Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, June 17, 1921, Page 5

NEW SHIPPING BOARD PLANS CO-OPERATION Will Strive to Place Merchant Marine on a Solid Footing. Washington, D. C administration concerning the shipping board were outlined in high eofficial Quarters for the first time since the @ppointment of the new members, with A. D. Lasker of Chicago as chairman The necessity for the fullest Operation with commercial interests Was emphasized by officials in view of the “virtual paralysis of American shipping, and especially that of the shipping board.” It was stated that the object of the new administration would be to place | co. Plans of the | | | | the corporation upon a strictly busi- hess basis. This would mean, as a} start, the charging off the war | of the heavy losses met by the gov- to ernment since the corporation's incep- | tion | Confidence in the future of the Amer. | ican merchant marine was expressed by Rear-Admiral Benson on retiring from the chairmanship of the board The shipping board passing through the critical period of its ca-| reer, he declared, with steadily grow ing prospects for a more Tuture Of the nearly 1500 steel steamers owned by the board, more than 50 per cent are now the retiring chairman said, and the actual operat is favorable operating | ing deficit has been reduced to be tween $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 a mouth. | WESTERN MEMBERS SUPPORT EXCLUSION Washington.—Determination of west ern of congress any effort of the government by treaty with Japan to compromise or modify the drastic adopted by California and other states to check the alarming influx of Orien J members to resist Japanese exclusion acts tals was announced in emphatic terms here. The announcement wa @ paper prepared and presented to con conveyed in gress by Representative Charles F. Curry of California dealing with the rights of aliens in this country and reviewing exhaustively the controversy | that has arisen between the United | States and Japan over the anti-alien land act, which prohibits Jap California | anese from land ownership | The constitutionality of the land | law which has been disputed in the | hegotiations it has occasion between | the Washington and Tokio govern ments, is staunchly defended by Repre- | sentative Curry | JAMES F. CALLAHAN DIES | Wealthy Mining Man Succumbs to Paralysis at Wallace, Ida. Wallace, Idaho.—James F. Callahan, | wealthy mining man of the Coeur d’Alene district of Idaho, died here | from the effects of a stroke of paraly sis at his home Friday night Mr. Callahan was the principal stock holder in the Callahan Lead-Zine com pany of the Coeur d'Alene district, formerly the Consolidated Interstate Callahan. This property paid more than $3,000,000 dividends in one year during the late war. The career of the man was. picturesque falo hunter, prospector and a far-sight ed business man, he was one of the | principal figures in the growth of | development of North Idaho, He discovered the claims on the In terstate-Callahan in 1885, but did not | locate the property until 1887. | was born at Galena, | pioneer mining Cowboy, buf Mr. Callahan | Ill, on August 12, 1858. He is said to have located more ‘mining claims in the Coeur d'Alene district than any other man || ia | Moose Choose Walla Walla. Wash.—Walla Walla was | chosen as the convention city of the 1922 session of the Northwest Aberdeen Moose association at the final business meet ing, after a heated three-cornered fight between Walla Walla, Victoria, B. C., | and Lewiston, Idaho, E, EB, Fisher of | Port Angeles was chosen president of | the association One Big Union idea Is Beaten. Denver tion of the of the American Federation of Labor here by an overwhelming vote defeat- ed the proposal designed bring about the organization of one big metal trades union in the United States Delegates to the conven: | metal trades department | to $40,000 Blaze Guts Centralia Factory. Centralia, Wash ed a heavy fire loss when the plant of the Centralia Mill Works & Supply company burned to the ground. The loss is estimated at $40,000, only $10,- 000 of which is covered by insurance. Centralia sustain | | | | | Sturdy—Compact—Capable Not an ounce of wasted energy —not a cubic inch of wasted space. The Yuba Ball Tread Tractor fairly typifies concentrated POWER WUBA MANUFACTURING CO., 433 California St., San Frantisco Factories; Marysville aad Benicia, California | | Thousands will go Back East this summer because of the UNION PACIFIC Low Round-Trip q Fares | offered by the big cross-continent railroad Union Pacific System Serving the transportation needs of the Great Pacific Northwest and giving through service via the popular direct routes to Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, Kan City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago on these 2 strictly Ist class trains “Oregon-Washington Limited” and “Continental Limited’ TICKETS ON SALE DAILY Until and including August 15th Return limit 90 days, but not later than October 31st $106.80 77.40 87.60 87.60 87.60 77.40 87.60 Chicago Denver Kansas City - Memphis Minneapolis Omaha Pueblo 111.60 St. Paul St. Louis 101.40 8 per cent War Tax to Be Added Proportionate reductions to many points East. Stop-overs at pleasure. Side trips may be arranged for Yellow- stone, Zion and Rocky Mountain National Parks For complete details as to routings, train schedule, side trips, sleeping car rates and reservations, and other travel information desired, call on or telephone Geo, Poler, Local Agent—Cottonwood Idaho Wm. McCurray, General Passenger Agent—Portland, Ore. wants to see you at the | the score being 7 to 9. |negular players were tires. fort. ‘pense. give you more miles—more comfort and cause you less trouble and expense. COTTONWOOD DEFEATED. Cottonwood was defeated by the Stites team at Stites Sunday, The boys attribute their defeat to a few errors, the exceedingly hot day, and to the fact that not all of the able to make the trip. Greencreek was again defeat- ; ed, having lost their game Sun- day at Grangeville by a score of 21 to 12, The Winona boys defeated Fenn on their home diamond by a score of 13 to 5. Stites Here Sunday. The Stites boys will play a re- turn game Sunday with the Cot- tonwood club on our home grounds Sunday and the boys are exceedingly confident of win- ning. Other games scheduled are: Sunday June 19th Fenn at Winona Grangeville at Greencreek. Stites at Cottonwood. Sunday June 26th Winona at Cottonwood Greencreek at Stites Fenn at Grangeville Sunday July 3rd Cottonwood at Winona Stites at Greencreek Grangeville at Fenn. STATEMENT OF THE OWN- ERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, Circulation, ete., required by the act of Congress of August 24, 1921, of Cottonwood Chronicle published weekly at Cottonwood, Idaho for April, 1921. | State of Idaho, County of Idaho. Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, personally appeared Geo. Medved, who, having been duly sworn according to law, de- poses and says that he is the publisher of the Cottonwood Chronicle and the the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, enbodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, manag- SSS SS SSS ]SSPSSoass More Miles--More Comfort Less Trouble—Less Expense Figures based on performance all over the world prove that the mileage records of Goodyear Corés are uniformly higher than those of other Their unusual resilience insures riding com- Their tough tread and multiple-ply construc- tion elimiaates ordinary tire troubles. And their low final cost per mile cuts tire ex- Call today and let us show you how Goodyear Cord Tires supported by Heavy Tourist Tubes will ing editor, and business manager is Geo. Medved, Cottonwood, Ida, That the owners are: Geo. Medved, Cottonwood, Idaho. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other secu- rities are: Intertype Corpora- tion, Brooklyn, N. Y. Geo. Medved, Publisher. Sworn to and subscribed be- fore me this 15th day of June 1921. J. V. Nash, Notary Public. CHIEF STRONGHEART LEAVES FILMS FOR CHAUTAUQUA Starred in Many Screen Productions and on Stage Under Belasco. An interesting personality is Chief Strongheart, the prominent Indian lee- ture-entertainer, who appears on the fourth afternoon of the coming Chau- tauqua, For three years he was in the films, appearing in several of the big productions of the Famous Play- ers and Essanay companies. Later he starred under Belasco’s in “The Heart of Wetona.” His work as a Liberty Loan speaker throughout the East was’ noteworthy. He served us a scout on the Mexican border and was the first Indian to volunteer for service over- seas with Roosevelt in the proposed Trough riders’ division. Chief Strongheart is a son of Chief Running Elk, famous scout of the Nez Perce war and grandson of Chief Standing Rock who fought in “Cus- ter’s last stand.” CHARGE MURDER OF STEPMOTHER of Strangling Widow of Her Father. DISPUTE OVER ESTATE Woman, Missing for Several Weeks, Found in Pond With Rope Tight- ened About Her Neck—Gar- rote Leads to Arrest. New York.—Accused of murdering her stepmother in a dispute over the division of her father’s estate, Mrs. Carolina Verderosa, a seventeen-year- old girl, and her husband, Lutiano Verderosa, a Willlamsburgh contrac- tor, were held without bail. ‘The arrests were made within a few hours of the time when the body of the stepmother, Mrs, Catherine Trotta, was found in Cooper's pond, in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, with a rope tightened about the neck, Had Been Missing a Month, Mrs. Trotta had been missing since she left her home in Brooklyn some weeks ago to do some marketing and to attend to some matters connected with the settlement of ber husband's estate, When she did not return a son-in-law reported her disappearance to the police and a search was started. The police learned that Mrs, Trotta had gone from her home to the North Side Savings bank in Williamsburgh, where she drew out $400. From there she went to a pawnbroker's to take out of pawn some jewelry valued at $1,000, which had belonged to her hus- band. It was her intention, It is be- leved, to sell the Jewelry and divide the proceeds among those who were to share in her husband's estate. Garrote Leads to Arrest. Mrs. Trotta, it was found, had the Jewelry with her when she went to @ meat market to make a purchase. Soon after that she was reported entering the Verderosa home ta Wil- liamsburgh, When Mrs. Trotta’s body was found in Cooper's pond the police discarded the theory of robbery. Her handbag, The Body Was Found in Cooper's Pond. which had contained the redeemed ‘Jewelry, was missing, but there were five rings on the fingers and about $15 in cash in a pocket, which, the police believed, robbers would not have over- looked. The evidence which led to the ar rest of the Verderosas was the cord about Mrs. Trotta’s neck, with which, in the belief of Dr, Cari Pottiger, Brooklyn medical examiner, the wur- der was accompished. It was a short piece of sash rope, apparently recent- ly cut. In their search of the Ver- derosa apartment, after the body was found, the police found a quantity, of similar cord, SHE LIVES IN HIDDEN ROOM Woman Rents Whole House to Tenant, But Continues to Occupy Part of It Secretly. Philadelphia.—Occupancy of a se- cret room in a building which she had leased in its entirety to Mrs, Bertha M. Nelson of Philadelphia, during the full peroid of the lease, resulted in & decision by Judge Repetto, in Atlan- tic City, N. J., that Mrs. K. Louise Barrett must pay the sum of $400 as a fair rental for the room. Discovery of the strange abode of the owner of the house did not occur until several months after the lease had been executed and possession taken by the tenant. Mrs. Barrett had bullt a room adjoining the porch and access to it was made by a secret stairway. The room was entirely shut of from the rest of the house. Attempts to dispossess the owner failed and finally sult was instituted for rental. Mrs. Nelson rented the premises for the sum of $2,500. Boy Hanged Self From Garret Rafters, Hartford, Conn—The body of Thomas Hepburn, fifteen-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, was found by his thirteen-year-old sis- ter hanging from the rafters of his gerret room in New York city. The two were visiting Miss Mary Towl, @ friend of the family. ee >