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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-25
Idaho Forest Re-districtsd.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Sorns i'm
portant changes In the sdministrs-
ton of the national forests in cen
trail Idaho have been made since the
first Of the year. The Eastern divi-
sion of the ,Sawtooth National For
est, embracing the Wood River Wa
tershed, the headquarters OF the Mid
die Fork Of the Salmon River. ana
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-25
Change at the Land Office.

Messrs. Addison T. Smith and Ed
ward E. Garnett were this week sue
ceeded by Messrs. William Boderson
and Fred. v. Tinker, at the Boise
Land ONCE. Mr.. Smith has served
as register but a short time, but he
won an enviahle reputation for homes
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-25
Business 10 Good, Thank You.

Ny only regret 10 that have not
a photograph of the weather to send
Eastern friends. With clear. warm
days, dust on the streets, and far
mers sowing their spring crops
can not help but wish for a true pic
turs of Caldwell climate. This L. be-
yond me, but all other photoes I can
make true to life. c. F. Hildreth.
PAossuseAss.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-25

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The famous case in the courts OF
Clinton, iii. in which certain heirs
are, testing the will of Colonel
Thomas Smell. the millionaire who
died at Bloomington. ILL.,. June II.
1907. concerns some homesteadsrs
living near here. One fths be-
quests of the late Colonel Smell reads:
s'To the eight children of brother
residing at Webster. Iowa. each
$4,000"
OF these eight children. three ais
teTs and three brothers reside in
Canyon County with postofice at
CaldwelIE One sister. Mrs. @. e
Rssne, lives In Caldwell. while the
two Sisters. Mrs. Lizzie Allen and
Mira. .isShel Rhyme. and the thret
hNothersAw. T.. L. L.. and George
A. SnsAsare livins on dry homestssd'
ON ths nSrth aide OF ths Boise river
with bts tically NO prospect of waser
= TheSsnear relatives of the famous
millionaire moved to Caldwell sbou
two years ago and have set about Il
Get the best living they can from ths
dry homestead farms. The othel
member of the family mentioned II
this part of the will are Mrs. isabelle
Heller OF Brewster, washington, an
Charles Smell of Webster. Iowa.
These heirs, while close relative
of the deceased. manifest no partie
ulsr interest IN the proceedings Q
testing the will. since they feel the
the sum involved does not 1ustif
much legal action on their part. Tn
case was given to local attorneys 9
that In case the will was broken th
sum coming to these heirs would nc
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-25

the. South Fork of the Boise River.
has been established. This will be
known as th1 sawtooth EAST, Ma
tional Forest apd will be in charge Of
Supervisor c.; N. Woods. with head
quarters at HALEY.
The 'Payetts National Forest.
which has been In charge Of Super
visor E. Grsndtsan. at Boise. will be
placed in charge of Supervisor Guy
B. Mains. i. with headquarters at
Meadows. ;Mr. Mains has been in
charge of the Lemhi National Forest
since its creation. Forest Ranger
Charles i. Smith. from Hsnry's Lake
Forest wiiI-4 assume charge of the
Lemhi Forest Mr.. Grand1esn will
continue in. charge OF the SawtootA
(West) National Forest, with head
quarters at Boise.
Forest Ranger william Mccoy. OF
the sawtooth National Forest. has
recently besn placed in charge OF
| the Cassia and Raft River Forests
with hsGdaaartsrs at Oakley. Idaho
This dttsion of the larger for
ests into smaller administrative units
with headquarters near the forest
not only allows the Supervisor bet
ter change to give personal supervi
sion to theswork of his entire forest
but will mske it much more conve
nient for the users of the forest b!
placing the supervisors ONCE IL
easier reach, to q majority of them.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15
VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS.

r. D. Deselle, gardener and rural
mail carrier of Snohomish county, is
quoted as w riting in the following
vein to Samuel Hill, president of
Washington State Good Roads AS
ISOLATION:
Good roads are the most important
factor in the future of Puget Sound.
Developing our farms and clearing
logged-off lands is impracticable
without accessible roads.
| contend there are three princi-
Piles in the construction of good roads:
First, they should follow the line of
least resistance and greatest benefit,
natural lines, generally water lines.
Second, they must have a good
crown viz, be rounded up and slope
from the center enough to carry the
water away at all times.
Third, the material should be of as
hard wearing and permanent char
acter as possible.
If we lay a gravel road that will
serve the present and will be foun-
dation for permanent roads, that is
what we can do and need mostly in
this country. The most important OF
all is to lay our roads right, like a
section lines in hills and follow nat
ural lines.
In cities and places of dense popu-
lation, because of the number of peo-
pie to be served and benefited, roads
should follow geometrical lines, as
city streets and streetcar lines.
But in roads from one town to an
other, or trunk lines, natural lines
should be followed, as a railroad does,
on account of the economy Of hauling
and comfort and expeditiousness of
travel
1t is many times, advisable to paral-
lei railways and trolley lines with
wagon roads and in logged-off lands
they should follow tram roads and
sometimes skid roads.
Some people say for tourist travel,
roads should follow crests of hills,
ETC., SO tourists can see the mountains
and scenery. But tourists follow the
line of comfortable and expeditions
travel and appreciate rivers, lakes and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Snohomish county commissioners
had active bidding at reduced figures
for work recently advertised, due to
the fact that many of the contractors
who own a large number of teams
are out of work, and rather than have
the horses stand idle in the barns
they prefer to make them earn enough
to pay the feed bills. Labor can also
be secured more cheaply.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

waterfalls, cascades, rapids, as we'll as
mountains.
Bonaparte said: Hannibal crossed
the Alps, but l have turned Them" but
he turned them by his roads. The
good roads of Europe were RESPONSE
BILE for his victories and the mobility
of his armies. And it was the unde-
veloped roads of Russia and Spain
that defeated him. His defeat at Wa
terloo is attributed to the muddiness
of roads which hindered his artillery,
and his greatest monuments today are
the roads and waterways that he in
stituted. Rome subdued and held in
subjugation her conquered provinces
by means of admirable roads.
J. ]. Hill is the master railroad
builder of America because he stuck
to his waterline theory in railroads,
and although it cost him millions by
washouts he proved he was right. Har-
riman made the Union Pacific what it
is today by eliminating grades and
making cutoffs.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Illinois will build an "object lesson"
road that will traverse several coun-
ties. Earth road drags made of logs
will be used in it's construction and
care. Spend better, not more" is the
appeal of the state highway commits
sion.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Pierce county commissioners are
joining with State Highway Commits
sioner Snow in establishing mac
adamized highway leading from Ia
coma into the Puyallup Valley.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Samuel Hill, president of the Wash
ington Good Roads Association, is
quoted as follows:
81 was one of the twenty-five thou
sand people ill with la grippe in the
City of Washington and did not get an
opportunity to examine some roads in
the South which l had planned to see,
but | am more convinced than ever
that the road question is the all-im-
portant question in the United States
and that the time is not far distant
when highway improvement will take
first place and the discussion of water
ways and railroads will be recognized
to be of secondary Importance.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Maryland proposes to expend $1O.-
900 900 for highway Improvement in
that state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

The Alaska road commission of the
United States War Department built
last year 1913 miles of summer wagon
road, 251.25 miles of winter sled road,
1855 miles of dog team trail, two
river bridges and installed three fer
ries and tagged 382 miles of winter
trail. Twenty-four days were thus
saved from the time of mail from Sc
attic to Nome as compared with the
previous year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-02-15

Since the State College farm has
been enlarged by the purchase of 2O5
acres of land, a Encouragement OF the
fields and driveways of the farm has
been found necessary. 1t is planned
to construct a driveway up what is
known as Sweetwater Valley from a
lake near the athletic grounds to what
is called the north farm. This drive
way will be laid out for both utility
and beauty. and will be constructed
on easy grades and will terminate in
a small park planted to ornamental
trees and shrubbery, thus giving a
magnificent view of the college cam
pus and surrounding s0untry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
Maintaining Public Fairgrounds.
To the Editor Of The Sta

To the Editor Of The Star:
The suggestion that public Fairgrounds
should be maintained solely by private
contributions was the keynote to all of
the speeches which were made In the
House last Saturday afternoon. 1t was
noticeable there was no criticism o. the
management of the Fairgrounds and no
criticism of the Fairgrounds as play
grounds. and there was no expression that
Fairgrounds were not good thing 10
maintain The whole argument was that
they should be maintained by private con-
tributions rather than by public money.
This is very familiar matter In prac-
tice. as the Fairgrounds of Washington
have largely been maintained by private
contributions from the beginning, and this
was the case in most American cities until
five or six years ago. but wherever 1t has
been done heretofore 1t has always been
been lamented and it has not been brought
forward as the proper theory for the
support o. public utilities.
The only argument of any kind which
was advanced against Fairgrounds was
that we are encouraging our children to
devote too much time to play. We believe
that a disposition and an ability to work
are very valuable for children and we would
not willingly advocate anything which
would lessen that ability or desire, but
the child labor laws throughout the coun-
try are now forbidding children to en-
ter any regular employment during the
years in which they use the Fairgrounds.
and there Is no work for the modern city
boy in the home.
1t was implied by one of the speakers
on the floor that the members of the
Washington Playground Association were
promoting this movement in order that
they might be benefited by receiving the
positions of supervisors Of Fairgrounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
W.B.MOSEs SONS, r STREET, CORNER nth.
EDWIN G. JONES DEAD
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PRINT
ING AT MANILA PASSES AWAY.

The insular bureau Of the War Depart
ment was today informed of the death
at Long Beach. Cal. of Edwin c. Jones'
assistant director of printing at Manila,
who had come home for the benefit of his
health. Mr.. Jones arrived at San Fran
cisco on the steamship Mongolia the Sd
instant. and was taken to Long Beach.
He had been slated for appointment as
chief Of the Philippine printing office to
succeed John s. Leech. named as public
printer at Washington. and his death
will necessitate the selection of some one
else for the Manila Office.
Mr.. Jones was particularly well known
to the residents of this city through his
long service in the government printing
office. He was a native of Kansas and
was appointed a compositor in the govern
ment printing office April T. 1890. and
worked through the several intermediate
grades up to the position of foreman of
the second division. to which he was. APP
pointed in December. 1897 In the sum-
mer of 1901 he was appointed foreman in
the printing office at Manila to assist Mr..
Leech In the establishment of that office.
and served there efficiently until a few
weeks ago. when his health failed him
and he went to San Francisco for treat
ment and change of climate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
GRAND PARADE UP COAST.
Some Slight Changes Made in the
Big Fleets Itinerary

Some slight changes have been made
in the plan of the cruise of the, Atlantic
battleship fleet from Magdalena bay to
San Francisco. as announced at the Navy
Department Saturday. so as to provide
for short stops at Monterey and Port
Hartford AS a result of these changes
the fleet will leave Santa Barbara April
% instead of the 10th. as stated Sat
urday and will go to Port Hartford. reach
ing there the next day. But very brief
stop will be made at Port Hartford. the
vessels leaving there on the day of their
arrival for Monterey. where they are to
arrive May !. The next day. May 2 they
are TO leave for Santa Cruz, reaching
there the same day, a day later than
originally announced. and will sail from
that place for San Francisco on the 5th
OF May. arriving there May 6, as originally
planned.
The lineup and formation of the vessels
to participate in the grand naval review
in San Francisco bay May have been
announced formally at the Navy Depart
ment. Battleships. armored cruisers.
gunboats. torpedo boat destroyers and
feet auxiliaries will make up the for
midable combination that will be reviewed
by Secretary Metcalf and witnessed by
tho people of California. Forty-six yes
sells in all are scheduled to participate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07

but it is scarcely to be imagined that
members Of the Playground Association
would be willing to accept positions At the
magnificent sum OF $40 per month. It's
average salary. during the hottest months
Of the year.
The people Of Washington have done
more during the past year toward the
maintenance of its public Fairgrounds
than any other city in America. The city
Of New York. which has received in ap-
preparations about $500. for the main
tenance of Fairgrounds during the past
year. has apparently raised only about
5000 from private sources for tn" pro-
motion of the work. Philadelphia and
Boston, so far as any printed records 30.
do not seem to have raised any money .or
this purpose. Pittsburg. which received
last year. $4,000 in approximation tyr
maintenance. raised about 81. 900 by pri-
$4,000 in private contributions. There Is
no record showing that Philadelphia has
during the past year raised any money
by private contributions to supplement
that furnished by city appropriations.
Washington. on the other hand, has
raised $500 by personal efforts and il IL
Is the purpose Of the appropriations COM
mittee. as was implied in several Of the
addresses to encourage city pride and
activity a very large appropriation should
be given for Fairgrounds. as It Is the one
department of the city government which
has been largely maintained through the
direct contributions OF the people.
1t was stated on the floor that we should
let the people see what they can do. be-
fore they propose to slack their hands
and let the government do IL all. A num-
Der OF the utterances seem to be spoken
from the point Of view that Washington
In An outside city. paving no part Of the
money which 1t is asking to have appro-
pr.ared, and receiving from a benevolent
wealth its need OF aims for which il mas
not been duly grateful This view ignores
the fact that the people Of Washington
own only 4s per cent OF the property OF
the District o. Columbia. and pay 80 per
cent of the taxes, that they have already
expressed, through their Representatives,
the Commissioners. their desire TO expend
are not asking the United States
government for a gift, but for 1t to. bear
its share with the people Of the. District
in the great enterprise for the benefit Of
the people. The people OF the District
have absolutely no other public way Of
receiving money to meet their needs ex-
cept through the action OF Congress.
BY the appropriations which have thus
far been made for the maintenance Of
Fairgrounds. by the money which has
been set aside for the purchase OF sites.
by the official appointment Of the en-
ployes by the Commissioners, the play
grounds have been recognized as q public
department of the city government. For
public department to be supported i'm
this way by private charity can mean
only the Gripping Of the legitimate chari-
ties Of the District. and they have already
found the caring for the needy and unen-
ployed and those who are suffering from
the financial depression in one way or an
other to be a heavy burden for them to
bear. CCNO H RUDOLPH
President Washington Playground Asso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
STAR EXCURSION PLAN
PEOPLE OF ALEXANDRIA MAY
SHOP IN WASHINGTON.

The attention of the merchants of
Washington is called to- the excursion
The Star has arranged for the people Of
Alexandria to do their Easter shopping in
this city April 13. II and Is. and attention
is called to the notice on the last page of
The Star Of today outlining the plan The
and return. via ferry steamer Lacka-
wanna, good on the days named. The
Of Washington will be furnish
ed as many OF these tickets as they desire,
with the understanding they are to send
them to their customers in Alexandria.
with an invitation to visit, their stores.
The tickets will be so arranged as to have
only the name Of each merchant on a
coupon. or it will be placed on a general
list added to the ticket.
The show windows and stores of the
Washington merchants are filled with
Easter goods, and q visit to the stores
will be most interesting. In the list of
the business houses that have taken up
the project and asked for tickets are all
the big department stores auto and cleo
tr.c supplies. bakeries. banks. bottlers.
brewers. china. glassware. etc. clothing
and outf1tters, druggist sundries, florists.
furniture. carpets. ETC.. grocers. jewelers..
leather goods. lumber. mems wear and
hats. opticians. pianos and music, pro-
visions. printers. real estate. seeds.
stoves, souvenirs. society goods. sporting
goods. tailors. telephones. and women
wear.
The list includes practically everything
wanted to wear, or eat. or to give pleas
ure.
The resident Of Alexandria who receives
the ticket and invitation to visit the sore
is under no obligation to purchase. All
that is necessary to be done Is to have
the return portion. Of the ticket stamped
by a Washington merchant who adver-
tises In The Star to make II valid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
BODY OF D. v. STEVENS HERE
RECEIVED AT STATION BY JAP
ANESE AMBASSADOR.
Plans for the Funeral Tomorrow
Afternoon-Names Of Honorary
and Active ,Pallbearers.

The body Of Durham White Stevens.
late adviser to the Korean council. who
recently was assassinated by a Korean
fanatic in San Francisco. Cal, arrived
here late yesterday afternoon. At the
Union station to meet the funeral party
were Baron Takahira. the Japanese am
bassador. and the entire embassy staff
Accompanying the body from San Fran
cisco were Mr.. Joseph I. Porter. Miss
Kate Stevens and Mr.. Oyama, chancellor
of the Japanese consulate general al
San Francisco.
BY direction of his government and in
Difference to the wishes of the relatives OF
Mr.. Stevens. Baron Takahira has as
nounced that the services will be held In
ST. Johns Episcopal Church tomorrow
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
Names Of Pallbearers.
The honorary pal!bearers will be secre-
Rogers. Admiral William S. CowIes,
H. Wilson. Wilmington. Del; Senator
John Kean. Representative Theodore r..
Burton. former Secretary of State John
w. Foster. Samuel S. Rowland, New
York: former Governor of Minnesota
William r. Merriam, Charles H. Poor and
Representative LOIlS "OTtu
The active pallbearers will be Francis
B. Loring. Gen. Joseph P. Sanger. Wood
bury Blair. Samuel Maddox, Alexander
F. Magruder. Commander Taniguchi.
Commander Ide. Maj Tanaka, Mr.. Nagai
and Mr.. YOshida.
The services at the church and Oak
Hill cemetery. which will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith, will be
preceded by private services at the
house, conducted by Rev. DR.. Kelly.
japanese Ambassador at Station.
Baron Takahira and his staff reached
the railroad station yesterday some time
before the arrival of the train bearing
the body and were escorted to the plat
form.
Without stopping to view the casket,
which was covered with floral tributes,
the party Of japanese proceeded 70 greet
Miss Stevens, her brother-in-law and Mr..
Oyama. Miss Stevens was escorted to the
front OF the station by Baron Takahira
and Mr.. Porter. Relatives awaited her
there and accompanied her to the home
of her sister. Mrs. Porter. 1926 18th
street Undertaken Speare took charge
of the body and removed It to his es-
tablishmsnt later transferring it to the
Porter residence.
Many persons in official circles and
friends Of the family called last evening
to offer words of coincidence to members
of the family
Five sisters survive Mr.. Stevens. They
Stevens nd MS Kate Stevens u -n-s
city. Mrs. William Campbell o. Pipe
stone Mimi and Mrs Mary Smith OF
Oberlin, Ohio. Owing to illness, Mrs.
Smith was unable TO make the journey
here to attend the funeral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
MR.. HUBBARD WINS.
Carries Only County in His District
Where Opposition Developed.

Representative ". p. Hubbard Of the
first West Virginia district received the
cheering information today that in the
preliminary skrmish he is away ahead
in the contest for denomination. In Har-
rison county. his state where a bitter
fight was made against him. Mr.. Hubbard
won over his competitor in the primaries
by a vote Of .. 49, against 1905. and fifteen
of the twenty committeeman chosen are
in his interest Harrison is the only
county where any serious opposition de-
veloped to Mr. Hubbard's denomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To J. II. Crossman. one one-story brick
private garage at rear of 1906 E street
northwest estimated to cost 81, 500: archi-
tect. j. II. Warner: builder, W. B.. Holtz-
claw.
To W. f. Mooney. two two-story frame
dwellings at ~ and 53 n street. south
west estimated to cost 81 100; architect
and builder. w. E. Mooney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Feed Merchant Seriously Injured by
Fall

Nixon Brewer. sixty-three years Of age,
who resides at 214 Sth street southwest.
and who has been in the feed business at
219 It'll street southwest for many years,
met with a possible fatal accident this
afternoon. He fell from the hay loft
while directing the work Of his en-
ployes. his head striking against a stone
with considerable force. When picked
up. 1t Is stated. Mr.. Brewer was uncon-
scious.
Emergency Hospital and the injured man
was hurried to that institution. He was
in critical condition at a late hour this
Afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Case in Court of Appeals Passed to
Later Date.

The Davis old-method bookmaking case
was called for hearing this morning in
the District Court of Appeals and was
passed for later date this month. United
States Attorney Baker and Assistant
United States Attorney Mcnamara had
expedited the record in the Walters case,
in which Justice Stafford held perambu-
lating bookmaking to be lawful, and to-
day filed the transcript in the Appellate
Court. The hearing on the cases will be
held together