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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-05
Catching Up
With Canada.

1t has taken the American gov.
ernment = long time to. wake up
to the fact that the Canadian
government has better homestead
laws than our own. and Tor that
reason the Dominion has been
able to induce hundreds OF thous.
ands of Americana to go into
Canada. One Of the provisions
IN the Canada homestead la
allowsan eighteen year old hoy To
acquire Il home, and the result is
that young men under age have
been taking up the public lands
7f the Dominion. The propos;t
ion tor homestead entries by min-
ors has been gaining strength in
Congress, and It received an i'm.
petus last month when the west
ern governors in their annual
conference 1t Denver. went on
record asunanimously resolving
that eve approve the plan now
before Congress to permit home
stead eptries by persons over 18
wears Of age" The Interior De
partment and the Agricultural
Department have both strongly
endorsed the suggested legislat.
ion. Since the Secretary OF the
Interior has been enabled to de.
siRnate entirely arid lands that
cannot be irrigated as enlarged
homesteads. enabling settlers to
secure 800 acres OF land instead
Of 16O. there has been notice.
able Improvement in conditions
of settlers in sections ot the coun,
try where grazing has been the
principal source of income.
The change in the homestead
law bv which sestlers can ACQUIRE
a title III three years has more
than doubled the entries through
out the United States. During
the fiscal year ending June 3Oth,
1912, the total homestead entries
throughout the United States
were 24.322. covering 4.3O6, ,O68
acres OF land. The three-year
homestead law was passed June
6. 1912. and during the fiscal
wear ending June 80. 1918. there
were in the United States So ,252
final homestead entries, covering
more than ten million acres ofl
the public domain.
During the debate in the House
upon the bill OF Representative
TAYLOR of Colorado. authorizing
minors OF eighteen wears or over.
to take homestead and desert
land entries. Rep. Burke Of South
Dakota. who is shortly to be adj
vanced to the Senate, used the
argument that many of the bows
serving i'll the navy and marine
corps are not more than eighteen
years old, and that the average
is about twenty. He insisted |
that those boys who recently |
gave their lives at Vera Cruz were |
not too young to file on home
steads, and lie said that he pre-
terred to encourage the BOYS to
remain ut home. to stay on the
iarm, instead of going into the
army and navy. He concluded
that "if a boy is old enough for
military service he ought to be
able to file on the public domain"
Burke. II Rebuhlican and Taylor.
"A Democrat. have been two OF
the best friends the homes leaders
hid in Congress, and they have
both been enemies to what has
been termed by them profession
al conservation" Taylor SAYS
that there is no monopoly Of
agricultural land in the west to-
day. and everyone who has big
farm il trying to cut it up and
sell it into smaller tracts" He
adds that a comparison OF the
Dominion OF Canada with those
of the United States. shows
great manv more liberal fea atures
in the system OF occupation in
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1914-06-05
Double Votes. :

We desire again to call your
attention 70 the fact that we are
issuing Trading Books. which
are carrying double votes. All
the contestants who are saving
votes with the prospect Of winn-
ing the Free Trip to the Panama
Exposition which takes place
next year, has a supply OF these
Trading books, and 10 authorized
to cell them.
The books will be accepted BY
us the same ~ cash and will
allow you to cast 200 votes for
the dollar instead of only the us-
ual 100.
Now il the time to secure one
of these Trading Books-eet one
today-they will be honored any
time even after the close Of our
Trade Extension Plan.
To do the greatest good, trade
should be bv means of the Trad
ing Books.
w. w. Qu1LLIAx,
Red Cross Drug Store.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

Ben Stagg and two daughters, Miss Louise and Mrs. Marvin Richardson, were in attendance at the Fair in Memphis this week.
 Miss Thompson, of Nashville, Tenn, will open up an Art Shop & Studio, in The Creenlee Bldg. within a few d3Rs. She will teach China aAf>Water Color paintings. Everybody cordially invited to call in and look at her work. Adv. F. H. Cole, the Hilleman mer- chant and rice grower, was in the |cit yesterday en route 70 Wheatley to buy rice harvesting machinery.
 Mrs. Marvin Richardson who has been visiting her parents, IMr. and Mrs. Ben Stagg. return ed to her home in Fordyce yes- terday morning. Take her a box of Jacobs fresh and fine
 You win, have her love sublime, Not justA1y,kind of candy will do,
 But one box ofJacobs will soon make two.
 Keep a good thing going and
 buy it from Bacharach.
 The ladies of the Presbyterian
 church are giving a Tea Party
 this afternoon at the pretty
 home of Mrs. Geo. l. Allen on
 the north side.
 Dr. F. T. Murphy, wife anc
 daughter, Virginia. returned
 home Tuesday from Conway l where they have been visitint for several days.
 We buy oN jewelry. Brink ley Jewelry 0Ahpany. \ The jolly crowd of youni people had surprise party or ! Misses Francis, Nell and Kat Thurman on | M ] All reported
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

lis back from mont h's yacatio
 at Hot Springs. l Mrs. Lilly Westbay left Mon day for visit to Mrs. P. D
 Slower in Argenta.
 Miss Della Baggott returned
 home Wednesday after a pleas ant visit in Hazen. Miss Mary Folsom left Tues Iday morning for Memphis to at tend the Tri-State Fair. Miss Clover James, of Claren. don. passed thro' our city Sun- day en route to Memphis. l Don't forget that Bachar4 4eh $ keep school supplies. AKv sano all kinds too.
 Miss Jewell Baker returned home Wednesday after a pleas ant visit in Memphis. Miss Mamie Hall, of Wheatley, was in our city shopping Mon. day with ARGUS advertisers. Messrs Ed Brown, Herman Clever and Leyen Morris were visitors in Memphis this week. Mir. and Mrs. Walter St. Clair and son. Neil, were in Memphis this week attending the Fair.
 Miss Mable Stayton, of Pales- ftine, was the guest of Miss Donnie Rodgers Sunday last. R. L." the little son of Mrs. Gladie Fergison, is reported quite sick with malarial fever.
 Cook and Lheater wood; that Cheerful Coal" phone 177 chas. SandA
 Mrs. F. K. Botsford a n d daughter, Gazelle, visited in Clarendon Monday and Tuesday
 The new county officers to- gether with the quail hunters will assume their duties Nov. 1st. MT. and Mrs. T. c. Simmons and daughter, Mae, attended the Tri- State Fair in Memphis Tues day.
 We still sell fhfniture, stoves and house furni iings on the in- |stallment plan Hale & Co.
 N T. Lea Hamnett, who is con- ducting the Arlington Hotel at Pine Bluff, was in Brinkley Sat urday.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

Mrs. E. A. Aydelott, of La Grue, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Brewbaker Sunday.
 A $40 suit of elegant new fur niture and slOfin cash money will be given iDfexchange for a 800 lb. bale of Middling cotton by Hale & Go. Mrs. Joe Scholem and sons who have been spending the season at Hot Springs have re- turned home.
 Mrs. c. Parker and. two chil- dren left Tuesday for Paragould where she will visit her sister for a few days.
 Mrs. J. c. Howard and chil- dren are visitors in Clarendon this week the.guest of her sister, Mrs. R. F. Winker.
 Master Robert McGregor, of Cotton Plant. is spending this week here with his grandmother, Mrs. J. w. Savage.
 Coal bills @A/ /glarge part of you living expaFAe reduce both by using Cole'sYot Blast Heat CTS.
 MT. and Mrs. w. E. Butler and Misses Bertha, Beulall and Viola attended the Fair in Mem phis this week.
 Mrs. J. A. Glover, and son, Mark. attended h e Fair in Memphis Tuesday, returningI home Tuesday night.
 Mrs. E. T. McCreight went to Little Rock Wednesday evening to visit her son. Claude B. Nc Creight and family.
 Mrs. R. Williams, of St. Louis, is in the city for a visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs. T. J. Tom- ]inson, on the north side.
 Mrs. Joe w. Hale had as her guest during the past week. I Mrs. H. c. Strong and son, John Lynn. of Cotton Plant.
 Mrs. c. F. Simmons n d Henri Vernon. rel turned Wednesday after a visit in Quitman and Heber Springs.
 Just received a fresh supply of Jacobs ,Abdie's. Don't for get to take Jur girl a box of it. For sale at Bacharach's.
 Mrs. Berry, of Cotton Plant, l was in our city Sunday en route to Jonesboro. While here she was the guest of Mrs. J. w. Savage.
 Sam Lang, who has been in St. Louis and other points forl the past three weeks on his va cation, will return home this Mrs. Lang and chil- 1ren will remain longer.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

Twenty per cent discount on all furnitltfe stoves and floor coyerings.afl Hale X Co.
 Tell lem you saw It in the Aroua
 MT. and Mrs. N. Pinkley, for merly of this city, but who has been living in Newport for some time have returned to make i Brinkley their future nome. MT. Pinkley is employed in The City Barber Shop.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

Miss Daisy Rudisill, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. s. Crabb, for several weeks returned to her home in St. Louis on Saturday last.
 Safe Fire, and Tornado In surance, written sn good farm property al Mset possible rate. Call on. Yfitfor phone No. los E. T. McCreight, Brinkley, Ark.
 Tell 'eyf you saw It In the Arsus
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs. E. H. Converse returned home Tuesday from Memphis.
 Mrs. M. J. Welch, of Hazen, visited her daughter there Tues. day.
 Geo. Poston. of Hunter, was g business visitor in our city Tues day. \ We pay cash for old gold and Nsilver. Brinkley Jewelry Co.
 Mrs. w. B. Forbess, of Little Rock IS visiting friends here this week.
 Mrs. c. w. McDermott spent Sunday in Hagen with h e r mother.
 Mrs. Harry B. Weiss, o frocter, is visiting in our city this week.
 k. Francis and D. P. Yerger attended the Fair in Memphis this week. . 4 Nao or doses of oob will break any case PFever or Chils. Price 25 cents. o-l6.
 Chief of Police. Clayton Owens, Tell 'em you saw it In the Argus.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

Another pretty new home is to be built in Brinkley so the re- port goes. This time it is on the south side and w. K. Sims is going to erect 1t out on his pretty Suburban Hill farm.
The Brinkley argus., 1914-10-02

Mrs. Frank Andrews d sister, Miss Julia Gum who have been in Chicago and northern resorts on an extended vacation trip will return home Sunday.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03

for night service ana double trans
fer privilege on the Springwells plug
line. running from West Jefferson
ave. to WO0dmere. Marcus Pollaslxy' =
subway franchise will also be con-
sidered.
This IL the first meeting Of the
franchise committee since President
DDingeman gave the Craftsmanship Ia
Gilman, who Is under indictment on
graft charges, In exchange. apparent
", for the boodler's vote In the presi-
dency fight. At the time President
Dingeman made the appointment.
which was unpopular with many
members OF the council and others,
he excused his action by explaining
that the franchise committee was a
dead one" all public utility work
having been taken over by the public
utility committee. of which Aid.
Lodge IL chairman. In former years
the committee on franchises was one
OF the most important In the council.
That Aid. Gilman means to revive
the Importance of his committee Is
shown by the fact that he has had
the Springwells petition referred TO
his committee instead of the public
utilities committee. to which the
council has been In the habit of re.
ferrinr ali such petitions for public
heartnRs. Apparently, he intends to
show his Eighteenth ward constitu-
ents that tom" Gilman Is still a
power In the common council. despite
the fact that he IL q confessed graft
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03

err. Since his appointment on I'm
portant committees by President
Dingeman. Gilman has attempted TO
take an active part IN council work.
both In committee and on the moor
of the council.
The former boss OF the council 10
slowly recovering his poise and SELF
assurance. Those of the older men,
bers OF the council who know Gin
nan and appreciate HIS ability, pre-
dict that within two months Honest
Tom" will again be power to be
reckoned with in council matters.
Gilman IL shrewd aud he Is play.
ing his cards carefully" said one
member OF the council who has open
ly criticised President Dingeman for
placing the notorious alderman on
important committees.
II prophecy that within two months
Gilman will have both Dingeman and
Burton, the recognized leaders In the
council. eating out of his hand. He
is wiser and more practiced In coun.
Gil matters than these younger alder
men are, and I fear that Dingeman
will realize his mistake before the
end of the present year"
The Dingeman-Allan split In the
council gives Gilman the Opportun-
ity he has been waiting for to come
back" His vote Is needed by Dinge-
man to keep his faction in the ma
jority. In committee Of the whole
Gilman held the deciding vote
and he used his temporary power to
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03
1||lIIE TAXES
FAIL TO RISE
TO ESTIMATES
Dpcretaxy McAdoo Startled BY
De6cit Below Expected
Seventy Millions
TALK OF AMENDING LAW
10 REACH BIG FORTUNES
Vast Estates In Hands of Trus-
tees for Minors Cannot Be
Touched Now

WASHINGTON. April 3.--The in.
Pome tax returns now being tabulated
IRE falling far below the expectations
y it, authors. The treasury will have
70 and new sources OF revenue to
make up the s7O.0OO.000 counted on.
Defects In the law itself are re-
Pponsible for the failure in part.
The incomes Of some Of the richest
nen and estates In the country are
SAr below the estimates made In con.
Vess because of the deductions" al.
owed under the law for expenses,
representations and interest paid.
Take such an estate as w. w. A.
TORS. The furniture and fittings OF
buch houses as the Waldorf hotel
Ind Hotel Aston are. of course, stead.
~ wearing out or becoming obso-
ete. The lawyers OF many vast es-
ate6 have advised their clients that
they are entitled to charge to 'de-
breciation" fair percentage OF the
pntire cost of such original invest
nonts and to deduct" 1t from their
plated annual incomes.
Again there is no provision in the
law for the super-tax upon vast es.
Ats In the hands OF trustees piling
hp for minor children, because this
> not yet Income received"
The actual figures of income tax
|Ht0rus cannot be made public before
49, 1, when the taxes become pay.
II but there is already talk Of
= (ding the law before this session
= congress ends to increase the
to3nue.
HE treasury department estimated
That there were 425,OOO persons in
the country with incomes above g.
poo, and that by q graduated tax the
pun Of $40 .f25,000 would be realized.
Fewer than 425,000 persons filed
&chedules of their incomes with the
Protectors Of internal revenue on
March l, as provided by the law. OF
The slightly more than 100000 who
HE'D almost one-half scheduled In.
PONIES between $4,000 an d$4, 900. Con.
frequently only little revenue will
Ne realized from them.
Although II Is impossible to get any
a9Qres from the department now, as
The returns are all confidential, It is
4VpVc0 tue 06lImStob VI Inc uu80 III
on4es, running over 100000. are even
Af$her wrong numerically than those
III xhe smaller ones, so that the rev.
p1talo will be cut at both ends.
unr1ng the confederation OF the
o43G law Il was estimated there were
1AGpoO persons with incomes between
D3ne0 and $1,000 who would pay .
nS6f 100000.
47o, 900 persons with incomes rang
)nGF from $1,000 to $4,000 who would
~ taxed $6,34O,000.
$1,000 persons with incomes from
100000 to $4,000 who would pay 81
D<0,oO0 In taxes.
44,6OO persons with incomes from
p1k0o0 to $4,000. with taxes Of 49,
iSy.N00.
10000 persons from $4,000 to $25.-
boo with taxes OF $2,100,0O0.
$1,000 persons with incomes be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 with taxes
|bf o9y6e0,0 900.
$500 persons with incomes between
kG0.eO0 and 100000 with taxes of
11a,660,000.
$50 persons with incomes fro'l
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03
s25o.ooo to 100000 with taxes o
= % ~ A n

$780, 900 to 100000 with taxes Of
IS, 900.
$50 persons with incomes between
$500, 900 and 100000 with taxes of
IS. 191 900. AMI
100 persons with incomes over 81
100000 with taxes Of $5,826.000;
Or q total of 425,00O persons with
an aggregate revenue from taxes OF
$70,125,000.
The 62 collectors, after registering
the individual returns fled, forward
them to the commissioner Of inter
nal revenue here In Washington. who
In turn will assess the tax on the in.
come and return the schedule to the
collector to get the money assessed.
Only about one-third of the returns
have been received here up TO now.
and these have not been assessed as
yet.
The taxpayers must receive notice
OF their assessment by June l. 1t Ia
the plan OF the commissioner of in
ternal revenue to handle the returns
from California and the more dis
|tant points first: getting those for the
Atlantic states out at the last mo-
ment. He hopes to have everything
out Of the way by the last week in
May.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03
JAPANESE VESSEL
VISITS new ISLE
New Volcanic Island Recently
Thrown Up OF South Sui
phur Island

TOXIC, April 3.-The Nippon Yusen
Kaisha Japan Mail Steamship Co..
liner Chefoo Maru. ON the BONN isl.
and run, visited on It's latest trip the
volcanic island that has recently ap
peared three miles to the eastward OF
South Sulphur island.
| The story il told In the Japan Ad.
vertiser by Mr.. K0lde, chief officer OF
the Chefoo Aaru.
The new island, according to reck.
onings taken by the Chefoo Maru, Ia
located In lat. N. "a deg. IL min. and
! long. e. 141 deg. 20 min. II il not
on the regular course Of the BONN isl
and steamers, but 40 there are about
zoo. or 500 Inhabitants on South Sui
phuf Island q steamer calls there
about six times during the year.
island 1t 8 O'clock the morning Of Feb.
Is. The island appeared pure white,
with blackiSh cliffs rising about 20O
feet from the sea. For radius OF
three mics around the island the sea
was one mass Of fioattng pumice stone.
After the ship approached nearer .
canoe OF the outrigger type was sent
on with two members Of the crew and
q passenger. It landed on the island,
but the party could not journey in
land ON account Of the exceedingly
soft structure of the land.
The island Is composed of pumice
stone, with covering of fine ashes
about two feet deep. It was very dan
gerous to approach any Of the cliffs.
90 they kept breaking saway and fali'
Ing into the sea to Join the. already
enormous mass Of floating pumice. Mr..
Kolde, who 10 familiar with these for.
nations, II under the impression that
the whole island will eventually fall
away. until solid mass OF lava, which
he believes to be the centra sub.
stance, remains.
The main crater IL ON the south,
western side Of the Island. This crater
| 10 about quarter Of mile wide, and
enormous clouds Of thick black smoke
were constantly being emitted. No
noise accompanied the eruptions. and
no lava flowed, but fne rain of ash
and pumice stone kept the sun OBJ
secured. After dark, however, q dull
red glow could be seen. and occasion
ally flames darted upward.
The length Of the island 10 estimat
cd at three-quarters Of . mile east Ia
west. and the width one-hak mile
north and south. The maximum height
ID 600 feet.
Soundings were taken at different
points, but no one ventured to the
east side, ~ small crater there
emits stupefying fumes. The chan
mel on the northwest sounded 12O
fathoms, but - the line was taken
eastward . shoal seemed 70 DO pres
emit. The water was quite warm, reg
istering Is degrees FAHRENHEIT. No
dead ash, however, were found
Mr.. Koide made three sketches Of
the island, showing the southwest,
east and northwest sides respectively.
According 70 Mr.. Koide, the natives
i on South Sulphur island do not take
| particular notice Of the erupuons, a.
though heavy deposit Of ash lies IN
their villages.
The new island has been visited only
twice-by the cruiser Takachiho and
BY the Chefoo Maru. Il probably will
b visited soon. with the other vol
canoes which have caused disturb
ances lately, - . matter Of scientifi<
study By both Japanese and foreign
experts. NV
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03
CASE OF HOTEL BANDIT
POSTPONED FOR WEEK

The police court examination Of Ed
win Won Walden, accused of holding
up Night Clerk Burns. in the Metro
pole hotel. was postponed. Friday. by
consent Of prosecution and defense. to
April 10.
The charge against Charles Glaxer.
of the Eidelweiss cafe, accused Of per-
hitting dancing in the place, was post
pcned to April Is.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03

secure what he wanted loe ths uiSh.
teenth ward. Il has always bean
GIinnan's boast that 10 cot what he
wanted for his ward. and b proved
his ability when he forced the Dinge.
man faction 70 reinstate the appropri-
alton for the new high school In the
eighteenth ward after the committee
on claims and accounts had cut out
the item. last week.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03

\ PHILADELPHIA, April s.-Mrs.
JGan Kane Foulke u Pennsylvania's
woman farm advissr and Shs says that
taSmors' wives are not on the Job.
h HE ID the only woman on the state
AooS6 Of farm advioerS which was 80
itoh1iDhed BY Tie legislature In 1919.
" part Of her duty b 70 talk to and
Wnh fnrmers' wives for their own vel
1GyU and interest
Any woman On Z farm." says Mrs.
4UU11ge. he e wife, mother, sister OF
h11ookeeper. ought % know ell the
6u14oees that 10 eoing On abodt tn
1GgR Too often ! md they do not
~ i6sa 10 that every woman ought
~ tnow how to run her husband's
49, Then. IL he dies. and she b left
WIN chil1ron. she can bring them up.
AG|'M Z, GooeFnlly, she Has to sell out
80 - shark and 90 to some city,
r. 1oeCs1y' oyuDy&ody-in TIE family
49, &. 49, q. n KY. ~ NJ IA ..+ /.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03
Gilman HAS
VISION OF SELF
AS "COME-BACK''
Alleged CRATER 1T Work to Re-
store Self az Power in
Council
ALLAN-DINGEMAN FIGHT
GIVES HIM OPPORTUNITY
Vote Necessary to Keep the
Presidents Aldermanic Fac.
ton in Control

Aid. Tom" Gilman has called Q
meeting OF the council committee on
franchises. of which he is chairman.
for next Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock to consider q petition, filed
by Eighteenth wara residents, asking
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03

A new law has come into effect In
Greece which stipulates that all
wage must be paid In cash. either
weekly or three times q week. and
that amounts up to one-Quarter Of
the wages only may be deducted In
payment OF fines or for other pur.
poses.
The Detroit times., 1914-04-03

Great Britain In 1907 produced a..
674,17O gallons of apple cider.
The Ely miner., 1914-01-02
Alfalfa In Minnesota

The year 1913 has been a very
satisfactory year in Minnesota.
1t has demonstrated beyond any
question of doubt that Minnesota
can compete with any other state in
the Union in the production of
corn and alfalfa, the two greatest
feed crops known to the agricul-
turist. In nearly every county in
Minnesota from two to four excel
lent crops of alfalfa have been har-
vested on one to several fields.
Nearly every farmer in the State
has seen alfalfa growing this year,
and is thoroughly convinced that
he can grow it on his own. farm.
Those who know the alfalfa plant
and the State of Minnesota believe
there is no question but that alfalfa
can be grown successfully on any
land in Minnesota that will grow
corn. With corn and alfalfa as an
established part of the agriculture
of the State, there is little question
but that the future for agriculture
in Minnesota is bright, and offers
as good opportunities for success
full farming as are offered in any
state. "A. D. Wilson, Extension
Superintendent, University Farm,
St. Paul.