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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-03

One of the reasons advanced
a few of Montpelier's citi-|
ms for opposing the proposed
ty hall bonds is that the in
crest and up-keep Of the city
Rll will burden the people
18th taxes. They proclaim in
oily horror that the interest
nd up-keep will amount to
500 q year. Suppose that
does. Let US see how much
dditional tax it will saddle
pom the tax payers. The as
essed valuation of Montpel-
err this year will be, in round
lumber, 81, 300, 900. A two
pill levy on this sum will pro.
luce $1,000, which will be an
ample sum to meet the inter-
est, insurance and up-keep of
he city hall. Now a two-mill
levy will certainly not fall as
very heavy burden upon
Fven the largest taxpayer in
the city. To the person
whose assessed valuation is
6h 600 it would mean that he
would have to pay 20 cents
additional tax. Gee, that's
awful isn't it.
We have in mind one bust
ness firm that was assessed
last year at $4,000 in round
numbers. IL this firm is as
sessed at the same valuation
this year, the two mill levy
would increase the FIRMS
taxes by the enormous sum
of $500. Now we contend
that any man or any firm THAT
has $l6,0 900 or more of asses
sable property il amply able
to pay the extra tax that
would be necessary to meet
the expenses incident to a
$25, 600 bond issue for some
thing that ID sorely needed by
the city and which will great
ly improve its general appear
ance.
Then, too, a man who will
kick on paying a nominal tax
for such purposes il utterly
devoid Of civic pride. He
should dispose of his city prop
erty and move to some back
woods section where city halls,
electric lights, telephones,
automobiles and other modern
conveniences are not needed.
Now it stands to reason that
: b Q assessed valuation O I
Montpelier il going to in
crease with each succeeding
year, and there is every rea-
son to believe that by the year
1919 it would not be necessary
to levy more than one mill to
cover the interest and up
keep of the city hall.
The Examiner is surprised
to know that there is even one
we'll to-do citizen in Mont
pelier who il opposed to the
proposed bond issue for the
flimsy reason that he will have
TO pay . few dollars extra tax.
There isn't q business man in
this city who is worth $40, 900
or more but what has made his
money here, and is making
bigger returns off his capital
with each succeeding year.
Then why should he object to
coughing up" a few paltry
dollars for something to which
every citizen can point with
prideo "a substantial city
hall.
The statement re hav e
made herein regarding the
amount of tax that will be
necessary to meet the interest
and other expenses of a city
hall are absolutely correct,
and when any person start to
argue with you against the
city hall because of the "aw-
full expense it will entail,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-03
Sign Of Good Digestion.

When you see cheerful and happy
old lady Jon may know that she he.
good digestion. If your digestion is
impaired or if yOu do not relish your
meals ta'e a dose of Chamberlain
Tablets. They strengthen thestomach,
improve thu digestion and cause q gem
tie movements Of the bowels. Obtain
able everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03

cial analysis of the showing an the last call discloses. were never in a stronger position, and it is believed that the time is opportune for disposing of reports that the amounts loaned on foreign SO curities are unduly large.
 In a formal statement the comptroller announces the revision as foilowss
 "The form previously used reguiring banks to state the amount Of bonds of foreign governments owned has been modified on this call SO as 10 show loans to the different European nations and also to South American governments
 Another revision in the blanks pro vides for a report on the number or en- ployes who have taken no vacation fcf five years past. In this connection tAe comptroller's statement says.
 Because most men are phy siezilF szs@ mentally in shape 10 perform their dUties most efficiently when they have the nes- eft of a yearly vacation and heeaa=o ns other obvious advantage, iucl11ins ta- better opportunity afforded ot having @1 impartial check made of books and se- counts of all employees while ou Taa tion." reads the statement, -bes4dez tsse training given understudies and assss1- ants, the comptroller comFzsszsaz me granting of a vacation period tu al iszalI employees each year.
 Other revisions require fhe nGnks Cd report the amounts loaned to uuuds9sas- D tors and the number and amount cf srs- tested checks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
AMERICAN TROOPS l BLOCK MEX|CANS
Command of Carranza Sol diers Not Allowed to
 Use Pass

Douglas, Ariz., May 2.-An attempt by a body of de facto Mexican cavalry the advance guard of Gen. Arnulfo Go mez's force, to enter Chihuahua through Pulpito pass, was blocked today by Amer ican troops, according to a reliable re port received here from American sources.
 The Mexicans, according to the report were under command of Col. Jesus Maria Aguierre and had penetrated IS miles into the pass before their movement was dis covered by a United States military aero. plans, which reported their presence tt the American commander.
 The American troops are said to have been drawn up in strategic formation tC hold the pass and Colonel Aguierre diC not attempt to press forward but wen into camp and dispatched messengers tC the rear, presumably to communicat, with General Gomez
 Colonel Aguierres advance into Chi. huahua is believed here to have been the forerunner of general movement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
MAY ENJOIN SALE
 OF STEEL COMPANY
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sGOufhucd tFoN F&@c W%Tt shin Water company and the Hsllasos Water company.
 The Pennsylvania Steel company has plants at steelton and I4es4nou- Pa and the Maryland Steel cozaB@nT s rla=s g is at Sporrow's Point. Md- Mr. Brant charges that sI snese as- sets of the Pennsylvania S1eet cai~- pany of New Jersey were to es fsfnE@ over to the Bethlehem Steel company for a consideration of sr1.ssf .sSs. pay able with it's own per cent -a-geks gold bonds. and upon the f4rtHsr aaz- sideration that the Pennsylv@zia fzesi company of New Jersey go szta 41E@s- dation and make aistrshHtsS@ ex tAe proceeds Of its assets among ats sfoek- holders.
 MT. Brant charges that the asan sf Iliauida ton is detrimental tn ss~ tNseF- esss of the sfockhci aers Of tAe Fsna~ sylvania Steel company c1 &sw S~assz and also charges that fne r@az &s &s violation of the Clayton MEssar1sF 1r- and ultra vereis-
 The plan of transfer ce 1h~ ntoe< ~f the Pennsyivania Steel eonr2Hy @[ New Jersey has already be<= spr~pesss bv the officers ef that eoEp&&y ard the matter was 10 have cezs z@ Fer final ratification hy the stcc& z1 esf$ at a meeting scheduled fe os k*s& May Ia at the New IeFHey cffs@s &T t@s lcompzny in Camder-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
REBELS MISLED BY
 LEADERS, SAYS ONE
Sim Feiners Had No Idea That Easter Was Day Chosen for Proclama-
 ton of Irish Republic

Dublin, Monday, May 1.-Via Ion we were misled." said captured rebel officer last night.
 His remark. muttered in almost 2 tone of remorse for having partici- pated in the Sim Fein revolt. was made as he was stepping aboard a steamer at Northwall quay. to be taken 10 Eng land He was one of the party of 4Ss prisoners who were captured Sunday The military authorities decided to transfer the prisoners to England for trial, in order that they may be away from the prejudice and anger of per- sons of the places where they revolted killing civilians and soldiers.
 When the correspondent interrogated the prisoners. he gathered they had no idea when they were ordered to assemble at various centers on Easter Monday that the leaders had ordained that day for the declaration of the Irish republic They reached the meet ing places with rations for only eigh hours, in the belief that they were merely to carry out practice maneu- vers. as they had done on other occa- sions often.
 we found large supplies of ammu- hilton piled at the meeting places.'' said one of the prisoners. "and re- ceived strict orders to defend our po- sitions. We were told it would be necessary to hold out only to May 9, when foreign troops would land and join us in fighting the British '
 The prisoners included representa-. lives If all parts of Ireland. For ne most part they were men of good phy- X
 siqus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
ACTION OF DENNY IN SUSPENDING PUPILS
 UPHELD BY FACULTY:
 SENIORS MAY RESIGN
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in vogue at the university the dismissal of students for infringing upon regula- tions is left in the hands of the student the senior class that Dr. Denny in dis missing Laquer and Johnson was en- croaching upon the authority of this body as both students were members of the senior class Dr. Denny contended that as both of the young men were in the employ of the university as assistant in- structors they were amenable to him alone, and not to the student committee.
 With the situation thus deadlocked the seniors appeared before the executive committee. pied guilty to the charges of The executive committee immediately gave each of those who appeared an in- definite suspension. Such suspension may be lifted at any moment by the executive committee, and is expected to work little, if any, inconvenience upon the students upon whom 1t was imposer.
 NONE HAVE LEFT
 As a matter of fact none of the sus- pended students have as yet left the uni versity, and it is very improbable that they will do so From members of the senior class it is learned that the action in appearing before the executive com nittee was taken in order to strength en their contention that Johnson and Laquer were being unjustly discriminated against. With a suspension against them the seniors could ask Dr. Denny that Laquer and Johnson be turned over to the executive committee for punishment. Their indefinite suspension would be fol- lowed by reinstatement, and the whole affair would be adjusted.
 Dr.. Denny's refusal to allow Johnson and Laquer to appear before the student committee and his adherence to his orig inal punishment has served to compIi- cate matters. Tonight there was talk of the senior class resigning, following their reinstatement, as a means of show ing their disapproval of the action of the faculty committee.
 Both MT. Johnson and Mir. Laquer are among the best known and most popular fessed to having taken part in what is known as senior inspection" a form of midnight hazing, when questioned by pr. Denny and were suspended upon their tion has aroused considerable interest at the university it has bred nothing sensa- tiona1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
LETTER ASKING QUESTIONS
 AFTER SILENCE OF 30 YEARS
By MRS. ,. D. REID

l The postman brought a letter a short whole ago. addressed with a pencil, which | told the story of trembling hand that | held it.. In the furry of business the | letter remained unopened for several days, and when it was unfolded it was 1 signed with a name we had not called woman now, but once girl who played 1 in the fields where Birmingham stands. There were only a few lines, but they | told volumes. To reply to them would take pages. She had seen picture in the paper and she recognized an old friend, hence the letter.
 l Living on the place where she was born nearly 60 years ago. farming, she was out of sight of today and living with her thoughts on the dead, whom she be- lieved to still be here.
 The questions were of those who had been gone a long, long time, and how often in her midnight hours had she sent a thought to them, and how often in the twilight--the sweetest yet saddest of all moments-she sat in her rocking chair and looked into the blazes, with her thoughts buried deep in the ashes! Strange the world is so small and the space of time Is so filled with human n- terest that we can live within 200 miles of each other and still never know the national changes that time will make on the way.
 The questions almost made us think we were with the dead again; they brought so vividly to memory the scenes of long ago. We even looked back on Birming- ham the almost unborn village, with it's crude buildings, it's ditches and it's un- even roads, and then comes to memory again many of the characters that cut the weeds away to build this city, and we could see the children singing their way along. around the scant neighborhood of the new village. This letter suggested,
 too, how easily we become absorbed in what is immediately at hand, and how
 satisfied we are living within a small
 circle, little dreaming that many we have
 known and loved have travelled life's jour-
 ney and are sleeping their last sleep. Again we thought of how little we
 knew of the pleasure and information
 we could give in these homes removed
 from the railway by mailing at intervals
 our old papers and magazines We might
 stir up new life among many who are
 rushing away Down in this remote sec
 ton of that county people farm like they
 did 100 years ago. There are few neigh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03

borS, and the negro and the mule conSti- ute the industry-cotton corn and pota- toes are the staples and pay day comes once a year. This old plantation home has never changed hands. The orphan children were raised in this section of the country, and as they became of age they went back home.' Today only the one member is left-the sister-and she is widowed and with her sons lives on the old homestead in the sight of her parents graves with the shadows and spirit of yesterday to remind her of what used to be, little realizing that the vast multi tude of her old friends are marching onward and away.
 It is hard to believe that real live woman would be so content to live with the birds and bees and the rustic of leaves without some desire to peep out on the scenes that her childhood knew; to note the changes sad, and the progress and completion of the city through whose streets she carried her pails of drinking water from "Nabers spring.
 Wonderful the changes of time in it's fHgnt We do not realize them all until some voice from 8 distance reminds us that we are going ahead and many of our comrades are simply biding time
 When we answer the letter there will be wonderful story told covering these 30 years, and postcard pictures of Bir- mingham she has not known since 1873, and is it not easy to realize her task in finding her way over the same streets where she used to fish along the edges
 There will follow postal views of Bir- mingham today, and red marks indicating the spots where she used to play: then imagine what her feelings will be-; how she will peep back over the scenes Of her childhood and wonder how it had all come about, and she so absorbed in her own affairs had been living sinconsciously of the fact that death had called many of her old friends hence.
 There could be nothing but sadness in reading the lines she sent, and still it was pleasant to know that she still want ed to hear the news of her past asso- ciates. Besides telling her of the wonder fui city she had left in a field. we could point her to the mounds ir the cen1 etery where some of those she asked about had been sleeping for 20 years or more-and this Is the age of newspapers. telegraphs, telephones and wonderful transportation-almo suggesting that in some parts of our own country we are almost buried alive, or may be the so- lated people are resigned to the thought of Ebert Hubartd:
 "Industrialsm, as it changes and bet ters human environment is the true civ ilizing agent.
 Strength comes from solitude''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
Not Positive

From the Philadelphia Record
 Pete, the hired man, was known for his prodigious appetite. One morning he had eaten his usual breakfast and oatmeal, bGclSwheat cakes, toast, fried potatoes, ham, eggs, doughnuts, coffee and the usual trimmings, and nad gone to a neighbours to help with extra work. Pete arrived before the family had risen from the morning meal.
 Well Pete,' hospitably inquired the farmer, mad breakfast yet?''
 "Aw," drawled Pete in wheeling tone, kinda"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
Paving the Penalty

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
 'Heckr grow1ed the old man, re- turning to the bedroom, T stubbed my toe.'
 Well" replied his wife, that's what you get for going downstairs in your stocking feet.'
 That's so,'' Pop said. If I hadn't gone down in. my stocking feet tha, young man of EtheIs might have heard me and got away before I reached him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
Humphreys Bill Up Today

Washington, May 2.-The Humphreys bill for the control of the floods on the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers will be called up for action by the House tomor- row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
AMERICAN MONEY
 IN EUROPEAN WAR
(Ceatinses fssn Pase o.e,

and reports that are believed to have placed tho total sum loaned on foreign
 secukatie4 far in excess of the real amQpNl rhs banks of -ths- country. ofzi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
ADMINISTRATION IS UNSWERVING IN ITS
 DETERMINATION TO
 STOP BANDIT RAIDS
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body or of positive proof that he has ceased to be factor in the situation through death or any other cause, un- doubtedly would weigh with officials here It is understood, however that at the Fl Paso conference a broader ground has been taken than the mere question of Villas elimination and that the estab- lishment of permanent relief from out law raids of any sort is aimed at in dis cussion with General Obregon.
 In explaining General Carranza req sons for not taking immediate steps to- ward further cooperation in the pursuit of the bandits, his representatives have pointed to the fact that any movement of Mexican troops in the region where the American forces has been operating has been the subject of instant suspicion by the American press, and also of milt- tary reports to the war department. In addition they point out the increasing danger of clashes between the two forces should both press their campaign against fha ha p1itS sir7r1to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-03
OBJECT TO AYES

A protest against the continued employ ment of the interpreter who has been aid ing Generals Scott and Funston at theiI conferences with General Obregon was re ceived at the Mexican embassy today from Consul Garcia, the de facto govern. ment representative in Fl Paso and in terpreter for General Obregon. The ma ture of the complaint was not revealed and Mir. Arredondo did not communicate it. either to the state or war depart ment. According to the dispatch Henry Ames, an American, who has long beer engaged in business in Mexico. has been interpreting for the American officers
 Secretary Lansing and other officials were asked today if they had received information that so-called interventionists in El Paso and elsewhere along the bor- der were unusually active during the progress of the military conference They replied that no new indications of such activity had been received.
 Officials declined to comment on re- ports from Laredo that customs coliec- tors on the border had received new or ders as to shipment of ammunition into Mexico, beyond stating that there had ton since immediately after the American expedition crossed the line.
 At that time government border of- ficiais were directed to exercise every pre- caution In passing shipments of arms and ammunition into Mexico to see that they did not fall into the hands of bandits or any forces whose loyalty to the de facto government was seriously questioned.