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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
COAL MINE DISASTER
TOOK 81 LIVES
EXPLOSION IN WEST KENTUCKY
COAL CO. WORkINGS-140 EN-.
PLOYES ON SHIFT,
CAUSE UNKNOWN AS YET
Thorough Examination to Be Made
Rescue Squads Using Helmets Did
Heroic Work-Worked All of
Saturday Night.

Clay, Ky.,-Twenty-fou men dead
and 25 injured was the toll of an ex-
plosion here Saturday in the south en-
try of number seven mine of the West
Kentucky Coal company, according to
Charles S. Richardson, manager.
or approximately 14O men in the
mine at the time of the explosion, lis
had been brought to the surface by
night, Manager Richardson said, of
whom 66 were uninjured. Those still
entombed in the inner workings can
not be reached soon, he believes. Hope
that many Of them will be found alive
is slight.
Officials of the mining company say
1t will be impossible to determine the
cause Of the explosion until the work.
ings have been cleared sufficiently to
permit thorough examination.
Heroic work was done by volunteer
rescue squads in bringing to the sur
face all those it was possible to reach
without the use of helmets. the Work
was continued through the night
The mine death list has reached 81
now.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
GRAIN AND MILLING NOTES,

The Occident elevator at Mondak.
Mont, has been completely destroyed
by fire.
The Superior Milling Co. has
started work on its new $4,000 ele-
vator at Winona, Wash.
The Farmers Equity Co. has been
incorporated at Savoy, Mont, for
$4,000 and will build new elevator
The Payette Flour Mill Co. is erect
ing 6,O00-bushel elevator at New
Plymouth, Idaho, at cost of $4,000.
me Nora Farmers Elevator Co.
has let the contract for the erection
of new 40,000-bushel grain elevator
at Nora, Mont.
The Farmers Cooperative associa-
ton has completed plans for the erec-
ton of 200-barrel flour mill at Wini-
fred, Mont.
The Shelby Cooperative association
has let the contract for the construc-
ton Of a 30,000-bushel elevator at
Shelby, Mont.
w. II. Waidman is president of an
organization that will erect a 100
barrel flour mill and 40,000bushel
elevator at Geraldine, Mont, at a cost
of $4,000.
The American Falls Milling & Ele-
vator Co. has commenced work on an
elevator, warehouse and mill at
American Falls, Idaho, to replace the
plant destroyed by fire last April.
The Montana Emporium Co. Of Ga
lata, Mont, will build 30,00O-bushel
capacity elevators at Sweet Grass,
Aloe and Tiber, the plants to be
equipped with grain cleaning and
feed grinding machinery.
The Park County Milling Co. of
Livingston, Mont, will build 400
barrel flour mill and 80,OO0-bushel
elevator at cost of $4,000. M. L.
Bachman is president and general
manager of the company, which has
a capital stock of $4,000.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10

oats remain at $53 Timothy hay is
off 81 at $26, while alfalfa is up 50
at $22.
Wheat-The market is just about
as narrow as other markets owing to
the light movement Prices are ad-
vancing daily. Few cars of wheat of
any quality are arriving at terminal
points. Harvesting is under way and
it will be another week before opera
tions will be in full swing. Returns
from the harvest fields indicate that
the yields are better than first thought
of few weeks ago and the average
will be little higher. There are but
few offers to sell made by growers as
most of them have not come to the
conclusion as to what their crop should
bring. Millers will no doubt be the
first to enter the market, especially
the interior miller, who will be after
the better grades owing to their stocks
being light.
Flour-Millers steadfastly refuse to
quote prices on new crop flour, declar-
ing that under the conditions about
to be imposed by the government they
would not be safe in guaranteeing de-
| livery for longer than 80 days and it
will be at least so days before the
new bluestem is marketed in sufficient
quantities to give them line on the
average quality required for their sea
sons purchases. Buyers are rapidly
losing interest in the trade, and mill
ers are quoting on old wheat flour only
when urged. Patent flours were adj
vanced 40c per barrel during the week !
which makes the quotations $1,000.
| II 40
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

STSdSO.
Wheat-No = red, nominal; No.
red, S2.52: No. har, SECS; No. 3
hard, S2.62.
Corn-No. yellow, $2.33@2 1874;
No. yellow. S2.321a 42.34; No. 4 yell
low, nominal
Oats-No. 3 white, 7S@7S1ac; stan
dard, S2@s3c.
Barley-S1.256
Timothy, $4@7.5O.
Hogs unsettler, sc lower to a shade
advance compared with yesterdays
average. Bulk, $l5.10@16.15; light,
$1+.70G 1915: mixed, $14.55@16.30,
heavy, Sl44o@16.3o: rough, $l4.4o@
1853; pigs, $l1.50@14.25.
New York.
Coffee-Spot quiet; Rio rs. 91sc;
Santos As, 10lsc. Cost and freight Of
fers were reported unchanged to five
points higher with tours ranging
around 9.45c to 9.5oc, London credits.
The official cables reported declines
of 25 to 100 reis in the Brazilian mar
kets.
Raw sugar firm; centrifugal, 7.O2c;
molasses, 6.14c: refined firm; fine
granulated, S.15@S.5Oc.
Portland.
Hogs-Steady. Prime heavy, $3.50
@15.6O; light butchers and packers
$15.30@15.4O; bulk Of sales, $15.30@
1880; rough heavies $14@14.6O; pigs
and skips, $14@14.5O; stock hogs, $1S
Ola.
Cattle-Steady; steers, prime to
light, $500; prime heavy, $4,000;
good, $7.35@s; cows, choice, $5.75G
6.75; medium to good. $500; ordinary
to fair, $4.25@4.75; heifers, $3.50
6.75; bulls, $4.50@6; calves, $S@9.25
Sheep - Steady: western lambs
S11 .50@12; valley lambs, $1O.5O@11,
best wethers, $s@s.5O; heavy ewes
$3@6.5O; bst yearlings, $4,000.
Butter firm. Butterfat higher. No
1, 43c; No. 2, Ale. Butter unchanged
but advance due soon.
San Francisco.
Barley-December, $2.35; August
$2.4O bid, $3.50 asked.
Eggs-Fresh extra, 41c; fresh first,
40c; fresh extra pullets, 36hc; extrt
firsts pullets, 36c.
Cheese-New firsts, old style, 1910
Tacoma.
Wheat-Bluestem. $22O; fortyfold
club and red fife, $2.17; red Russian
sails.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
THE VOICES OF TWO MILLION
DRIVEN, STARVING PEOPLE.

The call comes from over 1900, 900
destitute and suffering people in
bleeding, poverty-stricken Armenia,
Caucasus, Persia, Syria, Palestine,
Egypt and Mesopotamia. From the
Bosporus to the Euphrates all is pow
erty, hunger and despair.
The call comes to the people of the
United States, the most prosperous
nation in the world. Surely, Chris
tian America will recognize her debt
to these Bible lands and from her
abundance pour out her treasures.
There is no better way to show
gratitude for our liberties and for
our social and religious privileges
than by accepting responsibilities laid
upon us to provide the actual neces.
sites of life for those who now re-
side in these ancient cities and among
these sacred hills.
Shall we make 1t possible for these
people to live or shall we allow them
to perish from the earth? This is
the burning question. Over a million
have already persisted. Their blood
cries from the ground.
Cooperate with the American Com
mittee for Armenian and Syrian Re
lief, in the following ways: Church
or Mass Meeting; Club Conference;
Parlor Conference.
A branch of the American Commit
tee for Armenian and Syrian RELIEF
has been established at SAT PeytoI
Building, Spokane. c. C. McEachran
secretary.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
ALLIES TROOPS ARE
ADVANCING IN WEST
FURY OF FLANDEDS BATTLE is
HELD IN CHECK BY BAD
WEATHER.
LINES MOVED WAY AHEAD
Russian Front Stiffens in Face Of
Stormins Armies Of Teutonic Enc
mies-Barrage Fire of Great
Intensity, Sortie Imminent.

The Teutonic armies are slowly be-
ing forced back by the pressure Of the
entente masses on the west front.
Gains made by the British on the
Flanders front on Friday, when the
village of St. Julien was reentered,
were followed by an advance by the
French on their front Friday night.
Notwithstanding the continuing in
clement weather French forces drove
in beyond the Kortekeer cabaret, NOV
ing their lines forward, while their pa
trolls pushed back German outposts and
explored considerable areas in advance
of the French positions.
Berlin announces an increase in the
artillery fire to great violence at times
on the Flanders front.
Apparently the renewal of the great
battle in all its fury is only awaiting
the return of favorable weather.
The London war office makes it
clear that no shifting Of British troops
was found necessary to cope with the
situation created by the German diver
sion of Thursday night near Monchy lie
Preux, on the Arras battlefront,
through which inroads were made up
on the British position on Infantry hill.
Attacks carried out the following day
and night by the troops on the spot,
the official statement announcer, forced
the Germans out and completely re-
stored the positions.
Russian Lines stiffen.
The situation on the Russian front
continues favorable to the central
powers, but the Russians appear on
the whole to be offering a sitter de-
Tense, particularly along the eastern
Galician border.
At one point an energetic operation
cleared the Ausrto- German forces from
sector of the east hank of the
Zbrocz. Near Skala the Tuetonic troops
were driven out of two villages.
The Russians continue to YIELD
ground in Bukowina and in the Car
pathians.
Canadians Go Forward.
Infantry fighting, although not or
an extremely heavy scale, began
again in Flanders on Sunday, and In
two engagements the Anglo French
troops weer victorious. The weather
moderating, troops of Crown Prince
Rupprecht, after an all-night bonn
bardment, gained footing in the vii
lage of Hollebeke. The success was
only momentary. however, as the
British threw out the Teutons by ar
immediate counter-attack and tool
some prisoners. Other German at
tacks in this area also were checked
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
He Knew.

He Knew.
Silence reigned In the luxuriously
furnished room where young Poorleigh
was asking a rich old manufacturer for
the hand of his fair daughter.
The lover waited in deadly anxiety.
Would this great and inestimable bless
ing be granted to him? He loved
Ethelinda, but he felt that he was no
match for her.
Then the old man spoke, slowly and
thoughtfully.
but, my dear boy, I'm afraid you
couldn't support her."
I'm not rich" replied the pleader
ardently; "but I'm not doing badly.
What makes you think couldn't sup
port her?'
The fair maiden's father sank
YEARLY back into his armchair.
''The difficulty I've had In doing 1t
myself" he replied frankly.-Canadian
Home Journal.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
FINANCIAL NOTES,

The Bank of Ellensburg, the old
est bank in Kittitas county, is now
the National Bank of Ellensburg. A
Articles of incorporation have been
filed at Occur d'Alene, Idaho, by the
First State bank of Worley, of Wor-
ley, Idaho. The new bank is to be
capitalized at $4,000. The incorpor-
ators are John Connolly, Lawrence
F. Connolly, William Connolly, Edwin
T. Conan, Carl M. Draemer, James
F. Mccarthy and others.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
Some Hot in New York.

New Worthwhile fall in temper
AZURE Saturday brought relief from the
intense heat here, the board of health
announced that Of the $50 deaths re-
ported in the city Saturday, 100 were
due directly to the heat.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
Agree to Non-Export of Food.

Washington.-An agreement will be
shortly reached between the neutral
powers and the export council regard
ing food shipments under guarantee Of
their non-export to Germany.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-10
Call Off Kentucky Mines Strike.

Madisonville, Ky.-A strike of union
miners in five counties of western
Kentucky which began July was call.
ed off Sunday.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
CONTRACTORS.
LAUNDERING THAT
WINS.
THAT is THE HARRISON SORT

We have built up from almost no
business to the largest Laundry here
abouts, ard one OF the most up-to-
date in this country.
Brains, the know how" and keep.
ativeness are responsible for those
results which good dressers prefer.
You don't know just how good your
linen can be made to appear until
you've sent us a bundle.
Harrison Steam Laundry
Phone No. 7
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
Pebbles From California.

Grinding pebbles as a California
product are first announced in the re.
port of mineral production for 1918
the years yield having been $40 tons
valued at $3.50. Flint pebbles have
been imported from Belgium and other
parts of Europe, but the higher prices
have led to search for American sup
plies. One shipment Of pebbles from
gold dredger tailings in Sacramento
county proved so soft that the con-
sumption was three times as great as
that of Danish pebbes-this, with a
long wagon haul making the material
too expensive. Better results have
been had with the washed pebbles, one
to six inches in diameter, Of the
beaches in San Diego county, and
these-chiefy baSalt and diabase, with
some felsite and fint-are used in
metallurgical plants in California, Ne
vada and Montana. The pebbles are
used in grinding minerals, ores, ce-
ment, etc, the total importation into
the United States in 1914 having been
$479,146.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
SAYS WINNINGS ARE TAXABLE
Internal Revenue Collector Declares
Uncle Sam in on All Games
of Chance.

San FranCiScO.-Uncle Sam is deal
ing hand of showdown and 1t looks
like stacked deck.
Joseph ]. Scott, collector of internal
revenue for the northern California
district, has officially decided that all
winnings" are taxable as income un-
der this years income tax law. He
says profits Of card games bets or
other kinds of gambling come under
the head Of Speculative gain," and he
wants his share.
SO when you draw that card that
makes them "all blue" Uncle has his
hand in the pot; when your ten to
one shot "cOmes through he is stand
ing beside the boOkmaker and when
you pull for a "seven or eleven" you
will hear him pulling with you.
Scott says the law will be enforced.
Stewards and managers of downtown
clubs have been asked to cooperate
with federal agents to figure the
amount of individual profits of men,
bers who participate in games Of
chance.
But by a strange Inconsistency the
tax law does not work inversely. Win
nings are taxable, but losses are not
deductible. It's a fine little game Of
"headS l win and tails you lose" with
Uncle Sam.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
QUITS PULPIT; GROWS SPUDS
Benz, Recognized Potato King Of the
Northwest, Produced 1000 Tons
In Season Of 1916.

f. Benz of North Yakima, Wash,
recognized as the potato king Of the
Pacific Northwest, was a physically
broken-dOwn preacher in Portland,
Ore, six years ago. and doctors ad-
vised him to close up his life's work,
according to the Spokane Chronicle.
More than that, he was $1,000 in debt
after having served 30 years in the
pulpit.
Benz produced 1000 tons of pota-
toes in 1916, selling most of the crop
to a railroad at S49.50 a ton, to be
served up hot and buttery as "big
baked potatoes" on the diners.
81 succeeded because l did every
thing just little bit better than it
needed to be DONE" Benz told men,
bers Of the Spokane chamber of com
merce at luncheon.
He went to Yakima valley six years
ago ana went in debt 1000 in the
purchase of the land He planted three
acres of potatoes the first year, six
the second year. 40 the third and the
last two years has had 100 acres
in potatoes. He does not allow his
seed potatoes to mature naturally,
the vine being pulled up or cut off be-
fore the tuber is matured. All seed
is treated with corrosive sublimate for
fungous and nonfungous diseases.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03

of them have been killed in action
along with horses, and others have
died of wounds But modern veter-
mary skill is working wonders for the
hurt indeed to be abandoned. The
thick skin of the mule saves him from
many of the troubles that beset the
horse 1t wards off mud blisters and
the affections that come from the wet
and damp and long exposure.
They're Generally Civil, Too.
Visiting a veterinary hospital where
there were hundreds of horses under
medical repair, it was striking to no.
tice but a solitary mule among them,
Someone suggested this was strange,
because the army had found the mule
such a fine animal he had been i'm
ported by the tens of thousands.
"That's precisely it," said the doc
tor in charge; "it's because he is such
fine animal that you see so little of
MN here.'
Because he is generally civil and
sometimes goes to sleep just abaft
bowling nine-inch gun it must not be
supposed the American mule has lost
all his old craft and mulish cunning.
At one of the hospitals there is a sui
phur dip" or bath, like the cattle dips
on western ranches. Most of the horses
will plunge in over their heads and
swim through, getting the full benefit
of the disinfection. But Mr. Mule is
rather too suspicious to take such
chances. He is drawn in with great
reluctance and holds his head high
above the yellow liquid. One old fel-
low went through six times one day,
but not once did he get his head wet
until the sponges were reSorted to.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
What "The Folks" Think.

Every normal public official likes to
know what "the folks" think about
what he is doing. A congressman in
Washington makes it a point to keep
in touch with men back home who will
let him know what is going on. State
and local officials are concerned the
same way.
Even after election day public opin-
ion counts. It's most effective way Of
expressing itself is through public or
ganizatioHs. Commercial clubs, i'm
provement associations, city clubs, and
similar Institutions are the instruments
of public opinion. They can make
themselves count for decent govern
ment between elections If they set
themselves to the job.-Kansas City
Star.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
Don't Be a Crouch.

81 don't think l am a crouch, or an
old snarleyow, but If AIN hope some
one will go and tell me now. And If |
am snarleyow, and they can prove it,
too, / want to know right away, for I've
a stunt to do. l want to 90 down here
and get rope and get rock and tie
the blamed thing around my neck and
then fall off the dock. For what | said
when | was young Is just as true today,
you have no right to live along unless
you've learned the way. SO If | am n
grabbed guy | want to quit the scene,
| want the old fool-kllers' club to come
down on my bean.-IIouston Post.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
AMERICAN MULE
A WAR TRIUMPH
Is Now the Pride OF the Fire.
Swept Fields Of France
and Flanders.
ONE EQUAL TO SIX HORSES
Product Of Stock Farms OF Southern
United States Is Magnificent crea-
ture," Says British 5rigadier--
Sleep Beside Roaring Guns.

With the British Armies in France.
Two years and half Of the grim
use5t war in history have wrought the
triumph OF at least one American insti-
tutiOn-the army mule. He has been
weighed anew in the scales of battle,
proved on the tire-swept fields of
France and Flanders, and not found
wanting. In warm winter coat and
with long, inquisitiye ears Topping
back and forth Vim the breeze, he
marches up among the roaring guns
with steady nOnchalance that lends
confidence and faith to the fighting
men who depend so much upon him.
From Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee,
Mississippi, Texas and other stock
farms in the South he has jOurneyed
t0 the war and come into his own. The
r"ch maligned, supposedly stubborn,
Saiky and generally pestiferOus mule
has won place in the heart Of the
British army from which he can never
ne diSlodged. He was quite an asset
iH the South African campaign, but
now is real aristOcrat of the trans
port service.
"A most magnificent creature" re-
piled a British brigadier when asked
Tor an opinion of the lOwly American
fnule. And he has a much better
character than generally is given to
him. He is something Of camel in
that respect Most people cry down
and berate the poor old camel, but
"Hee you get to know him he is much
TO be admired. 1t is just the same
with the mule. He has some ways with
him which the British Tommy didn't
quite appreciate at first, but now that
they are better acquainted and have
formed a sort Of entente cOrdiale the
two have utmost respect for each 9th
er and carry on at the front with COM
plete understanding and effectiveness"
One Mule Equals Six Horses.
The mule had his supreme test on
this front in the battles of the SOmme.
There were days and nights of unceas-
ing labor, short ratiOns and little or
no attention. The strain was constant
and terrific. In exact ratio to the
number employed, six horses sue
cumbed where single mule gave way.
The horse, Of course Is an animal
Of finer fiber and is far more sensitive.
II he stumbleS into a shell hole filled
with water, he will strive and struggle
to get out until he actually dies of
broken heart. Not so the mule. He
has no imagination and not much of an
outlook on life. He calmly and philO-
sOphically lies in the shell hole until
someone comes along and digs him
out.
The mule, some suppOsitions to the
contrary Notwithstanding, is vulnera-
Bile at times to shot and shell. Many
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
HOT BRICKS FOR GIRLS FEET
Chicago Restaurant Provides Warmers
For Them While They Eat
Their Lunch.

Chicago.-"SiX for the feet" yelled
William the waiter.
Coming up came the echo from
the kitchen.
Smilingly, Jean the chef placed half
a dozen hard, inedible objects in the
oven. Thirty minutes later he opened
the door and, wetting forehnger,
tapped one Of them. There was a slz-
zle and little puff of steam.
"Done to turn" he mused.
The front door opened and six merry
misses from the Monroe Telephone ex-
change entered the restaurant.
William disappeared in the rear and
re-entered, struggling with heavily
laden tray, broad grin on his face.
Beneath each small table he placed
two hot bricks, which chased the chllls
from the neat feet resting comfortably
upon them.
"Some service said the owners Of
these extremities, beaming thanks.
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
PACIFIC COAST HUNS
WITH SHlPBUILDlNG

San FranciScO.-The volume
of ship construction on the Pa
cific coast is now five times as
great as 1S months ago and 10
times as heavy as three years
ago.
This became known from data
gathered by a local shipping pa
per and forms the first complete
record Of shipbuilding activity
on this coast.
1t is cOnservatively estimated
that the total amount represent
ed in ship-building on the Pa
Cific coast is upward of S125,-
100000.
The total number Of ships
building or contracted for at
private yards on this coast Is
1873. OF these, IS are steel
steamers of from $500 t. 10000
tons, and 63 are wooden ships.
OF the latter class 40 are motor
ships Of new type,
The Harrison times., 1917-03-03
MUST ASSIST WITH DISHES
Court Order Out NJ Ordinary, Since
II Is the Wife Who Is Ordered
10 Do This.

Tain't right now, for woman to
enjoy the movies alone. She must
take her husband occasionally, and
also she must help him wash the sup
per dishes.
This Is the SolomOnic wisdom dis
penSed by a New York Judge in the
domestic relations court, where the
only thing he failed 10 find out about
John Mackey was how he managed to
squander SS month. John. who Is an
electrician and lives with his wife and
four children, was arraigned on
charge of cruelty preferred by Mrs.
Mackey. When her story had been
told the magistrate asked Mackey
what he had to say in defense.
"Tve worked at the same place for
twenty-five years" he said. "Tve
turned my earnings over To my wife
for the last fifteen years. | make
twenty-six dollars a week and | give
my wife twenty dollars pay night for
food and clothing for herself and the
children. out of the balance | pay
the rent of sixteen dollars Il month.
Every night my wife leaves me to do
the dishes, While she goes out to Il
movie show or TO visit friends. She
never will take me along with her"
Charge dismissed" said the court
thereafter, Mrs. Mackey, you will
help your husband with the dishes and
take him out to the movie once in
a while"