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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
Virginia
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DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

education is respectfully called TO tho spe-
ciai advantages now offered by the Virginia
Military Institute. Among these advantages
!. Its distinctive Military System. This
po.n, o. the South 1t tends 10 muscular
forced resularity in food. sleep and exercise
II creates habits OF proniptitudc. order dis
reliance and force Of personal character Hsr e By
removing all eNtrancous distinctions. and
sponsiDi!ity 1t is equal, uniform and whole
somely restraining. without rigor
TIL IL: Its Distinctive Academic Curriculum.
trench or tns S'nGy OF hng!ish History
mates, Physics. Geology, Mechanics. Survey
ins. Chemistry. Drawing. Law. Economics.
Literature. Practical Science.
III. Its Technical Scientific Courses Pro.
ond class elect between the courses Of
Civil Engineering, or Analytical and Applied
These courses are OF one and half years
duration; and are illustrated by continuous
ment OF Engineering is thoroughly equipped
with Instruments and models; and the chem
have a.! appliances for thorough practical
instruction.
". Its Distinctive system OF Instruction.
namely, dividing OF classes into sections
ard csch va" $500 I1e aeGG' aiei' grace
attention OF The instructor. The success OF
the educationa! work OF the school turns
largely on th.s method.
V. Its Economy. The expenses are: Pay
cadet. Si2d I. year; Virginia cadets tuition
sree 1895 year. State cadets. slG5 year.
This estimate includes tuition. board, fuel
and lights, washing, room rent. medical at
tendance OF the most careful character.
clothing. books. stationery and all necessary
expenses, and falls below that OF any insti-
tuition of like grade in this country. This
estimate Is exclusive OF outfit and must be
understood as an average for the entire
term. the mrs; year being OF necessity the
most costly.
Degrees B. A. and 3. s. conferred in
course
For further Information and catalogue
apply TO the Superintendent.
GEN. r. w NICHOLS
Lexington, Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-18
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The attention OF all who are Interested in
education Is respectfully called to tho spe-
ciai advantages now offered by the Virginia
Military Institute. Among these advantages
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University OF virginia Charlottesville "
Washington and Lee University.
The sun., 1916-02-13

Guests Of the HOTEL BELLE.
CLAIRE say they like it for the follow
ing reasons:
/. 1t is homellke.
2. Its cooking is very good.
). Its food is uniformly good.
4. Its linen is fresh and spotless always.
S. Its Knives. forks. spoons, dishes are
always clean.
E. Its beds are very comfortable.
7. Its rooms are spacious and always
kept in good order.
4, Its service is uniform and courteous,
O. 1t IS free from loud talking, mixed
10. 1t is very careful about whom il
cntcrtans.
II. Its social functions are conducted
as they would be- in an! refined
home.
-. Its guests are always free from an
noyanccS.
II is very pleasant to have guests
think SO much Of US. II is much more
pleasant to do our work so well that
they stick to US.
These twelve reasons represent ~
units Of the Golden Rule Of Hotel Ser.
vice, and we try to live up to that Golden
Rule.
Robert D. Blackman.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
THE WAYS OF OFFICALDOM.

The farmers the Boise government reclamation pro-
iect have sent representative to Washington tor the
purpose of laying the Secretary Of the Interior
certain grievances These settlers firmly convinced
that certain of the greatest importance to them
have never been properyif at a-brought to the at
tention of Mr. Lane At great inconvenience to their
preventative and considerable to themselves
they have appealed directly Mr. Lane by sending d-
rector of their users association to Washington
Word has come back Caldwell that c. M Rankin, the
representative who sent to Washington is meeting
with great difficulty in getting hearing before Secretary
Lane The officials in the Reclamation Service are
attempting to head off Mr.. Rankin. They probably will
succeed for little while but later Mr. Rankin
will get hearing.
There must be the charges Mr.. Rankin and
others have made than have been lead to believe NJ
body would go such pains to head off representative Of
government reclamation project unless there were good
reasons for heading him off Some of the officials in the
Reclamation Service be fearful of developments In
case the charges the attention of Mr. Lane which
is all the why these charges should te
his attention
The ultimate result will be congressional investigation
of the Reclamation Service. The that investigation
is undertaken the better for all concerned The Idaho
delegation in Congress should that Mr.. Rankin
gets hearing before Secretary Lane and they should
follow that with demand for investigation by congress
The Tribune afraid that the Idaho delegation will dc
nothing of the kind.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
CAPTAIN DAVIS STARTS DIS
CUSTOM AMONG PAPERS
Duty of Newspapers Toward Candi-
dates Matter of Interest.

Captain E. G. Davis has provoked
an interesting discussion of the duty
of newspapers toward candidates for
Office. This discussion cannot help
but be of great benefit to everybody
concerned. The following view of the
matter is taken by the Wendell Irriga-
ZIONIST:
Capt. Davis, who caused the Idaho
papers to all run short on cap rs
in publishing his announcement for
the gubernatorial nomination, is TAX
ing himself rather seriously these
days. Recently in a speech at Black
foot, duly sent out by his press agent
in advance, the Gaping" took occa-
sion to fail the newspapers of the
state that are in the habit of publish
ing political advertising for the vari-
GUS candidates, and announced that he
would not spend single cent with
the newspapers" etc. We heartily
agree with the erstwhile candidate as
to the sale of an editorial expression.
A newspaper guilty of this sort of
conduct ought to be placed among the
things that were, but when it comes
to publishing platforms and long
winded views" of candidates it is an
imposition on the patrons of news
paper to publish such dope" as news.
A newspaper is business institution,
just as much as a grocery store or
any other business, and a good part
of the revenue that permits it to exist
is gained from its advertising columns,
and we fail to see why it should not
accept political advertising just the
same as any other class of legitimate
publicity and when candidates for Of
flee want their horns footed there is no
good reason why they should not pay
for the space their little self-prepared
toots occupy. We don't believe there
is legitimate newspaper in Idaho
that would be guilty of selling its edi
torial opinion, either for cash or pro-
misses of patronage; on the other hand
there are few that have not and do
not accept political advertising, and
there is no reason why they should
not do. so. Political platforms and
party doings are news and should be
handled as such; personal platforms
and speeches of candidates are private
advertising, and should be treated by
the newspapers accordingly. Candi-
dates who hire press agents to pre-
pare their dope under the guise of
news" will have to come across with
the regular advertising rates if they
want to break into the columns of this
paper. And all such stuff will be mar
ked advertising" so that none Of
our readers will be misled into think
ing it is an expression of the paper;
and We think the majority of the ida
no newspapers will take the same
view. So Candidate Davis need not
be alarmed. If he adheres to his an
nouncement and seals up his purse
there won't be a corporal's guard in
the state that knows he's in the race
1T the primary time.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
COUNTY PRINTING.
(Payette independently

&Tdyettc independently
A short time ago the Independent
was asked to submit bid on some
county printing. We had made bids
on county printing before and had
been awarded no contracts because
someone else under bid us and were
inclined not to bid again. but conclud-
ed to make one more try at it. Ac-
cordingly we sent in a bid of $72. 10
on the job described. In due time we
received letter thanking us for the
bid and stating that our bid and that
of Caldwell print shop were the two
lowest, the Caldwell bid being $500,
and that the work was awarded to the
Caldwell shop for the reason that
some time would be saved in getting
the work done there and that expense
of delivery would be saved.
We are quite unable to understand
why the reason for giving the work
to the higher bidder are good. The
element of time was not mentioned
when the bid was asked for and, as a
matter of fact. the difference in time
would be probably not more than a
day. and we cannot possibly concede
this to be a valid reason. The ex-
pense of delivery is twice over cover
ed in the difference in the amount of
the bids and this disposes of this rea-
son in our favor Will some of the
boys who have had experience in these
matters make the situation clear?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
INDEPENDENCE OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

Congress has passed bill providing for the ndepend
of the Philippine Islands The bill provides that the
Islands to be turned adr within four unless
the conditions be suc that in the opinion of the Pres
dent of the United States such action should be pospon
ed In that the President will await the convention
of the next Congress-
is the assumption that the work of this country has
been completed In the judgment of Congress the people
of the Islands ready govern themselves well
protect the archipelago against foreign aggression We
in justice the people of those Islands turn them
adrft unless convinced that they them
selves.
The Tribune does not for minute believe that the
Filipinos ready for self government We do not be-
lieve for minute that they defend themselves
against any of half dozen nations and we do not
believe that any thinks that they In judg
the action of Congress unwse and premature 1t
is in the nature of deliberate abandonment of helpless
people the behest of the sposmen of the tribe. 1t is
reputation of duty forced upon by destiny 1t is
liquidation of obligation by moral bankruptcy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
STENoGRAPHERs RUN STATE
(Gooding Leader.)

A short time ago a LEADING citizen
of Gooding had occasion to take up a
very important matter with the state
board of health, a matter so impor-
tantt and urgent that he asked for a
reply by wire, at his own expense.
He waited for ten days and received
no word. Then he was called to
Boise on other matters and, having
occasion to visit the state capitol,
dropped in at the office of the board
of health. The secretary was out.
the stenographer was in charge and
she couldn't tell whether he was in
town or out of town. or, when he
would return. The Gooding man mex,
visited the Office of the state bacter-
iologist. Same result. Stenoprapher
in charge. Didn't know where he was
or when he would be in. The Office
OF the state veterinarian was visited
next Same story. Stenographer in
charge. Didn't know when, or where.
or what.
The Gooding visitor had important
matters to take up with all of these
officials but by this time he was ali
in. His time was UP and he had to
hurry to catch his train, so he gave
up the attempt to find a state official
at his post
What is state official, anyway?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
Let's Do II.

We suppose that by this time the
crop of resolutions planted on Janu-
airy LIST, 1916, may be considered a
total failure. Well, let's forget it.
We can start all over again. Let us
make new resolution, here and now.
Let us all really determine to work
for the good of our town this year.
And let us use a little of the New
Thought in connection with it. They
tell us that it is fine plan, when one
wants to really keep a good resolu-
ton, to repeat ten times day the
formula. II am going to do so-and-so"
They claim it impresses one with the
spirit, of determination. And they
say that safeguard against backslid-
ing may be taken by going to the FIVE
PERSONS for whose high regard we care
the most and telling those persons,
not IN boastful spirit, but as a NAV.
..er of fact, just what we intend do
ing. Then we feel that we must do
the thing or fall very low in the es-
timation of our best friends. If about
ten or twelve of us would make that
experiment we might be able in the
course of short time to warm things
IN this town up to the boiling point,
ANYHOW, we never will get anywhere
unless we hustle and the principal
thing needed is a start. Let us trv
TINS; i resolve to put my shoulder
to the wheel for Caldwell; to boost il
every time / get chance, and To he
in the vanguard for progress and pros
perity." p Vs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
DEALING WITH A CRISIS"

AT a moment when the peripatetic
Carranza had not been reached with
our protest against the murder OF
Americans in Mexico. when Southern
Senators were Rrandiloquentlv. vocal
in an attempt to embroil our relations
with Great Britain, when our contro-
versies with the Teutonic Allies were
still in process of discussion, when
Congress was wrestling with the
grave problems of providing for the
national defense and of finding the
money to pay for that while at the
same time wiping out the deficit caus-
ed by Democratic extravaganza and
folly in the conduct of the nations
financies-at a time. in short. when.
if ever, there was occasion for drag
pinp to the front once more that we'll
worn theatrical property of the ad-
ministration. a "crisis," how did the
President deal with it?
Did he come forward again in his
well-remembered character of "the
lonely man in the White Housep Did
he, for an unnumbered time. fill the
ears of the people with the muffled
click of his rickety typewriter as he
closed the door of his study and COM
posed another of those notes" so
fine in their phrasing and so barren in
their benefits? Did he summon the
chiefs, either of his own party or of
the opposition, to confer with him as
to the national policy? Did he 20
again in person to Congress to de-
mand BLANK check" of indetermin-
ate power to use the military forces of
the country as he alone might see fit?
Did he do any of the things which a
man clothed with heavy responsible
ty might be expected to do in the face
of situation grave enough to be des-
cribed by that weighty word crisis"
He did not.
He boarded the presidential yacht,
the "Mayhower." and went off for a
pleasure cruise.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11

No person of intelligence now believes the account
ant who has been making audit of the books of Can
yon county since last April has uncovered any real de-
falcatons, that the county officials expect
from the former ofcehoders of the county Responsible
who convinced that embezzlement has occurred
do not wait month after month before starting action and
they do not about the recovery of alleged embezze
ments in the the present administration has gone
about the business
The report of Mr. Van Deusen however will be verv
useful to the Democratic party during the campaign
close observer of political calls our attention to
the usefulness of the present audit He says sub
stance:
Suit will be started against Mr. G. H. Moore at an early
date, probably this month. Objection will be made that
the statute of limitation has This point will be urged
IN the district court and appealed the supreme court
whatever the decision may be- This will take months of
time 1t Will run into the campaign. Final decision on
this point alone will not be handed down until about cleo
ton time. Suppose for arguments sake that it is held
that the statute of limitation has against the alleged
defalcations, the Democratic candidates will say 1--WE lost
this instance by not getting the ground soon eonug
We had dead open and shut case against Moore but
could not get action We have just as good against
others If the voters of Canyon county want those
cases prosecuted and thousands of dollars recovered to
the taxpayers, re-eect to office We will deliver the
goods"
Suppose that the supreme holds that the statute
OF limitation has not and that Mr. Moore must be held
to answer in court 1t will take months to prepare the
N"SN' 4>o oohuiiS company, nor MI Moore himself
going to accept the Van Deusen audit stands and
without question. This will not come to trial for
some time The election will have come and the county
administration will not have shown its hand
The great thing is time. The admonition of the
political boss is to kill time and keep on killing it. The
more that is killed the less there will be kill Never
mind the ultimate result the injury to regulations nor
anything else. Kill time
The Tribune does believe that any great benefit
will accrue to the local Democratic politicians by these
maneuvers They much discredited lot of pa
trots already and the intelligent people of Canyon coun.
ty Will not be hoodwinked by them. The waiting time
killing game is too transparent. The people like to see
game played fairly and squarely and they that
the present game is not being played.
Men will do things in politics that they would not think
OF doing in the ordinary affairs of life. Why this is The
Tribune cannot pretend to say In politics however no
advantage is too mean. method too contemplate and
no scheme too unscrupous, to appeal to some people
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
The Wheelbarrow Bet.

One of the effects of the good roads
has been to discourage the
making of wheelbarrow election bets.
In the old days when city streets were
paved with nice round cobble-stones
and "niggerheads" and the country
highways were either courderoy or
ruts it was fine sport to wheel trium-
plant bettor few miles over the
bumps. Has it ever occurred to you
that the winner of wheelbarrow bet
was invariably the loser? No! Then
you never won such bet and had
to ride in the barrow. 1t is true that
the loser was supposed to cut the ridi-
culous figure but how can a man ap-
pear triumphant or even comfortable,
seated in vehicle designed to hold
nothing with more legs than bricks?
At the end of the fist one-hundred
yards of the ride the winner would
give a $40 bill to change places with
the loser. The latter would always
pick out the deepest ruts, the hardest
rocks and the toughest spots over
which to trundle his suffering victor
At the end of such ride the winner
was thoroughly jellied and In such a
condition that he did not know
whether he was favored with lemon
or vanilla extracts. He knew, how
ever. that a thorough search would
reveal the fact that he appeared to be
stained in some places with a rich
plum tint; But good roads have spoil
ed all this. There is no fun In try-
ing to. shake friend to pieces over
smooth asphalt streets or level mac
adam. The good old days are pass
ing away-thank heaven.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

The characteristic of the present national administration
reputation President Wilson started to repudate be-
fore his inauguration He has been steadily repudatng
ever since. HI has repudiaed:
The platform upon which he elected.
The American policy of free Panama canal tolls for
American shipping
The rights of American citizens go about their lawful
business in all parts of the world.
The duty of the country the people of the Philippine
Islands.
The duty of the country citizens who in Mexico
even Mexico.
The building of the Panama canal by offer of black
mail to Columbia.
That President Wilson should be the only candidate of
his party in face of the record of his administration,
dcates that the Democratic party party of mediocre
politicians. The Democrats better pleased with
the present administration than the Republicans. But
what can they do about it? There is not another man
the six million of them who is mentioned
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-11
THE LITTLE PROBLEM OF TAXATION.

We told by the politicians that the tax problem is
the real issue in Idaho. If for high the
state and every community in the state would get along
swmmngy Now there is very little to this question.
The solution lies in the discovery of way make
dollar do the work of FIVE When 100000 people under
take to support governmental establishment that BELTS
the dignity and requirements Of 100000 people each of
the 100000 must dig up FIVE times much money
he would he satisfied with 100000 people govern
ment
The elaborate government may be desirable and
necessary The people have decided that it is They
have ordered it. 1t has been served them Now they
must for it. There is nothing obscure about all
that The problem is to raise the money each year.
The burden of taxation is the burden of unproductve
resources. Bring those into production and the
problems of high taxes will take of themselves