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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Returns to Washington.

WASHINGTON. May 9.-President Taft
arrived In Washington this afternoon for
twenty-four- hour stay. Tomorrow
evening he will start for Princeton NJ ]
Director Mckinley of the Taft campaign
committee boarded the presidents train
at Baltimore and conferred with his chleY
during the ride TO Washington
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Denounces the Colonel as a
Man of ''Imperial Ambi-
tions, Vanitles and Mys-
terious Antipathies,"
TAKES UP CUDCELS
FOR THE president T
Shows Reforms Accomplished
by the Present AdminiStra-
ton and How Roosevelt
Fails to Make Good,

BUTTE, Mont, May 9.-The
Silver Bow county Republican
convention, which includes Butte,
today elected sixty-five delegates
to the state convention with in
structions to vote for the renomina-.
tion of President Taft. IT is
claimed this county holds the bal
ance of power in the convention.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Writ Is Dismissed

NEW YORK. May 9-Judge Hand In
the United States district court today
dismissed writ of habeas corpus OBJ
tained by counsel for John Mcnamara
Commissioner Shields for extradition to
Westminster, B. c., on charge Of bur
glary.
The complainant against Mcnamara
WAS Charles Fox, counsel for the British
government Abram J. Rice appeared
as counsel for the Bank of Montreal,
whose branch at New Westminster Nc
Namara is accused of robbng.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10

COLOGNE, May 9.-The nomination as
ambassador 10 London OF statesman OF
Marschall Won Biebersteins prominence.
according 10 an inspired dispatch from
Berlin 10 the Cologne Gazette, shows the
Importance that Germany attaches 10 Its
relations with Great Britain. The dis
patch intimates that the new ambassador
viii initiate some what altered policy
toward England
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Rates SUSPENDED.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Proposed In
creases of rates on tjnplate and sheet
metal from eastern points to destinations
I'm the north Pacific states, were sus-
pended today by the interstate com
merce commission from May il until
September z.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Rewarded for Honesty.

NEW YORK. May 9.-As q reward for
his honesty in returning stock certif-
Gates valued at 100000. which he found
today In Exchange place, James Dowd.
a messenger boy. Is years old. who Is en-
ployed by Wall street news agency
was given % cents, The certificates were
the property OF a Broad street brokerage
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Bryan Responds.

COLUMBUS, O., May 9,--Charges from
William j, Bryan that friends of Gov
ernor Harmon had sought TO purchase
Bryan pledged delegates TO the 1a0S con
vention stirred tho Ohio executive To q
telegraphic denial today and brought
from Mr.. Bryan the publication OF the
letter on which he says the charges were
based.
The letter was made public here by
Harvey CARRIER, who said il was ad-
dressed to State Senator Frank r. Dore
vanney OF Cincinnati. and was in part.
Cincinnati. June 20, 1905.
Dear Sir-ln a conference with our
he advised me you We're in touch with
the two delegates from the - -
district He advised that you. sec
Mr.. - of - -. and have
him see the delegate of that place,
whose name he did not remember,
and have him. together with Mr..
- of - -, meet Mr.. -
- at Columbus on the evening of
July 2. so that arrangements may be
made for the trip to Denver. I'm
Mr.. - = of Cincinnati Will
meet them and take care of their
transportation to Denver.
BY this letter, my dear - -,
you will see there is something
doing and whilst Endorsements have
been given in your district. l hope
that your two delegates can see their
way clear To vote for Judge Harmon
on the first ballot at Denver.
Mr.. CARRIER Is a member OF the Demo
cratic national committee. He decline ed
to make known the names OF those in
volved in the letter.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10

Leroy Thacker, Watertown, s. D.,
says: 81 suffered with rheumatism for
over eight years, and it seemed at times
bottles of Foley Kidney Pills cured my
rheumatism and ] gladly recommend
them Schramm.J ohnson Co.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Talking for Roosevelt.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. May 9-Formel
United States Senator Albert j. Bever,
idge OF Indiana and former Chief For.
ester Clifford Pinchot began speaking
tours OF southern California towns anc
cities today in the interest OF Theodor,
RODseyplf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10

OS ANGELES. Cal, May a.-fn q
speech here tonight before the
Southern California Taft associa-
IL tiop, Secretary Of State Knox Wig
orously inteijected himself into the
California presidential primary campaign.
This was Mr.. Knoxs first utterance OF
n political nature since his return from
Central America. He took MP the cudgels
strongly for President Taft, defending
him from the criticisms Of Colonel Roose-
Welt. whom he sea thngiy attacked as a
man prompted by whims, Of imperial
ambitions, vanities and mysterious an :
tlpa thles." and as one "who would break
the rule OF his party and his country and
his own solemn word TO gain the seat
OF his friend -
The new nationalism'' OF Colonel
Roosevelt was termed by Secretary Knox
''as violent an assault upon the autonomy
Of the states as the new nationalisin Of
1861 was upon the integrity OF the union. =
.In refuiatIon OF Colonel Roosevelt s
claim that Mr.. Taft was unfit for re-elec-
ton 10 the presidency. Mr. Knox cited
the colonel's language I'm 1908 I'm com
mending Taft as "thc true friend OF re-
form the true foe OF abuses
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Will Go Unpledged.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May a--The
twenty-six Taft candidates for delegates
to the Republican national convention will
not be pledged If they are elected. So
far as their signatures attest they are
simply running. free TO Join in any COM
bination for any candidate nominated on
the floor OF the convention
II was discov in the files Of the sec
retary OF state that. whereas the Roose-
welt, La Toilette, Clark and Wilson can
didates have all signed the affidaylts re-
uuired by law declaring their personal
preference for president and their willing
ness to support chat candidate for presi-
dent of the United States who shall have
received the highest number of votes
throughout the entire state (by the yot-
ers OF their party. the forms supplied
by the Taft California committee omit
any statement OF preference or any pledge
of support.
Under the law this failure is not sufd-
Client ground for the secretary of state
TO refuse the nomination papers.
The twenty-siX candidates for dele
gates in the Taft column are presumably
Taft Delegates a they were all named
by the California Taft campaign COM
nlittee, headed by Charles Mifflin Ham
mond and have been indorsed as such
by President Taft himself in an official
letter to Secretary OF State S. ]. Jordan,
Their names appear on the official bal
lots such
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Replies to Charge.

Referring TO Colonel Roosevelts charge
that the president was seeking the sup
port of bosses MI Knox said:
president Taft can reply that Mr.
Roosevelt sought and had their support
in his campaign in 1904. and that in many
places now his interests are in the hands
OF rejected and disaffected political
bosses whose political offenses smell to
high heaven
Mr.. Knox discussed at length the rec
ord OF the Republican party, and reviewed
exhaustlvely the achievements of Presi-
dent Taft's administration.
or reciprocity between Canada and the
United States. he said that efforts to
restrain. hamper and interfere with It's
realization will be as futile and as un-
profitable as We're the early ruinous
trade wars between the states"
This said Mr.. Knox, "is perhaps
one Of the most extraordinary ante
vention campaigns within the history of
our party. The effort. so far has been
to confuse the situation by dragging in
issues with which the states alone are
concerned
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Wyoming for Taft.

tlons instructed for President Taft from
eleven OF the thirteen counties in Wy
oming, selected ct the recent primaries.
Indicate that Taft delegation to Chi
cago will be chosen at the state copven-
ton here, May t3.
The same counties will send only three
instructed delegations to the state Demo
cratic convention which meets the same
dan. These favor Champ C1nrk for the
Democratic nomination
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Says Bryan Lies.

CINCINNATI, May 9.-Michael Devan-
ney, campaign manager for Governor
Harmon, made an emphatic denial to-
night of the charges brought against
him In the letter produced today by Will
liam ]. Bryan.
Mr. Devanney. however did not deny
writing the letter, but said he would have
nothing to say until he saw II.
when Mr.. Bryan says that [ attempt
ed to purchase delegates in Ohio for
Governor Harmon" said Mr. Devanney
she is telling a plain unvarnished lie,
Tor never. either directly or indirectly
was any attempt made by me 10 purchase
any delegates for anybody
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Quotes the Colonel.

Mr. Knox here quoted a eulogy of Mr.
TAFT by Colonel Roosevelt in 1905 as an
answer 10 the coloners assertion that
President Taft is unit to succeed him
self lio also cited passages of praise
OF Mr.. Taft in Mr.. Roosevcit's speech
AS temporary chairman OF the Saratoga
convention I'm 1910
''Mr. Roosevelt" the speaker contIn
ued, has given no coherent reason for
changing his just appra raisement OF Mr..
Tafts charcter and qualifications.
''If Mr.. Roosevelt claims that presiden,
rafts actions have been inconsistent
with his declarations IN 1905, Preslden,
Taft can point. among other examples
TO the following declarations by Mr.
Roosevelt:
November s. 1904-'Under no circum-
stances will he candidate for or ac-
cept another nomination.
December IL. 1907 have moi
changed and shall not change that dec!-
sion thus announced
February -, 1912-T will accent the
nomination for president IL It is rendered
To me.
New Nationalism.
The most conspicuous point Of differ.
ence between Taft and Roosevelt. Mr.
Knox asserted. ccntercd 10 the new ma
velt
This involves" he said. "a new con
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Alleges Surprise.

The Introduction OF these supposedly
destroyed papers in the proceedings here
which led TO the indictment of all the
members OF the Jackson pool, surprised
him much. he declared. Baackes states
positively that he had not given the or
der to Whitney 10 have the papers
burned. but that he had always under
stood that order had been given to
Whitney by George A. Cragin. the com
pany's assistant general sales agent He
further asserted that when Whitney Of
fered his resignation after tcstifying be-
fore the grand jury that the order to
burn the papers had been given to him
by Baackes. he urged Whitney to remain
with the company.
AT the morning session of the hearing
Cragin testified to the same effect
Why was the wire pool formed?" was
asked OF Baackes by Henry Cotton who
is assisting Judge Dickinson
ITO make more money" replied
BaacSes
Did you make more money by raising
prices and controlling alotments?"
"Of course we did" promptly replied
the witness.
Raackes then told how the allotments
were made
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
BATTLE RACES NEAR
T0RREON, MEXICO

CONTINUED from Page one.)
unless the federals change their tactics
and come out into the open, which to-
day they did not seem inclined 10 do.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Roosevelt Favored.

IiALISPELL, Mont. May 9.-Roosevelt
carried the presidential preference pri-
maries held here today. TO l over Taft
The La Toilette vote was small
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
Baackes Makes Admission.

Frank Baackes, vice president and
general sales agent Of the American
Steel Wire company, assumed full re-
sponslbilty today for the destruction Of
the documentary evidence In the posses
sion of that company which was testi-
3 fed TO the previous day by H A. Whit
ney
Baackes was the principal witness put
on the stand by the government in the
( fourth day Of the hearing, He claimed
that within q month or Two after the
wire pool collapsed as result of the
withdrawal from 1t Of the American
Steel & Wire company, he had given an
order for the Immediate destruction of
all the correspondence and other papers
bearing upon the operations of the pool
because he thought there was no longer
any use to cucumber his office files with
the great mass of correspondence about
the transactions OF the pool. He swore
that until the government started its In
vcstisation which resulted In the present
suit against the steel trust. he thought
his order of two years before had been
complied With
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-10
PAPERS BURNED
AFTER SUIT WAS
FILED IN COURT
Judge Dickinson Brings I'm
portant Fact to Light in
Government Case Against
Steel Trust.
BAACKES ADMITS
GIVING THE ORDER
Injunction to Prevent Further
Destruction of Documents
Denied by United States
District Court.
BY international News Service.

BY International News Service.
n TEW YORK MAY 9.-On the ground
nj that no intention on the part OF
VI the Steel corporation to destroy
= evidence bearing upon the govern
ment's dissolution suit had been
shown, Judges Gray, Burlington and Nc
Pherson, in the United States district
court at Trenton, today refused TO grant
the Injunction prayed for by the govern
ment 10 restrain the trust from making
away with any OF these papers. Al the
same time they granted the injunction
asked in the same application against the
American Wire & Steel company de-
stroying any more of the papers In its
possession bearing upon the suit. This lat
ter injunction was granted because IL
had been proved that the steel and wire
company had burned a trunkful OF CORE
spondence pertaining to the famous
Jackson pools
Judge ]. NJ Dickinson, who is con-
ducting the sxainics lion Of witnesses IN
the dissolution suit before Special En-
aminer Brown. said today after he had
learned OF the adverse decision of the
court at Trenton, that this would have
no appreciable effect upon the govern
ment's dissolution suit
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Railroad Work Begins.

Wednesday morning the Orofno
Portland Cement Co. began grading
on the spur leading from the depot to
tho site of the cement plant. Twenty
teams are working and the grade will
completed as fast as possible, and the
rails bald as soon as the ties can bo de-
livered. As soon as the track is laid
the sand. cement, lnmber iron, and
machinery to be used in the erection of
the plant, Will be assembled and the
work crowed until done.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Some Bridge Details.
Dimensions, eto.

The contract for bridge across the
Clearwater at Orofino, calls for struct-
ure 4SO feet long and 16 feet wide in
the clear The bridge will rest on five
concrete piers, and it will be twenty
one feet above low water, and ten feet
above high water mark. 1t will cost
slS,l50. without approaches, and cost
OF plans and supervising engineer has
been fixed at $1,Sl5.' of which amount
$9O7.5 has already been paid to the en-
gineer. The approaches to the bridge
will cost $500. or more. Extras as
oidered by the engineer in writing, are
to be paid for by the county Payment
Tor the work will be in two install
ments-one-half when all Of the mate
rials are on the ground, and the other
half OF the contract price, and all extra
charges, are to be paid within ten days
after the work is done and the bridge
accepted by the county board.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christmas Program.

Sunday morning services at eleven
O'Clock. Subject Of sermon, Has God
failed ?
sunday evening service at 7,3O.
This service will be unusual in char
acter. Instead OF the usual form of
worship, story and song service en-
titled 'ln Quest of the Ktnp," will he
given by the choir,
On Christmas Eve, Dec. oath, the
children OF the Sunday School are the
entertainers. A miscellaneous pro-
gram OF song, rccitations, tablcaux, etc.
has been gotten up by them for that
date. After the entertainment Santa
Claus will take charge of the Christmas
tree and distribute the usual gifts.
There will be no meetings other than
these during the week.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Jack Abbott Meets With Accident

Last Thursday "Jack" Abbott met
with serious accident. He was com
ing to Orofino, from his former home
below Ahsahka, and when on the road
leading up to the public highway, his
wagon turned over, catching hin by the
right ankle and pinning him down so
that he could not esape. Mr.. Abbott
was alone at the tima, and it was two
hours before his cries for help attracted
attention and neighbors came and re-
leased HIM from the perilous situation.
He was brought to his home in Orofino,
where he is resting as comfortably as
he can under the circumstances. Mr..
Abbott thinks one of the bones of his
leg is fractured, but he is not under the
care Of physician.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Notice For Publication

Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho,
Dcee mber II, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
WILLIAM II. GILLESPIE,
OF Orofino, Idaho, who on May 4th,
1906, made homestead entry No. IL 800,
serial No. OF ,8S4, for Lot Sec. II, Lot
s, Sc Ia, OF SE IA Sec. Is and Lot /,
Sed. 20, Township 81 N, II. 2 f., b M,
has filed notice of intention to make
five--year proof, to establish claim to
the land above described, before j. w.
Merrill, U. S. commissioner, at Orofino,
Idaho, on the 74th day of January,
1913
Claimant names as witnesses:
Eric Olson, Ole Storholt, Kendall
Judy and Jesse A. Hairless, all of Oro-
fino, Idaho.
T. II. BARTLETT,
Clearwater Republican. Register.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Notice For Publication.

NOtlcc FOr Publication.
Department of the Interior
u. S. Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho,
November 20, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
TORGE Peterson
OF Ahsahka, Idaho, who on October %,
1907, made homestead entry No. 1244S,
Serial No. O2205. for the Nv Is Ne IA
section 33, township 81 north, range /,
f.. B. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make five year proof, to es-
tabish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before j. w. Merrill, U. S.
Commissioner, at Orofino, Idaho, on
the 2Sth day Of December, 1912.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Erick Olson, of Teakean, Idaho, and
William }. Emerson, Fred Freundt and
Herman Weinman, all of Ahsahka,
Idaho. r. H. BARTLETT
Clearwater Republican. Register.
Coal lands (Elec. filed
11-2O-12) proof made ac-
cording to law under
which entry was made.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19

LOST-Sunday evening, Dec. Sth
between the METHODIST Chnrch and
John MiX's residence, small gold
chain with tassel on one end. Finder
will please return to Miss E. Maud Mix
and receive reward.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19

When your merchant tells you he has flour
as good as Princess he does so because he
an buy inferior flour much cheaper.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Local News

Frank Zelenka returned from Ne
braska last night.
VIM +. Snyder of Lewiston. came M
Tuesday on business.
). b, Dickson and son, of Gilbert,
were trading in Orofino Friday.
Inc Loseth orchestra will furnish the
music for the Christmas masouerade
dance.
rat Griffin, OF Hell's Delight, came in
Sunday and swapped yarns with us for
awhile.
Milo L. George and John H. Peckham
OF Fraser, were county seat visitors
Saturday.
Ira ii. Stalnaker and Roy Walker of
Ahrahka, were callers at this office
Saturday.
Mrs. w. I. Bennell and Mrs. Charles
Fisher left Sunday morning for a short
visit in Spokane.
Ole Storholt, maker of wooden
spoons, was selling his wares in the
country last week.
Kay M. Dunnett, Secretary of the
Orofino Portland Cement Co., arrived
from Spokane Monday.
Tony Lassley of Dent, made final
homestead proof before U. S. Commits
sioner Merrill, last Saturday.
Rev. j. E. Mountain, Pastor of the
M. +. church at Fraser was caller at
the Republican office this morning.
W. E. Daggett Of the state land de-
partment, was in this vicinity Saturday
and Sunday, on business of the depart
ment
County Commissioners Blake, Wood
and Harper, and commissloner-elect
Harrison, attended the convention of
commissioners at Boise, this week.
Charley Sherman came up from Lew
ton Sunday, and went out to the woods
Monday with Ed. Hansen in search of
venison for their Christmas dinners.
Jim Sanders, the sage of Wells
bench, killed hogs last week. He saws
the shape OF the hogs milt this fall in
dicates that this will be a mild winter
The Masons had work last night, put
ting three candidates-O. II. Holmbcrp.
C. O. Portfors and r. B. Swadener
through the first degree. Lunch was
served after the work.
Last Sunday Fred j. Mooers had the
misfortune to cut three of his toes al
most off while cutting brush. DR.. j. M.
Fairly went out and dressed the wound
and left the injured member in as good
condition as possile.
VIM. Bush of the Gold Creek MINING
Co., came out from camp Monday and
left for Spokane Tuesday He reports
ten inches of snow at the mine. He
will return in the cary spring to resume
operations:
Henry Raymond Bradish, son of Mr..
Chas. E. Bradish, arrived here Tuesdry
Tor visit with his father. Henry came
from Vancouver, B. C. to Orofino, and |.
says if Orofino continues to grow it will
De in the class with Vancouver soon.
Mrs. A. E. Holmberg departed Sun
lay morning for Chicago, going via
Ogden, Salt Lake and Denver. Mr.
iolmberg will join his wife in Chicago
n February, and they will return home
n March, coming by the southern route
md stopping off at New Orleans, Phoe-
lix, Los Angeles and other points in
he Land Of sunshine" Mr. and Mrs.
iolmberg are among the first settlers
n the present village of Orofino, Mr..
iolmberg coming to this place thirteen
'ears ago last August, and Mrs. Holm
'erg and the children arriving thirteen
'ears ago today.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Report Of the Condition of
BANK of OROFINO

AT Orofino, in the State of Idaho, at the
close OF business, November 26th, 1912.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19
Real Estate Transfers
For the week Ending Aug. Is, 1912.
Furnished by 49,
Clearwater Abstract Co.

N. X. Hill to Ollie johnson, deed,
SW Ia OF Sc IA, Sec. 8, Twp. 35 N, r.
Be.
Eugene Clifford to same, part NV ia
OF Sc Ia Is, IS N, 4 E.
U. S. to Francis Devereaux, Lots 8 G
secaion l, 36, 2 E., and 1-2 SW IA
section 36, 81, f, Patent.
George M. Holiday to Julia L. Ford,
deed, W l-2 SW IA sectiou 13, 81, l w.
Carrie c. Hibbs, to GraceSM. Blake,
deed, Lots 4 & 5, Blk IA, Days Add.
John j. Rupp to Luther Holland,
deed, N 1-2 NV IA, Sc IA NV Ia and
Sw IA NE IA section 36, 80, 2E.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-12-19

Field baskets: Kamiah, Doty I, Rem
shaw 4; Orofino, Dermott 4, Kinne 1,
Lanphier |, H. Bartlett 2. Free thows:
for Kamiah, Renshaw 4; for Orofino,
Kline 1, Dermott /.
The Kamiah team will come to Oro-
fino Saturday and an interesting con-
test is promised.