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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
DEMOCRATIC PROSPERITY"

During the last three years OF
the Taft administration there
was an average Of 13,S4S COM
mercial failures a year. During
the first three years of the VIII
son administration there was an
average OF 1924 commercial
failures q year. this being an In
crease Of SO per cent
During the last three years Of
the Taft administration the liza
bilities Of commercial failures
averaged s19s.645.ss4 a year.
During the first three years Of
the Wilson administration the
liabilities Of commercial failures
averaged $S1O.956.765 a year.
this being an increase Of Sc per
cent.
How does this compare with
the claims OF Democratic parti-
sans regarding the prosperity"
they so loudly boast Of?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
THE SHAMEFUL RECORD OF
DEMOCRATIC STATE OFFICIALS
Millions Of Dollars Appropriated Which Can
not Be Paid-Gardner Land Bank
Scheme Impractical

credits. He stated that he had li&
tened, with interest, to the able dis.
cushions on the subject, but that he
feared the speakers had failed to con
slider. the difference In conditions In
this country and in continental
Europe; that complete cooperation on
the part of the farmers who sought to
avail themselves of such q system of
credits was necessarily that in Europe
this was possible. because the farm.
era did not live upon their farms, but
lived in farm villages and were In
daily communication and intercourse,
while In this country the farmers live
on widely separated farms and each
was accustomed, for generations, to
attend to his own business and look
after his own interests. That when
IN American farmer wanted to bor-
row money he did not and would not
go to his neighbors and get up an as
ISOLATION by which he and they could
do so on q lower rate Of interest; that
would take too much time and trouble.
He would go to a bank or a loan
agent and he would execute his loan
upon his own personal credit and re-
sponsibility. After these observations
Of this h~ard-headed and experienced
old Scotchman the audience sat quiet
for a while. somebody started to mako
some remarks or some other question,
the meeting gradually dissolved and
nothing more was heard upon rural
credits until the academic and theo-
retical mind of Woodrow Wilson
caused him to urge this measure for
adoption on Congress.
What Is the situation confronting
usH The state treasury Is hopelessly
bankrupt II the obligation Of out
standing appropriations and available
revenue are considered. Millions Of
dollars have been appropriated which
cannot be paid. Every state institu-
ton is running on borrowed money.
and the wages Of the employees are for
months in arrears The National
Guard Of the state would have been
unable to respond to the call Of the
President had the Adjutant General
not succeeded In borrowing money to
meet the expense OF mobilization. Our
financial condition would, months ago,
have made necessary a ~receivership
in the case Of any business enterprise
There Is just one kind of obligation
that I understand has been promptly
paid, and that Is the salaries of the
Democratic officials and state officers
together with the salaries of theil
wives. their sisters, their cousins ant
their aunts. The teachers in oul
schools and colleges have had to wal
for their salaries; those who care FOL
the wards Of the state may go unpaid
the dependents in our asylums anC
other institutions may have to subsls'
on borrowed food; the prisoners II
the p~enitentiary may have to sit idlt
in their cells for lack Of the money Il
buy machinery for them to work with
but the Democratic politicians whC
have established connections with tn,
public treasury must be taken care OF
BY ex-Gov. Hadley.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

The following is taken from the
Paris Mercury, a Democratic news
paper published In Monroe County,
one Of the strongholds of Democracy:
state finances are in a bad shape,
but we suppose 1t is the duty Of DEM
ocratic papers to make the best Of 1t
and defend a reckless and incapable
administration.
1.-THE Mercury would be 10 a better
humor to whitewash profligacy had 1t
not predicted Just this condition of
affairs three years ago, when the or
giles Of job-making began. 1t refuses
to turn a flip-flop until 1t sees fur
ther."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
THE LAND BANK MANAGERS

II the Gardner land bank bill
were now in force the board Of
directors would consist of Gov.
Major, Secretary of State Roach,
State Auditor Gordon, Attorney
General Barker and State Treas
urer Deal. This is the outfit
that secretly took $514,503.O2
from the school funds Of the
state. This is the same outfit
that is now mismanaging the
state penitentiary. How many
citizens Of the state would put
their own money in a bank con-
trolled by this aggregation?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

ucts Of the mine. the farm and fac
tory?
Before the farmer determines this
question. let him compare the imports
Of farm products under protection and
under free trade. He will find that
up to the time the war commenced the
imports of all farm products tremen-
dously increased. and he knows that
at that time the price of farm prod
uots was rapidly decreasing. Let the
farmer think Of conditions before the
European war commenced and when
Democratic legislation was operating
under normal conditions. Then go
vote.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
AN EVEN BREAK.

The Democratic campaign
book says that Mr.. Gardner. the
Millionaire Coffin Maker and
Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. is the apostle of a square
deal. He has shown this In the
treatment of his own employees.
, 1t ia claimed that these en-
ployes, among them many young
girls, have to pay for their own
ice water, but Gardner sternly
denies this accusation. He says
he furnishes the cold water in
the winter. while his employees
must chip in and buy 1t only in
the summer time. Gardner feels
he is giving his employees an
even break.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
DEFEAT GORDON.

The Democratic state cam
palgn book is off the press, and
the only Democratic state Of
fetal or Democratic state can
didate who makes a contribu-
ton to this book is John p. Cor
don, the most offensive state
official Missouri has known in
years. The Democratic state
chairman sent a letter over the
state asking the Democrats TO
defeat him for denomination be-
cause he was not "a fit person
for State Auditor" Democratic
papers over the state r refus-
ing to print his name in connec-
ton with the rest Of the state
ticket, yet Gordon is not only a
part and parcel of the present
administration, but the most ac-
tive member Of the present list
of Democratic candidates.
He and Gardner, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor,
have been campaigning togeth-
er, speaking from the same
stump, and should the Demo
cratic ticket be elected in Mis-
souri, we can expect q continu-
ance of the Objectionable ad-
ministration we have had for
the last four years.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
MISSOURI FARMERS.
Should Help to Elect a ProtectlonIst
Senator In Their own Interest.

Who will the farmers support for
United States Senator? Walter s..
Dickey. who stands for protection to
the product of the mine. the farm and
factory. or will he vote for James
Reed. who has voted for free trade
and removing the tariff on the prod
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
IN FINE SHAPE.

Tho University of Missouri must be
in a fine condition. 1t is still able to
borrow money.-St. Louis Star (Dem-
ocratic)
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
why GEORGE AIDE
IS FOR HUGHES
WILSON SINCERE, BUT HE THINKS
HE'S STILL ON THE CAMPUS.
Has Had Enough Alpaca Coat, Chau-
tauqua, Rhetoric and O~leaginous
Josephus to Last a Hun
dred Years.
So 80 +
IAN ABE ESTIMATE OF WILSON'S

Z I liked my travelling compan-
; ions (the Progressively and the
= scenery, but q man cannot con-
= tinue on a journey which offers
3 no terminus.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

= He (Mr. WILSON, was accus
y toned for years to be dogmatic
= and oracular before a lot of col
+ lege boys who couldn't talk back.
+ He finally came to believe that
4 whenever he>said a thing, 1t was
= SO.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

1. They say he has vision. He
/. has so much vision he sees things
1. that amt.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

+ He is a perfectly nice man
/. who believes he can solve prob
+ lens by talking about them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

= When a man has Just n I
4. round of ammunition to shoot he I
1. can't afford to stand off on a hill 4
I. side and shoot into the air. Pro- 4
4. gressives must recognize the fact 4
= that this year there are only two I
+ contending parties and every
4 voter must either make a quick
q choice or retire to the deep 4
. woods. This is no time for griev- d.
4 ing over what might have been.
+ The thing for every Progressive
4 to do is to look pleased and vote
+ for Hughes.
q 4 4 = = j. 4 j. =
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

+ He did not speak out on the
l. preparedness issue until Demo
!. cratic politicians had worn a path
1. to the White House telling him
+ what he had better say II he
: wanted to be reelected.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06

crossed gave passage through th,
guardian range and this tundra
O'Neil estimated thai he could lay a
mile OF track day over Tied right
mp TO the glaciers Once through the
coast range building would be easy. fol
the upper Salmon was navigable. and
its banks presented no difficulties {,
track laying
He turned abruptly to Appleton, who
was pulling ~ oar ---'.t-.-.-
what do you know about that can
yonf" he asked -1.. p
Not mre. NOBODY knows much,
for those fellows who went through In
the gold rush have all left the country
Gordon's right Of way comes in above.
ana so does the trusts. From there on
know every foot Of the ground"
Camp was pitched late that night far
out OF the fats. During the prepare
ton OF supper Murray sat staring fix
eddy before him. deaf To all sounds and
insensible TO the activities OF his com
panions. He had lost his customary
breeziness and his good nature. He
was curt, saturnine. unsmiling. AID
pieton undertook TO arouse him from
this abstraction, but Slater drew the
young man aside hurriedly with a
warning:
Continued next week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06

ONeil Is impressed with the magnetism
or his rival. but is sure his plans are un.
sound. Tom Slater quits Gordon for
O'Neil They go TO CQrtez in time 70 save
Dan Appleton I'm crooked card game
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06

O'Neil and Natalie Journey to Hope to.
gether. She tells him OF her mother and
Gordon. When they arrive at Hope Cor.
don meets them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06

1T certainly is"
sharp. Bring your bedding and In
struments."
"Thanks l. This is bit OF q sur.
prise. Who are your
I'm O'Neil."
"Oh?' Mr.. Appleton's expression
changed quickly you're Murray
He stammered an instant. ut was
very good OF you to take my part after
ia been fool enough to-
We'll ! didn't want to see you make
The younG man flushed slightly: then
In qnieter voice he asked:
How did Won know was out OF
work."
Mr. Gordon told me. He recon.
mended you highly"
"He didY
He said Won were unrelia BILE. dis.
loyal and dishonest Coming from
him. l took that as high praise"
There was moments pause; Their
Appleton laughed boyishly.
That's funny. I'm very glad &c.
know you. Mr.. O'Neil."
You don't. and you won't for long
time. Tom tells me you didn't thinL
well Of Gordon's enterprise and so he
fired you"
That's right. | suppose | ought to
have kept my mouth shut. but 1t has
way of flying open when It shouldn't
He Is either n fool or a crook, and his
mine is nothing but a prospect
couldn't resist telling him So"
And his railroadf"
Appleton hesltated. "Oh, it's as
good a route as the trusts. | worked |
on the two surveys. Personally think /
both outfits are crazy TO try to build in |
from here. | had to tell Gordon that
too. You see, I'm a volunteer talker |
should have been born with stutter
II would have saved me lot OF trou.
BILE"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06
SYNOPSIS

Murray ONei. railroad builder. on hi
way to Alaska. is a passenger on the Ne
preska The ship runs aground. O'Nei
helps Captain Johnny Brennan 10 quell /
panic among the passengers.
As the ship settles ONell is accoste,
by beautiful girl. and he piunges over
board with her They are picked up b,
Captain Brennan. She proves to be Ma
taiie Gerard, whose mother Is the frienC
OF Curtis Gordon, ONeil's unscrupulou,
business rival
o'Neil and Natalie Journey to Hope to-
gether. She tells him OF her mother and
Gordon When they arrive at Hope Cor.
don meets them.
O'Nei Is impressed with the magnetism
or his rival, but is sure his plans are nm.
sound. Tom Slater quits Gordon 10,
ONeil. They go TO CQrtez In time 70 save
Dan Appleton I'm a crooked card game
In the momentum, hush wmcn rUs
lowed Happy Tom Slater. who had
frcpnentle seen his employer in action
mi understood storm signals. sighed
'ecplr AMI reached for the nearest
hair With wrench OF his powerful
hands o." tr ,a,d lcg Although
~ $'aivf abhorrcl trouble. he was ne
euStnmcd 20 mcct i, pAiio>ophically. \
liz imr ~rcul 10 construction camps
nd 'aughi him that OF all weapons
i'.r one hest suited 10 his use WAS
pirk handle second 20 that he Ind
come to value the hardwood lee of
clair But IN The present case his pre-
caotion prove. needless. for the dis
pulc was over before he had fairly
prepared himself
Without waiting for O'Nei TO put
his accusation into words Denny had
risen swiftly. and In doing so he had
either purpoScly or by accident made
a movement which produced a prompt
and instructive reaction. Murray's fist
met him as he arose, met him so square
~ and with such force that he lost all
interest in what followed. The other
card players silently gathered Mr.. Den
ny In their arms and stretched him
upon a disused roulette table. The
bartender appeared with wet towel
and began TO battle his temples.
Appleton. dazed by the suddenness
OF IL all. found stack OF gold pieces
in his hand and heard O'Neil saying in
an everyday tone:
Come TO my room, please. Id like
10 talk TO you" Something command
ing i'm the speakers face made the Ell
gineer follow against his will He
longed 10 loiter here until Denny re
gained his senses. but O'Neil had him !
by the arm, and a moment later he
was being led down the hall away |
fro. L.. I,I n a.
Slater, who had followed. closed the
door behind them Dan burst forth:
by Jove! Why didn't you tell mef |
/ knew he was crooked. but | couldn't /
believe
"Sit down." said O'Neil. He won't |
pull himself together for awhile and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06
500 Reward, 500
Continued next week.

Inc readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is al lea
one dreaded disease that science has
peen able to cure in all its stages. and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional Conditions
requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
surfaces OF the System thereby de-
stroying the foundation OF the disease.
giving the patient strength by building
up the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing its work. The proprie-
tors have so much faith in the curative
powers or Halls Catarrh Cure that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that II falls to cure. Send for list
OF testimonials.
Address: +. j. CHENEY q CO., Toledo,
Ohio Sold by all Druggists. 7sc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-07-06
HUMPHREYS

Free Medical Book-in cele-
bration or sixty years we have
published a revised edition OF
DR.. Humphreys Manual OF all
diseases, giving in minute detail
the care and treatment OF
the sick with Humphreys
Remedies.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27

Lewiston viii be the Mecca of
at least some Of the best spoilers
in Nez Perez, Lewis and Clear
water counties next Saturday.
That is the day when the first
annual mter-county spelling CON
test viii take place, and the inter-
est that has been worked up over
the matter promises a liberal rep
resentation from each of the
counties that have teams in the
contest.
County Superintendent of
Schools Miss Refta Martin, who
has been largely instrumental in
bringing about this contest, will
head the Lewis county delegation
and has high hopes OF seeing the
young folks who represent our
county in the match" come off
with first honors.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27
The Prairie's Greatest
Field Sports Event
Take Place at Nezperce Saturday with 100 Contestants
from all Surrounding Towns and Country
Thousands Should Witness II

The track and field meet which
will be pulled off next Saturday
By the High School is promising
70 be one Of the biggest aud best
affairs ever staged on the local
athletic field. The forenoon will
be given over 10 the grade boys
OF Lewis county. and already the
committee has received entries
from a great number of this
section and from the llo and Noll-
mer region. Approximately fifty
Of the best little athletes of Lewis
county viii compete in races and
field events during the morning
hours and some Juvenile records
are bound TO be smashed.
In the afternoon viii occur the
High School meet, and. judging
from the entries already IN, tins
will be an affair that would do
credit TO a town ten times as large
as this one.
The committee reports the fol-
lowing entries up TO date and
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27

some more TO follow: Lewiston
viii send a team Of eight men,
0rofino sends seven men, Kamiah
is entering with a ten-man team,
Weippc with seven, and our own
high school will be represented
with al least eight contestants.
Other schools viii probably be
represented and il is expected
that at least forty-five young high
school athletes win take part in
the afternoon events.
This is a form of athletics that
should meet with the hearty sup
port Of every one in the commun-
its an dnow is a splendid time TO
show your young men how You
are going 10 support Saturday
II is a big undertaking
on the part Of the school and the
expense is great. Show
your appreciation Of clean Satur-
day sport by encouraging them
with your presence. Let the COM
and town turn out.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27
State Lands Near Three Million
Acres.


Idaho Is III the position to do
things in the real estate business,
but that she is a poor real estate
agent is very evident from the fol-
lowing interesting facts and fig
ures recently compiled from the
records Of the state land depart
mcnt. The status of the vast acre
age Of land owned by the state is
here given ia a nut shell
Total acreage now under lease.
|914,471l3 acres. Applications
for leases already filed and wait
ing issuance when added to the
above equal in excess of 1,000, 600
acres Of land leases.
The interest and rental collect
ed by the state from all sources
amount for the year 1915 to $545.-
15s. 40.
The amount Of interest due the
state on loans prior to January |,
1914, which still remain unpaid is
$40, 1860.
The total amount of loans in
arrears before January l, 1915, is
$l14,145.
The total Of state land sold IN
1914 was 26,995.s7 acres, and in
1915 was q, ,468.25 acres.
Total receipts on grazing leases
for the year 1914, $24 1869 and
for the year 1915, $22, ,905.1l. The
decrease is accounted for in the
fact that in 1914 a great number
of leases were renewed and from
the further fact that in 1915
reconstruction Of the leasing ques-
tion has been going on, resulting
in the giving over TO agricultural
purposes large areas heretofore
held under grazing leases which
are now in the course of consum-
The total amount received for
agricultural leases in 1914 is ST.
774.69 and in 1915 is $1g, ,540.2S.
The total amount received from
sales Of timber in 1914 is 81 200
and in 1915 is 09,102.47.
The total sum received on all
sales and leases during the year
1914 amounted to $75l, ,206.26 and |
IN 1915 to $653,57s.9S. The de-
crease in 1914 over 1915 is ac-
counted for in the fact that pay /
ments on state land contracts
we're not demanded in 1915 on ac-
count Of the law providing for
Ehe extension OF such under the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27

wife survive. The surviving chill
dren are. Mrs. Pearl Primus. Mrs,
May Gallagher. Mrs. Neva Grasso,
Fort Benton, Mont Mrs Cora
Huber, Corvallis. Ore; Ralph
Stcllmon, Nezperce; and Roy,
Grace, TIA, Loftie, Lucille, Mar
dieze and Chandos who made
their home with their parents az
Ft. Benton. The two who had
preceded their father 70 the grave
were 0rcal and Claude.
The venerable parents Of the
deceased, Mr. and Mrs. II. g..
Stellmon yet survive, and reside
az the old home AZ Decatur, Ark.
He also has five surviving broth
ers and one sister as follows: John
aud Andrew Stcllmon, Nezperce (:
William. Charles and Melvin
Stellmon, IT. Benton, Mont, and
MrS. Della Hnghs. Spokane, WIN.
Deceased was a member 0f the
Odd Fellows, Knights Of Pythias
and Modern Wo0dmen Of Alneri-
ca lodges. and carried $1,000 life
insurance IN the latter. and, II Is
understood. had a $4,000 policy
in the New York Life Insurance
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27

the pastor, gave an effective adj
dress touching the Sayior's last
hours in the flesh, His crueific-
ton, burial and resurrection. At
the noon hour the congregation
assembled in the church annex
and enjoyed a feast Of as fine sub
stantials and dainties as it lies
within the ability of the clever
est housewives TO prepare.
The Christian Workers gave a
very pretty program commemora-
tive OF the day at the Brethren
church in the evening. Here with
songs and readings a large con-
gregation was fittingly impressed
with the wonderouS events the oc-
casion called TO mind. Here again
were in evidence the beautiful
flowers, the purity Of which typ
flied the character of Him who
had brought them into existence.
to add charm and fragrance 10
the face of nature.
The Catholic church, where
Rev. Father A. W. Rompe. con
ducted High Mass in the presence
Of a very large congregation, and
where the richly decorated inter-
Tor make il one of the most at
tractive places Of worship in ali
this section, was much more beal-
tilted for the occasion by the gen
srous floral arrangements The
service was made especially inn
Dressive with several Easter selee-
ion by the excellent choir.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27

forty-year plan and the allowance
By the board under said law of
the dividing Of 1915 principal
payments insy the extension con-
tracts.
The total acreage granted to the
state by the government through
the enabling act and special
grants, amounts approximately to
/ |3,3l6,0S0 acres.
The exact acreage cannot be
definitely determined on account
of the school grant embracing sec
tions l6 and SO in each township,
the total acreage Of which it is
considered amounts to about 3
ESQ. 900 acres, which added to the
special grants for other state in
gfitutions, aggregates the total
above given.
The total acreage sold up to
date is 430, $50 acres.
The total acres remaining un-
sold and in the possession of the
state is approximately 2.SS7 400
acres.
The proportionate share that
the state university receives from
the special grant land is OATS per
cent. Of $25,90T4l for the year
1915.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-04-27
Notice 70 Odd Fellows.

Owing to the death and funeral
of our brother, Geo. W. Stellmon.
the anniversary celebration which
was to have been held Saturday
night has been cancelled.
All Odd Fellows are requested
to meet at the hall Sunday af-
ternoon at ? 100 sharp to prepare
for Brother StellmOn funeral
which will be held at the Chris
tian church at 800. Chancey
Wallace, n. G.