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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24

This mans curse has been specula- tion, not exclusively of the stock market or buckatshop hind,. but ne has not used good judgment ill the matter of various schemes and enter prisss that he has gone into from time to time. Once he was the owner 0: a first-class hotel which was doing we'll Instead of considering the wis., dom of the proverb, "The shoemaker should stick to his last" he sold ms hotel and put the money 1nto some thing with which he was not so ra- miliar, with the result that he lost it all.
 Just ordinary thrift and foresight would have given this man comfort able old age, whereas the lack of it has conde mned him, at a time when slippered ease might, and should, be enjoyed, to long fight between the increasing cost of living, on the one hand, and>the complaints and de- mands of cantankerous boarders, on the other.
 T. D. sMACGnEGOR
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24
THAT NUISANCE, DUST.

Streets that are unpaved are nuisance in summer and winter; vel they are ohe of the nuisances that must be faced because the expendi- ture of more money for paving thar town can afford is worse than g nuisance.
 When the winds blows it's dust; when it rains, it's mud. The only time an unpaved street is perfectly quiet and tractable is when there isn't bit of wind stirring to disturb it and nary an automobile Or other equipage bowls along.
 House wives living along such 9 street are among the worst dust haters we have. And to thoroughly hate dust is virtue, because wescan'' really ever make up our minds to dt away with dust until we hate 1t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24

Every editor will sympathizez with the man who is trying to run a newspaper in Przemysl. But 1t is certain that he isn't braced by jobless journeymen printers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24

x Wonder how many men are past 4o and how many boys are only 17 when the per capita street tax census taker comes round?
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24

The youngster who is not old enough to pay the street tax is toe young to enter pool halls or get a marriage license. B tier tote fair fellows, or some officer will get you
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24
TALKS ON THRIFT. STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN

"Take up any honest work, even if it brings you no more than dollar day. Then learn to live within the dollar" John Sherman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-06-24
stock prom otiOn

stock prom otion
 Before "biting" on any such pro- position, consider very carefully, and do not hesitate to consult any officer or your bank when in doubt about a proposed investment.
 The postal authorities and the secret service deparament have in- creased their vigilance and widened the field of their operations to cope with the enlarged operations of the wolves of the mails" In the past five years federal officials nays prosecuted 2,S61 persons who were charged with being concerned in the filching of $351,0O0, by get-rica-quick schemes engineered through the mails, from, the pockets of credulous l people, upon whom the losses fell heavily. It is the belief of govern msnt ofliicals that thf whole illicit harvest reaped by rascally operators
 in the rase few years will reach two
 or three million dollars. Unfortun-
 ately the majority of the crooks hays
 been able to tvade the penalties oi the law.
 But i is not only through the
 machinations of crooks that people
 lcss money. sometimes money needs
 t. be protected from ths folly of it's owners themselves. A man and his
 wife, now well past sixty years ol age, are conducting small boarding house in a Western ely and aiak:na ! a soanty Icing by much hard work
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
THE annual COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES HELD FRIDAY NIGHT

impossible to estimate the economia
value of such men as Edison, Burbank
and Babcock, illutrating that what they
had done could not be estimated in
money values. The great question is
how to increase this greater, in estima
BILE economic value.
The work of the school developes in
to three lines of development, accord
ing to his ssification-mental, physi-
cal and moral The first was formerly
the only one to receive attention. The
second came later and great, improve
ments will follow. The latter exists,
undeveloped to a greater or less
extent, and is one of the greatest pro-
blems confronting the educator. These
were the ideas the speaker left with
his audience and clearly developed in
his address.
Following the address of Prof. Soulen,
was solo by Mrs. NJ r. Hattabaugh
and she scored her usual success. Mr.,
Fulton, president of the school board,
after a few appropriate remarks pre-
sented the diplomas to the graduates.
The high school glee club then rendered
a splendid number which was loudly an
plauded
The evening program was concluded
by the address of Prof. Rice who
briefly reviewed the years school
work and he stated that although the
work was not all that the teachers had
hoped for, yet it was entirely salts
factory. He stated that CLOSER CO
operation between the faculty and the
parents would insure greater pro.
ficiency in the school work and sup-
gested that parents teachers asso-
citation would be factor in pro-
ducing greater success in the school, and
hoped that such arrangements could be
made in the future.
The following are the young ladies'
and gentlemen who completed the
course: Marion Sims, Helen johnson,
Clara Cowgirl, Mae Leonard, Dewey
Cowgirl, Bernard Coyne, Ivan Brock
man, Paul Harlan and Guy Sherwin.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03

If this route is seriously considered.
The Slate creek line has little to com
mend it. The summit in tunnel would
probably be higher than Grangeville
and smaller population would be
served than by the Whitebird, Rocky
Canyon line.
The Whitebird, Rocky Canyon line
would leave the Salmon river about IL
miles below Whitebird and climb a 2
per cent grade through Rocky Canyon
to Fem, on Camas prairie. This line
tion because of the additional summit
between New Meadows and Lewiston
and because of the heavy grades and
sharp curvature of the northern ap-
proach to the Camas prairie, but would
serve much larger territory and pop
ulation than the water grade route di-
rectH to Lewiston.
The New Meadows to Lewiston linz,
via the Salmon and Snake rivers, would
give an all down grade to Lewiston
and would be the most desirable line
obtainable for operation, being on a
one-half per cent grade below higgins.
The cost would be about $5, 400 900 in
excess of the cost of the line to Fem,
but if the additional amount can be
had its expenditure will be justified,
as this line would give water grade
all the way and connect the southern
part of the state directly with Idaho y
only seaport and would give connection
at the north with both the o. w. r. &
N. and the Northern Pacific railroads
1t would also give the best accommoda-
tions possible to Joseph and Doumacq
Plains, which lie between the Salmon
and Snake rivers. The country along
the canyons of the Salmon and Snake
rivers is very rough and precipitous and
is now sparsely settled, but no doubt
great development would come with
better transportation facilities.
At present the products of the coun-
try are. necessarily confined to live
stock, but with better transportation an
increasing amount of grains and fruits
win be produced and shipped out.
BY using lighter embankments and
cuts, the above estimates might be re-
duced about 25 per cent. These esti-
mates in every case are only approx
innate.
East and West Connection.
As you win observe by the map, the
proposed line of the Pittsburg and Gil
more railroad extends from Salmon
City, its present terminus, down the
Salmon river and we believe the con-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 8, 1915
AMENDED LAW SOMEWHAT
WHO MAY TAKE ADvAN-
TAGE OF ACT.

The last session of Congress enacted
two laws which refer to the enlarge
ment of homestead entries to 800 acres
such entries not only affecting entries
still improved up, but also those long
since patented, or where proof has been
made. AS the provisions of these laws
are of special interest to homesteaders
in this section, the following informa
tion should be considered in interpret
ing the laws.
The act approved March 3, 1915, does
not change the law as to additional en-
tries made before submission of proof
on the original entry, rules regulating
the entries remaining as before.
The act confers the right of entry
only upon one who still Gowns and oc-
cupies the land' first entered The
applicant need not be residing on the
land; occupancy may be by agent or
throught tenant. No change is made
in the law relative to the tracts be-
ing contiguous-that is, it will not be
sufficient to have the original entry
and the land sought to be taken under
the amended law corner on each other.
The claimant is allowed credit for res
idence on the original tract and cannot
in any event be required to show res
ddence for a greater period than is
prescribed by section 2291 in the revised
statutes.
The law regarding cultivation with
reference to additional entries made
before the submission of proof on the
original, has no application to the en-
tries allowed under the amended act.
The claimant is required to show culti-
walton of the additional tract itself
that is, one-sixteenth of its area during
the third and subsequent years. Sub
mission of proof must be made within
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03

just as other party members work and
not as superior beings reaching down
from a great altitude.
here is still talk of Charles l.. Heit-
man for chairman. There is also much
talk of Shad l.. Hodgin for the same
place. Heitman is supposed to be most
acceptable of the two to the conver.
vaties in the party, what was known
as the Taft wing in the last campaign.
Hodgin is understood to be the candi-
date of the forward-lo looking repub.
licans, the men who followed Roosevelt
in the revolt of 1918.
Heitman was chairman before. He
is successful north Idaho lawyer who
does not aspire to high office for him
self. Hodgin was United States mar
shal under the last administration and
has always been counted as strong
supporter of Senator Borah.
Whether the two senators are in op-
position camps in the matter of select
ing chairman is not known to the
public. In general way it is under
stood that Senator Brady is for Heit.
man while Senator Borah is for Hodgin.
Hodgin has been praeticing law in Boise
since retiring from office.
Another interesting bit of gossip go
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03

The public utilities commission agrees
with Governor Alexander that the north
and south railroad connection IN Idaho
overshadows all else N the way of in
ternal improvements in this state and
after traversing the proposed route of
the new road the commission compiled
and yesterday filed it's finding with
the state $ chief executive. This re.
port sets forth that the railroad might
be built on any one of there or more
lines from the mouth of Slate creek
at Freedom on the Salmon river. at a
cost of $4,000 per mile. 1t found am
pie resources to furnish tonnage en-
route, some remarkable scenery and a
climate in the Salmon river canyon to
rival that of the famed California.
The commission s report as compiled
with the exception of the maps which
was not completed until last week by
the state engineer, is as follows:
Boise, Idaho, May 81; 1915.
Hon. M. Alexander,
Governor, State of Idaho,
Boise, Idaho.
Sir: We are pleased to report that,
pursuant to your request, we found it
possible on our return trip from north
Idaho to travel over the main part of
the proposed route for railroad con-
Meeting north and south Idaho.
We left Grangeville, one of the pro-
posed northern termini of the road on
Thursday, May 90, and travelled by
wagon stage a distance of 92 miles to
New Meadows, which place we reached
on Saturday evening, May %. We were
accompanied on this trip by G. c. Van
Arsdol of Lewiston, an engineer who
has had many years experience in rail.
road construction, who came as the
representative of the Lewiston Clark
ston Commercial club. We also had
with us Lee Highley of New Meadows,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
SAYSBORAH-ROOSE-
Welt ALIGNMENT
IS INDICATED
NORA MARKS, TRIBUNE's PoLITI-
CAL OBSERVER AT BOISE
so WRITES.
ALEXANDER WORRIES c. O.P.
With State for Wilson, Governor s
Strength with the Masses is Recog-
nizsd as Formidable.

Writing from Boise, under a date
line of May 2s, mora Marks which
Is said to be the nom de plume of a well
known political writer of the state
capital, throws considerable light on
the present political situation in Idaho
in the following article: +.
"Senator Borah is preserving strict
neutrality in the matter of his candi-
dacy for the presidency. Since he gave
out his official statement on the sub
ject Immediately upon his arrival in
Boise from the east, not word has is.
sued from his lips concerning his own
or amy other candidacy. @ aa
When he did speak Senator Borah
said that he would participate in no
scramble for the nomination. He would
accept it, of course, if it came to him.
That was the extent of his candidacy
This statement was interpreted by
many at the time to mean that Senar
tor Borah did not propose to be used
as a cheap "favorite SON. pawn in the
political chess game of coterie OF
shrewd political manipulators-he
would be candidate if there was q
genuine demand for his candidacy from
the rank and file of his party; moi
otherwise.
But while Senator Borah persists in
this silence, this is not true of his
friends in the state. From mary
quarters come positive statements te
the effect that Senator Borah is to be
the republican standard-b bearer in 1916
This is especially true of the republi-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
THE ADDRESS MADE BY PROBES
soR soULEN A SPLENDID
INTELLECTUAL EFFORT.

Last Fridsy evening the class of uine
graduates of the high school received
their diplomas as testimony of work
faithfully done. The exercises were at.
tended by good sized audience. The
high school orchestra opened the pro.
gram with two musical selection and
following the musical numbers Rev. III.
E. Bush gave the invocation.
Professor Fay Robinson introduced
Prof. Soulen, of the University of
Idaho, who gave the commencement ad-
dress. Prof. Soulen commenced in a
humorous vein and then his address
gradually rounded out into splendid
intellectual effort which was filled with
many good points.
He stated that Scotland has been ex-
pressed in five words, namely, Scott
Burns, Heather, whiskey and religion.
Iowa, the state from which the speaker
hailed, could be expressed in three
words; cow, hog, corn. He then stated
that perhaps residents of this COM
munity had never thought of expressing
their home community in particular
terms or phrases, but that if they did
one of them would undoubtedly be
!" education.''
The Professor expressed himself as
impressed with the progfess off the
community in its school. He detailed
the Importance of education. The
economic value of boy or girl has been
estimated, according to his assertion,
at six hundred dollars. The great pro-
blem that confronts the citizens of the
United States is rais.4g this economic
value. He pointed to the fact that in
certain classes this economic value was
on sliding scale which ranged to zero,
and some he stated are minus quanti-
ties.
Again he stated that it is altogether
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
PROVISIONS OF ENLARGED HOME
STEAD ACT INTERPRETED

five years after the date of the addi-
tional entry.
The act of March 4, 1915, provides
for the filing of affidavits asking for
the segregation of lands sought to be
included in enlarged homestead entries,
in cases both where the applicant has
made proof on his land, and also where
proof has not been made. The act al
so applies to cases where applicants are
seeking to make an original entry. The
circular letter states that where a pre-.
ference right under the act is sought.
there must be filed at the proper local
land office the usual application for
entry. In cases of application for en-
try under what is known as the enlarg-
ed homestead act, the affidavit filed
should set forth fully the conditions
governing the irrigability of the land
location and area of any part irrigated,
with source of water supply; if under
constructed or proposed canal. The re-
lation of the tract to surface streams
rising in or flowing across them shoul i
be designated.
In cases of application for entry un-
der section of the enlarged homestead
acts, applicable to Utah and Idaho the
affidavit should give information rel1-
tive to the probability of securing am
pie water for domestic purposes.
The application for entry when regu-
lar will be suspended until a decision
has been reached by the general land
office, to which the application shall
be at once referred. No other appro-
priation of the land shall be allowed
before the application has been finally
disposed of. Later application for the
same land shall be received If Offered
and suspended. #@
1t is understood that the laws Just
enacted will enable number of those
who have long ago taken homesteads
within the boundaries of the Lewiston
district in such locations as leave GER
tain lands contiguous to their home
steads still untaken, to complete their
holding to the full 800 acres allowed
under the enlarged homestead act.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03

tor Borah and Senator Brady to roll
up their sleeves just as soon as they
struck Idaho for their summer vaca-
tion and dive head-first into a party
house-cleaning seem doomed to disap
pointment. The senators seem to be
too shrewd to get tangled up in the
mass of sizzling political live wires at
the state house. 1t Is fair to assume
that the senators desire reorgapiza-
tion of the party-that they desire a
separation of the sheep from the goats
1t Is fair to assume that they would
place some party men now in retirement
at the front of the procession and rel
'egate some of those now at the front
to the mourners bench or to oblivion.
But Senator Borah and Senator
Brady were not born into the realm
of practical politics yesterday. They
seem to realize that for them to set
themselves up as house cleaners or die
tators would be to stir up a revolt that
would do ten times as much harm to
the party organization as good. From
the present attitude and from the fact
that they decline to discuss the local
situation at all it is fair to assume
that the senators are determined to
work quietly in whatever they do in the
direction or reorganization; that they
purpose to work quietly in the ranks
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03

can papers in Idaho, papers known to
be ardent supporters of the senator.
By some rare coincidence these papers
construe the retirement from further
consideration of Justice Charles E.
Hughes as adding very materially to
the probability of Senator Borah IS
selection. The vigor and unanimity
with which these statements are put
forth gives rise to. the suspicion
naturally, that there must be a we'll
organized publicity bureau at work
some where to direct public opinion in
Idaho along this line.
1t goes without saying that what
ever Senator Borah wishes in the mat
ter OF his candidacy for the presidency,
his party in Idaho will be only too glad
to grant. This is assuming that he is
to be considered a candidate, which is
hardly fair to him in view of his pub
lie announcement. Present indications
are that this announcement is to be
ignored by his supporters and that he is
to be forced into the race without re-
gard to his personal wishes.
It is noted here at the capital, too,
that Borah stock has gone up since the
announcement of Roosevelt Is victory
over William Barnes in the libel law
suit at Syracuse, N. Y. Senator Borah
and Colonel Roosevelt were in con-
ference in New York ON the Sunday be-
fore the senator departed from the east
for home. He admits that they dis
cussed politics. The impression is that
they reached a practical agreement as
to q program for the coming campaign
and that Senator Borah is to play an
important part in the program.
It is noted also that in the adverse
criticisms of the national administra-
tion given out by Colonel Roosevelt
and Senator Borah there are striking
similarities. This is especially true
as to the structures of the adminitra.
tion's policy in Mexico, and the fear
expressed that the honor of the nation
is to be sacrificed in dealing with the
belligerent nations of Europe.
There is marked revival of nTed.
dy' talk, and everywhere one goes
these days he gets the impression that
there is some sort of close working
agreement between Colonel Roosevelt.
and Senator Borah; that the defeat OF
Boss Barnes is defeat for the
reactionary wing of the republican
party, and that the progressive wing
led by such men as Roosevelt and Borah
is to dominate the situation before
the real opening of the struggle OF 1915
Those republicans VINO expected Sena
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
FANCY SHOOTERS
Will Be With us
ON JULY Z
MIR. AND MRS. ToPPERWEIN OF
THE WINCHESTER co. HERE
ON THAT DATE.
LOCAL CLUB TO PARTICIPATE
Fancy Shooting BY Visitors and Con-
test for Prizes by Local
Boys.

On July End the people in Grangevilla
and vicinity will have the opportunity
of seeing two of the most famous fancy
shooters in the world. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Topperwein of the Winchester
Gun Company will be in the city on
that date and from o'clock until 2:3o
will give exhibitions with revolver,
rifle and shot gun that will be worth
your while to see.
The Grangeville Rod and Gun Club
is planning on holding a merchandise
shoot on that date and has the promise
of several of the outside sprotsmen that
they will attend the shoot.
The shoot will consist of ten 15-bird
events and in each event there will be
a red bird and the man who gets the
shot at this bird will receive soc if he
breaks it and in case of miss he will
be fined 25c. Besides this prize it is
the plan of the club to have three other
prizes for each event and prize for tina
high average, for the long run and for
the low average.
Several of the merchants have stated
that they win offer prizes to be shot
for at this shoot and the club members
feel sure that the shoot win be sue.
cess and will be well attended.
The fact that the Topperweins will
be here win cause quite lot of the
sportsmen of !. the surrounding country
to come into the shoot.
Mrs. Topperwein is the only woman
shooter in the world to qualify as an
L (Ctnn in1rad nm nara * \
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03

Those republicans VINO expected sena-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-03
East and West Connection.

As you viii observe by the map, the
proposed line of the Pittsburg and Gill
more railroad extends IRON Salmon
City, its present terminus, down the
Salmon river and we believe the con-