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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
MILLIONAIRE SOCIALIST
DRAWS A LARGE CROMD
}. g. Phelps Stokes, of New York, Saws
That Socialism will Succeed
Present System.

The spectacle of a millionaire
espousing the cause of Socialism
and telling his hearers he was not
only willing but anxious to accent
the conditions that would prevail
under Socialism, was what an
audience of 2o5 people on the stage
OF the Garrett opera a house Thurs
day evening. And this million
aire was j. G. Phelps Stokes of
New York City, graduate of Har-
ward and noted and pi actical set
tlement worker in the slums of his
home city, where he has for years
been using his fortune in the bet
terment of the condition of the
poorer classes. Introduced as Com
rade' Stokes by Chairman r. w.
Simpkins, the millionaire Socialist
was cordially received by the aud
ience, which gave deep and respect-
ful attention TO his uttcranccs. Mr..
Stokes is not an orator his speech
was devoid of sentiment, of hu-
ii'Si, vi any appeal 10 sympathy,
but he made up for the lack of these
with an intense earnest and sim
certify of purpose. His stage presence
was disappointing to some, perhaps,
who expected to see dspper, ele-
CANT man of fashion, displaying
the ear maj ks of his weelth. In
stead. they was just plain Mr..
Stokes, tall and slim and awk-
ward, who looked his listeners in
the eye and told them that, since
he had discovered that the working
classes needed Justice, not charity,
he had devoted the dividends he
received TO the work of making
Socialists, and intended to con-
tinue to do so.
The general tone of his idress,
which lasted for more than All hour
and half, was conservative and
careful. AT the close of his talk he
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her third year of success in The
Holy City, and although her troupe
this year contains many new faces,
yet the show as presented last night
is decided improvement over her
companies of the past. Rowland
@. Edwards, the Leading man,
as "Marias," and Walter M.
Sherwin, as "John the Baptist,
shared the honors With Miss Morey
who played the part of 'Sslome, -
daughter of "Herodias. The COM
pany has been rehearsing at the
Grand for the past ten days and last
night was their first performance
of the season. 1t went without a
slip. The scenery and stage set
tings are all new this year as we'll
as the costumes which looked espe-
cially neat and clean. The play as
will De drawn from the name, deals
with Biblical characters and the
crucifixtion of Christ, the behead-
ing of John the Baptist, and the
stoning of Mary Magdaline. Ex.
Garrett Opera House, Sept 20.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
New Music Teacher in Town.

Prof. and Mrs. ]. c. Adslr.
formerly of Tarkio, Mo-, have To-
Gated in Mountain Home and are
living in one o. the McBirney cot
tages, east of the school house.
Mrs. Adair, whose card appears
elsewhere, will at once take up
work in music with tn Jse who may
desire to study with her. She has
had the advantage of several years
study under some of the leading
teachers of Chicago and Baltimore
the past year having been spent in
the Peabody Conservatory of Balti-
more. She comes to us with a
wide experience in college and pri-
vafe teaching in Chautauqua chorus
and lecture-recital work.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17

Mr.. Littooy of this city, has as
sociated with the work of Prof. E
lott Tor the past 1 5 years in the
State of Washington and regards it
as an acquisition to Idaho to have
Prot. Elliott connected with us.
Mr.. Littooy says:
Prof. Elliott is regarded as one
OF the best authorities in, the
United States on wheats and was
recently selected to write the ar
ticle on wheat for the "Encyclo-
pedia of Agriculture, edited by
Prof. L. H. Bailey of Harvard
and which is recognized as one of
the. best author tiles ON agricul-
ture."
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
AT The FAIR GROUNDS.
Buildings being Repaired and Cleaned Race
Track to Be improved Large
Grew at Work.

The fair grounds these days rival
a bee hive for activity. Weeds are
being cut, the track is being put in
condition, buildings are being furn-
ished ans everything w II be spic k
and span when the gates are thrown
open to an expectant public on Oc-
tober 13 for four days uninterrupted
sway of the carnival spirit.
The thoroughbreds being worked
out at the track are already assum-
ing that unconscious air of super
ity that is theirs by righs when
they come laundering past the
tensely interest and enraptured
crowds in the grand. There is
nothing that appeals more TO the
human mind than good, clean race
and the managemen mt has sssur-
ancesof entries that will provide q
program far superior to that at
either of the previous fairs and one
that will not be cxcelled at any fair
in the State.
But there is no use singing out
any one feature this year. Every
thi ng is going to combine to make
this the greatest fair ever held IL
Southern Idaho. The horticultural,
agricultural, art and stock exhibits
will make the home folks swell
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
$I2,OOO,OOO
RfCfIVfRSHIP
Failure of Large Chicago Concern Re.
veais Enormous Frauds to Ex.
tent of 81 100000

ChicsgO, September IL. Revela-
tlons of sensational nature were
made public today regar ding the
failure OLA Booth & Co., the
$12, 900, 600 fish, game and seafood
cor poration, which passed into the
hands of a receiver yesterday.
! That the concerns books have
bssn juggled for at least three yea S
is charged in al irclular sent out
by the inte ested bankers, who also
set forth that in the company state
ments 81, 200, 600 had been deduct
ed from the liabilities and the books
made tobalance by similar juggl-
ing in the asset column. BY
reason OF this manipulation, it is
alleged, the corporation has been
enabled to float paper that other
wise might not have been. ac-
cepted by purchasers.
So serious are the various charges
that il is freely predicted the fai ure
will find an echo in the criminal
courts. Members of the Booth
fami y, however, are said to be in
no way involved in the question
able transactions. They are said to
have been the heaviest losers by rea-
son of the mismanagement of
others in whom they had imposed
confidence. The statement bears
the signature of the Corn Exchange
bank, the Continental Bank and the
Commercial National bank.
1t was declared by members of
the committee that through inaccur-
ate statements, every bank that has
Booth & Co. IS notes has been miss
led. More than 100 banks through
out the country hold the compa any's
paper.
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innovation for Mountain Home.


a Performances are given every
night commencing promptly at
eight O'Clock, and consisting of an
exceptionally interesting and in
structive line of moving pictures.
The visitors at this thealer need
lear no repetition of the disaster at
the Lyric last spring, as the ma
chine and all appliances used are
those required by the insurance
underwriters. AS further pre-
caution against accident, a side
door hes bene constructed, which
will be kept unlocked during all
performances, thus complying with
all the regulations of the village of :
ficisls. The patronage of the pub
lie is cordially invited by the
management, whose aim it is to
give satisfaction, both as to the
quality of pictures shown and by
the manner in which the perfor M
ance is conducted.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17

invited questions from the audience
ana several were asked, creating
one OF the most interesting periods
OF the meeting, when he gave an
extended and lucid reply.
II come to you with cry earnest
purpose, - he said, ITO the end that
may make plain the reasonable
ness and practicableness of the
Socialistic philosophy MANY
people have ideas that the Social
lists are lot of malcontents. man
who have failed through life. and
who tninkthat with Socialism may
come general upheaval in wh1c h
they stand a chance to pick up
something better than they pos
scss.
Nothing could be farther from
our philosophy. The cardinal
and basic idea OF Socialism is
that those who produce wealth
should be protected by society in
the privilege of freely enjoying
what they produce Those who
produce nothing, by the same prin-
ciple, should enjoy nothing, except.
perhaps, what charitable private in
dividuals are willing to extend to
them.
Socialism does not seek to abolish
capital. There will probably be
more capital under Socialism than
there is today, due to the decrease
OF waste under our system, only it
VIII be igven to those who ankle 1t.
II is unjust to expect the producer
to igve capital to nonprodcucrs and
then pay for the use of his own
proprety, as is now the case.
Mr.. Stokes is giving his time
this fall to trip over the country
In the interest of Socialism, the
cause to which his wealth has been
devoted since he became an advocate
OF Socialistic principles.
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with pride when they show their
visiting friends what Elmore
county is capable of producing.
The management is to be con-
graduated upon securing the Nat
Reiss Carnival company during fair
week This will insure visitors
a continuous round of pleasure and
amusement. There will not BE-
dull moment at the tair grounds.
The exhibits will, of cou. sc, come
in for the attention they merit !;
then the races, and, between the
races music by the bands and thrill
ling exhibitions by artists of the
Carnival company. Every even
ing there will be three solid blocks
of amusement on the streets, and
all the shows will be clean, up-to-
date and first class in every partic-
ular. The cry OF the festive ''spiel-
er, the music of the band, the
throwing of confetti and the gencr-
al life and hustle will hold the peo-
pie as nothing else ever has in
Mountain Home. Every citizen
of Mountain Home should dispense
hospitality during fair week by
seeing to it that some friend from
out of town is here to enjoy the
festivities.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
IDAHO GAINS
A NOTED MAN
Prof. Elliott of Washington AgricuI.
turaI College Comes to Idaho
College to Teach.

Prof. E. E. Elliott, Dean of the
Dept of Ag- iculture of the Wash
ington State College has just re-
signed to become Dean of the Dept
of Agriculture at the Idaho Uni
verify at Moscow.
Prof. Elliott has been connected
with the Washington Agricultural
College for the past 1S years. The
news that Prof. Elliott was to
leave came with much surprise and
general regret.
1t was largely through his eff
cheney that the college has become
the greatest of it's kind in the ives t.
The twice-a-week Spokesman Re-
view, says:
During the last six mo this
Professor Elliot has established a
new venture which has proved of
great benefit o farmers and the
school. That is the running of ex-
ilibition and lecture trains to show
the improved methods of farming
as discovered by the experiment
station; the new varieties of wheat
propag here, and to teach farm
ers more of The scientific side Of
farming. Trains were run over
the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company's lines in Washing ton I;
over the Inland Electr ic road in
Washington and Idaho, and over
D..&,f;~ -,
ern Washing ton, the latter trip COW
cring five days and distance of
$50 miles.
The work proved so successful
and effective that the University of
Idaho and Oregon Arg icultural col
1ege nave taken it up, following
Professor Elliott's example and
running trains in those states.
Professor Elliott has done
great work and 1t is matter of
deep regret that he should leave
Washington State college," said
r. c. McCroskey, an extensive
farmer of Garfield and for many
years regent of Washington State
College. 1T is a distinct loss to
Washington, but we are glad he is
to remain in the northwest and
continue the work he has begun SO
successfully. His recent expose
of an alleged new variety of wheat,
the ALASKA, which was adver-
tised to yield 200 bushels an acre
an act of great Importance to the
people of the en,ire wheat growing
reg ion of the United States and one
that should earn him the gratitude
OF every farmer.
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Socialists Issue Call.

The Socialists of Elmore county
either have awakened from their
apparent lethargy or they have been
more wide awake than the old
parties have supposed, for it was
learned yesterday that a call had
been issue for county convention
to be held here on Saturday, Sept.
20, TO nominate a full county and
legislative ticket. 1t is rumored
also that thorough campaign of
every precinct in the county bv or
ganizers and speakers is to be made,
and that a systematic distribution
OF literature boosting Socialism
has been going on for some time
throughout the county. r. w.
Simpkins, secretary of the county
committee, states that the vote two
years ago will undoubtedly be
double, which means that from 500
to 400 votes will be slice off the
old parties in this county.
II. A. Barton, nominee for repre-
sentative in congress on the Social
ist state ticket, will speak in
Mountain Home, on Tuesday even
ing, Sept. 2c.
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Land Entries.

Homestead entry from this
place at Boise land office yesterday
as follow
James F. Filley of Mountain
Home, for lots 2, 3, and 6, section
II, township south, range s
east, "a acres.
Desert entry: Alfred Hudson, of
Mountain Home for the southeast
quarter, section g, township a
south, range east, 100 acres.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
COngregatiOnaIists To Meet at Ontario

Ontario, Sept. 15.-The tour
teenth annual session of the gener-
al association of the congregational
churches and ministers of Idaho
will be held IN the First Congrega-
tional church at Ontario, Oregon,
on October g ard 7. 1908.
The association of eastern Ore
gon was joined 20 that of southern
Idaho, September /, with Rev
Walter C. Veazie as home mission
ary.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17
Moving Pictures at HungerfOrds.

The passing of the summer sea-
son, with its out door delights of
fishing and camping, has brought
back to town for work or for
school, large number of pleasure
loving people, who will now turn
to evening amusements for 5rest
from the days troubles. To such
the new Electric theater at the
Hungreford Hall, will be a welcome
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OPEN LETTER
TO THE PUBLIC
j. II. Garrett gives Statement Re.
gardind Intentions of The
Company.


is more or less interested in the
affairs of the Great Western Beet
Sugar Company and the. progress
being made, have deemed it best
to make statement, not as a mat
ter of explanation but of informa-
tion to those interested, giving them
the facts with reference to the pro-
gress that is being made with the
work, the future possibilities, ct
cetera. Personally | have not been
to Camas since Mr.. Query resumed
work, but l am reliably informed
that work is progressing in a most
satisfactory manner, also that the
water is gradually being increased
until by tall the canal will be carry
ing its full capacity. There has
been and is still little difficulty
with a small section of the flume
at the upper end at what is known
ss O'Neil's tunnel. The founda-
tion of this flume was set on a low
dump of the tunnel, against the
advice of both Mr. Mortrude and
the eng ineer in charge of this work
Pilgrim and Stafford, the flune
contractors, are responsible for this
and it is for this and other defects
in TIE w rk that tn last payne 1T
was held up. AS soon as the water
was turned into the flume the seep-
age softened the old dump, on
which two sections of the flume
stood, and as result it stuffed
away and left the two sections of
thu flume practically suspended in
mid air. This we tresslcd up as
best we could last spring and left it
in such condition as to make it
yailable for use this summer.
The water will be turned off
within the next two weeks for
day or so until this flume can be
put back in its proper place.
There still remains considerable
corking to be done in the flume to
make it carry its full head of water.
Men will be put at this work SO as
to have it complete and ready to
carry its full capacity before snow
flies. Mr.. James Grady, cashier of
the American Bank, Valley City,
N. D., has come to the rescue of
the Company with funds to keep
this work going, and during the
last week a contract was signed
with Mr.. Armstrong to complete
the Sunnyside ditch, which will
require about $4,000 according to
the statement furnished Mr.. Arm
strong by a Boise engineer. This
includes the completion of theCan-
yon creek flume and Suunyside
ditch in every particular. In a
letter received from Mr.. Hewitt
yesterday he instructs that we
proceed Immediately to complete
all the laterals to the and owned
and controlled by him, the cost
thereof to be betrayed by himself
and associates.
Numerous inquiries are Deing re-
ceived, asking for information con-
cerning this particular section of
the country and it is expected,
unless something unforeseen pre-
vents, that the Company will be
able to make such additional sales
in the near future that will
permit the paying off of all the
labor liens. The completion of
the Sunnyside ditch and all laterals
in the vicinity of Mountain Home,
for all of which the money has been
provided and with the raising of
the Camas dam ten feet, the repair
ing of the canal leading therefrom
so as to make it available for its
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The Holy City

LeComte and Flesher presented
Luella Morey at the head OF a cap
able company in the sacred drama,
The Holy City, at the Grand last
night. Miss Morey is beginning
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the flood waters of the Boise river
and Mr.. Ross tells me there is no
question as to our right to 500 ibic
rect OF water per second during
CONTINUED on Page four)
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18
RAINBOW STILL
AHEAD FOR TAFT
Republican Candidate Wastes
Another Day in the South
ern States.

Richmond. Va, Oct .11-Judge Taft
today finished his campaign in the
south He will breakfast at the White
House tomorrow, and after spending
the day in Washington, leaves at mid
night for New Jersey TO speak through
that state, Delaware, Maryland and
West Virginia, arriving at Cincinnati
Wednesday morning for one days rest.
The remaining three days of next week
he will give to Indiana. and the bad
ance of the time until the election to
New York City and state.
AS on yesterday and the day before,
so also today there was no variance in
the cordiality of the south in receiving
its first visit from a Republican pres
idential candidate Judge Taft has
been told by Republican leaders in
every one OF the southern states he has
visited that his invasion of the south
had been most opportune and will be
beneficial, not only in the present cam
paign, but will mark the beginning of
the real political awakening of the
south. He has also been told that real
hopes are entertained of carrying Ken
lucky and North Carolina, and that
Republicanism is gaining rapidly in
Tennessee.
Not a single Republican city, town
or community was in the radius of the
Taft special today. He traversed'
North Carolina from west to east, be-
ginning at StatesYille.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18
DOUR AGAIN UNDER ARREST
Accused of Retaining $4,000 Placed
in His Possession for Purchase
of Santa Fe Bonds.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 11.-F'red
Dorr, the stock broker of this city and
other cities whose tangled financial
affairs have been under investigation
for some weeks. and who has been ar
rested in San Francisco recently on n
charge of embeZzlenient, was tonight
arrested in this city on charge Of
embezzlement made By w. T. Coats
worth of this city. He was later re-
leased on bonds in the sum of $4,000.
Coatsworth claims that on June "a
last he placed $4,000 in DORIS office
here with which his manager was in
structed TO purchase bonds of the San
ia Fe Railroad company. No bonds
were ever delivered to him. and he has
been unable to receive return of the
money. he says.
Dorr said after his arrest that no
claim has ever been made upon him for
the return of the money. and that since
his concern has gone into the hands
of receiver he has been unable to re-
turn the money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18
CALLS TO MIND NOTED CASE
Arnold Luetgert, Brother of the Chi
cago Sausage Maker, Ends
Life by Suicide.

Chicago Oct T7-Arnold Luetgert.
brother of Adolph Luetgert. the Chicago
sauSag e-maker, whose trial and convic-
ton for the murder of his wife was one
of the most sensational in the criminal
annals of the country. committed suicide
In a spectacular manner at Elgin, Ill.
yesterday. His identity, however. was
not discovered until today Luetgert was
visiting an amusement park, when, To
attract the attention of the crowd, he
fired three shots into the air. With eV-
erybody staring at him he then sent a
fourth bullet into his head.
The suicide. who in his career had been
a butcher. school teacher and at the
time of his death was in the real estate
business, was daily attendant at the
trial of his older brother Adolph. Ac-
cording to the testimony at the trial the
elder Luetgert killed his wife and de-
stroyed the body by boiling it in saus-
age vat. The corpus deficit of the case
consisted of a small sesamoid bone
around which the prosecutor built cir
cGmstantial structure which resulted in
the prisoner being sentenced to life
term in prison After serving few
years there he was found dead in his cell
one morning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-18
NATHAN STRAUS OFFERS TO PROVE
STATEMENT REGARDING SHELDON
Knows That Wall Street Men Are Being Assessed by the Re-
Observation-Disclosures Weak Denial.

though il was true nevertheless. I believe
that at that time Mr.. Roosevelt did think
that Judge Parker's statements were
false, but this man Sheldon knows he is
telling a lie.
The statement of Mr.. Straus was re-
peated to Mr. Sheldon. who said:
Il don't think Mr.. Straus would make
that statement to me. / have no reply
other than this TO make except to ask
how IL could be possible for anybody to
60 into Wall street or any other street
to make levy"
Will Tell After Election.
Chairman Hitchcock. VINO was present
when Mr.. Sheldon made his reply, said
that when tine list of Republican contri-
buttons is published. it will be twenty
days after the election, it will refute all
of the statements that have been made
in regard to political levies of contribu-
tions. Mr.. Hitchcock added that the Re
publican party was not only interested
in the coming election of its ticket. but
it would do nothing to injure the party
in the future.
Mr.. Hitchcock says that he believes
from reliable information in his possess
sion, that the Republican electoral plu-
rality in the next election would be as
large as that of four years ago.