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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-01
COLLEGE DRIVE
FAILS To GET
FUNDS SOUGHT
Endowment Campaign,
Oh Closing Day, Only
Half of Amount Re-
quired Checkup shows

Today, the final date for raising
S45,000 for the College of Idaho En-.
dowment fund to meet requirements
laid down year ago by the general
education board, found the fund hard
ly more than half subscribed
Check-up Thursday showed about
$4,000 of the S45,000 to have been
raised as a result of the campaign
made during recent months. Caldwell
with a quota of $4,000, raised $4,000,
according to these figures. 1t is quite
possible. however, that the total am
cunt subscribed may be increased
somewhat within the next few days
as slow reports come in from out
side sources.
Not only does failure of this cam
paign lose about $4,000 of general edu-
cation board funds to be credited TO
the college fund but it also seriously
threatens the possibility of receiving
further substantial financial aid from
the same source. Already the College
of Idaho has been conditionalIy pied
ged 100000 in new endowment pro-
gram and it is considered quite pos
sible that this promise will be with
drawn.
Unusual economic conditions and
the inability of Idaho citizens who,
despite keen interest in the college,
find it impossible to give at present,
are given as reasons for the failure
of the drive. Robert Mccormick,
working in the east for thus fund, OBJ
tanned 10000 in one week recently in
Pittsburgh and is of the opinion that
another short extension of time might
make it possible to raise the additional
amount required in the east. What
success Mr.. Mccormick had in the
closing days of the drive had not been
learned Thursday afternoon and, con-
sequently, the total raised during the
campaign will be certainly known for
a few more days.
Boise, where an extensive campaign
was conducted short time ago, sub
scribed about S4500. according to the
report on the drive. Other Idaho
towns subscribed literally but many
promises of help during this month
were not met because of conditions
arising at the last moment TO make
the gift impossible.
AS result of the campaign. how
ever, $4,000 will be obtained immedi-
ately from the general education board
to comply with the contract with the
college. This fund will be drafted
just as soon as final campaign reports
are received, the only provision being
that the College of Idaho be free from
current expense obligations. This
can be met at the present
time although about $4,000 addition
al money will be required to complete
the present school year and maintain
that position.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-01
Corn Belt Farmers
Rapidly Lose Lands

Washington-More than eight
and one half per cent of the
owner-farmers in fifteen corn and
wheat producing states lost their
farms with or without legal pro-
cess between 1920 and the spring
of 1923, the United States depart
ment OF agriculture has learned
through a special inquiry TO which
2,400 farmers in the Upper Missi-
ssippi Valley replied. In addition,
more than Is per cent of the
owners were in fact temporarily
insolvent, but held on through the
leniency of creditors.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-01
RENEW APPLE CONTRACT

Dan Wuille company. apple buyers
and exporters, were re-engaged by the
Idaho Apple Growers association
Tuesday to act as their salesman for
the 1924 crop. This action was taken
at an enthusiastic meeting OF the as
sociation directors held here Tuesday
afternoon. So well pleased were mem
bers with this years results from this
company that no effort was made to
obtain other proposals and no other
concern was suggested 10 market the
1924 crop for the association.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-01
WORK ON COSTUMES

The domestic arts department of the
Caldwell High school, under the di-
rection OF Miss Patton is finishing the
sixty costumes which will be used in
the opera "Thc Crimson Eyebrows"
which will be presented by +. F. Bealc
at the American Theatre February Is
and 49,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-01

A. F. Kanosky. naval recruiting Of
hcer with headquarters at Boise, will
be in Caldwell today to furnish infor-
nation 20 eligible young men coh-
cerning naval service and to accept
enlistmenis in that branch OF the
service.
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27

and show them l am one of those
kind of gentleman that they cant
make no cats pa out of. At lease
not while | got my good cents. And
plenty of poppolarity.
Saterday-well we bought pa a
new pear of pajammas me and ma
did today and when we give them to
him sed sed. well | don't think you
will ever be able to ware them out.
Pa he laffs out loud and sed Well /
don't think that is where they are X
pected to be wore. Then he hollers
and lafs and when we looked stoopid
he sed. OUT see what | mean.
Sunday-Jane came to Sunday
skool today in outfit that wood of
II AIDE you oren ylre eyes wtth En-
vie. And when she seen ne she
busted into a smile & showed her
dimple cheeks like rain bows N the
fragrant sunrise. After all sci 4
done / CESS she is the l girl in the
hole wirld / don't like no buddy else
the same as.
Monday--well as we are gong to
have lot Of Co. for cupptc wks
we got a new hired girl. We half to
pay her warsh;ng and give her 5
mites off AMI afternoons & the use
of the frunt rm. 2 evenings. Pa says
if weed take are meals out & get sum
l to make up. the beds she mite have
a real desirable place to wirk at. Ma
hired her.
Tuesday-ma an me went to the
pitcher show loan tonite. When we
cum home we was skared We thot
we seen a strange man on are daving-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27
regarding the gasoline tax.

regarding the gasoline tax.
The first law providing for a gaso-
line tax for road purposes was enact
ed by the state of Oregon in 1919.
Other states began to follow the ex-
ample of Oregon until today there are
SO states with gasoline tax laws, with
rates as follows:
4c gallon, Arkansas; SC a gallon,
Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Car
olina, Oregon, South Carolina, Vir-
gina; gee gallon, Utah; &c, Mon
tana, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Washington, Alabama, California,
Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Massaehu-
sets, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ten
ressee, West Virginia; lie a gallon,
Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Mexico, North Da-
kota, Maine, Oklahoma, Texas, Yer
mont, Wyoming.
The Governor of Michigan vetoed /,
gasoline tax bill passed by the last
legislature, but recently announced
that he will sign such bill if passed
by the legislature and if the license
rate is equitably adjusted. Minnesota
will vote on a gasoline tax constitu-
tional amendment at the November
election this year with every indica-
ton that it will pass. Bills are now
pending in several legislatures in ses-
sion providing for gasoline tax laws.
1t is not only significant that SO of
the as states have thus far passed
laws of this character, but it is equ-
ally significant that Ia of the states
which enacted gasoline tax laws prior
to January /, 1928, raised the rate of
taxation at the legislative sessio i
held in that year. The willingness to
pay more indicated general salts
faction with the gasoline tax law. 1t
may be observed that this legislation
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27

has been so successful in other states
that there is marked tendency
throughout the country in the diree-
ton of cutting the license rate and in
eteasing the rate of gasoline taxes,
III view of the impressive roll of
states which have adopted this
method of financing highway i'm
provement the facts regarding this
law are of interest to the people of
Wisconsin inasmuch as they have
a big highway program to finance.
F. A. Cannon,
Executive Secretary,
Good Roads Assn of Wisconsin.
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port. but we found it was just pa
He had went to sleep and left his
mouth open and we diddent reco-
nize him at LIST.
Wensday- When teecher asst us all
what we wanted to be when we was
groan up Blisters sed he wants to be
CRATE filossofer so his name wood
go down amongst the famous I'M
morals.
Thirsday-Ant Emmy says if she
was pa she wood get job on mother
paper. She says this paper must be
pritty hard up for adds when they
use up a hole page for l ad like they
do sum times.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27
JOURNAL MAIL BOX
THROUGH WITH "AXEL"
River Falls, Wis.

River Falls, Wis.
March "a, 1924.
Dear Editor of The Journal:
Because / have remained silent for
several weeks in face of Axel Peter
sons insinuations about me does not
mean that l am too cowardly to re-
ply. Rather it means that | do not
wish to become further involved in
what appears to me to be useless con
troversy with person Of his caliber.
At first took him seriously. but /
am now convinced that he must be a
poor, harmless mortal eager for pub
Lefty. Furthermore he has been sill
enced on the outlandish school pro-
posal and so-and-so, and l hope that
the taxpayers of our comfortable,
little city win not be again misled on
that question. We do need a new
graded-school building, and NOR
room for our growing high-school b1s
neither one should be built until our
children have grown up.
Sincerely yours.
''Old Subscriber"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27

TEEN we are ore
gonizeing. The
fellows S a Y 5
they want to
elect me to be
the Manager but
l am not to play
a tall. / see
sum thing rot
ten in the wood
pile. They want
to just get red
of me in a nice
easy going man
ner. well il
cant be done. 1
am a going to
oregonize a new
TEEN of my own
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27
twenty-five Years Ago
From The River Falls Journal
March 80, 1899

DR.. Hotvedt and DR.. johnson have
dissolved partnership at Martel, DR..
Hotvedt returning to Spring Valley.
--25---
Ernest Whitehead will move TO
Baldwin, where he will open a res
taurant and bakery.
-25.-
Harry HuNburt and Ever Smith
have bought the job printing Office
of w. E. Tubbs.
-25-
DR.. G. A. Hill has sold his house on
Cascade ave-, to j. Curtis. DR.. Hull
will move to Cedar Rapids, Ia, and
pursue his proprietary medicine bust
ness.
-25-
There has been sleighing here con-
tinuously since November 21-130
days.
-25-
The amount of tax assessed against
that portion of River Falls which lies
in Pierce county for 1898 was $12,-
SGT. OF this amount $4,000 was
school tax voted by the district
20
The city will vote on the question
of license this Spring. Following
a review of the license vote during the
past few years: In 1896 the question
was not voted; in '96 license was
voted by majority of as; in '95 by
AZ; in '94 by tie vote; in '93 by Al;
in '92 by 40; in '91 by SO; in 80 by
"A. In $50 two city tickets were nom
mated, one "wet" and the other
"dry," the former winning by ma
jority of '83; in 'SS the no-license
ticket was elected by a majority Of
Is.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27
THE GASOLINE TAX

There is much discussion and inter-
est throughout the state in the ques-
ton of levying tax on gasoline used
in motor vehicles, the proceeds to go
to highway improvement This serie'
Of articles proposes to give the facts
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-03-27
STATS DIARY
By Ross Farquhar

Friday--well | think | am mex to
few things about are new baseball
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Journal Mail Box

Letters From Journal Readers
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-16

MOTION PICTURES
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-16

felt deeply the loss Of my Oldest and
best friend and supporter. March
IL, 1898, I delivered an address on
the direct primary at the University
of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Upon
my return, was shocked to find my
law partner, Samuel A. Harper, des-
perately i'll with pneumonia. | never
left him, day or night, till the end
came. No man has ever been so
completely part Of my life.
The three weeks campaign for the
choice Of candidates in 1898 was one
of the fiercest ever conducted. Gill
bert E. Roe, my former law partner.
now a member Of the New York bar,
was a member of the committee on
resolutions in the convention and led
the fight in committee, securing the
adoption of many progressive planzs.
When the convention met I should
have been nominated on the first bal
lot, except fo~ the use of money with
delegates exactly as in the conven-
ton Of 1888 Senator Stephenson,
then a Scofeld supporter and a
power in the old organization, stated
many times to my friends that the
total amount of money required to
handle delegates the night before the
balloting began was $500.
I was again defeated.
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as are so many employees Of cor
porations, let it be known that Gov
ernor Scofeld had shipped from his
home in Oconto, in the northern part
of the State, to Madison. the cap
ital, in the southern part Of the
State, free on express frank No.
2169, the following:
Jan. Z, 1897, two boxes. two bar
rels; Jan. s, 1897, three barrels, one
box; Jan. 8, 1897, two boxes, 200
pounds; Jan. Il, 1897, two barrels,
two boxes, 1000 pounds; Jan. 10.
1897, one COW Grated; Jan. IA. 1897.
one box, fifty pounds, one box.
twenty-six pounds; Feb. 2, 1897, one
package Feb. 26, 1897, one package;
March rs, 1897, one sewing machine.
one buggy pole.
Finally, in the session of 1899,
Halls bill was forced through the
Legislature, and it at once cut of
one Of the strong props OF the boss
system in Wisconsin.
I come now to the campaign Of
1898. We had been beaten twice al
ready-in 1894 and 1S96-and there
were those who thought it unwise to
fight the denomination Of Schofiel1
in 1898.
Many friends were apprehensivo
that if defeated again it would de-
stroy all possibility Of my leader
ship thereafter, and they urged thai
a negative campaign be made in the
form Of a protest against Scofeld s
denomination, but that we put for
ward a candidate Of our own.
I contended defeat could not de-
stroy any man whose candidacy
was based upon important principles
that vital issues were never de-
str0yed by defeat; and that any fail
ure upon our part to oppose the ma
chine would disintegrate our forces
and greatly delay the overthrow OF
the bosses.
l offered my support to any recog
nized Progressive who would lead the
fight as a candidate for Governor
but insisted that the fight must be
continued increasingly. There being
no other willing to undertake the
campaign. I announced my candi
dacy.
During this campaign of 1898 ]
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ture found themselves confronted
with criticism of their positions on
this legislation. But the free pass
and the telegraph and telephone
frank were valuable assets for the
machine, and it was hard fight.
Bill Chl0rOforned
In the convention of 1896 Hall was
again ready with his anti-pass reso-
luton. 1t was chloroformed as u.s.
ual by the committee on resolutions,
but afterward on the floor of the
convention, when vigilance was re-
Taxed somewhat, Hall seized the op-
portunity, again offered his anti-pass
resolution, and promptly moved it's
adoption.
1t was a dangerous situation for
the machine. It is one thing to
smother a resolution in committee;
it is quite another thing to vote it
down in open convention. The vote
was taken, and to Reconsideration
of the bosses, it was passed with
cheers.
But it was a barren victory so far
as actual results were concerned.
The Legislature of 1897 ignored the
action of the convention and again
defeated Halls anti-pass bill.
More than this, the bosses and
their henchmen denounced 1t. They
said that it had been sprung on the
convention; that it had not been con-
sidered by the platform committee;
that the convention that passed it
was nothing more than a mob; that
it was not a part of the platform
and binding on nobody.
This all helped. 1t provoked dis
cussion and controversy everywhere,
and that is all that is required to ad-
vance any proposition that is sound
and right. The public was now
thoroughly aroused, and the defeat
of the anti.pass bill in the Legisla-
ture of 1897 called down upon those
responsible for it the sharpest criti-
cism. Then a discovery was made
which enabled US to destroy the pass
bribery system.
H. NJ. Tusler, the Madison agent
Of the United States Express Com
pany, who was a strong sympa-
thizer with our reform movement,
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leges went far toward corrupting
the politics of the State.
I had early to meet the problem of
passes in my own case. In 1884,
as soon as I was elected to Congress
several railroads sent me passes AL
though there was then no agitation
of the subject, 1 talked the matter
over with Sam Harper and Judge
Siebecker, my law partners, and we
agreed I must keep myself free
from obligations; I never used rail
road passes while was a member
of Congress, nor at any other time
while held public office.
In 1890 I first met A. r. Hall, to
whom, more than any other man, be-
longs the credit for the enactment
Of the strong statute finally passed,
after nine years struggle, prohibit
ing State officials from accepting,
using, or procuring passes or franks.
His bill for the abolition of passes
and franks was beaten in the session
of 1891, and again in 1898. At the
Haugen convention, Hall offered a
resolution to commit the party
against the pass evil, but the ma
chine has a system which takes care
of all crank" resolutions. AS soon
as a convention is organized, a mo-
ton is adopted providing that all
resolutions shall be referred, with
out being read or debated, to the
committee on resolutions, thereafter
to be appointed. Halls resolution
went to the committee, but was
never heard from after.
But this did not stop Representa-
tive Hall. He was ready with his
anti-pass bill when the Legislature
Of 1895 convened.
To aid in creating public sentiment
against the use Of railway passes by
members Of the Legislature and
other officials. he and l prepared
resolutions which We're printed and
placed in the hands Of reliable men
in practically every township Of the
State.
During the legislative session of
1895 Hall made a speech for his bill
with the usual result.
And public opinion soon began to
respond. Members Of the Legisla-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-16
TODAY is IRISH DAY
Thirty-SecOnd Annual Celebration
Held at Columbia Park.

This is Irish day. Hundreds of
persons attended the thirty-secend
annual celebration by Ancient Order
of Hibernians and Ladies' Auxiliary
of Marion County at Columbia Park.
Annually on or about Aug. Is, the
great Feast of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin, societies of men and
women of the Irish race, hold their
festive gatherings, which in this
country is sometimes called Lady
day. celebration. This is a very
ancient custom Of the IRISH" said
j. P. O'Mahony, editor the Indiana
Catholic.
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my OWN STORY


Democratic administration promptly sues
all State treasurers of the past twenty
years. When Senator Sawyer, Repuo-
Ican boss. tries to bride La Toilette to
influence the court in the interests OF
the treasurers, La Toilette exposes him.
Immediately he, La Toilette, is de-
nounced on every hand for iniurlng the
party machine" From then on La
Toilette conducts an amending fight
az ainst bossism in Wisconsin. He de-
livers speeches on Dangers Threatening
Representative Government" throughout
the State. The Wisconsin Progressives
find a medium in The State, edited by
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PAYS $500 TO
DELEGATES AT CONVENTION

CONGRESSMAN John NJ Nelson. late a
Congressman
The bosses were alarmed. Here
was publication carrying the truth
week by week into every community.
It's policy could not be affected in
anyway. Something must be done.
So they sought to have the Post
office Department at Washington
deny the paper the second-class mail
privilege.
1 knew the affair had been in
stigated by Postmaster Keyes and
the bosses, and I wrote the depart
ment, inviting the most searching
inspection, but stating what 1 knew
to be the purpose back of the attack.
Inspectors from Washington took
possession Of our books, and made a
thorough investigation. No order
came from the Postoffice Department
denying us the second-class privi-
lege.
In the meantime we were not only
actively at work with our political
propaganda and our efforts to over
turn the machine, but we were also
advancing constructive measures of
various sorts as rapidly as we could
get them to the attention of the
people
Free Passes
One effort was to secure a law pre-
venting railroad companies from Civ
ing free passes to political leaders
and public officials. The pass abuse
had grown to extraordinary proper
lions in Wisconsin, and the power
to give passes. franks on telegraph
and telephone lines, free passage on
Pullman cars, and free transporta-
ton by express companies had be-
come a great asset of the machine
politicians. These insidiOus privi-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-16

It's the narrowest runway" in
the world and the most dangerous
and slippery Of all ballroom floors.
1t is less than two-eighths Of an
inch wide.
And yet, on this mere thread Of
steel, Berta Beeson, the worlds
greatest danseuse of the tight wire
performs more intricate feats and
executes more difficult steps than
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-16

my OWN STORY is an exclusive
newspaper version of one of the great
FOllettes own story of adventures in
politics as written by himself in 1919.
together with an authorized narrative
of his experiences IN the years since
then