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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23
Local Paragraphs.

The local Odd Fellows will cele.
0rate the l0lst anniversary OF the
order on Friday evening, April 80.
The F. R. Pettepher saw mill in
the Georgetown district Is to start
soon on a six months run. About two
million feet Of lumber is to be cut this
summer. e. G. Greenup is getting
the planning mill in readiness to
prepare the lumber for the market as
it is hauled from the saw mill.
MAY breakfasts" are announced
by the church aid society to be served
Saturday, May |, from to 8 a. m. at
the M. H. Bacon &C. L. Heitman)
residence and Mrs. Chas. WHIPS
residence. Num-: cereal, bacon aud
eggs, toast, pancakes, butter, syrup,
cookies, doughnuts, jelly. coffee and
cream. Price Csc.
There is now some talk that the
town may dig we'll on the hill high
enough to siphon the water into the
city reservoir, thus Obviatlng the
necessity of digging a well on the
edge of the prairie. 1t is the opinion
Of engineers that in order to be
sphoned the water 10 the we'll would
have to be not lower than 10 feet
below the highest point in the siphon.
A Holstein cow, owned by E. M.
Griffith near Ramsey, gives So pounds
of milk per day testing about four per
cent. She is running on grass and is
given some wheat hay at night. Her
bull calf sold for $25 when a day old.
She is the mother of heller, two
years old next May Z, that is giving
four gallons of milk day.
Fifteen men were summoned from
Rathdrum Tuesday evening by
Deputies Berry and Skogstad on a
special jury venire in the district
court at Occur d'Alene Wednesday,
the Voss murder case being on trial.
A jury was secured Wednesday, and
the men not needed on the panel were
discharged and returned home that
day.
By putting two teachers over four
grades the school board last Friday
by divided vote raised the grade
salary schedule over the one previous
ly adopted. AS there is still demand
for teacher for each grade, there is
no assurance that the salary question
has been settled. 1t is also likely
that a part of the salary in each
instance will be considered as
"bonus."
The Twentieth Century Reading
circle met at the home OF Mrs. +. g.
Hart Wednesday afternoon. A social
time was enjoyed by the members
and refreshments were served by the
hostess assisted by Mrs. Cochran and
Mrs. Kruger The entertainment
committee on this day included Mrs.
Kruger and Mrs Swenson. The circle
will meet with Mrs. L. L. Tucker at
the Rest Room next Wednesday.
The forthcoming cantata to be
presented at the Community church
was given new impetus last week
when Prof. It. E. Ashton, vocal in-
structor, took charge of the rehearsals
r. is pronouuced one of the finest
musical productions ever undertaken
here and all that is necessary now to
make II a success is to get the singers
ont to the regular. practices All who
can come out are urged to consider
themselves personally invited to do
50 as they will find it real pleasure.
Instruments that will be used In the
nropram include two vioIins. two
saxaphones, one piano and one from
hone, and it is planned to add two
clarinets.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23

RgMore new hats just came, at
the Ladies' Shop. 1T
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23

For Sale. at 81 per 100 ID:
%. M. Farm, Miss E. Escb, 3 mi. 8 w
of Rathdrum.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23

For Sale.-Palr of Gray Mar es,
weight about $500 lbs. Inquire of j.
w. Smiley, Spirit Lake, Idaho. as Asp
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23

IS inch Sulky nlow and one Bye ar
old colt for sale. w. j. Tucker.
Rathdrum. 4Stf
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23

For Sale-Chalmers 6,cyllnder
automobile. Make me an otfer.-D.
Il. Lyoc. Rathdrum. Idaho. 46-4S
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1920-04-23

For Sale-Setting eggs, ST. for Is,
2. r. chickens. Pullets lald at four
months "A. E. Mcintosh, Rathdrum.
46 40
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Spartacans Gain Control
of Industrial Centers
in Rhine Valley.
CAPTURE ESSEN
AND OTHER CITIES
Conditions Serious In German Ter.
ritory Occupied by Allied Forces
Government Sending Out Exas-
/. Citizens Of Michigan and Elsewhere.
tain Concessions From Entente
Allies and Retain Large Army.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Brussels. March 20.--The capture
Of Essen was effected on Friday by
q Spartacan~ army Of about 100000
men. with seventy -seven guns and
an equipment Of armored cars. ac-
cording to advices from AK la Chap
ellie today. The spartacans proclaim
ed a soviet republic there.
During last night, the advices add,
the manufacturing city OF Dussei-
Dorf. on the Rhine, north Of Cologne
was captured by Spartacan forces,
the government troops evacuating 1t
without q fight.
Mulheim. southwest Of Essen;
Oberhausen, to the northwest; the
important Industrial town Of Elber-
field. to the south. and Kcttwig. south
Of Mulheim, are reported to have
been evacuated by the marshall
forces Of government troops holding
them, after being defeated by the
Spartacans. The government troops
took refuge in part in the British
zone Of occupation. where they we're
disarmed.
The Belgian posts on the right
bank Of the Rhine fell back to the left
bank. without being disturbed. All
possible precautions are being taken
tc forestall any attempts against the
Rhine bfidgeheads
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Hotel Cecil, Four Story
Building, Wrecked and
Clerk SuifOcated. ii
WATER SUPPLY OF
CITY EXHAUSTED
Firemen Handicapped In EMorte -
Save Building and supply of Fee.
tories and Railroads 10 Cut ots--
Hotel Valued a Seoo 900 ownse
and Manager Visiting In caIisernlas
Maurice As,lin, hssd Clerk Dead.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Mason City. March 2o.--Maurico
AplIn, head clerk OF the Cecil Hotel.
died thi. mnr.!.s es :..sc...!.S: hs
smoke in a fire which destroyed the
hotel. He Is said to have an aunt
living at Amcs. Other hotel employees
do not know OF any other relatives.
Mrs. r. A. Snow. manager and pro-
prietor OF the hotel. 10 in Omaha.
Flremen early today were confining
the blaze to the building proper.
which is four stories high and bpilt
in 1898. but did not think they could
save the building from ruin. 1t In
valued at 100000.
Officials at the water plant said
water was being secured from only
two wells and that there was only.
100000 gallons of water on reserve
In the storage reservoir.
1t Is said by persons In close touch
with the water situation that this re
serve Is being depleted by several
hundred gallons every minute. Well
No. Q, the chief source OF supply. hns
been broken down since ThursdAy
afternoon. A packing house ana m
railroads have boon denied the rixht
to secnre water from tho city supply.
| Well No. has been broken four
times In the last two weeks.
ApIin Loses Life Saving ouAsts.
Miss Bess Bonnima. night clerk
at the hotel. said that there were
about 10 guests In tho building when
the fire was first seen. II is thought
to have started on the top floor In
the walls near the telephone inlcts
and distributing boxes for the build.
Ing. This killed the private exchange.
and it was then that ApIin started to
arouse the guests by pounding on
the doors. The third floor corridors
were filed with smoke and guest !,
who had been aroused rushed 10 the
corridors and helped two awake
others. When Apfln was seen to fall
to the floor unconscious froml smoke
filed lungs. men picked him up ana
carried him below. while others
awokc guests. Many scrambled down
the fire escapes and ropes from each
bed room window, attired In such
wearing apparel as could be readily
! donned
No other persone were known to
be overcome by smoke. and no one
had to be carried out except Aplin
Hotel attendants say the fire start
ed from an explosion In the switch
ing board box on the third floor. but
Electrical men say such thing was
almost impossible unless some short
circuit had started In behind sorne
| fixture.
Building Nearly Ruined.
~Firemen announced at II O'clock
that the flre had been extinguished.
The building commissioner says that
the destruction is at least 40 per
cent and added that 1t is doubtful
II the building could he repaired. Tho
city supply OF water was depleted
about 40 per cent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20

minute later the word guilty" came
from the lips OF the foreman. 1t took
only ten minutes to read and check
the verdict and discharge the jury.
Fight Only Begun.
80 far as may properly do 30
wish to thank this jury for an un-
usually close attention to duty thru
eight trying weeks" said Judge Ses-
sion, dismissing the men with. few
words. e. "
"The tight has only begun" said
Chief Counsel M-ra:. cs the defense,
and his thought was echoed by Mar
tin w. Litleton, Of New York. The
eastern attorney added that the find-
ings had been "a great shock" to him
The verdict was described az al
most exact Justice by Frank C.
Daley and w. H. Eichhorn. attor-
neys who have been In charge Of the
government case. In addition Mr.
Daley announced that the second
indictment returned by the grand
jury last November would not be
pressed. This true bill charged a
conspiracy to commit perjury in con-
nection with statements filed by
Senator Newberry with the secretary
Of state. both before and after the
primary election.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
WAR HONORS FOR
TWO BELGIAN WOMEN
Brought to Army First Design Of
German Gas Mask-Alded by Loyal
Father, Who Posed as Pro- German
and Won Hatred Of His Neighbors
.snd Died Of Broken Heart.

London, March 20.-- Awards have
just been made to two Belgian wo-
men, Madame Clement and her sis
ter, Mamselle Marie DHave, and
posthumously to their father. Theo-
phiie D'fIave, Tor giving to the Bel
gian general staff details of the first
German gas mask. N
Posing as pro- German M. d.
Have was able to send one Of his
daughters to Havre. the Belgian
great headquarters. with design Of
TIE mask concealed t. her aress She she
went by way OF Holland and at the
Dutch frontier was searched for four
hours in vain. Had the documents
been found she would have been shot.
Altogether Mamselle D'Have crossed
the frontier fifty times until. at the
end OF 1915, she thought it.-would be
safer to remain In Holland.
So we'll did the father pose as o
pro German that his neighbors hated
him, and their behavior to him hast
ened his death from heart diSease.
AT rne time or the armistice q
crowd, tried Ito burn down his home.
X q va
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
BY Associated Press.

Newport News, Va. March 90
The super er-dreadnaught Maryland,
designed as the most powerful battle
ship in the world. was launched to-
day with Mrs. f. Brooke Lee. wife OF
the controller of the state of Mary
land. as sponsor.
Secretary Daniels, Governor Ritchie
of Maryland and a number OF other
naval officials and state officers. at
tended the launching which is the
first public one held here since the
United States entered the war.
The Maryland is the first Of four
ships of her class to be launched ana
is one of the ten superdreadnoughts
authorized in the first three year
building program adopted in 1916.
I, With a length of ga feet OYER al,, a
Team .5of .s7 feet and fun load DIS
placement of 32.95O tons. she Is the
largest fighting craft built for the
American navy eand when commits
stoned will be one of the most pow
erful battleships in the world.
Originally designed to carry twelve
14-inch rifles, the plans for the ship
We're so changed during the war that
she will have instead eight 16-inch
guns-the first of this size ever
mounted on ship They will be
placed two each. in four turrets on
the center line, two forward and two
aft They will be larger by one inch
than the great guns on the British
ships Of the Queen Elizabeth class
which were used in the bombardment
of the Dardenelles.
Battleships designed since the
Maryland was laid down, however,
will be even more powerful. They
will carry twelve 16-inch rifles and
will measure 6S4 feet over all with n
displacement Of 43,200 tons Their
speed will be % knots as against the
81 knots of the Maryland and practi-
cally all .previouS classes of Am
erican dreadnoughts.
The Maryland's keel was laid on
April "a. 1917. eighteen days after
the United States declared war on
Germany. Work on her was delayed
by reason Of the rush in getting out
destroyers to fight submarines. but
it has been rushed since the armis-
tice and the vessel is now nearly
three-quarters completed. She will be
electrically driven by four propellers,
the power for which will be furnish
ed by turbines Of approximately 29,-
900 horsepower. Steam will be furn-
| ished by eight oil burning boilers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
DEMPSEY BEFORE U. $. COURT.

Heavyweisht Champion and Manager
Plead Not Guilty to Charges.
BY Associated Press.
San Francisco. March 20.-Jack
Dempsey. worlds heavyweight cham
pion and his manager, Jack Kearns,
pleaded not guilty today before Judge
Robert s. Bean, in the United States
district court when arraigned on
charges of conspiracy to evade the
selective draft act. There prelimi-
nary hearing was set for April 8.
The two appeared before Francis
Krull, United States commissioners,
and furnished bonds. Dempsey for
$4,000 ana Kearns for $1,000. They
were indicted Feb. ~. One indict-
ment accused them OF conspiracy in
preparing a false claim Of depend
ency for Dempsey ana the second
charged Dempsey with evasion Of tho
draft act.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
"Rsds'' cspturs City.
By Associated Press. z

Constantinopio, March a0.-Dis-
patches from Novorrossisl today
states that Ekaterinodar fell March
Is. II is not said positively that Red
troops took possession OF Ekatarino.
dar but as bolshevik radio STATED
that reds" werc within Few mtlGol
OF that town on the 18th. Il u ~;
lieved here that its capture ~ th099
bolseviki has been effected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Rx Aasoeiated Press.

BY Associated FresS.
London. March 2o.-Two thou
sand persons have been killed
up 70 toeky in the t'ght'no in-.
cident to the German revolution
ary movement and the distur-
Dances Of the past week, It is es-
timated in Berlin, according to
tho Exchange Telegraph eorre-
spondent in that city.
BY Associated Press.
Paris, March 2o.-Gustav Nos
ke, minister Of defense, who
handed his resignation to Pres
ident Ebert, has decided to re-.
main in office after vote OF
confidence given him in the ma.
tional assembly by the social
democrats and tho independents.
Noske was still in Stuttgart last
night but was preparing to leave
for Berlin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20

were paired against ratification and
six republicans and two democrats in
favor of ratification. The pairs fol-
low:
Senators Newberry. republican.
Michigan, and Macomber republican.
North Dakota, for ratification. with
Senator Fall, republican, Now Mexi-
co. against.
s;epators Nelson. republican, Min
nesota. and Harding. republican,
Ohio. for ratification, with Senator
Penrose. republican, Pennsylvania
against.
Senators Cummips. republican.
Iowa, and Townsend republican.
Michigan, for ratification. with Sem
ator Poindexter. republican, Wash
ington, against.
Senators Gerry, democrat, Rhode
Island, and Jones. democrat. New
Smith, democrat. Arizona, against.
Notice to tho President.
A resolution then was adopted
directing that the treaty be re-
IuTntu 10 w llSOT with "
notification that the senate had re-
fused to ratify It. The resolution
which was introduced by Senator
Lodge follows:
THAT the secretary Of the senate
be instructed to return TO the presi-
dent the treaty OF peace with Ger
many signed at Versailles on the
| 2Sth day Of June, 1919. and respect
lively inform the president that the
senate has failed to ratify said
treaty. being unable to obtain the
constitutional majority required
! therefor"
After adoption OF the notification
resolution, however, Senator Robin
son, democrat, Arkansas. moved tc
reconsider tho ratification vote, and
| Senator Watson. republican, Indiana
moved to lay that motion on the
table.
! The mild reservation republicans
voted with the democrats against
Senator Watson's motion and the ef'
| fort to table failed. That brought
Senator Robinsons reconsideration
motion back before the senate. The
vote on the Watson motion to table
the reconsideration motion was 81
| to 43.
| With the motion for reconsidera.
tion pending, an adjournment mo
tion by Senator Robinson was de
feated AZ to 33 by u coalition OF th'
Lodge forces. the republican irrecon'
cilables and the mild reservationists
! tngath her With tc"- democrats. Core
Reed. Shields and Walsh Of Massa
chusetts.
On objection 70 Senator Brande
gee, republican, Connecticut, Presi
dent Pro TEN Cummins ruled Sena
tor Robinson's reconsideration mo
tion out Of order.
After an Intellectual attempt b.
Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl
vania, to get consideration for hi
resolution clearing the war at al
end, the senate adjourned unit
Monday.
| After adJournmtnt II was an
nounced that the treaty and resoln
..on notifying the president Of tn
failure to ratify already bad bee
sent to the White House. but II wa
learned later that the clark Of tn
senate still had tho documents In hi
safe. Formal preparation Of tn
resolution will delay transmission.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Ebert Government to Ber'
Rv Associated Press. :.

Stuttgart, March 20 entire
Ebert government, includht min
lister of defense Noske, will leave for
Berlin tonight on a special train,
General Won Seetcht. inscommand at
Berlin. has sent n wireless message
saying that everything is quiet in
the capital.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Berlin Wildly Excited.

BY Associated Press.
Berlin, March 10, 2:40 p. m.-Since
noon hiring has occurred In various
parts Of the city. It is reported that
the security police are shooting
down all officers Of the Baltic troops
still IN Berlin.
Untsr den Linden bristled today
with barbed wire and the Hotel Ad-
Ion was thoroughly screened by 1t
and guarded by troops.
The inner city streets are seething
with excited people. Disorders are
occurring In tho suburbs. There Is
8 conspicuous absence Of troops in
the workingmen's districts and agi-
tators are eJbusss,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20

sheIcd by artillery in possession or
the workmen. The government Of
the city is now in the hands OF com
mittee Of action.
TIA Berlin dispatch last night esti-
mated that 800 were killed in fight
ing for Essen.]
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
France Planting
American Trees
on Battlefelds
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington, March 20.--On the
battle fields where American soldiers
gave their lives France Is planting
trees sent by the American Forestry
Association. Expressing the graft
tude OF France, Ambassador Jusser-
and today reported to the American
Forestry Association the first steps
taken to care for the seeds which the
association shipped to France from
Boston Jan. 15.
Thus in the years to come" said
Charles Lathrop Pack, president Of
the American Forestry Association
today. America will have the fines'
Of all memorials on the> field where
her sons answered tho call Of hu.
manity-the Lying, growing trees OF
America
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
PRAISES COMMUNITY WORK.
r. X. Lans Tells Conferences More
Interested Citizenship 10 Needed. h

BY ABSOCInttU i'fSSS.l N m n m VA
Washington. March c0.--Devclop-
ment Of a more thoughtful and In
teresteu citizenship and the transla-
ton OF crystallized public sentiment.
are the two needs Of grave import
confronting the nation at this time,
Franklin X. Lane. former secretary
of the interior, declared in q paper
read today at the opening session
here of tho national conference. on
community organization.
Mr.. Lane said his interest IN com.
munity organization arose from hfa
conviction that 1t would help 10
solve both of the problems.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20

buildings at Leipsic in an attempt to
dislodge German workers forces and
several hundred persons have been
killed as result, says n Berlin dis
patch today.
The message says ice were kiuf
and 200 wounded in the street fig :
ing In Berlin Thursday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Viii Retain ssat

washington, March N.-Conyic-
ton Of Senator Newberry by the
Grand Rapids jury does not in
validate his place In the senate. re-
publican leaders said.today. He will
be entitled to retain office. they de-
ciared, until the senate itself acts on
the charges filed by his opponent.
Henry Ford. A subcommittee Of the
electors committee. headed by Sena-
tor Watson. republican Of Indiana.
now is awaiting q conferences with
counsel for Newberry and Ford re-
garding procedure in the senate on
the charges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Senator and Small Number
Of Associates Convict
ed of Conspiracy.
PENALTY PRISON
AND HEAVY FINES
osvsntssn ~ EIshty.feur Ne"
Charged With Frauds In Election
n MlehIean Found Guilty BY jury
In Psdsral ceurt-llst includes
Campaign Msnassr and Prominent
psratsd Rspsrts In Effort 70 Oh.

Grand Raplds, Mich, March 70.
-Ssntsness wsrs proneunoed up.
on the convicted mon ~ foiio~s'
Ssnator Nswbsrry, two years
In Lsavsnwsorsh and $l0,000 nnc.
Frederick Cody, two years In
lsavsnworth and $4,000 fine.
= Paul King, two years In leav.
enworsh and $4,000 fine.
Charles Floyd, two ysao In
lsavsnworth end o6,ooo fine.
William Nickel, two ysars.
Allan TsmpIsten, one ysar and
dx months.
RoIsr Andrsws, one year and
elk months.
I Milton oakman, one year and
six months.
Richard Fletcher, one ysar and
three montha.
James r. Mocrssor. enc year
and three montha
FOd NJ. Henry, one year and
thrse menthA
Hannlbal Hopkins one year
and enc day.
Z v. chllssM one ysar and one
day.
john & ks~bsrry, fined $to,-
90.
Harry o. Turner fined t2.0oo.
B. Frank Gmssy. Aned 42looo.
osorss q ladd AnSd, 81 600.
judge Sessions denisd metiens
for . Hs~ trial psndins, appeal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20

London, March 2o.-The gen.
eral strike in Germany has been
called off. according to Berlin
advices received this afternoon.
The government, Il is stated, had
accepted the workers demands,
including far-reaehing conoes-
sions to the independent social
lists, which. will be made public
shortly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-20
Sailors Capture Cruisers.
By Associated Press.

: Hamburg, March 20. The German
cruisers Schwarzburg. Regensburg
and Wittlesbach were taken possess
sion Of at Ktel without bloodshed
this morning by sailors at the naval
station. after the government troops
In the station had been dlsarmed. ac-
,cordinx to reports from Kiel received
here. the officers OF the cruisers
were deposed and the white flag was
lhpisted over the vessels. Tho cap
tain Of the Wittlesbach, the reports
ada. committed suicide by shooting.
The capture OF the cruisers named
were erroneously reported In o dis
patch Friday as having occurred at
Hamburg.