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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Urges Aid for Neqro.

Beverly. Mass.-Speaking in behalf
OF the Indian and negro Industrial
school at Hampton. Va, of which he
Is trustee, President Taft on Tues,
day voiced his indignation at the ne.
cessity that such useful institutions
must beg for money and at the failure
OF the nations millionaires to come
to their rescue with contributions.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
New Army Gun Perfected.

Washington.-A new six-pounder
gun, equipped with specially adapted
high explosive projectiles and shrap
mel shells to demolish aeroplanes and
balloons in battle, has been perfected
by the United States army. 1t can
be elevated at any angle and pos
sesses maximum effective range OF
seven miles.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Americans Claim DAMAGES.

Misunderstanding claims of Amer.
leans against Mexico for alleged dam.
ages sustained in the recent revolu.
ton continue to pour into the state
department. The declared policy of
the United States is to refer all
such contentious to Mexico for con.
sideration by the claims tribunal ere.
ated by President De la Barra.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Norwegian Steamer Founders.

Vladivostok, Russia.-The report
that the Norwegian steamer Tordis
had foundered was confirmed Tues
day. The Tordis was chartered for
the volunteer fleet and sailed from
Vladivostok to Kamchatka. She went
down off the west coast OF Kamch.
atka. According to advices Just re.
ceived the passengers and crew were
saved.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Chain Broke.

Tucson, Ariz.-The breaking of
human chain formed in an attempt
to rescue Henry d. Hidy OF Belle
Plain, Ia, from drowning in the Santa
Cruz river. cost Hidy his life. Hidy
was one of party OF picnickers.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Warning Against Jews.

London.-The Russian correspon.
dent of the Jewish World describes
an alleged campaign by the govern
ment to drive the Jews out of com
merce and industry. He asserts that
government agents everywhere are
active in their endeayors to kill OFF
trading by the Jews.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Woman Sentenced to Chain Cana,

lola, Kan.-Judge D. B. D. Smelt-
zer's action in sentencing Mrs. Ella
Reese to work with the city chain
gang has been Endorsed by the w. C.
T. U. of Humboldt, near here. The
judge recently, in sentencing the wo-
man, declared he believed that boys
as well as girls should be given pro-
lection from social impurity.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Protest Against High Prices.

Brest' France.-Two professions Of
housewives. in protest against the
prevailing high cost of food were
checked and dispersed by the police
Monday when they threatened the
market men with violence. The prices
oil butter and eggs. however, were
reduced following the demonstration
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Pirates Attack Fort

ST Petersburg.-A report has reach.
cd mere from Kerch. in Crimea. that a
band of pirates landed and attacked
the fortress. The soldiers replied tc
the shots OF their assailants with n
heavy rifle fire, wounding many Fiji
teen pirates were captured Will
most OF the others made off in boats
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Alleged Murderer Cauqht.

Seattle, Wash.-William Schmul-
bach, alias Harry Nye, who was ar
rested Thursday on a charge of hav-
ing killed Detective Claude Bryce in
Joplin, Mo-, in 1909, admitted to the
police that he is the man wanted by
the Missouri authorities. Schmul-
bach, the police say, declared that
he fired the fatal shot when he saw
detectives mistreating his wife.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Vaccination Against Typhoid.

Observation-Disclosures AGAINST
typhoid fever was made compulsory
on Monday for every officer and en-
listed man in the United States army
under As years old. The only excep-
tons allowed are those who have
had the disease or who have already
been vaccinated.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
To Fly From Ocean to Ocean,

Boston.-A syndicate of Boston
men is being formed to finance a
transcontinental aviation fight by H.
F. Atwood, who says he can fly from
ocean to ocean. The flight will be
made from San Francisco to Boston
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Colombia Prepares for w,r

Panama.-Advices from Colombia
report that the army in that repuh.
nc mas Deen increased to 10000 men
on account of the difficulties arising
with Peru. 1t is rumored that a sec.
ret defensive and offensive alliance
mas been signed with Chile.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Railroad Man Goes Wronq.

Salt Lake City-S. A. Sutton, un-
til Wednesday general yardmaster of
the Denver & Rio Grande in Salt
Lake, IS locked up in the city Jail
charged with being the leader OF a
gang of box car burglars which has
stolen thousands of dollars worth of
merchandise consigned to local stores
and to San Francisco firms. Other
arrests are expected.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Hobo Convention In wasbino,on

Washington.-John Eads How's
mono convention" opened Friday
with hardly n bakers dozen in al.
tendance. This is considerable
shrinkage, as previous estimates ny
members OF the committee for the
unemployed give 1000 delegates
as the minimum. The few that are
mere presume that somewhat more
than 1000 of their belated brethren
are delayed en- route
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Buffalo Gnat Blamed.

Lexington, Ky-The buffalo gnat
has been fixed on by Henry Garman,
a government bacteriologist and en-
tomologist, as the means of dissent
mating the disease pellagra, which
has been spreading in the mountain
regions of Kentucky.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Authorized TO Call Election.

Phoenix. Ariz.-Governor Sloan on
Monday received from President Taft
an official certification of the passage
OF the statehood resolution which au-
thorizes him to issue a proclamation
Tor an election of state officers and
Tor vote on the recall of the judic-
larry clause of the original constitu-
ton
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Call for Suffrage Convention.

New York.-The formal call for the
forty-third convention of the National
American Woman's Suffrage associa-
ton to be held at Louisville. XIV
october 10 to 25. has just been is
sued here
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Offices Ordered to Fort Douglas

Washington.-The war department
has revoked its recent order detail
ing officers of the Twentieth infan-
try to Hawaii to join that part of
their regiment stationed at Fort
Shafter. Honolulu. Instead. they have
been ordered to report for duty at
Fort Douglas.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Kills Wife and Self.

LOS Angeles.-An argument over n
20 cleaning bill, coming as the climax
10 long series OF domestic difficult
.ieS' resulted-early Friday In the kill
ing OF Mrs. Essediller Ryan by her
nuSnanu' DIR. Walter owen Ryan.
or. Ryan committed suicide moment
after killing his wife
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07

Boston.-The stock brokerage firm
OF Z. A. Pugam G Co., members of
the Boston exchange, announced their
inability to meet their obligations
Thursday. The firm had been mem.
bers Of the local exchange since 1898
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Alabama Republicans for Taft

Birmingham, Ala.-President Taft's
administration was indorsed and del.
egates wer named and instructed to
support him in the next national con.
yention by the Republicans of Ala.
bama at their state convention Thurs.
day.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Workmen Drop TO Death

Geneva. Switzerland.-Fifteen men
were dashed to death and fifteen 9TH
ers fatally injured when a railroad
bridge over deep gorge near where
they were working collapsed on We'd
nesday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Killed His Father.

Middlesboro, Ky.-Following n
quarrel over business transaction
rieas Southern, a young farmer. liv.
ing at Stony Fork, near here fired
SIX shots into the body of his father
Dave Southern, killing him instan,ln
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
German Broker Suicides.

heriin.-George Weichert, the pro-
prietor OF brokerage firm. was
found drowned in lake near Berlin.
ne Is said to have been made bank
rupt through the drop In Canadian
+, acme railway shares. Another
broker is reported to have shielded.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Posse Searching for Wife Murderer

Los Angeles, Cal.-The sheriff's
force OF Los Angeles county and thir-
ty citizen volunteers are securing the
Azusa hills near here in search of
Simon soso of Azusa. who shot and
killed his wife.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Trade at StandstlII.

Lens, France.-Trade is completely
AZ standstill here. owing to the
rear oil expected food riots. The
81 have been put up on all the
shop windows.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
North Dakota's Wheat c,.

minneapolls.-E. ]. Welser. a Far.
80 oanker, in an estimate of the crop
Oh North Dakota, places the wbeat
production at S0.OOO.O1O ln,hs,s--abe
exec US % state.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Cholera In constantl,.opIe.

ConstaniiIople. - Partial returns
'ilao" oy the health authorities show
mat on August 81 there were sew
enty cases of cholera and twenty-five
deaths in Constantinople.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
River Cuts New channeI

Manhattan, Kan.-Recent heavy
rains in Nebraska and northern Kan.
sas have caused the Bite river to cut
a new channel and change its course
at this point, thus NJ this oitv
to lose = its bee
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Three Killed in Pool Room Fiqht.

GAINESVILLE, Ark.-Three men we're
killed and twenty-five received minor
injuries in poolroom fight at Nom
tana. ccsl camp near here, early
~ mea en~"~~' n he
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-07
Mint Shortage Comes to LIobt

Denver.-That an investigation a
year ago disclosed "wastage or
shortage" the amount OF which he
would not state. was admitted We'd
nesday By George f. Roberts. direc-
'or NJ fho ted State ~-'-r
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
COMPLEXION ROOM IN CAFE
Chicago Hotel Bids for Patronage by
Furnishing Materials to Make
Women Beautiful.

Chicago.-One OF the big Michigan
avenue hotels is making a bid for
women patrons through the novelty
of complexion room"
No matter whether the fair diners
big hat is browning medley of jet
black rats, puffs and red hair or
whether her dome is topped with a
bunch of drug store straw, the colt
fure will look stunning in the com
plexion room" No matter whether
the roses on the cheeks were pro-
cured at the corner chemists or
whether her countenance in general
is of the marble" variety, she will
get away with 1t" in the complexion
room" Said the president:
You know that certain colorings,
decorations. wall paper and floor COW
erings will set of to disadvantage
some compilations, especially by
candle light or at night, making them
look far from handsome. We will
overcome this and make the cafe
veritable complexion room that will
enhance the beauty. natural or arti-
fetal Of any woman"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
London Dispatch Regarding War
ships Is Not Believed.
United States Naval Officers Doubt
Report From England That Dread
noushts viii Be supplanted
by Smaller Vessels.

New York.-Naval officers stationed
at the Brooklyn navy yard are In
clined to doubt the London dispatch,
in which was predicted the passing of
the dreadnought type of battleship in
favor of smaller vessels of equally
heavy armament
In their opinion Great Britain and
the other nations Of the world will
even enlarge the size of the present
day battleships.
Rear Admiral Il. N. c. Leutze, U. s.
~, retired, eomnandant of the Brook
Ign navy yard, said:
1T is hard 10 believe Englands flu
ture navy policy is to be toward the
reduction in the size of It's war yes
sci. We have found the dreadnoughts
the most effective fighting machines
yet produced and consequently we Will
continue to make our vessels in
greater size.
i can see no object unless it Is for
the purpose of economy in the report
smaller size. England may be listen
ing to the demands Of the persons
who object to naval expenditures. OF
course j can make no prediction of
what our own future program will be.
but from my personal viewpoint we
will add to our fleet of dreadnoughts."
The man who has been sent to the
Brooklyn navy yard to lay the hull
of the battleship New York, Naval
Constructor Robert e. Stocker, U. s.
n, could not reconcile his experience
In shipbuilding with the report from
London.
I'VE need all the dreadnoughts we
can get" he asserted. In the dread
nought has been found a type which
Is an Improvement over everything
built before.
THE qualities of speed, gun strength
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
Persistent Mountaineer Rediscovers
Gold Ledge After Twenty-Three
Years-others Gave Up.

Spokane, Wash.-A search OF %
years for what may prove to be rich
deposit Of gold has at last been
brought to a successful conclusion by
a persistent prospector, +. A. Schnicke.
He has enne out of one Of the widest
parts ci the Wild Cascade mountains
with specimens of gold hearing ore
that promise fortune wnen the ledge
from which he took them is developed
He has chart of the route that viii
lead him back when he has formed
the party to help him.
II was in the summer Of 1888 that
Amos White. mountaineer and pros
pector, came staggering out of the
Cascades in the vicinity OF Mount Ad-
ans and showed ore like that which
his successor is now showing. He got
backing and tried TO take party in to
hew way to his ledge. Deep SHOWS
the following winter stopped him, and
when he tried to so in the summer for
est fires ragged and prevented him
from carrying out his plans. This i'll
luck followed him for two years, and
kAANh CARNSAAV bIOhEit VA AAAiCSS thAt
killed him.
Just before he died White gave a
crude map OF the location If the gold
ledge to John Snyder. a ose friend.
This showed the ledge to be near the
shore of small lake somewhere on
the western slope of the Cascades and
under the shadow OF Mount Adams
Snyder found that forest fires had
wiped out some of the signs by which
he was to be guided and he could not
locate the lake He pursued the quest
for Is years and then gave the chart
20 Marion Locke, a friend. Locke
went out to find Whites ledge and
spent a long time in the search. He
was equally bafled. but fortune was
kind to him. for IN his wanderings he
discovered the Mccoy Greek mines,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
Amazing Nap of Tinsmith

ton of the owner of the head awak-
ened most of the neighbors in the
block, and when the situation was ex-
planned the phone wires into the city
hall carried many requests for the
presence Of policemen.
The first district patrol wagon was
sent to the scene, and when the
crew gained the second story roof
by means Of the third story windows
of the residence of Joseph Bowling, on
the corner, the man was still In slum-
berland. Even vigorous shaking failed
to arouse him, and with the assistance
of Mr.. Bowling the sleeper was
dragged to the, street via the Bowling
home with many excited residents
looking ON in wonderment.
Waking up at the city hall, Morris
revealed his identity. and was dunn
founded when the circumstances
leading up to his arrest were sprung
on. him. He said he had no recol.
lection of going to the roof, and was
unable to enlighten the police as to
how he got there. Morris is tin
smith by occupation and one of the
tileories Of the police is that he
Skinned up rain spout while labor
ing under the hallucination that he
was in working toys making roof re.
pairs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
Americas Baptism.

The world now will take II fer
granted that the Unite, States official
~ acknowledges the claims of ST Die.
France, to its important part In the
honor of naming America. Much has
been written of St. Dies boast of this
distinction. The romantic story long
has been heralded before the world
and always with glamor that is more
or less associated with fanciful tradi
ton. The fete which was planned
long In advance by the enthusiastic
French people attracted worldwide at
tentlon. Its celebration with the
American ambassador and the French
minister Of the colonies as the honor
guests added TO the dignity of St
Dies CLAIM S. II was made the occa'
sion for reciprocal felicitations be-
tween America and France and the
old-time friendliness between the two
nations was recalled while the world
was given to understand that ST Die
was the place of the new worlds hap
tism.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
BARKING OF DOGS FORBIDDEN
Council Is Severely Criticised by
Veterinary Surgeon.

London-The Eastbourne town
council the other day adopted a by
law imposing a fine of 40 shillings
$50 on owners of dogs which bark
on the beach. The debate that proceed
ed the vote was an animated one. one
member describing the proposal as
frivolous and irritating"
4 surgeon belonging to well
known veterinary institution is of the
same opinion. He says: ITO re-
strain dogs from running about and
barking is exactly equivalent to pre-
venting children playing and laughing.
The bylaws will mean that dogs will
have to be taken to the shore on leads.
and their owners will have to punish
them IL they get excited, or pleased.
and bark.
Barking is an exercise which is
good for dogs lungs and helps to keep
them At, and to restrain the animals
as the Eastbourne people wish to do
will be very good for veterinary sur
geons, but very bad Tor the dogs.
Another aspect of the ease is that
this unnatural restraint viii have 8
strong tendency TO make TIA dogs sui
len and savage, for the dog that is
always checked and reproyed devel-
cps very bad temper.
THE natural, happy. healthy dog
banks just as the child laughs and
shouts, and there is no better way to
keep a dog At than to excite him to
bark"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
Avoid pisputatlon.

The disputatlous person never makes
a good friend. In friendship. men
look for peace and concord and some
measure Of content There are
enough battles TO fight outside, enough
Earring and jostling In the street.
enough dlsputing in the market place,
enough diseord In the workaday
world. without having TO look for con-
tention IA the realm of the inner life
also. There, If anywhere, We ask for
an end OF strife. Friendship is the
sanctuary of the heart, and the peace
of the sanctuary should brood over it,
Its chlefest glory is that the dust and
noise OF contest are excluded.-Hugh
Black
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
How Pennsylvania Pastor practices
Deception and His "sin Found
Him Out.

This story is told in the Christian
Herald of a Pennsylvania preacher.
The pastor, being an able and exceed
ingly popular young man, was the
recipient of numberless favors, among
them pies and cakes made by the
women of his congregation, and espe-
cially by the young women, who were
very proud CT their ability TO make
such things The pies, ca }, tarts,
mufflns, etc. accumulated In the pan
try, and the young pastor could scarce
ly do more than take a taste OF each
and then tell how delicious the arti-
cles were. Deluged by these gifts. he
turned in desperation to his house
keeper. she and her husband. who was
the sexton, suggested that he should
dig a hole in the far end of the garden
and bury the stun The minister
agreed to this idea. swearing the sex.
ton 10 eternal secrecy. Each evening
they wrapped the picnic proyender In
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
LAWYER CURED OF ECZEMA

While attending sch d at Lebanon.
Ohio, in 1882, became afflicted with
boils, which lasted If about two
years. when the affiicti "a assumed the
form of an eczema 81 my face, the
lower part of my face being inflamed
most of the time. There would be
water-blisters rise up and open, and
wherever the water would touch it
would burn, and cause another one to
rise. After the blister would open,
the place would scab over, and would
burn and itch so as to be almost un-
bearable at times. In this way the
sores would spread from one place to
another, back and forth over the
whole of my upper lip and chin, and
at times the whole lower part of my
face would be a solid sore. This con-
dition continued for four or five years.
without getting any better, and In fact
got worse all the time, so much so
that my wife became alarmed lest 1t
prove fatal.
During all this time of boils and
eczema, doctored with the best ply
sicians of this part of the country, but
to no avail. Finally / decided to try
Cuticura Remedies, which | did, TAX
ing the Cuticura Resolvent, applying
the Cuticura Ointment to the sores,
and using the Cuticura Soap for wash
ing. In a very short time began to
notice improvement, and continued to
use the Cuticura Remedies until was
well again, and have not had re-
currence Of the trouble since, which Is
over twenty years. have recon-
mended Cuticura Remedies to Others
ever since, and have great faith in
them as remedies for skin diseases"
(Signed) A. G. Brandon, Attorney-at-
Law, Greenville, o., Jan. IL, 1911.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti
cura," Dept. X. Boston.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30
NOT A BRITISH UNIT IN IT
irishman Would Not for a Minute
Allow the Possibility of Such
a Thhiq.

George Mockler has Just returned
from an investigation of what coal
is costing some Of the Other cities.
He brought this story from Balti-
more
An Irishman there inherited coal
mine up in the state. He immedi-
ateiy entered the lists for one of the
big coal contracts and went around
to say a good word for his coal.
The man who was letting the con-
tract heard him a moment, and then
interrupted with:
That's all right. but how about
British thermal units2"
The other, being new TO the coal
business, did not know that coal is
rated now according to the British
thermal units in tests.
"Phat's that" ne said.
How many British thermal units
are there in your coal?"
The Irishman blinked his eye and
snorted a bit
British thermal units is it?r he
said. why there amt wan in it."
st. Louis Dispatch.