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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
MONTANA sQUIBs

Harry Bishop, a miner, while tim.
bering on lower level Of the Tram
way at Butte, was caught by q fall
of ground and thought fatally injured.
Laying the corner store for the new
church of the Emanuel Lutherans of
Butte will be an event on Nov. IL,
which will be held in connection with
the Montana district convention of
the Augustana synod there Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Louis Accola, wife Of a prom
inent rancher and capitalist of the
Gallatin valley, was killed Saturday
when the automobile in which she
was riding was overturned and fell
upon her, near Bozeman. The acct
dent was caused by the sinking Of
the car in soft spot at the edge Of
an embankment.
- B. Thayer, vice president of the
Anaconda Copper Mining company,
and A. P. Melin, secretary Of the
company, from the east, accompanied
by John Gillie, Frederick Laist and
G. w. Goodale, are inspecting the
properties Of the company and coal
mines at Tracy. Mr.. Thayer expects
to spend about two weeks in the
state on his semi-annual inspection
tour.
Early in the spring Karl Knudson
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
SPORTING ITEMS
Yale won the annual cross-country
run with Princeton.

Yale won the annual cross-country
run with Princeton.
Hockey players and enthusiasts at
Spokane are forming club to enter
the Spokane Amateur Hockey league.
L. A. Thebaul of Morristown, N. j.,
has been elected president of a new
speciality club to promote interest in
a sporting dog.
Benny Leonard has abandoned his
quest of the lightweight championship
but is after the scalp of Johnny Xii;
bane, boss of the featherweights.
let skating has come to stay in
Spokane. This much is evident, judy
ing from the large crowds which have
flocked out to the new artificial ice
Kinks at Elm and Sinto streets since
it's opening. ,
Making a corkscrew high in the
air with his aeroplane in which he
has electrified thousands with his
flights at the exposition at San Die
go, CAL, Joe Boquel, daredevil avi-
ator fell to his death Saturday.
The automobile race across the con-
tinent from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to
Galveston, along the Meridian high
way ended at Galveston, Texas, Sat
urday at 1892 p. m. The race was
started at II a. NJ, Nov: L., making a
total running time of 70 hours 80 min
utes.
Saturdays Football Results.
The Oregon Aggie football team de-
feated the Whitman college eleven,
% to 0.
The Montana State School of Mines
football team lost to Gonzaga univer-
sity team Of Spokane, 20 to O.
In a slow game on a sloppy field
Orofino high school defeated Lewis
ton (Idaho) high school at football,
6 to 0.
After Csigate had decisively out
llaye.. Yale in the first two periods
the blue came from behind and won
a hard fought game, Z to 8.
On field slippery with mud and
with drizzling rain falling practi-
cally the entire time, w. S. c. bat
tered her way to a 31-to-O victory
over Idaho.
The light Montana State college
eleven play a wonderful fighting
game against the heavy state univer-
sity team of Missoula in contest
which resulted in to tie.
The University Of Washington foot
ball team. has yet to meta defeat
on gridiron of the Pacific coast.
Dobie's squad was held to a 0 to 0
by the Oregon University.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

The Seventh Annual Orange show
CALIFORNIA; greatest, midwinter event,
will be held at San Bernardino Feb.
ruary 20 to 20, 1917.
James Madison, vice president and
general manager Of the California
Associated Raisin Co., the organiza-
ton which revolutionized the raisin
situation in the southwest, will be at
the National Apple show at Spokane
in November. MT. Madison will take
part in the marketing discussions at
the growers conferences.
The city council of Los Angeles,
CAL, has passed an ordinance which
provides that bread loaves must weigh
either 10, "a, 48 or 96 ounces, and as
result the bakers have announced
raises in the price Of the loayes which
will introduce the advent of penny
change in the grocery stores.
The food show to be held under the
auspices of the Portland (Ore.) Re
tail Grocers' and Merchants associa-
tion, November and continuing for
10 days, promises to be one of the
big events Of the Northwest. Food
manufacturers Of national repute will
make exhibits and the entertainment
features will be of high order OF
merit.
Freight rates on livestock in car.
loads from Nevada, Utah and Oregon
to San Francisco and Oakland, Cal,
have been upheld by the interstate
commerce commission. They had
been assailed in complaint of the H
Moffatt Co. and other California live.
stock shippers, who said that the
Southern Pacific, Western Pacific
Sante Fe and the San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake railroads had in
creased their rates from > too pei
cent over the rates prior to June
1915, in violation Of the law. n
The condensey milk plants of the
Mout Vernon Cream Co. at Mount Yer
non and Ferndale, Wash, which were
purchased month ago from John B
Agen by Charles e. Peabody, fol
81 100000 cash, have been sold by Mr.
Peabody to the Carnation Milk Prod
ucts Co. of Seattle. The considera
ton was not made public. Announce
ment of the transfer was made by e.
A. Stuart, president Of the Carnation
Milk Products Co. The condensaries
at Mount Vernon and Ferndale, al
though controlled by the Carnation in.
terests, will continue to be known az
the Mount Vernon Cream Co.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
MINING NOTES

Tie Guelph Mining & Milling Co.
of the Occur d'Alenes has placed or
ders for new machinery to the value
Of about $4,000. This will include a
flve-drill compressor and hoist and an
electric motor.
The Boggs group of four claims in
the Smart creek mining district, Gran
lite county, Montana, has become the
basis of the Montana Sunset Copper
Mining Co., incorporated recently by
residents Of Spokane and Osburn,
Idaho. The property was acquired on
bond of $4,000, covering a period
of two years.
New York Metal Market.
The metal exchange quotes lead at
$7@7o5; spelter quiet; spot, East st.
Louis delivery, 1OA @1ohc. '
Copper firm; electrolytic, first quar-
ter, $2S@2s.50.
Iron firm; No. 1 northern, $23@24;
No. 2, $22.50@23.50; No. 1 southern,
$22.50@22.75; No. 2, $22@22.50.
Tin steady; spot, $41.67h 041.s7M.
Bar silver, 68Mc.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
FREE APPLE PIES
BIG ATTRACTION AT
NATIONAL APPLE SHOW

With machinery whir1fng continu
ally; with sprayers, tractors and 9th
er orchard appliances in actual oper
alton; with silo and creamery dem
onstrations and many other phases
of manufacture displayed, the indus,
trial department of the National APP.
pie Show at Spokane, November 20
to 25, will contrast with the free ap.
pie pie counter as chief attraction.
The many big features of the apple
show, the operating packing plant
the women's department with its un.
usual prizes, the cooking school and
the special entertainment features
have attracted the industrial exhibit.
tors SO strongly that already the in
dustrial space is almost gone.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
MEXICO EXECUTES
V|LLAMENAT lUAREz
FIRING SQUAD PUT THREE VOL.
LEYs INTO COL. GARCIA AND
TWO COMPANIONS.
VETERAN PLEADS FOR HIS LIFE
Weaken When Death Moment Came
Given Time to Write to His
FamlIy-Asked to Be Shot
Two Mercy Shots Fired.

81 Paso, Texas.-Golonel Rosario
Garcia, Villa commander from sono.
"a, and two of his men were execut-
ed in Juarez Saturday, after being
convicted by military court on the
charges Of treason. They were cap
tured at Hacienda, Santa Ana.
Colonel Garcia weakened when the
moment of death came. After march
ing to the Juarez cemetery in front
of a guard of IL Carranza soldiers
and an officer Colonel Garcia asked
permission to write last letter to
his family in Sonora.
Writes Long Letter.
Seated on a log in front of the sex
tons house the Villa commander
wrote long letter, which he read
aloud to the group of witnesses. In
this statement he declared he was
not Villa bandit, but was con-
stitutionalist, and said he had been
forced to carry papers to Villa.
Tied to Colonel Garcia were two
~
beardless boy Of II years, who lick
ed his dry lips continually and wiped
the tears from his eyes with a soiled
handkerchief. The other was Ma
70 Indian in denim, who sat and
smoked cigarette while Garcia
wrote the statement.
After delivering this statement to
the officer Colonel Garcia made an
impassioned plea for his life in a
voice which broke with emotion and
ended with a request that his family
be cared for after his death.
Shoot me through the heart" he
said, sitting down in front of an
adobe wall. pockmarked with the bull
let holes of other executions. The
boy next to him also sat, while the
Indian squatted against the wall smo-
king.
Executioners' Aim Poor.
The execution squad fired. Garcia
and his companions rocked violently
from the force of the, fusilade. Gar
cia's knees doubled up with pain. He
motioned to his heart and begged the
squad to fire again. This was done
deliberately, while the bandit COM
mander's body quivered in the agony
Of his wounds. The second volley
failed to end his suffering and it was
not until the captain Of the guard
had fired two mercy shots" point
blank at his hesd that the bandits
body stilled.
A. mercy shot" each dispatched
the boy bandit and the Indian. the
boy still clutching his soiled hand
kerchief and the Indian his cigarette
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
The Two Were Murdered.

ReddingS Cal.-Alexander Names
was arrested on suspicion here after
he had informed the police that un.
identified men had come to his resi-.
dence Nov. 8 and murdered Rosetta
Durbin, his housekeeper, and John
Pollock, his guest. Subsequent in
vestigation resulted in the finding Of
the decapitated bodies lying in the
open in front of Names residence
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
STUDY FRUIT MARKETING.
Conference Of Three States to Be
Held at Apple Show, Nov. 1924.

The first tri-state conference Of the
special commissions appointed by the
governors of Washington, Idaho and
Oregon to make a study of the fruit
marketing situation will be held in
Spokane, November % and "a, during
the National Apple Show.
Official calls have been issued by
the governors Of the three states in
which representatives of the fruit
shippers, fruit growers, marketing or.
CARNATIONS and commercial organiza.
lions are urged to meet with the com
mission. The fact that Spokane is
the natural gathering place Of the
fruit growers and fruit shippers at
this time, coupled fifth the fact that
there will be reduced dates on all
railroads, promises large attend.
ance at the first conference of the
commission.
1t is the plan of the joint commits.
sion to go into the marketing situa
ton thoroughly with a view of work.
ing out a system to strengthen the
fruit industry of the northwest, by
enabling the grewsf to be assured to
a reas0hable profit on his crop. The
joint commission follows:
Washington's appointees:
Captain Paul H. Weyrauch, presi.
dent of the Fruitgrowers' Agency;
Gordon G. Corbaley, managing sec
rotary Spokane Chamber of Com
m n
missioner of agriculture, division of
horticulture, Olympia.
Idaho's appointees:
Gottfried Lohrli Of Parma; w. N.
Yost Of Meridian; s. j. Klepfer of
Rathdrum.
Oregon's appointees:
Prof. G. I. Lewis, Oregon Agricul-
tural College, Corvallis; A. G. Allen,
Medford; DR.. G. A. Macrum, Portland.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
OVER g LOSELNES
in IRISH SEA STORM
TWO BRITISH STEAM SHIPS IN
COLLISION JUST OUTSIDE OF
cARLINeFoRD BAR. $.
AND NO AMERICANS ABOARD
Both Ships Sank ImmediateIy-onIy
Two Persons Saved From Both
Many Bodies Washed Ashore
on Irish Coast.
AND NO AMERICANS ABOARD

London.-In heavy gale in the
Irish sea, the British steamship Con
nemara, with passengers and cargo
of cattle, from Gdeenore, Ireland, for
Holyhead, Wales, collided Nov. 4
just outside the Carilngford bar with
the British steamship Retriever, la
den with coal. Both vessels sank i'm
ME OF about 100
OF the so passengers and crew Of
81 aboard the Connemara there is
mediately, with an estimated loss of
only one survivor. 1t Is virtually Ger.
tain there were no Americans aboard
The entire crew of the Retriever was
lost.
Many bodies are being washed to
shore on the Irish coast.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Hope for Ia Men Gone.

Birmingham, Ala.-Sixteen bodies
had been recovered Monday from
the Bessie mine Of the Sloss-Sheffield
Steel and Iron company, where an
explosion entombed go miners Nov.
4. Rescue parties virtually have aban-
doned hope that any of the IA miss
ing will be found alive. The cause
of the disaster has not been deter
mined. Eight of the dead and miss
ing were white men and the remain
der were negroes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

He Killed HoJdup Man,

Racine, Wis.-After being shot and
fatally wounded with his own revol-
yer as result Ola desperate fight
with one of the two men he attempt
ed to hold up on the west side Of the
city, a highwayman, aged about 80
years, died short time afterward
without revealing his identity.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
we Loan Russia $4,000, 900.

New Negotiations have been
completed by syndicate headed by
the National City company, which is
controlled by the National City bank
interests, for loan of $50,000,0OO to
the Russian government, the pro-
ceeds of which will be used princi-
pally for paying for war munitions.
The loan will be direct obligation
to the imperial Russian government
and will bear interest at 5k per cent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

Havana.-Dr. Juan L. Montalvo, as
sistant secretary Of the interior, an
nounced that according to figures re-
ceived by him the reelection of Pres
ident Mario G. Menoca over his lib
eral opponent, DR.. Alfredo Zayas,
was assured.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Our Leather to Russia.

Wilmington, el.-Announcement is
made that F. Blumenthal & Co. Of
this city have madef contract for
leather amounting to $1,500,000 with
the Russian government. 1t is un-
derstood the leather is to be used
for shoes for the army.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Autos Cause InfantlIe Paralysis.

F. Cincinnati, Ohio.-Automobiles, not
germs, are to blame for the epidemic
of infantile paralysis that has swept
the country, according to the asser-
tion made by DR.. Thomas F. Har-
rington, deputy health commissioner
of Massachusetts, in an address be-
fore the annual convention here of
the American Public Health associa-
tion
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Producers Get Lees for Meat.

Observation-Disclosures of meat ami
mails, hogs, cattle, sheep and chick
ems, paid to producers decreased IL
per GENT from September IL to Octo-
Der Is, the department Of agriculture
announces. Prices for these animals
on October 15 were 1876 per cent
higher than year ago, 1875 per cent
higher than two years ago and 1872
per cent higher than the average Of
the past six years on that date. The
figures are based on reports from
several thousand. correspondents.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Bio Order for Steel.

An order from the French state
railways for $4,000 tons of rails at
$55 ton has been received by the
Bethlehem Steel Co. The price is
$25 ton more than the present
standard cost in this country. D6liv-
cry is to be made next year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

Minneapolis, Minn.-Mabel Sigstad
and Ida Sigstad Of Minneapolis, and
Frederick Rrant of St. Paul were
killed when an automobile driven by
e. G. Nelson of st. Paul plunged down
an embankment on the West River
drive Saturday. Nelson was badly
injured.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
OUR BANK RESOURCES RECORD
Nationals Report $14,411, o,ooo-Is
Best by $216,Oo0,O0O.

6eSt ny @< ToOUU,UVV.
Washington. Of the condi-
ton of national banks on September
IL, the comptroller Of the currency
announced Monday, show total re-
sources of 100000, or $780,
100000 greater than ever before in
the nations history. This was an in
crease of a$4S5, 100000 over June 80
last and $2,144, 100000 over Septem-
Der 2, 1915. The previous high wa
ter mark was on May last Total
deposits amounted to $11,362,0 100000,
or 1927 100000 greater than ever be-
fore. The increase was SASS, 100000
over June 80 and $2,133,000,000 over
September 2, 1915.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Women Making Munitions.

The whole number of women en-
ployed in munition making in France,
according to the secretary of NUM-
lions, is 1O9,S0O. OF these 1928 are
in state factories.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Asroplanes Go TO RumanIa.

London.-One hundred and twenty
eight French aeroplanes have arrived
in Rumania for reconnaissance work
on the Transylvania and Dobrud1a
! fronts.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
Most TELEGRAPH Lines.

Next to the United States, Ger.
many has the greatest number of tel
egraph offices and the largest line
mileage among nations.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10
CHICAGO TO NEW YORK ll
VIA AERoPLANEz ROUTE
carisfrom Made Trip at Rate Of 13i
Miles an Hour.

New York.-Victor Carlstrom, who
left Chicago for New York in a New
York Times mail-carrying aeroplane
descended on Governors Island, after
his journey was interrupted by stops
at Erie, Pa, and Hammendsport
N. Y.
On his flight from Hammondsport
Carlstrom broke another record, GOV.
ering the distance, 315 miles, at an
average speed Of 1877 miles an hour
or IL miles an hour better than the
record held by Jules Vedrines, the
French aviator.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

Frank A. vanderlip, president of
the National City bank in New York
city, is machinist by trade.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

bert Schrfvner, A. Doninger, Walter
Mulholland, H. Golden, F. Baran, an
unidentified man.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

of the Indian service at Poison re-
ce1ved a quantity Of 5sHgar beet seed
from the Great Western Sugar e-z -
pany Of Billings. The report receiv-
ed shows the beets raised to be-good,
testing 1854 per cent Of sugar, some
what above the average. This is par
ticularly good as all the samples sent
to Billings were raised on nonirri-
gated land.
The state railroad commission has
ordered a hearing to be held at Hell
ena, Nov. 16, to consider the appli-
cation Of the railroads for an order
increasing demurrage charges. The
hearing is the result of that held at
Great Falls few days ago on the
freight congestion. It is the conten-
ton .of the carriers that consignees
hold cars loaded with lumber and
coal for storage purposes. Big Sandy
is said to be the most fragrant viola
tor of the demurrage rule.
A novel case, in which it is charg-
ed that eight men of the vicinity Of
Edwards conspired to deprive anoth-
er man of his rights Of entry on "a
certain tract of land will come up
for trial in the federal district court
at Billings on Dec. 10. The eight
men were arraigned Saturday and all
entered pleas of not guilty. The men
are Herschel and Clayton Carmichael,
Ward and Benton Haislett, David M.
Porter, Fred Gray and Dudley Ben
nett.
The smithers Shoe Co. of Helena is
putting in new steel shelving.
Victor. e. Zerr has purchased the
drug store of~H. A. Asthausen at
Fortins. L..
Muroovitz & Delighter, clothiers at
Winnett, are occupying new store
building.
Pullen & Hagerman are building an
addition to their general store at
Winnett.
Butcher Bros, Wolf Creek general
merchants, are building an addition
to their store building and enlarging
stocks.
The Farmers Cash store at Grass
Range and the Hopkins grocery at
Lewistown are reported purchased by
the Farmers Cooperative Co. of Lew
istown.
The Highwood Mercantile Co., gen.
eral dealers at Highwood, have moved
hardware and furniture stocks into
an adjoining store room and are
erecting a new building for this de-
partment.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

The Mabton mill is running day
and night to fill an order for 10 car
loads of flour.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-11-10

Early In the spring Karl Knudson
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04
MONEY HIDDEN FROM BURGLAR
IN STOVE IL BURNED

BROWNWoOD. Texas. March I.
A Brentwood woman who hid
her money from burglars came to
grief as a result.
She had a handbag full OF cur
reney. notes. checks and money or
ders and returned to Broxn~ooi
from a visit 20 the country too late
20 place the yaIuables in the bank.
To prevent robbery BY burglars she
hid the bag, containing about 5000
worth OF paper. in the drum Of big
stove
Yesterday morning she built a big
fire In the stove. forgetting about
the money In the drum oven. The
bag and is contents were totally
burned. and only those checks and
notes which are voluntarily redeem
ed have been salvaged from the 10,
in the bag
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-04
Christian Endeavor.

Central Presbyterian church TO,
March 3, 1916
Topic: Conservation of Strength.
Ps. 29:1-11.
Leaders: Charlie Mae Baker and
Laura Sue Plummer
Consecrated strength is confirmed
strength, strength that endures. The
strength that we are to give to the
Lord is the strength He calls upor
US to use in His service and He
has right to it because he gave
IT, to us. So let us strengthen the
Christian Endeavor and its influ-
ence by coming and rendering our
strength 10 the service of God.
Tou are cordially invited to meet
with us at Gao.