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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
THE TACOMA TINES

&y RoDere Napsalay

President Roosevelt places al
the first general and immediate
need of country life," effective
cooperation among farmers. to
put them on level with the or
|ganized interests with which they
do business.
first became acquainted with
an organized interest" when first
entrusted with load of potatoes
to haul to Ira Goodsell & Co., fac
tors who had big store house at
the railway station, four miles
from our home. knew those po-
tatoes. l had helped pillow for
them, plant them, fought bugs for
them after milkin' time, dug them
and loaded them. l was sure !
knew what these potatoes cost,
what they were worth. priced
them at not less than so cents a
bushel. But l wasn't even asked
what / wanted for them.
1--WE are paying % cents for po-
tatoes today" said Goodsell, and
that's what I got. I learned later
that the same process was true in
respect of wheat, oats, corn, APP
pies and other things. 1t was al
ways not what was asked, but
what the organized interest was
paying. And Goodsell wasn't
shipping my potatoes, but storing
them with thousands of bushels
from other farmers, waiting for a
rise In prices-gambling with my
potatoes.
Riding back homeward on my
empty wagon, / wondered, boy
fashion, why my father and neigh
bors didn't build a big storehouse
and themselves say what their po-
tatoes were worth. Why didn't
they do with potatoes and such
what they did with milk?
The milk from all our neigh
borhood was hauled, daily, to a
community cheese factory. where
each dairy's milk was weighed.
When the cheese was sold, each
dairy got money in proportion to
the weight of milk 1t sent to the
factory. The cost of hauling,
making and selling was enlarged
each dairy, proportionatefy, and
the cheese was held until satisfac-
tory prices could be got. t1549r
1t still seems to me that in1the
case of cheese we farmers weregap-
preaching level with organized
interests. OF course, it was only
a specialization of the L grange
idea. n fri
AS to cheese, we were,1 doinf
without the middle-man.-H He, ]
think investigation will prawe, is
the fellow who gets the big prefit,
unless 1t be transportation c6m-
pany. He it is who gets the pfafit
that should go to the producer
and retailer. At any rate, l know
that one of the great economiea in
concentration in the manufactures
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
WELCOMES IRST CAVALRY
TROOP OF PIE RMANENT GARRISON

HONOLULU, Feb. 24.-The
first cavalry troop of Hawaii's per-
manent garrison has just arrived
here on the cruiser Buffalo and
the transport Thomas. With the
four companies of the Twentieth
infantry, which has been station
led here for some time, and the
one company of engineers. which
is engaged in making a military
survey of the island of Oahu,
there are at present over 1,400
fighting men of Uncle Sans forces
now in the territory. This is
about one-fourth of the garrison
strength which, it is understood, is
to be sent here within the next
two years.
Eight troops of the Fifth cav
airy, with full complement of Of
Ulcers, regimental staff, and band,
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numbering about $50 in all, were
brought by the Thomas, while
over 400 men of the marine CORPS
were brought by the Buffalo. The
cavalry horses. to the number of
500, arrived a few days before the
men, and have been placed in
quarantine by the territorial au-
thorities for two weeks.
The cavalrymen have already
taken possession of their perma-
nent quarters in the Leilehua
plain, some twenty miles from
Honolulu, and the marines have
made temporary camp near the
naval station in this city.
The cavalry troops excited live
ly interest among the population.
as they are the first mounted sol
diers that have ever been on the
islands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

These Indians suffered as they
Observation-Disclosures from all
they held dear, the trails of the
mountains, the camps I'm the low
lands, the familiar hunting
grounds-eating their hearts out
with silent grief, dropping and
passing away like the flower
transplanted in a new and unre-
sponsive soil.
And now they are coming back
to klamath reservation, the home
of their childhood, where the
magic of their medicine men has
every familiar landmark
with associations that revive mem
cries of ancient glories, where
the wigwam that sheltered their
fathers still stands as IL in re-
proach of the other people whose
coming means their tribal extine-
ton.
Uncle Sam wants to make this
last amend to his untutored
charges. And who can realize the
flood OF thoughts that must come
to these children of the plains as
they think of the changes that
have been wrought within the
span OF their own short lives?
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is the doing away with the social
ed middie-mau.

ed middie-man.
But the farmer is not solely a
producer. He is also a consumer.
He consumes shovels, forks, wag-
ons, plows, reapers, harness and
1.-THE like. He goes to the polls and
Votes for non-competition on
prices of these things. He does
not say, eve are paying 80 cents
for pitchforks today" He pays
an organized interest" price, be-
lcause there is no effective political
Incorporation among farmers to put
them on a level with organized in
(terests with which they do bust
mess. For the farmer, prices on
both his products and necessities
are fixed by others. BY what
lothers? By pit gamblers in New
York and Chicago, by transporta-
Ition monopolies and protected
manufacturing trusts-by Organ
lized interests.
Maybe Mr.. Roosevelt doesn't
mean it by his advice for Coop
Grafton, but I can see no adequate
satisfaction of this need save
Through the farmers cooperation,
politically, pretty largely along
1.-THE lines of true socialism. /
know, at any rate, that as a manu-
facturer, 1t is to my financial adj
Vantage to stand for political
principle that enables me to keep
tout foreign tools and machines,
charge our farmers what l like for
them and sell cheaper to the for
|eign farmer at profit.
In some parts of our country,
NOTABLY the south and southeast,
the grange, or cooperative idea,
which is really step in socialism,
has proved of great advantage to
farmers. That its operation is not
more widespread is wholly the
fault of the farmers themselves.
| If Mr.. Roosevelt's effective CO.
means community in
lterest and advantage in store
houses. banks, road building,
transportation facilities and mar
ket places, he is right in putting
lit as the first great general and
immediate need of country life. At
any rate, l know from experience
and association that the main rea-
son for young men leaving the
farm for the city is that the re-
turn for labor on the farm is not
Equitable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. "a
Back to the land of the setting
sun, where the spirit of the good
god Ta-Mahn-A-Wis watches e in
kindly pride when their tMbe
numbered as the trees on the
hills, are coming the last of che
Captain Jacks band of Modoc In
dams.
Nearly 40 years ago a group of
the young bucks of the Modoc
tribe, their minds poisoned With
the fire water" of the whites,
and hearts inflamed at the mag
ined wrongs of their race, swept
down in a general massacre pan
ned of all the Caucasians that
crossed their path. Then there
was the Modoc war in the Kl4in-
ath lava beds, where Gen. Canby
and 1872 of his command we're
killed.
Two hundred and seventy-one
young bucks were captured and
exiled to the Quapa reservation in
the Indian Territory. These 271
have dwindled to bare 40, a sad
commentary on the newer civiliza-
ton in which they were thrust.
This rapid decrease seems to
be the result of mental anxiety
caused by their enforced separa-
tion from family and friends, :"
reads the official report
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
BOOSTER FUND
CROWS RAPIDLY

Another $1,000 was added to
the Tacoma Booster fund yester-
day and last night, when the
books closed, the committee had
in sight $S,165 to educate outsid-
ers to the point where they will
think it worth while to come and
see the city.
The fund Is growing at the rate
of $1,000 a day and promises to
keep up the gait.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
FAST CAME TAKEN
BY THE HIGH
SCHOOL

Another contender with the
high school basketball team for
local honors was disposed of last
night when the school boys de-
feated the Winged rs by a score
of 81 to 81.
The teams both put up fast
game and, although the high
sohol led all the way, she was kept
going by the opposing Ave. Steb-
bins OF the latter team was laid
out during the game and had to
retire because of injury.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
LAYS CLAIM TO
FASHIONABLE
DISTRICT

(By United Press Leased Wire)
ROSEBURG. Ore, Feb. "a
Roseburg's fashionable district is
involved in a suit filed here by
George H. Chauncey, of Califor-
MIA, who seeks possession of the
property now occupied by 267
residents.
Ohauncey declares he was one
OF the heirs of Sarah Rose, the
wife OF Aaron Rose, who was the
founder Of Roseburg. He says his
claim was not made before be-
cause Rose was unable to locate
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
'Y.m.c.A. TEAM
OFF FOR the
NORTH

Tacoma's Y. M. G. A. five went
to Victoria today to tackle the
fellows who recently came here
and gave them a beating. After
getting through with Victoria, the
Tacoma boys will go on to Van
couver and then to Bellingham be-
fore coming home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
CAME POSTPONED
To SATURDAY

The game of basketball between
Tacoma and Lincoln high at Seat
tie has been postponed from Fri
day night until Saturday night.
Lincoln was unable to play Friday.
Both the first and second teams
will contest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
USE WIRELESS ITO
DETECT CRUISER

the movements of the Kestrel and
two other small boats now en-
gagged in the patrol service for the
Canadian government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

luck pitcher of the National
league. A left handler of great
ability, he is as good as Waddell
ever was. but despite his splendid
pitching for the Cardinals last
summer, his team seldom played
ball behind him, and his efforts
were thrown away.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

The latest creations in neck
wear. w. g., Hartzeli & Co.. s3s
Tacoma av. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

The record of 10 consecutive
victories established by Pitcher
Mccormick, has never been
beaten.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
"BUGS" RAYMOND.

ing car Raymond missed his foot
ing and was thrown to the pave
ment, injuring his knee in such a
manner that he may not be able
to report for duty at Marlin
springs with the Giants, IL indeed
he is able to play at all this year.
Raymond is the champion hard
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
rhe better class patronize Princes

"Homephonit"- modern meth
ODDS demand that you should. sss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

Baby buggies retired, also re-
pairing 4. e. Peterson, 924 Tao.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

The better class patronize Princes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24

The catcher's mitt was first
used in 1875 by VIM. McGunnigle
of the Fall River team. His hands
became sore. and to protect them
he purchased a pair of bricklayer's
gloves, cut off the fingers and
used them against Harvard. Tying,
who caught for Harvard, took
to the idea. buck" Ewing was
the first catcher to use the big
mitt. Catcher Tying invented the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
catcher's mask.

catcher's mask.
The Olympic club, Philadelphia,
played a sort of game of ball, in
1888.
On June IS, 1898, Cincinnati
hit Rhoades, Louisville pitcher,
for 32 hits, for a total of "a bases,
breaking all league records. The
game recalled the game of 1865,
when the Athletics scored 25 home
runs against the Nationals of Jer-
sey City; also the game a year
later, when the Unions of Morris
lana made an even 100 base hits,
using the old rubber ball.
Joe Start, the veteran first base
man, played for % consecutive
years. He played with the Enter.
prise club of Brooklyn, In 1859,
and his last professional engage
ment was with Washington, in
1886.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-02-24
WINTER 1s
! ARASE BALL
~ .6x -eZl2LE. @05S

The largest sum of advance
money ever paid at one time, up
to and including 1896, was handed
Tony Mullane at Toledo in Novem-
Der, 1884, by A. s. Stern of the
Cincinnati team, when he paid
Mullane $4,000. Mullane signed
a contract calling for $4,000.
Adrian c. Arson played his first
professional base ball for $65 a
month. Charlie Comiskey received
the same sum when he broke into
the game in 1882. The last year
Comiskey played with Louisville
he received $4,000 a month, at
that time the largest salary ever
paid to player.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-29
Wed ded al Medicine Hat

A very pretty but quiet wedding
was solemnized on Monday evening.
April IL at the residence of Mr.. d.
v. Jackson. 804 1st Ave-. by Pastor
H Bryan. when Miss Flora Elma
Davis of Mountain Home. Idaho. was
united in marriage to Gilbert Mans
field jackson of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
The bride was charmingly attired
in a costume of white silk. with en-
broidered net trimmings.
Miss Lindsay of Medicine HAT
acted as bridesmaid and looked very
pretty in dress of cream albatross.
The groom was supported by his
brother. Mr.. Van Jackson.
Immediately after the ceremony
the wedding supper was served and
the usual congratulations were ex-
te-ded to the happy couple. Med :
cine Hat News.
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A Pleasant Party

Mrs. E.T. Latimore and Miss Dona
Harris entertained number of ladies
at ''Rose Willow Manor at Thur
man. Saturday afternoon. Music and
a guessing game was enjoyed. The
prize was won by Mrs j. l.. Briggs.
Miss Crawley. a sister of Mrs. Lati-
more entertained the ladies with a
description of her trip abroad and
displayed some of her fine paintings,
after which the quests marched to the
dining room where a dainty luncheon
was served. The table was beau
tifully decorated IN spring flowers,
the colors being white and yellow.
Those present were Mesdames Robb,
Briggs. Raymond, Averili. Chip
man. Bartlett and little son Charles ;
T. s. Latimore and little Mary
Eleanor; Misses Walker. Averill.
Robb. Stella Harris of Mountain
Home and Ida Crawley of Tennes-
see. Contributed.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-29

GO0D MUSIC
AIT THE FAIR
sa,-u-arars-s
Celebrated Sands Engaged TO Furnish
Music During the Seattle
Exposition

Seattle. Wash, April 29-Music
will be big feature of the Alaska.
Yukon, Pacific exposition, and dur
ing the exposition season the finest
musical organizations of the United
States will be heard. Liberatti's,
Innes'. and Ellery's bands will divide
the season and these will be heard
daily.
The Temple of music is centrally
loca ted and in this beautiful building,
continuous concerts will be given free
from the first day of June until the
closing day on the sixteenth of Oc-
tober. A number of handsome band
stands have been erected at various
points, and these are so dispersed
that music will be heard in every
part of the grounds.
Shorter concert seasons have been
arranged for orchestras and bands
from foreign countries, and among
these will be heard the Philippin-
Constabulary band and the Natioine
Band of Mexico. Vocal and solo nal
strument concerts will as a rule be
heard in the Auditorium, and this
new permanent building represents
noe of the very finest halls for such
purpose, that is to be found in the
United States. OF great Importance
and assistance to concerts held in
the auditorium will be the new organ
which has been installed for the ex-
position. This instrument is one of
the largest pipe organs yet built, and
in tone and possibilities is not sur
passed.
Interesting novelties in music will
be heard. and among these will be
noted native Philippine band whose
i instruments are entirely composed of
bamboo. The range and class OF
music produced by these rudely con
4 structed instruments is remarkable
and the extremely crude appearance
i presented is in strong contrast to the
equipment of other organizations.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-29
AGENT AUSTIN
is PROMOTED
Mountain Home Man Recognized BY
His Employers and Given
Better Position

Agent Austin has been promoted to
q higher position in the service of the
Oregon Short line and will leave the
depot at this place within the next
month. He will take position in
the traffic department and his new
dulies will take him on the road the
greater share of the time. Mr. Aus
tin is the best railroad agent the
Short Line has ever sent into Noun
tain Home conceded by everyone.
That his efficiency should be thus
recognized by the company is only fit
ting to Mr.. Austin and advantageous
to the company. He is popular with
the public with whom he has been
brought in contact and the assistants
under him have the highest and best
regard for him. Mountain Home has
not been an easy and pleasant station
to handle. The coal troubles have
made it disagreeable and unpleasant
at times, but through it all Mr.. Aus
tin has give perfect satisfaction to
everyone.
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Commissioners Proceedings

Mountain Home, Idaho, Apr. IL,
1909.
Pursuant to statutes the board of
county commissioners met in regular
session on this day with members
Milan Miller and H. F. Shelton,
present. Member j. j. McGinniss
absent account OF sickness.
Whereupon the following proceed
irgs were had to-wit:
Reports of county officers for quar-
ter ending March 81. 1909 were read,
examined and approved as follows.
to-wit:
F.. C. Smith, auditor and recorder s
fee report
F. C. Smith. clerk of district court,
fee report
F. w. Boyd, sheriff, fee report
F. w. Boyd. sheriff. license report
F. w. Boyd. sheriff, prisoners con-
fined in county Jail
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Continued on Page Four.)
A Freak Horse at Brunedu

Ben. Crabb of Bruneau. has
horse that would prove very valu-
able asset to a man desiring a freak
attraction for street fairs, county
fairs, etc. The horse is sound in
every respect, excepting small
snake that has gotten into its eye.
The snake is three or four inches in
length and white in color. 1t is very
lively and on the move constantly.
1t moves about over the ball of the
eye. and occasionally out of sight,
but only for an instant. 1t twists up
in coil. then scurrys off, possibly
out of sight. then back across the eye
ball again. The horse seems to have
perfect vision in the affected eye and
does not seem to feel any pain what
ever. He has consulted veterinaries
with view of having an operation
but has been advised to let it alone,
as an operation would possibly result
in the loss of the eye. The snake
will live only few years when the
horse will possibly loose its sight
with the death of the littlo reptile.
The presence of the snake is not
entirely understood. The owner
seems to think it is a hair snake.
The horse carrying a small hair through
its nostrils into its eye which in time
turned into the snake. At any event
it is very interesting and an unusual
sight to see a horse with a real. live
snake in its eye
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ally stipulates that the committee
should hold the contracts and relin-
quishments until such time as they
would be called for for the segrega-
tion and then only were they to be
turned over to the state land board,
and not Lieut.. Bradley and his as
sociates. Should Lieut.. Bradley
have desired the contracts for 'pur-
poses he may have had in mind it
would have been impossible to deliv-
er them to him at any price and he
understood this as we'll as the COM
mittee having them in charge. Fur
ther. should the conditions be as he
alleges, that the committee were
bounding him for money. WHY
DIDN'T MR.. BRADLEY REPORT
THIS TO THE SETTLERS AT
ONCE2 If price was aksed for
something the committee did not pos
sess why did be fail to show up the
graft at that time. 1t was stated
that the whereabouts of the relin-
quishments were unknown. 1t plain
ly states in the contracts that they
were to be held by the committee un-
til such time as the company should
see fit to call them in for segregation
and they were repeatedly inspected
by Bradley and members of the as
sociation.
The honest intentions of the COM
mittee is very evident from the fact
that they were present with the
relnquishments and promptly turned
them over to the settlers when the
Thompson outfit made their inten-
tions clear to the settler of revoking
the contracts, by arbitrarily raising
the price from $50 to $65 per acre.
This is especially shown in view of
the fact that Lieut.. Bradley especially
requested the committee that the re-
linquishments remain where they were
until it was known how the settler
would decide in reference to the in
creased price.
If Mineral Lease Thompson and his
outfit owns the state land board. as
Lieut. Bradley alleges. what chance
will the settler have to appear for
reduction in the price of water or
any other conditions aside from those
the aforesaid company feels
disposed to grant. If the com
pany cannot stand probe before get
ting the settler tied up with con-
tracts, and expects the settler to ap-
pear before the state land board for
relief or consideration. what method
can they possibly adopt to attain their
desire?
1t is vital to the settler to know
whether he comes under the reservoir
system or the King Hill system?
Whether the segregation will occur
within three months or one year?
Whether the whole valley will be
taxed to maintain both systems or
whe ther the reservoir users m aintain
their sytsem and the ditch users the
ditch system? II is important to
know why the occasion for a profit
of $40 to $45 per acre exists and Is
demanded from the settler.
Why did Lieut.. Bradley represent
that the surveys were completed when
apologising for the advance in price
and when asked what land came un-
der the King Hill ditch stated that he
could not tell because the surveys
were not completed?
A startling revelation appeared in
a certain clause o. the contract that
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-29

On the afternoon of Saturday, APP
ril II. Mrs. C. Ii. Lamberton enter
tanned number of her lady friends
at the Evans Hotel parlors- Five
hundred was enjoyed during the after
noon until the hour for luncheon. The
luncheon was delicate and well ap-
pointed The rooms were decorated
with cut flowers in profusion which
all added to the pleasure of the event
and the reputation Mrs. LambeTton
has attained as most delightful
hostess.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-29

J ohm York was in town from King
Hill Sunday visiting friends. Mr..
York has been very busy at this thriv-
ing community the past winter where
he has erected the greater share of
the buildings in the new town. He
contracts for the wood work in the
large new brick block which will be
completed in few weeks. and sew
eral other smaller buildings.