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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

Miss vergie Snyder of Orofino was
united in marriage to j. NJ. Perkins
Of Tacoma at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samson Snyder, We'd
nesday at 80. Rev. Morton of the
M. E. church officiated. Following
the wedding the party, including only
the family and few family friends
enjoyed sumptuous turkey dinner
that will leave no doubt in the mind
of the fortunate young husband that
his "mother-in- law" is an artist in
the prescribed route to mems hearts.
A twenty pound turkey graced the
we'll laden table. A number Of
friends remembered Mr.. and Mrs.
Perkins with useful and beautiful
gifts, and everybody joined in shower.
ing them with congratulations.
The groom is now located in Ia.
coma where they will reside. He
worked in this section installing tele.
phone lines. being an employee Of Mr.
Snyder. During that time the &C
quaintance grew into frienship an,
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
THE COUNTY RECORDS
SHOULD BE EXPERTED

At least once every year every bus
mess man in the world takes an in
voice of his business. He goes over
his books, itemizes his stock Of goods,
and balances his accounts. He finds
out how he stands.
Clearwater county is a great busi-
ness corporation, differing from other
business concerns in that it belongs
to all the people. 1t does almost a
quarter of a million dollars Of busi-
ness annually.
To look after this business the peo-
pie employ three county commission
ers as managers. These men spend
the money raised by the people from
taxation.
The county is new; it needs roads,
lots of them, and more bridges; it
needs court house. The county rec
ords, of great value, need ample fire.
proof vaults to guard them from de-
struction from fire.
The people haven t penny to waste.
If there is useless money raised let
taxes be reduced. There isn't a
penny for extravaganza.
But the point we desire to here en-
phasize is the need Of a thorough in
vestigation of county records. Four
years have gone by and the people
have no idea how their account
at apda No huc;pocu vrop 4, <hc
world would do business this way.
He would put an expert accountant at
work and check up. Latah county did
this and found that court house ring
had stolen something like $4,000 of
county funds. The people were dumb
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

founded. They thought the county
officers were honest. They were good
fellows. They were popular. They
belonged to the lodges. They were
popular with the people. But it was
business to expert the county books,
and the Clearwater county records
should be exported.
When this paper raised question
as to conditions here the county
board, had they seen fit, could have
ordered an investigation. When a
question was raised as to the deposit
ing of county funds, there should have
been an expert accountant put on the
books and the facts all made public.
Fred Choate, republican candidate
for county commissioner, has said that
the first thing he will do, if elected,
will be to have every office in the
county exported. That is what it
will mean if the people elect = repub-
lican county board. And this work
should be entrusted to a republican
county board because the democrats
would whitewash and cover up their
own rottenness. Haven't they done
all in their power to excuse rotten
business? Will Frank Zelenka in
vestigate himself? Will Pat Blake?
Will Blair Hoar? Will the republic
can party whitewash things to pro-
tect lot of democratic rottenous?
Will Messrs. Choate, Harlan and
Coontz try to cover up rotten business?
If the taxpayers of the county real
ly want an honest investigation of
county business isn't it good business
to let the republicans do it?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

FRANK ZELENKA ASHAMED
OF HIS OFFICIAL RECORD

bridge plans, like Banco's ghost, will
not down. Like Macbeth, he can t
wash off the damned spots of bum
business, gross extravaganza and
wasted county funds; he can't satisfy
the people that it is right to graft for
the benefit of a democratic party or
gan, and he can't get away from the
fact that as county commissioner he
has never cast one vote against the in
terests of the Blakes. He bought at
an exhorbitant price, $175O, for less
than half an acre, from the Blakes, a
court house site, and the people today
would be loaded with bonds and would
be chagrined at one more fat contract
to some slick fellow like Nease who
would have been favored with the
work without competition just as
Nease got his contract. Who doubts
it? Mr.. Zelenka did his best to sad
die the burden on the people, that
there might be located and construct
ed for the special benefit of the
blakes county building.
We know as we'll as does Mr.. Ze-
lenka that he is ashamed of his own
record. We don't blame him for
this. We'd be ashamed of it oursel-
YES if we owned it. And it is because
of this that our heart has gone out in
sympathy. We have tried to cheer
Frank up. We have tried to greet
him as a brother, and to encourage
him with a smile. But we have been
repulsed. He has called us names.
He has pushed us ruthfully from his
bosom, so to speak, and withered us
with his heartless scorn. Like Napo-
leon, who cast from him the woman
who would have given her life for
him, Frank has told us to go where
woolen underwear will be a luxury,
and as unnecessary and useless as it
has been for anyone to try to save
Clearwater county a dollar during
four years of democratic county rule.
Cold, cold world!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
The Next State Senator

Elk River Sentinel: Ernest M.
Grant, republican nominee for the
state senate from Clearwater county,
was born near Cleveland, Ohio, and
his whole career has been such as to
give him particularly good training
for the position in which the republi-
cans of the county wish to see him
placed.
He learned telegraphy and started
out as an operator, going then into
the Office service of the Baltimore &
Ohio, serving in various capacities
until he became travelling auditor.
Like most railroaders he decided that
something else would suit him better
and he became travelling salesman,
at first covering Ohio and later Wis
consin and Minnesota. Then he got
the western fever and went back to
railroading until he could get
acquainted with the country. For a
time he was operator and then dis
patcher at Pocatello and other points
on the Short Line.
Deciding on north Idaho he took a
job with the Northern Pacific at Ken
drick until he decided to go into mer-
chandising. He bought into a pros
porous store at Southwick, later FORM
ing the firm of Grant & Giles at Bo-
will, and still later moving to Elk
River.
It will be seen that this broad and
varied experience, coupled with the
cool caution that is one of his traits
will make him valuable man in the
state senate.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

cent for government money issued by
the government on the people s
credit.
Senator Brady said he favored a
currency law for the people, one not
dictated by Wall Street, and that the
record will show that the democrats
admitted that the Wilson currency. bill
is bankers currency bill. Senator
Brady said he favored bill that per-
mitted farmer to invest in the bonds
on equal terms with the millionaires /;
that would permit widow to invest
her money and get interest and govern
ment protection that is now, under the
Wilson bill, monopolized by the bank
ers.
More than this the record SO
claims the senator, and the record will
not be doubted, shows that when the
democrats distributed the regional
banks the West got one and that way
down in San Francisco. 1t would
have been as convenient at Chicago.
The senator dwelt at length on the
Wilson tariff, declaring it is not a
war deficit, made necessary because
of the European war, but made neces-
sary because the democrats have given
the country free trade, opening Ameri-
can markets to foreigners closing
down American industry while Ameri-
can business suffers. He believed, he
said, that America should be for
! American citizens, and that we should
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE
GREET SENATOR BRADY

The highest compliment that can be
paid to Senator Brady is that he has
made good. Senator Brady, accom-
panied by State Senator Davis of
American Falls, was in Orofino We'd
nesday night and held a meeting.
And it was one Of the best meetings
ever held in the county. We say best
because it was one that went home to
the people, being business man s
talk from the heart to the people the
senator represents. Senator Brady
said that he had tried to serve his
state faithfully; that he had in the
short time he had served been able to
lock after 300 individual matters for
final settlement. This covered pen-
sions for old soldiers, rural routes for
communities, patents for settlers, and
the multitude of other things of inter-
est and Importance to the common cit
izen. He read list of important
national legislation and gave his
vote, explaining why he voted as he
did. He said he favored the currency
law, but not as it finally passed,
charging it was bankers law; that
the people furnish the security, the
government guarantees the currency
that is secured by the people who
must use the money!. and that the
bankers get it from the government
for almost nothing, while the people
who get it from the bankers pay
seven or eight or ten or twelve per
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

not impose upon our people competi-
tion with low grade foreigners.
State Treasurer Allen was present
at the meeting and made few point
ed remarks. Senator Davis of Ameri-
can Falls discussed state loans, say
ing the only doubtful loans the state
had ever made were those made by
Hawley, and that even these would
eventually be alright, that the state
would lose nothing. ..The state has
never lost a penny on all the millions
it has loaned" declared the speaker,
''but was actually over $40, 600 ahead
because property it had to foreclose
had later sold for that sum more than
the state invested in principal and in
terest."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

Somebody has evidently been "stuff
ing" our friend Zelenka. We me-
him Saturday morning and in our mos,
genial way greeted him with smile
and Good morning" But horrors
Zelenka was all mussed up over some.
thing. He was as hot as fresh bak.
ed spud. He fairly sputtered: "Yor
needn't speak to me any more! see
you are no gentleman.
We triedt to think what we had evel
said to offend Mr.. Zelenka, and are
inclined to the opinion that somebody
has been trying to make trouble be-
tween old friends. Somebody must
have been lieing about us. Mr.. Ze-
lenka shouldn't believe everything he
hears.
In the meantime Frank won't speak,
and goes about like hen just getting
over molting. And he is about as
mussed up. Think of calling us such
awful names! ''No gentleman -
Why, bless his dear soul, if editors
are not gentlemen, then this specie
has vanished from the earth. Editors
are all gentlemen. They have to be.
We can prove it by every editor who
ever graced a sanctum sanctorum,
and by gentleness and moral persua-
sion lead wild and woolly politicians
and refractory officials to eat salt
from the hand of the "deer peepul. "
Not gentleman This is the
most unkindest cut of all. Like the
German kaiser, whose heart "bled
for Louvain" as he viewed the DESC
lation and ruin wrought by his own
army, we too are bowed down with
sorrow, for Frank, like Louvain, is
laid low. His political aspirations
are shattered. The props have been
knocked from under him. The shells
from our batteries have peeled off his
hide, and his chickens are coming
home to roost. Even his nights are
full of horrid nightmares, for the
ghosts of road culvert, Nease timber
cruise contracts, and high priced
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

Reports from Elk River indicate an
overwhelming majority for h e
straight republican county ticket.
The people there appreciate the fact
that Elk River was treated generously
by the republicans of Clearwater
county, and the more we learn about
the Elk River candidates the more the
Clearwater Republican is convinced
the people used good judgment is se-
lecting these men. When men can
live in q community for years and re-
tain the confidence and support of vo-
ters of all parties, it is evidence that
such men are alright. Messrs. Grant,
Sullivan and Smith, candidates on the
republican ticket for state senator,
sheriff and county attorney, will come
out of their home precinct, Elk River,
way ahead of their tickets, that is,
they will get vote of confidence
from people of democratic tendencies,
while at Orofino the Elk River candi-
dates will receive the normal republi-
can vote.
In other words, the Orofino republi-
cans are not doing any trading, in
spite of the fact that report is be-
ing circulated in Elk River to the
effect that Grant, Sullivan and Smith
are being traded.
An effort is being made to create
republican discord by deception. Re-
publicans throughout the county should
keep in mind the fact that republicans
do not have any need to make trades
in order to insure the election of the
republican county ticket. Trading is
dishonorable. It is unworthy, and
men and women of the right sort will
not resort to petty deception and
crooked methods to gain office. 1t
would be all the proof one ought to
require that candidate is unfit for
public Office.
It is the democratic candidates alone
who are in need of making deals with
the republicans. The democratic
county ticket is licked to frazzle,
] and they know It. The best the oppo-
sition hopes for is. one man, Auditor
Joe Kaufman, who is held in high es-
teem by the people.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
The Republican Party in Clearwater County
Condemns the Business Methods Enforced
on the People by the Democrats.
If THE PEOPLE VOTE THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET AND RE-
PUBLICAN NOMINEES ARE ELECTED, HERE ARE SOME
OF THE THINGS THE PEOPLE WILL GET:

Honest taxation without Discrimination.
Timber companies will all be honestly assessed
Timber will be cruised but the Democratic extravaganza
stopped
County printing GRAFT will be stopped.
Bridge plans will not be bought
No county official will violate the law.
No county official will sell supplies to the county, in viola
ton of law, auditing and paying their own bills.
The Republicans will stop the wasting of county funds for
outside lawyers to do work which the taxpayers pay the
county attorney to perform
Stop taxing the people for pleasure trips for county
officials in the guse of looking after county affairs and
protecting the interests of the "dear. peepul"
Stop the loss of interest on county funds If John Vo-
mer wants Clearwater county money he should pay inter
est on it.
The law will be enforced Booteggers will not be protect
ed by Republican sheriff The Republican sheriff will
not get drunk every time he goes to Elk River
The Democratic party in Clearwater county has been run
ming the county four years. Their record the best evi
dence of what they stand for the best indication of what
the people may expect from Democratic county officials
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

friendship into an affection that will,
let us hope, grow deeper and dearer
as years roll by. After a few days
in Spokane Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins will
become permanent residents of Ia
coma. In the evening, headed by the
band, delegation of Orofino citizens
met on the lawn in front of the Sny-
der home where the bride and groom
were serenaded, congratulations offer
ed, and the groom introduced to all.
Candy and cigars were literally dis
tributed among the crowd.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

Ivan Cunningham, the blind boy
preacher, will occupy the pulpit at
the Methodist church Sunday morning
at II. Everybody invited. In the
evening Rev. Morton will deliver the
fourth Of the series of sermons on the
book of Daniel. The subject will be
Weighed and Found Wanting"
Fer sale-One mare colt, yrs old
weight 1900. Inquire at Office. 29-2t.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

There will be an interesting sermon
at the Christian church Sunday morn
ing. Elder Robb, the evangelist who
is conducting series of meetings,
will deliver "chart Sermon" and
it will be worth hearing. The theme
will be "The Infallibly Safe Way"
In the evening the subject will be
:The Call of the Cross VS.. the Call
of the World.'
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
A HORRIBLE MESS

Remarks of Congressman Fitzger-
aid, DEMOCRAT from New York,
Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations, in the House of Represent
atives, April 10, 1914, in discussing
H. R. 15279-Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriations. Mr..
Fitzgerald said:
In few months shall be called
upon in the discharge of my official
duties to. review the record that this
democratic House shall have made in
its authorization of the expenditures
of public moneys. Whenever l think
of the horrible mess that l shall be
called upon to present to the country
on behalf of the democratic party,
am tempted to quit my place.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

Grace v. Bonner, really clsxer
young lady, will entertain the pee1 Is.
of Orofino Saturday evening, Oct. 81.
She has program Of merit.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16

HUGH E. McELROY
Hugh E. McElroy, progressive candi-
date for governor, Paul Clagstors,
progressive candidate for United
States senator, and Mr.. Cruzen, can
didate for state Office, will address,
the citizens of Orofino in Odd Fellows
hall Wednesday evening, October 81.
Remember the date and place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
Stelzle Favors
Palrner-Owen Bill

The February bulletin Of the nation
al child labor committee deals with the
tenth annual conference of the conn
mittee in New Orleans. March 18TH
Sth, and the federal child labor b4li
Gwen Il Lepejoys general secretary Of
the committee. gives his opinions on
the Palmer-o owen bill now before. the
senate. Since this bill is provoking
heated discussion, Mr. Loveioy pub
fishes a, report sent to the trustees Of
the national child labor committee,
citing and refuting objections 10 the
bill.
. In regard to one OF these objections
Mr.. Charles Steizle said the other day.
When men come back with the
statement that If you don't allow us TO
employ children we can't run our en-
terprises because We cannot pay an
adults wage | always want TO reply
that industries that cannot pay a liv-
ing wage have no right to live Chill
dren are more important than canned
goods. II IL is necessary to can chill
dren- in order to can fruits, better go
out of the canning business altogether.
Ii seems to me that the only way to
cover such national questions as white
slavery and child labor is by federal
law, This Ia especially true OF child
labor, because ii directly affects so
many industries In various parts OF
the country. The question ought not
to be one of convenience to industry
hut simply of that which is best for
children But a federal law would
protect the children and at the same
time be more just to all employers"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09

|present SESSION. Among these meas
ures are bills to prevent swearing in
the presence of women and prohibit
ing the concealment of the birth of
Ichildren. /
While he has been known to mod a
little" during the frequent Gresome de-
bates, continuing through several ses-
Sions, he is usually on his job and
generally keeps tab on the voting.
Should Clerk Williams become tangled
|up in recording a vote, the gentleman
from Henry can always straighten him
out While not known for his much
talking, not being in the class with
Delegates Oliver or Martin Williams,
Mr.. Philpott sometimes gets the floor,
but it Is usually when called upon by
the speaker to open the session with
prayer. His voice has excellent carry
ing qualities and can easily be heard
all over the hall of the house Of dele.
gates.
Mr.. Philpott is strong in committee
work and for this reason has been as
signed to a number OF important COM
mittees. including county, city and
town organizations. labor and poor,
manufacturing and mechanics arts.
Immigration and insurance and bank
ing. He believes 1t to be the religious
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09
MRS. ROPP HOLDS
MANY MEETINGS
SPEAKS AT SEVERAL RICHMOND
CHURCHES AND VISITS
SUBURBS.

Mrs. Hortense Ropp. the w. c. T.
L champion, after speaking on the
street. under the auspices of the Sal
Walton Army Saturday night, spoke at
The army headquarters, where a great
meeting was held, lasting until IL
o'clock,
Mrs. Ropp and her hostess. Mrs.
Mary Danner. boarded the midnight
trolley for the iatters home in Chest
erfield county and before breakfast
started out again for a w. C. T. U.
engagement at Gwathmey, near Ash
land.
After speaking there to good audi
cnce. these ladies took the trolley for
Richmond. where Mrs. Ropp spoke TO
the young people of the Third Chris
tlan church. and organized a Loyal
Temperance legion-~the junior branch
Of the w. c. T. l.. Thence. after tea,
with Mrs Bickers, the strenuous pair,
accompanied by number OF active
" hite rihhoners. went to Fulton Meth
odist church. where Mrs. Ropp made
an address 10 a large congregation.
She was introduced by Rev. J. w.
Eare in appropriate remarks. and her
fine address. which greatly stirred the
people. was supplanted by a vigorous
talk by Rev. Eure. who called upon his
people TO 'iine up
the Sara Fl. HoGe union will unite 10
give Mrs. Eopp a reception tonight at
the home OF Mrs. w L. Bales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-09

he was locked up charged with being
IA fugitive from justice in New Haven,
whore he Is wanted for q burglary inS
which he stole 4 quantity of val-s
liable clothing. rings and silverwara
lie is recognized as a had man As
a letter from the chicf Of police u
New Haven states
The offense for which Donnaumora
is wanted occurred early in 1919. and
was tho second with which he has
been charged. His first burglary took
place In l9eS, a crime for which hs
WAS indicted According to the lava
IF Connecticut, however he was all
lowed to pay fine of s400 and grants
ed his freedom In the last case,
though, he succeeded in getting away.
and up to his CAPTURE last night had
led the police d merry chase through
most of the Eastern portion of tho
country. He left New Haven for
Mckeysroek. Pa, from which place
he went to Akron. Ohio thence to
Sandusky, Ohio and back to Balti-
more He heard that the poiice net
was closing in on him there and
jumped To Chicago, from which city
he came directly To Richmond.
A letter from the New Haven po-
lice asking that he be appreaended
informed the local police that the
man was wanted. and Detective Ser
Eeant krengel was ASST gn~i the case,
The Italian said at the station
house that he was twenty-seven years
old, but according to the information
eiven the Richmond police by the
New Haven authorities. this was hia
age at the time of his conviction in
1905. IT is believed that the man Is
about thirty-two or thirty-three years
If age, He ia powerfully built and
m-s
win he called in the Police court this
morning. and it is probable that no
will be held until the arrival Of an
officer from New Haven with the nec-s
essary papers to return him there for
trial.