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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-05-16
IDAHO NEWS plRl !! /
Recent Happenings In This state
Given In Brief Items for
/ Busy Readers. ,.yesfsD

With the fruit trees all In bloom,
Priest River residents awoke Mon
day morning to find thick, heavy
snow falling and the ground covered
to depth of an inch.
The capitol building Improvement
bonds carried Saturday at Boise BY
a 80 per cent vote. The capitol
building wings, which viii cost ap.
proximately 100000 and are to be
built during the NEXT two years. are
assured to Boise. The state is pre-
pared to start building operations
immediately. The city will take
quick action to have the approach
property vacated.
The Oregon City Transportation
company announces that on June 1
the company would establish q
line between Portland and
Lewiston, the, steamer Grahamona
to make the initial trip. The river
run is 500 miles, one of the longest
in America and the Cello canal. con-
structed by the federal government
at a cost Of $4.000,000, is traversed.
Prior to the war a boat line was in
service BY connecting with sea craft
passing through the Panama canal,
freight was delivered by alf-water
route to Lewiston from New York
and other eastern points. Lewiston
is the farthest point INLAND ON nayi-
gable waters west of the Rocky
mountains.
Boy browns at Gibbs.
Two steamboats,. dragging graphing
irons, are searching the Occur d'Alene
river near Gibbs station for the body
Of Carl Berg, age III; who Saturday
was drowned when the boat in which
he and another boy named Smith
were IN capsized, while fishing. 81 Gss
New state Cabinet Busy.
The first meeting Of the cabinet
appointed by Governor Davis under
the power vested in him by the new
administration consolidation depart
ment law was held Saturday at Boise
with the states chief executive Re
ports from all cabinet members were
ready, and plans for future coopera-
ton were discussed. The cabinet
will meet again before the close of
the month under call of the COVER.
nor, it was announced.
The cabinet members present at
the conference were Miles Cannon.
commissioner. of agriculture; w. M
Swendsen, commissioner OF reclama
ton; C. A. Elmer. commissioner OF
investments; Guy BoweYman, com
missioner of finance; Jay Gibson
commissioner of commerce; o. H
Barber, commissioner Of immigra
ton; r. O. Jones, commissioner O
law enforcement; w. F. Hall, com
missioner Of public works: J. X
White, commissioner Of public vel
fare. Other state officials presen,
were State Treasurer John w. Eagle
ston, State Auditor e. H. Gallet, At
| torney General Roy L. Black.
Governor Davis acted as chair
man. The cabinet members fount
themselves confronted, they said
with deficiency Of $1,060.000 inner
tied from the last administration
whereas six years ago the deficienc!
was but $4,000. State Treasure
Eagleston said that the state woul'
realize a premium of $4,000 from
the $1.200,000 worth of bonds author
lied by the last legislature and tina
| within 10 days the first instalmen
on the 100000 capitol building bond
1 would be received. Attorney Gen
eral Black held that this money ca
not be invested in government sc
curities.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-05-16

: Perhaps somebody will make NOV
ing picture serial of the 20 chapters
of the peace treaty.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-05-16
Extend Parcel Post to Chile.

Extend Parcel FoSt 70 CHite.
Washington.-A treaty providing
for parcel post service between the
United States and Chile~was signed
recently by Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson and the Chilean ambassador.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-05-16

To Close London Headquarters.
London.-American army headquar-
tiers in London will be permanently
closed June Is.
The sun., 1919-06-19
BURNS MAN ACCUSED
OF UNFAIR METHODS
Detective Disguised Self as
Priest to Get Confession.

A Burns operative disguised as
priest attempted to get a confession OF
murder from a sick man in Denver. 1t
was brought out yesterday in the ex-
animation OF William ]. Burns at
hearing before Deputy State Comptroller
William Boardman for the revocation of
the Burns agency license.
Mr.. Burns made it plain that he did
not countenance or approve the methods
adopted by the Denver office, which had
been retained by man accused OF
killing his father.
Il did not know about 1t till later
and then l sent a telegram to the Den
yer manager condemning It," Mr.. Burns
testified. This is the first time have
heard that the supposed priest sat by
the Ill man with a rosary and crucifx
in an attempt to get confession Of the
murder. l do not approve of anything
OF that kind and have not and will not
permit it,"
Mr.. Burns also denied tapping tele-
phone wires except those belonging to
client, on his permission. The hear
ing was adjourned until next Monday
morning
The sun., 1919-06-19
FLEET OF WARSHIPS
HERE OVER JULY 4
Programme of Entertainment
Planned for Sailors.

An imposing array OF warships will
be at anchor in the North River to-day.
the squadron already there being aug
mented by nine dreadnoughts of the AZ
lantic feet and dozen or more destroy
ers. The giant battleships will be ar
irving from early morning to sunset.
They will be here until after July 4. and
more than 10000 bluejackets will get
shore leave. They will be taken care OF
chiefly by the New York War Camp
Community Service. which has mapped
out an extended programme for their
entertainment
Dances will be given ashore and the
social department of the community SER
vice will furnish chaperoned girls for
dances aboard the ships. the largest OF
which are the North Dakota. Delaware,
Florida, Utah, New York, Pennsylvania
Arkansas. Wyoming and Texas.
There will be baseball games to de-
eide the championship OF the feet. a
track and field meet and a regatta on
the river. The entertainment programme
also provides plenty OF tennis and golf
The sun., 1919-06-19
HARBOR MEN ACCEPT
10 HOUR DAY BASIS
Delahunty Announces Terms
of Agreement Reached.

Thomas L. Delahunty. chairman Of
the Marine Workers Affiliation, an
nounced yesterday that the harbor work.
ers had signed an agreement. embody-
ing a new wage scale and working con-
ditions with the boat owners. The con-
tract will be in force until December
80. 1919. and may be continued unless
one side or the other gives thirty days
notice or an intention to abandon Il. 1t
Is based on a ten hour minimum day
with straight time for the eleventh and
twelfth hour OF work, time and a half
for additional hours and n six day week
The agreement also provides Tor time
and a half for the seventh day of work
in one week and one weeks vacation
on pay 70 RAN men who have been in
the employ OF a boating firm one year
or more. The rate OF pay in the new
wage scale runs from $50 a month for
cooks to 1910 month for Class A
captains on double crew boats and s225
for captains of mud towing tugs and
s2l5 a month for engineers on these
boats.
1t provided that all the classes Of
marine workers mentioned in the agree
ment are to receive board, and that no
discrimination is to be made against
the men who recently went on strike.
The agreement settles the dispute Of
the harbor trades. who were on strike
last winter for two months. The tide
water boatmen and the lighter captains,
VINO made separate agreements, are not
concerned in the present contract.
The sun., 1919-06-19
WIFE TOO BEAUTIFUL,
HE ASKS SEPARATION
William Bode Tells Court She
Has Admirers Galore.

Because his wife is so beautiful that
she is the constant recipient OF attention
from other men, William Bode seeks a
legal separation from her. In his COM
plant, filed yesterday in the Supreme
Court Bode says his wifes admirers
have driven him TO distraction, have
caused him many sleepless nights and
that he is now a victim of insomnia. She
was served with summons and compls int
In the action al 700 West 16sth street
According to the plaintiff. he married
the defendant in June. 1911, and they
have one child, Walter. aged years
Prior to May OF last year. Bode says, he
lived in harmony with his wife and then
she started TO have visitors at the apart
ments they occupied in l69th street. He
mentions one in particular. Hans Won
Kienitz. who called frequently upon his
wife while the plaintiff was III in a But
Ter. y. j., sanitarium.
The sun., 1919-06-19
WOUNDED SOLDIER ACCUSED.
Edward Kenny Arrested. bu
Complainant Disappears.

Private Edward Kenny OF the old
Sixty-ninth Infantry. wounded three
times in France and still a patient IT
Fox Hill Hospital. Staten Island, was
held without bail yesterday by Magis-
rate Groehl in the Yorkvile police court
on short affidavit alleging suspicion Of
assault.
The soldier. who is "a years old, was
arrested Tuesday morning in the apart
ment OF Private George Bernhard at
3oS East Seventy eighth street by Pa
trolman Patrick Neville of the East
Sixty-seventh street police station The
room where he was arrested looked like
northern France after a German visit
according to the policeman. Bernhard
disappeared after Kenny was arrested
but was later found at Ninety-second
street and Second avenue and sent to
Reception Hospital. He again disap-
peared Tuesday night.
The mystery OF the vanishing COM
plainant and the smashed up room will
be unscrambled tomorrow II Patrolman
Neville can find Bernhardt.
The sun., 1919-06-19
TRAFFIC ARRESTS
DWINDLE SUDDENLY
Enright Investigator Gets Re-
Duke From Court.

Cases in Traffic Court before Magis-
trste House took a sudden slump yes
terday TO meagre docket OF seven.
After George Allen of AIS Willis ave-
nue.. The Bronx, had been fined So for
falling to give a signal when turning his
machine. Motorcycle Patrolman Cor
nelius J. Goodyear. the complainant, re-
turned to the court accompanied by a
man who had questioned him about the
case.
step up here" sharply commanded
the magistrate. 81 would advise you
20 mind your own business and not in
terfere with this police officer What
Is your business"
After the man said he was a special
investigator in the office OF Commissioner
Enright. exhibiting pass or Identified
ton card 10 verify his statement, the
magistrate continued:
let me give you some advice. Leave
This police officer and other police Of
1cers alone. no matter who YOU are"
The sun., 1919-06-19
THOMAS, WIRE CHIEF,
MEETS LABOR MEN
Holds Conference With Lead.
ers at Atlantic City.

Percy Thomas. deputy International
president OF the Commercial Telegraph
ers Union. conferred with labor leaders
at the American Federation Of Labor
convention in Atlantic City yesterday
preparatory to sending a communication
10 President Wilson protesting against
the discriminatory attitude OF Post
master-General Burleson against strik-
ing telegraphers.
The strike made no Roadway yester-
day. The story that negotiations were
on between the Postal Telegraph Com
pany and the union. was denied by Ed
ward Reynolds. general manager of the
Postal. ana also by Wesley Russell, a
strike leader.
The Soldiers. Sailors and Marines Pro-
tective Association yesterday notified
Postmaster-General Burleson that four
ex-army men had been discharged bv
the Western Union because they were
loyal to their trade union. These men
are: Arthur Markell. 1852 Niety-sixth
street G. A. Zimmerman. S407 Fulton
street. Brooklyn; NJ. j. Lane. ga Henry
street. and Thomas J, Lyons, 40S West
Fourth street,
The sun., 1919-06-19
FRENCH BARKENTINE LOST,
Crew of 40 Fishermen saved by
Liner stavenEcrfjord.

The French barkentine Georges Glenn
enceau, bound for tho Newfoundland
fishing banks from Cardiff. ran into
heavy weather lasting several days and
on Monday. badly battered and leaking
was abandoned by her skipper and crew
of fishermen. forty-siX all told The
men were taken aboard the Norwegian
American liner StavenEerfjord, which
sailed hence last Thursday from Bergen
Capt n S. Irgens so informed his
agents here by wireless yesterday.
The skipper OF the fisherman had sent
up his last two rockets and was about
giving up hope Of being rescued when
the liner hove in sight Before leaving
his ship the French skipper set fire 70
her. All hands will be landed at Bergen
where the Stavengerfjord is due on Sum
day
The sun., 1919-06-19
ABROAD
AND HAS $4,000
Investigators Learn Promoter
Is tn Europe.

The District Attorneys oil stock inves-
tigators heard with regret yesterday
that Thomas L. Reynolds had sailed for
Europe from Halifax about a fortnight
ago. They also found interesting a re-
port that he had about $4,000 when he
departed. They were sorry that Reyn
Odds had gone on his vacation at this
time, for they hoped he would be availa-
BILE for chat about the Panuco and Gulf
and other oil companies. in which he had
at least passing interest.
Long ago Reynolds was a Tammany
man and a partner of Big Tim Sullivan
in real estate transactions Later he
blossomed as His Excellency, the Hon.
Thomas l.. Reynolds" having convinced
himself that he was Ambassador to the
United States from the Amazon Repub-
lie" Last year he was sent to prison
for three months as a common gambler
because he spun in his West Sixty
eighth street home roulette wheel.
which his wife in suit demanding an
nulment of their marriage, says was not
an honest wheel
lie is or was president OF the Panuco
and Gulf Oil Company, concerning
which anxious stockholders have in
quired at the District Attorneys office
Yesterday the District Attorney was told
that toward the end OF May Reynolds
and an assistant. who is also out OF
town just now. persuaded several repu-
table brokers to buy for them patches OF
stock OF the Sterling and Kentucky oil
companies, which were being boosted on
the curb
The buyers. so the brokers say. paid
FOR the first stock they bought and thus
established credit, but neglected to call
for the rest OF the purchases or to pay
for them. one broker said he was out
about $500
The sun., 1919-06-19
$4,000 IN BONDS
FOUND IN CHIMNEY
Detective Lowered Head
Downward Receivers Loot
Hidden in Crevice.
HAD ONLY A VAGUE TIP
Explored Many Eighth Avenue
Flues Before Discovering
the Right One.

lowered head first far down into the
seoty depths OF chimney from the
roof of a tenement building at 1o4
Eighth avenue Sergeant Londrigan OF
the detective bureau explored yesterday
the niche. and crevices revealed to him
by light of a pocket searchlight which
he had attached to his belt
When he gave the word Detectives
Brown and Mayer. each of whom held
one OF Londrigan's legs. hauled up TO
the sunlight not only their associate
but also bundle tied up In an old
newspaper. which was held tightly in
Ms hands. When opened the parcel
was found to contain $4,000 worth OF
Liberty bonds, identified by their num-
Ders as the ones stolen May % from
Hartshorne & Battelle. brokers, OF 20
Broad street.
Dennis Forrest. n messenger, was sent
from the brokerage Office to the Federal
Reserve Bank TO have the bonds, which
were of the $50. 500 and $500 denomi-
nations. changed into bonds Of the $1,000
denomination. Shortly after being des-
patched on the mission, the boy was dis
covered in a hallway at ? Pine street
bleeding from a wound on the head. He
said he had been held up and robbed
by three men, one of whom struck him
on the head with a revolver.
He confessed later to Deputy Commits
sioner I.ahey that this story was false
and implicated three other youths
Frank B. Coakley. a friend OF Forrest
was arrested and he Is alleged to have
admitted completely in the theft. Coax
ley and Forrest are awaiting trial. The
two others have not been apprehended
ntt~ go.
revealed source, Detectives Brown and
Mayer. Sergeant Londrigan and Lieut.
Mcconnell began an inspection yester-
day of the roofs and chimneys OF build
ings along Eighth avenue. between Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth streets. After sew
eral hours OF investigation, the chimney
which proved to be the right one, was
reached. Londrigan, lowered by the de-
tectives, removed several loose bricks al
point about ten feet below the tor
OF the chimney and there found the
bonds cached. Coakley, when arrested
was living in the neighborhood.
Since being specially assigned to the
task of investigating bond thefts in the
financial district Detectives Brown ant
Mayer have been successful in restoring
nearly 100000 worth to owners. Ir
January they recovered bonds valued al
$135. 900 stolen from Mcclure, Jones q
Reed of lis Broadway. made three ar
rests and obtained three convictions
Bonds worth $4,000. stolen from l.
NJ. Prince & Co, 20 Broad street
ON March also were recovered. Five
suspects were arrested and one convic-
ton resulted. These detectives also
made two arrests in connection with the
theft of $4,000 worth OF bonds from
Strong. Sturgis Co. 80 Broad street
They also recovered the bonds.
The sun., 1919-06-19
URGES CUBAN INVESTMENTS.
President of Island Republic
Points to Opportunities.

American manufacturers were urged
to invest their capital in Cuba yesterday
In a message from President Menocal at
the monthly meeting OF the American
Manufacturers Export Association in the
McAlpin Hotel.
Cuba, though occupying but a small
space geographically and having less
than 100000 people, has shown itself
capable OF making tremendous purchases
IN the United States" President Memo
cal said In his message. We are row
probably one OF the best customers Of
your country, but there is still room
for improvement
Arthur Liebes. formerly connected
with La NdciOH, a South American
paper, delivered a lecture on trade OPP
portun!ties in Cuba, and exhioit.oncd
motion pictures showing commercial and
industrial scenes in Cuba.
The sun., 1919-06-19
STORK'S APPEARANCE
POSTPONES EVICTION
Brownsville Mother Gets Last
Minute ReprieUe.

Just IS City Marshal David Goldberg
and his schleppers were evicting the
family OF Morris Kantrowitz along with
three other families in the block owned
by Morris Macklin. SOS Watkins street
Brownsville, yesterday afternoon two
women ran hurriedly down the stairs
and whispered something 10 him.
Well, what do you know about that"
re exclaimed. Give her my congratu-
lations. Sure. I'll Ak II up"
And forthwith he hurried to City Mag
istrate Fergusons court and explained
to him that when most of the Kantro-
WITT furniture and family had been
moved TO the street a new little Kan
trowitz opened her tiny mouth and pro-
claimed her existence. A nine day re-
prieve was granted the KantrowitZ fam
lily by the opportune arrival OF daugh-
ter Kantrowitz.
The sun., 1919-06-19
SURGICAL TRADEsMEN ELECT.
II. Anderson Heads American and
W, =. Becton Wholesale ASSN.

Robert Anderson Of Richmond, Va
was elected president OF the American
Surgical Trade Association and w S
Becton OF Rutherford. y. j.. was elected
president OF the Wholesale Surgical
Trade Association yesterday at the clos
ing session OF the eighteenth annual
convention Of the organizations yester-
day at the Hotel Commodore
other officers chosen by the American
association were Charles II. Goldthwaite,
Of Boston, vicerpresident; +. h. Hovey
OF Chicago. secretary. and Charles Fort o
enbacher of Pit1burs, trea surer. A..
Maijgren of Rochester. Charles ]. Pill
ing of Philadelphia, and John y. Doug
lass OF BROOKLYN were elected as vice
president, secretary and treasurer of the
wholesale association
The sun., 1919-06-19
PLANS TRIP FOR U. S. TRUCKS.
Lieut.. BisseH Prepares for Cross
Country Journey.

Lieut.. Gaylord y, Bissell OF the Motor
Transport Corps OF the United States
Army and thirty other members OF Ser
vice Park Repair Unit 5s5, attached to
the New York district. left yesterday for
Camp Meigs at Washington to make
finai preparations for the army truck
transcontinental trip which is scheduled
TO start from Washington on July and
go to San Francisco in sixty days
The itinerary for the trip has not been
completely worked out, but as far as
possible the trucks will follow the Lin
coin Highway. In the train will be FIVE
passenger cars. thrty-five trucks OF all
types, two ambulances, six motorcycles
two tank trucks. two kitchen trailers
two water tank trucks, one engineer shop
truck. one officer work truck and one
sea rchlight truck.
The sun., 1919-06-19
CORNELL MEN IN FLIGHT.
Five Avintors on From Iin.oIa on
Way to Ithaca.

Five American Rviators who are
graduates Of Cornell flew from Mineofa
yesterday In airplanes decorated with
the red and white OF their university for
Ithaca.
The squadron. commanded by Major
Maurice Connolly 81, planned to fly by
way of Poughkeepsie and Albany. stay
ing overnight at the latter place and
hopping to Ithaca tomorrow afternoon
In time for the semi centennial celcbra
ton Of the university. Those in the FOR
nation We're licuts !. q. CraeCh. -:
John -, Donaldsov, rs. $. g. Ald'cl;.
~, and L, G.. Jones. -. Cr.ech and
pputldson are aces who wear The Brit
lsh H. ing cIoss,
The sun., 1919-06-19
NOU is the best
time to hare your
Furniture
ReupholStered

In summer, people live most
on the porch and least in the
house, and many pieces of fur
niture can be easily spared.
Also. the necessary reup-
holstering should be done as
soon as possible because, al
though there is at the present
time a fine collection of wool
tapestries, cotton verdues,
damasks and so on, these goods
are certainly coming in at
higher prices.
Our definition of reup-
holstering is to take the
entire cover, filling and
webbing out of the chair
or sofa and renew all the
parts that need it.
Fourth Gallery, New Building.
The sun., 1919-06-19
Ten beautiful
evening WrGps

In a gray case in the
Women's Wrap Salons are
ten exquisite evening
wraps.
AS different as ten love-
ly women are different,
each individual, charming.
OF sea-green taffeta, half
hidden by a gauze Of silver
lace, bouffant and lovely
Tor the Dresden china lady.
Or colored like a peach,
and embroidered in gold
for the woman with dark
hair and eyes.
Or painted with great
vivid flowers and yelled to
suggest mystery-for the
unusual exotic type, au-
burn hair, gray-eyed.
These are only three of
the ten lovely summer
evening wraps waiting for
ten lovely women.
Each wrap, $3.50.
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-06-19
SENTENCED TO DIE AT II.
Negro BOY Convicted. but Mother
Escapes.

A sentence of death was imposed on
Theodore Dixon. seventeen-year-old
negro, yesterday by Judge Richard II.
Mitchell OF the Supreme Court of Bronx
county. lie will die in the electric chair
at Sing Sing during the week of July 2S
Dixon, who lived with his mother at
20 East 18TH street, was convicted of
the murder OF Margaret Morton, a negro
girl OF II. whose body was found in
vacant lot in The Bronx with a frac-
tured skull and with a rope about the
neck. DiXons mother was also tried for
the crime, but the jury disagreed, An
Aher negro boy, Theodore Scott. turned
States evidence and was the principal
witness against the two.
The sun., 1919-06-19
A real
slUin,minq suit

For the acomdn Uho
really SWims "a suit of
wool jersey, full fashioned,
smart and ever so becom-
ing. At one price-$7.50.
In old blue with white
trimmings. In purple and
white, navy blue and white.
Some have round necks;
others have V necks. Other
colors, too. Those men,
toned are only a few. They
remind one a great deal of
the gayest days at Deau-
vile and OStend.
Sizes SO to A.
Surf satin suits begin at
1915. Five models at 1915.
And some at $3.50. Every one
really stunning and practical.
Some piped with white, some
with decorative stitchery. Others
severely tailored. We've studied
the points" that people ask for
most and have had these suits
designed accordingly.
SILK suits-taffeta satin,
MORE and foulard, $1,000 to
$35.
NOVELTY suits-"studio"
suits of wool jersey. decorated
with hand-embroidery in wool.
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-06-19

Judge William IL. Wsdhams ordered
a jury in General Sessions yesterday to
acquit Gustave and Anthony Mignone Of
40 Flatbush avenue. Brooklyn; Edward
Andreas of 100 Ainslee street, Brooklyn
and Lester Ostertag of 336 Humboldt
street. Brooklyn. who were indicted in
connection with the stealing OF S63. 900
worth OF Liberty bonds from a messen-
ger employed by L. NJ. Prince q Co,
bankers OF 90 Broad street. Theodore
Mignone, a brother OF Gustave and An
thony, pleaded guilty to the charge and
is awaiting sentence.