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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN
BURN TO DEATH UNDER ENGINE
FriqRtfuI Plunge Of Locomotive and
Three Full Coaches Over
High EnbaRsnent

SpeaciaI to The Daily Leader.
Kosmo Okla May 1.-Two persons
we're Killed ana between fifty and
seventy five were injured when the
ST Louis and Sau francisco fast
train Cannon Ball, struck
curve While cunning at high speed
this afternoon.
The train was en- route from Fort
Smith 20 Paris, Texas, an dths
wreck occurred between Meyer and
K0smo, Okla The engine tender,
baggage ears and three coaches left
the track and rolled down an en-
banlment
f. II HammefsIey. tae engineer,
and his brother, II Y. Hammers
ley. the fireman on the trein, We're
burned 10 death, and many passen-
gers were injured
Fort smith. Ark. May Fifty
persons We're injured twenty seri-
ously, when s0uthhound Frisco
train No 5. en- route from Fort
Worth To Paris. Ten, was wrecked
on q curve one mle north OF Kos
mo- Okla.. this afternoon. Tue
train was two hours late and was
trying 10 make up for loss time. AS
the engine struck the curve 1t
bounded from the rails and turned
s0mersault
The baggage car did likewise, and
three coaches were thrown on their
sides IN a ditch The diner and
uImau remained on the track
Engineer Hugh Hammersley and
ais brother oscar, fireman, and
frauh Williams in express messen-
ger were buried under the wreck
age our hours before they were
rescued They were the most seri-
o1siy injured
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
LONGRESS AIDS THE
FLOOD SUFFERERS
- Ass0cLatef - }

Washiuetont May Nearly
seven hundred thousand dollars
n.3re for relief of the Mississippi
food sufferers was voteG by tne
house appropriation committee to
day.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
TO REPORT OUT
THE COMMERCE COURT
APPROPRIATION
rR1 Associa,ed kress.l

Washington. n. C.. May Try TAI.
ing to report appropriations for the
recently created commerce court the
Appropriation committee today -Jush
ID abolish that tribunal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
Notice To S A A

The s A. A. lodge will hold &
C1lled meeting Thursday 40 2.38 fl. ZEE
Ton purpose nj haIloting on appllca.
tons All members urged to be
prcsent-Alrs Hume, president.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
ROOSEVELT GRABS
PENNSYL VANIA

H9-us1urs pa Ma>l--The Repub-
an state convention here today
.aas dominated BIZ the Roosevelt
delegates Ii adopted a progressive
. atform laudIng Roosevelt, entirely
em tt'ne tne mention Of President
Tar or the work Of his aamiBistra
tou ~aa
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
BULLETIN $50

Boston, May 1.-THE Massachu-
setts delegation to Chicago win
stand eighteen for Roosevelt
and eighteen for Taft The final
primary returns this afternoon
give Roosevelt the eight dele
gates at large and ten out Of the
twenty-eight district delegates.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
BULLETIN

y Boston, May Returns receiV-
;. cd from one thousand and forty
y. precincts out Of one thousand
Y and eighty. gives Rooseve'' 49,
y 56t. and Taft S4.94S. a majority
). of 5.3S4 for Taft
- Baxter heading the Roosevelt
~ group Of delegates received
Y S2.6S7, to 1885 for Crane who
=: leads the Taft group Of candi-
). dates for delegates
" A bulletin posted at Z O'Clock
~ today gives Taft eighteen dele
" gates and Roosevelt ten from
y the fourteen districts heard from
- complete.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01

Washington May 1.-THE vic
tory in Massachusetts was claim
: ed both by the Taft and Rcosc
: welt mana gers Mckinley an
. nounced shat tho delegates.at-
large would be morally bound 70
vote for the President iXol
!: gave only fourteen delega eS 70
!: Tart Mckinley statement cred
, tied twent. six votes TO Tart
. aud left the ether ten doubtful.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
m
Il RI n n n II 81 81 81 :, II ~ 81 ;, 81 :

Just now Massachusetts could Sc
lect an evenly divided delegation
between Roosevelt and Taft, while
the face of the returns show that
Taft received clear majority OF
over three thousand votes. is partly
explained by the peculiar wording
of the state primary law It com
PEELED every voter to mark each
delegate at large of his party, there
being no circle or square at the
top to vote for all. This enabled.
thousands of voters to mark ei9ht
names in the delegation headed by
Baxter and styled for Theodore
Roosevelt, and then express pref
erence for Taft on another part Of
the ballot
Democrats expressed preference
for Clark by a three to one vote,
vet under the ambiguity Of the
ballot the delegates 90 pledged for
Foss. LaFollette received less than
two thousand votes Oh preferential
vote.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01

Boston. May The struggle for
the control of the Massachusetts
delegation to the republican con-
vention in Chicago between Prasi-
dent Taft aud Colonel Roosevelt IS
so close in the primaries Tuesday
that al midnight with half lie
state tabulated the two aspirants
were running neck and neck for
presidential preference while IN
complete returns showed that they
had also an equal division cf the
district delegates
On the preferential vote. returns
from III out of 1850 precincts gave
Taft 1929; Roosevelt 1886. on
the other hand, Baxter. who headed
the Roosevelt group of candidates.
had -. to 40.050 1or Senator
Crane who ed the Taft ticket
The closeness of the fight In th>
republican ranks oyershadowed rs
democratic contest. Returns from
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-01
CLARK BEATS WILSON BY
OVER THREE TO ONE
Roosevelt and Tail Each Gel
Eighteen Delegates Toilette
Makes Poor Showing
" N " u " " y =. :. y y Y y Y =:
BULLETIN

z BULLETIN
x oyster Bay. .day l-Theodore
< Roosevelt AT 3:45 this afternoon
I. wired the election officials of
Y Massachusetts. repouncing the
!. claim made by his managers for
/. the eight delegates at large He
!: said he expected them to vote for .
Z Taft because the president car
& ried the state at large on she
. presidential preference vote.
. Oyster Bay. May Roosevelt
Z teegraphed MS decision to each
|: of the delegates at large selected =
I for him. saving If anyone hesitat-
L ed to support Taft. ne immediate
Z ly write him Urging him with all =
emphasis and insistcncc in his
!: power" to support the president
I He said he stood for the right Of =
Z the people to rule and that 1t WAS ,
!. their duty as the peoples repre-
sentatives. TO represent them IN
!. the nominating conventions as .
I well as in executive or legislative :
Z Offices,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
$500 Per Year

Many amusement features also
are provided. An Irrigation Queen
is to be selected from among the
beautiful womanhood Of the Rocky
Mountain country, and the lady is
to be presented to the multitude
with accompanying features Of
scenic splendor.
One Of the attractions will he a
mammoth exhibit Of the products
Of irrigated farms. which will be
educational as well as interesting.
The Utah State Fair will be in pro-
gress, and this will be supplement-
ed with mineral, livestock and other
exhibits provided by the congress.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
RETURNS FROM THE STATE
Returns Thus Far Show Haines in the
Lead with Clagstone a Close
Second.

1t is about as hard to get any
definite results regarding the state
primaries a. it is in Lincoln county.
A. rule the democrat aspirants
had no opposition and We're conse-
quently all nominated.
A lively contest however, has
been waged among the republicans
with the result that the margins are
going to he close. The Statesman
Of this morning has returns from
only about one-half of the voting
precincts Of the state, which gives
the following figures on some of the
leading candidates:
For Governor Haines, 9,S27 ;
Clagstone, 9,397; Morrison, I, 1SS.
Congressman - French, IL, 5S3;
Smith, s,S9l; McCracken, 6,999
Shawhan, 1 ,531.
Lieut.. Gov -Demptster, 1O,O5G;
Taylor, 10, 500.
Supreme Judge-Stewart, II $50
Bulge, lO,31S. As the returns are
from the northern part Of the stat
mostly, it is considered that Budg
will receive enough votes III tn
southern part Of the state to noni
nate him.
For Attorney-Peterson, ~, l53
NanDuyn S,SS5.
For Auditor, Huston leads Ram
stedt by good vote and for Treas
urer, Allen seems To have a saf
lead over his opponents.
From returns received and est
mating the balance, it is figure
that Haines will defeat Clagston
by not to exceed 900 votes, hI
further returns may change the,
figures and il looks as if it migl
be any man : race yet.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
Ready for Water.

The course Oi Boise river will hc
diverted through the tunnel at Ar
row Rock within week or 10 day,
said +. f.. Weymouth, supervising
engineer Of the construction of the
Arrow Rock dam, last night.
The cutting of the tunnel through
solid rock has been the chief work
during the past year, and has cost
the government over : ,WO,OOO.
The construction of the tunnel,
through which the waters of thc
river will be diverted while the rN-
cavation and building Of the cement
dam is taking place, is prcllm-
mary step which it was necessary
TO take before actual building work
on the project could be begun. The
tunnel will be of absolutely no us'
when the dam is constructed.
About $50 men are now employ
ell IN the excavation work and th,
lorce is being increased daily. Tive
shifts are now being worked. Mucl
excavation is being done, while q
great deal of labor has been done II
The building Of Golfer dam.
The river is falling rapidly and u
Is thought that il will be down t.
such stage within II week that the
entire current can be turned through
The diversion tunnel.
Work can then be started in th
oed OF the river and preliminar,
steps taken toward the construction
oi the mammoth wall of cemen
which is destined to hold back tn
water supply which comes from tn
mountains, so that it may be use
III irrigation work. The actua
laying of cement will not take plac
until next winter. Statesman.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01

While the returns ON the legislative
ticket are somewhat incomplete they
clearly Indicate the defeat of Noble and
Dickinson and insure the nomination of
Jones ior Senator and Hyatt and Phelps
for Representatives.
On the republican ticket, Zugg wins
the nomination for Sheriff over Snther-
land. while Clark leads Barrett in the
race for the nomination for Treasurer by
nearly 100 votes.
Other nominations on the republican
ticket are Taper, Jensen and Nelson Tor
Commissioners; Fuller for Probate Judge; ;
See for Assessor; Smith for Surveyor
and Aubolce for Attorney.
On the democratic ticket Sanders de
feats Staples and Rush defeats Day for
Commissioner, il the figures reported Il
us are to be relied upon
Those on the democratic ticket having
no opposition were liollenbeck, Sheriff;
Keeier. Treasurer; Jones, Probate Judge
Stella Cook, Superintendent; BiNler, A.
SCISSOR; Dill, Coroner; Heist, Attorne
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
A Cash Basis Needed.

Too much credit is attributed a.
the cause for the prevailing high
prices Of food stuffs. A writer on
this question, to substantiate this
claim, states that in one county in
Colorado, chattle mortgages last
year amounted to two and one half
million dollars, drawing not less
than : per cent. Bank loans in the
same county were over three million
and the merchants were carrying
one and three -fOurths million on
their books. Interest on all this
money must he paid by some one,
and the burden indirectly falls ON
the farmer.
Farmers should 50 arrange mat
ters that ii does not require such Zig
profits for the merchants to pay his
interest, collection charges, etc Put
the country on a cash basis and liv-
ing expenses will be materially re-
duced. The dairy question will
solve this problem toa great extent.
Nothing compares with a milk check
every month. The same writer as
serts that there is one county in
Colorado devoted almost entirely to
dairying and stock raising, and it is
the only county in the state that is
i strictly on cash basis, and com
paratively few Of its inhabitants are
: in debt. This example is worthy
| of consideration by the farmers OF
f this county, and we believe they are
, on the right tract in following along
i the lines Of dairying.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
TIE BATTLE JUST BEGUN.
The County Division Question to be
Fought to the Bitter End.

Upon the face Of an unofficial
canvas of the votes east at the pri-
mary ON Tuesday, it would appear
tbat the result would be very close
-, between Noble and Jones, both
candidates for the nomination for
senator on the democratic ticket,
the former being backed by the Nom
Partisan Voters League, while the
latter was considered rs the Good
inc candidate and favorable to di-
vision Of the county into three parts
Irregularities having been reported
Il will evidently require the official
count and an investigation into Ger
tain acts to determine the result.
Be this a. it may, the ,kirmish
on Tuesday j. but the prelude to a
long and hard fought battle on he
half Of the people for their right "a
against the tyranical rule OF one
man power.
There we're probably never more
dishonest methods re-ortcd 10 in a
campaign than were pracilccd 10y
the diyisioni-ts in the last hour of
the fight. Tons Of printed matter
containing one fal-chood after an
other. was scattered over the county
too late to bc refutel, and even Will
thi. and the other unprinciplcd
methods adopted 10y the diyi,ioni-t.
their claim for supremacy hang
with such a very slender cord thal
their hopes are likely to be da-hol
10 pieces at any time.
Even should the Ex-Governor b'
successful in nominating hls m.n b.
this county he will have a hard tim4'
explaining to hiS friend Clag~ton'
and other aspirants for nomination
on the republican ticket why hc dc
serted them at the last moment an'
for pure personal greed, threw la
entire support Ia a democrat for
paltry state senator-hip. However
il would seem that man VIII
would for~ake his friends in the hou
Of need, would be put la an euI
barrassing position to court favor
from them later on
However, a. We stated above, ti
battle against county division h'
just began, and with no rncmie- I
punish or friends To reward, We vi
60 ON with united band tightn
our battle with the firm belief TIA.
right will eventually triumph oy'
might.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS

Salt Lake City, Utah, July %.
The official call was today issued
for the 2Oth session of the National
Irrigation congress, which is to he
held in this city Sept. 30 to Oct. >,
1912.
The first meeting will open at 10
O'Clock on the morning of Monday,
Sept. 80, the purpose being to hold
morning, afternoon and evening
meetings during the four days of
the session.
1t is fitting that this important
agricultural and industrial develop
ment agency should meet this yeaI
in Salt Lake City, the center of that
splendid empire which irrigation
has reclaimed from the Great Amer
lean Desert. Here its first meeting
was held twenty years ago,
Sept, ID, to Il, 1891. Here also
was the birth place of Anglo-SaNor
irrigation.
Included in the personnel of the
National Irrigation congress will b'
its officers; the President and Vice
President of the United States
members of the cabinet; CniteC
States Senators and Congressman
Governors of states and of insula
possessions of the United States
Announced subjects to be discuss
ed by the congress are as follows
Irrigation of the great west. Stor
ing of the flood. Measurement Z
streams. Scientific investigation q
irrigation projects. Proper safe
guarding of irrigation securities
Enactment of practical working an
state irrigation laws. Prescrvatio
of the forests. Opportunity I
build new homes. Heeding the ca
of the landless man for the manles
A, land. Elimination by law of frau
i'm connection with the location an
sale of land. Cooperative effort ,
government and state immigratio
loaicials. Close cooperation {
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
GOVERNOR hAWLEY IN AUTO
ACCIDENT.

What might have been a fatal
auto accident was narrowly averted
by the driver Of an auto, contain
ing Governor James H. Hawley and
party, when he applied the brake
and stopped the car.
The Governor, after an inspection
of the North Side and Salmon river
irrigation projects the first Of last
week, FASTENED on to Rigby, where
he delivered the principal address
at the Pioneer Day celebration, July
24th. After the celebration the
Governor and number of friends
went about GO miles below Rigby
to private camping ground, where
they enjoyed a couple Of days fish
ing. Returning to Rigby they had
to pass over a dugway at IA point
where there is a sharp turn and
where the road is fully 40 feet above
the water. In speaking of the ac-
cident the Governor said:
A shower had fallen an hour be-
fore we reached this point and the
ground was like grease. Mr.. Hill
was driving on low gear, but Just Il:
we struck the turn the car skiddeC
until one wheel was entirely Owe
the edge and the car tilted until tn,
inside front wheel was a foot off thu
ground. Hill, with rare presence
Of mind, came down with full fore
on the brake and, a. il by "A miracle
the car stopped. From where | sa
the car seemed to he suspended il
the air. We got out and secure'
ropes and tied the car to some tree
80 it would not 60 over. We got
team, the other car came up AM
we succeeded in getting straightene
out again"
While fishing at the above mer
+ toned place the Governor had I'll
= misfortune to slip and fall wit
+ such force as to strain the tendor
of his right1eg and severely wrenc
his back, forcing him to ahando
the proposed horseback trip to Il
Idaho o-Oregon line, where he ha
planned to meet Governor West
e Oregon, who is making the trip
the Western Governors Conventic
at Boise, ON horseback. The mar
friends here of Governor Hawlt
congratulate him on his narrow e
II cape.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01

Governors representing fourteen
wertern states will meet in Boise to-
morrow (Friday) to attend the first
annual meeting of the Western Gov
ernor's Association, which organlza-
tion Is the outcome oi the Western
Governors special train which made
a trip through the east some time
since. The principal subjects to be
taken up at the conference will he
the various phases of the public
land questions in which the west Is
interested; good roads, the convict
and a few other subjects receiving
more or less attention. The meet
ING will last three days and VIII h'
followed 10y Il trip over the state IL
a special train provided for the pur
pose by the Boise Commercial cluo
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
LOOK FOR GOOD RESULTS.

1t Is confidently anticipated that
the petition presented tu the land
board 10y the -cttler- on this tract i.
going to result in much good ia "A
general way, to all. 4 personal in
Spcction of the reservoir system cvi-
denccd the fact that some other .ys-
tenn must bc temporarily provided
for furnishing water for the tract
during the low Stage in the river,
until tins reservoir can be made 10
hold AN adequate supply. That the
board will hold thi- view Of the
matter is indicated by some Of the
general remark made. Relative to
this matter the Statesman in re-
porting the result Of the visit Of the
board to the tract, among other
thing said.
Storage water from the Jackson
Lake reservoir will be- turned into
the Snake river in about two weeks
The company pay the government
~ cent per acre foot for the water,
aud owing 10 the great amount ol
money invested, the state engineer
Is busy dcvi-iug way and means t,
protect the farmers who are tu gel
water, and at the same time pro-
tcct the company in furnishing th'
water.
1T j. proposed To work out
plan Of iii tribulion based ON III,
Snake river photographic chart. Thi
is suggestion of the water commits
~ioncr lor the district The amoun
Of water ia tine river from day t.
day j. To- hc compared with til
amount of water in thc river on th
same day for several AcarS back
The river falls about the same rat
every year. and the natural ilo'
could bee accurately arrived at, am
| knowing the amount OF water rwhic
j. needed to irrigaie thc tract Tia
engineer could tell just how niue
water would bee ncciel from til
forage at Jackson lake To- in-m
plenty of water the year round.
Ever, Indication would point
desire ou the part of the board
deal fairly with both the compan
and ~cttlcr-, hut Ia insist that II
company fulfill their obligations
deliver water to the -cttlcr,, an
this done there need bee no furth'
fear Of water shortage Cont
dcncc would then be- restored an
new life awakened OH the tract
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
Twin Enlls cnnnty has a suit pend

Twin Falls county has a suit pend
ing against former Recorder West
far something like $4,000 for fees
which he failed to collect from the
Land 4 Water Co. for recording MS
contracts. This case is similar t"
the one now before the Supreme
Court from this county, Il dccisioh
ON which is promised some time IN
August.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
ADVANCE FREIGHT RATES

Not long since the public were
advised uf reduction in freight
rates ON intermediate points based
ON the action of the Interstate
Commerce Commission ON the long
and -hort haul clause. Now comes
the announcements of a sweeping adj
vance in trau~continental rates 10y
the Santa Fc and Southern Pacific
compauics, based ON receipt Of ad-
vanccd copies of the new rate tariffs
from eastern officials.
These advances amount To- lOO
Der cent in some instances and are
due to thc rigid enforcement of the
long and short laul, is the claim
of the companies. Easthound rate'
are principally affected, particularly
as tn the shipment in les, than ca
load lots. All California products
going east after Aug. -, will m"N'
under the advance, ranging from .
to lOO per cent. On September
thc ve-thound rate becomes opera
five The railroads claim the ad
vance is sufficient to distroy all TN
benefits of water competition noN
enjoyed by the shippers.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01

According to dispatch in the
daily press, sl2O, 900, ,0OOwas tilched
from the American people during
the last fiscal year 10y swindlerS who
operated largely through the mails.
This is the statement as given out
in the formal report to Postmaster
General Hitchcock. This was an
increase of about S50,0OO,OM over
the previous year Evidently the
crop of "suckers' still WAKES lux
uriant.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-01
COUNTY RETURNS.
Results Coming in Very Slowly and the
Vote Very Close on Several Of
Candidates.

At the time of going To press it is next
to impossible to yet anything like COM
plcte or correct report on the result in
the county, except on the legislative can
didates, and even some of these are not
complete. On the face of the returns it
would appear that the entire ticket had
been nominated. We give below the
vote on the legislative candidates as far
A. received