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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11
YEAR.
N. Y. Herald, December 80
What is a year?

N. Y. Herald, December 80
What is a year?
A man given to cold science and
cosmic vision will tell you that a year
lis the time it takes for this insignif-
lcant planet laboriously to make its
way around an inferior star. Labor
iously" in this case means a thousand
miles a minute. the earth meanwhile
revolving on its own axis at the slug
gish rate of a thousand miles an hour.
The spinning of our world, its tire
less circling of the sun, the mad rush
of the whole solar system toward the
end Of the endless street of the uni
verse-these have human effect only
in the coming of night and day, the
parade Of the seasons and the passing
of the years.
What is a year?
To a child it is a stretch of school,
broken by daily play, holidays and va
cations and frightened with a birth
day It is measured by the seasons
and their sports, the studies and their
sorrows.
To adolescence it is something to be
parted with for a promise of the flu
ture.
To youthful maturity it is a flying
thing, gone before it seems well start
ed; a jewel to be tossed into the cap /
of the beggar Pleasure. or handed |
grudgingly to sober faced industry
To middle age it is a coin the worth
of whose predecessors was not realiz-
ed.
To the old it is the measure of the
long past and the brief future.
How dreary life would be without
the yardstick of the year Existence
unbroken by the green hills of recur-
ring spring, the brown plains of sum-
mer. autumn's gold and winters er-
mine were a drab thing Suppose life
began and ended with time unmeas-
uredl It would not do
For the years are the portions into
which the bread of hope is broken If
the last piece has fallen upon the floor
Of failure, still there stands time, the
perfect waiter to help the guest anew
We do not know how long old time
las served the years TO man. The first
wise Egyptian who discovered, with a
stick and shadow, what a year is
he did not know either Nor can man
Snow how many years there will be
before infnity overwhelms the calen-
lar
But we shall know when the bells
ing tonight that one more year is
urs. All the years behind are as far
mt of our grasp as the years of Ram
ses, of Alexander or of Charlemagne.
'ou can not reach backward and I'M
o the plucking of a blade of grass. :
nut you can reach forward and
hange the fortunes of a life.
1t is your year. No president or
rince can have more of it than you.
or the old man with the hour glass
the fairest of all givers Health
ealth, beauty intellect, space-aH
lese can be divided unevenly; but to tn
lch man is given the same year to ad
old as he can and will He makes 90.
big or little. e.
After u o'clock tonight 1922 be- g.,
ngs to history. but 1928 belongs to ~
M -
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11
Sectionalism In Idaho
(Lewiston Tribune)

l Governor-elec Moore, who becomes
the executive of Idaho on January 1,
addresses a pleasant letter to the
state press IN which he announces a
firm purpose to render good and faith
full service and suggesting truce to
craftsmanship in matters of public bus
mess. 1t is unnecessary to declare
that the press of Idaho, and of the
whole country for that matter has
long since outgrown the practice that
once prevailed of whitewashing its
own party and blac<washing the other
party not only in season but out of
season. 1t is true that such a prac-
tice is still occasionally found. but it is
also true that where it is found its ex
ponents are readily placed on the ex-
act level that they make for them
selves. They have simply ceased to
count, and have no part in the serious
business of helping to form a public
opinion that is straight and a public
course designed to meet the immedi-
ate question.
Partisanship is not the point at
which Idaho is suffering now but sec
tionalism. State fseetionalism is pres
ent in its natural and unavoidable |
form with all its disadvantages and |.
difficulties, but that fact is fully real.
lied and can be COPIED with in all the |,
limitations it implies. But there is !,
another form of sectionalism that is ,
in fact and therefore {
in its tendencies. It ex-
lists today in the Idaho state house to F.,
an aggravated and perverse extent. Il
Only yesterday morning. for example, b
the dispatches told of the appointment Ia
Of various examining boards before q
which professional men must appear Ii
70 obtain their certificates for practic- c
ng, and not single name appeared q
rom all the great country known as I
North Idaho. 1t has been the same in
'ther instances of statewide import
nee and bearing. The state house
hus gives out the impression that the
egion north Of the Salmon river does
ot exist or if it does that it contains
% men and no interests that need to
e considered. +,
OF course, there is no individual IN
eeking such recognition. as far as ca
nown, and none who cares rap r.
bout the matter That is not the Ter
oint. The government of Idaho cares LA
: ought to care, and it is its business In
see that all sections and all inter- "a
ITS are treated equally and fairly in h
alters of public policy. 1t is not the lisf
items business to see that the law n,
enforced, that taxes are levied and len
i'd. or otherwise. The state main lain
ms government for these and other ltly
Irposes, and one of these elemental N
rposes is to hold the scales even. Two
I only as matter of practical ad- en-,
nistration but to the end that public lf1e
ntentment may ensue and a general tr
fling of confidence in the equity and lcpe
icacy of the states official life be 3
aDhshed. ne
This sense of equal participation ,ar
4 partnership in the public business nil
IS not now exist and has not done cat
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11

dends are paid or not. for under lib
eral laws the large disbursements for
the development of mines will go on;
the payment Of wages and the pur-
chase Of supplies will continue, and in
numerous other ways directly and in
directly mining will contribute to the
of the state.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11
An abandoned Mining Camp
Mrs May MoNaughton. Garrison, MOnt)

On the early a gold strike wonderful richness v
made in the Golden scepter mine Rock creek, in
Montana A town quickly sprang up and took the
Quigey. a months the population numbered 5000
than $15O0O0O invested develop the mine wh
the strike made Then the dream faded. No more g
found Qugey shared the fate of so many other
log cabins pathetic monument
the blasted hopes those future)
My CLEANS white amid deserted cabins,
My campfire fckers in the shadow near,
My low whine through the misty darkness
As dreaming the warmth he trails the
The wind signs about the empty doorways
Whispering the names of those who come more;
The looks softly through the shattered windows
Searching for footprints the dusty floor.
The pines are sleeping on mountain bosom;
No axman's stroke disturbs their peaceful rest;
Only the windharps sigh among their branches
Touched by spirits wings from out the west
The violet droops her head and dreams in sadness
OF chdren's voices she will hear more;
No little feet will the velvet carpet
The moss has spread upon the valleys floor.
brooking keeps lonely midnight watches
Where the dance halls blazing signals burned.
The wary turks the deeper shadows,
Where mill wheels the foaming churned
The tmid grouse her brood unhindered
Where cowboys galloped shooting their way;
The miners picks rusting in the doorways
OF homes deserted in that long-gone day
The dawn trails purple robes the mountains.
The nights bright crown before her coming pales;
And neecy clouds enter the casts bright harbor-
A fleet of treasure ships with silver
No blue smoke curls above the shattered chimneys
For them the cheerful home fires shine;
A startled hare fees a fallen doorstep,
calls challenge from a lofty plane
The mist-vel lifts above the shining river
Grading the drOwsy ripples her breast;
The arls song rings the kissed shadows
Calling the wild flowers from their dreamless rest
The wild wakes above a green tepee
Whose quiet sleeper song challenge hears
She whispers to through the noddng grasses,
II guard the last of Quigley's pioneers"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11

1t is the soviet ideas and the idea of
the radical element in the United
States to put the government in bust
ness, and to induce the belief that any
man who possesses capital is a men
ace to society. 1t seems almost unbe-
lievable that any one in this country
whose brain is not added could advo-
cate such policies after witnessing the
colossal failure which they have
brought about in Russia. But the
Plumb planners, the supreme court
scuttlers and the farm products val
orizationists are with us and must be
reckoned with. Perhaps these politi-
cal idiosyncrasies are part of the
spawn Of war which will dry up and
blow away as the sun of reason climbs
higher in the heavens
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11

Thursday, January II, 1928.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
County Librarian Tells of Splendid
o1 Books; Autobiography to Romance

most famous men. II begins with
his life when he landed here as a
boy, not knowing a word of our
language or the ways of our coun-
try. 1t tells what success he made
of life and how he made it, by seek
ing acquaintance among statesmen,
poets, writers and men of mark.
Queen Victoria by Lytton
Strachey
This is brilliant and fascinating
biography. Never since the days of
Queen Elizabeth has there been so
great subject for biography is the
figure of the iron willed, virtuous
woman, who for so years stood as
the central and dominant figure in
the history of the British nation.
1t is a personal and not political
biography. 1t is eXcellently written.
Mystic Isles of the South Sea-. -
by O'Brien.
This is another delightful book,
and the author gives his personal
experiences in his trip to Tahiti
and Moores, "The merriest and
most fascinating world of the COS
mos, = the author says. 1t is n study
by one Of those rare writers who
really tries to understand their en-
vironment and when they go abroad
live the life of which they write.
He is delightful writer and has
many other just as fascinating
books to his credit.
The Mirrors books
II seems there was regular cpl
demie of busting off all the mirrors
of the great men in the political
world and in the public eye, and al
lowing them to see themselves as
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
BUSINE IS MEN
AID FIREMEN'S
ANNUAL DANCE

To show their appreciation of the
excellent work of the Ell Centre
fire department, and the prominent
place the fire boys hold in the esti-
nation of the business men of the
citv, a number OF the leading mer-
chants contributed to the full page
advertisement appearing in last
night IS Press, calling attention to
the big dance of the firemen to-
night at Masonic Hall.
While it is hardly necessary TO
call the attention of the people of
Ell Centre to this affair, tbe mer-
chants were only too glad to show
their support of anything the fire
men undertake, anG al the same
time remind the public that tonight
is "The' night for the best volun-
teer fire department in the country.
Those contributing to the adver-
tisement tvere: Cass and Morgan,
Electrical Service Company, Nc
Cunes Brunswick Shop, Western
Auto Supply Company, Davies Ov-
erland Company, DIR. \. +, Dupont,
varney Brothers Company, Imperial
Valley Hardware Company, Smith
and sliocum, Blacks Department
Store, Ell Centre Market, William
II. Lewis, Ferguson Electric Shop,
Palace Theater, Steve's Smoke shop,
H. X. Owens Company, Hilley and
Gill, Broadway Chop House, b. Sal
ONION and Company, Hetzel's Photo
Shop.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
HIGH LIGHTS in
GOVERNORS "CUT"
BIENNIUM BUDGET
Motor Vehicle Depart
ment One of Few to
Get Increase

SACRAMENTO, Feb. cad
ministrative branches of the state
government will function on a net
appropriation of 81 ,604,932 during
the coming biennium, according to
the budget provisions contained in
the document which legislators and
interested citizens are studying and
discussing during the month s leg
islative recess.
The administrative departments
have fixed charges of $4,000. APP
preparations for the two years to-
tai $4,4S6,349, while incoming
revenue is estimated ut $2,S93,417.
The state department of finance,
exclusive of the motor vehicle and
printing divisions, will operate on
$919,962 during the next biennium,
decrease of approximately $4,000
from the former budget.
In effecting the saving seven
employees are dropped at Sacramen-
to and Is from the state offices in
Los Angeles. Provision is made
for 90 employees for work in the
new state building in San Fran.
cisco.
Big Cut in Printing
The new budget provides 1921
800 for the division of state print
ing during the coming two years.
The annual appropriation is exact
ly the same as the estimated cost
of the department for the current
fiscal year, with the exception of
a $4,000 item included to pay the
expenses of moving the department
into the. new building which will be
completed within the next few
months.
The motor vehicle department
gains a substantial increase. The
estimated cost of this department
for the year ending June 30, 1923,
is $715,120. Next year it is allow.
ed 1898, 1880 and the following
year $799, 253.5O.
Motor Department Gains
The salary of the chief of the
division is increased from $4,000 to
$4,000. Provision is made for $40
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22

A poultry writer says, . More and
more tie old hen is being found use
full But not more useful
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
By MRS. THOMAS BEEMAN
County Librarian.

The County Library has to offer
from its shelves of books on travel,
adventure, history, biography, some
of the most fascinating books which
hold attention and interest, and
when YOU have finished the last
chapters YOU feel rs though You
had roamed in the land of fiction
and romance. There are many So
called popular books which are in
constant demand for six months or
so and then are forgotten, but when
books are still popular and in con
slant demand for two and three
years after they have been publish
ed, you NAV know that the books
have real merit and have stood the
test of the critical mind and have
found their way in the world of lit
erature and often are honored on a
list of 400 books you ought to
read.
g, The county librarian has offered
& few of these books for your pleas
ure which have stood the test and
are as popular as eff Winter
Comes, Babbitt,' "Glimpses of
the Moon and many others.
"Ame-icanjzation Of Edward Boil"
This book is not so much about
Edward Box, as the author has
treated himself effectively and as
editor and publisher and not his pri-
waite life. The book abounds ip
most intimate incidents of his ac'
quaintance and interviews and af
forwards life friendships with the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22

extra temporary clerks, to be en-
ployed during the registration sea-
son, while approximately $4,000
additional is included for register
ing the state s motor vehicles.
Saving is effected through cut
ting the number of regular clerks.
Nearly $4,000 is saved each year
through the elimination, recently
effected, of the majority of the in
spection force. The budget also
slashes some $4,000 from the
amounts appropriated for motor law
enforcement.
The civil service commission will
operate during the coming bien-
MUM on $45,340, according to the
Richardson budget. This represents
a reduction of Sal ,S55.25 from the
amount this department used dur
ing the two years just closing.
Civil Service Slashed =
Nine regular employees are dis
missed from the civil service de
partment, leaving seven to handle
its work. All service and expense
charges have been reduced, includ-
ing a cut from $4,000 to $3.50 in
the annual amount allowed and
commission for travelling expenses.
Few cuts are made in the appro-
priations for the office of Secretary
of State Frank Jordan. None of
the regular employees are eliminated
or have had their salaries reduced.
The usual appropriation of $4,000
for additional help is not included
in the budget this year, however.
The secretary of state's appro-
priation for the biennium amounts
to $129,350.
Treasurer S. Office Same
The state treasurer office will
operate just as completely and with
as much money as it did when
Governor Richardson held that of
flee. The biennial appropriation is
$59,760 for this department.
The office of State Controller
Ray l.. Riley is not slated for any
large cuts under the new budget.
The appropriation is $253,32O, APP
proximately the same as the amount
expended during the two fiscal
years ending with June 1923.
The appropriation for the at,
torney general s office is increased
With the elimination of many COM
mission and department attorneys
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
u. S. Looks
Bad for 1924
Olympic Games
Nv HENRY L. FARRELL

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Amerlca S
chances for another victory in the
1924 Olympies at Paris are none too
bright. While several of the Euro
|peap aations have improved since
1920. the United States not only has
not kept abreast, but has fallen be
hint a little in development.
American officials came back
from the Antwerp games three years
|ago convinced that something would
have. to be done to develop some dis
|tance runners, but nothing has been
done. At the present time it even
looks like the American runners
Twill make a poorer showing in the
events above the quarter mile than
they did in 1920.
Sweden developing most rapidly
in every department of track and in
field sports, probably will give
America the most opposition. The
Hwedcs will win lot of points and
they viii be helped by some of the
smaller nations who will cut further
into the United States.
Ii the Swedes develop some good
sprinters and some weight men, they
will have a great chance to win the
championship.
America team will be veteran
outfit as, with very few exceptions,
no athletes have been developed
since 1920 good enough to make the
team. Gourdin, the world s cham
pion broad jumper; LeConey and
McAilister, the sprinters; Brown,
the Dartmouth high jumper, and
Hellfrieh, the middle distance run
ner, are about the only ones that
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22
BritOns Make
Fun of u. S.
Boxing Champs
By HENRY L. FARRELL
UNITED Press Sports Editor)

NEW YORK, Feb. 81 British
ers, like americans, seem to get Int
tie pains of indigestion occasionally
and they start shooting digs promis-
euously through the air.
One of the promiscuous shots hap
pened 10 be aimed recently at the
United States, where il seems that
false pretenders to several fistic
titles reside.
Sporting Life, London pub
LEGATION. believes that our world s
champions are nothing but. national
champions. because only fifteen
round bouts are permitted in this
country.
Perhaps the British idea is correct
but from the observation of recent
international glove eombats between
Americans and Europeans, not more
than five rounds would be necessary
to get decisive result.
..There is a good deal of reason
for agreeing that as the United
States laws governing boxing limits
contests to u rounds, worlds cham
pionships could not he decided right
fully in America, because in every
other country 20 rounds is the reeog-
nized distance, - 9 sporting Life
saws:
:. America has long assumed un-
warranted dictatorship Ii boxing
and ended up by claiming the whole
of the world S championships, ex-
ccpt the flvweight, held by Jimmy
Wilde, and the cruiser, held until re-
Gently by Carpenter. Now that
Sikh. to whom the title descended,
has been declared suspended, one
need rot be surprised if America
claims this also by reversion, Car
pentier having been endowed by it
after beating Battling Levinskl.
Logically ana legally, so-ealled
championship in the states can only
be for an American title, even
though we, on this side, have ac-
copied Dempsey, Carpenter, Mickey
Walker and Benny Leonard as
world $ champions. Dempsey, Car
pentier and Leonard left no room
for argument when they came into
their titles. because each stopped
has opponent well within the limit.
There is little doubt also that Walk
or, who won his title on a decision,
would have stopped Britton within
20 rounds. On the other hand there
have been eases where the l5-round-
limit saved championship.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22

may make the team who didn I go
TO Antwerp.
Only six athletes on the 1920
team had had previous Olympic ex-
perienee-Dan Ahearn, Pat Melon
aid. Ted Meredith, Pat Ryan and
Matt MeGrath.
With the exception of Meredith
and Murray, they will also be on
the next team probably and with
them as veterans will be Tom Camp
bell, Jimmy Connolly, Sol Butler,
Mike Devanney, Jake Driscol, Earl
johnson, Bob LenGendre, Jack Mer-
chant, Brick Muller, Loren Murchi-
son, Charley Paddock, Joie Ray,
Johnny Murphy, Willie Plant, Allen
Woodring, Ray Watson and Frank
Zuna.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1923-02-22

much of the work they handled viii
be shunted to the attorney general
office, it is planned, and the new
budget provides for few addi-
tional deputies when needed.
Attorney General Increased
The attorney general $ approprla'
ton for the biennium totals $780,
200, an increase of approximately
$1,000.
The last administrative depart
ment, the board of equalization, .
given 100000 for expenses during
the two year period covered by the
budget. This represents n $50Oo
saving, and includes the elimination
of one $4,000 attorney, $1,000 for
extra help, and other minor reduc-
tons.
Out in Iowa, chicken thieves are
operating in autos. No doubt they
are using "coups.