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The Filer Record
Published Weekly J
for Filet
As lc depend eut
Newspaper
NUMBER 29.
FILER. IDAHO. OCTOBER 2. 1919
VOLUME I.
BY RUSS COSSACKS
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SIBERIAN
SOMETHING WHEN HE ORDERS
GENERAL
BRUTAL PUNISHMENT.
(J. S. Siberian Commander Demands
Apology From Russian Guard,
Incident Being Considered as
Most Serious.
Wll
General
Major
■« l ain S. <;raves, coniumnder of Ameri
- .-an forces In Siberia, lias demande4l
Vladivostok.
an a|M>logy from (îeueral li -•zunoff. in
«-ommaud of Russian troop» in Priamur
province, for die arrest of t'aplain I
P. Johns of the Twenty-seventh regi
ment and Corporal Benjamin Sperling
of the Thirty-tirsl amt the flogging of
the luder by Cossacks commanded by
General KalinikolT An Investigation
of the ruiidulT of a Japanese officer
at Imau. the place where die arrest*
took place, has also been begun by the
Japanese high command. The inci
dent, which occurred September 5, Is
considered one of the most serious
since the allie» lauded in Siberia.
The two Americans. In uniform and
on official business, went lo Inmu. a
town 170 miles north of this city, on
the section of the railroad guarded by
< hlnese troops, puss|M>rts being unnec
essary hy agreement between the allies.
While they were ul a hotel there,
a detachment of Cossacks entered and
arrested hy orders of General Kullm
koff, the Americans, claiming they
were not provided with identilh-alion
papers. Captain Johns managed to es
cape. and, catching a moving train,
went to Spitsske. where be reported to
the American officer in command.
During his absence. Sperling was
flogged.
General Kalmikoff. who Is consid
ered by Americans lien- a* u "Siberian
Villa." has. with his band, been a con
stant source of trouble. It Is charged,
his raids being marked by cruelties
and atrocities. He was recently ap
polnted military commander of Khabo
i-ovsk district by General RozanolT,
and it Is alleged this lias brought about
an Increase in his activities.
SHIPYARD STRIKE AVERTED.
Governnent to Permit of Acceptance
by Men of Wage Increase.
Washington.
Strike nf I'aeifle
«'oust shipyard workers has been
averted by an agreement reacln-d
after un all-day ««inference by which
re preseii I at! vi-s «if the shipping board
and the navy deimrtment agreed to
l»'rmlt acceptance by the men of wage
Increases, offered by the shipyards on
the western coast, prnvhted the gov
ernment would share no part of tlie
Notice of the conference's action im
addltiomil expvmse.
mediately was telegraphed lo nil ship
yard workers' unions mid shipbuilding
companies on the Pacific cou 'I.
NEGRO SLAIN IN HOSPITAL.
Alabama Mob Lynch Three Within
Period of Twelve Hours.
Montgomery, Ala.—John Temple, ne
gro. who Monday night shot and fatally
wounded Policeman John Barbare ami
who was wounded by Ihe officer, was
»bot lo death in a hospital by a small
Yviintl of white men.
negro lo d'e hy lynch law within a
period >>f twelve hours. Mil-- Phifer
and Robert <>■•- ■ the
••ha'rged soldier, having l>een »hol to
death by a mob five mile» from the
dty.
He was Ihe third
DECLARES WAR ON JUGO SLAVIA.
Italian Poet Warrior Asserts He Will
Fight to Finish.
Rome -Telegraphic
Fiume report that Gabriele d'Annnnzio.
in civnunand of the insurgent garri
nf the etty. has stated that be
considered himself In a state of war
with Jugn-Slavia. His declaralioa »«<
made sfler the head of the French
mi»»on had •b-mamle<l that d'Annun
*lo restore telegraphic <-omrnniiicatbm
with Agram, the frneliaa <-apital.
whb k d'Annurudo had Interniptrsl
fn«m
advice»
■on
French Troops Leaving Flume.
parts - The French troops that w ere j
In Flame have been evacuating Ihe
dty for several days past, say» |
l.lhertc The operation. It explain«. |
long one because of the Ira
w-a* s
raen«e stores of supplies »bat had to
be removed.
Johnson Greeted by Native Son«.
Ann Fran- is*
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an isic «1 enclfcron-iv
S-n»tor Hiram
Johnson
fcp msdmlB of hla towrsjwopb- v. t,.■>
met him a.« he arrived in San Fran
. seo (O raothat the tc-iism- of mit »«<
covenant '«1 hi* htune - and r. (Ive
Pf:
TO GREAT BRITAIN
NO MORE AMERICAN VESSELS TO
BE SENT ACROSS BECAUSE
OF STRIKE.
The Congestion of Ports
Resulting
from Strike and the British Bunker
Coal Order Stops Sailings of
American Craft.
WaahiugliHi. Shipping iu Americiui
port», su tar a» H concerns »hipping
board veoMdx wldi curgue» consigned
tu ports uf the l ulled Kingdum, l- »I
a stamUdU bi-«-uiiM- uf the strike of
British railway worker».
Suspension of the sailing*' of all
vessels under its control lo purls of
England, Scotland. Ireland aud Wale»
was announced Monday by die »hip
ping hoard through the making public
of an order issued bile Saturday ulgbl !
when die railroad strike became a cer
luiuty.
The shipping hoard, It was explain
ed, ordered sailings »us|teiule«l follow
ing receipt of iiiforuialion from lis
representative» In Kngland a»
ditiuus in the ports there
to con
ud after ;
f the British order pro- 1
the is*mi in ,
hihltllig the furnishing of hunker coal
iilhound Brit
to any ships other than
tsh vessels.
While shipping board vessels allo
cated lo the Lulled Kingdom trade
constitute only at tout on«--lmlf of Un
engaged In that
American tonnage
trade, the congestion uf (Kiris result -
lug from tlie strikt- and the Itrilisli
bunker eon I order are eapecied lo stop
eventually , should the strike continue,
the sailings Of all American craft lo
tin- British isles
Shipping iHinril officials refused fo
comment on the effect the siisi»-iisions
conld have on the gradual accumula
resultant i-ongesilon. uml hi
the ril iirond administration It was said
that each aspect of the sit union would,
be dealt with when it arose.
Sailiu-s of British vessels from
American is-rts to ikt»s of the Lnlfed
Kingdom have not been suspended, but
the shipping board'» ordei would ladl
cute that such a step was being com
of the
the eve
tmnplated even on
■trike.
PATTI DIES IN WELSH CASTLE,
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Celebrated Diva Expire« at Her Home
in South Wales.
London.—Adelina Patti,
donna, died Saturday morning. Sep
tember'J8, at Cralg-y-Xos eastb-. Peny
cae. South Wale».
Adelina Palll was Iwirn at Madrid.
Spain, ln 184.T and had Feigned for ;
forty years a-, the RUeen of singer» ,
She began her public appearance III ,
the age of 7. both her purem» having
p^,. r , »Inger«. Stic was married at |
f 2Ô to Henri. Marquis de I
Cam. equerry lo Xiipoleon III They
separated after a few years. Mine. Pat
ti finally securing
marry Sign.
Italian tenor «Inger
the age
divorce In lss.% to
Xfcollni. an
Krni-sui
Ibrilleil Hie
Her marvelous
voice
greatest contemporaries of her day. )
-■he baa tones ao beautiful." said one
eminent musical critic. "Hial lliey
secneil to gash spontanem .sly from
the very fountain-spring of vocal
youth.
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Swope, the first returned soldier to be
elected to congres*.
Eighth Kentucky district and hi« elee
He ie from the
»•*" »narked the «wing of a strong
Democratic district into the Hepub
lican column for 1K« first tim« in 23
year*.
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MAYOR STRUNG IIP
HEAD
OF CITY GOVERNMENT
TWICE HANGED, BUT EACH
TIME SAVED BY OFFICERS.
Court House Fired and Many Injured
in Rioting Which Followed Attempt
of Mob to Lynch Negro
for Brutal Crime.
templed to lynch Mayor Kd. I*. Smith,
Sunday afternoon, and later hung
William Brown, a negro, lo a pole
The mayor la In a erllical condition
«t a hospital.
A rope was thrown around hla neck
t Mn. I it.. A blood crazed «liiivb at
j and he was pulled off the ground
twice before two im.IUs- oftle.-r» sue-i;*
needed in rutting ibe rope and getting
him Into hu automobile and away from
the mob.
TU» mayor bud gone to Ibe court
bow* »ml b.-id • consul ta tioa with
Sheriff Clark. Km.-rging from tin
couribonse. he met the mob and b<*
gun lo makv an upiM-nl for law and
order. Somebody shouted "lynch him."
and a member of the mob threw u rope
around hla neck.
Half a dozen men dragged (he ma
yor half a block and threw Ihe loose
end of the rope over u trolley (Kile.
t |, e y ,j r ,. w ||,e mayor's body
from Ihe ground. Kadi time two po
lb-«* offb-er» cut the rope.
Kollowlng ihe second attempt these
fftcers succeeded In getting the mayor
ln|o a ^ ^ , mr UNI , m.h.sl
h|||| f(( a Har ^„ n „ , ttn , v n ,. nrt() . The
ni(iv(|r w|| fr , m ,
and nose und sfler a brief examina
lion liy pbysb-luna was lnk«-u lo n ho»
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iwlornl.
Brown.
Will lain
Irnggi-d from Hie county Jail si HI
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o'clock Sundny night and hanged l"
an electric light |»de. following a
struggle of nine hours to so-ure |s».
session of Ids lusty by au immense
mob.
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L C ,ark and Ids
<)t , |)U(U ., |||p for| m or ,
^ fh<> „„ lrth ,„ 1M . wherp ln loc , ted the
^ H|||| R l|Undm| , lrtw „ M . rv unU l
building became a se<-thlng ms«»
of Harm-» slid he was forced to »uh
mit.
The lynching followed an afternoon
and evening fraught with moh demon
si rations seldom recorded
Tlie hod) of Hie dead negrs» wa«
dragged about Hie »tree« for several
hours following the lynching, followed
by a morbid crow d of b«a*1iug men J
am] buys.
The assault with which WHII»m j
Brown was charged, wa» committed
on Agne« lailieck early In the week.
With an eoeort. crippled beyond the
point of resistance. Mi«« Lübeck met
her assailant » few Mock* from home i
iu Ibe southeast part of the clly.
He held (he confiée up si the |»«iit j
of a revolver. Afler robbing Ibe!
young msu be assaulted (he young
insn In bis pmenir holding s ravol
«•rt lo Ho* I
t er st I tie bead of her
meantime.
Dulside Hie de» ib of Ibe negro, the'
known •B»uallies n'imi-er*-d
four, one of aluou was killed and Hte
remainder revel«ed wounds, most of
twenty
which were the result of
re«
Midwest Farmers Enter Protest
of
Represents! ive«
Indiana. Illinois.
owa endj
in conference here M»fc!,iy j
addressed to j
it W t lac« »»king that fanners '
■devl csjua 1 n-i>r*-»eniation with j
I,|ta I and labor si the industrial rwn-!
ren-c to be held la Washington
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tnafiolls.
bur*-« ns
an. < thlo. Missouri.
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'STRIKERS HE IIP
COMPLETE STOPPAGE OF RAIL
TRANSPORTATION
RESULT OF WALK OUT.
AS
WAY
Newspapers Declare Present Struggle
is Test Between Relative Powers
of the Government and Organised
Working Classes.
in a complete sloppa** of
irans|H>rlallon throughout
try. Thu« far It ha» tmen. from a
U0 |„„ standpoint, the moat ancce»»
f U l tleup of Industry ever recurde«!
wnrrlug lalnjr
official pronouncement from govero
ment sourees aud biller rejoinders
from Ibe railway executives, coupled
with the altitude of the press, wbbb
,» targaif adth tbs lurormMni b«a
.urroniel.-.l tin- Muk.- «Ml B MM
|y |h>|I tl<-at atmosphere. The general
feeling expressed by Cbe new»pa|n*e«
la (but the preaenl struggle I» a teal
between the rein live |xiwer of Ibe gov
eminent and of the oignnixed worklug
Loudon. TU« graatest »irlke In
Kurland'» history, which began on
Sniunliiy. Septettilier 'J7, has resulted
railway
(be conn
classes.
A lengthy verbatim re|s>rt i»stie<l .if.
tlcinlly eoneemlng Friday'» confer
IH-Iweett the government and
railway men show» ihm S«-ereiary
Thomas asked for a minimum of sixty
»Ir.
enc<
shilling» a week for nil workers.
Lloyd George admitted ibnl the rail
way men before the war bail been
"disgracefully underpaid."
A few iralns. manned by non-union
|»(« pnii,-<| nui of the l/ondon »talbai«
during Ihe day. Several trains which
left for the north were »topped by
pickets und the engine» i«k«-n off.
Robbers Ambush Spanish Pobcs.
Madrid.—Twelve officer» sliil five
»«ddler» were klllol when s detach
raent of police fell Into ambush III
Morocco, according lo dl»|talches re
reive) from Hie Kpaaish high kiiii
mlasloner.
Negro«« Being Protected
Twenty-five negro
counly jail at
• bmiba were brought to Lincoln mid
taken dlrwlly to Hie stale penitenti
ary for safe keeping,
indefinite, authorities »ay.
Uncolii, Neb, —
irlsoner» from Hie
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Wa r« * nont touring Aflnarica.
WILSON FORCED TO
CLOSE PACT TOUR
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SUFFERING FROM NERVOUS EX
HAUSTION PRESIDENT HAS
RETURNED TO WASHINGTON
Strain of Long Days of Campaigning
Tall* Upon Hit Hnalth, Rtaultlng
in Order From Physician to
Taka Immediate Vacation.
Wichita. Koti* III from ovei cxer*
dun <m bi» lung tow fur die pen««
Ireu(y, President Wuudruw Wilson . .ti
died di« ,-p«-nkiiig .Iule» remaining
■tu hl» schedule when he reached Ibla
cltjr aud turned back Inward W ashing
lull.
Mr. Wilson was ill most of Thurs
day nigbi and the decision to reiiirn
at once I» Ho- capital was reached
Juki before hl»
Wichita Friday morning,
dent hlniMcIf wanted to continue
»peaking program, but Dr. Grayson
would not pcrinll li.
The presidential train did not pull
into Un- kialbui at Wichita, where a
large crowd was walling to welcome
the president. Allhough he wauled
lo ul l«-u»l greet the |»»iple here. Dr.
Grayson would uol penult him to leave
Ida private car. The president'» train
left Wichita at 11 o'clock, hut before
leaving llie president Issued a aisle
meat in which be expressed hl« re
gret ui heilig tillable to talk lo the |m>o
ple of Wichita and Kuu»na, declar
■ rain arrlv«»! In
The prtwl
ld$
ing It was u real disappointment to
him.
'ITie president acted undor orders
from bl» physician, Dr. Cary T. Gray
son. who aald Ul a formal statement
Hint Mr. Wilaon »ulTerlng from
"neryou» exhaustluu." and lliat while
hla condltUm was not alarming, a con
siderable |>erlod of rest would be
"necessary for hla recovery."
After a few duya «t the capital,
the president may go lo some «•
eluded reel resort for a complete va- »
lion from Hie uffletul rare« which have
occupied hla alletitlon i-ollllliuousl}
for many month».
A plan tor Mr. WIIboo lo go lo New
York lo welcome King Albert of Bel
ginm. virtually has l»-en abandoned,
but Ihe presldsni ckpects lo receive
Ibe klug later «I Ibe Wbll« House.
All other eiiKageiiienlN for Ihe Inina
dlale future have been <anrelt<<l
Although outwardly Ibe pre«ldrnl
bad sp|*eared lo tie alan-lltig well Ibe
bard ordeal of more Ihau Ihree werk«
of (ravel mid a|«ee< biiiaklng. It beranie
known Ibnl fur mime day» be baa be«-n
ttiueh fntIgnct by (be e<Hifliiem«-nt of
hla special train. Interrupted only hy
brief atopa. which have l«-en »pent
nv>»lly In riding through crowd» and
large to
o make hi«
»peaking to »iidieiiee»
require all hl» ex«rtllon li
tube heard
Mr. Wilson bad made nearly forty
-pc - be»
September 3. and had »pent all hut
abotil half a dozen nigbie on Ibe train.
remained an Ida un
left Washington
Inca be
Five addresses
complet ed schedule After Hie two on
Friday, he wa» lo have »imkeii lu LB
He ItiH-k and Memphis on Xalurday
sud In Istiilavllle Mond») morning, r«*
Wssldngton on Tuesday,
turning
The l»»t »|M*e«-b made by the preal
dent on bl» lour was si Pueblo. Cola.,
and u a» a m»»ierj»le«e of itoflMN,
TROOPS GUARD OMAHA STREETS
Machine Guns Will be Used it Necss
•ary lo Enforce Order.
Troop» from Forts Dinahs
and Crook. Neb., sod fsmp Ibydge,
lows, are on riot duly here, and Dtus
hs official» are confident there will
be no further outbreak. Il»ce rioting
here resulted in the death of two per
•core of
Oimihu
lo several
Injuries
onus.
other», an attempt I« lynch Major Ed
V. Kmitfa. and partial destruction by
•unty courthouse.
Ora of the
Kotin- of the soldier» have machine
gun» ready to put Into nee If necee
sary
At it»- miw lime (be rity's regular
law enfuri-eioeol ilepartroeni *#» re
inforced by «pedal poBcemeo. organ
Iwsl lo help preserve order
Australians Get Hun Islands.
The boue* of rapreaen
Australian
Mel Iron me
tallvee of the
wealth ha« en II« epproval to »ha
pro|»r-ed arrangement for the fu'irra
control of (he former (Jarman Islands
In the Pacific, umler
south of the equator would po»» to
Australia and H*oae north of the eqaa
whl> b those
(or lo J»|>ati.
Benes Money to Aid Treasury.
W ssh i ng ton.—TTte
flitted
Hteter
t to benefit el least
Id acriee baat-hsll
kiwv <*f a licket
> customary sdmts
for each 10 ceota
treasury Ie expta-l
sih.ttuu on the w<
Koch put
will lui v® |o Hi
aJoo t.*ix of ^ ♦ '
or fraction
STATE NEWS
Il 1» unnootu-Ctl Hihi It lg by will pul
•>n « p«' Hit program nett -1« In*;
The 1 *«h «U*Mo «il)' mum il lia« de
cided to «-atabllHh U municipal inmli«r
yard.
Xe« I'efTW count> tvdih-ula vote ou
Octoher 7 on 5-H«l,t»»i rond Mild bridge
bulls.
Tlie 1 a-w tut on hurley crop i> »ellins
nl (.1 bushel, nettltig «round lit«)
ito «ere.
The (11,11111 (Mind Issue having lien
approved, S|ilrll Lab*- mil build ■
gymnasium.
The coiiirni'l ha» Ih-cii lei for the
ere. tloh of n $£%.<»»( I '«I bolle staler»'
school for boy* und girl* ul Itlackfooi.
The treasury deportment Iinh Issued
» charter to the Jefferson County Xs
ibmul bunk of lllgby, • u|dtuliMi| ut
S.VM«»
Hurley I* suffering from h sutenr
famine «ml the he ul »lore* «re limit
ing iheir euHlouteni to .*«) rant«' worth
lu the fuinily
linimsllate oigsnluiHoa HI Twin
Fulls of « roinioerelnl club waa urgi»l
nt it in»» UM-eling, largely attended
by local business men.
TboniM» I »skim, a rancher (lying near
Xam|ui. dleil a* the re» n 1 1 of injurie»
MMtinnl when be fell fruiu a hay
»tack, striking on bl» head.
ITiologrspb» and moving |>t< titre» of
Hurley, ltti|>ert and the Minidoka pro
ject hate la-eii taken, two reel» of Ihn
Minidoka project having recently been
►cut to Utikala.
The rharge again»! C. K. Mmvdjr, for
mer ailjulanl general of Idaho, of mak
ing a fal*e certificate lo a voucher
h,r traveling nprinw amouiidng tu
$178.(1», ha» been illsml»»«»!
The » yoar-old »on of Mr and Mr».
Joseph Jenavn of Ai-Imiii ««« fatally
Injured when be fell under a dlac her
row. suffering a fractura of one arm
and l»ilh leg». In athllllon lo Internal
Injurie«.
After two day»' hearing. AI Doug
la», colored, «il exoUeraltsl on the
charge of firat-degrac murder, with
w ith It he wu» rburged after be had
killed ficorge I ta v in. i»dored. sonic
week» ago at Pta-ulello
Jack Metilnnia. alla» Samuel C.
Illldr. tIt. Jr., I« helng cvirsdicied from
liiiltllnore. umler the mil len ity of
<Inventor Ihivl» Ile I« to atm d trial
In Twin Kalla county for a Jewelry
rohhery commit! ist there
The aeinlng of while Holt In Payeile
lake« promises to heron ta an eitlm-i
paalime. Otto M Jonea. »late game
warden, lia» aiinoiniced dial no more
permit» would be I «»tied, and |iennll»
now out will lie cancelled.
Idaho fatnlllea are la-big paid $Ti.J»JI.
thO In war risk Insurance claim» by
Lucie Sam. He I» making restllulkm
lo Ibo»e whose sons and liu»lwmia died
In Ihe service of Itielr eountry during
(lie gmilexi war of all limes.
I , , Brniliey former rat ■ Ivff
land ufbm at
Slate»
• he Lulled
Halley, who left lliat place several
year» ago. I« belleyed by hl» friend«
lo have me! with foul play In San
Pranctuco. They are making an luve»
tlgatloa.
I barb-» A. Thotna». a farmer near
Bl«< kfied. was fatally injuretl while
working with a threshing crew,
was pitching bundle« when his pilch
fork t aught In s Itell and wo» whirled
hImiuI. striking him In the abdomen,
death resulllug an h<iur Utter.
Two teams of horses valued at H<W
He
earh. driven hy James Hurt,
killed by an elecirb »hoch at Aber
Wlille the les ut» were lielng
were
rtmi.
drive« under a high tension wire. Hie
Meet |»»le of 8 bay derrick «wine In
contact with the wire.
The driver «*
r-»|H«l Injury.
Thera are «C ImmM* rtalm» being
paid in Idnba through Ihe hunwo of
risk Insurance lo bénéficia rie»
war
named at the time application for Io
wa# made by «obtient, »allor*
The average
on ranee
sod marl nee. now dead.
|K,)lr| carried by these 80S men was
•8740.
X'early LVO<««i worth of land was
»old In the Gem Irrigation dtalrirt on
September 21. arcordtng lo figuras by
I, : ici lommbatfaner
I acted tlie sate. The «alee aggre
gated Mtm.7tH.S7. The Improvement»
ibe property, which Is lorlmbsl in
Hie lolal figure*, smouoled la •TJ».n(»i
. II Nash, who
mo
on
A possible doubla tragedy has Irren
light in Ihr Kelim« river
brought t
• ountry by dl«-ovary of a mtte signed
by Frank IU.wm»n In which hr say»
be killed bis partner. Billy B. Jone»,
nnd later took his own Ufe.
found in a deserted cabin
The
. w ,»
Ilte Kitlmon rlvaf from Boyle
■ reek near Ksliu*« river.
Il Is reported that the wstendieda
.*f all Ihe Important straams ara drier
than they have ever bee* before, anti,
unie -» tlie précipita Hoa of Ihe coming
year la much above normal, a »hurt
crater year will occur again next year
'men use uf the immense amount nf
lo restore IL -e
at -rslusts to their normal coudit-wa.
tu rmutary