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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
HIGHWAY COMMISSION PLACES
1T FIRST-SURvEYoR NOW
ON THE GROUND.

The state highway commission has re,
commended that the entire amount
allotted to Idaho under the Federal
Road Act and for the year 1916, being
100000, be expended on the North and
South Highway, this action being taken
at the meeting of the commission lest
week. The loyalty of the commission
to the North and South road cannot be
question and in referring to the sub
iect the Tribune has the following to
say:
ldaho's state highway commission
are loyal to the north and south state
highway and thus are loyal to the en-
tire state.
This fact is clearly demonstrated in
the action of the highway commission
taken ON September Is when reso-
luton was adopted providing that the
current years appropriation by the
federal government for road construc-
tion in Idaho be allotted to that sec
tion of the north and south road ex-
tending from New Meadows in Adams
county to White Bird in Idaho county.
This portion of the highway is located
| in what might be termed the Salmon
river canyon, a portion of the state
sparsely settled under present condi-
tions and therefore unable except
through federal and state assistance to
provide the type of construction nee
essary.
The first-yea federal appropriation
applying from July | of the present
year to July / of 1917-is approxi
mately 500, 400 and by the resolution
adopted, this now becomes available
! for this important work so soon as
the state or counties provide an equiv
alent sum, the requirments of the fed
aral act being that the federal appro
priation must be duplicated. This
initial appropriation of $50, 400 is tc
be followed for the fiscal year begin
ming July |, 1917 by double that sun
during the five years total of about
81 100000 becomes available. The
highway commission was wisely guild
ed by the view that if efforts was mad,
to distribute this initial sum o.
$50, 400 over ,several highway projects
none would be permanently benefited
whereas if concentrated of the vastly
Importance north and south road i
would provide the nucleus for the nee
essary fund to build the road encourag
! ing cooperation by state and countie
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21

Mr.. Glynn described the Wilson administration as
one that IN efficiency of service and in responsiveness
to popular will, has had rival in this country in the
last fifty years. Concerning it he said:
1.-The historian of the future will say that into the
laws OF the nation written not only the pledges
OF the democratic PLATFORM but the pledges of the pro-
gressive platform and the pledges of the republican
platform that served the public interests and fosered
public wefare.'
Asserting that Woodrow Wilson would be the next
president and Mr. Marshall the next vice president Mr.
Gynn said the most potent therefore, lies in
the great human appeal of the policy and performances
of the administration in which you have been second in
command
Summing up the results of the Wilson adminstra-
tlon, Mr.. Glynn defined them follows:
"No longer will the hearts of little children be
our land, no longer will the poetry of youth be robbed
of its glamor its song of joy transformed into a
lamentation of despair.
''No longer will the sewers of your seed and the
reapers Of harvest be denied proper place in the
sun of our financial world
''No longer will widows and orphans, robbed of
their pittance of savings beat their clnched fists in
vain upon the doors of banks closed by manufactured
panics
''No longer will any set of men be able to
the money market take the country business
by the throat and force to deliver to their financial
pressure
=.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21

THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WILSON'S ADMINS
TRATION

From the Speech of Martin N Gynn York Notifying
Vice-Presdent Marshall of his Nominaton,)
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21

Continued on page ~
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
RECEPTION TO TEACHERS.

A reception for the teachers of the
Grangeville school will be held at the
school house a week from Friday even
ing, Sept. 20. All parents are invited
and requested to attend for the benefit
that may be derived in getting ac-
quainted with the teaching force and
thereby TO promote the school work.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
FILINGS UNDER THE ENLARGED
HOMESTEAD ACT.

Filing under the enlarged homestead
act, which we publish in full in this
issue of the Free Press and which is of
especial interest to the people of this
section, may now be made and the three
U. s. Commissioners of this county, G..
J. Wright, White Bird; II. ". Garets,
Grangeville and c. M. Butler, Sites are
now prepared to receive them.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21
sTJNNYsIDE SOCIAL CLUB.

The Sunnyside Social Society was en-
tertained by Mrs. Coleman Kerlee last
Thursday. The afternoon. was very
pleasantly spent, after which dainty
luncheon was served by the hostess.
The next meeting will be in two weeks
with Mrs Munroe Mattox.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-09-21

Mac Leonard, one of Grangeville s
enterprising young man, left Wednesday
morning for Portland to take up his
work in business college in that city.
This will be the second year s work for
Mac.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
HENRY NOW IS LEADING
NATIONALS WITH STICK
Catcher Has Gone Up Is Points in
Past Week, 0usting Shanks
From Top.

The Nationals played only four games
last week. and their averages, includ
ing Saturdays defeat in Philadelphia
show a slight shrinkage in stickwork,
but IN advance in fielding. Henry has
ousted Shanks from the real leadership
with the stick, and this surprising con-
dition has great deal to do with the
present position of the Griffmen "Zeb''
Milan made the biggest jump of the
team. going from .28S to .33S, a pick-up
of fifty points, and places the "old boy
in third place. George Mcbride refuses
to slip, and he, too. advanced fifteen
points in batting. ten points in fielding
Couple the batting of Henry, Mcbride
and Milan together, and it will be seen
where the strong offensive work has
been coming from.
In team batting. the Nationals dropped
Grifiith's men went up from .9G4 to
better than slipping back.
There is pretty race on between
Milan and Rondeau for the leadership
in fielding. Milan has had forty chances
without an error, and Rondeau thirty
six. with the former in three more
games. Henry has had sixty-seven
chances behind the bat. and has error
only once.
Following are the averages in detail
the figures being taken from the scores
of ]. Ed. Grillo. as published from day
to day in The Star, and are official:
Evening star., 1916-05-08
American League Games.
Indians Keep on Winning.

CHICAGO, May S.-Cleveland made
it four straight from Chicago yester-
day. when they came from behind and
won the final game of the series, to 2.
Urban Faber had been pitching air
tight ball until the eighth inning. when
he weakened. He walked O'Neill and
Roth batted for Coumbe and singled.
Graney also singled and scored O'Neill
with the tying run. Turner sent Roth
home with the run which put the Wis
itors ahead on his safe drive. Williams
replaced Faber and Speaker tripled to
right, clinching the game.
Cleveland made one run in the sew
enth on a single and Gandil's triple
The locals hit Coumbe frequently, but
were unable to bunch their drives. The
score:
CIeveland........ o o o 0-5
Chicago. o.......... o o o o.
Two-base hits. Collins. f. Collins, Felsch.
Roth. Double play-O'Nell and Turner. Left
on bases-Chicago. IL; Cleveland. 3; First base
errors-Cleveland. l; Chicago, ,. Bases on
balls--on Faber. 1; of Mitchell l. Hits and
earned runs--Of Coumbe. hits. ! run in seven
innings: off Mitchell, hits. runs in two in
nings: off Faber. hits, ) runs in seven and
one third innings: of Williams, hit, no runs
in one and two-thirds innings. Struck out-By
Coumbe. I; by Faber 1. umpires-Messrs.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
GEORGETOWN AND GALLAUDET
PLAY NO GAMES THIS WEEK
Base Ball Teams of These Institutions
Idle, While Catholic University Meets
Villanova and Navy.

capable of affording Virginia any
thing more than a good workout in
a dual track meet and when 1t more
than triples the points got by the sec
ond best team in a meet In which
there are many representatives its su-
periority is clearly shown. AS a mat
ter of fact. Virginia has gone consd-
erably above the average institution
in this section within the last three
years 1t has become much more gen
orally known and has attained great
prominence mainly because il has
only one more track meet in which
athletes of this section may take part
teur Athletic Union championships-in
Baltimore a week from Friday. 1t is
likely many of the club athletes of
this city and Baltimore will take part,
though they will not have much of an
opportunity to accomplish a great deal
against the school and college men
who are in so much better condition.
One thing which the NJ A. c. meet
of last week established was that the
Central High School need have little
fear of the other high schools in the
championship games Saturday. May
20. Central has an aggregation of ath
letes which will draw down many
frsts in the meet. though Teck. OF
course, is sure to get some also. Teck
will score in the distances and Cen
trail in the quarter and all events be-
low it.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
sHRINERS SHOW ACTIVITY.
Capt. Wilson Obtains Two Aids for
His Base Ball Team.

Two aids have been named by Capt.
Louis G. Wilson, disbursing officer of
the District. the man behind the guns
Of the shrine team, which will meet the
,;rotto. dearest Of foes. in the annual
Masonic game at American League
Park Saturday. June II.
william e. Avery and F. Lawrence
walker have been made team captain
and business manager. respectively, OF
the shrine forces for the contest, whose
proceeds go to the Masonic and East
ern Star Home fund.
This is the first announcement Of ac-
tivity coming direct from the Shrine,
which intends to keep the lineup OF
it's team a secret until the day Of the
contest However. Capt. Wilson de-
clares there is no need for worry as to
it's strength. and that he will have a
formidable but strictly local combina-
tion on the field June II.
We are out to win that game, and
don't forget it." he said yesterday.
and while we have apparently not
been as 1--WE as our rival. we have
progressed to our entire satisfaction.
II the Shrine is beaten June II the
Grotto must present mighty front"
Practice grounds. the location OF
which is being kept secret, have been
obtained by the Shrine. contest al
ready has been booked and others are
to be arranged.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
. minutes.
Tigers Defeat Browns.

DETROIT. May s.-Pitching superb.
ly with men on bases. Harry Coveleskie
defeated St Louis, > to l yesterday,
thus breaking Detroit's losing streak
Three of the four hits made off Well
man came in the two innings that the
Tigers scored. Detroit won in the
sixth. Cobb. safe on Johnsons tumble.
stole second and took third on Hart
ley's high throw. Burns then doubled
into the centerfeld crowd.
After the Browns had batted in the
first inning. unusual argument took
place Manager Jones sent Groom in
to pitch, but Umpire Hildebrand. de-
claring that Jones had previously an
nounced Weilman his pitching
choice. could not start Groom. After
the issue was debated for ten minutes
Weilman warmed up and went on the
mound.
SISTERS brilliant fielding was the
feature. Score:
Detroit. ........... ! q q q q Z
st. Louis. o % l y o-l
Twobase hit-Burns. Stolen hases-Sisler,
Marsans Cobb. Sacrifice hts-Sisler. PRATT.
Left on bases-St. Louis. Q: Detroit. = First
base errors-St. Louis, 3; Detroit. ]. Bases
on balls-Of Weilman, 3; of Coveeskie, 1.
Hits and earned runs-of Weilman. hits, 4
run in eight innings; of Coveleskie. hits. l
run in nine innings. Hit by pitcher-By Well
man (yesch). Struck out-By weiiman; !: by
Coveleskie, 4. Umpires-Messrs. Hildebrand
and OIoughlin. Time of game hour and 81
minutes.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
Nationals Show Most Fight.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Most impressive has been the work OF
Washington. which club had been set
ting the pace after the lead changed
sayeral time during the week. OF
course. the Nationals were tumbled out
Of first place by the lowly Macks Sat
urday, but any club in the league
would have met the same fate in face
of the brilliant pitching of Joe Bush
and the all-round work of his team
mates. However. it can be said to the
favor Of the Washingtons that their
ousting was in no way due to any lack
Of fighting spirit
Griffith has his men in there fighting
for each and every game. Sometimes
the Old Fox goes to excess with his
hehting spirit and is chased from the
scene of hostilities as result of
wrangles with the umpire. but each
and every member of the Nationals is
on the alert. wideawake and filled with
confidence. The Griffmen may not have
been figured as a contender at the
start of the brush. but with Walter
Johnson going better than ever and
good pitching staff to back him up
there is only one other thing neces-
sary to keep them in the thick of the
fight, l. e., hitting. II Washington falls
out Of the race it will be for no other
reason than a lack of base hits. This
flaw has not presented itself as yet.
but to the writer it appears that 1t
might bob Up.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
GOLF GOSPEL TRUTHS.
Enforcing the Amateur Spirit
by Rules.
ny STRAIGHT DRIVE.

We met the situation quite as
squarely in the early years of American
solfing-that is, the barring from ANA
teur tournaments those who are active
workers in golf stores. review of the
happenings then may be of some good
now, while the smoke of the fires that
have burned out the amateur aspira-
tions of Francis Ouimet ct al is still in
the air.
One fine afternoon in the late sum-
mer of 1895, lolling after luncheon on
easy chairs in the sunshine. there
might have been seen group OF gol1-
ers in earnest debate. The scene was
the porch of the Shinnecock Hills Golf
Club, and the time the second amateur
championship of the United States Golf
Association. in the year specined
The players We're awaiting call to
the tee. and two OF them were Cnarles
s. Cox, who then conducted stores
golf department. and Harry Roy Sweny.
an all-round sportsman of Albany, N
Y, where he kept a sporting goods
store. He was one of the first home
breds of New York state to grow en-
thusiastic over golf: wrote book OF
instruction on the game to elucidate
his theories and invented q driver with
a head shaped like the soapdish of a
tank-town hotel-both the book and
to collectors Of golf curios.
Cox and Sweny started an argument
over the relative merits OF the clubs
and golf balls they had for sale. and 1t
became a somewhat acrimonious de-
bate Cox, who is now the manager Of
several stores and factories in Great
Britain, wound up the talk by bet OF
a hundred that he could drive a longer
ball with a cleek than Sweny could
with his newfangled wooden club. I
forget who won, but 1t was probably
Cox, as to see him make and win such
a bet was q frequent incident in those
salad days of our game. and he was
really some swiper with that iron.
AS it happened. Caspar Whitney. then
editor of the american Sports" in
Harpers Weekly. had overheard the
talking and his senstbilities were
shocked. Always a stickler for tho Sir
Galahad spirit In amateurism. Whitney
saw nothing but woe ahead for the pur-
ity Of national golf If the champion
ships should become contaminated by
commercialism as a sort of sample
room for the exploitation of golf goods.
Whitneys write-ups of the subject
and the discussions they aroused led to
a stricter definition of an amateur at
the following annual meeting Of the
United States Golf Association and the
barring out of golf goods statesmen
from playing in tournaments as ANA
teurs. The enforcement of this rule
proved to be of real value as an aid in
maintaining the high standard Of the
game as a recreation for jaded business
or professional men.
Evening star., 1916-05-08
National League Games.
Cardinals Blank Cincinnati.

ST. LOUIS. May s.-St. Louis defeated
Cincinnati. 1 to 0, in pitchers duel
between Ames and Toney here yester-
day. Toney allowed only two hits. but
they came together and produced tho
run that lost him the game.
Ames also was in great form. grant
ing but four hits. He was in danger
only once, in the third. when Killifer
reached third on Betzers wild throw
over first. Chase, next up, however.
was forced to pop to Miller for the
third out.
After this the visitors could not get
man past first. st. Louis won in the
fourth, when Long singled and scored
On Miller's double. Beck was injured III
the second, when Herzog. trying to
steal third. slid into the bag. Corham
went to short for his first game with
the locals, Hornsby taking Blacks place
at third. Score:
Cincinnati o o 90
A. louis. ~ 0 o 0 Il
Evening star., 1916-05-08

The pocket revolver class includes any
of the automatic pistols which come
within these rules.
Now | suppose the next thing you
will want to know is (which make OF
revolver is the best" / am going I"
say right now that that is one of the
questions upon which l refuse to com
nit myself on-not only because II
would not be fair to the various man
ufacturers, but because the editor does
not want me to.
Target shooting with, short arm
is relatively inexpensive sport.
Still. one cannot do it for nothing
and it is well worth while to get a
good outfit to start with. From my
experience, it seems that shooter
will make progress quicker with
single shot target pistol than with
the heavier revolvers or automatic
pistols. Numbers of men seem to
scorn the target pistol as playthinc.
but only because they are not familiar
with its great value as trainer. II
is foolish to waste good money on
expensive ammunition for the heavier
revolvers or automatic pistols until
you have laid a foundation with the
90 target pistol.
Next week I will talk on sights.
method of holding and other details.
H. II. B.-Please inform me how
could get a rife from the government
and the cost of same.
Ans. BY becoming a life member of
the National Rife Association at a
cost of s25. or by joining a rife club
affiliated with the National Rife AS
sociation. Write Maj. F. II. Phillips.
110S Woodward building, Washington.
d. c.
How many members does II require
to get a charter for a rife club
Answer.-Ten.
What kind of range is required. for
same?
Answer-T is not necessary IL have
range. although, of course, it, VIII
not he possible to have SflcrcsSful
club without a range.
Is a member of a rifle club subject
to government call at any time?
Evening star., 1916-05-08
BY J. ED GRILLo.

PHILADELPHIA. May S.-Manager
Griffith proposes that the entire staff
of umpires of the American League
go through a regular course of training
every spring; that for the sake of hav-
ing their expenses paid they should
umpire such exhibition games as the
various clubs may be playing before
the regular season opens In this way
the umpires would get into condition
physically and. incidentally. get their
eyes trained. so that by the time the
real race began they would be capable.
Griffith complains that both Nallin
and Dineen are so many pounds over
weight that they can't get out of their
own way. and, consequently. are max
ing lot of mistakes in their decisions.
He contends this pair of umpires are
no different from the rest of the staff
and that there must in due time be
reform instituted which will force the
umpire to go through regular course
of preliminary training. to Mt
himself for the seasons work. The
ball players have to do this, so why
shouldn't the umnires also be forced to
get themselves ready.
With three days rest. Walter johnson
should be in his usual form for the game
today, which means that the Nationals
probably will win another game
Judged on the Inconsistency which
most of the western teams have shown
thus far, excepting the Cleveland In
dians. the Nationals should win ma
jority of the games they are slated to
play at home with the western con
tingent. The Browns will be the open
ing visitors, and Fielder Jones team
has not shown enough to be feared
by the Griffmen. though Griffith in
tends to use some of the pitchers who
have not yet been making regular ap-
pearances on the mound. Gallia. Ayers
Bentley, Boehlins. Rice and Shaw are
pretty sure to be started against the
western teams, and it is figured that
by the time this invasion is over Grif-
hth's staff will consist of about eight
pitchers all ready to do good work.
Ray Morgan made play in Saturdays
game which has won him much praise
and shows him to be quick thinker.
With the bases full in the third La joie
popped up a little fly to Morgan, who
allowed the ball to strike the ground. and
thus fooled Writ, who was on third, into
Evening star., 1916-05-08
aonas Finish Series With Athletics odaySt Louis Here omorrow
GRIFFITH WANTS UMPIRE STAFF
GIVEN SPRING TRAINING COURSE
For Expense Money, Should Work in Ex-
hibition Games to Get In Condition.
johnson May Pitch Today.

starting for the plate, where he ,!as
thrown out. Morgan being credited with
having framed up double play. l-aJole
was out under the 'infield fly rule the
moment the ball was hit and Witt consid-
cred himself forced by trap which
Morgan had set for him
Earring two of the nine innings which
Bush pitched the Nationals had men on
the bases in every inning and yet could
not score. except in the ninth. Bush,
of course, deserves credit for the bril-
liant way he eXtricated himself from the
numerous holes he got himself in. but
had the Griffman been IN their usual
hating mood he would have been badly
beaten before the game was half over.
played at Jersey City yesterday had to
he called off because of the rain. The
Griffmen however. took the trip there
because there is a strict rule which COM
rels the major league teams which con-
tract to play exhibition game. to put
in an appearance. ready to play. or stand
for a fine of 81 1000. Griffith did not
want to be soaked in that way. so he
took his team 10 Jersey City and waited
until the game was called off.
Unless there is a great change in the
pitching of the Red SoX. that team is
not going to cut much figure in the
present race. Even if its hitting would
high-class pitching. and. realizing this
fact Manager Corrigan is looking high
and low for pitchers. and it is not un-
likely that Joe Wood will be given an
increase in salary to report to the Sox.
He may be able to win some games.
Though his arm is not thought to be
improved. he would be expected to win
games because of his knowledge of
pitching, which does more to fool bat
terS than speed or curves
Wood wants to get back in the game
because he is threatened with the mi
norS and he is willing to make conces-
sions to get back into harness a lower
salary than he received last season
No matter what sort of pitching Nc
Graw gets these days he does not seem
able to win any games. Most of the
time his Giants outhit the other team.
but they make errors which always are
costly and lose the game. But twice
this season has he been able to win and
on both of these occasions jeff Tesreau
has been on the mound. Naturally Nc
Graw has had hope only in him, though
Matty should have won his last start
had he been given respectable support
Errors at the outset of the game gave
the Braves big lead, and, as a result
the Giants lost