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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
RAILROAD MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
NORTHERN PACIFIC ANNUAL RE-
PORT SHOWS FIGURES on RE-
CEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Decrease in Freight Revenue Over
Previous Year is Shown Also in
Passenger Revenues

Through the courtesy OF julie NJ
Hannaford, president of the Northern
Pacific, the Daily Star-Mirror is in
receipt of the annual statement of the
Northern Pacific Railway company
which gives a minute report of the
company's operations for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1914.
This report shows the net surplus
for this road at the end of the fiscal
year was S2,295,247.36. The average
mileage operated during the year was
6325.26 miles. The freight revenue
was 4S,05S, ,S11.54, a decrease of $4,-
211 ,S74.40 or SOC per cent compared
with the previous year. A total of s.
629.351 ,427 tons of revenue freight
were moved one mile, decrease of
COZ, ,S17 ,210 tons one mile, or 9.67 per
cent less than the previous year. The
passenger revenue was 15,707 ,000.40,
a decrease of S101 ,035.35, or 0.64 per
cent compared with the previous year.
The mail revenue was S1,043, ,720.46, an
increase of $59,172.67, or 6.01 per cent.
The express revenue was 1872, ,177.22,
a decrease of $43,440.93, or 800 per
cent.
The income account in the statement
shows the following totals: Revenue
from transportation, $67,334, 4,195.45 as
compared to s71, ,625, 5,29757 in 1913 or
decrease of $4,291, 1922; operating ex-
penses, $41,472,O52.70 as compared to
1873 ,29815 in 1913, decrease of
$3,201, ,245.45; accrued taxes average
per mile, s795.32 as compared to 1913,
or $638.84, an increase of $156.48; net
surplus for the year, s2,295,24736, as
compared to $3,453,517.S2 in 1913,
decrease of $1,158,27046.
The excess baggage and miscellane-
GUS passenger revenue was $298,214.57,
a decrease of s35,S36.35, or 1913 per
cent. The total revenue for persons
and property carried on passenger
trains was s1S,361 ,11265, decrease of
s121 1896 or 0.66 per cent as COM
pared with the previous year. The
number of passengers carried was 81
S60,223, an increase of 747,066 over the |
previous year. The number of pas
sengers carried one mile was 6S2,27l,-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
UNIVERSITY NEEDS
ARE CONSIDERED
MATTERS BROUGHT TO THE AT
TENTION OF THE STATE BOARD
BY PRESIDENT BRANNON
Recommendations Made at Meeting
Just Held at BOise-Other Institu-
tiOns Made Pleas for Help

The needs of the university were
taken up extensively by President M.
A. Brannon before the recent session
Of the state board of education at
Boise. While in session the board
handled business involving six institu-
tions and when it adjourned decided
to meet again at Boise in December
to consider numerous matters in con-
nection with all the state institutions.
At that time individual reports from
all institutions will be assembled and
made into one general report to be
submitted to the legislature.
President Brannon presented plea
for a recommendation for a bond is
sue to complete the new building. The
also needs an implement
shed. The one now used is rented
from private owners and is not suited
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
TELEPHONE RATES
TO BE REDUCED
PACIFIC STATES COMPANY FILE
SCHEDULE WITH UTILITIES
COMMISSION
Affects Territory in North Idaho
Which is Covered by the Company
Back for Correction

BOISE, Nov 17.-Rates which the
company asserts are reductions from
the present ones have been filed with
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph compa-
ny for it's telephone service. They
did not fully comply with the rules of
the commission, so were returned for
completion.
Well bound and attractively ar
ranged, the new schedule is most vol
luminous 1t contains in detail all the
interchange rates of the company,
present and proposed, for intrastate
telephone traffic.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
AN ARTILLERY DUEL

PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE fighting along
the line from Nieuport through Dix
nude to Ypres today settled into
fierce artillery duel at long range, ac-
cording to the Bordeaux war office Of
fetal communication. Infantry and
cavalry operations, it is understood,
are rendered practically impossible
owing to the boglike condition of the
country and the only available weap-
ons were the big cannon for which
semi-permanent emplacements were
provided Along the Aisne and in the
Argonne region it is said there is in
creasing activity.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
Morgan Now Safe

There appears to be no chance for
Mr. Morgan is lose now. Wherever
the returns are coming in they show
that the northern counties rallied to
the support of their candidate, while
in the southeast Judge Walters sup
porters failed to go to the polls. The
average vote all over the state for the
judicial candidates was not SO per cent
of the total number of ballots cast, as
indicated by the number of returns al
ready in.
In the 21 counties which have thus
far reported Eagleson, republican
candidate for treasurer, is running
we'll ahead of his democratic oppo-
nent, with the others outdistanced en-
tirely. The vote on the two leading
candidates is: Eagleson, 25,557; Capps,
22,9S5.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
Shows General Decrease

AS expressed by the letter which ac-
companies the schedules, the COM
pany has $50 one-way routes in the
state Of these the rate on 49S is
decreased; 142 are unchanged, and 10
are increased. The decreases range
from to 20 cents for the initial per-
iod, and the increases are cents.
There appears to be qualification
to the statement that the comp.
rates are decreased, however. This
lies in the fact that, although there is
a decrease in the rate for the initial
period. there is also a decrease in the
time of the initial period, which ap-
pears to make the rate higher.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
May Mean Increase

For instance, where in the past the
rate for the initial period has been 20
cents, the period has been three min
utes Under the new rates, in some
cases the rates are lowered to 10 cents,
but the period is made one minute.
Thus for the three minutes for which
it was necessary to pay in the first in
stance the cost would now be Is cents
for the first minute and 10 cents each
for the last two, making a total of 80
cents, where in the past it has been
but % cents. In some cases, however.
the rates are lower, and if the CONVEX
sation last but one minute, they are
lower in the number of cases which
the company mentions.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
Ask Income Tax Increase

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Chancellor of the
Exchecquer David Lloyd-George today
told the house of commons that the in
come tax must be doubled to meet the
British war expense. The tax at
and on larger incomes considerably
higher
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
i. S. AND MEXICO
ARE CLOSE TO WAR
Congress Backing the President in His
Demands Uupn Huerta For the
Insults Heaped Upon Us.

The Mexican situation has reached very stage, owing
the failure of Huert the dictator who claims presidency
that misguided country accede to the umaum of President
Wilson that he salute of II the American flag
out the insult offered national emblem
by the of American marines wearing the uniform
the o. and for other nde that have been offered
to this big and patient country during the past few months.
Huera given until Sunday evening his in
tentOn Of giving this salute, which he has refused
In consequence the President Monday before
Congress- asking that body adopt resolution usying
the of the armed forces of the United States Hue
ia to recognize the rights and dignity of this country
The great Atlantic fleet of u S. ships is the Gulf
Mexico prepared for contingency that arise
this reaches its readers the Mexican ports may all be tightly
bockaded which next thing declaration of The House
passed the following resolutions:
in
of the
uert government
committed
foreign relations committee amendment
uerta holding
against
1t therefore bacame defer action
The president
enthusiasm taking
forceful those dgnes which
distinction
Mexican people who had refused
The president deprecating
conceivable circumstances will fight people
Measures short of war; president
of houses the Of
States.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22

he took the latest dispatches to the
president, the situation was ZEN
couraging but not fnished,'' and
White House officials said the details
remaining in dispute did not effect
the "heart of the NATTER" it develop
ed that Huerta's counter proposition
for simultaneous salute was regard
ed as another play for time and this
probably would not be countenanced.
All the late dispatches were laid
before the cabinet. Practically all
members of the official family are
said to be agreed that there should be
no further temporizing.
At the conclusion of the cabinet
meeting it was announced that the
government would insist upon the
salute of twenty-one guns as ordered
by Admiral Mayo, and that following
the international code the fleet would
return the salute but not until after
Mexico had fired the salute. This
word was forwarded to Charge of
Affairs 'Shaughnessy, who was in
structed to inform Dictator Huerta
that nothing short of salute of
twenty lone guns would be accepted,
and that the United States vessels
would reply after it had been made.
STAND FIRM
President Wilson and his advisors
considered the matter carefully and
then reached the above decision.
Secretary Bryan left the cabinet meet
ing to send the messages. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels said: eve in
tend to have that salute. Others
present stated "that there would be
no more temporizing, but complete
apology for the indignities to Ameri-
cans would be demanded. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
The Parleying of Huerta.

Washington, April 17.-Huerta has
parleyed again. He demands that
his salute to the United States flag
shall be returned simultaneously gun
for gun. This President Wilson is
practically certain not to accept.
This latest hitch at the eleventh
hour when officials here expected the
situation was good as closed up, was
discovered in dispatches from Charge
O'Shaughnessy. The president dis
cussed the matter with the cabinet to-
day.
Administration officials said that
Huerta's counter proposition would
not be accepted.
This confirms the fear of those Off
Gals who expected Huerta would
equivocate again.
Any intention of recalling the ships
of the fleets now bound to Tampi co
was abandoned and those close to the
administration expected to see Presi-
dent Wilson's demand for full apol-
ogy backed up. The text of the
latest dispatches from Charge
O. Shaughnessy was not made public
but it became known that Huerta 8
latest proposal was that as his guns
fired their salute to the stars and
stripes as an apology for continued
affronts to the United States, parti-
clarly the recent arrest of the of the
blue Jackets at Tampico, that guns Of
the American fleet should reply to the
Mexican salute, gun for gun. Officials
here were ready to acknowledge
Huerta's salute of Fl guns after it
had been fired, with a return salute,
such as is prescribed in naval custom
and precedent.
APOLOGY OF NO VALUE.
This would be merely an acknowl-
edgment amende honorable they say.
But to return Huerta's salute gun for
gun they pointed out would make the
apology valueless.
Officials discussed Huerta's latest
move as an act to preserve his own
dignity before Mexicans of that part
of the country under his control.
While President Wilson and the
cabinet will decide what shall be
done, the opinion was expressed freely
in official circles that nothing but a
complete apology and such salute as
the United States demands would be
accepted now.
While Secretary Bryan said when
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22

tirely from the island of Java. |
was interested to know that | had
travelled thousand miles to learn of
new industry fostered by American
dollars, furnished by a man who
lives in my own home county in New
York state.
This ships company which was to
be thrown together into little COM
munity of close confinement for a
month, soon began to make acquaint-
ance. AS Bill often remarked: "a
voyage is just what you make it, =
and Bill was some busy little boy in
the 'makins.
Of course ships company of this
nature is bound to have it's "buttin-
ski, but ours arrived on the return
trip. He was homeward bound from
a three years tour in South America
and he had a picture of everything,
below the equator. He had sudden
impulses. Given a thought he i'm
mediately was siezed with desire to
express it. Were we in group in
the interesting part of story, along
comes South America. "Listen to
this In Buenos Aires I saw the finest
capitol in the world. l got a picture
of it, Were we talking taxicabs he
would seize the conversation. "You
ought to see the taxicabs in Rio.
They are robbers. l says to me
wolf: pipe the meter, pipe the
meter, and every time they would rob
u.s." Newspapers were mentioned.
He knew the newspaper game better
than any man on the boat. Turning
to a man he bluntly inquired:
what's your business?" And the
man replied quietly: 81 am the
editor of the New York Sum-" For
whole moment he was silent, but
only for a moment. Later in the day
Miner remarked: 81 don't dare
mention the crucifxion for fear South
America has been there and got
photograph
But we got along with South
America and had about as much fun
out of him as he did with US.
But I am ahead of the boat. We
left Sandy Hook light and sailed out
into the unknown on Saturday at
5 rs p. M, and at noon Sunday we
were 100 miles on our way. We
took the captains word for it, for
truth to tell some of us were not so
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
PASSING OF ANOTHER
LANCASTER PIONEER
Death of ThOs. F. Orion, After
a Lingering Illness.
Had Been Well Known Citizen and
Business Man Here For
Many Years.

Thomas F. Orion, one of Lancas-
ter's oldest and best known business
men, who has been a sufferer for a
number of weeks past from a severe
attack of anemia, gave up his patient
and persistent struggle against the
disease on Thursday last and peace
fully passed away, shortly after
noon, surrounded by the grief stricken
members of his family.
The funeral services were held at
Emmanuel Episcopal church on Sun
day, at IL 80, the sermon being
preached by Rev. w. A Munday the
local rector. Interment took place at
Hillside cemetery under the burial
ceremonies of the Knights of Pythias,
of which order the deceased was a
member.
Mr.. Orion was born in London,
England, in 1854 and came to this
country with his parents when he was
a boy of ten. He had been a resident
of Lancaster for fifty years and for
more than thirty years had been con-
nected with the grain and produce
business -for a number of years as a
partner but for the past sixteen or
eighteen years as sole owner of the
business. He had a very wide circle
of acquaintance and many friends
Tom Orton will be much missed in
Lancaster. His son Hugh and wife,
of Hibbing, Mimi, where Hugh is
of a mine, arrived a
few days before the end came and
were present with him in the last
hours.
Deceased leaves a sorrowing wife
and two sons, Hugh and Frank as
survivors of the family. He is also
survived by three brothers, Walter,
of Fennimore, Will and Fred of this
city, and sister, Mrs. Alice Wenzel
also of this city. Other relatives
present at the funeral were Mrs.
Orton's two brothers, w. II. Thomas,
of Bushnell, ILL.,, S. A. Thomas, and
wife, of Potosi, and her two sisters,
Mrs. VIM. Hoskins and Mrs. Thomas
Webster, and husband, of Scales
Mound, Ill.
An obituary for Mr.. Orion is being
and will be published next
week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
GASOLINE LIKELY TO
BECOME A LUXURY
Federal Expert Declares Price Will
Reach Forty Gents Gallon.

Forty-cent gasoline confronts the
motorists, according to Prof. Benz.
T. Brooks of the federal bureau of
mines, who addressed the meeting of
the American Chemical society at
Cincinnati last week on Economic
Phases of the Use of Gasoline. He
estimated that the present production
of gasoline in America, which he
places at 1,O5O, 100000 gallons a
year, was fast falling by the demand
caused by the increase of motor
vehicles and other commercial uses.
When the price of gasoline reaches
the Accent mark, which is rapidly
approaching, Prof. Brooks said that
alcohol would be an active competitor.
He estimated that it would require
$50, 600, 900 bushels of corn a year
to produce enough 80 per cent alcohol
from that source to replace the
gasoline in use.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
DUDES DON TIGHT PANTS
Johnnies in London Wear Skin Tight
Slit Trousers.

London, April 15.-He has arrived
at last-the young man with his
trousers shaped like tight skirts and
the sides open at the ankles to show
his socks.
London saw one pioneer of this new
"fashion. He entered the eastern
end of the Strand by omnibus and
alighted at the Law courts. He wore
thin black serge suit, fawn
colored raincoat, green soft hat and
brown shoes. His trousers were slit
at the ankle. The openings were
ornamented like lady's dress with
two rows of large black cloth buttons
and the violet stockings he wore could
be seen from the ankle to the knee.
He looked at the road carefully
before he attempted to cross it. 1t
was covered with mud. The passers-
by looked curiously at him. He looked
long at the mud. He smiled family
and stepped out into it. He got across
the road safely and a policeman who
stood with the little watching crowd
was much disappointed that he did
not get despatched.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
HELD SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION HERE
Many Earnest Workers Aided
in Its Deliberations.
nterdenominationaI Meeting for
Grant County Awakened Much
Interest and Enthusiasm.

After several years the Grant Co.
Sunday School Convention has been
rehabilitated. Monday and Tuesday
of this week have been great days in
the Sunday School work. The at
tendance of delegates has not been so
large as was expected but thirty-on
have registered. These delegates,
although not numerous, showed that
they were here for business and that
they have deep seated belief in the
work which they are doing. Owing
to the illness of Miss Fitzpatrick, of
Corinth, Miss. her place was taken
creditably by Mr.. R. C. Mckenzie,
who is a successful worker among
boys, and who shows that he knows
boys. Too much attention cannot be
given to the boy problem. Miss
Mabel Bailey in a most pleasing way
gave two most excellent addresses on
primary work. She is a lover of
small children and reveals in every
word a heart full of interest in them.
This interest is manifested in organic
ed and methodical work with them.
She gave many helpful suggestions to
primary teachers:
Very pleasing indeed and very help
full were the addresses by Rev. Hay
ward of Wauwatosa. His address on
'The Teacher and the Higher
Teacher was beautiful, inspiring and
instructive On Tuesday he gave
another address on the Girl of Yes
terday and Today" Mr.. HAYWARD
shows thorough acquaintance with
young people and this, combined with
his pleasing personality, makes him
both agreeable and helpful.
The closing sessions were probably
the best of all AS they were addressed
by Mr.. F. H. Brigham, state Sunday
School worker who is forceful and en-
thusiasthe.
1t is hoped that this shall become a
permanent and annual affair. The
officials of the convention are Rev. H.
A. Stubebaker, Chairman, and Rev.
Thos. Beavin, Secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
CHATTY LETTER FROM
HERMAN DUCHNER
Former Resident Says He is a
Constant Reader.
Comments Upon Our Changing
Population and Notes Advance
ment of Lancaster Boys.

Crossett, Ark, April 9th, 1914.
Editor of The Herald.
My Dear Sir: The Herald comes to
me regularly every Saturday; it is like
a letter from the old home where I
lived for over forty years and where
/ have enjoyed so many pleasant
days with the old friends. CHANGING
over the local columns | wonder some
times at the names of the strange
people whose comings and going are
recorded there. The most of them
are strangers to me. 1t seems odd
to me that the population has chang
ed so materially since my advent to
Crossett. 1t may be amusing to you
when | admit that | read the Herald
from the first to the last page. l
do, and l really get great deal of
pleasure and satisfaction out of it.
1t is there where I find the familiar
names of my old friends and COM
rades. There l find the butchers and
the bakers and the candlestick max
ers. l did not intend to include the
latter, as candle sticks are so seldom
used since George Angus has so sue
cessfully run the Electric Light
Plant. But find the names of the
merchants and bankers, the drug
store men and harnessmakers and
blacksmiths and the men who soled
my shoes, fixed my watch and sold
me collar buttons and suspenders !;
Charley Burrows, who sold me
"two-fers - that bunch that runs the
city hall; the names of the judges
that often decided against me; the
list Of lawyers with whom l had so
many friendly spats; the men who
extracted my molars and others who
dosed me with paragoric and EPSON
salts, and many others too numerous
to mention, all familiar names, good
old friends, men who made the city
of Lancaster what it is-the clean
est, best governed city in Southwest
ern Wisconsin, perhaps in the state.
There are many of them, but l like
the entire kit and kin of them.
Last but not least is the first page
of the Herald. Although more than
three score and ten years old, it looks
as fresh and youthful as a man in his
Continued on I'd page.)
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
No Extra Session Probable.

1t looks as though the governor
will not call an extra session of the
legislature as recently petitioned for
by some of the state officers who
were getting scared at the protests
being made by the people against
high taxes. There are about 1900
towns in the state. At the election
468 towns voted in favor of special
session, 189 voted against it, 90
reported no action and 463 entirely
ignored the request for an expression
of opinion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
The Best Ever.

The company which will present
"The Deep Purple" at the opera
house in the near future has a really
wonderful array of well known people
enlisted in the ranks of the organiza-
ton. The management do not be-
lieve in the too common system of
zone or two giving the whole show, I"
but have organized what is undoubted
ly one of the strongest casts ever
brought together.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
Congregational Church.

Sunday School 10 100.
Morning Worship IL 100.
Christian Endeavor 6 :45.
Junior Endeaver 6 as.
Evening Worship 7:30.
Bible Study Thursday evening at
z 30. Bring your bibles. Study /
Cor. 8.
Ladies Aid meets with Mrs. Berg
heger Friday p. m.
Watch for announcement for Hon.
Mr.. Tanning, of Philadelphia, Satur-
day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
Grants Birthday Celebration.

The annual celebration of Grant
birthday will be held at Galena next
Monday, April 27, with Congressman
Chas. E. Pickett as orator of the
day. Special trains will be provided.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
Presbyterian Church.

Sunday School at 9 AS.
Divine Service 10 AS.
Sunday School (Hurricane) at 2 80.
Divine Service at 3 80.
Young Peoples meeting in the
evening at the church at 80 O'Clock.
There will be no sevices at Rock
vile on Wednesday evening of this
week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-22
Methodist Church.
Thos. S. Beavin, Pastor

Thos. S. Beavin, Pastor
9:03 Bible School.
10 80 Morning worship.
500 Epworth League service
Why Everyone Should Sign Temper
ance Pledge .-Charlotte Grebe.
80 Evening service.
Thursday, 7:3O, weekly prayer
service.