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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19
The Daily Star-Mirror carries the Uni
ted Press Associations Service.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1912.
OUR NEW CLOTHES.

With yesterdays issue the Star-Nlir-
ror outgrew its baby clothes, and will
hereafter, until business forces us
again to enlarge, appear as a seven
column folio. The change adds more
than a full page of the old size, to the
size of the paper.
The Star-Mirror is not yet six
months old, not by ten days. Yet, the
service it is rendering the people of
Moscow is such that its business to-
day to greater than that of any paper
ever before published in Latah coun-
ty.
Today the Daily Star-Mirror has
mere subscribers, after six months of
existence, than the old Moscow Daily
Journal had after three years.
Today the Daily Star-Mirror has a
bigger subscription list on R. F.. D.
routes No. and No. 2, out of Mos
weekly ever had.
Tonight the Star-Mirror is telling
the people of Moscow what the peo-
pie who take other daily papers will
read tomorrow, and what those who
take weeklies will not know until the
last of the week, if then.
Because of the excellent telegraph
service, and the unequaled local news
service, because of the market reports
furnished the farmers daily, and COM
I4ete list of county records published
each day, the Star-Mirror is a welcome
and valued daily visitor in almost
thousand homes. The fact that it
is read by over 1000 people in Moscow
daily, and gets to almost every pro-
gressive farmer living on the rural
routes out of Moscow, makes it the
most valuable advertising medium the
merchants of this city have ever had |
This newspaper business is an end
ice, the more the subscribers. The |
more subscribers the better the adj |
vertising service, and the better the
advertising service, again the better
the news service the paper can give.
The Star-Mirror seems to have
struck a responsive chord in the
hearts of the people of Latah county,
in making service" the cornerstone
If its policy.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19
RETURNS POCKETBOOK
AFTER HALF CENTURY

CINCINNATI, Mar. ia pocket
book, lost over forty-eight years age
has just been returned by it's finder,
Covington, KY, man, to son of tn,
man who lost it, and thereby hangs
tale. Jas. d. Young, a retired river
man, was captain of the mail steamer
Maggie Hays, plying between Cincin-
natl and Louisville, in the summer OIL
1864. Some time during the month Of
July, that year, he picked up pocket
| book in a stateroom. The purse con-
tanned a picture of a woman and a
baby, a railroad pass and other papers
which showed it to be the property
of one G. H. Greer, an engineer on the
Little Miami Railroad, living at Coles
burg, Hardin county, Ky.
Captain Young attempted to find the
owner, not thinking his search would
last nearly half a century. Letters to
the address given on the papers in the
purse were unanswered, but as time
went on the river man was insistent in
his purpose. Every time he heard of
anyone by the name of Greer living
in that part of Kentucky he made in
quiries to ascertain if they were any
relation to the engineer
This was kept up all these years I'M
til about three weeks ago, when he
learned of an Albert F. Greer, living
in Louisville.
On writing to him Young was in
formed that the Louisville man was
son of the engineer who had lost the
purse in 1864. Promptly by the next
mail the pocketbook was sent to the
son, and Captain Young has just re-
received the following letter in ac-
Captain ]. D. Young, Covington.
Dear Sir: l have just received the
package mailed to me by you and for
which allow me to return to you my
most sincere thanks. | can assure you
am very grateful to receive an old
relic of my father, and especially I'M
der such unusual circumstances. II
must compliment you on your bulldog
tenacity, as it would seem you never
give up. Now it happens that | am
not the baby in the case,' but the
pictures are of my mother and an
elder brother who was the baby at tina
time. My mother died almost five
years ago, and l am very glad to re-
ceive the picture of her, as l had none
taken so early in life as this one |
My father has been dead thirty-nine |
years. Again thanking you for your
kindness and extending to you an in
vitation to pay us visit should you
ever visit Louisville, l am, your very
,ruly.
ALBERT F. GREER"
Captain Young says the letter Of
hanks and appreciation is ample pay
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19
GHOST SETTLES
SUIT IN COURT

/, NEW YORK, Mar. 19-The ghost
that SO frightened the three Tully sis
ters in the supreme court while on
of them whas testifying in a suit tt
recover $4,000 from the city and two
other defendants for the death of theil
brother James-who was thrown from
a truck he was driving-was in court
again Tuesday. The ghost" turned
out to be the father of the Tully girls
whom they had not seen in nine years
When court convened VIM. F. Unger
of counsel announced that the de-
PENDANTS had agreed to settle the case
for 5000. Of this amount the father is
to receive $3.50, and the remainder to
be divided among the sisters. The de-
PENDANTS divided up the amount as
follows: The city to pay 5000 of the
agreed Judgment and two contractors
$500.
James Tully was the support of the
three sisters, and when he was killed
they applied for letters for the admin
istration of his estate for the purpose
of bringing suit for damages for his
death. In order to receive these pa
pers they had to swear their father
was dead. AS they had not seen him in
nine years they believed he was dead,
and made their affidavit accordingly.
The trial of the suit was begun Mon
day, and Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Slower, who had charge of the case
for the city, was told the older FULLY
was not dead, but had been seen with
in week. He found the man. and
just before court adjourned Tully was
brought in. Catherine Tully was then
on the stand, and at the sight of her
father she shrieked-and her sisters
followed her example. The entire
court house was aroused by the com
motion.
1t was learned that Tully has a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19
Burglar Afraid of Ghosts.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Mar. 19-Mrs
Peter Truog failed to answer door
bell owing to the fact that she was i'll
in bed. A crash Of broken glass caus-
ed her to arise and investigate.
AS she raised the window shade, a
burglars hand was reaching through
the broken window to unfasten the
catch. The crook uttered a cry of
horror as he saw the woman in her
night dress, evidently mistaking her
for a ghost.
Mrs. Truog, as frightened as the
burglar, managed to call the police
after she had regained her composure.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19

NEW YORK, Mar 19-Women will
not be admitted to the Pulitzer School
of Journalism at Columbia University
when it opens for students September
next. This was the announcement that
was made at the Columbia University
office today.
The ruling that women are to be ex-
Guided was made by the advisory board
of the school, which is headed by
Whitelaw Reid. The committee dis
cussed the proposition for some time
at it's last meeting, finally deciding
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19

Safe deposit boxes for rent. Thomp
son Bros. X
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Continued on Page 81
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19

congress medal for bravery on the
erican war, when an ammonia tank
exploded and Tully aided in saving
nine men,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19
Storage Room.

The City Transfer company has leas-
ed the old garage building on north
Main street and are prepared to han
die and care for all kinds of goods. 6tf
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19

years, and is justly proud of the sue
cess of his efforts
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-19

ordered Don't wait till they are all
gone You can afford good dishes
when you can get them for what these
dishes will cost you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
DISCUSS DEMANDS
OF MINE WORKERS
C.ational News Association

. PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE
subcommittee of eight, four represent
ing the United Mine workers and four
the operators, met this afternoon TO
discuss the miners demands for
twenty percent increase in wages, un-
ion recognition and a shorter working
day. While no definite prediction was
made by either side the concensus of
opinion seemed to prevail that before
the day was over a peaceful agreement
would result, and that within a few
days the anthracite coal situation
would be settled in the same manner
as that in the bituminous field. A mem
Der OF the union committee said today
We will not be satisfied with an in
crease in wages unless the union is
recognized. Things look blue to me,
but We would welcome peace. We don't
want any interference from the all
thracite strike commission, as propos-
ed by Mr.. Baer. We now seek what
the commission refused in 1902-union
recognition"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
jGROOM M"DARK HORSES"
Mention Names of Cummins
and Hughes.
(National News Association


WASHINGTON, April 11.--While
lthe Taft forces profess entire conf
Edence in their ability to pick the re-
nomination plum for President Taft,
there developed today a strong belief
THAT only the selection of some other
candidate will promise success to the
Republicans national ticket this fall.
THE grooming of dark horses has al
bready begun. The most prominently
lmentioned are Senator Cummins of
Iowa and Justice Hughes of the United
States Supreme court. There is no eX-
tpectation that the convention can be
stampeded to either of these men, but
those who believe that the party would
be helplessly split if either Taft or
Roosevelt were nominated hope that
a compromise can be reached. 1t is be-
t1ieved that the selection of a dark
horse who will be favorable to both
wings of the party can be reached only
In the event that President Taft volun-
tarily retires in the interest of har-
mony and pressure will be brought up
on the president before the national
convention to take this action.
With the Republicans split into
three divisions, one favoring President
Taft, another favoring Senator La Fol-
lette, and the third clinging 10 the
Roosevelt bandwagon, the prospect of
any one of these men winning. even
after long, hard fight is becoming
gmore and more remote, according to
sthe national leaders. Those who favor
a compromise are seeking candidate
who blends the principles of progress
sives with those of conservatism in a
degree which will appease voters of
all factions. There are a number of lea
Iders. however, who fear that this is
the next to impossible.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
CAMPF|ELD DENIES
He IS NOT BIDDER
SAYS That He Will Submit a
Proposal for the Water
Works Franchise.

E. NJ. Campfield this morning stated
flatly that the statement purported to
have been issued by him saying that
he would not again bid for the water
works contract and franchise, was un-
true. He said he was making prepara-
tions to bid and would bid, if the con-
ditions of the city's contract proposal
was acceptable to his financial back
ers. He stated that it would be neces-
sary to secure a twenty-five year fran
chise to enable him, in event he Sc
cured the contract, to obtain the back
ing of about one million dollars which
would be necessary.
Campfield said the city attorneys in
their contract proposal should insert
clause specifically stating that the
term of the franchise and contract
would not exceed twenty-five years,
and thus eliminate any possible dis
pute as to the length of the franchise
term. The Richmond City Water
Works company now claims a perpetu-
al franchise.
'If conditions named by the city are
such that | can secure my financial
backing, | will bid so low that | will
get the franchise" stated Campfield.
However, | don't mean to say that l
will bid as low this time as l did the
other, but I think | can get the con-
tract and franchise if the conditions
imposed on the bidders by the city
are reasonable. | have to get reason
able conditions in order to get finan-
cial backing.
81 dent care when the city buys the
plant 1t can do so as soon as it wants
to, even a year after this deal is clos
ed. | am willing for the city to buy it
at any time if l get the franchise. All
ask is fair terms in the clause pro-
viding for buying the plant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
STABBING AFFRAY
PUZZLING COLONY
(National News Association

AIKEN, S. c., April 11.-Upon what
information Special Agent Baughn bas-
ed his charge that Frederick o. Beach,
the millionaire. New. York clubman at
tempted to stab his beautiful wife to
death in fit of jealous rage is a ques-
ton that is puzzling wealthy members
of the winter colony here today As
Pearl Hampton, the colored woman,
who saw Mrs. Beach's assailant, refus-
es to give information to the authori-
ties it is not known how Baughn was
able to attempt this vivid description
of what took place on the night of the
attack. Baughn said today that state
ments made by Beach and his wife
will play an important part in the
prosecution. He alleges that the hus-
band and wife told conflicting stories.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
MEREDITH ATTENDS
PARTY CONFERENCE
District Chairman Thinks
State Convention Will
Be Held in July.

Linus Meredith, Sixth District Re
publican chairman, went to Indianapo-
lis today to attend the meeting of the
Republican state central committee to-
night at the headquarters in the Clay
pool hotel. The question of the date
for the coming state convention will
be discussed. In addition to this mat
ter the state committee will discuss
the registration law and the work of
registering the Republican voters of
the state on May 3, at the first regis
tration period. The meeting will be op-
ened at 7:3O o'clock
How to proceed with the registering
of the votes in order to get every Re-
publican voter TO register properly
promises to be a serious question.
We want TO make as big showing
as we possibly can" said Chairman
Meredith today. We have about four
weeks ahead of US in which to impress
on the voters the importance of regis
tering May 9 but the party organiza-
tion is ready for the work"
Poll books have been received by
County Chairman Robbins as well as
the chairman of the other counties in
the state and the preliminaries have
been provided for in a general way
II is said that at tonight's session
of the state committee plans will be
made for the celebrating of the organi-
zation work and for taking care of the
divers problems offered by the new
registration law. The meeting of the
state committee il is said, will be fol-
lowed by a statewide activity among
Republicans preparatory to the max
ing of a proper showing at the May
registration.
Meredith believes that the date for
the state convention will be set for
July or 5. Others believe that some
members of the state committee will
want the convention set the latter part
of July or the first of August, basing
their opinion on the fact that harvest
time occurs between June 30 and the
middle of July and therefore, il would
be best to postpone the convention un-
til a later date. The state convention
will be held for the purpose of nomi-
mating state ticket and adopting a
state platform
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
LEAGUE ADOPTED
A CONSTITUTION
Local Franchise Organiza-
ton Completes Its Work
of Formation.

The Womans Franchise League met
yesterday afternoon at half past four
o'clock in the Commercial club rooms
to complete it's organization.
The committee made up of the presi-
dent, secretary and Miss Harriet
Thompson to draft a constitution, sub
mitted one which was adopted.
Miss Edith Tallant was appointed
vice president.
The league will meet f1ereafter on
the second and fourth Fridays in each
month from October until May at
four in the afternoon, the next date
being on April 26th.
1t was stated that the program COM
mittee of the Chautauqua had written
Miss Virginia Brooks, the young wo-
man who cleaned up West Hammond
and routed the grafters of that town in
an election recently held and whose
consequent conspicuity has given her
national reputation, inviting her to
appear on the program of the coming
Chautauqua. This was done because of
the pronounced suffrage sentiment in
this city, and because of Miss Brookss S
fine platform accomplishment in Indi-
annapolis last week.
Reports from the convention were
made, with the reading of the resolu-
tions setting forth the purposes of the
league and the announcement that the
League will work for the calling of a
convention to formulate a new consti-
tuition which will include a provision
for women's enfranchisement rather
than for an amendment to the present
constitution.
1t was decided to bring Frances
Squire Potter, of Chicago, to this city
during the month if arrangements
could be made, and to find out wheth-
er or not the Woman's Journal, ma
tional suffrage organ, was in the read
ing room of the Morrisson-Reeves Lib
rary, and, if not, to have it so placed.
The membership is constantly in
creasing and the League expects to be
one of the largest in the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
SERENE CONVENTION
Is Held by the New York
Democrats.
(National News Association

(Natlona1 News ASSociauOn)
NEW YORK, April 11.-All was har-
mony when the New York state Demo
cratic state convention convened here
today to elect ninety delegates to the
National convention in Baltimore and
adopt a platform. There were no fac
tjonal disputes or threatened contests
TO mar the serenity of the gathering
and it was confidently predicted that
all the business would be cleaned up
before late tonight. AS a result of the
opposition of leader Charles F. Muir
ply of Tammany Hall to the instruc
ton of delegates to vote for any one
man at Baltimore the belief was gen
eral that the ninety would 80 to Bal
timors untramelled by cut and dried
orders. There was strong feeling in
favor of casting New York's first vote
in favor of Mayor VIM. j. Gaynor, of
New York City, and many of the dele
gates appeared at the convention hall
in Terrace Garden wearing buttons in
scribed "Gaynor for President" The
convention adjourned at noon until 2
o'clock.
Announcement was made that the
fight on the convention floor which
Henry P Keith of the first congress
ional district. had threatened TO launch
because of an attempt to unseat him
on the state committee had been
smoothed over at a meeting OF the
state committee.
1t was decided to make the tariff
the leading plank in the platform and
the two most important resolutions for
the consideration of the committee
and delegates call for tariff reduction
and enforcement of the antitrust laws.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
Michigan State Convention
Methods the Same as Have
Been Employed by Taft
Men Everywhere.
CHAIRMAN KNOX is
DEPRIVED OF SEAT
And Only Delegates With
Credentials Signed by Sec
retary King Are Admitted
TO Convention.
National News Association

BAY CITY. Mich. April ll.-Violent
scenes marked the preliminary pro-
ceedings of the Republican state con-
vention today. Roosevelt and Taft for
ces were lined up at the doors OF the
armory. and in every conceivable place
where they might gain admission.
while members of the Michigan ma
tional guard. under command of Cap
tain Beckwith, preserved order in COM
pliance with an Official request from
Governor Osborn. There was incessant
rapping and pounding on doors and
windows by impatient delegates on
both sides as the work of checking of
the floor progressed.
The Roosevelt people were success
full in at last getting Senator Bever-
idge of Indiana into the hall, soon af-
ter the state central committee pre-
sided over by Secretary King took
up the matter of arrangements Bever-
idge took his seat TO await the result
as TO whether he was to speak Grant
Fellows of Hudson. Taft man. who
supplanted Truman Newberry, a
Roosevelt man. on the Central commit
tee, entered the hall with the commit
tee and Newberry came in a short
time afterwards. carrying in his pock-
ct a letter saying he had been deposed
from his seat on the committee. King
took matters in charge and the ap-
pointment of Robert Shields. of Han
cock, as acting chairman, to succeed
State Chairman W. Frank Knox, a
Roosevelt man. was put through over
the protest of Knox. who proclaimed
the proceedings illegal
At 1890 o'clock the full Taft dele
cation had gained seats and the Roose-
welt delegates were still outside. State
Central Committeeman Baird made A
motion at noon that no delegates be
admitted 10 the floor of the convention
unless provided with a ticket signed
by the secretary of the central commit
tee. The motion was carried. One
door of the hall was opened at 1890
and the sergeant at arms began TO ad-
NIT one by one delegates bearing Gre
dentials signed by Secretary King. and
refusing admission to delegates bear
ing credentials signed by Chairman
Knox
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-11
Cashier of New Berlin, n. Y.
Bank, Who Lived Like a
J Prince, Is Alleged to Have
Taken Money.
ANGRY DEPOSITORS
SURROUNDING BANK
Cashier Frank Arnold, Was
Victim Of a Blackmailer,
and He Is Now Critically
Ill at Home.
tNational News Association

NEW BERLIN, n. Y, April 1.-THE
of the oldest banking institutions in
the state, is closed today following the
discovery of shortage in the accounts
of its cashier, amounting to s25O,000.
Tn cashier, Frank Arnold. is critical
ly i'll. Recently an attempt was made
to blackmail him by Charles Holland
of New York. Holland was arrested
and is now being held on bail on
charge of attempted blackmail. Arnold
resigned Monday when Holland was
arrested. Arnold's successor refused to
take Office until the books had been
examined Auditors found 1000 in
forged notes by Arnold and other dis
crepancies that will bring the shortage
up to a quarter of a million Arnold
has lived like prince. He has three
automobiles, English coaching horses,
coaches and a retinue of servants.
The federal bank examiner has been
sent for. Crowds of angry depositors
surrounded the bank this morning. The
alleged blackmailer, Holland, was ar
the w. J. Burns detective agency had
| been called in to protect Arnold. Hol-
land claimed to have damaging evi-
dence against Arnold, for which he de-
manded $4,000.
The attempt to blackmail Arnold
was made about April l. Holland ap-
preached the cashier and declared that
he had letters that Arnold had written
| to New York parties which it would be
dangerous to Arnold if printed. Hol-
! land at first did not ask for money out.
right, but insisted that Arnold buy a
| large quantity of worthless stock. Ar
mold bought the stock Saturday he
received a telegram from Holland de.
manding an appointment in Albany
Arnold did not keep the appointment
| but called in the detectives. A trap
was laid for Holland and detectives
were present when he demanded $10,.
600 for the incriminating letters. Hol
lands arrest followed. Arnold resigned
Monday but l.. d. Headly, his success
sor. refused to accept the position un
til the books We're audited