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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-17

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-17
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
MINISTERS INDICTED
OHIO cLERGYMEN ACCUSED OF
SELLING THEIR VOTES DURING
RECENT ELECTION.
Should Charges Be Proven, Not 4
Single Enfranehised Voter viii Be
Left ir One Township, Every
Citizen Having Been Indicted.

West Union, ohio.-Seventy-taree
more indictments were returned
Thursday by the grand jury investi-
eating the selling of votes in Adams
county, under the direction of Judge
Blair. Seventy persons were ar
raigned, making the total to date 376
arraigned and 1,071 indicted.
Judge Blair said it may become
necessary to indict some men who
bought votes in order to make a clean
sweep Of all the guilty and to bring
about desired reforms.
1t was discovered that not a single
enfranchised voter will be left in one
school district in Jefferson township,
which includes Walmsleyvflle. Every
male citizen has been indicted.
Two more ministers, both residents
OF Green township, we're indicted
Thursday. Court officials decline to
give out their names. Each received
IS for MS vote. One young man con-
fessed that he sold one to his
own father and received $40 for his
vote.
Many persons are placing chattel
mortgages on their furniture to raise
the money to pay their fines,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06

building purposes, but principally to
rid the country of the insects which
are. the most formidable pests OK that
climate.
In founding a nest the termites erect
first single pinnacle several feet
high and very small about the base,
and then others near 1t; finally these
are consolidated into a single dome
and the middle pinnacles. having per-
formed their part as scaffolding. are
removed. When 1t has reached its
maximum size the nest is a rounded
dome OF hard, solid clay upon whose
outer surface grass and weeds grow
freely, and in the dry season it looks
not unlike a haycock.
The injuries wrought by these in.
sects are terrible. They invade every
vegetable fiber except cotton and de-
stroy wood, mating, linen and wooden
clothing, books and parchment by sap
and mine. They habitually avoid the
air and light, not because of an an.
tipathy to them, but because OK their
helplessness and their necessity of a
moist atmosphere. In consequence OF
this popularity their ravages are I'M
| observed till everything sinks into
ruins. When they desire to reach a
certain point covered gallery is i'm
mediately built to that point, that they
may reach it unseen. African villages
which have been abandoned, In a year
or two have utterly disappeared and
the ground on which they stood is
found covered with vegetation. Posts
are sometimes so riddled that d slight
kick will dissipate them, leaving moth
ing In their stead but a heap 0f dust
and debris. At Tourney, Charente,
| France, a whole dinner party, guests.
host, table and all were let down
through the floor into the cellar with
out a moments warning in conse-
auence of the termites' depredations
IN the flooring and beams
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
TWO MEN ROB TRAIN
PASSENGERS ON THE OVERLAND
LIMITED GIVEN VIVID REMlN-
DER OF BORDER DAYS.
Bandits Shot Down Those Vine Re-
sisted, Killing One Man, Seriously
Injured Another and Rob Men,
Women and Children of
Their valuables.

Ogden, Utah.-William Davis, a ne.
gro porter, was shot and killed, A. N.
Taylor, another negro porter, of Og-
den, seriously wounded. three passen.
gers were dubbed over the head
with guns and 100 passengers were
robbed when the Overland Limited
train of the Union Pacific was held
up at Reese, station twelve miles
west of Ogden, at IL o'clock Monday
night by two masked men.
The passengers of the train were
stripped of all of their money and
jewelry, amounting to thousands OF
dollars.
After the highwaymen had stopped
the train at the lonely station by
means of the block signal. they cut
on the engine and baggage car from
the rest of the train and proceeded to
search the Pullmans.
Davis and Taylor attempted to re.
sist the highwaymen and were mer.
cilessly shot down. Davis was in.
stantly killed and Taylor was struck
in the right arm, which was shattered
by the bullet.
Each person on the train was sys.
tematically searched and scarcely any.
thing of value was overlooked.
Watches, rings, ieweIry and money
formed the loot taken by the holdup
man as he proceeded leisurely through
each coach. There were more than
100 passengers on the train and al
most everyone, it is believed, contrib
uted something to the loot stolen by
the robber.
For an hour and fifteen minutes the
train robbers kept the limited at the
little station. 1t was not until the
highwaymen who was searching the
train had finished the last coach that
they we're satisfied. With pockets
bullying with the stolen money and
jewelry, the highwaymen swung of
the last coach.
1t was fully an hour after the rob
berry before the train reached a tele.
graph office and reported the rob.
berry, and a posse was in pursuit OF
the robbers, but 1t is thought the
hours start has enabled the men to
| elude the officers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
A SERIOUS CLASH EXPECTED
Santo Domingo and Hayti Reported
to be Massing Troops Along
Their Borders.

ashington.-Rumors of serious
fighting on the border between Sa1to
Domingo are reported to the state
department in a cablegram dated
from American Minister Furniss at
Port au Prince. He says the Haytien
government, while denying these ru-
mors, is sending soldiers to the Dor
der. The Dominican government de-
clares that Aiaytien troops under
General Ferdinand fired on Domini-
can guard at Perdenalss. so that the
Dominican government has intimated
that the Haytien troops be withdrawn
Immediately, pending which the Do
minican government also is sending
troops to the seat of trouble.
The auxiliary cruiser Yankton has
sailed from San Juan, P. R.. for Sa-
moan bay on the north coast of Santo
Domingo. The ostensible object of
her visit is to lay out courses for tor
pedo practice within the quiet waters
of the bay.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
TWO DARING AVIATORS KILLED
Archie Hoxie and John 3. Molssant
Met Death on Same Day While
Trying for New Records,

New York.-Two of Americas most
famous and daring aviators met death
on Saturday.
John B. Moissant, the FIRST man to
cross the English channel on an aero
plane with passenger, and winner
of the sensational race around the
statue OF Liberty, fell to his death in
New Orleans.
Arch Hoxey, the former Salt Lake
chauffeur. who only few days ago es-
tablished worlds aviation record for
height. the man who took Colonel
Roosevelt up in the air. fell to his
death while trying to win the Niche
lin prize for sustained fight at Los
Angeles.
Both these men were young at the
flying game, but they were easily at
the head of American aviators and
were regarded as among the very best
flying men in the world.
The manner of their deaths was
similar.
Each was trying to beat the record
for sustained flight in order to win
the Michelin prize. In both cases the
machines became unmanageable when
comparatively short distance from
earth, turned turtle and sent their
daring pilots to earth.
Both men were instantly killed.
Moissant was thrown from his ma.
chine, alighting on his head and break.
ing his neck
Hoxey fell with his machine and
was killed instantly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
HAwLEY AT THE HELM.
Is the First Democratic Governor of
idaho In Seven Years.

toaho IN seven Years.
Boise, Ida.-James H. Hawley was
sworn In on Monday as the first Dem
ocratic governor of Idaho since 1903,
to succeed James Fl. Brady, whom he
defeated in November.
The senate and house organized ac-
cording to caucus program. C. w.
Dempster of Bannock county was sec
rotary of the senate and ]. H. Wallis
Of Fremont chief clerk of the house.
The Democrats voted soIidly in the
senate for r. Macbeth Of Custer conn.
ty for president pro tenn and those of
the house supported w. M. Morgan
from Latah for speaker. These two
will be the floor leaders of the Demo.
Gratis of either body.
The Republican caucus, it is under.
stood, will put every pledge of the
party platform squareIy up to the leg.
lslature for consideration, regardless
Of the chances for enactment or for
defeat
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
TO HELP YOU SAVE
NEW POSTAL BANKS OPENED FOR
BUSINESS IN EVERY STATE
IN UNION.
The New System Expected to Prove a
Boon to the Poorer Classes, and
is Intended to Encourage Thrift
of all Glasses of Citizens.

Washington.-Through the practical
Institution of the postal savings bank
system on Tuesday, January 8, the
United States government will give the
people facilities for saving a part of
their earnings.
Tie establishment of these banks is
regarded as the most far reaching fin
ancial step taken by the government
since the authorization of national
banks, and their operation will be
watched with interest by financiers
throughout the world.
The system is to be inaugurated on
a comparatively small scale. One post
office in each state and territory has
been selected as a depository.
In those forty-eight offices, a thor
ough test will be made 1t was decided
to make the beginning thus small,
not only because no adequate appropri-
alton was available to put it into gen
eral operation, but also because the
plan adopted differs entirely from that
of any other system in the world.
No passbooks will be furnished de-
posltors, out all deposits VIII be evil
denced by engraved postal savings GER
dficatos. issued in fixed denominations
of 81, 81. IS. $40. $40 and $50, each
bearing the name of the depositor and
the date on which interest begins to
accrue.
BY the terms Of the law, no account
for less than 81 may be opened and no
person may deposit more than 500 in
any calendar month. or have to his
credit at any one time more than $500,
exclusive Of accumulated interest.
Accounts may be opened by any per-
son over 10 years old, in his or her
own name, and by married women il
their own names. The accounts o.
wives cannot be interfered with or cen
trolled by the husbands.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Chew Tea In siam

IoKyo, Japan.-In Siam they chew
Tea IN place OF tobacco. They call 1t
mieng' IL is IN plug. like chewing
TOBACCO, ana mas a viflainols smell.
aue 10 the fermentation 1t has under
gone. Inc tea that the Siamese en-
pioy ior chewing purposes Is very
coarse rank plant. II is gathered like
ordinary tea' out the leaves, after be-
ing compressed into plugs, are buried
for is days. They ferment during
burial ana on their resurrection are
very, very fragrant indeed. The STA.
mise poatmen chew tea, the 'rickshaW
men cneW II and even tho littera-
teurs chew II. they say 1t makes
them work better.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Yaqul Indian Murders Wife.

Tucson, Ariz.-Because she would
not get up and give him some medi-
cine several night ago, Antonio Tecol-
etc. Yaquia Indian, crushed in his
wife's head with a hammer and then
buried her, head downward, in the
yard. When the woman was missed
Tecolete readily led the sheriff to the
burying spot, and then produced the
bloody hammer. He considered the
woman his personal property and does
not appear to understand why his act
should have resulted in any unusual
excitement
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Widow Cleared of Murder CHARGE.

Lancaster, Mo.-Mrs. Alma H.
Vaughn and DIR. James r. Hull, ae.
cused of the murder of Professor John
T. Vaughn nearly year ago, were on
Monday freed of the charges against
them in the circuit court here. Their
cases were nolle pressed by Prescott
ing Attorney Reiger of Adair county,
after Judge Shelton had refused to
grant the further continuance asked
by the state.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Rainey still After Roosevelt.

Washington.-The African hunting
trip, as organized and carried out by
the Smithsonian institution via
Roosevelt is the subject of the latest
proposed congressional investigation.
The suggestion was received here
Friday by Representative Rainey of
Illinois from a citizen of a Georgia
town, who referred to such an in
quiry as public service" and to the
Smithsonian institution as a trash
bean institution"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Heavy Loss by Fire.

Oklahoma City, okla.-Fire which
started from flying. sparks from a
chimney caused an estimated loss of
$4,000 in the wholesale district of
this city. When the flames were dis
covered in the saddlery house the
blaze had only slight start, but ice
In the hydrants had to be melted be-
tore water was obtainabIe and then
the stream could be thrown no higher
than the second story.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
AMERICANS oIsARM MExlcANs.

United States Soldiers confiscate Arms
Of Rebels Captured on Texas Soil.
Laredo, Texas.-A detachment OF
United States soldiers, commanded by
Lieutenant Mcmillan Of the Twenty
third infantry, encountered a band of
armed Mexicans near Minera Satur-
day morning. disarmed and dispersed
them
The soldiers were sent from Fort
Mcintosh, following reports that Mex.
lean bandits were inducing Mexicans
to join the revolutionary army and
also gettink their services to transport
ammunition and supplies across the
Rio Grande. So far as learned, they
have committed no crime other than
to disobey the neutrality laws.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
College Student Proves Hero.

San Francisco.-Shot off the rear
end of ferryboat while seated in an
automobile, Mrs. Herbert Stockton OF
San Jose was nearly drowned In the
bay on the local pier Saturday after
noon. Walter c. Seaborn, a law stu
dent at the University of California
and city clerk OF Berkeley, was the
hero of her thrilling rescue after her
husband had all but scrificed his life
to save her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
AN INSECT "SKYSCRAPER"
A TermIte "Ant HIlI" In South Africa
Which ls by No Means
Extra Large.

Boston.-Though most abundant Ia
hot climates. the termites, improperly
called white ants, reach far beyond
the tropics extending into our own
hemisphere, from Chile to New Eng.
land. The African species build great
pinnacled nests, so feet In circuIhfer.
ence at the base and sometimes 40
feet high. Formerly the plains OF Az
RIGA we're in many places thickly stud
ded with these hills, but the advance
Of civilized man has driven them back
from the neighborhood of the foreign
settlements.
The nests are destroyed partly to
obtain the clay. which is valuable for
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
More Sugar Frauds Uncovered.

New orleans-That the government
has been defrauded of more than a
million dollars in import duties at
New Orleans by false weights and i'm
porper grading of sugar is the unoffic-
ial information made public Thurs
day. It is said the government will
bring suits against certain sugar re-
fineries to recover alleged unpaid ou.
ties.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
To Fig Canal Tolls.

Observation-Disclosures of the COM
mittees of both houses are studying
the whole Panama canal question with
a view to press legislation, providing
for tolls, fortification and other fea-
lures of maintenance after its opening
in 1915. There is a divergency of views
regarding preferential rates or free
passage to coatwise vessels, the west
ern men holding out for the conces-
sion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Trafnmen Get Wage Increase.

Characterization and trainmen
on fifty railroads running north, south
and west of Chicago. were granted a
fat increase in wages of 10 per cent
on Thursday. The increase was
granted after months notice and af-
fects $4,000 members of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen and the
Order of Railway Conductors. 1t will
mean an added expense of $1,000 900
year to the railroads. The increase
becomes effective from December 20.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
PRESIDENTS New Year Greeting.

Washington.-'I sincerely hope the
next year will be full of prosperity and
as much happiness as can come to us
all in this country" is the New Year
greeting sent to the people of the
United States by President Taft
through the members of the National
Press club of Washington He was
welcomed by them at an informal New
Years reception In the club house
Saturday afternoon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
MERRILL LEADS TEACHERS.
College Professor Chosen President
Of Utah State Teachers Associa-
finn

Salt Lake City.-Professor Joseph
F. Merrill of the University of Utah
was elected president of the Utah
State Teachers association at the
closing session on Friday, of the most
successful convention ever held in
the history of the association. The
other officers elected are: Vice-presi-
dent, Joseph Peterson, Provo; trus-
tees for one year, Superintendent
Alma Molyneux of Cache county and
Superintendent ). NJ. Mills of Ogden;
two-year trustees. S. H. Goodwin.
Provo. and F. w. Reynolds. Salt
Lake; three-year trustees, D. H. Rob
erts. Manti, and Mathonihah Thomas,
Salt Lake.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC.
New Rule Which Affects Seven Thou
sand National Banks.

New Ruie which Affects Seven Thou
sand National Banks.
Observation-Disclosures following
the forced liquidation Of the Quanah
National bank Of Quanah, Tex, ten
days ago, caused the comptroller of
the currency to issue an order direct
ing every one of the 100 national
banks In the United States to install
what practically amounts to a uni
form system of bookkeeping.
Investigation disclosed that the
bank had been doing business for the
last two years, although undoubtedly
insolvent. It had been inspected at
regular intervals by national bank ex-
amfners.
Within that time the examiners
were unable to learn the banks true
condition, largely because the man
agement refused to keep a proper
record of its transactions.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Insane Man Kills wife.

Keokuk, Iowa.--After shooting and
killing his wife in fit Of insane rage
at New Boston, near here, Friday
morning. and keeping a sheriff's posse
at bay for hours. Christian Schock. a
farmer, aged 40, was captured late
Friday night and brought to the coun.
ty Jail here. Schock had recently
been released from the hospital for
the insane at Mount Pleasant. He
probably will be returned to the nos
pital
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
SHOT kIDNAPPER.

Woman Protects Child From Men In
the Employ of Her Husband.
Tacoma, Wash.-Preventing two men
sent by her husband from carrying off
her small child, Mrs. Victoria C. Her.
old shot and seriously wounded Harry
Williams, commercial traveller for a
Chicago house, living in Seattle. He is
in a hospital and probably will die.
The companion of the wounded man,
taken in custody by the police, said
both were from Seattle. They had been
hired by Herold. he said. He said
they were not private DETECTIVES.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
INsURREcTos TURN BANDITS.
1t Is Feared They W,lI Attack Ameri-
cans in Hope of Bringing About
American Intervention.

cans in Hope of Bringing About
American Intervention.
Chihuahua.-A condition of anarchy
is reported existing among the insur-
rectos by a well known mining man
who returned here Sunday from the
Mfnaca district. Foreigners express
the fear that once the insurgents find
themselves hard pressed. they win
kill a few Americans in the hope of
bringing about an American interven-
ton.
w. Burning Tucker, a Californian,
who is prominent in this country, went
through hair-raising ordeal at Min.
AGA recently. A squad of half-drunken
revolutionists, accused him of being
a spy and he was saved from being
executed and by the devotion of a
German storekeeper named Junk. Four
times Tucker was stood up to be shot
and as many times Junk, by the most
vehement protesations secured delays
and finally saved his friends life
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
The canary,s Ear,

Boston.-A canary's ears are hach
OF and a little below its eyes. They
are not hard TO md Whe1 one has
learned whefe to look. There is no
outer ear, such as animals have, but
simply small opening VII lch is Gov
cred by feathers. It Is quite surprising
that birds should possess the very
acute hearing which they do while
lacking the fieshy nap which enables
the animals to catch sounds.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
GRILL FOREST SERVICE.
Utah Woolmen Protest Against Ac-
ton of Government Officials.

Salt Lake City.-At the convention
of the Utah Woolgrowers' association
held in this city. the sheepmen bit
terly denounced the actions of the
forest service officials with reference
to the rules and regulations regard
ing the reduction in the number of
sheep which are allowed on the ma
tional forests.
Organization of Utah Woolgorwers
probably will be perfected to protest
against the actions of forest service
officials in cutting down the individ
ual allotments on national forests
and also to fight proposed reduction
of tariff on wool
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Johnson viii Defend title.

Paris.-Jack Johnson, the heavy
weight champion. has accepted the of
fer made some time ago of $4,000 to
come to Paris in April and fight the
winner of the approaching match be-
tween Joe Jeanette and Langford.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Iowa Bank Robbed.

Des Moines, Iowa-Robbers enter
ed the bank at Dow City during the
night and escaped with $4,000. The
explosion was heard by people of the
town, but the robbery was not discov-
cred until Friday morning.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Arrest AIIeaed LYnchers.

Hot Springs, Ark.-0fficers arrested
Ben Murray and John Rutherford late
Thursday. in the suburbs of Hot
Springs, on the order of the coroner's
jury in connection with the lynching
of Oscar ChitWood.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Ok Is Nom Governor.

Albany, n. Y.-John Alden Dix, a
Democrat, was inagugurated governor
of New York state at noon Monday.
He succeeds Governor Horace White,
who became chief executive last DC.
tober, when Governor Charles E.
Hughes resigned to become an asso-
ciate Justice of the supreme court.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Pistol Duel Proves Fatal.

Ell Paso. Texas.-In a pistol duel
about the possession OF child twenty
five miles from here Saturday morn
ing Gipriano Tfijullo was killed by
man named Bustillos, who fed to
Mexico.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
College Socialists Meet.

New York.-College Socialists. rep
resenting Harvard, Yale, Clark, Cor
nell, Wellesley, Vassar and other uni
versities are in this city to take part
in the second annual convention of the
intercollegiate Socialist society.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-06
Threatened Judge.

West Union, O.-Six men charged
with having made threats against the
life of Judge Blair, who is conducting
the vote buying investigation in this
country were arrested in Manchester
county on Sunday.