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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
FARMERS MISLED TO THEIR
injury

In an address before several thou
sand grain producers gathered at St.
Paul, Minnesota, recently, Mr., F. G..
Quamme, a farmer and banker of
Finley, North Dakota, declared that
statistics given out by the Department
Of Agriculture did great injury to
the farmers because the figures COW
cred the total production but made no
mention of vast quantities of wheat
damaged by weather and made unmill-
able. Farmers rushed their wheat to
market, Quamme declared. because
the Department announced a billion
bushel crop, whereas probably 2OO,-
100000 of the total crop was unfit for
milling. The farmers, it appears, sold
at lower price than they would have
been willing to accept If they had
known all the facts. And they prob
ably won't get any satisfaction from
is the chief asset of the administration
since the European war began.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
City Healthier Than Farm

Inc sanitary conditions in the
farmers homes of Massachusetts and
New ork states are not what thew
should be-" DR.. Harvey w. Wilev de-.
cciared IN an address before several
hundred farmers from all over the
state in Horticultural Hall. assembled
Tor the Massachusetts State Board of
Agricuiture's annual meeting.
In New York and Massachusetts
particularly, the city is healthier
Wiley said. THE cities of New WI
and Massachusetts are taking bettar
care of their citizens than the CON-.
try is. and | am inclined TO bei;eve
that the unfavorable situation in the
rural sections is due more to Iack If
sanitary conveniences and appliances
than 1t is to. the effect of the ciimate
or of a deficient diet" '"A'e
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28

cases under both Mr.. Hart and Mr..
Taylor which appear in the Van Deu-
sen report as a charge against those
officers, which cases are merely re-
turn by the said officer to the effect
that the party to be served is not
within the county. This has always
as far as | am informed, been the
practice. However, upon strict in
depreciation of the statutes. the sher-
if should probably charge 20 cents
in each of these cases. Therefore.
to be ultra-technical, we might as
sumo the 20 cents earned in those
cases and proper charges against the
office. | would not, however. recon-
mend any such action, for the reason
that it is a matter which would con-
siderably tend to complicate the serv-
ice of process and to such a degree
that the public good would newt
ably suffer.
object to Mr.. Van Deusen's re-
port in that he failed to examine all
of the records, which | would say are
open to inspection: and it was clearly
his duty in checking up the sheriff
office, as we'll as all other offices. to
pursue the entries from the beginning
to the consummation of each suit and
by which method he could easily de-
termine whether or not the case in
question had been handled by the par
ticular officer under inspection.
AS you will notice there are num-
Der Of cases in his report which he
has charged to the sheriff's Office.
merely for the reason that the suit
was filed and process issued which
of course is not the proper hypo-
thesis to work upon; there are num-
berless cases filed in the county with
which the sheriffs Office is not con-
cerned.
AS l understand the province of a
special auditor, it is to furnish the
facts and figures concerning the sub
ject of his investigation and | would
therefore recommend that any report
which is submitted in blanket form
"for investigation" by the county
authorities, should never be consider
ed by the board as a report of any
kind, and should be promptly reject
ed.
A special audit should be an alb
solutely correct statement of the con-
ditions of the subject matter, not
only from humanitarian standpoint
but from legal standpoint as we'll,
as publication of a grossly inaccurate
or erroneous report might subject
the maker and publisher to an action
by the one aggreived.
l take it that it is the duty of this
office to proceed against any official
who defaulted in his trust and to pro-
coed to collect from any official who
is in arrears to the county. However,
[ do not consider that it is incumbent
upon the county attorneys Office to
audit and verify to ascertain its cor
rcctness, any report which has been
submitted by one who is especially
employed for that purpose.
Trusting that the suggestions here
n contained will obviate in the future
any consideration or acceptance of
similar reports, | am,
Yours very respectfully
PROCTOR K. PERKINS.
Prosecuting Attorney.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
1915 AND THE RAILROADS.

The record of manufacturing and
mercantile failures for 1915 reached a
total OF disaster unequalled in the his
tory of American enterprise. To this
must now be added the chapter which
relates the hardships of American
railroading during this year of Demo-
cratic prosperity"
Fewer miles of railroad were built
in the United States during 1915 than
in any other year since 1864, and more
miles of railroads were in receivers
hands during the year than ever be-
tore, according to railway statistics
compiled from official sources. There
have been only three other years
since l848 in which the increase in
railway mileage was less than 1000
miles. and these were the civil war
years of 1861. 1862 and 1864. In 1915
the total miles of new railroads con-
structed in the United States were
1888. as compared with 1892 in 1914
and 307l in 1918. There was also
reduction in the second trackage built
in 1915.
According to the statistics quoted.
receivers now hold and operate 38,661
miles of railroad. with a total funded
wv VI $i,oo/ coO,OOO, anu total CAP
ital stock of $747,OO4,8 The roads
in the hands of receivers represent
nearly a sixth of the total mileage and
capitalization of the railroads of the
United States. On October | there
were 1900 miles of railroads in the
hands of receivers, the greatest ever
recorded. Since then the receiver
ship of the Wabash. ISIS miles, has
been terminated and several smaller
roads have been sold under foreclos-
ure. The mileage now under receiver
ship. was exceeded in 1894, when the
total was 4O,8l8. on June 80. Roads
having total mileage of 2O,l43 and
a capitalization Of $l.070,8O8,628 went
into receivership during the calendar
year 1915, the greatest mileage to go
into bankruptcy since 1898.
The only statistics in the country
which show widespread prosperity"
are those which are cooked and Jug
gled by Democratic bureaucrats Tor
the purpose Of fooling somebody.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
Caldwell Banks Election.

To take the place of the late deceas-
ed Ex-Governor John T. Morrison. on
the directorate of the Western Ma
tional bank. c. S. Davis was named
by his associates at the annual meet
ing. The matter of electing a presi-
dent to succeed Mr.. Morrison has
been put over to later meeting. All
officers of the bank retain their old
positions. The board of directors is
composed of ]. W. Graft. C. S. Davis.
Martin Jensen. H. D. Blatchlev, L.
s. Ollie and Ernest Boone.
But one slight change was affected
at the annual election of stockhold.
ers of the Caldwell Commercial bank
Tuesday. Arthur A. Binford was ele-
waited to tho position of assistant cash
ier. w. F. Parker is the senior assist
ont cashier John c. Rice is president.
]. H. Lowell vice president and E. H.
Plowhead cashier.
You never hear a winner boiler that
the cards were stacked.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
AT LEAST ONE is MIS-
LEADING AND GROSS
LY INCOMPLETE
It's Publication Might Subject the
Maker and Publisher to an Action
for Damages.

When Clarence Van Deusen wa:
about to close his investigation or The
&. county Offices he handed to the coun
ty attorney two reports on the last
two Republican sheriffs. Both were
incomplete and one so grossly mac.
curate and misleading that. County At
torney Perkins says, publication
might subject the maker and
one aggreived," and refuses to take
action upon it.
A special audit should, as Mr.. Perk.
ms says, "be an absolutely correct
statement of the conditions of the sub.
ject matter, not only from humani
tartan standpoint, but from a lega
standpoint as WELL" The reports
referred to being admittedly mac
curate they should never be permit
ted to reach the public.
The following is the letter of Coun
ty Attorney Perkins:
January 18, 1916.
To the Honorable Board of Count,
Commissioners of Blaine County
Idaho.
Gentlemen:
In response to your direction to re-
check the report of c. Van Deusen
expert accountant, concerning the
sheriff's Office under Sheriff Hart. and
Sheriff Taylor, I have the following
to submit:
Having gone in detail into the var
ious items comprising the report
above mentioned, I find only two
items of any consequence in that Of
nee under either of the former sher-
IFS. Those are, under Sheriff Hart
and in the following cases:
f. Daft. Receiver VS.. Cramer
Electric Co. .-.............$l 6635
Mugivan VS.. Hope ..-............ ALTO
The fees collected in those cases
which have not been turned into the
county. represent the amount of COM
missions due the former sheriff on a
foreclosure sale. This. in my opin-
ion. is. proper charge against Mr..
Hart.
There are also two other small
items. one for $4l0 in the case of
Gannett VS.. Calhoun and one of $3.50
in the case of Thornton VS.. Cassin,
which the records show should be
accounted for bv Mr.. Hart.
The Report Grossly Incomplete.
In regard to the report of the Of
nee under Sheriff Taylor. | beg to
state that the report as a whole is
misleading and grossly incomplete.
We have checked every item contain
ed in Mr.. Van Deusen's report, and
while in some cases fees appear to be
earned. it occurs to me that they are
all clerical errors. such as under the
system of bookkeeping at that time,
can readily be expected However,
in summing up the total credits and
debts under strict application of
the statutes relative to the fees and
commissions of sheriff. would
state that there appears to be a
slight balance in favor of Mr.. Taylor,
possibly of few cents.
l have examined number of these
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28
REPORT IS MISLEADING
AND GROSSLY
INCOMPETENT

Clarence Van Deusen. has audited
the books of Canyon county. A re-
port has been due for three months
or more. The Tribune cannot give
the date of the publication Of the re-
port. Pending publication, and as
throwing light on the methods Of Mr..
Van Deusen, the value and com
potency of his reports, we clip the fol-
lowing from the Haley Times:
VAN DEUSEN'S REPORT.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28

Every clerk knows that if the boss
made the office force undergo an etfl-
cheney examination the clerk would
run first and the manager last.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-01-28

During 1915 receipts of wool in
Boston amounted to 42o, 100000 lbs,
of which 248,OOO,OOO were foreign and
1871, 100000 domestic. Foreigners first!
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
tFfrst, Sept Q; Last Nov. 25, 1850
MORTGAGE SALE.

WHEREAS, default has been made
in the payment OF money secured by
mortgage dated September 23rd, 1909,
executed by Emerson Smith, and FL
len Smith, his wife. OF the Township
of Sagola. Dickinson County, Michi-
gan, TO William S. Robbins, of the
City of Green Bay. Brown County.
Wisconsin, which mortgage was re
corded In the office of the Register
of Deeds of the County OF Iron, State
OF Michigan, on the 23rd day OF Sep
TENDER. A. ID. 1909, in Liber twelve OF
Mortgages on page 1863, and which
mortgage is now owned by the said
William S. Robbins, and upon which
mortgage and note secured thereby.
there is now claimed to be due at the
date OF this notice the sum OF four
hundred and twenty-five and 30-100
dollars ($425.S0), of principal and in
terest. and no suit or proceeding hav-
ing been instituted at law TO recover
the debt now remaining secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof.
and which mortgage contains a pow
er OF sale; now therefor,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
by virtue of said power OF sale and OF
the default aforesaid. and pursuant
to the statute in such case made and
provided. the said mortgage will be
foreclosed by sale OF the premises
therein described. at public auction.
to the highest bidder. at the front
door of the Court House In the City OF
Crystal Falls, in said County OF Iron.
that being the place where the Cir
cult Court for said county is held, in
which county the premises to be sold
are situated, upon the 9th day OF
NJ vemher, A. ID. 1916, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, which said premises
are described in said mortgage as fol-
lows: The North half OF the South
west quarter tNh of SWA) OF Section
Eleven 0D township forty-two (42)
North. Range thirty-one (31) West;
and North east quarter of the South
west quarter (NEA of Swh) OF Sec
ton thirty-six (36), township forty
three t43) North, Range thirty-one
(3D West, containing in all one hun
dred and twenty Q2O) acres.
Dated September s, 1916.
William S. Robbins, Mortgage.
III. c. Fraser,
Attorney for Mortgage.
Business Address:
Crystal Falls, Michigan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
GUARDED TWENTY BILLIONS.
cIork at Treasurer's Office Has Seen
Great Increase In Finances.

Major Alfred II. Qualffe. civil war
veteran and Libby prison survivor.
for fifty years an employee OF the Office
OF the treasurer OF the United States
and for thirty years the custodian
Of the vaults OF the treasury, has re-
Gently celebrated his elghtieth birth
day. The position of vault clerk was
created especially for Major Qualffe.
and he took the post Oct. 20. 1885. nt
a salary OF $500.
In the thirty years he has served
there has passed through the vaults
something like $20,OoOo0o,Oo0 The av-
erage value OF the meney handled every
year has increased from Sl06,OOO,0OO.
when lie took charge In 1885. 20 $24i..
GOO. 900 IN 1895. SG37, OOO, 900 in 1905 and
about $l,OOO,OO0.000 for the last i've
gears. The daily balance OF cash ON
hand Is pretty steady at S167.000.0O0.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
SAFETY FOR ENGINE FIREMEN
New Device 10 Designed TO Prevent
Death Plunge.


A common form OF railroad accident
is that which often takes place when,
by some accident 10 the coupling be-
tween them. the tender and the loco
motive become separated. In such
cases the air brakes are automatically
applied and the runaway train brought
TO stop. But II the fireman is at his
post on the tender tho sudden applica.
ton OF the brakes IL sufficient to throw
him Off his feet, and hs Is hurled head
long under the wheels OF his own train,
which has not yet been brought TO a
complete standstlll.
Matthew j. Slattery and Charles A
Diehm, two railroad men OF Phlladel.
phia, havo been recently awarded
patent on device which is designed
to save the fireman's life In this emer
gency. The apparatus consists OF a
metal net, carried beneath the floor OF
the tender, which In case OF parting
between the locomotive and tender will
be released and drawn forward to pro-
vide a safety net to catch any one who
may be- standing on the tender at the
time OF the accident.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
File No. e5es

First Aug. s, last Sept. 16, 1850
Chaneery Sale. In pursuance and
by virtue OF a decree OF the Circuit
Court for the County OF Iron, State of
Michigan, In Chancery, made and
entered ON the oath day OF June A. ID.
1916, in a certain cause therin pend
ing wherein Detroit Trust company is
plaintiff and John f. Peters and Sophie
l.. Peters are defendants, notice is
hereby given that shall sell at Pub
lie auction TO the highest bidder at the
main entrance OF the Court House in
the City OF Crystal Falls, County OF
Iron, State of Michigan, chat being
the building in which the Circuit Court
for the County OF Iron is held) on Mon
day the eighteenth Qsth) day OF Sept
ember A. ID. 1915. at eleven o'clock in
the forenoon OF said day. central
standard time, the lands. premises and
property situate in the County OF Iron
and State OF Michigan, described as
folloWs, to-wit; An equal UNDIVIDED
one-eighth (M) interest in Lots i've
90 and six CD of Section Seventeen
Q7) and Lots seven Cd and eight go
OF Section Twenty (20), all In Town
ship Forty-three (43) north OF range
thirty-one(31) west. said property be-
ing commonly known as Mansfield
Nine"
Dated at Crystal Falls, Michigan,
August LIST, A. d. 1916.
Edward p. Lott,
Circuit Court Commissioner In and for
Iron County, Michigan.
Miller. Smith. Garfield, Paddock &
Perry,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
Moriarty & Dryer,
or Counsel
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09

Moved by VIM. Poyseor, seconded
by Herman Holmes, that the Board
meetings for the ensuing year. with
the exception OF August month. be held
regularly on the first Tuesday after
the FIRST Monday OF each calander
month. at $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09

Motion carried.
Upon motion the Board adjourned.
W. j. Richards,
Secretary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
tFirst Aug. 26. last Sept. 0. 1850
STATE OF MICHIGAN
The Probate Court for the County OF


The Probate Court for the County OF
Iron.
At a session OF sail court, held at
the probate Office. in the City Of Crys-
tai Falls, in said county. on the twenty
first day OF August A. ID. 1916.
Present: Hon. Claude c. Rite,
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate OF Robert
Phillips Deceased. Robert Munns
having field in said court his petition
praying that said court adjudicate and
determine who were at the time OF
his death the legal heirs OF said
deceased and entitled to inherit
the real estate OF which said deceased
died seized.
IL II ordered, that the Eighteenth
day of September A. ID. 1916, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon at said pro-
bate office. be and Is hereby appointed
for hearing said petition;
II Is further ordered, that public
notice thereof be given b. publication
OF copy of this order. for three sue
cessive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing in The Diamond Drill news
paper rpinted and circulated in said
county.
Claude c. Rite.
Judge OF Probate.
A true copy.
Claude G. Rite,
Judge OF Probate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09

Ellen Craig, or her unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees and assigns, and
Maple Grove Land and Improvement
Company, Limited. a partnership
association.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
GREAT COST OF THE WAR.
Europe Spending s2s,ooo. 600, 900 n Year.
Mexican Invasion Cheap.

europe spending 4<ovUVVIVVV,VVO year.
Mexican Invasion Cheap.
II is costing Europe S25.eO0, 100000 a
year TO carry on the wnr, according to
figures In the April letter OF the Ma
tional City bank OF New York. Uncle
Sans expedition into Mexico n cost
Ing so minute-one nine-hundred-
and-hfty-secondth OF the European
cost
The annual rate OF expenditure OF
the big fighting powers Is divided nv
follows:
Great Britain. 5000, 100000.
Germany. $4,000 100000
Russia. $4,000, 100000.
France. 81 100000.
The remainder IL made up by Italy.
servia. Bulgaria and other warning ma
tons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-09-09
Watch Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
they are conshpatcd. they fear some
thing distastefui. They will like Rexall
Orderlies--a mild laxative that tastes
Ike sugar. Sold only by us, 10 cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-20
ArrAlEEn ny I.EnAr

Boston. Mass. Dec -1FHa Dutch
steamship Maartens3ytS was held up
100 miles from Falmouth England. on
Dec. 4. br @ German submarine. which
fred o shot across her bow. bur later
allowed her TO proceed. Captain Rynfk
reported when his vessel arrived here
today from Rotterdam The summers
ibie apparently was OF a new and
larger type, he said
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-20
pR09TINFNTTpTItT0R nTFS.

Chicago. Dec -o-Rev Herbert
Franklin Fisk. for 43 years connected
with Northwestern university. 81 years
as head Of the Evanston academy and
I5 years as a professor i'm the univer-
sitv. IS dead q his home in Evanston.
a suburb, today DIT FISK was rs years
OF age
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-30

MISS MARGARET LADD. OF
TEXAS, is THE FIRST
AMERICAN WHO HAS EVER
APPEARED AS PREMIERE
DANSEUSE AT THE OPERA
C0MIQUE, PARIS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Railroad Congestion Continues.

Congestion on the Eastern railroads
is still serious. Despite pessiroistic re-
ports from some Of the railroad man
ayers. however, there IS betterment
in the general situation. The blame
for congestion rests upon no particular
shoulders. In some instances steam
ship companies, believing there would
be a delay anyway, have been over
permitting" deliveries TO them by the
railroads. The result has been to have
railroad lighters alongside the steam
ers Tor days longer than would have
been necessary if the steamers had been
really ready 10 handle the freight, the
railroads all the time losing the use OF
those freighters. In other cases part
of steamers cargo has been dellv-
cred 70 il, and the remainder II mas
been impossible 10 cXtricate promptly
from long lines of cars stalled on SD
ings. That kept the steamer from max
ing AS many trips within a given time
as II might and so helped 70 pile up
freight at the railroad terminals IN
still other cases foreign governments
have instructed steamship companies 20
substitute new cargoes for those al
ready In process Of loading. Then
there have been fogs, snow and ice and
other difficulties of normal times, whose
trouble making potentialities have been
increased many fold By enormous IN
seasonal shipments from the interior.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Give Up Giving Up.

Il vas almost a year ago that a re
celver was appointed FOR the lnterna-
tional Mercantile Marine Compauy's
American property on the application
Of the trustee for the AZ per cent
collateral trust bonds. Within thai
period some surprising changes have
occurred in the situation, not the least
Of which was tho discovery that the
company Wa canning so much money
that there was no need OF receiver
ship. That discovery led TO the draw
ing I'D Of d number Of plans Tor
peaceful reorr' nizatiOn and the aban-
doument of demands for assess
Inents on the company's stocks.
But between the various protective
committees there never has been any
substantial agreement, though often II
seemed that they could get together.
The dispute has at last got 10 the point
where the preferred stockholders, IN
able. as they say. TO concedo any more
20 the common stockholders. are will
ing 10 take their chances IN fore
closure sale if thcy lave TO. And so,
while they will Try 20 prevent any de.
cree Of foreclosure being entered
against the property, when the post,
poned hearing comes up IN the Federal
court on February IA, they arc not
worrying, they say. even over the pos
sibilitv that that effort Will not be
successful.