The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-12-28
General News

A new cause of car shortage is set forth
by the Kanas City Journal. 1t declares
It is not because there are not enough
cars but that there are not enough eng
ines to haul them. The paper declares
there are 1900 empty cars standing in
| the yards Of that city. 1t goes on to
Isay there are 261 at Sedalia, 379 at
l6pringfeld, 30oat Topeka and 200 at
bRiahita. Those cars, coupled together,
would Gleke d train some 80 miles in
length that tw6uhls &C far toward relieving
congestion ID that part u. the country.
Loaded cars stand on sidetraNs as well
as empties in some localities.
Mayor SchmItz of San FRANCISCO has
tired of the programe of seeking to es-
cape through back door from the
meshes Of the indictments returned
against him and has announced he is
ready for trial. That announcement
caused stir in the court room, and
it caused Abe Ruef to rush into i'm
meadite conference with his counsel.
The plan has been to exhaust legal in
genuity in an effort to avoid trial, but
the mayor has determined to face the
situation and survive or fall on the evil
dence that may be produced at the trial.
What Ruef will do, now that his chief
has abandoned the policy Of delay, is
not yet known. Heis the arch criminal,
and, though he resorted to clever means
to cover his trail, it is very certain the
prose cution will fix it's charges upon
him SO plainly that he will not be able
to escape term in the penitentiary
Schmitz has been the dupe of Ruef
to some extent, but If the charge against
h i'm is well founded he is as guilty as
the man who manipulated the deals.
The public will think more Of him,
though, for having determined to meet
the issue squarely.
ROME. Dec. 16.-Thousands of demon
strators friendly to France and of anti
Vatican tendencies gathered tonight
in the plaza adjoining the Farnese pal
ace, the seat of the French embassay,
in an endeavor to express their pleasure
at Frances action toward the church.
The whole garrison of Rome was en-
ployed to disperse the demonstrants and
protect the Vatican which is surrounded
by cavalry, and the bridges to the apos-
tolic palace are baricaded by troops.
All the streets leading to the palace
Farnese are protected by soldiers with
fixed bayonets. The demonstrators, led
by dozen Radical, Socialist and Repub-
llcan members of the chamber of depu-
ties including Prince Borghese, after
vainly attempting to break Gordon, pro-
vided themselves with candles and
formed into mock procession, intoning
the Miserve as an indication of the death
of elericalism amidst cries of "Long live
France" "Long live Clemenceau" and
"Down with the Vatican" Deputies
Costa and Felice tried to harangue the
people, but the police interfered. The
demonstration occurred near the monu-
ment to Giordano Bruno, the monk phi
losopner, who was burned alive, a victim
of religious intolerance. Deputy Costa
finally made himself heard. He said:
"Before this monument to Bruno, of
free thought, let us send our applause
to France for this great people contiue-
| ing the traditional obstinate struggle
against the moth eaten clericalism. p"
Fresh attempts we're then made to beat
back the Gordon and the cavalry charged
the demonstrators, few of whom were
slightly injured and several arrested
Amid roars and shouts and the singing
of the Marselaise, the foment continued
until late in the evening. A committee
of the demonstrators was headed by
M. Barrer, the French ambassador
who expressed his appreciation and
sympathy for the Roman people. The
stand that the government is taking is
that although Italy is friendly to France
she does not wish to take sides in the
dispute and especially when her relations
with the church are better now thar
they have been since 1870.