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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17
Public Schools Open.

Last Monday the public schools
of Meridian opened with an in
creased attendance, the students
numbering 251, as against 221 the
first day last year. Superintend-
ent Caldwell states that the teach
ers and pupils are enthusiastic
and a profitable years work is as
sured.
The first grade, taught by Miss
Hester Spackman has twenty five
little ones just beginning school.
Miss Ethel Tolleth has 27 in the
Second grade. Miss Nellie Toll
leth teaches the Third grade and
part of the Fourth and has 43 pu.
pills. Miss Ethel Hedges has the
remainder of the Fourth grade and
the Fifth grade and has543 in her
room.
Miss Hessie Ward has the Sixth
grade and part of the Seventh,
with 36 pupils; Mr.. Neal Nash the
rest of the Seventh and the Eighth
grade with 36 pupils. There are
42 pupils in the High school, just
twice the number that were pres.
ent the first day last year. Miss
Winifred MEG uire is principal Of
the High school and L. l.. Cald.
we'll, assistant.
SCHOOL NOTES.
Miss Cora Bickford, from the
Boise High school entered the
Senior class. Miss Lois Pfafie
and Miss McCausland from the
same school enter the Tenth
grade. Miss Hattie Rogers who
attended the Albion State Normal
two years ago and taught last year
is taking work preparatory to fin,
ishing her course at the State
normal. Miss Lucille Brown-Lew,
ers, who spent the first term last
year at the Lewiston State Norma
and taught the last half of the yea
is reviewing in the High schoo
also.
Pupils from out of town are
Monte Cess, Arthur Roberts, anc
Orville jackson, from the Glover
dale school; Wallace Atkinson
Earl Atkinson, John Wolfkill, Ivy
Leighton and Felva Kooken, from
the Blue Valley school; Leda Ii
Tucker and Herschell Davidson
from Locust Grove; Elmer John
son from Victory
Supt. J. J. Caldwell has receives
la letter from Prof. w. @. Morley
inspector of High schools for til
State university, in which tn
course of study of the Meridian
schools is approved. This is a,
acceptance of this as an accredite
High school, with the full priv
ileges granted students of enter
ing, the University upon the com
pletion of the work here.
Farm for Sale 160 acres fv
and half miles from Meridian
ALL fenced, 100 acres under cult
vation, good house and buildings
Enquire at Times Office.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17
MERIDIAN PosT-oFF1cE:

Office hours 500 a. m. to 700 p.Irn. Sundays,
to 10 a. M.
Rural Mail Route No. /, ]. c. Macintosh,
Earlier; Rural Route No. ?. H. B. Powers, car
sier. Mail is made up for both at 500 a. NIL
All train mail at post-ofice closes a half
hour before leaving time,
S. NJ. C. Reynolds, Postmaster.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17
An Opportunity for Meridian.

Meridian has the opportunity of, Sc
curing the Orphans Home, which was
planned to have been built az Ustick,
bnt given up. Yesterday the matron,
Mrs. Anderson, informed Geo. e. At
water and Elmer E. Sims, who have
taken an interest in the matter that il
Meridian people will donate site the
Home will be built here.
This is fine opportunity as it means
the. construction of $4,000 building in
the first place, and desirable institu-
tion brought into our midst. Large
property owners like Messrs. Niday,
Nourse and Bown here have chance to
donate a small portion of their holdings
near Meridian and thereby add greatly
to the value of the rest of their land
besides beng public benefactor. Five
acres is asked for to secure the Home.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17

SCHOOL OFFICERS, DISTRICT NO. 80.
Trustees: Il. F. Neal, Ch'm'n; W. A. Palmer
!. P. Jordy, W. W. Groves, Emmett Pfost, ]. L
Faggoner. Secretary of the School Board, EN-
lett Pfost; Treasurer. E. lPfafie. Superiu
endent of Schools, Prof. J. J. Caldwell. Trus
ecs have their regular meeting on the second
honday evening of each month,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17
MERIDIAN oFFICIALS.

Village Trustees: J. M, Anderson W. A.
Palmer, E. E. Sims, Ed Hartman, H. P, Mad
Den. Village Clerk. e. M. Compton. Treasurer,
Il w. Harrell. Marshal and Street Commits
Homer, w. Fl, Finch. s..#
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17

MERIDIAN COMMERCIAL CLUB, Meets at the
club Rooms on First Street each Thursday
syening. Correspondence or inquiries about
Meridian, located in the heart of the garden
spot of Idoho, is solicited. ]. A. Feutou, Pres
Ident; Z + Hunt, secretary,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17

4 COUNTY OFFICERS Ada County: Address,
Boise. VIM. Cuddy, Auditor Jonas Brown, Pro
bate Judge; Stephen Utter, Assessor; MRS. B. Il
McGrew. Treasurer; J.. ]. Bennett, Sheriff
county Commissioners: W. 81. Thompson
chairman; D. H. Mose1ey, A. P. Burns.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17

Justices of the Peace, G. B. Frazier, W. H
peer. Constable, L. K. Deck. Road Super
pisors: James Flood, Allen Beasley.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17

There is speculation among
farmers who are holding their
small grain as to what the price
wiIlabe next spring. Last year
there was a shortage and those
who held on to their grain until
this spring got good price. This
year, however, the small grain crop
has been bountiful everywhere
and in the wheat sections arecord-
breaking, yield reported. There is
one thing, however, that may keeE
the price up. The shortage last
year drained the country and 6
portion of this years crop is being
used early to supply this shortage
| A good boy, who would like tc
stay in town and attend the Merid
ian high school, and work for his
board, can secure information by
calling at the Times office.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-17

Coal has gone up a half dollar a
ton as the summer storage rate is
off. There has been perhaps a
hundred tons stored in and around
Meridian but a greater part of the
supply for the winter will be pur-
chased when it is needed. The
public does not grasp at the offer
of 50c,a ton less The argument
of a caal famine possibility during
the winter does not have an effect
either.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
ROOSEVELT NOT TO TESTIFY.
Refuses to Make Deposition in Brook
Ign Libel Case.

New York, Feb 10.--An effort made
yesterday in a libel suit in Brooklyn Il
secure the testimony of Presiden
Roosevelt in the case is not likely u
be successful The case is that o
Borough President Bird S. Cole
against Brooklyn newspaper. &
Mr.. Coler's counsel. M. L. Towns
made motion before Judge Thomas
in the supreme court for the appoint
ment of a commission to go to Wash
ington to take the presidents test
mony relative to the disinlssal by him
as governor. of charges brough
against Coler when he was comptrolle
of New York city.
Decision was reserved and mean
while Mr. Towns telegraphed his de
sire TO the White House. A reply wa
received from Mr.. Loeb, the presi
dents secretary. as follows;
President of the United States doe
not testify in court nor give eyidenc
by deposition"
Mr., Towns appraised Justice Thoma
OF the kilograms contents in court tc
day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
REPORT wARsHIps COLLIDE.
Washington Has No information Of an
Accident In Fleet.

London. Feb 10.-According to dis.
patches received by news agency
here from Gibraltar, reports are cur
rent there that collision had occurred
between the Georgia and another bat.
tleship of the United States Atlantic
feet which sailed from that port on
Saturday morning on its homeward
voyage. Nothing is known officially at
that place of such an occurrence and
little credence is given to the report.
Washington, Feb. 10.-At late hour
last night no word had reached the
navy department to confirm the re-
ported collision between the battleship
Georgia and another battleship of the
Atlantic battlsship feet. Secretary
Newberry stated that means of com.
slunication is such that the depart.
ment would surely have been advised
of such mishap had it occurred.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
TVENTY-sIx ARE INDICTED
GOVERNMENT ACTS IN OKLA.
HoMA TIMBER FRAUDS.
Representatives Of Big Corporations
Accused In Bills Found at
Muskogee.

Muskogee, Okla, Feb. 10.-Indict-
ments against 26 representatives Of
big corporations, charging them with
stealing valuable timber from segre-
gated lands in Oklahoma, were re-
turned by the federal grand jury here
yesterday. An additional indictment
was returned against one person for
,impersonatlng a United States oficeE
in furtheTance Of the scheme Of alleged
timber thieves The alleged thefta &c
CURED chiefly in the ChUctaw, Chicka
saw and Seminole nations.
Judge Campbell issued strict orders
that no names of the indicted persons
be given out, until after they have
been arrested and have either been
committed to jail or have given bonds.
United States Marshal Grant Victor
dispatched ten deputies on south.
bound train to arrest the persons in,
dicted, who reside chiefly in Leflore
McCurtain and Choctaw counties. They
will be brought here tomorrow and
required to give bond.
For years the government has been
harrassed by timber thieves repre-.
senting big corporations capitalized in
the east which have been stealing
from segregated Indian lands on the
Sugar Loaf, Backbone Winding Stair
and other mountains, millions of dol
lars worth of pine, walnut, oak and
other valuable timber. When the gov.
eminent inspectors reported the thefts
1t has been the custom of the timber
thieves to admit their guilt and to pay
certain amounts. into the treasury OF
the Indian agency in lieu of the value
of the timber stolen. Then the thieves
would promise not to commit any
more depredations upon the forests
only to forget their promise, and
there has been continual repetition
Of the ofsense for years
Finally the United States district
attorney, w. J. Gregg, grew tired OF
this way. of handling the thieves and
the indictments returned to-day are
the results Government inspectors
have spent months collecting evidence
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
CLASH RuMoRgD in ASYLUM.
Northern Hospital for Insane Seat OF
Reported Trouble.

Elgin, ILL.,, Feb. 1O.--Reports of a
clash between DR., v. II. Podstata, SUI
perintendent of the Northern Hospital
for the Insane. and DIR. Phillip H.
HeEse, member of the medical staff,
and rumors of a general shake-up
among hospital physicians were cur
rent yesterday following news Of the
forced resignation of the latter. DR..
Podstata is in Texas and the stories
are denied by subordinate officials.
1t is understood that DR.. Hesse re-
ceived, jast before the superintendent
departure, curt note from DR.. Pod.
stata telling him that his services
would not be required after March 1.
No, reason, 1t Is said, was given. Di.
Hesse has been in the employ OF the
state institution for the last six
months.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
U. S. is NOT RESPONSIBLE
SECRETARY OF STATE ANSWERS
PANAMAs PROTEST.
Declares Constitution Provides for
Free Speech - incident Is
Without Precedent.

Washington, Feb 10,-5The United
States government disayows all ro-
sponsibility for remarks made by Rep
.resentative Rainey of Illinois in the
house two, weeks ago criticising Pres.
ident Obaldia of Panama, according
to q letter sent yesterday by Secretary
of State Bacon to c. c. Arosemena,
minister from Panama, in reply to a
protest by the latter made by direction
of the minister's government. Mr..
Bacon's letter follows:
sir: The president directs me 10
say in answer to your communication
of February 8, 1909, that the remarks
complained of we're made in the house
OF representatives. Under the consti.
tuition we have. for what we regard as
wise reasons. provided that for any
speech or debate in either house they
Senators and representatives, shall
not 10 questioned in any other place.
This provision we regard as essen.
tial to secure full liberty of speech
to the elected representatives of the
people, and we feel that such liberty
of speech should be preserved, even
though 1t may occasionally be abused.
1T ought to be understood, however
that the utterances of individual mem,
bers are not to be taken as expressing
the views either of the government OF
the United States or of the house in
which such remarks are made. AS
regards the statements in question
made by Representative Rainey, the
president attached so little importance
to them that he had not even read
them until your protest came. He has
now read them, and none of them con
corning which be had knowledge has
any foundation in fact. The president
wishes me to recall to your attention
that the attack was made even more
upon Americans, including the presi
dent-elect, than upon the officials Of
Panama. The president need hardly
say that this government disavows al
responsibility for the remarks of Rep
resentative Rainey to which you re
fer" -.E
In his protest Mr.. Arosemena men
toned no names, simply calling atten
ton to two public addresses in tho
house which he says constitute di
rect attack upon the president of m!
country as well as upon the fair nam'
and administration of the republic Q
| Panama"
Considerable interest attached L
the presentation of Mr.. Arosemena'
protest and the secretarys reply, a.
the incident, so far as the presen
officials of the state department. recall
| is without precedent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
TEST FOR ANTl-JAP BILLS
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE WILL
DECIDE FATE TO-DAY.
President of Stanford University Says
Japan Is Too Poor
for War.

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 10.--Gov. Gil.
lett, who returned here from San Fran
cisco yesterday, made the statement
that he wonfd hape nothing further to
saytregarding the anti-Japanese iegis-
lation now pending.
He announced that he would leave
the whole matter in the hands OF
Speaker Philip Stanton, who received
a message from President Roosevelt
explaining the position of the federal
government in relation to the anti
alien bills. -. SOS 49, T.
Two of these measures will be re-
ported in the assembly to-day as spe-
cial orders of BUSINESS and it is ex-
.pected that the fate of the anti-Japa-
nese legislation at this session will be
decided before adjournment.
President David Starr Jordan of
Stanford university, in aninterview at
Santa Barbara yesterday, said there is
no danger of war with Japan owing to
the legislation at Sacramento.
Japan is too poor he declared, and
added that the only way to exclude
Japanese was by an agreement with
Japan. He said the leaders favoring
anti-legislation were playing to the gal,
leryo and were misinformed He
thought Representative Drew sincere
however; in his advocacy of an anti.
alien law The action of the agitators
he characterized as making California
ridiculous in the eyes of the country.
Condemned at Boston.
Boston, Feb. 10.-Resomtions con
demning the agitation against the Jap
anese in California were adopted BY
the executive council of the Massachu
sets state board of trade at meet
ing held yesterday.
Chinese Protest to President.
San Francisco, Feb. 10.--In a tele
graphic communication addressed t.
President Roosevelt and sent yester
day by the Chinese Consolidated
Benevolent association. better known
as the Chinese Six Companies, the at
tention of the president is called t.
certain instances wherein it is af
firmed the executive department
sought for the Japanese residents o.
California many rights and privilege.
that the Chinese have long been de
MED. .........
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
COUNTRY INIGRASP
u Of FIERCE.STORn
CHICAGO AGAIN SUFFERS FROM
BLIZZARD AND FIRES.
MANY, TRAINS ARE DELAYED
Reports From West and Northwest
Tell of Winds ana Snow--Fear
is Felt for Crops and
Live Stock.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The blizzard
which was predicted by the weather
bureau on Sunday, struck Chicago yes
terday. 1t began with rain and wet
snow, but the slush was soon turned
to ice. The wind swept the streets
and binding snow fell last night.
Much suffering was wrought by the
blizzard. The poor in Ill heated homes
shivered as the mercury fell The po-
lice stations we're filed with desti-
tute men, Seven persons were hurt,
As the wind swept of the lake in
the afternoon the lives Of 200 persons
were imperiled by fire In the Ballard
apartment building at Fifty-third
street and jefferson avenue. Several
had narrow escapes. Policemen and
firemen carried women and children
from the burning building.
Flremen Risk Their Lives.
In the morning iiremen risked their
lives on the third rail OF the South
Side Elevated line to fight flames in
the company's yards at Sixty-third
street. The Ere was caused by ceE
lision of empty cars, grounding the
current and setting fire to the frame
work.
From St Joseph, Mo-, Omaha, Neb,,
Kansas City. Mo-, st. Paul, MINI, Des
Moines, Ia, and points in Wisconsin
reports of damage by the blizzard were
received. The temperature was below
zero in many places and loss to crops
and stock is feared.
Wires are down in many parts of the
country and trains have been delayed
by the storm.
Trains Are Abandoned.
st. Paul. Mimi, Feb, 10.--On account
OF the Stormy weather the Chicago
Northwestern railroad did not send
out its train for Omaha nor its local
train for ST. James, Mimi. yesterday
With several more hours Of snow
continued high winds. aud d tempera
| ture of Is degrees below zero prom
Used, the northwest is struggling wifi
the worst storm of the winter.
Early last evening, every western
railroad entering the twin cities was
in bad shape and the eastern trains
were in several Instances many hours
behind schedules
The wind averaged 80 to 40 miles an
hour and old-time weather prophets
say that the conditions are excellent
for the worst storm the northwest
has had in several years.
Sioux City Snow Bound.
Sioux City, Ia, Feb. 10.--RivalfnI
in its intensity the worst billiards O.
pioneer days, the storm which has
swept down from the northwest is al
its height in Sioux City. Thirteer
inches of snow had fallen up to sever
o'clock last night, but this figure give.
little idea of the great drifts which
have been piled high on the streets by
heavy northwest wind The wine
at times reached a maximum velocity
of So miles an hour. Cars are stalled
in the streets. Train service from
Nebraska and South Dakota is com
| pletely cut off,. Reports from Pierre
Mitchell, Watertown, Huron ant
Yankton, say that not for 20 years hal
so much snow fallen at one time ant
report the blizzard in general tn,
worst in IL years. All freight and pas
senger trains are abandoned or stalled
in Drifts. a..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
INDIANA EDITOR is SLAIN.
Shot in Dayton, o., by Man Who Com
u, ~ mits Suicide.

Dayton, o., Feb. 10.-Clyde Henley,
aged rs, married. at seven o'clock last
night slipped up behind P. Kellum, edi-
tor of the College Corner UndD News,
also a married man. aged 4S, and the
father of seven children and shot and
killed him instantly. He then ran to
his mothers home, followed by mob.
Henley barricaded the door and
made preparations to defend himself.
and when the mob began TO break
down the door he blew out his brains.
Part of the village lies in Ohio and
Sheriff Graft of Butler county hurried
to 1t with two deputies. q. ,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
DYNAMITE A POST oFFlUE.
Station at Hiteman is Robbed {
-. $1,000. foe

Abba, Ia, Feb. 10.-Fhe safe in the
Hiteman post office was dynamited
at an early hour this morning, the
burglars securing $4S in cash and SIS
in stamps. A large amount of regis
tered mail was overlooked. Residents
of the town heard the report of the
explosion, but thought it was the noise
from some of the various coal mines
Sheriff Griffith is working with de
partment officials in an endeavor tc
locate the thieves with bloodhounds
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
WISCONSIN GIRL A HEROINE.
Anna Slime Saves Parents and Two
Brothers from Fire.

Chippewa Falls, Feb. 10.--Miss Anna
Sine Monday night saved members Of
her family from burning to death in
their home. Miss Slime awakened by
smoke, found all exits except her bed.
room window closed by flames Break.
ing the window glass, she jumped out
in her night clothing, broke the win
dows of her parents and her two
brothers bedrooms and, finding them
almost suffocated, dragged them to the
barn. The family was found six hours
later in preoarious condition on 40
count Of exposure 10 cold.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
CONGRESSMAN IN
CANAL DISPUTE
QUESTION DISCUSSED BOTH IN
SENATE AND HOUSE.
DEBATE over THE TYPE
kittredge, Foraker and Teller Partlci
pate In Diseussion-Severaf
Amendments Killed in the
Lower Branch.

Washington, Feb. 10.--The senate
yesterday became involved in dis
cussion Of the type of canal that
should be constructed at Panama
Senator Kittredge, chairman of the
committee on inter-oceanic canals,
precipitated this debate by bringing
In an adverse report on the Hopkins
bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasurey TO Issue bonds to the extent
of $5Oo,O0O,ooO for the construction Of
the canal
Reading a statement of expenditures
on the canal up to date, he declared
that the completion of the lock canal
would cost $400,000,000 and insisted
that great mistake had been made
in not adhering to the plan for the
building of a sea level waterway
across the isthmus, which he said
would be cheaper than the lock canal.
Foraker In Debate. .'-
Senators Foraker and Teller both
Joined Mr.. Kittredge in declaring the
belief that a sea-leyel canal should be
constructed and Mr. Kittredge said it
was not too late to abandon the lock
project. Z
Il want to say in this connection"
said Mr.. Foraker, that | was infiu.
enced to change my, support from the
Nicaragua canal to the Panama canal
because ! supposed that we could build
a sea-level canal at Panama and that
we could not build one at Nicaragua.
Everything that has occurred in con.
nection with that canal since then has
caused me to regret my action.
House Discusses Canal.
For nearly six hours the house dis
cussed the bill materially changing
the methods OF administering the
canal zone and constructing the canal.
Amendments almost without number
were aimed at the measure, but with
one or two exceptions they failed Of
adoption Consideration OF the bill
was completed but because of threat.
ened roll cali By the opponents or the
bin and the hour being late, Mr.. Mann,
having it in charge, did not ask for
vote.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
TAFT to Honor Wilson.

Washington, Feb 10--It was official
ly stated yesterday that Huntington
Wilson of Chicago, formerly third as.
sistant SECRETARY of state and recently
appointed minister TO Argentina Re.
public, would be assistant secretary OF
state under the Taft administration.
It had been announced previously that
Beekman Winthrop, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury. would be ap
pointed to this position.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
EDWARD is DEMOCRATIC.
Hobnobs With tradesmen and Accepts
Wine From Maid.

Berlin, Feb. 10.-King Edward set
aside all precedent today by attend,
ing reception in the city hall, guest
of municipality. The King hobnobbed
with tradesmen in a democratic man
ner never seen before. He discussed
local affairs with aldermen and ac-
cepted a draught of wine from the
hand of Fraulein Kirschner the Bur-
gomaster's daughter.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
Two Are Reported DROWNED,

Springfield. Mass Feb. 10.-it Is
reported that Albert Heinsath of
Cleveland, president of the senior class
of the International " M. C, A. Train
ing school in this city, and Miss Hurd
also Of this city were drowned last
night while skating on Watershop's
pond, adjoining the training school.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
Get jury to Try Calhoun.

San Francisco Feb. 10.--After four
weeks of effort. during which the ses-
sions of the superior court have been
prolonged TO an unusual degree, IL
men have qualified to try Patrick Cal,
hound, president of the United Rail.
roads, upon the first OF II indictments
charging him with bribery of public
officials. ..m
The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-02-11
Austria Makes War Move.

Cettinje, Montenegro. Feb TO-
Twelve Austro-Hungarian warships
have arrived at Spizza bay. close to
the Montenegrin frontier. and
cruiser Is patrolling the coast. Aus:
trian infantry with machine guns also
have arrived at the frontier between.
herzegovina and Montenegro.