Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-12-16


departments on July LIST, last. was
S7O.O65. an increase Of 64.924 in two
years.
The war on the White Plague is
gathering force throughout the
Northwest. Extensive sales of Red
Cross Christmas stamps are being
made, and the proceedings will be
used to carry on the countrywide
campaign against this dreadful di.
sease. In Seattle, December 18th
has been set aside by the King Coun-
ty Anti-Tuberculois League as But
ton Day" One thousand men. wo-
men and children will devote the day
to raising funds for the sanitarium.
which Will be erected at Kirkland.
John c. Olmsted, the eminent land
scape gardner, who planned the A.
Y.-P. exposition grounds, has offered
his services to lay out the hospital
grounds, so that they viii be most
attractive to the sufferers.
Plans are rapidly maturing for the
taking of the 1910 census in this
state. The supervisors named for the
three congressional districts are R.
w. Hill of the First. G. E. Kelley of
the Second. and A. H. Stor~h of the
Third Recent instructions issued are
to the effect that women are eligible
to act as enumerators. School teach
ers and county doctors are regarded
as the best qualified for this work
Enumerators will be able to earn
from SO to "a a day. Supervisor
Hill has been authorized to appoint
161 enumerators for Seattle proper.
which indicates that the population
is expected to be near $4,000. as
each one is supposed to count 1000
persons. The whole state will be en-
titled to $50 enumerators.
Jacob Schaefer will establish
daily German newspaper in Seattle
on January 10, 1910. according to an
announcement just made. In poll
tics, it will be Republican, standing
at all times 70 rpersonal liberty. Mr.
Sshaefer says he will devote consid-
cradle attention to the exploitation
of Northwest resources. in an effort
to attract German settlers to this
part of the country
The consolidation of municipal and
county administration nj cities of the
first class viii be urged at the next
session Of the Washington legisla-
ture. A movement to this effect was
started in Spokane recently, and Ia
coma and Seattle have fallen into
line Under the dua lsystem now in
force. there is frequent conflict of
authority. The double expense does
not yield any proportionate benefit
The simplifcation sought has been
obtained in other states. hrdrdrdlrdl
obtained in other cities. 1t also leads
naturally to the commission form of
government for the administration of
local affairs, now so popular in many
parts of the country.
The emphatic demand of President
Taft in his message to Congress for
restorative legislation in behalf of
merchant marine fulflls the pro-
mise he made while in the Northwest
last fall. He also calls on the ma
tional law makers for sane conserva-
ton measures. which will benefit the
people at large and at the same time
not interfere with reasonable devel-
opment. His recommendations along
the line of retrenchment in the mat
ter Of expenses are generally APP
proved.
Looking ahead five years, when it
is believed that the Panama Canal
will be ready for use, the people of
San Francisco are planning to cele-
brate the event with commercial
exposition. San Diego has proposed
a similar event, believing it is to be-
come the prime port on the Pacific
Ocean. as being nearest the western
terminal of the great waterway At
all events, the great achievement will
not be overlooked, and by that time
it is believed that the Pacific Coast
will show as niue hprogress to the
world over today as the Seattle ex-
position did over anything that has
gone before. At all events, the Paci-
flo Il