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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
IS THE STATESMAN A TAX DODCER?

at develops that the Statesman, which has been most bitter in opposi.
ton to Governor Hawleys demand for full cash value assessment has been
one of the worst tax dodgers in the State Last year the assessment upon
the Statesmans entire plant was only $4,000. 1t is known that many years
ago the propretors placed a value Of S125,OOO upon the publication, when
interviewed by a prospective buyer. Certainly an assessment of $4,000 upon
the Statesman is such brazen evasion of the law as to excite comment" -
Boise Dispatch.
The Herald does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy
accuracy of the above dispatch from its Boise correspondent But W 9 won.
der if it can be true, as has been suggested, that the Statesman is fighting the
full value assessment plan because it would increase its taxes? The States.
man is conservatvely valued at something like $2500O0. 1t seems that
$4,000 would be entirely too low a valuation for assessment purposese. Based
on the same percentage, the ordinary country newspaper should be assessed
at about S33.3S.
Now, we do not wish unjustly to accuse the Statesman of deliberately
lodging its just share of tax burdens 1t should be, as it claims to be, one
of the great moral forces of the State. But it Isl well established principle
that when a comes into court asking for equity that his own skirts must
be clean; ad. the statesmans attacks on Governor Hawley for demanding a
fair and equitable asessmen come with bad grace fit be guilty itself Of
lodging its fair share of the expense of government.
Is matter OF fact, all this. howl that is coming up in regard to the
carrying out of the laws providing for a full value assessment comes from a
tax dodger o a newspaper under his control. The Statesman furnishes a
sort Of double illustration; it Gems to be the organ of the tax dodgers while
doing a little private stunt of its W On the side
W. L. Fisk, deputy assessor at Parma, states that there is no merit in
the charge that a full value assessment is either unfair Dr. illogical, and it is
not unpopular; that he is meeting with no trouble in doing his work; that it
is fully $ easy to assess at full value, a he is doing this year, as it was to
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
ALDRIGH. SENATOR DE FACTO.

Cooperating with the group Of Senate Tories that is planning to inter-
fee with the passage of such antitrust measures Is the free list bill, is Mel
son Wilmarth Aldrich of Rhode Island. NominaIy Mr.. Aldrich is con-
nected only with an institution of his own creation, called the monetary COM
mission has a suite Of rooms adjoining the room occupied by the finance
committee, to which will go the free list bill.
iii should happen, opines the Cleveland Press, that the door were
open between the rooms of the finance committee and the rooms Of the none
tary commission, it might happen that former Senator Aldrch might COM
municate with Senator Penrose, the new chairman OF the finance committee
and thus the titular head of the senate majority might have the benefit OF the
views of the exleader (and possibly leader de facto) OF the United States
Senate.
As matter of fact Mr.. Aldrch keeps in close touch with all the re-
dictionaries, Just as he did while o&cialyna senator
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
TAFT ANTAGONlzES PROGREssIvES.

President Taft took the leading part in the fight against giving the
progressive republicans Of the Senate the committee places they demanded,
which fight resulted in leaving all the big Senate committees the same cha-
dds Of special privilege that they were. in the previous Congress.
Before the republican caucus wa held the regular republicans Of the
senate signed an agreement by which the agreed to give the progessives a
onefourth representation OF all the committees. Senator Penrose, who signed
the agreement for the regulars is said tohave bitterly arraigned his regular
colleagues for putting him in the position Of breaking his political word
which he declared he had always especially prided himself upon keeping in
violate.
1t now develops that Penroms breach of faith with the progressives was
forced by White House pressure. President Taft considers progresGves like
LaFolette his personal enemies, and he does not want them in a position to
assist in bringing about the passage of legislation like the farmers free list
bill, which they could do by combining with the democrats if given the repre-
sentaton on the big committees to which their numerical strength entities
them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
WHY THE WIND BLOWS.

The easie Principle. tbs Tendency q
Hot Airs to Rise.
The wind. like other things Of every
day life. rarely invites notice unless II
is unusually high" and rarely do we
hear the questions. why does the
wind blow p .sWhy doesn't the wind
blown"
What is this wind that rushes "out
of the nowhere into the herey why
should it blow at all. or why some
times so gently and at other times
with the resistless force Of the hurri-
cane?
The wind could have no power. It
could not even exist. II the air had no
weight, this weight having been shown
to be about thirty-one grains for each
hundred cubic inches of air. When air
is put in motion the effect Is like that
obtained by throwing a ball against an
| object. The harder you throw the a
the harder it will strike. and the great
er the number Of balls thrown ut one
time the greater will be the force or
the blow. When the wind Is blowing
It strikes what it blows against. and
the harder 1t blows chat is. the greater
the speed Of the air) the harder 1t will
strike against the resisting object
What causes the wind to blow or
why the air should be in motion Is not
easy to explain. Simply stated. 1t Ii
caused by the tendency Of hot air to
rise and thus to form a partial vacuum
into which the cooler surrounding air
rushes. in much the same way as
water will rush downward to seek its
level. If the earth were smooth. II 1t
did not rotate and II there were no
sun the air would be motionless. When
the sun shines on a wide space of the
earth the air Of that region becomes
heated. this great volume Of warm air
rises and the cooler. heavier surround
ing air flows in to take it's place. As
the earth rotates there tends to be
formed a ring of heated and rising air
with currents inflowing at the bottom
and at both sides. This is the condi.
ton that prevails ear the equator and
causes the trade winds that blow SO
steadily. The rotation Of the earth
causes the wind south Of the equator
to dow toward the northwest and that
north of this line to dow toward the
southwest.-St Nicholas.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
Heavy Rollers at st. Helena.

II the sea were to break on the
shores of Coney Island in time of calm
weather with the same force ms 1t
does on the shores of st. Helena Sec
tons of South Brooklyn would be un-
iphabitable in all likelihood. They
have at st. Helena what are known as
calemmas. or heavy rollers. These
rollers are particularly bad In time Of
calm weather. They strike the island
with such tremendous force that the
spray Is sent over Goat Pound ridge,
which is several feet above sea level.
Scientists are of opinion the calemmas
are caused by seismic disturbances be-
meath the ocean.-Exchange.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
THE CLOWNS FACE.
Pathetic Incident From Which the Use
Of Black Lines Sprang.

Pathetic Incident From Which the Use
Of Black Lines sprans.
Every once In awhile" says a prom
inent comedian. II am asked by some
newspaper or magazine to tell of the
actual feelings of a man who Is called
ON to appear before the public as a
continuous funmaker. Usually l re-
ply by calling attention to the fact
that one of the greatest tragedies of the
theater is connected with the clown.
I'm the time of Louis XIV. there
was a famous clown known as Fat
william (Gros Guillaume). who held
his audiences In the Rue Favari by his
wonderful eccentricities of gesture.
voice and mimicry. One night. go the
legend runs, his wife was dying, and
he was still obliged to go on and en-
terrain the clanking. clashing. ribald
Partisan mob that stood In the pit. II
seats in the orchestra.
Like all imitators of the Italian
'commedia.' his face was whitened
with -four. Under the burden of his
great domestic sorrow he was stupid
and slow in his performance. and in
order to stir him up his companion on
the stage hit him with a resoundine
whack with a heavy cane. The com
bination Of his sentimental troubles
and the physical pain caused eros
Guillaume to weep. As the tears
streamed down over his whitened face
the aspect was SO comical that the au'
dience cheered and laughed itself into
Mysteries. And ever since then every
clown has black lines on his whitenet
face.
MANY are the black lines on the
face Of the actor that the audience
knows not of."-Chicago Tribune.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

Dickens once described the condi-
lions under which he pursued the call.
ing Of a experimentation. he said.
of which his successors could have no
adequate idea. On n occasion he
Transcribed his shorthand notes of i'm.
portant election speeches. he said. on
the palm of his hand. by the light Of a
dark lantern. in a postchaise and four
galloping through a wild country al
the dead of night at the then surpris.
ing rate of fifteen miles an hour. He
once. In the castle yard at Exeter,
took an election speech Of Lord Russell
In the midst Of a lively fight.-West.
Minister Gazette.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

If you were assessed at even 25 per cent Of the value OF your property
last year you helped pay the taxes that were lodged by the Statesman ano
those fol- whom it speaks Get that fact square and sdemand that these
tax-dodpex "a their own taxes in the future by means Of Governor Hawley s
full value cash assessment pan-Evening Journal.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
WICKERSHAM is WORRIED.

United States Attorney General Wickersham is worrying. tie is afraid
the investigations to be made into affairs Of the steel trust sugar trust soe
trust and wooden trust will give these concerns immunity from prosecution.
AS all of these concerns, with the exception Of a few $lo a wee employees !"
of The sugar trust, have enjoyed absolute immunity from prosecution and m
vesigaton since the day Mr. Wckersham left the service OF The sugar tru
to become the chief prosecuting officer OF the government 1t is dmc"l' 10
understand how the immunity which they might receive, but will not. through
congressional investigations, could be any more complete than the immunity
Mr.. Wickerham has given them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
The Idaho County Free Press
..11crn1rp EDITOR 7
L. A. WISENER, EDITOR
GRANGEv1LLE. IDAHO. THURSDAY, MAY II, 1911

CHARGES FOR NorcEs-,ocsl steI"inmsns from which whics : nnan ms rS acne oH Eve cen
I'M each insertion.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

Is there anything in this world ~, .,,i
is Of more important than your ! s srs
digestion2 Food must be eaten ooo.
tain life and must be digested ana :.ss.
verted into blood. When the u as,s
ton fails the whole body ':onsl
Chamberlain's Tablets are a Thsr
and relief cure for indigestion. III
increase the flow of the blies. rd
the blood, strengthen the STOMACH ,stu,
tone up the whole digestive aPp'F or
to a meterial and healthy action
sale by all dealers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11
o BE INTERESTING.

The inquiry to be made by the House OF Representative MO "e PoMi
cal machine of Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock is N IN when the
whole country will be interested. The resolution Of inquiry directs the post
Office committee to determine how much political work is performed by post
and subordinate officers in the potofhces Of the country n oy WA
.utbo,;tv thew NEGLECT heir official duties and violate the civil service law.
1t has long been charged that through postofice department patronage the
postmaster general has established a machine for the control OF delegates t
the national convention.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

the full value end assess At forty per cent Of it. Is he did last yerj =
Fisk has had years Of experience at such work, and is competent to ;1
The assessors Of Canyon county are living up to the full extent Of h. =
OF course as long rs human nature is falibe, and human judpmen, ~ ~
narrative no exact equitable assessment can be obtained; but it .;S
reasonable to suppose that it can be obtained on q full valuation as on - :
cent of it.
The tax dodgers are fighting in their last ditch, and the bona. /,
abiding citizens will reap the reward Of Governor Haweys manly a.na :
fair NAV and IN honest valuation for purposes Of taxation-Parma r."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

For Sale-An 80 acre iai lad 10
miles west of Cottonwood, Oh .ariur
Westlake. Broom house, gooo tp,se;;
water, chicken house, barn for land,
about forty or fifty acres pis Must be
balance timber and pasture. coo Def
sold at once. Can be had lo' cent
acre, part cash, balance at . PWvl i.
This is certainly q snap III
Cassidy, Grangeville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-05-11

Nothing succeeds like persistent, consistent and weiidlreced enc.
Given time men who stick to thing achieve results. Asa AS IN poh' +"
is we'll to observe that after 46 years Of continuous application the ota'es
man has built up a plant and business in Boise that is valued Vt So'ooo c
cording ITO last year assessment figures. Surely here is anse 1r congia'u
laEons Evening Journal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12

ury during the first Roosevelt admin
istration, was president of the trust
company. When Shaw retired Dick
inson himself became president.
Then Cummins, the Ducktown, Tenn,
copper, packing and soap magnate
who sought to capitalize a bad smell
by organizing the $1,500,000 hide
pendent Fertilizer, which was to man.
ufacture fertilizers by combining the
refuse Of the packing plant with the
fumes from the copper smelters. ap.
peared on the scene and became the
ruling spirit in Carnegie Trust az.
fairs. He selected Joseph B. Reich
mann, president of the National
Starch company, as president of The
bank
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12
Purdons Being Sought By
LargeNmber in Penitentiary

Jackson, Miss, June 1.-THE hot
wave is making the Mississippi peni-
Tertiary an unpleasant place of resi-
dence, judging from the deluge of
pardon petitions being received at
the executive office, and Governor
Noel finds great deal of his time
occupied in examination of docu-
ments of this character.
Roughly estimated, not less than
300 pardon petitions have been re-
ceived at the Governors office since
the first of the year. In other words,
nearly fifteen per cent Of the normal
prison population has asked restora-
ton to liberty within that period. OF
course favorable action has been TAX
en- on a small percentage of these
cases. Probably one petition out OF
twenty meets with the Governors ap
proval.
Among the pardon petitions in To-
days batch was one from Will Col
Inns, sent up from Wilkinson county
to serve a life term for murder, who
wants to be released because he had
foot amputated, and is therefore
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12
CRIPPLED VOODPECKERS
Split EVEN SATURDAY

Meridian, Miss, June l2.-Meridian
and Hhttiesburg spit even in a seven
ianiug, doable-header Saturday. The
second game was won easily, Blanch-
Geld driving the ball over the left tiele
fence with two men on bases In the
first inning. Gilroy started for the
Meridian team In the first game but
was relieved in the second inning after
four runs had been registered, by
Sprinkle, who also pitched the second
game. Douglas and Bandy featured
In batting, both making three hits out
of six times up in the two games. Ia
the absence of a regular umpire, Pitch
err Welt of the local team oficiated
satisfactorily. Hattiesburg was badly
crippled, playing three pitchers and
an amateur.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12
INNOVATION IN
Store CLOSING
viii be Started by The Davidson Com
pany Next Friday-Generous and
Considerable Act of Big Store.

The Davidson Company announces
in today's issue of The News that
commencing Friday, the 18th inst
their store will close at l p. III. every
Friday until September the first.
This is an innovation for Hatties-
burg and will no doubt prove a sue
cess Nearly all the department
stores in the larger cities of the coun-
try close their places of business at
l O'Clock Saturdays and experience
has proven that the trade soon be-
comes accustomed to shopping during
the forenoon, and sales show no fall
off In volume and no one is incon-
viensced by the early closing hour
At the same time the sales-people get
much needed half holiday in which
to rest or devote to pleasure-being
better fitted to give efficient service
, after the respite.
AS Saturday is the busiest day with
the merchants in Hattiesburg The
Davidson Company do not deem it ad-
visable TO close on that day, but de-
string to give their help the half-holi-
day, decided that Friday will be the
best day for their customers as we'll
as the salespeople.
No city twice the size of Hatties
burg can boast of a more enterpris.
ing and progressive firm than The
Davidson Company and the manage
ment is to be congratulated on this
move. 1t will no doubt appeal to the
trade and get it's cooperation. When
the individual buyer feels that by do
ing forenoon shopping the hard work
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12
COULD ABSORB
Big COTTON [ ROP
World Short on Cotton and 100000
Bales This Season Would Not he
More Than Needed.

The world is short of cotton. Even
100000 or $1,000, O00-bale crop, t.
we should by any possibility have such
an output, could easily be absorbed
without any necessity for serious de-
cline in the price Of the raw staple.
Cotton manufacturers in this country
and abroad could make no more SER
ious mistake than to undertake to
bear" the price of cotton, for in doing
SO they would still further bear" the
price of cotton goods, and thus pre-
vent buyers from entering the mar
ket. One of the serious troubles with
the cotton trade of recent years has
been due to the failure on the part of
the cotton manufacturers to appreciate
the new conditions upon which the
worlds cotton interests had entered;
and believing. as many of them did,
that the price of the staple was too
high, they persistently fought against
| these prices, and thus convinced the
! public that there was no justification
! for any advance in cotton goods. To
this condition is largely due some OF
the trouble that the cotton mills have
had to face. In view of the short
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12

practically worthless as a laborer.
Lloyd Herde, sent up when II years
of age to serve six year term, asks
for release because his parents arc
old and need his support. He has
served three years.
Golden Dantzler, sentenced in Nox
ubee county last year to serve three
years for perjury, asks for release be.
cause he was intimidated into MAX
ing confession. Joe Young, sent up
from the same county for throwing a
rock at moving M. & 0. train, asks
release because he has been an obed-
tent prisoner for two years.
Sam Cunningham, sent up from
Union county for attempted murder,
and given a four year term, asks for
honorable discharge, and his case
presents some unusual features. The
killing occurred in 1896, and Gun
ningham escaped from the seem, re-
naming at large until few months
ago. He located in Arkansas, mar
ried, and, according to the eviderc:
offered, was living an upright and
| law-abiding life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12
TO TRY THE Big
TRUST OFFICIALS
Joseph 3. Reiclnmann Will be First
to Testify in the Criminal Court
of County.
(By Union Associated Press.)

New York, June 12.-Joseph B.
Reichmann, former millionaire presi-
dent of the Carnegie Trust company,
was brought before the criminal
branch Of the Supreme Court today to
answer to an indictment in which he
is charged with having made false
report regarding the financial cond-
ton of the big trust concern to the
state banking department. Reich
mann was also indicted for grand lar
ceny. Attorneys for Reichmann will
probably attempt to secure a delay
of the trial until autumn, but this will
be fought by District Attorney VIII I.
man. John B. Stanchfield is senior
counsel for the accused man.
The Carnegie Trust Company clos.
ed its doors on January 7, following
the failure of the Northern Bank OF
New York and other Robin institu
I'tions. Subsequent disclosures re-
vealed close connection between
the Robin and Carnegie Trust inter
ests. The deposits of the Carnegie
Trust Company amounted to $4,000,
900, of which $650,0OO had been de
posted by the city through former
City Chamberlain Hyde. Robin, hop
ing to get off with light sentence
supplied much of the information re
garding Carnegie Trust affairs which
led to the indictment of big BIZ
Cummins, the Tennessee fnancie
who had for some time been chic
power in the trust company, and form
er President Reichmann.
The Carnegie Trust Company wa
organized by Charles c. l.. Dckinsoi
a former bank examiner, who died il
1910 at Scranton, Pa. It has been al
legged that his death was due to in
haling fumes from retorts and cruci
bles in the laboratory of Scranto
alchemist. who had attracted the
nanciers attention by claiming tina
he had invented process to tran,
mute lead into silver. For a Tim
Leslie B. Shaw, secretary of the treas
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12

sissippi on Thursday.
Chairman Crump of the Percy Cam
paign Committee announces dates fol
Senator Percy to speak as follows:
Donaho's Grove, June Is, 1880 q. m
Walnut Grove, June Is, 1890 a. m
Carthage. June 16, D. m.
Conway, JUNE II, 1890 a. m
bonneville, June 10, 10 a. m.
Kirksyille, June 10, s a. m.
Fulton, June 20, 1890 a. m.
Shannon, June 81.
Saltillo, June %.
Rose Hill, June %, II a. m.
Taylorsville, June "a, 1880 p m.
AIexander's Dates.
Jumpertown. June ~. s D. m.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12

crops of the last two years, and the
baroness of the worlds markets of any
reserve stock sufficient for its needs,
the South ought to receive high price
for its cotton, even if the crop should
be the largest ever raised. No pros
poets for a big crop can justify any
stampede on the part of the South in
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12
FOUR GIRLS DROWNED.

Appleton. Wis, June 12-Four girls
were drowned and five other occu-
pants of as many sailboats narrowly
escaped death near here Sunday after.
noon when squat struck craft and
,,~apsized 1t on Little Lake Butte des
Morris. The victims were members
Of picnic party given by an Apple
tcn dry goods store.
The four girls who we're drowned
ere held under water by the sail Of
the boat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-06-12

letting 90 its cotton this fail except at
profitable figures. Their duty to ala
the prosperity OF every interest in the
South should cause the bankers and
business people Of that section 20 CO.
operate with the farmers in helping
them to secure good prices for cotton
Manufacturers Record.