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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23

The bell Of a Scottish church was
giving out a very poor tone. and a
committee was appointed to inquire
as to what was wrong and TO report
on the best means Of putting It right
After an examination the members
were divided In their opinion. and the
kirk officer who was In attendance
with the keys. was asked his view
Fine. A ken what's wrang WI the
bell" he remarked. Its a she-yin."
meaning that it was Of the feminine
gender. Pressed to explain. be added.
"Its tongues owre lang-it's needin
TO be clippitr' And this turned out
to be really the fault The tongue had
become loosened to the extent OF an
inch or so and was overlapping the
curve at the rim and therefore not
striking truly.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP

Statement of the ownership. man
agement. circulation. ETC., Of The
Record. published twice a week at
St. Maries, Idaho, required by the
Act of August "a, 1912.
NAME OF P. o. ADDRESS
Editor. o. B. Noon. st. Maries
Managing editor, 0. B. Moon, &"
Business manager. o. B. Moon,
Publisher, o. B. & O. B. Moon, q"
Owners: o. b. Moon, O. B. Moon.
Known bundholders, mortgees and
other security holders holding per
cent or more Of total amount OF
bonds mortgages or other securities:
American Type Founders Co., Spo-
kane, Washington. Conditional bill
Of sale one press
Number Of copies Of eHoh issue Of
this publicat On sold or distributed,
through the mails or otherwise, to
paid subscribers since September Is,
1913, 1000. This information is
required from daily newspapers only
o. b. MOON.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me
this 18th day of September 1918.
E. W. IRUEMAN,
tSeall Notary Public
my commission expires % l9I4.)
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
HOW A MOTOR TALKS"

The Sympathy That May Come Be-
tween the Animate and lnanimats.
"One day my chauffeur was taken
m, and l drove myself In, left the
car standing In a side street during
the day. and drove home at night"
said a suburbanite. Then. for the
hrst time, began to sense the feeling
Of mutually or mutual sympathy, Il
such an expression may be permitted
between animate and inanimate things,
between the machine and myself. Sew
eral trips by myself confirmed the SEN
sation; then ! bought another car for
the family and now drive myself reg
ularly In this one.
Il have often thought Of the stories
told by locomotive engineers in which
their great engines are endowed with
almost mental faculties. There are
enough Of them to al a book, but
never considered them seriously until
I began with this car Sometimes the
engine sings; sometimes It purs.
know its sing and its 'purr II any
thing Is the matter with It it tells II
In a language entirely ineligible to
me. 1t responds to my llghtest touch
In all its functions. but once" and
here his voice became grave. 1T re-
fused to run into an unlighted ditch
where I was trying to steer It. !
looked for half an hour for the trouble
with the steering apparatus, but could
ind nothing wrong. "-Suburban Life.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
What Can The People
Do About IL

TRke-yo -tax-reoeipt-to the polls
with-you Haines, reformer, instead
of reducing state taxes as he prom
lsed to do, has increased the state
taxes just 20 per cent throughout tie
state.
From nearly every county comes
the report. 'Taxes will be higher; -
commissioners Ok levy that will
produce more revenue than last
year, "City taxes will be increas-
ed. " and numbers Of like staten euts
10 the public press.
Ia reoe { exchanges we noticed
the statement in substance that ''if
the people oontinne to demand more
from the government, they must con-
tinue to pay for " hat they demand.
This Is an entirely false assump-
tion. The people are demanding
reduced taxes and they are willing
- submit to such reasonable llmita-
3 g Zof government necessary to Sc.
duR< q Instead. however. they are
b,a ven more and more officials
{ At at higher and higher sal
ar return for less and less
- hey are being given what
; want aud are refused
10 want.
~ can It thus oontinue2
at shall the people do to
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
NOTICE

Notice TO the property owners own.
ing property In local sewerage i'm
provement district number one, 10
the city of st. MaIies, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the fourth annual in
stallment Of the assessment made up
on said property for the construction
Of sewer therein, with interest on
said assessment and unpaid Install
ments at the rate of eight per cent
will be due and oollectable on the
hrst day Of October, 1913, and will
be delinquent 30 days thereafter,
and unless paid within said 20 days
will be collected as provided by Law.
Dated this 18th day of Septem Der,
A. d. 1913.
o. S. FLINT,
City Treasurer for the City Of St.
Marles. Kootenai County, Idaho.
First publication September 10Th,
A. D. 1918.
Second publication September 23rd
A. d. 1918.
Third publication September 26th
A. d. 1918.
Fourth and last publication Sep.
TEN Der 30th, A. ID. 1918.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23

now said that It will be possible to
place property. such as power plants
and power transmission lines on this
roll. II It is finally decided that
this can be done, It will offer an easy
way out OF the dilemma. II this can
not be done It will become necessary
for the state board Of equalization to
revise its assessments unless some of
the corporations are to escape their
proper share Of the tax burden.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
Property in New York

New York Is. 80 we are told, crowd
ed with buyers from the west and
south. Crop money, much Il which
was furnished by the big banks, will
soon be flowing back In payment for
gods that are now moving westward.
That there 10 plenty of money Ia the
hands Of the people to pay for these
goods Is the belief Of merchants-else
they would not buy 80 literally.
The fact Ia that stocks are low, in
some cases practically exhausted.
Merchants are stocking up, not only
against tomorrow's needs, bot to meet
demand that they believe will grow
stronger during the next few months.
As usual, New York Is greatly sur
prised, and, naturally, much enoour-
aged. These feelings are reflected In
Cincinnati Enquirer dispatch:
Another thing which the presence
of these buyers has brought to notice
and of which frequent mention Is
made is that notwithstanding tariff
and currency agitation, notwithstand-
Ing politics, business and Industry
Of all kinds In the United States are
advancing steadily aud magnificent.
ly. It Is when great groups OF buy
ers visit New York, or Boston, Or
Philadelphia, or Chiccgo, that there
does come a faint realization of the
wonderful opulence Of the United
States. Some OF our ablest bankers
an0 most successful business men
confess tina. they are unable fully to
appreciate the stupendous prosperity
and power of the people Of the United
States.
New York bankers and business
men would perhaps be better able TO
appreciate the stupeudous prospe-
rity aud power of the people Of the
United States" II they could only
realize that more than eighty mil
lion Of these people live west Of the
Hudson river, that most Of them are
actively engaged In highly produc
tive industry, aud that they all have
appetites and need clothes. Too
many Of our eastern friends have
thought Of prosperity as something
that was made in Wall street. Their
attitude is strikinRly like that held
By the protectionlsts. and their
theory has been-perhaps not con-
soiously-that the people could not
be prosperous unless they we're made
90 by the government. or by some
small class intimately related TO the
government. So they look for ruin
every time the stock market ''goes
bad" Now we can see that an IN
favorable stock market is ominous
only when It reflects and is the result
Of unfavorable business conditions.
Wall street has had some bad days
during the last summer, yet the
country has advanced steadily aud
magnifcently.
Even the oroaLkers are nov begin
ming to take courage. They are, II is
true. somewhat dszed. as men always
are when their predictions are falsi
fed. But they can not stand against
the tide Of prosperity that IL rolling
into New York. They now tell Us
that "the buying Of commodities de-
aligned for the retail market is re-
Rarded as perhaps In every respect as
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23

the most legitimate of all business
Demands" since "the retail mar
kets represent the ultimate consumer.
aud It is be or his family who pro-
vldes the funds with which discount
ed notes are met at maturity and
with which the manufacturer or
wholesaler Is able to meet his own
obligation. 80
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23

Belgian dogs that are harnessed to
carts often work themselves to death.
They may enjoy their work for a time.
when they hurl themselves into the
collar TO drag the milk cart Cand often
the lazy milkman as well as his cansl.
but they do not enjoy the ensuing pa
ralysis3 The sight OF a dog dying OF
starvation I'm the streets because his
paralysis Jerked him away from food
every time he attempted to take 1t is
not conducive to happy memories OF
Raloinm
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
Plans Central american
IIufOn

The old plan Of Central Amerl-
can union, which has been brought
up from time to time since the col
lapse Of the old amalRamation, Is a.
gain under consideration In the state
department. Secretary Bryan and
Counsellor John Bassett Moore consi
der sending a friendly note to the
five nations composing Central
America, sounding out the people on
that subject.
Estrada Cabrera. president of
Guatemala, is the foremost leader for
amalgamatlon. Costa Rlca lie or
posed to the proposition. The
countries involved are Guatemala.
costa RIGA, Nicaragua. Honduras,
and Salvador.
Cabrera Is regarded rs the strong
man In Central America He has
been able to keep himself IN office
since 1898 without a revolution Of
any Consequence.
It is the opinion of the state de
partment that an amalgamstion of
the five states into one nation with
a central government either at Guate-
mals City or San Jose, would work
for the general advancement com
merclally of the five republics.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
Queer Work of Equal
fzaffOn Board

Boise Statesman, Standpat Rep.
Either the state board of equaiiza
tion will be called back to revise its
work In fixing the values on many
corporations of the state or a supple
mental list will be made out adding
many millions to the assessed valua
Ion OF the state.
This becomes more certain as In
vestigation into the reports submit
ted by the corporations and the val
ues fixed by the state board of equal
ization proceed. This work OF inves-
tlgation lie now in the hands Of the
state tax commission and has pro
ceded faf enough to make It plain
that many millions worth Of property
will escape taxation altogether II
some radical step lie not taken.
As an illustration It Is pointed out
that the Utah Power and Light com.
pany is assessed this year on property
worth $500, l75. That Is the total
for the entire state. This same
company was assessed In Bannook
county alone last year at upward OF
$3.50. 600.
Nor Is this the worst. Bannook
county officials are now willing TO
admit that this corporation escaped
last year With miserable Assessment
compared with the real value of Its
holdings In that county. Good judg
es hold that the property of the Tell
uride, the predecessor of the Utah
Power & Light company In Bannock
last year was worth not less than s2,
500, 900. Since then It has made
great improvements and extensions In
Bsnnook county. 1t has HEmies Of
men at work and Is q a. q
sums Of money. But even &. 8
not tell all the story. This comps ,
the Utah Power & Light company,
which many hold to be but a feeder
OF the General Eleotrio-is not con-
filming its operations to Bannofs;sd
county 10 this state. It ls ops 80 i
10 Bear Lake, Franklin. Bices, Oh N
Bonneville and Fremont coun, COZ
aud Is we'll along Ia the dire ,oethNnsf "a
controlling completely the el 90 Val
energy of that section Of Idaho.
This company, like all other cor
polatlons doing business 10 Idaho,
was required under the new revenue
Law, TO file a report with the state
tax commission mailing a complete
record of it's holdjfSs and It's out
standing obligation The value Of
this report as a soupf of information
to the state board Of equalization Is
we'll illustrated 10 the assessment of
1900, l75 placed on it's entire hold
ings In the state.
10 seems to be generally conceded
on all sides that mistakes we're made.
IL is intimated that upward OF 50,
600, 600 worth OF unassessed corpora
tlon property has ALREADY Teen dis
covered and the work Of investlgation
has but started.
Comparisons are made between the
value placed on the Utah Power &
Light company's property by the
state board Of equalization-s2 $780,,
l75-Rnd that placed on the Ameri-
can Falls plant-s51, 600. Atten-
tion IL also called to the value placed
on the Shoshone Falls plant Of but
little more than s4OO. 600.
Just now Il lie the impression In
official circles that these errors can
be remedied by the supplemental roll
to be made up OF certain kinds of
personal property, migratory stock,
bank stock and the like. But Il IL
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23

Gerald. have ! ever given you rea-
to think ] would marry your
mo. Gwendolen; you never have,
and II you don't want me to bother
you any more ! won't Just give me
my regular good night kiss and IN
go."-Chicago Tribune.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
Advertisers
Ask Only
A Fair Trial
By HOLLAND.

A DVERTISERS do not at
"A tempt 10 make you
agree to buy their goods for
the rest Of your life. They
only want you to give their
wares a trial, to subject them
to actual test by actual use.
and then be guided by expe-
rience
Could anything prove more
clearly that the advertiser
has supreme confidence in his
product that he is absolutely
certain that It win please you,
that Il win be all be says
tis7
II would indeed be foolish
to spend money to induce you
to buy an article that would
prove unsatisfactory and
would result In your telling
friends and neighbors Of
your experience. Advertisers
spend millions making their
trademarks known. and In
order to make their trade
marks valuable they must
stand for a certain standard
OF worth. Having made their
trademarks known. manufac-
tuners exert every effort to
keep the goods up to the ex-
pected high grade.
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG
IN FOLLOWING
ADVERTISEMENTS.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23

The republicans are either careless
or unskilled IN the reading of oraoles
else they wouldn't show so much sat
isfaotion over the results from the
third Maine district. They should
look hack ward a little farther. In
1910 the democrats elected Samuel
". Gould by 1900. But the district
pumped back into the repu blioan
column In 1912. Aud 10 what hap.
ened2 The democrats elected their
national ticket they got a majority
OF four IN the United States senate
aud lat 10 the national house Of rep
resentatives, and besides elected
enough governors In the states to give
them thirty out of forty eight, while
the republicans carried two states for
their national ticket. The portent
from Maine is that the states of Utah
aud Vermont are still safely republi-
can with the remainder democratic,
progressive or doubtful.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-23
Lessons in Art and Music

smprepsred to igve lessons ia
painting and music. Painting
taught by the new French style
Seventy-five cents per lesson.
Address Hiss Alice Phillip
Care Of Stein Lumber %.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
FIRE BURNS HOUSE
ON CONNER Street
House Occupied by coiored People
is Almost Destroyed by Blaze
Last Night

Shortly before midnight Friday a
house owned by X. Poole OIL Conner
street, and occupied by some colored
people. was almost destroyed by
fire. Several colored people were
there at the time, and their version
OF the story is that lamp exploded.
and before The department could ar.
rive ahe building was doomed. =.
The department believing the fire
was extinguished returned to the
station. but second call about 4
o'clock this morning caused them TO
return, but 1t required only short
time to subdue the flames, The loss
on the building is estimated at $4oo
partly insured A part or the fllrni.
ture was saved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
TO TRY A WOMAN
FOR CONSPIRACY
Rebecea Robinson on Trial for Aid
ing In Violating the White
Slave Act.

Charged with conspiracy IN bring.
ing Ruth Steele from lrontown, Ohio,
to her house of prostitution in Char.
lesion, Rebecca Robinson Is on trial
In the United States district court.
George Jordon was convicted three
weeks ago for transporting the girl
to Charleston, and the testimony On
behalf Of the government was sim,
liar to TINT in the Jordon case The
Steele girl. still weak from bi-chlar-
ide of mercury poison, taken with
suicidal intent following the indict.
ments, testified that she received a
telegram from the Robinson woman
to the effect that Jordon would come
for her
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
BUGGY COLL|DES
WITH AUTOMOBILE.
John Parkinson, OF Berkeley Station.
Has Bad Accident op North
Queen Street

Because OF the congested condition
of North Queen street this afternoon
John Parkinson, OF Berkeley Station.
had HIS buggy badly wrecked by col
liding with an automobile. Mr.. and
Mrs. Parkinson were driving south,
and when near Minors store the bug
gy struck the auto with such force
the right front wheel was completely
demolished, but the occupants escap-
ed injury. The horse became fright
ened, but several men ran to the
rescue and prevented 1t from doing
ny harm. Mr. Parkinson purchased
a new wheel and started for home.
North Queen street has been bad
ly crowded all day. and It Is surpris-
ing that more accidents have not
occurred.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
BREAKS RECORD
At STATE PRISON
Moundville Brings Population
Up to 1,f75.

Five federal prisoners farriSfng.
from Toledo, o., last might, swelled
the population of the Moundsville pen
itentiary to 1,175, establishing new
population record for the Institution
The institution is already over
crowded, and Warden Brown fears
that he will be compelled to refuse
federal prisoners within the near FIJI
ture.
About year ago when improve
ments were started at the federal
prison at Fort Leavensworth, Kansas,
the Leavensworth prisoners were scat
tered throughout the United States.
each state institution volunteering to
accept certain number. AS an ac.
commodation Warden Brown offered
to accept federal prisoners until the
$50 mark was reached. Nearly this
many prisoners have been received a.
the institution already, and as pris.
oners from throughout the state have
been comingin rapidly. it is feared
very few more federal prisoners can
be secured.
Similar conditions are said to exist
throughout the country. and as the
new Leavenworth prison is only welt
under way, the problem of TAX
ing care of the federal prisoners is
becoming a grave one. The Leavel-
worth prison win be the largest in
the United States, when completed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
MARSHALL TO GET
$500 PER Lecture
Vice President Writes That Secre-
tary Bryan Broke no Precedent
in Taking Platform

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.-it was an.
nonnced yesterday by lyceum bn.
rean here relative TO the fact that
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall
has signed a contract to lecture at
least four weeks, that Marshall will
take the platform after the close Of
lie present session q congress. The
vice president will receive $500 a
lecture. according to the announces
ment. HIS tour. it is said, wilt cover
cites in the middle west.
IN an article to appear in tho next
number OF the magazine pdbl'shod
BY .ne bureau a statement by Mr.
Marshall will eriticise severely the
newspapers which found fault With
Secretary of State Bryan for going
on the public platform swea
Mr.. Marshalps statement, accord
ing to the lyceum management tells
that he has examined all the records,
and finds that there is nothing in
the Constitution or in any precedent
for objection, official or otherwise. to
his taking to the lecture platform.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
COUNTY ASSESSOR
SELLS FINE HORSE
J w. Dodd Disposes of His Gray
Stallion, Jouter, to jefferson
County Company.

Friday County Assessor John w.
Dodd sold his fine imported percher-
on gray stallion, Jouter, to num-
Der OF Jefferson county gentlemen,
who will organize company, and
hereafter have the horse in their con.
troll. The sale was made at Moler's
Cross Roads. near Bakerton, the
purchase price being $4,000,
Mr.. Dodd has owned the horse for
some time and last year made his
first appearance in Berkeley county.
Jouter is one of the finest and best
bred horses that ever came here, and
the farmers are expecting some
splendid colts. He s. registered, his
number being 1920.
The gentlemen buying the horse are
Or. s. t. Knott, George M. Knott, 7.
n. Howell, Lester e. Staley, VII
liam l.. Banks, D. II, Moler, A NJ
Fest, NJ. s. r. Mo'er, d. r. Koonis
end J. S.rider Mo'nr In q few days
they viii perfect an organization.
s 4
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
NICE PRESENT FOR
MR.. CARMICHAEL
President Of w. NJ. G. M. Railrod is
Remembered BY Former
Employees

President John Carmichael, of the
Williamsport, Nessle and Martins
burg Railway company, was very
much surprised Monday when he re-
ceived a beautiful gold watch and
chain, with a Masonic charm attach
ed, from the employees of the main
tenance Of way department Of the
Western Maryland railroad For sew
eral years he was superintendent OF
this department, and this remem-
brance by the men who were under
his guidance shows how greatly he
was appreciated.
Mr.. Carmichael severed his con-
nection with the Western Maryland
to become president of the local road.
He was in the city Tuesday and ex-
hibited his Christmas gift, of which
he is very proud, to his friends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
ELEVATOR FALLS
BREAKS MAN'SLEG
Walker Dennis Badly Hurt This
Morning at the New Thorn
Building

Walker Dennis, colored, employed
on the new Thorn building at the
corner Of East Martin and North
Spring streets, met with an accident
Saturday, which win incapacitate
him from duty for several weeks. He
was engaged in running the elevator,
and after lading it with two wheel
barrows, one filled with mortar and
the other brick. he started for the
top of the building.
He had almost reached his desIg-
mated place when the wire rope broke
and the elevator with it's cargo fell
TO the first floor, distance of more
than thirty feet. The impact of the
fall was so great that the wheelbar-
rows were almost driven through the
floor Of ihe elevator and Dennis sus-
tanned fracture OF his right leg just
above the knees He was removed to
the Kings Daughters Hospital. where
DR.. Sponseller reduced the fracture,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-12-27
REV. SUTHERLAND
Is ARMY CHAPLAIN
Vice President Marshall's Former
Pastor Is Assigned To Fort
sill.

The Rev. Alexander p. Sutherland,
who resigned as pastor of the Pres.
byterfan Church nj Berkeley Springs
to accept chaplaincy IN the army,
has been assigned to the Fifth field
artillery. now stationed at Fort Sill
Okla. He Will leave for his station
January Is. He Ii having a short tenn,
porary duty at present at Fort Benja-
min Harrison.
The Rev. Mr.. Sutherland Is the
former pastor OF Vice President
Marshall at indianapolis. and the vice
President at the present time has
his little son, Thomas Marshall Suth-
erland, as visitor. He will take
the lad 10 his parents this week.