Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 17, 1919, Page 1

IDAHO SOLONS VOLUME 27. NUMBER 3. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1919. HAVE HARD TASK Perplexities and Responsi- bilities of the Idaho Legislature. By W. B. Hussman The present legislature has or- ganized with a dispatch and is ready for business that bespeaks confidence in its ability to cope with the many important prob- lems with which it will have to deal. Partizanship is at. a low ebb, a fortunate condition that no doubt will lend a spirit of de- liberation and consultation in leg- islative matters such as we may never see again, at least let us hope that such may be the case, True of course, they still call themselves democrats and _ re- publicans and here and there we may find one that. is willing to avow his faith in the Non Parti- zan League, and if so, surely he will not boast of his partizanship. Not in the last fifty years have party lines been so completely ob- literated and reconstructed as dur- ing the war. The man who calls himself a democrat today may be arepublican tomorrow, and vice versa, or he may beneither. The two great parties, republican and democratic, have for fifty years had their division upon the ques- tion of state sovereignty and the protective tariff, fostered by the New England and Southern dem- ocrats, and National sovereignty fostered by the western and northern republicans. State’s rights as an. issue was _ killed. be- yond resurrection by the demo- crats of the south in their demand for national prohibition, govern- ment ownership of public utilities and the distribution of the nation- al credit over the states. Our own distinguished Senator Borah, although a republican whose par- ty is pledged to National women suffrage, opposed the Federal Suf- frage Amendment. And so on down the line numerous instances can be cited pointing to the ob- literation of the old lines of pol- itical division. But no need of worrying be- cause of this, there will be plenty of new ones and just as momen- tous and material upon which the people will divide and to which party leaders can appeal to fealty and support. It is too early yet to state with certainty just what the issues will be since the world is now standing upon a new threshold and so much depends upon the peace treaty and devel- ing the next few years. At this’ ations as to the extent to whic time we find republican leaders of , stripe such as lodge, Knox, Pen- | rose, Poindexter et cetera, doing’ all in their power to thwart the president in his object of estab-| lishing a league of nations. This) imperialistic bunch have no use| fora league of nations based on | the state should stimulate indus- the crucial period of unemploy- ment that we may without un- due pessimism expect within the next year, is nevertheless very the imperialistic and reactionary |try and labor in tiding us over}) HOLDS LUNCHEON satisfactory in that it outlines a} general policy for the legislature); to pursue. Until a budget is pre- : | pared showing the state’s finan- the reign of law backed" on the | ial condition and the margin of consent of the governed and sus-| tained by the organized opinion | of mankind. They “are not con- cerned about the security and protection of national existence and equality of economic oppor- tunity of small nations. They want this country free to pursue a policy of a grasping commercial expansion and would prefer to re- ly on a preponderance of naval and military armaments rather than on a league of nations. In all this maelstrom of agitation for and against, the individual is so confused that he knows not to what side he should anchor his faith. Nor is this division as to the league of nations strictly along party lines. With president Wilson at the Peace Conference advocating its creation, the con- sumation of which would forbid a preponderance of naval and mili- tary strength to every nation —be- yond a defined limit—and yet one of his cabinet officers, Sec. of the! Navy Daniels advocating anaval | programme that would give us the largest navy in the world, we | admit that.we are confused, and it would appear that the presi- dent is playing a lone hand. President Wilson is made the object of sinister ridicule by a powerful and unseen element whose fountain head is the inter- ests and traditions represented by the Lodges, Penroses, Knoxes etc. who. also. dominate... the .counsels of the republican party. But en- liberal and progressive thought of the world is backing the presi- dent and every liberal in our own land should give him unqualified support. Unless a League of Na- tions is organized such as he pro- poses we shall have destroyed Prussia only to perpetuate Prus- sianism and ourselves to emulate national egoism and militarism of which Prussianism was the or- ganized conscious expression. These matters of course are out- side of the province of a state leg- islature yet it can give its en- dorsement or denunciation of con- templated policies of congress or the president, and thereby com- mit the state, at least morally and politically. Now more than ever does the president need our support. But we are too long get- ting down to the subject matter that we started out to discuss. Governor Davis’ message, while opments that will take place dur- == ————__=SS=SSS—— THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK COTTONWOOD, IDAHO The Bank of Service O. M. Collins, Pres. F. L. Parker, Vice-Pres., Geo..M. Robert- son, Cashier, W. W. Flint, Asst. Cash. DIRECTORS O. M. Collins F. L. Parker August Schroeder Adolph Hinkelman Geo. M, Robertson W. W, Flint Felix Martzen ‘We will be glad to help you with bonding, and taxation capacity is determined it is useless to outline a definite programme. This he himself proposes to do and before this is in the hands of Chronicle readers may have been submitted to the legislature. The governor; recogonizes the necessity of com+ bating unemployment by provid- ing for the immediate construc- tion of worthwhile necessary pub- lic improvements so far as it is} within the financial ability of the state todo so. lt is regretable that congress or to be more defi- nite the administration c ould not see any necessity for federal pub- lic works to combat unemploy- ment. Wedo not desire to crit- icise or to hold our humble opin-+ ion against that of the president, but would subscribe our view to those members of congress who |have continually sounded the alarm of immediate necessity for | constructive legislation ‘to the end that there might beabundant op- portunity for labor to adjust it- ‘try of the town and vicinity. The ) RT EDGER Ce SANE ir cs sree are. School Notes lBy Wm. A. Lustie} Important Meeting = of Red Cross” OMMERCIAL CLUB New Students Se 2d. grade: Evelyn Bennett,! It is very wgent that all mem- Alice Bennett, and Richard] bers of the Cottonwood Red Cross’ Amos be present at the work room on ood Roads Question Up} 34; ‘grade: Helen Hensley. Sat Jan 18th at 3 o'clock for the for Discussion; all Mem- bey al Kenneth Hensley kag of électing a chairman to” jand Beth Bennett. e present vacancy. : bers not Present. 5th grade: Harold Me Cully.| Ani ladies who have unfinished 7th grade: John Me Cully, _ ,|Hildagarde Oldham, Donald and The Cottonwood Commercial! Nellie Bennett. Club met Monday in session ata! 47... students: Marie McCully luncheon held at the Cottonwood | sahelle and Margaret Nach, \ | Hotel. About twenty members! Tn the graced theechool attends were present representing nearly | ‘ every line of business and indus-| ance is about 70 per cent of what jit was before the Flu closed the schools. In the High School it is knitted articles at home will please’ complete same as soon as possible and return to the chapter. We have orders to “cease knitting” C. McMahon, Sec. Se Dr. Alcorn ia Chicago Dr. R. J. Alcorn of Ferdinand © has gone to Chicago to attend a meeting of medical men which has for its purpose a more thor- ough investigation of the so called Spanish influenza. Dr. Alcorn expects to be absent about four weeks, during which time he will’ havea competent physician in. charge of his hospital. j —_—o——— Shareholders Meeting The shareholders of the First National Bank met last Tuesday and considered the profits and losses of the year just ended, All present’ were well pleased with the successof the past and felt very hopeful for the future, Af- - most important subject up for dis- ; cussion at the meeting was good! about @ percent, 4 roads, although other matters) Miss Jessie Wardrobe is teach- were given attention. , W. B.| ing the 5th and 6th grades instead Hussman discussed at length the| of 3d and 4th., and Miss Martha matter of the Grave Creek road, Lehmann of Spokane the 3d and stating the difficulties the people |4th grades. of that section have in getting in| “Back to school is today the and out and the need of a good |.government’s watch word because road to connect with the road | the government knows that illit- leading to Cottonwood. . | eracy is a personal and national John Hoene also made a short lossand that children at work talk along the same lines and sug- | when they should be in school fore- | gested that the Commercial Club | cast stunted, under-educated men get togetheron this matter and and women.” come to some definite conclusion. | John Meyers brought up the| | supject of power and water, and | frankly declared the service had! not been of the best for some) { } i Does education pay in actual lollars and cents? The follow- ing study of the earnings of pu- pils in the New York City schools answers the question. ough, and be thatasit may. The, Hacking in definite reecommend- time. He said the lack of power | z : had necessitated the shutting) Earnings per week of children down of their mill for a week, Who left school at 14, the end of The Farmer’s Union Co. also had | grammar school. jbeen shut down from the same| $4, Age 14 cause. This mill, however, start-/ 4.50% 15 ed up ‘again Sunday. A repre- 5.00 16 self to the new peace condition. Unfortunately Pres. Wilson in his message to congress had noth- ing to offer to assure the country that our economic equilibrium | will be maintained while this re- adjustment is going on, in fact he i . ; pee arr all the dificulties da eneneve ot the: power sao pany p a ., new era to the energies of Ameri-} Was present and stated his come 8.50 19 can industry when he says: “The! P@?y had done and were doing, te x \all they could do to better the tisershebenniile WA thee sgviee.He declared that slush) | ®-50 ee a ee : ‘ : ‘ice and lack of wat p> 1L75 22) tending the-legislature-at Boise... nature,that it promises to outrun | ©¢ 20 !ack ol water was among | Peale Era aT ek may be institut-| the Principal causes of the lack of| 11.75 23) of whiely he isa member, but they” sy vecuigecds us ipower, and that as soon as the| 12.00 . 241 are fully advised as to the’ condi- ed and any aid that may be of- \fered, and it will not be easy to| direct itany better than it can) direct itself.” So we need not look to congress for relief in th’s clearwater dam was completed | 12.75 ‘ p 25 there would be first-class service.) Harnings per week of children This dam is of crescent formation, | Who left school at 18, the end of 750 feet in length, 60 feet high | high school. |and 27 feet through at base. He) $10.00 atu Sh pepe sae «wn | declared there was no discrimin-, beg | force unify the administrative de-| tion an the benyice BAG.AE wien e 16.00 partments to any common pur-| Villeand other places the service | i inoba.initime to: provides sunihed | was the same as at Cottonwood. | 20.00 Sig naps .. | Last Thursday the service was es-, 21.00 23 system of public works when it |“! baletatl ree 23.00 24 igmont necded |pecially bad but he said it was) p ‘ ithe same at Grangeville. Mr,| 31-00 25 Surely it cannot be thought) ; at that this utter neglect of public’ eine cars parca Apo on “responsibility for th ic wel- | Servic reed Pn ascent ia eed ie matter for the club to take up| ———. Steiger-Rad aah pny Maca Nee jand try to remedy. Felix Mart- Married, Monday morning at 0 ae . a3 +-4,|zen was present and upon being) eight a.m. at the Catholic church ur object in holding to light) sed stated that the city teser-| in thisclty, Mather, Wilttiand this condition is not prompted by |e State By wae CULY Seseey ete , frdict | voir was almost full and there/ officiating, Mr. Paul Steiger of a desi ly to offer critizism, ; ‘ of affairs as we see them and to| W2ter for all requirements. point out the plain duty of the state to assume so far as is with-| in its ability to so do, the respon-| 4 | |sibility of mi diate forthe abit |dent that at the next meeting the! and. welfare and especially of our re-| members would Bo rite thorough- | turning soldier boys and_those| ly into the all-important question that have to earn their daily bread | Of good roads. | by the sweat of their brow. What! Sey | canes mse M. E. Pastor Will Remain | H i | Rev.and Mrs. Taber made a| Scarcity of Suitable Cars ee Lewiston last week. They | for Grain Shipments | were expecting to leave Cotton- — / wood on account of Mrs. Taber’s There is considerable complaint | health. The coveted location did | about scarcity of the proper cars| not develop, so they are back | | COTTONWOOD E. M. EHRHARDT, Pres, M. M. BELKN. |of Cottonwood. The contracting | Other matters of minor import- | parties are both well known young |ance came up at the meeting and | people of this vicinity. They |were disposed of and it was evi-| will make their home at Ferdin- Cottonwood, Idaho Condition, December 31, 1918 RESOURCES your income tax report or in any other way that we can be of service for heavy shipments, such asgrain) among their friends again, for} Loans and discounts...s........s1sssessssnen $220,153.90 or flour. There are enough cars ‘some indefinite time. | Stocks, bonds and warrants..... 12,907.35 but a great many are in sucha Services will be held in the Liberty bonds owned........ 10,000.00 dilapidated condition that they Methodist church Sun. 11 a; m. U.S. Treasury certificates... See 15,000.00 are unfit for flour or grain. Many Subject: “Biblical Dynamite.” Banking house, furniture and fixtures... 6,660.57 cars that are unfit are sidetracked! We invite the public. CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS........ $69,131.82 where they remain indefinitely ———0--——— ; $333,853.64 seater Roel. "War wane The Dog Poisoner Again LIABILITIES: |tions and the scarcity oflaborhas| About a dozen dogs in Cotton- | Rows —— to check... arp had much to do with this condi- wood and vicinity have met their com ee cake tion and it is hoped now that it | death from poisoning during the oe ‘is hoped now that it is hoped now | past two days including the valu- | Cc Fibie ox DEPOSITS ee that it may be remedied since la-| able bird dog of George Grosshof, | Pn 4 d Adivided 1 a 7294.19 jbor is more plentiful. Few do-/for which it is said he paid $154. | urpius and ‘undivided profits.............. “pee | mestic cars are reaching the inter- | Some person must have a grudge/ |ior points now, more S. P., N. P.| against the whole canine tribe and | ing in use than any other. and New York Central cars be-| is taking this cowardly method to | get vengeance. . ter approving the completed work of the officers and directors, it was decided to elect seven direct- ors for the ensuing year and the following were chosen: O, M. Collins, E. L. Parker, August Schroeder, Adolph Hinkleman, Felix Martzen, W. W, Flint and Geo. M. Robertson. could not be present on account of the illness of his wife and tions obtaining in banking'mat ters. — Mrs. Albert Nau, Mrs. Albert Nau who died at the Alcorn hospital in Ferdinand years of age and was born near Keuterville. She was ill only four days, death resulting from pneu- monia following an attack of in- fluenza. She was a sister-in-law of A. H. Nau of this city. Inter- ment was made at Ferdinand Wednesday. Besides her hus- band she leaves four children, peach emia Avery impressivé memorial service was held at the . Knights of Columbus hall Tuesday night in honor of Julius Holthaus whose death occurred in France on Oct, 1, while fighting with the Ameri- can Expeditionary forces. STATE BANK : H, C. MATTHIESEN, Cashier AP, Vice-Pres. Mr, Collins Sunday morning at 5:30 was29 ©