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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-27
Beware Of Oregon Timber Lands.

Since the case of the government VS..
the Oregon 6 California Railroad Co.,
for the forfeiture of large part of the
land grant originally made to that COM
pady, has been decided by the lower
court in favor of the government, sew
eral concerns have been operating in
the west, locating people on the land in
controversy. They represent that the
case has been decided in favor of the
government and that the lands are
open to settlement and that they can
be filed upon without the applicants
going to the land office in the district
where the lands are located. We be,
lieve the concern called the Oregon
Land Company is one of the firms op-
Grating in this line. They ask fee Of
$4,000 for locating an applicant on
quarter section of land, and they assure
the prospective buyer that the land can
be got for $3.50 per acre, and that it
will onlytalse few months to perfect
the entry and get title to the land. At
the time, of taking an application for
one of the quarter sections of these
railroad grant lands the agent receives
the $4,000 location fee, and gives the
applicant to understand that this $780, 90
covers all preliminary expenses and
that the company will advance all mon
eys necessary for completing title to
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-27

agent takeS signed option from the
applicant for the purchase of the tim
ber on the tract applied for, at price
that adpears fabulous to the applicant,
compared to the amount he invests. 1t
looks like "easy money" and the way
the suckers" bite is amazing. The
matter was recently put up to some of
Orofino's citizens, and, while the bait
was attractive, the parties to whom it
was presented were from Missouri, and
had to be shown that it was all on the
square. The first step thep took was
to ask the advice of the editor of the
editor Of the Republican, who has been
in land office practice for thirty years,
and they were advised to not be in
hurry, as there was "nothing doing"
in that line. To satisfy the parties we
wrote statement of the matter to the
land office at Roseburg, Oregon, in
which district the most of the lands in
controversy are located. Below we
give an extract from the letter that we
received from Mr.. B. F. Jones, the reg
lister, bearing date of June 1s, 1918. j.
"We are in receipt of hundreds of
letters from people in nearly every
state in the Union, asking for informa--
tion concerning the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad lands, many of the
writer's claiming to have paid locators
various sums Of money from $25. 90 to
$4,000 for the description of certain
l6O-acre' tracts of this land, with the
understanding that the lands are now
open for settlement, the government
having won the suit against the COM
pany. Other writer's claim to have
paid various sums of money for which
they are to be kept posted and receive
advance information as to the outcome
Of the litigation. Still other writer's
claim that they have paid land locators
for the description of certain portions
of this land and that they were advised
that their applications were on file in
this office, and that they were to have
the preference right to file on said land.
when the suit is decided. ioa4
To all such inquiries we would say
that the suit is still pending in the
United States Court of Appeals at San
Francisco, Calf, and that when a de-
cision is rendered by said court, in all
probability the case will be appealed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. ,saE M
Page 320, Chapter 311, United States
Statutes, 19l1-1912, An Act Supple
menting the joint resolution of Con-
gress, approved April 80, 1908, entitled
"Joint Resolution instructing the At
torney General to-. institute certain
SUITS" and so forth, Sec. thereof
reads as follows: ''That none OF the
lands reverting to the United States by
virtue of any rights or forfeiture there
to as aforesaid shall be or become SUBJ
ject to entry under any of the public
land laws of the United States, or to
the initiation Of any rights whatever
under any of the public land laws of
the United States.'' .s4
All persons to whom such PROPOSE
tion is presented, should write to the
Register of the land district where the
land is located, and get correct informa-
ton, before putting up their good mon.
ey on a wildcat scheme, such as this
Oregon 8; California land grant matter
has proven to be.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-27
Local News

J. P. Harlan was passenger for
Lewiston yesterday.
Robert F. Smith, of Dent, made final
proof on his homestead, before j. w.
Merrill, last Saturday.
Mrs. }. G. Buescher, and son Rupert.
drove in from the farm Wednesday
and remained over night.
Jon Pons, of Pierce, came in Wednes.
day. He reports plenty OF rain and
mud in the Pierce district.
Mrs. F. M. Edmonson, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Mcleod, at
Granger, Washington, returned home
Wednesday.
K. 3. Swadener. who has been wan
dering around in the lower country for
a week or so returned to his h,me
town Tuesday @ t jo9l 4
Bob" Gaffney, Of Pierce and Miss
EmmaS illman, of Weippe, were arriv-
ais inn 4to, Wednesday evening, en-.
route Il ston. I'LL ~ 4
Dennis Keane, Of Fraser, was at the
county seat Wednesday, making his
final settlement as administrator of the.
estate OF his brother, Patrick Keane. 4
W. E. Stoddard, the Clifford Leland
Orofino undertaken, came over Tues.
oay evening to prepare the remains OF
Miss Beck, for shipment to Moscow. 7s
Marids Loft left Monday morning for
kuroki, Saskatchewan, where he ex.
poets to locate. His family will remain
mere Tor some, time before joining him.
Mrs. Ed Thenon, Of Kooskia, who has
been visiting her mother Mrs. John
swanson, was caller at this office
Monday. Mrs. Thenon returned home
Tuesday evening. NM v ''s'41's'
There has been an unusual amount
OF rainfall the past week, for this time
OF the year. 1t has been something
ike the month Of June, 1897 which
was one OF the raipiest month since the
opening of this reservation. -,
U. s. Mix left here Monday for his
homestead up in the woods. P. e.,
McRoberts went with him as far as
Clarkia, from which place he will 90 to
Benewah for a three weeks visit with
relatives Of his wife.
The Clearwater Title and Trus st Com
pany, which succeeds to the business
OF the North Idaho Title Co., and the
Clearwater Abstract Co., commenced
business this week. The new company
IS located in the building formerly oc-
cupled by the Clearwater Abstract Co.
Mr. E. Erickson, of Kippen, was here
Friday and Saturday of last week, look
ing over the field with a view to NOV
ing his saw mill from Kippen to some
place in this vicinity. Mr.. Erickson
has operated at Kippen for the past
sixteen years and has cut out all of the
available timber convenient to his mill.
Miss Phoebe X. Beck, a patient at
the sanitarium, died Monday afternoon
from inanition. Miss Beck was twenty
years of age and had been in the insti-
tuition over two years. She was COM
mitted from Moscow, to which place
the remains were taken for burial.
Her father, Peter g. Beck and her
mother and sister were with her when
the end came. ga .
Mesdames Bennell, Fisher and Peat!
man left Orofino last Saturday, bound
Tor the Musselshell, on fishing trip.
They had great success, catching over
200 trout Sunday. Monday was too
rainy for fishing and they did not 90
out. They made good time coming!
home, leaving the Musselshell about I
o'clock Tuesday morning and reaching
Orofino at p. m. ),
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-27
House or Rooms For Rent.

Good six room house. Will rent as
it is, or partly furnished, or will rent
furnished rooms. Apply to
Mrs. LETTIE A. BROWN.
Adv-2w-p
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-06-27

FOR SALE-First-class organ, cheap
IT taken at once. Apply at this office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-02

Ouickly-by automatic machinery-th this freshly
roasted, freshly ground, freshly chilled, delicious
coffee is placed in tin cans, and heymetcaHy
seahed.
So it comes to your table as perfect as
when it left the roasters-untouched by human
hands.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-02
BARN BURNED.

The barn and a large amount
Of feedstuff belonging to Mr.. j.
D, McLemore, of ltta Bena, To-
Gated on his Lake Henry planta-
ton, were destroyed by fire last
Sunday night. His loss was
about $4,000, being insured for
less than half that amount, The
fire is believed to have been the
work OF an incendiary. We sym.
pathize with Mr.. McLemore in
his loss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-02
FOR SALE.

Ear Corn, Clay and Whippoor-
will Peas. Write for delivered
to any point on the Yazoo
River. Hart & Newman Satartia,
Miss, At
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-05-02
Chilled, Ground and
Theoretically Scaled

HIRECT from the r~oasters, the coffee IS
chilled in a cold-air-blast machine. rms
chilling closes the pores of the bean, thus
preventing a single breath OF the enhancing
aroma to escape in the vapors.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
TAPPED THE WIRES.
The Good Housewife Had q Pretty
Keen Nose For News.

People who would normally think II
a disgrace 10 eavesdrop or spy on their
neighbors seem utterly without con
science when the telephone IL in qucs-
ton and will rush to the instrument
every time the bells ring. whether 1t Is
their call or not
As an evidence OF the extreme to
which II can be carried | well rcmem-
Der case where for some unknown
reason the bells beyond one OF the sta
lions seemed In constant trouble. One
time they would operate perfectly. five
minutes later they would ring so faint
ly that II was hard 10 distinguish the
call. The manager was on the verge OF
prostration. us he had gone over the
line "A dozen times. trimmed every tree
that could possibly have been in the
way. adjusted bells-in fact. done ey-
erything he could think OF.
In despair he came TO me and told me
his troubles. suggested that we drive
out to the last good" station and. TO
his surprise. asked him II he dared
walk In without rapping. lie said he
could. and the two OF us entered very
unexpectedly. the telephone being In
the kitchen at the back of the house.
The picture we found was. to say the
least. amusing. The good housewife In
her craze not to miss anything had nc.
tually rugged up n clamp to hold the
receiver on the back OF rocking chair
and spent her leisure time in comfort
ably listening to every word that went
over the line She had even gone so
far as to devise method of opening
the primary circuit on her own instru-
ment so that the batteries would not
run down.
This is an extreme case. but shows
how far some folks can go. The rem
edy: Just plain common decency and
honesty. bylaw authorizing the man.
nger to take out any telephone whose
user IL guilty OF such dishonesty and
a manager with backbone enough to do
his duty.-Farm and Flreside.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
CABINED WATERPLANE
MIGHT CROSS OCEAN
British Expert Describes Best
Type Of Air Craft.

London. Harold Short. pioneer In
the use of the British waterpiane.
when asked his opinion concerning the
type OF machine likely to make the
transatlantic flight. replied:
about twice the size of the present
type OF waterplanc. twin engines each
OF 200 horsepower. tanks inside the
body 10 carry $50 gallons of petrol,
enough for twelve hours flying. and
100 gallons OF lubricatlng oil. cabin
with n sleeping bunk. food lockers and
n wireless telegraph installation.
"She would travel sixty-five miles an
hour under favorable conditions. and
with two stops ut depot ships during
the voyage TO I'LL up her petrol tanks
she would ny from Newfoundland TO
the west coast OF ireland In thirty
hours"
The flight. he thinks. would best be
made from west 10 east. so as 10 take
advantage OF the prevailing westerly
winds
Two days OF fine weather would be
enough for H. The air man would
travel nj n height OF G.O00 feet n one
OF the engines failed at that height
the watcrplane would cover 100 miles
before touching water and could then
go along the surface to the nearest
depot ship. II both engines failed
she could call liner with her wireless
installation.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
Modern Rifle Wounds.

Wounding an enemy In war Is better
than killing him. for unless he is cap
tured 1t imposes on his side the burden
of taking care of him The Balkan war
has again proved that the bullet Of the
modern high power rifle with It's ter
rifle speed will 20 straight through a
man. penetrating the most vital organs
without killing him. and II has even
been found TO 20 through from four to
six men. one behind the other. This
puts them ont OF the fight. but at the
same time il is good thing for the
fighter. for II gives him far better
chance for his life. Popular Mechanics.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
Q 1913. by American Press Association.


JosEPHUs DANIELS. SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY
the work done during the term will
hereafter count more In determining
the scholastic standing than formerly
The effect Of the revision OF the cur
rlculum on the first years work has
number OF fourth class men dropped
for deficiency in studies at the semi
annual examinations Last year nearly
II per cent OF the fourth class We're
recommended to be dropped. This
year only Is per cent failed. In de.
terminlng the term work the examina-
ton now counts only one-sixth In sub
jects In which monthly examinations
are given.
The recent entrance examinations
also showed an increase over the usual
percentage In those who qualified for
admission. Out OF 1876 examined In
February 81 per cent passed. NJ
against an average OF about Il per
cent during the last six years This
increase. II Is said. Is not due TO n DIFF
ference in examination. but Is due Ia
a change In examination dates.
In order to limit the amount Of eS
penditurcs OF midshipmen for civilian
clothing and haberdashery. as well ms
to prevent their running In debt. mn
order has been issued which forbid'
them from making purchases directly
in Annapolis. but allows limited pnr-
chases from firms who send repre-
sentatlves 10 the academy. Local mer.
chants have no objection TO the order.
rs their payment Is certain and IA
cilIties for taking orders are freely
granted them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
GOLF LINKS IN SKYSCRAPER.
Charles r. Crane Has Nine Hole Course
In Chicago BUILDING.

Chicago. Charles II. Crane. who may
be appointed TO a post In the diplo-
matte service by President Wilson. Is
golf enthusiast TO such an extent
that he has just completed nine hole
course on the twelfth floor OF the
Crane building The course was laid
out by Tom vardon Of the Spring Lake
N. ~ club. who is also In charge Of
It. The course has sand covered put
ting greens and hazards. The founda.
ton Is of burlnp
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
DOORWAY IN A RUDDER.
Made Necessary For Work on the New
Giant cunarder Aquitania.

London. The rudder has Just been
placed In position on the 10000 ton
Cunard liner Aquitanla. which will he
launched at Clydebank. Glasgow. dur.
Ing the last week In April.
The ruddcr Is so large that door.
way was made In the lower part Of Il
to admit workmen and enable them Ia
work on pin four feet long connect.
Ing the rudder with the ship.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19

MIddletown. y. Y.-The Rev. o. r.
Crandall. who Is ninety eight years old
and since his approximation has lived
ut RIdgebury. near here. preached
sermon IN the Methodist church there.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
Navy NEEDS
MORE CADETS
Daniels viii Ask Congress to
Extend 1903 Law.
WOULD KEEP ACADEMY FULL
Unless Statute Is Renewed Annapolis
Will Have but 533 Students In 1917
and Cost Of Graduates Will Increase.
Says Seeretary--To Revise curricu-
iun For First Year.

iunn For First Year.
Annapolis. Md.-Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels announced that he would
seek TO have congress .xtend the pro.
visions of the law Of 1908 authorizing
the appointment OF two mldshipmen 10
the Naval academy every four years
by each senator representative and
delegate in congress. This law expires
this year. and unless II is extended the
number of appointments TO the acad
envy will be cut In half and within
four years the number Of midshipmen
will be reduced from 1859 to 533.
"The capacity of the Naval acad-
envy" said Secretary Daniels. lis suf
flcient without enlargement 10 furnish
officers for the line and staff OF the
navy and marine corps In adequate
numbers for many years to come. but
IL the number of appointments be re-
duccd the relative cost OF educating
each midshipman will increase while
the existing shortage In the navy will
grow rapidly worse. There Is little
likelihood OF more graduates from the
Naval academy than the government
will require"
Secretary Daniels has approved Il
recommendation of the academy board
Of the Naval academy that for subjects
In which the only examination comes
at the end OF the year the term work
shall count thrce-fourths instead OF
two-thirds. reducing the examination
accordingly. Under this arrangement
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-19
A Parallel.

MIR Merry-Jack Jones. | arm told.
laughed while he was being married.
Mr. Crouch Well haven't men been
known 10 Joke Oh the scaffoIdf- Bald.
more American
Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-08

remember, I remember,
 How l. the Verdaut chump, Climbed out of bed each morning To thaw the kitchen pump. remember, l remember,
 The plumbers used to stay For hours around our shanty To mend the pipes each day. remember, l remember,
 These things all cling to me, Spring weather we're now having Suits me, yes, to a T.
 Any person knowing the where abouts of Jno. s. Taylor. ex-mayor c pisbee please notify the undersigned Business of importance.
 B. T. WATKINS. Advertisement. 45l
Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-08
THAT STATE AUTO.

For several months there has beea considerable interest throughout the state over the purchase of a new automobile for use at the prison. When this machine arrived in Phoenix Governor Hunt and the citizen mem Der Of the beard Of control decided that an old machine which had been used by the board of control was good enough for the prison officials and any convicss that might occasionally de. sire to make a business trip home ana 90 deciding they appropriated the new machine, sending the old machine to the prison at Florence. Since then the governor has been using the new ma. chine.
 When the bill was presented for rayment for this new state automo, bile Auditor Callaghan refused to al low it, claiming that the machine was bought for use at the prison and un. ul 1t was delivered to the prison he would not authorize the payment of the bill The company selling the auto went to court and asked for a mar damus to compel payment, but the court upheld the contention of the auditor.
 Now comes word from Phoenix that Governor Hunt has caused the ma chine to be delivered to the prison superintendent at Florence, as he was asked to do by a resolution of the lower house of the legislature. The report further says that now that the machine has been turned to the rrison where it will serve the purpose for which it was purchased Auditor callaghan will pay the nil.
 Thus ends the state automobile COT troyersy. but We know of no law tha vill prevent the governor from order ing Superintendent Sims to make re delivery of the machine to his gov ernorship at Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-08

higaway enterprises and In doing so Joints out the fact that the day is nc1 far distant when auto trucks, running on perfect highways will take away from the railroads much of their traf- iic- This man is F. 4. Seiberling of Akrin. it IS hi expectation to see with in comparatively few years every iEa-
 pcatant community connected by Iaved highways and for reasonable distances the greater bulk of freight traffic will go over them and at less cost than is now paid to the railroads fer the service. Here, to our mind; is Ihe means for regulation of the freight rates in the country that will be much more effective thar all laws which may be conceived by either the national or state legislative mind.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-08

nation. and establish in Its stead at t-c federal capital a constitutional government pledged to the reforma that were Che program of Madero. But sometimes movements Of that kind. even though successful, become d. yerted and develop along the lines different from those intended. At the time of the Revolutionary War thu First Continental congress adopted al address to the throne in which they described themselves as loyal and leal subjects of King George, seeking only remedies for abuses they could endure no longer, and that they mad no desire for separation from the mother coun- try. Yet that very congress raised an army to fight the troops of King George, and elevated to its command man who in after years was given the need of the greatest soldier of his century. So with the constituti, h. alists in Sonora. They may hold their own against the federal authority. and Jheir movement may extend to other state, yet they may light only a draw wlth the Huerta government, and fail to oust him from the seat Of central authority. Then, as in the ease Of the Continental congress, serara- ton will be all that will he left to them. What would follow separation is yet in the womb of Time But those who read the philosophy of history believe that eventually annexation would come naturally and as a matte: of course.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-04-08

5000 per acre, under the big canals of the Salt River, are assessed at $30 per acre, and in many instances less,
 but should the commission require that these same lands be put in at their full market value there would be one of the greatest howis ever heard in the state going up higher than the rarilied atmosphere of that sultry country. Phoenix believes 1t to be the prerogative of the Phoenicians to tax the other fellow until he hol- lers, but never to get in the pinch him self. A mining company can come into the state and expend millions to put a mining property on producing basis. but the moment this desired object is attained these tax eyaders of Phoenix want to jump onto them and tax them on what they have and what they expect to get during the natural life of their property. The mine owners are willing to pay their just proposition of tax, and more. pro rided the same rule is applied to the farmers and hot air merchants in the farming counties of the state One Of the measures that met with the op- position of the mining men was the Finlay method, which is in use in Michigan, where it has not proven q success, being opposed by both mine owners and other taxpayers.