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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
Memory, Not Mystery.

Memory can play the strangest
of tricks" says specialist, "and it
it responsible for not few super
stitious fears in sensitive people.
"a lady once told me that she
found herself at times in places
where her surroundings seemed to
have been known to her before,
though she knew that she had never
been there previously. Probably
you will recognize this experience,
which is common enough. How
many people, when reading or lis
tening to conversation, become
vaguely conscious that they have
read the passage or heard the iden-
teal words in the dim, long pastp
"1t is not haunting mystery, but
just way that memory has. In
Vulnerable impressions Of the most
trivial things are stored in the brain
and will come out when called upon.
In the lady's case she had probably
seen a picture of the scene at some
time, and view of the actual place
produced memory's feeble effort to
recall il" .
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29

The ill.fated U. S. batt!eship
Maine, sunk in Havana harbor IN
1898, is said to be constant menace
to navigation in the harbor, and
Governor Magoon OF the provisional
government Of Cuba recommends
that IL be removed. The submerged
hulk still contains the remains OF 63
American seamen VINO lost their
lives 10 the wreck.
No free government can survive a
peoples indolent sense Of political
duty. No truly republican form of
government can be perpetuated upon
a sleepy public conscience, or de-
cadent sense Of individual duty and
consequent responsibility at the
ballot box.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
CAPITOL COSTS TuO MUCH
Senator Macbeth Alleges Gross Ex-
travagance at Boise.

Senator Macbeth Alleges Gross Ex-
travagance at Boise.
Senator Macbeth of Custer county
brought the state capitol matter be.
fore the legislature Monday, 10
motion for committee to Investigate
charges OF gross exiravagance made
by him.
Macbeth claimed that in 1905
$35O.00O was appropriated for the
erection Of a capitol building. or
this, $500, 900 had been expended AMI
$4OO, 900 recommended by Governor
Brady to construct the citadel section
of the editlce minus the dome. He
charges that it is planned to obtain
81, ,8OO,O 900 on the building. This is
81. 200. 900 10 excess or the estimate
of the act Of March, 1905. The fund
of $780, 900 obtained from the sale Of
public lands is exhausted, with bonds
issued to the aniount.of $130,000 in
excess. 1t will, Therefore, be neces-
sary to Tax the people of the state in
order to raise ST 500, 900, the balance
Of the building fund. Macbeth
claims that the present state lands
for sale are worthless and that the
people OF the state are overtaxed.
1
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The ocean steamship Republic of
the White Star line sank Jan. % in
collision with the Italian liner,
Florida, off Nantucket, Mass. All
the passengers were saved except two
killed in the collision.
President elect Taft star ted on
Monday from Charleston, S. c., on
his trip to Panama. to inv vestigate
conditions on the isthmus.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
HAS PASSED THE HOUSE
Local Option Bill Now
Ready For Senate.
OPPOSITION IS PREDICTED
Vote on Measure in House Was
A. to g.

Last Sunday it was surmised in
legislative circles at Boise that
there was treachery in the camp OF
the local optionists. Rumors
which we're afloat the day before
created riot of CONSERVATION. 1t
was said that not only would
efforts be made to strangle the bill,
which was presented Jan. ~, but
several members of the lower
house who have worn the guise of
friends to the proposed reform are,
in fact, wolves in sleeps clothing
and will put forth their endeavors
to defeat it.
The method by which they will
maneuver, it is asserted, will be to
weaken the bill with amendments
and cause it to be referred back
from one house to the other for re-
adoption with the changes.
A caucus was held Monday night
and from its action came forth the
prediction that the bill would be
referred back to the committees
that framed it, perhaps to die. In
the caucus the republicans divided
into radicals and conservatives,
the latter who were opposed to
local option, appealing in the ma
jority.
Despite all the misgivings con-
tanned in the foregoing, on Tuesday
when the local option bill came up
in the house, a motion to refer it
back to the committee as had been
. arranged by the caucus, was de-
feated, two members voting con-
trary to the understanding and a
third Withholding his vote. The
vote on the motion stood IS for
and ~ against. Mcdonald OF
Kootenai is reported as the men,
Der not voting, Winship of Koote-
mai was among those who voted
!, for the motion, while Kerl voted
against it. The debate was spirit.
ed.
The bill was then passed by the
house by vote of "a to g. Those
voting in the negative were: Dun
ming, Farraday, Featherstone, Nc.
Gilliviary, Mcintosh, Schutt, Tay
lor (Boise), Taylor (Custer), ane
| Woodward.
/ Much surprise was occasionet
by the turn affairs had taken, al
though a hard fight is still looket
for in the senate. There the div
ision between the two politica
parties permits of so little leeway
that, should more than one or tw
members waver from the rigid lin
who are expected to support tn
: measure in accordance with tn
plank in the republican platform
it would be lost.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
| THE LEGISLATURE
Some of the Bills Introduced Last
Week.

0OuC VI IuC 0lAIS AuIlOuuCSu Last
Week.
In the legislature, January 18, bills
were Introduced as follows:
House: Regarding county printing
contracts; state grain commission
powers and duties; relating to duties
Of county surveyors; liking salaries Of
county commissioners; fixing fees of
the clerk Of the district court; to
build state school for deaf. dumb
and blind; to amend law licensing
corporations; relating to direct prl-
mary elections; to construct wagon
bridge across the St. Joe river in
Kootenai county. at cost Of $l20O0;.
to grant relief to settlers 10 Shoshone
county whose land titles are now
clouded by the state; joint memorial
to congress to declare the Clearwater
river navigable;f joint memorial to
congress for Improvement Of The
Columbia and Snake, rivers.
The senate took. an early adjourn
ment out Of respect for the memory
of Nathan Clark, deceased, who was
a member OF the Ninth session. 81
Jan. l9.--The house adopted. 80 to
II, memorial to congress protest.
ing against any decrease ia. the tariff
on lumber, wool, lead and hides.
New bills were introduced as follows:
Relating to liability Of employers;
for gymnasium Of Lewiston normal
school; to petition congress to declare
the Clearwater river not navigabie,
SO that bridges may be built across IL;
to petition congress TO provide for
locks On the Pend d'Oreille river at
Albany falls; relating to teachers
certificates; To create a state school
commission Of six To revise school
laws; to repeal section Of code relat-
lng to poll taxes: relating to powers
and duties OF mayors Of cities.
Jan. 20 Few bills were intro
duced 10 the senate as follows: To
appropriate $4,000 for bridge at
Knoskia, and $4,000 for bridge at
Goff; to prevent wholesale liquor
dealers owning salo0ns; for q direct
primary law; to require teachers to
attend county Institutes; for an anti
pass law; to abolish party emblems
on ballots; relating to building and
loan association interest and pre-
miums.
In the house: To protect employees
who have beeu discharged without
being paid their wages. and giving
them lien for their money; 70 create
an advisory board for the legislature
to consist Of three attorneys; to re-
peal bonding statute; to publish
names OF taxpayers whose taxes are
paid; to amend code regarding num-
ber Of men to serve on juries; to issue
SAC, 900 bonds for the Academy Of
Idaho; to loan $45, 500 to the Lewis
ton state normal schools; relating to
teachers special certificates; to amend
penal code relating to malicious in
jury to property.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
AGREE ON ASSESSMENT
All But Three Assessors Want
40 Per Cent Basis.
SMITH ONE OF THREE
Kootenai County Assessor Will
Act Independently.

he county assessors, IN con-
vention at Boise last week, agreed
that the basis of assessment for the
ensuing year shall be 40 per cent
of the actual cash valuation, 10
per cent less than the basis agreed
upon year ago, which was not
abided by in many of the counties.
Resolutions were adopted 'de-
claring in favor of state tax COM
mission and "a revision of the
constitutional provision that an
assessor cannot succeed himself in
Office. Concerning the amend
ment which is involved in a test
case pending before the supreme
court to determine the effect and
force Of the amendment abolishing
probate courts no action was taken
as it is the consensus of opinion
the assessors amendment is not
sufficiently involved to place it in
jeopardy.
A schedule of minimum values
at which stock is to be assessed
for 1909 was adopted as follows:
Stock cattle, $40; milk cows, SIS;
beef cattle, $40; thoroughbred
cattle, $25; stock horses, SIS;
graded horses, $35; stations, $25o;
jacks, $2oo; swine, $2; sheep,
So. rs; thoroughbred sheep, S.. SO.
Former Attorney General Gu
heen addressed the assessors on
the tax question, advocating a
better classification of property in
the abstracts forwarded to the
state board of equalization; long
er period of time for the assess
| ment of the property of county
by the assessor, and state tax
, commission pointing out the pres
ent inefficient system under which
the state board of equalization
must labor.
]. w. Smith, assessor Of koote-
mai county, who attended the
assessors convention at Boise, is
reported to be not at all satisfied
with the results of the meeting and
has determined to act independ-
emily in the future, SO far as the 4c
per cent basis of assessed valua-
ton is concerned. Mr.. Smith, W.
w. VonCannon of Bonner county,
and the assessor of Fremont coun'
ty refused to agree with the othel
assessors, claiming they were get
ting the worst of the deal, as they
had the year before.
The reports indicated that th'
agreement last year had been VIC
lated and that while the basis hat
been placed at 50 per cent the as
sessment varied from 20 per cen
to so per cent. showing that man.
of the assessors failed to live up t
their agreement.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
STATE and COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANs.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

, OF the Week.
The Ritzville basketball team. de-
feated the Post Falls high school last
Saturday % to Is. The Post Falls
second team won from Greenacres 10
to 8.
Father Kelly, who was injured
badly in railroad wreck near Elmira
90 Christmas day, had sufficiently
recovered last Sunday 10 hold services
at Standpoint.
The annual statement Of the
University Of Idaho shows furniture,
buildings, equipment, etc., Of the
institution now worth total of
1891 ,4l8.52.
High water In the Occur d'Alene
river has caused much damage by
breaking booms and floating logs
during the recent chinook.
Three cases Of scarlet fever we're
discovered Ia one OF the public schools
Ia Occur 4d'Alene, Monday. The
situation is not regarded as serious
although the usual precautions are
being taken to prevent the spread Of
the disease.
p. L. Orcutt, editor of the Troy
News has .boughta half interest 10
the Star-Mirro Of Moscow. John +.
Yost owns the other half interest in
the Moscow paper.
The Wallace city council has pre-.
pared petition to the legislature
asking that q bill be passed prohibit
ing the sale Of cigarettes or the
makings to minors.
The Washington Water Power
company has died a suit 10 the dis
trict court at Occur d'Alene to con-
demn 40 acres OF land on the lake
shore, which the company claims
must be allowed to overflow in order
to maintain the power plant at Post
Falls. The land is considered valu.
able.
Among the lands sought to be re-
covered by the government, 10 Idaho,
is $4,000 acres of heavy timbered pine
lands, worth $3.50, 900, s4S1 acres OF
timber lands held by Kettenbach et
al, worth 81 10, 900, aud $1,000 worth
OF timber lands held by the Hope
Lumber company.
Judge Sullivan Of the superior
court 10 Spokane decided last .Frida,
morning that the city Of Spokane h
not liable for the death OF II. w
Engleking, who was drowned whil'
working on the Washington stree
bridge last May. Mrs. Margare
Engelking, widow of the deceased
had brought suit against the city 70
$4,000 damages.
It is claimed that the passage 0
an anti.pass bill by the legislatur
will cost the state $l75,000 a year
This estimate is based upon tn
alleged fact that the railroads hav
furnished free transportation to gam
wardens, to employees OF the stat
engineers department and to other
travelling constantly on state business
These persons are said To hav
charged no mileage, SO that the stat
has saved the amount Of their trans
pOrtatiOn.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-01-29
GAMES AT SPIRIT Ii AXE
Rathdrum Basket Ball Teams G.
Easy Victory.

| N0IAuA uM 0dcACI DILL AVoAuS Wv
Easy Victory.
The basket ball teams from
the Rathdrum schools went te
Spirit Lake over the l. & w. N
last Friday night and won both
games, the score for the girls be.
IA to /, and for the boys SO to 9,
The teams from here were accom-
panied by So rooters, among whom
were President w. A. Hart of the
Exchange bank and Mrs. Hart, L.
A. Larsen and wife, ]. P. Fa riley
and wife, Supt. G. w. Spoe oerry
and wife, Councilman w. ]. Tuck
er, DR.. Hollister and wife, Henry
Reiniger, G. r. Klopf and daugh-
ter Beulah, Marshal Ed Sullivan,
Ernest Reiniger and wife. 1t was
jolly bunch and kept the crimson
and silver gray much in evidence.
The gamss were played in the
Spirit Lake opera house and while
the light and ceiling were fine the
size of the court was rather small
and the shape of the room ne ces-
STATED playing cornerways. The
floor was very smooth, being of
hard maple and waxed for dancing
The girls played first, folio wed
by the boys. The Rathdrum te ans
showed much the better pas sing
and field work while the Spirit
Lake lads excelled in free throws.
Warner, the captain and Ger nter,
was the star, making 7 out Of 8
trials. In the girls game Miss
Townsend made the only point for
Spirit Lake.
The boys lineup and points
made. -Rathdrum: Dandy 10, Nc
Caddam II, forwards; McNett,
IL, captain and center; Bourn 2,
Mitchell 4, guards. Spirit Z AXE:
Redhead and McMahon 2, forward /;
Warner 7, captain and center; Mil
ler and Warren, guards.
Girls. Rathdrum: Mitchell 2,
Schuldt 8, forwards; Stanley 4,
center; Bourn and Nicolai Capt.
guards. Spirit Lake: Robertson
and Jackson, forwards; Town send
(capt.) I, center; Mcdonald and
Johnson, guards.
officials. Referee, Spoerry;
umpire, Rev. Cooper; scorer, Culp;
time keeper, Widger.
Return games will be played in
this city at the gymnasium, Satur.
day evening at 8 o'clock, the girls
to play the first half.
1t is rumored that che Spirit
Lake management will end eavo1
to ring in couple of "down town
business men as high school stu
dents in an effort to win, enro olline
them in the high school for tht
week.
| This will be looked after, it i
said, and only students reg llarl.
enrolled and in attendance W i'll b.
allowed to play.
School athletics is school athlet
les no matter who wins or loses
All the members of the Rathdrun
team have been in school sine
last fall. The reason for their eff
cheney is because they h ave
place to play in and use it instea
of loahng on the streets. The boy
. do not object to playing any hig
E school FIVE in Idaho but they ar
. not allow wed to play teams compo:
ed of people not high school SIT
dents and under any other nam
than the school team. In all {
their future games the supernter
dent or principal of the school
charge of the teams will be n
quested to state whether or not tt
teams are strictly school teams.
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ARTIST FOUND DEAD
BY ONLY DAUGHTER
Body of John R. TAFT Was
Discovered Early This
Morning.

BALTIMORE. July 2s.-John r. TAFT.
the widely known artist and author,
was found dead early today at the foot
OF a flight OF steps in his home in
this city by Miss Dorothy TAFT, his
daughter
Whether death was due 20 fail or
apoplexy Is unknown The coroner IS
investigating. Mr.. TAFT was a native
of Cincinnati. Ohio, and was the son
of George Tat. who was a cousin Of
Archbishop TAFT. of Canterbury, Eng
landw
IN 1873 he married Miss Anna d. Tier
man. of this city. since when he has re-
sided here. His only child, Miss DOro-
thy Gordon TAFT, Is as well known in
society as her father. She made her
debut about four years ago. AS an art
critic, Mr.. TAFT was as well known as
he was a painter OF landscapes. he was
a frequent contributor to magazines and
was regular art critic of two of the
leading New York newspapers, besides
contributing on general subjects and
poetry. He has published several vol
umes of verse during the past few
years
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IN THE HOUSE.

The House met at u o'clock and adj
journed after the Journal had been
read.
The House will meet at y o'clock to-
morrow.
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DEFICIENCY BILL
TAKEN UP FRIDAY

The Senate win take up the urgent de-
fciency appropriation bin tomorrow
This measure, which contains the al
l0wance for the travelling expenses of
the President and other important
items. has already passed the House
When the Senate met, Senator Hale.
chairman OF the Appropriations Com
mittee, asked unanimous consent to
modify the agreement as 10 adjourn
ment for three days az time so as 20
permit a meeting Friday 10 take up the
measure. This unanimous consent was
granted
Senator Bailey then sought 20 &c
unanimous consent to modify the agree
ment SO as 10 permit consideration OF
local bills before the conference report
comes in. II was apparent this would
be objected 70. It aroused considerable
discussion. and Bailey withdrew IT,. I'm
the course Of the discussion. the Texan
predicted adjournment ia a week or ten
days az the outside
Senator Warren. in Directing to the
idea OF further modifying the agreement
30 as to permit taking up Of general
legislation, said,
We are under great many emDar-
Tassments already Probably We viii
be cailad on 60 suffer more"
smile went round. as To was obvious
Warren was thinking of free hides.
Does the Senator allude TO the tar
III bill" gently asked Bailey.
II was not abiding 10 that solely,
replied Warren, but I'm glad 10 learn
the Senator has that In mind"
Senator Cummius introduced his bill
10 remedy the defects in the commod-
tiles caluse Of the Hepburn law. brought
about BY the recent Supreme Court de-
CisiOn.
After three-quarters Of an hour the
Serate held q brief executive session
and adjourned.
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CHILD IS RESCUED
FROM CHINESE DEN
In Seven Years White Girl
Has Seen Daylight But
Four Times.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-The story
Of the labyriuths Of Chinatown is to
De told, and by child, a white girl.
who in seven years has seen the light
OF day but four times. The child was
rescued from a Chinese opium den.
Seven years ago an apparently wealthy
Chinaman Of good star-.ag appeared at
one Of the asylums hers md asked to be
allowed to adopt a founding. His
references were good. and a pretty
little six-year-old girl was given to him
legally.
On receipt Of an anonymous letter the
Fresbyterlan mission began an investi-
gaticn, which resulted TODAY In fhs
rescue OF that child from the opium
den. The little girl goes ,.ader the
name OF Nah HO and can speak no
English, though fluent IN Chinese.
She was taken into court and will be
turned over TO a proper foster parent
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STRIKES THREATEN
BRITISH MINING
Scotchmen May Go Out Monday,
and National Strike Is Set
for September 1.

LONDON, July PA strike which
VIII affect the entire mining system
IN the British Isles Is imminent, ac-
cording to persistent rIlnaorg FROM Scot
land and Wales.
1t is said that unless an agreement
is reached between the miners and the
board OF trade whereby the resent rate
OF wages OF shillings per day viii
be retained, men all over the islands
VIII walk out and the entire mining
industry be seriously crippled.
II the question is not settled today
the Scotch miners will strike Monday,
ana national strike in Scotland, Eng
land and Wales has been set for SEN
TENDER /.
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WHAT THE PRINCIPALS SAY

BY WILLIAM TRAvERs JEROME.
Thaw has Just begun. 1 propose TO
question him closely on every detail
of his trials for the killing of stan
ford White, and, if necessary, On
every detail of the thirty-eIght
years of his life. / shall settle, once
and for MI, the question OF his
sanity If have TO keep him on the
stand for q week.
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REVIEWS
ATTACK On THAN
Declares He Will Settle
Sanity Now Once and
For All.
Continued from First Page)

Jerome limited. concern the charges
that Mrs. Merrill makes about the use
Of a dog whip on girls by Tha"'
Jerome then asked about the mtssihs
Merrill books and Hartrldge added that
they might have been desuoye Gu
rome asked their contents.
.'They WI statements or money CA
pended for me by Mrs. Merrill
Your own money!
NIorschauser objected and was sus-
tanned. .-,s.-.
JEROME then tried to make Hartrioso
admit that Thaw authorized the pay
ments. but the best he could get was
q reluctant statement from Hartrluse
that Thaw had written to him on the
subject.
Justice Mills, a few minutes later, Al
lowed one of the writings admitted a.
evidence. 1t read;
Read Merrill Letter.
Mrs. S. Merrill:
Mr.. Reid says; Say nothing.
..Thaw told me to see the woman ana
tell her to keep quiet about MS living
at her house and his actions there
said Haryridge. who said he had visited
Mrs. Merrill several times and that ne
had discussed his visits with Thaw.
,,T rather from what Thaw told me
that I was TO ask Mrs. Merrill TO keep
quiet and to keep every one else quiet
Did Thaw tell you 10 pay me
money!"
"I don't think Thaw- ever gave me
any money except perhaps some very
small sums for Mrs. Merrill"
Did Thaw tell you to do anything
else with the money:
yes. to secure certain letters address
ed 10 Mr.. Reid which were at the
house of Mrs. Merrill.
Hartridge said he would produce these
letters If he could find them. HaFttluBe
then said ne secured the letters or notes
written by Thaw ordering that nfty let
ters be given to the bearer. the letter
was read 1t was signed by 'Relc, l4O
West Thirty-sixth street" Hartrldge
said a letter signed by Thaw would
have been useless in getting the ieUteEs-
Thaw Wanted Tn Boxes.
Hartridge, along this line. told o. a
telegram Thaw sent him. in which he
told Hartridge to send Roger Mara
10 Pittsburg to secure two tin boxes
belonging to Thaw from a Miss Bel"
Thaw, ne said, also telegraphed 10
Miss Bell, telephone 104 Highlands,
Pittsburg," telling her TO let O'Mara get
some things
Did Thaw ever tell you to go to any
woman and get whiP?'
No"
HaTtridg said Thaw had instructed
him to write to Ethel Thomas, about
the alleged Hummel blackmaiing
scheme Hartridge promised TO produce
the letters.
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VITEBSK CHOLERA STRICKEN.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 29.-Dis-
patches from Polotsk. in the govern
ment of Vitebsk, where cholera has
gained great Roadway. say that the city
is in full panic. Forty cases OF cholera
are reported daily. and there are only
five doctors. All well-to-do persons are
fleeing from the city.