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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
PRESIDENTS Recommendations.

In his annual message to conores.
PRESIDENT Taft makes the followin,
recommendations.
A ship subsidy to encourage Ameri.
can shipping,
Publicity of political contributions
10 elections OF members of congress
Civil pensions.
A higher rate Of postage on periodl.
Gals and magazines.
A fund OF $50, 100000 to aid IN
suspresslng the white slave" trade.
"A commission to evolve a plan To
expedite legal procedure and mitigate
the claws" delays.
Construction OF an artificial island
ana lortification In the entrance to
chesapeake bay, two tattleships and
one repair ship for the navy and The
establishment Of an extensive naval
base at Pearl Island, Hawaii.
A national bureau Of health
Statehood 70: New Mexico and
Arizona and an appofntive governor
ana executive council for Alaska.
Civil control OF the lighthouse
board and separation of the national
astronomical observatory from naval
control.
Celebration 10 1918 OF the semi.
centennial Of negro emancipation.
ana reimbursement Of the deposltors
of the defunct Freedman's Trust and
Savings company.
Consolidation of the bureaus of
and statistics in the
department of commerce and labor.
Appropriation for the remodelinp
OF the District Of Columbia Jail.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
TALKS TO COMMISSIONERS
Governor Brady's Views On
Tax Question.
ASSESS AT CASH VALUE
II Assessors Fail, Board Should
Fix Assessment.

Governor James H. Brady in
addressing the county commission.
ers IN state convention at Boise.
Monday, sounded the keynote q
taxation reform, urging the com.
missloners, in case the assessor
iall TO comply with the law, to
make appraisements equal to
actual value.
Referring to recent decision Of
the supreme court, in which Il was
held that all property should be
assessed at an actual cash value
ne stated: "The language is 50
plain that it can not be misunder.
stood, and l feel there has been no
more opportune time in the history
OF the state that the commissioners
could have been brought together
lor the purpose of discussing this
question of taxation"
twenty of the % counties were
represented at the meeting by 50
delegates. The convention was
IN session for three DAYS. A
permanent organization was perfec-
ted ny electing Robert Sterling Of
Shoshone county, chairman, and
+. X. Sherman of Twin Falls
secretary.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
TAFT AND CONSERVATION
Special Message is Expected
in Few Days.
TAKE ADVANCED GROUND
And Recommend Adequate Legis-
lation to Save Resources.

Washington, D. q. Dec. l1.-Al.
though President Taft did not dis
cuss his programme for the conserva.
tion of natural resources ia his annual
message be made it clear that he will
make important recommendations on
this subject in the near future.
Friends Of the conservation move.
ment have discovered two passages in
the message which they take clearly
TO Indicate that in dealing with this
question the President will take an
advanced position. In the Hrst place
The President says that he desires to
express general concurrence 10 the
recommendations for legislation made
by his cabinet officers. Later in the
message ne enumerates practically all
of The recommendations pertinent to
conservation contained 10 the annual
report of the secretary Of the interior.
1t Is expected that Mr.. Taft's mes
sage on conservation. which may be
sent TO congress before the holidays,
Will contain a sweeping and emphatic
endorsement Of Secretary BalliDger's
administration. IL viii! make clear,
however, that the forests, the coal
lands and the water powers of the
nation must be protected from
spoliation and conserved for the
benefit Of future generations. Even
the most ardent friends Of the con-
servation movement are agreed that
they can find nothing to criticise in
Mr.. Ballingel's legislative recon.
mendations. They insist, however,
that congress will not carry out the
programme embodied 10 Mr.. Ballin.
gers report. President Taft does
not take this view of the situation,
and it is his purpose To enforce the
Ballinger recommendation and To
make 1t his personal business to
persuade the senate and house leaders
that 1t is their sacred duty to define
by law the measure of protection
which shall be afforded the public
domain and the wonderful resources
Of the nation by the administrative
officers of the government.
An effort will be made to induce
congress at its present session to
authorize the purchase of embassies
at Berlin and Paris. Representative
Perkins, the new chairman Of the
committee on foreign affairs, is not
enthusiastically hopeful, however,
that the men who handle the purse
strings will approve the necessary
expenditure.
Congress will not get down To the
real work of the session until after
the holidays. The various house
committees which handle the big
supply bills are now engaged in their
annual task Of cutting down the de.
mands Of the various departments.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
WILL DIG NO WELL
council Voted Project Down Mon
day Night.
WELL

| >'A6ASs
lhe council disposed of the
proposition to dig a wei, BY voting
It down at the regular meeting
held last Monday evening. A
motion that the board proceed to
dig well was lost by vote Of
three to two.
The question was d;scu.sed
quite fully, members Of the board
having interviewed a number Of
the business men and tax payers
ana found that the sentiment Of
the majority was opposed to the
project. 1t was estimated that a
well on the prairie. with pump and
mans would cost in the neighbor.
mood OF $4,000, and the board did
not feel justified in incurring this
expense, with chances that The
well might prove a failure. DR..
Wenz made the motion to dig a
well. W. A. Hart yielded the
chair to Mr.. Beggs and seconded
the motion, which was then put.
trustees Poleson, Laird and Begps
voting in the negative.
The marshal was ordered to
discontinue services as night
watchman and devote his tin e
until further notice to collecting
delinquent water rent from the
farmers for the year beginning
October l, 1909. A colnnunica-
ton from the collector was read.
showing that eighteen had paid
water rent at farmers rates for the
year, whereas it is claimed about
40 haul water from town.
On motion the board appointed
DR.. Wenz health officer.
Mr.. Poleson was instructed to
draft an ordinance limiting speed
OF trains passing through the city
while within the incorporated
limits.
The clerk was instructed to
write to F. A. Blackwell, explain
ing the condition of the crossing
OF the !. & w. N. near the west
end OF town, and requesting that
it be put in passable condition.
The following bills were allowed:
w. S. Gill street work
E, D. Poler 4 bridge stringcrs A
Willie Waddell work on sewer I8 O5
@ Z Sher0 dray work Z
Henry Rciulger sewer pipe, etc. 81 40
The Tribune 500 billheads $50
Wm. B-ace street work 275
Rathdlum Elec. Co. lights for
Oct. and Nov. l12 so
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
HILLYARD IS OUTCLASSED
Defeated by Rathdrum Last Fri
day 81 to 6.

Outclassed and outplayed in
every way, the Hillyard High
school basket ball team went down
to defeat at the hands of the Rath-
drum High school first team in
the game at the local gymnasium
last Friday evening. The score
was 81 to 6. McNett, Mitchell,
Crenshaw, Bourn and McCaddam
were the players on the local team.
The visitors got but one goal from
the field, the other four points be-
ing made on free throws.
Preliminary to the game the first
and second teams of the Rathdrum
High school played ten minute
period, and interspersed between
the halves Of the game, the second
team and pick up town team
played for IS minutes, the second
team coming out ahead in the
latter by score of l3 to S.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
What Hs Used.

He is an urchin of possibly six,
with red hair and impish face.
In the New Jersey suburb where he
lives his name is synonym for
general deviltry, despite parental
efforts. A few days ago an irate
matron sent note saying that her
daughter had been shocked by the
urchin's bad language.
Tearfully and somewhat helpless
ly flushed young mother COM
forted a placid small boy. "What
shall | do with you, son ?" she
asked. "What bad language can
you have used that Mrs. Blank
should $! M forbid you to play with Mel
Die:?"
"Oh, nothing much," was the re-
ply. "Only the ordinary swear
words use about the house, moth
er. | wouldn't worry about it if
! were you.'-New York Post.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17

President Zelaya of Nicaragua,
whose ambition to unite the Central
American republics into one fedora
tion of states nnder his rule has met
with failure, is now being confronted
by the former president, Cardenas.
with 500 well armed men. Cardenae'
objective is the capital at Managua.
The trouble between Zelaya aud the
United States government, growing
out of The killing Of two Americans
by Nicaraguan soldiers, is still nn-
settled, and the legation Of the
Central American republic at Wash.
ington Is deserted.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17

President Taft, 10 his annual mes.
sage to congress, states that the total
government deficit for the year end.
ing June 30. 1910, will amount tc
over $72, 2,OO0.0O This deficit is t.
be met by the proceeds Of Panama
canal bonds. The appropriations,
however, for the year ending June 80.
1911, will be $4,000, 900 less than
for the current year. and surplus Of
$36, 900, 900 is pred .cted.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
BIG GAME TONIGHT
South Central Of Spokane will be
at Local Gym.

A very important basket ball
game in northwest school annals
is that scheduled to be played at
the Rathdrum high school gym
nasium tonight, between the South
Central high school team OF Spo-
kane, and the first high school five
of this place. From all accounts
this will be the best game Of the
season.
The Spokane aggregatation is
the pick of over 100 players who
were tried out for positions on the
team, while the local team has
beaten all comers for the last
season and for the current season.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17

Different Ways In Which Two Boys
Accomplished the Task.
] "Near the end of the season our
boy announced the height Of our
tall maple tree to be thirty-three
feet.
why, how do you know?' was
the general question.
Measured it,
"'How"
sFootrule and yardstick.'
"You didn't climb that tall
tree?' his mother asked anxiously.
"sNo'm. ! found the length of
the shadow and measured that
"'But the length of the shadow
changes
"'Yes'm. But twice a day the
shadows are just as long as the
things themselves. I've been try
ing all summer. | drove stick
into the ground, and when its
shadow was just as long IS the
stick knew that the shadow of
the tree would be just as long as
the tree, and that's thirty-three
feet"
The above paragraph appeared
in one of the daily papers which
come to our Office. The item was
headed "a Clever Boy" Now, we
do not know who this advertised
boy was, but we knew quite as clev-
or boy, one who could have got
the approximate height Of the tree
without waiting for the sun to
shine at a particular angle or to
shine at all, for that matter. The
way boy No. 2 went about the same
problem was this: He got stick
and planted it in the ground and
then cut it off just at the level of
his eyes. Then he went out and
took look at the tree and made
rough estimate of the trees height
in his mind, and, judging the same
distance along the ground from the
tree trunk, he planted his stick in
the ground. Then he lay down on
his back with his feet against the
standing stick and looked at the
top of the tree over the stick.
If he found the top of the stick
and tree did not agree he tried
new position and kept at it until he
could just see the treetop over the
end of the upright stick. Then all
he had to do was to measure along
the ground to where his eye had
been when lying down, and that
gave him the height of the tree.
The point about this method is
that the boy and stick made a
right angled triangle with boy for
base, stick for perpendicular, both
of the same length, and the line
of sight the hypotenuse or long
line of the triangle. When he got
into the position which enabled him
to just see the treetop over the top
of the stick he again had right
angled triangle with tree as per
pendicular, bis eyes distance away
from the trunk, the base, and the
line of sight the hypotenuse. He
could measure the base line along
the ground and knew it must equal
the vertical height, and he could do
this without reference to the sun.
1t was an ingenious application of
the we'll known properties of a
right anglcd triangle.-Railway and
Locomotive Engineer.
Tempus Fugit.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17

Hunters should be brought to un-
derstand that it is better to lose a
possible deer than to kill an actual
man.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
Tempus Euait.

Two darkics were engaged in a
lively dispute about the purchase
Of mule.
look heah, Mistah Jackson" ex-
claimed one, "you done tole me
tree weeks ago dat mule was a
Young animal. lie hain't got toof
in his head, he's so old"
Whereupon Mr.. Jackson thought
fully scratched his head and re-
piled, "Time shua does fly in dis
hcah untry."-Succcss Magazine.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17

One aviator smashed his machine
rather than fly through pedestrian,
but probably he would Of smashed II
sooner or later, anyhow.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17

The census bureau at Washington
reports that the cotton crop Ut 1909
is below normal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-12-17
QUARLES RESIGNS OFFICE
Will Leave Auditors Office Janu
ary L.

ary I.
A dispatch from Coeur d'Alene
last Friday states that on that day
County Auditor T. L. Quarles
sent his resignation to the county
commissioners. The resignation
was accepted and Chas. A. Nc
Donald, former sheriff, was named
to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Quarles
resignation will take effect January
I.
Mr.. Quarles, who has served the
county with efficiency foT many
years, has accepted position as
cashier of the Citizens bank at
Standpoint.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02
ITALY ALWAYS A
PREY TO QUAkES

Soaefn ay has ever hoea particular Of earthquakes
u l. ons q the regions whore the reuhies al
most continually. and whats shocks are frequent
other such regions the Alaska OF Cali
orhe Chile the West indies the iaanda eau
ea'us mountains IA Southeastern Europe Tho
earthquakes Of history
D-Pomiu and Macedonia Asia $50 elite. and boa.s.a .,
72-syr Palestine destroyed loss Of ufo
$40 -constantnople overturned an Greece shaken
1s Sl,S, s,s'y, sss',oysa 1900 killed
i4sS Dee s-Nspies, 10000 killed.
1926. FEB. So-Naplss. 10000 knisa
iesl-Sehamah 1000 killed
iss5 ssp;-sleily. 100000 sllsd
IIo1 Feb 1-fokio Japan. 100000 killed
To6. Nov. 3-Abruxri. italy. 5000 killed
t12e, Sept t-paisrno italy. 5000
i1si Nov s0--pokin china 100 900 killed
i.ts Oct 2s-Ilma aud callao. Peru. iSo1o killed.
tT55, Nov I-Lishou. $4,000 killed
1853. Oct 7o-syra 10000 siled
7sa Fsb s-msss"s ana onsr italian
i5sS Fsb iceI,y Panama 10000 hned
isl2 March ae-caraeas. Venezuela 10000 killed
,ssi Aug Aug = A.sPo ,, spain 1000 ,os sisd
10, ~, SEPT is-Aanla Philippines partially destroyed
1889 March $50 Ecuador.
1860 March 20-Mendoaa. A, 1000 killed
1853 July MANILA 1900
ises Aux fs--Peru and Ecuador. $4,000 killed
1875 May is-Colomha America Killed
iss April s-seio. italy, 1900 killed.
1855 July s-Caahmere 10000 homes demolished
lsss Aug a--ohariesown. ; 6. Is killed.
1857 Feb 2Coaat from Corsica
,.s land ias and f ,ss nm more than 1000 Killed
lsss March-Yannan, China 1900 killed.
1881 -Mu,isadea killed n Japan
iao2-Marfnque. $4,000 killed
isos-seuthsrn italy $50 killed
1soesan Francsco earthquake and fire. nearly 900
fsos-ssrshqUske teal l,aly.
estimated earthquake 100000 PEG
pie. at least records have been kept OF ther
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02
SAYS THERE ARE
NO WEAK EYES
In Perfectly Healthy Peopfe-Surpris-
ing Statement of DIR. w. Dicl<ey.
the Weii-<no~vn Eye Specialist.

The generally accepted theory
that eyes requiring glasses are weak
is wrong. Eyes requiring glasses
are either uniformed or suffer from
faulty attachment OF the muscles.
Disease may produce a weakness.
but the eyes thus affected cannot
be benefited hy glasses They re.
cover just as soon as the patient
gets well
To benefit eyes by glasses there
must be malformation Of the eve
or muscular unbalance Perfectly
normal eyes are perfect spheres,
and the muscles are properly at
tached and of normal length. Such
eyes are In perfect focus. and no
glasses made can improve them
IN fact. any glass other than iele-
seoplc would be detrimental 20 clear
vision and injurious to the eye a..
self Yet how few eyes are Of per
feet shape and size. both alike. or
have perfect muscular balance. The
greatest authorities estimate a lit
tie less than 10 per cent. The other
80 per cent vary In size and shape
as much as different heads. faces
OF features vary ia size and shape.
Up 10 the present something like
GO 900 different powers OF glasses
are ground. Therefore there must
be among this enormous number
great variations IN size of eyes.
Fitting eyes with glasses is pure
~ mathematical problem. the
measurements being taken from the
interior by methods praotlced b.
some, but understood by few.
In conclusion, ! say the man or
woman who fits glasses requires n
special training In the science OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02
PRICES PAID TO
PRODUCERS

Ths feligsirs pufesass prices wsfs
abotsd en- Mgatsfn thfs aaorntnGt
FDNLfy Ola hens i've weight
tf-ifr per posad dressed, ttc PEE
fuaud spring ehirNan. live. iar peF
peuna dressed. ttc pei pouna. hfoilsfs
live Use per pQund dressed zoe
sqwabm sAs5 per aeHen4 ducks apflne
live tte per pound dressed. ia psf
pauHd Higs9ns ~ per deAan. turkey
tvs. 1850 dressed. E1satr
hurTER-Loe.i ranea. fS-ses PEE
pound
ruuH LEGAL ranch. age
MEATe 1--we wsiKhfe-caws tHei
veal Tc-8n lhi steers 4Af th mutton
ssfhers. 81 per pound ewes aAc per
r0una Hose. $50 per pound Lamb
g. PEI ~ Bulls and oxen. 1Ac per
pound
MEATS Dressed Veal. large &c
per pnuHd medium p-tie PET pound
Tts felluHiue are faeai Quotations
msde on Western Az mis- morning
FHlITa-A Apples Ttcatl-pQ
NEHEF AHtsEa- Carrots 1906 sack
green onions soc dor new potatoes. SIS.
80 son spinach, soc box hssis. 81 sack
eelHFy. taa7trl turuius, zoe HHrh. pArH.
niHa. 81 sack hNth1uts letiuHas 81 O.
eHss. cabbage. Lite Dor pound
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02
DICKSON OWNS
VANCOUVER CLUB

VANCOUVER. ~ e.. Jan. BY
q. P~-Ilaving called ar ah neEo-
tlations wtth Russ HALL for the puf-
chase ~ the Vancouver baseball
club. Manager Dickson started out
the new year BY buying out the
stock ~ che club held BY his two
partners. Dr J. W Brett and r. ,.
I.asry ~ Watersilie. wash.
THE Vancouver boy manager an
nouneed today that ~ Waa now the
sole owner - the champion Beavers
hut thar he aid not intend 60 retain
All the stock 81 the club. u r. Man
aKrr Dickson intention 90 form
new iBint sleek company. capitalized
AZ SO 900. divided into 500 shares az
SO each OF this stock BE wiz re-
tain 81 per cent just sufficient 20
Fivc him control
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02
EARTHQUAKE STARTED NIGHT RIDING LYNCHERS;
ONE BRAVE MAN is TRYING TO LAY THEM LOWT

UNION CRY. Tenn. Jan. "A who peacefully
while bloodhrsy scoundre their knives
intc his who ahead the performance Of his
du which him
who fears but God
such Judge j. w. lones who The eodhocded
nght rider bnchers,
rider first
place While whippngs haugnga deeds
the ReclioOt district he mpaneed
special aided OF evidence obtained
the Indictment of number o the despeadoe Now he trying
the Of eigh Of them Jointly accused % murder the first
brutal klinE Quentin Rankin who
hanKed ahot FUN Of hnleta. The nsht OF Oct ".
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02

light and its action when governed
by glass or any other refracfing
media Like dentistry. optometry
Is a distinct profession. although
thousands are fitting glasses for
weak eyes who have no knowiedga
81 the true condition Of the eyes
they attempt 90 fit. except from
what they learn from the patients
word, Just as thousands have drawn
teeth who had no knowledge OF
dentistry until a few c0nrngeoug
men. who had studied dentistry.
specialized and secured for them
selves rights. and to the public pro-
lection. Then. aud only then. did
the value OF dental science become
appreciated. So in the science OF
optometry more knowledge OF the
eye has been acquired In the last
10 years than throughout the ages
since the time when Nero watched
the gladiators through a crystal.
But unlike almost any other trade
or profession. optometry Is not IN
all states recognized as a distinct
profession. and as long as anyone
can test eyes" and sell glasses, In.
respective OF their qualifications. so
long will the public have TO suffer
from good eyes. though malform-
ed. in which vision n imperfect.
through lack Of proper or from mis-
fitted glasses.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-01-02

afEs3INA. Jan. z-By q. P.-
Rescuers today. tracing the sound
Of his voice. discovered that Mar.
Quls Sam0la ~ alive 10 the cellar
Of his castle. shut in beneath tons
Of debris.
= have food enough % last
several days" shouted the mar
auls. ~ 10 dark. but my eyes
have grown accustomed to a.
Turn your attention toward
others N more Imminent dan.
ger"
Marquis Samoia inquired about
the extent % the damage 10 the
city. and when told u its utter De.
struction. wopt bitterly. bewailinR
HIS inability to aid Ia the rescue
work lie had thought that hts cas-
tie waa probably the only building
badly damaged
Buried alive IN the cellar OF hia
home IN Hesalna By debris and
wrecka9e. Deputy Fulci was discoy-
cred BY fraHtlcaily searching rnla-
tlFes and rescued from his living
tomb after five days imprisonment
without food
When the tremblor came Fnlcl
succeeded 81 reaching the base
ment before his house collapsed He
found himself imprisoned In q dark
vault in which there was no food
or water Afr came to him through
assures IN the broken walls. but
oerann eeaa rsftf sff hv gr,nu ~ hrlrh
and mortar
After the earthquake relatives ~
the deputy began search for his
body A. they neaFed the vault
they heard feeble cries which I'm.
pellcd them 20 frantic efforts. Food
waa passed 70 him. and at length
Fulci was drawn from his hiding
place. weak and emaciated. but 9th.
erWise nnhurt lie had given up
hope 81 being rescued.
The archbishop Of Meseina was
also rescued today from the base