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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

THE first stop we made was at 81
Louis. From there we took the Altol
line to Chicago, where we stayed
couple of days, thence to Washington
d. c., where we intended stopping onl,
between trains but found the capita
SO interesting that it was with an elfor
we pulled ourselves away after a two
days sightseeing. We went through
the capitol and heard several debates
and we took advantage of any citizens
privilege of partially being showr
throught the White House. | was
much impressed with the famous East
Room.
Il was shown through the United
States treasury and saw how the
American dollars are made. We saw
the biggest bunch of gold coins we
had even seen at one time, $4,000
900.
I'VE visited the old Lee mansion
and the Arlington cemetery and at the
eleventh hour of our two days stay,
decided we should like to see Con-
gressman B. l.. French and although
we figured SO chances in 100 were
against us seeing him at the time of
day, it being 6:30 p. M, we found his
office and | don't think there were
half dozen other Congressman in
the entire building at that hour. When
we arrived at his door we could plain
ly hear the click of typewriters and
in answer to our knock the familiar
voice of our townsman we recognized,
saying: Come in
1T did me lots of good to know in
far off Washington our man was not
loafing but working two stenograph-
ers hard two hours past quitting time.
Mr.. French treated us with every
courtesy, and | was glad to note that
one of his employees was a Moscow
boy, a Mr.. Johnston, although /
learned afterwards hundreds of
stenographers were idle in Washing
ton.
From Washington we went di 1T
to New York where after closing some
business deals we sailed on January
"a on the famous ship Olympic, which |
is $50 feet long, tonnage 10000 tons. |
After six days of pleasant weather we
arrived in Plymouth, England, where
We took the train to London.
''The trip through Devonshire was
Tery interesting. The well kept
hedges and roads, the green forests
nd little fields, the sheep with their
ambs playing, primroses out and
irds singing on the first of February
Jas a delightful change from the
now and frost of New York City and
1 fact the whole trip through the
tates.
London boasts of many things not
} be seen elsewhere. | was impress
i with their splendid street organiza- {
on in it's handling of the immense
-owds. We visited many historic !
Iaces, such as st. Paul's cathedral, {
lie Round Towers, the museum and 1
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

near the N. p. tracks. He was stag
gerlng, probably, the physicians say,
as the result of the pain suffered from
the ulcer, and thinking him intoxica-
ted, the other young men put him in
a bunk in the box-car shanty, and left
him to sleep it off," When they re-
turned later, the young man was
dead. He had become very sick, tried
to vornit, and ruptured the intestine.
Death probably occurred within a few
minutes after the others had left him,
and DR.. Rae is of the opinion that he
died about O'Clock.
Dr. Rae stated this morning, that his
examination Saturday evening had
convinced him that the man had not
died of alcoholism, as there was no
odor of alcohol about him, this view
was confirmed by the autopsy, and in
it, DIR. Clarke, who assisted DR.. Rae,
concurs
Merle Williamson was born in Ne
braska. 26 years ago. He came to
Moscow, when little boy, with his
parents, and has since made his home
here. His father, Ivan, Williamson,
was at one time on the Moscow po-
ice force. His mother is now Mrs.
James Blacker, and with her the young
nan made his home. He was cook,
veil known to patrons OF local short
,rder houses, and was good man at
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
MERLE WILLIAMSON DIES
ALONE IN CAR SHACK

Alone and unattended, Merle Will
hanson, aged 26 years old, died Satur
day night at about o'clock, in box
car shack just south of the Northern
Pacific water tank. Death occurred
at about Sis, and the body was dis
covered about 10 o'clock by Lloyd Glib
son, Charles Summerfeld, Frank
Scott and Dennis Foster. Death was
due to a rupture of the duodenum,
about three inches below the stomach.
Upon the discovery of the body,
Coroner McCartor, County Attorney
Suppiger and County Physician Dr.
Rae, were summoned and made an ex-
animation. 1t was determined that an
autopsy should be performed, and the
post mortem. held Sunday aft srnocn
at 2 O'Clock revealed that death was
due to natural causes.
Wild rumors that the young man
had been killed by ''doped whiskey''
were freely circulated Sunday morn
ing, but DR.. Rae, this morning de-
clared that there was nothing about
to indicate that he had
been drinking, although the ulcer of
he bowel, which caused the rupture
vas probably due to previous excesses
Williamson was step-son of Chief
If Police James Blacker. He left, his
ONE Saturday evening about 5 O'clock,
md had not been drinking up to that
ime. Later, he was in the Pastime,
ghere he had formerly worked, and
'as said by those wA xnew him not to
ave been drinkD
About Nse o'q TX Gibson, Summer
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
INLAND BOOSTERS
MADE WELCOME

PORTLAND, Mar. 18.-Bearing 257
enthusiastic boosters from eastern
Washington and Idaho the Inland EN-
pire excursion, which left Lewiston
yesterday arrived here today. The ex-
cursionists were greeted at the depot
by large delegation of business men
and were taken to the commercial
parade and tonight reception will
be held in their honor They came
to attend the Pacific Northwest Live
Stock show which began today and
ends Wednesday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

, books, and prison reform.
Regarding woman suffrage Governor
Hunt said: IF it is adopted the
states high standard of intelligence
will in no wise suffer thereby"
Prison reform also occupies an i'm
portant part in the governors message.
He demands more humane treat
ment of convicts. He created a distinct
surprise by advocating that every
newspaper in the state be compelled
to publish a complete list of it's own
ers and stockholders.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
President Discusses Popular Plans For
Extending Powers-Warns
Against T. r.

BOSTON, Mar. 18.-The pet policies
OF the peoples power" movement
were roasted by President Taft here
today when in addressing the legisla-
ture he bitterly denounced the ''soap
box presidential primary as the ''open
avenue for fraud and violence unless
properly safeguarded" He took a slap
at Roosevelt in discussing the recall
OF judges, which Taft opposes, by as
serting that Theodore Roosevelts re-
call of decisions is impossible and add
ed that 1t is impossible for the people
to directly participate in all govern
mental functions. He deplored ag-
itation against the courts and the con-
stitution.
He declared the constitution was the
foundation of government and declared
it was significient that ire ,ponsible
assaults on constitution, courts, either
in Incorporate language or uDon the
baseless assumption of corruption,
those whose influence with any part
OF people is a serious menace to an
induring government"
He said in part: "Onc can easily
discover a tendency in modern pol
itics to exalt above the written law
and above the written constitution,
what is called the popular will as
If it were a higher law to which we
must admit allegiance, and by obeying
1t, ignore or transgress statutory and
constitiOnal limitations.
This heresy is not stated exactly I
in the form of an assertion that the
judges and others are to ignore the
statutes and constitution because of
\aicting popular will but is the NOR,
Cs pEcSaSitiQp that the PLAIN
hction of the statut 81 OF co{fL1=1l
d is to be dereareu OF strained and
otherwise impossible construction |
Nlt upon the language of the statute
)r constitution in Difference to what is {
supposed to be popular will"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

Eggan's hall was the scene of bie
mass meeting Saturday evening wheI
citizens of the city, including both
men and women, met and discussed
the paving problem. Herman Wilson
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, presided, and G. P. Mix, secre-
tary of the Chamber, acted as secre
tary Of the meeting. Attorney VIM.
Morgan was the first speaker and en-
lightened the crowd as to the legal
side of the issue. Then the discussion
became general, citizens of the town
giving their ideas of paving. Wisely
was the question of kind of paving not
brought up, but all the speakers con-
fined themselves to the one important
matter of whether or not Moscow shall
pave.
The sentiment was for paved streets,
there being no opposition at the meet
ing. Several OF the speakers referred
to the experiences of other towns, and
brought out the fact that nowhere was
there any regret 1t was shown that
in Colfax, Lewiston, and other places
those who had opposed paving had,
after they saw the resultant benefits
changed their opinion, and that in
these cities the people were extending
their paving districts.
The relation of paved streets to the
was mentioned, and the
point brought out that Moscow was
under obligation to the state to make
his city as beautiful as it were possi-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
Not Discouraged.

| The defeat in the senate Of the gen
eral arbitration treaties has not dis
couraged Taft. He told the members of
the Massachusetts Peace association
he is now working on new plan by
which the essential features of the
treaties with Great Britain and France
will be incorporated in another con-
vention which will be framed in a
manner intended to meet the senate's
objection. He said the details would
be withheld until the measure is com
pleted.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
IRISH COMING OVER
TOO FAST THEY SAY

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1S.-Declaring
that Ireland has lost nearly one-half
of its population in the last sixty
years "by an unnecessary and abnorq>
al immigration, the national council
of Dublin today appealed in letter to
President Taft for the rigid enforce
ment of the American immigration
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
PAVING MEETING WAS
Big FOR IMPROVEMENT

BILE to make it; that the citizens wht
send their children to the state uni
versity- expect Moscow to provide bet
ter streets than the city now has
he had been forced to apologize fol
Moscow to citizens of southern Idaho
and gave figures to show the import
ance of such action as would give 9TH
er parts of the state no cause for
complaint. Mr.. Carlyle told of his
intentions to buy home in Moscow
If the town paved, provided he could
get. property on paved street. That
he would never invest if Moscow did
not pave.
Mrs. R. V. Cozier, Mrs. Sol Hutton
and Miss Permeal French were among
the ladies who spoke for paved streets.
The secretary read a number of
letters from the mayors of other
towns that had paved, and all urged
Moscow to make the step. They said
paved streets had been good thing
for their cities.
The meeting closed with resolution
that the chairman appoint committee
to confer with the city council Monday
evening relative to paving. The cit
izens committee as selected by sub
of three is:
George Creighton, H. Melgard, c. A.
Hagan, John Lieuallen, R. Hodgins,
George Stewart, C. A. Franz, C. L.
]. ]. Day, Jay Woodwork,
Warren Truitt, W. L. Payne, H. Whit
Ter, c. B. Green, F. E. Cornwall.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

breakers and were SO badly mangled
that several will not ever be identified
The cause of the explosion is unknown
The machine and copper shops and a
portion Of the round house were wreck
ed and a humber of people also in
jured. The police suspect some out
side cause for the explosion, which
may have been of dynamite
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
National Primaries,

WASHINGTON, Mar. Ex-senator
Cummins today introduced in con-
gress a bill proposing a comprehensive
plan for primaries for the nomination
of presidential and vice presidential
candidates. 1t provides that a prim-
ary be held in every state this com
ing July on the second Monday.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
La Toilette Pleased.

FARGO, Mar. 18,-'I never felt bet
terEsn my life and am pleased With my
web ONES. / am confident that North
N PkDta will endorse me next Tuesday
at tie. primaries" said Senator Robert
M. La F51letze here today during his
address. Tonight he speaks at Devils
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
New York Mayor Installed.

SEATTLE, Mar. 18.-Cotterill, Sc
attle's new mayor, took office today.
About 1000 people packed the opera
house when the inauguration was held.
Judge Ronald of the superior court,
who is one of Seattle's half dozen ex-
was on, the stand and adj
the oath of office.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
ENGLAND PLANS To
ADOPT MINIMUM WAGE

and is causing great distress to mil
lions more 1t is generally admitted
that the liberals will be3 forced to
muster their full strength o pass the
measure Members of the Ebor party
are fighting it, believins1t is the
opening wedge, for compu14ory arbi-
tration for all industrial Disputes
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

laws - eward preventing
further depopGl1tIon. The telegram
says that most of the Irish come here
and letters say that moreSthan third
travel on tickets purchased by friends
in the United States which is in vio-
lation Of the immigration laws. The
letter contends the obligation OF the
Irish nation is threatened
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
70 STRIKE BREAKERS
KILLED IN EXPLOSION

SAN ANTONIO, Mar. 18.-Fourteen
persons are known to be dead as tie
result OF an explosion today of loco
motive in the Southern Pacific round
house. Parts of bodies were hurled
several hundred feet. The unofficial
estimates place the. dead at twenty
or more.
Most of those killed were strike
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

LONDON, Mar. 1S.-All England is
eagerly awaiting the fate of the min
inaum wage bill which will be intro
duced tomorrow by Lloyd George,
chancellor of the Exchequer, and on
the outcome of which will hinge the
life of thaoec.f miners strike, which
-1g involving more than million men
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
After the RustIers..

MEDFORD, Ore, MAR. 1S.-The cit
izens vigilance committee organized
some time ago to run out the cattle
rustlers in Applegate valley, has taken
to the hills and is again hunting for
the thieves.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

ter pouring fire in upon them from
were cornered in barn and were
killed. Convinced that escape was
hopeless Dowd committed suicide.
It is reported that Sheriff McShane
of Omaha was killed in the battle with
the convicts.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

MOUNTAINEERS IN
THE DEVILS DEN''

HILLSVILLE, Mar. 18.-Over 100 de-
tectives, deputies and mountaineers
have surrounded the Allen gang in
Devils Den, II miles from here. The
City detectives favor storming but
the mountaineers knowing the strong
hold standout for the starvation plan.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
DR.. CAMPBELL
DIED TODAY

MONROVIA, CAL, Mar. 18.-Dr
Fred Campbell of Grangeville, Idaho
died this afternoon after a plucky
fight for his life. Death was due to
tuberculosis, from which he has been
suffering for several months Mrs.
Campbell was with him at the end,
having made a race with death about
month ago, and won. Her husband,
believed to be dying then, rallied up
on her arrival, her presence is believ
ed to have prolonged his life, al
though his case from the time he gave
up his practice at Grangeville has
been almost hopeless.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

name, saying that federal commander
Villa had been captured and would be
executed Sunday. Nothing has been
heard Of Villa for several days. 1t
may be he was captured
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

cept at the Washington mill, owned
BY the American Woolen company
Asserting that the owners there are
discriminating and 500 workers quit
in body The strike leaders say the
trouble can be adjusted.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
Fire in Angel City.

Fire in Angel City.
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 18.-Fire to-
day caused a $4,000 damage in the
Stimson block in the heart of the retail
district
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18
Fear for yilla.

Fear for villa.
Ell PASO, Mar. IS. Official erifca-
tion was sought today FROM General
Orozco, rebel commander, 81 a meg
sage received here, signed Z ~
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-18

The body will probably be brought
to Moscow for burial. DR.. Campbell
was a member of the local Elks' lodge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
FATHER FTNEGAN
 ON THE FILIPINO
(waterbury America1.)

The Rev. Father Philip M. Tinegan, who has been in the Philippines seven years, brings back with him a rather encouraging view of the spirit of young Ff1ipinos. They have become fastidious in the matter of dress and style ana manner, imitating the best models with the natural tendency, of course. to extravaganza and exagger- atton. But with this social climbing comes an aspiration also for 'educa- tion. The foundation of it is ambi- ton, but 1t is of creditable kind. Young men from all over the islands are learning that an education helps them to get on. They have found out that the government is giving the very best education to be obtained in the East. English, Father FineSan says, Is becoming the language of the island. One cannot any longer get along with only Knowledge of Span- fsh. There are 5000 students in Ma nila, some of whom are not going to be able to stand the temptations to which they are subjected in their boarding house life. But the great
 majority, Father Fdnegan thinks, will make good. and the benefit they de- rive Is going to get more arad more distinct from and triumphant over the moral nArdls tAAx uqdegko.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
BEACH INDICTED
 FOR ATTEMPT ON
 HIS WIPES LIFE

Aiken. g. C.. June s--;After deliber- ating four and q l,aK hours, the Grand Jury yesterday afternoon re- turned true bill against Frederick Q. Beach of New York, charged with assault and battery with attempt to kill his wife, Mrs, Camilla Haveneyer Beach, last February, when the Beaches were occupying their winter home here.
 None of the New York witnesses was present nor was Detective HAu9hn, who investieahed the case for the city, but his brief, covering every detail 0f his three weeks inquiry. was read by the jurors.
 When Public Solicitor Gunter placed the case in the hands of tho Grand Jury he told that body that in addi- ton to tie witnesses he would place at their disposal there were a num- Der Of other persons at present not in Aiken, and he instructed the fur- orS that if they could not return a true bill from the evidence which would be laid before them not to make . report on the matter at all until the next term of court, when a1l witnesses would be here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
VOTE 10 STRIKE IN NEW HAVEN
TKOLLEYMEN THERE ALMOST UNANIMOUS IN URGING DE- HANDS TO LAST FIX
 TREME. -a {,

New Haven. June s-By ballot of 21s to the day employees of the Con- nectieut company in this city at the special meeting of the union, last night voted in favor of supporting the demands made by the men for more wages and better working conditions to the extent of a strike if necessary The action taken is in accord with that taken at Springfield Monday when the men aiso vofed almost unan- in1ously to strike if necessary At 2 went into session to ballot on the same question and early today it was understood that the vote in this session also was practically unanimous in favor of a. strike if the demands are not acceded to.
 taken throughout today. Officials of the Trolleymen's union announced that the polls will be open from 10 ocfock this mokning until o'clock tonight for ment0n the ''extras" who were. not given chance to vote at fn8.
 The formal report of the strike vote showing the attitude Of the trolley men, will be made to the officials by the three local delegates, Friday.
 The final results of the voting will night.
 Although strike votes are being taken. in various parts of the state the New Haven road officially an- nounced that s'there iS absolutely no probability of a strike among the trolleyn1en Of the companies controll- ed by the New Haven The situation here fs apparently similar to that in Springfield, where the. men deal with the officers of the New England In- vestment and Security company, which concern is controlled by the New Ha- ven. The Springfield trofleymen have voted for strike, 591 to 16. But the Springfield employees can not strike until arbitration has been suggested and fails to succeed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
WIRELESS TELEPHONE FEAT
"MArseillAise," It h Said, Dist3ncfl
 Heard 4s0 1ltles Away.

London, June 9-IrhA Paris corre- spondent of the Daily News says:
 Remarkable experiments in wire less telephony are said to be proceed ing at Touloh on board the yacht Hf- rondelle, belonging to Prince Albert of Monaco.
 By means of an apparatus invented by M. de Lepel, the sMarseillaise', played at Algiers, was registered and definitely heard aboard the Hiron- delle.
 ''The application of the, discovery, which is said to consist In registering sounds instead Of merely conventional signs. will prevent, it is claimed, the interrogation of messaEee and lead to the simplification of the transmftting and receiving apparatus.
 The opinions of two French scfen- lists, NM. Branley and vivissa. were sought by La Liberte. M Bran1ey, one of the discoverers of wireless tele- graphy, declined to offer an opinion, on the ground that he knows nothing about M. de LepeIs apparatus or of the inventor himself M. Vivian of the Marconi Company declares that similar experiments have already been carried out at distance of 250 miles by two French officers, lance and Coln."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-05
MARK TWAIN oN TAFT
Wrote fsHe Possesses Every Qualiffca
 ton the Other Was Destitute Of."

The New York Times receives the following communication:
 Below is an extract from q letter Of Mark Twain's, hitherto unpublish- ed, to young friend of mine, penned not long before his death, on the oc- cAsion of her recountfng to him her visit to President Taft. x.
 New York, June 5, 1912.
 Bedding, Conn.,, Monday, Mar. ?, 1909.
 am very, very glad, dear -, that you and Miss ---- had such pleasant time in Washington and had such an enjoyable meeting with the President. You can't help but like Mir. raft. The country likes him and respects him and want him to make the best people in the country continue to re- spect him and every now and then dislike him-sure proof, in a public servant, that he Is doing his whole duty, As he sees it, regardless of per- sonal consequences. He has the na- tural gifts. the culture, the experience, the training, the sanity, the right mindedness, the honesty, the truthful ness, the modesty and the dignity properly requisite in a President of the United States, the most responsi- ble post on the planet. Tn word, he possesses every qualification the oth- CT one was destitute of. =