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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23

What of the schools? Does the
governor have anything to do with the
amount the people of Clearwater
county spend for schoolsf
Nothing.
And what of the taxes, q consider
able sum, raised by the people for
municipal expenses! Does the gov
ernor have anything to do with the
taxes here in Orofino?
Nothing.
Then the governor has nothing to
do with NINETY-TWO per cent of
the taxes paid by the people of Idaho,
and Moses Alexander told the people
here in Orofino that he would, if they
would vote for him and elect him gov
ernor, cut their taxes in two. One
democrat, after hearing Mr.. Alexan-
der, said that it looked like one of
Alexander's bargain sales of suits, in
which the people are offered gov
ernor at bargain.
The republicans have long since ad-
vocated sane business plan, origi-
mated by State Senator Davis of
American Falls, whereby, by selling
all state lands and putting the money
at interest, the state can be self-sus-
tanning, and the people relieved of
taxes, but when a candidate for gov
ernor proposes to run great big in
stitution like the State of Idaho, for
nothing, we insist on specifications.
A man once claimed he could "lift
himself over a fence by the boot
straps" He said he could do it.
But he couldn't.
Alexander proposes to lift the State
of Idaho over tax fence by the boot
straps. He can't do it, any more
than farmer can run farm on hot
air.
What Mr.. Alexander will probably
do, just as President Wilson has done,
will be to start at the basement, if
he is elected, and "yank" out the
first man he comes to, and keep right
on "yanking" till he has fired every
republican in the state, and then he
will begin "yanking" democrats into
office, and keep on 'yanking' till
every job in the state is filled by
democrat.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23
INVESTIGATION OF COUNTY RECORDS
CAUSES A GREAT CONSERVATION

The proposition of investigating the
county records and exporting the coun-
ty books, published in this paper last
week, drove some of the Blake gang
from cover. 1t is exposing the gang
sham battle, in which the Blakes
were supposed to be out with Zelenka
and others. Let the people judge.
This week Hoar began working openly
for Zelenka. Thursday Mr.. Hoar
was busy making placards which read:
"Vote for Zelenka and good roads or
the Weyhousers.
Jack Harlan is for an investigation
of county records; so is Mr.. Coontz.
Blair Hoar evidently fears this. The
gang are scared. Heaven and earth
will be moved to defeat the republi-
can candidates for county commission
ers.
The county has been in the hands
of the gang for four years. The
Clearwater Republican has not begun
to uncover the rotten mess. We
have not been able to go through the
records, and are not competent if we
had time. 1t takes an expert account
ant. Are the people going to elect
the gang candidates and trust such
work to them? Will Frank Zelenka
be likely to see that an honest inves-
tigation is made? Will Harry
Woods, who served two years with
Sheriff Harper and Pat Blake? Will
Joel Wilson be likely to be very en-
thusiastic in uncovering rottenness of
the democratic party? Has Mr.. Will
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23

son condemned the democratic record ?
If so we have not see it. Is he with
or against the Orofino Tribune? Does
Mr.. Wilson endorse the stand of the
Clearwater Republican for the people
against the court house ring and the
Blake gang? Why doesn't he come
out and take stand? He is the Oro-
fino Tribune's candidate, and he will
stand, if elected, and Zelenka is
elected, with the Tribune and Frank
Zelenka.
Would any democrat be as likely to
see that the county records are hon
estly exported as would Mr.. Harlan,
Coontz and Choate? If republican
gang were in power would the people
turn the investigation of themselves
over to the republicans Is it busi-
ness? Why not let Abe Rueff, the
Frisco gangster and CRATER, investi-
gate himself?
Would any sane man buy a store
and turn it over to three managers
and let them run the business for
four years, let them handle a million
dollars Of money, and not put an ac-
countant on the books and see how
things stood? Would you, Mr..
Reader, when you saw your three
managers wasting your money, paying
extravagant prices for supplies, get
suspicious and investigate your busi-
ness?
Use the same common sense in
county business.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23
Voters this year can get their best

Voters this year can get their best
campaign arguments right at home.
Are wages higher? Are times bet
ter? Is the cost of living lower?
Are money conditions easier? Are
bankers more ready to loan money?
These are questions that can be an
swered without the assistance Of cam
paign orators, or campaign textbooks.
The voter has only to ask himself and
some of his friends these questions
and others like them and then decide
for himself whether he is going to
vote to continue the conditions which
now surround him.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23

was uncertain and was finally fixed at
Grangeville, on Oct. 1st. I was also
bound to be at the Supreme Court in
the N. P. R. R. case against Cleaf-
water County on Oct 6, so there was
no date that could appear in the La
Duke case before the or 9, and the
case was set for the 9th. As to the
dismissal of the case l believe the Po-
liceman, Justice and l were in full
accord.
When l arrived at Elk River l was
informed that the Prosecuting wit
nesses had left the Country clearly
for the purpose of avoiding giving
testimony; the Court understood that
they had left the Country, and so did
the Policeman, and every person ap-
peared to be satisfied that the part
les had left for good. It was agreed
by all of the officials that there was
no hope of getting them before the
Court to testify, and honestly believ-
ing that to be true we did recommend
the dismissal of the action. When
returned to the murder case, l was in
formed that the witnesses had return
ed, but for me to endeavor to force
unwilling witnesses to testify would
have been nonsense, and an unneces-
sary expenditure of the peoples mo-
ney.
The wise author of the Elk River
letter says that 1 have attempted to
excuse my palpable failures upon the
ground Of the shortcoming of the sher-
ifs office, that is false statement
the sheriffs Office has nothing to do
with the duties of my office.
am accused of being friendly and
having associated with known boot
leggers at Elk River, and stopping
with LaDuke. l did stop over one
night in the LaDuke Hotel last win
ter, it being the most comfortable Ho-
tel in Elk River, steam heated with
all modern conveniences. found my
present opponent F. Elliott Smith
rooming there, and naturally assumed
that it was decent place to stop,
little did l think l would be accused
of being in sympathy with bootleg
gers by reason thereof, finding nice
people rooming there l supposed that
it was a nice place to stop, and l
still believe it good place to stop
on cold winter nights.
Referring to a bound over case the
author says | could not even smell ex-
hibit "a and "B" dare say that
the author has smelled of as many ex-
hibits of that nature as l, and possibly
many many more.
For the benefit of the wise author
will say that he cannot make the
good people of Clearwater County be-
lieve at this time, on the eve of cleo
tion that he is sincere in his attack on
me, however, these unwarranted state
ments and dirty insinuations will have
just about as much effect upon the vet
ers as pouring water upon ducks
back. | am informed the alleged
house of i'll fame has been in opera
tion for about or 5years. Why has
this author not asked this Office to
have it closed? Had he made COM
plant it would have been closed long
ago. Is he sincere? Is he sincere in
his reference and insinuations that
have dismissed cases at Elk River
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23
COUNTY ATTY. HOLSCLAW
DEFENDS HIS RECORD

Orofno, October 21-Under date of
Oct. IA, and in glaring headline elk
River Murder Arouses the People, :"
an attack is made on the present in
-cumbent of the Office of Prosecuting
attorney.
The dummy author of the letter
asks certain questions which should
be answered in justice to the people.
Let me say at the outset that l have
at all times attempted to perform the
duties of my Office fearlessly and with
out bias or favor.
The statement of the alleged author
that the murder at Elk River is the
elimination of my failure to enforce
the law is not borne out by establish
ed facts. Did know of the exist
ence of house of ill fame near Elk
River? have heard it stated that
such place existed. have gone to
Elk River with view and for the
purpose Of securing enough of evil
dence to warrant prosecution of these
PAGES, but of no avail. On my trip
or trips to Elk River l have found
that evidence sufficient to warrant the
expenditure of county money could not
be secured. l am not rejecting on
the citizens of Elk River but am
forced to the unhappy conclusion
that the leaders of public opinion,
so necessary in the prosecution of So
cial evils, have not supported me in
such efforts. Let me be thoroughly
understood that this applies particu-
larly and exclusively to some Of the
leaders of Elk River, not to the
rank and file. Will the alleged au-
thor kindly advise me if he or any
one ever made any complaint to this
Office or any other Office asking that
the alleged house of i'll fame be
closed, or even offered any facts upon
which to base a prosecution? I say
not.
If complaints are made to this
Office and upon the production Of evil
dence that conviction can be had
prosecution will commence at once.
l am now working on plan to
eliminate these social evils. While
my plan will not be made public at
this time, it will be confided to good
citizens who would be favorable to
law enforcement.
Now about the cases in April, 1918,
the LaDuke case SO called. Let me
just call your attention to the fact
that this case involved the question of
the resistance of an arrest by an Off
GER. l then maintained and still
maintain that the Policeman was not
legal officer within the purview Of
the law, furthermore, he held no war
rant for the arrest of the party, while
he did hold search warrant that
gave him no authority to make the
arrest, he. did not see the party in any
open violation of the law, therefore
he had no authority to make the arrest.
Let us now proceed to the cases of
Sept. 20, 1914. My statement to JUS
tice Morris that could not come are
true. At the time l was called by
the justice / was preparing defense
in writ of Habeas Corpus, which
said writ was brought against DR..
Givens, Supt. of the North Idaho Sani-
tarium for the release of an inmate
and at that time the date for hearing
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23

E. H. Whitehead and Louis Jones
are probably the first to bag real
deer in this locality. While hunting
Sunday morning on the hill west of
town, they found fresh track near
tie apple orchard, and were success
ful in bagging fat buck on the
bench little farther up the hill.
Mr.. Whitehead got the first shot with
a shotgun, but Mr.. Jones, at 800
yards, landed with one from a 35-cal.
automatic rifle through the shoulders.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-23

X. G. Osterhout returned Saturday
from an extended visit to Cnada,
where he has property. He says that
shortly after he arrived snow storm
visited the country, covering the crops
then being harvested. The crop this
year was short, being about half a
yield.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01
A MYTH! SURE.

=. A MYTH! SURE
The dealer in antiques was show
ing an old violin to a probable buyer.
Yes, he said, that is of historical
interest; that is the identical fiddle
Nero played while Rome was burn
ingin 49,.
"Oh, that is a myth
The dealer agreed, saying:
Yes, it, is; and Myths name was
on it, but it has got worn of"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
SAD ENDING OF GREAT IDEA
Action Of Young Couple That Really
Looked Like a Piece Of Rank
Ingratitude.

There is young couple in our
apartment house." he remarked. that
my wife and myself took quite a fancy
to. They used to come in occasional.
ly, and we got very fond of them"
Quite So"
u used to sit and think of how I'd
Ike to do something handsome for
them If ! ever got rich. You know
how a fellow will dream about those
things. Ever sit and speculate on
what you'd do for your friends If you
ever got hold Of any money!"
"Oh, yes!"
We'll, I'm quite a hand for dream.
ing that way. For one thing, l was
going to give this young couple a fine
party They are both musical, and
this was to be an event of some mag
nitude. l figured I'd have Caruso
to sing and Paderewski to accompany
him. Some class, eh?"
Yes. indeed"
i used to dream by the hour of the
big party l was going to give this
young couple II ever got rich. But
they dished the whole scheme"
How was that?"
Gave big party and left us out of
1t. fudge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the cas-
lest to use. Adv.
Never Got That hinh.

Speaking of the new French dresses
now on exhibition in the large depart.
ment stores throughout the country,
Eleanor Gates said in Boston:
Il am glad to see that the slit skirt
is abolished. The slit was too immod.
est, especially when it was shocking.
ly long slit. How those long Sits drew
all eyes!
"A Philadelphia debutante, provided
with beautiful wardrobe in which the
slit skirt in its most exaggerated form
figured extensively, spent the winter
at Palm Beach.
One morning, in her white serge
gown from Callot, slit almost to the
knee, she was leaving her hotel for the
beach when her sister called her back
and said:
"'Oh. Mary, you've got big black
smudge on your nose!'
With an Indifferent toss of her
head the debutante answered.:
What difference does that make?
Nobody ever looks at my face when
I've got on one of my slit skirts"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
BRIEF BITS OF WILD LIFE
Pigeon the Victim Of Hawk-Youna
Rabbits in Imminent Danger From
Their Many Enemies.

Scene of little tragedy. On a bit
OF ground plowed last fall, a sprinkle
OF small feathers showed where a
pigeon had been devoured. That IL
had been done by a hawk, not a crow.
was shown by the few kernels of corn
which the crop had contained, lying
untouched.
round nest containing three young
rabbits in the field. The mother, Sc.
lecting a small hollow, deposits her
young therein, first lining 1t with fur
piucked from her own coat, and COW
ering all over with a bunch of the
same. So long as the grass. or rather
weeds, stood they were well protect.
ed' but mower and rake had both
passed over. carried away the crop.
and done no further harm beyond
dragging the fur to one side, thus Civ.
ing clew to the nursery. | looked in
at them, then introduced a finger.
Until this was done they were still
as If dead, but soon as the touch of
allen flesh was felt they began sue
cesslVely to kick with startling vio-
lence. Too young to run (they were
ABOUT the size Of large mice, and prob
aoiy but day or two old, this must
nave been to terrify the intending
captor. The coat was thick and rath.
er darker than the adults; ears, paws
ana tail yellow and bare; the eyes
closed, like those of young kittens.
Covering them up, l departed, but
when last seen they were trying to
KICK Off the blankets. Their fate
seemed very uncertain. Such choice
norsels for dog, crow or hawk can
hardly escape. Seemingly they would
laVe been safer in the thicket close |
~, but / suppose maternal instinct
nay be trusted.-From a Farmers
Vote Book" by c. E. D. Phelps.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
NOT FAvORITE OF FORTUNE
one'TIme Owner of Prodlsiously VAL
liable OIL Land Surely Has a
Kick Coming.

Ihat good luck and bad luck go
hand in hand in the oil business is
demonstrated in the case of Fred Bos-
ton. who is now tending bar in a Jop.
lin, MO-, saloon at salary of $40
week." said J. S. Cook, an Oklahoma
OIL operator, at the Shoreham, accord.
ing to the Washington Post.
When the Indian Territory Oil com.
pany, which had a blanket lease on
the Usage nation lands, was forced by
financial necessity to sublet part of its
holdings" continued Mr. Cook, "Bos-
ton was given suitcase on a section
abutting on the Arkansas river. near
Cleveland, Okla. He was unable to
develop his lease, and sold a half in
terest in his deal to H. V. Foster, pres.
ident Of the Indian Territory company,
who always held out helping hand to
the little fellows. But bad days came
to the parent company, and neither
Boston nor Foster could develop the
$40 acre tract, and, as a last resort,
the lease was sold to the Gipsy Oil
company.
This company began to drill in the
spring of 1918, and late last summer
gusher was struck. Producers fol-
lowed one another, and what is now
known as the Boston pool became the
wonder of the oil world. The lease
which Boston parted from for paltry
few hundred dollars cannot now be es-
timated in value, and the value of one
hours production exceeds Boston's
salary for an entire year"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
Curious Custom,

The custom known as "Whuppitty
Scorie" was celebrated by the youth
of Lanark, Scotland, recently, when
the bell in the towns steeple rang
out for the first time at o'clock
after a five months silence From
March to September 30 of each year
the bell rings for some minutes at
6 p. M, but during the remainder Of
the year it remains silent. On the
occasion of the ringing of the bell for
the first time the young people gather
at the cross, each carrying a stringed
cap in his hand. When the bell tolls
the boys run in procession round the
parish church. They do this three
times and then rush is made for
New Lanark, for the purpose of meet
ing the boys of that village to engage
in combat, the weapons used being the
stringed caps.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
LAST WORDS SPOILED ALL
John Might Have Made Good With
Tender AvowaI But for a Little
Thoughtlessness.

They fingered for fully half an hour
over their "good-by." But at last John
got up from the sofa with an air of de-
termination. This time he really
meant to go.
Molly, however, had other ideas on
tne subject and sought to restrain
him.
SO soon, John?" she sighed.
Yes, darling, I'm afraid must &c" ."
Ihen, seeing protest lowering on her
lips, he repeated: Must go-really
must! Though, you know, I'd give
ten years of my life to be with you
for another hour!"
Her eyes were full of questioning.
So, John, as he stopped down to i'm
plant a farewell kiss, tenderly added:
But tomorrow l will stay for quite
long time. You see, there's a meet
ing of our lodge tonight, and l shall
be fined quarter if I'm late"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
GOT INFORMATION TOO LATE
Probably Station Master Laughed a
Little Before He. Knew He Had
the Best of the Joke.

Look here" said the traveller to
the railway station master, don't you
think that thing is rather dangerous
where"
An" interrupted the official, who
had just been promoted, you've no.
ticed that barrow, have you, sir?
You're going to make a suggestion
about the place where it ought to
stand, / suppose? Might 60 on, sir,
and ask your opinion about the posi-
ton of the ticket Office? Do you think
the signal box is in the right place?
Shouldn't the station masters house
be shifted a few yards farther west?
Any opinion you would like to ex-
press, sir, shall have immediate atten-
ton"
The traveller went away, and the
station master turned round triumph
antly to the conductor of train wait.
ing in the siding.
"Ha, hal" he laughed. Did you see
the sport had with that old nuisance?
soon shut him up"
I'm not so sure of that replied the
conductor. You see, he's the traffic
manager. London Tit-Bits.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
Manager Bill.

Senator Norris, attacking the man.
agement that had wrecked the New
Haven lines, said the other day:
Their ideas of economical manage
ment reminds me of Bill Smithers.
said to Bill Smithers one day:
trust you don't spend all your
wages, William?'
That l don't, senator, Bill replied.
1 only spend two-thirds. Two-thirds
is ALL
And the other third-you bank
that, William, suppose"
No, senator; do better'n that
with it. l give it to the wife to run
the house,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
Selfish Optimism.

DR.. Chauncey M. Depew, at dinner
to the earl Of Kintore in New York,
was declaring gravely that the bill
which grantc free canal tolls to Amer
lean coastwise shipping must be re-
pealed under pain perhaps of war,
when coastwise shipper shouted Joe.
ularly:
Oh, be an optimist, Doctor"
BE an optimist, eh?" said Dr. De-
pew. We'll, there's too much op-
timism already-too much optimism
of a certain kind"
What is an optimist, sir?' a little
boy once asked me.
An optimist, sonny replied, is a
man who doesn't care what happens,
so long as it doesn't happen to him."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
The Luxury of Sugar.

Sugar was considered an article of
luxury in Europe until tea and coffee
became usual articles of diet. Sugar
was then used to sweeten these bev-
erages, and SO gradually came to have
a prominent part in the daily diet.
Before the days of sugar, much more
meat was eaten and the drinking of
alcoholic beverages was much more
common. The fair maiden who could
not, with impunity, drink a pint of
ale for breakfast, was unusual. Per-
haps, in spite of the fact that most OF
US cat too much of it, sugar is a
blessing. Even over-sweetened cof-
fee and cereal covered with sugar
sound more beneficial than a pint of
ale and half a pound of beef for break
fast
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed.
Ing hands, dry, fissured, itching, burn
ing palms, and painful flnger-ends,
with shapeless nails, a one-night Cuti-
cura treatment works wonders. Di.
Iections: Soak the hands, on retir-
ing. In hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry. anoint with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night These pure,
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping, and impart in a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness SO much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston" ADV.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
American FIao Association,

The American Flag association"
was organized February II, 1898, its
motto being: "One flag. one country,
one God over ALL" Its object is to Sc.
cure National and state legislation
for the protection of the flag from de.
grading and desecrating uses" and to
secure general observance of June
IA as Flag Day." because on that
day, in l777, congress adopted the
present United States tiag-the Stars
and Stripes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-23
The HANDY Man


Cuthbert Pipwhistle waited in pal
pitating silence for Gervangeline to
answer the great question he had Just
put to her. Would she say: Yes
Cuthbert," or would she prefer to re.
main Miss Smith?
Slowly Gervangeline turned her pe.
roxide head around and gazed into
the young mans eyes. Cuthbert took
her hand.
DO you play cards for money!" she
asked impressively.
NO." said Cuthbert, lying like a
hero. But if did I would win a
lot of money at the moment"
How so, dear Cuthbert?"
Just look what a ripping hand l
hold"
Her beautiful head dropped on to
his shoulder