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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Commissioner Busy

The Latah county commissioners
spent busy session this week trans
acting business of Importance con-
corning different parts of the
county.
In respnse to petition of Eric
Swan and 96 other citizens herd
district was created south of Deary
and Avon taking in about 20 Sec
tions. Andrew Olson, William
Smith, H. O. Rue and Emery Olson
appeared before the board in favor
of the district, and E. r. Wiswell
against it. The action takes effect
June %.
Contracts for 1875 cords of fire
wood for the court house, the coun.
ty farm and indigents was let to
George D. Guernsey of Princeton
for $64O a cord for 16-inch fir,
tamarack and yellow pine F. 0. B
Moscow. There were four bids and
the one accepted was the lowest
The highest was $3.50 for four
foot wood. Last year $3.50 was
paid.
Charles Chandler was appointed
constable of Kendrick in response
to a petition from the citizens.
Rate of interest on county de
posts was fixed at % percent OF
the basis Of daily balances.
Bonds were approved for Chris
Lange as road overseer for distric
6, Genesee, ant, a., Galloway, dis
trict 27, Kendrick.
Contract for the construction O
steel bridge with concrete abutt
ments. 85-foot span, over the Pot
latch at Cedar Creek crossing fou
miles northeast of Kendrick, wa
let to the Security Bridge compan
of Lewiston for $2450. Eli Harri
was given the contract for buildin
wooden bridge two miles east 0
Moscow for $252 and another tw
miles east of Troy for $261.
A petition submitted by the Gle
: yer Leaf Telephone company fo
the installation of system betwee
Deary and Park was allowed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
kendrick Defeats Lapwai

In hotly contested game PLAYED
on the Lapwai diamond last Sunday,
Kendrick won from the Indians by
a score of 10 to 9. Kendrick made
z scores in the sixth inning and the
Indians made five in their half of
the same inning. Jimmy and Char.
lie White did the battery work for
Lapwai and Forest. Brown and
Thomas, made up the battery for
the Kendrick team. Brown started
the game in the box but didn't fin
ish the first inning on account OF
injuring his arm. Thomas finished
the game and did some good work
in the box.
The lineup of the two team.
follows: Bechtol, Compton, Forest
Mcdowell, Thomas, Brown, G
Carlson, Rognstad, Walker, Help
man, Bolen. Lapwai: C.. White
Harris. Stevens, j. White, Jackson
Thomas, Williams, Paul. Moses
Lopz.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
A Humane Organization

The American Red Star will take
its place beside the American Red
Cross in humane work on the battle
fields of Europe if the plans of a
newly organized society go through.
The Red Star Society proposes to
alleviate the suffering of horses,
dogs and mules which are engaged
in dangerous work. An organiza-
tion similar to the Red Star is said
to have saved 1885, 900 'out of
$50, 900 wounded horses in Europe.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Judge Helps Farmers

Judge Steele announced today
that no jury cases would be called
in the Latah county district court
until after June 5, and that no civil
jury cases of any kind would be
tried during this term. He said
further that he would call no GRIM
inal cases except where men were
in Jail. He is doing this, he says,
to avoid interference with registra.
tion June 5 and with farmers while
crops are going in.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Juliaetta Raised Flag Pole

On Monday the citizens of Julia
eta raised a flag pole in the central
square of the village. The pole
reaches 100 feet above the ground.
1t was set in cement, eight feet be-
low the surface, and is surrounded
above the ground by concrete cy-
Under three feet in diameter and
three feet high.
On one side of this cylinder are
the words:
Long may she wave
Ger the land of the free
And the home of the brave"
And on the other side: Erected
May 21, 1917"
The fifteen. inch ball on the top
of the pole is painted red, the body
of the pole is white and the base
blue.
The town flag which waves from
this pole is twelve feet wide and
eighteen feet long and can be seen
for long distances in every direction.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
ALetter From Boise

There has been a hot time in the
old town for some weeks past.
Patriotic fervor is yet at fever heat.
This is doubtless fostered by the
many soldier boys seen on the
streets at all hours. The outburst
of patriotism when ou1 country
severed diplomatic relations with
Germany has suffered no decline, so
that wherever you go you are re-
minded that there is war brewing.
The Red Cross society seems to be
doing a land office business and can
perhaps show greater results than
the recruiting stations.
The 'Town Lot Farmers" how
ever, still hold the middle of the
stage. At first view it would seem
that the real farmers have serious
opposition in these amateur agri-
culturists but on sober thought he
doesn't worry. It's a long, long
way from the sowing to the reap
ing and unless we miss our guess
there will be many town lots whose
crops will never be harvested for
they will consist mainly of weeds
and regrets. The farmer has such an
easy life; his crops grow while he
sleeps. We will not argue that
point for we are having such an
hilarious seedtime and we'll just
let the harvest take care of itself.
Boise Valley at this writing is
dream. The fruit prospects were
never brighter. For solid week
just passed most everybody was on
the anxious seat. That pestiferous
weather bureau was daily predict
ing Hard frosts tonight" but the
mercury refused to register below
forty degrees. At this writing
there seems to be no possibility of
a frost even if the weatherman is
on that side. Every tree and shrub
in the valley is beautiful bouquet
and there seems nothing needed to
bring about full fruition but time.
Water is abundant, The streams
are full and the reservoirs are over
flowing, so that there can be no
: scarcity of water for irrigating pur-
poses. Thus it is seen that Boise
and Boise Valley are in excellent
condition so far as the food supply
: is concerned. There will be enough
potatoes raised in this valley to feed
4 the state and the price will not be
five cents a pound either. 1t is
true that there are predictions from
high sources in our own city, of
dire famine that will stalk abroad
in our land but the multitude per-
sist in believing that the industri-
Gus. at least, will not go hungry.
With our boys and girls well pro-
vided for and our War Governor
stumping the state, arousing the
multitudes to a more determined
disposition 'to die in the trenches, y
Idaho has little to fear but much
wherewith to be thankful.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Army Y. M; c. A.

Oregon and Idaho are asked to
contribute $50, 900 of the $4,000, 900
that is to be given by the people Of
the nation for the work of the army
Y. M. C. A.
If possible the entire amount will
be raised within two weeks. In
view of the wonderful respone in
Oregon and Idaho to the call for
military enlistments. effort will be
made to establish another record of
success for the great Y. M. C. A.
enterprises.
To carry on the Oregon-Idaho
campaign, 300 executive committees
have been organized in 800 COM
munities. In a broader way the
two states have been divided into
25 districts with a supervisor for
each district.
The appeal for contribution goes
to the patriotic. It goes to fathers
and mothers whose boys have gone
to the front and who know that the
Y. M. c. A. is providing for the
wholesome use of the leisure time
of the soldiers-time that so often
is spent in sordid resorts by boys
who left home clean, but who could
not withstand the peculiar tempta.
tions of army camps. The appeal
goes to business men who want ar
army aided in efficiency through
wholesome Y. M. C. A. influence
The appeal goes to religious mer
and women who want to do theil
bit in work that involves as much
of sacred patriotism as any othel
branch of the service.
/ Some people suggest that call,
are frequent and burdens heavy
The contributions made by the peo
pie of the United States average s,
far SO cents per capita for war ere
ated purposes outside official appro
priations. In one Canadian cit
the contributions aggregate NOR
than $14 per capita. The peopl
of the United States do net We
know what war burden is. The
do not know what war suffering is
They do not yet realize that tn
nation has become a participant i
the greatest war in history, an
that investment now for the we
fare of our boys in uniform wi
mean their greater efficiency as
fighting force and their create
soundness in body, mind and chal
acter when they return home.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Commissioners Buy Tractor

! County Commissioners Lyon,
Woody and Cone have just pur-
chased a j. I. Case 1925 gas tractor
for road work. The purchase was
made from O. w. Beardsley of Mos
COW. The machine has two speeds
for different kinds of work and was
thoroughly tested on the local
roads before the purchase was
made. 1t will be used for grading
and hauling sand.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Registration Information


President Wilson issued a procla-
nation Friday night calling for the
registration of all men between the
ages of 81 and 81 for service in the
American army. AS to the time
for registration the proclamation
says:
"And / do further proclaim and
give notice to all persons subject to
registration in the several states
and in the District of Columbia in
accordance with the above law,
that the time and place of such
registration shall be between Z a.
m. and 9 p. m. on the fifth day of
June. 1917, at the registration
place in the precinct wherein they
have their permanent homes. Those
who shall have attained their 21st
birthday and who shall not have
attained their 31st birthday on or
before the day here named, are re-
quired to register"
The war department made the
following announcement regarding
the registration of citizens liable to
draft.
''The war department wishes to
impress upon the people that there
is only one day for registration.
All males between the designated
ages must register on the day set.
The fact that five days were allowed
for the placing of the necessary
blank forms in the hands of the
registrars appears to have mislead
some headline writers. One day
only-the day fixed in the presi-
dents proclamation on-will be de-
voted to registration.
1T should be clearly understood
that no male resident of the United
States between the designated ages
is excused from registration unless
he is already in the militarys or
naval service Of the United States
that is, a member of the regular
army or navy, the marine corps,
coast guard service or that part of
the national guard now actually in
the federal service. Registration
is distinct from selective service.
Registration is a necessary prelimi.
nary to the later process of selec'
tion.
''It is useless to ask registrars tt
/ excuse anyone from registration
The registrar has no such powers
, No one can suspend the law requir
: ing all to register.
. Persons too sick to presen
, themselves for registration mus
send competent person to thu
: county or city clerk on the sixth
S day after the date of the president
proclamation. The clerk will b.
j given instructions for registration.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
A Business Change

Harve Roberts traded his livery
barn to Frank Byrne this week for
100 acres of land near Southwick.
Mr.. Byrne expects 70 hire a man to
look after the livery business until
other plans which he has in mind
materialize. The place which Harve
Roberts got in exchange for the
barn is situated about a mile and a
half north of Southwick. About
twenty-six acres of the land is un-
der cultivation, the balance con-
tanning some finie mill timber
Harve will continue in the Auto.
Livery business for time at least.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25
Highway Election June 19

On Tuesday, June Nineteenth the
election will be held to decide the
question of forming highway dis
trict, including the three towns,
Troy, Juliaetta and Kendrick.
While this is very busy time for
farmers who are most concerned in
the matter. still the time is draw
ing near for definite decision on
the part of the voters within the
district outlined and thorough
knowledge Of the proposed plan
should be had by every qualified
voter before the day Of election.
Forming this highway district
does not necessarily mean that
bonds will have to be voted for
building permanent roads. Voting
bonds is an after consideration and
will not be attempted until the tax
payers have become convinced that
it is the best and cheapest method
of obtaining better and more per-
manent roads. The first thing to
be done is to form the district by a
two-thirds majority Of votes cast.
A petition will then be circulated
among the voters within the dis
trict, containing the names of three
citizens who will act as highway
commissioners. These names will
be indorsed by the governor and
the district is then formed! The
commissioners are responsible for
all road improvement and will
handle road taxes in practically the
same manner that our county COM
missioners now handle them, ex-
cept that they will have smaller
territory to attend to and can bet-
ter keep in touch with the immed-
late needs of the district.
Naturally there is opposition to
the formation of this district. Be-
fore this opposition is carried too
far, however, it might be we'll to
consider number of points before
it is too late. If the election does
not carry the nineteenth Of next
month it would probably be several
years before the matter could again
be brought up. During this time
it is almost certain that Moscow
would form a district of her own,
including Troy and much of the
territory outlined in our own dis
trict. This would leave Juliaetts
and Kendrick cut off from the rest
of the county and the roads anc
grades that need the most attention
would have to be kept up from the
taxes derived from canyon land
This means that the farmers wht
make Juliaetta or Kendrick Their
market would have very little hope
of ever getting permanent road
where they need them most.
Another reason that you shoult
vote in favor of the formation O
district is that you are now con
tributing taxes toward the main
tenance of state highways and re
ceiving nothing in return for tn
money you give. When our dis
trict is formed part of this stat
money will revert to you to be ap
piled on the roads. The state ap
preparations for this fund are larg
and would mean great help towar
defraying the expense of buildin
roads.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25

A. Wilmot of Wallace. president
of the Potlatch Consolidated Elec-
trio Co., visited his daughter, Mrs!
A. V. Dunkle, Thursday.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-05-25

Miss Stella Nelson, who has been
attending school in Moscow, return
ed to her home on Bear ridge Tues
day.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-09

breath Of life of a democracy. that
while other governments might con-
tinue on In humiliation, and even in
degradation, without self-respect
democracy could not long endure. /
felt that free republic living alone
and existing only in the affection and
the devotion Of the citizen could not
long survive the day when that re-
public should refuse to defend the
rights and protect the lives of its
citizens. So voted for war because
the most vital thing in our national
life was and is involved, and for no
other reason on earth would I have
cast that vote and aided in plunging
our nation into the midst of this
world conflict. AS l view It, from
that hour this was no longer a Euro
pean war to settle and adjust Euro
pean affairs, to rehabilitate Euro
pean nations, but an American war,
to be carried on. prolonged, or ended
according to American interests, and
to be adjusted upon American prln-
ciples. and to settle, once and we
hope for all time. that while slow to
wrath we are swift to avenge those
wrongs which challenge national hon
or and imperil the security of our
own people.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-09

people. Let us keep in mind that
the ways Of government and the
paths of diplomacy overshadowod by
no sacrifice are often far from the
sad and dusty lanes down which the
people march to war. Government
and diplomacy may be interested in
the future of Constantinople and the
Bagdad railway, but out yonder in
the open where every move toward
war means sorrow and sacrifice,
where families are to be separated
and broken. where husband and
brother and son are to be offered
upon the altar, that altar must be our
country-you must speak to them Of
things Of home and of the flag. you
must give them an American issue
for which to die.
After we have declared war and
taken the steps upon the part of the
government which necessarily follow.
we come then to deal with another
world entirely. We leave the field
Of form and formality and find our
selves in the world Of the concrete,
of the real, where hearts throb and
grieve and men are preparing to suf-
fer and die. From this forward you
must deal with the man on the street.
in the field, and in the factory; the
man Of simple and fixed but noble
national instincts; the man, bless
God, in whose moral and intellectu-
al fiber are ingrained the teachings
and traditions and aspirations OF a
century of national life-a national
life separate, distinct, exceptional,
and sublime. You will not change
these things overnight. The Ameri-
can citizen must live his character;
you can not transplant in few weeks
the habits and ideas, the methods and
ways, OF other people. We have our
allies, and with them a common pur-
pose. but America is still America,
with her own institutions, her indi-
viduality, the moral and intellectual
conCept'o IONS Of her own people; she
Is stiil sun and not a satellite. Sir,
If our own institutions are not at
stake, If the security of our own
country is not involved, If we as a
people and as a nation are not fight
ing for our own rights and the honor
and lives of our people, our declara-
ton of war was a bold and impudent
betrayal Of whole people and It's
further continuance conspiracy
against every home in the land.
Let me call your attention to an
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-09

Eric Campbell Geddes, the new first
lord of the admiralty, as controller
Of naval construction.
The changes in the British admir-
atty are attracting much attention
and are interpreted as the first step
in a reorganization which il Is sup
posed Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, first
lord of the admiralty, was appointed
to carry out.
In quarters where the existing ad-
miralty methods are regarded as I'M
satisfactory, the present step is de-
nounced as "procrastinatory half
measure" and IL Is declared the
change ought to have been SO COM
plete as to give the country a reso-
lutte and energetic admiralty perme-
ated by an offensive spirit.
There is no implication of inca
pacity against Admiral Sir Cecil Bur
ney. whose services as Admiral Jelll-
GOES second in command OF the grand
fleet are recognized and an official
announcement states that he will be
employed on special duty. 1t is as
sumed that as his record was made
in active command, he may welcome
the change.
An official statement contains the
announcement that an opportunity is
to be taken Of the appointment OF
Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Weyms to
rearrange the duties of the second
sea lord of the admiralty, who will
be relieved of detailed administra-
tive work connected with the person
mel of the fleet. This is interpreted
as meaning that the second sea lord
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-08-09

will not be trammeled by details
which subordinates can handle, but
will be associated more closely than
his predecessor with the preparation
of war plans.
Another change in the admiralty
is the removal of Sir William Graz
ham Greene from the permanent Sec
retaryship OF the admiralty to Sec
retaryship in the ministry of NUM-
tons under Winston Spencer Church.
i'll. Sir Williams departure from tho
admiralty is regarded as OF consider
able Importance as the post OF per-
manent secretary, which he has held
since 1911, always has been largely
responsible for the continuing Of ad-
miralty tradition and policy. It 10
this continuity which is regarded BIZ
many as a most dangerous factor IN
that 1t binders initiative and adapti-
bility to current needs.
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Nv HY BORAH
OPPOSED THE RIVER
AND HARBOR BILL
Continued from page five)

itely and specifically the terms and
conditions upon which we are fight
ing the war and the terms and con-
ditions upon which we would cease
to fight it. believe that there ought
to be laid before our people more
ific program as to what we pro-
pose to attain, as to what we propose
to accomplish, and as to the terms
and conditions upon which the war,
so far as America is concerned, can
end. I think we ought to say in as
clear terms as possible just what
America demands as a prerequisite
Of peace.
I say this, not, sir, with the view
Of dealing with Germany or with the
expectation that she would accept
from us at this time any proposal
which we might submit, but say It
in behalf Of our people and of per-
hitting them to know definitely and
specifically the things for which they
are expected to fight and the things
which shall constitute the end of
their task. We can not carry on this
war, in my judgment, without a
thoroughly aroused and sustained
public opinion in favor Of the war,
which does not at this time exist;
and one of the reasons, in my opin-
ion, why 1t does not exist is because
of the nebulous and uncertain terms
and conditions upon which we are
supposed to be in the war, and the
utter want of knowledge as to what
conditions will take us out of the
war. No one seems to know what
will constitute the end. America
ought to hold the reins Of peace
every hour and at all times.
Mr.. President, Viviani in that re-
markable address bidding farewell
to the American people told us that
the great mistake the German gov
eminent made was in not knowing
the French and English people; that
they sent their ambassadors to
France and England to study gov
eminent and to practice the arts Of
diplomacy, but they misunderstood
or did not read at all the noble quail
tiles Of the masses. Let us not as a
government make that same fatal
mistake with reference to our own