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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25

"Rosolred. That a majority OF the
members OF such committee appointed
from either house of the Legislature
shall be persons who have not served
as members OF any committee or COM
mission subject to Investigation pursuant
to this resolution.
"ResoIued, That the investigation 10
he conducted by such committee shall
cover such period of time prior to the
adoption OF this resolution as the COM
nlttee mag deem advisable.
Resolved, That such committee he
hereby authorized 10 choose from It's
members - chairman and 10 SIT within or
without tho city OF Albany. to sub
ppena and compel tho attendance OF
witnesses. including public officers and
employees, and 10 require the production
OF books and paptr including any aC-
count, receipt. voucher or book or pubic
record or document. pertaining to the
subject Of the invest. CATION. to take and
hear proofs and testimony, and have
all the powers OF IA legislative commit
tee as provided by the legislative law
, including the adoption OF rules for the
conduct of its proceedings. Such com
mtttee May employ "a secretary, counsel
and such other assistants ~ may be
necessary for tho purpose nf inveStiga.
ton.
H'SOitcG, 1lif SUCH con lttcc sinai
| report to the present Legislature IN OF
before April I, 1915, with recommends
tons for such action or remedial leg
isla'ion As II may Do n uropcr
"Resolrod, That the sum of $1,000
or so much thereof as may nc nee ssarS
shall be paid by the state Treasurer OF
tho warrant OF tho Comptroller for the
expenses OF such committee and It's in.
V st.sation from funds appropriated for
CONT. gent EXPENSES Of the Legislature.
after audit by the Comptroller OF each
! claim or account therefor. All vouchers
for such expenses shall comply with the
requirements Of section ~ Of the
state Finance Law and be certified and
approved by the chairman Of such con
! mittec before submission 10 the Comp.
trollor for audit
n Objection was made to Mr.. McQuls
tlon's request tor immediate considera
, ton Of his resolution, and under ths
rules it went over for a week and wa.
referred to the Ways and Means Com
| mi''re.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
INQUIRY BILL FUSS GOES
TO GRAND JURY TODAY

with having apartments there OF TWEEN
ty-iiyC nights at the rate Of $3.5o "A
night
Mr.. McQuisuon said the Thompson
committee had been at the Biltmore for
"A year, but the bill on iiic covered only
a period of two months. lie wanted to
know what became of the bill for the
balance of the conmittce's time there.
lie told of discussing the situation with
9th r members Of the Legislature.
They told him that years after u COM
mittee had gone out of existence they
learned that they mad been credited
with expenditures they never actually
incurred.
MIR. McOuistion said he visited tho
State Comptroller's office and inspected
his voucher. The method Of doing bust.
ness was aid bare to him and he hur-
ried to consult first the Comptroller and
then Senator Thompson. Tie could not
find the Senator. He went back 10 New
York. consulted a lawyer and sent regis
tered letters Of protest to the Comp
! troi,er. the Biltmore and two letters
TO Thompson. one TO his home m ire
state and the other addressed to the
hotel
despite the fact that ! have receipts
tor these letters" said Mr.. McQu.stion.
IL have never BEEN honored with an
acknowledgment by either the hotel or
the chairman of the committee"
Warming up to his subject Mr.. Nc
QUESTION said he had no personal spite
to vent ne favored the continue nee OF
the Thompson COMMITTEES and did no
want to embarrass any Senators or As
senblymen by IA search into their Affairs
in connection with the legislative COM
initteer.
But this is a matter which concerns
the honor and dignity OF the legtsla'
ture," insisted Mr., McQuistion. and I In
tend 10 see that II is gone INTO as care
fully and a. thoroughly HI possible, and
II the Legislature does not see M &c
conduct the investigation which a resolu'
ton I intend to offer tonight calls FOL
others will do 40"
Nobody replied TO Mr.. McCuistion
who subsequently introduced the follow
ms resolution
"Resolved az the Senate concur)
That n joint committee of the Senate
aud Assembly be hereby created TO con
slst Of three members OF the Senate. u
he appointed by the President OF thu
senate, and five members of the As
scmbly. to be appointed by the speaker
with power 70 investigate senerally tn
expenditures of all committees or epe
cial committees Of either house OF th'
Legislature. joint committees of tn
Senate and Assembly. and statutor.
commissions consisting wholly or partl!
of members OF the LEGISLATURE now o
heretofore existing. including the object
for which such expenditure were In
CURED, the payment thereof and IN
manner in which the accounts thereto
we're approved or audited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25

The an~ti-dumping clause OF the I'm
derwood bill which will be incorporated
in a bill thai will in due season be of
fered by Representative kitchiu is As
follows.
That whenever articles are exported
70 the United States Of a class or
kind made or produced IN the United
States II the export or actual selling
price TO h importer in tn" unhed
states or the price ~ which such goods
are consigned IS less than the far
market value OF the same articles when
sold for home consumption ~ tho
usual and ordinary course N the ooun'
try whence exported 10 the United
States at NAe tim. of expectation
there shall be- III addition TO the duties
Otherwise esta oliSG.d to he levied.
collected and paid on such aG1ticle>, on
Importation in the United states, "A
special duty tor dumping dutyI equal
4 the difference nctNeer, the said en-
BORT or selling price OF the article for
export or he price NJ which said goods
are consigned and the said fair market
value thereof for home consumption
Provided that the said special duty
shall not exceed II per cent. ad
valorem in any case and that tho
goods wherein the duties otherwise
established are equal to so per cent.
I'd valorem shall be exempt from such
special duty.
Export price or selling price or
price at which such goods rs are con
signed" III his section shall be held
to mean aud include the exporters
price for the goods exclusive OF all
charges thereon after tIei! shipment
from the place where exported d.
rectly to the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-25
WHITMAN BILL. HELD UP
Comp roller wants tens OF e2O.-
~ Trip 70 Fair.

ALBANY, Jan. 2l.--The trip of Gov.
whitman aud his party of thirty-eigh;
to the Panama Pacific Exposition last
summer cost TIE state S20.1Go.43. 4
voucher for this amount was filed with
the state Comptroller to-day. but H. 1t
was hot drawn In accordance with the
Comptroller's rules Comptroller Travis
returned the voucher to have added to II
details which he considers necessary.
Tn voucher failed IN It's require
ments by stating simply that the 500
1908 was for transportation and
meals furnished and service rendered IN
connection with movement OF Gov
Charles =. Whitman and party" with
IL was an affidavit from an official OF
the New York Central Railroad. who
also falling to furnish the required de
tails.
The money has already been paid e
the New Nork Central by the state
Panama-paoifc Commission. but II 1.
necessary for the Comptroller to ap'
prove al bills paid by the commission
Tho Comptroller directed that tht
voucher be returned 10 the commission
TO be expanded into detailed form, VIII
all charges In definite character. sub
vouchers for all purchases, ~sub-voucner'
for all hotel bills of more than one day
sub-vouchers for ali transportation anc
livery charges. Pullman coupons ~her
Pullman fares are charged. and namo!
and dates and places for every nickc
spent on the trip.
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crnor during the day and urged him 20
put an end to the political chickering's
among the Republican LEGISLATORS and
state officials. and restore at least an
outward semblance of harmony.
ASS mblyman McQuistion explained
AZ length to Speaker Sweet his end of
the voucher controversy. and Speakei
sweet said he had made no effort to
bottle up McQuistion.
But when McQuistion's resolution for
an Investigation Of all committee vouch-
ers for years past was introduced in the
Assembly o-night 1t was promptly re-
terred TO the Committee on Ways and
Means. and II Is not expected TO see
light Of day again.
Gov. Whitman and Senator Brown
and Speaker Sweet all agreed to-day
that it was time that tho legislative
committees concluded their work, SO as
to attend to their legislative business,
but they spoke without referring spe-
cially to tho Thompson committee.
Confer with Thompson.
' As a result of the conferences held in
the executive chamber. Senator Brown
had a talk with Chairman Thompson
when he reached Albany from New York
tonight. Others In the conference were
Senator Ogden L. Mills and Henry VI.
Sag This conference lasted for an
hour. and delayed the assembling of the
state Senate for "a considerable time.
Finally Senator Thompson announced
that he had declined to accede to a
proposition that he agree to hold nc
more public hearings until after he had
made his report to the Legislature on
the promise that the Assembly would
pass his two resolutions extending the
life OF his committee for a month and
giving him an additional $50. 600 for ex-
penses.
Senate Thompson was told that
neither Gov. Whitman nor Speaker
Sweet desired 10 be put In the position
OF interfering with his investigation II
he really had anything TO Investigate
further and that the solution OF the con-
troversy would be the submission " a
report which would be the basis upor
which the Legislature would pass jude
ment on the question as 10 whether OF
not the Thompson committee should bt
authorized to continue its investigation
The Senator refuced to agrec TO this
declaring that +, would put him IN a fals'
light IL ho held 10 further hearings
He insisted that he should get his ad
ditional months time and the $4,000
and be permitted TO decide for himsel'
AZ to whether there should be turthe'
public hearings. He SAID that 1t woul,
take him az least three weeks TO draw
his repor,, and that he intended " stanC
upon the two resolutions passed by tn
Senate extending the life and appropria
ton OF his committee. which are nov
awaiting tho action of the Assembly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
CANAL COMPANIES MEET
Grove City Ditch

At the annual meeting Of the
Grove City Ditch company, Saturday
evening, the same officers were elect
ed for 1916: J. T. Carruth, presi-
den; M. M. Farmer, secretary; and
/. e. Smith, water master; George F.
Gagon, r. N. West, w. F. Bergman
and G.. F. Hansbrough were elected
directors.
1t was ordered that only stock
holders in the company shall be per-
mitted to draw water and they only
in proportion to the amount of their
stock. A person having four shares
of stock cannot draw water for five
lots, it being arranged on the basis
of a share to lot.
Trego Ditch
At the annual meeting of the Tre-
go Ditch company, L. H. Fink, ]. FL.
Hutchinson, Grant Roush, T. M
Randall and Fred West were elected
directors with L. Fl. Fink, of Black
fot r. F. D. 2, secretary.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
BUTTE men AFTER
PINCREE LANDS

A bunch of investigators gathered
at Blackfoot, Tuesday, to go out and
look over the Pingree country so
they shall know for themselves just
what it is like. The party consisted
Of T. H. Lynch, Byron G. Miller and
Horace Lewis, of Salt Lake City;
J. R. Spencer, Harry Lambert, Frank
Frost and w. H. Conklin, of Butte,
the latter being somewhat renowned
as temperance lecturer, and at the
present time booked for an address
in the Presbyterian church of Butte
at which he is expected to tell them
all about the question of liquor and
the lack Of 1t.
Mr.. Lewis is welY acquainted in the
Pingreei country, having gone over
it on various occasions last summer
and photographed crops and homes.
The others have come to look and
study the country on behalf Of others
and If they see things thru cheerful
glasses they will probably bring
others to engage in agriculture and
stockraising and to wax fat on the
increase. They went about looking
at Blackfoot and studying their fu-
ture trading point and county seat,
and said when they got down to Pin
gree and other places along the line
they were going to draw their copies
of our Agricultural Edition and see
If we told it right. They were
curious to see w. II. Scott's place
and his brand of "Gaddyites," and
the Sterling country and "The
Rupees" II that much Of our edition
checks out all right we think they
will take our word for the rest and
proceed to take root and grow up
with the country.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
THE BLACKFOOT
CHAUTAUQUA WILL
Be Held IN JUNE

The plans are now to hold the
chautauqua in Blackfoot about the
third week in June. The dates are
not definite as yet but there will
, not be over week intervene between
the actual date and the one cited
above.
Most of the talent for the seven
day session has now been signed up
and among the most important at
fractions will be found the Kaffir
Boy choir, which Mr.. Balmer has
conducted for so many years. There
are IL real Kaffir boys from southern
Africa's wilds. They sing and play
in way that has been the delight
of thousands of listeners.
Another musical attraction that
will be worth the price of a season
ticket will be the New York Marine
band This organization has delight
ed thousands of New Workers in their
concerts at the navy yards or on the
beaches of that great city.
Sir Douglas Mawson with his an
antarctic moving pictures will give a
100000 performance, as these pic
lures actually cost that amount. He
will lecture on his work in that
wonderful snow-bound section of the
world.
Judge Wanamaker, of Ohio, will
give two lectures. The Sequoias
male quartette gives two concerts.
Sylvester Long, the famous lecturer
and writer will give two lectures.
Alexander Skibinsky, the greatest
Russian violinist now before the pub
lie, will entertain the chautauqua
crowds one afternoon and one even
ing. A company of dramatists will
give two of the great plays. The
Riner Sisters, two Of the most popu-
lar entertainers of the American plat
form will be one of the feature cards.
The International operate company,
managed by Burt E. Mckinney of
the famous Savage English Opera
company, will give two big programs.
Robert Parker Miles will be heard in
three great lectures. Lou Beauchamp,
that prince of platform orators, who
has delighted over 1000 audiences
and travelled over 100000 miles
in his career as lyceum and chau-
tauqua star, will be with us for
whole day. This is only a partial
list of the great things in store for
us at our first chautauqua. Begin
to think about it and work up
chautauqua appetite. adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
ALMOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Last Tuesday while driving to
Blackfoot in her buggy Mrs. M. E.
Chute came near to having very
serious runaway. Her team became
frightened at some white waste paper
that fiuttered about the yard of the
Moreland school and dashed around
the corner on run, heading straight
for the store. Mrs. Chute managed
to turn them back and they jumped
the ditch that lies in front Of the
school yard, breaking the buggy pole,
and were stopRed by the fence. The
only damage done was the breaking
of the pole and some boys who were
on hand were kind enough to get
a blacksmith to mend the break and
soon Mrs. Chute continued on her
way as tho nothing had happened.
The fortunate part was that she was
not thrown from the buggy and bad
ly hurt.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
HOW OTHERS Are
MAKING MONEY

Elsewhere in this issue under the
caption, Selling More Gaddyites,"
we tell of a Pingree man buying corn
in Nebraska and bringing it here at
cost of 40 cents per hundred weight
fattening his hogs on 1t and shipping
the hogs to Omaha at cost of 81 "a
cents per hundred.
]. H. Augustine, of Moreland, has
! tested corn for several years and says
that having farmed In Iowa and Ida
no both. he is familiar with condi-
, tions and can buy twice as much land
in Idaho for given amount as he
can in Iowa and can raise more corn
on it. Mr.. Scott, of Pingree, says he
ped from Nebraska for hog feed.
Mrs. George Andrews, our Spring
field correspondent, says that on
Judge Governs ranch at that place
they cured their own pork and found
it Of such superior quality that
they had a ready market for it in
preference to that shipped in from
packing houses at Omaha.
1t is up to our readers to gather
up the loose ends of the statements
of the these three places Of operation
and draw their own lessons from 1t.
]. H. Augustine compares Idaho with
the leading corn state in the union
and gives Idaho the preference. Corn
grows better and land is only half as
expensive. W.. HI. Scott ships corn
in from Iowa and makes SO per cent
profit on it. Judge Cowen's manager
slaughters hogs at home and sells
the pork in preference to the eastern
product and pockets the profit on the
feed that Scott tells about, the profit
on the cheap land that Augustine
mentions, the freight on pork to the
Missouri river and back, all the COM
missions and profits of the shippers
and packing houses, the feed on hogs
in transit and the shrinkage on them
from here to the Missouri river.
It looks like the farmers of this
county should raise some hogs and
corn, should slaughter them and cure
the meat here and sell it to their
neighbors.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
TESTING OUR FORM
Err STATEMENTS

In our Agricultural Edition pub
lished last December we showed by
the experience of Farley P. Price that
weedy farm can be turned to profit
able account at once by pasturing
sheep on it and a better farm will
get better results and the weeds will
not appear.
J. H. Augustine, who operates the
big orchards at Moreland and who
has been making money raising corn
and feeding hogs, is going to test out
the matter of keeping sheep on q
farm this summer. He will put a
bunch Of them on what is known as
the Rouff place and make them his
first consideration on that tract.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
USED AUTO FOR SALE

Will sell my model 10 Buick road
ster cheap. 1t is in good condition
so far as I know, having been over
hauled by Machinist Teddy Green,
this last fall. 1t has Bosch mag
neto, oversize rear tires, all tires in
good condition, two extra tubes, two
extra tire holders, two tire covers,
carbide tank, suparte; electrict light
ed with eight new dry cells; Stewart
speedometer, jack, pump, horn, small
tools and chains. ]. H. Early, 33
West Bridge street, Blackfoot.
adv. 35-2
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
PIONEER WOMAN
PASSED AWAY

The wife of w. G.. Davidson, of
Rich, died last Tuesday, March IA,
1at 11:45, of briohts disease at the
Blackfoot hospital.
Mrs. Davidson was little over 63
years old and was first taken sick a
year ago December last. Before mar
riage she was Sarah Jane Hill, born
at Portland, Oregon, December 20,
1852. Her parents moved to Idaho
in 1866 and settled near Boise City
on Eagle Island She was married
to w. G.. Davidson at Placerville on
December rs of the same year and
has raised family of six children,
three of whom are now living: Will
lam Arthur in Oklahoma; G. A.
Davidson, in Blackfoot; and Mrs.
May Baker, at Gold Point, Rich, Ida
ho. Those who had not survived
their mother are Mary Borup, AL
fred Love and Ida Maranda.
Mrs. Davidson belonged for many
years to the Methodist church Of
Blackfoot and was one of the most
devout workers in that faith, always
ready to help the sick and assist the
needy. Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson came
to Blackfoot in 1882 and since that
time have lived continuously in
Blackfoot and Rich. The funeral was
held Wednesday morning at the
Brown-Eldridge undertaking parlors.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
Hired City Engineer
*. K.P.'s TO VISIT IDAHO FALLS

Charles e. Harris is planning to
take about IL of the most enthusias-
tic local knights up to Idaho Falls
sometime soon, to help the lodge
there in matters of organization and
lodge work, and also to have nice
visit. Later on there will be larger
excursion when the entire member
ship of the Blackfoot lodge will go
to Idaho Falls for a big celebration.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
For Grading Streets

The councilmen are to consider
what grading and street improvement
is needed in their respective wards
and report at the next meeting. The
matter of buying dirt from excava-
tions at ten cents load was left to
the judgment of the street and alley
committee.
Sewer Extension
Councilman Pelkey presented a
petition of nine taxpayers VINO ask
for a sewer extension from Court
street south between Stout and Fish
er avenues. 1t was referred to the
sewer committee.
For Water System
Councilman Bergman reported
that an investigation had been made
of the opportunity to secure the
waters of Spring creek on the reser-
vation and that 1t could be conducted
to Blackfoot for domestic use. The
matter was continued with the COM
mittee.
. For Larger Water Mains
The demand made by the city for
an eight-inch water main in West
Bridge street was met by statement
made by G. F. Hillard for the water
company, saying that SO long as the
city contemplates installing a water
system, they would make only i'm
provements as were thought neces-
sary. Councilman Heese suggested
that the city might put in the eight
inch main. The report of Mr.. Hill
lard was ordered spread upon the
minutes.
For a Bond Election
An ordinance providing for bond
election to provide money to the
amount of $4,000 for paving the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
ROAD CONVENTION
AT POCATELLO

The convention of the Salt Lake
Yellowstone Highway association will
be held at Pocatello on Thursday,
March %, 1915, for the purpose Of
arranging for the completion of the
highway named.
Each of the counties thru which
the road passes will be asked to help
defray the expense Of putting it in
good condition.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17

neaa the want ads on page tour
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
POSTER PAPER GOES UP

Poster paper, the kind that
dodgers and posters are printed on,
and the tagboard, such as is used
locally for sale bills to tack up, have
been advancing slowly for several
months and the past week quotations
show advances of about 80 per cent.
Everything that is made of jute or
that requires coloring matter In 1t,
is going up by jumps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
FROM THE BANANA BELT

S. B. Willis came down from Ash
ton, Sunday morning, to spend the
day in the Grove City and get his
feet on dry ground. He reported
foot of snow on the level up there
and two or three feet in places.
Mr.. Willis is the agent for the
Oregon Short Line there and looks
like he had been working rather
hard.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
Extra Man at Cemetery

The council decided to buy some
trees and shrubs for the cemetery
and to employ an extra man to help
take care of it and them. Council
man Heese suggested that they try
to get lane opened-up to the ceme-
terry from the southeast and he Of
fered to donate the ground on his
side If the others would do the same.
It was left with the street and alley
committee.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-03-17
MEETING OF
CITY COUNCIL
Sprinkling Streets

The council held an adjourned
meeting Tuesday at which all were
present but DeKay. Arrangements
were made to advertise for bids for
sprinkling the streets, laying out the
sprinkling districts for the year and
for having the teamsters give bond
for 800 each to secure the perform
ance of their agreements. The mat
ter is in the hands of the law and
order committee and the street and
alley committee.