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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06

pany with headquarters in that city,
and J. w. Houser. who is also con-
nected with the same company are here
looking after business interests this
week
prominent ministers who are in at
tendance at the state convention of
Southern Idaho Baptists, which con-
vened here Monday. are as follows:
Rev. Claiborne M. Hill, Berkeley, Cal,
Rev. L. G. Clark. Helena, Mont. Rev.
George l.. White. Portland Rev. George
r. Varney. Reno. New, Rev. Leonard
w. Riley, McMinnville, Ore, DR.. w. b.
Hinson, Portland, Rev. w. H. Bowler,
Boise, and Rev l.. T. Barkman. Boston.
Rev. Barkman's chapel car Good win"
Is now at Robert, Ida. Seventy five
delegates are in attendance and the In
terest manifested in every session Ia
very gratifying to the ministers. One
of the interesting speakers Wednesday
afternoon was Miss Inga Peterson of
Chicago, representative Of the Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Missionary
society who took for her subject, "Our
Obligation in the East"
NJ. d. Chandler president Of the Fruit
Growers bank left Monday for Ia
coma where on Oct he will be united
In marriage to Miss May Norris. Of
Belle Foruche, S. D.. who is niece of
Governor Edwin l.. Norris Of Montana.
Mr. and Mrs. Chandler will enjoy a
brief honeymoon trip on the coast after
which they will return to Payette where
the groom has handsomely furnished
home awaiting his charming bride.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06
TO BEGIN WORK ON
Project IN OREGON
Capital News Special Service)

Capital News Special Service)
Vale, Ore. Oct. 5.-The forces OF the
Nancy Brothers Construction company
will start on Tuesday on the building
of the Bully Creek irrigation project
which Is to place water on 10000 acres
Of the rich land surrounding Vale. The
contract was closed today by John
Rigby, who is associated in the promo
ton OF the project with Judge George
E. Davis Of this city. The crews will
first construct the big dam Of the
Henderson reservoir near Westfall and
will built 1t to a height Of IS feet this
winter In order to store $1,000 acre-feet
Of water for the irrigation next season
Of all land that has already been con-
tracted for water. The project will be
rushed to early completion next spring
when the height of the dam will be
doubled, canals and laterals built This
project covers land in the Bully and
Willow valleys running as far north
as Jameson, where 1t touches the WILL
low river irrigation project of 10000
acres. 1t will involve an expenditure of
$1,5O0,000.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06
KEEFFE TO ENTER
HIS PLEA MONDAY

j. w. Keeffe, charged on four counts
with violation of the state banking
laws was arraigned In the district court
yesterday and the time of entering his
plea set for Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Bert Brenigsr. charged with Illicit
selling Of liquor. entered plea OF not
guilty to two counts Of the indictments
and demurred to the one wherein he is
accused OF maintaining a public nuisy-
ance He elaine that the indictment
against him ID insufficient on the
grounds that there 10 more than one
charge contained in the accusation.
The hearing on the demurrer will be
given this afternoon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06
EAGLES ATTENTION,

Special business Monday evening,
Oct. Z. All members and visiting
Eagles attend.
Adv. OF COMMITTEE.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06

" your wateh does not run right.
lot W repair Il. You will b satisfied.
CON w. HEs9E, Jswslsr.
Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06
IRRIGATION OF
LAND IN PAYET!E
VALLEY PLANNED
Tract of $1,000 Acres Will
Be Put Under Water Next
Year by Means of Pump
ing System.
(Capital News Special Service)

Payette. Oct. "a mammoth irriga-
ton project is now well under way here
which has for its ultimate purpose the
irrigation Of $4,000 acres of land lying
above the Farmers canal, commencing
at point known locally as Patton's
point, seven miles east OF New Ply
mouth and extending south and west
over large stretch of extremely fine
land which at one time was expected
to come under the Black Canyon prof.
ect. A meeting was held here Wednes-
day at which time a company was or
ganiZed with capitalization of $780,
900 for the purpose of putting in IA
pumping plant and constructing a pipe
line to irrigate this vast body of land
The organization of this company takes
in several smaller concerns that had
been organized to water land i'm this
section. but it has been found entirely
feasible and very much cheaper to
have one large pumping plant irrigate
the entire tract. Water for irrigation
purposes will be taken from the Farm
ers' canal which will be enlarged to
carry the extra volume of water which
will be necessary for the new project
The watering and consequent improve
ment of this immense tract of land
which Is ideally located for the growing
of orchards means more for the Pay
cite valley than can readily be esti-
mated at the present time. II means
further that water will be available in
1913. and for those sturdy farmers
who for the past six or seven years
have waited patiently for water 1t
means the fruition of all their hopes
and IL not wealth at least comfort
able yearly income such as enjoyed by
those whose lands are already covered
by the Farmers canal.
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Payotts orevitios.

Operations were resumed at the Pay
cite oil we'll this week. it having been
decided by the stockholders of the COM
pany to drill several hundred feet
deeper in the hope that oil may be
struck in sufficient quantities for COM
mercial purposes. J. H. Wilson. the
driller. states that the well 10 now down
nearly 900 feet and that 1t IL in oil
bearing sand with the gas pressure ex-
ceedingly strong. In fact q blow out
quite - spectacular as the one which
occurred . few years ago 10 expected
daily.
w. A. Matthews Of Boise, vice presi-
cent Of the Overland Insurance COM
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06

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Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

ing that YOU never would have called
the attention Of the people to this
legislative corruption II you had not
wanted them to honor you with the
office Of governor for a third term.
Governor, why do you ask the people
TO elect you to the third term? Don't
you know that only twenty-five men
could hold this office as long as you
have in a century, hundred years
Just think OF it. And yet you want
third term?
In yrur epistle, on page Z, you con-
tnue 10 discuss the ST" and ~ Dill,
the corporations and tax dodgers
Governor. why don't you say 'us
tax dcdgers?" The people know you
would not make a trap in which 10
catch yourself.
Now. governor, will not ask you
about the vast amount OF real estate
you ON in this state, which is assess
ed by the assessors owner unknown.
con acture this is the property you
propo TO sell at its assessed value;
but, governor, l just want to ask you
particularly about one item. Where
and how did you assess the SSO,OOO
you collected on one fire insurance
policy on a building Of yours at
Seventh and Main streets, in the city
of Little Rock, which burned in Janu-
airy, 1911?
know you have a vast amount OF
property but ask you to please eX-
plain about this $4,000 insurance
money. We can't find it on the tax
books in Pulaski or Faulkner counties,
where your homes are, and where
your personal property is assessed.
Now, governor, you will not meet
your opponent in public debate, Why?
If you so thoroughly routed Attor-
ney General Norwood at Harrison, as
you say you did, you must be an able
debater, and therefore you do not
decline to meet Mr. Robinson on that
account.
Then why do you refuse to meet
him? Are you saying things about
Mr.. Robinson you are not willing to
say in his presence, or is it because
you know you cannot answer or e&-
plain the charges he brings against
you? Why, governor?
The people will expect you TO
answer this letter, and if you remain
silent they will conclude that thereby
you agree that you cannot explain
your very devious and winding course
since you entered upon your public
career. Yours truly,
George w. Reaves.
This open letter was published in
the Little Rock Daily Gazette, Feb
ruary 25th, 1912; 20 days have passed
and Governor Donaghey has not an
swered.)
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
"Box Car" Donaghey.

The governor has rechristened him
self, and now desires to be known as
"Box Car" Donaghey. Believing that
he is fully justified in wholly aban-
doning his former name of George
Washington" we accept the appela-
ton, and think that the sobriquet is
an apt and appropriate one, inasmuch
as one of the characteristics of box
car is that it is generally empty.
The INDECENT deaf mutes OF Arkan-
sas, through the legislature, appealed
to the state for a small appropriation
with which to buy needed clothes so
they might attend the state institu-
ton provided for them, and it was
granted by the legislature, but when
the box car" which should have de-
livered the goods arrived, it was found
to be empty. They also asked for
milk COWS so that they might know
that their milk was pure and whole
some, and the legislature said yes"
but, as before, the "box car, on ar
rival, was empty.
When the victims of the white
plague appealed for more necessities
the legislature loaded it into the box
car but when it arrived the box car
was again empty.
Upon investigation it was found that
norton of this money was needed
to buv a portrait Of the box car to
adorn the walls of the three million
dollar capitol.
The people of Arkansas have re-
Gently taken the fIambeau of truth,
and by its light have made a critical
examination of the box car, and have
found conditions even worse than they
imagined. They see the editor of the
Southwest American idly dangling his
feet from the running board and CIV
ing the signals, while the head OF
"Rox Cars" tax commission applies
the brakes for the stops, and they dis
cover the editor of the DarYille Demo-
crat who barely caught the wink in
time, wildly swinging onto the rear
end.
They see the stirrups and grab irons
worn smooth by the ascent and de.
scent of pardon attorneys and by the
governors appointees on leyee boards.
An examination discloses that the
wheels are flattened from too much
running but, strange to say, the box
car has not developed enough speed
lateIv to cause a "hot box" Harmon
I Rammel is discovered riding the
rods and contentedly munching huge
Slice Of patronage pie; the doors hang
askew and those '"who live by the
emomments of place" are discovered
sorting, handling and controlling the
freight consigned TO the public, much
Of which has disappeared, unaccount,
ed for.
The board of control assemblies on
March 81 and the box car" on that
dav will be condemned as unfit for
further service, and will be shunted
on the siding for keeps'-Mena Demo
} crat.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
JUDGE KIRBY AND
PARTISAN POLITICS
SHALL SUPREME COURT JUDGE
DICTATE TO PEOPLE HOW
TO VOTE?
VIOLATES TIME-HONoRED CUSTOM
Two Hundred Thousand Copies OF
Klrbys Letter Distributed Broad
cast in Donashey's Behalf.

The people are so amazed at the at
tempt to drag the highest court Oh
Arkansas, supposed to be far ABOVE
the muddy waters of political warfare,
into the contest for governor, and yet
in the Gazette recently we find the
surprising statement that two hun
dred thousand copies Of communica-
ton from Judge William F. Kirby, an
associate Justice of the Arkansas Su-
preme Court, are to be sent broadcast
ever the state in the attempt to in
fuse new life into the futile struggle
of George w. Donaghey to secure
third term as governor of the state.
Surely the situation is desperate
when it becomes necessary for Judge
Kirby, beneficiary Of Governor Dona-
ghey, to violate the time-honored GUS
tom of the Supreme Court to devote
themselves to the impartial settle+
ment of such matters as may come be-
fore that court and avoid engaging
in the political contests of the state.
If the letter of Judge Kirby was not
intended for political purposes its pub
lication places the judge in a most
unenviable position before the people
who placed him in the post OF high
honor he now holds. If the letter was
designed to boost" the waning po-
litical fortunes of Governor Donaghey
the people were mistaken when they
elected the judge, for they thought
they were choosing him to decide
legal matters, not to- instruct the peo-
pie how to vote in a Democratic pri-
mary.
Judge Kirby is public officer sup
ported out of the public treasury
yes, supported out of funds paid alike
by the friends of Joe Robinson and
George Donaghey-and as their paid
servant he has no right to take a
hand in a political campaign Of this
sort.
Moreover, recent history should
have restrained those who gave pub
licity to this letter, for no one knows
better than Judge Kirby the effect Of
an attempt on the part Of an officer
of high station to dictate to the peo-
pie how they shall vote for governor.
Have the friends of the judge SO
quickly forgotten the lesson of four
years ago?
OF course, no one will deny Judge
Kirby the right to be grateful to Gov
ernor Donaghey, who was, in part at
least, responsible for the fact that
Mr.. Kirby shortly after his retirement
as attorney general, was employed as
special counsel for the state to assist
in the prosecution of the railroad suits
and that he was paid nearly six thous-
and dollars Of the peoples money for
this purpose, but his sense of pro-
uriety as a member of our highest
! court should have restrained him
from becoming an active political par
tisan, debating or attempting to die
tate to the people how they shall vote
for governor in Democratic primary.
Judge Kirby has had some experience
in this sort of thing, and George the
First" should profit by that experience
for history usually repeats itself.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
New State House eoinq to- Pieces.

~" NNNNN ''SNSN WHY " TiGIGSs
Does Governor Donaghey not know
that recently the skylights of the new
capitol building were repaired to keep
the rains from damaging the interior
Of the building?
Does Governor Donaghey not know
that the scagliola finishing on the
columns in the House of Representa-.
tives is falling down, and three of the
columns are splitting in two?
Does Governor Donaghey not know
that the scagliola finishing on all the
columns in the basement of the new
capitol building is falling off the in
terror and looks ragged and decayed?
Does not Governor Donaghey know
that after a million and a half dol
lars have been spent on the new state
house building any honest man could
take the $672,OOO.OO he asked the
legislature for in 1911 and put it in
on the old statehouse and make a bet
ter building for it than if USED 20 fin.
ish the new building and in a better
location?
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
HAVE NO FAITH IN
DoNAGHEYS SINCERITY.

The following telegram has been re-
ceived by Mr.. Robinson, from one Of
the best citizens of Forrest City, and
a man who has worked hard to rid st.
Francis county of saloons:
Forrest City, Ark, March II, 1912.
Hon. Joe T. Robinson, Lonoke, Ark
sansas: |, in connection with scores
of prohibitionists of St Francis county
have no faith in the professions Of
sincerity of Gov. Donaghey for state
wide prohibition, and shall support you
in your candidacy for governor.
tSigned) Otto B. Rollwage, President
of the Anti-Saloon League of st.
Francis County"
Here is what DR.. Horace e. Ruff,
another of the leading temperance
workers of the state has to say about
Mr.. Robinson:
- Heber Springs, Ark, March Z, 1912.
Mr.. John H. Hinemon, Little Rock,
Ark.
My Dear Sir-I am glad to be able
to say that Hon. Joe T. Robinson will
carry Heber Springs and Cleburne
county by 500 majority.
have in the pas few days received
letters from friends in Randolph
county and they all state that he is
as strong there as here.
We gave him a magnificent recep.
ton when he spoke here and every.
body in this part of the state, almost,
are enthusiastic in his behalf.
In my opinion he is going to be
elected governor by the largest ma.
iority any man has received in the
state in years, and when elected will
make Arkansas one of the best gov.
ernors she ever had. This is my
honest opinion and you have my per.
mission to use this in any manner
that you may see fit. With my kind.
est regards and best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Horace e. Ruff.
Representative Randolph County
1g0s-O7.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
DCNAGHEY AS A
BUSINESS GOVERNOR.
Offered to Build New State Capitol
for Less Than Million Dollars.


In 1902, Mr.. George w. Donaghey
said, through the Arkansas Democrat,
that he would build the capitol for
one million dollars. In commenting on
the capitol question, Mr.. Donaghey
said Certainly the estimate given
by Mr.. Mann included everything to
complete the entire job"
At the Democratic State Conven-
tion in Hot Springs, in 1906, the gov
ernor said he could complete the capi-
tol for $25O,OOO.
In his campaign for governor in
1908, he said he could complete the
capitol in twelve months and at a
cost of about 100000.
He became governor in 1909. He
and his commission have spent on
the capitol $6O5,OOO in addition to the
use of large number of convicts and
the cost of the heating plant-a total
cost of approximately $75O,OOO.
Now the governor asks for a third
term and wants $672,OOO to be used
in completing the capitol.
As contractor, he offered to build
the capitol for less than one million
dollars; as governor he has made it
cost about two and one.half millions.
The governor has offered no satisfac-
tory explanation for this enormous in
crease in the cost of the capitol above
his own estimate and the people have
decided that as Business Governor"
from their viewpoint, he is an expen-
sive luxury, and that they had better
"fire" him as governor and hire
him as a contractor.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
JOE T. ROBINSON.
Next Governor of Arkansas.

Whip, is one of the leading and most
Influential members of the House of
Representatives In fact, know of no
member on our side who stands higher
and who has a fuller confidence of his
associates than Mr. Robinson He is
intelligent, forceful, alert, attentive
and, above all, honorable. His services
during my incumbency Of eight years
have been a valuable asset to the
party and the country.
Very respectfully,
Thos. H. Bell.
Representative Ninth Georgia District.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22
Conway, Ark, February 26, 1912.
Judge Prince Stands by His Statement

Judge Prince Stands by His Statement
In a statement published in the Ark
ansas Farmer February 26, 1912,
Judge Prince said:
Governor Donaghey's agent as
sessed his personal property for 1910
at S1000000 He had the $l0,000.0O
taken off, leaving only poll tax, that
he paid in Faulkner county in 1911,
and paid taxes on 81, $4,000 in personal
property in Pulaski county. While he
had $10,519.1l in Faulkner county war
rants and other personal property at
that time in Faulkner county. amount.
ing in all at least $50,OO000
Governor Donaghey denied this
statement in the Arkansas Gazette,
and then Judge Prince made the fol
lowing statement:
Editor Gazette:
81 notice in the Arkansas Gazett.
that Governor G. w. Donaghey says
that my statements as to his taX-dodg-
ing is substantially unture. He says
juggle with the figures.
81 now offer to put up in the Faulk'
ner County Bank, in which he is the
largest stockholder, the sum Of $1,000,
If he will put up $1,000, and if | have
not given the figures correctly and
told the truth, as to his tax-dodging,
then he takes the money, and If
have told the truth, then his money
goes to pay the vasherwomen of the
blind institute, and to the washer
women of the insane asylum, whose
appropriation he vetoed; or, if he pre-
fers, the money shall be legitimately
spent in behalf of statewide prohibi
| ton
The governor had erased from the
collectors personal tax record his per
sonal assessment, and paid no persona
taxes in 1911 for the year 1910, il
Faulkner county, and If the said rec
ord, page 70, does not show this to b'
true. then he can have the sai'
money.
Put up or shut up, governor.
P. H. Prince.
Conway, Ark, March 5, 1912"
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

ple met and told them that Dona-
ehev had sent his commission to raise
our taxes. The commissioners said
tbev were insulted. Gates said he
had quit a good job paying him $500
ner month and took the job as COM
missioner at 5000 per month Just be-
cause he loved Arkansas so much"
and Brown said "he did not know
vbether the law he was acting under
was constitutional, still he was going
IN raise the taxes by raising the as
sessments." and this Donaghey COM
mission said they were going from
Conway and raise the assessment on
sjx other counties; that they were
going right from Conway and raise
these other counties. All OF which
was false, for they returned to Little
Rock and raised the assessment OF
Faulkner county, and failed to raise
any other county in the state. Why
did Donaghey have Faulkner county
raised, and no other county In the
state? | answer for two reasons:
First. he owns now s9,26911 in Faulk-
ner county warrants and wanted the
taxes raised so as to pay off and re-
deem his script; second, because he
is playing politics by saying to the
other counties, see what just man
| am. | raised my own people be-
cause it was right.
Donaghey says he is the father OF
the T.-J. bill, which is a law to raise
our taxes. That man Gates, one of
the tax commissioners, said in his
speech that he got up the TT. bill for
Donaghey.
The whole law is very drastic, but
take that proposed law from section
IS to 100 and you will see that it
was conceived in iniquity for the sole
purpose to rob the poor and honest
taxpayers. 1t allows the state tax
commissioners to raise in the aggre-
gate the assessment of all the property
of all the taxpayers of the state and
allows them to reduce the taxes of
each party separately upon his, her or
its application. Now, there are at
least 100000 taxpayers in the state,
and only about 20 days given under
the law to apply to this tax commits
sion to reduce the assessments. Each
party will have to make application
and the poor and honest taxpayers
can't go TO the expense, as it will cost
a lawyers fee and other expenses to
the amount of at least $50, and then
this commission could not hear more
than 100 applications to reduce the as
within the time given. So
the honest man will find it cheaper
to pay the taxes, but the rich corpora
ton and rich men. like Mr.. Donaghey,
who ought TO pay thousands Of dollars
in taxes, can afford to pay the at
torney's fee and expenses. But, as a
matter of fact, these large taxpayers
will 80 before the state tax commits
sion and get their taxes reduced. l
have no confidence in a man that
says he loves the state of Arkansas
so we'll that he gave up job of $500
per month and took one for the state
at 5000 per month "just to help the
state out"
What has Mr.. Donaghey done since
he has been governor except play
politics, run the state in debt and
raise our taxes?
We are at this time paying in Con-
way about 81 on the 800 taxes, and
more coming. Now, on top of this
give us the TT. bill, which will double
our assessment, and then an honest
man can't exist. Tell the truth"
P. II. Prince.
Conway, Ark, February 26, 1912.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

All the candidates for county offices
in STONE county have signed a state.
ment saving they are for Robinson
and sent it to Robinson's headquarters
NONE for Donaghey. Did you hear
that? NONE for Donaghey.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-03-22

Representative Ninth Georgia District