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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-14
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Man Who Couldn't Be
Bribed'' Takes Stand in
Trial of Seattle Mayor.

Seattle, March l3-Sergeant Victor
l.. Putnam, head of the dry squad" of
| the Seattle police force and described
by Logan Billingsley as "a man who
could not be bribed,' Mas called as
witness for the prosecution in the So
! called whisky graft case in the Unit
ed States district court this after
noon The defendants in the case are
Mayor Hiram c. Gill, Chief of Po-
| lice Charles l.. Rockingham, former
Sheriff Robert Il. Hodge and City De-
tectives Peyser, Poolnan, Doom and
McI1ennan.
Putnam told of his wrecking the
Billingsley drug store on June 2s,
1916, and his seizing there 15o docu-
ments showing transactions between
| Billingsley and the Jesse Moore Hunt
Liquor company of San Francisco.
The papers, the witness said, appeared
to show forgery of county permits to
| import liquor.
Tried to Prosecute.
Witness said, he called at the office
| Of Prosecuting Attorney Alfred Lun-
din and told him of the nature of the
evidence he had discovered and as IA
i result informations charging forgery
| were filed In the state court against
Logan Billingsley.
The cases We're set for hearing on
August 30, Putnam testified. About a
| week before this date heard that
there were negotiations afoot to re-
turn the papers to Bilingsley. Cap
| tain Sullivan came to me on August
20 and asked me for the papers. l de-
clined to give them up saying l had
been subpoened to produce them in
the state court. The next day Sullivan
came up again at II o'clock in the
morning and asked for the papers and
again protested they could not be
| given up About 4 o'clock that after
moon Sullivan called again for the pa
pers and | again refused to deliver
them Ten or Is minutes later Sullivan
returned with an order from Chief OF
Police Rockingham for the return OF
the papers. Rockingham was my su-
perior and obeyed. An hour later
saw Logan Billingsley leave the side
door of the building with the papers,
| Evidence Returned.
| On cross examination Putnam said
he had never been hampered Or hind
cred in the performance of his duties
by Gill or Rockingham. Prosecuting
Attorney Lundin described the efforts
made by him to prosecute Billingsley
for forgery and of his failure to make
out n case because Gill returned the
| evidence to Billingsley.
Deputy Prosecutor. Helsell testified
to the same effect.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-14
BERNSTORFF TELLS
WHEN WAR WILL COME
"lf We Sink American Ship,
We Shall Get War

London, March 13.---ln an interview
granted to the Copenhagen CORE
spandent of the Berlin Tageblatt. says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
Count Won Bernstorff, interrogated rs
to whether he thought there would be
war between Germany and the United
States, replied:
fare. If we sink an American ship, we
shall get war. If not. | suppose we
can avoid it."
and IT," asked the correspondent
Germany sinks British ships with
American citizens aboardo"
To this Won Bernstorff replied.
THAT is not the same"
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Commerce Commission Pro
poses Reduction Of East
lowest Tariffs.
CITIES ON PACIFIC
ARE UNDULY FAVORED
Time Has Come to Give In
termountain Points Equit-
able Arrangement.

Washington, March 1s.--The inter-
state commerce commission has placed
before the transcontinental railways
tentative findings in the intermountain
rate cases proposing realignment of
the entire structure of freight rates
between the east and west on every
commodity. The railoads are given
until April to enter any objections.
The time has come, the commission
holds, for abolition of low preferential
rates from eastern producing centers
TO Pacific ports. These rates, put into
effect to meet the coast t-to-cOa ast
water competition. have Eeen in force
for years and under sthem San Fran
eisco, Seattle and other coast cities
have enjoyed rates far lower than
hose from the same eastern cities to
Intermediate points.
Lower Rates.
Hereafter should the commissions
indings be made permanent, inter-
mediate points will be given rates
rom eastern centers as low rs rates
o the coast, If not lower. From other
tenters in the middle west and along
he Missouri river, the rates to inter-
mediate points, such as Reno. Saie
lake city, Spokane and other inland
titles, would be less than the rates to
he coast.
Under the commissions proposal,
his result could be attained in two
ays: First, by increasing through
ates from the east to the Pacific
|orts on a number of articles on which
he present rate is afound to be un-
easonabiy low; and second, by re-
ligning rates to intermediate points
n many articles on which present
hrough rate is found to be reasonable.
Sweeping Revision.
In either event, adoption of the ten
ntive findings would result in a
weeping revision of tariffs from the
asst, the middle west and Missouri
iver points to towns and cities in
rizona. New Mexico, Nevada, Utah,
Wyoming. Idaho. Colorado and Mon
ana and to all towns and cities in
alifornia, Oregon and Washington
xcept on certain commodities to port
tiles in the three states last named.
Although not directly stated in the
pmmission's findings, the European
rar is the direct cause of the proposed
nange. inasmucfl as It has resulted in
be virtual cessation of all coast to-
past water traffic, leaving the trans
pntinental roads without competition.
Altered Alter War.
With view to meeting the expected
gentry of steamship lines into coast :
b-coast traffic via the Panama canal
fter the war, the commission proposes
1at the suggested rate changes be so
rawn as to be capable Of easy read :
lstment
THE uncertainty as to the length of
me during which present conditions
Ill continue" reads the statement to
le roads, lis SO great and the differ
nee between the coast rates and the
hterior rates are SO marked that we
o not feel justified in authorizing
nese carriers to continue during this
hdefinite period Of relation of rates
|hich we believe in many. respects
AS justified during the period when
ofnr comnatition hatw 4ho ooor+e
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TRAPPED IN WINDOW.

Richmond. Cal, March l3.-Trapped
in the window through which she tried
to escape when an exploded oil stove
set fire to her clothing. Mrs. Anna
Cudney, wife of Elmer G. Cudncy, slI
rerlntendcnt of a manufacturing plant,
was burned to death today in her
home.
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TeutOns Retire on Front of
Three and Half Miles to
Depth Of Mile.
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
OF MILE NEAR ANCRE
Turks Continue Retreat Aft
CT Losing Bagdad and
< Large Supplies.
lny Associated press.)

Further notable gains have been
made by the British forces against
the Germans in the operations
which have as their object the
capture OF Baupaume and a gen i.
cra bending back of the German
line eastward in the Somme and
Ancre regions of France.
According to the British war
office communication the Germans
have abandoned their main defen-
sive system west Of Baupaume on
a front Of three and a half miles to
a depth of q mile. The advance
gave King Georges troops the VIZ.
lage of Grevillers and the Loupart
wood, bringing the advanced Brit
ish forces at the former place to a
scant mile and a half from the
northwestern outskirts of Bau-
paume.
Germans Bent Back.
North of the Ancre the left wing
of the British in this particular
operation has bent the German
line on a front, Of about 4 mile
east and northeast of Gommecourt.
To the north of this region the
Germans threw forward raiding
parties, but all of these met with
repulse, according to London, ex-
cept southwest of Neuve Chapelle,
where the Germans reached the
British trenches and made pris-
oner some of the occupants.
Elsewhere on the line in France
there have been only artillery en-
gagements.
Turks Hard Pressed.
The Turks evidently are being
given no rest by the British op-
Grating against them northward
from Ragdad along the Tigris
river. After the capture of Bag
dad Sunday the British cavalry
kept on the heels Of the retreating
Turks and occupied the town of
Kazimain. five miles t, the north,
taking more than 100 prisoners.
Gunboats are proceeding up the
river in pursuit Of the Turks.
although the Turks for more
than two weeks before the fall of
Bagdad had been destroying or
removing everything Of value from
the city, General Maude. COM
manding the British forces, reports
the capture of large quantities of
equipments, arms and ammunition.
On Casters Front.
Considerable fighting has again
broken out in Galicia and in Mace
donia between Lake Ochrida and
Presba. according to the German
war office. In the former region.
north of the Zlochoof- -Tarnopol
railway, the Germans u raid on
Russian positions captured 323
Russians and 13 machine guns and
near Brzezany and along the
Narayuvka river also made gains
and took more than $50 prisoners.
In Macedonia the French es-
sayed an attack between Lake
Ochrida and Lake Presba, but
were repulsed, says Berlin.
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TO TEST JUSTICES SALARY.

Helena, March l3.-The recently
hssed law placing justices of the
race on a salary system will be con-
ksted in the supreme court. A local
hstice will demand his salary for the
resent month and bring friendly man
hmus proceedings when the auditor
|nder advice of the county attorney
efuses to issue a warrant.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-14
TRANSPORTATION WILL
BE DISCUSSED AGAIN

Washington. March 13--Hearings on
the general subject of transportation
will be resumed here Monday, March
10. before the joint congressional COM
mittee appointed at the suggestion of
President Wilson to investigate rail
road problems. The committee is to
report next winter
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ORDERED TO PREPARE
TO STRIKE TUESDAY

Boston. March 13.--Orders to pre-
pare at once for n strike of employees
on Monday, March 10, or early Tues
day morning, were received by lead
crs of the four brotherhnods of rail-
road employees here today.
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AUSTRIAN CABINET CRISIS.

Amsterdam, Via London. March 10.
A Vienna dispatch to the Frank
fur'er Zeintung says it is reported in
political circles that an Austrian
cabinet crisis is eminent. It is declared
as certain that Count Henry Gam
MARITIME. the premier, will resign.
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RELIEF SHIP SUNK.

Bulletin. London, March ia The
Norwegian steamer Lars Fosteneas,
bound from America to Rotterdam
with grain for the American relief
commission. has been sunk without
warning outside the blockade zone, ac-
cording to the mercantile shipping Ca
zette
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BONDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

-- Helena, March 13.-Thc supreme
court today issued "A decision pro-
nouncing n bond issue of 100000 by
Lewis and Clark county for roads un-
constitutional.
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ARMiNG NOTICE RECEIVED.

London, March 13.--Thc British gov
ernment has received formal notifi
cation from Washington of the dcci
sion to place armed guards on Amcri
can merchantmen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-14

Cut out the picture on all four. sides.
Then carefully fold dotted line it's en-
tire length. Then dotted line. 2, and so
on. Fold each section underneath ac-
curately. When completed turn over
and you'll find a surprising result. Save
the pictures.
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CHARLES p. COTTER TO
kAuROAD COMMISSION

Helena, March 13-Charles P. Cot
|r. formerly county attorney of
|roadwater county and member of
he recent legislature Of Montana, has
ben appointed secretary of the rail-
bad commission OF Montana.
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German Cruiser Siahted,

Toxic, March 13.--It is Officially an
nounced that a converted German
cruiser has been sighted in the Indian
ocean and that it is being chased by
Japanese and British warships. The
German vessel has sunk Il Japanese
freighter.
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BERNsToRFF TO BERLIN.

Copenhagen, Via London, March 13
Won Bernstorff, former Ger
man ambassador to the United States
and his party left Copenhagen on a
special train at 7:45 p. M, for Ber-
lin. s
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MCCORMICK DENIES RumoR.

Harrisburg. Pa, March 13.-Vance
c. Mccormick today denied a rumor
that he would be named to succeed
the late Ambassador Guthrie at Toxic,
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This class Of vessel is truly an
ocean greyhound in that its lines
and turbines permit of great speed
Great Britain and Germany both have
vessels Of this type which can make
from % to 2S knots and 1t is reason
able to suppose that the new Ameri-
can battle cruisers VIII he able to
match the speed Of any vessel of It's
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.ed are completed.
The navy bill recently signed by
the president provides for the con-
!truction of several battle cruisers. No
specifications have as yet been made
public, but It is believed that the YES
sci will have . displacement of about
10000 tons and its main armament will
consist of II or 14-inch guns.
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JAPANESE SHIP SUNK
BY COMMERCE RAIDER
Warships Chasing Raider
Sighted in Indian Ocean.

Vancouver, B. c.. March 13.-Cable
adyices from Japan recefyrd hero to-
day by the Canadian News, n Japanese
newspaper, stated that a Japanese
steamship of about 3.115 tons had been
sunk in the Indian Ocean by a German
commerce raider. No details were
given.
The vessel sunk was said to be the
Sukuura 'Maru
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The vessel referred to probably is
the Suki Maru Of 3,162 tons gross.
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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-08-30
WANT A MINIMUM PRICE
ON THE POTATO CROP
State Commissioner of Agriculture
Appeals to the National
Food Director

State Commissioner of Agriculture
E. F. Benson has appealed to Herbert
Hoover, national food director, for
government aid in fixing minimum
price to farmers for their potato crop.
Inflated prices of last year led Wash
ington farmers to plant so many po-
tatoes that 100 per cent increase OF
production is looked for by the state
official. Benson has asked the govern
ment to fix a minimum price of $4,000
a ton to the farmer in order to prevent
slump in 1918. Herbert Hoover es-
Inmates that the national crop will be
1OO, 100000 bushels over any previous
year and as the railroads can handle
but a third of it during the hoeing
season he states that if storage facil-
tiles can be arranged for the balance
prices may be maintained.
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EAST KENNEWICK
aIIIInmnIMMllInrlnnlIIInlounn!!IIIunnrENMolaIII

Mrs. H. w. Brown and son Ralph
were Pasco visitors Wednesday.
Little Bobbie Rupp, who has been
quite ill for the past week is some
what improved at this writing.
]. Swayze has force of about Is
pickers at work harvesting his prune
crop.
Harry Rarey, of Spokane, visited
Sunday with his friend, Ralph Brown.
Mrs. J. H. Taylor, who has been
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. PEBBLES, returned
to her home in Moscow, Idaho, Sun
day.
Mrs. Bert Cody of Seattle, arrived
Sunday to visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Cresswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harrie, who
traded their property in Section Seven
for Oregon property and who have
been living in Portland, have returned
to Kennewick to make their home.
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GROWERS SHOULD KEEP
APPLES SPRAY-COVERED
Luke Powell Says to Get Careless
Now will Cost Orchardists
Money

This is the season of the year when
the average fruit grower gets care
less, and because his fruit looks clean,
decides to take chance and not spray
this time, and then before he knows it,
allows the worms to take about Is
per cent of his crop.
To keep your fruit trees free from
worms, during this season of the year,
the apples must be covered with the
spray. To do this the smaller var
ieties, like the Winesaps, etc., should
be sprayed every 20 to 25 days, and
the larger varieties, such as the Rome
Beauties, Spitz., etc., should be spray
ed every Is to 20 days from now on
to picking time.
Apples are bringing money this
year; do not give them to the worms.
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Carley and Whitcomb
uIvIuIuMIIpIuIuIuIIIusunmImuIIuIIIMIm

Robert Carley and 10y Hill drove
to Prosser Friday afternoon return
ing Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson were Alderdale
visitors last Wednesday.
The Whitcombites are enjoying
bathing and arrowhead hunting at
the Dority Beach on the Columbia.
Harry Schuman has returned home
from Bickleton where he has been in
the harvest fields for about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Carley tried to
motor to Paterson last Sunday. They
found plenty of bad roads and after
spending six hours going over hill
finally reached their destination. They
returned home the next day.
Lee Hill went to Prosser last week
to receive his draft examination.
Mrs. F. L. Bass and son Leslie
spent Wednesday afternoon in Alder
dale visiting friends.
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RIVER ROAD NOTES

Most of the news this week seems
to be 1--WE are so busy with the peaches
or hay that there is no time for any
thing else and we can't get help neces-
sary to take care of things as they
should be-"
Miss Charlotte Hart, of Columbus,
Ohio, recently stopped for visit with
her cousin, Mrs. w. H. Trask, while
on an extended western trip.
Mrs. H. H. Peters entertained the
club last Thursday when Mrs. Alton
Russell and Miss Elsie Jasmann were
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinkaid, of Horse
Heaven drove from their home Sum
day to be dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Kratzer, where the B. K.
quartet met for one of their jolly
times, as Leroy was at home for the
day from the harvest fields.
Miss Elizabeth Lace, of Grandview,
let for her home Monday after week
visiting at the r. e. Carpenter home.
Anders Christensen spent Sunday
with the home folks and says he is
enjoying the drill work at Walla Wal
la, also the good things In the way Of
eats.
Miss Helen Carpenter recently re-
turned from motor trip to Seattle,
Bellingham, Tacoma and other points
and declares it the finest outing she
has spent.
Miss Elsie Jasmann, a teacher Of
Aberdeen, is a guest at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Burpee, after visit
ing for some time with sister in Spo-
kane.
Mrs. w. H. Trask returned Tuesday
from a trip to Walla Walla and a visit
with her husband, who is agent at
Eureka.
Mrs. A. P. Russell spent several
days at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Griffith during the
past week.
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observation-disclosures
NOTES FROM HOVER

The "Hyatt Roller" 1909 model
Buick, owned by F. E. Slasson, OF
Plainville, Kansas, spent the night in
Hover Wednesday. TIL. car was driv-
en- by H. E. Armstrong, who is in the
employ of Mr.. Slassnn and he was
accompanied by Cliff Knoble, sales
manager for the Hyatt Roller Bearing
Co. They have come from Detroit
by way Of New York, Les Angeles and
Seattle and are On their return to De-
troia. The "Hyatt Roller" had trav-
eled 261, 300 miles before starting on
this trip and was still travelling ca its
original set of bearings. The purpose
of this trip is to give these bearings
another test.
The young peoples Sunday school
class gave an ice cream social at the
home of VIM. Mills last Thursday
evening. The evening was a model
one and the young folks were well sat
isfied with their proceeds which were
$14.s5.
James Fendel, of Wallula, was in
town last Friday for fruit.
Mrs. Jas. Doyle and Mrs. Earl Bur-
dette were Kennewick visitors last
Wednesday.
Chas. Mills left last Wednesday for
Kennewick to begin work on the U. S.
Str. Umatilla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Thomas were
business visitors in Kennewick last
Wednesday.
Harry Pratt made business trip to
Alfalfa last Friday.
H. S. Hughes was a business Wis
itor in Kennewick last Wednesday.
Geo. Lamden and wife, of Touchet,
were in town Saturday of last week
for fruit.
H. w. Powell went out to Wade
Thomas last Saturday to run the lat
ter's threshing machine during har-
vest.
Chas. Hardt, who has been working
for Mr.. Bongard on the ferry left for
his home Sunday in Walla Walla.
Monday, August II, a daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Hughes.
C. C. Clifford left last Sunday for
Canada, where he has secured posi-
ton as roadmaster.
Mrs. Lulu Johnson, of White Bluffs,
and Prof. Bradley arrived Saturday
to take up their work as teachers in
our school for the coming year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Stivers returned
Sunday to their home in Portland aft
ter weeks visit with his mother.
E. H. Maddux took load Of peaches
to Kennewick Monday Of this week.
Ed Johnson, of Finley, came down
Sunday to work in Hover during the
peach harvest.
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FINLEY NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Corwin Waldron and children,
who have been visiting at the E. L.
Waldron home, left Sunday for their
home in Walla Walla.
James Moore, of Oklahoma, after
a visit with Mrs. E. B. Moore and
family left Tuesday for Spokane. Mr..
Moore was a brother of the late E. b.
Moore.
Carl Meyers returned home Satur-
day from business trip to Walla
Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Coates, of Spo-
kane, visited friends in Finley Tues
day.
H. F. Fuller went to Walla Walla
Wednesday on business trip.
C. A. Burris and family returned
from the Willamette valley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Disch, of Michigan,
arrived the latter part of last week
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Chapman. Mr.. Disch and Mr.. Chap
man were old friends shack east" E.
Chapman, of Wapato, is also here for
a visit with his brother, j. w.
School opened Monday with an en-
rollment of 20. The teaching corps
this year is as follows: Prof. Hogue,
of Ellensburg, principal; Miss Marilla
Meikle, grammar grades; Miss Gam
mon, intermediate; and Miss Mary Nc
Fee, Of Spokane, primary.
Miss Violet Reik left last Wednes-
day for Spokane where she will enter
school for her finishing semester.
Miss Floyce Smith left Wednesday
for Spokane where she will visit her
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Flank and his
mother of Portland, arrived Monday
evening for visit with his sister,
Mrs. John Tyacke and family.
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Following the Text Book

A teacher asked his class to write
an essay on London. She was sur
prised to read the following in one at
tempt:
"The people of London are noted for
their stupidity"
The young author was asked how he
got that idea.
"Please, miss" was the reply, ''it
says in the textbook the population
of London is very dense."-New York
Globe.
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A Guarded Statement

A village butcher, big man, pos
sessed deep voice, and he was ex-
ercising it at the local concert organ
lied for the children's school-treat by
singing several unapplauded encores.
'My!" exclaimed the school trustees
wife; sshasn't he an extensive roper
tory"
We'll, shouldn't like to say that,
said the local dressmaker; "but ne
certainly is getting rather stout"
Tit Bits.