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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Republican candidate for congress to
success Burton L. French. Mr.. John
son is an attorney OF Lewiston, Idaho,
and is prominently identified with state
politics. AS a lawyer he bears an en-
viable reputation, and has served two
terms as prosecuting attorney of Nez
Perez county. He was appointed assis-
tant y. S. attorney in 1904, resigning in
l90S} and later employed as special
assistant attorney general by the United
Sites in some land cases.
II Mr.. johnson has been chosen, be-
cause of his ability, as one Of the speak
ers and has campaigned for the repub-
lican party in every campaign since
1898, the yeaI he located In Nez Perez
county. Before coming to Idaho Mr..
johnson campaigned IN Oregon for the
republican state ticket, as if long years
of loyal service to the republican party
and clean public record entitle good
man and an upright citizen to bigger
and better honors at the hands of the
people, Miles johnson is worthy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
The Railroad did not Want the Man.

Two men were calling upon train
master on a western railroad to ask
employment for man who had seen
him the day before and had been re.
fused. 'ls the man tall and dark?"
asked the trainmaster.
That's the man."
''Then" asked the trainmaster, "did
you not notice that mans left hand?"
"No," was the reply, and as man
with crippled hand can not pass the
physical examination, the two men
thought at once that the man had prob
ably lost finger.
swell; you 20 back and look at that
mann fingers; he's a cigarette fiend,
and any man that takes the time to roll
as many cigarettes as that man smokes
hasn't time to work at anything else.
l didn't or don't care" he went on,
'what his past history has been, for
we need men badly; but when ! see
that color on mans finger, haven't
any use for him."
This is one of the objections to the
use Of cigarettes. There are others:
l. The doctors are opposed to it.
They say that the nicotine poison in
cigarettes is injurious in the extreme,
especially to growing boys and young
men. Cigarette-smoking lessons the
power of resistance to disease, and in
itself breeds disease.
2. Teachers are opposed to it. They
say cigarette-smoking dulls the intel
lect and stunts the mental growth of
boys.
3. Athltic trainers are opposed to
it. They say that it ruins athletics.
1t weakens the body, incapactates it
for strain, and makes the smoker USE
less as player. 1t destroys the nerve
and puts an end to steadiness of vision
and to reserve power.
4. Moral teachers are opposed to it
because it has the baneful influence of
all forms of self-indulgence and breaks
down the principle Of self-restralnt and
personal cleanliness and purity.
5. Economists are opposed to it be-
cause it is wasteful habit, expensive,
selfish, and destructive.
There are many harmful habits and
evil ways for which something at least
can be said in defense. But what can
be said in defense of the habits IF cio-
arctic smoking especially for boys and
young men? Many states have passed
laws prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
to boys and young men under the age
OF twenty-one, and Japan has passed
stringent laws forbidding such sale and
endeavoring to destroy the habit among
young men and boys.-Robert E.
Speer, in Forward.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20


Does County Tax Collector Hoar in
sist that he turned the tax money over
to the county treasurer as fast as il
came in during the month OF December
1918? II SO where is his receipt? The
records show that some $l24,OOO col
lected by Blair Hoar as tax collector
during December, 1913, was not turned
over to Blair Hoar, county treasurer,
until January 3, 1914. and the people
lost whatever interest the funds
earned, or could have earned. The
records in the Auditors office show no
interest for the thousands deposited
by Hoar as tax collector with Vollmer's
Lewiston bank, while not to exceed
$25, 600 was at any time during Deem
Der, 1918, on deposit by Hoar in such a
way as to draw ~ per cent interest
for the taxpayers. Mr.. Hoar is chal-
lenged to come off his high horse, cut
out his roughneck stuff, give up the
idea that he is bad man, and that any
body is afraid Of him, and give the peo-
pie the facts from the records. Ii Mr..
Hoar's record is clean; if he has rec
ord that will stand investigation, and OF
which he is not ashamed, all that the
Republican or "Windy Pete" may say
cannot hurt Mr.. Hoar or any other Off
cial.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
THE COUNTY PRINTING GRAFT.

II County Commissioner Zelenka
says, as he is reported to have said at
Gilbert Saturday night, that the Clear
water Republican at any time filed an
affidavit relatives to circulation, which
was withdrawn, he is just plain liar.
Mr.. Zelenka knows that the Republi-
can positively refused to make an aft
davit relative to the circulation OF the
Republican, maintaining that the ques-
ton Of circulation was legally and suf-
iiciently covered in the sealed bid then
In the hands Of the board. During the
recess, when the gang held council OF
war and Zelenka and Torgerson pre-.
sumably got fresh orders from the gang
bosses, the Republican bid was in the
possession Of County Commissioner Har-
rison. More than this, County Attor-
ney Holsclaw, when asked by the board
II that part Of the Republicans bid
guaranteeing circulation would be Legal
and binding, Mr.. Holsclaw told the com.
missioners that it was. Whereupon
Zelenka, put in hole, and unable to
find valid excuse for skinning the
taxpayers for the gang paper, came Out
and excused the graft on the flimsy and
silly pretext that ''in my opinion the
Republican is unreliable" OF course
that settled it although the Republican
offered to put up good and sufficient
bond as guarantee that the Republic
can would live up to the spirit and the
letter Of the contract. And yet this
man Zelenka, posing as great friend
Of the people, has the gall to face the
taxpayers he has deliberately skinned
and excuse rotten graft on the pretex
Of ''unreliability."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
PUBLISH THE BECORDs.

II the people want to be doped with
Blake soothing syrup, and accept pur.
ported records as invaluable truth, and
are satisfied to be skinned in the mat
tsr Of timber assessments, let the vot-
err keep right on swallowing Blake
chloroform. The facts are that burns
and stump lands are not included in the
e14 class Of the Potlatch Lumber COM
pany. "a per acre is the figure at
which Potlatch holdings, timber and
land was assessed, and for the same
class Of property, timberand land, the
NJ P. company was stuck for more than
20 per acre, while Holland and Rupp
holdings, timber and land, was chalked
up to about $23 per acre. Stump, cut
over and waste, which would include
Potlatch holding made worthless by
fire, was assessed last year at not to
exceed 1910 an acre.
Now let US waste no time chewing
the rag" The Republican calls the
bluff Of Pat Blake and ex-Assessor Mol
10y, challenging these men to publish
list Of any and all Potlatch holdings
assessessed at IA per acre that is
burned, therefore worthless. Just pub
lish the description, Mr.. Molloy. Tell
the people where it is. Abusing the
Republican, and a mere unsubstan-
tiated assertion by Molloy proves moth
ing. Like trapped rats the Blake ring
d making frantic efforts to save them
selves. But like every other corrupt
and rotten political ring that has faced
exposure, the Blake gang is doomed.
Gangs that graft will lie to deceive the
people on whom they feed and fatten,
and the man who will practice corrup-
ton can juggle facts and strain truth to
the breaking point.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
ARE THEY CRIMINALS?

False in one thing false in ALL" is
Q sound and honored legal precept, the
principal Of which applies to county Of
ncials. II the Blake gang will graft the
taxpayers in the matter of county
printing. will the same gang hesitate to
graft for themselves In other things?
Would you trust thief?
Can any man be honest if he is dis
honest?
Are you 20 dense as to imagine that
the only place where grafters graft is in
San Francisco and New York? And in
New York and Frisco the bigger the
grafters and the ranker the corruption,
the louder were the gangsters in their
protestations Of injured innocence. The
cotruptest Of corrupt, men who, by po-
litical pulls, made money by levying
tribute on fallen womanhood, gamblers
and dive keepers, never were anything
than pure, clean and honest public Of
ficials, according to their own state
ments, until exposure and prosecution
and disgrace and ruin overlook them.
The people here see on every hand
indications Of political corruption and
graft; they know that things are bad;
they know that violators of the liquor
laws are not molested; they know that
more than one of the county officials
are drunkards, or little better; it is COM
mon knowledge to get the booze these
public officials must violate the federal
law, and q violator Of a criminal law
d Z criminal. So what are the people
to expect? II Pat Blake or any of the
gang who accompanied him to Gilbert
Saturday night was intoxicated, and
County Assessor P. H. Blake was dis
gracefully drunk, he had to get liquor
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
Why Not in Orofino

Moscow, Idaho, Feb. 14.-County At
torney John Nisbit yesterday had the
sheriff's office serve notice upon the
billiard halls that he would REQUIRE
them to comply with the statute which
provides for the removing of all win
dow shades, blinds and other objects of
obstruction to plain view of the tables
from the outside. One place was or
dered to wash the windows SO as to
permit the inside being seen through
the glass from the outside.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
Paying for bridge plans is the rawest

Paying for bridge plans is the rawest
holdup that the Blake gang ever put
over, and it is probably the only case
on record in the United States where
county officials were bold enough to at.
tempt such thing. This shows that
there is nothing the matter with Pats
nerve, and that the county board was
looking out for the best interests of the
"dear taxpayers. Sheriff Harper was
a member of the board that put this
piece of frenzied finance over, and this
fact should be kept in mind.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
An exchange says: One of the be:

An exchange says: One of the best
ways to keep the boys interested on the
farm is to give them colt, calf or pig
and let them go into the stock business
for themselves on a small scale. They
will hardly desert the farm if given
proper encouragement, and by the time
they are of age will have a nice start
toward home of their own. This will
also apply to the girls as we'll as the
BOYS.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Anything that will give employment
to laboring men is good thing and any
newspaper published in Orofino has no
right to knock. Fighting the cement
company is just one way to hit the mer-
chant and laborers of Orofino.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Mr.. Taxpayer, the next time you see
Commissioner Zelenka ask him what he
and Elmer paid for blank books. Look
up the records. 1t will show any reas-
enable man or woman that after it is all
said the fact remains that Zelenka and
Torgerson are incompetent. Or, if COM
petent, are not working for the inter-
est of the taxpayers.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Clean the gang out of the court
house. That's the slogan that will win
because the people have never any
where remained the willing prey of po-
litical crooks.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

If the people really want to know
the condition of their county business
let them clean house. The gang will
cover up their own skulduggery just as
long as they can. It is good thing to
change officials, except where the peo-
pie are positively certain man is hon.
est, capable and clean.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Moscow has been designated as the
depository for postal savings receipts
from the offices of Occur d'Alene,
Spirit Lake, Rathdrum and Post Falls.
Other nearby towns have been deposit
lng.there for some time. The postal re-
celpts are growing each and every
month
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

The people of Clearwater county may
not can many carrots, but one thing
certain the voters will can Pat Blake
and his gang the first opportunity they
get.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

If the Clearwater county officials have
figures and documents and proof that
vindicates them let them make the
truth public. Let them publish their
alleged facts. Dare they do it?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20
"~ Grangeyille Globe: Champ Clap1k,

GrangeYille Globe: Champ Clapk,
the houn' dog maMirsss..a1isssuf, and
speaker of the democratic house, in his
recent Baltimore speech ventured to
predict that Senator Borah of Idaho
will be the republican nominee for
president in 1916. He describes Sena.
tor Borah as Zone of the greatest mem
bers of the senate" and his prediction
that the Idaho senator will head the
next republican ticket was greeted with
loud cheers. The Boltimore banquet
was non-partisan affair attended by
the business men of the town, and
while one large faction was enthusiasts
tic in its applause Of the speaker,
another large faction was equally en-.
thusiastic over Senator Borah.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

from somebody; he had to introduce
liquor or patronize some other person
who introduced liquor on reservation,
didn't he? And yet p. II. Blake occu-
pies position OF public trust and re-
sponsibility, swore to obey the law, and
ouQht4orDe resectable citizen.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

1t might do the county officials heap
O. good to attend booster meeting and
listen to booster speech every Satur-
day night.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Pat and his gang evidently got their
dates mixed, installing that Gilbert
meeting Saturday night for an Irish
wake.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-02-20

Spring is surely here. The baseball
bug is buzzing.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21
State Convention w. Nj, u.

The State Convention Of the Wo-
mans Missionary Union will meet
with the Newberry church November
10 to 13. Delegates expecting to
attend this meeting will please send
their names as early as possible to
j. II. West, Newberry, S. G.
You are entitled to the following
representation: superintendent Of
association. associate superintend-
ents Of Y. w. A. and Y. p. S., asso-
ciational chairman of mission study,
one delegate from w. NJ. s., one from
Y. w. A., and one from Y. p. s.
] hope as many as possible will at
tend this meeting. Begin early to
make your preparations to go, maxi
ing sacrifices If necessary, for 1t will
greatly repay you.
Mrs. o. X. Breazeale, Supt.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21
THE STROTHER DAM BREAKS.
Temporary Section Washed Away
Last Week After Heavy Rains.

The temporary section of the Stro-
ther d Bell power dam below West
Union washed away last Thursday
morning by reason of the high water.
due to the heavy rains of the preced-
ing day and night. The repairs to
the dam will be rather expensive, but
work has begun already, and it is
hoped to have the lighting plant in
operation in a comparatively short
time.
The dam was built with a view to
raising or lowering it as occasion
might demand, and Tor this purpose
one section was built partly of con-
crete and partly of wood. 1t was this
temporary section that gave way be-
fore the extra pressure OF water oc-
casioned by the sudden rise in the
stream.
Contractor Henry Henne haE
charge of the rebuilding work, and
he will push il to completion as rap
idly as consistent with good work.
West Union is forced to do without
lights in the mes htime, as are also
those who had air ldy been connect
ed up on the transmission line. Wal
halla will doubtless be ready to have
the town lighted by the time the re-
pairs to the dam are completed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21
UTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1914.
Other German Attacks Repulscd.

Other German Attacks Repulscd.
Paris, Oct. 19.-The official COM
munication ISSUED by the war Office
to-night says:
"In Belgium attacks by the Ger
mans between Nieuport and Dixmude
have been repulsed by the Belgian
army, effectuaEy aided by the British
fleet.
Between Arras and Roye slight
progress has been made at several
points. q Our troops have reached as
far as the wire networks Of the de-
fense.
''1n the neighborhood Of ST. Mihiel
we have gained some ground on the
right bank Of the Meuse
mo news OF Importance has been
received regarding the remainder Of
the front"
German Forces Near Dunkirk.
London, Oct. 19.-German forces
have reached the neighborhood Of
Dunkirk, according to a Berlin Off
cial dispatch to the Marconi Wire
less Company. Heavy fighting is
taking place in Dixmude and Roul-
ers. The inhabitants of Dunkirk
and Boulogne are in flight.
British Navy Joins Fight.
London, Oct. 19.-By reaching
their tentacles out to the seaboard
the allied forces have established
close contact with the British navy,
which Is now on the extreme left Of
the line and seems, from the land in
view, for the moment to block effect
ually asfurther German effort to turn
this wing.
Thatthe Germans may have grasp
ed this is perhaps indicated in the
otherwise unexplained appearance Of
four of their torpedo boat destroy
ers Saturday off the Dutch coast
southward-bound. 1t is suggested
that the object was for the destroyers
to convoy submarines, which would
dispute% the command Of the sea or
the Belgian littoral.
Should the German navy under
take this venture it would be con-
front4d with much the same proposi-
tion as has met the British fleet since
the commencement of the war, and it
would kassnme the same risks of col
lidin& 9th mines heretofore faced by
the Bf1fsSn alone, because the Bfftfsii
mine field stretches right along the
Belgian coast from Ostend south
ward.
Russians Report Successes.
Petrograd, Oct. 19.-The Russian
general staff to-day made the follow
ing announcement:
1--WE gained partial successes on
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21

ment and date of his death, and her
age. ] want every veteran and widow
to comply strictly with these re-
quests. In that way it will be less
trouble to me and them also. | do
not want them to come to see me, for
ii is no use; but do want the pos
tai card as a record Of their service
and enlistment. | want these cards
by November Goth, 1914, and the
Pension Board is hereby summoned
to meet at Walhalla, s. c., on the
first Monday in December to revise
and correct this roll, and, as you see
we get no compensation for 1t, you
will please comply strictly with these
requests, and promptly.
j. w. Holleman,
chairman Board Of Pensions.
Walhaila, Oct. 81, 1914.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21

The European War Day by Day.

October Is in very fierce fighting in
the region Of Warsaw and south of
PrZemysl."
Latest details of the fighting on
the Nistuia as announced by the
war office say the Germans were
thoroughly beaten and that hundreds
of German prisoners have been taken
into Warsaw. In the center the fight
ing consisted chiefly Of artillery
duels.
Between JOSefOw and lvangOrod
the battle has continued for nearly
five days. Near JoSefow the Rus
sian commander, it is stated. learned
that the Germans were preparing to
cross the ViStula. He exposed some
guns about II miles from the bank
OF the river with the purpose OF lead
ing the Germans to believe the posi-
ton was the Russian front.
A River of Corpscs.
Petrograd, Oct. ia newspaper
correspondent at Lemberg, referring
to the German losses in the attempts
to cross the upper San river, tele-
graphs that this stream is filed with
the bodies of German soldiers float
ing down to augment similar fotsam
on the Vistula, where other German
troops have met the same fate. The
correspondent says that none of the
repeated attempts TO cross the San
yet has been successful.
Several of the outer forts at
Przemysl are reported to have been
captured, but these are not consid-
cred important, insomuch as Pre-
mysl already has been isolated and
surrounded.
| Repulsed by Austrians.
London, Oct. ia dispatch from
Vienna gives an official statement of
the Austrian operations in Galicia
issued by Gen. Won Hoefer, the dep
| uty chief Of the Austrian general
| staff, on Sunday. 1t says:
Our attack in the battle on both
banks Of the Strwiaz river, south of
PrZemysl, was continued yesterday
and our troops succeeded in getting
close to the enemy. At several points
our troops were advancing as against
a fortress. Last night several at
tacks of the Russians were repulsed
< with heavy. losses for the enemy, Our
I heavy artillery Is now in action. Z a
The pursuit Of the enemy north OF
WysZkow, near the Carpathian
passes, has continued. In other
| parts our troops have already ad-
Vanced over the Carpathians.
THE Russian losses during their
attacks on PrZemysl are estimated at
10000 dead and wounded"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-21
ID. A. TONPKINS is DEAD.
Well Known Southern Promoter
Passed Away at MOntreat.

Charlotte, n. c., Oct. 19.-Daniel
A. Tompkins, co-founder with j. p.
Caldwell, of the Charlotte Observer,
and for more than 25 years a central
figure in the Industrial world for the
two Carolinas, died at his summer
home at Montreal. n. c., Sunday af-
ternoon, aged 62 years, his death fol-
lowing a general weakening, for a
week or more, Of his condition, which
had been that Of partial paralysis for
about three years.
Born at Edgefield, S. c., October
~, 1852, he was educated at the Uni
versity of South Carolina and Rens-
selaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy,
n. Y, and for years was master
mechanic in the employ of New York
and Pennsylvania corporations. Re-
turning South in 1882 he located in
Charlotte and began THE develop
ment, engineering and contracting,
that made Charlotte manufacturing
center.
A pioneer in the cotton seed oil
mill industry, he built perhaps two
hundred such plants in this section,
while more than a hundred cotton
mills are the result Of his initiative
and advice.
Mr.. Tompkins was appointed by
President Mckinley as a member Of
the Industrial Commission and by
former President Cleveland as direc-
tor of the Equitable Life Assurance
Company.