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The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
CHARGE MADE AGAINST
c. s. MOODY DISMISSED
Not Guilty Of Making False certi-
ficate to Voucher for Expenses
While General.

Boise.-The charge against c. S.
Moody, former adjutant general of
Idaho, of making false certificate
to voucher for travelling expenses
amounting to $176.63 was dismissed
in the district court Saturday. The
defendant was discharged by Judge
dant's motion to quash and set aside
the information and ordered that the
bond of Mr.. Moody be exonerated.
Judge Reddoch announced he had
looked into the authorities submitted
to him and felt that the defendant
could not be held under the informa-
tion and at once ordered his dismis-
sal.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
AMERICA TO KEEP EIGHT
GERMAN VESSEL S
Contend Liners Used as Transports
Were Permanently AlIocated
To United States.

Washington.-The eigth former Ger
man liners allocated to the United
States after the armistice, including
the former Hamburg-American steam
er Imperator, the second largest ship
afloat, are to be turned over to the
shipping board by the war depart.
ment as soon as necessary surveys
can be made After the armistice
they were delivered to American ma.
val officers in England. All of the
vessels are now in port in this coun-
try, most of them at New York
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
OUR ARMY PRISONS ]
REeU[ARHE[LHOLES
CONDITIONS APPALLING SAYS
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
BACK FROM EUROPE.
HIGH OFFICERS ARE BLAMED
osear Bland Declares Gen. Strong
and Col. Grinstead Directly Re-
sponslble for CrueIties At
Prison Farm No. 2.

New -York.-Bringing report Of
outrageous cruelties perpetrated on
American soldiers" in prisons Of the
American expeditionary forces in
France, the congressional committee
sent overseas to investigate tales of
army prison horrors" have arrived
home on the transport Agamemnon
from Brest. The party was composed
of Representatives Royal c. Johnson
Of South Dakota, chairman Oscar
E. Bland Of Indiana, and Henry d.
Flood Of Virginia. mostly republicans.
Conditions in army prison camps
were found very bad" with special
emphasis laid on prison camp No. 2
near Paris, the committee stated.
Conditions were appalling" Rep
resentative Bland said. Nothing
like this treatment of our men had
ever been known before in the his
tory Of the American army. We have
copies Of records, reports and testi.
mony of inspectors and courts mar.
tial officers. so as to be enabled to
definitely fix responsibility"
Blames Grinstead and Strong.
Representative Bland held that
Colonel Grinstead and General
Strong were directly responsible fol
the unprecedented cruelties" al
prison farm No. 2, and that if Gen
eral Strong, who was over Colonel
Grinstead, did not know of condi
tions he should have.
He said that General Harts fol
months was in the same building al
No. 10 Rue St. Anne where thous
ands of outrages were committed
Lack of food, heat and air. and nau
seating sanitary conditions were be
fore his eyes, and the reports on con
ditions were on file in his office
DR.. Bland said.
The representative added that Gen
eral Hart was the military guardian
Of the. president and "no man in tht
Judge advocates or provost marshal''
departments had the boldness to rec
ommend his trial before court
martial or efficiency board
Three facts stand out" said Mr.
Bland first, that the most horrible
and revolving cruelties existed; sec
and, that the higher officers respon
sible have not been made to atom
for these wrongs; third, that NJ
reasonable excuse for the same ha
been offered by the war department
1t is clearly up to them"
Congressman Bland added, ut II
the intention of the committee t.
see that every man in any way res
ponsible for the outrages will b.
brought to justice before the bar o
public opinion"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
STEEL STRIKERS NOW
APPEAL TO CONGRESS
Ask an Investigation to be Made o,
Conditions in and Near the City
Of Pittsbure.

Pittsburg. Pa, The national COM
mittee for organizing iron and steel
workers, after canvassing the strike
situation here sent a telegram to
United States Senator Kenyon, chair
man of the senate labor committee,
Monday. asking him to have the COM
mittee come to Pittsburg and investi-
gate for itself the conditions the
strikers complain of in western Pen.
nsylvania.
The national committee also deci
ded to confer with the railroad
brotherhoods ON matters in connec
ton with the. strike.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Prison warden-It's just been
found out that you didn't commit
that crime you've been in for all
these years, and SO the governor has
pardoned you.
Innocent man-Um-Tm pardoned,
am I?
Prison warden-Y-e-s, but don't go
yet. I'll have to telegraph for fur
ther instructions.
Inoncent man-What about?
Prison warden-Seems to me that
considerin' you hadn't any business
here, you ought to pay the state for
your board.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
WILL AyTEMPT FLIotsr
TO THE Philippines
Naval Seapiane to Be Used
start at San Diego This
Winter.

Washington. - Tentative plans
now under consideration at the
navy department call for sea-
plane flight from San Diego. CAL,
to the Philippine islands some
time this winter or in the early
spring. Stops will be made at
Hawaii, Wake island, Guam, un-
der present plans.
The total distance to be covered
in the flight will be moro than
1000 miles. or twice the distance
covered by the NC4 in flying
across the Atlantic. The longest
leg. from San Diego to Hawaii,
will be more than 1000 miles.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
GERMAN SAILORS
ARE GENT HOME
Hundreds Identified With Com
meree Raidlng During War
March Aboard Transport.

New York Hundreds Of Ger
man sailors. most Of whom had
been identified with commerce
raiding exploits durin gthe war,
and all of them prisoners Of war.
marched silently aboard the
steamer Pocahontas Saturday to
return in defeat to their native
land. Even the ship they sailed
on was a poignant reminder Of
the overwhelming disaster that
had befallen their country, for
the Pocahontas. once the Princess
Irene. was one. of the great ships
with which Germany in peace had
bid for the supremacy of the sea.
There were 1881 German men.
women and children who boarded
the Pocahontas, the great majori-
ty sailors.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
BUDAPEST FOOD SIT.
UATiON is VERY BAD
For Days Thousands Have Had
No Bread.-Roumanian Are
Looting.

Budapest. - The food situation
again is very bad. For days thous-
ands of people have had no bread.
A member of the allied mission puts
the figure at 100000. Diamonds, the
Rumanian representative, is telling
how the Rumanians are helping to
provision the city and to assist the
people. but the facts belle his state.
ments.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Nebraska Flour Mill Burns.

Lexington, Neb.-The entire plant
of the Platte Valley Milling company
at Gothenburg, near here, was burn
ed recently. The buildings burned
included the power plant, office, mill
and elevator. the latter containing
$4,000 bushels of wheat. The total
loss is placed at 100000, partly in
sured.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
D'Annunzio Appeals to King.

Rome. Gabrielle D'Annunzio has
sent a message to King Victor EN-
manual informing him of the situa-
tion in Fiume and begging him not
to abandon the nations rights over
the city.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

A silent Scotchman sat cuddled up
in the smoky compartment when
grating Englishman produced his
pipe. II say, me man, might I
trouble you for a match?" After the
Scott had handed him one match the
Englishman began to slap his pock-
cts. "By Jove!" he said, "Ive come
away without me tobacco, too, old
chap!" The Scotchman looked at
him a moment in silence and then
held out his hand. "Aweel," he said
dryly, then ye'll no be needin' tn
match"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Governor Hart To Meet Royalty.
Governor Louis F. Hart of Wash
ington has notified Mayor c. M. Fas-
sett Of Spokane that he would glad
ly take part in the welcome to be
offered the king and queen of Bel
gium in Spokane on October 10.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Send Animals By Mail

Fido, tabby and all Of the fowl
and domestic animal creation with
in measurement restrictions, are now
eligible to ride via parcel post pro-
viding their destination can be reach
ed within 4S hours.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
TRY TO RANG,MkYDR.
SMITH OF OMAHA
THOUSANDS OF MADDENED MEN
STORM JAiL-PoLlcE FORCE
Is eowsMsss.
BUT .GANG lYNcnEO A NEGRO
Blaze Threatens Hundreds Of Prison
ers on Top Fioor-cut Fire Hose
-coiored Patroiman eBaten-
U. S. Troops Arrive.

Omaha, Neb.-A lynching which de-
veloped many characteristics of race
riot held this city terrorized for nine
hours Sunday. When Mayor Smith at
tempted to interfere he was strung up.
But was cut down in time. The lynch
ers sought a negro.
: The immense mob, baffled for
time by resistance of Sheriff Clark
and deputies guarding the county jail,
set fire to the courthouse. and when
the fire department arrived the mob
cut the hose. The sheriff finally was
compelled to- give up the negro, who
was Immediately lynched.
Mob Rules for Nine Hours.
For nine hours the immense mob
ruled and the city was in state Of
panic Thousands of shots were fired
and other missiles were hurled indis-
criminately.
The riot centered about the magnif-
icent courthouse building, which was
set on fire in the efforts to reach Will
liam Brown, a negro, charged with
criminal assault on Agnes Lobeck, a
white girl, a few days ago.
With the flames mounting steadily
from floor to floor Sheriff M. Clark
and his deputies fought grim battle
of hours to save Brown from those
clamoring for his life, but at II o'clock,
with the cries of the 100 of more pris-
oners on the top floor-the Jail floor
ringing in his ears. he was compelled
to surrender the prisoner.
The latter was hustled to an electric
light pole and hanged.
Mayor Is Strung Up Twice.
Mayor Edward P. Smith was saved
from lynching by policeman who
it is reported, but the rope from about
the mayors neck while his comrades
dubbed off the mob. At midnight il
was said the mayor was unconscious
in hospital.
His physician declines to say just
how seriously he is injured. A rope
was thrown around his neck and he
was pulled off the ground twice be
fore two police officers succeeded ir
cutting the rope and getting him ava.
from the mob.
The mayor had gone to the court
house to consult with Sheriff Clark
Emerging from the courthouse he me-
the mob and began to make an appea
| for law and order. Somebody shout
| ed Lynch him." and a member of the
mob threw a rope around his neck.
Half dozen men dragged the may
or half block and threw the loos,
end of the rope over trolley pole.
Twice they drew the mayors bod!
from the ground. Each time two pc
lice officers cut the rope.
Following the second attempt tn,
officers succeeded in getting the may
or into a police motorcar and rushe'
him to surgeons office near by. Tn
mayor was bleeding from his moutl
and nose and, after brief examina
ton by physicians, was taken to
hospital. At the hospital it was state
by physicians at midnight that he wa
still unconscious.
1t is believed the mayors condition
is very serious, II not critical.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
johnson Men for LEAGUE.

Los Angeles.-A memorial indors-
ing the league Of nations and peace
treaty, signed by A. j. Wallace, for
mer lieutenant governor and 10 other
republicans and supporters of Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson in his last cam
paign for senator, was forwarded to
him Saturday it was announced.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Horn Admits Blowing Up Of Bridge.
Jersey City, N. J.-Werner Horn
admitted before James G. Carpenter
Jr., United States commissioner, here
today that he blew up the Canadian
Pacific railroad bridge over the St.
Croix in McAdam parish. New Bruins
wick, February 2, 1915
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
FOREST FIRE LOSS is HEAVY
Destruction in Washington For 1919
is 5000, 900 Feet.

Olympia.-The state forester has
compiled a state forest fire loss re-
port for 1919 that shows total destruc-
tion or damage of 59,0OO,000 board
feet of timber, Of which about 9,000,-
900 is charged to eastern Washing
ton. The property loss in logging
equipment and settlers possessions
is figured at $107,173 for eastern and
$176,S56 for western Washington. Fire
fighting and patrol has cost the state,
timber associations and individual
owners $260,000 An aggregate area
Of 144,00O acres was burned over.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Miller-Just as Millet and the
widow started up the aisle to the
altar every light in the church went
out.
Mumford-What did the couple do
then?
Miller-Kept on going. The widow
knew the way"
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
MINING NEWS

The price Of silver closed at
$1.16 7-S in New York Sept. "a. This
is a gain of / 1-8 cents for the day.
The ascent, was in sympathy with
the advance in foreign exchange,
says a New York report received by
Walter J. Nichols & Co. Com.
pared with the averages for each
year the current level is the highest
attained in 40 years.
The Intermountain Copper Mining
Co., having property near Iron
Mountain, Mont, resumed operations
about three weeks ago and has been
proceeding steadily since on a one
shift basis, according to Edward Ev-
ans, president. The mill has been
in operation about three weeks. 1t
will produce about two carloads of
concentrates monthly on the pres
ent basis of operation. The company
has no debt. The annual meeting
will be held on November S.
"The appearance of the Florence
Silver mine is exceptionally good
said F. R. Wolfe, president, on re.
turning from the property, at Prin
cess Creek, B. c. "a recent i'm
provement in the lead market has
frightened the outlook. Operations
have been proceeding on basis
of shift a day in the mine ant
two shifts daily in the mill during thu
last two months. We propose Il
increase the rate of output. An aver
age of 100 tons daily has been de
livered to the mill in the last five o
six months.
New York Metal Market.
Bar silver, $1.1s% an ounce.
Copper, quiet; electrolytic, spo
23hc. Antimony, $s.62k. Metal g,
change quotes lead quiet; spot S
bid, $6.12 asked. Spelter, quiet
East st. Louis spot, 81 bid, $7.121
asked.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
ALL RAILWAY men
N ENGLAND STRIKE
TWO BIG ENGLISH RAIL BODIES
STOPPED WORK LAST
SATURDAY.
COMMERCIAL BUSINESS STOPS
Shortage Of Coal, Supplies, Promises
to- Shut Down Factories-Trade -
Unionists Against "This An
archist Conspiracy"

LOndon.-The government Saturday
was marshaling all the facilities at
its disposal with the avowed inten.
tion of fighting to a bitter finish q
countrywide strike Of railway men
which was due to begin at midnight
as a result of the refusal Of the Ma
tionAl Union of Railway Men to &C.
cept the governments proposals re-
garding the fixing of a permanent
rate of wages as basis for further
negotiations. The strike will affect
about 5000 men.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Tacoma Street Car Lines are Losing.

Tacoma Street Car Lines are Losing.
Tacoma. Due to persistent and
heavy deficits in the operation of the
municipal railway, the city is con-
fronted with the necessity of either
curtailing service on the line to the
point where the deficits are much
smaller, thereby defeating the pur-
pose of the line, or of transferring
sufficient funds from the department
of public works to pay the losses for
the balance of the year. The munich
pal line is losing 100000 a year, says
commissioner of finance.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Roy WALTZ Guilty, First Degree

Bakersfield, Cal.-The jury in the
trial Of Roy Wolff, II years old, of
Yakima charged with the murder on
May rs. Of Elmer Greer, prominent
Kern county oil man and stage oper-
ator, rendered a verdict of murder in
the first degree without any recon.
mendation.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Rinoling Sells Montana Ranch

Rtn0IIng sells Montana Ranch.
Livingston, Mont-The sale of 30,-
900 acres near White Sulphur Springs
for which the Story-Work company
of Bozeman paid John Ringing close
to $1,000.000, was announced Monday
by Lester P. Work of Bozeman. The
tract, known as the Birch creek
property, adjoins the Clear range
holdings of the Story Work outfit.
and will give them sheep grazing
tract of $4,000 acres. The company
plans to winter 100000 sheep in Mon
tana this winter, Mr.. Work said.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Disastrous to Business.
Miss Taft Urges Educators to Strike

Miss Taft Urges Educators to Strike.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.-Miss Helen Taft,
acting president of Bryn mawr col
lege, declared Monday in an address
before the alumni conference in the
Bryn Mawr campaign for $1,000,O 900
to increase faculty remuneration that
she wished the professors of the
country would organize a union and
strike for higher salaries.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Gary Sends His Acceptance.

Washington. - Judge Ebert H.
Gary, chairman Of the board of d.
rectors of the United States Steel
corporation, has wired his acceptance
of President Wilson's invitation to
parcipitate in the industrial confer
ence here October 6.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
To Aid Medical Education.

New York.-A gift of $20,0O0,0 900
from John D. Rockefeller for the i'm
provement of medical education in
the United States was announced
Monday by the general education
board
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Governors to See Worlds Series.

Governors to See Worlds Series.
Chicago. - Governors of at least
six states will have seats in the
world series games: Governors
James M. Cox Of Ohio, ]. P. Goodrich
of Indiana, F. o. Lowden Of Illinois,
A. E. Sleeper of Michigan, E. l., Phil
lip of Wisconsin and A. O. Stanley
Of Kentucky.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Logging Train Plunges Into Gully.
Seattle.-William may, 16, logger,
and Louis Krichar. 48, engineer, were
killed and two seriously injured and
a dozen others cut and bruised when
a logging train on the May Valley
Logging company's road at Coalfield,
a mining town near here, ran away.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

ITO live, the world must produce
more and talk less-production, not
phrases, are needed in the crucial
times of international unrest."-W.
A. Appleton.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
Americans Protect Italians

N"S''SoHS V'SeSSe 'soHoHS'
Geneva.-Italian officers and SOL
diers from Trau have been taken
aboard an American destroyer an
chored in the harbor in order to pro-
tect them from the population Of
the city
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
New York Metal Market.
Opposes Senator Johnson's Plan

Washington.-Senator Johnson, re-
publican, California. is asked in a tel
egram signed by judges. state Off
cials and business men of California
to withdraw his opposition to rati-
fication of the peace treaty.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Senate viii Probe Sugar Shortage.
Washington.-The senate has adopt
ed resolution by Senator New, re-
publican, of Indiana, authorizing the
agriculture committee to investigate
the, present sugar shortage and deter
mine whether legislation to penalize
speculation is necessary.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Redd-The doctor said he'd have
me on my feet in a fortnight.
Greens-And did he?
Redd-Sure. I've had to sell my
tomobile.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

London. The most far-reaching
strike Great Britain ever has expe-
rienced is in full operation now. Vir-
tually all railway traffic in the king
dom has stopped. Local transporta-
ton in London and other cities has
been partially interrupted and COM
plete suspension is threatened.
Two great railway organizations
the National Union of Railway Men
and the Society of Engineers and
Firemen, have stopped work. The
miners and transport workers union,
the latter of which includes the dock
workers, are expected to join them.
The English channel steamers and
railway boats plying the Irish sea
probably will be tied up. cutting off
England's communication with the
outer world to a large degree.
Disastrous to Business.
The effect on business already is
disastrous. Shops and offices are be
ing operated with partial forces
Many miners have been unable to gel
to their work. while the shortage OF
ceaf and of supplies promises tC
cause the wholesale shutting dowr
of factories.
The system of food distribution
and the mail service are disorgan
lied. but the government expects tt
have them in operation without much
delay.
Leading newspapers like the Time:
it is class war
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03
WASHINGTON PIONEERS DIE.

Kettle Falls, Wash.-Hugh Munro
after an illness of several months.
He was born at Bogorth, Scotland in
1852.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

viscount Grey at Washington.
Washington. - Viscount Grey, the
new British ambassador to the United
States has arrived here.
The Kendrick gazette., 1919-10-03

Snow Halts Forest Fires.
Missoula. A snowstorm Saturday
ended all danger of forest fires in
western Montana
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
TYLER IS SOUGHT ON COAST.
Oakland, Cal, Robbery Laid TO
Man in st. Louis Wanted Here.
gn,cIoi Desno,ch 10 Tur O.,


ST.. LOUIS, March 20-Ralph Tyler.
alias Mccain. wanted for completely In
bank robberies in Brooklyn and Cleve-
land. Is sought also by the police OF
Oakland, Cal, for robbery, tn police
learned to-day. When Police Chief ].
H Nedderman showed Tyler a circular
from Oakland which contained an ac-
curate description Of the prisoner. mem
tioning both an automobile and an Aire-
dale dog. Tyler remarked:
1T sure looks as IL they wanted me
out West, too, chief"
Tyler displayed no nervousness and
talked several times with detectives. He
said he would waive extradtion and
answer the charges IN Brooklyn first,
while his wife, Mrs Caroline Tyler. will
be taken to stand trial in Oakland
Il did not suspect my husband Of the
Brooklyn and Cleveland robberies," Mrs
Tyler said. 'but I asked him to swear
that he would shoot me and then him
self II we were ever arrested on sus-
picion of his being in the robbery. I
| wish my husband could have had the
chance to shoot me before all this hap
pened."
Both told widely different stories of
their movements directly after the rob-
berry in Cleveland in December. 1917.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-21
OLD 9TH REGIMENT
TO Be REVIEWED
Famous National Guard Unit
Will Parade Monday With
1000 in Line.

Though its identity was submerged
when II entered the war the old Seventh
Regiment (now the 1o7th) will be the old
Seventh for a day next Monday, pre-
ceding its participation in the Twenty
seventh Division parade on Tuesday.
From the announcement made at the
Seventh Regiment Armory, the parade
on paper looks as II It might have been
torn from the history of the regiment
"be6o' de wah," even unto Gov. Whitman
reviewing the troops from the balcony of
the Union League Club. and Uncle Dan"
Appleton Gas he Is affectionately known
behind his back) leading the 'perade."
He IL Ma1or-Gen- Appleton now, but he
was Col. Appleton OF the Seventh. And
as Colonel he will lead the old Seventh
up the avenue once more.
With colors flying the regiment will
step by the Union League Club. And
from the balcony many familiar faces of
bygone days and parades will look down
upon the marching men. the new and
the old Seventh: for the veterans asso-
citation. four thousand strong, will pre-
cede~the regiment, making 1000 men in
line.
In the reviewing stand with former
Gov. whitman will be Gen. de Bevoise,
who was Colonel of the regiment in Its
active fighting In France; Gen. Samuel
Tillman. Gen. Thomas II. Barry, Capt.
Frank w. Toppan. Major Francis r. APP
pleton, Rufus F. Zogbaum and others.
Members OF the old Seventh of history
are coming to participate in the parade
from as far west as Seattle. Turning
history back far a day recalls the Sew
enth's Identification with the history Of
this civ for mora than the last 2
years. Gen. Lafayette designated It the
"Garde Nationale." thus It became the
first National Guard unit in the United
States