Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-06


Thus, our per capita expenditure for naval defiance :;
1915 is $1.45, and per 500 of wealth. .O687 D'e IN
This is smaller expenditure per $500 than in 1919
It was O722 or in 1904 when it O948 and only little moro
than in 1900 when $685. For the last decade Tho w
capita expenditure increased from in 1904 to d
the past year.
AN AGRICULTURAL BANK BILL
When congress after the holiday recas 1
mortgage bill creating the official machinery for svs 80
agricultural banks entirely distinct and separate from 10
merca banks will be ready for consideration by both houses
The full joint committee rural credits which has boon [
ing for months investigation of the subject with
OF old bills, well the experience of some of the Enr
governments basis will meet receive and mass on 49,
Dill completed recently by the land mortgage subcommittee
Commenting on the Peterson ruling, regarding the nro
hbton law effective JAN 1916 the Elk River Seminal cows
in part: Attorney General Peterson's ruling that off
have not the power under the extradrv law 70 oo
private for liquor unless they show previous evidence
OF sales is to be regretted Idaho and dries ABROAD ~
drastic law which would produce practically the same con-
dlton In this state if there national law abso
prohibiting the manufacture Transportation sale use Of
They did this to give the people an object
as to just what real prohibition The dries were conf
dent the people would the samples vets hav thew
would reject it at the election Now Mr. Peterson ak
the whole experiment useless by virtually granting ali and
sundry the right to keep inoxcans for their own
use Ii drinking is sin and crime churches and the
state OF Idaho the and crime lie not making and SELL
ing ntoxicants but in their The Peterson ruling tells
everybody that they break the law they wish in shin
ping the conaband and the state will protect them against de-
econ! 1t reproduces the situation by which as ingalls, once
sald the dries have the law and the have the booze
everybody satisfied
The dispatches that Senator Borah of Idaho address
ing banquet of Republicans at Washington D. c. recenv
carried them of their feet when he made the declaration II
would rather see party defeated than
with questions of national HONOR the of course re-
ferrng to the matter of the disposal Lustana affair
with Germany and possibly the present negotiations with
austria AS the only other method of handling matter
would have been the United States fortunate in not
beng burdened with Borah for president Borah is liable
get himself in Dutch He sincere when he stated che
not applied to himself going down in defeat Borah always
plays safe.
That the people know Governor Alexander has 'made
good the declaration of the Potach STAR which pubca
ton, commenting on the political situation says:
IL seems now that there will be Is 20 Republican candi
aes Tor the office OF of Idaho year. Even
s early GATE large OF candidates sproutng well
up above the surface here the north while
the state they to be equally thick
dldate for the office-Govenor Moses Alexander And
Alexander to be defeated believe that it will be
or the Republicans to nominate of their very strongest
such as former Chief Justice James Ashe Burton
French Alexander has made good" and the people know
IT, and ne Will receive many Republican votes.
tai News about not mentioning fact that some one
capal building at Boise took samples Of display
ere and shipped them to the smeer and then became g
ened and turned the $161O0 returns the The
Herald casually reminded that the Capital News par
culary dgent in heading Allen Coleman matter
Inc Herald instead of bbng the Capital News should have
it. You not all Of Allen and Coemans pals
are out of the state house yet and-we they might still
the taking habit The Capital News was possibly unable
locate the real offender.
Give but the liberty of the press and will give the
minister venal house OF peersI will give him corrupt and
servlle house of commonsI will give him the full sway Of
patronage OF ofceI will give him the whole host of minis
teral influence will give all the power that place confer
m to purchase up submission and
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