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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

Andrew Hubbard, aged 4S years,
committed suicide lear Pendleton,
Oregon, recently.
The problem of the unemployed in
Portland is being met by the city.
which is providing work for un-
employed married men in cleaning
up the city.
Joe Keller, ex-captain of police in
Portland, has gone to work at the
state penitentiary.
Judge Rudkin of Spokane is in
Portland assisting judges in trial of
cases in the United States court.
Governor Johnson of California has
designated March 20 to be celebrated
throughout the state as orange day.
The Japanese cruiser Asama, which
went ashore on the Mexican coast
several weeks ago, will be floated
soon.
Ralph w. Feeney, superintendent
of an Oregon fire insurance company,
committed suicide Saturday when the
company failed.
The total attendance at the Pana-
ma-Pacific exposition for the first
two weeks was 035, 1926, an approx
mate average of $4,000 a day.
Mrs. l.. f. Spencer, widow of the
late Hon. E. v. Spencer, and who has
been termed 1.-The mother of woman
suffrage in California" is dead in Su-
sanville
Announcement that North Island,
San Diego, will be made permanent
training and experimental base for
the aeronautical branch of the United
States army has been made
| City employees in Portland hence
forth will be required to keep time
cards, on which is to be noted the
exact time of arrival and departure,
as well as a report on all duties per-
formed each day.
The British Columbia legislature
dissolved Monday, and a general
election will be held in the ensuing
five weeks. The principal issue be-
fore the people will be THE agricul-
tural credit system as established
in New Zealand.
A deed was filed in Oregon trans
| ferring the entire timber holdings
of the G. A. Smith Lumber company
in Linn county, embracing $4,000
acres, to the Continental Timber and
Land company. a Delaware corpora.
ton for $147,5OO and $1,3O0,OOO
mortgage
Bertram E. Nixon, son of the late
George s. Nixon, former United
States senator from Nevada, and
rated as a multi-millionaire, was mar
ried recently to Miss Ethel Esrey
daughter of Thomas S. Esrey, hotel
man of Lemore, Calf. The cere
mony took place at ST. James Episco
pal church.
! $6661 Mere Trifle.
Portland Ore.-In the clothing Of
Fred Hawkins, an ex-convict, who
was arrested here on an intoxicatior
charge, were found certificates fol
2Oooi. nc SCi tiliSdtSo WCiC III Ihe
name of Fred Alters of Kalama
Wash, aged 70, and reputed to be &
hermit. When officers sought ou
Alters at Kalama they learned tina
he had been robbed by two men II
Portland of the certificates and alst
of $500 in gold. Alters proceeded
to his home without making com
plant The money represented the
savings of lifetime
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
Livestock Men Petition.

Washington.-Pet were filed
with the interstate commerce commits
sion this week by the American Ma
tional Livestock association and the
National Woolgrowers association,
asking that the Oregon Short Line and
the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
Lake railroads be required to estab-
lish joint through rates on livestock
from points in Oregon, Idaho and Utah
to California points.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
States Cannot Make Rates.

Washington.-The supreme court
laid down Monday the principle that
it is beyond the power of the states to
require railroad to carry one COM
modify or class of traffic at loss or
only nominal profit even though an
adequate profit is obtained from its
business as a whole, within the state.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
Wreck Kills Six Hundred,

Boston.-Report of a railroad acct
dent in Mexico last January. in which
600 lives were lost, is contained in a
letter received by the American board
of commissioners for foreign missions
from one of it's representatives at Man
zanillo, on the Mexican west coast
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
1000 Prisoners in Germany.

Berlin-Members of the Prussian
diet, who have been visiting prison
camp, have received information that
at present there are $4,000 war pris-
oners interned in Germany, an in.
crease since the end of 1914 Of over
200, 900 men.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
MEXICO IN BAD WAY
PEOPLE At CAPITOL ARE STARv.
ING AND RIOTS ARE OF FIRE.
oUENT OCCURRENCE.
WARN PRESIDENT CARRANZA
No Water or Lights in Mexico City
Food Is Scarce and Legal Money Is
Vital Queston-Trains Are Not
Running on railroads.

Washington. foreign diploma
tic corps in Mexico CITY has decided
to leave in body. Dispatches telling
of the decision were received here
Saturday by European diplomatists
and forwarded to their home govern
ments.
The Mexican situation topped by
this latest development, was admitted
in all quarters to be more critical than
it has been at any time since Huerta
precipitated the landing of troops at
Vera Cruz.
Secretary Bryan has received no
Obregon's DEGREES in Mexico City and
his threat to leave the capital unpro-
tected with water and light plants out
of commission and the attendant pos
sibilities of looting and killing. Mr..
Bryan did not comment further today
than to say that the situation con-
tinued to be bad.
Carranza forces controlling the rail.
road to Vera Cruz are refusing to per.
NIT travel.
Juan H. Amador, head of General
Carranza's agency here, declared in a
formal statement that reports of the
gravity of the situation had been
grossly exaggerated" He declared
that General Oregon would do moth
ing to "cause needless suffering
The food situation in Mexico City
already causing serious concern to Of
ficials here, has been further compli
Gated by new decree by General OBJ
ering all merchants in the capital to
open their shops and accept consti
tutional currency
Situation Very Serious.
Washington, March THE situa.
ton in Mexico City was described to,
night by high officials here as very Sc.
rious. Starvation confronts the popu
lace if General Obregon stays, it was
reported, and rioting is said to be i'm
minent if he evacuates the city. There
was some talk among diplomats OF
the possibility of Intervention, per
haps, by coalition of South Ameri
can powers, but this was discounted
because of geographical and other OBJ
stacles to a satisfactory plan of pro
cedure.
Seize British Ship.
| New Orleans.-The British steamer
Wyvisbrook has been seized by Car
rama authorities at Campeche and hel
commander, Captain Muir, has beer
placed in Jail, according to mail ad
vices received here tonight from Pro
greso.
v. S. Warns Carranza.
General Carranza has been informed
in note from the United States gov
eminent that unless there is an i'm
provement in conditions with respect
to foreigners and their interests il
Mexican territory under his contro
such steps as may be necessary will
be taken by the American government
to obtain the desired protection.
The note is the strongest and mos
emphatic document that has been SEN
by the Washington government t.
Mexico since the correspondence will
Huerta a year ago.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
Congress Makes Them BE Good.

Washington.-Presid Wilson has
signed the joint resolution passed by
both houses of congress authorizing
him to direct customs collectors to
withhold clearance from any vessel
which he has reason to believe has any
intention of carrying coal or other sup.
plies to belligerent vessels at sea.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
Jap. Get china's Railroad.

Pekin, China,-At conference re-
GENTLY between Japanese diplomats
and statesmen Of China the Chinese
republic conceded an extension for a
period of 80 years of the present
Japanese railroad system in Manchu-
ria.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
Harry IhaW Trial On.

New York-Harry X. Thaw, slayer
in the supreme court on the charge
of conspiracy, growing out of his es-
cape from the state hospital for the
criminal insane at Matteawan in Au-
gust 1913
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
French steamer Safe.

Paris, March Sire, which threat
ened the French steamship La Tou-
raine, has been brought under control
and all her passengers are safe on
board.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12
Grand opera Company quits.

San Francisco.-The National Grand
Opera company closed its engagement
here permanently Monday night. Poor
business was given as the reason.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12

The man who sells his honor deals
IN something that he has not got.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-12

No race in 1907 and 1913.
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HOLIDAY FROCKS FOR THE LITTLE
And So the Parable of the Page Of the Fa
Is Told to Divert Mamma From the Chi
Dresses to the Toy Department

sketched here. White voile and mar.
row lace insertion are the materials,
and the bottom Of the little dress. III
the bottom Of many dresses worn by
older folk. IL irregular.
There IL a clever detail in the motif
OF embroidery, like q wide strap or
pocket, which holds the front fulness
fatiy. Collar ana sleeves have pointed
borders to match the skirt bottom.
ana at int back Of the collar 10 set .
b~utterfys. saw Of soft SrfttS IN, whose
long ends IAN atncsta to tthe. bottom
ofy0,e short frUek. Nta
AyNet, sfiAe j@voiie;, iy50prSetts crepe.
fhAuhsAkd. ffne iinoh lArS the materials
most favored for the festive party
frccks u sfhe, little SRI, and though
elaborate triffrhing s..always IN bad
taste 40 far as shildfen's clothes are
concerned, these parry frvcks have an
air Of exquisite 'dafntintss,, and what.
ever lace or embroidery :ts used upon
them should be delicate and, hne. Tiny
silk flowers are sanctioned but must
be very sparingly used and only when
there Ii little other trimming.
One Of the daintiest frocks shown
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trap I found that one paw was caught
In the jaws. This skin Is nov in a
room Of one Of the prominent clubs
not far from here.
Another animal which Is very an
noying to the farmer or chicken raiser
Ia the weasel. In warm weather his
FUR is gray and useless. but in cold
weather it turns perfectly white ex-
cept the tip Of the tail. which il gray.
Just now the fur Is beautiful and sells
for a good price. being used for shoe
tops and the borders of dresses and
suits. Only an expert car distinguish
the perfect weasel from ermine.
Il believe that trapping will be fully
as good this season as in ordinary
years. All animals have had plenty
of food n should be fat and their
skins In prime condition. Until the
cold weather comes they will not be
AZ good as they are after they get
their complete winter coats. There
fore l am waiting for the cold and
the SHOWS as eagerly perhaps as the
youngsters who look forward to IL
for a totally different reason
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he'd Be . good boy and come alonK
and carry the lady's train ia take him
back where the toys was - soon ~
he'd got his white clothes on. But
they didn't have the lady IN the We'd
ding dress 90 out Til almost the last:
and then somebody sent word for VI
to wait right here. and It's getting
dark and willy. he hgures there won't
be any time to 80 see the toys. That's
what makes him 10 mad. He don't
mind dressing up. but he's Jest plumb
Grassy about toys-yes'm."
willy scowled up s~uspiciously at the
grownup. He rather thought shed
laugh. but she didn't. She sympa-
thiSed with him. Dressing up = oil
very well; but toys--at christmas
time!
She LETT him sitting thsre. q forlorn
little figure. stepped IN gloom. What
did he are About tAshion7 He wanted
an air gun.
All Of which hasn't anything TO do
with childrsn's clothes. Only one
small boy v wearing white satiA
doublet and hose and turban In our
best circles.
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While Being Dressed in the Latest Mode Does Not
Make a Childs Christmas, Mothers Will Revel
in Seasons Display Of Pretty Things

listen. The erstwhile page kicked his
feet against the chair legs. burrowed
his chin deeper into his collar and
stared vindictively at q sweet waxen
creature arrayed in pink tulle that
happened to be standing near by.
His mother came to the rescue.
"Yes'm." she said politely. THE
ladies' trained him quite some before
the show up at the Rits-Carlton."
He Doesn't look al n ne liked t."
aid the Grownup. abandoning direct
address. Conversation with q mute.
pocket sizs storm cloud n difficult
business.
"Oh. he liked II frst rate" She VA
. very polite woman and much exer.
cised over the sulienhess of her small
boy, who probably takes after his
fstheP.
You see" she hesitated. then
ourst into explanation. "You see.
ma'am. when We came to-day We
stopped In the toy department and II
was hard to get him away; yes'm. real
hard. I had to promise him that II
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The things the children lucky
enough to have pretty clothes are
wearing are even more than usually
attractive. Echoes from the fashions
Of adults are always to he found In
children's modes and Just now there
are q good many things In dress that
are attractive in the echoes.
For instance. there Is. the uss Of
ribbon. Matron and d~ebutante both
are making use Of muth ribbon tffin-
ming, 20 the small girls frock4 kre
ribbon trimmed In mAnSssNat1&$&44 IN
bows. in frills. in bands. iu-ruEllet.
One pretty frock 10 of ,Ane cream bet
and wide pink ribbon. the ribbon FORM.
Ing breteiles owe q net waist and fall
Ing In loose panels Y . full pet
skirt. These panels are set close
together at the waist line but natu-
rally part q little a. the full UNDER
skirt flares toward the bottom. The
net skirt ID bordered by . little rnch-
ing Of the net. and each inset Of rib
bon 10 caught to the net well at
bottom by . single tiny silk rosebud.
An ODD note Of ribbon trimming Is
feature Of another little frock
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have been hunted and trapped for
more than 200 years, some varieties
are still plentiful In the mountains Of
New Jersey. All OF the streams now
Ing from the Ramap0 Mountains still
have ~ their denizens all the common
fur bearers which were so numerous
before the white man came. These are
all found within forty miles Of New
York city. Around Greenwood Lake
and along the streams flowing into II.
FUR bearers can BE- found. Scores Of
trappers cah Be found there any day In
the winter. Lake Hopatcong ID much
the same. but this woman does
her work among the hills within
twenty miles Of New York. Along the
brooks which trickle through the
Ramapo Valley. and along the hillsides
just beyond Oakland. In a famous To-
cality for this kind Of work. Many
dozens of valuable peits are taken each
winter In this vicinity. ana here in
some OF the most out Of the way fast
nesses OF the hills one can md Mrs.
Thompson doing her work.
You ask how II was I became 4
trappsr? Well. It 10 the same old story.
When ! Wa younger my husband was
Interested IN trapping for a pastime.
When II became necessary for me to
DO something I took It up. Often I
would 80 with him and assist him to
Get the traps. then again when a storm
would be coming I would start out and
help him sather the spoil. Much has
been said by humanitarians with re-
gard to the cruelty Of trapping AMI
mails. When one becomes familiar with
the habits of the animals N generally
forms the opinion that they are getting
no moro than their Just deserts. They
are all predatory and annually destroy
more chickens than their skins are
worth, without considering other dam
age done TO property. They are hand.
some. Il 10 true, and to take their lives
seems Q. pity to many who have, OF
think they have. artistic sensibilities
must pay the price Of destruction they
cause does not look upon them exactly
in the same light and Ia quite ready
10 agree that the world would be better
of without them.
my work 10 Interesting. For on(
reason ] must match my wits againsI
the kssnsst animal intelligence. Tit
sense u smell IN all Of these animals
10 extraordinarily developed. II 20,
handle. your steel trap with bare hand
you cannot get one Of them neal
I until Il has been buried for SOM
time. Even Z stake driven into tn,
ground In theAr paths viii cause then
to dstous, often for . great distance
II = only ~ peact1ing the most con,
suunmA&e art Of concsalmsnt that Il 4
possible 10 deceive them. II . trap d
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he Is a very playful animal and never
fails to make what they term a slide.
He will climb up a steep bank almost
to the top. and sometimes stretch out
fiat on his stomach and slide into
the water. Other times he will sit
on his launches and do the same
thing. Where three or four are gath
cred It is amusing to watch them
play. They remind one Of a company
Of school children plunging into the
water from a diving board. They will
seize each other and wrestle and
splash the water quite like boys. all
the time making a peculiar noise
which sounds as though It might he
a substitute for laughter. offers fur
is much like seal, and In latter years
has becone very valuable.
while my husband was working
with his traps I learned The easiest
and quickest ways of hanoiing them:
then when ! was left alone what
was more natural than that I should
carry on the work with which I was
most familiar. My husband had made
good profits In It and I found that
my wi were scarcely less.
II have had many interesting ad-
se.n .,m... 80, .u s
~ re ~. 80 h.vn Uun"
-" $500, "uss'eu "as
.n"",.r~o S'. mn"Ns
sns"-s I've, Su.e NY Sp.u,.s
row.,n" vi ou' s,sn..
I had placed for muskrats late one
60 s 49, 49,, s"
r,s.n. om,,s srr. ~. ~ ~.
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WOMAN TRAPPER TEL

returns to carry me through until the
next season. ! am Independent and
the only thing necessary Tor me to un-
derstand 10 the habits Of the different
animals. I can do the work any time I
choose and not cause any trouble or
discomfort for any one else. True. I
have to live out in the open most Of the
season. but that. like all other things.
becomes . constant Joy to q who 10
fond Of nature and the s~xhilaration
Of the sharp winter air. I like my
work better than anything else I know
Of"
Even though fur bearing saimals
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left uncovered the animals will scent It
long before they reach It and some Of
them Will sit down and look at II. or
walk very daintily around It and ex-
anime II critically. and even though
it ID halted with something Of which
they r especially fond. will pass on
and leave 1t for the less wary n
1t seems sometimes a. though they
actually smile as they snif the scent
of a hand upon It. The skunk seems
to be the one animal that will blum
der into the traps set for him or any
other fur bearer. 1t isn't necessary
to conceal the trap. since he will in
some way manage to walk into It. 1t
is due to his unbounded curiosity. and
may be sure that II q trap Is
laid near where he 10 expected to pass
he will be sure to turn II over IN his
search for some new eatable.
What is very disappointing Is to
set your trap for an otter or some
other valuable animal. and when you
60 to 1t md that q skunk has beaten
him to 1t, and the one you wished to
get has disappeared forever. These
little advertisements serve to add in
terest to the work and afford some
idea OF how careful one must be to
succeed in taking these keen scented
and keen eyed animals.
I'm preparing for trapping I have
always found 1t advisable to go over
what seems to be favorable ground be-
fore the cold weather starts Minks
and muskrats are always found nea-
the water. Minks usually stay along
brooks or clear water ponds where
they al burrow in the banks and
build their nests just above the level
Of the water. The muskrat In found
In much the same places. None but
an expert ear distinguish the differ
ence between the burrows OF the mink
and muskrat. Usually the mink's Is a
little smaller than the muskrat. and
! while the nfuskrat sometimes chooses
n hole to build In he generally goee
out into the swamp and builds q cosy
house OF sticks and cattails and vari-
III other swamp growth. It's en-
trance Ia always under water with no
opening at all above. Sometimes more
than q dozen muskrats viii spend the
winter In n Of these houses. Hunt
ers often 60 out and make an openins
In the top Of the muskrat's house In
the cold weather, and usually get
every one Of tho inmates without the
necessity Of setting traps.
Formerly offers were found more
or less Song these streams. where
they made burrows some distance
1 above the water in the centre Of q
very steep bank. Often colonies OF
burrows would be found close to.
gsther. One never makes . mistake
In the burrow Of an otter. because
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to see where my business
- 7 .
IL any more unusual than that

IL any more unusual than that
Of plumbing, blacksmithing or
being q policewoman." said Mrs.
Eleanor Thompson. who earns q liveli-
hood by trapping fur bearing animals.
When one Is left alone to care for
her, family 1t IL sometimes necessary
to do many unusual and unexpected
things. And why shouldn't ! be a
woman trapper II that is the thing I
know best? Furs are used by people
In all walks Of life. and while the sea-
son IL short. I generally have SUFFICIENT
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-02-12
INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS

shown in the fact that small timber
sales on the forests numbered S,29S
in 1914, against 6.1S2 the previous
year
John d. Rockefeller has given over
S7S, 10000 to the cause of education.
and yet we can't learn to like him.
Philadelphia Inquirer
They have darkened the lights of
London. but the moon has been
known to shine there three nights in
a year.-Atlanta Constitution.
So long as Secretary Bryan is capa-
BILE of shedding tears. why should the
District of Columbia fear that il will
not remain Cleveland Leader.
The Dead Letter Office-Bicycle
road races, zithers. greenbackism,
free silver. New Years calls, Euro
pean travel, cake walks. Detroit
News.
In Mexico. the two eternal pes-
lions are. what shall we do to our
ex presidents" and What shall the
ex-presidents do to escape being
done? Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-02-12
POLITICAL cHlcANeRY BEHIND THIS slLL

pending in
d railroad commissions admin
Republicans holding
office outside Legislative either election
Simmons valuable
qualified
discharge
credit
confreres Mr. capable would
It
its the Republican
skilled
0 right where he