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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
Reply Ready in Few Days.

Berlin, Dec. 25, by wireless via Say ville.-Baron von Burian already has begun work on the Austrian reply to the second note or the Ancona to the United States, according to the Zeit of Vienna.
 It is expected that the answer will be handed to the American ambassa- dor within the next few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
FIRE TRUCKS COLLIDE.
One Fireman Killed and Three Hurt
 at Beaumont, Texas.

Beaumont, Dec. 25.-One fireman was killed and three were severely injured this afternoon, when two auto fire trucks collided while making 9 run to a fire. The dead man is BOD Glass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
Kaiser With Family.

Berlin, Dec. 25.-Emperor William this year, because of his indisposi- tion, was able to spsnd Christmas with his family at Potsdam.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
Czar Leaves Palace.

Petrograd, Dec. 25.-The ear has left Tsarskoeselo for the front. i,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
Germans Thwart French.

Berlin, Dec. 25.-By wireless to Isayville.-M Mining operations against the German lines wes. of La Base. near the Belgian border on tie French front, have been frustrated by the Germans, whose countermin- ing destroyed the 6ostiie works, army headquarters announced today. On the Russian front there have been patrol engagements at several points and reconnoitering parties advancing towards the German lipes were re- pulsed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
The Weather.

fartly cloudy and warmer Sun. uay; Monday. unsettled and colder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
Bulgars Will Not Be Per mitted by Greeks Attack
 Allies on Hanks.
100000 TEUTONS
 TO INVADE GREECE
Relieved That Germans Will EMdeav0r to Seize Strong Defensive Positions, Rather Than Lay Siege to SOlOn-
 iki--Turks Sink Two Ships.

London, Dec. 25-The Germans have opened their attack on the ai- lied forces in Greece with a vigorous bcmEardment of the frontier posi- tions.
 German artillery at Lake Doiran is bombarding the allied territory" says an Athens dispatch to the Paris Journal "The entente troops con- tinue 10 fortify."
 Other dispatches state that an army estimated at 30OOOO men is pre- pairing to invade Greece. It is com posed of Germans, Austrians. BuI- garians and Turks.
 q learn on excellent authority that the Greek military commanders have received instructions to make no op- position to the advance of the Ger mans and Bulgarians from the posi- tons they already occupy opposite the allies, 80 long as this advance constitutes direct frontal attack" wires the Athens correspondent of the Standard. "rhe Greeks will not permit the Bulgarians to invade from flanking points," he continues. "This fas greatly disappointed the Bulga- rianS.
 "The entente commanders are con- fident that it will be utterly impos- sible for the invaders to break through their lines of defense.
 "The allies are rushing work on their defenses on the road to Salon. iki. Strong field defenses nave been organized and the allied fleet in the saloniki roadstead is pfepared to take part in the defense of the city with it's long-range guns"
 Saloniki correspondents indicate in their reports that there is doubt of the German intention. It is thought possible that they s,plan to seize stronge defensive petitions in Greece against a possible allied drive, rath CT than attempt to lay seize to Sa- 1 loniki.
 German and Bulgarian aeroplanes gre keeping up continual mosquito attacks on the French and British forces. Considerable damage has heen done by bombs north of Salon. iki it is reported.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26
Turk Batteries Sink Ships.

Constantinople, Dec. 25.-Turkish batteries sank two enemy ships and successfully prevented landing of allied forces at Tekke- Durnu, it was announced by the war office today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-26

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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
County Fair Business Will Be
Carefully Audited At Once

not a premium has been paid this
time, Q914 fair), Secretary l. R.
Crow evidently being too busy paying
himself printing bills to do anything
for the farmers who produced the pro-
ducts that made the fair possible.
In this connection the Republican
would rise to inquire by whose order,
and by what authority, lumber and
printing bills became preferred
claims, and where the secretary got
his authority to ignore the board of
directors and to assume entire control
of the county fair.
The crowd present at the Monday
morning meeting showed its temper
when it refused to accept the financial
report of l. r. Crow, substituting in
stead motion to inspect l. r. Grow 5
records and accounts.
1t is proposed to segregate the
offices of secretary and treasurer, and
the Republican would suggest that
neither Of these officers be on the
board of directors for good and evil
dent reasons. No bill should be paid
until audited and approved by the
board of directors, and paid only on
an order from the president and secre-
tary to the treasurer.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
Clearwater Republican Is Now
Official Paper of The County

In order to save the Orofino Tribune
the burden of doing county printing
at a sacrifice, the new county commits
sioners cancelled the printing contract
given the Tribune Friday, the day be-
fore the old board went out of Office,
and gave the work to the Clearwater
Republican. In other words the
Clearwater Republican is now the
official paper of Clearwater county,
and will be for the ensuing two years.
Briefly stated, the retiring board, that
is, Zelenka and Torgerson, in viola
tion of at least every rule of decency,
and without regard to the best inter-
ests of the taxpayers, gave the print
ing to their own party organ at five
cents line for straight matter and
seven an half cents line for tabu-
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
County Records Will
Be Exported At Once

One Of the first things the new
county board will do is to have the
Clearwater county records exported.
1t Is q business proposition, a thing
that should be done every two years
regardless of what kind Of county Off
cials hold Office, and especially should
it be done where the integrity or
ability of the officials is questioned.
No business man would think of let
ting his business drag along and not
know how things stand. The business
man experts his accounts annually.
He keeps q close check on affairs all
the time. The people should check
up at least at the end Of each term
of Office, or every two years.
Clearwater county is now -four
years old, and things are not in the
best of shape. The people have nc
idea how the public business stands.
The retiring county treasurer insists
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

temporary deputy in the treasurer's
office.
The bonds of the new officers were
approved and filed.
The one noticeable things, and
most important one too, in the man.
ner of transacting county business,
was the attitude of the new board to-
wards the laws of the state, and it
was plain that the laws of Idaho are
to he respected and followed to the
letter. The board even consulted the
county attorney, and was advised at
every step. County Attorney Smith
made no effort to side-step, evade,
double-cross or renig. He made it
plain by his attitude that he realized
the Importance of observing the law,
and that it is the duty Of county
attorney to advise the board, to inter-
pref the law, and to be in fact the
legal adviser of the county. The new
county attorney seems to be able and
capable Of doing his duty.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

There is now on file before the new
board of county commissioners bill
of some $l5O from the Orofino Tri-
bune for 355 dozen legal balnks. In
vestigation of the court house Monday
brought out some facts relative to
this legal blank bill that may prove
exceptionally interesting to l. R.
Grow, who as Probate judge, stands
guilty violation of the law that ex-
pressly forbids this very thing
1t will be recalled that the Tribune
gleeful1y referre.l to the "Gemmil
case," in which it told how ''Orcutt
had started case and got licked" or
words to that effect.
The facts are that Orcutt won the
case, which was carried to the su-
preme court and the constitutionality
of the law upheld. This law says
that it is crime for any county Off
cial to send cut of the county for
printing that can be done, not by the
official paper, but by any paper, with
in the county. And the evidence is
conclusive that /. r. Crow, as probate
judge, has violated this law several
dozen times. or enough, if all the
cases are pushed, to keep him in
volved in litigation for the rest of hi:
life. With penalty Of something
like $500 for each offense it will b.
seen that Clearwater county stands tx
get back at least as much as Mr.
Crow has ever received, or might re
ceive, from county printing if hi
stayed on the job for twenty years.
Nor will it do Mr.. Crow any goo'
to go up to the higher courts witt
hope of escape. The supreme cour
has already sustained the law. Su
preme Judge Morgan, now on tn
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

The county fair association met in
Odd Fellows hall Monday at II as
advertised, and the attendance was
good. President Frank Zelenka
presided, with l. R. Crow acting as
secretary. It was announced that
there were two directors to elect, but
there was difference of opinion as
to who went out and who stays in, so
it was decided to postpone the election
of officers till the associations can
determine where it is "at. - And A.
E. Hinckley, j. R. Becker and w. j.
Hannah were appointed committee
to revise the constitution and by
laws. This committee was also ap-
pointed to go over the accounts and
records of the secretary and audit the
books.
The next meeting of the association
will be held in Orofino February IL,
when the committee is to report and
new officers and directors chosen.
There strong sentiment against the
way the fair has been run, and unless
assured Of better treatment hereafter
exhibitors will have nothing more Il
do with the Clearwater county fair
So far as the Republican can learr
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
Ex-Probate Judge Grow May
Face Criminal Prosecution

bench, happened to be the attorney
who prosecuted the Gemmill case,
winning the decision.
The purpose of this law was to pro-
tect the home printer. 1t was desired
to compel the patronage of home in
dustry, giving the printers who live
in county and spend money in a
county and employ labor in a county
some protection against such detest-
able dogin-t -the-manger methods as l..
R. Crow is guilty of.
Defeated at the recent election, and
being physically unable to turn out
even a small fraction of the numerous
blanks, this fellow, himself judge,
sworn to obey the law, violated il
that he might so load the various
offices of the county that there would
not be printing job left should the
Clearwater Republican succeed in get.
ting the contract for 1915. 1t is ar
outrage that deserves the limit of the
law. For once he has dug his owr
grave, and before he gets through
with it he may pay dearly for hi'
dirty work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
Acres Grant Lands
Untaxed

lar matter. The new board accepted
a proposition from the Clearwater
Republican for three cents per line
for all kinds of matter, and one and
one half cents per line for subsequent
insertions. This is duplicate of the
price the Republican proposed year
ago, and is the price this paper sug-
gested during the campaign. 1t will
result in saving Of at least half
over the recent Tribune deal, and is
but THIRTY PER CENT of the price
the Tribune charged during 1914.
1t would certainly be funny law
that would compel the taxpayers
of this county to submit to continued
extortion on printing. If l. R. Crow
must be supported at public expense
it would be cheaper to vote the old
grandmother widows pension.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

Mr.. Compton has now completed his
part of this immense undertaking.
He got results. He made good. He
rendered service of incalculable va
lue to the counties and to the entire
state. And now the question is:
WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT? is THE LA
BORER WORTHY OF HIS HIRE?
Or, will ingratitude be written across
the record, and this earnest, unselfsh
man left to suffer the financial burden
Of his labors in behalf Of the people?
What are the counties or the state 60
ing to do for Mr.. Compton? The
very least that could be done would
be to re-emburse the man for the act
ual money he has spent to carry on
the work. This is 5000. Clear
water county being the greatest gain
er it should stand the major portion
of the expense. The fair way would
be to apportion the cost, pro rating it
according to acreage in the various
counties. This would require a
quarter of a cent an acre to raise
81, 900, and Clearwater county's share
would be $l1O0. The appended table
will give the required information.
These counties would have been
justified in contracting with Mr.. Com
ption to the effect that he was to have
the first years taxes from the lands
he succeeded in forcing to patent.
The counties would have jumped at
this and it would have been good busi-
ness. But last week, when the old
democratic board considered a $500
bill filed by Mr.. Compton, they allow
ed the man the paltry and niggardly
sum of $500. If the other counties
are as liberal it will mean that Mr..
Compton stands to lose $1,000 of the
actual cash expended out of private
means, with not penny for his valu-
able service.
is 1T RIGHT?
Based on benefits accruing to the
people and comparing the work of Mr..
Compton with the Nease cruise Clear
water county should have paid Mr.
Compton $4,000.
This article is inspired by desire
: to see justice done. We have faith il
the honesty of the people. The mat
!, ter was called to the attention of thu
!, Clearwater Republican by w. B
Kline of Orofino, who said:
Here is man who is square; HI
J has done great work. He put hi
heart and personal means into tn
} work; there is absolutely no graft il
, the deal, and it is a shame if h
| stands to lose his time and money
He did his work unselfshly. Tn
} people should show some apprecia
tion."
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
Democrats Leave STAGE
Republicans In Charge

Monday, January IL, was day of
some moment in Clearwater county.
After four years of rule, or mis-rule,
as the various elements may be pleas
ed to call it, the democrats went out
and the republicans went in.
Promptly at nine O'Clock the new
county board was sworn in, and in
turn administered the oath to the
other officers and their deputies.
Quickly the retiring officers checked
up and retired, and the new officials
spent the day adjusting themselves to
their new positions. 1t was like
teaching duck to swim-the new
officers were right at home, and they
went to work without fuss or feathers.
Sheriff Sullivan named E. w.
Jewell as Office deputy, and Peter
Shea of Elk River as deputy at Elk
River. Joseph Molloy was named as
deputy assessor. County Treasurer
Crockett put w. M. Peatman in as
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
County School Trustees Hold
An Interesting Convention

the Clearwater county directors to be
men of intelligence and breadth.
Probably the question of greatest
interest was the proposed County
Unit plan of school government.
The discussion was led by John R.
Becker of Orofino, and the interest
was such that it was hard to close the
discussion to go on with the program.
The County Unit" plan provides for
the election of from five to seven
trustees elected from various parts of
the county. One man is elected from
each district to have general over
sight of his particular school, but the
county board, in cooperation with the
county superintendent transacts the
business of the schools, and looks af-
ter the hiring of all the teachres.
This is live question since the plan
is being worked out successfully in
some states. The adoption or rejec-
tion Of the plan by particlar counties
is usually optional and with this un-
derstanding the trustees passed reso-
luton asking the legislature of Idaho
to adopt the county unit plan.
In appreciation Of the work done
by Miss Mix, the retiring county
school superintendent, during her
term of office, the trustees passed
resolutions commencing her work and
the interest she had taken in building
up the schools of Clearwater county.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

that the county is out of debt, that it
is on a cash basis, while others in
sist the county is more than 500, 900
in debt. Now what does the county
owe?
Let US ask the people another ques-
tion. Is the county business straight
and has every dollar been properly
expended? Has everything been
legal and upright? Is everything
alright? Who knows? We do know
that occasionally here and there the
people wake up and discover that pub
lie funds have been misused, and
there is a scandal. Sometimes vast
sums of public funds are discovered
misued or stolen. The Allen scandal
is case in point. An investigation
disclosed a condition that has APPALLED,
the state. For the protection of hon.
est officials county business should be
kept checked and the work should be
done by competent experts.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

Clearwater county is not the Oldest
county in the state but Prof. Phi. Sou
len, of the University of Idaho, and
Prof. C. L. Clarke, of the Lewiston
Normal, who took prominent part in
the Clearwater county school directors
meeting in Orofino Saturday, agreed
that they found one of the most pro-
gressive organizations here among the
school trustees that they had found in
any county in Idaho.
The annual meeting was held in
the High school building Saturday.
The sessions lasted from morning till
late Saturday night, and was splen-
did meeting. Twenty districts of the
county were represented, and from
the opening to the close of the pro-
gram there was not a dull moment.
Professors Soulen and Clarke are ex-
perts in school work, and delighted
their hearers with their vast fund of
information and valuable suggestions.
These educators were frank and open
in their discussions, winning the con-
fidence of the audience from tine be-
ginning. They did not confine them
selves to any cut and dried style of
address, and invited the trustees to
"butt i'm whenever they felt like it..
The trustees had come prepared to
get the most out of the meeting and
the audience entered into the spirit
of the convention with an enthusiasm
that was interesting.
During the Round Table discussions
every trustee present took lively in,
terest and the information brought
out was of much Importance to the
public schools of the county. 1t was
plain that the men of Clearwatel
county who make up the school board:
appreciate the value of good publ,
schools, and mean to give the children
of today better educational advantage.
than their parents enjoyed.
Every question and argument hat
in it the spirit of progress, and OF
questions where there was difference
of opinion there was manifest broat
mindedness and liberality that showed
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

Chris A. Hagan, representing the
Moscow Packing and Cold Storage
Co., was in Orofino Wednesday night
on business. His firm does large
business through this section of the
state, and the industry he represents
is one of Moscow's biggest and best
concerns. The company gives en-
ployment to very respectable num-
ber of butchers.
James Hamilton of Weippe is now
holding down the position of janito1
at the court house, the place vacated
by Frank Sisk.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
Debs To Lecture AT Lewiston

Eugene v. Debs, noted lecturer,
will speak in Lewiston Tuesday even
ing, January 10Th. While Mr.. Debs
is generally looked upon as radical,
we are pleased to testify that we once
had the pleasure of attending one of
Debs lectures, for which we paid one
dollar, and was never more surprised
in our life than in this noted man.
The lecture was fine, one Of the best
we ever heard, and it is safe to say
that the coming lecture will be inter
esting regardless of the subject Mr..
Debs discusses.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

Chas. Green, miner and prospect
or, died at Pierce of pneumonia Sun
day night. Deceased was 81 years
of age and had no relatives in that
section.
Workmen have been repairing the
water tank at the N. P. depot this
week. From the appearance of the
tank it looks like the company would
be compelled to build new one in
the near future.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15
Compton Gets Results
But Pay Is Lacking

Ingratitude is the most inexcusable
and hasest of sins. To benefit from
the labors of another and then refuse
to grant benefactor square deal Is
wrong. Going back few years 1t
will be recalled that w. B. Compton,
a homesteader in Clearwater county,
lead an agitation to force TIE Federal
government to advance to patent the
vast land grants of the Northern Paci-
fic railroad company, located in var
ious northern Idaho counties. We re-
call how farmers organizations took
up the cry, and how the various boards
of county commissioners approved the
movement, and urged Mr.. Compton
to go ahead, assuring him that the
counties would stand back of him
financially. Governor Hawley ap-
proved the work, and so did Senators
Hepburn and Borah. The government
officials uniformly urged the work.
Everybody said the land should go tc
patent, that it was unjust that several
millions of acres of railroad lands
should go untaxed, and Mr.. Compton,
himself poor man, was everywhere
officially endorsed and urged and in.
structed to keep on.
The railroad company itself insists
that it approved the work, declaring
it had endeavored in vain to get the
Federal authorities to do anything
But here was man, homesteadel
out in the woods in Clearwater coun
ty, Idaho, who seemed to possess ths
ability and the knowledge necessary
to accomplish results, and to provid,
the funds to carry on the work Mr.
Compton sold his homestead and from
1911 up to 1915, has expended ever!
cent Of his private funds in behalf O
this undertaking.
Almost year was spent in Wash
ington, D. c., urging and pushing tn
work, arousing interest and senti
ment, until results were accomplished
The government woke up and 1872, "a
acres of script and lieu lands hav
been discovered in Idaho alone tina
will soon go to patent, lot of whic
has already done SO. The government
is now rushing the surveys in Idaho
and there came into the Clearwate
county treasury the first of 1915 some
thing like $1,000 from taxes on thes
lands from the Northern Pacific. TIL
work is beginning to bear fruit.
1t was not a Clearwater count
proposition. These unpatented land
were in the Panhandle counties c
Idaho, and Mr.. Compton met with tn
various county boards and his wor
was highly endorsed. He was urge
to keep on and was assured of finar
cial support commensurate with h
work.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-01-15

1t is reported there is deal on for
the Orofino steam laundry, the pur-
chasers to be Peter Noble and Mr..
Chas. Hale of Toppenish, Wash, a
practical laundry man.
John N. Wilson of Spokane, an ex-
pert accountant, arrived in Orofino
Wednesday to confer with the new
county board relative to the exporting
of the Clearwater county records.
Mr.. Wilson comes we'll recommended.