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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
BRICK AND MARBLE WORK
ON NEW PENN-HARRIS COMPLETE
Flag Staff on Top of Hotel Is
Painted While the CroUd
Watches Steeplejdck High
in Air

Practically all of the exterior work
on the new Penn-Harris Hotel is
now completed, wit hthe finishing of
the marbel work on the lower floors.
Every effort is being made TO ruch
the interior in order that the en-
tire building may be ready for oc-
cupancy early in the fall, probably
by October /.
Much interest was centered to-day
by pedestrians on the workman paint
ing tn ebig steel flag pole on the
roof of the building. This pole was
ploced in position by Bernard Nc
Curdy. of Philadelphia. From this
pole will fly a large American flag
and also a hotel flag. Hundreds of
passersby looked UP at the workman
dangling in the air painting the pole.
The shortage of plasterers may
hold up the completion of the hols-'
terry for a time. Workmen are busy
placing the elevator shaft as well as
the plumbers making connections
with the many pipes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
CIRCUS WIPED OUT
in WRECK HORROR
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where they had taken a detachment
of troops.
Bodies removed from the wreck
were burned beyond recognition.
Some passengers who had witnessed
the horror were later found wander
ing half crazed in the woods in their
night garments.
Many deeds of heroism and sacri-
flee were done. One woman, scream
ing in agony beneath the burning
timbers, saw the flames near those
who were trying to release her. She
shouted, get away, get away quick,
or you'll get burned, too" The res
cuers were unable to release the
woman and her cries were stilled
by the flames.
There was a fiagman on duty near
the wreck and it is reported that he
saw the approaching train on the
Michigan Central. When the engine
passed him he threw his lantern
the cab of the engine awakening the
engineer who, it is said, was asleep.
Both engineer and fireman jumped.
Early this afternoon the Michigan
Central list, subject to change,
showed fifty-nine dead and 115 in
~ SN ~ bhC I'll Nbo tlellil
Officials of the Michigan Central
reported that the fireman, G. Krause,
had gone temporarily insane from
shock.
Signals Ignored
l.. w. Landman, general passen-
ger, agent, of the Michigan Central.
said that his only explanation of the
wreck was that the engineer of the
train of empty cars must have been
dead at the throttle.
for the fact that ne ignored all of
the usual danger signals placed by
the circus train" said Mr.. Landman.
He ran past two block signals, two
planted between the rails and throw
ing off a brilliant red light visible
for long distance.
This engineer is missing. My in
formation is that with the eXcep-
tion of the engineer. whose fate is a
mystery, no one on the train of
Puilmans was hurt. 1t will be some
daae dime csp 9eiIre ire cd an accurate list Of the
wreck in the history of the road.
The large number of persons in the
casualty list is said be due to the
practice of show trains of sleeping
two persons to a berth. The coaches
were Pullmans of an obsolete type
converted into gaudily painted show
cars.
~
bodies had been received at morgues
here with others on the way.
q, Among those reported missing are
the Rooney family Of bareback rid
trainers, the Cottrell family, eques-
tiennes; Harry, LIE Parl, Edward De-
vore. Mark Adams and Joe Coyle,
clowns. Heavy loss In dead and in
1ured Is said to have occurred among
the ballat of one hundred girls.
Daylight was just beginning to
show when the crash came. Those
thrown free from the wreck stood in
their night clothes, helpless, while
their comrades perished in the flames
Flames Burn Unchecked
Edward Ballard, owner of the cir
Gus, estimated the dead at fifty and
the injured at seventy-five. A num-
ber of valuable horses are believed
| to have perished also.
The accident occurred at about 4.3O
| a. m. 1t was impossible to obtain
water an dthe flames burned un-
checked.
Manager Gollman of the show. said
at II o'clock that his casualty list
as checked to that hour Contained
thirty-three known dead.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
TELEGRAPH BATTALION IN ACTION

Pictures of the Four Hundred and
Sixth Telegraph Battalion, in which
being shown at the Victoria Theater
to-day in the film, "The Whispering
Wires" The picture consists of one
reel, showing how the men work in
No Mans Land and in all the phases
of their important duties, from the
outpost to the office of the command
ing officer, who guides the destinies
of his forces by means of the wire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
sHoTGUNs FOR RESERVES

Members of the Harrisburg Re-
serves. who were prevented from out
door drilling last night were given
instruction in interior guard duty.
and dozen new members were drilled
in preliminary work. Major II. M.
Stine announced that the Reserves
would participate in the Fourth of
July demonstration and that the first
issue of shotguns and belts would be
made next month.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
FRENCH WAR LEADERS CONFER
BY associated Press

Paris, June 22.-Premier Clemen-
ceau and Leon Abrami, under secre-
tary for electives and pensions at
the war office, had a lengthy hear
ing before the. Senate army commit
tee to-day on the question of effec-
tives. 1t has been rumored the Ger
mans have placed from eight" to thir-
ty long range cannon for the, bonn
bardment of Paris. The premier
treated this as gossip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
Commerce Commission
Approves Raise of 10
Per Cent. on Express
Bv Assoliated ErfAs

Washington, June 22.-Ten per
cent. increase in express rates was
approved to-day by the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
At the same time the Commission
disallowed an application for an in
crease to fifteen per cent. The new
rates will become effective as soon
as the express companies file new
tariffs, probably within two weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
NEW york EDITORS INDICTED

New DIX, JUNG =. = ogden Mills
Reid. publisher of the New York
Tribune; Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of
the New York Times; Enrol Hart. as
sistant niaht editor of the Tribune
and John. M. Paine. night city editor
of the T.ines. were indicted by
county grand jury yesterday charged
with havin ! published in their papers
a criminal Sbel against Mrs. william
Ra<@~ASsA~ ~ 4arst
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
FORMER EMPEROR IN MOSCOW
r., 4seoc,ofed Preer

Berne, Switzerland, June 22.-
Former Emperor Nicholas, of Rus
sis, has been transferred to Moscow
from Yekaterinburg, which was no
longer safe, owing to the movement
among the Czecho-Slovaks, according
to tho Zeitung Am Mittag, of Ber-
lin
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22

siiremansown Pa, June 21n wedding
anniversary Mr.
ence here on Tuesday evening
uful including
grandchildren
lows: Mr. Mrs
waiter Williamson Walter N.
Mr. and Paul Weber,
Mr. Her.
man Smith, Wallace Mr. Kemp
ltner and Alexander williamson
Harry asey Mrs
John Obo Mrs Mary
nnerg % Dale DoTma Frank Tempon Mrs Miller Reading;
Cnarles Wolfe Mrs Mary Stanfeld
Ii MeohasesDurs @ Mrs Kate Kgor Mrs Behney Mr. and Mrs
ngie Miss Nellie ngie Walter Conrad of Harrisburg;
Quey OF Enoa; Mr. and Staey
6erand Mr. and Mrs John Wegel William
Sheely Mr. Mrs
Lambert Mr.. and Mrs N. d. Mr.
BENJAMIN g. Baker, H
Miller Mr. and Mrs j. S L.
sonR Mr. andM Mrs
Mr. and Brook
Stare daughter
Miss Jennie Stevens,
Marie Senseman Miss Gladys OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
CHARLEs IT. sTEcKLEy

Charles Herman Steckley, aged 10,
died yesterday at the Harrisburg
Hospital. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John d. Steckley and funeral SER
vices will be held at their home. 253S
Lexington street. at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday. Burial will be in the Pax
tang Cemetery. He was employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
AvrAToRs ROME RAILWAY

Paris, June 22.-According to La
Liberte American aviators last Sum
day night carried out an aerial raid
into German territory. Eight Amer
leans bombed the Metz-Sablons rail-
way and started a large fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
MRS. A. b. HARNIsH DIES

McchnnIcsburg, Pa. june %. = Mrs.
A. 3. Harnish, aged go years died this
street. after an illness of six weeks.
She is survived by her husband and
three children. No funeral arrange
ments have been made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
AUSTRIAN CABINET TO
RESIGN. ZURICH HEARS

London. June 22.-Dr. Won Seyd-
Ter, the Austrian Premier, left
Vienna at midday yesterday for
Austrian headquarters to submit the
resignation of his cabinet to Em-
peror Charles. says a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Zurich.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-22
REPUBLICANS
REFLECT OFFICERS

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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
Install New Triplex Pump

The new Rumsey triplex pump for
the Bonner Water & Light Com
pany's pumping station, arrived here
last week and Manager Berger and
his assistant, Bud Heathershaw, have
been working all week to get the
machine installed. 1t will be ready
to operate in another day or so.
The new pump is guaranteed to
operate against $50 pounds of pres
sure to the square inch and will de-
liver water at the rate of 406 gallons
to the minute. 1t is operated with
a so horsepower motor.
When the new pump is ready fol
use it will be possible to furnish cleo
tricity without interruptions, day anc
night, as more than enough current
is now being generated at the Myrtle
Creek station to operate the pump
and furnish electricity at the same
time.
The installment of the new pump i:
an improvement which has long beer
needed and Mr.. Berger states thai
this is only the first of a number
of improvements in equipment anC
service he proposes to make.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
Organize New Orchestra

A new orchestra has been recently
organized in Bonners Ferry by Frank
Vaughan, band and orchestra di-
rector of years Of experience. The
new orchestra will make it's first
appearance in public at the enter
tainment to be given Saturday night
at the X. P. hall under the auspices
of the Bonners Ferry Music Club.
Regular rehearsals are geing held
and the organization is now work
ing on many of the latest popular
orchestrations as well as upon CLASH
cal selections. Following is the per-
sonel of the of the orchestra: Vio-
Inns, VIM. Vaughan, Miss Walker;
End violin, Thomas Gleed; ]. A. Wal
den, flute; LIST clarinet, Douglas Pal
mer; End clarinet, D. c. Mcdonald;
cornet, Frank Maughan; trombone
Robert Maughan; French Horn, VIM
Castle; bass viol, j. w. Vaughan;
piano, Miss Laurel Gleed.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
Red Cross Card Party

Those who attended the Red Cross
card party last Wednesday night en-
ioyed very pleasant evening. Bridge
and five hundred was played. Miss
Anna Callahan won the ladies' prize
at five hundred for the high score
and Miss Agnes Callahan, who occu-
pied a gentlemen's seat in the games
was awarded the mems prize. AT
the bridge games Mrs. Otto F. Ma
thiesen and f. Nj. Flood won the
prizes. The ladies' prizes were do
mated by o. F. Howe and the gentle
mems prizes were donated by George
Causton and C. d. Simonds. A lunch
was served after the card games.
The net receipts of the card games
was S1240. The sum of S22.75 was
realized from the rattle of the quill
which was won by Mrs. Tom Wal
dron.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
SPEAKERS BUREAU
FOR WAR WORK in BOUNDARY

At the urgent request of the Coun-
ell of National Defense and at the
direction of the State Council of
Idaho, the executive committee has
recently organized a Speakers Bur
eau and placed at the head of it
Mrs. Frank Kinyon, of Boise.
There will be organized at once,
as members of the speakers bureau,
two lists of war speakers. One will
be known as a local list available
in the several community centers of
each county and one will be known
as the state list-speakers available
in different parts of the state fol-
large audiences.
All the work will be done with
and through the cooperation of the
county councils of defense and these
councils are being urged to provide
the proper speakers and workers who
will serve without compensation, the
county councils being expected to
provide halls and take care of al
local expenses.
Chairman DeWolf, of the Bound
airy county Defense Council, vester-
day received word from Mrs. Ken
yon asking him appoint at once the
members of the Boundary County
Speakers Bureau for War Work ano
to advise such committee of its du-
ties in working in conjunction with
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29

the state bureau in organizing au-
diences, selecting dates, advertising
meetings and in very way carrying
out the purposes of the National
Council of Defense in giving infor-
nation in regard to the war.
Chairman DeWolf has named on
the Boundary County Speakers Bur-
eau for War Work the following
committee: A. J. Kent, chairman, J.
Bert Cowen and Rev. G. H. Wilbur.
In urging the establishment of
State and County Speakers Bureaus,
the National Council of Defense
writes as follows:
Public education upon the war is
fundamental to success. 1t must
reach not only the cities and towns.
but the country districts; the farm
er and the laborer must fully real
ize that our national liberty is at
stake and that it will take hundred
million united people to win the
war. Newspapers and pamphlets and
books are useful in this work, but
they do not reach as far as the
spoken word. The State Councils
are particularly fitted by their or
ganization to make the spoken word
tell, to convert ignorance into under
standing and apathy into fruitful en-
thusiasm, and to bring and hold the
American people solidly together be-
hind the war"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
Kinnear's Health Is Improving

According to the last word from
Spokane, w. l.. Kinnear, who has
been seriously i'll for several weeks,
is improving in health and there are
strong hopes for his complete re-
covery.
Last Tuesday morning Mr.. Kin
near's condition was favorable. There
was no change until Friday night
when he took a turn for the worse.
That night Mrs. Kinnear and her
sons, Emery Kinnear, w. f. Kinnear
and Harry Kinnear returned to Bon
ners Ferry, Mrs. Kinnear having been
persuaded to leave her husbands
bedside for a day or so in order
that she might recuperate. Mrs.
Phoebe Jackson remained in Spokane
with her father. The Kinnear boys
and their mother, upon their arrival
here, were informed by wire of Mr.
Kinnear's condition and returned to
Spokane on the next train.
Saturday Mr.. Kinnear's tempera-
ture was very high and his death
was expected any time. The change
came Sunday and now his physicians
and nurses feel that he has a good
chance to recover. The kinnear boys
returned home yesterday morning
They state that their father is very
weak, of course, but that when he
speaks it is generally to crack &
joke.
That he has a chance of recovery
will be good news to Mr.. Kinnear's
manv friends in this district.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
N. P. SUIT in
FEDERAL COURT

In accordance with its recent an
nouncement to Prosecuting Attorney
Wilson, as published a couple of
weeks ago in the Herald, the North
ern Pacific Railway Company filed
suit last week in the U. S. district
court at Occur d'Alene, against
Boundary county, seeking to recover
in the neighborhood of $1,000 worth
of alleged excessive taxes.
The Northern Pacific Company al
leges that it's lands were assessed
S12, 1883 in the year 1916 and that
fair cash valuation assessment
would have been only $6,233.91. In
1917 the company paid a total of
$40, 636.40 in taxes and it claims that
$4,809.87 would have been a reason
able levy.
In the complaint of the plaintiff
company it is alleged that in nearly
every instance the lands owned by it
in Boundary county have been given
excessive values. The company claims
that most of the lands assessed are
mountainous and are covered by
snow the greater part of each year
and are only good for grazing. The
value of the stimber on the lands in
question is not gone into.
The plaintiff company cited that
protest against it's land holdings was
made to the state board of equaliza-
ton in July, but that the board with
out investigation overruled the pro-
tests and denied the application for
lower valuations and tax levy.
Tender of a just and lawful tax
on the property made to officials of
the county in 1916, the complaint
cites was refused, and the complain
ant asks that it be awarded judgment
against the defendant county for re-
covery of the excessive taxes lille
gally and arbitrarily exacted from il
and further that the taxes paid in
1917 be adjusted to be in full pay
ment by complainant on its land fol
said year and that the balance OF
taxes claimed due for that year be
ordered cancelled and stricken from
the rolls.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
ENTERTAINMENT FOR SOLDIERS
Elaborate Course Provided-Friends
at Home May Send Boys Tickets

C. w. King has received tickets
for a course of entertainments which
are to be given the soldier boys in
the environments throughout the
country, and they will be sold to
citizens in Boundary county who de-
sire them to send to friends and
relatives who are in these canton
ments.
The series of entertainments have
been planned by the war department
at Washington and will include the
very best theatrical successes in the
country, the best musical and vaude-
vile programs obtainable and lee
lures of the highest order The
courses will be handled much as ly-
ceum courses are handled, the big
theatrical companies and the lectur-
ers touring the environments. All of
the greatest stars in the country have
volunteered for the course, and the
operating expenses have been reduced
to bedrock. AS a result, the money
cost Of the entertainments will range
from 10 to 20 cents. AS many of the
boys in the environments have not the
means to patronize even so cheap a
course as this, the secretary of war
has provided the means for the
friends at home to furnish the course
tickets. Tickets of two denominations
are provided. The one with 20 cou-
pons sells for 81; that of 100 coupons
for SIS. Boundary county's appor-
tionment amounts to $25. The sale
of tickets will be made this week,
and as there are only few available
the getting of them should not be
nut off.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
TRACKED BY
HIS TWO DOGS
VIM MILLER, WANTED IN CALL
FORNIA, TAKEN IN CUSTODY
AT CANADIAN LINE
WORKED A SMOOTH GAME
Collected Bounties on Same Coyote
Time and Time Again.

William Miller, man wanted at
Yreka, Cali, on the charge of sub
ordination of perjury, is being held
in the county Jail today and will
leave this evening for Yreka in the
custody of a Yreka deputy sheriff,
Miller having agreed to go to Cali
fornia without extradition papers.
When Miller returns to Yreka he
will face 81 indictments. He is a
trapper and while at Yreka made a
business of killing coyotes and col
lecting the bounty. In California
and Oregon, it is said, precinct and
county officers have charge of issu
ing the bounty on all predatory ami
mails. Miller is accused of having ar
ranged with certain officials to re-
turn to him the proofs of having
killed coyotes and in this manner he
collected bounties over and over
again on the same animal. 1t is
further claimed that Miller would
take the coyote scalps or feet across
the Oregon California line and also
collect several times from Oregon au-
thorities and in carrying on this bust
ness he is supposed to have amassed
a fortune of $4,000.
Miller's apprehension came about
through the sleuthing abilities of
Sheriff Dunning and Deputy Sheriff
Fry but it is certain that he would
have escaped the California officers
had it not been for his great love
for his two Airsdale dogs.
When Miller left Yreka the dogs
were left in care of friends. Miller
started for Canada and crossed the
international line near Porthill. He
10 10
had entered Canada Miller sent for
his two dogs.
He used every precaution to cover
his tracks and to prevent his where
abouts being known should the Off
GERS follow the dogs. The lAirsdales
were shipped to three different places
and were kept on a farm near Spo-
kane for a length of time. Finally
they were expressed to this city
about three weeks ago. Upon their
arrival here a local drayman, r.
Mcpherson, was hired to take the
dogs to the Ncrthside and about two
miles out of town they were trans
ferred to a waiting auto and then
taken to Creston, B. c., where their
master met and took them in charge.
In the meantime Sheriff Dunning
had received word to be on the look
out for Miller and for his dogs. No
trace of Miller was found by the local
officers but they learned of the arri-
val of the dogs here and traced them
to the Canadian line. The California
authorities were advised of what had
happened and an officer was sent
who took up the trail of Miller at
Creston ond followed him nearly to
Fort George. The trailing of Miller
in Canada was tedious and had to be
done on snowshoes, in the foothills
and over mountainous country. When
located Miller was going under the
name of Will Moore. The Canadian
officials who took Miller in charge
also arranged for his deportation and
he was taken in custody at Porthill
by Deputy Sheriff Fry yesterday af-
ternoon.
Miller left one of his dogs at Ores
ton, B. c. The other, which is about
IL years old, he insisted upon taking
with him and he agreed to pay al
expenses of transportation.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-29
MRS. JACOB LANG is DEAD
Welllnown Curley Greek Matron
Passes Away Thursday Morning.

Mrs. Jennie Lang, wife of Jacob
Lang, died last Thursday forenoon
at her home in the Curley Creek
district, of chronic heart trouble.
The funeral services were held at
the Lang home Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, Rev. +. r. Henderson
officiating.
The services were attended by
practically every person in the Cur
ley Creek district-fully one hundred
were present to pay their last re-
spects to the dead. Interment was
made in the new cemetery located
about a mile east of the Idaho Mon
tana line. The pail bearers were
George and James Mccormick, Earl
Newton, n. J. Perry, Dad Crawford
hymns were sung at the funeral
services by a ladies' quartette com
posed of Mesdames Hosington, She'll
horn and the Misses Matilda Herman
and Catherine Waldsvogel.
The deceased was 65 years of age.
She had suffered from heart trouble
for several years but had not been
in especial poor health except for
the last three months. She was born
in Indiana and is survived by her
husband; two adopted daughters, Til
lie, aged 10 and Nellie, aged IL years
and a nephew, Thomas L. Simon, of
Meadow Greek. She had lived in the
Curley Creek district with her hus-
band for some 25 years.
The deceased was a quiet, unas-
Stunning woman, of a kind, patient
and loving disposition and was al
ways anxious to do a good turn for
her neighbors and friends. She will
be greatly missed in the Curley Creek
district and a host of friends join
with the bereaved in mourning her
death.