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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
SCHOOL levy five MILLS
Supreme Court Holds to Con-
stitutional Minimum.
AFFECTS THE ENTIRE STATE
Commissioners Must Now Change
General School Levy.

The state supreme court sitting
at Lewiston October 80, handed
down decision declaring that the
school tax levy that can be fixed
by the boards of county commits
sioners in Idaho must not be less
than five mills, as provided by the
state constitution.
The decision was rendered in
the case of James A. Fenton, re-
spondent, versus the board of
commissioners Of Ada county, an
action brought to have an order OF
the commissioners, levying and
fixing tax of three mills on the
dollar tor general school purposes,
set aside and annulled. The case
is similar to that in which the
Ceur d'Alene school district
appealed from the order OF the
kootenai county commissioners
fixing the school levy at 2.45 mills.
1t is said that owing to the
increase in the property valuations
throughout the state, nearly all
the counties fixed the school levy
at three mills or less, as it was cal
culated the FIVE mill minimum
named in the constitution would
bring in more revenue. than is
needed in all but the larger dis
tricts.
The decision OF the supreme
court means that the county CON-
missioners must change the levies
back to five mills and undo a large
amount of work in getting the
assessment rolls ready for receiv-
ing the taxes Of 1911. Compliance
with the decision and the provis.
ions OF the state constitution raises
the state and county tax levy for
kootenai county from o.8 mills to
IL. IS mills.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
Italians Crushing Arabs.

The Italians are taking severe
measures to quell the Arab insurrec.
tion In Tripoli, all Arabs caught
being shot without trial. The Turks,
encouraged by minor success against
the Italian invaders, are endeavoring
to retake the city Of Tripoli, re-
capturing some OF the outer works.
Much desperate fighting is reported.
Late dispatches concerning the
bombardmeut and capture Of Beng.
haZi state that 800 non. com ba ia Is
were killed one half the number be Ing
women and children, Italy has sent
reinforcements to the army OF occu.
patton.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03

work On the concrete dam across
m'uule FORK OF the Clearwater at
AoosKia will shut down to guard
against high water causing damage by
"asu!ng Out or otherwise displacing
Tue aoutments and other work done
preparatory to starting on the dam
proper. The company figures on
compieting the dam by the lst OF
november, 1912. It will have a
capacity Of 5000 horsepower. The
establishment OF many Industries
tnere are now under consideration.
among which is huge pulp mill.
Material for pulp is plentiful 10 the
REGION especially 10 the national
forests where it is considered a men.
ace and can be purchased at a low
figure.
Inc value OF the mine output of
soid' silver, copper, lead and zinc In
ldano 10 1910, according to c. N.
Gerry of the United States geological
survey, was $I6.3l6. 1876, against
Slo,66o'849 in 1909, an increace OF
S6o5,347. There was decided de.
crease 10 the yield OF gold from both
placer and lode mining. also 10 pro-
ductlon Of copper. The largest in
creases 10 production was 10 lead, 10
silver from lead ores and in zinc
Shoshone county mines yielded SO per
cent OF the value of the states total
output of the metals.
Inc club women of the state have
become Interested 10 the bill intro.
duced 10 the senate by Senator w. e.
Borah, for the creation of bureau of
child labor and statistics, which was
outlined to them by the senator in
MS address before them at Mountain
Home, that they have decided to
have the arguments 10 favor of the
Dill printed in pamphlet form and a
copy sent to each of the federated
clubs 10 the country. asking that the
members read the outline carefully
and then write urging their members
OF congress to support it.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
Short Courses at Normal.

Those teachers who wish to
renew their county certificates
under the new state law, or to
obtain such certificates, by attend
ing six weeks session OF the state
normal will be interested in the
following announcement: The
Lewiston state normal school will
offer courses of six weeks each for
the accommodation of those who
desire to secure credit to enable
them to obtain or renew county
certificates.
These courses will start Novem-
Der II, 1871, and April /, 1912.
A fourth course will be offered at
the annual summer normal school
at CGur d'Alene, beginning June
"a, 1912.
For those who desire only to
obtain two credits there will be
available wide choice fiom the
professional courses offered.
These include methods in reading,
language, history, arithmetic and
geography, as well as principles of
education, sociology, etc. In
addition, many academic courses
will be available TO those who
desire to strengthen themselves
along the lines OF English, history,
manual training, sewing or cooking.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
Deserted at the End.

william the Conqueror was man OF
very gross habit Of body and at the
siege of Nantes was hurt by the rear.
ing of his horse. the pommel OF the
saddle striking the king in the abdo-
men and causing injuries from which
he died in a few days. Before his
death he was deserted by all his at
tendants. who stole and carried OH
even the coverings Of the bed on which
he Law. The body remained on the door
Of the room in which the king died for
two days before 1t was buried by char
table monks from a neighboring mon
astery.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
ORCHARD PEST IS FOUND
Plum Curculio Bell lsvsd to
Have Reached the West.
PROMPT ACTION IS NEEDED
Prof. Melander Of Pullman Makes
Report of the Insect.

Within the last few days from
three widely separated regions o
the northwest specimens Of plum.
and Italian prunes have been re-
ceived by the chronological de.
partment of the Washingto n State
College, Pullman, Wash, bearing
evidence of injury by the S called
"plum curculio," one of thu mos,
dangerous insect pests east of the
Rocky mountains. Up to the
present time they have neve er been
identified west OF the Bitter Root
mountains.
Prof. A. L. Melander, who re.
ceived and examined the speci.
mems, is of the decided Q opinion
that the dreadful pest has 70 und a
foothold in the northwes h. In
speaking Of it, he said:
"This insect has worked il s way
as TAR west as Montana, but Las
never cotton over the Bitter Roots
until now. The plum curculio is
a small, globular, varty, snout
L
oeetle OF a olackish brown color,
measuring about three sixtee eenths
OF an inch IN length. 1t clips
crescent shaped holes in the skin
OF the fruit, placing an egg id side.
When disturbed it drops from the
tree, SO if persons having suspected
trees will spread sheet under the
trees and shake them, they will
probably be able to collect some of
the curculio, if present.
"This insect is to the plum what
the codling moth is to the apple,
only it is much worse because it is
SO hard an insect to fight. Futher-
more, it does not confine its injury
to plums, but attacks peaches.
cherries, apples and in fact all of
the orchard fruits"
So alarmed is Professor Melan-
der at the probable outcome of the
invasion of this insect that he is
sending out many inquiries, re-
questing that persons having plum ms
or prunes showing the injury
described send specimens of such
fruit to him, that he may endeav vor
to rear insects out of the fruit.
He states that if it is proven
positively that the insect has
gained ingress into the northwe st,
it will be necessary to at once in
augurate a general campaign
against it. If they would sa We
thousands of dollars worth OF fruit
annually, orchardists will have to
combine and fight the insect un til
it is exterminated.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
A Vague Impression.

"What is your idea Of the character
of Lady Macbethi"
: "Really." replied Mrs. Cumrox, there
is 80 much gossip about people col
nected with the stage that one scarce
" knows what to believe.'-Washins'
ton Star.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03
Easy Mark For Charley.

Mrs. Green-l tell you it's nice to
have a husband who isn't afraid to
praise you up to people. Why. only
yesterday I heard Charley telling Mrs.
Jones that was getting to be regu-
lar Xantippe.
Mrs. Wise-A Xantippe! Do you
know who she was2
Mrs. Green-Oh. yes; told Charley
I'd overheard him. and he explained
that Xantippe was the goddess Of
youth and beauty.-Boston Transcript
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03

The government bias started suit 10
break up the SO called ''stcel trust"
Thirty six subsidiary corporations
are Damcd as defendants.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03

valor consists in the power Of self
recovery.-Emerson.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03

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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-11-03

The unspoken word never does harm
-Kos0uth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23

According to the governments in
formation one of these retail lumber
dealers associations exists in nearly
every state, and the suit just insti--
tuted in New York applies to not more
than half the retail dealers assocfa-
lions in the United States. officials
OF the Department of Justice intimate
that within short time another suit
or suits will be begun, possibly at Chi.
cago or st. Paul, and it is the in
tention of the government to attempt
to prove that all the retail dealers
associations are in league to control
prices to the consumer.
1t is anticipated that the lumber
trust case will become almost as not
able as the Standard Oil case. Off
Gals of the Department of Justice say
that the government has been prepared
to proceed against the lumber trust
for several months but preferred to
wait until the Standard Oil case was
decided by the supreme court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
Enqland's Free Trade inquiry

Al this time, when all the Democrat
| and many Republicans seem to be de
| veloping a free trade mania, the Phla
delphia Press offers this poser;
The Democratic ma jority in tn,
House of Representatives, which /,
| now irving to improve :he condition
of the laboring man IN the United
States by attacking the protective sys
TEN, might profitably turn to the re-
port just issued by the English Boart
of Trade on wages, cost of living, ant
the other conditions of Industrial life
in the United States. For half cen.
tury the assertion has been made thai
the increased wages OF American labor
under the protective system are more
than met by the increased cost of liv-
ing. The London Times" the leading
English newspaper published in and
for a free trade country, makes this
summary of the results Of this inves-
tigation:
The workman in America enjoys an
enormous advantage over his fellow in
England. an advantage far greater than
the latter enjoys over the German or the
Frenchman. He earns more than two
and "a quarter times as much money and
works shorter hours for it, so that his
hourly rate of earnings is as $40 to 100 or
pretty nearly twice-and-a-h half as much.
Against that enormous difference in
wages there is something to be set in the
way of expenditure. Rent is twice as
high and food is about one-third higher
than in England, but the cost of living
altogether is only as l52 to 100 or about
half as much again.
Such impartial testimony fIom a free
trade country. compiled by free trad
ers and published by an English free
trade administration, ought to have
considerab bic bearing on the present
us that the report itself says of the
margin of earnings over the cost of
living:
THE margin is clearly large, making
possible a command of the necessaries
and conVeniences and minor luXuries of
life that is both nominally and really
greater than that enjoyed by the cores
ponding class in this country"
The truth is that this report proves
what everyone has already known,
that a workman living On the Ameri-
can scale pays only rs per cent. more
for his food in the United States than
he would in England and gets, as this
English investigation shows, nearly
two and a half times as much pay.
The American workman, this free
trade inquiry shows-as has been
urged by the defenders of protection
for half n century-gets higher wages
than in England, higher absolutely and
higher in proportion to the cost of his
food, and he is better housed, better
absolutely and pays smaller proper
ten of his wages in rent for the better
housing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
3. C. Jordan's Reply to Criticism

Editor Kennebec Journal:
l see the Biddeford Records criti-
eism of my address at the York county
S. S, Convention, at Eliot, May 10. 1
don't usually reply to anything il says
in reference to myself. 1t is not nee
essarS IN this county to notice it, as 1t
is usually understood here that tho
mere 1t says against any person Or
cause the stronger and more popular
'hey become | am very glad the Rec
ord takes the stand that il does on ;his
question of license and prohibition.
If it opposed license, people in this
county would begin to ask if there
can be any possible good in it. TO see
the Record talk about Intelligence and
honestly will spread a broad smile over
the faces of York county people. 1t
viii pass as a good joke here. The
Record seems to think that il must be
Ignorant or dishonesty thai led me To
say. Shall the constitution be amend
ed? The exact words of the legisla-
ture, Shall the door be closed to Ii
eonse2' ANY person H. all the world
except the Record would say that il
TIE question to be decided Sept. 18th.
In my address just before, / said that
as our constitution now is no law Ii
censing the liquor traffic can be enact
ed. Even IL a Legislature should he
elected every member of which was a
would-be rumseller, they could not
enact license law The door is now
closed. Closed to what Everybody
except the Record would say, ITO Ii
cense" We are safe. Safe from what "
Wouldn't everybody except the Record
say that the language means safe from
license?
| said, VIII the door be opened so
that any legislature that happens to
get elected can license one or more
saloons in every town." l do not say
will or must. but can. Can anybody
except the Record see any ignorance
or dishonesty in that The Record
tries very hard to show that a yes
vote on the 18th of September does not
n can license. and IT goes through all
Kinds of mental gymnastics To prove
ii. But what else can ii mean2 What
harm does II do if license is NOT to be
enacted? Why should anybody want
the proposed amendment adopted if
t5eY don't want licensed enacted? |
make no claim that prohibition has or
VIII or can entirely suppress rumsell-
ing. Indeed / say IN the same address
that While human nature is what il
noW is that no amount of law how
ever well enforced will entirely sup
press any crime. l say further that
there is no country in all the world
where murder. theft. and other crimes
Il 20 fFsaa1
KNOWS il we would use our common
sense GHas the Record any of that y
that every crime can be better sup
pressed by prohibition than by license.
Ii the address, | speak several times
of the prevalence of the pocket ped :
9ier and kitchen dives. and they are
an evil, but as compared with the IL
eensed gilded saloon. they are like
sneak thieves compared to bank rob
bers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
: Editorial Comment
The Governors Covered Bridge.
(Portland SundaY PEessO


Governor Plaisted has before denied
interviews which were credited to him.
1t seems to be habit with him. He
denied an interview published in the
Boston Globe, in which he told about
the ballot laws of Maine which he said
should be changed and which, when
the matter came up in the Legislature,
he denied having given out although
no one could conceive of a Boston
newspaper man writing so understand
ingly about ballot laws in Maine and
putting words into the mouth of the
governor of this State. Governor
Plaisted may or may not have given
out an interview concerning COY
cred BRIDGE but he certainly did
promise the voters of Maine that he
should see to it that the Democratic
officials enforced the prohibitory law
as long as it remained a law. He
made this statement in Pennington
at the opening of his campaign He
made it again the next day at Tops
ham. He made it in many speeches
throughout the State and in the pres
ence of hundreds of people. Governor
Plaisted may not have said he would
make Maine "as dry as covered
bridge" but he did say that the pre-
hibitory law would be enforced to the
letter when he become governor. Col
Piaisted has a very elastic memory
especially when ii comes to recalling
speeches he has made and interviews
he has been credited with having
given out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
THERE is A DIFFERENCE
81
Between Promises and :
Actual Results.

Promises won't overcome hair trouble.
The manufacturers of Newbro's Her
picide promise nothing which is not
justified by an intelligent use of this
preparation. The desired end ultimately
becomes an accomplished fact. This is
the reason that Herpicide has thousands
of satisfied friends all over the world.
BY keeping the scalp clean and healthy
and destroying the dandruff germ, New
bros Herpicide makes beautiful hair
Herpicide prevents the hair from fall
ing and allows it to grow unhindered
and naturally except in cases OF chronic
badness which is incurabe
One dollar size bottles are guaranteed
by all druggists to do these things.
Send 1oc in postage for sample and
book to The Herpicide Co., Dept. R.,
Detroit, Mich
Applications obtained at the best bar
Der shops.
1owditch. Webster E. Co.. Special Acts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
Men Who Do 100 Miles a Day.
(Bailey's Magazine.)


Ordinary Marathon races seem
rather insignificant compared with the
regular performances of certain
East Indian caste. These Kahars
also known as Jhinwarb, live in the
Punjab, where for centuries they nave
acted as runners, fishermen and wa
ter fowl catchers
The men are trained runners and are
said to be able to go a hundred miles
a day without resting There is a well
authenticated instance that Tika Ram
the son of Lalu Ram, carried dis
patches three hundred miles in three
days-from Mean-Mir to Meerut.
The point discussed, however. is
whether the normal exertions of the
kahar post runners and the similar
exertions of jinrikisha men shorten
their lives, and it appears that the
Kahars. trained from childhood to be
distance runners, live to be old men,
they are not only able to withstand
the strain of running great distances
under heavy load, but thrive under
it.
The jinrikisha man, TOO, notwith-
standing his irregular diet, excessive
use OF liquor and exposure to tile ele-
ments, lives to a reasonable age. In
Tolzio when census was taken of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
Amateur Gardening.

With the coming of spring and its
delightful weather comes another OPP
portunity to direct the activities OF
children into a combination of oeeupa
ton and pleasure the memory of which
will accompany them through life. 1t
is now possible to set apart a corner
in their little hearts that will remain
springlike during life's rough weather
This refers TO the planting of a little
garden spot which the child may call
its own. whether it be tiny window
box. little flower bed, or little strip
of land or corner in a garden. The re-
membranee of the day when a child
first begins to be responsible for por-
ton Of the beauty of the landscape in
beautifying the earth will later bring
tender memories of home, in unexpect
ed places and at unexpected times, and
VIII make him child again" though
for only moment.
There are many beautiful plants that
grow quickly with little care, and
flower the first season. The pleasure
the child will derive from these will
more than repay his instruction. While
occupied with his garden, the child will
also be free from dangerous play, and
the minds of the older ones will be az
ease regarding his whereabouts. Lat
er on, as the child learns more about
the principles of gardening, flowers OF
even garden crops may be raised by
him for sale. There are many dreary
| stretches of Landscape and untidy
| spots that might be made beautiful by
the expenditure of a little time and
| iess money. The planting of the
Movers will also be a healthy exercise
Tor the little horticulturist who viii
| derive pleasure and knowledge in cul-
tiyating them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23

II is a somewhat severe indictment
of the New England character that is
contained in arecent bulletin published
by the Boston Chamber of Commerce.
which declares that if there is him
drance to progress in New England 1t
is the New England character which
has ever been loath to accept optim-
ism for its guiding motive. The
writer further says that New Eng
landers are averse TO the new and do
not like to experiment 1t is better
not to know SO much as does the
writer of this bulletin than to know so
many things that are no so. If there
has ever been a section of the United
States that was. the home of fads and
cults in everything from religion to
farming more than another section it
is New England.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
Crime in Franklin County.

tFaInllHSIuH thTOhItIt.J
+ 1t is a rare thing that Franklin
county Jail has three inmates charged
with man killing. But such is the case
at the present time and as the May
term of court is "A session for crimi-
nal cases only, it looks as if these sus-
poets would have to pass the summer
where they are. The three persons re-
ferred to are Ernest Swain and the
two Italians brought here last week.
1t is said that Swain. who bears the
name only by adoption. is not Of
American lineage. If so, none of
those held for the high crime charged
against them are of Yankee blood, and
the good old Franklin county stock is
still up to par for peaceful qualities
and orderly behavior.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23
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railroad

TIME AT WHICH TRAINS ARE nx.
PECTED TO ARRIVE AND DEpAHr
In effect November q. 1910. "a
FROM BANGOR 4
300 A. M, for Caribou Van Buro1
Fort Fairfield and intermediate Stations
via Medford n z q
T,05 A. NJ. for GreenviIle, ST. Franct.s
1T. Kent, Washbtirn Grand Isle. Mat1a@s
waska, Caribou. Ft. Fairfield ard inter.
mediate stations. Dining car Bangor to'
Milinocket. -
SIS A, NJ, for searsport ana internss
date stations s.
ESQ T. NJ, for Caribou, Van Buren,. NJ
Fairfield and principal intermediate II 81
tons via Medford. Change at No MSas
Jet. for Stockton and Searsport 30 s3S
$50 p. NJ, for Greenville, BROWNING
and intermediate stations
ARRIVE BANGOR.
7.30 p. NJ, from Searsport and fnterms-
date stations.
$50 A. NJ. from Greenvills, Brownviiis
and intermediate stations
2l0 p. NJ. from Van Buren,. Caribou.
and principal intermediate stations. Din
Ing ear Millinoeket to Bangor
315 +. M, from Searsport and inter-
mediate stations. Change to Maine Gen.
trail train at No. Me jet
$50 p. M, from Madawaska, Grand Isle.
Washbuhn, st. Francis. Ashland, Carl
bou FIT. Fairfield, Greenvile and inter-
mediate stations.
1105 p. NJ, from Van Buren, Caribou.
FIT Fairfield. and intermediate stations
w. M. BROWN, GEO. M. HOUGHTON.
Gen'l Supt. Passr Traffic Mgr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-23

significant event of the past week
is the LAYING of the corner stone of the
first headquarters of the Boy Scouts in
America at Mt. Washington, a suburb
of Baltimore. The order seems des-
tined to be fully as popular in this
country as in England where it origi-
mated. Among those who made adj
dresses upon this occasion were
Ernest Thompson Seton, who has
manifested a deep interest in the
progress of the work among the boys
of England.