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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
U. S.-CANADlAN FRIENDSHIP
SEALED AT PORTAL OPENING
10000 Attend Ceremonies Commemor
ating 100 Years Of Peace Along
Boundary

Blaine, Wash.-Disarmam as q
practical means of finding peace was
emphasized here Tuesday afternoon
when the Canadian-American peace
portal, commemorating 100 years of
peace along the unfOrtified interna-
tional boundary, 300 miles long, was
dedicated to the hope and faith that
all wars some day might cease.
Fully 10000 spectators watched cere'
monies that sealed brotherhood be-
tween Canada and the United States.
Samuel Hill, president of the Pacific
Highway association, who conceived
the idea Of the peace portal, presided
and read to the throng an open mes
sage to the German people. 1t said:
1.-THE sweetest and greatest voice
that ever spoke on earth spoke from
the cross and said, Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they
do And, so we, bearing our cross
and mindful of our dead. are striving
to forget, remembering our own i'm.
projections"
""There are worse things than war;"
said Premier John O. Oliver of British
Columbia, land one of them is SUBJ
lection to tyranny; but war Of con.
quest is indefensible. If we would
make peace worldwide and enduring
we must eliminate greed from man.
kind"
The ceremonies began in drizzle.
but as they progressed the atmosphere
gradually cleared until, just as Miss
Gretchen Snow of Blaine, representing
Columbia. and Miss Dora Wriggles-
worth of New West Minister, b. c.,
symbolic of Britannia, raised the Stars
and Stripes and Union Jack, the sun
suddenly flooded the scene.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
GARDNER. MAIL BANDIT,
ESCAPES FROM PRISON
California Bandit Breaks From Mcneil
Prison While Playing Ball in
Jail Yard

Tacoma, Wash.-Roy Gardner. Cali.
fornia mail bandit, escaped from Nc.
Nells Island federal prison Monday
afternoon. Everett Impyn, Camp
Lewis soldier, recently sent up for
life for statutory offense, was shot
and killed during the attempted Jail
break In which he and Gardner and
Lawrence Bogart, also doing life for
the same offense as Impyn, participate.
ed. Bogart was shot and recaptured.
and Is In the prison hospital, possibly
fatally wounded. 1t Is believed that
Gardner also was wounded, although
this Is not certain.
Warden Maloney and his deputies
are confident Gardner has not es
capped from the island unless he had
confederates who were waiting.
The Jail break came during the
progress of ball game that evening
when more than $50 prisoners were
standingaaround the prison yard watch.
Ing the game. Gardner was playing
on the team. The three prisoners are
said to have made rush for the fence.
Impyn was shot and killed almost In
stantly by the guards. Gardner got
over the fence.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Flaming Pines Under Control

MeGrath. Minn.-Forest. brush and
grass fires north of here and west of
onainla, fought for three DAYS hv Sfato
Troops rangers. settlers and towns.
people, appeared definitely under CON.
troll Wednesday night, after heavy
rams over The entire affected region.
The first rain fell near onamia com
l-'t.is the work of the fire fighters
" Ia had almost conquered the tlamos
WIN oaekflrlng' and late in the day
after The White Pine-Solana sector
fires were declared controlled beavv
showers added an element Of certaintv
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
To Resume oil Operations Soon.

Mexico Clty.--Immediate resump
ton OF oil operations in the Iampico
region by American petroleum com
panies and the payment Of postponed
taxes, with a lifting of the government
embargo upon the companies funds
and oil In storage, will result from the
agreement reached by government Of
ficials and the heads OF five American
oil concerns. which we're reported Sat.
urday night.
There Will be an immediate move
ment OF oil from Mexico and after
minor details have been adjusted, a
settlement will be reached of all the
great petroleum problems which have
vexed the Mexican government and
American development companies for
years.
The agreement reached In the con.
ference which terminated late Satur-
day night has the complete sanction of
President Obregon.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
ICY" THOMPSON FACES
20 YEAR PRISON TERM
Germ to Enter Courts on
Guilty Plea

Austin. MINI. Ransom j. Thomp
son, whose exploits In finance and
farms gained him fame as ICY
Thompson. will 90 into the district
court here and plead guilty to charges
Of grand larceny In connection with his
admitted defalcation, while comptroller
Of George A. HORNED and company,
packers, Of Austin.
Thompson has decided to write
fins TO bis sensational case without
the additional notoriety OF a grand
Jury Investigation and court trial, his
counsel said Monday night.
A. w. Wright, his attorney. said he
would 60 into district court here be-
.ore Judge John y. Meighan of Albert
Lea Tuesday morning and plead guilty
10 two counts, one charging misap-
preparation OF $4,000 and the other
100000. The original $4,000 misap-
preparation has been withdrawn.
Mr.. Wright said the HORNED concern
had agreed to press these two charges
alone. so the matter Will not go before
the grand jury at Its October session
The possible sentence II was de-
clared Monday, Is 10 years on each
count will run concurrently.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
MURDERS HIS FAMILY:
THEN TAKES OWN LIFE
Hands Of Husband and
Father

Ormsby, M:nn.--An entire family o
seyen-the father. mother and fiv'
children--were found shot to death il
their home here late Monday, appar
entity the victims of the father, Franl
klocow, prominent local business
man.
The bodies were discovered shortl.
after o'clock Monday afternoon, bu
Coroner Thompson of st. James con
cluded they met their death between
II and l o'clock Sunday morning.
A woman, going to make call, dis
covered the bodies shortly after 1
o'clock Monday afternoon.
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Klocow, thu
dead are
Fred Klocow, 10 years old; Myrtle
IA; Glen, IL; Oliver, 10, and Leland
g.
All had been shot by revolver al
they lay In bed, and there were indi
cations that chloroforn had been USED
to numb their senses before they were
shot. The revolver was under Klo
cows left arm.
Coroner Thompson, after viewing
the bodies and talking to neighbors
decided Klocow had killed his family
and then himself and has asked Coun
ty Attorney J. l.. Lobben whether an
inquest Is necessary.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
MINNESOTA MAN MURDERS
THREE HlBBING OFFICERS
Charged With Statutory offense In
Warrant; Waits In House
for Officers

Hlbbing. Minn.--chlef Of Police Dan
Tel Hayes and Chief of Detectives Gene
Cassidy and William Kohrt. traffic Of
ficer. oil Of Hlbbing, nre dead from
rifle shot wounds, inflicted by John
Webb, ut Nelson, just south of Iiib-
hing, late Thursday. The officers wer..
attempting To arrest Webb on a statu-
tory charge. Webb made his escape
toward Wilpin and IL being pursued
by posse of several hundred men.
An 1s-year-old son of Webb came
here that afternoon and swore out a
warrant against his father. alleging
an cffense against Webb's young
daughter. Hayes, Cassidy and Kohrt
Immediately went to Webb's home at
Nelson.
When Chief Hayes opened the door
he was shot through the heart and
killed by Webb. who used .30-30 rifle.
Az Cassidy stepped forward he was
shot through the shoulder. dying with.
Ing few minutes Kohrt was hit In
the shoulder He was brought to
Hibbing hospital where he died at mid
night.
When news of the tragedy became
public several hundred men set out In
pursuit of Webb, who fled. Webb has
the reputation OF being n crack shot
and the possemen were warned about
this.
Webb IN widower and the father
of xix children. Recently. nelghbors
said. he Ind been acting In a peculiar
manner, Wednesday night he terroriz-
ed his children and they slept In the
woods.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Unemployment on Down Grade.

Washington.--An Increase of los
per cent In the number of persons EN-.
ployed In 6o principal Industrial CEN
fers In August as compared with July
was shown by statistics made public
Sunday by the department of labor
The figures were taken from the pay
rolls of 1,42S firms, each usually EN-
ploying 500 or more persons.
Industrial classifications showed
increases In the number employed In
food and food products. textiles and
their products, iron and steel, leather
and It's finished products. metals and
products other than iron and steel, to.
nacco manufacturers and railroad re.
pair shops. All other Industrial classi.
tications show decreases,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
lands REDUCES
BUILDING COSTS
DECISION IN ARBITRATION OF
WAGE SCALES PENDING 3
MONTHS AFFECTS $4,000 MEN
BUILDING TRADES PROTEST
BUILDING Men and Architects P'easeo
Over Outcome; Declare 1t MOST
Momentous Ruling Ever An
nounced; No Comment

Chicapo.-Striking the props from
tho high cost of building in Chicago
and reducing wage scales Tor many
classes of construction workers, Judge
Lands Wednesday handed down MS
decision in the building arDltratioh
which has been before him for the last
three months. While the decision was
greeted with JOY by builders ana ar
chitects. who declared 1T the most
momentous ruling of the KIND ever
published. officials of the DulldlnS
trades. whose men were hit by the
wage cut, refused comment Dut
planned "A meeting to protest against
certain reductions ordered.
The decision made wage cuts vary
ing from 10 to as high as 33 per cent
of the old uniform rate of $1.25 an
hour for skilled workers. Approx
mately 10000 workers are affected.
Judge Lands estimated the saving
in actual cost of building would be
about 20 per cent.
Reductions from the $1.25 rate for
the important unions were as follows:
Plumbers. % cents; bricklayers, S1.10;
steamfitters, % cents; electricians,
S11O; cement finishers, 80 cents; or
namental iron workers 50 cents and
slate and tile roofers 81.
Eight Of the A building trades ruled
upon by Judge Lands will receive less
than So cents an hour, and 10 crafts
which are in the laboring class will re-
ceive 60 cents. Excavating laborers
and composition roofing teamsters will
receive less than 20 cents.
Thomas S. Kearney, president of the
Chicago building trades council, while
admitting that the decision is binding
on the crafts which enterede into the
original agreement to abide by Judge
Landis' ruling, said he feared the men
may individually decline to go to work
at the wages set for them.
Predictions that the decision would
difficulties throughout the United
States were made by builders who ex-
pressed pleasure over the judges find
ings.
The carpenters union, one of the
largest in Chicago, was not included
in the arbitration agreement. Judge
Lands said however, that they were
entitled to 81 an hour. According to
Harry Jensen. president of the carpen.
ters' district council, the union will in
sist that their agreement with 800 con-
tractors calling for S1.25 an hour stand
until it's expiration, May 1. 1922.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
CHINA MAY ASK u. S.
MEDIATE IN DISPUTE
laps Make offer to Open Negotiations
With Chinese Concerning
Using. Tau.

Washington received
Thursday from Toxic disclose that
Japan has made another effort to
open negotiations with China looking
10 the REIMBURSEMENT Of Japan of
Tsing.Tau AMI other parts Of the Shan
,ung peninsula, The step was taken
by Mr. ohata, the Japanese minister at
peklng, who, by direction OF his gov,
eminent notified the Chinese foreign
minister that he was prepared to com.
ply with the Chinese desire to state
the scope Of the negotiations having
such REIMBURSEMENT In view.
chlna. according to the atlyices. has
not signlticd her disposition toward
this latest Japanese offer and II is be-
iieved she may invoke the good offices
of the American government before AN
nounclng decision. The state de-
partment here. Il Is understood. has
been giving close attention 10 the de-
vetupmeui ~ this issue. ready ~ act at
amy moment a. Il mediator In procuring
the REIMBURSEMENT of Shantung To
China In way best calculated 10 pro-
teci the Chinese interests while ,nsur-
Ing exact Justice for Japanese In the
settlement OF claims
Previous attempts by Japan to open
negotiations on this subject directly
with China have failed, owing 10 the
iattar's inSistance that Japan first state
the conditions upon which she would
be willing Ia retire from Shantung.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Urges Building to Honor Vets.

Washington. - Suggestion that n
building In memory OF the national
guardsmen who have served i'm the
wars of the United States and detli-
Gated tn the use and advancement OF
the national guard be erected in Wash
ington by contributions from their
living coinrads of both past and pres
emit. was made Saturday night by
George e Richards. head Of the bur.
eau OF militia affairs. as a hrigadier
general ~ the Pennsylvania national
guard In letters TO the adtutant gem
erals OF the states.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Armamsn. Delegate. Named.

Washington. President HARDING
Friday announced the full American
delegation To the armament confer
ence. II consists OF four members.
Charles Evans Hughes. secretary of
state: Eiihu Root. former senator from
aior from Massachusetts. Republican
floor leader. and Oscar W Underwood,
Democrat senator from Alabama.
These four will represent America at
the table III which viii be gathered
four from each nation represented.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Says Gardner Hiding Near Prise,

Tacoma. WaSh.-That Roy Gardner
California mail rohber. who Monday
afternoon made sensational break
from the federal prison on Mcneil Is
land, near here, Is seriously wounded
and lying in hiding beneath the dense
underground of a 1Gn-acre wooded
tract on the island. is the theory upor
which Warden Thomas Malouey ha>sd
maj instructions To his little army Of
guards aud special deputies TUESDAY
night The island is completely sur.
rounded with guards TO avoid Gard
ner'S escape.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
order Reisns In Coal Fields.

Madison. w. va.--Taking advantage
Of the general atmosphere of calm
which prevailed throughout the recent,
ly disturbed areas Of the West Virginia
coal fields, Brigndier General III. II
Bandholtz Monday journeyed by
special train up the valley OF Coal
river on an official inspection tour
Over the entire length OF this route to
Blair. including two stops ut Jeffrey
he found not 50 much as ripple OF
disorder.
General Bandholtz. who was, accom-
panied by his military staff and
Colonel G. A. Martin. In command of
troops In the Coal river valley, de,
.lared that the situation was In "flne
shape and that he was very well
pleased" ,.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
. Firemen Hur. In Milwaukee slau.

Milwaukee. Wls.--Four flremen were
injured. one seriously. early Sunday In
lighting a spectacular blaze which
swept the Metropolitan block, five.
story office building and one of the
downtown landmarks here. Herman
koehler, iani;or of the building. his
wife and four small children. were
trapped IN their living room on the
nth floor. and were rescued only after
shey had all been overcome by smoke.
The loss is about 100000.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Train Is Dynamited, Say Police.

Atlanta, Ga.-The Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic freight train was
dynamited whiting eight miles of At
lanta Wednesday night, according to
reports to the police which said several
persons We're injured. Unconfirmed
reports We're that the engineer had
been Killed. The road recently has
had considerable trouble with its EN-.
ployes. Another train was dynamited
short time ago.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Floods Sweep san Antonio.

San An,nnio. Texas.-ilve persons
ARE missing and property damage esti-
mated at thousands ~ dollars ilas been
caused Ia the downtown business nd
residence district BY an overflow Of
ihe san Antonio river and Alaxan
creek here Saturday morning. which
l. described ~ being tile most serious
flood here since 1918.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Worms Latest Russ Calamity.

Riga.--A plague OF worms Is the
latest Russian calamity In the govern.
nent of Slmbrisk. the heart OF the
Nolga famine region. An official Mos
cow wireless dispatch says that In the
Ardatov district of Simhrisk a swarm
II worms, believed To he n variety of
caterpillar, has appeared which is de.
souring all vegetation. American food
~ continuing to move Into Russia from
Riga speedily. Two ships have been
nnloaded In two days. and another was
1nloaded Saturday.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Rail Earnings Show Increase.

Washinrfon.~il Railroads OF the coun.
cry had net operating sneuine In July
81 MFss5Dn the largest since octo.
Der aud siToeo.tsi0 more than In June.
tie Association ~ Railway Executives
announces. on the basis Of relaris filed
With the Interstate commerce commits.
kiDn. The earnings Mere NJ the m.
nnai rate OF AZ per cent Oh the ten
taiiye valuation fixed b. The commits.
Sion for rnte-making purposes The
compilations we're based ON report,
from 2at2 class one roads having a mile
age Of 23J.Csi
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
. Million Feet Lumber Burn.

Spokane.-Four million feet OF white
pine and western pine lumber, valued
At Sloo1o. was destroyed by fire In
The Iledlund box factory yard at an
Early hour Sunday morning. II is be.
tieved the fire was started by tramps
smoking In the yard. Through the ef.
forts of firemen. the factory was saved
together with 100000 feet OF lumber.
According TO II. {. Hedlund. princi.
pal owner, the loss is 20 per cent GOV.
cred By Insurance. The fire was dis.
covered al a. m. II burned for nine
hours
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Find No Trace of Gardner.

Iacoma.-No clews on the move
ments of Roy Gardner, California mail
rohoer' who since his sensational es-
cape Monday afternoon from the fed
eral penitentiary on Mcneil Island
near here. has successfully eluded all
efforts to recapture him were brought
hsht Wednesday and ms n result
the man hunt has shifted TO the west.
ern portion of the prison island.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Adopt Prohibition

thrlstlana. The lower house Of par.
damelt Thursday adopted the prohIhl.
ilon bin which forhlds the Importation
of liquor. Of wines containing more
than - per con, ~ alcohol. The bin
now goes 10 the upper house. where IL
IS expected TO be approved
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
MURDER BATTLES
CHICAGO POLICE
FIND ONE BODY IN RIVER: SEEK
SECOND; YOUTH is HELD
IN CRIME
BELIEVE TWO WERE TRAPPED
Boy Said to Have Police Record
Blood Stained Hat, Bearing ini-
tials OF Ausmus Found in Home
With Other Stained Articles

Chicago.--One automobile man was
other was being sought In the Dies.
PLANES river. and n 20-year-old youth
10 whom they had tried 10 sell ear
was under arrest Friday night in one OF
the most mysterious murders In Chi.
cago police annals.
The body of Bernard j. Dougherty
former Harvard student and for sever.
nj years star salesman for the Pack.
ard Automobile company, was found
In the Desplaincs river.
Wrists Handcuffed.
A pair of handouts were attached
to one wrist, small rope was twisted
about his throat and the head had been
almost severed His home was In st.
Paul, MINI.
Dougherty Thursday undertook 10
deliver nm automobile to II. W. Church,
who said that he was buying II for his
father. He asked 10 be driven 10 n
bank so he could obtain certified
check. Dougherty. accompanied by Il
another car which was to return them
10 the salesroom after the transaction.
started out with Church.
Machines Separated.
The two machines became separated
and the second drove alone 10 the
hank and waited. The driver finally
became impatient and entered the
hank To look for Dougherty. When
no returned he found note tied TO
the steering wheel telling him 10 re-
turn 10 the shops and signed with
Doukherty's name. According to off
cials OF the company. this note was In
Dougherty's handwriting.
Nelghbors told Of seeing Church
drive MP 10 his home shortly after.
wards In the car. accompanied by two
men presumed 10 have been Doueherty
and Ausmus. The three were said To
have entered the house. the lower
floor Of which Is occupied by Church
and his mother. No one could remem-
her seeing the two automobile men
leave.
Search church's Home.
Following the finding OF Dougherty's
body In the river on the outskirts OF
the city Friday morning. the police
searched the Church home. finding a
blood-stained hat with the initials
&C. A. A."--Ausmus' initials. IA brown
hat later identified AS having been
worn by Dougherty. blood soaked
quilt. and an ax and baseball bat
stained with blood.
The police believe that the two au-
tomohiie men were trapped In the
basement aud slain. and both thrown
Into the river.
Church was declared To have n police
record. According to the police his
description answers that OF man
sought In connection with recent
store holdup. lAfs
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-09-16
Mob lynehes Two NEGROES

Aiken. :. Give negroes. Mans.
neld Butler and Charlie Thompson.
were lynehed Ia u corn held near here
Thursday. They had been charged
with an attack ON white woman.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-03-05

s La harir.a, Ell afrocno, el lnaiz y otras
sustanci3s que las rataS co1nen Coz avi-
Gez deben envenenarse con al enico bisn
pulverizado. mszclanaolo bsei4, sin for
mar pasta Ii amasijo, 6e mcdo que los
alinentos qaeden suel+os en- su esssdo
normal v cOntenidos Gu sus piopios en-
vsses, fin de que 10 p;ovoqueI por
Ia alteration de su asGssto la lrsven-
.cton de las ratas.
ST en- la casa hay ridos debe tenerse
n:acho cuidado en- Ia cclacaci6n de las
pgstas venenosas y de las retoneras.
Las ratas pneden matarso en- sns cue
vas. echando i'm pocode sulfuro de car
bono. Esta operaci6n debe rec lzarse poc
porsonas expertas Tam'ien SC usa con
linen 6xito Ell acido cianhiarico y en-
las xonas no infectadas puede usarse Ell
bioxiao de carbono, esta Ultima sustain
cia mata fss ratas pero no las pulgas.
Por cata circunstancia es que I'D Sc re-
comienda su uso en- las zonas infectadas
Una vez inyectada una cueva dcbe ia
parse para que no pueda ser usada por
oSras ratas.
No deben arrojarse las basuras las
ratas mucrtas que aparezcan en- las ca
sas. sino que los vecinos deben proceder
a elnpapar el cuerpo del animal con pc
tr6leo crudo remitirlo una de las
estaciones que para la recollection de ra-
tas tiene establecidas Ell Departanento.