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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26
RELEW|STON CONVENTION
Standing Of Taft and Roose-
welt in Idaho.
As VIEWED IN SPOKANE
What Influence Of Senator Borah
might Do.

| The fight for control of the re-
publican state convention in Idaho
at Lewiston, May IS, is growing
exciting, says Spokane politica
article, and of the delegates select
ed by the various counties to date
there is but little difference be-
tween Roosevelt and Taft.
The president has SO Of the dele
gates SO far selected, while Roose-
velt has 81. These are the figures
for oyer half the delegates to the
state convention. The convention
has 3I6 delegates, making I5o a
majority. 1t is seen that Taft
needs 66 more delegates to have a
majority, while Roosevelt must
have 78.
The one thing that will give the
Roosevelt forces more than even
chance of winning out in Idaho is
word, or better, speech from
Senator Borah. But since the
Ada county fight. in which Borah
gave his aid, he has been silent
and there is considerable doubt
whether he will use his influence
IN behalf of Roosevelt any further.
The Ada county fight was such a
vicious and bitter one it is thought
that perhaps Borah fears for the
future of the party in the state
should any more such fights occur.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26
A Notable DAYS Work.

Robert Burns composed his master
piece. Tam o. Shanter." In one day in
the open air. Burns went out of the
house in the morning and, not return
ing. his wife joined him in the after
noon with her two children. Seeing
that he was Grooming to himself" she
forebore to interrupt him. but stayed
in the fields at a distance, where she
could see him. She observed him wild
ly gesticulating and at times fairly
leaping with Joy. She said to Allan
Cunningham, the poet. after her hus-
bands death. II wisht ye had seen
him: he was In such ecstasy that the
tears were happing down his cheeks"
He committed the poem to writing by
the riverside and went into the house
and read 1t to his wife at the flreside
with great triumph-one OF the most
notable days work ever done in Scot
landi
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26
eating politician" Haines suits the
interests.-Troy News.
Corporation Influence.

One Of these days the people o1
Idaho will face the realization OF the
control Of their political affairs b,
the corporations of the state. We
are 10 the habit Of counting our men
10 Office as our greatest men. This Is
10 q measure, . correct estimate.
Yet we should not be governed, en-
tirely 10 questions Of this kind, by
the advice and declarations Of the
men who bold office. We should give
these Office holders the benefit Of the
doubt aud then make careful sur.
vey for ourselves to ascertain whether
Or not these officials have been In
nuenced themselves by this corporate
power. One Of the highest officials
In our state government makes the
statement that it is impossible for
man to be elected to state office 10
Idaho without the support of the
oregon Short Line and the Weyer.
heuser timber interests. There, are
no doubt. others who believe his
statement to be true, and there are,
no doubt, many otiicials aud many
candidates, who after adopting this
belief, govern themselves iu such a
way as to receive the support of the
corporations. Now this IL perfectly
right and proper so long as they offer
10 the corporations nothing but their
due. 1t is we'll known. however,
that they have not stopped at this. |
1t is well known that public officials
have represented these corporations
far more assiduously than they have
represented the people, aud this is
the state OF affairs against which we
propose to raise an objection. In
other states, corporate corfu ption has /
been unearthed before which the
good and trusting people have stood
aghast. We do not pose as an alarm.
ist, but we want to say with all
earnestness to the people OF Idano, |
that condition exists 10 the state
that is sufficiently bad to warrant
their attention and that II this con.
dition Is allowed to continue, Idaho !
must stand before the world 10 a day
not far distant 10 the nakedness OF !
political degradation brought about |
by the few who seek to control the |
state 10 their OwD interests. Idaho ..
Post.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26
VILLAGE TRUSTEES MET
Business Transacted Last
Monday Night.
APPROPRIATION FOR BAND
10 Regulate Water Rent.-A Few
Bills Allowed.

4 AT the regular meeting OF the
village trustees last Monday night
petition asking the board to ap.
propriate S25 a month to the
Rathdrum State band from May to
October, inclusive, was approved,
in consideration of which the band
is to give three or more open air
concerts each month during the
six months period.
Road Overseer E. p. Engilking
was authorized to tear down the
little building erected several years
ago as temporary pumping sta
tion over the creek at Mccartney
street crossing.
The clerk was instructed to
correspond with an attorney in
Seattle to procure a quit claim
deed to Lot 8, Block c, Woods
addition.
The drafting of a proposed
ordinance to regulate the charge
for water according to size and
number of hydrants used was dis.
cussed but no decision reached.
According to the view of some the
rates should be fixed according to
the amount of ground sprinkled or
irrigated. The overseer was in
structed to install shutohs to
service pipes wherever he finds
there are none, so that water can
be turned off where patrons fail to
pay water rent, or move away.
The following bills were allowed
and ordered paid:
w. S. Gill, blowing and
narrowing city park SIG
w. A. Poleson, pipeline w'k II
Bee CASTOR, I" 1.so
Bert Todd, street work I3.7s
John House., !" :" I,.7s
Geo. Humphrey, i" Z" 1850
The sum of $500 was ded ucted
from each of the latter three bills
for poll taxes.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26

Thousands of bulletins and ''swa
the ny" campaign posters are beinl
sent out to the school children OF tn
state by James H. Wallis, the stat
sanitary inspector. The posters cal
upon the people of the state to take
every precaution the coming season
against the fly. They urge the screen
lng OF every place where the flies
could have access to food supplies.
'Ihe regular seasons campaign against
the fly has been started by the depart.
ment.
A most remarkable condition exists
10 Bannock county where two mem.
oers of the board of county commits
sloners have successfully removed the
county assessor. Custer proceedings
were begun in court on the grounds
that Assessor w. H. Hillman had
failed to assess certain properties 10
Bannock county and therefore has
been guilty of neglect of his official
duties under section 7459 of the
revised codes of the state Of Idaho.
The petition requesting the calling
OF an election upon local option issues
10 Ada county was last week rejected
by the county commissioners. E. f.
Crawford, chairman of the board,
moved to reject the petition on the
grounds that the majority Of the
names thereon were signed last fall
and that many who were 10 favor OF
local option election then were op-
posed t0 the plan to call it at this
particular time; that the petition was
prepared In time to have been pre-.
sented at the January meeting, and
that for this reason it was insufficient
and had not been flied within a
reasonable time. Commissioner La
than seconded this motion. Com
missioner Packenham favored the
granting of the petition and the call.
ing of the election, and his vote was
registered accordingly.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26
MEN OF WEIGHT.
Only Three Of This Notable Eleven
Wore Under 200 Pounds.

Only Three Of This Notable Eleven
Were Under 200 Pounds.
On Aug. 10. Its. General Washing
ton and ten other officers of the Revo-
lutionary army were weighed at West
Point, N. Y, and the result is pre-
served in an item from the English
magazine Notes and Queries. Only
three of the eleven weighed less than
200 pounds. The heaviest was Colonel
Ewift, whose 319 pounds made him
lead the next, General Knox. at 280,
by thirty-nine pounds. but Knox was
only twenty EIGHT years old
Then follow Colonel Michael Jack
son, 252; Colonel Henry jackson. 23S;
General Lincoln. then forty-five years
old. 224; Lieutenant Colonel Hum
phreys, POI; Lieutenant Colonel Hun
tington, PIP.
General washington, forty-six years
old. weighed 200 pounds and was fol-
lowed at quite an interval by Lieuten-
ant Colonel Cobb and General Hun
tington. who weighed 1872 pounds each.
1t Is amusing to note that the heavi-
est mans name was Swift and that OF
the lightest General Creation, who is
credited with 1865 pounds, 1853 less than
Swift's record.
The total weight of the eleven, 24S5
pounds gives 226 pounds as the aver
age. but Swift being omitted the other
ten averaged only pit pounds.
They were certainly men of weight
and substance and heavy team-if
we may compare them with a modern
football eleven-that might well chal-
lenge comparison also with our mod
ern military men.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26

The tornado 10 Indiana and TN,
nois Sunday evening, is re ported Ia
have DESTROYED u lives aud, about one
million dollars worth Of proper,v
The greatest damage was done at
Bush, WillisvilIe, Murpbyb"r,, Cam.
pus. Freeman aud Kapkakee. Ill.,.
and Morocco, Iud.
Colonel Roosevelt wnn over Presi.
dent Taft and Senator La Toilette in
the republican primaries 10 Oregon
and Nebraska last Saturday.
The government contemplates feed.
Ing $4,000 Mississippi food suffere S
Tor AZ days at daily cost Of $4,000.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26
Rich. but Not Beautiful.

Bacon-She wasn't around when they
were giving out good looks, was she
Egbert-No: she was at the other place
where they were giving out money
Yonkers Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26

nized all over the state and will have
a strong influence upon the VOTERS
, BOvill Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-04-26

OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.
The University OF Idaho cadets are
encamped at Occur d'Alene this week.
A new high school building to cos
$40,0 Is being erected at Nez Perce
The people Of Plummer have voted
$28, 900 bonds to erect brick school
house.
School Superintendent Emma A.
Rauch OF Kootenai county has called
the annual convention OF the school
trustees Of the county for two days,
April 26 and 27. at Occur d'Alene.
Governor James Fl. Hawley has
been 10 Idaho flfty years. having first
arrived 10 the state 10 March, 1852.
The governor was born 10 Iowa 10
le47.
The race meeting at Alan track,
near Post Falls, opens Saturday,
April q. aud Is to continue for IS
days. The 200 stalls are about COM
pleted and several hundred horses
will be accommodated during the
season.
State Sanitary Inspector James H.
Wallis has condemned the Latah
c'unty courthouse as 6retrap and
the iail as the worst in the state, and
he has taken steps to close the jail as
he has already done in three other
counties.
The state dairy, food and sanitary
inspector has condemned brewery
waste at Wallace used to feed milch
cows. He says the state law pro-
hibits the sale of milk from cows
eating such food. The question is to
be decided In the courts.
The question OF designating the
permanent county seat Of Adams
county must be submitted to the
voters at the general election this
fall, according to an opinion rendered
from the Office Of Attorney General
McDougall.
ldaho's growing dairy industry has
received fresh impetus In the estab.
lishment Of q cheese factory at Buhl
and 10 the promise of others at other
points 10 the state as fast as enough
cows can be shipped 10 to supply
them.
The division Of Lincoln county into
three different counties is almost a
certainty, according to R. S. Feesen-
den Of Rupert. Mr.. Feesenden says
there seems to be little opposition to
the division plan. and that the county
will undoubtedly send delegation to
the legislature this year pledged to
stand for the division plan.
The senate decided April %, by a
vote Of AZ to 36 to insist on the
federal control amendment to the
house resolution looking to the cleo
tion Of United States senators by
direct vote Of the people. This will
SEND the measure to conference again.
Senator Borah OF Idaho was the only
republican senator who voted against
the motion.
Longer time 10 which to make the
payments for water for irrigation on
their lands is what is absolutely nee
essary to the settlers on the Minidoka
project 10 Cassia county II they re-
tain their holdings and continue TO
improve their farms along lines which
have been inaugurated, according to
]. H. Peterson, assistant attorney
general.
Several large lumber companies ap-
peared as per previous arrangement
before the county commissioners at
Occur d'Alene last week concerning
the fixing of assessments on their
iumb Der. It was decided by the coun-
ty commissioners that it were better
for the cnmnanias and the comfy
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06

written by Mrs Anna Shaw, national president of the suffragists. Mrs. Clara B. Morrison, who is a delegate to the convention and sister-in-law of Tim Woodruff, chairman of the New York delegation, said:
 We are delighted at our reception by this new party. For the first time in the history of our movement we nave been put on an equal status with he men. We shall work beautifully with them. They are coming to us ,bout everything"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
,uSPEGTS' GUARD DOUBLED
-oomERs IN ROSENTHAL CASE ' FEAR BEING SHOT DOWN.
,.,i.e lieutenant Becker May Be h.
 dcted Three Times by the Grand Jury.

Now York. Aug. 6.-Fear Of further ,,oodsbed in the police-gamblers' feud, which has grown out of the murder
 z IIorran Rosenthal, led to demand ,ar redoubled guards about Bald
 To- lock" Rose. "Bridgey' Webster and
 Harry vallon before they left the
 rombs to go to the court of Coroner
 roirberg to give further evidence in |,ho investigation. The trio of prison
 .rs w nrofessed great alarm that they
 would be attacked by gunmen who
 svmnathize with Police Lieutenant Charles A. Becker, whom they sccuse of having ordered the murder of possntbal to silence the informer's story of police graft.
 If was expected that two and per |baps three indictments would be re- Turned against Becker by the New York County grand jury. One of them |charges eXtor;ion.
 Detectives and numerous local off cers were sent by Deputy Dougherty |through the Catskill Mountains try ling to run down Lefty Louis and |"Gip the Blood" the two gunmen who |are wanted in connection with the murder and are believed to be hiding |jn or near Delaware county, where .Whitey" Lewis, another tenderloin character was arrested in connection |with the crime.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06

Mississippi committeeman did wrong to call convention for white men only It was understood that the white delegates from Georgia will be seat ed. The final action of the commit tee gives the negroes neither seats nor votes
 The committee approved the letter written by Roosevelt to Julian Harris upon the subject of white leadership in the South.
 Police were called upon at the Con- gress hotel to prevent a pitched battle between white delegates and negro delegates who were bitter because Of being barred from participation in the Progressive convention The negroes demanded to see Col Roosevelt, but their way was barred by the white men.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06

Coliseum, Chicago, Aug. 6.-The Ma tional Progressive party as it is to be known, has become a reality In the same hall where, only a few weeks ago, President Taft was renominated by the Republican National Convention, the stage was set for the nomination on "Wednesday of his predecessor in office, Theodore Roosevelt
 Changing It's early decision to give the contesting delegates from Florida and Mississippi seats in the National Progressive Convention without votes, the National Provisional Committee voted to throw out both delegations from Florida. That state will be with out representation in the convention, according to the latest decision.
 In the case of the Mississippi con tests, the committee voted to seat the Lilly White" delegates, but passed a resolution saying that B. F. Fridge,
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
MUCH ENTHUSIASM ATTENDS OPENING OF NEW THIRD
 PARTY CONVENTION.
NEGRO DELEGATION OUSTED
Many Women Delegates In Attend ance-NeW Platform Sure to Con- tain Suffrage Plank-Leader
 to Speak Tuesday.
First Days Program.

Chicago, Aug. 6-The program for the first days session included calling the convention to order by Senator Dixon, prayer, reading of the call, in troduction of the temporary chairman and the delivery by him of keynote speech.
 Next came the appointment of com mittees and then an experience" meeting was held with delegates from every state in the Union, who gave briefly the reasons for the organiza ton of the new party and their per nations.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06

Women took prominent part in national convention for the first time n the history of American politics. One thousand strong, they paraded from the Congress hotel to the Coli scum, and when the doors were opened at noon they marched through he main entrance, over which was lung the head of a magnificent bull moose, emblem of the new Progress
 we party.
 Upon the arrival of Col Theodore Roosevelt an enthusiastic welcome was given to him and he hurried to headquarters In the Congress hotel. He was received by a delegation of Progressives, headed by George w Perkins and Gov. Hiram w. Johnson )f California
 The crowd massed in front of the
 station, waved bandana handkerchiefs
 IS the party entered automobiles and he blare of brass band when the rip across the city was begun. The streets along the route were lined with
 crowds and as the colonel swept past cheer after cheer was raised.
 The delegations formed in process sion and followed their chief to the national headquarters.
 In front of the hotel another crowd was encountered and for a time the street was blocked. Col. Roosevelt stood up in the automobile and spoke briefly.
 Then, bathing through the crowd having been made, he hurried to head quarters and was soon in the thick of conferences with his aides. Plans Had Awaited Him. Col Roosevelt's arrival on the scene as sponsor for the new third party had been impatiently awaited by the delegates and plans for the more important work of the convention had proval.
 The matter of a platform had par ticularly been left in abeyance, al- though many of the delegates were in favor of emulating the example of the national Prohibition party by making 1t the briefest sort of document. Col. Roosevelt's announcement may change this, for his confession of faith" which he says must be accept ed in all essential details, is publicly reported to contain more than 10000 words. There appeared to be no ques- ton among the delegates that Col. Roosevelt would get whatever he wanted at their hands.
 Col Roosevelt will make his con fession of faith" at the convention Tuesday afternoon, following the for malities of permanent organization. The committee on platform is not to make a report until Wednesday. The committee will not have to wait until Col. Roosevelt speaks before getting down to business.
 Col Roosevelt has insisted that his speech precede the adoption of plat form. He also made another condi- ton, that the big convention hall be
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
Many Delegates Women.

An outstanding feature of the con- yention is the number of women dele gates. It was estimated that there would be several scores of them seated
 It is certain, in view of what Col Roosevelt already has said on the sub ject, that the suffrage plank in the new platform will be a strong one. It is said a tentative plank has been
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
MOLINA TO FIGHT TOBACCO
|WlI Lead Nationwide Attack on Oyster, the Dance and Other Believed Evils.

Chicago, Aug 6.-Wilbur Glenn Vol |iva, overseer of Zion City, H.. an bounced to an audience in his church
 |that he intends to make a coast-to-
 |coast fight on tobacco, the dance, the
 oyster and other things tabooed in |zion City. He said he would place
 signs denouncing tobacco alongside of Tobacco advertisements, which. he
 |ayers, have been set up by the devil"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
NEGRO SLAYER IS LYNCHED
der of Mississippi White Man.

Meridian, Miss, Aug. 6.-One negro was lynched and a msb is in pursuit of another near Halls Station, Ala, 40 miles east of here, according to pas sengers arriving here.
 Two negroes are said to have mur- dered a white man named Tut.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06
Many Flee Mt. Etna.

Naples, Aug. 6-Hundreds of peas ants are fleeing from the slopes of Mt. Etna, the volcano which is again in eruption. Smoke and lava in great quantities were belching forth from the crater during the day. The erup- tion was accompanied by rumblings beneath the surface of the ground.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-06

equipped with a sounding board back
 of the speakers platform in order that his voice might carry to the far cor, ners. This has been done.
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