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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03

case is selection made simply upon OF
because OF recommendation of 9
member OF congress. He stated fur.
there that he has a duty to perform in
making selections under the civil SER
| vice rules; that it is his desire to Sc
| lect IN every case the most efficient
man obtalnable and that in further
ance OF such desire he is using, and in
| tendS 10 continue to use, every avail
! aDle means OF aScertaining the best of
! the men certified to him by the civil
| service commission. In his efforts to
! secure the most efficient man for the
| postal service, and as part of the evil
| dence upon which he reaches his CON
cluslon, it is his practice to ask the
member of congress in whose district
| the vacancy exists to advise him rela-
| i've to the character and fitness of the
| three ellglbles. In doing so the post
master general calls upon the mem
| Der, not in his capacity as a member
OF any political party, but solely as the
| representative of the community. re-
CARELESS of political affiliations; and
to emphasize his purpose in this res
! pect, the postmaster general in ask
ing the member of congress for his
recommendation calls special atten-
ton to the fact that under existing
executive orders selections must be
made by the department with sole ref
erence to merit and fitness and any
recommendation made to him must be
based solely upon such considerations
and without reference to the political
affiliations of the eligibles. And fur
there, he has directed that all letters
recommending ir,tY
on political considerations be returned
to the writer's The postmaster gen
eral states that he is in earnest in his
efforts to obtain the best men. regard
less of their political opinions, and
Whenever he finds in any case that
he has been misled because of recon-
mendatlons made for political reasons,
the fourth-class postmaster or rural
carrier SO appointed will be promptly
removed from office.
Following are his directions To the
flrst assistant postmaster general.
In selecting persons from the eligi-
BILE registers furnished by the civil
service commission for appointment
as fourth-class postmasters, it is nv
desire that the person with the high
est rating be chosen, unless good and |
'Niiu iSetoouo are submitted TO the de- |
partment showing that this would not
be in the best interest of the service, |
II reasons are submitted sufficient to
make the selection of the first eligible
lnadvisable, then it is my desire that
the person with the next highest rat
ing be CHOSEN, unless good and valid |
reasons are submitted to show the in
advlsability of his appointment. In
such case the third eligible may be Sc
lected. In no case should the second
or third eligible be chosen unless the
of one of the higher
standing eligibles has been shown to
be inadvisable from the standpoint of
the greatest efficiency in the postal
service.
In reaching conclusions as to the
most desirable appointments an en-
deavor should be made to select per
sons whose business and Temporal
mental equipment is likely to reflect
credit on the postal service.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03
SILOS AND THE BEEF DEFICIT
One OF the Nest Serious Problems is
Shortage of Cattle.

one OF the most serious problems
our country has to deal with today is
the constantly increasing shortage of
beef cattle, and the consequent high
prices of meat products, hides and
leather, glue, hair and all allied COM
modlt1es. undertaking papers and
politicians put the blame on the greed
OF the beef trust. But it is to be sought
further back than that, in the passing
OF the open range, the settling of the
great Vest, and the replacement of the
countless herds of the western prair-
les, by diversified farms. At the same
tlme, the enormous increase of city
population by the flocking from farms
TO the great cities and the influx of
foreign immigrants has greatly taxed
the food supplies of the nation, and
the number of head of cattle per cap
TIA grows less and less every year.
Each federal census shows this with
startling distinctness; and the cattle
receipts at the great markets bear it
out For instance, the combined re-
celpts OF the markets of Chicago
Kansas City, st. Louis, Omaha, st,
Joseph, and Sioux City show the fol-
lowing: From January LIST to Octo-
Der 18th, 1912, $4,000 head; from
January LIST to October 18th, 1911. g.
lO1 900 head, decrease of 1O.7 per
cent. This continuous discrepancy
between the supply and demand is
seriously felt in the cost of products
and the cry of "the high cost Of living
is heard on every lip.
The following table shows the aver
age price of native steer hides at the
packing house for the last ten years.
1919, lie; 1904, 12Rc; 105, 15Ac;
1906, 1910; 1907, 14ac; 1908, 15%c:
1909, lSc; 1910, 15Ac; 1911, 16Hc;
1912, 1870.
The price of milk in the cities has
gone up from sc per quart to Sc and
even 1Oc in few years.
The price of beef shows a similar
advance. For instance, the average
wholesale price of dressed beef for
eleven years is as follows: 1902 OTIS;
1903, .07S7; 1904, .0725; 1905, .O712:
1906, 0.656; 1907, .0769; 1908, ,OS25:
1903, .OS75; 1910, 1912; 1911, 1O75:
1912, .1150.
The greater part of these gains,
however, has not gone to the producer,
Is the advancing cost of every factor
into the preparation of pro-
lucts Tor the marFet he's robbed him |
II these profits and kent the percent
lge OF gain practically rs low as when
prices were at rock bottom. The gen
raj adoption of the feeding of ensil- |
lge as the main roughage for cattle |
ND sheep is the only solution, not or
y OF the shortage in stock, but for the |
Profitable pursuit of the stock raising
BUSINESS. The greater number of cat |
lie which can be raised per acre will |
the keeping of larger
-erds; the returning of the rich ma
Iure to the fields will conserve vain
Die soil ingredients to the farm, and
he greatly reduced cost of raising
eef will bring larger net returns per
cad to the grower. The future of the
took raising business of the country
Nth the markets of the world at our
DOR, and With widespread use of that
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03
TWO BATTLE SHIPS PER YEAR
Two DreadnOughts to Cost $500. 600
Each.

ashlngton-Formal approval was
given the administration two battle
ship program by the naval affairs
committee Tuesday after the small
navy men had made their final
stand against it. The navy denart-
ments construction plans were chang
Gu SO as TO provide for six in
stead or eight destroyers and for adj
ulllohal submarines. AS reported to
lhe mouse the bill carries an appro
prlatlon of $140200,000 exclusive of
amounts TO be spent for armor and
armament and fixes the building pro-
gram Tor the coming fiscal year as
follows: two first class battleships Of
the hlghest speed and largest possible
RADIUS OF action, to rank among the
worlds dreadnoughts, $7,SOO.OOO each
one powerful 1200-ton 21knot sea-
gong submarine, 81 100000.
SIX torpedo boat destroyers $685.
600 each.
Three coast defense submarines Of
ooo tons each, 100000, designed for
use on the Pacific coast.
-Four harbor defense submarines IN
smaller type, S375,000 each, intended
Tor use on the gulf coast and at Pana-
ma.
Inc Dill provides that the defense
submarines shall be built and main
talned on the Pacific coast provided
lhey can be built there as cheaply as
they can be built on the Atlantic coast
anu ia lald down" on the Pacific coast
Inc two battleship program was
approved, IA to 4. Representatives
III urlpple (Georgia), Hensley (MissourD.
mississippi and Rucb,
ahan llllinois) voting in the mega
tive.-Statesman hoSa
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03
Shorter Hours For Women,

Representative French has been
very much interested in the passage
of bill shortening the hours of labor
for women employed in various indus
trial pursuits in the District of Column
bia and has just had the satisfaction
OF helping to push the measure
through the house
The bill was introduced on the SEN
ate side by Senator LaFollette and
Mr.. French believes that it's passage
VIII nave an important bearing upon
similar legislation in the states.
Representative Addison Smith has
appointed Albert l.. Hansen of Idaho
Falls, as cadet at the United States
military academy, subject to an exam
ination to be held the last day of
March. Mr.. Hansen, who is a son of
II. l.. Hansen is a typical soldier and
is recommended very highly by some
of the leading citizens of eastern Ida
no.
Extension of Payments.
Several bills are pending il the
house looking to the extension of num-
Der OF payments of settlers upon .ec-
lamation lands, the same having been
introduced by Representative French
OF Idaho, Hayden Of Arizona and
Smith of Texas.
The committee on irrigation of
which Representative Smith of Idaho,
is a member and to which the bills
nave been referred, have had frequent
conferences with the secretary of the
interior and bill has practically been
agreed upon that will stand as sub
stitute for the three measures.
Idahoans at the National Capitol.
Miss Helen McAlister of Rexbure. is
visiting for a few weeks with her sis
ter Mrs. B. Wallis. She will visit other
eastern points before returning home:
DR.. A. j. Plummer, one of the settlers
on the Lost River project, will spend
some time in Washington with the
hope OF securing legislation to relieve
the settlers who were not furnished
water for irrigation purposes as pro-.
vided in the contract.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03
The Marble Creek Case.

The Idaho delegation together with
state Land Commissioner Day, were
in conference with the assistant Sec
rotary of the interior last week with
hope of securing favorable report on
the pending legislation for the relief
OF the Marble Creek settlers and for
the exchange Of schol lands in Idaho.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03

DR.. Evans, The Optician, will be at
the Perrine Hotel next Sunday, March
8, and remain until Tuesday evening.
March 10. Those needing his services
are invited to call.-Adv.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03

A further conference will be neces-
sary, which will be held in the very
near future
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-03

great modern conserver, the silo, is al
most beyond the limits of imagination
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-07-03
NEAR THE EUTTES

Mrs Geo Davis called at the
Cline ranch Tuesday.
Chas Miles and Frank Clark
started for Baker Friday with
loads of freight.
Chas Shelby returned from
Baker Saturday.
Guy Peterson is m0vin9 his
house to a more suitable location
on his homestead.
Mr. and Mrs S Z Dorman and
son Henry and Mrs Louisa /
Wright Of Baker arrived at the
Cline ranch Wednesday. for a
several days visit with friends
and relatives in this Section.
Dr.. Wendell and Ben Hamilton
were seen in this yicinity Thurs
day morning.
Irene Owens called on Emma
Cline Wednesday.
Sam Kesterson. Wife and hab
Visited with his sister Mrs VIM
Ciine Thursday.
c H Day called at the Ovens
ranch Thursday buying oats.
Harry is setting to Dc quite q
farmer.
Plenty Of rain in this section.
We all like it in Montana.
Guy Ewalt visited Charley
Selby Friday night on his wag
home near RidgWay.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-07-03

N--fcta- N SAFE
COPELAND Ber-. Deputy
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-07-03

-;'--. IN T--'--,- anJ tLr,v;n,
hi,n o,.t ne horaos ron oo,aa
diHsnca disag,rino tha VIC
soa,a,~hat h,,t no s~ario,,s aan,soa
was done.
Tbara viu he . n;onio and .
how a,,,. dance 4 the I.ant;s saw.
mill near the limbaugh ranch.
JUIy 4th. Everyone is invited to
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-07-03
CHALK BJTTES

Thomas Peterson was around
looking after the road affairs
last week: as he is supervisor
nov and is indeavering t. have
some good roads made IN this
locality.
The Cox Brothers was in III a.
laka. Monday alter supplies for
their mill.
The mail route changes nest
Saturday. Frank Btr0et viii
then have if in charge, the Office
will be charged from Mr., Brad
shaW's to Mr.. Frunets.
GUY Peterson has moved II,
house to the south end of ms
farm 50 as to be cot=ui@nt t.
water.
Alex Clark went to F. a'ata.
Monday.
For Sale Pure German mile.
seed. ". ?. Minis. adv 3.1i i
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-02-23

When we read of the efforts Skag- way. Cordova and Valdez are puttinC I. nth tu turn the tide of travel their way, and the spirit in which the citi- ."ns of these towns are working to- gtther We feel that they should h, entitled to reap the benefits of such ri1"rts Thousands of7men and w"- men will go to the interior of Alaska during the coming year. and they will go hy the route that looks best to them, and the only way they can gain this information established on Puget N' und by the progressive citizens nf the coast cities of Alaska Skagway. Cordova and Valdez are awake to the SitratiOn and are doing everything in their power to advertise their respec- t'Ne towns as being the most feasible route to the interior.
 Now We have a trail into the inte- r'or that has advantages that shoud be brought out. and by little work
 t'ue on the Sewa I'd Nelchina trnll and a little judicious advertising or ;he part of our citizens would turn the iaNel this way and our trail would "c"me the popular route to the Nel- china gold fields. Jack Dalton. the pi' neer Alaskan who has the contrac, fer bringing out the coal for the gov
 rnmcnt, has offered to carry all eight from Knik tn Chickaloon. distance of fifty miles. free of charge. hink what this will mean to Seward If this information can he sent broad cast throughout the United States. There will probably be men from every state in the union who will go into the interior this coming summer. and if they know of the advantages to be gained by coming via Seward. ninety per cent of them would avail themselves of this route.-Seward Gateway.
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The real vanishing race" says the Brooklyn Standard Union lis not the American Indian. but the Alaska fur seal" The Elliott Gallagher report moved that paper to make this re- mark
 It is true that the fur seal has beel the source of q very great profit to a few persons. It is also true that the herds have been unwisely depleted to about per cent of their former EItatness. Nevertheless the seal ques- tion is not as important as we have made it.
 As q race we could exist comforts = bIy and happily if there were not a single sealsliin coat left in all the world The fur seal, in other words is not q necessity. but the source of luxury in the perpetuity of wI.ioh the average man or woman has not the slightest personal interest. present or future
 Periodically we allow ourselves to become heated over herd of noma . die sealers of foreign nations, poach on our preserves. Why should we do this?
 The seal is a beautiful, soft eyed intelligent and interesting creature. II is shame, national shame not un- mixed with sin, that they have been so wantedly destroyed; but the fact remains that there are more impor- tant things to conserve, more vital matters to be made subjects for in- ternational broils. than the future oi l the seal herd.
 We might provide for the use oi idle water power and save our coal | That would benefit people who neve. l expect to be in the market for a seal. skin. We might make use of timber now rotting in forest reserves ant thus reduce the first coast of home. building That would reach pocket. | books which will never be opened t, l purchase a fur coat
 This does not mean that the seal! should be left t. the agents of de struction. They are worth preserving and should be saved from extinction but from a utilitarian standpoint the. | are not national asset nor a futur'
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Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 23, 1914.

On February 22, l732 down in Win, g'nia, that land from which SO many (" America's great statesmen. sol dlers and pioneers have sprung, was bern George Washington.
 Washingtons father was a planter and of the aristocracy of Virginia.
 As young man George Washing ton was educated for d surveyor and he followed that profession until he became adjutant general of the Vir ginia troops in 1151.
 If Is not generally known perhaps that in his early military career George Washington once surrendered his command to the French troops when after a splendid defence he eva cCted Fort Necessity.
 Washington served under the En- g:sh generals Braddock and Forhes and remained in the military service untll his marriage in l759 when he settled on the estate at Mt. Vernon. Va.
 lie was a delegate to the Virginia congress and in 1775 he took com mand of the continual army at Cambridge and forced the British to evacuate Boston
 General Washington was d man of remarkable tncacity and energy of purpose and it is largely due to this that he was able to hold his small and irregular army together and stem the tidc of defeat that compelled him to abandon Long Island and fall back through New Jersey and go through the long hard. almost hopeless winter at Valley Forge.
 A''er the surrender of the British General Cornwallis which Washington compelled at Yorktown he resipnod his commission as commanderin- chief of the American forces and re- turned to Mt. Vernon where he re. Sumed the life of q country gentle. man.
 In 17S7 Washington was elected th, first president of the United State, and four years later was unanimousI, rc-elected to the same office.
 At the end of his second teru Washington retired from public life.
 The people of the United State, may well set aside one day in tb. year to do reverance to this grea
 an and liberator.
 A strong man. mentally and physi oally. and man far in advance O his time in statecraft and diplomacy He was cool. wise and under all cir e instances capable of calm. firm Judgment.
 It is we'll for the youth of Americe t''!ay to be taught all that it is pos
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s!ble for them to know of George Washington and his career and of 'h" lives and careers of the men who
 ,n shoulder with him ir the days of the formation of the republic.
 It is well for the youth of the land L" be taugh; many other lessons that may be learned from the lives of dead Americans, both great and small Tn, history If our country is full of in ridcnts that should be dear to thchca, If every patriotic man and woman and
 at should be retold and Tetold to c1 cry child until somewhat Nf the spirit of the men who have given ttrmselves and the best that was .n tlem for their country.
 Such tales as were writ by the heroes of the Alamo and e hundred others in the days when the country was younger and men lived and died foi the land without a murmur are far better reading for the youth that fo lows than are some of the tales of the modern American statesmen and history makers.
 There is a lesson for every Ameri- can in the life of George Washington S' ldi''r, patriot statesman, diplomat and withal a quiet kindly sympatho tj gentleman of the good old school uhich unfortunately modern though. and modern politics seems to havcI driven from the ranks of the nations great men to certain extent.
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THIS WILL INTEREST YOU.
Phone. Black to6

F,r the next thirty dpys W, wn} place on sal" 1t 20 per cent discolnt TaiIor Made suits to order
 Fifr fH:; "1 tuis -",sous rllcsr patterns in blacks and blues srr-,oS and wurstcds
 First class workmanship Fit guar ante"d ""I% smali ueposr, required We invite you tn examine goods wh" tber you buy or not We dc ;ltrra tions and cleaning prossina ord re p"rine Yours to please
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necessity of such value that three rt- u"ns should periodically find them " threatened suurrc of disruption and . stumhljue block to continued amitv. Chitinr Leader
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ANDERSON & WEcKMAN

Have taken over the blaming m! heretofore operated by j. A. Parry and are prepared to give all orders prompt and skilIfuI attention. Hard wood and sleigh lumber all kinds Of maehined lumber.
 ANDERSON & WECKMAN
 Phone. Black t06
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WHY EAT POOR BREAD.

When you can get GOOD. WHOLE SOME Bread at Sc per loaf.
 ANVIL BAKERY,
 NORTH POLE BAKERY
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PHONE MAIN 46.

Entered as second class matter Feb 26, 1907, at the Postofficc at Nome Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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NOME TOILoRING co. Between Zehner and Segerstrom's.

Mozart failed miserabIy at Vienna by his piano being out of tune. Have yours tuned by Ollie Bourret and you will never fail. Phone White 137.
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Copy for regular advertisements must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of publication.
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NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
 MAGAZINE,

Nssued Annually in Octoherl Price per copy. y................. .50c Price per copy, mailed ...........5 55c Rates for advertising space in any of the above publications will be mad, known on application.
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Mining Editions ready for ma ,ino it the Nugget office, 55c.
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100 TONS OF FLOUR. Bread only 5c. North Pole Bakery and Anvil Bakery
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(In advance)

Nome Daily Nugget. 1 month. .&2OO Nome Daily Nugget, months 5000
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Nome Weekly Nugget. month. BOG
 Nome Weekly Nugget, year. $500
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Ladies baseball Friday night.
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Weekly Nugget. only soc month.
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February g. 1914.

February 9. 1914. Temperature-Maxi, 32 above; min 91 above. Rarometer-2944 inches Weather-Clear. Wind--N. miles per hour.
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WEATHER REPORT

February 2l. l91l Temperature NaN 3i above. min D. above. Barometer 29i2 inches. Weather Party cloudy Wind N. miles per hour
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RICHARD RATION, Editor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-03
THE PLAZA

The Tyrolean Troubadours in their musical offering, "A Night in the Alps" proved one of the most pleasing offering of the season at the Plaza There are four women and one man in the act and they are all endowed with splendid singing voices which are given full scope in their yode11ing songs. A handsome set of special scenery showing a resting place in the Alps. and ain extensive electrical apparatus make it one of the prettiest acts seen here in some time. An other act of unusual merit is presented by Murphy & Klein. The saxophone selections rendered cby. the male mem Der of the act were thoroughly en- Joyed and Miss Murphy proved herself a comedienne of unusual talent. Ar thur & Roy, those two masters of mirth in their comedy juggling spec ialty started a veritable riot of laugh ter on their entrance and kept it up until the finish of the act. Arthur will be remembered by many as the origi- nal from the Bedini & Arthur act that made such a phenomenal hit where ever it appeared especially at Ham merstein's where they enjoyed a run Of several months The Great Kar- relI, the talkative magician kept 'em of which have never been seen here before Draco's Dogs, one of the most intelligent troupes of canine perform interesting exhibition that was greatly appreciated. "A Back Yard Theatre '' Keystone comedy, "In the Days of the Padres, two reel special feature and sNhe Power of the Mind made up the bill.