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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01

Mixing Bees Farmers to Pre-
pare Squirrel Poison.

Because they are not able
to secure the perpared poison
ed oats from the county this
year groups of farmers in the
various communities around
the county are Jumping their
orders for strychnine and will
meet with the county agent to
prepare squirrel poison For
every ounce of strychnine or
dered the farmer will bring
Is quarts of oats. a shovel and
a strong back. The county
agent will prepare the dope for
the oats. 81
One mixing bee will be held
at Rockland on petition of the
farmers there and another at
Garn. Formula for poisoned
baits for ground squirrels and
pocket gophers can be obtain
ed from the county agent.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01
DAUGHTER OF MRS. CLAYTON DIES

Mrs. George Cecil OF Portland, Ore
gon. the daughter of Mrs. VIM. Clay
ton of American Falls and the sister
of Mrs Theodore Turner of Pocatel-
To- died in Portland at p. m Satur-
day. Mrs. Clayton and Mrs. Turner
left Saturday night for Portland to
reach the bedside of their daughter
and sister before she died, but they
arrived seven hours too late
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01
MAY HAVE FORTUNE IN VIOLIN.
o. G. Christensen Has What Appears
to BE Genuine Stradiyarius of 1716

o. c. Christensen may have a for
tune in an old violin which has been
in his family for generations. His
attention was directed TO its inscrip-
tions by newspaper story coming
from Sussex, n. j., as follows: Nah
lon p. Johnson, a civil war veteran, re-
Gently got out an old violin given to
him by his grandfather in 1S47. An
expert in such matters discovered on
the inside of the instrument the in
scription, Antonio Stradiyarius, Gre
monet Facibet, Ammo 1890" It is now
valued at from $4,000 to sS00e0
The markings in Mr.. Christensen's
violin are identical with the above ex-
cept for the year, which is 1716 in
stead Of 1880. Mr. Bum. leader of
the American Falls Concert band, is
of the opinion that the violin is of
great value, and may possibly. have
a market value as high as $4,000.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01
CRISIS SEEMS NEAR.

and Germany story
inspired
through unofficial
ed Press would the public.
step purely speculation
is improbable that will declaration either
States Germany More likely will be the conveying merchant
which likely
either with without a declaration of
story a complete
surprise the nation 1t follows:
WASHINGTON, 2S-The
planning
alliance
States this country should not remain
through Mexican
her join in he he ted States
support
pro
share the victorious Germany contemp
Germanys Eckhardt Mexico
City,
January
with Mexico to General Cana and suggest that Mexico seek to
bring the plot
These
Benstorff
home
the country against which he plotting
Germany pictured to Mexico by broad ntmaon England and
the entente allies defeated Germany and her allies triumphant and
world domination by the instrument
Instruction.
instruction
Bernsorf the
is follows:
January 1917
o February begin submarine
spite o S
o
his attemp is o. an
Mexico Tha max
together and together make We shall
financial it
the lost territory New Mexico Texas
The details left settlement
You instructed inform the president Mexico
Of the above in the confidence
States and suggest that the president Of Mexico his
initiative communicate Japan, suggesting
herence this plan; the time. offer
mediate between Germany
Please call the attention of the president Mexico
promises compel England make months
(signed) zn1MERNfANN.
he government
diplomatic relations Germany
has been kept secret while the president has been asking congress for
full
hetating the presidents
was declaring that the United states had nlaced
Interpretation the submarine declaration
Germany that Germany had
to the German chancelors that United
"husque
its action.
supplies many separate
circumstances which until
point sheds light the frequently
raoe movements OF the Mexican government to couple its situation
celebrated Jules
sdor in Berlin before the war OF Germans worldwide plans for
every they
domination which
adds climax to the operations OF Count Won Bernr and the
country
charges intrigue the
which has been published.
Mexican territory in the gulf OF Mexico takes cognzance of
fact long recognized chiefs that Japan
dertook the United probably would
Mexico the border the Mississippi valley split
Il recalls that Count Benstorff when handed
his reluctant
ed preference for asylum Cuba explanation
the repeated the charged
authorities with being German intelligence
of ALL connection with
to
allies stop sup
of oil the British which
fields.
What WIN Congress Do!
o no
opposition clothing
full
subject o
Such Germany her
Mexico borders it, actually s one
her entr the
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-01

There will be a basket BALL game
between the Pocatello and American
Falls high school teams at the Odeon
Saturday evening. There will be
preliminary game between the grade
Youngsters of American Falls and
Neeley. Pocatello won a week ago
over our high school team but by a
narrow margin. The game promises
to be interesting from start to hnlsh-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
Additional
County News
PLUM STATION

Mrs. Freitag and Mrs. j. F. Will
Jams, mother-in-law and sister-in-law
respectively of Mrs. May Freitag, ARE
here from Aberdeen visiting the lat
ter.
The Nelson brothers, Andrew and
Gus, have planted 10 acres OF corn
and are planting between four and
five acres of potatoes. They contem.
plate enlarging their silo and build.
ing another this summer.
We are all advocates OF prepared
ness, but it is an uphill business to
raise chickens while the hawks are
almost as numerous as fleas on dog,
II someone will give us a quick and
sure means of discriminating the
hawks, he will confer a lasting favor
on every individual in this commu-
nifty.
Mr.. M. L. Carrier. formerly county
superintendent of schools of Lewis
county, was a visitor at our school
last Tuesday.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

The people of Puget are busy re-
pairing roads. The work. which is
needed badly. is being done under
the direction of Mr. BARLEY.
Mrs. Leubbe visited her daughter
Mrs. Willard Libby of South Bay
Monday.
Nate Arnold has had a sick horse
for the past week, but it is reported
to be improving.
Miss Emma Reed spent Sunday at
North Lake with home folks.
Mrs. Alkire and little daughter
Mrs. Neat, and children and Miss
Emma Reed spent Saturday on the
beach, digging clans.
Mr. S. Y. Bennett made a business
trip to Olympia Monday.
Mr.. D. c. Chapman is suffering
from a fractured rib.
Billie Moon was badly bruised re-
Gently when he was struck by a fall
ing tree.
Mr.. G. Poncin has returned to his
home at Johnson's Point for the
summer.
S. S. White. well-known farmer
of Puget, is a lover of animals and in
the past eight years has bought five
fine puppies and raised them to ma
turity. From the five he now has
only one left, the other four having
been poisoned. He offers a reward
to anyone who can furnish evidence
that will convict the person respon-
sible for the death of his pets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
BUSH PRAIRIE

The Blue Ribbon Bird club held its
regular meeting Monday afternoon
at the schoolhouse, when the mothers
of the district we're pleasantly enter
tanned by members OF the club. dis
cussing different topics. also singing
of "The Star Spangled Banner"
Flag Of the Free" and other songs.
After school the mothers and teach
er decided to have picnic on the
last day Of school, May Is, at the
old schoolhouse. A picnic lunch will
be served at noon and the invitation
is extended to all who care to come
and bring their lunch. After lunch
all will join in a march to the origi-
nal Oregon trail, which leaves the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
BEN'S COVE

Mrs. William Countryman called on
Mrs. w. J. Schlegel last Friday.
Miss Burdick was in Olympia shop
ping one day last week.
Mr.. E. T. Turner, a merchant OF
Laurel, Ore. was visiting his brother
in-law, Mr.. w. J. Schlegel, and fam
lily a couple of days last week.
Mr. Mike Mippett got caught be-
tween two logs while helping load at
Schlegel & Bennet's camp the other
day and was hurt quite badly. He
was taken to st. Peters hospital
Olympia, where it is reported he is
getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bennett mo-
tored to Olympia Saturday evening.
Mr.. D. R. Burdick of Little Rock
was visiting his daughter Mabel over
Sunday.
Mr.. Rudolph Ulerich spent Satur.
day and Sunday in Centralia. He re-
turned with a Victrola and is now
supplying the camp with fine music
Those who attended the dance al
Old Kamilche Saturday night report.
ed fine time and grand" music.
Mrs. w. J. Schlegel and infant
daughter have returned from a weeks
visit near Banks, Ore.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

quite sick with quinsy at the nome or
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Aus
tin, is reported to be improving.
Miss Margaret McLane visited over
Sunday with Mrs. L. c. Campbell in
South Tacoma.
Rev. w. H. Mixsell of Olympia
preached in the McLane Grange hall
last Sunday night to good sized
audience.
There will be a dance in the Nc
Lane Grange hall next Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Shannon and
daughter Media visited over Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Miner McLane.
Mrs. Matt Twohy has been quite
i'll for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Carr had a
young daughter come to make her
home with them the other day.
Mother and baby are both doing we'll.
Messrs. George Kelley, w. D. Cook
and Clyde Mckenzie, who went to
Sequim looking for cows, returned
home Sunday.
Mrs. George Kelley entertained
friends, former schoolmates from Sc
attic, over Sunday.
The farmers in this vicinity are
busy trying to get their crops in be-
tween showers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

WAR EVENTS DAY BY DAP
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
cialists are planning general May Day
strikes.
Chicago gives Roosevelt as grea,
an ovation as at any time when he
was president.
May wheat jumps eight cents tc
$2.75 on the Chicago market, a new
high record.
S. l.. Rogers, director Of the
United States census, wires Secretary
Of, State Howell for list of voting
precincts of state by counties, init.
mating that the Information was de-
sired to aid in listing men available
for army duty under the selective
CONSUMPTION act.
Sunday, April 20.
For the first time in history, Eng.
land pays a tribute to George Wash
ington, who liberated America from
English rule. Arthur J. Balfour, for
mer premier of Great Britain and
head of the British war commission
now in the United States. visits
Washington's grave at Mount Vernon
and places on it a wreath, not the
tribute of the British commission but
Of the British nation.
Late Saturday night. house passed
selective draft army bill by vote OF
3s7 to "a. Congressman LaFollette
and Dill of this state being among the
"a opposing. and the senate passed it
by a vote of 81 to 8, both Senators
Jones and Poindexter voting in favor
Of 1t.
British report continued gains in
Franco-British drive on western
front.
City council of Chicago considers
advisability OF impeaching Mayor
William Hale Thompson because OF
sarcastic remarks about the war acts
of the national administration and
sighting references to the French
and British war commissions.
Copenhagen reports say that un-
less Germany succeeds in effecting a
separate peace with Russia, she will
soon resume strenuous efforts for a
general peace.
An American consul, just returned
from Germany. declares economic
conditions in that country are desper-
ate and people are sick Of fighting.
Monday, April so.
London reports that American
steamer Vacuum, homeward bound in
ballast. was torpedoed and sunk Sat-
urday and that the American naval
lieutenant, nine naval gunners, the
ship captain and some members of
the crew are missing. If they are
not later rescued. they will be Amer
ica's first fighting force to lose their
lives in the war with Germany.
National capital reports say that
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

highway near the monument and has
never entirely grown over. A short
program of stories and "reminiscences
will be given.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Drewry and
daughters Ruby and Nina and Miss
Sumarlidason attended the recital
given by Miss Crombie in Olympia
April 81. Miss Ruby Drewry was on
the program for several numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will White were
Olympia visitors Monday.
Mr.. Marsh and daughter were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Bush,
where Mr.. Marsh and Mr.. Roy West
drilled the home guards of the COM
munity Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Hannah Brainard and Mrs. e.
V. Drewry and children, Ruth, Neo
and Dick, spent Friday evening at
the home Of A. D. Drewry.
Bernice and Alice Hodge spent Sat-
urday afternoon with Louise Bush,
gathering the pretty ladyslippers.
Misses Mollie and Louise Bush
were among the young people who at
tended the dance at Chambers Prairie
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will WATSON and
children and Mrs. Wasson's brother,
with Mr.. and MRS. R. A. Cook and
daughters, spent Sunday evening at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. o. Olaf
son
Mr.. Rogers Of the Tenino hotel was
a caller in the vicinity this week,
looking over land.
r. A. Cook and family, Dave Baker
and daughter and Mrs. Olafsson spent
Wednesday evening in Olympia.
Mrs. Frances Reichel has returned
from California and will spend the
summer at Rainier with a nephew.
Mrs. Reichel visited her son Fred one
day last week.
The community was we'll represent
ed at the Dewey day exercises Tues
day evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
LITTLE ROCK

Mrs. Jennie Tucker and Mrs.
Mark Rutledge came out from Olym-
pia Saturday evening to attend the
Epworth League play, and were
overnight guests of Mrs, Albert Rut-
ledge.
Miss Ellen Palmer of Rainier was
the weekend guest Of Miss Orilla
House.
Oliver Rutledge of Ridgevillc
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Will Rutledge.
The play, Every YOUTH" was
given Saturday evening by the on
GERS of the Epworth League to a
large and appreciative audience. A
feature of the entertainment was a
delightful reading given by Miss
Ellen Palmer Of Rainier.
Mrs. Frank Kotick and daughter
were Tacoma visitors last week.
Mrs. Nettie Reynolds Moll of Ia
coma was visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Clarence Rutledge, Sunday.
The Morgan-Tannahill company
has purchased an auto truck for de-
livering goods.
Mrs. Henry Evans and little son
Harold of Tacoma are visiting her
sister, Miss Helen Evans.
Mrs. F. D. Stephenson and little
grandson of Centralia were weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heckler Of
Olympia we're dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rut-
ledge Sunday.
Misses Mildred Kotick and Irma
Brown spent the week end at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rutledge. Ross
Rutledge and Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Smith went to Olympia last Thurs
day evening to attend the Odd Eel
lows reception.
G. L. Carroll accompanied his
school baseball team to Tenino last
Friday afternoon, where they played
the Tenino school team. The score
was II to 9 in favor OF Little Rock.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
lshihara wandered away from homo
Monday and at the present writing
has not been found. The little fell
lows cap was found floating on the
river and it is feared he was drowned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

II the urgent recommendations of tn,
allies war commissions to the gov
eminent are needed. it will be only {
few days until United States militia
units now modified viii be on theil
way to the European battlefront.
I The fight to keep down wartime
food prices took definite shape in con
gress today when Z Joint food con
servation resolution was introduced
in both houses, er?pou ering the de
partment of agriculture to make q
thorough survey OF the food situation
of the country.
Tuesday, May 1.
General staff Of United States
army opposes proposal of French
wra commission that United States
send division of $4,000 to $4,000
men to the European battlefront
Decision to be made by President
Wilson as chief of
United States army.
Both British and French report
capture of additional important po-
sitions in joint drive on western bat
tlefront.
Residents of Chicago forced to go
without bread as result of strike of
bakers, closing Is of the city's
larger bakeries and seven smaller
with ~
100000 loaves in Chicago's daily
bread supply.
Brazil officially declares neutrality
in war between United States and
Germany.
British Foreign Secretary Balfour
dimes with President Wilson at the
White House and the two statesmen
informally discuss war affairs.
In addition to loans to France and
Italy totalling about $200,000,0OO
the United States is arranging tc
loan Belgium 100000.
Arrest of two Germans in New
York, with confession of one, reveals
details of a wild plot to blow up ]. P
Morgan's Wall street Office, to be fol.
lowed by cutting telegraph wires and
spreading false reports of President
Wilson's assassination and U-boat
raids, to create stock market panic
Authentic reports from Germany
say that Imperial Chancellor vor
Bethmann-Hollwegg will make 8
peace offer in the German reichstae
on Thursday, (which will astonist
the world"
Buenos Aires newspaper publish ar
article declaring Germany and Chile
effected a secret pact in 1918, guar
anteeing German domination II
South America regardless of develop
ments.
The first day of June will see thu
first American expcditionary force OF
the French firing line. It will consis
of six American Red Cross units t,
take over as many base hospitals.
+ Half of all the munition workers il
the Rhine provinces Of Germany ar
reported to be on strike.
War censorship in the Unite.
States goes into effect today, the wa
department, acting under ORDER
from President Wilson. taking owe
control of the telephone and tele
graph and cable lines.
The total number of enlistment
during April was 1926, the war de
partment announces.
Wednesday, May 2.
House passes omnibus emergenc,
war bill appropriating 100000,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

Members Of the immediate families
attended the wedding Of Miss Kath-
crime Heye, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. B. Heye Of this city, and Albert
Stamey Of Pendleton. Ore, at the res
idence of Father Mally Sunday after
noon. A large number of guests at
tended the wedding dinner served
after the ceremony at the Heye home
at Twelfth and Main streets. Bird
and groom went to Pendleton Sunda-
evening, where the latter is engaged
in business.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

Mr.. George Gartley spent Satur-
day and Sunday with home folks.
A box social was given at the
schoolhouse Saturday evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
ED INLET

Miss Ruth Austin, who has been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-26
NEED HIGHER SCIENCES
STATE HOSPITALS

Editor The Star. There Is n
feature OF our state hospitals for
the insane that r. greatly In need
OF modification. II Is the spectacle
OF our states unfortunates being
forced into the sole charge and care
OF orthodox practitioners OF ma
terra medica, with its usual aids,
dietctics. hydro and sanitary. This
in face OF the fact that there are
several sciences far in advance Of
matcriA mcdica In the treatment
OF psychic Observation-Disclosures
long successfully used by progres-
sive and advanced doctors. but
denied recognition by the reaction
aries who At present constitute the
biz majority.
Most efficient among these sci
cnccs In psychoanalysis. or Freudt
an psychology. II treats successfui-
ly chronic pAranoia, hysteriss. etc.
Cases that had spent years in ma
terra medica hospitals and hydro
therapeutic Institutes and declared
incurable by the regular NJ. DIS
Yield 10 II fsee selected papers on
hysteria and other psychoneuroses
By DR.. Sigmund Freud)
Any ology that IL not myology
is a fskeology." Is the attitude OF
the general practitioner toward all
therapeutical advances. II Is ex-
plainsble only upon the basis that
they are bound consciously or I'M
consciously in their resctionary
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-26
Train for Farming

Greatest difficulties about the farming situation are high
OF seed scarcity of farm labor aud the unframed con
don OF much the labor that is volunteered for farming
Hundreds volunteering Gov Listers call TO do
farm work. Perhaps majority know nothing OF farming.
Farming is trade The best farming requires special
education and special training
But enough training TO make men tit HELP farms
can be given quickly.
lust the whole nation is calling for work the
land Perhaps later there may be select service for farms
Jus, as We are 10 have the trenches But
wait We hurry and get into training just as,
they volunteer.
This newspaper suggests that the county up
training school for farm help-ca it a training farm,
training camp whatever seems best 1t must be 4
place 10 TRAIN MEN FOR FARM WORK.
Every county farm OF kind Let this county
land be put real
This whole work of organizing training camp for
farmers can in week AT the end of that time the
SOLDIERS OF THE FARMS be learning their work.
Their manual OF drill will be the proper and handling
OF farm tools the of live stock knowledge of farm
and their cultivation and harvest and
This is serious work. There is great need for IT,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-26
STUDY THIS [PIC1TlU[R[[EEgg

that their names might become public. EVE
IDENTITY they are not very proud OF what they
are doing.
Take another look at the picture, Seattle
working men, then decide your own course.
If you like the looks Of the above trio,
if you think they would be fine neighbors,
write to Senators Pondexter and Jones and
Congressman Miller and Hadley, telling
them SO.
If you think these coolies would improve
Seattle and make it better place III which
to live, draw up resolutions thru your unions
and lodges, asking that the coolies be ad-
mitted "for the duration of the war" and
then, of course, they will stay permanently.
But, Seattle working men, if you abhor
the idea of importing droves of these 10
cents-a-day boys, speak Quit Don't wait for
somebody to do it for you. Don't expect the
other papers to agitate it; they won't. Don't
imagine that because the propaganda for
bringing in these coolies is being spread
noiselessly that it is not being spread; it is.
Lobbyists for the coolies are at work in
Washington; high priced, skillful ones they
are, too. SO SPEAK OUT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-26

The three men shown here are typical
Chinese coolies.
At present and for many years past the
immigrationS laws have prevented them
from legally entering the United States.
The reason is they furnish dcmoralizing
competition for our American labor with
its high living standards. They work for
next to nothing and their presence in COM
munity means the inevitable development
of a chinatown" with all the filth, mmor-
rality, crime and suffering which a low
Oriental slum district stands for
When Seattle was a village Chat was
before the Orientals were barred the COM
munity had sense enough to see it did not
want coolie population. Many we'll re-
call the historic riots of that day.
The reason we are printing this picture
here today is because now a few selfish en-
ployers are trying to batter down (under the
cloak of wartime necessity the bar against
the Chinese laborer.
The Chinese Six companies at San
Francisco, are actively urging their case at
Washington. Special advices to The Star
from the capital say that few Seattle en-