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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-09-26
CITY WELL PROJECT
Board Considering Plans to
Get More Water.


supplement the summer supply,
was the chief matter considered at
Monday nights meeting Of the
Rathdrum trustees. All the
members Of the board were present
during the discussion. n. c.
Temby, a hydraulic agent from
Spokane, and Mr.. Hardgrove,
member of a Spokane bonding
firm, were present to confer with
the board concerning equipment
and finances.
The Lewis Lucke and H. III.
Mitchell places, on the south edge
Of town, were mentioned as posi-.
BILE sites for we'll. A we'll digger
was quoted as having stated that
water could be obtained there at
depth of 22o feet. Members of the
board thought about $50 feet
should be used as figuring basis.
Digging hole 4 feet square, II
was reported, would cost IS. as per
foot of depth, including temporary
curbing. There were no figures
presented on the probable cost OF
cement curbing. Mr.. Temby pre-
sented the proposition OF his firm
to furnish pumping plant COM
plete for S38or.S5. Installation,
he said would cost about 5000
more. A 80 horsepower electric
motor would form a part of the
equipment. The cost of electric
power to operate the motor, the
board was informed. would be
$3.50 a month.
No figures were at hand as to
the cost OF 8 inch pipe from the
we'll to connect with the main in
town, nor on the labor cost Of
laying the pipe. 1t was estimated
the distance to be piped would be
probably $500 feet. Quotations
obtained Tuesday on black pipe
were s22I.4o per 700 feet of 8
inch; saIo.75 for 2 inch, and sr6a.-
| 80 for 6 inch pipe.
There was no question OF the
ability of the town to bond for
financing the project. The commit
tees were continued on the work OF
securing data on cost.
Mr.. L. A. Kruger was present and
reported to the board the condition
of the springs at the head Of the
creek and suggested that steps be
taken to measure the flow and
ascertain how much of the water
from these springs Is lost thru
crevices and by seepage.
II was learned that the remarkable
shortage of water noted last Thursday
was due To someone having tampered
. with the connection valve between
5 tie city main and farmers main. the
valve being left open, resultlng 10
$ the draining Of the city reservoir by
I wastaRe thru the Intake OF the
e farmers main aud their hydrant.
: which has been leaking badly most OF
r the summer. The board ordered the
e valve connection locked and the boz
d nailed shut. Tampering with this
y water system is punishable quder 9
!, village ordinance.
s On motion 1t was ordered that tbl
G old sidewalk and fence running eas
from the village hall be allowed to b
K removed without cost 10 the town
y also. that proposition to put la
e crossing free on north Mill street |
J. the village would furnish plank,
accepted.
The following bills were allowed:
Wm. Foster. night watching g.
,e Tribune, printing l6
!. S. B. McCheyne. drayage 1876
~ III. G. Whitaker. labor and
,yl night watching 32 q
At G. L. Whitaker, cleaning street s
IChas Davis. labor
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
Huge DHigible Fleet to Give
America Domination of Air

Should the proposed league Of ma
tions fail. the United States is pre-
pared straightway to commission
fleets of lighter-than-air machines
that will dominate the air. The new
types of dirigibles will be able to
attack any ship approachin Ameri-
cas- coast lines and will constitute
the most powerful naval auxiliary
man ever has devised.
The magnitude of strength OF the
new weapon Of warfare was reveal
ed yesterday by the Navy Depart
ment. which gave consent to publi-
cation of hitherto closely guarded
secrets relative to the strides made
in the manufacture OF "argon." the
helium gas which is being manufac-
tured from natural gas and which is
noninfiammable.
In pointing out the immense value
of the new dirigibles, Assistant Sec
retar Roosevelt of the Navy yester-
day said:
Since belium is noninfiammab BILE,
an observation or dirigible balloon
filled with il cannot be destroyed by
incendiary bullets. The only ef-
fective method of attack would be
by driving an airplane bodily
through the great gas bag. But the
giant airships will be equipped with
batteries sufficient to repel airplane
attack. Thus only a well placed and
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well timed explosive shell could de-
stroy the airship.
IF the war had lasted until next
spring, the British and American
governments would have sent he'll
ium filled rigid airships over
strategic points OF Germany. each
capable Of dropping total Of ten
tons or more OF high explosives
either in a single tremendous dis
charge or in a number OF smaller
ones during its passage over a fort
ress or a city. With the Gre risk
eliminated, the rigid airship viii be
one Of the m99t powerful weapons
Just prior to the signing Of the
armistice a shipment Of I50 600
cubic feet OF helium to France was
made, thus creating an ample sup
ply for the needs Of the allies and
guaranteeing that the huge bomb
ing dirigibles could attack the great
cities OF Germany.
II is stated that large sums are
now available for producing helium
for the army and navy. and that a
new government plant will be .-orlr-
ing to capacity within few mol...--.
This factory will draw its supplies
from a natural gas field which Is
the largest and richest in heliurn
in the world. a ten-yesr lease "a
held by the government for prsc-
tically the entire. output OF the Geld.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
HERALD OFFER
Good SIX DAYS
Special Ballot Privilege
Means $1,000 Votes for
5000 Collection.

Six more days. including today, is
the time that is left for candidates to
take advantage of the special ballot
offer. Never again during the cam
paign will as many extra votes be
given on subscriptions as during this
period.
Practically every club member who
called on Saturday claimed he expects
to reap a big harvest of votes during
this week, and this is surely a wise
plan, as each 1890 worth of new sub
scriptions counts for 5000 votes, and
this is an easy way to build up a big
vote record.
There are still a large number of
candidates whose names are listed
with but 1000 votes. Perhaps they are
waiting, thinking that more votes will
be given later on. but there positively
will not. The extra votes will be ma
terially decreased after March %.
Field Wide Open.
The field for new candidates is wide
open, and anyone who Is not an
employe of The Washington Herald
can join the Salesmanship Club and
share in the benefits Of the $4,000 ap-
preparation. Those who intend to do
so should not hesitate to join now.
Telephone your name in today, and
all the necessary information and re-
ceipt books will be supplied you free.
CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
Student Wilson
Held Congress
WasDangerous
President, in College Days.
Said People Hail an
Adjournment.

Princeton, N. J., March 16.-To
prove that Woodrow Wilson's popu-
larity with the French was not due
to his familiarity with French
Dame Rumor has it here today that
Woody" or Tommy" as he was
known here in college. flunked in
that beautiful language. In fact
according to one of his former class
mates, Tommy" never gave close
study to any foreign language for
fear of marring the style of his
English.
Far from being a ''bookworm' or q
grind Wilson was an all-around
good fellow at college. His one
great achievement while a student
here, which brought him considerable
recognition outside the vicinity oi
Princeton, was his essay, Cabinet
Government in the United States
It is interesting to compare his at
titude with Congress now to that dis.
played in the essay in which he said
that Congress is a deliberatiye body
in which there is little deliberations
we hail an adjournment of Congress
as a temporary immunity from
danger"
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
Chamberlain Demands Baker
Make Public AnseN Repl1

Senator George E. Chamberlain,
chairman of the Senate Military Af-
fairs Committee, yesterday demanded
of Secretary of War Baker that the
latter make public at once Gen.
Anselrs reply to the statement made
by Judge Advocate General Crowder,
regarding courts-martial procedure.
The reuest was sent by wire to Sec
retary Baker at the Presidio, San
Francisco.
Gen. Ansell shall not be made a
second Maj. Dreyfuss," said Senator
Chamberlain yesterday. He also
stated that he would stand behind
Gen. Ansell and do everything within
his power to protect him.
Senator Chamberlain's telegram:
Upon request, I have been fur
nished by the Acting Secretary of
War, Benedict Crowell. copy of a
statement made by Gen. Ansell and
addressed to the Secretary of War, in
reply to the statement made by Gen.
Crowder in defense of the present
courts-martial system, which was re-
leased by you for publication last
Monday.
THE statement of Gen. AnseIl
has been furnished me CONFIDENTIAL
ly and for the information of the
Military Committee alone
II have read the statement with
care. In my judgment, it is a COM
plete answer to the published de-
fense of the present courts-martial
system, and shows affirmatively and
convincingly the necessity Of courts
martial reform, subject in which
the public and Congress are now
vitality interested.
Il, therefore, regard this state
ment as being in real sense a
public document and one which you
should be as quickly disposed to
give to the public as you were the
statement made in defense of the
system. / accordingly request that
you authorize the Acting Secretary
to release this statement for pub
lication, not at a late date. but
immediately. when the public mind
is fresh with the subject and is
desirous of receiving it,"
Senator Chamberlain. discussing
the telegram, said:
i think the Secretary Of War
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Treaty to Include League.
President Wilson's insistence that
the league of nations must form part
of the peace treaty with Germany
has not caused much surprise here.
Such a plan has been voluntarily &C
cePted by the allied government since
the actual text of the covenant was
published. Until that time II had been
feared that a dreamy scheme might
issue from the night conferences at
the Crillon jeopardizing military Sc
curity. But NJ Tardieu, for France.
insisted that a charter for the league
was the foundation OF the peace
treaty and the real propaganda to dis
join the two documents came from
across the ocean.
According to the present plan only
one treaty is to be signed with the
Germans which viii be the real peace
treaty including the league of nations
charter. When Germany signs that.
world peace will be established, ac-
cording to the sponsors of the plan.
A new solution suggested for the
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
HUNS SINK DIVER
TO FOIL ALLIES
Crew of U-Boat Perish
When Escape from Sur
render Is Fooled.

London. March 16.-The crew of the
German submarine, U-4s, sank their
undersea vessel Just as Spanish de-
stroyer was about to recapture 1t af-
ter an attempt to escape from the
Bay OF Betanzos. according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch today.
The submarine was interned in the
bay and was to be handed over to
the allies under terms of the ar1nis-
tice. Spanish authorities at Ferrol had
ordered the submarine crew to pre-
pare their vessel to be turned over,
but rather than do this the Germans
decided to make an attempt to es-
cape.
A Spanish destroyer sighted the
perfscope leaving the bay and gave
chase. The Germans made a running
fight but as the destroyer gained on
them an explosion occurred and the
submersible was seen to go down. end
up. -
All members Of the crew are be-
lieyed to have perished.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
URGES SOLDIERS
TO KEEP IDEALS
General Pershing Tells Men
to Be Morally and :,
Physically Clean.

Coblenz, March 16.-Gen. Pershing
m addressing the First Division of
the American army of occupation
urged the soldiers to remain worthy
of their distinction in the war.
The commander. said the men
should return to America morally
and physically clean and asked them
to be the same sterling citizens at
home as they were soldiers on for
eign soil. He said the opinion of
American soldiers was honored and
respected throughout the world.
Pershing conferred several deco
rations and reviewed $4,000 troops in
the valley near Montauban. The
American commander stood on the
slope. which afforded him an excel
lent view Of the army's maneuyers,
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c, 0, P. PREPARES
TO USE knife ON
new ESTIMATES
Cut IN Government Ex-
penses Listed as Early
Policy of Congress.

Representative James W. Good. of
Iowa, the new chairman Of the House
Appropriations Committee, is whet-
ting his pruning knife in response to
the country's demand for economy
in postwar governmental expendi-
lures. With the heavy tax burdens
now resting upon the people as a re-
suit of the war, waste and extrav-
agance everywhere must be elimi-
mated, he declared in an interview
yesterday.
Closest possible scrutiny OF all es-
Inmates and recommendations for ap-
propriations will be made by the Ap'
propriations Committee, the new
chairman said. No department head
will be given funds unless he can
show to the entire satisfaction of the
committee that there is an actual
peed for the money.
Lump Appropriations Taboo.
1t will not be the policy OF the Re-
yublicans in control OF the next Con-
Eress to stint legitimate and necessary
governmental activity, Mr.. Good ex-
planned.
Lump sum appropriations are taboo.
During the war it was necessary to
rush through grants Of funds to meet
the emergency, and in many nstances
Mr.. Good pointed out, provision was
made for activities not authorized by
law. Specific appropriations for au-
thorized undertakings will be the
policy Of the new Congress, he added
There certainly will be strong in
clinatiOn to eliminate waste and eX-
travagance wherever found said
GoOOd "On the other hand, I am in
clined to think all members of the
committee want to give the executiv,
departments all the money they may
necessary work
''AIl members of the new Congress
must look at the financial situation
in a broad way, as the people woult
have US view it, and not try to cripple
any legitimate governmental activI,
ties.
Must Cut Some Activities.
During the war appropriation
were. made for a great many thing
for which there was no authority un
~ 'SAAAC VI lllOSc dCllNlIle
must be curtaiIed We will have L
resume something like normal condi
tons"
The aggregate carried in the appro
priatiOn bills which failed of passag
in the last Congress, Mr.. Good stated
IS S3,SOOO 100000. This amount wa
needed for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, and. to permit the depart
ments for which those appropriation
were intended to properly function af
ter that date, those bills must b
passed. Several of the departmen
heads. Mr.. Good said, recently had in
formed him that increases would b
necessary in the appropriations 70
the remainder OF the current fsca
year.
The next Congress will have a
least seventy-five new members" tn
chairman continued. Those mem
bers are entitled to know the reasol
for appropriating every dollar of tha
vast sum. Unless Congress is con
vened very shortly, there is no wa,
in which they can be informed ol
these intricate matters.
The day Of the short session
past. We never will have another on
except that it be followed by an extr
session The work Of appropriatinl
money alone is such a tremendou
task that It cannot be wisely an,
carefully done in. three months time.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
GREEN PREVAILS
FOR FEAST DAY
OF ST. PATRICK
Sons and Daughters Of Ire,
land to Honor Patron
With Meetings.
Top o. the morning"

TOP o. the morning.
A sprig of green in the buttonhole
and a smile as wide as their own little
isle mark all true sons and daughters
of Erin today-the feast day Of their
patron saint.
II the good Saint Patrick should
chance to stroll down the streets of
Washington this morning he would be
apt to think that he was treading the
sacred soil OF the Emerald Isle, for
today the city is as whole heartedIy
and undoubtedly Irish as Dublin itself.
Tiny pots of shamrock, warranted
grown under Irish skies, are in every
window and the florists of the city
have exhausted the supply of green
ink in changing the color of white
carnations to suit the day.
No Snakes Here.
Thanks to the good gentlemen of
Congress the highways and byways
of the National Capital are as free
from snakes" as though the saint had
passed though with his 3hiI1aluh. In
snake hunting Mai Pullman's men
are worthy successors to the original
prob bitionist.
In Saint Patrick's Church this
morning. the Catholic Irish of the
, city will celebrate the saints feast
day. Solemn high mass will be sung
at ten o'clock by Monsignor Philip
Bernadini of Catholic University,
and the Rev. John NJ. Mcnamara will
preach the morning sermon.
Delegation from the various Irish
organizations of Washington will
attend the religious services in a
body. Among them will be the
Friends of Irish Freedom and the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. An
apostolic delegate will be present.
At the mass meeting in honor of
the day to be held at Liberty Hut
tonight, the returned Irish soldiers
of the District will be the guests of
honor. 1t is estimated that over
four thousand soldiers and sailors
Of the District were of Irish blood.
Soldiers to Attend.
Col. Glernon, of Walter Reed Hospi-
tai has been asked to allow as many
of the soldiers at the hospital as pos
sible to attend the services. Seats
will be reserved for them on the stage
and in the front of the hall
] The speakers of the evening will be
former Senator Joseph Bailey, Of
Texas; Hannis Taylor, former Minis
{ ~ ~ A2PehiiA' NdlutElne ftuSneS, OF
/ the Irish National Bureau, and P. J..
Ryan, of this city. Patrick T. Moran
will introduce the speakers.
Joseph D. DAILY is chairman of the
committee on arrangements, and Dam
/ lei F. QuiEley is chairman of the re-
ception committee
] Mr.. DAILY has arranged n musical
program of ancient and modern Irish
songs. Among them will be the Wear
in O. the Green" THE Last Rose of
Summer" kathleen Mavourneen',
and others The Naval Gun Factory
Band will play.
Will Hold Ball.
| The meeting is being held under
the auspices of the United Irish So
cieties of the District of Columbia
and will begin at 7 o'clock.
A st. Patrick's Day ball will be
given by the Central Labor Union
tonight at the /. o. o. F. Hall. In
vitations have been sent to Secre-
tary of Labor, the members of the
American Federation of Labor and
! Irish societies throughout the CITY.
Harry S. Hollohan. president of
| the Central Labor Union. will be
master of ceremonies. The floor
| CONTINUED ON PAGE TUo
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Berlin. March l6-Sgnng by of the food Brussels
does necessarily that the peace will be signed Count
Johann Heinrich Benso former German Ambassador the
United States, said in an interview today.
1T is early he continued TO know whether the signing Of
the food will have any influence the desire high quarters
refuse the and adopt passive attitude of
the allies.
Judging from obviously inspired articles in this mornings
the German delegates likely sign 1t is said good
authority that the delegates WI e powers refuse sign the
peace treaty and will have to refer the government but possibly
they will have consult with the cabinet which. will
with the party leaders in the national assembly.
President Ebert has said that he foresees possibility Of the Ger
delegates signing the but that he personally does
think the will be hard prevent German signature
Nevertheless he said if the is signed by Germany. 1t vii
lead Bohevism in Germany and among German
ntelectuas join the Russian Bosheyits."
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ought to give this statement to
the public, and believe that he will
do so. This should be done, not
only because the statement is an
affirmative contribution of great
informative value upon the subject
of military justice itself, but be-
cause common fairness and justice
to the officer who has advocated
the necessity of reforming the
present courts-martial system re-
Quire it."
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
BANK ROBBED,
JAIL TELLER
ST. 50 Per Week Employe
Held in $50, ,432 Theft.

New York. March 16.-Four men
were arrested today and charged
with burglary IN connection with the
robbery of s26.432 last Thursday
from a safe IN the vault of the Cos
mopolitan Bank.
The men arrested include Samuel
Smith. the $3.50 a week paying
teller Of the bank Samuel Levitt,
saloon keeper; Abraham Leavitt,
shipping clerk, and Frank Reynolds,
former employe of the bank.
More than $4,000 of the stolen
money has been recovered, 1t is
stated.
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into the armistice by making
her believe President Wilson'S
fourteen points were to be
scrupuiously lived up to.
4. That the allies aim was to
render her defenscicss first and
then crush her completely.
s. That the allies alone were
responsible for Germary's in
ability to fulhH the original ar
mfstfce conditions.
9. That the allies Themselves
"system aticaIly violated the ar
mistiee agreement
z. That France was sbrutalfy
expellfng" G"-.uans from Alsace
Lorraine on ii twenty-four hour
notice.
One particularly lively dialogu,
between Foch and Erzberger, as re,
counted in the German press fol
lows:
Erzberger: Germany has reach
ed the utmost limit of possibilities
We must, therefore, reject any punt
tive measures and demand a post
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17

PROTESTS SEVERE TERMS.
A dramatic scene ensued when
Erzberger declared, Germany re-
fuses to become the financial
slave Of the entente"
That the allies chief aim was
to reduce her to slavery was an
accusation reiterated again and
again by Erzberger.. He, as we'll
as the Ebert government, in an
official protest, made a number of
other charges, some of which
were:
1. That the allies in notes and
statements setting forth their
demands expressed "unconceaI-
ed Joy over being in a position
to cripple and humiIiate Ger
many,
2. That the allies were de-
manding things incompatible
with German dignity" and
"honor.-
3. That Germany was tricked
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
New England Fishermen
May Declare a Strike

Boston, March 16.-Unless the pro-
ducers and fish merchants grant the
demands of the fishermens union of
the Atlantic, it was indicated today
a strike may be called in the New
England fisheries industry within a
week
The employers refused to grant the
wage increase demanded by the fish
ermen and it is alleged tnat they also
refuse to arbitrate the question in
volved. The fishermen are willing to
have their demands submitted to ar
bitration.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
IRISH HAIL
WOMAN CHIEF
. Countess, Released from
Prison, in Sim F elm Parade.

Dublin. March r6.-The Countess
Marckiewcz arrived here last night
and was greeted by a tremendous
reception. The countess, who has
just been released from Holloway
prison. ives carried on the shoulders
Of two husky Sim Feiners in a
tOrchlight procession, thousands of
Irish volunteers marching in mlI-
itary fashion, while st. Patrick's s
Division, which represents the Irish
Parliament, formed an escort on
honor.
The woman chieftain addressed
many audiences, predicting victory
in Irelands battle for freedom.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
Seeks Car, Finds Booze;
Now, Which Did He Take =?
This Town Is Dry, George! !!

Some discriminating thief broke
into a garage in the rear of 1910
Chester court northwest last night,
gave the machines in the place the
"once over" then casting his eagle
eye round, gazed upon three cases
of whisky. four bottles of beer and
four quarts of light wine. Not long
did he deliberate. The machines
would probably be there when he
comes again, but the liquor
George Greenfield, IS Hanover
street northwest Is the loser.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-17
Governor and Mayor
To Address Old 69th.
Famous Fighting Irish

New York. March l6.-FinaI ar
ranEements are completed for cole
bration OF St Pauicks Day here.
Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan
will address wounded members OF the
old SiNty-ninth. famous lighting
Irish" which will participate in the
parade
A large contingent Of the Twenty-
seventh Division is expected to be in
the line OF march.