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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-21

me that first day we met. About your q
for Mr. Covington. I think
1T 10 very unselfish of YOU"
"Oh, I wouldn't say that" ventured
the young man, vainly racking his
brain. "Nobody could help liking Cul-
YER" 'sssEs sss
Eyes; but how many men would
step aside and let their best friend win
prize after prize and never undertake
to compete against him?"
Speed blushed family, as any mod
est man might have done.
"Did I tell you that?" he inquired.
Indeed you did"
"Then please don't speak OF 1t to
mortal soul. must have said a great
deal that first
thor .ea uay, outf
Yor NJ e was fine Of yuu;"
| "Yss: : te,: spoken of'itT
- --.e naan undersdok tev "A ing
the conversation ab,upayI lbut ! 1is'
Blake was ~debrmin.Adyd unx n dy
She CONTINUED: !,
"of course. 1t wst rernAAagnssA \
Gus Of you to always stap aside u
favor Of your best friend; buy 1t fszaV
fair to yourself-it really pisn.A And
30 have arranged q little plan khere-
by you can do somsthings to prove
your pr0wess, and stf1l. not t,ot8rfe-T
with Mr.. C0vfngton IN the s.-lst.
Speed cleared his throat nervously.
TELL me-" he said. "what 1t Is"
And Miss Blake told him the story
of the shocking tseachery of Humpy
Joe, together with the miserable I'M
doing ct the Flying Heart. "Why.
those Door fellows arv broken-heart-
ed" she concluded. "Their despair
over fosfng that talking machine
would be- II 1t were not 10 tragic.
told them you would win It back for
them. And you will. won't you?
Pleased" She turned her blue eyes
upon him avpealingly, and the young
man was lost
It'll take ten chances" he said.
where does the rattle come Off"
~Oh, 1t isn't . raffle, It's a 1oot-race.
rcu must run With that Centipede
eook."
III Run q rree!" exclaimaG the
Soung college man, aghast.
Yes, I've promised that you would.
You $50. this isn't Hike q college event,
and Culver isn't here yet"
But he'll be here in q day or co."
Speed felt AZ II wsxy large man were
choking him: he decided his collar
Waa too tight.
"Oh. I'VE talked Z al over With
JEAN She Doesn't want Culver to |
i run, anyhow
why not," inquired no. suspsesons.
h.
b r DON'T know. I'm sure."
/ IF Miss Chaplin dossnt want Culver
70 run, you surely wouldn't want me
tn..:,
Mot 1t al. II lRr. covington knew
the iacts Of the sass. he would be
only too happy 10 do It. And. you
see. you know the facts"
| Speed was aboat 70 shape gracious
but Arm refusal q the proRered honor
when Still Bill Slower appeared at the
steps. Dated Ais faded stetson, and
bowed Imply.
"Mornia'. Miss Blake" To the rear
Speed sav three other men-an In
dian. tal. swart. and saturnine, who
walked with limp: q picturesque
Mexican with . spangled hat and sill.
yer spurs, evidently the captor Of
Lawrence Glass on the, evening previ-
Gus: and An undersised little man
with thick.rimmed spectacles and a
heavy-hansing: ,holstae from which
1peeped . gun-butt All were smiling
elegantly an. aaansd .asAit- ahaahadL
Good morning. Mr.. Slower" said
Helen. pleasantly. This = Mr.. 0peed,
e whom I spoks - "a yssese1a1..
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-21

The k.S> q teu ~, ~
rn-~ s5 deles
\ miss, and vs stssSaac
\ cation to AZ H9ek6.1
Y "Mr. 81 eed k2a6
4 about I'll when IL 49,
I'm SUR no NJ s
K III 1t s ~ss S.Ssx ~ y
! neaNer. asa Il h.aA.1na o1d's an
, swer. Eva Cloudy tarSs black
|, eyes uSon a 70 yeunG
A. The ola.la.~tneIr cooperate gaze
IA ttedis feet uncomfortably and felt
16ed to fee. but the situation would
not permit Of It. Besides, the affair
him. His mind was work
ing rapidly, albeit his words were
But I'm not in condition" objected
the youth.
"Mr. Glass said you was never bet
ter than you are right now. Anyhow.
you don't have to bust no records to
beat this cook He amt 30 fast"
1T would sure be kind-hearted act
II you'd do It for u.s." said the little
man in his high. boyish voice. It was
= shock to discover that he spoke in q
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-24
MAY RESULT In
AN INDICTMENT

NEW YORK. Nov. % Fillmore
Condi, for nine years the New YORK
aEcnt Of the Union oil COMPANY OF
california. q Los Angeles concern IL
expected 10 be- n witness before .ba
grand jury IN District Attorney Whit.
mans investigation Of charges thai
Iammany Hall "sandbagged" con
tractors on state highway and barge
canal work into making campaisn
contributions Through C0udit1
story, supplemented hy Testimony IN
tho pending John Doe inquiry. the
prosecutor. % was stated on AUTHORITY
today seeks the indictment of an
upstate politician whose name has
inquired in testimony pointing 10 al
legged graft. under the law forhiddir-
solicitation of political contributions
from corporation
II was testified In ,hO John Doe
proceedings Friday that Coudit had
been promised that a sale of ne
company asphalt 90 state contrar.
tors would be- negotiated II ho womb
make $4,000 oaupaign contribution
fo the Democratic state committee
ana pay commission of one cent on
every gallon tho contractor rIIr.f
use. Condit has bivon 20 tho district
attorney. % was learned today. hts
version NJ Tho affair
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MANY
STORM VICTIMS

SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. 23.-The
revenue cutter Bear. Captain J. B
Ballinger. arrived today from Behring
sea. bringing 81 destitute sufferers
Of the storm which destroyed part or
Nome. Alaska. October s Before
leaving Nome the Bear removed all
the Eskimos from the town TO their
homes so they would not be a charge
on the community during the lons
Arctic winter when Nome is shut
from CON muniCation from the out
side world. While In the north the
Bear went 10 Point Barrow. the
most northerly point OF Alaska. and
was the only vessel going into the
Arctic this year that returned. all the
trading and exploring schooners be
inE held fast In the ice The Bear
was delayed seven DAYS At Barrow
and narrowly escaped destruction IN
the ice. She left Point Barrow for
Nome. August l6. sailing from Nome
for Seattle Noveu ber = Captain
Ballinger believes none Of the men
on the ice-bound vessels in the Arc
tic are In danger as they can easily
make their way 20 native villages n
the ice cru5hes their craft
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INTEREST In THE
WILSON WEDDING
WHICH TAKES PLACE TUES
DAY. Is TOPIC OF WASH
NGTON SOCIETY.
College Friends of Principals Will
BE There. But Few Washing
tonians Outside Of Officials.

WASHINGTON. Nov 23-Although
The wedding AZ the White House
tuesday OF Miss Jessie Woodrow MI
son and Francis r. Sayre was the
subject OF absorbing interest in soci.
ETY. circles to-day. there was absolute
y no activity incident TO preparations
lor tho event noticeable at the exec
utivc mansion.
II was like other Sundays in the
W hite House under the Wilson admin
lsiraton-churCh in the morning and
long automobile ride in the after
noon and the quiet seclusion OF the
family apartments in the evening.
\ big crowd OF the curious gathered
at the Central Presbyterian church.
SaNre being included I'm the party
Later Mrs. Wilson and the betrothed
couple inO'ored though Rock Creek
park and the surrounding country.
tomorrow f. expected 10 be the
busiest dav the White House has seen
since the inaucuration. All the dec
Crauons are 20 De placed I'm the vari-
Gus parlors and the finishing touches
pUt On the east room. where the cere-
mony Is - TAX place : rehearsal
or the entire AFFAIR Is planned for 3
clock tomorrow afternoon
Fe" Wsshing;onlsns Invited.
Although great number OF officials
hav" been invited 20 the wedding. II
became known tonight that not more
than score Of Wa~hingtonians out
side The official circle have been in
vi'cd Tn" quests. for the most part.
are the old friends OF the Sayre and
Wilson families and many of them
arrived today There viii he n large
number az guests from Princeton. Y.
J.. where Miss Wilson spent the
greater part OF hCr life Many mem
hers OF the faculty of Princeton uni
versly and their wives have been in
vitod. ms well IA many veteran resi-
dents or the college town Nr
Sayro's friends ~ Williams college
and Harvard Law school are also com.
Ing I'm great numbers. The comnauv
viii present outside Of its Official
tinge. collegiate atmosphere that
VII make II uniqle in the list ~
White House weddings
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BODY WAS NOT
Her FIANCEE

ANOCA. y. Y. Nov. 23.-After hav.
ing had shipped here from jackson.
Mich. the body Of q man believed 10
be James Greene. her fancee. who
disappeared several weeks ago on the
eve Of their wedding. Miss Ella Ryn-
ders learned tonight that an error
had been made IN the Identification.
The mistake was discovered upon the
arrival o. the body here.
The Identification was made in
Jackson on Thursday by Thomas
Hatch. who had known Greene intI-
mately, and Miss Rynders az once or
dered the body cent home One
glance was sufficient 70 convince her
that tho body received here was that
OF a stranger.
Greene has not been seen since ne
LEFT here for Rochester % buy his
wedding outfit and tonight the rnvs.
terry surrounding his disappearance is
as deep as ever
u IS supposed that no II a victim
of aphasia and is wandering about
the country The search for him will
now be- resumed with renewed vicor.
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INCREASES IN :
FREIGHT RATES
OF ROADS EAST OF MISSIS-
SIPPI RIVER WILL RE
TAKEN UP
BY the Interstate Commerce Com
missiOn-Presiieut Willard. =
oil B. & o.. TO Appear

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-The n.
terstate Commerce commission to-
morrow will begin a hearing which
probably will extend over approx
mately several months on the pro-
posed freight rate increases OF ap-
proximately hve per cent filed Oc-
tober Is last. by railroads in the terri
tory east OF the Mississippi and north
OF the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
Though only the railroads in the
classincation territory included with
In the boundaries specified are direct
ly involved in the hearing. actually
every railroad in the country is con
cerned. Should the commission per
init the roads applying TO increas So
extended 10 other carriers to increase
rates on all classes OF reight on an
average OF five per cent.
The railroads asked two years ago
for an increase of about ten per cen,.
AFTER an inquiry extending over n
period of several months the com
mission refused the request.
President Willard to Appeal.
Tomorrow Daniel Willard. presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio and
chairman Of the committee OF rail
road presidents chosen by the eastern
railroads 10 appear for them in he
premises; Frederic a. Delano. OF
Chicago, presiden. OF the Wabash
railroad and representing the Central
Freight association lines. and George
stuart Patterson. general solicitor or
the Pennsylvania railroad. will pre-
sent their arguments 10 the commits
sion in support Of the proposed Ia.
Increases
II was reported tonight that the
actual taking OF general testimony
might be postponed TO later date
owing 10 the recent death OF John "a
Marble. one of the members OF the
commission. and because the term OF
commissioner Clements OF Alabama,
expires in December and Commits
sioner Charles a. Prouty has been
selected 10 head the physical valua-
tion bureau.
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Regular Session of
Congress On Monday
CURRENCY BILL GOING INTO
y NEW SESSION CAUSES
CHANGE OF PLANS.
Members Looking Forward TO Hol-
iday Recess. Which VIII
Start December 20.

WASHINGTON. Nov. oS.-The long
special session OF congress promises
" merge INTO the regular winter sas-
sioh next Monday with scarcely A rim.
pie OF interest I'm WASHINGTON. There
mas been rearranging OF plans on
the part or President Wilson and ,he
congressional leaders since II became
apparent that consideration OF the
currency bill would continue ,n-o ,ha
regular session and the promised ac.
tNltles along new lines. such rs anti.
.,ust and railroad legislation proba.
Oly VIII not manifest themselves until
early next year
congress is already looking forward
10 'he hrst chance Il will have 10 get
complete recess from work The
currency debate that opens In the sen.
a'e TOMORROW, and all OF the iertsIa-
i've Work that comes with n new roc.
uiar session. viii be laid aside Decen.
per - Tor full weeks vacation ,ha
nrst since the ertra session be1,n
iast April. Presideur Wilson's data-.
ihihalon 10 drop official duties dur-
lns mat period will insure a comple,e
cessation OF work az the capital
"Details Not Worked Out
Le'alls or the antitrust program
anu the steps TO be taken 10 strength.
IN the laws controlling railroads ana
raliroad rates, have not been workod
Vu| ana VIII not be pressed until NJ.
.'T lhe success OF the CURRENCY byi
mas become assured. President vyii.
son chief advisers In the senate .ra
cohndent that n compromise will no
ieacheu IN that body. insurlng SIM.
port or currency bill that can no az.
copied by the house and bv tho nrest-
dent. Until the debate and excbansa
OF views have developed general en-
port Tor an administration hin bo1,-
ever. other big legislative snbiacts
tion. a'ten-
The long special session which
Closes az noon next Mondav has &C
NJ. pilshed the passage Of but one
E piece OF LEGISLATION. the tariff re-
vision bill. The thorough considars-
uon that has been given the clrreDc,,
Ielorm. however. and the scoDe oF Tho
educational campaign" wared IN he
hhli OF the administra tion hill- has
nlaue democratic leaders hopeful thar
January after hut a few weeks of
open discussion.
Manifest Much Interest.
The presidents keen interest IN
me enactment o. new antitrust leefs.
,iation has manifested itself through
MS conferences recently with house
and senate LAWYERS who have made a
special study Of the Sherman law and
us limitations He has not gone 10
the legnth 81 attempting to discuss
definite legislative plans. however. and
II Is understood bv leaders Of both
houses that the work during the carly
weeks OF the new session is 10 be OF
a preliminary character. designed 10
bring congress and the president to
an understanding OF what Is needed.
and the scope OF the bills that should
be introduced
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5 KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO

HOUSTON. Texas. Noy. -3.-Four
United States soldiers and % civilian
chaTcur were killad and another soil
dier was seriously injured late to-day
w hen tUe automobile iu which thry
were riding was struck and demol
ishod an Texas CItt Junction hy 90
Galveston. Uarri-burg g. Henderson
pa- scuErr train. The automobile at
tempted tp cross the track ahead OF
the train and was struck sgulroIy iu
the center
The Dead:
Private John NJ. Livingston. Battery
.. Fourth field artillery.
Private John NJ Parkinson, same
Command
Private Frederick o. Proctor. order
~. Eleventh Infantry.
Private a. Freedenthal. Company NJ.
Eleventh infantry
Wyley sloman. chauffeur. Texas
City.
Tho other men iu tho car. Henry j..
Smith of Company J.. 'tfh infantry.
although badly burt. probably Nil
recover hlI tho soldier. voro str
TONED 90 IUvI. CITY
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United States Has Right
To L Eortify the Canal

WASHINGTON. Nov. 23-In con.
neciion with discussion OF the decla-,.
tion few days ago ny Charles s,p,-.
Marine. IN an address I'm London h..
Tor" the ROYAL United Service ips.i.
tuition. that despite the Hay.paurc,
Tote treaty. the world IS now f,c.d
by q fortified Panama canal 3, u,s
pointed ou' here today by oficIsis
Interested. that while The treaty itseI,
Ola not specifically give the United
states the right to fortfv the c,,,1
ih" correspondence which passed nm
the subject at the time between .ba
h'i'ish AM American nogotia,ors
showed most Enthusiastically that Gra,,
Hfitain conceded the right.
As originally drawn. the treaty cor.
ia'ncd th" definite statement that .ro
for'iHcations shall be- erected cor,
mand.ng the canal or the voters "A
J'''ul This. omitted from the final
dIdii. however. was "purpo1eiy tc,,
oui. senator Lodge declared q, dts
cu'..nr Oh" matter The omissio, III,
'"' prohibition ~ Qualifications In fbo
second treaty" Do added. was cor.
sic"r'd alI sufficient"
Right Made Clear.
Doc Tact tlaf tho United Sf,fss r,
.'r ih" treaty. A.. called upor fo mali.
iHln iho neutrality OF tho canal a.,
''m' o' war He vsu as in limo a.
p"ac" and Furthermore tho sp.cf0c
iinrHIg" oft fHe treaty that .fb. f-rt,
90 STATE. shall ho 900 liberty to main
I'IN sH'h military police along fFa
canal lF mas hr rar.aaar,. b.. ..-.,
'' aeni1'' lawIna.rets ana Ji',-,i.-
n De- claimed here make tre rfrr, ~
I"r'if clear Aa fo large fo~,ie-.
lions with th" b.r modern Gun. r,r
'''N'.iE policing If Is a-frad tss,
H''' can hn no other proper infarrre
'''''H Ih" n0ic.nr" could mot DO
"''.'l' i"frn. equal tn tho task
of MAINTAINING neutrality ar1Ire, g-v
odd "''
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Is Victim
OF Aphasia

CHICAGO. Nov 22-Attendanfs at
IN" county hospital we're unable to
ddy 20 learn the identity ~ "a patient
Who came 20 the hospital yesterday
,"ihl llaihlng that he could not rpmem-
hor Ibis name or home Tho man h.
about 80 years old and well dressed
Today De recalled. under question.
INK. that he was born iu Iiverpooi
iie also remembered that ne taught
sunday school class The man
went tu the hospital of hie own ar.
cord and said he had been wandering
around several days and did NOT know
"Ho Doe was The initials &C. q
Nfr" on bis collar lle said no. uns
married and had a son eight wears old
nu' cannot remember his name TIr
recalls visiting several cities on tho
Mediterranean Ee1 and going to AZ
r.rd ON O. transport for tho Eocr var.
it' is member ~ the Episcopal
church. lc is an electrician and
peak. Welsh
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MEXICAN STILL
BATTLES POLICE

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah Nov ~
SHOWING CUNNING that ba0lod bIs
pursucrs. Ralph Lopez. who killed
ihrr" police OfItcr. end "a fellow
Mexican forirht. wa -'Iu ai large 10
Oh" west of tho lake moun-airs
Alfhourh moro than ono hundred
mon. several Of whom arc among tho
h'ef shots iu fh' west. are ON his
F3II Lopez 1ea'n exposed himself 90
lf'f Wow today with tho saws
hrl1aIu fHlf caused Itr fo stand on
top of % Dln l8fn yesterday and tire
at posse and f'Dr ItDr at them
when Dis bullets uaIn them seek
shelter
About noon Iorrr deacrnfof from
th' lHEn mountains into cedar Val
if' probably iT search Of food
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HEROIC DEED OF
BRAVE ENGINEER

NETtCliEN y j.. Nov %
w .h seven coaches SWINGING behind
hI- engine. William Carr. engineer
was hrIueinE Dis express train from
HIlaIfIrnIa f0 tho Icuua1ivarl
terminal .n New York today whom.
I.' ih.s ii" ~ Trenton h.s l0couo.
UNr steam chest exploded fr an
instant ho was euveloped In steam
Huu ecaIilnE water efrramcf over
hIm
Carr rcm1incd az hls post know
lnF Do must hr.us his train to hlft
li" closed the throttle and threw ON
fIo cwerEonty brakes
Aa Oh" train came fo o mrriu.
'aui ttil frHinmcn and conductor
found Carr unconscious in Lia ran.
DIS he.h terribly ecnldcd his hsrf
.ill ON fhr throttle TONIGHT he Uas
in 81 Peters hospital lowering DO.
tween life and death
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INJURIES Are
FATAL

srr.IHI f...rf.t f. frr frf.fff-r-..-
F'iNNDNT W Va Nov %
l Iow fr8nsfer of Downs vs.
va. Will" hauling o1 we'll supplies.
foil from l.e WAGON. tho vhcoIs PASS.
Iuc over hia Ghost causing Internal
lniur.fa IIo was rushed 10 tho
Miners hospital tuom has q vie
and three chldrcn-
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WABHfuGTOu. Wv 2I r.r.,rrt.
West virgin. rrir Mnur4v anf
Tuoafav.
Ohfp-Fair MrufnV ar1 Tuesday ..Iar.
crate vest winds he-1fninv varfr.Is
liable
Wsrfsrn PenrHyIvHnfa rnIr M.r.4y
ana Tuesday moderate vest winds.
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WAsHISGT ON, Nov. 23.-WiI-
liam Typ~b private secretary TO
Sir Eex,ro Grey. the British sec
retsr, had brief conference
wist er-sldent Wilson tonight
at -NG White House. He deellned
&c c cal the subject discussed,--
saying " was presonal and prl-
vate.
Sir William has been here for
several weeks and on account Of
the illness OF Sir Cecil Spring
Rice has Interested himself con-
sidersbly In the Mexican situs-
tion. II became known that to-
nights conference was the sec
ond with the president anc that
on the first occasion he had a
frank talk on Mexican affairs.
This interchange ef Views Is be-
lleVed TO have resulted in the
friendly understanding that since
has existed between Great Britain
and the United States concerning
the policy toward Mexico. The
British government has Indicated
not only 20 the Washington ad-
mlnlstration but 20 the Huerta
'NS''N Nileh u - cafT1lE support
ing the policy OF President VIII
son.
II Is known that the confidence Of
the Washington administration IN ul.
forcing the retirement %
Huerta IS based largely on the friend
ly atti,ud" OF the great powers abroad
Who are declining To assist the Huerta
government financially or otherwise
Waiting on Congress.
Just when the next move IN the
situation may be expected is Coniec.
,ural There is disposition I'm some
quarters 20 think Washington wishes
to learn more OF the intentions OF the
new Mexican congress and some per.
sons conversant with the affairs
thought IL not improbable that the SIT.
lation would remain unchanged so far
as this government was concerned.
for several days.
Except for a few dispatches. telling
NJ the situation around Juarez. no
teleerams Of importance were 70.
yealed to-day a the state department.
Henry Lane Wilson. former ambas.
sador 10 Mexico and a critic ~ the
administrations policy toward the
southern republic. delivered n paid
lecture on Mexico tonight at the the
atre. a stones throw from the White
House.
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ernment authorities assume that as
long as the women and children OF
the rebel chiefs would be the victims
IN any attack. their work trains VIII
not be mOlested
Size OF Army Not Known.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. % - How
large General Huerta's army is at
present Is not known. but the last
Official report placed the number az
10000. The campaign OF drafting into
service individuals ~ all stations and
ranks has added. according 20 unof.
fetal statements ar the palace. 10000.
But It is certain that no such number
as this IS under arms. as the govern.
ment has had difficulty for some time
past Zoo obtaining guns
Men are more plentiful than arms
and General HuDrfa is looking for.
ward anxlously 20 tho receipt of rifles
purchased abroad A large Japanese
CONSIGNMENT should begin 20 arrive
here about December J.
The army levy has caused some.
thing like a panic among men and
women of the lower classes. since
even women are being forced into
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