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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
WILL FIGHT REPEAL
OF THE WAGE ACT
REPRESENTATIVE ADAMSoN WILL
RESIST ATTEMPT TO REPEAL
ElGHT-HoUR ACT.
Author Of Much Discussed Measure
Gives Notice That Congress VIII
Spank Both sides to Controversy
If Necessary.

Washington. that railroad
and brotherhood heads in peace con
ferences have planned to propose the
repeal of the Adamson act and the
substitution of working agreement
of their own for it, has aroused Rep
resentative Adamson, author of the
law, to declare that congress would
spank both sides to the controversy
If necessary"
MIR. Adamson Is willing to cooper.
ate in any plan employer and employed
may evolve for the Interpretation Of
this law, but will vigorously oppose
repeal of it.
THE measure was passed in good
faith and it is constitutional en-.
actment regulating hours of labor and
not wages" he said on Sunday. Let
the roads and their men settle theiI
wage disputes.
Congress will see that the publ's
gets a fair deal. If it becomes neces,
sary to spank both sides, We'll spank
them, though | hope that won't be
necessary"
Representative Adamson says the
result of the presidential election
made the employers more eager for
peace than they were last fall and
that the growing belief that the presi'
dent stands for compulsory arbitration
law has put the brotherhood leaders
in conciliatory frame of mind.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
IDAHO YOUTH KILLS FARMER.
Tragedy Outcome Of attempt to force
Payment of Alleged Debt.

Lewiston, Idaho.-Jewell Prong,
aged II, Saturday night shot and
killed Lester Clifford, farmer, in a
drug store here after having made
an unsuccessful attempt to make Gift
ford pay him $3.50 which Prong claim
ed as personal injury damages be-
cause of an accident he had Suffered
while in Gifford's employ.
Prong forced Clifford to enter drug
store and write check when Clifford
pleaded that he had not that much
money with him. A patrolman, called
by Gifford's brother, entered and
Prong killed Clifford with one shot, fir
ing three more before he was dis
armed and arrested. Clifford is sur
yived by widow and one child.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
SENTIMENT OPPOSES PEACE.
Proposals Fail to Create ProfcuM
Impression Among Londoners.

London.-A strong current OF pubic
sentiment opposed to the German
peace proposal was evident in the eS
pressions Tuesday night, both HOE
the public men and the British pres
although these were without any Vo.
from high authoritative sources na
eating the attitude of the goVernuF.
1t was noticeable that the props
had not created any profound np"
sion among the average LOnagl''
There was little talk in the l'fs'
other public places. .J
Government circles also M
from any discussion. The lS<
fee would make no comm" .4g
absence of the terms, bu y.
that the British attitude, Y (.
present, was embodied IN W.,
tions made from time to tH'
former Premier and VlscOu
and that any new propose Nc
have to be considered by ~
tente allies before a dehnlN
was possible.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
INTEREST SHOWN At c"'"
Germany's Proposal srea" ,,,ls
That Have Bound Unl''u "a

Germany's Proposal srea% s,,
That Have Bound United w. ID
Washington. ~ Germans | p ND
for peace is regarded mere !. . neS
broken the chains which 10 ~, Il j
have restrained the Unileu = n,ta
we'll as other neutrals, ir0u
offers of mediation. .,.s,J !
Now that one set OF beii ! ista
signifed its willingness 70 o., Nh
peace terms-a condition Oi .dicB Y
ated as necessary to any $, ~ r5s
President Wilson-there ,,ad SpS
tions that when the IN. s tsn1'
acting as the intermeai', .,sr 500
the German proposal, y AN. ans 10 tFf
pany it's action by some ' y tStsteb ~
the influence of the Unitsu cousist
the balance for at leas' w., d "
ton, however preliniln"n~s scs nf
terms on which q lastins Come ~
be brought to the worn .ricsp gofs,,
ing officials of the Anel astiops -
meRt believe a league y, suggsss,
as President Wilson na 10 4 could y
must be the outcome AM rartciVAp
he nerfected without lhe
of the United States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22

whole situation. with ~esara
troops, justifles our expeets,, = our
further successes. On Of
IF in spite of this offer =,
and reconciliation the strupo,o peace
go on, the four allied powers "aOud
solved to continue to yictoriou NC 70
but they disclaim responsihI,,, shifts ead
this before humanity and ~. LOT
The imperial government thrones s'ofy'
good offices of your excelleros me
the government of there is ~ ass
the name of the neutral powa. Vea
dressed in each instance) to hrina sa'
communication to the know,ods. 'i's
the government Of (here are lns sS =,
the names of the belligerents)" ''u
Probable Peace Terms
Probable peace terms to ha nrou
by Germany are: '''u
A restoration Of the statuo
existing before the war, This ino,,s wv
the evacuation of Belgium and tho
storation of the occupied portion. :.
northern France with the execution :,
Alsace and Lorraine. 1t Is undars,os.
that the German idea is to make nv
vision for the future neutrality :,
Belgium and probably propose a.
fortification, particularly of the citv :,
Antwerp.
All Germany's lost colonies she a.,
poets to be returned. Her possession,
in the Pacific, however, are not a ouh
ject of great concern, and the Berl0
government is understood to be ready
to relinquish the claim of Kiapchan
The security of Turkey in posses.
sion of Constantinople and the resor
alton of Albania.
The establishment of independen
kingdoms in Lithuania and Poland
Domination of .Mesopotamia BY Ger
many and Austria, to give them a DaA
to the Persian gulf and break Esp
lands gateway to India and Egypt
To award to Bulgaria all Of Serbia
as far south as Nish, which would taxa
from Serbia as much territory as shs
gained in the Balkan wars.
Bulgaria probably will expect to ga
Macedonia and Dobrudja, which ior
merly belonged to her, making The
Danube the boundary between BL
garia and Rumania and shutting tho
latter from the Black sea.
During the course of his speech 10
fore the reichstag, Chancellor wn
Bethmann-Hollweg said:
''The empire is not besieged fort
ress, as our adversaries imagined, but
one gigantic and firmly disciplined
camp with inexhaustible resources
That is the German empire, which
firmly and finally united with ih
brothers in arms, who have been testa
in battle under the Austro-Hmgahal
Turkish and Bulgarian flags. Our enc
mics now ascribed to us plan to COD
quer the whole world, and then des
perate cries of anguish for peace But
, not confused by these asseVeratiOnS
We progressed with firm decision and
: we thus continue our progress always
, ready to defend ourselves and fight
| for our nations existence, for its ha
/ future and always to stretch out OT
t hand for peace"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
HOMESTEAD MEASURE APPROVED
The 64o-Acre Grazing Act Passes
Both Houses.

Washington.--All the disputed
points in the Ferris bill to. provide
640-acre homesteads, principally for
grazing purposes, were smoothed out
Saturday in conference between house
and senate and the measure goes to
the president now for signature. The
bill has been supported by the inter
ior department and western congress
men as a measure of futhering the
opening of the public domain.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Utah Guardsmen Welcomed Home.

Salt Lake Battery A of the
National Guard of Utah was welcomed
home from the border Saturday After
an absence of six months spent on
the Mexican border the Utah battery,
which ranked third in the national
guard artillery contingent, was given
a welcome second only to that given
the battery after its return from the
Philippines in 1899.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
VILLA WANTS TO MEET SCOTT.
Says They Could Settle Differences
Between Mexico and United States.

could be held between Francisco Villa
and General Hugh Scott of the United
States army, an agreement could be
reached which would settle all
differences between the United States
and Mexico, according to {. statement
made to the military authorities here
by a Mexican who claimed to have
direct authority from Villa to make
such propsoal
General Scott is good man, villa
IS quoted as telling his representative,
and we almost settled the Mexican
question at one time"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Disastrous Blaze in Cheyenne.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-One life is known
to have been lost, child was Sc.
riously burned and four persons are
missing in hotel fire here Sunday
night. Roy A. White of Baylis, CAL,
was electrocuted when he leaped from
third story window and caught in a
tangle of electric wires. His wife and
three children are missing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Proposes Governmen, o,.,.,,-,

Washington.-Representatiye Lewis
" Maryiand, author of the parcel post
ia"' introduced bill on December 70
proposing government ownership 81
.ne public telephone system in the ma.
donal capital " '"e Ia
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
VIII Not Raise Rates.

Washington.-The Pacific coasts
entire seasons output of dried fruits,
canned goods, wine, beans, barley and
other foods, will move east under pre-
vailing freight rates, Notwithstanding
authority given to the railroads to ad-
vance them 10 cents per hundred
mounds
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Gas SHORTAGE Closes MILE

Wheeling, w. Va.-Fifteen thousand
workmen are idle as result of a
serious shortage of natural gas. which
has forced almost every factory and
mill in the Wheeling district depend.
ent upon gas for fuel to close.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
sylvia Pankhurst Mobbed.

London-Sylvia Pankhurst, the mill
tant suffragette, and a number of
sympathizers endeavored to hold a
demonstration" at the East India
dock gates Sunday afternoon to de-
mand peace. A big crowd assembled
and mobbed the speaker.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Says Radium Cure a Failure.

New York.-After exhaustive tests
the use of radium as cure for cancer
and tumors has been found to be a
failure, according to the annual report
of DR.. Francis Carter Wood, head OF
the Croker cancer research fund OF
Columbia university, made public Sun
day.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Hunters XIII 400 Elk.

Livingston, Mont.-Four hundred
elk driven from Yellowstone park by
the heavy snowstorm which swept
the mountains recently were killed
during the last two days of the hunt
ing season, which closed December 1G.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Portuguese to Serve in France.

Paris.-Portuguese troops intended
for service with the French troops
in France, according to quotation
in the Portuguese Official Journal, will
be called the Portuguese expedition
airy corps.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
More Money for Marines

Washington.-An increase of SIS a
month in the pay of every enlisted
man in the navy was recommended Inv
secretary Daniels to the house naval
committee. 1t would add $4,000 OOO !
year to the pay roll. !"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Food Scars, Marriages Increase.

New York.-As the cost Of living
continues to soar, the number of con.
pies applying for marriage licenses
has increased strikingly. Within tba
last two weeks the daily average has
risen from 100 to lao.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Couple Slain bv Robbers.

Peoria, Ill.-The bodies of John P,
Becker, aged So, and his wife, aged SO,
were found in their rome near Mason
City early Sunday, the two having
been shot to death by robbers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Government Buys Aviation Ground.

Washington.-The war department
has purchased about 100 acres of
land on Lower Chesapeake bay, near
Fort Monroe, for use as an aviation
experimental and proving ground for
the army.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Austrian Emperor for Peac.

Paris.-Emperor Charles OF Austria
Hungary is credited with having taken
the initiative in the peace move by
the coalition of the central powers, ac-
cording to a Berne correspondent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Woman Convicted of MansIauuhter

Missoula, Mont.-Mrs. Bessie Leigh,
who has been on trial for the murder
of Fred Hoffman here last October,
was found guilty Saturday of man.
slaughter.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Candies Under Ban in ltalx

Rome.-A decree has been issued
forbidding for two weeks the manu-.
facture of candies or cake or their
transmission by the post or railroads
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Twelve Lives Lost at Sea.

New York.-The Brazilian bark
Nethtis, with twelve men on board
was lost during the snowstorm Friday
night off Barnegat on the New Jer,
sew coast
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Ereneh CAPTURE Bulss,ian

French Capture Du, 's.,,garian ],
Paris.-Five small ~. su'S yardG ., y,
on the right bank oil , 'n have v
on on thu the Macedonian .i from rhe '1Ip
captured by the Frea III. are SeIn'
tons north OF Mohe'
peded ny snow.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Expect charge in Russian Cabinet.

Petrograd-Prof Paul Milukoff,
leader of the liberal party in the Rus
sian duma, is trying to bring about
a change in the Russian cabinet SINH.
lar to that which the British cabinet
has just undergone.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
Mayor Favors Salary ~. III n

Mayor FaVors o .,,.ohel reO0'
New York.-Mayor MIA s,s ID rsiSll
the board of aldermen : iucresss !
its objection to salary amount q
certain city employees, dget fol !"
$12O,52o, in the city's So, Oso''
which totals $211,llo'Vl =.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30

ils on the deep for . half century.
Capt. Driver took It with him to Ten
nessee, where he made his homo IN
Nashville. after retiring from . seafar-
ing life. and where no died March ,.
1885.
During the war he was provost mar
shall Of Nashville, and did much active
work in the hospitals. He was out
spoken in his feelings during these
days Of civil disagreement. and his
southern partisan neighbors felt . spe-
cial zeal to get possession Of his much
Wanted "Old Glory" but they repeat
eddy searched his home and garden IN
vain.
The old captain assured them that
they would see It again only whom Il
noated over q reunited Union. In Or
der to preserve It until such time tho
captain. clever. as are most men Of
the sea. with a needle. quilted II with
his own hands into . comforter and
made It his bed covering.
True to his word, when peace had
been restored. the captain took "Oh
Glory" to the Capitol building. where
It was unfurled.
It was on fateful morning In Feb
ruary, 1862. that Nashville was star
tied by the cry. Fort Donelson has
fallen; the federal troops are advans-
ing" The Sixth Ohio was the nrst
regiment to land. and the bluecoats,
to the sound Of drum and trumpet,
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
el.t Of the Declaration.

these United colonies are, and OF
right ought to be, free and independ-
ent states; that they are absolved
from all allegiance to the British
crown, and that all political connec-
ton between them and the state to
Great Britain is and ought to be to-
tally dissolved"
This, shorn Of the preamble and the
concluding clauses, is the Declaration
Of Independence which this country
celebrates sanely and safely or In
sanely and unsafely, as the case may
be, every Fourth of July.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
SUMMER VISITOR SLAIN
FRANK TURNER SHOT ~ MAN
NAMED BROWN.
Texarkana Attorneys Son Killed by
Man Of Mystsry In Msrrymaksr's
Presence Near 0eekers.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrviea
Golden. Colo.-Frank Turner. said
to be the son of an attorney Of Tex
arkana. Ark, was shot and killed at
. summer cottage near Decker's. The
shooting 10 charged to . man named
Brown. Witnesses state that Brown
entered the H. c. Gill cottage. where
Turner was staying. and. without a
word of dispute or Of any other sort,
shot Turner in the forehead. Turner
fell, and was dead before anyone
could get to him. The room was
filled with persons who had been en-.
Toying the evening with story telling
and laughter.
Brown had hired Q horse from
Maurice Weinberger. This animal
was hitched outside. and, after the
shooting, Brown mounted and rode
away. Men who came to ellis later
said they had seen the man di1mount
from his horse and take to the woods
when some distance from the scene
Of the tragedy.
Sheriff Dennis and Coroner Wood
went to Gill's place. with the inten.
ton of holding an inquest. The sher.
If has summoned a posse and ID
hunting the hills for Brown.
No cause for the tragedy has been
assigned. Brown and Turner and
Mrs. Turner have made up parties
that went fishing together, but there
has not been ~ far 90 can be learned.
any suggestion OF q quarrel or III
feeling between the men. Mrs. Tur.
ner left Decker's and IL supposed to
be in Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
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dictionary Times Brought to
Light at Pittsburgh.


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The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
QUEER old RELIC NAMED old GLORY
Massachusetts, Sailor, Captain
Stephen Driver, So christened
the Starry Banner.

III LID GLORY" vas 20 chris
tened by Capt Stephen
Driver. : very pronounced
~ Union man. Who was born
In Salem. Aass.. March II. 1908. He
was presented BY the citizens OF g.
lem with . large American dag when
about to sail from his homo port -
commander Of the brig Charles Dog
gett In 1881. An It was hoisted to the
masthead and spread itself to the
breeze. In burst Of patriotic ardor no
christened II "Old Glory" and that
was the name he afterward used for Il.
After having been his daily compan-
ion and sharer Of adventures and Per.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
MllItI. ls Recruiting.

Denver-To stimulate recruiting To-
cally and throughout the state. and to
expedite the task Of placing the vari-
Gus national guard units on proper
basis. Adjt. Gen. Gamble created the
post Of chief recruiting officer. and as-
signed Capt. c. B. Davidson Of this
city to the position. Capt. Davidson
admitted he had taken charge Of the
work. He said he was being assisted
by Major w. C. banks. and that q
campaign which gave promise Of
much success already was under way.
All the Colorado Guards are being
mobilixed at the Golden Rifle Range.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30

Rome.-A general retreat Of the
Austrians in the Trentino district
over a sector about twenty miles is
announced in an official statement
issued by the Italian war office.
Austrians are leaving trail Of des-
olated and burned villages while the
Italians are In close pursuit and have
occupied many positions formerly
held by the enemy.
British report signal voctory ever
Germans IN East Africa.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
APerfect and Glorious"

Critics may come and 60. but NO
one Of them will be able to improve
upon the clear-cut eloquence or the
orderly arrangement of the Declara-
lion of lndependence-the absolute
ly perfect and glorious expression Of
the Revolution. "-Exchange.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
AutoIst KII!ed q orade crosslna.

Autolst kIIIed u GRADE Croestho.
Boulder.-Thrown 100 feet when
his automobile was struck and demol.
ished by a Denver Interurban car, Al
exander c. Metzger of Bosler. Wyo..
fell under the wheels of the electric
car and was fatally crushed at a
crossing about one-half mile north Of
Broomfield. He died in less than half
an hour, while he was being rushed
in another automobile to a doctors
office at Lafayette. Witnesses de-
clared that Metzger was apparently
trying to beat the electric car to the
crossing and arrived on the tracks
Immediately in front Of the car.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
Housing Farewell to Company F,

Cation City-The greatest patriotic
demonstration ever exhibited in
Cahon City was seen here when $500
citizens carrying flags marched
through the streets to the City park,
where a rousing preparedness meet
ing and farewell demonstration In
honor Of Company F, Colorado Ma.
tional Guard, was held.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
LATIN . AMERICAN PEACE PRO
PosAL REFUSED By SEC
RETARv LAMeINe.
10000 GUARDS READY
MILITIA RUSHED TO STATIONS
ALONG soRDER UNDER Or
oERs ~ GEN. PgR3HiNG.
srn Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-P Wilson on
Monday in Q conversation with one of
his advisers said Carrenza must COM
ply at once with the United States
demands for the release of the Ameri-
can prisoners and rcpudiate Trevino's
orders to oppose movements Of the
American troops before there can be
any prospect Of = peaceful settlement
of the issue between the United
States and Mexico.
The President said he expected an
answer from Carranxa within forty
eight hours. II It should be refusal
Of the demands. Mr.. Wilson said he
would initiate action by Congress to
deal effectively with the situation.
The President was advised Of a
concentration Of Carranza troops
west Of Chihuahua, where the
American prisoners are held. This
movement 10 interpreted as an indi-
cation that Carransa contemplates re-
sistance, and possibly. . declaration Of
war on the United States.
With the Americans under Gen..
Pershing patrolling that district.
which is about seventy miles west OF
Chihuahua, the acute danger of an
other battle il fully realized here.
Efforts toward LAtin-American me-
diation in the Mexican crisis, favored
by Carranxa officials. collapsed with
out having reached the stage of a
formal proposal to the United States.
Columbus. N. M.-Ten thousand Of
Carranza's cavalry have been con.
centrated at Buestilios, seventy mile.
west OF Chihuahua city, according tc
reports here. The command is made
up largely Of veterans of bandit cam.
paigns in. southern Mexico and has
been moved north fn-tMenty military
trains.
San Antonio, Tex.-Diplomatic ex
changes between the United State,
and Mexico have ceased to occupy thu
attention, of army headquarters here
With the regular army. officers ant
men, ready for any eventuality on tn,
border, attention has been turned to
ward preparations for the arrival o.
national guardsmen and the whipping
into shape of those army units which
will take the place Of the troops now
stationed along the Rio Grande.
Twelve thousand guardsmen start
ed for Somewhere in Texas" Monday
night. Nine thousand followed or
Tuesday. and in few days Gen. Funs
ton will have 10000 men to supple
ment the regular army units at Dor
der stations.
Washington.-The army appropria
ton bill carrying increases In appro
priations of $2s.000,000 over the
amount in the measure az 1t was re
ported by the COMMITTEES. was passed
| by the House.
The principal additions to the
measure were increases Of 100000
for machine guns, 100000 fol
horses, 100000 for medical sup
plies, 100000 for the manufacture
Of arms, 100000 for ordnance sup
plies, $5,000,0O0 for field artillery
$6,oo0,0OO for field artillery ammuni'
ton. and $1.5oO.ooo for summer train.
ing camps.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-06-30
cressen Mine sold for s4,27o,o 900.

Denver-It is reported that the
Cresson mine, one Of the richest and
most remarkable properties in the
Cripple Greek district, has been sold
by It's Chicago owners to very i'm
portant syndicate Of Colorado and
New York men. The price paid was
$4,270,000.