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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04
and lodging for the instructors.

and lodging for the instructors.
Following Mr.. Center's visit, a
meeting of citizens of the town
and committee from Twin Lakes
local of the farmers union was
held Monday evening at Fraternal
hall. Much interest was shown.
w. II. Edelblute was chosen
chairman and ]. r. M. Culp,
secretary. It was unanimously
decided that Rathdrum be includ-
ed with St. Maries and Clarksfork
in the series of movable schools to
be held the last week of the month
and that Director Center be noti-
fed by wireof the decision reached.
The necessary committees were
appointed. The finance commit
tee consists OF DR.. D. F. Hollister,
H. G.. Reiniger, DR.. D. D. Dren-
nan and w. II. Cleland. A gen.
eral wish was expressed that Mr..
w. !. Tucker, whose work on the
finance committee Of 1912 con-
tributed much to the success OF
the school held at that time, conld
be made a member of the com
mittee again, but, as he had asked
to be excused this time, the task
of raising the necessary funds falls
on other shoulders.
The committee on arrangements
consists OF M. B. Layton, F. G.
Hart, Supt. ]. D. Davis, ]. r.
M. Culp, F. l.. Runyop, Mrs. c.
L. Heitman and Mrs. D. D. Dren.
nan. This committee will have
general charge of the school, ol
evening programs, procuring
music, etc. In this connection i,
is anticipated that the services o.
the Rathdrum City band, which
contributed much to the entertain
ment of attendants at the schoo
two years ago, will again be avail
able. Two years ago SII5 were
raised by subscription in town ant
of this sum 500. 81 were expended
on the school, the balance being
donated to the band. This yeal
it is believed 500 to SIS will bt
amply sufficient.
Some Of the subjects suggested
for the school here are Dairyinf
and Livestock, Domestic Science
Horticulture, Poultry, Grains
Grasses and Forage Crops. Othel
subjects may be added, and al
effort made to interest every farme
in radius of thirty miles.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04
Movable School For Rathdrurl
State Experts To Lecture Here On Farm Subjects December
2S-3l Local Committees Named.

A movable school is to be held
IN Rathdrum the last week in
December, under auspices of the
Agricultural Extension depart
ment of the University Of Idaho.
.. d. Center, successor Of Prof.
w. II. Olin as director OF the de.
partment, has arranged for holding
a series of the schools at Clarks-
fork, St. Maries and Rathdrum.
The schools will be similar to
those held in Bonners Ferry,
Standpoint and Rathdrum in Dec
ember, 1912, when nine instruct
ors and experts from the Univer-
sity ira 1eled from place to place
lecturing and imparting knowledge
to the farmers and others in
attendance on the various subjects
relating to the business OF farming.
Daily sessions were held at that
time for six days, and Professor
Olin, director, declared the school
in Rathdrum was one of the best,
in point of attendance and interest
manifested that he had ever seen.
The school to be held the latter
part of this month will last four
days-possibly five-and the corps
of instructors, according to Mr..
Center, will be limited to four or
five. Mr.. Center was in Rathdrum
last Friday on his first visit to this
part of the state and met with a
number of the citizens and several
farmers, nearly all of whom at
once expressed a willingness to
have Rathdrum included in the
series Of schools being arranged
with Clarksfork and St. Maries.
Mr.. Center sought to impress upon
all those he met the fact that they
are maintaining by their taxes the
state university and that these
movable schools, in which the
salaried experts Of the state could
meet the farmers and discuss the
problems most important to them,
was one way in which the state
seeks to give them value received,
the object being to promote the
general welfare and prosperity ol
the agricultural communities. He
said the state pays all travelling
expenses of the instructors ano
only requires the towns or com
munities where the schools are
held to furnish a hall and defray
the local expenses including meal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04

POST FALLS

0. w. Schilling Is on u trip to
Fargo, N. d., with two carloads Of
apples.
The scarlet fever Quara ntine on
the Eugene Howard home has been
raised.
Post Fails people were shocked to
hear OF the death OF G. R. Klopf, the
Rathdrum undertaken, says the Ad.
vance. Mr.. Klopf was ar old resi-
dent In this section and " IS well and
favorably known.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04
ABOUT SCHOOL REVENUES
Superintendents at Boise NAL 9
Recommendations.

0UVOA OAAAkS00S0S - ~ ASWASS AAAWAsS -
Recommendations.
BOISE. ICaho The third annual
convention OF county and city super
iutendents met In Boise. November
10, 20 and 2l.. The superintendent
OF public instruction called the meet
Ing early this year so that the
legislative matters might be discussed
and conclusions presented TO the
state board OF education for their
recommendation TO the legislature.
In numbers attending, in interest
and enthusiasm, the meeting was .
record breaker. All save flve county
superintendent (who were detained
by iilness), a large number Of city
superintendents, and = number of
county super!ntendents.e and
representatives Of the state education
al institutions were present.
Much attention was paid to school
revenue and expenditure. At present
the great bulk Of the cost Vt schools
IN Idaho Is borne by the Individual
district. The state contribution
Qnterest on the permanent scho,,
fund) covers about s percent OF the
total cost, the county leyies cover p
percent and the district special levles
65 percent (igu'cs for l0l9. This
works great hardship for the poorer
counties and the poorer districts.
Districts vary enormously IN their
ability to support schools. Data
gathered by the state board OF edGca-
tlon and the commissioner Of educa-
tion, shows as an illustration that i
| school district Ia one county 10 Idahn
has only an assessed valuation hr
every school child in that district of
$12 81, while another district In Tho
same county has an assessed valua.
ton for every school child VI $3i 900.
The richest district 10 the state has
an assessed valuation ul $4,000 for
every child of school aye in that dis.
trict.
Most OF the states that are as PRO
gressive as Idaho have y state TAX
for example, la Washington the state
| contributes q sum equal To $40 ~,
every child Of school age, aud TN
counties raise an equal amount. Thi'
makes the district LAX very light.
The convention recommended tha
the state levy a small tax, enough !,
raise The state contribution from
about So 80 per child, the presen
amount OF the interest, to $500 pf
child. Also that the county levy
instead of being from ! ] To 8 mills,
very uncertain amount, should b
fixed at an amount equal to SIS O
per child OF school age. AT prescn
the county commissioners hx the lev
within the legal limits; pressure
often brought TO bear on them to u
= the minimum levy where the interest
OF the school demands the maximum
These ecommendations 1t
claimed, do not involve an increa'
: In the total expenditures for school
, hut ,>fYect A more equitable distrib
tion OF the burden. As II Is no'
i some COUNT. and some districts ha
far more than heir share OF taxah
property, especIal. Of railroad q
other corporate prop eEt,' wnhe o.ns
are poverty stricken an . unu ~ u
4 possible TO maintain dec snc scnoo
Q The convention elected / up'. :.
Markell. Buhl, president; Su. ~ ~
Egbers, Occur d'Alene, vlce-pre Noe
ana Miss Harriet Wood, Fret Y
: county. secretary.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
Much Interest In Battle In Poland

Much Interest In Battle In Poland.
Conflicting reports have been com
Ing all week from the great battle
proceeding between the Germans and
Russians in the northern part of
Russian Poland where the Kaiser is
said to have hurled his best troops
against the Cars legions. The
German emperor and Russian emperor
are both said to be at the front with
their respective armies. The news
from Poland is scanty and under
strict censorship. A vast number OF
men are engaged and the Germans
have been frustrating every effort of
the Russians to surround them or
cut them up in detail at LODI.
Heavy losses are reported.
The Russians claim to have taken
so, 900 prisoners, but are silent as to
their own losses. The Austrians
claim to have captured $4,000 Rus
SLAMS in Poland, and the Germans
claim that at Lodz In a three days
battle prior to Dec. 2 they broke
through the Russian line and took
$4,000 prisoners and 25 guns. The
Germrns admit their own losses were
not light. A report from Vienna
says the Russian defeat at Homonna,
Hungary, was greater than at first
supposed.
British and French warships are
blockading the Adratic sea, the
Dardanelles and guarding the Sue1
canal. On Noy. q Turkish invaders
were 80 miles from the Suez canal
approaching with heavy batteries t
destroy the constructive works Of tht
great waterway. The Sultan and 81
Mohammedan priests have proclaimed
holy war.
The recent firing upon a United
States naval launch off Smyrna has
been explained by the Turkish au-
thorities who say the American boat
was fred on as a warning to keeI
away from the harbor whose waters
were mined.
On Nov, 26, the American steam
ship, St. Helens, was fred on by
British cruiser off Panama. Tht
| object of the cruiser was to searcf
the ships papers and cargo according
to rights of all belligerent warships
1t IS customary 10 time of war 10
| neutral vessels to be hailed ant
searched and If they fail to heave u
when hailed they are halted by sho
being fired across their bows or sternf
A German submarine passlni
through the straits of Dover sunl
two small British steamships ci
Hayre. France, Nov. 26, more thai
$50 miles from the nearest Germal
base.
Great Britain and France hay
| asked the United States to use ne
good offices to prevent further alleee'
| violation Of neutrality by ColomDl
and Ecuador, who, IL is said, nav
been aiding the German fleets 10 thei
| waters.
Several South American nation
have asked the United States I
cooperate in an effort to establish
neutral zone that would exclude war
ships OF the bellirerents OF Europ
from the western hemisphere ao
thus insure the safety of all mercnah
vessels plying the seas on this slde =
the globe. Secretary of State bfya
announced last week that the WASH
inyton government had not ye
determined upon its course.
The evangelical clergymen 9
Rer,in have entered protest agains
tho decree that they are exempt froi
ha,n, called to arms. They claif
the same right to fight for the
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04
ITEMS Of COUNTY TOWNS
What Neiehbo1ins People Are
Doing.
FROM The EXCHANGE TABLE
Brevities Of Kootenai County Com
munities.
CEUR D'ALENE
The supreme cnurt convenes In
Occur d'Alene Dec. I.

The supreme cnurt convenes In
Occur d'Alene Dec. I.
The socialists OF Occur d'Alene
have launched the campaign OF 1915
by the appointment OF campaign
committee.
Fire catching from an overheated
hot air furnace did 5000 damage to
the home OF M. B. Sampson.
O. H. Won FelsensteiD pleaded
guilty In the district court to the
charge Of practicing medicine with.
out license and was fined $500.
There Is talk OF converting the
Panhandle brewery building into .
paper mill.
A car OF -four is being raised here
for the Belgian relief work.
County Treasurer u. Il. Kercheval
reports tax's are coming In slowly
Up to Dec. 2, he had received onl,
$4,000. Heavy payments are expected
this month, however, as the state
ments have been mailed and taxe
become delinquent the first Morda.
In January.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-12-04

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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
A Delightful Affair.

On Tuesday evening of last week,
at the hospitable home of DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. r. Cushman at DutchtoWn,
most delightful surprise party was
given in honor of their daughter,
Miss Bessie Cushman, who left on
Wednesday for Baton Rouge to re.
sumo her studies at L. S. u. Among
those present We're: Misses Carrie
Brown, Consuelo Brown, Celine Ba-
bin, Josephine Duval, Leila Opden-
Weyer, Edith nenham, Nellie Bar
man, Fannie Cushman, Bessie Cush-
man, Thelma Opdenweyer, A1bertina
Odom, and Jelpha Odom; Messrs
Larry Babin, Allen sibley, Charles
Brown. Bentley Mackay, Wickhffe
Babin, Sam Heath, Leslie Osterberger
and Andrew Babin.
Dancing was INDUCED in until a
late hour, and dainty refreshments
Were served by the charming young
hostess.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
FRESH TROUBLE IN MEXICO.

Another quarrel between Gems. Car
rama and Villa has broken out, anG
both leaders are preparing their re
spectiye military forces for a posi-
bic resumption of hostilities. villa
has baked at taking part in tbs
proposed conference of army gen
erals and state governors called by
Carranza for October |, for the pur.
pose of choosing a temporary presi-
dent and fixing date for the hold
Ing OF an election throughout the ma
ton, and the date for the conference
will probably be deferred until the
fresh disagreement between the ri
val chiefs of the Constituencies
can be composed.
The moving cause of the rupture
seems to be the ambition of each
leader to control the conference and
dictate the choice of the provisional
president. villa claims it was un-
derstood when the earlier dispute be-
tween CarranZa and himself was ad-
justed that the proposed conference
should be composed only of the gem
erals of the army, and that Carranza
has broken faith by inviting the gov
ernors of the various states to par
ticipate
The milk in the cocoanut is, ap-
that villa is confident of
his ability to control the conference
L only the generals compose it, |
while Carranza will probably hold the
whip hand if the governors are add
ID to the membership of the body.
The Washington government is
topeful that this new complication
will be peaceably adjusted, hence the
riders for the evacuation of Vera
'ruz have not been revoked, but the
ate FOR putting them into execution
ill not be set until the situation
as cleared up.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Bank Depositors Name Committee to
Assist Liquidator.

About forty depositors in the failed
Peoples Bank of DonaldsonViIie as
sembled at the courthouse Sunday
forenoon, pursuant to agreement
reached at a meeting of the deposi-
tors last month, for the purpose of
appointing a permanent committee to
cooperate with the liquidator of the
bank in matters that may expedite
the settlement of the institutions af-
fairs. Henry Dugas, a Well-knoW W
young merchant of Smoke Bend,
presided over the meeting, and At
forney Caleb g. Weber Of Donaldson
vile acted as secretary. The tenn
porary committee appointed at the
first meeting was discharged from
further duty, with a vote of thanks
for its services, and the following
permanent committee was named:
Henry Dugas, chairman; Fred. Wer-
ner, Sr., Joseph N. Gisclard, ]. w.
Stephenson and Charles Schneider.
Attorney Walter Lemann, on be-
half of the temporary committee, re-
ported that of the $4,000 owed to the
Metropolitan Bank of New Orleans
by the Peoples Bank, and secured
by collateral to the extent of $685.,
343 held by the former institution, all
but s15,45O had been repaid through
the conversion Of negotiable paper
into cash, leaving approximately $685.
600 worth Of securities in the hands
of the New Orleans bank. Mr.. Lem
ann also reported that Liquidator
James P. Armitage had collected
something like s11 900, and that the
paper remaining in the banks port
folio has an aggregate value of about
500, 900. These assets do not include
the banking house, one-ha1f interest
owned by the bank in the big Vega
building at the head of Railroad ave-
nue., and two pieces of improved
property in Donaldsonville belonging
to the defunct institution
With the assets on hand and in
sight, and after allowing a certain per
centage for depreciation and posi-
Bile worthless paper, it looks as
though the final dividend to be- re-
turned to the depositors will total
between SO and 70 per cent. The first
payment will probably be made to-
ward the end of the year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
Baseball Bulletin

The war in Europe has largely
eclipsed public interest in many
other scraps, but it cannot entirely
overshadow the great American ma
tional game, and there are not few
of the genus fan who will regard the
standing of the big league clubs with
even more concern than they do that
of the standing armies of the battling
nations across the sea. Hence the
following summary from the bloodless
diamond fields, compiled yesterday:
American League-Philadelph first
with 80 games won and 40 lost. or
653 per cent. Boston has GA per
cent, Washington 528, Detroit 525,
with Chicago, New York, St. Louis
and Cleveland trailing at the other
end of the list
National League = Boston leads
with SO games won and 56 lost. a
percentage of 594. New York is sec
ond with 543, st. Louis third with
535, and Chicago fourth with 525.
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Pittsburg and
Cincinnati are the trailers.
Federal League-Indianapol and
Chicago are tied for first place with
~ games won and 81 lost, a percent
age of $50. Then come Baltimore
with 533 and Buffalo with 525. Brook
lyn, Kansas City, st. Louis and Pitts
burg form the second division.
In the Southern League, which
completed its schedule Sept. II,
Birmingham won the pennant with SO
games won and 81 lost, a percentage
OF 5S7. Mobile was second with Sc
TO ", or 562 per cent New Orleans
finished third with $50 per cent, and
Atlanta fourth with SAP. Nashville.
Chattanooga, Memphis and Mont
gomery followed in the order named.
Send in your list Of fair entries
NOW.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
LET US BE FAIR.

The big ten-parish fair to be held
here efrom the 9th to the l2th or
the coming month is going to attract
thousands of visitors to Donaldson
vile. and this influx of people Will
G cate a heavy temporary demand
for living accommodations-for meals
and lodging. There is always a
temptation under such circumstances
70 increase prices for the things IN
demand, but it is to be hoped the
residents of our city will not only
successfully resist the temptation IN
this instance, but resoluteiy ana
strictly adhere TO customary rates
and set their faces sternly against
any proposition or attempt to gouge
the fair visitors or treat them with
the slightest illiberality or unfairness.
While it would perhaps be an easy
process to raise prices On this occa-
sion and, 10 use slang phrase, get
away with it," it would send the vic
Tins home sore and give the place
a bad reputation. The inevitable re-
suit would be to hurt the fair as
wen as the city, and in the long run
our community would be very mufh
the loser.
The inter-parochial fair promises
to become one of this sections most
valuable assets, and 10 increase III
value and Importance from year to
year, provided only that it is proper
ly conducted and that the people who
come to see it and thus contribute
to its success are well treated and
90 away satisfied and pleased
The resident who lends a hand to-
ward insuring such a result is right
thinking, public-spirited citizen, with
soul above the littleness of offend
ing a guest and harming the commu-
nifty for a temporary financial consid-
GRAFTON. We hope and believe there
are 70 other KIND of citizens in Don
alds&nville, ana that all the visitors
to the coming fair will be received
and entertained in way that will
make them look forward with pleas
ure to the prospect of coming back
next year.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
EVERYBODY SHOULD HELP.

1t ought to be regarded by every
resident of this town and parish both
a privilege and duty to do some
thing, however little, to boost the
fair to be held at Donaldsonville Oc-
tober to 70. The project is bound
to advance the welfare and interest
of the community as whole, and
thus to confer some measure of bene-
tit upon each of the individuals
forming the community
The educational features of the fair
will be particularly valuable, extend
ing as they will into every field and
branch Of the activities and indus
tries that engage the attention and
contribute to the sustenance and
prosperity Of the people of this Sec
ton Of the state.
The wider the scope and the great
er the volume of the exhibits, so rel
atively will the number and interest
of the visitors be increased and the
good results to flow from the display
be augmented.
Therefore, every man, woman and
child in the parishes represented at
the fair who produces anything worth
anybody's while to look at, even if
it be nothing more pretentious than
a fine ear Of corn or a creditable
piece of plain sewing, should send
the article in for exhibition.
If we wish to encourage other peo
pie to patronize our fair we must
set the example ourselves. The
practical way to aid the valuable
project which is bound to grow
more important and more valuable
from year to year if properly sup
ported-is to send in exhibits and
then attend in person to see what
others have sent and how their pro-
ducts compare with our own
Persons living here should invite
visits from their relatives and friends
at a distance during the progress of
the fair. The occasion can be made
a sort of Home Coming Week." and
the reunion would afford much in
terest and pleasure to all concerned,
beside being of material benefit to
the fair.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-09-26
The aWar Taxn Measure.

The house Democratic caucus at
Washington has decided not to in.
clude the proposed freight tax in
the bill for raising increased reye.
nues, but to frame the measure on
about the same lines as those of the
similar bill enacted during the Span.
ish-American war in 1898. There
will be a stamp tax on legal papers,
taxes On bankers and brokers,
theaters and other places of amuse-
ment, two cents gallon on gasoline,
and special taxes on tobacco manu-
facturers and dealers and on domes-
tic wines and beer.