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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-10

Stuffed with proxies Democratic
state central committee majority
steamrollered preferential primary
plank recommended by Baltimore
platform and left Il optional with
county organizations TO determine
how delegates to state convention
may be elected. says the Capital
News, In reporting the proceeding OF
the democratic state central commit
tee meeting. which was held in Boise
last Monday,
National Committeeman Robert
II. Elder represented two counties BY
proxy. State Committee ]. 7. Pence
represented two counties By proxy.
Former State Chairman; John T. Nu-
gent held a proxy. Assistant United
States District Attorney ]. r. Smead
held proxy. Two postmasteru were
represented by proxy and two post
masters voted proxies.
A. w. Talkington, elected by Ida.
no county committee as state COM
mitteeman. was unseated on the
grounds he was not legally elected
to succeed l.. A. Wisener. postmaa,
ter at Grangeville. who was recoR'
nized and whose proxy National Com
mitteeman Elder was permitted u
vote.
PocateIlo won the state convention
over Idaho Falls and Twin Falls. Ths
date was set for May lS. The rep
resentation was apportioned on the
basis Of six delegates 10 each mem.
ber Of the house Of representatives
that the counties have IN the leRiala.
ture. An attempt TO base the repre-
sentation on the last vote for Preai
dent Wilson failed.
SO-called progressive demoeFatl
voted against the preferential pri
mary. II waa openly admitted b,
John F. Nugent that this stand va
taken because " primaries were hels
Senator jerome J. Day would b.
elected national committeeman owe
Elder. Charges Of federal control
machine manipulation and irregular
ity were made. Resolutions wer
adopted Indorsing administrations o
President Wilson and Governor AleS
ander.
The first fight before the con
mittee broke out when the credeE
tials committee made its report. r.
cognizing all proxies. This repoI
precipitated two hour fight on Ii
floor of the committee. with ArthU
n. Bowen and Harry l.. Day on o.
side and Ben Elder and several ab
/ llentenants on the other side. NJ
! Day expressed his amazement thi
the committee had recommended q
unseating Of . regularly elected con
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-10
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
HOLDS LIVELY SESSION
By the Aid of Proxies National Committeeman
Elder Controls Meeting State Convention to
be Held in Pocatello on May lS.

mitteeman and give preference to .
proxy held by the national commit
teeman. lie said he had seen some
pretty rough stuff" put over In pol
itical gatherings. but he thought
that was about the raweat. lilo
scored Elder - national committee
man. standing before the commit
tee pleading the cause Of one Of hla
appolnteea. Talkington. he said.
had been . lifelong Democrat and
for AS years one of the stauncheat
Democrats Of Igaho county who had
travelled 500 miles TO participate IA
the committees deliberations. He
said To unseat him would be- unfair
and unAmerican.
The second clash came In the
evening. when the report Of tho re-
solution committee was presented.
Az regards the manner Of selecting
q national committeeman and dele
gates TO the atate convention, two
sets Of resolutions were presented.
The one signed by q majority OF The
committee. and which was adopted
by a vote Of "a to Q, is a. follows:
That the aforesaid delegates
from each county Of the stats o.
Idaho shall be selected a. follows:
The Democratic central committee
of each of the said counties Is here
by empowered to select the aaid
delegates from such county, OF %
provide such means for the selection
of such delegates a. such county
central committee shall IN ia do
cretion see lit."
The minority resolution read a.
follows
I'm pursuance Of this true pro-
gressIye preferential primary foF
the selection Of national committee
man ct the same time and under
the auspices for the selection %
delegates To the state convention
which In turn elects delegates 10
the national convention which meets
In 81. Louis Oh June la
When tho vote waa announced.
Senator Macbeth demanded % kngw
from Chairman Pence II It was noe
n fact he voted the proxy of the
Bear Lake county committeeman.
Cruickshruk. against the prsfsFen-
tlaI primary when he waa instructed
10 vote for such . pFimay. Chair
( man Pence said that he had wired
: the committeeman = to whethsr oE
: not che proxy should be voted for
: optional or compulsory primary
: after instructed BY him to vote foI
primary ard having received ne
reply had reserved the right 20 vota
: for the optional primary which he
9 claimed the majority Faenlutionl
= provide for.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-10

teaching and ! IS being used very
effectively. The motion picture is
fast becoming an adjunct to the
schools. In many it is being used to
teach science, geography and history.
AS it is a most valuable force, so
it may become most harmful one.
l wish to quote extensively from one
article in the Idaho Statesman of
Feb. 22nd, coming as a result of a
six weeks survey by Mrs. L. P. Nc
Gala, given at Good Citizenship Club.
That more than half of the chill
dren in the grades of the Boise
schools attend the motion picture
shows once a week or more, was
shown by the moving picture survey
made by Mrs. L. P. McCalla last year.
the result of which she read before
the members of the Good Citizenship
Club Monday afternoon, and which
brought out an animated discussion
at the close. It was quite by acci-
dent that this subject was discussed
just at the time when the Sunday
opening of the moving picture thea
tres was before the public, but it
made the talk doubly interesting.
Having been assigned a current
topic for the Fortnightly club last
year." said Mrs. McCalla, and real
izing that there was no more impor-
tant subject before the public today
than that of the moving pictures.
decided to make personal survey
of the Boise theatres, and with the
assistant of several friends l visited,
or delegated them to visit, every one
of the six moving picture shows ther
in the city, for period Of about si1
weeks. To further aid me in my
survey, asked Superintendent Meel
to find out from the school children
how many attended picture show
and how often, also to have then
write compositions on their impres
sions of the Boise picture shows
The results, while they may have NJ
special value one way or another
were of special interest to me.
; The result Of the questions pu
1 to the grade children showed that 8
per cent of the children did not al
tend nicture shows at all; in the frs
grade 1472 children went to pictur
shows at least once week, GA wer
twice week. 215 went three time
a week. 78 went four times weel
As went five times a week, IA vents
times week, and 268 went to mol
than one show in a day. "
Mrs. McCaIIa found that mo-
children from the first and thil
grades went to picture shows ths
from the second. In the high scho
only $50 out of about 100 reports
attending picture shows. This "
= accounted for, Mrs. McCalIa says,
= experts who have studied the ps
chology of the subject. by the IA
- that students Of the high school u
ally have reached the romantic a
when other things supplant the M
ing pictures for a time.
=. The result Of Mrs. McCalla's s.
vey showed her. she said. that WI
few Of the films shown were immo
OF indecent. many were vulgar il
- extreme. and she considered th
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-10

make answer that, granting thlA
to be true, we never will be able 20
bond for money enough II we bond
FOR first one thing and then another
that we can Just as we'll get along
without
Many other good and sufficient Fea-
sons could b. given why II II not wise
70 vote thaae bonds, but lack Of space
prevents My doing 80. ! win say. how-
ever, in conclusion that 20 vote an ad-
ditional tn * on cur people ne this time
for something that Is certainly not
Of urgent necessity 10 unjust and un.
wise, for this Is not 3 rich mans towr
/ by any mRans, and n great majority
of tie taxpayers can III affeFd To have
their aIreldy heavy tax burdens IN
lereased fo|r what comes very close q
being q luxury.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-10
CITY WATER system
IS BRINGING GOOD Returns

The report Of the water saperin-
tandent foF the three tn0nths snalag
Jan. 81. shows that the city water
system IL some Fevenaa producer. and
the pleasing feataFs q u ls that tha
Fsvsnns silt continue 70 gradually
InsssAas. While ths extension d
lslsFals wiil not b 80 great daring
ths next year or two ~ it has been u
tbs past, the script - being rapidly
taken up and BY ths end u this year
there will b bat liltle script out
standing.
Barring any accident 20 che ays-
tenn By the elements u e estimated
that the revenue viii pay for the or
dInsFy up-kssp and also pay on The
bonds wIkhla the next slx ysars-
The receipts from she ayaaena To-
ths period above stated we're as fol-
Iowa:
Cash from city patrons ....s4ila8 ss
Cash from W company - y
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
RAID BLIND PIG" IN
BERRIEN CO., MICHIGAN
Dyke Mitchell Held Under
$500 Bail = Had Full
Stock.
sneclal serrice

News Times Special Service.
NILES, Mich. Nov. 29.-Dyke
Mitchelrs exceeding boldness in re-
gard to the local option laws in
Berrien county, has been the cause
of his arrest Officers were given
a tin tina; Mitchell was conducting
a blind pig" at his home, west OF
Niles on the Buchanan I'd. and ac-
cordingly Sheriff Franz, Chief Of
Police Alden Of St. Joseph. Deputies
McGuiness. Hastings Of Niles, and
Frank Imhoff of Buchanan raided
the place Saturday night and Sc
cured 16 cases Of whiskey and %
cases of beer. which they cOnfiscat-
ed. Mitchell was taken before Jus
tice Bachelor and upon being ar
raigned was able TO furnish the $500
bail demanded for his appearance in
the circuit court The officers also
made a visit to Coollinsworth pool
room in Buchanan. which has been
under suspicion. but nothing was
found in the place that would war
rant the suspicion.
Word has been received here of
the death of Mrs. Ernest D. Hut
ton in Detroit She was the daugh-
ter of Rev. Jay Huntington. for
merly pastor Of the First Baptist
church i'm this city
Rev. and Mrs. George Hunting
ton were rendered a farewell recep-
ton Monday evening at the home
of Postmaster and Mrs. F. w
Richter. Mr. and Mrs. Huntington
expect 10 leave for their new home
in Philadelphia on the afternoon of
Thanksgiving day, the services for
the day being the last he will con-
duct in Niles.
Mrs. Ralph Gillette has been
granted a divorce at Marion. Ind
from Ralph Gillette of this city.
Mrs. Florence Mills. wife Of Judge
Mills of Kalamazoo, addressed the
Woman's Progressive league on the
subject Of civic improvements which
the women of that city have un-
dertaken and successfully carried
out.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
FIND WOMAN DEAD IN BED
Police Break open House i'm Answer
to- Friends Plea.
News Times Special Service.
EAETN W Mich NoE 90

ws-Times Special Service:
SAGINAW. Mich, Nov. ERE
spending to the request Of a visiting
woman. who said she had been 70
the home Of her friend, Mrs. Louis
Weidemann. 800 Perkins St, and
had been unable 10 obtain admit
lance or 10 get any reply 10 the
house bell. members of hose COM
pany No. called in the help of the
police. and Officers Moore and Boss
man went TO the place.
They found all doors locked and
were obliged to break in a side door
10 obtain admittance. They went
through the house and in one Of q
bedrooms discovered Mrs. Weide-
mann lying dead in bed. No one else
was in the house. nor was there any
indication Of anyone having bee
there. DR.. G \ Bell coroner. was
called in and took charge of the
case.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
DRY FEDERATION WILL
CAMPAIGN IN INDIANA
Organization Made Up OF Several So
cietics VIII Seek Statewide
Prohibition.
News-Tlmes speciaI servIee

News-Times Special Service.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Nov. 20
The Indiana Dry federation was or
Canized here Tuesday by representa-
tives OF several civic societies for
the purpose Of urging the passage of
a statewide prohibition law by the
general assembly in January. An
attempt will be made 20 keep the
federation out OF politics, as aid will
be asked from both the democrats
and republicans in the legislature.
The W. c.. T. L., the Anti Saloon
league. Indiana state Civic union.
prohibition party, Y. VI. c. A. state
Sunday School association. state
Federation OF Churches. Women's
Legislative council. and dry" dem
ocrats are expected TO name two
delegates 20 serve as a general com
mittee which will have charge OF the
lobby.
The committee will meet Friday
20 perfect the federations plans.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
AVIATOR ART SMITH is
GUEST AT BIG BANQUET
Fort Wayne's Bird Boy j. Tender
ed Reception on Return to
Home Town.

News-Times Special Service;
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Nov. %
Art Smith. Fort Wayne's bird boy, %
and world famous aviator. was en-
tertained by the Fort Wayne real
estate exchange at dinner at the
Commercial club. The aviator. who
is spending a week with his parents.
in the city in which he was born
and reared. responded TO a toast in
honor OF his old home town, and
stated that he priced the diamond
studded medal given him here four
years ago more than any other that
has since been bestowed on him.
His AGED father was present. Albert
Schaaf his former employer was
POSTMASTER.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
FALLS DEAD SINGING
Child Accompanying VictrOla Dies
at Her Home.
News-Times Special Service:

News-Times Special Service:
SAGINAW, Mich. Nov 29.-Cyl-
esta, only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick H. Kent. died suddenly
at the family residence, 1716 Burt
st. Her death was wholly unexpect-
ed. She was around the house and
had just placed a record on the vic
trola and was singing along with the
piece when she suddenly threw up
her hands, exclaimed ."Oh mama, 9"
and fell over dead onto the floor.
Several doctors were called, but
to no avail. She was a pupil of the
fourth grade of the Buena Vista
school, and last Wednesday she was
brought home in faint from school
A doctor was called in, but nothing
serious was thought of, as she was a
very robust child for one of her
years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
FORD POLICY UNCHANGED
ton Suit Filed on Ford.
News-Times Special Service:

DETROIT, Nov. 29.-Horace H.
l.ackham, a local attorney who is a
stock holder in the Ford Motor Car
Co. has filed his answer to the in
junction suit brought against hin
as we'll as Henry Ford, by Horace r.
and John F. Dodge The Dodge
brothers. who are also stockholders.
seek 10 prevent Ford from using his
cOmpanys profits 10 double or
treble the size of the plant.
Rackham in his answer declares
that the policy of the company is
now the same as it was when the
company was organized. He declares
that the Ford policy of business ex-
pansion was Endorsed and support
ed by John +. Dodge so long as he
was a director of said company"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
KILLED BY CAR.
ternatlonal News Service:

international News Service:
KOKOMO. Ind. Nov 29.-Troy
WildOner, 32 years old, was killed
Tuesday night at Simms by an In
diana Railway and Light Co. inter
urban car He was walking from
Swayzee to Simms when struck.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
LEAPS ON ENGINE PILOT
Escapes Death But Suffers Broken
Leg i'm Close Call.
News-Times special se-vice :

NewsTimes Special Service:
SAGINAW, Micl., Nov. 29.-J.
Nearing. about so years old, of Fos-
tiers. Mich. stepped from behind the
railroad tower house at Mershon's TO
catch Grand Trunk train, and was
confronted by a Pere Marquette
switch engine. The engine was trav-
cling so slowly that he managed to
Jump onto the pilot, but in jumping
he twisted his leg and received "A
fracture. He was taken TO St Mary's
hospital and attended by DR.. f. c.
Kinsman, the Z. NJ. company sur
geOn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
Y. w. CAMPAIGN FINISHED
Gift of $50 900 Completes Fund of
100000 For Home.
International News Service:

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. %. - A
gift Of $4,000 by Arthur Jordan.
given TO the Y. w. G. a. rounded
out the 100000 raised in a two
weeks campaign for the purpose of
constructing a girls boarding home.
Mr. Jordan gave $4,000 to the fund
when it was first started III addi-
ton il was announced that the
summer home of Carl G.. Fisher at
St Joe. Mich. was his gift 10 the
association. The property is valued
at s1OO, OOO and is to he used for
summer home for young women.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE
Only Three Members of Party Reside
i'm Williamsburg.
News-Times Special Service:

NeWs-Iimes Special Service:
WILLIAMSBURG, Ind. Nov. %.
The three democrats of this town,
with the aid of republicans, ceIe-
brated the reelection OF Pres't Will
son. Two republicans. F. c. Bell
and W. o. Brown, who lost a wager.
hearse at the head Of a parade. The
two winnig democrats were J. w.
Meredith and NJ. II. Wooley. l.. /.
Conner, the other democrat, used
dynamite for a noise maker. Win
dOws we're broken in a number OF
houses.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
GIRL DIES OF INJURIES
Driver of Auto Which Struck Her is
Arrested.
International News Service:

International News Service:
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Nov %
Helen Grim, Is years old. died
Tuesday night as a result of injuries
sustained in a collision of motor
cars while she was on her way to
school. Two other girls were slight
~ injured. c. L. Wintermute. driver
OF the car which collided with the
automobile bearing the girls. was
arrested on charge of manslaugh-
ter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
LIQUOR MEN IN COURT
Federal Authorities Investigate Ship
mcuts Into Dry Territory.
News-Times Special Service:

News Times Special Service:
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Nov. 29.-
Heads of ten Terre Haute liquor
firms went 20 East St Louis. H..
today In response to SimmOns to
appear as witnesses IN an investi-
cation by the federal court Of al
leged shipment Of liquor into dry"
territory. The men were notified 10
take their books and records Of
sales OF liquor shipped TO dry ter
ritory in Illinois.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
LEADING LAWYER DIES
General Scott Payne Passes AWAY
at Home i'm Brazil.

international News Service.
BRAZIL. Ind. Nov. %. - Gen.
Scott Payne 81 years old, for more
than % years one OF the leading at
torneys OF Clay county died Tues
day night after an extended illness.
He was "A graduate OF the Indiana
state normal school and taught
school previous 10 entering the legal
profession.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
DISTRIBUTE $4,000
RED CROSS SEALS
EIkhart School Children TO
Assist in Circulating
StiCkerS.
Nevs-T Times Special Service

NeWs- Times Special Service;
ELNHART. Nov. %. - Ninety
thousand Red Cross Christmas seals
arr being distributed through the
county under the supervision Of
Mrs willard Gillette Of Goshen. The
Elkhart school children viii be ask
ed TO assist i'm the sale OF the seals
and a large sale is expected in this
cisy. which viii be Systematically
canvaSsed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29

About 80 people attended the
Atherton clubs presentation Of THE
Fortune Hunter, at the Jefferson
theater OF Goshen Tuesday night. A
special car was chartered 10 bring
the Elkhart patrons home after the
show.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29

The Loyal order Of Moose held
a formal opening Of their indoor
circus at the ArmOry Tuesday night.
They have secured several free acts
that were received besides the nu-
merous other entertainments.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29

Lester Adylotte. who was serious
Is injured when his automobile col
lided with a Beardsley av. street car
late Saturday night, continues to
improve although the exact out
come Of his injuries cannot be as
certained for q few days He suf-
fered a fracture 20 "A leg and the
right elbow, besides numerous minor
injuries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29

Joe Reynolds, SCI Grant St. who
died at the General hospital as a
result Of a broken neck. which he
received when ne fell down a loading
chute at the Foster Machine fac
tory Will be buried at Three Rivers,
Mich. Funeral services win be held
here at the Church Of Christ ODE
sciples) Thursday morning at $50
o'clock. Rev. r. c. Lake officiating
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29

The Elkhart police were notified
that robbers had stolen SIS in cash
and four money orders from the
valley Line depot at Middlebury
Monday night. The serial numbers
of the money orders are. 1856, II,
IS and 70, and were issued by the
Adams Express co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29

Perry Helms. 416 II Harrison St,
junk dealer, was arrested Mon
day evening on "A charge Of assault
and battery preferred by his wife
The couple came 10 a mutual agree
ment later and the case was dis
missed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-29
INDIANA AND MICHIGAN STATE HAPPENINGS
Raps Indifference to Fight
For Better Housing Conditions

grosser forms of poverty we must
get at the causes and conditions that
rise 10 poverty and restitution Con-
sequently we ought 10 cooperate
rot only with one another in practi-
cal charity and correctional work.
but also with every outside agency
that seeks TO uncover the causes and
conditions of dependency and de-
linquency.
, 1916-09-27
EXPLOSIONS IN iHIs BLOOD.
Baltimore Man Discloses New Malady OF
Munitions Workers
SoeciaI to The New 1ork Times.

Speciag to THE Ne,o 1orh Times.
Baltimore Aug, 90th. "A new disease has
appeared among the munition workers IN
Baltimore plants. 1t is called explosive blood
It is almost imposes bic to conceive OF a mans
blood exploding in his veins and %artertes'
but nevertheless this is just what happens
when a munitions worker is affected. john
REYNOLDS of Baltimore, employed at the du
Pout works at Carney Point. Del, has been
treated for The strange malady at Mercy
Hospital adu at City Hospital at Bayview.
Tie explo lions occur only in the very small
est veins. The effects are no more dIsas-
trous than to cause a rather malignant erup-
ton on the skin of the arms and legs. Sim
UNANIMOUSLY With this strange condition the
patients skin becomes yellow. The treat
ment is extremely simple and rapidly etec-
tive. 1t consists solely of fresh air and a
light diet.
Reynolds had deem handling large quantl-
ties of sulphuric either. He YVES visiting
relatives here when the gases began to affect
him. Ahospital surgeon, while closely. OBJ
serving the patient, was attracted by a
strange cracking sound, and on investigation
found the patients arm breaking put. These
tiny explosions were recurrent for probably
a week.-NeD York 1Enes,RAug. 21st.