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CONVENTION WILL PASS
TANNER PLAN THIS WEEK
Short Ballot Proposal Is Expected to Be Changed Only
in Minor Observation-Disclosures
Assails It.

ALBANY, Aug. 2s.-The Tanner plan
for a short ballot and the c~entrallza-
ton OF appointing power and removal
In tho hands Of the Governor will be
advanced TO the order OF final passage
by the Constitutional Convention on
Monday night or Tuesday morning, and
|. will be passed finally by the nven
ton later In the week.
President Root will address the con-
vention on Monday and reiterate his
opinion that Invisible government will
be impossible with the Tanner r~eorgan-
ixation plan in operation.
The only substantial change to the
Reorganization scheme now expected Is
the consolidation OF the office OF State
Treasurer and Commissioner OF Ac-
counts into a State department of ac-
counts. although there is a strong senti-
ment to abolish the office of State
Treasurer altogether.
The State Treasurer performs the
same functions for the State as does
the City Chamberlain for New York
city. and following the recommendation
OF City Chamberlain Bruere. State
Treasurer James L. Wells of The Bronx
favors abolishing his office as an un-
necessary instrument OF government.
Senator wagner's suggestion that the
Legislature should elect the Commits
sioner Of Accounts ie not likely to be
followed because the Republicans feel
that the Governor should ave the APP
pointing OF this official TO aid him In the
work OF preparing the budget each year.
Drift u Opposition.
II is thought the opposition to the
Tanner plan will gain the most votes
for their side on the proposition that
the state superintendent OF Public
Works should be elected, but this amend
ment will not be adopted because such
convention leaders as President Root,
Chairman Tanner and Mr.. wickersham.
who favored a Simon pure short ballot
rrovidlng only for the election OF Gov
ernor and Northumberland. but who
compromised in favor OF the election OF
the Acknowledgement and Comptroller
In order to get the plan through the
convention, will not consent to the addi-
ton OF an elective official to the ballot,
Should the amendment to elect the
Superintendent OF Public Works be de-
feated, as expected. another amendment
will he offered providing a separate de-
partment to administer the work Of ON
structing roads.
Assemblyman Alfred +. Smith insists
that II the Governor is permitted to APP
point the Superintendent Of Public
Works, who is authorized under the
Tanner plan to spend the balance Of the
St5. 900, 900 for good roads. s27. 600, 600
for the canals, 81. 900, 900 for their main
tenance and the moneys 10 construct
and repair all state buildings and do tho
engineering and architectural work for
all State departments, he not only can
control the Government, but renominate
and reflect himself and pick his own
successor in the Governors chair.
The amendment offered by John p
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City Domination Prevented.
'~The reasons advanced for the ex-
tension OF the Limitation are that IL
will prevent the city with Its pre-
ponderance In population from DOM
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quence In in the Eleventh d.s,r,r, r.,
uty County Clerk Herman W n.
has opened headquarters with H.. .r.,,
ton OF beating Leader George W W.r
maker. In the Twenty -srveutn d.s,,..
Joseph w. Spencer. eN-Aldurwan ,,l
now an inheritance tax aprraIser. nj
ably will retire from the ,elda ....
Hs successor may be Beverly h
Robinson.
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fourteen Republican delegates from
Brooklyn headed by william Berry
forced Chairman Tanner to accede to,
Judge Dykeman said he had expected
this bill would be amended in this par
tIcular because the Democratic plat
form favored the retention of the Comp
troller's office with the present powers,
land not because I expected murmurs
from a little band from Brooklyn. be-
cause the shadows murmur. while the
deeps are dumb"
II was a Democratic member OF the
Tanner committee" said Judge Dyke
man. "and I am reminded that a Demo-
cratic Governor. John =. Hoffman, forty
years ago favored the short ballot in a
message to the Legislature. I favor
Mr.. Wagner's amendment that the Com
missioner of Accounts be elected by thu
Legislature and the amendment sug-
gested by Mr.. Smith permitting the
Governor to appoint the executive
heads without the action OF the Senate.
The Democratic platform favors con
solidating the work OF canals and good
roads In an appointive officer, and we
would violate our pledge II we made
the Superintendent OF Public Works cleo
tive. | believe that II the Tanner plan
Is adopted by the people we will have
49, N''s " WV Nv ~ "NiA
Us OF the present extravaganza con-
fusion and inefficiency which exists"
Brnckett's Attack.
Il do not know whence this demand
comes for this short ballot ut this time"
said Senator Bracket. but / am sure
that whatever Its source IL came from
a heart that hates self-government and
that seeks for opportunity TO limit and
curtail II. II was conceived in the
malignancy of one who despises the
control Of the people of their own af-
fairs, and 1t was born in that spirit OF
aristocfacy that seeks to limit pa j.
patton in actual COVER nent to as sma' a
percentage OF the electorate as possible.
1t is the old struggle between equality
and privilege.
The opposition to this amendment
mas been radically changed for the
worse within the past few days 1t has
been my privilege In the State Senate
to watch the way things were done by
the machine, and I want to admit to
the officers and leaders of this conven-
ton that in p~ersuading delegates to favor
this Tanner plan through the invisible
influence which the President and his
Cabine, has In the distribution of polit-
!cal bouquets they nave treated the sit
udll'l Ndustu ny lnt oDnOslllOn IN a
practical manner. and | recommend that
Senator Wagner and A~ssemblyman
Smith. when they return to New York.
tell their chief that he could he given
cards and spades, with the little casino
thrown in. and he defeated by the com
hination which is running this conven-
ton.
For instance, the Comptroller OBJ
jected TO having his powers taken away
and he made common cause with others
who opposed this plan, but suddenly his
opposition was withdrawn when the
great mass OF Kings county patronage
was properly taken care Of. and then
1t was To hell with the people for the
next twenty years. and the fourteen
votes from Kings county thereupon were
suddenly counted for the Tanner plan.
And so II was with the Tax Commits
sion and the charities article. Conces-
sions were made and votes secured
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UPSTATE ROBBERY
OF SENATE CHARGED
Legislative Reorganization
Scheme Is Attacked in
the Convention.
A BLOW AT HOME RULE

ALBANY, Aug. es.-Assembiyman AL
fred T.. Smith and Nathan Burkan pro-
tested to-day in the Constitutional Con-
ventlon against the provision In the
constitutional amendment reported IA
vorably by the committee on legislative
organization which provides that mo
counties az now organised, wholly con-
tanned within the limits OF a single city.
III have more thar one-half Of all the
Senator's"
They declared that the provision
meant unjust taxation because Of lack
Of equal representation In the Legisla-
ture. The provision extends the existing
constitutional limitations upon the leg
islative representation Of New York n
Kings counties to all the Ave counties
now embraced within New York city.
Assemblyman Smith always has In
sisted that this convention never would
give New York city real home rule II It
persisted in not giving the city Its full
representation In the Legislature. which
would enable the city to control the
State Senate and thus stop the continued
unjust taxation which the upstate rural
legislators continue to levy upon the
city. and he urged that the home rule ar
ticle favored by the Republicans in the
convention justiies his declaration.
Limits Representation.
THE object sought to be accom-
plished by this proposal" the protest
declares. sis to limit the representation
Of New York city In the State senate
to not more than one-half of all the
Senators. however large and increas-
ing It's population. and without regard
to the number of counties within its
boundaries.
while New York city is not definitely
named in the proposal. obviously IL can
only apply to New York, as there Is no
other city which within the next twenty
years is likely to come within its pur-
view. The proposal denies to the people
of New York city their rightful repre-
sentation in the State government II
deprjves them Of an equality of represen-
tation in the Legislature.
THE practical operation of these
provisions requires that every Senator
In New York city shall represent a
much larger population h the
average OF Senators from other sec
tions OF the State. for they prevent
the city of New York, regardless OF
population, from electing "A majority OF
the State Legislature.
'Thus n minority OF the electorate
OF the State controls the State govern
ment, dominates its policies and Is
enabled to enact oppressive legislation
affecting ever the purely local affairs
Of the city.
City Domination Prevented.
"The reasons advanced for the sx-
tension Of the limitation are nat IL
will prevent the city with Its pre-
ponderance in population from DOM
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D~ALrIMoRE. Aug. Zs--The funeral OF
Mrs. Hester Fetiman. said to be H.
years old, who died Sunday night at
the Hebrew Friendly Inn and Home
for the Aged. III Aisquith street. was
held IN the assembly hall Of the home.
Several men and women more than 30
years old and two more thar 100 at
tended the services.
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SAKE Warns Bracket.

At this point Martin SAKE. who is
president of the State Tax Commission
and Vas presiding over the convention
to-day, called Senator Bracket to order
and warned him against INDUCING in
personal attacks or arraigning delegates
in the convention for any OF their &C
tons,
II would not do that for q moment.
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Stanchleld. which was suggested by AS
semblymaI Smith, permitting the Gov
ernor to appoint the heads of the sew
enteen executive departments without
the confirmation of the Senate. IL not
likely to be adopted because the machine
Republicans and some of the Tammany
delegates will not stand for any pro-
vision which will prevent the Senat
from checkmating the Governor on ap-
pointments. despite the fact that the
Governor receives absolute power to re-
move the heads of these departments
without the consent OF the Senate.
President Root and Chairman Tanner
wanted to give the Governor the right
Of app hitting the executive heads with
out the approval OF the Senate. but did
not put such "A provision In the Tanner
amendment for fear the Republican ma
chine would make unusual efforts TO de-
feat the whole plan. Should this amend
ment be adopted. II would be quite sat
isfactory to the convention leaders who
will vote for IL, but they do not expect
hat 1t will pass.
About the only amendments to the
Tanner plan that will be accepted will
be those prescribing that the plan shall
take effect January |, 1917. Mt the end
OF the Governors present term and elm
mating the provision that the Tax Com
mission shall consist OF three members.
80 that he Legislature may make his
department single headed " II desires.
Gov. Whitman's friends at first feared
that the adoption OF the short ballot
and the Tanner reorganization plan
might interfere with his denomination
for Governor next year, but the fight be-
tween the Federal crowd" who are
behind the Tanner plan. and the ma
yAtRA DAn,kItAa 80 EAa $4,000 a. At,,a.
the Gov, rnur's friends are OF the opin-
ion. now that the injection OF the con-
troll OF the Federal crowd" in the
Constitutional Convention, TO be fol-
lowed by their attempt to nominate
the next Republican State ticket. will
consolidate the State Republican rgan-
cations strength in favor Of the Gov
ernor's denomination at the primaries
next year.
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In other words. the Old Guard will
have to get behind Whitman to pre-
vent the Federal crowd' from taking
the state machine away from them.
Such is the opinion OF Whitman's
friends.
President Root made II plain to-day
that the convention must complete its
work hy a week from tonight. when a
recess will be taken over Labor Day to
give the committee on revision time to
put the approved amendments In their
proper place in the constitution.
The convention held a single session
from 10 until 2 o'clock to-day. The
discussion on the Tanner plan was con-
tinued by George /. Green of Bing-
ham,on. Edgar Truman Bracket. Judge
william y, Dykeman and Seth Low.
This plan will increase the opportu-
nifty for invisible government and the
operation of forces seen and unseen"
declared Mr.. Green.
Referring TO the compromise In favor
OF State Comptroller Travis. which the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-27
HERE ARE a FEW OF THE SPECIAL FEATUREs
Board Of Trade Report:

Secretary Dadderar's report Of the actiy-
tiles Of the Clarksburg Board Of Trade will
appear il The Sunday Telegram tomorrow
morning It's 2 review Of the accomplish
ments Of this important body and an outline
Of future prospects. Every business man,
every man and woman interested in. c lie
welfare and prosperity Of CIarksburg should
read this report. Remember, il will appear
in The Sunday Telegram Sunday morning.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11

Indications are Liberal Patronage will
be Extended to Worthy Cause.

The annual firemen's bali will be
held February % and from present
indications this social event is going to
be as popular as usual. The fireboys,
while they perform service Of great
value to the community and go through
a lot> of hardships during a year are
very modest in asking for public as
sistance, in fact amy and all sums thus
raised do not go to the members but
are put into fund used in providing
additional equipment so that any
money made will mean additional fire
apparatus and not one cent will the
fire boys profit. A three piece orches,
ira of popular local musicians has been
secured and arrangements for decorat-
ing the hall in an appropriate manner
are in charge of committee of capa
BILE men. The tickets will be only one
dollar and whether you dance or not
you should feel duty bound to help out
good cause. The committee will make
a canvass of the town in a short time
and it is sincerely hoped they will meet
with but few turn downs.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
A VALENTINE SOCIAL.
Pink Division of Rebekah Lodge
Entertained After Lodge Meeting

Wednesday evening after the even
ing session of the Rebekah lodge the
Pink Division of the lodge enter
tanned the members in the dining room
of the Odd Fellow lodge hall at a
Valentine social. The dining room
was very prettily decorated with red
and white and hearts and Cupid S darts
were used in the decoration scheme.
A delicious lap dinner was served, the
menu consisting of cream chicken on
patties served with red pin.entoes, cold
slaw, sandwiches, tarts with apple jel-
ly, the tarts being cut heart shaped,
ment line those present took part in a
game, in which the guests were blind
folded and given paper Cupids which
they were to place as near as possible
to the center of large heart suspend
ed in the center of the room. Mrs.
Hender won the first prize in the game
and the BOBBY prize was won by Mrs.
Howard. Another game was played
being in the nature of cracker eat
ing contest Two teams with leaders
were chosen from those present and
each was handed cracker. The lead
ers were to start first and as soon as
they had disposed of their cracker, the
member of the team next to them was
to start in. A great deal of fun was
the result. The crowd went home
about one o'clock and everyone had 6
share in the good time provided.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
STATE VS.. FOWLER DISMISSED
PETE BIEs WITHDRAws PLEA
OF NOT GUILTY.. PLEADS
aUILTY-FINED $25.

Monday morning at 900 o'clock all
of the jurors summoned to serve dur
ing this term of court reported for
duty at the court house but two. These
were John j. Lamb who was excused
from jury duty by the court, and the
other was w. II. Giles who had not
been able to get in from his home back
in the mountains and who reported for
duty Tuesday. Tuesday Ben Terwille-
gar was excused by the court from ser
vice as juryman during the term on
account of his hearing which would
prevent his hearing the evidence in the
cases.
Last Friday, in the case of Susan
C. Mcmillan VS.. Ernest s. Mcmillan
the dfeault of the defendant having
been entered and the plaintiff appear
| ing with her witnesses and putting in
her evidence, decree of disvorce was
granted by the court. The evidence
on the part of the plaintiff in the case
of Stidewell VS.. Stidwell was heard
Saturday and decree Of divorce wa,
granted Monday. In the case of Nellie
M. Thampson VS.. Harvey L. Thompson
another divoce case, the evidence wal
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11

aid for cooperative farm demonstration
work, was designed expressly to help
the. county agriculturist movement.
Idaho now has Federal aid for limit
ed number of counties which will agree
to share in tn, expense of maintaining
a county agriculturist to work with the
farmers of the county.
The county agriculturist has proved
that he is one of the biggest factors
in improving the farming OF county,
in making it's farming more profitable,
in organizing and directing its agricul-
ture. He is not white collar farmer
but practical man, one who is farm
trained. He not only knows but shows
pulls off his coat and pitches in
where help is needed. He works with
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
ENTER HARNESS STORE.
Thief Obtains Pair of Spurs but Moth
ing Else Missed By Snyder g. Miller.

Thieves gained entrance to the har-
ness and saddle factory of Snyder 8
Miller last Thursday night. The en-
trance was made through the door at
the rear end of the store q glass cutter
being used to cut out part Of the
glass in the door and then the thief
reached through the opening and threw
back the bolt which locked the do, r.
Mr.. Snyder states that the only thing
missed was a pair of $40 spurs which
were taken out of glass show case,
but he is not in a position to state
whether anything else was appropriat-
ed or not. The thief or thieves who
made the entrance evidently are fami
liar with the store and had studied out
the method of making an entrance
No clue was left whereby to i.!cntif;
the criminal.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
REPRESENTATIVE OF AGRICUL-
TURE DEPARTMENT LAYS MAT
TER BEFORE PEOPLE.
GOVERNMENT OFFERS HELP
Would Pay Half of Cost and County
the Balance. Opportunity to Sc
cure Practical Assistance

H. w. Hockbaum, of the department
of agriculture, was here last Friday
in the interest of the department and
with the object of getting Idaho county
to accept the proposition of the federal
government for the placing of county
agriculturist here. He appeared be-
fore meeting of business men and
explained the proposition in detail.
The county agriculturist or agent
would have as his duties the advising
of farmers in regard to the best meth
DDS of cropping, the treatment of dis
eases the animals, the prevention of
contagion, the care of fruits, crops
etc. He would be a man of practical
experience who would offer his services
to the farmer in solving any Of the
many perplexing problems coming up
every day. Lewis county has had such
a man during the past years and is said
to be well pleased with the experiment
Under the Smith-Lever act, the
national government agrees to pay
$500 year for such work where the
county win provide an equal amount.
The proposition looks like one wei
worth taking advantage of and tn.
entire matter will be placed before tn,
farmers at the next meeting of tn,
union. In speaking of the work Mr.
Rockbaum said:
"The S.nith-Lever Act provides
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
ESQ FANCY BIRDS ARE NOW ON
EXHIBITION AT POULTRY SHOW

mountain metropolis will be noted some
of these years for things other than A
l lumber.
Thomas. of Ilo has string of the
best Partridge Wyandottes in the
northwest. There are twenty-five birds
and among the lot cock valued at
$3.50.
Parish, the Buff Orpington man of
Ilo has Orpingtons as large as turkeys.
Among the local exhibitors are: DIR.
Jackson, Charles Smith, John Norwood
James Graves, Frank Rice, Sam Marn.
ing, Calvin Hazlebaker, Clyde Moffit
Mrs. Moore, Geo. Smith, John Gregg
Don Fisher, Otto Schwalbach and A. l.
Chance
Judge Wherry arrived last night and
has commenced the judging. The
quality of the birds being of such 8
high degree the work of the judge i.
difficult and it is doubtful if he will b.
able to conclude the judging before
Friday night. Many people are visit
ing the show, which is located in the
old Bargain store building, and to
morrow and Saturday large crowd
is looked for.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
LOCAL POULTRY SHOW OPENED
YESTERDAY WITH LONG LIST
OF EXHIBITORS FROM ALL
POINTS ON THE PRAIRIE.

The Idaho County Poultry Show
opened Wednesday with long line of
exhibitors and while the local fanciers
have not the usual number of birds on
exhibit the number from the ouside
is greater than usual. There are $50
birds in the show, considerable more
than former years. Fanciers from Ilo,
Winchester, Cottonwood and Lewiston
are here, last night s train bringing
in a large shipment of fancy fowls
from these outside points.
President Jackson of the association
in conversation said: "We have more
birds than usual and the quality is way
above the average. While the show is
not as large as some others. quality
considered our exhibit will come ur
with any of them.''
Wines, of Cottonwood has a long
line of fine Rhode Island Reds; Tuttle
of Winchester has several pens OF
Campines which show that the Craig
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-02-11
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION TO
ACT JOINTLY.
P.O. DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST
Local Postmaster to Furnish Informa
tion Blanks to be Filled in By EN-
ployer and Unemployed.

A new method, whereby the Post
Office Department will cooperate with
the Department of Labor in connec-
tion with it's plan for the employment
and distribution of laborers in the
United States so far as consistent with
the postal laws and regulations, has
been inaugurated and the first step in
that direction which affects Grange.
vile locally consists of a circular let
ter of instructions received by the post
master of the Grangeville office this
week.
1t is planned by the post office de.
'partment to afford what assistance can
be given to the Department OF Labor
in providing aid to the unemployed and
under the arrangement this win add
no expense to the Post Office Depart
ment and will not interfere with the
regular work and performance Of of
ficial duties.
The Method to be Employed.
A circular letter has been MALE,
out to the different postrnasters by A
Carminetti, Commissioner of Imfnigra
tion and w. B. Wilson, Secretary 0
Labor contains instructions as follows
U. 8. Department of Labor,
Washington. d. c.
January 8, 1915.
The Postmaster:
Sir: There is forwarded to you
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