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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16
VOTES COST sL.l2

The primary election in Latah
county this year cost the taxpayers
just 81. IL per vote cast. according
to figures obtained at the county
auditors office this morning. The
figures are approximately correct
and are based upon election bills
now in, together with a probably
correct estimate of a few outstanding
bills.
The total expense to the county
this year is estimated by County
Auditor Estes as $1,000. The total
vote on governor in the county on
the two tickets, amounted to 257o.
making the expense per vote to the
county, as given above.
This is a saving of 81 cents pei
vote over the cost of the primary e.
lection of last year when 1912 votes
were cast, at a total primary election
expense of $3213, or 81. SO per vote
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16
Organize Band

The Kendrick boys met last
Thursday evening and organized a
band. It will consist Of about twenty
pieces. They have carefully gone
over the ground and selected those
who have an ear for music and that
wish to be in the band Several old
musicians are taking an interest in it
and there is no reason why the town
can't have a good band. They have
ordered new instruments and ex-
pect to begin practicing in a couple
Of weeks.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16
MISS EDITH MORGAN
KILLED BY AN AUTO
Auto Leaves Bridge--Kills Driver Bal
ance of Party Un-injured.

Moscow. Aug. Ia, Special to
the Gazette.
Miss Edith Morgan. of Genesee. i
the pretty 1o-year-old daughter of
H. H. Morgan. the telephone man
of that place, was almost instantly
killed this afternoon in an automo.
bile accident at Thorn Creek bridge.
three quarters of mile this side of
Thorn Creek school house. :
The young lady was driving her
fathers Ford car. in which were
riding her mother and little sister.
when the accident occurred. Losing
her'control. while crossing the bridge
she permitted the car to swerve to
the right, and it dropped about
eight feet into the bottom Of the
creek below.
The car turned completely over and
around and the unfortunate driver
was caught byits weight and pinned
against the bank. Tom Lennihan
Of Juliaetta, who was her companion
in the front seat escaped without so
much as a scratch.
Her mother and little sister were
also caught in the wreakage of the
car, but were able to get safely out
with Mr.. Lennihan's help and sum-
moned assistance from the Herman
Hissel home, in front of which the
tragedy occurred.
The car was lifted from the crush
ed body by willing hands. and DR..
Gritman was summoned from Mos
COW. but the girl was dead.
1 B. T. Byrns and T. A. Meeker
also went to the scene of the tragedy.
The body was taken to the Hissel
home, and later brought to the Steltz
undertaking parlors in Moscow to
prepare it for burial.
The victim of the accident was
unused to driving, and had made
but few trips in the Car. She brought
her mother and sister to Moscow
on trading mission. and left with
them for Juliaetta at about 2 o'clock
The accident occurred at 2: 80 O clock.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16
GAR SHORTAGE

Freight congestion and a shortage
of cars are being predicted by rail-
road men of the central west. The
chairman of the association of wes-
tern railways has issued an appeal
to industrial traffic managers and
commercial organizations to aid in
modifying the congestion.
The appeal asks that all lumber,
cement, coal and such freight be
moved in the next few weeks be
fore the railroads are staggering un-
der the crop movement.
1t is pointed out by railroad men
that the surplus of cars on July II
1911. was 1902, and that this
was reduced on October Is to 20.
532. This year the surplus of cars
on July 18, was 68. .922. and if the
reduction is as great as last yeal
there will be a shortage approx.
mately of 90, 900 cars by the end o.
October.
Besides the small number avail.
able it is shown that the wheat crol
of Kansas will be approximately so
600 carloads greater than it was las
year and that the crop of northwes
tern states will amount to nearly 100
600 carloads more than in 1911.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16

Another model city is being
built four miles west of Indianapolis
by Carl G. Fisher and James A. Al
lison. and is to be called Speedway.
No horse is to enter the confines of the
city, all highway power to be suppl
ed by motors. Buildings are to be
as nearly fireproof as modern skill
can make them. Smoke will be
eliminated. power and fuel being
supplied by gas and electric COM
panies of Indianapolis. The water
supply comes from wells driven 700
feet deep.
The big voiced man with the meg
aphone will not be much in evidence
at the Spokane Interstate fair this
fall. Instead the patrons of the fair
will be apprised of the coming
events and results by the electric
annunciator. The Home telephone
company is now installing a wire
and phonograph horn system about
the grounds and grandstand and one
man speaking into an ordinary tele-
phone receiver will talk to the people
in every part of the fair grounds
simultaneously.
Miss Myrtle Kennedy arrived in
this city from Walla Walla. where
she has been attending school for
the past year. She will visit for
some time with her mother. Mrs. F..
P. Meneely on Big Bear ridge.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16

The Kendrick brick plant is run
ming full blast and making brick
that is selling fast. This week the
company is shipping four cars to
Nezperce and two to Vollmer. This
goes to snow that Kendrick is fast
coming to the front on the market
as a brick center. There is, no rea-
son why it should not be so. Also,
this city should be a center on the
market for lumber, as you will find
in this vicinity large holdings of the
best of timber. With this worked up
it would be no time until Kendrick
would be one of the best towns in
the state.
c. B. Green accompanied by N.
A. Nelson and wife. and Ed Lund-
quist of Moscow, were visitors in
this city and Leland Tuesday. They
came down in Mr.. Green's auto.
Mr.. Green states that the American
ridge road is absolutely the best road
in the county. He says there is no
dust like in the other parts of the
county, and the reason is that the
overseer, Mr.. Roberts, knows how
to make roads and that he knows
how and when to use the king drag
which is one of the secrets of good
roads.
Someone said to the Editor last
week, You didn't have certain news
in the paper this week" We will
say that we try to get everything
that is going on but it is impossible
to know everything and when things
happen. telephone it in and it will
be in the paper. What we want is
the news.
Mrs. E. L. Wicks. of Clifford
was visiting her sister-in-law. Mrs
Guy Lewis this week, and Will.
here she closed a contract with thu
Barnum Lumber & Construction Co
for the erection of new residenc'
in Clifford.
Mrs. Cantrill, of Pomeroy. Wash
ington, is visiting at the home O
Nelse Longtaig of Southwich.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16

of weeks.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian
church held a meeting of the aid
society last Friday afternoon in the
Knepper grove in the west end of
town. The afternoon was spent
very pleasantly and considerable
work of the church attended to. 1t
was decided at this meeting that
they would give big dinner on cleo
ton day in the city of Kendrick.
Roy Southwick. of Southwick.
candidate for county commissioner
in Nezperce county, On the republi-
can ticket. was visitor in this city
Tuesday enroute to Lewiston to
meet with the. candidates of the
county. Mr.. Southwick is good
man for the place and if elected can
be depended upon to make good
officer.
/ There will be cattle galore at the
Spokane Interstate fair this fall. An
evidence of the growing interest in
the Northwest is shown by the fact
that Frank Reed Sanders. the we'll
known cattle breeder of Mesa, Ariz-
ona is going to bring 81 head of cat
tie. 10 sheep and IL pigs all the
way from his ranch to the Interstate
fair. Mr.. Sanders has entered IL
Guernseys; IS Dutch Belted; 8 Ayr
shires; 2 Holsteins; IL Hampshire
pigs and 10 Dorset sheep. Entries
are also coming in from Eastern
Montana and Wyoming and the ex-
hibit this year will be materially in
creased as a result.
Deary Enterprise. .-Deary's fine
school buildingis being rushed tc
completion and will be entirely Fin
ished by August Is, the time speci.
fled in the contract. The exterior
of the second story has been shingl-
ed and stained rich brown, with
the windows and cornice white. Ths
effect is strikingly attractive. Th'
4 second story contains one large room
2ox38 feet, with hall and roomy
: cloak rooms, one for the girls ane
one for the boys. A deal has beer
closed for the furniture and schoo
: apparatus for the new room whicl
will be occupied by the seventh
eighth and ninth grades.
An election has been called fo
: the twenty-second of August to vot
on the proposition of the distric
buying the Bradbury lots, located i
;, block 81, lots l and 2. just acros
;. from the present school building
This lot is owned by the Kendricl
/, State Bank and can be purchase
from them for the sum of three hur
dred dollars, which is considered
!. very reasonable price for the prop
q erty. If this property be added t
the present school grounds. it wi
le give ample room for the new builc
ing. The building could be erecte
!. on these lots and when finished tn
- old one torn down and the grouno
% used for play ground. At presel
- the old grounds are not large enoug
and it crowds the children in the
exercises which is a necessity fl
III them. Let everyone look at this
the right light and vote for the pu
a chasing of the new grounds an
thus give the children more room.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16
MRS. DAMON, PAINTING,
IS FOUND IN KENDRICK
Demented Woman Leaves Home In
The Darkness of Night.

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when Mrs. Fred Damon quietly left
her home and wandered out into the
darkness.
Mrs. Damon. having put her little
daughter. Viola. aged IL, to bed
Saturday evening. read for some
time in the kitchen Of her home. and
later walked out of the back door,
with neither hat nor coat, clad only
in a light blue dress of thin cotton
material and wearing but light pumps.
The little girl heard the door close,
but thinking her mother had just
stepped out for a minute, turned
over in bed and Immediately went
to sleep. When she awakened ear
ly Sunday morning, she found the
lamp still burning in the kitchen of
the home. but the distracted mother
was gone. and investigation showed
she had not been to bed.
The frightened child summoned
the neighbors who made a careful
search of the premises, but were
unable to discover any traces of the
unfortunate woman. The police
and the sheriff's office were appeal
ed to but careful investigation re-
vealed no clues.
Sunday and Monday the people
of Moscow and vicinity searched
increasingly for the unfortunate wo-
man with no avail. About 10 o clock
Monday morning Mrs. VIM. Meyers
of this city found the woman near
the road close to her home in the
east end of town.
When found, Mrs. Damon had
fallen from exhaustion and hunger
on the outskirts of Kendrick. She
was picked up by Mrs. Meyers.
taken into her home and given the
best of care. DR.. Rothwell was
summoned and gave the woman a
:sedative. When first succored by
Mrs. Meyers, the woman was al
most delirious, and would give nc
further information than that she
was walking to Orofino. Later aftel
a few hours rest she told DR.. Roth
well that she had walked from Mos
COW to Kendrick, and expected te
continue on to Orofino, where sh'
expected to enter the asylum.
Mrs. Damon declared that she hae
suffered from severe pain at tn
base of the brain, until she fearee
she was going to have fit" Sh
left her home, she declared, hoping
to get relief from the fresh air, bu
as the pain continued. became con
vinced that she was" going crazy
and determined to forestall officis
action by walking to Orofino ant
securing admittance to the hospital
A fancied grievance against Judg
Morgariedge was her reason for fear
ing the authorities, and she protest
ed strongly when told that sh
would be returned to Moscow fe
examination.
- Mrs. Damon walked all Saturda
night and Sunday, and slept Sunda
night under tree along the railroa
between Troy and Kendrick. Sh
had nothing to eat except berri,
from the time she left Moscow III
til reaching Kendrick, where Mr.
Myers fed her.
The woman was taken to Mosco
Tuesday and examined as to HI
sanity. The examining physician
committed her to Orophino. whe
7 she was taken Wednesday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-08-16

Miss Mary Hailing. of Rochester.
Mimi, spent a few days this week
visiting at the home of her uucle,
Fred Byers, on Texas riige. She
was on her return trip through the
western states. She says she is
coming back, for the west is the
place to live and she is satisfied of
it.
E. 2. Atchison returned from a
short trip in the Kooskia country
and he reports the crops good and
that barley and flax are good. The
flax is threshing seventeen bushels
and better.
One day last week two men drove
herd of fine horses and mules into
town from Oregon. They were SELL
ing the animals out to the farmers.
Mrs. F. P. Meneely returned
Tuesday from a short visit with
friends in Moscow.
Miss Frieda Behrens is at her
post of duty in the Kendrick Store
after short vacation.
Fred Byers, of Texas ridge, was a
visitor in this city Saturday.
Don't forget that August 31st is
market day.
Wheat on the Potlatch is reported
to be running from forty to fifty
bushels to the acre.
Mrs. Longtaig returned to hel
home in Twin Falls after short vi
sit with her mother, Mrs. Darby. o
Cedar Creek.
Emery jerks of Cedar Creek
was visitor in this city Wednesday
Preaching at the Kendrick Metho
dist Church Sunday morning at l
A. M. Come.
Gus Zeman and wife, of South
wick, were passengers to Garfield
Wednesday.
]. F. Brown was a visitor at tn
county seat Wednesday.
) The Bowers threshing machin
pulled out of town Wednesday fc
: Big Bear ridge and will commenc
threshing on the James Emme
place first.
Ed Turner and wife of Clarksto
were visitors in this city this week.
= A. H. Worsely of Crescent, was
passenger to Spokane Tuesday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07
Gen.HOmer Lea,
5 HunChbaCk,
5 Hero of China

y ON Err LEA. twenty years ag8
hunchback Schoolboy. DRIFT
u ing his pIaymates with
wooden sword on Denver
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07
WALKER WHITING WICK.
He Is In Charge Of Arrangements For
Spanish War Veterans Encampnent.

He Is In Charge Of Arrangements For
Spanish War Veterans Encampnent.
Walker Whiting Wick. who has Deen
in command of the Woodrow Wilson
bureau at New York as lieutenant of
Hon. William r. McCombs. Governor
Wilson's national campaign manager.
is a native of North Carolina. Mr.
Wick is well known throughout the
United States as live wire hustler. IA
man accustomed to accomplishing re-
suits and clean cut fighter who com
mands the wholesome respect and ad
miration Of his antagonists. He was
an unseltish and enthusiastic worker
for San Francisco in the memorab bic
battle for the selection Of the Panama
Pacific exposition site, served in the
United States navy during the Span
ish-American war and Is now one OF
the most prominent members OF the
United States Spanish War Veterans
He made the tight which takes HE
ninth national encampment United
Spanish War Veterans, to Atlantic
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07

DECK OF PROPOSED UNSUITABLE SHIP.
from bow to stern and from starboard
to port with small rectangular, cheap
sheet iron tanks of the lightest con-
struction. bolted between and below
the beams and few inches apart from
one another.
when a ship furnished with these
horizontal tanks or ship built with
doubled decks. in which the hollows
are in like manner subdivided. strikes
rock or iceberg or is struck by anoth-
er vessel she will subside in an orderly
and expected manner and to a certain
point. supposing that the present ver-
teal compartments are too far injured
to keep her afioat. If every one of
these vertical compartments fills with
water she has only to sink one. two
or three decks lower-exactly as the
architect may have provided-and then
she will stop sinking"
Continuing. Mr.. Niles said that. prop
erly speaking. water never sinks any
vessel.
What sinks her when she goes
down." he declared. lis the way in
which she is built-some way that will
not let the water float her. 1t cannot
be said too often that water is her
friend. standing ever ready to buoy her
up When she floats she floats hecau use
the water is heavier than she is and
crowds her out of place until vessel
and water balance each other. If
ship should be rightly built collision
that would sink the present ship in
forty seconds would be no more seri-
Gus than loading vessel to below the
ordinary load water line. but still not
lower than is absolutely safe"
Mr.. Niles proposed several other meas
ures of safety in addition to hollow
decks filed with air tight tanks.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07

City In September. Is one of the na-
tional aids On the staff of the com
mander in chief and is in full com.
mand OF the encampment arrange
ments. as we'll as member of the New
Jersey state commission appointed by
Governor Wilson
Mr.. Wick Is IL member OF the New
York Southern society. North Carolina
society. Japan society. Mexico society
and the Bergen County Democratic
club. His forcefuI personality. general
good nature and readiness to assist in
any good cause HAS given him innu
merable friends and acquaintance.
Mr.. Wick has made his headquarters
IN New York city for the last fourteen
years, although travelling extensively
IN Mexico. South America and the
western states He resides at Ruther
ford. N. j.. was married In 1902 to Mis-
Sadie A. Plunkiir OF New York city
and has four children
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07

and Los Angeles Even at that time
the imperial government Of China had
set a prize Oh his head.
When the revolution IN China began
to shoulder six years ago and Kang
Yu Wei became the head Of the China
Empire Reform association. 1t was
Homer Lea. the little American bunch
back. who accompanied the Chinese
leader to Europe to arouse interest In
the movement for an enlightened
China.
Just before the revolution broke out
Lea met DR. Sun Vat Sen. Or Sun
recognized in the young American the
military genius which later led to his
appointment to the leadership of the
military forces Of the revolutioniSts in
China with the rank Of general
When DR. Sun was elected president
of the provisional government ut Nam
king few months ago Homer Lea was
with him The revolution in China had
been accomplished. the hunchbIck gen.
eral had proved his genius. his ambi.
ton was achieved
Then the twenty years of struggle
against the handicap of physical de
formity. the SOOTHING of friends. the
'hardShips of the revolutionary cain
paign and the tax made upon Il mind
not supported by vigorous body be-
gan to tell With ambition achieved
and the reward Of success within his
grasp. Homer Lea world figure 1T
thirty-six. met his first real defeat. He
succumbed to his physical weakness
Now. with the new China i"hind
him. the China in which his military
genius played so large Il part in bring
ing enlightenment after centuries OF
darkness. be is coming home.
At Leland Stanford university Lea
was known by two characteristics
One of these was his love for poker
and the other bis study Of military his
tory. His rooms were Uttered with
military maps. while a source Of no
little amusement to himself aud aston
ishment on the part of the university
instructors was his success In '>tump-
ing" those learned gentlemen on qurs
tons relating TO the campaigns of the
worlds greatest generals
Lea became a man of mystery after
be first went to China Travellers in
that country on various occasions came
across him In the interior Many IT
his associates I'D the university were
Chinese students. and from them he
acquired II knowledge OF the targuage
that st.nd him III good stead.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07
cheerful" said she. depending upoa

cheerful" said she. depending upoa
charity"
But be doesn't know anything about
it." answered Lane. His mind has
suffered all the pangs of poverty that
it ca: bear and has jumped to the 9th
er side of the fence. Poor John Will
braham thinks he's millionaire and
that his mother and sisters are living
In beautiful home which his bounty
has provided for them"
Mss Hallett did not reply. being
busy with her own thoughts.
with him." she said. "You can point
him out to me; you can arrange to get
him place In the same car
why not let me introduce him.
said Lane. He Is thoroughly de
lightful companion"
wait till have seen him." said she
Il shall have an opportunity at the
station"
She was prepared to find Mr.. Wilbra-
ham very odd crank-in fact. an OH
proved to he ultra conventional in
aspect. having the look OF one of those
big, handsome. rather dull English
men whose manner is the most correct
in the world. Miss Haliett saw him
from the steps of car He was bidding
goodby to Lane and some other young
man.
She beckoned to Lane. and be came
promptly.
you may introduce Mr.. Wiibra-
ham," said she
In one sense she had been disappoint
ed. If the man disclosed no active
oddities. if he behaved just like every
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07

r. N an address before the Maritime
Association of New York MarStnu
IL Niles, for twelve years an officer
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-07
How tOPreVent
Steamships
From Sinking.

an address before the Maritime
Association of New York MarStou
IL Niles, for twelve years an officer
of the United States navy and
who at the time Of his resignation held
the rank of lieutenant commander, de,
clared that it is possible for stea mshtps
to be made unsuitable by eQuippiag
them with double decks, the hollcW'
spaces to be provided with as many
small air tight metal tanks as they will
hold.
Mr.. Niles told his hearers that the
loss of the Titanic had demonstrated
the futility of all attempts to make a
steamship unsuitable by building her
according to the pattern which pro-
vides for series of vertical bulkheads
dividing the vessel into number of
water tight compartments.
1--WE ought" said Mr. Niles. Ito real
ize that it lies beyond human power TO
fortify the walls of. the present tlota-
LiOu Spdce-tue SpaCe oeIo" Tic ""'e'
line-so strongly that in no circum-
stances can they be either penetrated
directly or become so distorted as to
cause a fatal leakage. Let us give mp
the attempt as hopeless and content
ourselves with pursuing the vertical
bulkhead system to a moderate or rea-
sonable extent as a first line of de-
Tense.
''The ships built hereafter ought by
law to be built with double decks. aud
the ships already built ought to have
tho MINOR Snacns on each deck FLIED