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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK or
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EvEkTe
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
&.,lern Newspaper Union Sews Service.
W E S T E RN.

Another severe eruption of Mount
-assen the sixteenth, occurred Mon
day.
Brig Gen. Garrett J. Lydecker, U. S.
A., retired, died at his home in De
troit
David Starr Jordon was unanimous
ly elected president OF the National
Educational Association at St. Paul.
The strike in the Westinghouse
factories was formally ended when ap-
proXimately 5000 men and women re-
turned TO the shops at Pittsburg.
The production of coal in Montana
in 1913 was 3,240,973 short tons, val
ued at $3.50 ,539, being the record fig
ures for the industry in the state.
Dr. j. S. Caster, former mayor of
Burlington, and widely known in Ma
sonic, l. o. O. F. and other fraternal
organization circles, died at Burling-
ton. la.
Mrs. Ethel Sheffield. wife Of George
Sheffield choir singer at Chicago,
ended her life by saturating her cloth
ing with gasoline and setting herself
on fire.
\ daily newspaper, owned, managed
and circulated by women, is expected
to make its first appearance in San
Francisco within a few days to serve
the interests OF the Democratic party
in the coming state campaign.
Nancy Carpenter. twoyear-old heir
ess to millions and niece OF United
States Senator Henry A. Dupont OF
Delaware, was drowned in shallow
pool on the estate of her uncle, Pierre
5. Dupont, at kennett Square, near
Philadelphia.
Miss Esther Cohen. cashier of the
l.. Cohen Wholesale Grocery Company,
was robbed by a lone highwayman Of
$4,000 in cash and checks in the down.
town section OF St. Louis as she was
on her way from the store to deposit
the money in bank.
That William Bartlett. eighty, men,
tai suicide succumbed to heart fail
ure due to excitement under which he
was laboring when his attempt to
shoot himself was frustrated, was the
opinion expressed by physicians who
examined his body at Santa Barbara,
Cal.
Complete registration returns up to
July 6 for the California state election
received by Secretary OF State Jordan,
gave the total registration at 930.SSG
divided as follows. Republican. 1885,
S95; Progressive, 1S4,G75; Democrats.
206 l4G, Socialists, 5l,723; Prohibition,
1SGi5
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
SPORT.

Aviator Heinrich Oelrich broke the
worlds altitude record at Leipsic, as
cending 25,000 feet in his biplane.
AL Kaufman. a San Francisco pugil-
ist. one-time seriously considered
prime timber for heavyweight cham
pionship honors, announced at San
Francisco his permanent retirement
from the ring.
Percy F. Barnes of Seattle, driving
in the Rose City speedway automobile
races, made a new worlds record for
twenty-five miles at Portland. Ore,
over a dirt track. doing the distance
in 22:07 l-5. The former record.
22:26 3-5. was made by Disbrow at
San Jose dirt track, April IA, 1912
Half a million Parisians celebrating
the anniversary of the fall of Bastile
at the presidents annual review OF
the Paris garrison. saw twenty mill
tary aeroplanes rise at the far end
OF the Longchamps race course, and
in perfect alignment of fours fly at
full speed past the presidential stand.
The German Davis cup tennis team,
consisting of Otto Froitzheim and Os-
car kreutZcr, will meet the winning
naticn of the Australasia Canadian
contest in the second round of the in
ternational cup series on the turf
courts of the Allegheny Country Club,
near Pittsburg, Pa, July 3o-3l and
Aug. /.
Fighting gamely to the very last
under a terrible onslaught of blows
that would have crushed any ordinary
fighter before the halfway stage,
Stanley loakum of Denver went
down to defeat by a knockout in the
nineteenth round of his battle with
Charlie White of Chicago at the
Stcckyards stadium in Denver
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
GEN e RAl.

The Elks will meet in Los Angeles
in 1915.
B. H. Bradley of Onawa, Iowa, one
OF the heirs to the Bradley farm i'm
plement works at Bradley, H., is dead
at st. Luke's hospital in Chicago from
a self-inflieted bullet wound.
The Washington State Minimum
Wage Commission adopted a rate of
81 week as the minimum for tele-
phone girls throughout the state, ex-
cept in small exchanges.
At the Denver meeting the B. P,
O. Elks elected the following grand
lodge officers: Grand exalted ruler,
Raymond Benjamin, Napa. Cal; grand
esteemed loyal knight. +. NJ. Dicker-
man, Tucson, Ariz. grand esteemed
lecturing knight, William F. Schad.
Milwaukee. Wis: grand secretary,
Fred c. Robinson, Dubuque, Iowa
grand treasurer, Charles A. White.
Chicago, H.; grand tiler. B. f. Koper-
lik, Pueblo, Colo: grand inner guard,
Thomas E. Donahue New London.
Conn.
Damage estimated at $4,000 was
caused by hail in an area two miles
square near North Yakima. Wash.
Only the hope that the managers
will yield to the demands of $4,000
engineers and firemen stands between
ninety-eight roads west of Chicago
ard the greatest strike in the history
OF American railways.
The jury trying the case of Anthony
Petras. charged with the murder of
Theresa Hollander, reported to Judge
Irwin at Geneva, ILL.,. that it could not
reach an agreement, and was dis
charged
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
WOMAN KILLED BY AUTO
DRIVER PUTS BODY ON TRACK TO
HIDE CRIME.
Colorado Springs Negro Held as Slayer
His Car Is Ciew-Motor-
man Finds Body.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado Springs.-The driver OF an
automobile. after running down Mrs.
Daisy Anthrim and dragging her for
nearly block. stopped his car threw
her lifeless body into il and drove 10
the edge OF town, where he placed the
body across a street car track, in an
effort to conceal his crime by giving
the impression that the woman was
the victim either OF suicide or acct
dent. Three hours later Charles y.
Brinson. a negro chauffeur. was ar
rested on suspicion.
There is strong circumstantial evil
dence against him, according to the
authorities. The car which he drove
is spattered with blood, and in addi-
ton eye witnesses of the accident de
clared the driver of the car was a ne
gro and unaccompanied.
II was this information which gave
the police clue, and resulted in the
arrest of Brinson.
Mrs Antrim, who was employed by
a local cafe, was crossing Huerfanc
street between TETON and Nevada ave
iQts. lie " liCu utl II IL
said, was going forty miles an hour
heavy rain at the time had sent pc.
destrians to cover, and although the
spot where she was struck is in one
Of the most congested sections OF the
business district, there were few per
sons on the street
Several claim to have witnessed the
accident from store windows, and the
motorman on a Manitou street car,
while making the loop. also saw the
woman run down by the automobile.
The driver of the auto evidently
sought cover of darkness before stop
ping his car, ard dragging his victim
into it, it is believed by the police he
went a couple of blocks before reach
ing secluded spot
Here he stopped the car. say the po-
lice. took the body into it and drove
rapidly to the eastern part of town. A
half hour later Conductor Timothy
Mahoney of the Cemetery street car
line, reported the finding of the body.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
WA SHINGTON.

Woman suffrag gists We're again un-
successful in their efforts to get the
House rules committee to consider
their constitutional amendment.
Attorney General McReynolds Is a
favorite guess in administration
circles as the probable successor to
the late Supreme Court Justice II. H.
Lurton
Twelve Boy Scouts from Pittsburg
who "hiked" to Washington and plan
TO walk from there to Philadelphia,
were received by President Wilson
A. l.. France headed the outfit.
Gypsum, the rock that makes plaster
of Paris. was mined in the United
States in 1913 to the extent of 2,599-
sos short tons, an increase of 9S,75l
tons over the production OF 1912.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
designated Miss Lysle Christensen as
collector Of customs at Salt Lake City
until permanent successor to Jacob
Greenwald can be chosen. She is the
only woman in the United States
serving as collector Of customs.
The question of criminal indic,.
ms nts against directors of the New
Haven railroad probably will not be
taken up by the Department of JUS
tice until the conclusion of the negoti-
alton for a peaceful dissolution of that
system.
The State Department Tuesday re-
ceived positive adviCes that Huerta' s
resignation was certain within a day
or so. This developed after a confer.
ence between Secretary Bryan and
Minister Suarez OF Chilli Diplomats
are working hard to prevent fighting
in the capital and still hope that the
transfer OF power to the constitutional
lists may be effected without further
blcodshed.
Secretary Bryan issued a statement
defending the proposed treaty to set
tie differences between the United
States and Colombia over the separa.
tion of Panama. The treaty has met
vigorous opposition in the Senate, and
former President Roosevelt has at.
tackled it as a vehicle for the payment
OF ''blackmail.'
Judge Ben Lindsey Of Denver and
his wife were in Washington for a
brief rest while he is on the Chautau-
qua circuit. They were guests at
dinner of former Governor and Mrs.
J. w. Folk
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
FoRgtoN.

General Carranza, the constitution
alist chief issued a statement at Bal
tillo reiterating his intention Of carry
ing out the plan OF Guadalupe.
The important Albanian town OF
Berat, thirty miles northeast OF the
port Of Avlona, was captured by the
Albanian Mussulman insurgents who
recently took disputes.
The French line steamer Virginie.
which broke down on her voyage from
New York, whence she sailed June n
for Havre, was brought into port at
Havre by the British freighter Elo
nian.
A strike has started among the Mer-
sey dock employees in Liverpool to
force recognition of the workmen' s
unions and bring about the establish
ment of a joint board of workmen and
employees to deal with disputes.
A Spanish company. Incorporated at
Bilbao, Spain, with Canadian head
quarters in Toronto, has obtained con
cessions from the Niagara Falls Power
commission to construct and operate
al d'I idi tihAi af tleio oso liAt LII
pool rapids at Niagara Falls.
When Annie Bell, the militant suf-
fragette. was arraigned for trying to
destroy Archdeacon Wilberforce's IA
nous old church of St. John Evan
gelist, Westminster, with bomb. she
said. The only thing | regret is that
the beastly thing did not go Off"
With the summing up Of counsel the
inquiry before Judge Carpenter OF Cal
gary into the recent Hill Crest col
leries disaster in which lS9 men lost
their lives came to an end. The judge
reserved decision. About $4,000 has
been subscribed for the families OF
those who perished.
At Disentis. Switzerland, the canton
of Geisons cele brated the 1.300th an
niversary of the foundation of the Ben
edictine Abbey by Saint Sigisbert. an
lrishman, who in GA began his work
of converting the wild hunters of the
Alpine forest The abbey is reputed
TO be the Oldest in the world, except
one in Rome
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
WRONG BREAKFAST.
Change Gave Rugged Health.

Many persons think that for
strength. they must begin the day
with a breakfast Of meat and other
heavy foods. This is a mistake as
anyone can easily discover for him
self.
A w. Va carpenters experience
may benefit others. He writes:
Il used to be a very heavy break
fast eater but finally indigestion
caused me such distress. l became
afraid to eat anything.
My wife suggested trial Of Grape
Nuts and as l had to eat something
or starve, concluded to take her
advice. She fixed me up a dish and
remarked at the time that the quail.
ity was all right, but the quantity was
too SMALL wanted saucerful.
But she said a small amount OF
Grape-Nuts went a long way and that
l must eat it according to directions.
So l started in with Grape-Nuts and
cream, two soft boiled eggs and some
crisp toast for breakfast.
Il cut out meats and a lot Of other
stuff l had been used to eating all
my life and was gratified to see that
l was getting better right along.
concluded had struck the right thing
and stuck to it. had not only been
eating improper food, but too much.
Il was working at the carpenters
trade at that time and thought that
unless had hearty breakfast with
plenty of meat, would play out be-
fore dinner. But after q few days Of
my new breakfast" found I could
do more work. felt better in every
way, and now am not bothered with
Indigestion"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich Read The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the shove lesters A Asw
oae apDears fre0 tane % tine. TAsy
are genu1oos t1ues on4 11u o4 hnma0
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Burned as Oil Is Found.

Debeque. Colo.-The town of De
beque, Colo, is filled with excitement
over the striking of oil in well a
mile west of town, which has a flow
OF 500 barrels day. Oil experts say
the grade is high and the Debeque
field is expected to become one of the
most important in the country
The oil shot sixty feet into the air
when 1t was first struck. and on com.
ing in contact with a red-hot drilling
bit at the surface of the well ex-
ploded, causing a fire which destroyed
the derrick and tool houses of the op'
Grating company. Nern Harris, drill.
ing foreman. and other workmen were
burned about the face and eyes when
the explosion occurred. The well will
be capped.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Sporting instinct Aroused.

The street-corner orator had gath
cred around him q group of urchins-
Why they listened SO attt4tively No
didn't understand; nor probably did
they know themselves. Simply moth
ing doing But the orator took full
advantage OF his opportunity and de-
nvered an improving lecture on the
value OF kindness to dumb animals Al
the end he sought for some illustra-
ton to point the moral and adorn the
tale. 1t was there at hand Across
the way walked a lady, leading two
little dogs in leash. The one was black
and the other white. Now" exclaimed
the tub-thumper. after what l have
said. supposing those two dear little
dogs were to start fighting. what
would be the first thing you would
do?" No answer came at first: but
one little arab turned to look at the
dogs critically and thoughtfully. We'll
guv'nor." he answered. at last, Il fips
Id ave tuppence on the little blacE
uni"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
ITCHING SALT RHEUM

Oxford, Mont My salt rheum
started with little white pimples.
When l scratched they would burn
and itch and later on they would fn
up, break and spread and get red all
around. 1t cGme on my thigh. When
the pimples broke, Just enough fluid
ran out to form scales. 1t seemed
to enlarge the sores and they felt like
saw-teeth when my clothing rubbed
over them. underwent q treatment
for quite while but I got no relief.
In fact got worse. l was getting DO
that 1t troubled me very much, as It
got so / hated to move my limb for
fear to crack open the sores which
covered my left limb from my hip to
my ankle. The sores were from tho
size Of pea to the size Of q silver
dollar.
Il got a cake of Cuticura Soap and
a box Of Cuticura Ointment The very
first treatment gave me ease and from
then on with every treatment could
see a change. Four weeks from the
time started with the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment was entirely well with
out scar" (Signed) F. L Layton,
Apr 80, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free,wit 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept L. Boston. ADV.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18

Nictoriano Huerta. provisional
president of Mexico since the ar
rest on Feb. Is, 1913. of President
Francisco /. Madero and Vice Presi-
ednt Suarez. presents resig nation to
chamber of deputies.
Dutch cruiser kortenaer leaves
Vera Cruz for Puerta Mexico. pre-
sumably to take Huerta and his
family to a foreign country.
Huerta still in Mexico city, but
II is believed he will flee as soon as
transfer of power to Francisco Car
bajal is completed.
Constitutionalists chief declare
war VIII be continued and that Car
bajal Will not be recognized.
American government viii not
recognize new government. Off
cials in Washington expect Carba-
jal to hold office only a short time
and then quit in favor of CHrranza
General villa issues statement
that he is sorry Huerta resigned be-
fore he could get his hands on
him
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Mother and Daughter Fall to Death

Denver.-Suicidal mania on the part
of Mrs lola Friend, thirty-six years
old, brought death to her seventy
four-year-old mother. For sixteen
hours the aged woman lay uncon-
scious at the County hospital follow
ing plunge from a second story win
dow in the Hotel Glider. when she at
attempted to save her daughter, who
was trying to jump out the window,
by struggling with her on the window
ledge. Both fell to the pavement
twenty feet below, the mothers arms
clasped about her daughters body.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
A Rouoh Road,

MY dear sir" said the philosopher
when we look about us and see the
troubles that affiict other people. we
ought to rejoice that our own paths
through life are made smooth"
Your path may be smooth" sighed
the pessimist, but a laundering big
steam roller would have to make .
great many trips over mine befors
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Rancher Found With Throat Cut

Buena Nista.-District Attorney
Walker received information from
Sheriff Spurlock Of Park county to
the effect that the body Of Carl Mes,
senger. prosperous farmer of that
county, was discovered lying in the
road near his home at little station
on the Colorado Midland known as
Freshwater, with his throat cut from
ear to ear.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Girl Wed Six Months Ends Life.

Pueblo.-Desponden because of al.
legged quarreSs with her father-in-law,
Mrs. Lulu Richardson, II years of age,
the six-months bride of James Rich
ardson, 1S, OF Valdez. fourteen miles
west of here, ended her life by shoot
ing herself with a .30-30-caliber rifle.
The bullet penetrated just below the
left lung and verged upwards. She
died instantly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
White House Rose Garden.

The rose garden that Mrs. Wood
row Wilson had planted at the White
House is said to be quite equal to
others that she planned at Princeton
and other places where she has lived.
She and her daughters have spent
much time, not only in experimenting
the work of the rose garden, but in
actually working in It,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Marriage Cause. False Fire Alarm

Marriage Causes False Fire Alarm.
Seven minutes Of blasts from the
whistle of the Passaic Metalware com.
pany, in honor OF the marriage of the
daughter OF the superintendent, re-
Gently turned out FIVE volunteer fire
departments. The fog made the whis-
tie audible in Rutherford. Nutley.
Belleville. Garfield and Clifton and the
firemen rushed to headquarters at the
alarm.
1t took half an hour to determine
where the whistling came from. The
wedding which caused the commotion
united Miss Sallie Karp, PIT Brook
avenue, Passaic, to Michael F.. Ber-
nan.-New York Mail.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Hunter, Back Broken in Fall.

Pueblo.-While hunting rabbits in
the foothills twenty-eight miles from
this city, Charles l.. Johnson, twenty
nine, stumbled and fell from the top
of a twenty-five foot cliff and broke
his back.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Twenty Boys Hurled Thirty Feet

Denver - Fourteen persons are
known to have been injured, one IA
tally, when a sixty-foot cornice along
the front of block of one story build.
ings on Fourteenth street at Glenarm,
fell thirty feet to the sidewalk with
twenty boys who were watching the
fire department drill in honor of the
visiting Elks.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18

Mexico City, July 16.-Victoriano
Huerta presented his resignation as
president OF the republic of the cham
ber of deputies through the depart
ment of foreign relations The resig-
nation was referred to a committee
after it had been read. The deputies
and spectators who filled the galleries
shouted viva Huerta!"
General Huerta's resignation was ac-
cepted by the Senate chamber of
deputies by vote of 121 to II.
After the acceptance OF Huerta's res
ignation, a commission was appointed
by the president of the chamber to es-
cort Senor Carbajal to the floor of the
House. Very soon senor Carbajal ap-
peared in front of the chamber.
passing through files of soldiers. He
entered and as he walked to the plat
form the deputies stood. Speaker
Manuel Mercado then administered
the oath.
The new executive, escorted by the
presidential guard. went Immediately
to the national palace. He was
cheered by the people.
meSSdse was ccut ~ INcdt nh
miral Badger, L. S. N, at Vera Cruz,
that General Huerta and General
Banquet would leave Mexico City by
train under escort" There was no
mention of destination. but officials
think the retired dictator will go to
Puerto Mexico to board foreign man
of-war for Europe.
Victoriano Huerta took oaths as pro
visional president of Mexico Feb. 19,
1913, the day after Francisco l. Ma
dero had been arrested at the national
palace. Three days later Madero and
Jose Maria Pima Suarez, vice presi-
dent, were shot to death on mid
night ride under guard from the pal
zee to the pcnitentiary. The manner
of their death has never been salts
factorily explained.
Hampered at the outset of his ad-
ministration by the refusal of the
United States to recognize him, Huer-
ia soon faced growing difficulties In
raising funds to run his government.
Henry Lane Wilson, the American
amba ssador, was recalled to Washing
ton and Nelson 'Shaughnessy. charge
d'affaires, wac left in charge of Ameri.
can interests in Mexico.
President Wilson proclaimed HIS
policy in an address before Congress
to which was attached the correspond.
ence betw cen Lind and the Huerta ad-
ministration.
On Nov IL Huerta refused to ac-
cede to the American demand for his
resignation and John Lind left Mexico
City for Vera Cruz. Meantime the
United States dispatched warships to
tha Mexican coast and Americans con-
tiEued to leave Mexico.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Pitt,buro Elk Take. His Life.

Littleton.-Vowing that he would
never. die from tuberculosis. from
which he was slowly but surely dying,
George NJ. Dress. thirty-two, a mem
ber of Allegheny lodge of Elks of Pitts
burg, Pa, committed suicide at Swed-
ish sanitarium in Englewood by shoot
ing himself through the head.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Thousands Cheer Industrial Paoean.

Denver. = Thousands upon thou.
sands lined the curbings of the four
principal downtown streets to watch
the industrial pageant-first of the
three big professions of the Elks' gol.
den jubilee reuLion-pass by. typifying
the enormous resources. industries
and recreational advantages of Colo
raGo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
HodQson 10 Delegate.

Greeley-County Commissioner Geo.
A. Hodgson will represent the Gree
ley district at the meeting of the Inter
Mountain Good Roads Association at
Butte, Mont. commencing July "a.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
Arizona EIk, Banquet Ruler,.

Denver.-One OF the most elaborate
functions of the Elks' golden jubilee
was the banquet arranged by the Ari-
zona delegation in honor of the retir-
ing and the incoming grand lodge Of
ficers.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18

Juarez, MeXico.-'I would much pre-
fer that Huerta had remained in the
chair. or in Mexico City, until we
could get our hands on him. said Gen
eral Villa in Juarez when he learned
of Huerta's reported resignation.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18

eeldino Nominated for Eagle p. NJ.
Washington. = President Wilson
nominated Ralph E. Belding postmas-
ter at Eagle. Colo.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-18
UNITED STATES WILL WITHHOLD
RECOGNITION OF MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT.
CARBAJAL IS SUCCESSOR
cARRANzA DEFIEs NEW RULER
AND WAR WILL CONTINUE
DICTATOR CALLED TRAITOR.
The Mexico situation In Brief.

western Newspaper Union New. Service.