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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
WRECK IRON WORKS
NoN-UNIoN PLANT IN LOS AN
GELEs PARTIALLY DESTROY
ED BY DYNAMITERS.
Owners of Plant AIIege Crime Was
Outcome of General Labor Trou-
bIes in That City, But the Po-
lice Have No Clue.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The Llewellyn
Iron Works was partially wrecked by
an explosion, presumably of dyna-
mite, early Christmas morning. The
force Of the explosion tore out the
front of the building, smashed win
dows for more than a block distant
and wakened people in residence dis
tricts more than two miles away. The
night Waterman was slightly injured
The police have no clue to the perpe-
traitors.
Who placed the supposed charge of
dynamite is unknown, but it is be-
lieved by the owners of the plant to
be the outcome of the general labor
troubles in Los Angeles, in which the
Llewellyn company has been promi-
nently involved.
A hole in the ground eighteen In
ches deep and about six feet in dia-
meter bears witness to the place OF
origin and probable cause Of the dam
age.
The front of the main building, a
three-story frame, for a distance OF
probably seventy-five feet was shot to
pieces and its contents of furniture
and office paraphernalia are piled to
gether in apparent ruin. The big ma
chinery of the plant is apparently un
! damaged
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
DR.. COOK RETURNS
EXPLORER STILL FIRM IN HIS
BELIEF THAT HE REACHED
THE NORTH POLE.
Says He Has Come Back to America
for the Purpose of Rehabilitating
Himself BY Setting Matters
Right With countrymen.

New York.-Dr. Frederick A. Cook
came back to his native land on
Thursday on the steamship George
Washington as calmly as if there had
never been a north pole controversy.
He said little. A typewriter inter
view, handed to reporters, embraced
all that he had to say, with the ex-
ception of the necessary formalities OF
conversation thrust on him by inter
viewers.
OF far more dramatic interest was
a heated controversy among the
steamship passengers concerning the
impression he had made on them. The
doctor asserted that he believed he
was at the pole.
His statement in part follows:
81 have no statement to make othel
than that which | carefully prepared
Any interview might give would nee
essarily be fragmentary and doubtless
misleading also, so l shall not now
give out any interviews and any pur
porting to come from me will not bt
authorized. / spent weeks carefully
preparing my story, and have frank
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30

land the readers) when It becomes
necessary for bishop to perform this
exhilarating featl
UP the right reverend genealogical
tree goes the novelist. to discover
amid its topmost branches some an.
cestor OF the bishops who ate cana.
rles by the quart. Far afield he rms
searching for the subtle threads of
influence that lmpelled the bisbon IN
the dreadful, dreadful deed. Down
into the bishops soul he crawls. hnnt.
Ing for blind, subliminal motives that
spell doom for the canary. He Is not
content with endowing the catastro.
phe with mere possibility or mare
probability even. He must maka ~
inevitable. Long, long before The
horror reveals itself in its final grim
and hugger-mugger frightfulness vo,,
must see it coming. And when at last
1t arrives you say: Sorry nv dasr
canary, you should have suspected tbo
bishop from the start.
Clerks imagine that fiction writer.
should apply new test to the cbi,.
dren OF their fancy. Instead of ash.
ing, Us this true to life?" they SHOULD
ask. Have l raised up readers nra.
pared TO admit that it in true TO nfa p.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
TROOPS ON BORDER
HAITI AND SAN DOMINGO WILL
SETTLE BOUNDARY DISPUTE
OF LONG STANDING.
Haytian Soldiers Are Guarding the
Border Line, While Dominican
Troops Have Been Dispatched
for That Point, But Blood
shed May be Avoided.

San Domingo.-The Dominican gov
eminent is moving troops to the from.
tier This action is explained Official
iy as due to the fact that Hayti has
placed her soldiers on the border line
between San Domingo and Hayti.
Diplomatic relations, however, con-
tinue between the republics. This
government is confident that a refer
ence of the boundary dispute to
friendly arbitration Is necessary.
The Dominican troops were dis
patched by the American steamer
Cherokee to a southern port. The
Haytien minister has advised his gov
eminent to withdraw It's troops from
the border, and the general belief is
that the affair will be satisfactorily
adjusted.
The boundary dispute between San
to Domingo and Hayti is of long
standing, the latter occupying a con
siderable territory claimed by the
former, Concessions granted to Amer
leans by Hayti some time ago in the
contested zone led to a demand of the
Dominican government that the Dor
der question be submitted to arbi
tration
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
SHERIFF CAPTURES CRIMINALS
Four Bandits Run Up Against a Real
Man of Nerve in Idaho and Are
Forced to Surrender.

Standpoint, Idaho.-The store and
postoffice at Colburn we're robbed
Friday by four men, who lined up the
six occupants of the store and emp
tied their pockets of valuables.
The alarm was sent to this city,
and Sheriff Merritt and Deputy Will
cox. after night spent trailing the
men over the mountains and through
the woods, captured the four bandits,
heavily armed, after shooting one OF
them, Jess Mcclellan, through the
body.
The robbers were located in a
shack near the lake shore on the out
skirts of Kootenai Sheriff Merritt
stood guard while Deputy Wilcox
went to summon more help. Shortly
after Wilcox had left, however, one
of the bandits, Jess Mcclellan, crawl
ed out of the shack and started to ruT
| from the sheriff. He had no sooner
started than Sheriff Merritt com
manded him to halt, but instead o.
making any effort to stop he reached
for huge revolver which he carried
Sheriff Merritt fired, the bullet pierc
ing the fugitive's lungs.
Immediately after the shooting tht
other occupants Of the shack callet
to Sheriff Merritt that they wanted
to give themselves up. He command
ed them to come out one by one
with their hands up, which they did
He handcuffed the four and wa
ready to start for the city, whel
Deputy Wilcox arrived with Chief o
Police Trauc and two officers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
MILLIONS FOR IRRIGATION.
President Approves Engineers Report
Authorizing Expenditures of $780,
100000.

Washington.-President Taft has ap-
proved the report of the special board
Of army engineers recommending the
apportionment of the new $4,000. 900
fund. provided by congress, among the
following reclamation projects in the
west
Salt River, Arizona, $495 900; Yuma.
Arizona and California, $1,2O0000;
Grand Valley, Colorado, $1,000, 900;
Payette-Boise Idaho, S2000,000; Milk
River, Montana, $1,000,O0O; North
Platte. Wyoming and Nebraska, ST.
100000; Truckee-Carson. Nevada, ST.
10000; Rio Grande, New Mexico,
Texas and Mexico, ,5o0O 900; Umatil-
Ia, Oregon, 1926, 800; klamath, Ore
gon and California, 100000; Straw
berry Valley, Utah, $2,272, 900; Sunny.
side and Tieton, at Yakima, Washing
ton. $1.25O.O00 and $685., 900, respect
lively
The 100000. 900 is to be spent within
the next five years, and the interest
on the loan is to be charged against
the projects
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
ENGINEERS SECURE INCREASE
Wage Dispute Settled and Thirty-thres
Thousand Men are Assured Of In
creased Earnings Next Year.

Chicago.-The wage dispute be-
tween the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and sixty-one railroads
west, north and south of Chicago. was
settled on Saturday. There will be
no strike. Instead, the engineers get
an average increase of 10 1-3 per cent
of their 1910 wage scale, giving them
a Christmas present of an average OF
approximately 1892 for each of the &c.
900 men involved for each subse
quent year.
In letter to United States Commits
sioner Charles p Neil. who, as medi
ator under the Erdman act, brought
the settlement out of what seemed
sure disagreement, Grand Chief En-
gineer Warren S. Stone of the broth
erhood gave as the reason for accept
| ing the terms offered, the suffering
and loss which would attend genera
western strike.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
HELP NEEDED IN CHINA.
Three Million People are on the Verge
of Starvation.

New York-Private advices re-
ceived here say the famine in China
has SO far affected three million per-
sons and that 100000 is urgently
needed for their relief.
region of thirty-three miles wide
by nearly sixty miles long has been
eswept by the worst flood within the
memory of man. The people lost ev-
erything they had. The imperial gov
ernment has voted 10000 taels for the
twelve devasted counties, but IT Is
mere drop in the bucket.
Taking China as a whole, this par
ticular district flooded is small one;
but there also are famine conditions
in other parts of China, and the imper
lal government is in such straits fin
ancially that it is very much to be
feared that adequate assistance can
not be given.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
A Christmas Tragedy.

Seattle, Neutrality-suspicious. for
Christmas at the home of Daniel
O'Conner. mail carrier, ended in a
fire which cost the lives of his chill.
dren. Bert, aged six months and Don
aid, three years old, serious injury OF
four other persons and destroyed the
O'Conner residence early Supday. The
injured are Mr.. and Mrs. O'Conner
owen Peterson, Mrs. O'Conner's Broth
er-in-law, and Patrolman Scot White
all of whom were badly burned while
trying to rescue the children.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
pIed Trylna 70 Save WIG.

Indianapolis. Ind.-In attempting to
rescue his wife from their burning
home. H. Kellemeyer was burned to
death on Christmas day, while the
wife, after being trapped in a second
story room by the flames, escaped by
jumping from the window. Kellemey-
er already had made two trips into
the burning building and rescued his
Ave children, who were asleep, and
he was on his third trip after his wife
when he met his death, the tottering
walls falling upon him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Terrible Railway Accident in EngIane

Kirkby-Stephen, England. = Eight
passengers were killed, some of them
instantly and the others burned to
death. and twenty-five more injured
in the wreck of the Scotch express
near Hawas Junction Saturday. The
express carried 500 persons bound for
their homes in Scotland to spend
Christmas 1t was running at its ordi-
nary speed, when near the junction
1t collided with a pilot engine and
was derailed. Fire broke out in the
wreckage and the whole train was
destroyed, except the engine and bag
gage car
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Miner startarroubIe.

Wellston. Ohio.-At the home of
sick neighbor, Frank Buckley, min
er, stabbed his wife fatally, ordered
Mrs. Louis Boggs, neighbor to leave
her sickbed and go out in the snow,
and drove her husband away. buckley
then placed his wife on sofa and
with a knife and revolver threatened
to kill anyone who tried to arrest him
or to minister to his wife. The police
were called and Patrolman Shirres
shot Buckley through the heart.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Money Rules Lords of War.

Ch4cago.-All Europe is in hook to
Its "uncIes." Therefore, there will be
no war for many years to come, be-
cause the pawnbrokers will not per-
NIT anything which will impair the
loans they have made. Briefly. these
are the conclusions of David Starr
Jordan, president of Leland Stanford
university as he delivered them Mon
day night in a lecture on "The Old
Peace With Velvet Sandaled Feet" at
Abraham Lincoln Center.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Insurgents Take Town.

Maria, Texas.-A report, regarded
as authentic, was received here on
Saturday to the effect that Mexican
insurrectos looted the store and ranch
near San Carlos belonging to En-
rique G. Creel, known as Los An
geles hacienda, taking ESQ saddle
horses and $50 feed cattle. They al
so took the town of San Carlos, 1t
is reported. The jefe politico fled,
Colonel Baroles of the Mexican army
is said to have been killed at Mulato
while operating a rapid fire gun in
the recent engagement
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Record Breaking Christmas Mail.

New Worthwhile late Christmas
shoppers we're surging through the
crowded, sloppy streets of the retail
districts in a pouring rain Saturday,
Uncle Sans mail men were busy de-
livering what is said to be the biggest
Christmas mail ever handled by the
local postoffice. The general post
office with its fifty branch stations
was the real holiday storm ceI
being calculated that upwards of 49,.
| 900, 900 pieces of mail were handled
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
vIoIlnIst Loses EInaers.

Rome. Ga.-As result of his first
experience with fire works, Alexander
Skibinski. a well known Russian yio-
linist and professor in Shorter college
here, never will be able to play vio-
lin again. Skibinski, who has been in
this country only since last Septem-
Der, went to a store Saturday night
and called for Roman candles. In
stead, he was given a giant fire crack
er. A cracker exploded in his hands
tearing away three fingers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
ROBBED BY LONE BANDIT.
Passengers and Train Crew Relieved
of VaIuables BY Merry Man.

Kansas City, Mo.-A lone bandit
celebrated Christmas by going through
Missouri Pacific train No. liz, due
here at 1875 o'clock, and holding up
more than one hundred passengers,
rom whom he took only money and
watches.
The man boarded the N, which
was from st. Joseph, bound for St.
Louis, at Levenworth Junction in the
outskirts of Leavenworth, and left il
City, Kan, after securing a large
amount of money and valuables and
shooting one man who attempted to
resist him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Mourning In CHICAGO.

Observation-Disclosures was a day of
mourning for official Chicago The dis
aster at the stock yards Thursday,
when fire in the Morris & Co. beef
house swept away the lives of Fire
Chief Koran and twenty-four other
men, covered the whole city with a
pail of sadness.
In the city churches Christmas ser.
vices were joined with prayers of sor-
row for the dead and sympathy for
their grief-stricken families. From the
STATS of many residences, flags hung
at halfmast.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
VICTORY FOR PREMIER.
paddock Bill" Passed BY the Spanish
Chamber Of Deputies.


Madrid.-After stormy all night
session the chamber of deputies on
Friday passed the governments pad
lock bill" by vote of 1OS to twenty.
This is notable victory for Pre-
mier Canalejas, obtained after a Bit
ter fight involving not only the OPP
position of Spain, but the vatican,
whose seal of disapproval was set
upon the legislation even before it
had been submitted to the cortes.
AS originally drawn, the bill pro
hibited the creation of further relig-
ious establishments in the country un
til the revision of the concordat had
been completed or definite laws on
the subject passed. In the senate the
government accepted the amendment
of Baron Sacre Lirio limiting the pc
riod of Introduction against new con
gregations to two years.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
officers Convicted as Spies.

Leipsic, Germany.-Captain Bern
hard Frederick Trench of the British
Royal Marine infantry, and Lieuten-
ant Vivian Fl. Brandon of the Royal
navy, were on Thursday found guilty
of espionage on the German fortifica-
tions at Borkum and sentenced each
to four years imprisonment in a fort
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Draws Life Sentence.

Chiacgo.-Leigh Rhodus, known as
the candy kid robber" to the police,
who, when arrested in East ST. Louis
for burglary a month ago, confessed
to two murders in Chicago, because
he said he preferred murder trial in
Chicago to a burglary trial in East
st. Louis, has been sentenced to life
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30

Newark, Ohio.-Twenty years in the
penitentiary was the sentence passed
on Montella Watha. who was convict
ed of manslaughter on December IL
on a charge of having taken part in
the lynching of Carl Etherlngton, a
"drY" detective. last July.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Auto Struck by Train.

Philadelphia, Pa.-While delivering
Christmas presents IN a big automo-
bile truck for a Philadelphia depart
ment store, two men and a boy who
were in the vehicle were killed,
when a Baltimore & Ohio passenger
train struck the truck in Moore, ten
miles from this city.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
COOK RoAsTs RASMUSSEN.
North Pole Controversy Revived BY
Return Home of Explorer.

New York.-By implication accus-
ing Knud Rasmussen, the Danish ex.
plorer, of STOPPING to the depths of a
literary muck-raker to get public at
tention," DR.. Frederick A. Cook, the
Brooklyn explorer, gave out a reply
Sunday night to Rasmussen's recent
attack on Cook, which was published
on November 3, last.
Incidental to his defense of his own
narrative Of Arctic exploration, DR.
Cook says that by Rasmussen's meth
DDS of investigation, Robert E. Peary
could, with equal case, be discredited,
but declares that he will take Mr..
Peary's word in preference to either
that Of Rasmussen or the Eskimos in
the matter of accomplishments"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Fight With insane Man.

Cincinnati.-Serious injury to two
nurses and two patients and minor
hurts to several other inmates of the
city hospital resulted Friday from q
life and death fight with an insane
man weighing 215 pounds and armed
with a knife
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30

Bogota, Columbia.-Dr. Carlos Men,
doza, the special emissary Of Panama
to Columbia, arrived here Saturday.
His visit has caused much popular
feeling. but there has been no rioting
II is understood that Mendoza's mis-
sion is to negotiate treaty of peace
between Columbia and Panama. The
public here is opposed to such q
treaty.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
New Chilean Executive.

Washington.-Haying been notified
by the United States legation in San
tiago, Chile, of the Inauguration of
President Barros Luco, President
Taft on Saturday sent a congratula'
ton message to the new ruler.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
MoonshIner Killed by Preacher.

Jasper. Ga.-Carter Lingerfelt, an
alleged moonshiner and well known
character of this section, was shot and
killed at Mount Pisgah Baptist
church in Gilmer county by Rev w. ].
Kimmon. 1t seems the fight was fore
ed upon the preacher.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Raising the Maine.

Havana.-Night and day the sounds
of the steam hammers, the windlass
and the drills can be heard at the
wreck of the Maine, where more than
100 men are doing the preliminary
work necessary to raise the battered
hulk
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
MILLIONS IN DISTRESS.
Americans Sending Money to Famine
Sufferers In China.

Washington.-For the relief of the
famine stricken people of China, Act
ing Secretary of State Huntington
Wilson on Friday cabled $4,000 to Mr..
Calhoun at Pekin as the initial con-
tribution of the American National
Red Cross society. The disburse.
ment will be left entirely to the
minister, and the question Of further
contributions will depend upon devel
opments.
The people affected by the famine
are in the Huahi river valley. Tbs
number of sufferers continues tc glow
and, according to adyices received BY
the state department, between two
and three million are in distress.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Shot Utah Woman.

Los Angeles-As as result of a
quarrel during which robbery was
charged, w. II. Harris, a building con
tractor, shot Mrs. Dagmar Carroll
The woman, who came here recently
from Ephraim, Utah, is not expected
m live
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Prince Goes Tiger Shooting.

Jaipur, India.-The German crown
prince had his first experience at pig
sticking and tiger-shooting Saturday.
He speared a fine boar and shot full
grown tiger near the place where the
late King Edward, the Russian en-
peror and King George also shot their
first tiger.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Parents Cause chlId,s Death.

Grand Forks, N D.-That the five
year-old son of Michael OFT of Rich
ardson, N D., froze to death as the
result of his parents neglect is the
verdict of the coroner's jury that in.
Yestigated the case.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
OFFICERS unarmed.

London-Another striking example
Of the dangers to which unarmed po-
ticemen are exposed in pursuing bur-
glars was given Monday, when Po-
aceman Haytread was fred at four
times while chasing a burglar.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
-Four Mail Clerks Killed.

Roanoke, w. Va.-Four mail clerks
were killed and several persons were
injured in the wreck OF passenger
train No 16 Of the Norfolk & Western
at tunnel No 6, near Williamson, Sat
urdaY afternoon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
A substantial Christmas Present.

Bath, Be.-The 500 employees of the
Bath iron works received Christmas
present Saturday in the shape of
certincation of a voluntary increase
in wages ranging from to 10 cents
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
CHARGED WITH FORGERY.
Clerk of Montana Board Of Stock
Commissioners in Trouble.

Helena. Mont.-Samuel w. Lang
horne, Jr., chief clerk in the state
board of stock commissioners, was
arrested Monday afternoon on the
charge of forgery. the specific allega-
lion being that Langhorne, to whom
was given a check for s75. made pay
able to Frank Sutton against the
STRAY" account, forged Sutton's name
10 the check and cashed it. Lang
horne was held in $4,000 bail, which
ae was unable to furnish. Experts
are now checking Langhorne's ac-
counts.
Langhorne is a young man. having
been born and raised in Helena. He
was married a few years ago and has
Ane child
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
oleomaraarlne LEGISLATION.

Washington.-The Democrats who
have been advocating the pro-oleomar-
garine legislation expect to secure
passage of some general measure
along that line at the next congress-.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
RalIoonist= Killed.

Hayana-Frederick Brown, a circus
performer of Buffalo, while attempt
ing to make a balloon ascension,
struck a projection of building. He
fell 100 feet to the ground and was
killed
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
rrxinn 70 surround Insuraents.

chihuahua, Mexico.-The 1000 gov
eminent reinforcements are said to
be on the march pursuant to design
of surrounding the insurgents. For
this purpose they have about 2,S0C
men
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-30
Twin Boys Burned to Death.

Weston, W. Va.-During breakfast
time lamp exploded in the bedroom
at the home of Edo Bech at Byron
and burned to death twin boy babies,
six months old.
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70 control Waters Of Colorado.

Washington. Arrangements be-
tween the state department and the
Mexican embassy have been conclui-
ed for the construction of a dam and
a leyee on the lower Colorado river in
Imperial valley.