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-FIGHT PARP? Consolidation of Times, Const Mnll
uiun 1 rAUEO. nnU Cooa ny Aavcrtlscr,
No. 13SP
PIRTY-EIGHT LABOR UNION
BRITISH BARK WRECKED TODAY
MEN GUILTY OF Bill 11
IN
mun
PACIFIC COAST LABOR IN
CONVICTED AT INDIANAPOLIS
BAD STORM NEAR ABERDEEN
Only Two of the Defendants!
in Indianapolis mai es
cape Conviction.
sentence WILL BE
PRONOUNUfcU MUNUAT
Jury Returns Verdict Today-
Milwaukee ana uavenpon
Men Escape. '
POSSIBLE SENTENCE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Doc.
28. Tho posslblo punishments
of tlioso convicted In tho dy
namlto conspiracy caso varies
from any minimum to tho
maximum of 39 Mi yoart In tho
discretion of tho court. Dur
ing tho coureo of tho trial
Judgo Anderson intimated that
ho would lmnoso sontcnecs In
nrcordanco with tho dogrco of
guilt. .
(Df AmocUIM Trm to Com Dr TlmM.
INDIANAPOLIS. Intl.. Dec. 20.
Tbirty-olght labor union omclnia to
day wcro found guilty or compuc-
... I- tlm tnVnnmrn f1l'nf.mt In
"7. "' ".'".. 4 ..""".. .'J ". ...I
pots, inc tiling mo wtcckhik ui l,,u,i nv,' i , , , , " . " "-""Ul
Los Angeles Times building. n nnllonal labor circles, with a scat
Frank M. Itynn, president of tlio l? tlio councils of tho Amorlcnn
International Association of Drldgo N'OdornUon of Labor.
end Structural Iron Workors, was,
among thoso convicted. Ho Willi
others was accused of using tlio
union's fundB to destroy proporty
!of contractors who rofuscd to ro
cognlzo tho union.
Two of tho defendants woro rounu
not guilty. They woro Hormnn a.
Slcffcrt of Milwaukee and Danlol
Duckloy of Davenport, Iowa
All thoso adjudged guilty woro
found guilty on nil countH as
charged In tho IndlctmontB. "' "mo, consldor possibility
Tho lurv wna discharged and tlio'?' . rodornl prosecution for Illegal
court ndjournod until 10 n. m. on
Monday, nt which tlmo sontonco will
to Imposed.
After JudKO Anderson had clear
cd tho court room of all spoctntorB
and tho families of tho defendants,
tho 38 prlsonors woro tnlcon into
custody by doputy United Stntoa,8"?""'.
narshnla and special detectives and! uct- J Trial boglns exactly two
wcro taken to tho Marion county
Jail.
So ffort nnd Duckloy. tho only
two mon out of tho 40 labor union
officials who woro adjudgod not
Kullty, woro Immediately discharged
irom custody.
rum 1
WILIi AIUMJAIi CASES.
Senator Kern Announces Tlmt Ik'-
fenso Won't Stop.
tDy AxoclAtoJ Trrii to Coot liar Time.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 28. Sonn-
tor Kern, counsel for tho defend
ants, when told of tho vordlcts at
Indianapolis, announced tho cases
I Any motions by tho dofonso will be1
: tnado Mondny when tho sentences aro
tobolmpoBod. In dismissing tho Jury) . My- i McManlgnl boglns rolat
! Judgo Andorson told tho JurorB thnt. ,nK J"8, confessions on tho witness
;if any of them woro ovor called as ?tnml: "npllcntes Iron workers' un
Jurors In hU court, "all you will havo on ofllcIalB as hnving pointed out
to do Is to toll mo thnt you sorvodNobs for him to blow up; names
t .!,. tioi .n,i n.i win i,a nvonami ." i Hockin as startlntr him In th.. im..
Tho court thanked tho Jurors honrtllyi
for tholr attention nnd "Faithfulness
to duty.
Scenes During Trlnl.
Tho court room Itself Boomed a
fitting sotting for tho sombro story.
Surrounded by great marbla pillars,
with tho daylight shut out by heavy
curtains and tho Judgo Installed be
fore an allegorical painting ot Jus
tice, that court room day after dayj
eciioea mo stories 01 violence, 01
tho discovery of burnt fuses and
bursted Infernal machines, of mid
night visits by mysterious men In
alleys, In ompty housos, in lonely
country roads, or on tho tops of
buildings,
Tho vision of a dark spectre with
a bomb under his arm became a
familiar Imago in the minds oflng 41 for tr,a, dofonsJ 'b ,
thoso Who listened. Back Of thO.Uockln reslcnfl n Rftornfnrv.tron...,,..
railings, amid tho spectators, sat
1D0 rolatlves of tho defendants
?". wa,J"0P.ro8-ro?.!P'Btrlct Attorney Charles W. Mil-
"wu Lliu uvtDuunuiB. niiivut ,"Jer.
ecoro ot airornoys sai poruaps mo
most ptcturesquo defendant, massive
In build, florid In complexion, al
ways studiously occupied, now cop
iously filling his notebook when tho
testimony was exciting; now, when
the trial lagged, burying his spec
tacled noso In a Latin version ot
Omar Khayyam, Ho was Olaf A.
Tveltmoo of San Francisco.
Another man toward whom tho
eyes of the spectators often strayed
was Herbert S. Hockin. Ho sat
apart, between bailiffs, during much
of the trial, for he had been brand
ed by tho court as "a man who
could not bo trusted by anyone."
It was Hockin who was named as
having promoted tho dynamiting bus
iness; it was Hockin who was ac
cused of "holding out" on tho pay
of tho dynamiters; It was ho who
"as said to havo caused n quarrel
la the ranks of tho McNamaras and
McManlgal, and It was ho who fin
ally charged with "betraying for his
own gain" those with whom be once
UNI LABOR
BOYCOTT OP
Man Branded as Strikebreak
er Sues Union Paper for
$10,000 Damages.
Wr AhocUIM rmi to Coon nr Tlmn.J
SALT LAKE, Dec. 28. For pub
lishing his namo among a list of
strlko breakers, Austin Gibbons, a
furnncomnn at tho Garfield Bmoltor,
hna filed suit against tho Intor
Mountaln Worker Publisher Co. for
$10,000 damagcB. Tho decision will
bo considered as Important In tho
fight bolwecn tho labor unloiiB and
non-union employes.
associated, and with whom ho was
affiliated In tho Iron workers' un
ion. Grny-halred nnd old boyond his
years sat Frank M. Itvnn. nrii..nnt
of tho Iron workers' union, by vlr-
tun nf wlilMt nil.,.,, l,n ,..'- i..."
c-Manigai, tno solf-confessed dy-
" ,l"" "' wcukh occupied tno
""" """' ,ni!nK foiiniy, tio-
-.-..., ..,,., nullum uy apparent
wuiiLum lor niniBoir, n nnrratlvo of
vlolonco soldom equalled.
UlNtnrv of fiiso.
Tho following la a chronology of
iuu iiyiuumio trials;
Oct. 1. 1 01 1 nnvnrnninnl null.n..
I1108' exactly ono yoar nfter tho
';"" ,U10'0.8 nines oxploslon. for
transportation of oxploslvos.
. I'"' , c 1012 FcdornI grand
N",ry rturna Indictments ngalnat 0-1
..-wv. Miiiuii UIMUIUIH.
Fob. 1 4 Most of tho defendants
urniiorcu over tno countTy arrested
within a few hours by a tologrnphle
'""- " - Aiigoies explosion;
CO defendants nrcsnnt? thrnn .iia
charged by government; Ortlo E.
McMnnlgal pleads guilty, leaving 40
for trial.
Oct. 3 Jury socurod, composed
mostly of fnrmors; government op
ons its caso.
Oct. C Horbort S. Hockin, ac
cused by district nttornoy with hnv
Ing boon n Bpy within tho ranks of
tho dynnmltors, nnd with hnving
glvon Information to tho prosecu
tion. Oct. 7 Edward Clark, Cincinna
ti, plonda guilty to having blown
up a brldgo nt Dayton, O., nnd ac
cuses Hockin of having furnished
",0 n?mlto; 45 defendants remain
iwr.ir,a''
iness,
, ? 23Hocklns bond Increased
In dofnult of which ho Is committal
to Jail, after moro testimony thnt
ho was employed by detectives while
an omcini or tho union; court de
nounces Hockin as "not to bo trust
ed by any ono day or night"; Miss
Mary Field, a wrltor, denounced by
tho district nttornoy ns an "anarch
ist" for criticisms nubllshod In nn.
Ion magazine; Olaf A. Tvlotmoo, of
ann irancisco, n derondant, also de
nounced by district nttornoy for
publishing "anarchistic" criticisms
of tho trial.
Dec. 2 Government concludes Its
case, nftor presenting 549 witnesses
whoso testimony covers 25,000
pages: four moro defendants dls.
charged by the government, loav-
er of tho iron workers' union.
-....,-.... ..,, ..VHHHa
Chief prosecutor United States
Chief counsel for tho defense
United States Senator John W.
Kern and William N. Harding.
Federal Judgo who conducted trial
Albert Ti, Andorson.
Lnbor Union of which most of
the defendants woro members In
ternational Association of Drldgo
and Structural Iron Workers.
Charges Illegally transporting
dynamlto and nltro-glycerlno on
passenger trains, or conspiracy to
do tho samo.
DR. E. P. WINKLEH has return
ed and Is now open for business In
tho front rooms OVER 130 IlItOAD
WAY, opposite Tho TJmes office.
SPECIALIST In RHEUMATISM,
APPENDICITIS, diseases of tho
stomach, bowels and heart. NO
DRUGS and NO KNIFE. CONSUL
TATION FREE.
Llbby COAIi. The kind YOU have
ALWAYS USED. Phone 72, Pacific
Livery and Transfer Company.
Tvietmoe and Clancey of San
Francisco and Munsey of
Salt Lake City Guilty
Hockin Also Guilty.
nr amocImm ritn to coot nr Timw.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Dec. 28.!
Tho conviction of Tvletmoo and
Clancy of San Francisco nnd Mun
sey of Salt Lako sustained tho gov
ernment's charges thnt they aided
In plotting tho Los Angeles Times
explosion In which 21 woro killed,
nnd assisted In tho cscnpo of J, D.
McNnmnra In his flight from tho
Bceno of tho crlmo.
By their verdict tho Jury sustain
ed tho chnrges thnt tho McNamnra
brothers,' now In prison in Cali
fornia, woro aided In nationwide
dynnmlto plots by almost all tho! mont ot ' JI McCarthy, former may
cxccutlvo ofTlcInla of tho Iron work- ?f San Francisco, nnd presldont of
ors union, and thnt they knowingly
carrlod on tho conspiracy for years
by causlug. oxploslvca to bo trans-
ported on passongor trains.
As head of tho union of 12,000
members President Itynn onco sat
In tho councils of tho American I
Federation of Labor. I
Tvlotmoo of Snn Francisco wnn1
charged not only with supplying' Gompors declined to mako a state-
tli'n Tllnti In naaial Im 1.1ih.Ii.m . '& Ht ll.l .1 .... ..
... ...w.. ... i. m uiunuiK ui
tho Los Angeles Times building,
uiu. uiou nun iiaviiiK hhkcu lor.iaicr novo someininR to say.
moro explosions on tho Pacific
Coast. Ho Is socrotary of llm Cnl-
Ifornln Ilulldlng Trades council, nn
editor, and recognized In labor cir
cles on tho Pacific Coast.
Also at tho head of thoso culltv.
IsHorbort S. Hockin. cnlled tho
STATES MAY
ALSO PUNISH
Government to Turn Over In
dianapolis Evidence for
Further Prosecutions.
(Dr AuoclataJ Ima to Cooa Oaf TlmM.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Attor
ney General Wlckorsham will con-
alfln Mm nnnadnn nf (iimlnn ay.am
W tU HUVHIIVH IJt lUUllUb Ul VI .
to tho vnrlous stnto authorities the
ovIilnnoA tnlrnn In tin flvnnmltn
trial for such action as tho local
authorities might wish to tako tow-!
ard posslblo prosecution of tho con
vlcted mon on charges of bolng ac
cessories to tho murdors and de
struction ot proporty.
According to tho Department of
Justlco omclnlB it is posslblo that
sontonco for tho fodoral conviction
might bo suspondod whllo the mon
aro tried In tho stato courts.
PETTY LARCENY
THIEF SLAIN
Broke Jail at San Francisco
and Is Shot by Deputy
Sheriff Today.
1
(Ur Aiaoelatfcl Trraa to Cooa Day Tlmea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 20. Pe
tor Nayantzer, serving five months
for potty larcony, escaped from Jail
yestordny and was shot and killed
todnv hv n. ilonutv sheriff, who
saw tho man and gavo chaso in tbo'i
tonderloln section ot tho city.
EAGLES WILL
60 TO DANDON
Charter Special Train for Del
egation to Attend Alvin
Monk's Funeral.
A lilir flnlnpntlnn nf Mnrnhflnld
Eagles is planning to go to Dan-'"
don tomorrow to attend tho funeral
of Alvln Monk, a well known Ban
don man, and a member of tho
Marshfleld aerlo, who died last
night after a lingering illness.
A special train has beon char
tered by Presldont O. O. Going nnd
P. MIrrasoul. to leavo hero at 8
o'clock In tho morning, and special
boat service will bo provided down
Uio uoquiuo river. j. Bj.ccitw iiuiii.
will bring the delegation homo Sun-
day evening.
Band Benefit concert for publlo
library at Masonic Opera Houso
Sunday afternoon. Admission 25c.
"Ingo of tho conspiracy," bocnuso
ho was charged with first Initiating
Ortle E, McManlgnl na n hired dy
namiter nnd then betraying nil tho
dynamiters to promote his own am
bition. It wna ho, who once was
secretary of (ho International union,
Hint wlllatiftpn.1 Intn Mm nm rf rin
toctlvo Burns tho names of tho Los
Angeles Times dynamiters.
view of McCarthy
San Francisco Labor Lender Expects
Victory lu Appeal.
tny AMOclated rrraa to Coon Dtjr TlmM.)
SAN FIUNCISCO. Cnl., Dec. 28.
"moro is no doubt In my mind thnt
In nn appeal In this enso to n fair
tribunal tho defendants will bo speed
ily ncuulttnd." Tlllu wna tltn ntnln.
",0 "ulldlng Trades Council of Cnll-
rnln.
'
GOMPEUS IS SILENT.
. , ., . .
American I-ederntlon Ofllclnls ItcfiiHO
to Comment on Verdict.
(nr Anwuted rmn to coo. 1117 Time.)
new vmiir r.n 00 r-noi.io.,t
muni in, hub nine on mo rcstiii or
tho trlnl nt Indlnnnpolls. Ho mny
tnr AModtttj riTi to coot n.r Timm.i
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Frank
Morrison, secretary of tho American
Federation of Labor declined to
mnko any comment on tho Indian-
apolla verdict.
E DELAYS
IN PEACE PACT
Balkan and Turkish Delegates
Adjourn Until Monday Af
ter Futile Conference. m
(nr Aiaoclaltj Trraa lo Cooa nr TIrim.)
LONDON, Dec. 2S. Tho pence
-" ' rf v,.ivVMHMt l.U UUIHIIU -
lies and tho Turkish emplro met
ntraln todav nnrl nftnr nn hnnt nnd
envoys representing tno ualkau al
a half discussion decided on further
adjournment until 4 o'clock Mon-
dny afternoon. Tho first matter to
day was tho presentation by tho
Turkish dolegatcs of counter pro
posals put forward by the Ottomnn
government, in reply to those of
fered by tho Balkan allies. Tho
Ualkan representatives found that
tho Turkish conditions woro Quito
unacceptable and nn hour nnd a
halt discussion was without pro
gress. Tho Turkish dolegatos said
thoy would again communlcato with
tlielr government.
Turkey's Terms.
Tho Turkish proposals wcro:
"Provlnco of Adrlanoplo romaln un
dor tho tho direct administration of
Turkoy, Macedonia to bo convortod
Into a prlnclpnllty with Salonlkl ns Its
capital, tho principality to bo undor
tho Suzcralnity ot tho Sultan of Turk
ey, but governed by a prlnco chosen
by tho Bulkan allies and nominated
by tho Sultan of Turkoy. Tho Prlnco
to bo a Protestant from a noutral
stato, and Albania to bo automus un
der tho sovereignity of tho Sultan,
govcrnod by a prlnco of tho imperial
Ottoman family, for a term of flvo
years witn tno possibility or a ronow
al of his appointment. All Islands In
tho Aegean Sea to remain Turkish.
tlio Cretan question not to bo ono for
discussion of tho conforonco, as it Is
a matter between Turkey and tho
Great European Powers."
"These terms do not form oven
tho basis for negotiations," was
tho unanimous outcry of tho pcaco
envoys after tho chief of the
Turkish delegation ba'd preseutod
them.
TO KEEP ALBANIA.
Servian Garrison Declaro Tliey Will
Retain Positions.
(Or Aaioclatcd Freaa lo Cooa JUf Time.
VIENNA. Dec. 28. Gonoral Pon-
ovltch, commander of tho Servian
garrison In tho Port of Durazzo,
Is credited hero with tho declara
tlon that neither ho nor his troops
will recognlzo any order to ovacu
A'banla .They say they -will
' UUIVI1U lIU 'Vail.W.JH fc.lWJ W.VM'J,
even against tho decisions or tno
London conference or orders from
Belgrade.
OLCOTT IS MARRIED.
Secretary of State Wo1h Governor"
West' SlHter-In-Law.
SALEM. Dec. 28. Ben W. 01
cott, secretary of stato, becamo tho
iiubuuuu ui mi -u.u..i ....... w.. .,
Christmas at tho homo of Governor
West. Simultaneously with Mr. 01-
cott becoming a benedict, ho also
becamo tho brother-in-law of tho
state's chief executive, tho brldo bo
lng a sister of wrs. Oswald West.
i
FREIGHT RATE
RAISE HELD UP
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Suspends Advance
by Railways.
(nr AmocIiIck rmi (0 Cooa llr TlmM.J
WASHINGTON, Dee. 28. Ad
vances In tho transcontinental rates
on certain commodities from East
ern points to tho Pacific CoaBt and
Drltlsh Columbia, from ten to 30
per cent wcro suspended by tho In
torstnto Commorco Commission un
til Juno 30. An investigation Is
being mado.
President-Elect Spends Night
in House Where He was
' Born in Virginia.
(Pr Ano lata.1 rrraa to Cooa Ilaf Tim. J
STAUNTON, Vn., Dec. 28.
President-Elect Wilson oponod Ws
eyes horo todny In tho snmo houso
with practically tho same surround
Ings ns those ot GO yonrs ago to-
day, when ho was born. Ho had
siopi in 1110 pnrsonago of tho nrst
Prcsbytorlnn church, of which his
ratnor, tho Rov. Joseph R. Wilson,
was pastor moro than half a cen
tury ago. From far nnd wldo hnvo
como ndmlrors and friends ot IiIb
childhood. Tho crowd bogan to
surgo through tho strcots onrly to
gain tho host vantngo points to
catch a gllmpso ot tho future pres
ident and vlow tho parado which
mnrka his birthday nnnlvorsary.
Govornor Mann nnd othor offi
cials, both stato nnd local. Joined
In wolcomln" aovornor Wilson.
Tli on followod a public reception
nnd tonight thoro will Uo n ban
quet at which ho Is to speak.
Govornor Wilson Inserted n fow
extra numbers In the program whon
ho decided to visit threo women,
who danrod hlm on their knees
admiringly and examined his first
tooth. Thoy aro M:s. Ellznboth
Kaysor, Mrs. H. L. Hoover and
Mrs. Amanda Fultz.
With tho music ot a dozon bands
and tho cheers of thousands of
pooplo gnthorod In rounlon from nil
parts of tho country, Govornor Wil
son stood In tho glow of tho stin
shlno today and rovlowed tho groat
parado of his follow townsmen.
Practically tho wholo town and Its
guests Joined in tho parado.
As a birthday prosont tho muni
cipality prcsontod tho distinguished j
guest iwo ivory miniaiurca or jiov.
and Mrs. Josoph R. Wilson, parents
or tno govornor.
POOR SIGHT OF
Many Students of New York
Schools Suffer from Im
paired Vision.
(Hr Aaaoclatad rrraa to Cooa Par Tlmea.
NEW YORK, Doc. 28. Thoro are
78,000 bad pairs ot oyos poring
over school books In this city, ac
cording to a specialist's report to
tho board of education today, Ho
estimated that 80 per cent of theso
caBoa of dofoctlvo vision woro Inex
cusable. In Bomo cases tho child
ron aro wearing glasses 20 sizes
wrong, as a result of which the
vision ot only about 20 por cont Is
efllclent.
ADDRESS 1JY KELLOGO.
Noted Lawyer Defends Judlclury
Reforo Ilftr Association.
Dr Aaaoclatfr Trcia to Cooa Day Tlmea,
OMAHA, Neb.. Doc. 28. Frank
B. Kellogg of St, Paul, speaking
boforo tho Nebraska Stato Bar Asso
ciation, vigorously defended tho
Integrity of tho Amorlcan Judiciary
and condemned what ho said was a
disposition theso days to criticize
tho courts,
Band Benefit concort for public
library at Masonlo Opera Houso
Sunday afternoon, Admission 25c.
W
GREAT WELCOME
P
Captain and Crew of Thirty
Saved by Lifesavers from
Westport Station.
VESSEL THOUGHT TO
' BE A HOPELESS WRECK
Torrisdale Bound from Glas
gow to Portland to Take.
Grain Meets Disaster-
IDr AiioclatoJ rrraa to Cooa narTlmm.p.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Doc. 2G. Tiif
four masted British bark, TorrlsdaJi-;.
wont ashore nonr tho West Port fwttjc
early todny In n terrific storm. Thw
cnptnln nnd n crow of thirty -vene
snvod by tho llfo saving crow oftbet
West Port station,
Tho Torrlsdnlo lies moro tnm;-raM.
eighth of n mllo from tho surf koalfoJ
over on her sldo. 8I10 is believed" bit
bo n total wreck. Tugs aro standing
by In hopo of saving her, howevac
Sho was bound to Portland to eaxrjr
grnln to tho United Kingdom. Snw
hnlls from Glasgow, nnd Is of steoM
construction.
TWO ROBBERIES'
INCJUILLE
THIEVES FORCE AN KXTRAXOE
THERE LIKE THE ONES WJIOr
MADE 9IOO HAUL AT NORTir
REND NEWS COMPANY.
COQUILLE, Doc. 28. Tho Sonrt-
nol says:
Two bttrglnrlon In Coqulllo is
sovon nays has caused tho business?
mon of this city no llttlo worry ov
or tho safety of their cash rogto
tors. On Saturday night, Bomotlinv
botwoon closing houra nnd Sunday
morning, btirglnrs entered tho hnrtr
waro storo of J. A. Lamb, but m
relvcd nothing for tholr troublo, set
far as Mr. Lamb has beon nblo to
nscortaln, Tho miscreants ontorctE
tho storo nt tho back window, eft to
oling out tho sash nnd break Ins
tho glnss. In their efforts to gor
tho contontB of tho cash rogloter
tho "K" sales koy was prcasetU
down nnd tho crnnk turned nronndf
till tho boll rang. Evldontly t
ringing of tho boll frlghtonod tnt
thlof away, ns n further motion or
tho crnnk loss than a qunrtor tuna
would havo oponod tho till. Mri
Lamb Mates thoro was but n llttUr
small chango In tho roglstor, mo
tho burglnr would hnvo boon scnir
tlly rowarded even had ho opoueS
tho till.
Last night n second burglary
was pulled off nt tho aportlnc
goods storo of Clnudo C. Moon;,
whon ovor $26 was tnkon from lite
cash roglstor. Tho burglar ontorc'
by breaking tho lock on tho hucb
door, using n chlsol or "Jimmy" te
pry tho lock off. Nothing but tho
cash In tho till was molostod.
1
LAND HELD UP
Government Blocks Patents of
Power Co. as Scheme to. .
Gain Vast Rights.
(Or Aeeaclatfcl rrtee to Cooa T)lJ Tlmea.)'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 By Joini
action todny tho War, Interior and:
Agricultural departments ordorc&
oxtonslvo patents of tho Interna
tional Powor and Manufacturing
Co. In tho stato of Washington
hold up, becnuso of tho bollof or
Secretary Fisher, as expressed in at
statement, that tho company wok
trying to "freo Itsolf from nil con
trol by tho government by socurlng:
patonts to lands undor tho gulso ot
mlnlnK claims or by railroad scrip
filings In combination with a spe
clal license."
Tho company Is planning to bulled
a sorles of power plants, which it
Is estimated will produco 200,00 ft
horsepower, having a valuo of ?B
000,000 to J6, 000,000 por year. The
power slto Is In tho so-cnlled "Zf
canyon of tho Pend D'Orolllo rlvorv
slttintod partly In tho Kanlkau Na
tional Forost and partly In the
power slto rofaorve sot naldo by
Tart.
Tho mining claims had boon ac
quired by tho Pend D'Orolllo Devel
opment Company, which also bg
cured scrip land from tho Northern.
Pacific Railroad, later soiling both)
to tho International Powor amfl
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