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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28

called together In extraordinary
sion "to the end that they
House and Senate) may cons
and determine whether the C0ngl
shall, by the necessary legislat|
make operative the agreemel
The agreement spoken Of Is
reciprocal tariff agreement
Canada. Here comes CannonlSmI
represented by Cannon himself,
zell, and Mckinley, voting aga|
the reciprocity agreement, and
ton L. French came also. We
clude that 1t wasn't tariff reVll
that the people of Idaho wan
Now then If some one will tell
exactly what they dld want we
investigate and see what Cannon
had to do with 1t. On the
proposition that came up Mr.. Ere
voted exactly like Mr.. Hamer w'
probably have voted, but Col. h
er thought that personally can
was a pretty decent old fellow
French voted as Cannon him
voted.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28

excessive on that basis? That Is
the only question that the people or
Caldwell are interested in. 1t makes
no difference what Fish Haven or
Orofno pays. We are not interested
in the matter of the robbery OF
other communities. We could not
help them if we wanted to. we
must arrive at some conclusion as
to the cost of delivering power to
the patrons of the plant after the
mower reaches the city. OF course
the Tribune is in no position 20
know what it is costing the present
company. However, the city an-
thorities can find out. what 1t is cost
ing in other communities. They can
get estimates that will como very
close to the actual cost. After they
have got the figures the people ca"
then decide whether thy favo" mn
nioipal ownership or not.
In the meantime thorough inVes-
tigation is in order. We dare say
there are few people absolutely
welded to the municipal ownership
idea. If the Caldwell Power com
pany can show the people that 1t
can handle the power to better ad-
vantage and more economically than
the city can then we will let the
power company haAdle the situation.
we want to know about these things,
however. It seems to the Tribune
that the cost Of delivering power 70
the patrons should be considerably
less than 8 or 8 cents per kilowatt.
Another feature of the franchise
is that If it is worth 100000 to The
Caldwell Power company why Is 1t
not worth 100000 to the city? II
the Caldwell Power company can
float bonds to the amount mentioned,
Why cannot the city do the same
thing? If the Caldwell Power com
pany can make a profit on 10 cent
power why cannot the city make
profit? Has the name some charm
or potentcy not possessed by the
city of Caldwell? If the franchise
is worth 100000, why give it
away? Why not sell it to somebody
for 100000? Is Caldwell SO rich
that she can afford to distribute her
most valuable possessions to whom
soever asks? Can she afford to
throw away her property? Would
any sane man handle his personal
belongings in this way?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
TT WAS CANNON PERSONALLY

The editor of The Tribune is really
too dense for the ordinary pursuits
of life. We gather the most coun-
terfeit ideas from the most obvious
events. For instance, when insur-
gency became rampant in the Re
publican party and retired FROM
political life great many conserva-
tive Republicans, placing in their
stead progressive Republicans, W.
thought it was a protest against the
system employed by Messrs. Cannon,
Payne, Dalzell and Mann in the
House and Aldrich, Hale, Lodge and
Depew In the Senate. When the
American people elected a Democrat
ic House of Representatives we ac-
cepted 1t as the voice of the people
in reputation of the Cannon-Payne-
Aldrich method of revising the tar
if and administering the affairs of
this government. In Idaho the Hon.
Burton L. French entered the pri-
mary campaign and by fierce on
slaughts on the Hon. Joseph G. Can
non and others secured his party nom-
ination for representative in con-
gress, defeating a man who had
made splendid record. We SAP
when the people of Idaho nominated
Mr.. French over Col. Hamer, we
thought it meant that Idaho wanted
no more of Cannonism, for the sim
pie reason that Col. Hamer had
freely admitted that he had voted
for Cannon for speaker and had
worked with him on several occas.
ions, incidentally to the great ad.
vantage of Idaho. Now that is the
way 1t ran In our mind. We were
under the impression that personally
Speaker Cannon was esteemed but
that he was considered behind the
times and represented a vicious sys
tenn. We thought that 1t was the
4 views entertained and the ideas ad
vanced by Speaker Cannon that were
SO repugnant to the American PEG
pie. We find that we were entirel,
mistaken. It was not the Cannon
methods, the Cannon policies, tn,
Cannon ideas nor the Cannon sys
tenn that were repellant The Ameri
can people were Disputed with tina
genial old cuss, Joseph G. Cannon
and that was all there was to 1t
We get our latest information b,
watching the performance of tn,
Hon. Burton L. French Represent
alive in Congress from Idaho ant
chief beneficiary of the anti-Cannor
wave which swept the country ,
short time ago. Mr.. French GER
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE.

Elsewhere in this issue of The
Tribune will be found the proposed
ordinance granting the Caldwell
Power company a so year franchise
to use the streets and alleys of the
city for power transmission lines
This ordinance purports to give III
detail the concessions and plan OF
operation of the Caldwell Power
company during tho next SO years.
The Tribune urges it's readers 10
carefully read the proposed ordtn-
ance, not with the idea of granting
the franchise, but in order that
they may inform themselves of the
the wiles of franchises generally.
Tie ordinance fixes the max mnln
rates to be charged and it Is reas-
enable to assume that the maximum
rates established will be the rates
charged for several years TO come,
If the rates allowed by the fran
chise ordinance are the rates which
will be established the franchise is
Joke. We admire the nerve or a
company which submits such Il
proposition claiming it to be CON
siderable reduction, although We
seriously question its judgment and
intelligence. A corporation which
has so little respect for the intel
ligenee of the people generally is
lacking in intelligence itself. The
people of Caldwell are not fools,
whatever the Caldwell Power COM
pany may think them.
On the face of the ordinance is a
proposed reduction of 33 1-3 p>.
cent for power for lighting purposes;
a considerable reduction in the
cost of street lights and a gradual
ed scale of prices for electricity for
power purposes. To determine If
a reduction has been made, the
three items must be considered to-
gether. Let us look at the fran
chise on the power proposition. The
graduated scale starts at 10 cents
per kilowatt for the first 100 kilo-
watts. The second 100 kilowatts
will cost 9 cents per kilowatt; the
third cents per kilowatt, and SO on
down to the minimum. Three hun
dred kilowatts will cost the consum-
er $1,000 for the first 100 kilowatts,
$500 for the second 100 kilowatIs
and $500 for the third hundred,
making total cost of $27.00, or an
average price OF cents per kilo-
watt. The present rate for 800
kilowatts is 3-5 cents per kilowatt
and at that figure the consumer
would pay $3.50 for 800 kilowatts.
Does that look much like conces-
sion to the little consumer? Let us
take the case of the larger men
one who uses between 5000 and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28

Amt. more than present cost 5 $500
The Tribune freely confesses that
it cannot see any reduction so far.
The lowest maximum rate fixed in
the ordinance is 2 cents per kilo-
watt. An employe of the Caldwell
Power company admitted at a meet
ing of citizens held in Caldwell
some weeks since that at present at
least two consumers were getting
their power at less than cents PEI
kilowatt. If that employe were
rightly informed who benefits by
the proposed reduction? 1t may be
that the Caldwell Power company
| will not exact the maximum price.
If the company intends charging less
than the maximum rate the fact is
hidden in the dark recesses of the
mind of the president of the COM
pany. 1t does not show in the
proposed ordinance. 1t is not likely
that after the five-year purchase
clause is eliminated and the time ex-
tended to fifty years that great con-
cessions in prices will be made the
people of Caldwell. However, whether
these concessions are made or not
has nothing to do with the ordinance
at hand. The maximum price Is the
only basis we have on which figures
may be made.
To Offset this increase in the cost
Of power a reduction of 3S 1-8 pei
cent is made for lighting. We
should have said that the ordinance
indicates such a reduction. In fact,
no such reduction is provided for, or
rather, an opening is left for the
evasion of that reduction. The
ordinance fixes NJ minimum amount
to be charged. Suppose the COM
pany reduces the price 33 1-3 per
cent and makes a minimum charge
of $1.75 per month. Where, oh,
where, uO0S Inc Sludll COuSuLlSL SCL
off at? Where does he actually
save money on the 33 1-S per cent
reduction? The franchise gives the
city power for pumping purposes at
2 cents per kilowatt. The city is
now paying 2 3-5 cents per kilowatt.
A reduction of $500 per year is
also made in the cost of the street
lights. These two items comprise
the entire reductions definitely and
unqualifiedly made.
The Tribune has taken the ordin-
ance as 1t reads. If there are to
be other concessions and reductions
in price that is a different matter.
We can only consider the matter be-
fore us. The proposed ordinance
is a joke. Talk about your tariff
revision upwards. Serene Elisha
Payne was an amateur.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
THE RUDIMENTs OF SENSE.

According to the Statesman
Messrs. clifford and Allen, secretars
of state and treasurer respectively,
have stated that they will vote with
State Auditor Taylor in resembling
the former action of the state board
in instructing and forcing county as
SCISSORS to assess at the full valua-
ton. Governor Hawley and At
torney General McDougall are still
standing pat. This taxation question ~
panning out about as prophesied by
everyone who took the trouble to-
prophesy at all. The governor says
he will enforce the law, whatever
the others do. He states also that
if necessary he will call an extra
session of the legislature. 1t is
pleasing to note that Governor Haw-
ley is commencing to realize that he
is perhaps not the whole thing. He
is letting himself down easy, but
down he is going, neverthe-
less. At first he was going
to remove county assessors who did
not assess as he directed. Now it
may be necessary to call an extra
session of the legislature. He was
going to interpret the law to suit
the exigency, now he may call the
legislature together in extra session
to provide proper legislation. The
governor has now arrived at the
point from which no should have
started. If he had intended max
ing any great change in the assess
ment methods and practices he
should have taken the matter up
when the legislature was in session.
At that time he was too busy set
ting with the Mormons and as a
consequence the state will be put
to an extra expense of $4,000 or
$50, 900 by reason of the extra ses-
sion. Such is the result of Demo-
cracy as exemplified by the Hon.
James II. Hawley.
The Tribune commends the goou
sense shown by the Messrs. Taylor,
Clifford and Allen. These gentle
men can see the folly of the course
of action adopted by Governor Haw-
ley. They undoubtedly realize that
1t would work an untold hardship
on the taxpayers of Idaho to pay
the fixed levies when the valuations
were increased two or three times
They can also see that Governor
Hawley cannot enforce a law as ht
sees fit to interpret it, or, they sec
that he cannot interpret the law al
he sees fit. TIL written statute Ii
not elastic enough.
This is another victory for SCUM
common sense and public opinion
The people very soon realized what
they were confronted with. Al
first the governor didn't care what
the people thought and so expressed
himself. Enwrapped In his own con
ceit he proposed to ride rough shoe
over the people. Like a great man,
others, many of them greater, he hai
been forced to get down to eartf
again.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28

600 kilowatts per month. He is
now paying on the basis of 2 6-1O
cents per kilowatt. Six thousand
kilowatts at $O.O26 amounts to
s144OO Under the terms of the
new franchise he would pay for the
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
LEGAL ADVERTISING.

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Establish cd by the laws of the state OF
idaho; inst 10 s1.00 per folio hrgt In
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one inch solid nonpareil. or co words
No othsr rates recognized by the nrm
except on written contracts.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-28
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Classified advertisements. INC per
No classified advertisement taken Tor
less than 20 cents.
Posters printed from advts.t
Full Lage-15OO copies ....... How
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Less 81 1-3 per cent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
FOR EDUCATIONAL WORK
Y. M. G. A. Night School
Will Open October l.
Committee Holds Meeting in Associa-
tion Building-WorlS VIII be Con-
Quoted Along Technical Lines.

Members of the educational COM
mittee OF the Y. NJ. G. A. met with
Assistant Secretary G. ID. Yates i'm the
association building Friday evening
and made plans for the work i'm the
educational department which will be
offered this winter The night school
course will open Octoser 1. The work
will be divided into two terms OF II
weeks each.
The committee decided to conduct
the work along technical lines as en-
Enlightenment on subjects of this char
acter seems to be the real need of the
community. The work win be divided
'.nto eight classes and the following
subjects win be taught:
Mechanical drawing, electricity
geology. telegraphy, steam engineer
ing, architectural drawing, working
boys school and shop mathematics.
Other classes viii be arranged pro-
Nidlng a jus;ihable number OF men
and boys apply for other subjects.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
LENOX REBER BUYS
BRICK MACHINERY
The Property Sells For Fifteen Hun
dred Dollars.

The personal property OF the old
Millholland Pressed Brick company,
consisting of machinery was sold at
sheriffs sale today to Lenox Reber.
for $1,000. The property was APP
praised at $1,000. The sale was for
the purpose of satisfying a claim in
the case OF Lenox Reber against
George Clark.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
STRANGER FINDS
TRAVELLING BAG
Feared That it Had Been
Stolen.
POLICE RECOVER WHEEL
Two Freight Trains Block
Street Crossings.
A Mistake Made by Passenger Causes
Frank McColloch Much Trouble.
Mrs. William McIncrow Finds
Stray Wheel In Shed--Amidavits
Win be Filed For Arrest of Rail-
road Conductors.

When Frank McColloch, passenger
on Erie train No. 16, returned to his
seat after eating 'luncn at the
Union Station hotel yesterday. he
found that some one had walked away
with his travelling bag which con-
tained valuable papers. He imme-
diately allghted from the train and in
formed the local police. Telegrams
We're sent to cities east of here. ask
hing the authorities to Ilp9ate the
bag.
When the train arrived at Kent the
bag was found and its owner noti-
fed. BY mistake, fellow passenger
had picked It up and carried II into
the next coach. McColoch boarded
the next train and continued his
Journey.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
Weekly Bank statement.

New York, Sept. 9.-The weekly
bank statement as issued today shows
the following changes:
Excess cash reserve, decrease $9,-
S64,350; loans, increase, $1.328.OOO;
specie, decrease, $10,67s,00O; legal
TENDERS, decrease s1,32S. 1000; net de-
posts. decrease. $I207. 600; eircula-
tionl increase, $949,O0O; total loans,
$1,9s1,bS5,O 600,
The surplus is $22,62s,75O as com
pared with $40, ,25s,776 last year and
s6,sSs.675 two years ago.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
View RnsIness Pnrchnscd.

The Reliable Collecting Agency has
purchased the business and good VIII
of the Marion Credit Rating and Col
lecting Co. Of 1872 1-2 W. Center ST..
and hereafter all business will be
transacted at the office of the Relia-
bic Collecting Agency at III Court st.
9-1t c. KEN, Manager.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09

tie after nine o'clock. few weeks
ago the deceased fell down a flight
of stairs and from that accident he
never fully recovered. Two sons in
this city survive.
Funeral services will he held from
the home at nine o'clock Moinay
morning and interment will be made
in the Marion cemetery.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09

This morning, Chief of Police Kline
felter and officer Thompson located
a wheel which had been stolen at
Thursday evening, The wheel was
the property of c. M. Knauer. of
Girard avenue
The bicycle had been concealed In
a shed in the rear Of the apartments
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
september IS, 1 r. M.

Heart Cline, exhibition of 20 cas-
es. covering most heart LESSONS" Dr.,
Fillmore Young, Marion, Discussion.
Drs. l.. A. Levison and w. M. Ell
well. of Toledo.
Subject unannounced-Dr. John b,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
LODGE NOTES

Members of Marion Lodge No. 4O2,
X. of p. transacted routine business
at a well attended meeting Friday
night. 1t was decided that new
electric signs should be purchased
and degree work will be resumed next
Friday night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09

Officers Powell and Shrock reported
to headquarters this morning that
two trains had held street crossings
I'm violation of a city ordinance and
TO the Inconvenience of pedestriance
and street traffic
a west bound Erie freight blocked
the Prospect, state and Main street
crossings from to $3.50 p. m. Com
ductor f. M. Traul. of Gallon, was
in charge of the train,
An east bound Big Four freight
held the State and Main street cross
irss from 9.O6 to 9:25 p m. with
Conductor II. Wilkens in charge.
Afiidavits will be filed against the
conductors for their arrest.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09
AGED RESIDENT ,'a"n
~ PASSES AWAY
William Cosart Dies at His Home ON
Cottage Street. .gut

William Cosart, aged elghty-one
years Of age died at his home on
Cottage street this morning at lit
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-09

occupied by Mrs. William McIncrow
on South Main street. When Mrs.
McIncrow locked the shed last even
ing she noticed the wheel and notified
the police this morning.
A lad, suspected of stealing the
wheel, was taken to the police sta
ton this morning, but the youngster
with tears rolling down his cheeks.
stated that he knew nothing of the
theft. He was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Helen Estey, who is spending
the holidays with her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. S. S. Estey, will go to Salina Sat
urdav to visit friends before returning
to her work as teacher in the EN-
poria college.
New York will arrive January 10 to
visit Mrs Yerkes' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albrecht Marburg.
Mr.. Frank Theis of Kansas City ar
rived today to attend the lambda
Alpha Lambda dance tonight.
Mr.. George N Noble, jr-, has gone
to Atchison to visit relatives.
Ray Halls orchestra will play for
Sunday dinner and dinner on New
ears day at the National hotel
Miss Ethel Aldrich spent today Wis
iting friends in Kansas City.
Mrs. Arthur J. Carruth, jr., and her
little son, Arthur j. III. and her sis
ter. Miss Maud Hawley, who has been
visiting her the past few days. went
death of her mother, Mrs. w. n HaW-
Miss katherine McCarter will re-
turn Wednesday to Baldwin, where
she is a student at Baker university
she came to spend the holidays with
her parents. DR.. and Mrs. w A. Nc
Carter.
Mrs. A. l.. Nichols. her son Earle Of
Leavenworth. and Master Earle Wal Wal
aunt. Mrs. C. D. Nichols, III Clay
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Maxwell and their
son Wayne of Chicago are visiting MI
MaxweI's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
MIR Mrs - Robert Gretner of Beloit is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs }.
p. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Martin of Ell
Reno. Okla. have returned, after
spending Christmas with Mr.. Martin $
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hutson of
Lawrence spent Christmas with Mr.
J. w. Howard and Miss Myrtle How
ard. They will go to independence
Kansas, the first of the year to open
their new Hotel Booth.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Hughes of AS
Taylor street are the parents of son.
born Thursday. They have named
him James Renwick
DIR. w NJ. Fisher, jr., of Anthony.
Kansas, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Fisher. of Mulvane street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dadisman, who
have been visiting Mrs. Dadisman' s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Griggs.
have gone to Wichita to spend a few
days. They will go to San Francisco
China where Mr.. Dadisman will en-
gage in Y. NJ. c. A. work.
Mrs. Fl. e. Don Carlos of Lawrence
is the guest of Mrs. Julia F'arnsworth
Mrs. Minton of Wichita is the guest
of Mrs G. j. Wykoff at the Devon.
Mrs G. B. Campbell has gone to
Jacksonville, Florida, to spend the
rest of the winter
Mrs. Sherman B. Elliott and Miss
Gladys Glib of Lawrence are visiting
Mrs. John F. Stanton and Miss Mil
bred Stanton.
Mrs b. A. Long and her sons, Edwin
and Bernard, have gone to Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-29

Clyde Bonebrake, Miss Marian Wear
Miss Marie Lagerstrom, Miss Ruth
Whitney, Miss Esther Rodgers, Miss
Dorothy Porter, Miss Elizabeth Holli-
day, Miss Bertha Clough, Miss Eva
Smith, Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Mary
Thompson, Mr.. Richard Hall, Mr.
Clarkson NIillspaugh, Mr.. James Nc
Farland, Mr.. Willis Carney, Mr.. l. NJ.
Baker, Mr.. Tom King, Mr.. Ralph Pc
terson, Mr.. Alfred Quinton, Mr.. Bert
Reid, Mr. Dick Reed. Mr.. Laird Dean,
Mr.. John Waters. Mr.. w. J. Curtis,
Mr.. Holmes Meade Mr.. John Hamil-
ton, Mr.. Lewis Hall. Mr.. Robert
Pierce, Mr.. willard Pierce, Mr.. Ivan
Dibble, Mr. Roy Thompson, Mr.. Harry
Eagle. Mr.. Ed Curry, Mr.. Joe Risteen,
Mr.. Clarence Jordan, Mr.. Ed Kellam,
Mr.. James Hayes and Mr.. Sherman
Amsden.
Miss Helen Whitfield was the hostess
al a 500 party this afternoon at her
home, 1416 Topeka avenue. Those
who played were: Miss Edith Cornell,
Miss Mary Burnett, Miss Ethel Chase,
Miss Harriet Hill, Miss Mabel Jones.
Miss Myrtle Undertake, Miss Alice
Thomas, Miss Catherine Dolan. Miss
Gladys Neil, Miss Marjorie Crittendon,
Miss Elinor Crowder.
X x
Mrs. Harold Tice will entertain her
bridge club next Wednesday afternoon.
x X y
The last Of the parties for Miss
Esther Rodgers and Mr.. Robert Pierce
before their marriage will be given
Saturday night by Miss Elizabeth Hol-
liday at her home on East Sixth ave
nue. The decorations will be pink and
white, the colors Miss Rodgers has
chosen for her wedding. Covers will
be laid for eighteen. including the girls
of the bridal party. the ushers, and a
few other friends.
x
Miss Alice Larimer gave an informed