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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
COUNTIES SEND
SANE TO ASYLUM
WELFARE COMMISSIONER
SUSPECTS PLAN TO "UN-
LOAD ON STATE.

The first gun of what may re-
suit in the finish fight between
the state and the various coun-
ties was fired Saturday when
David Burrell, state commission
er of public welfare, addressed a
letter to all judges of the state
having power to commit persons
TO the insane asylums asking
their cooperation in keeping the
asylums free of those people who
do not rightfully belong there.
1.-The institutions are becoming
so crowded." said Mr.. Burell,
"that / have found it necessary
to start an investigation to find
out the cause of the increase in
commitments to the asylums."
Sane Incarcerated, He Finds.
In his letter the commissioner
states that he has found many
old people at the asylums who
are feeble and infirm from old
age, but not insane.
"'The surprising thing" he
says, "is that practically all of
these old people have come from
county poor farms, contrary TO
the provisions of section 1877,
Idaho Compiled Statutes. This
section says that no case of
idiocy or imbecility, or simple
feebleness of mind, must be
tained at the asylums."
AS soon as the receiving hos
pitfalls at the Orofino and Black
foot institutions are completed
Mr.. BuiTell intends calling a
clinic of physicians to examine
all patients at the institutions.
Such patients as are not classed
as insane and dangerous to life
and property will be returned to
the counties from where they
We're committed. The commits
sioner expects the hospitals to be
ready about the first week in
December and as soon after that
date as possible he will conduct
the clinic and weed out the
patients.
81 have been looking through
some of the commitment papers
of those recently sent to Black
foot" Mr.. Burrell said Saturday,
"and the grounds on which those
people have been sent to an
asylum for the insane could just
as well be applied to almost any
person in Idaho.
at looks to me as if some of
these county farms have just
been unloading on the state all
their old and infirm charges
simply because they didn't want
to take care of them"
Records of the Blackfoot inst
I tuition on file in the state de-
partment of public welfare show
that since June, 20 persons nave
been committed to that asylum
from Ada county.
In his letter to the Judges Mr.
Burrell points to some of the
reasons for the increase in the
number of patients at the asy.
lums. One of these is the druf
or narcotic act passed by tht
Legislature in 1918. He says:
Drug Addicts Increasing.
81 am advised by the superin
tendent at Blackfoot that he ha.
handled more cases of drug ant
narcotic addicts in the past nin'
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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
COUNTY OUT OF DEBT.

Idaho county has no outstand-
ing bonded debt, but political
subdivisions of the county have
a debt totaling almost 100000,
according to a report received
Thursday at the bureau of public
accounts from a field examiner
who is making a survey OF all
the counties for bonded indebt-
edness. The exact amount of
the Indebtedness is 1898, 722. As,
and more than half, or $238, 900
is against the highway districts
of the county.
The current expense levy OF
the county for 1921 is so cents
on the 500 of valuation.
Indebtedness in the county is
as follows:
Cities and villages IS 27,822.45
Highway districts 1000 23S,000.00
Ind. school districts .. S4,000.00
Com. school districts 43,900.O0
Total ......................S3 1898, ,722. .45
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
BAER SUES
FOR $4,000
FILED SUIT FOR DAMAGES
AND REFORMATION OF
MORTGAGE.

Asking $500 damages from
G.. w. Brockman, oil stock pro-
moter. and reformation of a
$4,000 mortgage on lands in
Idaho county, John Baer, live
stock dealer, of Lewiston, has
filed in the district court OF
Idaho county suit against Asa
Jones, Margaret M. Jones, Lewis
R. Jones, Walter H. LEMONS,
Alice E. Lemons, c. w. Brock
man and A. F. Duncan, says the
Idaho County Free Press.
Baer, through his attorneys,
James F. Ailshie, of Occur d.
Alene, and Miles S. Johnson,
Lewiston, alleges he was the
owner of a promissory note for
$15, 900, given him by Asa Jones,
Walter H. Lemons and Lewis r.
Jones, and that as security for
the $4,000, representing money
borrowed from Baer, he held a
mortgage on certain lands in
Idaho county.
Baer claims he was informed
the Texas & Northwestern Oil
company, which Brockman re
presented, owned valuable oil
lands and leases in Texas, and
that he was deceived and mis-
led" into purchasing stock in the
company. He claims he was
induced to secure a new mort
gage from the mortgagors dir
ectly to c. w. Brockman. Nei-
ther the principal nor interest
has ever been paid, Baer alleges.
The new mortgage, representing
principal and interest on the loan
originally made to ,mortgagors
by Baer, amounting to $4,000.
Baer claims that Brockman
gave him in exchange for the
mortgage 113 shares of oil stock
and S4076 in cash. He further
claims that. in the sale of the oil
stock, Brockman did not comply
with the Idaho law. He asserts
he rendered Brockman the oil
stock and S4076 in cash for the
mortgage, but Brockman has re-
fused to accept the offer.
Baer further claims that in
December, 1920. Brockman sex
ecuted a pretended assignment
of the mortgage to A. T. Duncan,
for mo consideration"
He alleges he has been damag-
ed in the sum of $4,000, which
amount. together with costs he
seeks to recover. and further.
more he asks that the mortga &c
in question be reformed but
substituting the name of Johr
Baer in place of c. w. Brockman
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
CLEANUP SQUAD HERE.

DR.. j. V. Green, medicaI> eX-
aminer, DR.. J. N. Bowman, voca-
tional counsellor, V. o. Lee, COM
pensation and insurance claim
examiner. z. Taylor, Red Cross
liasion officer, A. w. Kraus, sec
retary and DR.. c. Roy Fleming.
sdvanie agent. all members of
the Cleanup Squad with head
quarters in Seattle are in Cot
tonwood today. Seattle is the
headquarters for the states of
Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
FIELD DEPUTY HERE.

w. E. Fuller, of Council. Idaho
district deputy for the Modern
Woodmen for the Northern Sec
tion of Idaho is in Cottonwood
this week organizing a class of
candidates which they will init
late into that order on December
21st. Mr.. Fuller hopes to have
some so candidates by the Goth
of the coming month.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
CLOSE STORE AT WINONA.

The Dissmore Mercantile COM
pany will close its general mer-
chandise store at Winona, ar
rangements having already been
made to remove the stock of
goods to its home store at Kam-
iah. The Dissmore Mercantile
company at Winona has been
conducted for some years by the
Dissmore interests, with head
quarters at Kamiah. This leaves
Winona without a mercantile
establishment, the only store
now being conducted there is a
hardware store, owned by John
Hoene of Cottonwood.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
EXPERT COMING.

F. Benz, agricultural agent for
the Northern Pacific railroad.
and EXPERT potatoe grower, will
speak in Cottonwood, Tuesday
December 9Th, at IL a. m, it is
announced by c. E. Arney, west
ern immiqration agent for the
N. P. Farmer, who are inter-
ested in potatoes are especially
invited to attend the meeting.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
GENTRY-SAGER.

Miss Mayme Allen Sager, eld-
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sager. and Joseph M. Cen
try, son of Mrs. Celia Gentry.
daughter and son of two well
known and highly respected
families of Cottonwood, were
married Saturday evening at
Grangeville. The wedding took
place in the parlors of the Impe-
rial Hotel, w. N. Knox, officiat-
ing.
Mrs. Gentry. the bride, for
some time past has been in the
employ of the Nezperce Tele-
phone Company and through her
courteous and accommodating
ways has made a wide circle of
friends with patrons of the tele-
phone company as well as with
the public in general. Mr.. Gentry
has been associated with his
brother in crushing rock, under
a contract, for the new road
which was built in Cottonwood
this fall.
The couple will make their
home at the Hussman sawmill
where the groom will be in
charge of logging operations for
the Hussman Lumber Co. The
Chronicle wishes to be numbered
with their many well wishing
friends.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
2625 ENROLLED
IN THE SCHOOLS
l24 TEACHERS IN COUNTY
AVERAGE monthly
SALARY Sl33.20

Total enrolment in the public
schools of Idaho county is 1926,
and of the eighty-seven school
districts in the county, school is
in session in eighty-two, accord
ing to report just issued by
Leonard Case, county superin-
tendent of public instruction.
There are 3608 children of school
age in the county.
Statistics on the public schools
for the current year follow:
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25

IUIdI yearly SdIdIN, pIOO,OoO'
Average yearly salary, 1,079.-
so.
Total monthly salary, $685.
80.
Average monthly salary, 133.-
20.
Average monthly salary (ru-
raj teachers) 117.36.
Average monthly salary
ftown and city teachers) 144.7O.
School children, boys, 1890
School children, girls, 1718.
Total number of school child
ron 1903
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25

The seventh and eighth grade
program consisted of the play
Thanksgiving in the Past and
the Present" in costume and
some improvised scenery not
withstanding the lack of such
things in the school equipment.
All of the pupils of these two
greades took parts and the re-
presentation of historical stages
and observance of thanksgiving
as indicated by the program was
very suggestive.
Thanksgiving in the
Past and Present"
Song, "Times" by Hazel Eller
and Eliza Matthiesen.
Scene Room in an Ameri-
can home.
Reading. Orphan Anne,
Harold Netzel.
Scene U-Church in Rome.
Reading, Jim Bledsoe, Donald
Belknap.
Scene III-Indian village.
Piana Solo, Neal Mckinley.
Scene IVA Puritan home on
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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25

Mr. Hammond, of
PLATFORM has
through his
said be finest
Mr. ammonds
He
First number Lyceum to given Tuesday 29h
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.
(BV Supt. SWanper)

The schools closed Wednesday
for the Thanksgiving vacation
with programs in all rooms be-
low high school. Many parents
were present to see the children
act out their important parts.
The program in the primary
grades, first, second, third and
fourth was as follows:
America --....-.-........----.-..--. School
Spelling ...-...--......-F Fred Farthing
Thanksgiving turkey ......-.---.-.
----.----..--.-. Mary Belle Swanger
The Cats Soliloquy Wanda Keith
The Squirrels Thank-You--..-..-
-------------...---.1st and End grades
Little Paul's First Thanksgiv-
ing ---.-.-..-....-..-- Wayne Jessup
Play, Thanksgiving on the
Farm -.--...- 3rd and 4th grade
Advice to Dolly Hazel Downer
Thanksgiving, 1921, 1921,........
-....-----.---------.-..--... Twelve Girls
me thanksgiving spirit ------.-
...-.--.----.---.--.--......-.W Weldon Flint
Weather DOnts' Elmer Cosand
Revenge ----..-.------.---Jean Frick
Song, Thanksgiving Time ----..
3rd and 4th grade.
Misses Tiffany and Myers, the
teachers, and the parents were
well pleased with the rendition.
Miss Coolidge's room of fifth
and sixth grad des gave program
by the organized literary society
The program went eff like clock
work, with the president and sec
retary presiding and the obser-
vance of parliamentary decorum
and order. This was the pro-
gram of exercises:
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-11-25
Freeman Hammond's Second Childhood
Declared to Be Classic of Modern Lyceum


Appear in Local Lyeum Series IN Near
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
HUSBAND Is SUED
BY ALMA CLABURGH
Opera Singer Seeks S388,969
in Four Separate Actions
for Damages.
TWO FOR S15O,0OO EACH
Defamation of Character Is
Charged Against Broker
Suits in Supreme Court.

Mrs. Alma Claburgh. opera and con-
four actions yesterday in the Supreme
Court against her husband. Albert. a
broker. seeking total damages of s3ss,-
96919. Two of the suits are for dam
ages of s150.ooo each, alleging defama-
tion of character.
The first of these concerns false and
defamatory accusations" Mrs. Claburgh
says. was made by Mr.. Claburgh in the
progress of a divorce action ne began
against her. but which he had discon-
tinued just before 1t was to have come to
trial on February 25 1920, and before she
had chance to clear her name in court.
She also seeks SS,923.19 for counsel fees
which she says she paid in preparing her
defence. The other s150,000 action Is
based on answers her husband filed to
two actions she began to recover accrued
alimony, and seeks also counsel fees of
s2,500. She brought her actions, she re-
cites. when about March 1. 1919, Mr..
Claburgh ceased paying her $4,000
year which, she said, he had agreed to
do under private separation entered
into by them on October 81. 1916.
In his answers, she alleges. he ma
liciously and falsely" accused her of a
statutory offence. well knowing said
charges we're baseless and intending
thereby to injure the good name and
reputation of the plaintiff"
A third action demands Judgment for
$4,000 for the defendants failure to de-
liver to her various articles Of personal
property that were in his country home
iH Mount Kisco. n. Y, and In his city
home at 31S West Eighty-first street
These articles were allotted to her under
the separation agreement, she alleges.
but when she demanded them she found
the defendant had converted them to his
own use and refused to deliver them. In
cluded among them was a picture frame,
the gift of Alma Gluck.
The fourth action seeks a Judgment
for $2.546. According to this Mr.. ca
burgh agreed at the time they separated
in 1916 to pay for the employment OF
| nurse to look after their seven-months-
| old daughter. Alma. and to pay for any
| medical attention she needed. But ne
| paid only $40 month for the nurse
| Mrs. Claburgh claims, whereas the ex-
| pense of a competent nurse averaged go
! q month. She paid the difference OF
s2.310 herself. she says She also had 70
nay s236 to physicians for reament OF
| the child during an Illness.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
PROTECTIVE HOUSING
LEAGUE FAR AWAY
Citizens Do Not Rally to Mr.
Hirsch's Plan.

Nathan Hirsch, president of the Citi-
zens Protective Housing League, said
yesterday: "A month ago number or
representative citizens. headed by Samuel
Untermyer and myself, suggested to the
people of New York that they form an
organization to be known as the Citi-
zens Protective Housing League, the
purpose O. which would be to stimulate
the building Of homes and protect tenants
from profiteering landlords while these
houses were being erected.
THE response has not been as large
as ii should have been, and If within
the next two weeks there is not an over
whelming demand for this organization
the work of forming the league will be
suspended. 1t was understood the citi-
zons themselves should form this organi-
zation and that we should not attempt
to operate until 100000 paid members
had been enrolled. Mr.. Untermyer on
sailing for Europe suggested that the
offer remain open until August l. when
If the full membership had not been en-
rolled the plan should be withdrawn un-
til the public conscience is aroused.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
ATTACKS BUILDING LAW.
owner Claims Restriction to Be
UncOnstftutfOnal.

Contending that West Thrtyfifth
street, between Seventh and Eighth
avenues, was changed from an unre-
stricted to a business zone by an "un-
constitutional resolution of the Board
OF Estimate on May 20 last, Lillian B.
Wechsler, owner of two one-story brick
buildings in the area, had served on the
city yesterday a complaint whereby she
asks the Supreme Court to declare the
resolution Illegal and void and to en-
join the superintendent of Buildings.
the Tenement House Commissioners and
the Fire Commissioner from enforcing
the resolution as regards her property.
She claims the restriction prevents the
erection of a manufacturing or loft
building on her property. which is now
occupied by the small taxpayer" struc-
lures. and that unless she can put up
such building she cannot realize any
return or profit from the ownership of
her property. The resolution was
adopted, she says, against her protests
and those OF rs per cent. of the property
owners affected.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
ELLIS ISLAND GRAFT
PETTY. SAYS WALLIS
Denies He Placed Estimate at
$500, 900.

Frederick A. Wallis, Commissioners OF
immigration. announced yesterday he
had been misquoted in morning news
paper with regard to statement there
l., 100000 in graft money taken yearly
from immigrants at Ellis Island. The
statement had caused Indignation meet
ngs by employees on the island and
brought a hot denial from Byron II
Uhl, Assistant Commissioner.
There Is graft there" Mr.. Wallis said
yesterday, ''but it is small and not wide
spread. The statements credited to me
that this graft amounts to s500.000 are
ridiculous believe the employees as
whole are honest and true as steel"
Mr. Wallis said there was no way OF
estimating the amount Of graft collected
from aliens, but declared emphatically
that most of the money went to persons
not connected with the Government ser
vice, who preyed on the immigrants he
said he has taken and continues to take
all steps possible TO locate and punish
those guilty OF mulcting the foreigners.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
CHEW GETS 7 YEARS,
OUSTED FROM ARMY
Captain and War Veteran
Guilty of Forgery and
Other Offences.
WIFE ALSO INDICTED
Pair Said to Have VictimiZed
Many Persons by Bad
Checks.

Capt. Beverly Grayson Chew. veteran
OF the First Division. was convicted yes
terday by court-martial of forgery, i'm
personating fellow officers. conduct un-
becoming an officer and gentleman and
other charges constituting bill Of fifty
one specifications for which he has been
on trial at Governors Island since May
16. He was sentenced to dismissal from
! the service of the United States and inn
prisonment for seven years at hard
labor in a military prison not yet
named.
Capt. Chew was the first officer to
be tried under the 1920 code. which pro-
vides for immediate announcement by
the court of it's findings. The verdict
OF guilty and sentence recommended
will go to Gen. Robert L. Bullard. COM
manding the Department OF the East
and If approved by him will be for
warded to the Judge Advocate General
at Washington for review. and thence
to Preside. Harding for final approval
or rejectiO...
The evidence against Chew involved
his wife, Marjorie Blanche. formerly of
Richmond Va, who has appeared on
the stage and in motion pictures as
Jean H. Sothern. She was indicted with
him by a Grand Jury in Washington.
u. c., In December IA, 1920. for grand
larceny Both pleaded not guilty. and
upon release on bail Capt. Chew was
turned over to the army authorities
Mrs. Chew denied she was the woman
with Capt Chew when the alleged Of
fences were committed. She testified
that since his return from France ne
was mentally unbalanced, and the de-
fence rested largely on the question of
his sanity. Mrs. Chew. however. stuck
by her husband throughout the trial.
which was the longest ever held oil
Governors Island. exceeding by two
days that of Capt. Deter. charged with
abusing American soldiers in prison
camps during the war.
The charges set forth that Capt. Chew
and a woman, alleged to be his wife.
registered in hotels in New York. Wash
ington, Baltimore and Atlantic City u.s.
ing the names of former fellow officers
of Chew's, and that they forged checks
ranging from $50 to $500 Theatre
tickets, expensive feminine attire and
jewelry were among the things alleged
to have been purchased by the defendant
with forged checks. The total involved
was said to have been enormous.
Throughout the trial Capt Chew on
several occasion INDUCED in violent out
breaks against the court, which was
composed Of eight officers. On one oc-
casion he cursed the court when Mrs.
Chew on the witnes stand was asked
10 show her teeth to establish her iden-
tity, Mrs. Chew was not present when
sentence was pronounced yesterday. II
was said by the defendants counsel she
has been i'll since last Thursday In her
home in Brooklyn.
Capt Chew will be kept in close quar-
ters at Governors Island for some time
rending review of his case by officials IN
Washington, unless Gen. Billiard dis
approves the finding and recommends
ton OF the court martial.
officers said at the conclusion of the
trial that Capt. Chew retains his status
as an officer until the verdict has beer
passed upon finally.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
SUES FA DEATH OF
PARENTS AT NIAGARA
Hartman Asks SIS, 900 OF
Coue of Winds Manager.

Two damage actions. one for $4,000
for the death of his father and the other
of $4,000 for the death of his mother,
were brought in Supreme Court. krook-
lyn, yesterday by Joseph c. Hartman, Fl,
of Ais Avenue p Brooklyn. against
Harold o. Wright. manager of the Cave
of the Winds. Niagara Falls.
1t was alleged that while he was Wis
itng the Cave of tho Winds September
g. 1920. with his parents there was a
slide of rocks and shalc, which came
down upon Mr. and Mrs. Hartman and
killed them.
Wright told Justice Asrirall he had
taken all possible precautions to prevent
an accident Of this sort and denied Grim
inal negligence. In view of the fact that
fourteen witnesses whom he wished "a
call live in Niagara Falls, he osked that
the trial take place In Niagara county.
The motion was granted.
The plaintiffs counsel announced that
an appeal would be taken from this rul-
ing. Hartman's father was Arnold 5.
Hartman and his mother Louise F.
Hartman
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
RETURN or POLES TO
HOMELAND INCREASING
Lower Wages and Less Work
Here One Cause.

A considerable exodus of Poles from
this country has been noted recently
and yesterday 1t was demonstrated the
movement is Increasing.
The third class liner Samland OF the
Red Star Line, which sailed for Ham
burg, Danzig and Libau, went out with
every berth taken and almost all or
board were Poles. She carried in al
1,420 passengers. Among the 1000
steerage passengers on the Red Star
liner Lapland were a great many OF
the same nationality.
At the last hour of sailing 300 ad-
dtional steerage passengers, almost all
Poles. Joined the 600 steerage already
on board the White Star liner Olympic.
Bad times here, meaning lower wages
and less work. and natural pride in
the new Polish republic. are causes OF
the movement. shipping men said.
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
FIVE MASKED MEN ROB
CAR SERVICE STATION
Bind and Gag Watchmdn--
Safe Is BIoUn Open.

Yeggmen blew open the safe OF the
Automobile Service Station at Wash-
tngton and First avenues. Long Island
city. early Yesterday and took $500 after
having bound and gagged the watchman.
Thomas j. Mccarthy of Corona. Nc
Carthy said he answered a knock on the
door was seized by one of five masked
men and dragged into the room by the
other four After they had bound and
gagged him with his own handkerchief.
Mccarthy said, they carried him into
the cellar. The robbers blew open the
safe with nitroglycerine. according to
the police.
About an hour after they had left
Mccarthy said, he got loose and re-
norted the matter to the police.