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Loan Shark Bill Agreement.

The agreement reached ny the senate
and House couferees on the loan shark
hill insures tho early enactment and ap-
uroval of that measure. congratulations
are in order that such urgently needed
legislation is on the eve of accomplish
meut There has been too long period
nf discussion Of this matter Ner have
disagreed too seriously over details that
were Observation-Disclosures too trivial 10
check iegisla ton clearly in the inter-
est of the public as this. Freedom from
regulation was what was wanted by the
most vicious type of loan shark. ana de-
Law i'm formulating Just and reasonable
regulation was To them the next best
thing.
The contest is over and the character
of money lending which has come TO DE
universally called loan shark business
will bc regulated and the extortonate
features of this business-which are those
features which brought this business INTO
,!iS~eputc-will be eliminated.
The confcrees of the Senate and House
deserve the praise Of all good citizens Tor
iaying aside any pride of opinion they
may have had and coming to an agree
nlent which will serve the people we'll
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South Carolina and the Senate.

Gov. Blease. who has announced for
the Senate. Is clearing the deck for ac-
ton. He wants none but Blease men on
board All others are to walk the plank
A bold, Blease-like move, worthy Of at
tention.
Hts Richmond experience has served
but to intensity the pugnacity Of the Pal
metto leader. Those not for him are
against him. and those against him now
In Office must get out II 1t Is In his power
to put them out. Take notice. all who
are concerned. and those blacklisted pre-
pare for the end.
Now, what say the people of South
Carolina? They may not have known
the real nature Of the man when they
first elected him governor. The primary
at which he was Endorsed for q second
term may not have been entirely fair.
There was such an allegation. His op-
ponents declared that g square count
would have debated him.
But the man stands fully revealed 20.
day. not only to his own people. but to
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the whole country. His measure has been
speech and action. He is a law unto
himself. and wants the fact recognized.
A vote for Blease for senator. there
fore, will be vote to put on view in
Washington a man who has attracted
much unfavorable attention at Columbia
and elsewhere. And il those votes are
sufficiently large. South Carolina will be
rated in the Senate and elsewhere on the
Blease basis. BY that particular fruit
she will be known-for a time at least
among her sister states in Congress.
a man who. at the start. was some
what on the Blease order has just died a
member of the Senate. Mr.. Davis OF
Arkansas. while governor of his state.
played to the galleries. and on the
strength of his performances secured
promotion to Washington. But as a
senator he toned down-or up-consider-
ably. He had ceased to rant. and had
largely given over the spectacular. High
err Office had sobered him.
Promotion might sober Gov. Blease But
suppose 1t did not. Suppose he trans
ferred his extremism from Columbia to
Washington, and gave such an account
of himself as senator he has given.
and is still giving, as governor.
South Carolina would not relish that.
Although she turned down both Hamp-
ton and Butler, their memories here are
fresh. and honor the state that put them,
and long kept them in commission. And
the distance between either and Gov.
Blease is very great It would pay the
people of the state in every WAY mate
rally as we'll as sentimentally, to travel
back toward the earlier standard of pub
lie servant, and reach it If possible
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The Last Word.

"Charley, dear" said young Mrs
Torkins. I'm going to be suffragette
and march in a parade"
"You are, eh"'
Eyes. I feel 1t my duty to show ar
active interest in politics"
81 see. Well what are your views or
chedule K of the tariff"
That's not politics. That's the al
phabet."
"WeN. how about direct primaries
or the initiative and referendum"
"Oh, I never pretended to know much
Latin"
How about banking and finance?"
"Why-they seem all right. don1
they?"
"You see" he shouted. triumphantly,
you don't know a thing about the sub
jects that are being discussed"
We'll. Charley dear. you mean we'll
Of course. But must say that it seems
very stupid and silly Of you to learn
all those hard words and puzzle
over problems to show your interest
in politics when we can do so simply
by marching in a parade"
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many Of the keynotes, and point the
way to many of the victories. They not
only gather and record public sentiment.
but create a good deal of it. When
well conducted, they do ten times the
work of either the orators or the organ
izers. for they are. continually at work.
The press of the south has done its
full share in the development Of that
section in recent years. In every state
down there the newspapers have shown
progress and a keen appraisement OF
the requirements of the times. Old
plants have been enlarged and improved.
and new ones established Many of the
best energies expended have been In
directing journalistic policies for the pub
lie good.
AS rule. Journalism is it's own re-
ward The work is exaCing, and
leaves no time for other aims. Keeping
track Of public questions and contrib
uting to the daily discussion provoked
by them may be set down as full
task. Still. where success has brought
leisure and time for other things. poit-
ical honors are we'll bestowed on men
who by their pens have helped shape
political courses.
Such men when called to Office do not
enter as noyices. They are fanllar
with the questions presented. They have
already had them under Amusement in
another sphere of activity. The con1pe-
tent journalist should prove competent
legislator or executive and repeat in the
new field with opportunity the success
achieved in the old
The Governors OF Texas and Arkansas.
therefore, are to he congratulated on
their selections. and the newly appointed
senators on the achievements in journal
ism which have brought them such
notable recognition outside their pro-
feSSion.
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journalism and Office.

rhe vacancy occasioned by the res,g-
nation OF Mr.. Bailey has been flied by
the appointment OF a leading Texas ed
nor, and that occasioned by tho death
OF Mr.. Davis by the appointment of a
leading editor OF Arkansas. Both ap-
continents are complinaented at home.
ana doubtless deserve the praise.
May We not see in these two casea
recognition not only Of the personal
deserts of the appointees, but of thA
merits of southern Journalism In tho
story of the rehabilitation OF the south
since the civil war?
1t may be said. not In the nature of
complaint. but simply as a fact, that. az
rule. the politicians get all the praise
and all the offices as respects the ad-
vancement Of the country: They monop-
oIize the limeiight during campaisns and
after. They are credited with the
keynotes sounded. and with all victories
won.
And yet the newspapers are. oftsnel
leaders than followers. They sound
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SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Unjust Comparison.

Why are you weeping, my child ?"
said the supervisory relative. Has
your husband hurt your feelings?"
Terribly. He said that If 1 marched
in the suffragette procession I would
look as funny as he did the day he
wore borrowed uniform and rode a
horse that was ordinarily occupied in
hauling bricks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-08

The trial of Frederick Beach at Aiken,
S. c., is announced for February unless
something unexpected occurs. The unex-
pected has distinguished the case from
tho outset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-08

Some of the utterances of Gov. VIII
son read like those of man who hopes
to maintain craftsmanship In politics even
if he cannot keep politics entirely out of
craftsmanship.
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Mr.. Sulzer appears to have pretty
distinct idea of the kind of a governor
New York needs. together with confidence
i'm his ability to carry out the plans and
specifications.
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There would be no trouble in selecting
a place that would be thoroughly con.
genial to w. ]. Bryan IL the position OF
managing editor We're included in the list
Of cabinet appointments
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The Evening Star with the Sunday morning
= iifion is delivered nv carriers within the city
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nav be sent nv mail. telephone Main 24iO.
Collection is made by carrier at the end OF each
mCEth.
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personsl absence lNttors to THE STAR should
nor 10 addressed 20 any ndi vidual connected
with the Office, but simply I" THE STAR. or TO
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80 tenor or purpose.
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There is no danger that there will be
any such reluctance about accepting a
cabinet position as there was about going
on the regular republican ticket as the
vice presidential candidate
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One of the duties of the authorities is
to deal with dynamiters not as possible
representa- es of any theories or senti
mentS but on terms of individual re-
sponSEhlity for their actions.
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New York is now agitatinE the in
surance situation in such a way as to
discourage any gunner who may be
out of employment from engaging in
arson as business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-08

Ex-King Manuel has trouble with
his nerves, but not nearly so much as
he would have had If he had gone on
being king.
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The parcel post will have an hon
ored place in history If it enables the
American hen to perform without col
liberation with the cold storage plant
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One of the greatest of the District of
Columbia's many responsibilities is to
shoulder the burden OF the preliminary
arguments about inauguration details.
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The Country Is Safe!

Although suggestions they may boldly
drop,
frame
A scheme Of legislation meant to stop
The three-rtng circus or the base ball
game.
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Uncertainty.

From the New York Evening Post.
Il It the uncertainties OF tariff revision
that render It impossible for the weather
to make up its mind?
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Gradually the New Year resolutions
are edging along toward the pigeon
hole occupied by the, party platforms.
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ravahle IN advsuce-hv meil postage prepaid:
palIr Sunday included month. 80 cents.
Daily Sunday excepted. one month. 20 cents
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Col. Roosevelts Silence indicates a reau-
cation that just before Inauguration is no
ume TO Try to switch the hmenght.
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Entered as Second-clsss mail matter at the post
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The Evening Star Newspaper Company.

Business offcc nth 81. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
New York Office: Tribune Building
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The display of spring styles will soon
introduce another shop early move
ment.
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The man who seems cheerful and con-
tented no matter what happens does
something toward Transforming the
vice Of hypocrisy into q virtue.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11
THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEs1
(Montpelier Examiner)

The following editorial, which re.
Gently appeared in the Washington
Post, suggests how the tariff contro.
versy is creating political alignments
Ear more important than the an.
nouncement that William Allen
White, progressive national commit.
teemen Of Kansas, is preparing to
ally himself with the democrats is
the result of the recent mayorality
election in Wilmington, Del. In Kan
sas, Whites Endorsement of Presl-
dent Wilson's tariff policies is only
an evidence that there can be but
two great political parties in the
United States; that three cornered
fight is but temporary, and that a
consolidation of forces is inevitable.
"Progressives and Republicans re-
alize that divided opposition to the
democratic party is a surrender to
that Harty. Mr.. White apparently
believes that the issue must be be-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11
TWO IDAHO BANKERS RECEIVE
PARDONS

Edward Payne, former president
of the defunct Boise bank, convicted
on the charge of falsifying reports
of that institution to the bank ex-
aminer, now serving an indetermin-
ate sentence of from six months to
two years in the state penitentiary,
will be free man on Aug. II, while
within two or three days N. s. Sage
convicted cashier of the State Bank
of Shelley will be liberated from
the same penal institution The
state board Of pardons made the
alterations of both ex-bankers pos
sible at its meeting by de iding to
commute the sentence passed on
Payne to the minimum, to six
months, and pardoning Sage. The
board adjourned at noon to next
week, no date being set.
The board reached a compromise
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11

a law, effective January l next, re-
curing years residence. Therefore,
the opportunity of acquiring a dl-
vorce status in six months is denied
all those who had not put in their
order prior to last Monday, June 80.
Thus one by one do the roses of
fame wither and fall. In short time
Reno will be merely faint recollec-
ton of glory that has faded.
Reno became a national point on
the map on account of its divorce
facilities, much as Carson City won
countrywide notoriety because of
the big prize fight. The main differ
ence was that the one typified sepa-
ration of men and women, the other
a getting together of men-men in a
biped sense only. Carson City's rose
as lacking in fragrance as the other,
although as red, dropped from the
bush long ago; Reno's last Monday.
The blow to Reno is more severe
than it will admit to thus be cata-
logued with the ordinary run of
town; to be a commonplace center
of commercialism instead of bril-
liant mecca for few decent but I'M
happy men and women and a lot
more whose morals would not stand
the test of anything more searching
than a Nevada divorce court.
But Reno will no longer be a ma
tional joke. That should be COM
pensating thought. Then, too, look
at Rome and Athens.
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tween the Democratic and the Re-
publican parties, with the progressive
organization tapering into nothing.
His endorsement of Mr.. Wilson and
the Democratic tariff attitude must
be highly gratifying to the admins
tration.
What, however, is to be said of
the result of the bitterly fought may
orality election in Wilmington? The
Progressives nominated their strong
est candidate, while the Democrats
did likewise. The Republicans re-
nominated Mayor Howell who won by
the substantial plurality of 1,245
over the Democrat who ran second.
1t is conceded that nearly all the Pro-
gressive votes came from the Demo-
cratic party. Disgruntled Democrats
turned to the Progressive party, leav-
ing the Republicans with a solid
force of votes, whowon the victory.
"The Democrats for long time
have been smiling at the division in
the Republican ranks, and have been
looking upon the third party as an
aid to Democratic victories. 1t can
not be disputed that the Progressive
party made possible the victory Of
the Democrats last year.
"But who can say that a realign-
ment will not take place, with Re-
publicans returning to their own
party as a result of the tariff issue,
and the Progressive party drawing
it's strength from the Democratic
party? 1t is possible that Democrats
many of whom feel that their party
has gone too far in tariff revision,
may not wish to "go the whole hog"
and join the Republican party, but
might they not find refuge at the new
halfway house known as the Pro-
gressive party!
"The tariff issue is bound to he
paramount in the next campaign,
and It may force new alignment
with results similar to- those noted in
Wilmington. Eventually, however,
there will be but two parties, as MI
White seems to reA.'y, at this ear y
date. The Progressive, have TIE
Democrats to fear and the Democrats
fear the Progressivcs. The question
is. which will swallov the other:'
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11
THE KUHN FAILURE

The failure of the Second Nation
al bank of Pittsburg last Monday
marks a great catastrophe in the bus
mess world. 1t is especially unfort-
innate to Idaho on account Of the
great irrigation and power enterpris-
es they were carrying in this state.
This bank is the consolidation of
the two strong ones controlled by
those famous fnanciers the Kuhns
who came to the relief of some of
the great enterprises on the Twin
Falls tract, and who took such live
1y and humanitarian interest In or
ganizing irrigation enterprises, that
their name became household word
all through Southern Idaho where
great advances of money had to be
made to enable the settlers to Crap
pie with the varied problems of home
making.
1t is true they arranged for great
profits from their undertakings, but
they organized their various
enterprises so their money would be
of the greatest possible benefit to the
settlers and their families, and
through it all the thought of the
family welfare seemed upermost.
Whether they acted upon this princi-
pie because Of their Unborn love of
humanity In the family unit or be-
cause they realized that such great
enterprises could only succeed
through home building and happy,
contented families, does not matter
so much, they followed that princi-
pie consistently and poured out their
capital like water to secure the de-
sired ends for all.
The First National bank Of Pitts
burg dates back to 1859. and devel-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11

oped in city that boasts the most
millionaires of any city of its size in
the United States, in county that
had an assessed valuation of $1,247,-
4,860.00 in 1912, and is said to be
equal in value to that of three
fourths of the states of the union.
Nearly one-half of the people of the
United States live within radius of
500 miles of Pittsburg, and the 83
banks of the city had total of de-
posits on the 4th of April, of$223,-
100000. Of this amount $780,
029,695.28 was deposited in the bank
that failed last Monday with some
$50, 100000 then on deposit, ana re-
sources represented at $39,309,255.-
n on the 4th day of April, the same
being represented in systems of water
works in about eighty cities, besides
electric light plants and street car
systems in many places.
Blackfoot's lighting plant is one Of
the number.
TrOwbridge MYERS Failure
Four years ago the Trowbridge-Ni-
vers company was considered one of
the soundest financial institutions
that western men could get in touch
with for promoting irrigation enter
,, prises, and when they consented to
finance the Powell project on Big
Lost river there was much rejoicing.
1t was recited over and over how
solid they were; how their fixed rev.
enue from bonded cities for water
works and street car systems made
1t an absolute certainty that they
could meet the obligations they under
took. But remittances were delayed
and presently out of clear sky there
doomed the failure of the great firm.
Settlers on the Powell tract who had
paid their money for water rights,
learned that large sums of money
had been used to finance a project in
Colorado and theirs was to be hand
led with other money that never
came into the possession Of the Trow-
bridge-Nivers company. The Big
Lost river project lies PROSTATE, and
the mere mention of It SENDS dart
through the hearts Of the people who
were ruined by 1t.
Let us hope that the Kuhn failure
will not create any such havoc among
the projects depending upon them,
and that the United States Comp
roller will find the banks resources
sufficient to carry all obligations to
satisfactory conclusions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11
THE KUHN FAILURE.

Everyone in Idaho, and many out
side, will hope that the Kuhns come
out from under the financial cloud
in better shape than is indicated
now.
They have been empire builders
here and progressive aids to city and
state development at many points in
this nation.
1t is a pity that men who do
things, who make it possible for 9TH
ers to acquire homes, who provide
payrolls for thousand upon thousands
of men, who bring life and progress
where before there was inactivity,
should be dealt blow such as has
fallen upon these men. Evidently en-
terprise does not always bring re-
ward; but if the Kuhns shall rise
from the wreckage and gain perma
nent success there will be no more
rejoicing anywhere than out here in
Idaho.
The effect here will not be felt dis
advantageously SO far as the Kuhn
enterprises are concerned.
They are all completed. They will
go under the receivership.
The individuals may go down,
but the mighty engines the Kuhns
put life into will 60 on forever
Statesman.
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Hosiery

in the Payne case. Attorney w. D.
Davidson made an impassionate plea
in behalf of Payne when presenting
bis application for a pardon. At
torney General ]. H. Peterson NOV
ed that the pardon be granted. Sec
rotary of State w l.. Clifford stated
he would like little time to think
the matter over. Governor Haines
declared himself as in favor of the
pardon. The three members then
decided that in view of the fact that
Payne was sentenced and started SER
vice in the state penitentiary on Feb.
18th and the six months minimum
would be up Aug 18th, the sentence
should be committed from two years,
the minimum, to six months, giving
Payne his liberty on the latter date.
The application for pardon was
therefore denied but the commuta-
tion was unanimously granted.
That the Boise State Bank was in
solvent at the time 1t was permitted
to open its doors until the time It
went to the wall and failed, was the
remarkable declaration made before
the board by Atty. Davidson when
further he asserted that the bank
examiners of this state had permit
ted the bank to open in this manner,
had been negligent in making the ex-
animation and inferred in plain word
that they even gone SO far as to
infor mthe head of the bank how to
make out his statement Of the in
stitution's condition to increase the
legal reserve and make It pass
muster" In addition he asserted
that the records of the bank show
that v w. Plat, the bank examiner
during the last administration, had
overdrafts in the bank at different
times during the period he was ex-
aminer and that one examiner who
vent before him had unloaded bad
Taper upon the institution. The
banks history from the time it open
ed showing 1t did not have in actual
9Th the necessary mercy to do busi-
ness but carried notes equal to the
amount until int time 1. closed was
given by Attorney Davidson to tho
board.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1913-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bennett of Pres
to have just finished a new house on
their farm. We are listening for
the announcement of the name adop-
ted for the home.
See us for your printing.