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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-14

Eugene - A drainage project em-
bracing many thousands Of acres,
which, il reclaimed. win prove among
the most valuable land in the state,
has been Investigated by Professor E.
L. Power, Of the Oregon Agricultural
college. He advises that the landown-
ers procure the services of United
States government engineers in the de-
velopment Of the proposed project. In
the Long Tom and Coyote bottoms are
between so. 900 and 400. 600 acres. now
little at for cultivation. Various
drainage projects are contemplated.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-14
Rannrt pafanda piutes.

Denver Charges that troubles with
the Piuts Indians near Bluff. Utah,
early In 1915, were the result Of .
s'badly-bungled" scheme to drive GER
tain non-reservation Indians of the
public domain and conflseate their
graxing lands are made by NJ. X. Sniff
fen, special investigator for the Indian
Rights association, in = report pub
lished here. The Sniffen report de-
clares that conditions Of shameful
neglect" at the Ute Mountain Indian
agency extended over 90 years. The
troubles became acute last winter.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-14

~Weli, after all" said Damocles with
An affectlonats glance upward at the
sword. stlll suspended BY q hair. -nui-
sance though you are old top. ] think
IA rather have you lowering over me
than a Zeppelin. There are hairs and
herra IN this world. and Of the two
prsfer the capillary attraction"
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-14

Pendleton-In the presence Of q
number Of school children, the Umatil-
Ia County Circuit court Wednesday re-
ceived beautiful silk flag from the
Oregon Society Of the Sons Of the
American Revolution.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-14

The latest photograph OF his holi-
ness, Pope Benedict XIV. is shown
hero. It was taken In his study at the
vatican. The pope is keeping up his
efforts to bring peace TO war-swept
Europe.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-01-14

Congressman William A. jones oi
Virginia. as chairman cf the Irsulaf
affairs COMMITTEES cf the house of rep
resensatIves. will lead the fight again
this year for the Philippine bill, In
creaslnn the liberty Of tho Fllipinoa.
Another measure that will be Intro
dueed BY Mr.. Jones will be the Porto
Rlcan bill. which failed 70 reach the
house last session.
.~~.~~-~~S~ese~~~-es~.~ e~S-~~~s~c~~cose-
stopped the train and ordered ths
party 10 descend. Holmes. however,
slipped into the lavatory and from his
hiding place witnessed the stripping
Of clothes from tho prisoners.
The party was then marshaled down
the track, escorted by firing squad.
A Holmes alipped from the. car and
ran IN the direction Of Chihushua City,
he declared, be heard shrieks, fol-
lowed by volley Of rifle shots.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

ter. In India she spent two weeks
in Rajah's harem. During her So
iourn In Rangoon it was reported
that a British army officer who fell
in love with her, narrowly escaped
death and nearly brought on interna-
tional complications by stealing an
idol from one of the sacred temples.
In religion, Princess Miskinoff says
she is a Buddhist, and has wonder
full collection of statues Of this god.
At one of her entertainments she
appeared as an Egyptian queen clad
in green and gold, and with an i'm
meuse live snake coiled around her
waist. Her favors on this occasion
were chameleons with jewelled eyes.
At another time she appeared rs a
dairy maid in attendance upon ele-
plants, having been carried before
her guests on a litter borne by dusky
attendants whose bodies glittered
with oriental gems. Mrs. Gouraud
once created a sensation in Paris by
her appearance as Nine. Pompadour.
She is said to have acquired a won.
derful knowledge of oriental dances,
and 1t was reported that she was the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

have stirred her intimate friends by
their startling unconventionality. II
seemed to be Mrs. Gouraud's whim 10
originate a series OF magnificent and
costly entertainments, each one more
splendid than the other, and for
which she offered prizes Of $4,000 for
ideas.
The Princess Miskinoff is a globe
trotter. and her travelling expert
ences would fill many volumes. The
influence and mysticism of the Orient
is reflected in her strange entertain
ments, her costumes, and in some
short stories she has written, among
which are Moon Madness and Other
Fantasies" Betty, Buddha and
Billy" 1.-THE Lady with the Red Lips
and 1.-THE Dance Of the Cobra"
The mention Of a very few Of
Princess Miskinoff's strange advent
ures will give a little indication OF
the variety of strange things she has
done in her search for the unusual
according to her friends:
While in Java she wore the native
costume and lived in a native hut
In Japan paper house was her shell
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16
And Now There is an Extraordinary

between husband and wife is the crux
OF the domestic troubles OF the MIS-
KNOTS.
Naturally, this most unusual sittla'
ton has aroused n great deal oil DIS
cussion among members OF the prln'
cess's set. Prince Alexandra freely
talks about "his child" and says that
he cannot realize what his wife means
by asking the court to find that there
has been no child born Of her mar.
riage to him.
ITO be sure" says the prince,
there are many sides to this ques-
tlon, and unpleasant ones at that
But what else am l to do? Is 1t not
my child, and as its father can help
feeling affection for it?"
Princes Account of child's Birth.
Regarding the birth and disappear
ance Of the child, Prince Miskinof
says:
my wife disappeared. and two
weeks later received a letter in her
handwriting, which told me about the
birth Of daughter. and asked me to
come Immediately. went to the
place designated, and there found
my wife in bed with n baby.
Later. when 1t was time for the
Princess Miskinoff and the baby to
be taken home, my wife pledged me
to keep secret the existence Of the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16
Their suit reveals story Of violence
and quarrels."

MED that the noblcman was her nus
band. !,
For reasons known only to herself,
Mrs. Gouraud enshrouded her mar
rage in considerable mystery. She
denied that she had married "a
prince" but did not qualify her state
ment, leaving the inference that,
after all, she had acquired her fourth
husband.
However, a copy of the marriage
record at St. Martins Registry, Lon
don, indicates that Joseph P. Bond
on June II, 1914, married Aimee
ooker.Gouraud, widow, aged 40,
and Alexandra Miskinoff, aged 96,
who describes himself as the son Of
n government official of the Russian
tax department The witnesses to
the ceremony were Yvonne Croker,
Mrs Gouraud's foster daughter, and
Amanda Emerson.
While she was still denying her
marriage to Prince Miskinoff, Mrs.
Gouraud appeared very often In pub
lie with him. The couple also lived
at the same hotels, where, according
TO attaches, it seemed that the prince
was entrusted with paying the bills.
and displayed large rolls OF money.
The Princess Miskinoff is the
daughter and practically sole heiress
If Edwin Bryant Crocker, one OF the
n,oneer miners and railroad builders
If the bonanza days of California,
who amassed vast fortune OF mill.
ions of dollars. Ever since she can
remember the princess says she has
always tried to do unusual things, her
earliest recollection OF which is. that
when very small child she saw the
elenhant Jumbo at circus ard
begged her parents to buy the animal.
While still in her teens she had
rival suitors In Porter Ashe, Ken
lucky horseman, and Henry NJ. Gillig,
a New York yachtsman. Unable to
decide between the two rivals, she
was said to have advised them to
fight a duel, and she would marry the
winner, Ashe and Gillig, however,
decided that a game of freeze out
poker was safer than pistols. and
acted accordingly, Ashe being the
winner. In less than a year the child
woman divorced Ashe. She then mar
ried Glllig, and after a few years
secured a divorce.
Her Strange Entertainments.
Next Mrs. Gillig met Jackson
Gouraud, who was known along
broadway as song writer OF some
promise. 1t was after this marriage
that her strange entertainments be
came the talk of the town and the
Joy CT the set to whom only the uii'
usual makes life worth while.
Jack" Gouraud died a little over
three years ago, and his wife went to
Paris for tie purpose, she said, OF
finding a new and interesting life
Sure enough she did, according to the
reports of her famous Sunday night
"danses coloriques," zebra pivot
dances" and many other wonderful
entertainments, which were said te
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16
"Where is My Baby Duughter?' Demands Prince N
1--WE Haze Had No BABY" Says the Princess.

IF a wifc should deny her mother
hood and conceal her baby, when
. her husband declares there Is a
child, how do you suppose the hus-
band would feel7
II a husband should insist there
d a baby, when his wife denies that
q child has boon born, how do you
suppose the wife would feel?
A most improbable state of at,
fairs any husband or wife would be
opt to say on first drought.
Was there ever husband and
wife case so strange?
That there is in real life stu
alton between wife and her hus-
band like the one suggested is re-
yealed In the suit of Prince Alex
andre Miskinoff of Russia for the
custody of his child" whose birth,
he says, is denied by his wife. the
former Mrs. Jack" Gouraud Of New
York. heiress Of the Crocker mill
ions.
Is there really little Princess
Miskinoff? If so. where is she?
Prince Miskinoff, the husband, en-
phaticaly declares there is a baby.
Princess Miskinoff, the wife, just
as emphatically denies that there is
any baby at all
This most unusual controversy be-
tween a husband and his wife has
been carried into court, and 1t will
take more than the wisdom Of n
Solomon satisfactorily to decide the
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

for ns uromdms

maid of Mystery" yelled dancer
who appeared on New York roof
garden few years ago.
What Will She Do Next? :
Friends of the former Mrs. Gou;
raud, who profess to understand this
remarkable woman over whose life
fate sens to have cast such a won.
derful spell, have been quoted as say
ing that her persistent denials OF
Prince Miskinoff's statement that his
child was born 10. her last April, are
really no more remarkable than her
denials that she had married the Rus.
sian nobleman, or any OF the nurner.
GUS strange things which she has
been credited with doing. Her friends
claim that they account for this by
the fact that the princess has trained
them not to be surprised by what she
does. but always to wonder what is
she going to do next. Those who
know this unusual woman say It is
her marked characteristic for doing
unexpected and unique things that
has made the former Aimee Crocker
known as "the most original woman
in America"
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

enid, saying that she wished to avoid
any possible misunderstanding with
her first daughter, Gladys Ashe, over
the question OF inheritance. My wite
said that everything would be all
right, and for this reason l readily
agreed to keep silent. Accordingly
the little Princess Verein, as we had
named the baby, secretly was placed
elsewhere in the care of nurses In
stead Of being kept with my wife"
To bear out the princes statements
servants at the New York hotel where
the Miskinofts we're living at the time
said that a richly dressed baby fire.
quently had been taken to the apart
ments of Princess Miskinoff by a
woman who was supposed to be WIS.,
iting friend. This is said to be Prin.
cess Miskinoff's explanation Of the
reported frequent presence in her
home Of woman with baby.
Furthermore, Prince Miskinoff says
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

puzzling question of whether there
IS baby or there isn't.
Prince Misklnoff is positive that he
has a little daughter, and freely
plights his princely word that the
child. who, he says, is known as
Princess Verein, was born In New
York, April il, 1915.
However, in answer to her hus-
bands suit for possession OF the
child, Princess Miskinoff makes q
mystery of the whole affair, not only
by emphatically denying that she is
the mother of the child the Rus
sian nobleman is seeking to recover
by process of law, but also by de
claring that no child ever has been
born Of her marriage to Prince Mis-
knoll. Even in the face of suit
for separation, Princess Miskinofi re-
mains mistaken In her dentals that
0 daughter was born.
Back of this strange controversy
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

that he not only saw the baby ne
claims is his infant daughter, but
that up to the time of her d1sap'
pearance he often took the child out
for an airing in an $50 perambulator
that he had purchased with his own
money. The husband also declares
that since the baby was taken away
he has made many efforts to see the
child, but without any success.
Several times my lawyer and l
called at the princess's apartments"
he said land demanded to see the
baby. but always | have been re-
fused"
The complaints that the prince and
princess have filed in court against
each other are remarkable, as might
be expected, and seem to agree only
upon one point--the date Of their
marriage in London. Their suit re-
veals a story of violence and quar-
rels, alleged inhuman treatment and
fantastic life in the cafes OF New
York and Paris.
Il bear no malice toward my Wife,"
says Prince Miskinoff, but want a
more sedate way of living. 1t under.
mines my health to keep on staying
in cafes until 4 or o'clock every
morning.
81 love my wife, and still think she
is a splendid woman. l will forgive
her II she will return to me and bring
the child. I am father. and have
all the feelings Of father. want
my child, so have gone to law to
get her."
Says Husband Wooed Young Girl.
The princess says her husband mis-.
represented his social position and
condition in life, and that although
she did live with him, she preferred
to continue to be known as Mrs.
Gouraud."
mot long after our marriage" says
the former Mrs. Gouraud, my hus-
band began to pay court to a young
glrl who was then only 10 years old.
The prince said he did not love me,
but merely married me for conven'
fence. He demanded divorce, as he
said he loved this young girl, and
wanted to marry her. The girl, in
turn. told me that she would take her
life unless she were allowed to marry
the prince
The prince refuses 20 discuss his
wife's accusation that he Is n love
with this young girl. whose Identity
has not been disclosed.
obviously, as gentleman, | must
remain silent about this matter" ia
says.
As a result OF her husbands suit
Princess Miskinoff, who ispromlnently
noted on both sides of the Atlantic
for her ultra.outrc entertainments
and to be known as "the woman who
has tried everything" finds herself
in the very unique position Of having
to acknowledge that she really has a
fourth husband In Prince Miskinoff
Since her reported marriage to the
prince, Mrs. Gouraud had always de-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

problem of supplying the
soldiers of Italy with fuel, while
they are battling up in the
mountains wholly bare of wood, is
being met by patriotic girls and boys
at home. Which shows, too, that the
Ingenuity of the Germans in solving
acute domestic and military problems
is matched, at least in this instance.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16
How Italy Is Making Coal from Paper

lacking as to the specific quality of
the emergency coal" the compress.
sion is sufficient to render It excel.
lent slow burning fuel.
In all the big cities Of Italy there
have been organized bands Of boys
and girls who go around and collect
all the papers they can find. These
are brought to establishments where
other boys and girls, under the ,direc-
fen Of women teachers, turn these
papers into solid rolls and sections,
afterward cut into chunks.
These are packed into individual
bags and distributed among the SOL
dlers in, the bleak mountains. In
case soldier desires to have little
hot soup or coffee he takes out three
or four pieces Of coal paper" and his
hot meal is soon ready.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-16

in Italy. The new fuel, in the prepa.
ration Of which thousands Of children
are concerned, is called coal paper"
though paper coal" would do as we'll
You know that paper can be com.
pressed to such solidity that car.
wheels have been made from 1t. Such
a consistency of material should burn
like, coal, and. though information Is
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19
BEM1DH MERC RCHANTs.


This Christmas has emphasized be-
yond all doubt the ability Of Bemidji
merchants to provide every want Of
Bemidji and Beltrami county people,
and those elsewhere, in the line Of
Christmas purchases. Never before
have Bemidji stores been better stock
ed with seasonable lines, complete In
every detail, and, dressed in their
holiday attire, the stores present a
colorful and attractive appearance.
Bemidji merchants by so doing
have invited patronage Of which they
are certainly deserving. Their ef-
forts is a standing invitation to call
and inspect what they have to offer
and an acceptance of that invitation
is up to the people of Bemidji and
vicinity. r.
There is absolutely no need OF
going out of Bemidji nor sending out
of the city for what is wanted. The
proprietors Of stores elsewhere and
the big mail order houses don't know
you and don't care thing about you
except to get your coin. They
dom t contribute one cent to the main
tenance of Bemidji, its schools moi
it's business affairs and every dollar
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

Already there are rumblings that
denote the approach Of the municipal
campaign which is scheduled to get
well into action along about the mid
die OF, January. Looks like there is
to be a merry scramble for the Off
ces, but tits hoped nothing will crop
out that will in any way cause dis
sention among the people that will
detract from the unity of purpose in
bringing Bemidji into it's own. s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

sent elsewhere only serves to build
up other cities.
At least extend the courtesy Of Wis
iting the stores of Bemidji before
sending away for what is desired.
II you will. you will spend your
money at home where it is earned,
for Bemidji merchants are ready to
serve you in any capacity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

IS. This sisa thessWeek when the missus
gets up these cold mornings and pre-
spares breakfast for 1the old man
without word Of complaint about
the cold house. In fact she seems to
be pleased to do So You couldn't
guess why in + a Z thousand years.
No?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

It is rather unusual for a. city the
size Of Bemidji not to have several
poor families dependent upon the city
for aid during the winter, but re-
ports from the city hall state that
the city authorities have none. That's
speaking pretty well for the pros
perity of Bemidji and vicinity, don't
you think? -.~.. n
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

When we were q kid we used to be
one Of the sIlnow shovel and broom
brigade and had pretty fair skating
place, too. Why not the youngsters
of Bemidji get busy on the lake
where the city has provided warm
ing house? Come on fellers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

We notice in . fashion article
whereit says q Dresses are to be lower
next season" Just what that means
we don't know. Last season we mo-
ticed fair young thing and while
we were Of the opinion she showed
rather poor taste in her dress; jshe
certainly showed good FORM
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19
THE MUNICIPAL RINK.

While we are frank to admit that
the municipal skating rink is not
all to be desired in some respects,
there is no blame that can be at
tached to the city in any manner, so
it seems, in that no effort on the
part of those most interested has
been made to provide that which
seemingly is wished for.
Whether the. city is in position
to take money away from the various
funds and expend it for something
for which there has been no appro-
priation is another matter. However,
the city council did set apart 500
for the benefit of the public in pro-
viding a warming house for the skat-
ers and the city. has also assisted in
cleaning off d space for skating and
getting the surface in shape. If
there is more to be done It is doubt
full if the city authorities are aware
Of it, or have not been advised in a
businesslike manner. .-~~~'--5'
At the meeting held last week for
the promotion of Carnival associa-
tion Mayor Vandersluis openly stated
that out of the 1000 inhabitants OF
Bemidji only one appeared sufficient
ly interested to approach the cotn-
Gil and ask aid in providing a skat-
ing place for those who wished to In
dulge in this healthful exercise, and
that the same visit, on the part of the
single individual was what brought
forth the hundred. sh Ya so
If there are any who have any
ideas along this line and will bring
them properly before the city auth
critics 1t is reasonable to presume
they will receive due consideration
and cooperation: 4ia
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

President and Mrs. Wilson cele-
brated the first anniversary of their
wedding yesterday, dinner being
served in the White House. We fail
ed to receive our invitation in time
to attend but wish them another year
of prosperity and happiness just the
same, ..... .., ~. J.. , ..,.E
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19
MIR. NEUMEIER LEAVES,

+. G. Neumeier, who for the past
year and a half has been the editor
Of the Daily Pioneer, has resigned
his position and Thursday leaves for,
st. Paul to continue his newspaper
work. In going to st. Paul, Mr.. Neu-
meier returns to scenes Of former
newspaper activities where there are
greater things awaiting him.
Since coming to Bemidji, Mr.. Neu-
meier has been potent factor in
the improvement of the Daily Pioneer
and his work has been of a calibre
justifying the regret Of the Daily
Pioneer in the decision Of Mr.. Neu-
meier. He is young man of excep-
tional ability and the Daily Pioneer
and his many friends predict success
in his new work.
The leaving of Mr.. Neumeier will
bring to the Daily Pioneer an added
feature, certain to attract unusual at
tention. In connection with his reg
ular work, Mr.. Neumeier will act as
the special correspondent Of the Pho
neer in both the Twin Cities and at
the state capitol. There are many
matters of Importance to Bemidji and
vicinity coming up in the next legis-
lature and these will receive the
close attention of Mr.. Neumeier for
Pioneer readers.
Mr.. Neumeier will be succeeded by
Frank T. Beaver, an Illinois news
paperman, who has of late been in
newspaper work in Corpus Christi,
Tex, on the Gulf, close to the Mex
ican border. Mr.. Beaver was for
merly managing editor of the Daily.
Register and Daily Ledger in Can
ton, ILL.,, associate editor of The
Horseman magazine and police re-
porter for the Chicago City Press as
sociation. He comes to Bemidji
highly recommended. Mr.. Beaver
was the first newspaperman to send
story to the outside world of the
tropical storm that swept the Gulf
of Mexico and the southwest Texas
coast with millions of dollars loss and
fifteen deaths. Corpus Christi was
isolated three days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1916-12-19

If you want your presents to reach
their destination in time for Christ
mas, follow the advice of Postmaster
Ritchie and MAIL IMMEDIATELY.
A wink~is as good as a nod to a
blind horse. +" %,,~' ..,E >%2 ~s# +
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-08-18

Old Linn Jucklin will be here to unfold
quaint and interesting philosophy by the NIX
Of OPlE READ, creator Of the character. :
is Mr.. Reads masterpiece.
Scientific Criminology will be ably discusssc
CHAPLAIN E. H. TOUGHER, long time !
on worker and prince Of popular orators.