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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
TORNADO KILLS
MORE THAN THIRTEEN
Homes Swept Away in fancy and
Vernon Counties--Many
Others Injured.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-Fourteen per-
sons are known to be dead, two miss
ing and eight injured as the result of
a tornado which swept through the
valley of Turkey creek, near Branson
and HOLSTER, in fancy county, March
IL, and also wrought damage at Ne
yada, Vernon county. Seven of the
dead are minor children OF Daniel and
William Box, brothers, living at Melva,
a small town five miles south of Bran.
son.
William Box lost four children
killed and his brother three, and in
addition the wives of both men re
ceived injuries from which it is be
lieved they can not recover.
Mrs. Alva Howard and child, living
at Melva, were killed instantly, ant
William jackson, living five miles
southeast of Branson, is dead. The
sisters of Jackson are missing bu
were found later, one seriously in
jured John Gross and his wife, liv
ing on a farm near Oasis, north o
Branson, were blown away with thei
home and no trace found OF them O
the house.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
GOOD
ROADS
ROAD WORK IS FACILITATED
Effect Of Amendments Passed Last
February Is Shown in Report
of Secretary Houston.

Amendments to the federal aid road
act passed last February have greatly
facilitated the work of putting the
country on good roads basis, In the
opinion of David +. Houston, secretary
Of agriculture. These amendments, In
brief, increase from $4,000 to $20,Ooh
per mile the amount of federal funds
that may be expended by one road and
considerably broaden the definition of
what constitutes rural post road The
act as 1t now stands, says Secretary
Houston in his annual report, places
only three limitations on the type OF
road which may be built. rs fol-
lows:
THAT the roads shall be 'substan-
tial In character This means that the
road must be so constructed that IT
will carry the prospective traffic with
such maintenance expenses that the
total annual charges will represent n
reasonable expenditure for the public
service rendered by the highway. 1t Is
to the interest Of the states that the
roads on which federal funds are used
he substantially constructed, because
the law requires them, or their civil
subdivisions, as a prerequisite to re
ceiving further funds, to maintain
! properly all roads built with federal
aid. There Is nothing in the law which
restricts types of construction between
, narrower limits than those established
by sound finance and good engineering
5 practice.
, THAT the amount contributed from
s the federal treasury Is connected witt
I any road shall not exceed 80 per CEN
o of its cost or $4,000 mile. The mair
f thing is to build road that will stan,
the traffic In the particular section o.
the country where 1t Is constructed
n The conditions in certain regions ma!
require heavy, comparatively high
cost type of road, while In others {
lower cost type may meet all the re
. quirements. Sentiment Is CROWN,
throughout the country, even In thu
, newer sections, In favor of more sub
stantial roads.
"That the road must be rural pos
road as defined in the act as amended
that Is, amy public road a major p0r
ton of which Is now used or can b.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
REJECTS
SENATE'S ACTION
ANOTHER DEADLOCK, TO BE AN
ISSUE AT POLLS ON
NOVEMBER 2.
ARTICLE 10 STUMBLING BLOCK
President Finds Substitute Adopted
Today as Bad as First Reserva-
tion-G. o. p. Lineup Solid.
Ratification improbable.

NGTON.-President Wilson
will not accept the article 10 substi-
tute adopted Monday by the senate,
according to Senator Hitchcock, dem
ocratic leader, who made the an
nouncement.
The president regards the substi-
tute as Objectionable as the original
article 10 treaty reservation, Senator
Hitchcock said.
The decision is regarded as max
ing another deadlock a certainty, only
to be decided by the people at the
polls on November 2.
Reaffirming it's disagreement with
President Wilson, the senate adopted
by vote of more than two to one
the new article 10 reservation framed
by the republicans.
This action ended for the presen
the effort for compromise and rati
fication.
Fourteen democrats voted with TIL,
united republicans.
The vote, Sc to ga two-third
majority for the reservation-by n
means indicated that two-third
would vote for ratification on tina
basis. Included in the majority wer
the irreconcilables, with score {
votes which, on ratification rollcal
will be cast against the treaty.
The reservation follows in forl
the one adopted last November.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
PLAN TO RETURN
SOLDIER DEAD
American Graves Registration Service
in Europe Opens Office
in Paris.

PARASITIC American graves reg
istration service in Europe has
opened headquarters at No. Avenue
d'Iena. Colonel Harry T. Rethers
represents the war department in
preparing for the return to America
of the bodies of soldiers and asso-
ciated military personnel, the return
Of which have been requested by next
of kin.
The QUESTIONABLE distributed by
the department of war indicates sc
far as replies have been received
about 80 per cent of next of kin de
sire the bodies of relatives returned
to the United States, and about 2;
per cent wish them left permanent.
in France. Fifteen per cent have no
replied. Nearly 100 bodies have beer
sent or are ready to be sent from
England to the United States
Disinterment from France probabl,
will begin at the port of Brest earl.
in April
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19

A Scene Typical Of Nationwide Activ-
ity In Good Road Building-Good
Roads, Secretary Houston Declares
in His Recent Annual Report, Are =
Prerequisite to the Orderly and sys-
tematic Marketing Of Farm Prod
uets, for the Establishment Of Salts
factory Rurai Schools and for tho
Development Of Richer and Moro
Attractive Rural Life.
used, or forms a connecting link not
to exceed ten miles In length of any
road or roads now or hereafter used
for the transportation Of the United
States mails Under the original
wording of the law federal funds could
be expended only on roads upon which
the United States malls now are or
may hereafter be transported
FOLLOWING the amendments to the
act the regulations governing Its ad
ministration and the standards for
plans, specifications and estimates
were modified. and one of the most
successful former state highway engi-
neers In the country was placed In
charge of the federal aid road work.
He has at his disposal large staff of
local and district engineer aids, and
no pains will be spared to provide any
further federal assistance that may be
needed. An advisory committee, COM
posed of representatives Of the state
highway department, selected at the
request of the department, by the
| American Association of State High
way Officials. with due regard to geo
graphic considerations, also has been
appointed to work in intimate touch
with the federal bureau, meeting with
its officers at stated periods and al
such other times as may seem desir'
able"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
ASKS $500 900 FOR
SCHOOL EXPENSES
Suzxalo Tells ~" Wants to Appro-
priations Committeemen--W.
s. c. $4,000.

OLYMPIA.-A half million dollars
must be had to carry the state uni
versity at Seattle through until April,
1921.
The Washington State college re
quires $4,000 from the state to last
until April, 1921.
The normal school at Cheney
should have $4,000, says President
Showalter. for the same period.
The Ellensburg normal's estimate
is 5000.
Leading educators have placed their
pleas for financial aid for the higher
state educational institutions bn the
legislative altar.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
/ REDS AID TURKS
IN PROPAGANDA
Indian and Moslem Danger Alarming
Great Britain-Peril
in Syria.

LONDON.-Earl Curzon's recent
speech on the Turkish problem, in
which he blamed the United States,
and other official and unofficial
statements on the subject are re-
garded generally as showing the near
east tangle is serious and is causing
anxiety-an anxiety increased by com
plications threatened in Syria and
Mesopotamia.
The shadow Of Indian and Moslem
opinion darkens the problem, and, it
is believed, influences the counsels
of the allies more than is apparent.
Earl Curzon's plea that the use of
force against the Turks might excite
general hostility in the Mussulman
world is regarded as one that can
not be ignored.
The belief prevails that if the
Turks are pressed they may be joined
by the Arabs. The similar Italian
view is based upon these fears.
| Careful watch is being kept here
on the outcome of the Syrian con
gress at Damascus. 1t is understood
any proposal by the peace conference
regarding Syria would be tentative
purely.
Among the days unconfirmed re
ports was one that France had beer
given a mandate over Cilicia.
Great Britain is regarded as rulet
out as mandatory and the leagu,
of nations is looked to as the onl,
hope for protecting Turkeys non
Moslem subjects.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19

Dor fiercely resisted usurpation by |
the usurpation by the reactionary
government Vast numbers of men
left their work. Serious disorders
began. Civil war was imminent.
Herr Kapp and his hackers an
nounced they would deal harshly with
strikes or passive resistance. One
Kapp leader said:
I'VE won't knuckle down to the So
cialists and W orkmen. who think they
4 can run this country"
II is evident, however, that neither
Kapp nor Won I.uettwitz is willing to
put their warnings to the test.
Blood would flow. Anarchy might
follow. The communists would get
their opportunity.
DR.. kapps position was compli-
Gated by the blunt and bold refusal
of the secretaries of all the ministers
to take orders from the new govern
ment They announced they would
remain at their posts, however, and
continue to conduct the business of
the country according to the program
of the Ebert government
Compromise, therefore, was sought
, Monday
Would Let Ebert Stay, Now.
Dr. Kapp announced that negotia
: tons for settlement have beer
5 opened at the instance of Presiden
+ Ebert and his associates. Herr Ebert
S said to be at Stuttgart, remains
: silent.
DR. kapp declares he is agreeabl
= to the continuance of the "presen
e imperial president" Friedrich Ebert
1, He renounces formation of a ministr
t and places direction of affairs in tn
v. hands of the state under-secretarie
e kapp Resigns.
. ONDON.@Chancello Kapp hea
70 of the government at Berlin, has r
- signed in favor of President Eber
= says the Berlin correspondent of IL
London Times. Efforts to form
Kapp ministry have been abandone
Four hundred persons are reports
rs to have been killed and many persol
"a wounded in bombardment of XII
" by the cruiser Eckernfoerde, Says
-, Central News dispatch from Cope
!, hagen, quoting the Eckstrabladet
Kiel correspondent.
- The dispatch adds that some qua
:, ters of the town were destroyed
~ the bombardment The cruiser is sa
to have directed its fire especial
VI against the quarters of the WORKING
H. who are opposed to the kapp cover
rs ment
e. In addition to the report of Il
ne bombardment of Kiel detailed repor
IL have been received OF severe fightiI
r. there. The Daily Mails Berlin corr
TT spondent under date of Monday sa
81 the communists seized the arsen;
of six officers and a number of soldie
being killed Later marine brigat
supporting the Kapp government I
took the arsenal, where about 200 a
hit reported to have been killed
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
PATROL FORESTS WITH 90
UNITED STATES AlRPLANES
Five Machines Likely to BE Used in
inland Empire, 10 Report from
Washington.

Assignment Of 80 government air
planes for forest patrol in the north
western states. of which five would
be stationed at some point in the In
land Empire, is considered probable,
according to reports made at the
semi-annual meeting Of the North Ida
no Forestry association in Spokane.
The service of the 30 planes would
be given In Washington, Idaho, Ore.
gon, California and parts of Utah and
Montana. About Is of the 80 planes
would be used in Washington. Idaho
and Montana.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
BOLD ROBBERS GET
BIG JEWELRY HAUL
THREE ARMED MEN GET THE
CONTENTS OF SEVERAL
TRAYS
IN BRIGHTIuGHT IN new YORK
second Trio at Another Store Throw
Pepper Into Clerks Eyes-Two
Arrests Made - Thieves in
Philadelphia Get $36s,25o.

NEW YORK. - While Broadway
rr;dav night was crowded with thea
tergoers. three armed bandits smash
ed in the window of a jewelry store
at Thirty-seventh street. They kept
the crowds at bay with guns until
they had emptied the contents OF
several trays in their pockets ana
escaped, shooting one pedestrian VINO
attempted to stop them.
A few minutes later three men en-
tered another Broadway jewelry store,
a few blocks up town, and after
throwing pepper in clerks eyes,
grabbed some trays of jewelry and
ran from the place. Two men, alleged
to be members OF the trio, were ar
rested by the police after chase.
Both robberies, committed in the
heart of the white light district, were
witnessed by thousands OF persons.
Proprietors of the two stores esti-
mated that thousands of dollars
worth of jewelry had been stolen.
Daring Is Shown.
The first robbery, in which
Schwartz Bros. were the victim, was
engineered with great daring. While
rubbing elbows with passing pedes
TRANS one of the bandits slipped an
iron bar through the handles of the
door SO that it could not be opened
from the inside. Then a brick
wrapped in cloth was hurled through
the window.
Steal $36s,25o in Securities.
PHILADELPHIA authori
ties said they had no clue to the
identity of three men who early Fri
day chloroformed, bound and gagged
a Waterman and robbed two safes in
an office building of $368,25O in Sc
curities of which $4,000 are nego
table.
The men, after overpowering the
Waterman in the Baker building on
Chestnut street, near Sixteenth, went
to an upper floor and, looping rope
over projection of the outside
swung over to the Weightman build
ing. Here they drilled open the SAFE
of the Hydro Electric corporation
and distracted securities of which
$4,000 are negotiable. The robbers
then went to another floor and blew
open with nitroglycerine another SAT-
and got securities of which $500
were negotiable.
Get $45, 900 In Cash and Loot.
CHICAGO.-Burglars obtained $45
900 in money and loot in 10 robbeI
les in "a hours. One man wa
wounded in safe holdup. The lal
gest haul was made in a wholesal
tailoring establishment, the entir
stock of the concern, valued at $26
900, being taken.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Discover laurens Portrait.

LONDON.-A long lost portrait of
Henry Laurens, who was president of
the American congress in 1777 and
ITS and one of the leaders in the
American revolution, recently was
discovered in country house at
Clonmel, Ireland, near Tipperary, &C
cording to the London Times. The
portrait was painted by John Single
ton Copley. a noted Anglo-American
painter. The portrait of Laurens,
says the paper, was purchased by
dealers and sent to the United States.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
CO. Mile Gale uproots Trees.

DENVER, Col.-The Rocky Noun
tain states were swept Sunday by a
60-mile gale which in places blew
down telephone poles, uprooted trees
and destroyed buildings.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
French Exports increase.

PARIS.-French exports to the Uni
ted States during January were five
times greater than those for the same
period last year. The figures were
respectively $15,000,000 and $4,000 900.
During the seven months ending Jan
uary 81 imports to France Of Ameri-
can goods decreased $75,00O,000.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
$500, 900 RANCH DEAL
Spokane, Ellensbur0 Men Buy Mon.
tana Holdings.

The ranch and personal property
Of John Peterson OF Horse Prairie,
Mont, which Is near Lemhi county.
Idaho. has been sold for 5000, 900 to
William McCarter and associates OF
Spokane and Ellensburg.
The property in question consists
OF a 70O0-acre ranch of fine meadow
land IN Horse Prairie. Mont, all irri-
gated, and the adjoining 15,O00.acre
ranch In the Big Hole basin, also
irrigated. 1000 head OF cattle. 800
horses and full equipment. The two
ranches ordinarily raise 5000 head OF
cattle and cut 10000 tons, more or
less, of hay.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
SETTING Fruit Trees.

In setting fruit trees, late fall and
early winter is the best time, although
1t can be done at any time during the
winter and mp until the buds begin to
swell in the early spring.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Debs, in Prison, Candidate.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Eugene V. Debs of
Terre Haute, Ind, now serving long
sentence in the federal penitentiary
here, has consented to the use of his
name as socialist candidate for pres
ident of the United States.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Setting Out New Orchard.

Those setting out new orchards
should keep in mind that, other con-
dltions being equal, the one-year-old
fruit trees are the best TO use; this Is
especially true with reference to the
peach.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Feature Frontier Days.

WALLA WALLA.-The fair board
has decided not to hold a race meet
this fall, but to devote all efforts to
Frontier Days" show and to increase
live stock premiums by one-third over
last year. The fair will open We'd
nesday, September Is.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Million Men In Legion Now.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-The Ameri-
can Legion has a membership of more
than one million in S475 posts scat
tered throughout the country.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Ice Dam Floods Ranches.

HELENA. Mont.---A dam formed by
ice In prickly Pear creek flooded sew
eral ranches In the valley north OF
the city. Some people we're obliged
to spend the night In the Open
County officials broke the gorge Sum
day,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-03-19
Rules For the Gridiron.

NEW YORK.--The football rules
committee after two lengthy sessions
finished It's meeting here without
adopting any radical changes In the
rules governing the gridiron game.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-17
ADMITS MEXICO is BAD
kEIGHBOR;, WILL REFORM
Rebel Finance Minister Tells
Americans New Government
Will Function Properly.
: Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 70 Every Eye0ins
III P4so. texas. May II Admission
that Mexico ,s q Troublesome Deighbor
and a plea that thc world have a little
patience ana wait trtle longer are
contalued III A statement to the American
people bv Salvador Alyarado, provisional
minister ol finance for the revolution.
The statement i COPY OF winch Was
received here TODAY follows il art.
The men oI good will III Mexico suffer
AN lneNprc~sahie anguish - this tame,
because ne know that the world Is tered
of our disorders. because VIC arc 4 trouble
some neighhor We know gull we'll oar
duties ii Ne Wish ID be respected Ike 3
cie illzrd people. wc Know hat We have t.
protect the lives and property Oh nationals
and tort gners We know Me have To pay
uur debts. - gentlemen. WC know tH4t
the difficulties ID NeAgo affect mauN
parts If the World that Ne cannot live
behind 4 Chinese NALL. and that due q
The swlItness Ot mcanS of communication
luterdependenceo of nations ts 4 natural and
positive thing and that NIB country can
aet is She herself desires, because her
Act reacts to the confines OF The world
We also know That il Nc are not ca-
pahle If placing at the service oi hui
uaalty ai III the enormous resources that
exist in Mexico the world viii come ana
take them because IL is the inevitable
f4{V t}f BFanfcSs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-17
He, ENGLISH SAYS
ARTES|AN WELLS
PROVE A SUCCESS
Points to One in, Business Sec
ton That Has Been Flowing
Since 1886.
SUGGESTS USE FOR
CITY WATER SUPPLY

City Attorney John W Huxley, Jr.'
was unable to be present at the regular
meeting of the Board of Water Com
misSioners this morning, and as he SUD,
mittcd no brief regarding the legal
aspect of the situation created by present
conditions affecting the Wilmington water
supply. the matter did not come up.
A communication was received from
II. G. English of 905 Gilpln avenue, IN
which he called attention to the existence
of an artesian well on private property on
Fifth street between Walnut and Poplar,
dug in 1886 which produced stream
at depth of 100 feet, after a drill had
sunk beyond recovery, and has been
flowing ever since This is on the Hart
property He suggested such wells as q
possible source OF supply tor the city.
The letter was filed
4 letter from H. c. Gwyn and petihon
with 300 signatures were received
regarding the proposed golf course on the
Porter reservoir grounds. II was reported
BY the engineer that steps are being taken
TO Law out plan for nine hole course,
and that approximate estimates 81 cost
are expected to be ready to present at the
next meeting Of the Board.
Bank balances were reported AT SILL
S16 50 and pay rolls Of s., Sos s. approved,
Pumpagc for the week reported to the
board this morning WAS SS,3l2.SSu gal
Ions decrease Of 81, ass 900 gallons from
the figure for the corresponding week OF
1919. Consumption also decreased 10 the
extent Of 1881 90 gallons. the total being
92.7IO.OO0 gallons This is attributed TO
the slowing up Of local plants, especially
in the leather industry.