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Evening star., 1915-01-16
REYNOLDS

photo by W. F. Roberts Co..

Will Reynolds, Al Warner and Dick
Mullett scored the first local catch of
the season. Nineteen Mississippi cat
fish, the heaviest weighing more than
twelve pounds and several of them
tipping the scales at more than six
pounds, were counted when they pulled
stakes Sunday afternoon and returned
to the boathouse.
II am satisfied that Mississippi catfish
are more plentiful this season than
ever BEFORE" said Will Reynolds, one
of the Oldest boatmen and fishermen
along the river front
ut seems as if there were millions
of such fish rolling about in the high
and cluded water Sunday he said,
land some of them must weigh more
than fifty pounds.
Scores of anglers were on the river
Sunday, all anxious to make the first
catch. They went to the river as soon
as the ice had cleared away, the time
usually caught, and the trio scored
first.
Procuring a quantity of shad bait,
the three anglers walked the towpath
to a point opposite the school build
ing above Aqueduct bridge and fol-
lowed d pain 10 d place III lHc llNCI
known S Hens and Chickens" They
baited their hooks as soon as they
saw the big fish in the river, and it
was not long before Will Reynolds
hooked six-pounder.
One by one the anglers pulled in hsh
until they had a count of nineteen, and
their string of big fish attracted much
attention as they walked through the
streets to the boathouse.
While Will REYNOLDS, AL Warner and
Dick MulIett were having so much sue
cess fishing from the shore, the con-
ditions not being just right for boat
ing, Charlie Trunnell. friend. stopped
and asked: What luck"
Here they are" said one of the
anglers, drawing the string of fish
partly from the river.
"Picking up a spare line and batting
the hook Trunnell quickly had an at
tractive piece of red bait in the river,
and a big fish soon took it.
Then Trunnell shouted. "I've got him,
and he shouted loud enough to attract
Evening star., 1915-01-16

, thousands of wild geese off Swan
point"
"Who could resist such an invita-
tion?" he asked.
And now Bowie's friends are looking
forward to duck and goose dinners
with much satisfaction.
Ward Savage and John W. Hurley
are some sportsmen,' was William E
Dulin's comment when he learned OF
the two sportsmen having planted
bass in the tidal basin.
They didn't plant them the way
farmers plant grain," explained Pat
,. rick Riordan. but the way the fish
commission plants fish. They just went
| to the basin and let two big bass and
goldfish slide into the cold water"
1t was explained that one Of the fish
showed signs of having contracted an
ailment of some kind-not the foot and
mouth disease. however-says Hurley
known as Ward Savage's fish doctor
and it was deemed advisable to put it
overheard.
"And as long as the one fish was
going to be returned to the river.
said Savage. I'VE thought it well to
let it have company"
I'VE marked the fish, said Hurley,
them at Weverton or some other place
up the river.
Bass" he concluded, travel up the
stream
Mack Sparrough and Will Wynkoop
Sunday. where they tried their luck in
the deep water and succeeded in land
ing four Mississippi catfish.
Only got enough for small chow
DER, said Sparrough, and I'll have to
try it again while the river is high and
muddy"
Wednesday the two anglers gave the
fish a. trial and landed twice as many
as they caught Sunday. The largest of
the string of eight fish weighed eleven
pounds. The largest of sundays catch
weighed seven pounds
Hugh A. Kane, Charlie Porter and
Harry Anderson We're among the an
glers on the river Sunday seeking Mis-
sissippi catfish, but had. little luck.
Bob Susan and Harry Pyemont, not
giving a thought to the possibility of
catching Mississippi catfish. tried their
luck near Benning bridge last Sunday.
They f1shed directly under the bridge,
baited with. cut smelt and caught a
string of catfish and carp a yard long,
it is said.
When the branch was coated with ice,
the anglers say, they fished near the
power plant where hot water empties,
and caught strings of catfish and null
let's.
A number of colored anglers have
made large catches of mullets, catfish
and carp near Benning bridge the past
three weeks. They know just what
tide is best. it is stated, and very sell
dom do they leave the branch without
long string of fish.
Fishermen along the Eastern branch
and Anacostia river have done well
with the muskrat traps this winter.
Many muskrats have been caught, one
trapper getting almost enough to pro-
vide fur for coat.
Anglers are able to get all the live
smelts they want this season. Hereto
fore the early fishermen have expert
enced trouble in the matter Of bait, but
this year the seiners have supplies on
hand from last fall. Some of them, it
is said. have as many as five or six
thousand small fish.
All the ice is out of the river, it is
reported, and John W. Hurley and
other bass fishermen are waiting for
the river to clear in order to give bass
fishing a trial.
Evening star., 1915-01-16
INCREASED RATES EFFECTIVE
Majority of 5 Per Cent Advances
Now Are in Force.

The greater portion of the increased
rates allowed by the interstate com
merce commission in the per cent
rate case became effective Thursday mid
night. The remaining portion will be-
come effective February l.
To points intermediate between New
York and Chicago. taking Il per cent and
higher of the New York-C Chicago class
rates, the new tariffs became effective
today. The first class rate between
New York and Chicago will be aS.S
cents a hundred pounds. and the other
five classes will he graded proportion
ately lower.
Evening star., 1915-01-16

Peter Rabbit and little Mrs. Peter.
sitting snug and safe in the dear oid
Brier Patch. saw Reddy Fox trot out
from the Green Forest and head
straight toward them He wasn't max
ing any attempt to keep out of sight,
not the least little bit. Peter drew
his brows down in a little scowl OF
pe-pleXity.
That's funny said he Il wonder
what Reddy is up to now. He must
know that we can see him. and so 1t
can't be that he expects to catch one
of us
Il hope he won't try" said timid
little Mrs Peter, drawing just little
bit closer to Peter.
Pooh, 1t won't do him any good if
he does We're perfectly safe here"
replied Peter.
Reddy came straight over to the Old
Brier Patch and trotted around the
edge of it, peering in among the
brambles Peter, Peter Rabbit" he
called, in a voice which he tried to
make sound soft and pleasant.
/ Peter didn't say anything. and Reddy
Evening star., 1915-01-16
Experimental Work to
Determine Best Crops

of the reservation schools. One of the
most important branches of experimental
work is in connection with the production
of the long-fbered Egyptian cotton at the
Sacton School on the Pima reservation in
Arizona. Last year fifteen acres were
planted in this crop, from which 73O
pounds of cotton lint were sold for 81,
More than 200 acres were planted for this
wear. The raising OF Egyptian cotton
in different parts of Arizona promises
70 be of great Importance to the In
dians. because of the new industries
it furnishes to them. The wages
earned by the Papago Indians during
the cotton picking season will ma
terially help them to higher plane
of living.
The Indian office is making every
effort to revive and increase all the
native Industries of the differen,
tribes. The most important of these
is the weaving of Navajo blankets
The Improvement OF the sheep provid-
ing the wool for these blankets will
be of material advantage to the In
dustry and will tend to lessen the
cost of their production. The Navajo
Indians derive more than $500. 900 annually
from the sale of their blankets. The
Evening star., 1915-01-16
Reddy Fox Visits Peter Rabbit.

When anybody fatters you
Be sure they have an ak to grind
Watch out, and do your very best
The purpose of their words to find.
Evening star., 1915-01-16

A considerable amount of experimental
work to determine the crops best adapted
Evening star., 1915-01-16
Wellesley Corner Stone Laid.

WELLESLEY, Mass. January 10
The old corner stone recently recovered
from the ruins of the burned College
Hall of Wellesley was laid yesterday
5y Bishop Lawrence as the corner stone
of the central dormitory of the new
College Hall Quadrangle, the first
building of the new Wellesley. The
Rible in the old stone was found un-
injured by the fire and was replaced In
the box.
Evening star., 1915-01-16

could be so nice But what was IL all
about, Peter?
Peter grinned He was pumping
me-" he replied. He was trying to
find out just where Buster Bear is.
He doesn't know himself, although he
pretends to And he's just as wise
now as when he came.
Evening star., 1915-01-16

all of which Peter just as artfuliy re-
piled to without really answering. At
last Reddy said good bye and trotted
away.
Little Mrs. Peter gave a gentle sigh.
He was very nice. | didn't know he
Evening star., 1915-01-16
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
NEWS ITEMS AND NOTES
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, January ia
new method of selecting questions for
the midyear and final examinations in
the public schools of the county has
been adopted by the board of county
school commissioners.
Instead of leaving the work entirely
to the county superintendent of
schools, as heretofore, the board has
appointed examination boards COM
posed of teachers from various schools
of the county and the county superin-
tendent.
The board for the elementary schools
is composed of Prof. Willis B. Bur-
dette, county superintendent. and
Misses Mary Easton, Frances English.
Ruby Robertson, Mary Brewer, Helen
Redden, Frances Horner, Helen Neel
Virginia Brewer, Edna Hauke and Ell
berta Rice, and the high school board
consists of Prof. Burdette, Charles G.
Myers. Thomas W. Troxall and Will
liam X. klingaman.
Questions Are Selected.
The elementary board met here yes
terday afternoon and selected ques-
tions for the midyear examinations
soon to be held. and the high school
board met this afternoon for a similar
purpose. In making selections, the
boards are aided by questions sub
mitted. at the request of the school
commissioners. by numerous teachers
| throughout the county.
Miss Elizabeth b. Nicholson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Nichol-
son of Brookeville. this county, and
George H. Johnson of Norwood were
married today by Rev. Noah C. Cloud.
pastor of the Brookeville Methodist
Church, the ceremony taking place al
the home of the brides parents in the
| tives and friends.
Evening star., 1915-01-16
Get Busy Now

When q High Ball Is ordered. ask that Il be
nese q Red Top Rye-A%%ss,ii.si:,::1 %si.i:1. sae''
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

The poor old Orofino Tribune don t
like it because the clerk of the county
board isn't writing UP the commits
sioners' proceedings to suit l. R..
Grow. The Tribune claims that ex-
County Attorney Holsclaw went be-
fore the board and advised it that it
had legal right to run the county
for the next two years, and that the
Clearwater Republican didn't mention
it. Mr.. Shreve didn't mention the
Holsclaw matter because it is i'm
material, would pile up expense
for printing, and should not appear
in the printed minutes. 1t in nc
way impairs the rights of the Tribune
ipthe pending suit, and was men,
toned after /. r. Grow had been in
formed officially that the Clearwater
Republican had not garbled the re-
cords. The Tribune is just sore and
cranky and showing the people that
anybody can play the baby act when
they want to. What Mr.. Grow needs
is nursing bottle. The old man is
as peevish as baby cutting teeth.
He wants somebody to sympathize
with him. He is nursing a Crouch
and wants to be noticed.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26
There are some things about law
enforcement that are apparently not

There are some things about law
enforcement that are apparently not
understood by some well-meaning
citizens Of Clearwater county. For
example, woman writes the Sheriff
that she thought the law was to be
enforced, and that Deputy Sheriff
Jewell failed to do his duty when he
didn't land whole bunch in Jail at
Weippe few nights ago. The people
must understand that it takes evidence
to convict one of bootlegging, and
that off the reservation it is not q
crime to have quart of liquor in
ones possession. The fact that de-
putty sheriff saw some man with a
bottle of whiskey is not sufficient to
warrant an arrest, and would not be
sufficient to convict in court. To con-
stitute violation of the law liquor
mustssbe soldy and the people must
learn'that the officers are practically
powerless unless the people of each
community help gather the evidence.
! Somebody has got to swear that
they bought liquor, or that they saw
some one lei '#sr. II tie people
living in a community are licking in
backbone, and will not help the
officers, then the officers have little
chance of enforcing the. law. Elk
River is being cleaned up because the
people there are tired of the condition
that has disgraced that place, and the
officers are having no difficulty in
getting the evidence. The citizens
are not letting a gang of criminals
run Elk River.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

The malice of the Orofino Tribune,
and devil who runs it is shown in the
efforts of that organ last week to lay
the blame of the suit to GUST Judge
Steele at the doors of people in Orc
fino. The purpose of the irsinuation
is plain. The Orofino Tribune is the
tool of the old gang, and the gang
want circuit cinched when the libel
cases come up for hearing next month
before Judge Steele. The gang
failed to put circuit. out of business
by every method known to Tammany
gangsters; they failed by brute force;
they failed by Icing, and they have
SO far failed by trying to ruin the
Clearwater Republican financially.
The last resort is to expensive litiga-
ton, in which dirty gang, that for
years reviled and abused and SIAN
dered, through the Orofino Tribune, all
republicans, regardless of their good
standing or reputation.
The people of Clearwater county
know who was back of this vile and
malicious campaign of newspaper
SANDER and outrage. The people
know who prompted the gang tools to
print and circulate and talk charges
that should have put to shame men of
decency and conscience. The people
know what the Orofino Tribune has
been from the day Clearwater county
was created, and if there ever was a
case Of the pot calling the kettle
black it is for the Orofino Tribune
gang to howl that somebody has sland-
cred it.
Now it attempts to appeal to any
prejudice Judge Steele might have
against those who tried to impeach
him, with the malicious intent of
prejudicing the court against certain
citizens Of Clearwater county. The
Tribune might just as we'll have come
out and mentioned names, and asked
the court to get even. That is evil
IDENTIFY the motive back of the Trib-
une's inference. The Clearwater Re-
publican considers the whole matter
as reflection on Judge Steele, for
the Orofino Tribune might just as
well say it believes Judge Steele
will use his official position to punish
his political enemies. We have no
such an opinion of the Court.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

The Elk River Sentinel hands one on
reliability" to the Orofno Tribune
that will hold Brother Crow for
awhile. The Sentinel says:
The Orofino Tribune says that the
ire-killed timber on Washington
creek just south of the North Fork is
being failed at the rate of $50, 900
feet day, and that the work on the
Scofield tract will be finished in
April. 1t is presumed that it is be-
ing swamped and bucked at the same
time, ready for decking and skidding.
The Tribune has it that the 75O, 600
feet are being failed by Sc men
which shows about how reliable the
whole story may prove to be. Fifty
six men would be doing very we'll to
get out 100, 900 feet day, taking a
fair average of Idaho timber. The
other $50, 900 feet is being failed in
the Tribune office, no doubt.
The same paper also states that the
logs must be got into the water this
season to prevent loss by checking and
that some joint arrangement between
the North Fork and Clearwater Tim
Der companies and the state will be
made for getting them out and saving
them. Meanwhile they are to be
stored in ponds to be constructed on
the head of Washington creek. AS a
storage pond will not hold quite a
million feet to the acre and as there
is supposed to be about 226 million
feet of fire-killed white pine on the
tract in question, with considerable
other timber it is to be seen that the
storage ponds will have to be rather
larger than can usually be built on
the heads OF, a small mountain stream
at any reasonable cost.
The above is from the Elk River
paper, and it is downright mean, just
because the Sentinel lives in saw
mill town, and knows something
about logging, for it to come out in
this way and expose the ignorance of
Brother Grow. But at that the Oro-
fino Tribune is reliable" y under
stand.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

entitled to. Communities frequently
lose sight of their real benefactors
when they fail to recognize the week.
ly journal as such. The editor and
his paper stand as the bulwarks of
defense against the attacks of evil
designing schemes affecting the good
of the individual or the town. For
these and other reasons the news
papers of the town and county should
receive the support of the public at
large in very liberal degree, for it
is really the most important business
of the community. ="
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

salary will prevail twelve months re-
gardless Of the business done, and re-
CARELESS of where the people buy their
stamps. But to remain third class
Office with this salary the aggregate
business of the Orofino Office must not
fall below certain figure, based on
the sale of stamps, box rents and
other income. By reducing the sale
of stamps the local Office will become
fourth class, and the salary reduced
to whatever figure the income justi-
fies. Then the post master must get
cancellation, which again could be re-
duced if the people mailed their let
tiers on the train or carried them to
Lewiston or some other office.
Uncle Sam may be able to lead a
horse to water, but can he make it
drink?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

The Orofino Tribune says the demo-
Gratis in Clearwater county are split;
that there are two factions and that
they are drifting hopelessly apart.
Well, who is to blame for the split in
the democratic party in Clearwater
county? None more than the Orofino
Tribune, because it has disgraced all
that is decent and upright in the
democratic party by fostering and i'm
posing on the people the most dis
graceful political condition that has
disgraced any county in Idaho. The
Tribune has stood for and defended
things that have outraged every sense
of right in the heart of honest citi-
zens, and decent democrats have re-
belled. 1t has loaned itself to politi-
cal shysters, to gang that squand-
cred the peoples money, and all but
bankrupt the county. The Tribune
proved itself utterly unworthy of be-
lief, and unreliable. 1t stood for
anything but the principles of the
democratic party, and represented
anything but the real democrats in
Clearwater county. 1t became a
source of humiliation and chagrin, a
pest and a blight. 1t lost public, re-
spect and confidence, and instead of
the people worth while leaving the
democratic party, it is the Tribune
that has departed from the party.
Ask the leading democrats if this is
not true.
Although differing with good demo-
Gratis in some things, the Republican
is in harmony and sympathy with all
good democrats of the county, because
there is, at heart, little difference be-
tween good citizens regardless of
party. So far as this paper has stood
for right things, for clean things, for
honest things in politics it has found
sympathy and encouragement among
democrats as we'll and as freely as
among republicans. Democrats have
contributed to the Clearwater Re-
publican to enable it to fight the Oro-
fino Tribune gang, which hundreds of
democrats hoped would go down to
defeat. If the Tribune would unit
the democrats of Clearwater county
let it line up with the democrats of
the county, instead of being the petty
organ of gang that is democratic in
name only.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26

Post Office Inspector Fullenwider
of Spokane was in OrofilO Friday in
vestigating reported boycott on the
local Office. 1t is reported the in
spector claimed there is a concerted
movement among Orofino business men
in the matter of purchasing stamps;
that the people are sending out of
town for stamps, and otherwise re-
fusing to patronize the local Office.
1t is known the inspector visited a
number of prominent citizens and in
quired the reason for the boycott; he
wanted to find out where the business
men are buying their stamps, and in
timated the government might bring
legal action if the people do not pat
ronize the local Office. When asked
to cite the law compelling anyone to
purchase stamps in any town or from
any particular Office Mr.. Fullenwider
could not do SO, but said the govern
ment might attempt to make it case
of conspiracy against the post Office at
Orofino.
The trouble arises over the fact
that there was tremendous protest
from democrats and others against the
appointment of Mr.. Blake, and in
spite Of the fact that Mr.. Blake has,
since taking the office, given the best
of service, been accommodating, and
handled the mail with care and ac-
curacy, the feeling engendered is too
deep-seated to be quickly swept aside.
The national organization ignored the
Clearwater county organization, APP
pointing Mr.. Blake in spite of local
democratic desires, and back of this
is the Molloy incident in which it is
alleged that Mr.. Blake betrayed and
double-crossed one of his most loyal
friends. Out of the post office fight
has come very deep-seated, fac
tional fight, in which the democratic
organization of Clearwater county has
been joined by hundreds of citizens
who protested against the appoint
ment of Mr.. Blake.
The present salary of the 0roino
post master is 81, 500 per year. This
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-02-26
THINK 1T OVER.

Here is something from an unknown
author that is worth careful reading
''The weekly newspaper promotes
the interests of the town in which it
is published to such an extent that it
becomes impossible to place an esti-
mate upon its worth. There is no
enterprise that does as much for the
corporation or the individual citizen
AS the paper. 1t stands opposed to
the town knocker, the town kicker,
the town fanatic, and the town
drones. 1t stands for action as a
against dry rot 1t stands for pro-
gress as against stagnation. 1t is
ever ready to combat the schemes of
Missionaries and as ready to aid the
constructive plans of the wise and
level headed citizens. 1t is for the
upbuilding of the community. The
paper has not yet come into its own,
however, because it is never appreci-
ated to the extent of its worth by the
people at large. Yet when battles
are to be fought for town or county
rush is made TO the newspaper Office
always to find the loyal editor ready,
frequently without hope of reward.
Many other enterprises are encouraged
by bonus, but rarely is the news
paper offered any such help, and still
more often not given the support it is