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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02
Washington Letter.

4 4. "a e 5' T. ! . 4 q
The Hepburn Pure Food Bill
4 passed the Senate last week by
vote Of 81 TO 4 For three day
the Senate had considered the bil
land amendments offered by var
ious interests. A great many o
the amendments were offered
with the intention Of weakening
the bill, but they were all voted
down, and the bill passed praclic
|ally as originally drawn BY Sena
tor Hepburn. When the health
and happiness Of the people are
taken into consideration, this is
the most important legislation al
this session Of Congress, and the
fact that it passed by such large
majority is d credit to the mem.
bcrs Of the Senate. Some kind Of
pure food legislation has been be
fore Congress for several years,
but no genuine effort has recently
been made TO get it through Con
gress.
The passage Of the bill in its
present shape makes it unlawful
to sell or Manufacture any article
Of food, drugs medicines or
liquors, which is adulteryted or
misbranded, or which contains
any poisonous substance. Its
terms prohibit the introduction
into the United States or. insular
possessions from foreign country
of foods, drugs, and liquors,
which are impure or misbranded.
The method of ascertaining the
purity of foods, drugs, and liquors,
both Of foreign aud domestic
manufacture, is left to the Secre-
taries of Agriculture, Treasury,
and Commerce and Labor. They
will prescribe uniform rules for
The examination of these products,
such examination to be made by
The Bureau Of Chemistry Of the
Department OF Agriculture. In
,ase an article is found upon ex--
animation to be adulterated, no.
ice is to be given to the manu-
acturer, and q hearing shall be
and should it appear
hat the law has been violated,
he Secretary of Agriculture is at
'nce to certify the facts to the
roper district attorney. whose
luty is to Immediately institute
prosecution. One Of the most
provisionsof the bill is
he provision that no dealer can
'e convicted under the terms of
he bill, when he can produce a
from the wholesaler or
manufacturer from whom he pur-
hased the goods, that the goods
7ereunadulterated or misbranded.
ys /
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02

The president has signed an
order to remove the Lemhi In
dians to the Fl. Hall reservation
thanks to the political pranks
Of senator Dubois, aud the negli-
gence Of senator Hepburn who
has been saying he hadn't the
time to ask for stay Of proceed =
ings.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02
Nomination Of Senator.

= W Ao''o"i"s, A'ict'' Aioii th'
q pen of editor Broxon of the Poca
8 tello Advance. (Democrat), is
4 pretty good outline Of the snbjec
Z Of nominating our United States
I Senator.
The republican press Of the
I state is having considerable to say
these days about the nomination
I lot a republican candidate fol
! United States senator IN state
| convention.
J, The democrats debated the same
question six years ago with .lhe
result that the state convention
,Enominated a candidate and with
!, 'he further result that the demo-
cratic party has been hopelessly
disrupted ever since: if the repnbl
llcans want to follow the prece-
dent, the democrats ought to have
no objection.
i This paper opposed the plan
! then as being fartherest possible
t., " {
from a popular election Of a sena-
tor and it has seen no reason or
good argument for changing its
views since, although the fight
this time is pot IN the democratic
ranks.
The latest advocate of the con-
vention plan is w. J. Mcconnell,
who, by the way, is the father-in-
law Of W. E. Borah who thinks
he has better show to control a
state convention which will be in
session but one or two days than
he will have to control a state
Legislature which will be in SEES
sion sixty days or more and would
have more opportunity to act eau
tiously.
Mr.. Mcconnell states that, tax
ing the example Of Latah county
for an illustration, that county
would be represented in the state
convention BY II delegates while
it would be represented in tie
legislature by but four members,
and therefore more popular ex-
preston could be obtained in the
state convention than could be OBJ
tanned in the state legislature.
Father-in-law Mcconnell for
gets several things, among them
being the fact that the state Con
vention is composed Of a greater
number of total members than the
Legislature and, therefore, that ,
Latah county would have no bet
ter proportionate representation in
the convention than it would in
the legislature, and further, and :
more important, he forgets that
the county convention which
names the members Of the legisla-
ture would be composed Of per-
haps q hundred members who
would name the four candidates
for the legislature largely with the
object in view Of naming only
those favorable TO their choice for q
the United States senate while the
delegates to the state convention
would be selected largely with the
view Of promoting the interest of {
some one else, that Of Latah coun-
!. .4 |
ty, probably solely to the view Of
promoting the interests of Mr.. t
French for congress, and would a
probably make any other trades 9
necessary to accomplish his nomi-
nation. thus possibly voting for 7
the nomination Of 4 candidate for I
senator least satisfactory to that !
county as 9 fact. I
Another thing Mr.. McConnell's
zeal to assist his son-in-law leads
him to forget and that is that the
members Of the legislature allotted lr
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02
An Open Letter.
Wautoma. Wis, Feb. 90, 1906
Mr.. J. H. Merrill,
BIackfoot,
Idaho.

( SAoLlN's
Dear Sir: IN reply to You're q
the 1Otll inst. will say it seems
that yon have been misinforlnec
about my building 4 Starch Fac
tory. Some time ago | met a mar
by name of Burnett 4 aud wrote
him asking about the country
around Blackfoot Then u re-
ceived letter from w. E. Barn-
hart saying that the people. Of
Blackfoot were very much in-
terested in Starch Factory and
believed Knight be able to give
them such information as they
We're looking for, in answer to
which wrote the letter that was
handed y,u. Mr.. Barnhart said
he believed there WouId be no
trouble to interest capital in the
enterprise. The people that hold
the majority of the stock in this
Company have fsctory At Wan
paca, lola and Rice Lake making
4 factories and would not go out
side the state to build factories
aud besides the price you name
35c per cwt. is too high. zoe per
cwt. would be as high as it would
be safe to 60, as the price Of
starch tinctnates; some years it is
&c per ID. Chicagoand then again
will 60 to sc and have seen it at
4c per ID. the price generally stays
about &c per ID.
The best thing for the farmers
in your locality to do is to take a.
good slice Of the stock so if the
price of starch is high they get a
good price for their potatoes.
A factory that will grind 100 bu. |
per hour will cost about $40, 900
aside from the site.
| understand your farmers are
getting $3.50 per ton for Sugar
Beets and raise about Is tons per
acre. They ,aa raise about ,l5
tons Of Potatoes per acre with q
great deal less labor.
If you think the farmers would
contract for a term OF S years at
zoe per cwt. and could get about
300 acres or about 100, 900 bn.
per year | will make a trip to
Blackfoot a1d explain to you peo-
pie what there is in the Starch
Factory. ! would be able to take
one or two thousand dollars worth
of stock in the company and
would manage the factory for the
same wages as | am getting here
$1,000 per year. Can furnish blue
prints for factory and am thorough
ly familiar with every machine
that goes in factory and have al
ways got as much starch per bu.
aud as good quality as any factory
owned BY his company.
Let me hear, from you soon and
oblige Yours Truly
F. +. WEHsNER.
The Republican suggests that
the farmers act through the Pro-
tective Association, following
some of the suggestions made in 4
our issue Of February 8, 1905,
under title Of Editor and Auditor,
but that they leave out the sub
iect Of starch. We believe that
potatoes Of certain grad es can be
sold by the organization at much
better prices than that mentioned
in the foregoing letter, and better
than we have been getting hereto.
fore.
When we get to raising good
standard potato Of the same /
variety on hundred farms, and !
know just what they cost and how !
many to allow tor waste, the mat !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02
Superintendent Lock Returned.

H. Lock, who was snperinten-
dent OF the Ft. Hall school for
twelve years, has been reinstated,
and has charge Of the Training
school at Ross Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lock went to
their home in Iowa a year ago,
and now after years rest he
again has the pupils under his di-
rection.
Subscribe for the Idaho Re.
publican today.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-03-02

Irrigation Congress Meets.
The 18th Meeting Of the Nat
ional Irrigation Congress- meets
ut Boise, September 3rd to Sth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
Petitions From Women
Haze Congress on Run
DeIuoc From Persistent Fair Ones Includes
Criticism From Pacific Coast OF School
Facilities i'm Washington City.

discussed in this city. There was Cd
lection TO putting Immediately such a
law into operation, on the ground that
IL would send too many children 10
facilities and teachers. That struck the
Washington women's clubs as all wrong
From Many Miles Away.
Just what they did. nobody knows.
Presumably they appealed to the ma
lonal federation. for the chain-ietter
scheme was set in motion Here is a pc
tition Of which one S-1ator, a member
OF the Committee on the District of Co
lumbia. has received about 80 copies
from women's organizations in his home
State. and his State is more than 800
miles from Washington:
1--WE have just heard that the Senate
District Coramittee IN February laid
the compulsory education Bill for Wash
fngton on the table on the ground that
there are insufficient school accommo-
dations We understand that every
Christian congregation in Washington
would lend It's Sunday school room for
weekday sessions If your Senate District
cation provide the. law and assign the
teachers. Il Is a disgrace to every State
and every American that children in
our Capital City are not obliged 20 60
able impression on foreigners, who dc
not tolerate such conditions in their
own country We are proud of our owu
school attendance law In this State. and
we beg OF you TO see that the blessings
OF the American public school are put
within reach Ct every child that mus
live IN Washington
Every member OF the Senate Commit
tee on the District has been flooded
with such petitions Many other Sena-
tors have received them in great mum
bers The bill TO which they referred
passed the Serate March 6. Il will pass
the House this session II the women's
clubs keep up their work And they
have never yet been known TO quit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01

young Pole. Stanislaw Gaykowsky. a
Door yiolinst coming 10 this country TO
seek his fortune with his bow
The sound of the music reused him
and he stole I'D on deck 10 listen Little
by little he crept closer until at last he
ventured 10 look in upon the banqueters.
Dumb with establishment at the sight
of so much splendor and quite oblivious
TO the biting cold and 10 the sudden
queer little stabs OF plain which he felt
now and then in his side the Polish
boy Toasted his eyes on the gay scene.
The banqueters were too busy enjoying
the speeches and the songs 10 notice the
pale boyish face. with its shock OF
curly hair and dark eyes. which stared
in at them through q closed portfolio.
At midnight. when the celebration was
over, and the lights IN the saloon were
put out. a deckhand found the vioinist' s
body He had been dead. the ship S
surgeon said. for some hours
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
BELL TELEPHONE
BRANCHING OUT
Immense Increase in Opera
ton Shown by Report.
D oES IMMENSE BUSINESS
Facts Given Regarding Sale of ons
Hundred Million Dollars in Con-
yertible Bo-ds.
DOES IMMENSE BUSINESS

PresideLt Frederick P. Fish in the an
nuaI report of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company just issued
shows that there were 2.52S.n5 Bell tele-
phone stations In operation at the close
Of 1906. an ip>-ease of over half a mill
Hon. The total mileage of wire in use
for exchange and toll service was g.
O4S-51s miles. Of which over million
and quarter miles were added during
the year.
During the year the Bell companies
spent for new construction in exchanges
and toll lines zs,sos.5l6. and for land
and buildings A.I77.3S0 a total of over
fifty million dollars, as against 81 .5Ie-
100 In 1904 During the year the Bell
companies handled total daily average
OF lSSli,cO connections. or at the rate
Of about As. 10000 a year, being fifty
four telephone calls for each man.
woman End child in the United States
The report states that this is the thir-
tieth year since the invention Of the
telephone. and the growth Of the bust
ness has been greater than ever before.
All the new money which comes into
the business is invested in the plant.
At the present there is in use in. the
system not less than 3900O0.O 600 pounds
of copper wire. 100000 poles. and &C.
0o0.o00 feet OF underground conduit
About 50 per cent Of the exchange wire
is IL cables. and 81 per cent OF the ex-
change wire is underground The num-
Der OF officers and employees has IN
creased 10 S,212
The American Bell system of the
United States now exceeds IN number
of subscribers. mileage of wire. and the
extent OF traffic the telephone systems
OF Great Britain and continental EU-
rope combined
The entire capitalization. Siacluding
funded and floating debt Of all he com
panies. including the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. is SS34.-
524. $50. and the average capitalization
Per station. including the total cost OF
| toll lines. is $1f9, and excluding toll
| lines. SOS
In presenting all the essential facts re-
garding the company TO the stOckhold-
ers, and through them 10 the public.
the report gives not only a list of the
stocks and bonds OF the associated
companies owned by the American com
pany. but a graphic diagram Of the
growth of the business. the facts re-
garding the sale OF S1O0.o0oOoo convert
bic bonds. and the policy and immediate
purposes of the management
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
POLISH VIOL|NIST DIES
WATCHING OTHERS FEAST
Gazes Through Portfolio of Hamburg
American Liner on Splendor of
Captains Birthday Banquet.

NEW YORK. March 21.-An incident
similar in its sharp contrasts to Dickens
famous Christmas story Of the man dy-
ing of hunger when only a wall sepa-
rated him from family dinner party,
took place on board the Hamburg-Amer-
lean liner Graf Waldersee. Wednesday
night a week ago.
A banquet was being held in celebra-
ton of Captain Krech's fifty-sixth birth
dav. and a jolly party was gathered
in the dining salon. Song followed
toast. and the band helped enliven the
occasion by playing patriotic airs
Among the steerage passengers was a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01

pital for cases Of the new disease will
be erected Immediately near the Ieper
hospital on the island
Lieutenant McNamee says the dis
ease destroys the upper part OF the face
and Is more horrible. both to the victim
and 10 his companions. than leprosy.
AS 800 cases have already developed
Lieutenant McNamee says its isolation
is imperative.
Naval surgeons have investigated the
disease in parts OF South America and
the West Indies. and their reports indi-
cate that there can be little doubt that
IL Is distinct malady, and one which
does not yield to the treatment given
tuberculosis, leprosy. and other dis
eases common in Iropical countries
Cases Of gangrosa have been treated in
New York which are believed TO have
come from Brazil and Panama
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
TERRIBLE DISEASE
EPIDEMIC IN GUAM
Gangrosa, Pronounced Worse Than Lep
rosy, Has Four Hundred Victims
on the Island.

GangroSa. a tropical disease more re-
pulsive than leprosy. has become so
prevalent upon the island of Guam that
Lieutenant McNamee. L. s. N. the
acting governor Of the island. hes re-
commended the establishment Of a hos
pitai for TIE ilsolation of the disease.
which is believed 10 be highly contag-
ious.
Admiral RIxey. the surgeon general
of the navy. has approved the recon-
mendation. and it is likely a 5000 hos
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
Women Should Organize.

THE wives. mothers, and daughters
OF trades union men should do as we
have done. organize auxiliary unions 10
help along the good cause, to increase
the use OF the union label by insisting
on having only union-made goods. and
by doing this they would stimulate the
demand for union labor. which means
living wage and decent hours of labor
and added prosperity 10 the community
lis the women folk who spend the
money earned by the husband and
father and the women. by concerted
action. can do much toward lettering
the condition of the breadwinner by Civ
ing their patronage to the merchant who
employs union labor and sells union
made goods. That is the purpose and
aim of the Womaa Auxiliary, NO. IL,
and We, gain little ground almost every
day"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
Sore at Russia.
WHEN HE WAS ABSORBED

He's he most devout man in church.
/ never saw anyone who could be so
absorbed in prayer
Indeed I never noticed H.
Probably not. I don't suppose you
ever took up the collection Catholic
Standard and Times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
HIS VAIN WISH.

When he gets a chance to stand up
and address an audience he seems 10
be perfectly happy"
Not perfectly happy He can't help
wishing that he was part Of the audi
ence at the same time. so that he
might applaud himself" - Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01

This is fast becoming government
of the women for the women's views.
and by the women's clubs. declared a
Senator. after going through his daily
grist of letters. petitions. and memorials
Strange" he comented. that the
men do the voting and elect us TO these
positions while the women assume the
duty of telling US afterward what they
want us to do. The right of petition is
apparently more priced than the right
of suffrage. The women do the petit
tioning'
A few years ago. when the woman's
club movement was sweeping the coun-
try. the question of its effects was on
on every tongue. The newspapers wor-
ried about il. and had editorials on its
phases. The magazines were full of
ii. Everybody wondered what was to
be the outcome
Most Active of All.
The women's clubs. federated. ANAL
gamated. consolidated. nationalized. or
ganized, with general committees and
advisory boards. of consulting agencies
and investigating branches. are more
active in efforts to shape public policies
than any other agency in the nation
today. He who declares that woman is
untitled for a part in government be-
cause she is not equipped by training
and interest and studies for It. is TAX
ing long chances of being discredited
He DOESN'T know Congress does
why" said the Senator. III the won-
en- of the country would suddenly decide
that they wanted the tariff revised or a
rate bill passed. or the coal mines ma
tionalized. we would have IT before the
men would wake up 20 know what haa
happened. The petitions from the wcrn-
ems clubs would do the work"
Here is an illustration. Some time ago
n compulsory education bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia was introduced ana
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
MATTER OF SUSPICION.

When il was announced that there
would be coal strike on April !, it
excited suspicion: and now when il is
announced that there will not be a coal
strike on April some people are stu in
clined TO feel little nervous and doubt
full. The trouble seems 10 be with the
date.-Indianapolis News
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
KAISER MAY CONE
WOO|NG AMERICA
To Cont Our Friendship
for Alliance.
NOW osTRAclzED IN EUROPE
Even Russia Is Listening to England
and German Statesmen Have
Visions of Trouble.

BERLIN, March S1.-An alliance with
the United States is now said TO be the
Kaiser's fondest hope. after the AIge-
ciras conference has proved how abso-
lutely isolated Germany stands Ia Eu-
rope.
The preliminary arrangement which
fills out the gap until a permanent COM
merciaI treaty between Germany and
America can be concluded. and which
assures the United States the privileges
of the most favored nation. was the first
step toward winning the friendship of
the American people. and is to be fol-
lowed by other friendly acts as fast as
they can be devised.
Statesmen Now See Ghosts.
II he can bring about an alliance with
the United States, the Kaiser feels that
he can defy the other powers OF the
world while he and other German
statesmen now see terrifying ghosts
everywhere.
The time is long past when Germans
could say. as did the late Prince Bis
marck. in one of his famous speeches:
We Germans fear God and God only
The latest nightmare which disturbs
the sleep of German diplomats is an An
gIo-R Russian agreement with France as
third partner.
Thanks TO the diplomacy OF King Ed
ward. the breach between Russia and
England which has existed for so many
years is being closed and an arrange
ment is about to be made whereby Rus
STA. against being given free hand in
certain countries north of India. binds
herself not to lay plans against Eng
lands Asiatic empire
Sore at Russia.
Altogether the Kaiser feels that he
has been shamefuily treated by Russia
In return for the many favOrs he HIS
shown that country both during and
after the Russo-Japanese war and which
was repeatedly denounced by members
OF the reichstag. who strongly objected
TO the German government doing what
they called performing bootblack serv-
ice for the Gar"
With not a friend left in Europe IL is
after all quite natural that Germany
should turn TO the United States, where
so many Germans have found friendly
reception.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-01
WOMEN CONF |DENT
OF WINNING FIGHT
Claim Merchants Are With
Themin Printers Battle.
BEGIN WORKING AT ONCE
Assert That Friends by the Score Have
Come Forward With Offers
to Help.
BEGIN WORKING AT ONCE

We feel that the fight of the men for
the eight-hour day is our fight, and it's
our duty to help them TO win it," said
Mrs Bert V Wolfe, president of the
Woman's Auxiliary, No. I3 of Columbia
typographical Union, No. 101, TO Times
reporter the other day. THE plan sug-
gested by the men at our recent mass
meeting. that we use our influence with
the merchants with whom we trade is
a good one. and we win put it into effect
at once In our fight for the men we
will ask all our friends to join us.
Any number of our friends have al
ready come forward 10 indorse our posi-
ton and 10. assure us of their hearty CO.
operation in this fight. The eight-hour
law, l believe. is almost universally OBJ
served by employers everywhere. and we
think it but fair that it should apply 10
the printers
Same Treatment for All
Our information is that nearly two
thirds or more OF the printers in Wash
ington are working on the eight-hour
basis and receiving the union scale of
wage Now why should not. the other
third receive the same treatment? We
have received many letters of encourage
mcnt from merchants who have assured
US their support. and when the mer-
chants, who are supported by our trade.
understood that all organized labor is
vitality Interested I'm the principle in
viewed in our fight. they will not hesi-
tate TO throw US their influence. and
Will that victory is won
Speaking OF the object and purpose of
the Woman's Auxiliary. Mrs. Wolfe
said: "Our aim is 10 promote the sale
unlOn-m.Oe GOODS. thereby lnGrGdS-
ing the demand for such articles. When
we go into a store TO purchase a manu-
featured article we always ask TO be
shown rhe union label