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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
THE STATES FINANCES

According to the report of State
Treasurer Eagleson, filed this month
with Governor Davis. the present
state administration came into power
in January to find the financial con-
dition of the state to be as follows:
Instead of finding a years tax levy
ahead of it to be used for expenses
to be incurred during the year, 1t
found little over $4,000 on hand,
and a tax levy of about $780, 900 due
to come in in January and July, max
ing total of nearly one million dol.
lars that could be used to pay the
warrants already issued together
with outstanding bills. The inter-
est-bearing outstanding warrants
amounted to nearly 100000, defi-
cheney claims drawing interest to
approximately $4,000, and the un-
paid bills amounted to 100000.
The insurance money of more than
$4,000 paid the state on account
OF the Soldiers Home fire, and near
ly $4,000 on account of the Lewis
ton Normal fire, had been used, and
had to be replaced, and nearly as
much more had to be added In order
to rebuild these institutions, making
total Indebtedness Of approximately
$l,200.000; or in other words by
using all the cash available and all
the tax money coming due during
1919, this administration found 1t
was left a legacy Of approximately
100000 OF obligations over and
above the taxes levied, and years
expenses ahead of 1t, with no tax
money that could be levied and col
lected before January and July, 1919.
This condition of affairs could not
be ignored, and had to be met at
once. These problems caused many
anxious hours. Necessary laws were
enacted by the legislature authoriz-
ing the issuance of 100000 of
GOnouIy AOtoh IOT Tue general eX-
pense. and s1,SO0,0O for road work,
during the years 1919 and 1920, to
run one year from date OF issuance,
based on the tax levy made by the
legislature. In other words, these
notes are in anticipation of the taxes
the sale of which will allow us to
pay our expenses as we go, instead
Of having to register warrants, and
wait until the taxes are collected in
January and July, 1920, in order to
pay the expenses of the state for
1919.
All Of which goes to show that one
Nose Alexander's million dollar saw
ing" was delusion and snare and
that the state will be many a day
recovering from the low state tax
levy" which in his political arith-
metic, was all there was to conduct
ing the affairs of the state, regard
less OF its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Review.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
SPELL OF DRY
WEATHER IN HISTORY

The present drought has now last
ed for so days and at this time there
IS no indications OF rains to break it.
This is the longest period without a
measurable amount Of rain at Poca-
telo since the station was established
July 1, 1899. The longest period
without rain before this was 4S days
from June IA to July 81, 1901.
There were also two periods when
only DOL inch of rain fell, August
10 to October 10, 1899, 81 days and
from June Is to August 16, 1900,
SO days.
The rainfall for May was the light
est on record for that month, OBS
inch, and the month of April, after
the 9Th, was also dry, with only 0.31
inch from that date. This is prob
ably the nose destructive drought in
this vicinity for the la st20 years.
-Pocatello Tribune.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
GRAIN CORPORATION
ISSUES BULLETIN

The U. s. Grain Corporation has
issued the following order to wheat
flour millers, grain dealers, eleva-
tors, warehouses and jobbers, flour
jobbers and bakers:
The forms Of agreement now be-
ing accepted by the United States
Grain Corporation, from all persons
licensed under the Wheat Control
Act, will not be accepted by the Uni
ted States Grain Corporation after
July 31st, except in special cases on
recommendation of the Zone Vice
President, and approved by the Cen
trail office.
License regulations covering, es-
pecially, dealers who have not signed
the agreement will be promulgated
later and will probably include a
rule which will require restitution
to the producer in the event of pur-
chase being made on unfair buying
margin. Decisions under this rule
will likely be retroactive.
Under the trade agreement, the
proposed restitution rule is not re-
troactive but protection is secured
the producer by contract agreement
to follow Grain corporation decision
at once on complaint of producer at
the time wheat is offered for sale.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
W. HI. TAFT TAKES A RAP
AT PRESIDENT WILSON

Even former President Tafe, who
ct first advocated the ratification of
the league Of nations covenant as 1t
was drafted, has come 70 the con-
clusion that there should be some
changes In 1t. The changes he pro-
poses were suggested in letters writ
ten this week to several seniors and
also In letter to Will r. Hayes,
chairman Of the republican national
committee. In his litter to Mr.. Hays,
he takes occasion to express his opin-
ion regarding President Wilson's
policy of trying to force his plans
through congress. Mr.. Taft wrote
as follows:
THE situation which confronts us
now in reference to the ratification
Of the treaty Is one created by very
serious mistakes of policy committed
by Mr.. Wilson. The partisan charac-
ter OF his administration during the
war, together with his appeal to his
countrymen to elect Democratic
congress in 1918, created condition
Of personal and political antagon-
ism toward him among republican
leaders which was shared by q ma
jority Of the American people. This
was hown in the results of the cleo
ton.
Notwithstanding this. Mr.. Wilson
persisted in continuing the same par
tisan exclusion OF republicans in deal
Ing with the highly important matter
OF settling the results of the war.
He selected commission in which
the republicans had no representation
and In which there were no prominent
Americana of any real experience and
leadership Of public opinion. with
such a commission his unusual
course in going abroad himself, az
president. greatly emphasized tho
personal element in the framing Of
the treaty and intensified the gem
eral tendency to oppose anything that
he might bring home, because of his
apparent wish to dictate the policy Of
the world and monopolize the credit
for it,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
RESIDENCE FOR SALE

My house and lot on South 18th
street. near o. s. L. depot, for sale
on the following terms: $500 down
ad the balance $40 a month with
six per cent interest on deferred
payments; price $4,000. For fur
Their particulars address Thos. Doug
las, Eat Ely, New.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
E. L. BURGOYNE & SONS
DELINQUENT NOTICE.

preston and montpelier princina, ,ia.
ness montpelier and Wardboro idaho
irrigation canal, Bear Lake County Idaho $500 sai0n Oh
NoTICE:-Thee is delinquent folloun.
on account OF
thereto amounts set oppose previous
holders follows to-wf - 'sspo0'i'e snare
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

Thursday night the Rathburn
Players. with Mr. Douglas. the noted
baritone singer, will be the attrac-
tion.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

II you are convinced that the
world II growing worse every day
take something for your liver.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

Pure life insurance protection at
reasonable cost; see s. N. Kunz.
Montpelier: phone 22S.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

genius is usually eccentric, but
an eccentric person isn't necessarily
genius.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

"One Thousand Dollars" Vita
graph Blue Ribbon feature, which
will be seen Tuesday night, is a
happy, swift moving comedy drama
based on the widely read o. Henry
story of the same name. Three pop
ular Vitagraph stars have the leading
roles. Edward Earle, Agnes Ayres
and Florence Deshon.- supported by
Templar SAKE and Anne Brody, and
they make the most of the many
clever situations created by o. Hem
ry and hold to the finish the mystery
and love interest of the book. The
scenes for the most part are laid In
Greenwich Village, and the atmos-
phere as created by Director Ken
meth Webb Is truly that of New
York's quaint and quiet settlement.
Lovers of good motion pictures
will have the pleasure of seeing Mad
lain Traverse, the beautiful William
Fox star, next Wednesday night in
Gambling for Souls" This is a
story in which a woman returns to
man the same kind of brutal treat
ment he had accorded her family.
This man. a broker, gets Robert
Dunning to invest his fortune in oil
stocks that are worthless. Dunning,
ruined, kills himself. Cummings
widow, Marcia miss Traverse) fin
ally brings the broker to financial
ruin. and to a point where his son
faces a term in the penitentiary.
But while Marcia is smiling over the
success of her work she learns that
her daughter has secretly married
the brokers' son. She is thus placed
in a. terrible position, but one that
works out satisfactorily.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

anu accordance with Of
STOCK as may be viii front OF
snooi District No IT, South County of Bear Iak
iuano on saturday August 8. 1919. o.c,o.
70 pay delinquent assessments with the c -
Using expenses o SALE - W s's' VI aoSer-
FRANCIS NJ WINTERS Secretary
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

The Examiner is only s2.O0 q year
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25

The Aircraft photoplay "Hit-the-
Trail Holiday" based upon the play
which ran for a season on Broadway
and which was written by George M.
Cohan, the famous dramatist, COM
poser and actor-manager, will be seen
in picture form with George M. CO.
han as the star, next Monday night.
The scenario was prepared by John
Emerson and Anita Loos, and was
produced in splendid style under the
this unusual picture. Billy Holiday
is the replica of Billy Sunday, the
famous Evangelist, he being a wide
ly advertised bartender, whose char
acteristics have won him enviable
celebrity. He plays the bartending
game on the square, and refusing to
supply liquor to some minors at the
behest of his employer, he finds him
self out of job and drifts into a
little country town seeking employ
ment.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-25
POPULAR STARS IN
PLEASING PICTURES

Tomorrow night Manager Brough
offers the theatre patrons an in
tensely interesting picture entitled
Why l Would Not Marry" 1t is
a dramatic production of unparalel-
led power and magnificence told in
five reels. why l Would Not
Marry" comprises four complete
stories, each filled with the tragedy
of human existence, the great prob
lens of wman's life. 1t is Will
liam Fox production and is said to
be the greatest morality play of chit
age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30
SPORTS
LOCAI-BY WIRE
LocA1-BY WIRE

can figure what would happen if they
meet again.
Burke and Martin are coming along
splendidly-but both are too inexperienced,
right now to have real chance. In time
one or both may advance to point where
he can be reckoned as real foeman. But
not for year or two. And Jimmy Bron-
son OF Akron, who is managing Martin,
and Fred Digby of New Orleans, who is
plotting the pugilistic destiny of Burke
are smart enough to realize that. There
fore, they are lot hurting any defies at
the champion.
Brennan went nearly seven rounds be-
fore Dempsey finished him-a greater dis
lance than was travelled jointly by VIII
lard, Fulton and Morris But Dempsey
wasn't trained to a razor edge in that
fight Should he take on Brennan again
when in Toledo condition it would be
goodnight" fo- Brennan long before,
seven rounds had elapsed
And Meehan-well he'll never battle
Dempsey again. Nobody would pay to see
the affair. Meehan got a lot of publicity
by scoring a decision victory over Demp-
sey a year or SO ago. 1t created surprise
and CONSERVATION among the Dempsey
adherents. But the victory" is explained
out in Frisco in this way:
dempsey could have finished Meehan.
any time he wanted to. But it was an
fund and Jack decided to give the crowd
a run for it's rooney by playing around
And the referee climaxed the fun by CIV
ing the decision to Meehan."
Since then Meehan has proven to be
'ishine"-nothing more. Three or four
fighters, some of the dub variety, have
whipped him. And it's a cinch that II
Dempsey met him again Meehan Wouidn &c
survive two lunches.
Willard talks of coming back" It's
doubtful If he will. But, even If he at
tempts it and Dempsey gives him fight,
it wouldn't draw any real crowd. For no
one now believes that Willard could give
Dempsey a battle And that's what the
crowds want to see.
About the only real way it seems to ex-
tend Dempsey in battling with his foemen
of the present time. seems to be to toss
'em all into the ring with him at one
time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30
+, GAME IN DETAIL
FIRST QUARTER

At o'clock Captain Even of the
Navy and Captain McQuarrie of the
Army met Referee Langford in the
field and the Army won the toss. Cap
tain McOuarrie selected the east goal.
with a slight wind at his back.
At 2:03 Clark kicked off to the
Army's SO-yard line,
After one line plunge McQuarrie
punted the bail going out of bounds
on the Nays S0-yard line. Clarke
broke through the Army's right wing
and made it first down on the 4S-yard
line Cruize gained eight yards. Two
more line plunges Melted one yard
against strong Army defence. Clarke
tried field goal from the 5i-yard line
but it fell five yards snort
After three line tries without per-
ceptible gains McQuarrie punted to
Nays 45-yard line.
Clarke made six yards around the
Army's right end. Koehler made it
first down on the Army's 43-yard line
Benoist. playing halfback on the Navy
eleven in place of Cruize, in two
plunges made another first down on
the Army's 35-yard line. A Navy for
ward pass was grounded.
The Navy lost the ball to the Army
ON the soldiers S5-yard line with an
incompleted forward pass. McQuar-
rie media teB punted to. the Nays
three-yard line. The middies kicked
out and Schwa bacher made a fair catch
on the Navy's 35-yard line. McQuar-
RE tried a field goal from placement
but the ball went wild and the Navy
put on play on their 20-yard line
The Army line was adamant and
Clark was forced to punt. Wilhide
caught on the Army's 45yard line
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30
FRED TALLER WINS
NATIONAL s E N IOR
CROSS-COUNTRY RACE

New York. November 29.-Fred raj
Ter of the Dorchester club. porchester'
Mass. won the national senior cross
country championship run over the van
Cortlandt park six-mile course TO-DAY.
His time. S2:26 8. is new record LOT
the course. the best previous marx pc
ing 32:37. Faller, who distinguished
himself in the American eNpeditlohary
forces contests and holds the national
1o-mile running title. led the field OF
80 starters all the way and won
handily His time was remarkable as
the race was run during a heavy rain
and the course was in poor condition
for speedy work..
Charles Pores. Millrose Athletic as
sociation. was second: w. Ritalo, FIN
nish- American Athletic. club. third, ana
Jimmy Henigan. a clubmate OF the
winner was fourth. Max Bohland, who
held the title, had to retire from the
race owing to a recent injury TO his
right leg. after completing one round
of the course.
The team championship was won by
Millrose Athletic association with so
points. The Paulist Athletic club had
45, Dorchester club As and st. An
Selm's Athletic club 81.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30

Renewed after a lapse of three years,
Gceasioned by the entry of the United
states into the world war, the contest
lost none of its pomp and ceremony. The
ou,manders-in-chief of the two services
vere in their boxes. Admirals rubbed
shoulders with generals, congressman and
diplomats wed with another for front
row seats and fair women without NUM-
Der viewed the spectacle
And to their credit, be it said, tnat
although the game began in ram ana
ended in a fog which at tunes ma the
punts from view, there was not oe-
serter among the 5000 spectators; II was
AN ugly day, mates" as one MILDLY con-
fided to his neighbor, but perhaps the
fog and rain served only to make the
sailor men feel at home
Long before the gates were thrown
open, at II a. m, thousands had reached
the grounds. By O'Clock the STANDS were
well flied.
POMP AND CEREMONY
1y,,f 81 honr later came the sound of
martial music Through the gate march
ing briskly into Annapolis territory came
company after company of gray-coateo
cadets. the West Point eolors proudly
waving in their midst.
They had hardly encircled the fleld a, ana
.aten their seats when the Annapolis
forcas swert on to the field. marching as
snappily as their land-lubber rivals
Granted the place af honor was the vet
eran of many a salty seattle Annapolis
rot-blue- blanketed and strainlnS at MS
leash. 49,
field The stands, surging masses OF
hlue and gray, rose and cheered. ana
the cheering did not cease for an instant
whatever way went the tide of battle,
cadets and middes roared encourage
rnent or praise to their brothers on the
field. They passed the first two quar-
ters with a tally of three to the credlt
Of Annapolis In the intermission the
snoctacle took on a new interest for the
when Secretary Daniels and Secretary
p.sker advanced from their boxes to mid
field, there to clasp hands, 1t was seen
that General Pershing STROBE TO one SIDE
of his chief and General March on the
other.
The greeting was brief. but the army
men. losers in the first half, as in the
second advanced to the navy's side for
q Few minutes to tender their congratu-
lations to the winner. 1t was in this
spirit that the game was played.
Then came the roar of the field piece
with which the Army announced the be-
ginning of each period, and p mud-be-
smeared figures trotted on to the field
once more to renew the struggle
Two more periods of~hard bucking and
harder tackling, another moment of joy
for the navy when King again kicked far
and straight and then the final blast of
the whistle.
That blast turned a square of Blue
into cascade of Gold.
Rising as one man. the middies
hurled their golden megaphones onto
1 the field Of victory. There was a
scramble. a rush to the colors and a
long column of blue-clad figures
passed in triumph under the Army's
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30

, goal AS the last spectator left the
grounds he saw cliRging to the PIN
nacle of one post a young midshipman
waving banner of blue and gold
NAVY SUPERIOR
The Navy showed its superiority al
most from the kickoff. King stood
out easily as the hero of the battle,
because of his two goals, but Fullback
clarke. Halfbacks Cruise and Benoist.
Quarterback Koehler and Captain
Even played a great game, all of them
making splendid gains when called
upon to carry the ball.
The only department of the game in
was in punting, Acting Captain Nc
Quarrie's kicks. as a rule. outdistanc
ing those of Clarke. Green. Blake
and Wilhide were the stars of the
Army team.
There was a noticab BILE absence of
open play. Only four forward passes
were tried in the game and all failed.
What end running there was resulted
in any short gains The lineup:
Army (0)-Kieffer, left end; Travis
left tackle; voge4. left guard; Greene.
center; Briedster. right guard; Daniel
right tackle Blake. right end; Will
hide, quarterback; Schwabacker. left
halfhack; Lystad, right halfback; Nc
Quarrie. captain, fullback.
Navy (6)-W oodruff. left end Muir
ray, left tackle; Denfeld, left guard;
Larson. center; Moore. right guard;
King, right tackle Even, captain,
right end; Koehler, quarterback;
Cruise. left halfback; Benoist right
halfback; Clarke, fullback.
Score by periods:
Navy 8 o 3-6
Army ................ 0 0 90
Navy scoring: Goals from place.
ment, King 2.
Referee, w. F. Langford, Trinity;
umpire. Fred Murphy, Yale: field judge,
Mr.. Evans; linesman Carl Marshall
Harvard. Time of periods, Is minutes
each.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30
COMPOSITE TEAM
ONLY FAIR WAY TO
PICK SOUTHERN
No One Man Is Qualified to
Pick Eleven Men From
All Players in the
Southeast
by BOB M'DAViD

Have you picked your All
Southern team yet: Everybody
else has, so you might as well
take shot at ii. 1 maintain that
no one man is qualified to pick
from all the players in the south
east dfOr that territory alone is
usually taken into consideration
ii men who are the best for their
respective positions.
But it's free country and it
don't cost thing to choose an
all-sOuthern-beside what would
the sporting editors do to hold
their jobs, now that the stove
league is on. without this kind of
stuff to fill up with.
The fairest way to arrive Mt nm
aH-southcrn is to take all the Sc
lections made by leading scrfbes
and coaches and make a composite
team, giving the player receiving
the highest number of selections
a berth on the mythical eleven.
That l intended TO have ready this
morning, hut most of the selections
submitted ame~in w wire too late
for me to get it up in time.
Tomorrow morning tThe Age
Herald will carry the composite
ail-sOuthern team. think the
majority of fans will agree that ii
should come as near hitting the
nail on the head as any means yet
devised.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-30

If Dempsey goes fightless for year or
more then there is occasion for condem-
nation. But it's not square deal to the
splendid boy from the west to criticize
him for ring inactivity embracing merely
a few months.
Jonn L. Sullivan won his title in Febru-
airy T. 1882, and it was a long, long time
before he engaged in fight with a for
mldable foe@ The great Bostonian figured
in many exhibitions and limited matches
but most of his antagonists were dubs.
The only important foeman he battled Le-
tween 1882 and 1855 was Charlie Mitchell.
And the bout with the understood Brtou
was scheduled to be for four rounds only
| won the championship on September
Z, 1892. and didn't fight again until Janu-
airy %. 1894, when | met Mitchell and
Knocked him out in less than three
rounds. Bob 5I7itzsimmons beat me on
March H. 1897 and his next fight was
more than two years later-on June s.
1899. when Jim jeffries dethroned him.
JEFF FOUGHT EARLY
def was the exception to the general
rule, for five months after he became
champion JEFF defended his title in a fight
with Tom Sharhey. Jack Johnson won
from Jeffries on July A, 1910, and his next
fight was exactly two years later against
Jim FLYNN. And it was II months after
Jess Willard became champion before he
engaged in the battle with Frank Moran
If Dempsey didn't fight for another year
no one could flame him TO any great ex-
tent, For, afte- all facts are carefully
considered, it seems that there isn't a
man in ring harness today who appeals
as capable of giving Jack a real russell
unless it's Beckett or Carpenter, who are