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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
pLucKY PITCHING.
vedder Sitton's Feat That Landed .
Championship Pennant.

vedder Sitton's Feat That Landed .
Championship Psnnant.
In the greatest finish that ever
marked a minor league race New Or
leans and Nashville. Southern league
coutenders. had come to the wire neck
and neck. On Sept. 10. 1908. they met
In the final and decisive game Of the
year upon exactly even terms. The
entire fighting Of the past Ave months
had centered In that lone contest. Eve
months packed into two hours Of play.
with the result to tell the story of the
years success or failure. Manager
Frank Of New Orleans, unwilling to
run any needless risk. selected the
veteran Theodore Breitenstein Of St.
Louis and Cincinnati fame to battle
for his people in the box. Manager
Bernhard of Nashville. passing by his
veterans. selected young Vedder Sitton.
an ex-collegian. to face the $4,000
wonder of another day.
For six innings SO perfect was the
defensive play of both mines that
neither team was able to score. In
the seventh inning Nashville scored
one run. and in the play involved
young Sitton slid headf0remost into
the plate and fell over unconscious
from the blow received just above the
eyes. With the situation as tightly
drawn as it was. disaster looked to
be Imminent. Bernhard Immediately
rushed his entire remaining staR back
of the clubhouse to be ready for the
call. while two physicians worked
above the unconscious Sitton. HI
came to life again just as the Nash
vile team was taking the feld for ths
| eighth inning with another In hi'
place.
Staggering to his feet. Sitton insist
ed upon finishing the contest. ant
Bernhard. against his better judgment
gave way. The heavy batting end o
the New Orleans team was up In or
der. With bandaged head. bis fac
still white and drawn from the shock
| in no condition to stand. still less Il
lead Il desperate charge. Sitton electrl
fed the crowd by striking out two
the first three men that faced him
In the ninth he added two more vic
tins to the list In bringing home tn
victory by the score of to 0, winnin
the pennant by the margin OF on
point. And then he collapsed. 1t wa
over two weeks before he recovere
sufficiently to be up and about. an
vet New Orleans batsmen relate tha
in those last two innings he had show
more ''stun'' by a wide margin tina
at any other stage Of the battle.-
American Magazine. -. i.s. -e.ss
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
First American Letter Box.

A little more than a half century
ago the letter box was unknown. The
inventor was Joseph William Briggs.
nephew Of former governor of Mas
sachusetts. who, as head clerk in the
Cleveland postoffice. studied the needs
of patrons and after correspondence
with Postmaster General Dennison
upon the subject took a train for
Washington. bearing u pasteboard
model of the letter box under his arm
The postmaster general saw the mer.
its of the plan and appointed Mr
Briggs rs special agent to establish
the letter box and leAter carrier sys
TEN. The first letter box was attached
by clamps to lamppost that stood In
front Of a Cleveland drug. store. and
not year had passed before dfty.twc
different cities had adopted the system
National Magazine. :
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
K. OF P. 10th ANNIVERSARY
Celebrated at Fraternal Hall Last
Tuesday Night.

AueSody Night.
The members Of Panhandle Lodge
No. l3, Knights Of Pythias. OF this
city. celebrated the goth anniversary
OF the lodge at the hall last Tuesday
evening, by having a roll call and q
program of recitati0ns and music,
closing with an elaborate banquet
served by the members Of Syringa
Temple No. 4, Pythian Sisters. The
Rathdrum State band played several
selections. A. w. Post, grand mas.
ter of excheQuer, acted as chairman
and past chancellor G. w. Culp as
secretary, OF the meeting.
Following was the program:
Opening sOng-Ferne Gerry.
Readlng-A. w. Post.
Roll call Ut members.
Charles L. Heitman gave a history
OF the order III Rathdrum. The lodge
was Instituted January s, 1892. In
the old grade school building with a
charter membership Of %, Mr.. A. w.
Post being the 6rst past chancellor.
Three OF the charter members were
present, Messrs, Chas. L. Heltman, f.
0. Hill and A. w. Post. or the
original % only four have died In the
past 20 years. Nj. Heltman also
spoke In favor Of the Insurance
branch Of the order, as we'll as the
Uniform rank.
G. R. Klopf spoke on the good Of
the order and the desire for new
members.
Violin solo-Miss Eleanor Laux.
Letters were read from several
absent. members, Messrs. Abnel
Curtis Of Balboa. Calf, e. d. Krebs,
Bakersfield, Calf, J. L. Kuhle Of
Oakland, Calf. and H. ]. Borthwick
Of Buhl. Idaho.
Miss GLADYS Dyer gave a recitation
Chester Cutler and Miss Laux rem
dered a violin duet.
G. X. Klopf-vocal solo.
Noel Taylor-vocal solo.
Music was interspersed BY the bant
during the roll call. after which tn,
members, Pythian Sisters aud outsid,
guests repaired to the banquet room
to enjoy the delicacies, Mr.. Klop
acting as t0astmaster. Messrs. Post
Heitman, Kyle aud f. G. Hart re
sponded.
A large crowd was present to enjo
the occasion.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
WHAT COMMISSIONERS WANT
Recommendations Made at Thei
State Meeting.

State Meeting.
The county commissioners state
convention at Boise adjourned last
Saturday to meet there IN December.
While the body did not 20 On record
there was plain majority against
the proposed state tax commission.
The convention also opposed the
proposed $2500 tax exemption on
small homes and voted to cut it to
$1,000. The convention also demanded
the right to send out OF the state .'or
printing whenever that could not be
secured cheaply and reasonably wit b.
in the state itself.
1t advocated laws forcing family
deserters TO work on the county roads
and providing for the payment OF the
largest part Of the money earned into
the family p0cketbook, qualifications
for employees rather than political as
piratlons. economy 10 management OF
county business, abolition Of road
overseers, stringent marriage laws
preventing the physically and men
tally nDsound from entering that re-
lation, six-year terms for commission
ers, adequate salaries and the recall,
assessment Of property every two
|
years instead Of every four, as pre-
vided under the new law. exemption
OF cities and villages from county pol
taxes, levy of taxes in September in
stead Of April. as provided by the new
law, appointment OF probation officer!
by the probate judge, but with th'
approval OF the commissioners, VIII.
shall fix the compensation instead o
leaving all Of these matters in. th'
hands Of the court. and other mat1e-
OF like importance.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

A recent dispatch from Washing
ton announces the dec2afation Of
President Taft that "mothing but
death can keep him out OF the fight
now" The statement was Intended
to set at rest the rumorS that Taft
might Withdraw from the race for
the presidential nomination Ia favor
Of Roosevelt.
The president is SAID To he thor.
oughly arous 10 the gravity OF the
situation in the Republican party
and is determined to let his attitude
be generally known. The president
has told y; rty leaders fr1m the flrst
that II called upon To stand for re-
election he would be glad tn do 50.
He will not quit the rice until the
nominating ballots are cast at Chica-
80.
1t is said his supporters will begin
at once au active campaign in his
behalf.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

essentials you will have time for
agriculture and domestic science.
We must educate our boys and
girls for the farm and the trades.
Train the girls in the rural schools
as we'll as in the city schools, to be
homemakers. Teach these girls
to sew-not fancy work, but the
darning and the mending and
making OF plain, everyday clothes. :"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

Men accustomed to working In
mines cannot stand great heights. It
Is almost an invariable rule that a
miner will get dizzy and uneasy II you
take him to high place. such as
monument or the top OF a house. and
will try to get back to earth as soon
as possible. And yet he can stand un-
dergrOund. son the edge of 500 foot
SHIFT. look down into the black abyss
and never feel tremor. He can
climb up the face Of shaft. knowing
that there is 81 straight drop of thon-
sand feet I'm der him and feel perfect
Iy at home.- Popular Magazine.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

So prevalent has forgery become in
the United States that insuracc
companies which write forgery In
surance are requiring most stringent
restrictions by the banks. 1t Is esti.
mated that the banks lost SIS. 900,
900 by forgery 10 1911.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
ABOUT THE OLD SOLDIERS
Large Percentage Not Affiliated
With the G. A. r.

Although in most posts, Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic the
sum of ST. is all that IS required as
initiation fees and dues for a year,
it is conservatively estimated by
officers of the 6. A. r. and the
Soldiers home at Boise that not
over 60 per cent Of the civil !,
war veterans in the United States
belong to the grand army.
"There are 1874 old soldiers en-
rolled here, said Horace Cham
berlain, commandant at the Sol
diers' home, "and Of that number
not more than 5 per cent are men,
oers OF the G. "A. r. IL is really
difficult to explain why more of
the veterans do not affiliate them
selves with this organization and
the many inquiries have made of
several of the soidiers have brought
little enlightment as to,he motive
for declining to join with their
comrades at the post. Most OF the
veterans at the home who do not
belong to the G. A. r. seem con-
tent with the social activities and
the everyday environment provided
at the institution and have never
seriously considered the matter Of
joining the local post.
Ruel Rounds, commander OF
Phil Sheridan post, g. A. r.,
.. when asked regarding the situation
! replied:
There are approximately 6oo,-
600 veterans OF the civil war in the
United States and, in my opinion,
l think that about 60 per cent OF
/ this number are affiliated with the
grand army. Why the percentage
is not greater and the membership
of the G. A. r. increased in pro-
portion is due only to a lack ot
interest among the old soldiers.
Lack of interest, that's the one
explanation Of this regretable con-
dition. have talked with num-
| Der Of old soldiers here who have
never joined US and in nearly every
instance l met with the complaint
that they didn't get out much .
nights, didn't see where they woult
be benefited and that to become
member of the organization nigh
entail too much of financial out
lay.
; "Of these 600, 600 civil wa
yete rams it is authoritatively give
; out that approximately 10000 ar
provided fo.r in the soldiers home
OF the various states. In TINS sta'
there are at least 1000 veterans an
! the G. A. r. has a membership
; good standing, OF $50 old soioiets
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

President Taft has sent out word
to his supp orters that under no
circumstances will he cOuntenance
attacks on Colonel Roosevelt, no
matter what she ultimate intention
OF Nj RO seiveIL in regard to tie
republican pres4 Dental nomination
might be.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12

OF 500, 900 in each case, except at
Twin Falls, where 5000. 900 is asked.
French has also introduced bills for
extension and improvement Of the
banks OF the Kootenai. St. Joe and
st. Mares rivers.
Chairman G. Fl. Potts Of the Koot-
enai county republican committee has
announced that he will call d meet
ing in March to determine the method
by which 16 Kootenai county dele
gates are to be selected to attend the
state convention to be held at Lewis
ton May l6 for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to the national nomi-
mating convention to be held at
Chicago June l8.
After 46 days incarceration, s. A.
Pruitt. trapper. was released last
week from the county Jail at Grange.
Vile. He surrendered himself to the
sheriff and announced that he had
killed his trapping partner in self
defense at remote place on the
Salmon river. Investigation con-
vlnced the officers that his story was
true aud he was released.
Judge MacLane and Attorney
Frank Martin, who have drafted pro-
posed revslons OF the state revenue
laws for consideration OF the SPECIAL
session Of the legislature which con-
venes at Boise January Is, have
declared 10 defense Of the cash value
plan, that "this plan represents the
best thought of practically all of the
states of the Union, and did not
originate with Governor Hawley."
Grey wolves are reported TO be
causing great havoc among livestock
ia Cassia county and complaints Of
the depredations have been made to
the state house at Boise. Not onl y
calves are slaughtered by the ferocious
beasts, but 8 and 4.year-olds have
been killed and devoured by them.
The assistance of the forest rangers
is asked to do away with the wolves.
The state pardon hoard at Boise
last week ordered Valla B. Hender-
shott. the Santa woman serving sc
days in the Kootenai county Jail fol
selling liquor in violation of law, re.
leased after serving 80 days of hel
sentence. r. E. Mcfarland, attorney
for the woman, appeared before the
board Jan. with petition signed
by business men of Occur d'Alene, a:
we'll as ministers, the sheriff, anG
many women. This is said to be thu
first instance In the history Of tht
attorney generals Office, that th'
board of pardons was ever asked t
extend its Jurisdiction beyond thu
walls of the state penitentiary an(
consider the cases Of prisoners con
fined in county jails.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-01-12
VIEWS On EDUCATION
State Superintendent Talks to
Teachers at Boise.
CHANGE The CURRICULUM
Teach Agriculture and Domestic
Economy, She Says.

State Superintendent Grace
Shepherd, in her address before
the Idaho Teachers association at
Boise last week, spoke in part as
follows:
"Another thing that we need to
consider most carefully at the
present time is the cost of educa-
ton. Every time that expenses
are to be lessened the first thing to
be cut is what? Education. We
are democracy, and we pride
ourselves as being the greatest
democracy in the world, but the
progress and success Of this democ-
racy depend upon the education of
the boys and the girls, and rather
than be the first thing to be cut as
too expensive, education should
be the last. Let us not tamper
with the success of our state by
removing the means Of education
from the boys and the girls. At
Washington today there is bill
up for the third reading which, in
! my estimation, is the most import
ant bill ever presented to congress
the Page bill. 1t means more
to this country than any other bill,
for it provides from the United
States, aid to every state in the
Union in the matter Of vocational
/, education. The men who are es-
pousing this are working night and
day for its enactment into law,
bringing every influence before oui
senators to pass that bill; it seems
strange that they will have to be
urged to pass bill meaning sc
much to America. What is the
great hue and cry-too expensive
Costs too much! And the tota
amount of money that the Pag'
bill calls for does. not equal th'
cost of one battleship! The one
who are most active against th'
passage Of this bill are the one
who are advocating the building O
more battleships each year. VI
need trade schools also; nearly al
. our expert tradesmen are brough
from Europe.
"Not long ago man said to me
speaking about the educationa
interests of our state, .when ar
, you going to get through buildin
! school houses?' Imagine such
r question as this in rapidly grow
e ing state like Idaho. We hav
: practically no educational plan
We are too young to have. w
have not had time to build up sucf
Many compare the cost of cducs
ton this year with the cost {
. education in some of the easter
! states that have educ ational plant
T almost 200 years old.
d "But in our state we have ne
S enough buildings to accommodai
i the children. l have not visited
! school this year, save two, wher
J. there was sufficient room.
y "We must reorganize our GU
' riculum. We must give the bo
= and the girl training in agricullur.
II domestic economy, manual trair
ing, and the trades. But you sa
" it cannot be done-tl.at we al
rs overworked now. Yes it can
,e done by taking out these unessel
10 tials and giving the time to ii
of essentials. Spend less time G
ie cube root, partial payments, trc
> and apothecaries tables. Ho
much use have you made Of then
In your grammar give less time
:. technical grammar; in history ON
;, the long accounts of bloody battle
~ and wars; teach only the even
4. that have been important to II
J.. world, omitting all these mol
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-01
Soup the Chief pish.

For practical living most of us
 ought to make soup the chief dish of the meal, and with some fruit dessert it is most satisfying and sustaining. We should recognize that the vast ma jority have more need to conserve their money and foods than to culti- vate appetite. Children, especially when in good health, need no coaxing to eat all that they need, and if tend ency to be dainty is discovered, it is often best that they, or we, be induced to eat plain foods by the sauce of real hunger, rather than derange already perverted digestion by artificial stim- ulant to appetite. Plenty of plain food, and in not too great variety, is the natural need and demand of real grow ing health. Age or infirmity need ap- petite coaxers, but vigorous health sharpens it's own appetite. Indolence or acquired daintiness are to be most honestly condemned.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-01
TOWN UPSET BY FAKE AD
Men DeIuged by Letters From Eastern Girls Who Want to Be
 Their Helpmeets.

Orting. Wash.-War clouds are hanging over Orting these days and the wives of some of Orting's citizens threaten dire disaster for a man who has been conducting a matrimonial bureau on a plan of his own. He re- gently wrote the mayor of Milwaukee. saying that there were many men In Orting who wanted wives, and ask Ing that the letter be printed. The would-be wives were instructed to write him at Orting. One indignant Orting woman told of Bickford's scheme.
 He's been advertising in newspa- pers around here, saying he could fur nish to men the names of young wom- en that wanted husbands or wanted to correspond with men. He even sent . PuyaIlup interurban conductor my name and I got letter from him ask ing for my picture.
 ''I wrote and told the conductor I didn't want to get any more such let ters; that I am married woman with a husband and a little boy.
 There are other women at Orting who've been bothered the same way. We'll fix him. I got other letters be- sides the conductors, myself.
 Why, he's liable to cause all kinds of trouble. If my husband had been at home when I got that letter"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-01
Norwenian cabhan. saIad-

As an appetizer for other dishes of the Dutch supper sort this is without compare-that is, where the cabbage taste is liked. It goes with a beer drink:
 Select hard red cabbage, take of all loose and defaced leaves and shred it with a machine or sharp knife as fine ly as is possible. Then drop the slaw into cold water for two hours. Drain dry and cover it with boiling water not too much-and simmer until al- most cooked. Drain off the water, add salt if needed, cayenne, sugar and caraway seeds, putting the last two between layers of the cabbage. Two tablespoonfuls of sugar and two of the seeds will be needed. Then cover the cabbage with boiling cider. vinegar and finish the cooking. This can be eaten hot or cold.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-01
CONNECTS WAGES TO WIFE
Massachusetts Under Law Will Sup port Prisoners Family While
 He Is In Durance.

Boston, Mass.-"1f you will not work to support your wife and child and family of your own accord the law will compel you to do so," de- clared Judge Day of the Somerville district court in sentencing William T. Daley, convicted of non-suport of his wife and child to year in the Middlesex county Jail at hard labor.
 Turning to his wife, who had pressed the charge of nonsupport against her husband, avowing that she was forced to take in washing to get food for herself and child, while "her man" spent his money in drink. the judge continued:
 Under recently enacted laws of the commonwealth you are entitled to your husbands wages from the state during his commitment under this charge. You will receive from the superintendent of the jail 50 cents per day. I trust that the prisoner will learn that the marriage obliga- don must be fulfilled"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-01
LOADED DICE BEFORE COURT
Judge LandIs, of Chicago, Hears Mer- chant Tell How His Devices Are
 Used by Gamblers.

Chicago.-Methods employed by gamblers to separate victims from ther money by means of crooked dice and other paraphernalia were explain ed to Judge K M. Landis and jury in his branch of the United States District court here. by Eugene Stock ton, sporting goods merchant. Stock ton is on trial for using the mails to defraud. He admitted having sent ad- vertising matter for crooked dice and marked cards and a book of rules in- structing gamblers, through the malls. how to fleece their victims.
 Stockton explained how loaded dice are manufactured with a combination of lead, platinum and other metals. and how electricity Is utilized by gam blers to fleece their victims.
 'I don't know what they did with them," explained the defendant What I wanted to do was to sell the goods"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-01
French Family cour...u

The reason that the French people enjoy the well earned reputation of being the poIitest people in the world is because "la politesse," or good breeding, Is an accomplishment they always acquire at home and ia child hood A Frenchman, his wife, and a couple of children will observe all the most exquisite social amenities in the privacy of their own home, and the faimly life presents all the social ad- vantages they require. A French boy Of even the humblest parentage does not wait to go out in the world to learn how to oner woman a chair. give an elderly gentleman his arm, in- Vtte you to dine, or discover the top les of conversation that engage your interest He has lived from his baby hood in an atmosphere of family defer ence and cheerfully unselfish consid- eration, and he is charmingly polite by precept and example wherever he may find himself