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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-05-26

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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-05-26

LIST YOUR FARMS
With Beauchamp & Pickett,
Real Estate and Insurance.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
SAYS COLLEGE BRED MEN
MOST LAWLESS ELEMENT

Chicago.-A report to be submitted
to the Oberlin, Ohio, association of
Illinois, at its annual meeting in Chi
cago at an early date, charges the
college-bred men with being the most
lawless element of modern society
The report has been compiled by an
Oberlin alumni committee of Chi
cagoans, and the data has been COL
lected from all over the United States.
The general indictment is two-fold.
1t accuses college men of being know
ing breakers of the law and being in
different when they see the law be-
ing broken by others. Among the
specific findings of the committee are
the following:
1t was found that many college men
elected in city. state and nation, after
taking an oath to enforce the law of
the land, are violating their oaths by
not enforcing certain laws on our
statute books.
1t was found that many college and
university men in Chicago belong to
clubs where the members have kept
the bar of these clubs open on Sun
day contrary to the criminal code of
Illinois.
1t was found that in many instances
the college men are members expect
ed to, prepare immunity baths for
our delinquent and lawless citizens
1t was found that many college men
are afraid to protect against lawless-
ness for fear such protest may in
jure their business or their prospects
of being elected to some office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
HALLEYS COMET IS SEEN
OART|NG THROUGH THE SKY

Halley's comet, or some other sim
liar celestial visitor was plainly Wis
ible in the heavens last night and
watched With interest for some time
by many residents of Pendleton. Or
rather the tail was watched for as
yet no one has reported having seen
the comet itself. The tail extended
almost across the heavens from north
west to southeast and very much re-
sembled the gleam from a searchlight
much larger and more powerful than
the mind of man has yet been able
to evolve.
1t was shortly after 10 o'clock that
the heavenly visitor was first seen.
Soon the word was passed around and
those who had not yet retired to
sleep were soon gazing in awe and
wonder at the beautiful sight
If it really is the much heralded
Halley's comet the visitor will be Wis
ible nightly for several weeks, con-
stantly increasing in brilliancy un-
til the climax is reached about May
10 when 1t will have reached its clos
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
COUNCILMAN LIGHTS
CIGAR WITH PASSES

Highspire. Pa.-Taint of graft can
not linger in the Socialist ranks of
Highspire borough. The die was cast
at a meeting of the borough council
by c. B. Shelly, the only socialist
office holder in Dauphin. county
Toward the close of the session
Councilman Shelly broke loose with
an anti-graft speech of the most viru-
lent kind. He ran practically the en-
tire gamut of the evils of the day,
and wound up with an assault upon
the Central Pennsylvania Traction
company, of Harrisburg, which op-
crates a line through here.
Then he pulled from his pocket a
book of passes which the traction
company had sent him as a council
man and from another pocket he
produced a match. In a moment the
passes were in flames, and with the
improvised torch Shelly lighted a ci-
gar. Then he sat down.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Scene Of Joy in Austrian VIII
lage Changed Into Place of
Tragic Horror.
PANIC STRICKEN JEWELLERS
CUT OFF FROM ESCAPE
Fire Breaks Out I'm Building Where
Dance is In Progress - Flames
Spread Rapidly-Frenzied Dancers
Jam Doorway and Only Retreat is
Blocked-RoOf Falls I'm PiniOning
Victims Down-Bodies Found I'm
Great Heaps.

Matezaka, Austria, Mar. 2S.-Two
hundred and fifty persons were kill
ed in fire which destroyed the viii
lage inn at Oakoorite. while a dance
was in progress there, according to
advices received here today. The
building was of wood ana the fire
spread with great rapidity. A panic
occurred and the dancers jammed the
doorways. cutting off all escape.
The roof of the building fell while
the dancers were trying to make their
escape and many were caught under
the timbers and held while the fire
blazed around them. After the fire
had burned itself out great heaps OF
dead bodies were removed. 1t is be-
lieved some bodies We're entirely con-
sumed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
st point to the earth.

est point to the earth.
There are very few living who re-
member having seen the comet on its
last visit to earth IS years ago.
1t is estimated that the comets dis
tance from earth on or about April
will be 100. 100000 miles. At pres
ent this distance is being devoured at
the incomprehensible rate of over a
thousand miles a second. The near
est approach to the earth will be
about May 10.
The tail is probably the most i'm
pressive sight about Halley's comet,
and has been known to reach a length
of 40 degrees or what is equal to the
diameter of 80 moons.
The comet will continue to become
brighter each evening until May IS,
when it will begin to gradually draw
away from the earth into space. con-
tinuing on its course. Thirty-seven
years later it will arrive at its most
distant point, known as ''aphelion" to
again turn in its course and once more
travel towards the earth to scare the
timid heart in the next generation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Ex-President Shows Fearless
Nature in Speech Before
University of Egypt.
TAKES SQUARE STAND FOR
ENFORCEMENT OF LAW
Roosevelt Disregards Warning of Ma
tionalists i'm Stirring Address-De-
nOunces Assassination of Premier
Pasha-Fearlessness Is Applauded
declares People Must Be Trained
Gradually Before They Are Fit for
a Constitution.

Cairo, March 2S.-Disregarding the
warning of the nationalists, Roosevelt
in an address before the University
of Egypt today took square stand
for enforcement of the law, denounc-
ing the assassination of Premier Pasha
so vigorously that it surprised even
those knowing his fearless reputation.
The colonel was roundly applauded.
The nearest Roosevelt came to re-
peating his statements in the ad-
dress at Khartoum, in which he said
English rule in Egypt is beneficial,
occurred when he said TT will not
make the people self-governing mere
ly to give them a constitution. There
must first be a training of the peo-
pie to fit them for the constitution.
This usually is slow, though steady
development"
Referring to the assassination of
Premier Boutrous Pasha, Roosevelt
said The assassination was
greater calamity than any wrong of
the assassin's victim" He severely ar
raigned all persons who directly or
indirectly encouraged the assassina-
ton or who defended the crime after.
ward. At the conclusion of his speech
the university conferred the degree
of Doctor of Laws on the former pres
ident. Roosevelt had luncheon with
Mr.. Watson, head of the American
mission here and this afternoon at
tended the dedication of the Ameri-
can girls mission school.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
SECURES FARMS TO
RELIEVE JEWISH POOR

Chicago.-Rabbi A. r. Levy for
many years past of B'nal Abraham
congregation. Marshfield avenue, near
Twelfth street, acting under the di-
rection of several prominent Chicago
Jews, has closed n deal for the pur-
chase of $4,000 acres of farm lands
in Pierce county. Georgia, to be used
in an agricultural movement which.
1t is believed. will do much toward
bettering the conditions of the poor
people of his race and in relieving to
some extent the crowded conditions
of certain sections of Chicago. The
purpose is to gather Jews who are
dissatisfied with conditions in Chica-
go and other large cities and to fur
nish them a chance to own a small
farm and engage in agricultural life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
JOIN IN SERVICES
BAKER AND PENDLETON
COMdANDERIESM MEET HERE
Beautiful Service Held at Church of
Redeemer Yesterday Afternoon
Two Chapters Have Been Cele-
brating for Twelve Years.

With beautiful and impressive cere-
monies the Knights Templar of Ba-
ker City and Pendleton joined in the
observance of Easter Sunday at the
Church of the Redeemer yesterday af-
ternoon. The decorations of the
church, the music by the choir the
sermon by the rector and the services
of the order all combined to make the
exercises appropriate for the day and
the occasion.
According to one of the visitors, the
exercises were the prettiest and most
impressive of any participated in by
the members of the two commander
les which have been celebrating East
er jointly for IL years.
The exercises commenced at 2:3O
when the members of the choir.
robed in white, and the local and Wis
ting knights in uniform entered with
the professional Onward Christian
Soldiers" Probably the best musical
numbers were the anthem, go Death.
Where Is Thy Sting" and the offer
tory solo, "Housanna,' by Mrs. J. r.
Dickson.
Following the exercises at the
church the visiting knights were es-
corted to the o. r. & n. depot The
visitors had been met at the depot
earlier in the day and had been ta-
ken for an auto ride about the city.
Later they took lunch in the Masonic
hall. .vss
Those present from Baker City were
Judge NJ. D. Clifford, ex-Mayor c. a.
Johns, George w Henry, G. b. Moul-
ton, F. P. Bodinson, s. S. Lands,
Frank S. Bailey, G. B. Small, j. D.
Romig. F. II. Dean, Jas. A. Howard,
Robert r. McGaughey and Art Har-
ris
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
New 2t-Inch Torpedo,

London.-The new Whitehead tor
pedo, which has satisfactorily passed
its trials, and will form part OF the
armament Of new battleshlps and
cruisers, is formidable weapon. II
measures eighteen feet six inches In
length and twenty-one inches in di-
ameter. and weighs nearly a ton. Its
extreme range exceeds 1000 yards. at
a speed OF forty knots, and owing to
improvements in the controlling
mechanism its accuracy leaves moth
ing to be desired.
The charge OF guncotton carried in
the head will be approximately $50
pounds, ana this can be depended up
on to detonate on striking the plat
ing Of ship at all likely angles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Cook i'm New Jerseys

New York, March 2S.-Dr. Fred
erick \. Cook, who has been reported
about everywhere of late. according
to the latest rumor. is at the home
of his wife's sister, Mrs. Henry Har-
vey, at Pensuaken. Camden county,
n. ]. Friends of the doctor declined
to commit themselves tonight sas to
his whereabouts, but Captain B. S.
Osbon, staunch supporter, went so
far as to say the explorer would be
in New York within a few days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
ON CRUISER
CHARLESTON KILLS EIGHT

Washington, d. c., Mar. 2S.-Eight
men were killed by an explosion on
the cruiser Charleston at Olongapo
yesterday, according to dispatch re-
ceived at the navy department today
The vessel was at target practice when
the accident occurred. A breech-plug
on three inch gun blew out, killing
the greater number of the gun crew.
The dead are: Philip John Mckee,
Master at Arms; Walter Amstedt,
Henry A. Heater, Leo Renmele, Harry
Reaves Graden, Ralph Berkman,
Make Bernard and Edward Albert
Molin, seamen.
The men were buried at Cavite. A
report of the accident was made to
the department by Commander in
Chief Hubbard of the Asiatic fleet.
An official court of inquiry has been
o-dered to investigate the circum-
stances surrounding the accident.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Body Found: Murder Suspected.

Baltimore, March 2S.-The body of
Mrs. Al Merrick was found today with
her throat cut, on the suburban es-
tate of Alexander Brown, the mil
lionaire banker and the police are
seeking for her husband. Circum-
stances indicate murder.
Mrs. Merrick's body was gashed
about the neck and breast and her
clothes had been torn from her. Her
husband. Joseph A. Merrick, was ar
rested shortly before noon. The po-
lice theory is that the couple who
had been estranged for a long time,
met yesterday and attempted to make
up their differences. but quarreled. a
bloody handkerchief was found in
Merrick's pocket.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
ROOSEVELTS ACTION STIRS
UP COMMENT AT HOME

Washington, March 2s.-The story
Of Roosevelt's Putting his house in
order" so as not to be hampered II
he should decide not to endorse the
Taft administration, created much
comment here today. The story is
based on the statement that Congress
man Longworth has refused to serve
again on a congressional committee,
in response to a letter from Roosevelt
stating he hoped his family need not
be placed in a position which might
make 1t embarrassing for him later.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
GOMPERS WIEL URGE THE
ATTACK ON. STEEL TRUST

Washington, Mar. 2S,-President
Gompers Of the American Federation
of Labor expects to leave for Indian
apolis tomorrow to confer with Gov
-ernor Marshall, in connection with
the suit which he is planning to press
against the steel trust in the Indi-
ana courts Gompers says he won't
wait for the department of justice to
attack the trust. A suit will be
brought to dissolve the trust in Indi-
ana on the ground that it's charter
has been violated. Members of the
federation say the conditions of labor
in the mills at Gary are worse than
those in Pennsylvania.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
FAMILY NOMENCLATURE
LEADS LAD TO MURDER

Denver, Mar. 2S.-Joseph Burg
hard, aged six, today shot and fatal
ly wounded his four year old brother
Johnny, because he wanted his in
fant brother to have Johnny's name.
Several days ago the infant was
christened "Caper" and when Joseph
learned of this, he became angry. To-
day when the parents were absent
the boy secured revolver and shot
his brother.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
VESUv|US JOINS WITH
AETNA IN ERUPTION
FIVE FTSSURES OPEN IN
FORMIDABLE OLD VOLCANO
No Lava Flowing As Yet-Inhabitants
of Villages Prepare to Flee-Aetna
Bursts Forth i'm Another Violent
Eruption-Damage is Millions. -.

Naples, March 2S.-Five fissures
near the central crater of Mount We
suvius opened today with a terrific
roar. A great volume of smoke
poured from the rents, but the first
eruption was not accompanied by a
lava flow Scientists believe the ac-
tivity of Vesuvius is caused by the
subsistence of Aetna. Inhabitants Of
the towns near Vesuvius are prepar-
ing to flee.
Catania, March 2S.-After twenty
four hours of inactivity, violent
eruption occurred at Mount Aetna late
this afternoon. Lava is flowing
through the village of San Leo the in
habitants have fled and it is feared
the place will be destroyed.
1t is estimated the damage of the
eruption of Mt. Aetna is five millions
of dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
DESCRIBED FLAG AS
GREEN AND WHITE

New Lork.-Harry Levine. a resi-
dent of New York's east side after liv-
ing 16 years in the United States,
decided recently to become an Ameri-
canized citizen. When he appeared in
the federal court with his request,
Justice Adams asked him: What is
the color of the American flag?"
Levine pondered deeply. Finally
he answered.
Green and white"
It was announced that the court
had denied his application.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Forest Fires Do Damage.

Springfield, Mo-, Mar. 2S.-Forest
fires in Webster county, 80 miles east
of here. are doing great damage to
timber and farm property. Thous-
ands of trees in the orchards of that
vicinity are said to have been killed
by the flames. The fires in the timber
in fancy and Stone counties south of
the. White river, are reported to be
under control. The fire that has been
raging between the Arkansas line and
Batesville, Ark, a distance of nearly
200 miles, is said to be under control.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
CHINA WANTS ROOSEVELT
FOR GENERAL ADVISER

Toxic, March 2S.-A rumor is cur
rent among attaches of the foreign
office here today that the Chinese
government is contemplating asking
Roosevelt to become general adviser
to China. Roosevelt will be asked,
according to the reports, to consider
the needs of the Chinese empire and
make recommendations not only for
reforms within the empire but for
guiding it in its relations with other
nations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
DEMOCRATS WILL PUSH
HARMON FOR PRESIDENT

Hot Springs, Ark, Mar. 2S.-Friends
of Governor Harmon of Ohio, today
declare he will receive the democrat
ic nomination for presidency at the
next national convention. following a
conference between the leaders of the
party here who practically agreed
Harmon is the man to make the run.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
HAUL ENGINE TO FIRE;
THEN WATCH 1T BURN

Princeton. n. IA crossroads ho-
tel, with the only bar in Kingston
four miles from Princepton, burned
down and its burning has angere6
Kingston folk at the Princeton fire
department.
When the fire started in the Hoff-
man house, as the hotel was known.
someone phoned to Princeton for
help. The fire laddies got out their
archaic chemical pump in jiffy and
cheerfully dragged it over the four
miles of road four inches deep in
snow.
The hose was connected speedily,
the nozzle was turned on but no
stream issued forth to quench the fire
that was destroying Kingston's bar,
its two pool tables, slot machine
and a chrome of Dan Patch.
There was no chemicals for the en-
gine to pump. Diligent inquiry in
the neighborhood failed to disclose
any, so the Princepton department
saw the fire destroy the hotel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
REWARDS WIF,E'S SACRIFICE
BY CUTTING OFF HER EARS

Chicago, Mar. 2S.-Because he
slashed his wife's right ear from her
head with a razor and almost ampu-
tated the other, Frank Pelinski is in
jail at Evanston today, awaiting the
filing of charge against him. Pelin-
skis deed followed his release from
jail, which was effected by his wife
who labored over her washtub to save
money to pay the fine assessed for his
previous cruelty to her.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Newspaperman Commits Suicide.

Pennington, Utah, Mar. 27.-Eu-
gene Day, a newspaperman, well
known in the west, committed suicide
by shooting yesterday morning. He
has been employed on the Reflex, a
local newspaper. Day worked in Den
yer. Los Angeles, and several Idaho
towns during his journalistic career.
His divorced wife and daughter live
in Los Angeles Desponoency is the
only explanation offered for his self
destruction
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Is Roosevelt Disciple.

Dedham, Mass, Mar. 2S.-The birth
Of a healthy baby boy in this town
has made Joseph Sears the father Of
"a children. He has been twice mar
ried in the last 40 years, his first wife
giving birth to Is children and the
present Mrs. Sears to 16. But IL Of
the large family are living. Mr..
Sears is 81 years old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
MOB VIOLENCE is
THREATENED TO TRIO

Watseka, ILL.,, Mar. 2S.-Threats of
mob violence against Mrs. ]. B. Say
Ter, John Grunden and DR.. William
Miller. charged Jointly with the muir
der of Banker Sayler were reported to
authorities today and a special guard
was placed about the courtroom. The
defense was begun today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
King Menelik Dead Again

Rome, March 2S.-The death of
King Menelik is reported today in dis
patches from Abyssnia. Menelik' 5
death has been reported falsely so
many times that the statement today
9ccasioned no surprise and little in
terest
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Water Suit is OH Again.

The closing bit of testimony in the
Echo water suit which has been in
the courts for several months, is be-
ing taken this afternoon. This will
be followed by the arguments of the
attorneys and the case VIII then be
in the hands of the jury.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28
Colonel Dudley Evans Dead.

New York March 2S.-Colonel
Dudley Evans. president of the Wells
Fargo Express company, formerly
identified for years with the company
at Portland and other coast towns,
died here today, following an opera
ton for gall stones.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-28

New York, March 2S.-Albert VOL
ter. the youth accused of strangling
to death and burning Ruth Wheeler
a little stenographer girl in his flat,
was today held by Coroner Hault-
hauser without bail on the charge of
murder to answer to the grand jury.
Wolter reiterated his denial Of any
knowledge of the girl. The police are
endeavoring to prove Wolter is guilty
OF a number of revolving crimes, and
that he headed white slave" gang
and kept a list of young girls De-
tectives today are trying to locate
these girls. The murder of Miss
Wheeler, who was lured to the boys
flat on a pretext OF employment was
one of the most brutal in the records
of New York.
Katchen Mueller. the young wo-
following statement to the police to-
day: About midnight Thursday 1
was awakened by a crash In the front
room. I called out and asked who 1t
was. Albert answered, telling me a
part of the fireplace had fallen and
he was fixing it. About 2 in the
morning another noise awakened me.
I went into the front room and found
Albert showing something into the
crate. l offered to help him and he
ordered me to bed. He said IL l didn't
20 ne would choke me to death.
went"
Noticed Change in Room.
On Thursday night when she re
u. -. Ia. .I.r.V
where she earned Sc a week-and
gave II all to Wolter-she said she
noticed the stove in front of the fire
place had been moved, the fire board
newly painted and a colored litho-
graph pasted over the hole where the
stove pipe formerly entered. When
she asked Wolter why he had done
this, he answered that summer was
coming and they would not need the
stove.
She had not even known that VOL
until Pearl Wheeler, the dead girls
elder sister, had called on Friday
morning to ask IL Ruth had been
there. Wolter had denied it but the
Miller girl says she was uneasy after
the interview and that she became
Jealous and accused him of harhoring
another woman in the flat Again he
denied it. Friday morning she went
to work again and that afternoon VOL
ter was arrested. The girl was COM
mitted to the house Of detention as a
material witness
An autopsy showed that Ruth
Wheeler had been killed in the man
ner indicated by the first superficial
examination. First, she had been
strangled with a rope and then the
bones of the arms and legs were brok-
en- to admit the body more readily
to the narrow throat of the chimney
why the cuts were made on the BODY
does not appear.
When she was shown the night
shirt in which part Of the charred
body had been wrapped, the girl pos
itively identified the garment as VOL
ter's. THAT letter w." said the
girl, indicating an initial worked on
the shirt, was embroidered by AL
bert's mother"
She also identified the gunny sack
In which the head and trunk of the
victim had been placed as having been
used by her and Wolter to hold kind
ling wood.