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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15
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The Community M E. Mlss0Dar
society met with Mrs. Laura Thomp
son Tuesday afternoon.
A temperature a. low as % degree
below zero was reported 10 Rathdrun
Monday night about 8 o'clock
The demand for wood has Increased
since the cold snap started and the
condition Of the roads has made ii
dl tficulL to bring much wood in.
Rathdrum Lodge No. Al, A. f. &
A. M, has elected the following
officers to be installed Dec 81: H.
R. Saunders, W. NJ; Fl. H. Mitchell,
S. w; Ira A Crabtree, j. W; F. G.
Hart, secretary; R. E. Young, treas
urer; Stewart Young, A. o. Skinner
and Dr. F. Wenz, trustees.
One OF the three auto tires stolen
from the City Garage was recovered
from the loot of Jay Wright following
his arrest. 1t bad the numbers cut
off but was otherwise in good condi-
ton. Mr.. Troppman stated yester-
day that no trace Of the other two
castings has been reported.
The school board had no meeting
Monday night owing to only two
members appearing. An adjourn-
ment was taken until Monday even
ing. Dec. 10, when it is hoped
quorum will be present. as there are
some important matters to consider.
Immediate action is required on
adopting a budget report to the state
board of education and on consider
ing the resignation Of Miss Gertrude
Sabin, domestic science teacher. and
securing a successor t. that position
to take I'D the work 10 January
The deep snow thruout this part OF
the state has temporarily blocked
traffic. The storm Of last Friday and !
brought the depth to about
two feet 10 this vicinity, but the |
conditions have been aggravated by |
1rifts four or five feet high. Since
the storm abated Sunday roads are
being opened with teams. For more (
than a week, however the rural mail
carriers have bad great difficulty |
covering their routes and a part Of !
the time were not able to reach all !
The patrons, though they have tried
with sleighs, snow shoes and on horse
back.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15
Personal Mention.

Henry Heitman reports the snow
three feet deep at the head of Twin
lakes.
S. L. Farnsworth was confined tC
his home with illness five days last
week
Austin Feely and sister. Miss Erma
Feely, left recently for visit in
California.
Mrs. E. S. VonHosteen, R. N. A..
deputy, mas been absent more than a
week on trip to Worley.
Toys, books, games. Christmas
goods Of every description at Meyers
Store.-adv.29
Attorney Miles F. Egbers was at
Standpoint last Saturday on profess
sional business.
Dan Bagley reported twenty seven
iaches of snow out at Birch Hill last
Tuesday.
Do your Christmas shopping early
while our stock is complete. Meyers
Store.-adv.29
Mrs. Max Reiniger Of Spokane was
visitor at the homes of Mrs. Anna
Reiniger and Mrs. R. E. Young over
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. A. Lagaa OF,
Spokane visited several days this
week at the home of Mrs. Lagaa's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hurrell
Rathdrum Grain 81 Supply 20.
expects car of choice alfalfa hay on
t)day's ocal.-adv.
W. l.. Biggar, former clerk 10 the
Rathdrum State bank, has been
elected treasurer of Stevens county,
Wash, where be has lived since ne
left here more than twelve years ago
A. A. Berges arrived home Monday
from Priest River where he spent two
weeks in Modern Woodmen deputy
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15

Estray-Came to my place severa
woeks ago. one white mare IL or IA
yrs. old, wgt about 1850 lbs owner
can have same by proving property
aud paying costs.-Wm. Neus1e''
Rathdrum, Ida. % Bop
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15

For Sale-Light set of sleighs just
right for mail carrier L. S. Nash,
Rathdrum. 29tf
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15

For Sale: Large heater $40; burDs
wood or coal. Grant Sheffield 29p
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

BR@Cream and milk in any quanti-
ty. Delivery every morning. w.
Post, Rathdrnm. -23tf
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-12-15

For Sale-Registered Holsteln bull
calf. born July 2, 1922, about half
black. IT. B. tested. Priced AZ ED
for immediate sale M A ROBBERS
Blanchard Idaho 70 ~
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
HOOVER STARTS ACTION
TO SAVE WINTERS NEED
Movement Of Malls and All Necessities
Continues Throughout the
Country

Observation-Disclosures Of plans
for stretching out the nations coal
supply. now dwlndlIng under contin.
ued impact OF the mine and railrond
strikes. Is the immediate concern Of
federal Officers acting In the indus.
trial situation. Secretary Hoover an.
nounced that within a short time the
interstate commerce commission and
the commerce department would put
into operation a scheme OF diverting
10 essential transportation lines me
coal coming from nonunion mines and
those that may be opened M IN union
territory. by use Of priority orders
governing transportation. Next IN
order for coal supply from the dim.
lnished output. II was Indicated. would
be the northern Great Lakes ports,
and should II be found impossible 10
avert n shortage. the coal distribution
plan might be expanded to become q
complete ratloning Of supply to other
Industries and territories, as necessi.
ties might appear.
Reports to government departments
Indicated that while trains are still be.
Ing withdrawn by railroads. the move
OF the malls and all necessities
OF life continues throughout the coun-
try. Mail cara are being attached 10
stIll kept running. with motor
In readiness to supplement this
Secretary Hoover indicated that Inn
ports Of coal from abroad might help
he situation. He pointed out that
cargoes had been coming to At
antic harbors from England since the
strike began.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
WAR DEPARTMENT WILL
RETIRE ISIS OFFICERS
Reduction Required In Current Appro-
prlatlon Bill; Most Effective
Officers Retained

Observation-Disclosures to govern
the separation OF hundreds of regular
army Officers from the active service
before the end OF the year, az required
by congress In the current a%ppropria-
ton bill, have been made public al
the war department.
"fn accomplishing the required re.
ductIon," the circular states, "the In
terests OF the government will be para
mount 10 those Of individuals. II Ia
essential that only the most effective
officers be retained"
The regulations direct that so far
as practicable. all separations and re-
commissions, be completed by Dec. Is.
1t IL estimated that more than 1,700
colonies. majors. captains and first
lieutenants must be discharged. retired
or otherwise separated from the ser
vice.
Officers selected for elimination who
had less than 10 years commits
sion service. but more than 30 years
service, Including that In the ranks,
will be given the option Of discharge
with a years pay. retirement ms war
rant officers, or reduction TO the rank
Of warrant officer.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
ENEMEY LINES CRUMBLE
BEF0REU. s. O0UGHD0YS
Cannon Roar, Machine Guns Spit;
Rockets illuminate Sky In
Battle of Missouls

Missoula, Mont.-The deep boom OF
the 75's echoing and blanketed by the
pail of smoke that hung over the bat
tlefield, the sharp crack of the shrap-
mel bursting overhead. The crash Of
shells bursting with a conclusion that
shook the stands a mile away. rockets
and flares, the r%at-tat-tat OF machine
guns and a continuous tattoo of rifle
fire from the doughboys brought to the
thousands OF spectators from all over
the northwest some smalls realization
of the hell the boys who fought on the
western front have gone through.
The military spectacle opened here
at $50 p. m, the army planes flying
about in reconnaissance and combat
work. A typical French village was
bombed and destroyed, while various
rockets played through the air
above the flaming ruins.
The spectacle was staged In honor
of the National EDITORIAL association
convention which was held here. The
war department authorized the demon.
to show the nations editors
how an army must function In battle.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
ALLIES DISCUSS REDUC-
TON IN GERMAN PAY
Great Britain Also Asks France Tor
Cancellation Of War Debt; Look
TO America

Paris.-The reduction Of the German
indemnity TO $4,000. 100000 gold marks
from the present total OF 132,0o0,0oo.-
900 and the cancellation OF the French
debt to England Is the basis OF a solu-
ton OF the PREPARATIONS question now
being seriously discussed by French
and British officials.
Although the scheme has not yet or
ricially reached the Preparations COM
mission, members of the latter have
discussed the details.
The suggested solution has the
hearty support of British officials, who
have been urging It's acceptance by
The French officials, Il was n
nounced.
The British decided to push the plan
when It was definitely determined that
the United States was not In a mood
10 discuss cancellations of the allied
debt, IT was learned. Supporters OF
the scheme hope America will follow
the lead after she has had the chance
to observe the good which may result
from even a partial writing OFF OF the
war debts.
British officials have Informed the
that their plan would bring
about a radical change in the present
European situation.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
END OF THIRD WEEK:
ALL FACTIONS FIRM
ROPES of Rail Peace Center IN Capital;
Shop Head Refuses Separ-
ate Pacts

Chicaso-chaiFman Ben w Hooper
Of the railroad labor board arrived In
Washington for a conference with
President Harding. which administra-
ton officials hoped would be the basis
for peace negotiations in the national
railway shopmen's strike.
The third week OF the walkout end
ed with rail executives and union
heads firm in their respective posi-
tons, described by Mr.. Hooper at the
conclusion of unsuccessful peace con-
ferences here as 'antipodal.''
While the administration was pre-
pairing to exercise its influence to
bring peace, additional carriers fol-
lowed the lead Of the Baltimore & Ohio
road and announced that separate
peace agreements with their men
would be sought. II was learned that
the feasibility Of seeking separate
agreements was one of the matters
discussed at conferences between
Chairman Hooper and rail executives
here a few days ago, when Cancellation
were halted.
While b. NJ. Jewell, head of the shop
crafts employees. previously stated that
any agreement must be one on national
basis. he has not commented on recent
OF the carriers for separate ne
gotiations. He indicated definitely,
however, that separate agreements
would not be considered.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
DEF|ES FIGHTERS
Three Missing In New York Warehouse
Confisnrstlon. - Greenwich
Artists Give Aid

New York.-A stubborn, puzxiing,
warehouse fire in the Greenwich VII
lage section OF the city broke out and
was still blazing after nearly 100000
gallons OF water had been played on
the flames from 10 hose lines.
With the flames checked but not
conquered, Investigation showed that
two firemen had been killed. three
more were missing. about Is persons
had been taken to hospitals seriously
Injured and more than IT'S had received
first aid treatment at three emergency
stations opened by the Red Cross. In
addition. about 800 families were driv-
en- from their homes in the Bohemian
quarter. and were barred by the police
from returning. lest the warehouse
walls collapse.
The outstanding feature of the fire
was the mysterious. pungent black
smoke that rolled Out Of the building
soon after the first OF the blasts.
1t came In never ending clouds, set
Ting down about the base of the store
t'Net ohN ttAh04hS tht AAkhtFi7 oO lsnt
they could not see the flames they
were combating. Though a mid-sum-
mer sur blazed down the flremen
found II black as midnight and rugged
great s%earchllghts In their effort to
the enfolding darkness.
Baffled as to the cause OF the fire,
experts OF the city sought to solve the
mystery.
The whole quarter was. thrown into
a panic with the first blaze. After the
first terror Of the explosions had sub
sided The &vfifagers bryan cosapetAt
Ing with the authorities In relief work.
While chemists studied the flames
to determine what was causing the
heavy smoke and filling test tubes with
pouring from the burning build
lngs for purpose of analysis, the artists
threw open their studios TO exhausted
ffremen.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
HUGE MAN HUNT
FOLLOWS BATTLE
VIRGINIA OFFICERS SEEK HUN
DREps ON CHARGE OF MUIR
DER; SITUATION TENSE
DEPUTIES SECURING COUNTRY
Sheriff and Three Others Known TO
Have Been Killed in Engagement
With Mob Concealed In Hills;
Full Toll Unknown

Wellsburg, W. Va.-With 4S prison
ers In custody, three In Wheeling hos
pitfalls, Is In the Ohio county Jail, and
yo In jail here. deputy sheriffs armed
with 200 "John Doe" warrants chsrg-
ing murder securing the country as
large force Of state police and deputies
guarding the striking miners tent col
ony at O~iftonviile, where a battle be-
tween a sheriff's force and a large
crowd Of men resulted In the deaths OF
at least four men and the wounding OF
others. the situation In Brooke county
10 tense.
-Four known dead whose bodies lay
IN the morgue here. were mute testi-
mony of the gun fight which ragged for
more than an hour around the Clinton
nine of the Richland Coal company at
Clintonville 10 miles away. Sheriff FL.
II. Duval, who led his little band OF
deputies against a large crowd Of men,
said to have crossed from the union
coal field OF Pennsylvania, In among
those dead
Rumor persisted that the bodies In
the morgue by no means represented
the total casualties OF the fight, but
hone of the deputy sheriffs would con-
reports that numbers OF men had
been shot down and their bodies
dragged through the woods by their
companions.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
aubsldx Bill panasrous

Washington. - The administration
ship subsidy bill was attached In the
senate by Senator Fletcher, Democrat.
OF Florida. former chairman and now
ranking minority member of the senate
commercs committee. who said 'the bill
had provisions for ~suhyentlons. indirect
subsidies and direct subsidies on q
scale never before contemplated" The
Florida senator added that In his opin-
Ion II would at this time "be a mistake
and most unfortunate for the country
to enact them into laws"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
Protect Public In o. a r. q. Suit

Denver. Colo. - Protection of the
public interest through the rehabllita.
ton of the Denver & Rio Grande West
ern railroad, will be the first consid-
GRAFTON under federal receivership pro-
ceedings, U. S. Circuit Judge II. f..
Lewis declared in granting an order
placing the road in the hands OF a re-
ceiver. The re~ceivership was request
ed In a joint petition presented by at
torneys for the New York Trust com
pany and the Bankers Trust company
OF New York. trustees for holders OF
defaulted mortgage bonds secured by
the property of the road.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

washington.-The senate is moving
slowly with the administration tariff
mill. becoming involved In several con-
troversies over rates in the cotton
schedules. Senator Lenroot, Repubii-
can. Wisconsin. continues his fight
against rhe duties proposed, but has
been unsuccessful in his efforts to have
the committee rates cut down.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Picking. 6hina.-President Ii Yuan
lungs administration will be unable
to weather the present financial crisis,
Minister Of Finance Tung Kang has
predicted. With the treasury empty,
the finance minister closed the doors
of his department and announced that
they would remain closed until funds
could be found.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
oovernment EspendIturss peores,s

MISUNDERSTANDING expenditures
OF the government during the fiscal
year just closed fell off by 81. 3,oO0.-
600. al compared with the previous
year, while public debt disbursements
showed a decline Of 81. 131, 100000. ac-
cordIng 10 a statement Of classified
expenditures Of the II months ended
June 30, issued by the treasury.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
HARDING BIDS WORK RESUME

Observation-Disclosures coal mine
operators were "iBvited" by Presidsnt
Harding at the White House TO re
turn 10 your mine properties and re-
sumo operations" after they had re
piled to the presidents tender of aroi-
tratton for settling the national Q
strike with a collective offer to put
their properties and their service at
the disposal OF the government "in this
crfsie.r
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Montreal, Que.-The assertion that
"only a sheet Of tissue paper hangs
between Canada and a railway strike"
was made by union leaders. who left
for Ottawa TO protest 10 Premier King
against the action OF Canadian roads
in putting wage cuts into effect before
they had been passed on by boards.
A strike vote now Is being taken 10
the Montreal district.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Saltwater, MINI. - Originally com
prised of "a members OF the First Min
rosetta Infantry company b Of Civil
war days, The Last Mans Club" held
Its annual. banquet here In historic
Sawyer House" with Its five surviv-
ing members present.
Organized In 1884. the club members
agreed to meet annually for q banquet
and g~et-together on the anniversary
of the battle OF Bull Run.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Helena. Mont. = Montana's wheat
harvest, the second largest In the his
tory Of the state, may be imperilled by
the railroad shipments strike, accord
ing TO c. c. Davis, commissioner Of
agriculture. who issued a warning,
urging growers TO provide for home
storage of their crop II II proves neces-
sary.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Washington. - Attorney General
Daugherty has Informed The senate
that in his opinion the proposed merg-
er Of the Bethlehem and Lackawanns
steel companies and that of the Mid
vale. Republic and Inland companies
would not be In violation either OF the
Sherman act, the Clayton act or the
Webb act.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Chicago 2-ccnt reduction ia fhs
prizes of gasoline and q 1-cent cut In
the price of refined oil has been an-
nounced by the Standard on company
Il Indiana, effective In the IL central
western states served by the company.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
ws.,.b III Hy L.roI.este

Milwaukee. Wis.-Predatory wealth
has reached "undreamed OF proper
lions" and has dominated the disarma-
ment congress. the tariff and other
Republican legislation, United States
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette. stated
In opening his campaign for
alton here.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Laredo, Tex-Flre starting in the
Humble OIL company warehouse spread
to Pierce-Fordyee storage plant and
destroyed the United States f~umigation
plant here. The loss Is estimated at
$500. 900 or more.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Washington. 80 Announcement =
made by the state department
that President Harding has proclaimed
ratification of the Ysp treaty nsgo-
tiafed between the United Stxtes and
Jspan during the armisttce
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

chIcago-Henry Fraser, ~2o-year-old,
died here from injuries ne received sew
eral days ago when he was beaten By
strike sympa thizers. Fraser Ia said
TO have been beaten on the body with
q heavy club.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Norfolk, Hss-Homer l. EerKueon =
the Newport News Shipbuiiding 4 Dry
dock company declares thai he has
been negotiating with parties who plan
to build two 1,o00foot passenger
steamers, the largest In the world.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Palo Alto. Cal-Dr. Charles Andrews
Huston, 46. the dean OF the law school
Mt Stanford University. died at his
home here after an Illness Of about Il
minutes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Canton. China-The United states
guntoat Pampanga has returned from
a dash mp the river to Wuchow, where
an appeal for help had been sent In by
eight American and Canadian Mission
aries stationed at Llnch0w.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Charter ships For Coal importation
New fork-.Thirteen more ships
with an aggregate carrying capacity of
10000 tons have been chartered TO I'M
port coal from Europe because Of the
coal strike. A. ID. Lasker. chairman Of
the United States shipping board said
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
pr..Id.ns WIN Not aso.u Congress

wsshfngfon@At present there ID no
prospect Of a call By the president TO
converting tbs house before the expirs-
ton Of its recess Aus. IT, II wss said,
unless some situation arises "requir.
ing H."
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27

Chlcago.-Ben w. Hooper, chairman
Of the railroad labor board, refused to
comment when Informed of the sen
atorlal-rail head conference Mt Wash
ington.
Il know of no statement that could
be made, or ought to be made, on the
part OF the board. now"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-07-27
i. s. RAIL PEACE
PLEA IS FUTILE
SUDDENLY ARRANGED FARLEY
IN CAPITAL BETWEEN ROAD
AND. GOVERNMENT FAILS
SETTLEMENT MORE DISTANT
Carriers Stand Firm Against Return of
Men Or Restoration oil SEN
iority; Hooper Refuses
Comment

NaShIngton.-An effort to settle the
railroad strike at a suddenly arranged
conference Of heads Of leading rail.
roads and members OF the senate In
terState commerce committee here,
was understood to have failed.
Those attending the conference said
1t how appeared that a strike settle
ment was much more distant and ex-
pressed pessimism over the Immediate
outlook viewing the coal and railroad
strike together.
The conference was also attended by
Senators Watson OF Indiana, and Kel.
iogg Of Minnesota. both members Of
the senate interstate commerce com.
mIttee.
The principal points In dispute he
tween the executives. who were called
here more or less secretly, and the
Mo were gone over In detail Mt the
conference together with the possibility
Of legislation to meet the situation. II
was said that no legislation was prob.
able TO deal with the present strike.
The rail executives. 1T was stated,
were insistent ON three points which
the unions are demanding as conces-
to send the men back to work.
These are the seniority rule, the res
t~oratlon of the pension status and the
question of boards OF adjustment be
tween the employees and employers.