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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
BURN THE BALLOTS
ENGLISH sUFFRAGETTES FAIL IN
SPECTACULAR ENDEAVoR TO
lNVALIDATE ELECTION.
Woman Throws Acid on Ballot Box
But Only Succeeds in Burning
Election Officers and Causing
Her Own Arrest.

London.-Mrs. Chaplin, suffra-
gette, furnished an early morning
thrill at the Bermondsey by-election
on Thursday, when she smashed
bottle containing corrosive acid on a
ballot box
Her intention evidently was to de-
stroy the ballots in the box as pro-
test against the exclusion of women
from the right of franchise. What
she accomplished was the painful
burning of some of the election Off
GERS and the assurance of her own ar
rest.
Slipping into one OF the booths
where perhaps 1000 ballots had been
deposited, Mrs. Chaplin drew from un-
der her cloak bottle in which ink
had been mixed with corrosive acid
and before she could be stopped
hurled the bottle upon the box. II
broke into many pieces and the acid
splashed upon the election officers
A number of these were SO severely
| injured as to require medical atten
| ton.
ADOul IHS 5dInc llA1S q oiihAloA Ou1
rage was attempted at another booth
by girl who wore the suffragette col
ors. In the later instance little dam
age was done beyond the burning o
the finger tips of the election official:
who removed the bits of broken glass
Later, in an interview. Miss Christ
abel Pankhurst, while deploring tn,
wounding of the officials, assertet
with much emphasis:
1T is the government that is re
sponsible. 1t is the government tina
drives women to these acts
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
KILLED SLAYER OF HIS DOG
Pioneer of Montana Brutality Beaten
to Death by Hunter Whom
He Had Angered.

Great Falls, Mont.-A special to the
Tribune from Stanford reports the
death of Tom King at the hands OF
James ]. Gass, at the ranch of the for
mer, thirteen miles northwest of Stan
ford. Gass and his brother Robert
were out hunting and stopped at
Kings place for dinner. While at din
ner one of Gass's dogs stole some
meat belonging to King. and this so
enraged the latter that he shot the
dog Thereupon he was attacked by
James Gass, and died within few
minutes as result of the beating.
The Gass brothers claim that James
only used his fists, but it is believed
by the officers that rifle was used.
Both of the Gass brothers were ar
rested and taken to the county Jail at
Lewistown. The coroner's jury found
that the killing was felonious. King
was 70 years old and had been in
Montana since 1873. He was widely
known and highly respected.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
BALLNGER MAKES STATEMENT
Enters Most Emphatic Denial of the
Requirement of Water Power Sites
BY Private Parties.

Washington-Secre Ballinger
of the interior department, who has
returned to Washington after an ex-
tensive tour of inspection Of the pub
lie domain and interests in the far
west, under the Jurisdiction OF his de-
partment, gave out on Wednesday a
statement which is regarded as a
declaration of his policy as to these
matters.
The secretary reiterates, without
fear of contradiction" the statement
hitherto made in his behalf, that
since his incumbency no water-poWer
sites on the public domain heretofore
withdrawn have been secured by pri-
vate parties, and that he has ener-
getically made every effort by tempo
rary Withdrawals, to segregate exist
ing power sites on the public domain
in order to enable congress to legis
late for more prudent disposition.
Secretary Ballinger states that dur
ing his trip most of the principa
government reclamation projects have
peen visited, some of them by the sen
ate committee on irrigation. The wa
ter users and settlers upon the reela
nation projects have been conferred
with as well as questions which ma!
involve the improvement of the serv
i've and the advancement of the in
terests of the settlers"
Respecting reclamation work, thu
studies made by the secretary hav'
inspired him, the statement says, witt
ambition to complete existing pre-
jects as rapidly as business prudenc
and moneys available will permit, AM
he is earnestly in favor of securin
authority from congress for the issu
ance of bonds against the reclamation
funds to give the service the mean
whereby all existing projects can b
speedily completed and necessary e1
tensions undertaken"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Labor Leaders VIII Take Appeal.

washington. = Samuel Gompers,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison OF
the American Federation of Labor,
who were sentenced by Justice Wright
to Jail terms of twelve. nine and six
months respectively for contempt IN
the now famous injunction proceed
ings of the Buck Stove & Range com
pany of St. Louis, will take an appeal
to the United States Supreme court
In the event the district court OF ap
peals sustains the action of the court
which imposed the sentence upon
them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
NO ESCAPE IN LIFE
DRUNKEN, WORTHLESS HUSBAND
SHOOTS WIFE WHEN SHE TRIES
TO SECURE FREEDOM.
slayer Sends Four Bullets Into Wom-
ans Body and One Through His
Own Heart, Falling Within
Few Feet Of His Victim.

American Falls, Idaho.-While
crazed with drink, A. M. Abbott shot
his wife four times, Sunday night,
and then fired bullet through his
own heart.
The tragedy was enacted on the
front porch of the Cottage hotel,
which was conducted by Mrs. Abbott.
1t had it's origin in domestic unhap-
piness, caused by excessive drinking
on the part of the husband. Mrs Alb
bolt recently sued for a divorce, and
the case was to have. come up within
q few days. Since the papers were
filed Mrs. Abbott has been in con
slant fear of being killed, and had
appealed to the local and county of,
ficers for protection.
Mrs. Abbott came down from her
room on the second story and opened
the door to go uptown when the trag
edy was enacted She had feared
trouble and armed herself with q
small revolver, but was unable t
, use it,
After the shooting she closed the
door and walked several steps to
chair and seated herself Abbott thet
turned the gun upon himself, fallint
within few feet Of his wife, who sa
inside.
Abbott had been a resident of thi
section for many years and until re
Gently was foreman Of A. H. Tarbett'
ranches near town. He was consid
cred dangerous when drinking, but
well-disposed man at other times.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
MAKES TERRIBLE CONFESSION.
"BIuebeard" Tells Wife He Had Killed
Seven Women.

New York.-Frederick Gebhardt,
who married Anna Luther under the
name of Otto Mueller and confessed
that he killed her when he tired of
her, expressed himself on Thursday
as positive he could not be sent to
the electric chair
"They can't prove more than man
slaughter" he mumb1ed. and then vio-
lenty denounced his Astoria wife, who
has now turned against him.
Il said the other day." Mrs. Geb-
.hardt told the police. that a woman
did not know had told me Fred had
killed seven other women. That was
not true. Fred told me that himself
as a warning when | became curious
about his cad behavior"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
FOREIGN Missions Prosperous.

Pittsburg, Observation-Disclosures re.
cent business depression, more money
was raised during the last year by
the Women's Foreign Missionary so
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
church than during any other time In
the history of the organization. This
was made known in reports at Fri.
days session Of the fortieth annual
convention of the society's general ex
ecutive committee.
Closer relationship between the
Young Women's societies of the diff
ferent denominations was suggested
in the report on behalf. ofsthe home
branch of the society.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Count eonl Scored BY court.

Paris-Tne court which has had
under advisement the case OF Count
Boni De Castellane against his for
mer wife, the Princess De Sagan,
growing out of the difference as to
now their two eldest sons should be
educated, returned it's decision on
Thursday. The court rebuked both
the count and the princess for their
disagreement in the matter and or
dered the judgment of May q last
put into immediate effect. This
earlier judgment provided that in the
event of a disagreement in the mat
ter between the parents the boys DC
sent as resident pupils to the Lycee
of Jansea, where, the court said they
would be certain to find proper med
icaI attention.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Weaving the Net Around Mathews.

Omaha, Neb-Evidence intended to
connect William Mathews, alias W. G.
Marvin, one of the men on trial here
charged with the robbery of the
Union Pacific mail train here last
May, and to show that he was with
the other defendants in April of this
year, was introduced on Friday Gus
Bren. tailor of Kansas City. iden,
tilted Mathews and Grigware, another
of the defendants, as having visited
his place of business on April 3, at
which time he measured Mathews fol-
suit
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Constant Grief Kills.

Des Moines, Ia-Constant grieving
over the death of his wife, which oc-
Cured six weeks ago, caused the
death Sunday of Edward Entwhistle,
fireman on the Rocket" the first
locomotive ever built b. George
Stephenson, which ran between Man
chester and Liverpool. Mr.. Emf
whistle was "a years old. He was
born in England and at the age of 16
years was chosen by Stephenson to be
his fireman on the famous engine. He
was the oldest Odd Fellow in the state
in noint of membership.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
eulIs Killed by wlndstorm.

Port Townsend, Wash.-Wind velo-
city SO great that seagulls were un-
able to withstand 1t and were driven
upon the waves and drowned by
scores was reported by Captain
Charles Sautz of the American
schooner Taurus, in statement to
the photographic Office here, covering
experiences of October q, while fight,
ing gales, bound to Puget sound from
Mexico. He estimates the velocity of
the wind at $50 miles an hour, and
says that the gale displayed every fea'
ture of q cyclone.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
5ne Man Missed, the Other Fcrgo;
to Fire His Weapon.

Paris.-Henri Bernstein, the dra-
matist, and Francis Cheyassau. a
dramatic critic, fought duel with
pistols at Prince park on Wednesday
Neither was injured. NJ. Chevassau
fired and missed, while Bernstein
did not discharge his weapon. When
he was asked why he had not fired
the dramatist replied: Il forgot to-
The duel grew out of the publica
ton of an article written by Bern
stein. in which he attacked the
critic.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Accused OF Robbery.

Seattle, Wash.--Chas. d. Howell
former postmaster at Havre, Mont,
and at one tine prominent pollti-
clan there, disappeared on October
% and his friends after long search
found him on Thursday in the city
iail accused of having robbed the
Great Northern express office in this
city on the night of October 10. He
had been arrested ON the day his
friends missed him. The robbery was
spectacular affair. one man only be
ing implicated, he getting away witt
between $4,000 and $4,000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Score Another for Cook.

Missoula, Mont.-Among the devel
onments in the -Barrill-Mt. Nc
Kinley controversy is the announce.
ment of the securing of an affidavit
from George w. Solleder, a prominent
farmer of Ravilli county, living near
the homes of Barrill and Pr.ntz, in
which the afTlant declares that Bar
rill told him that he and DR.. Cook did
reach the top of Mt Mckinley at the
time the explorer claims they did.
This affidavit was secured by Attor-
ney Stiff, one of the local counsel for
DR.. Cook.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
SMALL SIZED WAR IN GREECE
Revolt Lee oy One Determined Man
Was Of Short Duration, But
Warm While It Lasted.

Athens.-After almost two thou
sand years-when Themistocles gain
ed memorable victory over the Per
sians-Salamis again on Friday was
the scene of a naval battle.
The fight lasted twenty minutes,
and was between field batteries and
big warships on one side and mutt
nous band of naval officers, which
quilted the capital Wednesday, with
torpedo-boats, on the other.
A sharp exchange of shells followed
the first shots Some projectiles
struck the arsenal building, but only
one shell hit torpedo boat, the
Sphendora, which Immediately was
enveloped in a cloud of smoke.
The torpedo-boats gradually retired
until they obtained shelter OF the
headland, when firing ceased. The
rebel vessels returned the fire of the
warships and field batteries, but APP
parently little damage was done on
either side. The rebels were led by
Lieutenant Tibaldos and are reported
to have numbered 800 men.
Lieutenant Tibaldos appeared to
have been actuated by his disapproval
of the tactics OF the military league
and the junior naval officers in con
senting to negotiate compromise oil
the ultimatum recently issued by the
military league for an ordinance sus
pending all promotion for five years
and abolition of the posts of rear ad
miral vice admirals and fifteen places
of lesser rank.
Tibaldos took a prominent part II
the military movement last August
He was the first officer to go to the
camp at Goudi, outside the city, ate
the premier's refusal to receive
deputation of officers, and he subse
quently was appointed commander Q
the rebel camp.
Athens.-Four Briticl warship
have arrived at Phalerum, near Phi
+ aeus. The rebellion, for the time be
g ing at least, is at an end, and the las
n of the naval vessels in the hands
a the mutinous naval officers was re
a covered when the torpedo boat dc
stroyer Velos returned to the arsena
= Saturday night Lieutenant Tibaldo'
} however, who was the leader in Tn
Il recent movement. is still at large.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Western pacific Nearing Goal.

Reno, Nev.-Late Saturday evening
the last rail connecting the two
stretches of track of the Western Pa.
cific company in Nevada was laid at a
point about fifty miles north Of Reno
and about 100 miles west of Winnie
mucca. This completes the Western
Pacific road clear across the state of
Nevada, and with the exception OF
shout six miles of track between Col
eonda. and Winnemucca, which still
remains to be ballasted. the road is
ready for business.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Aeronautlc Pilots.

Boston.-The first association of In.
ternational Aeronautic Pilots was or.
ganized here Monday 1t marked the
18th anniversary of the first ascen-
sion of man in balloon from Bos-
ton. Membership will comprise per
sons who have qualified and held
balloon pilots licenses, and is to be
devoted to the encouragement of
members of aero clubs to become
nevigators of air craft France leads
with ia aeronautical pilots. The
United States and Great Britain have
thirty-five each Charles J. Glidden
of Boston was elected president.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN KANSAS.
Man Murders Two Sisters and
Brother-in-Law.

Kansas City.-James Mcmahon has
confessed that e murdered n, SISTERS,
Miss Rose MeMahon and Mrs. Alonzo
Van Royen and the latter's husband,
Alonzo Van Royen, on farm near
Kansas City, Kan, on October 10. A
long standing family 4uarlel causeu
the tragedy. Mcmahon Killed Van
Royen in the timber and later weni
10 the Van Royen home and shot his
sisters.
Fearing mob violence by throng
gathered about the county jail after
ae cuAfessioh the aui uer us usns q
the murderer and his brother Patrick
cNanlu and rafnck i n. ann
hand. who are held as witnesses In
the case. to the Kansas state penften
tiary at Lansing in automobiles.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
crazed While MAKING Journey.

Reno. Nev.-While travelling from
the east on train No 8 Monday night,
Bert Hazelwood, a well-dressed and
apparently well educated man, sudden.
ly became insane and created riot
among the passengers, who endeavor-
ed to keep out of the maniae's path.
At the time the train was at halt
at Mill City, at small station east, OF
Reno. Hardwood ran to one end OF
the car and jumped through one OF
the windows. Tho train crew pursued
him and captured him after desper
ate struggle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Cranes Friends Planning vindication

Chieago-Charle r. Crane, who
recently was recalled as minister
delegate to China, will leave in a few
days for Europe, according to tele-
gram received here from New York,
assigning the trip abroad as his reason
for declining a public banquet pro-
posed in his honor Fifty prominent
Chicago people signed the invitation
to the banquet, which was intended
as a yindication of the former minis
ter-delegate's attitude just prior to his
recall
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Rejoicing Turns to Sorrow.

Kansas City.--Amidst smiling jack
o'.lanterns and while making merri-
ment for the audience during Hal
lowe'en entertainment at Loretto
academy, Catholic school for girls
here. Miss Virginia Owen and Miss
Mamie Herman, student actors, were
SO severely burned, their clothing ignit-
ing from a candle. that they died from
their injuries. Miss Mary Maley was
severely burned while endeavoring to
save her schoolmates. A panic was
only averted by the GOODNESS of the
mother superior and several sisters.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Suspended Without Pay.

Washington.-Frank VALLEY Per
kins, acting superintendent of the
United States coast and geodetic sur
vey, has been suspended without pay
and John ]. Gilbert inspector of by,
biography and topography reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 year. as the
result of charges of administrative ir
regularities. The action was taken
by Acting Secretary of Commerce and
Labor McHarg. Their cases will be
passed upon later by Secretary Nagel
now in the west
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Bank Employees in Trouble.

Portland, Ore.-The grand jury,
which has been investigating the af-
fairs of the Oregon Trust & Savings
bank, which closed its doors two years
ago, returned indictments on Saturday
against Walter H. Moore, president;
w. Cooper Morris, cashier, and E. E
Lytle, Leo Friede and Henry A
Moore, directors. Each is indicted or
six counts for having accepted de
posits after he knew the bank was
insolvent. w. H. Moore and w
Cooper Morris are indicted on add
tional counts, charging embezzlement
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
VICTIM OF FOOTBALL.
West Point Player Dead and Game
Will be Abandoned for Season.

West Point, N. Y.-Cadet Eugene
A. Byrne, who was injured in Satur-
days football game between the
Army team and Harvard, died early
Sunday. His father. former Chief OF
Police Byrne of Buffalo, was with
him when he died.
Brave as was the young soldiers
fight against death, it was hopeless
from the start. Buried beneath a mass
of struggling players in the Harvard
Army game, his neck was twisted
and broken by the weight of the
crushing pile above him.
A statement has been made by Col
onel Hugh L. Scott, superintendent Of
the United States military academy
that no more football will be played
by the West Point eleven this year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
TOWN SLIPPING INTO CANYON.
Has Already Moved Down Hill
Eleven Feet Within Few Years.


Eleven Feet Within Few Years.
Reno, Nev.-That the old mining
camp of Virginia City is sinking into
the deep canyon on the side of which
it is located and that 1t has already
slipped down hill eleven feet within
the last few years was the startling
announcement made by Professor
George ]. Young, head of the mining
and geological department of the Uni
versity of Nevada on Wednesday.
Professor Young states that the
steady sinking is due to the old
underground timbering in the Com
stock mines, placed there fifty years
ago, which is gradually crumbling
and is responsible for the phenome'
ma. He also predicts catastrophe
at any moment unless steps are
| taken to prevent 1t.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Pathetic Case of Loss of Memory.

Tempe. Ariz.-Beverly M. Nevison,
formerly a teacher in the High school
here. whose mysterious disappearance
on January Il last created much in
terest throughout the country, is be-
lieyed to be in San Francisco. A let
ter received from him by A. M.
Harmer stated that his mind had prac-
tieally been blank for many months.
After leaving Tempe he had Travelled
A a sailing vessel to China. Japan and
Alaska. The cold of the latter place
seemed to restore his heaith and
memory.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Held Up Stage.

Vancouver, B. C.-Two masked high
waymen held up the Cariboo stage at
150-Mile house in Cariboo, and stole
several sacks of registered mail The
robbers were armed with rifles and
met with no resistance from the driver
or the passengers. 1t is believed that
thew obtained four or five thousand
dollars
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Smallpox Statistics.

ngton.-Smallpox cases num-
berlng 24.650 In the United States
during the fiscal year ending July 1,
last. were reported by the public
health service on Monday. This is a
decrease of 1900 from the preceding
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Six Killed In France.

Prades, France.-Six persons We're
killed and twelve injured in the
wreck of an electric train which was
undergoing a speed test on the new
railroad from Villefranche to Bourg-
Madame. The train ran away and
plunged into a deep ravine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
Denver.-A check for $500 is the re

ward which Edward Owen, drug
clerk, received Friday from a wealthy
Nevada man, for whom two years ago
he filled prescription for nothing.
The grateful man is P. I. Mack of
Goldfeld, New, who, in letter. af-
firms that Owen, by his kindness,
saved man, sick and without a
penny, wandering on the streets of
Denver. Owen does not remember
the incident to which the Nevada man
refers, he says, and the check came
to him as the biggest kind of sur
prise.