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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
SERIOUS CHARGES
In DIVORCE SUIT
ALLEGATIONS CON-
TAINED in COMPLAINT OF
WIFE AGAINST HUSBAND
Suit Comes From Lewis COunty-In-
fidelity Charged Court Opens
Monday

/ Sensational allegations are made
in a divorce suit filed in the district
court in which Fredereaka Little is
plaintiff and Charles r. Little is the
defendant. Both are residents of Lew
is county and the plaintiff is repre-
sented by Attorney G.. Orr McMinimy
of Ilo. The suit asks an absolute di-
vorce and the division of community
property valued at $4,000.
The complaint recites that the cou-
pie were married in Illinois in 1889,
but that soon after the marriage the
pair moved to Idaho, settling on a
homestead at Woodside in Lewis coun-
,ty. The complaint alleges that the
defendant husband left Illinois under
a cloud, charging seduction Of a young
girl, whom the defendant "believed was
bought off" The complaint declares
that she loved her husband and having
gone far away from their home that
she was willing to remain with him
and to help build up their future exist
that she underwent in helping to
conduct the farm, working much the
same as a farm hand at plowing. seed
ing and caring for stock, but to all of
which she only met with cool appre-
citation She tells of the time when
the defendant was a rural mail car
rier out of Juliaetta, when she took
the route for him and frequently cov-
cred the duties during all kinds of
severe weather.
Again the complaint alleges infidel-
ity with various and divers persons
and specifically points the defendants
actions in connection with school
teacher near Westlake. This and 9TH
er alleged acts are responsible for
the filing of the suit. The couple bore
two children, one alive, Mrs. Emma
Dallas of Winchester, and the other
dead. An adopted child seven years
old is also claimed.
Another suit of Importance filed in
the district court today is an action
in which the American national bank
of Pendleton is plaintiff and Benjamin
T. Hill of Lagrande is defendant. The
defendant is owner of the building oc-
cupied by the Williamson department
store. The plaintiff holds a second
mortgage for $4,000 on the building
for which a deed was issued in lieu
If mortgage. The suit is filed to de-
clare the deed mortgage SO that the
same may be foreclosed. The First
Trust bank of Moscow holds a first
mortgage of $4,000 on the property.
James H. Forney is attorney for the
The Latah county term of the dis
riot court will be opened by Judge
:. C. Steele Monday morning and the
ury will be called to report on the fol-
owing Monday. The calendar of the
he criminal calendar is the lightest
n years, only the case against T. F..
Iartinson, charged with falsifying the
ecords of the county; George Higgins.
a common nuisance at
lendrick; and W. j. Humphrey,
harged with liquor violations. There
re 40 civil cases on the calendar, 9 |
f which are divorce suits.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18
ITALIAN SHIPS
SUSPEND TRAFFIC
Vessels Will Not Ply Between Italy
And America Because of Submarine
Warfare and Sailing Schedules
From New York Suspended

LONDON, Nov 18.-Steamship traf-
fic between Italy and America has
been suspended until Italy can ade-
quately combat the submarine attacks,
according to Zurich dispatch. This
action followed the number of sub
marine attacks during the last two
weeks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18

Detroit, on second thought, decided
not to buy the street railways with
Christmas coming on and SO many
other uses for ones money.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-11-18

Since Mrs. Gait wv
Has called halt
On Paris modes awhile,
We now will go
By B. & O.
To Baltimore for style.
By Margaret Mason,
Written for the United Press
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11
Rows Of Corn Mile Long

The farme, boy who thinks it
O hardship TO p'ow corn rows The
length of two.acre field. even
when he has the privilege of
resting in the shade of a big tree
at either end of each row, prob
ably would throw up his hands
at the mention of following rows
a mile long, with never a tree on
the horizon. This is what some
farmers in the United States DO,
however particularly in the dry
farming land of eastern Colora-
do. And, instead Of looking up
on it as a hardship, they actually
enjoy the work, and take pride
in making the rows as straight
and even as a string ST. Mich.
olas.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11
Sugar Workers Are to
Get Bonus Of 100000.

Honolulu, 7, H., Nov 9 Ha-
waiian sugar planters, it was
made known, vii, distribute this
season to their plantation labor
ers bonuses totaIing 100000
The planters as a result of the
high prices secured I,r their sug
ar because of the European war,
have had a remarkably prosper.
Gus year
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11
Ooes Il Ray 70 be a Cora ~ 90

Willie Shadowcus Joined the Corn Club last spring raised his
using good seed 2J d. acid rto with good cIya
on he 50 90 at the Kentucky State Fair bis corn gath
bu Of fine sound corn bu of good seed btu
dried well worth per bu IS bu worth per won
Jersey bull cali at County School Fair and will show h
State Corn Show to be held Lexington Jan 5h OH 1916
Total value date $50 with fine cap Sunday. All
boys Ctendcn county have opp oury TO be club boys
year Boys the front have We have
members that want 100 bu. put their credit for 1916
J. ROBERT BIRD. County Ayr
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11

Eouo. Nov @ The AuStro.
Germ pos are preparing a new
offensive against the Sue canal.
according to an Athens dispatch
to the Tribuna, winch adds that
the British have made gigantic
preparations to meet such an
eventuaIlty, Among other things
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11
Misconceptions About Alaska.

Alaska is the most misunder-
stood and misrepresented section
of the United States. People
generally, and sincerely, believe
that the name Alaska is synony-
nous with snow and ice and
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11

Stop coughing. You rack the lungs
ard worry the body. BALLARD'S
HOREHOUND SYRUP checks irritG-
ton, heal, the lungs ard restores com.
Portable lreathing Price pc. SOC and
400 per bottle. Sold 10y james H..
O-me.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11

couple it accordingly with ice
cream frcezers and cold drinks.
Yet the principal cities Of Alaska
along It's southern coast line
Juneau, ketchikan, Corodova,
Valdes and Seward do not aver
age as cold in miiwinter as New
York and are seldom as cold as
Baltimore and Washington dur.
ing cold waves.
Alaska is one-ffth the size of
the whole Uun' ed States and il.
N.....
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11

The worst cases, no matt -' 'l'- long standing,
arc cured hy the wonderful, U.I 81 .a nt
rotiets Autlscptic Healing oil, II relieves
Pain aud Heals at the same time, 2se, Is. 81 10
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11
.ic Fog Bells

es that have no at
Else the lamps auto
ght up every night
gevery morning, have
imon in the last fe"
a new feature has
added to make them
re wonderful. This IS
tic fog bell. Wheney-
rounds the lighthouse
ell will sound regularly
ouble outfit has been de-
for a water intake crib in
lshigan. off Milwaukee.
ncate instrument that vii
.e of the amountof water
r, called a hair hygro
controls the fog bell. /
Anown that hair will lengthel
htly when damp and couuac
AT dry. and this fact is utiliz
in an ingenious way to lowe
d raise a bit of meta. Whe
air is damp, and the hal
hens and drops the meta
an eXctric contact is made tn;
rings ~ electric gong, cureT
being Supplied by storage 0a
teries. prier air causes the me
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11

tho size OF the Wy ,nrlryA
Spreads from me- ~erate zone
to the Artic Circle. Not one
quarter of it is IN the latter. Be-
low the circle lies o magnificent
be Of icrt'. SOIL II is est.ma-
ted hy Government authorities
that the agricultural a~.a ~ AL
aska fertile valleys ap. plains,
on many of which cattle can be
wintargd without feeding ~
grepares 10000 square miles,
with % climate Ike that OF north
eru Europe Norway Finland
and Sweden. This land +, richer
and more productive than .Ha'
o. ANY other .0u... ..,
world well wa,wed .r Ne.
timoered, and 220are. are open
free % tle sc.Icr F.. hess. o
take up q nome. .d.
ln me great ..ur. ga'o ol
Alaska the co.do.Ju. of WHITE.
are not as cold as mn'.. ..u
finn. f..f,.. r..r......
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1915-11-11

foo uuiaas Ina, Does Not Affect The hlia
urrIusr 0i If. tonic and laxative tfH,I .N..
TINT UWDWp urfNtSgis h,ttstth. H' |rf..
lu'uiuU HHl IH,s not cause u,f" IErrss
f.FINt iu U..l NHnrw'tf thf f.I NAH. .'
N.A iut t.rt .f.JHfs ttl. ~ t |ONr a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-18

for the country Haitian distrust Of
the United States is even more deep
rooted than the distrust of some of the
Spanish American countries. Possibly
also there is more cause for it.
The black republic in its early
struggles never got much sympathy or
aid from the white republic, or from the
French empire, which had been a re-
public. Napoleon's treacherous seizure
of Touissant rOuverture and imprison-
ment of the great black leader was
made at a time when there was a pros
pect that Haiti would really establish a
successful negro government That it
might be monarchy, or a despotic
government, was not an objection to it.
The slave power in the United States.
Of course, always frowned on the little
black neighbor in the West Indies.
After the civil war people in the United
States felt that they had too much
trouble with their own questions to
encourage expectations of the posi-
bilities of the negro in the West Indies.
Haiti's red history from the time of
Dessalines, the first ruler, down to the
latest revolution Is usually cited as evil
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The Young Father.

SeWoUNG Astor.' said a Chicago edi-
tor, has just given 100000 to
the British Red Cross. l congratulated
him on his ardor last month in London.
but he said. with a laugh. that such
ardor was common all over England.
He said that all over England they
were learning rife shooting in their
patriotic ardor now. There was a rifle
shooting match not long ago in the
village of Combe Martin for boys be-
tween fourteen and seventeen. 1t was
how many boys took part
in the match-the prize was a substan-
tial one-and some of the seventeen
year-old youngsters had astonishingly
mature faces.
LAS one of these urchins was in the
midst of a very brilliant display of
rifle shooting, the assembly, was am
azed to hear little boy in the front
row yell:
ICON on, father! Hurray Give US
another bulfs-eye."
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dence of the hopelessness of the black
republic ever amounting to anything.
The judgment passed. however. on the
capacity of the negro race is no more
sweeping and ill-founded than that on
the incapacity of the Spanish American
peoples to govern themselves.
Since the recent discovery that many
of these Spanish American peoples are
making real progress in sslf-govern-
ment. it might be well to give Haiti
the benefit of at least doubt as to it's
capacity to work out the racial destiny
OF the country.
The Haitians are still primitive
people. Their educated and cultured
classes are not, however. confined to
the mulattaes. who are comparatively
small proportion of the population.
There are plenty of pure blacks who.
like the mulattoes. have been educated
in France.
Most of the military leaders who have
become neutrality-suspicious. have been
pure blacks, and many of them have
shown considerable capacity.
The worst Of the Hatians are seen
in the cities. Visitors who see the
ragged, barefoot soldiers form their
ideas of the country from them, and
rarely realize the pathos that is back
of the lives of these men. Navy Of
ficers who are so frequently ordered to
the ports on account of revolutionary
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have seen an opal. but in some sections
they have perhaps an unlucky stone.
They may be a little more prone to
consult the voodoo doctors regarding
their future than white people are to
patronize fortune tellers. but this is
doubtful.
Haiti is a rich country, agriculturally.
It was producing sugar not so many
years after Columbus discovered the
island, and it was shipping coffee to
Europe when Europe was in the first
stages Of enjoyment Of that beverage.
1t also sent a little tobacco about the
time that Sir Walter Raleigh was as
tonishing his English friends by emit
ting fire from the Carolina weed in
his mouth. The mahoganies and other
hardwoods were also exported. and
some of them entered into the fine
French furniture of the period.
Haiti still produces sugar, but the
industry is rather primitive. 1t has suf-
fered from competition, just as have
Jamaica and the other West India
Islands.
Coffee is the leading crop. and the high
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imagination, and there was suspicious
similarity to the circumstances of
which they claimed to know something.
The British minister's book. however,
was the mine of information from
which most of them drew their stories
with such incidents and frills as they
thought likely to give verisimilitude to
their horrific narrative.
l have met a good many persons who
have passed years in Haiti and who
know the country and the people thor
oughly. Not one of these ever was
able to give verified instance of
voodooism, and few Of them believed
that it ever had existed. But SO long
as it makes good reading 1t will con-
tinue to be served up.
Unquestionably the Haitians have SUI
perstitious practices and rites which
are Of African origin. Some of these
practices are similar to those OF the
Cuban Nanigoes, a secret society which
existed during the Spanish rule and
which still survives. The criminal ele-
ment, however, once existed among the
Nanigoes, and 1T is lacking among the
Haitians.
While the Haitians have their mys-
terious ceremonies and their super
stitions, they have no fear of the num-
Der thirteen. nor do they refuse to go
on a journey on Friday. Few of them
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disturbances naturally observe little
outside of these ports. and their i'm
pressions are formed in the same man.
ner. Yet there is peaceful Haitian
people as Industrious as is to be found
in any tropical country.
Voodooism, or human sacrifices. has
been used by superficial observers and
sensational writer's to convey an en-
tirely false idea of the Haitian blacks.
A British minister. after he retired
from the diplomatic service. wrote a
book about Haiti in which he embodied
all the unverified rumors of human
sacrifice and other rites that had sur
vived among the descendants of the
original slaves brought from Africa.
1t was very interesting reading for
those who like the horrible. but there
was no case given for which the min
lister could vouch. Everything was
hearsay.
Travellers visiting Haiti for the pur-
pose of writing books and special ar
ticles found that voodoo stories made
good copy. So they, too, wrote about
voodooism as something quite COM
mon among the country people. Some
of them drew large drafts on their
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practice of each succeeding revolution
airy government in providing to pay the
debts of the revolution" and the ease
with which the printing presses could
be set to work issuing fresh paper
notes, brought about financial chaos.
The National Bank of Haiti, which has
been the subject Of much diplomatic
controversy, was in effect an interna-
per cent of its stock was controlled by
American banks. The remainder was
owned in France and Germany. France
having much the larger share. Some
actually held in France, and it has
been stated that this has been seques-
trated by the French government as
war measure. This, however, does not
materially change the situation.
\ X
Had the European war not come on.
the United States might have been put
in a very delicate position in prevent
ing too aggressive action by the Euro
pean powers. AS it is. they have not
been exactly quiescent. They have
looked to the United States to protect
the bank funds.
The Haitian government, or admins
tration. showed much irritation some
months ago when the gold in the vaults
the redemption of the outstanding pa
per currency, was removed to the
American warship and brought to New
York for safe keeping. The money Is
drawing interest, and no question now
exists that 1T will be applied to the OBJ
ject to which it was pledged. Had it
remained in Haiti there was more
than chance that one or the other of
the revolutionary factions would have
gotten hold of it. Nevertheless, the
Haitian government, or the admins
tration of President Sam, protested that
the action was high-handed and an in
vasion Of Haiti's sovereignty.
The United States has not yet recog-
niZed President Sans government. al
though several of the European powers
have done so.
President Sans administration has
adopted various fiscal measures to rem
edy the financial chaos One of these
was a law passed in December making
provision for retiring the old bank
notes. A commission of merchants
was to cooperate with the government
in the retirement of the old notes. This
measure, however, has not satisfied the
foreigners who have advanced money
to Haiti in the form of loans.
President Wilson's special envoy did
not succeed in getting the administra-
ton of President Sam to acquiesce in
fiscal treaty similar to the Dominican
convention, but was offered a counter
proposition which was unsatisfactory to
Washington.
Il \
refusal of Haiti to accept a fiscal pro-
tectorate, although the one proposed
undoubtedly would be a good thing
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foreigners acquiring land This is no
more directed against the United
States than against other foreigners.
The Haitians point out that various
states of the Union prohibit alien land
ownership, and it cannot be held
against them that they do the same.
The determination that foreigners
shall not acquire too strong a foothold
finds expression in other ways. Three
years ago the good offices of the United
States were necessary to mitigate the
hardships of numerous Syrians who
had established themselves in business
in Haiti, but who were compelled 10
give up their business. Haiti listened
to the remonstrances, but did not yield
her rights and the Syrians had to go.
These are incidents which have
bearing on the feeling of the people
that the country is their own. This
feeling may not always find wise ex-
preston, but it's existence must be
recognized. Recognition of it on the
part of the United States may yet Sc
cure the adoption of the proposed fiscal
protectorate.
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:. have a stronger sense of their respon-
sibility in the training of their chill
dren and in homemaking.
Barring the need of physicians IN
the case of many of these women, the
second greatest need seems to be litera-
ture. And so we organized our reading
courses. These represent. at present,
ten courses which we outline. Any one
SO desiring may join-men, women and
children old enough to read books.
There are few requirements. Each
course must be finished within three
years, and as each book is begun, the
division is notified. At its conclusion
a letter must be written giving a COM
prehensive idea of what the book meant
to the reader. With the completion of
the course one book in the list is chos-
en- by us, and the reader is expected to
write on that subject. If the result is
satisfactory, a certificate is given, bear
ing the seal of the interior depart
ment.
Or Claxton. in speaking of what
reading meant to boys, voiced senti-
ment which, I believe, is applicable TO
everybody. He said:
"'By comprehensive reading he Will
finally become broadminded, tntelli-
gent man of the world, and citizen
of all time, instead of an ignorant, mar
row-minded inhabitant of some re-
stricted iocniity-wtithout knowledge
of the past and outlook on the future
X X
1.-The ten reading courses, six of which
are already in bulletin form, and the
remainder in process of preparation.
include the great literary Bibles. mas
terpieces of the worlds literature. read
ing courses for parents. miscellaneous
reading for boys and girls. twenty-five
books of great fiction. some of the
worlds heroes, American literature.
biography and history. Other courses
will be added as the need arises.
1.-THE first course contains eight books
which represent the ideals of a race. an
age or a civilization. The list includes
the 'Iliad' and Odyssey of. Homer.
Dante's Divine Comedy Shakespeare's
Merchant of Venice. Macbeth Ham
let and 'Othello.' and Goethe's Faust.
These must be read twice during the
three years allowed for the completion
of each course. All others need be
read but once.
Masterpieces of the worlds litera-
ture includes several books of the
Bible, and such other works as Virgifs
.Aeneid,' The Nibelungenlied.' Don
Quixote,' Paradise Lost etc. With
course three and several subsequent q
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the Establishment of a Fiscal Pr0tect0rate

quality of Haitian coffee has given 1t a
preferred market in Europe. The war
has affected the sale of this product.
Cacao, or the chocolate bean. is also ex-
ported in considerable quantities. and
there are minor agricultural products
sent abroad. The imports are mostly
food products, such as -four. lard and
petroleum. Cotton goods are also inn
ported.
The distrust which Haiti is now show
ing of the proposed fiscal protectorate
on the part of the United States may
be removed by a tactful attitude and
by a sympathetic display of knowledge
of the difficulties which the country
has to contend with in establishing a
stable government. Nothing can be
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accomplished by an overbearing atti-
tude.
One source of suspicion has disap-
peared through the course of natural
events. This was the desire of the
United States to secure a naval station
at Mole St. Nicholas. During President
Harrison's administration Secretary
Blaine seconded the plans of the Navy
Department to obtain this station.
Frederick Douglass as the recognized
leader of the colored race. had been
made minister to Haiti by President
Harrison.
Mr. Douglass did not get along well
with the State Department, and Admiral
Gherardi came to Haiti with the pro-
posal in regard to a naval station. 1t
was not presented through the minis
ter as the proper diplomatic channel.
The Haitians cleverly asked the adj
miral for his instructions. He had to
send back to Washington for them. and
in the meantime the issue settled itself
because Haitian sentiment against
leasing Mole st. Nicholas became vio-
lent.
Minister Douglass presented his side
of the case, and he gave Secretary
Blaine a rather unhappy time of it.
Nevertheless, it was felt in the United