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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23

Our sweeping and busting are al
ready electrified: exit the broom and
enter the electric pneumatic cleaner.
And how about electric heating for
Office buildings and residences? That
Is, perhaps, far cry; but as fuel
prices advance with the approaching
exhaustion of our mines, and as the
price of electricity decreases, its adj
vent will be fastened. In an auxiliary
capacity 1t is already with us; wit
ness the. luminous electric air heater,
the electric foot warmer, the electric
fireplace, and SO on.
A few years ago every picture of a
large factory had to show dense
clouds of steam issuing from great
smokestacks and in the foreground
had to be large number of heavily
loaded drays hauled by straining
horse. All this is archaic now. The
factory of today shows no black
smoke, for such smoke is the height
of extravaganza and a common NUS
ance. We have learned that econo-
my and efficiency depend not only up
on commercial Capitalization and CO.
operative manufacturing and distribu-
tion, but also upon cooperative and
combined power generation and dis
tribution.
The hundreds of teams about the
factory yards have been supplanted
by the electric trucks and the electric
railways which can haul more in one
hour than the teams did in all day,
and cost nothing for new horses or
feed.
The city of the future may not be
horseless but the great business of the
warehouses, merchants, manufactur-
ers and wholesalers will be transact
ed on electric trucks and most OF the
pleasure vehicles will be driven by
electricity; the work will be done by
electricity; we will be kept warm in
winter and cool In summer by cleo
tricity and nearly everything in this
life of work or pleasure will be owing
In measure to electricity.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23
p. Il. o. INSPECTOR VISITS CHAP
TER b OF BLACKFOOT
LEFT over from last week.


Mrs. Mclean, supreme organizer
OF p. E. 0. sisterhood, visited Black
foot Thursday for the purpose of in
speeding Chapter B. This was the
first inspection of the chapter since
its organization in October of 1906.
Mrs. Mclean congratulates the
chapter upon its exemplification of
the secret work, and left ii many
suggestions that will prove of mater
ial benefit
The p. e. o. sisterhood had its
origin In Iowa Wesleyan university.
There were IN that university. seven
girls SO devoted to each other. that
they banded themselves together in
to secret society College societies
are usually short lived. These girls.
however, builded of strong material
and better than they knew. After
flve years a second chapter was
formed, and as the work became bet
ter known, the society spread to 9TH
er states, until now, P. E. o. num-
bers ten thousand members and is the
largest order Of women in the world
not auxiliary to some mems order.
I The growth Of P. e. o. must Of
necessity be slow. No sooner is one
ushered into the P. e. O. family than
she Is made to feel the influence Of
the firmly established precedent of
limiting the membership of the chap
ter. Not only is she guarded by pre-
cedent and by constitution, but by
the strength and beauty of the P. e.
Q. spirit. The principles themselves
are the greatest safeguards. One
very essential feature Is congeniality.
and invitations to become members
are always extended. The object Of
this society is general Improvement.
and individual growth in charity to-
ward all with whom we associate.
Also to seek growth In knowledge
and In mental culture, and to OBJ
tain all possible wisdom from nature.
art books, study, society, and to radi-
ate all light possible by conversation.
ny writing, and by the right exercise
OF any talent we possess; to aim at
moral culture, self-control, equipoise,
and symmetry of character and at.
temperance In opinion, speech, and
habits.
The OfficorS nf Chon+a, d - u
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23
SUMMER RATES EAsA AND WEST.
The following rates are effective
to points east:

10 points east:
Chicago and return $3.50
Missouri River points, $43.5O.
Colorado points, $500.
Dates Of sale, June 4, 5, 11,12, 16.
20, July 2, 9. 20, "a. August 13, IA,
Sept. 10, IL.
These tickets are good for stopover
both ways within limit. Ten DAYS al
lowed going
Seattle Exposition.
Oregon Short Line agents sell to
Portland and return for 5000, for
the round trip. Dates of sales are
from May goth to September 90th in
ciuslVe. 4Stf
JAPANESE UP-TO-DATE
The Japanese telephone exchanges
aret2O6 In number, of which 122 were
Installed in 1908.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23

of compressed air on hand. The speed
with which shop orders can be deliy-
cred In this method is astonishing as
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23

It only takes carrier minute to go
from one end Of the 275 acre plant to
the other.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23
EXCURSION TO CANADA
August 4th

Via Oregon Short Line. Very low rates
to Cardston, Lethbridge, Magrath,
Raymond, Spring Coulee and Stirling.
Tickets good for return to September
18th. Ask any o. S. l.. agent for
rates and information regarding train
scnedules, etc. A
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23
California Excursions

Via Oregon Short Line. Daily tickets
one way via Portland. Frequent dates
for other routes. See o. s. L. agents
for further particulars.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-23
G. A. r. CONVENTION

'5'tNU H"NC WV HuSUSC U 10 Ia
Excursions via Oregon Short Line
August tn, to 18th, inclusive. Re-
turn limit, August23rd. Ask agents
for rates and further particulars.
4-5
The Southern farm gazette., 1909-01-23
Volume XIV. No. 9.
SATURDAY. JANUARY p. 1909.


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INDEX TO THIS WEEKS ISSUE.
u SELECTED ron 7. YEARS.

\ Poultry J. Observation-Disclosures.
System "f Farm W"''r-w"rhs H. T. Wright ..'.........
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
PASTOR AND EDITOR FIGHT.
Finally Make Peace After Row Over
Dancing. But Neither Admits
neTeat

Boone, Nov. 17.-The dance contro-
versy between F. O. Satter, editor of
the. Ellsworth News, and the Rev. G..
H. Hjortholm has, ended amicably
The town has watched the fight for
months Bitter charges were made
right and left
The pastor denounced dancing in
unmeasured terms, even throwing
open his coat while delivering a re-
cent sermon and praying to be shot If
that would stop dancing in the town.
Editor Satter gave a private dance
in hall and the pastor demanded adj
mittance in order to obtain the names
of the church members present to read
them before the congregation last Sun
day. He was refused admittance.
Both parties gave up the struggle yes
terday, neither, however, admitting de-
feat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
SCRAP AT PARSONS COLLEGE.
Bitter Warfare Wager Between the
orio and AIdine Societies
Faculty to Arbitrate,

Fairfield, Nov 17.-There has always
been war between the Orio and Aldine
societies at Parsons college but for
some weeks there has been a battle on,
precipitated by the students of both
societies stealing each others furniture
out of the halls.
The Orios several nights ago made
raid on the Aldine hall stealthily taxi
Ing all the chairs out of the hall. This
is the meeting place also for the EN-
pereans. the girls society that affili-
ates with the Aldines. 1t got to be very
irksome for these societies to stand
throughout the programs.
Failing with strenuous hunts and
numerous demands for the Orios for
the return of their chairs, they became
exasperated and laid their loss before
the faculty. That body straightway
made demand of the Orio boys for
the Aldines' chairs, on a basis that
they be placed back in the hall in n
stated length of time, or each and
every Orio would be expelled from coll
lege.
Sphynxlike, they appeared last night
but two boys of the Orio type again
slipped chair each, that they might
have them to decorate their dens years
hence as souvenirs of pranks in COL
lege life.
The wrathy Aldines again got under
the faculty's wing for protection and
as Ajax turned the lion so Prexie put
his thumb down, and each chair sits
In state today in Aldine Hall
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
I POSTAL OWNS
BIG SHARE OF
PHONE STOC Ck
CLOSER COMMUNITY OF INTER
EST AND POSSIBLY ULTIMATE
MERGER OF THREE COMPANIES
INDICATED IN BIG MOVE.

New York, Nov. 17.-The report that
the controlling interest in the West
ern Union having been obtained by the
telephone company would lead to a
closer community of interests between
these two companies and the Postal
Telegraph, and probably the ultimate
merger of the three, was given color
today when telephone officials frankly
said the Postal was the largest single
stockholder in their company.
Buy 81 Per Cent of the Stock.
The acquisition of the stock of the
Western Union by the Bell company
has been in progress six months Only
a sufficient amount to secure control,
said to be 81 per cent, was taken over.
Officers Of the Bell company regard
the step as one of economy solely.
Since the telephone has been a fac
tor it had to compete with the tele-
graph. Lines have been paralleled and
there was an immense amount of du-
plication. Officers believe the merger
1 will save the Bell company $4,000, 900
| in new construction, and also enable
the utilization of wires for both tele-
graphing and telephonfng.
Western Union Antedates Civil War
The history of the Western Union
antedates the civil war. The Bell com
pany is a comparatively recent organ
ization. Both pursued the usual meth
cd Of absorbing smaller companies
Those acquired by the Western Union
are lost in oblivion. A majority of the
stock of a dozen large telephone cor
porations, and many smaller ones
irests in the treasury Of the parent
concern.
Number of Messages Handled.
The telephone system annually
transmits 5,956,S00,00O messages, the
Western Union handles 68,053000. The
telephone system has s,09S,679 miles
of wire, the Western Union has ,38S,
1909 The total property value of the
telephone company is $545,045,600, o
| the Western Union, $124,0S6,920.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
GIVES UP GAMING PROFIT.
Kansas City Gambler Requeaths to
Losers All Money He Won
From Them.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 17.-One Of
the strangest wills ever made here
came to light when the last testament
of Geo. Brown Jr., noted as a gambler
and race horse man, was filed in the
probate court
ut is my desire, as far as possible"
the will reads, ito repay every person,
man, woman or child, any money
which | may have won from them by
gambling during my lifetime, and
direct my executors to make effort to
learn their names and reimburse
them to the full amount with interest
from the day the money was won"
Another strange provision of the
will is for tombstone to be erected
above the testator and his wife, which
will bear only their given names, omit
ting the name Brown"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
MRS. STETSON
ADMITS Defeat
ISSUES STATEMENT ACCEPTING
JUDGMENT OF DIRECTORS
AGAINST HER.

Boston. Mes, Nov. 17.-For twenty
hours-ten Monday and ten yesterday
Mrs. Augusta =. Stetson OF New
York. accused Of mental malpractice,
was in secret conference with the
hoard of directors of the First Church
cn Christ Scientist, in the inner coun-
ell rooms Of the mother church.
While the deliberations were secret,
the result was apparent late last nlghI
when Mrs Stetson issued statement
in which she asserts that she bows 20
the judgments of the mother church
directors against her, and furthermore
that she will obey my leader by
uniting with those who felt 1t was
right to condemn her in their testl-
mony.
Receives Mrs. Eddy's Letter.
"Our beloved leader, Mary Baker
Eddy" the statement says, "has re-
ouested us all to unite with those In
on. church who are supporting the
mother church directors / have re-
ceived a copy of her letter addressed
to the trustees Of our church.
"For twenty-five years ! have gladly
obeyed her leading in every question.
I always have found that by doing this
7 drew nearer to God. My students
know that ! have taught them to do
likewise, without questioning her wis
dom; therefore they do not now need
any word from me in addition to what
our beloved leader has said to guide
them at this hour. They will know
that 1t is right for them to unite with
those who supported the mother church
directors in the Judgment rendered
against me. l, myself, have been obey
| ing that Judgment, and shall continue
| to do so.
Would Correct Errors.
81 shall, Furthermore, obey my leader
by uniting with those who felt it was
right to condemn me in their testi
mony. My leaders, letter induces me
to believe that I may have been wrong
where felt that was absolutly right.
''For twenty-five years have watch
ed and prayed for guidance and
strength in correcting every error re
lvealed to me by God and by my leader
or by any Of my brethren"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
cHAs N. cRITTENDEN DEAD.
Founder of Girls Rescue Homes Dies
of neumonia--Founded 73
institutions

San Francisco, Nov. 17.-Charles N.
Crittenden of New York, widely
known as the millionaire founder Of
the Florence Crittenden rescue homes
for girls, died last night of pneumonia
after being i'll less than a week He
was 76 years old.
Mr.. Crittenden founded seventy
three rescue homes in this country
and sever al in Japan and China, which
he named il memory of his daughter,
Florence. Mr.. Crittenden was on a.
tour visiting the many rescue homes
throughout the country and arrived
here ten days ago. He became i'll
within Few Gays after his arrival and
pneumonia developed. He was senior
member of the firm OF Charles N.
Crittenden G Co., wholesale druggists,
New York
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
BUDGETS DOOM
THOUGHT SEALED
LORD EANDsDoWNE DECLARES
INTENTION OF. MOVING RE-
LECTION BY LORDS.

London, Nov. 17.-Lord Lansdowne
has announced that his motion for the
rejection of the budget next Monday
would be expressed as follows:
Il move that the house of lords is
not justified in consenting to this bill
until it is submitted to the judgment
Of the country
The unionists anticipate that three
hundred peers will support Lans-
downe Only forty supporters of the
liberal government are in the house of
lords.
On the rejection of the budget Pre-
mier Asquith will move in the house
of commons resolution condemning
the peers action and affirming the
sole right of the commons to deal with
such matters as taxation, declaring tho
peers attempt to force dissolution
to be unconstitutional.
1t is unlikely that the cabinet will
resign unless the government is de-
feated at the elections, which are Ger
tain. to be held in January.
Winston Spencer Churchill will re.
sign unless the government is defeat.
ed at the elections which are certain
to be held in January.
Winston Spencer Churchill claims
the power to force a dissolution is the
prerogative of the crown and that fl.
nance is the exclusive privilege Of the
house of commons. Therefore he urges
the rejected budget is double inva.
sion by the house of lords, both of the
royal prerogative and the common
privilege.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
GOOD ROADS FAVORED
National Grange Prefers Highway i'm
provement to Waterway
DEVELOPMENT

Des Moines, Nov. 17-The National
Grange today went on record as favor
ing Improvement of the public high.
ways in preference to the development
of deep waterways
In addition to the election of N. ].
Bachelor of Concord, N. H., as presi-
dent, the convention elected the fol
lowing officers.
oyerseer-T. G. Atkinson, Morgan
town, w. Va.
Lecturer-oliver Wilson Magnolia,
Steward &C. D. Richardson, West
Brookfield, Mass.
Assistant Steward--L. Fl. Healey,
South Woodstock, Conn.
Treasurer-Mrs e. S. Mcdowell,
Wellesley, Mass.
secretary-c. M. Freeman, Tippe,
canoe, Ohio
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
CIVIC BODIES
NAME OFFICERS
NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
! AND AMERICAN CIVIC FEpER-
ALTON ELECT.

P D.
Cincinnati, Nov. l7.--The National
Municipal League today held busi-
ness session and listened to the read
ing Of number of interesting papers.
Bill Boards" was the topic that at
tracted the attention of the American
Civic association business session,
which was held this morning.
The National Municipal League
elected the following officers:
President-Charles j. Bonaparte of
Maryland.
secretary-Clinton Rogers Woodruff
of Philadelphia.
Several vice presidents and an ex-
ecutive committee representing all the
larger cities were elected.
President ] Horace Mcfarland and
Secretary Richard Watrous, both OF
Harrisburg. Pa, were reelected by
the Civic association.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18

Grinnell, Nov. 17.-Three children,
four grandchildren, and hundreds of
friends are assisting Professor and
and Mrs. S. J. Buck Of this city today
to celebrate the semi-centennial of
their married life.
Jane Cory from England and
Samuel Jay Buck from Herl1imer
county, N. Y, graduated together from
Oberlin college in 1853 and were mar
ried the next year. Four years later,
after graduating from Oberlin Theo-
logical school, Mr.. Buck was ordained
to the Congregational ministry In
February 1864 he came to Grinnell to
become principal of the academy here.
He has been connected with Iowa col
lege ever since until his voluntary
resignation in 1905, period Of full
forty years. Within that time he has
also been county superintendent OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
MAY
IN VESTIGATE
SUGAR AFFAIRS
LITTLE DOUBT THAT COMMIT
TEE WILL BE NAMED TO PROBE
CHARGES; INDICTMENTS FOR
WEIGHERs EXPECTED.

New York, Nov 17.-Although no
official confirmation could be had to-
day either from the customs Off ficials
or from u. S. District Attorney Wise,
the report is persistent that indict-
ments have been found against num-
Der of government weighers alleged to
be connected with the weighing
frauds of the American Sugar Refining
eral that congressional investigation
Of the New York custom house will
be ordered.
Congress May Investigate.
Washington, d. c., Nov. 17.-Attor-
ney General Wickersham and Secre-
tary of the Treasury MacVeagh say
taht the rigid investigation into the
New York frauds had really just be-
gun. AS a result congress may take a
hand in the whole matter by naming
a committee of investigation to go to
New York and see how many million
dollars have been stolen by the max
Ing of false entries. This information
filtered out after the meeting had adj
journed.
Will Push Fraud Suits.
Attorney General Wickersham and
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagl
are intrusted with the work of in
vestigating the frauds and prosecuting
such of the officers and directors as
can be reached. Under these circum-
stances the matter is one with which
these two Cabinet officers and the
President alone have to deal, and II
will be the subject of further confer.
ences between them.
| The Cabinet session lasted for two
hours and forty minutes. It was inti-
mated that a written statement might
| be given out at the time of adjourn
ment, but none was Forthcoming.
There seems little doubt that con.
| gressional committee will be appointed
Ito Investigate the whole subject of tn,
sugar frauds and custom house cor
ruption in New York. 1t seemed to b,
taken for granted that the very frs
| day of the coming session will witness
the introduction of score or more o
resolutions calling for such an investi
| cation. and that 1t would not be like
ly that any great opposition would b,
| shown to the passage of some of them
| No official notice will be taken b,
the Treasury Department, at least fo
| the present. of the controversy whicl
! has arisen between former Assistan
Secretary James r. Reynolds, nov
chairman of the tariff board, and Rich
ard Parr deputy surveyor attached
| to the New York customs house.
/ Trust Men Plead not Guilty.
New York. Nov. 17.-A plea of no
| guilty to the indictments chargin
them with conspiracy and effectin,
and aiding in effecting entries of suga
at this Dor by false weights was en-
/ tered today by James F. Bendernagel
former general manager and superln
tendent of the Williamsburg plant 0
the American Sugar Refining company
Jointly indicted with him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
SEN. cuMMINs RENTS HOUSE.
Three Story Residence in Fashionable
Quarter Leased for the Winter
hx tho Junior lowan

Washington. d. c., Nov. 17.--Senator
Cummins has rented a three-story res
idence on Church street Just off De-
pont circle the most fashionable sec
tion of Washington. for his winter
home here, and will take possession
Dec. l..
as guests part of the winter, their
daughter, Mrs. Rawson, and her two
children and former Representative
and Mrs. George NJ. Curtis of Clinton.
The senator's secretary, John Brier.
has arrived and will make his ltUnle at
the Cummins home this winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
WAL SH!S ANSWERED
District Attorney Sims Files Govern
ment's Side of Rehearing
Controversy

Chicago, Nov. 17,--District Attorney
Sims today filed the answer of the
government to the petition of John r.
Walsh for a rehearing of his appeal
to the circuit court of appeals. In
the answer the government says the
only new points raised by the defend
ants in the petition are the multiple
ity Of counts of the Indictment and
the allegation that the verdict is in
consistent. The government declares
there was no objection to the multi
plicity of counts during the trial, also
that the verdict is in effect the gener-
al verdict in which all counts are in
cluded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
RRYAN's FRIEND IN CONTEMPT
Man Who Nominated Him at Denver
Disbarred by Nebraska SUI
pren1e Court.

Lincoln, Neb. Nov. III ]. Dunn,
assistant city attorney of Omaha who
placed w. J. Bryan in nomination at
Denver was yesterday adiudged gull
ty of contempt by the Nebraska su-
preme court and was disbarred indefi-
nitely from practicing in this court
Mr.. Dunn's offense consisted of Ian
guage used in brief in an appeal in
a city case recently filed, in which he
criticised a decision by Justice Rose
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
LEAVES BABE TWO DAYS OLD.
Eddyville Mother Dies and Infant is
Bereft-BurlaI at Pleasant
Nnrparc

Eddyville, Nov. 17.-(special.) )-The
funeral OF Mrs. Elmer Wmtsen, VINO
died at her home here Monday even
ing, was held this morning at II
o'clock. Burial at Pleasant Corners.
Besides a tiny babe only two days
old, Mrs. Whitsen is survived by her
husband, a child two years old, and
her mother.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
Walker River Lands Opened.

Washington, Nov 17.-Because of
the uncertainties regarding it's success,
the Interior Department has abandon-
ed the proposed construction of the
Walker River reclamation project in
California and Nevada. Accordingly
Secretary Ballinger today announced
that the lands withdrawn from settle
ment in 1904 and 1905 have been re-
stored to the public domain. with the
exception of those sites containing wa
ter possibilities
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-11-18
FIRE IN GRANT HOME
Army Officer and Wife Taken From
Upper Floors BY Ladder in
Morninu Blaze,

Chicago, Nov. 17.-Fire in the home
of Major General Early this morning
caused small damage General and
Mrs Grant escaped through window,
descending to the ground by ladder
the firemen raised. Several servants
were carried down ladders by firemen.