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The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

Mr. Day is said to have informed the Boise meeting
that he would be chiefly interested in fighting the
lead trust. He took interest in politics, but did
not want to make the for office.
Another interesting feature of the Boise meeting
that developed last night attempt made by
some of the Democrats ard by the Western FEEDER
alton of Miners to have the Democratic party
making Mormonism issue of the party in Idaho.
The interest of the Western Federation in this prop
position said to have been demonstrated by
the fact that Judge K. 1. Perky and Attorney John
Nugent, both of Boise and both counsel for the
Western Federation of Miners in the Moyer-Hay
wood-Pettibone trial, among those urging that
the party making a fight Mormonism in
Idaho. The matter reached point where roll call
vote of the state committee demanded and taken,
and the roll call showed that all present OPP
posed to dropping the Mormon problem. The roll
call vote, explained by one of the men who was
present, was to put on record the wishing to
discontinue the fight. AS result, one of the men
who had been most i'll favor of dropping Mormonism
as party issue failed to show up at the meeting,
and the others did not go record as wishing to
drop the issue
The Democratic club of Boise was said to have
been the hotbed where the plan to down Mormonism
was nurtured
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21

the county whose the ticket would be
sufficient to dsarm any such critics. Suppose pro-
hibition plank adopted and like S. D. Simp-
son. D. d. Campbell, E. K. Hayes ]. H. Lowell and
a hundred others might should be nomi-
mated? What would the charge of insincerity
amount to? Is there any in Caldwell or Can
yon County who would have the temerity to charge
duplicity on the part of such men? If there be we
would like to have him speak out Such men in the
Idaho Legislature would prohibition law
That is what the people want and that is what they
are going to have. Every person that we have
heard argue local option against prohibition admits
that prohibition is to come in time. They fur
Their admit that prohibition is the ultimate solution
of the liquor question They admit that they want
prohibition If that be true, why should the Republi
cans wait? Why should they not remain in the
lead in the solution of political, economic and moral
questions? They have the lead now, they have the
prestige, why not go on? We have never heard
decent argument in favor of local option that was
not ten times more forceful when applied to pro-
h1bltlon. The Republicans the right road and
they should not adopt half way measures Let us
cut out this expediency talk and go in to win on
right principles
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
Mr.. NUGenf'S Money.

II idaho Register of Idaho Falls, Idaho takes
advantage OF an inexpedient remark recently made
by an Idaho spellbinder, saying
1t has always been said that Murder will out"
The speech made by John F. Nugent before the Ada
County Democratic club shows that the statements
MADE during the last campaign that the Western
federation OF Miners were spending money to de-
Goodng
There IS no question in the minds of those who
know OF the circumstances that this money which
IS estimated as high 100000 was furnished by the
Western Federation of Miners and the greater por-
ton OF 1t was spent in Ada, Canyon and Washington
counties for the purpose of defeating Governor
Goodlng and Frank J. Smith, the nominee for dis
tr1ct Judge. Mr. Smith was defeated and Govern
or Goodng ran hundreds of votes behind the other
nominees on the state ticket The Democratic
papers attributed this to Governor Goodng,s great
unPopuarity. There is question but that the
activity OF Governor Goodng in connection with the
Haywood Meyer and Pettibone trial caused some
people to vote against him. But the large amount
OF western Federation money was the real cause.
The tact is the leaders of the Democratic party
were Wiling to take UP anything or support any
cause that would bring them votes And they are
IN the same boat at the present time
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
Press and Comment
Butte to Boise.

There is no end of resources along the proposed
railroad route suggested by the Butte Miner in the
following encouraging shadow of probably coming
event
Talk of railroad connecting Butte and Boise
Idaho is being revived in a manner that is taken
by many to indicate a determination the part of
prominent capitalists to actually build the line 1t
is stated by many who have Investigated the terri
tory lying between Butte and Boise that it is rich in
various minerals and that opening it up would mean
much to both cities well to Montana and Idaho
in general Much mining is said to be going on in
the Sheep Mountain district by which copper and
lead deposits of great value have been uncovered
The road not only would bring new mining dist
riot into the limeight, but also would open up fer
tile agricultural region
The building of terminal shops would be big feat
ure for which every city would them in of
the roads construction. The matter of the contem-
plated road was brought up some time ago. and from
time to time statements have been made regarding its
feasibility The latest talk being made concerning it
OF such character would indicate an intention to
actually begin the work of construction before much
more time has elapsed
1t is all right-every foot of the way Bring
along your railroad
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
Day Not a Candidate.

A Spokane news dispatch sent out one day last
week discusses the Democratic politics of Idaho,
denies current report and locates the effort to
republicanize the Democratic party of the state ex
acty where it belongs, in the Democratic club of
Boise The dispatch says
The presence in the city of Harry Day of Wallace
manager of the Hercules mine; Ramsey Walker of
Kendrch Idaho, of the Democratic State Executive
Committee of Idaho and DR.. j. Reed of Wallace all
well-known Democrats, caused the report to be
spread last night that meeting of the Democratic
clansmen of Idaho being held in Spokane to in
dorse Mr. Day as gubernaorial candidate While
friends of the three denied that there was any
thing portent1ous III the meeting the fact Of their
coming together brought out the news that an at
tempt made in Boise at the State Committee
meeting of February 81 to have Mr.. Day announce
his candidacy for Governor. He positively refused
to consider the matter.
In refusing to think of the Democratic nomination
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
n Good Party Booster.

Standing by ones party, right wrong is a card
nal virtue with the Grangeville Standard News,
which says
The Republican party has past record that we
feel justly proud of and the rapid in which
this country is recovering from the late money
strlngency proves the soundness of Republican prn-
ciples This rally from business depression in SO
short a time establishes precedent that no other
nation has been able to establish and proves that
the people have confidence in the party in power
Some people have even tried to compare the late
money stringency with the panic of 1896 and there
IS as much difference there is between day and
night
Quite as much The only panic that disturbed the
country i'll 1896 was the in the Republican party
over the imminency of the election of Mr. BRYAN
which was averted through the use of millions of
dollars collected by Mark Hanna and used to cor
rupt the American vote. The Grangeville paper will
manifest wisdom in silence over the recovery from
the panic of 1907 until the thousands of workingmen
III the west lind some means of earning support for
their families. The who is urged to give his
vote to the G. 0. P. in compensation for the good
times it has bestowed upon him will be likely to re-
turn a heated retort.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
after the System.

The North Idaho Review, published at Vollmer,
says it is not fighting Brady individual as
much as it is fighting the system that makes Brady
possible Continuing it remarks:
We do not believe that a few bosses should have
the power to practically give the nomination for any
office to man at convention two years before an
election. Such doubt has been the agreement
with Brady. Personally we do not think him fit for
Governor even had previous agreement been
entered into, because do believe him to
possess that high type of manhood that man should
possess who is to fill SO high and honored position
Whenever the people who exercise the right of
franchise cease to be whipped into line by political
boss like band of sheep is held together by sin
gle herder then they will be able to have voice in
naming candidates for political Offices But as long
as they keep silent and allow two or three bosses to
crack the whip over them, the bosses will name the
ticket and the people will have to swallow the dose
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
Youngsters Have a Candidate.

The Pocatello Mail tells of an Idaho organization
that is trying to overcome the Brady-Gooding- Bor-
ah-Heyburn- French Joseph F. Smth-and- the-apos-
ties machine. 1t says
Several newspapers of the state have reported it
fact that Judge Jas M. Stevens of Blackfoot
has notion that he would like to be Governor. The
Judge is a member of that faction of the party
of their tender years, however, but they constitute
element that is trying to wrest control of the
party from the machine. For years the offices have
been distributed among the machine politicians and
the fellows on the outside have shared in the vic
tories only when it to casting the votes and do
ing the shouting. Some of them now want to partic-
ipate in the salary allowance and the honor of hold
ing office We do not think that Judge Stevens is
a candidate for Governor himself but no doubt he
would like to see the nomination go to one other
than Mr.. Brady
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
For Prohibition.

Quite in earnest is the Caldwell Tribune on the
subject of the prohibition of the sale of intoxcans
In the last issue it discusses the question:
The Tribune frequently hears Republicans argue
that in case the Republicans adopt straight out pro-
hlbtion plank in the county platform nominate men
we will still be accused of insincerity by our oppo-
nents; and consequently that such action is unwse
and nexpedient. The Tribune believes that the Re
publicans will be accused of insincerity whatever
they may do. But we do not believe that it will be
unwise or inexpedient to adopt such plank and
nominate such men: The Tribune has high opin-
ion of the Republicans of Canyon County The
tribune believes that there are men and women in
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
n Sarne6ie Gift.

Nampa has library of which it is Justly proud the
gift OF Andrew Carnegie and it opened to the
public with appropriate ceremonies last week. The
Leader-Herald says of the important event:
The public library building in which the people
OF Nampa take so much pride was formally opened
large and resulted in much good to the library as
scores Of good books were added to the collection
The library Management had thousand large
paper bags printed setting forth the needs of the
library to some extent and these were distributed
around town Those receiving them were supposed
to return them the evening of the opening with one
or more books Many responded and the net re-
suit was very satisfactory to those who planned the
affair.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-03-21
n ShOShOnc Bunch.

According to the Wardner News, Republican opn-
ion is some what mixed in of the important coun-
ties of northern Idaho. The News says
With Taft club in full swing IN Wallace and the
Cymrodorion society of Wardner boosting Hughes
and certain ones in Kellogg standing pat for Fair
banks it looks like a triangular debate might be
arranged by the different politicians taking some
society,"
Shoshone County ought to be able to recognize
the band wagon when it comes along
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
BLOW AT BRITISH SALOONS.
Asqulth's License Bill Raises Storm
of Protesf.

London, Feb. 28.-Chancellor of
the Exchequer Asquith introduced
the licensing bill In the house of
commons. This is the principal gov
eminent measure for the present
session of parliament, and involves
vast money and labor. The capital
invested in licensed property in this
country is not less than $1,000. 600
ooo' while over 100000 people are
employed In the traffic. Briefly, the
PHI provides for the compulsory re-
auction within specified period and
on a uniform scale of the number Of
regular saloon licenses Throughout
the country. 'Aou'
Inc Dill proposes that this reduc-
ton be effected within % wears M
system OF compromising those en-
,reiy deprived of their licenses is to |
lapse after a period of IA years from |
lhe tlme the act goes into force and |
an end thus will be put to the vested
interests In licenses. o''eu
Inc bold and drastic bin ia rois;n
STORM OF denunciation in tbe on
position press. Mr.. BaIfour gave his
! ~, iead In brief speech stig-
ND raeizing the measure as robbery
ne tremendous strength of fbe
living interests throughout tbe i
'ounery viii be brought to hear IN
r. an nueavor 70 prevent the passage
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
ADMIRAL EVANS HAS cour.
reruv'sn Physicians Report His Con
dition as Not Serious

Lima Peru, Feb. 2S.-Two Perm.
wan physicians paid an official vts,.
10 Admiral Evans on the fIagshtn
Connecticut and after Consulate
declared that Admiral Evans was
suffering from rheumatic CONT hut
Inat his condition was NOT sar,os
~ ~ IS believed that the Commando u.s. 20,
:, Inc = Ileet will be able to direct ts OF
deDo of the battleships ON tb ,ar
uoP pa next Saturday. 'Ae'
-, resident Pardo gave an ara,on
s Snrs afternoon to Rev. Mr. Mcnlao
S9n, chaplain of the Conpa aoGaee-
o ,mere was large attendance Of sai,
oas ana others at the mass 81 SAL a.
c ciun'a this morning, at tb a. o Inc
oi,s OF which a breakfast oon-
sven at the seminary. was
or another bull fight was pjven uou
,eeaay afternoon, at which Iaten yes yes
s were 1000 spectators. in mn,ca there
leet. sailors from the |
,oa a banquet an was given last n,sb.
Year 'o%ra t the Connecticut. All the ss a5, on
priiiiantly illuminated '"'ps
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
BRITAIN ANGRY WITH JAPAN.
constructions to Trade in Manchuria
Cause Distrust.

Shanghai, March 2.-There in 8
growing distrust In British commarc;o
circles on the Chinese coast of the an.
tire policy of the Japanese government
IN the Far East, and of recent months
tnere has been succession of COM
paints regarding the obstruction of for.
eign trade in Manchuria. This nartio
uiarly affects the British steamsb;n
companies, and officials of these linz
'ay that obstacles are placed in the wav
., eneir steamers going to Port Dalnv
me opposition of Japan to the extsn
sion nor'hward of the Hsin Min Tim
railroad also is adversely criticize here
u oeing contended that her sole obiaci
In tnis regard is to eliminate anv moss;
oillty of opposition to her lines n Mss Won
churia. 'os III MAN
: Great Britain is now Negotiations :.
TOXIC on the question of tradanerL @'
ana one newspaper says:
1T is difficult to convince r0nar A.,
40 satisfactory solution can he s soa'
'ruoeed upon the existing laws. which |
're at variance with the comror n'U
morality OF civilized nations ).
l. IS considered essential in English
irc'es mere that Great Britain should
'ess new trademark laws upon Janan'
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07

temperature Rlsss In NIckgsof Time
to Save Big Damage.

Chicago, March Record breaking
destruction Of telegraph and telpehons
property WAS averted today by a M rrou
margin. sleet that covered wires and
poles 20 to DO miles, north and west
and south of Chicago, and 100 to l5o
miles east, WAS melted during the day
by rise OF temperature Just In the nIct
OF time. Ice coated lines. ssycinc
heavily, had already begun TO snap TO
pieces or topple to the ground long lines
Oh ni's'ening overweighted poles.
The worst damage was east ~ th;s
city and west Of Fort Wayne. Trunk
system on the Lake Shore and Mich,.
gan Central railways suffered particu-
larry. In one inetance a stretch ~
nearly mile Of poles bearing dozens Of
'mpoi tant circuits to New York and |
other Eastern cities. went down in |
'angied mass OF wreckage. With the |
mercury ascending tritle, the miles Of
'leet disappeared almost as II bv magic
tonight the telegraph officials had ra.
eored the facilities to basis adeouata
or the usual traffic and hoped to
. able to care for brokerage and other
usiness tomorrow without DELAY
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
NEVADA POLICE GET ARMS.
All Ready to Take. Place of Soldiers
at GoIdfieid.

Carson, New, March 2.-The mem
bers OF the Nevada police who are Il
take the place of the United States
troops at Goldfeld on March 7 received
their arms today. They consist Of
Winchester carbines, 5000 Colts re-
volvers and 20 automatic Remington
shotguns. The armory In this city has
been used as drilling room for the past
week, and 35 zen are In shape to go
into the field. Target practice has also
been INDUCED in.
Captain Cox stated today that be had
NOT decided just when the police would
move to Gold6eld. The police will not
occupy tents, but hotel or some large
house. Captain Cox stated this after
noon that he would leave with at least
rs trusted men, others to follow as fast |
10 they were drilled and shown their
duties. Instructors will be maintained
IN this city to qualify the reserves for
'ervice In the camps The officers Of
he police received their first pay this
morning.
The uniforms, which are dust colored,
re EXPECTED to arrive In few days.
Zach member Is given card signed by :
he governor and Captain Cox, and is
lso decorated with large nickel star +
caring the words "Nevada State !,
olice."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
KENTUCKY ELECTS SENATOR.
Legislature Elects Governor BradIsv
After Six Weeks.

lon r[anklort. KY, Feb. 2s.-Four
democrats. who have stood ont FROM ron,
Ine party machine, swung into linz H,,
m maun Inc republican members of the
ina assembly yesterday, result
W WI ~ '1e election of ex-governor
t wdiiIam .. Bradley, republican 70
the United States senate T nv 10
tion followed deadlock th h ei rec
a aelo up more than six weeks 4ao
os organization sunnorti ine
Ex-Governor Beckham, while tba r s
punhcan members have been &c
T Thl' for Mr.. Bradley from the Fl first q
SHE IKE Tour OF democrats who made nos g.
fused an u election , have persistently re-
when t ~ vote Tor Mr.. Beckham, and
wen a,. tney were convinced that tba au
party would unite ON mo otha a. snelr
. .ney withdrew their support fran,
~ candidates and eentora aiom ~
IN the republican choice conferred IL
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
WILL SHOW TEETH.
Japan Sends Cruiser to China to In.
vestigate Seizure.

TOXIC, Feb. 29.-The Japanese ar
mored cruiser Idzumi sailed yester.
DAY from Shanghai for Hongkong
where, 1t is understood, she will in.
,vestigate the seizure on February 7
by the Chinese customs cruisers OF
the steamer Tatsu Maru.
Ihis movement is possibly intend
ed as a demonstration against the
Chlnese officials, although the for
eign office denies it has such an OH
lect In view, adding that negotia-
tlons are proceeding at Pekin and
tnat the Japanese flag has been re-
stored to the Tatsu Maru.
Inc whole question of the seizure
u the Tatsu Maru, which carried a
largo OF arms and other munitions
low turns upon the character of the
Merchant to whom the arms were
'onsigned. 1t is believed that he js
sympathizer of the reyolutionjsts
l emma. for whom the arms were
ossibly intended. ' were
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07

tampa, Fla, March s.-The entire
extreme northern section of this city
was destroyed by fire, which broke ont
20 boarding house Sunday and rage
un'nterruptedly for four hours. The
area burned over covers So acres or 1917
oa'y BLOCKS; SoS buildings were de-
stroyed with total loss estimated a.
sooo,o00, and one woman Is dead from,
The burned section in.
cluded four large and one smaller c;aar
,ac'oey ana numerous restaurants. sa-
loons, boarding houses and over 400
dwellings, occupied bv cigasmakers
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07

nort solla, ILL., Feb. 2S.-Despite 70.
r pos,s 10 the contrary. one prom,nant
deadlock gra hot dec, declared today that the
miners Of Tween tho cen the operators and
Southern N me-, me Northern, Central and
broken 81 LIMOS I field had not b eau
prepared ana nc that the operators w ueTa
when t ~ 70 mold out until March hele
Then t Inc present agreement axni l.
interva ene trial will come If n oophses.
from 'e ,a and neither side r roeag
presia us announced determ, ,.ceaes
clarad qe a. John NJ. Walker haa
genera, mat the prospects are aas de-
ai suspension of WORK are ior a
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
DESTROY PUBLIC nEooHns.


washington, Feb. 2S.-Throe ar
lrests here brought to light a scanda
in the patent office which has beer
under Investigation since early In
February, and which revolves around
an invention which Is valued at more
THAN 100000. The parties arrested
|are Ned W. Barton, third assistant
examiner of the Patent ONCE: Henry
W. Everding. patent attorney of
Philadelphia, and John A. Heany, an
inventor of York, Pa. They have
been indicted by the United States
government for attempting to de-
fraud the government and for de-
public records.
The indictment charges that the
three men, with an intent to steal
and destroy" carried away from the
patent office letters, Specifications
and amendments relating to patents
and unlawfully and willfully de-
stroyed them. The investigation was
made upon information that az q |
'esult of conspiracy John A, Heany
lad been given a patent on an inven- |
ion for manufacturing filaments and |
electrodes for electric incandescent
amps.
The facts disclosed by the investi-
,ation were of such character that /
hey were presented to the grand /
ury 1t is alleged that through con-
iyance with Ned w. Barton, Heany |
nd Everding, outriyalled more than
0 of the largest electrical concerns
a the country striving to get the
anne patent. All Of these concerns 4
ad filed applications for patent,
ut from time to time Barton, it is |
narged, would see the specifications |
nd employ whatever he desired for |
erfecting Heany's invention. To be /
lccessful in this plan it was neces- 8
Try to destroy certain records and
le substitutes therefor. In
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-03-07
BUTTE MINES TO RESUME.


also Flre Up.
Butte, Mont, March John D.
Ryan, managing director Of the Anal.
gamated Copper company, who returned
home at noon from the East today, an
nounced that the mines of the company
will resume Monday, when fires will be
lit in the great Washoe smelters at An
aconda.
One minute after the announcement
was made the mine whistles on Ana
conda hill began to blow, which was
the nrst announcement the city had OF
the decision to resume. The order
mesns the employment of a full force
i'll the various mines and at the smeltor.
Roughly speaking, about $4,000
hands are affected. When going full
blast, the Amalgamated payroll runs
from 81 100000 to 81 ,5OO,O month
~. The Great Falls smelters have been
going full time. but the Anaconda
smelters have been closed entirely.
while in Butte, Of all the Amalpamated
properties only the Boston & Montana |
mines have been operated.
me shutdown has never been COM
,lete' and was gradual, beginning last
october. Married men we're provided
or out In all only about 40 per cent of
a. normal force could be employed
ne Amalgamated is reported to employ
oouf 10000 people in Montana. in
,ines, shelters, mills, coal mines, log
Ing camps, etc.