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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
VAST AREA TO Be AVAILABLE

The bill of Representative French
providing for surface entry to phos-
phate and other lands included with
in Withdrawals which Mr.. French
was instructed by the committee on
Public Lands to report, will make
available for entry, If it shall be
come law, more than seven and
half million of acres of which
amount 1,O01, ,276, acres is in south.
ern Idaho; 1855, ,519 acres in Utah
,988,816 acres in Wyoming; ], ,532,
l742 acres in California, and les
areas in each of the several othe
western states. It is the determin
alton of western members of Con
gress to push the bill as rapidly a
possible and an effort will be mad
to bring it up for consideration o
: the next unanimous consent day.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08

Messrs. Jesse Dunn, VIM. Cozzens,
Lorenzo Swensen and Magnus Stew
ems.
The Bloomington quartette was
composed of Mrs. John M. Ward,
Mrs. Joseph Price, Miss Ruth Hulm,
Miss Leola Taylor. Messrs. Frank
Greenhalgh, Joseph Price, Albert
Price and Stanley Dunford.
Games of volley ball and tennis
were played in the Academy gym
nasium during the afternoon, but
owing to weather conditions the
outdoor sports were not as success
full as they would have been had
good weather prevailed.
In the evening grand ball was
given in the Paris pavilion. An in
teresting feature of the ball was the
contest for the prize among the
young ladies for the neatest and
cheapest homemade dress. There
were IS young ladies in the grand
march, who wore dresses which
were made by themselves and cost
ing from 87s cents to $3.50. Ev-
erybody was surprised to see that
such really beautiful dresses could
be made so cheaply. The prize
dress was made and worn by Miss
Wyona, drughter of Farley Dunford
of Bloomington. Miss Dunford has
been attending the Montpelier high
school the past year and as mem
! Der of the domestic science class
she received the instructions which
maternity assisted her in this mos
] creditable contest.
The contestants entered into tn,
! various events with hearty ant
: friendly spirits, and the Afternoon
and eveaing were greatly enjoye,
= by both spectators and contestants.
. The winners in the various event
: at Paris will contest for first place
e in the Interstate try-outs, whic
a will be held in Montpelier oQ Frida
y afternoon, May Is.
t The stakes represented will
: Star Valley. Bannock and Bea
e Lake, and the winners in this COZ
$ test will participate in a generi
e contest to be held in Salt Lake SON
d time in June.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
BULGE FAMILY REUNION;
EIGHTY SIKH BIRTHDAY

Logan. May 1.--PFesldsnt William
Budgs Of tie Logan temple i 81 years
old today. The event wAs celebrated
with family Feaniou There seFs Is
children and many other family
members present The morning was
spent ln getting family photographs
and tbs dinner ahs served 81 tha
homes of members Of tbs family. At
three O'Clock there was : meeting
held at tha home Of President Bndgs
where matters psftaInlug 10 ths
family sers discussed When the
meeting adjourned auto parties vera
formed and the aiteruoon was spent
In seeing tic isiEhts Of this section.
This evening big party waa held tn
the First yard pavIiion. which wMa
attended BY over 30 people, and st
which vas rendered . musical pro.
gram. There was also an address BY
Bishop &. W Nibley.
Presidents Hadge though 20 fAr ID
yanced In years - still hale aml
hearty. Hla ilfa haa been devoted 1
d0lBR good among bis fellows and n
holds the regard u all who know
sim. lie vas showeFed With cen
gratulationH today by hla friends ang
aeiahb0Ea.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
FINAL HIGH SCHOOL
DEBATES TODAY

IN the debate last Friday afternoon
on the question, Resolved, That tue
Panama Toll Bill should not be Re-
pealed,e . tho sOphomotss on the AFR
native defeated the freshmen on
the negative. Ellie Cook, MoretIa
Bagley aud Ernest Hall upheld ths
negative, and Alice Bagley. Marine
BoIles and Viola M0lIca aFgarod for
free tolls
This afternoon the sOphonoras de-
bate the Seniors for Mayor Coughs
cup and championship The Sopti0-
mores viii have the same side Of the
same question and Marion Lame will
be their third debatsT instead Of Miss
Mullea. The Seniors uho Ars ht pre-
sent holders of The cup, will defend IL
with team composed of hobsFi
Beck with, Errol Isagley and Lloyd
fshrbas. Miss Emma Psrlsy Lin.
cOlu, NJ Is. Cherry and Charles IL,
Reese acted a. judges last Friday
aud Will ofilciats again today.
The gold medals. offered By Mrs
Lane and Mrs. Taylor, for the baa
individual dehateFs, will also b
awarded this afternosu.
Prof Stevenson took the phy sica
geography class On field trip las
Monday afternoon. The pFofessO
explained The different formation
that wers noted, and the trip prove
both interesting and instEuetIye.
The Rev. James g. Carver has bee
! chosen 70 deliver baccalaursata sei
! mon e. the graduates, The ssfn,o
: will bo preached ~ tho Presbytssia
: church on Sunday evening. May /
\ Prof. Alfred sOsmond of the b. |
J university of Logan. viii deliver 4
3 educational address 81 the Oper
. hDuss.
y Mrs James Crouch, nea ST
d Bathe, our last years instructor
). tire EnglIah department, i tsachif
for Miss LaVeEett, vino l. i'll
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08

ON "Wednesday evening, May iath,
tho musical department. under tire
direction % Prof. Robinson, will
present . very interesting musical
program at tho opafa house. ''Tbo
Daughter 81 Jalrus," beautiful "a
cred orntorio, will be- the chlsf mum
ber. Ike solo parts will he aung By
Amy winters, Della Welker. Stanley
Dunsord and Prof. Hoblnaou. and tho
high school chorus of alxty Voices
viii aid In the choFuaas. Miss Irene
PeAres slll Ast Aa aceompAniat.
An arrangement of the asxtetta from
.'Lucla dl LAmeFmoOF.H ulIl also be
given. As twO reels % moving
pictures wiil also be run. the enter
tAlnnent PROMISES 70 b. worth much
nare than the price Of admission, IS
cents.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08

The brand Of harmony which pre-
vailed az the meeting of the demo-
cratic state central committe. which
was held in Boise last Tuesday, was
something akin to the brand which
exists between Huerta and Villa in
Mexico. From the Statesman's ac-
count Of the meeting we publish the
following extracts:
John F. Nugent held the demo-
cratic state committee in a grip Of
iron ut It's meeting In this city Tues
day and carried every point he con-
sidered material by practical two
to-one majority. He elected Joseph
7. Pence of Boise. chairman OF the
committee 10 succeed Ben X. Gray,
resigned, and he defeated reaolu-
ton intended to cast reflection on
the system pursued in this state in
filling federal Offices.
Denunciation OF the newspapers
for talk of factional differences In
the party, and fearful pleas for har-
mony were the features of the com
mittee meeting. At times the dis
cussion bordered closely on bitter
ness. Personalities were suppressed
as far as possible and all talk Of the
liquor issue was sat upon with grin
determination.
| II became evident early In the
proceedings that Nugent was master
of the situation, lie II was wh'
put J. T. Pence In nomination 70
chairman, and he il was who apurne'
! all overtures Of compromise fron
: the opposition.
Strong pleas were made by Fran
Martin. X. /. Perky and Harry !
; Day to sidetraek all candidates 70
; chairman prominently identitie
} with either the Nugent or the Haw
7 ley faction and TO unite on ma
e who would be acceptable 70 al
I Day nominated Frank Kendall {
: Twin Falls for chairman. X.
Perky nominated Frank l.. Moore (
5 Moscow. Frank Martin nominate
& Walter GrifFiths of Caldwell. 81
e these men were not In unison. Ma
) tin opposed Kendall as closely ider
! tilted with the Hawley faction. Da
: explained that Frank l.. Moore w
d the attorney for his brother. Jerou
Q j. Day and for that reason would
g dubbed the Day candidate"
Finally on motion of Martin a r
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
NUCENT FACTION CONTROLS
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
Former Mayor Pence Of Boise. Elected Chairman
BY Two to One Vote--Effort to Eliminate
Factional Differences Failed.

cess Of one hour was taken In an of
fort TO get together on comprom-
isc candidate. This recess was vot-
cd by the close margin of l6 TO Il.
the radical Nugent men opposing It.
After Il was over Il developed that
the opposition 10 Pence had COM
bincd on Gritiiths. but on the roll
call Pence won by vote Of 20 to 10.
pencc's election as chairman did
not end the fun for the day. Judge
Perky introduced resolution that
was construed by some to bo = d.
rect attack on those who have been
distributing the federal patronage
In the state. and by others 20 be
! laying the foundation for the wet or
dry tight. The resolution follows
Whereas, home rule has been a
time honorcd principle Of the demo
cratic party and Its uniform prac-
tIce III administration since the days
OF jefferson: and
Whereas. the ultimate purpose of
our party Is to make each committee
self governing In matters Of purely
local concern; therefore be Il
Resolved. that II Is the sense of
this committee that the recommend
ationa Of local democrats affecting
federal appointments should be
recognized and concurred IN BY
those having the authority % repre-
sent the party in making recon-
mendationa for federal appoint
ments. he II further
Resolved. that the practice of per-
mittinR the democratic electors "a
( make choice of candidates for the
. position q postmaster in the com.
r munitics where there Is a division Of
/ sentiment among democrats u com
Z mcnded by this committee aa demo.
b cratic and the nearest approach pos
sible To local self government n
4 this respect that our laws permit.
/. Judge Perky moved the adoption
i Of the resolution. John f. Nugcn
d moved 10 lay II On the table
i Chairman Floed ruled that this mo
r ton was not dehatable. Perky sai'
! democratic meeting waa no plAei
y for RaG rule. and On the request q
n Of NuRcnt be was permitted I
le urge the adoption of his resolution
,e Il was put to yota and laid on ID
table by practically the same diyia
9 ion as The first one-is 10 Il.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
MONTPELIER WINS SEVERAL
HONORS IN N. |. A. CONTESTS
Junior Girls Chorus and Double Mixed Quartette
from This City, Win First Places s-Inter-
Stake Contests to be Held May is.

The Mutual Improvement associa-
tion contests took place in the Field
ing Academy auditorium on May J.,
as announced. On account of bad
roads and inclement weather, some
of the contestants were late in arriv-
ing, but a large crowd was present
and keen interest was manifested in
the contests. The oration went by
default to Harold Shepherd, son of
President Shepherd, the subject of
his Grafton being Abraham Lincoln.
In the story telling event there
were three contestants, who had
won in the district try-outs. They
were Mrs. Inez Phelps of Montpe-
lier, Miss Nellie Parker of Lanark,
and Miss Leah Ceilings of Paris
First ward. All of the stories were
well told and the contest was close,
with Miss Ceilings as winner of first
place. The judges were Mesdames
Iva Shepherd, w. H. Young and A.
B. Cough.
In the junior girls chorus there
were two two contestants-a chorus
from st. Charles, directed by Mrs
Laura Pugmire, and a chorus from
Montpelier, directed by Lorenzo
Swensen. Both choruses rendered
their selections very creditably, but
the prize was awarded to the Mont
pelier girls. The judges were Mes
danes L. T. Shepherd Of Paris, A
B. Cough Of Montpelier and Morris
Neibaur Of Salt Lake. They alsC
served as judges in the double miXeC
quartette contest, which was held il
the evening.
Singers from the Bloomington
and Montpelier First ward associa
tions were contestants in this event
in which the audience was deepl
interested. Both quartettes wer
we'll trained and the selections wer
SO nearly equally rendered that tn
judges found it difficult to reach
decision. However, after CAREFUL
comparing points, they found ths
the Montpelier quartette was entii
led to first place. This doubl
quartette was composed of the Mis-
es Myrtle and Ivy Dalrymple, Vilat
Perkins and Amy Winters, an
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
STUDY CONDITIONS
ON CARIBOU RESERVE

Ogden, Utah, May Mark
Anderson, an employee Of the forest
service, who has spent the past win
ter in Ogden, left for Montpelier
Idaho, today to make preliminary
arrangements for carrying on the
grazing reconnaissance work during
the coming summer on the Carbon
National forest. The party which
Mr.. Anderson will head, will as
semble at Montpelier about May l5
to begin active field work.
According to local forest officials
the Caribou National forest includes
the we'll known summer sheep
ranges in the Soda Springs country
in southeastern Idaho. These
ranges have been the mecca OF
many of the Utah and southern Ida
no fiocks for the past rs years, and
are considered by the sheep men a.
probably the best lamb producing
ranges In the southern part Of the
state. Forestry officials stated TO
day tnat grazing permits will be Is.
sued for the coming summer allow
ing over 300, 900 head Of sheep and
III 900 head of cattle and horses tC
. Craze Of this National Forest during
! the coming summer season.
The heavy demand for range ant
intensity Of use have led the forcs
: service to undertake very thorough
4 survey of the forage resources o
5 the Caribou, with view TO secur
5 ing such information along bot
h practical and scientific lines, as wi
s be necessary TO determine the full
n est possible use Of the range tina
G may be allowed without danger G
It impairing a sustained forage an
d timber production on the LAM
g With this object in view an intei
, sive grazing reconnaissance was b
gun last year and 2s0.00O acres {
It the forest covered. The remainir
le 400 900 will be completed by NJ
as Anderson and his party this yea
n When the work is done the fore
lg service will have a complete inve
n tory Of the forage resources AZ
3 range conditions and will be in
III position to inaugurate a plan
ay grazing management which will 7
n suit in the maximum output Of liz
ne stock products with definite assu
ce ance at the same time that the ran
n will permanently support the nul
!. ber OF stock which 10 allowed to i
It.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
TROUBLE TO SECURE
MAIL CONTRACTS

The postofice department is hav-
ing a deuce of time with its bids
for carrying mail on many of the
Star routes, due to the immense in
crease in business occasioned by the
parcel post system. The Montpe-
lier-Star Valley route is probably
causing the department as much
trouble as any other one route in
the west. The department has
twice rejected the bids which have
been submitted for carrying the
mail to that valley, either from
Montpelier or Cokeville, and is again
advertising for bids, which must be
filed at Washington on or before
May 26.
Both times before the department
asked fer bids in lump sums, and il
order to make sure that they woult
not get caught by the constantly in
creasing parcel post business. tn,
bidders have placed their figures $
high that all have been rejected a
Washington.
1.-THE department has at last awak
sned to the realization that the an
tiquated system of calling for bid
will no longer suffice. and bids an
now asked for on three differer
schedules, which will give the biz
ders something tangible to work ol
The first schedule calls for tt
first-class or letter mail. The Co
tract is the same as has always be.
submitted and calls for the carryir
by yearly contract, and six d
per week service. The second b
calls for the yearly contract pri
and is the same as the first with t
exception that it includes the car
ing of second class mail and peri
able parcel post matter. This 5
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
UTAH BUSINESS MEN TO
VISIT BEAR LAKE VALLEY

On Sunday evening, May siHt n
special train will leave salt Lake.
carrying about 100 Of Utah's promin-
ent business men on trade excursion
to the important towns in Southern
aud Southeastern Idaho. According
20 the Itinerary which has been ar
ranged. the excursionIsts viii be In
Paris from 70 o'clock ou Saturday
morning. June 8. They are 70 arrive
IL Montpelier 40 . o'clock on the same
morning and remain until i0:aD. whes
F., they will leave on their hOmswars
/ Journey. STOPPING 1t soda Springs
! Bancroft and McCammon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Talent and
Mrs. Talents two daughters, Misses
josephine and Fay Bell, have taken
up their residence in Cokeyille and
occupy the Chas. Christensen house
in the east part Of town. Their goods
arrived here the first Of the week ane
they are settled in their. new home
Mr.. Talent win work during th'
summer With the Government Sur
veyor, Herman Jacket, near Granger
l-Cokeville Register.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
FREE "MOVIES"
AND LECTURE
tcOpyright.l

About 38 years ago a telephone
was invented. 1t was as crude as
an ox-cart and just about as clumsy.
1t looked more like a cheese box or
cider press than it did telephone.
But why should we tell you this
when you can see and hear all about
it Monday evening, May 18th at the
Opera House, commencing at 8
o'clock and without any charge
whatever.
Messrs. Finley and Bryant of the
Public Relations department of the
Mountain States Telephone and Tel
egraph company, will be in Mont
pelier on that evening and give q
free entertainment, consisting of
about 100 beautifully covered ster-
Iiopticon slides showing something Of
the telephone business from that
first telephone in 1876 to the the
up-to-date instsument of 1914.
They also have two reels of NOV
ing etures, one showing the inside
. and outside of the telephone busi
ness from the largest exchange il
the world New York City-to tn
T laying Of submarine cable on tn,
! bottom of San Francisco bay. Thi
! is Pathe Freres picture made TO
e this kind of work especially, and ]
! said to be a very remarkable film
n The other reel is one showing tn
{ latest work on the Panama Cana
j and this, the greatest project eve
II attempted by this or any othe
@ country, should be as instructive Z
d it is interesting.
Ie The object of this entertainment
N as explained by the telephone con
" pany, is not to advertise, but to q
l. better acquainted with the publ
" and let the people who are in bu
n mess with them know more abo1
Mt the inside of a telephone syste
than they ever knew before. II
" company has spent months in seleC
m ing interesting, instructive al
70 amusing pictures, and the lecture
nj be given by Mr.. Finley in eonn'
be ton with the pictures is well wor
while.
In addition to the telephone p
lures many slides of beautiful sc'
cry in Yellowstone Park, Glac
Ich Park and the Grand Canyon will
os- shown, as well as some pictures
tn an amusing nature.
lch The Examiner is convinced Il
on the entertainment will be highly
Ike structive and entertaining, and c
be- siders the people Of Montpelier
md fortunate in being able to att'
ich this performance without charge.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08
OPPOSED TO CUTTING
BRANCH LINE RATES

On the ground that Ia of the IL
branch lines in Idaho mentioned in
the complaint filed against the Ore
gon Short Line with the Idaho pub
lie utilities commission by Attorney
General Peterson are not paying, as
far as passenger service is con-
cerned; that they are now practical
ly all on a Scent round trip fare
basis, and that reduction in fare
would make retrenchment necessary
the Oregon Short Line will fight the
complaint, says a Salt Lake dispatch
to the Boise Statesman.
This statement was made by D..
E. Burley, general passenger agent
of the road. after a copy of the
complaint filed by the Idaho attor-
ney general had been referred to
him by George A. Smith, assistant
attorney. Before any action is TAX
en- Mr.. Burley will take the matter
up with Gerritt Fort, passenger
traffic manager, but he says that
they will undoubtedly decide to op-
pose the cut in rates on the branches
The next move will be an answer
filed by the railroad.
Mr.. Burley said that in the even
the attorney general is successful j
having an order issued by the util
tiles commission. forcing the roa'
, to establish the straight 3-cent pas
senger rate on all branch lines, al
r injury will be worked to the patron
r of the road and the state, as we'll a
) to the railroad. He says that sue
action would mean no more branche
built in Idaho; that 1t would mea
! that most of the branches would b
t shut down in the winter and thi
train service on all branches woul
: have to be curtailed. Discussin
# the matter with the Statesman re-
n resentative, Mr. Burley said:
le The Oregon Short Line bui
1 those branches in Idaho before Il
IA country was built up. As far
In passenger business is concerned, 0
. lly three of the branches are makiI
n money-Idaho Falls to Ashton, Mi
idoka to Buhl and Franklin 70 Pre-
T. ton. The rest are losing money |
n the time, and the only possible W
or the railroad could operate them Y
be- der the same rates as the main Ii
of would be to cut down train servi
and discontinue service in the W
at ter. The public utilities comm
IN sion Of Idaho would greatly inju
m the shippers by such a move.
re sides, they are all on practically a
nd cent fare basis, when round t
tickets are purchased.
General freight officials of
nd railroad say that six Of the brar
ses lines, Montpelier to Paris. Alexanl
.en y, TO Grace. Ashton 20 Victor. Elva
~ Menan, Burley to Oakley and c.
DDS well to Wilder are losing money
md the freight end.
ne
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-08

VIM. Balderston, register Of me
land Office at Boise, died suddenly
last Tuesday night.
United labor bulletin., 1914-01-17
CARPENTERS,

Considerable repair work, giving EN-
ployment to union carpenters, is now
under way. A new four-story build
ing is being erected by union men in
the 1900 block on Broadway.
Owing to his new duties as police
chief at Portsmouth, Ohio, conflicting
with those Of president of the Carpen
ters' Union. Victor NJ. Rowland. re
signed as president of the union
Thursday night. He will be succeeded
b. j. NJ. Newman, the vice president
who will complete the unexpired term
which terminates in July.
Beginning June l of this year Mon
treal union carpenters will work eight
instead of nine hours day. for AZ
cents an hour, instead of 421. cents
as at present. An agreement to this
eject has just ben signed with the con
tractors.
United labor bulletin., 1914-01-17
NEWS OF THE LABOR UNIONS
GARMENT WORKERS

Garment Workers Union No. 13s
new officers:
Presdent-Fannie Gochy.
Vice President-Mrs. Nelson.
Recording and Corresponding Secre-
tary-Carrie Olsen.
Financial Secretary Belle Leo
pold.
Treasurer-Berthina Brummel.
Gude-Jennie Shank.
Guard-Otto Meyers.
Delegates Trades and Labor Assem-
bly-Anna Gordon, Lizzie Smith, Mar
garet Noonan. Maude Gunsaulas, Bes-
sic Huber, Anna Oghe.
AT the regular semi-monthly meet
it was reported the recent annual ball
proved Il financial success and that
quite a neat sum had been added to
the treasury
Prompt and united action on the
part, of Garment Workers in Balti-
more forestalled reduction of wages
in the plant of M. Stein & Co., which
announced cut in its coat and pants
department. A mass meeting of the
interested workers was called, and
the gathering resulted in the few mem
bers of a dual organization joining the
legitimate trades union.
Striking Ladies' Garment Work ers
at st. Louis have broken the ranks oil
the employers association and signed
Skirt Company. All former employees
are reinstated, and the union won
practically all its demands.