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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-05-08

The amazing growth of irrigated con-
tidence in Southern Idaho may be aptly
shown by a few instances within the
past four years. Itwas only four years
ago that the first opening of land on
the Twin Falls tract was held at Sho-
shone. l. B. Perrine, of the Blue
Lakes fruit farm, and Bob" McCol-
lum, both of whom had been in business
in Shoshone, held the opening in Sho-
shone because there was no other place
to hold it-save out in the sage brush
The first sale was all but failure.
Only forty applications came in, and of
these not more than one-half actually
filed. The best that the promoters
could offer was the modest prediction
that those who bought land Immediately
around Twin Falls, at S25 an acfe,
would be able to sell it in the next five
years for at least $50 an acre, and
double their money. That was only
four years ago; there was no town Of
Twin Falls, no railroad on the South
Side, hardly house in what is now
Twin Falls county. Now, land adjoin-
ing Twin Falls sells for 800 to $1,000 an
acre; the city of Twin Falls has 5000
people; the county is one of the wealth.
lest in the state; there is not another
county in Idaho that has the same stage
of development, even not considering
the age. Farms miles out of town sell
for five times the widest claims made
by the promoters of the project, who
at first could sell only to their friends
who wanted to help them out -
Isn't that a marvellous story of
growth? Yet it is true to the letter.
Idaho has been a by-word; the Great
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-05-08
Why Irrigation Is Better
Than Rainfall.

The difference results irrigated rain belt farms
susceptible Of rational explanation # IS NOT e ra+ If ~ ~
dento or miracle.
water are the three elements most plant
growth The different different locations depend upon the quail
y quantity and proportions of these three elements their intelligent
handling by the farmer
supplies necessary chemical elements for plant life sunshine
supplies the power by elements are brought
the vehicle which dssoves the chemicals
and conveys them to the organs of the plant The IRRIGATION farmer h
controlling his supply under
sderaton He control
of factory or machine shopan his materials into finished dnt
In other words the irrigation products
In the rain belt rain which falls doves away
with its excess run off water the chemical elements in M soil so nces
plant life This during
and will ability
of the surface to absorb it. In desert cnt no such teaching Of G
soil place all of its original
chemical elements necessary plant life
washed away nor v useless vegetation This fact accounts
difference the irrigation
farms Another condition which frequently
belt farmer and which the irrigation farmer does not have to meet b
danger growing hard coming
plant in the critical of blossom off pollen
and blast the seed pods a certain
very necessary bring rain to the rain belt
farmer of necessity shut off his sunshine In Idaho
sshn days during the growing season is perhaps greater than in nv
other farming community
eenOur of sunshine each during the growing
cloudy year
peculiar location of Southern Idaho relation
of the Pacific added
of warm atmosphere to her long days of sunshine.
key great advantage irrigation farming over rain belt
the of
the application of growing crop at the right time The rain belt
mercy application of water to
his crops He is often led why
crop and at others makes nearly failure when conditions seemed 50
nearly alike
All plants greedy feeders Give
will growth and wealth
of straw 1t entirely unmndu of its duty its kind nth
Of self by raising seed head
and and will produce straw The
irrigation farmer permits his energies
certain point he then supply
the instinct begin throw
the head fairly started the irrigation then
and stimulates the the plant that
capacity Suppose that the critical period
farmer shuts off the supply
belt washing rain?
He reap heavy crop straw but light crop of grain and wonders
why.
The irrigation farmer knows why The principle applies
other the This the chief great
the farming irrigation
gets all of his the form of during winter
by the
by that the brings him
knows when he plants the seed what his will
the foundry factory the
he has
always know
then Idaho and get irrigated farm
Snake River valley where failure from douh
been known.
willing your against
failure from drouh? Would multiply
value That why Idaho irrigated
mo belt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
CARTER CASE
AND GRAND JURY

The Federal grand jury yesterday be-
gan an investigation of the episode at
the Naval Station when Captain J. F.
Carter is alleged to have assaulted f.
B. Moore, reporter for the Bulletin.
The witnesses examined were F. b.
Moore, w. R. Harrington, and Captain
Carter himself. subpoena was is.
sued for Sailor Riedel of the Iroquois.
But he is on leave of absence visiting
a relative on the other side of the is.
land, and the grand jury decided that
it did not need his testimony.
No report on the matter was made
to the court, but 1t is understood that
the grand jury, while regretting that
the incident occurred will not find any
indictment, and will ignore the matter
in their report.
1t is stated that it is probable that
when the case against Captain Carter
comes up in the police court next Fri.
day, to which time it was continued
yesterday morning, Captain Carter will
waive objection to the jurisdiction of
the court, and submit to it's decision.
The grand jury yesterday adjourned
until next Wednesday.
| When the case against Captain Car
ter was called in the police court yes
terday morning, M. F. Prosser, repre-
senting United States District Attorney
Breckons, appeared for the defendant.
BY agreement the case went over until
Friday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
RIGHT OF DEPUTY
ATTORNEYS TO APPEAR

Attorney-General Hemenway yester-
day fled his brief in the Supreme
Court in the case appealed from Hilo,
where the question of the right of a
deputy county attorney to appear in
the circuit court to represent the Ter
ritory in criminal cases was raised. In
this case the defendant was tried and
convicted of practicing medicine with
out license. But two exceptions were
taken ON his behalf during the trial
and both raised the same question, One
was an exception to IA ruling of the
court overruling motion to require
the Deputy County Attorney, Noa w
Aluli, TO show his authority to appear
for the Territory, and another was al
exception TO the verdict and seutenc,
on 'he same ground.
Carl Smith represents the defendant
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
CHIEF CONSTRUCTORS
NAVAL MISSION HERE

Army and Navy Journal-Chief
Constructor Capps, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Construction and Repair, is
under orders to accompany the battle
ship fleet on the first leg of it's home
ward cruise, and will join it at San
Francisco July z, the date for the sail
ing from the Pacific coast to Homo
lulu, leaving Washington about July
l. His destination is Honolulu, where
he will inspect the site of the proposed
naval station at Pearl Harbor and re-
port on the location of the drydock
and other buildings connected with the
station. AS soon as the fleet arrives
at Honolulu the special board having
charge of the inspection and report on
! the drydock and the naval station gen.
orally will meet, with Rear Admiral
Seaton Schroeder sitting as president,
! and take up the whole question of 10.
cation and plans. The Chief Con-
structor will make a special report to
the Secretary of the Navy on the be,
havior of the various vessels of the
fleet on the voyage from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, with special refer.
ence to the disputed matters of fact
and opinion set forth in the socalled
Robinson report as to armor, zone and
other matters affecting the fighting eff
ficiency of the battleships.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10

12,500 tons displacement with a length
of 3sS feet, beam 72 feet 2 inches, draft
of 23 feet inches, and 23 feet IL
inches respectively, and the main bat
teries consisting of 90 guns
Fourth Division comprises the Wis
consn, Illinois, Kearsarge, and Ken,
tucky, the first two being of 1852 tons
displacement and the last two being
IL, 500 tons displacement. They each
measure 1858 feet long, 72 feet inches
beam, and 90 feet inches draft. The
Wisconsin and Illinois have main bat.
teries of is guns while their two small
Ter companions are carrying % guns
each in the main batteries.
The fastest boat among the fleet is
the Georgia which has record of speed
of 1926 knots. When fully loaded the
draft of the battleships is from two
to three feet greater than the mean
draft given above.
The auxiliaries are large boats also.
The Ajax is of $3.50 tons displacement,
3s7 feet long, 46 feet 6 inches beam.
Her draft is "a feet s inches. The
supply ship Glacier is of 1926 tons dis
placement, 1853 feet long, 46 feet l
inch beam, draft of % feet inches.
The Culgoa is of 5000 tons displace.
ment, 1884 feet long, 43 feet beam, and
81 feet inches draft. The Panther is
of $3.50 tons displacement, 312 feet
long, 40 feet inches beam with draft
of 15 feet inches. The hospital ship
Relief is of 5000 tons displacement, 300
feet long, 46 feet beam and draft of
Is feet 10 inches. The Yankton is
about the size Of the Kinau, being 1S5
feet long of 975 tons displacement, 81
| feet inches beam and with draft or
13 feet 10 inches. The Arethnsa is of
5000 tons. She viii not accompany the
feet from here but after coaling and
watering the other boats will return tc
the Coast.
The combined tonnage displacement
of the battleships and their auxiliariei
is 25s,114 tons.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
QUESTION OF ELIGIBILITY
OR OF |NCOMPAT|B|L|TY

1t is asserted that should DIR. Cofer
be reappointed president of the Board
of Health, those who have objected to
his holding that Office will seek to raise
the question of the incompatibility of
this position and that he holds under
the United States; and that if it should
be held that the two are incompatible
the acceptance of the presidency of the
Board of Health will be taken as Q
resignation of the other.
Should it be held that he has resign
ed his federal position, it would tax,
an Act of Congress to put him back il
the same rank that he now holds.
Governor Frear says that his reap
pointment is not up for consideration
at the present time; that it is probable
the question of his eligibility may b
referred to the department and by tn
department to the Attorney General o
the United States.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
At F0NC CASE IS
NEARLY ENDED

(From Wednesdays Advertiser)
The present phase of the Along case
is drawing to close. The testimony
is all in, and argument is nearly con
cluded.
Frank Thompson, on behalf of the
complainant, Mrs. Bessie Burns, occu-
pied the greater part of yesterday
with his argument on the law and the
facts, concluding his address at 4
O'Clock. AS to the law, he sought to
show that the burden of proof was on
the defendants on the present issue to
show that the signing of the compro-
mise, which in itself was against the
interests of the complainant, was free
from undue influence, fraud or misrep-
resentation. He sought to show that
the burden was not on Mrs. Burns to
show when the intention to secure her
signature by Misrepresentation occur
red, nor by whom the misrepresenta-
tions were made, SO long as they were
made and resulted in the obtaining of
|
the signature.
Mr.. Thompson went carefully through
the testimony of the several witnesses,
insisting that in all essentials the COM
plainant had substantiated the allega-
tions of fraud and Misrepresentation.
The present hearing is on the plea
1 in bar interposed on behalf of Mrs.
Along, by which the compromise which
was signed by Mrs. Burns, among
Others, is set up as bar to her being
given the relief prayed for in the bill.
Mrs. Burns alleges that while it is
true that she signed the compromise
agreement, she did so as the result of
fraud and misrepresentation on the
part of the defendant, and that there
fore she is not bound by the signature.
If Judge Lindsay, before whom the
case is being heard, shall decide that
the plea in bar is good, that defeats
Mrs. Burns, unless the Supreme Court
decides otherwise. If, on the other
hand, he holds that the plea in bar is
not good, then the case will proceed on
the original bill filed originally with
Mrs. Carrie B. Riggs as complainant
The attorneys on behalf of Mrs
Along will close the argument this
morning.
DIVORCE GRANTED.
\ Judge Lindsay yesterday granted 6
divorce to r. NJ. Duchalsky from
Emily N. Duchalsky on the ground Of
adultery and desertion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10

The feet is now actually on the way
to Honolulu. Fifteen of the sixteen
great vessels sailed out of San Fran.
cisco yesterday afternoon and in eight
days will be at the entrance to the
harbor seeking admission to the Para.
disc of the Pacific. Honolulu will have
an influx of strangers the like of which
has never happened before and is not
likely to happen soon again. They will
come here expecting welcome which
they have been led to believe will be
a warm one. The streets leading to
town from the wharves are gay with
bunting and colored lights to guide the
strangers by night. Boat landings have
been provided that will accommodate
ten thousand men day and rest sta.
tions will be erected along the front
by the time the ships arrive to accom-
modate all that will need them.
An intimate knowledge of the sizes
of the vessels about to arrive here is
of interest to many in Honolulu and
their dimensions are given below.
The First Division is composed of
the Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota and
Vermont. All are of 10000 tons dis,
placement, 450 feet long, 76 feet 10
inches beam, and "a feet 6 inches draft.
They each have speed of over IS
knots and their main batteries consist
of "a guns.
The Second Division is made up of
the Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey and
Rhode Island, all of 14,94S tons dis
placement, length 435 feet, beam 76 feet
2 inches, and draft % feet 8 inches.
These boats are a knot faster in the
hour than the bigger boats of the first
squadron. Their main batteries con
sist of "a guns.
The Third Division is made up of the
battleships Louisiana of 10000 tons dis
placement, her other dimensions being
the same as those of the boats in The
First Division; Virginia, the same Al
the other boats of the Second Division
and the Ohio and Missouri, both o
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
.LARNACH ATTENDS
COURT At H|LO

Deputy Attorney General Larnach
left yesterday for Hilo to attend tho
term of the Cirenit Court there. At.
torney-General Hemenway does not
know how long he will remain, but it
is probable the work there will keep
him nearly two weeks.
The grand jury is called for Thurs
day and the petit jury for next Mon
day. 1t is known that there are sew
eral committal eases already on tn,
grand jury calendar, though as non,
of the papers have been sent here, lit
tie is known of them. One of them il
murder case, and two of them ar,
burglary cases.
Larnach returned on Sunday from
Kauai, where he represented the AT
torney- General at the Kauai term o
court.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION
To ASSIGN TEACHERS

The Board of Education has just re-
ceived the last of the papers in the
examinations held for teachers in va
rious parts of the Territory, and they
are being marked. When this work is
completed and it is known what teach
ers have passed the examinations and
what grades of certificates they have
secured, the work of assigning teach
ers for the ensuing year will begin. The
Committee on Teachers will meet fire.
quently for this purpose and when il
has completed their work will report il
to the board.
A meeting of the board viii prob
ably be held next week.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

Garry a bottle OF chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
in your hand luggage when travelling.
IT. can not be obtained on board the
train or steamship. You will then be
protected against attacks OF diarrhoea.
which change OF water and diet 30
often bring on. For sale by Benson.
Smith g. Co.. Ltd, agents for II. /.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
COMPANY TO DISSOLVE.

The Rice Growers and Factors Com.
pany Limited has applied to the Treas
urer for dissolution. The application
is signed by T. +. Lansing, president
and A. II. Brock, secretary and recites
that the stockholders at meeting call
ed for that purpose decided to disin
corporate.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
Making Ten Knots With
Good Weather IS
Miles Out
ASSOCIATED Press cablegrams.)

bathps eighyhve miles
formation Fine weather reported
TT sailed at
account
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10

Captain Drew of the R. r. Rithet is
receiving the congratulations of his
many friends here on his engagement
to marry a most estimable young lady
of California.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10

French Catholics report fall of hail.
stones bearing images of the Virgin
Mary.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
DIVORCE GRANTED.

Judge Lindsay yesterday granted a
divorce to r. NJ. Duchalsky from
Emily N. Duchalsky on the ground of
adultery and desertion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-07-10
DRAFT OF NEW
LAND AGREEMENT
JUST COMPLETED

have thought were wise. We are limit.
ed by the law as to the scope of con-
ditions we can place in the agreement.
Other kinds of conditions which might
aid in securing the purposes designed,
must be left for the consideration of
a land commission which it is planned
to create, commission of five, to con
slider all suggestions on the subject and
to investigate the needs, and to report
something concrete for presentation to
Congress, without whose aid reforms
and needed amendments in the law can.
not be made.'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-29
BOMB HURLED AT ARGENTINE RULER
Missile Drops at President s Feet in Buenos Ayres Street, But Fails to
 Explode.

Buenos Ayres. Feb. 2S-Dr. J. Fig ueroa Alcorta, president of the repub- lie. early this evening was the object of an abortlve attempt at assassination at the hands of a native Argentina, who shurled a crude bomb at him as the president alighted from his car riage in front of his residence. The missile did not explode.
 The miscreant, who is believed to be insane, was arrested, and three other persons who were acting in suspicious manner were also taken in- to custody by the police.
 pr. Alcorta was not at all per turbed He considers the action that of an insane man.
 The following official statement re- garding the occurrence was given out at the residence of President alcorta tonight;
 His excellency was alighting from carriage about 6 o'clock this evening when an individual, who afterwards was identified as an Argentine of mixed blood. named Solano Regis, dropped at the presidents. feet a bomb which, happily. did not explode.
 pr. Alcorta with great coolness promptly kicked the internal machine away from him, while his aide de camp, Captain Anabia, seized the criminal and prevented his escape The police immediately procured a pail of water, into which they placed the bomb, which emitted sulphur ous odor
 President Alcorta meantime had turned to eXpostulate with his would be assassin, but owing to the possibil- ity of the bomb still exploding. he was gently forced by his aide de camp up on the porch of his residence.
 The police afterwards arrested three men prowllng in the neighbor- hood as suspicious characters.
 The bomb was made from a com mon paint can and is believed to con tain about ten kilos of explosives
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-29
NEW BOX RUNG IN
One Placed Thursday on Colum bus Avenue Gives
 Call.
FIRE WAS A SMALL ONE
Two Other Small Sill Alarms Are Turned in to Keep the Fire
 men Busy.

An alarm of fire was sent in last night from box 143, which was only in stalled on Thursday at the corner of Columbus avenue and Redfield street.
 The fire was a very slight one, burn ing a hole in a house at 7 Frank street, owned by Treekoff and occupied by Harry Letus
 Shortly after the fire at Grace hos pital, Company number eight was call- ed out on still alarm at 965 State street. A small blaze occurred in the parlor. but with the exception of ruin ing a lounge and couple of pieces of furniture, little damage was done. The house is owned by M Levy, and is oc- cupied by Mrs. L. Fem.
 Number 10 responded to still alarm at 7.49 last evening. Neighhors dis covered fire in the parlor on the first floor of the house at Avon street C. W. Wilson, the occupant of the house, and his family were out for the evening. The origin of the fire, which did little damage, is mystery.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-02-29
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
 FIRE SERVICE.

FIRE SERVICE.
 New Haven, Conn, February 2I, lsoS
 PROPOSAL.
 Sealed bids will be received by the Committee on Supplies until CLOCK n m. March 10, 1908, for furnishing the City of New Haven with the fol s,ooS Feet 2,a inch M, and C." brand hose, manufactured by The C. '. N' Fire Hose Co.,, and 150 feet 2k Tn nose "xXXX Knit Jacket" brand, manurac- tured by the Boston Woven Hose X Rubber CO, or hose equally as good.
 The hose to be furnished must con form in quality to the samples of above named brands now in this oftice, and inc proposals must state the weight per 50 feet coupled, inside diameter and circumference, time and pressure guar antee name of manufacturer Of both fabric and lining; couplings to be fur uished with the hose in accordance with the samples in this office, to weigh moi less than five and one-half pounds ner set, the inside diameter to be not lass than two and one-half inches, and couplings to be fitted with the Higby thread.
 The above proposals must be ad- dressed to the Committee on Supplies, endorsed Bid for Hose" on outside of the envelopes. and must be accompa- nied bv certified check for five per cent. of the full amount of the bid, pay able to Jonathan N. Rowe, Controller
 The Committee on Supplies reserve tho right to reject all bids. TIE COMMITTEE ON SUPPLIES s. j. METZGER.
 f2s St Clerk Dept, of Fire Service