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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
TALKS ON THRIFT
No. 27-SAVING AND WISE
SPENDING
(American Bankers AssOciatiOn.)
SERIES OF 1914.

AS a matter of fact, extrava-
gance has come to be a national
habit among us, and self-indulg-
ence. the natural child of ex-
t~ravagance, has walked hand in
hand with an eagerness to spend
money! willingness which at
times amounts to eagerness.-
Congressman j. Hampton Moore
of Pennsylvania.
In a period of high cost of living
like the present it behooves every
man to look well to the purchasing
power of his dollars. not only indicat-
ed by market reports, but more par
ticularly the skill and wisdom with
which his dollars are expended.
Over market prices he has little, If
any, control, while the other is quite
within his province to regulate.
The dollar a man spends should
buy it's full measure of value; the
dollar he v should earn it's full
measure of interest.
The dollar of today IAN buy no
more than 65 cents ten years ago..
In other words, had you placed a
dollar in the savings bank ten years
ago and left it u~ndisturbed, you
would find, upon drawing it out to-
day and going to market, that even
with it's increase in value due to the
working of compound interest, it
would be no more effective in salts
flying your wants than was the origi-
nal sum. While it was growing in
size it was contracting in it's power
to buy.
We are apt to get the notion that
thrift is merely the saving of money,
and judge a mans thrift by the num-
Der and frequency of his visits to the
savings bank, forgetting that thrift
is just as much proved by the way a
dollar is spent as by the number of
dollars earned. Spending is, per-
haps, a finer art than earning; for
all can earn, but few can spend wise
ly. Given an equal income, some
will live well and prosper, while 9TH
ers will run into debt. 1t Is simply
the knack of knowing how and when
and where to buy, and-having the
cash to pay. Witness the very poor.
They are proverbially thriftless, per-
haps of necessity in a good many
cases. Coal by the pail, meat by the
ten cents worth, clothes and furni-
ture on the installment plan-the
most costly method.
Granted that a man is thrifty and
has a surplus at the weeks end, what
shall he do with it? Buy a lot in
some deserted sectiOn-a dollar
down and a dollar a week for fifty
years? Listen to the lure of the get
rich-quick scheme and buy a 20 per
cent stock? Buy a house and stop
paying rent, and begin to worry? No,
none of these-yet. The pathway of
thrift leads straight to the savings
bank, for therein is profit and safety.
The savings bank and the savings
departments of other sound banks
were instituted for the small saver.
Their fundamental purpose is to as
semble the savings of the masses, in
vest them wisely and pay over a
goodly share Of the profits by way Of
interest dividends to the Gepositors.
In such an institution he is on safe
ground. He cannot. as d rule, go
wrong. 1t is the beginning of good
things for every man who will get
the habit and keep it up.
T. d. MACGREGOR
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
o Progressing

The large brick extension OF the
capitol building has been completed.
and work was begun this week on
the south wing. A large hoist will
be placed in position. and as soon
as the wood work has been complet-
ed the brick work will be begun.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
GAS AND AGE
This is the age of gas ant

\ This is the age of gas and
\ electricity.
\ These two great public ser
\ wants have brought their useful
\ ness into every home.
\ The gas range, the electric
\ ron, the electric fan, the electric :
= dish washer are only instances :
\ of the hundreds of devices to :
\ make life better and more
\ cheerful.
\ Where to see them and learn
\ about them?
\ Read the advertising in the
\ Tribune. The men who sell
\ these things tell all about them
\ from time to time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
Hired by Commission

Dan Mason, a government veter-
mary surgeon, has rendered his res
ignation and accepted a similar posi-
ton with the Nevada sheep commits
sion.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11

]. X. EVANS of Tonopah register
ed yesterday at the st. Nicholas.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17
Auto Truck Kills Girl

Mccain, the twelve-year-o daugh-
ter of Alfred w. Mccain. special wri-
ter and food investigator, was run
down and instantly killed by an au-
tomobile delivery truck in front of
Aner home last night. 81 moved to
this section so that my children
would be out of danger of the speed
ing automobiles, said Mccain, who
while declaring that his daughter was
victim of speed mania, refused to
request the chauffeur's arrest upon
being informed that the child was
ssplaying bah in the street at the time
3af Tic accident.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17

sey Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage.
Former Assemblyman John \. Mat
thews, of Essex, and Miss Lucy J.
Price, of Cleveland, O., spoke against
woman suffrage, while Max Eastman
a Socialist, of Elmira, N. Y, and
Mrs. Helen Foy Greedy, of New York
city, spoke in favor of granting wom-
en- the ballot.
Former Governor Stokes acted as
chairman of the meeting and per-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17

the solution of the suffrage question
to the women for settlement.
The arguments for and against the
question were practically the same as
We're urged upon the Legislature this
year.
The audience was composed largely
of Socialists, and Governor Stokes
permitted the audience to query the
speakers at the conclusion of the
debate.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17
Stokes, Chairman of Debate
on Suffrage, Would Let the
Ladies Decide the Winners

TRENTON, April IA joint de-
bate on woman suffrage was held
here last night in Association Hall
under the auspices Of the New Jer-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17

made for the Ford Motorcar works.
A ten-horse truck about fifty feet
long, owned by Henry Jaeger, of this
city, bore the enormous mass of iron
which weighs twenty tons, from the
local shops to Ampere. 1t took al
most three hours to make the trip.
Making the casting delivered today
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-17

took about six weeks, including the
making of the mould. The upper half
of the frame, a piece of iron weigh
ing fifteen tons, was finished and sent
to the CroclIer-W Wheeler shops three
weeks ago. The machine work ON
both castings will be performed in the
Crocker- Wheeler shops.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-23

aSSliSy HollC WIlllOut lllOuSul Oi
possible danger, there not having
been the slightest indication of
unfriendly feeling upon the part
of the Indians, he was hastily
summoned back in less than 48
hours to find his dear ones and
every employee of the reservation
foully murdered and their mutt
lated bodies partially consumed
in the agency building which had
been fired by the red fends as
part of their dastardly work.
One employe, fatally wounded
had managed to escape the burn
ing building and lived long
enough after help came to in
form his Mortified listeners of
the details of the tragedy and
showed that young Indian, who
had been partly raised and impli-
city trusted by Colonel Steven
son, had been a leader in the out
break and was responsible mainly
for the death of his family.
Overwhelmed as he was with
grief, the stern determination,
always his chief characteristic, at
once asserted itself and he divid-
ed the men who had Aocked to
the scenne of disaster into two
parties to pursue the Indians who
had already fled to the noun
tain fastness, himself taking
charge of one and giving positive
orders to the other to bring in
alive the young savage mention
ed.
Fearful vengeance was taken
by the party Stevenson led upon
the Indians they overlook, and
when satisfied no others of the
murderers remained in their d.
rectlon, the party returned to the
county seat. There they found
the other party had returned
and, in compliance with the or
der given, had brought in as
the only prisoner taken the young
Indian referred to, and that an
examination was being held be-
fore justice as a preliminary to
his trial in the proper court.
Colonel Stevenson walked in
to the courtroom and confronted
the prisoner, all present recog-
nizing that primitive justice was
about to be done, gazed silently
on. Even the officers seemed
paralyzed by the ensuing events,
the machinery of the court ceased
to move and none interrupted
the proceedings of which Colonel
Stevenson had become the ccn-
trail figure.
Sternly questioning the tremb-
ling criminal, Stevenson soon
drew out a confession that the
information given by the dying
man was correct, and then order
ing the Indian to precede him
from the courtroom to a live oak
tree standing in the street of thai
little California town, and refu,-
ing help from the many will ng
hands anxious to assist, himself
adjusted a rope hastily taken
from his saddle and unaided
swung the murderer of his dear
ones into eternity.
Unlawful this act may have
been but it was a fitting sequel
to the awful events that had pre-
coded, and even the enemies of
Colonel Stevenson never charged
him with lack of justification for
his part in the trgedy.
Such in substance was the story
as related to me by Governor
himself, one night in
I 1896 as we travelled to Pocatello,
the sole occupants of the smok-
ng compartment of our car. In
/ reminiscent mood, various sub
jects having been discussed, he
detailed the tragedy and the re-
collection agitated him to a de-
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man apparently, and his hair hat
turned completely gray. Thi:
was the most notable instance O
the miscarriage Of justice tina
ever came under my official no
tice as a prosecutor, and it wa
for years to me a source of ex
IRENE regret that | had been thu
innocent means of almost send
ing man to the gallows through
.perjured testimony supplied by
personal enemies, attempting te
secure a conviction.
Ridgeway went to Montana
and stayed there for a short time
occasionally writing me a letter
His correspondence suddenly
ceased and | have not heard OF
him since.
Governor Bum is one of the
few territorial governors still
alive, and resides in Philadelphia
where he has a host of friends
and Yields great influence.
EdzVard Il. Stevenson
For me to write of Governor
Stevenson or of his successor,
Governor Shoup, calls up a most
pleasant recollection saddened by
the thought that they are no
longer with us, assisting in build
ing up the state each loved so
we'll, and the foundations of
which each so materially helped
to permanently lay.
Coming to Idaho in 1864 from
California, where he had long
been one of the prominent fig
ures of that state, he at once took
front rank amongst our people
and impressed himself in great
er degree than any other citizen
upon the affairs of Boise cou':y,
his place of residence, and Of ii c
entire territory; and when in
1885 President Cleveland an
nounced that the indefensible
policy of appointing citizens of
the older states as our go;e'E.
ing officers should no longer pre-.
vail but there should instea / be
Home Rule" in the terrircr; S,
John HALEY, then our delegate
to congress, so we'll impressed the
ctically unanimous wishes of
our citizens regardless of their
party feelings, upon the prcsi-
dent, that Colonel Stevenson was
appointed governor.
His rugged honesty, supple
nenting a deep knowledge of the
necessities of the territory, en-
abled him to successfully meet
and fully overcome the many DIFF
fculties presented during the cru.
cial time in the history of Idaho
extending over his Nfour years
term, and when change in the
national administration neces-
sarily caused change in the
leading officers of the territory,
the regrets of the people over
Governor Stevenson's retirement
we're only lightened by the equal
|y RICH character Of the distin-
guished citizen selected to re-
place him.
Governor Stevenson's life was
almost a romance, so filled was
It with stirring incidents. Of a
prominent New York family, his
adventurous spirit lured him to
The Golden West" shortly at
Ter the treasurers of California
came to the knowledge of the
world, and there he at once be-
came one of the notable figures.
One of the saddest incidents
n the history of the state hap
,ened when Colonel Stevenson,
is he was always called until his
selection as governor, was in
:harge of an Indian reservation
n northern California, the Pitt
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1
caves dropper would have faile'
to have heard any complimentary,
illusions to Governor Bum, wh'
was the subject of our discussion
As we were all prominent citi
zens of the territory, who hae
been actively engaged in the pro
secution of Ridgeway, and wer'
simply attempting to see that thu
injustice done him was cured, WI
thought our treatment was alb
solutely unwarranted, especially
in view of the fact that Ridge
way hadn't a dollar to help him
self, or a friend in the territory
| believe this incident hac
much to do with the prompt re
moval of Governor Bum by
President Cleveland and the ap.
pointment of Colonel Stevenson
in his stead, as all of us bent
our energies in that direction,
and Mr.. Hailey's position as del
egate in congress enabled him
quickly to have the change made.
So incensed was Mr.. Dubois
over the matter, in connection
with other real or fancied wrongs
that he attempted to force a per-
sonal difficulty upon Governor
Bum, which, if the latter had
not declined, would undoubtedly
have been talked of until this
day amongst the older residents.
| also felt very unfriendly to-
wards Governor Bum on account
of this incident, as none of us at
that time was acustomed to be-
ing treated by our officials in
such cavalier fashion. This
prejudice continued with me for
a long time, and until | ascertain
ed that Governor Bum had many
god qualities for which we had
never given him credit, and was
highly regarded by the people OF
his own state.
In endeavoring to collect the
photographs of our governors,
in order that our artist, Mr.. Col
Inns, could, in compliance with
the legislative act of last winter,
paint their portraits, | had con-
trouble in securing ma
terial so far as some of the gov
errors were concerned, and of
these Governor Bum was one.
His courteous response to my let
tiers in that behalf, and his ready
compliance with my wishes, ma
terially changed my mental atti-
tude towards him, and | think
the harsh feelings entertained
against him by many of us was
probably due to our misunder
standing of his motives and
methods as much as to any in
territorial discourtesy personally
or disregard for his duties on
Governor Bunn's part.
1t might probably be of in
terest to the reader to know the
conclusion Of the Ridgeway case.
Governor Bum departed for the
east few weeks after this Incl
dent and our old friend Secre-
tary Curtis, was left in charge. |
Immediately came down from
Haley to see the acting govern
or and called his attention to
the Ridgeway matter.
Curtis informed that Govern
or Bum had specially requested
him not to issue a pardon toRid-
geway while he. was gone. | in
sisted upon it, however, and had
the evidence of his innocence so
convincing that Curtis overlook
ed the instructions of the gov
ernor and issued a full pardon,
md that evening Ridgeway was
released.
When he went into the prison
ne was one of the finest looking
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-23
Continued from last week. }

\SOlllIluCu lIOIIl last WCCk'
While Governor Brayman wa
heartily disliked by most of oul
people, | now believe it was MAR
ly because he was not better un
derstood. His finely marked
features which are shown If
very life-like form in Mr.. Col
Inns excellent portrait, indicate a
man who might be too jealous in
what he undertook to do but
whose honesty of purpose could
not be doubted.
John B. Neil
The territory, having been re-
lieved of Brayman's presence in
the summer of 1878, we wonder.
ed for nearly two years with
whom it would be next afflicted.
One John B. Hoyt from some
where, no one in Idaho seemed
to know the place, was named
for Governor upon Brayman's
departure, but with considera-
ton for the feelings of our peo-
pie, as rare as it was commend
able, failed to make an appear
ance.
John B. Neil of Iowa was
nominated for the place in July,
1880, and Immediately came to
Boise. He was a distinct i'm
provement on his predecessors
with the sole exception of Gen
eral Bennett. If, however, the
possession of brains had been a
crime, Neil would, even if con-
victed, never have served more
than a Jail sentence.
Still, he was a good fellow in
many ways and was seemingly &C
tuated by a desire to do right in
his official actions and | believe
made an honest effort to do right
in accord with the people of the
territory.
He was somewhat inclined to
be theatrical in his methods and,
had he been an actor, would have
insisted on occupying the center
of the stage whenever the spot
light was turned on
The Ridgeway case was good
illustration of this. As district at
torney of the Second district in
1881 I,convicted Sam Ridgeway
of murder in the first degree in
old Alturas county and he was
sentenced to be hanged. The
governor at that time had the en-
tire pardoning power.
Two weeks before the day OF
execution | became satisfied the
extreme penalty should not be in
flicted and promptly wrote the
governor to that effect and ask
ed him to commute the sentence
to Imprisonment for life. AS the
governor generally acted on the
advice of the district Attorney
in such matters had no fear but
what my resuest would be promp-
ly complied with and took my de-
parture from HALEY to attend
court in Lemhi county. return
ed the evening of the day set for
the execution and found the COM
munity had experienced an unusu-
al sensation.
Governor Neil had reached
Bellevue, five miles below Haley
the county seat, the night before
and going to bed slept late. The
execution was set for 10 o'clock
in one of the small gulches back
of Haley. About 9 o'clock the
governor appeared upon the
street and was asked if he had
come up to attend the hanging.
He apparently became excited
and stated that he had sent re-
prieve several days before. His
informer told him none had been
received as he had just come up
from Haley and he knew the ex-
ecution was about to proceed.
Neil jumped into one of the
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his last statement to be delivered
after his death, that the convey.
ance was waiting at the jail tc
take him to the place of execu'
ton and in less than half an hour
the extreme penalty of the law
would have been visited upon
him.
The governor hurriedly stop
ped the execution by reprievina
the condemned man for two
weeks. Upon reaching HALEY
and ascertaining these facts |
Immediately asked the governor
to commute the sentence to i'm
|prisonment for life, which he
did. As | was going to Boise in
two or three days | brought
Ridgeway over with me at the
request of the sheriff and con-
signed him to the warden.
1t was charged afterwards
that Governor Neil was simply
playing to the gallery in this mat
ter and that he had purposely
come to the Wood River country
to deliver the reprieye in person
and make "a sensation an episode
of an affair that otherwise would
have been commonplace. | do
not know whether this was true
or not as he insisted to me that
he had sent the reprieve by mail
and also stated some time after
that it had been returned to him,
after being sent to Ogden.
Personally | always had the
kindliest feeling toward Cover
nor Neil and believe he would
have made a valued citizen of
Idaho had he taken up his resi-
dence here after the expiration
of his term of Office. There were
no scandals of any kind connect
ed with his administration and l
never heard his honesty question
ed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-01-23
William M. Bum

/
Many of his predecessors hae
been called harsher names, bu
before NJ. Bum ca u. to Idaho
none of our govern Dis had beer
correctly styled a dude" HI
deserved the title. An extra
ordinary handsome man, hi'
faultnessly neat attire was in
marked contrast with the costume
of the average man of the terri.
tory. a newspaper man of OK.
perience. popular in his native
city of Philadelphia, writer Of
reputation, / often wondered
what inducement had prompted
him to take an office in the far
west when much more desirable
positions were within his reach in
the east. | rather imagine it was
the title which he coveted rather
than the hope of future prefer
ment..
Governor Bum was very much
in evidence during his term.
There never was any doubt as
to who was governor while he
filled the position. He was not,
however satisfied with marching
in the lead, but wanted to be the
whole procession. 1t followed
almost of course that while he
had a few fast friends he made
many bitter enemies.
His arrogant way of treating
all but his few intimates was we'll
displayed in his treatment Of sew
eral of US in the Ridgeway case.
| have already in writing of Gov
ernor Neil spoken of Sam Ridge
ways close escape from the gal
lows. After he had served in the
penitentiary nearly two years l
ascertained beyond a doubt that
| had unwittingly used perjured
evidence in securing his convic-
ton. As was my duty, l i'm
mediately informed H. E. Pric-
kett, the judge before whom
Ridgeway had been tried, of the
facts as they had developed.
John HALEY, then nour con-
gresham, had taken after the
conviction considerable interest
in Ridgeway upon ascertaining
that the latter had formerly been
in the employ of the stage COM
pany of which Mr.. HALEY was
the head.
Fred T. Dubois was then
United States marshal, and by
virtue of his position, had Ridge
way in charge, and was greatly
interested in the matter. | made
an appointment with these three
gentlemen to meet them in Boise
in the early summer of 1885,
upon the Ridgeway matter, and
together we called upon Gov
ernor Bum to request a pardon
in his behalf.
The governor received us in
his inner Office, failed to ask any
of us to take seat, but coldly!
inquired our business. | imme-
diately stated the facts as they
had developed: Judge Prickett
these statements, and
MIR. HALEY added his testimony
to ours upon the matters which he
had Investigated, while Mr.. Du-
bols gave information as to the
uniform good conduct of the
prisoner and reasons that pronp-
ted him to believe in his limo
cense.
Each of US requested in the
interest of justice, that an i'm
mediate pardon be grantned.
Governor Bum heard us thru,
all of us standing patiently in his
presence throughout the time
and at the conclusion of the ir-
terview gave a lordly wave of
his hand toward. the door and
said that he would take the mai