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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03
To pIstIII Ocean Water.

Santa Monica. Cal. is considering
a unique plan for solving the serious
water problem which 1t faces. The
supply is already inadequate, and an
application for part OF the Owens
river from Los Angeles has not been
granted. Now It is proposed to distilI
ocean water for domestic purposes,
and the municipality may purchase
the Burning Mountain" several
miles up the coast In the Santa Mon
lea range. for use as a heating plant.
II is believed the sea water could be
carried through a "U" pipe deep to
the hot interior OF the smoking hill
and distilled at practically no cost.
Power might be produced, some engi-
neers think. that would enable the
municipality TO maintain an electric
lighting plant.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03
Mr.. PORT|LL TALKS
ON TAX QUESTION

Last Monday evening J. A. Pur-
till, one of the three tax agents who
are working throughout the state
under the supervision of the state
board of equalization, talked on tax
questions 10 a number of business
men in Montpelier. Mr.. Purtill
spent all of last week in the county
securing data relative to all phases
of the tax question, which will be
submitted to the state board of
equalization.
The three men are workine along
identical lines and data will be OBJ
tanned from every county In the
state. This mass of facts and fig
ures will be submitted to the state
board in type written form, from
which that body will obtain inform
alton which it is hoped will mater
tally aid it in making more just
andequltable equalization of prop.
erty next August.
Mr.. Purtlll stated that under the
workings of the revenue law al
enacted by the recent special session
of the Legislature, the assessed val.
uation of Bear Lake county thi,
year would not likely be more thar
so, ,OoO,O ,O0e in round numbers, 1
reduction of something like
"a, 900, 900 from last years valua-
tion. The cash valuation of proper
ty III the county will be as great, i
not greater, than last year, bu
owing to exemptions provided for il
the new law and the fact that ia,
levies are to be made on 40 per cen
OF the cash valuations this year
the valuation for taxable purpose
will be reduced approximately t
the amount above stated.
Mr.. PurtiIl called attention to tn
necessity of every citizen assistin
the assessor in every way ppsslbl
in getting every dollars worth 9
taxable property on the roll and ais
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03
HE STOLE FROM SHEEP CAMP,

Monday evening Officer Lindsay
arrested fellow who gave his name
AS George Stevens, VINO was wanted
at Soda Springs for pyrloining from
a sheep camp gun. suit of clothes
and $40 in cash. All the stolen prop
erty was recovered except few dol
lars which Stevens had spent. The
fellow was taken back to Soda
Springs Tuesday by an officer, who
came up from there after him.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03
COUNCIL WRESTLES
WITH SIDEWALKS

The city council held a lengthy
session Wednesday night but did
not accomplish much real business
as almost the entire evening was
devoted to discussion of side
walks.
Chairman Reese of the street
committee, reported in favor of the
plan of dividing the city into four
districts, and after designating
where walks are to be constructed
in each district, issue five year
bonds with which to raise money
TO pay for the walks, the bonds to
draw per cent interest. Briefly
stated these bonds would stand as a
mortgage against each mans prop
erty along which walks were built
However, it gives the property
owners five years in which to pay
for the construction of the walks.
For instance, if it cost 500 to
build walk along any one mans
property, he could either pay $40
year for Eve years, with 7 per cent
interest, or pay the 800 At the end
end of the five year period.
There ia no doubt but that the
walks could be built much cheaper
under this plan, as contracts would
be let by districts to different men.
There would be several thousand
feet of walk IN each district, and
beside getting them built cheaper,
the walks would be uniform.
The law provides for this dis
triet plan and gives councils the
right to issue bonds for building
walks in this way without submit
ting the question to vote of the
people.
If this plan were sdopted It
would mean that the city would
have TO put in a large number of
cross walks, and the money for this
work would have TO be raieed by .
bond issue, which the people would
have to sanction by q vote. 1t
would require in the neighborhood
of SIS, 900 to build all the cross
walks and put bridges across Mont
peller creek on Main street and at
the corner of 4th street.
The payment of these bonds
would fall tproportionately upon
every taxpayer in the city, but the
bonds for constructing the walks
would be paid by the people in from,
of whose properties the walks were
, laid.
1t is figured that the saving in
, building the walks this way would
be much more than enough to eacf
! property owner to pay the interest
f on the bonds, and then everybody
would have Eve years in which te
pay for their walks if they so de
sired.
After discussing this plan, prs
/. and con, for several hours, th,
Y council ordered Councilman Rees,
g to secure from Engineer Buche
: some necessary data as to what i
! would cost the city to complete ar
: rangements for che construction o
+ walks under the district plan an,
e report at an adjourned meeting o
. . the council TO be held touight.
BY the time the council ha
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03

reached this decision, the hour was
SO late that no other business was
taken up, except the appointment
and confirmation of Henry Whit
man rs councilman from the Second
ward to gil the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Henry Douglas.
Mr.. Whitman was not present to be
sworn in, ana IN conversation with
him yesterday he stated that he had
not yet decided 10 accept the Office
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03
WHITNEYS seen
IN CENTRAL WYO,

Casper, Wyoming, May 2-The
Whitney brothers and Dick Camp
bell, the notorious outlaws who,
since the robbery of the Cokeville
bank and the commission of other
crimes in Uinta county, Wyo.,
last fall have been ''holed" up in
the rendezvous near the headwaters
If the Upper Wind river, in FIRE.
mont county and who are now max
ing their way out of of the country
were seen day before yesterday in
The bad lands go miles northeast of
Shoshonl. -----------.-
The outlaws were armed to the
teeth, mounted and each leading an
extra horse. They represented
themselves as cowboys in search OF
strayed horses, but while both
Whitneys have grown full boards
and have changed their appearance
materially, they were recognized by
a sheepherder, who formerly work
ed with them on ranch in Uinta
county. He gave no sign of recog-
nltion, however, for fear of being
shot down, but as soon as the out
laps disappeared he reported his
knowledge to the authorities.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-03
state ticket since 1904.

81 trnst the reasons set out will
be deemed not unworthy of consid-
Grafton. 1 prefer TO base my can
didaey upon my past record, which
is in my humble Judgment better
test for the determination of the
qualifications and future conduct of
a candidate than q sea of high
sounding and glitterlng platform
promises, made to please and not to
! fulfill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
ORIGIN OF GREAT AvIAToRs

From current Literature.
 Hubert Latham began his career as a consumptive street car conductor. doomed by the doctors. But either the doctors were wrong or flying is con dueive to health, for Hubert Latham is still alive and well, having flown more miles and won more prize money than any other aviator in the world. The Wright brothers ran a bicycle shop in a small American city when they first be- gan to realize the possibilities of the developing automobile power plant as a means to the solution of the aerial problem. They made themselves the first men in the world to get off the ground with a man carrying power driven ma chine capable Of continued flight. For the last few years the Wright brothers -one of whom recently died, not in the air, but where most men die, in bed have been regarded among the worlds foremost manufacturers of flying ma chimes, and the property of the firm Is reputed to be worth close to S1,000, 900. Curtiss was a small motor cycle manu- facturer until he achieved fame and fortune by the air route. Henry Far man was bicycle racer until the sirens of the air allured him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
PRESENT DENTISTRY

From Mobility of the Trades-The Dem
 tist.' Charles Winslow Hall, in Nation-
 al Magazine for July.
 Of all the professors of healing and pre- ventive medicine and surgery there are none who have so numerous a clientele. and few who play a. more important part in the preservation of the health and beauty of their patients than modern American dentists.
 A rude dentistry doubtless existed from the earliest times, for the renewal of the deciduous or milk" teeth, when their permanent successors replaced them, was seldom completed without requiring some primitive method of extraction on the part of relatives and friends. It will be hardly necessary to remind the adult reader of the ministrations of strong fn- gers. with or without strings, that ..yank- ed out" teeth too loose to be of any use yet still painfully attached to gums al- ready tumid with burgeoning ivory.
 In world in which arrows, sling stones clubs. and sword strokes, not to speak of more peaceful fisticuffs and wrestling falls, were the chief arguments in set have been numerous losses of teeth and decorations of jaws and cheeks which re- quired attention from the wise men and old women who were adopts in the heal ing art; and skill in this service was rec ognized at a verys early date. as well as the use of certain medicaments to cure or lessen the pain of toothache and kin dred diseases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
ELECTRIFYING RAILROADS

locomotive has been the multiple unit sys- tenn of motor car and trailer for suburban service. A number of these units make up the different trains, and they are so ar ranged that there is a motor car at each end and the train can be started in either direction without any shifting.
 While the single operator has his sta- tion at the head of the train, still he con- trols every other motor in the succeed ing cars, and all of these are helping to move the train onward. The multiple unit makes it possible to adjust the ser vice more nicely to the changing traf- flo needs of each hour, and this naturally makes for operative economy.
 The natural objection to identification which the layman of a critical turn of mind will raise Is that the whole sys- tenn may be halted by a. temporary de- engagement at the power plant or by any other single cause which may happen along the line. To degree this is correct so far as the usual run of electrical rail- ways is concerned. but the New York Central is an exception. ', It resorts to a reserve of storage batteries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
WEIRD AND WONDERFUL SIGHT

| One of the most beautiful and interest | Ing sights to be seen is an eclipse of the sun. It is quite remarkable fact that the sun is 400 times as broad as the moon.
 and at the same time is about 400 times
 as far away. So to us they appear to be the same size.
 A total eclipse of the sun Is a very inn pressive and wnoderful sight, says Har- old w. Clark in Farm and Home. As the time of the total eclipse draws near, the darkness increases. About 10 min utes before totality, the darknes can all most be felt Mems faces show a copper
 color, which makes them look ghastly.
 Birds cease their songs and go to roost
 Flowers close, and an awful stiffness
 rests upon all the face of nature. The
 temperature falls, and dew appears. Then away in the west we see the shadow of the moon coming with almost terrifying
 swiftness It comes at the rate of 1000
 miles an hour, and pounces upon us so
 suddenly that we are startled. Looking at the sun we see it wholly covered by
 the moon, but surrounded by brilliant
 light which flashes out all around 1t.
 This is the corona, and is seen only dur ing total eclipses. The eclipse lasts only for four or five minutes. and then the
 shadow of the moon passes us and we can see the sun again. The next one in the United States will run from. Oregon
 to Florida, and will be in 1918. In 1925
 the path will run from Duluth to New
 Haven, Conn. If any of us gets chance to see one we should count ourselves lucky indeed It would be worth going many miles to see.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29

The offending second section was, however, withdrawn, and the resolu- ton in full then reads, as follows:
 Resolved, That in this crisis in our party's career, and in our country s history, this convention sends greet ing to the people of the United States and assures them that the party of Jefferson, of Jackson, is still the champion of popular government and equality before the law. As proof .of our fidelity to the people we hereby declare ourselves opposed to the nomination of any candidate for Pres ident who is the representative of or under any obligation to J. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont, or any other member of the privilege hunting and favor seeking class" s
 This resolution called for suspen- sion of the rules, and this required a two-thirds vote. The vote was S89 ayes, 196 noes and 3 were absent or did not vote.
 The adoption of the resolution was secured when Texas cast solid vote in it's favor, and then many other states hurried to get on the band wagon. At least ten states shifted their votes to the aye column, and the announced vote was simply over- whelming.
 The vote in detail was full of sur prises. New York voted solidly in favor of the resolution, and so did Alabama. From Virginia came only one-half of a negative vote, and it was not cast by Thomas For tune Ryan, who was present, but who had not word to say. The half vote was that of Robert Tunstall, Vir- ginia sending to the convention a doubled delegate after the manner of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
Pig Iron and Politics

The local iron market is firm and fairly active at the recent advance in price. Rogers. Brown & Co.'S Cincinnati report, just received in Birmingham, says:
 'The feature of the pig iron market is the inquiry from consumers whose wants were supposed to be covered. It is ap- parent that many users of iron placed conservative orders and are now finding that the probable demands for castings justify additional contracts.
 Tn spite of the heavy selling during the past three month sand the steady decrease In stocks of pig iron in furnace yards. prices have not advanced as rapidly as might have been reasonably expected.
 After two years or more of unprofit- able business by practically all blast fur mace companies engaged in supplying the general market it was thought that the reduction in ore might enable the iron producers to break even at prices then current, but the advance in coke has changed conditions radically.
 Pig iron is still cheap when cost is considered and further advances will be required if the makers are to receive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
RED TAPE IN ACTION
rom the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 An American, in visiting the London postoffice, observed that the newspaper box had large mouth, and. with the curiosity of the average American tour fst. he stood gazing into 1t. Suddenly a bale of newspapers struck him aud he fell into the box
 Ills companions hurried to the coun- ters to rescue him. but owing to the red tape of the English postoffice, the clerks disregarded their appeals. The American was in the mail box and would have to be treated as a mall matter They therefore stamped him ard threw him into compartment con- ta ming provincial newspapers.
 The unfortunate mans friends there- upon went to the chief, who listened pIegmatically to their story. then aske If their friend was addressed. On being informed that he was not. the chief said:
 The matter is simple. The man will remain for six months in the bureau. At the end of that time, if not one ap- plies for him, he will be burnt as a dead letter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
CASE FOR THE ALrENIsTs

From the Kansas City Independent.
 We came upon the automobile standing upon the brow of the hill.
 Hello" we say to the chauffeur. Broken down?"
 NO. sir" he responds.
 "Out of gasoline?"
 'No, sir We have plenty"
 Tire punctured?"
 "No. sir. The tires are in perfect con dition."
 Lost your way?"
 'No, sir. The country hereabouts is very familiar"
 Dropped something from the automo- bile?"
 "No, sir. Nothing of the sort"
 'Then why are you standing here? Why are you not shooting down the hill and across the level at terrific speed?'
 q do not care to do that" says the owner of the machine, who has been silent until this moment. 'I had my automo- bile stopped here so that I might enjoy the magnificent view from this eleva- ton"
 With a frightened glance at him, we turn and hasten to the nearest town, to warn officials that an evidently insane person is at large in an automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
HorrN, nAwGs IN AnxANsAs

From the New York American.
 "Yes," said the returned pilgrim the other day. "Arkansas certainly lives up to It's reputation for lean and lanRy creatures.
 Hast week was riding along dusty road. when I came to cabin set in a clearing. A lean. bony man sat out in front, smoking a corncob and gazing at Invisible things. Two or three long legged, skinny fowls pecked listlessly about the yard. and occasionally pig built ikea pumpkin seed slid between the pickets and went under the house to lie down in the shade.
 "Out in the dusty road a lean, rickerty dog walked around and around, bristles up, apparently growing at his shadow.
 T went in and got drink of water. Looking back, I saw the dog going through his peculiar maneuvers.
 "'Say' I said to the native, whats the matter with your dog-going mad?'
 "The old man looked over that way.
 "Don't see nothing wrong with him. he said.
 But said I. look at him; He walks around and around, growing at his shadow'
 "The native locke ed indifferently at crawling grasshopper and lost interest again.
 Stranger he said. that ain't no shadow-that's another dog"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
WORTH ALL IT COST

From the Los Angeles Times.
 Commander R. H. Greene of the Grand Army of the Republic. was narrating war stories fin Phoenix.
 'Tn Phoenix hotel smoking room ono night" he said. "a number of vet Terans got into dispute on the battle of Bull run. The veterans-all men of high rank-argued very turbulently.
 "But quiet man spoke up and said:
 "Gent1emen, I happened to be there, and I think I can settle the point at issue
 And settle it he did. He settled it in a masterly manner. The hotel pro- prietor. much impressed, said to him when he got through:
 "'My dear sir. what may have been your rank in the army?'
 CT was a private, sir, full private was the calm reply.
 "A short time afterward the full private asked for his bill, as he was about to depart but the proprietor said to him:
 "'Not cent, sir Not a centl You owe me nothing
 "'why. how is that? the other de- manded in bewilderment.
 "T couldn't dream of charging you, sir said the proprietor warmly You are the first private have ever met |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29

even a limited return for their investment.
 Political disturbances are affecting the iron and steel industry to a less degree than was anticipated. The average busi- ness man, whether progressive or conser- vative, seems determined to proceed on the theory that the country is to prosper whoever may be elected President. It IS not thought that any policies will pc forced by either party more detrimental than those that have been proposed dur ing the past two years
 "The renewed use of charcoal iron IS strongly in evidence. A widely scattered demand has developed from makers of malleable and special castings. and many who had not used 1t for years are put ting 1t in their mixtures.
 "It is believed that the rigid investiga- tions of car wheels that have been car ried on during the past year will result In much larger proportion of charcoal iron in the wheel that Is needed under the heavy cars such as are now in ser vice. The price of charcoal iron is still low, and it is expected that 1t will be advanced.
 ''The coke situation is unchanged. Prices are firm and makers are well sold ahead"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Worda and Words

"The English language Is rich in idionls and some of the most expressive words used by persons of scholarly attainments, had their origin in slang or colloquialism," said a professional man. Some phrases that in former times violated the rules of the purists grammar are now used by master writers. The language of the language of the educated.
 Speaking of words, we are quite in- consistent in the use of some of our mod ern phrases. When I was a youth we had ice tea; now it is iced tea But if iced is the proper form for ice cold tea or tea with foe in it, why not iced water?
 Recently some one wrote to the New York Sun, newspaper noted for it's fine English, questioning, a phrase that had appeared in an editorial-corn beef The critic said it was corned beef, and ex- pressed surprise that a purist like the Sun should be guilty of using the wrong form. The editor said in reply Please don't call us a purlst In language the Sun Is an opportunist, or words to that effect. The Sun then went on to ridicule the 'corned beef critic and justified corn on the ground of long established usage among country bred folks who cooked, ate and fattened on corn beef.
 T can recall certain New York edi- tors of a generation or more ago who prepared lists of interdicted words and phrases. And some of the phrases that were not to be used in the columns of the purist newspaper were perfectly good, as evidenced by the fact that standard authors used them.
 "No one should despise grammar It is necessary to clear expression. But any phrase that Is not actually outlandish and is based on common sense should be acceptable to polite society. Deliver us from the purist"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-29
1cARus OF AMERICAN DRAMA

From Current Literature for July.
 Percy Mackaye has been called the Icarus of the American drama because he always scars towards the sun, and always fails to achieve his ambition. Yet the effort in itself is laudable and an encouraging omen. Mackaye always inspires hope; the hope may not be jus tiled in the end, but at least his pur- pose Is fine, his idealism authentic He is a student. and he endeavors to as- similate in his drama all things human. from the classic antiquity of Sappho to the romantic realism of the Devil in New England as Hawthorne saw him. Two new works from his pen, 'To- morrow" (Stokes) and Yankee Fan tAsies" (Duffield), emphasize his versa tility. The first named play is curious study in eugenics. In the second the author attempts to reflect in the magic mirror of art the vanishing traits. some lovable, some ludicrous. of New Eng land.
 At heart Mackaye Is always Yankee. In his preface to the Yankee Fan tasies." five charming literary one act plays, he admits both his love and his knowledge of New England.