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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08

Boise, Jan. 4.-The opening Of the
thirteenth Idaho legislature and the
inauguration OF Governor Moses
Alexander, together with other elect
cd state officials. took place at high
noon here today. Immediately after
ward both houses Of the legislature
organized by carrying out the rcpub-
lican party caucus program IN elect
ing Albert H. Conner Of Bonner
county. speaker Of the house and
Senator John w. Hart OF Menan
president pro tenn. Of the senate.
Governor Alexander notified the lev
islature that. II convenient, he would
deliver his message 10 both houses
at 1890 o'clock tomorrow morning
The Inauguration ceremony took
place before large assembly In the
house Of Representatives. Adjutant
General L. v. Patch. master Of cere-
monies, acted an eacort 70 the dele
CATION Of state officials, sworn In by
Chief Justice Isaac N. Sullivan. In
the order In which they took the oath
of Office the officials are: Juaties
William M. Morgan. Governor Alex
ander, Lieutenant Governor Herman
| H. Taylor, Secretary Of State George
r. Barker. Attorney General ]. II
Peterson, State Treasurer John w
Eagleson. State Auditor Fred L
Huston, Superintendent Of Public
instruction Miss Bernice Mccoy
State Mine Inspector Robert N. Bell
The members-elect Of both house
were Immediately afterward nwcrI
|. In. In the house Of representative
Ernest Anderson Of Canyon count,
was nominated by the democrat
against Albert II. Conner. republl
can, for speaker.
Conner was elected on atraiRh
party vote Of SO TO rs. In the ser
ate. Senator Z. M. Pugmire Of Bea
Lake county was nominated by th
democrats for president pro ten
q against Senator Hart. Hart won o
2 d vote Of 20 to H.. The list Of Q
: taches OF both houses. as presente
y by the republican majority wins
y we're presented. elected and sworn 7
y Lieutenant Governor Taylor,
Y presiding officer of tho senate. o.
= Speaker Conner. in addressing q
= senate and house. respectively. d
y clared that q the republican par
'e was in control Of the legislature u
~ the administration Of that party h
le been attacked over steals N Z
.. statehouse, the party itself would
i It's own hOuaecleaning.
The democratic minority wv
" held q caucus this afternoon 70 {
deayor 10 form q combination WI
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
ST, CHARLES NOW
HAS FLOUR MILL
.copyright.)

St. Charles, Jan. 6.-The citizens
of this thriving burg are feeling
proud of the fact that they now have
a strictly modern -four mill, for
which they are indebted to the en-
terprising spirit of Henry Monson.
Some six years ago Mr.. Monson pur-
chased the old Merkel grist mill and
had since been operating it. Last
fall Mr.. Monson decided that there
was an opening here for first-class
flour mill, and he accordingly or
dered equipment for mill Of dai-
ly capacity of so barrels. The ma
chinery arrived about six weeks ago.
1t was installed under the direction
of Mr.. Potter, an expert mill man,
Of Spokane. Power was turned on
yesterday for the first time and the
machinery ran as smoothly as clock
work. Mr.. Potter will remain here
a month or more to instruct Mr.
| Monson in the operation Of the mill
which from now on will turn out a
good qualities of high patent ant
straight grades of flour as any mil
in the state. The mill will also turn
out graham -four and other mill pro
! ducts. This new enterprise is Ger
tainly credit to our town, and
represents an outlay upon Mr.. Mon
: sons part Of over $4,000.
The people of this ward recent
completed the construction Of mes
: woven wire fence around the cem'
terry. The improvement cost oye
t 800.
IS C. W. Brewer and wife Of Sa
II Lake, visited the past week at u
7 home of his parents. Mr.. Brewer
Il manager of a motorcycle supp
'r house in Zion. and his old frien'
here are pleased to know that he
y prospering.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
REPUBLICANS CONTROL
SENATE AND HOUSE
Tohn w. Hart Chosen as President Of Senate
and A. H. Conner Speaker Of House-Alex-
ander Inaugurated with Simple Ceremony

republican members TO take from
the speaker power TO appoint the
standing committees, but 20 far has
been unsuccessful. The breaking Of
the deadlock for speaker this morn
ing by Conner In the republican eau
Gus seems 10 have ecmented the ma
jority wing into a compact body.
The first official act Of Governor
Alexander today was TO call upon
Governor Hainea for the Ramstedt
report. Governor Hainea was un-
able 10 deliver II TO the incoming ex-
ecutlve. a he had turned Il over to
the grand jury.
Following are the names of tha
senate and house attaches;
anNATE ATTACHES.
Secretary stephen y. Taylor. Bon.
nor county.
Assistant Secretary "A. y, Boylen.
Fremont county,
Journal clerk MFa. Ruth sheldon,
Power county.
Rngroaalng clerk Bessie Won hor-
ton, AdR county,
Assistant engroaslng clerk FRANK
10 Il. smith. bingham county.
Enroiiing clark-Jeaaia Y. War
ringtOn, Twin Fails county.
Assistant enrolling clerk - Bessie
Moore, Ada county.
Chaplain y. ~. Jones, Ada eoan"
IT,
sergaand. at-AFms II. E. Fisk, Gam
yon county.
Assistant aeFgeaRt-at-aFms-t W..
Jones, jefferson county.
DooFkeopeF A. Tnekay. bonns-
Wills county.
JanitoF- James Daley, Caaaia ooan-
4 ~.
Pages Petsr Johnston and L. M.
Thomas.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
HART OFFERS RESOLUTION
FOR PROHIBITION AMENDMENT

The first step in the legislative
prohibition program was taken in
the senate Wednesday, says the Cap
ital News, when Senator John w.
Hart, president pro tenn and whip"
of the majority, or republican wing.
introduced senate joint resolution
No. /, calling for submission to the
electors Of Idaho at the next general
election an amendment TO be known
as section rs to article Z Of the con-
stitution, prohibiting the sale. man
ufacture or transportation forever
within this state of intoxicating Ii.
quors Of all kinds for beverage pur.
poses and to enforce il By all needfu
Legislation.
This resolution, coming as IT doe
from the majority leader Of the sen
ate, Is taken TO indicate that IN
members Of the legislature are dc
termined 70 bring MP and settle p
prohibition question definitely.
, vas claimed that there are enouG
: votes in both houses 70 give the re
oIution more than = two-thirds yOti
assuring it's passage. This resolutic
! is known to be but tie fore-runn'
! OF the statewide prohibition nc
| which will soon be introduced.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
BOISE BECAME CAPITAL
OF IDAHO so YEARS AGO
Lewiston Tribune Relates Interesting Incidents
IN Connection with Removal Of the Capital
from That City to Boise.

Fifty years ago today, says the
Lewiston Tribune of Dec. rs, an act
of the Idaho legislature went into
effect removing the capital of the
territory from Lewiston to Boise.
At least the law said it should then
go into effect, although on that par
ticular Christmas eve, fifty years
ago, a guard of Lewiston citizens,
armed with rifles, stood over the rec
ords of the territory of Idaho, to see
that they were not removed to Boise.
These Lewiston citizens, perhaps
filled with home pride, as eager in
those days to show their home patri-
otism as are their successors today,
secured an INDUCTION to restrain the
officials from moving the records to
Boise. 1t was claimed that the elec-
ton of the members of the legisla-
ture which passed the act was illegal.
One trifling incident of which com
plant was made was that the elec-
tion of William HI. Wallace to the po
sition of delegate to congress was IL
legal because the United States mar
shal went over to Montana, then {
part of Idaho, and brought bacl
1000 majority for Governor Wal
lace, the republican candidate fol
congress, when there were only 81
men in Montana at the time. Th'
histories do not say whether this wa
one of the grounds for objecting t
the election of the legislature.
These reasons for declaring tn
legislature illegal, whatever the,
we're, were held to be good by n
less a man than Alleck Smith, Unite'
States Judge Of the first judicial dis
trict of the territory. No soone
was this decision made than an az
peal was taken by the Boise peopl
to the supreme court of the terr
tory. But others Of the Boise az
herents decided to try some othe
method of getting possession of tt
books, and Lewiston people WI
suspected their intentions dete
mined to prevent the attempt.
the books were guarded by volu
teers, day after day and night aft
night. Finally, however, by the u
of strategy, or something else, Z
guard was tempted away from
post, the books were seized by m
said to have been Sol Hasbroue
clerk Of the court, who jumped in
a rowboat and rowed down the riV
out of reach of legal process, a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
that light.

that light.
President Wilson viii be the dem
ocraetle party's candidate for pres.
dent IN 1916. He will not be given
opposition. 1 am confident Of that.
90 far a. the democratic party 10
concerned II win probably stand
unanimously for the president %
succeed himself.
Champ Clark viii not b. = eandl-
date for the presidency. You ear
say that as definite. Reports havs
been current that he win enter ths
race again but there Is 10 foanda
ton 70 such IN assertion"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08

the manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors.
Amending the divorce laws SO that
no divorce can be granted in this
state unless the party applying for
such divorce is an actual resident Of
the state and has been such for at
least one year prior to applying for
divorce.
To prohibit the issuing of county
warrants on any fund in excess OF
the levy of that year.
Recommends law requiring the
district courts of the various coun
ties to empanel a grand jury to in
vestigate and audit the books of the
various counties, cities and schoo
districts.
! Suggests a number of amend
ments to the law relative to the loan
ing Of the states irreducible schoc
fund.
Recommends the enactment of
broad and comprehensive workmen'
compensation law.
Favors the submission of a const
tutional amendment providing =
e the initiative, referendum and recal
Wants automobiles assessed t
!. same as any other property, in add
: ton to the present state license
: While this may approach donb
n taxation" says the governor, the
i nothing else that can stand t
It of this kind better than can an aut
y mobile"
e Recommends the establishment
oe bureau of accounts. which bureau
department shall examine and an
de the books of all offices handling pl
4 = lie money.
ng Fagors the repeal Of the pres
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
SOME OF THE THINGS GOV.
ALEXANDER REC COMEHENDS

In his message to the legislature,
Governor Alexander recommends
sweeping reductions in the appropri-
atoms for all state Offices and boards.
He goes so far as to recommend that
the governors salary should be re-
dnced from IS, 900 to s3, 800 year.
He thinks that a number Of state
boards should be abolished, but he
does not say which ones should be
lopped off. He doesn't even suggest
the abolishment Of the office Of bee
INSPECTOR, over which he had 80 much
to say in his campaign speeches.
After advising the free use OF the
pruning knife in trimming down ap-
preparations and looping off some OF
the state boards. the governor turns
his attention to the new laws which
he wishes 10 have enacted. Some OF
the most important legislation which
he favors is as follows:
,, Consolidation of the state land
! hoard and Carey Act department.
Investment of state funds in stat
and county warrants, which draw
and 7 per cent interest, respectively
Prohibiting the use of autos, car
riages and other vehicles in convey
ing people to the polls on elecno
days.
Amending the election law 50 ths
the right to vote a straight pari
ticket by making cross IN the ere
above the party candidates shall
done away with.
The enactment Of a state W.
urohibition law and the supmissl'
"a the people of a proposed amen
ment to the constitution prohlpiul
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08

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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08
DUBOIS SAYS BORAH
IS LOGICAL CANDIDATE

Hon. Fred T. Dubois returned to
Idaho last week from Washington,
d. c., where he had been for some
time. While in Boise Mr.. Dubois
stated that he had quit the political
game for good. II was hardly nec-
essary for Fred to have made that
statement for the people Of Idaho
had decided that question for him
several years ago. However, Mr..
Dubois Is still a close observer Of
politics and politicians, and to rep
resentative of the Capital News he
stated that Senator Borah Is being
seriously considered and In fact
claimed TO be the most logical presi-
Dental timber in the republican par
| ty In 1915.
1T Is indeed true that Senator
Borah is looked upon In the east an
: the most available timber for the
s presidency within the republican par
w." said Mr.. Dubois. Let me say
$ right here, however, that Senator
/ Borah Is not candidate. has never
t been candidate and today consider
h that all Of the talk about him a. pres
iidentiai timber Ii needless and with
, out the slightest foundation. He I
e not letting the talk that Is going tn
r. rounds IN Washington and eastern
circles among the leading men Of tn
/ country interfere at ali with his pre-
- sent work. Nor il he inclined to al
:, low what is being said with refer
i. ence TO him turn his head.
r. Il am inclined 70 the belief, how
I'd ever, from my own observations O
Id Washington and In the east that Ser
90 ator Borah, II he keeps up his favol
able record, win be. or every effoI
will be made to bring him out, u
republican candidate for presder
- of the United States. And am tall
ing seriously when make this stat
We meut. | will add that he u lookt
in upon by men Of his own party a. u
ap- most logical candidate. They belle
w that II he Il nominated he will poll
p" very big vote including large pr
ng. gressiye vote.
ion Il am q member Of the press eli
the of Washington and often visit the
.ral while In the national capital. ] Fl
'wn that when the matter Of the repu
on Iican candidate Is discussed,
an name Of Senator Borah Ia alwi
'ver linked most prominently with
IL The newspaper men there and
our- correspondents are ali for Sena
ifui Borah. They believe also that h
the logical candidate. Many Of
does leading magazines have already co
sem out strongly urging him - the /
the timber for the party 70 which
de- belongs.
the The argument heard out her
II the west that . candidate for
ouRh presidency cannot come from
res section Is only heard in the vest
vote. the east nothing about lOeatioH
ation disguised. II i therefore with =
inner surprise that ! have found i =
net. toned 20 continuously. The 4
apparently. does not look e
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-01-08

4 per cent penalty on the second IN
stallment OF taxes and recommends
that the penalty for delinquent taxes
be reduced from Is TO 10 per cent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-16
Boy Scout Given Test BY w. H.
Hutton That Many Men
Might Have to 1Flunkv

There is many q chef and there Is
many housewife, and there may even
be some fishermen and hunters Of big
game who Would ring for the man
who takes care OF the mentally weak
II one should walk IN some afternoon
and say: Cook me some bread and
bacon, and don't use any cooking uten-
sils. Cook Il out in the open. and
here are two matches to light the fire
with. You can gather your own wood,
and want the meal ready in less than
an hour"
But that is what 13-year-old Theo-
dore Forbes, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. w.
J. Forbes OF 1913 Wilder avenue was
asked TO do by Scoutmaster w II.
Hutton as q test before he was pro
noted 20 second class scout. Young
Forbes went into a backyard with the
scoutmaster, two matches, the ingredi-
ents for bread, and some bacon, and
proceeded to cook 1t. First he built a
big IRE, and when II got down to Goals
he rolled his dough into long snake
ike shape, and then wound II SPIRAL
" around stick and held 1t over the
Goals, turning It slowly about. When
the bread was cooked, he threw a. nat
stone on the Goals, and when Il was
heated, fried the bacon on the stone.
you pass" said Hutton
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- he-was under Is years old. he
would be punished only as juvenile
delinquent and that the money would
be paid when Kawaha boarded Q
steamer Tor Honolulu and the reform
school.
Kawaha. says the statement. admit
ted to the officers that he had COM
mitted the crime and described the
manner in which he had carried out
the robbery. The defense closed its
case without offering any evidence
and then moved for directed verdict
OF not guilty. 40
The fogiowing questions have been
reserved to the supreme court:
Under the laws OF the territory.
do the facts submitted to the jury In
said case constitute the defendant an
accessory after the fact to the crime
OF burglary in the second degree?
Shall the motion in favor Of q d.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-16
SAY Low HIRED
|. BOY TO ASSUME
GUILT IN CASE
Hilo Man Charged With Offer.
ing $50 to Minor if He
Would Shoulder Crime

The case OF the territory against
James Low has, been submitted to the
supreme court on reserved questions
from the circuit court of the fourth
circuit, Hilo. over which Judge G. r.
Parsons presides. 49,.
In the Judges statement of facts Il
Is claimed that lanes Low Of Hilo was
indicted for second degree burglary
for having been connected with rob
berry Of the branch store Of the Won
Hamm- Young Company at Hilo. at
which number Of tires and other
automobile accessories were stolen
The statement says that q warrant
was issued to the police to search the
premises Of James Low and William
Low. the latter. it Is alleged, also hav-
ing been connected with the burglary.
Some of the stolen goods were found
in the garnet of the house. The state
ment goes on to say that James Low
then proposed to 9 boy named Ka-
waha, who. was working on the Low
place, that the latter admit to the
police that he had stolen the goods
and. in case be admitted the larceny.
James Low would pay him $50. Low
further told the boy, It Is alleged, that.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-16

Col. Roosevelt ia q letter to Henry
A. Wise Wood, chairman Of the con-
ference committee on national pre-.
paredness, rejects the tentative plans
Of Secretary Of the Navy Daniels and
indorses the demand OF the national
defense people that the United States
shall be restored to the position OF
second naval power.
The letter which follows IS an IN
doi1ement Of the stand taken BY Mr..
Wise Wood In an address, Let the
people, not the Politicians. Rule; re.
Gently delivered before the Life I'm
|derwfiterss Association at Hotel Mo
Alpih, New York city.
~ Sagamore Hill,
October 80, 1916.
Henry A. Wise Wood, Esq,
Chairman Conference Committee
Den 81 lis6 6 'sz5rsss my
hearty concurrence Ii the position
you have taken on national prepared.
You have fneiy phrssed the atti.
|tude this nation should take when you
say TITS first duty il to its own
citizens be they ct homie, abroad Or
ION the high seas. and to the strangers
within i'd gates; It's second duty to
fhose peoples, however remote, for
whose welfare It IS responsible: its
third duty TO its neiehbore, whose
proximity has made Of them its init
mates; and its fourth. and no less.
duty, to the other peoples Of the
arff IN - II ~ u, n e ~ u & 81 ~
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HAD TO MAKE BREAD And FRY
BACON TO earn HIS PROMOTION

Also, Hutton said. the bread and
bacon was so good that he could not
eat much supper when he got home.
The hardest thing q scout has to dc
when he wants promotion. Hutton
said, Is to scout-pace mile in IL min
utes. II Is q test not Of speed but OF
the sense OF time The boys must
walk 80 PAGES. then trot 50 PAGES. un'
I'll the mile Is covered, and they must
reach the end Of the mile in between
II IL and 12 1-2 minutes. II they are
too quick or too slow they cannot take
the examination again for month.
Another hard test is following their
scoutmasters' trail through brush and
cactus up hin and down hill and pick.
ing UP at least Is OF the IL signs he
leaves. The scoutmaster goes ahead.
and at every turn leaves sign which
scouts know Here one says, Good
water, three PAGES right the next
may read Bad trail ahead" or Scout
sick, gone home. The scout must
follow the tracks OF the scoutmaster.
cover all the trail he does, and find
Is OF the signs.
Scouts develop self reliance, ability
to care for themselves, health and
manly traits" Hutton says, -and. of
all the movements for boys with which
have been associated In 20 years Of
work among boys, tt Is the best and
cleanest and gets most results. One
of the best OF al things about Il is the
rule that every boy must try to do
somebody q good turn every day"
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rected verdict be grantedgr
MAY INVESTIGATE
SKATER EPIDEMIC

DR.. j. s. B. Pratt. president OF the
Board OF Health. said yesterday that
within short time he may make an in
yestigation OF an epidemic Of dysen-
terry which Is reported to have been
discovered at Fort Shafter. and to
which disease the recent death OF two
children AZ the post Is attributed. As-
eording to report from the fort. the
disease Is OF a type which is eon;ag-
ious and especially dangerous 70
children.
In order to check any further spread
Of the disease. the commanding officer
at the post has urged that all enlist
ed men having children see to L that
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-16
ROOSEVELT SAYS u, 5. SHOULD =:
BE WORLD 5 SECOND NAVAL POWER

ITO enforce the Monroe Doctrine,
ITO insure respect for the inalienr
able rights upon the high seas land
in foreign territory Of its citizens
and dependents:
sAnd IN order to meet these ire
yocable obligations the nation should
Immediately:
Enter upon the construction of 4
navy which In size and efficiency
shall be such as speedily to restore It
to the position 1t formerly held. Of
second naval power in the world; and
amplify its military strength so as to
provide an adequate mobile army as
an incident to providing the means
for successfully and Immediately re-,
sisting any expedition that any one OF
the great military nations may be ca
pable Of putting on our shores" s.
Our people are under an obligation
TO you Tor having so clearly placed be.
fore them their immediate duty. We
must ultimately organize ourselves,
socially and for. the work Of peace
and FOR seffdefelise ID war. With the
extraordinary efficiency that Germany
has shown, thanks to the movement
begun IN Germany over a century ago
in the days OF Scharnhorst and Stein !;
and with this end IN view to secure
practical preparedness against war BIZ
introducing some adaptation Of the.
excellent Swiss system Of universal
and obligatory military service.
The Instant needs. however, ara.
knsn EHrcf We chossld NJ nrno enter