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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-12
CIRCLE TOURS OF
THE EAST

on going or return trip. The
opportunity Of a lifetime. The
most wonderful shows the ma
tion has ever seen. Do not miss
them
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-12

N OR H CHI

Where Cool Sea Breezes Blow"
26 miles Of smooth white beach;
a score Of interesting beach
towns; many excellent hotels
and resorts; everything neces-
sary for seashore outings. For
real rest and recreation-go to
North Beach. Round-C11 II
Trip fare. ............V .Vll.(J
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27

of the plaintiff. This from the 1st tC
the 18th of May inclusive.
Mr.. Horne alleges that as he ha.
80 head of cattle and upwards anC
Eve head of horses which Craze upo
the public domain within two mile
Of his dwelling house, and he has ne
other range for his said stock, h
has been damaged in the sum Of $500
by the eating Of the grass by the said
Ferguson's sheep.
AS a further cause of action Mr..
Horne says that by grazing the sai6
sheep upon his land holdings tn
grass thereon was eaten and destroy
ed and that land rendered unfit foi
stock range; and he thus damaged
in 5000.
He therefore asks judgment for $500
and costs.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
HORRIBLE SUICIDE
(Shoshone Demo craft


| Tuesday morning about $50 o'clock
as the regular local from the west
was pulling into the depot, people who
were on the streets were Mortified to
see man throw himself head foremost
under the wheels of the train.
On investigation 1t was found that
the man was Roy Stewardson and that
the head was almost completely sever
ed from the body.
Tho dead man was accompanied by
his brother, John Stewardson and they
were from Colby. Kansas and were en-
route to HALEY.
In an interview with the brother of
the dead man, he said that his brother
had had some trouble in a love affair
and had not been well for some time
and that their doctor had advised a
as they had a brother IN law. Leo
Marty, living near Muldoon, they de-
cided to visit him; that they were
walking around when the train came
in and that Roy proposed that they go
over and watch the train and that
when they got nearly to the train he
rushed ahead, throwing himself under
the train as stated above.
DR.. zeller was summoned and with
the assistance of other bystanders
gathered up the remains and took them
to o. ]. Brennan's undertaking parlors.
where they were embalmed and sent
back to the home he so lately left at
Colby. Kansas.
The men are we'll to do farmers in
Kansas. the dead man being about
twenty five years old and the other
older man did not accompany the re-
mains east, but left on the HALEY
train Wednesday morning for Mul-
doom where he will remain for a few
days and return to his home by ths
way Of Los Angeles and San Francis
CO.
The brakeman on the train said that
when the wheels struck the man il
seemed to raise the truck about four
inches and that he called to the other
brakeman to look out, that there was
a piece Of iron on the track. but the
other had seen the man and called to
him and said, mo it is man."
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
KNOW THY COUNTRY
II-Railroads

the accepted distance from the earth
to the moon We had in 1911, the
last year in which figures for all
countries are available, on the
earth's surface, 639,981 miles of rail-
way divided as follows United States
241,199, Europe 207.432 and other
countries 191,350. The United States
has 38 per cent of the worlds mileage,
seven per cent Of the estimated pop
ulation and about five per cent of the
area. The total capital invested in the
railways of the world is $4,000, 000,-
900, divided as follows: United States
000,000,000 Europe $25,650 100000
and other countries 11,350,000, 900.
Reduced to a mileage basis the cap
italization is as follows: The world
$4,000, United States $4,000, Europe
$12400O, and other countries $4,000.
comparison of rates is equally as
interesting and the United States
ice. The average rate per ton per
hundred mile haul is as follows:
United States 76c, Great Britain $3.50,
France $144, Germany s144, Russia
92c, Austria Hungary $1.30, Italy $3.50
and Switzerland s2.82.
The average yearly pay of all rail-
road employees in the principal coun-
tries is as follows: United States
s757, Germany 1892, Italy $345. Aus
tria 1922. Great Britain 1919. France
$3.50 and Russia $204.
About 80 per cent, or $4,000 miles,
of the railways of the world arc
government owned. About half the
railway mileage of Europe is govern
ment owned.
A comparison Of the economy, in
time and money and the convenience
in travel, will be made in a later
article.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
May Consolidate States Iu0
Fish Hutcheries

4 the Hay Spur hatchery for the Saw
Doth lakes. These fish hatched in fine
'hape, the loss of eggs being very
mall. AS soon as the roads are good
0 the lakes so the salmon can be cas-
ly and rapidly transported. they will
be planted.
Mr.. Jones states that in all proba-
'ility the Warm River hatchery will
)e dsmantled in the near future and
-emoved and consolidated with Hay
Spur plant. The water on Silver creek
deal for fish culture Of any in the
'tate, and the hatchery there is easily
accessible at all times Of the year.
che Warm River hatchery is an ex-
pensive one, and is difficult to reach
the winter season. 1t is built of
ogs. its dimensions being about
0xs0 feet. 1t can be easily removed
the Hay Spur hatchery. Its capac-
ty is about 100000 eggs 1t is To-
'ated on government land and Mr..
ones has just secured permit to use
he land for a hatchery for another
year.
The deputy game wardens are doing
veil running down violaters of the fish
md game laws. Recently one man was
ined $3.50 for killing a moose and two
we're fined for killing deer at Sand
point
funny incident occurred while Mr..
Tones was going from Standpoint to
Rayview. He asked a young lady
about the hunting and fishing in that
neighborhood She said that deer were
plentiful, but the new game warden
was looking after the game violators
so closely that people were afraid to
kill the animals. She did not know
hat she was talking with the state
game warden.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27

In discussing the commercial
achievements of this great age, we
shall approach the subject as the
historian chronicling events. This Sc
ries will endeavor to record in writ
ing the supremacy Of American men
and industries in the worlds affairs
and perptuate an appreciation OF our
marvellous industrial achievements by
presenting simple facts, figures and
comparisons that are overpowering in
their convictions.
America holds her proud place
among the nations Of the earth today
on account of her supremacy in trans
portation facilities. The mighty minds
of the age are engaged in the prob
lens of transportation, and the great
est men in the history of the worlds
commerce are at the head of the
transportation systems of the United
States.
In the discussion Of transportation,
let us consider separately our Rail
ways Telegraph and Telephones, Ex-
press, Public Highways, Steamships,
Street Railways, Interurban and other
forms Of transportation and this ar
ticle will deal with railways.
The United States has the largest
mileage, the best service, the cheap
est rates, pays labor the highest
wages, and we have the most efficient
ly managed of the railways Of the
world They stand as monument to
the native genius of our marvellous
builders, and most Of the railroads in
foreign countries have been built
under American orders.
The railroads represent larger In
vestment of capital than any other
branch of human activity. The mile
age in the United States exceeds
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
HAVE SOLD OVER 100 FORD CARS

j. D. Fercht of the Furtch Auto Co.
of Gooding arrived in the city Thurs
day afternoon and left for home yes
terday.
Mr. Furcht brought up two Ford cars
and delivered them to purchasers-on
roadster, to James Laidlaw of Null
doom and the other, a touring car, to
Forest Ranger Ray Ivie.
He states that he unloaded three car
loads of Ford cars this week. each car
containing eight automobiles.
The Furcht Auto company is doing
fine business, having now passed
the 100 mark in sales Of Ford cars
The company is in a position to make
prompt delivery to all purchasers
News Miner
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
WILL TEST SCREENS
(Shoshone Democrat)


Game Warden L. c. Jones was in
town Wednesday evening enrout home
from the Hay Spur hatchery and Rich
field where he had been on business
connected with the fish department.
While here Mr.. Jones stated that he
had just completed arrangements with
NJ r. Kays, manager of the Idaho Ir-
rigation company to put a screen
across one of the main canals belong
ing to the Idaho Irrigation company,
to test the feasibility of screening
all canals in the state. The depart
ment will furnish the screen for this
one canal and Mr.. Kays will have it
placed in position
In speaking of the matter, Mr. Jones
stated that a great deal Of complaint
was made last year on account of the
large numbers of fish that were de-
stroyed when the water was let out of
the canals, and said that he was re-
ceived in the most cordial manner by
Mr.. Kays, who expressed his willing
ness to do anything in his power for
the protection of the fish in the waters
under his management.
Mr.. Jones said that if he can re-
ceive the same treatment from all the
other water companies that he be-
lieved they would be able to make a
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
EMORiAL DAY.

Next Sunday, May 30th.. is the day
set apart by our nation as Mem
orial Day. therefore all the veterans
OF the Civil War, both of the Blue
and the Gray. are most cordially in
vited to attend service at the NJ. f.
church at 1880 a. M. at which time
an address in keeping with the day
die out, but every one do your best
to keep it ever green in our memories.
not because of the war, but because OF
what it means to us as nation. So
all are urged to attend this service
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27

able and interesting.
"The proposed road will necessitat
about 172 miles of construction" sal,
Mr.. Highley. "The route to be GOV
cred is from New Meadows, the end o
the Pacific & Idaho Northern, to Lew
iston. There are at least two possibl,
routes over which surveys have beer
run. The one that appears most prac.
ticable at the present time is the on,
which follows the Big Salmon anC
Snake. 1t is down grade from th,
summit, near New Meadows, to the
end OF the line. There is another
route which would leave Salmon river
Rock Creek canyon, crossing the prai-
rie and connecting with the Camas
Prairie road at Fem. From this point
it is but SO miles to Lewiston, but the
difficulty of this route lies in reachinf
the prairie from the river canyon. TIL,
elevation is but 1400 feet at the rive
while it is $500 at the top of the pro
posed grade. Then, the Camas Prairi
line has 8 per cent grade and IA de-
gree curves, difficult route. Con
struction through the Meadows valley
would not be difficult, but the remain
der of the work will be heavy in any
case.
AS we passed over the route last
week we noticed that the canyon i
being settled up. There is little traf
fc for the road at present, for tn
market has been too difficult to reacl
and on that account only stock, whicl
can be driven to market. have beer
profitable. There is some agriculture
on the mountain sides or plateaus anc
on 'shoestring' ranches along the rive
bottom. Fruit does well in the can
yon, for there is little snow and prac
tically no frost because of a night winc
which blows through the valley. w
saw fruit trees of all kinds, and wal
nuts and almonds growing and in fin'
condition. AT Whitebird we were tol
Of one ranch of 1000 acres. well stock
ed with hogs and cattle.
There is a possibility that part O.
this line will ultimately be built by tn
Northern Pacific, which is understood
to be the controlling force in the Gil
more & Pittsburg railroad. The con
struction of the link from the termi
nus of the G. & p. to higgins woult
,orm a part of transcontinental line
In that case there would be but 8
niles for the state to build-the line
rom New Meadows to Higgins
What can be done in the matter
1nancing the road is, of course, a mat
er of conjecture. 1t may be that pri
yate capital can be induced to take vi
he venture if the state will deed th'
light of way free through state land
Ind should be willing to exempt tn
'oad from taxes until it is on a payinf
oasis That, however, is not an engi
leering question and must be left fol
solution by someone else"
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
VARYING OPINIONS ON
WAR.


President Wilson said in hi
Philadelphia speech
There is such thing as a MAJ
being too proud to fight. There i
such thing as nation being Sc
right that it does not need to con
vince others by force that it i.
right
Officially the president told Ger
many she must make full reparatior
for the sinking of American citi-
zens on the Lusitania and desist
from attacks on non-combatant'
ships carrying American citizens.
Ex-President Iatt, in a speech
before the Union League at Phila-
lelphia, said
With the present conditions of
The war i'll Europe, our action, if il
IS to be extreme, will not lose eff
'iency by giving time to the people
whose war it will be, to know what
they are facing.
But we must bear in mind that
If we have war it is the people,
the men and women, fathers and
mothers, brothers and sisters, who
must pay with lives and money the
cost of it, and, therefore, they
should not be hurried into the need
ed sacrifices until it is clear that
they wish it and know what they
IRE doing when they wish it.
For this reason every presi-
lent with a respect for his oath
md the rule of the people will, in
moments of popular excitement
nd just Indignation pointing to
var, act as a brake; will caution
against haste; will hunt for some
escape from the horrors of war
consistent with dignity and patriot
SIN, knowing that if no other al
exists congress in its con
,titutional power, after time for de-
iberation has disclosed the real
,opular opinion, will act.
"a demand for war that cannot
urvive the passion of the first
avs of public Indignation and will
lot endure the test of delay and
elaboration by all the people is not
me that should be yielded to.
1.-The task of the president is a
ieavy one. He is our president
Ie is acting for the whole country.
lie is anxious to find a way out of
he present difficulty without war
Before party, before ourselves.
se of this league are for our
'ountry That is what he is work
ng for. Shall we not stand by
i'm in it?
"'I1e will not surrender our coun-
ry's rights. 1t may be necessary
hat for hundred lives and the
method of their taking we should
ose thousands and hundreds of
of lives. The national
lonor and interests may ultimately
emand it, but time for serious
bought and clearly weighing the
onsequences will not prejudice
he Justice of Our cause or the op-
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
WILL SHIP SHEEP EARLY.

HALEY. May 21.--Ben Darrah re-
turned this morning from his home at
Shoshone and will start weighing his
wool clip tomorrow. He stated that it
is likely that shipment OF lambs to
the Chicago market will begin before
the first Of July this year and that
the Novinger- -Darrah company and the
Goodings would ship their sheep to-
gether this year.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
Utilities Commission Makes
Trip OUer Northern Idaho

BOISE, May 25.-Chairman A. P
Rramstedt, J. W. Graham and A. L
F'reehafer, members of the public util
ities commission. and E. G. Davis, as
sistant attorney general, counsel fo
the commission. returned Monday from
their three weeks trip over northern
Idaho well satisfied with the results
obtained. This was the first time the
commission had ever made an officia
visit to that part of the state and
they feel that information of meal
the informal hearings they conducted
did much to alleviate conditions in
the various communities which they
visited.
They called at every county seat in
that section of the state but the town
of Nez Perce. This was on the timer
ary but the commission was held up
at Spokane by an examination of the
station at Twin Lakes which it is pro-
posed to move.
The only formal hearing OF the trip
was held at Wallace where, for two
days. they took testimony in the COM
plant OF the city of Wallace against
the Northwest Light & Power COM
pany, in which the city objects to the
rates charged. The attorneys were
xl<<
not covered sufficiently by the testi-
noly.
At Bonners Ferry after an informal
hearing. the water dispute which has
long been a source of trouble was set
tied to the satisfaction of all con-
cerned. The commission found in
most cases that the only trouble was
that one side or the other did not
know what it wanted done. The de-
mands of the two were ascertained
and the whole matter adjusted with
out more ado.
The commission will have a hearing
Saturday May 29. at Jerome on the
application of the Great Shoshone
Power company to grant special rates
to settlers on the Twin Falls North
Side project.
At Mountainhome June 1 they will
hear testimony relating to the appli-
cation of settlers on the Mountain
home Cooperative project to have the
commission adjust rates charged for
water rights and award reparation
in case of discrepancies. The settlers
allege that they were charged $75
and $50 for water rights when they
are worth but s45.
After their hearing at Grangeville
the commission came south over the
north and south railroad.
On this trip they were accompanied
by Lee Highley, engineer for the Pa
cific & Idaho Northern railroad and
c. c. VanArsdal, representing the city
of Lewiston. There were eight on the
stage and while the trip was a diff
cult one and made in the rain, the
found it most profit
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
,ortunity to vindicate it.

| ,lOllulllll 10 NlllIlCdlc IL.
Ex- President Roosevelt wa
Enthusiastically caustic in hi
criticism of the presidents unof
iicial declaration, and in an articl
10 appear in the June Metropolitar
magazine he practically demand
war. saying after review of Ger
many's actions:
In the teeth of these things W,
earn as a nation nleasureless scorr
and contempt if we follow the lea
OF those who exalt peace abov,
righteousness, if we heel the voices
Of those feeble folk who bleat tC
Ugh heaven that there is peace
when there is no peace. For many
months our government has pre-
served between right and wrong {,
neutrality which would have ex-
cited the emulous admiration OF
Pontius Pilate-the arch-typical
neutral of all time We have urg-
ed as justification for falling tc
do our duty in Mexico that to do SC
would benefit American dollars.
Are we now to change faces and adj
vance the supreme interest Of
American dollars as a justifca
ton for continuance i'll the refusal
to do the duty imposed on us IL
connection with the world war?
UNLESS we act with immediate
decision and vigor we shall have
failed in the duty demanded by hui
manity at large, and demanded
even more clearly by the self-re
spect Of the American republic"
Here we have the personal and
the official views of the president
and the views of our living ex-
presidents.
If Taft or Roosevelt were presi-
dent instead of Wilson the former
would undoubtedly act much as
the president has acted, but the col
onel would have adopted a much
more drastic policy.
The public has an opportunity
to ponder over the wisdom of the
courses of procedure.
Senator Jones of Washington.
addressing the congregation of a
church at Olympia said
MY vote will never be cast foI
war on the basis now existing, to
sustain the technical right Of cit
zen to go abroad and thus place
this right above the right of the
country to enjoy peace
Reviewing the situation, Good
wins Weekly says:
"The great Hamburg company's
(German) steamer, Kronprinz is
nterned in an American harbor.
Suppose she had sailed, carrying
arge quantities of arms and am
for Germany, and many
Americans, although warned of the
LANCER, had taken passage upon
Ter. Suppose an English subma
inc had sighted her in the straits
If Dover, what would it have done
Suppose the submarine had
Junk the steamer, would we be
alking about war with Great Brit |
in on that account?
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
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News = Miner.)

NNeWS- Mlner.)
Clato Floyd came up yesterday an
he will begin stripping spawn her
this morning. The spawn will be ia
ken in cans to the hatchery at Ha
Spur on the southbound train. Th
spawn from Stanton will also be trans
ported to the Hap Spur hatchery M
Floyd will do the stripping at Stantoi
after finishing here. He will then
to the Warm River hatchery to super
intend the transportation of stock f1s!
to the Occur d'Alenes
Mr.. Jones is Of the opinion tina
spawners are not running as well thi,
season as usual. on account of the un
usually low water. The fish spawi
along the bars on the lower reache
Of the streams, whereas in times
higher water they run farther up tn
rivers. However, he expects that g.
100000 eggs will be secured in tn
state this season; and about 100000
small fry will be deposited in tn
streams of the state.
There are 25.oOO landlocked salmo'
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
$500 DAMAGES CLAIMED.

HALEY. May 21.-Robert Horne
filed a complaint in the Probate Court
against J. B. Ferguson whom he ac-
cuses of continuously herring and
grazing his sheep upon the land Ct the
plaintiff and upon the public domain
within two miles OF the dwelling house
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27


. State Game Warden Roy Jones
Q arrived in the city on the north
9 bound passenger train yes
e terday morning to see how
. spawning operations at the trap
e in the electric plant tail race.
9 above the bridge on Bullion
. street. were progressing. He
. thought that probably about
8 10000 native trout eggs could
> be secured at this point. An
. other trap has been placed in
5 the river at Stanton, and this
. will be visited by Mr.. Jones.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
sTEREoPTIcoN LECTURE.

There will be a stereopticon lecture
Mt the M. E. church Sunday evening.
May 30th. The subject will be 'Chiid
Life of the World This lecture viii
be illustrated with rs slides mostly
colored. The UNIVERSAL elements and
contrasts in the child life of many
countries. Descriptions of the cloth
ing, food, dwellings. play. school life.
work and religious training will be
set forth in this lecture. This win he
interesting to both children and adults.
Make your plans to be present. This
is the last number In this course
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27
CHANGE IN HILL CITY TRAINS.

Effective Friday. May 2lst, and until
further notice. trains Nos. 125 and 126
will be annulled between Shoshone and
ly mixed train service will be operated.
leaving Shoshone on Mondays. Wed
nesdays and Fridays leaving Hill City
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days, westward and eastward trains
not to leave stations before the time
shown opposite stations as follows:
Westward Eastward
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27

For Commercial Printing of any kind
get our prices.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1915-05-27

This is necessary on account OF
track conditions and VIII obtain until
further notice.
A. B. STEVENSON. supt