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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-02-07
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items of Interest From Various
Sections Reproduced for Ben
eft of Our Readers.

Charles Cammack, who former
ly resided on a ranch near Rig
gins, Idaho, died at the state hos
pital at Orofno.
Fred Lott, age 81 years, an In
dian citizen of Sites, Idaho, died .
recently at his home from an at
tack Of influenza, He was gov
vernmentscout during the Indian
war of 1870.
Oneof the postoffices located at
either Vollmer or Ilo is to be dis
continued, it is said. This is due
perhaps, to the fact that the busi-
ness does not justify the mainten- +
ance Of two offices at the twin
cities.
Dewey Eastman, who has been
in the county jail at Lewiston,
Idaho, for the past month, await
ing trial in federal court made his
escape last Tuesday when he was
permitted to carry a bucket of
ashes out of the Jail.
At Deary, january "a, Bert
Roderick, age Ia, was instantly
killed while coasting. It was af- ,
ter dark and Rodericl, who was
alone on a sled, was struck in the
head and chest by a heavier sled !.
going in the opposite direction.
Snake river is practically free
from ice and steamboats, are, en-
gagged in moyementof wheat from
the upper warehouses to Lewiston.
is. estimated that over $4,000
bushels will be delivered to the
railroads there in the next few
| weeks.
! Thirteen thousand eight hum
dred and seventy five soldiers
were, discharged last month at
| Camp Lewis. One million men
have been discharged throughout
the various camps in the United
States. 100000 are lated for
early release.
The first county division bill
creating the AID county in the
state to receive the approval of
the legislature was passed recent
ly. 1t is that of Clark, and the
new county is formed out of the
western part of Fremont county,
with Dubois as the county seat.
A mass meeting ofover 200 vot-
ers of the Central highway district
held at lilo recently passed resolu-
lions calling upon the commits.
sioners of said district to. call a.
special election, to submit to the,
voters the question of bonding the
district for $4,000 for highway
construction.
"The scarcity Of teachers for
public school work has reached
serious proportions" says presi=
dent o. M. Elliott of the Lewis
ton state normal school. "the In
dications are that there must be
concerted action of all authorities
or we shall face decided short
age for the school year of 1919-20.
The house of representatives
passed the Morgan bill that pro-
vides for the salvaging of stock
condemned by the state and gov
ernment when found diseased with
tuberculosis; and reimbursement
in part for their loss. This bill is
of unusal importance to the dairy
men and the dairy industry of the
state.of Idaho.
\ The house of representatives
at Boise went unanimously on re-
cord, to pay tribute to those dead
Idaho heroes who gave their lives
to their country during the recent
! war, by passing a bill providing
. there shall be erected in every
i county in this state a uniform
memorial in their memory. The
: bill was introduced by Represen-
tative Garfield and 80 house
members. Garfield paid a high
] tribute to the valor Of Idahos
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-02-07
Will Entertain Soldier Boys

The Cottonwood CONNER
cial Club will give a dance
and reception Friday Febru-
ary IA in honor of all return
ing soldiers and sailors on
the above date. The re-
ception will be at the l. o.
o. F. hall and the dance at
the Orpheum Theatre.
Everybody come and give
the boys a rousing reception
and a good time.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-02-07
Class EntertainS School Board

The cooking class of the Do
mestic Science department enter
tanned the school board and their
wives to a dinner last Friday
evening. Members of the school
board state that the repast would
have been a credit to any chef
and speaks exceptionally we'll for
the girls and their teacher.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-02-07

Mrs. A. B. Rhoades is visiting
at GrangeVille with relatives and
friends this week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
WOULD CREATE TEN MILE
DRY ZONE ALONG BORDER
BETWEEN US. AND MEXICO

LAREDO, Tex, May ia bill
to create a 10-mile dry zone along
the international border VIII be in
troduced in tho Mexican congress.
according TO Mexican officials in
Nuevo Laredo. The proposed law
would become effective a month be-
fore the United States goes dry. The
zone would extend from the Pacific
coast 10 the mouth of the Rio
Grande.
To Offset the revenue losses to
Mexican border merchants incurred
by the law, another oil will be in
troduced for a 1O-mile free zone
having the same radius which
would admit imports 10 the dry
territory free OF duty.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.-CootIe" came
20 81. Louis as a pet not as a pest.
"Cootie" is a prisoner OF war and
the German police dog captured by
Lieut.. Stradel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11

be found. Monsieur. Eet must be
found"
As Armstrong glanced up at the
rose-curtained window when he had
reached the street, he saw Nlnon
N~icolette. her forehead puckered
with worried wrinkles. examining
the window ledge. shaking the cur
tains, still searching for the stone.
he went at once TO his own apart
ments. There he calmly bathed his
flushed face and changed % the aft
ernoon suit his man had laid out on
the bed for him. He felt somewhat
refreshed after the change, but
found il impossible 10 compose his
mind. So he flung out OF the door
n struck of toward a more modest
part OF town. There he entered q
comfortable apartment house and
walked up one fight. stopping be-
fore a door which bore a card read
ing. Christopher Poe. The same
Christopher Poe who. in New York,
was a banker of high social position
with a fondness for tracking down
criminals and solving mysteries for
his friends. In Paris, where he often
took a months rest. he was nothing
but a private citizen with very keen
eyes and a quick way Of catching up
people who spoke careIessly.
Armstrong rang the bell. The door
swung open at almost the same in
slant and a middle-height man with
outstanding brown hair and short.
thick eyebrows extended, in greeting.
a long arm with slender fingers. He
fixed Armstrong with intense blue
eyes and queried, I'm lover"
"No. Another kind Of trouble. q"
Some woman. some worry about
a woman, I'm sure" smiled Poe.
Not because we're in Paris. Arm
strong. but you've screwed your lips
down as though whatever happened
you weren't going TO mention the
name of Ninon Nicolette."
How did you know p" cried Arm
strong, startled.
Saw you send the flowers TO her
box at the Chatelet last week. Read
in the paper you picked up the Per
sian Bronze Pearl at auction yester-
day-didn't see what possible use
you could make of hat until 1 re-
called the bronze tints in Ninon Mic
o~lette's hair and"
Il SECT broke in Armstrong. Y
admit ii, I am crazy about her and
1 don't care what warning friends
have Tell me- he cried tensely.
There surely isn't anything about
her-you never heard any"
Why, OF ours not. What could
anyone say except that she is a
charming actress sprung from the
people?"
That's just it. You don't suppose
she could have any hereditary lean
ing toward" he bit his lip and
broke Off again. Well, you know.
she seem so childishly fond of-oh.
SO many things"
Come u from behind the bushes.
you are talking as a yelled lady Of
the Orient looks" cried Poe.
oh. yes, I know it's all perfect
rot. / don't know how the thought
eve seeped into my fool head. There
must have been a crack. a crevice
somewhere
CONTINUED Wednesday
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
-INsTALLNIENT 70. /.
BY ROBERT CARLTON BROW

BY ROBERT CARLTON BROWN.
She looked the kind OF prima dom
ma who. in an ecstay Of spirit would
kick her twiukling toed slipper into
the audience with "a shout OF sheer
surrender. ImpuIsive and daring. a
tosS OF her features. "a Iil, 20 her
loveme A tilt on her toes, alive
ike fire. Bronze hair that flashed.
spicy dash, Alluring abandon.
An. on the stage she was elastic
and alive with verve and vivacity.
Little wonder that man loved her at
first sight. Poise and presence We're
given ner. ~Sayoir-faire.
IL was only afternoon. but one Of
those gray winter days which make
the coolest maisonettes along Champs
Elysees seem gloomy and inhospit-
able. NinOn NicOlette did not share
the gloom Of Paris. She had soft,
shimmering silk curtains. rosy pom
ges silk curtains. drawn at the win
dows OF her splendid, simple little
sitting room. She had shut out the
drizzle and charmed away the muir
kiness with an electric light glowing
IN the very heart of "a red silk rose.
Beneath the light on a heavy silk
colOred divan, she snuggled. slow
smoke from her cigaret gliding up
twining through her hair. catching
pearly tints Of r-ose-coIored light and
nnally spreading so thin as TO be
nothing.
Her toe tapped petulantly on the
highly polished floor. Once she pull
ed aside the delicate rose-tint cur
tain from the window and peeped
out, then dropped back. muttering
Miserable, prepare dams les en-
fers!'
Twice she o and stepped into
her adjoining boudoir and cast sad.
happy, demure appealing glances at
herself in the glass quite evidently
she was awaiting someone, someone
in particular. and Ninon was hardly
the sort TO be kept waiting. II must
be a man she expected or she would
not have pencilled her brows so ap-
parently. m a little rouge had been
enough In view OF the rose shade
cuddling the fierce electric light I'M
its caressing folds.
She threw herself on the divan
again. musingly traced the pattern
on the tewcled case Of her watch.
felt fondly of the pearls encirclinE
her splendid throat. then clasped one
hand in the other and looked long
and deep into the ruby center of a
striking ring on her little finger. A
tinkle OF a mufded telephone bell
aroused her. she started guilty.
dropped the hand bearing the alb
sorbing gem. rushed TO the phone
and with "a glad little catch in her
voice, "AllOt'
OF course IT was he. for she gave
that quick smile into the receiver.
turned the lights in her eyes low and
aliuring and when she had hung up
Strengthened her bodice and wet
down one pencilled brow.
A minute later there came a neat
rap at the door. and. allowing a
stimulating half minute to pass,
Ninon stepped 20 the door and open
ed IL. giving her hand 90 the man
who entered. and greeting him with
very personal interest, leading him
at once 20 a chair placed cozily be-
side her divan beneath the rose
coiored light. and pr-- trvt~f
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
The Detective
and the Diamond
By Robert Carleton Brown

him a slender, conhdent-looking
ciRaret box
They spoke in French and she
shrugged prettily in accomplishment.
But ne was clearly American. His
dress indicated that. IL one could
not read his clear-cut face. There
was nothing dapDer in his appear
ance. STRAIGHTFORWARD, frank Amer
lean the clothes proclaimed him. A
nice. nea suiting. ~cleverly cut. long.
rolling lapels 20 the coat and snug.
t~urned-up cuffs at the bottoms Of his
slightly peg-tOp trousers. All Amer
ican ia makeup. he was. and the way
he leaned forward tensely and ges-
tured unskillfully showed that his
knowledge OF French was little more
than most college men avail them
selves OF.
But Ninon talked a tiny bit Of
English sometimes, stumbling pretti-
ly and making the man feel By con-
trast that his French was good-hne.
They talked low and close with the
intimate enthusiasm OF artists. thor
oughly understanding each other.
but from Ninou's frequent relapse
into quiet fOrmality II was evident
they had not known each other long
She seemed unconsciously Turing him
on and yet she maintained a gentle.
charming dignity. Her gestures be
came more vivaCiOus and fascinating.
The man grew ardent and energetic
i'm speech; their mouths discussed
trihes. but their eyes conversed
more thoughtfully.
Thy came suddenly TO speaking
Of jewels. Ninon held out her ring
TO be admired.
How YOU like zee ruby-eet ees
one big blood blot" she stumbled IN
English, accompanying with a rip
pling motion Of the hand. which
caused the gem TO shoot soft glances
I'm the light from the r-ose-colored
globe. In zis light Get ees zee blood
drop Of zee rose, Monsieur Arm
strOng2"
1T reflects your eyes in s~Oftness
and richness Of quality. though they
are deeper in color" cried Arm
strong, reaching out 10 catch her
hand by the finger tips to gaze
closer at the jewel.
"Non-nOn-monsieur," she cried.
drawing the highly polished nails OF
her fingers into her palm, as a tim
o kitten sheathing its claws.
Ze0 rubyt Zee ruby"
Armstrong laughed low and drop
ped his o-utstretched hand. Ninon
drew in her lower lip chidingly and
dropped her sweeping eyelashes to-
ward him in soft reproach.
1T is beautifui-true pigeon
blood, he cried. But your eyes
they"
"Ah! Monsieur" she cried throw
ing up her hands in gentle protest
She glanced at his hand. Zee ring
of yours, lie diamond, May 1 see
him."
"Oh. surely he smiled. leaning
forward and extending his hand to
show Ninon the striking diamond
ring on his third finger.
She moved forward on the divan.
bent over the ring, touched the stone
ever so lightly and exclaimed ir
childish pleasure. "Oh, Eet ees such
a grand one. So beeg. so bright. Ee;
ees worth very much" She sighed
wistfully.
"Oh, it's not priceless. Armstrong
smiled. 81 like il though. It would
be better in a gypsy setting. You
see, the stone is roudelle cut. that
makes it a bst t~op-heavy. it's worked
a little loose, YOU see, i'm these Sigh,
Tiffany prongs.'
Ntnon touched il again ever $50
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
YANK %D0UGHR0YS SEE
SPOT or HISTORY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
painted history Of the glories of
France on the field Of honor appeal
ed TO the boy in khaki Immediately,
perhaps because he himself had been
living similar martial scenes over al
ready historic ground. This gallery
is 10 be assigned 10 the press of the
world, the guide said. All the great
paintings held the doughboy long,
but the n which struck his fancy
most was that of Washington and
Lafayette standing i'm front Of their
headquarters just before the battle
OF Yorktown.
See "Old George
Why. II there amt old George
himself exclaimed one delighted
boy in uniform, and in the ecstacy
OF his discovery ne summoned all his
pals forthwith 10 see old George"
For the purposes Of the confer
ence some o. the sacred rooms are
being modernized, temporarily un-
doubtedly. by the installation of the
telephone. For the first time i'm his
cory. too. tea will be served to the
delegates from q buffet that is being
Installed.
Just how many Germans will
come 70 Versailles is not known. but
plans are being made 10 accommo-
date 200, including secretaries and
servants.
81 guess the little old - com
uguv American revolutionary force
could handle that many boches all
right" commented one doughboy
t~houghtfully.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-11
TO THE READER.

This T. the first OF three in
stallmcnts Of this thrilling de-
toCtive story. The second INSTALL
mcnt will appear I'm Wednesdays
NeHxs-Times and the third and
concluding installment viii be
printed in The News Times OF
Friday.
Here Is a gripping mystery
story. complete I'm three INSTALL
ments-dOn't miss the first one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
Plan Permitted Under Army
Regulations introduced in
Barracks at Gov
) ernor's Island
ABOUT 700 MEN
WILL BE AFFECTED
With Permission of the Depart
ment System Will Be Tried
Out by COmmandant
John Hunt

New York. April 10.-Heavy court
martial sentences Of life imprisonment
or such terms as twenty and thirty
years are reduced to a minimum Of
months by a plan permitted under
army regulations which has been in
troduced into the disciplinary barracks
at Governors island by the command
ant. Col. John e. Hunt.
There are between 900 and 700 pris-
oners at present In the barracks. Some
of the men are from overseas and
military offenses. including ono life
few for less periods. What these
sentences really mean was explained
by Colonel Hunt.
In practice" he said ~''men serving
ten, twenty. thirty years or life SEN
tences are really sentenced to inde-
terminate sentences. When a man
comes here we make a careful inves-
tigation OF his whole life from boy
hood. All the circumstances involv-
ing his offense are reviewed and II
his general conduct is and has been
good he can apply for restoration 'aftcr
three months Such application Is
rarely il ever refused and within six
months from the time he was con-
victed he may rejoin his regiment to
complete his service and receive an
honorable discharge.
There has been a good deal Of
criticism OF the severe sentence i'm
posed by courts martial. but believe
1t has been largely due to the public
misunderstanding the facts. : Such
sentences have been imposed. purely
h4eepne oe tnalr Aeterrspt eHect, asid
= vlncl = they h1we saved thou
1kddaS s 16uhG nt16 from getting
into trouble"
The extraordinary small proportion
OF men convicted OF serious one ,ses
In. the American army was cmphasiz-
ed by Colonel Hunt. "Out of about
four million men who Joined the col
ors," he said. there are only about fve
thousand In military prisons at Leav-
enworth, Alcatraz and here. Under
the draft system we got into the army
a great number of these by name
and half Of that number are included
in the five thousand now in the three
military prisons"
One of the principal features Of the
rehabilitation scheme introduced into
Fort Jay under Colonel Hunt is the
honor system" Two companies have
records and these men are put on
their honor without any interference
from the prison oncials. They occu-
py a barracks apart from the fort.
work under their own non- n-commis-
stoned officers and even detail their
own guards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
STORM Toll
IN west Was
VERY HEAVY
Total Deaths Reported 81, With
Enormous Property Dam
age; Heavy Snow in
New Mexico

Dallas. Texas. April 1o.-Nfnety-
two persons were killed and approx
imately three hundred injured and
property damage estimated at nearly .
million dollars was the toll Of Tues
day nights storm over north Texas.
southern Oklahoma and a portion OF
Arkansas according to virtually conn
plete reports.
Railroad and telegraph companies
today were recovering from the effect
Of the snow and sleet storm which
swept the Southern Rocky Mountain
region Tuesday ana Wednesday.
Trains which had been tied up by
snow blockades In Western Texas and
New Mexico were reported missing,
but far behind schedule.
The storm which extends south an
far as Mexico. was especially severe
In New Mexico. The snow fall in
New Mexico varied from to 10
inches. Livestock losses. except In
the Kansas Valley where sheep raie-
ers were reported to have sufSereA
heavily. were said to be slight
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
MAN THROWN BY
HORSE DIES OF
INJURIES HERE

The body of Joe Holland. who died
at the Pensacola Hospital Wednesday
night was shipped to Milton. the home
of the deceased for funeral services.
yesterday. Death was caused by a
fracture Of the skull. sustained when
the deceased was riding q horse which
when IL became frightened. bolted and
threw him to the ground
He was rushed to the Hospital here
in an automobile Wednesday and was
operated on the same day but his
condition was such that 1t was Inn
possible to. save him. He is survived
by q wife and six children all OF
whom reside in Milton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
RAILROADS REFUSE
TO ACCEPT STEEL
PRICES OF BOARD

General Hines announced today that
the railroad administration had defi-
nitely refused to accept steel prices
agreed Upon by the industrial board
and the steel industry. He said the
decision was final Prices are too
high asd would seriously retard the
return to normal prices.
Chairman Peek of the industrial
board let it be known that he would
preent the questions involved in the
controversy with the railroad admis-
istratios to Presidest Wilson asd ask
him to sustain the action OF the board.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
FOR BIG
COT ] lN EXPORT
co. ENDORSED
It Is Now Proposed That Cor.
p0ration be Capitalized at
One Hundred Million

Memphis. Tenn, April 10.-The sug-
gestion OF Governor Harding of the
Federal Reserve Board, for the organi.
zation OF q fifty million dollar cotton
export corporation was endorsed and
a committee selected to draft plans for
its formation at a conference here to-
day OF planters. factors. ana bankers
from the cotton growing states. An
other meeting will be held when the
committee completes its work. The
capitalization of the proposed corpora
ton was changed by the committee to-
night from fifty to a hundred million
dollars.
The formation OF a cotton exporting
corporation was suggested by Cover
nor Harding after q conference with
Senator Owen. who recently returned
from q tour of European trade centers
As proposed, it would be financed
partly through the war finance board
and would operate under tho Webb
Pomer9nef act to arrange foreign cred
its through agencies to be established
abroad.
Mr.. Harding's plan for the organiza-
ton OF cotton export corporation
with the aid Of the government war
finance board. Mr.. Harding and Sem
ator Robert L. Owen OF Oklahoma
WoF0 -tH0 CHIEF SpcaA0Ao a. Ills AaAoAH n
ing'S sessions. Mr.. Harding explained
In detail his plan, suggested recently
following conference he held with SEN
ator Owen on the latter's return from
Europe. where he made a study Of the
financial and commercial situation. He
declared his proposal did not contem-
plate eliminating any OF the present
cotton factors in the industry. likening
il to the cooperative theory on which
the federal reserve organization Is
based.
Senator Kenneth d. McKellar, OF
Tennessee, declared the delegates of
Tennessee, welcomed the delegates on
behalf of the state. Other prominent.
state officials attending included
Governor Brough of Arkansas and rep
resentatives E. s. Gambler and III. D.
Stephens Of Mississippi.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
HANLON ENDS
Il YEARS OF
SERVICE HERE
Former Manager Of Pensacola
Electric CO., Goes to Tampa
to Manage Stone &
Webster Branch

4. J.. Hanlon. former manager of
the Pensacola Electric Company. left
last night for Tampa. where he will
assume charge of the branch there Of
the stone and Webster Company. OF
Boston.
Mr. Hanlon has been connected with
the Pensacola Electric Company for the
past eleven years. having come to
Pensacola from Dallas. Texas. in 1908.
BE became manager OF the Pensacola
Electric Company. November. 1913. and
his promotion to the position he win
hold in Tampa as manager Of the COM
many there IL an additional evidence
OF the regard in which he 10 held by
stone and Webster. which has shown
its appreciation of his services BY =
number OF promotions which have
meant not only his own advancement.
hut the furtherahce Of the company.s
interests.
As a testimonial of the esteem in
which he is held by the employees
OF the Pensacola Electric Company.
Mr.. Hanlonf was yesterday presented
with q handsome gold watch. from the
entire force, including ONCE and OUT
side men.
Mrs. Hanlon left yesterday at noon
for st. Louis, where she will visit her
mother. Mrs. NJ. b. Arbuckle. joining
Mr.. Hanlon later 1 nthe South Florida
city.
Mr.. Hanlon was a member Of the
Rotary Club. the Chamber of Com
merce, the 0sceola and the Country,
Club, and both he and his wife have
'sen very popular in Pensacola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-11
MISSISSIPPI MAY
OVERFLOW LEVEES
SAYS FORECASTER

New Orleans. April 10-Because of
recent heavy rains In the Mississippi
river territory, a stage OF 45.8 feet at
Natchez, Miss. was predicted for April
12 in a warning issued today by DIR.
l. NJ. Cline. distric. forecaster of the
local weather bureau. The present
stage at Matches is 45.6 and the dan
ger mark is 46. Lowlands will be
Hooded when the predicted stage Is
reached, according to the forecaster.
The Red and Ouachita rivers below
Shreveport will rise materially during
predicted.