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THE DAILY STAR MIRROR
MOSCOW, LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1911
NUMBER 51
VOLUME I.
JOHN D. LOSES WHEN REBELS HIT HIS TANKS
Shells Destroy Standard Oil Tanks=
Outlaws Disguise As Rebels
Many Killed.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25— Fighting Is
still progressing at Hankow. The
Battle has raged for 8(1 hours und the
rebels are gaining slowly.
The rebel gunboat shells have ignit
ed the Standard Oil tanks outside of
Hankow, practically destroying the
plant. The losses are reported to be
enormous.
HONGKONG, Nov. $5.—Brigands and
pirates are terrorizing the Canton
delta.
Disguised as rebels they have
murdered and robbed by the whole
sale.
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M'NAMARA FATALITY
EMPHASIZED BY DEATH
HALL OF RECORDS, Los Angeles,
Nov. 25.—The peculiar chain of fa
talities and illness hovering over the
McNamara trial was felt again today
when the court adjourned until Mon
day on account of the death of Chas.
Sexton a brother of Juror Sexton, of
consumption.
In addition Jud Rush, the partner
of Le Compte Daves, counsel for
the defense was stricken suddenly ill
and the latter was needed to attend
to the firm's business.
. Juror Green will be allowed to visit
his sick wife over Sunday.
YALE-HARVARD BATTLE
ENDS WITHOUT SCORE
CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 25.—Harvard
brawn and Yale bulldog grit battled
on Soldier field this afternoon before
40,000 shrieking spectactors.
score was nothing to nothing. It was
one of the hardest contests either team
has ever played. Several players were
injured and forced to retire during the
game.
Although fierce line plunges mark
ed the game, punting was much resort
ed to and both sides saved themselves
The
NO STRIKE ON
ROCK ISLAND
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CHICAGO,
Nov., 25.—It was an
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railroad today
that the differences between the road
and the shopmen, who threatened to
strike had been adjusted.
The unions agreed to sign the orig
inal scale offered by the railroads.
This does not contemplate increasing
the scale or changing the working
conditions.
TAFT DENIES HE
FAVORS PRIMARY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—Secretary
Hilles today denied the truth of a
story printed in Ohio that President
Taft had pet the challenge of the
Ohio progressives and would urge a
presidential preference primary in
Ohio.
Seattle Gets Water.
SEATTLE, Nov. 25.—The repairs on
the water system were completed to
day and It has begun working. The
water famine is at an end.
They attacked two European vessels
and several Chinese in (mats they
owned.
Battle between the outlaws and
the soldiers recently resulted in ap
proximately one thousand deaths.
REBELS CAPTURE VANTAGE
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25—The rebels
captured Tiger hill just outside Nan
king today after a fierce attack.
The government troops are in re
treat. The hill commands Nanking
and the rebel lire may seriously dam
age tlie city.
Union Loses Fight.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25.—Judge
Renster today threw out of court the
replevin suit brought by the Iron
Workers' Union to obtain the docu
ments of their organization in con
nection with the McNamara case,
which were recently taken over by
the federal grand jury. In uphold
ing the state's demurrer, the court
asserted that the union officials had
failed to state that they represented
the union.
by kicking the pigskin from danger
several times.
Blaring bands and flashing banners
filled Harvard's stadium today for the
annual football game between Har
vard and Yale. The weather was
bright.
Twenty-eight Boston hotels were fill
ed with people which have come to
witness the great struggle. The weath
er was clear and the gridiron was dry
which helped Yale much. Three hours
before the game the stadium began
filling with rooters.
QUESTION FIRE
HURTS MURDERESS
DENVER, Nov. 25.—With her head
low, and quite dejected, Mrs. Patter
son, today is still a fire of merciless
questions
He is cross examining her and trying
to bare all her relations with Strouse.
She has contradicted much of her
testimony.
The state introduced a number of
letters written by her husband to the
wife expressing his deep love.
She denied that she had promised to
withdraw her divorce, suit if Patter
son, today is under a fire of merciless
She also denied threatening Patter
son. She admitted he got $7000 from
Strouss on various occasions.
by Prosecutor Benson.
Honey Scores Fisher.
SEATTLE, Nov. 25.—Speaking at the
Y. M. C. A. last night, Francis J. Hen
ey, the noted graft prosecutor, scored
Secretary of the Interior Walter
Fisher for his stand with regard to
the development, of Alaska. Heney
declared that the monopolies would
grab the untold wealth of that country.
"For they cannot be regulated," he
declared.
JAPAN HARD UP
MUST CUT EXPENSE
TOKIO, Nov. 25.—The complete
abandonment of the proposed Tokio
grand exposition and of all military
and naval expansion for one years
was decided on at the cabinet meet
TOYING WITH LETHAL
HATCHET HE LAUGHS
SÀN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.—Con
vinced that Rogers would not confess
to the Goodman murder, the auth
orities will formally charge him with
it upon circumstantial evidence.
HOLD POULTRY SHOW
FIRST WEEK IN YEAR
At a special meeting of the executive
committee of Panhandle Poultry and
Pet Stock association held Friday eve
ning, the date for the annual exhibi
tion was set for the first week in
January, 1912.
The services of Oscar Nelson of
Coeur d'Alene, as judge were secured
by the association. Mr. Nelson is an
old experienced poultry judge of the
Northwest, as well as an extensive
breeder of fine poultry.
It is believed that the show will be
held in the Motter-Wheeler building,
the same location as last year. The
last show was very successful, over
600 birds were shown.
The slogan this year is for a 1000
bird show. Breeders with large strings
JURORS ARE DRAWN
TO REPORT DEC. 4
Jurors for the present term of the
district court were drawn by Judge
Morgareidge, Sheriff Brown and Dep
uty Clerk Nelson yesterday at 4:00
p. m., and were ordered to report , for
duty on December 4. The jurors are:
J. S. Nelson and James Harbour,
Bear Creek.
Ross Reeder, Cornwall.
Thos. G. Dowdy, Elmer Wells, D. W.
Driscoll, and James Nolan, East Mos
cow.
H. Morgan and J. H. Fryzell, East
Genesee.
Charles Smith and Charles Sinett,
Gold Creek.
TAR FIENDS ARE
FOUND GUILTY
LINCOLN CENTER, Nov. 25.—"We
didn't do the actual tarring of Miss
Chamberlain, and I for one won't go
to the penitentiary without a fight."
said Sherrill Clark today who with
John Schmidt was found guilty after
the jury had been out 36 hours. The
others, who confessed, got a year in
the penitentiary.
Miss Chamberlain declared that she
would continue to live in Beverly.
Bury Beattie Tomorrow.
RICHMOND, Nov. 25.—Henry Clay
Clay Beattie's body will be buried in
Maury cemetery beside that of his
wife tomorrow.
It is believed that Mrs. Beattie's rel
atives didn't protest against the burial
but plan to later exhume her body and
inter it elsewhere.
ing today. The minister of finance
contended that the move was neces
sary to rehabilitate Japan's finances
which were crippled by the recent
war.
Still attired in his bloody clothes,
and holding the hatchet with which
it is asserted that he killed Good
man, Rogers today chatted with the of
ficers and laughed. His sanity will be
tested.
of birds from Clarkston, Colfax, Walla
Walla, Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, and
numerous other towns have promised
to exhibit. A large number of inquiries
have already been received.
A^lnqulriea for entry blanks, prem
ium list, and other information
should be made to the secretary of
the association at Moscow.
It is expected that the county com
missioners will make a liberal dona
tion towards the show and the Mos
cow Chamber of Commerce has taken
the matter of boosting the biggest
poultry show the panhandle ever s^iw,
and will boost for better birds, and
lend its interest to one of the coming
great industeries of the Inland Em
pire.
Charles Jessup, Juliaetta.
George Davidson and David Watts,
Kendrick.
A. K. Biddison, Little Potlatch.
J. D. Chandler, Pine Creek.
August Johnson and George M.
Saad, North Troy.
Ed Snow, Southwest Moscow.
E. T. Nickle, Southeast Moscow.
A. A. Anderson, Potlatch.
Ole Iverson and Chas. Oldenberg,
Thorn Creek.
Wm. Smolt, Frank Harris, and John
Hove, West Genesee.
F. A. Flasher, White Pine.
W. G. Dale, Four Mile.
EUROPE MAY STOP
ITALY'S NEW PLAN
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 26.—The
foreign office stated today that it ex
pects Italy to fulfill her threat to
blockade the Dardanelles within 24
hours. Turkey believes this will have
carried the war outside of African
territory and would compel speedy
European intervention.
Turk Soldiers Desert.
ADRIANOPLE, European Turkey,
Nov. 25.—Scores of Turkish soldiers
who are of the Christian faith, are
deserting from the Turkish forces in
this district, A condition of "seige"
is threatened by the military auth
orities if the deserting continues.
Says Shakespeare is Guilty.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Andrew Car
negie is 74 years old today. He gives
much credit for his success to his
reading of Shakespeare.
JEKYLL-HVDE MAN
GUILTY OF MURDER
SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 25.—After five
hours deliberation the jury found
Bertram Spencer, the "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde" character who killed Martha
Blackstone, while attempting to rob
her in -March, guilty of first degree
CALLS ALDRICH PLAN
BRIBE OF A BILLION
CINCINNATI, Nov. 26.—Denouncing
Aldrich's central reserve bank fund
plan, Alfred Herzorier, a prominent
financial authority, declared today
that the American Bankers association
had "solemnly joined Wall street in the
most daring and most dangerous con
spiracy that had ever been cooked up
by the greed and avarice of high
finance."
"Shall the control of public currency
be public or private." he demanded.
RULING BREAKS DOWN
IDAHO RATE CASE
-The decision of
coast cities and the interior consid
erably simplifies the problems of the
Oregon railroad commission.
According to Chairman Atcheson, to
day, tlie Oregon and Washington com
SALEM, Nov. 25.
the interstate commerce commission in
the Portland and Seattle "Back
haul" cases yesterday, which fixed a
reasonable interstate rate between the
Dentist is Guilty.
SAN BARARD1NO, Nov. 25.—An ap
plication for a new trial for Dentist
McDavitt will be filed Monday accord
ing to the defense today,
denied he will be sentenced.
If it is
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Nov. 25. -
Convicted of holding Miss Jessie Mc
Donald, a high school girl, captive
for 16 months in a room adjoining his
office here, Dr. A. W. McDavit. former
ly a prominent dentist, he will be
sentenced by Judge Bledse Monday.
It is expected that he will be dealt
with severely.
During the closing hours of the
trial yesterday McDavit recovered his
nerve and while the prosecuting at
torney flayed him before the jury, the
dentist twiddled his thumbs and smil
ed broadly. The defense admitted Mc
Davit's relations with the girl, but
characterized her as an adventuress,
and one who willingly stayed by him
in an effort to secure for herself the
affections McDavit should have given
to his wife.
Explosion Hurts Four.
PORTLAND, Nov. 25.—Four em
ployees, including Ed Manning the
foreman, were burned seriously
around the head today when an explos
ion occurred in the city creamatory
when the workmen dumped fine dry
sawdust into the furnace.
Cornell Wins Meet.
BROOKLINE. Mass., Nov. 25.—Cor
nell won the cross country intercol
legiate championship here today
scoring 48 points. Harvard was second
with 58, and Pennslyvania third with
125. Points were scored on the de
merit system.
Navy Wins from Army.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25.—Navy 3,
Army 0. This was the score when the
middies met the cadets here today.
President Taft attended the game.
On to .Washington.
TACOMA, Nov. 26.—Congressman
Warburton, an insurgent, starts for
Washington Monday.
During the day the man was
murder.
hard working, but at night he robbed
homes here.
He finally killed the
woman and his identity was disclosed
by a preculiar watch charm which he
lost near the scene.
"That is the issue. The Aldrich plan
offers the banks for the their sup
port the most colossial bribe in history.
"Aldrich would take from the gov
ernment and give to the banking syn
dicate a present of one billion dol
lars to put in their reserve so that with
relatively no investment a bank can
collect interest on it and loan it back to
the people at a profit of ten millions,
and get more business credit on mere
financial wind."
missions will probably confer togeth
er soon and decide on a way to settle
the rate problem in teh two state now
that the commission's ruling obliterate
the "Idaho Wall" which practically re
stricts the coast manufacturers
shipping to ponits this side the Ore
gon and Washington lines, as it will
eradicate a sharp raise of rates on the
O. S. L. which gave the territory into
the hands of the easterners.
Outlaws Shoot to kill.
REDDING,
Cal.,
Nov.
25.—Two
deputy sheriffs were wounded,
seriously, between Fail River Mills and
Pittsville in Butte county today while
hunting outlaws,
sent for.
one
Bloodhounds were
Sheriff Montgomery with
a posse left by auto immediately. Tlie
distance is 06 miles.
Arena Burns.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 25.—Fire destroy
ed the Richard Street Auditorium to
day with a loss of $60,000. The build
ing was used for a prize fight arena
and skating rink.
Bankers Go Home.
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 25.—The
bankers who attended the convention
of the American Bankers' association,
today began to leave New Orleans for
their homes following the adjourn
ment of the convention, after Detroit
had been selected as the next meeting
plac.
The principal business of the con
vention was the discussion of the Na
tional Reserve association scheme ad
vocated by Chairman Nelson Aldrich
of the National Monetary'commission,
which the bankers heartily endorsed.
Champion is Favorite,
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25.—With just
four more days before the morning of
battle dawns Ad Wolgast and Freddie
Welch are fast reaching a state of fine
condition for their twenty-round clash
here Thanksgiving day for the light
weight championship of the world.
Betting is two to one on the cham
pion. This was a surprise as it was
believed that the odds would go about
ten to six.
All the Wolgast coin in sight is be
ing grabbed.
Even money is offered, that the
scrap does not go 15 rounds.
Tough in Tacoma
TACOMA, Nov. 25.—Two men and
two women are in jail here for trying
to committ suicide.