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Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
WILL BOOST FOR
GOOD ROADS

Pocatello, April 15.-That the
second annual convention of the In
termountain Good Roads association
to be held in this city on June 22-
1924 will he the greatest and most
Important gathering of good roads
boosters ever held in the northwest
now seems assured. President K.
R. Sherman, who spent couple OF
days this week in the Gate City,
conferring with Secretary William
Waliin, has drafted an official call
for the convention, which will be
issued in few days. Delegates
from the five states Of Idaho, New
ada, Montana, Utah and Wyoming
will be in attendance, and the con-
vention will be addressed by emin.
ent experts in the good roads moye-
ment and will possibly be honored
by the presence of no less distin-
gnished gentleman than Secretary of
Agriculture james Wilson. An in.
vitation to Secretary Wilson was
mailed yesterday, in which he was
pressed to attend, and also send one
or more of the good roads experts
attached to his department. Ar
rangements have practically been
completed with Professor $. G. Lam
caster Of Seattle to give illustrated
lectures on good roads. Represent
tatives of different road making
machinery firms will be present with
elaborate exhibits. Automobile
dealers will also have representatives
present, and the Continental Oil
company is arranging to install an
exhibit and make demonstrations of
approved methods of oiling roads.
The state engineers of the five states
embraced in the association will also
be present.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
BATTLESHIP IDAHO
TO co UP MISSISSIPPI
VIII Attempt to Make the Trip to St. Louis Just
One Hundred Years Since the First Steam
boat Sailed Up the Mighty River.

with champagne by little Miss
Louise May Gooding, daughter of
Ex-Governor Gooding.
The Idaho has water line of 375
feet, length over all of $50 feet
and beam of n feet. She has a
speed of II knots, and her engines
furnish 10, 900 horsepower. She
carries crew of 75o officers and
men.
In April of last year the gunners
of the Idaho won 81, 500 prize by
hitting target 1900 yards away
while the ship was steaming at top
speed fifteen times out of sixteen
shots. The trial was held off the
Virginia capes, and Secretary of the
Navy Meyer was 80 pleased that he
awarded also the letter K to the
men behind the seven and eight
inch guns. The + signifies excel
lence and is highly coveted. 1t is
emblaEoned on the gun shields, aud
each member of the fortunate crew
sports il on his jacket sleeves.
The boat that first steamed the
mighty Father of Water, 100 years
ago, was the New Orleans, fearfully
and wonderfully made at Pittsburg
under Robert Fulton's directions.
1t was 11o feet long, with q twenty
foot beam and carried two masts.
Her hull was painted sky blue, and
the one wheel at her stern was a
dazzling white.
The New Orleans cost SSs, 900 to
build, but she made $40, 900 IN her
first season. However, she was
destined to an early end. On July
IS, 1914, she landed on snag near
Baton Rouge and was hurt 80 badly
in being warped off that she sank,
and her passengers and crew had
very narrow escape. Efforts were
made TO raise her, but all proved un-
successful.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21

Partially to celebrate the one
hundredth anniversary of the first
sailing of steamboat up the Mis-
sissippi and principally to show St.
Louis folks that Uncle Sam thinks
enough of them to let them have a
peek at one of his prize war vessels,
the battleship Idaho, the first ship
IN the world to carry skeleton
fighting top, will take her twenty
four feet draft up the twenty-five
foot river in May and boom out a
greeting that will make the bluffs
of the old French City quiver in
astonishment.
The Idaho will start from Nat
chez, and If there is room enough
between her keel and the soft river
bed to let the big catfish cavort as
usual she will make stops at Mem.
phis and Cairo to astonish their ma
tives also.
The old disciples of Mark Twain
say that the Idaho ought to make
the trip successfully, especially if
she has gumption enough to slide
along over a few miles of mud
occasionally and say nothing about
it.
When she does do il she will
break all the naval records of the
world, for no ship Of her size has
ever navigated an inland river as
far from its mouth as the distance
between New Orleans and st.
Louis.
The gunboat Nashville, the mon
itor Arkansas and torpedo boat
flotilla have visited St. Louis, but
they are babies compared to the
Idaho, and the Mound City inhabi-
tants insist on seeing full grown
shot dispenser.
The Idaho was launched into the
Delaware from the Cramp shipyards
at Philadelphia on Saturday, Dec.
8, 1905, and her bow was bcdewed
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
Memory.

AS backward flies my memory from
manhood's proud estate to when |
swung my lover form upon my lady's
gate, there rises in my throat a lump
that will not get away-a lO-er's reeol-
lection of a little girl named May!
AS sweet a little maiden as was
ever put on earth, whose freckled face
was wrinkled in an ecstasy Of mirth !;
who when she wept was wonderful
enhancing when she sighed! How
many thousand times I'd sworn tina.
she should be my bridel
But there's that lump! All, me, that
lump that Will not go away! I've had
a photo from the girl used to know
as May. Her name Is Mrs. Sniggle.
fritz-she's fat and frowsy, tooi She
still retains her freckles and her tilted
nose is blue!
She writes that seven children II
the reckoning to date, and they keep
their mother worrying from early
morn till late. And. by the way. the
lump I'VE got-it took its form and
shape with the gasp of glad thanks
giving for my narrowing escaped
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
C. A. BROUGH NOW
MANAGER POWER co.

President L. L. Evans of the Bear
Lake Power Go. spent several days
this week in the city. He came last
Saturday, accompanied by G. A.
Brough of Salt Lake, who succeeds
J. A. Upper as the company's
manager here. Mr.. Brough is .
practical electrician and for nine
years he was chief electrician for the
d. q r. G. Railroad company. He
recently completed the installation
of an electrical plant for the Ogden
Portland Cement Co. at Brigham
City. Mr.. Brough wall remove his
family here from Salt Lake as soon
as the schools close there. s.-
Mr.. TupPer, who has had charge
of the company's business for the
past three and half years, goes to
Pocatello, where he will engage in
the manufacture of electrical heaters
and cookers of his own Invention,
having recently organized a conn.,
pany in the Gate City for that pur-
pose. His family will remain here
for couple of months or more
His friends here wish him abundant
success in his new enterprise.
Although handicapped in a num-
Der of ways, Mr.. Tupper has snc
oeeded in building up the company'e 4
business and getting the affairs on q
systematic basis.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
CHANGES IN
SCHOOL LAWS

During the recent session of ths
legislature there came from all parts
Of the state demand for change In
the methods of apportloning school
moneys. The committees on educa-
tlOn In the senate and house con-
sidered many plans very carefully
and after much thought decided upon
the one embodied In the amendment
to section 67 of the code. AS finally
dmended it stands thus:
y '"Two-thirds of the whole amount
he shall apportion per capita among
the several districts in proportion to
the number of children in each dis
trict as shown by the last report of
the census marshal OF each district.
Five per cent of the remainder, or as
much thereof as may be needed, shall
be used for the relief of all districts
organized under article " of this
act, which are unable to maintain
the minimum term as provided In
section "a of this act when such dis
tricts after having levied a special
tax of ten mills, have not sufficient
| funds to maintain the minimum
term. The county superintendent
shall be the jndge as to the needs of
such districts. The balance Of ths
whole amount remaining after such
aid has been given shall be apportion-
ed per capita among the several dis
tricts in proportion to the number of
children In each district as shown by
the last report of the census marshal
of each district.
Many districts will not need to
make the full levy required under
this act, while others will be COM
PEELED to do so. The weak districts
will get the aid that they should have
i and on the other hand the stronger
districts will not be compelled to
carry so much of the burden rs was
the case under the old law. The
balance remaining after such aid Is
given to needy districts will be APP
portioned per capita to all the dis
tricts in the county.
| The new law regarding the certifi-
cation OF teachers is radical change.
No certificate shall here after be
issued unless the applicant shall at
tain a general average Of S5 per cent
with no subject below 20 per cent.
This law, however. does not apply to
the next examination for teachers.
4
. The Montpelier schools will close
Friday, May "a.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
new FAST TRAIN
ON SHORT LINE

Z Short Line division officials are
preparing for the new limit
ed train which will be placed in
com mission about the middle of
June. 1t will be magnificent train
of six cars, modelled after the
twentieth Century Limited and will
make it's appearance in PocateIlo on
ITS first run between Chicago and
Portland about the time YelIowstone
Park season opens. Dit will run on
a schedule faster than anything yet
tried on the Short Line, and will
connect In this city with the Yellow
stone special to the Park. The new
tram will be palace on wheels and
il is understood that its running
time will be about equal to thai
now made by the Fast Mail, which
is going some. The new limited
will not displace any of the existing
trains. us.-Pocateiio I 1tibune.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
REDUCTION OF 50 PER CENT
TN THE WOOL SCHEDULE

Washington, April 1s.-From an
authoritive source it was learned to-
day that the democratic revision of
the wool schedule contemplates re-
ductions of about so per cent on
wool and 40 per cent on manufac
tured articles The revised schedule
10 not yet ready for submission.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21

The Montpelier schools win close
Friday, May %.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
The cIorloua lnsIpIdIty Of Tea

Teal thou soft. thou sober. sage and
venerable liquid. thou female
tongue-runnfng. smfie-4moothing, heart
opening. wink-tipping cordial. to
whose glorious insipidity / owe the
happieat moments of my life. let me
gall pFcatrsta. Cooley Cibb@r-
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21

should hold an informal meeting
an agree, if possible, on the raises
In salaries.
The chief of the fire department
and captains of the hose teams were
invited TO meet with the council
next Thursday night and talk over
the conditions of the fire department.
and the alarm system.
On motion new and correct map
of the city was purchased for SO.
At 1880 the council adjourned.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21

his appointments.
The council met Wednesday
night pursuant to adjournment.
with the mayor and all counoilmer
present except Jones.
The mayor stated that he would
with hold his appointments unti
the regular meeting of the council
next Thursday.
The general improvement COM
mittee submitted an offer from Jaks
Jones to sell the city three acres ol
land, for dump ground, for $3.50.
The offer was accepted and 1t was
ordered that an abstract of title q
the land be secured.
Several bids were submitted fOa
safes, but the committee was given
further time in which to determine
upon the size and kind Of a safe
needed.
The FIRE station was rented for q
year, Lish Strong having consented
to let the city use it another yesr.
1t was. ordered that all city Of
ticials who are required by law te
give bonds, should furnish tile
required bond in some reliable
surety company and the Premiumt
be paid by the city.
The rules were suspended and al
ordinance was passed changing the
meeting nights of the council to
the first and third Wednesday
nights of each month. The ordin.
ance will become effective for tbs
first meeting in May.
| An ordinance was also introduced
changing the salary OF the chief Of
police from SIS TO 800 a month,
night police from 500 to S76 and
attorney from 400 to $500 a year,
making a total increase of $500 .
year in salaries. A motion to sus-
pend the rules and place this ordin
ance upon its final passage, brought
forth q spirited discussion, which
finally resulted in the ordinance
being LAID over until the next regu-
lar meeting.
Sullivan thought the counci
ought not act too hastily in raising
salaries, and he was in favor Of
J combining the Office of. chief of po
} lice and water superintendent ane
pay that officer decent salary
By SO doing the city would ge
! good service and st the same tim
save money.
! Robson felt that the coundl
; ought to know more about hdv
much revenue it is gong to have :
! spend, before it began raising sal
! aries.
Lewis was strongly opposed t
: such increases, especially for the cit
attorney. He believed that 800
year was enough for the attorne
!, because he would be paid fee any
d way in the event that he would hay
t to go into court with any cases fo
!. The city. He also thought that th
Q raise of $25 q month for the chic
, of police was too much.
: Douglas expressed himself alon
8 abont the same lines.
e Reese favored the increases /
provided in the ordinance. Z
i thought the city could not get goo
: service unless it paid for it, an
1 intimated that the mayor could y,
b get suitable man for chief of p
o lice at the present salary.
y Mayor Hoff favored the propose
increases and said he did not b
le lieve the people wonld object /
p the increase, If they got value r
- ceived.
u Discussion on the question co
sr tinued for nearly An hour, when
TO was finally decided TO defer actie
81 on the ordinance until the ne
e meeting. Il was agreed that ia q
ae meantime the mayor and couns
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21

%UiC PLSccut' uC uA1yOE M@UC y
short address in which he stated
that the Office came 10 him without
his seeking, and having agreed to
accept the responsibility he assured
the council that he would sacrifice
all the time necessary in his effort
to give the city good administra-
tion. He was especially pleased TO
know that such clean, representa-
tive business men were to serve
with him as councilmen, and he pre-
dicted that they would be able to
work together harmoniously for the
best interests of the city, and that
when their terms of Office expire the
people would be able to say "Well
done thou good and faithful SER
wants."
The council then organized by
electing Chas. E. Reese president
for the ensuing two years.
The mayor announced the stand
ing committees as follows, the first
named being chairman of each conn.,
mittee:
Ordinances-Douglas, Jones and
Reese.
Finance-sullivan, Lewis and
Robson.
General Improvements-Robi-
son, Reese and Douglas.
Streets and Alleys-Reese, Sulli-
van and Lewis.
Law and Order-Lewis, Jones
and Robson.
Water works-Lewis, Douglas
and Jones.
Printing-Jones, Sullivan and
Douglas.
Board of Health-Mayor, who ID
ex officlo chairman, chief of police
city physician and Councilmen
Robson, Reese and Lewis.
A motion made by douglas that
the mayor be authorized to employ
one or more experts to audit the
books of the last administration,
brought forth considerable discus.
sion. In support of his motion
Douglas said he had no intention to
cast any reflection on the honesty OF
integrity of the past administration
but thought the books ought to be
audited so that the new admlnistra
tion would know exactly where il
was at from q financial standpoint
After the question was discussed
pro and con, it was decided to post
pone any action in the matter unit
the reports of the old officers wer,
received on April 81, at which tim,
the council could better determine
whether or not 1t was consideree
best TO employ anyone to expert th,
reports ana books.
officer Heggie called the attention
of the council 10 the great need of
dump ground, as many citizens ar
anxious to clean up their yards an,
alleys but there is no place for then
to deposit the rubbish.
Upon motion the mayor appoint
ed special committee, CONSISTING
of Jones, Lewis and Reese, to loo
up proper site for q dump ground
ascertain what the necessary Ian
could be purchased for and repol
at the next meeting of the council
The question of purchasing . sal
in which TO keep the city records
was referred to the general improv.
ment committee, with instruction
to ascertain at once what q sultab
safe would cost.
The ordinance committee was il
stIucted TO draw IN ordinance chanl
ing the meeting nights Of the coul
Gil from the second and fourI
Thursday nights of each month
the FIRST and third Wednesds
nights.
Mayor Hoff suggested that ii
fire station ought 10 be cleaned .
and more chairs provided. Th
brought out the Information th
Mr.. Strong was undecided wheth
or not he would rent the building
the city another year. The gener
improvement committee was thel
fore instructed TO ascertsin if q
Montpelier examiner., 1911-04-21
new ADMINISTRATION
GRINDING OUT BUSINESS
Mayer Names Standing Committees, but Defers
Other Appointments Until Next Week--Pur-
chases the Much Needed Dump Ground.

building could be secured for another
year or longer, and if SO to go ahead
and have such improvements made
about the place 40 the committee
saw fit.
The council then adjourned until
Wednesday night, April 10, at
which time the Mayor stated that he
would probably be able to announce
his appointments.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-12
STREET SHOOTING
ENDS IN MURDER
Phom'nent RaVenswood Man Is Ar.
rested For Causing Death
of Ad Tidd

Special Dispatch to tIe Iutclhacnccr.
hANENSWOOD ". Va. Sept. IL
Nd Tidd, who WAS shot about ten davs
ago IN "a street quarrel 10y Gus Proc
tor prominent business man. is
dead is tho result al five shots which
penetrated his intestine, Immediate
ly after the death OF Tidd the authori-
Ties arrested Proctor and hc was ia.
h'U 20 Tho jail at Ripley. and char-e
"i murder lodsel against him. Proc.
Tor alic-cs that Tidd threatened HIM
hIm with d brick and be- Shot iu self
defense. Tho quarrel followed TiddS'
claiming Proctor owed u.m small
sum ui money.
Tho coroner conducted au inquest
and found ,ha' t"r man came to his
death from -uaeh"t wounds inflicted
hs Iru,.or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-12
FRANCE REFUSES DEMANDS
OF GERMANS IN MOROCCO
Diegle Plays
For Delay
onion Convicted In Legislative Cor
rupiion Promises TO Confess Al
for Mercy.

COLUMBCS. o. Sept. 1i.-Wuh i
ihree-year sentence hanging over his
head Tor completely in legislative
bribery. Rodney !. Diesci today made
another promise OF confession. lie las
AGAIN told the states attorney that H.
VIII make a written statement OF all
h' kroWS concerning Legislative cor
ruption. lie has been given until neNt
Monday 10 fulu!l his last promise.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-12
FIRST FLYER TAKES WING
IN COAST TO COAST RACE
Toajstool. Claim ran

iRiST'l.. Mass sent II Mrs
l'"nirir 'appucci viii lite and h.r
hu s'1nd aud An='lo Pico ar, critic
a.N il from eating tuadStoois.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-02

1t is getting pretty hard to tell one
lie from another.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-02
LABOR NOT on TRIAL.

some socialists and union labor
men in Portland held a parade sun
day for the purpose Of demonstrating
against the prosecution of the Nc
Namaras for the dynamiting of the
Los Angeles Times. 1t was a splendid
sample Of misguided zeal or OF some
thing worse.
It is not up to organized labor to
make the cause of the McNamaras
their own These men are not charg-
ed with being union labor men but
with being murderers. Murder is no
part Of the union labor Tropoganda.
II is true the accused men should
have able lawyers TO defend them and
such lawyers have already been en-
gagged. The A1cNamaras viii have a
fair trial and it may rightly be as
sumed they viii not be convicted un-
less their guilt is conclusively proven.
Meanwhile labor union men as well
a. others should await the trial ana
the verdict and trust tnat The verdict
when reached viii be in accordance
with tru-h AMI justice. Labor union
ism is not on trial at Los Angeles. The
NcNamaras are on trial as individu-
ais. They are charged with having
dynamfted a building and having kill
ed p m-L-mJst ot whom were en-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-02
JUSTICE TO BOWERMAN.

This paper is glad to publish COM
munioation today from James Johns
ana which aims To offset an injustice
ne feels has been done to Jay Bower-
man, former acting governor, and
who as such located the branch asy-
lum adjoining this city. As Mr..
Johns points out the branch asylum
water right is in no danger for the
reason that the governments suit is
prefunctory affair as far as the
state and many other water users are
concerned. The asylum water right is
perfectly safe and it is a valuable as
set to the branch asylum location. The
state not only has water for irrigation
purposes but since the purchase of
the Roberts place by the new board
it will be possible for the state to de-
velop a valuable water power plant.
1t is but fair to Mr.. Bowerman that
these facts be made known.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-02
TODAY's BIRTHDAY SKETCH.

Manuel de Zamacona Inclan, who
succeeds Senior de Ia Barra as MeXi-
can ambassador to the United States
has birthday today, though he Is
not sufficiently well-known in Wash
ington as yet to be the recipient of
many congratulations from others
than his immediate family and
friends. Senior Zamacona bears a
name which has occupied a promi-
nent place in the history of modern
Mexico. His father. Manuel de Ia
macona, was distinguished in the early
history of the Mexican Republic as a
statesman, orator and scholar.
He assisted Diaz to win his political
leadership and was at one time MeXi-
can Secretary of State. In 1877 he
came TO this country as Mexican am
bassador to the United States. The
present ambassador was at one time
the treasurer of his government. He
has decided to drop, while in this
country at least the last part of his
surname. Custom among Spanish
speaking peoples has dictated that
surnames shall be composed of the
family names of both father and
mother. but the inconvenience of be-
ing addressed in this manners has
led the new Mexican ambassador tc
drop the final part of his signature
and terminate it with his paterna
name of Zamacona.
when L was national treasurer OF
Mexico some years ago." said Senol
Zamacona, 81 found it economical
both in ink and time, when signing
bonds, to use merely my father.
name. Americans are so likely to con.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-02
MAY . IN HISTORY.

1420-The Duke of Suffolk, prime
minister to Henry VI. Of England, be-
headed in a boat at Calais.
15GS-Mary Queen Of Scots aided
by the gallant George Douglas escap-
cd from the Castle of Lochleven,
where she was confined after the
murder of Darnley.
1655-England took Jamaica
1S04-The Connecticut valley de-
yastated by a flood. Many persons
we're drowned and hundreds were
driven from their homes.
1S0s-The royal family of Spain
sent prisoners to France. The inhab-
itants Of Madrid attacked the French
soldiers with knives and bloody
contest took place, which was only
quelled by securing the streets with
grape shot. Estimated between 5000
and 10000 Frenchmen and Spaniards
lost their lives.
1S09-French defeated the Portu-
guese in the battle Of Amaranta.
1829-The Duke of Norfolk and
seven other Roman Catholic peers