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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-31
LAST APPEALS BEING MADE

~ tA0t AHRUhA w tVtQid ~
being made. and before another
week the verdict win BIO rendered
There has not been su.h a break
ing away from party lines since
90. and the confidence which party
leaders express IL largely fonded w
that the responsibility for changes
on hope. 1t should rot be forgotten
rest upon the great body OF
common people. and not upon the
leaders. II good comes Vt will be
due 10 the sober sense and steady
purpose OF the mon and the women
who express their preferences thro-
och the ballot box. II progress Is
checked and business halted II
wfli be because the people have been
mistaken In the leadership they
have followed. But whatever the re-
suit the people will be philosophd-
cal because they willget what they
want. and they can uot, grumble
u Their hot es are not realized.
Tho Press wishes to cali attention
to general conditions, 80 that a
comparison can be made with tho
future. In all Idaho there Is not
an able Idle man who wants to
work who is not working at better
than average wages. In the lumber
camps and mills II the northern par
OF tho state mon are not TO be had
to meet the demand. The same is
tire In the mining camps. In the
agricultural districts of the south.
labor to gather the crops is In great
demand. and girls In some cases are
earning IS per. day In potato fields.
Wherever you go the same demand
is met.
IL IL not 30 long ago that distress
stalked throughout the land because
there WINS no demand for labor. and
no market for the products OF the
farm and range. That period Of
distress followed one OF great pros
perity. and vas brought about by
d disturbing business conditions thro-
ugh a change tn the administration
iThe same results may follow now.
and Ii they do. a great hardship
VIII be placed apes people who are
In debt and struggling TO make al
home in all new countries. The Cary
land settler may find himself with
annual payments OF principal and
interest to meet. with low prices for
his products. The drv land farmers
may find his revenu cut In two by
reduced prices. He win never get
rich with wheat at so cents o. less
the prices which prevailed during
the last period of tariff changing.
time for people to do their
thinking Is now, They Will not
have a chance for another four year
20 eooreot their mistake ~ thew
make a mistake now. There has
been a period Of agitation which
has shaken the confidence OF many
In the integrity and uprightness of
h highest officers Of the land, and
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-31

+ !.
Il Oneida county is one OF the four counties in the state which did 4
dnot suffer greatly from the cash value assessment forced upcn i
=: the people by Governor Hawley. The credit for this belongs to 4
:: Assessor Hull and the board of county commissioners. They did =
II 10 lost their heads, Like the officials in 81 many counties I'M !.
r make a muddle of matters, but used the best Judgment they had =,
AeA ,ouen' ra .uef risnS oeore ue state board of equah- i
+ cation and won. To them belongs the credit that the farmers i
+ did not have an Increase such as they had in other counties Tn 4
X addition to providing the best set OF records in the sMe am .
= making extensive road improvements they raised twice Is much 4
4 for school purposes as any other administration, and did 50 with .
+ out imposing burdensome taxes. =
4. 14I =
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-10-31
BISSELL & BAUM
LAWYERS

GooDING FAMEnnAN FANS
wv N'epa" naak Bldg Schmidt Bldg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
M0RsE's CONDITION GRAVE.
Wife Of Convicted Banker to. Ask
Communication of Sentence.

Mrs. Charles w. Morse wife of the
former New York banker. now prison
er-patient at Fort Mcpherson, Ca is ex-
pected to confer with Attorney General
Wickersham before the close of the week
regarding the communication of the SEN
tence of her husband. the reason for the
conference being Morses serious physical
condition.
Mrs. Morse was in Washington yester-
day. She visited the Department of JUS
tice, accompanied by Anna Morse, her
fifteen -year-old stepdaughter, but was
unable to see the Attorney General, who
was attending a cabinet meeting She
left the city for New York, but will re-
turn before the end of the week to see
Mr.. Wickersham.
Attorneys Thomas Fielder and Harry
Daugherty, who represent Morse, We're in
Washington yesterday and declared that
the convicted bankers condition is such
they do not expect him to live more than
thirty days.
was called in consultation today by At
torney General Wickersham to review
the findings of the army medical officers
upon the condition of Morse and make a
report to the Department of Justice
Much will depend upon Surgeon General
Torney's report whether the President
will commute Morse'sfsentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
BOOM AMERICAN HIGHWAYS.
Good Roads Enthusiasts in Conven.
ton at Emporia, Kan.

EMPORIA, Kan, January 17.-Three
organizations of good roads enthusiasts
joined here today in what is expected to
prove one of the largest meetings in the
interest of American highways ever held
in the middle west. The ultimate aims OF
the delegates include improvement of ma
tional roads crossing the United States
from coast to coast and from Winnipeg.
Manitoba, to the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly
$500 delegates were scheduled to have
part in the deliberations, under the direc-
ton Of the Kansas State Good Roads As
ISOLATION.
: In conjunction with the state meeting a
convention of committeeman and vice
presidents Of the new Santa Fe Trail AS
sociation, which aims to incorporate the
historic trade route in coast-to-coast
highway, and a conference of the gulf-to-
winnipeg road promoters formed the pro-
gram.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
SUPPLIES FOR CANAL
Secretary Meyer Wants a
Few Ships to Help.
MIGHT BE USEFUL IN WAR
Only, He Tells House Committee.
There's Nothing But Peace
on the Horizon.
MIGHT BE USEFUL IN WAR

The construction of fifteen Golfers
three oil tank ships and four refrigerato,
ships. to be owned and operated by the
government, for the carrying Of supplies
to the Panama canal, was urged by Sec.
retary of the Navy Meyer before the
House committee on interstate commerce
today. He said part of the navy's mill.
tary exercise would be to send the flee,
through the canal
Secretary Meyer urged control Of all
Panama wireless stations by the NAVY
department and construction of addition
al wireless towers, and estimated that an
average of five vessels a day would use
the canal at first.
Useful if War Should Happen.
I'VE expect peace said Secretary
Meyer, and it would not pay to con-
struct number of naval colliers for the
fahaina service, to lie unused for many
years. 1t would be advantageous to have
vessels that could be constantly used to
carry supplies to the canal in time Of
peace and which could be used by the
navy for the supply of the fleet if war
should occur
Whether the government shall en-
gage in commercial trade from the
lsthmus carrying commercial freight
back in the empty colliers, provoked a
long discussion.
Secretary Meyer said the government
can construct vessels solely for coal
carrying purposes, carry coal to the
lsthmus and return without cargo
cheaper than commercial lines could
transport the coal If they pick up re-
turn cargoes of sugar. coffee or ore
from the Central American or West
Indian countries.
Secretary Meyer estimated that six col
liers of 10000 tons capacity would supply
the early needs of the canal When the
transportation equals that of the Suez
canal, he said, eighteen Golfers would be
needed.
He said the navy's measurements show
that it is shorter route from Europe
through the Suez canal to Australia and
to all points on the Pacific coast of South
America below Valparaiso, Chilli, than it
will be by way of the new Panama canal,
The diversion of this traffic to the Pan
anna canal was not expected, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
WARNING TO CUBA
AFR|ENDLY Tip"
United States Will Intervene if
Necessary to Keep Peace
in Island.
GOMEZ is RESENTFUL
OF Mr.. TAFT'S ADVICE
Declares Ability to Maintain Order
in Little Neighbor Republic.
OUR ARMY IS READY TO ACT
And It Seems That If There Is oc-
cupation This Time It
Will Be for Good
Declares Ability to Maintain Order
in Little Neighbor Republic.
OUR ARMY IS READY TO ACT
The United States and Cuba.

That the laws intended to safe
guard free republican government
shall be enforced and not defied Is
obviously essential to the main
tenance of the law. order and sta
bility Indispensable to the status OF
the republic of Cuba, I'm the con-
tinued well being of which the
United States has always evinced
and cannot escape 4 vital interest.
The President of the United
States therefore looks to the presi-
dent and government of Cuba TO
prevent the threatening situation,
which would compel the govern
ment Of the United States, much
against its desires, to consider
what measures 1t must take In
pursuance Of the obligations of its
relations to Cuba
PRESIDENT TAFT.
am convinced that no occasion
has yet arisen for any intimation
of Intervention. believe that the
Washington governments attitude
Is based on an erroneous view OF
conditions in Cuba, arising from
distorted and greatly exaggerated
reports from Havana
PRESIDENT GOMEZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
TAFT POINTS WAY
TO SAVE TREASURY
MILLIONS IN Cash
Sends to CONGRESS the Report
of Economy and Efficiency
Commission.
PLAN TO PENSION CLERKS
SUPPORTED BY PRESIDENT
Special Message on Subject Promised
for Near Future.
EXTEND THE MERIT SYSTEM
President Would Remove High Ad-
ministrative Officers In Washing
ton and Elsewhere From Po-
1itica1 influence.
Special Message on Subject Promised
for Near Future.
EXTEND THE MERIT SYSTEM
TAFT FOR PENSIONS.

Attention has been directed In
recent years to the need Of q
suitable plan Of retiring the
superannuated employees I'm the
executive civil service. L
shall submit, In the near future,
for the consideration Of Congress
n plan for the retirement of aged
employees In the civil service
which shall safeguard the In.
terests Of the government and ut
the same time make reasonable
provision for the needs Of those
who have given the best part Of
their lives to the service Of the
state. - From the Presidents
message ito Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
ROOSEVELT AND HADLEY.
National Ticket Proposed at Western
Retail Dealers Association.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. January 17.-Be-
fore the Western Retail Implement Deal
ers' Association, in convention here, III.
c. Moore. a director of the National Asso-
citation of Credit Men. talked of business
conditions today.
He advocated the election of Roosevelt
and Hadley for President and Vice Presi-
dent, respectively. of the United States
as the cure for all existing business de-
preston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
Outlook Bright for Big Affair
at Tidal Basin Tonight.
FIRST IN CITY FOR YEARS
Enough Ice Cleared to Accommo-
date Entire District Skating Folks.
WEATHER WILL BE IDEAL
Forecaster Promises Temperature at
About Twenty Degrees-Japanese
Lanterns for Illumination.

Beginning at o'clock tonight. the
frozen tidal basin at the foot of 18th
street VIII be the scene of the first skat-
iilS carnival the city has had for many a
year According to sangune promises of
the enthusiasts who are voluntarily ar
ranging this winter event, enough clear
re IS open to skaters to accommodate the
entire skating population of the District
Every one who has pair of skates will
be welcomed to the open air winter fete.
ana lt is promised that every skater will
nave a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Plenty of policemen will be on hand 10
protect the crowd. and any one who starts
10 get rough will probably find himself
headed for home with a large polceman
urging him from the rear.
No Money for Electric Lights.
While the carnival will not rival the ice
palaces and the toboggan slides of Mon
treai, Canada, it will be very nice little
carnival for these latitudes, where the Ice
generally stays long enough for a slide
or two. 70. c. Palmer, one of the com
mittee, said today:
All this talk OF stringing electric lights
and providing illumination of that sort is
dream. We haven't the money. What
we have got, though, will make a very
pretty sight this evening. About three
Hunured Japanese lanterns will be strung
around the basin on two thousand feet of
wire, and acetylene headlights will add
their blaze to the scene. 1t will be very
pretty skating party. and / understand
the best people in the city are planning
to take their skates down and try the
ice.''
Chevy Chase Band to Play.
The same band that plays at Chevy
Chase during the warm summer evenings
will put on its fur gloves and play waltzes
and two-steps during the three hours of
tonight's carnival. Those who are skillful
enough to waltz on the ice will have a
chance. Those who have fancy dresses
suitable for a skating party on a win
ter's night have been asked by the COM
mittee to add to the brilliance Of the
scene by wearing them One of the COM
mittee members said today that a pair of
ear muffs would be enough to pass any
one into the fancy dress class and that a
fur cap would be received with open
arms. However. several fur-lined or fur
trimmed fancy dress skating suits may be
expected this evening at the basin.
The temperature will be about twenty
this evening, and the weather forecaster
is OF the opinion that the evening will be
an ideal one for skating. The carnival
may be repeated tomorrow night, but
there has been no assurance of that. The
committees funds are slim, and tonight's
affair has taken all the money IL has
If the generous-hearted skaters tonight
contribute enough the affair may be held
again tomorrow evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
FIGHTING IN ASUNCION.
Street Battles Leave Insurgents o1
Argentina in Control.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. January
17.-There has been stiff lighting in the
streets of Asuncion, the capital of Para
quay. between the adherents Of Presi-
dent Liberato Rojas and the revolution
lists. Many were killed on both sides.
The insurgents, however, are still In
control Of the situation, and all attempts
by the government troops to rescue
President Rojas. who has been prisoner
in their hands since Monday. have proveu
unsuccessful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
Making Progress Backward.

BOSTON, January 17.-With engines
going full speed ahead, the Hansa line
steamer Braunfels travelled backward
fifty-four miles in twenty-four hours
during storm which she struck few
days ago while on her way to this city
from Calcutta Members of the crew
declared today that the storm was the
worst that they had ever experienced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
NEARING AN AGREEMENT.
Early Settlement of English Coal
Mining Dispute Looked For.

LONDON, January 17.-As a result of
series of meetings between the coal
owners and miners held at Birmingham
the differences between the employers
and workers. which are mainly connected
with the settlement of a fixed minimum
wage, have been narrowed down, particu-
larry as regards the English coal fields,
and an early settlement may now be
looked for
The dispute affects about 100000 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
WILL ADJOURN IN AUGUST.
Leaders of Both Parties Predict Long
Session of Congress.

Both democratic and republican leaders
in the House of Representatives today
agreed that there was little likelihood of
Congress adjourning before August next
1t was said that this probability largely
Influenced the democrats in choosing Bal
timore as the national convention city.
The republicans will have a more awk-
ward situation to deal with in holding
their convention in Chicago with Con-
gress in session. The condition of Con-
gress being in session during national
convention periods has not existed since
1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
CAST OF STATUE COMPLETE.
Tribute to Columbus Designed for
Union Station Plaza

CHICAGO. January 1.-THE cast of the
heroic statue of Christopher Columbus to
be erected in front Of the Union station.
Washington, D. c., has been completed
by dorado Taft the sculptor, and will be
shipped in few days.
The figure of Columbus is fifteen feet
high and will be flanked on either side
by globes representing the old world and
the new.
The pedestal on which the statue will
stand is seventy-five feet wide and will
be fashioned after the bow of a ship,
with forty-five-foot mast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
O'C0NNELL STARTS TONIGHT.
Cardinal and His Suite to Sail
Home From Naples.

NAPLES, Italy, January 17.-Cardinal
O'ConneU and his suite have received
many kilograms and messages of fare
we'll. including one from Cardinal Merry
del Val, wishing him a pleasant journey
and also expressing the farewell greet
ings of the Pope.
Cardinal O'Connell and his suite will
sail this evening on board the White
Star liner Canopic. which is due to ar
rive in Boston Monday, January -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
Elevator as a Guillotine.

WATERBURY,, Conn.,, January IL
Willard F. Ruggles. forty-four years old.
was decapitated in the elevator pit OF
a building here last night when the ele-
vator weight crashed down from the
fourth story, cutting its way through the
floor and supporting beams and pinning
him under it to the cement pavement
in the pit.
His head, left arm and left leg were
completely severed from his body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
Gold Nuggets Found in Fowls.

MINITONAS. Manitoba. January ~
AS a result Of the finding Of nuggets OF
gold in numerous fowls killed on the
Elliot farm, four miles from here. stores
and shops have been closed here while
their keepers FASTENED to the place 10
stake out claims. More than nifty claims
already have been taken up and SCORES
are Fastening to the place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
FIRE LOSS, $15,OOO,O 900.
Thirty Thousand Persons Also Rem
dered Homeless in Osaki. Japan.

OSAkI. Japan, January 17.-Fire broke
out again last evening in the southern
districts of the city. but the outbreak was
OF much less serious nature than that
which occurred in the morning. The
flames were extinguished before mid
night.
The damage occasioned by yesterday 8
confiagration amounts of $4,000 900.
Thirty thousand persons rendered home
less are being provided with shelter in
the public buildings of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
Four Stores Destroyed in Akron.
Two Killed, One Fatally Hurt.

HAIIFAX, N. s.. January 1.-TWO
men were killed and one fatally injured
late Yesterday when an Intercoloniai
railway locomotive on which nine men
were riding collided with the rear of
train of empties which was being run
into Halifax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
PRESIDENT TAFT BUSY,
RECEIVES NO VISITORS
Accumulated Work Requires
Attention and Executive
Desk Is to Be Cleared.

The White House was an inactive, dull
place today. President Taft stayed in
the library working upon delayed mat
ters. did not go to the executive offices
and received no visitors. Secretary Hilles
has been at his home several days suf-
fering from cold. and Assistant Secre-
tary Sherman Allen was away on the
sick list, his ailment being a cold also.
Assistant Secretary Foster was at work.
and he had his hands full between seeing
visitors and going backward and forward
to the library to attend to the Presidents 8
work
Rushing Accumulated Work.
The President, it was stated, has re-
covered from a cold. His remaining in
the privacy Of the White House was about
the only way he could find the time to
catch up on accumulated work The
President, too, is going to New York
Friday morning, to be absent two days,
and wants to clear his desk as much as
possible.
The White House has been informed
that the trip to the Panama canal pro-
posed by the joint commercial clubs of
Boston. Chicago. st. Louis and Cincin-
natl, to inspect the work upon the canal
has been deferred.
Relieved of Extra Duty.
Arnold B. Johnson, assistant superin-
tendent of the lighthouse service. has
been relieved of his duties as a member
OF the United States geographical board,
and President Taft has appointed George
X. PUTNAM, commissioner of lighthouses,
to succeed him. Mr.. Johnson's work is
away from the city, and he could not
attend to his duties on the geographical
board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
William S. Johnson Dead.

CHESTER. Pa, January 17.-William
Shaler Johnson. at one time we'll known
editorial writer and historian. died here
yesterday. aged seventy-ive Years. He
was employed on the Hartford, Conn.,,
Herald and also on local papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-17
GOOD ROADS QUESTION
PUT Up TO CONGRESS
Automobile Association in Ses-
sion Here Declines to Give
Its Advice.

Resolutions authorizing a bill for the
creation Of national highways commits
sion, to investigate, collect information
and report to Congress on the highways
of the United States" met with opposi.
tion at the session of the good roads con.
vention of the National Automobile As
sociation today at the Raleigh Hotel, but
were adopted after a spirited debate
1t was resolved that the convention
does not advise or deem it proper to sug-
gest methods for financing such federal
aid for good roads, but leaves the mat
ter to the judgment of Congress or its
appointees on the question.
This national highway commission, il
was proposed, should consist of a
and fifteen additional members, five
appointed by the President five by the
Senate and five by the House Of Rep
resentatives. The resolution asks that
the commission shall prepare and sub
nit to the President, not later than
December 1. 1913, a full and detailed
report of the work Of the commission.
Lincoln Memorial Indorsed.
Another resolution, calling for the
construction of the Lincoln memorial
highway from Washington to Gettys-
burg, was unanimously adopted.
The convention will end late this aft
ernoon.
Senator Swanson of Virginia was the
principal speaker at today's session,
and the enthusiasm of the delegates
was stirred to its highest pitch when
he declared that if any party and any
President stood out defiantly in op-
position to the development of public
roads that party and that man should
be stricken down.
Mud Roads a Disgrace.
He declared that the mud roads in the
United States were disgrace to America
that this was a time when the government
should do something to developing them
as in foreign governments.
Representative Hobson of Alabama pro-
posed the creation of general highway
survey. similar in character to the United
States geological survey, whose purpose
would be to survey every road in the
country, to make it's report to the Secre-
-tary of Agriculture, and therefore serve
it's purpose as an educational aid to the
government Roads in one state should
harmonic with roads In other states. to
make the system effective, he cla med.
Others who SPOKE were Representative
Howard of Georgia and Representative
Whitacre of Ohio, both OF whom made ar
iunien,s In favor or federai ald, ana ue-
clared that the Constitution not only ap-
proved such federal aid, but authorized
it in one of its clauses.