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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06
FLORAL HALL IS
A BUSY PLACE
Finishing Touches Are Being
Made to Grounds and
Exhibit Stalls
Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.

Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.
CHARLESTON, Wash. Oct. G.
Scenes of activity on every side greet
the visitor to the fair grounds this
afternoon Over 100 artisans are pre-
pairing the booths and placing the ex-
hibits in Floral hall, while others are
constructing the stands and venders'
quarters farther back toward the
grand stand. A crew Is busy on the
race track. leveling and grading.
Jockeys are exercising horses. cattle
men looking for locations, and exhib-
itors from all parts of the country siz :
Ing up the situation. Fair colors are
everywhere In evidence. WI
The lone acre. feature exhibit,
which was last year won by ]. w.
Lipe, is to be this year made larger
Mr.. Lipe is this morning placing his
exhibit. canned fruits. vegetables and
green fruits which are the finest seen
ut the fair for years. Mr.. Lipe states
that the greater part of his exhibit is
still growing: the vegetables are not
yet dug.
The exhibits from Nez Perez and
Asotin counties are nearly all placed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06
GIRLS TO RIDE ON HORSES
High School Young Ladies to Form
Pretty Parade Feature.

Y Seventy Ave young ladies'. mounted
on horses, and over hundred on BIZ
cycles, headed by band of 40 pieces,
will lead the public school division of
the parade to the fair grounds on
Monday next, the opening day.
Preparations are being made at the
high school for the parade. The riders
are to be decorated in the high school
colrs. which are by chance two of
those of the fair-purple and gold
with streamers strung from horse to
horse, pennants of purple and gold
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

in 1evidence everywhere, the division
VIII start from the High school and
will join the parade on Main street.
The band has been diligently prac-
ticing for the occasion and will rem
der several selections on the line of
march. @a ss
Virgil D. Earle, athletic coach, as
aide to Grand Marshal Van Blarcom,
will superintend the formation of the
High school division Of the parade. A
large football float, decorated in the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06
visitor in the city today,

VIsIIUf III the city today.
Mr.> and Mrs. John Ross ,,,h, -.
been visiting at the home IF j,
Cook, left this morning for their han,
at Grand Rapids, Mich.
DR.. M. W. Isle left this aftor,o.
ior VISIT at hannah. where he is in
terested in farm lands.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06
HE RECEIVERS OVERDUE WAGES
Judge Neelands Renders Decision in
. Favor Of Carl Henry of Charleston.

Charleston Bureau Evening Teller.
CHARLESTON, Wash, Oct. 6.-Jus-
tice of the Peace Neelands yesterday
rendered a decision in favor Of the
plaintiff in the case of Carl Henry VS..
Ralph Leech. The suit involved the
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

siastic rooters. will be feature Of the
parade.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

ing served and good time enjoyed
by all present. Mrs. Harold Hurlbut
and Mrs. Cheesman were guests Of the
club. Mrs. Smiths address was well
received and bespeaks good year for
the club.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

Announcement of the marriage of
Fred B. Sears, a prominent business
man of this city, to Mae Mccoy at
The Dalles, Ore, on Thursday last,
came somewhat as a surprise 4 Mr..
and Mrs. Sears have the we'll wishes
Of the community.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

A few Of the friends Of Mrs. Frank
Kettenbach were entertained at her
home on, East Main street in an infor-
NAL manner on Thursday evening.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

The Ideal club will meet for the sec
ond time this season Monday evening
next at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
H. Shildts, on Prospect avenue. The
program has not yet been decided on.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

payment of $3.50 due plaintiff for
wages earned four years ago.
Charleston Personals.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

: w. B. Eakin of Spokane arrived in
the city this morning on short BUSH
ness trip Mr.. Eakin was formerly
pastor Of the Methodist church Of the
city.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-10-06

c. Haskell of Spokane is a business
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05

There is a class of people who have
apparently lost sight of the fact that
the federal land laws, from the home
stead law down, and even before the
homestead law, were enacted for the
purpose of fostering the making OF
homes for the nation; they seem to
think, and it must be confessed that
they have successfully put into prac-
tice their belief, that the laws are to
be construed into passing on the title
from the government into private
hands with absolutely no regard to
homemaking. They argue that when
the public domain goes into private
ownership it becomes taxable property
and this helps the country and the
State, and the question is ignored as
to whether men and women 60 upon
that land and make homes and rear
families.
The following part Of the report of
the Public Lands Commission shows
that the Communication clause at pres
ent is a farce and that land can be
entered under 1t and almost immedi-
ately added to already large individual
holdings. The Commission recon-
mends that the period of residence
be extended from fourteen mopths to
three years and that the residence be
actual and not constructive, as 1t Is
at present. With such law strictly
enforced the evils Of the commuta-
ton clause would be largely obviated.
It is, however, highly improbable that
IL man actually resided and i'm
proved his homestead for three years
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
is published in these columns, COM
ments upon these two land laws.

is published in these columns, COM
ments upon these two land laws.
The Communication clause originally
provided that after eight months OF
residence on a homestead claim a
man could commute" by paying to
the government SLIPS an acre and get
immediate title to his land. After
number of years of operation It was
conceded that this clause had opened
the door for much land requirement
without settlement, and amid great
blare of trumpets, Congress, in q
spasm of virtue, extended the time to
fourteen months. What has been the
result of this amendment? The op
ponents of the repeal of the commute
ton clause have presented specific
reasons why this law should not be
touched; that the entryman needs to
"prove up" and get title to his land
80 that he can mortgage his property
and with the money buy groceries,
tools, ETC., with which to work his
farm, which may sound we'll, but the
fact seems to remain that the great
bulk of the committed homestsads are
not to-day homes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05

OF Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
DiHerence of opinion does exist as to
whether the two territories should be
admitted as one state or whether
they should be admitted as separate
states, but on the main proposition
the preparedness of these two terri
tories for statehood-there is little
dissenting opinion. In fact, the pre-
vailing view is that statehood has
already been too long delayed in the
case of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. 1t is almost disgraceful, we'll
informed public men are saying, that
these two progressive territories
should be held back simply because
OF disagreement as to whether those
unprepared territories, Arizona and
New Mexico, should be admitted. It
is high time, many men declare, for
congress to cut loose from the Ari-
iona and New Mexico proposition, no
matter what form it may take, and
admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
THE STATEHOOD QUESTION.
LIKELIHOOD OF THE ADMISSION
OF OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN
TERRITORY.

Disposition to Grant Them Statehood
irrespective of Arizona and New
Mexico-New Cong Align
ment on Question.
The assembling of congress will
bring new blood in both the House
and Senate. There is promise of a
long and very important session.
New policies are to be discussed and
material changes in existing economic
conditions are to be proposed. Coming
i, ,,rou the eve of congressional cleo
"a on. the session will feel the effects, to
q certain extent, of political consid.
erations.
The admission of new states to the
Union will be one Of the hold-over
questions to occupy the attention OF
the new congress. 1t appears now
that there will be a decided shifting
of position on the statehood problem,
soxie new lights having, dawned since
statehood was discussed at the last
session.
It is understood that the committees
on territories of both House and Sen
ate are inclined to stand by the old
program Of creating two states out OF
the four territories, but it will not be
q surprise If this program fails to
meet the approval Of a majority OF the
republican senators and representa-
tives. Since the question Of state
hood for these four southwest terri
tories was brought into congress
many senators and representatives
have personally investigated the exist
ing conditions in the territories, and
the result is that public sentiment
among public men is crystallizing In
favor of the plan Of admitting Okla
homa and Indian Territory to state
hood and, If necessary, letting Arizo-
ma and New Mexico wait.
There seems to be few dissenting
voices against the proposed admission
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05

Visitors to the Chinese Legation at
Washington have often been attracted
to a tiny little figure perched at the
head Of the grand stairway. 1t is al
ways there when dinner party is go
ing on or when Sir Chengtung LANG
Cheng, the Chinese Minister, is giving
a reception. It never fails to appear,
and the uninitiated have been heard to
remark in undertone that 1t is a queer
little figure which guards the head Of
sythexatairway.
However, it is a very animated some
body after all, for 1t is no other than
he young daughter of the Minister,
Miss LANG, who, though barred
through the custom of her country and
her youth from taking actual part IN
these entertainments, Is, nevertheless,
determined to see as much of them as
she possibly can. Perhaps her father,
the Minister, does not know she Is
there and perhaps he does, but nobody
knows. for no mention Of the fact has
ever been made to him, and Miss Liang
continues to enjoy these many social
Affairs from afar.
This dainty little Chinese maj has
been in this country ever since her ia
Their was delegated to represent his
emperor at Washington. She Is just
seventeen years old, and until she came
to America she did not know what 1t
was to be allowed to go out unat-
tended.
over in China the women never show
their faces on the street, but with the
appointment to Washington OF WI
Ting Dang, former Chinese Minister,
members Of the legation, and especially
the women, were given greater free
dom and poW they 60 about with never
= ve f.he propriety OF the ex-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
The Royal Crown of ENGLAND.

"Uneasy is the head that wears the
crown The crown of England is a
costly toy and is better to look upon
than to wear. Around the circle there
are twenty diamonds, worth $500
each, two large center diamonds, $1O,-
600 each; fifty-four smaller ones at the
angle of the former, $500 each; four
crosses, each composed of twenty-five
diamonds, 100000; four large dia-
monds at the top of the crosses, $40
900; twelve diamonds contained in the
feur-de-lis, $4,000; eighteen smaller
ones in same, $4,000; pearls, dia-
monds, ETC., upon the arches and
crosses, $50, 900; also one hundred and
forty-one small diamonds, $25,O0O;
twenty-six diamonds in the upper
cross, $4,000 and two circles of pearls
about the rim, $4,000. The cost of
the precious stones alone is nearly
half million dollars.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05

perience. At home they would not
dare.
Society is eagerly awaiting the ex-
pected announcement that MISS Llans
will be formally presented this SEASON.
She has learned to speak Engllsn ex-
ceedingly we'll and is a familiar ngure
in a box at the theatres on Monoay
nights. When she wishes to go snop,
ming she does so. unhesitatingly, ana
her carriage is frequently seen stand
ing in front Of some Of the fashionable
shops.
Fewer girls, especially among those
who have not been presented 10 SO
ciety, are more popular than TINS
charming daughter of the Chinese Min
lister. She has made friends with
every girl in Washington society, ana
her chief delight is to jump IN her car
riage in the afternoons and drive
about, calling on her young American
friends. They are all delighted to see
her, and no matter what Is on the pro-
gramme it must wait If the attractive
little Miss LANG happens to call. Sne
is SO piquant, and appreciates an
American Joke as well as any OF her
American associates.
Miss LANG is the constant compan-
ion of her father and accompanies him
on all his drives. They are great
friends and apparently enjoy every
minute of their time together. The
Minister is very proud Of his daughters
progress in learning American GUS
toms, and 1t is not unlikely that before
many more years are past the Chinese
Legation will be enjoying even to Q
greater extent the American freedom
in living which makes the assignment
Of Washington diplomatic plum for
which many hands are always ready.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05

intend to take any. Exercise is loath-
some. And it cannot be any benefit
when you are tired; l was always
tired.
II have lived a severely moral life.
But it would be a mistake for other
people to try that, or for me to rec
ommend it. Very few would succeed.
You have to have perfectly colossal
stock Of morals, and you cannot get
them on a margin; you have to have
the whole thing and put them in your
box. Morals are an acquirement-like
music, like a foreign language, like
piety, poker, paralysis-no man is born
with them. l wasn't myself. l start
ed poor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
Il COUPLE OF
"HOMES" IN THE
WEST.

Gen. Morgan Neville, rich pioneer
and taught the district school. He had
word from France that there was a
chance to regain the Bourbon throne
If he could but get to Paris, but he
had not money enough for the trip.
Gen. Neville lent the prince the money,
something like $500, and the prince
gave in pledge the ring that Miss
Strong now wears. Going to New Or
leans by boat, PHILIPPE got to France
and the rest is history. He regained
his throne and the money lent by Gen
Neville made it possible. The king sent
back the amount Of the loan, told the
general to keep the ring and asked him
to visit him at the royal palace. The
ring Is a pear shaped diamond, set ID
black enamel and is naturally highly
priced.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
Denounced by Commission.

denounced by COMMISSIONS
This question Of land monopoly In
the West, as 1t is fostered through the
use of the communication clause of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the Presidents
Public Lands Commission, and their
report, the third installment Of which
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
WHAT A STRIKE COST.
Chicago Obliged to Divert Money
Needed For improvements Into
Payments For Police Wervice.

It will never be known definitely
Just what the recent strike Of the
teamsters cost the people Of Chicago
That the total would run we'll into
the millions, however, Is a conserva
tive estimate, judging from the single
item Of the expense to tne .municipal
ity for extra police protection.
Some time ago it was discovered
that the city could add 100000 to
it's bonded debt. and the people au.
thorized an issue Of bonds to this
amount for specific public improve
ments. The end Of the teamsters' strike
found 100000 Of these bonds still
unsold and an emergency strike debt
Of some $365,O00. To pay this bill the
council has retired the 100000 of
bonds and ordered their reissue in such
form that they may be used for general
corporate purposes.
Thus $365, 000-or the estimated
cost of lowering the two river tun-
nels-goes TO pay extra policemen for
defending the lives of citizens and pro-
tecting their property while supine
city administration practically gave
license to the striking teamsters to
make the ordinary business Of peace
full citizens full Of turmoil and haz-
ard.
Money that the people intended to
go into sorely needed permanent I'M
provements has been diverted to meet
the cost Of lawlessness that never
should have gone to the extent It did.
The cost Of this one strike Is the
1856, 900 the city pays for extra police
service, plus what the county has to
psy for special deputy sheriffs, plus
the loss to merchants, railways, man.
ufacturers, etc., in business; plus lost
wages to the strikers, plus q dozen
other items that it would be difficult
to enumerate. And this only en-
braces money cost. It takes no &C.
count of inconvenience to citizens, of
assaults on citizens, Of the killing OF
citizens.
It is a tremendously expensive thing
to fight q labor war in great city.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
MARK TWAIN AT SEVENTY.
THE HUMORIST ENTknTALNS
GROUPS OF AUTHORS AT
BANQULT.

At Three Score and Ten He Is Hale
and hearty-Cives Views on How
to Live-Never Smokes or Drinks
While Asleep.
Mark Twain, that prince Of humor-
lists has reached the limitation Of life
as laid down by the Scriptures-three
score years and ten. And yet he is
still able to give us gems of humor
and wit-such gems as attained fame
for him years ago when Huckleberry
Finn, Tom Sawyer and Innocents
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
a Ring for q Throne.

Miss Josephine Strong, who was
private secretary at Washington for
Congressman Hawley, has diamond
ring that was once owned and worn
by Louis PHILIPPE. king of France.
The ring has peculiar history. It
will be remembered that PHILIPPE lived
in this country when he was an exile.
He lived one winter in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, and spent another winter with
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
AMERICAN LAND MONOPOLY.
IS BEING FOSTERED BY OUR PRES
ENT SYSTEM OF LOOSE
LAND LAWS.

Home stead Communication and Deser
Land Act, Supposed to Encourage
SettIement-Largely Utilized to-
Land CT abbing.
Land monopoly is a black cloud o
dread from which Ireland Is jus
emerging, and we applaud England
act, while we may yet possibly be
little skeptical, in providing plal
whereby free Ireland may become
fact.
| Yet we ourselves are as rapidly ap
preaching land monopoly in Americs
as it is possible to do, considering oul
vast extent of territory. Land monop
oily brings with it more state evils
| than can be recounted in any single
article. It retards every internal de
velopment, it smothers individual ef
fort and enterprise and finally II
transforms the stem and fiber OF the
individual citizen from that Of sub.
stantial, self-reliant supporter of free
government to supine, Indifferent
and passionless individual, lacking in
mental and moral poise and In those
sturdy and heroic qualities which
udVS uduo AucI1Cd IuO 6ACoICot AoAAo
in history. -.
Land monopoly, did you say?"
says the American land grabber.
"Why, there is enough land for the
children of the nation for generations
If not centuries to come. The gov
eminent owns in the West alone near
ly half billion acres and how can
there be any land monopoly when this
vast area Is always open to free entry
under our various land laws?"
Half Billion Acres Remaining.
It is true that there are valuable
lands in the West yet remaining open
to entry, or at least land which will
be valuable when it shall have been
furnished water for irrigation, but
what is the general description of this
half billion acres yet remaining under
Uncle Sans control? Is 1t reasonable
to suppose that the shrewd land oper
ators, living on the ground, have not
SKINNED the cream of this land, and
are not doing so to-day-the fertile
valleys and the rich plains, where
water can be applied-and leaving the
great bulk Of the land to their pos.
terity, land composed of mountain
tops and impossible canyon sides
which will probably forever remain In
the hands of the government and at
least can never support life. Glance
at physical map Of Colorado, just
for an instance. and note the vast
preponderance Of mountains. There
are many fertile valleys in Colorado,
for the map is on a much reduced
scale, but from its appearance you
would think the entire State was COM
posed Of nothing but chain upon chain
and range upon range Aof untillable
mountains.
Denounced by Commission.
This question of land monopoly in
the West, as 1t is fostered through the
use of the communication clause Of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the Presidents
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
FREDERICK H. NEWELL

.#..t.. COHmlbblOu.
he would be unwilling to pay SLIPS an
acre for immediate title, when by an
additional two years. residence, he
could save this amount.
The provisions of the desert land
act, and the recommendation for the
amendment of which is included in the
following report will be discussed in
next weeks article.
Communication Clause of the Homes
stead Act.
In the preceding report state
ment was made that our investiga-
tons respecting the operations Of the
Communication clause of the homestead
law were still in progress. We were
not at that time prepared to recon-
mend its repeal. Investigations car
ried on during the past year have
convinced US that prompt action
should be taken in this direction and
that, In the interest or settlement, the
Communication clause should be great
~ modified.
A careful examination of the dis.
tricts where the Communication clause
is put to the most use shows that
there has been rapid increase of the
use Of this expedient for passing
public lands into the hands of cor.
porations or large landowners. The
object Of the homestead law was pri-
marily to give to each citizen, the
head Of family, an amount Of land
up to 100 acres, agricultural in char
acter SO that homes would be created
In the wilderness. The Communication
clause, added at a later date, was
undoubtedly intended to assist the
honest settler, but like many other
well-intended acts its original intent
has been gradually perverted until It
Is apparent that a great part of all
committed hOmesteads remains unin-
habited. In other words, under the
communication clause the number Of
patents furnishes no index to the
number Of new homes.
To prove this statement 1t is only
necessary to drive through a country
where the Communication clause has
been largely applied. Field after
field is passed without a sign of per-
manent habitation or improvement
other than fences. The homestead
shanties Of the commuters may be
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05
Into the Earth's Bowels.

At Bendigo, Australia, there Is q
gold mine 5000 feet deep, or only 60
feet short Of three-quartsrs Of a mile.
This is said to be the deepest gold
mine in the world.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-01-05

Here lies my wife's nearest relative.
All my tears cannot bring her back
Therefore weep.