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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-24

Most of the places which can be reached by toll call are
towns and villages where the salesman seldom goes be-
cause train service is inhequen 7dlsbEouc Sc,gic Is
constant.
Every merchant jobber hes within his grasp in radius
small fifty miles an amount of business worth
going after by telephone but as vet unknown to him.
hat business could be his instead Of going distant mail
order houses he need travel for the telephone trade
visit can be made any time
travelling statesmen at various junction points along main
Travelled routes reach by telephone many small places
which otherwise mig ht be included in their itinerary
because Of the time and expense involved in call in person
ne Telephone line d1ea and Me,e ae practically no IN
reaotaht Acahfics
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-24

There will be no charge on q par
ticular party toll call if you are not
connected with the person whose
name you have given to the toll
operator
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
Impersonator Coming

Miss Grace v. Bonner, Imperson-
ator and Ventriloqust of national rep.
utation, will give an entertainment
under the auspices Of the Baptist
Young People and Ladies' Aid, next
Friday evening, March s, at the High
school gymnasium.
Miss Bonner lis under the manage
ment of Witty & Tuttle, San Fran
cisco. AS an impersonator and VEN
rtiloquist Miss Bonner has few equals.
She will give entertainments i'm Hunt
ington, Boise, Caldwell and Nampa
next week before coming to Mountain
Home.
Some especially fine music will be
provided by a number of local people.
Miss Lnieve Walker will play a
violin solo and Mrs. c. r. Wethers
ELL will sing. The proceeds will go
toward the finishing of the Baptist
church.
The admission will be 35 cents for
adults, 25 cents for school children.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
A Holiday Gift That Didn't Prove
Acceptable to the Recipient.

A sensational poisoning case has
developed at Buhl, which may result
in criminal cause celebre.
Several weeks ago, ]. C. McCab
Of Buhl, a brother of the well-known
sheepman, F. r. McCabe, received a
box of candy in the mails. 1t was
from Mountain Home, but the ad-
dress made the recipient suspicious.
The town of Bull on the address was
written Buell. and MIR. McCabe,
knowing that a very bitter enemy Of
his who lived at Mountain Home al
ways wrote Buhl In that way, de-
cided that before he ate any of the
confectionery he would have 1t examfn-
ed.
pie of the candy In the box to the
laboratory of the state univirsity. The
report of the chemist there amply
confirmed Mr.. McCabes suspicious.
There was enough strychnine In the
confectionery to kill half dozen
horses. Evidently the man who for
warded the gift as an expression Of
his holiday sentiments was. taking
no chances-"dead men tell no tales
The authorities are working on the
case and the federal sleuths have
likewise taken hand in the game.
While there is absolutely no doubt in
Mr.. McCabes mind as to the doner
of the gift, it Is not always an easy
matter to prove a crime of this kind,
and the officers are seeking to bring
1t home to the guilty one.-Kimberly
Call.
We are informed that this case Is
now before the federal court In Boise.
and that the man suspected of send
ing the poisoned candy to Mr.. Nc
Cabe has been arrested.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
STILL AT 1T,

Truxton Talbot, ormerly a well
known newspaper man OF Idaho
having led more or less of a turbulent
career at Pocatello, Blackfoot, Noun
tain Home and other places, sends us
a copy of a little folder he calls
''The People" in which is set forth
the usually vivid and original ideas
that have always proved a source of
more or less grief to Talbot In his
issue he takes slam at the Cham.
Der of Commerce of Kalamazoo, where
he is now located, Trux has a
fondness for pouring hot metal on
existing institutions, a process that
Is not particularly conducive to sue
cess, but aside from that he is
one of the best fellows in the world
and his old time friends trust that he
may succeed in his new venture.-Po
catello Tribune.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
SUBMARINES SINK
BRITISH STEAMER
WAR ON ENGLISH VESSELS CON,
TiNUES AND EVEN AMERl-
CANS DO NOT ESCAPE.
American Vessel Carrying Cargo Of
Cotton Strikes Mne.-Russans
Claim to Have Put Check on
German Advance.

Chief interest in the war centers In
the operations of German submarines
in the waters around the British isles.
Fhe British steamer DoWnshire has
been blown up in the Irish sea, while
the American steamer Evelyn, with a
cargo OF cotton from New York to
Bremen, has been sunk by mine
near Borkum island in the North sea.
From Berlin comes the report of the
sinking of a British transport with
troops and an accompanying steam,
err" but the scene of this incident is
not given.
Regarding the destruction of the
Evelyn, the first American vessel to be
sunk since the outbreak of the war,
the authorities at Washington have or.
dered a full inquiry.
The report of the sinking of the
British transport was sent out on the
authority of a German news agency
but neither Berlin nor London has
made any official announcement con
cerning the report.
The latest official announcement
from Paris regarding the operations
in the west describes considerable
pH gress made by the allies in the
Champagne district and the repulse Of
the Germans at various points along
the southern end of the line.
In the eastern war zone Russia
claims to have put check on the
German advance by the aid of strong
reinforcements. There is little change
to record in Galicia, the Carpathians
or Bukowina.
The Turkish grand vizier, Prince
Said Salim, declared during an inter
view that to have joined with Great
Britain, France and Russia would
have been harmful to the interests
of the country; that the powers of the
triple entente had been actuated by
Hypocrisy in dealing with Turkey.
and that the Turkish people, desiring
an opportunity to work out their des
tiny, became participants in the war
He denounced the assertion that Tur.
key is bound to pass under the sway
of Germany as absurd.
A hostile aeroplane is said to have
dropped bombs near Braintree, Col
chester, Marks Tey and Goggeshall,
England towns virtually within fifty
miles of London.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
M. H. TEAM ADDS
ONE MORE SCALP
Mountain Home Basket Ball Team
Wins Another Victory

In one of the most closely con-
tested games of basket ball of the
season, the Mountain Home team
won a brilliant victory and another
championship last night over the
Caldwell team, champion of their Sec
ton. The score standing 80 to IL in
favor of Mountain Home.
The game was clean and swift and
at first glance results seemed rather
doubtful, but the home boys, by their
splendid team work held their own
IN nearly every instance.
1t was decided that Hill Ottenheimer
could manage two men almost as well
as one, while several points We're
made in free throws by Osborn Casey
'ihe score for the first half stood
to 10 i'm favor of Mountain Home,
after which they fairly left their
Visitors by leaps and bounds.
lit was reported before the arrival
of the visitors that but. two of the
team coming here had played with
them before while the others were
picked up OF raw material and their
numerous foul plays We're no doubt
due to the large and unaccustomed
floor space, so many of their good
pays being made just too late for
the whistle.
This leaves the home team winners
in every league game of the season
with one more contest for champion
ship of Southern Idah which will be
played with RigIby In the near future,
possibly next Friday at Mountain
Home.
The game was we'll refereed and tn
visitors took their defeat quite gra-
ciously, though not as gentlemanly as
the team from Star
Following the game a reception Wi a
given by the Sophomores, In which
games and cards were followed by
refreshments, the participants hav-
ing been arranged into families OF
about eight each to be served.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
AWAITING OUTCOME
OF CONFERENCES
PRESIDENT AND ADVISERS CON
sIDERlNG COURSE TO BE TAKEN
IN MEXICAN SITUATION.
Representatives of the President Now
in Mexico Conferring With
Different Leaders In the War
Stricken Republic.

Washington.-Diplo represen.
inquired as to the course Of the Unit
ed States government In the Mexican
situation, have been advised inform
ally that the outcome is being await
ed of the conferences of Duval West
personal representative of President
Wilson, with different leaders, and
between General Carranza and Char
les A. Douglas, Washington attor
ney now at Vera Cruz.
Douglas, who is friend of Secre
tary Bryan, went to Vera Cruz, with
Eliseo Arrendondo, Washington rep
resentative of Carransa, to discuss
with the first chief international
aspects of the Mexican situation, with
view to securing a better under
standing with him of pending ques
tions relating to foreigners and theiI
interests.
Duval West is to confer with Wills
and other chiefs and on the informa
ton reported through these channels
it is believed a further development
of the Washington government policy
toward Mexico will be based
The state department has listened
sympathetically to the complaint OF
mistreatment of foreigners, including
priests, by Carranza forces, but 1t has
not felt justified in going further thar
instructing Consul Silliman to point
out to Carranza and General Obregor
the 'npropriety and unwisdom of theii
action, and it has informed inquirine
powers that nothing more Is to be
done.
In addition to the Spanish priests
Tuesdays dispatches said, some
French and Italians also were held
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
NONE DRIER
THAN IDAHO
We Have Less Than a Years Time
to Get Rid of a Thirst Which
Becomes Felony Jan. l.

Prohibition legislation lis thing OF
the past i'm the state of Idaho. 1t be-
came so when the senate passed
Tuesday, under suspension of the
rules, H. B. No 142, making the
state dry by statutory enactment Jan
uary /, 1916. The result of the roll
Call was "a to 6. There is no
doubt that the measure will receive
the signature of the governor.
Before an audience that filled every
available space in the senate cham
ber, the measures were discussed pro
and con by half the members of the
upper house. Amendments were Of
fered but were rejected and the bill
passed the senate in the same form
in which it was sent from the house.
There were seven votes cast against
the bill in the house, six In the SEN
ate, making a total of 13 in the leg
islature numbering "a members.
Laws now approved by the legis-
lature regulating the liquor traffic
are three i'm number. The first one
passed provided for the submission to
the voters of constitutional amend
ment to the state constitution pro-
hibiting the sale or manufacture of
liquor within the state. The second
was a stringent local option measure,
intended to make more rigid the
laws governing the sale of liquor
under the local option law.
The third law prohibits the manu-
facture of liquor in the state as
we'll as the sale or gift. 1t goes in
to effect January l, 1916. Two amend
ments We're, offered, but neither was
accepted One provided that the
state should provide one officer for
each county to be paid fifteen hum
dred dollars year, whose authority
should be concurrent with that of the
sheriff, but who should devote his
entire time to the enforcement of the
prohibition statute. 1t appropriated
fifty thousand dollars a year for car
rying out the provisions of the act.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
NOTED AUTHOR

The Boise Statesman of Friday
contains a notice of the appearance
i'm Boise on March 27, of the noted
lecturer and author, Mary Austin,
foremost figure in the educational
world today.
To those who are mot familiar with
the work of this wonderful immigrant
girl after coming to America, we re-
commend two of her msot noted
books, "The Promised Land and
"They Who Knock at Our Gates, u
copies of which may be had at the
Carnegie library, and of possible
make an effort to hear her as the
clubs of this city have BEEN asked to
cooperate with Boise in securing her
for a lecture.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
NEW SCHOOL DIS
TRICT PROPOSED
Development League Plan to Make
Mountain Home an lndepsnd-
emit District

At a meeting of the Ehmore De.
velopment League Thursday even
ing, the question of setting Mountain
Home aside and create am dnde'
pendent school district, as well as
laws governing such a procedure were
discussed at some length by few
who seem to think that 1t is the
proper move to make, after which
a resolution was offered placing the
League on record as being In favor
of an independent district, resulting
i'm q tie of three votes for and against,
those not voting givin as their rea-
SON that they were not sufficiently
familiar with the proposition.
1t was then decided to call meet
ing for Tuesday evening, March sec.
ond at 1880 i'm the league rooms, to
which all who are interested are i'm
vlted, not only to attend hut to be
prepared to state their views on the
subject which should be of the most
vital importance.
Doctor Sisson, of the State board
of Education has been invited to be
present and Ii the gentleman can be
present will no doubt give some val
uable information regarding the sub
ject. 1t is hoped that there may be
large number present.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
RENEGADE |ND|A's
WAR WITH POSSE
ATTEMPT TO ARREST RED MAN
CHARGED WITH MURDER PRE-
clPiTATES FIGHT.
One White Man Killed and Another
Wounded When Posse Runs Into
Ambush, While Five indians
Are Shot Down.

Salt Lake City.-The attempt Of a
posse headed by United States Mar.
shal Aquila Nebeker to arrest Use.
NaGat, a Plute Indian charged with
murder, has precipitated small-sized
var in southern Utah. which has re.
suited In the death of at least Ave
ii the red men, while one of the
posse, J. c. Aiken of Dolores, Colo.
las been killed and Jose Cordova, OF
Cortez, Colo. was seriously wounded.
The list OF casualties will undoubted.
y be greater before the posse has suo
;eeded in capturing the Indian.
The hostihties began Sunday, near
Bluff, Utah, when the posse and the
indians engaged in a battle, and has
iince been continued intermittently.
The posse ran into an ambuscade,
Ind 1t was then that Aiken and Cor
,ova fell. The Indians were strongly
ntrenched and the white men were
unable to dislodge them.
The scene of the fighting was In
Cottonwood gulch, a short distance
rom the thriving settlement of Bluff.
rhe gulch Is a very narrow one, with
Utmost perpendicular sides, and is
very easy for the Indians to guard
4gainst superior force.
Tse-Na-Gat killed a Mexican some
line ago but the officers have been
unable to apprehend him. They have
lways believed there would be trou-
I.e should an attempt be made to
ace him under arrest, and this is the
eason given for the large force OF
men who are being sent out after
i'm. His people have taken up his de-
.ense, and as a result many more
ives may De lost before the present
.rouble is ended.
A number of the Indians have been
captured, and one OF them, Havane,
was killed while trying to escape
from his captors. Havane slipped his
shackles and leaped from his bed in
the room in which the prisoners were
confined, expecting to escape from the
window. He had just passed througl
the window when one OF the men Oh
guaH fired and the Indian was NOR
tally wounded.
Scouts sent out by Marshal Neb
eker Tuesday afternoon to try to lo
cate the Piutes, reported that tn
had traced them to point about
miles southwest OF town, near Blu,
ler's canyon, but lost the trail there.
These Indians, believed to be the band
headed by Old Posey, evidently hf
hurriedly. Their camp fires wee still
warm and the bank of the San Juan
river was freshly torn up, showing
that the Indians had crossed a con
siderable number of goats and horses.
Old Polk's band is believed to be hid
ing In the rocks close to Buff.
Marshal Nebeker says he is deter
mined that the entire party of hostile
Indians, whose strength Is estimated
at from fifty to $50, shall surrender
now that they have defied the officers
and that all will be prosecuted to the
limit
Thirty-four of the Grayson and Mon.
ticello volunteers have joined Marshal
Nebeker's posse. All maintain that
the law and dignity of the states OF
Utah and Colorado must be upheld.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
THEODORE ABDICATEs.
Haitian President Takes Refuge on o
Dutch Steamer.

Washington. - Davilmar Theodore
has abdicated as president of Haiti
and taken refuge on a Dutch steamer
Frederick Hendrix, at Port au Prince
The steamer will proceed to Curacao
Local officials have taken charge OF
the capital, awaiting General Gull
laume, leader of the revolutionisl
army, which is outside the city
Theodore's abdication is taken to
forecast better condition Of Haitien
affairs in which the United States
will carry out its purpose to send 9
commission to the republic in an ef'
fort to put its finances in condition
to satisfy foreign creditors and restore
order,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
cARRANzA ARMY DEFEATED.
Villa Reports Victory Over Forces oi
His Former Chief.

ashington.-Fifteen hundred Car
rama soldiers were killed and many
captured by Villa troops at the bat
tie of Zayula, according to General
Villas version of the fighting, for
warded from Chihuahua ON Tuesday
to the state department. After the
battle, which took place last Friday,
Villa reported he personally headed
the columns pursuing the Carranza
troops toward Manzanillo. Villa said
his own losses we're 100 killed and 25o
wounded.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
TRYING TO FIX BLAME,
Inquiry Being Made Concerning De,
struction of American Steamer.

Washington. President Wilson
conferred with Secretary Bryan on
Monday night concerning the destruc.
tion of the American steamer Evelyn
off the coast of Germany, but in the
absence of definite information as to
the cause of the wreck, no course of
action beyond diplomatic inquiries was
decided upon.
Having learned unof6cially that a
part of the Evelyn's crew when cast
adrift from the sinking vessel head
ed for the coast of Holland, Secretary
Bryan cabled to American Minister
Henry Van Dyke at The Hague the
same message he previously had sent
to Ambassadors Page and Gerard at
London aKd Berlin, asking that every
care be extended to the crew and an
investigation of the facts of the oc-
currence be made through all avail
able agencies.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
Rev. James H.McPherson

During his visit here Sunday, Bish-
OPP Funston announced the sudden
death at his home at Nogales, Arizona
of Reverend James III. Mcpherson
who will be remembered by residents
of this city twenty years ago as the
rector of the Episcopal church here
where he was honored by all as a
noble worker for the cause. The de-
ceased is survived by daughter,
his wife having died two years ago.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN IDAHO,
Wealthy Merchant Kills Woman Be-
cause She Refused to Marry Him.

Rupert, Idaho.-A double tragedy
that has shocked the community oc
Cured Saturday night at Minidoka, 9
small village some fifteen miles from
Rupert when T. w. r. Nelson,
prominent and wealthy merchant oi
Rupert, shot and killed Mrs Nellie
NJ. Pittenger, also of Rupert, after
wards turning the gun upon himself
with fatal effect Mrs. Pittenger hac
refused to marry Nelson
Nelson was about 81 years OF age
with large family of grown chhdrea
He owned q large hardware and fur
niture store In Rupert and another in
Pearl. He was interested in two
banks In Utah and other enterprises
He has always been regarded as 8
ievel-headed business man and was
highly respected.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
HURRICANE WRECKS SHIPPING.
Enormous Damage Done by Storm
North of Spain.

Madrid.-The terrific hurricane
which swept across the north of Spain
is still being felt severely in num-
Der of the most exposed sections. Enor,
nous damage has been done. At Bar
celona many ships were damaged.
Mail boats to the Balearic islands
were suspended and great havoc was
wrought in the city. The geological
museum and the Condal theater were
unroofed At San Sebastian the port
has been closed to navigation. No
hurricane of such violence has ever
been experienced here before.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
AWAITS RESULTS CALMLY.
United States Will Stand Firm on
Its Warning to England.

Washington.-The United States
government probably will make no re-
ply, for the present at least, to the
British or German notes respecting
respectively the use of American
flags on foreign vessels and the dan
gers to neutral shipping in the naval
war zone about the British isles, but
will stand firmly on its warning
against destruction of American lives
or vessels. Many officials who know
the situation expect some further
move only in event of an overt act.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF Bunus B. Swami,

ESTATE OF Bunus B. Swami, de,
ceased.
Notice rs hereby given by the un-
dersigned Georgia E.1 Swami, admin
istratrix of the estate of Bunus B.
Swami deceased, to the creditors OF
and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication OF
this notice, to the said Georgia e.
Swami, admin stratrix, Mountain Home
County of Elmore, State OF Idaho,
this being the place fixed for the
transaction of the business OF said
estate.
Dated February 16, 1915.
GEORGIA e. SWAMI,
Administratrix
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
"The Clutchina Hand"

On March 5th the first episode of
Exploits of Elaine" will be shown
at the Crystal Theatre, the first in
stallment Of which was commenced
last week in the Republican and
which will be followed each week
by succeeding installments.
This is without question one of the
strongest stories ever put In motion
picture and our readers who follow
the story will have the opportunity
of seeing each installment In photo
play.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
Refuse BeIuian Subsidy,

London.-The British foreign office
has directed letter to Herbert c.
Hoover, chairman of the American
Belgium relief commission, declining
to give a direct subsidy to the com
mission for relief in Belgium.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
SOUTH DAKOTA TO BE DRY.

Pierre, S. D.-The senate of the
South Dakota legislature adopted a
resolution Wednesday for statewide
prohibition. The resolution calls for
the submission of the question to a
vote of the people at the next general
election. The house is conceded to
be in favor of the amendment.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
LAND WITHDRAWALS UPHELD.
Reservation of California Tract Up
held by the Courts.

Washington.-President Taft's with
drawal of oil lands in California and
Wyoming in 1909, without empower
ing legislation, was upheld Tuesday
by the supreme court and entry
claims of individuals and corporations
valued at hundreds of millions OF dol
lars annulled thereby.
President Taft withdrew the land
as a conservation measure, and or
June 25, 1910, congress passed law
ratifying his action.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-27
Miners Quit Work.

Grafton, w. Va.-Miners employed
by the Jamison Coal company In
the BarracksvilleF eFarmington region
struck Friday, alleging that new prices
for mining recently enforced by the
company virtually meant a reduction