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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-15
What Constitutes Beneficial Use OF Wat
er In Litigation.

Under the lass OF water rights. as
established by legislation apd court
DEGREES 10 the arid states of the west,
the final tast OF right to water for
irrigation is that the water claimed
shall be put TO beneficial use. As
expressed by the laws OF several
states, beneficial use is the bass,
the measure, and the limit OF
rights to water, These laws, how
ever, do not attempt to define 'ben-
eficisl US
AT a conference of the o oject
managers Of the United States Recia
nation Service and representatives.
of the Department of Agriculture.
held at salt Lake CITY. November
ls-l5, a resolution attempting such "a
dehnition was adopted. This de6n
ition is somewhat long and detailed
but in substance Is as follows
4 water user is entitled to that
a mount OF water that will render
him reasonable maximum amount
Of goo1 with reasons BILE economic ic
handling CT the water. He is en-
titled 10 the protection Of the state
IN this right, but ia turn the state
has a right tn demand that he use
reasons Ole care aud judgment in CON
veyirg and using water and cultivat.
ing his crops.
The conference adopted also den
milton of economical use. whicn
sss in substance as follows
Since the water supply available
for Irrigation in the western states is
adequate for only relatively small
percentage Of the entire irrQabIe
acreage, the fundamental standard Of
economical use must be the financial
results accomplished per acre-fct Of
water applied, rather tbsn the Weld
per acre Tigated 10 future deveI-
opDert the doctrine Of beneficial use
must Gn many cases merge into or he
sgppi8nted 5y that OF econoL sc .uss.
TIE SoctviRs of beneficial use lueks
10 individual interest Ihat Of eco
nomic use 10 the general welfare Of
soc'e'y as a whole. So far a. po.si-
bic, water G aIEes, systems Of distri.
butioa, aBd regulations should be 20
adjusted ss 70 make the interests o.
the in6iyid1sl water user coiBelds
with this public interest.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-31
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

all the public schools OF America. Whenever a child
is educated to salute his nations banner and that sa
lutte come at time when the Bible is read that child
Is gong to grow up to respect, least for pa
triotism and religion.
these two qualities necessary in the citizen
Love OF country and love of God make the true ct-
zen 1t IS the absence Of either or both that makes
the bad citizen.
With patriotism warming the heart OF a man and
with religion prompting his every power and energy
that man cannot do the things that make for civic
unrghteousness He is bound to become the sworn
enemy OF all that is wicked and tratorous
Few children into whom the love of God and
country have been nstiled are going out into the
world to engage in traffic that destroys religion and
patriotism. Few such children will grow up to en-
courage such traffic. There are not two things
which the liquor business fears as much as it does the
Bible and the American flag
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-31
Sdlutin6 the Flag

1t is said that the board of education of New
York City has adopted rule that all children in the
public schools shall salute the United States flag just
before and just after the reading of the Bible in the
morning exercises.
This is fine habit and should be practiced in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-31
July 81, 1914.
A "Presbyteridn Distiller"

A fellow down in Louisville, KY, by the name of
Brown, is writing letters to the editors of lot Of
newspapers. Brown declares himself to be both
Presbyterian and distler, and he's kicking because
the ministers of the Christian churches are talking
for Prohibition
Brown declares they ought to preach nothing but
the religion of Jesus Christ He intmates that man
who is Prohbitionst either makes the Bible liar
or Christ an impostor because Jesus turned water
into wine. He goes on to say that Prohibition is
test of immortality or salvation
Brown ought to have studied up bit before he
wrote his letter In the first place there is absolutely
no law to prevent preacher from preaching what he
pleases. In the second place. ever undertook
to settle question of morals or religion without re-
erring to the Bible for the support of his argument
That's one reason why have many different re-
ligious denominations. Well, if Brown reads in his
Bible that Prohibition isn't Christian, let him 60 out
and start church and preach his doctrine
Then he ought to let other preachers preach their
doctrine especially if they think they can prove it
from the Bible.
Brown says he's Presbyterian. Well, Brown
either ignorant OF Presbyterian doctrine he is
hypocrte. Because the General Assembly Of his de-
nomination has set itself record as being opposed
to the manufacture sale and OF intoxicants and
to the renting Of property in which liquor is
made and sold No distiller retailer, renter of sa-
loon property drinker of liquor as beverage can
be true blue Presbyterian. That's what the Gen
eral Assembly says.
Now if Brown doesn't know that, he's ignorant.
If he does know it, he's a true Presbyterian for
he kno us that he cam be Presbyterian and make
whisky
By the way what is Browns pastor doing all
this time? Why doesn't he read the proceedings Of
the General Assembly Brother Brown?
There's another place where Brown is wrong.
Nobody has made belief in Prohibition es-
sential of immortal life. No church asks the man
who comes into its membership if he believes in Pro-
hbition. 1t does ask him if he believes in the doc
trines and principles set forth by that particular de-
nomination, and it compels affirmative
Brother Brown may be a Christian-that is matter
between himself and his Maker. But he can't be
Presbyterian and a distiller Maybe he has in
heaven, because can't determine that, but he is
not entitled to member ship in church which be-
eves in teaches and practices Prohibition.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-31
They Are All Rdppine 1t

If there is lack to be noted on this page this
week. Just charge it to the fact that the editorial writ
er and others of the American Issue family have been
IN close attendance upon Chautauqua.
That, however, isn't just what we intended to say
Here's what we are driving at:
Every speaker appearing that program man
or woman, lecturer or humorist took rap at the
liquor business. One of the most noted physicians
and scientists in America among the lecturers
Another member of the talent was a lecturer OH
community building and betterment. Another lee
turer talked about the divine rights of the child
The physician showed that, physioogically IL
quor IS the great bane of the human race The lee
turer on community building said that saloon was
a serious liability, and that Prohibition was great
asset. The woman who talked about the divine
rights of children declared that the little ones were
being robbed of their rights by liquor.
Then there white slave lecturer He told
OF his prosecutions and in nearly all of them was the
same story-liquor at the bottom Of the trouble or
somewhere along the line
Ten years ago not much would have been said on
public platform, to audience made up of all sorts
of folks such Chautauqua audiences are made I'D Of
But it's the fashion OF public speakers everywhere
these days, to rap the liquor business.
1t is no longer fashionable to sell liquor
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-31

Out in Idaho the lemon rum is on the run with
all the political parties pursuing him Justify Each
platform declares for statewide Prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-07-31

BY so much as you would preserve the manliness
of your son and the purity of your daughter you
ought to do no act say word and vote that
will help to undermine the manness of some other
mans boy or destroy the purity of other mans
daughter.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-10-29
How's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrah tIlat cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh cure.
 F. J. cheney & Co.,, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last f5 years, and believe him perfctly honorable in all business transactions and fin nncially able to carry out any ob- ligations made by his firm. NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
 Todedo, O.. Hall'sr Catarrh Cure is taken in formally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all Druggists.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- stipation. /
The daily Alaskan., 1914-10-29
WICKERSHbN'S PLATFORM
On Which He Appeals to the Voters of the Territory for Their Support
 on November 3, 1914

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The daily Alaskan., 1914-10-29

eTaI progressive policy of the de- velopment of Alaska along lines approved by her citizens and Presi- dent Wilson.
 In again announcing my cahdid- acy permit me to call your atten- tion to the changed conditions whicl now surround Alaska problems in congress. For the last four years every effort made by your delegate to secure sympathetic support for progressive laws in aid of the de- Yelopment of Alaska was denied Alaskans will long remember the attempt to pass the infamous BeY- eridgs bill for the creation of an appointiYe carpet-bag Legislature for Alaska, under war department control, and the impudent refusal ol George w. Perkins to permit the construction of a competing line o1 railroad into the Matanuska coal fields and the Panama valley. How our ports were closed in restraint Of trade by this same transportation trust is told in the recent pleas or guilty" in the United States court at Juneau. They are as po%ertul in Washington as in Alaska, and in both places really had a free hand in Alaskan matters"
 | But a change came when Wood row Wilson became president. A western man with Western ideas and courage to carry them into ex- ecution was made Secretary of the Interior, and given a free hand ln Alaskan matters The door to mon opoIy was closed; that to conssQYa- ton with use by the people without monopoly was thrown wide open and the rusty wheels of progress were put in motion.
 It was not necessary for the dele gate from Alaska to change ms position, his principles or his line Of effort to secure sympathy ane support. The administration chang ed-not che delegate from Alaska With that change in administrator your delegate found himself in com pany with those who sought pro gressive Alaskan legislation Th' delegate introduced the Alaskai Irailroad bill In congress on April ' 1913, the first day of the specia session; on December 2, 1913, Pres dent Wilson in his first messag to the regular session approved II and thereafter with his active sup Esort it became a law. His admin istration procured other progTes sive bills to be introduced in HI 1 Of the development of Alaska, an those offered by your delegate nay net with friendly support and ap proval. Today the enactment Of truI \ progressive laws for the deVeloF ment of Alaska, free from monopol Is being personally urged by Pres | dent Wilson, and occupies HTS place in his administrative program
 Alaska and the Pacific coaS ought to give him and his Alas kan policy unstinted support.
 JAMES WICKERsHAM.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-10-29

Washington, D. C.. June 4, 1911. TO THE PEOPLE OF ALASKA:
 I shall be q candidate for re-elec- tlon as Delegate from Alaska at the November election. This an- nouncemeut is made upon request Of many people in Alaska, and be- cause my duties as your represen- tatiye in congress prevents me from coming at an early date to make it in person.
 In case of my election in No- vember it will be my purpose to work for congressional enactment:
 1. h support of the progressive Alaskan policy declared by Presi- dent Wilson in his message to congress, December 2d. 1913.
 2. To continue appropriations in aid of government owned and oper- ated railroads in Alaska.
 8. To secure better administra- tive control over railroad and steam ship lines in Alaska, a reduction of the present confiscatory rates, and permanent dissolution of the mon opoly which has so long controlled transportation facilities in Alaska in violation of the sherman act. 4. To secure an additional ap- propriation of $45O,O0O for the i'm mediate completion of the capitol building at Juneau, and other ap' propriations for other needed public buildings in Alaska.
 5. To secure the construction oi a safe and suitable harbor at Nome and the improvement of Dry strait
 6. To secure the passage of fair coal leasing bill so the mine! may be immediately opened for de yelopment without monopoly. '. To secure appropriations fol aids to navigation, and for roads trails and bridges.
 s. To protect our fisheries from destruction and monopoly, and tt compel them to pay their just pro | portion for the support of Alaskan government.
 g. To create the commission form Of control in the administration ot national affairs in Alaska, so thai our roads, games, Indians and educi tionaI, charitable and penal insti tutions may be managed in Alaska by a single commission headed by Alaskans.
 10. To procure the reservation Of sections 16 and 36, in each town ship of public lands surveyed, fol the support of common schools il the territory; for law granting second homestead to those who haV' none in Alaska; for the establish ment of an agricultural college 1T the Panama valley; for the survey o, all homesteads on unsurveyet lands in Alaska at the expense o the United States. < Il. To otherwise aid in the gen
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05

T. V Garlock is in Aberdeen doing
jury service in federal court.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
GRAZING ON PRESERVE
Cents for Grazing on Fenced
in State Land.

Pierre, Nov. 26.-State Forester q. w.
Roskie was down from the reserve yes
terday in conference with the state land
board in regard to administrative work
on the reserve. He reports the fence
around the whole tract, twelve by
eighteen miles in extent, as completed,
and while it is the plan to finally make
this tract game preserve as well as a
forest reserve, it will be several years
before it is stocked with game, and in
the mean time it is proposed to lease
grazing permits within the tract, as it
is estimated thatiat least two thousand
head of stock could be grazed within the
fence. A grazing rate of 60 cents for
cattle and 50 cents for horses for the
winter season was fixed and one of 81 .25
for cattle and $l40 for horses for the
summer season, the seasons running
from May to November. This rate for
outsiders, while lover rate will be
made to those who reside within the
reserve, several homesteaders being
located within the boundaries of the
fence
The policy of leasing specific pastur-
age areas within the reserve will be dis
continued at the end of present leases.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
SPRUCE TIMBER SALES.

Information obtained from the office
of the Forest Supervisor of the Black
Hills National Forest at Deadwood in
dicates the beginning of a new industry.
Within the past several months numer-
Gus sales for spruce timber have been
made. 1t appears that early in the year
several experimental sales were taken
out by contractors supplying mining
timbers to the coal mines at Cambria
Wyoming. There was no definite know
ledge available as to the adaptability of
spruce as mining timber and the small
sales were merely for the purpose of
giving spruce timber trial in the coal
mines. These experiments were sue
cessful and as a result purchases for
large amounts Of timber are under way.
The utilization of spruce brings into
consideration as factor in the timber
market species that hitherto has, with
in the Black Hills region, been consider
ed more or less of little value as tim
ber tree.
In the administration of the National
Forests it is aimed to bring about, il
possible, complete utilization of the
natural resources therein to be found
and this new industry in connection
with the selling of white spruce is just
another effort on the part of the local
Forest officers in this direction.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP
MUST BE AFFIX

Clay Tallman, commissioner of the
general land Office has issued the follow
ing circular to Registers and Receivers
under date of November l4th that will
be found of interest to all applicants for
copy of patent or record:
The act of Congress approved October
%, 1914 Public, No. 2l7), requires that
on and after December ! 1914, and until
December 81, 1915, ten-cent internal
revenue stamp must be affixed to each
certified copy of patent or record.
Accordingly, applicants for certified
copies during the period named must
furnish, in addition to the fee for max.
ing certified copies of any documents or
records, a ten.cent internal-revenue
stamp for each certificate.
Funds with which to purchase the
stamps can not be accepted, the regula-
tions of the Treasury Department as to
disposition of moneys received permit.
ting only the deposit of the money to
the credit of the Treasurer of the United
States or its return by official check tc
the sender.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
A REsOURCEFUL TEACHER.

Furnishing hot dinners to pupils of
her school and at cost of but one cent
per child day. Mrs. Ella Marshall,
who teaches the Lever school, fourteen
miles northwest of Bixby, is solving the
problem of frozen dinners in the coun-
try schools. Mrs. Marshall spoke very
modestly of her work. She said, "Some
of the parents told me that the children
were bringing their lunch pals home
untouched. l began by serving hot
soup at noon. Then gradually l added
other things, so now the children DO not
have to bring their lunch pals at all.
The children, or rather the parents, fur
nish the food, and each child is credited
with what he brings at market prices.
One will bring quart of milk at five
cents; a pound of butter, twenty five
cents; or loaf of bread, ten cents. So
far have kept the cost down to one
cent meal for each child. l do the
cooking while the recitations are going
on. The school board has furnished
most of the cooking utensils" Besides
having the appearance of capable
teacher, Mrs. Marshall looks like a low
ing, motherly woman, just the sort TO
think of such a scheme and put it
through. h.-BiZby Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
IRL HICKS 1915 ALMANAC.

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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
THE PRESENT CRISIS.
Second Part.

According to previous promise l refer
you to Daniel Chapter two, verses 81 30.
These five verses and the following in
depreciation cover the time from the
setting up of the Kingdom of Babylon
until the end of the earth's history. In
the seventh chapter of this same book
an outline is given of these four king
doms with added specifications concern.
ing the fourth kingdom, and with fur
ther explanations of symbols used.
Please notice in particular the Goth and
2lst verse of the eighth chapter. Also
if you will refer to the second and third
of the Book of Revelation. Also in
chapter 6, s and onward you will find
that it is question of a kingdom, and
of what kingdom shall be established on
the earth, whether it will be the world
powers or whether they will be cast
aside and another kingdom set up on
the earth which shall stand forever.
In the 9th chapter of Revelation we
have the fifth and sixth trumpet and
these deal with the invasion of the
Mohamedans against the eastern divis-
ion of Rome whose capital was Constan-
tinople. Space will not admit at this
time to give the acts of this power that
has cut such figure among the nations
of Europe for the past nearly 500 years.
1t is the Eastern question (or the "Sick
man of the East") which underlies the
situation in Europe today. 1t is the
Eastern question which has prevented
an alliance between Germany and Rus
sia and has left Germany isolated be-
tween Russia and France. The present
great war represents new stage in the
solution of the eastern question. The
ending of the Ottoman Empire, now
foreshadowed in the near future, brings
the world to an event of the most mo-
mentous an / solemn character. There is
just before us the greatest time oftrouble
that the world has ever experienced
The last remaining links of prophecy
are very soon to be fulfilled. That We
are living in the time of the end there
is abundant evidence. Earthquake and
fire, storm and food, and sudden Gala
nifty in various forms proclaim that the
Judgments of God are in the land. Le
us pause one moment and think how
numerous such visitations have become
within the last few years. The power!
of the earth today are largely under the
control of evil agencies and their un
clean spirits spoken of in Rev. l6: Is
l6 will be further actively at work o
this series in the future. Look for tn,
conclusion.
Uncle James.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-12-05
TIE STATE SANATORIUM
FOR RTUBERCUGOSI;

Mrs Mana Gilbert, a member of the
women's committee, in the last issue Of
the Salem Pioneer-Register, of which
she is editor, says:
The Women's committee of investiga-
ton of the state charitable and penal
institutions made an inspection of the
state sanatorium for tuberculosis at Gus
ter, last week. The board of charities
and corrections met at the same time
and joint conference concerning the
state work was held by the Two boards,
A new pavilion just completed, which
increases the capacity of the sanitorium
from % patient capacity to AZ patient
capacity, was formally accepted by the
board. The temporary character of the
buildings is drawback to some very
necessary improvements, chief of which
is heating plant. We are opposed to
the erection of other temporary build.
ings--it is surely time that the state
should begin building on a state institu'
ton scale. Twenty patients were under
treatment twelve men and eight women
and number Of applications for ad'
mission to the institution were on file,
The institution Is doing a good work
The condition of a number Of patients
indicated that they will have made 9
complete recovery, and left the institu
ton before the time for the next visit o.
the com mittee."