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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-09-19
VICTOR ALLEN ACQUITTED.
Verdict In Last of HillSvllle Cases
Greeted with Applause.

WytheWlle, Va, September 49,
Not guilty" was the verdict rem
dered by the jury in the case of Vic
tor Allen, charged with participation
in the HillSville court house murders
on March IA last. The announce
ment brought a demonstration from
the spectators, large portion of
whom were women.
Arguments were completed this
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock and the
case was given at once to the jury.
1t was out thirty minutes consider
ing their verdict. When it was an
nounced, Mr. Poague, of counsel for
the Commonwealth, addressed the
court, stating that he and his assist
ants desired to do no more than their
duty, and with the permission Of the
court the other indictments against
the defendant would be dismissed.
This was done. The prisoner, sur
rounded by his four small children,
received the congratulations of many
in the room, and as he shook hands
with the jury tears coursed down his
cheeks. Many of the court room
spectators were women.
This is the last of the trials grow
ing out of the shooting up Of the
Carroll county court last March,
when the presiding Judge, the
Sheriff, the Commonwealth's Attor-
ney,a juror and witness met death
at the hands of the Allen clan. For
the murders, two men have been
sentenced to the electric chair, Floyd
Allen and Claude Allen, father and
brother of the man who was ac-
quilted today. Two other members
of the Allen clan, Friel Allen and
Sidna Edwards, were given long
terms in the penitentiary.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-09-19
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5 CHILDREN NEED EXTRA CARE :
: IN HOT WEATHER. :
Summer Heat Dangerous to Little
, Ones If Bowels Are
Neglected.

The mother cannot do better for
her children than to train them from
infancy, to regularity of the bowels.
Chronic constipation in later life can
be avoided if the child learns early
the need for a daily evacuation of
the poisonous stomach waste.
There will, of course, be times
when the little one will become con-
stipated and bilious. In hot wealth
er, especially, immediate attention is
necessary, as much serious illness re-
suits from inactive bowels. Salts,
cathartics, purgatives, and similar
drastic irritants are harsh and vio-
lent and only bring temporary relief
while disturbing the whole system.
A gentle pleasant bowel stimulant
like DR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
far preferable. Syrup Pepsin con-
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the foreign matter that irritates and
inhames the tissue, it will quickly
check the summer diarrhoea that is
so weakening in its effect.
Druggists sell DR. Caldwell's Sy-
rup Pepsin for fifty cents and one
dollar a bottle, the larger size being
intended for family use. A free
trial bottle, postpaid, can be obtain
ed by writing to DR. w B Caldwell,
4O6 Washington st. Monticello, Ill.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-09-19

Children like to take III. MiI'I Lax
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COMMITTED SUICIDE
General Nogi and his Wife DIE
In Honor of Emperor.

Toxic, September l4:-Gen Count
Maresunke Nogi, supreme military
counselor of the japanese empire.
and his wife. the Countess Nogi.
committed suicide tonight in ac-
cordance with an ancient custom as
a final tribute to their departed en-
peror and friend. Mutsuhito.
The death by their own hands of
the famous general and his wife was
as dramatic as it was sad. The gen.
eral cut his throat with a short sword
and the countess committed hari-
kari.
Following the Samura custom, the
couple had carefully prepared their
plans for killing themselves and
timed them so that they would be
coincident with the departure for
ever from Tokyo of the dead emper-
or. Gen Nogi and the countess had
attended the funeral services of
Mutsuhito at the palace here today
and it was expected that they would
proceed to Aoyama tonight with the
cortege. Instead, however, at the
conclusion of the ceremony at the
palace, they withdrew to their mod
est home in Akasaka, a suburb of
Tokyo, and there began their final
preparations for death.
First the general wrote letter to
his new emperor, Yoshihito, which
later was found beside his body.
Then he draped in mourning por-
trait of the late emperor, which
hung on the wall, and afterwards ne
and his wife dressed themselves in
full japanese costume and drank a
farewell cup of sake from cups that
had been presented to the general
by Mutsuhito.
Darkness had fallen and Gen No
gi and the countess sat and awaited
the signal they had agreed upon to
announce their leave taking. This
was the booming of a signal gun on
the palace grounds at Tokyo which
was to let the people know that the
body of the emperor was starting
on the funeral car for it's last rest
ing place.
AS the boom of the gun resounded
through the still clear night, Gen
Nogi arose and grasping in his hand
a short sword plunged it into his
throat while the countess stabbed
herself through the body. A student
who resides in the Nogi home heard
the fall of the bodies and rushed into
the room. Lying upon the floor were
the hero of Port Arthur ard his
wife. Both were still breathing, but
their spasmodic gasps showed plain
ly that death was near. The student
hurried tor aid but when he return
ed with it both the general and the
countess were dead.
Gen Count Nogi was national
hero in Japan. 1t was he who cap
tured Port Arthur from the Rus
slams in 1904 and assured the success
of his country in the battle of Muk-
den. The count was born at Hagi
in the province of Choshu, in 1S49.
He commanded the first brigade
of infantry in the Chino-Japanese
war and captured Port Arthur in
one day. On the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese war in 1904 Gen
Nogi was appointed commander OF
the third army. His force took 2O3
Metre hill after terrible slaughter
and also destroyed the Russian
squadron in port,
Gen Nogi personally received Gen
Stoessel's proposal to surrender Port
Arthur.
J,,,+ rooo;,,oJ q nioo limo of Mem c
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Just received a nice line of Mems
and BOYS Fall and Winter Clothing
at Peoples Mercantile Co.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
Notice of Sale Of Personal Property. to
Satisfy Keepers Lien.

Notice is hereby given, that the I'M
dersigned, J. w. Beasley, will, on the
third day of February, 1912, at the
hour of three o'clock p. N, in front of
the office of Munyon G. Lue, on Second
avenue South, in the City of Twin
Falls, county of Twin Falls, State of
Idaho, there will be offered for sale,
to the highest bidder for cash, payable
at the consumation of the sale, one ID
roam gelding, about six years old,
weight about $50 lbs, and one Cd bay
bald-faced gelding, about six years old,
weight about 1,100 lbs.
The same being sold to satisfy a bill
for the keeping of said horses amount
ing to $685., in favor of the said J. w.
Beasley and against Lloyd McDougal
and Silas McDougal, doing business
under the firm name and style of Nc
Dougal Bros, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy such lien.
]. w. BEASLEY.
F. G. LESSUR, Constable.
Jan 26 Feb 2
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
TEL. 80.

The recommendation of the tax COM
mission curtailing the bonding limit
of county and municipalities has
brought out great deal of opposition
from all parts Of the state where rapid
progress is most noted. Representa-
tives are hearing from home in nearly
every case where the bonding limit
would cut off further progress if the
McLane recommendation was adopted
as part of the revenue law. Twin
Falls county can i'll afford to cut down
on bonding limit with the future full
of promise and with so many needed
improvements in the matter of roads
and bridges. Twin Falls city, with
the expenditure of large sum for
waterworks absolutely needed, with
paving and sewer extensions and the
other improvements required by a
growing city, would be seriously hurt
Every other county in the state has
the same condition confronting it sc
that the bonding limit portion will
have hard gauntlet to run to become
a law.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
ONE CAN TO EACH CUSTOMER

tween local business associations, rail-
road officials and strikers with view
to putting and end to the Hartman
railroad strike or in some way reliev-
ing the situation. So far as can be
learned, nothing definite has been at
tanned or any agreement reached, but
it is understood that the strikers are
willing to arbitrate, although the rail
roads SO far have held steadfast to
their first stand in not recognizing the
strike organization.
Persistent rumorS to the effect that
meeting will be held in the east.
probably in Chicago, within the next
few days for the purpose of settling
the strike, are current, though they
cannot be verified, as the general
strike situation is entirely out of the
hands of local railroad officials.
So far as local business men are
concerned in the settling of the strike
there is little that can be done, for
there are no railroad men in this part
of the country with the power to act
nor are there any strike officials who
could handle such matter.
The point of view of the parties
concerned are SO widely divergent that
it is impossible to form an opinion of
the exact situation from their public
utterances. The railroads are en-
phatic in their assertion that the sit
uation as far as they are concerned is
growing better daily. while on the
other hand the strikers are just as
positive of their ultimate success.
So far as the railroads are concern
ed the strike situation is, as it has
been from the first, in the hands of
Julius Kruttschnitt of the Hartman
system, and until some official action
or statement comes from that source
little is to be learned as to any change
in the attitude of the railroads.
About week ago meeting was
held between the city commissioners
of Ogden and J. F. Dunn, superintend-
ent of motive power, and other rail-
road officials, at which the advisable
ity of opening up the stockade at the
shops was discussed. Just when this
will be done has not yet been stated,
but it has been decided to pay off the
strikebreakers here on next payday by
check, the cashing of which will force
the men out of the stockade-Poca-
tellO Tribune.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26

The legislative action on the tax
the strongly developed antagonism Of
the Republicans for Hawley's tax com
mission. The Republicans have in the
place of the commission, advocated
other plans which they believe will
remedy the present evils without the
commission. The plan acknowledges
the cash value law, but makes the
basis of taxation on a percentage of
the full value. The plan in nutshell
is to table the governors bill known
as house bill No. /, and substitute a
essential reforms which will straight
en- out the present tangle. That it
will be vetoed by the governor is GER
tain unless the tax commission is made
a part of it. Action with such deter
mination is out of the question. To
pass the bill over the governors veto
it out of the question, owing to the
small working majority of the Repub-
licans who among themselves are not
in complete harmony as to the value
of the tax commission. Twin Falls
county's representatives, one Repub-
lican and the other a Democrat, are
both willing to forget party lines in
order to protect the county's inter-
ests, but there is little chance of their
being called upon to exercise any in
dependence on either side. The extra
session will undoubtedly be classed as
an extraordinary one for the lack of
legislation enacted
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
A BASIS FOR NINE VALUATION.

If you had property that would
bring you in an income of 81 900, what
would such property be worth
Wouldn't it be absured to say it is
worth only $1,000?
Mind you, we don't mean property
that enables you by your own labor to
earn 81 900, such as farm where the
farmer by the use of his own best en-
deavors, the utilization of his team and
farm implements, the increase on his
cattle and horses, the milk and butter
that his wife gets from the COWS or the
meat and eggs she gets from the
where he raises his own
garden produce and counts that in,
and thus enables him to make"
81 900 What we mean is a property
which, without so much as crook of
your finger, other than signature in
dorsement on the remittance check,
would bring you in $1,000. We want
to know what such property is
worth? Is it worth only 1000?
That's what our absurd laws say.
And in spite of the fact that the
saying so is a direct and apparent
violation of our constitution, we have
been unable to arouse our governor
and the legislature that he has called
into session for the very purpose to
take action to change the absurd reve-
nue. law that says such an absurd
thing.
The only difference is that instead
of being only $1,000 income it is mil
lions of dollars, and stead of being
YOU it is the rich mine owners.
Do you consider that sufficient
difference to warrant continuance of
the farce? We don't.
The mine owners have a property
which last year produced an income to
them of $2,709, 1868 with no more ex-
ertion on their part than the mere in
dorsing of their names on the check
remitting the money, and our laws
said that the sum represented the full
actual cash value of that property.
The year before this same property
brought those mine owners a net in
come of $2107, 361.42, and our laws
said that that sum again represented
the full, actual cash value of the prop
erty that produced it!
One year this same property
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26

thing OF the. past as far as the Harri-
man lines are concerned.
In the past it has been the custom
for eastern roads to handle the freight
consigned to Idaho points over their
lines to Denver and there turn it over
to the Union Pacific for delivery.
The roads, the Burlington, Rock
Island, Milwaukee, and the Santa Fe,
will, after January 25, turn over all of
their Idaho shipments to the Harri-
man lines at Missouri river points,
such as Omaha and Kansas City, and
the Union Pacific will get the benefit
OF the long haul instead of the other
roads.
The order goes into effect at the
same time as does the freight reduc-
lions from the east to Idaho points.
While representatives of some of
the other roads do not pretend to like
the new order, they say that they
know of nothing that they can do to
prevent it. The Hartman lines have
simply announced that they will take
care of all freight consigned to Idaho
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26

at meeting at the Union League club
this afternoon. Alexander Fl. Revell, a
prominent business man, is chairman,
Dwight Lawrence is treasurer, and
Edwin w. Sims, United States district
attorney under the Roosevelt admin
istration, is secretary. The executive
committee is composed of the officers
and Edward j. Brundage, Herbert S.
Duncombe, Lawrence Heywarth and
Ralph Otis, prominent in local politics.
A statement setting forth the pur-
pose of the committee declares it is "a
voluntary organization of those who
favor Theodore Roosevelt for presi-
dent, formed without consulting di-
rectly or indirectly with Mr.. Roosevelt
or any official of any organization +"
The purposes are:
First, to ascertain the national SEN
timent in regard to the nomination of
Mr.. Roosevelt for president and to pro-
vide a central organization with which
Roosevelt supporters may cooperate.
Second, to secure the opportunity
for definite expression by the voters
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
Resolutions Adopted.

Resolutions of respect of the Loyal
Order of Moose, No. 612, Twin Falls,
Ida.
Whereas, in the Divine Providence
of God it has pleased Him to remove
from our midst our beloved Brother,
Chas. j. Walker; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Loyal Order of
Moose have lost beloved and highly
esteemed Brother; and be it further
Resolved, That we as lodge do ex-
tend to the family of Brother Walker
our sympathy in this their hour of be-
reavement; and be it further
Resolved, That the family be pre-
sented with copy of these resolutions
and that they be published in the Twin
Falls papers and that copy be spread
on the minutes of this meeting.
HARRY BECHTOLD,
(Signed) e. r. LANDON,
P. B. SWEENEY,
Committee.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
A TWENTY-FIVE BILLION DOLLAR
CORPORATION.

In "McCluer's Magazine" for Janu-
airy Mr.. William W. Cook, a promin-
ent corporation lawyer of New York
who is general counsel for the Mackay
Cable and Telegraph Companies,
which have capital of one hundred
million dollars, makes the remarkable
suggestion that the only way to cure
some of the evils of the trusts is to
create the greatest private corporation
that the world has ever known or
dreamed ola corporation with cap
ital of twenty-five billions of dollars.
The proposal is certainly startling
one, but, as it is made by an expert
lawyer who is thoroughly familiar
with modern American industrial con-
ditions, it deserves respectful consid-
Grafton. 1t is sure, at all events, to
excite public interest Mr.. Cook re-
views the relation of the government
to the railways; points out the at
tempt which the American people are
now in process of making to subor-
dinate the railways to government
control; asserts that the people will
never submit to Wall Streets control
of the government; and expresses the
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26

fear that in their struggle to free the
Of the money power" the people will
eventually turn to government owner
ship of the railways. Mr.. Cook does
not defend the money power" he is
as frank in pointing out its evils and
the desirability Of establishing an in
dustrial democracy in this country as
any radical progressive. Mr.. Cook,
however, does not hold to either of the
usual methods proposed for supplant-
ing financial or industrial oligarchy
with industrial democracy he does not
believe in the proposal, which some
radicals, including the Socialists, adj
vocate, that the government own the
railways, and he appears to hold that
effective governmental regulations
such as The Outlook has long favor
ed, is impossible. Instead of either he
proposes as substitute a sort of joint
management of all railways by gov
eminent and private capital. He sug-
gests that congress should create a
holding company with a capital of $685.
000,000,000; that this holding company
should purchase in the open market
, or by condemnation proceedings all
the railways of the United States; that
the stock of this holding company
should pay three per cent, guaranteed
by the government; that congress in
creating the company should choose
the board of twenty-five directors; that
the board should be self-perpetuating,
but that no directors should be elect
ed without the approval of the presi-
dent Of the United States, and possibly
of the United States senate; that a fur
Their safeguard against the domination
of special interests in this board of di-
rectors might be provided by applying
the principle of the recall" when the
stockholders disapprove of the acts of
any particular director or directors.
be still further prevented, he thinks,
by following the example of the Bank
of England, in which the right of vot-
ing for directors is limited to stock
holders who have owned for six
months at least $500 of the bank stock,
Each stakeholder has but one vote; no
proxies are allowed" We do not at
tempt to go into the details of Mr..
Cooks plan, but refer our readers to
his article. He believes that able fin
anciers and able railway men could be
obtained to manage such holding
company with the same patriotic mo-
tives that lead distinguished English
men to administer the Bank of Eng
land for the benefit of the whole coun-
try. Perhaps the most significant
thing about Mr.. Cooks proposal is
that it indicates the changed temper
of great corporation experts towards
the definite attempt of the people of
the United States to make big bust
ness" subordinate to general social and
political rights. AS manifestation of
the growth of this movement Mr..
Cooks plan ought to receive serious
attention.-The Outlook.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-26
Absolutely Pure
NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE

of their choice for the nomination for
president, by means of direct primary
or other effective methods"
That there is IAN overwhelming SEN
timent in favor of Roosevelt" among
Republicans in business circles as we'll
as in politics was the statement made
by Chairman Revell after the meeting
tonight To make possible the pro-
per voicing of this sentiment through
some kind of an organization that will
bring together the Roosevelt adher-
ents, and encourage the formation of
local organizations in various states is
the scheme laid out by Chairman Re-
veil and his associates.