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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
STOCK AND CROP NOTES.

A 20 per cent increase in the pro
duction of hay. in order to maintain
and, il possible, to increase the sup
ply of live stock. is recommended by
the United States department of agri
culture. The production of hay in the
United States in 1918 was only go.
100000 tons, as compared with 49,,
100000 in 1917, and Ill, 000,0 900 in
1916. This falling off was due to UNI
favorable seasons and to plowingi up
meadow lands for other crops.
Practically complete returns have
been received from every grower in
the Wenatchee fruit growing district
including Grant, Chelan, Okanogan
and Douglas counties, for the season
of 1918. This report shows that total
of $3.50 cars of apples were produced
besides 1887 cars of summer fruits
or total of 1857 cars. The total
gross return to the grower is given
as $1.65 per box for apples of all
grades and varieties, or. a total of
$9,500,000 for 6,400.000 boxes. The
1927 cars of soft fruit returned ap-
proximately 100000 to the growers
Wool growers will receive from 40
to so cents pound for the coming
spring clip, according to S. w. Nc
Clure, secretary of the National Wool
Growers association, who returned to
Salt Lake City February from Wash
ingtOn, ID. c. "The government has
agreed to fix a minimum price on the
wool now in the Boston warehouses
which is equal to the British issue
price, or the lowest price paid for
wool in the world" Mr. Mcclure said
The government has agreed to dis
continue these sales on July 1, if il
has any wool remaining in order not
to interfere with the sales of the sea.
son clips"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT

The county commissioners at Yak
ina February awarded the contract
for construction of about eight miles
of hard surfaced road into Naches
valley to r. NJ. Hardy of Seattle for
S214,S97. The road will be paid for
under the Donohue road law system.
A meeting of the Idaho central high
way district was held recently at Ilo
and Vollmer and a motion carried
asking the board of highway commits
sioners to call a special election at an
early date to submit to the voters the
question of issuing bonds to the
amount of S15OOOO for highway con-
struction.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
THE REVENUE BILL is
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Goes to Senate for Final Approval,
Which Is Expected This Week
Levies Called Too Low.

Washington, d. C.-The house Sat
urday concluded its work on the rec
ord-breaking war revenue bill by adopt
ing. $40 to IL, the conferees' agree
ment on the measure. 1t now goes to
the senate for final approval, which is
expected this week.
The conference report, which pro
poses to raise $4,000, 100000 in taxes
this year and more than $4,000,000 900
annually until repealed, will be taken
up by the senate Immediately after
disposal of the woman suffrage reso-
luton. It's adoption by the senate and
approval by President Wilson are re-
garded as assured.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Montana c. N. Strike Ends.

Great Falls. Mont Official an
nouncement was made Sunday by the
press committee OF the Great North
ern machinists' and metal worker stri-
kers that 'the strike on the Great
Northern system federation which was
called on January 29, has been brought
to an amicable conclusion by unani
nous agreement on the part of the
men and officials of the railroad that
they return to work this week"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
-Four Killed in Train Wreck.

Greeneville. S. C.-Four are dead
and l 6injured, several probably fatal.
ly, as the result of the derailment of
the rear car of a two-car electric train
on the Piedmont & Northern railway
at Chick Springs, near here. The car
left the track while passing over a
trestle and plunged 80 feet into a river.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

Washington, ID. C.-This war cost
the lives of 116.734 Americans in the
uniformed services of the United
States. 1t is the heaviest loss ever
sustained by the country in any of its
wars save the civil war, which cost
the union forces 349,944 lives before
it had ended
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
ALL MINES OF BUTTE
FORCED TO CLOSE
STRIKE CALLED BY MINERS
DEMoRALIziNG EFFECT ON
MONTANA CITY.
CITY SEEMS TO Be BANKRUPT
Mine Companies. Follow Aareeme,,
a When Metal Prices Go Down
Wages FoIIow-city Bankrupt
No Pay for Employees.

Butte.-Work in Buttes mines was
virtually at standstill Sunday. bu,
not altogether because of the strike .,
miners affiliated with the Butte Metal
Mine Workers union Gndependann
and with the Metal Mine Workers, In
dustrial union No. 500 of the / w w
The fact that the day was "chaneo
day. when the men on night sbift
change to the day shift, thus gainino
day off, is thought to have had con.
siderable to do with the fact that vir.
tually no ore was hoisted to the snr
race. Curtailment of Sunday work al.
so had an effect.
Soldiers Indorse Strike.
A meeting was held by the Butte
Army and Navy association. II wac
held in the county courthouse. and
after much speaking, the strike of the
miners was Endorsed because of the
reduction last Friday of one dollar
day in wages.
Major A M. Jones. in charge of C
company, 44th United States infantry
(regulars), arrived in Butte from Spo-
kane Sunday and Immediately took
command of the situation from a mill.
tary standpoint
Officials of the Butte Metal Mine
Workers union independently claimed
that the entire force of miners in the
Butte district had walked out.
Want Sc for Hours.
Fred G. Clough, secretary of the Met.
al Mine Workers union independent
says that his organization had formu-
lated demands for a daily wage of Sc
and a six-hour working day.
City Employees Dismissed.
Mayor w. H. Maloney has issued
supplementary statement declaring
that for reasons of economy all city
employees, except heads of departments
are suspended. The order of the coun-
Gil merely discharged the firemen and
policemen, but Sundays order of the
mayor includes clerical employees,
street and alley departments and the
crew which collected garbage.
Mayor Maloney states that the or
der authorized him to reduce the city
payroll as he might deem necessary to
cut expense because, he declared, the
city had exceeded its constitutional
limit of Indebtedness.
After the announcement by the
mayor, Major A. M. Jones, who is in
charge of the troops stationed here in
connection with the existing strike,
placed soldier patrols in the business
section of the city.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Alaska Copper Mines curtaiI.

Juneau, Alaska. Managers Of cop.
per properties at Latouche and Ken.
necott have begun making reductions
IN the number of employees gecause of
the decline in the price of copper.
Gold Mines here have added extra
shifts, operating now nearly on a pre-
war basis.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Soldiers Quitting Army Fort.

General March said Monday that
rehabilitation in the United States
now was on the "home stretch" Up
to Feb. s, 67O3S officers and 1,O33,S12
men had been discharged, while the
total ordered for discharge had reach
ed 1,422,0 0O.'
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

The chief causes of the growth of
international commerce from less
than $2,OOO,OOO,OOO in 1918 to approx
imately S50,OOO.OOO.O in 1918 are
growth in population, cheapening in
transportation and a division of labor
among groups of men the world
over.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
NOTED PERSONS DIE

There will be large acreage of ePas
around Waverly this season and if the
frost does not niu the winter wheat
they will have a record crop.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
NORTHWEST MINING NEWS

The Standard Silver-Lead Mining
Co., operating at Silverton, b. c., in
creased its surplus to $317,565 on De-
cember 81.
The Consolidated Mining and Smelt-
ing Co. received 1922 tons of ore at
its smelter in the last 10 days of Jan
uary, according to a report.from Trail,
b. c. This is the largest tonnage re-
ceived in a corresponding period for
many months.
There is promise of complete mas
terry of the fires that have been smol-
dering in the Leonard mine of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. at Butte,
Mont, for the past % years. The
newest method of fire fighting involves
the deluging of the affected parts with
water laden with sand. The magni-
tude of the work may be judged from
the information that in two slopes
there are five miles of diamond drill
holes through which sand is poured
night and day. 1t is believed that the
sand will smother the fire through
closing up all air holes.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining,
Smelling and Power Co. may soon sus-
pend its smelling operations at Grand
Forks, b. c., and it's mining opera
lions on properties contributing to that
smelter, according to a New York re-
port received by Walter j. Nichols
& Co, February 4. The situation at
Grand Forks has been understood and
discounted for long time. The profit
has been small owing to the high cost
of production and the low copper con-
tent of the ore treated. The property
at Hidden Creek, B. c.. was acquired
in 1911 and a smelter built at Anyox
in anticipation of this condition. Men
interested in the prosperity and de-
velopment of eastern British Column
bia will regret the suspension. They
are not without hope of a resumption,
as the CRANKY has other properties
that might contribute to the smelter,
among them the Velvet mine at Ross
land, on which considerable work has
been performed.
New York Metal Market.
Copper unsettled; electrolytic, $50
1872; iron nominally unchanged.
Natal Etxabanoa unotnc Iaad ,,Np,fpol
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
steinmetz Wins Skating Honors.

Milwaukee, Wis.-William Steinmetz
of Chicago won the western open skat-
ing championship here Sunday by de-
feating Charlie Fisher in a two-mile
race.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
STRIKE IN SEATTLE
DEM0RAL|zED CITY
NEARLY $1,000 MEN ON STRIKE
TIED UP ALL KINDS OF
BUSINESS.
MAYOR HANS0N'S STATEMENT
Says Everything Will Be Running as
Usual This Wholesome Unions
Sent Men Back to Work-Sym-
pathetic Strike May Fail.

Seattle, ELECTROMAGNETIC labor
leaders asserted Monday that the gen.
eral strike conference committee of
union delegates reassembleS they will
renew the fight to have the sympa-
thetic strike called off and a definite
time fixed for it's expiration.
Indications that the strike would be
broken before long by the gradual
drifting away of individual unions in
creased Sunday. Street car men vot-
ed to return to work and the service
was practically normal Sunday.
Formal statements issued by Mayor
Ole Hanson and aicitizens committee
representing 81 civic, patriotic and
business organizations asserted that
the backbone of Seattle's general
strike of $4,000 workers, now in it's
fourth day, had been effectually bro
ken. Almost simultaneously it was
announced that the BARRIERS had voted
to return to work Monday morning,
and that several other labor unions
were meeting to consider similar &C
ton
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

Nipp-That girl has waist like a
wasp.
Tuck-Yes, and it takes a lot of ex
perience to fool with it without get
ting stung.--Town Topics.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

They need Polish army TO put the
finishing touches on some of the quar-.
relsome neighbors of Poland.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
PEACE DELEGATES
NOW URGE UNITY
HASTE MARKS THE SESSIONS
NEW BOUNDARIES CREATE
NEW PROBLEMS.
MEDIATION PROVES BIG HELP
Belgium to View Ruins-Some
Delegates Demand Harsher
Terms of Germany.

Paris.-Feverish haste is marking
the proceedings of the peace delegates
in the few days remaining before the
return of President Wilso nto the Uni
ted States. The most difficult prob
lens relate to the new boundaries to
be created and which have aroused the
aspirations of many nations, especially
the little ones, for the territory of
their neighbors.
The president has definitely post
poned his trip to Belgium, although
the Belgians greatly desire that he
personally inspect their ruined coun-
try and industries and be convinced of
the justice of their claim for repara-
ton. The French also would have
been glad if the president not only
could have been able to go to Belgium,
but is he could have continued his
visits to devastated France. The feel
ing in this matter has been voiced by
Captain Andre Tardieu in his declara-
ton that the German blockade should
be continued indefinitely.
He Is Needed in Paris.
More important demands, however,
have required the presidents contin-
ued presence in Paris. 1t is regarded
as necessary that the associated pow
ers shall present a solid front when the
delegates of the central powers are ad-
mitted into the conference. If they do
not present solid front it is felt in
some quarters, the enemy defeated on
the field might succeed by cunning and
intrigue in causing dissension among
the associated powers and in getting
better terms for themselves by offer
ing tempting alliances. The main eff
fort of the conference leaders, there
fore, are being directed toward the
consolidation of their own forces and
in gaining adhesion to the fundamen-
tai principles which are to govern the
future relations of states.
Mediation Helps.
A great deal has been done to set
tie the territorial disputes by media
ton and in endeavoring to have such
disputes submitted to the society of
nations when it is organized A no.
table success in this direction has been
in the conflict between Italy and Ju-
eo-Slavia over territory in the eastern
Adriatic.
AS these difficulties are overcome,
however, others appear in the shape Of
demands of some elements for the i'm
position of harsher terms on Germany
than are contained in the present ar
mistice agreement, not only for the
present, but also for the distant future
Some of these proposals are that Ger
many should be kept blockaded indef-
initely, even after the signing of the
final peace treaty in order to permit
France and Belgium to rehabilitate
their injured industries so as. to be
able to compete with Germany in the
worlds markets.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

commission, historical society, board
of control of Hepburn park, lumber in.
spectors, board of education.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Future.

Department of agriculture, com
posed of director and assistant; di-
rector of animal industry, director Of
plant industry, director of fairs.
Department of commerce and indus
try: Commissioner, assistant commits
sioner, director of banking, director Of
insurance.
Department of finance: Commits.
sioner of finance.
Department of immigration, labor
and statistics: Commissioner of immi-
grafton, labor and statistics.
Department of law enforcement;
Commissioner of law enforcement
Department of public investment
Commissioner of public investment
Department of public welfare:
Commissioner of public welfare
public health adviser
Department of public works Com
missioner of pubic works, director
of highways
Department of reclamation: Com
missioner of reclamation, director OF
water resources.
Public utilities commission.
Industrial accident board.
State fish and game department.
Elective state officials.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

New York clubwomen are protesting
against indecency in dress-for per-
fectly transparent reasons.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

If a man tells lie to wed, imagine
what he'll do when he gets in late at
night
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11

"All city and public utilities are OPP
Grating 100 per cent the mayors
statement said. "All street cars are
running. Gas, light, water, power,
garbage, collections, hospitals, etc, are
functioning. All schools and theaters
will open Monday Seattle has re-
sponded nobly in this emergency
"The sympathy strike was lost the
day it was declared; it was foolish,
indefensible and un-American. This
means a split between decent organ
lied labor and the |. w. w. element"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
State Cabinet.

Boise.-Idaho has the distinction oil
of the few states in the Union to aban-
don an Anticipated form of government,
being the first western state, and one
substituting in its place what is virtu-
ally a commission form. The legisla-
ture had duly authorized a radical de-
parture from the old system and re-
placed it with cabinet government,
the center of which is the governor.
on the shoulders of whom rests the re-
sponsibility of making it a success.
Governor Davis advocated the change.
He is not Sinking the responsibility.
1t is his belief that at least the way
has been paved to place Idaho on a
substantial business basis.
To make clear the change that will
be brought about in the state govern
ment on March 81 when the new COM
mission or cabinet form goes into eff
feet, the present and pending systems
are shown as follows:
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
New York Metal Market.

Copper unsettled; electrolytic, $50
1872; iron nominally unchanged.
Metal Exchange quotes lead nominal,
spot and February offered at 525 ;
spelter dull; East st. Louis offered at
CSC; futures $50.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-02-11
Present.

Executive department, elective: Gov
ernor, lieutenant governor, secretary
of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney
general, superintendent of public in
struction, inspector of mines.
Boards, appointive: Board of par
dons, prison commissioners, land com
missioners, trustees soldiers home,
equalization, canvassers, examiners,
depository, library commission, CAPT
toll buildings and grounds, health, med
ical examiners, osteopathy, dental ex-
aminers, optometry, pharmacy, regis
tration and graduate nurses, live stock.
sanitary, veterinary medical exam
iners, horticultural inspection, public
utilities commission, state highway
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05

as American and European. visited
Alsace-Lorraine. Ny own decision to
go was made at the last moment. 80
that until the train left Paris, there
could have been no knowledge that l
was to be in it.
Yet half an hour after we reached
Strassburg and moment after en-
tered my room at my hotel. there was
a knock and a messenger handed me
a letter, which I found. on opening,
was a communication from one who
signed himself "Alsace-American" ana
explained that he had lived long IN
the United States and understood
American Misrepresentation of things
relating to Lorraine. There
had been. he said. a moment OF foolish
enthusiasm when the French arrived:
but this was gone and the mass OF
the people were eager to get back to
German rule.
Then followed warning that we
ed in Strassburg to prevent our COM
ing in touch with popular sentiment.
but that the facts were as the writer
explained. Only the American MEM
bers of the party received these COM
munications, but all of them were
similarly honored; the thing was
amusing to me, for I had recently
made visit to Metz and Strassburg
alone and spent several days in each
city, unhampered by official guides
and therefore able to get some little
example of German method and
skillful IL totally unsuccessful at
tempt to counterfeit the impressions
which we Americans might receive
in fact did receive-as q consequence
of our brief stay in Alsace. That was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
GERMANS EXISTENT IN HOPE
OF ALSACELORRAINE CONTROL
Attempt to Impress People of United States
With Idea That Sentiment In Terri
tories Is Pro-German.

else. because If the United States
agrees to stand with France and Brit
ain against any German attack upon
France in the future designed to up
set the settlement Of Versailles. then
the German can have no hope of re-
gaining Alsace-Lorraine. He knows
there is opposition to the treaty in
America and he is deliberately en-
deavorins to furnish the sort Of ma
terial he believes will be useful to
the opponents Of the treaty in the
United States Senate and in the Amer
lean population. But one may hope
that at this late date the American
public in and out of the Senate had
become too familiar with the German
methods to be fooled again. as we
have been fooled so often in the past.
In my own experience in Europe last
spring, I had an excellent illustration
Of the German tactics. A newspaper
party. including journalists from all
allied and neutral nations, Chinese.
Japanese and even Siamese, as well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
SUGAR At 81 1-2 CENTS;
GROCER UNDER ARREST

ATLANTA. Ga. November 5.-The
highest price for sugar on record
here yesterday was 37la cents a pound.
which warrant sworn out in fed
eral court under the food and fuel
control law charges was exacted by
J. Frank. local grocer. Federal Of
fcers who served the warrant on
Frank Monday said he admitted charg-
ing 32h cents a pound. but claimed tho
sugar was lump sugar. for which he
paid 2S cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05

many months ago. but the German 10
obviously still patiently at work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05
BY FRANK II. sIMONDs.

Copyright, 1919. Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
The announcement from Strasbourg
Of the discovery of widespread Ger
man propaganda designed to raise
again the question Of Alsace-Lorraine
should surprise no one in the least
familiar with the German attitude to-
ward the question of the territories
restored to France, as we'll as to Po-
land. by the recent treaty Of YER
sailles.
What the German is now up to is
plain. 1t Is impossible even for him
to raise at once the issue of a restora-
ton OF Alsace-Lorraine to Germany;
the thing must be done by indirection
and by the use Of the precise prin-
ciples invoked against him at Paris
No one would listen to a German sug-
costing direct retrocession of Alsace-
Lorraine to Germany. What he hopes
is that by constant agitation he can
keep alive the notion that the mass
Of the people of the Rhine frontier
provinces. recently regained by
France, desires separate existence.
In other words, the German is try
ing to ring the changes on the doc
trine of self-determination and en-
deavoring to persuade the allies of
France and particularly of America,
that what must be had is a plebiscite.
Not that the German now wants
plebiscite; not few prominent Ger
mans conceded last November, when
the return of Alsace-Lorraine was or
dered by the armistice, that the
plebiscite would show overwhelming
French preference; what he wants Is
to obscure the situation, confuse the
world and keep the whole issue alive
for a future time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-05

Beyond all else the German is en-.
deavoring to impress America: he
fears the Anglo French American
treaty OF insurance more than all