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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Frisco Fair Closes,

So great was the attendance at the
Panama-Pacific exposition Saturday,
closing day., that it took the depart
ment of admission until Sunday after
noon to figure out that 458,55S people
passed through the gates and took
part in the farewell celebration This
was the largest attendance of any of
the 2SS days the exposition was open
and brought the total attendance to
1S,S71,957.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
In a Commercial Way.

Frank Wolf has succeeded Smithey
Bros, cigars, tobaccos and pool room,
at Standpoint.
Corskie Bros drug store at Har-
rison was entered by burglars this
week and $3.50 worth Of jewelry
taken.
d. C. Barton, who has been in the
meat business at Thornton, WASH,
will engage in the same line at
Grangeville.
Florence Breitfelder, milliner at
Moscow, suffered fire loss Monday
night and carried no insurance. The
McFadden general store was dam
aged by smoke and carried insur.
anCe.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
.|MPL|CATE MORE
MEN IN THE PLOTS
FEDERAL OFFICIALS BELIEVE
RINGLEADERS UNDER ARREST
HOLD GERMAN BARON.
CONNECTED WITH FAY CASE
All Are Linked With Fay's case-De-
tective Employed by Embassy In
San Francisco Mixed In Alleged
Conspiracy-Who Is Head?

Washington.-After weeks of 1nyes-
tigation covering the entire country
department of justice officials are
now convinced that they have under
arrest most of the men implicated In
plots to interfere with American COM
merce in munitions of war.
implicated With Detective.
The arrest Saturday in San Fran
cisco of Baron Won Brincken who
claims to be connected with the Of
flee of the German consul general
there, is regarded here as one OF the
most important made in several
weeks. The baron, according TO the
information here, was prominent flg-
ure in the plans of G. c. Crowley, a
detective, arrested in the same city,
charged with plots against munition
factories. More arrests are to be made
in the Crowley case, and important
DEVELOPMENTS are looked for when all
the witnesses the government is seek
ing reach San Francisco and give their
testimony.
Would BaIk Schemes.
Although officials would not admit
that direct connection has been es-
tablished between the Crowley plots
and those in which Lieutenant Robert
Fay and his accomplices were impli-
Gated in New York, it is understood
many facts point to such conclusion.
If this proves true the department ex-
poets within a few weeks to have COM
pletely defeated plans, nationwide, to
interfere with munition shipments in
the east to England France and Italy
and in the west to Russia.
Who the head of the suspected con
spiracy was or whether it had any one
+ head is not discovered, but in gather
ing up the threads in the Crowley ant
Fay cases the department has laid it:
hands on information which may de
t velop along that line.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10

Albany, N. Y.-Edward E. Mccall OF
New York, former justice of the SUI
preme court of New York, has been re-
moved from office as chairman of the
downstate public service commission
by Governor Whitman, who sustained,
In part, the charges preferred against
the commissioner by the Thompson in
vestigating committee of the legisla-
ture. He owned stock in firms he was
to investigate.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Chinese Cruiser Crew Mutinies.

Peking.-The government announces
that 1t has received telegram from
General Yang at Shanghai saying that
the Chinese cruiser Chaotic has been
recaptured from its crew, which mu-
tinted Sunday night and opened fire
on two other warships and the Kaing-
Nan arsenal. 1t is stated that rebel
land movement against the arsenal
was repulsed and that peace has been
restored.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Peace Aaitator, Strike Instiqator.

New York.-United States Attorney
H. Snowden Marshall, in statement
issued Tuesday, declared he has infor-
nation which convinces him that an
organization, known as Labor's Nation
al Peace council, was financed r
Franz Rintelen, now held in British
prison, through David Lamar, to stir
up strikes in factories engaged in man
ufacturing munitions.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

A militia company has been organ
lied at Grangeville.
Kootenti county teachers met at
Post Falls Saturday in convention.
A contagion of grip has held sway |
in Occur d'Alene district for the last
two weeks.
Work has commenced on the new
farmers cooperative creamery which
will be built at Deary by farmers. The
plant will cost in excess of $4,000 and
will be modern.
Senator Brady Of Idaho was absent
when the senate convened Monday,
owing to illness. At his office it was
stated he would be unable to attend
sessions for several days
Harold Settlers, brother Of DR.. M.
F. Settlers of Spokane, died of gun
shot wound, self-inflicted, at ranch
near Ford, Idaho, last Monday. He
was respondent, due to ill-health.
The years ore production in the
Occur d'Alenes, regardless Of serious
checks due to smelter contract troub
les. will eclipse any previous record,
not only in value but in the tonnage
| shipped.
Saturday marked the closing of the
seventh annual show of the Northwest
Live Stock association at Lewiston.
Many private sales were made. Some
stockmen practically closed out their
entire exhibits.
Members of the Idaho supreme
court, Justices Bulge and Morgan, Wis
tied several of the big mines in the
Occur d'Alenes Saturday. Chief JUS
tice Sullivan was compelled to aban
don the trip on account of Illness
The knights of Pythias of Shoshone
} county held their annual convention
at Kellogg Saturday, visitors attend
ing from Wallace, Mullan and Burke
canyon. The district officers elected
were: Gary G. Burke, Kellogg, presi
dent; d. H. belong, Wallace, vict
president; e. j. Brown, Wardner, sec
Rotary; Fred e. Ellis, Wardner, treas
urer Grand Chancellor Chas. Harri
was a guest.
A. A. Melosh, Dover, Idaho, and hi
son have completed for the Dove
4 Lumber company five-mile flume t
float logs down from the high land
along the Occur d'Alene river. Tn
D. flume has current of eight or min
s miles an hour. The structure cos
o 5000 900. Mr.. Melosh says that sno'
3 is three feet deep at Dover, a dept
that makes logging impossible, b,
that as soon as the snow settles heav
y. logging operations will commence.
y By deal consummated this wee
% the Milwaukee Land company gaiI
e. ossession of 1900 acres of choice wifi
y. pine timber land in the vicinity
+ Fernwood, Idaho, from the Potlatt
Lumber company. In considerable
10 1000 acres of white pine timber laI
Nv near Bovill are decided to the Potlatt
40 company. The value of the timber
a volved in the transaction is fore tn;
nt $25O,0OO and aggregates close to 10
NJ 100000 feet, making the deal the Ii
gest of it's kind recorded in Washir
ton or Idaho in many months. BY t
:. transaction the two companies are at
We to block up their holdings in the
!, Maries and Bovill districts respectiN
~ ly.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
All Agree to Allied Agreement.

London.-The text of the declara-
ton signed last week by the British
foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey,
and the French, Italian, Japanese and
Russian ambassadors at London, en-
gaging each of the five nations not to
conclude a separate peace, has been
agreed upon,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Held for Murder-Shoots Self.

Seneca, Kan.-Dr. Herbert r. Mar
shall, who was arrested at Sabetha,
Kan, recently, on a charge of muir
dering his wife in Salt Lake city Nov.
90, shot himself in the head in the
county jail here Dec. 4.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Colorado Booze Must Go.

Denver.-The authority of Colorado
to enact and enforce statewide prohi-
bition was upheld by the state supreme
court Wednesday in unanimous opin-
on written by Justice Gabbert.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Greece Still Undecided.

London.-The negotiations between
Greece and the allied powers still drag
on at Athens, new bitches seemingly
arising as the old ones are smoothed
out. One day it is reported a settle
ment has been reached. only to be
followed the next by denials or &C.
counts of fresh difficulties confront
ing the diplomats.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
BRITISH HALTED, MESoPoTAMIA
Turks, In Superior Numbers, Force
Townshend's Men to Retire.

London-The British, German and
Turkish accounts of the recent fight
ing in Mesopotamia, while containing
minor disparities respecting the cas-
ualties and character of the British re-
treat on the Tigris, clear, Establish
the fact that without further reen-
forcements to equal the overpowering
AIS against which they have been
struggling, the British troops under
General Townshend have little pros
pect of continuing the march to Bag
dad, which city appeared few weeks
ago to be almost within their grasp.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Great SILK SHIPMENT.

Seattle.-The Nippon Yusen Kaisha
liner Ava Maru arrived here Satur-
day from Yokohama with a cargo of
raw and manufactured silk valued at
S4,O00,000 A special fast train will
carry the silk to New York.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
Frankie Burns Holds Kid Williams

New Orleans.-Kid Williams, worlds
bantamweight champion, and frankie
Burns of Jersey City, fought 20 rounds
to a draw in their battle for the title
here Monday. The fight was fast all
through
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10
GERMAN STEAMER MEN JAILED.
Year and Half for Leaders in Conspir-
acy to Defraud Government.

acy to Defraud Government.
New York.-Dr. Karl Buenz, George
hotter and Adolph Hachmeister of the
Hamburg-American line, recently con-
victed of conspiracy to defraud the
United States government, were SEN
fenced to serve one and half years
in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta.
Joseph Poppinghaus was sentenced to
one year. The Hamburg American line
was fined 81.
All the defendants were admitted to
bail pending the suing out of a writ of
error in their behalf.
Bail was fixed at $4,000 in each
case and was accepted from surety
company.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-10

Some people are easily pleased, es-
pecially with themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
"GEORGIA'S SHAME"
Atlanta "Constitution" says state
Il Disgraced.

ATLANTA. Aug. 17.--Under the title
"GeorRia's shame" the Atlanta Consti-
tuition will say Tomorrow In part.
The sovereignty Of the State OF Geor-
gia has been assaulted and desecrated
No word in the language is too strong
TO apply to the deliberate and carefully
Conspired deed OF the mob.
Every man. woman and child in
Georgia will feel the ultimate effect Of
that act Of law-defying mob. which went
to Milledgeville and lynched not Leo
Frank. who is only a detail in the aw-
ful story, but the State itself II IL
Georgia. Georgia law and justice, that
was hanged upon that Cobb county tree.
"Those State authorities responsible
for prison safety should have known
the attempt would probably he made
II was their sworn duty to go to every
necessary extent to prevent that act Of
violence In which Geo.gia's shame IL
now indclibly written.
Georgia owes II to herself and TO
her future to go to the bottom OF this
tragedy and not to rest until she grasses
that stain in so far as il is possible for
official effort To wipe IL out"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
INTERVENTION IS NEAR
IN MEXICO, SAYS TAFT
Wouldn't BE Necessary if Situ-
alton Was Approached
Properly at Start.

DENVER. Aug. 17.-"f we had APP
preached the situation in Mexico with
proper forethought We would not be
facing Intervention to-day" said ex-
President Taft IN an interview here to-
night. And intervention in this land
OF riot. disorder and revolutions can only
be excused because Mexico. like Cuba,
has become an international pest. |
trust and hope we will not have to in
tervene. but it looks very much as II that
will at last become necessary.
The United States seems TO have
tion, and perhaps our stepping in is the
only solution of the terrible situation at
the present time"
Mr.. Taft was asked his opinion OF the
Federal Industrial Relations Commits
sion and Its work.
II am sorry the commission has pur-
sued the methods il has In it's investi-
CATION. II seems TO me these methods
have harmed the effect of the work un-
dertaken. | say now. as ] said before,
that the chairman OF the commission,
when he admitted he tackled his subject
without judicial poise. admitted his lack
OF seriousness. and as a result his con-
clusions will have but little weight with
judicial minds"
Speaking of the tariff, Mr. Taft said :
"The European war has ameliorated
conditions imposed by the present
tariff"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
EDITORS BLAMED.
Macon "Tel~Eraph" Doubts ~
Lynchers VIII he Appreciated.

MACON. Ga, Aug. 1.-THE Frank case
has come 20 an end, climactic. catas-
tropical, stunning" says the Macon
Daily Telegraph in its final editorial on
that case, which will appear Tomorrow
morning IL says In part:
The shocking ease with which a score
of men raped tfre State penitentlary. the
warden If which has boasted that only
Won Kluck and his forty-two centimeters
could ever take thar bastile.' dema DIS in
slant and vigorous attention.
1T Is said every effort will be made
to apprehend these men. Doubtless they
can be rehended-doubtful they will
-Four publications In particular sew
eral Governors, not a few Northern dele
cations invading Georgia, many edito-
rials in prominent publications outside
the state by editors who We're not i.,-
formed initiated the feeling OF resent
ment in Georgia,
Thomas +. Watson. through the me-
dium OF his monthly and weekly publIca-
tons. widely read in Georgia, vigorously
conterded uhat the jury was right and
that Frank was guilty-that he should
hang. He made out an Infinitely more
impressive case for the State than Dor
sey ever did. Attacks were made on
him by the outside press. notably by
Puck. and because the New York Times
ard the New York World. Jewish owned,
also made such a tremendous fight for
Frank, aided by Golfers Weekly. attack
ing the state and declaring Frank was
convicted because OF anti-Semitic feeling
rather than the evidence. Wat son ac-
Cepted the Semitic challenge thus thrown
down and In "A very few weeks the State
was seethlng.
THAT Franks Communication was Sc
cured by the use of money. and money
alone, the majority OF the people OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
TO AND FROM BUSINESS
IN HIS $4,000 BOAT
August Hcckscher Is Thus
Able to Save Himself an
Hour Day.

August Heckscher. nnancier. who has
summer home In Huntington. l.. L.
has had a swift yacht built in which to
go to and from his Office in the city
The boat cost $4,000. was built by the
Atkins Wheeler company OF Haleslte.
near Huntington. and covers the distance
between Huntington harbor and New
York, nearly forty miles. in from an
hour and quarter to an hour and
twenty minutes. according to the tides
She saves her owner about half an
hour on each trip. Her name is Ca
brilla
The yacht measures III feet over all.
has "a beam Of l2ia feet and draws 4
feet inches of water She IL equipped
with two V type gasolene motors of $50
horsepower each and has separate mo-
tors for her electric generator fire pump
and bilge pumps. Besides the large
cabin there are several smaller state
rooms for guests If the Cabrilla is
used for cruising. The crews quarters
are forward, with large separate rooms
for the skipper and the engineer.
Accompanied by his secretary Mr.
Heckscher attends to business en- route.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
Plan ON Receivership.

or the receivership proceedings the
commission says:
The syndicate decided to put the
railway into receivership. The gem
eral counsel of the railway company at
the suggestion of w. II. Moore, a mem.
Der of the syndicate. drew the bill ask
ing for receivership and engaged an
attorney ostensibly to represent the
other side. The bill was placed in the
hands of this attorney with the name of
the complainant omitted and he was in
structed by the general counsel to locate
some creditor OF the company willing
TO act as complainant
There was an agreement between
the general counsel and this attorney as
to the parties the latter would recon-
mend to the court as receivers, the gen.
oral counsel agreeing TO instruct the
attorney appearing for the railway COM
pany to acquiesce In the recommenda-
lions made
The directors OF the railway COM
pahy were not informed of the inten-
ton to file bill for receivership and
at no meeting of the board was any au-
ihority ever given for such action. Di-
rector not In the confidence Of the syn
dicatc were kept In ignorsn nee of the
fa't that such bill had been prepared.
THE stockholders had no information
OF the purpose to put the railway COM
pany into receivership. although a
stockholders' meeting was held after
bin was completed by the general coun-
SCI and tlis general counsel attended
the meeting According to the testi-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
LAW OR ANARCHY"
Augusta "ChrOnicIe" Editor wires
His Indignation From New York.

AUGUSTA, Aug. i7.-Thomas W. 10y
less, editor OF the Chronicle. wired the
following editorial from New York to-
night on the Frank lynching Law or
Anarchy-Which"
There can he but one answer to this
latest assault on the authority and in
tegrity Of Georgia,
THE decency and civilization of our
State must at last assert itself or else
pull up stakes and quit, 1t is "A straight
out issue between law and anarchy let
Georgians choose for themselves.
This climax was inevitable as long
az we permitted incendiary publications
to set Georgia aname, Tom Watson has
cost Georgia more than 10000 good and
true men can rebuild in twenty years.
Those who are disposed to temporize
with this situation further will be as
guilty OF Georgia's disgrace and retro
gression as the mob Itself
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
Gov. Stuart of Virginia.

17Gov Of who
of
II dehoe with all
. case Of Frank.
to
feeling against a
Il do not however think ths Il" affairs had do
with prules against
nations
reuies entered Judge and jury without
ity OF o for his
"The better
law
lynchng
has
II few
This springs
"Wlth the education
will they fact already
of
petra ( he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
Body on Way to Brooklyn
After Thousands View
Ii in Atlanta.
WOMEN RUSH TO SEE
SHOCKING SPECTACLE
Crowd Restrained With
Great Difficulty at Scene
Of Hanging.

ATLANTA. Ga. Aug. 17.-Gov. Harris
OF Georgia issued instructions to-day
10 the Sheriff of Cobb county, in which
Leo NJ. Frank was hanged near Mar
eta. the birthplace Of Mary Phagan.
Of whose murder Frank was convicted
TO make every effort to apprehend the
twenty-five members of the lynchins
party which kidnapped Frank from
the Millcdgeville Jail late last night.
No State or county rewards have
been offered for the arrest and convic-
ton Of the lynchers. 1t was said at
the Governors Office that no applica-
ton for a reward had been made.
Gov. Harris telegraphcd tonight
from Fitzgerald. Ga. where he is at
tending the Georgia Confederate
Veterans reunion. that he would start
Immediately for Atlanta to personally
take charge of an investigation into
the lynching. He said:
Il am mortified and determined to
have the fullest Investigation of the
entire affair. ! intended to remain
ic Fitzgerald over Wednesday. but
this horrible affair causes me to re-
turn tonight to take such steps as
Will Immediately bring to justice
those who. are guilty of this despic-
able crime"
Members Of the Georgia Prison Com
mission were in the Milledgeville Jail
when Frank was kidnapped. They have
investigated his seizure. They say the
prison officials are blameless. although
"the incident is regrettable."
Franks body, after having been
tal.en To Atlanta after shameful
scenes in the field two miles from
Marietta. where 1t was found, was
placed on board a train at midnight
:or shipment to Brooklyn.
After Franks body was found some
of the 5000 people who crowded around
to view il advocated public mutilation,
but after shocking scenes. Of which
women ana children were spectators.
caimer heads prevailed and the BODY
as taken to a secret pace in Atlanta
for preparation for shipment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
HOOKS AND EYES FOR KAISER.
Pins and Buttons Also Wanted ~
Made of Needed Metals.
Special Gable Despatch 10 Tnn S,

LONDON. Aug. l7.-German news
papers which have just arrived here say
that the Government has taken meas
ures to prevent the sale OF pins, hooks
and eyes. buttons made OF brass, nickel
or tin.
The Drapers Association OF Berlin has
been notified OF this intention on the
part OF the Government. and the parts
of their stocks which they must regard
as confiscated have been specified.
The measure Is obviously designed to
preserve the supply of metals.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
FACTIONS GET NOTE.
Znpnta Alone Can't lie Reached by
u. =. with Peace plea.

WAsHINGToN. Aug. 1.-THE state De-
partment is in receipt Of Information that
all of the leaders OF prominence In Mex
leo with the exception OF Gen. Emilio
Zapata have received the Pan-Ameri-
can hote urging them to adjust their
differences In a peace convention. For
NAL replies acknowledging receipt have
been received from Carranza and Villa.
some OF the lesser leaders also have
advised the United States that the note
is at hand
II may be some days before the note
reaches Zapata. He took TO his heels
upon the reoccupation Of Mexico city and
fis Whereabouts are unknown to Amer
lean consular officers In Mexico. II II
taken for granted that Zapata. who has
been operating In conjunction with Gen.
villa under the banner OF the Conven-
tion Government. will agree to take part
In the proposed peace convention. As.
surances to this effect Of an informal
character already have been received
from Villa.
Advices received here to-day Indicate
tha; battle OF Importance is now being
vaRed at Torreon between Nillistas and
force OF CarranZistas led by Gen.
Obregon. CarranZistas have claimed that
IL they won this engagement the back
bone of the opposition would be broken
and that villa and most OF his associates
would he compelled to leave Mexico
Advices say that many wounded VII
llstas are arriving at Chihuahua from
the vicinity OF Torreon, The reports add
that villa has ordered many executions
for pillaging and for conspiracy agairsi
his authority.
The Villa agency n ade public to-day
stctement that 1t has been advised that
the forces OF Gen. Gales approached to
within ten kllome.ers Of Nogales In the
State OF Sonora. Gen. Maytorena. a
Villa commander. met Gales and the
latter was repulsed
Conditions are quiet OH the border, ac-
cording to a despatch received At the
War Department from Gen. Funston.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-18
DEATH PENALTY COMPROMISE.
Jury May Impose Life Term In.
stead Of Chair, by Plan.

ALBANY. Aug 17.-Louis Marshall's
committee on bill OF rights OF the Con-
stitutional Convention Is to report
compromise amendment for the Belts
proposal 10 abolish the death penalty
in this State. The compromise reads.
"On conviction for crime now
punishable by death. the jury may. by
its verdict impose either the death
penalty or life Imprisonment, and in
the latter event no pardon or commuta-
tion shall be granted unless the inno-
cence OF the prisoner convicted is legally
esta ablished."
Mr.. Belts said tonight that twenty
seven States now have this method OF
reaching the crime of murder while
fourteen States have the straight death
penalty, and in seven States the death
penalty has been abolished altogether.