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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-11-05

Legislation.
1CLACSTONE MAKES CHARGE
Idaho Speaker and T. 7. Kerr
Addressed Local Option Meeting.
| A local option mass meeting al
Fraternal hall last Monday even
ing was addressed by Speaker
Paul E. Clagstone of Bonner coun-
ty and Representative 4. T. Kerl
of Coeur d'Alene. The wet wealth.
er had tendency to reduce the
audience by keeping the country
people at home. Bartlett Sinclair
presided and in introducing the
speakers said it was the first meet
ing for local option, held in the
county, not in charge OF the
churches. The churches he said
were taking care chiefly of the
moral phase Of the issue; these
speakers were here to present the
issue from the standpoint Of good,
clean government, and health.
Alluding to the weather, Mr.. Sim
clair said the vets were having
their inning now, but he was con-
fident the drys would soon have
their turn. He condemned in no
uncertain manner the efforts by
some to inject the taxation ques-
tion into the issue. The schools
would be better off, the children
happier, without the saloon, he
said, and the teachers would get
their salaries just the same.
Mr.. Clagstone made a plain
! statement of the political con-
ditions in Idaho as affected by the
liquor traffic, and charged that
during the last legislature the
F., liquor interests maintained an ac-
tive lobby at Boise which worked
throughout the session to defeat
legislation beneficial to the general
J public. They kept open house at
the ldanha hotel for the plant
members, and kept many of them
piled with free liquor to such an
extent that they we're often in a
+. half stupified condition and unable
to attend to their duties. He ex.
| pressed the belief that the liquor
interests were now at work attempt
ing to frame up ticket for next
years campaign in this state, and
urged his audience to be vigilant.
Touching upon the effect of local
option in other parts of the state,
Mr.. Clagstone read figures show
ing that in Canyon county, which
went dry in August, the liquor
traffic had caused an expense ol
about $40, 600 year to the tax.
payers, directly and indirectly,
over and above the amount re-
ceived by the county from sale o.
saloon licenses. He also read
half dozen letters from bushes:
mtn of Moscow, which has beer
dry for over year, in which all o
them expressed themselves a!
pleased with the betterment o
conditions since the saloons wers
voted out.
Mr.. Kerl, speaking from tn.
standpoint Of health and pathology
gave very clear explanation Q
the harmful effects, as he under
stood them, of the habitual use o
alcoholic beverages in small o.
large quantities, upon the individ
ual and upon a community o.
nation, and the tendency of alcoho
to break down physical resistance
, to disease. Habitual use produces
alcoholism, he said, even wher'
! taken in quantities insufficient t,
produce drunkenness.
> The speeches were we'll received
as also were the musical number
: provided by the quartet, consisting
Of Mrs. C L. Heitman, Mrs. w
|. Thompson and Messrs M. B
. Layton and o. G. Farnsworth
accompanied on the piano by Mis-
!. Ferne Berry.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-11-05

A political writer at the national
capital predicts that Speaker j. g.
Cannon OF the house will have 6gbt
to retain his positian when congress
reconvenes ip Decembef. The demo-
Gratis, the republican ."ipslrgeuts,
the members dissatisfied With the
tariff revision, aud those who believe
that the good uf the party demands
his overthrow, are said 70 be working
tO accomplish his defeat.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-11-05

The Hill interests have bought 80
per cent Of the cOln mOu stock Of the
Spokane & Inland1 Empire system.
thus securing control. The deal was
made, IL is claimed, 10 order u pre-
vent control Of the system from PASS
Ing into the hands Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad. The
Spokane & Inland is capitalized at
$40. .OOO.OO The Hill interests, the
Northwest improvement company.
which is the holding company Of the
Great Northern aud Northern Pacific,
secured control by an Investment
totalling nearly $4,000, 900.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1909-11-05

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Evening star., 1909-06-18
DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS DISPLAY
GREAT FEATURE OF INDEPEND-
ENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
Shells to Be Fired in the Air Releas-
ing Flags. Birds and Other
Animals

Daylight fireworks will he A great fea-
ture of the safe and sane Fourth of
July celebration in the National Capital.
Commissioner Macfarland, chairman of
the joint committee o. the Board Of Trade
and Chamber of Commerce on the Inde-
pendence day observance. received this
morning from Cuno II. Rudolph, chair
man of the fireworks committee an
nouncement regarding the plans for day
light fireworks: and Commissioner Mac
farland declared that this viii doubtless
prove a new and especially attractive
feature of the days celebration.
Flights of toy balloons are also in con-
temptation, Mr.. Rudolph told Mr.. Mac
farland
The program for the daylight fireworks
is as follows:
Six shells will be shot up releasing
at height OF 900 feet American flag
attached TO parachutes, floating over the
city.
Twelve shells will,release flocks of birds.
flying through the air; twelve shells CON
tanning thousands OF small American
flags will be exploded; six shells VIII
be fired in the heavens, releasing stream
ers of red, white and blue. attached To
parachutes: twenty-four shells, produc-
ing assorted effects, birds, animals. fig
ures, etc.-in fact, a geological garden
will be sent up. The whole will make
a Japanese display lasting half hour.
w. V. Cox treasurer of the joint com
mttee. Second National Bank. announc g
the receipt of the following subscriptions:
Previously acknowledged, 81. .J2l.I Cha
pin-Sacks Company. so; George r. Ham
ilton, $40: GUIDE Bros. Company. S1p: DG.
j. G. Boyd. SO: Daniel Murray tcoll"c
tom, Si.25; Mrs. Henry Gannett, 81,
total So 2.JElGo
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Amending Traction Laws.

In addition to this general constitu-
tional amendment, the rapid transit laws
of the state were amended by the recent
legislature so that it is now much
easier for private capital to engage in the
construction and operation of public utili-
ties than it was before.
ID municipality can build with its
own money and lease to corporations
which will furnish their own equipment
and pay a rental or royalty equivalent to
the cost of construction. and a sinking
fund sufficient to wipe out the bonds in a
given number of years.
CD A municipality can build and equip
and lease for operation under similar
terms.
(3D A municipality can build, equip and
operate its own lines.
"a city can now enter into contract
with private individuals or corporations to
construct. equip and operate under fran
chises for twenty years with the privi-
lege of renewal for twenty years. and at
the expiration of that time take over the
property under an appra iSement
t5) A municipality can also construct
and equip and pay for the work by the
proceeds of bonds issued against an as
sessment Of the properties benefited.
The public service commission is acting
promptly to secure an extension of the
subway system on either of these
methods
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Bidders Are Numerous.

Realizing the necessities of the
situation Chairman Wilcox of the pub
lie service commission prepared invita-
tions to probable bidders before the new
law had been signed by the governor.
and the response has been quite graft
flying Six distinct syndicates have
shown a disposition to accept the con-
cessions under one or the other or the
conditions / have described.
These are the Interborough Company,
which now controls the present subway
and the elevated and the surface roads
in the borough of Manhattan, which is
the city of New York proper. and of
which Theodore L. Shonts is the pres1-
dent; the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany. which controls the Brooklyn ele-
waited and surface roads and of which
E. w. Winter, also Chicago man, is
the president: the Amsterdam Construc-
tion Company, of which Mr.. W1lgus, a
Continuous Transit Securities Company.
of which Mr.. E. p. Ripley. president OF
the Santa Fe railroad. also a Chicago
man. is the principal hacker.
But the appearance of these Chicago
men is not strange. Every big trans
portation company in the east except
the Boston and Maine and the Pennsyl-
vania railroads is managed by men from
Chicago or other western cities.
There is still another bidder. with
so far as | can ascertain. 1t is the
firm of Bradley, Gaffney Steers. all
wealthy Tammany contractors, VINO nave
done large amount of work for the
municipality and built considerable
part of the present subway under con-
tract with Mcdonald and Belmont, who
composed the construction company.
There has been a suspicion that these
gentlemen are acting in behalf of the
New York and New Haven railroad
which is electrifying it's lines. and is
suspected Of an ambition to bring its
suburban passengers down town to the
doors of their shops and offices without
recurring them to change cars But
such plan does not seem reasonable,
because it could not very well col
Iect another fare. and could not expect
to spend fifty or sixty millions of dol
lars for convenience that will not in
crease its traffic.
1t is, therefore, assumed that Messrs
Bradley, Gaffney Steers are acting
in their own behalf, and it is well
known that they have heavy financial
SIInnprt
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Shorter Terms of Contract.

The present subway was built by the
city of New York, at cost of S44. 600. 600
and leased to a private corpora ton
to equip and operate upon a fifty-year
contract and A promise of twenty-five
years renewal upon the payment of per
cent interest upon the bonds issued to
pay for the construction and ! per cent
added to the sinking fund
This. however. is altogether too liberal.
The pubic demand a limit of twenty
years. with renewal of twenty for all
The new law provides for the construc
tion of additional subways upon the same
basis: the expense to be paid from the
city treasury, or 10 be assessed upon the
territory benefited, or by private capital
alone. However. an alternate provision
is added. by the new amendments under
the terms of which a contract for opera
tion may be made terminable by the city
after ten years. upon paying for the
equipment of the road at not more than
the actual cost. plus IL per cent: and If
the road has been constructed wholly or
partly at the contractors own expense,
upon paying also an amount not to eX
ceed such cost, plus IL per cent.
The contract may be for any length of
time. subject. however. to the provision
that the city may purchase at any time
after ten years.
Evening star., 1909-06-18
TO SUCCEED DIR. WALL.
Commissioner Macfarland Proposes
Selection of DIR. II. w. Lawson.

Commissioner Macfarland moved yes
terday in board session that the Com
mssioners rescind the appointment of
DIR. Prentiss Wilson to be a member of
the board of police and fire surgeons. to
succeed DR.. ]. S. Wall, resigned in view
of the fact brought to his attention by
Health Officer Woodward that Dr. Will
son will not until August have been
three years a registered physician as
required by law.
If there is another vacancy after Au-
gust Commissioner Macfarland said he
would recommend the appointment of
DIR. Wilson to fill it.
AS successor of Dr. Wall, Commits
sioner Macfarland named DIR. H. w
Lawson, who is the eligible physician
next on the list.
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Jail Delivery at Laurel.

LAUREL, Md. June 1S.-William Lei
Zear and James Merson broke out of jail
here yesterday and made their escape.
The men were in Jail on a charge of way
laying and rob5ing Henry Gardner. d
farmer residing near Laurel. The police
authorities o. Baltimore and Washington
have been notified to keep looSOut for
the jailbreakers. The men are about
twenty-three years of age and both have
served sentences before. II is thought
that they had outside help in ealins
the iron bars OF the Jail. The cells are
on the ground floor of the city hall
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Under River Service.

The new downtown tunnels under the
Hudson river from Jersey City to Court
andt street will be completed and in
operation between the 1st and 18th of
July, when the suburban residents in
New Jersey can be landed within three
blocks OF Trinity Church every morning
and take their trains there in the after
noon when they are ready to go home.
The commuters in New Jersey are al
ready landed to the shopping district
through a tunnel as far as 10th street,
after going under North river, and the
underground service will be extended as
far 33d street within a half block of
the Waldorf Hotel. within a few weeks.
Mr. McAdoo has recently obtained a
franchise for the extension of his sub
way to the Grand Central station on
42d street and he promises to have that
in operation within the next two years.
Then travellers from New England or. in
deed, anywhere in the United States.
can pass under the city of New York
from one railway to another without see
ing the daylight and with only one
change of cars.
The constitutional amendment will af-
feet the entire state of New York after
it's adoption in November and the new
amendment to the law l have described
will enable the public service commission
to make contracts or give franchises that
will add at least twenty-seven miles to
the present subway system of the metrop-
oils
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Alternate Proposition.

In the alternate proposition of con-
struction through assessments upon prop
erty benefited. the amount TO be levied
and the district upon which the levy is
10 be made. are 10 be fixed by the COM
mission with the approval of the board
of estimate. and the amount determined
upon is 10 be assessed upon the property
owners of the districts defined After
confirmation and entry. the assessments
are liens and may be paid in full at any
time. Or they may be paid i'm ten annual
installments, and re to draw interest AT
d per cent.
!, To obtain the money for the road in
advance of the collection of the assess
ment bonds to the amount of the unpa id
assessments. "a now provided by the
charter or in lieu of such assessment
bonds. chargeable against the debt limit,
may issue a new description OF bonds de-
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Receiver for Cemetery.

As the result of charges preferred
a aSainst the mana cement of Forest Lake
cemetery. Prince George county. Md, in
a petition filed by Mcneil & Mcneil. at
torneys for the creditors. lot and share
holders yesterday. William A Harrison
has been appointed receiver by the court,
and has taken charge of the cemetery.
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Proposals Of Bidders.

The Amsterdam corporation proposes to
build a freight and passenger railroad
twenty three miles long. either overhead
or underground, on the edge of the docks
of both North and East rivers, for the
purpose of distributing at the different
railway stations and the wholesale estab-
lisnments and manufacturers of the city
the cargoes that arrive from the coast
and foreign ports. which is now delivered
by trucks They also propose to collect
and deliver for export freight from the
different railways and from manufacur-
ers and other shippers throughout the
city, which is now delivered by trucks.
lighters and barges towed by tugs on
the river.
They also proposed to furnish transpor-
tation facilities for incoming and outgoing
passengers to reach the ferries and
steamship docks, which is of itself an
enormous business. BY connecting with
other ground systems this company could
land or receive d passenger from almost
any locality in the city.
1t is a novel and striking proposition
and was devised by Mr.. w. j. Wilgus, a
brilliant young engineer from Minnesota.
who was brought to New York and made
vice president of the New York Central
Company in order to electrify its subur-
ban lines Having accomplished that
of the Grand Central railway station, Mr..
Wilgus accepted the presidency of the
Manhattan corporation which proposes to
do great things including the coast belt
line l have described.
Moving Platform Scheme.
The continuous Transit Securities Com
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Released Upon Personal Bonds.

Robert ID. Shriver and William Donald
son. two young men formerly employed
by the Potomac Electric Company of this
city. We're arraigned in the Police Court
today upon charges of stealing electrical
supplies from their employers and re-
leased upon their personal bonds upon
the recommendation of the prosecuting
attorney. The recommendation was made
upon the strength of requests by officials
of the company. II is understood the
stolen has all been recovered.
Evening star., 1909-06-18

scribed as rapid transit assessment
bonds,'' which are not issued upon the
faith or credit of the city. but are payable
only out of the assessments as they are
collected Assessments collected in ex-
cess of the cost of the road are to be re-
turned to the assessed
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Have The Star Follow You.

order for The Star to be mailed TO you
while you are out Of town ;his summer.
The price for The Evening and Sunddy J.
Star. postage prepaid, is W cen,s month.
Cash with order.
Evening star., 1909-06-18

Gov Glasscock of West Virginia grant
ed respites until August - to Isaac "
Yates and Arthur Brown, sentenced to -
hanged June Is.
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Furnishings. Especial for Saturday.

Big lot of Mems White and Col
ored Neglige Shirts. attached and
detached cuffs. coat and regular
styles: regular S125 and S1.J0 o.
values; special for Saturday. ...OOC
Lot of Mems Plain White. Blue
and Gray Shepherds Plaid Madras
Shirts, attached cuffs: regular 81
value; special, 3 for 81, or
Mems Plain Black French Lisle
Hose: regular 23c quality: special,
6 pairs for 81: or per %
Boys SOC and 15c White and Col
ored Soft Shirts. sizes l. to
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Moving Platform Scheme.

The continuous Transit Securities Com
pany has a strong board of directors. in
Guiding Edward p. Ripley, president of
Evening star., 1909-06-18
the Sante Fe road: Stuyvesant Fish. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Moses Taylor Pyne, Al
bert r. Gallatin, Stephen S. Palmer and

bert r. Gallatin, Stephen S. Palmer and
other we'll known men, who propose to
introduce moving platforms upon Broad
way, 9TH and 9th avenues, 14th and I'D
and other crowded streets. They believe
that this will be the best solution of the
congestion problem.
1t is proposed to construct an endless
moving belt along the curb Of these
streets, with entrances at frequent inter-
walls where. by dropping nickel in the
slot, tired man or woman can turn a
stile and sit down upon a comfortable
seat to rest while they are being trans
ported toward their destination at the
rate of forty-five miles an hour. This is
a novel idea, and there is so much conf
dence in it's success that heavy financial
interests are willing to favor the expert
ment
Evening star., 1909-06-18

Mems Regular 3oc and SOC Gauze
and Lace Lisle Hose in black. tan,
navy, slate, Burgundy, white and
light blue; special, per
Mems French Balbriggan Under
wear, long and short sleeve shirts,
long drawers; special for Saturday,
:; garments for 81; or per
garment.
Boys Regular 2Oc Fast Black
Hose; special for Saturday,
per pair. ...................l &c
Boys 35c Ecru Ribbed Underwear,
short sleeve shirts and knee
drawers, special, per gar
ment. ..................... ZoC
Evening star., 1909-06-18
Buy an E. B. Straw Hat

and you'll settle the hat question for the rest OF the
summer. f. B. Hat values famous and this seasons
stock offers the best values of record. All the
est STYLES in soft and stiff brads-a hat suit every
mans fancy.
4 few more $3.50 and ss Panamas at $3.50.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-29
FIRST INSTALLATION OF LINE OF PHONES FOR GLOBE ID
 PRESENT BIG SYSTEM

Some important enterprises hay' humble beginnings. Had Fred Alum the founder of the local telephone ser vice, had any inkling of the size to which it was destined to grow, it is far from likely that he would have sold out his interests at a low fgure and gone elsewhere in the search of for tune. If he had banked on the future of Globe he would now be on the high road to wealth through his local telc. phone interests.
 Alum brought the local telephone service into existence about eight years ago. At that time he was employed in the railroad yards of the Gila Val ley, Globe < Northern railroad com pany. He entered the telephone busi ness as private enterprise, and he, probably, did not invest more than $l00 in it at the start. The whole af. fair was considered joke by many people.
 The telephone office was located on Broad street opposite the present post office. The only line ran down Broad street, and the number of phones was small. The wires were strung on house. tops, trees and on almost anything else that would give them support. The charge for the doubtful service afford. ed by this line was $5 month. Dircc- tories were luxuries unheaTd of.
 Alum ran his impromptu telephone company for about a year. Then he
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-29
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

or other animal under his control or in his charge to stop or to stand at any point on Broad Street in the City of Globe between Cottonwood Street and Bankers Garden; Provided, that any such vehicle or animal may be stopped and may stand at the curb on either side of said street and in any block between any two streets intersecting said Broad Street for period of time not exceed ing thirty minutes for the transaction of any legitimate business incident to the use of said street as a public high way, but the standing of unemployed teams, vehicles and animals on said street is prohibited.
 SECTION IT.
 Any person violating the provisions of Section I of this ordinance shall be punished, upon conviction, by fine not exceeding Twenty-Five ($25.00) Dol lars, or by imprisonment not exceeding Thirty (30) days, or by both such fine. and imprisonment in the discretion of the Court; and all dray, hack and auto mobile licenses granted ana issued 10 any person from and after the passage and adoption of this ordinance shall be granted and issued subject to revocation by the Council upon certificate of the Police or City Judge of said City of such conviction, or upon certificate of such Police Court, or other competent appellate Court.
 SECTION III.
 This Ordinance shall take effect from and after the 10th day of July, 1909.
 SECTION ".
 All ordinances and parts of ordinan- ces in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Passed and adopted this 24th day of June, A. D., 1909.
 Approved: Attest: ALFRED KINNEY,
 JAS. II. WEIGH, Mayor.
 City Clerk.
 First Reading June l7th, 1909.
 Second Reading, June 2ith, 1909. Third Reading, June 24th, 1909. First publication June 27th, 1909.