davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-08-03

Vsetko nasved6nje, ze prva vac.
sia bitva medzi Gechoslovakizmom
a sloyenskou narodnou myslien-
kon vybojovana bude ma pode a.
merickej.
To je pre- mas, sestry bratia,
vel 'ka eest'.
Ale pripravme sa ma bitvu tlto
dobre. Drzme prach v suchu! Hla-
Won j srdcom, a jestli by to inak
nesl0, tvrdou past 'ou! Ale
hlava musi byt' chladna vtedy,
ked srdce bude hovorit -
Nepriatel' usiluje sa vyvolat
medzi nami mate5. Preto posiela-
III nam sem ludi, ktori kedysi
boil: nasimi, ale teraz osobnych
pohnntok priein, pre- neuspoko.
jenie svojich ambfcii, pre- ignore
vanie ich sfega" so strany tych, S
ktorymi jedno politicke presved.
Genie dosial sdielali; alebo preto,
aby 81 zabezpecili alebo aspon zlep
Sill svoju hmotnil eksistenciu,
"preorientovai' sa. A nepriatel
celkom rozumne rata ma to, re ho-
ciby reel takych "preorientova-
nych" emisarov nesviedly mno-
hych, predsa pomylia aspon ME
kol'kych. A tol 'ko staci, ably zmt-
till nam nasu cistn vodu. A v mu.
tnom lovit', ma to sd oni majstri
Ny SINE prosti, otvoreni. Nezna-
me false, klamr. A SINE takito vsa-
de, vo vsetkom, v politike. Ale 2
inaksieho materiau sd II, co prot
nam bojujd. Pre- tychto plati, ze
ciel' posvacuje prostriedky- Vidi-
te to denne, jako takzvani Cecho-
slovaci bojuj1, ze sii i'm dobre ta-
Ike prostriedky, sposoby a zbrane,
po jakych by elovek len rto-
chou ct 'ou v dust nesiahol. u Mich,
co slovo to loz, zlomysel most, pre-
krticanina, cynizmus.
Dnes nam zae1naju hnst' o ja-
komsi kompromise. Chceju cd mas,
ably SINE, vraj, vlivali ma jednu i
ma druhn stranu, ma autonomistov
j centralistov duchom a radou
smierlivosti, umiernenosti. DuSu-
il sa pred nami, ze al oni s1 "a
autonomiu, "a pittsburghsku do
hodu, samobytnost' narodnn. Ale
ze ma teto veci este neprisiel cas-!
"Tak po 25 rokoch, ked' budeme
mat inteligenciu!" Presviedcaj1
mas, ze "a terajsich pomerov moz-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-08-03
BEz BAzNE "A KoMpRoMIsU.

no a treba pracovat' len "a vacsiu
skyvu chleba pre- slovaka, ably
vraj aspon do tych podriadenej.
sich iradov Cesi dali Wac Sloya-
kov! Pritom obvinujn l'ndovti
stranu, ze je vraj mad aronska, v
sluzbe mad 'arskej iredenty, ze Cd
tejto prijima mravnii j hmotnd
pomoc, Re je protistatna. A doka-
zujn to Tukom a Machackom, re
daktorom "Slovaka' resp. gen.
tajomnikom l'udovej strany.
Konecne, co by Yam to i po.
mohlo,' prihovarajd sa nam ills
ne, 81 keby ia pittsburghska do
hoda bola vtelena do nstavy ke.
by tonto slovenska narodna indi-
vidualita bola nznavana. Cesi by
al potion robili so Slovakmi to, co
robia dnes. Vsetko marne, bo> ees-
ka sila zdrtf kazdy odpor, kazde
l1silie proti statnej myslienke ees,
koslovenskej narodnej jednoty
Preto, nepozostava Vam inc, jako
prisp6sobit' sa pomerom, vzdych-
nut 81, a vyzobrat' Cd Prahy as
pom tol 'ko milosti, ably sa Slovak
aspon raz "a den ma svojom a 20
svojho mohol do syta najest'.'' -
Taky je smysel' ich reel dnes.
ka. A toto volajd rozumnym k Elk
sistujucim pomerom primcranym
kompromisom a jedinym moznym
zakladom akejkol 'vek konstruk-
tivnej prace "a SLOW. narod.
Ale proti takemu kompromisu
buri sa nase slovenske srdce, i mas
rozum. Akby sme 81 mali VOLT me
dzi takymto zivorenfm a cestnou
smrt 'ou. povedal by som, vol'me
81 radsie smrt'!
No smrt' sa boji tych, GO sa jej
neboja! Nasa pravda zvft All tax
isto, akoze zajtra vynde zasa Bo.
zie slnieeko! Len vytrvat', bratia,
a nedat' sa ami zmiast' sladkymi
sfce, ale jedovatymi reciekami, a
nj nedat' sa znechutit' sprosta-
ckymi a surovymi napadmi. Kra-
tko: nebud me malej mysle!
7 my chceme chleba pre- svoj
l'ud. Ale "a k1sok a co hned' i
hodny okruh chleba nezapredame,
nezriekneme sa svojho narodneho
idealu. Ia taknto cenu chce sa Ii
vorit' len otrokoyi zapredan-
cow!
Konecne nemame sa co bat ami
tel nepramozitel'nej ceskej silly,
ktorou mas straSia ako deti bobom
My vieme lepsie! Cesi bez mas sd
slabi. Cesi proti nam budn este
slabsi A keby ia eeska sila bola
tax silnS, jako nam ju predstavu-
III agel.ti cechoslovalizmu, my
SINE SLIM tiez! A naSa sila ma sta
ly, nikdy nevysychajdci zdroj v
tom, ze hajime pravdu vacsiu este
jako je hoci al Ceskoslov. republi-
ka! Inaee, je tel "ceskej sile'
i hodne vybajeneho. Megalomania
eeskych imperialistov je vel'ka.
Myslia 81, ze sn dost' SLIM, ably mo
hi celit' domacim (Nemcom a Ma.
d d'arom) zahraniGnym nepriate-
Pom (Mad 'arsko a Pol'sko) ra-
zom s1easne svojou imperialism
ekou "a protislovenskou politikou
Swat proti republike i Slovakov.
Zobudli ma to, ze ich panstvo u
drzuje hlavne dnesna zahraniena
situacia a konstelacia My chce-
me slime, ale ozajstne ma vonok ]
vnntorne slime Ceskoslovensko. A
lie takym krajina tato dnes ME je.
Zdanie klame. Dnesna "ceska 81,
la nebola by stave uhajit' re-
publikL proti vonkajsiemu vn1-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-08-03

to razom napadli. To je fakt, kto-
~ len SLEEPY nevidi. Preto, lepsie
bude nestrasit mas "silou'' ktora
'eksistuje Wac Y rozpalenych hla-
vach ceskych imperialistov, ako v!
skutocnosti. Ceskoslovensko ma
dnes vo svojom vlastnom dome bez
mala 4 miliony Nemcov | million
Mad 'arov, ktori cakaj1 len ma
vhodnn prilezitost', ably ju napad-
nut mohli Cd chrbta. A ceski i'm
perialisti do tabora nespokojen-
coy zenii este diva miliony Slo-
vakov! Ci nfe je potion pre- repu5-
liku samu priamo katastrofalnon
politika ceskych centralistov? A
ci ME je naivnost 'ou strasit mas
V takychto pomefoch "eeskou 81
lou, ktora, vraj, kaz1y odpor
proti ceskemu mperializmu Gees
koslovenskej narodnej jednote)
zdrti9
Me, my ami hrozbou ami ills
nym slovom nedame sa vlakat' do
pasce kompromisu, jaky od mas
ziadajn Cechoslovaci. Ostatne, to
yb vobec nebol kompromis, to by
bolo zrieknutie sa vsetkeho, "a co
SINE dosial' bojovali!
Medzi Slovakom Cechoslova-
kom m6ze byt' len BOZ, BOZ bez-
kompromisny, boz ma zivot a
smrt'!
Preto je teraz nasou imperativ-
nou povinnost on ocistit' SLOW. We
rejny zivot Cd cechoslovakizmu a
cechoslovakistov tax tn, jake v
starej vlasti. Ked' tychto kazimie-
rov vyhostime 70 svojich kruhov,
zmiznn sami bezo stopy. We'd ku
komu by sa uchylilie X Nemcom
sa vari len nevymufuj1! X Ma
d 'arom by sa i'm vari tiez nechce'
10 fst'. A Cechom sn dobri len do
tych cias, kym mozu matozit' me-
dzi nami a ma ceskn narodnii
nabozenski vieru prerabat' Slova-
kov. Ked' tito sluzbu d'alej ko-
nat pre- Cechov nebud1 V stave,
budn tito prvi, ktori sa cd mich
odvratia. A nahle skonci slava ee-
choslovakizmu, slovenska pravda
zvit 'azila - Nase potomstvo bu-
de sa kedysi eudovat' ba smiat ),
ze jake mohol tento politicky, kul-
t1rny a etnograficky nesmysel'
tax dlho a vazne ohrozovat' brat
skost' dvoch sebe povodom svojim
tax blizkych narodov, jako sh Ce-
81 a Slovaci.
Tam, kde ide zivot naroda,
prizvukujeme znove, nezname nj
jakych kompromisov. Preto to-
no, co povazujeme pre- zabezpeee-
ME narodneho zivota Slovakov "a
nevyhnutne minimum, mic spu-
st at nebudeme. Diva narody a
pittsburghska dohoda! Toto, abo
mic! Ak Slovak chce ako Slovak
zit', nemoze sa uspokojit' me-
nej, jako je toto. Zrieknut' sa ma
rodnej samobytnosti, alebo zriek-
nut sa i1sili "a uznanie tejto, co
je vlastne jedno a to iste, bolo by
pre- mas tol l'ko, ako zrieknut' sa
vsetkeho a bezpodmienecne pod
robit' sa idee ceskoslovenskej ma.
rodnej jednoty. Zrieknut' sa pitts
burghskej dohody, alebo 1silia "a
jej uzakonenie, co je jedno a to
iste, malo by ten isty vysledok.
Konecne, keby SINE sa zriekli slo-
venskeho snemu, zriekli by SINE sa
tym istym einom celej pittsburgh
skej dohodt, pretoze bez snemu,
nieto a nemoze byt' nijakej samo-
spravy, bez neho pittsburghska
dohoda by bola skutocne len "k1-
skom bezcenneho papieru.' Slo-
vom, jakykol'vek kompromis v
tejto veci, Dol by pre- mas ol'ko,
ako podpfsat' 81 svoj vlastny or
tiel' smrti, zrieknut' sa funda-
mentu, ma ktorom cely mas BOZ "a
narodne zitie-bytie Slovakov spo-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1923-08-03
Uprimna radost'

Hasic (ktory zaspal pozde do
siel ma miesto ohna "Chvala
Bohu, este horf!''
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
PL AN
CHRISTMAS
TREE
Georgetown Association viii
Have One Is Feet High II
Park Triangle.

Headed ~ Albion X. Paris, !
COMMITTEES Of Georgetown citizens
wiIl meet Wednesday evening IN the
Potomac Savings Bank Building to
complete plans for community serv-
Toes and large Christmas tree.
The tree, twenty-five feet tall. win
be set up In the park triangle at the
OF Twenty-seventh street,
III street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, opposite Peck Memorial
chapel.
Two Services Planned.
Two services, 1T which ali citizens
OF the community will be invited,
have been planned, one on Christmas
eve and another on New Year eve.
Special services win be conducted by
the Rev. Charles Z. Trigg, Decem-
Der rs.
The AFFAIR IL under the auspices Of
the COMMITTEES that conducted the
sing last year. aided and backed by
the Georgetown Citizens Association.
Members Of Committee.
Members Of the committee are;
The Rev. Charles b. Austin. T. Jan.
ney Brown. b. A. BowIes, Harold
w. Burnside. g. B0wdOin Craighill,
N. w. Dorsey, Frank X. Green, VIII.
liam T. Glover, ErslEine Gordon
Louis r.. Hieston, Mrs. "A. Parker
Kitchens, Harry ". Haines, Mrs
John Ihler, the Rev. Il w. Ketchum
Frank r, Leetch, William G. LOCKER
Hervey l.. Lauder, Richard Mozart.
ney, Ernest r. Mechlin, y. A. Oliver
A. r., Paris, jr., John G.. Reckert
Mrs. 81. w. McReynolds, Mrs. Il, ID
Smoot. T. Blackwell Smith and E. d
Talcott.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
REPRODUCED
IN FILM
Ship Built for "courtship Of
Miles Standisn" Called
Real Achievement.

a Iand-locked sailing vessel.
exactly reproducing the Pilgrims
famous Mayf1ower. rolling and toss
ing in the midst Of real waves by
reason OF an ingenious mechanical
mounting was constructed for
Charles Rays production Of 1.-THE
Courtship Of Myles Standish," now
running at the President.
Even In an industry which boasts
Of many novelties and unusual de.
vices to create the illusions Of
realism this ship IL regarded as q
remarkable achievement.
Instead Of being merely q half
boat or q boat profile, such a.
have been employed in the past,
the Mayflower is complete on every
side, so that from no angle can the
camera detect imitation. The strange
craft apparently rides in the water.
but 40 q matter Of fact, IL without
r. bottom. Instead, It Is supported
by q single concrete pier, the top
OF which - provided with 9 ball
and socket joint or pivot on which
rests the weight Of the entire struc-
tTrn, aggregating ninety tons. SO
the vessel that it balances perfectly
on this single point, and by means
of steam engines mounted within
the full, above the water line. the
boat is given q combination rolling
and tossing motion that reproduces
with remarkable fidelity the mo-
ton Of q storm-swept ship at sea.
The vessel ID an exact reproduc-
ton of the original ship In size and
design.
Being Of light wood construction,
incapable Of withdrawing severe
strain. II Ii built around q rectangu-
lar steel frame.
Some OF the scenes which center
on this ship involve d reproduction
OF q terrific storm ct sea- To pro-
ducO the storm and closeups on the
various decks and In the cabins Of
the ship It was necessary TO build
separate replicas OF each deck.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
BULLET ENDS CAREER OF
FIGHTING RANCE KING

HAZELTON, Pa, Dec. IA buck
deer with twelve prongs, which is
thought to have tantalized hunters
Of this section for the last ten years,
was killed by DR.. Ira Freyman, Of
weatherly. The deer weighed 1855
pounds dressed, and its horns were
cut and gashed from battles with
other bucks for title Of the range.
While all the deer hunters OF
White Haven were in the surround
ing mountains looking for deer, q
buck wandered into the town and
walked through the main street
without q shot being fired at it.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
SHOE PRODUCTION IS
27O.7O3. 642 PAIRS

NEW YORK. Dec. production
Of boots and shoes In the United
States during the first nine months
In 1928 totaled 270.7OS. 642 pairs, an
increase OF 10 per cent over the
total for the corresponding period
last year, It was reported today.
The swiftness of changing styles
was held largely responsible for the
increased output.
According to the Standard Daily
Trade Review, the bigger produc.
ton has not been productive of
generally higher prices. the ex.
pansion Of sales being chiefly con.
fined to few Of the larger organi-
zafionn,
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
|
NEW BUILDING
CENTER
Intensive Development to Be
Undertaken IN Section,
ls Forecast.

Intensive development and i'm
provement Of New York avenue and
e street, beyond Nineteenth street
northwest, Is forecast with the erec-
ton at this intersection Of the
Washington auditorium.
The auditorium win be on the
outskirts of Washington's principal
departmental center, and its com.
pletion probably will be the signal
for several important building ope-
rations to the west Of the struc-
ture.
That the auditorium should prove
Of benefit to real estate values in
the section il unQuestioned by those
informed Of the progress Of this
project. It is believed by some that
in q few years the auditorium Will
be an important integral part Of q
new and brilliant section Of the
National Capital.
The auditorium IL within i've
minutes walk of the White House.
the Treasury, State, War and Navy
Departments, and diagonally across
the street from the $4,000, 900 In.
terror Department building. Street
car facilities are OF the best, and
parking is possible at all hours.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
SLEEPY JUROR FoRCETs
AND CAUSES MISTRIAL

NEWARK, N. j.. Dec. IA
sleepy Juror, who forgot all about
the case he was hearing. caused
Federal Judge Runyon to declare q
n1istrial in the case Of Howard
Sheck and Michael Camorato, OF
Atlantic City, charged with con-
spiracy to smuggle liquor into the
United States.
John Gross served In the United
States navy during the war and
was only recently discharged from 8
conyalescent hospital. Gross, with
the other jurors left the courtroom
for q recess during which he fell
asleep. When he was awakened he
had suffered q lapse OF memory and
said that he knew nothing about
the case. He was taken home.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
WIDOW CROSSES OCEAN 70
WED RRoThER-lN-LAvv

GLOUCESTER, n. j., Dec. t.
Mrs. Liligina i. Clrelli. forty. q
widow, who arrived from Genoa,
italy, on the steamship Colombo on
Sunday last, has been married 70
Frank CurelIi, o4 Conemaugh. Pa,
at the office OF Mayor Kngler IN
woodbury.. Her husband died three
years ago and she has three chill
dren.
Having an interest in his broth
er:s family and being lonely himself,
Curelli sent 4 proposal ~ marriage
to his sister-in-law and told her
that if she would come here he
would marry her and help raiss
the three children.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
CHICAGO TRIAL OF STOKES
TO BE SET FOR JANUARY

CHICAGO, Dec. THE trial az
W. =. p. Stokes. New York multi.
millionaire. charged with plOttinr
to defame the name Of his wife
Helen EIwood Stokes, il secutine
evidence for his divorce trial r,,,,
be set December II, for some tIyn -
In the January term Of co mr.
Judge Wells ~. Cook declared Is.
day. - -
Cnarles ?. Wharton, States 40
rofney, was reported today to have
asserteQ that the Stokes, forces
were attempting to delay the trial.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
BEST LAXATIVE
IF SICK, BILIOUS
Harmless Cathartic for Men,
Women and Children.

No griping or inconvenience fol
lows q gentle liver and bowel
cleansing with "Cascarets. Sick
Headache, Biliousness, Gases, In
digestion. and all such distress
gone by morning. Most harmless
laxative for Men, Women and
Children-1Dc boxes, also IS and
soc sizes, any drug store.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07

AsoUITH WILL REFUSE
TO ACCEPT PEERAGE
LONDON. Dec. 7.-Former Pre-
mier Asuuith has been asked II he
intends to accept q peerage.
"I have no intention Of doing
any such thing" he said.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
Pullman Conductors
Backed For Paw
Increase

InternatlOnal News eervice.

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Asserting
its opinion that the prevailing
wage schedule for Pullman car
conductors is unjust and unreas-
enable, the United States Rail-
way Labor Board has recon.
mended the conductors be grant
ed an increase Of approximately
$40 q month and that the new
scale be made retroactive to De-
cember /, last, it was announced
here today by Chairman Ben. w.
Hooper.
The wage controversy has
been waging heatedly since the
autumn Of 1922, when represen-
tatives Of the Order Of Sleeping
Car Conductors requested GER
tain revisions in wages and rules
previously agreed upon between
them and the Pullman Company.
The dispute finally was referred
to the Labor Board for adjudica-
ton last July.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
coWBOY FAMlsHED FAILS
I'M ATTEMPT At SUICIDE

CHICAGO, Dec. I. Joseph Dwyer,
OF Sistersville, w. Va, formerly 4
cowboy, sat ID q police cell today
with only disorderly conduct
charge to reward him Tor his sc.
forts to hang himself.
After several days OF fruitIess
search for work, pwyer found his
resources shrunken to 90 cents. He
was famished but fought OFF his
hunger to buy fourteen feet az
rope. With def cowboy hands he
fashioned q moose I'm one end and
hung himself from teIenhone
pole. Passersby found him sense.
less and cut him down.
He was doing nicely In iafl To.
day, with bologna and rye bread
upon which to feast.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
500, 900 TOWARD SHRINE
TO JEFFERSON Is PAID

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec.
THE first step toward making
Monticello a national shrine has
been taken by the Thomas Jeffer.
son Memorial Foundation with the
payment of 10000 toward the
purchase Of the home.
Hereafter, the board of directors
announced. it will have a direct
part In the care and supervision of
the property pending payment of
the remaining 100000 Of the pur.
chase price.
The first payment represents con.
tributions from New York State,
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
SWEDISH CATHEDRAL, 800
YEARS OLD, CELEBRATES

STOCKHOLM. Dec. 7.-Sweden's
oldest and most magnificent cathe.
dral, the edifice at Lund, has inst
observed the 800th anniversary Of
it's founding, with elaborate cere.
monies.
Delegates were present from
churches in England, Germany.
Norway, Denmark and Finland.
The central altar Of the cathedral
The Washington times., 1923-12-07

SiIver-Plated
Ware
All the 1S47 Rogers
Ware, Lifetime Silver
Plate, at factory set
prices-in all patterns.
Other 26-piece sets Of
fiat ware as low as
$500.
We carry all the odd
pieces to make up COM
plete sets, and all fully
guaranteed. Monogramed
without charge.
The Washington times., 1923-12-07
3 WOMEN DIE, MAN HURT
IN BLAZE SET BY MICE

TWINING, Mich, Dec. 7.-Three
women lost their lives and a man
suffered burns from which he may
die in a fire at the farm home of
Joseph Delosh near here.
Mice nibbling at matches are be.
lieved responsible for the fire.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-08
AROUND THE, COURT HOUSE

George Ezell has been i'll for a few
days and Grover Clark has been TAX
ing his place in the sheriff's office
Deputy Sheriff D. P. Brill has re-
signed, effective March Is, and Mr.
Clark will take his place.
| District court was in session for
several weeks in November, Deem
Der and January and convened again
in February and the calendar is
about cleaned up. The jury finished
its work and was discharged Tues
day. There are a few cases to be
heard by the court without jury.
Charles Cantwell, who was con-
victed of wronging his daughter, the
testimony being very conflicting. was
sentenced to not less than five years
in prison.
The case of the Federal Reserve
bank against Just and Pugmire has
been continued for the term.
Marriages of Fred c. Kluck and
Ida M. Larson, and Arthell c..
Ingram and Nan Davis were per-
formed by Judge Good on February
and 5.
People who have been inquiring
what Is being done regarding the
unsettled official accounts of former
Assessor e. T. Malcolm for the fail
ure to collect personal taxes now
lost to the county thru his failure,
are informed that 1t has all been
placed in the hands of County At
torney Hamilton Wright, with sug
gestion that he proceed to collect 1t
from the bondsmen of Mr.. Malcolm.
Mr.. Wright reports that he re-
quires the official statement from
Auditor G. B. Moon, as to just what
sums are so involved, so that he can
make demand upon the bondsmen
for the total amount. He states that
Mr.. Moon promised to compile the
information and certify 1t as soon as
he completed the audit of the city
accounts, but Mr.. Moon finished his
audit and filed it with the city coun-
Gil on February 13, and SO far as Mr..
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-08
SECOND TEAM TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY AT POCATELLO

A tournament for the second
teams of the high schools of this
district will be held at Pocatello Sat
urday. Altho Blackfoot was not very
successful in the first team tourna-
ment held last week, she is proud
Of her second team and believes
strongly that they will be the win
ners in this tournament which means
that she will have strong team next
year. This is the first year in which
anything of this sort has been done
and it has brought great many into
athletics who thought that they did
not have chance to get any where
under the old system.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-03-08
WESTERN SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR

A new secretary of the interior has
been appointed and he is western
man as he should be for most Of his
work affects the west. This appoint
ment falls to Post Master General
Work of Colorado, and Senator New
succeeds him as post master general
Former Governor D. w. Davis OF
Idaho has been rendered the position
of assistant secretary of the interior
and there should be no doubt of his
acceptance. 1t is good position
and he owes it to his state to take it.
True it pays only $4,000 year, and
he cannot much more than live on
that in Washington, but his work as
dry farmer and irrigator, chairman
of the Western States Reclamation
association and governor of Idaho,
dealing all the time with matters OF
reclamation and in his trips to recla-
nation conferences, meeting with
the big men of the west in that work,
and seeing the big projects of the
west and proposed projects, has
fitted him for the position now Of
fered to him.
II the people of this valley vote to
go ahead with the American Falls
reservoir, 1t will be of some value to
Idaho to have an Idaho man from
American Falls so near the head Of
the department having charge of
construction and all the intricate
legal and business operations con-
nected with 1t.
Governor Davis was candidate
for the post of secretary Of the in
terror when Franklin X. Lane died
three years ago, when it went to
Governor Fall of New Mexico.
Governor Davis has lost heavily in
business in recent years, due to the
failure of the dry farm venture. He
owned farms near American Falls,
and was loaning money to dry farm
ers in considerable volume when the
dry years came on, and the present
hard times coupled with the failure
of dry farming has just about ruined
him. 1t is said that If he had been
on the ground to give his personal
attention to business he would have
saved considerable from the wreck,
but his duties as governor took all
his time, and the man he left in
charge changed his plans and moved
away, so there was nobody suf-
familiar with it to save it.
If Governor Davis can afford to
take a job in Washington that just
about affords him living, and can
go ahead and give the west the bene-
fit of his knowledge of reclamation
for a few years, it will be good for
his home state, altho it will take the
best years of his life when man
owes it to his family to be laying up
for them.