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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
THE NEW OFFICERS
OF THE INLAND EMPIRE
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

The seventeenth annual meeting Of
the Inland Empire Teachers associa-
ton closed Friday at Spokane with
the election of officers. The follow
ing were chosen for next year:
President, H. A. Davee, state super
intendent of public instruction in Mon
tana, Helena.
First vice president, Miss Bernice
Mccoy, state superintendent of public
instruction in Idaho, Boise.
Second vice president, DR.. w. T
Foster, president of Reed college, Port
land, Ore.
Third vice president, C. r. Frazier
superintendent of city schools, Ever
EFT.
Treasurer, j. e. Buchanan, Cheney
normal school, reelected.
Secretary, J. A. Burke, principal Of
the Logan school, Spokane.
Executive committee, o. c. Elliott
superintendent of schools in Salem
Ore, chairman; Ida M. Pattee, prin
cipal of the Sheridan school, Spokane
and Robert Clark, head of the psychol
ogical department of the Montana
state normal school. Dillon.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Germany WILLING to Paw.

London.-The admiralty issued the
following statement Tuesday:
"A German submarine torpedoed
and sank the trawler vanilla. The
trawler Fermo endeavored to rescue
the crew, but was fired at and
driven off.
"All of the crew of the Vanilla
were lost. This killing of fisher
folk for no military purpose should
not escape attention. 1t is the sec
ond murder of this character COM
mitted within a week A careful rec
ord is kept of these events"
The German governments willing
ness to make reparation for the sink
ing in the North sea last week by a
German submarine of the Dutch
steamer Katwyk is indicated in Reu-
ter dispatch from Amsterdam. This
message says semi-official ann
ment was made today at The Hague
that the German government, acting
on its own initiative, sent the follow
ing declaration to the Dutch govern
ment:
Neither the German government
nor the German naval authorities, as
is self-evident, had the intention of at
lacking Dutch vessel. Notwithstand-
ing this, the German government be-
lieves it possible that owing to an un-
fortunate accident, the Katwyk has
been torpedoed by a. German subma.
rine"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
In a Commercial Way.

The Nelson & Clark grocery sue
ceeds ]. E. Cross. grocer, at Twin
Falls.
Watson & Harris are opening a dry
goods and ladies furnishing store at
Lewiston.
S. II. Murdoch. general merchant at
Standpoint, recently underwent an OPP
Grafton at the Sacred Heart hospital
at Spokane.
H. Busse, druggist at Kendrick, has
installed a new S-foot Sanitary
Vitreous soda fountain and back bar,
which he purchased from the Spokane
Drug Co.
j. Foster & Co. of Standpoint have
purchased the Toggery stock of cloth.
ing and furnishings at Spirit Lake
from p B. Wolper ard moved it to
Standpoint. Mr.. Wolper will be retain
ed by the Foster Co.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Salem, Ore.-Joseph Harris, age 81,
a well-known hop man.
Amsterdam.-Gen Field Marshal
Oskar Won Lindquist. Born in 1888.
Sacramento, Cal.-Mrs. Creatore,
wife of the famous Italian bandmaster
of that name.
London.-Baron Herbert de Reuter-,
managing director of Reuters Tele-
gram company.
San Francisco.-Colonel Samuel w.
Dunning, who has been on the re-
tired list of the army.
South Wilmington, Conn.-Gardiner
Hall, millionaire manufacturer of cot
ton and silk thread, aged 78-
San Francisco.-Isaac Kohn, well
known as Oregon Konn," reputed to
be one of the wealthiest men on the
Pacific coast He was 81 years old
New York.-Nelson w. Aldrich, fol
80 years United States senator from
Rhode Island, and republican leader
whose name was stamped upon tariff
and currency legislation of his party
died April 16 of an apopletic stroke a.
his home here. He had been i'll of in
digestion since the day before. Unit
then he had been in excellent health
He was in his 74th year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
WORLDS NEWS
BRIEFLY TENTED
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FRESH FROM OUR DAILY
NEWSPAPER SERVICE.
GATHERED OVER THE GLOBE
Happenings National, Historical and
Political and Personal Events
Herewith Selected for Our
Many Readers.

General Villas attempt to besiege
Matamoros has been definitely aban-
doned.
German shells fell on Swiss territory
last week for the third time since the
outbreak of the war.
Arrangements are being made at the
Vatican for the holding of a consistory
which may occur next month.
The anti-tipping bill recently passed
by the Minnesota house of represen-
tatives, has been killed by the senate.
The shortage of rubber in Germany
is so acute that the government had
special campaign this week to collect
rubber throughout the empire.
General Maclovio Herrera, Carranza
commander at Nuevo Laredo, was kill
ed recently by his own men who mis-
toow him and his staff for Villa troops.
The famous Leipsiger messe, or
business fair, at Leipsig, Germany, has
been held at it's accustomed time, not
withstanding the war, and has been
pronounced success.
Secretary Post Wheeler of the Toxic
embassy cables that with the depart
ure of Ambassador Guthrie on short
leave for the United States, he had as
sumed charge of the embassy.
The German auxiliary cruiser Kron-
prinz Wilhelm now occupies the same
berth at the Newport News shipyard
In which the Prinz Eitel Friedrich
was moored during her 80 days stay
John Mulvahill, held by the police in
KANSAS City, Kan, in connection with
the wrecking of the cooling plant OF
the Cudahy Packing company recently
denied he wrecked the building, but
wished he had.
Official Washington is still in doubt
as to the status of the battle that has
been waged for nearly week between
the two big armies of General VIVA
and General Obregon in the vicinity Of
Irapuato, Celaya and Queretaro, nortt
Mexico.
General Won Kissing, military COVER
nor of Belgium, has ordered the disso
luton of the Belgian Red Cross soci
ETY., because, it is said, the managing
committee refused to participate IL
carrying out a systematic plan TO
overcoming the present distress in Bel
GUM.
The naval department announces /
has been informed that the Greel
steamer Ellispontos, which left Ymui
den, Holland Saturday, for Monte
video Uruguay, has been torpedoed il
the North sea. Her crew OF FL, witt
a Dutch pilot, was rescued by tn
North Hinder lightship
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
SUBMARINE DIVERS ENTANGLED,
Liberated After Four Hours Work at
Bottom of the Sea.

Honolulu, T. H.-A diver, w. f.
Loughman, working at the place out
side the harbor where attempts are
being made to raise the submarine
F-4, submerged since March 25, became
entangled in the lines at depth Of
900 feet Saturday, but was released
after heroic efforts lasting nearly four
hours.
Members of the crew were bringing
Loughman to the surface slowly, so
that he might not suffer from salsson
disease, and he was resting at the go
loot level when the report was re
ceived here. Loughman was lowered
shortly after 10 a. m. and was being
raised to the surface when he became
entangled. Frank Chilly, diver who
recently made a record for deep sea
diving, was hurriedly lowered to make
an attempt to rescue him. 1t was moi
until both divers had worked siren
uously that the lines were disentan
gled from Loughman and both divers
were reported safe.
Four lines are now fast to the hulk
connecting it with the two scow pom
ICONS. The dredges and barges en-
gagged in the preliminary work hav'
been towed away, leaving the speac'
above the submarine clear for lifting
operations.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
BREViTIES.

The department of agriculture esti-
mates that the winter wheat planted
last fall will produce 619,00O,O0O
bushels.
The ]. B. Greenhut Co., big depart
ment store and mail order house in
New York City, has gone into the
hands of a receiver.
The First National and Farmers
State banks at Pullman, Wash, have
consolidated, with M. Whitlow as
president, M. Schultheis, Jr, and A. B.
Wexler vice-presidents, and F. c. For
est cashier.
The Clark Lumber Co. has been in
corporated at Wallace, Idaho, for $780,
600 by A. w. Clark of Portland, H. A.
Laumeister of Harrison, Idaho, and F
R. Monfort of Spokane. It's place OF
business will be at Union. Idaho.
Reports to the department of com
merce' show that six plants for the
manufacture of dyestuffs are in course
of construction to supply this com
modify to textile mills, which have
been shut off from their base of sup
ply by the European war.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Senator AIdrich Funeral.

Providence, r. LEADERS in politi-
cal and financial affairs of the ma
ton were present Monday at the fun
eral of Nelson W. Aldrich, for nearly
a generation United States senator
from Rhode Island. The services
were conducted by the Right Rev.
James de Wolf Perry Episcopal
bishop of Rhode Island. Among the
honorary pallbearers were ex-Presi-
dent Taft, former United States Sena-
tor George Peabody Wetmore, Sena
tor Henry F. Lippitt, Frank K. Stur
gis, George F. Baker and Henry p
Dawson. The burial was in Swan
Point cemetery.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
President Wilson breaches caImness.

Washington.-The need of self-pos-
session, calmness and a judicial tenn
permanent on the part of the United
States in the present world crisis was
urged Tuesday by President Wilson
in a speech before the opening session
of the twenty-fourth continental con
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23

Columbia won the swimming meet
from Pennsylvania Saturday.
The Spokane Tennis clubs fifth sea-
son was formally opened April "a.
At Newark, N. j., April II, Floyd A
Mcfarland of San Jose, Cal, was kill
ed in a fight.
Joseph Cafidi was hit by pitched
ball in a game at SanFrancisco and
killed Monday.
After wrestling Saturday night for so
minutes Hartman of Iowa forfeited to-
John Berg at Colfax.
Captain Johnny Evers of the Boston
Nationals strained a tendon in his left
leg and was carried off the field Sat-
urday.
Many new faces were seen when the
opening gongs sent the six Northwest
ern league teams away to The 1915 PEN
nant race last Tuesday.
Stanford university Saturday won
the 22d annual dual track and field
meet from the University of Califor-
MIA on the Berkeley oval, 62 to 60.
Tom Mccarthy, Montana heavy
weight, had the better of every round
of 10-round bout recently in the east
with Colin Bell, Australian heavy
weight titleholder.
John A. Deroche, Jr., 16 years DID,
died Sunday as the result of being
hit on the temple by batted base
ball while spectator at a game at
Freehold, N. j., and Robert J. Howl
son, 3 years old, was killed the same
way at Richmond, Va, Saturday.
The Pacific association carried off
the honors in the finals of the far west
ern boxing championships at San Fran
cisco under the auspices of the ANA
teur Athletic union and the Panama
Pacific exposition, defeating it's near
est competitors, the Pacific Northwest
association, more than two or one.
Adding another outrage to the long
list of reports of the killing of deer
and of dynamiting fish comes the re-
port from the headwaters of the Little
North Fork, Idaho, where it is alleged
that nonresidents have succeeded in
making way with a large number of
beaver known to be located in that
stream.
Leonard Seppala, driving his own
team of 16 Siberian wolfdogs, won the
recent 412-mile all-Alaska sweepstake
dogteam race, which started April IL
! His time for the course was 78 hours
A minutes and 81 seconds, four hours
80 minutes and II seconds slower than
the record established by Jorn John
sons Siberian wolves in 1910. A snow
storm ragged at Nome and the trail be-
tween Cape Nome and Nome was
swept by a strong wind, making travel
difficult
: The following shows how old the
. various heavyweight champions were
at the time of scoring their titular vic
tories, beginning with John l.. Sulli-
van.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23

Inc Pan-Amerlcan ROAD congress
will be held at Oakland, Cal, during
the week of September 10.
Ex-President Taft will speak at the
meeting of the American Bar associa-
ton at Salt Lake on August 1918.
J. NJ. Fitzpatrick of Spokane was
elected president of the United Metal
Trades at the ninth annual convention
held at Portland Saturday.
At Long Beach, Cal, Saturday Ulys-
SEES Clarkson. age 30. shot and killed
his mother. Mrs Alice Garrison, age
SO and then committed suicide.
Morton l.. Tower, engineer in charge
of the government jetty construction
work at the entrance to Humboldt bay,
Cal, was accidentally killed by fall
Saturday
Former Judge w. A. Wiltshire, COM
mitted to the Oregon insane asylum
from Lake county, escaped from the
institution Saturday. He was a trusty.
He was IS years old.
Fire Sunday night wrecked the
Blake McFall Paper company's six
story building, Fourth and Ankeny
streets, Portland. The building COW
cred a quarter of a block. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
To accommodate former President
w. H. Taft, who will be one of the
principal speakers, the date for the
Joint meeting of the Oregon and Wash
ington State Bar associations, to be
held at Portland, has been changed tc
August 29 to rs.
San Francisco celebrated Saturday
the triumph of a rebuilt city when the
first festivities of the Nine Years-AfteI
six-day fete were held. Thousands OF
citizens Joined in the celebration that
marks the rebuilding of the city de
stroyed by earthquake and fire April
IS, 1906.
While Robert Robertson, a resident
of the Pine Grove district, Oregon, anC
a young son were sleeping at the farm
barn Friday night to care for new
/ DOI0 COll, lue ldInlly nOlnt was uc
stroyed by fire and Mr.. Robertson's
two daughters, Violet, age IA, an'
Ruth, age Z, were burned to death, al
rescue was impossible.
Chairman T. F. McGovern of tht
Tuolumne board of supervisors an
nounced in Stockton, Cal, that hi
county had opened the Big Oak fla
road to the Yosemite valley as a fret
pubic highway, and as soon as thu
spring repairing can be done that route
will be forever free, the old toll roat
rights having been taken over by thu
county.
After seven hours elaboration {
J erdict for the defendant was returned
by the jury before which had beel
tried the damage suit brought by viii
{ liam Wiegand, formerly a saloonkeep
er at Copperfield, against Oswald
: West, who as governor of Oregon
had caused the seizure of Wiegand'
stock and the closing of his salool
J during a raid conducted by Miss Fer
: Hobbs. the governors secretary, jar
= uary 2, 1914. The result of thi
= case, it was announced, would caus
= the dismissal of similar suits.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Supreme Court Against Frank.

Washington.-Leo M. Frank, the
Brooklyn man under death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan, an
Atlanta (Ga.) factory girl, lost an
Other step in his fight for life in the
supreme court of the United States
Tuesday. The court dismissed Franks
appeal from the federal court of Geor-
gia, which refused to release him on
a writ of habeas corpus.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
AUSTR|ANS HOLD
BACK RUSSIANS
REPEATED ATTACKS TO PIERCE
UZSOK PROVED FAILURES
so FAR.
MANY PRISONERS CAPTURED
Petrograd Review of Campaign In Car
pathans Tells of Big Gains Made
Fierce Fighting Between
British and Germans.

London.-Rostoki, which lies about
25 miles to the northwest of Uzsok
pass in the Carpathisns, has in the
last few weeks been the objective of
the Russian troops, but against an ad-
vance in this direction the Austrians
have been delivering attacks in great
strength. They have, according to
their report, "viciously repulsed"
Russian attacks near Telepotch and
have captured nearly 1900 prisoners.
The situation in the Carpathians, re-
garding which there has been a dearth
of news of late is reviewed in a
brief summary issued by the Russian
war office, embracing the period from
early in March up to the present
Tell Of 10000 Prisoners.
AS set forth in this review, the
principal chain of the Carpatnians,
comprising a front of about rs miles,
has fallen into Russian hands since
their offensive began on March 10.
Up to April IL the opposing forces
| lined up between Lupkow and Uzsok
passes suffered enormous casualties,
losing in prisoners alone 10000 Of
ficers and men, it is declared.
The resistance of the Teutonic al.
lies is described as most desperate
and along the line from Bartfield to
Uzsok pass the Austro-German forces
were estimated at 100000 men.
Continuous Fighting in West.
In the western war tbeater there is
continuous fighting in the Vosges
Lorraine and Alsace, and the British
infantrymen have attacked the Ger
man trenches to the southeast OF
Ypres, after the explosion of several
mines in the way of a preliminary
At all these points fighting is still in
progress.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Roosevelt Judy Selected.

Syracuse, N. Y.-The jury which
will try William Barnes suit for al
legged libel against Theodore Roose-
welt, asking $4,000, was completed in
the supreme court here Tuesday. 1t
is composed of seven republicans,
three progressives and two democrats.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
jan Girl a speIIina Wonder.

Oregon City, Ore.-Fukiro Fukai. an
11-year-old Japanese girl, for the sec
ond time in two months spelled down
every student in Clackamas county
in the fifth grade.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
$4,000 Missouri Mules for. the British

Kansas City, Mo.--Orders for $4,000
mules for use in the British army have
been placed with local live stock deal
ess by agents of the British govern.
ment. The orders are for delivery COW
ering the next six months, via Canada
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Mo- Presidency for eorah.

Washington. - Senator Borah OF
Idaho has issued a statement here
saying he was not and would not be-
come a candidate" for the republican
nomination for presidency.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
The West Helped Missions Most.

New York. = Contributions from
churches in the great wheat belts of
the west saved the financial situation
for nine of the Protestant missionary
societies of America, according to an
analysis of their recent annual re-
ports.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
-Four Get 500 900 Each.

Sums of 100000 each are left to
John d. Rockefeller Jr., Mrs. Prentice
and Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCor-
mick, her other daughter, wife of Har-
old f. Mccormick, and $4,000 to Miss
Lucy M. coleman, Mrs. Rockefellers
sister.
To her Granddaughter, Margaret
Strong, daughter of Bessie Rockefel-
Ter Strong, deceased, 100000 is left
in trust. A sum sufficient to produce
net income of $1,000 is left to Mrs.
Rockefeller's friend, Caroline p. Sked.
Charitable institutions named as
beneficiaries of the residuary estate
were all of Baptist denomination.
1.-The said trustees may give to each
of said institutions so much of the
property as they shall see fit" the will
reads.
With the exception of a few requests
to friends, the will gives Mrs. Rookie
feller's jewels to relatives. To join
ID. Rockefeller is left a ruby and dia
mond ring, while John d. Rockefeller
Jr. inherits his mothers wedding rims
and an emerald and diamond ring. He
daughters, daughter-in-law, sister
granddaughter and nieces also are
remembered with gifts of jewels
Mrs. Rockefeller's dresses, book
and other personal belongings are be
queathed to her sister and her tw'
daughters, to dispose of as they shall
see fit.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Globe Express Company Quits.

Denver, Colo.-Negotiations have
been completed for the transfer of
the Globe Express company to the
Wells-Fargo Express company.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Yukon River Navigation June I.

Seattle.-Despite indications of an
early breaking up of the Yukon river
ice, navigation on that river will not
be begun until June l.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
Continuous Fighting in West.
MRS. J. D. RocKEFELLER's WILL
Her Gifts to Charity Total 81 100000
Relatives and Friends Remembered.

New York-The will of Mrs. John
d. Rockefeller was filed in the surro-
gate court heer Saturday. She leaves
requests of 100000 and valuable ar
ticles of jewelry to friends and rela-
tives. The rest of her estate, which
is estimated at about s2,O00,OOO in all,
is beqreathed to charitable institu-
tons.
The charitable requests are to be
distributed at the discretion of her
executors, who are her husband, her
son, John d. Rockefeller Jr., and her
daughter. Alta Rockefeller Prentice
wife of E. Parmelee Prentice. The
will is dated March 5. 1913.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23

There are few resting places in
climbing the hill to success. The
traveller who don't keep going upward
is just naturally slipping backward.
responsive to the law Of gravitation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
CHICAGO carpenters to Mediate.

Chicago.-Striking carpenter offic-
ials meeting with the state board
of arbitration agreed Tuesday to a
proposition for mediation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23

The value of the brick and tile prod
ucts of Washington in 1913 was ST.
532, 426.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23

Vancouver, B. c.. shoremens strike
has been settled.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
SPORTING ITEMS

Columbia won the swimming meet
from Pennsylvania Saturday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

The Pan-American Road congress
will be held at Oakland, Cal, during
the week of September 13.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-04-23

General Villas attempt to besiege
Matamoros has been definitely aban-
doned.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-08-05


San Francisco, CaI.~-NInter-schoI8
astic athletics for girls Is merely
showing off their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Miss Elizabeth Bnrchendal, inspector
of athletics for girls inSthe New York
city public schools. In II addresSssAs
fore the High School Tearhers1 assoS
citation here:
That's the trouble III thiAacoNni;s
try she continued we staEJssoMess
thug and then We wantsto exhibit itsS
Athletic teams OF girls have beens
taken around the country in recent
years and deliberately exploited And
the worst il. SO many Girls leaInto
like III
seems a fixed tendency tore
gard everything observation-disclosures
girls as d spectacle. And tile trouble
lis that while men 30 tO e boys
athletic games because every man
likes to see al nighttime girls contests
IRE viewed with curiosity or amused
contempt.
Miss Bnrchendal, therefore adyo
Gated restricting girls school athlets
les to interclass games and she HIn-|
phasi2ed the Importance of having
women supervise their athletics M
stead Of men. In this way she said
1t was possible to get ayfronaStae
evil Of self-consciousHess