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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
STARVED TO DEATH
PORT ORCHARD JURY RETURNS
VERDICT OF mANsLAUGHTER
AGAINST MRS. HAZARD.
Mcrsn Who Was Responsible fol-
Death Ct English Woman at Her
Sznitsriur Raves at What she
Terms Persecution.

Seattle. Wash.-The Jury in the
case OF Mrs. Linda Burheld Hazard
accused in The Kirsap county superior
court al Port Orchard OF having
starved 70 death Miss Claire William
son. Z wealthy English patient, a. The
Hazard starvation sanitarium.~ re
turned = verdict Sunday night finding
her guilty OF manslaushter.
Counsel for the state expressed sat
isfacrion with he verdict. which car
ries an indeterminate peni-entiary
sentence Of from one 20 twenty years
Ms. Hazard. silent il court. stormed
and ragged as she left for what she
declared 70 be the persecution on The
part OF the medical profession
Mrs Linda Burfeld Hazard was
arrested Angus ;. 1911, on a charge
OF murder in the first degree. on al
Information filed in Ki1sap county,
the complaining witness being Miss
Doro-hea Williamson aged 81 years
who alleged that her sister, Claire
Williamson. aged SO. was starved &c
death by Mrs Hazard The William
sons were English women OF means
who were on tour around the
world and who consulted Mrs Haz-
Yard concerning their health. Mrs.
Hazard soon had both the women IL
her starvation sanitarium" al Olal-
IA where, on a diet OF orange juice
and asparagus juice broth. Claire died
May 1e 1911. and Dorothea was
wasted 70 q skeleton After Claire's
death Mrs. Hazard obtained the ap
pointment OF herself as guardian OF
Dorothea by alleging that the latter
was Of infirm mind She also applied
for appointment as administrative OF
the estate OF Claire Williamson The
plight OF Dorothea came 70 the
knowledge OF British Vice Consul c.
E. L Agassiz. a. Tacoma. with the
result that Miss Dorothea was de
clared of sound mind and her guar
dian removed. Mrs. Hazards appli
cation for letters of administration
Of Claire's estate was refused and
Agassiz was appointed administrator
instead. Dorothea was nursed bach
10 health.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
REBELS MUST BE CAREFUL.
mesieans Are Warned by Represen-
tatives Of the United States Against
Promiscuous Shooting.

washington.-Colonel Edgar c.
Steever. commanding the Fouth
United States cavalry az Fl Paso. has
been instructed 10 prevent firing into
American territory and the Mexican
authorities haze received a warning
from the American government not
to permit shoot lg across the border
line. These orders have been issued
as a result OF the exchange OF tele-
grams between President Taft and
Governor Colquitt OF Texas
Colonel Sieever has replied 10 the
department that there has yet been
no firing into American territory and
that he gave formal notice TO che
Mexican government through Me1i-
can Consul Floreut. in FL Paso. that
he would take such steps as he
deemed necessary to protect Ameri.
can interests
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Kaiser Will Send Son to America.

Washington.-The kaiser is deter
mined that Germany should not be
outdone by the recent visit to New
York and Washington by British
royal duke, the Duke of Connaught
With this end in mind he has COM
manded Prince Adalbert, his youngest
son, to visit the United States. Uncle
Sans largest battleship will greet him
in the middle of the Atlantic ocean
and escort him to New York. On his
arrival he will be received by the
royal salute of twenty-one guns.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08

MEXICAN SOLDIERS REVOLT AND
TAKE POSSESSION OF CHIEF
CITY ON THE BORDER
Fifteen Reported Killed. Two Amer
cans Being Among the Victims,
While lootine and Proriscuous
Shooting Prevailed for Hours.

e Paso. Texas-The garrison OF
Juarez. FL Paso's Mexican -neighbor
across the river" rose in revolt Wed
nesday night and in half an hour
were in possession OF the city. Loot
ing and promiscuous shooting pre-
vailed for hours.
The commander OF the garrison
was thrown into prison. and the chief
OF police locked in with him, while
previous prisoners were released.
Shortly after midnight an Italian
surgeon. holding a commission in the
Mexican army. returned from Juarez
and reported that he had counted fl
teen dead. including two Americans
a man and a boy OF about u years
he boy was lying in the street. He
was shot through the breast The r.
geon said most of the dead were I r..
the custom house.
Americans resident in Juarez and
many Mexican officials and citizens
fed TO the American side. Two Amer
leans, Gus Ruhnke and Fred L. Teyva
employed in a gambling resort de
voted TO the favorite Mexican game
Of keno, were wounded when the
building in which the game was in
progress was riddled with bullets
Other gambling houses were fired
upon.
A passenger train about TO depart
over the Mexican Central for Chihua
hua and the City of Mexico was de
tanned by the malcontents.
Four troops OF cavalry from Fort
Bliss were rushed to the American
bank of the Rio Grande to protect
citizens and preserve neutrality.
So near as can be ascertained the
uprising was due to report, printed
In a Chihuahua newspaper, stating
that General PascuaI Orozco, one Of
the leaders and idols of the MaderC
revolution, had resigned his military
position at Chihuahua.and to the dis
charge Wednesday afternoon OF one
hundred men of the Juarez garrison
The dismissal of these troops wa.
taken as confirmation of the OrozcC
report.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
BARROW ARRAIGNED.
Counsel for Indicted Attorney Loses
in First Technical Move.

Los Angeles.-Ciarence S. Darrow,
former chief counsel for the McNa.
mara brothers, was arraigned before
Presiding Judge Hqtton OF the su-
perior court Thursday on the two In.
dictments charging him with jury
bribery in the dynainiting trial. Judge
Hutton designated Saturday as the
date for the entering of pleas to both
indictments.
Darrow's attorneys lost the frs,
technical move when Judge Hutton
Serruled the objection OF Earl Rog.
ers to the sufficiency of the arraign.
ment on the ground OF differences in
legal opinion regarding when the
transcript of grand jury evidence
should be available for the defense.
barrow does not yet know what al.
legged facts or evidence was mar
shalled against him before the in
quisitors who indicted him last Mon
day
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
NAMES GOMEZ AS PRESIDENT.
Madero SsVaeely Attacked in Procla-
nation Issued by Members Of
Revolutionary Junta.

FL Paso. Texas.-Emilio Vasquez
Gomez is proclaimed provisional pres
ident OF the Mexican republic and
President Francisco l. Madero is crit
cised in bitter terms in a proclama-
ton secretly circulated among the re-
voting Juarez garrison and members
OF the so-called new revolutionary
junta in FL Paso The proclamation
is dated Revolutionary Camp in Chi
huahua February /. 1912" and bears
the signatures OF Louis Fernandez and
Colonel L. Salazar as chiefs Of the
forces OF the north
The proclamation is taken here as
another indication OF the possible con
nection between The revolt OF the
Juarez garrison and the Zapata move
ment in southern Mexico.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Plan Home for lnebriates.

New York-A remote section on
northern Long Island is to be the
SOLDERING up locality for New York
inebriates. If a recommendation made
by the board of inebriety to the city
board of estimates is adopted. For the
proposed farm. to which the too free
users of alcoholic stimulants may be
committed under a recent enactment,
the city is requested to buy $40 acres
OF land at Smithtown, L. l., near
Mayor Gaynor's country place. The
city plans to spend about $3.50, 900 on
the project.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
NIAGARA SCENE OF TRAGEDY
Great Ice Jam Gives Way and Carries
Three Pleasure Seekers Down the
River to Their Death.

Niagara Falls. y. Y-The great ice
bridge that has choked the river chan
rel between the cataract and the up
per steel arch bridge below the falls
for the last three weeks. broke from
its snoring at noon Sunday and went
down the river. taking with it to their
death a man and a woman. said 10 be
Mr.. and Mrs Eldridge Stanton. OF To
ronto. Canada. and Burrell Heacock.
II years old. OF Cleveland. o.
-Four other persons were on the ice
al the time. but managed to get ashore
in safety
The bridge was considered safe. For
weeks the great fields OF ice had been
coming down the river. pilng up
against the barrier until it Was from
sixty 10 eighty feet thick and under
the influence OF zero weather the great
mass had become anchored firmly 10
the shore. The jam was about 900
feet wide and in some places a quarter
OF a mile In length
For two weeks II had offered safe
passage and Sunday an immense
crowd Of excursionists came TO view
the winter wonder OF the river Had
the accident happened an hour later.
hundreds would have lost their lives
pect park in the elevators that run
down the cliff for the purpose OF ven
turing out upon the ice
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
PROBE MONEY TRUST
REPRESENTATIVE HENRY IN
sIsTS INVESTIGATION SHALL
BE HAD BEFORE ELECTION.
viii Resist Efforts Of Members o.
Congress to Postpone Inquiry and
Promises Early Action in
the Matter.

Washington.-Dev In the
proposed congressional inquiries into
the money trust" the shipping com
biEe and other interests have sur
rounded the future OF those investiga
tons with uncertainty.
\ common report Thursday was
that the money trust" investigation
would be halted until after the presi
dental election. though Representa-.
tive Lndbergh OF Minnesota, author
OF the resolution directing the inves
tigation. declared he had not been
consulted as TO a postponement
Representative Henry OF Texas
chairman OF the rules committee. oe-
clared the representatives who were
trying 10 send the money trust" in.
yestigation resolution 20 the banking
and currency committee were the
ones who had defied his efforts for an
inquiry.
Mr. Henry. who has not conferred
with Democratic Leader Underwood
for three weeks. announced that he
would insist upon an investigation He
said he would not accept the chair.
manship of the investigating commit
tee.
Some Of the Democrats who are op-
posed 10 the money trust inyestiga.
ton have charged that the persistent
movement for its prosecution is insti.
gated by William j. Bryan.
Mr.. Henry promised that the in
Quiry would not be postponed until
after the election.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
servisn Cabinet Resigns.

Belgrade. Servia.-The Seryian cab
met has resigned The ministers
took this step partly on account OF
the recent discovery OF what Is
known as the black hand" conspir-
acy in the army TO force King Peter
TO dismiss the radical cabinet or 10
abdicate in favor of the crown prince.
Another reason given for the resigna-
ton is that the support afforded by
the parliament to the government has
declined considerably.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
MAY END THE INDIGESTION.
Empress Dowaeer Issues Edict for
New Republic.

Peking.-The empress dowager is
sued an edict Sunday evening in
structing Premier Yuan Shi Kai to
establish a republic IN cooperation
with the southern republicans. The
edict has not yet been published and
it is expected it will De kept more or
less secret as far as the public is con
cerned until arrangements in the
south have been completed.
Yuan Shi Kai now is endeavoring
to persuade the Nankin government
to hand over the control of affairs &c
enable him to carry on the admins
tration of the whole empire until the
national convention appoints a per.
manent government and adopts a con
stitutiOn-
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSED.
Provision Expressly Forbids the In
vasion of Private Residences in
the Quest of Information.

Washington.-After amending the
child labor bill so as to prohibit the
Invasion of private residences in
quest of information that measure
was passed Wednesday by the senate,
81 to 20.
The bill authorizing the creation OF
bureau in the department OF com
merce and labor for the collection of
Information pertaining to the welfare
OF children and child life
Special authority is given to inves.
tigate qeustions of infant mortality
the birth rate, orphanage, juvenile
courts, desertion, diseases. accidents,
occupations, legislations and kindred
subjects.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Sings at His Own Funeral.

Jackson. Mich.-The only music
rendered at the funeral Saturday OF
Professor w. NJ. Skinner. a vocalist.
was Photographic record OF his own
voice. Some time before his death
he sang a musical arrangement OF
Tennyson's poem, Crossing the
Bar" and he requested the same Sc
lection at his funeral.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
More Testimony Against Packers.

Chicago.-Further confirmation OF
the governments charge that there
was concerted cooperation in the ex.
change of selling prices and margins
between the Chicago packers under
indictment for criminal violation OF
the Sherman law was given Saturday
at the trial of the defendants before
United States District Judge George
A. Carpenter
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Nevadan Convicted Of eiaamy.

Reno. Nev.-Perry II. Brewington.
formerly of Eaton. Weld county.
Colo. was sentenced to serve fifteen
months in states prison and pay a
fine OF $500, after pleading guilty to
the charge of bigamy. He married a
Reno woman in Sacramento last
year. His wife came from Colorado
and caused his arrest He said he
believed his wife had secured a di-
vorce
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Killed by Internal Machine.

New York.-Mrs. Howard Walker.
wife OF travelling electrical salesman,
living here under her stage name OF
Grace Taylor. was killed in her apart.
ment Saturday night by an Internal
machine handed to her at the door
but a moment before by an uniden.
tilted messenger or delivery boy.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Four Persons Murdered.

Lawrence, Mass.-A mysterious
quadruple murder in which two men
and two women were killed was re-
vealed Friday night by the discovery
of the bodies of the victims in a ten
ement house in the heart of the city.
The dead are Mrs. Annie Dennis.
aged 35: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Savia,
aged 80 and 80 respectively. and an
unidentified man.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
msnehuria Wants Independence.

Observation-Disclosures wants TO
be independent should a republican
government be established In China
Advices to the state department Sat
urday from American Consul General
Fisher at Mukden say the Mukden
provincial assembly has telegraphed a
request TO Premier Yuan Shi Kai for
independence should a republic be
formed.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Condemns Reserve Idea.

Boston.-The idea of a national re-
serve association was condemned by
former Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw in an address on THE Proposed
Banking and Currency Legislation"
before the Economic club.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
sulphurized Oats Under Ban.

Chicago.-Oats subjected TO a reno
waiting process commonly known as
sulphurized oats on Thursday came
under the ban OF the governments
pure food experts. Messages were re-
ceived by the local board of trade Of
cfiials informing them that SULPHUR
ing is held, under the law, TO be adul.
teration
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Connors Jury Dlsaqrees.

Los Angeles. Cal.-The jury in the
case OF Bert II. Corners. accused Of
having attempted to destroy the hall
OF records with dynamite. reported
Saturday that II was unable to agree
and was discharged
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Bill for Reappointment to Amy.

Washington.-Sena Rayner OF
Maryland has introduced a bill au.
thorizing reappointment of Peter
Hams. Jr.. convicted murderer OF
William E. Annis. to the army and
restoring his old rank OF captain OF
artillery
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Mine Gaze Falls.

Danville, Ills.-Eight men were in
jured, four seriously. by the falling
of a mine cage crowded with men 60
ing to work in the Electric coal mine,
six miles west of Danville. The cage
dropped 200 feet.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Aviator Has Close Gail.

Tripoli.-While throwing bombs
from an aeroplane into an Arab en-
campment near Tobruk in lIyrenalica.
on Thursday. Captain Monts, an Ital-
ian military aviator. was severely
wounded. but managed to r, ,ch camp.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Muff Found on Pilot.

Anderson. Ind.-Aafter fur mum
was found on the pilot OF Big Four
locomotive when it pulled into this
city. searching party went back
along the track and found the body
of Maude Argadine at ingalls,.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Maine Wreck to be Buried.

Washington.-General Bixby, chief
of the engineers of the army, bri1gs
from Havana the report that unless
unforeseen difficulties are experienced
all that is left of the old battleship
Maine will be fioated out of Havana
harbor by March 1 and sunk in the
deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. a
few miles off the north coast of Cuba.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Prohibitionists Predict Victory

Chicago.-Prospects for victory Of
the cause of national prohibition of
the liquor traffic are bright. says Chas.
r. Jones. chairman of the Prohibition
national committee. in the official call
for his party's national convention
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Killed by Fall of Rock.

Telluride. Colo.-John Heron, aged
go, widely known mining man in the
west, died Sunday as a result of in.
turies received in a fall of rock in
the Pandora mine, of which he was
consulting engineer.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
La Toilette Needs Rest,

Washington.-Sena Robert NJ.
La Toilette. on the verge Of physi-
cal breakdown. has Cancelled all his
speaking arrangements for the next
two weeks at Trenton. Jersey City
and elsewhere and will seek rest.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Crew Had Narrow Escape.

Norfolk. Va.-With a fire burning
so fiercely in her hold that her crew
could not stoke the boilers or run the
engines. the British steamer Consols,
IF Liverpool, with a valuable cargo
OF cotton from Galveston. bound TO
Hamburg. was towed with all posi-
BILE speed TO Hampton Roads.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
School House Considered Haunted.

Warrensville. Histories that
ghosts haunt the little schoolhouse
here in which Sylvester Adams shot
and killed Miss Edith Smith. the
teacher, and committed suicide last
month. have so frightened the rupils
that they refuse TO attend school.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Homecoming of King and Queen,

Portsmouth.-King George and
Queen Mary. who left Portsmouth Oh
November IL on the steamship Me.
di; bound for India, returned from
their durbar trip. The Medina ar.
rived Sunday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Mysterious Murder Of Woman.

Kansas City.-With one side Of her
head crushed by a hammer the body
of Mrs. Lucetta Dorset, widow, was
found in her home here by neighbors.
On dressing table lay some jewelry
undisturbed.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
Preparing for Bio EXPOSITION.

Washington.-Presi Taft on
Saturday signed a proclamation invit.
ing other nations to participate in tho
Panama-Pacifc International exposi.
ton to celebrate the opening of the
Panama canal. at San Francisco in
1915.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08
THE WAGES OF SIN.
Woman Who Deserted Millionaire
Husband for Plumber Ends Career
in Suicide.

New York.-Double suicide Sunday
ended a sensational romance of the
former wife of Walter L.. Suydam and
Frederick Noble, a young plumber, for
the love of whom Mrs. Suydam ran
away from her millionaire husband
and married. The bodies of Noble and
his bride of a month were found in
their New York apartment. The couple
had been asphyxiated by gas.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-08

Try Ton-so-la for sore throat, can
ker. etc. All druggists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
NEXT YEAR WILL MARK
CANALS COMPLETION
Not Formally Opened fer Trade Then, but YES
sci Will Pass Between Two Oceans
Commission Makes heport.

Washington, November 17.-Some
time next summer or fall. no exact date
being specified. weasel wall pass from
the Atlantic to the Pacific across what
is now the Isthmus Of Panama which
consequently must disappear from inc
worlds geography. and by the same
human agency. the Western Hemis'
phere win be divided into two contin.
ents. The vessel will not be the Ore.
gon nor any other famous ship. but
will be one OF the many small water
craft in daily use by the canal build
ers: and probably the only passengers
will be Colonel George w. Goethais
and the stan Of American engineers
who for the past eight years have been
carrying on the greatest engineering
work the world has ever seen 1t wall
be later than that, anywhere from si4
months TO a year. perhaps. before the
formal opening OF the waterway wlii
take place. and a naval fleet. headed py
the famous old Oregon. Will pass
through into the western ocean. ana
the canal may be fairly said to be open
to trade.
These facts are not OF official RECORD
as yet; the date OF January !, 1910.
still stands for the opening predicted
by Colonel Goethsls. But that the
opening Will De anticipated 10 SToos
extent has been promised by the canal
builders In unofficial statements. and
now comes a clear intimation OF their
purpose to advance the opening date
In tho annual report Of the Canal Com
mission. just published 1t Is disclos-
ed that while the completion OF the
great locks by January l. next Will not
be possible. owing to contract delays.
within six months thereafter the chan
mel will be finished. while to insure the
safe passage OF the locks. the contrAc-
tor has been called upon to finish the
gates in one flight first. DO that II the
rest Of tho work IL In condition. pas
sage Of ships can be permitted without
waiting for the completion OF the other
flights This statement will be under
stood, when 1t IL known that the great
locks are being built In duplicate. side
by side, not only to add to the capacity
of the canal. but to insure Its con-
tinuance in operation in case OF
serious accident to q ship In one OF
the locks.
Great Slices Increase Work.
The report shows . most Satisfactory
state Of progress Of the whole great