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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
TELLS HOW 0. Y. ALLEN
COVERED HIS MANEUVERS
Former Governor HaineS Testifies Before House
Committee as to Methods Used by the De-
faulting State Treasurer.

objected. but to the practice Of civ
Ing personal bonds to secure the
state. He said he had different ideas
bcfot. ne became governor, but that
he had changed his mind since.
When the failure Of the Rank Of
Nampa started rumors that tha ON
cials Of the treasury department were
obtaining favors from the various
state banks. the governor said he In
atituted an inquiry into the truth cf
the reports. He found that II there
were any such deals. they had been
carefully covered up. as was tho one
aseribed 70 the Bank of Nampa.
This. he said. according 70 his un-
derstanding. had been made in tbs
form Of loan TO Allen from tho
funds Of an irrigation company in
which one of the officers of the bank
had control. providing an absolute
safeguard from the examiners Of the
state.
Bafiled In this way. he Maid he
called Cor q report from the treas"
urer Of the amounts Of the deposits
Of state funds In the various banks
OF the state. From this list he said
he picked ont ID which had more than
their pro rata Of funds. II thought
that. II any of the banks were giving
Mr.. Allen any illegal fayoFs," said
the governor. III would be some Or
these.
Following out this Idea. de-
manded that the amounts q the de-
posita be cut down 10 the pro rata,
and believe In this way | saved the
state a large amount In the failure
Of the American National bank Of
Caldwell.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
GRAND JURY INDlCTS
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Boise, Jan. 16.-Attorney General
j. H. Peterson was indicted by the
special grand jury probing into the
state house scandal tonight on the
charge of embezzlement. Announce
ment of the return of the true bill
against the states legal advisor
created genuine sensation. He
was arrested and gave $4,000 bond.
Four other indictments were made
public. One is against r. w. Wark,
former clerk in the state auditors
office, bond $4,000; State Auditor
Huston, indicted third time, bond
$1,000; James H. Wallis, former pure
food commissioner, indicted the sixth
time, former bond accepted, and H.
F. Allen, Twin Falls, brother of o.
v. Allen, defaultinR treasurer, bond
$4,000. All four are charged with
embezzlement. They were arrested
and furnished the bonds. Two other
true bills returned were not made
public.
The indictments are the result OF
exposures made in the Ramstedt re-
port, which was demanded by Gov
ernor Alexander the day he took Of
flee, and Incorporated in his message
to the legislature. In this report
Examiner Ramstedt showed that the
total Allen shortage Of go, 1854. .6s
was made up of five items. three oi
which constituted treasury funds ad
yanced by the defaulting state treas
urer to Peterson, Huston and II. F
Allen. These three items were a
follows: Peterson. $500; Huston
$3.50, and H. F. Allen, S26, 500. Pet
erson and Huston claim that tn,
money they received constitutes per
sonal loans. Thamoney that Allen
brother received Is said TO have gon
into a fruit and hog ranch the de
faulting treasurer and his brothe
operated at Twin Falls.
The Wallis and Wark indictment
are based on the Il. o. U.S." carrie
by Allen as cash in the treasury d.
II partment for treasury money he
> said to have advanced them on sail
ry warrants for which he took the
: orders, secured by the notes. Wall
was advanced 1900 and Wark ss9l
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

business and have hid the spoils. or
profits. That is, if the business had
proved to be a success. If it failed
the poor farmers who held stock
could go to the bank and pay his note
for the borrowed money which he
put in the mill, even if it did take
his farm. Still the promoters said
it was good proposition.
Then there was the guy who sold
stock in an insurance company, and
we understand that even some of the
business men of Montpelier fell for
this get-rich-quick" proposition.
He said the stock would be worth
$50 or 200 cents on the dollar as
soon as the company was organized.
Well, the suckers" waited weeks
and months for their stock certifi-
cate, and when they did get it they
would gladly have takenH50 cents on
the dollar for it.
And it has only been a few years
ago that lot of people in this coun-
ty invested in Mexican Rubber stock,
Banana stock, Elco Coal stock, Car.
bon County Oil Lands stock and
numerous other wild cat companies.
1t is a safe bet that man could buy
all the outstanding stock in all OF
these companies for $40.
These victims have doubtless all
said to themselves, 1T has taught
me good lesson, but | will not gel
stung again." But ! am, not so sure
about that, as the next CRATER viii
have different proposition and We
will forget about the other blk.
We understand that warrants
have been issued for the arrest Of
both the mill promoter and the agen
for the Farmers & Growers asso
citation. There are several people il
the county who have checks issuec
by the mill promoter, which they d
not consider very valuable property
and he has at least one mans none.
for stock, the certificate for whicl
will never be forth coming.
From now on let US be wise an
when a stranger comes around an
tells us that he can make our none
earn more than we can, let's take
second look at him, or at least tax
the time to thoroughly investigat
his proposition before investing.
A VICTIM.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

Experience has been n great teach.
or for former Governor Haines. ac-
cording 70 his statement before the
house investigating committee Tues
day. says the Statesman. Il went
into the office intending to closely
scrutinize every paper that was put
upon my desk for my signature. !"
said the former chief executive.
1T did not take me long 70 find
out that "a hours a day was too
short time for one man 10 do all
the work that IL required Of the gov
ernor by statute. ! did the best I
could. but gradually ! found that
must depend In many cases altogeth-
or on the other members of the Rd-
ministration. and | arm afraid that
put too much trust IN them"
Governor Haines was called 70 tell
Of the procedure Of the board Of ex-
aminers In approving the bonds CIV
en- by banks as security for state de-
posts. He said he had been accua.
toned to look for the signature Of
the attorney general as a guarantee
of the legality Of the paper and used
10 take the word Of the treasurer for
the sufEiciency. He said he had moi
been able 10 read the full wording Of
the bond each time and that he
thought "a long rs he protected him.
self that far, he could safely place
his signature on the document.
Il should never have approved
that bond. however," he said refer.
ring 10 one Of the personal bonds
given 10 secure the Bank Of Nampa
deposit, had known what II was.
The governor explained that Il wa
not that particular bond 20 which ht
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
UTILITIES COMMISSION
REVERSES ITSELF

Reversing the decision entered by
il November Z, 1914, the public util-
tiles commission last Saturday grant
ed the Idaho Power & Light compa-
nv a certificate of convenience and
necessity in the Twin Falls section in
competition with the Great Shoshone
q Twin Falls Power company. The
first decision, which was construed
as being the policy of the public util-
tiles commission at that time. was
written by D. w. Standrod and con-
curred in by John A. Bloomquist,
nresident of the commission. The
nresent decision is written by A. z.
Ramstedt and is concurred in by
John W. Graham, who succeeded
Judge Standrod.
Mr.. Ramstedt did not participate
in the first hearing, so that the De
c;sion of Saturday is not reversa
of Mr.. Ramstedt's opinion. but II
Nrather a change in policy as re
5nlt Of the resignation Of one mem
her and the retirement Of another
In explaining its decision the com
mission says: We do not wish t
he understood as holding. or intend
inc to hold, that the door Of compe
tition shall be thrown wide open il
this state; but, unless it Is snow
that the utility desiring to enter
competitive field can give such SCI
vice As viii be a positive and matel
;al advantage to the public, it WI
not be allowed to enter 3 field a
ready occupied, provided alwaS
that the existing utility is furnishin
The public in its territory with adj
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
A VICTIM SOUNDS
A WORD OF WARNING
he Thinks It IS Time That the Farmers of Bear
Lake were Refusing to Bite at Every Prop
oSition That Comes Along.

Editor Examiner-As there have
been SO many people in this locality
stung" by grafters lately, it seems
to me that it is about time to sound
a word Of warning against these
grafters through the columns of
your paper. / would suggest that
when a gentleman, or person rep
resenting himself to be gentleman,
approaches you with a proposition
whereby you cat get something for
nothing, you had better look "a lee
die out" At any rate, look at the
proposition in this light: If this
would-be gentleman has a gold mine
and plenty Of capital to operate it,
but wants you to take some stock
just to get in on the ground floor, or
wants your name just for the pres
tige it will give, you can depend up
on it, his proposition is not sound
one.
Only recently have several Bear
Lake farmers been "stung" by these
smooth tongued individuals, who
were selling stock in fake concerns.
] refer to the Farmers & Growers
Association, and the Peoples Milling
& Elevator Co. The representative
of the first named enterprise went
about the county in an auto and
succeeded in getting a number of
farmers to bite" at his game. This
man, we understand, took several
thousand dollars out of the valley
and he has individually appropriated
all the money, while the victims are
kicking themselves for being so easy
Then came the oily-tongued agents
representing a would-be flour mil
and elevator company. They pro
posed to erect mill and elevator
and asked the farmers to put VI
O,O0O, and they, the promoters
would do the balance. Well, dom
blame them, as $4,000 would b
enough to build such mill and eleva
tor as they proposed. We under
stand their plan was to organize !
500, 900 company-the farmers t
put up @4O, 900 and the promoter
$50, 900. You see had their schem
worked it would not have been nee
essary for them to have put up
cent-they would have just issue
themselves the stock so they coul
vote their shares. The promoters
Of course, would have managed tn
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
PLAN TO REORGANIZE
IDAHO LEGISLATURE

To reorganize the Idaho legislature
into one-house body of "A members
is proposed in House Joint Resolu-
ton No. 5, introduced last Saturday,
bearing the names of Johnston Of
Bingham and Koelsch of Ada.
The plan is that the state shall be
divided into IL legislative districts,
the units to be established by the
legislature as at present organized.
At the first election after the new
plan is adopted, each district shall
elect two members, who shall draw
lots for the long and short term.
One will serve for four years and the
other sar two. Thereafter each dis
trict will elect one member every
two years and his term of Office shall
be four years.
The people are to have the right
of referendum and may, under reg.
ulations to be provided by the legis-
lature. adopt or reject at the polls
any act It passes. They also retain
the power Of initiative.
1t is provided that each member
shall receive a salary of not TO ex
ceed nine hundred dollars per yea
and necessary expenses 10 and from
the capital. The lieutenant govern
or's salary IS fixed at one thousanl
dollars year.
As the legislature is now eonsti
tuted the senate is the court of i'm
J peachment. The amendment give
that power to the 12 junior mem
: bers of the reorganized body.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

we commend 10 thoa@ VIM aGeapl tha
responsibility Of tha Distribution ef n.
dustFial justice. tho asitl small voice q
the woman IN the FIELD as ahe pleads
for mercy. and We bag that they plnch
no cFumb from her crust ef bread oF
put another patch upon h@r ragged
garments.
We bog that thay listen "a kha
scream Of horror from the ea@la %
svhry American dollar thai e wFans
from thu brow Of t0iIins womea and
hear ths Goddess og fuasiea hias u =
verdict that increases tbs want oe
woman 10 satisfy the greed es man.
The women behind the eoantaF AM
IN ths factory cry al0ad for sympathy
-aA the press thundaFm cat IN thsiF
defense anA The pulpit pleads fuF
merey. bat how ahoas the womna II
The felaY win ngt thene poweyfui
exponenla ef human rights tuTn their
talent. energies ard infuenes 70 hmF
reiieff VIII the Goddess os f1bavty
| enthgua@a et Washington hold tAe cal.
inuaad hand ana soeahe the feyaEiaa
brow of her scr who aowa an6 Fsaps
tha nAtlon'a harvest o. wtil ehe permit
ths mails Of TIE species % shcve
/ womsn-waak and weaFy-fFom tie
bread.llna 81 industry to the haek II.
leys of p0vsFtyf
Wgnma ana Chll@g@a RiFwa.
Ths census amnmafat@Fw tell ~ kAaa
/ Of tim ]. .biA zoe w0msa wha weFk h tie
/ fieiaa a. taFsa kmaaa lae. go are en-.
teeu years of asa saa un6sf what u
the llnaI dsstlny ~ . natien wh0ws 10
tire mothers spsnA their girthoea aays
behind the plew. patehiHg hay ana
hauiing mmnnra. ana what o. Go beeom@
~ w0mmnly enieuFe cad Faan@meat
that grace tha home. charm aeeissy
and enthaaa man 10 isah 10 klOEJ in
Hohle aehisvamsHss II esg aaaMhtaFa
aFe raised IN The soeisty sf ths oz aaa
ne eompanienshtY e The p1Qwf
II that strata bstwesm tie a9se oe
sixteen anA fogsy-nve are eae. 600 wemar
en- woFhin9 nm tmrm hamA@ anA maaS
Of thea With saekain@ hahaa taes
kim@ NJ theiF breasts. ~ ereaeAea
In psruplSaltsE. thax wasaa - soytAs
and guide to plaw. Whas . - -
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breaks shs erowaa Of ne qsssn4 e
ths home. aespaiF hHFts ; meshar.s
love from tea thFune and huagsT agty@s
inaoesnt ehilaFan from the neho@lEa@ma
20 tbs hoaf
TIA enasas baFeam shows eh@s asAs-
000 o. kh@@@ won@a afs loEsysava
yaAFa ~ aks ana ever. TheFe ia e
more pisifai slaht = sivglizatioa sAaa
thsaa saiagly mothers - Israel sscepee
. Win aRe. aruagihe II the nsla fFum
! sun nnsli ean and ~ night aTeaehima
thstr aingy pillows witA tha taarn d
) dsanaiR a. thstF aeAlmg h@aRts t@k'
it all 10 Goa In pFmy@F. fsytll1aat@s
: strikes them . hl0w whea d aAaaa.
give them = crown. ana thelF oaal
} ffisad Is he who kFoka bFsaa wtel
. ksazaEa ana 80: ~Ccsae uato ms 81
Z - thss ere weary sna naavy lnsna ~
i I Waff R4sm w@n wnzs
1 Fsea vi - haHh nams wimam. ;
moss lmp@Ftamk thmm tAa eat * q,
a wfi ~ the amoaas Of psoat saalia.
4 ! lsQn shia AlsA prieea iee1
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22
THE NATIONS
LABOR PROBLEM


TnetureE National FarmnrM' Union.
Our government never faced 70 tFe-
mendoua . problem ~ that now iying
dormant at the doOrm Of congress and
the legislatures. and which. when
aroused. will shake this nation from
center TO circnmfeFence. and make
civilization hlda ita face in shame.
That problem ia-women Ii the fiald.
The last federal census reports
show We now have l.Sf4.oO0 women
working In tbs fieid. mout of them
south Of the Mason and Dixon line.
There we're approximately a million
negro slaves working in the halda
when liberated BY thu emancipation
proclamation. We have freed our
slaves and our women have taken
their places In bondage. We have
broken the shackiss OF the negroes
and welded them upon our daughters
The chalH-onna Of Civilization.
A million women IN bondage In thu
southern fields form the chain ganK q
civilization - the Industrial trMssdy
OF the age. There Il 40 oveFsser auits
80 cruel So that u nnrestrained greed.
no whip that stings like The lanh nf
subognsd destiny. and 30 auetlons@r'S
block quite 90 revolving Ms that Of or
Eanized aymFtee.
The president Of the United STATES
was recently landed by tha preas. and
very properly 80, for suggesting meai'
alton between The engineers and Fsit
road managers IN adjusting their
schedule Of time and pay. THE @nzi
neers threatened 10 strike II teA4s
wages we're not increased from an
proximatsiy ten 10 eleven dollars psl
day and services reduced from ten q
| eight hours ard > similar Fsaasast
meat Of the overtime schedule. oui
women are working IN tha heid. manJ
Of them haFefcoted. for less than y
cents per day. and their schedule Il
the rising sun and the evening star
and after the days work ia 0seF thei
milk the cows. slop ths hogs and reel
the baby 70 sleep. - anyoas msdiAi
ing over their problems. and TO shoH
shall thsy threaten = atriksf
Congress- hes listened aDpTcyinRt
10 those who toll at tbs forge and be
. hina the counter. and many Of on
statesmen hAve smiled ~ the taFeat
and have famed tn aams 81 anFes
amonK Industrial Isb0FeEs nnt Voc
on aFe na aaFsly the hnaI victims
Industrial warfare as they are en-
burden bearers in the wer bst@esH ne
tiona, and these who arbatFnts an
> mediate the diEerenees between e@p
! tai and labor nhoatd not f0FEaa tha
/. when tho eapeaman u ahy Industry e
a / unnecessarily fneFsmssA. sse4e4Y fo1a
tie bin by axaffinG . neW cOuaignmei
sf sonea from tha homa 70 the asi
Pinch ae cFaah Prssa sfeFsan's csul
ee @Feaas
No financial award can be mad
wfthOat a0meona f00SiRs tbs eisi ~
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

No financial award can be m@ae
wfth0at s0meonA foasiRs tbs hiil aad
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

be free to the trusees Of the college
and the people Of Idaho. The trus-
tees now have available about $3l5.-
600 and the work l. 10 be pushed
with yigor, with the expectation
that the school win be opened for
students next fall.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

Wednesday the state senate passed
an amendment to the constitution
making state wide prohibition effect
i've May /. 1917. with bat one dis
senting vote.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

quate service and reasonable rates
at the time of the threatened COM
petition. Each case must be decided
on it's own particular merits. =
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-22

LR Pridgen end O. Harrison have
rented Sam Lewis old store room
and sge having it fitted up for . cafe.
They expect 10 be ready for business
The first of next week. Both ere ex-
perienesd restaurant men and state
that they will conduct strictly hrst
class place. employing none but
white help.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
Pc Z SO: Ma. Is

Claude Pepper Of salem. visited the
city Saturday.
Al L. Hustead was here Saturday
from Sar6is.
Miss Genevieve Harrison has gone
to Oakland, Md, to visit her aunt,
Miss Daisy Harrison, for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. B. Sine, OF
Parkersbhrg. are here for few days
visit.
Judge Homer B. Woods. of Harris
willie, is a visitor in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Newman, OF
Weston, are visiting in the city. 4
g. NJ. Hanna, Of Parkersburg. is
cicero Smith was here from
Wolf Summit Saturday evening. Y
r. r. Williams. of Dola. visited
the city Saturday evening.
Joseph Mcconnell. who has been
home on a visit. 81 e. s. @
Cletus Stout. of Bridgeport. was.in
the city Saturday evening,
J. NJ. Campbell, of Littleton. is a
we'll known oil field man in the city.
j. w. Given, Of Sutton, travelling
man. visited the city during the week.
w. w. Huffman and w. F.. Mcbride
both of West Union, are travelling
men in the city. n
K u. U. Kingate, representing one OF
the local wholesale houses, was here
this week from Mountain Lake
Park. g. t5.4s .,s s
s: Bates Davis, Of shinnston,
visited the city Saturday night.
Lynn s. Horror and Osman d,
I'Swartz are home from Parkersbure
where they attended a meeting of the
directors Of the West Virginia Natural
Gas Association.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
Prominent instructors to Take
Part in Meet under Sum
l1er School Auspices.

MoRGANToWN, July 1OA large
number5of the leading school men of
West Virginia will take part in the
educational conference to be held
here July 16 and 4 Z under the au-
spices of the summer school. This
will be the twelfth annual conference
to be held in connection with the
summer school The general topic
for discussion will be The Training
of Teachers In West Virginia.
Superintendent Citizens of Wheel
ing. and Supeript endent Laid ey, OF
Charleston. will speak on training
departments in city schools: super
intendent Patterson. OF Richwoad,
and Principal Williams, of the BIN y
field, high school, on state-provided
training Departments in high schools:
Secretary Marsh, of the board of re-
gents, on the university summer
school as training school for teach
sers: President Allen. Of Davis and nd
sElkins College. and resident Clark.
OF Salem College. on the place Of the
denominational and private schools
in the training of teachers; Superin-
,tendent Merrick, of Moundsyille, on
the influence of county Institutes in
the training of teachers: President
Roster, of the Fairmont state normal
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
BIG ASSFMBIAGF
OF EDUClATO RS
At NOR ANTOVVN

school, and oAs. Bond, recently act
ing president Of the Chenille state
normal school, on what the depart
ment Of education in the. state uni
5versity has done and ought to- do in
the training of eachers;; Principal
Henderson, of the White Sulphur
Springs high school. and Principal
sConley, OF the Pennington schools.
on the influence OF teachers reading
circle work; w. n. Wayt, Of the
lGlenville normal school. and Super
intendent VanHorn, of the Salem
schools, will discuss the question
whether the time has come for 5ehe
state normal schools to admit only
high school graduates; Prof Deahl.
Of the universI 4, and SupeTfnte ndent
Sanders, III Keyser, what the mini
mum training school requirements
OF the state normal schools should
be: George H. Shafer, gof tt1ee Fair
mont normal school, what the differ
.ences should be In the training OF
elementary teachers for rural schools
and for towns and city schools, and
Superintendent Murray, of flliam-
son. President Huley, of Broaddus
Institute; superintendent Smith. OF
Morgantown, and Superintendent
De Haas, of Paw Paw, whether the
time has come for the state to pre-
scribe minimum professional ming
for a public school teacher, and if 50
what that training should be.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-11
S|=AI.|=R|5':|
Are Being App pointed by g Num-
Der Of Counties and Cities
pfs tRe Slate

CHARLESTON, July c;onnpis-
ing with the newweights and meas as
ures law. number Of the counties
|of the state, by their county courts.
nave named sealers 70 enforce the law.
locally. number of cities, too, IN
clndine Benwood. Wheeling, Grafton,
Parkersburg, Huntington and Blue
field have appointed sealers.
It has been arranged that the Two
Edenuty state inspectors recently APP
pointed by Commissioner tsngate
viii 20 to MorgantQwn as soon as the
standards have been received by the
state university and will receive IN
structions on their proper use from 2
Prof. G. s.Waggo ner. o. the depart
Sment OF nhysicss One set Of the q.
standards will be located at the uni mi
versity and one at the capitol here
All the testing \. equipment TO pc
placed in the hands OF the county and
city sealers will be. tested out here OF
az Morgantown before II is. placed IN
service. Sealers, located In the son tn
Lern section OF the state will be ac-
cofmrnodated at Charleston, those IN
the northern part at IMorgantoWn: