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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

The board Of county commits
sioners have completed the work
of figuring the expense of run
ming the county for the ensuing
year and made their levy Wednes-
day. The total levy for county
and state purposes is fourteen
mills, two mills less than it was
last year before the county was
divided, thus proving conclusive
ly the truth of the argument ad-
vanced by the advocators of di-
vision, that taxes would be lower
with the county divided.
The valuation of the county is
$9,083,720. This will be in
creased should the county be sue
cessful in getting a share of the
taxes of certain utilities COM
.panies operating in this county,
which have been credited to
Kootenai county by the state au-
ditor. The total amount of
money to be raised for state and
county tax is sl27,i72. Of which
Si6,342.63 is state tax and the
balance county tax.
The fourteen mill levy of state
and county tax is made up as
follows:
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

future for the Improvement of
the states leading educational in
stitution in adding buildings etc.
The income would be sufficient
for this and more, it is said. The
land board has, by virtue of laws
passed by the legislature, had
complete control of these lands
worth thousands Of dollars and
the legislature has regulated the
expenditures of the university and
other state institutions through
direct appropriations from the
general funds.
Since the creation of the state
board of education which is ex-
onicio state board of regents,
board provided for by the con-
stitution itself, it has drafted bud
gets covering the needs of the
several state institutions from
year to year making its recon-
mendations directly to the legis-
lalure which i'm turn has exer-
cised its authority i'm raising or
lowering the estimates, principal
ly the latter.
The issue is one looked upon
with graveness owing to its i'm
portance and the decision of the
attorney general will be awaited
with interest when il is trans
mitled TO Herman J. Rossi, pres
idenl of the state board of educa-
tion.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

men were working in the dead OF
night attempting to saw the riv-
cts away and had they not been
discovered might have been sue
cessful after weeks of hard work
requiring not little patience. As
1t was they did little damage to
the cell. Warden Shook has
taken the necessary steps to see
they are sparated and bcause of
their activity in breaking prison
rules they will lose their good
time.
Thes teady buz of a saw, hard
to Identify at first, was noticed
during the night by the guard who
had that portion of the prison in
charge in which the two prisoners
were confined. After some diff
liculty the noise was finally To-
Gated as coming from the cells
occupied by Jones and Rousch.
They were virtually caught in the
act as they labored over the riv-
cts. In their possession was
found a piece of a drill which they
had in some mysterious manner
slipped into their cell. II was a
crude but apparently very salts
factory instrument for the job on
hand. Judging from the i'm
preston made on the rivets they
had been at the job only a short
time.
This is the second time that
Jones, the life termer, has at
tempted to escape from the states
penal institution. H was one of
the leaders in the desperate at
tempt made by number of pris-
oners a year ago and at that time
was brought down by a shot in
the leg by one of the guards.
Since then he is said to have been
desperately planning to make good
his get away.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Commissioners
Make Tax Levy
FIX TAX RATE AT FOURTEEN MILLS
Taxes in City Will Be Two and One-tiaIf Mills
Less Than Last Year

county and state IA mills; city 10
mills; special school. 10 mills;
total, "a mills. The rate last
year was 3615 mills, which makes
a reduction 2 p mills in the total
tax this year. At Plummer the
special city tax is i9 mills and
the special school tax 10 mills,
which, with the "A mills state and
county tax, makes the total rate
IS mills.
In the country outside of the
cities the rate is the state and
county plus the special school
and highway taycs. In some OF
the school districts there is no
special school tax while in others
it runs as high as 10 mills, the
same as in thee ity. The follow
ing are the districts with their
special school tax:
Dists. No. ?, 3 mills; No. 3, 10
mills; No. 4, PA mills; No. %
mill; No. 6, none; No. 7, 10 mills ;
No. 8, ? mills; No. 9, 3 mills; No.
10, 3 mills; Nos. ~ and l3, none
NO. IA, 4 mills; Nos. IS and i6,
none; No. n, 10 mills; No. 10.
2h mills; No. 20, 5 mills; No. 2i.
none; Nos. p, %, "a and 25, 10
mills each; No. 26, 4 mills: No.
27, 81 mills; No. %, 21s mills,
No. %, 9 p mills; No. 80, 10 mills
No. 81, none.
The following is a list of high
way distrists with the special
road tax in each: DIST. No. /,
? mills; No. ?, 21l msHs; No. 3,
21a mills; No. 4, 2G mills; No.
5. 2 mills; No. 6, 2 mills; Nos. 7.
s, 9, and 10, 21a mills. In ad-
dition to this there is a special
predatory animal tax Of mills
on a dollar on all sheep and a half
mill on cattle and horses.
From the above it will be seen
that the highest possible rate
on any property outside of St.
Maries, Plummer and the Plum
mer Highway district is 26H
mills; "A mills state and county
tax, 10 mills special school tan
and ~ mills special road tax
The special highway tax for The
Plummer highway district has moi
yet been received at the audior
office and can not be given at thi.
time. ~
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
MrS. Ward EntertaiRS
Embroidery Club

Mrs. r. b. Ward entertained
the ladies of the Embroidery Club
and their husbands at cards We'd
nesday evening. Five Hundred
was played and a very pleasant
evening enjoyed by all. Re
freshments were served at a late
hour and the guests departed
voting Mr.. and Mrs. Ward the best
of entertainers.
The one thing that rather cast
a gloom over the occasion was
the fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
expect to leave the city within a
short time and go to Moscow to
make their home, a fact which
which their many friends deeply
regret.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Heritage Returns
From California

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Heritage
have returned from California,
where they went last January
with a view of making their home
if they were suited with that sec
ton of the country. The have
spent the last eight months look
ing that section over but did not
find anything that suited them and
finally determined to return to
st. Maries. Mr.. Heritage had
rented his house on the Riverdale
tracts before leaving and will
now erect a modern bungalow on
a portion of the land which ne
owns there and will again take up
gardening.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
improvements
At University
ADDITIONAL
ROOMS ARE PROVIDED
Five Thousand Dollars Spent on improvements
To Buildings

The extensive improvements at
the University of Idaho, Moscow,
are nearing cOmpletioh. Ap-
proXimately $500 has been ex-
pended in Ridenbaugh hall, re-
modling the building and install
ing new furniture. About $4,000
has been spent improving Morrill,
hall, additional rooms having
been provided and extensive re-
rairs made. improvements to
the amount of $4,000 have been
made i'm the agricultural and en-
|gineering buildings. 4 machin-
cry building has been erected. A
new Office has been added to the
third floor of the administration
building, and a laboratory has
been constructed in the basement
OF Professor Angell's department
All of the work has been done by
day labor. The engineering
building boiler will be shipped to
Albion and installed there as The
university now has no use for it.
supplied as it is with a central
heating plant. The plans for the
Installation of a turbine plant at
the university to supply the cam
pus buildings with electrical en-
ergy have been abandoned due to
IA reduced power rate secured
from the Washington Waited
Power company.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Probate Judge
Loses Clerk
COUNTY WILL NOT STAND EXPENSE
Action Taken as Result ,f OpiGiOn From Attorney
General of the State

The county commissioners, at
their meeting Wednesday, passed
a resolution dispensing with all
clerical assistance for the probate
Judge at the expense of the coun-
ty. This action was taken after
County Chairman Moran had laid
before the board letter from At
torney General Petersen, stating
in substance that probate judges
were not entitled to clerical help
al the expense of the county
This same question came up i'm
Latah county a short time ago
and the prosecuting attorney of
that county filed a lengthy opin-
ion with the board of commits
sioners stating that under the law
the county commissioners could
not legally pay for clerical as
sistance for the probate judge.
Upon learning Of this ruling
County Chairman Moran took the
matter up with the attorney gen
cral of the state and he sustained
the opinion of the Latah county
attorney.
Heretofore the commissioners
have been allowing the probate
judge sixty dollars per month for
clerical assistance and this ne will
lose under the resolution of the
board. The order dispensing
with this help goes into effect
Saturday and the clerk -of the
board was directed to notify the
judge that after that date all
clerical help in the Office at the
expense of the county would be
dispensed with. This coming ON
top of the action of the commits
sioners in passing the budget re-
fusing to allow the judge Office
rent, is quite an item
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Regents Want Control
University Lands

The attorney generals depart
ment now has before it a grave
question which the state board Of
education has requested it to
solve, or the matter of the regents
of the University of Idaho hav-
ing full control over university
lands, so-called, a right alleged
to be vested in the regents by the
constitution of the state, but
which has been exercised exclus-
lively by the state board of land
commissioners. In the event
the opinion of the attorney gen
eral favored the regents, now the
state board of education, that
body in the future will handle all
the university lands with regard
to sales, leases, rentals and loans.
'erbert Wing, assistant attorney
sgoneral, is looking into the legal
status of both the land board and
the board of regents regarding
these lands.
Control of the lands passing TO
the regents would make it pos
. sible, it is said, for that body to
raise all necessary funds in the
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
HDVERTXSE NOW
and
NEVER LET UP
("DADDY")

There are only two reasons why man should not
ADVERTISE and after all, they are not reasons but ex-
cuses. in most cases. l learned long time ago, as
a salesman, the difference between a reason and an
excuse. However, the who makes these excuses
will say: 81 have much business I don't have to
ADVERTISE 81 have so little business can't afford
to advertise" Now if man is looking for an excuse
he has one of these two to offer all the time.
There are some men who say they read ad-
vertisng and not affected by it, will wager that
anyone in this city and almost in the state of Idaho
who reads at ALL will know what l am talking aobut
when mention the following things. You may not
be able to recall a single line of advertising of any of
these companies, but l will wager that everyone here
knows the companies that these selling slogans apply
to.
Did you ever hear of His Masters Voice." Gold
Dust Twins There's Reason" ASK the Man Who
Owns One "t Floats and last that good old slogan
of Mr. Heinz's-"The 81 Varieties"
1t is firmly believed by many of the most success
full business men today that pay for the thing we
need whether actually buy it not. Mr.. Business
Man Do you need advertising? Get into the
RECORD; we will take care of your copy and make it
pull
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Attempted Escape
From Penitentiary

Lyman Jones, life termer
sent up from Fremont county for
murder, and Clarence ROush, SEN
iehced from Ada county for
shooting a deputy sheriff through
tho mouth, attempted to saw
their way through their steel cells
at the penitentiary Monday night.
The attempt failed owing to the
watchfulness of a guard who
promptly gave the alarm. The
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Arrested On Charge
OF BOOtIeeging

AS a result of the search of the
Mountain View Annex last week
by the sheriff, at which time he
found a part of bottle of whis-
key in one of the lodger's rooms
and another partially emptied
bottle of whiskey tied up in a pack
i'm the storeroOm, Sheriff Leaf
swore out a warrant Wednesday
for the arrest of Mrs. J. II. Hay
mes, the house keeper at the An
mex, ON the charge Of bootlegging.
She was taken before Probate
Judge holman for a hearing, but
Attorney William ID. KeetOn, who
appeared for Mrs. Haynes, filed
an affidavit of prejudice and the
case was sent to Justice of the
Peace Chas. r. Schultz. The
parties were not ready for the
preliminary hearing at that time
and the hearing will be held this
olternoon. Prosecuting At
torney ed Elder will represent the
state and Attorney William d.
Keeton will defend Mrs. Haynes.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17
Brief Local
News Items

Neil Burrel, who was formerly
in the pole business in this vicin-
ity, is in the city. He is in the
field again buying cedar poles,
posts and ties and will make this
city his head quarters and expects
to- open an Office here in a short
time. His family is now living
in Spokane but ne expects to
move them here about the first
of October if he can secure
house.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

A cavein at the Success mine
lear Wallace last night caused
the death of three men and pos
sibly more. The bodies of two
OF the victims, Sands Larsen, and
j. Ouman, have been recovered.
Several other miners barely es-
capped with their lives. The cave
IN occurred shortly after the night
shift went on.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

Owing to the crowded condi-
ton Of the First and Second
grades in the Central School
building, Superintendent Lukens
has been obliged to transfer
some of the pupils to the same
grades in the high school build
ing.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17


the statements of the estimates of
the spcial taxes needed by the
different towns, school districts,
and road districts and fixed these
levies also. The levy for city
purposes made by the city coun-
Gil of st. Maries and certified to
the county is 10 mills, or 21a
mills less than last year. The
board of education asked for
100000 and the levy was fixed
by the commissioners at 10 mills,
which is the limit, although not
enough TO raise the amount asked
for. Last year the school levy
was 8 mills, or an increase of 2
mills this year over last.
The entire levy for this city is
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

Amos Foster, whk va 1rfest-
ed Saturday on the~~narge OF
bootlegging, had tais Preliminary
hearing Tuesday >raifd was bound
oyer to The district court for trial
ms 0Hd being fixed at 500.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

J. Neville, who has been en-
gagged as the principal of the
FernwoOd school for the coming
year, has moved his family here
from Lewiston, Idaho, and will
occupy the residence south Of the
bridge across the St.. Joe river.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

Paul Davis will leave Sunday to
Moscow Co resume his studies at
the state university.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-09-17

ID. IT, Mitchell, a sign painter of
Coeur d'Alene, is i'm the city do
ing some lettering on the doors
end windows of the Lumbermens
Bank building and the Annis
building.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
ADVANCE OF TENNIS CANE
PURELY FROM ITS MERITS
Millions Now Play Where Thous-
ands Did Up tn Few
Years Ago.
NOT RESPONSIBLE
Municipal Courts Help to Make Game
Popular In Big Cities-Richmond
Is Backward in Giving Encourage
ment to Outdoor Game.

Tennis IS the only sport that has
come to the fore without thousands OF
columns OF newspaper publicity And
in tho past iivo. years tennis has in
creased in popularity to such an en-
tent tnat there are millions OF players
where there were only thousands be-
fore.
Other games like baseball. football,
pugilism and golf have Interested the
public and been taken up by il be
cause Cav, publicity has inGncnced them.
there Isn't a sporting page In the
country that has averaged onc-tcn;h
ms much tennis news as it has base
ball. puSillsm golf and football
Tennis has won its several million
enthusiasts because Of the merits OF
The game alone. 1t is not Il wrack-
FLOODED men and women---a real game
in every sense Of It's athletic usage
Here in Richmond the, game has
made wonderful strides The old Do
miniCn tournament at the Country Club
OF rlrg mia Is one Of the greatest
southern fixtures. Among the young
popularity. and hundreds OF private
courts are scattered around tho city
There are public courts In the parks.
but by an oversight probably, they arc
sadly neglected affairs.
A successful player, must be fast Of
foot and faster OF brain. lie must
have keen eye and steady arm. Ten
mis- doesn't require brute strength, but
II does require we'll balanced muscles
nerve. GOODNESS and skill. y good ten
mis- PLAYER must hit hard and hit softly
as the occasion demands. And there
IL not much chance for him to figure
out how he is going to hit. His deci-
sion and the action must follow each
other within a fraction OF a second or
he loses n point In the game
Many sports have been toutcd highly
as health builders, but none Is better
than tennis. The net game is an ideal
one for those who have grown n bit
bulky and want to lose some Of the
bulk. IF constant playing of tennis
doesn't send n rortly person back to
or near normal weight nothing can.
IenniS once was game only for
the wealthy. Now 1t is every ones
game. In other years there were no
public tennis courts. Those who Xix ed
the game had to belong to some club
that had courts. That meant a size
able initiation fee and dues each month
that were too big for the ordinary per-
son to pay. But things are different
now, even in Richmond. where very
little has been done.
thoritics have built tennis courts in
tho parks. And they will build more
this summer and more next because
the army OF tennis players Is increas-
ing amazingly and the city cannot ac-
commodate half OF those who want to
play. Something, however, Is needed
to wake the local city government up
to their Importance.
Owners OF vacant lots in tho resi- :
dental sections Of many of the cities
have shown enterprise by laying courts
on these pieces Of land and charging
courts are always In demand. In the
past few years the increase in the
number OF private courts in Rich
mond has been remarkable.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
LOS ANGELES WANTS GAMES
Pacific COnst City After OIympiad
for 1916. and NIny Get Event

LOS ANGELES. CAL, April 1.-THE
City OF Angels is the latest to shy its
hat in the ring for the Olympic games
In 1916. II Is generally believed now
that Berlin Will abandon any attempt
meet and IT seems obvious that the
contests should be held in neutral
country.
Los Angeles claims that II could fur
nish practically as large nm attendance
as either Philadelphia or New York. in
addition to Offering tho finest climate
and scenic setting In the world. The
opening Of tho Panama Canal has
brought Southern California In touch
with European countries by boat, so
that distance would not figure ma
tcrinlly.
Abandonment OF the games for 1919
is not looked on with favor In this
country, even though the great meet
uons than usually represented.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
INVADE LATIN AMERICA
baseball Enthusiasts Talk OF Intro
ducinE HnScbnll In South America.

NEW ORLEANS. LA. April 17.-Sun-
dry managers and other baseball en-.
thusiasts are talking now Of invading
South America. Various aragra phH
have appeared telling Of the new field"
open for the teaching OF the game and
the way in which the fiery South Amer
leans will receive the pastime-"doubt-
less with as much enthusiasm as the
CuhaaS."
They've been playing baseball in
South, America. and playing ii red hot
playing II in Cuba for forty years, and
in 1887 the Cubans had some teams they
thought good enough to trim the world.
In Venezuela the game is riot. II
dominates the Dons. They talk base
ball. they dream baseball. and an UNI
pire has no chance among those furi-
Gus fanatics. Introduce a new game-it
Is TO laugh.
As in Cuba the South Americans
get their baseball training from the
hundreds OF rich young men who como
TO the United States for a college edu-
cation. Every South American coun-
try sends crowd of boys to the States,
and the kids learn baseball simultan-
eousiy with draw poker, mostly be-
coming experts In both diversions. The
ton back have played the American
game and hypnotized their pals into
playing 1t.
New game" Perhaps the Latin
American article may not be even up
to Federal League standard. but the
man who wants ball game won't go
unsatisfied He can get into a game. or
look at a game, anywhere from Bogota
10 Buenos Aires.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18

Is governed by the shooters own re-
Quircments. On tho whole, however, a.
trigger pull OF from four to four AMI
one pounds may be taken as aboue
right for the average shooter.
without growing too technical tho
writer has In a practical way triad 10;
Touch on tho more salient features H.
the proper selection OF n gun for tran
shooting. and. as wo have stated beforn
much depends upon the individual and
his personal requirements.
lf one is thinking seriously OF M,
chasing gun for trap shooting mn,
possess. perhaps one OF the best mcthoJs
TO adopt would BIO to try any gun tSat
ones trap shooting friends might ca"a
TO lend for temporary trial. In tbiS
particular gun with which he can Ie
better work than with others and IN,
ho Will naturally arrive mt def,n,,.a'
basis from which to make n final So
lection. So
incidentally here is another tin. Don,
show any hesitancy in asking the nd
vice OF the more experienced and nv
pert trap shooter. Trap shooters az
rule are the most democratic OF spor;S
men-Elad to help their fellow tea,
shooters In every way possible AisS
this Is especially true Of expert prorae
SIGNALS. Some OF these latter peu;I.
men arc equipped with try-guns OF &C..
pecial design. These guns have stool
which by simple arrangement OF la,
screws. are a practical guarantee or
true gun hit. because they admit OF mo
gun stock being carefully adjusted 81,
every respect to the Individual sbnn,
ers requirements.