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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
THE LOCAL SENSATION
Larceny, Then Embezzlement
Alleged in Charge.

eoS
A sensation in local affairs was
created last Saturday by the report
that Henry Burns had 6led at Coeur
d'Alene complaint charging L. e
Kirkpatrick, member Of the Rath-
drum board OF village trustees, with
the larceny of piece Of large size
iron pipe belonging to the village.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick went to Occur d.
Alehe at noon In response TO a
summons by telephone from the
deputy sheriff, returning home the
same day. He alleges malicious
prosecution, and is ready to show
that the town board made an order
to find sale for the s inch and 10 inch
pipe and that under that order he
sold length OF pipe to a Rathdrum
farmer with the knowledge of the
board and clerk. The case was set
for trial ia Justice Steele's court at
Occur d. Alene, Saturday, but on
Wednesday morning Mr.. Kirkpatrick
was notified that the charge Of lar
ceny had been Withdrawn and a
charge Of embezzlement substituted.
1t being alleged the proceeds from the
sale Of the pipe had not been paid in
to the village treasury. 1t is now
believed the case will be tried next
Monday.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick was accompa MED
to Occur d'Alene last Saturday by
j. w. Smith and DR.. D. d. brennan,
also members Of the board. who, 10
an interview published In the CoeuI
d'Alene Press. characterized the ac-
tion sgainst Mr.. Kirkpatrick as ina
licious prosecution" and "spite work.
due to enmity OF some taxpayers be-
cause OF public improvement that tht
present board has been active IL
furthering.
The particular length of iron pip
referred to In the complaint is th'
one purchased by j. j. Feely. 1t j
ST inch size, black iron, l8 feet long
and is a part OF the large shipment 0
pipe received 10 1906 when the tow
took over the water system. Mucl
OF this pipe was never used and |
still on hand to be sold to anyon
who wants 1t at invoice price.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17

The American Falls Power COM
pany, of which former Governor
james II. Brady is the head. has
let a contract to the James A..
Green company, constructing en-
Rlneers, for the erection Of a power
plant at American Falls. The con-
tract price is s250,0O but additions
contemplated to the original contract
and which will be decided upon in
the next 60 days, will run the total
cost of the contract close to the half
million dollar mark.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
Attention J! c. A. R.
and W. R c.

i General Order No. l, General Law
Ion Post, u. A. h: Soon again
our Comrades aud citizens will
assemble all over this fair land of
ours to garland with sweet flowers the
graves Of our dead heroes. who real
lied for the world The dream Of Gen.
turies, the hopes and aspirations Of
ages past; who made Liberty reality
and planted truth and righteousness
10 this Nation to grow and blossom,
and ripen into the fairest heritage
ever bequeathed by m rial man to
the generation that should follow
them since hope nrst dawLed upon
the human heart. And from the
banks OF our streams we will cast
flowers upon the waters In token OF
our love for those who fought for
liberty there and fell to rise no more
until the mornius revellle shall call
them to the assembly OF the grand
army on the other side of the great
divide.
We will, therefore, assemble at the
Fraternal hall on Sunday, May goth,
1912, at 1880 a. NJ. to attend union
services at the Presbyterian church.
A cordial Invitation is extended to
all soldiers, whether or not G.. A. r.
members; also, citizens.
On Thursday, Ma, 30th, at o a. m.
sharp, we will assemble at the Fra
ternal hall and form in line to march
to the cemetery to garland the graves
of our comrades who have joiued the
Grand Army above.
We earnestly request all Military
and all thinking, patriotic people to
join with us on that day, and we
especially invite the public school
children and hope they will be In
conraged to take part 10 the cere-
monies Of the day under the direction
Of the school officers and teachers aud
by this great object lesson they will
be taught the importance of this day
A halt will be made On arriving at
the gates Of the cemetery for the
purpose Of forming Ia line and then
we will march To the grave of some
ccmrade where the ritual services will
be held.
Then the march will be CONTINUED
to the various graves OF our comrades,
!, strewinR them with flowers, and then
the w. r. G. VIII hold their ritual
services at the monument erected IT,
honor the unknown dead, after which
the National Guard will salute the
dead.
At 1880 o'clock p. M. sharp we shall
meet at the Fraternal hall wher.
public services will be held, such as
speaking. music and other patriotic
exercises. The address will be given
by the Hon. Byron S. Defen bach Ut
Standpoint.
The order Of march will be rs
follows: Rathdrum City Baud. Idaho
National Guard, 6. A. H., w. II. c.,
Secret Societies, Public School Chill
dren aud Citizens.
STEWART YOUNG,
Post commander.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
Meeting Of Village Board.

j At the regular meeting held
Monday night the village trustees
appointed G. R. Klopf to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Martin Poleson. The board
now consists Of J.W. Smith, chair
man; DR.. D. D. brennan, L. E.
kirkpatrick, Geo. A. Laird and
G. r. Klopf.
Little business was transacted
with exception of allowing a num-
Der OF labor bills. The clerk was
authorized to have a supply of
license blanks printed and notify
the proprietors Of the pool halls to
take out licenses as provided in
Ordinance No. AZ. The clerk was
also instructed to notify c. ].
Shoemaker, agent of the /. !.
Browne estate, to repair board
walk in Browne Park addition,
along the east side of Kootenai
street.
A resident Of Browne Park ad-
dition desiring water piped to his
place, distance of about 400 feet,
the board voted to make him
proposition that he put in the pipe
at his own expense under super
'ision of the village overseer and
be reimbursed in water rent at $18
year until the expense is paid,
the pipeline to remain the property
of the town.
The bills allowed were:
Peter Woutchik, work at park S 3.75
w. D. Reinhart, street work 1850
w. A. Hart, treasurer salary 5000
Cash paid for freight. etc. 2.65
John Baker, work at park 500
Z" :" on street $50
r. P. Eng;lking, wages overseer 500
John House, work at park 1926
. on street 500
W. E. Brace, work at park 7.5O
ION street 1890
b. R. Saunders. fling saw rs
D. z. Lyon, work at park $50
The payment of the following bills
by the chairman and clerk, was ap.
proved:
Harry Beroier,s street work ss.75
work at park ESQ
Robt. Gardner, street work $50
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
Ant strsnath.

An English scientist weighed a small
ant and dead grasshopper which it
was dragging to its nest. The weight
of the grasshopper was found to be
sixty times greater than that of the
ant The force exerted by the ant in
dragging the grasshopper along the
road was therefore proportionately
equal to that Of man weighing 15C
pounds pulling load Of four and one
half tons or a horse Of 1000 pounds q
load Of thirty-six tons.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17

A report from federal sources In
the sandy mesa near Coneios. May IL,
In which the rebel armv of 5000 under
equal force of federals under General
Huerta. About 500 men are reported
to have been killed and wounded on
both sides.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
WHENPLATN)RhSAREhADE
Delegates Of Both Parties to
Meet at Boise.
ON LAST TUESDAY IN JUNE
Matter Beginning to Receive At
tention of Politicians.

The leaders Of the two dominan
political parties in the state are
now turning their eyes toward ths
last Tuesday in June, when the
delegates selected by the various
county committees of the state
will meet in Boise for the purpose
OF forming and promulgating the
platform of principles upon which
their candidates will either ride
gloriously to victory or 60 down
the ages unhonored and unsung
under the stigma of defeat, says
the Boise Statesman.
This feature of the primary law
passed at the 1871 session of the
Legislature has been little heard of
in the rush for delegates in both
the Republican and Democratic
preconvention activities, but sever
al of the Democrats of Boise who
look forward to preparing and
adopting a series of resolutions
condemning the Republican party,
discovered that conventions must
be held.
The Republican politicians have
been too busy with other and more
weighty matters during the past
few days to look up the law or to
care what the party platform will
be until after the Lewiston conven-
ton. But since the voting
strength of the two parties has
been stirred up as never before in
preconvention campaign, there
have been many of the Grand Old
Party who have cast their weather
eye upon the party principles and
have looked forward to the state
convention to adopt the platform
on which the candidates for state
Offices will make the race.
In the old days of politics, be-
fore state legislatures started to
interfere with the organization Of
the political elements, all the
necessary platform building would
have been done at the convention
which nominated the state Office
candidates, but now the law has
stepped in and the legislature in
breath has decreed that the plat
forms of both of the great political
parties must be made on the same
day, in the same city. and that the
platform conventions must be
opened and at work at the same
hour. There is no longer any
chance of one party holding on,
its platform until after the other
party has sent broadcast over the
state its appeal to the citizenry.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
Swat the Fly.

Twin Falls News:-"Swat the fly,"
says James II. Wallis, Idaho's ener.
getic dairy, food and sanitary COM
missioner, and In this Commissioners
Wallis is right all the time.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-05-17
State AND COUNTY news
Items Of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO IDAHoANS,
Events and Industrial Progress
OF the Week.


Lewiston Is being stirred up by at.
telnpts to enforce the state LIQUOR
law.
The rapid melting or snow In the
mountains, due to the warm weather,
Is causing very marked rise OF the
water in the various lakes.
w. D. McReynolds of Boise has
authorized the announcement Of his
candidacy for the Republican, nomi-
nation for state treasurer.
Lieutenant Colonel G. A. varnum,
retired, who was for q time state 10
structor for the Idaho national guard,
has been detailed to the recruiting
service and to Portland, Ore.
High water is said to be threaten.
log the county wagon bridge across
the Pend Oreille river at Standpoint.
1t is . pile structure over two miles
long.
Walter Sewell OF Orofno has killed
l3 cougars during the past winter on
the North Fork of the Clearwater.
He states the opinion that a cougar
kills two deer q week the year round.
Byron Defenbach of Standpoint,
prominently mentioned as a candi.
date for the republican gubernatorial
nomination. visited Clearwater coun.
ty this week on q lecture tour.
The case Of the Western Union
Telegraph company versus the State
Of Idaho. which is an attempt to re-
sist the payment of taxes Of 1911, is
to be tried In the federal court at
Occur d'Alene. May ~.
W. L. Carlyle, dean Of the agricul-
tural department of the University Of
Idaho at Moscow. who has gone east
to purchase improved dairy stock for
Idaho, has announced that the first
auction sale of this stock will be held
at Moscow, June IA.
When he heard of an Inheritance
Of 500, Wm. Ducharme, a Wallace
lumberjack. quit work to enjoy him.
self at ease until the money arrived.
It came last week reduced to $500,
ana after paying the debts created
during his rest from labor Ducharme
figures himself loser by about $50.
The federal court convened at
Moscow May 13. A grand Jury
selected will take action 90 parties
accused Of introducing liquor on the
Nez Perce reservation In violation Of
the treaty between the government
and the Indians.
The dam Of the Kooskia Milling &
Power Co., at Kooskia, went out
Thursday night under the heavy flow
OF water In the south fork Of the
Clearwater, and both the mill and
electric light plant are out Of COM
mission.
The state land board has ordered
that all lOgged-oh state lands In
north Idaho be placed on the market
as soon as an appraisement can be
pade. The Potlatch Lumber COM
pany Is turning back to the state as
soon as cut over the lands from which
bought the timber, although 1t has
Ihe right to hold them for more than
Zen years yet.
WuCu interest mas been taken Oy
ne students Of the Boise public
cnools 10 the vacant lot improve
aent contest, and applications have
een received from children who are
nxious to cultivate vacant lots dur
q The summer. Owing to tho tact
pat It Is now too late to plant many
eeetables. 1t has been decided to let
ne boys and girls raise potatoes.
acn lot will be 10 charge Of four
PunR agriculturists, who will plant
Pe seed. cultivate the plants and
Arvest the crop.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04
OAHU AN EXCEPTION II.
TO GENERAL DECLINE

Hawaiian Sugar is the only stock
dealt in on the board today, and it
registers a decline of half point Fol-
lowing a sale of 40 shares at Al re-
ported, sale of 10 shares on the
board at the same przce was made.
The only considerable deal between
sessions was a sale of 500 Paauhau at
%, decline of half point. Pioneer
fell off point and half to $50 for
35 shares. Eva held at yesterday s
figure of 27S7 IL for so shares. Oahu
affords the only cheering note with
an advance of quarter point to $3.50
for 10 shares. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04

Bids will soon be invited for the
construction of a revenue cutter tor
the Philippines customs authorities
that will have a. speed OF sixteen
knots. 1t will be equipped with an
auxiliary launch and a motor boat
each having a similar if not greater
speed. This vessel is necessary in or
der that the active smuggling in south
ern waters may be abated. The col
lector of customs has recommended
the purchase of such vessel in his
last three annual reports, but 'the
money necessary to cover the expense
was never made available. Act No.
1854 appropriated $4,000 pesos for the
purpose, but that amount was far from
sufficient to secure a vessel of the
size and speed required. The balance
of 100000 pesos, however, has been
made available from savings made
from the appropriations for the bureau
by economical administration.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taking nearly two hundred Asiatic
Storage passengers from this port, the
Japanese liner Tenyo Maru sailed
shortly after o'clock last evening for
Japan ports, Manila and Hongkong. A
dozen cabin passengers Joined the yes
sci at Honolulu. - -.
The storage ship IFalls of Clyde
proved great convenience in supply
ing the Japanese liner Tenyo Maru
with a consignment of fuel oil yester-
day The ship was towed to berth
on the Waikiki side of the liner, from
which point the oil was transferred
from ship to steamer tanks.
Thomas Onokea was bound over to
the U. S. district court by United
States Commissioner C. S. Davis this
morning on the charge of violating the
Edmunds Act, in living with Hattie
Meranda while having wife resid-
ing in Honolulu. His bail was fixed
at $500. -
John r. Silva, who was arrested
April "a on charge of assau!ting
his wife, was acquitted in Judge Whit
ney's court this morning after trial
by jury. The alleged attack occurr-
ed at the wife's mothers home at
MoiliiIi. The wife testified that she
is only sixteen years of age, while the
accused husband is t1fty-three years
old. ..-...
Fourteen members of the regular
Jury panel in Federal court were ex-
hausted this morning in an effort to
obtain jury to try Jas. Fisher, the
young man accused of. smuggling
opium into the Territory, in conjunc-
ton with Norman Smith last spring.
A special venire of thirteen more was
summoned. for the afternoon session,
to begin at 2 o'clock.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04
IMPROVEMENT
CLUB Of PALAMA
ELECTS OFFICERS

4 meeting Of the new Palama I'M
provement Club was held last night
to elect officers for the coming year
and TO hear the reports of the various
committees. The following were APP
pointed to hold office: Harry Aud,
president; p. l.. Horne, vice president:
Spencer Bowen, secretary. and H. Flu
kumura, treasurer. J. A. Rath was
appointed as the delegate to the CEN
trail committee. An executive com
mittee composed of Messrs. Lane,
Aluli and Rath was also appointed.
This improvement club is the result
of long-felt want in the way of some
one to get after the betterment of the
lighting, sanitation and roads of the
Palama district. The scheme has been
tried by individuals with little or no
effect, and it was seen that the people
of the district could accomplish more
as body than they could individually.
The roads of the Palama district are
in very poor condition aud need both
repairing and oiling. it is asserted, and
the lighting system could be improved
upon in many ways. In some parts
of the district, 1t is said, the sanitary
conditions are not of the best, a large
percentage of the cases of tuberculosis
In the city existing within a small
radius of King and Liliha streets. All
these matters will be taken up by the
neW club with view to the general
betterment of the whole district. .
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04

when he addresses them tomorrow at
Hauula.
Colonel Sam Parker is not losing
time. politically. This afternoon at )
O'Clock he will go down to the other
side Of the island to renew his &C
quaintances with the voters there. In
the party with him will be Robert w.
Shingle, county treasurer, who goes
down to pay off the men who are
working on the road. And, inciden-
tally, Parker wants to go along with
him SO that he can talk to the Ha-
wallans there about his candidacy for
mayor.
Besides Colonel Parker, Captain
Parker and George Z. Smithies will
go along. 1t is their intention, too,
to say aloha to the electorate and to
ask them all to vote for them in No
vember.
Colonel Parker, according to re-
ports, is gaining strength all along the
line. Parker is we'll known to the Ha-
waiians as a generous and jolly good
fellow. And it is believed they will
vote for Parker for mayor of Homo
lulu in November.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04
AGED HAWAIIAN
BADLY beaten

Four young toughs were placed un.
der arrest this afternoon at the in.
stance of Chief of Detectives McDuf.
fie, charged with the beating of all
aged Hawaiian, janitor of Puuoa
school.
The old man offered a remonstrance
at the manner in which one of the
young fellows was conducting him.
self about the school premises.
The assault took place yesterday
after the school had been dismissed.
The Hawaiian was found last evening
lying insensible, with a. number of
bruises about the head and body. He
was taken to the hospital for treat.
ment this morning.
One of the quartette found by the
detectives finally broke down and
implicated three others in the as
sault. They are Portuguese youths
Who are alleged to have created much
trouble in the neighborhood.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04
POLITICAL NEWS AND NOTES

The Democratic County committee
held its weekly meeting last night IN
the headquarters in the Waity buId-
irg. Plans for the opening OF the cam
paign next Wednesday evening were
discussed. and the county committee
ratified the action Of a subcommittee
which selected Kahalepuna to make
the race for county clerk.
II was reported that the deadlock IT
the fourteenth and eighth Of the
lad been amicably broken. David Kali
will represent the fourteenth and Man
uel Baptis te, the eighth in the county
committee.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04

Continued from PAGE u
Section 4, of Act 1853, of the Session
Laws of 1911, gives such control tC
the harbor commission"
The section to which the Attorney
General referred reads in part as fol
lows: ...--
f"The board may from time to time
make, alter, amend and repeal
charges, fees and compensation for
the storage of, and the duties and
powers of carriers, shippers and con-
signees in and to, any such freight,
goods, wares and merchandise in and
upon any landing, dock or public
wharf within the Territory"
The question is whether privately
owned docks, because of their general
use by the public, can be brought I'M
der the class of public wharves." as
set forth in this clause. The Attor-
ney General is inclined to believe that
this may be found feasible.
Might React on Public.
At the same time, he says, it might
be possible that the enforcement OF
such rule would react upon the pub
lie. Taking the supposition that a big
plantation sould build a wharf on a
coast where for miles no other land
ing could be obtained, apd the plan
tation had sufficient business of it's
own to warrant the expenditure for
this pier for its own use solely, the
business that would come to it from
other people, while tolerated and
charged for, might not be enough to
be especially desirable. In case, he
said, that the owners, for reasons of
their own, might stop all public use
of the wharf if it's charges were to
be regulated by the harbor commits
sion.
Whether an instance of this charac-
ter would be likely to crop up in the
Territory is unknown, but it is COLI
sidered extremely unlikely.
The subject was taken up by the
Attorney General today for full and
careful consideration, and all phases
of the question will be passed upon
before definite opinion will be hand
ed down upon which the harbor com
can be advised for future pro-
cedure. To date the law has hecn
taken merely at its face value in this
respect, and it has generally been
thought that the commission had no
such power to regulate rates.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-04
ELOPES TO ESCAPE A
TRIP TO PHILIPPINES
Daughter of Major Clark Be-
comes Bride of Lieut., Spen-
Ger NJ, Smith

comes Bride of Lieut.. Spen-
Ger M. Smith
WAUKEGAN QllD, Sept. TO-
Three months ago tall, handsome
young army officer, Lieutenant Spen'
Ger M. Smith, came to Fort Sheridan
with the belle of the fort, Miss Jean.
nette Clark, daughter of Major Clark
He made such progress in his suit
that he readily outdistanced all other
contestants.
Recently Major Clark was ordered
TO the Philippines. With a toss of her
pretty head, Miss Jeanette declared
she would not go to the far-away ISL
ands with her father. Friends won
problem.
Last Wednesday evening she elop-
ed with Lieutenant Smith and came
TO Waukegan, where they were Sc
cretly married by Rev. George Nc
Ginniss at the Baptist parsonage. The
next day the story was told and pa
rental blessings received. Immediate
ly Major and Mrs. Clark sent out in
vitations to a reception for Saturday,
which society at the post thought
was a farewell gathering before the
Major departed for the Orient.
At the head Of the receiving line
stood Major and Mrs. Clark, who in
troduced the guess to Lieutenant and
Mrs Smith. Army officers stood for
a moment with eyes wide open with
establishment, and then taking the
matter as a bit Of pleasantly on the
part of Major and Mrs. Clark. laugh
inglv shook hands and passed on.
But Rev. and Mrs George McGinniss
were there, and declared emphaticai
ly to doubling Thomascs that it was
no Joke, but a TACT.
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motion picture actress and headed the
list of a number of well-knOwn young
women of Los Angeles who have been
subpoenaed to testify as to the prom
ises held out by Osborne to make per-
formers out OF them. "
j. J. Egan, special agent of the state
bureau OF labor statistics, arrested
Osborne. Egan declares that Osborne
told his pupils" that, after they grad
uated from his school, they would be
eligible to join a motion picture COM
pany with an establishment near Bur-
bank, Cal.