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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
SHAH Of PERSIA
LOSES THRONE
Has Taken Refuge in Russian Sum
mer Legation at Zerzende, Under
Protection of COssacks.
The Grown Prince, Sultan Ahmed Mi
raza, is Proclaimed Shah by the
National Assembly, Azad VI
MuIk Being Named as
Regent.

Observation-Disclosures ALI Shah OF
Persia, was dethroned on Friday. July
16, and the crown prince. Sultan All
med Miraza. was proclaimed shah by
the national assembly, composed OF
the chief mujtehids and the leaders
of the Nationalist forces, in the pres
ence of an immense crowd in Parlia-
ment square.
Mohamed Ali has taken refuge in
the Russian summer legation at Ter
zende, where he is under the protec-
ton of attachments Of Cossacks and
Sepoys, dispatched to Zerzende by the
British and Russian diplomatic repre-
sentatives. The new shah is yet in
his minority and Azad VI Mulk, head
Of the Kajar family, has been appoint
ed regent. Sipahdar, one o, the most
active leaders of the movement, has
taken Office as minister of war and
governor Of Teheran General Liaka-
hoff, through whose negotiations with
the Nationalist the surrender was eff
fected, was escorted Friday afternoon
by mounted Bakhtiria to the parlia-
ment building that he might remain
temporarily in command of the Cos
sack brigade, provided he obeyed the
orders OF the war minister. This ar
rangement WIS communicated to the
British and Russian legations.
The shops and private quarters oc-
cupied by the shahs soldiers nave
been plundered and the residence of
the manager of the Indo- Persian Tel
egraph company has been looted, but
40 other homes OF foreigners were in
yaded. The townspeople are taking
calmly the sudden change in rulers,
and the Nationalists are resting after
four days OF incessant lighting in the
streets Of a strange town.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
sIoop capsIzes During Squat.

New York-Ten persons were
drowned Sunday afternoon. two OF
them little girls. when the excursion
sloop Roxana, carrying twenty-five
passengers, was capsized by a. sud
den squat in lower New York bay.
Captain Samuelson of the Roxana
and twelve survivors were picked up
under great difficulties in a rough
and choppy sea by the tug Lamont.
The Roxana was chartered at Ulmer
Beach, Brooklyn. by party OF
swedes from Brooklyn for sail
across the bay to Midland Beach,
Staten island. and back.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
PRETTY IRISH LACE-MAHER
GIVEN A SCOTCH VERDICT
Ella cinsIes Freed Of Charge Of steal.
ing Lace, But Her Lurid Story Of
Abuses Not Believed.

chicago.-Ella Gingles. the pretty
Irish lacemaker, was freed by a jury
in Judge Brentano's court Monday
night, a verdict declaring her limo
cent of stealing lace from Agnes Bar
rette, proprietress Of the Irish lace
Store IN the Wellington hotel. being
returned
1t was a sort OF Scotch verdict"
which the jury handed in, as appended
TO the bottom of the finding was a
statement that they further found
that the charges made against Agnes
Barrette were unfounded and untrue.
The verdict read. I'VE. the jury,
find the defendant not guilty and we
further find that the charges made
against Miss Agnes Barrette were un-
founded and are untrue"
The basis of the defense made by
the Gingles girl, who was on trial for
stealing lace from Miss Barrette, was
that Miss Barrette and others had at
tackled and mistreated her twice last
winter and that the object was an at
tempt to sell her to an unnamed man
in French Lick, Ind.
Now, be a good girl, Ella. Go back
to your home in Ireland and be good
girl" was the advice given the de
PENDANT by Juror Thomas Mackey as
she. shook hands with him after the
verdict had been read.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
CHINESE PROTECT LEON LING.
Masons, Acting With Consent Of Chi
nese Government, Said to Be
Hiding Murderer.

Denver.-That Elsie Sigel took
poison with suicidal intent in Leon
Ling's room in New York City IL the
statement made in the official court
bulletin Of Picking, China, a copy of
which has reached Denver
This 5 tatement isimade in a report
to the Chinese government by the Chi
nese consul in New York City. who
was ordered 10 investigate the report
edFhmrder 81 Elsie Sigei } 49, Leon
Ling.
The bulletin was translated by Lee
WiHsaa leader of the Chinese colony
in Denver. According to Lee, when
this report was made to Picking orders
were issued by the head of the Chi
nese' Masons, who acted with the con-
sent Of the government that the fugi-
tive Ling should be protected by all
Chinese all over the world. Chinese
consuls in America We're secretly
communicated with, and until ac-
acknowledgement is made by the New
York police authorities that Leon
Ling was not responsible for the death
of Miss Sigel he win be protected.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
STRIKERS FIGHT
WITH SOLDIERS
One Workman Fatally Injured and
Two Bystanders Hurt in En-
counter at Butler, Pa.
~
Soldiers Pelted With Bottles and
Pieces Of Coal, Whereupon They
Ride Into Crowd, Firing Their
Weapons Into the Ground.

Butler, Pain a riot following the
unexpected arrival here Of a detach-
ment of state constabuIary late Sun
day afternoon. striking employee Of
he Standard Steel Car company of
-Lyndora was probably fatally injured
and two bystanders We're seriously
wounded. Fifteen supposed strike
leaders were arrested The strikers
gathered around the plant. angered at
The arrival Of the troops. This caused
The clash.
The approach Of the constabulary
became known through strike pickets.
An alarm was sounded throughout the
little suburb of Lyndora where the
plant of the Standard Steel Car COM
pany is located and within a few mo-
ments thousands Of strikers and their
sympathzers lined the streets.
Slowly the troopers cleared the
streets, and all railways were appar-
emily clear as the car company's
plant
Marching order was again formed,
but the troopers had not ridden twenty
Yards before they were pelted with
bottles, Stag, pieces of board and
Jumps Of coal thrown from the tops
Of the houses along the narrow street.
The troopers were ordered to draw
and load their guns AS the column
Of forty men advanced the crowds
again surged into the streets. Put
ting their horses to a trot. the con
stabulaTy rode into the crowd firing
their weapons into the ground. 1t was
during this clash that three persons
were shot The strikers used revolt
vers freely, it is said.
Following the clash the strikers
gathered on a hill and held an inn
promptu meeting. They were adj
dressed by Father Becavaca Of the
Catholic church. who advised against
violence and bloodshed.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
III SANE RY PRoMlsEs.
President Taft Declares Party is Com.
mitted to Downward Revision.
Of Tariff.

Washington.-All doubt as 10 where
President Taft stands with regard to
the downward revision of the tariff
was swept away on Friday, when a
statement was given out at the White
House setting forth in detail what the
president had to say to twenty-three
Republican members OF congress who
sailed to protest against putting raw
materials on the free list
The president, in his statement, de-
clared that the Republican party is
committed to downward revision; that
he has never had any other idea Of
the Chicago platform, and that he per
sonally has promised a downward re-
vision to the people.
This statement is interpreted in
some quarters here as a direct notif-
cation to the conferees on the tariff
bill that if the measure they finally
agree upon does not constitute a ma
terial reduction in specific duties the
president win exercise his power of
veto.
Dctat csinoeyETAOIN MN !;mj
Dictated in the third person, the
statement concludes with this final
word of the presidents attitude as
outlined to his callers
"He felt strongly the call Of the
country for a downward revision with
In the limits of the protective prin-
c'rle and he hoDed to be able to re-
spond to that call as he heard it, as
well in the interests of the party as OF
the country"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Amateur Aviator Injured.

New York.-A frightened amateur,
sitting like a wooden man went up
early Sunday in Glenn Curtiss' aero
plane, which lowered a moment in
mid-air and then crashed to the earth.
The beautiful craft in which Curtiss
made his remarkable flight on Satur-
day was badly wrGsked. When Alex
ander Williams. the would-be aviator,
was lifted from the twisted frame he
was delirious. his left arm was broken
and his body bruised His injuries,
however. are not serious.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Corpse Fell One Hundred Feet.

Bakerfield, Cal.-Hurled over the
grade into deep canyon on the
grade to Democrat Springs, at 1
o'clock Tuesday morning an automo-
bile carrying Coroner McGinn. Under.
taker A. H. Dixon and the body Of
Thomas Leatherdale, who died sud
denly on Sunday at the springs, fell
100 feet, crashing into a pile of boul-
ders, while the wicker basket CON
tanning the corpse rolled down the
canyon until the rocks stopped it. The
men leaped from the auto before it
jumped the ledge. The basket and
body we're unchanged but the car
was battered to wreck.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
REVEALS SECRETS
OF BLACK HAND
Chicago Police Obtain Details Of
Manner in which Dread Society : s
Hounds Its Victims.
italian Charged With Murder Makes
Confession Which is Hideous in
Some Of its Details, and I'M
plicates Five other Men In
Atrocious Murder.

Chicago by the confession of a
murderer. the police have obtained
for the first time actual details upon
the manner in which the BLACK
Hand hounds its victims and Kills
them Tony Baffa. prisoner in the
county jail made the confession. ana
he implicated five other men in the
killing of Guissepe Fellipeln, who
was shot upon the night of April ~
last
One of the men he named is in Jail,
having been arrested with Baua at
the time of the crime. Three others
were arrested on Monday and an
other is being sought by detectives.
The confession is hideous in some
OF its revelations. 1t confirms the be.
lief of police officials all over the
world that the Black Hand is not a
large and concrete organization, but
that the depredations Of Italian ex
tortionists are committed by small
and isolated bands Of the lowest so
.cial type who prey upon their indus
trious countrymen.
Baffa, who is only 10 years Old
says Fellipelli was carrying baby
when he was set upon after his ig
noring Of a demand for $4,000 and
that the gang went after him with a
club, hammer, a revolver and sew.
eral stilettos The victim was cut
down before the eyes Of his mother
and his five children.
Nor was Feliipelh, who was
grocer. the only victim of the organi-
cation. Baffa told of many other per
sons who fell before the stilettos Of
himself and his companions, who
operated under the name of the So.
ciety of Justice and resented being
called "Black Hand"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
WIN EIectrlfy southern Pacific.

New York.-It is said that orders
amounting to $1S.0OOOOO for the cleo
IRRIGATION of the Sacramento division
of the Southern Pacific railway, pro
ject that has been under consideration
for some time, will be placed as soon
as a cable of authorization is received
from p. H Hartman. who is abroad
for his health. Steep grades. heavy
snowfall and many snowsheds and
tunnels have always hampered steam
locomotives in the haul from Reno,
New. to Sacramento, Cal.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
WhIskers cauaht On Ere.

olien, Utah.--A living torch was
one OF the unique scenes in Ogden on
Sunday B. S. Olson, of North Da-
kpta. on his way to see the Seattle ex-
position, spent the day in the city. He
Is the owner OF an unusually mxuriant
crop of whiskers. After eating lunch
Mr.. Olson started for walk. In lieu
of a toothpick he placed a match be-
tween his teeth He was admiring
the beauties of Ogden, when the sun
started the match In his mouth and
the fire was communicated to his
whiskers He succeeded In extin-
gushing the blaze before he was Sc.
riously injured.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22

Denver, Colo-The Meyer forces
on Monday again defeated the lin.
surgents" by refusing TO consider res
olutions providing certain changes in
the constitution The resolutions
sought to provide that delegates to
the annual convention be elected in
June, and permitting that charges be
fled up to one day before the conven-
ton. At present delegates are elect.
ed at the pleasure Of the locals. 1t
Is probable that change will be
made later providing that delegates
are elected in March with nomina-
tions in February.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
A billion Dollar Merner.

New York.-The merging of the
Bell Telephone companies Of the
country into a gigantic corporation
representing a capitalization of $780,.
100000 is believed to be foreshadowed
by the action taken by the American
Telegraph & Telephone company in
providing for the absorption of the
New York & New Jersey Telephone
company. Although no official state
ment could be obtained Friday, it is
believed that the New York & New
Jersey Telephone company will ac-
cept the offer of the American Tele-
phone e Telegraph company to ex-
change its stock share for share.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22

Washington.-President TAFT has
decided to appoint Charles r. Crane
Of the manufacturing firm Of Crane &
Co., of Chicago. as minister to Chi
cago. Mr.. Crane IS young, wealthy, a
man of the world, a scholar and an
extensive traveller. He is one of the
foremost American authorities on
the politics and business Of the far
east. In addition his knowledge Of
Russia. whose policies have embraced
northern China and are still to be
reckoned with. despite the late war
with Iana1. Is profound
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22

Rome, Italy. and especially Rome
IS experiencing unprecedented weather
for this season Of the year. In July
It is customary to have a drouth. with
the temperature about 100 degrees in
the shade but it has been raining
daily this month and the temperature
registered 60 degrees. On Tuesday
a violent hailstorm broke over the
city. The streets were flooded and a
number Of trees were struck by light
ming The rivers have been turned
into torrents overlooking their banks
and agriculture is suffering.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Bill Posters to Help Fight Against
the Great White Plague.

Atlanta, Ga.-The National Associa-
tion of Bill Posters voted Wednesday
afternoon in convention to donate to
the Ant-Tuberculosis fight 81, zoe 900
worth of publicity This means that
all over the United States and Canada
they will give not only space upon bill
boards, but the labor of posting as
well. to hints and cautions to those
who have, or may be exposed to the
white plague. On the heels Of this
offer the Poster Printers association
donated 100000
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
submarine sinks, Ten Men Drowned

Cromer Eng.-The British suDma-
rine designated as C IL was sunk
Thursday night by the cargo steamer
Eddystone at a point four and half
miles northwest Of the Haysboroueh
lightship- Thirteen members Of the
vessels crew went to the bottom with
her and only three We're saved. The
officers, Broke and Walls. are among
the survivors The third man prob
ably was a sailor The cruiser Bona
venture, with a fiotilla of eight sub
marines, was proceeding in a south
erly direction when the Eddystone
run in among the vessels and collid-
ed with c IL.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
HENEY HAS SNAP.

Draws $4,000 Year From Govern
ment and Spends Time in Frisco.
Washington Francis j.
Heney, special counsel of the depart
ment of justice and also assistant
prosecutor in the so-called graft cases
in San Francisco, received from the
government last year $4,000 for
which he performed no service, was
the frank admission of Chairman
Tawney of the appropriations commit
tee in the house.
How much did Heney receive dur
ing the year 1902" demanded Mr..
Murphy Dem, MOI, and what serv-
ice did he PERFORM"
He received s23, 900 and performed
no service for the government what
ever during that year" answered Mr..
Tawney.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22

New York.--Rumors OF a gigantic
consolidation of automobile manufac-
turing companies which have been
current here for several weeks were
set at rest Thursday bv the decIara-
tion of officials Of the General Motor
companies that none of its constit-
uent companies had lost or would lose
their Identity THROUGH the operations
Of the holding company. The General
Motor comnanies was formed some
seven months AGO as n holding COM
many for the Buick Oldsmoblle CadiL
lac Rainier. Oakland Reliance and
Two or three other comranies
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Young Vocalist Stricken Dumb While
Singing.

New Bedford, Mass. - Whether
Charles Paquette. a young singer.
who broke down while singing at a
theater in Boston. was made dumb
through stage fright. or some disease.
Is a question upon which medical ex-
perts cannot agree. PaQuette, who is
% years of age, has not been able 10
utter word since he started to sing
his second song on his first appear
ance as a professional in the Boston
amusement house last Monday after
noon.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Mary Baker c. Eddy Celebrates Her
EIahty-eiahth Anniversary.

Boston.-Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy.
founder and leader of the Christian
Science denomination, passed her
eighty-eighth birthday at her resi-.
dence at Chestnut Hill on Friday. July
10th. According to custom, the an
niversary was without any particular
observance. Members Of Mrs. Eddys
household said "the mother" as she
was known by her followers, was in
splendid health and was attending to
her affairs with her usual vigor
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Those Responsible for Adana Massa.
ere Too Numerous to Punish.

Constantinople.- The report Of the
court-martial on the Adana massacre,
made public on Sunday, Is a strong
denunciation Of the incapacity and
apathy Of the police and other local
authorities It says:
Fifteen persons already have been
banged; 500 deserve death; $1,000 de
serve hard labor for life; $4,000 de-
serve minor sentences. II 1t is decid-
ed to proceed with the punishment
we will Gordon the town and deal ex-
peditiously with the matter"
In view. however, of the general
reconciliation between the opposing
elements, the report recommends
that general amnesty be made the
occasion of a national fete.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Railroad Chief Mistaken for Crank
by Chicago Police.

Chicago. William Wayne Belvin.
president Of the Los Angeles &
Eastern railroad. in which he owns
50 100000 worth of stock went to
call on his friend. James A. Patten,
on Monday, and became so excited
when a negro Waterman barred him
from the wheat kings" Office that he
started a fight and was locked in a
cell at the Harrison street police sta
ton. The police thought he was a
lunatic and that he had intended to
harm Mr.. Patten
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Escaped Lunatlc Throws Whole
Town in Panic.

El Paso, Texas 4~Felipe Maldou. an
escaped lunatic. possessing a determi-
natIon to blow up the town. and
armed with a stick of dynamite, has
caused a reign of terror throughout
the mining camp of Rosario, near
CucliacoD. Mexico The police and
rurales are securing the country for
the escaped man. Women aud chill
dren are terrorized, while the town
authorities are On CONSERVATION over
the situation
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Misohlevous Boys Cause TRAGEDY.

Bingham, Utah.-Loosened from
their fastenings at the Highland Boy
mine by mischievous youngsters, two
ore buckets, weighing 300 pounds
each, raced like mad down the steep
grade of the aerial ore line late Mon
day afternoon and collded. over the
main street Of the town, with a bucket
full of ore travelling in the opposite
direction. The loaded bucket was
hurled into the entrance Of the Bing-
ham steam laundry, where Mrs. Vic
tor Eckman was standing. She was
buried underneath the falling ore. sus-
tanning injuries which will probably
prove fatal.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Pastor Of Fashionable Denver
Church Gives Up the Fight.

Denver.-Charging that the mem
bers of his church are being led away
by theaters and other amusements.
the Reverend Frost Craft, for 1--WE
years pastor Of the fashionable Car
itol Hill Methodist Episcopal church.
has notified the official board that he
Intends to ask for transfer. This
announcement was made on Satur~
day following a meeting Of the Of
fetal board Sunday night and has
caused considerable stir in fashion.
able church circles in Denver
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
VICTIMS OF TETANUs.
One Hundred and Fourteen Deaths
Reported Since July 4.

Chicago.--Twelye more deaths due
to tetanus as a result of the Fourth Of
July celebration were reported
throughout the country on Wednes-
day This brings the total deaths due
to the observance of independence
day, from all causes. up to ia One
of the victims was Professor w. r..
Pitkin, head instructor of the com
mercial department at Albion Mich
igan) college. His death was caused
fby the premature explosion of re-
volver on July 5.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Californian Who Tortured Baby
Should be Given Taste Of Lash.

Fresno. Cal-E. A. Liebscher Of
sonoma. Cal. was arrested Thursday
evening at MADEIRA on a charge Of
cruelty to his 13-month-old baby. To
stop the infant from sucking its lips.
1t is alleged that Liebscher pierced
the childh tongue with a needle and
sewed a button on either side When
arrested the man was carrying the
baby in barley sack. but the but
tons had been removed from the
tongue.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
increase in Resources Of Rational
Banks

Washington.-An increase of s102,-
S48.S20 In total resources between
April % and June 90 last, an increase
of s757 $685. since July rs year
ago. and total resources and liabili.
ties Of $9.471 .132 ,66s, represents the
position Of the national banks OF the
United States. as announced Satur-
day. The statement gives the reports
of the treasury department under the
call of the comptroller or the cur
rency for a statement of the con
ditions Of the banks on June %
last Their loans and discounts. ac-
cOrding to the comptroller's returns.
Increased by $72,772,647 since the
date of the last call in April and $42O,.
207, 9S5 since July is, 1908.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-07-22
Patrick cahoon Placed on Trial for
the Second Time.

Sa1o4F 'raHcisco.-The second trial
OF Patrick Cahoon opened Monday
morning before Judge Lawlor in Car.
penter's hall Calhoun win be tried
this time on an indictment charging
him with having offered a bride tc
Supervisor J. j. Furey. At the open
Ing Of the trial both District Attor-
ney Langdon, who is conducting the
prosecution, and A. M. Moore, repre-
sentng Calhoun, signifled their readi-
ness to begin the trial. Judge Law.
Tor then ordered the examination OF
jurors to begin.