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The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Have Filed for Office

The time for filing declarations of
candidacy for submission to. the voters
at the primaries of September 10 ex-
pires on Saturday, August 10. It had
been expected that the Socialists would
be able to get their nominees on the
general election ballot by holding con-
vention on the day of the primaries, but
it has been ruled by the state attorney
general that their party received more
than 10 per cent of the total vote cast
in the state in 1910, and that therefore
they would be obliged to participate in
the primaries.
Up to this time the following have
filed for Office in Pend Oreille county:
J. E. Jenne, Republican candidate for
sheriff.
J. w. Cusick, Republican candidate
for sheriff.
E. E. Reid, Democratic candidate for
treasurer.
G.. F. Talmadge, Republican candi-
date for treasurer.
Phillip Limits, Socialist candidate for
commissioner for the Second district.
Lee R. Bilderback, Socialist candi-
date for representative in the legisla-
ture.
Earl K. Parks, Republican nomination
for clerk of Superior Court.
Ralph R. Isaacs, Democratic nomina-
tion for clerk of the Superior Court.
B. F. Gardiner, Republican nomina-
tion for sheriff.
H, H. Murray, Republican nomina-
tion for auditor.
c. A. Fielder, Republican nomination
for Commissioner First District.
But nine days remain in which to
make filings, and it is expected that
from this on there will be rush of
candidates to get place on the primary
ballot.
The postoffice at Jared having been
discontinued, petition has been for
warded to the department, asking for
the establishment of postoffice on 4he
w. G. Merryweather farm, the old
LeClerc place. lone Record.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
NEWPORT COMMITTEE NAMED
To Handle Towns $ Interest In
County Seat Fight
Committees On Fair and Roads.

Il meeting of business men OF New
port was held Tuesday evening at the
Martin Hotel, at which several matters
of great Importance to this community
were considered. Roy Wimber served
as chairman of the meeting.
The matter of the coming election on
the determination of the permanent
county seat of Pend Oreille county, the
most important matter at present be-
fore the people of this county, was dis
cussed. There was no need Of making
an announcement that Newport is in
the race and will do what it can to win
the honors. 1t is we'll known through
out the county that such is the case and
for that reason there has been no haste
in starting the campaign.
For the purpose of conducting the
campaign, committee of twenty OF
the citizens of the town was suggested
and after some discussion of the ad-
visibility of having a smaller committee,
the list was unanimously adopted as
follows:
David Caldwell, chairman, George
Hynes, J. W. Tulles, DR.. J. T. Phillips,
Roy Wimber, E. S, Appel, Fred L.
Wolf, DR.. J. L. Rogers, E. w. Ander-
son, DR.. O. C. Nelson, C. E. Peterson,
T. J. Kelly, J. C. Jacobson, E. L. Shell
don, C. F. Craig, VIM. Moeser, George
T. Heslin, Sidney w. Rogers, G. W.
Sutherland and DR.. w. S. Wallace.
This committee is vcomposed of men
representing the various lines of bust
ness in the town, all of them thoroughly
familiar with the situation and con-
ditions throughout the entire county
and should prove an effective force in
making known the desirability and ad-
vantages of our town as the permanent
county seat.
The committee was given full power
to act in all matters, to appoint sub
committees of it's own members and
others, to look after various details,
and to take entire charge of the cam
paign. 1t is expected that all citizens
of the town and surrounding country
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
WILL MEET NEXT MONDAY
Equalization Board Will Be In
Session Twenty Days.
Have Large Task Before Them.

The Pend Oreille County Board of
Commissioners will meet Friday, Aug
ust z, for the work of the August ses-
sion. and will continue in session Satur-
day.
On Monday, August S, the sessions of
the Board of Equalization will begin
and will continue twenty days, up to
and including August "a. The Board
of Equalization is composed of the
Board of Commissioners, county treas
u1er and county assessor.
The Board of Equalization will pro-
ceed to go over the assessment roll as
prepared by the county assessor, and
endeavor to equalize the assessmentHas
between the various property owners of
the county.
Parties who feel that they have been
unfairly treated by the field deputies
making the assessment have an oppor-
tunity to file with the board applications
for reduction. These applications
must be made upon blank provided by
the county assessor. The board will
endeavor to ascertain the facts in the
case, and wherever possible will make
perronal investigation of these applica-
tions, but where this is not possible
testimony under oath will be taken.
Wherever the board feels it advisable
to raise the assessment of any individual
ten days notice will be given to present
an opportunity to show cause why the
contemplated raise should not be made.
There having been considerable feel.
ing aroused in Newport that the assess.
ment of the town is considerably higher
than is warranted, it is likely that one
of the first acts of the board will be to
make thorough investigation Into the
local, assessment and see that it is prop.
erly equalized.
The Farmers Oranges of the county
have arranged to have representatives
present at all sessions of the Board Of
Equalization, to see that the interests
of the farmers are protected, and NJ
discrimination made between the prop
erty of the small owner and that of tn,
large corporations. The Grange ev
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

duct. From floor to arched stone roof,
it is monolithic, with never crack any
where, and not enough woodwork on the
interior to feed an ordinary heating
stove through winter day. With a
seating capacity of 400, it is often taxed
to capacity, but no one has ever a
thought of danger there.
Newport's two depots are also credit
to the town, and the railroad companies
that built them-the Great Northern
and the Idaho & Washington Northern
the former costing $4,000 and Mr..
Blackwell's station, like others along
his road, architecturally correct and
generously supplied with conveniences
for the public.
THE WOMEN ARE ACTIVE.
Let no one think that the men mon
opalize the public spirit here. The
Ladies' Improvement Club, Mrs. Charles
Pike, president, with Mrs. G. F. Tai
madge an active worker, recently
planted 800 shade trees in parking strips
along the streets, with shrubbery at the
street corners, and has put in sani-
tary fountain, with thoughtful provision.
too, for dumb animals.
Newport's flag is kept flying from a
148-foot fagpole, said to be the tallest
unspliced mast in the west, and brought
out of the deep forest with infinite care
and at an expenditure of $3.50.
I mention these matters, as they re-
fleet the spirit of the people in this pro-
gressive town, which has been literally
carved out of the primeval wilderness
within decade. The townsite is 'ad-
mirable in topography, with impressive
scenic surroundings of noble river and
majestic wooded mountains. From a
great gushing spring two miles away in
the forested hills is piped the town S
water supply, so cold that ice is never
needed, and so excellent that everybody
uses it and there is not we'll left in
Newport.
SEEK TO BRIDGE RIVER.
Politically the people are absorbed in
a county seat question, with several
lively and ambitious rivals down the
valley aspiring to permanent location;
and in an effort to bring about the
bridging here of the Pend Oreille river
by joint legislative action in Washington
and Idaho. This improvement would
more closely connect Pend Oreille coun-
ty, Wash, and Bonner county, Idaho;
and as proof of the great need of the
structure, Newport people present the
data that monthly 1900 people, 800 to
100 teams and 200 automobiles are
ferried from shore to shore.
Under the hospitable guidance Of
Editor Fred L. Wolf, of The MINER,
DR.. George w. Sutherland, a pioneer of
1872 in the Palouse country, and c. A.
Fielder | was shown the wonderful
productiveness of the surrounding forest
and meadow, but that is a story that is
worth telling all by itself.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
NEWPORT IS PROGRESSIVE
N. w. Durham Writes for the
Spokesman-Review.
Tells of Many Changes Wrought

Nineteen years ago two newspaper
workers pitched their outing camp at
Albeni Falls, on the Pend Oreille, and,
needing supplies, one drowsy summer
afternoon, footed it down to the old
town of Newport, where the pioneer
merchant, Mr.. Towle, had but recently
opened small stock of goods in log
building on the Idaho side of the line.
His store and nearby dispensary of
alcoholic wares constituted the total
commercial enterprise of the little out
post in the wilderness. The Great
Northern had cut it's way through the
forest the year before, and all told not
to exceed so people were gathered round
about, awaiting the advent of better
days.
AS is the wont of the fraternity,
these newspapermen fell into contro-
versy, sitting idly there on the bank of
the rolling Pend Oreille. Fishing,
though fair, was nothing to boast about,
and one of them, who had come long
way from Portland, Ore, with expecta-
tions high-keyed, could see no future
for the country. The other, glimpsing
even then somewhat of the region S
wealth of timber, minerals, soil and
power, predicted the growth within 20
years of large and prosperous town.
EOpECAcr COMEc TpTrE
His forecast has come true, for New
port has developed into we'll built,
prosperous little city of 1900 people,
with the accompaniments of substantial
business houses, attractive homes set in
a wealth of lawn, garden and orchard,
handsome churches, broad streets, well
sidewalked and graded, excellent schools
and
The finest little theater in the state
of Washington.
Built by C. A. Fielder at an outlay of
$17,O0O (they call it ''Fid's Opera House
for affection and brevity), this temple
of amusement is an architectural gem.
Formed of concrete, with cement from
Metaline Falls and sand and gravel from
the excavation, the citizens regard it
proudly as a Pend Oreille county pro-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01
Democratic Meeting

The Democrats of Pend Oreille county
will meet at Cusick Monday evening,
August S, at p. M, to arrange for the
primary campaign, etc. Good speakers
are expected to be present. A hearty
invitation is extended to all.
By Order County Central Committee.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

tends an invitation to other organiza-
tions and citizens, to have representa-
tives present and cooperate with them
in watching the proceedings of the
board.
1t is expected that some of the COR
porations will have representatives
present to protest against the assess
ments made against their holdings.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-08-01

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
F. A. Blackwell, President
Henry Tweedie, Vice Pres.
Charles F. Craig, Cashier
J. B. Tarbet, Jacob Martin
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-02
Gov. Johnson Laying Plans to.
Capture All of the Votes
of Bear State
BY ERNEST N. SMITH.

| Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July as
There was a time when the politiea
| scribe thought only of the men wher
| he wrote; the interest of the politician
centered in women only to the extent
OF smacking small children to win his
way TO papa's heart through mammals
delight. Perhaps these things are still
so In HONOLULU know not-but ]
write Of things as / find them here
The scribe devotes a few lines OF
praise to the women winning attri-
butes of the faVorite son; he in turn
must be rough and ready to win the
labor vote, suave and polished and
standing for the splendid virtues of
an ideal home life" And he Is begin
ming to get away with 1t.
No longer does father read his half
of the paper while mother reads hers.
Both want the same section-the po-
whether the Taft man hit the Roose-
welt man first, or whether the Roose-
welt man threw the Taftite down the
stairs and then returned CALAMITY ex-
planning to an interested feminine
voter that sometimes a little fracas
was quite the thing to enable the peo-
pie to rule. Mother wants, to know
whether the directors Of her club de-
cided that Woodrow Wilson or Taft
was the most gentlemanly delegate;
which had the most ideal home life,
ETC., etc. Ia. -. rs. .s-..t
II anyone wants to get well -round-
ed Idea of what constitutes American
politics, just travel from one end of
California TO the other. Anything you
can't find out that way you won't need
to learn. :
Things change with a bewildering
suddenness. Witness the La Toilette
clubs, .women's, and mems, up and
down the State, well organized and
blatant Then came the Moose" call,
heard first by Governor Johnson, who
answered rancously and then led the
clubs in a wild run to the Moose pad
dock Thou shalt not steal became
the slogan, and La Toilette was bereft
of all he thought he owned In Cali.
fornia. Let the people rulI" said
these gentry, while, six or seven men
tried to run the State. ;sz,,
Taft Clubs Organized. IA 8.
Taft clubs were organized, but lack.
ing loud mouths failed to Impress
the public with their side Of the ques.-
tion. .sg5ss i,
The poor woodrow Wilson clubs
went their quiet way, They were
quite lost sight of, the leaders con-
tenting themselves with martyr like
~ = ~
Champ Clark was omnipresent as
one would be If supported by the
Hearst publications. It was a CLARK
walkover." Wilson was described as
yividly as an editor could wax with
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LIFE PRESERVER is I'D. ~
s. FOUND AFTER YEARS
FIoated from Japanese Coast
to Scotland Through the
Northwest Passage 49,. -. i.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA life
preserver which had drifted 10000
miles from the coast of Japan to Scot.
land, was received here today by Cap
tain Robert Dollar, of the Dollar
Steamship Company. The life pre-
server floated from the wreck of the
Stanley Dollar, which went aground
in Yokohama harbor, in September,
1905. 1t is believed to have drifted
through the Northwest Passage, the
first authentic record off such an oc-
currence, and was picked up near the
Shetland Islands last September.
The life preserver was identified as
having been on the Stanley Dollar by
james Guthrie, then assistant in
spector of hu1ls and boilers, who
placed his stamp on the canvas. The
tules, with which the life preserver is
stuffed, are broken, and the canvas is
rotten. .s..s. ..- >..-. ..-... i.
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| rspecial Star-Bulletin Correspondence
/ SAN FRANCISCO, July 2S.-Wher
the different county Boards OF super
yisors meet in September, to fix the
tax rate, they will determine the ex
tent in which their Counties Will DC
able to participate in the California
Counties Building, which, so far as
California is concerned, will be the
chief feature of the Panama-Pacife
international Exposition. Those coun
ties which levy the tax authorized by
the last Legislature will be in a posi-,
ton to take Advantage of what will be
the greatest advertising opportunity
that has ever come to them, or proc
ably ever will come to them,-to ex-
plot their products and resources to
the world. H.. -. ..z .
Last year thirty-seven Counties
made a specia ]. levy for Exposition
purposes. This year practically
every county in the State is expected
to make the full levy. for feseems to
be well understood by them that, in
order to conform to plans adopted by
the, counties to make the California
Counties Building and exhibits the
most triking feature Of the Exposition,
every, county will need to take ad-
vantage of Legislative authorization
and levy the full six cents on the 800
tax every year from now until the ex-
position opens. 80. H. ,.-
The Counties Building, which was
agreed upon at the State Convention
of Supervisors, in Bakersfield in May,
and subsequently ratified by meet
ing of Supervisors and their County
Exposition Commissioners, held in the
ST. Francis Hotel, in San Francisco,
on June goth, provides that the Cali
fornia Counties shall he the real hosts
at the Exposition, and that their hos
pitality shall take such shape as to adj
vertise California more effectively
than any State was ever before adver-
tised.
In order to carry out this it is plan
ned to erect building Of imposing
architecture that will combine every
essential for county exhibits, as vel
as receptions, banquets and other Soc
ial functions; ard to arrange so that
no visitor can enter the social section
of the building without passing
through the exhibits of the different
counties of the State.
During the Exposition period tn"
Counties will arrange for a constant
succession of County Days, on each or
which some one county will play the
part of host to the visitors attending
the exposition, and the county that is
host for the day will be given the use
Of the building for that purpose. BY
this arrar cement there will not be a
single .day when California is not do
ing the entertaining. The fame of her
hosnitality will be spread throughout
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TAfTFORCES NCALIFORNAI
LACK AGGRESSIVE LEADER INV

:. out going to Jail. His lot seemed a
miserable one indeed. One wondered
why he lived at all He seemed to be,
| according to Hearst, an enemy Of every
creed and condition OF servitude.
| Whereupon Wilson won. Now wit
! ness the ladies and gentlemen of DEM
ocratic distraction mounting the Will
son wagon-that's ALL Hearst Ieaped
first, as he generally does, and invited
the hordes. 10 join with me and VIII
SON" The original Wilson men were
/ almost lost In the stampede. 1t was
| remarkable, If unusual, example of
sudden Democratic fusion
Governor Johnson's Plans.
Governor Johnson, who, it Is said.
can arouse Roosevelt quicker than any
other man in the Progressive party.
seems to be laying plans to capture
the Republican party. The Southern
Pacific men in the most golden days
never had it on Johnson when it came
to doing any kind of politics to win.
The State Harbor Board at San
Francisco has become a bullying nest
for any old politician who can oil the
Iohnson machine. Payrolls are load
ed-Went up practically 100 per cent.
just before the primaries. The same
thing obtains, through the State. Let
the people rule" say Johnson and his.
followers, who thereupon order Sen
ator Works to resign. because he
breathed a personal private opinion
as to the irregularity of the Progress
ives. They caught a tarter. because
Works let out a blast that even ST.
fenced the bombastic Johnson. Works
won't resign, and gave some good rea-
sons why, which the Progressives did
not like a little. bit. Thou shalt not
steal" say the California Progressives
who stole the Senatorial seat from
Spalding and gave it to Works.
The Taft Campaign.
About Taft-His campaign so far re-
sembies the Wilson campaign early in
the present year. -. j.. -......s.
There are enough papers out for
Taft, but 50 far there is no big Taft
leader in California, no cohesion, no
concentration on the. slogans or the
principles which. loudly reiterated.
tickle the public fancy and finally
make regulations, The only thing so.
far has been vote for Taft; he gave
us the fair" which so far has been
pretty poor vote getter. Taft will new
er win out IN California with quiet
campaign, not with the clever Pro-
gressives who can at present outtalk
and outpoint any organization IN the
State. 80 i. r. ~
And, as said the ladies are in the
midst of 1t ALL Every mans club has
its double in a women's club. Around
near the mems district headquarters
nervous women reiterate their views.
Along the political highways the tinlxle
of glasses and the Well, here's luck
are almost drowned out by the suaye
Wont you have another cup of tea?
Yes; I thought So Now, really. you're
with us, aren't you, Mrs. D - p
And so 1t will be during all these
early fall months
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COUNTIES GET
READY FOR BIG EXPOSITION

the world, and every visitor to the
Exposition viii be given an induce
ment to view the matchless products
and familiarize himself with the OPP
portunities existing in every county in
the State. s.>.e
In this most important affair the Elk
position Is working in entire accord
with the decision of the counties, and
Is prepared to furnish any informa-
ton required regarding County partici-
patton.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-02

Some weeks ago the Fort Worth
Record became grieyously offended
at District Judge Swas ne of Fort
Worth and in a vigorous manner laid
down the mandate that he must be
driven from the bench and 1t did not
take long to find David. in the per-
son of Bruce Young to put to sleep
the unholy Judge who had found
disfavor In the eyes OF the Record
Mr.. Young was put under a course
OF groom and in due time was enter
ed for the race. Then it was that the
people of Tarrant county had their
say and the result shows that Judge
Swayne has been re-nominated by a
great big majority.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-02
THE SIGNALS ELECTION NEWS
Supplied Twelve 10 Fourteen Hours
Ahead of any Other News
paper.

The Snyder Signal has succeeded
on Monday and Tuesday mornings
of this week IN giving the people Of
Snyder the latest election news IL
hours ahead OF any other paper in
the State.
The Signal co-operated with the
Southwestern Telephone people and
received news from all over the
State as soon as It was received in
the larger newspaper offices.
The Signal force worked day and
night at compiling and printing the
returns and had the Signal extras on
sale on Monday and Tuesday morn
ngs with reports up 10 twelve hours
later than any other paper could
possibly bring.
The Signal got the same news from
the same source as did the Fort
Worth papers and had the same mat
ter filed that the Star Telegram
printed and sent out on the train on
Monday evening then the Signal
continued to get news over the wires
throughout the night and had IL
printed by daylight Tuesday morn
ing
The Signals report is the same as
published u the same hour in the
cities, not 500 flll perhaps but Just
as late and as correct, and yet many
people preferred to wait for a Fort
Worth paper and get news twelve
hours old
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-02

The members of the Cowboy Band
were very agreeably surprised last
Tuesday to receive several crates Of
fine EIberta peaches sent by Mr.. 3.
r. Johnson Of Lindale, Texas. Mr.
Johnson went to the reunion at Ma
con, in the same car with the band
and he promised the boys that he
would send them some of his fine
peaches when they began to ripen.
The boys are proud and grateful
for the remembrance and will extend
Mr.. Johnson an invitation to make
the trip with them to Chattanooga
next year.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-02

Texarkana. Texas, July 30, 1919
Mr.. T. f. Baker.

Texarkana. Texas, July 30. 1912
Mr.. T. f. Baker.
Snyder, Texas.
My dear sir and friend
beg to thank you for your tele-
gram Of July 81, giving me the re-
turns from Scurry county | am par
ticularly pleased 10 note that Scurry
county gave me handsome major
ity. | want to assure you that / am
deeply appfeciative OF the splendid
assistance you rendered me during
my campaign. ! shall never forget the
loyalty and energy with which you
supported my cause. ] am grateful
beyond expression to the democracy
OF Texas for the splendid vote given
me. / shall certainly always endeayor
both in my private and public con
duct 20 merit the confidence which
the people have reposed in me.
With every good wish, | am
Yours very sincerely.
NORRIS SHEPPARD
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1912-08-02

Mrs. F. J Grayum, Mrs. w. w.
Gross and Mrs. VIII Wilsford left
over the Santa he a week ago for
the Gulf Coast region. Mrs Grayum
win visit her daughter az Kingsyine
Mrs. Wilsford viii visit Ia Corpus
Christi and Mrs. Gross rs attending
Che %. Y T.. T.. eucampment at Pala-
clos