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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
A HARD RAP FOR DAVIS
RHOTON INTIMATES
BRIBERY BY SENATOR.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. March 3.-United
States Senator JEFF Davis was branded
Saturday night as 1.-The most consummate
liar and demagogue that ever disgraced
the United States Senate by Prosecuting
Attorney lewis Rhoton.
Rhoton's arraignment of Arkansas
former governor and attorney general and
her present junior representative in the
United States Senate was delivered before
a crowd in the Pulaski county courthouse
in this city
This excoriation of Davis was the an
swer to an attack made by him on Rho
Ozark Rhoton is candidate for re-
election. He invited Davis to attend last
nights meeting, but the senator sent his
regrets.
Mr.. Rhoton stated that Senator Davis
repeatedly violated the law while gov
ernor in accepting free transportation
over the iron Mountain and Rock Is
land systems. and when called before
the grand jury declined to answer ques-
tons. on the ground that his answers
would incItminate him.
Legislators Corrupted.
Il now charge you on the statements
of r. L. Cox" continued Rhoton. that
he. as the representative of the st. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern Railway
Company. and at the suggestion of A. w.
Covington and others, who were then the
friends ana representatives of Gov. Davis.
did pay money for the purpose of pre-
venting q report asking for the impeach-
ment Of GOV. Davis.
Money Paid for Pardons.
There il still another reason why Gov.
Davis did not wish q full and fair inves-
tigation of all the facts that might show
who really were the band of freebooters
and robbers that infested the state CAPT.
toll 1t was that Charles Jacobson ad-
mitted that while he was secretary to the
governor he was receiving money in con-
nection with pardons that had been grant
ed. and he stated that 1t was no unusual
occurrence for him to do so, but of course
he would not claim and did not claim
that any OF 1t had gone to Gov. Davis.
II, myself, told Gov. Davis In his Office
that his private secretary had admitted
the receiving of this money in connec-
ton with pardons. And I do know that
after I stated this to Gov. Davis and
after he had stated to me that his Sec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03

rotary admitted to him that he received
money he still retained him as his private
secretary in the. governors Office. And
yet he says there has been infesting that
state capitol for fifteen years band of
freebooters and robbers. and that he.
during his administration, attempted to
uproot this band Of freebooters and rob-
hers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
WILL QUARANTINE EARLY.
Governor Of Texas Takes Action. on
Account of Yellow Fever.

AUSTIN. Tex. March 3.-Gov. Camp
bell has announced that he will establish
a quarantine March Is against all places
situated below the twenty-ffth paral-
lei Of latitude. This quarantine will ap-
ply to all gulf ports as well as all Next
can border points of the state.
The date is fifteen days earlier than
the usual summer quarantine, and the
proposed action is due to the existence of
sporadic cases of yellow fever in Cuba
It is oficially stated that Mexico is
entirely free of yellow fever at this time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06
LAND OPENING AT
DARLINGTON
1000 Hcres-by-the-T TOWn

The Houston Ditch Co., Limited,
will offer for sale on Nov. 10th, 1908,
1000 acres of land, with water rights.
on the Antelope fiat near Darlington,
Idaho.
Water rights date from 1897, and
are decreed by the court for the use
of this land. Water will be furnished
at the rate of one second foot to
each eighty acres--equivalent to "
of an inch per acre.
The land is all In the wheat belt"
of the Big Lost River Valley, and
none of it more than two miles from
the railroad. The best grain and po-
tato land in Idaho. The price of
land and perpetual water right will
be $25.50, $500 at time of fling,
balance In nine equal installments.
Plat Of tract is on file at Purdy's
store at Darlington.
WAYNE DARLINGTON, Pres.
Houston Ditch Co., Limited.
me
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06
WANT OUR
SUGAR FACTORY
Makes Pay Roll Of $4,000 Month and
Would be a big Loss if Removed. Good
Profit in Beets For Those who Under
stand Them.

Last Saturday morning there was
meeting of business men of Black
foot at the Isis theater to confer with
representatives of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar Company on the beet sugar
question, and especially on the matter
of tonnage for the local factory, the
people of the community not having
kept up their acreage of beets, and
the factory has had to run short or
ship in beets from other localities for
the latter part of the campaign.
T. R. Cutler, general manager for
the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, and
Heber Austin, general agriculturist
for the factories in Idaho, were at the
meeting, and Mr.. Cutler spoke in be-
half of his company, saying that
when the factory was located here, it
came on the invitation of Blackfoot,
and on their assurance of a sufficient
acreage of beets to supply the factory,
and that it had turned out in such a
way that this promise had not been
kept. He did not know whose fault
it was, but that he was here to con-
fer with the people and see what was
wrong If possible and then If prac-
ticable, to remedy it. The factory is
capable of handling about 10000
tons of beets per season, and we are
raising only about $4,000, and this
does not make it profitable to keep it
here. The operating expenses are
higher in proportion as the tonnage is
reduced, and the maintenance charges
in many respects are the same or
nearly as much for a small tonnage
as for the full capacity. He had
brought the matter to the attention
of good many of the business men
here before, and they had expressed
an interest in keeping up the tom
mage, had given him encouragement
in the matter except the one thing
ecessary-tonange Continuing, he
said, when | come to Blackfoot am
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

always well received, you are a very
pleasant lot OF, gentlemen to meet, but
that does not remedy this trouble,
and the time has come when my COM
|pany feel that it is time to determine
what is to be done. First, we want
Ito get the necessary tonnage here II
I'VE can, and if we cannot, we shall be
Iobliged to close the factory and re-
move the machinery to some other
place. There are other localities
where they want factories and they
are willing to guarantee the tonnage
and back up their guarantee with a
bond, besides paying the expense of
moving the machinery. Now, ! do
not hold this out to you as a threat;
it is the simple truth of the matter
as it stands today, and we want to
solve the problem the best way for
all. | came here during your fair in
September to talk it over with you
and the farmers, but when | got here
the weather was windy and it seemed
that it was not practical to get people
together for matters of this kind;
they seemed planning to have recrea-
|tion rather than to meet for business,
which of course, was all right and |
concluded to come at another time
when there was nothing else on
hand"
A discussion of the matter by a
number of those present failed to
show just what was the reason the
acreage and the tonnage had not
come up to expectations when the
factory was built, except that the
first two years were not favorable
ones and many of the farmers quit on
that account. The first year not
much of the ground had been prop
erly prepared, not much fall plowing
having been done, it was new expert
ence to nearly all, and the second
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Salt Lake City-United States SEN
ator Smoot of Utah In his statement
says, "The results in Utah is more
pleasing to me than have expected,
my opinion at this hour Is that Taft
has carried the state by $4,000, the
entire state ticket of the Republican
party has been elected byond ques-
tion. The Republicans hav carried
Salt Lake county where the Amer
lean party put up its strongest fight
by more than 1000 plurality, the re-
suit pleases me greatly and the Re-
publican party has won a greater
victory than any of us believed was
possible.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Salt Lake-United States Senator
Sutherland of Utah, makes the fol-
lowing statement: Taft has carried
the state by 10000 majority, the leg
islature will be Republican, on joint
ballot by a large majority. Entire
Republican ticket will be elected in
Salt Lake county by 5000 to 1000
majority. The American party sus-
tained crushing defeat.
The American county committee
comedies the county to the Republic
ans.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Cheyenne-Chairman Stickney of
Democratic committee sends congrat-
ulations to Taft. State gone Repub-
lican 5000 majority, though definite
figure not available. Legislature
probably Democratic.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

There could not have been better
day than Tuesday for election, and
reports from all over the country
seem to have carried out the same
idea. 1t was good cherry, balmy
Republican weather, and everybody
enjoyed being out.
Vote in Idaho Falls is as follows
We will not print the count in the
full Until all precincts are in. Thus
far we will give only those for the
heads of the ticket where the returns
have been mad. The vote being fol
Taft, Bryan, Hamer, McClear, Brady
and Alexander:
First Ward-Taft, 277; Bryan
|162; Hamer, PIT; McClear, 156;
Brady, 25S; Alexander, TIA.
Second Ward-Taft, 103; Bryan
10; Hamer, SO; McClear, 90; Brady
'S1; Alexander, 104.
Third Ward-Taft, 154; Bryan
|96 Hamer, 144; McClear, 1903;
Brady, 118; Alexander, 129.
Fourth Ward-Taft, 189, Bryan
|113; Hamer, 176; McClear, lis;
Brady, 164; Alexander, 1876.
Shelley-Taft, ITO; Bryan, SO;
Hamer, 16S; McClear, Sc; Brady
|154; Alexander, 104.
Blackfoot No. Taft, 292; Bryan
|175; Hamer, 262; McClear, "a;
Brady, 226; Alexander, 212.
Blackfoot No. 2-Taft, 222; Bryan
I215; Hamer, 209; McClear, 217;
Brady, I'll; Alexander, 269.
Crowley-Taft, Sc; Bryan, IS;
Hamer, Sc; McClear, 21; Brady, 54;
Alexander, 23.
Presto-Taft, 102; Bryan, SO; Ha
mer, 9O; McClear, 33; Brady, 70;
Alexander, SO.
Ammon-Taft, 212; Bryan, %;
Hamer, 213; McClear, 2S; Brady
206; Alexander, 30.
Lincoln-Taft, 90; Bryan, 27; Ha'
mer, "a; McClear, 25, Brady, 92;
Alexander, rs.
Rose-Taft, 2S; Bryan, 20; Ha'
mer, 81 McClear, 16; Brady, 22;
Alexander, 27.
Basalt--Taft, 1873; Bryan, 60; Ha
mer, 1870; McClear, So; Brady, 113;
Alexander, Is.
Coltman-Taft, 64; Bryan, 99;
Hamer, 10; McClear, 20; Brady, SO;
Alexander, As.
Willow Creek-Taft, 102; Bryan
,34; Hamer, 1903; McClear, 81; Brady
1879; Alexander, 35.
Riverside-Taft, 115-Bryan, As;
Hamer, 101; McClear.. 43; Brady
9S; Alexander, 81.
Groveland-Taft, 110; Bryan, 81
Hamer, 10; McClear, 81; Brady
Hos; Alexander, Al.
Iona-Taft, 149; Bryan, 53 Ha
mer, $50; McClear, 4S; Brady, 14O
Alexander, So.
Moreland- 96; Bryan, As
Hamer, 95; McClear, 4s; Brady, IS
Alexander, 54.
Taylor-Taft, rs; Bryan, AS; Ha
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06
Hughs wins New York
Brady Carries Idaho.
Americans Lose Salt Lake---Republicans Con-
troll Idaho Legislature---Doubful States
Went for Taft and Bryan Meets Over
whelming Defeat.

THE NATION.
Michigan-10O,00 900 fOf Taft.
Maine-Taft carries state by 3D.
500.
Vermont-Taft's plurality $4,000.
New Hampshire-Taft's. plurality
10000.
Massachusetts, Returns indicate
Taft's plurality 10000.
Minneapolis-Tafts plurality 100,-
1000. Johnson probably elected gov
lernor.
Newark, N. New Jersey gave
Taft a plurality of 10000.
Des Moines- Eighty precincts in
ldicate Iowa's vote will give Taft
$4,000 majority.
Iowa-Des Moines complete re-
turns on state gave Taft plurality of
28,5S3.
Colorado-Democra committee
claim Denver county by 1000.
Wisconsin-Returns indicate Taft s
plurality in Wisconsin about $4,000.
Providence-R Rhode Islands prob
able majority for Taft is 10000.
Portland-Ta will carry state by
l25,0 900 says the Oregonian.
Michigan-All IL Republican con-
gressmen are elected in Michigan.
Nevada-Republican national COM
mittee says, Indications are that
Bryan carries state by 1000.
Butte, Mont nt.-Indications arc that
the entire Democratic ticket will be
elected in Silver Bow county.
New York-Evening Post says,
New York city Republican by nearly
10000. Taft gets Illinois, Dakota
and Wisconsin.
Cincinnati-Judge Taft makes
| first comment with broad smile and
says, Everything looks favorable" /"
Cincinanti,. Ohio-Taft says, 1T
loks like a landslide. can now take
a short nap"
Des Moines-The Register and
Leader says Taft. carries Iowa by
40, 900 to $4,000. Governor Cum
minis beats Lacey by 10000.
Lincoln--Bryan carried his pre-
cinct 1O6 to SO for Taft. Bryan's
majority in the state estimated at
900 to $4,000.
Georgia. Returns from nine coun-
| ties indicate loss of approximately
95, 900 in Democratic vote.
| Ohio-Republican state committee
says the returns from the state indi-
cate much scratching.
| Danville, Ill.--Friends of Speaker
Cannon say that he has been re-elect-
ed by majority of $1,000.
Nashville, Tenn. Incomplete re.
turns indicate Bryan will carry Ten
nesee by the usual majority State
Democratic ticket elected by large
vote.
| New York-Claimed that Taft ha
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

New York-General election re-
turns received up to midnight show
the following results: Taft elected
president with approximately 29S
votes. Practically no change indicat-
ed in the complexion of the house of
representatives. United States SEN
ate will retain its present Republican
majority. Governor Hughes reelect-
ed by about $4,000 plurality In
diana gone for Taft.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Chicago Chairman Mack an
nounces at IL p, m. that until he
heard definitely from Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and other western states he
would not comment on the results.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

New York, Nov $3.50 p, NJ
Early returns indicate that New York
will return heavy plurality for the
Republican ticket Greater New
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Nebraska Bryan has probably
carried Nebraska by 5000 or 10000.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

New York.---Indications are the
following votes will be cast in the
electoral college for Taft: California,
10; Connecticut, 4; Delaware, 3;
Idaho. 3; Illinois, 81; Indiana, Is;
Iowa, 13; Maine, 6; Massachusetts,,
is; Michigan, IA; New Jersey, IL;
New York, 80; North Dakota, 4;
Ohio, 8; Oregon, 4; Pennsylvania,
"a; Rhode Island, 4; South Dakota,
a; Utah, 8; Vermont, 4; Washing
ton, 5.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Cincinnati-Mr. Taft sends the fol-
lowing to Mr.. Hitchcock, II am de-
lighted to hear the favorable returns
from all parts of the country and es-
pecially New York.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

There could not have been a better
day than Tuesday for election, and
reports from all over the country
seem to have carried out the same
idea. 1t was good cherry, balmy
weather, and everybody
enjoyed being out.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

Bryan apparently carried Nebras-
ka. Ohio returns slow coming in ow-
ing to immense ballot, but Taft car
ried it by large plurality. Taft may
have majority In city of New York.
First time the big city has given its
vote to Republican president. Taft
probably received greater plurality
in New York state than President
Roosevelt did four years ago.
/ a. m.--As near as can be estim-
ated at this time James H. Brady
will be elected governor by prob
able majority Of 5000. Senator
Borah says state will go for Taft by
10, 900. State ticket elected through
out.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-11-06

the state. Hughes carries state by
$4,000.
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THE NATION.
Michigan-1O0,000 fof Taft.

Maine-Taft carries state by 81
500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Civic Situation.
w. H. Allen, in the October Atlantic.
 Americas greatest legacies are her

w. H. Allen, in the October Atlantic.
 Americas greatest legacies are her greatest tment,-religion edu- cation, democracy We extol tn em; VIC make sacrifices for them; we misuse and misunderstood them. The church complains of growing irreligion. Gov ernment admits that it has not been democratic. Educational institutions. according to their most honored lead CTS, have given in large measure mis- education; have been neither universal nor free; and so far as their pro- gramme is executed, create special priv ilege for the educated train for caste, and fail to educate for religion and democracy.
 Since government is organized action of 100 per cent of a community, wh ere- ever government is busy manufactur- ing sickness, industrial incapacity, mis- education, crime, and inequality it's product accumulates faster than the product of church and school working with divided forces and deficient tools upon part of the population part of the time; therefore the gravity of situa- tion, where, in practically every city of the country, organized society Is paying more men and women to do antf-social work than church and phil anthropy are paying to do social work. Organized society is putting obstruc- tions in the way of enlightened and re- ligious life for adults by the score. where church, school, and private phil anthropy directly uplift one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
Our Blqqest Job.

It is the countrys biggest single job, this one of moving the crops. For that matter 1t is the most important com mercial undertaking in the world. Iron and steel play tremendous part in the mechanism of modern civilization; gold is the measurer of the worlds values in this age of electricity, copper is the most useful of all metals, after steel, says Earl Mayor, in the October Appleton's. But after the claims of all other candidates to our high consideration are weighed and canvassed, we must come back to the products of the soil as the one essential requirement. of mankind, the one neces- sity without which it would be impossible to sustain life, the ultimate foundation of the country's prosperity. The tarfe currency, the gold standard, export trade in manufactures, all are weighty matters. but the question on the answer to which American prosperity really hinges Is How are the crops?" It Is the question that passes from lip to ear millions of times at this season between politicians canvassing the chances of party success, between Wall street bankers bent on thc fIotation of stocks or bond issues, be- tween manufacturers anxious as to the future demand for their goods. Every where 1t is the one vital Interrogation before which the question as to who will be the next president, or whether Chi cago or some other baseball team will win the worlds pennant pales moment arily into insignificance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
The Press and the Anarchist.

What forces of restraint inhere In law and in the constitution which may not be scattered to the winds by the brazen trumpet call of some demagogue, most ignorant of what he's most assured of? What is the inspiration which IS to breathe into the souls of millions a new and nobler spirit, larger ambitions, and lofter aims? It Is not enough to rely on
 education Science Is a neuter thing.
 One man may scientifically cure a pesti-
 lence, and another scientifically blow up city. All depends on what you do
 with your science when you have 1t. The education of the country of which
 we are properly so proud would do us
 little good if we were to turn our arith- metic into roguery and our literature to
 lust. The press is not sufficient, says Rev. Charles F. Aked in the October Appleton's. It has at It's disposal all
 the necessary machinery. The editor mounts his pulpit every morning and breaches to a nation. He stands under a sounding board so vast that his voice goes across a continent, achoes over all oceans, and comes back in reverberatlons from distant corners of the earth. But the press may be used for the vilest pur- poses and-why should we hesitate to say?-in some instances is even now do-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11
The Comic Side of Crime.

The following good story is told by Harry Furniss in an article entitled ''The Comic Side of Crime" in the Strand Magazine for October
 It has been matter so customary to look upon crime as tragedy and criminals as tragedians, that to aver that comedy is more frequently to be found in crime than tragedy, seems at first paradoxical Yet such is the case Very few people indeed ever see crime committed or are aware they ever see a criminal Tn real life. They read about both in newspapers and in books. Tn novels, of course, there are tragedies with a vengeance, and the pen-portrait of the criminal leaves noth- ing to the imagination of those morbidly inclined.
 The swindler and thief must be a good comedian; tragedy does not pay. It Is bet ter to please people you are robbing than to frighten them. To rush into shop and modest the baker, then make off with his bread or his till, is not half so pleas- ant as to play a practical joke upon him with the same result.
 There is a well known story of little London urchin who ran into a barbars shop and placing a half-penny on the counter asked nervous1y and timorously Mister, ave you 'alfpenny buster (bun)?"
 "Yes, my Title man; here is one quite hot"
 Thanks, mister; would you mind a. shovin' it down my back?'
 Down your back, my Title man! Why down your back?"
 '"Cos, sir, I'm only little 'un, and if these chaps outside know I've buster they'll take it, and I am so 'ungry, am."
 Dear me; how wrong of them! Come round here, my little chap. There-there it Is down your back
 The boy ran off. In an instant another entered-a bigger boy.
 T say, mister, as a little boy just been in 'ere?"
 Yes
 And did e buy alfpenny busterY
 "Yes"
 And did e ask you to shove it down is back, as us big fellows would take it?"
 'Yes"
 "Yah! Where's your watch and chain? IFS got 'em; 'es Just around the corner"
 Out rushed the baker. In a trice the big boy collared the till and bolted.
 The shopman never saw the comic side of 1t all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-11

he as rule refused to go aboard the steamers that stopped there. Maybe his loneliness was gnawing hard at him that night. Anyway. he invested himself in a once fashionably cut dinner coat and donned a white shirt.
 "When you are out of the world you value these little forms all the more," he said shyly.
 After dinner he smoked couple of cigars and sat in at a little game i'll the smoking room. The last bale of hemp was aboard by 10 o'clock and we weighed anchor Carter dropped down into his boat and the last we saw of him in the bright moonlight that bathed the sea about his desolate island he was standing up in the stern sheets. his back to us, and a B Kipling says of Mulvaney, God knows what vultures are tearing at his heart"