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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
KILLS TAX COMMISSION BILL
House Bill Killed In the Idaho Sen.
ate, But Another Attempt viii be
Made to Pass Measure.

Boise, Idaho.-The death of the ia.
commission bill, born In the house o
representatives Of the extra session
of the eleventh Idaho legislature, fol
lowing the killing of the Hawley ta1
commission, was accomplished with
out a struggle just before the senate
adjourned late Saturday afternoon
The bill was killed by indefinite
postponement after the Republicans
and Democrats had reached agree.
ment that 1t was not satisfactory to
either. Adjournment of the legisla.
ture was postponed until next week.
Senators Potts and st. Clair, Re.
publicans, and Poole and Kerns, Dem
ocrats, at once went to work upon a
third tax commission bill, to be intro
duced in the senate as a non-partisan
measure. II will provide for the ap-
pointment of one tax commissioner
by the state board of equalization
and will be supported by both fac
tons, settling the revenue tax diff
Guilty. The Democrats stood solidly
behind the tax commission bill in
the senate and gained one Republican
vote in the attempt to save it from
defeat, but twelve Republicans voted
to kill 1t and they were in the major
ity.
The house of representatives,
grieved over the treatment measures
that have originated there have met
with in the senate, attempted to pass
a resolution Saturday calling for an
to the state constitution
to take from the senate the power
to kill house bills, but 1t was lost.
The house went on record as taking
exception to the free hand with
which the senate had amended and
postponed house legislation.
Both houses passed a memorial |
'ommending Senator Borah's stand
N the three-year homestead law, a
esolution making the county treas
rer eX-officio tax collector, an ex-
mption fire insurance law and a bill
create the office of state account
mt.
The opposition of Majority Leader
avis and Minority Leader Morgan
the house to a mine taxation bill
roViding for the assessment of
ines on a basis of six times their
et income, prevented it's passage
a close vote of 81 to "a. The
aim made in support of the bill
as that mines were escaping their
st taxation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Had No Chance for Escape.

Denver,-Suit for the recovery of
$4,000 against the Denver & Rio
Grande Railway company, brought by
John Whittle of Chicago for the death
Of his son, Archibald Whittle, in a
wreck, March 16, 1906, when he was
being taken to Canon City to begin a
prison term for forgeries perpetrated
In Denver, was settled by the railway
company on Friday. Young Whittle
was in the custody of a sheriff and,
1t Is claimed, was burned to death
when the car was destroyed by fire,
being held by the chains that bound
him to the car seat.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
STEEL MAKERS ARE SCORED
Manufacturers Accused of Maintain
ing a System of Labor as Cruel
and Relentless as the GaiIeya-

ington.-Following sweep
ing investigation covering almost ev-
cry steel manufacturing plant in the
United States, the department of
commerce and labor, in a report
now ready for the senate, accuses
practically every corporation of main
tanning a system of labor as cruel,
relentless and unnecessary as the
galleys of ancient times.
Making the direct statement that
these corporations have instituted
policy eliminating the skilled arti-
sans and putting in their places the
lowest form of unskilled workmen,
who are paid ID cents an hour, the
report states that the men are forced
to remain on duty without relief as
long as twenty-four hours at a
stretch, and that in some plants eigh-
teen-hour tricks are the rule rather
than the exception. One-fifth of the
$4,000 employees of the blast fur
naces, steel works and rolling mills,
work eighty-four hours, or twelve
hours day, for seven days per
week. Many of them go to their
homes only to eat and sleep"
In May, 1910, the period covered
by the investigation, it was found
that $4,000 furnace and steel mill
employees worked regularly seven
lays week and that $4,000 worked
hours a week.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
viii Extend Hartman system.

San Francisco-The New York
bankers behind the Hartman rail-
road system have decided to build
into Vancouver, B. c., and within
two years, or before the opening of
the Panama-Pacific Exposition in
this city, will be running through
passenger trains between San Fran.
cisco and the British Columbia me-
tropolis as they are already doing
between this city and Portland and
Seattle.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
King Opens Wireless Station.

London.-The king of Spain, accom-
panied by the queen and leading mem
bers of the ministry and diplomatic
corps, opened the new Cietral Marconi
wireless telegraph station at Aranjuez
by sending felicitious messages to
nearly every ruler in Europe and to
King George and Queen Mary, who
are at sea on the Medina, returning
from India. The first message was
sent to Dowager Alexandra at San
dringham, expressing love and respect
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Would Exercise Leap Year Privilege

Seattle, Wash.-Seventy-fi won.
en-, most of them factory workers in
New Jersey Towns, have written to
Marriage License Clerk Claude F.
Gage, expressing a desire to be put
in communication with the twelve
Lansing (Mich.) bachelors who wrote
two weeks ago asking for brides to
settle with them on western Wash.
ngton logged-off lands. In addition
to the Michigan bachelors, Mr. Gage
has received letters from 200 men
In all parts of the Union asking him
to assist them in finding wives.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Husging Object of DANCING.

Denver, Colo.-"If the hug were ia.
ken out of dancing it would not last
long, but would die natural DEATH"
said Father Benedict in a lecture To
young women at the fashionable 10.
gan gan avenue chapel here Saturday
married women DO not dance with
thelr husbands but with 9TH. won,-
ems husbands, and married men do
not dance with their wives, but with
other mems wives"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Anti-Tippers Organize.

Portland, Ore.-A society for the
adjustment of the practice of tipping
servants and urging the improvement
IN sanitary conditions in hotels of
small towns is being organized by ira
Yelling men in this city, to be known
as the Western Travellers Protective
association.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Relative of Lincoln a Bride.

New York.-Mrs. Belle Vedder
Fleming, SO years of age, a daughter
of Indiana Hanks, whose mother was
a sister of Nancy Hanks, mother of
Abraham Lincoln, was married Sat
urday to Brigadier General David
Stewart Gordon, U. S. A., retired, rs
years old
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Drug Fiend Steals Coffin Plate

Chicago-A silver coffin plate bear
lug the inscription AT Rest" was
among the queer collection of articles
confiscated by the police in the CO.
caine dive conducted by Eugene Hus-
ton, the drug king of Chicago" Old
Violins and bits of valuable jewelry
also indicated to what lengths drug
fiends will go to purchase cocaine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Twenty Millions Worth of Autos.

Neutrality-suspicious. of the most nota-
BILE achievements of American for
eign commerce in recent years, &C
cording to statements by the bureau
of statistics of the department of
commerce and labor, was in the auto
mobile in 1911. More than 100000
worth of automobiles were exported
from the United States during the
year
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Confronted by Two Wives

Chicago.-William H. Thompson of
North Lincoln avenue, was received
upon his return home Saturday by two
wives, daughter, two policeman
and reporter. He had expected but
one wife. After he had been arrest
ed on a charge of bigamy, Thompson
admitted he had married four women.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
British Syndicate to Back Colony.

Humboldt, Sask.-One hundred thou
sand acres of unimproved farm land
were sold to a British syndicate for
$1,652,0O0. The land, it S an
nounced, will be colonized by English
or Scotch farmers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Workman Buried in Trench,

Logan.-Ernest Walters, a Norwe,
gian. employed by the Moran Con.
struction company in the building of
the dam at the mouth of Logan can
yon, was buried by cavern in the
exploration trench at the dam site
Saturday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Arrested on Susnicion-

Reno, Nev.-Officers at Hazen, ar,
rested on suspicion and brought to
reno man supposed to be. Cooney
Ellis wanted for the killing of Ed
Ionkey near Gerlach, January %.
Posses have been after him several
days.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Four Rruned to Death.

Butler, Pa.-Four persons were
burned to death or suffocated and
five others are in a serious condi-
ton as result of a fire Sunday at
the home of Curtis Hale at Claytonia,
a mining town ten miles from here.
An overheated stove or the explosion
of a lamp is thought to have been
the cauSe
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Clara Barton lmnrovlnn.

Washington.-Miss Clara Barton,
the Civil war nurse and founder of
the Red Cross, who has been ill for
some time, is much improved, &C.
cording to a report received from her
home in Glen Echo.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Fed FamiIy,s Meal to Doa.

Denver.-John Stackhouse, under
arrest for cruelty and accused of feed
ing the breakfast of his wife and two
daughters to the family dog, declares
that arguments that he may offer in
eXtenuation of his case will have no
weight against the beauty of his two
daughters, and he is resigned to his
fate
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Some Beer GuzzIer,

San Francisco.-George A. Terry.
formerly a clerk of the National
Banking corporation, who pleaded
guilty to having embezzled $4,000,
testified in the superior court Satur-
day that he had drunk 100 quarts of
beer within six hours.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Mrs. Morrow Indicted.

Chicago.-The grand jury has re-
turned an indictment charging Mrs.
Rene Morrow with numbering her hus.
band, Charles B. Morrow, an inven-
tor, whose body was found December
rs on the rear porch of his home.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Resume Dynamite Probe.

indianapolis, Ind.-The federal
Grand jury which has been investigat-
ing the dynamite conspiracy began
Monday what is expected to be the last
week of its work. By Friday it is be.
heVed the jury will be ready to con-
slider indictments.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Missing Man Returns With Fortune

La Crosse, Wis.-After he had been
thought dead for twenty years. Joseph
Fayant on Saturday walked into the
home of his sister here. Fayant now
is a wealthy mine owner of Golconda.
New, and has been trying for years
to find traces of his sister.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Sends for warship.

Perrin, Arabia.-The British consul
of Hodeida has sent a request to his
government for the dispatch of
warship to that port. His action was
due to threats by the Italian vessels
to lombard the town.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02

San Francisco.-Champ Clark was
given his first boom in this state for
me Democratic nomination for the
presidency on Sunday by the organiza-
ton of the Champ Clark league
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Clark Running on His Own Record.

Observation-Disclosures Champ Clark
In public statement Saturday de-
clared he was a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination,
standing on his own feet, without
leaning on any other candidate"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
Denies That eaby Is Married.

London.-The agent of Gaby Deslys
says that the reports circulated re-
garding her marriage are incorrect.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
Government CLOSES
IN PACKERS TRIAL
THIRTEEN WEEKS CONSUMED
SECURING 4 JURY AND PRE-
sENTING ONE SIDE.

CHICAGO, March G.-After thir.
teen weeks ana one day occupied IN
the selection OF jury and the eX-
animation OF witnesses, the govern
mont today closed its ease In the trial
Of then ten Chicago meat packers
charged with conspiracy In maintain
ing a combination In restraint OF
trade. The case Is said to be the long
est criminal trial in the history OF
the federal courts.
Judge Carpenter Immediately ad-
iourned court for the day and it was
announced that tomorrow a written
motion signod by each Of the ten de-
PENDANTS asking the court Dl take
the case from the jury and discharge
the packers as the government has
fhled TO prove its charges under the
Indictment. 1t is said counself for
the defendants will argue Nearly u
week on the motion.
The closing hours of the govern
ment's side OF the case We're taken up
with the reading Of statistical data
on the meat corporations.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
one KILLED. Z HURT
IN A Street DUEL
FORT WORTH Is SCENE OF AN
OTHER TRAGEDY OVER
FAMILY AFFAIRS.

FORT WORTH, March 6.-One
man was killed and two wounded in
a Main street shooting Wednesday
night at o'clock.
The dead:
MAURICE BALL, private secretary
Of Thomas Is. owens, cotton broker
age company
The wounded
ohe Thompson drug clerk, shot in
leg.
J. $. Phillips, Odeon theater man
0ger, flesh wound.
The killing was the result of fam
lily troubles. Os'ar Meyer. auditor
OF the Fort Worth Il Denver City rail-
way company is under arrest on Il
charge of murder. The trouble fol-
lowed the divorce Of Bah. \ short
time before shooting, he struik Mey-
er. saying, you ruined my hime"
Meyers secured revolver and shot
Ban as he started from the scene
SIX bullets We're fired The two
wounded men were bystanders Mey-
ers was Immediately released on
bond
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
masked NEGROES BURN
A Farmers HOME
TlED 1IuRTIEN YEAR Old BOY
10 \ TREE AND THEN DIES
THONED HOME.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, March g.
Three masked negroes went 10 the
home of ran Wortherly q farmer liy-
ling four miles south OF this city at
noon today tied. George Wortherly
l3 yelrs old, 90 tree some distance
from the house, then set fire to the
building, The home burned 10 the
ground before the boy could free
himself ana summon help. His faith
cr and mother we're ia Little Rock
at the time
a posse OF officers arrested George
Peters, q negro some distance from
the sccne OF the crime this afternoon.
The Wortherly boy Identified him as
one OF the men who bound him al
though the negro protests his inno-
c,use.
II is thought that the house was
thoroughly ransacked as the boy says
he believes, after he was bound to the
tree.
The officers, as we'll as Wortherly
say thoy cannot understand why the
negroes set fire to the house after
IT,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
TIN COLoNEI's HANDICAP.

We don't like Or Ahlotts cluci-
dation of Mr.. Booscvelrs "Consccu-
tive" terms. "a man may drink two
cups Of coffee IN succession" said
the reverend doctor "and then re-
fuse the third in a positive way hy
saying No more. But ne. would not
mean that he would never drink am
other cup of coffee'This IS too sug-
gestve, too mcnacing we might say
A man may go to bed in the small
hours with his boots on. so ineffabh
full as TO be without desire for an
other drop The morning will find
him with a raging thirst And the
thirst Of the morning after is said to
be the most unassuageable Of thirsts.
The men who save themselves from
wreck are those with the grit to
clinch their teeth and endure the
headache. and the nausea, and the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
A LITTLE HUMAN DRAMA IN
REAL LIFE IN ARKANSAS.

1t isn't every day that a real human
drama is enacted in any particular
community, yet sooner or later each
town and hamlet feels an occurrence
that stands out with striking features
Of human interest. one day this week
the wires told this brief storyi
Pat Harrison was arrested at
Bonneville. Ark, today and will be re-
turned to the Kansas penitentiary to
serve out his term, after escaping
from that institution, reforming. mar
ry,ng, and living honestly. lie was
convicted of grand larceny in 1896,
and seutenced to ten years. After
serving seven years, he escaped and
came to Arkansas, assuming the name
of William King. lie met young
woman of well-to-do parents. They
fell in love with each other and he
told her his lite's history. They wcro
married, she accepting him in spite Of
the constant danger of his Identity be
coming known, Some one recognized
Harrison and reported him 10 the
authorities"
Reuibuton? Rather let is be call.
ed retrogrcsson, for there is little Of
the higher plane of civilization repre-
sentod Some one recognized him.
There was, perhaps. "a reward OF $50
for his apprehension. The recognlzer
probably came into part of It as his
reward for telling the officers, who
receive the rest Thirty pieces of sill
yer was given for the betrayal of the
Saviour FIFTY pieces Of silver ac-
cepted for the betrayal Of "A conf
dencc of nature--for It is natural that
a good man bo let alonc--is the mod .
ern way.
In this Instance, every purpose of
the law had been fulfilled Men con,
yicted of grand larceny arc sent Ia
prison that they may reform more
than that they may be punished. Tho
reformation had been accomplished
lie had married only after telling of
his past. and for nearly ten years had
lived the part of a good man. 1t was
dirty mind which gave the informa
uon which led his Identity TO become
known. for "a good man living under
an assumed name is preferable to a
good man or had man In penitcu-
tiary Kansas should require nothinr
more from him than that ne bee let en-
JOY the peace of an honest lie Arkan-
sas should not let a good man be
torn away from bis home. II is hut
another instance of mans mhumauity
to man.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
rrlc.uy Claims Ills Election

George c. Priestly of Bartlesville.
candidate for national committeeman
from Oklahoma. which positi-n is TO
be filled at the republican state CON
vention at Guthrie a week from to-
day. was a visitor in Tulsa last night.
having come here directly from Ok
lahoma city. Mr.. PrieSiy stated last
night that az this time he is conf
dent that Theodore Roosevelt will
carry oklahoma overwhelmingly
over President Taft. and that he him
self is already assured of enough del
cgates to insure his election as ma
tional committeeman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07
TAFT MEN HAVE
A SLIGHT LEAD
Continued from page 1.

ciaL) flames A. Harris, republican
state chairman. and Taft leader in Ok
lahoma, made the following statement
tonight Of the Taft and Roosevelt
strength in this state
Among the delegates thus far elect
ed to the state convention in Guth-
rie on March IA, twenty-four counties
have elected 149 delegates instructed
for Taft, while nine counties have 1O9
delegates instructed for Roosevelt. I
am suing only the official returns thus
far received.
mo doubt exists whatever that Taft
will have a majority in the state con-
vention in the Third Congressional
district. Official returns are in from
all bpt four counties. Mcintosh, Ok.
fuskee Seminole and Creek, and Taft
Will control also the Third district con-
vention at Tulsa"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07

No. 24-John Smiley, inspector.
Register a; West Side Grocery.
No. 25-W. G. Williamson, inspec-
tor. Register at carpenter shop op-
posite county court house.
No. 26-D. o. ellis, Inspector Reg
lister at Gillis' plumbing shop.
No. 27--C. S. Maxey, inspector.
Register at Smiths store.
No. 2S-E. r.. Hays. inspector.
Register at Stahrs store.
No. 29-John Mclaughlin, inspec-
tor Register at Hawkins store, West
Tulsa.
No /S5-J. j. Lants, inspector. Reg
lister at residence, 3 North Lawton.
No. 3S-L. A. Nitche, inspector.
Register at NiXon's store.
Voters in school district No. 30,
(City of Tulsa residing outside of the
city, will vote at the voting places, to-
wit: Wekiwa Twp, at brick plant;
Dawson Twp, precinct No. SO, store
building. Frisco Addition; Dawson
Twp, Including Kendall precinct No
40, at Tells store. Precinct No. 80
at Orcutt school house.
Precinct No. 3S Is IA new one made
up from precincts No. 23 and "a.
Denver street from Seventh street to
city limits south, and running from
Denver on Seventh to Frisco railroad
west. Registration places at Fix
mer's store on Twelfth street and
Nixon's store on South Seventh street
All voters in this territory must have
transfer or must register again be-
fore the primary.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-07

awful Internal heats Of m" morning
after rather than take 20 the hair
of the dog II Mr. Roosevelt IN a
strong man this IL what he VIII do,
even yct, no matter how much u
hurts, The first morning-aftor drink
rs not consecutive" There has been
an intcrmisslon. But it calls for an-
other, ana still another unul the man
ls either shooting up the town or
locked u The calaboo-c, s1ys the
Globe Democrat
Good pr Abbott of the outlook,
may not understand these plain
thruths Ills has been thcshcltered
Gfe. Hut we believe that Tedb
knows mem and what they mean
Wherefore Wc believe that Teddy in
explaining tho Van NaIkcnbmgh LET.
tcr H not giving us what he has so
often called "the suqarcdeal.' lie
tells us that while hc often said he
was not candidate for the pres-
dcucl hc never said he would not
take II II offered 10 him. why that
is the state of mind OF all OF MS who
have never had IT, There are men
running stores, cutting down trees !
digging I'm coal mines. operating banks !
and raising crops. who are not candl. |
dates for the presidency this year but
who would not turn "A deaf ear 10
their partys or their countrys call |
Mr.. Bryan, who is not "A candidate,
would, We are sure, not turn his back |
lpon Baltimore II it should shout his
name. col. Jim Ham Lewis Of Chi
'ago would not disappoint us. EX-
senator Beverldee OF Indiana would !
.espond TO a call
Bryan Bcveridge or Lewis, Hoke
smith or Dlnk Bolts and beyond
hem the great army of the unknown
Who are In no sense candidates for a
domination but would not reject il
{ offered. have this one great and
uprcme advantage Of the colonel
hey have never had it to that
INIT Of a righteous ambition. Amy
nan in the vast mulutudes Of men
Who are not candidates. but who
would take II, could take it without
ceiling that he was making a hog Of
imseH He could take it without
ceiling that he was shutting some
ody away from the trough. lie
ould take II without consciousness
{ getting his hind feet, as well as his
IRE feet, and his snout, in the swlll
hat is the great disadvantage of the
,lonel in this campaign. There are
many millions more Of Americans
no are not candidates. but who
ould take IT IL they could get il, ana
no have never had 1t yet They all
re- against monopoly trusts
That is the coloncrs handicap.