The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-01-12
lewis FOR THE navy.
Appointed from Idaho by
Congressman French.
SENAIUK HElBUKN BUZZ.
French Has Bill for Woman
Suffrage.
Woman

III Inc navy DepdTulueut III has IequeSU'
4ed Representative French TO name a
fprincipal and three alternates to take
8the examinations for entering the
NAVAL Academy at Annapolis. In
8response to the request Mr.. French
3has named Howard Kirk Lewis of
SMoscow as principal, Asa Monroe
$Gainer of Boise, as first alternate, Jay
kJellick of Idaho Falls second alter
mate, and Wade Thomas Keene of
sKendrick as third alternate The
mental examination will be held in
Moscow and Boise in April, and If
Mr.. Lewis passes the required exam
ination with sufficient standing he
will then go to Annapolis and take
the physical examination all right he
will then enter the academy in June
In time to take part in the summer
cruise. If Mr.. Lewis should fail IN
either examination, the alternate Ia
the order named who passes will then
be selected. The boy who enters the
academy at this time is extremely
fortunate. According to the pro-
visions of the law each representative
and senator will be permitted to name
a cadet for the academy every two
years until 1913. After that time
unless the law is changed members of
the House of Representatives alone
will name cadets to the academy, and
the selection will occur every four
years instead of every two years as at
present. The boy who enters the
navy at this time will consequently
receive promotions much faster than
those entering later on, Howard
Lewis is a son of Hon. NJ. e. Lewis,
State Senator and member OF the
State Wagon Road Commission. All
the boys with the exception of Keene
are students Of the State University.
Congressman French says that he has
selected as especially good lot Of boys
for this examination for the reason
that he expects one of them to com.
mand the Battleship Idaho.
Senator Hepburn will be. a very
busy man for the remainder of the
If
are several measures Of much import
ance that he is taking an especial
interest in. He Will make a great
effort to have the Pure Food Bill
passed at this session. The bill is a
very merltOriouS one and has the
support of great majority of the
people, however there are a few pow
erful senators who will go to the
fullest limit to block any legislation
on that line. Senator Hepburn re
tained the Craftsmanship of the Com.
mittee on Manufactures, when he
could have had a better chairmanshiI
for the express purpose Of making d
final and determined effort to have
his bill enacted into law. For this
course he is receiving the support and
COMMUNICATION of great many of the
most important newspapers and maga
zines throughout the country. A
mOng the other measures that he j:
specially interested in may be men
toned the Santo Domingo matter
the Railroad Rate Bill, Forest Re
serves, and the Chinese Exclusion
law.
Congressman French is a thorough
believer in the principle Of equal suf
frage for all citizens of the United
States without regard to sex. III
has just introduced in the House o
Representatives a bill extending t
women citizens the right to vote fo
members Of the House of Representa-
tlves. OF course Congress has moth
ing to do with the qualifications o
voters for state officers, but it ca
designate who has a right to vote fo
its own members. 1t is very doubt
full if the bill can pass as so many o
the eastern members are opposed t
it., but Mr. French intends to kee
up an agitation for the principl
which, he says, has been so successfu
20 every way iE Idaho.