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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
ARMY'S PART IN
NEW DEFENSE PLAN
INCREASE REGULAR FORCE TO
4t,s4a, ENROLL 10000
CITIZENS.
GIVES STRENGTH TO MILITIA
Recruit $4,000 YearIy-Divide Coun-
try aphicalIy-Ask En-
ployers' Aid-OnIy Costs
5000, 100000 a Year.

Washington.-An outline of the
army's part in the national defense
program to be submitted to congress
in December by the administration has
been made public by Secretary CARR
son, disclosing for the first time de-
tails of the plan to raise a great con-
tinental or citizen army to supplement
the regular establishment
Increase Planned.
In brief it is proposed to increase
the regular army from 1OS,O0S to 141,-
S43 officers and men Changing the
term of enlistment from four years
with the colors and three years on
furlough to two years with the colors
and four years on furlough); to or
ganize federal citizen army of AGO.
600 Ito be enlisted $4,000 a year for
three years.; to strengthen the state
militia by increasing appropriations
and closer cooperation, and to spend
S2O,OO0,OO0 year for four years on
coast defenses and $25,000,000 a year
for four years in the accumulation of
reserve material for use by force of
100000 men.
Mr.. Garrison says that the trainers
of the new policy are fully conscious
of the possibility of formulating mill
tary theories much better in theory,
but that latter concentrated considera-
ton of existing legal and other condi-
tons they think it will be found that
almost insuperable objections and diff
ficulties arise in the carrying into
practical operation suggestions that
from the military standpoint might
otherwise be very acceptable"
Geographical Divisions.
The citizen army would be recruited
throughout the entire country and or
ganized in geographical divisions. It's
members, though enlisted for six-year
terms, you'd be required to report for
intensive training only for short pc
RODS each year for three years, and
during the remaining three years
would be furloughed subject to the call
to the colors in time of war In adj
dition to officers who may be deyel-
oped in the course of its operations,
Mr. Garrison proposed to draw officers
for this force from men who have
served in the national guard or the
regular army or who have been trained
in private military schools. Individ-
uals or organizations in the existing
national guard free to do so would be
permitted to come into the citizen
army without change of rank.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
OVER 81 KILLED IN
COAL MINE B[OW-UP
BODIES OF Is ARE ENTOMBED IN
LOWER WORKINGS OF MINE
AT RAvENsDALE, WASH.
ONLY THREE REPORTED SAVED
Rescuers Reach Level Where Com
panions Perish, but Can Not Pro-
ceed-Cause of Disaster Is Un-
known-Foreman Dies.

Seattle, Nov. 16.-Thirty-one men
were killed today by an explosion of
coal dust in the Northwestern I'm
provement company's coal mine at
Ravensdale, 35 miles southeast of Sc
attic. Tonight there was little hope of
recovering % bodies remaining in the
mine before tomorrow.
The bodies of six men have been
recovered and three injured have been
brought safely to the surface, where
they were resuscitated by the use of
pulmotors.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
BOOKERWASH|NGTON
NOTED NEGRO,DEAD
HE WAS FOREMOST MAN AMONG
HIS PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
BORN IN SLAVERY, YEAR 1857
ne Started and Was President of Tus-
kegee Institute-He Leaves Widow
and Three Children-Father
Was White Man.

Tuskegee, Ala.-Booker t. Washing
ton, foremost teacher and leader OF
the negro race, died Sunday at his
home here, near the Tuskegee insti
tute, of which he was founder and
president
Hardening of the arteries, following
a nervous breakdown, caused death.
Although he had been failing in
health for several months the negro
leaders condition became serious on
ly last week while he was in the east.
He then realized the end was near.
but was determined to make the last
long trip south. He had said often:
4 was born in the south, have lived
all my life in the south and expect to
die and be buried in the south"
His last public appearance was at
the national conference of the Con
gregational church in New York
where he delivered lecture October
25.
A widow, three children and four
grandchildren survive; John H. Wash
1ngton, a brother, is superintendent of
industries at Tuskegee institute.
The funeral will be held at Tuske-
gee institute Wednesday morning.
Born in Slavery.
Booker T. Washington was born a
slave at Hale's Ford Va, in 1857 or
1858. His owners name was John
Burroughs. His mother was the
plantation cook and had several chill
dren, all born in slavery Booker never
learned with certainty the name of his
father. All he knew was that he was
white man.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19

For the next fiscal year, when it is
proposed to put this new policy into
operation, congress will be asked to
appropriate $1S2,717,OS6: the second
year the amount will be S212,Sl5.S79:
the third year. $22S.315,S79, and an
nually thereafter if the policy were
continued without change, the army
budget would be $685., 234.55s.
The Scope of Proposals.
The additions to the regular army
contemplated are 10 regiments of in
fantry, four regiments of field artil-
iery, % companies of coast artillery.
10 companies of engineers and four
aero squadrons, to be brought in. half
next year and half the following year.
This plan, when completed, would
place in the Panama canal zone. Ha-
waiian islands, the Philippines and
Alaska, 1853 officers and 47.456 en-
listed men. In the continental United
States there would be in the regular
establishment 1856 officers and &C .96S
men, including IL % regiments of cav
airy, 26 2-3 regiments of infantry. sew
en- RECIPIENTS of field artillery, ITO COM
panies of coast artillery and about 1000
officers and men in engineer and sig
nal corps.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Mrs. Close Gets Fortune.

Battle Greek, Mich.-The $33,0OO,-
600 estate Of G. w. Post, the food
manufacturer who committed suicide a
year and half ago, will go to his
daughter, Mrs. Edward Close, Green
wich, Conn, in spite of Posts will,
which left the fortune to his widow.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Prof. Jordan Talks Peace.

Washington.-Dr. David S. Jordan
who discussed peace prospects recent
ly with President Wilson, says that
he had no definite idea that a joint
peace commission of neutrals could
be established before Christmas or at
any time definite to be set.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
MINING NOTE 5

The holdings of the Gray Mining
company at Orofino, Idaho. have been
sold to the Moose Horn Mining com
pany.
The Knob Hill Mining company.
operating the Knob Hin and Mud
Lake mines at Republic, Wash. has
purchased the Alpine claim adjoining
the Knob Hin at reported price of
$4,000.
The Ray-Jefferson Mining companv
OF Wallace, Idaho, has increased its
capital stock from S375,O0O to $500.
600 and the funds made available win
be used in providing a min for the
property.
The Red Monarch Consolidated
Mining company has been capitalized
Tor $2,00O,000 by Conrad Wolfe and
associates to take over and devotion
four groups, aggregating 40 claims. in
the Beaver creek district of the Occur
d'Alenes.
The Big Creek Leasing company,
operating the Yankee Boy property on
Big creek, near Kellogg, Idaho, has
let a contract for 200-foot extension
TO the raise started some time ago.
Ore running from 400 to 1000 ounces
in silver has been encountered in the
shaft.
More than 100000 pounds of ep-
some salts, which are % per cent
chemically pure when taken from
lake near Oroville, Okanogan county.
have been shipped from Oroville over
the Great Northern lines during the
last three weeks, consigned to New
York, Boston, Philadelphia. Chicago
and Pittsburg
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining &
smelling companys first quarterly re-
port covering the operations of its
smelters at Crank Forks and Anyox
for the period ended September 30
shows that 521,252 tons Of ore were
treated, from which there were pro
duced 12,057,3S5 pounds of copper,
1850 ounces of silver and 14.s49 |
ounces of gold.
New York Metal Market.
The metal exchange quotes lead
firm offered, $5.15.
Spelter = Strong; spot, s15.75@
1925.
Copper-Firm; electrolytic, $1s.25Q
1850.
Tin strong; spot, s3s.sO@39.
Bar silver, 5oAc.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Think convicts Blow safe.

Baldwin, Kan.-Five robbers Satur
day blew open the safe in the postof
flee here and escaped with money and
stamps amounting to $4,000. Officers
believe the raid was made by the five
men who escaped from the Kansas pen
last week.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Foreman Burns at Desk.

The body of p. j. Kane, foreman of
the third level 1900 feet below the
surface, where the explosion occurred,
was found seated in the chair before
his desk, just within the entrance to
the third level. The rescurers were
able to identify Kane, who was burn
ed to death, but for almost an hour
were unable to reach his body. Short
ly before midnight, however, they sue
ceeded in recovering Kane's body, as
well as the bodies of c. B. Davis and
M. Penneiki, which were taken to the
surface.
Trained rescue men rushed to the
mine from Seattle and from Roslyn
and Gle Elum were able, by wearing
oxygen helmets, to penetrate far
enough into the mine to see the bod
les of the entombed men lying in the
mine, but could not get to them be-
cause OF the wreckage. 1t is certain
mine officials said, that all are dead.
Three Bodies Recovered.
Those whose bodies have been re-
covered were:
P. ]. Kane, foreman; John Erring-
ton, c. B. Davis, Dominick Noveria,
M. Penneiki, Jacob Ramsback
Those rescued and revived were:
Michael Ferlich, Michael Demoshak,
Martin Metznar.
Those known to be dead, but whose
bodies have not yet been recovered,
were:
The Dead.
p. j. Dodd, Edward Morgan, John
Pesta, Joseph Kragne, Jack Muncie,
Howard Salter, Thomas Mashiakow-
ski, Louis Miniaglia, j. S. Davis, Noel
goldman, c. B. Castegnia, Thomas
Speck, Joseph Baldacci, Romeo Ma
doini, John Storey, Louis Pazzaloli,
Angelo Morris, l.. Shibaut, John Ar
ko, Frank Wegher, Emil Paivallek,
John Miller, Joseph zgone, Michael
Kominsh, Joseph Zalob.
Victims Hal Large Families.
All but seven of the men in the mine
when the explosion occurred were mar
ried and had large families.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Deadly Work of AeropIanes.

Rome.-Thirty persons are dead in
Verona as result of three Austrian
aeroplanes dropping bombs on the
city. Thirty other persons were seri-
ously and 10 slightly injured.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
ReIqlans Pay Dearly.

Governor General Won Kissing has
imposed upon Belgium a monthly war
contribution of 100000 francs, (sS,-
O00,00O) toward covering the needs OF
the army and the cost of administer
ing occupied territory.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19

Gracious, monsieur," exclaimed
the customer. How is it that the
less material you use in my gowns
the more they COST"
"Ah, madamel" explained the tailor.
Feet ees because of re art to create
re illusion Eat you are we'll gowned,"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Skinner Returns Next Week.

Washington.-Robert p. Skinner, the
American consul general to London,
sails next week, after a months visit
in the United States.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
National Guards Object.

Sa Observation-Disclosures to indorse
President Wilson's proposal for a con-
tinental army of 100000 men marked
the closing session of the 18th annual
convention of the National Guard as
ISOLATION of the United States. Ashe-
vile, N. c., was selected as the meet
ing place for 1916, the date to be de-
cided later by the executive commit
tee.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19

Kaiser Saves BeIsians Death sentenc.

Emperor William has committed te
penal service for life the death sen
tence imposed by German court-mar
tial against Countess Johanna de Bel
leville, Mile. Louise Thulier, a school
teacher, and Louis SEVERN, chemist
all of Belgium.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19

Little Edna-Why wouldn't it do to
pray for our bread once a week or
once month? Why must we ask
every day for our daily bread?
Older Sister-So as to have it fresh.
goosey.-Boston Transcript.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
Kansas Storm Killed Eiqht.

Great Bend, Kan.-Another death
Sunday brought the list of dead in last
weeks storm here to seven.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19

No wonder that China's president
favors a monarchy. He has 81 chill
dren, 16 of them sons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-11-19
TO ABOLISH CURRENCY HEAD
comptrolIer's Office Said by Advisory
Council to Be Unnecessary.

Council to Be Unnecessary.
Observation-Disclosures of the office
OF comptroller of the currency, which
has direct supervision over the opera
ton of all national banks, was propos-
ed recently to the federal reserve
board by the advisory council, Great
ed by the federal reserve act to. ad-
wise the board on matters of import
ance to the banking system.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-01

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The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30

Send the Daily Alaskan 10 your friends. It's easier than writing letters,
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
OPERATION OF { TOWN AND FARM
tContlnued from last issue)

chamber of commerce spoke in high praise of this effort on the part of Rock HiIl's farmer friends to show their appreciation to the organization. The members of the chamber of com merce consider the work and money spent in trying to help the farmers and improve the standards of agriculture in the Piedmont was the very best thing they could have done, and they are at present devoting large part of their attention to marketing and other problems of Q similar nature.
 Among the things the organization has done in the past few years through It's agricultural department are several which are deserving of being empha- sized. In the first place 1t made 1t possible for York county to have two demonstration agents, there being only one other county in the state with two agents, which county alone won high CT place in the county exhibits at the state fair last year. More than $1,OOO was raised for this purpose in the chamber of commerce to supplement the government funds in this demon stration work, in addition to which the agent had his office and stenographer furnished by the organization.
 Another move on the part of the chamber of commerce was the financ- ing of a cream route to go out from Rock Hill and return, distance Of twenty-five or more miles. The ob- feet of this route was to collect the cream from patrons and deliver 1t at the Winthrop College dairy, where 1t was made into butter and sold at the best possible price. All profits are re- turned to the farmers monthly, and the great success of this route will re- suit in the formation of number or other similar ones in other directions.
 The marketing committee during last April instituted q city market on vacant lot in a prominent section Of the city, at which place the farmers meet twice a week and furnish the city housewives with fresh produce Of all kinds in season. This has been and continues to be great help to both parties.
 The most recent work of the organ ization was the securing of Rock Hill by a central committee as one Of the six places In the state serving as con centration points for cattle. Cattle from five or six counties surrounding will be shipped to the excellent stock wards and sheds which the business men are putting up and which will be in charge of the Fair association. TWO weeks at different times of the year will be selected for this concentrating, at which time the State Agricultural association has arranged for number of the largest cattle buyers in the Un- ion to attend sales and buy the cattle at the very best market price possible.
 Attention may be called also to the work of the Rock Hill Alfalfa associa= ton, consisting of over 200 members throughout the community. It has made Rock Hill the alfalfa center or the southeast, for there Is more alfalfa planted around this center than in all the balance of the CGrolinas together.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
Why Languages Differ.

An interesting contribution to the dis ~ussion of a universal language is offered by the Montreal Family Her aid
 The adoption Of a universal Ian. guage. purely spoken by all who use 1t, is made difficult by the fact that there are physical differences of an i'm. portant character betweel the differ. ent races. The vocal organs are so un- like in different peoples that lan- guage originally uniform would soon change in the mouths of the various nations until they could no longer un- de-stani one another. If the Italian language could be taught to all Chi uese or Russians 1t would change so rapidly that in a few years no one would recognize 1t as Italian. One theory to account for this fact is that the people In the chilly north speak with the lips nearly closed and that those who live in milder climates give free articulation by opening the mouth.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
Sydney Smith to Ills Daughter.

London, July p, 1S35.--Lucy, Lucy, my dear child, don't tear your frocSs Tearing frocks Is not of itself proof of genius, but write as your mother writes, act as your mother acts, be frank, loyal, affectionate, simple, hon. est and then integrity or laceraticn of frock is of little import
 And Lucy, dear child, mind your arithmetic. You know. in the first sum of yours ever saw there was mis- take. You had carried two (as a cab Is licensed to dol, and you ought, dear Lucy, to have carried but one. Is this trife? What would life be without arithmetic but a scene of horrors?
 You are going to Boulogne, the city of debts, peopled by men who never understood arithmetic. By the time you return I shall probably have re ceived my first paralytic stroke and shall have lost all recollection of you. Therefore, I now give you my parting advice. Don't marry anybody who has not q tolerable understanding and a thousand a year, and God bless you, dear child.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
Local Happenings

Mayor Knute 5. Andersen, of Clifton, was 9 SEagway visitor yes terday.
 LUX contains more real soap thaA five times it's weight in ordi- nsry soaps or soap powder. Get it For Toe at Kellers. If.
 Mrs. E. Berkeustcek, V. E. Berk- enstock and Miss G. Crabtree were arrivals on the Princess Alice yes terday morning on their way into Atlin
 wANTED.-FigIres for lumber hauling from wharf to new bridge site Quote price ne- thousand. B. D. BlakesIee, C. E., box 421, Juneau Alaska. 9-30-tf.
 Mrs. L. Clark and child, family of Dr. ". B. Clarke of Whitehorse, came in on the Princess Alice and left for their home on yesterday mornings train.
 Esiss G. Nicholas, John Holmes, c. L. Forsha and Mrs. W. Hanson, all of Dawson, came in yesterday morning on the Princess Alice and left for the interior on the train.
 Lux Is just the thing for doing 9 little laundering while travelling. Convenient to use and sure and safe "a results. 1Oc at Kellers'. If.
 The Daily Mine- and the Weekly Progressive of Ketchikan have been consolidated into the Progressive Miner, published daily by the Pro gressive Printing Co.,, and edited bv J. E. Rivard, with NJ. A. Mitchell as manager. It is a seven column folio, and if the amount of adver- Using Is to be taken as an indica- ton is in an exceedingly prosperous condition. As editor of the Peters burg Progressive and later of the Ketchikan Progressive, Mir. Rivard made for himself an enviable Tepu- tatiou in his chosen field of Alaska Newspaperdom.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
Birds and Their Notes,

Most of us know the chickadee when we hear him calling over and over, "Chick- a dee. dee, dee, chick-a-dee, dee, dee!" But when he sings his clear whistlIng note, Phoebe. Phoebe!" we are likely to mistake him for the phoebe bird. says an exchange The chickadee stays in the north in winter, and the phoebe does not come north till the early spring The phoebe bird sings its name over and over. very sweet. but penetrating sound The peabody bird says. Peabody, pea body. prabcdyr over and over In a rather senseless way. as If he went round in a circle. Another bird that sings his name is bob. white (the QuaiD, only he often says, Poor bob white! His notes go up and down and are stronger than the notes of the smaller birds and may be heard ut long dis tance Of course those birds do not really sing their names. But people
 listening to them have fancied that these Namcs are what the notes sound most like, and so they have given the bird the name. Exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
LUX is the pure essence of soal

LUX is the pure essence of soap Get it at Kellers' and uss 1t for fipe 1aunderinp If.
 Dudley G. Wooten, former mem Der of congress from Texas, but who for the past several years has been engaged in the practice of law in Seattle, passed through on the Alameda Tuesday night enroute to Valdez, where he is going to look after some important cases in which be is acting as attorney.
 From additional information we have been able to giean from peo- pie who came over on yesterdays train the lamentable accident at Carcross on Tuesday, in which 13- year-old sheridan Johnson lost his life, was one of those unaccountable happeujrOs for which no one was to blame. He was standing on piece of bench land at the foot of which were his younger brother and sister. The little girl had a .22 rifle with which she had been hunt inc grouse and was standing with the muzzle of it pointing toward the ground when it was accidentally dis charged, the ball glancing or a rock and striking Sheridan in the back of the head, causing instant death.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
No 21 In Bankruptcy
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
 CREDITORS

Iu the District Court Of the Terri tory of Alaska. Division Number One, at Juneau.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30

e-20-t Referee in Bankruptcy.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
Malicious.

At German seaside places they have 7ay of assigning each bather Il num- Der These numbers are conspicuous. ly displayed on beach chairs, tents and bathing dresses Tn, two young women in the swimming suits who had been drawing the eyes of al behold CTS were very agreeabl:- posed as n group when they caught sight of a th.rd young woman coming toward them across the san1s.
 My" sai6 the one in the red cap. but Laura Is wearing big number on her suit. What Is it-75,O0O2"
 "Oh. don't you knowf" giggled the nymph in green That isn't really Laura's number That's the figure of her dowry."- Exchange.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
TRAGEDY AT
 WHITtHORSE
Ccontinued from page 1.)

old anG unmarried. lie was well known to many people in sRagway, and 1t has been only few weeks since he was over here on short visit.
 George Lane was about 45 years old and has a family.
 Henry Cook was an elderly man. but not much is known of him in Wh'tehorse.
 Thos Bokonich was an Austrian, ana of him, also, not much is known.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-09-30
A GREAT RACKET

That Is what a number of wis ltors have said about the new "Horseman" tennis racket, of which we have just received a complete liae direct from the manufacturers. Princes range from S2.50 to 5000. All are guaranteed against defects.