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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
DEMOCRATIC TIMES
No Better Than Republican and Both
Declared Bad


Declared Bad
Editor of Banner-While we are
waiting for the good times which are
coming as soon as the Democratic
machine gets into working order
think it would be we'll for every
ranchman on the Mexican border to
turn his domicile into a frontier fort
and eyry hamlet and farming village
any where near the Mexican line
to build a block house in the village
square for the people to run into
whenever they expected visit from
the Mexican raiders. In this way
many lives will be saved while our
government is tanning Carranza and
his band of robbers.
No doubt the tanning process used
by our government will differ mater
tally from that which would have
been used by Grant or Jackson, but
let us hope that it will prove Just as
effective. And while we are waiting,
our shipping companys had better
build war vessels to- protect their
commerce from British pirates, who
are picking up American shipping
wherever found In short time the
government of Great Britain will is
sue an order to our southern planters
to grow no more cotton lest some of
it fall into German hands and our
western farmers to plant no more
corn lest some of it find its way into
Germany and for the same reason
the southwestern ranchmen will be
told to raise no more cattle for beef
purposes
However much we might differ on
other points in the matter OF nation Al
defense, we should agree 10 man
we had far better build a mighty navy
than TO see our coast towns and
cities looted and destroyed by a for
eign navy. We had far better sup
port a large standing army than see
our country invaded our homes
destroyed, and the land laid TO
waste and our wives and daught
ers the victims of an invading and
victorious host of foreign troops-in
vading victorious only because of our
defenceless condition.
Belgium and Poland are an object
lesson to the world in that respect.
Old things have passed away and all
things have become new. The ia
nous Monroe Doctrine is no longer
tenable. Our country is confronting
conditions today which never OBJ
tanned before The proposed Rus
sian and japanese alliance viii be
considered by many as a direct men
ace to the United States and no one
knows what the final outcome of this
European war will be and it wants
a level head and strong hand to
carry us through
There is nothing left OF the republi- !
can party but its name and the spec
tor of its past greatness, and the dem
oeratic party although at present in !
power is in the same boat with the ,
other, as a matter Of Fact, both par
ties have outlired their usefulness
and must either reorganize and he
come an entirely new proposition to
the country or give way TO an entire
~ new party which viii have a plat
form advocating and endorsing won
an suffrage and the government con
L9oi Of the railroads, telegraph. tele-
phone and shipping lines, the rein.
ing. educating and restraining OF
women is the one thing needed in
American politics today.
Mason l.. Knapp
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There il
only one way TO cure deafness, and that Ia
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by inflamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube is iniiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t In
entirely closed. Deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can he taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (cRused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free
FL CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Take Iall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
FRANK e. HOWE. Editor and Pub
Tuesday, October &c, 1915.

Under military law Miss Cavell was
doubtless guilty and subject to the
extreme penalty, but Germany has
lost more than she has gained by her
execution. 1t was too much like
Russia which executes women and
even children with hardly a pretext
of a trial The less any country fol
lows the savage methods of Russia,
the better it will stand in the family
of nations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
INK
IEIAbI' #
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Lutte confidence. 1t destroys all de-
sire for whiskey, beer or other alco-
holic stimulants Thousands have
successfully used it and have been re-
stored to lives of sobriety and useful
ness. Can be given secretly, Costs
only $1.00 per box. If you fail to get
results from ORRINE after a trial,
your money Will be refunded. Ask
for free booklet telling all about OR
RlNE. b. A. Quinlan, North Street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26

Figures compiled by a Chicago sta
tistican show that thirty-eight base
ball players were killed during the
season recently closed by being hit
on the head by balls directly from
the hand of the pitcher. 1t is hoped
that every one of these deaths was
purely accidental but it is more than
probable that some of them may have
been due to an effort by the pitcher
to brighten batter by throwing
ball close to or directly at the unfort-
innate players head. There are GER
tain boXmen in the professional
leagues who are recognized as bean
ball" pitchers, players who seek TO
impress the fact upon the batter's
mind that he is in danger of bodily
injury and perhaps death while stand
ing at the plate. The pitcher knows
that if he can worry the batter the
latter is less likely to make a safe
hit. hence the first bali thrown is like
ly TO be one of the bean variety 1t
IS despicable trick at the best even
ii it results in no bodily injury and
merely shows up the pitcher as a
man who is not able to win in an hon
est and straightforward manner. At
a game in Boston between the Detroit
and Boston teams late in the season,
a Boston pitcher threw ball which
the famous "Ty" Cobb believed was
aimed at his head. Cobb promptly
threw his bat at the pitcher and a
near riot followed Cobb may have
been the player in the wrong and the
pitcher may have been innocent; the
deliberate bean BALI is a hard thing
10 prove. At the same time the play |
ars can stop the practice if they set
1ut to do it, The bean BALI pitchers |
ire known to the players and they !
IAN make life so uncomfortable for |
his class of hrulers that they will be !
willing to pitch honest ball
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
TWO prime forces

are ideas and expressions. A life in
surance policy brings to the widow
an expression of one of the most
beautiful ideas of life. National Life
ms. Co, of VT. (Mutual.) Earle s.
General Agent, Mead Build
ing, Rutland, VT. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26

As the war proceeds the hate and
bitterness increase. The growing in
tensity of the feeling is evidence
tending to show that the crisis is APP
preaching. Not all of the nations at
war can carry indefinitely the strain
and effort to which they are subject
ed. Something is likely to snap soon
and when it does the strength OF the
losing side viii go to pieces rapidly
In spite of the claims to the contrary
there is reason to believe that the
war is entering on its final stages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-26
MONUMENTAL WORK

! %. ESfABRO0K, Manufacturers Agent.
has one large aud, two smaller Granite Monu
nents and numser OF IN role jobs ready 10
le ! ttered. Also Markersa id Coroer Posts. at
"a south So. SPECIAL prizes on the ABOVE work
IN sold ana setC this fall. ESrA BROOK IA
teties
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
THE HEAVY TAX ON FARMERS.

The manager of one of the three implement houses
here short time ago, stated that his firm had sold
Sll,OOO worth of farm wagons during 1914 and he
presumed that each of the other companies had sold
as many. This indicates of two things Either
that there has been tremendous development to
create demand for many wagons, or else the
wear-and-tear of the heavy traffic over bad roads
was unusual American Falls dealers did not sell all
the wagons that were sold this year. Many were sup
piled by Aberdeen, Rockland, Pocateo and Malad
dealers, and large number of the new settlers shin
ped wagons from their former homes. With the
roads in such condition they were last fall cover
ed by several inches of DUST full of chuc-hoes that
could not be seen it is no wonder that manv wagons
were wrecked The loss of time, the help that must
be hired because of this loss the additional number
OF horses that must be kept and fed and the break
age of wagons, all caused by bad roads, are heavier
tax upon farmers than all the other taxes thew have
to bear
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
CAPITALIST OR FINANCIER.
W. +. Jasman Don't Know Which
Class he VIII Join.

The difference between a capitalist
and financier has been locally de-
fined as follows: A capitalist-a man
who has sold his wheat and has the
money in the bank. A financier is the
one who has held his wheat and is
master of the situation w. F.. Jas
man is financier. He has 500 bushels
of Turkey red on cold storage in his
bins and when the warning nations be-
come so hungry as to put the price up
to about 81 a pound he will either sell
1t and join the capitalist class or
else refuse to sell it and win the s40,-
900 Nobel neace prize. In either event
he is wilmer. Whether he had so
much wheat lie couldn't haul II IN or
whether he figured out wheat would
continue to raise in price, he refuses
to say. But he has the wheat and
what time he is not engaged in talk
ing profits, he puts in sitting up at
night and watching his bins.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
CONTRACT FOR REMODELLING
MANDEL BUILDING AWARDED.
johnson a. Anderson Given the Con.
tract for $l89i.

The county commissioners at their
meeting Saturday. awarded the con
tract for the remodelling OF the Man
del building for court house purposes.
Tor 1884. There were three bidders.
the bid OF Johnson q Anderson being
$500 lower than the lowest OF the other
two, they were awarded tho contract.
and VIII begin work as soon as court
sdjourns for the term.
In its forecast of the cost of making
the alterations few weeks ago, the
Press estimated the cost at 81 800. or
$1O6 more than the contract price. 90
the Press was conservative and not i'm
posing upon the public in it's estimate.
A little earlier II stated that II would
cost $3.50 more 10 remodel the old
school building than would be required
for the Mandel building. Tho archi-
tect's estimate on the school building
was $4,000, and the contract price on
the MaDdel building 81, 1,694--a differ
ence OF s1,30f The Press was not
misleading the people by making false
claims to sustain its defense OF the
commissioners. Again n was fair, and
gave the opposition the benefit OF the
doubt. The Press aims 20 be consery-
ative and right and reliable medium
OF Information for the public.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
LIBRARY ITEMS.

The first eight rolumes OF the 1914
edition Of the New International En-
cyclopedia were received by the local
librarian, Mrs. Reed. Tuesday after
noon A rented set OF the 1913 edition
Of the same encyclopaedia was also re-
ceived at the same time for use until
the complete set OF the new edition has
been published. The New Internation-
al was selected for the local library
after a thorough investigation OF the
other editions and In n special library
edition. The twenty-four volumes of
the set will cost 500, which is s24 less
than the get would have cost had It
been purchased after the entire TWEEN
ty-four volumes is completed. The
books are Handsomely bound in red
buckrum and contain an unusually
large number OF color plates Illus
trating the text OF the books. There
are eight volumes OF the set in the H.
brary at present and the remaining
sixteen volumes will arrive at about
the rate OF one each month.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
COURT NEWS.

Boscow Kent, who has ridden the
range around American Falls for sew.
eral years past, was convicted on q
charge OF grand larceny and given q
sentence of from one to ten years The
particular offense with which he was
charged, was the theft of three calves
from o. NJ. Hall. Witnesses for the
prosecution were Liberty Hunt, j.
Harroon, Paul Spalding, d. b. JEFF
fries and o. M. Hall and son. Witness
es for the defense were Conrad Kisler
+. NJ. Gamble and Frank Elliott. An
appeal was taken and Kent is at lib
erty under bond of $3.50.
! Damages % the amount of one dol
lar was rendered the plant r. IN the
case Of II. H. Harms and vii "A ]. d.
Isaac The, former sefd forS9f acaoG
alleged to have been caused by the de-
| fendant who located Mr.. Harms and
wife on tract OF iano nesSr Minidoka
that was not open to homestead entry.
among local people who filled the
court room during the day of the trial
; The rendering of verdict in favor OF
the plaintiff to the amount Of one dol
lar damages. places the expense of the
trial on Mr.. Isaac.
The case of George Walter VS.. Con-
rad and Mary Kissler was settled out
OF court
In the case OF Ashby d. Boyle vs.. ].
c. Robinson of Rockland, which was
on the docket for Saturday, the wit
nesses for the plaintiff were not pres
ent AS a result the case was con-
tinued for the term.
Bert Hager attempted to slip one
over" on the district court Monday,
and as a result dropped twenty-five
simoleons all at one clatter Sheriff
Jeffries summoned Mr.. Hager on n
special jury venire Monday. When the
not there. So. to remind him OF his
obligation he was hailed before Judge
Guheen Tuesday afternoon for con-
tempt of court and taxed $25.00
The longest case yet heard in court
is that of the Southern Idaho Water
Power Co. VS.. Mary l.. and Mabel
Burke. now in progress. The Burkes
own -four hundred acres OF land a mile
ard half north OF American Falls OH
the river They hold their land TO be
worth between fifty and sixty dollars
an acre The water Power Company
are ccndemning the land to lower the
price and the price OF the land is the
only question that the jury will have
70 decide. Monday was consumed i'm
selecting the jury and four witnesses
for the defense Frank W Burke, John
l.. Burke VI. F. Walker and r. b.
Greenwood. occupied the stand Tues
day. o. r. Baum of American Falls
and Karl Paine OF Boise are handling
the case for the Burkes. and D. G. Nc
Dougcll. T. y. Jones and p b. Carter
Of Carter 2 Hays, Boise. are the plain
tiffs attorneys.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
POISONED OATS FOR RABBITS

The county commissioners have ar
ranged with the Falls Pharmacy to
prepare several hundred pounds of
poisoned oats for the destruction of
rabbits. The oats are put up in 7h
and Is pound packages, and one or
two packages will be delivered to ev-
cry farmer who has use for such upon
application to Recorder Bulfinch The
county furnishes the strychniDe free.
but charge Of two cents a pound will
be made to cover the cost OF the oats
used. Last year. west OF the river, tine
farmers derived great benefit from The
use of oats prepared by direction Of
the board.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
Another Capitalist Coming Up.

Mr.. Schewie, who lives just this side
OF the Little Creek divide has about e.
thousand bushels Of bluestem which
he Is holding for sale as seed wheat.
and about another thousand bushels OF
other varieties he is In no hurry H.
sell. There promises TO be n heavy
demand for bluestem for seed. The
best farmers believe that the wheat
on well prepared ground has not suf-
fered, but that stubbisd in fields may
have suffered badly, and that many
OF the latter will have TO be re-seeded.
Owing to the progressive spirit of the
farmers, the number OF stubbled In
fiieds is growing less every year. In
former years when the farmers were
just improving their land, II was nee
essary to seed on stubble to get suf
icient acreage. but the poorer yields
secured have very largely stopped the
practice.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
APPEARED BEFORE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Senator Davis Invited to Explain
Measure to Increase States Reve-
nue..

ID. w. Davis, who, while a member
OF the senate two years ago, introduced
resolution to permit the more rapid
sale OF state land, was asked to appear
before the joint state affairs commit
tee of the house and senate last week,
and explain the matter for the benefit
OF the legislature He did so and sup
piled so many good reasons why the
change should be made that the reso-
luton is likely to pass. .44.a
Two years ago the resolution failed
by a narrow majority.
+ Air. Hans eiaiIns that the adoption
of this change, VIII, in few years
abolish state taxes and in a few years
more, pay all the expenses of school
districts throughout the state. BY dis
posing of the states land as rapidly as
there is a demand for It, and loaning
the money thus derived to farmers for
development purposes, will not only
supply money that Is badly needed, but
will make Idaho the richest state In
the union. People who have PEN
chant for figures will be treated to a
real surprise II they Will start out
with the sale OF 100,00 acreng III Land
each year at $40 per acre. loaing the
money at per cent and each year
thereafter sell 100000 acres and loan
that money. to see what astonishing
proportions Will be reached In the life
time Of an ordinary man. As a pointer
$40, put at interest, will amount to
$4,000 in 200 years.
The state already has $4,000, 900
earning interest to start with. which
II loaned at z per cent would make the
interest earnings 100000 year.
Just take pencil and figure
what this ten million. with a million
added each year from land sales, put
out at interest, will amount to I'm tbir-
ty years.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
PROVEN NOT GUILTY.
Charles s. Wheeler Freed Of Charge of
Grand Larceny.

Charles S. Wheeler, who vas arrest
ed upon request Of the sheriff of NAL
heur county, Oregon. some three
months ago, was set at liberty by the
jury at his trial at Vale, Oregon, last
week. He was charged with compile
ity in the stealing of team and wagon
last July. 1t appears that young Wheel
er was a victim Of circumstances. The
jury, after having heard the evidence,
placed the guilt else where and turned
Charles loose.
Wheeler has always borne a reputa-
tion for honesty here, where he has
lived all his life and his friends rejoice
in his acquittal.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
County Merchants Organizing.

The merchants OF American Falls
held a meeting Tuesday evening. pre-
iiminary to the organization OF coun-
~ retail merchants association. One
OF the purposes is to cooperate Ia tbs
buying OF supplies. buying in carloads
instead OF small lots. as at present,
thereby getting a lower price for guam
tity and better freight rate. II en-
tered into I'm earnest. and persistently
adhered TO. the merchants will not
only benefit themselves, but will also
benefit their patrons by being able to
give them lower prices. The co-opera-
tive spirit IL growing, and the small
retailer must join Il or be handicap
ped. There Will be another meeting
Friday night.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
$l25,OOO BONDS
VOTED FOR ROADS
OUT OF A TOTAL OF Gil VOTES
CAST, fs7 WERE FOR THE ISSUE
AND is4 WERE IN OPPOSITION
TO THEIR ISSUANCE.
PROPOSAL Carries With 10 30 Votes 70
Spare-Vote at the Nine POLLING
races In Detail Pleasant Valley
Banner Precinct, With FaIryiew and
bannnya Bar Close RiynIs.

Al the special election Tuesday in
road district No. /, of Power county.
the proposal TO issue sl25, 900 bonds to
ouiid good roads. carried by a vote OF
427 to lS4. While the majority was
large, two and third times as large
as the vote against the bonds. the bro
posal won by the very narrow margin
OF ~ 2-3 votes. Bond elections REQUIRE
that two-thirds of all the votes cast
shaii be In favor of their issuing.
which imposes n condition making the
advocates OF bonding noe only get two
votes to every one cast IN opposition.
but enough more to include n percent
age OF the favorable vote. In other
words those favoring issuing the bonds
numbered SO more than twice as many
as those opposing the issue Yot when
the votes OF those favoring and those
opposing. are added, making total OF
OIL, two-thirds OF all the votes re-
quires those favoring bonds 10 be
4o7 l-3 to carry them The favorable
vote was 427, or 10 2-s more than was
required. The vote of the severn, pre-
cincts was:
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
HIGH SCHOOL ITEMS.

In the eighth grade state examina.
tions in arithmetic, twenty-five OF the
twenty-four students that took the
examinations passed above the requir-
ed grade.
The graduating class in the high
school this year will be the largest
ever turned out by the local school
At present there are ten students in
he senior class all OF whom will
probably graduate.
Cal Quigley returned from Wash
ington Sunday where he went TO
spend the holidays. He apportioned
his time between Spokane. Colfax, En-
dicott and Diamond
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
since the grass was killed out.

since the grass was killed out.
The first election ever held in this
valley was held in my house. Frank
Campbell was one of the judges. The
people at American Falls and above
and those of Rockland all voted al
Neeley. This whole end of the county
was all in one voting precinct then. /
think this election was held twenty
nine years ago, but am not sure as
to the year. Neither do l remember
VINO was running for office. / re-
member that a lame man from Malad
or Samaria was here electioneering
but do not remember his name. He
was not candidate himself, but / be-
lieve was working for the election of
Malad man for sheriff.
The first permanent school in this
valley was established at Neeley. Oil
vers children, Jim Bowman's boy and
Sam Cottrell's boys attended from Am
erican Falls. They we're Sid and Will
Oliver, Claude and Clyde Cottrell and
George Bowman. Ed Alberts also had
boy attending. The children stayed
with Daddy Lance, father of Jim Lance
Of Rockland, and with T. ]. Thornton.
This was in 1885 or 1886. Vera and
ollie Oliver attended the school later.
John Neeley was the first teacher The
second teacher was Mamie Stanger.
low Mrs. ], 4. Thornton. The school
vas held in the old meeting house, on
OTIS where Joe Morris now lives.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
HORSE SALE.

Forty head of horses and mules will
be offered for sale at auction in Am
erican Falls, at links barn on Satur-
day, March 6. Terms: Nine months
time on secured notes at 10 per cent
interest. Five per cent discount for
cash. This stock is all young and is
broke
Col. L. W. Cotant will cry the sale
RAFT RIVER LAND AND LIVE
STOCK co.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-28
Charley Garfield Of RockIand. began

Charley Garfield of Rockland. began
his duties Monday as deputy county
auditor Of Power county. under Paul
Bulfinch. Mr.. Garfield was formerly
deputy assessor Of the county and has
a wide acquaintance here. He is or
iginally from Washington. He proved
up on a homestead near Landing a
short time ago and taught school there
while living on his homestead. He left
the employ Of the Gem State Lumber
company OF Rockland 10 accept his
present position.