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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20
HEPBURN SHOWS BITTERNESS.
Senator from Idaho Attacks Con-
federacy.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-In the
senate yesterday Senator Hepburn
once more tore open the wounds of
abe civil war by a bitter denunciation
of the confederacy. AS usual, the
senate snubbed Hepburn for his ac-
lions in keeping alive the bitter mem
ories of the past, by voting in favor
OF the consideration in spite of his
violent protests.
The latest outburst of the Repub-
lican senaor from Idaho was caused
by Senator Williams request that the
senate vote for the consideration Of a
bill to appropriate 100000 for the
erection of a Confederate naval mon
ument at the vicksburg military park.
Senator williams won Its considera-
tion by vote of % to 10.
When Hepburn took the floor Sen
ator Williams left the chamber, fear
ing that he could not contain himself
during the denunciations Of the sem
ator from Idaho.
Hepburn paid his respects to the
newspapers of the country. declaring
that they were disloyal and delight
ed to express their disloyalty.'
He declared that they had charac-
aerized him as "a waver of the bloody
shirt" and said that on that account
he was being treatened by scores Of
letters from towards" threatening
violence if he did not cease his de-
nunciations against the Confederacy.
Senator Smoot of Utah, thinking
no put the row at an end, moved to
adjourn, but His motion was defeated
by vote Of "a to 27.
Senator Taylor of Tennessee then
took up the issue and caustically ar
raigned Hepburn, characterizing him
as one 'who never smelled powder"
.The war is over, time has pulled
down the forts and healed the
wounds" said Taylor. "The men who
wore the grey delight to honor the
men who wore the blue, but they
don't delight to honor the men who
never smelt powder. and who stand
here and unlimber the batteries of
bitterness against the simple pro-
posal to erect monuments to southern
heroes"
The senate adjourned with the
matter still unsettled
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20

Cunningham claims to the Alaskan
Coal Lands These claims were the
bone Of contention in the great con-
troversy between Richard A. Bal
linger, the earstwhile Secretary Of
Interior. ana CHORD Pinchol clairad
chief forester Mr. Pinchot claimed
that the Secretary Of the Interior.
Richard A. Ballinger had violated
the law in giving his approval to The
Cunningham claims. which covered
the most valuable coal lands in Al
aska. worth several hundred mill
lions Of dollars. The J. Pierpont Nor
san and Shnou Guggenheim crOwl
had an option on these claims and
If the Ballinger decision had stood
tts Morg'n. Guggenheim crowd
would have controlled all the val
liable coal lands In Alaska. Under
the recent decision Of Mr. Fisher,
Secretary of the Interior. these coal
lands now belong to the National
Government once more.
However the Interior Department
has been criticized very severly for it's
dilly daily method of dealing with
the Alaskan coal situation.
The Alaskan claims that they have
to buy coal from other countries
when there are billions of tons right
at them which they cannot use be-
cause the Governments has not made
any provision whereby the mines can
be lawfully worked by anyone.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20
Willard d. Smell

willard d. Smell whose calamitous
death July 10 so stirred the sym
pathies OF Mountain Home and whose
remains have been kept awaiting ord
ers from his mother in Augusta, Me,
was buried Sunday, July Is, at z
O'Clock in the evening. Rev c. f. Ma
son officiating and Mesdames Fl. r..
Eaton and c. f. Mason singing sell
ections.
c. w Grimes Of Twin Falls was
present at tn funeral. He is deputy
of the bricklayers' union of that place
where Mr.. Smell had his membership.
The deceased was 8S years of age,
has worked at various places at his
trade as bricklayer along the Oregon
Short Line. his last work being on the
school house at Hammett, in the en-
ploy of Berg & Johnson. AS has been
announced. he has mother in Me-,
Mrs. Abbie Lilley. widow In re-
cent letter she said:
WISH " d0 hbAC w o'hA Ap4 ny
dear sons body but am a widow
I have a little home and ! waned
him to come and live with mes
I had letter from him Che was good
to write) the third of July *If he
was sick and needed money I would
sell my home to help him but as he
has gone to his long home and just
God I can do but a little Il cans
not realize 1t yet. I had never given
Up thinking perhaps / could have him
VIA me some time. But nod knows
bssf
This letter was addressed to Mr..
II. II. Eaton. the coroner.
Surely no man liveth to himself
or dieth to himself"
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Lewiston Normal in the Lead

The coming year OF the Lewiston
State Normal School promises to be
the best in the history Of that state
institution. according to Dean Hal
lowell. who IS quoted In a Spokane
paper. The student enrolment In
1901 was 332, and In 1911-12 It
IS expeced that It will be at least
400 Several new instructors have
been added to the faculty. which now
numbers twenty eight. or the sever
normals in the pacific northwest,
Lewiston leads. from the point OF
view Of equipment. efficiency Of fac
ulty. courses offered. and student en-
rollment. It Is expected that the SEN
ior class which will graduate In June
1912 will number at least fifty. No
Normal School in the West has grown
so rapidly as the one at Lewiston.
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CAREY ACT DEPARTMENT.
state Land Board Creates New and
Very Important De-
partment-

BOISE, Idaho, July IS, 1911--
Another important step was taken
bv the land board yesterday in the
creation of a Carey act department
Tor the handling of all matters con-
nected with this branch of the states
land business.
In the past two campaigns the Re-
publicans in their platforms have de-
manded the creation of a Carey act
commission for the handling of all
Carey act matters. In each case the
legislature failed to carry out the in
tent of the parry platform in this par
ticular. Now the land board feels
that it has solved the problem and
that it has brought about a better
arrangemen than could have been Sc
cured by an expensive commission.
BY resolution the board yesterday
created new department in the Of
flee of the register of thestate board
of land commissioners, and placed at
THE head of the department Senator
Benjamin p Shawhan. This will be
known as the Carey act department
and to it will be referred all mat
ters relating to Carey act lands in
the state the irrigation of all such
lands. except proceedings with refer
ence to contests; all papers and cor
resyondence concerning the business
connected with the reclamation of
Carey act lands. and all copies of re-
ports made to the office of the state
engineer and other representative of
the state relating to Carey act pro-
jects or the lands under them.
The manager of this new depart
ment is to have general supervision
over all matters relating to the rec
Iamation of land in the state by virtue
of the Carey act. under the direction
always of the state land board. and
he will be expected TO keep the rec
ords OF his department as the regis
ter of the land board shall direct.
Senator shawhan appeared before
the board and submitted a communi-
cation setting forth what he con-
gldered the department should be,
and explained why he thought the
creation OF such a department would
be advantageous to the state. The
action Of the board is set forth in the
Following resolution, which was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved. That in order TO secure
consideration. all matters TO come be-
fore the board relating to Carey act
projects be required TO be filed with
the Carey act department, and by it
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presented to the board. notice of the
time of consideration to be given
parts interested"
Members of the board have given
this matter a great deal Of thought.
The action of the last two legislatures
made it seem certain that a Carey
act commission could not be secured.
At the same time the business of the
department is growing so rapidly
that it was felt that it should be sys-
tematized in some way to secure the
best results for the state and to see
TO it that justice was done the set
tiers on the various Carey act tracts,
so far at least as the state was re-
sponsible for their management. It
is felt now that a good solution of the
problem has been worked out.
Commissioner Day will still have
supervision over all state lands out
side the Carey act tracts; Senator
Shawhan will have general supervis-
ion for the state over all Carey act
projects. and the duties of the state
engineer will remain just as they we're
before. All Carey act matters will
pass through Senator Shawhan's de-
partment before being finally acted
upon by the state land board, and in
this way It is expected that a perfect
system will be built up, relieving the
land board from much detail and at
the same time securing better results
all around.
There was no division Of senti-
ment in the board as 20 Senator
Shawhan's selection as head of the
new department. He has had an ex-
perience in irrigation matters that
was felt would be of gerat value to
the state. He sold irrigation bonds
before coming west; he constructed
large irrigation canal; he had charge
of large canal system; he farmed
extensively under irrigation systems,
and finally he was instrumental
while in the senate in the last two
terms. in securing valuable irriga=
tion legislation He is familiar from
actual working experience with all
phases of the work.
For some months past Senator
shawhan has been in the employ OF
the state as a special Carey act
agent. working under the direction
of the state land board. His report
on the Gem irrigation district a short
time ago contained information OF
great value to the state officials and
proved his adaptability to that class
of work. It is understood that ne
will assume the duties of his new
office at once. Re will occupy the
office rooms in the west annex to the
statehouse, now coupled by State
Bank Commissioner Platt. who is to
secure other quarters.
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cHINAsLAN NOT GUILTY


BOISE, July 1S.-By a jury Of bis
peers Chin Man Sui was declared in
nocent of the crime of performing a
criminal operation upon Mrs. Emily
Johnson yesterday after an unex-
pected termination of the hearing. At
the close of the testimony for the
state the attorneys for the defense
informed the court that they would
offer no Witnesses in rebutal. but that
they preferred to have the case go
to the jury just as the attorneys for
the state left it, This was a surprise
DR.. Charles B. Callard. who as
sised DR.. William S. Titus in the op-
GRAFTON performed upon Mrs. John
ston at st. Luke's hospital June IL.
was on the witness stand the greater
part of the morning Fession. He prov
ed good winess for the state and
went into detail minutely in telling
Of the condition of the woman as
showing that a criminal operation had
been performed upon her some time
before and that the blood poisoning
resulted from this, in his judgment
caused death.
Evidently the state failed to con-
meet Chin Man Sui with ANYTHING
brought to light by the Testimony of
Dr. Titus and DR.. Callard as the YER
dict of the jury shows.
After the attorneys for the defence
stated to the court that they had no
testimony to submit in behalf of chin
Man Sui the case was argued briefly
by the attorneys for the state ana
than Judge Bryan announced a recess
TO enable him to prepare his instruc-
lons to the jury. These were sub-
mltted at the afternoon session rbav
were long and specific. The iurymen
ula not seem to be in much doubt as
TO the merits Of the case. They were
out but a short time when thew ra-
turned with the verdict of not euiltv
Chin Man Sui was easily distin-
guished in the crowded court room
throughout the trial by the beautiful
purple silk gown he wore. When the
jury was celebrating on his fate he
calmly smoked a cigarette apparent
iy he was the coolest person in the
room. In spite of the intense heat
many sat through all the sessions and
watched with deep interest every
move made in the case which was
largely legal battle.
Naturally Prosecuting Attorney
McCarty and his assistant. Attorney
Givens, felt that after the testimony
OF Arvel T. Johnson. the young hus-
band of the dead woman. completely
exonerated the Chinaman as far as
that was in his power. It would have
been extremely difficult for the state
to make its case.
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NEWSPAPER AT JARBrDcE
VIII Start Paper in the big Mining
Camp.

Messrs Phillips and Bowley. who
formerly conducted the Buhl Semi
Weekly Post. returned Friday even
ing from Jarbidge where they have
been inspecting the gold fields. Mr.
Phillips has studied mining many
years and has had many years of ex-
perience in the mining business. He
states that the camp has the best pro-
spects Of any camp he has ever seen
in he west and has backed up his
iudgmen by deciding to locate in the
camp and establish a newspaper.
Jarbidge has been anxious to SCI
cure newspaper for over year and
they welcome the coming of this
prospect by giving Messrs. Phillips
and Bowley a choice lot across from
the postonice and two residence lots.
Two hundred subscribers were re-
reived while they were In the town
and the number will be greatly aug
umented by the time the rest Of the
plant will have been insalled in the
town. With his knowledge of mining
Mr. Phillips should give Jarbidge
first class mining paper. Bull
Herald
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20
BRUNEAU TRACT
New York Capitalists Interested in
Big Irrigation Project.

That the Bruneau is pretty sure to
be financed and 600.0 900 acres Of fine
irrigated land on the market. is the
story that Is being substantiated in
every particular. On Saturday, Archie
Milner Of Salt Lake City, and one Of
the promoters of the original South
Side tract, will arrive in Twin Falls
with group of New York capitalists
and their engineers to look over the
tract which will be watered by the
Snake river storage water through the
Milner dam and the South Side canal.
Upon the report Of the engineers
as to the value of the proposition will
hinge the placing Of some twenty mill
lions Of money for carrying on the
work. Owing to the fact that exhaus-
tive surveys have already been made
there is every reason to believe that
favorable report will be made and the
long awaited development of the Bru-
neau project pushed.
The original promoters Of the Bru-
neau segregation appeared before the
state land board and had the time Ct
work on the system extended from
July to August first in order to get
the men Of money out to see the pro-
ject.-Twin Falls Times.
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July 9th. Via Oregon Short Line.
Very low rates to Nahcotta. Wash,
and return from points in Idaho and
Oregon. with limit of August 11th.
See agents for rates and further par
ticulars-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-07-20

All members OF Daughters Of Vet
Grams are requested to be present at
the next regular meeting Monday ev-
ening July z4th.
ALICE I. THOMPSON.
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washington Notes.

The new secretary Of the interior,
Mr.. Fisher. has rejected all Of the
Evening journal., 1911-04-12
With the Parauraphers

Miss Sylvia Pankhurst the English suffrssist is Gaia
TO be mighty pretty girl We hazard the guess that
one of these DAYS she'll lose interest I'm the subiact
Of votes for Pttsburg Gazette Times
Wlmngton's marrying parson" does not seen, to he
making any too large contribution to either the mar
ital happiness Of the the cause of religion
Chester Times
"I have had enough wives" says Nat Goodwin Sol
omons record, then Is etill safe-Detrot Free Press
The la Toilette boom has been launched by Senator
Bourne Senator Bobs latest picture shows his hair
standing straighter than probably from fear that
the Presidential lightning will strike hm-Los Angeles
Herald
The Mayor Of a New Jersey town hanged himself be-
his pet reforms failed What an epidemic OF sui
eide among municipal chief magistrates would Occur
We're all so sensitive.-Boston Herald
Another horror of the fashion situation is that little
Willie may have TO have his trousers made out Of
mammals old ones-Coumbus Journal
The Connecticut boy who sold painted FISH az trout il
true TO the traditions of the Nutmeg commonwealth
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
Bethany Beach has a population of Sc according ia
the last census but that does prevent Drexer from
being the most talked Of during the past session
of the Legisature.-Newark Post.
The Democratic Congress plans an all-summer
session the theory that meteorological hot air won't
be noticed-Washington Post
Evening journal., 1911-04-12
HELPFUL WORDS
From a Wilmington Citizen


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Does it ache especially after exer-
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Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
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Read this Wilmington testimony.
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My work on the railroad weakened my
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Pharmacy. They we're so beneficial
that have used them since then,
whenever / have been IN need Of q
kidney medicine"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. -Milourn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan's-an
take no other.
Evening journal., 1911-04-12
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Two Bankers Who SOlV-
ed a Serious Civil War
Problem
BY "HOlIand."

within a month after the volun-
teers of the spring of 1861 were on
they way to the front, or had arrived
there, quite as important a war mea-
sure as that of securing an army for
the Union was under discussion at
Washington and at the chief financial
centers of the North" said the late
John Thompson to mo shortly before
the second Inauguration Of Grover
yer Cleveland as President.
Mr.. Thompson, prior 70 the Civil
War, was known 10 every banker in
the United States. not 80 much because
he was himself banker Of New York
City, but because he published every
week an invaluable guide to American
bankers, since il reported all cases of
counterfeits Of State bank notes, of
failures of State banks. and of the
rate of exchange charged by the banks
for collecting the notes Of State banks.
At the time saw Mr.. Thompson.
he was one Of the most quaint dryly
humorous and entertaining of all the
men associated with banking whom
had ever met. He was about so years
OF age. and little man. and though
very rich he seemed to be almost
N"''t'eH hh'hi Ills ulthH- Ills SlOfk-
ing. were precisely similar to the
homespun stockings which he wore
when child. He carried I'm his waist
coat pocket a leaf of tobacco. from
which he tore off from time 10 time
little strips, using them In place of
the customary fine cut or plug quid.
He was devoted friend Of silver as
money metal and TO the day of his
death predicting that the United States
would be compelled sooner or later
to accept Il at a fair ratio with gold
as money metal
II should say that IL was in April
1861, that 7 had a consultation with
y. G. Spaldng the subject Of which
WAS the best way Of providing much
needed currency for the Federal Gov
ernment," continued Mr.. Thompson.
Mr. Spaulding, who was named for
one Of the Vice-Presidents of the
United States, Elbridge Gerry. being
OF the Elbridge Gerry family, had been
for several years and was then a mem
her Of Congress from Buffalo, n. VI
He was a brilliant lawyer early in
his life, and he gave up law for bank
ing. II seemed to me that he was
Just the man, because Of his legal
training and his financial and banking
experience, to draft the bills which.
II they became laws. would relieve
the Government--sur entering upon
a great war with a BANKRUPT treasury
and disorganized monetary system
Evening journal., 1911-04-12
QTIRRLERS ARE RIIsY

~ FEW ARE picking pin holes in the Public
Utilities Commission law. II is going TO be
burden upon the people and all that Well
everything that has TO he paid for is burden
more or less
There is nothing extravagant about the compen-
sation that the Public Utilities Commissioners are
to receive. We do not sec how a better arrange
ment OF compensation could he made than the
present one.
Objection is made to the provision that no one
interested in Public Utility shall be commits
sioner
What fine commission should have if it
we're made up of railroad directors and trolley line
directors TO be sure And there seems to be objec-
ton to the provision about having lawyers.
Why should there be a commission of lawyers? II
the commissioners need counsel" they can get il.
Perhaps one lawyer would not do any harm
the commission.
Even if the Commissioners don't know any
thing actually about the operations Of trolley lines
for example, they will soon learn, as they do in
other States. 1t is remarkable fact that the OBJ
iections heard in Delaware are not heard in any
other States.
The president of the big telephone company
does not find the flaws in Public Service Com
mission that several wise men of Delaware find in
Already the mere fact that we shall have a Pub
lie Service Commission has accomplished pract-
cal good.
The quibblers talk about a conflict of authority
They say some present city officials have had
and should have the authority that Is granted TO
the commissioners. If they have had the author
ity why haven't they used it,
There is objection TO partisan commits
sion.' But the commission is going to be as
nearly non-partisan be There was no
thought Of partisanship in the way the bill was
passed at Dover.
The entire matter summed up, is that Whining
ton IN this matter has done what other communi-
ties have done with good results II we are so
backward that we cannot deal with public oues-
uons as other communities deal with them il is a
sad reflection on us
Evening journal., 1911-04-12
Chatty Stories OF the Day

The servants abed and the doctor answered the
bell himself coored man stood the steps holding
a large package
man.
Yes. but she has retired" returned the doctor
Can leab dis TO her sah7'
Certainly" said the doctor
He took the bundle from which flowers and buds were
proudirg and after bidding the good night care
fully carried it 10 the kitchen. where he deposited It,
paper and ALL in pan Of water.
The doctor thought nothing Of the affair until
he heard natiidas voice raised in
with the maid.
Ef had de pusson heah, cried the cook dat put
mah new sprlhe hat in dis yer dshpan r. scald i'm
To- sboi'-Pittshurg Chronice-Teegraph.
When a certain mild hammered Representative from
middle Western State went to Congress he left behind
body Of constituents who fancied that great personal
benefits would come TO them through their powerful
statesman. farmer with political designs followed the
great man 10 Washington
We'll, Tom" friend asked him his return did
you Washington aud Dick Blank, and did you get
what you went after?"
Yes seen Washington and I seen Dick Blank" he
replied but Dick couldn't do nuthin for me He was
havn hard time to keep from gittn tromped on his
set"-success Magazine