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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18

Attorney Wernette and Attorney
c. L. Heitman, the latter repre-
senting Minnie Thompson of Rath-
drum and other parties, Judge r.
N. Dunn this afternoon handed
down decision to the effect that
in redeeming 1913 tax certificates
in the 3o.day period which expires
February ID, on which date suits
will be filed, the holders must pay
in addition the $25 attorney fee to
the county. This ruling sustained
the contention of attorney Wer-
nette for the county. 1t is probable
that an appeal will be taken by the
adverse party.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
PENN'S OLD WOODS.

The Last Remnants of Our Once Great
white Pine Empire.
In the mountains north of Pittsburgh
there is a magnificent forest of white
pines, many of which were old when
the pilgrims landed at Plymouth. This
forest is one of the last remnants of
all the vast white pine empire that
Formerly extended from Maine to
Maryland, from Cape Cod to the prai-
.ries of Dakota.
The white pine was the most useful
timber of this nations early history.
1t was used In building houses and
making furniture. 1t served as fuel
and sturdy, white pine masts carried
the commerce of the young United
States through oil the seven seas. Pine
tree shillings were among the very ear
lest coins minted in America. The old
white pine flag was one of the earliest
emblems of freedom that rose on the
western world.
The white pine is Of an ancient and
honorable race. 1t has the majesty,
the vigorous individuality of the pio.
J neer. 1t is one of the tallest of trees
1t is poedcal or picturesque, and its
stately dignity adds serenity and dis
tinction to every sylvan landscape In
which 1t stands.
The Cook forest that survives in
Pennsylvania contains several thou
sand acres. The veteran pines are
from two to five feet in diameter and
from 100 to 150 feet high. Groves Of
aged hemlock and scattering of oak
chestnut and maple mingle with the
white pine. The forest would make az
admirable state or national park. In
deed, committee from the Pennsylya
nia state legislature has recommended
that this glorious remnant of Penn'l
woods be acquired and preserved b.
the state.-Youths Companion.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
Will Ask
Federal Aid
Health Boards Want to Stamp Out
Rabies, Etc, in West.

Rabies. spotted fever, INDECENT tu
berculosis victims and uniform sani-
tary regulations for railways were
(llscussed at length at the public
health convention in Salt Lake, from
whlch DR.. Ernest Laubaugh, state
Eacteriologist, has returned to Boise.
It was the consensus of opinion
among representatives of health
hDards of Washington, Idaho, Utan,
Wyoming, Nevada and other states
that the seventy five thousand dollars
appropriated by the government for
the determination of rabies was in.
adeauate. Federal aid was asked In
stamping out the disease, and the
biological survey, forest reserve and
Bureau OF animal industry will CO.
operate with the different state
governments In the campaign for
Eradication.
The United States government will
also be asked to assume some OF the
Burden for the care of INDECENT vic
Inns OF tuberculosis. Most Of these,
Recording to DR.. Laubaugh, came
from the east for the sake Of the
western climate and many became
Stranded. 1t then befalls the state
10 look after them. For tais reason
federal aid will be asked.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18

George Wilson. The clerks of the
election will be selected by the judges.
The first batch of suits OF the
county for foreclosure on property
delinquent for 1913 taxes on sale
certificates of 1914 were filed in the
district court Monday by Prosecuting
Attorney Wernette. These cases
numbered a total of l25. Hundreds
more are pending.
The county democratic central
committee met In Occur d'Alene last
week and endorsed President Wilson
and the national committeeman,
Robt. Elder.
A horse belonging to David Kirk
of Dalton Gardens ran away and was
killed. The animal ran into tree
and its neck was broken.
The case of the Brumauer- Frank
Drug company versus Thomas Young
to collect an account was nonsuited
in the district court Monday.
Suit was instituted Saturday by
Mary A. Towne against Bertrand
DeWolf to foreclose $500 mortgage
County Commissioners Charles
Waggoner and +. w. Esgate hav'
been appointed on the new member
ship committee of the Occur d'Alen'
chamber of commerce.
The ice on the lake is fast break
ing. A son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hyatt
fell into an airhole Saturday and wa
saved by another youngster, who va
playing with him.
The boy scouts are resuming activi
ties.
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
Village Trustees Meeting.

The board of village trustees
met Monday night and transacted
little routine business.
A communication from the sani-
tary inspector enclosing regu-
lations for care Of all kinds of
waste or refuse matter so as to
make them inaccessible to flies
was pronounced absurd by
members of the board because, it
is claimed, such regulations could
not be enforced. The chairman
said he had consulted the physi-
clans and they had expressed the
opinion that such regulations could
not be enforced.
A warrant was ordered drawn to
the president of the library board
for sos, one half the amount of the
appropriation. The other half will
be paid over after July /.
The following bills were allowed
and payment ratified:
E. w. Cady, marshal services,
etc, SIo.65
Chas. Davis, labor 800
Rathdrum Elec. Co. Jan.
lights, etc. 70 ~
Fred Herring, labor I.25
E. w. Cady, marshal services,
etc. "a o5
Dan Webster, labor 2 SO
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
How TO Test Paper.

You cannot test paper, as you would
string, by stretching 1t. 1t has been
stretched so much in the process of
manufacture that 1t won't stand much
more. The way to test 1t is to rub it
In the hands. After such treatment
poor paper is full of holes and cracks.
Good paper simply takes the appear
ance of leather. If much white dust
Is produced we know there are earth
" impurities. If it cracks it has been
bleached too mueh.-London Globe.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
The republican state convention to

The republican state convention to
elect delegates to the national con
vention at Chicago June I, will be
held at Twin Falls April 20. The
representation at that convention
will consist of delegates from each of
the 81 counties in the state on basis
of two delegates for each member the
county has in the legislature. This
was the decision reached by the re-
publican state central commi ttee. of
this state at a conference in Boise.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
Wondera of America.

I'VE have islands a mile In circum-
ference composed entirely Of sulphur"
boasted the man from New Zealand.
"You ought to see our big trees"
came back the American. "You could
pick up one of your sulphur islands
on the tip of one of our trees and let
It serve as the head of match
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18

Senator D. w. Davis of American
Falls has formally announced his
candidacy for nomination for governor
in the Republican primaries in
September, and has resigned as
member of the executive of the
Republican state central committee.
Senator DAVIS said that bis purpose
in resigning at this time was to make
It plain that he had no desire to use
the executive or the committee IN
furthering his candidacy.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
Ramamhared.

Mother. you must have known our
Principal when you went to school"
why, yes, guess did"
"He seemed to remember you to-
day. He told me what bright girl |
was. and then he said. 1T doesn't seem
possible that you can be Amy Jones
daughter" Plain Dealer.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
FOES WITHIN OUR BORDERS
Another Opinion AS to Nations
Present Needs.

Another Opinion AS to Nations
Present Needs.
Again, while we are making
such dreadful stew over the loss
of lives of few Americans in the
course of international strife, and
going into frenzies over two or
three crimes of Germany against
United States citizens, we forget
all about the thousand times more
crimes against United States citi,
zens being daily committed within
our borders. Great corporations
perpetrate unspeakable atrocities
and injustices against our citizens
i'll every state, acts to make the
blood boil happen in Colorado and
Lawrence strikes, scores of lives
are burned up by shops that vio-
late the fire laws. as recently
happened in New York, thousands
OF little children are dwarfed in
factories violating child labor laws,
thousands of men are killed by
preventible accidents in shops that
will not install safety appliances,
thousands of men and women have
their lives sapped away by having
to work in unsanitary conditions
and we forget all these things, turn
away from them now to cry for
reparation from an outside foe,
which, in state of madness, takes
a few American lives. 1t makes
one wonder, seeing what we have
described above, whether this sud
den hue and cry proceeds from a
real concern for the lives of Amer
can citizens or from a desire for a
quarrel or a fight. Else why this
indifference to the continued TAX
ing of life within our own borders.
A society has just been formed to
protect American rights. Will it
turn its attention to the daily in
Vulnerable violations-of those
rights in our own country. Who
are our real enemies, the Germans
or the Americans who kill the
innocents for greed?
The streets of our great cities
are full of men out Of employment
What pitiable sight it is to set
desperate men seeking work while
at home wife and some little
children have no fire or bread
We saw it just the other day, SOM
little children-shi sering from colt
and with no food. We thought o
our own little brood. We put our
selves in the fathers place for
moment, and it maddened us Il
all our cities families are living il
rooms not fit for pigs. In our cit
streets boys are learning to b
criminals, and our jails can no
hold the graduates. Our schoo
teachers are telling US that half tn
pupils are under nourished. Gu
r whole economic system is out {
joint and full of injustices. Cir
are driven into supplementing to
} meagre incomes by solicitation O
, the streets. And with all thes
awful facts facing US, with al
archists and revolutionaries bre
by them, we turn from their hea
ing and amelioration to put all o,
o thought and all our money inl
]. preparedness against some foreig
q foe, whom even the most Gag,
: advocates of preparedness can NJ
t agree. upon. Colonel Thompsc
0 tells US it is the Germans, but h
> ardent co-laborer, Senator Chan
= berlain, has just told us it is Il
= English, and someone else says
is the Japanese. Ours is as yet
i bewildered and confused demo
o racy.-Fred Lynch in Christii
If World.
r. The republican state convention
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-02-18
Idaho State News Items.

Twin Falls is muzzling all dogs to
prevent the spread of an epidemic of
rabies.
Lincoln day banquets were held in
various parts of the stnte by republi-
cans preparing for the political cam
paign.
The Milwaukee Lumber company
started its mill at ST. Maries Monday
for the season. 1t employs about
$50 men.
It Is said that Storey Buck, founder
of the Lewiston Journal, which sus-
pended publication after brief
career has accepted situation on the
Spokane Chronicle.
John Eastland, age SO, was found
dead Ia his homestead cabin on the
west side of Priest lake Thursday of
last week. A rife clnched 10 his
hand and bullet hole ia his neck
indicated suicide He is said to have
worried because he could not get
naturalization papers which he need
ed before he could prove up on his
homestead.
Several game wardens and deputies,
after conference at Bonners Ferry,
decided that there was nothing to be
done for the relief of about 300 deer
reported to be snoWed In and starving
in the Perkins lake region. The
snow is said to be four feet deep and
the deer are helpless when they at
tempt to leave their beaten trails il
quest of food.
jeremiah w. Robinson, mayor o
Boise, has issued a proclamation call
ing on all the citizens of the capita
city to make the week OF February 2
to 26 designated as national pay-ul
week, memorable event. He urge
all those who owe debts to pay then
during that week and "thus aid i,
this great international movemen
for prosperity"
Mrs. Lora S. LaMance, national oil
ganizer and lecturer Of the Women
Christian Temperance Union, VIII
travels over $4,000 miles each yea
speaking not only against intemper
ance but for the abolition Of chill
labor and the sweat shop, and fc
suffrage, is holding months cam
paign in this state. She began ht
work by an address at BOISE
Reece G. Clevenger, convicted
Blaine county of first degree murde
walked out of the state penitential
Saturday night free man, aft
serving five years of life sentenc
He is suffering from tuberculosis, an
DR.. Collister, the prison physician,
letter to the pardon board, said Il
man would live but few month
Cleyenger was charged with being {
accessory to the shooting of mus
clan in questionable resort
: HALEY. His brother, Charles, WI
was convicted on the same charp
and who actually did the shootln
died of tuberculosis after receivil
sentence.
Although heroic efforts were ma
+, by physicians to resuscitate two you
boys who broke through the ice
Medicine lake at Medmont Feb.
! and were overcome before help |
I rived, they proved unsuccessful. L
= double funeral was held Mondt
The boys were Donald Stedman, a
10, and Emil Wagner. age s. T
two boys were coasting at the time
the accident and slid out on the la
ata point where ice cutting b
J recently been in progress and VIII
the water was covered by but a II
:, coating of ice. A companion W
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The board of village trustees
met Monday night and transacted
a little routine business.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Tome
Cowler, the English heavyweight, out
pointed Gunboat Smith in a fast ten
round boxing match here. Cowler had
the advantage in eight rounds. Cowler
weighed 207 and Smith 1873.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
WANTED---A SCAFFOLD
e. S. Marshal Looking for Death Trap
for william White.

o. T. Wood, United States marshal,
is looking for someone who knows
how to build a scaffo1d-the kind used
for hanging prisoners.
The execution of William White,
negro murderer now>in the Shawnee
county Jail, is set for January Ia and
unless clemency be extended by Pres
ident Wilson the hanging will take
place on that date at the federal peni-
tentiary at Leavenworth. There is no
permanent scaffold there. 1t has
been more than a generation since
there was use for one.
The hanging, if it takes place, will
be superintended by o. T. Wood, Uni
ted States marshal. 1t is up to him to
make all the necessary preparations
and he will advertise within a few
days for bids upon the construction of
the scaffold. White was to have been
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
From Everywhere.

a specially of basketball sport and es-
pecially in the Y. Nj. c. AS and the
colleges it is expected to reach a stan
dard never before approached.
Many of the larger colleges and uni
versities that have bright basketball
prospects have made special arrange
ments for their teams to return this
week so that they can work the Christ
mas out of their systems and be in
shape to get a flying start after New
Years. Washburn, X. U. and several
other schools in Kansas have planned
this innovation. The season for most
teams will begin during the second
week in January.
New Guide Out.
SpaIding's new basketball guide has
been out for several weeks and is now
on sale at all sporting goods shops. In
addition to giving the first list of Of
ficials ever approved by the rules COM
mittee it contains the changes in the
rules which are very slight The only
important alterations are:
The making of a blackboard COM
pulsory and decreeing that the walls
behind the goals shall be in all cases
out of bounds, the ruling that the
umpire shall assist the referee in out
of-bounds decisions only when called
upon to do so, and the forbidding of
any member of a team except the
captain dealing with the officials in
any way during a game.
An International Game.
Basketball, since it was originated
by DIR. Naismith, of Kansas univer-
sity, has spread to all parts of the
world and has been perfected to a
high degree, as is shown by the fact
that the Rules Committee, composed
of the leading authorities from the
National Collegiate Athletic associa-
ton, the Amateur Athletic Union and
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, saw fit to make only a few minor
changes in the rules for this year.
Not only is the goal tossing game
played in every locality in the United
States where sport is INDUCED in, but
it has taken a firm hold upon Brazil,
Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, China, ia
pan and the Philippine Islands. The
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
SQUARED CIRCLE NEWS

New York, Dec 26.-Charlie White,
of Chicago, outboxed Harry Pierece,
of Brooklyn, in each round of a ten
of Chicago. outboxed Harry Pierce,
weighed 1872 pounds and White 1877.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
VOLLEY BALL IS BECOMING
A POPULAR INDIANA SPORT

indianapolis, Ind. Dec. ga
tentative organization of state
volley ball association, composed of
Y M. c. A. teams from nineteen
cities in the state has been per-
fected. The state Y. NJ. c. A. ath-
letic committee must pass upon the
plans before they can be carried
out.
The state has been divided into
four sections including the follow
ing cities:' Central-Indianap
Charlottesville, Lafayette and
Greensburg. Northern-Gary, La
porte, Michigan City, South Bend
and Auburn. Eastern-Muncie,
Kokomo, Richmond, Marion and
Huntington. Southern = Evans
vile, Vincennes, Terre Haute and
New Albany.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
BIG Nine SCHOOLS MAY
PLAY HOCKEY SCHEDULE

The formation of an ice hockey
league is coming in for consider
able discussion among the Big Nine
schools, and it is expected that
teams will be organized to play for
the title this season. Northwestern
has taken the initiative in this re-
spect, and a squad from the school
of dentistry is out with a challenge
to rival institutions.
Hockey is a popular pastime at
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa,
where the sport flourishes in inter-
class leagues. Chicago is organiz
ing a hockey squad.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
MRS. BOB, EVANGELIST
Divorced Wife of Fitzsimmons Now
''Mauling the Devil"

Chicago, Dec 26.-Mrs. Robert
Fitzsimmons, eX-actress, and di-
vorced wife of the famous Fighting
Bob" is demonstrating here that she
can maui the devil with a punch as
hot as that handed out by her slug
ging husband many years ago.
Mrs. FitZsimmons is an evangelist
and is preaching at the Olive Branch
mission here trying to win back fallen
girls She was converted in Los An
geles last summer rs she was about
to commit suicide by jumping from a
hospital window.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
BASKETBALL NOW
Goal TOsSers Getting Busy for
Opening of the Season.
NaiSmith'S Sport Has Spread to
All Parts of World.

BY the end of next week every bas-
ketball team in Kansas and practically
every team in the United states will be
turning its attention seriously to the
game of the cages and ere another
fortnight has elapsed practically all of
the college. high school and Y. NJ. c. A.
teams will be under way. A big sea-
son is anticipated by those who make
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
COOPER WINS XMAS RACE.

Wilbur D'Alenc Injured in Speedway
Event in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Calf, Dec. 26.-Earl
Cooper won the so mile match race at
the Ascot speedway here, covering the
distance in 44:41, an average of 67.13
miles an hour. Eddie Pullen finished
one second behind Cooper.
Wilbur D'Alene, the only other en-
trant, lost control of his car while
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

hanged in December but at the re-
quest of Governor Capper and others
a reprieve of thirty days was granted
by President Wilson while an investi-
cation was made of the facts concern
ing Whites case
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
Gold Black
Drawn for the Topeka State Journ-

(Copyright. 1916. by H c. Fisher.
Trade Mark Reg. q. s. Pat OIL
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

uniform rules adopted in the United
States, have been adopted in all these
countries also, and the more enthus-
iastic of the games supporters assert
that it is destined to become more of
an international sport than baseball,
football, golf or any other athletic
game.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26

passing the grandstand in the second
lap, and crashed thru a fence, over
turning his car. He was slightly in
jured.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
The Nj. TOO 'S0T'
Magnates Refuse to Adopt Mod
ern Progressive Methods.
League Should Be
Stronger Again Next Year.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York, Dec. 26.-Many major
league baseball writers take a rather
consistent delight in banging the anvil
when unraveling yarns about the Ma
tional league.
Fact is, a majority of the scribes
are out of sympathy with the conserv-
ative policy which governs the run
ming of affairs in the Tenor circuit,
and in some ways it appears there is
ground for criticism.
When the National league held it's
annual winter pow-wOw here the fight
made by New York and Chicago to
have the player limit raised to twenty
five was one of the progressive moves
under discussion, but the staid old
magS of the mother league voted it
down-yes, by one player-making it
legal for clubs to carry twenty-five
men instead of twenty-one, as they
did. last season.
A. L. Has 25 Limit.
But adding one to the player limit
more leeway than they had during
1916, and in the way of handling tai
ent American league managers have
the bulge on their rivals
The player limit in the American
league is set at twenty-five men, and
a number of National league mana
gers, John McGraw in particular,
wanted the same privilege. What
was wanted by the managers made no
d1fference. The club owners de-
cided that retrenchment was the
thing, and the thought of carrying
twenty-five ball players almost gave
them heart failure.
Here was chance for the National
league to take a step forward In
stead of that it chose to back water
and that water is just so much more
weight on the American leagues water
wheel.
Matters Not Bettered.
In raising the player limit to twen-
ty-two men, the National league did
not better matters, for it turned right
around and put the crusher on the
disab bility rule which allowed mana
gers TO temporarily suspend injured
| players Now, when a player is in
Jured he must be counted among the
twenty-five, and every player under
! contract to any club in the aged cir
cunt must be counted as long as his
contract holds good
Liberal rules as regards the number
or players club may carry and the
disposition of injured players give the
managers in Ban Johnson's league a
| better chance to develop youngsters
who look as tho they are worth while
Keeping on the bench, which is the
J best school youngster coming to the
majors can attend. This is pointed to
! by McGraw and others as one of the
! reasons for the greater number of
good players developed in the Ameri-
can league
But the National league simply can't
see it that way. She made up her
mind to do a retrenchment skit,
| bgosh, and she stuck to it.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-26
Northwestern Out for a Title.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Northwestern
university. which set sizzling pace
in the Western Conference football
race last season. is developing a team
to win the big Nine" swimming hon
ors. Coach Tom Robinson's ability to
develop swimmers has attracted high
class talent and has enabled the uni
versity to top the conference colleges
for several years. In rounding a water
basketball team, Robinson will depend
on material from the football eleven