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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
WILL EXHIBIT HUGE
MODEL OF THE CANAL

A model of the Panama canal.
which probably viii be more than
500 feet long, will be the govern
ment's largest and most elaborate
individual exhibit at the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco
in 1915.
From this model. II ID said. the
visitor win be able to get a clearer
and more comprehensive idea Of the
canal and Of its workings than b.
an actual visit TO the canal itself
Almost at . glance, one win gel
from the huge model. a birdseye
view Of the canal in all ita detaill
from end 70 end.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
The FARMHOUSE KITCHEN
SHOULD Be COMFORTABLE
1t is the Most Important Room in the House and
the Agricultural Department Urges Farmers
to Give II More Attention.

The importance to the farmer If
having an economical farmhouse
has been emphasized by the farm
architect of the Department Of Ag.
riculture. who states that the men-
tai and physical fitness Of the labor.
ers both within the house and In the
fields are vitally affected by the
building toat affords the family
shelter.
The most important building on
farm Il tho home. The health.
comfort and happiness Of the family
are dependent upon It's construction
and equipment, and unless these
matters are looked after the mni.
tary dairy barn Or the economically
constructed buildings for stock are of
littls value. Happiness and content.
ment In the family are aa essential
70 efficient service "a improved tools
and outbuildinva.
Altho the housewife spends. In
many cases. a lifetime In her work.
shop" the kitchen. and the family
rooms. she is not as rule capable
Of planning a house IN the highest
degree serviceable and comfortable
without assistance. Her help, how
ever, Ia essential 10 the farm arehi.
tect. as the result Of his plans most
vitality concern her.
One Of the most important de-
tails regarding the average Ameri-
can farmhouse IL that II must be In
expensive. The average annual net
income Of farmer TODAY. after de-
ductinR 5 per cent interest on bis
investment, IA leas than s400 This
does not mean that the houses may
not be attractive. They may. II In.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
FIELDING DEFEATS ALTON
THREE STRAIGHT GAMES

The Fielding basket bah teAu
defeated the Star Valley High school
team In fast and interesting game
In the pavilion last Friday night. By
a score Of 10 10 II Both teams played
fast ball and The game was marked b.
many individual flashes of brilliant
work. Richards of Paris, especially
The one regrstable feature Of the
game was FisldlnE'a lack of sport
amanshlp. There In not faiFsr referee
then Joe Burgoyne and he refereed !
good game. yet Yielding protested
hlm and Kicked for one of their osn
choosing. There i alwayaa rivalry
between schools. bot II need NOT b
carried 10 far 10 make Ii appear thal
Mr.. Rnrzoyne was unfair. IL Il in.
deed lucky for Alton that Rich 81
Paris. did not referee. II his decisions
as umpire we're > good example 81
hiA work.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
PUT ON 4 PLAY

rha senior class has selaatsd THE
Count of Nm Account ~ lis annual
GLASS play ~ b. presented ln tile nesf
future In the Montpelier theatre. The
piece wins played for over year and
q bali III London aud > year III Naw
York, aud il without doubt ona af
tho best comedies ayaF written. The
snst hAa bean selected BY the faculty
aa follows:
Weary. the Count ~ No Account
Lloyd Lahfhef.
Count sog0pdle- Frank Hon
Mg. J ]. Long Rnhert HHea wlths
Mr.. Marvin Hhatl EEfol Hagiey.
uHn. lama Terror 0Faon Toanar
J0HAn Kramer Lewis H0Nan
ii Perkins LELAND Isollsa.
Hans FL ChrlstptFafeou.
Otto Nell sAoFnneon.
Mrs. lloodiey Mary IauridMsn.
JeaHle-Amy DAlrynpla.
naaala Marinda Lanfidsan.
Louise Mary Winters.
Mlaa Frances baldwin from the
Lewis and Clark High setlool IN
Spokane. hAA entered the 5snlor elAss
and Miss Alice nagley from this star
Valley high school of Alton, haa
entered the Sophomore elaaa. We
have. l1swessF. luAt = gupsI studsut -
Harold Hunt haa lafE school 70 seeapt
. position Vi Hitter HFus. Drug.
The High seoool aaiatss landed on
ths tnvn team last Saturday night IN
stFang,s Hall b . to j srofs.
Tha Kemmsfsr High school basket
] ball team plays The heal team to-
night In the pavilion. Ths game
promises III be faat one ~ they aFa
; greatly improved tsam this yssF
and sant ouf scalp badly. W. are
going into the game sure u wlalnk,
and II yaa wAnt 80 sss ; god game
BE- ii shs pavilion ~ > o'clock sharp
with q pents.
The English class debates today u
class On the question. Resolved.
That life Imprisonment sil0ald b
Substituted Tor Capital faalsh-
msns." Lssts Houens La VeFna
Crockett and Irene Felllek hans tie
Affirmative and Lloyd LehFbaa.
Wiona Dunfard and sarah Hagley
she negative.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
BIG REDUCTIONS
IN EXPRESS RATES

Express rates took a tumble on
Feb. LIST. the reductions ranging
from s to as per cent. With the
new rates. the express companies
put into effect the policy of insur-
ing against loss all parcels up to the
value Of $50. without extra charge.
Under the old rate the charge on
a fiye-pound package from Chicago
to Montpelier was 30 cents. while
under the new rate 1t Ii only so
cents, which IL the same az the
parcels post rate on a package Of
that weight between the points
named. The present rate on 26
pounds from Chicago TO this city IL
about the same as was the old rate
on five pounds.
The old rate on five pounds from
Salt Lake to Montpelier Ii reduced
from Gb To 2S cents.
The action of the interstate COM
merce commission and the estab-
iishment Of the parcels post system
by the government are the causes
which brought about these sweeping
reductions In rates. Il was bitter
pill for the express companies to
have to swallow, and while It will
materially reduce their revenue for
time we do not anticipate that any
Of the big Companies viii 60
broke" In fact, when the people
come to fully understand that the
new rates are about the same as the
parcels post rates, we anticipate thai
it will not be long until the revenues
Of the express companies will b.
nearly equal to what they were
under the old rates and before ths
parcels post system was established
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
CASH SYSTEM
WORKING GOOD

From a perusal of our exchanges
we notice that the merchants in a
number of the smaller towns Of Ida
no have adopted the cash basis sys-
tenn, and now come the merchants
of Logan and announce that on
April 1st the credit system will be
abolished by every business house in
that city. The merchants in the
little town of Richmond, Utah, re-
Gently adopted the cash system and
1t Is working successfully, according
to q statement made by Mayor Har-
ris of that town. Here il what he
says:
There may be defenders Of the
credit system In Cache today. but
they certainly cannot be found in
Richmond. Not only are the mer-
chants thoroly converted, but with
two or three exceptions, the whole
community is just as firm in the be.
lief that it Is one Of the best re.
forms that has ever taken place in
our history.
The past seven months has posi-,
lively proved that within very few
years, the cash system will make Of
US a city Of do-wells, instead of !
city of hard-ups. Laboring mer
and women are learning that there
is great difference In having tn.
SIS or $75 earned during the montl
in their own pocket to spend a. the
please, than in having it belong en-
tirely to the other fellow.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06

telligeutly planned with the help Of
vines. shrubs and trees, become the
prettiest spots in the landscape. and
mere beautiful and inexpensive than
the crowded city houses.
The possible economy In house
bold labor and the conservation Of
the strength ~ the housewife are
two important factors to be consid-
cred In the construction of a farm
house. Pleasant and comfortable
farm homes tend to hold families
together, but the cherries. unlov-
able and insanitAry houses drive boys
and girls to the cities
The Office If Farm Management
of the Department of Agriculture
has now undertaken ID investigate
this problem systematically and TO
evolve practical improvements for
the benefit Of the farmers home.
Certain features arr often over
looked In providing economical ar-
rangcmenta for the household when
they might be easily provided for.
One of the specialists III the Office
of Farm Management learned from
q woman In Pennsylvania. who had
broken down from ovefwork, that
she had been carrying coal from the
barn for years. When ths husband
was asked II there VIVA any reason
why coal bunker could not have
becn provided near the cookstoye
Rnd filled directly from the wagon
he answered that there was none.
but no ONE had ever thought 0f t.
This one detail haa been found neR.
lected In other eases Whern Il could
have been easily ramedIed. II only
someone had thought Of lt.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
BORAH MENTIONED
As LIKELY CANDIDATE

The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun. under recent
date, speaking Of prominent presi-
dental possibilities measures up the
popularity of Senator BorAh and
places him near the top Of tho list
with other prominent leaders. In
referring TO Borah, the Suns repre-
sentative said IN part. after refer.
ring 10 Cummins, Hughes. Roosevelt
and others whose names are being
mentioned In connection with the
presidency:
There il still another leader.
however, who II q factor in thla un.
certain situation and who promises
TO be more Of i figure - the time
draws nearer for i final decision.
Senator William L. Borab. Of Idaho.
must be given rank with the five
possibilities just named.
No republican In either branch
of Congress has made for himself !
more enyiable position than ha.
Borah. He Il m able lawyer and ar
effective debater. He II broad
guaged and q tireleaa worker. IL
IL bound to no faction and tied to n
mans political chariot.
A this time there Is but On,
serious objection to Borah. Hi
comes from Idaho. He i. there
fore. geographically handicapped
To nominate him would bring n
sectional strength to the Hepublieai
ticket. Even tho The whole Rock
Mountain group Of states we're :
rush 70 Borah. their aggregate Yot
In the Electoral College would b
negligible.
Ill II u often remarked Inat
Borah were from Ohio. Or Indians
or Illinois. or from New York. h
would be d commanding figure |
8 his party. But being from Tdah
: hIa friends and admirers vii hay
. 10 combat the preindice that exist
! against the nomination Of any ear
. didate for the Presidency who b
D no important regional support.
J And Ii of course remains - !
. seen whether OF not this pFejudif
Z i strong enough 10 prevail again
) all other considerations. In II
i meantime Borah continues To gro
s In the esteem Of his party associate
4 and 20 assume larger share u b
burdens ID the senate. =
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
RED LIGHT DISTRICT
CLOSED In pOCATEILO

The restricted district of Pocatel-
10, where licensed prostitution has
been permitted for many years, is
being closed up and the lid clapped
tightly on because of the findings
of the grand jury which was given
specific instructions by Judge Al
fred Bulge of the district court to
probe into the red light district.
The women inmates are being IN
formed that they must vacate their
quarters by Feb. 16. and the tender.
loin of Pocatello will thereafter moi
continue to openly fiaunt its traffic
before the public.
When Judge Bulge delivered hi
instructions to the jury his remarks
attracted statewide interest becaust
of his condemnation of the whit
slave and bawdy house traffic. Thi
grand jury spent several days max
ling a thoro investigation and is sail
to have found q most deplorabl
condition existing in the restricts
district. Z recommended that th
district be closed permanently an
that it be kept closed BY the author
Iities. A court order was subs
duently issued and the lid placed Q
the district. A number of tru
: bills were found, including indie
0 ments against pc tie charged wit
= keeping disreputaDle houses.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
BANK OFFICIALS ARRESTED.

j. A. Givens. yice-president; G. Z.
Lore, cashier; and 6. L. Robbins,
director Of the Bank Of Nampa.
which closed its doors last Septem-
ber, were arrested the first Of the
week on the charge Of making a
false report 10 the state bank en-.
aminer under date Of April !. 1918
The men gave bonds pending their
preliminary hearings In the justice
court.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
SUGGESTS METHODS
FOR REDUCING TAXES
]. A. Purtill Of Mountain Home, Recites a Few
Reforms Which He Believes Would Mater
ianY Lessen the Tax Burden.

some definite knowledge of how
long they could hold this money
thus giving them some certainty in
this branch of their business.
None but actually necessary cur
rent funds should be left in the bank
at so low rate of interest, as now
paid. for the best interests of all
concerned. Again, county commits
sioners should, as soon as possible,
make use of that statute, which per-
mits them to advance the rate or
levy sufficiently to cover the prob
able delinquent taxes of that year.
This might not have to be done
more than once or twice until the
county would be on a cash basis.
THERE'S one county in this state
that did this until it acquired enough
cash to run the county a year in ad-
vance and is now and at all times on
q true cash basis. The taxpayers
did not discover what was going on
until it was completed and some of
them do not know it yet.
This county speak of is on
true cash basis, has no outstanding
bonds or floating debt and now has
and has always had one of the low
est, if not the lowest tax rate in the
state, and pays cash at all times, is
prosperous and progressive.
] will conclude at this time by
saying that it has been carefully es-
timated that there is an 800, ,000,-
900 of intangible property in the
state that does not bear its proper
tionate part of the expenses of gov
ernment. Our constitution is so
rigid that we are unable to reach it.
For illustration money in bank on
time deposit is not returned to the
sse isor, and the owner Of it COM
lnits perjury under our laws when
he denies the ownership or possess
sion of it and other property Of a
like nature. Why? Because it is
on deposit at four per cent and If it
is in loans, maybe earning from to
8 per cent, now, the tax rates are
in some cases higher that the inter-
est earned. II our constitution was
as flexible as in some of the eastern
states and mill tax of from to
mills were laid upon it, the owners
thereof would return it to the asses
sor and cleanse themselves Of per
| jury and it would in some measure
bear its share of the cost of govern
ment. This class of property, pos
sibly, furnishes more work for oul
courts than any other business be
! fore them.
Under our present revenue laws
we can never hope that it will pa,
any part Of the expenses Of govern
, ment largely maintrined to protec
! it."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
TELEPHONE co.
ADOPTS new RULE
fCcUyright.A

Some of the patrons of the Mont
pelier and Paris telephone exchanges
will doubtless register kicks against
the discontinuance of the free ser
vice between these two exchanges,
but it will do them no good as the
new rule which goes into effect on
Feb. 10th will probably never be
rescinded.
The new service will effect all tel
ephone patrons at Paris. Liberty,
Bloomington, st. Charles and Fish
Haven. when they desire to talk
with any patron on the Montpelier
exchange. The patrons at Ovid,
Nounan, Georgetown, Bennington
and Dingle will continue to have
free service with Montpelier, but
they will have to pay five cents ev-
cry time they talk with any one at
Paris.
The Montpelier and Paris ex-
changes are the only two In the
state between which free service has
existed in the past, and while it ID a
privilege which has been enjoyed by
the patrons in the two towns, it has
really been an unjust discrimination
against the patrons of the company
in other sections of the state. where
exchanges are no further apart than
are the Montpelier-Paris exchanges.
Take the towns of Rigby, Rexburg
and St. Anthony, free service has
never existed between those ex-
changes, but the patrons have been
as justly entitled to it as have the
patrons Of the two exchanges in
this county.
The new rule will put stop TO q
great deal of promiscuous talking
which has prevailed in the past, be.
tween patrons of the two exchanges
especially among the young folk
who have frequently enjoyed q lit
) tie spooning" over the phone.
It is true that a good many peo
) pie on the east side of the valley
/ transact more or less business owe
: the phone with the county officials
D especially the lawyers who frequent
" talk with the clerk Of the distric
: court regarding the filing of lega
T documents, etc. The new rule vii
: not prevent them, nor any one els
t in Montpelier, from transactini
c business with Paris over the phone
but they will be taxed ) cents 70
IS each time they talk to Paris.
81 The patrons on the west side G
e the valley, who will have an occ:
e sion to talk to Montpelier on bus
le ness will no doubt feel that It
{ worth five cents to them 10 be alb
d Ia transact the business over u
le phone; and the same will be true !
d those on this side of the valley, VT
= viii have occasion to transact bsas
ID ness over the phone with the conn
= officials, or others on the west side
g The people Of Paris or Montpeli
s who are not patrons Of the compal
4 can easily go 70 either one Of 4
til exchanges whenever they wish
use the phone and By paying !
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06
rUB0IS HOLDS UP N0MINk-
TON OF GREGORY JONES

Washington, Feb. A. Former
Senator Dubois tho denied the right
to name the new postmaster at
Biackfoot, his home town, has sue
ceeded in holding up the nomination
of Gregory Jones appointed on the
recommendation Of John r. Nugent
and will appear before the postoffice
committee to protest against Jones
confirmation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06

All the woFIa i 50 esosely AHA thas
rot enc individual may Feali1s ~ hiah
desire except all tire wesga share IL
With him. EveFy good thea&hs Yua
send ont ii ) silent power waFkinw f1g
peace. health. aove. 10y. success - @M
humanity including yoaFsasE
18th Iowna
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-06

small sum Of five cents they can
have the privilege Of talking for 5
minutes.
While the company will profit,
financially, 20 some extent BY the
new rule. 1t viii not be . very great
burden upon any Of its patrons
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-14
RODE FAST TO SAVE TIME.
Bicycle Thief Had Snatched Watch in
Burlington Store.

Burlington, Nov. l4.--A daring thiei
snatched watch at Il. Selden's second
hand store yesterday afternoon, ran out
of the store and succeeded in getting
away. The police were Immediately no
tilted, but the clues to the mans identity
are slight and he has not yet been taken.
The man who did the stealing entered
the store shortly after o'clock and
asked to look at some watches. Mr.. Sell
den was in the back room at the time,
and the clerk waited on the customer
He very carefully looked over the stock
in trade and was about Is minutes in
the store. He finally concluded he would
not buy any of the watches, and che
clerk started to put them up, when the
fellow grabbed a timepiecc and ran to
the street He hastily mounted bicycle
and rode down Main street. 1t was all
done SO quickly that the clerk, who is an
aged man, did not have time to protest,
and when he got to the sidewalk the
thief was out of sight.
The man is described as about 20
years of age, smooth shaven, light com
plexion, and was dressed in light colored
clothes. He arrived at the place of bust
ness on bicycle and departed in the
same way The back of his coat was
covered with mud, which indicated that
he had evidently been doing consider
able riding
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-14
READY TO SEND BOY BACK.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Beekley Will Not Keep
James Eagan Against Parents Wish.

James Eagan, the l4year-old Brook
line, Mass. boy whose whereabouts his
parents have been anxiously endeavoring
to determine for several DAYS, is at the
home of Perley Beckley on Trow@a hill.
Moreover, he has been there for fort
night, and according to his own story,
substantiated by Mr.. Beekley who en-
countered the lad in the Brighton stock
market two weeks ago, the boy left
home with parental consent. Early in
November Mr.. Beckley went to Brighton
with consignment of stock and after
finishing his business there he was about
10 start for home when the Eagan boy
aceosted him. The lad presented note
purporting to have been written by hrs
parents in which the latter gave him a
free rein to go where he pleased. Eagan
said he had something like longing for
the green hills of old Vermont and Mr..
Beckley decided 10 bring him 10 Barre.
Very recently Mrs Beckley saw an
item in a Boston paper describing the
diligent searcn which Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pagan of Ia Winthrop place. Boston,
were making for their son. She conf
what she knew of the lad TO
the Eagans and is waiting for reply.
MIR. Beckley was downtown to-day and
said he was ready 20 send the boy back
10 Brookline any time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-14
DISHEARTENED
SUITOR TOOK POISON
Private Coates of U. S. Cavalry at Fort
Ethan Allen Made Sensation on the
Street in Burlington Last Night.

Burlington, Nov. l4.-Private Coates
of Troop G, I'd U. s. Cavalry, at Fort
Ethan Allen, made a sensational attempt
to commit suicide on Church street last
evening by swallowing quantity of
bichloride of mercury tablets. He was
first taken to the Jail, a5 he waa thought
to be drunk, and shortly afterwards was
rushed to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
The attempt at self-destruction was
made near Sam Bergmans lunch cart.
Bergman noticed soldier lying in the
street between the billboard and the
sidewalk and observed that he was
groaning. He thought the man was
drunk and i'll, and he went over to the
police office and informed the deputy
chief The automobile was sent 10 the
scene, and the man was taken to the
station. II was at once observed that
Coates was suffering from something
more than intoxicaton. DIR. F. w Bay
lies, who happened to be at the station
at the time. got into the auto and rode
over to the jail to give any assistance
necessary. When the Jail yard was
reached, the soldier was seized with a !
fit OF vomiting, and the doctor asked the |
soldier what he had been taking Coates |
replied that he had taken some tablets /
by mistake and took some from his 4
pocket. DIR. Baylies observed that they 4
were mercury tablets, commonly known
as corrosive sublimate and ordinarily
used as sanitary wash. He decided at
once that il was hospital case. He
notified the hospital, and the auto was
hastily driven to that institution. where
possible was done for Coates.
At last accounts he was resting com
iortably.
There we're IS tablets missing from
he bottle which Coates exhibited. but
{ is not at all probable that he took
hat number. He says he took the tab.
cts by mistake, but this story il not
believed. A soldier answering
oates description is known to have
elephoned to a girl from place on
'hurch street earlier in the evening
md those who heard the conversation
judged that all was not harmonious be-.
ween the girl and the man, and that
e was going 10 do something about il
cry soon.