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The Washington herald., 1908-03-04
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
BELL Telephone g.

kBeu Telephone 81
SO King Street.
Alexandria, Va, March S-Judge /. C.
Barley. of the corporation court, has
summoned special grand jury for Mon
day next at which time a number of I'M
portant criminal cases will come up for
consideration. Among them will be the cases
OF Edward browns, Harry Hicks. and
Wtlbert Cook, charged with shooting and
holding up Thomas J. snyder number
OF other important cases will also be con-
sidered by the jury
Intelligence has been received here that
the State legislature has passed a bill
under the provisions OF which this city
can refund her debt. According to the
plans for refunding IL Is proposed TO ex-
change the outstanding city bonds, which
bear interest at the rate of 3e5 per cent,
and which fall due July l. 1903. for bonds
bearing interest at the rate OF 4 per cent.
A lot on the east side Of West street.
between Duke and Prince streets. was
sold to-day at public auction. by Capt.
r. F. Knox, auctioneer. for the Mercan-
tile Railway Building and Loan Associa-
tion' and was purchased by the associa-
ton for S595.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Javins.
who died Saturday last. took place at
O'Clock this afternoon from her
home. 11l7 Duke street. Rev. w. w. Van
Arsdale. pastor Of Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church. conducted the services, and
the burial was in Bethel Cemetery.
In the Corporation Court to-day. Judge
Barley presiding. in the case of f. NJ.
schaefer against B. f. Strickland. an
Injunction was granted enjoining strick-
land from selling or disposing OF certain
collateral given as security for a note
OF S.So1 The ground given for the in
junction was usury.
The case OF Cornelius Bryant. suspected
of the larceny Of a horse and buggy from
the Alexandria Laundry Company. when
called in the Police Court this morning.
was continued until Thursday The horse
and vehicle were to-day brought from
Midland. Va, where they had been left
by Bryant.
The remains OF Andrew l. Lewis for
mer resident. whose death occurred in
Washington Sunday last. were brought
here this afternoon and buried in Ivy Hill
Cemetery.
meeting Of the George Washington
Birthday Association will be held Satur-
day night at the rooms OF the chamber Of
commerce. at which time the affairs of
the parade held February % last will be
wound up.
Alexander Hunter, who was member
Of the Black Horse Cavalry. has been
elected member Of r. E. Lee Camp. !
Confederate Veterans.
HeZkian Henderson, who resides at 5l3
North Alfred street, to-day reported 20
the police that his henhouse was entered
by thieves last night and robbed OF seven
chickens
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04

Porto Rico's provisional regiment. the
only armed force in the island, will be
formally annexed to the United States
army, If a bill introduced in the House
yesterday by Representative Hull, of
Iowa. is enacted into law. The bill pro-
vides that the Porto Rican provisional
regiment shall be known as the Porto
Rican Regiment Of Infantry"
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Niinirtrr I,rr Rrnirn.-

Joseph w. j. Lee. former Rough Rider.
and Minister TO Guatemala, has resigned
from the diplomatic service. Mr.. Lee has
been in the consular service about four
years. and served in Panama, Ecuador
and Honduras. He was appointed min
lister TO Guatemala July /. 1907. III health
was given ss the cause for his retirement
He viii be succeeded as Minister to
Guatemala BY William Heimke, OF Kan
sas.
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two-thirds Of the salary he may be re-
ceiving az the time OF retirement, Thomas
Harrison, clerk Of the fourth class al
the Naval Observatory. in this city.
Mr. Harrison has held his present posi-
ton for the last sixty years and Mr.
Lodge believes that his unusually long
service entities him to the considers zion
which the amendment proposes 10 give
him
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04
RIVALRY FOR TROLLEY LINE.
Both DawsOBville and Seneca Want
New Electric Railroad

New Electric Railroad
Special to The Washington Herald
Boyds, Nd. March 3.-The rivalry on be-
tween the Jacksonville and Seneca peo-
pie as TO who shall get the electric rail-
way. as proposed to run from Gettysburg
TO Frederick and on TO Washington
known as the Washington. Frederick ana
Gettysburg Railroad. is becoming intense
and the big meeting proposed for satur.
day next at Dsrnestown is 10 thrash out
these matters end settle II as to whether
the line VIII go over the first susSey, via
Poolesviile through DawsonviIle 70
Darnestown TO Travillah TO Potomac and
thence TO point 10 cross the Potomac
to Great Falls and to connect with the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Line.
1t seems from the surveys made. Daw-
sonville has the better proposition, and
the proposed route will be via that point.
The interest taken in the new road is
Very genuine and keen, and the Seneca
people don't propose 20 give up without
letting them know they are in existence.
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GRASTY OFF FOR EUROPE.
Former Publisher of the baltimore
News Starts on Long Vacation.

Baltimore. March s.-Charles II. Grasty.
OF Baltimore, who yesterday turned over
the control Of his paper. the Baltimore
News. TO Frank A Munsey. sailed for
Europe to-day. Before his departure he
said:
I have severed my relations with active
tournalishm for the time being with much
regret. Mr.. Munsey made such an offer
for the News that in justice to the other
interests in the paper not held by me I
felt that / could not decline H."
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conscrratlve Maiorltr Incrcnse.-

London, March 3.-The bye-election
IN Hastings to-day furnished another
indictment of the political revulslon.
The conservative majority of 4I3 in
1906 was increased TO LOIS.
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REWARD FOR AGED CLERK.

Senator Lodge WOuId Retire Man
Who Has Served sixty Years.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts. has
introduced in the Senate an amendment
which he will propose 10 the naval an
preparation bill. proposing 10 retire. on
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Special Grand Jury Is Sum
moned to Meet Monday.
CITY CAN REFUND HER DEBT

State Legislature Passes Bill Where
by City Can Exchange outstnnding z
BONDS which Fail Due July i, 1909.
for others-FuneraI of Mrs. EIiza-
beth Javins Held Mt Her Home.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04

Hezkian Henderson, who resides at 5lS
North Alfred street to-day reported 20
the police that his henhouse was entered
by thieves last night and robbed Of seven
chickens
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04

A meeting Of the George Washington
Birthday Association will be held Satur-
day night at the rooms OF the chamber Of
commerce. at which time the affairs of
the parade held February % last will be
wound up.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04

ne remains OF Andrew !. Lewis for
mer resident, whose death occurred in
Washington Sunday last. were brought
here this afternoon and buried in Ivy Hill
Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-04

Alexander Hunter, who was a member
Of the Black Horse Cavalry. has been
elected member Of r. E. Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans.
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which conveyed to his mind this I'M
,histukahe message: Here IS the I'ara-
dis, of the stock man. This was the
5only message to his mind. lie sa"
nothng-.hc cared for nothing-a Dove
the earth nor below it: merely It's out
el surment-its cloak Of green attracted
him-ue set to Immediately ana soon
his own herds OF sleek, fat kline Gov
cred the hills and commenced deVour-
ing the juicy, green blades, which were
soon to make their master king.
Years passed ere the third goddess
went forth. Her magic was not SO
enchanting as that of her two prede-
cessors. It carried With 1t neither the
glitter of gold nor the luxury of boun-
teous yerbage. She was the goddess
of summer: her days were hot and dry
and her message carried with it the
burden of toll; consequently, many
were loath to obey her call, and tho
few who did. moved slowly and half
heartedy forward. Some considered it
nil a delusion others had better faith.
Decades passed and the world remained
vet in ignorance OF the result of the
venture to cntrust seeds in the SOIL
of these 'desolate'' mountains.
MOTHER EARTH MADE GOOD.
But soon those of harder faith and
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a POST CARD PANIC.

The post card business is seriously
depressed at present. while some OF
the great foreign markets ure border
ing on Il panic. OVcrproducton ana
wild speculation in the commodity arc
the causes. The public has watched
the gradual encroachment of the
souvenir post card with surprise per
haps. but without realizing the enor-
nous proportions of the industry. In
order to supply the little stands IN
every store at every cross roads thu
country over an immense industry has
been developed in practically all civil
li2ed lands. incidentally the United
States imported from Germany in u
single year more than 100000
worth of the bits OF cardboard.
The post card panic is most acute
at present in Germany. a year age
the great post card firms there, an
ticipating great boom to the bust
ness, especially in England and Amer
lea, used every facility to increase
their stock in those countries, but
speculation and overproduction have
brought the situation to a crisis. The
dealers could not afford to hold these
supplies and We're. forced to get rid
of them at any price. The card in-
dustry lost heavily, as much as S25,-#
600 on single customer.
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which amount, deducted from the total

which amount, deducted from the total
acreage leaves 31,726.59S acres for gen
cral agricultural. grazing and mining
purposes. 1t will be observed at q
glance that less than one-tenth OF this
area is now reduced to cultivation:
which fact reveals the pertinent agri
cultural possibilities and opportunities
in this state.
Yet, it would be practically impossible
at the present time to state definitely
just what percentage of this area is
susceptible to cultivation; not half of
the lands of the state are yet surveyed:
in fact. 29,395. S39 acres are still I'M
scanned by the surveyors transit. The
records of the five government land
offices in the state show that there are
26,7S5.Oo2 acres of unappropriated and
unreservcd lands now in Idaho. This
sum deducted from 31,72659S, the total
acreage in the state. minus the lake
and special reserved areas, gives 4,
941 1876 acres, which represents the
lands now in private ownership.
CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS.
Classified the lands of the state could
be represented thus:
Lake area ..,....,....,.... 2uS,Sbo acres
Forest reserve area &c, 336,A27 acres
Indian reservation ...... s9o,55s acres
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USE OF AoETYLENE Gas.

IN the early part of this year Il re-
port was printed from Consul L. Ed.
win Dudley OF Vancouver, British CO.
lumbia, in which It was stated:
The Dominion railway commission
some time ago issued an order that
railways must discontinue the use OF
acetylene gas and requiring the use
of Pintsch gas.
It IS claimed by the Commercial
Acetylene company that this state,
ment Is misleading, and that the order
referred TO by the consul did not dis.
continue the use Of the commercial sys-
tenn of acetylene lighting which then
obtained Mr. A. d. Cartwright, Sec
rotary Of the Canadian railway com
mission. III reply To a communication
from the Commercial Acctylcne COM
pany, states that an official commlni-
cation To the Grand Trunk Railway
company, in which II was stated that
The Use of free acetyIene for lighting,
should be prohibited, declares that rail-
way companies should be allowed to
choose between the commercial sys-
TEN Of acetylene and the use of the
Pintsch gas. The secretary OF thu
commission further states:
1T appears, therefore, as Tar as
the records OF the board go to show,
that the board has made no ruling
against the commercial system of ace
tylene. and that 1T il a lighting system
that may be used under the proposed
order OF the board
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FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR
.ation Labor and Statistics Of the State Of IDAHO

Fremont county is farming, probably,
100000 acres by the dry" method,
with wonderful success, producing as
high as so bushels OF wheat to the
acre and other grains in proportion
Even oats barley and alfalfa are sue
cessfuly grown without water.
Bear Lake county is producing crops
without irrigation from about 10000
acres; Cassia county from 5000; Ell
more county, 1000; Ada county, 1000;
Canyon county, 5000: Washington
county, $4,000; Lemhi county, 5000; and
Custer county, 1000 These will ag-
grcgatc a quick total of 275,5O0 acres
OF land farmcd in tho arid portion OF
the state without irrigation.
In the five northern counties of the
state excluding Shoshone county,
which is wholly devoted to mining),
located within the humid belt, fully IL
coo 600 acres are being farmed without
the application of water artii1cially,
which, added to the sum above given;
would make a grand total of 1,iT5,50o
acres OF land producing crops In this
state without irrigation. Add thereto
1,626123 acres OF irrigated land and
we have the sum of 3,l0l.6 acres.
which represent, approximately the to-
tai cultivated acreage Of the state.
STATE ACREAGE.
The total area OF the state is 1920, $50
acres. or this amount there are:
In lakes ............... 20S. 363 acres
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PHENOMENAL GROWTH OF IDAHOS POPULATION

.., .,.o 20
.H7 s5i'ps " :. 80 nronor-
$50 saat,ra wtic,, is
!. ''o'i'''N to -
asreeapis ho''e'o ~ ~. -. -
new plooo y 'i'e 80
iiperails spil.h'eu - - So IT,
country u's'i'e's' - !.
'iVe Oh INC ciasS " -"
se''ins.a c'asS' ~ VIZ ""s' -
forms me most SUI ny 't.e'oi - -
citi]e'isi'ip u any iea' eoi'i'i'
ei'--eiii prs ps'ieers'
WHERE THEY COME FROM.
~, L. ,na,o-
sr 10Y oxtran t fro,n t,,e wes, cen
trail states, mainly from Minnesota.
Iowa. Missouri. Wisconsin, Illinois,
Kansas and the two Dalsotas: and
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/ entheses):
Bonner County: Spirit Lake of 1900
and Dover of 1000 are both new towns.
Standpoint G,260) has added to its pop
ulation 1900.
Kootenai county: Occur d Alene
(4,o0O) has doubled its population St
Joe (225) has Increased 500, and St.
Maries (275), 100.
shoshone County. Wallace (3,75o)
has Increased about 900; Wardner
(3,0SD,70o; Burke Q,392N 65s, and
Mulan G.2Gol, $40
Latah Comfy: Moscow's $500 has
grown to 5000 residents; Troy $500
and q new town. Potiatch has been
founded with 1900 inhabitants.
Nez Perce County; Lewiston has
added 1000 TO her T,115. and Vollmer,
with 1.50G. has been built new.
Idaho County: Grangeville. n town OF
&024. has added 1000 Inhabitants, and
Cottonwood, of $50, has almost doubled
itself.
Washington County; weIser {2.asl) is
about the only town in the county
which hns attracted extra population,
IT has recaived about 600.
Canyon County Payette 10000 has
added 800; Caldwell C2.50O) LOCO: EN-
NETT d.G00) $50. and Nampa t3,006l, /,
600
Ada County: Boise t20000) has in
creased in population about 1000. A
new town, Rarbertown. of about 500,
has been built.
Elmore County: Mountainhome d,f0G)
has about 500 more inhabitants
Blaine County; HALEY u,S40}, has
added 100.
Lincoln County: Shoshone (.05o) has
increased by. 500, and the following new
towns built: Miner, $50; Jerome. 600;
Goodins, 500: Wendell. 200
Twin Falls county: Twin Falls City
(23o0), the county seat OF the newly
created county, has added 2i7OQ, and
nearly dozen more new towns have
been built, themost important OF which
are; Bull. 600: Kimberley, 200; Hansen,
200; Filler. 100
Cassia County: hurley, a new town or
go. has been founded.
Fremont County: Ashton of 500 has
been built from the ground up; st.
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Agricultural Developments In the Gem State Durng 1908

c7 81 T2I1EN the placer miner came
t\InW with his pack mule, his pick
\1A/ and shovel and gold-pan to
Idaho, in the early sixties of
tile nineteenth century. there followed
soon the tiller of the soil to grow veg
otablcs and grain for him; thus agri-
culture in Idaho had its birth IL
mining was the father-industry in this
internountain country, farming was
certainly the mothcr-ndustry, which
took the part OF the good housewife
aduous gold hunters. And like a good
c--ndustrious attentive and
productive-this industry has grown
aud increased until 1.-THE offspring of
want and rcccssity-now stands at the
head OF the industrial family of Idaho
1t sits as the hostess at every table
aud 100000 people pay homage to it
lDA1o'S FIRST CITIZENS
ldaho's climatic ard other general
natural phenomena seemed not 70
breathe in upon her earliest settlers tbs
fact that she was pregnant With soil
productiveness, and that she inclined
toward agricultural favoritism. On the
contrary her first citizens We're allurcd
here by the goddess of gold and this
was solely the object of their pursuit.
But later another goddess went forth
and waved her wand over the restless
brow Of the fastener, and lie packed
his goods and struck the trail for the
great west. This second goddess was
that of spring, and her enchanted pat
ron found the hills, the valleys, the
plains of Idaho mantled in perfect
green; the inarticulate language Of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

Anthony d.s6O) has taken to herself
$50 new residents, and Sugar City t501l,
$780,
Bingham County: Backfoot t2,5oo>
has increased about 300. and Idahu
Falls f5,G00) about 1900,
Bannock County: Pocatello G,50c) La.
added 1000, and NIcCammon 1920 about
200.
Oneida County: Preston d.5Go) ex
hibits the most thrift of any town in
the county and is about the only orc
any appreciable extent. 1t has added
1000. American Falls t55D has in
creased 500.
Bear Lake County: Montpelier d.
000) has advanced 1000 in population:
Paris q.000) has added 200; Ovid C261l,
$40: Bloomington f400), 200: and st
Charles (321l has about doubled
The towns of owyhee. Custer and
Lemhi counties have not increased 70
any appreciate extent.
The figures as given above. showing
the increase in town populations, total
for the two years last passed 46,0i9 or
2S.009 a year Allowing Is per cent for
Increase of births over deaths and re-
movals from the country to the cities
within the state. we would have net
increase Of 1855 q year from without
f Inc StEilt- lis sum utI uClea ITOlllH
1880, our estimate OF the total Year,
increase by immigration (for t905-S).
leaves 1892 newcomers to go into tho
country districts and on TO the farms
As these figures stand, it would aB-
pear that good majority Of the new
citizens of the state floeled TO the
cities; but il must be borne in MIMI
that the great majority of towns in
this state are made up of a community
of farmers; hence, the figures are not
true II the sense that they convey the
idea that town and city residents are
considered seperatc and apart from
tillers OF the soil; but they are true
in the sense that a great number of
farmers reside in town and run their
farms in the outlying country at the
same time 1t would be safe 10 saw
that two-thirds OF the immigrants to
this state become bona fide residents
on the farm.
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BY HEBER Q. HALE.

Within the last three years 1900
people, practically all of rt'..t~ are
new citizens to the state, have set
tied on 1t single tract of new land in
the snake river valley. These com
pose the citizens of the, new county of
Twin Falls. Which was created by an
act of the last legislature.
The openin" of the government
reclamation project 1T Minidoka, has
during the last two years increased
the ocountry population of Cassia
county and added hundreds to Lincoln
county's inhabitants. The populatier
OF the last named county is again
materially augmented by5th" .',,n great
Carey act" projects, which have been
opened within her borders. adding
1,SO0 more to her number, of farmers
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Ing the same placed under proper ir-
rigation under what is known rs the
Carey act. Tho amount of money rep
resented in the present Investment In
Carey act projects that must ncccssari-
~ come before the land board amounts
TO over $15000,000 dollars. | believe
that the duties of the state officials
who arc members OF tho present land
board are sufficient to require all their
time and attention outside of tho great
amount Of work necessary to be dnnG
in connection with Carey act work. and
for thai reason / shall recommend that
n board of three competent and expert
enccd men be named as n Carey act
land board TO handle all Of the matters
which may come up relative to the re-
clamation of lands III this state over
which tho state will have control.
Our state has never provided an;
home. nor has it provided any manner
of caring for the feeble minded.
believe it is a duty which the state
owes to these unfortunates to provide
ways and means for caring for them,
protect their health, and educate them.
SO far as they are capable of receiving
instruction. and hope to be able dur
ing my administration to provide for
tho care OF these people in this manner
in our state.
Il am heartily in favor Of encourag-
ing and assisting all of our state cdU
cational and other institutions in all
ways which, will tend to upbuild them
and make them stronger and better and
more beneficial to those who occupy the
homes as well rs those who attend the
educational institutions
Il believe that one Of the great needs
of this state IS good roads, and es
pecially is this true of the remote parts
of the state where no railroads arc
liable TO be constructed in the near
future.
Il have spent twenty years OF my life
in the irrigation business and believe
thatI understand the trials and tribu-
lations the average settler has to en-
dure in building home in a new arlI
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Idaho has 2I5 days of sunshine in every year.
Its average mean temperature is 46.2 degrees.
The average. annual precipitation is 2047 inches.
1t is the greatest lead producer in the world: pro
duces over half the lead mined in the United States
Has over 100000 acres of land actually cultivated
by irrigation.
Has over 100000 acres OF farm lands under canal
systems
over s2s3000o0
Has more land open to settlement than any other
state in the Union.
world, embracing over 100000 acres. an empire in
itself
Has redeemed more land by virtue of the Carey
Act" than any other state in the Union.
The great Snake River Valley is in the same lati-
tude as Spain ana Italy.
1t grows 100000 bushels of wheat annually.
1t has over 100000 sheep, which produce an
nual clip of over 17.o00,000 pounds of wool
1t has 100000 head of cattle. 10000 horses, and
10000 hogs.
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Blaine county, parts of Bannock, FIRE.
mont, E.lmore, Ada and Canyon coun>
parts Of Bnnnocle, Lemhi, Caster, Boise
and Owyhec counties are re- receiv
ing much new blood Washington
county * receiving but little. also.
The six northern counties are re
c&fving generous, though not equal
portion, which is pretty well distri-
buted. though the numbering camps get
the largest number. proportionately.
The new towns that have sprung up
during the last two years and their
present population. together with the
increase of other towns affected arc as
follows Crhe population of the old
towns two years ego is tt'ven in par