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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
New ak of
Good Road Bonds
Coeur dAlene May Push Matter In
Order to Get Federal and State Monev.

CtEur d'Alene, Dee. Following
The speech 10y Mr.. Hawkins, at the
commercial club meeting, IL was de
clded TO invite Il number OF leading
men from various parts Of the county
to attend the luncheon next Monday
which will be turned into good
roads meeting. Invitations will also
be extended TO community organIza-
tlons at Spirit Lake, Rathdrum, Post
Falls, Athol, Harrison, Wurley, the
Cnur d'AlcnG river region and the
districts on both sides of the lake, TO
send representatives to the meeting,
The plan as outlined by Mr.. Haw-
kinS To put through $500. 600 road
bond issue was to get every section of
the county to work for the bonds, the
returns from which are to be used for
road building throughout the county,
The county would then take advan-
tage Of the federal and state offers.
whereby approximately one and third
dollars would he donated by Idaho
and the United States for every dollar
raised by the county.
With this total amount Mr.. IIaw-
klns believes whole system Of roads
could be built throughout the county.
The North and South highway run
ming through the county In these
directions, and the Fourth of July
road. extended to the Apple way,
running through from the east to the
west would be two of the projects
which could be completed under this
plan. The amount would be more
than $400, 900, more nearly $500, 900,
with which, Mr.. Hawkins stat $
many Of the smaller roads required ia
the county could he constructed.
1t was declared that never before.
and perhaps never AGAIN, will tlo
people Of kootenal county be gwen Il
chance to get over 800, 900 worth or
roads for $500, 900 ia bonds.
Mr.. Hawkins bases his statement
that taxes would not be raised on the
theory that the money now spent each
year for road construction and that
spent in the upkeep OF dirt roads
would pay The interest and part of
the sinking fund of the 5000, 900 bond
issue.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
THE TEACHERS MEETING
Program For Saturday. Public
Invited 10 Attend.

Following is the program for the
kootenai County Teachers meeting
to be held at the High School build
ing i'll Rathdrum, Saturday, Dec. Q,
as sent out by County Supt. Egbers:
| 80 pm. Meeting called to order by
the County Superintendent.
| 40 pm. Music by the Rathdrum
High School Orchestra and
Chorus.
ZOO pm. The Rural School and Its
Community-Round Table Dis
cussien.
ESQ pm. Recess.
300 pm. Independent District as
Related to Surrounding School
Districts-Round Table Discus
sion.
400 pm. Address by Prof !. w.
Hoppe, head of the department
Of oral expression, Cheney Nor
NAL School, Cheney, Wash.
500 pm. Intcrmission.
Music.
600 pm. Free Luncheon.
800 pm. Address by
DIR. Ph, Soulen,
Head Of the educational Depart
ment, University OF Idaho,
Moscow, Idaho.
Mr.. Egbers also refers to the extra
effort being put forth by Supt. !. d.
Davis of Rathdrum and his teachers
to make this meeting a success, in
Guiding guarantee of free transporta-
ton to and from Rathdrum by auto
if the roads are fit for travel, and a
free luncheon to visiting teachers.
AS heretofore announced the
meeting is not only open to the pub
lie but the people of Rathdrum are
particularly urged to attend in order
that the visiting teachers may be
given a cordial reception by this
community.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
POST FALLS

James Beavers has bought Otto
Schiling's tie timber
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Endtrs aud
family. and f. NJ. WagRoner drove
over to Ralhdrum Thanksgiving day
and ate dinner with Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Foster.
In competition with nearly one
hundred Rhode Island Reds at the
Kooieuai Poultry show, S. w Berry
won 2nd cock, Sd pulet, cockere',
3rd aud 4th pens.
Gus Schilling, Ed Bollyn aud AL
Goldner are members OF good
fellows club whose object is to see
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08

me present dual system of regulation
VIII he accepted by public judgment
The question of states rights is NOT
involved IT the regulation of transuor
'ation facilities privately owned should
Tail government ownership must fo,
row. ana then all power of the states
over the railroads would disappear.
Let us debate this question thon
not upon any mere theory or jealousy
AS to the distribution of governmcntn,
power, but upon the large issue of
what the public interest requires In
respect of the assurance of adequate
transportation service"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
SPIRIT LAKE

Twenty five members OF the Me
Mahon and Cummerford familie,
united in Thanksgiving dinner at
the Mcmahon hotel.
The pupils of the Spirit Lake
schools have lcen studying the pro.
cedure of presidential elections.
The fire department held meeting
Monday night, the first in several
weeks,
l. Phillips killed 200 pound buck
on the power line road.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
FROM OVER The COUNTY
CGUR D'ALENE

The county commissioners Monday
morning resolved themselves into a
board Of equalization upon the per
sonal property assessments. They
Will act as board through the week.
Deputy Sheriff G. A Berry is n
with smallpox and his home was
placed under quarantine last Friday
Two school teachers, Maude Gregory
and Frances Harrington, boarding
there, have been barred from school
for at least two weeks.
Edward Marcott filed suit IT, the
district court Saturday against james
III. Erazer, city attorney and candi.
date on the democratic ticket at the
last election for congressman from
Idaho, asking judgment for $l740
and $400 attorneys fees.
Five Of the inmates Of the county
jail have signed the Temperance
pledge as result of the services held
In the Jail every Sunday, according to
report at the meeting Of Women's
Christian Temperance Union at the
home OF Mis- S. II McEuen Sunday
Some Of the prisoners since leaving
have come to the women and thanked
them for their work, it was reported
An increase in the number Of chill
dren o. school age over last year OF
about 260 Is shown in the census Of
school district number one, which
was recently completed. The census
shows that there are 2270 boys and
girls Of school age in The district, not
including those classed as non-resi-
dents. or this number lll5 are boy 5
and 1855 are girls.
The judgment Of Joseph Shamber-
ger against William Dollar, bank
rupt, for S., 695, Is not lien agains'
either the bankrupt property Eor the
property claimed as exempted, but
can only be filed as a non secured
claim, according to decision handed
down Saturday by Judge l.. l. Lewis
referee in bankruptcy. The decision
places Mr.. Shamberger on the same
plane as an ordinary creditor OF a
bankrupt holding an unsecured debt.
He will be forced TO file his claim
with other creditors and take pro
rata on the amount the property will
realize after exemptions, including
the Dollar home on declaration Of
homestead, are withheld.
Judge Lawrence l.. Lewis, federal
referee 10 bankruptcy Tuesday sus-
tanned the petition of the Mechanics
Loan and Trust company 10 the hear
ing of the Dryad Lumber company,
defunct, holding that the trust deed
held by it is valid, The deed
amounts to $l0l, 25G. The assets Of
the bankrupt company were appraised
at $50, 600. This decision cuts off all
hope Of any Of the other creditors
getting any money. The sale OF the
remaining property OF the Stack
Gibbs Lumber company, bankrupts,
an affiliaiing company of the Dryad
concern, by w. A. Armstrong, wa
confirmed also today. 1t consisted
mostly of outlying timber lrdcts,
valued at 500, 600.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08

To lift the car shortage embargo on
shipments, the interstate commerce
commission has given railroads
authority to exact higher demurrage
charges. The rising scale, with an
added penalty for each additional day
is expected to release many thousands
of cars now held in terminals by
consigDees who delay unloading their
goods.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
HARRISON

The st, Joe river boat was taken
OIL last week on acCoun OF too much
ice
Peter Lamb has put up ice from
Anderson lake. 1t was six inches
thick
Russell & Pugh presented turkey
to each of their employees at the mill
in remembrance of Thanl sgiying.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
Land Board
Is UnWeildy
State Loses $500 a Month Interest by
Delay, Says Miss Mccoy.


the creation of a commission tt
perform the duties now falling t.
tie board members are urged b,
Miss Bernice Mccoy, state superin
tendent of public instruction, il
her biennial report to the governor
In her report Miss Mccoy quote.
figures to show that the state O
Idaho is losing $92.52 a day ir
interest because the unwieldy sys
TEN of doing business prevents the
closing OF $500, 955 in loans which
cannot be handled promptly.
Politics and the system under
which the board operates, and not
the personnel of the board, are
blamed by Miss Mccoy for the un
satisfactory manner in which she
says the states business is handled.
Miss Mccoy is a member of the
board by virtue of her position as
state superintendent. In her re-
port she advocates the discon-
tinuance OF her office and its con-
solidation with the office of state
commissioner of education, adding
that if the office she now occupies
is not abolished the Legislature
should create the position of state
school land commissioner to repre-
sent the state board Of education
on the land board.
No apologies are offered by Miss
Mccoy for the lax business meth
DDS which she says prevail in the
land board. She says the system
is bad and must be replaced with
better one, but she excuses the
register Of the land board and the
state land commissioned. She in
sists all have plenty of work to do
in performing the duties of their
Office to which they are elected
without devoting any time to board
meetings.
1t is pointed out by the state
superintendent that the land board
is the largest financial institution
of the state, handling funds aggre-
eating $8, 900, 600. In addition it
has numerous complicated Carey
act disputes to attend to. She
gives it as her opinion that a COM
mission should be created through
constitutional amendment to be
voted upon by the people to take
over the work now falling to the
land board. She suggests that the
commission be in session daily,
passing upon loans as rapidly as
they are brought in.
In support Of her suggestions to
the governor, Miss Mccoy quotes
figures she compiled while prepar-
ing her report. The board, says
the superintendent, has under its
control 5000, 900 acres OF state
land valued at $50, 900, 900. Be
cause of the congested condition
in its loan department the boarc
now has pending loans in the sun
of $500. 1855, but delay is caused by
lack of a sufficient force OF ap
praisers to pass on the securities
The average monthly balance OF
hand in the state school fund
Miss Mccoy points out, is S3I3,
1914, for which the state get
but SqI3.25 in interest at 81 pc
cent. She goes on TO show tha
the loss in interest monthly to til
state is $3.50. 46 because of failur
OF the land board to get the none
cut at e per cent, and that the los
to the school fund is $I,572.7 7
because the interest that the stat
does get goes into the general fund
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08

that the poor and unfortunate among
Us are provided for during the wiuter.
The home Of Chris Mellick, south
oi Post Falls, was reported burned
Monday night.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08

The jury in the case of John V.
Stanley, of Bonners Ferry, charged
with wronging Miss Louise Aldrich,
age Is, brought in verdict or
acquttal after having dellberated for
six hours. Miss Aldrich admitted
stealing clothing from Mrs. Stanley.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
Idaho State News Items.

Glover seed brought $4,000 from %
acres near Burley.
At Weiser work is to start in a
short time on 3OO-barrel -four mill
to cost 1925, 900.
In four business houses of Mullan
10 gallons of liquor were conhscated
and five arrests made last week.
The highest price for copper was
reached last week. when metal for
immediate delivery brought 36I cents
a pound. Fortyce cent copper is an
expectation.
Charles Smith came out from the
Ten Mile district near Grangeville
last week, bringing $4,000 in gold
| bullion, the result of 10 days run 90
the New YORK mine, 35 miles from
Grangeville.
Full returns by the Lewiston
Orchards association on so carloads
Of apples shipped show average prices
to the association ranging from Gle
box for fancy Jonathans to 81 so for
extra fancy Delicious.
Fred L. Huston, state auditor,
Friday fled a report on the | per
cent fund set aside by the state board
The report covers a period dating
from February, 1915, to November
10, 1916. 1t shows that $22, ,5S5 OS
has been paid into the fund; dis
bursements total SIGHT 81, leaving
a balance of $64O4 II 90 hand. The
fund is used in paying expenses in
Cured 10 making loans,
In not one particular has the state
prOhibitory law been felt more
strongly than IN the work of the
Children's Home Finding and Aid
society. Ada county is an lllustra
tion of this. Last year there were
about SO children sent to the home
from Ada county, l8 being commit
ments. In the last II months there
has not been one commitment frCm
that county.
A potato weighing three pounds
has been sent to Guy Graham, state
horticultural inspector, by G. w.
Brannon, deputy inspector living at
Twin Falls. The potato was grown
near Wendell. 1t is smooth, perfect.
ly shaped, and of sufficient size TO
make "a meal for family Of four.
Graham estimates the monetary
value of the spud at 10 cents.
1t is significant fact that presi
dents of three railroads recently
inspected that part of the Milwaukee
rai.t ad in Montana on which cleo
tricity is employed as motive power.
In view of the fact that in railway
circles it has been currently reported
that several important western roads
contemplate changes that mean the
electrhcation OF mountain divisions,
the trip precedcs possible announce
meutS TO come.
Finding that lack of time will pre-
vent the state examiner from making
complete audit of the books in the
land department before January ],
the land board Friday adopted d
resolution recommending that tht
legislature make an appropriation fol
an audit Of The books from the time
statehood began. Attorney Genera
Peterson refused to vote for th(
resolution, on the ground that suct
an audit could be Of little valne II
comparison with cost, and because
he said, he believed the books shoulC
) be brought up TO date by the stat
land commissioner and employees il
the land department without ad-
ditional expense to the public. Th
governor, the secretary Of state, III
state auditor and the superintendent
of public instruction voted Tor IN
resolution.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-12-08
community

Herbert II. Asquith, eight years
premier Of Great Britain. resigned
Dec. 5,
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The Detroit times., 1916-05-03
Watching the
ScOreboard

sess.G .sde y~sterA.y's o.Iy
hsaer. TIE Athletic barkstop 1ade
q on sAawke,. Of the Nanks-
The Braves moved tn the tep Of the
ladder by keastug she phiiiies- W~uI-
bach stitched 81. av~t game fer Bc.-
tsa- Though Wild. he -fesdied In the
ptaches sad mon shresgh good sap
pert.
WIisse Doak, OF tho st. Losis Vs.
ess. allowing the Cubs two messies
hhs-
The Giants have now wos . GsDs
~ hsnse sad abroad.
The Waite sex msssed forces s1d
aaaaged 90 hest the browns by stag
lag sse Of those we'll knows "ntnth-
tssiss rsIiie.-- Tbey used ~ sses.
Loek ~ who's trailing the 4. T.
iesAers today. ~ the rate the Ia
ssst bsGEes by the middle Of The
season. They made u three straight
ever the Tigers yesterday. wis"s"s
Q to ..
BeehHsg. OF the Senators. ws. reb-
bed Of = .hetect yesterday whcs Joe
Judge oaned pop ~ In the sew
sstk. Al the He'd sos rsas were
scored after she muM ssa there we're
tive est ~ the ttsse.
TIE Athletics were sndiseut~d
hsldesS % tie cellar title tods,. The
Brswas moved out Of tie for the
kssewent pssfttss.
IN the Nsstsssi league the Pirates
tkvestes 90 Gtse the Giants = tu-sis
for last po-ttssS. -t ONE ON, says
The Sasks were their hstti.E
clothes asd stUgged sut Ia VIE
tory ever tie Wa~kmta. Every Ys1k
set . htt Or hettsr.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-03
Weak-Hitting Wolverines
Must Face Syracuse Next
Lundgren Has Only
Three Good Batters
On His Team

ANN ARBoR, Mich. May 5.--Ou
the eve OF the important two game
series with Syracuse. the Michigan
fans are anything but confident tina,
their nine will ccme out the yic,ors
for the lack OF hitting strength
which has characterized the Mich
gan attack all season was particu-
larry noticeable in the practice game
with Ypsilanti yesterday, which the
Wolverines took by to score
only because they combined their
lev hits with the Teachers errors.
There are a few men on the team
who are hitting. Walterhouse Sc
cured three hits in three times up
SATURDAY.. and repeated the perform.
snce yesterday. Brandell has sea.
son average OF .544. while Capt.
Labadie has been hitting with fair
consistency. But Caswell. Niemann,
Dunne, Larson, and Newell have
failed utterly 10 connect
Thomas. who replaced CasweIl ar
third in he lineup when ,he latter
was shifted 10 hrst. is conner. Hts
failure &c hit better was due TO lack
Of practice. but is considered "a q
siugger OF the frst order II he fails
10 come through. Michigan will have
n very weak inneld as far as attack
goes
Second base has nor yet been
filed properly. and II Is announced
that another change will BE- made
tomorrow Harrington. star 81 two
years ago. who returned to school
this year. is Just rounding into form
and ia 6oped a the next keystona
man. Harrington has proved In
practice that he fields well enough
TO keep the defense strong While
he pinch-hi' for double yesterday
that would have been triple IL he
had not fallen on the way TO second
This Is his usual stride AZ the bat.
and since Eaton. Larson and Smith
have failed TO hit AZ all, HarriBgt on
gives promise OF being the regular
keystone man.
Coach Lundzren declared yester.
day that a double victory over syria.
cuse would put the team in shape
10 beat Pennsylvania and Cornell
and a defeat OF those teams would
give the Michigan nine clear
claim 10 the national title despite
their southern trip defeats This Is
true because Syracuse and Cornell
always defeat Yale and Harvard.
and so Michigan can claim the first
honors by elimination.
Robins IL being prepared for the
first Syracuse game tomorrow. and
the game should be a pretty battle
between Robins and either Slater OF
Tunure. The two Orange pitchers
have been going fine. Slater has a
victory 10 his credit over Michigan
last year and tie game that Wen'
10 innings. Both are fast bail pitch
ers. and will be effective for this
reason, inasmuch a. the Wolyer
ines have formed the habit from the
easy pitching o. the early games oil
swinging hard az every bali and are
easily crossed by a fast one
The Detroit times., 1916-05-03
BROWNS COME
TOMORROW
st. Louis Club Here for Last
Series Before West lnvades.
the East

Fielder Jcnes will blow into DE.
troit Thursday morning with -
young gentlemen more or less pro-
ficient I'm cur national pastime. tag
gins at his heels aud demanding
breakfast. The 81. Louis Browns
will take up their abode with US I'M
III sunday evening. when they, will
accompany the other western clubs
east for the first invasion.
The 81. Louis club is in no. very
good shape. Last year 1t was very
good fielding team. but this season.
despite the alleged achievements
from the Feds. IL Is performing very
raggedly on defense. The hitting
has been lacking punch anG the
pitching Is something TO become
Wild about, but not With 10y.
According 10 The lineup sent out
in advance. Shotten. robin and Mar.
sons VIII play the outheld. sisler.
Pratt. lavan and Deal. the indeld.
an Hartley and Severotd viii catch
Nobody Knows VINO Will pitch. II Is
said that Eddie Plank Is The only
finger who is in good condition.
koob and Hamilton will be left at
home.
Cleveland Won yesterday and
went into second place. dropping he
troit To tie for NTH Morton was
the reason. He allowed only four
hits-threA in the nrst Two innings
and one in the ninth-and should
have had n shutout he caught Cobb
DOING on second ana mad fe
thrown accurately. the reach Mould
have persisted for the third IN; in
the nrst inning MOrton's throw
Was wild. however, and Ty dashed
home.
coveleskie, Who started for De
troii, didn't have very much His
control WAS not good. and four runs
were made of him in the d-st four
frames. Mediocre support car be
blamed for a share u the trouble.
In the sixth. Roland walked both
Turner and Speaker and let Roth
drive them both home With dou.
BILE. Erickson and NcTigue finished
the game, and looked fine.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-03
OLDFIELD PUTS
o. X. ON MIDWEST
TO COAST ROADS

CHICAGO, May 3.--Barney Old.
held Is here with message OF cheer
TO motorists who look forward To
the time wnen they may tour the
continent from coast TO coast. Bar
ney made the run from Los Angeles
10 Chicago In 100 hours driving
time. although he and comrade
we're on the road ~ days, spending
a day at the Grand canyon and an.
ether In Kansas City. According to
Barney. II Is now bssible to make
the jaunt in 10 days. The veteran
said a vast amount OF road work
had oeen completed and more is 20.
ing on. so any car can 60 through
with little trouble.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-03
WOLCAST OFF
SHORT BOUTS
Wildcat Wants All His Scraps
Is Rounds or Longer. So
He Says

Ad wolgast Is plumb disguised
with short boxing bouts. Nothing
will suit him any more except the
SC aps that run from Is rounds up
the farther up the better. That Is
round battle that he won out wes'
last week has aroused some old
time fire In the breast OF the veteran
gladiator and he once more consid
ers himself the Michigan wildcat
Ad does admit that IL takes him
several innings 10 warm up now,
end tonight he proposes to stage q
sparring match in his dressing room
before the main go with Gradweli,
AT Windsor, so that he will be ready
to set a stiff pace from the nrst tap
OF the gong. He is in plenty good
enough shape to put up neat bout,
and today was full OF assertions that
IL Gradweli thinks he can poke that
left into the Wildcats jaw as be did
20 Bloom. he 4 entitled 10 another
think OF an entirely different inter
probation.
wolgas; is serious about this mar
sthon fghtins- He really does think
that IL the present route we're cou-
bled. he could lick any Of the mod
ern lightweights. HIS Is dated up
for a bout every two weeks until
July. and several OF these scraps are
in the west, where the l5-round dis
lance Is favored. The middle OF this
raonth he viii box Phil Brock AZ
Cleveland
Willie Gradwel who will oppose
wclgast. plans to use his noodle to
night as xeil as his dukes. II has
come TO CradwelI's ears that Ad CON
siders him . bush Aghter, and that
grieved him. So Willie redouoled
the task OF his strategy board and
declared this morning that he had
line OF systematic attack all doped
out that the former champ viii NOT
be able 10 fathom- II Is fact that
Cradvell has disconcerted better
boxers that wolSzst with his STRAIT
egy. and unless Ad beats the Jersey
ite TO the punch. he may not have .
pleasant evening.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-03
TURF RIVALS
| IN PEACE PACT
Trotting Organizations Bury
Ratchet and Sign
Truce J

NEW YORK, May 3.-Following
the lead OF organized baseball and
the Federals. the trotting horse as
sociations have buried the Ratchet
and from now on all will be har.
mony.
A triple alliance peace pact be-
came effective today between tho
National Trotting association. tho
American Trotting association. and
the Trotting Register association.
BY the pact these organizations
unite In publishing the Year book"
instead OF each publishing q book.
as heretofore. Amendments and
hew rules will be made by a joint
committee instead Of by the Asso-
Citations separately.