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- The Ladies Home Journal and The
Saturday Evening Post at
w. w. PARKER'S, City Agent
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11
GOV. HAwYEY's STATEMENT

Continued from page one.
of equalization to cut such levy down
despite the wording of the statute,
This principle of law which can
not be gainsaid, and is in accordance
with the constitution of the state,
which no statue can override.
The Interpretation of the highest
tribunal of other states on similar
constitutional provisions fixes this
principle past preadventure.
Same With County.
There has been considerable dis
cussion as to the fixed tax rate under
our statutes to be levied by the board
of county commissioners.
l am satisfied the same principle
would prevail and the county com
missioners would not be justified as
matter of public policy in fixing
the assessment for such purposes at
the statutory rate, when it was APP
parent that a fund largely in excess
of the needs of the county would
thereby be raised.
Works No Hardship.
While l am satisfied that the courts
win take this view of the law, still il
they think otherwise no great hard
ship could be worked or would be
worked by an accumula'iJl - on
cchool funds ae tho monav conlo not
be wasted and tine amount paid by
each individra; taxpayer would b,
comparatively small. would work M
great haI Gshir upon him and Suisse
quent iaE rates would be correspond
;ngly lower, in order that this TX
cess fund should be expended.
Law is Plain.
Again I say the law in regard t.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11
. ROCKY BAR ITEMS =
. 8 ~~~A A~H% A~A~ A~~>

Miss Nina Poole has just finish
ed teaching eight month of school
in Rocky Bar. She had a very sue
cessful term of school, having passed
two eighth grade pupils and two
high school pupils, one being in the
first year and one in the second year.
Miss Poole is a high school gradu-
ate and has gone through one year
Of normal teaching She is really
a high school teacher as well as one
for the lower grades. She should be
appreciated wherever she teaches.
The Rocky Bar stage came in on
wheels for the first time this spring
the second of May.
Mr.. Cash Smith and Mr.. Aims
came from Atlanta yesterday and
having stayed at the Gilmore Hotel
over night, were the first passengers
to take the stage the next morning
on their way to Nevada.
Mr.. A. II. Johnston and Norman
d. Mcleod have arrived at Rocky
Bar after having spent several days
in Mountain Home.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11
NO DAMAGE HERE
Late Frosts Through This Section
Touches Sweet Cherries.

The frosts of the past two weeks
have given the young fruit a hard
fight, but to date very little damage
has resulted.
w. c. HOWE, the most successful
orchardist in Mountain Home. states
that the fruit has not been injured
in his orchard materially. The sweet
cherries have been thinned out, but
still enough blossoms for a crop. The
balance of his fruit is untouched.
Mr.. HOWE always has fruit and those
in this vicinity desiring full crops
every year should adopt his meth
DDS
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

legislature from Increasing the bond
ed indebtedness Of the state by many
millions OF dollars. which it could
do if the fun valuation system was
carried out, and it was by reason Of
my arguments on this matter that
the constitutional amendment was
adopted by the legislature and will
undoubtedly be accepted by the peo-
pie at the next election.
Calls On Citizens.
call upon every law abiding citl-
zen Of the state to actively assist the
officers entrusted with revenue mat
ers in carrying out the law. Good
citizenship requires this on the part
of all
The taxpayer who has heretofore
paid less than his share Of the bur
den of taxation has no right to ex-
pect that in the future he will be per-
mited 0 sill evade his share of such
burden.
II should be a matter of pride on
the part of every conscientious. right
minded citizen to see the laws en-
forced in his particular section. His
duty as a citizen and as a man re-
quires this on his part and ] cali
upon every citizen of the state not
only to see to it tina hey themsel-
YES are properly assessed. bu that
the other property in their respec-
tive counties is also assessed at the
proper figure.
Fears Unwarrantcd.
Under the opposition that has been
made by interested newspapers and
petty politicians who We're seeking
for political advantage, a feeling OF
uncertainty has been developed which
is unwarranted. This feeling may
impell some of the taxpayers to try
to evade their share of the burden
and may cause some weak kneed as
SCISSOR to fail in his duty.
II such is the case it is the duty
of every citizen to sail to the atten-
ton of he couny board OF equaliza-
ton inequalities or any injustice that
has been done and see TO 1t that such
board raises all property to its full
value.
VIII Meet People.
] expect to visit every part of the
state in the near future and will be
LEASED to meet the commercial
bodies. farmers unions and other ag-
gregations of citizens and explain to
them my position on this matter and
attempt show that TO insist upon
every officer doing his duty is the
best protection ha can be Afforded
the state and all of its citizens.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES II. HAWLEY
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

The Walter Vacuum Developer
which has found favor with so many
people in this vicinity as a beauti-
fer, bust developer. blackhead Grad
icatOr. massage devise, etc, is now be-
ing placed on the market through
the drug trade The Developer is
on sale at the Keener Drug Store
where its many good features will
be explained to you.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

the assessment OF property in this
sta.e is plain. 1t must be assessed at
is FUN value. This Is a constitution
al as well as a statutory provision.
No one entrusted with governmental
affairs is privileged to wink at a de-
Walton from this course. but it is the
official duty Of all officers to main
tain the law
No taxpayer can claim to be a good
citizen who gives his countenance or
support to violation OF the law on
the part of the officers.
II absurdities or Inconsistencies de-
vcelop in the future by reason of the
enforcement of the law. or if it is
shown that hardships will be worked
upon particular industries, then there
is something upon which to base an
appeal to the Legislature for change
in the law itself
Old Plan Unjust.
To any citizen who has given this
matter attention ii must be apparent
that great injustice has been done
in the old plan of assessmen. There
has been considerable talk about as
SCISSORS having agreed heretofore on a
certain fixed rate of value at which
property will be assessed but we find
that no two counties of the state have
been assessed at the same rate, and !
say without fear of successful con-
tradiction that in no county in the
state of Idaho has the same rate OF
assessments been applied to the var
ious kinds of property.
In Ada county, for instance prop
erty was supposed to be assessed
at 80 cents on the dollar, but still. we
find by an inspection of the tax rolls
for the last few years that a great
deal of property has been assessed
as low as five cents on the dollar
while other property has been as.
sessed as high as 60 cents on the
dollar.
All that any citizen needs to salts.
fly himself in regard to this. and also
to satisfy himself that the same con.
dition has prevailed in other counties
than Ada county, is to take the as
sessment rolls Of the last year or OF
any preceding year and carefully
go through the lists of property OF
the different taxpayers and he viii
find the assertions that have mad,
are absolutely correct.
This is an intolerable condition o
affairs and one that must be remed
led and remedies at once, and no MAJ
who is not ajax dodger. who has no
had pecuniary and personal bene
fit from the failure to enforce tn
law as it stands, can reasonably Oh
} ject to the course ! have urged an,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

proposed to have adopted, unless his
intelligence has been obscured by
the strenuous arguments and ahso-
lutte misstatements made to the con-
trary by some OF the newspapers Of
the state.
Papers nodging Taxes.
The two newspapers that ] have
mentioned have been shown by an
inspection Of the tax rolls Of Ada
county to have been actual recipients
OF the benefits derived from under
valuations. At least the statements
that have been made in that regard
have not to my knowledge been dis
puted by either of these papers.
1t has been stated that did not
attempt while he Legislature was in
session to have change made in the
laws in this regard This statement
IS entirely incorrect and the men who
have made such statements so know
II they have kept informed in regard
to public matters.
Asked for Commission.
insisted in my biennial message
and followed up the suggestion thtre.
in by constant insistence upon the
members of the legislature that a
revenue commission be appointed tc
report to the next legislature so that
we would have a new revenue Law
adopted that would do away with the
absurdities and inequalities of the
present one.
I supposed upto the last two week.
Of the session that this suggestion
would be adopted and had assurances
from many members that they woulC
oct upon il. I labored under this i'm
preston when the assessors had theii
annual meeting here. If such a com
mission had been appointed, thinl
we could have safely trusted the rev
enue reforms to IT,
Wanted Amendments.
When l found towards the close o
the session that a revenue commits
sion would not be appointed, ur
gently insisted on resolution 4
amend the constitution. fixing tn
amount OF bonded indebtedness O
the state at a certain figure. insteai
OF at a percentage OF the assessor
valuation OF the state.
In urging his matter upon tn
members. told many of them tina
my reason for It was that l propose
to insist upon a full valuation of tn
property of the state and do ava
with the evils that have afflicted II
for years on account OF a high ia
rate and low valuation, but l coul
not do so unless a constitutions
amendment was submitted to ID
people that would prevent the ne>
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

Three United States Senators are
? aduates of the State University Of
Iowa-Brown. OF Nebraska; Clark Of
Wyoming and Kenyon of Iowa. This
is a fine showing for a small college
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11
To Sign Up With HaeEensohmidt.

Chicago, May 9.-Grank Gotch
worlds champion wrestler. announc-
ed tonight that he would sign arti-
cles tomorrow for a championship
match with George Hackenschmidt
to be decided in the Chicago Ameri-
can league ha ;ehall pa September
"a. Gotch wit receive S21.tC0 for
his share of the purse, win or lose.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

Diaz does not seem to be able to
control the news supply any longer
which. we take it, leaves him without
control of anything,
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

We thought as soon as the Daugh-
tiers got in session there would be
warmer weather.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

Congress may talk of a lengthy
session. Just wait until the Their
mometer goes up.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

Campaign managers find ginger a
rather scarce article.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

April provided just enough sunny
days to emphasize the contrast
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

that the fines are at least frequently
paid by wholesalers of liquor in Bos-
ton, who are naturally interested in
Idiscrediting the prohibitory law. 1t
has even been said on good authority
that the bootleggers receive salaries
from the same source. Thus interested
in the repeal of the law, the liquor
dealers"-mostly peddlers by stealth
from small bottles-are likely, indeed,
to be contributing heavily to keep the
law on the statutes And surely the
recent history of Maine politics shows
that the politicians have at least
seemed very much bothered" over the
prohibitory law. The last four or five
gubernatOrial elections have turned al
most wholly upon this issue, to the
great disgust both of earnest support
ers and earnest opponents of the law
who wished to Judge candidates rather
by their position on other and more
pressing questions. In the larger cities,
moreover, it is the universal custom
of the candidates for sheriff to cir
culate promises either to enforce the
law to the satisfaction Of its adherents
or to regulate the violations of the law
so as to compromise between adher-
ents and opponents. All thest facts, |
believe, must be familiar to anyone
who knows much about Maine, outside
of the publicity given the disputed sue
cess of her prohibitory law. They seem
to me sufficient to stamp your news
item as somehow part of the campaign
constantly carried on to discredlt the
law in Maine and influence liquor cleo
lions in other states. This style OF
reading, as well as similar literature
on the other side, have been glad to
find generally missing from your col
umns and properly condemned in your
editorials For this reason | am ask
ing space enough-at the risk of seem
ing to draw your clean paper into what
is apparently necessarily dirty con-
troversy-to correct this doubtless &C.
cidental Misrepresentation of Maine
a MISREPRESENTATION that ought not TO
be circulated in Texas Just now to mis-.
lead alike those honest supporters OF
prohibition and its honest opponents,
whom the recent election has shown
TO be so nearly equal in number.
CLARENCE BRITTEN.
College Station, Texas, Aug. 8, 1911.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08
SENATOR PERCY.

Senator Percy of Mississippi has de-
clared his intention of resigning. The
recent election held in his state point
edly showed that he was in the wrong
pew. That's the difference between
appointing senators and electing them
by voice of the people.-Temple Tele'
gram.
Senator Percy was not appointed but
was elected by the legislature. 1t was
charged at the time that money was
freely used to buy votes for him, and
the late primary is pretty good evil
dence that the people of Mississippi
believe it, for they not only showed
under Percy but elected Senator Bilbc
(who made the charge of bribery lieu
tenant governor by large majority.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08
PROHIBITION IN MAINE.

Last Wednesday The Eagle pub
lished in the news columns an item
received from the Union Associated
Press. to the effect that the liquor
dealers were organizing to defeat the
repeal of the prohibitory law in Maine,
and that they have been for years the
heaviest contributors to the prohibi-
ton campaign fund. The truth OF
these statements is challenged by Mr..
Clarence Britten, an instructor in Eng
lish at A. & M. college, who being a
native of New England and having
taken part in prohibition work in that
mart of the Union, is in position TO
know the facts.
Mr.. Britten's letter follows;
To the Editor of The Bryan Eagle;
In your issue of Wednesday, August
Won print a news story from Port
land. Me-, to the effect that the llquor
dealers of that state, who are SAID 10
have been ''for many years the chler
contributors to the prohibition cam
naign fund" are organizing to prevent
the repeal of the prohibitory law. MY
clinning closes with the statement that
ain recent years the liquor question
has not bothered the politicians mucn
in Maine" Having been engaged az
different times in late years IN prohiDl,
ton campaigns in the East, have had
especial opportunity to know the facts
about these matters. | have never
heard of such a contribution from
iiouor dealer. 1t has been notorious
and especially so among the opponents
of the Maine brand of prohibition, tha'
what liquor dealers" may De lounu -
that state are usually OF the lo"es
class of the unemployed, men an.
women, willing to suffer hne OF inl
nrisonment for profits won in prett,
disagreeable ways. In most cases
these profits have been exceeded D:
the fines imposed on the business, anC
n is a matter of common knowledge
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08
Slow to Connect.

reporter of The Eagle made in
quiry today as to the number OF con-
nections that had been made up to this
time with the sewerage system, and
was informed by Mayor J. r. Maloney
that only twenty-five had been made.
This, too, in face of the fact that some
thing like two miles OF trunk sewer
has been laid and a septic tank con.
structed at very large expense. Sew
erage was a crying necessity in Bryan;
it was demanded by the press and the
public, and now that the city has put
It in, 1t is certainly up to the property
owners to connect their premises
with II.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08
The Cemetery Association.

The ladies of the cemetery associa-
ton respectfully request the people of
Bryan to remember that the city Gene
terry is in the contest for the prizes
offered by the Houston Post. 1t is
their earnest desire to secure one OF
these prizes for the benefit of the
cemetery, but this can not be done I'M
less the men of Bryan come to the
rescue. The cemetery is falling be-
hind in the voting and unless more
interest is shown the effort will be
abandoned. Send coupons to Miss
Marion Foote at the Exchange Hotel,
or mail them direct to the Houston
Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

S<nator Borah has introduced a bill
which provides that no person who has
been a congressman or senator shall
be eligible to appointment to any fed
eral position after the expiration OF
his term. What, then, is to become OF
the lame ducks?
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

A few years ago New Jersey had a
reputation among the states similar to
that of Nazareth among the cities of
Judea. Can any good come out of
NAZARETH" was Nathaniels question
when told of the great Nazarene. And
out of New Jersey, the home of trusts,
has come Woodrow Wilson, to whom
the people are giving heed in the hope
that he will deliver them from the
tructS
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

The kaiser is putting the blame OF
the faux pas of Germany in the Mo-
rocco affair on his foreign minister,
who, he says, got into a broil with
France while he (the kaiser) was abb
sent on a cruise. In this country 1t is
not the foreign minister, but the pri-
vate secretary who is expected to take
the blame for his chiefs mistakes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

to hold the prohibitionists responsible
for it is unjust. The co-partnership
between the'liquor men and politicians
became such a stencil in the nostrils OF
all decentpeople that house-cleaning
was absolutely necessary. 1t just had
to come/and the more distractions are
thrown(in the way the longer 1t VIII
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

When the people shall have secured
Just laws and faithful officers to eX-
ecute them, through the agency OF the
initiative, referendum and recall, the
only wonder will be that they were so
long finding out how to do it.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

In the last twenty years agricultural
production has increased twice as fast
as population in Texas. While TINS
ratio is maintained there is no danger
of starving or going without good
oInthac
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

Since the senate voted for the pop
ular election of senators, for reciproc-
ity and for a reduction in the WOOL
tariff. the people have lost interest IN
David Graham Phillips screed on the
treason of the senate
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

If it be true, as reported from WASH
ington, that Senator Bailey mas de-
clared his intention to support Col
Tom Ball for governor, Colquitt
goose is cooked.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

The Knoxville Journal and Tribune
reminds the Texas ants that the col
ored troops fit nobly." The Texas ants
should not be ungrateful.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

The an-Underwood controversy
hasn't yet reached the "unqualifiedly
false" stage.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

Jealousy, envy, spite and revenge
are incompatible with true nobility OF
soul. These are the characteristic
vices of the mean and contemplate.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

The testimony given to the legisla-
tive investigating committees is less
sensational, so far, than the Ball
Colquitt correspondence.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

Texas produces 80 per cent OF the
worlds pecan crop. And the cultiva-
ton of the pecan is in its infancy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

Is it hot enough for you?-The Ball
Colquitt controversy, not the weather.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

1t is to be regretted, of course, that
the development of Texas is to be re-
tarded by bitter factional tight, but
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08
CONTRIBUTED BY COMMERCIAL
SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

The Southern Truck Growers Asso-
citation, which held its sixth annual
convention at Corpus Christi last week,
reported that more than a million and
a quarter dollars worth of produce had
been handled through the association
during the shipping season of 1911, and
that conditions over the state were
favorable for heavy truck and fruit
crop of all kinds. Over three hundred
delegates were in attendance at the
convention, representing all parts OF
the state, and prominent agriculturists
made interesting and instructive ad-
dresses.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

Subscribers will confer a favor on
the management by telephoning the
office promptly when carriers fail to
deliver the paper, or when change Of
residence occurs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

Conventions and public gatherings
are good advertising for city, pro-
vided they are well taken care Of.
Fairs and exhibits are essential in ex-
plotations, and every town should
have exhibits at the different state
fairs, if possible, and too many exhib-
it's are not possible. Country fairs,
trades days, and things of this kind
are also very desirable; and, in addi-
ton to their value from this stand
point, they are also valuable in slim
ulating town industries, harmonious
feeling, and are generally productive
of immediate and material results,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-08

If your town will support other in
dustries than those she has, get them.
Offer inducements that are in harmony
with the good that will accrue to your
town, but beware of the bonus hunter.
Many towns have crippled themselves
by undertaking to give large bonuses
for different things, and perhaps, after
it was secured, the thing was value
less to the town, but some promoter
had filled his Golfers, and as result
an elephant had been left on the town.
Therefore great care should be exer-
cised in selecting the enterprises
wanted.