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The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-15
Cold Blooded Preparations
Made by TelafOrd Thorni, a
Farmer Near Twin Falls, for
Crime He Resolved Upon.
WROTE HIS CONFESSION
BEFORE THE FINAL ACT
After Crushing Skulls of Wife
and Two Daughters He Sci
Fire to House, Cut His Own
Throat and Awaited Death.
HE WAS PROBABLY INSANE

Filler, Idaho, March 14.-Telaford
Thoni early this morning brutally
crushed the skulls Of his wife and
two young adult daughters, then
walked mile to the residence of a
neighbor, C. E. Sommers, there de-
posted strong box containing some
money. life insurance papers, prop
erty deeds and a confession to the
coroner, and returned to his home,
where the dead bodies of his family
were later discovered. He then lib
Grated his fine horses from the sta
bic so they could feed themselves,
also other stock, and thereupon en-
tered the house, set fire to it in sew
eral places, cut his own throat and
lay down near the front door to die.
At a quarter TO o'clock the house
was discovered ablaze by neighbors.
whose efforts to extinguish ii were IN
availing. When the flames had spent
themselves for lack of fuel, the debris
yielded up the intensely charred and
tire family. All were charred into an
unrecognizable mass, which almost fell
apart when Coroner Walker undertook
to remove them TO Twin Falls.
The skulls had been crushed with d
pick, from which the handle was re-
moved 1t was found resting against
the barn door, stained with the blood
of its victims.
Robbers at First Suspected.
First rumors of the tragedy were that
burglars had committed the murder
and then attempted TO conceal their
crime by burning the house. but the
discovery of the confession this after
noon convinced Sheriff Dyer that the
father and hus band alone was respOn-
sible for this, the most frightful af-
fair in the history of the Twin Falls
tract.
In his confession Thoni said he was
weary with life, and yet could not bear
TO leave this world without taking his
entire family into the other world with
him. lie had been respondent, he ex-
planned, over inability to sleep.
Family Came From iowa.
Thoni but recently came 10 this vi
cinity from New Sharon, Ia. bringing
considerable money He purchased the
Charles Spencer quarter section. one
and a half miles east of Filler. and had
paid $4,000 thereon. as well as other
wise preparing to begin extensive farm
ing operations. He was ~ years of
age, and was rated by the bankers as
being worth about $4,000 His wife
was % years old, and daughters "A and
Is respectively. ThOni had not given,
however. any evidence to afhe outside
world of suffering from > a diseased
mind, of which the authorities con-
slider he was the victim.
A brother at New Sharon. Ia and
another brother in Chicago have been
notified by the coroner, who took the
remains of the four charred bodies 10
Twin Falls this afternoon, where thev
are being held TO await the arrival OF
relatives notified.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-15
BAL TIMOREl GROCER ON The
PRICES PAST and PRESENT
Rise in Some Staples and Fall in
Others---Hearing of Senate
Committee

Washington. March 14-H Sonnehl grocer of Baltimore this
afternoon read the senate committee living
giving number of comparisons Of the
back.
Among the articles mentioned having price
butter eggs cheese flour during
last the potatoes had per
ate and
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-15
SUPREME COURT DECLARES
LAW WAS NOT VIOLATED
Case of California Man Who Grazed
His Sheep on Reserves With
out Permit Decided

Washington March 14By equally divided the supreme
court of the United States today affirmed the federal
court OF California which held the grazing sheep permission
forest violation the
of Pierre Gmaud and Carajou 1907
IN the federal courts Of California charge grazing sheep without
permission in the Sierra state of California
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-15
Senator Said to Have Told
Chairman Woodruff Thai
Opposition to Gov. Hughes
Policies Must Stop at Once
PRESIDENT TAFT ALSO
INTERESTED IN MATTER
Power of the Federal Admins
tration viii be Used if Neces-
Say to .Thwart the Schemes
of the Albany Contingent,
"TINY TIM" ALL SMILES

New York, March 14.-The tame
and inconclusive ending of Senator
Roots brusque descent upon New
York found expression today in the
cheerful and bustling activity Of
Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff and
the moody countenanees of the cleo
ton captains, who struggled from
state headquarters to country head
quarters and then sat down in back
rooms to talk it over.
Chairman Woodruff was all smiles.
Il see," he said, that the morn
ing papers quoted me today on my
conference last night with Senator
Root as making but one comment,
three times repeated, with varying
degrees of emphasis Ask Root
That's right.
II IS felt now that even the most
progressive and ambitious spirits be-
lieve that for the present the policy
of those in charge viii be to run with
the wind, keeping sharp eye ahead
for reefs and breakers, pending the
arrival Of Theodore Roosevelt. Wood
ruff will remain chairman. but he
does not say himself that he will ran
for that place again.
With the departure Of Senator Root 10
Washington 10 inform President Tart. Of
the result of his conferences with State
Chairman Woodruff and the local Re
publican leaders on the question Of Wood
ruffs retirement from the chairmanshiB
looms a political situation. which. in It's
larger meaning, bears directly not only on
the coming state campaign next fall but
on the national campaign Of 1872
The administration. through Senator
Root has made it clear to the party
leaders in this state that New York must
not be lost TO the Democrats in the CUB
efnatorial election, for such defeat would
endanger the party's success two years
later.
Root Talked Plainly.
To this end Senator Root informed
Chairman Woodruff that the opposition
to Governor Hughes and his measures
must cease and the suggestion is said t.
have been directly made that the federal
power would he used to thwart such op-
position il it continued ,.... --...-
Whether Senator Root sought to force
Mr.. Woodruff from the state chairman
ship as an initial step 10 remove from
party control the sO-called machine
leaders, was The subject OF much con-
lecture a Republican state headquarters
today.
II am stiB here said Chairman Wood
ruff today, and then made it evident that
he would. at least. continue as chairman
until the end OF his term.
There's much more than the climax
Of the state campaign involved in this
matter" said an upstate leader TO-DAY.
President Taft and his friends are set
ting the stage for the national campaign
of 1872 and the sdministrs ton feels that
unless the present state organization joins
with Governor Hughes n party split xiii
follow that will give the state to thei
Democrats next November. and seriously
te0pardize the psTty's chance Of csptur-
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is certain. said Mr.. Carter. 1T means
that not only $500 firemen. members of
our union. will go out, but that perhaps
many more employees will be thrown out
in consequence.
Gave an ultimatum.
I'VE notified the railroads that the
men had voted TO strike and that we
were prepared 10 call strike unless we
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previously contracted to sell the lands
and for whose claims the Oregon Lumber
company and the Sumpter Valley Rail
road company are alleged to have fur
nished money. Eccles said: Il will not
make a statement for the benefit OF the
public until l have had time to go over
the entire situation with Attorney Snow.
He has not received a copy of the indict-
ment as vet and we are in the dark as
To the exact terms of the charge against
me-
Il will appear tomorrow for the purpose
of giving bond in whatever sum the court
may deem fit to fix, but at this time no
arrangements have been made among my
friends who may wish to do me that serv-
ice I received notice of my Indictment at
my home. ogden. Utah. last Thursday
night. and at once wired Mr.. Snow that
] would leave on Saturday night for Port
land, arriving here Monday morning. The
program was carried out with the excep-
ton of the late arrival of the train for
which / am not responsible. / stopped
one day in Baker City to look after bust
ness interests
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-15

The controversy which has been under
discussion for more than six weeks in
wolves forty-seven railroads operating
west, northwest and southwest of Chi
cagO. and embraces about 10000 miles of
track
1t has been stated by both sides that
If a strike were called 1t would tie up
practically every freight and passenger
train between Chicago and the Pacific
coast.
1.-THE strike has been called-that much
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-15
FIT TO FIGHT,
WORK0RPLAY
Arrival of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and His Son Ker-
NIT at Khartoum After a
Long Trip Down the Nile.

Khartoum. March 14.-Looking the pic
ture of health, with physical fitness
showing in every line. Theodore Roosc-
Welt came back today from the long trail
on which he had spent nearly year
Thousands. gathered here TO see him,
deserted from afar the familiar form and
the more familiar smile-made so to those
who had never before set eyes on him
by the countless pictures recently pub
lished
Later there was a Joyous reunion Of
Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt and their
children. Kermit ana Miss Ethel in the
north station of khart0um, where Mrs.
Roosevelt and her daughter arrived about
go O'Clock in the evening.
A launch carrying the representa- ves
of the governor general of Anglo Egypt
ian Soudan and Major General Sir Francis
Reginald Wiugate, sirdar of the Egyptian
army, met the steamer Dial up the river.
On the small Dial Colonel Roosevelt and
the members of his party had vOyaged for
more than 800 miles, from Gondokoro in
Uganda, where they embarked Febru-
airy 3.
End of Wearisome Trip.
1t was q wearisome trip. for there was
little to be seen, and the latter part of
the voyage was exceedingly uninterest-
ing. the river sometimes being a mile and
a half wide with mud flats on either
side, where only crocodile abound, and
toward the end Colonel Roosevelt dis
played considerable anxiety TO be ashore.
The White Nile was more placid today
than yesterday, when a heavy northwest
gale stirred up the water and threatened
delay 10 the RnXiously awaited steamer.
The sirdar's staff officers were taken
aboard, and when the steamer with the
American. British and Egyptian flags
flying arrived at GOrdons tree, they were
seen surrounding the former president ON
the bridge Colonel Roosevelt was at
tired in Khaki uniform aud wore a white
helmet.
For several hours the Dial tied up OPP
posite Gordons tree within sight of
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EmpIoyes May Be RESPONSIBLE.

II shall stay here such time as may be
necessary TO get our side of the contro-
Versy in motion, but am unable to say
what Snow may deem advisable / have
a good many interests and, of course, en-
trust them TO many men. I don't know
what some of them may have done All
of the men indicted have been or are en-
ployes of the Oregon Lumber company
pany. l am sure Mr.. Geddes does
+. II. Atkinson, f. NJ. Shurtleff and
William Green. jointly indicted with Mr.
Ecces, furnished bond yesterday at Ba-
ker City David Ecces has not been
placed under arrest. largely because of
the assurance given by Baker City Man
ger Geddes. When the Indictment was
filed by the grand jury. Marshal Reed
telephoned 10 Mr. Geddes at the Imperial
hotel. Geddes Immediately called at the
federal building and furnished bond
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From this decision an appeal was taken Il
the supreme court.
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Classified advertising in
The Herald Republican
helps you to keep house"
by easing the help"
problem.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27
PRICES ARE DROPPING RAPID. !
MILK, EGGS AND BUTTER LEAD
THE PROCESSION.
Cost of Meat, Too, Is Less Under the
Pressure of Fasting
Boycotters."

New York, Jan. 26.-Milk, eggs and
butter led the procession of receding
prices in food products. Nationwide
agitation, aided by potent local infiu-
ences, has brought about thA drop.
Meat, too, is on the decline follow
ing the reduced consumption. State
anti-monopoly laws are to be invoked
in the movement to combat the trusts
that have advanced food prices. To-
day special grand jury whose par
ticular office it will be to consider the
effect of combinations among dealers
IN food stuffs was sworn in. While
1t is expected first to deal with the al
legged milk combine, the meat question
is likely TO be put to it strongly and
possibly the whole scope of the food
situation will be taken in during it's
probing. Milk is down a cent a quart
on at least two big dealers routes
Butter in the best qualities has been
cut cents pound and eggs are off
cents in local markets. Storage eggs
that have been selling as @strictly
fresh at high prices are no longer
put out as sncn, the big wholesalers
say.
Weather conditions were none for
proplt1ous for the Union Square mass
meeting in protest against high food
prices, but great outpouring never
thele,5s was expected
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27
counts P0LE PLANS
Zeppelin to Use Two Balloons in
Quest.
Prof. n. HergeseIl, Now Visiting in
United States, Divulges Details
of Proposed Aerial Trip
to the Arctic.

New York.-Prof H. Hergesell Of
Strasburg, Germany, who arrived here
IN the steamship Joachim from Kings
on, Jamaica, divulged numerous de-
ails in connection with the proposed
Quincy to the north pole by airship.
planned by Count Zeppelin and him
self
1--WE intend to explore the cntiret
arctic circle" said Prof. Hergesell
Two airships, which will be con-
structed by Count Zeppelin, are to be
lsed on the expedition. One is to be
eft at a relief STATEN in Spitzbergen
The other is to be used in making the
excursions. We will keep in touch
With the relief station by means of
wireless telegraphy,
In few days | will start for Ger
many to prepare for the expedition.
Count Zeppelin is to begin work on
he large airship within a year and we
will then begin the trip as soon as con-
litions permit.
From Cross bay, near where a sup
! ply STATION IS 10 De eStaDlSDeu, 10 the
north pole, over Spitzbergen. is approx
imately 500 miles With favorable
winds the trip can be made in thirty to
forty hours, or perhaps less time.
THE run to the pole will be really
secondary matter. The principal OBJ
ject of the expedition is to gather reli-
able scientific data of the arctic re-
gions. We plan to study meteorologi-
cal conditions, make deep-sea sound
ings and survey the arctic belt and es-
pecially the regions to the north of
Greenland and Francis Josephs bay, of
which SO little is known"
Prof Hergesell says that many diff
;ulties will have to be overcome if
he expedition is to meet with sue
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27
BEEF TRUST Probe BEGINS
FEDERAL GRAND JURY TAKES UP
THE CASE.
Witnesses From All Departments of
Packing Business to be
Heard.

Chicago, Jan 24.-With the heads OF
all the big packing houses gathering
here and attorneys arrayed on each
side, the governments investigation of
the dressed meat industry is ready for
action by the federal grand jury.
Whether the price of meat is artifi
cially kept high is to be the contention
of battle which may last for weeks,
Subpoenaes have been prepared TIC
bring before the jury witnesses from
all departments of the packing house
business.
It is promised this inquiry will sur
pass all former attempts for thorough
ness.
The packers are ready for combat.
"AlI I've got to say" said j. Ogden
Armour, lis that such cooperation as
may exist among the packers is a
benefit to the public rather than the
reverse"
Three lines of action have been out
lined These are:
Criminal prosecution for alleged VIC
lation Of the antitrust law.
Civil action for the dissolution of
the National Packing Co.
Contempt proceedings for alleged
violation of Judge Crosscup's injunc-
ton restraining packers from fixing
prices in restraint of trade.
Practically all of the evidence gath
cred by the government in previous
investigation has been abandoned, and
entirely new data, obtained during sew
eral months, will be utilized.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27


Washington, Jan. ga complete
investigation of the cost OF living is
nrovided for by a joint committee OF
the senate and house in a resolution
introduced by Representative Mar'iii'
OF South Dakota.
The committee is to consist OF SIN
senators and six members. OF the
house. 1t is prescribed that the house
is tn elect it's members OF the commit
tee The committee is authorized TO
inouire as to whether prices have in
creased. and if so what is the cause.
Stress is laid upon the inquiry as 10
whether trusts are responsible for an
increase in the cost OF living.
An appropriation of $4,000 IS car
ried nv the resolution to pay the eX-
penses of the proposed investigation.
Wiley Hampered by Evil Influences.
Aside from an intimate discussion
Of the American hen and her produces,
the feature of the inquiry INTO hlgn
food nrices by the committee OF
the house committee on the District or
Columbia was the statements OF Or.
Harvey w. Wiley, chief OF the bureau
of chemistry of the department OF az
riculture. who charged that sinister IN
Auences. unnamed, had accomplished
the repeal of the provisions OF law re-
lating to enforcing efficiency III colo
storage of food product.
DR.. Wiley said the elimination or
the appropriation for this work had
greatly hampered his department III
protecting the public from deieterlous
food products. AS to just what lnflu-
ences had been responsible for this re-
suit, he did not say.
Refuses to Back Down on Charges.
Entering upon cellquy in which
parliamentary rules regulating the
language that may be used upon the
floor of the house were frequently
strained to the breaking point, Repre-
seDtatives Macon, of Arkansas and
Bennett, of New York, threshed out
their differences in the house over
charges made Monday by Mr.. Macon
of iunketing and extravaganza OF the
Immigration commission on it's recent
European trip of investigation.
Mr.. Bennett made a sweeping denial
| of the charges and Mr.. Macon declined
| to make retraction, claiming that ms
informant, James A. Patten, secretary
of the immigration Restriction league
was as much entitled to credence as
member of the house.
| The house also discussed and passed
bill creating a bureau of mines in
the interior department.
After a brief discussion of some OF
the provisions of the bill, the senate
passed the Notifications appropriation
bill carrying $5,817,200. Some time
was devoted to consideration OF bll
creating a new national forest in Mon
tana, but no action thereon was taken
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27
Washington.

Railroad freight rates between MIS-
sissippi river crossings and Ottum"a'
Iowa. are declared by the Interstate
commerce commission to be unreason-
able and excessive.
Voicing his desire that the postal
savings bank bill should be reported
to the senate and given immediate
consideration, Senator Burkett pro-
tested against the adjourning every
Thursday until the following Monday.
Ten bills relating to the public
lands and conservation policies OF
President Taft and Secretary Balm
ger were introduced by Senator Mel
son. chairman of the committee on
public lands. The measures are not
the same as those which Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming declined to
champion, but they relate to the same
subjects.
Speaker Cannon officially ruled that
President Roosevelt had acted without
specific authority of law in appointing
representatives to the third 1nterna-
tionaI conference on maritime war at
Brussels.
The establishment of postal saw
ings bank is a feature of the reorganl-
cation of the Brazilian postal service
which went into effect the beginning
of this month. Under the plan adopt
ed depositors draw 4 per cent IN
crease, the minimum amount on which
interest runs being thirty cents and
the maximum $500.
Are the returns made by corpora
tions under the law imposing tax
of l per cent of their net incomes tC
be open to inspection as public rec
ords? The law says they are and
decision soon must be reached by
Secretary MacVeagh as to the latitude
to be given in the Interpretation Of
the statute The attitude of the trade
| in this regard is being awaited witt
undisguised interest. Many inquiries
have reached the internal revenue bu
reau on the subject.
Washington.-The president made
| the following nominations:
Chief justice Of supreme court o
| Arizona, Edward Kent Of Arizona.
Associate justice of supreme cour
of Arizona, Fletcher M. Doal of Ar
| IONA.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-01-27
Agitators Score in chicano.

Chlcago, Jan. 26.-Agitators against
Che nigh cost OF living gained their
hFSt victory here in their battle
against prevailing food prices when
reductions of 3 per cent to 5 per cent
were announced in the wholesale
prices OF eggs, butter, potatoes. pork
products and the better grades of
dressed beef cuts.
Big recessions also were made in
the value of live hogs, cattle and
Sheep, and in the quotations On wheat
corn, oats and provisions OH the specu-
lative markets.
. chief benefit to the housewife
were the declines in butter, which
dropped from 80 cents Wholesale to
81, and eggs .receded to SO cents q
dozen as contrasted to "a cents last
week. The Elgin butter market re.
corded big slump. Butter men. who
mad been bidding as high as SO cents,
registered bids of but 80 cents and re.
celVed offerings. The deals practically
decided the price.
In the Chicago Wholesale market no.
tatoes went down to 35 cents and 80
cents bushel, against an extreme
price OF % cents on Saturday.