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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
NEWS OF TWENTY YEARS AGO
Items Of Interest Cleaned From the Emore Bulletin Of Twenty
Years Ago.

Ran Reber, owner of the Gold King
mine at Dixie, was at Rocky Bar a
few days ago, where he purchased a
Frue vanner and other machinery
for his Dixie mill.
Foster Silver grasped the ribbons
last Monday and started on his four
years drive between Mountain Home
and Oreana.
The postoffice at Orchard Farm is
now in full running order.
Next Tuesday Judge Clinton, G. D..
Bell, w. J. Turner, Robert Nafie and
Jack Hill will depart on a prospecting
trip to the upper Bruneau placer
grounds. Manuel Comes has the con-
tract for furnishing them supplies and
he promises to give the Bulletin a
list of the articles they take with
them.
Miss Rising of Baltimore, is visit
ing in this place with her sister, Mrs.
r. P. Chattin.
Jack Hill came in Sunday from the
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
HOME FOR A VISIT

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Temple, who
have been touring the East and east
e. n cities during-the past year, return
ed this week to Mountain Home and
are guestsof Mrs. Temples parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Tye
Mr.. Temple was the efficient limo
type operator at the Republican office
for year prior to his recent trip and
is glad to return to Mountain Home.
While n the east Mr.. and Mrs.
Tempe visited Detroit, Chicago, Nj
agara Falls, New York and other
large cities.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
CUTTING DOWN
APPROPRIATIONS
Southern Senators Sidetracking
Needed Legislation Asked
For by the West.

Washington, Congress which /,
now dominated by senator's and rep
resemtatives from the South, is con
tinually side tracking legislation
which is asked for by the West
and is cutting down appropriations
that are solely or primarily for the
benefit of the Western states. Econ.
omy is being practiced on the wester
states, but the South is getting every
thing 1t asks for, both In the way
OF appropriations and In general leg
.slat- on. For illustration, Senator
Brady secured the adoption of several
amendments to the agricultural ap-
preparation bill, one of them provid-
ing that half of the $400, 900 approp.
rated for farm demonstration work
should be allotted to and expended
through Boys and Girls clubs. The
Senate accepted this amendment
out the House turned it down, and
The Democratic Senate then Joined
with the House, and the amendmen.
was eliminated The same thing hap
pened with Senator Blady's amend
.nent approprlating $4,000 to enable
he University of Idaho to continue
Is experiments IN the d.stillation OF
stumls and lumLer- mill waste. AT
.er adopting the amendment, the Sell
ate reversed itself when the House
oted against the appropriation. The
House incorporated, in the agricultur.
ID bill, an appropriation of $25, 90,
for demonstration work on govern
ment irrigation projects, with a view
to aiding the settlers In learning prop
er methods of irrigatimg and hand
Ling irrigated crops. Senator Brady
offered an amendment, which the
Senate agred to, Increasing this appro ,
iation to $4,000, because he was
satisfied the House appropriation was
100 small to be effective. The Sen
ate voted the increase, but when the
House protested, the Democrats of
he Senate agreed to compromise,
and this appropriation was finally
liked at $4,000. Senator Brady con
ended from the first that at least
10000 should be appropriated for
reclamation demonstration work, but
It no time would the Senate agree
o more than half that amount. But
While the two Houses of Congress |
we're cutting out these small approp.
iations for the West, they, appropriate
ID millions for various lines of work
or the benefit of cotton growers of
he South and for the tobacc grow
rs. Senator Brady did his utmost
o have his amendments retained, but
outhern opposition was too strong to
e overcome.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
REV. J., A. PEAKE
TAKES new FIELD
Former Mountain Home Minister
Has Live Volcano in His
Field Of Labor.

How about a. volcano, and a live
one at that for a member of your PAL
ish?
That's what has happened to a
former Salt Lake pastor.
When the Rev. John A. Peake left
the pastorate of the Burlington Bap-
tist church recently to take up colpor
tage work under the American Baptist
Publication Society he did not know
what would be included in his new
territory.
Equipped with colporteur's wagon
sturdy team of horses and plenty
OF provisions, he started out at James.
vile, Calif... to take up his new la
bors. He now says that he has all
of Nevada, 10000 square miles of
California and volcano in his new
field.
Instead Of the board considering
giving him an automobile i'm which
to carry out his work in the future,
owing to the great territory to COW
er, the Rev. Mr.. Peake thinks that
the board should supply him with
a fire engine.
The fact is, the Salt Lake pastor
went to Janesville Calf, and got ac-
quainted with the people with whom
he is to work hereafter as colporteur.
Nobody could be more hospitable,"
he writes back to the members of his
family who are still in SaltLake City.
Il have not had to cook meal
since reaching my new charge Sun
day evening we held an out Of door
meeting under the pines and 200 per-
sons attended. And the followingI
day visited 1Susanyille, Calf, where
saw the smoke from the crater
of Mount Lassen."
This volcano, the eruption of which
hdo DCch luduc huOWu dlL over Tie |
world and which has even summoned
a European expert ON volcanoes to
these shores, is the sole topic of con-
versation in the Rev. Peake's new
field. The entire parish" is wild
with curiosity about the volcano.
Baptists with whom he labors tell of
the smoke bursting skywards on the
horizon edge from the mighty crater
while they gather many miles away,
to hold worship.
In case of another eruption, the
Rev. Mr. Peake may have the pleas
ure of watching this energetic men,
ber of his new flock" give "smok-
er" in honor of his coming Evening
Telegram (Salt Lake..
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
RANCHER COMMITS
DOUBLE MURDER
Milton Prov Fatally Wounds Wo-
man and Turns Gun on
Himself.


Milton Prov, rancher, about so
years old, who resides this side Of
Blacks Creek, on the Mountain Home
road, about IL mics from the city,
Tuesday shot and fatally wounded his
niece, Malnda Palmer, aged about 80
years, and then shot himself, the lat
ter shot proving instantly fatal. So
far no cause for the tragedy has been
learned. There was no one present
aside from the two implicated in the
tragedy when the shooting occurred,
and members of the family whowede
questioned professed to know of no
reason for the rash act.
Sheriff Roberts, Coroner Schrelber
and DIR. James l.. Stewart were noti-
hed of the afaT about noon and left
at once or the scene othetragedy.
rhe body of the man was brought to
town by the coroner, and Deputy
Sheriff Champln and the sheriff and
DR.. Stewart brought the woman to st.
Luke's hospital, where she died about
o'clock.
From the meager details which
could be learned, the father of the
lead woman, Bartimas Palmer, and
several others were working In the
nelds and when they returned to the
house at noon for dinner they found
Prow dead beside the barn and the
woman, apparently fatally shot, and
lying unconscious on the floor in the
living room.
Mr.. Prov was one of four brothers
who have lived in this vicinity for
years, and was well known. There
was a hint by some of the neigh
bors, that the girl and her uncle had
quarreled some time ago, and another
hint that Mr. Prov had mentioned on
several occasion recently that he
would not be alive the next week,
showing that he might not be In quite
his right mind. The young woman
was exceedingly. popular with all who
knew her, and had been acting as
housekeeper for her father.
The inquest will be held Thursday
at nine o'clock.-Statesman.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04

The communion of the Lords sup
per will be observed Sunday at the
forenoon service. 1t is also the usual
time for the reception of members.
One man was voted into membership
at the Wednesday night meeting.
''The River of Doubt" will be the
subject OF the Sunday evening SER
mon. Special music at both services.
We are pleased to receive Mr.. Charles
Hackney in the choir, he having sung
last Sunday.
The church trustees will meet in
regular session next Tuesday evening
at 500.
The Sunday School picnic which
was planned month ago at the teach
ers meeting will occur next Tues
day. 1t will be held at the little res
ervoif. as that place combines so
many pleasing features of shade, wa
ter, smooth place for spreading table
clothes for dinner etc. The distance
is about right also. All are request
ed to meet at the church at 900
promptly. The Sunday School,
church and congregation and friends
are invited, young and old. The din
ner will be picnic, and all are to take
enough for their families, and an ex-
ira will not go amiss before the re-
turn. There will be "a barrel of lem.
onade" for free drink. Several hay
racks viii take all the luggage and all
who wish to ride. Any who can fur
nish wagons of any kind, large ones
preferred will confer a favor by put
ting it to the use of the Sunday
School. A general good time and day
of rest and outing is being planned.
Take a day Off fathers, mothers
with the young folk.
Come to church Sunday, likely to
be warm, as at home, but the screens
let In all the air there is and keep
out most Of the intruders.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
REPRESENTATIVES, OF SOUTH
ERN IDAHO PRODUCERS AS.
ISOLATION ON TOUR or
INSPECTION

A. F. Dechman, general sales man.
ager and L. e. Newcomb, general
field manager for the Southern Ida
no Producers Association, stopped in
Mountain Home few hours Wednes-
day on their way through the dis
trict on an inspection of the crop
outlook.
The gentlemen stated that the crop
outlook for Mountain Home was e.
qually good, If not better than any
they had thus far visited.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
SMOKED OUT AT LAST

We are reliably informed that the
clerk of the school board held a
Smoker" at her residence last even
ing In honor of Professor |. B. War
ner's retirement from the head of
the public schools of Mountain Home
All praise to the clerk! The tax
payers have persistently refused to
levy special taxes for the last three
years by majority of nearly 2 to
and In many other ways have sought
to accomplish that end, but all in
vain. The smoker" will probably
settle 1t. All hail to the Clerk!
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04

The Misses Lydia and lila Lahti-
men left Wednesday for Seashore, Ore
where they will enjoy two months
vacation. About July 18th, their sis
ter. Miss Ella Lahtinen who Is at st.
Luke's hospital in Spokane win join
them and all three sisters will spend
the vacation together.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04
MOUNTAIN HOME HOSPITAL

Mrs. Adline Mahoney has just open
ed her fine, large residence to the
public for hospital purposes. The
house Is large and commodious with
all convenences for patients.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-07-04

"T. X. Plunges Into Politics" says
newspaper headline, Is this another
River of Doubt?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
BIG FISH AND .NINNOWS.
4 Bank Clerks Reflections and Compare
sons on the Siegci case.

To THE EpiToG or THE Sr%-Sr: II is
astounding that q man like Sire can
driIaud BANKS and others on, OF sums OF
money, ANA that when finally caught
brought 20 TRIAL, found guilty hy jury,
he is very politely fined $1,000 and sen
fenced to ten months The law steps
N AMI tells him. "Oi course you don't
nave ID serve your time Is long as You
gc; t2,,Ou0 TO- ball.
\ bookkc-prr or cashier for a business
concern defrIuus or defaults MS firm or
$3.50 under somewhat similar conditions
Accountants find the shortage, report 1t
70 the firm, who can Ia the !aW. have him
arrested ana brought TO trial or course
he Is found guilty; he must be made an
example o. Tle Judge hands HIM the
sentence OF eighteen months and tells aim
he Is the worst orimna. on TINS earth.
\ poor dcVil having lost his job through
watChtul waiting business depression,
with a VIE and children starving at
home, too proud TO bog. az a last rrsor,
5 driven by desperation to steal q loaf o.
bread and bottle OF milk, As usual ne r.
caught, placed on tr.u and sent, need TO
one year
In view ~ these comparisons, does Il
pay to Doe "a hg thief nr are tho laws a
farce and a lumhug! Why safeguard the
bank from the Uu-,d, when tlc gang OUT
SIDE can get It o1ei"rt s. BASE ClEEE.
NEW YORK, November 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
THE PSYCHICAL WIRELESS.
The simplicity OF the Messages Brought
CurIOmsIN Defended.

To THE Enron oF TIE SuS--Str: The
editorial "On Definite Scientific Grounds"
says:
A sor, OF bactstsirs immortali;y--in she
case OF men Of high intellectual powers a
dimlnution 20 tho utmost feebleneSs; this
seain- % be about al the psychical wire
less brings.
! dissent. II the platonlc theology was
true then indeed would there I've force in
such objections. for the platonists seeing
In God the essence OF thought demanded
intellectual attachments In tho seeker after
hmm rtaiity. Therefore If man fully
developed under this belief passed away.
and then his spirit was recalled to earth,
We might logically expect that 10 his
earth gained wisdom he had superadded
wisdom from the mighty ones OF the spirit
realm. and that therefore his replies
would exhibit Intelligence.
But the child OF God attempts to initiate
but one Of Gods traits---His holiness He
believes lie must become as Il little child
TO enter he life immortal, that in that
life he Will meet with the same childllke
minds. Consequently when his spirit IL
brought back childish answers alone aro
20 he expected. FRED w BALL.
NEsTBEoOK, Conn, November 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
IN TINE or PEACE PREPARE!
Concerning the Popular Movement for
prrnaratiOn for War.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir! l
noticed In this mornings Sun report
relating to agitation OF the question OF
the unpreparednCss OF this nation for war.
The movement is a splendid one. and
every person who has the interest or the
nation at heart should heartily cooperate
with It,
There are many ways that this can be
brought about which are hardly necessary
for me to mention. one particularly Is
to interest all communities TO form COM
mittees To walt upon their Representative
and Senators and urge them to Introduce
bills and to support them In Congress- for
the increasing of the navy and the army.
We should have a navy equal to the navy
of any nation and standing army of not
less than 100000 TO 10000 men, well
equipped and ready for active service.
The coast defence should be looked TO,
II Is reported to have been said, az Ia
well known. by one of the greatest leaders
Of modern times. who was first In war, in
peace and In the hearts OF his country
men. I'm time of peace prepare for war"
NEW York, November IS. ".
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30

bearing age was liable to be called
out for military service and made to
train therefor, presenting itself with
helmet, hauberk, sword AMI horse. hel-
met, hauberk and sword, and so on,
according to pecuniary standard.
down to the simple bowmen, who were
for 50 many years the strength OF Eng
llsh armies; and the mobiles had their
tits and tournaments
Statutes of many later reigns re
peated or modified these requirements.
Some prescribed military training on
sundays and holidays. But beer and
skittles interfered with martial exer-
clses. Why not, when you could get a
gallon of table beer for cent? I'm
thrifty games" unlawful games" were
denounced or prohibited by Parliament.
Tennis and kylcs tnlnepins,, "cleish''
or "closb.' some now unknown form of
bowl or ball, let alone the tavern di-
version of the dice, were hammered In
Elegantly by act of Parliament. which
In those days often contained dlsserta-
lions on morality and sociology. The
English had the reputation on the Con-
tinent of being an unruly and fierce
people; but playing on the village green
attracted them more than playing at
war or shooting at the butts.
Honest Hodge was much the same as
he Is now Therefore the present day
should not be too hard with him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30

The crusade against public order and
private property which assumed threat
cnlng proportions last winter and has
been marked by several bomb outrages
this fall has again entered on the
rhetorical stage, with several alien agi-
tators enthusIa stically engaged IN To-
mentlng strife and urging assaults on
property and It's possessors. The In
dustral depression here makes the field
inviting. while conditions In Europe
have made the promotion Of revolutions
a dangerous calling. We may therefore
expect n concentration In the United
States this winter OF these organizers
of dissatisfaction and eXploiters of mis-
fortune which will require prompt and
effective measures Of repression by the
authorities.
In this city The mistake was made
last year of permitting the propaganda
Of robbery and murder to 90 unchecked
until its dupeS encouraged by the SUI
pine attitude of public officials as much
as they were by the Indictments OF their
own leaders, raided public edlflces, filled
the streets with marching columns and
generally comported themselves in a
manner juStifying the utmost anxiety
rs to the outcome OF the movement.
With the plain lessons taught by the
experience of the past twelve months
In mind, il is incredible that the au-
thorlties should again endanger the
community by II liberation that defeats
It's purpose aud invites the most serious
consequences. The time Is highly In
suspicious for lenity toward the profess
slonal anarchists, the advocates of loot
ing ms a means OF livelihood and the
enemies Of government. The authori-
ties will confer no favor on any section
or division of society by displaying nj
this time sentimental weakness or a
INSTRUCTED sympathy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
SMALLER COINS NEEDED.
Fractional Gents to Help Bring Down the
Cost OF Living.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SU.-Str: When
meat costs your butcher one-half cent
moro per pound he charges you full
cent advance. When 1t costs him one
half cent less per pound he does not lower
MS price 20 you. The article for which
YOU for instance pay 81 cents per pound
Is sold YOU at - cents per half pound
and at 10 cents per quarter pound. While
the retailer might for reason prefer SELL
Ing this article only In full pounds, he
IS ready and willing to sell In desired
lesser Qu1ntitie. IL his customers so de-
mand. Whether his customers 80 demand
Is matter of Individual need or means
beyond control.
While tho retailer buys his desirt d
quantity OF this or that other article at
the ruling market price OF so or so many
cents and eighth, quarter or half cent per
pound, yard, &c, he nevertheless charges
you full cents when you patroniZe him.
He il compelled 70, because our cur
rency has no circulating coin smaller than
the one cent piece. True. the cent often Is
not considered OF value in Itself, but the
fraction ~ a cent here with another there
in IN" numberless retail purchases daily
would total 10 IN astonishing sum, and
the annual total Tor our tota! population
would he millions OF dollars. IL this way
The purchasing public pays millions an
nualIy for which no value is given them
simply because OF defective currency
system. True. our decimal currency table
is 10 mills one cont. 10 cents ono dime.
&c.. yet We coin 10 mills. nor even one
ha.t or oue-quartcr cents However IN
foreign countries where coin Ike the
ftrthing centime. pfcnnig. Meutzer, &c,
is IN circulation. tho purchasing public
suffers no such loss as We do.
This matter IL one OF general kuowl-
edge. has now and then been agltated
but with no result, obviously because those
20 whom saving fractions Of pennies is OF
no importance are not Interested; also
retailers would ho disiucl!ned TO the loss
OF millions now garucrcd for no value
given, aud 10 possible additional trouble
pf handling such minute coin. hut mainly
because the millions {, be benefited aTu
indifferent To their personal interests.
Nevertheless the subject remains one
that our ';uvrrrmen' sho.id Giy, attention
.u. to further general welfare, especially
so as matters OF price and value OF any
article AZ established by natural laws ut
supply and demand are beyond Federal
control.
Tho wall Of high cost Of living with
it, gloomy alternative Of barely existing
ana ample proofs prevail IN even these
times OF psychological prosperity, 81
why not give such relief a fractional
pennies would permanently offer
ADoI.pH OPEN HEiMER
NEW York, November 3.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
"Inthrifty Games :"

The passion for professional football.
a game whereon even the philosophical
Mr.. BAIFoUR Is said to love to look has
been supposed to interfere seriously
with recruiting in Great Britain. Pro
hlbton of 1t by Parliament has even
been suggested. \ London journal Is
going to bury the odlous and beloved
sport In obscurity, so far as its readers
are concerned, by not reporting the
matches, 1t seems a queer proposal,
even If other newspapers should adopt
it. Robbed of the glory Of print, will
the players seek that OF WARP Is the
pleasure OF tho invetcrate spectator
spoiled If he can't read about what he
has seen and howled over?
The complaint Is old. like most other
things Under the fcudal system.
though England seems to have forgot
ten it, Englishmen from II to GO were
subject to CONSUMPTION. For centuries
after the statute Of Winchester In 1885
the whole male population Of arm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-30
Why Not Try an Honest Election
Law

At present the voters OF New York
primary and election laws that impose
on them q tremendous and unnecessary
burden Of cost and labor. This result
has been achieved through the con-
scious efforts Of law makers whose first
purpose has invariably been to score
of the other fellows. and whose second
object was 10 seem TO give substantial
benefit to the electors without IN fact
doing anything of the sort. The in
evitable outcome of the bipartisan In
sincerity and greed that have inspired
election legislation Is the grossly ex-
penslve and unintelligible balloting
system that prevails to-day.
The contradictions and defects of the
law as II stands have attracted the at.
tentlon of Governor-elect WHITMAN
and he promises a revision OF the stat
ute. Unhappily for the public, this re.
vision is TO be partisan. In the interest
of the Republican machine now a-build.
ing. Its general significance may bs
deduced from the fact that one detail
of Its comprehensive scheme provides
for the relief Of tn upstate districts
from the needless and costly super.
vision of the Superintendent Of Elec.
tions while perpetuating that officers
jurisdiction in this city. That Is, the
Whitman reform Of the election law
displays as one Of It's conspicuous OBJ
jects a return 10 the conditions Of in.
equality which were established when
the Metropolitan Elections District was
erected for exclusively partisan pur
poses and benefits.
Obviously a recasting Of the election
law undertaken in this spirit will brins
about no permanent good. 1t simply
invites partisan retaliation whenever
opportunity offers, while the advantage
won by such means are beneath con
tempt when the public approval that
might he won by an honest revision OF
the statute are contemplated.