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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
BREvITIES.

General increases in freight rates
on bullion and smelter products were
asked, June 4, by a number of rail-
roads. Increases from producing
points in the northwest to various
destinations throughout the United
States were asked by the Chicago,
Milwaukee e Pacific, Missouri Pa
cific and Oregon Short Line railroads
Frank A. Vanderlip, for 10 years
president of the National Ctl bank,
of New York City, one of the coun.
try's greatest financial institutions,
resigned, June 3, according to his
own statement, to take vacation
and to "do useful work" James A
Stillman, son of the late James A.
Stillman, former president of the
bank, has been elected to succeed
Mr.. Vanderlip.
Henry Seiben and the Seiben and
Grimes sheep outfits announced al
Great Falls, Mont, June 4, the sale
of their 1919 clip to SHERMAN & Co.
Chicago buyers, at 60 cents pound
William G. Rae Jr., of Billings, made
the deal. Twenty thousand pounds
of wool changed hands. The Mart
insdale Sheep company of Martins
dale sold 10000 pounds to Silbermar
& Co. at 50 cents. Shearing is II
progress in this territory, shearers
getting, it is reported, II cents &
fleece.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
TAFT SEES LEAGUE RATIFIED
Says Majority Of People and Senate
Will Approve.

Albany, n. William H. Taft
last Saturday ended speech-mak.
ing trip in the furtherance of the IA
LITIGATION by the United States of the
league of nations.
At meeting held here under the
auspices of the league to enforce
peace, of which he is president, Mr.
Taft said he did not doubt that the
great majority of the people of the
United States and the needed MAORI
ty of senators would approve the
league.
The -four great steps of progress
occasioned by the league Mr.. Taf
summarized as follows:
Limitation of armament: the pro
vision by which members of the
league undertake to respect and pre-
serve territorial integrity and poll
teal independence of all it's mem
bers; the clauses in which provision
is made for the settlement of diff
ferences between members of the
league by arbitration or mediation
and a covenant of the nations not t,
begin war until machinery for set
thing differences peacefully shall hav,
been tried: and open diplomacy
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
FALL AND WINTER STYLES
Long, Straight Lines to Characterize
Womens' Coats and Suits.

Cleveland, Ohio.-The style con-
mittee of the National Cloak. Suit ana
Skirt Manufacturers association, in
session this week, announce the fail
and winter styles in ladies' garments.
Long, straight lines will characterize
coats and suits. Skirts are to be full
about the hips. They will be worn
seven inches from the floor and of
sufficient width to allow ease in walk.
ing
Suit Jackets are to be trimmed with
fur, cording, braid and embroidery
or with many buttons. Coats will be
much longer, being but a few inches
above the knees.
Materials will be soft and pilable
polo cloth, bolivias, velours and SUICIDES
being featured. Brown will be thu
leading color.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
FOR
SUFFRAGE SIGNED
Vice Presidents Signature Last Act
Upon Resolution to Give Vote
to Women.

Washington. = Vice President Mar
frage constitutional amendment reso-
luton passed in congress, in the pres
ence of Chairman Watson of the SEN
other senators and representatives of
woman's organizations. The vice pres
ident's signature was the last act up.
on the resolution at the capital, Speak
er Gillett having attached his sigma
ture June A.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
BOLSHEVlkI ADMIT RETREAT
Withdraw in Petrograd Resion-TelI
Of Sinking Submarine.

London.-An official statement is
sued by the Russian soviet govern
ment received by wireless says:
In the region of Petrograd our
troops have retired to the line of
Kernovo-L uszhka-Laguny.
THE Kronstadt soviet has decided
to evacuate all the women and chill
dren and the unreliable bourbeoise
element
The submarine which attacked
our destroyers in the gulf of Koporia
was sunk by artillery fire. Our troops
have retired to new positions &c
versts (about 20 miles, southwest OF
kransnoygoska."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Food Control Ends June 80.

Paris yThe American delegates to
the Versailles peace conference and
all the section of Europe affected
heard with interest of Herbert Hoo
yer's proposal for the termination of
the international food control The
congressional appropriation under
which the United States has been
participating in the food control sys-
tenn comes to an end on June 30. 1t
is, of course. impossible to predict
what action congress will take, but
1t is believed certain that President
Wilson will not recommend any fur
Their appropriation.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
O. r. Madison Got S Years.

Seattle.-Oren Robert Madison, for
merly active in the work of the King
county council of defense and other
patriotic work, Saturday was sentenc'
ed to the state prison for term OF
from five to Is years, the maximum
penalty. Madison, after his arrest in
Chicago, recently was convicted OF
grand larceny. 1t was claimed he OBJ
tanned $3415 from local firm on a
worthless check
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Burleson Gives Wires Back.

Washington.-Teleg and tele-
been controlled and operated by the
government since last August / were
ordered June 5 to resume immediate
ly operations for their own account
by Postmaster General Burleson. The
postoffice department. however, I'M
der terms of Mr.. Burlesons order, re-
vices pending final legislative action
by congress.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Lumber Men Stay Prices.

Portland.-In the language of the
secretary manager of the West Coast
Lumbermen's association, just about
everybody connected with the lumber
industry is "peppermistic." The out
look is good, but the cool heads in the
trade are urging moderation in the
matter of advancing prices.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
CALLS PIONEERS TO big HUNT
Meeker Asks Old Timers to Seek Out
Old Trails,

the big timber along the nearly for
gotten pioneer trails that led through
the Naches pass will be sought out by
Ezha Meeker, Puyallup, George H.
Rhymes, Clarence B. Bagley, Seattle,
and others who have spent &C years
Meeker has issued the call for the
big hunt" to begin at Steilacoom
Wash, July IL and to last 10 days
He asks all pioneers of &C years
standing to join the party. Historical
points located will be marked for flu
ture permanent record. The trip will
be made partly over the Mcclellan
pass highway and partly afoot.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
THREE ARE DEAD IN
FIRE AT DULUTH, MINI
Cut Off From Escape, They Are Suf-
located Before Help Can
Reach Them.

Duluth.-Three persons were killed
and two others badly burned by fire
which Quilted the light housekeeping
apartments of the Landman building
on East Superior street Sunday. A
score of tenants narrowly escaped
death. The dead are:
William A. Behnke.
Mrs. Mary Behnke.
Miss Alice Fedoren, sister of Mr.
Behnke.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
"Buck Privates."

Coblenz.-The latest fraternal or
ganization to be launched by the A
E. F. is the Buck Privates' society,"
Some huge advertising posters are
rather striking. They proclaim that
only bucks, first-class privates, cooks
and mechanics are eligible to mem
bership. But the most striking pos
ter says:
who Fired the Barrage?"
who Pulled the Lanyard?'
who Cleaned the Guns?"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Americans Claim $1,000, 900 900.

Washington. - Claims of American
citizens against Germany because of
submarine warfare and the action of
the German government against
American property in that country
aggregated nearly 100000, 1000, con.
gress was informed this week by Act
ing Secretary Polk. The claims grow
ing out of submarine warfare alone
aggregate $60O0G0,000, Mr.. Polk said
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
America Regular Santa Claus.

Vienna.-The American relief ad-
ministration has just succeeded in
carrying out brilliant maneuver for
relief of the fuel situation in Austria
and Czecho Slovakia by bringing in
81 carloads Of oil from Galicia
There is desperate need of coal and
oil for fuel in all countries of the old
empire. SO coal is really key to the
whole disturbed situation here.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
STRIKE STILL ON AT
WINNoPEG, CANADA
Central Board Declines to Halt Sim
pathetic Walkout Despite Init
nations of Adjustment

Winnipeg severe pressure
from union men representing the fac
ton demanding settlement of the
Winnipeg general strike, the central
strike committee declined Saturday to
call off the sympathetic walkout, not
action probably would lead to adjust
ment of the general labor contro-
versy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Senator Boies Attacks Lanes Plan.

Representative Boies,
republican, of Iowa. testifying Monday
before the house public lands COM
mittee attacked Secretary Lanes plan
for farms for soldiers and sailors in
which a scheme primarily backed by
men who have land-swamp, stump
or arid-to dispose Of" Mr.. Boies
urged that the government give the
men cash with no strings attached"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Boy Drowned at Tacoma,

Tacoma.-For more than four hours
last Sunday physicians and four men,
bers of the Tacoma police force work
ed over the body of Merrill Berry
man, II, in fruitless endeavor to
restore life to the boy, who fell into
Spanaway lake here when a canoe
capsized.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Letters Not BEING Ignored.

New York.-Letters from "cranks"
purporting to furnish clues to the
identity of radicals who last Monday
blew up residences of public officials
in various cities, are not being ig.
nored in seeking to run down the
anarchists, it is learned.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
WILSON AT LAFAYETTE TOMB
President Places Bronze Wreath Con
tanning Tribute.

Paris.-President Wilson Saturday
visited the tomb of Lafayette in the
Picpus cemetery and placed on it a
bronze wreath. The new wreath is
duplicate of floral wreath which
the president placed on the tomb
when he first arrived in France The
card on the bronze wreath bears the
floral one, reading:
ITO the great Lafayette, from a fel
low servant of liberty"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Wire Men to Strike

Chicago.-A nationwide strike of
telegraph and telephone operators
who are members of the Commercial
Photographers Union of America was
ordered June to take effect next
Wednesday morning at o'clock, stan
dard time.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
China Boycotts Japan.

Peking.-The Chinese government is
unable to stem the tide of the Jap.
anese boycott movement, which is be.
ing pushed by the students. The bank,
eres. merchants and workmen in
Shanghai are lending their support to
the movement, which adds to the agi
tation.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
/. SMITH ROBBED OF $4,000
Liberty Bonds Taken Fran Shack on
Ranch at Port Townsend, Wash.

Port Townsend, Wash. = Lawrence
Smith, aged recluse, reported to the
police Monday that some one entered
his SHACK" on the beach here June
bonds from his clothes.
The bonds were of the third and
fourth issues. Six of them We're worth
$4,000 each and one was $4,000 They
were registered and steps have been
taken to stop the pament of interest
Smith has lived here for over AZ
years.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Americans Get French Contracts

Paris.-Contracts for reconstruction
work aggregating 20O,OO0Oe0 francs,
covering the rebuilding of the de-
stroyed area of Rheims, Nancy and
Scissors, have been awarded to Amer
lean firms.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
New Record by French Filler.

Paris.-The French aviator, Lieu
tenant Sasale, June 8, established a
new worlds record for height. He
assembled 5000 meters (31,168) feeD.
He was the holder of the previous
record, $1,000 feet.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
U. S. Army Gets $4,000 Recruits

Washington.-Fifty thousand re-
cruits for the army of occupation
have been obtained Three-year en-
listments continued to predominant
over the one year.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Bank Robbers Get s2e.o

Sioux City, Iowa.-Bank robbers OBJ
tanned $4,000 in cash and Liberty
bonds in raid on the Leeds bank, in
Leeds, suburb of Sioux City, June T..
The robbers overlooked $4,000 in Ii
berty bonds. The men made their es.
cape in a motor car.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Detroit Carmen Strike.

Detroit.-Street car service in De-
troit came to a sudden halt at 10
o'clock Saturday night, when motor
men and conductors of the Detroit
United Railways company struck to
enforce their demands for increased
pay.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Yanks to Quit North Russia.

Misunderstanding to revised ar
engagements, all the American forces
on the north Russian front will be
ready for sailing the last of June.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
No Training This Year.

Washington. = There will be no
training camps for civilians and re-
serve officers during the summer, the
war department says owing to lack
of funds as the reason.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
York, Hero of Arqonne, WEEDS.

Pail Mall.-Sergeant A. C. York, he
70 of the Argonne, was married June
to Miss Grace Williams, his boy
hood sweetheart.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Allied Credits, $e,s1o,ooo, 900.

Government credits to the allies
now total approximately $9,310,00O, 900,
leaving only $500, 00O, 900 of the amount
authorized That is too small, it is
believed, to finance the exports need
ed, which is said to be another reason
for the need of private initiative in
solving the question of credits. The
war finance corporation is said to be
ready to take the obligations of the
exports corporations if the public
does not, although the latter contin-
gency is not expected.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
WOULD DEFRAUD
VASTSUM FROM US.
$50 0OO, 900 CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
IN CONNECTION WITH SAL.
vAGING ARMY SUPPLIES.
USUAL RESULT AFTER WARS
Jury Returns Observation-Disclosures
phone Used, II Is Asserted
BY Detectives.

Detroit, Mich.-With the arrest here
recently of four men, one of them an
army officer, department OF justice
agents disclosed an alleged conspiracy
to defraud the government in the sale
of 100000, 900 worth of army supplies
to be salvaged here.
The United States grand jury has
returned indictments, it was announc-
ed, against Captain Sotarios Nichol-
son of Washington, chief finance Of
ficer of the ordnance department for
this district, an unnamed army officer
recently sent to France in connection
with the disposal Of excess supplies;
Grant Hugh Browne, a millionaire
sportsman and racetrack owner OF
Detroit, and Fred c. Collins, vice
consul for Greece, and president of
local realty company.
| All but the officer in France, to-
gether with Bert Harris, New York
junk dealer, are held at Fort Wayne
for trial The arrests followed an in
vestigation extending over two months
and came, department of justice Of
ficials said, after the first deal in the
alleged plot was put through at Roch
ester, N. ", June g. The transaction.
it is alleged, involved 1000 tons of
material.
According to Arthur l.. Barley,
chief of the bureau of investigation
here, Collins, Browne and Harris are
charged with conspiracy to eliminate
other bidders for the material, the
bids being held so low that the high
est of the three would be below the
value of the supplies disposed Of
Use Dictaphone.
BY means of dictaphone in Cap
tain Nicholson's room at hotel, the
federal officers declare, they followed
the alleged conspiracy since its in.
ception in April The matter was
placed in their hands by another of.
ficer of the ordnance department
whose name they withheld
Investigate in Other Cities.
A campaign against alleged author
of fraudulent plots against the gov
eminent in connection with the mum
tions supplies is to be made in Chi
cago, Pittsburg and Boston.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13

Nogales, Ariz.-More than 40 Amer
leans and Mexicans have been killed
by Yaquis and bandits in the La Co
dorado district of Sonora, Mexico,
during the last two weeks
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
p, J, FransioIj Dies.

Tacoma,-Paul J. Fransioli, 40 years
old, prominent Tacoma grain dealer
died Saturday at his home at Gravel.
ly lake of influenza.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Albert Invites Poincare.

Paris.-King Albert of Belgium has
invited President Poncare to visit
Brussels July %, the Belgian national
holiday.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
STORRS is FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted of Seducing Ruth Garrison
Wife's SLAYER.

Okanogan, Wash.-On the second
ballot the jury found Douglass NJ.
Storrs guilty of seducing Ruth CARR
son, who poisoned Mrs. Storrs, wife
of Abe defendant, in Seattle. Counsel
for the defendant will move for new
trial.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Use Dictaphone.
Investigate in Other Cities.

A campaign against alleged author
of fraudulent plots against the gov
eminent in connection with the NUM-
tions supplies is to be made in Chi
cago, Pittsburg and Boston
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-06-13
Germany Guessing.

Berlin.-Germany is kept anxiously
guessing by hopelessly conflicting re-
ports which purport to forecast the
answer of the allies to the German
counter proposals. Yet the feeling
is growing that substantial conces-
sions will be granted
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Knights of Solumbus, Jewish Welfare
Leagne, War Camp Community Ser
vice, American Liberty Association,
and the Salvation Army. There is
no question that these organizations
will be glad to have their old posters
removed in order that the appeal or
the next loan may have clear track.
A few of these old posters were to be
seen on commercial billboards,
though these were removed as soon
as the campaign was over and the
space used for other advertising.
There are, however, thousands of
posters scattered in various places,
anl it is the desire Of tho War Loan
Organization that property owners
cooperate in removing these as quick
ly as possible.
Within a short time the posters for
the new loan will be issued and be
ready for distribution.
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that sailed from this city last week.

eiioI SoliCo 11o1A Iillo SiIy ioot "CChs
Thirty-fve motor trucks, sewing.
machines, cooking utensils, thirteen
hospital units with a great shipment:
of medical SUPPLIES; seventy-six x
ray outfits, food, clothing, and sixty
five delousing machines were includ-
ed in the cargo. 81.
Many people are wearing the same
clothing now Tin rags) that they had
on when driven from their homes by
the inhuman Turks, and are living in
shell-torn houses, as many as ten and
fifteen people occupying the same
room. One relief worker cables
THAT hundreds Of little children too
weak to talk, but their eyes plead
ing for bread, find their way to this
relief station every day. thousands
of these people have given their lives
rather than deny Christ. Won't the
Christian people Of America send as
sistanee at the earliest possible mo-
ment?" ,;rr r !, u . :. II
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sional use of the toaster stove grill
and the chafng dish.
TEAR DOWN OLD POSTERS
CLEAR THE TRACKS FOR
THE VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN

Now comes the call to all patriotic
citizens to clear the track for action
preparatory to the event Of the new
Victory Loan, by removing from
their property all old posters of other
patriotic "drives" and "campaigns",
which have served their purpose.
The idea is to remove these Re-
minders of past activities so there
will be nothing to interfere with the
directness of the appeal to be made
for the new loan. Thousands of old
posters used in various campaigns in
the past three months are still visi-
BILE, tattered and discolored on build
ings, in windows and on fences
throughout the country. Now is the
time to get rid Of the old and make
way for the new.
Many Of the old posters still up
contain appeals made by the United
War Work Campaign, which repre-
sented the Y. M. C. A., Y. W. c. A.,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11

joyment and satisfaction. For house
work, when properly and efficiently
accomplished, is real joy.
And it has not cost us a great deal
either. In fact, we feel that in a
couple of years we will actually be
saving money on the proposition.
These are "paper profits" to be sure,
and I doubt if they will ever appear
in the family bank account. But if
you figure that you pay $25 or $50
a month in cold cash to maid, be-
sides the money you spend for her
food and lodging, you can easily
see where even a goodly amount Of
electric equipment would show a saw
ing in two years.
Friends and relatives who visit US
can always be relied on to ask, in
awe struck tones, how our electric
bill runs. Figuring on a basis of
an Scent rate. our lowest bill has
been 2.OS and the highest $5.12.
This includes generous use of
light; also the use of the percolator
every day, the use of the four ap-
pliances as before described, fire.
quent use of the sewing machine mo-
tor, heating pad and toaster; occa-
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DELOUSING MACHINES
CARRIED BY MECURIUS

. New York, February 5, 1919.-It
was variegated cargo that was car
ried to the relief of the pepole of the
Near East on the Steamer Mercurius
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1919-02-11

Rats viii lnot remain where they
can not get food. Build metal bins
and cribs or rat-proof the other
buildings, Z