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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
SUMMARY Of The
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMI-
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

The Mormon colony of Casas Gran
des, Chihuahua, is no longer in danger
from attack by villa bandits was was
reported on Monday.
Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill,
who had an interview with Premier AS
quith Saturday, finally has decided his
place is with his regiment.
Snow and floods in Washington
and Montana, but mainly the snow
troubles in the Cascades and the
Rockies, have cost the railroads sew
eral millions of dollars this year.
The marriage of Prince Joachim, the
fifth son of Emperor William, and Prin-
cess Marie Augustine, daughter of
Prince Edward of Anhalt, was cele-
brated Saturday in the royal castle of
Bellevue.
Thousands of state militiamen over
the country could be modified within
a few hours if needed for service in
Mexico. according to dispatches re-
ceived at the national capital Monday
from various state capitals.
After more than a weeks delibera-
ton the verdict of the Chicago city
civil service commission in the city hall
split-salary scandal is said to allow
the entire matter to revert to its orig
inal standing.
A balky horse stopping at a cross
ing on Saturday brought death to
three persons on the Pennsylvania
railroad at West Berlin, n. ]. The
dead; Mrs. Sallie Cook, Go years;
Anna Cook, 81 years, her daughter, and
Henry Myrtetus, 81, the driver.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Mine Profits to Grow.

Estimates based on the present rate
of mineral production and prevailing
prices of metals indicate additional
profits above the normal for mines in
the Occur d'Alenes during 1916 of ap-
proximately $10,000,000, provided the
present level of prices is maintained
throughout the balance of the year.
AS normal profits at the present rate
of production would be in the neigh
borhood of S5,OOO,0OO, this means a
total of net earning for the year of
about S15,OOO,OOO.
A considerable part of the increased
earnings of 1916, as in 1915, will be
due to the greater production of zinc,
until last year almost a negligible fac
tor in the production of the districts
wealth. This year the higher level of
silver prices will be another factor of
Importance. Copper production from
the district is not of any consequence,
though there is promise of some out
put this year from the Empire mine,
on the Little North fork, and the Rich
mond mine, near Avery, as well as a
possibility of a reopening of the Snow
storm to extract ore bodies which were
Improbable to mine at normal prices
iOi copper, Dul WHICH ulSut ylelu u
material profit now.
The backbone of the Occur d'Alenes
continues to be its lead output. This
is now at the rate of 100000, 900 tons
annually. OF this total the producers
receive payment from the smelters for
III 900 tons, 10 per cent being written
off to cover alleged loss in smelling.
The normal price of lead is considered
to be S4.10 the hundredweight, that
having been the practical average from
1885 to 1907, and it was made the base
of the long term contracts entered into
between the A. S. & r. company and
the mining companies in 1898. These
contracts provided that when the price
of lead was above S4.1O the hundred
weight half the excess price should go
to the producer and half to the smelt-
ing and marketing company.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT.

Bids for construction of the Under
wood road in western Skamania coun-
ty were opened by the county commits
sioners at Stevenson this week and the
General Construction Co. of Spokane
having made the lowest complete bid,
was awarded the contract for 500 ,5S2
Actual construction work has COM
menced on the dam and power plant
below Metaline Falls, on the Pend
Oreille river, to be used by the Mil
waukee railroad in the identification
of its Idaho and Washington Northern
line, running out of Occur d'Alene city.
A water right calling for 100000 Gu
bic feet per second of the waters of
Flathead river to be used on $4,000
acres within the Flathead project, for
merly the Flathead Indian reservation,
has been filed in the county clerks
office at Kalispell, Mont, by Project
Engineer E. F. Tabor of the United
States reclamation service.
At cost of 81 1894, 64s railroads OPP
Grating in this section will replace new
ties and rails this year. Most of these
have already been ordered and some
are on the ground ready for the work
to commence as soon as the frost is
out of the ground sufficiently to per-
NIT work to start. One road has al
ready started work on a small scale.
The above figures refer to the actual
cost of the rails at the mill at s26 a
ton and do not include the hauling, on
which the freight rate is $14.5O. This
will necessitate the employment of
thousands of men and does not include
wages, other materials required nor
other Improvement work, such as
bridge work or ballasting.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
SPORTING ITEMS

Great Falls ball fans are generous
and now Northwestern League base
ball is assured for that city
Nick Williams, the Indians 1916
manager, will arrive in Spokane on
March 20 to take personal charge of
the situation.
w. S. c. won the conference basket
ball championship on Saturday by a
Al to IL victory over Idaho in the final
game of the season.
The infusion of new blood into the
mogul arteries of the national game
surely will bring about marvellous
improvement in baseball.
Tony Brottem, who caught last sea-
son for the Vancouver club of the
Northwestern league, is going fine for
the St. Louis Cardinals.
The New York Boxing commission is
spit as, Chairman Wenck and two fell
low members are at loggerheads. He
favors mixed bouts and referees de-
cisions, but is over ruled.
At Los Angeles, March II, Frank
Gotch won two straight falls in his
match with William Demetral, the Chi
cago Greek. thus clinching his title as
the worlds champion at catch-as-catch-
can.
w. G. Matthews Of Ephrata, is con-
ditioning his Russian wolf hounds and
his Chesapeake Bay dogs preparatory
to taking them to the Seattle Kennel
club bench show on the 29th of this
month.
Jess Willard is a much improved
boxed, says an eastern sport writer
Fifty per cent better than when he
won the championship from Johnson,
according TO Damon Runyon and is
still very fast
At Grinnel, Iowa., March II, w. c..
(Billy) Robinson, head of the Grinnell
aero school, was instantly killed when
his biplane, in which he was trying
for an altitude record, plunged to the
ground from height of $4,000 feet.
Perfect scores of 1000 were made
again last week by rifle teams of Mich
igan Agricultural college and Washing
ton State college shooting in the inter-
collegiate matches being held under
the auspices of the National Rifle as
ISOLATION.
Frank Gotch has accepted the offer
Of the Copper City Athletic club to
wrestle in Butte some time next
month, his opponent to be selected by
the club. This is a clear-cut an
nouncement that the champion is back
in the game and that he will meet
Joe Stecher. OF just as much interest
to the local fans is the announcement
that Demetral, the Greek champion
who was such a drawing card against
Pat Connolly, will meet Joe Stecher
at the Broadway theater, March %.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
OVER HALF A MILLION CON-
MUNlCANTS is CHURCH'S
GAIN FOR ONE YEAR

summary of all church denomina-
lions for 1915, Roman Catholics, Pro-
testants and Jewish, give a grand to-
tai of 1SO,6O4 ministers, 1885, church
buildings and 80 ,3SO,67O communicates
as compared with 17S,SSS ministers,
225.49 churches and 3S,727,07S COM
municants in 1914. These figures are
compiled by DR.. Henry X. Carroll, as
sociate secretary of the Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in Amer
lea.
The Methodist Episcopal church has
1857 594 members, a net gain of 1,417,-
240 in % years.
Northern Presbyterians have 1896
157 members as compared with 7SS, 224
in 1890, a net gain of 706,933 in 20
years.
The Methodist church south records
2,072,OS5 a net gain of S62,O59 in 25
years.
Northern Baptists have 1852, 63S
members, a net gain of 49, 1873 in rs
years.
The Protestant Episcopal church re-
cords 1,040.S96 members, a net gain OF
50S,S42 in % years.
Lutheran Synodical Conference has
S21.3S members, a net gain of AGA, 23S
in % years.
Congregationalists have III, 1862
members. net gain of 25S,59 in %
years.
Returns for 1915 give the Catholics
a membership of 14.O49, O63, a gain OF
1917 GAG in % years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
For Small Country Papers.

Washington.-Sena Bankhead of
Alabama, chairman of the postoffice
committee, introduced Saturday and
had referred to his committee bill Ia
repeal the law requiring editors, pub
fishers and owners of newspapers.
magazines and periodicals to file with
the postmaster general every months
sworn statements with names of edi-
tors. owners, stockholders, securities,
and in case of newspapers sworn state
ments of average circulation. Senator
Bank head said he was acting on his
own initiative in behalf of the small
country newspapers.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
LANDS OPEN TO HoMEsTEADING
Most of 100000 Acres Already Taken
Up by Settlers.

Neutrality-suspicious. than 100000
acres of public lands were designated
by the interior department as enterable
by homesteaders in February, it was
announced Saturday. Some of the land
already has been filed for settlement
on much of the rest.
The land opened is scattered
throughout nearly 200 counties in nine
western states. In Arizona 1900 acres
were opened; in California, 10000;
Colorado, 10000; Kansas, $4,000; Mon
tana, 100000; North Dakota. 100000;
Oregon, 100000; South Dakota, 1,000,-
900 acres in the Bellefourche, Lem
mon and Rapid City districts; Wyom-
ing, 100000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Go Well Prepared.

San Antonio, Texas, March INA
jor General Frederick Funston today
outlined his plans for the capture
dead or alive" of Francisco villa and
his band of outlaws.
1--WE do not ourselves know just
when the expedition will start into
Mexico, although. of course, it will be
soon," he declared.
ut will go forward just as soon as
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Biggest Bazaar Ever.

New York.-A bazaar. said to be the
largest to be held in this country, was
opened in Madison Square garden here
Saturday for the benefit OF Teutonic
war sufferers. The promoters an
nounced that before the doors opened
s200,500 had been realized from the
sale of $4,000 tickets. They said they
expected the affair, which is to last
until March %. would result in raising
fund of s75e;000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Seven DAYS Too Much.

New York.-The man who works
seven days a week and who thus be-
comes so absorbed in himself and his
work that he can talk nothing but
shop" was characterized as a super
bore" by former Judge Alton B. Par
ker in a paper prepared by him to
be read at meeting of the republican
club here recently.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
WOULD HONOR SENATOR JONES
Republicans in Senate Favor Him for
Chairman.

ashington.-,Among those republi-
can members of the senate who are
regarded as political leader as move
ment is on foot to secure at the hands
of the committee on arrangements for
the national convention the selection
of Senator Jones as temporary chair
man of that body. This committee is
named by the national committee. Ger
tain middle-western members of it are
known to be desirious of Senator
Jones' selection. Senators Lodge and
Borah have been mentioned for the
place.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Buffalo Fire $3.50. 900.

Buffalo, N Y.-Fire said to have
been caused by dust explosion virtu-
ally destroyed the fertilizer plant OF
the International Agricultural corpora
ton here Sunday. The loss is estima-
ted at s550,000. Seven employees who
were in the building were slightly
burned.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Slide Kills One at Spokane

Spokane.-John Gleason, a well-to-
do member of the squatters' colony. is
believed to have lost his life in spec
tacular manner and others had mar
row escapes when a section of the o.
w. r. & N. big fill, nearly a block
long and 200 feet high, slid to the
rivers edge one-Quarter of a mile west
of Monroe street, Monday evening.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17

sufficient number of men, with an
adequate commissary, can be organ
lied 1t will not be held back, how
ever, until all the troops now ordered
to the border have arrived.
There is no use going at this thing
half cooked. The task ahead of us will
be a long and arduous one"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17

France has one woman Judge. Mile
Jusselin. whose special duty is to try
disputes between employers and the
employed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17

Many people are doing the best they
can who ought to be ashamed of the
fact that they are not capable of do
ing better.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

The Farmers Union Warehouse COM
pany of Genesee, Saturday shipped two
carloads of hogs to Spokane. The hogs
brought the farmers ~ cents.
The body of James Cogan was found
recently in the mill ditch at Peck.
Cogan, who wass residing with Robert
Bills, had been i'll for some time.
Ralph T. Brickell, auditor and ac-
countant of the state board of educa-
ton, has resigned. Mr. Brickell says
he intends to take up advanced studies
in economies in an eastern college.
Orders were given recently to cut
the beaver dam in the Delsol slough ad-
joining the Delsol park, Lewiston, in
order that the backwater accumulated
there may be drained from the park.
Michael j. Mahr, age So, former sher-
iff of Shoshone county, prominent poll
tician and largely interested in mining
properties in the Occur d'Alenes, died
at Wallace on Friday. Death was due
to cancer of the throat
The supreme court of this state af-
firmed but modified a judgment given
in the Eighth judicial district court for
Kootenai county in passing upon the
appeal in the case of Joseph McAlinden
vs. the ST. Maries Hospital association.
1t was an action to recover damages
for alleged malpractice. McAlinden's
leg was broken while loading logs upon
car for the Blackwell Lumber COM
pany and was taken to the hospital.
where a plaster cast was put on the
leg, which was later amputated. He
brought action for damages and Sc
cured a judgment for $4,000 in the
lower court. This judgment the SUI
preme court finds excessive and re-
duces it to $S640, and if McAlinden re-
fuses to accept the modified judgment
it is reversed in toto and a new trial
granted.
Republican State Convention.
A majority of the members of the
state republican central committee in
session on Saturday at Boise, COM
pletely reversed the action of the mi
nority of the committee taken Febru-
airy II, which was illegal, in so far as
the representation by counties in the
next state convention is concerned.
The representation decided now is
made six times the number of mem
bers in the legislature, house and SEN
ate, each county has. BY this appor-
tionment the next convention, which
it was decided to hold in Twin Falls,
April 20, will be the largest in the his
tory of the party
There will be 5SS delegates entitled
to seats.
Each county organization will settle
whether the delegates will be elected
at party primaries or if they will be
selected by the committees. The lat
ter course will be followed out in a
majority of the counties, the state
committeeman believe.
Under the apportionment of dele
gates eight northern Idaho counties
will be entitled to the following rep
resentation in the state convention
Bonner "a, Clearwater 10, Idaho IS
Kootenai 80, Latah "a, Lewis 70, Me-
Perez IS. Shoshone "a.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Villas Men Scatter.

Columbus, N. NJ, March 12.-Reports
multiplied here today that Francisco
Villa is disintegrating the force of
1900 to $500 men which he used to
support or to make the Columbus raid
last Thursday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Bryan O. KS Wilson's Course.

Chicago, March 12-William Jea-
nings Bryan gave his approval to the
course of President Wilson on the
Mexican situation in two addresses de-
livered here today and later epitom-
lied his remarks in the following state
ment:
Il think the president is entirely
right in the two positions he has ia
ken on the Mexican situation as it is
today.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
The Reason.

Columbus, N. M.-The bandit Villa,
has moved southwest toward the So
nora state border in the general direc-
ton of the FL Tigre mining district.
Troopers of the Thirteenth cavalry.
which beat off Villas raid on Column
bus March 8 are fully prepared to
move into Mexico at a moments no
tice
The town, in contrast to the nerv-
BUSINESS which bordered on panic on
March 10, was calm and quiet when
darkness fell and the Thirteenth reg
mental band resumed it's concerts.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17

A light purse is heavy curse.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Fifty-Nine Chase Army.

Colonel H. ]. Slocum's general re-
port on Villas attempted invasion,
showed as its outstanding feature that
Villa, with from 1900 to $500 men, was
chased from the border Is miles into
Mexico by SO officers and men Of
troops F and II, under Major Frank
Tompkins. This force fought four ac-
tions with Villas rear guard of at
least 900 men, killed at least rs Mexi-
cans, recovered a number of horses
stolen from the cavalry by the bandits
and emerged with the loss of only two
mounts killed and with no casualties.
During the pursuit, which Major
Tompkins could not continue without
rest and reenforcements, the Mexi-
cans. apparently badly disorganized
and fearful of a chase by the entire
American force, abandoned large
quantities of loot stolen from the mer-
chants of Columbus. The army corral
here was crowded with cavalry and
transport animals captured from Villa
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
carranza Proposal Favorable.

Administration officials received
General Carranzas proposal as favor
able. 1t seems to indicate that he will
not protest against American troops on
Mexican soil as has been feared. Prac-
tically such a reciprocal arrangement
probably would never result in a single
Carranza soldier crossing the line, as
the possibility of bandits taking ref
uge in American territory is consider
ed remote.
1t is realized that such an arrange
ment, however, would go far to salts
fly General Carranza and permit him
to comply with popular sentiment in
Mexico.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
We Agree With carranza.

Washington, March 14.-The United
State government entered into for
NAL agreement with the defacto gov
eminent of Mexico Monday under
which American troops will cross the
border to hunt down Villa and his
bandits with the expectation of hearty
cooperation from the Carranza forces.
Secretary Lansing made public the
text of note, accepting General Car
ranzas proposal for a reciprocal ar
rangement between the two govern
ments, and announcing that the United
States held this arrangement to be
now in force and binding upon both
parties. General Funston will carry out
his task under this agreement Of
fetal announcement was awaited last
night that the American force had
crossed the border. Plans for the
troop movements have gon ahead with
out regard to the diplomatic exchanges
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
over 10000 Troops

Columbus, N NJ, March 14-Ap-
proximately 10000 trops, with AZ noun
tain and field gun batteries, were on
the border last night between Douglas,
Ariz., and Eel Paso, a line 200 miles
long. A little more than one-third of
this force was cavalry.
From camp of few hundred men
Columbus overnight grew to a military
establishment of nearly 1000, with in
dications that 1000 men are to be con-
centrated here Immediately.
Officers here talked of a march
straight southwark in pursuit Of Villa.
Troop movements seemed to bear out
reports that while the Columbus col.
umn would strike south, another move
ment would be made from the vicinity
of FL Paso and third from the Ari-
IONA line, somewhere near Douglas
Both the FL Paso and Douglas move
ments would be able to follow rail
lines, while the central column from
here would have to go overland across
a desert
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17

Light gains, heavy purses.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17

Necessity never made a good bar
balm.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Drive Quick and Sure.

1t was apparent only that the mill
tary plans contemplated a drive into
Mexico that should be both quick and
certain. The war department is will
ing to take no chances by weakening
the border patrol, and General Fun
ston's orders were not to move until
he was fully prepared
While extensive troop movements
were in progress along the border
during the day, the state department
received from General Carranza, head
of the de facto government of Mexico,
a request for permission to send his
troops, should occasion arise, across
the border into the United States in
pursuit of the bandits.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
OUR SOLDIERS NOW
HUNT GENERAL VILLA
HE AND FOLLOWERS MURDER 20
CITIZENS OF THE AMERICAN
BORDER TOWN.
WILL GET HIM DEAD OR ALIVE
and Army to Penetrate Mexico
President carranza Says, go
to IT," and Wants to Help.

Washington, March 12.-General
Funston, under orders from President
Wilson to hunt down Villas bandit
army in northern Mexico, is moving
his troops at the border behind a veil
of rigid secrecy.
War department officials, who had
given the border commander a free
hand in working out details of the ex-
petition. made. it clear that they re-
garded it imperative to success that
all information which might aid Villa
in eluding the American forces must
be guarded scrupulously.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
Wilson's Course Endorsed.

Discussion in congressional circles
indicates further that congress
stands squarely behind the president
in his determination to run down the
Villa marauders.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-17
U. S. Force Is $500 Men.

1t is generally expected that the
American forces, which probably will
number in the neighborhood of 1900
men, will be well on the trail of the
bandits this week who raided Column
bus. One of the chief causes of delay
has been the necessity of replacing
with infantry the cavalry troops that
nave been performing border patrol
duty Movements of troops has been
in progress ever since General Fun
ston received his orders to catch Viii
la, but their exact nature may not be
known for several days.