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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
HAS EYES ON ISLANDS.
Possibility That Germany May Ac-
qulre West Indian Possessions
of Denmark,

Washbp gton.-The possibility that
ST. Thomas, st. John and Santa Cruz,
the three West Indian possessions of
Denmark, may fall into the hands of
Germany because of the death of the
Danish King Frederick VIII, is now
occupying the earnest attention of
diplomatists in Washington.
The new king is understood to be
even more friendly to Germany than
his father and that Germany has never
concealed willingness to acquire
these islands, and thus gain a COM
mercial foothold on one of the south
ern stepping stones to the American
continent.
Inasmuch as the islands are of the
greatest strategic importance to this
country, now that the Panama canal is
about to open, there is a disposition
to regard their disposal, even to
friendly power bent only on CONNER.
cial expansion, as unwise. Diplomats
who have been discussing the situa-
ton since the death of the late king,
are inclined to believe that if the isl
ands are to be put up for sale, the
United States should be the pur.
chaser.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Circus Robbed by Bandits.

Rock Springs, Wyo-The ticket
wagon of Cole Brothers circus was
held up and robbed here Saturday of
$1,700. The robbers arrived on the
circus grounds soon after the show
started, and after taking all of the
money from the ticket wagon escaped
into the mountains. 1t is believed
here that the robbery was committed
by the Whitney brothers, who are
supposed to have been hiding near
this town for several months.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
SIXTY PASSENGERS
FALL INTO WATER
WOMAN AND CHILD MEET DEATH
AT SEATTLE WHEN GANG
PLANK GIVES WAY.
Passengers Were Leaving Vessel
When Accident Occurred, strug-
Cling Mass Of Humanity Being
Thrown Into the Water.

Seattle, Wash.--Two persons are
known to have been drowned and forty
more were injured when the adjust.
able end of a temporary passenger
gang-plank at the Colman dock drop
ped, precipitating sixty passengers
Into the water as they were prepar,
ing to board the sound steamer Flyer
for Tacoma.
The dead: Mrs. G. ". Lee ned, Sc.
attic; Carl Bruder, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Bruder OF Seattle. The child
was dead when knocked into the
water and Mrs. Learned died on the
pier.
Most of the injured were only
slightly bruised or cut by striking
against piling or the hull of the Flyer
when they fell into the water, and all
will recover.
II. Flyer had just discharged her
passengers from Tacoma and was pre-.
pairing to load for the IL O'Clock re,
turn trip. The pier was crowded with
passengers who, in their eagerness to
get aboard, were pressing persons on
the gang-plank.
A defective, cog broke under, the
weight of the crowding passengers
and the shock of the inch drop was
sufficient to strip the cogs and let the
end of the plank fall, the screaming
passengers rolling and sliding down
the steep incline into the water be-
tween the wharf and the Flyer.
The water was dotted with frantic
persons struggling to reach the boats
which were lowered from several
nearby vessels.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Arizona Legislature Recalled.

Phoenix, Ariz.-After having been
in session sixty-two days, the last two
continuously, both houses of the leg.
islature adjourned Saturday. I'm.
mediately after adjournment il
was announced in message from
Governor Hunt that a special session,
beginning at 10 o'clock Thursday
morning, May 90, would be called. II
will take up bills which the regular
session did not have time to handle
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Armenian Makes Heroic Rescue.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-One of the
most daring rescues in the history of
Niagara Falls was effected Sunday by
Aram Kevorkian, an Armenian, who
waded out waist deep in the rapids
short distance above the cataract and
pulled to shore with a pikepole the
unconscious form of Henry ]. Smith,
so years old, of Buffalo.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Car Crew Murdered.

Jacksonville, Fla.-The bodies of
Motorman R. F. Sparkman and Con-
ductor T. c. Smith were found lying
on Talleyrand avenue about seventy
five yards from their car early Sun
day. Both had been shot thorugh the
head. The murderers left no appar.
emit cleW.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Claims Ordered Cancelled.

Washington.-Th general land Of
fee on Saturday decided that the so
called Freed coal land entries in Utah
should be cancelled. Entries in 1906
on 5000 acres of coal land by Charles
NJ. Freed and twenty-five others re-
suited in charges of conspiracy. The
Salt Lake land office did not sustain
the charges, but that finding was re-
yersed
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Missing Man Was Murdered.

San Francisco, Cal.-The body Of
Isaac Cohen, well-to-do tailor, who
had been missing since Monday night,
when he left his rooms in a local hotel
for stroll after dinner, was found in
a vacant house Saturday. A bullet
wound in his abdomen and the absence
of any weapon in the house indicated
that he had been murdered.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Wagon Went Over Embankment.

Salt Lake City.-Isaac G. Reese, 81
years old, brother of E. M. Reese of
this city, and a prominent sheep
grade at Mountain View, Wyo.,' early
Saturday morning, when a wagonload
of supplies he was driving backed over
an embankment. Reese's body was
discovered several hours later.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
To Inspect Books of Banks.

Washington.-The house defied the
banking interests on Saturday and
passed the Puju bill giving congress
the right to inspect the books of all
banks. The passage of this bill is es-
sential to complete investigation of
the money trust. 1t was suggested by
Samuel Untermyer of New York.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Jealous Man Kills Wife.

Hamilton, Ont-Crazed by jealousy,
Frank Truckle shot and killed his
wife shortly after IL O'Clock Saturday
morning in fun view of many persons
on one of the principal streets of Ham.
ilton, and then shot himself, probably
fatally,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Corporate Earnings Decrease.

acknowledgements earnings in
the United States decreased $175,500,-
900 in 1911. That figure represents
the comparative loss in net earnings
as reported to Royal E. Cabell, COM
missioner Of internal revenue for
making assessment under the corpora
ton excise tax law
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Gives un Search.

Halifax. N. Sword was received
by the White Star officials that the
steamer Montmagny had been unable
10 find any more bodies from the Ii
'anic disaster. and that she was re,
turning to Halifax.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Colorado River on Rampaoe.

San Bernardino, CaI.-Dehected by
a large sand bar recently formed. the
Colorado river which Is at food stage
rom the melting mountain SHOWS,
threatens destruction of part of the
yo3n of Needles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Pick Up Survivors.

Cherbourg. The Kron Princess;n
Cecile reports that she will arrive AT
this port late, owing to the DELAY in
picking mp survivors Of wrecked
steamer The Kron Princessin ala
not send the name Of the steamer
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
A MilIion DoIIar BIaz.

Houston, Texas-Fire in the bust.
ness district Sunday morning destroy
ed about 100000 worth of property
before it was brought. under control,
No lives were lost.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Amendment Annrovsn

Boston,-The house of representa-.
hves, by a unanimous vote. on Satur.
day, adopted the Bristow amendment
to the federal constitution providing
for the direct election OF United States
genators
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Fell From Mast.

Washington-Robert Terry. quarter
master OF the Norfolk and Washing
ton steamer Northland, was Instantly
killed Sunday as the result of a fan
from a mast. He was adjusting a
flag when he lost his footing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
ssttIeshIp Texas Launchea.

Newport News. Va.--The battIeshfp
Texas greatest Of the Dreadnaughts
yet constructed for the United states
navy. was successfully launched here
on Saturday in the presence Of not.
able company.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-24
Japanese eattIe Cruiser Launched.

Barrow-in-Furnes, England. - The
new Japanese battle cruiser Kongo
was launched here on Saturday from
Vickers yard. The Kongo displaces
1880 tons and is the heaviest cruiser
vet built.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Charity Ball
We'll Attended.
FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL.

The Old Fashioned Ball held at
the Anona Hall on Tuesday eve
ming last was we'll attended and
no few persons took occasion to
dress in old fashioned styles, and
dance the old fashioned dances.
however it was much easier to
wear the old fashioned dresses
than it was to dance the old tas-
hioned dances.
A number of very old styles
were represented, dating back as
far as 70 years, and from that to
so and 80 years and etc, and
several ladies wore garments
used by their grandmothers. The
skyscraper style, Colonial dress
es, Grecian Bend and numerous
other garbs were in use much to
the amusement and interest of
all. In fact everything from
Hoops to Hobbies was represent
red. 1t seems more than remark
able that the ladies have so far
changed the styles rs to render
their looks just the reverse of a
few years ago. At one time
hoops were worn so large as to
require double doors for lady
to enter a building and her hair
bobed up in top-knotstyle SO that
gentlemen through fQyce of cir
cumstances were kept double
arms length away, while now
the pyramid shape is inverted
and the large hat ofequal circum-
ference OF the hoops is used and
the hobble skirt tapers to about
the same size as the top-knot hair
of former days.
The Barley coffee and doughnuts
served, together with the receipts
at the door netted about $65.OO
for which those having it in
large is due much creditor their
zaes the means obtained will
Christmas Charity.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
erky US.
5en.tor..'

AT the very last moment Gov
ernor Hawley, alter he had decd
ed to resign as governor and
having called 1t. Gov Sweetser
to Boise to talk over matters in
relation to his resigning and ac-
cepting the appointment of Unit
ed States Senator from Idaho to
fill the short term from now till
the legislature meets, he quickly
changed his mind and appointed
Judge K |. Perky to fill the posi-
tion for that length of time. TIE
Governor had encouragement
from all parties from every part
OF the state to accept the position
because as they ALI expressed it,
he was III position to render
the state a great amount ofgOod
III the land matters now pending
III Washington, but the one thing
that seemed to loom up the
strongest as an obstacle to his
dong what his many friends
wished him to do was the fact
that it looked too much like ap
pointing himself and then his son
and intimate relatives and some
friends felt it was not good policy
and accordingly he changed his
mind.
1t was a great surprise to
many as he had announced that
he would accept. He now ex-
pressed himself as satisfied that
he did the right thing in not do
ing what he had in mind to do
and feels that he can do as much
good in the office of governor in
relation to the la7d matters as if
he were senator.
Aside from the reasons given
for his not making the contem-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Acadennv|
Notes.

Miss Hendricks and Miss "a
enter tanned the girls of the 4
Friday, November the 18TH
report a splendid time.
The Domestic Science o.
ment is making such PRO
that the boys are wishing \
were girls.
The work done by the boz
Manual Training is no joke
a reality when a fellow hitN
wrong nail.
The students spend an hol
the grounds Friday moru|
burning weeds and fixing a.
sheds.
The Academy is fortunat
securing the services Of Judf
D. Flenner in an illustrated j
Recital Everybody will hay
opportunity to see and n<'
hour and an half's fun
James Whitcombe Riley as il
preted by Judge Flenner.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Thanksgiving Day
Proclamation is
Promulgated.

Thursday. November 2Sth is
Thanksgiving Day.
Governor Hawley in line with
the recent action of President
TAFT, yesterday issued a proclaim
alton officially designating this
date as Thanksgiving: The pro
clamation III full is AS follows:
Thanksgiving dav was born of
the deep religious sentiment of
the New England Puritans and
became recognized national
LAY of prayer and religious SER
vices during the dark hours of
the civil war. Ithas thus become
the distinctly religious festival of
the American people, and in ac-
cordance with this time -honored
and hallowed custom, so inter
woven with the very fiber of oM
national life, the President OF the
United States has designated
Thursday, November 2Sth, 1912,
as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer; and it behoves us to sus-
Cont. on page 3 column 3.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Ind. School No.
Thanksgiving
Program.

A Cantata in two acts
Day in the Woods" will be Rtr
by the children Of Independ
School District No. 2, under
direction of Miss Nan Dumc
the Music Teacher, at the On
House, on Tuesday, Novem
the 26th, at 8 pm. The proc<
will be given in aid of the u
Piano which the school have
order, so everybody come
help out.
Prices of admission will be-.
to twelve years old 10 cents,
over twelve Is cents each. Do
forget to come and see the chi
rem act, on Tuesday, Noveml
the 26th at the Opera House.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22

plated change there were doubt
less future possibilities that had
considerable to do with the pro-
position and bore down heavily
in considering such a move. 1t
has been known for a long time
that the governor has had sena-
torial aspirations and anything
that may be used to blight the
realization of such hopes he
rightfully evades and in this in
stance there was probably not
much to be gained and there
might be considerable to lose.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Cheap and Simple Antidote
Against Smallpox Epidemic.

K. H. White of Boise, has an
antidote for smallpox that pos
sesses the merits of cheapness
and simplicity. 1t is to eat an
abundance of good, fresh garden
lettuce. The theory of the medi-
cal experts who advocate this is
that there is enough morphine in
the lettuce to kill the smallpox
germs in the body.
Mr., White was in old Mexico
some years ago when smallpox
epidemic swept through the sect
ion in which he lived. The nat
ives discovered from a medical
journal that by eating lettuce in
abundance and by observing the
ordinary rules of health in other
respects they could go about
among the smallpox victims and
even handle them without con-
tracing the disease.
Noticeing an item in one of the
local papers to the effect that is
olated cases ofsmallpox had been
discovered in some of the nearby
mountain regions, Mr.. White
thought that knowledge of this
simple remedy would be ofvalue
There is no danger, he says, OF
eating too much lettuce, When
ne was exposed to smallpox in
old Mexico he carried i'll his pock
ct garden lettuce with him all
the time and ate it just about as
a COW eats hay.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Oakley Milling
and Elevator
Co. Makes Run.
EVERYTHING SATISFACTORY

The Oakley Milling and Eleva-
tor Company who for several
months have labored hard and
increasingly to complete the SIS,
10000 new Roller Mill and Elev-
ator located near the O.S.L, Dep
ct are now through with the
construction work upon the
building and machinery and are
now prepared to do regular mill
ing and custom work.
The building is three story and
basement, and IS fire proof from
the outside, being covered with
galvanized iron over the entire
exterior.
The capacity is rs barrels a
day and when in complete opera
tion requires 80 h. y. to run it
Electricity is the motive power
used. The elevator has capaci.
ty of Is, 700 bushels and when
running will elevate 100 bushels
per day,
The mill proper has four double
stands of 7x2O inch rollers and
one feed roller.
The machinery installed is the
Allis- Chalmers make of Milwau.
kce, Wis, and is first class in
every respect.
Mr.. Southwell, who is An ex
perienced miller of many years i:
we'll satisfied with the class O
work done and the grade OF mac
hinery put in.
The shoot on the platform out
side the mill for receiving wheat
is capable ofreceivinR 100 bushel:
per hour which msaps. that is a!
fast as it can be un, "a froA1 {
wagon comfortably.
The mill made the first run Sat
urday last and gave entire salts
faction.
Mr.. Southworth and Walter
are to be congratulated on The
splendid mill they have built anc
hereafter they will see to it that
Oakley will not be under the nee
essity of shipping in -four, but
rather sending her product out.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Contestants
Running Close.
HELP Your FAvORITE WIN n
PIANO.

The votes on the Piano Conte
being conducted by Davids1
Bros. is climbing into figures, a
purchasers at this store wou
greatly increase the number
buying coupons from the conte'
ants, which are received at q
store tor just the same as cas-
and at the sa time create Cd
siderable interest in the va
amongst the four young lad1
who have SO far entered the rad
or Others who may enter, bet we
now and Christmas.
The votes as they stand are:
Iva Schirling 34O|
Ida Little 500
Nettie Critchfield 26O|
Lillian Davidson 231
Grace Read 126
The votes of each person ente'
ing the race will be PUBLISH,
from week to week until Chri3
mas time when the contest NJ
close.
Advertisements
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
A Real Chance to Give
Thanks.
Advertisement

The noted manuscript play INT
BISHOPS CARRIAGE), will be prese
ed at the Opera house Thanksxivi
night under the very able directil
of Mrs. W. E. Aaron and M.u
Clark.
Remember the date, and don't "a,
get the fact that this is the hor1
ever staged in Oakley,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Home Building
Association.


made within the last year or two
to bring into existance a Home
Building Association in this place,
but the effort has all been with
parties outside of the state.
We produce a letter from F. N.
Taylor OF Provo to T. Leroy
Carbon of Logan. Utah, in the
Logan Journal on this matter
and see no reason why home cap
ital could not be interested in this
place in the same manner with
very beneficial results both to the
Investor and the ones which such
organizations are intended to
benefit. The letter follows:
Provo, Nov. 8, 1912.
Mr.. T. Leroy Carbon,
Logan. Utah,
Dear Sir:
At the request of Mr.. John +.
Bennett, l take pleasure in re-
porting that in February. 1904,
we organized the Provo Bldg.
and Loan Society with ffty-four
stockholders, and paid into the
society to commence $3.50. In
January OF this year we had 489
stock holders with a paid in capi.
tai of $164, ,466. 1t was necess-
airy to increase our capital from
$5OO.OOO to $1,OOO,OOO during
the eight years we assisted iii the
erection OF 139 homes, In 1911
our interest collected amounted
to f11 ,498.3S; and our revenues
for 1912, interest and new stock
subscribed will amount to some
thing over $4,000. giving us
working capital until next year
amounting to $2O8,OOO. We
have been able to declare divi-
dends, in round numbers, at 8 %
OF course you understand that
the nature of the organization is
that all the officers work without
pay, excepting the secretary. We
paid our secretary something like
$500 month for the first year
and have been increasing him
from year to year until we are
at present paying him $4,000 a
month,
At the rate we are going we
will have in the neighborhood OF
40 homes that the little society
has helped to build during it's
lifetime, at the close of the wear
1912. You will readily catch the
spirit of the organization. 1t
helps young men to get homes by
monthly savings in a way that
would be impossible for them to
get otherwise, as their dues and
interest are only a little more
than the rent would be. OF
course it is necessary for them to
get their land and have some in
vestment in the property in order
to make it safe investment for
the investor.
l certainly trust that Logan
will start an institution of this
kind and no one will ever regret
going into it. Anything that
can say or do to encourage the
starting of such society, | GER
tainly shall be very happy to do
SO.
Very truly yours,
+. N. TAYLOR.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22
Bank Officials are
Enthusiastic About
Prospects of
Gem State.

| ONSNiNS A<otiCLols AOSlOCut w
w. Ritter of the Deseret Savings
banks, and Bishop George Rom
ney have returned from busi-
ness trip into southern Idaho.
there are growing requests from
that section for loans of money
with which to push local i'm
provements of many kinds, but
principally in the irrigation line,
and these officials made a short
run up there to look the business
situation over. They returned
deeply impressed.
President Cutler said this
morning; II almost feel like de
clining to say anything, but to
speak the truth of what we saw
would make me feel as though |
was depreciating my own state.
Candor compels me to confess
that Idaho people are certainly a
live set; and the way they are
pushing local improvements does
make it appear as though Idaho
is destined to become one of the
gre attest states in the Union. The
Short Line is pushing three extern
sions, one of them from Buhl into
Southeastern Oregon, and anoth-
er from Rogerson to connect with
the Southern Pacific at Wells,
New. These new lines will oper.
ate through naturally fertile sec
tions, and open up much valuable
country to the general markets,
that are now more or less mac
ccssable. Every where we went
we could not but see prosperity
in great crops and rapid develop.
ment of natural resources. Twin
Falls was remarkable illustrat-
ion OF the general prosperity.
Towns and villages appear to be
springing up rs if by magic in
1many directions, and the popul-
alton is being augmented by
substantial settlers and capita
from the east. The way modern
Improvements are being intro
duced and advanced methods
brought into activity and profit
able operation i'll agricultural and
industrial maintenance almost
takes ones breath away"
STUPEND~US IRRIGATION WokMS.
President Ritter was equally
enthusiastic. He called special
attention to the marvellous grow.
tn Of Oakley, and said: In the
hotel there they had electric heat.
ers i'll the bed rooms instead o.
furnace or stove heat, so cheap is
electricity in that country. The
hotel itself is uptodate in all its
appointments. An illustrator
of the advance ofirrigation work
is the Goose Greek dam at Oak
ley. This dam is of solid earth
143 feet high with a base cover
ing IL acres, the material used
being equal to that taken from 3
| pit 10 feet deep and covering &C
acres of land. The reservoir Will
hold $4,000 acre-ieet, irrigatine
40, 900 acre and the cost of con
struction will be $1,25O,OOO.OO
Brt there is a scheme at Ameri
can Falls in the reservoir and ir.
rigation line that will cost $40
100000 and irrigate 100000
aires of land, known as the Bru
neau tract. The dam will back
the waters of the Snake River
clear to Blackfoot. The outlook
for southern Idaho is certainly g
magnificent one"
Bishop Romney was just a.
enthusiastic as his associates
and had only good words to say
for the Gem State.
Daco~or Na,r
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-22

Judge d. Flenner will give an
Illustrated Riley Recital i'll Oak
ley December 9th.