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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
cIoudburst In Death Valley.

San Bernardino, Cal-Cloudburst
that filled canyons with rivers ana
turned mine buildings into nouseooats
marked the climax of II NOT wave
which sent the mercury up to 140 de-
grees in the Death valley sink during
the week. The terrific heat drove
miners and prospectors out of the des,
ert just in time to avoid the heaviest
precipitation the mountain regions sur,
rounding the sink have experienced
Tor thirty years.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
GRAY Matter.

81 used to think l could hlre a. M
brains wanted for $25 week MI
Pushem said.
well, couldn't you?" 10
Yves. But it wasn't long Uei "a
had to call in 100000 la%yel ,,to
straighten out the kinks they put
my affairs"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Accused of sIaylnn wife.

Richmond, Va-Charged directly by
the coroner's jury with having slain
his wife, Henry Clay Beattie, son of
the South Richmond banker and prom
nent in Virginia society, is in jail here.
Across the corridor, also prisoner,
Is beautiful Beulah Binford, who at
10, confessed to being the young mans
most intimate friend. Paul D. Beattie,
a cousin Of the accused man, occupies
still another cell. Beattie claims that
his wife was shot by an unknown man
as she was seated by his side In an
automobile.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Insane Man Attacks Passengers.

Adams, Mass.--A young woman and
4 man were shot and instantly killed,
ave more women were dangerously
wounded and many more men, women
and children who filled big open
electric car were terrified Saturday
afternoon by Pablo Palloa, an insane
mill worker, who poured ten shots
into the helpless passengers while the
sar raced along at a thirty-mile speed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Mrs. Mechanical in Hospltal.

Los Angeles, .Cal.-Collapsing I'M
der the strain to which she has been
subjected since her arrival here a
month ago, Mrs. Ortie E. McManigal,
wife of the informer in the McNa.
mara dynamiting case, was taken to
a hospital Saturday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Charles of Fraud in Texas.

Dallas, Texas.-Returns from Satur
days statewide prohibition election
give the anti-prohibitionisus a lead of
2,6S1, with several counties and parts
of counties yet to be heard from.
Leaders of both factions claim victory,
and Chairman Ball of the prohibitions
lists committee cries fraud" Con
test of the election seems certain
whatever the result of the count.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Grants Dying consressman's Request

Washington.-In sending to the sen.
ate the nomination of Charles s.
Finch, as postmaster at Lawrence,
Kan, President Taft on Saturday com.
piled with the dying request of the
late Representative A. C. Mitchell of
the second Kansas district and proved
that politics is not so cold-blooded as
painted.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Albanlans Reject AmnestY.

Zetinii. Observation-Disclosures Amur-
get Pasha and party are disposed to
prolong for a month the amnesty Of
'ered the Albanian insurgents who re-
:urned to their homes, buy the Arch
bishop of Scutari says only FIVE fam
lies had actually laid down their arms.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Dry in France.

Faris.-France is sweltering in the
worst hot wave experienced in twenty.
ave years which is made more severe
ey the phenomenal drought, not 3
iFop OF rain having fallen N man,
1lacss for a month '''''I''
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Foul PLAY Suspected.

New York.-The disappearance of
Hanna Reiner, a young dressmaker,
developed into possible murder Sat,
urday, when body believed to be
,ers YVES found in Weier creek, Lon
1lGnd SQUAD.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Speed Wave Sweeps Over Chicago.

Chicago.-Two men are dead, a
young man, a young woman and an old
man are dying, two persons are seri-
ously injured, seven more slightly hurt
and fourteen people are under arrest
as the result of an automobile speed
wave that swept over Chicago Sunday
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Police and Troops Clash.

Juarez, Mexico,-One msa Gead. an.
other fatally wounded ana a third shot
IN two places is the net result OF a
pitched battle in this city Sunday af.
ternoon between the city police ana
insurrecto soldiers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Condemn Boy Scout movement.

Butte, Mont.-Without a dissenting
voice the Western Federation of
Miners adopted a resolution intro
duced by Delegate Frank Carran of
Butte union No. l, which condemned
in singing terms the Boy Scout"
movement.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Elaht Flremen Injured.

Toledo, ohio,-Eight firemen were
Injured in fire Sunday which de-
stroyed the four buildings of the B. A.
stevens company. manufacturers OF
billiard and pool fixtures and bar-room
supplies. and eight dwellings and
rame storeroomS.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Pony Express Rider Stricken.

Chicago.-Robert H. Haslam, Pony
Bob" famous as the most daring
among scores of pony express riders.
hero of dozens of fights with hostile
Indians and road agents, and princi.
pal actor in many hair-raising adven.
lures on the western trail, is lying
stricken with paralysis at his home
here
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Yosemlte Pioneer Dead.

Danville, Ill.-Gustavus G. Pearson,
retired capitalist, who in the gold
craze of sixty years ago was one of
party from Utah who discovered
the Yosemite valley, died here Sat
urday, aged eighty-two.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
Miners Killed by cave.,n,

FL Paso, Texas.-A special to the
Times from Ray, Arizona, tells of a
caYe-in in the Matthias & Hall shaft
o. the Ray Consolidated Copper COM
pany Sunday, which entombed five
men.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28

Becoming a woman hater because.
az he said. his wife deserted him at
Louisyilie. Ky, after inducing him to
assign half OF his property to her. John
Steller. 81 years old. stipulated In his
dying requests that none but men
should attend his funeral The mans
wish was followed at his funeral az
Evansville. Ind, on Saturday.
Mrs. Lillian Paxton Flynn. OF Los
Angeles, convicted on the charge Of
forging the name Of Jennie B. Boane
to a deed for realty to obtain s1O,-
900, has been sentenced TO three
years Imprisonment.
william q. Lonsberry. the farmer
charged with having killed his wife
on January /, 1905, confessed the
crime on being informed that sher-
In Donovan had dug up the woman's
body at the Lonsberry farm, near Char
lotte, Mich.
The creation OF a federal industrial
commission, invested with the power
to supervise the corporations Of the
country, was advocated by Attorney
General Wickersham in his speech be-
fore the Minnesota State Bar assoeia.
ton at Duluth.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
FoRgleM

President Simon of Hayti appears
doomed to follow President Diaz Of
Mexico to give way to revolutionary
government. President Simon has
been compelled to abandon his cam
paign to the north and to withdraw
hi sarmy hastily to the cvapital, where
he Is now confined to his bed by ILL
ness.
Marian Lerner, a young woman Of
Berlin, was driven insane by the band
music aboard the ocean liner on her
way to America to live in New York
with relatives and who, on account
OF her condition of mind upon arrival,
will be deported by the immigration
officials back TO Germany.
i Great Britain in the future will be
governed by the house Of commons
with the hereditary upper house pos
sessing only o veto with time limit
of two years,
Aviator Loradan, plotting a small
aeroplane at the Aerodrome at Mour-
melon. France, covered 465& miles,
remaining In the air eleven hours and
forty,five minutes. This is new
worlds record for distance and time.
The house of lords passed the thirt
reading of the veto bill without divi
sion on Thursday, after only thret
hours debate. The revolt of the insur
gent peers failed TO materialize. One
Baron Stanmore, raised his voice tC
demand vote, but found no support
! President De La Barra of Mexico has
. received and accepted the resignation
/. OF the secretary of war, General Eu
q genia Rascon, and OF the assistant sec
$ rotary, General Juan M. Duran. The
& most plausible reason for the retire
s ment Of General Rascon is that he wa.
too closely identified with the old re
r gime ..
|. Baron Won Rictchoff, who killed viii
s liam Won Gaffron In duel at Berlin
l. May 10, has been sentenced to TIVE
u years Imprisonment in a fortress. Bot,
t. men were army officers.
y The announcement that A. J
Balfour, leader Of the opposition II
a the British house OF commons, viii
d go to Gastein to take the cure earl
e in August, Is regarded in the lobby O
a the lower house as particularly sig
% niticant and is widely accepted as al
It indication OF peaceful settlement o
8. tho constitutional crisis.
Daily the fuel situation in western
Canada is becoming more alarmin
n and serious coal and wood famln
b is inevitable. Each days delay il
n the settlement OF the coal miners
u strike in Alberta and eastern Births
IT Columbia, on since April, makes T..
situation more acu e.
"a Lieutenant Colonel Rafael Romer,
e, experimenting the discharge Of the i,
u. surreCto soldiers, who was thrown int
T. prison at Auqua Prieta, Mexico, whe
" he demanded the surrender Of the 50
rs diers' guns was released WEDNESDAY
'e when he promised that the nay Of th
IT. men would he Increased to rom SAC
to $500 each,
le- At the request of American Mini
nd ter Furniss at Port su Prince, tn
lis United States will send another gu
ad boat to Haytieu waters to protect An
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-28
WAsHiNeToN

silver service donated by citizens OF
Utah to the battleship Utah regard
less OF the protests which have been
made against its acceptance because
OF the likeness OF Brigham Young
which appears upon one Of the pieces
OF the service.
Al subcommittee OF FIVE members Of
the senate committee on privileges
and elections will determine whether
the charges affecting the election OF
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin
shall be investigated by the senate.
Louis d. Brandeis of Boston, who
participated as counsel in the Balm.
ger-Plnchot case and other congress
sional Inquiries, has been chosen to
act as counsel for the house commit.
tee investigating Controller bay, Alas.
ka, land claims.
or marked interest because Of many
statements during the Canadian reel.
/ procity debate was the census bu,
reau's announcement Thursday of the
latest general farm statistics OF the
United States, showing that land in
| farms more than doubled in value dur.
ing the last ten years, an increase OF
! $16,252, 78S, 900, or II per cent. In
1900 they were valued at $1S,05l,033.'
| 600, and returns OF the thirteenth cen
sus show they are now worth $2S,3S4,
S21. 900.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27

The first large electric smelling
plant has been opened at Sault Ste.
Marie, Canada. -.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
Portable Healer For
Workman's Hot Coffee

No more cold coffee in the din
ner pail for the mechanic who has
electric lights in his shop, for a
small electric heater will heat 1t for
hip in a jiffy. 1t consists of a
three-inch cylinder of polished and
nickel-plated metal. an insulated
wire of any desired length, and
an ordinary plug that will fit
the standard socket BY merely
screwing the plug into the socket,
immersing the heater in his cold
coffee, and turning on the switch,
the workman can have a hot drink
with his cold lunch.
OF course, he can take 1t home
nights and use 1t to heat water for
a wash and shave, or lend 1t to his
wife to warm the baby's milk, but
that is another story. There are
countless times when one needs hot
water in a hurry, and this little
heater seems to fill the bill.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
Control Lights Are
Burglar Protection

William P. Sheridan. a famous
detective well acquainted with the
likes and dislikes of the wary bur-
glars, has issued a bit Of warning
to have electric lights In, the house
and a master switch. the turning of
which would flood the whole house
with light. Also to keep one light
burning all night From his posi-
tive knowledge he states that hard
ly without exception a house,
breaker will fight shy of a home in
which a light is burning. fearing
that some one is sitting up, or is
expected to arrive.
With an electric light OF the
"turn-down" variety, or a low can
dlepower incandescent lamp. there
is no danger from fire, and the ex-
pense is insignificant. According
to Mr.. Sheridan, therefore, Don't
yell Burglar; use electricity for
lighting. and it will not be neces-
sary."
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
Thirty Good Reasons
FOR Electric Lights

The long winter evenings are
rapidly advancing, when light is
one of the first considerations of
the household. Any family having
had the benefit of electric light will
agree to the following thirty rea-
sons for its use:
Safe, clean. bright, odorless, dirt
less, greaseless, sootless, fumeless,
fiameless, matchless, healthful, con
venient, explosionless, draws trade,
helps advertise, signifies success,
white light, steady light, always
ready. makes home attractive, well
comes friends, frightens thieves,
brightens everything, can be used
anywhere, saves labor, permits bet
ter work, consumes no oxygen, Is a
cheap luxury, is better than ever,
and is cheaper than ever.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
New Fan Improvement
Over Those Now in Use

1t is always difficult to break
away from the old ideas. The disk
type of electric fan has shown no
marked changes in design since the
day it was first introduced.
An entirely new scheme has now
been evolved, in which the fan is
radically altered. This fan throws
a centrifugal zone Of air. 1t is
mounted on vertical shaft, and its
blades are also vertical. giving 1t a
cylindrical form. AS 1t reyolves it
sucks in air from the top and bot
tom, and throws it out centrifugally.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
Municipal Advertising
With Electric Signs

The city of ST. Louis is firm be-
lever in the efficiency of modern
advertising. Electric signs ex-
plotting ST. Louis as business
center have been installed in sew
eral of the large Eastern cities.
Since the use of the electric sign
became general, a city slogan erect
ed in view of passing trains or In
an equally advantageous location
has brought name and trade to
many cities, this widespread adVer-
tising originated with this Southern
city eager to use efficient methods
for her own gain.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
MdrveE of Electrically
Operated Bake Shop

Every twenty-four hours 10000
loaves of bread are turned out by
this electric bakery. All the ma
chinery is driven by electricity.
There are three barrel dough mix
ers, together with -four litter and
conveyor, all grouped on 5-horse-
power motor. Then there are a
dough divider, egg beater, loaf
molder, cake machine. and 100
loaf revolving oven; the latter cleo
trically heated.
This interesting plant is in
Muskogee, Okla, and the current
for its operation is furnished by the
Muskogee Gas and Electric Com
pany.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
Electricity Used On
The Mississippi Boats

Steamboats, operated on the Mis-
sisssppi, the Great Father Of
Waters" have kept abreast of the
times. One finds modern convent
ences and comforts installed for
the benefit of passengers, not the
least of these being electric lights
throughout, electric searchlights,
deck lights. side lights, and cabin
lights.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
Modern Power Aid to
Building Contractor

The new Chamber Of Commerce
building in Denver, Col, is being
built largely with the aid Of cleo
trio power. Among the equipment
being used is a 6-horsepower
direct current motor for hosting
the steel work, a 15-horsepower
motor-driven concrete mixer, and
directly driven motor-operated
brick hoist of 3-horsepower.
Besides all this there is an cleo
trio lighting installation being used
in the dark basement instead of the
customary gasolene flares.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27

There are 750 miles of telephone
wires in the new Hudson Terminal
office building in New York.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27
ELECTRIC LIGHT
" Is Valuable to Children

There Improvement within years which has re-
ceived welcome in the home than the Improvements in
electric lamps The Mazda Lamps have made electric light
the most economical light and have made more than ever the
iii most desirable light because of the improved quality
In evening when the children take their books or games
for the hour before bedtime they may be provided with light
N which perfectly every respect white and soft and
much like the sunlight which they have been using all day
portable lamp placed the table be shaded that the eyes
are protected from the direct rays of the electric bulb and the
light directed toward the work The subject of saving the eyes
of the children has been before ocS school boards and arc
tecs of school buildings since has been recognized that child
II hood the period when the eyes most susceptible dangers
II from impropeF light
When the house wired for electricity the children have
light when they need it. There is possible danger pushing
button there is no flame harm either the child the dwelling
The Washington times., 1911-09-27

Half a million telephone mes
sages were sent from the Waldorf
Astoria Hotel last year. -.
The Washington times., 1911-09-27

One-fifth of all the factories in
North Carolina are run by cleo
tricity. 90 r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28
hey are very cool and InvitIhg IN:
REMoNEARLE BUTTONS.

They are of pearl, plain and fancy;
Of porcelain, stampedto resemble lin
en- and dimity weayes; Of different
colorel glass, matching your favorite
blouse, and they have a patent ar
rangement instead Of shank, so they
can be easily taken out of the blouse
when it is sent to the laundry.
They can be bought in sets OF six
at small cost.
Two sets OF, these buttons will last
long while and will prove a time
saver to the woman who does her
own sewing, for 1t is not necessary to
work buttonholes when the patent
button is used. All that is necessary
is to make a small eyelet in the cloth
with punch or the point of your
scissors and work around it with a
buttonhoIe stitch.
The metal back of the button is no
wider than the point Of a soft lead
pencil; 1t works on a spring, SO that
when being inserted 1t Is straight, and
when In place, turned over, acting as
a bar to hold the button firmly in
place,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28
Personals.

Mrs. Hulda Higginbotham and son
Arnold who have been visiting friends
here for several days went to Farm
ington Wednesday.
Mrs. Jacobs Gamer is still quite
sick at her home on East Park ave
nue..
Miss Ria Hawkinberry of Bermont
avenue is visiting relatives at Ripley,
Jackson county.
Miss Grace Stealey is the guest Of
Mrs. Newton at Grafton.
The small child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl McGinnls is very i'll at the home
of its grandparents near Smlthtown.
. Messrs. Rupert and Robert Maple
of Pennington, and William Giblon
of Burton, we're recent visitors at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kor
ner on Morgantown avenue.
Miss Bessie McAllister of Market
street is sick
Miss Matte Linn of Benton's Ferry
spent Wednesday night with Mrs.
Margaret Hughes and daughter Hattie
on Columbia street.
Miss Pansy Jacobs is at Trlune this
week visiting her parents Mr., and
Mrs. Lindsay Jacobs.
Miss Nellie Hinebaugh is home
from attending a patient at Mt Nor.
ris, Pa.
Mrs, e. F. Morgan is the guest OF
Mrs. sabina Morgan at Winfield this,
week.
Mrs. Ann Baker.is sick at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Minnie McAtie
ut Watson.
Mr.. Harvey Gray who has been
here visiting bis brother, Mr.. William
Gray for several days went to Wheel
ing, yesterday
Miss Emma Vance Of Pleasant Val
ley spent Thursday in the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28

For the porch rocker there is much
that can. be done in the line OF EN-
brofdery, knowing that they have to
be saved from the ravages OF dust
that seems TO penetrate into the very
heart Of the woven mesh Of the split
willow.
The atfttniacassar can be utilized
for this purpose, also making an adj
dition OF back and seat cloths to pro-
tect the part of the chair that comes
IN contact with our clothes when re-
posing comfortably within the expan,
siYe arms OF this summer necessity.
one can make these antlmacassars
and chair cloths as simply or as elab-
ofately as one desires, as 1t opens a
fieid for the embroidery enthusiast
that can run the whole gamut OF the
fancy as well as the simpler stitches.
ii one might choose to emgrolder
IN colors 1t is best to choose the soft
y des Of the higher colors, so that
there viii be no indication Of the de-
gree Of warmth that the full colors
are so apt to impress.
openwork is less to be desired than
the blind embroidery, for should one
choose to decorate these with the
openwork there will be left a loop
hole, as 1t were, for the ever.present
dust to step through and thus set at
raught the full service for which
these seryiceable articles are actual
Z intended.
AS there is no rougher service to
which an embroidered piece may be
put one can give way TO the yagaries
81 ones Imagination to an unwonted
limitation by designing or sketchlng
On these cloths whatever seems to
them most weird and mythical, or by
copying out of story books such hob;
COLLINS as strikes ones fancy.
The lighter shades of lavender and
green are the cOlors that are most
taking for this kind Of work, as they
do not denote warmth as would the
Z different shades Of red or the other
high colors, such as yellow or brown
AN Of the stitches that you have so
farislearned can be applied in this
work and one should not spare any
efiofts In doing ones best, SO that
they will be admired by your callers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28
PIaaeant lTrln.

DR., William Boyers went to Ellen,
boro in his new car this week and
brought his family home with him.
They had been the guests Of Mrs
Boyers mother, Mrs: Riggs for several
days. He was accompanied on the
trip by his brother DR.. Cyrus Boyers
of Triune. Yesterday he took his
mother, Mrs. Cyrus Boyers, Sir Miss
Catherine BOyers, Mrs. Lille Jones
and two daughters to Triune for a
few days visit Good time was made
ON both trips and the ride thoroughly
enjoyed by all the participants.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28
VANITY BAGS.

Vanity bags for dancing parties are
attractive If made OF Dresden ribbon
in colors corresponding with the
gown.
A small circular mirror glued to
the base OF the bag, which is made Of
cardboard, is held in place by a mar
row edge of shirred ribbon.
The reverse side. Of the cardboard
is riBbon,covered and scented with
some dainty sachet.
The bag holds the POWDER and puff
ball, the handkerchief, a few pins
and II milady uses rouge, a tiny box
OF carmine.
Narrow ribbon loops attach it to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-28
RAG CARPETS,

Each season these quaint old-fash'
Toned floor coverings grow more pop
ular. They are so attractiye-come In
such pleasing colorings and designs
that 1t is small wonder women like
them. And they are not expensive
either, and not to be dspised on &C
count Of their wearing qualities.
For summer bedrooms these rag
rugs and carpets are especially pleas
ing with white furniture and floors