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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
CELEBRATION HAS
HORRIBLE ENDING
Three People Killed as Result Of
Bomb Explosion at Church CeIe-
bration in Kansas City.
Hundreds Of People Crowded II
Vacant lot Where the Accident
Occurred, Panic Ensuing 10
Which the Weaker Ones
Mere Trampled Upon.

Kansas cItys-Three people were
Instantly killed by the explosion Of a
bomb during postponed celebration
Of st. Johns day by the parishioners
of the Holy Rosary Catholic church
here sunday nieht. Two policemen
were knocked down ana stunned An
other man, sitting In q window sew
eral hundred feet away. was 80 badly
injured that he fl nor expected to
recover. Many others received minor
injuries from the flying fragments OF
The bomb. The explosion occurred in
"a yacnt lot opposite the church
where the pyrotechnicai part or the
celebration was being held Hundreds
'of people were crowded in the Iot.
The dead arei Antonio Grass'fe, who
was In charge OF touching of OF fire
works. A negro and negress, who
were bystanders.
The explosion followed day OF
festiylty The fireworks in the early
part OF the programme had been dis.
played without mishap. and almost
every Italian IN the city was eongre-
eAiNtW III hHu thbBAt tAit W. Ahth'pliF
had constructed 4 bomb by filling a
section Of gas pipe with powder and
plugging up one end He had been
warned 70 place Il on the ground be-
fore firingsit. but neglected to do so
The crowd surged around him as he,
knelt 10 light the fuse. and before
he could regain his feet the explosion
occurred,
A panic followed as the crowd
strove to get away The policemen
who were stunned and knocked down
had been detailed 10 the place to pre-
serve order, Some one telephone the
police station and ambulances soon
arrived TO care for the injured It
was considered remarkable that many
others we're not killed The explosion
blew out windows in The church and
IN nearby houses.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
THREE TRAINMEN KILLED
WHILE AT POST of DUTY
Heavy Travel oceossoned by EIks'
Convention Results in Wreck Of
Passenger and Stock Train.

Grand Junction. "A westbound spe.
ciaI passenger train carrying about
ninety persons TO the Elks' conven.
'tion ln Los Angeles, at 1922 o'clock
Saturday morning, July 10, collided
with an extra stock train, east
bound, one mile east OF Whitehead
and about sixty miles west Of Grand
Junction, II was a terrific headon col
liSion, both trains moving at fast
speed, Engineer Heldeman and Fire
man Heinze OF the passenger train
were killed and Baggagemaii
yaughn's mangled remains we're found
hours later in the debris OF the bag
gage car The freight engine crew. Il
Is reported. jumped for their lives.
Freight Brakeman Burke was also In.
iured badly. but not fatally None Of
the passengers was fatally injured
but many Of them suffered cuts and
bruises, the most serious OF which
we're scalp wounds.
The stock train consisted Of five
dOuble-decked cars loaded with sheep
Two OF these cars were demolished
and many Of the animals killed the
passenger engine was totally wrecked
and its tender was piled partly on top
of the first sleeper, the baggage car
between being reduced to kindling
wood. The first sleeper was stove 10
at the front and the Mushroom and
layatory was demolished
Someone had bnngled in reading
their orders, II is claimed, or else the
special had been forgotten, as -four
trains preceded ii.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
DRY FARMERS WHEAT
HARVEST BRINGS FORTUNE
Residents Of ths State Of Montana
Who Have Proven There is Money
70 be Maas IN Dry Farming.

Bohemian, Montana That Louie Acs
cola Is believer in dry land farm
Tag is not surprising in view Of the as
sersion that HIS wheat crop Iast year
ell grown on dry land. yielded him
ss5000 Nj AccOla began farming
ia the GaiIagin valley az poor man
and. BIZ dint 81 hard economizlng. ac-
eumulated land and livestock Today
b. has 1885, acres aud comfortable
fortuns drawing interest
s. J Wall y another GaIlatln val
ley man who has gradually Increased
his drY land holdings until he nov
has 32g acres. representing the In
veftment u part 81 his profits from
dry farm wheat and oats n add
lion. Il IL said he has close 70 $780,
900 10 cash and other possessions
Ttteas are examples of the results
0f farming without Irrigation IN this
favored section of Montana The Gal.
latin Valley club composed of Busl-
ness men ana wealthy farmers and
grain Towvrs Of this region, and
local milling interests are carrying
out plans 10 have THIS disfricf repre-
scented IL the Fourth Dry Farming
congress AT Billings, Montana octo.
her zg.2s With large delegation, and
viii show many samples Of GaJlalin
valley crops ~ the international Ex-
position Of Dry Farm Products at
billings. Ostober 1928 1909,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
lime 70 CHANGE subject.

The Courier-Journal tells of this
embarrassing statement made by a
well-known Louisville woman who is
known as saying things without
thinking" Her daughter was enter
tanning young man on the front
porch and the mother was standing
at the fence talking to the neighbors
next door. In the yard of the latter
was baby little over a year old,
and it was trying to walk. You
shouldn't let it walk so young" adj
yised the thoughtless matron. wait
until it's little older. l let my
daughter walk when she was about
that age, and it made her bow-legged."
The young man began to talk ener-
getically about the weather.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
BANDITS SHOOT
RESORT MANAGER
Utah Hot Springs Held up by Three
Masked Men Who RnthlessIy
Fire Upon Guests.
Two 81 enc Rabbsss lest ThsIr Masks
During the Gzcltemsnt and Can
Easily Be- Neutrality-suspicious.
Away with esswssH
saoo apd $500.

Ogdea. Titan grhlhiting r~ek
leaspese Sallgon displayed b. high.
wayman n experience. three masked
men hsta up the hotel Al The Utah
Haf alslaKs. fen milea n0rth 81 O8
den. "a iat 70 o'clock Monday nsghl
ana after shooting Richard Barnett.
inc mahagef 81 she resort through
me right arm priced open fhe safe.
nsed kiutiy by me Aofel and the
Unitea States p0st0asce al that point
and ret away with between $500 and
$50 Abouf $50 II This amount Wa
- stamps ana money belonging 10 tbe
government
ST. m#u we're standing 10 fhe lobby
~ me h0,el when ms holdapa walked
Ia. with their fares partly covered
with hanakerchiefs and with auto
iaAsic reviewers drawn Seeing that
the piaee was going 70 b. robbed. the
mea ssAHdlng IN the hesei threw no
ihslr hands A she command % ons 81
the fpbbsfa Although Barnett had
his hands up one ~ the aesperaduea
0fed hiA pistol ii him. a t5,caiibar
bali paaeina through his right arm BE-
tween tie elbow and The shoulder
Win d hammer and several caId ehis
els, ons u the trio aaiekiy pried open
The drawers d The safe, the door III
which had been LETT standing open
About ssN0 balonsing 10 guests AZ
the hotel which had been left ID en-.
xeIopea ID one II the drawers. was
overlooked b. fhe robbers in their
haste While the safe was being riiied
the other two robbers kept Up an III,
eeasanl itrina with their reyolyerp
narrowly missing aaesta and attaches
III me place who rushed 10 the lobby
al thu Sound 81 the first ahots
Ths wallis 81 the hotel once were
literally h0aeyeomDea with bullet
holes about twenty-five shots having
.been fired during the excitement.
Two ~ The h0ldnps lbst their
masks during the excitement and can
easily b. Identified II they are cap
tured
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Mood Astranomer nead.

Washington Professor simon
NeweombY the famous astronomer,
died al bis home hi this city al an
early hour, July TO- at the age 81 "a.
Probably the most noted American MS.
troEomicai mathematician since the
days Of benjamin Franklin. Professor
Newcomb was recognized at the time
Of his death a. one Of the ablest
acientlsta IL HIS capacity Of pro
teasor Of mathematics he contracted
for aud supervised the construction
81 the great telescope which Ii used
to-day In the naval observatory al
Washington He also assisted In
eauipping the great Lick observatory
IN California.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
The HappIest.

In the smolxing.room Of the Finland,
discussing June wedding, Andrew
Carnegie said:
"And thank goodness it wasn't an
international marriage though the
bride did have Is millions
Not appended Mr., Carnegie, that
i object to international marriages
wherein the two parties are good and
honorable and well matched But so
many of these marriages are like one
that Boston cynic described to
me.
Was it happy MARRIAGE? asked
this Bostonian.
1'Oh, quite, said he. The bride
was happy, her mother was over
joyed. Lord Lacland was in &C.
stacies, and his creditors, under
stand, were in a state of absolutely
endless and uncomfortable bliss
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
ORIGIN
OF a Famous Human Food.

The story of the great discoveries
or inventions is always of interest
An active brain worker who found
himself hampered by lack of bodily
strength and Vigor and could not carry
out the plans and enterprises he knew
now 10 conduct, was led to study va
rious foods and their effects upon the
human system. In other words be.
fore he could carry out his plans he
mad to find a food that would carry
him along and renew his physical ana
mental strength.
He knew that a food which Voc a
brain and nerve builder (ratber than
a mere Fat maker) was universally
needed. He knew that meat with the
average man does not accomplish the
desired results, He knew that the
sort gray substance in brain and
nerve eenters is made from AIh,,nen
and Phosphate of Potash ohtainod
RON food Then he started to solve
the problem. = o''e
TeIul and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nuts, the now famous
food. II contains the brain and nerrs
building food elements in condition.
Tor easy digestion. t'H
The result Of eating Grane.Npts
daily is easily seen in marked stnrdi
ness and marked activity Of the brain
ana nervous system, making II
pleasure for one to carry on the da,,S
duaes without fatigue or exhaustion
1rape.Nuts food is in no sense
sumuiant but is simply food wbi.h
renews and replaces the daily waste
OF brain and nerves.
lts favour is charming and heinz
inlly and thoroughly cooked At ths
factory It is served instantly with
cream. Win
me signature Of the brain worker
SPOKEN Of, c. w. Post, is to Be seen ~
eaeh genuine package of Grape-Npts
LOOK IN pkgs. for the lannon's little
DOOR The Road to Weuvina !"
There's reason" e,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Senator CLARK Is Honored.

New York Former United States
Senator William A, Clark of Montana,
also Of New York. is the latest acces.
sion to the rank OF life members OF
the Albany Rurgesses corps, having
been elected to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the death Of the Duke OF veragua
OF Spain A special committee deliv.
cred to him on Saturday his certif.
cate Of membership. Following his
election the senator was appointed
paymaster OF the corps with the rank
OF captain, His immediate predeces.
sor on the roster is Edward II. Har.
riman.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
80 slsrm an -

II Louis serias 81 windsiurms
ei eyetVnis proportions struck 81.
Louis ard vicinity ou Monday. cans
lnm considerable property damage. III,
spfiHg . few RaFsana aud lmpafillnE
the lives q SOD paAaengers q she o.
pusslol steamer Alton ID The Missls
sippl river TIE heaviest stern was
Il Alien no., ana Il WAS there that
thg saF4enger steamer was hufetud
BY me Wind Ffadlns that Bis hcai
c0tid e@t ma&e head@ay toward the
regular wharf, tha captain headed Il
actp89 fhh river IA sn attempt q n,
feet d taRdiaR en- the MlRseayt aide.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
sHAH MAY LosE cRowN.
Entrance Of Revolutionists Into TIE
heran a Foregone Conclusion.

Sc. Petersburg. The Russian expe.
fition from Baku which landed at
Enzel, a Persian seaport on the Gas.
plan, Saturday Is made up of 1000
Russians and 800 Cossack cavalry,
with eight field guns and eight ma.
chine guns,
Despite the correct attitude main
tanned by the Russians the natives
are demonstrating their unfrlendli-
ness.
The unopposed advance of Siphidar,
The leader Of the reyolutionists, and
Sardarasad, she chief OF the Bailh-
tiari tribesmen, towards Teheran, is
taken here to mean that General
Liakhoff, the governor of Teheran,
considers his force inadequate to en-.
gage In a general battle and that he
has decided to employ his Cossack
brigade merely as guard over the
life Of the shah.
Persons well informed here regard
the entrance Of the revolutionists into
Teheran as a foregone conclusion,
while the deposition of the shah,
which several times has been mooted,
will now cause no surprise
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Butte Miners Making Fight Against
Rule Of Charles a. Mover.

Denver.-An attempt to deposp
Charles II, Meyer from the presidency
OF the Western Federation of Miners
Is the stated purpose OF strong dele.
cation OF Butte, Mont. miners. repre-
senting nearly the entire state o,
Montana, which arrived here SUNDAY
70 attend the annual convention o.
the federation The fight against
Mover will take the form Of reso,
luton to abolish the Office of presi,
dent, and substitute a board of al,
rectors as the managing head OF the
federation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Weyerhauser Says the supply Of Tim
Der Will Never be Exhausted.

Seattle, Wash. Frederick Weyer-
hauser president OF the Weyerhauser
Timber company, largest holder OF
timber lands In the United States.
take issue with clifford Pinchot. head
OF the United States forestry depart.
ment, on the statement that there Is
danger of exhansting the timber sup
ply In the next twenty years, Mr..
Weyerhauser says that he believes
that the timber supply OF the United
States will never give out, sTalk
commonly INDUCED In regarding tine
depletion OF timber in the east. mid.
die west and south, Is an exaggera,
tlon. says Mr. Weyerhauser There
Is still an abundance Of timber
throughout the south, and also In
Minnesota and Wisconsin, Michigan
and contiguous territory"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

Geeist0wn Mont tipoa report
that ThOnss Gear. well knawa resi-
dent 81 the stamford country. had
bgeH killed under circumstances lnai
ratIss murder tha county attorney
SHERIFF asd epFoner made an layesti.
Gattpa The man suspected az having
caused Gears death Thomas Wilson.
has disappeared u seems that Gear.
wha ans druak was abusing hiS son.
vheH Wilson in,9tegea and slapped
Gears iaee silh hls open hand and
wsnl a III half an hp0r Gear sud.
aenlt collapsed ana aiesi
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

Honolulu "A tablet carved In the
rock, has Just been unveiled at the
Pail by the Daughters OF Hawaii n
memery Of King Kamehameha the
First, who first brought all the isl
Ands under one dominion. The table,
bears suitable Inscription calling ~.
tention 20 his victory in the battle 4,
Nuana Ice years ago. in which ba
defeated the last opposing army ~
this island and made himself master
OF he group. The battle In 1pesfirn
ended a the Pali precipice. Kameha NJ
ehas enemies being driven over tbs
precipice and annihilated, O
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.
Girls Head Encrusted--Feared Loss
Of All Her Hair--5aby Had MIX
Crust --- Missionary's Wife Made
i've perfeo. curss by cutIeura.

"For several years my husband
was a missionary in the Southwest.
Every one In that high and dry al
mosphere has more or less trouble
with dandruff and my daughters scalp
became so encrusted with it that |
was alarmed for fear she would lose
all her hair. After trying various rem
edies, In desperation / bought a cake
Of Cuticura Soap and box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment They left the scalp
beautifully clean and free from
dandruff, and / am happy to say that
the Cuticura Remedies were COM
plete success. / have also used sue
cessfully the Cuticura Remedies for
socalled 'milk-crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura is blessing. Mrs. ]. A.
Darling, 31O Fifth St., Carthage, Ohio.
Jan. 20, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props Boston.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Pageant ina, shows Progress Of the
World.

Geneva, Switzerland An historic
pageant representing the growth Of
science and literature in tine fifteenth
and slxteenth centuries on July II.
brought 70 close Geneva's ten.day
celebration OF thp four hundredth an
niyernary Of the birth OF John Calvin.
Ex President Roosevelt Is the honor.
airy president OF the International
committee on arrangements Amenca's
oIiclal delegate, Prof. Willsston
Walker Of Yale, contributed two elo-
quent dlaconrHes az the anniversary
exercises The chief features OF the
festivities were laying the corner
stone 81 the Reformation monument
and tho observance OF the three hun
bred and fftleth anniversary of The
founding Of Geneva university
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

New York There win be issued
from che press this week a booklet
BY Mrs, Mary copley Thaw az Pitts
hurg dealing with the case Of her
son, Harry x Thaw. whose trial on
habeas corpus proceedings Il now on
a. White Plains. Mrs, Thaw erltI.
cises District Attorney jerome IN
the book bitterly, rs woll ~ otbors. .
number 81 whom she refers TO al per
ineers ana hlaekmailers. Her son
Harry she describes as an average
yOHne man With chiyairous nature,
aa shown by bis efforts 10 break up
disreputable places"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

idssla. PERU No fear - felt here
that war wtlt snsae between peFu and
F,oSiy;s GA account of hostile anmon.
stretians a IA Pax siaea lhs deehioa
ssFe0 - Hr0sitsat Aleogts. 81 ne A.
gentlaa RepRhtle. an the Boundary
limits g The tRu countries fieru has
tsea satl6srS sish me award and the
attitude % Bolivia. Whlch has protest.
"a arNinsg ne decision q the arbi.
srasoF Is nRiagoFabiy commented Up,
ca President Leg0ia addressed a
lsrRe gathering Monday requesting
tae people % have confidence IN the
government
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Meets MIth 1orrIbIs Dad,

Ogden, John Morley, the 21.year.
old son OF Mr. and Mrs. willard @.
Morley a former resident of Ogden,
met death in a horrible manner in
the Monticello, Nevada, railroad yards
Sunday night Morley was riding on
the pilot Of switch engine. when an.
other engine crashed into him. His
body was pinned between the two en-
gines and mangled in frightful man,
ner, Morley worked in the local rail
road shops until about month aga
as a boilermaker, when he went Ia
work In the Monticello shops.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

and made me feel like a new person,
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, e02 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, N. j.
J. Gardner, Me. - /" was a great suf-
ferer from female disease. The doc
Tor said | would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound com-
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. s. A. WILLIAMS, r. f. ID. No. IA,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is difficult one,
doctors having done You nc good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound trial 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
nnammation, liberation, disbursements,
horold tuElors, irregularities, periodic
pans, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
veus prostration. 1t costs but trife
70 try 1t, and the result is worth mil
mons to many suffering women.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Had to Hear Evidence.

Some ladies were visiting al
Blanche's home one day During the
conversation, while the visitors wers
there, one of the ladies was describ
ing how the blowfiies laid eggs and
they Matched out as maggots. -Four
year-old Blanche did not seem to b
interested in the conversation nor pay
any attention to what they had beer
talking about. After the visitors hai
gone, Blanche said: ~
Mamma, | don't believe flies lay
eggs.
''Why?" asked the surprised mother
Because / never heard one cackle'
explained the doubling Blanche
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Widening scope ~ Chinese Inmlsra.
lion,

Vancouver y, c. Acting upon tho
request II The Chinese u Vancouver.
HE Dominica government BY an orr
der of the council approved May.
1909. has removed many 81 the 70.
strictions imposed On Chimes immi.
grafton according 10 adylces received
Saturday from Ottawa The scope Of
the exempt class; that II. those Cal.
neae who are not called upon 20 pay
the head tax OF $500, has been greatly
wldened The new order II Is claimed.
10 wldens tbs scope 81 the Chinese
immigration act Of 1906. with amend
ments of 1908, N regard 10 che brlyi.
legged class OF Chinese, that II practi.
caily leaves only the Chinese laborers
10 pay the tax, with the pauper. tho
insane and the infectious sim pro-
hsbitsd
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Must be a Shock to residents.

Pueblo, Colo. because the city ia.
theirs cannot agree upon the list OF
favored ones who are to receive liquor
licenses for the coming year, Pueblo
on Saturday was dry" for the first
time in its history, Every saloon was
ordered closed at midnight. Under
the new city ordinance not more than
100 saloon licenses can be issued.
The eouncilmen have been unable to
agree on the favored ones In their re.
spective wards. and since July / all
saloons have been running without
licenses
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
sex in cromweiIs.

OF course with the sexes on foot
ing Of equality as regarded oppor-
tunity, 1t would not be long until fe-
male Cromwell made her appearance,
and, having made her appearance, was
getting her portrait painted.
The painter, once more fawn-
ing, courtly fellow, would have the
picture tiattery; but she rebuked
him in words that became historic!
Paint in the hips!" she command
ed, sternly, showing that she could
than Oliver himself. Puck.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Murder suspect Arrested 4 Idaho.

Idaho Falls. Idaho saturday fore
noon. chief Of Police Fisher arrested
4 suspect corresponding 20 the de.
serlptlon q George Melville bradley.
wanted TOE the murder oi patrolman
Cuttings " Portland II Essca,aber
Two wears ag0 The man readily sub.
nltse1 g arress and talked ioklnEly
uuHl locked mp Thea, when angry.
he said; by God. yoa got the right
man, aud I'm glad Killed him. and
u ] get cut of here will kin another
policeman He claimed afterward
that he VAS drunk when he made the
statement. but he was not.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16
Three Miners Killed by Explosion Of
Gasoline Engine.

Goldfeld, Nev.--Three miners lost
their lives on Sunday while working
on prospect north Of GoldHeld as a
result OF the explosion OF a gasoline
engine. Two OF the men were work
Ing in a tunnel on the forty-liye foot
level when their engine suddenly ex-
ploded. killing Edward Hopf and Roy
Barr almost instantly. A. J. Elton,
who was at the top OF the shaft when
the accident occurred. Immediately
ran down the ladder 10 help his com.
panions, but was overcome by the
gasoline fumes and died before as.
slstance arrived
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-07-16

Helena The state board of rail-.
road commissioners on July 10 issued
an order making material reductions
I'm freight rates on coal shipments
from the eastern and central Mon,
tana producing eenters to all points
on the Northern Pacific lines. These
reductions vary from 10 cents ton
at Helena and Butte. whore they were
lower because " Wyoming competi
tion, % 70 and, rs cents to Glendiye
aud other points. both in eastern and
western Montana. This IL regarded
as the most important action In the
history OF the body.