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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02
CHICAGO SHOW
GREAT SUCCESS
Oregon Short Line-union Pacific Ex-
hlbIts strong Feature. Daily H.
Iustrated Lectures.

Chicaso. Nov 26th.-The United
States Land and Irrigation Exposition
being held at the Coliseum IL proving
the most successful aand far-reaching
land SHOW yet arranged in this coun-
try. Over 10000 people were III at
tendance during the first week OF the
show ,thase being principally from III
l nods, Indiana. Ohio. Iowa. Michigan
and other middle western states and
It Il assured that the states traversed
by The Oregon Shorl Line will secure
many hundreds Of new settlers ~ q
result Of this attendance. II is safe
to estimate that the show will record
an attendance of over 100000 up to
Its close ON December 9th.
The exhibits that are attracting
more attention probably than others
e.s are those Of thu Union PacifIc-
Oregon short Line and related lines
In VIII ch the fruits. grains, potatoes
and other . oducts are strongly fea-
tur d and attractlvely displayed. FRI
day Noyembe + 24th. was idaho Day"
y the show and many hundreds o6
bushe Of Idaho potatoes were given
aw y to th se In a sendance.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

The Aller Trio, the musical COM
pany that will be at the Standa d tie
atre, on Tue day evening, December
5, 1911. The company consists of
Charlotte Bergh. the "girl soprano of
the northwest" Herr Nelson, vio-
lnist fresh from Germany, and jessie
June Elliott, reader and entertainer.
Miss Bergh possesses a truly re-
markab'e q soprano voice of three oc-
tave range.
Very early Miss Bergh developed
an enthusiasm for the study of mu-
SIC. and whenxa she could scarcely
cl NIB up on The Iiano stoo sic was as
Q ing her father as accompanist for
the violin. Her interest In music I'D
her In thai study with persistence
and while her piano lessons were
well prerared and her progress with
that instrument was gratifying, it
was soon learned that she was des-
tined to be soprano Of more than
ordinary ability. Special cars was
exercised by her parents tha: her
training in muse should b unders the
most competent teachers available.
Comments concerning the gr' So
prano of he northwas.:
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02
GOVERNOR HAWLEY GETS AN
UNMERclFUl DRUBBlNG AT
THE HANDS OF FARMERS.

: At the meeting of the executive
committee Of the Ada County Tax
payers Ia que in this city last Satur-
day afternoon spec al subcommittee
. omitted an address to Governor
Hawley in reply to his recent address
to The paople OF the state on the rev.
enue question. This address was liz
unanimously adopted by the executive
committee In session. 1t is given
herewith In full, as expressing the
feeling Of the farmers OF the county
especially with reference to Governor
Hswley's criticisms. The address fol-
lows:
To the Governor of Idaho: Reply
Ing to your TRADE OF abuse and vitu-
peration g expressed in your open
letter to the people of Idaho, In The
Statesman on Sunday, the 18th inst,
we beg leave to take issue with some
Of your statements. We have never
stated that the law requiring all prop
erty to be assessed at it's fun cash
value was wrong In principle, nor that
the amount OF money that might be
collected hereunder would be more
than under any other system OF yalu-
adon. and you arrogate to yourself in
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02
ANNUAL SALE AND SUPPER.

The ad es' Aid Of the M. E. church
W IL hold their Annual Bazaar and
Supper, Friday, December IS. 1911,
in the Bailey building, nent door to
the Trathen furniture store.
This win be the place to buy your
Christmas goods. There will be on
sale an kinds Of fancy articles, a.
prons, ha1dkerchieves and many 9TH
or thn.s both useful and ornamental
The girls will have charge of the
doll Tooth and will have dressed dolls
t. please all the younger ones.
The Epworth League will be there
with the candy for both old and
young.
sa 9 opens 2:30, December 15, ard
will con inue during the evening.
Supper served on the Cafeteria
plan beginning at $50.
Your patronage solicited
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

"a voice that p elses ALL
"A che r1ul singer. possessed OF !,
r mar alb e voice.
(" he oSera Sc ec-ions were into
pretei tealtifully"
"Sma IN stature, but Large Il
voice
THE amoli sugar oe .dato AID
tn sta is 70 ! Of her.
"a remarA abb ne o. yc.ce sin I
ing from low e flat to high F (abo,,
high 60 vita pe.dect ease; sustain
ing a tcn fu a of beauty and power. .
"Her soul ent RS into all work, but
the max is reached in the httle
hymns, bringing tears to the eyes OF
many of her hearers."
The Glowing ms from Gag 6
to he Statesman conc rn.ng the AL
! Trso proves conc usively that the
en- ertainment is all that lis claimed
t r NJ: "rhe Aller Trio opened the
Ea lie lecture couse with a very
sd ndid program asst night before a
very apprec atve a d ence. The ae.
# was so successful as to warrant
the small toS MS having lecture cours-
es and en- e tainments as we'll as the
larger ones"
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

characterize the career and be stamp.
ed In lines Of Light upon the face OF
every human being who has had the
opportunity to secure for himself the
blessings which the Savior stands
ready to shower upon those who
accepting him, acknowledge him be,
fore the world and strive to bring
their lives dnto full harmony with his
teachings.
The message of this movement is
to mn everywhere OF every class and
condition. 1t is for those who are
professedly Christians, as we'll as for
those who are in the darkness Of UNI
belief. To those who are In the
church It comes as a trumpet call to
untirng, unselfish, enthusiastic and
determined personal work In present
ing the claims of the Savior upon
the hears OF men. 1t is impossible
to understand how any man classed
as q nominal Christian can, at q time
like this, when the waves OF this
movement are brsadng about hs feet,
fail to unfurl his banner and Loyalty
and joyfully enter into the work that
the Savior Is calling upon him to
p 1rform.
TO him, who is not a Christian the
message comes as thepleading voice
OF waiting, yearning friend, who
longs to embrace and bless him.
The great movement 10 in full
swing. It will be laying Its claims
the claim Of the Savior, and the
claims o. hun an ty- before you daily
until the campaign shall have been
brought to q close. May no man fail
TO give 1T that attention which It de-
serves. May every one saarch his own
heart as the work progresses, and be
ready to lay hold upon the blessings
a that hour when he shall feel drawn
In spirit to set his lace toward the
ight and become consecrated follow.
sr Of our Lord and Savior and = fadth-
Iul, dingent worker In the ranln q
hose who strive to brighten the
Ives and Improve the environment
If their fellow beings.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02
PERNsTEINER.HERTERT

A quiet wedding took place in Spo-
kane. WASH Friday, November Gath,
when Mr.. K. Pernsteiner and Miss
Kae Hertert were united in mar
rase. Both young people are very
prominent and wealthy. Miss Her
teri q the daughter of Charles Her
tert a well-to-do farmer of our city,
and Mr. Pernstelner is the eldest son
of retired farmer of Wisconsin.
They will make their future home in
Spoka kane, Wash.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

II yol are trolbl.d W tn chrondc con-
stipat'on, the mid and gentle effect
o. Chanberla ms Tablets makes them
especially su ted to your case. For
sac by The Roscoe w. Smith Co.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

elec rio mes our 20 ntry over; induce
them to undertake the dsvelopment
Of our lands; but when you have done
this, BE- honest with the would-be TN
migrant and with yourself and say
that Idaho has apparently been com
t lied y r tt r. VINO know no limit
OF lie In ep bio
Tel Alb Ut n % IN nss.
TIL them at the farmers Of your
coun y ars getting SO rich that you
were ccmpell d 10 umburden them OF
tn ir wealth by way OF taxes; tell
them that In Idaho women vote, and
that you hsd the honor to sign the
b II ON. cling every woman, as we'll
as the anne, the halt, the blind and
the ssrJerannuat d to dig into their
jeans for poll taxes; tell them Of the
many Carey Act projects that have
failed by as n Of the money paid by
the settlers for their water rights
hav ng teen sQuandered by the pro-
moters TO the end that the farmers
have only dry ranch to look to as
q monument to ther foLy.
Tel th "a how the state land board
has s.ood hand and glove with pro-
motars and increased the price OF
W ter G n racts for the farmers after
cana . I'D cen partially constructed,
because the promoters had not pre-
VIC s y had the gall to ask for all the
farmers had
Tel Ab vt state Expenses.
Tell them that while the property
value Of the state has increased from
s31, 10000 In 1892 to $32o,7s4,7s1 in
1911. the state expenditure has also
incrtas d from $27S 600 in 1892 to
e3,301 ,344 In 1911, and that the tax
rate Ada ouniy has increased 16h
rer cens In each succeeding year
over the previous one. and that while
these "a ses and fools" that you are
rant'ng q out have been very patient,
they have now reached the parting
OF the ways and refuse longer to be-
buncoad
Toll A5oat the Extra Session.
Tell them that you are even now
contemplat ng the calling Of an extra
session Of the legislature for the pur-
pose OF adding another $4,000 to the
q ready heavy burden Of the taxpay-
ers. Tell them that by reason Of
your aeon, q panlcky condition has
be n Great d In Idaho, and especially
In Ada county. and that now is the
time for men OF mems to COME here
md bid In the property at tax sale,
IS your peop.e have not the money
10 pay same. Tell them that this is
III banker's paradise, that your
people must borrow the money to
,ay their taxes from the banks at IL
,er cent, to be returned to them at
rer cent, and reloaned to the tax
,ayers a. IL percent until the same
n ney his done duty hundreds of
lines. Tell them taat your people in
'oIr grand and glorious state are so
,onten ID with their lot that they feel
hat laere is nothing In store for
hem politically unless they turn
'ither soislst or anarchist iu at-
empt Nc to redre . he wrongs, and
! Law ate the burden Of taxes under
which they are grooming. In short,
ell them you want men Of intelli-
! ncs o core to your fair state TO
axe he p . 3 ofthe sses and fools"
-.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

a. sess as heretofore, that the next
legislature would enact good reve-
nue. law, did you then think you wer,
enforcing the law of having properly
ass ssed at full cash value?
BY your action in upholdlng our 10
cal ass ssor in assessing property, not
at Its ,fu cash value, but at a differ
ent ratio of value as against several
G asses OF property, some OF which is
away and above cash value, and 9TH
ers as low as 10 per cent of its cash
Mlu you have created an nj su'ce to
your people ~ hich has been caused by
your "5y the ct rnal. I'LL prosecute
any ass ssor who fails to assess at
full aue," meaning, we presume,
whet er the ass ssment was 100
low or too high.
d ou pros cute the Canyon c-un-
ty as es or because b ass IT, ed lands
In an on county. adjo ming Ada conn
ty, al from $50 to $40 pc. acre, when
mliar lands In Ada county, were as
sessed at $15) p ARE? Which is the
cash ya'ue, governor?
Aa'n, tovernor, when the Ada coun-
ty asses or sta. ed before your board
that b h d assessed the merchandise
of his comfy at about 25 per cent of
Its invoce price, was this your under
stsniing OF what constitutes "cash
valuei'
That Horizontal Cut.
When you tried to justify the ac-
ii n o. tn Ada coun y board OF equa
izatlen In max ng a horizontal cut
of 20 per nj by pasSing a resolution
that lands Ada county had been as
sessed 20 pr CEN too high, was this
your idea Of 'cash value?"
When by your acton you left the
average vaue Of patent lands In Ada
county a $3.50 per acre, and the
N hi hest county in the state at
haf that igure, wa, that your idea OF
sh alusy'
Now we believe that by reason Of
your senseess twad lie, as well as by
wha e eljeve to b a consp ra y on
th part 0 some Of our oca pc pie. the
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

What Hawiey Said Last Winter.
When during the meeting Of the
assessors ot the state during last
January you told them to 60 home and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
GreenbIiAo, Jr, Easily Turns
The Track in 2.14 Ia.
Queen Inez Wins The Race,
Greenbrino Being Unsteady.
Oracle Bradeen, Dan O., Jr., and
Daniel 0'0ell Also Win.

Maplewood Park, Bangor. Me, Aug.
25.-(SpeeiaD.-The races were the
principal attraction on the program for
Fridays show and they proved To be
the best of the week. Queen mez won
the class for horses eligible to 2.14, els
or 216; Oracle Braden. the 2.22 trot
or PA pace; Dan @, lr., the colt race
and Daniel ODell the consolation race.
Five horses appeared for the start
in the first class. Brownette. Green
brine. Jr., Queen Inez. Prince Aldeen
and Knoxie p. The latter drew the
pole with Brownette second. Prince
| Alden. third. Greenbrinn. Jr. fourth
| and Queen IneZ. fifth. They scored
| down six times before they got away
| and Starter Simmons had 10 warn tbs
drivers. When they finally got the
word Greenbrino. Jr took the lead and
kept it to the finish with knoXie q.
Iana Queen lEez IaHNius uia All tn
| time. The mile was made in 214A, the
fastest this week and one of the Iast-
est in Maine this year, In the second
heat Prince Aldeen stumbled just on
| the first turn ana fell giving Ralph
Burrill bad spill lie was picked up
| unconscious and for a time it W9s
| thought that he was badly injured
| However aside from a cut over the
right eye and q bad shaking up he was
all right. The heat was won by Queen
| lnez. Brownette made a good hid for
it but broke on the stretch and only
got third place.
| The judges announced that Prince
Alden was distanced and at once
there was a howl from the track and
lgrandstand. Patrick Mcnamara and
John Mckay, the latter the owner of
Prince Alden, went to the judges and
entered protest from the decision and
stated that they would have the horse
lstart under a protest When MIR. Nc
Namara made this decision from the
judges stand there was a shout Of
praise and other words showing that
Prince Alden, who is a. Bangor horse.
had many friends. Joe Johnson and
1.-THE other drivers protested from this
faction and there was a general hubbun
for several minutes. Mr.. Mckay final
fContlnned on Page Twelye,9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
Discovered by Siefansson
In British Columbia.
Had Never Before Seen a White
Man or an Indian.
Descendants OF FrankIin's Men or
GreenIand's Scandinavians?

New York, Aug. PA race of people
who had never before beheld a white
man nor an Indian has been discovered
in the Arctic regions Of British Column
bia by Whitman Stefansson. leader of
the American Museums scientific ex-
petition which LETT here in April. 1908.
according to a letter received in Brook
lyn from him today.
In his letter, which is dated Mouth
of the Dease River, oct Is. $780, and
is the first intelligence received from
the party within a year, Stefansson
says:
we have discovered people in a
region supposed Ia be uninhabited and
have lived a few months among people
who had never seen a white man nor
an indian Though they had heard of
BOTH and did not even know | was
not an Esquimau-so little We're they
informed on what white men are like.
We have discovered Esquimaux Gin
speech and habits who are Scandina-
vans in appearance.
This find is the beginning Of the
solution Of one of two problems:
what became Of some of Franklin
men?
what became of the 5000 Seandina-
vians who disappeared from Green
land in the 18th Century?
cor. if neither Of these questions is
To be answered, then we have intro
duced a new problem of scientific in
terest. Why do some of the people OF
Victoria Land differ markedly from the
rest of their race? Why are they 50
European in type"
1--WE have discovered no large, un-
known river, but we have discovered
the non existence Of stream which
the maps make the size of the Hud-
son rlVer-when the river la Rouciere
disappears from the map | shall feel
have done some house cleaning.
1--WE have found a certain cape tt
be an isolated island and a certain
island to be cape; we know the
source of Rae river. of which only the
mouth and lowest 10 miles We're seer
| by DR.. Rae"
Stefansson left New York on tbs
| present expedition in April, 1908. His
principal purpose was to study the diff
! ferent tribes of ESqumaux in thu
northwest and more especially an un'
known tribe living in Victoria Land.
The explorer is about $3 years OLE
and graduate of Harvard University
He is more than six feet tall, OF robus
physique and has devoted many year
to meteorological research particu
larly among the Esquimaux of tn
northwest. The letter received toda.
was addressed to Herbert l. Bridgman
an authority on Arctic exploration.
Stefansson was accompanied by ID
r. M. Anderson of Harvard. Durin;
the long dreary journey to the land o
the midnight sun, the party met will
lmany n hardship, the explorer writes
| Once. when the food supply ran on
and no relief was in sight. he says
/ Continued on Page Four)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
Over SO Injured in
Railroad Wreck.
Train Hits Spread Rail and
Jumps from a TreStIe.
Goes Down 40 Feel into The
Solid Embankment.
Men, Women and Children in
One IndeSCrIbabIe Mass.
Many Grand Army Veterans on the
Train, Many Being K..lel.

Manchester, y. Y, Aug. 25.-Speed-
ing eastward behind time, Lehigh Val
ley passenger train No. A ran into a
spread rail on a trestle near here to-
day and two day coaches from the mid
section of the train plunged downward
40 feet. striking the east embankment
like n pair of projeetiles. IN the awful
plunge and crash at least 81 persons
are tonight believed To have been Kill
ed and more than GO injured The in
guries of several are SO serious that 1t
-,s-e,. ,neS Will die.
The wreck was the worst in the his
tory Of the Lehigh Valley line in this
state ard one OF the most disastrous
ever recorded on the system Crowded
with passengers. many of whom were
veterans and eXcursionists from the
G. \. r, encampment 1t Rochester,
train No. made up al IA ears drawn
by two mogul engines was 80 minutes
late when it reached Rochester juno
ton and from there sped eastward 10
make up time before reaching Geneva.
The engine and two day coaches had
Just passed the center of n 100 foo
treStle over Canandaigua outlet. $50
wards east of the station at Manches-
Ter. mt l2.35 O'Clock when the Pullman
car Austin, The third of u long train.
left the rails. II dragged the dining
car with it and two day coaches ard
TWO Pullmans in their order. followed.
All bumped over the ties short
distance when the coupling between
day coach No 237 and the rear end OF
the diner broke The forward end Oh
the train dragged the derailed Pull
man. Austin. and the diner over safe
~. after which both plunged down the
south embankment and rolled over. The
free end OF the i'll fated Lehigh Valley
day coach, where most of the slaughter
occurred, showed out over the gulf and
followed by a Grand Trunk day coach,
stripped the rear guard off the south
side Of the trestle, and plunged to the
shallow river bed more than 40 fee.
below.
The end Of the first day coach that
went over struck the east emhankment
OF solid masonry and with the other
60-foot cars behind it, shot against the
wall with terrific force.
Both cars were filled with humanity as
the plunge was made and in few mo-
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
Commander in-chief ofthe
National G. A. R.
Chas. R. Ekoch, Chicago, adj.
Gen.. Los Angeles In 1912.
Ladies' Of G. 4. r. Elect Mrs. kaih.
crime Ross Natl President.

Rochester, n. Y, Aug. 25.--The 45th
annual encampment of the G. A. r.
came to an end at 6.45 o'clock this eve.
ming with the installation of Judge
Hrvey NJ. Trimble and the other ma
tionai officers elected earlier in the day.
Judge Trimble announced these ap-
pointments:
Adjutant general, Chas. r. Ekoch.
Chicago; quartermaster general. Col.
d. r. Stowits, Buffalo, re-appointed:
judge advocate. Gen. w. A. Ketehafn,
Indianapolis; assistant quartermaster
general, j. Henry Holcombe, Philadel-
phia.
Los Angeles. CAL was selected by an
almost unanimous vote for the 1919 en-
campment. In General Orders No. 1. Is
sued by the new commandment -chief, the
official G. A. R. headquarters are estab-
lished at Memorial hall. Chicago. The
encampment went on record as favoring
universal observance of Memorial day
for five minutes, beginning at noon.
whereby all labor and traffic shall cease.
bells toIled and the people stand bare
headed
1t was unanimously voted to postpone
consideration of a resolution calling upon
Congress 10 remove the statue of Robert
E. Lee, the Confederate general, from the
Hall of Fame in Washington. A reso-
luton TO erect monument to Lee in the
Vicksburg, Miss, national park was vot-
ed down
The encampment decided not to ask
Congress to reimburse the contributors
to the ransom paid to the Bulgarian
bandits for the release of Ellen NJ.
Stone missionary.
The encampment voted to make the
Sons of Veterans the official escort to
the veterans of the Civil War on all
occasions. 1t was recommended to the
new pension committee of the @. A. r.
to draw up bill for presentation to
Congress, based on the features in the
Sherwood and Sulloway bills.
A meeting of the new national coun-
ell OF administration with the COM
mander-i in chief presiding tonight
wound up the business of the G. A. r.
so far as the Rochester encampment Is
concerned.
The officers elected by the ladies OF
the G.. a. r. are: National president,
Mrs. Katherine Ross, Denver; senior
vice president, Mrs. Jennie Trexler. Al
lent1wn, Pa. junior vice president.
Mrs. Rose L. Houghton, Seattle;
treasurer. Mrs. Catherine De Lacey
Roach, Scranton; chaplain. Mrs. Camii-
Continued on Page Twelve.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-26
OF Il Yrs, Portland, Saves
3-yea-oId Nephew.
Grabs Him while Sinking for
The Third Time.
Swims Around Wreck and SO Feet
To Safety, on Shore.

Portland, Me, Aug. 25.-After roach
ing his 8-year-old nephew. Herman
Siddall, just as me was about 10 60
down for the t&ird time. 12-year-9ld
Lendall strout OF this city swami
around the huh of an old wreck with
the child clineing TO his neck ana over
50 feet to the shore at Snwdevants Is
land Yesterday. The bows had been fish
ing and the child fen over the edge
Of the wreck into the water They re-
turned here today