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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30

the weight. The committe was
not able to thoroughly investigate
Thorn creek owing to the ice and
snow but from the information
That they were able to obtain they
believe that the water escapes un-
.derneath and at both ends Of the
dam and believe that it should
be stopped by digging down to
solid foundation below the dam
and building another dam and
tying into the present dam which
should be built higher.
They also recommended the
putting in Of an auxiliary pump
ing plant to be operated by cleo
tricity, this plaut to be located
on the st. Joe river above the
mouth of the st. Maries and to
Ice supplied with a iiltering plant.
This could be put in at cost not
to exceed S25OO and would be for
use in case of an emergency It
is also recommended that a six
inch steel main be put in on JEFF
ferson avenue fro Second street
to Fourteenth to be connected
directly with the highest reser-
voir and with a main from the
pumping station and be connect
ed up with the present system
so as to obviate the necessity OF
tearing up permanent improve
ments.
IL is believed that the defects
| in our present system are due in
a great measure 20 faulty en-
lgineering work and the commit
tee recommends that competent
engineers should be secured and
the work let by contract and that
a local man should be engaged
TO see that all work was done ex-
actly according to specifications.
The committee believes that
the cost of repairs and changes
recommended will not exceed 500
600 and recommend that this be
raised by bonding the city. They
also believe that fully one-half of
the water supply is wasted by
leaky pipes and waste by con-
sumers. They recommend that
an ordinance be passed placing
all connections under the super
vision of person designated by
the council and that water users
be compelled to live up to the
provisions of the ordinance and
should anyone refuse or neglect
to do so a meter should be in
stalled.
The report of the committe was
adopted and the committee con-
tinued with instructions to work
in connection with the council.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Large Attendance
AT Club Shoot

There was a large attendance
al the Sunday shoot of the Rod
and Gun club and some excellent
scores were made. In the first
event, which was for a gold quail
pin, Harry Craney and Ed Kirk
tied for first place with perfect
scores. The pin was won by
Kirk when the tie was shot off.
The second event was the main
event of the day. The Hughes
trophy was put up for the prize
on 40 pairs of double targets.
l.. A. Jahnke won by getting i6
out of his 20 and Dr.. McRae was
second with ii out of 20. After
the shoot Mr.. and Mrs. Jahnke
shot for the trophy, Mrs. Jahnke
shooting from the i6-yard line
and Mr.. Jahnke from the 40
yard line. Mrs. Jahnke won
with 7 out of 10 targets, Mr.
. Jahnke getting only 4 out of 10.
Next Sunday the club will at
tend the shoot on Occur d'Alene
lake given by the Spokane and
Occur d'Alene gun clubs. The
Georgia Oakes has been charter
ed to pull the barge around the
lake. The st. Maries shooters
will leave Sunday morning and
will join the Oakes at Harrison
DR.. Briggs, instructor for the
local club will donate two gold
quail pins for high averages
II is reported that Harry Craney
intends to instaff a Blue Rock
trap at his residence so he will be
in good trim for the big shoe
next Sunday.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Club Rooms
Ready for Use

The officers of the Benewah
club have leased the log cabin east
of the post Office Yor headquar-
ters for the club and have been
busy for the past few days re-
mOdling and fixing up the place.
They have furnished it with oak
furniture in the mission style and
have very comfortable quarters ar
ranged.
c.. J. Burns has been appointed
steward Of the club and will have
charge of and look after the
building and the comfort of the
members. The charter list of
members contains ninety names
and over fifty of these have al
ready paid their membership fee
It is expected to have the re-
modling of the building complet-
ed, all of the furniture installed
and the club rooms open for the
use of the members and their
friends by the first of April.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
KeFI'S Divorce
to Be Expensive

Thomas T. Kerl must pay his
wife, Elizabeth Ledceigh Kerl,
$3.50 per month alimony while the
divorce suit which he filed some
time ago is pending. Judge R.
N. Dunn Of the district court is
sued an order to that effect Sat
urday. The order also provides
Mrs. Kerl with $500 for costs and
S2500 for attorneys fees. She
has retained Judge James f. ALL
SHE, former chief justice of the
Idaho supreme court, as counsel.
Mrs. Kerl is expected to arrive
from Memphis, Renn., in a few
days. She spent the winter
there. Mr.. Kerl is a prominent
farmer and was a candidate for
nomination for congress at the
last primary election.
Attorney E. N. LaVeine of this
city is counsel for Mr.. Kerl in the
suit.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Dynamite Caps
Injuries Boys Hand

A boy named Daniel Thomas
residing on Marble creek, was
brought to the st. Maries hospi-
tai Sunday with a badly injured
hand. He had been playing with
some dynamite caps when they
exploded shattering his hand.
Portions of the csps were driven
into the hand by the force of the
explosion and had to be removed
by the doctors at the hospital.
The wounds were painful but
the doctors succeeded in remov-
ing the splinters of the caps and
will be able to save the hand.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30

There will be no joy among
clerks and other subordinate state
employees for Che attorney general
in a letter to the public utilities
commission has ruled they are
not entitled to passes under the
terms of the new pass law enact
ed by the recent legislature.
Heads of state departments and
deputies representing those heads
in the transaction of state bust
ness, may, however, receive pass
es under the terms of the law.
Sheriffs and their deputies are
also included.
There can be no reasonable
doubt says the attorney general
in his opinion, but the legisla-
ture intended to use the word
state official in its broadest
usually accepted meaning, and
applying the definition cited above
l give it as my opinion that the
word state official as used in
house bill No. 1919, session laws
1915, must be taken to mean any
state official who holds an Office
created by the constitution of
this state, whether such official
be the head of state department
or bureau, or not"
With reference to deputy of any
department he says: THE word
deputy as used in house bill No.
t29, session laws of 1915, must
be taken to mean and refer to
'one authorized or appointed by
state official to exercise the Of
flee or right which the official
himself exercises or possesses
for and in place of the said Of
fetal.
That portion of the opinion
barring subordinate employees
from the free list is as follows
Finder the definitions which we
have adopted above for the words
official and deputy it will fol-
low that free transportation may
lawfully be issued to any officer
of the state whose duties require
him to travel in the interests of
the state, or to any deputy of such
officer who would be authorized
under the law to perform the du-
ties of his superior on any par
ticular occasion. This would
exclude from thep rovisions of the
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Find Dead
Body in River
AS BEN
IDENTIFIED
Fell Through the Ice At HerriCk While Fishing
Last December

The body of a man was found
Saturday floating in the st. Joe
river at Zane, about half way be-
tween st. Joe and Herrick. The
authorities of ShoshOne county
we're notified and Deputy Sheriff
Arthur Oleson of Marble Greek
went to the place taking Under
taker H. l.. Mulcahy of this city
with him to prepare the body for
burial.
Upon viewing the body Deputy
Sheriff Oleson Unidentified it as
liat of Bert Johnson who was
drowned last winter while fishing
through the ice at Herrick. Mr..
Muleahy and Mr.. Oleson brought
the body to this city and it was
taken to Mulcahy's undertaking
parlors where it was prepared for
burial.
Johnson lost his life at Herrick
about three months ago. He had
been at work on the tunnel for the
railroad which the Milwaukee
Lumber company is building up
Marble creek and had come down
to Herrick on a vacation. He
was stopping with a friend in a
shack and went out to catch
some trout for breakfast, taking
a small axe with him to cut hole
in the ice. When he failed to
come back his friend started to
look for him and found the axe
lying on the ice near hole that
had been cut. This was the only
trace that could be found of John
son.
From the appearance of the
hole it was thought that he had
broken through the ice and had
been swept away by the swift
current. A search of the river
was made in an attempt to locate
the body but it was unsuccessful.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
JOHNSON

general opinion that the only ef-
fective way to prevent the banks
being carried away would be to
drive piling and put in some kind
of breakwater. This plan is
not feasible on account of the
large expense. 1t was also sug-
gosted that the stringing of boom
sticks along the bank would pre-
vent in a great measure, the wash
and they would also be a cOnvcn-
ience in driving logs as they will
keep the logs within the banks
during high water and save a big
expense in picking them up off the
meadows as is necessary in many
seasons.
This matter of stringing the
boom sticks will be taken up with
the st. Joe Improvement com
pany and the log owners in the
near future. Manager White
promised the settlers all the as
sislance in his power in taking
the mailer up with the improve
ment company and log owners and
also by instructing his captains
to use all the care possible in
running the boats.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Discuss WaShOut
Of River Banks

> The settlers owning land along
The river have been complaining
for a long time Of the wash from
the large boats of the Red Collar
Line undermining the banks and
letting their land drop into the
river. Sunday J. C. White, man
ager of the Red Collar Line, met
with the settlers at Chatcolet to
talk the matter over with them
and see if some means could not
be decided upon TO prevent the
wash and protect the banks.
Practically every farmer along
the riEer whose land is affected by
the gsash was present at the
meeting. The matter was gone
over thoroughly and many sug-
gestiOns were made but it was the
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
Milwaukee Brakeman
Badly Injured

A young man by the name of
Stevenson, brakeman on the
Missoula division Of the Milwau-
kee railroad was quite badly in
jured Sunday. By some means
he was thrown from the train and
struck ON his head and shoulders.
His head was badly cut and he re-
ceived other injuries.
He was brought to this city
Sunday evening and taken to the
ST. Maries hospital where his in
juries were dressed.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30
SubOrdinateS
Not to Get Passes
so RULES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Law Applies to State Officers, ShcriffS aid DCpu-
ties When on Official Business

act, clerks, stenJgraphers and
subordinates generally, unless in
a particular case they would be
fully authorized TO transact the
business Of their superiors as
fully as though the said superiors
were actually present in person" p"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30

County Auditor w. II. Shepperd
was at Plummer over Sunday. He
expects to move his family to this
city in a few days and will oc-
'cupy the Fred Miller house which
he recently purchased.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-30

Attorney E N LaVeine has been
spending a few days in Occur d.
Alene attending to matters before
the district court.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
GOVERNOR SAYS
He WILL VETO
LABOR MEASURE

Governor James F. Fielder is op-
posed to continuing Commissioned
Lewis 7. Bryant as head of the De-
partment of Labor, and SO Informed
a committee from trades unions of
Essex and Hudson counties last
night. The governor declared that
he would veto Speaker Godfreys
bill, which is No. sos, If it passes the
legislature. The bill provides for the
reorganization of the labor depart
ment and the continuing OF Mr.. Bry-
ant in office. The provision of the
bill which does not meet the COVER
nor's approval Is that providing for
The retention of Mr.. Bryant, he in
formed the committee.
Mr. Bryant was endorsed by the
local Central Labor Union at their
last meeting and opposition was
made to the bill introduced by AS
mblyman Arthur A. Quinn, which
seeks the reorganization of the labor
department with the elimination OF
Mr.. Bryant. Mr.. Quinn and other
leaders of the State Federation. OF
Labor, of which Mr. Quinn is presi-
dent, have split on the DILL. ard many
o. the labor men alt opposed to its
provisions. Under the Quinn bill
there would be three commissioners
for the state, each receiving a salary
of $1,000 eori.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
ENOUGH S|GNER5
FOR ELECTION
ON COMMISSION
Workers Will Not File Petitions
Until 1000 Signatures Are
Obtained - 81 Commission
Candidates at County Seat.

Commission government workers
here claim that they have sufficient
number of names on their petitions
to be filed for the calling of spe-
cial election, but that they desire a
list of 1000 or more signatures be-
fore taking them to the city clerk.
A member of the Central Labor I'm
ions commission government COM
mittee stated this morning that in
all proba bility the petitions would
be filed the latter part of this week.
Hoboken is today voting for five
commissioners following a campaign
after the old red-hre political style.
Certain commissioners are backed
by the Democratic party, and others
are backed by the Republican party.
thousands of dollars have been spent
by the different organizations to cur
ry favor, and attract votes to their
respective candidates. During the
past few days one party employed a
cabaret quartet to entertain the peo-
pie while they listened to orators
espouse the merits of certain candi-
dates for commissioners representing
party organization. The campaign
for commissioners has been marked
by the same machine tactics that
characterized elections under the
present charter government in that
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
FIRE AT POLICE STATION
DRIVES LODGERS OUT OF
CITYS "HOTEL DE GINK"
Grand Scramble This Morning to Get Out of Headquarters
When Seepers Find Rooms Filled With Smoke-"Char-
ley" CleggS Shirt Catches on Fire from Heater

There was grand scramble of
hoboes to make their exit from Perth
Amboy's Hotel de Gink, or the base
ment of the police station, about 7
O'Clock this morning. when the late
sleepers awoke to find the apartment
filled with smoke. Police Chief Burke
and Sergeants Mulligan and Durham
received slight fire scare as smoke
made its way to the court room and
the lobby of headquarters. Custodian
Mason, quietly removing ashes from
the Railways of city nall, and Police
Janitor Egan, who was polishing the
brass rail in front of the sergeants'
desk at headquarters, suddenly
stopped their work as the smoke
crept through the different rooms of
the building.
Mr. Mason traced the origin of the
smoke to headquarters while Matt"
Egan was conducting his own inves-
tigation of the reason causing his
vagrant dodgers to get up and hustle
out of the building so suddenly.
Smoking from Basement.
He searched about the first floor
and soon found the smoke to be COM
ing from the basement. He opened
the door leading to the hoboes lodg-
ing quarters and was met by a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
Germans Shell Ossowetz.

Special by DHited Press Wfre.
Petrograd, March 16: A de-
termined attempt to reduce the Pol
ish fortress of Ossowetz has been
begun by the Germans, according to
dispatches from the battlefront to-
day. The Germans apparently
planned a terrific smash there stimuli
taneously with the assault upon Prz-
asnysZ. This is the first time since
the German movement against Osso-
wetz began that the Russian general
staff has admitted German forward
movement in front of the forts.
Two weeks ago it was officially re-
ported that the Germans had brought
up 42-centimeter guns to lombard
Russian defenses and were preparing
for a determined siege. North and
northwest of Przasnysz large Ger
man force has entrenched several
miles from the town, Their heavy
guns are bombarding Russian posi-
tions on the outskirts, but persistent
attacks by Russian cavalry are hold
ing the enemy at safe distance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16

volume of smoke. He shut the door.
Then holding his breath he rushed
down the steps into the basement.
He groped his way to a window and
wrenched it open, then made his way
back upstairs, almost suffocated with
the smoke. After a minute or two
Janitor Egan made another attempt
to locate the origin of the blaze. He
entered the basement again, which
by this time had been cleared OF the
smoke wreaths. Looking
around the room he discovered one of
the lodger's shirts slowly burning
and fearfully smoking on the hot
fue leading from the furnace to the
chimney. The janitor grabbed off
the burning apparel and threw a
bucket of water on it. 1t was owned
by Charley Clegg and had been put
on the flue early in the morning to
dry. When Janitor Egan had open
ed up the banked furnace he had not
noticed the shirt, and the hot pipe
soon set 1t afire. More windows were
opened and headquarters gradually
settled back again into peace and
quiet as the wreaths of blue smoke
getting thinner and thinner left
through the openings to be carried
away on the spring air.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
DENY MOTION To FIELDER SAYS He
RETURN 1HAW TQ| OPPOSES REPEAL
NEW RlMPS SHIRE Of FULL CREh"

Trenton. n. j., March 1G--Governor
Fielder let it be known that he is
positively against repeal of the full
crew law. The repeal bill is now be
fore the legislature, having been intro
duced by Assemblyman Stevens uf
Cape May "by request" The governor
has received many letters on the sub
ject and today made public one Of his
$3.50 $3.50 q ssssv=sass
II am receiving many fee~-.-sssp4sS, T
subject. similar In form to yours. the
governor wrote, making 1t apparent
that the signatures thereto are being
solicited. / suspect that many who
sign them know little ar nothing of the
reason for the present law or what the
result of the passage Of the pending
bills would be- and do not think you
can be familiar with the provisions Of
the bill which it is claimed will give
the public utility commission ample
power to regulate the number of train
men necessary to safely operate pas
senger and freight trains"
The governor settled the Mercer
county judgeship fight by sending TO
the senate the nomination Of former
Assemblyman Erwin f. Marshall Of
this city to succeed Frederick w. G..
Nichtel as common pleas judge. Mr.
Marshall is at present riparian com
missioner.
John w. SlOcum of Long Branch
formerly president of the senate. was
nominated for full term to succeed
John f. Foster as common pleas judge
Of Monmouth county. Daniel Beekmnn
of Somerville was reappointed judge OF
Somerset county.
Other nominations sent in by the
governor were: Board of riparian com
missioners. ]. Ward Richardson OF
Bridgeton. reappointed: board Of man
ayers. Vineland Home For Feeble
Minded Women. Annie r. Gle of
Bloomfield. reappointed. and Richard c.
Ienkinson of Newark. reappointed:
commission on old age insurance and
pensions. John II. Adamson Of Clifton
vice Frederick Dunn: Forest park res
ervation commission. Senator William
w. Smaley of Bound Brook. reap
pointed
Governor Fielder appeared at the
state prison unannounced and made a
thorough inspection OF the institution
He was accompanied by Senator Aus
ten Colgate of Essex and Senator WI
liam T. Read of Camden.
Considering that the prison was butt
In 1882 and that most of its buildings
are now obsolete and inadequatelr
equipped the governor said be was
apreeably surprised at the conditions
He found the prison clean throughout
the men apparently we'll housed. fed
and cared for and the discipline all
that could be expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
FINISH AUDITING
CITY BOOKS; TO
cost s6,000.00
Not Learned as Yet Whether
Any Discrepancies Were
Found in Accounts - Bills
for $3.50 in Hand.

Hunter, Stark G. Company have
completed the making of a two-year
audit on the city books. 1t is eX-
pected that they will render detail
report in about two weeks, it was
stated at the meeting of the Board of
Aldermen last night. Although no
figures were quoted at the meeting
last night it is estimated that the
total cost of the audit is about
$4,000. The auditing firm in charge
had two bills, for amounts of $440
and $3.50, respectively, before the
council last night, which were audit
ed and ordered paid along with 9TH
ers. 1t has not been learned as yet
as to whether any discrepancies were
found in the accounts, and Chairman
Chris Jorgensen, of the finance COM
mittee of the council, states that this
will not lecome known until the au-
ditors render their complete report.
Wilson Asks for Report.
1t was through the efforts of AL
derman William c.. Wilson that Mr..
Jorgensen reported upon the subject
last night. When the first ward rep
resentative said that he understood
that a report was forthcoming from
the finance committee relative to the
audit, Mr.. Jorgensen said that the
audit had been completed last week,
but report would not be made for
two weeks.
Comptroller William D. Voorhe ees
stated today that he had not gone in
to the subject and therefore could
not state as to what the audit had
cost TO date.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
BOARD OF TRADE
FIGHTING BILL

Judge Adrian Lyon, George F.
Reynolds, ]. II. Foster and Secretary
Hugh Lynch, representing the Perth
Amboy- Board of Trade, left this
morning for Trenton, where they will
appear at hearing on assembly bill
No. 249 before the committee on la
Dor and industry. Judge Lyon, as
chairman of the legislative commit
tee of the local board, will act as
spokesman for the Perth Amboy
delegation In opposing the measure,
which stipulates that female help In
industries or mercantile establish
ments shall be employed only ffty-
five hours a week; that no woman
may be allowed to work more than
ten hours a day and this work shall
be performed within eleven consecu-
tive hours. This measure, II enact
ed, would seriously affect local mer-
camille houses.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-03-16
German Losses Startling.

Spectdf bB UHHfd FTeSS WIRE
London, March 16:-German loss
es in three days of fighting around
Neuye Chapelle total seventeen 10
eighteen thousand, General French
reported today to the war office. In
addition the British have taken 100
prisoners. The British commander
confirmed reports of continued pro-
gress for the English, including the
capture of La Pinette. He asserted
that none of the captured ground had
been retaken by the enemy.
British aviators destroyed a Ger
man railway junction at Don, east
of Arras, blowing up a train. South
of Ypres the Germans took several
trenches, General French admitted,
but the greater part of these were
recaptured yesterday.