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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04

vanian, the great Ohioan said:
ITO use modern expression, be
was always on the firing line of
political battle, and the term boss /,
which is so grossly misapplied in
the discussion of American pol.
1tics, from the standpoint in
which it is usually used, would
apply to him pre-eminently. But
when you come to analyze what
it takes to make boss, when
you study the men who have risen
to that position in the newspaper
estimation, you generally find a
man of fine discernment ofaNolitical
questions, having a great knowl-
edge of human character, and a
profound believer in organization"
After explaining that Miss Frances
Willard possessed all the elements
an ! in her field exercised many of
the functions of boss, Representa-
tive Grosvenor proceeded: "Now, if
you will study the use of this term
boss in American politics you will
find that when the person using it
is talking about his friend or some
one else whom he admires he al
ways speaks Of that one as an or
ganizer', with great powers of or
ganization; but when they do not
not happen to be those, or they
should happen to be individuals
who have received some disastrous
check Of some ambition that they
may have had, they fly very read
lily and profusely to the use of the
word boss; and bad boss and all
the prefxes to boss that they can
command"
That is plain truth, just as Sena-
tor Grosvenor stated it; but it is
not all of the truth. If you will
analyze the men or the newspapers
who inveigh most against political
bosses you will find always that
they want to do all the bossing
themselves and do it in the mean
est and most arbitrary way imag-
Unable, or they are such confounded
weaklings that they can't stand
alone and such despicable ingrates
that they can't help but curse those
they are obliged to lean against.
1t is pretty safe rule whenever
you hear anything bowling about
boss rule and railing against polit-
ical bosses to put that thing down
as an envious scrub. or a moral
dishrag.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04
THE DAY HAS COME FOR ACTION.
Caldwell to Boom--Ponters Worthy Of Consideration.

Van Winkle status. She was ex-
plunged from railroad maps. She
slipped from the memory of comn
mercial travellers: She-she went
sound asleep. If she ever does that
again it. will be all up with her.
Property values will go so low that
they cannot get up again in a
thousand years. The magic city
will descend to that humble and
miserable state which may best be
described as a suburb of Nampa or
Notus.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04

THE Pocate1lo Advance announc-
es, "The City Mulched." Well,
now, we wonder what for they
wanted to cover over a city like
Pocatello with manure and stuff.
Funny notions some people have,
amt it? Guess they are trying to
protect the foundations from the
balmy spring weather they have
up there.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04
the CAUSE OF lT

North Idaho papers, especially
the able and astute Lewiston Trib-
une, are trying to make believe
that they think we were ioshing
when we recorded the fact that peo-
pie were moving down here from
the Lewiston and Palouse countries,
because, as they believe, the condi-
tions for agricultural enterprise are
better here than there. Now, we
assure our esteemed northern con-
temporaries that we were quite Sc
rious and related nothing but exact
truth. Those people may be found
scattered from American Falls to
Caldwell. We have personally met
representatives of five or six differ
ent families and only few days
ago some Of them spoke to us
about renting a farm. We believe
that one cause of this emigration
from the north is the very high
price reached by the available lands,
particularly in the vicinity of Lew
iston. We are told that what lit
tie land there is in Nez Perce coun-
ty is very valuable, being held any
where from $500 to $500 the acre.
We are glad to publish this very
flattering information. The Pa
louise country is unquestionably Pc
culiarly adapted to the raising of
wheat and oats, but can never
amount to much for diversified and
intensive farming. That is its
principal drawback. Down here
the conditions are so different.
Land here is very cheap and abun-
dant compared to what it is in Nez
Perce county, and while things do
not come quite as early as they do
in Vinland and other especially fav-
ored localities right around Lewis
ton, we raise substantially every
thing, they do there and the yield
is practically as great. The Pa
louise will always be a great wheat
country and the conditions there
tend 10 encourage immense hold
ilgs. It takes about 600 acres to
make a moderate farm, and 100
yields bare living to an average
family. Here 100 acres is a big
farm and 40 acres will support
large family in comfort and a small
one in luxury. Facts like these,
naturally impel people to come
here from all sections of the coun-
try. There is nothing extraordin-
ary about it; but if north Idaho is
going to take it to heart, we shall
endeavor to stop it, or, by way of
recompense, ship up there some
people we don't need here.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04
LOCAL OPTION BILL REJECTED.
The Legislature Turns Down the Proposed Enactment

price and the former provides that
lntoxicants may be made and dis
pensed in any community that can
muster majority of one. Funda-
mentally, local option rests for ius-
tihcatlon on the doctrine that might
is right.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04
TO HON. ERV JOHNSON

Good sir, we condole with YOU
IN the defeat of your benevolent
purpose to ameliorate railroad rates
Notwithstanding that we knew dis
aster would overtake your noble
effort yet, the catastrophe fills US
with sorrow. Our heart is heavv
and our eyes are dim with inconti-
nent tears And, by the mother of
Moses you will find plenty of
other fabby scrubs like US who
now that the cattle is over, will la
ment with you like a four-ply
widow, but who, five minutes he
tore the vote was taken, were dane
ing like puppets to the music of
Freddy Plaisted.
Your colleagues did not support
you as you des =rved, and that was
because so many of them enioyed
what we Frenchmen from Cardi-
ganshire call carte blanche for rail-
roa1 tare for themselves, their an.
cestors to the root of the geneolog-
lcal tree and for posterity even unto
the fourth generation. It was good
to see the generosity of the states
men IN the matter of fetching to
the capital droves of their constitu-
ency. And it touched the soul the
way the statesmen would run off
home, a matter of six or seven
hundred miles, every Saturday
evening SO as to be on hand Sun
day morning to look after their
Sabbath schools. Contemplation of
such piety tends to spiritualize and
uplift humanity. We feel better
already.
The newspapers of the State did
not support you at all. Those
mighty and boisterous engines of
reform and sanguinary champions
OF the oppressed were as silent on
the rate bill as the ghost of Park
err campaign. Do you know why?
1t is a great secret. We would not
venture to squeal on anybody but
ourself. We didn't dare come to
your aid. Of course it was coward
ice and selfshness that prevented.
We were with you in spirit. 1t
don't cost anything to be with you
in spirit. We make specially of
that kind of moral force in troub-
1ous times. 1t seems like we get
lots OF help, too. Well, you see, it
is this way: We like to have a
little transportation ourself. 1t is
so convenient, you know. And
what sense would there be in risk
ing the loss of it for the benefit of a
public that wouldn't care a tinker's
dam what became of US afterwards?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-03-04

DUKE M. FARsoN, the Chicago
millionaire, Sunday School teacher
and all around financier was in Po-
catello recently, looking after his
interests, and, according to some
authorities, doing little politics
that may have bearing on the flu
ture representation of Idaho in the
United States Senate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
WHOSE COATp
DISPUTE OVER OWNERSHIP OF
BENNY" RESULTS IN a
FIGHT

The arrest Of Alfred seal who
claims TO be neWEnancrman. ON a
charge Of assault and battery COM
mitted IN the red-light district at
an early hour this morning. adds
another victim 10 the long list OF
victims heretofore reported in the
ranks Of the local seribes.
According to Seals hazy explana-
tion Of the affair he aud j. T..
Graves mixed It up" over a differ
.enee involving the rightml owner
ship IT coat worn hy Seal seal
said u was HIS and Graves claimed
that the garment had been stolen
from him. At this tuucture Seal
shot out his right and landed on
Graves mouth, cutting cash in
his lower lip. Both were sent 10 DO
lice headquarters. whore Graves was
placed In the hands Of the city sur
gcon TO be patched up, while his
opponent was booked on a charge OF
assault aud battery
Seal could not get bail. although
he represented that he recently ac-
ccptcd position with an evening
paper to assist IA getting up a
Christmas annual. lie claimed that
he worked one day
patrolman Bradford made the ar
rcats,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

GUN-PL-AY
A YOUTH SHOOTS ANOTHER
VITA A RIFLE AND scAREs
METEOROLOGICAL WITH HIS
FRONTIER STUNTS"

neeAnse william Banke. IA. II ex-
caedinriy reckless he n 70 be- given
a hearing before Judge Frater 81 the
Juvenile court for shooting Leonard
johnson. 10. a son of Victor John
son. SIS Yakima av. In the left
shoulder. December 2. In the vicinity
Of the old Lake Washington pump
Ing station. south Of ieErhi park.
Trueni officer Ketchum was ont
bright and early this morning with
summons for the necessary wit
nesaes and an order from the ooust
20 produce the fugitive for trial At
this time the victims father vas
making an effort 10 secure a formal
complaint Tor the arrest Of banke
ou criminal charge at the office
ct the prosecuting attorney. but was
told by Deputy Prosecutor Whitman
that the workings Of the Juvenile
court must deal With the extraordi.
nary conduct Of young Banke.
Net First offrnsa.
Il tried 90 get the boys parents
10 pay my boys doctor bill. which
amounted 60 si5. but they refused
10 do even that / am going 70 see
nov II the authorities vill allow him
20 run at large In that nolghbor-
hood. stated Johnson 10 star
man Not long before he shot my
hos he scared several men shlngliue
a roof near where | live by firing 4
shot In their direction. The bullet.
am told. sang close 10 one of their
cars The rifle with which he shot
ny boy rs 22sealiber and when be
fired the shot Leonard was not more
than "a yards distant and in plain
sight He explained the shooting 20
me BY saying that he had warned
my boy To get cut Of the way"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
DESK IS
UNDRAPED
MENTION OF SENATOR mircaslls DEATH
SENATE. WHICH wsAsLy EasARAssEo-oTHER NEWS
FROM THE CAPITAL

WASHINGTON. u. C.. Dee. II -
When the senate met AZ noon today
II gave evidence of embarrassment
BY the death OF Senator Mitchell
His desk was undrap1d senator
Fulton decided not 10 formally an
nonure the death
Ex-senator Thurston Of Nebraska
appeared before the supreme court
this morning and called attention 20
ths death Of Senator Mitchell. whose
ease Is pending The chief Justice
nodded his acknowledgment and the
notice OF death Was inserted upon
the docket Dismissal Of appeal
vas qaashed BY the death Of the ap-
peliant.
This morning the president con
ferred with Gompers and a number
Of his associates
Spirited Debate.
A spirited rate discussion vas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11


reports Of his doings have been
circulated tending TO show that ne
deserves the terror" handle to his
name.
Last week II Is alleged, he broke
up The afternoon session of school
BY n vicious assault upon his
Teacher, Miss Luda Pettijohu, who
started to ehastise him. The boy
was sharpening pencil and had
BEEN ordered 20 stop. His refusal
to do 20 led 10 the proposed pun
ishment II is said that she never
got fairly under way. for the boy
threatened her with the penlnife.
and some say that hN stabbed her
In the hand. al any rate. the teach
er was forced TO forego the "llck-
ing" and retreat.
At this juncture, some of the
pupils say, he picked up tho
birch and turned the tables upon
the "schoolmarm.
Swanson was summoned before
County superintendent Power this
morning. and, after a thorQpgh In
veasigntion, allowed TO go providing
his father would see that he did
not mlsbehave where he next took
up his education.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

areeipltatcd by the Introduction al
the rats regulation bill by Tillmau
proposing 10 give the commission
power 10 fin a maximum rate.
No mention Of Mttchelfs death
vas made In the house. which adj
lourned until Wednesday.
Protest Asains, Duty.
Representative Kahn. 81 Callfor-
MA. today presented 10 congress a
petition from the tea and coffee I'M
porters Of San Francisco against a
duty or tar on coffee and tea
Nominate North.
Among the presidential nomina-
tons today for commissioner % TIM
migration was Hart IL. North. OF
san Francisco.
elder Postmaster.
The president has named J. NJ
Elder to be postmaster at Occur
q Alene. Idaho.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

mometer dropped TO 100 degrees be.
low zero. To add to their difficult
ties the men were forced 10 travel
in a raging blizzard At times tho
wind blew 90 miles an hour. COM
polling the party 20 seek shelter.
Nunibed With Cold.
Several times different members
we're about TO give up. their limbs
being numbed by the cold. II be-
came necessary for the stronger to
beat their companions 20 keep them
from dropping and freezing to death.
The first intimation the local of
flee had OF the repairing OF the line
was when a local call from Eagld
came tapping over the wires today.
Local business men and those In
terested in mining In the north re-
ceivesl the news with great Joy this
morning. highly commencing the
men who had so heroieaily braxad
the elements In order to keep mp
the faith OF the public In the Amer
lean line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

NEW YORK. Dec George T.
Ide, president OF the Home Life In
surance company. was a witness in
the insurance investigation today
lie said it's officers had no Joint
account" by which they received
commissions on transactions in Sc
cufities.
The witness said no had not been
insured in any company. though
some Of the officers were, The COM
pany neither directly nor indirectly
participated In syndicate operations.
II bought railroad stocks for Invest
ments but no industrials. and made
no loans 20 officers. II made few
collateral loans. as Il found better
means to employ It's funds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
RUSH IT
THROUGH
COUNCIL EXPECTED SECOND FRANCHISE TO-
neutrality-suspicious. COMMITTEE ACTS AFTER
NOON

Making haste to crafty the de-
sircs OF the Seattle Electric com
pany. the corporations committee Is
expected late this afternoon 70 rec
ommend the granting Of franchise
On Second ay The council will ap-
prove the Commuters report a. is
meeting tonight
Several Of the eOuncilmen have
infimated q willingness To apply
the c0mmon-use clause only as far
north az Wall 81 a. requested by
the Seattle Electric company. while
others declare that g should apply
as far north az Mercer e. Il Is
probable that the committee wifi
compromise on Denny way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
BECOMES
a DESPOT
wlrrE ROLE ryRAar-esPosIeo He roR.
ruRE POLITICAL PRISONERS

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. IL
Convinced that It will be impossiuls
10 give the people % Russia what
they want without overturninE the
Russia government. Witte Is re-
ported TO have abandoned attempts
a. reconciliation and 90 have adopt
ed a policy ~ uneampromlaing re-
preston Of all ravolts.
lie has instructed the governors
throughout the empire that they
must put down all upriaings no
matter az what cost. and that they
Will be held rsaponsible.
Resort 70 Torture.
Accounts of muiinouH uprisluFs
throughout the kingdom continue
to come In. and II Is reported that
II the strike in this city becomes
general. Count lgnaticff. said 70 be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
ROBERTS

At an early hour this morning
George Edward Adams, accom-
panied by Secret Service Operator
Conncil and Deputy United States
Marshal Grittman. left the coun x
Jail. entered a closed carriage, ana
we're driven rapidly to the Hotel
Butler
Hurrying through the corridor,
where the now famous prisoner at
tracted considerable attention, the
three men entered the elevator and
were soon eloseted sehind locked
doors with George RcAkrts. director
of United states mints. and Frank
A. Leach, government examiner of
Adams books.
strict orders were left that no one
be admitted 70 the room. and the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
- ELECTION
WOR THkESS?

The resent city election at We'd
Seattle. whissh terminated In tho
aucesuH Of the anti .aB.RaiIo niets
must be set inside hy the superior
court or an appeal from that tri-
bnnal Of justice 10 higher courts. Il
The lower court IL sustained. az u
IL stated upon legal authority that
The election was franduient and held
while a suit involving its logllimaey
waa pending In the King county Hn.
perlor court
There IL now nothing but thick
gloom IN the camp OF the anti.
annexailoniata. while the headquar-
tera ~ the annexationisla ln filled
with the fragrant smoke OF ohoie,
Havana
Original Suit
Many months ago the estate Of
Amos Brown. Decreased corpora
fion began suit in the superior
court 90 have n special election held
June ~. 1904. SGT aside Tho ape-
cial election was held for the an
neratlon Of certain lands owned by
the Brown estate for the purpose
81 placing West Seattle IN the llsl
Of third class cities The election
waa successful. but suit was tmme-
diateiy started by the Brown estate
against the entire civic body ia
control OF West Seattle affairs Tho
famous case il to be decided some
time this week and Attorneys Bell
McCaffcfty and Kane have been in
formed that city Attorney DeWolfe
OF West Seattle. has given up tho
fight and will not contest the mat
tnf further.
Fourth Class Again.
u the court 80 ho da and the
attorneys for the plaintiff are cor
rectlY Informed. then West Seattle
must drop back 10 q fourth class
city. and sgain hold primaries for
future election. in which. 81
course. annexation 10 Seattle viii be
the main plank Ia the platform.
The original complaint IN the
case alleges that the West Seattle
residents had no legal RICH, 70 hold
any e'cction AZ a city Of the third
class. because 81 the annexation Of
private lands FOR the purpose and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

cruel repressioniat. will be askel
10 restore order.
Strike leaders. when captured. y
IL said. will he tortured until thes
reveal the plans Of the revolution.
isfa.
NJ. Krustaleff. president Of ths
executive committee Of the work.
mems council. vas arrested yeftcr.
daY By troops and secret service
men working In conjunction. by or.
der ~ NJ nurnovo. minister OF the
Interior
Report Harbin Burned.
Il "a reported that Russian troops
NJ Harhin hive mutinied and burned
the city. desperate fighting occur
ring between them aud the Loyal
troops. aud many innocent Rus
SLAMS and Chinese being killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

The common uae clause II extend
ed only TO Wall It, would be i'm.
potent. The clause might inst a.
we'll be left out. There would be nc
favorable opportunity for a com
petlng line to get out Many rail.
road men and engineers declare that
tho common use tracks should be r..
sured az far as Mercer Il. 10 allow
OF a proper cross town road for q
competing line. The couneilmeu
claim that there are plenty of otheI
cross town streets.
The object OF the Seattle Electric
company IN rushing through ths
franchise a. this time Is to foresiai
action on Murphy's municipal own
ership ordinance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
MUST EXPLAIN
OR GET Sc B"

Unless Deputy Sheriff stithsm,
OF Redmond. who Is now under
charges Of cowardice and negligence
in connection with the recent muir
der Of Burchard. In that place. by
man supposed TO be a logger
named Johnson, makes satisfactory
explanation of his conduct while
in the performance Of his duty.
Sheriff Smith VIII remove him. and
Immediately appoint another in his
place
This will be done despite Vigorous
protests from certain citizens OF the
town.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
8 y or Y OF
HARDSHIP
SIGNAL CORPS MEN WORK IN BLIZZARD TO REPAIR
SERVICE Is RESUMED THIS moRNIHe-iOo BELOW ZERO

The United States telegraph lines
between Valdez and points in the
interior. which were destroyed By a
terrific blizzard last night. and for
the repairing u which a party Of
signal corps mon NJ great Risk and
much hardship. set out from Valdez
several days ago. have been fully
restored to working order. Business
was resumed this morning.
So great vas the demand upon
the lines today that but little info--
nation could be secured regarding
the welfare Of the men who under
took the dangerous task Of locating
the break.
100 Below Zero.
AdFices received by Major Glass
ford state that the wires were found
TO be broken at Manesta pass. in
the Tokyo range. situated about 200
miles from Valdez.
on the pary's reaching the higher
elevation Of tho mountains the Their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
O. =" ~ q
CARRIAGE
WATCHED BY SECRET SERVICE OFFICERS G. E. ADAMS 10
TAKEN FROM JAIL CONFERENCE WITH DIRECTOR
ROBERTS,

utmost secrecy was maintained BY
the officials of the government
IL is a foregone conclusion that
Adams was again thoroughly sweat
cd. this time by Director Roberts.
What the outcome was is not at
present known.
Adams was seen az the county jail
this morning before he was turned
over to the government officers.
and asked whether hR would make
a statement 20 Roberts.
Il have no statement to make"
said the prisoner.
That Adams viii be induced
through promises of clemency ON
the part of the government. to make
n full confession TO Roberts. is gen-
orally understood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
LICKED.
TEACHER
TERROR OF THE GRAVEL PIT
SCHOOL" vicloUsLY AS
sAuLTs A FEMALE PEpA-
oooUE

Although Oscar swansog, the
terror OF the Gravel PIT seh@ll. -
near Rivertos. a small village on
tho line OF the intcrurban road be-
tween here and Tncoma. has been
given another chance to reform and
placed I'm another school further
distant from his country home at
the request OF HIS father, strange
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11
Her Hopes Biighted
She Turns on the Gas
ACTRESS BECAUSE SHE DISCHARGED
THEATRICAL COMPANY

BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. ibis
charged from her company without
a hearing and believing her theat-
riea. career irrosrievably bhghted
Charlotte Weaver. IS. daughter %
General Weaver. Of Idaho. and a
member Of the Light Eternal CON-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-12-11

pany. playing At the Majestic the
alter. tried Intellectually To Kill her
self last night At the Hotel Mar,
gaerite By means OF gas The sir
had beau 40. she says. and hsl
humiliation before the members o
the company BY the stage manager
il the cause for her aet