davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11
Went Deep for Foundation.

In excavating the foundation Of New
York's municipal building new
record has been made for depth At
The southern end OF the structure.
which will house between 5000 and
5000 city employees when finished. the
-sandbsgs- went down 13s fee; below
the curbline. or 107 feet below sea
level
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11
RATES HIGH ENOUGH
SEcoNpclsss INCREASE PLAN
sTlRs PUBLISHERS.
E~>iercy Ct Hitchcoek's Management
60 tire Pest once Department
Attacked ey the A. n. p. A.

WsSAing1on--The A y. p. A.
through its postal committee Of which
Doa. { SeitI q New York is chair
nS1. has joined In the fight against
TIE proposed increase IN second-class
rates 2a6 n its last bulletin the COM
D;ttes attacks the management OF the
post O7oe department Tie bulletin
Is IS follows:
The extent 20 which the post
once department does Tot carry sec
oa6-elSss matter IS well revealed in
the following abstract Of inquiry OF
publishers conducted BY house CON,
n.ttes on expenditures II the post
o9oe department (Wiilian A Ash
brook chSir-zn) concerning the vol
uEe. weight and handling CT the out
PIT a. publications entered IS mail
matter .. the second-clzss for the
fiscal yeS- ending June 50. 1911;
Inquiry E2s made Of al publish
e-s. spp1oxina1ing thirty thousand. o.
which nearly seventeen thousand are
weekly publications
More han ten thousand returns
were received embracing sixty-six
Plus ps- cent q 81 tonnage CT pub
Ecz-ocS
TIE publications reporting repre-
sent 81 annual output Of more than
SIX ard ooeAaH billion copies. the
weight Q, which wzs one and three
quarter hiI5on pounds.
These publications delivered By
Dsl II such period weighed S53. 0l2.-
50 rounds
They delivered By their Own car
rlsrs. nevsSoys. aid news companies
$40 1854 pounds. Of which an unzs-
csrtz-neS percentage Was carried 10
destination By express and other rail
shipments outside the mail They de-
-vsre6 hy express. 3o2. rs. SO pounds.
AID oy Other -zl shipments III 49,
AS pounds Tie rzle by express and
rrl varies from = 10 cent per
pond. but tie bulk @ these ship
1sats vent a. = rate % !. 70 = cent
PEI pound
The post o5ce for the year end
ing June 80 1911. handled 81. O0I.-
SIS. ard excluding onAhaE million
pounds free n county matter. it r.
csive6 one cent Per pound
All this goes 10 add TO the alb
surdt-y q the proposed Hitchcock leg
islstion doubling the second-class rate
from one 10 two cents Per pound, and
limiting the privilege 10 publications
{ that carry as much reading matter as
I they do advertising
The proposition vas stupid enough
when the postal deficit reached ST.
I 10000 two years ago. Il becomes
prePoste-0us il face OF surplus
What business has a transporta-
I ton corporation. which Is all the post
Z c6ce is, 10 prescribe how 4 business
/ shall be conducted,
Newspapers cannot afford TO ex-
pand their columns beyond the call
OF the days news. nor can they be
expected 10 control the requirements
Z OF their advertisers who haze q right
10 reach the public as copiousiy as
they care 10.
1t cannot be assumed that such
legislation vin ever get by congress.
But publishers are requested to fgh;
the theory that the right to send their
I output by mail Is a privilege The
/ figures show II Is not
The post ofice IS a badly man
aged business. That is all We
should fight its dictston. its censor
ship and its inehciency.-
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

ce-Rev. {. Y. :. RieAe>s,n S--este<
IN Boston SIS SLAYER Of AVIS L~nasn
ei-Rev. Frza6 ". SSndfor3. leader
CT the Holy GAos,e7s. arrives n Per-,
land. Ne. Ahoz-5 TIE COrcoes. OF
which lie starved The tznSticzl men
bers Q. TIE party. he Is arrested
Chinese national assembly co1ve1sS
9S-WinSio. Churchill Is made Ems
lands frs, lord ot the admiralty. oe
ing succeeded IS home secretary sy
Reginald NoKennA
IS Philadelphia Athletics win
worlds baseball championship from
New York
ss-JOseph Pulitzer. nOse6 publisher.
dies
Names Of IS new eArdiasis-aes:snsi
announced
NOVEMBER
President TAT, reviews CREST hss.
tlesh,p aees a. New York
e-Ay-le BsleE. famous xcto-. dies.
+-Chioese rebels capture Shanghai,
controlling mouth Of YAnstseki2,g
river
@CSi P. Rodgers arrives 81 Pzsa-
6enA Cal. concluding his epocA2l
flight from New York 70 Pseizc coast
Ambassador Gnil6 81 s. Petersburg
protests 70 Russia against alleged il
suits 10 American Jews
-Pe-sis refuses Rnssiz's demand
70 remove ". Morgan Sinister. youns
American il charge Of Persian
finances
New Ms1icos 1-st election as
state results i Democratic governor.
Italian advance in T-.poli begins
S-Uoits5 States ci-caii court a:
New YORK approves tobacco t-us- disso
luioa plan
1s-Chinese rePohlic appeals to- 1eS
ogni-oa hy tie world
Russia starts troops for Persian from
tier
1s-Prss.5e1t Czcsres C Sznto Do
uilgo zsssss51ste6-
e4-Hs1-E Clay Bssttie executed.
25-Miss Mildred Sherman zz--ies
Lord CA0oys O England II New
York
se-PubHe eons.s1o-y creating -
cardinals - Rome
DECEMBER
hickman b-olhe-s change pleas
II dynamite case 70 guilty
King George arrives II India for
the Dufb2-.
First regular session o. sixty
second congress co-vszeS
81. p MeNzna-a seutsoced for
life. John = 70 Is years President
TAFT sends congress Message devoted
entirely % trust problems
Beef trust sui, begun h Chi
cage
S-lnvesugzlioa board reports hat
ceship Maine vas destroyed by out
I side explosion
s--37 miners entoabs- a. Brice.
vile. Tenn By explosion
Constitution Of Chinese republic
( framed
l2-Durbzr at India held BY King
George emperor Of India
Republican national committee
names Chicago. June IS. fo- 1912 Ia
/ lo1A convention
l5-Sulzs- bill ab-ogzting passpo-,
treaty With Russia passed By house
ls-Altred G. Vanderbilt weds Mrs
Margaret Mckin in Lo1ceo-
Ambassador CUr1iss Guild a. instruc-
ton Of President Taft, notifies Russia
o. intention 70 abrogzte treaty o. 1882
1s-Seaate approves President Tgft's
abrogzrion Of Russian treaty. Presi-
dent sends congress special message
OF wool tariff
John BigeloE. Americas grand old
man. dies
2l-Russian forces open hostilities
with Persia. bOnbsrding the govern
or's palace ~ Tabriz
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

And did you ever love any girl be
fore you were introduced to me
Charlie,- said the bride q a feS
months
-Oh. yes" vas the mans reply.
You did,
Sure, When ! first saw you
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11
The National method

DO you believe in the rod in edu.
cational methods
Why not. Isn't the use Of tn
rod the natural way 20 make children
smart s''-Baltinore American.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

Boil ne- bees until they are ten
der: then pee1 and cut into small
dice Allow q pint OF rlilk TO q pint OF
heels. tvo or three vel beaten eggs.
salt and pepper TO taste and 4 dash Of
grated nutmeg Put these inEredi-
ents into al ea-then dish that can be
sent 10 the table. and bake until the
custsrc has set Serve bot as q veg
stable
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

Serve the champagne in tin cups.
James," directed the owner Of the
hunting lodge
Very good sir"
These hunting parties always like
to rough IL n tribe. kansas City
Journal
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

Mrs. Pezvish says that before they
were married Nj Pe2vtsh used 10 say
that If she would let him be her santa
Claus he would devote his life TO slid
ing up and down the chimney for
her. And nov i makes him mad 10
have to take up ashes from The crate.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

suppose yen always say exactly
what you think ! try to- replsed
Senator Sorghum but I also try TO
avoid thinking anything II would lot
be erpscient for ne to say
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

Mary-Are you going to ask IDA to
your bridge party. she has been
home from Europe six weeks
Aliee-Why. yes; III ask her. she
must have stopped telling her. fo-eSgn
experiences by nov
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11
The Lesser Evil.

Marks-Why do you allow your
wife to run up such big bills.
Parks-Because I'd sooner have
trouble with my creditors than With
her-that's why.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11
A compliea,ion.

Don't you think that mechanics
sometimes mix up natural fact-.~
How
Don't they talk Of the horsepower
o. donkey engines---Baltimore Am
ersczn
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-11

What is more unfair than some
specimens OF the fair sex.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
FAC TIC N S WILL
FIGHT TO FINISH
Black and Tan" and "All White
Republicans iii Merry
Scramble.

washington, January 22.-Republi-
can politics Will begin to sizzIs in
sou'h Carolina this week, when
united states Marshal ]. d. Adams.
District Attorney Ernest Cochran.
postmaster Harris. of Charleston, and
other leaders OF the BLACK and tan"
y. .. r. in that State got the mem
oers OF their executive committee to-
scther 10 Fix time and place for hold
ing tho regular" state convention and
10 administer an effective political by
Poocrmlc to the Capers "all-white''
c!ah. Messrs. Adams, Cochran and
harris. who are the recognized leaders
In the movement to have themselves
declared the regular" Republican
crowd In South Carolina, In Opposition
10 Inc forces led by former Commits
sioher o. Internal Revenue John G.
Capers and L. w. c. Blalock, came to
Washington to-day.
Late this afternoon the three went
to the White House and spent consId-
cradle time While no abatement was
made by them. It Is understood that
tho purpose OF their visit to Washing
ton at this time Is to find Sut, IL thsy
can whether the Hitchcock govern.
inent telegraph incident was q mere
caoal. TO return as q boomerang for
inc PRESIDENT; whethor. In other wordo.
"es III DUH TO see how the peo-
pie stand. OF whether in reality IL
means a severing OF the tles which
have long existed between Prssldent
Iaft and the administration's man
Friday"
II the South carolinians got any in
formation worth having. 1t has not We,
oeen learned. One thing Ia certnin
however the South Carolina c. O. r.
that is. the Adsms-Harris-C Cochran eic.
nieht-is not gong to let the opposit. on
the Capers- Blalock crowd, run away
win the Palmetto States delegates q,
the Chicago convention. The Rrs,
named element VIII hight to a Snish ,c
seat Its contingent of black and tans,
while Mir. Capers. with his showing OF
al! whites" will make just. as strong
an effort to be declared tho regular:
oTsan!zation from South Carolina.
~ looks like a free for-.ill Eight,
which VIII not be settled until Chi.
cago is reached
Ihs spectre that is haunting the
iaithiul in the G. Q. p. is whether 10
hahg on 10 Taft or get n good or
on INC Coloncis coat tails. The situa.
tion is ticklish, as any move may be
iatai o8e. AT this end of tho line
1t looks like the Cnpers faction may be
declared the regular one.
p. III. MCGOWAN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
SECOND SUBPOENA
WILL Be SERVED
Secretary Of State Knox Com
manded to Produce Lake
ChamDlain Papers.

Washington. January IA second
subpoena commanding the production
of voucher records will be served on
secretary of State Knox by the House
committee on Expenditures In the
State Department TO ge, before tho
pubic method OF expenditure OF 500
VUO appropriated Tor the celebration
in 1908 Of the discovery o: iL.Aa Cnam
pla!h. 1n!s SUBPOENA viii put up 10
tie state Department and the President
Inc purpose OF Chairman tiuIuln
is 10 retch the secret Expenditures Of
the State Department. aud to get a
more generally understood construc-
ton OF section 2el OF the Federal law,
which permits secrecy OF State Depart
nent expenditures IL tho President
ho.ds their publication to he mex
peoicnt.
Chairman Hamlin int!matcd 10 Sec
rotary Knox, who was on the witness
stand, that he intended 10 make a test
case OF tho Lake Champlain incident.
but before qoing SO he would issue the
subpoena duces tecum" TO give Mr..
Knox Il chance TO make answer to IT.
Secretary Knox declined 10 make
pubic the Lake Champlain expendi-
lures to-day. lie snid ne acted under
April. which directed that no officer
OF the State Department furnish infur-
nation TO Congress from matters filed
under the provisions OF Section 2yi
without the Presidents written au-
thority.
WIN you ask tho President TO lie,
you produce those papers," askc.
Chairman Hami!n.
Il viii speak TO the President ABOUT
H." said Mr Knox
Later. 1t was decided TO issue the
subpoena. which is made returnable
Discussing omcer Thomas Morrison.
OF tn= State Department. started the
incident to-day when ne appeared be
fore the committee without the Lake
Champ!ain papers or an account III
the expenditure Of {, fund for the re-
turn % criminals from abroad He
said iha papers had been taken from
a!y Office
The committee Immediately sub
noenaed Secretary Knox. taen attend
ing a meeting Of Inc Committee en-
Foreign Affairs. He was asked about
the papers.
Il do not know where they are, but
] VIII guarantee they arc In the State
Department" said Mr.. Knox II 10
not Know ABOUT these papers apccin-
cally."
Mr.. Morrison was recalled. Ne as
founded tie committee by tcstifyIna
That tie papers In tho Lake Cham
plain case were Withdrawn from hi.
oiiiG" ~ Assistant Secretary ii stat.
Chandler Hale an Dccenbcr &, but
were returned 10 MIN saturday
10 you mean to say that you hnt
mos" papers returned TO you S;atur
day. demanded Representative Dent
WHY sou told tho committee TIL,
morning tina, you did not have them"
II was miatakcn."
Chairman liamlin ana his colleague!
questioned tho right Of the Sec,ctar;
or state to put the Like Chitmplail
papers In the secret archives
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
DR.. HARVEY WILEY
HELD NOT GUILTY
Continued from ars, page,

the Board OF Food and Drug Inspection
De made enurely from witnin the
bureau OF CnemistryS and that the
power OF the boncitUr to pass upon
tho iinoings or the bureau OF Chem
istry DO witndrawn.
1t is recommended that tha chief
and mis- two associates snail be of the
same rhhk. Hitun8 with equal power
RS BOARD members. All are 10 bo SUBJ
1eet to removal by tho appointing
power
Nemscn Hoard Outside Law.
The Hemssn referee board. around
winch much OF the investigation cen
'red ldst summer. 10 held 10 be legally
constituted. but lis activities as q SUI
perVislnS power over the Bureau of
Chemistry are doclared 70 be outside
or the law. This board was creut,1
by President Roosevelt, and la com
posed OF eminent chemists. to whom
are referred deDated questions arising
under tho pure food Iaw. 1t reversed
Ut: Wiiey's findings on benzoaie or
soda. and mas before IL other questions
which the committee declares PRIMARY.
oelohs 10 the Bureau OF Chemistry.
The committee declares the hoard
should not be continued under tbn
simple authority or an executive order,
10 exercise aucn control over the purs
food law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
SENATOR SMOOT,
The UNDERTAKEN
Has Buried Figuratively Hall
the Members of Upper House
OF Congress.

Washington. January Ex-senator Reed
smoot, OF Utah, has qualified as tho under
taker of the Senate. de has buried. hg-
uratIvely. within the past few days probably
half OF the dIgniiied members OF the upper
House OF Congress. and his popularity with
his colleagues has met with a blighting
frost. 1t came about through the Senator 8
effort to obtain from the secretaries Of the
various States biographical information OF
the various Senators who have represented
the Commonwealth. The inquiry embraces
those who are serving as well as those vino
have departed.
One OF the questions is: Where is the
An indignation meeting wns averted to-day
only By Senator Smoot perspirlngly explain
INK 10 the anronted Senators that II WAS
due 10 mistake Of n clerk in sending out
the printed list Of questions.
There was nothing political in IT," no
protested. mo discourtcsy was intended.
You must think we're dead ones" sniff
oil those whose feelings had been hurt
Senators Bacon, McGumbcr and number
OF others are among thoae who already have
heard from their States. Tho fun pUked ut
them because OF the inquiry did not serve
in store for senator Smooi to- morrow OH his
arrival at tho Capitol promises to he per-
ferviu.
II developed that force OF young women
clerks were given tho printed list OF qucs-
lions to send out for the purpose OF bring
Ing UP TO date the biographical history OF
the Senate. They were instructed To strike
from the list nppertaining to present mem
bers of the Senate those queries dealing
with mortuary statistics This they forgot
to do II is said. hut In how many instances
is not yet definitely known.
This ~ Senator Shoots protcstation. His
brother Senators are grimly Withholding
Judgment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
WOULD Be RUINOUS
TO FOREIGN TRADE
tcont.nuea From Ears, pnsa.l

Continued From E4rst PaEo)
steel men to-day TO maintain prices.
PRESIDENT Farrell said:
4 understand Mr.. Carnegie made
tnat remark, but MIR. Carnegie mas not
peen IN the steel business for eleven
years. You gentlemen probably were
surprised at the alacrity ho displayed
sireu."
This was the only positive state
ment he did make" said Representa-
tive Beall. laughing.
Yes. about something he know
nothing Of" retortsd Mr. Farrell
BETTER Rails Needed.
president FARRELL told the committee
that steel rails in this country. which
sell for SIS ton. the basic price, sup.
ply only half the market Special rails
are made at high price. He also
uTseo more expensive rails for safety
Rails to-day" he said. are TOO
near the danger zone OF brttleness.
Tho liability of breekage and danger
IS greater than in tina days O, the
softer rails. We should have rails
with a lower grade OF carbon and OF
softer steel. They would necessarily
De heavier and would cost more.
Is 1t your purpose TO publish 20 tho
world all the details of our mill costs
Of productions" demanded President
farreli. when put on tho stand.
II II Is" said Mr.. Farrell II think II
gross Injustice to an industry built
up In competition with Belgium, Ger
many. Russia and other nations II 1,
Is proposed to put these secrets in tho
hands OF our foreign competitors. our
foreign business won't be worth any
thing within twelve months"
Mr. Farrell and j. a. Reed. general
AL fnn
witnesses before the committee a,
tho outset they said they had no OBJ
lection to members of the committee
examining the records to satlsfy them
selves. but they insisted that publ Gu :
ton would work irreparable Injury.
not only to the Steel Corporation. bul
to every one OF its competitors in thin
country.
Information rs Vitnl.
1T is most vital that this committee
get this information" continued the
chairman. and come what will, We Will
know 1t. There Is power enough in
this government TO find out"
Mr.. Reed asked II the committee
would not be satisfied to let MIR. Nc
Rae. their accountant, examine the rec
ords. verify them and make Il genera
report thereon, and Mr.. Farrell adied
that publication OF the costs would
affect 10000 employees engaged in the
foyeign sales department of the COR
poration.
Chairman Stanley said he did not In :
tend to expose secrets unnecessarily,
but that he would inaist upon the cor
poration complying with suhpoenas
duces tecum for records not yet pro-
duced.
1t was tentatively agreed that EN-
pert McRac should examine the cost
, sheets OF the corporation TO verify hg-
ures to be submitted by 5he corpora :
ton regarding composite ccsts of pro-
duction.
Mr.. Farrell's testimony Will be re:
sumed Tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-23
ATTEMPTS TO FORCE
ABDICATION FAIL
Manchu Princes DECIDE to kesist, and Chinese
Situation Enters New Phase-Premier's
attitude Is Obvious

| Picking. January 22-Premier Yuan
Ski kai's efforts to bring about tho
| aDdicatlon of the throne have failed,
and the situation in China has entered
new and perpleNing phase. Prince
Ching, the eX-PremIer. Prince Pu- Lun,
eS-preSdent OF the National Assembly,
ano Prince TSai SUM, brother OIL the
ex-regent. absented themselves from
the conference of princes of tho I'M
perlal clan to-day. wuich left the do
cision as to abd,cation to tho reaction
aries. VINO have been Strcng theuinS
their hand steuuily since the Premier
permitted the probability OF abdica-
ton to become known.
SurlouSly, lew OF t.e princes of inner
MONGOLIA. whom the ManchuS consider
inferior to themselves, rail cd to tho
aid OF the Mancnus. AT previous
meeting one of the Mongols strongly
controverted Prince Chlng's argui,unt
tlAt the imperial armies were unable
to oppose the rebels.
Apparently preparations were COM
piete Tor u provisional government; an
aoolcatlon edict haa even been drafted,
Out the announcement that such u
course was contemplated, which had
been allowed to become public with
the evident object of preparing tho
hahchu troops against the shock, in
spireu clansmen OF all degrees TO re-
Eist.
Accepts Advice OF Princes,
Inc Empress Dowager. being re-
iustant to abdtcate, has accepted tho
ADVICE of the reactionary princes. The
matter of appointing Yi4n Tchwanx,
the ex-war minister, or Tie-Liang.
FORMER Tartar general at Marking. 10
replace Yuan Shi Kai was discussed.
out the argument prevailed tnat the
nineteen articles of the Constitution
promulgated by the National Assembly
iast November should be observed
auan SKI kai's attitude is becoming oh.
Ntous ne has hold special trains ready for
esNefSi anys lot his departure, but now that
."e MahShus have accepted le challenge
ne remains in Picking. He has asked FOR a
turner soealied sick leave. Indicating that
ne nus no intention OF :el!nquishins the ire
hleFship. He Is now recognized as unu-
.unhenu' therefore this distrustsul country
accuses him OF personal designs Bur 4,
may be that he is only following a ,atrio,ic
determination for the purpose Of prsventlnr
a aiVlsion OF tho country. with tho prospoci
OF subdivisions ~ P''spSS'
The foreign legations. Including the Amer.
,San legation. do not desire TO see Yuan Shi
,'t rsIise' because a capable substitute for
nts otice 10 not available. /; is realized
NM uanH presence aionc prevents wide
sp.eao disorders In the north. whch would
ehuhnSer the lives OF foreigners II 4. hs
iiefed that he will remain In parLInq ,-o.
tecicd from Manchu attacks and robe, DIV.
hhnite. until the Manchus discover thn,.
own ihhoi!ltY 10 cope with the situation
"aeTtnpon he Will resume control
Many missionaric. In the northern nro
'"eeo strongly resent the attitude OF the