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Ifc CaUtaneU (ftrUmne VOL. XXXI. NO. 38. CALDWELL, IDAHO, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1914. WEEKLY, $2.00 PER YE\R. WEEKLY REVIEW STATE NEWS WITH OUR COMMENT The loan alleged to have been made to State Treasurer O. V. Allen and associates was taken up Saturday by W. H. Gibbard. This loan with taxes and interest amounted to $8884.68 and it has been stated that the security for the loan was insufficient and that the state stood to lose. The land in ques tion was purchased by the Wyoming Holding Co., of which Mr. Gibbard is chief stockholder. This company paid $25,000 for the tract of land on which the state had loaned $8000.00. Owing to the fact that it has been pub licly charged that the loan had been made without proper security, when Mr. Gibbard appeared befire the board offering to take up the loan and ac crued interest, it was deemed best to assign the mortgage. This statement was made by Attorney General Peter son. The facts in the case are that the present land board had practically nothing to do with the loan. It was authorized by the former board, "That, however, is insignificant," said Register Jenness, "for the application papers and everything by which the land board might judge the circum stances of the loan and its validity were apparently all that they purport ed to be. The members of the board make no personal investigation. That is done by the subordinates. The ac tion of the board is determined by the reports from the land commissioner's force and upon the face of the applica tion," The loan was made on March 15th to the firm of Wood and Ensign. When time fou the interest payment came due, the registrar sent the notice to the parties in whose name the loan was made. They made no reply. Later he heard from a member of the firm which now owns the land, that the Boise Investment company was the owner. When time for the next in terest payment became, due, O. V. Al len, as president of the Boise Invest ment company, was notified, in addi tion to Wood and Ensign, and de mands were made on all three, coupled with the notification that if the payment was not made some fur ther action must be taken. Since that time the land has been in the hands ol the Wyoming Holding company and that company has been so in volved that the payment could not be made until Mr. Gibbard took the debt upon himself in order to protect his interests in the property. Mr. Allen says he has no connection with that company. Progressives Lose Their Nominee. The Progressive party was uable to find in Idaho a man to accept their nomination for representative in con gress. In consequence they nailed a citizen of Washington who was tem porarily sojourning in Idaho. How ever, this Washingtonian could not stand the gaff. He flew the coop just before the primary election and is now hiding in the tall timber. This is the news from Filer where Mrs. E. H. Rittig, the man in question, was dis covered. Mr. Rettig's home it at Op portunity, Wash., and his family re sides there. He went to Filer during the summer and later was slated for the nomination for congress. Just previous to the primaries Mr. Rettig left Filer presumably upon a campaign trip. He has not been heard from since and none of his friends know of his whereabouts. The Progressives cannot afford to lose voters let alone candidates. The v have too few as it is. In consequence they are putting forth a strenuous ef fort to locate their wandering boy. The Tribune respectfully suggests that if he cannot be found that the lone Elmore county voter be given the nomination. This man deserves some recognition. Farmers Injure Themselves. The fact that farmers are poor hands to stick together has been known and commented upon for years Alliances, unions and co-operative in stitutions among farmers have been or ganized times without number. With out fail they have lost their usefulness because the farmers themselves did not stick with their owjt rules and re gulations. Fruit growers associations have been wrecked by temporary high prices for their products offered by independent buyers. So it has been with all other organizations of this kind. An organization to mar ket the crop is perfected. Independ ent buyers appear upon the scene with remarkably good offers. The farmer sells to the independent buyer and his association breaks up. The next year the indepenedent buyers get the pro duct at their own price. There is in this section of the *tate an association which is trying to mar ket the potato crop at a profitable figure. It was very successful last year and gave promise of being sue cessful this year. This- association now complains that Idaho potatoes are selling for 80 cents per hundred when market conditions justify a price of from 90 cents to $1.10 per hundred. The market has been upset by the shipments of independent buyers. In a letter to managers of local institu tions, A. F. Dechman, sales manager of the state association, who is now in Texas, says: (Continued on last page.) 7/ ->Y ml - • 3 £-1 «MM" BARRICADE ATWUÄ ! BEIW "OV* FKL33 AS SOCIAT Sm m ma ftOlSALLIENi] su ÊMà s m -«A sr:::: y.. COMhANOttRlMG H0R5E IN LONDON I pmaa »SSO<I» T>OH • • • # • CP05S mur; GERMAN 301DIERS AT HALLEN, &ELGIU u vsm. News Snapshots Of the Week The great war In Uurope continued wltb Heice lighting ou all sides. Hospitals In all cities near the scenes of action were crowded with wounded, and Red Cross nurses and physicians were worked to the utmost The steamship Red Cross prepared to leave New Vork. carrying thirty physicians aud 120 nurses to the battleflelds. Much fighting was done behind hastily constructed barricades, wagons and other vehicles being used In the streets to check the advances of the enemy. Business or nearly all kinds was at a standstill, and the governments commandeered horses and other supplies when needed and wherever found General Ualllenl directed the rrencb army near Parte Pope Renedlctappolnted Cardinal Kerrntn seeretnry of state, and arrangements were made to take gteps to arraug^or peace. WELL KNOWN CALDWELL MAN PASSES AWAY E. C. Spencer, well known in this community, quietly passed away the morning of the 23d inst., at his resi dence, 14th and Blaine streets, this city. The funeral was held yesterday at three o'clock from the residence, Dr. W. J. Boone officiating, with Jines Furniture Co., in charge of the ar rangements. Interment was in the Canyon Hill cemetery. Mr. Spencer was born in Vermont and was between 63 and 64 years of age at the time of his death. He leaves a wife, five boys and one daughter to mourn him All but two of the boys were at the funeral. HEAVY CALENDAR fiEFORE DIST. COURT The September term of the district court convened Tuesday with Judge Bryan presiding; Clerk Stovel, Sheriff Breshears, Reporter Shelby and 50 or 60 lawyers assisting. The court cal endar for this term is the heaviest that this county has had for several terms. There are 132 oivil cases and 12 criminal cases to be tried at this term of count. There are seven divorce cases listed for the term, six appeal cases, 12 dam age actions, five suits in which Coun ty Assessor Christopher seeks to col lect alleged delinquent taxes from the receiver and the officials of the late Bank of Nampa, Ltd., and the rest of the entries on the civil calendar are regarding foreclosures, debts, eject ments and injunction«. Probably the most important or at least the most interesting case of the criminal docket is the prosecution of J. A.Givens, C. E. Lore and C. L. Robbins, officials of the defunct Bank of Nampa, who are charged with making a false report of the condition of the Namipa banking house to the state bank commissioner. Their case was heard at the last term of the dis trict court here but the jury failed to agree on a verdict. Heavy Criminal Docket. The criminal docket, in addition to the above mentioned bankers' trial, in cludes the cases of the state against John Bollinger, Samuel Bollinger, W. J. Crank and Eiden McGee, charged with assault with deadly weapons; A. B. Mitchell, Howard Lauer, grand lar ceny; Jerry Hall, Jonathan Rutledge, burglary; W. W. Russell, embezzle ment; R. R. Smith, George Hoover, Dollie Brainard, adultery. All of these defendants were ar raigned before Judge Bryan Tuesday forenoon. The trials of Rutledge and Hoover were continued to the next term of court. Mrs. Dollie Brainard entered a plea of not guilty. EVERY SACK OF POTATOES MUST SHOW EXACT WEIGHT New Federal Law So Provide»—And Growers Must Comply. A new federad law provides that the grower must mark the exact weight of every sack of potatoes offered for shipment. This is causing the grow ers considerable trouble as many of them are unfamiliar with the law Seemingly the law works a needless bother and expense upon the farmer The same trouble has been exper ienced at Idaho Falls and other po tato growing sections. The growers there have asked the Idaho delegation in congress to furnish them more more light on and a copy of the law; and also urging our members to se cure the repeal of the law. TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM 55 ACRES OF POTATOES A car load of business men out on the Caldwell Interurban the first of the week to see the 55-acre potato field of J. M. Frye near Appleton sta tion. Mr. Frye realized an average of 250 sacks to the acre of Early Ida ho spuds. His crop will net him over $200 per acre. He will have an exhibit at the fair. Fair Will be Bigger and Better than Ever That the Canyon County Fair which opens Tuesday of next week will ec lipse all previous efforts is a foregone conclusion. The entries on all classes of exhibits are coming in fast and Manager Jack Riddle has been kept jumping side ways to keep the accomodations ahead of the swelling tide of exhibits. Always the finest exhibition of horses and livestock in the entire northwest, this year the fair promises even better showings. In the fine arts and household classes, there is every promise that the lovers of things beautiful will have an opportunity to see wonders. Carnival and Street Dances. Manager Riddle has received as surances from the big J. L. Strange Carnival Company that they will be on hand with six shows, for downtown crowds, while the grounds will have special attractions from the same com pany. Wednesday night there will be a big street dance on the pavement and on Thursday evening the merriment will exceed the speed limit when the big mask ball will be held in the street. Here all the fun and frolic of the Mardi Gras; the confetti, the horns, the whistles, the gay colored streamers the thousand and one affectations of the masked revelers; all lit up with myriad bright lights and the tinkle of happy laughter, will give to the merry visitor's memory one of those bright spots that live long through the dust of every day life. Precinct and Farmers' Club Competi tions Sharp. The competition in Precinct and Farmers' Club exhibits will be unusu ally sharp this year. The entries are coming in fine shape and will surprise everyone. The old hog barns have made over into a barn for beef and dairy stock. The dairy stock, with two milking machines, will be shown in the same barn as last year New double hog pens, 120 feet long, have been built to accomodate the numerous entries W T. Howard and Carl Barringcr have written in for a reservation of 14 stalls for Percherons a^d Shet lands. Perry Hadsall has 4 stalls for Percherons. Dan Haylett and Robt. McCluskey will show their splendid Belgians. Herman Weick, C. E. Dib ble, E. Chapman, Sid Tucker and others will show standardbreds. Herman Weick and Jim Baker have fine exhibit of Shropshire sheep, "THE SPOILERS" MAKES BIG HIT AT HUREE. Tuesday "The Spoilers" make one of the biggest hits ever scored in the movies in Caldwell. The big Huree theatre was simply packed to its capacity in the evening and the crowd thoroughly enjoyed the story presented from start to finish. There was a punch in every 100 feet of film and many of the audience de clared it to be the best production they had ever witnessed anywhere. FREE METHODIST SERVICES. Regular services are being held by the Free Methodists in their chapel in the old College dormitory building, opposite the court house. Sunday school at 10:30 and preach ing at 11:30 in the morning and at eight o'clock in the evening each Sab bath. We earnestly invite all who are interested in bible salvation to attend. Everybody welcome. M. L. Root, pastor. Friday of last week Misses Botkin and Price left for the east. Miss Botkin will resume .her studies in do mestic science at Boston. Miss Price will take a course in designing at New York. while A. L. Wilson, J. M. Royston, and E. C. Rice will have Poland China exhibits fully up the high standard set in previous years. William McCluskey, and others will have Duroc Jerseys; L. S. Dille and Herman Weick have entered Berk shires; and Otto Giese, and George Holton, O. I. C. hogs. In the Dairy Barn. The Hulbert Holstein-Fersian Stock Kann, owners of the great prize-win ning herd of Holsteins, will have their herds on hand. L. L. Young and C. C. Bales have a fine showing of Her fords; W. A. Hall will exhibit Short horns; Adam Blackstock will have his Poled Angus on hand; Wmt Weick and D. L. Young will show Red Polled cattle. M. S. McAdoo will be on hand with his Angora Goats—all beauties of the very first water. Mrs. W. H. Zimmerman of Pay ette has sent in 125 entries in the fine arts, woman's work and household de partments. Senator Brady Gives $100.00. Senator Brady, Republican nominee for United States Senator, has made the fair a donation of $100.00 for use in the Children's club work. The Children's clubs of the state will meet in competition at the fair this year, re presentatives from each of the coun ties of the state being here. The children's club work is in charge of State Supt. Chamberlain and Mr. Pot ter, as far as the state clubs are can cerned. The county club wonk is in charge of the county superintendent and Prof. Ireland. Good Race Program. The race program has already been published in The Tribune. This de partment is in charge of J. S. Har rington, which fact suffices to guaran tee one of the best series of races in the state this year. The music will be furnished by the Idaho Band, and altogether the fair promises to be a winner in every par ticular. The one thing needed is good at tendance. The management has worked day and night to have the best fair ever seen in Canyon County. No matter what your interest, you will fine something on hand for your particular benefit. Go early and stay iate—and go often. You will have a 50 per cent better time the second day you visit the grounds than you did the first; and if you go every day, you'll simply be one big mass of enthusiastic enjoyment. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? The total vote of all but three coun ties in Kansas in the recent state-widt primary is as follows: Arthur Capper, Republican, 103,103, George H. Hedges, Democrat, 70,875 Henry Allen, Progressive 11,591; Silas Bond, Prohibitionist, 574; and Milo Mitchell, Socialist, 4,883. These were all upopposcd nominations, so there is no "come-back" in the statement that the slight Progressive vote was due to lack of contests. There were nö contests in any of the parties for the nomination for governor. The estimated total vote in Kansas compared with the Presidential vote in Kansas in 1912 follows: 1912 1914 Republicans 74,844 105,000 Democrats 143,670 71,000 Progressives 120,123 12,000 Announcements for Bungalow. Thursday night next the "Lights of London," six reels, will be the spe cial. Friday and Saturday night the Frank Rich Co. will be here. Lucille Love will be the following Monday. During the week the Merry Minstrel Maids will appear at this popular house. W. C. BICKNELL APPOINTED VICE CHAIRMAN OF PARTY Committeemen and Candidates Soon to Meet in Caldwell. H. C. Baldridge, chairman of the Republican county central committee, was in Caldwell yesterday. While in the city Chairman Iialdridge announc ed the appointment of Mr. W. C. Bicknell of this city as vice chairman of the county committee. Mr. J. E. Kenrick of Parma has been appointed secretary. The members of the county central committee and the candidates will be called together at an early date for the purpose of outlining the campaign. CO-OPERATIVE CREAM ERY OPENS 28TH The Caldwell Co-operative Cream ery Co., composed of farmers in this vicinity, will open for business next Monday morning in the old Lucern building. The company has rented the plant of the Lucern concern and has per fected plans whereby they fully ex pect brilliant success in their new un dertaking. The affair is in good hands and is meeting with considerable en couragement. The directors and officers of the company are J. C. Mayhugh, Wilder, president; Mr. Gulley of Greenleal, vice pres.; G. M. Bassctt of Fair Acres secretary; A. B. Cooper, treasurer; and Messrs. Gamman, Bess and Isen berg, directors. The former "night man" in the Nampa co-operative creamery has been secured to take charge of the plant. The success of the Boise and Nam-' pa plants has been phenominal. The Boise plant in two years has added cheese factory at Meridian and is now building one between that town and Boise. The Nampa concern start ed with a $1500 plant one and one-half years ago and now owns one valued at $11,500. The Caldwell people have received encouragement looking to wards the combination of the three plants at some future date, should the venture prove successful here. It is the purpose of the company to co-operate in buying for the members and marketing eggs, poultry, etc., that the farmer may receive the maximum price for his produce and buy his sup plies at the lowest possible price. COUNTY CHAIRMAN IN TOWN. Chairman H. C. Baldridge and Re publican nominee for Representative Fred E. Fisk of Parma were in Cald well yesterday. In the afternoon ac companied by Judge Harger, Clerk Stovel and Assessor Christopher they proceeded to Nampa to take in the harvest festival. Miss Bertra Cupp entertained the Stickfrau Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ortan Dugan left Tuesday for Detroit where they will make their future home. Mrs. Du gan was formerly Miss Frances Clemens. The couple were married at the home of the bride Tuesday. On and after the first Sunday in Oc tober the Carnegie library will be open to the public Sunday afternoon. This has been made possible by the assist ance of the Forward club. Miss Margaret Cupp left Thursday afternoon for Vale, Oregon. Miss Cupp will spend a few days visiting there before taking up her school work for the winter. Mrs. L. J. Ross has recovered from few days sickness caused by pto maine poisoning. The Oregon State ePnnant is ready for distribution at The Tribune office (low. Lecture Course tickets may be res erved at WyckofFs drug store today. Postmaster Horn was a Boise vis itor Tuesday. Y HERO FOR CALD WELL FARM WILL BE PURCHASED The dairy herd provided for by an appropriation by the last legislature for the Caldwell Experiment farm will be purchased at once. Temporary shelter will be provided at the farm until the legislature makes appropria tion for permanent barns and sheds. The Tribune is in receipt of word from Hon. Herman J. Rossi, a mem ber and secretary o fthe State Board of Education in which the statement is made that Director O. D. Center of Agricultural Extension Work of the Universtiy of Idaho has been instruct ed to purchase the herd. "Mr. Center will arrive within ten days," writes Mr. Rossi, "and one of his first duties, after looking over the field, will be to purchase the Caldwell herd. As he is a famous expert, you may rely on ex cellent results in the herd. "I have promised Governor Haines these instructions to Mr, Center and your people may depend upon them being carried out fully at as early a lay as possible." Carlyle Did Not Carry Out Instruc tions. It lias been known to the people of Caldwell for a long time that Direc tor Carlyle was doing all in his power to cripple the Caldwell Experiment Farm. The people here were inclined to blame the State Board of Educa tion for the position taken by Carlyle. Mr. Rossi informs us that the State Board of Education instructed Direc tor Carlyle to purchase the herd and house them in some temporary quart ers, cheaply constructed, on the Cald well Farm, until an additional appro priation could be obtained from the next legislature for substantial build ings. These instructions were not carried out by Director Carlyle and this fact was one of the reasons why he was removed from office. Governor Haines and the State Board of Education are in hearty ac cord with the idea and plan of a prac tical, efficient experiment farm in this section. They will do all in their power to sec that this farm is made what it was intended to be. The peo ple of this entire section of Idaho have good friends in these men who have regard for their duties in the premises. Mr. Rossi has personally taken a great interest in this experiment farm apd to him and Governor Haines is due the present activity. CONGRESSMAN FRENCH PROMISES BRADY SUPPORT Congressman Burton L. French has promised his hearty support to Sena tor James H. Brady in the campaign about to open in Idaho. In a letter to the senator, written the day following the Idaho primaries, Representative French said: 'M v Dear Senator Brady: "Please accept my sincere congrat ulations upon your overwhelming vic tory as Republican candidate for the United States Senate. "I am confident that your nomina tion will mr-an your election, and want to assure you of my hearty coopera tion in the campaign. "Very truly yours, "BURTON L. FRENCH'" Senator Brady is deeply appreciative of the support promised by his col legaue in the House, and commenting Mr. French's letter, made this statement: "I was not at all surprised at receiv ing the congratulations and assurances of cooperation and support from Con gressman French. He is a man of high ideals and conducted his campaign in fair and open way, and his accept ance of the result in the manner he has done is characteristic of the man. Congressman French has been one of the most efficient and faithful public officials that Idaho has had, and has many years of usefulness before him. I am deeply grateful that I will have his support in the campaign this fall." What Chancellor Day Says. "Now we have an academician, a col lege president, who manages the coun try as he did unruly college students, with little speeches and some private lambastings. He runs things with holp awe of the Democratic platform when he can use those planks, and when he wants the tolls he steps off the platform and walks on his own planks."—Chancellor James R. Day, of Syracuse University. Prof, and Mrs. Ireland returned Sunday from Kansas where they spent three weeks visiting friends and rela tives in the towns in which they for merly lived. Prof. Ireland reports a pleasant and interesting trip. He visited the agricultural college of Kan as while in that state. * + + * + + + + + + REGISTER TODAY. * If you failed to register for the + primary election register to * day. The registration books re * main open until October 3rd but * you should not fail to register at * once. You can register with any * notary public, justice of the peace * or the clerk of the district court. + * Do not fail to register at once. * *