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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
COMMISSIONERS WIN
LAWSUIT OVER PICNIC

Superior Judge John Il. Jurey held
that the county commissioners have
"A legal right to cancel permits for
the use of the county ferries and
Wildwood park for Sunday picnics.
This decision was made in the case
started by r. J. Cassidy. who pro.
tested when the commissioners re-
voked his permit.
Deputy Prosecutor Reeves Ayl.
more. who defended the commission.
ers, pointed out that the petitioners
included three I. w. W., three so.
cialists and three members of the
Central Labor council. He said that
the last picnic OF a similar nature
resulted in number OF seditious
speeches. and that the citizens of
Bellevue objected.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
SAYS FRENCH ANGRY
AT YANKS FOR TREATY

Ten thousand soldiers were re-
quired to protect Americans and
their property at Brest, France. on
the day President Wilson sailed for
the United States. according TO a
statement made by Col. Carl Abrams,
sist division, who just passed thru
Seattle for his discharge at Cam p
Lewis. Col. Abrams said the French
were angered at the peace treaty re-
suits and felt the American ENJOYS
were responsible.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
COL. DARLINGTON is
LEGION OF HONOR MAN

Col. ]. Howard Darlington. second
In command of the second Washing.
ton infantry, and son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Darlington, HOS Second ave,
N. il due to arrive in Seattle shortly
wearing the star OF the Legion OF
Honor. with the rank of chevalier
awarded him by the French govern.
ment for distinguished work in
France as provost marshal over 5000
military police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
COMMANDER ALLISON
WILL TALK TO G, 0. P

Commander William p. Allison. re-
Gently returned from navy service in
the submarine zone, will speak at the
weekly luncheon of the Young Mems
Republican club Thursday at Meves'
cafeteria, Second ave. and Seneca ST.
Commander Allison will tell of his
experiences in conveying ships across
the Atlantic. The public is invited.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
Seattle Folks See
Bright Sky Sparker

A brilliant meteor flying above
the city with the speed Of a planet
was observed by thousands of Sc
attic citizens Sunday night. The
meteor. first seen in the south
eastern sky. sped toward the north
west. where is disappeared in a
shower OF sparks.
Observers estimated that the arc
described by the meteor was 100
degrees. The meteor was probably
a member of the group known as
the Delta Aquarius. The biggest
display of the Delta Aquarius is
scheduled for Monday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
VETERAN TO RECEIVE
MEDAL FOR BRAVERY

Sergt. Lucies +. Ash Of Montborne
of the sist division will be presented
with the croix de Cuerrc by Col. o.
w. Farr at the army recruiting sta.
ton in the Mutual Life building next
Saturday. The citation is for dis.
playing absolute disregard OF danger
and great initiative" while carry.
ing on laison with men on his line
during extreme machine gun fire I'm
Belgium on October 81 last.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
MUST SHOW PAPERS
TO PROVE CITIZENSHIP

City Comptroller Harry w. Carroll
advises all naturalized voters to OBJ
tain their naturalization papers or n
certified copy of the same before reg.
istering to vote. He explained that
the changes in the registration laws
made by the state legislation require
this. Heretofore a verbal declaration
that they were citizens was sufficient
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
ROAD AGENT HOLDS
MAN UP: STEALS S1.1O

Somewhere in the city there is a
roadagent who is si.i0 rich. Arthur
Burke. of the Van Siclen apartments,
Eighth ave. and Seneca st. told the
police at midnight Saturday about II.
Burke said that he was held up on
Spring ST., between Eighth and Ninth
ayes, by n small man who toted
something resembling n rs nm. can
non. The man relieved him of s1.1O.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
1000 MORE VICTORY
BUTTONS ARE READY

The army recruiting office in Sc.
attic will begin the distribution of
1000 victory buttons to ex.soldiers
Monday at the Mutual Life building.
Bronze buttons will be given to
those who served in the army during
hostilities and were uninjured Sill.
yer stars will be given men who were
wounded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
Flu Piles Up Tax
for Inheritances

The rich were evidently the hardest
hit by the influenza epidemic. accord
ing to State Tax Commissioner j. M.
Thatcher. This Is evidenced by the
inheritance tax tolls. all OF which
have not been complied. Thatcher
states.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
WOULD SHORTEN ROAD
TO CITY OF TACOMA

The paving OF the Des Moines
highway between here and Tacoma
is being contemplated by King and
Pierce county commissioners. When
finished this route viii make
paved highway between the two
cities nine miles shorter than the
one commonly used now.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
MEXICAN MURDERER
KILLED BY OFFICERS

SANTA FE, n. M. July Is
Isidoro Martinez, who escaped from
Jail here while under sentence for
killing his wife, was shot and kill
ed by a posse at Las Truchas Sat
urday night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
PILOT is KILLED IN
AIRPLANE ACCIDENT

HOUSTON. Tex. July 2s.-Lieut.
Francis NJ. Bryan, Of Morencie. Ariz.,
and his "shipmate." Private Will
Poncik. Of Holland, Tex. fell in an
army plane hero Sunday. Bryan
was killed and Poncik injured.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
Silk and Satin for
Dainty Lingerie

Oh, how every woman adores
silk and satin undertakings, and
they're not extravagant, either,
for they wear and launder so
well. Satin, crepe de chine,
habutai and pongees are used for
their making. $3.50 to So yd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
35-inch Jet Black
Taffefa Silk $I.45 Yard

This black Chiffon Taffeta is not
only suitable for present wear,
but for any season of the year,
and at $1.45 it's most reason
able-35 inches wide.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28

Tho beauty Of poverty can bo seen
only from . distance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
Who Wouldn't Buy 4O-inch
Crepe de Chine at $1.95?

A good weight of Crepe de
Chine, this, at S1.95 yard
and it's 40 inches wide-and
think of SO colors to choose
from, so you'll surely find "Your
shade"
UPPER !
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28

UPPER MAIN FLOOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
HoU About NelU Tub Silk
for Waists at $780,?

Waist for the women, shirts for
the. men-most practical for
summer wear as they can easily
be Numbered. Single or group
stripes in best colors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
Calico at 121c

AND A FEW
STITCHES WILL
SAVE YOU MONEY
For then you can have
every day dresses and
aprons at very little
cost.
Calico with Light
grounds with small fig
ures and dark shades in
plaids; "a inches wide.
White Lawns zoe Yd.
Sheer summer waists
and little dresses for the
children may be made
from these White Lawns
at zoe a yard.
81 inches wide in cord
ed stripes, fine and
sheer.
LOWER MAIN FLOOR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
Coats at $19.75

This Pony Coat is almost the exact OPP
posite of the one described above so far
as color goes. 1t is of rich black plush with
deep cuffs and deep collar of Beaverette.
The collar may be worn high around the
throat if desired. Roomy pockets and
good quality black lining are features of
this garment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-28
ServiceobIe 33-inch
Imported Pongee Silk SIPS

For wear, for looks, for wash
ability and for the many uses it
may be put to, make pongee
silk one of the most useful and
popular of all silks-33 inches
wide at $1.25.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
ALL FARM INTERESTS
SHOULD ORGANIZE
Inefficient When They Wish to Get
Legislation, Gore Tells
Msssmeeting.

San Jose. cal.-United States Sen
ator Thomas p Gore of Oklahoma ad
dressed a massmeeting of farmers and
orchardists here Saturday on the far
mers' interests as they affect the ma
tional interests. He said that when
ever he is loyal to the interest of the
farmer he is loyal to the interest of
the nation.
Il am convinced that the farmers
should organize" he said. "They are
unorganized now and hence ineffi-
cient when they wish to get legisla-
tion. There is more money invested
In this business than any in the world
and more people Engaged in IT,"
A resolution was adopted asking
that the peace conference create an
farm bureau. Contribu-
lions were made to fund to guild
temple of agriculture at Washington
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
GRAIN AND MILLING NEWS

r. Civach of South Dakota is con.
sidering the establishment of a 5o.
barrel flour mill at Troy, Idaho.
At a meeting to be held June 10 at
Helena, Mont, basic flour prices
and regulation of mills will be con.
sldered by the trade commission. il
is announced. Millers, farmers. mer.
chants and others interested are
asked to attend.
+. j. Sweeney, chief state grain
Inspector who returned to Tacoma
tuesday night from a trip through
the gram belt of eastern Washing.
ton, said that large wheat crop in
the state is certain, but that in some
sections rain is badly needed at pres-
ent. He found alfalfa in some sec
lions seriously affected by heat.
The June list crop report of Stan.
icy ocearce, grain, Roman, Mont, for
tne lower Flathead valley section
places the acreage of winter wheat
at $4,000 and spring wheat at 10000
Inc condition of small grains along
the foothill country, which would
comprise about one-half the agricul-
turai area, is 90 per cent; the bal
ance OF the territory would range
from 25. to rs per cent. On the
whole, averaging all sections, winter
wheat is placed at rs per cent and
spring so per cent. The low condi-
IONS OF the above crops was due to
the fact that up to May goth. the
total precipitation since the first of
the year amounted to only 4.34
inches; this against our normal of
6.S5 and against same period a wear
ago, 5.64. On the goth and 31st Of |
May we received the first real good
soaking rain since June, 1916. name |
~ l.I9 inches, giving us a total pre-
;ipitation for May 316 inches: this
Is compared with III inches. Nav
1915 and 2.52 inches for MAY aver.
lge AS indicated above, the heavy
way rainfall Just about makes nm
ne deficiency needed to bring the
Precipitation up to the five months,
verage. Considerable area is being
irrigated and this is a substantial
actor in our being able to report
ondltlon as favorable as it is. with
normal rainfall for the month of
qne, and on a basis of the fore
oing condition, we should produce
"o million bushels of wheat this
ear. '"iS
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
INDUSTRY AND IMPROVEMENT

odessa, Wash, will build a "com
munlty hall'-a concrete structure
to cost $4,000.
The Standpoint, Idaho, city council
heard the ward committees report
that approximately $4,000 square
Feet OF tive-foot concrete Sidewalk,
must be laid this year, at an estI.
mated cost of 100000, and the conn.
Gil ordered the drafting of an ordi.
nance to cover the work.
Five land sales. the receipts of
which aggregate $s5S, 900, have been
conducted by the Montana state land
department during 1919 The most
recent of these was conducted at
Glasgow, Valley county, on Nav 20.
when Sl23,2S4.49 was received from
the sale of S,432 acres, an average of
s14.62 per acre.
Whether the SIS, 200 900 bond issue
covering the Horse Heaven irriga-
ton project shall be confirmed or
entirely set aside is the issue sub
mltted to Judge Truax at a notable
trial in district court at Prosser.
Wash, June 4. Confirmation or re.
lection of 1929, 900 bonds already de-
hvered to the Klickitat Irrigation
company by the directors of the
Horse Heaven project in payment for
water rights purchased from the
FORMER by the Horse Heaven people
is also involved.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
-FOUR SCORE KILN
IN COAL WORKINGS
POWDER EXPLOSION IN
TUNNEL COST LIVES OF
MANY WoRkMEN.
W|lkESDARRE, PENNSMvAxII
Miners on Way to Work-a,u
Burned to crisp-Great she., :.
Flame Envelops victims-p..
der Carried With Men.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Enghty-three 49,,
dead and 80 Others burned and. mat
ed, many of whom will die, is tha ,ar
OF the recent disaster in the Roll,
more tunnel of the Delaware arau
son Coal company in the east oas
section of this city. Seven Zoo 'na
black powder, $50 pounds in all w.s VI
detonated and the dead and tho ~
ed were literally roasted by tha su~-1
heated gas flames following the T .,
plosion. "a
The tragedy occurred whua -.
men were on their way to work o~'
ing to their working places BEING 49,.
miles from the mouth of the tunro,
the men were making the trim IN
train of IA male care drawn h,,
electric motor the powder being cor
RED In the two cars in the middle .,
the train. VI
The train had penetrated the nm
mel about 200 feet when, one Of N.
survivors states, the overhead tro,lov
wire sagged and touching a staol
powder keg formed a short circu
In an instant there was a shaver ~
sparks and a terrific heat. A groo,
sheet of flame, drawn by the air cur.
rent, enveloped the helpless men
who were huddled closely together in
the cars with no possible chance to
escape.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
TAFT SEES LEAGUE RATIFIED
Says Majority of People and Senate
VIII Approve

Albany, N. William H. Taft
last Saturday ended a speech-mak-
ing trip in the furtherance of the ra-
tification by the United States of the
league of nations.
At a meeting held here under the
auspices of the league to enforce
peace, of which he is prsidnt, Mr..
Taft said he did not doubt that the
great majority of the people of the
United States and the needed majori-
ty of senators would approve the
league.
The -four great steps of progress"
occasioned b the league Mr.. Taft
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 its 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 to
begin war until machinery for set
Ting differences peacefully shall have,
Deen tried: and open diplomacy"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
WOULD DEFRAUD
VASTSUM FROM us.
s3o,ooo.o 900 CONSPIRACY ALLEGED
IN CONNECTION WITH SAL.
vAcINo ARMY SUPPLIES.
USUAL RESULT AFTER WARS
TWO Officers Accused-FederaI Grand
Jury Returns ndiotments-Dicts-
phone Used, II is Asserted
BY Detectives.

Detroit, Mich.-With the arrest here
recently Of four men, one of them ar
army officer, department of Justice
agents disclosed an alleged conspiracy
to defraud the government in the sale
of $30,00O,000 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. Y, June 8. The transaction.
IT Is alleged, involved 2l,O0O tons of
material.
According to Arthur L. Barkey.
chlef OF the bureau of investigation
here, Collins, Browne and Harris are
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 a pictaphone in Can
tain Nicholson's room at a hotel. the
federal officers declare, they followed
the alleged conspiracy since its in
cepuon 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
Oh fraudulent plots against the gov |
eminent in connection with the NUM- |
lions supplies is to be made in Chi |
'ago, Pittsburg and Boston.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
NORTHWEST MINING NEWS.

The Standard Silver-Lead Mining
company had a surplus of S325.3s4
April 30, $330,972 March 81 and
S352,375 February .2s, according to a
series of reports issued from the Of
nee IN Spokane, June 4. The COM
pany suffered net loss of 1857 in
April and of $21,4 in March, but
earned net profit of $34,706 in Feb
ruary.
The National Copper Mining COM
pany, operating a mine and mill at
Mullan, Idaho. earned $4,000 to
$4,000 net in May, according to an
official estimate. This is comparable
with merely nominal profits in other
recent months. The increase in
earnings results chiefly from the
yield of an ore body developed in
recent weeks above the S0O-foot level.
The Consolidated Mining and
Smelling company, owner of the
smelter at Trail, B. c., and mines in
British Columbia and Washington.
declared quarterly dividend of
$2ol 1886 on June 3, according to
report from its head office at Toron-
to, Ont. This is at the rate of 21b
per cent. The disbursement will be
made on July ? to stockholders of
record on June 10. The forthcoming
disbursement will increase the paw |
ments for the year to $7s5,sOS and |
the grand total to $5,7s1, 403.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining
Smelling and Power company has
produced 12,s14,946 tons of ore from |
its mines at Phoenix, B. c., since
the beginning of production 20 years
ago, according to an official report.
From this ore its smelter at Grand
Forks, B. c., produced 636,291 ounces
Of gold, 4.33O,345 ounces of silver.
md 271,079000 pounds of copper.
having an approximate value of
S55,55O,0O0. The capacity of the
'melter was increased until it
cached $500 tons daily, then becom-
ng the largest copper smelter in the
British empire.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
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 & Pacific, Missouri Pa
chic and Oregon Short Line railroads.
Frank A. Vanderlip, for 10 years
president of the National Citl bank,
OF New York City, one of the couu.
Itrys greatest financial institutions,
resigned, June 3, according to his
own statement, to take a vacation
and to rdo useful work" James A.
Stlllman, son of the late James A
Stillman, former president of the
Dank, has been elected to succeed
Mr.. Vanderlip.
Henry Seiben and the Seiben and
crimes sheep outfits announced at
Great Falls, Mont, June 4, the sale
OF their 1919 clip to Silberman & Co,
Chlcago buyers, at 60 cents a pound,
william, G.. Rae Jr., of Billings, made
the deal. Twenty thousand pounds
OF wool changed hands. The Mart
lnsdale Sheep company of Martins
1ale sold 10000 pounds to Silberman
20. at SO cents. Shearing is In
progress in this territory, shearers
getting, 1t is reported, II cents
fleece.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
AMENDMENT FOR
SUFFRAGE SIGNED
Vice Presidents Signature Last Act
Upon Resolution to Give Vote
to Women.

Washington. = Vice President Mar
shall June 5, signed the woman suf
frage constitutional amendment reso
luton passed in Congress in the pres
ence of Chairman Watson of the sen
ate woman suffrage committee and
other senators and Representatives of
womans organizations. The vice pres
dents signature was the last act up
on the resolution at the capital, Speak
er Gillett having attached his sigma
ture June 4.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
Senator sOIes Attacks lanes Plan

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Boies'
republican, of Iowa, testifying TO-DAY
before the house public lands com
mittee attacked Secretary Lanes plan
Tor farms for soldiers and sailors Id
winch a scheme primarily backed Oy
men who have land-swamp, stump
or arid-to dispose Of" Mr. Boles
urged that the government give the
men cash with no strings attached.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
Food Control Ends June 30

Paris.-The American delegates tc
the Versailles peace conference and
all the section of Europe affected
heard with interest of Herbert Hoo.
vers 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 80. II
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.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
L. 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
ponce Monday that some one entered
his shack on the beach here June
o, and took $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds from his clothes.
The bonds were of the third and
fourth issues. Six of them were 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 40
years.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
o. r. Madison Got 5 Years.

Seattle.-Oren Robert Madison, for
merry active in tahe work of the iKng
county council of defense and other
patriotic work, Saturday was sentenc
ed to the state prison for term Of
from five to 10 years, the maximum
penalty. Madison, after his arrest ID
Chicago, recently was convicted Oh
grand larceny. 1t was claimed he OBJ
tanned $3415 from a local firm on
worthless check.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
5OLSHEVlkI ADMIT RETREAT
Withdraw in Petrograd Region-Tel
of Sinking Submarine.

London.-An official statement is
sued the Russian soviet govern
ment received by wireless says.
In the region of Petrograd our
troops have retired to the line of
Observation-Disclosures.
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 artillery fire. Our troops
nave retired to new positions 80
yersts (about 20 miles) southwest of
Kransnoygoska."
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-06-10
surIeson Gives Wires Back.

Observation-Disclosures and tele
phone companies whose lines have
been controlled and operated by the
government since last August 1 were
ordered June 5 to- resume immediate
ly operations for their own account
by Postmaster General Burleson. The
postoffice department, however, un.
der terms of Mr.. Burleson's order, re.
tains a measure of control of the ser.
vices pending final legislative action
by congress.