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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-02-04
To the Taxpayers of the Village
of Mountain Home

under the heading of LEGAL
ROBBERY, charges the Board of
Village Trustees with rObbing
the taxpayers of this village in
paying ten dollars to Cyrus Carr
for janitor services. Says, lit
would have been just as legal,
just as honorable, and just as
fair to the taxpay ers if the men,
bers of the Board had taken the
$40 and divided it among them
selves for their own personal BEN
eft, and a great deal more of
the same sort. "How do you like
this kind of under handed work,
Mr.. Taxpayer" Every citizen
has the interest of the public Lii
brary at heart, but every HON
EST citizen would thousand
times rather it would rot of ne
glect than to have it thrive ON
money wrongfully obtained. +"
This must not occur again and
we call on the members of the
Board to 60 into their pockets
and pay back to the Village the
money they have wrongfully ap-
propriated i'm paying janitor fees
for the public Library. Do this
or resign and allow the taxpay-
ers to select men in your place
who will at least work in the
open light of day" etc.
| was not member of the
Board at the time the alleged
robbery" of which the New
Time complains, took place. But
this alleged robbery HAS oc-
occur each month while the pres
ent members are on the Board,
and more of the same kind of
ROBBERY has occurred. On
January 9, 1911, we transferred
from the general fund of the Vii
lage, (the same fund from which
the $40 was taken) the sum of
1884 to the Library fund for
the support of the Free Public
Library.
Now | am not looking for any
personal newspaper controversy
with the New Time. But aus he
has seen fit to publicly make the
charge of legal robbery, and is
still running his notice that
Mountain Home needs an honest
and progressive Board of Trust
ees; believing that such charges
are a poor advertisement for our
town abroad, and are calculated
to cause distrust and discord a.
mong our own citizens, | am ma
king the following statement of
acts, which | have gathered at
some trouble to myself.
There is state statute to the
effect that every village that has
a free Public Library, (not neces-
sarily a Library Building) has
the power to levy a one mill tax
toward It's support. | am unable
to find any statute that prohibits
the Village Board doing other
things to assist in maintaining
the Library or transferring money
from the general fund to the Lii
brary fund, when in their judg-
ment it is needed. Nor do |
find any statute prohibiting a
Village Board from agreeing, by
proper resolutions, to transfer a
given amount each year until the
money raised by the one mill tax
shall reach a given amount. And
| do find that in 1907, and prior
to for some years, there had
been a Library-Gymnasium asso-
citation in existence in Mountain
Home thanks to the tireless
work of the ladies clubs) that
in the fall of that year, they sue
ceeded in getting Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie to donate $4,000 to the
Village of Mountain Home for
the construction of building for
the Free Public Library ON oer-
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
COLD? YOU BET, BUT IT'LL
Be COLDER THIS EVENING
Mercury Due To Dip To Five
Above - Frigid Weather
Comes From Canada.

The changeableness of the feminine
mind has nothing on the vagaries Of
the weather these days. and II "Old
PRONG says he will give Detroit a
real heavy snow storm and then
:hanges his mind and refuses TO make
good with more than fleck or two of
THE beautiful" and a considerable
drop In temperature. it's no use won
tlering why" Just get busy with the
coal shovel, Thursday night and Fri
day, for Mr.. Probs says IL will be so
hippy when folks turn in between the
quilts, Thursday night. as TO make
-tAe- mercury hang around --hye-
Hbove-zero point on the THERMOMETER.
over the Canadian northwest Is a
high pressure area. which Will move
southeast. accompanied by severe cold
'seather." said Weather Forecaster n.
r. Conger, Thursday morning 1T Is
below zero this morning I'm the Can
edian northwest. Wisconsin, Iowa.
Minnesota. North Dakota and notrth-
crn Pacific coast. Wednesday morning.
has moved into Nevada which has
caused rain and a general rise III tenn
nerature on the coast Snow has fal.
len all over the northwestern states.
In Detroit and vicinity IL will remain
generally fair Thursday and Friday,
with temperatures falling between 10
aud degrees above zero tonight. Per
ishable articles fOr shipment should
he packed TO stand Zero
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
COTTON MILL WORKERS
BLAME WOMAN FOR BIG
LOCKOUT IN ENGLAND
81 Do Not Believe in Closed Shop
Idea and Won't Bulge an
Inch," She Says.
100000 ARE OUT OF WORK.
Employees in One Factory Strike
and Employers Decide To En-
force Open Shop Rule.
100000 ARE OUT OF WORK.
DIR. A. n. DOTY

MANCHES1 Err, Eng, Dec. 2S-
Miss Margaret Bury, who refused to
re-join the union Is being blamed to-
day for the lockout in the cotton mills
OF this district which has thrown 160.-
600 people out of work. The weekly
wage loss to the employees will be
$500, 900.
Miss Bury announced today that she
intended to stand her ground regard
less of the attacks that were being
made upon her
The charges that / am responsible
for the lockout are absurd" she said
today. The unionists are the real Of.
tenders. My fellow workers at the
Helene mills went on strike because
our employers refused to discharge
Thomas Riley and his wife who had
refused to join the union. do not be-
bieye in the closed shop idea and left
the organization.
Riley and his wife have since join
ed the union. | am told, and because
| refuse TO take a similar course the
union workingmen and women are
blaming me. No amount of persecu-
ton will induce me to join the ranks
OF organized labor The fault is clear
ly with the union and the members of
the organization have no one TO blame
bat their own leaders.
The strike at the Helene mills in
Accrington, where Miss Bury is EN-
ployed. resulted in the decision of the
other master cotton spinners in this
district 10 enforce the open shop rule.
In addition 10 the 100000 people who
have been locked out. similar num-
Der will be placed on half time.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
NO CLUE TO THUGS WRU ROB
POLICEMAN OF CITY'S CASH
Timothy Moynahan Held Up on
Street in Broad Daylight;
$1,376 Stolen.

On his way from the city treasur-
ers Office to the temporary office OF
the garbage reduction plant, at the
foot of Eighteenth-and-a-ha with
a cardboard box containing the pay
envelopes for the garbage wagon driv'
ers, amounting to $l,376.34, Patrolman
Timothy Moynahan, GA years old. was
slugged by a pair OF thugs, at about
3:15 o'clock, Wednesday afternoon,
and rendered senseless, while the
robbers made away with the money,
The entire detective bureau and all
available members of the police force
made an all.night search for the
highwaymen without results. Every
avenue OF escape from the city was
guarded, and the police OF all neigh
boring towns and cities have been
asked to keep "a sharp lookout for two
men with much sudden wealth.
Moynahan was not seriously injured,
being only temporarily stunned by
a blow from blackjack" with
which he was struck in the face, be-
meath the right eye, as he walked
down the narrow sidewalk along
Eighteenth-and-a-h -half-st., toward the
river, after leaving Fort line car.
Moynahan says that his assailants
appeared TO be young men. one about
q years old, and the other about 26.
who walked toward him. He made
the fatal mistake of allowing them
TO pass on either side of him, and an
instant later was Knocked down,
stunned. AS they attempted to wrench
the package from him. he managed
20 4e httf aanE
10 the ground, and when he became
fully conscious, his assailants were
gone. lie made his way 10 the gar
bage Office and reported the robbery
A police dragnet was quickly laid
about the district, but the robbers
had made their escape. Two young
boys reported that they had seen two
young men IN blue suits and CAPS
walking rapidly along Fort-st.. open
ing envelopes and stufiing money in
their pockets.
Moynahan, who has been a mem
ber OF the police force since 1878. has
delivered the garbage plant payroll
every pay day for the last five years
City Treasurer Max Koch has oGter
feared such an attack as occurred
Wednesday, but when he requested al
automobile for the transfer OF city
funds. the request was turned down
and he continued TO use foot mes
sengers.
Moynahan was shot three time
through the body, and almost killed
80 years ago, when he and James Nc
Donnell, now chief OF detectives. cap
tured the notorious Manning brothers
deguerndoes who had created "A reign
OF terror here.
MoYuShan- lives ut Ao-GAa- Seven
teenth-st He Is expected 10 recover
sufficiently to return 10 duty within q
few DAYS.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
WARM WELCOME FOR SEN.
LAFOLLETTE IN OHIO
Wisconsin Senator's Speeches in
Taft's Home State Bring
Enthusiastic Response.

CLEVELAND, o., Dec. 2s.-Ushered
into his stumping tour of the presi-
dents home state by baby blizzard,
which has reached full-grown proper
tions, Senator Lafollette left here ear
ly this morning for Norfolk and To
ledo, the second day of his Ohio cam
paign.
Enthusiastic applause and large
crowds so far make LaFollette's bid
fo, Buckeye support impressive.
Cleveland's testimonial came when
more than 5000 persons trudged
through a binding, biting snowstorm
to fill every seat In Gray's Armory.
Abopt 400 more spectators. stood in
the aisles and sat on stairs for more
than two hours, frequently and loudly
applauding the progressive Republican
leader.
On the platform with LaFollette
were James r. Garfield, former secre-
tary of the interior and 100 leading
Cleveland citizens, among them being
Frank c. Rockefeller, brother OF John
ID. Rockefeller, all wearing badges OF
the progressive Republican leader. To
all his Ohio audiences, Senator LaFol-
lette Is outlining the platform OF the
pressives, as follows:
Make this government In every
municipality, state and in this nation
represent the people and not the spe-
cial interests"
The initiative. referendum and re-
call. the latter to include the judiciary.
direct primary and direct election OF
United States senators are the five
cardinal principles of "Progressiv-
ism I.aFollette especially urges.
At noon today LaFollette will speak
to railway employees and residents OF
the rural community near Norwalk,
and tonight at Toledo.
Leaving Cincinnati early Sunday
morning. LaFollette will invade Mich
igan. His first stop will be Detroit
although no speech will be delivered
there The Michigan itinerary fol
lows:
Leave Detroit Monday, January l,
$40 a. M; speak at Flint. II a. M;
Saginaw, pm; Bay City, p. m;
Owosso, morning. January 2 Lansing,
1870 p. m; Grand Rapids, 8 p. M;
Kalamazoo. 2 D. " January 3. and
and reach Chicago at s p. m.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
THE WEATHER.

Tor DetroIt aud vIcinItSi Thursday y
nirbt and Friday. fair aad continued
eoid; psinin,un, tonight between and
ioi moderate westerly winds.
tpT Lower Nichlgaaf Pair tonight
colder In east portiont FRIDAY, iacress-
tag rtoudfnesSt Slightly warmer wealth
er tu south portion, diminishing vest
erls Winds, beeousing variable.
Unc year ago today Highest tenn
pcTature, 3Gi lowest. 3Ii mean, Ri
CIoady weather with -now aud vain
sm~unting Co .t5 Inch.
The sun sets at ffOs .. aud rises
Friday az q.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
BLACK HAND LETTERS
ARE FOLLOWED BY FIRE

An attempt was made To set fire
TO the barn OF William Ruggeri. No
297 Monrne.axe-.---Ma Malassdap--n night
PatrOlmen Radtke and Poole saw the
fire when 1t started and managed TO
extinguish the flames The officers
found bunch OF oilsoaked rags near
the door.
Ruggeri the police say. has been
the recipient OF number OF Black
Hand letters
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
MRS. SPARLING'S HEARING
I Is SET FOR TODAY

BAD AXE. Mich, Dec. 2S.-Mrs
Carrie Bodie Sparling. who is charged
with poisoning her son, will be brought
into police court for examination to-
day.
Or. Pryor. OF the University OF Mich.
igan. where an examination was made
of the stomachs OF two of the Sparling
boys. Is expected TO be an important
witness. Should he be unable 10 at
tend, the hearing will probably be ad-
journed until some day next week.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
MANCHUS WRANGLE
OVER PEACE PROPOSAL
Premier Tells Them He Will Re-
sign Unless They Agree to
National Convention.

SHANGHAI Dec. 2S.-Premler Yuan
Shi kal notified the royal family
today that unless 1t consented TO
the proposed national convention TO
decide upon the future government
OF China, he would resign from office.
A hasty meeting OF the Manchu
princes was called at the palace in
Pekin and the Ditterest dissensions
arose. The majority of the royal
family was in favor of accepting
Yuans plan but the younger noble
men bitterly denounced the premier
as traitor to the throne.
IL Is believed here that the royal
family will abdicate at once. Yuan
Shi Kai notified aTng Shao WI, his
representative in the peace confer.
ence, TO consult with Or. WI Ting
Fang regarding a suspension OF hos
tilities until a national convention
could be held. DR.. wa Is not en-
-thusiastic over the convention plan as
he believes IL will cause so much de-
las that the country will drift into
anarchy and foreign Intervention may
result Some OF the revolutionists
have advised him. however, to agree
TO convention. insisting that there
Is no chance OF the delegates voting
against republic.
LONDON. Dec. 2s.--Members of the
royal family of China decided to fee
from Pekin today following con
ference that lasted for several hours.
according TO an exchange telegraph
dispatch from Tien Tsin.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
RUSSIA SENDS 10000
TROOPS INTO PERSIA

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 2S.-
Twenty troops OF all arms were dis
patched to Persia today. orders We're
given to hang all Persians who had
participated i'm attacks upon the cars
soldiers. There is great excitement at
the war Office and il Is believed prep
arations ar being made for an ex-
tended campaign in Persia.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
WIFE WITH POKER PUTS
HUBBY IN HOSPITAL

Joseph Schafer. 35 years old. No.
437 Champlain-st.. is in st. Mary's hos
pital. with a couple OF scalp wounds,
the result OF an alteration with his
wife. Wednesday night She says he
came at her with razor, and she de-
Tended herself with a poker and n
glass
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
NEW TELEPHONE ORDINANCE
MAKES BIG CUT IN RATES
Fixes Maximum Number of Out
going Messages, With Extra
Charge For Excess.

The public utilities committee of the
common council met, Thursday morn
ing. to take up the new telephone ord
nance, which has just been completed
BY Cooperation Counsel llalIy after
years hard work. during which time
he investigated the telephone service
in this anG other cities,
Substantial reductions IN the exist
ing telephone rates are provided for
IN the proposed ordinance. Flat rates
TO subscribeds are practically abol-
ished and the distinction between bust
ness and residence telephones is also
done away with. Then ew schedule of
rats is fixed as follows.
For each telephone on an individual
line $3.50 month, with 200 free out
going messages month.
For each telephone on a two-party
line $50 month. with 100 free out.
going messages a month
For each telephone on a four-party
line 81 a month. with 80 free outgoing
messages a month.
Present rates, With unlimitet
vice. are ST. aud s. for
phones and $3.50. S. and 81,
dence phones.
Under the ordinance. q
versation OF three minutes
10 count as one message
outgoing message in ex
number prescribed in thy
charge OF one cent Is
The company is permi,
its patrons with servic
~ the latter is desired
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
400 NATIVES DIE IN
FIGHT WITH SPANIARDS

MELILLA. Morocco. Dec. 2S.-Four
hundred natives were killed today in
a six-hour battle with Spanish troops
Thirty Spaniards were killed and ten
wounded The fighting was mostly at
long range but the Spanish machine
guns wrought terrible execution. The
tribesmen were forced TO retreat 10
their rendezvous fifteen miles from
the scene OF the battle.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
UNCONSCIOUS MAN IN
HOSPITAL IDENTIFIED

The young man who had been un-
conscious in Grace hospital since Dec.
IS. as the result of being struck by
street car, was Identified. Wednes-
day, as Peter Klewa. No. 500 Kirby
ave. east. He had been reported at
police headquarters as missing.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
ITALIANS HAD PLANNED
LONG TIME TO REPLENISH
WASTED TRIPOl| LAND
Every Department of Govern
ment Studied Conditions in
Coveted Territory.
PLANS WERE INTERRUPTED
Realizes Necessity She Must
First Completely Conquer
Turkish Province.
PLANS WE'RE INTERRUPTED

Mr. Wood. ne star corrsSpo ndent ia Rome
Jor me United Press AMI The Detroit Tfmes
has made thorough study orthe Turko-Itdliap
'1dr and has Dfren his uews IN 6pe article ..
THIS is the third fnsfali,aenL
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
Aeed Windsor Woman Killed.

Mrs Matilda Guichon. 50 years Old
was killed by falling through an open
trap-door in the kitchen OF her home.
No. 81 Louis-aye.. Windsor. Wednss-
day The family removed TO Windsor
from Paincourt, Ont. about l5 years
agO
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
MARKET o.

NEW YORK. Do
there was a little
opening OF the stoj
Price movements v
figures az the end
minutes.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
FIRE SWEEPS TOWN IN
PORCUPINE DISTRICT

TORONTO. Ont, Dec 2S.-Word
has just arrived that Golden City in
the Porcupine camp which was de
stroyed by FIRE last July during a
series OF disastrous forest fires. Is
again on FIRE. Halt OF the business
section has been burned and the fire
Is still raging
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28

Business-Iike Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Times Printing Co., 10
John R-st. Pb Main 1893. or city 1885.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28

Bob Printing pess E,sst Ti-<.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28

PICTURES At HALF PRICE
Until Jan. 1. No reservations. Come
early. they won't last long. Hughes
& Lyday. Milwaukee-ave. west.
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28

Jeb Printing Done Rtsht. Times
Printing Co., 15 John Rest
The Detroit times., 1911-12-28
"REMAIN IN MICHIGAN"

The Times will give 500 In gold
for the best editorial on this subject
printed in Michigan publication be-
fore Jan. 1st; second prize Of $50,
and a third prize of SIS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-30
MUNSTER.

Miss Herlitz has gone to Cedar Lake
to spend the week end with her par
ents
G. Kooy, our newspaper boy, delivers
THE TIMES ad The Daily News on his
new wheel now, which saves him quite
walk
Miss Geib will return to South Chi
cago to spend Saturday and Sunday at
home.
DIR. Potts was called to minister on
professional business on Wednesday
Ray Kaske went to Indianapolis
Monday night on business.
If your memory is failing see DR.
Ruckel about It.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-30
BURNHAM.

II ycu cc1't cook with gas ana heat
the water for your house with Gas you
are not getting the MOST return for
money you spend for fuel.
William Ferner of Park avenue has
taken the contract for painting sever
al houses for c. w. Neel which will
improve the looks of our city
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Burnham of
Pullman spent Thursday evening here
visiting his parents.
Mrs w. C. Neel and son Claude of
Pullman avenue were Chicago visitors
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Robinson of Park avenue is
very i'll at this writing.
The Durham Sunday school hel6
a special board meeting last evening
at the home of Miss Ethel Kiersey o.
Ceter aveue
Mrs. Higgins of Pullman avenue wa.
| a South Chicago visitor Thursday.
| Mrs. Inez Bell of Center avenue spen
yesterday in Hammond with her daugh
| ter, Mrs. f. r. Peterson.
The secret OF life and how to proIoni
1t has been discovered by DR.. Ruckel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-30

SHOULDN'T will
s Ms a0 @ sGa ses % E,
Plum pne dh always rom
Ioh rex. 2ody 20 ~ "
tFaasERe- II. Dame, Ind. u. s. al
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-30
SHJCk =
From the Diary of ST. Lencc

Jeb lite sez tn reason tibet Aviator
Rodgers don't git along emmy faster is
bkus he's a-followin' one o. them Erie
trains. Prim Prue seq she wouldn't
go out at night with emmy Teller Z view
tn comut with tn naked eye.
Although not quite completed. the
new Crown Point high school building
will be opened and dedicated on Mon
day. The building is a model for con-
venience and modern ideas in the way
of ventilation and sanitation, and one
that Crown Point citizens may feel
proud to show visitors. large as
sembiy room, gymnasium fitted with
shower baths, a manual training room,
besides several well-lighted classrooms,
combine to make building that will
be Joy to the hearts of its future
pupils Several new educational fea-
lures will be introduced throughout the
year that-will keep the local high
school in the front ranks OF school
work In northern Indiana, and with
the completion of the building a new
era will be marked in the school life
at Crown Point. The school board, the
architect and the contractors are to be
congratulated upon the completion OF
Crown Points splendid new school
house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-30
WHITING AND ENVIRONS

taking part for the exceiIency of the
various roles in which they performed
Miss Emma Schmidt of Whiting and
Charles Creasbaum of Hammond visit
ed the formers brother, Chas. Schmidt,
who is in school at Fort Wayne.
The Whiting Grays will play the IN
diana Harbor club at the Whiting ball
park tomorrow. Sternberg has scout
ed up a number of stars from the
bushes, and he will lead them against
Helms semi-pro bunch. HELM will sur
prise Sternberg's men, Crown Point
was on last Sunday, and only for a few
bad decisions the Grays received on
bases, it looked like Helms predictions
would come true, and that a regular
club could make an all star bunch look
foolish. The Grays will again demon
strate to Sternberg's ten thousand
dollar club from Indiana Harbor that
when Pete Helgeson. the Harbor cast
off. faces them that he will show up
the mighty string Bean Bradshaw a
few things. even though he does not re-
ceive the princely salary Bradshaw re-
, ceives. Helgeson will be in the pink
of condition for this game. as he will
/ have revenge in his mind when he
faces the 10o-to-1 shot pennant win
"A
cation OF fans will come out from Chi
cago as there are quite a number in
terested persons who would like to
see what a showing Helgeson can
i make against his old teammates
| The horses attached to the wagon OF
) c. w. Sugar, the New York avenue
] fruit dealer. ran away on Thursday
and dashed madly down New York ave
he, The driver, NJ. Reiner, held the
reins long 1t was in his power te
do He finally lost his hold, and
was thrown off the wagon seat to The
pavement While Mr.. Reiner's head
was quite badly bruised. There was n,
death was miraculous. There was M
damage done to the horses wagon.
The funeral OF John Hannephin, wht
died at his home on 18th street q,
Sheridan avenue on Thursday. will b.
held tomorrow morning. Services vii
be preached at the family home a
1880 a. m. by Rev. F. NJ. Webster o
the Congregational church. The re
mains will then be taken to Chicag
on the Lake Shore railroad leaving
Whiting at 1047 a. m. From Chicag
they will be shipped over the North
western railroad. leaving at p. m. 70
Elmhurst, H.. where they will be in
terreu IN Arlington cemetery Deside
his wife. who passed away only min
weeks ago.
There will be German services a
the German Lutheran church tomorrow
morning at 1880 p. m. Rev. John Bop
is the pastor.
Yesterday was the first pay day TIL
school teachers have received since tn
! opening of school. and Ii is not neces
sary to say their faces were wreathe
in smiles.