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Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
IMMENSE TRAFFIC
ON SHORT Line

All records, for both passenger
and freight traffic on the Shor,
Tine, are broken these days, says
the Pocatello Tribune. Nearly
every through train runs in two
sections, except those bound erst.
In the matter of freight, the Short
Line has never been SO busy. Frui,
and potatoes and all perishable stuff
hs given the right of way and other
commodities are side tracked---/
-Tne exceptionally heavy passeng-
er traffic at this season of the year
is due TO the colonist rates now in
effect.
Railroad officials state that this
heavy traffic is an indication of the
prosperity of the country. Many
who have taken advantage of the
rates are homeseekers but there are
also many who wish to take a tour
while rates are low.
Crews are being added at different
points out of Pocatello to handle this
increase in passenger traffic. With
the freight business also extremely
heavy, the railroads look for pros.
porous season.
The heaviest passenger traffic, of
course 10 on the Idaho and Utah di-
visions of the Short Line, but the
Montana division is holding It's end
up in the matter of heavy freight
traffic.
Wednesday, for instance, Eve
solld trainloads of stock were dis
patched over the Montana DIVISION
one train of cattle from St. Anthony
to the coast, one train of fat beef
steers from Red Rock to Portland,
one train of sheep from Bozeman to
California and one train of sheep
from Lima TO Chicago.
Montana division officials state
that owing to the car shortage and
to last weeks storm, only about 5
per cent of the 1912 potato crop IN
the district to the north of Pocatello
has been moved so far. 1t lis esti.
mated that the potato crop will this
year require 5000 cars. Only about
200 have been shipped out TO date.
Digging has been delayed by the
, rainy weather and on top of tha,
there are no available refrigerator
cars.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
OLD BARBARIC
RITES OBSERVED

Barbaric ceremonies marked the
funeral Monday of Wallace Green,
one-time chief of the Bannock In
dian tribe, who passed away at his
home near old Fort Hall last Fri
day, says the Pocatello Tribune.
The former tribal leader was placed
in a small wigwam, short sermon
IN the native Bannock tongue was
preached by Teton Bill, an old
friend, and then came death dance
of tribesmen around the bier, the
dancers emitting wierd whoops and
yeils. The body was then placed
on a littler, or trayois, built of two
long poles and cross beams, which
was carried by four white ponies.
The funeral procession wound its
way to the top of Fort Hall hill,
and just as the sun was setting, all
that WAS mortal of the ex-chief was
laid in shallow grave and covered
with earth. Beside him was placed
a quantity of calico, beads, ribbons
and feathers, together with the old
chiefs gorgeous war dress, heavily
beaded and worth it's weight in sill
YER. A handsome white horse was
led on the grave of the dead chief
and shot, il being the belief of the
Indians that the soul of the horse
will serve Its master as a steed N
the happy hunting ground.
The funeral ceremonies were wit
messed by but one white man-Dr
Mitchell of Blackfoot, who was &C
corded that privilege by virtue o
his having been at one time gov
ernment surgeon aud great frien
of the Indians.
Ex-Cbief Green is said to hav
descended from the royal family {
the Bannock tribe. He left man
children and grandchildren.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
CHARLIE TUELLER
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

Last Sunday while Charlie Tueller
and Lashbrook boy, two Geneva
lads about l6 years old, were fooling
with % calibre rifle, 1t WAS acci-
dentally discharged, the bullet enter
ed the Tueller boys left shoulder and
lodged there. He was brought to
Montpelier Sunday afternoon and the
bullet was removed by DIR. Poynter.
The wound was not a serious one and
the lad was able to return home
Tuesday.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
TAX EXPERTS SAY
LAWS NOT ENFORCED
File an Interesting Report with the State Board
Recommending State Tax Commission: Find
Fault with the Present System.

regards this class of property is 80
iagrant and common that the aver
age taxpayer has now no conscien-
tious scrnples in conpealing such
property from the assessor or even
committing perjury in su bscribing to
the affidavit In his assessment list.
The percentage of personal property
which is being assessed appears to
decrease from year 10 year, and i'm
tangible property such as money
and credits is generally not taxed
at all.
sin only one county in this state
has the board of county commissions
ers attempted to eqnalize the assess
ment of property at 40 per cent of
its full cash value. We say this
provision of the present law ia abb
surd. Raising the assessment of a
neighbor or friend is disagreeable
duty shirked by the average commits
sloner.
"The present state board of equal.
ization has done more to bring
about equality as between counties
and different classes OF property
than all prior boards.
"There are numerous instances
where taxing officers do not comply
with the law that have not been
mentioned in this report. There
never has been and there never will
be equality and uniformity in the en-.
forcement Of our revenue laws until
we have competent board of con-
troll, having the power to equalixe
the assessment and to enforce the
law. "
"The state and county boards of
equalization are supposed TO exer-
else the necessary supervision and
authority. They cannot do 80. This
matter requires constant attention
and thorough knowledge Of condi-
tIons and of our revenue laws.
"Thls fall we will elect 81 com.
missioners who will serve on county
boards of equalization and five state
officers who will SIT as o new state
board. They may all be new men
without any previous experience in
this important branch of the govern
ment. Every two years we repeat
the experiment. Is it TO be won
dered at that our system of taxation
is not satisfactory.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
EGGS UPON THE FARM.

The high price paid for eggs dur
ing the winter months should en-
courage the farmers to a greater
effort in attempting TO supply the
demand. There is always demand
for fresh eggs, and during the win.
ter months the supply is not suffi-
clent to meet the demand.
Now is the time TO prepare for
winter eggs. The flock should be
gotten into suitable winter quarters,
or laying houses and fed for eggs
Hens will not Icy when permitted
to run about the farm in the we
and cold.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
ROOSEVELT ELECTORS NOT
LAWFULLY NOMINATED
Third Party Electors and Congressional Candi-
date Cannot Go on the Ballot Candidates
for State Offices Properly Nominated.

Lewiston, Oct 9.-The state su-
PFeme court, in decision handed
pown late yesterday, held that the
Progressive candidates for state
offices were entitled to have their
enames on the official ballot at the
November election, but that the
candidates for presidential electors
and congressman were not so ent,t-
led. In accordance with this de.
cision the secretary of state was
telegraphed to certify down the list
of candidates for state officers alone.
The decision means that there will
be no Roosevelt electors on the
ballot.
The final summing up in the SUI
preme court decision respecting
Progressive candidates, by the
court is as follows:
"After q most careful and dill.
gent examination of our statutes
and the authorities which have been
cited we are convinced that there
now exists in this state three meth
DDS of nominating candidates for
state Offices.
"First, by primary election for
party nominating where the party
cast for any candidate on their tic
ket at the last preceding election at
least 10 per cent of the total vote
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
ST. CHARLES PIONEER
PASSES AWAY

st. Charles, Oct. 9th.-Andrew
Jensen died at his home In this place
today. Death was caused from old
age and general debility, he being 20
years Of age. Deceased was native
of Sweden but came to this country
when a young man. He was one of
the early settlers of this place, and
experienced all of the hardships In
cideht to pioneer life. He was y
highly respected man. A widow,
three sons and four daughters sur
vive him. His funeral will be held
from the meeting house on Friday.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11

Axel p. Ramstedt, J. D. Robert.
son and j. A. Purtill, appointed by
the state board of equalization last
spring to secure data to aid IN the
equalization Of taxes, filed repor,
of their work with the secretary OF
state last week We give below
extracts from their report, which
will be of interest to taxpayers.
awe believe that the revenue
laws, like the tariff, should be ad-
ministered under the direction and
supervision of non-partlsan com.
mission, having authority to enforce
the law, and qualified to recommend
such changes in the law as may be
needed or deemed proper from time
to time. In recommending such a
commission we are not advocating
any new or untried theory. The
older and most progressive states
have made advancement along this
line and would now refuse to return
to the old system.
Under our system of general
property tax three points must not
be lost sight of, VIZ: Uniformity,
equality and enforcement.
"There must be uniform system
of records and accounting in all the
counties in the. state; there must be
equality in the assessment of all
classes of property, so that each
class may be made to bear its just
proportion of the burden of taxation;
there must be authority to enforce
the law"
"rhe people of the state will elect
81 assessors next November. These
assessors may all be men without
and may never have Civ
en- the important question of taxa.
tion an hours study. Think of 1t.
What private corporation or interest
could expect TO remain in business
if it turned the most important
branch of its business over to new
and inexperienced men every two
years without due control and super
vision.
1--WE find the greatest inequality
in the assessment Of personal prop
erty. There appears to be no spe-
cial effort made by any assessor in
the state to get personal property on
the roll. The violation of law as
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DOING GOOD WORK


THE Montpelier schools throughout
lare in excellent condition and the
attendance large, it having reached
nearly the $50 mark.
Good school spirit is shown in all
the grades and marked progress il
being made. The teachers are doing
very satisfactory work:
There is one matter that should be
brought TO the attention of every
school patron, and that is promptness.
The teachers have been annoyed so
far by large number of the children
getting to the school house about 5 to
10 minutes late The superintendent
is dealing with this special question
at present and hopes for the cooper
alton of every home.
While the furnace in the Washing
ton building is being installed, Miss
Ridd has occupied room one at the
high school. 1t is expected that the
furnace will be ready by Monday.
Then the furniture and apparatus for
Manual Training will be placed in
this room and class work begun.
The Domestic Science tables will
arrive in the near future and regular
laboratory work will begin.
Feeling the Importance of indus
trial education the National Educa-
tional Association has recommended
that credit be given in all high
schools for three or four years of
vocational work as Domestic Science,
Manual Training, Business Subjects
and Music.
The Senior and Junior classes or
ganized jointly last Wednesday. The
following were elected as officers:
President-Robert Beckwith.
Vice Malaone Mum
ford.
Secretary & Treasurer-M Margaret
Dayton.
Editor. Robert Harding.
Assistant Maude Heggie
and Freeman Dayton.
Following in the footsteps of their
superiors, the Sophomores organized
Wednesday evening. By some mis-
hap the following names appeared
on the board as their officers the next
morning:
President-N. o. Body.
Vice-Presldent-I. M. A. Mutt.
Secretary-All Bloekhead.
Treasnrer-.M. Il. Pockets.
Editor--Ver. Y. Windy.
j The real officers of the Sophomore,
are as follows:
President-Mary Winters.
Vice President Enrol Bagley.
y-Treasurer-AmyD Dalrymple
Editor-Lloyd Lehrbas.
II Yellmaster-Mell SorensOn.
, Monday the wide awake Senior
Junior class showed the under grade
that they could find material for /
splendid program, one part of whicI
was pretty severe toward the Fresh
men. Prof. Stevenson remarked tina
! he hoped the under grades would fol
, low the Seniors lead. :
! A debating society has been organ
!, lied in the Senior-Junior and Soph
omore classes with presidents re
spectively, Robert Harding an
Errol Bagley. We hope that thes
] will be able to put up some interest
n Ing debates.
The Botany class are raising quit
vegetable garden and will soon |
2 able to supply the town with fres
q vegetables.
The freshmen are still dorman
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
THE TRUTH ABOUT
RECIPROCITY ISSUE

If you are against President Taft
On the reciprocity issue, whom will
ypu support?
Will it be Roosevelt?
In q letter to President Taft,
dated New York, January IL, 1911,
Roosevelt said: ''It seems to me
that what You propose to do with
Canada IS admirable from every
standpoint" He also said TO Prcs-
ident Taft Ia the same letter: s'lt
is greatly to your credit to make he
effort" But Mr.. Roosevelt went
far beyond President Taft's propo-
sition. He wrote in his letter the
following sentences: 81 firmly b.
lieve in free trade with Canada for
both economic and political rea-
sons"
If You support Roosevelt you not
only support reciprocity but abso.
lutte free trade with Canada. Do
you want free trade with Canadar
Would you support Woodrow
Wilson?
In his testimony before ihe Tariff
Board in 1892. Governor Wilson,
then a college professor, when asked
the question, care you advocating
the repeal of all tariff laws?"
answered: "Of all protective tariff
laws; of establishing tariff for
revenue only. It seems to me very
absurd to maintain that we shall
have free trade between different
portions of this country and at The
same time shut ourselves out from
free communication with other pro-
ducing countries of the world"
Woodrow Wilson Is a confessed
free trader. Champ Clark, Speaker
of the Democratic House, publicly
asserted on the floor of the House
that he would like to see every
Custom House torn down. If the
Democratic party comes into power
there will be free trade between the
United States and Canada and every
other producing country.
President Taft's reciprocity pro-
position made concessions to Canada
but provided for an equal return.
Canada rejected the proposition.
whereupon the Republican members
of Congress voted to repeal the re-
ciprocity law which had been pass
ed, the Democrats voting solidly in
favor of it's retention. Canadian
newspapers openly favor the elec.
ton of either Roosevelt or Wilson,
in order to obtain a one-slded ar
rangement which shall be wholly
beneficial to Canada without regard
to the welfare of the American peo
pie.
]. Reciprocity is now . dead issue
With the election of either Wilson
or Roosevelt it would become yer,
, much alive.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11

effort of Colonel Roosevelt to dis
iupt the Republican party has giveh
them hope of Democratic success.
not only in national but in state
and county, and the fact that this
hope cannot blossom into full frui-
ton is having no effect upon their
personal attitudes in this campaign
Those Republicans who plan to
succumb to the Bull Con allure
ments may as we'll do SO IN the full
kowledge of what it means. Their
vote for Mr.. Roosevelt means the
election of Congress into which
again will be introduced the free
sugar, tariff-reduced wool and lead
bills which passed the last House;
that vote means the strengthening
of Democratic hands in the Senate
for the passage through that body
of these tariff measures; 1t means
helping into the White House 4
Democratic President who will sig,
this tariff legislation. Is there I
Republican in Utah, no matter how
earnest his admiration for Colone
Roosevelt, who will support hin
when he considers what effect hi.
action may have upon the industrie
of this state?-Sait Lake Heral,
Republican.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
A VOTE FOR TEDDY
IS VOTE FOR WILSON

If it were within the range bf
possibility that Colonel Rooseva alt
might be elected President on Nok-
ember 5, those Republicans who
admire his personality, believe in
his honesty, and consider HIM loyal
to the Republican policy of protet-
tion, would still be without excuse
for deserting their own party. II
is not necessary to discuss, in thiA
connection, the amazing mental
processes of supposedly intelligent
men and women who can still hold
to their belief in the integrity of
Mr.. Roosevelt's pledges and an
nounced intentions when they must
be fully aware of the class of pei
sons that are leading and financing
his campaign.
They should, however, be able to
understand that the only possible
result which Colonel Roosevelt's
candidacy can have is such reduc-
tion of Republican pluralities in
states and congressional districts as
to elect Q Democratic President and
Democratic congressman and sena-
tors, farming the control of every
department of the national govern
ment to those who, by their plat
form, denounce the Republican
policy as unconstitutional. A vote
for Roosevelt is vote for Wilson
and free trade; q vote that is with
drawn from the Republican party
and given 10 the colonel helps TO
defeat Mr.. Taft and his party and
to elect the professor.
Mr., Roosevelt must draw more
than eighty-three per cent of the
total Republican vote of the United
States to be elected if Wilson polls
the Democratic strength. Not ever
the most rabid of the Roosevelt
idealists would predict that he will
get that amount or that he will ge
one half of it. The result in Yer
mont shows conclusively what thu
diyision was at that time, and ther,
is certainly no comfort in it TO
those who wish the colonel's ambi
tions to be satisfied. Republican
who withdraw from their own part,
and support the third termers mus
remember that they are merely aid
ing their natural and hereditar.
enemy the Democracy.
II those Roosevelt admirers wh
have laid to their souls the flatterin
unction that be will draw supper
from the Democracy will inqnir
among their own list of persons
acanaintances who they have know
10 be Democrats in the past, the
will discover that these men are fc
their own ticket. The revengefl
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11

cast for all candidates. For the
same Office within the state and up
on which ticket there were at least
three nominees for state officers;
second, by convention held on the
same day of the primary election
for all organizations Of electors
existing prior to that day and not
governed by the terms of the direct
primary. And third, by petition
where the signers TO the petition
have not participated in the nomi-
nation of any person to that par
ticular Office, and where the nomi-
nation is not made for any political
party governed by the direct pri-
mary act or by any existing organ
izatIon of electors.
1--WE conclude, therefore, that the
nominees for state offices designated
on the petition attached TO the rela-
tors complaint are entitled to have
their names certified and printed on
the official ballot and that those
named for presidential electors and
the candidate for congress have not
been nominated in conformity with
the statutes and should not be certi-
fed or printed on the official ballot :"
The opinion was written by Justice
Ailshie, Chief Justice Stewart and
Justice Sullivan concurring.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11

but are expected TO sprout soon, and
then we will be able to see their color.
A Freshman does know nothing;
A Sophomore's got some sense;
A Junior-well that's different,
But Senior holds the fence.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
COUNTY FAIR IS
AGAIN POSTPONED


When the officers of the Bean
Lake Fair association awoke last
Wednesday morning and found the
ground covered with a coating of
1.-THE beautiful snow, and more of
1t gently falling, they felt like
well there are not words in the
English language to properly de-
scribe their feelings.
As the hours went BY and there
were no signs of the storm abating,
the directors determined that it
would be useless to try and hold
the fair this week. They accord
ingly held Meeting and decided
to postpone the fair until such time
as the weather man sees tit to give
us q spell Of decent @eather.-
When they feel safe in fixing
dates for the fair, they will an
nounce 1t in the papers and have
hand bills circulated throughout
the county. So keep your eyes
open for the dates and be ready TO
take your exhibits to the fair.
Had the weather been good the
officers had every assurance that a
successful fair would have been
held this week. Riley Kent arriv-
ed in Paris Tuesday from Logan
with his fast horses, and he has
announced that he will keep them
there until the fair is held.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11

Grading has commenced for double
tracking the Short Line between
Topaz and McCammon and between
Kemmerer and Fossil. The work IL
being done by the Utah Construction
Co.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-10-11
REGISTER OR YOU CAN'T VOTE.
Have you registered?

INV y OH KNf5 t5OoIOds
If not yon cannot vote.
II You registered for the primaries
in July you need not register again,
but II you failed to get your name on
the voting list at that time. you must
register between now and Saturday
night, November 2, or lose your right
to vote.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-01
WITH SAME NAME WE'D;
ARE NOT RELATED, HOWEVER

District Judge Sprigg Shackleford
this morning performed the ceremU-
ny which united 5. James and Miss
Grace James of Dragon, u, in matri-
mony. Although the contracting par
ties have the same names they are
not related.
The ceremony was performed in
the chambers of Judge Shackleford
and Misses Lenore A. Steele and
Mary Hockett were witnesses.
The couple will reside in Dragon
A license to wed was also issued
to S. L. Justice and Mrs. Rosella
Goddal who will be married this
evening.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-01
Takes Prisoners.

Sheriff Charles F. Schrader left
this morning for Canon City and Blu
ena Vista with the four men who
We're sentenced yesterday. Morgan
and Watson, who entered the Red
Trunk through the sky light and
stole SIS worth of clothing, were
taken to Canon City to serve sem
tence of from one year to / S months.
Pellow and Cullon. the Clifton men
who "bagged" several dozen chick
ems. We're taken to Buena Vista to
serve indeterminate sentences. The
sheriff is expected home on No. 3
tomorrow and will probably bring
with him the Berry, who was caught
at Glenwood Springs last night after
stealing a revolver from a local man
in the Denver roOming house on Main
street Berry is now in the Glen
wood Jail He left this city on No.
6. riding the roof of the passenger
through the bitterly cold night and
was almost frozen when arrested.
The daily sentinel., 1912-02-01
Arrr~tcd-Eelcased.

William Lyons, the young Mexican,
who was arrested Monday night on a
charge of bootlegging. was released
today without trial. At the time Of
arrest Lyons was charged with boot
leEgiug and publication was given to
the statement that he had probably
sold liquor TO the boys who partiC-
ipated in the fatal automobile ride
Sunday 1t was also suggested that
it was he who had "doped" the whis-
key. After being arrested on a
straight bootlegging charge, Lyons
complaint was changed 10 storing liz
uor with intent to sell, but when
brought into court today, no evidence
was shown. and without further pro-
cedurc he was given his liberty.