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The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Sunday School Parade.

Editor The Washington Herald,
A great deal has been said about the
fact that negroes did not march In the
Sunday school parade Nearly all Of the
criticisms have been made without fairly
considering the subject. OF course, crit
cisms by people not members OF the asso-
citation, or supporters Of its work. do not
amount 10 anything and should receive
no attention. Christian people expect just
such unjust comment from the non-Chris-
ton. and continue 20 sing: Onward.
Christian Soldier" with feTvor and pleas
ure. But for the benefit Of those who are
trying % come 20 an honest opinion. I
VIII state a few facts. man from Bos-
ton and "a man from Brooklyn made re-
marks calculated 10 do harm The Brit
ish delegates DO not fully appreciate con-
ditions IN this country. and what they
said will have 70 be taken with grain
Of allowance. But they should know bet
ter. They pointed 20 the fact that ne
groes were not allowed 20 parade as an
instance OF injustice 20 black people down
South. What are the facts? In the first
has a reason satisfactory 70 himself for
not wanting a person or persons 20 join
that association. ne has a perfect right.
and it IS his duty, 70 vote accordingly; il
a majority of votes are cast by persons
OF one mind. and person or persons are
by that vote debsrred from joining the
; association. the disbarred persons have
no right 10 complain. It was not a ques-
ton Of color, but OF membership. II the
Masons have a parade. Tor instance. and
/, not being a Mason, ask permission TO
march with them. 7 would be ridiculed.
and justly so. I have nothing 10 do with
10, and, for reasons satisfactory to them.
they refuse TO let me have anything TO
do with q.
Washington is the capital Of the whole
country. and If the negroes do not have
equal rights in public affairs here. I would
like 20 know where they viii go 10 get
more equality. Any one living in this
city knows how much in evidence the
negroes are on all public occasions.
So far as I have been able TO learn.
there was not one Southern man on the
committee who managed the arrange
ments here, and at a meeting of the con-
vention after the trouble about the ne
groes. a Southern man proposed that
Booker T. Washington be made a life
memOer Of the association. The expense
attached TO such a membership is 8. 600.
and large majority Of that amount was
given by the Southern delegates. In view
Of these facts, / feel sure that to any
fair-minded person the remarks of the
unjust d q. HARRISON
Association.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
"Chinese Business Honesty

Editor The Washington Herald:
In The Washington Herald Of May 2S /
find an article from the Bookkeeper." It
would occur to me that Bookkeeper has a
very limited knowledge of the average
Chinese i'm a BUSINESS way. lie says:
THE Chinaman's business principles are
founded entirely upon honesty, and he
adheres to his policy with the insistence
OF a leech." / know. by long experience.
that Bookkeeper's estimate IS not true.
I had "A general store I'm a mining section
IN California from 1851 20 1873, and during
all these years had hundreds Of Chinese
customers. and also a large number Of
customers of different nationalities-
Americans Cinnamon. japanese. Sand
Wlch Islanders. MeXicanS. and many from
South America. and hundreds Of native
Indians. And as they could not speak
English. l soon learned 10 speak Chinese
Spanish and Indian. / had large trade
with all those people for twenty-five
years, and learned 10 judge them per
fectly as 10 their honesty and integrity.
I failed TO find the Chiuamen any more
honest than the others. I do not say
but that ne may bee as honest as the aver
age, but as 10 his business principles
being founded entirely on honesty, l know
to the contrary from personal experience.
There are good and bad people among all
classes. but 1 never have found any ma
tionality in a lifelong experience whose
business principles are founded entirely
on honesty CThe leech fails 10 insist
too often for comfortD Very truly yours.
SAMUEL HANFORD.
Tie kene.aw. siElcenth and living strl.ts.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
VIEWS OF PEOPLE ON MANY TOPICS
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT 1T?

they must give account TO the last dollar,
including the Offerings" that IN token
OF gratitude and allegiance are equally
obligatory.
Nothing can be palmer than the PROPOSE
ton that A. with his larger income. IS.
first under the greater obligation TO
1.-THE his income, because the Lord has
So more greatly blessed him. and. second,
that he can infinitely the better afford
TO render unto the master his own, be
cause he has stin many fold more 20
spend or accumulate Does this not seem
clear as matter Of equity?
Now as 10 results With very few ex-
ceptions, under mans system so gen
orally In vogue. there is a deficit at the
end Of the financial year that must be
made up by extra appeals and often
times resort 10 catch penny and de-
moralizing desires 10 secure the required
sum.
Per contra. I have yet TO meet a man
who can point 70 a church where
tithing has been honestly practiced but
the year has closed with money in the
treasury
The above is one result Another and
far more important one has been that
the tenth verse Of the chapter in Malachi
quoted has never failed in fulhllment by
Him who is par excellence: The Faithful
PromiSer."
May not this positive disobedience Of
Gods command. persisted in. account
largely for the worIdliness and dry rot
permeating many OF our churches?
want 10 hear a man Of God rise in his
pulpit and from Malachi 80, eighth 70
twelfth verse. arouse those I'm the pews
with d Thus saith the Lord"
J. H. SCHENCK
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Clerks Cause Worthy.

Editor The Washington Herald:
Allow me 60 express the warmest APP
probation OF your generous efforts in
behalf Of government employees. II is
timely: Il Is deserved, and will never be
forgotten. for we cannot AFFORD 70 forget
our frienls, and especially such friend
as The washington Herald has been and
is now. You hear this expression every
where from grateful employees OF the
government. Yours sincerely.
EMMETT HAMILTON
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
ROLLING MILLS TO REOPEN.

"ohnoEe Plant Bought by PennsyI-
vania Syndicate.
Special TO The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va. May 29.-The most i'm
portant industrial deal in Roanoke in the
last ten years was closed last night when
the West End Rolling Mill property was
sold al 10000 to a syndicate of Pennsyl-
vania capitalists who viii rehabiltate the
plant and produce a high grade of rails
and other important iron and steel ma
teral.
The plant viii give employment 70 1900
men i'm the next sixty days.
At present there is a scarcity of skilled
labor here
The new company intends % place rails
from tic West End Mill on the market at
j price OF not over so.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

public. and we. one and all. deeply regret
the oversight for which the undersigned
is not at all responsible. The records of
the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Con-
crosses viii show the par; taken by those
70 whom credit is due, and who were
overlooked in that to which they are
entitled. both 10y justice ana gratitude.
Let us have far play in the future.
JOSEPH SMOLINSKI.
Author Of The Pulaski National Monument
SOC & street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
HERE is SOME TROUT"
Had to Pull Down Well Curb to Get
Fish Out-In WinSted. Too,

Winsted. Conn, May 2g.-While making
improvements at f. W. Trabise's house IN
Burrville, Yesterday. r. r. Beckley tool,
measurements Of the well for a new surS-
ing. lie dropped a pole down the well.
and IL was suddenly knocked out OF his
hand by something IN the water. BeckIcy's
curiosity was aroused, and to-day ne took
his rod and line with him.
The hook had hardly touched the water
when Bcckley felt a bite. He soon a:scov-
cred he had a trout so large thar he
hardly could turn around in the well.
According TO one Of his workmen. ne
had TO remove the old well curb before
he could get the fish out
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30

London. May 29.-Capt. Scott, as presi-
dent Of the Amateur Camping Club. has
been presented with the clubs pennant
i'm silk. This weighs only a quarter OF
an ounce, and Capt. Scott has promised
to leave it flying at the farthest point
south reached by him in his forthcoming
expedition
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Circuit Court No. 1.
JUSTICE WRIGHT.

HI0IIT \ N IIITTIIs
Assignments for Muy D.
No 80 Ecman VS. Capital Traction Company.
Attorneys, Lambert & Neatmar Perry & Son and
Dunlop.
No. ls7. Mackenzie ct al vs.. Grouse. Attorneys.
Mather-D Davis.
No. 52l. Chapman vs. Capital Traction Company.
Attorneys. Bailcy-perry x Son and Dunlop.
No. i6l. United States % use Powers Regulator
Company vs. SautCm GO al. ATTORNEYS Baudgn.
burg & BmudCnburW-Fay. NcKeuuCy & Fllnuery.
No. So Brown vs.. staple. Attorneys. Earnest
BiTney & Woodland.
No 55l. Frcuud & Co rs Humphrey. Attorneys.
peyser-Warcu.
No i5l. Wright vs.. An1c0sti8 and Potomac River
Railway Company. Attorneys. Gics-D0uglas d
Hoover.
No $50. T1mukius S. American Realty Company.
Attorneys. Wolf q Bosuh.rT-Bucy * W00dard.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
MILE A MINUTE IN FLUME.
Adventure Of Arkansas Boy without
Injury.

Globe. Ariz., May 4-Thomas Gardner
a fve-year-old boy. of Thatcher. rode a
mile a minute down a seyeu-mile lumber
fiume yesterday and arrived al the end
Of his thrilling journey unhurt.
Tommy was playing at the head Of the
hume I'm the Graham Mountains He
slipped and fell into the water and was
carried at the speed Of an express train
down the flume, which stretches almost
pcrpendicularly. He was scratched
slightly about the face and arms. but
that was all
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
AGAINST THE CAB PIRATES.
Tourists in Vienna 20 BE Protected
H.

Tourists i'm Vienna 20 BE Protected
by New Law.
Vienna, May 29.-Americans and other
innocent foreigners are TO be protected
by law against the Viennese pirates who
ply for hire with cabs
In view of the large number of tour
lists who are expected here for the Field
Sports Exposition, the governor of Lower
Austria has issued special regulations,
with the object of compelling cab drivers
TO keep within their legal rights I'm charg-
ing their fares, and not to demand eXor-
Ditant rates from strangers who are not
We'll acquainted with the city and the
regulation scale Of fares
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Circuit Court No. 2.
CHIET ITsTICE CLAEATGH.

Assignments for Mas q.
No. g6 Mcneil ". kaufman ATTORNEYS. Biz
mes g. Wgcd8rj-Lamlert.
No. $40 |awtcr SIS. Capital Traction Company
Attorneys. Mathcr & McNIlhou-Pouy q Dunlop.
No. Ice. Ashbum Farm Dairy vs. MaUud0r. At
tourys Happier q MCrllat and AuziusCD=Iohus0u.
Ne. So HiDdle. admiuisrutOr SIS. Donaldson
Attorneys, Archer smith-shCchy a Sheehy and
CaCett a Donaldson.
No. g. Jolly vs.. Adams. Attorneys, Lambert
Darlington.
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Ennity Snifs.

No. 1901. Michael NJ. Rcuzor and George NJ
Emmcrich. treasurer; substitute trustee. Attorney.
J. A. MaodC.
No. @iOs. In re Hlworth Jones; change name.
Attorneys G.. A. Maddox and +. G.. Dutton.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Death of a Thirty-pound Man.

Ottawa, MAY Edward Huppman,
aged thirty-eight. the smallest man in
Canada, is dead at his home in AIIendale.
y. s. of paralysis. His height was two
feet nine inches and he weighed thirty
/ pounds.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
DAILY COURTRECORD.
Saturday May ~, 1900
DISTRICT COURTS.
Court OF Appeals.
t-AlL
ned from DAY To- day.
Enuity Court No. 1.


CHIEF JUSTICE OLABAJGH.
No. &a96. I'm rc Frederick Opucm1a. gres 90
sell stock and fixtures Attorneys Lester x Price.
Assignments for May 90;
Forces, IS. Forrest. Attorneys Garlinor-Gittiugs
Chamberm.
Block rs- Famous Clothing Company. Aaoneys
TnlTiUfr=NH1f
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Criminal Court No. !.
JUSTICE GOULD.

United states SIS. George Thomas. assault 90 rape;
motion fer new trial filed. Attorney. Icon Pretz.
fielder
Assignment for May 81.
United States vs.. Willie Stokes.
United States VS.. John A. Sutherland and Dor
othy r J.. Campbell.
United States vs.. Edward TOlIlvCr.
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Lawsuits.
Fnrfhest Snnth FInr.

No. $685. George +. HayeU VS.. Harry Kopp:
appeal. Defendants attorney. ". Strasburger
The Washington herald., 1910-05-30
Criminal Court No. :.

Jl>IltL NlAtFokI,
No. 95Ol. United States VS.. George r. Omsby
libel; motion in arrest Of Judgment and for new
trial. Defendants attorney ". l.. Ambrose.
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Hrnhnfe COurf-

JUSTICE ANDERSON.
Estate 81 Samuel y. Jackson; petition for letters
Of administration. Attorney, W. J. Lambert
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-27

OF the other county officers, and he
would be present at every meeting
OF the county board and give any legal
advice required. and would expert
to perform all legal work needed by
the county and not require the couu-
ty to hire other legal assistance 81
a great deal of additional expense.
Another thing. he will be absolutely
impartial in the enforcement of the
law You can depend upon it that
be will not bring prosecutions upon
insufficient evidence ana put Che
county to needless expense, and on
the other hand that he viii prosecute
to the fullest extent should there Oe
evidence to warrant such proceed
ings. One who has worked so long
and faithful with one end in view
trying to make something of him
self-should be encouraged. Yon
con make no mistake by voting for
w. L. Harvey on November f)r
prosecuting attorney
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MILLER AND SHELTON

A few facts CLEANED from the coun-
ny records relative to the past adj
ministration Of the county affairs bv
Messrs. Milan Miller and II. F. Skel
ton. tie majority of the board of
county commissioners and the only
two men on the ticket seeking re-
election.
We first find that county warrants
are selling at par and can be cashel
at any time at any bank for the face
value. There are very few coun-
ties in the state that are able to MAKE
such a showing, and it is the first
time in the history Of Gilmore coun )
thd county warrants have not had to
be discounted if immediate cash was
-csired by the holder This speaks
" lumes for efficient management.
We further find that there has
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This is Mr. Owens first venture iu-
to politics. He has in the pas'
been engaged in farming, residi g
upon and operating one of the lars-
est farms in North Dakota for fife IN
years he sold this some two years
ago, and came to Gilmore county
where ne has acquired extensive
farming interests, and also owns ana
operates am automobile garage anl
repair shop
Mr. Owens realizes the need fol-
wide-awake and progressive legisl,-
ton i'm behalf of Elmore county. and
pledges himself if elected to use
every effort possible to obtain state
appropriations for roads. ana al')
for steel bridges across Snake river
A vote for him will mean a vote for
proeress ana for public recognition
of Gilmore county.
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w J.. HARVEY

Mr. w. J.. Harvey is the candidate
for prosecuting attorney on the re-
publican ticket He is a typical
self-made man. being raised i'm tine
west without school advantages ami
though greatly handicapped in many
ways. by his own efforts. ana with
out the aid Of cent from others,
worked his own way through two coll
leges. taking four year general
science course, and a three year le-
gal course During the years thus
spent Mr.. Harvey came in touch with
an sides and phases of life from the
standpoint of all classes of people,
having performed all kinds of hon
orable work, from section laborer 20
assistant supreme court reporter If
the Kansas supreme court. This gives
him a broad individuality. He thinks
as he pleases, but is liberal enough
60 give the other fellow the same
right and respects him for it, This
faculty developed by coming I'm con-
tact with people under the various
circumstances of his life will enable
him to see an sides of amy matter
that may come before him in his of
fetal capacity. and there is ont the
least doubt but what he is big enough
and broad enough to give everybody
square deal His years of stn-
dent life and legal training besides
experience in several good law Of
fees. and also as assistant supreme
court reporter of Kansas. beyoui
doubt qualify him for the position
which he aspires.
He believes that the prosecuting
attorney should be always ready and
willing to give legal advice to any
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JOHN OWENS

The next preventative that Ell
more county ntds TO the iegisla
ture should be man of good edu-
cation. mature consideration and of
broad minded views. He should be-
a man that believes in the recourses
and future of this county He should
be a man capable of putting his views
before the legislature in a clear COM
else and logical way
Mr. John Owens, the republican
candidate forthis Office, has each and
al Of these qualifications. and stands
souarely uDon the planks therein con-
atined And if elected, pledges HIM
self to use every effort possible 70
promote each and every principal ex-
pressed therein.
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II. n. EATON

Mr. II. H. Eaton has had wide ex.
perience in general business lines.
He at present owns and manages one
of the largest grain, hay and coal es-
adjustments in Elmore count. He
has resided at Mountain Home for
many years where he is held in the
highest esteem by all who know him
He is i'm no sense of the word a typi-
cal ofiice-seeker lie pledges him
self to conduct the Office with strict
attention to the elimination of USE
less and expensive inquests. but 70
be at all times present when his SER
vices are actually needed. If Nc.
Eaton is elected in November the
taxpayers of Gilmore county can feel
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Yours Very Truly,
NJ. S. WHITLEY.
PREACHER ENDORSES BRIGGS
b. F. Griffith. ESQ,
Chairman Republican County Cen
trail Committee, Mountain Home
Idaho.

Dear Sir:
l have heard since coming to your
city that my old friend, Mr.. j w.
Briggs, is the nominee of your party
for the Office Of assessor and tax coll
lector. / assure you it affords M
sincere pleasure to say a word N
mendation of him.
five years and was for three years
I have known him intimately for
his pastor before he came west. J
learned to honor and respect him
as a true man. He would scorn 20
do a mean thing. He had a clean
record morally and there never has
been the shadow of a suspicion
against him.
against his good name.
He is worthy of the confidence and
support of the temperance people of
the county Coming from North
Dakota where prohibition has been
force for over twenty years, MIR.
Briggs is in favor of statewide pro
hibition and ! feel certain that he
will assist in the movement looking
towards that desirable consumma-
ton to the very limit of his abality.
7 am gratifed to state that prohlb-
ition has been a success in North
Dakota i'm more ways than one, and
! speak from personal experience and
observance, for I resided for three
years before coming to Idaho. North
Dakota has the largest per CAPITA
wealth Of any other state in the I'M
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-10-27
PEBRY n. GRAY

The republican candidate for pro-
bate judge Is man OF sterling Qua-
tiles and exceptionally well read. Mr.
Gray holds the respect oil am who
know him fer his broad minded anil
progressive views is man of ok.
traordinmy good Judgment ana one
who would be absolutely fearless m
his decisions when convinced as o.
the merits eff any case which might
come before him for trial That IL
elected ne could be depended upon
to render equal and impartial JUS
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RHEEsE p. HARTMAN

Mr.. Hartman is a man Of both
ability and ambition, ana if elected
would bring to the Office mature ez-
perience along the lines neoessa Y
to qualify one to fiji such position
education as well as an extensive
business training lie is al present
engaged with Montgomery, blunN
& Company, the largest retail ami
wholesale establishment in Eimo'e
county, and By reason of his cN-
cellent standing holds a position
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tice is a fact recognized and admitted
by an who know him.
he viii bring TO the Office mature
years of experience and extensive
business training. which Qualihcq-
tions are of great advantage to one
holding this important Office AMI
especially would the latter be called
into use to advantage in watching
over and carefully guiding the many
large estates which would be admin
istered TO in his Office each year. 20
the end that the said estates might
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be made to yield some returns to the
heirs rather than all go TO the at
torneys. He pledges himself to de-
vote his entire time to the Office 20 the
end that the public may receive at
tention AMI courteous treatment dur
ing all business hours Of the day. lie
further pledges himself if elected TO
an economical and absolutely i'm
partial administration of the Office
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The taxes have been reduced twenty
cents. or 1915 on all property.
With a showing Ike this base
entirely upon the records of rhe
county we should not only be proul
to support such men, but should feel
ourselves extremely fortunate i'm hav-
the county for another two years.
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In my judgment Jas. W. Briggs is
eminently qualified for the Office for
which he has been nominated. He
was for two years register Of deeds
of Ward county the largest county
in North Dakota. by the may. In
that capacity he exhibited fine ex-
ecutive ability and proved himself
to be painstaking and efficient SER
want of the public. He performed
his duties with special care and won
opinions from people in both parties.
Before his departure his name was
mentioned prominently for the Of
flee of state treasurer on the repub-
lican ticket. and had he remained
in North Dakota he would most as
suredly have been elected to that
important position. ] merely mem
ton this fact to show how he was re-
garded by those who knew him best
and as an evidence of their conf
dence in the integrity and ability Of
the man.
/ call to mind also that he was Sc
lected receiver on several occasions
while I was pastor in Minot, ~ d.,
and in some instances he was made
the custodian of insolvent cases that
meant being trustee for scores Of
thousands of dollars. tt will Oe
conceded both by friends and foes
that such a man possessed the full
confidence and respect Of the peo-
pie at large. Mr.. Briggs is a man
Of honor, of the highest integrity and
of the Square deal" class. He VIII
do right though the heaven fall
I wish to say this word for an OLD
friend. for he is worthy If the peo-
pie of Gilmore county knew him as
we'll as the people of North Dakota
he would be elected with flying coll
ors. wish him all possible sue
cess.
Yours sincerely.
G. L. POWELL,
Pastor First Methodist Church.
Caldwell. Idaho
Mountain Home, Idaho, Oct %,