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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
IDAHO FORESTS IN
SPREADING FIRES
FLAMES IN sELWAY AND NEE
PIERCE BEYOND CONTROL
BAD ON CLEARWATER.
VAST AREA BEING CONSUMED
Seasons Expense in Inland Empire
$1,000, ooo-Add to Thunder Noun
tain Force, Announcement OF
G. A. Smith,

Selway forestry headquarters at
Kooskia Sunday reported that the
dense smoke limited the vision to
half a mile and it was impossible 10
reveal the exact conditions. The LOCK
saw creek fire in the Selway reserve
is now 30 miles long by 10 miles
wide. The Fish creek fire has burned
over 10000 acres. eBtween kooskia
and the Locksaw creek fire there Is
fire on Peet King creew that CON
tinues to spread. In the Indian peak
district on eMadow creek fire has
burned all the territory within the
drainage of that creek. This district
lies on the Selway creek slopes about
Is miles from Elk City.
There are 100000 acres on the Sell
way reserve and it lies between the
Clearwater reserve with $4,000 acres,
and tn Nez Perez reserve, with ill.,
slopes of the Clearwater and Salmon
600 acres. This timber all lies on the
river in Idaho.
en- FIRES Beyond OonlIOl.
There is a total of 10 fires burn
ing on the Selway reserve, all beyond
control The situation is distinctly
the worst since 1910 ond hape now
rests in a radical change in weather
conditions, according to a summary OF
the Kooskia headquarters report.
Supervisors Fullaway of the Ne2
Perez resolve stated at Grangeville
that 10000 acres have been burned
over on the reserve. The Gospel
creek fire in the Adams Camp section
and the Mallard creek fire near ELI
City have reached such magnitude
that fire fighters can work about
them only on sides where the bes
timber is threatened. Three sides o.
the Gospel creek fire have beer
trenched
Private Holders Intact.
no the Clearwater reserve the Lar
son creek fire. which jumped thu
North Fork river August 3, hav,
burned over three sections on tn,
south side. Men are fighting the fir
on the north side to keep it out o
the Rocky creek basin, where a grea
stand of white pine is threatened. For
est resolve crews, supplemented sb,
crews of the Clearwater PROTECTIVE
association, representing private hold
ings, are hurrying to the scene. Their
has been no loss of private holdings
Reports from all headquarters Civ
no confirmation that men have los
their lives in fighting the fires, dc
spite persistent rumors
A million dollars has been spen
this season for fighting fires in tn
fortst of northern Idaho and Montana
according to figures announced b
Assistant District Forester Glen A
Smith, in charge of fire fighting.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
Get French Contract.

New York-The French govern
ment has notified Macarthur Broth
ers company, a New York engineer
ing firm, that it had been awarded a
contract for the building of 1000
houses in the devastated regions of
France.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
COMPLETE TlEUP OF
TRAFFIC IN GOTHAM
Subway and Elevated Street Car
Lines Paralyzed-Collusion Of the
Unions and Co. Charged.

New York.-The vast subway and
elevated systems of. the lnterborough
Rapid Transit company, operating in
Manhattan, the Bronx and parts of
Brooklyn and Queens, was complete
ly paralyzed Sunday by strike.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
sal. 900 for Yakima Orchard.

Yakima, Wash.-Mike Tonkoff has
purchased the E. c. Van Brundt 40.
acre orchard. the Oldest commercial
orchard in this valley, paying $4,000.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
spokane Rent e. H.

Spokane.-Office rents in all down
town buildings will be raised for 10
to % per cent October l. owners and
managers of buildings announced.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19

Berlin.-All Europe is facing disac-
ter in the coal situation is the com
mon opinion of industrial and ship
ping leaders.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
To Probe Postal WAGES.

Washington.-Hearings on salaries
of postal employees will be held in a
number of cities in September and
October by the joint congressional
commission on postal salaries.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
Show People Strike.

New York. Stage hands and musi-
clans have stalked forth from New
York playhouses in sympathy with
striking stars for whom they previ-
ously had set the stage and played
the fiddle.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
Mistaken for Deer; Man Killed.

Eureka, Cal-Mistaken for a deer,
Roderick Mcleod, a rancher, was
shot and killed by George Dickson at
Dyersville, near here, ,n
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19
DEMANDS ACTION ON TREATY.
Held in Cold Storage by Enemies,
Says Hitchcock.

Says Hitchcock.
What promises TO be one of the cru
cial weeks of the peace treaty fight in
the senate began Sunday with the is
suance of formal statement by Sen
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the ad-
ministration senate leader, declaring
conditions throughout the country de-
manded that the treaty be brought
out of the foreign relations commit
tee promptly and ratified.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-08-19

Licensed Architect for the State of
Idaho. Address 81 Fourth Ave, Sand
point, Idaho.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-07-10

NOTICE: Preserve this advertisement Clip ont the
coupon opposite this panel and send il in to u.s. 1t does
not obigae you in any way. We print it here for yon
convenience Your inquiry this coupon will op4onpt
ly answered BY of representatives, WHO will call
on YOU and explain our whole plan for your careful
sideration.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-07-10

The officers Of this company have had years Of
cessful business experience, which is guarantee that
their success this business the past five years will con
tinue By careful management they have advanced the
market value of the shares far above par They your
neighbors. They live among They have hcr money
invested here Why not invest youl money also in HOME
CONCERNS that all know profitable?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-07-10

The ICE and COLD STORAGE business is today one
of the MOST PROFITABLE The world war has given
rise to great demand for Poultry Eggs and Butter
that every plant the whole country has found it
sary to increase its capacity and business meet these
increased demands Why not put OF your idle
ey to work in the Missouri Valley ice & Cold Storage
bona fide HOME INSTITUTION, thus bringing PROFIT
to yourself and to the entire county We you
joy Of the profits and feel the pleasure that
from KIN wing that you too booster among boosters
helping the local producer by making marlre for his
produce and keeping the money in the community.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-07-10

The officers and the knew five years ago
when they started this plant that they had here Of
the best fields in the whole west And so it has now
proven. From small beginnings it has developed into
regular institution 1t will continue grow Last year
it did over $235OOO capital of less than $75OOO
The business for 1919 will be three times that done last
year and larger returns the money invested
by the ehareh holders than it did then any previous
year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-07-10

Shares being offered to the general public $3.50
per share 1t is estimated that with the growth Of the
business in the coming year evidenced by the past,
those shares will be worth much within brief time
The least the stock per cent and after per
is paid on the capital, both the and the pre-
ferred stocks participate in all the earnings Of the
pany The shares assessabe, and they free
from taxation.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
FIGHT BEGUN
IN HOUSE TO
GUST BERGER

By vote OF 90 to / the House this
afternoon decided to begin debate on
the resolution to unseat Victor l..
Berger of Wisconsin. There will be
Ave and a half hours general debate
on the resolution.
Victor L. Berger took the floor in
his own defense shortly before i
o'clock, and assailed the Governments
conduct Of the war and condemned
President Wilson for taking to him
self more authority than all the other
Presidents we have ever had COM
bined."
When he criticised the action of the
Government in sending Federal troops
to Gary in the steel strike. Congress
men Strong of Kansas and BIanton
of Texas objected. They made a point
of order that Berger was not sticking
to his subject.
The 2entleman's peculiar foreign
accent is such that | have been un-
able to understand much of what he is
saying" Speaker GiIlett said. "If he
wants TO admit he is unpatriotic, 1
zee no objection in letting him do
So" added the Speaker.
There was prolonged applause. and
Mr.. Berger resumed his TRADE again st
the Government.
wv Spetin' 'ndrEc against Berger
is that he violated the espionage act
In that he gave aid and comfort to
the enemy during the war by oppos.
ing the operation, of the selective
draft act and preparedness campaign.
The House Is proceeding against
him on the ground that he has VIC
lated law enacted by the body OF
which he seeks to become a part.
Mr.. Berger was seated on the floor
Of the House between Uncle Joe Cam
non and Congressman Nicholas Long
worth when the debate on the reso-
luton to unseat him began.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
ELLIS ISLAND
THRONGEDBY
REDS WAITING
DEPORTATION

NEW YORK, Nov. IA. = Ellis
Island is crowded. with alleged
"reds," awaiting deportation, &C
cording to immigration officials to
day.
This statement was informally
made in explaining why they con-
Quoted in New York police head
quarters the examination of thirty
seven additional prisoners taken in
raids by the police yesterday. They
refused to say how many deportees
were held at the island.
Prisoners taken yesterday gener-
ally claimed they had entered this
country illegally in order to be de-
ported rather than face charges of
criminal anarchy. 1t was to deter
mine whether their claims were true
hat immigration officials examined
shem
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
3 3SH|PSlOST,
4|ND|STRESS.
|SDAY'S TOLL

BOSTON, Nov. 10.-Loss of the
United States Shipping Board steam
er Polar Land, with the crew of fifty
men in life boats being sought, fou.
other steamships in distress, a
schooner wreck off Portland, Me-, and
the -wreckage OF another schooner
washed ashore at Scituate, Mass, ere
today's sea toll record.
A wireless message. received at the
Naval Radio Station here, told of the
plight of the Polar Land. A call for
help was intercepted by the high
powered naval wireless station at o.
ter Cliffs. Me-, and was reIayed u
Boston. A message from the United
States Steamship Bellingham also saii
the Polar Land was in need of as
sistance. Her position was given as
latitude 44:25 North and Longitude
1850 West. a point about 25O miles
east OF Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Another wireless said that the
steamship Kanawha had gone to the
Polar Land, but that the latter hal
foundered. The rescue ship began
search for the fifty men from the
Polar Land who had put off in life-
boats.
The Greek steamship PIateu. the
navy yard wireless heard. was ashore
on Cape Sable. The British steam
ship Grelstone was reported in d
perilous position with her propeller
blades gone off Sable Island.
The Telemachus. a Canadian coal
vessel, sent out a call for help from
the vicinity of Cape Creton and a
fourth steamship off the Nova Scotia
coast, which did not give her nam.,
said she. too, was in need OF assist
ancc.
Wreckage OF a schooner. found
floating off Ragged Island. Portland.
Me-. by fishermen. is believed to l.c
part of a three-master that went -
pieces on the lodges during the re-
cent gale. The crew is supposed 20
have perished. Coast guardsmen t..
day were searching for the bodies.
The name of the wrecked craft is un-
known.
Wreckage of a schooner bearing n"
number 216,192 was washed ashore u
Plum Cove, Scituate. Mass, marine:s )
thought IL was part of the schoon eF
LichoeIa from Philadelphia. The
" reckage was the top of a vessers
cabin. II had been recently painted.
The name "a. Cadman" was written
in pencil on the wood.
Word was received today that tie
Gloucester fishing schooner Natal.
Hammond was seriously damaged in
the gale ard had put into Liverpool,
y s
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
MINERS RETURN TO
WORK; FIRED ON
FROM AMBUSH

STEUBENyILLE, Ohio, Nov.
10-The first break in the hith.
erto solid ranks Of the 10000
union miners in Ohio came today
when seventy.fve Of the 140
miners of the High Shaft mine Of
OF the Steubenville Coal and Min.
ing Company returned to work
at the old scales
Pickets failed to stop the men
from entering the mine despite
the fact that several clashes oc.
cured and four shots were fired
from ambush at the returning
miners. Police and deputies on
the scene prevented, the clashes
from taking O serious turn.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
INCOME TAXES
WILL BE SMALLER
Revenues Above $4,000 viii
Paw Lesser Rates Than
Those Last Year.

Income taxes for 1919 will be lower
than for 1918, according TO an an
nouncement today by the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue, which Is making
plans for the Issuance next month OF
forms for fling income and excess
profits returns.
The normal rate OF tax for 1919 is
per cent on the first $4,000 above
the exemptions and s per cent on
the remaining net income. The tax
for 1915 WAS Q and II per cent re-
spectively. The surtax rates. which
range from 1 per cent on the amount
OF the net income between 5000 and
$1,000, to IS per cent of the amount
by which the net income exceeds ST.
600 900, are the same as for 1918
The exemptions OF 81 900 for single
persons and 81 600 for married per-
sons and heads OF families remain
unchanged.
Alien nonresidents receiving in
come from sources within the United
States are subject to the full tax Of
s per cent on such income in excess
Of the exemptions,
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
DRAGNET.OUT
F0RPEDDLERS
Of NARCOTICS

CHICAGO. Nov. 10.-Fifteen promi-
nent Chicago physicians are slated
for arrest today in what Federal
agents predict will be "a startling
nation wide roundup" of traffickers
in forbidden drugs-opium, heroin,
morphine. and other drugs coming
under the narcotic law.
Special investigator Joe Park, of
Washington. who has been investi-
eating the drug traffic in this city
for the past year. declared his in
vestigations have shown that Chicago
is the headquarters for drug ped
dlers," and that great quantities of
forbidden drugs are shipped from
this city to New York, ST. Louis,
Washington and other cities, where
the drug traffic is said to be heavy.
Peak predicted arrests today, to-
or morrow, in all Of the above men,
toned cities.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
ESPIONAGE ACT
IS RULED VALID
Supreme Court Upholds Deci.
sion Against Alleged Rev.
olutionary Agitators.

The Supreme Court today held that
Congress did not exceed it's authority
in enacting the espionage law.
The action was taken in unfolding
the decisions Of lower courts against
Jacob Abrams and others, who were
convicted Of circulating revolution
ary and disloyal leaflets in English
and Yiddish in Manhattan.
The leaflets published In August,
1918. in general. urged the American
workers ooverthrov the Govern
ment and join in the Russian societ,
the Government showed. Signed by
"The Rebels" the pamphlets urged
a general strike, because the Presi-
dent had not recognized the Lenin-
Trotsky government
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
miners meet
/, TO DECIDE ON
STR|KEPOL|CY

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. 1e.-
Leaders OF the United Mine Workers
of America went into session at il :25
this morning TO decide the fate OF the
strike OF 400. 900 bituminuous coal
miners.
One hundred and one men were pres
ent at the meeting in the Lincoln
Hotel when Acting President John l.
Lewis raped for order. They were
members of the scale committee, dis
trict presidents and members Of the
executive council.
Vote On Court Order.
They met to consider whether they
would abide by the mandatory order
issued by Judge A B. Anderson in
United states district court on Satur-
day, demanding the union order for
the strike be recalled before p. m
tomorrow.
The recall order must be submitted
to Judge Anderson by 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
There was no indication before the
meeting that the courts order would
not be complied with. A strong sen
timent was manifested among the few
who would talk on the probable ac-
ton of the meeting that the strike
would be called of.
One official. representing an East
ern district, who said he had inside
DOPE" said the courts order would
Continued on Page =. Column g.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

Belmont home, the prince will enter.
tain the members of his suite and
American officials at a luncheon.
Well Guarded.
During his visit the prince will be
well guarded by special detail OF
men and detectives of the
Metropolitan police department. AL
ready four members Of the local de.
partment are with his party. They
are inspector Harry L. Gessford, as.
sistant superintendent Of police; In
spector Clifford L. Grant, chief OF de-
tectives; Sergt. w. o. Holmes and De-
tectiye Sergt. E. ]. Kelly. These men
left Washington last night to meet
the prince and his party and escort
them to this city. The members OF the
princes police guard, detailed by
Major Pullman at the request OF. the
State Department. after the arrival
and during the stay Of the royal viei-
tors here, include Detectives Sergeants
Kelly. Joseph Grant, Joseph Morgan
and Detectives Keck, Lynn, and Jett.
Tho Prince of Wales will meet at
least one American girl, for the Red
Cross has perfected plans to ambush
the prince when he arrives in Wash
ington tomorrow.
MISS Dorotny Beauty Brown mas
been selected to ''button-hale" the
prince, and 1T is safe to predict that
she will get the dollar. whether the
prince has a heart or not
On Tuesday evening the prince will
be entertained at dinner given by
Vice President Marshall at the Bel
mont home, where the prince win
make his residence here. Wednesday
will be spent in sightseeing, and on
Thursday he viii visit Mt. Vernon.
Tuesday evening he will be the
guest at reception to be given at
the Library of Congress, and on
Wednesday evening a dinner will be
given in his honor by Secretary of
State Lansing.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
G. 0. LOVE FEAST
MUM ON 1920 ISSUE
Conferees Refuse to Discuss
Presidential G ar d d ates.
May Pick Convention City.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1o.-Republican ma
tional committeeman from a score or
more States, here for a love feast
18th National Chairman VIII II. Hays
today, will not discuss presidential
candidates"
Hays explained that the meeting
today was to be get together
meeting only" and that presidential
possibilities would not be discussed.
1t is persistently rumored that an
effort to decide on the location of the
coming national convention will be
made today.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
Received at Border.

Secretary OF State Robert Lansing
received the prince and his suite to-
day. when the royal party crossed the
border from Canada The party Is
now speeding on its way to this city.
After being received by the Vice
President, the prince and his party
will leave the Union Station and go
Immediately to the Perry Belmont
residence, 1918 New Hampshire ave-
nue. northwest. where he will stay
during his visit.
On leaving the Union Station. the
royal party will pass to the east side
of the Columbus statue, across tho
station plaza to Delaware avenue.
south on west roadway on Delaware
avenue, along the east plaza of the
Capitol grounds to south roadway of
Capitol, to Maryland avenue south
west. west on Maryland avenue TO
Third street, north on Third street
to Pennsylvania avenue northwest,
west along the north side of Penn
sylvania avenue to roadway south of
the United States Treasury building
to East Executive avenue, to Madison
place. to H street. to sixteepth street,
north on Sixteenth strestEM0 Mesa
chusetts avenue to New Hampshire
avenue, thence north on New Hamp-
shire avenue to the Belmont home.
May Meet President.
The prince will probably meet Presi-
dent Wilson tomorrow afternoon. DR..
Cary T. Grayson, the Presidents
physician, said today that the health
of the Chief Executive was so i'm
proved that he would be able to re-
ceive the prince.
No formal time has been set for the
visit OF the royal guest at the White
House, but It was learned at the State
Department today that the prince will
call at the Executive Mansion at .
o'clock to take tea with Mrs. Wilson,
and that he will in all likelihood see
the President at that hour.
Immediately after his arrival at the
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
COURTS TO UPHOLD SOVEREIGNTY
OF U.S." WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES
BOLSHEVIK COIN IS
SEIZED in RAIDS
INPHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, Nov
10.-A quantity of Bolshe-
vik gold coin was discov-
cred and seized in the
raids on headquarters of
the "reds"here last night,
it was learned today. De-
partment of Justice Off
cials detained nine of the
forty persons taken into
custody and today are on
the trail of the ringlead-
ers.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
COAL STRIKE SITUATION
L|KENED TO SUMTER
BYGOVERNMENT CHIEF ]

1.-The situation is in the hands of the court The sovI
eighty of America must be upheld ~
This statement made at the White House today ~
atve the coal situation and the declaration of the Ame
can Federation of Labor In support of the strike.
President Wilson stands ready to appoint tribunal for
the settlement of the trouble if the miners comply with the
of the courts it announced at the White House
Until the order of the complied with the situation
will rest with the judiciary it stated.
One high official stated today that appeared like
8. another Fort Sumpter."
IS, Mners - Stand Pat, !,
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
Keeping Up With
The Times
A + ACT A DAY

The widespread interest in
the provisions of the new
law covering rentals and
sales of real estate in Wash
ington is reflected in the
demand for copies of the
law which The Times re-
printed in convenient form
together with explanatory
notes BY The Times Real
Estate Editor.
1t was first estimated that
a thousand copies would be
amply sufficient to supply
the requests of Times read
es. That number was ex-
hausted in very few days,
. however. A second thou
sand was printed and they
are nearly gone.
Copies are given free on
application at the business
office of The Times.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10

The AeclarAtSon of the exscutv<
e~uncii OF THE Anerseaz Psdes1a1u
OF LasDF ~oe~saSed upsn f1kf6rjS
ton that the United Mine woraesv
win stand pat" ~ was learned TODAY.
The declaration was made In hopes
that IL might force the operators 70
propose a settlement before the oourt
order becomes effective.
The proclamation Of the Americas
Federation of Labor caused some sur
prise in Administration circles, but n
Will have no effect on the prcnouacee
policy Of the Federal Government, &C.
cording to officials
1t is considered that President San
uei Gompers, OF the Labor Feders-
ton, and his conservative followers
have lost control of the labor move.
ment and that the radicals hsvV
swept the field IT Ia being freely
predicted here that a split IN labor
is not the remotest of possibilities
On the other hand. IL is universally
recognized here that labor realizes
that IL is face TO face with the great
est crisis in it's history. and Is dss-
perately determined TO come out OF
it's clash with the Government az
nearly whole as IL can.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
TWO ORGANIZERS IN JAIL.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. Nov. 1O.-Domi-
nick Gillotte and Frank Karofsky, la
tor organizers, arrested Saturday at
the instance of the United States Gov
ernment, have not be removed from
the city prison here. The exact nature
OF the Governments charges has not
been made known.
The Washington times., 1919-11-10
FLIES RINGS AROUND HIM,

NEW YORK, Nov. lO-George l..
Adams thought he was some flier.
but his wife told him she could "fiy
rings around him." and she did yes
terday in a seaplane which circled
'oyer the liner he arrived on.