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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
RELIGIOUS RIOTS
IN OLD MEXICO
Police Powerless Against Enraged
Devotees, Troops Being Called
to Quell Disturbance.
Good Friday Ceremony Started tho
Outbreak, Fifteen Lives Being
Lost in Fierce Struggle Between
Rioters, Policemen and
Spiders.

Monterey. Mexico.-A special re-
ceived from Velardena, in the state
of Durango, tells of serious rioting
which occurred there Saturday night.
In the rioting, which grew cut of re-
ligious differences, six policemen, six
OF the rioters and three soldiers are
reported dead and many of the riot
ers have been arrested.
The village priest, believing he had
secured authority for holding religious
professions outside the church. start
ed on the night of Good Friday with
one OF the professions. in which
images were carried through the
streets and chants were sung.
Shortly after the procession had
started the chief of police ordered
the arrest OF the priest for violation
of the laws of reform and stopped
the procession. The next night
large crowd Of armed men entered
the little town and burned the resi-.
dence of the chief OF police of the
town and robbed several commercial
houses
The police were powerless against
the mob, but opened fire. This start
ed the fight which caused the killing.
Troops were telegraphed for and on
their arrival quelled the riot and
made several arrests, including the
priest and chief of police. Two riot
ers were shot by the soldiers for re-
sisting arrest
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
ADMITS JAPS ARE TO BLAME.
Raising Standard Of immigration vii
Solve Problem, Says Toxic Editor.

Colorado Springs. Color. Shibu-
kawa, city editor of the oTkio Morn
ing Sun of Toxic, and author OF sew
eral Japanese novels, said here Mon
day night that the Japanese We're not
altogether without blame in the re-
cent labor and school troubles In Cal
tfornia The solution or the problem
he declared. lies in raising the stand
ard Of immigration.
Many Japanese in this country, he
says, are of the lower classes and do
not represent Japanese sentiment He
says that the conservative people Of
Japan have never felt that there
would be any break In their amicabIe
relations with the United States, and
regarded all talk OF war as absurd
He is touring America with a party
OF prominent Japanese, studying con.
ditions in this country
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
PAYNE TARIFF MEASURE
FINALLY PASSED BY HOUSE
After Three Weeks OF Consideration
and Argument Work Revision
OF Tariff is Completed

Washin gton--After three weeks of
consideration the Payne tarin bill was
passed by the house of represents
tives Friday night, April 9. amid great
excitment by. vote of PIT to 161- One
Republican. Austin of Tennessee. vot-
ed against the measure. and four
Messrs Broussard, EstopinaI. Pujo
and Wick1ine. voted for it An at
tempt by Champ Clark. the minority
leader. to recommft the bill with in
structfons signal1y failed
The day was filled with excitement
from the moment the session began at
noon until adjournment The members
were keyed up to the highest pitch
and practically full mem bership re-
NAMED on duty through out The final
vote demonstrated tn e capacity of the
Republican organization to get to-
gether-
The general public was greatly in
terested in the proceedings, and the
galleries packed Both the dip
lomatic and executive reservations
likewise We're. fully occupied. Mrs
Taft Mn being 60 anon non those present
the Republicans cheered Justify, some
dancing Up and down the afs1es and
back.
The bill was introduced March II
means committee on the following
day, and was under general debate for
One of the principal changes In the
bin was the placing of petroleum on
the 1ree list.
Among the other i'm POrtant amend
mentS made since the bill came from
committee were those striking out the
provision for duty tea and the
countervailtng duty provision cot
fee
The socalled Joker in the cotton
cloth schedule, which 1T elaine ed
would increase the duties of the
Dingley bill several hun dred per cent,
were corrected, the prOviso for the
method of counting the threads in the
cloth being made the same IN the
present law.
The drawback section was added to
the bill so that it could not be taken
advantage of for specu1atfng In grain,
and the Philippine free trade orOvis-
ion was amended that rice Will not
be admitted free from the islands
The cOuntervaiIing duty clause or
lumber was stricken out but a strong
effort to place lumber on the free list
did not succeed.
The duties barley barley malt.
pineapp1es in crates and cotton col
lars and cuffs, origin ally in the
bill were increased a prOviSO
included in the tobacco schedule In
creasing the duty on filler tobacco
from any country which prohibits the
Importation of American tobacco
There were several technical
changes in the steel sch edu1e- princi-
pal1y downward Hides hosiery and
gloves left reported by the
committee. hides rem aiming free and
an increased duty being presente ed for
gloves and stockings
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Tornado Tears Town to Pieces.

Concordia, Kan.-Aurora. this coun-
ty, was visited by tornado about 8
o'clock Monday night and scarcely a
building escaped damage. The Cath
ole and Methodist churches were de-
molished. Rev. Father Mollier, with
a boy named Goss. was leaving the
Catholic church. when the tornado
blew them sixty feet. breaking the
boys leg. Nelson Marriott's home
was wrecked Mrs. Marriott was bad.
ly injured and her two-months-old
baby fatally hurt. Ed. Wells. a
brakeman. was blown from freight
car at Beloit and falling under the
wheels was decapitated At Talmo.
Mrs. Earl Kelly was killed and her
husband badly hurt
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
ROCHESTER SWEPT BY FLAMES
For a Time 1t Was Feared Entire
City Would be Destroyed.

Rochester, N. Y-Fire on Tuesday
destroyed several sections of the city
and did damage estimated at half a
million dollars. For a time 1t was
thought that a great portion of the
city would be burned, and aid was
summoned from Buffalo and Syracuse.
When night came 100 families were
homeless and militiamen guarded
what little the people saved of their
household effects.
Some OF the homeless were quar-
tered in precinct houses and large
number passed the night in public
school building. A heavy rain set in
Tuesday night, and while II helped
extinguish the blaze, 1T was hard
ship on the homeless.
Several firemen were injured by
falling walls or overcome by smoke.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
WARsHlPs FOR ARGENTINA.
Bids Being Submitted for CONSTRUCTION
of Fighting Machines.

Lonuon. - Representatives of the
great shipbuilding companies of the
world are gathered in London to sup
port their tenders for the construction
OF two modern battleships and some
smaller vessels which the Argentine
government is about to build. These
tenders, including four from America.
are being considered by commission
OF naval experts sent here by Argen-
tina.
The new battleships will be approx
mately 10000 tons, have a speed of 81
knots. will be protected by IL, To-. S
and 6-inch armor and will be propelled
by turbine engines. while there will
be hydraulic turret movement. The
armament will consist of five turrets,
each containing two 12-inch guns, be-
sides fourteen 6-inch and eighteen 75-
nm quick firing guns.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
MAJOR STANTON SUICIDES.
Former Army Officer and Mining En-
gineer Shoots Himself.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Major William
A. Stanton, former army officer and a
well known mining engineer of Gold
field, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head in a private room
in the California hospital Sunday
morning. Major Stanton came here
six weeks ago for treatment of heart
disease, and. while he had been in a
serious condition his case was not re-
garded as hopeless, and he gave
neither his friends nor his physic-
tans any Intimalon that he contem-
plated suicide.
Major Stanton was about 65 years
Of age He was born in Philadelphia
and had a sister living there. He was
married four times. A son and
daughter by his first wife now reside
in Salt Lake City, where he lived for
years after he left the army, and
prior to his removal to Goldfield about
live years ago.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
SIX LIVES LOST IN
BLAZING BUILDING
Sleepers in the Business Center Of
Massachusetts City Surrounded
by Wall of Flame.
One Young Woman, With Hair Abiaze,
Leaps from Window. and Burns to
Death in sight of Horror
Stricken Spectators.

Lenox, Mass.-Sfx persons lost their
lives, three others were badly burned
and a property loss of between $780,.
GEO and 100000 was caused by fire
in this city's business section early
Sunday morning
Four business blocks and four
houses were burned.
The dead: Edward G. Ventres.
electrician: Mrs. Edward G. Ventres,
Miss Leslie Ventres, aged IL years;
Miss Alice French, Miss Isabel Cook,
and Miss Mary Sparks.
The injured: Mrs. Catherine Root
and her two sons, George and Arthur,
severely burned
The loss of life occurred in the Cliff
ford building and resulted from a Sc
ries of explosions of turpentine, paints
and dynamite stored in the cellar
The death of Miss French was one
of the tragedies of the fire. While
the fire was at its height she was seen
to climb out of a flame-filled room on
to veranda on the second story with
her night clothing and her hair ablaze
Staggering to the railing, she leaped
to the sidewalk beneath, landing in
a heap within five or six feet of the
blazing walls. Some of the Mortified
onlookers attempted to rush in to drag
her out, but the intense heat drove
them back, and not until the flames
had practically died out, several hours
later, was the body recovered.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Curry stiIl on the Job.

Santa Fe, N. M.-Governor Curry
on Tuesday announced that he would
remain as governor of New Mexico
until statehood is secured He re-
ceived letter from President Taft
assuring him of the presidents conf
dence and cooperation. The Taft
letter was not given out. Mr.. Taft
assures early passage of the state
hood bill At the request of Secre-
tary Ballinger. Governor Curry is pre-
pairing a statement of the financial
condition of the territory The gov
ernor has abandoned the idea of go
ing to the Philippines.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
SENATE PASSES CENSUS BILL.
Measure Will Meet Views Of President
Regarding Appointments.

Washington--The bill to provide
for the taking of the. next census was
passed by the senate Saturday IN a
form, which, it is understood, will
meet the views of the president. re-
garding appointments for census work
Under regulations by the civil service
commission. Efforts by some senators
to allow these appointments to be
made upon recommendation of SEN
atOrs and representatives without ex-
animation received but slight support
In a speech, Mr.. Bailey said it was
reported that if the bill, as passed,
did not provide for appointments I'M
der the civil service the president
would veto 1t, and added that if any
such threat were made it would
stir up severe criticism of the presi.
dent
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Lost Reason Reaalned.

Los Angeles. Cal-Through an
adroit operation performed by Los An
surgeons at the county hospital,
Charles Lawson. formerly a San Fran
cisco broker has apparently regained
his normal mental pose after three
years of peculiar alteration, following
an injury received in the San Fran
cisco earthquake and fire. Prior to
that time Lawson was sound-minded
business man. His residence col
lapsed during the earthquake. ana
lawson was buried beneath a pile of
debris.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
United States Place in Oriental Com
merce.

Washington. - OF oriental com.
merce, amounting annually to more
than "a 900 100000, the United States
has per cent of the imports and 10
per cent of the exports, according to
figures available to the bureau of sta
tistics of the department of commerce
and labor. Among the thirty coun-
tries, colonies and protectorates In
Guided as oriental. India is the largest
importer and exporter. In the latest
year for which figures were available.
"a per cent of its imports were taken
from this country and rs per cent OF
Its exports came here. China re-
ceived SO per cent of its imports
from, and sent 101 per cent of it's ex-
ports to this country. Japan took 17S
per cent OF its imports from and sent
1928 per cent OF its exports here.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Seven Miners Killed.

Windber, Pa-Seven miners were
killed. several slightly injured and
many narrowly escaped as result of
premature explosion of dynamite in
mine No. 81 OF the Berwind-White
Coal company, half mile from here
The explosion occurred just as the day
shift was going off duty, and the fact
that the death list is not larger is ac-
counted for by the fact that the men
were near the mouth of the mine. The
dead and injured were part of a party
of twelve miners who had been pre-
pairing the holes preparatory to set
ting off the blasts.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
MOB VIOLENCE IN FRANCE.
Striking Button Makers Cry "Down
With the Republic

Meru, France.--The striking button
makers, whose demands for contin-
uance OF the present wage scale have
been followed by violence and dis
order, have brought about veritable
reign ofiterror here and in the neigh
boring towns Of Crepin and Lormai-
son. Two thousand soldiers are pa
trolling the streets of the town and
surrounding country. The mob has
been ugly, and cries of Down with
the republic are heard constantly
The soldiers have been bearing the
insults with stoicism although
number OF them have been injured by
stones
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Boys Under Fl Not Allowed to Smoke
Pipes in Gaiena, Kan.

Galena, Kan.---Because Abe Raines,
is years old, son of the postmaster
here, smoked pipe he was taken to
jail. He will face trial on the charge OF
violating the newly-enacted law prohib-
ting minors from smoking. He says
his parents gave him permission to
smoke all he wanted to. He made
the mistake of not hiding behind the
woodshed, however, during his smok-
Ing. He walked along the main street
OF the town putting away, and was
taken In charge by the police.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Socialists Offended by Roosevelt
Article.

Newark, N. 1.-THE Socialists are
threatening to sue the Outlook for
libel because of an article by Theo-
dore Roosevelt criticising that party.
W. b. Killingbeck, secretary of the
Socialist state committee, announced
on Tuesday that steps had been taken
to secure advice for the purpose OF
bringing such an action IL possible.
The matter was referred to the ma
tional committee. Mr. Killingbeck
said the objection was not to the po-
litical character of the article, but to
what the Socialists regard as retiec>
lions upon members of the party,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15

Berlin--The German version OF
Du Mauriers AN Englishman's
Home" was produced at the Neues
theater Sunday night. before an audi
ence which included high officials of
the imperial court. This is the play
that created a sensation in England.
dealing as ii does with the invasion
or that country by foreign force,
and originally II was thought that the
play was aimed at Germany. Its re-
ception was so hostile that ii likely
VIII not be repeated. II practically
was laughed and Kissed OF the stage.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Mrs. Hams viii Be Witness Against
Her Husband

New York.-Mrs Claudia Libbey
Hams Will be witness against her
husband, Captain Peter c. Hams,
when he is placed on trial at Flush
Ing. L. l., on April 10, for the murder
OF William f. Annis at the Bay Side
Yacht club. SO will her mother. Mrs.
Charles Libbey of Boston District
Attorney Frederick Dewitt. who will
prosecute the young army officer. an
nounced this on Monday upon his re-
turn from Boston. where he saw Mrs.
Hams and her mother
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Another 4Hlack Hand" outrage.

Chicago.-Another murder attribut.
ed by the police to the Black Hand
society occurred here Monday night.
Joseph Fillipolli, grocer, was shot
by an Italian, who was caught and
identified later as having left letter
demanding $1,000 on a saloonkeeper's
bar in the neighborhood, few weeks
ago. Fillipolli was locking his store
for the night and had his baby In his
arms and his wife by his side when
he was attacked The child was
thrown to the ground and a shot was
ored Into the grocers body.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
seventy-seven Thousand soldiers.

New YOrk--FOr the first time since
the Spanish war the United States
army is recruited up to its full
strength This fact was made public
here Saturday, with the posting of an
order, signed by the adjutant general
of the army, in which all recruiting is
ordered temporarily discontinued ex-
cept i'm NE case of time-expired men
to whom the privilege of re-enlistment
is given The impression that bring
Ing the army up to it's full complement
OF 77.OO0. men was the result of hard
times is not shared by army officers.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15

Tacoma, Wash--The body of En-
slneer Franklin L. Hammond who was
killed in the wreck of the Burlington
train at Bristol Saturday. has been
round oy searching party, buried un-
der the tender of his engine The nine
injured passengers have left the Gle
Eium hospital and continued on their
Journey The cause of the derailment
has not been learned, but it is Thought
TO have been some defect of the eonin-
ment OF either engine or tender as the
track in that section is in perfect or.
der ~
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Secretary Of Interior Under TWO Ad-
ministrations Closes Earthly Career.

Washin gton.-Ethan Allan Hitch
cock, secretary of the interior under
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt,
died here Friday morning at IL
o'clock, aged IA. He had been criti-
cally i'll for several days
Some weeks ago he contracted a
severe cold while i'm the west, and
his condition became so serious that
he hurried to Washington to place
himself in the hands of specialists.
who had attended him during his Of
fetal career here. He suffered from a
complication of kidney n cart and pull
monary diseases.
His passing marked the close of a
career whose pre-erf11n ent feature
administration of the interior
department that stirred the western
land problems never before
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Texas VIII Collect $1,6oo,ooo Fine
From Waters-Pierce Company.

Washington.-T'he mandate of the
supreme court of the United States
in the Waters-Pierce Oil company
case was issued Tuesday. 1t is adj
dressed to the attorney general of
Texas. and upon its arrival will be
authority for the collection of the
81 100000 fine imposed by the state
courts upon the company. About two
thirds of the sum will be divided
among the lawyers who prosecuted
the cases, while the remainder will
go to the state
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Texan Sent to Prison for Mock Mar
rage Fraud.

Waco, Tex--Ernest Wilkerson.
found guilty of having a mock mar
riage performed for highly respect
ed young woman OF this city, has been
sentenced to five years in the pend
Tertiary WilkerSon, it is alleged. OBJ
"a ne bogus license and minister
and the ceremony was performed on
a railroad train. When the yorne
woman learned that she was was not
legally married she attempted to COM
init suicide
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Mob Lynohes Negro in rIor,a.

Arcadia, F1a--John Smith, a negro
VINO attacked Miss Mary Steel Ewing
of this place, was taken from ~
sherin and his deputies by a poh g.,
automobiles on Sunday and hangas
10 a tree Miss Ewing was driving
20 her home when accosted4 by tn. ne
gro, who leaped into the buggy Hoy
screams attracted two white mar
VINO rushed TO her assistance. but RI =
negro escaped Later he was fonnd
at rurpenune camp and then taken
identified him '
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Family Quarrel Results In Grave
| Charges Being NJ ade-

Evansville, Ind--That her husband,
Frank Rice, his sister Mrs Albert
Taylor and DR. l. NJ STROUD of Ter
rell Texas, brought about the death
of Albert Taylor at Terrell on Janu-
airy 8. 1905, is charged by Mrs Ida
with her suit for divorce here Mrs
Rice alleges that insurance com
pany paid IS 600 on the death of Tay-
Tor and that this amount was divided
between the PHYSICIAN her husband
and Mrs Taylor,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15
Texas Youth Stays svxeetheart.

FL Paso, Tex.-Beca use his 14-year
old sweetheart, Blanche Atkinson. had
broken an enlightenment With him. Clay
Ratcliffe. aged II. stepped to the lit.
tie girls side in one or the principal
streets here, pulled revolver 1uo
shot her, inhictinG fatal wound Her
clothes blazing. the little girl ran
screaming into the street and fell at
crowded street crossing. DYING q
few minutes later Ratcliffe then
turned the pistol himself, and fell
dead with, bullet through his heart
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-15

Sorrento. Italy.-F- Marion Craw-
ford, the novelist, died here at 1880
Friday evening He was born in
1S45- Mr.. Crawford knew the end
was near and calmly he encOura ged
his family to bear up and to cease
weeping. Il enter SerSn ely into eter
nifty, he said Every ~ here in the
village of SAINT Agne11O- where the
Villa Crawford stands next the old
Capuchin monastery and amid orange
groves 200 feet above the sea there
was profound mourning over Mr.
CraWfOrdrS death
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-20
TaWney Did Not Say
Heney Did No Work
CLUMSY ATTEMPT TO
SUR FRANCIS j. HENEY

COMEBODY worked Associated Press yesterday
Francisco graft defense done clumsiy that
proCalhoun will able do much damage with
the bogus ammunition thus provided.
PIP the Associated Press delivered San Francisco the
following, labelling 1t bulletin:
WASHINGTON July 1o-Representative Tawney of the
appropriation committee house today
Heney government $4,000 last
he He Mr. Heney
had in a $4,000 government
the Oakland Tribune, which Calhoun
Francisco which Calhoun flashed this
pages their ouds of they
As course they will
the blunder-if, indeed, it blunder-
53l the Associated Press delivered San Francisco
day bulletin" which began:
WASHINGTON, July 1e-That Francis J.. Heney special
of the department of justice and also assistant
in the called graft in San Francisco received from the
government $4,000 which performed
Chairman Tawney the appropria-
tons committee in the house today.
OILS Associated earlier
carefully
WASHINGTON, July 1e-Editors: n congress story
Tawney following after paragraph:
How much did Heney receive during the 1902"
demanded Mr. Murphy democrat of Missouri land what service
did he PERFORM"
received $4,000 and performed service for govern
whatever DURING THAT YEAR" said Mr.. Tawney
Subsequently Mr. Tawney said: "As fact, Mr.
eney performed active for the last three
He appointed November and his
continued for about three and for which he received
all $4,000"
DURING THAT YEAR"-the omission from the two earlier
dispatches
puvey fasehood
ciated Press saghten the It will take graft
organs good deal longer than that
show graft organs know
perfectly Heney government service all he
got government years collect
earned