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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
WHY HEARST WANTS WAR.

Mr. Hearst who, in his papers has
heen belaboring with Mexico, is now
being told some things by, his New
York competitors. The New York
Mail reveals the fact that the Hearst
estate owns 1000. GOO acres OF lands
in northern Mexico and if the United
States should take Mexico under its
wings it is reasonable to suppose that
such lands might be marked up ten
or even fifteen dollars an acre, tor
some of them have grazing values
That would add cool ten or htteen
millions to the Hearst estate. 1t can
be essen that Mr.. Hearst has a direct
interest in war. He might be willing
to sacrifice a few American soldiers
for the sake of adding to the stabliit.
of his property and its value. There
is the sel6shness of things.
Mr. Hearst's New York Amer.cal
has gone far enough down the line tt
refer to Mr.. Bryan. in its cartoons
az lobster" especially in his hand
ling of the Mexican situation. Mr.
Hearst still wants other men to 81
down into Mexico to fight: OF course
he won't fight himself. II all the vel
low LIMOGES could be constituted int
an army of Intervention some OF u
might look with favor and even Gag
erness on a Mexican war. But the.
Won't fight. They never did want tt
seht.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
p1cu STRIKE REPORTED AT
GOODRICH BY HoRRAeE'
m. Runs in Value to Hundreds OF
VIC ~ Dollars Per Ton.

John K Horace. for many years d :,
,.s ;drnt of Caldwell. now assoe'''e ~
With his brother. George, III me say
mil and lumber business at n"ou ~
r mn On the p. |. Il N, railway was III
c,iJwell a few days this week, M 1T
Horace informed the Tribune ','a w ~. a,
and his brothers have discover, ,Sa " r;" "h'
, think will prove one OF inc !, a'i H.
s"t mines in Idaho. Assays N dAaue s, ~,
d;cate ore running from Sow 10 S', ",
n,s" ton and there is any quantity o'
he ,he ore. The $500 per ton ore W., w1'
as near as they could get OF inc a sar
as AGE The $4,000 assay was 3 i,r s' hi,
~ .is clicked up by an assayor lot ~, naf
p, ,., nurposes. The ore is gola any
'o Hsw York capitalists have had ra re-
,.msseen,atiyes looking over the piv vps
rrty, but while their rsp ,ost IN op.
seemed we'll pleased ana , ,hs 6nal re-
s1ts OIL Of their first visit are no nnpm
Other Goodrich people are r. '"; IN the
cd with the Horace Brothers III -. =.
nine nine. Horace says that the e mt,
.o mi; along the P. I. & N railway
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
DECEMBER ORGAN
RECITAL SUNDAY.

On next Sunday afternoon Mr..
Beale will play his 22nd organ recit-
al at the Methodist church. The
program begins at 4 o'clock sharp and
will be devoted entirely to music of
Christmastide. A novelty will be a
Christmas Cycle for organ by noted
Danish composer; also OF interest is
the celebrated English ORGANISE
Best's fantasy on Old English Christ
mas Carols, of which the melodies
have been sung for ages. The SOLO
list will be Mrs. F. F. Beale, who is to
sing Christmas songs and carols-the
latter being some quaint old French
carols.
Following is the program:
Noel! ......... Dudley Buck.
2-Angels From the Realms of
Glory-Shelley. Mrs. Beale.
3-The Magi-kings Christmas Cy-
cle) ............ ....... Mailing.
4(a) Noel of the Bressan Waits.
o. The Sleep of the Child
Jesus
..................M Mrs. Beale.
5-A Christmas Fantasy on Old
English Carols for Christmas
tue. ........ .........'. Deol'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
Speak Ill of Nobody.

On a page devoted to New Year
resolutions in the Woman's Home
Companion. Kentucky contributor
Suggests the following as the best res
olution for 1914:
"If your readers have seen the great
evil resulting from this great evil OF
tattling, as | have, they will surely join
me in saying that no better resolution
could be offered for the betterment o
all than the one firm resolve to SPEAK
no i'll of anyone. nor to repeat any
thing of an unkind or evil nature
told by another
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
News Snapshots
Of the Week
NEWELL SAYS
WEST PROSPEROUS

The director of the reclamation SER
vice, F. H. Newell, has just returned
to Washington after an extended tour
of investigation of the big engineer
ing works of the government in Mon
tana, Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona
and New Mexico.
with excellent crops and good
prices the settlers on our projects are
rounding out the year in a cheerful
,rame Of mind, said Mr.. Newell.
Bankers and merchants report more
real money in circulation than in pre-
vlous years, old debts are being can
celled and credit is more readily OBJ
tanned. Paradoxical as it may seem,
the prosperity of 1913 has been ac-
companied by general lowering in
land prices. Most land values in the
irrigated west were unduly advanced
during the past five years, until they
had reached a point where the west
no longer continued to attract the peo-
pie of moderate means.
Tillers of Soil Needed.
Future development of the agricul-
tural lands of the arid west is to be
accomplished by more intelligent eff
fort to secure settlers who will Guilt
vate the soil rather than speculate on
the advance in land prices.
There is better appreciation to-
dav of the real difficulties incident to
subduing desert farm. and also O
the fact that the west still offers op
portunities to men of moderate mean
as we'll as to men without ready mon
ey but Of average intelligence and tru
gality, who are willing to work hard
! Actual failures on the government
projects are relatively few in numbe
and at the present time 1t would ap
pear that fairly permanent class Q
settlers are now established on tn
farms. There is a marked change alst
in the attitude OF the public TOWARD
Government activities in reclamation
IN former years unfavoraole compari
sons were drawn concerning the, cos
of federal work, but in the light OF tn
financial difficulties which have pee
encountered by private enterprises an
of the failure Of many OF these to iur
nish a dependable water supply IN
wisdom OF the government large
outlay is no longer questioned.
Confidence in Future.
1.-THE confidence in the future
these irrigated lands is based upon IT., tn
excellent crop returns for 1913. Th
syerage value per acre of products o
The new government farms is almoC'
exac,ly the same as the average &c
the products grown on irrigated lane
, under older systems. There is ever
where in the west urgent request !.
i more rapid extension OF federal a.u ,
: ;ty, and several OF the western stai'
have made special appropriations Il
/, Cooperation with the reclamation Sc
= vice
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
HAINES DID RIGHT.

Governor Haines discharged one
Of the travelling guards Of the state
penitentiary for writing letters crit
icising the governor and boosting
another man who has an eye on the
governorship. Haines did perfectly
right. No man can render faithful
service in public Office unless he
shows respect for his superiors, and
instead of being harshly criticised and
accused of playing politics, Governor
Haines is to be commended for dis
charging the guard who acted the
snake in the grass. This paper is not
an adnirer of the governor, but it
will never be guilty Of giving him a
dig in the ribs when it isn't coming
to him. 1t pays to be fair in matters
of this kind, and it also serves to
keep the conscience clear.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
CONGRESS WILL PASS UPON
LAWS TO HELP SETTLERS.
A Number of Measures Will be Taken
Up After Holidays.

Shortly after the holidays, when
congress gets down to legislation, an
effort will be made to bring about
needed changes in the land laws. Sew
eral bills are pending proposing chan
IS in the homestead law designed en-
tirely to make the law more helpful
to the homeseeker and to remove
some of the burdens that now attach
under the three-year law as 1t was "a
mended at the instigation OF former
Secretary of the interior Fisher.
Senator Borah has bill which has
already passed the senate, providing
that, in lieu OF cultivation now re-
CURED, the homesteader may make a
showing of Improvement on his land
to the extent of $3.50 per acre per
annum up to the time OF substituting
final proof, such improvements to IN
clude houses, barns, fences, orchards
etc Representative Hawley of Oregon
has introduced a bill which incor-
nora,cs all that is in the Rorah DILL
but adds new proviso to the effect
that the growing OF native or
cultivated grasses for hay or Tor graz
mo shall be construed as "cultiVa-
ton" within the meaning OF the. law
The interior department. IN inter
nretinp the present law, has held tha'
The growing of grasses shall not b'
considered as cultivation, but has re
! CURED the planting OF vegetables o.
| fruits in order to comply with ihi
clause. And the law requires cultiva
ton of one sixteenth OF the area OF IN,
entry the second year. and e-eightl
the third and following years, IN or
der to show good faith. Ii the Haw
lev proposal is adopted by congress
homesteader taking 100 acres o
land, could meet the requirements o
r,,ltivation clause by raising grass o
hov on ten acres of his land the secoh'
year and on twenty acres Thereafter
II is anticipated that IN
interior department and the Pincho
inhhy will attack the Hawley bill OF
the ground that it makes 1t aitogetne,
TOO easy for a homesteader to get tltl
n 100 acres of public land: AssiStah
Secretary Jones of the interior &c
n,rtment has already made an az
rnrse report on the Borah bill, who
nroy;des for improvements in lieu c
ppult;vation, claiming that it IS to
liberal and il the department trown
mon the Improvement provision who
rtou;res the annual expenditure G
$40 in Improvements. on each home
stead, it most certainly VIII oolec.
The Hawley bill, which STIMULATES tina
The raising of grasses shall be ampl
TO meet the cultivation requirement
Int which gives the entryman the OF
ton between improvement ana IN
growing of grasses.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
Pertinent news OF
STATE With OUR
own COMMENT
Malheur Takes Over Her Coun.
ty Fair by Vote of
People.
DEMOCRATIC LOVEFEsT
Bannock County Goes Dry for Third
Time-County Commissioners Meet,
Pass Resolutions and Elect Officers
Dow Dunning is Candidate tor
Congress on Democratic Ticket.

The proposal was made at a meeting
recently held in this city that Canyon
county take over the Canyon County
Fair and conduct it as county en-
terprise and in the interests Of the
entire county. Since the proposition
was made there has been all kinds OF
comment. Those who are opposed to
such step base their arguments on
the present high taxation that exists
in the county. There is little llkl-
hood that the taxpayers OF the county
would vote in favor Of the proposition
However there is no telling. People
do vote for all kinds of things. To
our mind the proposal is fair to all
concerned and in the long run would
be to the best interests of all con.
cerned. Be that as It may it is In
teresting in this connection to note
that Malheur county has voted to dc
this very thing.
At an elecNon held in Malheul
county Monday, December II, the
people of the county voted to tax
over the Malheur county fair by ;
vote Of l476 to 1880. 1t is interesting
to note also that Ontario, the seat o
the fair, was heavily in favor. Hel
vote was 653 for and 10 against. vale
the next largest town in the count.
and somewhat of rival, voted l,
ior and ISL against. The rural pre-
cincts and smaller towns with tou
exceptions voted against the proposal
but with very light votes. In one of tn
exceptions 476 votes were for and ,
were against. We imagine that thi
precinct was strongly influenced b.
Ontario.
We imagine chat the Malheu
county tax rate is practically as hlg
as is that of Canyon county; and tina
the people protest as strongly agains
taxes as we do. If so the propose
here is not at all impractical.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
A HOMESTEADER
EXHIBITS CROUCH

Caldwell. Idaho.-To the Weekly
Start ann homesteader in the
Boise project in southern Idaho. We
are blessed IN soil and climate and can
raise abundantly everything the tenn
perate zone produces. But we have
our drawbacks, mostly in the govern
ment $ method OF handling the water
tor irrigation. We are charged nearly
as much for water to irrigate with as
we can sell our crops for. When we
buy water, the exact quantity or lit
tile less is turned on. 1t for any rea-
son the headgate is stopped we are
the losers, while the government turns
enough water down spillways, wastes
enough to lrrigate halt the land. They
seem to prefer to see it wasted in
washing out great bitches rather than
let the people benefit by it.
Here the government prefers to
employ hoboes, transients, anyone,
everyone. rather than let the home
steader have chance at the work he
may need badly to support his wife
and children while getting his claim
IN shape. Ii we do get work from
the government we have to work on
sundays. If we don't we are laid OH
on one excuse or another and we
never get back. Recently the wages
of laboring men have been cut rs cents
that the salaries of Office men and such
might be raised. With one small
force of so men on this work they hao
three foremen, a timekeeper, water.
master and engineering force, al
drawing big pay. | would like fol
| toll what hoe
the investigation by the government
into the irrigation projects. Did they
| md out too much! Homesteader.
AS shown the above is letter writ
ten rom Caldwell to the Kansas City
Star and so misrepresents conditions
that attention should be called to i,
and the Misrepresentation pointed
out
In the first place farmers on the
government project are paying tor wa
ter 40 cents per acre foot up until the
early part OF July After July they
pay 60 cents per acre foot. A farmer
will probably use an acre loot up tC
July and an acre foot or less after
July. If he uses any economy at al
in the use of water his water will MOI
cost him over $l.OO per acre per sea
son. The calibre of the farmer who
cannot produce more than a $loO pei
acre needs no comment.
The second complaint that hoboe:
are employed in preference to home
steaders is a deliberate lie. No maj
on the government project, unless o
his own volition, works on Sunday.
For short time this summer met
we're employed at $3.50 per day bu
they were later reduced to $2.2S pc
day, which is a fair wage and the wag
the government has paid in the past.
The above in.ormation was secure
from Mr.. w. L. Girard, secretary Q
the Payette- Boise Water Users asso
citation and farmer and homesteade
himself
The letter written from Caldwe
undoubtedly came from one of tn
,, many disgruntled and dissatishe
.. homestead spectators Of this section
He did not have the courage of h
convictions or else knew the lalsii
,, of his statements or else he wou
have signed his name to the commit
nication to The Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26

With a cash reserve of % per cent.
and with securities of sufficient value
TO pay Its deposltorS in full, the ottl-
GERS and directors of the American
National bank in this city Monday
voluntarily turned the institution over
to Fred Brown, national bank exam
iner and temporary receiver, for llqui-
dation. The failure o. the bank to
open at the usual hour occasioned not
ripple OF excitement, the depositors
taking philosophical view OF the
situation, born of implicit confidence
in the present officers of the bank.
The total deposits of the bank Sat-
urday were $ll4,UuJ, with approx
mately $4,000 in cash on hand and
due from other banks. The last
statement to the comptroller of the
currency gave the total resources as
Organized 1908.
The bank was organized in 1913,
by S. D. Simpson, who acted as CASH
ier until October of this year when
he resigned and left the city. His
brother, w. G. SIM son of Meridian,
Miss, acted as president until sue
ceeded by M. J. Devers last June.
The decision to close the bank was
made by the directors at 1890 Sum
day night, following conference
with other bankers regarding the adj
visibility of settling the affairs of the
institution through the Caldwell
banks. 1t is probable that the bank
would have opened as usual had not
notices outlining the plan of liquida-
ton been mailed to stockholders.
These notices it was feared would
have started run which the bank
would have been unable to withstand
and have virtually made of the stock
holders preferred creditors.
Deposits on Saturday.
The confidence of the officers of
the bank of its ability to pay dollar
for dollar is evidenced by deposits
made by them on Saturday. M. J.
Devers. president, at ESQ Saturday
afternoon. 10 minutes before the
Dank closed its doors for the last
lime deposited to his credit $l694.
The firm of Jackson & Walters, at
torneys for the bank, the latter being
also a director. placed to their credit
$Il5O Other directors are also
Anown to have made deposits on the
closing day.
The officers and directors of the
bank are: M. J. Devers. president; J.
RI. Forbes, vice president; +. G. Hotf-
man, cashier, and I. A. Walters, A.
w. Porter, M. L. Walker. and E. A.
bradshaw.
Bank in Good Shape.
President Devers, Vice President
| Forbes and Director Walters, when
seen Monday night made the follow
ing statement:
| There is no reason for any de-
positor to feel alarmed over the re-
covery of any amount that he may
have on deposit in the American Ma
tional bank as the assets are ample
to cover all deposit liabilities. 1t is
also our opinion, that the bank will,
in addition to paying all depositors
in full, retain assets of sufficient
value to pay a large per cent. to the
stockholders.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
Harmony in Gobs.

There was harmony in gobs at the
great Democratic lovefest and get-to-
gether meeting at Twin Falls. The
distinguishing features of the meeting
were: the absence Of any prominent
member OF the Hawley faction of the
party; the formal announcement OF
Hon. Dow Dunning that he is can
didate for representative in Congress;
and the introduction of Hon. NJ. Alex
ander as the next governor OF Idaho.
Two other interestin~ features were
speech by Hon. John F. Nugent which
aroused loud and vigorous applause
at the mention of the name OF Hon.
William Jennings Bryan; and speech
by Hon. Dow Dunning in which re
failed to mention the name OF Henry
George. Such speeches do not occur
every day and we are sorry that we
were not there to see. Taking the
meeting simply as meeting we would
call 1t grand exultatiin meeting OF
the Nugent forces over the Hawley
cohorts. Knowing what to expect at
the meeting Governor Hawley and the
above mentioned cohorts wisely re-
manned at home.
The Hon. Dow Dunning, the sagac-
ious solon or the solonian sage
whichever you wish to term him. OF
Owyhee, had the honor of first appear,
ance on the program. This was given
our sagacious solon, or vice versa, be-
cause he had definite proposition tc
make, to-wit: that he would be can.
didate for Congress. The Hon. Dow
arose in his place, which at least was
sensible thing to do. He entered
upon a complete history and analysis
of political economy. He started viii
Adam Smith who fourishcd from W.
to 1904 small matter of 63 years
after which he made a complete jumI
OF 10 years, resuming the history an'
analysis with the birth of John Stuar
Mill in 1906. After shedding a tea
or two over John Stewart he paid
glowing tribute to Thomas jefferson
which was uninterrupted until he ar
rived at Andrew Jackson. We imas
inc that he overdid Old Hickory lit
tie, Tor We find no mention OF jaime,
Buchanan nor Grover Cleveland
Suddenly we come to Woodrow Ni'
son and suddenly President Tame
OF the meeting said: Come to IN
point. Friend Dowf Come to tn
point There are others awaiting,
Excuse me, Mr.. Chairman" said N
Cunning, II have about prepared tn
way for my discourse on system o
taxation" ITO the point. Mr., pun
,n'ng, to the point. We can wait n
longer" interrupted the chairman
fasting his eyes upwards in invoea
ton that Henry would forgive IN
t,houghtlessness OF the chairman, M
candidate for Congress-" He coul
say no more. Squelched as he wa
about to pay tribute to the masts
mind of Henry George and the singl
tax theory, all Joy the applause Una IA
greeted his announcement might nav
created, was turned to sorrow. -
Mr.. Dunning was followed by ho'
John + Nugent. who distinguish
Continued on page ~
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
MASONIC LODGES UNITE
IN INSTALLATION MONDAY

Monday evening Mt. Moriah lodge
No. 80 A. F. & A. M. and Caldwell
lodge No, 10 Royal Arch Masons,
held a joint installation in the pres
ence of very good attendance in
spite of the inclement weather.
Past Master Hedden was in charge
of the installation for Mt. Moriah
Lodge, while Deputy Grand High
Priest Leimberger of Boise installed
the officers OF the Chapter.
After the installations a splendid
lunch was served. The evening
proved one of genuine enjoyment and
the work of installation was done
with such impressiveness that not one
present but learned greater love for
his order.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
Have You Got the Punch?

Mary Heaton Worse, writing story
in the Woman's Home Companion,
makes one OF her characters describe
as follows a tremendousl" successful
man who is one of the principal hg-
ures in the story:
Look at him now. He isn't man
he's a force. Men like him are this
country-they make it. Everything
else is subsidiary. Nothing else
counts. They are politics. They are
power. They are 1t. And how am
I-how am l going to play in this
game? l tell you, haven't got the
punch"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
DEATH OF MRS. F. P. BALL.

Mrs. F. P. Ball died at her home in
this city Sunday. Death resulted in
directly from an attack OF pneumonia
Mrs. Ball was OF an advanced age. n
husband and several children survive
her.
The funeral was held from the home
Tuesday and was conducted by the
tones Furniture Co.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
A New South Idaho Newspaper.

The South Eastern Advocate is the
name of a new paper published at
Preston by Messrs. Erickson 4 Car
ter 1t is a newsy, up-to-date paper
in every respect and should comand
hearty patronage.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
How to Soften Your Flannels.

In the Woman Home Companion
appears a page entitled THE Ex.
Change department of helpful
household news contributed by read
ers. An Illinois woman makes the
following suggestion about flannels:
when hannels have become hard
and shrunken. they may be restored
to their former softness by soaking
them in gasoline"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
Cause and Effect.

Borleigh-I called on Miss Back
Baye this afternoon.
Miss Keen-So did l.
Borleigh-She was looking very
tired.
Miss Keen-Yes; she said you had
Just called.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26

has witnessed wonderful growth and
development during the past few
years. Goodrich itself five years ago
was not even siding on the railroad.
Today it is hourishing village with
stores, saw mills. warehouses and has
one of the finest little school houses
along the line.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-26
Creditable Newspaper Editions.

The Weiser American in magazine
form, the Blackfoot Republican and
Sweet Seminal with holiday covers
and Christmas stories, and other
newspapers throughout the state,
greatly enlarged and improved, show
that the holiday spirit is abroad in the
land. They also indicate that pro-
gress is abroad in the different COM
munities of thu state and that enter
prise abides with the publishers.