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4 THE COLFAX GAZETTE BRAMWEL.L BROS., Publishers Office in Pioneer Block. .Phone 14 Established in 1177. Entered at the Colfax postofflce as second class mail matter. Subscription Rates in Advance: ONB YEAR, 11.60. SIX MONTHS. 75c 1 AUGUST 11. If this or some earlier date appears on your address tag you are thereby notified that the time for which your subscription was paid has expired, and renewal is solicited. Official Paper of the City of Colfax. Official Paper of Whitman County. 0.-W. R. & N. TIME CARD. To Spokane ..4:00 a.m. 8:05 a.m. 2:06 p.m. To Pendleton .10:15 a.m. 9:45 n. m. To Portland 12:10 a. m. From Moscow.... 8:00 a.m. 4:35 p.m. To Moscow 10:45 a. m. 5:00 p. m. S. & I. TIME CARD. Leave Col fax— 7:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Arrive Colfax— 11:10 a. m. 3:40 p. m. 8:05 p. m. THE WORLD FOR A YEAR. The record of the world for the past year shows many countries torn with war and strife, but our own land of peace and plenty. Reviewing the year Goodwin's Weekly says: Great Britain, France and Ger many just escaped a devastating war which seemed imminent for several weeks. Italy has entered upon a Avar of conquest in northern Africa, which has already measured up largely in bloodshed and cruelty. Russia, sustained morally by Great Britain, has begun her conquest of Persia, and in carrying it on through the ancient Asian methods of pitiless cruelty. China is convulsed by a civil war, fierce and merciless in execution, and the mighty empire seems on the verge of anarchy. The king and queen of the United Kingdom have gone to India and amid a magnificent display of barbar ic splendor have been crowned emper or and empress of that vast region. Austrialaisa has been at peace and has enjoyed more prosperity than in any year for a decade passed. Canada—our Daughter of the Snows—has been much in evidence during the year passed. She has drawn to her 100,000 American settlers from our north western states, the lure being her cheap lands. Her premier with our secretary of state and Great Britain's embassador to the United States ar ranged a reciprocity treaty between Canada and the United States which our senate ratified, but when it was submitted to Canada a mighty ex citement was worked up and it was rejected with scorn by our northern neighbors. That a vast majority of them did not know what they were voting for or against did not in the least marr the marvelous triumph which a great many of them are still hugging them selves for winning. Mexico has been torn with war for a year past. Madero started a revo lution which drove the venerable Diaz from the presidency and into exile. An election was held and Ma dero elected president, but he is con fronted with revolutions in half a dozen states which he is making the best fight he can to put down, and our belief is that if he escapes assasi nation he will eventually succeed, but the people of Mexico seem to be like the Mexican mountains —mostly of volcanic origin, and the tyranny and ignorance of two hundred years of misrule, have left Mexico in such a state that redemption seems almost hopeless. A syndicate in the east has obtain ed a concession from Honduras and Nicaragua, the terms of which we have never been abe to learn, but the matter has a look as though the syn dicate has virtually agreed to main tain a stable government in those states. If that is true they may be at least a few years of quiet for those distracted states. In South America there have been rumors of war between Columbia and Equador, and between Peru and Chile. It is said that Castro, with a few followers, is trying to kindle a revolution in Venezuela, but he does not seem to be making much head way. In the three stable states, Brazil, Argentina and Chile, much progress has been marked; the first two at least are taking on the attributes of nations. Buenos Ayres and Rio are each becoming a most potential city. Our own country has been signally blessed with health and peace, and the harvest from field and orchard and mine has been an astonishment to the world. Great work has been performed at home and the Panama canal has reached a point where the engineers COLFAX GAZETTE, COLFAX, WASHINGTON, JANUARY 5, 1912. can compute when it will be ready for use. The western states have been much annoyed by the conservation fad of Roosevelt and Pinchot. The flag of next Fourth of July will have two added stars for Arizona and New Mexico, which have at last been added to the Union. Alaska would be most prosperous if the government would give up cer tain of its fads and give that territory a chance. The coming year will wit ness another presidential election and we fear that congress is thinking more of that than of the immediate wants of the people. But this year has accentuated the truth that there is no other land in all the world so blessed as our own. CANAL LAWS NEEDED. The urgent necessity for congress to make provision for the future government of the Panama canal zone and for the operation of the canal itself is called to the attention of congress by President Taft in his message on Thursday. It is work which cannot be with safety long delayed. The president points out that, according to the present estimate of the engineer in charge, the canal will be completed entirely and ready to open to the shipping of the world in July, 1913. When this is done the present popu lation of the isthmus will be largely withdrawn, no people being left save the few employes necessary to oper ate the canal and keep it in efficient condition, and the native inhabitants of that portion of the isthmus, the administration of which rests in the United States. The present govern ment comes to an end when the canal is completed. The matter of making regulations for the use of the canal is one which must be settled by congress, or the canal cannot be used. The president himself thinks that the power of fix ing tolls should be intrusted to the president, and there is merit in the suggestion. There should be some where authority to make changes in the toll system from time to time, until experiment has provided a proper basis. The first tolls levied will be in pursuance of some tenta tive plan. It can hardly be expected that the canal will from the start earn enough to pay charges and in terest on the cost. If the tolls are fixed too high, vessels will not re sort to the route in sufficient num ber even to pay cost of operation. If the tolls are too low, the earnings may be too small for the same pur pose. If congress fixes the tolls by law, no changes can be made without further legislation. One important recommendation made by the president is that con gress should make provision for a re bating to American ships of the tolls which they must pay. He finds no treaty difficulty standing in the way of doing this, and the president is eminently a sound lawyer. If con gress goes no further than to relieve American vessels in the coastwise trade from the payment of these canal tolls it will do much toward de veloping direct trade by this route between the cities of the Atlantic and those of the Pacific.—Post-Intel ligencer. CANADA REGRETS. According to J. A. McDonald, edi tor of the Toronto Globe, the people of Canada now regret their recent action in rejecting reciprocity. He contends that they really favored the proposed trade agreement, but were carried away by the annexation bug bear. Voters were swayed by the "unintelligent emotions of the crowd" and acted rashly, but now they are in a repentant mood. They will tell you that the Canadian sys tem of elections 13 far superior to that in the United States. In the Do minion, as was done when reciproci ty failed to make progress in Parlia ment, it is possible to appeal direct ly to the people on grave issues and to bring on a general election within a brief period. In theory this is an ideal method, but evidently not'so in practice, if Mr. McDonald is cor rect in his statement. Canada had attained unparalleled prosperity un der the Laurier government, and would have been an enormous gainer by reciprocity, but in resentment aroused by a false cry her people repudiated the proposition. Too lit tle time was given to study its mean ing and effect. So the people had their say, and they said no. HOWS THIS ? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O. "We, the undersigned, have known F J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially byl hi t s Ofirm ry °Ut aß>' obli^ations made W\LI>iNG. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wan- V*°. st le DruSS'sts, Toledo, O. lv Cal? rrh, Cure is taken internal srstfe i? ebruS c s y5c per bo! --paTion 6 Hall>S Family Pllls for conßti Mr. Taft's plea that the money question be considered apart from politics should receive the thought ful consideration of every lawmaker. There is no cause for considering a monetary policy from a partisian viewpoint, it is not a political ques tion, except in the broadest and most comprehensive meaning of the word political. If we are to have monetary reform the true patriot will reach his conclusions without reference to whether a particular plan has been ! suggested by a Republican or a Dem ocrat by the administration or by the opposition.—Philadelphia Telegraph. Senator La Follette is finding it more difficult to hold his supporters since prediction was made that Col. Roosevelt was being groomed for the convention. To thousands of pro gressives Taft is far more preferable as a presidential candidate than the strenuous one. These have rallied to the Ohioan to head off the irrepressi ble New Yorker. —Bellingham Re veille. Wisconsin is now going to tax all incomes in excess of $800 for unmar ried persons and all in excess of $1,200, with an exemption of $200* for each child, enjoyed by married people. If "two can live cheaper than one," why discriminate against the bachelor and maid. The British government has taken control of the entire telephone sys tem in the British Isles. As it already owns the telegraph system besides having the postoffice, it is giving the world a striking example of govern ment ownership. One has only to watch the demo cratic majority in the house these days to conclude that democratic preachments of economy and demo cratic practice are just as far apart now as they were 10 or 20 or 30 years ago. All who have access to the Con gressional Record may read speeches that were never delivered but which, curiously enough, are punctuated with "applause and loud applause." The postoffices all over the country report the greatest volume of Christ mas mail ever recorded. Evidently the hard times scare was largely arti ficial. MUSIC. Every house that is blessed with children, every lover of boys and girls, interested in the child welfare movement will appreciate the VIC TOR. It will help in the uplift of the ideals and tastes of children every where. An appreciation of the bei>~ music can only be attained in chil dren by frequent hearing of it. Special records for school and home use have been prepared by the VIC TOR TALKING MACHINE CO. Buy a VICTOR and thus develope the musical and artistic nature of your child. VICTORS, $10 to $100.00. VICTROLAS 918 to $200.00. V. T. McCROSKEY, ELK DRUG STORE, COLFAX, -:- -:- -:- WASH. Saves Two Lives. "Neither my sister nor myself might be living to-day, if it had not been for Dr. King's New Discovery" writes A. D. McDonald of Fayetteville, N. C. R. F. D. No. "8, "for we both had fright ful coughs that no other remedy could help. We were told my sister had consumption. She was very weak and had night sweats but your wonderful medicine completely cured us both. It's the best 1 ever used or heard of." For sore lungs, coughs, colds, hemor rhage, lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, whooping cough,—all bron chial troubles, —its supreme. Trial bottle free. 50c and $1.00. Guaran teed by all dealers. Try Schlitz beer at Monahan's. CODVRIOMT Ap'tCCt THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YEAR will bring hope to the most dejected of mortals. All you have to do is to change your bad habit of using in ferior and unsatisfactory laundry work and patronize the MODEL LAUNDRY. Then your linen will be washed clean by sanitary methods, and finished in that immaculate style by which our work is known by all particular dressers. We know our business and we want you to know that we do. THE MODEL STEAM LAUNDRY wishes you one and all a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. We thank you for your liberal pat ronage in the past and hope our ef forts will merit your continued pat ronage. MODEL STEAM IiAUNDRY, Phone 188. BUSINESS MEN ARE SHY. Not Running After Office of Mayor in Seattle. Seattle, Jan. 3. —Who is going to be the next mayor of Seattle? The business interests have tried to per suade a reputable one of their num ber to run, but owing to the known ingratitude of the electorate all ap proached so far have refused to stand. Receptive candidates so far are State Tax Commissioner T. A. Parish, former Mayor H. C. Gill and George F. Cotterill. The latter will probably run aa an independent. He is a Democrat of good standing. It is said that R. R. Wilson, Progres sive Republican, will manage the Cot terill campaign, another evidence of now party lines are being beaten down in local affairs. At this time, it begins to look as if the people of Seattle will have a chance to vote on the single tax proposition, at the forthcoming city election. Schlitz famous Milwaukee beer on draught at Monahan's. "I have been somewhat costive, but Doan's Regulets gave just the results desired. They act mildly and regu late the bowels perfectly."—George B. Krause, 306 Walnut Aye., Altoona, Pa. Do you know that fully nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism are simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheu matism, and require no internal treatment whatever? Apply Cham berlain's Liniment freely and see how quickly it gives relief. For sale by all dealers. Fancy Cake Baking. I desire to announce that I will do all kinds of pastry baking, and make a specialty of fancy cakes. Lodge work will receive prompt attention. All orders promptly filled. Phone 334Y, Mrs. Delle Rexford. Other brands may come and go, but good old "I. W." is to-day, as it was in your grand father's time Simply the best. Why experiment? Why take chances? Buy I. W. HARPER Whiskey at J. C. Monahan's. Shirkey & Glaser, graduate optic ians. WE MAKE MORTGAGE LOANS on Whitman County Lands Reasonable Rates—No Delays MB< II \\U V LOAN & TRUST CO. 105 Howard St. Spokane, Wash. Under Exchange Nat!. Bank Dr. W. B. PALAMOLNTAIN HYSICIAN AND SURGEON— Rooms 1. 2 and 3. Lippitt Building. Phones— Office, 58; Residence, 154. Office hours, 9 to 12 a. m., 1 to 5:30 p. m. COLPAX. WASHINGTON. PATTISON, STOTLER & PATTISON ATTORNEYS AT LAW—Office in Fra ternity block. COLFAX. WASHINGTON. J. HUGH SHERFEY ATTORNEY AT LAW—Office, Room 8, Pioneer block; probate practice a specialty. Phone 198. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. DBS. ST. SURE & BALSIGER Office over Barroll's hardware store. Office hours, 9-12 a. m.; 1-5 p. m. Evenings and Sundays by appoint ment. Telephone 8 or The Elk Drug Store, 51. Residence 232. COLFaX, WASHINGTON. M. K. HANNA. R. M. HANNA. HANNA & HANNA ATTORNEYS AT LAW—Office: Bell inger building; General Practice, Civil and Criminal; Phone 9. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. R. J. SKAIFE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over Hamilton's drug store. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. Dr. IDA BRYSON OSTEOPATH—Graduate of the Ameri can School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo. Room 108 over Fair Store. OOLFAX, WASHINGTON. CHARLES R. HILL ATTORNEY AT LAW. Waite block. Phone 81. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. — , R. L. McCROSKEY ATTORNEY AT LAW—Office over the First Savings & Trust Bank. Tele phone 24. COLFAX. WASHINGTON. G. A. CHAPMAN, D. D. S. DENTlST—Graduate Ohio College Den tal Surgery. Office, rooms 10 and 11 Lippitt building. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. J. F. TIPPT, D. M.D. DENTIST—ParIors in Hamilton Block. Phone 69. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. WM. A. INMAN ATTORNEY AT LAW—Will do all kinds of legal business. Office, room 2, Pioneer block. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. J. N. PICKRELL ATTORNEY AT LAW—Office in Fra ternity block. Rooms 4 and 5. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. C. P. VOORHEES ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW — Office: Room 1, Pioneer Building. Phone 233. COLFAX. WASHINGTON. Dr. JOHN BENSON HOMOEOPATHIC PHYSlClAN—Spec ialties: Chronic diseases and diseases of women and childre . Calls to any part of the county promptly answer ed. Office in Colfax Hardware bid*. COLFAX, WASHINGTON. We extend to our customers and friends our best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year. Start the New Year right by saving a portion of your income, and open a Savings Account IN OUR BANK. Deposits made on or before January sth, draw interest from January Ist. 4 per cent, interest, compounded semi-annually, paid on Savings Accounts to date, amounts to over $50,000.00. This Bank is headquarters for PALOUSE FARM MORTGAGES. First Savings and Trust Bank of Whitman County, Colfax, Wash. CAPITAL $50,000 SURPLUS $25,000 A. Coolidge, R. L. McCroskey, H. G. DePledge, Ellis Laird, President. Vice President. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. A Bank Account Is both a necessity and a convenience to the farmer. With a check book in his pocket and his money in this bank, he can pay out in any amount he has occasion to use, make exact change and know that the proper party will receive his money. During the busy season, he may send his checks by mail, often saving a long trip to town. Likewise, such checks as he may receive can be mailed to us and his account credited. These sums are then subject to his order or check. The one fact that his checks, when cancelled and returned to him, are receipts for each payment made, makes a check account with this bank an important factor in the proper management of the farmer's bus iness. We will be glad to have your account at this bank. Colfax National Bank Capital and Surplus, $240,000. A STRONG BANK Fanners State Bank COLFAX, WASHINGTON MAS grown until it now ranks among the « strongest institutions in the Palouse Country. Its stock is owned by WHITMAN COUNTY PEOPLE, principally wealthy farmers, who are liable for double the amount of their stock for the protection of their Dcpos ltors. q ah deposits made in the Savings Department on or before the s th of any month bears interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum from the first of the month. CAPITAL $100,000.00 RESOURCES, over $650,000.00 If you are not already our customer, we would appreciate your Nineteen Hundred and Twelve Banking Business. Colfax State Bant Capital &60,000.00 Start the New Year right by opening an account with this Bank. _ *