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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
FRUIT SHIPPERS ORGANIZE
Plan to Regulate the Marketing of
Standard Fruits.


e.-Representative fruit ship
pers from all over the fruitgrowing
section of the northwest met at Seat
tie last week for its object the
adoption of a plan to regulate the
marketing of standard fruits.
permanent organization, having
as a name the Northwest Fruit Ship
pers' council, was effected, with men,
bership open to shippers handling
deciduous fruits in Washington, Ore
gon and Montana.
1t was decided that a shipper han
ding so cars and more per year
would be eligible to the organization.
Dues were fixed at 500 year. The
object of the association is to CO.
operate with growers councils in all
matters and to establish a traffic bu-
reau to obtain freight rates, study
market conditions and collect and
distribute data relating to the fruit
business.
A governing board OF IA members
was also decided upon, to be selected
as follows:
One representative from the North
Pacific Fruit Distributors, one from
the Northwest Fruit exchange, two
from Wenatchee outside of the above
named organizations, two from the
Yakima valley and one each from
Hood River, Lewiston, Idaho; Clarks
ton, South Idaho, Montana, Spokane
Rogue River, Ore, Walla Walla anc
Western Oregon.
w. H. Paulhamus, Truman Butler
and c. T. Haskell represented the
fruitgrowers at the meeting.
An attempt made by North Yakima
shippers to designate the region ives
of the Mississippi as territory fol
cash sales, but permitting the use o
an auction and consignment system il
the eastern markets was lost in thu
meeting, it being the general impress
sion that such a system would no
protect the main markets upon whicl
the shippers are dependent.
w. F. Gwin, manager of the North
western Fruit exchange, advised as
opening of new territory rather thai
flooding the present cities with ez
cess fruit.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
British Lose SO Vessels.

London.-The admiralty has issued
report giving the total number of
British merchant vessels and fishing
boats destroyed since the war be-
gan, including the ships sunk by
submarines during the week ending
March 10, all OF which have been re-
ported. The report shows that SO
merchantmen have been sent to the
bottom by mines, submarines and hos
tile warships. Nineteen fishing boats
have been destroyed by mines.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
COUNT W|TTE IS DEAD
1T WAS HE WHO REPRESENTED
RUSSIAN GOVERNM EMIT IN
SETTLING JAP WAR.
FIRST PRIME MINISTER RUSSIA
Regarded in Some Respects Most Re-
markabe Man of His Country
Great Organizer-Supporter of
Jews, and Married One.

st. Petersburg Count Sergius JULIO
vich White, Russias first prime min
lister. died March IL, due to a weeks
sickness of influenza. He was born
June 30, 1S49, at Tiflis, was one of the
Russian plenipotentiaries at Ports
mouth, n. H., in the negotiations for
peace with Japan in 1905. He after
wards was made a count and appoint
ed president of the new ministry, but
retired in 1906, and held no important
post after that time.
Russas' Great Man.
Count White was regarded as in
some respects one of the most re-
markable men his country had pro-
duced, but his reputation was even
greater abroad than at home. Through
out his career, during which he ac-
complished much for Russia, he had
many and powerful enemies, although
his great ability and remarkable ca
pacity for work never were Ques-
toned.
Regardless of his work as a states
man, his chief fame in Russia rests
upon his development of manufacture
ing industries, the expansion of rail
roads and the placing of the monetary
system upon gold basis.
His policy in regard to Manchuria,
which he declared to develop only
from a commercial and not from a
political viewpoint, resulted in pow
Il foh
suited in his removal in 1908 as min
lister of finance. He went for a time
to Paris, but returned to Petrograd
when the Russo-Japanese war was in
full swing.
He neither offered nor was asked
for advice in regard to the conduct of
the struggle, but when Theodore
Roosevelt, then president of the
United States, prevailed upon the
emperor to consider terms of peace,
the tide turned and practically the
entire nation united in demanding
the selection OF White as plenipoten-
tiary At the Portsmouth confer
ence he succeeded in gaining terms
under which Russia was not obliged
to pay a cash indemnity TO Japan.
This was considered a remarkable
achievement and Witte again became
hero in his own country. The en-
peror rewarded him for his services
by appointing him a count.
White, throughout his career, was
regarded as a supporter of the Jews.
1t was one of his ambitions after
his second marriage to secure social
recognition of his wife, who was a
Jewess. Victory came at last when
he was given the title of count and
appointed premier. The empress re-
ceived Countess White at the palace
at Peterhof, imperial recognition be-
ing the open-sesame to all doors.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
The
Boomers Ferry
Herald
LODGE NOTICES

ACME LODGE No. Is, Knights of
Pythias. Meets every Thursday night
at X. P. Hall All visiting members
of the order made welcome. c. w.
Megquier, c. c.; G. w. Spoerry, K of r.
and s.; Charles Troutfether, M. of f.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
Montana stockmen killed.

Butte, Mont.-T. F. Kelly, aged 80,
and William Kelly, aged 80, brothers
of Attorney Geeral Dan NJ. Kelly, were
killed Tuesday when their automobile
was struck by a westbound North
Coast Limited of the Northern Pacific
The accident happened between
Whitehall and Cardwell. stations about
10 miles east of Butte
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

In a long official communication the
French war office announces a series
of minor successes in Belgium.
The sinking of the German cruiser
Dresden off the Island of Juan Fer
nandez by British warships is re-
ported.
Great Britain has announced the de-
tails of the retaliatory measures that
in conjunction with her allies, she
proposes to take against Germany
1t is asserted the British forces that
had been compelled to fall back be-
yond st. Eloi to the south of Ypres
regained possession of that village.
In the eastern war zone the con.
centration of troops and preliminary
operations for an engagement on an
extensive scale in Poland are pro
ceeding.
The Russians apparently are forcing
the fighting in Poland.
Battles in the eastern and western
war zones continue on a much more
extensive scale.
Nothing of an official nature has
been made public recently regarding
the operations in the Dardanelles.
All of the official statements, Aus
trian, Russian and German, tell of tn,
capture of prisoners and guns an,
progress made at various points
An official British account of recen
operations near Neuve Chapelle, il
which the British troops were success
full in forcing back the Germans, nov
palce the German casualties between
March 10 and 10 at from 1900 to IS
900 men.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

The executive committee of the In
land Empire Teachers association
has decided that the association
will hold annual session April IA, is
and 16 at Spokane.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Feed-Conditions in the millfeed
market are less satisfactory than they
were a week ago. There was less
weakness in oats than in other GER
calls, but with prices tumbling in 9TH
er grains liquidation was induced and
short selling encouraged. Barley
shows some weakness and at times
was actually depressed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19
AS WAR PROGRESSES

The Swedish steamer Hanna has
been torpedoed by a submarine off
Scarborough six of her crew being
lost
Up to March 10 from the com
mencement of the war, So British
merchant vessels were sunk or cap
tured.
All the official reports respecting
the land operations indicate that com
parative quiet prevails along the va
rious battle fronts.
The Luxembourg diet has empow-
cred the government to appropriate
grain and provisions and the use of
grain by distillers has been prohib-
tied.
A British eyewitness" in describ-
ing the operations around Neuve Cha
pelle, describes the bombardment by
the artillery of the allies as the most
terrific of the whole war
German submarines have been par
ticularly active of late in British wa
tiers with the result that seven Brit
ish steamers have been torpedoed
since March 10. Two others, the
Florizan and the Andausian, have
been sunk but this has not been
confirmed
Eski Shehr, in Asia Minor, may be
the new Ottoman capital
A German hydropIane has been
wrecked off the Danish coast
The state archives of Turkey are
preparatory to removal.
In the east far zone the expected
battle in Russian Poland around Prz-
asnysz is developing slowly.
Regarding the operations in the
Dardanelles by the warships of the
allies late dispatches are lacking.
Shipping circles in England are dis
turbed over the remarkable activity
of the fast German submarine U-20.
1t is announced from Washington
that a close watch is to be kept on
ships clearing from American ports.
The magnitude of the British victory
around Neuve Chappelle in northern
France last week continues to grow
The French war office tells of adj
vances in the Argonne and Cham
payne regions, but Berlin makes de-
NAL.
The loss of the French steamer Au-
guste Consell, torpedoed off the Eng
fish coast, is reported. The crew was
saved.
Six American army officers are on
the way to the eastern war theater to
observe the fighting from the Ger
man lines.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-03-19

Cowardice is productive of more
tragedies than courage.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-18

"I am sorry, madam" he said quiet sy. "but l shall have to ask you to climb up this. 1t is the only safe way out" He laid one hand gently on her arm.
 Now, Ruth was California bred. with all the prejudices for and against the Chlnaman. She screamed. At that in- stant there was a crash of a shattered door in the distance and the sound of men talking in excited tones.
 "You must come" said Sing Wah. 'T win take you to a place of safety. All ask of you is to follow me and be silent"
 His earuestness was unmistakable, and Ruth yielded. A moment later they both stood on a small landing place above the cylindrical room. Sing Wah carefully drew mp the ladder and coiled it again on the wooden trigger that had released lt Then he led the way down a dark passage to stairs lit by a mere glimmer of gas. Ruth drew back. but he indicated that she must go on Even as she obeyed his impe- rous gesture there rang out the mut- fed claugor of revolver shots Then lagoin came the sound of doors yielding to violence and the shouts of wrathful men
 Sing Wah hurried her on down steps, along shadowy possageways and
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"i have. come to take you back to your
 friends" Ing soothingly. At sight of Sing Ruth Gallbr suddenly sat upright in silent horror.
 FI beg your pardon, miss," Sing said ip his silkiest English. "l have come to take you back to your friends out side.P
 Ihe girl shrank back. No, no, mol" she moaned "They are not my friends"
 'FSurely Harry Wilkerson"-- Sing suggeyted craftily, to see how the land lay,
 "WilkersonF' she whispered "ls he -iWas he here2
 Her tone conveyed all that he wished to know He modoned to the woman to leave and when she was gone pulled a cord, whict let down a light rope ladder
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"Do you know Mrs. Darnell very welI?" she had been taken very i'll and she was hurrying her to a hospital There were couple or men with her, and the house detective didn't like the looks of the whole anair, SO he followed them" Was the girl very fair haired and and beauuful# Dorr managed to ask iu an indifferent tone
 Precisely" responded the clerk, sud denly matching his guests manner. "If you want to ind Mrs Danell maybe the house detective got her ad- dIess-or tbe address of the hospital they took the girl to-"
 Presently, in response to a summons, appeared thc detective who scanned Jubus somewhat bruised face thought fully. saying nothing uutl the clerk explained that Mr. Dorr wished, if pos Hble, 70 2at into communication with Mrs Daueil
 -The best ] can do is to find the taxi erifc for v1u" be said slowly, stiIl studying Jolus -uIwart figure. "tie may be uut uu thr stand now Let's see
 As they passed out the detective con. Iuued hcsimtiugly. "DO you know Mrs uameIl very welIT'
 There was that in the mans tone that made John pause before answer lug He glanced at the cool. impas- slye face and caught the glint of the steady eyes He took a sudden resoiu uOn
 "I believe you're really interested iu this matter" DoT said briefly Sup pose we talk this over before hunting the taxi chauffeur"
 I was merely curious, that's all,' Was the uoncommittal murmur.
 "That dH is mol her daughter" John continued "I have reason to believe that lt is Miss Rufh Gallon, the heir ess Co the Master Key mine whom sh. .s abductng" His passion blazef forth ln spite Of bis self restraint 'I must Gnd her and save her"
 Might , osk what relation you er'
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son the cylindrical room which had a single door and revolye1 at a touch on a lever
 Dangerous sunr commented Will kerson. 'If the police find that they'll sure land you'
 Sing Wah's palid lips opened in faint smile. "I built 1t for them. And the Chinatown guides know about 1t and will charge S10 extra for trip through tbe horrors of the underground, as they call it" The Chinese sneered. "Let hem play with such things while l use be brains heaven gave me. And yet,
 ueume that trick room may serve Yurpose.'
 Thus it came about that Harry Will
 r-on. driven to his wits end to ac-
 mplish his designs, bethought him of -ug Wah and fairly drove Jean Dar-
 n and Drake before him. TO Mrs. Darnells credit it must be
 '5 thal she rebelled strongly. But
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-18
CHAPTER XII

Crossed Wires. fT1HUs it happened thar just
 when Drake entered Sing l5-S5is' Wah's unpreteutious door S4zes9 way the taxi with the hotel detective and John Dorr drew up in side street and stopped.
 "1t was here they left me" said the chauffeur sullily.
 The detective and John got out and stared about them They were in the lower part of Chinatown, a single tier of blocks that stretched beyond the bounds toward the bay-uot in the quarter, but of it.
 (Which way did they take the girl?' rail the practical detective.
 Iha driver led them around the cor 1ec and up ap alleyway He pointed Q Sing Walls door. "I think they t-ut in there." he muttered
 "At" said the detective thoughtful- l-. 'Whcn I was on the police force r-ef Co know that Chinaman. He's .hg smocthest rascal in America, bar none"
 John rritted his teeth in helpless --g, And she's in that fen1's foul c'-t-hes,' he groaned aloud.
 Lt this moment a policeman came along and accosted Johns companion rluliarly. In a few words the case --9 explained Co him
 '-Ycu won't find anything, of course" .t3 officer remarked But just for --Ecfaction let's have a look-see and a 'r-h'n with Sing Wah."
 They entered the shop just as a Chi nose was closing a panel door after Drake, who had come to make his promised attempt to win Ruth's conf 5-1ce. Sing Wah was nowhere to be econ.
 After some futile barley with the Chinese, whose ignorance was com Det9 in every detail, the two officers agreed that they were wasting time.
 "Old Sings the boy to see,' said lbc house detective. Lets wait awhile"
 Now, Sing Wah had pondered the affair during the night, and the more be thought over having a lovely white N he liked it It was deadly dangerous. ! Courts might be lenient with the snug. gler and the go-between. Sing Wah knew that if even a suspicion got 1 abroad that a young white woman was imprisoned in his quarters a ravening mob would tear his place stick from stone and hang him without trial He was determined to get the girl away Immediately. So he was unfeignedly ! glad t0 see Drake. ] Drake attempted tO explain what | Willerson wanted, but the Chinese cut him short
 Harry is insane" he said quietly He is mad over that woman. l have done all l can. You must get her out of here"
 But howf" demanded Drake "ShC doesn't know me very we'll and shell scream her head off, and I'll be arrest ed, and we'll all be in a muss"
 Sing Wah nodded thoughtfully Then he looked up and listened to tn, low words of one of his clerks. Dis missing him with a single grunt, h' turned to Drake.
 There's not much time," he said softly. "They are on the trail al ready"
 "WhoW
 "The police" He modoned Drake tC a chair in the little alcoye, where they stood and went on: "Stay here a mo ment l will see for myself" HO pulled a lever and the room swun' around tin the door was opposite him With long, slender fingers he slipped back the panel and vanished.
 Ruth lay on a couch, open eyed ana white faced Beside her richly dress ed Chinese woman crouched, whisper
Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-18
THE MASTER KEY
CHAPTER xL
A.tHT lt Nl cn9 Wah and H,s W,.4u.

sn9 Wan and His W,au
 aWt teUN DOGE suud smu'uy
 starring at thc papcr~ which ft He uu found u thp lockrd talS8 u.lUyr ul tue dresser His uugl Inquiries at Che desk had only served Co uukc the matter darker. so he had come b1cE Co the room Co pus zlc things uuJ
 Painfully ue set the facts lu order before him The first was that Ruth had gone to Now York Go dcal with Everett about money for Improvements to the "Nu~ter Key" The secs sud was tuat she had evidently not been a5'9 Co fud Everett and had started west ugmu The tuird was chat she had been in this very room There lazy the papers thar represented the mine and its value Hut how Wherc-hoW could it beg
 His busiuessikc senses returned, and he proceeded to wire Evcrotts office iu New York. with the result that be was soon in possession of his address in san Francisco.
 "so Evcretts here. too" he muttcr ed "That is stranger yet ! guess ], was time ! dropped iu. Now to find Ruth"
 He thrust the packet of papers in his pocket and then withdrew them and locked them again into the dresser drawer lie had dim notion that Buthmieht come back for them Then he tcleDhOncd to the St. Francis hotel and left word for Everett. who was re- ported to be out
 StIl following what his common sense told him was the logical method of uumyeling the taugle he went down to Che desk and entered into couversa ticn with the clerk Meanwhile his eye ran down the register Opposite the number of the room he now occupied he saw heavily scrawled Mrs J DarnoI and daughter
 He drowned, and the clerk said sym patheuca'ly. "You must have a nasty headucheF
 "I haye." John returned "Nlct wiu an accident in an auto that rather mp set me" He laid his finger on the reg ister aud controlling his voice, wen on as if casually. "I see Mrs Darnei stops here"
 To Doris secret umazement the clerl became mysterious, leaning across tn, desk to whisper, "Ah, you know heri'
 'I wanted specially to see her." JohI equivocatrd "Is she hereT"
 "She is not, and she left in a verl strange way" the clerk explained quietly. "She came here last evenin, with her daughter l gave them th room you have now. Along in the lat hours she suddenly came down witt
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"YOu must oome," said Sing Wah. under low arches till she felt a sudden cool. salt breath on her face At her feet she saw the glimmer of water ana a boat riding to a long painter Quick ly and silently Sing Wah drew the lit- tle craft alongside and modoned to her to get in.
 By this time the tumult had died down to a mere muttering of shots with an occasional yell, untitled by walls and the distance. She stared rearfully about her, at the great arches or dripping brick overhead. at the little landing under foot at the dark vista ot the tunnel through which the water sueamed in a swishing tide. She drew back and let her voice out in one long, forlorn scream, the pent up agony of many hours, her final call for help against the dark powers that had seiz- ed upon her.
 With swift strength Sing Wah reach cd out his sineWy arms, raised her up and seated her in the stern of the boat. A moment later he had cast Of the painter and shipped the oars. Tue boat slipped silently away on the current into the murk
 After some talk between the officers John Dorr was informed that if he liked they would enter Sing Wah's and make a thorough search.
 Not that I think we'll dnd anything or anybody" said one of the police men, but it never does any harm to take a look-see through Sing Wah's, and the lieutenant is coming down now to take charge" | A moment later that officer arrived and John DoT made his tale as con. vinciug as possible The lieutenant l seemed dubious.
 "It isn't like the old rascal to run his head into danger that way,' he in- sisted "I think you are on the wrong trail Who did you say was the man who did all this2"
 Wilkerson-H Harry Wilkerson," John answered bitterly.
 "WilzersonW repeated the lieutenant That puts another color on the mat ter. Wnkerson and Sing Wah used tC be pals Thisll bear looking into Come on. men"
 With wonderful Quickness the otticel disposed his men so that every knowr exit wos guarded Then he motionet to John to follow him and went boldly up 10 the shop door and entered
 Followed again a futile barley will ! a Chinese who professed to know nc 1 language but his own The lieuten ants quick ear caught a sound o something moving directly behind th, impressive clerk. Brushing him aside he smashed in the door in the parti ton and strode into the hallway be yond. John Dorr was close at hi heels.
 The next few moments were to liV' long in Johns memory as the strang est of his life.
 Be carefulw warned the officer 'The rascals may start shooting"
 Even as he spoke there was a rudd, Hash down the dark alleyway, an' Dorr staggered back
 "Ouly my arm" he muttered.
 Come on! Don't give lem anothe chance at us here. Rush 'emw
 An instant later they stood in th, cylindrical room John stared abou him, but the lieutenant merely remark ed. "This room was builr merely fol tourists consumption. Let me see tha arm of yours"
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