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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
MOTOR TRANSPORT
ECONOMIC NEED
Government Urges Shippers, Farmers,
Merchants to Release Labor
AID TO PRODUCTION
QUESTION ONE OF RECONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS WAR;
MEANS MORE GOOD ROADS.

ficient. cheap. fast moving, high ton
mage capacity motor truck. Here arc
the reasons for this transference:
One motor truck can do the work Of
three horse teams In the same time in
Z day and can keep 1t up for twenty
four hours out Of a day If necessary.
One motor truck operating between
several towns can carry all OF their
products and release all OF the teams
go employed. and consequently release
the farmer who would otherwise be
most needed on the farm. The truck
provides a direct door to door deliv-
cry, eliminating carriage and terminal
costs, supplies the consumer with
fresh products and relieves congestion
At rail- points. thus enabling Uncle
Sam to devote his energies to thu
long distance haul.
The truck cuts down the number Of
horses kept by the farmer, reduces
the heavy cost Of winter feeding and
finally by reducing forage raised, re-
leases labor for work on acreage de-
voted to supplying human wants.
1t will be said that the roads are
not heavy enough for the trucks. They
are not now but 1t has been shown
that money expended on roads u an
investment that pays many times tho
principal in reduced transportation
costs. Good roads will follow the
motor truck everywhere, opening up
communication and lowering the high
cost of living for the ultimate con-
sumer.
II motor truck transportation re-
leases but a hundred men for war
work in Colorado, 1t would be doing =
great war service. but 1t will release
more men, will handle q greater in
creased tonnage. will lower cost for
shipper. merchant and farmer alike II
the men who do transportation work
in Colorado will get In to the move
ment and will ask that their goods be
shipped In this manner
The nation II calling for every pos
sible time and labor saving device.
Here II one nt hand, Use II ~ pa
triotic duty and because II will make
your work more efficient.
Complete information on cost of op-
eration. benefits 10 be derived from
II and similar data prepared In an I'M
partial manner can be- obtained upon
application to the Highways Transport
Committee IN this town or through
correspondence with the State High
ways Transpor. Committee. Capito,
Building, Denver. Colo,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items of Interest Taken from the Siftings of Thi.
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago

Dick White was the Wells Fargo
agent.
J J. White had been reappoint-
ed county attorney.
Miss Honor Plummer was home
from Boulder for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Frank Parkinson and Miss
Mary J. Halloran had been married
by Father McCabe.
Resolutions on the death of the
mayo-'s sister. Mary Riley, were
signed by A. R Comstock, c. E.
Worth and E. r. Lumley.
A complimentary article taken
from the For, Worth Telegra N
with regard to J.W B. Smith, who
had been visiting relatives 10 Texas,
was published in Siftings.
The Blue Lodge had elected the
following men as officers for the
next year: 4. G. Charberlain, S.
A. Noyes, W. G. Arkills, C. l..
Plummer, R J. Davis, F. W.
Willman, G. c. Stumm, W. A
Roberts, Richard White and j.
NJ Brown.
Miss Mary Riley had died in a
Denver drug store as the result of
a blood clot on the brain. She
was IL years of age, sister of
Thomas and Mayor George Riley.
Pail bearers were J. W. Boyd, 0.
W. Lowell, c. S. Birkins, W. A..
Haggott. J. n. Lindsay and A. l..
Comstock
Fred Wyuas had died of the in.
juries received week previous
He was 40 years OF age, and lef,
wife. Pail bearers were Dan
Carr, John Knowles, Albert Blake
ly, Hal Graef, Conrad Criley and
Marion Cook. Mrs. Brandstetter,
Miss Babcock, Messrs. Mcdaniel
and ingalls, conducted the music.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
The Fifth Liberty Loan

will another Liberty oan according to Nh Nc
Quoting secretary Of the have
peace for while have had TO finance war
be maintained victuad and clothed
after actuaty and there are nGw over
million abroad Ii these soldiers
ported United the of 10000 month it
will before they all returned The American
tope therefore opportunity show the
ism in financing peace they had when they
literally and promptly replied the call OF the Fourth Liberty loan
-ropuarv knoxn the ~nghtng loan.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06

The question has often been
asked What is an efficient sales
man. and the best answer yet re-
ported is: An efficient salesman
IS an lrishman that buys some
thing from a Jew and sells it to a
Scotchman at a profit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06

70 he falling off to a considerable
extent, and by consolidating the
two counties, calling them either
GIlpin or Clear Creek-Gilpin. the
county would make a better show
ing when the statistician gathers
figures for the annual reports for
the United States government and
for the world. In other words.
the present government of Clear
Creek county or the present gov
ernment of Gilpin county could
run combined just as easily as
they are now running their each
individual counties.
| feel sure that the Observer
means well by placing the best
that there is before its readers,
but | fear that the matter has not
been given sufficient thought.
We would suggest to the readers
of the Observer to also see what
the Siftings-News has 10 say in
this regard in their issue of Nov
ember 23th.
| as one OF the large tax payers
to Clear Greek county would be
just as willing to pay the same
when the two counties are com.
bined, and | feel pretty sure tha,
the majority of business men and
mine owners who have the interest
of that section at heart will without
any hesitat on support plan that
will give them as efficient govern
ment and at less expense.
Trusting that you will be kind
enough to insert this in your next
issue, and | also invite men that
actually are tax payers, to voice
their sentiments, | am
Respectfully yours,
HENRY I. SEEMANN
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
HENRY |. SEEMANN

The funeral of John j. Hoban,
the well known mining promoter,
who died Friday of last week, will
be held from the residence Sunday
at one O'Clock. Interment will be
in the city cemetery. Jack Hoban
was born in Pennsylvania fifty
years ago, but had lived here long
time and had a wide acquaintance.
He leaves a widow and six child
rem to mourn his sudden demise.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
Much 10 Be Saved by
County Consolidation

Henry ! Seeman to the Gilpin
County Observer again takes up
the matter of combining he two
counties-Clear Creek and Gilpin
and should be- carefully consid-
cred by every citizen-partlcularly
taxpayers.
Denver, Colorado, Dec, 2, 1918.
The Gilpin Observer,
CentraI City. Colorado.
Dear Sirs:
First | wish to thank you for
publishing the letter sent in to
you. and | wish to say that the
same was not for my special bene-
fit, but pro bono publico. Read
ing your preface to the same l
fear yon have thrown the wrong
picture on the screen before your
readers, probably not intentionally,
bnt nevertheless it throws a cold
blanket on anything like CONSOLE
dation, and the reasons for such
are b-sst known to yourselves. l
have spoken to several county
officers. and without exception
they all favor consolidation. OF
course. there are lots of hangers
around in each county that never
do very much, but are waiting for
the few crumbs that may drop from
the rich man 5 table, to pick them
up.
In your estimation you think a
set of county commissioners could
be saved, and little expense here
and there Now let US see what a
little expense here and there
means:
l. One set of county commits
sioners. say one from Central City.
one from Idaho Springs, and one
from Georgetown could man age
the affairs just as nicely as six men
do it now.
2. One court could be abolished
entirely. Suppose the remaining
one court should be placed, for
illustration, at Idaho Springs
which is the most convenient place
to all parts of the county. easily
assessible from Denver. George
town, and Central City. In the
summer time there are two trains
up and two trains down from Idaho
Springs. whereas poorer service
exists to Central CITY.
3. One sheriff and his deputies
could be abolished
4. One county recorder and bis
deputies could be abolished.
). One assessor and his deputy
could be abolished
6. One clerk of court and his
deputy could be abolished, and a
great deal of stationery and print
ing could be saved.
I. One county judge and Office
could be abolished.
$. One road overseer could be
abolished.
And there are a great many
trimmings that are not visible on
the surface which could also be
abolished, which costs money to
the tax payers. 1t is not the bust.
ness men and tax payers who are
objecting to consolidationiti is the
petty politician. and they are of no
help in any community, and they
should either mine or raise wheat.
Furthermore, the production of
gold, silver, lead, copper. etc. seems
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
Very Much Out Of Place.

Among the guests at reception was
a distinguished man of letters. One OF
the ladies present suggested to the
hostess that he seemed to be out Of
place at such a party. Yes" replied
the hostess, with bright smile, you
see, he can't talk anything but sense" "
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
Probably Meant Florida

so the doctor told you to 90 to
a warmer climate. What was the
nature of the trouble you consulted
him about?"
Il went there to collect a bill".
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-12-06
Food Colorado Division Clear Creek County
Prices of Staple COMMODITIES
for Idaho Springs

Compiled by the FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
d. price
should the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
No Road Bonds
Says Farmers Union

The state highway commission has
received communication from Ches-
ter L. Chambers of the Eagle Creek
Grange, in Clackamas county, to the
effect that the Farmers Union intends
to prevent, if possible, the further
sale of road bonds, through an initia-
tive vote at the election in November;
and to annul the law by which the
highway bonds were provided. The let
ter charges that there was a loss of
more than $4,000 in selling bonds al
ready issued, that the commission has
expended $4,000 for automobiles and
that the contract price for paving is
three times the cost to Clackamas
county for similar road improvement.
Mr.. Chambers asks information as to
the location of roads which can and
PROBABLY will, be built from the present
bond issue; also the mileage and cost
covered by existing contracts and data
regarding expenditures for automobiles
He also asks statement as to losses
Incurred in the sale of bonds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
"A Trip Through Rome"
with Professor Dunn

"a trip through Rome that is
what the public library offers to those
who will visit it on next Wednesday
evening. Professor Dunn will be the
guide on this interesting trip. The ex-
pcdition will start promptly at 8 p m.
in the auditorium Of the library. Good
stereopticon views will assist the lee
turer s ready words to afford an en-
joyable evening.
There are many people in Salem who
would welcome any opportunity to
hear Professor Dunn speak on any sub
iect. Previous lectures with which he
has favored Salem audiences have been
highly appreciated. Before going to the
University of Oregon where he is now
professor of Latin, Mr. Dunn was a
member of the willamette faculty.
The library extends cordial wei
come to the public to attend this lee
ture. 1t is a regular number of the sea-
son s lecture course. 1t was advertised
for an earlier date, and postponed
when it was learned that the Canadian
officers were to, speak on the appoint
ed evening. The regular nights for the
library lectures are the I'd and 4th
Wednesday evenings of each month.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
McCamant and Burnett
Probably Will Do Honor
to Washington and Lincoln

The committees having in charge the
arrangements for the joint Lincoln
Washington memorial program to be Civ
en- in the armory Sunday afternoon,
February 18th, have been appointed and
are busy with the plans which have
been outlined.
Justices Wallace McCamant and
George H. Burnett, Of the Oregon su-
preme court, have been invited to de-
liver the main addresses on the occas-
ion. Justice McCamant to speak on the
life of Lincoln and Justice Burnett on
that of Washington.
Special efforts will be made to have
a patriotic musical program of high
quality. The committee having charge
of music arrangements consists Of Mrs.
C. G. Clark, representing the Daughters
of the American Revolution; Mrs. F. L.
Waters, representing the Woman's S Re
lief Corps; Mrs. L. R. Hewitt, repre-
senting the Women's auxiliary of the
United Spanish War Veterans, and
Mrs. S. F. Oliver, representing Ladies of
the G. A. R.
The committee having charge of the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
LOganber1y Companies
Merged at Salem

Practically the entire Loganberr
juice industry of the Pacific northwes
is affected by the consolidation, an
nounced Saturday, of the Pheasan
Fruit juice company, of Salem, and tn,
Northwest Fruit Products company
also of Salem, with an additional plant
at olympia, Wash.
The new company will be known as
the Pheasant Northwest Products com
pany. Both orinigal companies have
placed their marketing and advertising
with the new corporation. By the elec,
tion of the following officers the par.
ent concerns retain full management
of the new company. The officers are
/ H. S. Gile, president; Frank E. Schmidt
secretary; J.. A. Wilson, assistant sec
Iretary, w. 7. jerks, treasurer, and o.
L. Ferris, general sales manager. =
The Pheasant Northwest Products
company will market "Phez, ," Loju"
and "Applju," the three nationally ad
vertised and consumed products Of the
original concerns. They will carry
large advertising space in magazines
of wide circulation, as well as conduct
ing local campaigns Throughout the
country
offices to Be at Salem
General offices of the company will
be located in Salem. Branch offices
will be maintained in New York city,
Chicago, Atlanta, Kansas City, Dali
las, Denver and San Francisco. 1t will
be the policy of the company to keep
a personal tative in all mark
ct subdivisions of the country, to the
end that their products will be kept
constantly before the wholesale and re-
tail trade.
This move, that brings together the
two big factors in the Loganberry and
fruit juice industry, is one that will
mean much to the Pacific northwest.
Back of the new company will be ade-
quate finance and the most modern and
best equipped plants in America for
the production of fruit juices The
main plant for the production of Lo-
cranberry juice is at Salem. Auxiliary
plants will be located at Woodburn,
Forest Grove, Orenco, Falls City and
other points throughout the Loganber-
ry belt, which will enable the company
to secure maximum output of This
now famous beverage.
AT Olympia, Wash, is located the
eompany's apple juice plant and fac
tory for other apple products. Over
100000 gallons of apple juice have
been produced at the plant in one year
The apples are secured from Wenat-
chee, Yakima and other famous fruit
districts. During the pressing season an
average of 25 carloads are used each
day. The juice is stored in 10000 gal
lon enamel lined steel tanks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
Kaiser Is Thankful.

Amsterdam, Jan. 2S.-Kaiser Wilhelm
expressed thankfulness for God 's
"great deeds for the German people -
in a message to the Berlin Court preach
er, text of which was received here to-
day. The message was in reply to fe-
licitation of the war lord S birthday and
said:
cit is with deep thankfulness that
l commemorate God s great deeds for
the German people. He gave historical
successes to our cOlors.'
The German press today contained
the usual euogies on the kaiser's birth
day and included a list of amnesties
granted to minor army and navy Of
Tenders on this occasion.
Much comment was included as to
strike agitation, for which the independ-
ent socialists were blamed. All except
socialist newspapers warned the party
to cease agitation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
Air Raid Caused Terror.

London, Jan. 28.-British airmen who
raided Mannheim Thursday night caus-
ed unparalleled terror in that city, ac-
cording to Geneva dispatches to the
Dondon Daily Express today, quoting
several travellers from Germany. One
of these, an injured German, arrived at
Basle. Despite police orders, he said
terror stricken people rushed out Of
doors half clothed, and gathered in the
streets. The British raiders scored a
direct hit on the barracks.
After the raid, the travellers declar-
ed, crowds assembled and shouted:
down with tn war; give US peace"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28

done. Within two days, as a result OF
the committee s investigations and
their own observations, the members
of the board of administration were
making tire statement that President
Kerr Stands head and shoulders
above the other men at this conven.
ton" They had picked out theil
"bigges6 man. "
On the second day of the conven-
tion Mrs. Calvin declared to two mem
bers of the 0. A. C. faculty, ''You are
going to lose your president. The board
has arranged for an interview with
President Kerr, and they will offer
him inducements which Oregon can
not meet.'
Through the invitation of DR.. Wat
ers, retiring president, the board of
administration met President Kerr
These men went to Washington, avow-
edly, to get a president or their lnsti-
tuition, President Waters having re-
signed to accept a $4,000 salary.
When they had picked out the "big-
gest man" and arranged an interview
with him, What did they talk about ?
Doubtless the price of beef steak. Sure
! ly, surely not such a remote subject
as the salary of the next president of
Kansas Agricultural collcgel
And then somebody spilled the beans
mebody-doubtles some enthusias-
tic member of this committee which
was appointed to assist the board of
administration to select a successor to
DR.. Waters-told a reporter the glad
news that the board of administration
had secured a new president for X. A,
c., the "biggest man at the conven-
tion. - At least they had offered him
the position.
But did they get him9 That's doubt
less what made Ex-Governor Hook so
excited when he talked to the report
ers at Topeka. And failing to get their
first choice at the convention, did they
promptly select the next choice on the
list of the "several men investigated
for the position" as the ex-governor
explained his Washington mission to
the Eugene reporters9 They did not.
Baffled in their effort to get the man
they had picked for the position. they
contented themselves with an act
ing'' president, the senior member of
the faculty whom nobody had ever
thought of, or still thinks of, as a per-
manent president.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) EDWIN T. REID.
(Mr. Reid is a member of the 0. A.
C. faculty, editor Of the college bulle-
tins, he explains in a personal letter
to the editor of the Capital Journal.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
Salem MasOns Entertain
Grand Lodge Officials

Salem Lodge Number 4, A. F. & 4.
M, was especially honored Saturday
right by the presence of grand lodge
officials who came at the special in
vitation of the local lodge. The occas-
ion was the raising Of Secretary of
State Olcott to the Master 's degree. T he
grand ledge officials at the request Of
the local officers took charge of the
work. The occasion called out the lar
gest attendance ever gathered in the
Masonic temple at purely Masonic
fpnction. After the ceremonies which
were not ended until after IL o'elock,
a banquet was served, and it was mid
night before the good nights were said
and the lights put out. The grand lodge
officers attending were:
F. H. Shellenberger, Portland, grand
master; F. w. Settlemeier, Woodburn,
deputy grand master; Earl G. Bronaugh,
Portland, senior grand warden; w. j.
Kerr, Corvallis, junior grand warden;
F. j. Miller, Salem, acting grand treas
urer; James +. Robertson, Portland,
grand secretary; George G. Brown, Sa-
lem, senior grand deacon; George Coch-
ran, La Grande, junior grand deacon;
Rev. j. R. N. Bell, Corvallis, grand
chaplain; George H. Burnett, Salem, ac-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
Cnnnt Czernin Denounced.

Amsterdam, Jan. 2s.-German annex
ationist organs fairly outdid themselves
to-day in denuneiation Of Count Ger
min, Austro- Hungarian foreign minister
for his hint Of negotiations with Presi-
dent Wilson. The climax was in the con-
GLIDING statement of an article in the
semi-official Cologne Gazette that Count
Czernin had sent the text of his ad-
dress to President Wilson in advance Of
its delivery.
"Count Czernin IS offer to open nego-
tiations with Wilson endangers Ger
many's life and interests" declared
Coun. Won Reventlow, foremost advO-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
Revolt On Socialism.

Amsterdam, Jan. 22.-Violent urging
that the German people "revolt .
against socialism was voiced in a copy
of the Deutsche Tagas Zcitung, organ
of the junkers and Pan-Germans re-
ceived here today.
The article demanded that the people
rebel "to save themselves, 1t referred
to "Germany's hangman" unmistakab'
ly meaning the kaiser.
The newspaper apparently voiced the
general fear of the German junkers that
the kaiser and Hertling are surrender
ing" to demands of the people on many
points.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28

securing of speakers for the program is
composed of Commander Faulkner of
the G. A. R., and F. T. Porter, of the
Sons of Veterans.
The committee having charge of the
hall and decorations is r. G.. Hawley
and j. B. Chenoweth.
The exercises will be held on Sunday
afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock. February IL
was chosen as the day for celebrating
the birthdays of the nations two great
est leaders because of the proximity of
the two dates, Lincoln's IS birthday com
ing on February 12, and Washington S
on February %.
All patriotic organizations of the city
together with the schools and churches
of all denominations will be asked to
take part in the services.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
GERMAN LABOR
Continued from page one)

The government would be compelled
to establish a ministry Of workers So
cial legislation.
In addition to this, there is a long
and detailed list Of demands providing
for the complete care of manned and dis
abled soldiers, calculated to insure them
and their dependents adequate care be-
tween the time they are discharged and
the time they are fully re-established
as private citizens.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
A. N. LaFOIl4tt
Enters Fled For
Senator From Marion

Having received requests from voters
all over Marion county, to make the
race for state senator, and having TAX
en- the matter under consideration, ]
hereby announce my candidacy for state
senator, to the Republican voters of
Marion county. 1 don t think it neees-
sary to tell the people of this county
how ] stand on Economy, Retrenehmert
Reform, Reduction Of Taxes and Cut
ting-out of all useless commissions where
it don t impair the efficiency of the
state institutions. 1 stand on these mat
tiers where have always stood; for the
interest of the state Of Oregon and the
taxpayers
Having been a resident Of this eoun-
ty for 50 years. having been elected
q member of the house twice, and of
the senate once, and served in five ses-
sions Of the Legislature, don't think
it necessary to announce any particular
platform, for the people Of this county
surely know where I stand.
(Pd. adv.) A n. LAFOLLETT.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-28
British Soldiers Missing.

London, Jan. 2s.-Three British sol.
diers were missing after an enemy raid
on an advanced post northeaS of
Langsmarek yesterday evening, Field
Marshal Haig reported today.
Around Leverguier stray hostile rec
onnoitering parties were dispersed. by
fire at night. Southwest Cambria and
north of the Lens-P Passchendaele sector
hostile artillerying was reported.