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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

T would be perfect folly.
George" the girl was saying.
Thanks" the man re-
piled, a little hurt.
You know very we'll what
l mean. 1t would be foolish
worse than foolish-for
us to marry and-it is not
because l do not love you.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14
Financially Eoolish.

81 sir" said the Altruistic author,
:" am writing for posterity."
The trouble about that is," said the
Practical Publisher. that you can't
get any money out Of the ancestors
of your audience"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

PPOslTE each other In the
cosy morning room sat a
young woman and a girl of
twelve.
Now, Cousin llilda." said
the latter. as she smoothed
down her dress and settled
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-12-14

AID Wallingford been any
thing but a wealthy bach
elor and accustomed to hav-
ing everything he wanted,
the circumstances would
, have seemed less of a
calamity.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
Blames Hawley.

The report of Federal Inspector
HOlbrook to the United States bureau
of standards, to the effect that '.more
than one-balf the scales used by the
retail dealers of Boise give short
weights; that milk and other liquids
are dealt to the consumer 10 short
measures or at random, and fruits are
measured by liquid measure when
they should be sold by dry measure. /"
has called attention to facts that
lead many people to believe that
Governor Hawley is responsible for
present conditions as exposed by Mr..
Holbrook, says the Statesman.
Governor Hawley vetoed house bill
No. 1877. by the committee on public
health, which was intended to estab-
lish standards OF weights and meas
ures for commodities.
The governors reasons for yetoing
the bill were that It's provisions
should be an amendment to the exist
ing pure food law, also that In his
opinion the present law was sufficient
to safeguard the public.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
Manufacturing Cement.

The big manufacturing plant of
the Inland Portland Cement Co.,
at Metaline Falls is now running
full blast, although there is still
some fear expressed that the power
plant may yet cause more trouble.
The first shipments of cement were
made August S, one car load being
shipped to Spirit Lake, the other
to Post Falls to be used in the
construction of buildings for the
new race track. The failure of
the cement plants water power
has caused the l. & w. N. to lose
a profitable traffic, it having been
estimated that their output of ten
cars per day would yield the rail.
road a freight earning of about
$500 per day. The plant is a big
asset to the new county of Pend
Oreille, and cannot help proving a
benefit to the whole of the valley.
Newport Miner.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
HE System Of Self Defense.

His System Of Self Defense.
"Have you ever studied the art Of
self defenseY' said young fellow to
a man Of magnificent physique and
noble bearing.
The elder man looked at his ques-
toner with quiet smile and then an
swered th0ughtfully:
"Yes. have studied and practiced
It,"
"Ahy' said the other eagerly. Whose
system did you adopty'
"Solomon's," was the reply.
Somewhat abashed, the youth stam-
mered out: "Solomon's! What is the
special point of his system of train
lng?"
Briefly this" replied the other: "'A
soft answer turneth away wrath"
For the moment the young man felt
an inclination to laugh and looked at
his friend anxiously to see whether he
was serious. But a glance at the ac-
complished athlete was enough. and
soon a very different set OF feelings
came over the youth as his muscular
companion added, with silent empha-
sis. TRY it, Christian Endeavor
World.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
tn. "cr..n Flash a Sunset.

A correspondent writes that during
the course of voyage when midway
between Marseilles and the strait Of
Bonifacio a green lash was seen at
sunset. The sky was perfectly clear
after cloudless day, with little wind.
As the sun approached the horizon the
line 'twixt sea and sky for about forty
FIVE degrees each side Of the sun be-
came suffused with a rich dull rose
pink, and the waves reflected a mar
velous ruby shade on their surfaces
facing the sunset, while the other
faces were an opalescent blue or green
from the upper sky. The two colors
flashed and changed in q marvellous
way. Such intensity Of col0ring had
never been seen by those on board.
The sun set clean into the sea, and
about ten (or less) seconds after 1t had
disappeared . bright green single fash.
Just like a railway signal lamp. but
brighter far. met our view and re-
warded our watching for it.-Symons'
Meteorological Magazine. -
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Found Short in Boise and
POCatellO
BY GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
Bad Condition Reported. State
Authorities Inactive.

Boise and Pocatello were recent
ly visited by Inspector F. S. Hol.
brook of the United States bureau
of standards, and according to his
report, conditions are much the
same in both those cities, but
bolder fraud is being practiced by
dishonest dealers in Pocatello.
There is no present restraint. The
state authorities are said to be in
active; state laws governing
weights and measures are not be-
ing enforced, and the public is
being held up.
"The conditions prevailing in
Pocatello," says inspector Hol-
brook, 'are very unsatisfactory,
and the results of our inspection
prove conclusively the necessity
for attention to the matter. Only
IS per cent of the scales inspected
in Pocatello are correct, the re-
naming IS per cent delivering
inaccurate quantities. Every large
store in Pocatello contributed to
the data obtained. OF the scales
that are inaccurate, 63 per cent
erred in favor of the dealer, some
Of the errors being serious, as
much as IA per cent. Every one
of the scales showing great error
defrauded against the consumer,
with the result that the average
error on the fast scales is nearly
double the average overweight de-
livered on the slow scales. Fraud
and criminal carelessness are indi-
Gated by these figures. Conditions
such as these indicate and confirm
the necessity Of official inspection
service to guarantee to the con-
sumer the amounts which he
orders and for which he pays"
In both cities the inspector found
that butter is put up in "pound
prints" which do not contain a
pound.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
Idaho's Congressman.

Under the new apportionment act
Idaho will have two congressman to
elect at the next general election.
Inasmuch as the legislature will not
meet meantime to divide the state
into two congressional districts. the
election OF the two representatives 10
1912 will be from the state at large.
1t may continue to be an election at
large of two congressman instead OF
dividing the state into the two dis
tricts, but as such situation might
result in both congrassmen comiOg
from the same end OF the state 1t Is
more than probable the next legisla-
ture will apportion the state into
north and south congressional dis
tricts.-Pend d'Oreille Review.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
CHANGES IN CANE LAW
Bird Season Does Not Open Until
September Ist.

September Ist.
The last session of the legisla-
ture saw fit to make some changes
in the fish and game law which
may get innocent parties into
trouble with that department un-
less they become familiar with its
provisions.
Heretofore we have been able to
go into the woods and kill pleas
ants on August IS. The season
now opens September I. The
deer law was originally September
to December I, but is now Sep.
tember 20 to December 20. The
change was made in the bird law
for the reason that birds are not
yet matured by August IS, and
also the new law will have a
tendency to keep hunters out of
the woods during the dry season.
There had been great many COM
plants on the old deer law be-
cause it did not allow the killing Of
deer at time when they could be
tracked in the snow. Snow rare
ly falls in the lower country
for tracking until after
the first of December. Genesee
News.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

W ~. l also believe that the com.
missioners could reduce this tax with
'ne consent of the district school
ooards. While the latter course NAV
oe somewhat beyond the law, still /
20 not think any complaint would be
mace that would be considered by a
cOurt.n
"orKmen engaged In excavating
Iof an addition to the De France
motel 10 Lewiston. one OF the Oldest
noste'rles in north Idaho. several
Gays ago discovered under the plat
form at the rear OF the building a
well, dug in 1863, but which had
oeen boarded over for the last 20
years, and when removing the stones
with which the old cistern was walled
up tney found small wooden box,
aoout foot in length and four
'nches square, ia fairly good state
OF preservation. No Importance was
Attached to the find and it was
thrown in the rubbish heap. George
cashier of the hotel,
saw 1T and was at once struck by its
appearance of age. Securing a ham,
mer he carefully drew the rusty nails
ana found in the interior a tin re-
ceptacle partially filled with corroded
bird shot and old cut steel nails, in
termingled with which was 1915 in
gold and SLIGO in silver. All Of the
gold was In $40 pieces, bearing date
OF $l873 to 1883, except $40 piece
OF 1878 and SIS piece of 1887, while
the silver was tarnished until the
dates were undecipherab,e.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
The IMMIGRATION QUESTION
Stumbling Block to International
Arbitration.

The British and French arbitration
treaties sent to the senate by Presi-
dent Taft for ratification, met a
stumbling block in the senate last
Saturday in the form of an amend
ment eliminating the provision con
ferring special powers on the proposed
joint high commission.
Both in committee and in the sen
ate the fear was expressed that the
ratification of the treaties would
have the effect of throwing open the
doors of arbitration to all the ques-
tiOns involved in dealing with such
oriental nations as China and japan
and involving immigration and ad :
mission to the public schools.
Senator Borah and other western
senators pointed out to the foreign
relations committee, the danger on
this account and as well as for other
reasons Mr.. Borah moved the cancel
lation Of the paragraph comforting
extra privileges on the joint high
commission.
Senator Borah contended that SO
long rs the senate was deprived Of
power to pass upon the commission
it could not determine even the prob
lens and argued that 1t would not be
wise to leave such matters to the de-
cision of board which probably
would be dominated by old world
views.
Mr.. Borah expressed himself as
satisfied that the elimination OF this
provision would relieve the treaties Of
objection, but in the senate the OBJ
lection was revived by Senator Poin-
dexter, who said that he feared that
even with the paragraph out these
questions of such vital interest to the
Pacific coast would be held to te
within the jurisdiction of tn, pro-
posed tribunal of arbitration.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

More than 100000 tons of rCck
were blown from the face of a high
cliff overlot king the Snake river at
s ,arbuck, Wash, August u, when
a ,proximately 100000 Iounds of
nowder were exploded to shoot out
the rock and make way for the new
roadbad OF the o. w. r. & N,
formerly the North Coast. The sh' t
was We've by more than 200 people.
Much rocs was hurled across the
Snake river and manv hsh were
killed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
THROW OUT Old Walks
Village Board Again Takes
Action,
ARE MENACE ! 0 PEOPLE.
Meeting Last Monday-List of
Bills Allowed.

The board of village trustees
held a regular NEE ting Monday
evening and took some more action
in regard to defective sidewalks.
w. E. Brace was app pointed mar
shal and the board voted to in
struct him to at once throw out
the Poirier sidewalk along Coeur
d'Alene street from Mrs. Alexan-
der's home to the residence OF M.
B. Layton. This is one OF the
walks that was condemned several
months ago as dangerous and de-
fective and a new walk was ordered
built which has not yet been done.
The board now intends to have it
torn out in order to remove a
menace to the safety Of the people
who walk over it, and If new
walk is. not constructed without
delay by the owner, il is the pur-
pose OF the board to have new
walk constructed and charge the
cost to the abutting property.
The board intends to take similar
action regarding all the other
walks recently condemned, the
notices to rebuild which have not
been complied with by the pro-
perty owners. Attention is also to
be given to sidewalks in need oi
repair, where broken boards occur
, which are dangerous to pedes-
trians. Several accidents have
recently been reported. %st2
,, The clerk was instructed to
write again to the divi sion superin-
tendent of the Northern Pacific
asking that the Mills and McCart-
ney street crossings be planked
the width of the street.
The clerk was also instructed to
procure supply Of suitable
road signs notifying automobile
, and motorcycle drivers that the
speed limit in Rathdrum is "a
miles an hour.
Bills were allowed as follows:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

Few men, In or out of public Office,
ever devoted themselves more faith
fully to their duties than President
Taft does to his. Even when he
travels he takes his clerk along and
spends much Of his time debating
messages aud yetoes.
His staff has no easy time OF IL.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

Mike Donnelly, serving life SEN
tence for murder. escaped from the
penitentiary at Walla WaIla, Wash,
last Monday. Although known as a
desperate character, he b ad not been
required to wear stripes, circum-
stance which assisted hin in getting
away.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

Brazil, will make million dollar
exhibit at the San Diego exposition
10 1915, and she will probably dupli-
cate that at San Francisco.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

Drought around Washington CITY
has forced up the prices Of all food
stuffs and 1t has been remarked that
everything except sugar costs much
more now than 1t did during war
times.
. Zack Walker, negro murderer,
was burned to death by mob at
Coatesville, Pa, August l3.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18

According to information published
at Chicago last Saturday. an extensive
campaign is being conducted IN
secrecy from tn, White House and
other federal tffices in Washington
IN behalf OF President Taft's can
didacy for reelection In 1912.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-08-18
Commissioners, Proceedings

49,
Occur d'Alene, July 26.-The com.
missioners, as q board of equalization,
heard the testimony of the Spirit
Lake Land company and took the
matter under advisement.
Adjourned to July u.
July 27.-As board or equalization
the board examiner the assessment
roll, name by nam., unlil tie hour ot
ADJOURNMENT.
July %. Met as hoard OF equaliza.
tlon. The board reduced the assess
ment Of the Cedar Creek Mining
company from $40, 900 to $s5, 900.
August Met as heard of equal
lzation. Applications OF the follow.
ing for reduction of assessment were
rejected: Mis. Elizabeth @ Thonp 4
sou, Mrs 9 q Wllsun, J w Davis, j f :
Baur, w II Cowles, Washington Safe
Deposit & Trust Co.. Prairie Develop.
ment Co., McGoldrick Lumber Co.,
Spokane Valley Land \ Water Co.,
Blackwell Lumber CO. Panhandle
Lumber Co., A w HALEY, John II
Edwards, American Trust Co. Bank,
Dryad Lumbr o.. Stack.Gibts
Lumber Co., g A hAlor. james Shea
han, Dill Dwight, pt.J Qulilan.
Martiu Mcshap. C,.li G.bbs, Chas w
Feely, + D Welcb, MIlwlukee Land
CO.
Various tracts Of land assessed to
the Edward Rutledpe Timber Co. in
the aggregate u sM, 200, were reduced
to $74O0.
Assessments 0nSSasIpus tracts own.
ed BY the Northern Pacific Railway
company were reduced to $40, SO, $25
and $50 per acre.
Assessments on .variOus tracts Of
the Humblrd Lumber cu,npany's land
were reduced. ss
~ +. 3
The Potlach Lumber Co. ASSESS
ment was reduced from $50 10 $l7 an
acre on the land and from SIT 10 $i4
per acre for timber on state land.
The assessment against the Stack
Gibbs Lumber Co., nn 4 81 acres now
q part OF the riehtof wsysOf the Spo--
kane & International railroad was
cancelled. -
The assessment on an 8bandoncd
building OF the Washington Water
Power company on the Indian
reservation was reduced from 5000 TO
$25; and the assess,nentof $1,000 per
mile on two miles of power line was
cancelled, II appearing that % miles
OF line were assessed, whereas only %
miles OF said line, which reaches from
Post Falls to Bonner county. are Ia
Kootenai county.
The timber land Of the Cameron
Lumber Go. was reduced to- $i7 per
acre, and the timber ON state land
assessed to said company was reduced
to $l4 per acre.
The assessment Of the stock of the
Idaho Mercantile ca. Of Occur d.
Alene was reduced from $685. to
$55, 200.
The personal property assessment
of Henry Heyn was reduced from
1925 to $1,000.
Occur d'Alene lots assessed 10 Jessie
Hackctt at s6O5O were reduced to
$5O5O.
Lands assessed to Henry Krech of
Spirit Lake were redutcl from
$l2,375 to $500.
A Occur d'Alene lot assessed to
James Roche was reduced fron 5000
to $500 and improvements from $3.50
to $500.
The valuation Of ~ acres In Coeur
d'Alene, assessed to S A Varnum,
was reduced from $3.50 to $2lOO.
Board OF equalization adjourned
sine die.
On July 26 the b,'ard Of county
commissioners ordered that the keep
ing Of tract indexes. excepting those
OF instruments affecting ownership,
=: ~ u. Z
L F.rsuson. comm 's>ioner expenses
500, was allowed. The board
adjourned to August 2
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
new LOVERS N
BUEHLER CASE
A Railroad Man and Hotel
Boarder Have Been ADD
ed to String

Chicago. Dec. 2s.-Clainins to have
information that a railroad employe
who was a friend Of Violet Ruehler.
who has been missing since November
2b.. disappeared simultaneously with
the girl. Inspector Hunt detailed off,
GERS today to obtain all the informa-
tion possible about this man. particu-
larly as to habits and II he had ever
called on the girl at her mothers
South State street home
The inspector said: The identity
OF the man is known. This man left
his position" the inspector said. "just
at the time the girl disappeared. II
we can find him ! think we will have
gone long ways towards clearing up
the mystery"
The police are also trying to find
Charles Lewis. Il former roomer at the
hotel and with whom they claim to
have learned the missing girl corre-
sponded. A search was to be made to-
day for Dominick Arrigo. a friend of
Lewis. who the police believe. knows
where Lewis is.
Inspector Hunt complained Of being
handicapped in the search because
he believed the girls mother had with
held Information regarding the past
life OF her daughter.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
ARE SEEKING To
REFORM WOMEN
Women of Kansas City Add
to Men and Religion For
ward Movement

Kansas City. Mo-. Dec. 2s-Accom-
panied by u special escort of police.
a committee OF church women, some
Of them we'll known, this afternoon
visited houses in one of the two "red
light districts of this city in an effort
to persuade the inmates to take fresh
start in life with the New Year.
Each woman was offered a respec.
table home and a chance to earn an
honest living. 4 home. to be conduct
ed as an ordinary boarding house. its
aadress to be kept secret. will be pro-
vided for women who determine to
accept the offer.
Conditions will be so arranged that
no stigma may follow the reformed.
The effort to help the unfortunate
women Is part of the Men and Re.
ltgion Forward Movement. Under or
ders OF the board OF police commits
sioners. every red light" in the dis
trict visited must so out at midnight
next Sunday. In addition to plan
ming to care for the women. the or
ganizatfon has gathered the names of
all property owners who rent their
places for immoral purposes and will
ask that criminal proceedings be
started against them.
I'VE do not intend to leave the
women alone in their battle for new
life" Fl. u. McAfee, leader in the
movement said today.
Kindly women will act as spon-
sers for them after they have obtain
I'D employment. help them over the
hard places and encourage them to
live rightly
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
MAY HAVE BEEN
PLOT TO POISON
INDECENT POOR
Doubts Cast on Theory That
Smoked Herring Caused
Berlin Deaths
Fifteen MORE VICTIMS WERE
ADDED TO The ORIGINAL LIST
Many Sick Men Have Been Picke, Tin
In the Streets Near the Shelter and
the Death List Will Be Great Deal
Larger.

Berlin. Dec. 2s.-Fifteen more IN.
mates Of the municipal shelter for the
homeless died during last night. and
this forenoon, bringing the total dead
uom ptomaine poisoning up to fifty
one' Many more men suffering from
tue same symptoms have been picked
up IN the streets in the vicinity OF the
snelter but IN most cases the sickness
Is less serious. The authorities are Of
the opinion the list Of fatalities is by
no means closed.
The affair has reached such propor.
tlons that doubt is being expressed
whether. tho deaths are due, as at first
tncEeVed, to eating decayed smoked
herring which the homeless people
nrought with them to the shelter to
exc out the scanty diet provided there.
Ihe superintendent of the asylum ex-
pressed the opinion, based on the post
mortem examinations. that the deaths
are not been due to the fish, but to
deliberate poisoning. The police are
CARRYING out thorough Investigation
IN order to establish the responsibility
for the occurrence. although thew still
adhere to the original theory.
In spite Of rumors among the desti-
tute who patronize the shelters, OF
tnere being a deliberate plot against
the inmates. the various institutions
last night was more crowded than
ever. Over $500 men took refuge in
the main shelter and a crowd of phy.
slcians were present during the whole
night to receiving the reports of addi.
tlonal poisoning cases.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-28
SHOWS NOTHING
BUT RESENTMENT
The Bill in Durna Attacking
American Trade Is Not
Seriously Considered

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Except as
indicating the extent Of Russian re-
sentiment at the action Of the United
states in abrogating the treaty Of 1882
the introduction in the Duma today
of the bill attacking the American
export trade with Russia is not re-
garded with much concern In official
circles here. Even if the measure
should be adopted by the duma 1t
would require the APPROVAL of the inn
perial council and of the emperor him.
self to become a law. In that case
it could not take effect before Janu-
ary ], 1913. because Of the continu-
ance until that date of the present
treaty with it's favored nation clause.
Indications are that negotiations for
new treaty will not he undertaken
seriously before September. In the
interim the Russian general elections
Will have been held and the great
American quadrennial political con-
tentionS Will have nassed into history.
Removed from all likelihood of po-
liucal influence in either country, it is
felt that negotiations then can be con-
Quoted In calm and judicial manner,
Ihat there may be two treaties in
stead OF one is regarded as probable
one of these conventions would deal
entirely with matters OF trade and
commerce and the operation Of its
favored nation clause, If one were en-
bodied. would be confined to those
subjects. The other treaty would re-
late purely to matters Of citizenship
and naturalization. which, of course
would involve some treatment of the
Jewish question. The adoption of this
course may be suggested by the Rus
sian government.