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Evening star., 1924-04-04
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. April 4.-From the head
of a $3o.0o0,0o0 promotion concern to
a robber facing a charge of accessory
to murder within a year. Is the story
told by Russell T. Scott, formerly of
Cleveland and Toronto, Canada, held
in connection with the killing of
Joseph Maurer, a drug clerk, in a
store in the heart of the business
district Wednesday night.
Scott says at one time he was vice
president Of the r. T. Scott Com
pany, Ltd, of Toronto, which had
branches in a dozen cities and a pay
roll of 500 names. He helped to pro-
mote the Detroit Windsor interna-
tional bridge, he says. When Bos-
ton. Mass, woman filed a $4,000
Evening star., 1924-04-04
BULL KILLS FARM HAND.
Victim Gored While Exhibiting
Animal,

LOCKPORT, N. Y, April Awhile
members of a ladies' aid society look
ed on, John Stahl, a farm hand, was
gored to death by an angry bull on
farm near Wilson.
The society members, after a meet
ing at the home of the owner of the
farm, Willis wilkins. asked to see
the prize stock. Stahl, in conducting
the party through the stables, jump
ed into the bull pen to turn the
animal around for inspection. The
bull charged and killed the man
almost instantly,
Evening star., 1924-04-04
By the Associated Press.

WICHITA Kan. April A. The
unusual case of a banker who wishes
to be arrested for an alleged short
age in his accounts. but who cannot
be arrested because no one can prove
the crime was committed, although
government authorities have been
working on the case for weeks, is
presented by l. P. Weaver. former
cashier of the First National Bank
at Lewis, Kans.
A month ago, Weaver confessed to
the prosecuting attorney there was
a $4,000 shortage in his bank and
asked to be punished. He was unable
Evening star., 1924-04-04
Tons of COcOanuts
Shaker, Off Trees
ByQuake in Luzon
BY the Associated Press

BY The AsSOciated Press
MANILA, April Am earth
quake that shook many tons of
cocoanuts to the ground from their
trees was reported today from the
province of Tayabas in northern
Luzon. No serious damage was
reported
Seismographs here registered
the quake and indicate it was not
severe.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
$1,000 Silver in Bank Haul.

WARSAW. n. Y, April 4-One
thousand dollars in silver and an un.
determined number of liberty bonds
and other securities were taken from
the Bank of Wyoming, seven miles
from here, during the night. Acety-
lene torches were used to cut into
the vault.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
Ru1,ania1, Rulers,
Spurned by Spain,
limited to Belgium,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BUDAPEST, April 4-The Span
ish government has suggested cam
collation. of the contemplated visit
of King Ferdinand and Queen
Marie of Rumania to Madrid this
month.
BRUSSELS. April 4.-The for
elgn office today confirmed the re-
port that an official invitation had
been extended to King Ferdinand
and Queen Marie of Ruman.a TO
visit Brussels. The exact date of
their arrival has not been fixed,
but probably will be early in May.
The visit of the Rumanial king
and queen to Rome was recentlv~
Cancelled, supposedly as the result
of friction between the two ma
tions over the Rumania debt to
Italy. The Spanish foreign policy
has been showing an inclination
to follow that of Italy since the
recent visit to Rome of King
Alfonso and Gen. Primo Rivera,
Spanish military dictator.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness, probably fol-
lowed by rain late tonight and tomor-
row; somewhat colder tomorrow
Temperature for "a hours ended at
2 pm. today: Highest, 60, at noon to-
day; lowest, 3S, at $50 am. today.
Full report on page Z.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
From Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washingt on homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
SWIMMER BROWNS AT WHITE
BIRD.

A special from Grangeville to yes
terday,s Lewiston Tribune says: WI
liam Bucholz, representative OF the
Spokane 6 Eastern Trust company OF
Spokane, who was in charge OF the
Salmon River State bank at White
bird during the absence of the regu'
lar cashier, was drowned at 5 CLOCK
this evening at the bathing beach on
the Salmon river, west of Whitebird
His body was recovered about SIX
'clock.
Mr.. Bucholz,. in company with MIS-
Margaret Howard, bookkeeper at tne
hank. and Miss Neapon, and others
went to the regular bathing beach at
the river shortly before 5 O'Clock. de
nlunged into the river with others OF
the party and is believed to have been
seized with cramps, going under be
fore Others could reach him.
The deceased was 30 years OF age
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
FORESTALLING SPREAD
OF WHITE PINE RUST
Crew From University Destroying
Black currant and Other Carriers
of rasaa Timber Disease.

| j.. A. Snow, field assistant in
"White Pine Blister Rust'' control of
the department of agriculture of the
Idaho University, and five assistants
are this week working in this section
of Lewis county to remove any Eng
lish black currant bushes or other
plant life through which this dread
menace to our timber may be trans
mitted
The prairie section being largely
given over to agriculture, little atten-
tion has been paid by its people to
timber conditions, and the light which
Mr. Snow gives us on this subject viii
certainly be appreciated by our read
ers, In covering the matter briefly,
he says:
White Pine Blister Rust Is fungus
disease which attacks all white pines.
1t is spread by means Of currant and
goose berry bushes; that is, it can
not spread from pine to pine, but
must have the currant stage in be-
tween. The English black currant is
the most easily affected by the dis
ease.
The United States Department of
Agriculture, in cooperation with tho
state Department of Agriculture, are
working on control measures in North
idaho to protect the white pine areas
in the national forests and on state
lands. These control measures consist
Of first cutting out and destroying all
cultivated English black currants and,
as money is available, of destroying
the wild currants in the white pine
tracts.
White Pine Blister Rust was first
discovered in the west in 1921 near
Vancouver and has spread east to
within 30 miles of the Idaho boundary
and south as far as nwaco, Wn. As
yet the disease has not been discov-
cred in Idaho, and the Department <of
Agriculture hopes to be able to pre-
vent its spread by destroying the
black currants and with stringent
quarantine measures. The state de-
partment of Agriculture has passed a
quarantine law declaring the cultisat-
ed English black currant public
nuisance In the state of Idaho, and
Hthat it shall be unlawful to possess,
propagate, sell OF offer to sell in the
state of idaho the English black cur
rant, and the destruction Of these
plants is hereby ordered.'
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
LOCAL MARKETS.

Hogs are quoted at 8 cents on the
local market today, with an upward
tendency. The Nezperce Rochdale Co
is organizing shipment for next Mon
day g delivery. About 20 head are
yet needed for doubledeck car.
Yesteray's Is local quotations on wheat
were: White, LII; red, LA; barley,
1.S0. Today's market on wheat showed
1-cent advance.
Grain sacks are also ging up; Cal
cutta wheat sacks are now ii cents;
oat sacks, IL LIE, and domestic wheat
sacks, 12c.
The first load of new wheat to be
delivered in the local market was
brought in Tuesday and left with the
Nezperce Rochdale Co. by e. Schubert
Ii is fine quality of Forty-foId and
clear of smut.
w. F. johnson, who has the distinc-
ton of making the first delivery al
this point of new grain--white winter
barley, brought in early last week
has delivered two car loads to date
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
LEWISTON TO HARNESS CLEAR
WATER RIVER.

At citizens meeting at Lewiston
last week decision was reached for
the city to enter definitely on the pro-
ject Of installing dam in the Clear
water river in that city for power
development.
The dam site is just east Of the
city limits, at the head Of what is
known as Porter slorghs. Below 1t,
on either side of the river, are several
hundred acres of virtually vacant
land, adapted to saw milling or other
factory purposes.
A report from Ahsahka in this con-
nection says, the fact that Lewiston
has entered on project Of building
dam in the Clearwater river there
for power and log-storage purposes has
revived in the minds of pioneer tim
bermen here that construction Of such
dam, with dam erected at Bruce's
eddy just above Ahsahka, would mean
consummation Of plans discussed more
than 90 years ago as the logical means
Of handling the timber of the Clear
water basin.
1t is interesting to note that launch
ing of the Lewiston project has fol-
lowed the Grangeville Light g Power
company completing surveys for dam
at Bruce's eddy. This power com
pany serves Orofino and other Clear
water points, Grangeville, Nezperce
and several other prairie towns. This
dam, which viii develop 1000 horse
power, will also create vast log
storage, making "still' water pond
nine miles long.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
BROTHER OF J.. A NATION
PASSES AWAY.

Colfax, Wn., July 24.-J. O.. Mat
toon, age 62, superintendent of schools
IL years, died today at ST. Ignatius
hospital following an operation fol-
chronic appendicitis, the immediate
cause being intestinal paralysis.
Mr.. Mattoon was born at Oregon
City, Ore, of pioneer Methodist par
entage. His parents settled in Ore
gon in 1847 and the Mattoon home be
came the stopping place of the early
travelling ministers.
The family moved to Whitman
county in 1878, homesteading near
the present town of Thornton.
Mr.. Mattoon was one of the found
ers of the Whitman County Principals
and Superintendents association. He
was a member of the Washington Ed
ucatiop association, the Inland EN-
pire Education association and the
National Education association. His
interest in boys and young men had
won him many friends among the
youth where he had taught.
The deceased was a brother of
Judge J. A. Mattoon Of Kamiah and
an uncle of Laramore Nation of this
city. He is the first member of this
pioneer family of two brothers and
two sisters to pass away.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
PUBLIC SEES DEDICATION OF ST
GERTRUDE's CONVENT.


OF very impressive and interesting
character were the ceremonies an,
meetings, held on Sunday, in the ded
ication of the new building of st. Ger
trude 3 convent and chapel, near Cot
tonwood, with about 800 people il
attendance. The several meetings oc
cupied practically the entire day
Practically the entire population o.
Cottonwood was present, together will
delegations from Grangeville, Ferdi
anand, Nezperce, Craigmont, Winches
ter, Keuterville, Lewiston and othel
neighboring points.
Following the formal dedication, thu
building was thrown open and guide.
took the people through the entire
structure The building is of foul
stories for the Convent portion, the
chapel portion being two stories high
with two towers each 81 feet in
height. It is built of beautiful por-
phyry, quarried on the place. The
corner stone was laid more than -four
years ago, July 5, 1920.
The building, equipment and plant,
not including the grounds, have val
ne slightly I'M excess of 100000. The
sisters own 800 acres of land approx
mately one-half of which is improved
farm land, the remainder being timber
and pasture land, we'll watered. The
building has capacity for the care
of 200 persons.
st. Gertrude 3 convent is the moth
er house of the Benedictine Sisters of
the Swiss American congregation for
the states Of idaho and Washington.
To this place, all young women who
feel that they have cali to do ser
vice can CO. and for one year they
are free to go and come, and are Civ
en- training. At the end of the year,
if they choose to remain, they take
the first vow, which is not perma-
nent one, it being three years before a
perpetual vow is taken. st. Ger
trude's has the control and direction
of the distribution of the personnel
and work Of the sisters in Idaho and
Washington, and to this institution
can come any sisters who become dis
abled or incapacitated for service and
are given permanent home.
This congregation, which has 120
sisters, originated with three Swiss
sisters who came here 43 years ago,
and is conducting institutions as fol-
lows: st. Gertrude's Is convent and
chapel at Cottonwood; home for
aged and infirm, with hospital accom-
odations, at Wendell, Idaho; high
school academy at st. Maries; a
high school and academy at Cotton:
furnishing Of teachers for nine paro-
chial schools, running from two to five
teachers each.-Lewiston Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
HARVEST WORK NOW GENERAL

The combine system is being largely
employed this season for cleaning the
prairie crop, but there are still nu-
merous stationary threshing outfits in
the territory, and in spite of the gen
eral drouth and contingent short crop
in the Northwest, there will be much
work here for the threshermen. The
movement into the fields which com
menced last week has now become
pretty general and the call for help
is insistent.
The knowledge that the Nezperce
and Camas prairies were coming
through with fair yield, even for this
territory, where the returns are an
nually above other districts, has been
pretty well heralded about and IS
bringing many harvest workers this
way. These are readily finding en-
ployment at a fair wage, the scale
comparing favorably with that OF
other wheat districts. .
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
THE RUSSELL NEWS.

Harvest is ON Lewis Garrett pull
ed his threshing machine and heading
outfit out Monday ON the Post place,
where they are gettibtg a yield of
over 20 bushels, with some smut
Henry Dixon will start his threshing
outfit Friday in his Turkey-red wheat,
E. H. Waters is combining his crop.
Russell will lead the prairie in grain
yield, with Central Ridge next.
Mrs. Kate shawley returned to her
home Tuesday, after a visit with her
father, Henry Schlader.
Earl Reid is in receipt of letter
from Frank James, who is I'M the
Judith Basin country in Montana. He
claims they have 40 to 50-bushel
wheat there. He is harvesting for
Conn Forder, also formerly of Rus
sell.
Elmer McLain will leave in the near
future presumably for the Wenatchee
country, to make it his future home
His mother traded their home place
to Herman and John Albers for an
other place further down the Ridge.
Sam Richards found a fat wallet
on the road to Russell Tuesday morn
ing. 1t contained something under
$500. Investigation disclosed that it
belonged to Mrs. Gladys Berriman. 1t
was returned to her and everybody
was made happy.
Two of the fair daughters of the
Russell section, Mrs. Henry Gertje and
Miss Bernice Schlader, are around
registering all the voters. If the vo-
ters do not turn out at the primary
election, they can at least make good
kickers at the result.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
CENTRAL RIDGE NEWS.

Combines and threshing machines
can be seen and heard any time these
days, and trucks and teams are busy
hauling the grain to market.
Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Lents of Lew
iston, accompanied by his brother
John, of Charleston, spent the past
week on the hill, repairing a cistern
on the Lents ranch, which Jack Rugg
is farming.
M. ". Puckett and family Of Clark
ston are spending few days ON the
ranch cooking and helping the boys
harvest their grain.
Roger Dickson of Lewiston came up
Tuesday to work for Chas. Coon.
w. G.. Willoughby of Orofino is
shaking hands with friends and look
ing after ranch interests here.
Hiram Presnell of the Craigmont
section is harvesting Ed. Elliott's and
Ned Coins crops with a combine.
Everett Stearns of Pomeroy, who
spent Wednesday evening with his
sister, Mrs. Roy Melcum, motored back
to Pomeroy, where he is running the
Owl Service Station. His neice, Ber-
nice Melcum, accompanied him to
Lewiston and returned on the Thurs
day evening train.
Dewie Rickett returned to Peck at.
ter spending few days working for
Fl. w. Longeteig.
Ed. ingram and family, accompanied
by Mrs. Joe Peterson and children OF
Nezperce, motored down to the Roy
Melcum home Friday.
Mrs. Frank McGee underwent an
operation for thrat trouble at the
st. Joseph hospital in Lewiston and il
slowly gaining.
Eva McGee went to Winchester Sun
day to consult an eye specialist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Stearns went to
Orofino Tuesday to visit their daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. M. Bryant, after spend
ing week here visiting their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy Melcum. They came
from Pomeroy.
Several families motored down to
Cenertal Ridge and picked cherries
the past week.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
WALLACE START FORKS sETTLE
MENT.

With the opening of the Lewis ani
Clark highway, now building through
the mountains east from Kooskia tc
Missoula, there is likely to be a town
of some consequence at the confluence
of the Lochsa and Selway rivers
the point commonly known in the
tributary territory as "The Forks. =
There is an ideal place here for. agree
able human habitation, water, wood
productive land and scenery unsur-
passed, besides the allurement of the
game and fish to be had right at the
back door. When the completed road
brings the traffic through this para
disc, here win be the most beautiful
and enticing spot to pitch a tent and
bide wee.
Capt. Chauncey Wallace, just recent
ly free of his duties as liquidating
agent for the Union State Bank at
this place, has long been mindful of
these conditions, and years ago he
was one of party of men who bought
from the state a tract of 55 acres
forming the point of land wedged be-
tween the above named rivers at their
meeting place. He later became sole
owner of this land. Recently he has
been making preparations for erect
ing substantial building there and
opening store to supply the require
ments of tourists, campers, rangers
and the settlement roundabout. Last
Sunday morning he departed for the
place with his initial equipment, en-
pack.
This is the beginning. Ere many
seasons have passed, there will be
much more to tell and many more TO
see, at first hand, the fruition of his
dream. If there were not already a.
Wallace, Idaho, we'd suggest that the
name be applied to ssThe Forks" AS
it is we are going to propose the title
" Chance, as befitting from more
angles than one. Mr.. Wallace is
known best among his cronies by that
name.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
WIN Care for the Highway.

Director Moore of the maintenance
department of the state highway board
was here last week and appointed Ed-
Grunewald as maintenance man for tne
new hill highway. Ed. is already on
the job giving the road a thorough
going over with the blade grader. he
is to be furnished truck by the state
later Ed has long been recognized
as one Of our best road men and has
had worlds Of experience building and
repairing hin roads in this section. de
can be depended on to keep the new
highway in AL condition at all times
and his appointment meets with very
general approval. .-Kamiah Progress.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31

DIR. w. j. Spillman, consulting spe-
cialist of the U. s. Department of Ag-
riculture, and recognized as one of the
leading world authorities on agricul-
tural economics, viii pay brief visit
to the Inland Empire this fall.
DIR. Spillman comes at the request of
the Agricultural Bureau of the Spo-
kane Chamber of Commerce to take
the headline place on an agricultural
excursion now being planned by the
extension departments of the State
College of Washington and the Univer-
sity of Idaho, with the cooperation of
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce.
While DIR. Spillman's 8 visit win be
very brief, it is definitely known that
the excursion viii permit of small
number of meetings in central Idaho
and in parts of eastern Washington.
DIR. Spillman comes with message
that win prove both interesting and
valuable to farmers and business men.
Writing of the general agricultural
situation, DR.. Spillman says: "The
farmers present problem is one of ad-
justment to meet changed economic
conditions" DIR. spillman will have
first hand information regarding the
changes agriculturally that are taking
place in other prats of the country and
will be able to point out the probable
effect of those changes on the plans
for readjustment now being put into
effect by the farmers of the Inland
Empire.
The itinerary for that part of the
excursion in Central Idaho is being
planned by Dean e. ]. Iddings, head
of the Extension Department of the
University of idaho and win consume
about q weeks time. Dean Iddings
viii accompany the party and will
have four experts from the University.
In general way, the plans contem
plate visiting two towns each day,
holding noon and evening meetings
In addition to these meetings there
will be number of barnyard meetings
en- route that will be presided over by
specialists of the University. In
Washington the itinerary is being
planned by DR.. 8. B. Nelson, head of
the extension department of the State
College.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
SATURDAY IT WAS HoT-1o2.

Nezperce has a summer climate sec
ond to none. and as rule go degrees
FIJI. is about as warm as it ever getS
here. but this season is extraordinary
all around exceptions seem to be the
r,,e On last Saturday the weather
man established new heat record TOT
this locality when the thermometer at
the local government station registered
1O2 degrees. This condition came moro
as a surprise, too, since the rams OIL
the week before had tempered the pre-.
vious heat wave, cleared the ar OF
dust and smoke and brought about q
feel Of autumn. However, the extreme
lasted only one day and since then Ine
finest sort of harvest weather mas
dominated.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
KAMIAH PIONEER IN SPOKANE

The following is an extract from an
article in the Spokane Spokesman
Review of last Sunday, with which
was printed good picture of this
well known pioneer in his scout ar
tire:
Parker J. Pierce, who viii be 80
years of age next month, guest at
the home of G. w. Ellinson, W1523
Gardner avenue, from Kamiah, Idaho,
was one of the Indian scouts in the
days of the Sioux war and was in
strumental in aiding in the defense
of New Ulm, MINI. He did scouting
in '62, the year of the uprising, then
served in the Civil war until 1865 and
in '66 did scout duty in Montana.
AT one time he toured the country
in vaudeville with company of In
dians, depicting frontier scenes, and
he also wrote history of the Sioux
war; Twenty-Five years ago he came
to Kamiah and is the discoverer OF 3
clay sold in drug stores and used IN
treating skin diseases. Also he was
one of the discoveries of the famous
Scratch Gravel mines at Helena.