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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
A GIGANTIC STRIKE
IN NEW YORK CITY
100000 WORKERS THREATEN TO
COME OUT IN AID OF THE
STREET CAR MEN.
CENTRAL LABOR BODY JOINS
Thursday of This Week Is Day Set
for Drastic Acton-Mayor Failed
in Arbitration PIan-Compa-
MES Refuse to Confer.

New York, Sept. l8.-Fallure or
negotiations being conducted by May
or Mitchell to provide a basis of set
Element of the traction strike in this
city will result in a call Thursday
for a sympathetic strike of approx
mately 100000 workers, union leaders
declared after a conference today
between representatives of several
crafts.
The call will be issued, it was sta
ted, to all unions affiliated with the
central federated union of New York,
the central labor union of Brooklyn
and the federated union of the Bronx,
Westchester and Yonkers. Some of
the unions already have authorized a
strike, union leaders said, and ref
erendums are in progress in others.
Hebrew Trades to Join.
The United Hebrew Trades, repre-
senting a membership of 100000 or
ganized workmen, tonight voted to
go on a sympathetic strike as an aid
to the striking car men, if they are
called upon to do so by the central
federated union.
The vote was taken at a meeting
of delegates said to represent every
craft in the United States, including
the garment industry, in which many
women are employed. Arrangements
were made to notify the membership
of 100000 to be ready to answer a
strike call at any time.
Will Not Confer Further.
Theodore p. Shonts, president Of
the marlborough Rapid Transit com
pany and the New York Railways
company, late today issued a state
ment in which he said the companies
would refuse to confer further will
the strikers. This announcement was
made after Mr.. Shonts had been in
formed that Mayor Mitchell hat
agreed to act with Oscar S. Straus
chairman of the public service com
mission, in attempt to bring the stri
kers and companies together.
Mitchell Calls Conference.
Mayor Mitchell announced tonigh
that he had asked the citizens com
mittee of the chamber of commerce
and representatives of the Merchants
association to meet with him tomor
row to discuss the situation. Durinl
the day he conferred with labor lead
ers, but no practical plan was evolv
ed to settle the differences.
Traffic on the subway and elevated
lines continued normal today ant
there was a noticeable improvement
in surface car conditions. Some vic
lence was reported and several ar
rests were made.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
Am ERICAN LEAGUE.
MINING NOTES

The plans of the Rex Consolidated
company for a resumption of produc-
ton at the rate of 100 tons a day
about the middle of this month are
progressing satisfactorily,
The net operating profit of the
Standard Silver-Lead company, own
ing the mine of that name at Silver
ton, B. c., for the month of July was
$4,000, as compared with $3O,39s in
June, $3s,437 in May, $s6,774 in April
and $136,943 in March, the banner
month so far this year.
President Bilrowe of the Bilrowe AL
Toys company of Tacoma, says his
firm will start the erection of a mill
at their manganese mine, three miles
northwest of Omak, Wash, within 30
days. This property has been making
regular shipments of two cars of ore
week for some time now and the
mill will give facilities for handling
the low grade rock that it is now un-
profitable to ship.
Receipts of ore at the Trail smelter
of the Canadian Consolidated company
for the first week of Ceptember to-
tailed 1926 tons, as compared with TO-
III tons in the corresponding week
of August, making the total ore re-
ceipts for the year so far 341, 1928 tons.
Mines which shipped ore to the Trail
plant for the first time during 1916
were the Bullwhacker, at Butte, Mont,
credited with 2O3 tons; and the Hid
den Treasure, at Spillimachine, East
Kootenai, seven tons. The weeks ore
receipts from mines owner or con-
trolled in Spokane were as follows:
Electric Point, Boundary, SAT tons;
Keystone, Bayview, Idaho, 1876 tons;
Bullwhacker, Butte, Mont, 203 tons;
United Copper, Chewelah, 1872 tons;
Standard, Silverton, B. c., 1876 tons,
and Rambler-Cariboo, SLOGAN. CO tons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
ENGLAND NOW CABLES
LATEST PROHIBITED LIST
Question as to American Goods Al
ready Covered by Letters of AS
surance Is Clouded.

Washington, d. C.-Government Of
ficials profess to be in doubt as to
whether the late British order re-
straining commerce to Norway, Swe-
den, Denmark and Holland affects
American goods already covered by
letters of assurance through opera
ton of The Netherlands Overseas
trust. Officials of the British en-
bassy say it does not affect Ameri-
can goods thus protected
The state departments only official
information, which came in a cable
gram from Consul General Skinner
dated September II, seemed to sup
port the view that the new order
works no change, for it says: ut is
presumed that American goods al
ready covered by letters of assur-
ance will not be stopped"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
CANADIANS OPEN OUR MAIL.
censors at Vancouver, B. c., Are the
Latest Offenders.


ashington.-British censorship of
American mail has extended to Off
cial letters of the navy department
from the far east. On the eve of the
arrival of Great Britain's note reply
ing to the state departments pro-
tests of the mail censorship it was
learned this week that the navy de-
partment censors at Vancouver, B.
c., had opened several letters to the
department from navy officers at
Hongkong, some of which have the
diplomatic status of naval attaches.
Admiral Benson, acting secretary,
said the interference with official
mail had been called to the attention
of the state department in each in
stance and protests made to London
The censorship, he explained, appar-
emily had not been general, as many
similar letters had been received I'M
opened, and mail going east had not
been disturbed.
The postoffice department recently
cancelled contracts for transportation
of mail to the orient on vessels ply
ing to British Columbia ports in IA
vor of ships going direct to Seattle
and San Francisco.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
Noted Forqer Dies Palmer

New York.-The death recently
here Of Charles Becker, who won in
ternational notoriety as a forger and
penman of skill, became known
Monday. He died in poverty. Becker
once stole 100000 francs, approx
mately $1,OOOOOO9 from the Bank of
France through his forgeries. A life
sentence for raising a 50 check to
$4,000 was Beckers apparent future
fate in California 20 years ago, but
his release was brought about by
the American Bankers association.
He was 6S years old when he died.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
SPORTING ITEMS

Richard F. ("Dick") Kinsella, scout
for the New York Americans, has
quit his job.
Harvard carried off the intercol-
legiate tennis championship in both
singles and doubles.
Dutch" Reuther of the Spokane
team is the most valuable all-around
player in the Northwestern league.
Hal Chase of Chicago team has
taken the lead in the race for the
National league batting champion
ship.
The Japanese tennis stars have
gone home and will not return to
America next season for tournament
play.
Inside of the next 10 days football
coaches throughout the country will
be taking stock and laying plans for
the gridiron season.
Andrew Freedman, Tammany chief
and former baseball magnate, who
died December 4, 1915, left an estate
Of $4,201,S0S in New York, above all
debts.
A new worlds cycling record for
one mile was established recently
by Reggie Mcnamara of Australia,
who covered the distance in one min
ute and as seconds.
William M. Johnston of San Fran
cisco, former national tennis cham
pion, Saturday won leg on the Tri-
State tennis bowl at Cincinnati, en-
blematic of being a tri-state cham
pion, by defeating Willis E. Davis
of San Francisco.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
American shlpplnn Gains.

Washington More than 700 YES
sells have been added to the fleets
flying the American flag in foreign
trade in the two years ending June
80, 1916. The department of com
merce announces that in June, 1914,
there were 2405 such vessels of l.
070,152 gross tonnage and two years
later there were 1885 ships of 9.194,-
470 gross tonnage. Nearly half the
tonnage. 1,O74,679, in 800 vessels, sail
from New York city.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
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.

Russia has induced Rumania to
prohibit absolutely the sale of liquor.
Major Cedric Charles Dickens, the
grandson of Charles Dickens, was
killed in action in France Monday.
At Chicago, September IS, coal
prices were increased 65 cents a
ton for anthracite varieties and 40
cents for bituminous.
Presence in Elgin, ILL.,, of ITS cases
of typhoid fever was received last
week, together with the announce
ment that IL deaths from the disease
have occurred since June.
The new Greek cabinet, headed by
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos, assumes
power this week under the same con-
ditions as surrounded that of its
predecessor and is merely a service
cabinet.
A shipment of $500 tons of cop
per in ingots and bars. valued at
more than 100000, arrived in New
York Monday on the American steam
ship Sherman from Valparaiso and
Antofogasta, Chile. The copper is
consigned to American interests.
The headsman's AK was used al
Berlin Sept. 16 in the execution OF
Johanna Ullman, one of two partici
pants in a shocking murder last
March. Her female accomplish in
the crime, in which a girl friend Of
the two was choked, robbed and cut
up, is awaiting beheading.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
IDAHO NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Eliza Stinson, age IS, a pio-
neer of the Potlatch section, died
Saturday.
The Latah fair opened Tuesday
Practically all business houses of
Moscow closed for the opening pa
rade.
Everything in the way of attrac-
tions for the Kanlah fair and Wild
west carnival. September 81, % ana
%, have been contracted for
At the second annual Occur d'Alene
Indian fair at Plummer, the exhibits
included vegetables, grains. fruits,
fancy work. Indian relics, etc, all
the result of labor by Indians.
Stock day on the Camas Prairie and
Clearwater lines Tuesday saw "a
loads of cattle and hogs shipped
through Lewiston, Idaho, the greater
portion of which was consigned to the
coast packing houses. The value of
shipments was fully 100000.
In Pursuance of their plan to make
the grade up the hill from Lewiston
to Uniontown a model part of the
Washington-Idaho state highway sys.
tenn the commissioners of Lewiston
highway district will build 16 miles
of fencing and upward to two miles
of guardrail and baseboards, calcu-
lated to protect cars in case a car
should leave the embankment.
Shoshone county's equalized assess
ed valuation for 1916 is $25,75O,O69
an increase of S4,492,25S over the
1915 valuation, and sets a new high
mark for the county. This valua
ton will be increased by 100000
when the personal property roll is
made up next month. Few changes
were made by the state board. Tim
Der land valuations were reduced
per cent. Standing timber owned
separate from the land was reduced
5 per cent, mich cows 10 per cent
and common sheep were increased q
per cent.
President M. A. Brannon of the
university OF luanO MADE the tOl
lowing statement recently as to the
prospects for the school for the com
ing year: "The outlook for the com
ing year at the State University o.
Idaho is extremely encouraging. AL
indications point clearly to an en-
rolment of more than 1000 students
on the university campus during tn,
current year, and the great RECORD
of extension service, which reached
more than 100000 people in the stat,
of Idaho last year, will be passed b.
large numbers during the academi
year of 1867.
THE outlook for investigation il
immensely improved through certain
congratulations of departments an,
interests, and by the addition to tn
faculty of several exceedingly well
trained and well-tried students, VIII,
are capable of carrying on valuable
and helpful research"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
Army Message by Auto.

Seattle.-The message that left Ply
mouth, Mass, Monday noon. Sept. IL,
in a transcontinental flight by auto
mobile relays was delivered to the
commanding officer at Fort Lawton
at 1912 o'clock Saturday morning,
L hour and IL minutes behind SEIZED
ule. A. F. Wehe, secretary of the
commercial club of Colfax, Wash,
was the messenger who delivered the
sealed letter from the war depart
ment.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
THE /. C. c. SUPREME.
U. S. COURT so RULES
Decision Makes lntrastate Express
Business Subject to Federal
Rates Commission.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.-A decision
which in the opinion of prominent
attorneys, may in effect establish
the authority of the interstate com
merce commission to override rates
established by the states for intra-
state business, was handed down here
recently in the federal district court
in the so-called South Dakota eI-
press rate case.
The decision overruled the petition
of South Dakota shippers for an in
junction to restrain express compa-
MES doing business in the state from
increasing their tariffs to conform
with the uniform rates fixed by the
interstate commerce commission.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
Villa Very Much Alive.

huahua City Saturday with 600 men
and penetrated part of the city, but
was driven out with heavy losses by
the constitutionalist, army. The cap
tured Villa followers were immedi-
ately put to death. General Trevino
was wounded in an arm.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
WASHINGTON.

The Howard Thomas jewelry store
at Wenatchee will open a branch at
Cashmere in charge of L. E. Larkins.
The business will be located in part
of the new Sullivan drug store.
A. ]. Protzman of Protzman &
Protzman, formerly in the general
merchandise business at Hartline. We
natchee and Cashmere. will re-enter
the mercantile business at the head
of the Cash grocery store at Cash
mere. He will have with him as part
ner, f. J. Mcconnell
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
Chicago Banker Suicides.

Chicago.-The suicide of Joseph
Tuna, head of the Tuna Savings
bank, a private institution, and the
indictment of four private bankers
were the latest developments Monday
in Chicago's epidemic" of private
bank failures, and a general inquiry
into these institutions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
MONTANA.

Arthur Lewis Griener of the pro-
gressive grocery firm of Griener Bros,
at Libby, and Leona Rayome of the
same place were married last week.
Fire at Roman last week destroyed
the Matte Hull millinery store, An
drew Stinges pool hall and Paul La
chambre harness shop. This is the
second fire to visit Roman recently,
and as there was only $4,000 insur-
ance carried, the total loss was con-
siderable.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
ALL GUARDS TO SEE SERVICE
Those at Home to Take the Place OF
Those on Border.

Washington.-All national guard
organizations which have been held
at state mobilization points since
they were mustered into the federal
service, are scheduled to start for
the Mexican border soon. Secretary
Baker is personally supervising all
guard movements. He is determined
that every guard unit undergo Dor
der service and training before it is
discharged, and intends to use the
troops in state camps to relieve those
on the border so that the latter may
return home and be mustered out of
the federal service.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

The Osaka Shosen Kamiyu, the
second largest steamship company of
Japan, is about to enter the San Fran
cisco-Australian trade.
The threatened strike of union
shipwrights, caulkers, joiners and boat
builders at San Francisco, has been
averted by compromise.
At Hillsboro Ore, Bennett Thomp-
son, who was convicted of the muir
der of Mrs. Helen jennings, May Is
last, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
Australian shipping from our Pacif-
ic coast now is handled by the Ocean
ic and Union steamship companies
the former an American, the latter a
British concern.
Leland G. Hendricks, managing ed
itor of the Oregon Daily Statesman,
was accidentally drowned while swim
ming in the Willamette river at Sa-
lem, Oregon, Saturday.
Axel Nelson, age 2S, a structural
steel worker, was shot dead Sunday
at Portland. Miss Eva Gibson, age
"a, with whom he had passed the
previous evening, was arrested.
Seattle's imports from Alaska in
August were nearly $S,7OO,OOO, and
exports over $2,3OO,OOO, making a to-
tai business of more than $11 900, 900,
according to a report of the Seattle
harbor master.
The Oregon Master Bakers asso-
citation have adopted resolutions in
favor of 10-cent loaf of bread and
went on record as opposed to a pro
posed law fixing the weight of a loaf
of bread. The 1O-cent loaf was not
made obligatory on members of the
association.
H. H. Prouty, famed mountaineer
and Mazama left approximately $751;
600 to the Salvation army work in
Portland, according to his will filed
for probate. The estate of Mr.. Prou.
ty, who died September II, is valued
at $4,000. To his fiancee, Miss Edith
Ellis, $4,000 was given by Mr.. Prouty
George H. Prouty ex-governor of Yer.
mont was present at the funeral An.
other brother, Charles A. Prouty, a
director of the interstate commerce
commission, is unable to leave Wash
ington.
The Diamond Match company will
begin the construction of a $3.50 ,00C
addition to its match factory in Chico
Butte county, California, in about II
days or two weeks. The additions
to the building will represent an ex
penditure of $150,OOO, while 100000
will be expended for new match man
ufacturing machines.
Dolly Vandetta, aged 4, ill will
typhoid fever, was poisoned by hel
mother, Mrs. Andy Vandetta, at Was
co, Ore, Saturday, and died immedi
ately. Mrs. Vandetta in morbid de
lirium, also poisoned her infant chile
and her sister, Mrs. w. H. Yancey
at whose home she was visiting after
which she swallowed poison. AL
will recover except the daughter.
The body of Samuel Tronbull wa.
taken to Astoria, Ore, Sunday, from
his homestead in the mountains q
miles away. He had been shot acct
dentally and killed at his cabin BY
one of three marksmen who wer,
shooting at bottle nearby. All three
of the men, Henry Johnson, Car
Davidson and Elmer Hurlbut, cam,
to Astoria with the body. Each sale
he did not know who fired the fata
shot
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
New York Metal Market.

Metal exchange quotes lead S6.7O.
Spelter-Firm. Spot, East st. Louis
delivery, DC.
Copper-Firm. Electrolytic, $27@
$3.50.
Iron-Steady and unchanged.
Tin-Firm. Spot, $3s.25Q3s.75.
Bar silver, 6sAc.
Mexican dollars, 52bc.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
SUBMARINE BREMEN
EXPECTED THIS WEEK
PREPARATIONS MADE FOR THE
GERMAN sUBsEA CRAFTS
ARRIVAL SOON.
CARGO ALREADY TO GO BACK
Formed by Ship and Pontoon-
Builder of Deutschland Wait
ing for the Vessel.

New London, Gonna persistent
report that the German submarine
Merchantmen Bremen, a sister ship
of the Deutschland, would arrive here
this week, gained credence Sunday
by the arrival in this city of Paul
G. l.. Hilken, manager of the German
Ocean Transportation company, that
was organized to operate the under
sea craft
Builder of Deutschland Waits.
Mr.. Hilken was accompanied by
G. Prusse, who was credited with
having constructed the Deutschland,
the first German submarine freighter
to reach the United States. Mr..
Prusse was passenger on the
Deutschland when that vassel arrived
in Baltimore.
Preparations Made.
Although neither Mr.. Hilker nor
Mr.. Prusse would state definitely
whether the Bremen is on her way
here, elaborate preparations have
been made which indicate that the
undersea liner probably is about due
The North German-Lloyd steamer
Willehad, which was brought around
from Boston a few weeks ago, has
been moored near the U. S. S. Dol
phin, outside the New London pier
forming a berth inside, and a pom.
toon of RATS, with a big board fence
was floated around to the PROV OF
the steamer and there moored
With the pontoon fence in position
submarine inside would be screen
ed from outside view. The board
fence surrounds the warehouses and
the office buildings leased by the
Eastern Forwarding company, sub
sidiary of the Germon Ocean Trans
portation company.
About 20 carloads of rubber have
been received here within the las
few weeks and are stored in the
warehouses. The material is encasec
in small boxes marked via San Fran
cisco.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
Iowa Auto Collision Fatal.

Holstein, Iowa-Mrs. Barney Van
voy was killed and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buck of Schaller, Iowa, seriously in
jured in an automobile collision near
here Sunday.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
President at Sisters Funeral.

Columbia, S. C.-President Wilson,
who came here Monday for the fu-
neral Of his only sister, Mrs. Anne
e. Howe, left at 6:15 o'clock in the
evening for the summer White House
at Long Branch, N. J.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
COWBOY TRAIN RoRRER CAUGHT
"Rusty" TUX Arrested and Is Now
Behind the Bars.

Douglas, Ariz.-Flin Tulk, a COW
boy known as "Rusty" throughout
Arizona and New Mexico, where he
has taken part in exhibitions as a
rider and roper, is charged with the
theft of United States registered mail
in connection with the holding up OF
the Golden State limited of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
near Apache. Ariz., on the night OF
September 6. He is held under bonds
of $4,000, and is now in Jail here
Tulk is said by officers to have been
fully identified as one of the rob
bers
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
British Columbia for Prohibition.

Vancouver, B. C.-Woman suffrage
and prohibition apparently have beer
adopted by the voters of British Co
lumbia.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22

The central powers undoubtedly do
not relish the highly centralized eff
forts of the allied armies.
The door at which opportunity re-
fuses to knock is the door OF the I'M
prepared.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
carranza III on independence Day.

Mexico City.-Genl. Carranza was
unable to take part in the Mexican
Independence day exercises here Sat
urday, being confined to his home
with a slight cold.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22
SUGAR From Palms.

Sugar is extracted from 16 varie
ties of palms which grow in Ceylon
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22

New York has $4,000 families re-
ceiving charity aid.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-09-22

South America is producing imita-
ton ivory.