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The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02
Valuations and Saloon Revenue

The assessed valuation this year
of real estate in Elmore County and
personal property aggregate $2,60l-
.t51. In 1907 her farm products a
mounted to $720,0O0. In 1908 her
live stock was valued at $365,633
In 1907 her metal products-gold
and silver, was$96,435. Last year
Elmore county paid out $49,422.27
for schoI teachers, text books, new
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02

Of these expenditures, sew
eral warrants, amounting to
$2O3.85, were drawn in August,
1908, for expenses incurred
during the 1907-19O8 school
year, but were not paid until
September, 1908, so they came
out Of last years school fund,
though the expense was in
Cured the year before.
Then the school board paid
Supt. Warmers expenses to the
N. E. A. at Denver, amounting
to $91.20, though they admitted
that they knew of no other
school board taking any such
:ssisstion, so this is not necessary
Rpense for this year.
The furnace for the old build
ing cost $500, and this will not
have to be bought this year.
The furniture in the new
building, costing $875.59, will
not have to be bought this year.
Owing to the law passed in
1907, relating to school books,
all the books would have had to
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02

trict school tax over last year,
owing to increased valuation,
will be approximately $8O1.55,
To recapitulate: The in
creased revenue which this dis
trict will receive this year over
and above the revenue received
from the same sources last year
is as follows:
Increased county apportion-
ment, due to increased val
uation ................ s 452 75
Increased district tax, due to
increased valuation, .,..... oUl %
Increased state apportion-
ment ....... so 0C
Total increase of revenue. $l904 &c
And to this the extra expense
incurred last year thAt will
not have to be paid this
year ............,....... oA'o VS.
Add we have. e................ S4514 "a
Then last year there was on
hand at the beginning of the
school year, August 81, 1908,
S1548.91, as against $2541.54 at
the beginning of this school
year, August 81, 1909.
Do these interesting items &c
to show that saloon money is
"absolutely necessary to meet
the expenses" of running our
schools? The school board,
knowing that the county might
vote dry, hired an extra teacher
in the high school, raised some
of the teachers wages and made
out their contracts for the full
nine months. Does this look as
though the school board expect
ed to suffer from lack of funds,
whichever way the county vot-
ed? And doesn't the excess |
have proven rather more than
make up for the loss of $500
saloon license without extra
taxation or incurring any debt?
The figures are on record and
can be read by anyone who
cares to take the trouble.
The only other districts that
get saloon money are Pine,
Glenn's Ferry and Atlanta,
which receive respectively $3.50,
$3.50 and $3.50, or $3.50 alto
gether, which would be almost
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02
Blind Tiper Scare !

Saloon Keepers start The saying,
CLOSE the saloon and you will have
blind Tigers. Their allies take up the
cry and it gets to the ears Of some
well meaning people who never think
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02
Put Your X Under Yes

school houses, and other schol pur-
poses. The county realizes from her
nine saloons $6875, one half Of which
goes to the school. With all our re-
sources above stated the Tax Payers
League contends that the whole
county will go to wreck and ruin If
we do not continue to receive an
nually the measly sum of s6S75 sa-
loon blood money.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02

Editor of Statesman Last week
there appeared in your paper an ar
tiele by the Rev William Wasson,
on the temperance question in which
he advocated very radical views.
Since he was advertised as an Episco-
pal minister 1t is but fair to give the
public the following sermon by Bish-
op Robert Strange, Of North Caro-
lima, presenting the other side. Bish-
op Strange voices, | think with sub
stantial accuracy, the position of an
overwhelming majority of the bish-
ops and other clergy as well as the
communicates of the Episcopal
Church"
j. B. Funston.
Wasson quotes Chas. w. Eliot, ex-
President of Harvard University, az
being defender Of the moderate
use of intoxicating drinks, when as
a matter of fact, Dr. Eliot has declar-
ed that he lis persuaded by scien-
tific investigation that even the mod
crate use of alcoholic drinks Is pre-
judicial to physical and mental
health that no-license is valuable
for public welfare" and that he be-
lieyes that in the city of Cambridge,
where Harvard is located, the no.
license policy is well enforced, an
ccOnDljShes most excellent results. y
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02

Mountain Home, Idaho, Saturday, Octomber, 2 1909.
New Plymouth Land and Colonization Company
e. d. NICHOLS,
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Payette, Idaho September "a, 1909

L. D. NICHOLS
Mountain Home, Idaho
Dear Sir
inquiry of the 20th reed, and have mailed
weeks independent which viii give the information
prosperity Payee the
May steadily increased since that
morally
cay than under the high license system prior to that date With
say blacksmith who sold his
years he
Valley been business here
Yours Truly,
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02
WE'RE TURNING ON
RAYS OF LIGHT
Where Needed With More to Follow--lt Is All
Good and Shows Up lmpartialIy the Clean
and Unclean Spots

can Spots
be changed last year had it not
been that part of them had
been changed the year before,
but over half of them were
changed last year, at an ex-
pense of S946.11. The average
life of a school book is estimat-
ed somewhere at from three
to five years, so, after allow
ing for increased attendance,
lost books, ETC., the cost of books
this year should be small, as the
oldest textbooks at the school
house have only been used two
years.
Now, to summarize, we find
that we have the following ex-
penses for last year which will
not occur this year:
Leftover warrants. .... IS 203 IS
Furnace in old building ~ 1900 90
Furniture in new building 875 So
Supt.'s expenses to Denver 81 20
New books, at least ... 600 90
Total. .................... S32i0 64
Of course, we shall have nei-
ther the new building to pay
for nor the $4,000 in bonds
which paid for it, SO we need
give those two items no further
consideration.
Now as to the revenue: Tie
assessed valuation of the county
last year was $2,350,769.91; as
sessed valuation of county this
year with subsequent roll com
puted by the assessor at $780,
0O0) is $2,601, ,151.69; increase
of this year over last year in
county, $25O,381.78.
The county school tax is five
mills, the minimum which the
law allows, and was the same
last year. though most counties
in the sevate levy at least eight
mills. Then this increased val
uation will bring into the coun-
ty general school fund s1251.90
more than the county taxes
brought in last year. Of this
one third is divided equally
among the school districts and
two-thirds is divided pro-rata,
according to the number of
school children in the districts.
There are sixteen school dis
tricts in Elmore county and
1173 school children, of which
500 are in this district. So we
may count on an income of
S452.75 from this source. Then
the state apportionment is a
little larger each year, and the
county superintendent esti-
mates that we shall receive at
least $50 more than last year
from that.
The assessed valuation Of
this school district last year
computed to obtain bonds for
new building) was 100000.
This is twelve-f -forty-sevenths of
the total county valuation of
last year. The valuation of the
school district for this year has
not been computed, but fgur'
ing it as twelve-forty
Of this years county valuation
we get a district valuation of
1864, 1882, or $64, 1913. go great
er than last year. The 10-mill
special tax voted by the district
and the two-and-a-half mill tax
laviod hv thp school hoard arc
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1909-10-02

In view of the fact that utter
ly unfounded statements have
been made by the liquor forces
concerning the condition of our
public schools, and of the fur
ther fact that the organization
known as the Business Men
and Taxpayers League has
publicly announced as one of
its reasons for being, that the
loss of saloon license money
twill deprive the school districts
of a source of revenue
which is absolutely necessary
to meet the expenses of ad-
ministration IN the
school districts" we have gath
cred a few
"Facts that might interest you
Clean through
If you wanted 'em to:
Some actual facts that might interest
you
with apologies to James Whit
comb Riley.
We have interviewed Mr..
Whitson, the president of the
school board; Mrs. Cowen, the
secretary of the school board;
Mr.. Warner, the superintendent
of the city schools; Mrs. Wertz,
the superintendent of the coun-
ty schools, the county assessor
and the deputy county auditor,
and the following facts ard
figures are the result of those
interviews:
RECEIPTS: AUG. 81, 19OS-AUG. 81,
1909.
Saloon licenses. es.............$ l5U0 UU
Billiard and pool tables .... n SO
State and county apportion-
ment ................ 5639 75
Special school tax. ......... 1926 75
Bond issue. e.................. 1900 OO
On hand from year before. h. 1548 81
Tatal .................. $3S, ,031 81
EXPENDITURES: AUG. 81, 1908
AUG. 81. 1909.
New building and furnace in
Nd 8 1852 &c
TeacL srs' salaries. .... 8843 70
Bond. S............... 1000 90
Interest on bonds. ....... 1876 OC
Incidentals, ineluding jani-
tors salaries 1889 96
Telephone 80 so
New textbooks. $40 III
Library and apparatus. ..... 357 79
Furniture for new building. 875 So
Coal Coal............. 1906 92
Total l..................... $35,490 81
Amount on hand Aug. 81,
1909 ..................... 2,541 "a
Of these expenditures, sew
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
BOOKER 7. WASHINGTON
AT HE ACADEMY TODAY
Noted Negro Educator Will be intro
duced to Public by Mayor
Jones.

Booker Washington, the noted negro
speaker and educator. will deliver an
address at the Academy OF Music TINS
afternoon at 80 O'Clock. great
many tickets have been distributed TOT
the occasion, and it is expected that
the capacity of the Academy Will be
taxed to accommodate the crowd that
will gather TO hear the address.
Washington, who is just starting on
a tour of the State, will reach mere
this morning on the 1890 O'Clock ana
proceed TO the home of J. Thomas
Newsome, the local colored attorney.
He will have dinner and rest here I'M
l., the time for TO go o the thea
ter arrives.
Mayor Marquis Jones has accepted
an invitation to introduce the speaker,
and Rev. Z. T. Wexford will offer
the opening prayer A hymn. The
Prince of Peace will be rendered by
the colored Trinity Baptist church
choir to open the exercises. intro
nustory remarks will be made by j.
! Thomas Newsome just before Mayor
Jones introduces the visitor.
The lower floor of the academy Is
reserved for white people, and the rest
OF the house for colored people
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
VAUDEVILLE AND PICTUR B

With Zeda. "The Fiery Dragon" as
the headliner, the management OF the
Bell theater promises its patrons the
very best bill in the history of the
house for the first three days Of
this week. beginning with the NATL
nee tomorrow afternoon. Zeda Is u
wonderful contortionist. who uses num-
erous stage effects to make his act
startling and realistic.
Next on the bill are Bancroft and
Griffis. pair of singing and dancing
girls who are said TO be dandies In
their line. Fox and Ward. the "mer-
ry minstrels." who furnish the third
number on the bill. promise to be not
least though they are mentioned ,ast.
An entirely new picture program H.
Guiding several good ones. will be a
feature of the bill.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Carpenters Officers.

Local Union No. 396. United Broth
erhood OF Carpenters and Joiners, has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
President-A. u. Yates.
Vice President-R. Fl. Ware.
Recording secretary-F Rollins.
Financial secretary-W. f. Marks.
Treasurer-D. s. Radcliffe.
Cbaplain-A c. KoontZ.
Auditors-A. c. Koontz. s. w. Rine-
hart. r. f. Davis, r. Fl. Ware. George
l.. Buck and J. A. Massie.
Conductor. A. Massie.
Warden-C. w. Goddin.
Delegates to c. l.. IA c. KoontZ.
James Dickinson, A. ID. Yates, W. r..
Marks r.. +. Davis.
Executive board-A. G. Koontz. p
II. Ware and w. F. Marks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
BLOW NAMED AT CANADA
(Continued on Fifth Page)

cgnized as an effort 10 retailite upon
Canada because of that country's ell
fort 10 prevent the shipment IF 'aw
logs 10 the United States and sena-
tors generally desired an opportunity
TO study the subject before voting up
on II.
Senator Burton made objection 10
entering the final consideration of inc
cash register question without giving
the National Cash Register Company,
whose headquarters are in Ohio, an
opportunity to be heard.
The income tax question went over
because of the d.fficulty o. getting
Republican senators TO consider il I'M
iii the tariff should be disposed CT
by the Serate.
Mr.. Bailey. who has held out ":
vote in advocacy Of the completion OF
the work on the schedules. A. last
conceded the postponement Of the tn
Outstanding that the time whel me
subject does come up a vote vii be
permitted on the direct questij l.
Hides on Free List.
The com nit.ee's amendment takes
hides from the free list and imposes
an advalosam duty Of Il pc: rHnt
which is higher than the Diusley
law. Senator Lodge spoke for nearly
three hours in opposition to the pro-
vision and Senator Clapp briefly in
the same line.
There was not time for other
speeches. but Senator Warren found
opportunity during the day to make
freauent remarks in the interest OF
the duty.
The Senate adjourned at 5:O5
O'Clock y. m.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Death o. ceoroe ?. Ridoiek.

Mr George p. Riddick. 81 years o.
age. died last night AZ : O'Clock AZ
his home. 40 Tventy-sixth street ar
ter an Illness extending over a period
% q months He u survived BY a
widow and two children. Miss filliaa
Riddick and Artncr RiddicS He was
a member Of Newport News Tent. No
j.. Knights 81 the Naccabces. Funerai
services win be conducted ~ the rest
dence tomorrow morning % . O'Clock
by Rev. r T Dadrnun The BODY
win he sent 20 Portsmouth, on the
1890 steamer for !nterment
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Memorial Exercises al Chestnut
Avenue N. {. Church.
PROGRAMS FOR CHIlDREN'S DAY
Rev. S. L. NaH, Of Calvary Baptist,
breaches 10 His Congregation In
Tent-sublects for Sermons An
nouneed by Various Pastors.

Memorial services for its dead mem
bers will be held by the congregation
OF the Chestnut avenue Methodist
church this afternoon. The congrega-
ton viii leave the church at O'Clock
for the cemetery. where a short serv'
ice will be conducted. After the sery-
ice the grave Ct the deceased mem
hers will be decorated with flowers.
Regular services viii he conducted
at the church today. the pastor. Rev
J. J. Bradford. preaching on she fol
lowing subjects: II a. m. They King
dem Come: 8 u. m. How We Know
That the Child is In the Kingdom.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
More Than Three Thousand Visits
BY Children in -Four Days.
MANY GR0WN.UPS THERE, TOO
Parents Urged to Keep Little Tots
Without Attendants Away Except
During Regular Hours-For Chill
dren Under Sixteen Only.

That the playground which was re-
Gently opened on the Casino by the
Newport News Playground Associa-
ton is proving extremely popular
with the juvenile population of this
city Is demonstrated by the records
which Lave been kept by the Off. iais
OF the association OF the Attendance
ca the grounds, during the pas. few
DAYS
The records kept show that in four
days which have passed since the
opening OF the grounds. namely. We'd
nesday. Thursday. Friday and Sat
urday, about 300 visits to the
grounds have been paid by the chill
dren. In addition 10 the children.
about 100 grcwnups have visited the
grounds within the same period to
watch the children at play and inspect
the amusements provided by the As
sociation on the grounds.
Several simple rules have been
framed by the officials OF the as
ISOLATION for the government OF the
Fairgrounds and all children using
the amusements have been requested
TO observe them. The first is that
tut 6iouHuo are W Dt cpCH mum y "
12 O'Clock In the morning and from
2 to o'clock in the afternoon.
All parents have been requested
to keep the very small children with
out attendants off the grounds outside
OF the above hours. as there will be
no supervision OF them except within
the hours stated above.
The Fairgrounds are for the use
of white children of sixteen years or
under only and as there is not
enough amusements for the use of
others In addition to the children. the
officials of the association are in
sisting on this Iule being strictly COM
piled with
Open North End Grounds.
The playground which the associa-
ton officials havep tanned to open in
North End will be thrown open to
the children on Tuesday afternoon
next. and the one TO be located in East
end will be ready for the youngsters
by June 2S.
The playground in the North End
will be ON Huntington avenue north
OF Ffftietn street, while the exact To-
cation of the one in the East End has
not been decided upon as yet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Better THAn SPANKING.

Spanking does net cure children o.
bed-wetting. There IL a constitution
cause for this trouble. Mrs. ". Sum
users. Box ". Notre Dame. Ind. wiz
send free 20 airy mother her success.
TAI home treatment. with fuli instruc
toes. Send no money. but write her
today II your children trouhic you In
this way. Don't blame the child he
chances are 4 cant help u. This treat.
mcnf also cures adults and aged pco-
pie trouised with urine diffsuities by
day or night
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
S OCidl-PerSOndl

Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey, of Park View,
Portsmouth. who has been the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. f. b. Land, for
the past month. returned home yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Ilew3l:yn and
little son. Lanness, have returned from
a two weeks visit TO Saratoga. Albany
and New York city.
Mrs. c. c. Graves and children, OF
Richmond. are the guests of Mrs w.
p. Graves, in North End
Mrs. Harry Ahern and little son
Steve will leave this week to visit rel
atives in Richmond
Miss Mary Wen6t. of Lewistown.
Pa. are visiting Sir. and Mrs. W. h.
Rohrbach on Forty ninth street.
Mrs. r. ID Vellines was called to
Lynchburg yesterday on account Of
the serious illness Of her aunt. Miss
Sadie T. Stone.
Mr.. James Williamson. Jr., student
at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Is at home 10 spend the summer yaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Iaunao Williamson
Miss Maud Puckett has returned
from q visit 10 friends in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Peyser have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in
Petersburg.
Miss Mildred Stoneburner. Of Wash
ington. ID. C.. who mas been visiting
friends in this city for several weeks,
left yesterday for a visit to relatives
in Isle OF Wight county.
Mrs. y. J. crone and children left
yesterday for Washington 10 visit
relatives
Mrs. Alex Meyers returned yester-
day from a visit to relatives In Char
iottesviiie.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
BOTH IN GOOD SHAPE
Bonnie Jones and Young Couch Get
TOGETHER or Mat Tomorrow Night

Bonnie Jones and Young Couch oes
Together or Mat Tomorrow Night
Roth Bonnie jones and Yong Couch
declare that they are IN hrst class
shape for their wrestling match. which
Is 20 be pulled on at the arnory nAI
tomorrow night a: s:3a o'clock Tne
xrestlers have been hard at work dur
ing the past week training for the
match. and each seems TO BE- confident
OF winning. Bonnie has gotten ria
OF considerable surplus flesh. and says
he win weigh In at 10 pounds. Couch
has dropped a few po57-s. ana eN-
poets 20 tip the scales az ~ tomos-
row night
This match is TO be for the best
to in three fails. time unlimited
catch as -cafeh-can style The winner
i 70 take all the gate receipts Both
men say they are Wiling 70 bet their
money on the result
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Cavalry Baptist.

Rev s. l.. Nan. pastor OF the Cal
vary Baptist church. Will conduc-
seryise In tent at Huntington ave
rue and Forty-eighth street this
morning at II O'Clock and this even
ing at s o'clock. His subjects Will
be as follows: Morning, rs There
Anything in Dreams; s p. m, The
Great Day Of His Wrath" The sun
day school meets at $3.50 o'clock this
morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Gees % chsstanooca.

Mr.. W. d. Lewis. for a number or
years advertising manager and wiudox
dresser for the Capital Dry Goods
House. has accepted a responsible
position with the d. p. Loveman Co.
Tenn. one Of the largest
department stores In the South.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Grace Methodist,

Rev. II. w. Dunkley the pastor. win
preach at Grace Methodist church this
morning and evening at the usual
hours. The pastor will meet the
brotherhood Bible class this morning
nj a:i5 O'Clock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
George psvey Dies Suddenly.

XENIA. OHIO. June r9.-President
George Dewey. owner and manager or
the Boston National League Baseball
Ciucb. died on a train between Gear
vile and Xenia today. from hemorr-
hage OF the lungs, aged IS years. The
funeral and interment will be in PhiiS-
delphia. No National League games
win be played on the day OF the run
eral. Mr.. Dewey acquired control OF
the Boston team three years ago.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Trinity Methodist.

Rev. Il. r. Dadmun. the pastor, will
preach at Trinity Methodist church
today on the following subjects: II
a m, "A Man Whose Name was
John: p. m. who is Your owner
The Mems Bible class meets at the
usual hour taught by Judge Barham.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Newport News BAPTIST.

There will be regular services at the
Newport News Baptist church today,
preaching by the pastor. Rev. LIoyd
T. Wilson, d. d. The subject viii be-
II a. m. Guarding our Chief Treas
ure". y m. "The Devil Ills Origin.
Work and Destiny. The Sunday
school meets at $3.50 o'clock this
morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
GOES AFTER HENDERSON.
officer Chewing Leaves For Pennsy'
vania With Requisition Papers.

Police Oficer Chewing left the
city yesterday COR Beliwood. Pennsyi-
vania TO brig back TO this city T.
/ Henderson, against whom a true
bin for forgery was returned by the
grand jury several days ago Re
au:sition papers were issued by Gov
ernor swanson Friday
II is said that Henderson viii hgnt
his extradition from the state oil
Pennsylvania. but the police authori-
ties here are not anticipating any
trouble in securing custody OF the
man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Christian Science.

Christian Science services will be
held at the reading room, l19 Twenty
sixth street, this morning at IL
O'Clock. The subject will be: rs the
Universe. Including Man. Evolved b.
Atomic Forces"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-20
Thlrtleth street chrIstIan.

The usual services will be held at
the Thirtieth Street Christian church
today. preaching at both hours by the
pastor. Rev. w. y. Taylor. The com
mittee on additional officers viii sub
nit it's report this morning, and 1t Is
probable that the report viii be acted
upon at congregational meeting fol
Loving the services tonight.