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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
OPPOSED TO METERS.
Town Board Gets Petition Of
Protest.

The town board meeting Mon
day night was the scene of lively,
discussion over the question ofir-
stalling meters. After viewing the
demonstration OF various types Of
meters offered by two Spokane
firms, Petition was read protest
ing against the installing of meters.
A motion by Trustee Berges thst
the petition be "put in the stove"
brought sharp rebuke from
Attorney c. L. Heitman, who de-
manded that the petition, contain
ing 1903 names, be given respectful
consideration and declared that the
board could have no legal right to
destroy it.
In the subsequent arguments
between citizens and members OF
the board, the latter declared that
they believed majority OF the
people would favor meters il they
understood that the town would
pay for them and install them and
that the meter system would solve
the problem of water conservation
in the dry months. Those oppos-
ing meters said if the present
ordinance was enforced and heavy
penalties imposed waste OF water
during the summer would be very
quickly stopped. The petition
was then ordered placed on file. A
motion that two petitions be pre-
pared, one for and cne against
meters, and circulated to ascertain
the wishes of voters and property
owners, was lost for want OF a
second. Chairman Lcntsch and
Trustee Wenz stated that 1t
majority was found to be opposed
to meters they would not insist en-
putting in meters.
On Tuesday the board had
another meeting to consider bids
for hauling gravel and sand on the
streets but as title to the sand pit
had been delayed in transference,
no contract was let and the meet
ing was adjourned. A considerable
crowd was present, evidently
attracted by the prospect OF are
newal OF the meter controversy. &
The board will meet in regular
session next Tuesday evening.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
Idahs State News Items.

w. L. Cuddy, recent warden OF the
Idaho peOitentiary. died at Bose
Monday at the age OF 63 years.
Elwin D. Uamacher OF Spokane
was ened 500 for hunting ducks in
Idaho without license.
Five southern Idaho counties have
launche,f a campaign to keep out
noxious weeds aud have formed weed
districts.
String ,nt quarantine regulations
are being. resortsd to in sections oi
southwe stern Idaho to stop the
spread o i measles, scarlet fever AID
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
SPIRIT LAKE

A baseball meeting was held
Friday night to discuss organizing =
team.
After bucking the SHOWS OF the
winter, the Revier stage line is again
faced with the possibility OF having
summer competition, as the Hawley
company is seeking a license to oper-
ate its busses over the same route.
The Spirit Lake girls defeated the
Newport girls at basketball.
The city council has enacted an
ordinance providing for Expenditure
OF $500 for grading aud oiling the
streets, the cost to be assessed to the
abutting property.
Royal Neighbors who attended shs
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
ATHOL
Special Correspondence

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Peterson visited
mis- parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B..
Peterson, Sunday.
The NJ. w. A. dance Saturday was
a decided success, with good music
from Occur d'Aleue and large crowd
10 attendance. Supper was served to
70.
H. G. Dill and family of Bayview
visited at the Frank Williams home
Sunday.
f. L. White has the material on
the ground ready for the erection Of
new public garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Richardson OF
Occur d'Alene visited at the Brackin
home Sunday.
S. II. Watkins went to Spokane
Saturday.
The Ladies' aid society met at the
home of Mrs. Mischler, Saturday.
Those present were: Mrs. Anton
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21

Busk. Mrs. Rose Hayes, Mrs. Sadie
Moore, Mrs. Maud Fredenberg Mrs.
Barber. Sr. Mrs. Clinton Barber,
Mrs. Sam Yates. Mrs. Bergman and
the hostess.
G. M. Erwin was Spokane visitor
over Sunday.
The Rev. S. F. Brown was in
charge of the NJ e services Sunday
n ReY. Clarke's place. Mrs. Brown
and Mr. and Mrs q. f. Lathrop
accom- panied him from Rathdrum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Williams and
family and Mrs Elsie Meyers motored
over from Spokane Sunday and spent
the day at the AL Williams home.
The Athol school held its flrst
elimination contest Of orations on the
Constitution, Tuesday. Those chosen
to speak at the finals Friday are
Dorrington Gee, Stella Zangar and
Floyd Skeel.
The Athol school is TO have an
athletic contest and picnic on Friday
q connection with the dnal judging
Of the urations.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21

smallpox.
VIM. II. Shoup, who was charged
with the theft OF s703 SO from the
Salmon, Idaho, postonce funds, was
fned that amount when be pleaded
guilty In federal court at Pocatello.
A warrant OF Ada county for $500.
issued in 1892, has been found among
some old papers 10 Portland, Ore and
presented for payment at Boise Ii
has beer ordered paid when endorsed
to show how it came into the hands
OF the preseut owner.
G. d. Brock, Wallace, WAS elected
president Of the Idaho State Teachers
association, according to canvass Of
ballots cast between November 80 and
February 81 and received at the high
school Office 10 Boise last Friday.
Other officers elected for the year are
Retta Martin, Boise, vice president;
Ethel K Reddeld, MOSCOW, secretary,
aud H. f. Broadbcnt. Burley,
treasurer.
Part OF ldaho's 1923 treasury note
Indebtedness was paid OF Monday
when the slate treasurer cashed
$3.50, 600 worth o! notes issued April
/, 1923, 10 run for II months. The
state paid S29,2lS " for the use OF
this amount Of money for months.
The rate was At per ceut. These
obligations of the state are issued
annually on authority granted by the
legislature in anticipation OF tax
money which is used to pay on the
notes as they become due.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
POST FALLS

Elmo Morris has purchased
William Gray's cottage on Sixth
street.
The sawmill started Saturday
morning, trying out the improve
ments made during the winter
The Brown hotel has been leased to
Ben Austin.
Nilt Warren caught two trout IN
HAYDEN lake that weighed i've
pounds.
Geo. w. Summers has been re-
elected superintendent Of the Post
Falls schools.
A uum Der of people are putting in
early gardens.
The ice was reported practically
gone from Hauser lake last week.
j. Satire started crew OF men at
work on the East Greenacres lrrlgs-
ton bitches, cleaning and straighten-
ing the banks.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
FROM KANSAS CITY TINES

| walked along the great highway,
From busy streets | sought to stray
To be alone. | knew not where
My path would lead nor did care.
A great unrest that burned my heart
Seemed of my life the greater part
And recreant thoughts before me
played
To torture till my soul was fayed.
Then suddenly my eyes grew dim;
| caught vision clear Of Him
Who cares. He smiled. 'Just take
my hand,
My child; know, I understand.
| walked along the great highway;
From busy streets ! sought to stray,
But not alone. | now knew where
My path would lead, for now | care.
}. M. Shively.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21

Breckenridge Of the Cnur d'Alene
schools, who said IS teachers can
be easily handled by one good
teacher. Geo. Falls of Spirit Lake
said the schools there had an
average of 81 pupils to the teacher.
In Rathdrum the average is less
than 20. In regard to finance Mr..
Breckinridge said it took 81, ooo,-
900 dollars of property valuation
per 500 pupils to meet the expense
eftne Ceur d'Alene district which
has total valuation of IS, 900, 900
and about $500 pupils.
Under the subject Of who may
receive compensation for supplies,
a number of trustees stated that in
some rural districts it was impossi-
BILE to get anyone to do certain
work, furnish wood, etc, unless
member of the board did it, and
they felt that in such case the
member was entitled to compensa
ton. Others pointed out that the
law prohibiting trustees, except
clerk, from drawing pay should be
observed and if there is work that
a trustee must do he should donate
his services.
How to deal with breakage of
school property by pupils was dis
cussed. Some required the parents
to pay. In one district children
are made to pay. In another
where individual responsibility
cannot be fixed, the group is pun
ished. Supt. Egbers stated that
as all boards have the right to
adopt bylaws rule may be in
cluded covering this problem.
Several trustees spoke in con-
demnation of the present arithme-
tics and grammars, neither having
complete definitions and the arith-
metics having the answers omitted.
Mr.. Breckinridge stated that it was
the answers are now
omitted because in practical work
in business there are no answers
worked out in advance. MI
Egbers said it was the opinion of
some educators that pupils should
work for the principle and not the
answer, that the answer will be
correct if the right principle is fol-
lowed and there are no errors in
any step of the process. Mrs.
Williams contended that the
answers should be in the book SO
that the child would know when he |
had worked a problem correctly. |
Mr.. Breckenridge said the answers
could be purchased from the book
In answer to questions, Mr..
Egbers said the state apportion-
ment per pupil is 81, and the
county apportionment is SIS or
slightly more; also that-a district /
gets In apportionment of $500 for
each teacher employed.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21
SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Trustees Ia Convention Ask
Changes In Laws.

The Kootenai County conference
of school trustees was held al
Ceur d'Alene last Friday, attended
by thirty five trustees, representing
nearly as many districts through
out the county. A number OF reso
lntions to be addressed to the next
legislature were adopted after
many school problems had been
quite fully discussed. 1t was also
voted that the conference signify
by letter a desire to join the state
organization of school trustees.
Resolutions adopted included
the following:
Resolution by Mr.. Marsten that
all school elections be held the
third Saturday in June, except that
special elections in all independent
and rural high school districts tor
the purpose of voting additional
tax levy may be held at any time
after January I and before June 80
of each year.
That the time of notice for all
school elections be fixed at fifteen
days instead of 10 or Fl days as at
present.
A resolution, presented by Mr..
r. c. Egbers, recommending a
three day teachers institute to be
held on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of week to be designat-
ed by the county superintendent at
a time of year when speakers can
be obtained and the most good
accomplished for the schools,
teachers attending to be paid
travelling expenses at 4 cents
mile and two days regular salary,
presuming that the institute be
held during school term.
On motion of Mr.. Marsten it was
recommended that the law be
changed to provide for minimum
school term of s months, instead
of 7 as under the present statute.
Recommendation was made in
a resolution by Mrs. Murray
Williams that the state text book
commission make change in the
arithmetics and grammars in order
to eliminate Objectionable features
and deficiencies in the taxi books
now in use.
1t was also moved that the con-
ference recommend the Parent
Teacher association as an organi-
cation in which teachers and
parents may reach agreement on
methods of discipline and other
school problems of a local nature.
County Sup't.. R. c. Egbers, who
called the conference, presided,
and ]. R. M. Culp, clerk of the
Rathdrum district, was chosen
secretary.
After roll call, numerous ques
tons were brought up for open
discussion in which much interest
was manifested. The consensus
of opinion seemed to be that the
present 6 hour school day was sat
isfactory with certain notifications
to suit local conditions. 1t devel
oped that in some schools teach
crs are paid for the Christmas
holidays and in some only allowed
one day off with pay.
"A vote was taken which indicat
ed that no rural teacher should
have as many as 35 pupils OF all
grades, and that owing to having
27 classes day the number OF
pupils should not exceed IS to the
teacher, and that it was tar better,
if practicable, to have two rooms
and two teachers with four grades
each.
This subject, as it affects city
schools, was presented by Supt.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-03-21

recent meeting OF the camp at
Rathdrum were. Nesdamcs Mary
Adams, Emma Ellis, Avis Phillips,
lola Glottfelty and Nellie Anderson.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
WAS SICK FOR YEAR.
SAYS MRS. MCGUIRE

1T certainly has paid me well to
take Tanlac. for IL has brought me
health and strength that makes life
worth living" is the glowing tribute
of Mrs. VIM. J. Mcclure. 12s N
Second street, West Cedar Rapids,
Iowa.
For nearly a year I felt half sick
and hardly had energy to go to
matinee or do little shopping. My
appetite slowed down and I could not
eat and digest enough TO keep up my
weight and strength.
Since taking Tanlac have q won
derful appetite; my sleep brings re-
freshing rest and I get up mornings
feeling fine and ready for whatever
duties that como TO hand. Tanlac
gave my weight a great send off, too,
for l have gained 80 pounds. It has
also given me clear complexion,
which is a part of my good health.
Tanlac will always have my praise"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over
10. 900. 900 bottles sold
Tanlac Vegetable Pills for consti-
patton; made and recommended by
the manufacturers OF Tanlac.-Adver-
tisement.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02

learn II. You give: she takes. You
care about the kind OF friends you
associate with; she does not If It
means . good time for one evening.
You differ In ideals. Sometimes
xiris are thoughtless and carried
away by the desire for . good time
Marriage brings out their better ma
lures. Perhaps your girl is this kind
But IL the poorer Characteristic
which are 20 easily discerned In her
are fundamental. would advise you
to cease building air castles around
her.
Have you ever told her Of your re-
gard for her? It might make q dif-
ference II you would.
To Butter Sandwiches.
Dear Miss Allen: How many sand
wiches can be buttered with pound
of butter. We are going to have sew.
eral hundred sandwiches for a picnic
and I do not know how much butter
to get. Please answer at once.
L. r.
A pound Of butter cuts nicely into
4s pieces. That Is what restaurants
and hotels get OFT Of It. For butter
ing sandwiches you should melt the
butter and paint" the bread with
sterilized brush. 1t will go farther
this way and would butter. should
say, about so sandwiches.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
DIO
Program for August 2,
Courtesy of Radio Digest)
BY Associated Press,

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WTAs. Elgin t2s6). 7;so-12:3o. songs,
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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
SOCIETY AND DWOMANS PAGE J

With a grim little smile at my &C
ton I crouched behind the door and
applied my eye to the keyhole. Just
what / expected to discover did not
knew. but was not particularly sur
lprised when my neighbor's slight
figure halted directly in front of the
door, and he himself bent to the key
hole.
For q fraction Of a second I wal
puzzled. He would not have needed
to bend to see that there was nc
gleam of light coming from the room
Then I jerked my head to one side
just in time. Something sharp grazed
my cheek and was quickly with
drawn, while Mr.. Marks. evidently re.
assured, went on down the hall.
TIE touch upon my cheek had been
the slightest possible. but 1 had been
near a more serious injury.
A half-forgotten bit OF criminal lore
which Lillian once had told me fash
ed into my brain and illuminated my
neighbours peculiar act. He had not
known that my eye was near the key
hole, probably had not cared. He
had wished to ascertain II the keys
were on the inside of the door, prov
ing that some one was In the room
and he had jabbed a slender bit OF
steel through the keyhole.
always shall be proud OF the fac,
that ! made not the slightest noise
when the steel touched my cheek, for
even though / barely felt it-if II had
been more than a touch Mr.. Marks
would have known that something
was obstructing tit was a sufficient
lly nerve racking experience ordinar
lily to warrant at least a gasp or an
exclamation.
But although fattered myself that
my neighbor had no idea that my
kitchen held an occupant, I remained
seated on the floor for several min
utes after Mr.. Marks had closed the
apartment door behind him. That he
would use the ruse of shutting the
hall door from the inside / was quite
sure, and ] waited for the second
closing. so stealthy that l scarcely
heard 1t. before rising and swapping
on the electric switch.
Before / brought that much Of civil
ization back to me. however. ! was
conscious Of low sobs and a series of
hushed ordinations from Mrs. Marks
in the room next to the kitchen. Over
and over again she was repeating the
distress slogan Of her kind:
"Oh, gee! Oh. gee! Oh. gee" And
then, in a sudden, low wall:
Whatever shall / do now?"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
Adele Garrison
The Strange Danger Madge Luckily
Avoided.
MY Husbands Love"

The Strange Danger Madge Luckily
Avoided.
That "Petey" Marks did not catch
the sudden wariness in his wife
voice, which l fancied 1 had heard
was made plain by his answer to her
question concerning his knowlege OF
Mollie Fawcett's movements. There
was no suspicion of her in his voice
but her ruse failed, nevertheless. for
he gave no inkling whatever Of the
thing l knew she wished to know.
Never mind how I know Mollies
snoopin' around" he said with the
lofty air of the husband who one
instinctively knows insisted upon the
"obey" clause in the marriage service
Its enough for you, and her, too
that I do know 1t, and I want II
stopped. Now be good girl and give
me a kiss, for I'm goin'."
mot. out again tonight, Petey." she
pleaded, real terror in her voice. TITS
|gettin' to that"
"Will you stow that bunk?" her
husband demanded. Hurry up ant
kiss me"
at don't know as I want to-" she
said. a bit sulkily.
Suit yourself" he retorted airly
and I heard his quick footsteps re
treating from the room next my
kitchen into his own living room.
"Petey, you bad boy, come back
herer' l heard the f1amboyant Mrs
Marks say coquettishly. but l did moi
wait to find out what methods she
used to bring him TO order.
All my energies were centered upon
closing the kitchen door noiselessly
In my mother-in-laws parlance, u
did not put 1t past" the energetic Mr.
Marks himself to do bit of the
"snooping" he characterized 30 vigor
|ously. and I did not propose that he
should discover me in the role he had
assigned to his wife and Mollie Faw-
|cett.
My efforts were apparently success
full. II Mr.. Marks had remained in
the room next the kitchen he might
have heard the slight click Of the
door closing and the turning of the
key, which, with a sudden thought,
removed. But he was by now in his
|own living room, separated from our
apartment by several partitions, and
I knew he could not have heard the
linfinitesimal bit of noise I made.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
Guest From China.

Miss Helen Zimmerman of Tien
Using. China, is the interesting guest
Of Misses Bernice and Reva Kulakof.
sky. She IL enroute from Michigan,
where she attended the convention of
her sorority. Alpha Epsilon Phi, to
California, where she attends the
state university at Berkeley. A sis.
ter and brother are also In school
there.
Though an American citizen, Miss
Zimmerman was born in China,
where her father is an importer. She
remained there until ready for high
school. Living IL quite as comfort.
able there as It Is here. according to
Miss Zimmerman.
The Misses Kulakofsky have enter
tained informally for their guest dur
ing her few days stay. She leaves
Sunday morning.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
table Comnound.

table Compound. Before | took the
third dose / felt better. | took it
four times day for two years,getting
better all the time, and now for four
years don't have any pains. After
taking the medicine for two years |
had another child-a lovely baby girl
now four years old-the life of our
home. | do praise this medicine. 1t
is Godsend to women who suffer
with female troubles and especially
for pains at the periods. surely was
very bad once, and know Chat Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
saved me from an operation. Mrs.
JOSIE M. SHAW, Route No. /, Cam
bridge, Maine.
A countrywide canvass of purchas-
ers of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound reports SO out Of every LOG
were benefited by it.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
Today
Here Comes a Boom.
Wheat Train, 2 Miles
Long.
It's DariUin's Fault.
Poor Little Peggy.
Bv ARTHUR BRISBANE
By ARTHUR BRISBANE

A happy all-around yesterday for
those that own things or speculate
in them. Stocks went up with
grain. The big steel company, SELL
ing more than 10000 shares for
the day, went above 107, in spite
of steel conditions, thoroughly bad
on the surface.
Somebody evidently believes that
a boom is coming.
If that settlement of European
troubles does come, even with inno-
cent Americans pouring their saw
ings into foreign bonds, you will
see fireworks on the stock exchange
and in business generally.
"The Dawes plan of reparations"
is making progress. Unless the
wise men are mistaken, that is
progress toward a boom in pros
perity.
You find on important points
unanimous agreement" Some
thing new.
If this plan goes through, Eu-
IOpc Will DCSih opSidiiS hioiiSy
here for American goods. They
will be paid for with money bor-
rowed from us, but that won't in
terfere with the "boom," at least
for the present. Merchants would
do we'll to look over stocks and see
what they need.
Meanwhile Germany shows that
she has paid s,50o,0O0,ooo Ger
man gold marks in cash and in
merchandise, more than 2,000,-
100000 gold dollars, as the price
of being beaten.
If that money had all been spent
to rebuild Europe and purchase
raw materials, instead of being
spent to keep soldiers on German
soil, and increase armaments, half
the trouble would be over.
One train two miles long pulled
out of Newton, Kan, yesterday,
carrying 100000 bushels of winter
wheat. Four locomotives pulled
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
Conversation Is Newest
Form of Entertainment

weather
a a
Caldwell
had la grou of their friends
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-02
Your Problems
MatEAga;


Dear Miss Allen: I think lots OF
girl I have known nearly all my
life. I would like to marry her, some
day. but find we are drifting apart.
give nearly all of my salary to my
family and she uses all she earns for
her clothes. She goes with boys she
meets for the first time and I don't
approve of this. We don't seem to
be able to agree on things. But still
care for her. NELLIE.
The great difference between you
and this girl is that you have learned
the lesson of sacrifice and self-con.
troll and she doesn't seem to want to