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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

The sea, which he had followed all
his life, overwhelmed Captain James
M. Hays, a bay pilot of San Francisco.
He died Saturday
Edwin G. Beck, known through ex-
tensive advertising as Professor N.
Zoroaster, astrologer," ended his life
Sunday at San Francisco by drown
ing.
B. G. Moon, Riverside, Cal, was
killed instantly Friday and three 9th
er men were seriously injured when
a Southern Pacific engine struck an
interurban motor.
"King' Francis Schlatter, self-styled
divine healer, was found guilty in
federal court of using the mails to
defraud. The jury rendered a YER
dict in four minutes, at Los Angeles.
Secretary Lane announces the ap-
pointment of E. G. Bradley of San
Francisco as assistant to the secre-
tary of the interior, succeeding Ste
phen T. Maher, who is to become di-
rector of the national parks service.
Mrs Jessie H. Kock of San Rafael,
Cal, was smothered to death Satur-
day in the mud of a swamp near
Greenbrae, into which she was thrown
headfirst when the car in which she
was riding with her husband cap.
sized.
At Eureka, Cal, March 8, Mrs. c.
A. Thurber, AZ years old, became a
mother to her twentieth child. Thir
teen of the children are living. The
stork has visited the Thurbers every
year since they were married, with
two exceptions.
Mrs. Anna Booth, accused with VIM
Branson of the murder of her hus
band William Booth, at Willamina
Ore, in October, 1915, pleaded guilty
to manslaughter recently and was
given AN indeterminate sentence OF
from one to Is years in the peniten
tiary.
Nearly 5000 skilled laborers, repre-
senting more than 50 per cent of the
total employees roster, employed at
the Union Iron Works of Alameda
and the Moore & Scott shipyards
have quit work, practically tying up
all shipbuilding operations. They
want more pay.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
SPORTING ITEMS

Seattle won the 1861 champion
association.
The Northwestern ball season opens
for September 9, eleven days more
than last year.
Gilmore Dobie, former football coach
at the University of Washington, will
coach for the University of Detroit at
Detroit, Mich, next season.
Despite all the talk of changing the
playing rules of baseball there will be
no tampering with the regulations gov
erning the national pastime this year.
The worlds record jump set last
year by Ragnar Omtvelt of Chicago
was broken at the skee carnival by
Henry Hall of Steamboat Springs,
Colo, who made jump of 203 feet.
Edward F. Gardner of New York,
national amateur billiard champion
at 1872 balk line, was defeated in the
title tournament recently by Ledyard
Blake Of San Diego Cal. The youth
full westerner scored 400 points to
Gardner's 31S.
Joe Stecher of Nebraska, heavy
weight wrestling champion of the
world, recently won wrestling match
with Henry Ordeman of Minneapolis
in two straight falls. The first fall
required Is minutes and 80 seconds
and the second minutes and 80 sec
onds.
Jack Taylor, well known to the
wrestling fans of the northwest, who
defeated all comers a year ago re-
Gently scored clean-cut victory over
Charley Cutler of Chicago, recogniz-
ed up to the time that Joe Stecher
made his debut on the mat as the
second best wrestler in the country
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
MONTANA MAN is CHOSEN PRES
IDENT-GEo. DREaER OF sPo-
KANE, TREASURER.
THERE ARE FOUR'SALARY JOBS
Jewett Is PaIouse Barker and Roberts
Has Been in Grange .Work-Presi-
dents Salary Is $4,000 Year
Other Salaries Good.

President-D. G.. O'Shea, of Rec
Lodge, Mont.
Vice president-C. E. B. Roberts
Rupert, Idaho.
Secretary-Geo. G.. Jewett. Palouse
Treasurer-Geo. M. Dreher, Spo
kane.
Fifth director-A. w. Cauthorn, o1
Portland.
Registrar and attorney ey-Turner OF
liver, La Grande, Ore.
OF the four salaried positions of the
federal farm loan land bank organ
ization in Spokane one goes to Mon
tana, two go to Washington and one
to Oregon. The personnel of the di
rectorate was announced by the fed
eral farm loan board in washington
d. G., Saturday.
The president, secretary, treasurer
and registrar will receive salaries
The vice president and the fifth di
rector will receive per diem and eX
penses while engaged in the work o
the bank.
The presidents salary will be 5000
year, that of the registrar $4,000
The salaries of the others will be fix
ed by the board of the Spokane bank
subject to the approval of the boart
in Washington. lIfyfficial figures
place the pay of the secretary al
$500 year and that of the treasurer
at $4,000.
None of the six men named in the
national capital Saturday has receiv
ed notification of his appointment. Be
yond the fact that representative O.
the board in Washington will come tt
Spokane to organize the bank there
and that it's location will probably bt
fixed then, no information on tha
point is had.
An appraiser at probable salar.
of $24OO a year, will be named by the
Spokane board
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15


Austria's is 1,469,100. Her dead
number 523,100 and her wounded 1885,
O00 Her captured and missing run
up to 451,O00, owing to the heavy loss
es of prisoners in the two retreats
before the Russians. il'f
Turkey Hit Hard.
Turkey also has been a heavy loser,
having wide sweep of front from
Gallipoli through Syria, Arabia, Me-
sopotamia and Armenia, with serious
pressure from British, Russian and
native armies Her total is given as
100000, with $4,000 dead, 10000
wounded and 10000 captured and
missing.
Bulgaria is the smallest loser, with
2O,5OO. Her dead total 1900, and her
wounded 1000, and captured and miss
ing 5000.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
Engineers Form Academy.

Washington-Form of an Am
erican academy of engineers was un-
dertaken recently, when Major Gen
eral George w. Goethals named 10
of the country's foremost engineers
as nucleus for the society. The 10
will select 40 more and the so, as in
corporators, will go before congress
for charter. The intention is to
limit the membership to 100
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
Claims Organized Labor Help.

Washington.-Org labor in
America, through it's representative
in conference here Tuesday, offered
it's services to the country in every
field of activity, If, despite all en-
deavors and hopes, the United States
should be drawn into war.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
WASHINGTON ITEMS

j. B. Crook, age IS, pioneer, died
at Brewster, Monday.
Most all measures passed by the
legislature will become effective June
9Th.
Chelan county will have it's first
stretch of concrete paving built this
spring.
John Flock, a pioneer, was buried
in the c. A. r. Cemetery at Asotin,
Friday last.
John S. Fitzsimmons, pioneer of
Garfield county, died at his home in
Vineland Saturday.
The total postal savings on deposit
at the Spokane postoffice at the end
of February was $159,601.
Frank Foote, laborer, was found
dead, stabbed through the heart re
Gently at North Yakima.
The Great Northern railway com
pany has paid it's Ferry county taxes
amounting to $31, ,094 for 1916.
James Kennedy, "forty-niner" in
California and pioneer of eastern
Washington, died at Washtucna Sun
day.
The dairy farm of W. K. Storment
near Pasco on the Columbia Sriver,
was sold recently to R. Wellman for
$4,000.
VIM. G. Sieveke has just closed a
deal for the purchase for $4,000 OF
a half section of wheat land south
of Latah.
Walker R. Davis, age 72, pioneer
of Spokane since 1880, former sol
dier in the Confederate army, died
recently.
Governor Lister has 80 bills left
before him for action. He has until
the close of business March 80 to pass
upon these bills.
An increase in wages ranging from
so cents to 81 day is asked by the
building trades at North Yakima to
meet living conditions.
Mrs. C. M. Baton was found dead
in the kitchen of her home Monday
death resulting from a shotgun wound
self-inflicted, it is believed.
Schmick & Kleweno, farming near
Endicott, received on one car of hogs
shipped to Spokane a check for $2381
The price was $3.50 a hundred
G. ]. Freese, one of the few sur
vivors of the famous civil war naval
battle between the Monitor and Mer-
rimac, died Sunday at Spokane.
G. j. Mclaughlin and James Wha-
len of Tekoa have recently secured
patent in the United States and
Canada on a new washing machine.
w. M. Anderson, owner of the Te-
koa Telephone exchange, this week
purchased the telephone exchange
and property of the Garfield company.
Five thousand crates of onions ar
rived in Seattle Monday from New
Zealand. The onions will be used for
distribution in the United States and
Canada.
Representative Dill, on account of
the call for the special session chang
ed his mind about going south with
the Indian committee, and returned
to Spokane to remain in his district
until April 10.
The jury at Colville in the case
against w. H. Martin, charged with
murder in the first degree in the
Staying of Victor A. Day at the wood
camp of Martin, January Z, last, re-
turned verdict of not guilty because
of insanity
Governor Lister Saturday signed 25
bills, among the important measures
approved being the bank depositors'
guarantee act and the banking code.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
Million Dollar Damage.
Later Report.

Newcastle, lnd.-Food supplies and
money began to reach here Tuesday
to alleviate suffering following in the
wake of the tornado which yesterday
swept through the city, causing the
deaths of 19 persons and property
damage of more than $1,000,O00
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
150 INJURED IN STORM SWEEP
ING OVER THE CENTRAL
EASTERN PART.
PROPERTY DAMAGE MILLION
Darkness Quickly Follows the Disas-
ter, Hating Rescue Work-LittIe
Warning Given-Militia Head
Directs Relief Work.

Indianapolis, Ind.-A tornado swept
over central eastern Indiana Sunday,
killing more than score of persons
at Newcastle and two children in
Wayne county.
The total number of injured will
run over 200, some of whom are
probably fatally hurt The damage
will total well over million dollars
at Newcastle, and several thousand
dollars in Wayne county.
Dead: Everett Dunlap, Bernice and
Orris Davis, James Neilis, Gray Da-
Wis; Mrs. John Davis, mother of Gray
Davis; Orville Davis, son of Gray Da-
Wis; William Lowery, age II; Ethel
Day, age 16; Mrs. Archie Fletcher,
- Haler. young daughter of John
Haler; - Razer, 12year-old son of
w. I. Razer; Mrs. Archie William
son, Miss Opal Williamson, daughter
of Mrs. Williamson; - Newton,
! Bernice Day, June Day, Mrs. Mary e.
I Williams, Mrs. Vera Higgins, daugh-
| tie rof Mrs Williams; Ernest Water
man, aged 8.
| Two men and one boy unidenti-
fled All were residents OF Newcastle.
Report $50 Injured.
4 Adjutart General Smith OF the In
diana national guard is directing the
measures of relief. He said his re-
ports were that 26 were dead and
$50 injured Two companies of mill
tia were ordered to Newcastle to po-
lice the city. Physicians, nurses, un-
dertakers and ambulances were sent
from nearby towns.
AZ Bodies Removed.
George Dyer, general superintend-
ent of the Lake Erie e Western rail
road, said that he had received word
from railroad officials at Newcastle
that AZ bodies had been removed from
the wreckage in the stormswept dis
trict, that at least 25 persons in the
hospitals would die. He said the re-
port came from a division superin-
tendent who, in an automobile, had
made a trip through the devastated
district.
luG SLOIH pdSSeu lHe lOuSeSJ way
of the city, striking the south and
west sides. The south side high
school building was destroyed as was
the rolling mills and the shovel plant.
Newcastle has a population of 51,-
OOO
Million Dollar Damage.
Newcastle, Ind.-More than score
of persons were killed and $50 were
injured, some fatally, in tornado
which wrecked 800 residences in this
city Sunday. The property damage
is estimated at $1,000,0O0.
The storm swept over the city in
a southeasterly direction, demolsh-
ing practically everything in a path
almost two blocks wide more than 10
blocks long.
Later Report.
Newcastle, lnd.-Food supplies and
money began to reach here Tuesday
to alleviate suffering following in the
wake of the tornado which yesterday
swept through the city, causing the
deaths of 19 persons and property
damage of more than $1,000,O00.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

The two great moot questions of
today are: who started the war;"
and who is responsible for the high
price of foodstuffs?" Incidentally, the
answer to the first question will solve
the latter mystery.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

The sea, which he had followed all
his life, overwhelmed Captain James
M. Hays, bay pilot of San Francisco.
He died Saturday.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

The Banking code goes into effect i'm
mediately for it carried an emergency
clause, while the guarantee act will
become effective June 10. The bill
Eliminating second choice voting ant
that changing the name of the insti
tuition for feeble minded at Medica
Lake to "state custodial school, were
also approved.
F. j. Ducky, convicted of partici
patton in the robbery of the Citizens
bank of Renton, October 10 last, wher
$1400 was taken, was sentenced Sat
urday to seven to 20 years in the
state prison. Ducky was one of the
five men who broke Jail March 4. He
returned the next day.
The Adams county commissioners
have awarded contract for the CON
struction of five and one-half miles
of permanent highway for $4,000
This fills the gap south of Ralston
When the work is completed it will
connect Ritzville, Washtucna and
Lind with a gravel and hard surface
road.
The 10Th Washington legislature
came to close at 4:55 o'clock Fri
day morning after the. two houses
had been deadlocked for nearly seven
hours on question of granting $4,000
relief appropriation to Mrs. Julia Oh
son, widow of the murdered chair
man of the industrial insurance COM
mission. She gets the money.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15
Lonq Life Family.

Chicago.-Dr. Herman Berry cele-
brated his Tooth birthday last Satur-
day. Until IA years ago he prac-
ticed medicine. He was born in New
York, where his grandfather lived to
be 1O3 years old, his father 100 and
his mother 81. The doctors wife
died at the age Of 81.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-15

1t is now a hundred years since gas
was first used for illumination in this
country, and this is supposed to be
"the age of electricity; yet the
amount of gas consumed is still in
creasing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16
CRY or GERMAN REPUBLIC
RAISED IN REICHSTAG

Berlin May 1.-THE cry FOR re
public Of Germany WAS raised in the
reichs;az 10 av by the radical Social
list Dr f.edehaur L was backed by
the whole Socialist minority 1ede-
hcur announced that the German reo-
PIE must follow the example of Rus
s.a in starting a revolution and that
MS party wod!d take steps to that
end Tumultuous scenes followed
DR. Ledebour's speech came short
is after the imperial chancellor. Dr.
vnN Vethmann-H oliweg, had an
nounced;
First-That Germany will make
known her terms Of peace when her
militar& chiefs have concluded their
ratious-not until then.
Second THAT Germany is ready and
willing 10 consider separate peace
with Russia
The first statement was defiance 70
the conseryat YES and Socialists, whose
interpretations the chancellor was
scheduled IN answer
The second met with general ap
prevail and cleared the atmosphere
nsidera MY Indirectly II was
victory for the Socialists, who had
demanded such a statement.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16

fighting forces of the Russian empire
to bring order out of chaos and as
the one individual most capable of
filling 4 he pest-ef dictator, declared
Miss II. Wynne. head Of a British Red
Cross in its work of mnistering 20
the sick and wounded on the main
fronts.
There is no danger of Russia maxi
ing a separate peace" said Miss
Wynne, Soldiers on the firing lines
as we'll AS the civilian populations
would never listen to a separate peace
dictated by pctrpgrad. l have labored
among the sick and wounded soldiers
back Of the lines and talked with the
people @in the towns and cities They
hate Germany intensely.
Russia has all the fighting men she
reeds. She now has 100000 at the
front and 7.000.0 in the reserves full
~ armed. But what can such great
forces accomplish without munitions.
Supplies are blocking ArchanRel.
Fladivosteck and other great ports
with no railroads to transport them
to the troops in the field. The rail-
ROAD situation there is most critical
Your eminent engineers undoubtedly
can work out the problem. The news
OF the arrival OF the Root commission
In Russia and the purpose II seeks TO
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16

Moomaw in the highest terms for the
work which he had done, and which
Will prove of the greatest value TO
the safety program of the state.
Plans will also be put under way
by the council to make registration
day an occasion of patriotic demon
stration. On that day great meet
ings will be held, parades made
through the streets and countrysides.
with bands of martial music. and
flags will be flying everywhere, 1t
will be the purpose of the council to
follow the suggestion Of the govern
ment In making the day of registra-
ton demonstration of the unity Of
the country. and an occasion that wiki
he memorable in the states history.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16

ally. nc refused tn commit himself.
He declined to reply to the interpret
lS.-ot5 OF the Conservatives who
cih.ror for conquest and annexation
and OF the Socialists. who want peace
withou; annexation.
In an endeavor 10 hit at safe
middle course. the chancellor said he
would neither set forth n program OF
conquest nor a program which would
vitiate the successes OF the German
armies, He said:
II thoroughly and fully understand
the passionate interest Of the people
in war aims and peace conditions /
understood the caIl for clearness
which today is addressed 10 me from
the right and LEFT. But in discussion
OF war aims the only guiding line for
me is early and satisfactory con-
clusion OF the war. Beyond that
cannot do or say anything"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16

the army has an additional appro-
prlation of $50.926646 Civilian
training camps will require s3,440,0oo
more than already put aside. so the
senate committee considers
Provides for Naval BASE.
Three million dollars has been
added to the cost of the naval
base at Hampton roads, and
three and q half million for
hospital construction. Three
millions are added to the bureau
OF construction and repair.
Other additional sums for the mil
itary establishment are: Registration
for military service tthe selective
drafD sass. il3, pay of medical Of
fers S3.l31, s52, quarternaasters' corps.
s3,S37 $50; medical and hospital de-
partment. 100000
Other add. .ional sums for the naval
establishment are: Instruction camps
for naval recruits, s2.505,360; ord
nance, 100000, ammunition. S..
100000: reserve and miscellaneous
ordnance, $4,000. 600; marine corps,
So zoe 900.
Under the head OF the treasury de-
partment the auditor of the war de-
partment has been granted an addi-
tional S13l $40 to paw for the hun
dreds OF clerks necessary. The war
department lis given $400,0O0 more for
repairs TO armories and arsenals.
A Few Examinations.
While these gteat additions were
made the senate committee cut the
houses figures in some places. TWEEN
ty-slX thousand dollars the house
thought necessary for wages OF work
men in the minis at Philadelphia and
New Orleans and the New York assay
office were eliminated. Decreases in
the military establishment were: ord
nance stores and supplies. $1,000
09es alterations and maintenance Of
mobile artillery. $35.000,000. De-
creases in the naval Establishment
were maintenance Of naval auxiliaries.
$4,000. purchase and manufacture of
smokeless powder. $50. 900, 900. The
senate cut, out 100000 for the civil
service commission $500 for the de-
partment of the interior and S436, 900
for the department of commerce.
! 1t is expected the bill with it's
amazing appropriations will be taken
up for consideration bv the senate be-
! fore the week ends, Its purpose is TO
supply urgent deficiencies" in the mil
! itary and naval establishments on &C
count Of war expenses,
! And its advocates say there is no
! time 10 lose in its passage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16
PRESIDENT Calls FOR

Continued from First Page1
commissioner who IN reality v II be
food dictator % the country. derher,
G.. Hoover who made fame for himself
as chairman Of the Belgian relief corn
mission has been definitely selected
fer that pest it was indicated at the
White House tonight.
Mr. Hoover was not at the p ming ;
conference. but during last week has
been IN daily consultation with the
president. His visits have been al
most secret. II being his habit o slip
in through one Of the seidou "sed
front gates TO the main ent-'ance ~:
the Executive Mansion. JUST before
dark in the afternoon.
ri. No Maximum Price
Another decision of ton3chts Sos
stou was that there shall he no Tx
ing OF a maximum price on any com
modify. Sentiment was gener lily in
favor % minimum price, Though
several members Of the house and
senate urged that the farmer b left
TO care for himself That he would
be in a better position then than II
the government went TO unusual
lengths of trouble 10 help him. and
probably in the end hamper him. was
the trend Of the arguments
You won't recognize the bills when
they come out Of the committee" said
Representative Haugen. Of Iowa. rank
ing Republican on the house body
They will be torn all To pieces and
rewritten.
we want to concentrate authority
IN the president. He can then name
whoever he pleases to represent him
and that man can build up his owr
organization.
I'VE want to get away from com
missions aud boards and put it all VI
to the president"
II was predicted by Democratic
leaders Of the house committee tina
the measure would be ready to brinE
before the house within week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-16

tContsnaed from FirSt I.ace
OF its armies were not won in vain:
that due reCompensattnn" VIII he
,exacted from Germany's enemies The
other from the majority Socialists de-
manded exactly the opposite that the
chancellor courageousiy part WAYS
! with the '3unkers' renounce ali aims
- conquest. annexation and Indemnity
Ind xteli the world on what terms the
central powers will cali the war off.
Break With One or Other.
IT was a ques-.on of the chancellor
!. breaking with one or the other. A
kmiddle course was unthinkab!e. lie
Had To advocate peace with or with
ont annexation He did neither. lie
eidestepped the issue. This he said.
was not the time TO meet II thoogh he
fully and thoroughly understood the
sspassionate interest Of the people III
war aims and peace conditions aud
fhA cali for ciearness.
WonldE'f Make Impossible Terms.
German. he said, would not make
Impossible demands and thus block
the road to peace.
OF the terms of peace sith Rus
- separately or the entente xener-