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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
DISTRICT COURT
GIVES WEEK TO
DAMAGE SUITS

The district court has been oc-
cupied all of this week in the
trial of the damage suits brought
against the Mountain Home CO.
operative irrigation company by
land owners who allege that they
were not delivered water in ac-
cordance with their contracts.
The first of the cases was that
brought by j. Darling. 1t was
claimed that he had an orchard
damaged by lack of water and
that his other crops, principally
corn, failed for the same reason.
Postmaster A. A. White was in
charge Of the Darling ranch in
1914, the season when the alleg-
ed damage was suffered. The
company came back with a claim
that a heavy frost on June 9th
of that year damaged the crops
and the jury awarded Mr. Darl-
ing $1.00 in damages.
The hearing of the suit brot
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

The Caldwell Tribune carries a
department under the title OF
"The Hired Man." of which b.
w. Rice is the editor, from which
we clip the following article OF
interest to Mountain Home people.
| like to relate experiences OF
former times, especially when
these experiences have been with
big people. | was manager OF
the Western Union in Abilene,
Kansas, when Senator James Ii.
Brady first commenced to think
Of making a big man of himself.
He came into my office one night
all radiant with delight and sue
cess. He had sold one of his
farms and the deeds were on the
abstract and he was going to de-
liver the same and draw down
S3SO0.OO spot cash. l said, "now
look here jim" Che was just jim
over there) "look here, you are
a chump." Senator Jim stopped
in his conversation and wanted
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
POWER COMPANY ISSUES BIG MORTGAGE

Idaho Consolidated Power Com
pany $30O,OOO.O0, American Fails
Power, Light 4 Water Company
SloO, 10000, PocateIo IoWer u
Irrigation Company 81, 10000, L.
/ d t. Co., $5O ,OO0.59. Total oi
$lo,e46,O00
The new mortgage u In eff ct
what has lately come to be known
as an open mortgage III that It
provides for contingencies and
possibilities that cannot be fore
seen. While an ultimate OF YIUO,
100000 is fixed, it is not antlci-
pated that such limit will ever be
reached, and while ample pro-
visions are made tor future bond
issues to meet the demands for
improvements and extensions, yet
many strict and detailed provi-
sions are set out In the mortgage
so as to prevent any issuance OF
bonds other than on an entirely
conservative basis which will not
lessen the value of the bonds
heretofore issued under the mort
gage. Among other provisions Is
the limitation that new bonds Is
sued against InpIoN ements and
extensions, snail not Be ISSUED Tor
more than 80 per cent OF the act
uaI cost OF such extensions. he
tying together into one system ot
all the independent power plants
III the Snake rli er valley is big
advantage to the users OF power,
especially to irrigation companies
as it guarantees continuous ser
vice by making ii possible, in case
an accident should happen to one
plant, for the power instantane-
ously to be fu nished from another
plant.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

A mortgage covering all power
plants, substations, franchises and
other properties has been filed fo
record by the Idaho Power COM
pany in the nineteen counties in
which it is operating In Idaho
and Oregon. The properties cover
ed by the mortgage extend from
Blackfoot and Pocatello to OxboI
ON the Snake river in eastern Ore
gon, and include franchises and
real estate in substantially every
city, town or village in south-cen-
tral and south western Idaho and
eastern Oregon. The filing fees
will aggregate over $l5O0.00. The
constructive basis upon which the
refinancing has been done is ap-
parent from the provisions of the
mortgage, which permit the Com
pany to issue at this time only
81, 100000 Of bonds on properties
that were formerly subjected to
bond issues aggregating over $18,
100000. The officers Of the Com
pany report that the following
mortgages, each covering a por-
ton of the properties included in
the new mortgage, have been re-
leased or cancelled and all bonds
issued Hereunder have been de-
stroyed:
B. R. P. Co., 100000, Idaho
Oregon Light & Power Company
$4,257 100000, Boise-Payette River
Electric Power Company $475,-
10000, Interstate Light & Water
Company $35,000.00, Idaho Rail-
way Light & Power Company $s,-
449,0O0.00, Great Shoshone & Twin
Falls Water Power Company $2,-
100000, Southern Idaho Water
Power Company $1,000, 10000,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
BELONGS TO q KNEW HIM WHEN" GLIB

to know what | knew. Of course
| could not tell him, for | was
handling Western Union mes
sages and they are sealed to all
save the ones addressed. | told
him that the man giving him the
check didn have five dollars.
The fellow had worked it sleek.
Mr.. Brady did as | suggested,
sent a message to the bank on
which his check was drawn, and 10
and behold, there was no bank
of that name in Iowa. The fellow
had had a. check printed. lie also
had the place sold for $250O00
cash and was going TO deliver 1t
the next day and skip to Mexico.
Our senator sent his swindler to
the pen for SIX years. Senator
Brady used to plow prairie sod
for my wifes father over in
Kansas, and his bare feet
Redeemed with frost and sun, as
he put the mule teams through
to such pace that no amount OF
oats would keep them fat.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
Russian Gar Dethroned
By Hungry ReuoZutionists
Bread Rioters Joined by Soldiers Who Sieze
ArsenaIs and Ammunition. Younger Brother
Of Deposed Monarch Placed on the Throne
as Regent

The emperor of Russia has
abdicated and Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovitch, his
younger brother, has been named
as regent. The Russian ministry,
charged with corruption and in
competence, has been swept out
of office. One minister, Alex
ander Protopopoff, head of the
interior department, is reported
to have been killed, and the other
ministers, as well asthe president
of the imperial council, are un-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
Nation Wide Strike on Rail
Roads Called for Tonight
Brotherhoods Refuse to Wait Action Of u. S.
Supreme Court on Validity Of Adamson
Law. Expect to Tie Up Every Important
Road in Country.
'rdered out Wednesday.

/ oAdSA VA bAS w SahSSSAu1s
The railroad managers said the
expected enough OF their men
would remain loyal to enable
them to maintain skeleton Sc
vice ON most roads. The man
ayers some time ago caused
census of their employees to be
taken to determine how many
refuse to 60 on strike. This re-
suited, it was said, in varying
percentages, ranging for a very
few on some roads to from 90 to
90 per cent on others.
The managers estimated that
between $4,000 and 10000 men
are employed on the roads on
which the strike is to begin Sat
urday night.
The members of the managers
committee will remain here until
Friday. Ii the men ask another
conference, it will be granted.
They said they would make every
effort to operate their roads In
spite of the strike. Preference
will be given to the movement
of trains carrying food and fuel.
When the managers, in their
counter proposition at the final
momentous conference, offered to
abide by any decree OF the Goe-
thals commission if the Adamson
act were de Jared unconstitutional.
W. G. Lee, president Of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, spokesman for the employees,
declared:
THAT would be only another
form of arbitration, and our men
are sick and tired of arbitration,
The brotherhood chiefs contend
their demand for the basic eight
hour day for all classes OF work,
with pro rata time for overtime,
would give them only what they
would gain under the provisions
of the Adamson law. They have
abandoned their original demand
for time and half for overtime.
Declaring that the rank and file
of the brotherhood membership
has become impatient and would
tolerate no further delay in en-
forcing their demands, Mr.. Lee
said without the supreme court
might adjourn without handing
down a decision ON the Adamson
act. In that event, he declared,
there would be no decision until
next winter, and the men would
not wait.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
HIGH SCHOOL PUTS
ON SUCCESSFUL
DEFAMATION

The Declamatory contest which
was held In the Congregational
chul ch Friday night, March .,
was a decided success. This is
the FIRST time that the school has
entered a contest of this sort
and the enthusiasm and eager
ness with which each Contestant
labored proved that our students
are willing to work and are am
bilious to succeed LII whatever
they undertake. The interest
manifested by the people OF the
town was greatly appreciated
We are glad to have the support
of the patrons in what we consider
a valuable line of work.
The contest was divided into
three departments, oratorleal
dramatic and humorous. The
task before the judges was two
fold. to decide which speaker
OF each department ranked high
est, and, of those three, which
one should represent us at tald-
well, Saturday, April IA.
The decision of the judges
gave the first place in the oratorr
cal department to Miss Gladys
uobdey, whose selection, The
New South, was admirably
rendered. The first place IN
the dramatic department was
awarded to Miss Edna Boyer,
who kept the intense interest
and sympathy of the audience
throughout her excellent inerpre-
tation of The Soul of the Vio-
I'm. The splendid and pleasing
manner in which Miss Eva AXE
gave THE Little God and
Dickey" won for her the first
place in the. humorous depart
ment. The three winners were
ranked according to the general
average Of the points given by
the Judges, with the result that
Miss Edna Boyer ranked first
Miss Eva AXE second and Miss
Gladys Hobdey third. This means
that Miss Boyer of the Senior
class will represent the school at
Caldwell. In this contest the
winner from each department is
awarded a gold medal, so that
our representative is not com
PEELED to rank higher than the
winners IN the other departments
in order to win a medal.
Of course we hope to win a
prize. We have a record IN
athletics, can we net prove that
we are working along other lines
and that we are just as eager
to win in oratory and debating
as we are in basket ball2
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
Present From Governor

Lambert, the young son of o
f. Cannon feels very proud of
book given him by Governor al.
exander during the session Of
the legislature. Lambert visited
in Boise with his father for sew.
eral days and was taken up tc
call on the governor, who gave
him copy of the Pioneer
History of Idaho" in which he
signed his name.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

"A oSicoSANC SSA 'ho VA '>
4OO, 900 members of the four great
railroad brotherhoods, to beglr
at 6 O clock Central time) Sat
urday on eastern roads, was
ordered here late Thursday. The
walkout will extend to all the
railroads in the country within
five days. Chiefs OF the work.
mems organization set tire strike
machinery in motion within a
few minutes after an ultimatum
delivered to the conference COM
mittee of railroad managers had
been rejected. A compromise
proposal offered by the managers
was declined without debate.
Only successful intervention by
President Wilson, it appeared
Thursday night.can avert a.strike.
The brotherhood leaders gave no
indication that even an appeal
from the nation s chief executive
can change their purpose to OBJ
tain a basic eight-hour day and
pro rata time for overtime throug
the use of the protective
feature" of the.r organizations.
They refused ilativ to submit
their case to the eight.hour con-
mission headed by Major General
George W. Goethals or to await
the decision of the supreme court
on the constitutionality OF the
Adamson law.
Freight employees, yardmen and
engine hostlers on the New York
Central lines, east and west, the
Nickel Plate and Baltimore &
Ohio railroads, and in the great
yards in Chicago and st. Louis
will be the first to leave then
posts,
They will be followed on Sun
day by the same classes of work
men on the Southern railway
the Norfolk & Western, the Vir'
ginian, Chesapeake & Ohio, anc
ON a group Of northwestern roads
No formal outline of the brother
hoods program, beyond the plans
for these two days, was made
either to the managers or to the
public. 1t was said, however,
that the freight employees on the
other railroads in the country
would be called out in groups at
IL or 24-hour intervals after Sun
day. If the paralysis of freight
traffic thus caused does not re-
suit in surrender by the railroads
before that time, the employees on
all passenger trains will be
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
LOCAL CARPENTERS
WILL RAISE WAGE
SCALE MAY /

Because the wages of scarpen-
ters in Mountain Home have re-
mained at the same level for
several years while foodstuffs
have mounted rapidly upwards,
a new scale is announced by the
local carpenters. The raise will
be from so cents to 621a cents
an hour, which is very just and
reasonable. Until May l, when
the new scale goes into effect,
the old prices will continue.
E. F. Stephens, president of
the state board of horticulture
was here this week to testify as
an expert witness on the value
of an orchard, in one of the cases
being tried at the present term
of court.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

by Harry Watkins was started
Thursday morning and the jury
went out to deliberate ON a ver-
diet. Friday afternoon. At the
time of going to press they have
not announced a verdict.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
der arrest.

Qef arrest.
The end of the European war
is in sight. The common people
of Russia, starting with a bread
riot have deposed the czar and
all of his Official family, and are
organizing anew, According t
the reports, the soldiers held for
duty in Petrograd deserted the
government and joined with the
revolutionists, siezing arsenals,
armories and other strategic point
In many cases the soldiers killed
their officers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

passed from this life, in Noun
tain Home, at the Harley hospital
March 8, 1917, at the age OF q
years, Z months, and 20 days,
having been born in NodaWay,
Andrew county, Missouri, July
lIth, 1888.
AS Miss Bessie Ina Ellison she
was married to Mr.. Robert Pres
ton jackson April 18th, 1908, IN
independence, Oregon. In these
nine brief years OF married life
two children have been given
them. one surviving, Margaret
Elizabeth, six years of age. BY a
strange coincidence, this mother
leaves her own child motherless
at about the same age as she her
self was left by the departure oil
her mother to the better land
in 1897.
Besides husband and daughter
other relatives who mourn then
loss are father, Henry Ellison
of Atlanta, and step mother IL
Portland, Oregon. There are
two brothers, Alive Ellison OF
Grand View and Jesse Ellison
of Featherville. Of the two
sisters, Mrs. Tressie Robbins o1
Michigan was twln-slster, the
other sister, Mrs. w. A. Lind
lives in Butte Mont. Of these
relatives, only the brothers wore
able to get to the funeral on ac.
count of deep SHOWS and dis
tance. The Grandmother, Mrs
Eliza Turner OF BOlSe, was pre-
sent, mother to Bessie, then
living in the north part OF Noun,
tain Home. Others from Boise
came, aunts, Mrs. f. S. Shirley
and Mr.. Shirley, Mrs. W. No,
land, and cousins, Mrs. Leto No
land Meller of Twin tFalls, Misses
Marguerite Noland and Olga f.
Shirley of Boise. Mr.. jackson 's
mother, Margaret Jackson OF
Boise and brother, Frank Jack
son of Featherville, were in at
tendance.
Mrs. jackson was brought tC
Mountain Home from the Jack
son ranch near Featheryillt
where they had made their home
for two years, the 18th OF Jan
uary, putting up a brave struggle
for life, taking her bed perman'
emily only a week before the end
To her husband who turned her
IA bed she said, "You think | m
going to die, but | m not. " The
last word she spoke was Mother
while near the border line of the
other life.
Many friends remember her IN
Mountain Home when a member
of the Congregational s. 5. 10
the close of life she has been an
earnest reader of her Bible. Of a
gentle, loving disposition, she
persued the paths OF peace, and
young in years though she was
she never refused to assist IN
sickness at any time of night.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Congregational church
Saturday afternoon, Rev. c. E.
Mason officiating, with music by
Misses Bunk and Davidson and
Nessrs Thompson and Norell, Mrs
Cannon organst. The decease
was a member of a Rebekah lodg
in Republic, Wash, and the Re,
bekahs of Mountain Home assist
ed with impressive services in
the church. The house was full
and the people sympathetic. The
floral offering was abundant
Brief services were held at the
grave. "Shall we meet?"
Present From Governor
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17
VOTERS MUST BE
REGISTERED TO
VOTE In APRIL

Everyone who failed to vote
at the last village election must
do so if he wishes to exercise
the privilege of franchise at the
election to be held April "a for
the purpose of choosing five
trustees to succeed Stanton Park,
{. f. johnson, Rheese Harmon,
J. W. Briggs and C. L. Sullivan.
rhe registration books are now
open at the office of Village
Clerk +. 6. Ticknor and will be
open until week from Monday,
the law requiring registration to
be made thirty days before the
date of the election
So far as local politicians will
commit themselves, there are no
candidates for municipal honors
this spring, it being stated that
none Of the present trustees
Graves repitition of the honor.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

William Devlin, who has been
in the east on a horse selling
trip, returned home this week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-03-17

Mrs. C. Hedges is spending the
week here with her son, Jess
Hedges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Three American Sailing
 Ships Attacked by U-boats

An Atlantic Port October 19.-Attacks on three American sailing ships by Ger man submarines were reported by their crews who reached here today on a French liner. Captain Mortensen, of the three-masted American bark Paolina Of 119S tons said that September 25 when his vessel was 40 miles from Brest, she was fired on by U-boat. but not hit. The Germans then came alongside, footed her and sank her with bombs, he said The captain and his crew escaped in small boats and were picked up by French destroyer. The Paolina had a cargo of oil and steel wire. She was owned by Whitney & Bodden company.
 Another crew who said they were from the American schooner Crockett of Phil adelphia, reported that three months ago their ship was torpedoed by sub- marine near Brest, but not sunk. The Germans footed her and then abandoned her, and later they said she was lowed into Brest and sold. She had cargo Of il Also on the same liner was the crew of the four-masted schooner Henry Lip pitt, S95 tons, of Philadelphia, whose sinking previously had been reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
CENTRAL MACHINE
 IS IN FINE FIT FOR
 ETOWAH STRUGGLE
Shifting Tactics of the Local Aggregation Expected to Baffle the Visit
 ing Team

Coach Thomas sent his Central High school aggregation through a very light workout yesterday afternoon as the fin ishing touch for the game this after noon at Munger field with the strong team from the Etowah County High school. The game is scheduled to start at o'clock
 The Central aggregation is in perfect condition. Coach Thomas men emerged from the game with Baylor at Chatta- nooga last Saturday with few scars and as the result are on the edge for the game this afternoon.
 Followers of the Crimson and White are expecting the baffling shifting of the central team to prove the downfall of the Etowah boys. The formation, which IS the invention of Coach Thomas, has proved successful against every team combated this season
 The Etowah team is unusually strong this season, and especially so on the forward passing game, according to re- ports. Etowah has always proved a hard team for Central to beat and a strenu- ous battle can consequently be expected this afternoon.
 Coach Thomas has not decided dert- nitely on his lineup. The backfield VIII probably be the same with Jaffe at quar- ter, Jackson at full, and L. Levvy and Watkins at halves. All of the men are speedy little players and should give the Etowah defensive stars unusual trou- ble
 Officials for the game have not been selected. A large number of rooters from Etowah will make the trip with the team while the entire Central dele. gation will attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
Pell City Buys $7O,OOO
 of New Liberty Bonds

Pell City. October 19.-( Special )-The First National bank of Pell City has sent in subscriptions to the liberty loan az gregating $70,OO0. the largest subscriptions being: Pel City Manufacturing com pany, $500U; First National bank Of Pell City. s10.oOo; T. H. Rennie. $5OOo.
 McLane Hilton. chairman of the St. Clair liberty bond committee, states that he expects subscriptions to exceed $SC,0O0 for Pell City, and the territory assigned to it, which sum bears a very high ratio to the tax assessment values of the community.
 Company of the old Fourth Alabama regiment was recruited en- tirely from this locality, both ot- fcers and men. with an unusually large number of volunteers in both army and navy, some of whom are already in France or in foreign waters When the regiment reaches the trenches which will be shortly. Pell City can claim moro men on the firing lines In proportion to population than any other town in the south and perhaps the entire United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-20
U. s. Must Participate
 in Parleys, Says Cambon

Paris, October 19.-Commenting today on the announcement from Washington as to the possibility of the United States being represented in the next allied con- ferences, Jules Cambon. general secre- tary of the ministry of foreign affairs, said:
 We are not merely desirous of seeing the United States participate. but such participation is absolutely necessary, given the essential importance of the role the United States will play not only in the war. but in the settlement that will follow.
 Tt seems to me that there is some misapprehension. as the question of conference has not yet arisen, but only the question of meeting Of the great powers to prepare the ground for an eventual conference. As yet however. the date and the details for the preiimi- nary meeting have not been fixed. The smaller nations will not be included, as their inclusion would mako the num- Der of conferences too great for real work"