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The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-27
VOTE OF INDEPENDENT IS
 AN IMPORTANT FACTOR
All the Independents Are Maintaininq Strict Silence Regarding Their Att. tude on the Speakership--Dem erats Hope to Get Socialist and Pro. hibtionists.

Washington, Dec. 26-Revised fig. nres on returns of the last election show definitely that neither democrats nor republicans win have majority of the next house necessary to elect a speaker, and that a handful of in- dependents will determine which side will control the organization.
 Conceding seats to candidates in possession of certificates of election because they are certain to participate in the organization of the house, the personnel now stands: Republicans, 214; democrats, 213; independents, ? Irogressiyes, 3; prohibitionist, 1; so. cialist, 1; contested, 2. Should either democrats or republicans win both of the contests, they still would be short of a majority, 21S.
 All of tho independents arc main taining strict silence regarding their attitude on the speakership, but the democratic and republican leaders agreed on how most of them will vote provided caucuses are held and soli darity maintained by the two old par ties.
 Kelley of Pennsylvania. a progress i've who formerly was a democratic member of the house, is listed as a democratic probability.
 So are Randall. prohibitionist Of California, who voted for Speaker Clark the last time, and London of New York socialist, sits on the demo cratic side now and has been shown favors by democratic leaders
 Schall of Minnesota progressive, the leaders agree, probably would lean toward republican candidate, F convinced of his progressivesm. He campaigned for the national republi- can ticket during the last campaign, although opposed by the regular or.
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Cdrr0nz0 Fails to ~
 Reply to Protocol
Are Thar the Meeting of Commissioners Failed
 to Bring Results.

Washington, Dec 2G.-Although Gen eral Carranza had not replied tonight to the demand of the United States that he either ratify or reIudiate the protocol drawn by the Mexican-Ameri- can joint commission, the expiration of the time limit was not made the occasion for formally declaring the negotiations at an end
 While the time expired at midnight. officials were declined to take into consideration that a reply might have been delayed and indicated that a favorable reply even though day or more late would not be rejected in. asmuch as an adjustment of the in- ternational difficulties was the chief object.
 Refusal to accept the terms of the agreement under which American troops would be withdrawn from Chi huahua means the closing of negOti- ations through the joint commission for adjustment of the question at is sue between the United States and the defacto government of Mexico. What effect the new situation then presented would have on the policy of the United States is not known but it was said at the state depart ment today that any further move would be made through the usual channels and not by the commission which for more than three months at tempted to fix amicable settlement Dr. John R. Mott, one of the Ameri can commissioners. conferred with Secretary Lane during the day and both expressed the hope that Carran za's reply would be favorable. The
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more general opinion among govern meth officials, however, was that the Mexican executive would not alter his repealed declaration that the Ameri can troops must be withdrawn uHcon- ditionally and that any further dis cussion of international subjects could not take place while foreign troops violated the sovereignty" of Mexico.
 eff CarranZa persists in his refusal, there will be nothing for the members of the joint commission to do but to hold one last conference to close the record and say goodbye
 Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexi- can groop spent Christmas here, the guest of Ambassador Designate Ar redondo, but was not in communicate ion with the American chairman and returned last night to New York for the meeting with his colleagues to- day. If favorable answer finally Is returned by CarranZa. the conference will be resumed to discuss such sub jects as the creation of an information al court, the treatment of foreigners, sanitation by cooperation of interna' tional forces, notifications in neut- rality laws and other questions af- fecting the interests of the two coun- tries.
 Disruption of the commission would it is believed. make very slim the chances of Carranza obtaining an American loan, without which those high in his own government eoncede it will be almost impossible for him to continue the task of conducting an administration beset by organized bandits.
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EXTENSIVE SEARCH
 FOR BOMB PLANTE RS

Salt Lake City. Utah, Dec. 26.-Al. though the entire forces of the sheriff chief of police and United States mar shal have worked increasingly all day no clew has been obtained to the per son or persons who planted a bomb at the home of Governor Spry Sun day night. Rewards of $f,000 have been offered for the arrest and con. yiction of the bomb planters.
 The six suspects arrested here in connection with the bomb plot were here late today. after having alibs.
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BLIZZARD SWEEPS OVER
 THE NORTHERN STATES
SNOWFALL IN NORTH DAKOTA WAS SEVENTEEN INCHES AC- CONTAINED BY 36-MlLE
 GALE.

Chicago, Dec 2G.-TWenty-fiYe lives We're reported lost in the storm which ragged through the west today, varying from a blizzard in the northern states to a tornado which struck Arkansas during the day. In the valley states higher temperatures prevailed and the rain was heavy. Unusual cold was reported from the mountain states west of the Rock Mountains
 The blizzard tonight was at it's worst over eastern North Dakota, where there has been a snowfall of more than i7 inches in 24 hours, breaking the record of the great No vember blizzard of 20 years ago. Trains we're reported snow bound aud intense cold accompanied the 35-mie gale. At Bismarck the mercury stood at zero. At Denver it was below, at Hayre, Mont, 22 below. Helena. l6 below; Cheyenne. Wyo, 10 below, and in Yellowstone park it was II below zero,
 Through the Omo valley ana gulf states thuader storms took place, while in New England fait weather was reported. The storm, however, was passing eastward and the United Estates weather bureau predicted rain and snow through the lake region and Ohio valley to the Atlantic coast be- fore Thursday.
 Special cold wave warnings were ordered for the plains states, the Mis- souri valley and the interior of Texas and storm warnings were displayed oa the Atlantic coast from Fort Mon roe to Jacksonville, on the gulf coast from Rockwell to Bay of St Louis and on the southern California coast
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said must have been blown from a pine woods 12 miles away.
 At Keo we heard report that a negro settlement near there had been wiped out and that Y negroes were killed"
 The storm followed a period of un- usally warm weather in this section, and at the local weather bureau it was said that the tornado was nothing un- usual. Thermometers in this section went as high as 56 degrees yesterday.
 Pine Bluff reports two negroes kill. ed near McFadden's Ferry, and T. ]. Mcdonald and man named Robin son probably fatally injured near Pine Bluff
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Head of the Iron Mountain Arrives ln
 Private Car With Family for Stay
 Ben F. Bush, the receiver and form CT president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad system, and one of the big railroad men of the country, arrived in the city yesterday morning in his private car. and is quartered at the Arlington hotel With MT. Bush in the party were Mrs. Bush and their daughter. Mrs. Salmons. also of St. ouis. It was stated that the visit or the head of the system had no offi- cial significance, but that President Bush merely had come to the resort for a short holiday vacation.
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from the steamer Maryland which sent out distress calls late last night saying she was sinking 3S0 miles east of Sandy Hook. The coast guard cut- ters Acushnet and Gresham were on the way to the vessels aid but were not expected to be able 10 reach the position given until tomorrow
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MILK EMBARGO LIFTED.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dec 26.-Cleve- lands milk embargo was lifted tonight when dealers and producers compro- missed on a flat wholesale rate of22 l-2 cents gallon commencing January L. Farmers who have been throwing away their milk lost $75,000 in the twelve days the embargo lasted pro ducers say
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TORNADO STRIKES MISSISSIPPI

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec 2G Planta- ton property and winter croIs in the vicinity of Tallulah, La, near here, as badly damaged when a tornado swept that district late this afternoon, according to reports received here to- night. No deaths were reported Dr. Herring of Tallulah was said to have been injured when he was struck by flying pieces of timber
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NO NEWS RECEIVED FROM
 THE STEAMER MARYLAND

Nantucket, Mass 'Dec. 2C.-The "a dio stations at Siascpnset and at New port, R. l.. listensd ib vain throughout
 the day and night flor further news
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TORNADO SWEEPS
 CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Four Are Known to Be Dead atEnglandand Three Chill dren Were Killed at Car 

Hhe State Convict Farm at Tucker Was
 in the Path of the Tornado and Grave
 Fears Are Felt for the Safety of the lInmates--Damage is Reported Near / Pine Bluff.
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WEATI
 FORE CAST

FORECAST FOR ARKANSAs:- WEDNESDAY, PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY. COLDER; THURSDAY FAIR, COLDER.
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PRESIDENT BUSH HERE.

Total .,........9,1l6,296 S,5i74
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kl the War News

SENTINEL RECORD PRINTS AL
 WAR NEWS UP TO 2:3o GAcH
 7NiNc, TWO HOURS LATER I rsAN ~ OTHER NEWSPAPER REACHING tifT SPRINGS. WHEN YOU REAr IT H THIS PAPER YOU ARE READING THE LATEST.
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The record., 1916-04-04
ST. MaTieS Attorney
Wins Spokane Suit

Attorney +. C. Highsmith re-
turned Monday from Spokane,
where he had been spending
week trying an action in the Su-
perior Court. The suit, which
attracted considerable attention
because of the prominence of the
parties as we'll as the Importance
of the issues involved, was
brought by Dolby, prominent
clothing man of that city, to open
up a judgment previously given,
granting him a dfvorct from his
wife.
The divorce was granted about
five years ago. Mr.. Dolby and
his wife entered into a property
agreement by which Mrs. Dolby
was given the home and custody
of their one child and Mr.. Dolby
was to pay her fifty dollars per
month so long as she remained
unmarried. In the present ac-
ton Mr.. Dolby sought to have the
Judgment modified so that he
would be given the custody of the
child and be released from pay
ing the fifty dollars per month,
basing the suit on the alleged i'm
morality of Mrs. Dolby.
Mr.. Highsmith appeared as at
tOrney for Mrs. Dolby and sue
cessfully resisted the suit. The
Judge refused to interfere with
the settlement by which Dolby
agreed to pay his wife fifty dol
lars per month. The child has
heen cared for in the family of =
brother of Mrs. Dolby and the
Judge refused to take it away
from there and give it to Mr.. Dol
by, but entered a decree making
the custody of the child perma-
nent in Mrs. DOlby's brother. AL
though this nOminally deprives
Mrs. Dolby of the custody of the
child, she did not oppose this por-
tion Of the decree and the entire
outcome Of the action is regard
ed as a victory for her and her at
tOrney.
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School Trustees
Convention Success
DR.. SISSON DELIVERS ABLE ADDRESS
Explains the Idaho Plan Of Unifying the School
System Oi the State

Isuch as vocational subjects which
will be of use to the student in
after life.
He also discussed to consid-
cradle extent the financial side Of
the school question and what the
state had invested in the schools
in the way of pupils attending
them and the cost of maintenance
to the taxpayers. The address
was an excellent one and it is
to be regretted that every patron
.of the schools could not have at
tended the meeting.
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Brings Action
Against Dollar
SOLD NOTE TO KOOTENAI BANK
Maker Refused to Pay and Trustees Of Bank
Sue Dollar as EndOrSeF
SOLD NOTE

An action was filed Monday in
the District Court for this county
by E w. Trueman and j. G. Fra
lick as trustees for the stockhold-
ers of the old KOOtenai County
Bank against VIM. Dollar Of
COeur d'Alene.
The complaint after reciting
the facts of the dissolution of the
KOotenai County Bank and ap-
pOintment of E. w. Trueman and
j. G Fralick as trustees for the
stockholders, alleges that one
George w. Shafer gave his note
for S2,25O.OO to one Geo o. New
comb, that afterwards the said
Newcomb assigned the note in
question to VIM. Dollar and that
later VIM. Dollar assigned the
same to the Kootenai County
Slate Bank. That the note was
secured by a second mortgage on
some property in Spokane. This
mortgage was transferred by Mr..
Newcomb to Mr.. Dollar and by
him to the KOOtenai Bank.
The holder of the first mort
gage fOreclosed and the Kootenai
Bank filed a cross complaint set
ting up the second mortgage and
asking that it be foreclosed. The
court entered judgment for the
Kootenai County Bank in the sun
of S2,727.i5 including costs anC
ordered the property sold and thaf
after the first mortgage was paiC
the balance should be paid to the
KOotenai County Bank to the ex-
tent of the judgment.
The property only brough
enough to pay the first mortgage
and this action is brought agains
Dollar as endorser of the note
Judgment is asked for the origina
amount Of the note with interes
together with the cost of the fore
closure action and fifty dollar
. attorneys fees and the costs o
, the action.
2 Taylor & Hull appear as altor
lneys for the trustees.
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Acton MiSappTOpriateS
County FUNDS

The arrest of former County
Assessor c.. E. Acton at Occur d.
Alene Saturday on the charge of
embezzling county funds, which
was followed by his entering
plea of guilty before Judge Dunn
who sentenced him to from two
to ten years in the penitentiary at
Boise, brings to light one of the
causes of high taxes in that coun-
ty.
This, following the exposure of
the defalcation of ex-assessor j..
w. Smith for between fifty and
one hundred thousand dollars,
proves that the high taxes in that
county were not the result alone
lof a natural legitimate increase in
the cost of transacting county
business or due entirely to eX-
tTavagance of county officials,
but that actual dishonesty has
bad a part in it.
It also proves the wisdom Of
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Sunday School TO
Give Entertainment

A program, followed by a social
will be given by the Methodist
Sunday School Friday evening at
the Methodist church. The pur-
pose is to get the parents inter
ested in the school and to have a
general get-together time. All
of the classes will take part in the
program. The Sunday School
especially desires to get the par
ents out to see what the school
lis doing. The affair is public
and all parents interested in
Sunday School work are invited
to be present.
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improvements to the waterWOrkS
system have greatly exceeded the
original estimate made before the
bonds were voted came out at the
meeting of the council last even
ing, when the engineers final
estimate of the work done by w.
l.. Geist, the contractor, came up
for the approval of the council.
The final estimate was S7163.0O,
which was approved and a war
rant was ordered drawn for that
amount less 100000, which will
be held back for a time to see if
the work was done in a satisfac-
tory manner.
After the estimate was allowed
and the warrant ordered drawn,
City Clerk Schultz informed the
council that there is not suf-
ticient money in the waterwOrks
fund to pay the warrant and
asked what should be done with
the balance of the amount or
dered drawn. This precipitated
some discussion and it was stated
that as the engineer had made and
approved the estimate it would
have to be paid and the only way
in which the claim could be met
is TO borrow the money. The
city attorney was asked in regard
to the power of the city to bOr-
row money for the purpose under
the circumstances but was not
ready to give an opinion Off-hand
IL was decided to hold a special
meeting to dispose of the subject
w. L. Geist, the contractor
stated that he was not willing tC
accept the engineers estimate oi
the amount due him and claimed
that a larger amount was due
him. The amount of the differ
ence between the sum claimed by
Mr.. Geist and Hhat allowed by
the engineer was not stated anC
this matter will also be taken VI
ct lht HpCldl lHCCbliS.
AS usual, the council was lat'
in getting down to business anC
cOrrespOndingly late in getting
through, it being nearly half pas
twelve when an adjournment wa
taken. A committee from tn,
Benewah club composed of E'
holman, f. b. Hills and C. H
Tompkins appeared before tn
council Mr. Holman, as chair
man, informed the council tha
the Commercial club had beei
merged with the Benewah club
its duties being assumed by tn
Industrial committee of that clu
of which he is chairman. H
rendered the good offices of tn
committee to advise and assis
the council.
He stated that the principa
matter which the committee ha
before it at the present time wa
a scheme to build the mai
trunk lines of highway through
out the county and that to rails
the money to do this the commit
tee is going to have bond cleo
tion called and vote Si5O,0OO.O
worth of bonds. The electio
will be called in the summer be
fore the general election. +
stated that the portion of ii
street which was macadamizt
two years ago needed more roc
on it or should be paved and thi
cross-walks should be built al
advised the council to call bOI
election at the same time the TO;
bond election was called and ha'
bonds voted to make the sugges
ed improvements.
He also called attention to Il
proclamation of the govern
setting a general cleanup we
and asked the council and may
20 follow the governor in desi
mating the same time as clea
up week for the city. The latt
suggestion was received with a
proval and a motion was carri
directing a cleanup week a
providing that the city furni
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Water System
Proves Expensive
GREATLY EXCEEDS EARLY ESTIMATES
Farmers Will Assist City in Repairing Street iT
Order To Get To Town

TJeamS 1OF naullnS fuDDlSn 10 Lne
dumping grounds. The repair
of the streets suggested was re-
ferred to the street and alley
committee.
M. c.. Cleary, Al LindstrOm and
Charles Mclaughlin appeared be-
fore the council and stated that
the road leading out of the city
on First street from College ave-
nue. to the slaughter house was
in a dangerous condition and was
practically impossible owing to
a slide and that it was impossible
for farmers in their neighbOr-
hood to get into the city.
Fulton Cook, chairman of the
street and alley committee, stated
that the street under cOnsidera-
ton could not be put in proper
condition for less han two or
three thousand dollars and the
city did not have the money to
spend He stated that he had
directed the street commissioner
to open up Second street across
Capitol Hill and then east over
the other hill to the county road.
That about sixty dollars had been
expended and that the commits
sioner would have the street open
in four or five days.
The farmers replied that. Sec
ond street was impractical be-
cause of the steep grades as an
empty wagon would be a heavy
load for a team over those hills
and each of the three offered to
donate the work of a man and
tteam to repair the road if the
city would furnish the men to
keep them at work. They esti-
mated that from two to four hun
dred dollars would put the road
III good passable condition. 1t
was voted that the city furnish
the men on condition that the
farmers furnish the teams and
put the road in passable condi-
tion. Mr.. Cook had his vote re-
corded against the motion.
The city clerk reported the
water collections for the month
at $4,000. Water Commits
sioner Martinedis reported a to-
tai disbursement of S4O2 during
the month in his departments OF
water, streets and cemetery. The
greater part of this expenditure
was for a watchman at the dan
at Thorn Greek during the flood
and for repairs to the water sys-
tenn when the new supply pipe
pulled apart.
, A petition was presented re-
. questing the formation of an i'm
, prOvement district comprising
+ Main from the middle of tn,
block between Tenth and Eleventh
streets to the west side of Twen.
tieth street and Eleventh, Twelfth
Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets between College avenue
- and Main. The petition recite,
that it was signed by seventy pc
cent of the resident propcrt
lowners in the district. A pro
q test against the creation Of tn
:, proposed improvement distric
was also presented. The peti
ton and protest were referred {
. the stree and alley committee.
4 Mr.. Stickney reported that A
< Wunderlich would accept the po
# sition of fire chief on cOnditio
n that the council provide sleepin
4 quarters for two men at the fir
a station and make some Othe
-e needed arrangements. The coun
Gil seem inclined to grant his re
quest and the fire committee wa
- instructed TO have a cOnferenC
- with Mr.. Wunderlich at once an
= arrange details for the reOrgar
- ization OF the fire department.
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Miss Estella Hofstetter re-
turned Sunday evening from
Spokane where she visited for
several days. Her place in the
school room was occupied Friday
by Miss Zella Rush.
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Frank Robertson of Plummer
was in the city Friday. He is a
member of the board of trustees
of that city and came over to at
tend the school trustees conven-
ton.
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A. p. Bunt was a business
visitor in Spokane Monday.
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Frank Fuller received a tele-
gram from Mrs. Briggs dated at
Rochester, Minn., April 4, stating
that a successful operation was
performed on DR.. Briggs that day
She added that a second operation
was necessary.
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Additional Local
News ItepS

Mrs. w. w. Ferrell, OF AveAy,
was in the city Monday on busi-
ness. relating to the late w. w.
'Ferrell estate. His will was ad-
mitted to probate and Mrs. Fer
rell was appointed administrative