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THE CALDWELL TRIBUNE
Published by
THE CALDWELL PRINTING CO.
(Limited.)
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Entered the Postoffice at Caldwell,
Idaho, aa aecond claat matter.
GOING STRONG.
Caldwell is going strong on pave
ment these days if rumors are to be
relied upon. He is a poor stick, in
deed, who hasn't a straeet to pave. As
pr.vcri 'nt if rather costly the people
of the city must have absolute confi
dence in Caldwell's future. Confi
dence in the future of Caldwell is
fully justified and we are very glad
to see Caldwell property owners pub
licly and substantially expressing that
confidence.
It is said that roads have been built
of crushed rock that lusted for years
under heavy traffic. A little while
ago the city administration was all
het up over a rock crusher and
crushed rock roads. Suddenly the
idea was abandoned without a word
of explanation. It might be a good
idea for the taxpayers to come down
to crushed rock again. There is some
difference in cost between pavement
at $65,000 per mile and crushed rock
streets at from $5000.00 to $10,000.00
per mile.
We believe in going strong but not
too strong.. The people must keep
in mind that capital that goes into
streets cannot go into other things
the community may need.
WHATEVER BECAME OF IT?
Some two years ago Mr. D. W
Davis, Manager of Idaho, was a can
didate for governor. At that time Mr
Davis had an idea. His announce
ments read that he was a candidate
with an idea. That idea, as we re
member it, was Idaho a taxless state
Mr. Davis had been thinking of de
veloping that idea for many years.
About two years ago he had it per
fected and ready for application.
Fortunately, it would seen» by sub
sequent events, Mr. Davis was de
feated at the election. We say, for
tunately, advisedly, because had Mr.
Davis been elected he would have
tried out his idea. In view of the fact
that he was later elected governor
and made no attenmpt to put the idea
into practice and effect it must be
assumed that, in the more mature
judgment of Mr. Davis, the idea was
visionary, impractical or impossible
Now Mr. Davis most certainly gave
more time, thought and energy to de
veloping his taxless state idea than
he could possibly have given to his
managerial idea. Yet th e latter idea
became a law within 60 days after
promulgation while the former has
been abandoned altogether.
The Tribune is not impressed with
the bill which recently became a law
which proposes to completely reor
gpnize the state government. We
must confess, that in view of the
abandonment without apology or ex
planation, of the greater idea that we
are not much impressed with the
Manager's judgment on affairs of
state. A plain statement of what be
came of the taxless state idea might
change our mind but until that is
forthcoming we reserve the right to
endorse or repudiate Manager Davis'
ideas as we see fit.
NATIONAL PROHIBITION.
Now that the prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic
liquors has become the fundamental
law of the land any number of per
sons are arousing themselves. We
see that some 165,000 union labor men
in the east have given notice to the
public that no beer means no work
These union men are a little late.
Such notice served 90 days ago, judg
ing from the ease with which other
labor demands have| been secured,
might have had some effect. Today
prohibition goes into effect whatever
labor, organized or unorganized, has
to say.
Union labor need not be ala'rmed.
Amendments to the federal constitu
tion have been adopted and systemati
cally ignored for 50 years. The same
thing will occur in this instance in
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those sections where the law has not
the support of a strong public senti
ment.
lit is one thing to pass a law; it is
quite another to enforce the law.
Wher e public sentiment is strong the
law will be enforced. Where it is not
strong it will be ignored. Disrespect
for law was once considered deeply
reprehensible. We have got beyond
that now.
SATISFACTION.
Every retail merchant in Caldwell
is making money. They are all doing
a splendid business. These facts con
vince us that the merchants of Cald
well are good business men. It also
convinces us that Caldwell is a good
town surrounded by a good tributary
country.
The trouble with Caldwell is that
the business men ar e satisfied. Pascal
observetl a good many years ago that
the first sign of decay in the individ
ual is satisfaction. This observation
applies with equal force to a com
munity of individuals. When you are
satisfied you cease to strive for some
thing better. Wher. you stop growing
you start to decay. You cannot stand
still, and neither can the community
Satisfaction is a mighty hard state
of mind to overcome. We cannot
blame a man for being satisfied when
he has every reason in the world to
be in that happy but dangerous state
It is hard to destroy satisfaction, but
every man, should remember that sat
isfaction is the sign of old age—of
decay. If you are satisfied with your
business you had better overhaul your
self, before it is too late. If you have
reached old age and dignity, why
retire.
In point of years the business men
of Caldwell are young men. They
should be keen about building up their
businesses. They should be alive to
the growth of the community. Not
one of them should be satisfied. The
gospel of dissatisfaction is what they
need and they need it had.
ONLY ONE SIDE MUST NOT
TALK.
Former President Taft and party
have been traveling over the country
discussing the proposed League of
Nations. This party is in favor of the
league and apparently it is all right
for the members to discuss the league.
At least it has not come to our atten
tion that the President has any ob
jection.
Discussion of the league, by its sup
porters is all right. Those who are
opposed to the country departing from
her policies and traditions must keep
their mouths shut until a proper pub
lie sentiment can be aroused in favor
of the league, then, we suppose they
will be turned loose.
The President, when he -asked con
gress to refrain from discussion of a
proposed action of the government,
made the most extraordinary presi
dental request on record. Fortunately
for the country a few members of con-
gress did not care to have the Presi
dent place a padlock on their tongues
It affords The Tribune great pleas
ure to record the fact that Senator
Borah of Ildaho is among those who
refuse to accept dictation from the
President or any one else. Senator
Borah is well within his rights as a
senator, and in addition is perform
ing a great service for the country
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A SWEET KETTLE OF FISH.
The legislature has removed the lid
from as sweet a kettle of fish as one
would care to com e in close contact
with. The transactions of Adjutant
Moody during the past two years,
with the connivance or neglect of
Governor Alexander and his asso
ciates, break all records. Here ..
shown an indifference to the welfare
of the state and the taxpayers upon
the part of the constituted authorities,
th^at is hard to believe. Apparently
the members of the last administration
were running wild. The successful
prosecution of the war evidently in
volved transactions of which no hon
est soul could approve.
Adjutant Moody seems to have felt
that the legislative appropriation was
a private bank account. Governor
Alexander and associates evidently
concurred. The "flying squadron" de
voted much time to arousing the peo
ple -to a sense of their duty in the
crisis of war but found no time to
arouse themselves to a sense of their
duty.
Sooner or later the whole miserable
administration will be aired in the
courts. The sooner the better. Mis
appropriation of public funds to pri
vate uses, war or no war, is still a
crime.
ARE WE READY?
It thc United States ready to break
with the traditions of 12S years of suc
cessful popular government? With
the policies outlined by Washington
and Jefferson; voiced by Munroe and
strengthened by every succeeding
statesman? Is the country ready to
involve itself in the affairs of every
other government and people in the
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world? Is it ready to enter into com
pacts with the nations of Europe to
help keep the peace throughout the
world? and entanglements for the
purpose of sustaining present govern
ments? Is it ready to limit its mili
tary establishments at the dictation of
other smaller nations? Is it ready to
surrender one iota of its national
sovereignty?
The proposed League of Nations,
make no mistake about it, means that
we are to form combinations with
Europe for one purpose and another;
break with the foreign policy laid
down by Washington in his farewell
address; repudiate the Monroe doc
trine; limit our armaments; surrender
in a measure national sovereignty.
The Tribune is convinced that today
is the day of all days when th e United
States should maintain its distinctly
American policy. The United States
for the United States should be our
whole foreign and domestic policy. It
is no time to try interesting experi
ments in internationalism. It strikes
us that during the next decade a great
many governments now existing will
have a hard time to keep from toppling
over. Our government can maintain
itself but it had better attend to its
knitting. Unrest exists in this coun
try to an alarming degree. That un
rest will not be assuaged by mixing
up in Armenia, the Balkans, Russia
and the myriads of peoples scattered
throughout the world. In attempting
to solve the problems of the ages we
are very apt to fail to solve our own
national problems.
The one thing for every citizen to
remember in thinking of and discuss
ing the proposed League of Nations is
thnt membership in th e league carries
us away from the policies of the past
It also subjects us to dictation from
without. It in short involves sur
render of national sovereignty. Are
we ready to take th e step?
OLE HANSON BECAME FAMOUS
OVERNIGT LIKE LORD BYRON
Resolute Stand for Law and Order
Brings Seattle'Mayor Into
National Prominence.
. The publication of the first canto of
' Childe Harold" made Lord Byron
famous overnight. Much the same
thing, so far as fame is concerned hap
pended to Ole Hanson. th e resolute
courageous mayor bf Seattle. Today
Mayor Hanson is known from one
end of the country to the other; and
best of all, he is known in a most
favorable light.
Ole Hanson would not stand by
idly while the I. W. W. element over
turned Seattle industrially and politi
cally.
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Ole Hanson is of Scandanavian par
entage but born in this country. He
was always knowji and has always
been a friend of organized labor when
it is functioning peacefully and
legally. He would not stand for law
lessness.
"And ft Came to Pass."
Ole Hanson is a man of interest
now. Everything he has ever done or
said are matters of cencern to the pub
lic. If the signs fail not he is one
of the coming men of the west.
Mr. W. P. Lyon, cashier of the
First National Bank of Caldwell,
handed The Tribune a little leaflet,
done in the diction of the Bible,
which may be of interest to our read
ers. It is entitled. "And It Came to
Pnss." We reproduce the leaflet
"And It Came to Pass."
And it came to pass that the city
of Seattle which is by the Sound
called Puget, waxed strong and
flourished as a green bay tree, and th c
inhabitants thereof grew and the city
became mighty because of its people.
And many shpis were builded within
the gates of the city, even ships for
the nation.
And behold, there catrte to the city
man workmen to fashion the ships
because of file great need of them.
And there came also a few men
called "radicals" who sought to set
the workmen against their employers,
and against the government and the
chosen rulers thereof.
And much mischief was done by
the radicals who inflamed the work
men saying, "Ye are poorly paid, why
will ye toil with your hands for so
paltry a recompense. Harken unto
us, refuse to labor until vour einpoy
ers increase your stipend.''
And many of the laborers heard
the injunction of the radicals and wot
I not that the radicals devised to over
throw the goveenment and its rulers
and do violence to all in authority
And many more did hear the radicals
and divined their hidden purpose, but
feared to raise their voice against
them lest they b e dealt with harshly
And after many days it came to
Pa ?i S ?" ?. flxcd dnlte the radicals com
pelled all who worked with their
hands to cease from their labors and
refuse to do aught.
And all th e people were seized with
a great fear because the cars ran not
through the streets, neither did the
Jitney pursue its usual course and
m any threats of violence were heard,
omd much inconvenience was fastened
upon the inhabitants.
Now Ole of the Tribe of Hanson
^Norseman, was the ruler of the city
and when he saw the evil which was
being wrought to all the people and
the defiance of the radicals of author
ity he was very wroth with righteous
indignation for he knew that great
harm was being done to the lr,borer
as well as to the employer.
And he arose and girded up his
loins and smote his breast and called
for his Chief of Police, one Joel F
Warren, a mighty man of valor
whose stature was very great, and
who feared no man. And the ruler
even Ole, said unto the Chief, "Canst
thou with thy valient band provide
full protection for these my people
COAL!
YES, We have plenty, and the very best
YES, Spring will be here in six weeks
YES, We have the material you need
YES, We know that you will be too busy when
spring comes to repair
YES, You know you have time now—
DO IT NOW
Caldwell Lumber and Coal Co.
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who suffer, for I will issue an edict
directing business to be resumed as
usual at 8 a. m. on the morrow."
Then the chief, raising himself to
his full height, Which is head and
shoulders above other men, answered
the ruler saying, "Verily I with my
men am fully prepared to offer the
fullest protection to all the people
against our common enemy, and
should any there be who openly defy
thy imithority or seek to destroy
property or life, I will drive them be
fore me until their hats float over
them in the waters of the Sound."
And Ole the ruler was much pleased
for he knew it was even as the Chief
had said.
And Ole called in a scribe" and
caused a parchment to be written re
assuring all the people even the labor
ers, and he denounced the radicals as
"revolutionists," "reds," "bolshevists,"
"enemies of the government." And
he tore from the radicals their mask,
which had hidden them.
And all the people heard their ruler
and took heart, and they said, "Surely
God is good that such a just and-fear
less man is our ruler," and the name of
Ole Hanson was mighty throughout
the length and breadth of the land
And his people loved him and also his
Chief for the salvation which they
vouchsafed, not only to the people of
Seattle, but the whole nation.
And the deeds o*f Ole became an
example for the rulers of other cities
of the land.
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Caldwell, Idaho.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate at
Private Sale.
Under authority of an order of sale
granted by the probate court of the
County of Canyon, State of Idaho,
dated February 14, 1919, I will sell at
private sale th e following described
real estate:
The Southwest quarter (SW%) of
thc Northeast quarter (NEH), and
the Northwest quarter (NW^) of the
Southeast quarter (SEJ4) of Section
fourteen (14), Township three (3)
North, Range four (4) West of Boise
Meridian ;
Lot twelve (12) of Block one (1) of
the original townsite of Huston, Can
yon County, Idaho, as duly platted
and recorded, together with the ap
purtenances.
The sale will be made on or after
March 15, 1919, and bids will be re
ceived at the office of Thompson &
Bicknell, rooms 19, 20 and 21, Cald
well Commercial Bank buliding, Cald
well. Idaho.
Terms of sale—Ten per cent to ac
company bid, balance on confirmation
by court.
SIMON M. ROWEN,
Administrator of the estate of
Augusta Vasold Rowen, Deceased.
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