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Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
McLENNAN BUYS HOME
In LONG BEACH, CAL.

In writing from their new home at
23O0 Park boulevard, Long Beach,
CAL, Dune McLennan says:
"Ws got here safe and have been
busy ever since with the real estate
men. This is Thanksgiving and !
think we will eat dinner at some cafe.
The above will be my address from
now on and ever more unless /
change my mind
"I sold my lot here for 5000 and
bought q bungalow on o corner lot In
the same block for 1880. It Is q
nice piece>pf properly, the house has
only been built four months. 1t
looks all right TO me and saved me
the trouble Of building. Think of it,
In Montpelier / am offering nine
houses for $4,000, yet people won't
take them, as they are afraid they
might make a mistake. Some of the
cheap geasers ought to come out here
and get acquainted.
II got $500 over what paid for the
lot and cut the fellow down $500 on
his price for the bungalow, and ]
cad't see but what I've paid good
price. but they tell me it is good
buy. II you and Mrs. Wright evei
come this way. we can and will be
glad to show You good time, or any
of our old friends.
Give my kind regards to all my
friends, and don't forget TO send the
Examiner to the above address,
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
WILL DEBATE ON
TARIFF QUESTION

The public school library is the recip-
lent of Lippincott's Pronouncing Gag
etteer of the World,n and set of
Chambers Encyclopedias in eight vol
umes. from the Montpelier public IL
brary. IL seems these volumes were
not used by the public and are now
placed where they will be of valuable
service. The school appreciates very
much this gift.
With the return of Miss jackson and
Miss Davis to their echool rooms, the
teachers are all at their posts and doing
energetic, conscientious work. There
is considerable sickness among the
school patrons and quite q number of
pupils are out.
So many have entered school of late
that improvlsed seats sre being used,
pending the arrival of the desks. which
have been ordered.
Those who missed the Waterman
concert At the theatre ThanksgivinR
Eve missed rare treat. The general
expression Of those who attended was
that 1t was most excellent class Of
entertainment. Such talent as was
there exhibited does not generally ap-
pear In those particular roles In small
or towns. Our townspeople would do
well 30 support that class Of entertain
ment,
The attendance and punctuality rec
ords for the week ending Nov. l5 were
won by Mrs. Larsen's room. Lincoln
building, attendance 80 per cent.
Miss Stuart's room, Washington
building, punctuality 100 per cent.
For the week ending Nov, % by Mrs.
Perkins room, Washington building
attendance 98 2-9 per cent.
Miss Stuart's room, punctuality 99.61
per cent.
For Thanksgiving week by Mr.
Farnsworth's and Mrs. Larsen's re oms
punctuality 100 per cent, Mrs. ,Larsen's d
room attendance % per cent.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

several times why he did not put an arr
ticle in the paper about the debate lass
week. The editor would like 30 an
nounce he did have an article hut 1t
failed thru some unknown reason to
get into the paper.
Mr.. Harding's superiority" in last
weeks issue was decidedly false. One
of the judges said: "The Freshmen
debaters gave their address better and.
showed that they were the best debaters
in every way, but they could not have
won the debate as there wasn't enough
points 70 get on prohibition, but what
few points there were the freshmen got
them"
Lillas Birch the freshman president.
has quit school and is now hello girl
in the telephone Office.
Ernest Smith was welcome visitor
OF the Freshmen Monday afternoon.
Fay Barkdull answered to the Fresh
men roll call Monday morning.
There is no question as to the out
come of the debate between the Sopho-
more and Senior-Junior classes. Is the
Sophomorss have for the rebnttal
speaker. that famous piece Of wit
Lloyd A. Lehrbas
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
NOT A SMITH IN
THE LEGISLATURE

Strange as it may seem the Smith
family will not be req re 'ented in
the twelfth session of the Idaho
legislature The nearest there will
be to Smith is August II. Over
smith, who halls from Latah
county. While this was an off
year for the Smiths in Idaho, the
Johnson family had an inning, as
the Legislative directory indicates
that four Johnsons will answer to
roll call this winter--two in the
senate and two in the house The
senators are A G. johnson, who
will jointly represent Clearwater
and Lewis counties, and P. w.
johnson of Kootenai. In the house
there will be the irrepressible Pete
johnson of Bingham, who was
elected to represent bis county for
the fourth consecutive term, and
James johnson of Oneida county.
The Jones family Jared . little
better than the Smiths as that FAM
lily will have one representative in
the person of Robert H. Jones of
Shoshone county.
The Hunt family will be repre-
sented in each branch. Frank
Hunt of Bannock, IN the sente and
Ralph Hunt of Fremont in the
house.
If names count for anything,
there will no troublesome times in
the senate for the senators will have
q Shepherd to direct their course
and Luck will abide with them
thruout the session. Then with a
Faircbild, a Sweet and Good
night in the senate chamber that
body ought to be able to get along
like big, happy family.
There will BE- two Clarks in the
house-C. A. of Custer and Colum.
bus Clark of Latah; also two Evani
Fred C. of Bear Lake and 4.
Ralph Evans of Lincoln.
Although he is democrat, tn.
house will always have Friend tt
offer advice and a Mason to spreat
the cement of brotherly love. TheI
with a Church always at hand, II u
cafe to cay that the house will b
able to do what is Wright at al
times.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
OFFICIAL FIGURES
ON STATE TICKET

The state canvassing board COM
pleted the task last Saturday of
cauvassing, checking and compiling
the vote cast in this state on Nov.
5th. The figures show that the
Wilson electors carried the state by
an average plurality of I'LL.
For congress Burton L. French
leads the ticket as usual, bic plur-
ality being 9s,sl4. On the state
ticket the pluralities of the republi-
4can candidates range from 5,4l7 for
Taylor to IA, ,405 for Shepherd
While all of the constitutional
amendments carried by large ma
iorities, only about So per cent OF
those voting took the trouble TO
mark their ballots on the. question:
submitted. Ada and Bear Lake
we're the only counties in the state
which gave majorities against The
amendment repeating the restric-
ton upon the employment of con
vict labor.
The total vote on presidential
candidates is as follows:
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
EQUALITY IN ASSESSMENT OF
ALL CLASSES OF PROPERTY

Since the inauguration of the cash
valuation movement In this stat
much has been said about the im-
portance Of a careful equalization of
values as among counties.
This is certainly q matter that
should always be ieaiousiy guarded.
to the end that each county may
bear its just proportion of the state
taxes; but as compared with the
greater Importance, to the individ-
nal taxpayer. of an equitable assess
lnent of the property In the county
one mans possessions with those of
his neighbor-it is insignificant.
To illustrate: Suppose the total
value of this county were eompara-
lively too high by hundred thousand
dollars, which would be serious
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
ANOTHER PIONEER
CALLED HOME

st. Charles, Dec 5.-Mrs. Han
nah Winn of this place passed
peacefully away on Nov 80, after a
long Hines whiceh she endured with
great patience. Mrs, Winn was
born in England 70 Yeas ago. She
accepted the Mormon faith ana
came to this country in the early
sos, crossing the planis with q
handcart company which landed In
Salt Lake on Nov. 80, 1860. There
we're 900 in the company when
they left the Missouri river, but
500 of them died on the trip.
She is survived by three sons and
three daughters, one of the latter
residing in Germany. Her daugb-
ter Bertha was with her constantly
during ber long illness and did
everything she could 90 make ber
last days as pleasant as possible.
Her funeral services were held on
Dec. srd and were conducted by
Bishop Pugmire. The speakers
were E. M. Alfred and James Ses-
sions of Burley, nephew Of the
deceased. Beautiful floral offerings
gave fragrant testimony of the af-
lection in which Mrs. Winn was
held
Our schools are doing excellent
work under the direction of Prof.
Foulton, and we feel that St.
Charles can boost of having as
good schools as any district in the
county
The telephone linemen have fin.
ished here and left this afternoon
for Fish Haven.
Heber Pugmire and family have
moved to Marlboro for the winter.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

mistake, a mistake of about one
fortieth of the value of the entire
county, outside Of the railroad prop
erty. the levy fixed by the state
board, for state purposes being so
low, this year only SO mills, 1t would
make difference In the amount to
he paid to the state by this county of
$500, about three sevenths Of which
would be raid by the railroad COM
pany, the remainder would be SO
small rs not to affect the ordinary
taxpayer to the amount of fifteen
cents. Whereas an error In valua-
tion of one thousand dollars In the
city of Montpelier, where the rate Of
taxation for all purposes is 6i1s mill,
would make difference Of $64.50 in
u mans taxes.
Anover assessment of one thousand
dollars in the city of Paris, this year,
would require the unfortunate tax
payer to contribute $3.50 more than
he should 10 the public funds.
So while we guard with care the
interests of our county In the matter
Of state taxes. let genuine effort bs
made to establish equality and abso
Lutte fairness In the assessment of al
classes and items Of property within
our own borders.
O, g. DuNFoRD.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

preme court judgesbip. A MAORI.
ty of the people selected another
man, Judge Stewart, for whom |
have profound respect, and IN
whose election rejoice. Mentally.
the suggestion that thru any sort of
com mblnation l would override the
expressed wish of the people and
work my way to a higher Judicial
position by another means than
thru fair application Of the direct
primary law is repugnant to me.
Not impossible | may again be a
candidate for supreme judge. That
ambition is, in my estimation, a
worthy one, but / must be sent
there by the people of my state, not
by the politicians"
Judge Budge's statement was
brought out by the continued sic
-lence of Judge Ailshie, who was
given ample time to deny the re-
port that such a combination had
been formed. He was also i'm
PEELED, he said, by desire to clar-
ify the senatorial atmosphere by
eliminating all thought of "deal''
and allowing each of the senatorial
candidates fair chance before the
next Legislature. Among members
of the bar in this district Judge
Budge's statement created sensa-
ton. There is nothing but praise
and commendation for his high
ideals. Twice he has been re-
elected by unanimous vote of the
people of this territory and tri-
county district, the democrats ac-
quiescing in the general sentiment
that the judiciary should be kept
ont of politics.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
sENIoR-JUNIoR NOTES.
Robert Harding. Editor

Robert Harding, Eoltor
The Senior-J unior class challenged
the Sophopores to debate ON the sub
ject, Resolved, That a High Protec-
tive Tariff is More Beneficial to the
United States than Tariff for Rsvenu,
Only" This is q present day subject
and one which will take mp great part
of the time in the congress just con-
yened. 1t is big subject and one that
will require some haId work, but we
are willing to give 1t our time and can
promise the people something worth
hearing. The Sophomores, after long
deliberation, choose the negative side
but they deliberated too long rs they
will realize TO their sorrow when the
debate comes off.
The students Of the high school are
preparing to get out school paper
edited wholly by the students. We
have good material in our school and
feel sure that we will make 1t success.
The Sophomores showed resentment
TO an article of the Senior Junior class
in last weeks Examiner, which told OF
the Sophomore,s brave deed in taking
the Junior pennants from the ceiling
and tacking them face 60 the wall.
They do not claim that onor but evil
dence is by no means lacking. How
ever they helped; perhaps they held the
ladder while they made some poor
Freshmen climb up and do the work.
The Sophomores have few yards Of
faded ribbon hung despondently over
the clock. This represents their whole
fortune in colers. while the ceiling and
walls are covered With Senior and Jun.
ior pennants and crepe and the Fresh
men have a beautiful purple and whit.
banner hung ON the wall before them
Yet you will hear Sophomore say
"Who says that the Sophomore class !
not the leading class in school7" Yes
dear Sophie, everybody and the Fresh
men say 50.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
JUDGE BUDGE ISSUES
A PLAIN STATEMENT
Declares That Under no Circumstances Would
He Accept Appointment to Supreme Bench,
Should AilShie be Elected Senator.

Pocatello, Nov. 2s.-Declaring
shat under no circumstances would
.he accept appointment to the SUI
preme bench should any member of
that judicial body create vacancy
by being elected to the United
States senate. District Judge Al
fred Bulge of this city, who was
candidate in the primaries for nom
ination IS supreme judge, today
issued public statement fatty re-
fusing to become party 10 any
sort of q political com bination
whereby he might be elevated to
the highest judicial position in the
state.
Insistent rumors that such q COM
bination has been formed, by the
terms of which Supreme Judge ].
F. Ailshie was to receive the solid
support Of the southeastern counties
in the Legislature for United States
senator in consideration of Judge
Bulge being appointed to his va
cancy, and Attorney General Me-
Dogall being appointed to fill Judge
Budge's vacant seat on the district
bench were set at rest by Judge
Bndge's statement.
"Under no circumstances" he
said, "would ! become . party to
such an agreement or understanding.
/ have too high 8 regard for the
judiciary Of this state, too deep and
abiding belief that the bench
should be above politics to permit
of my accepting such an exalted
political position thru political
\ deal.
al was q candidate in the pri-
mares for the nomination of s1-
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

most everything we wear, that which
warns from without and that which
sustains from within; all we have
all that we want are controlled by
combinations built up in defiance OF
this great and drastic statute. We
are now living under regime of ar
tificial values. Competition in n
true sense of the term-that Is, q RI
valry between two equals-is as in
efficient and powerless In fixing
prices as congress and the courts
have been in fighting the trusts.
Instead Of competition, instead of
the battle Of the giants, which was
promised, we have the whole indus
trial field occupied by giants, but
resting In armed neutrality. They
found 1t would not pay to fight one
another, that they could better af-
ford to get all the traffic would bear
and divide it equitably among them
selves.
"Now what are we going to do
about this situation? Are we going
to hug the delusion or practice the
deception Of the past 20 years? Un-
der what theory OF craftsmanship or
morals do we permit corporation to
continue to enjoy part Of sovereign
power of the state after 1t has become
a violator of the law.
"Under what theory do we permit
a corporation TO occupy the chan
nels of Interstate trade which has
been convicted of crime?
why do we permit one corpora
tion engaged In interstate trade to
buy up and hold the stock OF another
corporation?
why do we permit corporations,
organized with as high as 800, ,0O0.-
900 of watered stock to put it out to
the public?
why, in short, do we permit these
creatures which we nave created aid
marvelously endowed to dictate and
direct the policy of their creator?
"Two-thlrds of the trust question
is wrapped up In proper considera-
tion, supervision and Limitation of
the charter prowers Of the corpora
tion. And In dealing with this fsa-
ture of 1t no legitimate business need
suffer one particle. Why should o
corporation engaged In interstate
commerce be permitted to enter the
channels OF interstate trade until 1t
has come under the supervision Of
such q commission as will determine
the regularity and honesty OF It's
stock Issue?
'1rhere has been so mnch side
stepping and ducking of this ques-
tion that the people are doubtful OF
every one and all the parties. An
analysis of the popular vote shows
that the party now coming into pow
er by no mesns holds the confidence
of majority of the voters of the
country.
my desire to see these questions
settled leads me to hope, however,
that thru proper dealing with these
questions 1t will ultimately possess
that confidence. But II 1t does not,
then the party which does will se-
cure and hold chat confidence.
s'If some man comes forward as
Lincoln did in his Bloomington
speech with u simple. comprehensive
fearless, fair and statesman-like
plan to deal with these problems as
our new Industrial life demands he
will not need to worry about organi-
zation. He will not need to sit up
nights worrying about the bosses.
The American people will take care
of both propositions. This ID my
idea of reorganization"
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

AaHOFiA.. ..'.... oooft
The candidates on the socialist
ticket received an average of IL, ,s76
votes. or little more than one tenth
Of the total vote cast in the state
Under the law this will entitle the
party to recognition in the contest
two years hence, and the socialist
candidates will be nominated at the
regular primary election, instead of
by convention as they have been in
the past.
The total vote for and against the
constitutional amendments was as
follows:
No. Referendum: yes, 4s, $50;
no, l3,49o.
No. Q Initiatives: yes, 8s,9ls;
no, y, 1876.
No. s-Limiting bonded indebt-
Eedness TO o., 600, 900: yes, sl,7i2;
no, IS, 1923.
No. 4-Limiting legislative rep
resentation; yes, 1924; no, l4,e7s
No. 5-Right of recall: yes 81,
s75; no, ls.469.
| No. 6-Providing prison labor OF
public work; yes, ss,9os; no, "a,
s7e.
| No Providing for state boarc
of education; yes, 3s,o46; no, ~,
i796.
/ No. s-Making county treasure
ex-otliclo tax collector: yer, 1861
| no, IL, 1879.
| B-Providing clerical assistanc
for county treasurers: yes, 80, 932
no, 1s, I'll.
Il
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
BOARH GIVES VIEWS
ON REBUILDING PARTY
Thinks Republicans Can Regain Power Through
the Trust ksue--Says the Sherman Law
Must be Strengthened.

Sumner Curtis, Washington cor
respondent of the Chicago Record
Herald, In q dispatch to his paper,
gives Senator Borah's views on the
reorganization of the republican
party, from which we publish the
following extracts:
II do not see much In the way of
encouragement in the plans about
reorganization. They do not reach
the difficulty. / do not believe we
can expect great deal in the way
Of a revival of power until we sub
NIT to the people a definite and COM
prehensive policy in regard to the
great problems OF the day.
1.-THE people are In advance of their
leaders. the generals are bringing up
the rear. Political machines may
thrive for time and to remarkable
degree thru the power of organiza-
tion and the influence of patronage.
But great party must be built up
on great principle and in great
cause--a cause which unites and
Yields the thousands whose unselfish
purpose In it Is to achieve something
for the general good.
"A political party is never formid-
able and dominant until it's rank and
file are aroused thru the influence of
some theme which is worthy Of their
timo and worthy of sacrifice.
suppose we put aside many Of the
questions which the more progress
sive members of the party advocate
and take alone, for the sake of ar
gument those questions which no
conservative and no progressive can
frefuse to consider as imminent for
solution. Take three-a proper sys-
tenn of national taxation, the rehab-
llitation of our financial system, a
proper and effective treatment of the
subject of the trusts. The political
party which offers the country a
comprehensive and effective plan by
which to deal with these matters in
1.-THE light of present conditions will
have no trouble In commanding the
support of q vast majority Of the
people for the next quarter of CEN
tury. Without this we will all be In
the quagmire and broken into fac
tions-and this condition will prevail
in all parties
Perhaps 1t is too soon to expect
1t, but we must witness the chaotic
condition of politics until 1t happens.
No reorganization which Is not built
ON such foundation will amount to
o great deal.
What we want Is an issue, and we
want that issue to be policies and
not persons.
About 20 years ago congress
placed upon the statute books a law
which had for its aim and purpose
the destruction of combinations, pop
ularly called trusts.
"Nothing in my Judgment except
either sense of constant oppressive
weariness or most inordinate intel
lectual pride in past achievements
could persist In pronouncing the
sherman law as 1t stands and as 1t
now operates d success. It has been
wholly inefficient and its enforce
ment lamentable failure.
1.-The period during which this
statute has been upon the books is
marked, distinguished and individ-
ualized as the period of greatest
growth of trusts and most pronounced
decadence of competition. Never
has there been a law so much talked
Of and utterly disregarded or ignored
by people.
almost everything we eat and al
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06
SOPHOMORE NOTES.
Lloyd Lehrbas, Editor.

The Sophomores debate with the
Senior on Dec. 20, on ''Resolved that a
High Protective Tariff is more Benefic-
ial to the United States than Tariff
for Revenue Only" The Sophomores
have the negative side, and Lloyd Lehr-
has, Enrol Bagley and Mary Winters
will be onr team. A program will also
be rendered and all are cordially invit-
ed.
The Senior editor said in last week 8
issne that we disarranged their two
little pennants. Well, we did not and
he knows we didn't. He also made q
big howl over some decorations they
had up. These wonderful decorations
consisted of three rolls of tissue paper
Vt 10 cents a roll and two borrowed pen.
rants
The only reason that the Freshiei
ost last weeks debate was because tbs
question was against them, because ths
work OF all three Of the debaters wa
excellent.
Miss Frances Dunning. one of oul
favorite teaches last year. is now IL
Whitehall, Montana.
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

After 20 years of service with the
Hartman lines, James P. FoIger
ceased his responsible duties as chief
dispatcher at Keinmerer on Thurs
day of last week, says the Camera.
He is succeeded by L. e. Halbert.
who has held down the first trick for
q number Of years. Mr. Foiger will
remain In Kemmerer. where he will
engage in business after taking a
much needed rest
Montpelier examiner., 1912-12-06

A synopsis of President Taft's mes-
sage to congress will be found on an
other page in this issue,