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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
ODD SHOWERS or SPIDERS

Gilbert White gives an account Of
nearly whole day. Darwin saw one
at sea. Each spider was supported,
1t appears, by tiny parachute COM
posed Of few threads of almost in
visible gossamer Spider showers
have from time 10 time been made the
subject Of scientific reports in this
country. One of them gives this
description of the phenomenon:
On the morning Of this shower
there had been some electrical dis
turbance. There had been one loud
peal Of thunder but no rain. At 10
o'clock there was observed a number
OF spiders that ran over the coat
sleeves Of the observer. He brushed
on several trails Of gossamer web.
Upon looking about he discovered
that the houses, walls and trees
showed these webs dangling from
them; and that other gossamer webs
were continually falling from above
and adding to the accumulation.
BY midday a fence was festooned
from point to point Of its triangular
rail tops with a ribbonlike ladder Of
gossamer, and this continued to be-
come broader and broader as the tiny
creatures continued to run along this
ladder, each spider increasing the
breadth by adding its own contribu-
ton Of another silken thread.
All along this ladder the spiders
were running in an excited and hur-
ried manner, as If they has lost their
way in a strange country. Some, in
proceeding over their improvisea
road, made mistakes and got into the
bordering webs OF the garden spiders.
by which they were speedily de-
youred
At 1 o'clock the clouds vanished,
the sun came out and the observer
noticed that some Of the spiders had
begun to reascend into the atmos-
phere. Fixing his gaze upon one of
them he observed that as it left the
gossamer pathway it selected a clean
spot on an iron railing and, gathering
its legs closely together, projected its
spinnerets, several threads that ex-
tended outward and stretched up
ward from nine to twelve inches.
Then this parachute seemed to show
a buoyant tendency, and suddenly the
! tiny creature let go Of the iron rail,
or was lifted of it, and quickly walt
| ished into the air.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Shooting at Butte Picnic.

Butte, Mont.-John Milkovitch is
dead and ianzor Tusvich fatally
wounded as a result of their love of
firearms. The two attended a miners
picnic near here Sunday and practiced
forest ranger, whose identity has not
been established, and who, it is be-
lieved, imagined that he was being
shot at, oaened fire with his rife and
both meh were wounded in the legs.
Milkoyitch died from loss of blood and
there is no hope for his companion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
----~-----
JOHNSON WILL NOT RESIGN.
Progressive Candidate for Vfce-Presi
dent viii Not Give up Position
as Governor

San Francisco-Governo Hiram w.
Johnson, candidate of the Progressive
party for the office of vice-president
of the United States, arrived Sunday
direct from Chicago. He stopped at
Sacramento, the capital of the state,
only ten minutes, where he made an
address to persons assembled at the
railroad station to welcome him. In
his talk he said that he had been draft.
ed into the ranks of the fighters for
the cause which the third party repre-.
SCENTS and that he was ready to dc
his duty. He announced that he would
not resign as governor of California.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
FEW FILIPlNoS OLD MAIDS

Although Filipino women do not
usually marry early, grandmothers at
thirty are not uncommon. Such as do
not marry, and these are very few,
generally retire from the world to the
seclusion Of a convent or beaterio in
some capacity or another. and conse-
quently the old maid of Europe and
the United States is practically un-
known. The Filipinos as a rule make
good wives and tender mothers, and
are very devoted to their husbands
and children. The mother-in-law is
also a rara avis. No Filipino would
brook any interference between her
self and her husband, so long as she
lives with him. Whatever his short
comings may be, he is her "marido"
(husband). and as such always occu.
pies the first place in her considera-
ton.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16

Washington.-For the first time in
the history of the United States, the
secretary OF state has been designated
as a special ambassador to a foreign
power. President Taft on Saturday
assigned Secretary of State Knox as
special ambassador to Japan to attend
the tuneral, of the late emperor, Nut,
. suhito. en- September /. with the state
ment that the mission was given to
the premier of the cabinet as an evil
,dence Of American friendship for
janau
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
STRANGE GREENLAND TREE

Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, con-
tains the only tree of its kind in the
world, species of Greenland fir, and
although less than "a foot high the
circumference of the space covered
by its branches is sixty feet. This
tree is located on the Shenk farm in
Bull Frog valley. 1t is at least 200
years old, and from a short distance
it appears to be simply a collection
of small shrubs. Horticulturists of
the country who have heard of the
phenomenon have made offers of sub
stantial sums for the tree, with "a
view to removing it, roots and all;
but these offers have been consist
emily refused. Aside from tree spe-
cialists and residents of the neigh
borhood, few persons have heard Of
the spreading tree. In Greenland, its
original home, the species never
grows high and is little more than a
shrub. In it's natural surroundings
it does not attain anywhere near the
circumference of the one in Pennsyl.
Vania.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
HUNDREDS KILLED
BY EARTHQUAKE
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS AND
MANY TOWNS AND VILLAGES
HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.
Seismic, Disturbance in Turkey, Fc'
lowed by Outbreak Of Fire, Causes
Heavy Loss of Life and Many Of
Survivors, Are Camping in Fields.

Constintinople.-The details of the
earthuake, which are coming in slowly
owing to the interruption of the wires,
indicate that the seismic disturbances
were widespread.
Several hundred persons have been
killed, thousands are homeless and
outbreaks of fire have occurred in
many towns and villages. Great de.
struction has been caused by the UP.
heayal.
The entire district between Constan.
tinople and Adrianople felt the shock
severely. Fugitives from Myriophito
report 300 killed and 5000 injured
The town was still burning when they
left. Ganos-Hora has been wiped ont
eighty persons being killed and thirty
wounded. The wrecked buildings took
fire and most of them were burned
Shar-Koi was destroyed and two near,
by villages were engulfed. Adrianople
suffered little damage, but Tohorlu
was partly destroyed by the earth,
quake anRfire.
The course of the disturbance ap
pears to have been in the region OF
the Dardanelles. Eye witnesses from
that section give narrowing accounts
of the havoc wrought. The majority OF
the houses in the Gallpolis are in
ruins and the people are camping in
the fields. Tohanak-Kalessi is in an
equally bad plight, but the loss OF life
in these towns is small, although the
Injured are many.
Warships anchored in the Dardan,
Giles felt the shock severely. 1t was
first attributed to torpedo boat. The
captain Of the American steamer Yir
ginia reports that the light house at
Gancs-Hora, in the sea of Marmora
has disappeared and that the villages
in the surrounding country are in
flames. He was unable to anchor and
render assistance owing to the violent
movement of the sea.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16

An ingenious photographer on Santa
Catalina island, California, in order
to supply tourists with submarine pic-
lures. built an aquarium with the
usual proportions of 8 feet by IA
inches by 6 inches and designed to
stand on edge. In this were grouped
rocks. living sea moss and kelp and
a couple Of fish. while sand and shells
SSere spread on the bottom. The aqua
rum was placed in the sun and a
canvas hung behind it: then the cam.
era was advanced until the object was
in focus. but the sides Of the aquarium
were out Of range Of the lens. When
the fRny specimens were artistically
grouped the bulb was pressed and a
charming submarine" view was OBJ
tanned,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Congress May Adjourn Soon.

Washington.-Congress is about to
terminate session that has now run
over $50 days. The session has not
been fruitful of much general legis-
lation, but from the standpoint OF
great issues fought and great policies
outlined it has been of more than
usual interest. Many annual appro.
priation bills that should have become
effective July /, still are at issue be.
tween the two houses. Minor legis.
lation and important questions of gen.
eral interest are being laid aside in
an effort to bring about adjournment
by next Saturday, or at. the latest by
the end of the following week.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Great Britain viii Protest.

London.-Arguing that we'll inform
ed opinion in Canada and France and
even in the United States is unable to
reconcile the difSerential treatment of
American Shipping in the matter of
the Panama : nal with the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty, the Times depre
Gates the employment of strong Ian.
guage upon e subject because 1t
would be calculated to impede a quiet
and friendly discussion of the matter
with the United States, which it will
be the British governments duty to
undertake.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
FOR SAFETY TO THE DRIVER
Mirrors Installed on Streets of English
Towns Have Proved of Material
Benefit.

Mirrors at street corners to provide
for the drivers Of vehicles a view OF
the cross streets have been installed
in at least two towns In England. In
Folkestone there is an acute angle
street crossing where one corner is
built up close to the curb On this
corner is placed 24x24 inch mirror
supported on gas pipe standards at
such an angle that drivers Of vehicles
coming toward the built-up corner
from either Of the two opposite streets
can see up the streets at right an
giles to their path.
The engineer in charge states that
owing to the impossibility of motor
lists seeing any on-coming traffic sew
eral accidents and narrow escapes
have occurred at that point. Since
the mirror has been fixed he has not
heard Of anything approaching an ae-
cident The damp, mist, rain or frost
have no Ill effect on the mirror,
which is occasionally cleaned by a
passing lamplighter when cleaning his
lamps.
At Malmesburg, In Wiltshire, a mir
ror five by eight feet in size, support
ed on standards so that its top is Is
feet above the street, occupies an an
gular position at the apex of a closed
right-angle curve. The engineer in
charge says: The mirror requires
scarcely any cleaning; only a wipe
over once In about three month";
Engineering News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
That One Thlra lacking.

Lady Augusta Gregory, the able and
ardent apostle of the modern Irish
movement. is fond Of telling the fol-
lowing real Irish story:
st was the wedding day of Pat and
Bridget, and they were having a
church wedding. It was a grand sf-
fair. Pat was dressed with patent
leather shoes, white vest and flaming
tie. Bridget shons attractiyeIy in
many coIors. The ceremony was over,
and the happy pair walked down the
aisle, out into the street, where a
great crowd greeted them with delight.
Once seated within the cab, Bridget
leaned over to Pat and said, in loud
whisper, Och, Pat. If we could only
have stood on the sidewalk and watch
ed ourselves pass, wouldn't it have
been hiyiin'"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Slabs Husband Throuah Heart.

Portland, Ore.-Otto Fiechtl is dead
from knife wound, and Mrs. Ethel
BIechtl, his wife, is under arrest on a
charge of murder. According to Mrs.
F:echtl, the couple spent practically
all night in quarreIs and reconcilia-
tons. In the final quarrel, she said,
Ftechtl crowded her to the wall, slap
ping and striking her with his sist
Then, she said, to save herself from
further punishment, she seized a dirk,
which was hanging on the wall, and
lunged at Fiechtl, driving the blade
straight through his heart.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
SINGS DUETS WITH HIMSELF

German physicians are trying to
discover the mystery of a man with
a double voice. His normal voice is
a baritone of wide range. but in sing
ing he is able to accompany himself
in a higher key. The Berliner XII
nische Wochenschrift says that DR..
Schreier introduced this man at a re-
cent meeting of the Berlin Laryngo-
logical society, the members of which
examined him, without being able to
throw any light on this human duet.
In demonstrating his faculty he sings
an air first in the normal. then in the
double voice. Unfortunately. when
the laryngoscope is in position for
study the double singing is produced
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
PROGRESSIVE TICKET FOR IDAHO
Probable That Complete State Ticket
Will be Placed in the Field.

Caldwell, Idaho.-Alleging that the
nomination of John H. Haines was &C
complished by the lavish expenditure
of money and declaring that his nom
ination assures the election of Demo
cratic governor, unless the people be
given an opportunity to vote for a
Progressive, ]. H. Gipson, state chair
man of the Progressive party, stated
Saturday that the Idaho Progressives
would place a state ticket headed by
Paul GLADSTONE in the field at once.
The ticket will be complete with the
possible exception of justice Of the su-
preme court and one congressman.
French and Stewart, being both re,
garded as Progressives. The nomina.
ton will be made by petition and a
meeting of the state committee has
been called to coply with legal for.
malities,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16

A New York woman has inaugural
ed new departure. She sent word
to a number of dressmakers that she
had so many dresses to make. Of such
and such materials. and SO many 9TH
ers to be altered, and named the al
terations to be made and asked for
bids. She will probably accept the
lowest bid, and this seems to open up
new field in dressmaking. It viii
also develop a new variety of shrewd-
ness on the part of successful dress
maKers-the ability to figure on bids.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Sehepps Fears Gana.

Hot Springs, Ark.-Sam Schepps,
paymaster of the men who murdered
Herman Rosenthal, spent Sunday in a
cell under double guard. 1t is feared
that he will attempt to kill himself.
Schepps almost collapsed when arrest
ed. His fear of the New York police
and the system" If he turns informer
is just about balanced by his dread of
the electric chair if he does not tell
all he knows.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Minority is With catlin.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Theron
@Catlin, the young millionaire and so,
rciety man from St. Louis, betrothed OF
Miss Laura Merriam, a Washington
beauty, is given a clear title to his seat
in the house under Republican re.
port fled by the minority members OF
the house committee of elections
which investigated charges of illegal
use of money in his election.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Sure Of Himself.

Aren't you afraid you may become
a slave to the smoking habit?"
NO. / can quit whenever I want
to-"
How do you know that? Have you
ever tried 1t s.
No; but I've cured myself of the
habit of voting for every candidate
who is nominated by the political
party to which l belong, and a man
must have a strong will to do that"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Arizona Team Minis.

Butte.-Pickens and Page of Globe,
Ariz., won the rock-drilling contest at
the annual picnic of the Butte Miners
union on Sunday, sending their steel
into solid granite 1895 inches in fifteen
minutes. The purse was $1,000. The
team of Bardslaw and Kinsella, also
of Butte, was second with Al 11-16
inches. Four teams contested.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Nomination Withdrawn.

ington.-President Taft has
withdrawn from the senate the ap-
po.ntment. of Leslie NJ Scott as United
States marshal for the district of Ore
gon. There had been much opposi-
Iion to the appointment
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY.

The aluminium industry has grown
enormously from production of less
than 100000 pounds in the United
States in 1883. In the next ten years
it had become $4,000 pounds, and in
1908 it was 100000 pounds, while
today it is 100000 pounds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Shot Her Husband.

Cincinnai. Drank Licher aged
30 of Aurora, Ind, was shot six times
in the abdomen by his wife at the
home of DIR. Ralph Tilley of Peters,
burg, Ky, as the result of dare
by Lieher, who had become estranged
from his wife
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Detroit Officials Confess.

Detroit-Tt was admitted Saturday
that Prosecuting Attorney Hugh Shep-
ard has in his possession the comics,
sions of three of the eighteen city of
fic.aIs now under arrest in connection
with recent developments in the local
jaldermanic graft scandal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
FROM NEWToN'S APPLE TREE

A bit of wood cut from the apple
tree in SIR Isaac Newton's garden
which gave the world the theory of
gravitatioa has been presented to the
Royal Astronomical society.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Taft's Twenty.fifth Veto.

Observation-Disclosures President Taft
vetoed the wool bill he stamped with
his d!sapproval the twenty-fifth meas
ure sent to him from congress. Most
of the yetoes were on comparatively
unimportant subjects.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
To Build Forts at Flushing.

Berlin.-Fresh information -fror.
Holland shows that the Ouch gov.
ernmen. now intends proceeding at a
very early date with the bill provid
ing for the erection of the Flushing
forts.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16

Hanson cabs are becoming so
scarce in London that the authorities
of the London Museum, recently
opened in Kensington palace, have
deemed 1t advisable to procure one
before they become entirely extinct.
The illustration shows this "curio" on
view in the museum, where it will be
preserved as an example of a vehicle
that is rapidly dying a natural
death.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Suuar Plant Burns.

New Iberia, La.-Fire Sunday night
practically destroyed the plant near
here of the Segura Sugar company
The estimated loss is slightly under
100000.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16

PA, what is an anachronism?"
"Oh, that's something or other smart
people are always finding in Shake
speare's works. Now, run along and
play"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-16
Out Of Reach.

Townley-How's the new cook get
ting on?
Subbubs-I don't know. She didn't
leave her address.-Boston Transcript
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-03
Held as a Decoy

Austin, Tex, April 3-Powell Rob
ers, the American arrested in Jua.
rez Sunday, was held by Mexicans ap-
parently as decoy to entice certain
El Paso policemen into Mexico,
where these policemen might be ar
rested, according to an official re
port to Governor Colquitt. The gov
ernment wired Secretary of State
Knox to try to obtain Roberts re
lease.
The report to Governor Colquitt
was from Sheriff Edwards of Ell Pa
so. The sheriff said Roberts was
not policeman and that he hal
nothing to do with the search of the
house Of one of the rebels who was
then living in Ell Paso and who SAYS
the officer stole some money"
Sheriff Edwards report said that
the rebels seemed to be holding
Roberts in an effort to get Texas
officers who searched the house to
come in person so as to hold them for
doing their duty
The Mexicans have refused the Off
GERS affidavits, stating they wanl
the officers to come over"
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-03
WILSON GETS WISCONSIN
DEMOCRATIC AsPIRANT FOR
PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR GETS
HEAVY VOTE.
PUSHED HARD BYCHAMPCLARk
THE SPEAKER SUCCEEDED IN
GETTING FIVE OUT OF
TWENTY-sIx VOTES.

Milwaukee. Wis, April 3.-Incom
plete returns from yesterdays presi
dental preference primary IN Wiscon
sin received show today that Clark
ran close behind Wilson on the demo
cratic ticket.
La Toilette took every district in
the state from Taft on the republican
ticket by vote of two to one but the
presidents support in nearly all dis
tricts surprised La Toilette managers.
The Second district went for Clark
and portions of other districts gave
him a heavy vote, so that 1T least five
delegates out of. the total &c from
Wisconsin to the democratic nation
al convention are conceded to the
speaker.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-03
TRANSFERS given THEIR TINE
ATTEMPT TO START NoRTHuM.
RERLAND coLLIERY PROVES
A FAILURE.
unions ACTING CHARITABLY
ALLOW MEMBERS TO Wosx
IN WAsHERlEs TO AVOID
DAMAGE TO MACHINERY.

Philadelphia, Pa. April s.-The
number of idle men in the anthracite
regions was increased today by the
laying off of additional men by the
railroads which have shipped practi-
cally all the coal destined for outside
markets out of the coal fields Much
OF this is strung along railroad sid
ings near tidewater points.
Teamsters hauling powder to the
mines also have been laid off. More
than 57,000,000 pounds of powder are
used each year in blasting anthracite
coal. No attempt of mine bosses to
start operations at the Katherine col.
liery and Independent operations in
the Northumberland county district
proved failure. United Mine Work
ers and sympathizers canvassed the
homes of the workmen employed az
the colliery and persuaded them nct
to go to work.
Considerable friction has been
avoided in the Lackawaiana region
where officers csslistrict No eavs7
permission Of the union around |
Scranton to operate washefies pro-
vided the coal is used for the boiler
rooms of the collieries to keep the
mines in condition. In the last big
strike there was much rioting over
the operation of washeries.
Women sympathizers with union
miners today stoned men employed
in stripping operations at Jeanes-
Vile in the Hazelton region but de-
sisted when it was explained to
them that the suspension order did
not apply to the stripping men. Sharp
has been begun by the
union men.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-03
FATE OF MISSING SHIP
HAS BEENDETERMINED
WREckAGE INDICATES THAT
NONE SURVIVED DEsJRuc.
TIoN or KoOMRAfaA

Perth, Western Australia. April 3.
-Wreckage picked up OF the coast
appears to seal the fate OF the so
passengers and the so men of the
crew Of the British steamer Koom-
bana. which has been missing since
the disastrous typhoon that prevailed
on the northwest coast Of western
Australia the last week of March.
The wreckage OF the Koombana,
which belongs to Adelaide. was found
IN the vicinity Of the pearl fishing
station at Broome. small seaport in
Austrai. During the typhoon 81
Australia. During tn tvphoon 67
pearl fishing boats belonging to
Broome were wrecked and over 40
pearl fishers lost their lives. The
Koombana was steamer Of 2,1s2
tons net. She was built at Glasgow
in 1900.
Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-03
PRIESTESS SAYS THAT
MURDERS WILL GO ON
"SACRlFlClAL CHURCH" WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE MEN
IMMORTAL.

La Fayette, La, April 3.-Clemen-
tine Barnabet, confessed slayer Of
more than half the 35 negro victims
of the sacrificial AK in Louisiana and
Texas, warned the officers that the
killings would continue as long as
members of her church kept faith
in their "condjah" bags, which are
supposed to guard them from per
secution." Members of the cult claim
a person sacrificed by the AK
gains thereby immortality. She re
fused to tell the names of other cult
members.
~Clementine Barnabet is rational
and 1 believe her confession is true,
except as to certain details given to
confuse the officers as to her ac-
complices,7 said the sheriff.