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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25

If the uniform of the American SOL
der stands for danything. and for
two years we have loudly proclaim ed
that it does, then it is worthy OF a
higher station in the Hotel Crilicn
than that of the scrub bucket and
the mop. A soldier may properly
scrub his barracks and perform such
other duties as are necessary to his
own health and comfort. That is
one thing; but when he is put to
work as soldier scrubbing floors
and washing dishes for a hotelful
of peacemakers and their families,
he becomes a standing argument why
great many Americans want moth
ing to do with the army.
If the uniform of the United
States army may indicate that the
wearer is either man who has fought
for his country or who has scrubbed
floors for Col House. the doubt can
not but detract from some OF the at
lection and admiration we have for
it Scrubmen and dishwashcrs arc
necessary. and no stigma should at
tach to their callinqs But none the
less they are not soldiers; their voca-
tons normally call for entirely differ
| cnt qualities, and the differences III
perils and hardships that exist be-
tween them make for a difference in
popular esteem.
If Paris is totally destitute of
scrubwomen. if dishwashers and soul
lions generally are not to be mad, it
is proper that such soldiers as have
a taste for this sort of work should
have the opportunity to indulge
profitably in it-but as private indi-
| iduals not as soldiers.
The uniform should ever stand for
valorous and self-sacrificing service
in the army or navy, and should
never be confused with exploits per
formed with Sapolio or the Gold dust
Twins for the comfort Of Col. House
or any other private individual.-Se.
attic Post-Intelligencer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
ARMY men HELD TO
MAKE 1900 PHOTOS
PRESIDENT WILSON
posed All Over Europe and Now
Have Pictures on Post
Cards

Washington-Th needs OF the
president and his peace party in the
way of photography have aroused
some. little comment in Washington
since Senator Poindexter OF Wash
ington has made public letter from
an enlisted man in the army photog-
raphy section, stationed in Paris. who
saws that something more than S,loo
prints of the president and his party
already have been made,
The soldier in question complains
bitterly against being held in Paris
together with 274 other enlisted men,
solely to take pictures of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson and their party lie
wants to come home, he says, and
the officers and men in the unit want
to do likewise, In writing to Senator
Poindexter the soldier says:
"Major Griffin was the head pho
tographer on the George Washington
on her first trip. Under his super
vision 800 negatives were made OF the
presidential party on the way over
When he landed in France 10 copies
of each negative were made lhi'
means 1880 pictures,
"An enlisted man OF the sector
had to go with the party to England
and Italy. From these trips wer'
brought back 400 negatives, iron
which were made 100 prints. 900 en-
fragments and 700 postcards"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
WAS 1T FOR THIS AMERICAN
SOLDIERS WENT TO FRANCE1

To scrub the floor for even so es-
Unable gentleman as Col. House,
as Mr.. Richard Seelye Jones remarks
in his Paris correspondence to the
Post-Intelligencer, is poor reward
for services rendered in the A,rgon-
ne. Col. House and the other Amer
lean peacemakers and designers hous-
ed in the Hotel Crillon doubtless
track mud and otherwise make scrub
bling housekeeping necessity: but
Just why American soldiers should
be called upon to perform this hon
orable but humble task we are not
able to say.
1t may be answered that the uni
formed scrubmen that slush suds
around the Hotel Crilion floors do
so from choice. and that they arr
not compelled to engage in thi;
mental service unless they so desire
This, however, we submit, is not ,
sufficient answer and is one tina
overlooks the essential opposition t.
1.-THE soldier-scrubman-the uniform
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25

plans were made to attend the centen-
NAL in body, and number OF Tea
lures have been arranged. Z. y.
Johnson, F. J. Clayton and w. R. But
Ter have been appointed as a commit
tee to secure cars and 20 have already
been pledged. -,
A band of at least 20 pieces will &C
company the Boise delegation to lend
additional liveliness to the occasion
Governor D. W. Davis will speak at
the centennial. Presley Christianson.
grand lodge sovereign from Salt Lake.
will make an address on American
| Odd Fellowship" He is said to be a
speaker of unusual power and ability
Many other prominent men will be
present at this celebration.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25

ahead rapidly. A large force OF men
is still at work. The irrigation sys-
tenn will be completed early this sum
mer; water will be available next
spring; and next fall crops will be
harvested from former desert.
Judge Will R. King informed many
persons while at Boise recently that
the money for the second unit of the
Black Canyon will be forthcoming
Judge King is of the opinion that
there will be no interruption in the
work of retaining the north side.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
COLDS INTERFERE
WITH BUSINESS
Dr.. Kings New Discovery
relieves them and keep
you going on the job

Fifty continuous years Of almost
unfailing checking and relieving coughs,
colds and kindred sufferings is the
proud achievement of DR.. Kings New
Discovery.
Grandparents, fathers, mothers, the
kiddies all have used and are using
1t as the safest, surest, most pleasant.
to-take remedy they know of.
Sold by all druggists everywhere.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
Keep Bowels On Schedule

Late, retarded functioning throws
the whole days duties out of gear.
Keep the system cleansed, the appe.
tite lively, the stomach staunch with
DR.. Kings New Life Pills Mild and
tonic in action. Sold everywhere.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
ODD FELLOWS MAKE PLANS
Boise Lodge to Attend Centennial
Celebration at Caldwell
(Boise Statesman)

More than so autos will be needed to
take members of the Odd Fellows and
Rebekah lodges of Boise to the cen
tennial celebration at Caldwell to be
held April %. At the last meeting
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25

Rigby enjoying big boom. Work on
sugar factory and roads means ex-
penditure of huge sum.
Jefferson county has begun its $500
600 road improvement plan for this
summer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
Work Proceeding

The commencement OF wor': on the
first unit of the Black C.;v1n has
created two things, viz. & lively de-
nland on the part of Investors and
settlers for Black Canyon land; and a
determination on the part Of Ian town.
ers to hold onto their holdings.
The work on the project is going
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-04-25
WORK ON BLACK CANYON
CREATING LAND VALUES
Offer of $26,000OO Made Mr. Rabb
for 200 Acres in Second Unit
Owner Refused to Sell

What the Black Canyon Irrigation
system means>to the landowners I'M
der the project can be realized from
the offer made Mr.. Babb who owns
200 acres in the second unit. 1t is
stated that Mr.. Babb was offered
$2o,OOO.OO cash for his 200-acre tract
but refused to sell, asking $27,000.00
This land without water would be
worth about 10 cents per acre.
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thorities say that they destroyed these
as imperfect. Also when a manuscript
became worn out by use in the syna-
gogue it was copied, and the old one
buried in order that it might not fall
into the hands OF the profane. The
Oldest Old Testament manuscripts in
existence are by centuries younger
than the oldest New Testament manu-
scripts, because the former were
copies. One OF these is a manuscript
OF Exodus, written N square Hebrew
characters. 1t has been successfully
translated into Syriac, Greek. Latin.
Anglo-Saxon, Old English and finally
into the English OF to-day.
Toward the close OF the fourth CEN
tury the old Greek and Latin versions
of both testaments were found to be so
full OF errors that a scholar and priest.
one Eusebius Hieronyinus. also known
as st. jerome. was chosen to prepare
a new version in Latin. He went to
the oldest manuscripts then accessible
and produced the Vulgate. For nearly
1000 years this was the parent of
every later version of the Scriptures in
western Europe. England at that time,
1884, was to receive hers from John
Wycliffe.
A century and half later William
Tyndale, friend Of Erasmus and con-
temporary OF Luther, caused to be
printed in the city OF Worms the first
English New Testament In 1886 Miles
coverdaie printed the flrst complies
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English Bible, and he was followed by
John Rogers, who issued his Mat
thew's Bible" which was almost
wholly copied from Tyndale's. In 1889
appeared Taverner's, another Tyndale
imitation. The famous Great Bible"
was issued under royal authorization
and was compiled from Tyndale's.
Rogers's and Coverdale's. The Geneva
Bible and the Bishops Bible followed
In 1850 and 1868 respectively.
When James vi. Of Scotland be-
came James I. OF England by choice
OF Parliament and began to reign over
Scotland. which was Presbyterian. and
over England, which was Anglican
or Episcopalian, he foresaw re-
ligious schism which might prove dis
astrous to both realms. In 1904 he
summoned a conference at Hampton
Court to settle the religious policy Of
the Government He was petitioned
to authorize a new translation of the
Bible and did so. entrusting the work
to Archbishop Bancroft OF Canterbury,
who appointed a commission Of forty
seven eminent scholars to prepare
I what is known as the Authorized or
King James version
There Were Poets Among Them.
The Bishops Bible was made the
groundwork OF the new translation;
but among the forty-seven scholars
were poets who saved for us the vast
reaches and sweeps of the old Hebrew
poets and the cadence and rhythm OF
the Bible which gives out a sound OF
music reminding of orchestras. Our
debt to them because of their care OF
words is Unreasonable. By means OF
this nice choice they added something
of moral purity as we'll as beauty tc
the version.
II the rhythm and cadence these
ancient divines put into their trans
lation we're to be taken out OF It the
English language would lose some Of
its most wonderful prose. The English
tongue would be poorer by harmonies
and felicities unsurpassed and unsur-
passable. .,
Al alteration said to be of prime
Importance in the text Of the Kine
James version is the substitution OF
the name Jehovah for the words Lore
and God wherever they appear in the
old text This was in Difference to an
ancient superstition which regarded
the Divine Name as too sacred TO be
uttered. This superstition had not
hitherto been allowed to dominate In
the TRANSACTIONS. although 1t prevailed
in the Hebrew manuscripts.
| A ess changes may be shown tc
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full OF obscurities. The errors OF the
Latin Bibles, Mazarin, and later books
and the wretched editions existing in
English had to be the beginning Of
their Investigations, and that they
did not find these insurmountable
rebounds immensely to their patience
and hard work. The picture one gets
Of these famous men called together
W r>ing James prayerfully trying to
delve the right meaning out of
grabbed Greek and Latin and ancient
Hebrew is only presented when one
tries to learn the history Of the Bible
preceding their era.
The original manuscripts of the
siSty-six books of the Bible were writ
ten during period comprising 1000
years. The Old Testament Scriptures
were in Hebrew written by Job. Daniel.
Isaiah, Solomon and a score Of other
prophets and poets on skins and papy-
rus. Not single one Of these manu-
scripts is now in existence, and has not
been for hundreds OF years, but before
these were lost or destroyed copies and
TRANSACTIONS were made Of them and
from these copies and TRANSACTIONS
from the Hebrew, Syriac, Greek. Latin
and Auglo-Saxon tests, the Bible as
It exists to-day has come.
Revision has been constant from the
very beginning. In the days before
Christ, when the scholars had CON-
pleted their revisions they cared no
longer for the manuscripts. and au-
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exhibit the style of speech that the
moderns call improvements: In Gene
sis the King James version says Let
the waters bring forth abundantly the
moving creature that hath life, and
fowl that may fly above the earth"
The latest version is: Let the waters
swarm with swarms Of living crea-
lures, and lot birds fly above the
earth"
A passage OF Exodus has in the
King James version: Every woman
shall borrow of her neighbor." The
American and English Revising Com
mittee went back to the original and
restored these words: Every woman
shall ask Of her neighbor."
In the XIXth Psalm the King James
version reads: There is no speech
nor language, where their voice is not
heard" while the new version says
this: There is no speech nor Ian
guage; their voice is not heard"
A Grammatical Change.
And in the CXXIst Psalm the
change is grammatical only: Behold
he that keepeth Israel shall neither
slumber nor Sleep is altered 10 BE
hold he that keepeth Israel will neither
slumber nor sleep" ..,
In the following two passages real
obscurities are removed: In Isaiah
xxxv. s we find 1.-THE unclean shall not
pass over it, but it shall be for them"
This has been changed to read at
shall he FOR the redeemed"
In Hosea H., 2, las they called them,
so they went from them" now reads,
1.-THE more the Prophet called them
the more they went from him."
There is no assertion made any
where that the Bible itself is changed,
but that a general -rectification has
been made of TRANSACTIONS and a re-
turn to originals the meaning and
| SPlilb VI NillNi liaI llOI bctn
Words have been changed only when
they were obsolete and served as
stumbling blocks. Frequently there
appear in the King James version
words and phrases thought to be OF
somewhat questionable taste TO the
present generation. In the origina.
the words from which these are taken
are often unobjectionable and the
fault, II 1t is one. is to be found in
the broader or grosser standards OF
Shakespeare's day. The newest trans.
lators have found modern equivalents
for the words in the Hebrew which
do not offend the nineteenth century,
and so these obstacles fade away.
Such instances OF changes as have
been shown occur in the collaborated
version put out by the British and
American committees. The continued
study OF the latter committee is said
to have been fruitful and to throw new
light upon the manuscripts OF the
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A REMARK made on the witness
Il stand by Henry Ford to the
effect that he had considered
backing plan to have the Bible re-
written in simple language started to
life again the rumor that a committee
Of scholars, unknown or undesignated,
was at work somewhere upon a re-
vision of the Holy Book.
To discover a band of linguistic
divines working in secret on a task
Of SO great and universal interest
would be a sensation indeed, but IL
they exist and are so employed they
have left no trail The great publish
ing houses whose main output Is
Bibles and religious volumes deny with
one accord that there is any such work
being done.
The King James version of the
Bible issued to the people in 1911. five
years before the death of Shakespeare,
is the one still in general use.
Published 300 years ago, is It
possible that the Scriptures do not
contain words and phrases that have
sunk out of current use and become
almost impossible to understand? 1t
is OF course highly possible. but It is
not strange that despite these neolo-
sisms people brought up on the King
James version give scant welcome to
any other. The Bible as 1t reads there
was their religious wet nurse Just as
their poetic wet nurse was Shakespeare.
Commentator after commentator has
wrought his will with the text OF
shakespeare's plays, but the poets
idolators pay little attention to these
iaoors. They go on reading the bard
whether they get his meaning or not
In the obscure passages.
Bible House Denies Tale.
Secretary Chamberlain Of the Amer
lean Bible House had this to say re-
sarding the rumor that a new revision
OF the Bible was under way and some
thing more about the Bible in general
use.
This rumor is constantly cropping
up' but we believe that we would be
among the first to hear of any new
committee appointed by a religious
oody to go back to the sources and
revise the Scriptures. I think that II
may be definitely denied.
In our distribution of Bibles, free
IS Ut at nominal cost, amounting In
number to millions a year. we are
prepared to say what version Il
wanted, and that is the st. James
version. 1t still serves as the basis
Tor reyisions and in new TRANSACTIONS
made for non-English speaking peo-
pies it is an authority.
For an instance, the Arabic Bible,
'ne latest translation into a tongue for
use among the Moslem races. Is taken
RON the King James Bible Between
uses and four millions of thsss Sibisa
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Most People, Including Not.
able Scholars, Are Content
With King James Version,
Henry Ford to the Con-
trary, Notwithstanding

in Arabic have been distributed. The
first missionary Bible was translated
from that version by John Eliot for
the American Indians. 1t is the King
James version in Indian.
what people forget Is that there
has been thorough revision, 50 far as
1t was expedient or necessary. in the
text OF this authorized version, nor do
they remember the lobors of the great
English and American committees,
carried on during the years 1ss1-S5- If
they did remember these things and
would consult the standard edition of
the Bible which resulted from these
labors they would not talk so freely of
the necessity of making a new version
by going over TRANSACTIONS and revert
ing to the source manuscripts.
Tho Revised Text Copyrighted.
This American Standard Bible is
copyrighted to insure purity of texts,
and the date Of copyright being 1901 II
will soon expire. Then it Is possible
that the cost of this Bible, coming
down, 1t may rival in popularity the
King James version. cannot prophesy
as to that and can but repeat that the
King James Bible is what the public
wants.
ION the question of simplifying the
text Of that version I may add that
this was done by the great and COM
prehensive committee to which 1 have
referred Changes were not so great
as many Hebrew scholars anticipated
but where simplicity was the object II
was sought without weakening the
dignity of the older and revered YER
SION"
In the frontispiece OF the American
Standard Bible may be read the fol-
lowing:
Being the version set forth A. d,
1911. compared with the most ancient
authorities and revised A. d. 1Ss1-S5.
and newly edited by the American Re-
vision Committee A. d. 1901"
The latter phrase demands explana-
ton. 1t is given in fireworks of Samuel
F. Areson, secretary of Thomas Nelson
& Sons: AT the completion Of the worl
of revision latest to date the Amert-
can revision committee was not salts
fed that enough time had been given
to the work. but accepted the plea
that the university presses of Oxford
and Cambridge were calling for 1t, and
claimed to be satisfied II the Ameri-
cans preferences in readings were pub
lished as an appendix to the volumes
This being acceded the American com
mittee agreed not to publish or &c
countenance the publication OF any
other revised edition of the Bible fol
a period OF fourteen years. That EN-.
barge OF time expired in 1899.
Tin THE interim the American com,
mittes continued its laborA They dit
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SO without compensation and with an
unselfish desire to benefit their fell
low men. They were divided into two
companies, one taking the Old Testa-
ment and the other the New Tesla
ment.
Expenses Met by Subscription.
THE expenses OF the enterprise were
met solely by the voluntary subscrip-
tions of friends of the work in this
country. In the prosecution of its task
the American committee had the writ
ten notes, records and opinions Of
every one who had served on either
the English or American boards. The
members had in addition the advan-
tage of the criticisms which the Eng
lish revision had evoked and Of the
new light thrown on the subject by
the aroused interest of Hebrew and
Greek scholars.
This continuous work to 1901 is, I
believe" said Mr.. Areson, what has
given rise to the rumor you are trying
to trace that a religious body IL at
work on a new revision. In that year
the standard revision issued from the
printing press. 1t has been so we'll re-
ceived that another version should
seem to be unnecessary, at least until
the language changes.
"And as for simplicity of language
this latest edition is really simplifed
Bible. 1t appears in language Of every
day use. but without weakening the
dignity of the old King James version
The copyright on the volume is not
placed for commercial protection, but
to insure the text purity. It has had
no effect on the price Of the Standard
Bible. which is sold In its cheapest form
for so cents. Therefore neither to pro-
cure better nor cheaper Bible need
the labors OF any new committee be
utilized"
George Z. Day secretary of the
American Revision Committee and Of
the Old Testament Company, and j.
Henry Thayer. secretary Of the New
Testament Company, certify to the
aforesaid Bible being the only one au-
thorized by the American Committee
or Revision.
The Pioneers Trying Task.
BY comparison with the toll of these
modern revisers some notion may be
gained Of the all but impossible task
that the assembly of divines called to-
gether at Hampton Court undertook.
They had no such aids as their mod
ern brethren in discoveries in the SCI
entino and archaeological worlds. they
wrought over impure texts THAI WeEe