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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
Yankee Genius Floods
World With Everything

I make bold to believe that In the
United States today at the close OK
this first quarter Of this Twentieth cen
tury there can be seen an ingenuity In
plot-making and q fertility In devising
situations recalling that which was TO
be observed in France In the days OK
Scribe and Dennery and Sardou and IN
Spain In the days of Lope de Vega ana
Calderon, two periods Of dramaturgic
dexterity and Of abundant productiv-
ity. The American faculty OF inven-
ton, which has filled the world with
Yankee contrivances, seems to hav"
been directed suddenly to the construc :
tion Of plays, says Brander Matthews
in Scribner's. I am aware that to say
this is to lay myself open to the retort
that our plays are as machins-maoe 10
our Yankee contrivances, and oven
that we are engaged in quantity pro
duction rather than Quslity pr0ducuoh-
r. thus cornered should hNve TO con-
fess that there may be more thah .
little truth in the charge; but snouia
profrer as my rejoinder the statement
TINT not a few of the American plays
Of this century are as interesting IN
the library as they are in the fneater'
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
Smoking Introduced in
America BY the Chinese

The Indian long has enjoyed the rep
utation of having invented the pipe
and beQueathed to white men the Joys
of tobacco. Recent discoveries in the
West indicate, however, that the In
dian In turn may have inherited the
smoking habit from a much earlier pc
rlod, and that smoking was introduced
into America by the Chinese at some
remote time. It Is certain that the
East Indians have been smoking Tor
some two thousand years.
Long before tobacco was discovered
smoking had become fine art Baby
lon doubtless had many smokers who
were as particular about their pipes
and brands as any one today. They
smoked different woods and herbs and
paid special attention to blending
them to get the desired flavor. A
piece of wood was burned to char
coal, and smoked In an ornamented
pipe. When the charcoal was req
hot a powder was dropped on 1t and
the resulting smoke was Inhaled
Throughout Central Asia In remote
times smokers were common and were
exacting about the tobacco" or what
ever 1t was they smoked. They used
the gum from trees, bark and many
aromatic herbs and smoked various
kinds of flowers.
Soldiers have been smokers from re-
mote antiquity. The Russian military
camps still yield pipes. The ruins OF
Roman cities, notably Pompeii, show
that smoking must have been common.
Many Of the pipe designs were most
elaborate.-New York Times.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
Cut County Tax Levy.

The Kootenai county tax levy
was fixed by the commissioners at
their September meeting at IL
mills. This is one and one fifth
mills less than the levy for the
previous year and is estimated to
mean saying of S22, 900 on $751;
600, 900 assessed valuation in the
county.
The state levy is S mills.
Municipal levies certified to the
county auditor are reported as
follows: Athol 10 mills; Occur d.
Alene, "a S; Harrison 43; Post
Falls, III; Rathdrum, 10; Spirit
Lake 18; Worley, 29.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
WoOdmen Adopt Class.

The Modern Woodmen adopted d
class of eleven members last Saturday
night all secured 10 a drive by
District Deputy A. A Berges. After
the ceremony lunch was served, the
Roya. Nelghbors assisting. With
October the Wood men will resume
meeting twice month, the hrst
Monday and third Saturday. The
ROYAL Neighbors will begin holding
meetings again on the first Friday
evenings as we'll as on the third
Saturday.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
REVIVE OLD ISSUE
BoTah Will Fight Davis On
League Of Nations.

Declaring that he is going to
revive the league of nations issue
in the national campaign and that
he believes President Coolidge will
be selected if any one is named in
the electoral college, United States
Senator William E. Borah gave
out political interview at Walla
Walla, Sept. 20.
"Our party leaders have been
somewhat timid in discussing the
foreign relations issue and have
failed to take up the gauntlet as
thrown down by John w. Davis,
the democratic nominee" said the
Idaho senator, "but in my small
way will endeavor to make this
great problem an issue in the cam
paign when l speak in the eastern
states, beginning in October. !
believe that Mr.. Davis has laid
himself wide open.
81 am as unalterably opposed to
the league OF nations as ever, and
/ believe the republican party
should fight Mr.. Davis on this
issue"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
General News BTevities.

The present per capita debt OF
Canada is 1912.
A tornado at Thorpe, Wiscon-
sin, killed % persons Sept. 2l.
James A. Drain is the new
national commander of the
American Legion, elected at the
convention held in st. Paul.
The telephone manufacturing
industry employs over 100000
persons in the United States.
An ordinary desk phone con-
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
MAY ORDER CLEANUP
Town Board Waiting. Allows
Number Of Bills.

No action was taken by the town
board Tuesday night looking tc
the cleaning up Of the brick in the
street in front of the Sommers lots,
but sentiment expressed indicated
that the condition would not be
permitted to continue much longer.
Only three members of the board
were present-Chairman Lentsch,
and Trustees Wenz and Hart.
The clerk was instructed to get
quotations on new FIRE hose.
Bills allowed included $78 IS for
labor in constructing cement cross
walks, reducing the public i'm
provements fund to $3.50
The current expense fund has
been reduced to S6I7.57. Addi-
tional bills for watchman services
at the FIRE were allowed to the
amount Of $25- 70; for work at the
dam, sag. SO; lumber, $3.50; and
phone rent s.. 90. This fund con-
tanning the appropriation for
general purposes started with
$I2oe, and the first five months OF
the fiscal year has reduced it
almost half.
The sum of SAB IS remains in
the park fund, with which to pay
the caretaker salary and park
lights for September.
Opinion submitted by Attorney
Miles F. Egbers was that the
action taken by the board May II
in accepting the resignation of A.
A. Berges as trustee was regular,
as there was no majority vote
either way on the first vote taken
when the motion was lost, while
there was clear majority on the
second vote taken.
In regard to town marshal, Mr..
Egbers advised that such an Off
cial should be provided perman-
emily but would not necessarily
have to be employed steadily at a
regular salary, only that he could
be available when needed TO
enforce the ordinances and
mandates of the board.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
FRENCH ON TOUR
Aere Last Friday. Hits Govern.
ment Ownership.

Congressman Burton L. French
was a visitor 10 Rathdrum last
Friday, Emory Knudson bringing
him over from Ceut d'Alenc in his
car. Mr.. French started his CAM
paign as usual in Custer ssd
Lemhi counties and reports having
tiae meetings. Last week he spoke
in Latah and Benewah counties.
His speaking dates in Kootensi
and other northern counties will be
the latter part OF the month 81
October.
Mr.. French, who lis the republi-
can nominee ios reelection from
the first congressional district,
stated that his impression is that
the state OF Idaho is for Coolidge
and that Moore will lead for gov
ernor. In an interview with the
Press at Crur d'Alene, Mr.. French
said
"I have been recently in various
places where amoHth ago there
was good deal of LaFolle..e
sentiment, and find that it is now
tanning out. The question Of
government ownership OF the rail-
roads at FIRST appealed but tie
people are commencing to COL
clude that it would mean . greater
number of men employed and
higher wages for those employed.
and thus there would be no reduc-
ton but increased freight ard
passenger rates.
Government ownership OF the
railroads would mean the removal
from the tax rolls Of S84, 900, oco
of property in Idaho alone, and TO-
creased taxes in some counties OF
more than SO per cent, and in some
counties OF more tLaa 100 percent.
The average increase in the state
would be nearly IS percent.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
tains 2O1 parts.

The mining industry in tie
western states suffered a sixty
per cent decline in a five year
period up to 1921, during which
metal needs OF the country we're
partly met by Importation. 1t
is said the tariff is aiding in
effecting a revival.
The Forest Service has Just
written to seventeen OF the
largest tobacco manufacturers
OF the United States requesting
them to insert warning cards in
every package OF cigarettes they
put out, cautioning the smokers
to be careful with fire in the
woods. Similar campaigns are
being undertaken by various
state chambers al commerce.
From 1916 to 1921 the
number OF income tax payers In
the United States paying normal
and surtax on incomes OF $500
900 OF over, decreased from
1896 paying 1892, ,972;986 to
only 246 paying $153,534,395.
1t is claimed the shrinkage was
due largely ,tp Withdrawals OF
capital from taxable property
and its investment in tax-free
bonds. -
Complete retirement OF the
public dcbtof the United States
in the next 20 years is now cop-r
templated by the treasury. The
debt is now about 21H billion
dollars and the interest on 10
amounts to approximately ons'
billion a year, which is said to-
be too great an annual burden
if taxes are to be appreciably
reduced.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
FROM OVER TIE COUNTY
POST FALLS

w. E. Evans estimates 100 cars of
apples this year for the McGures.
East Greenacres and Post Falls
districts.
Z The irrigation season 10 the lower
valley closed last week.
Marshal Moys arrested deserter
named W. C. Whiteacre and took him
to Fort George Wright.
+. o. REYNOLDS, Sam Curoe, b. s..
WethereIl, John Webster and Ii. H..
Eisenhauer Joined the motor caravan
to Missoula last Friday.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
Idaho State News Items.

Births 10 Idaho during the month
ended September 10, totaled 944;
deaths 362.
The commissioners OF Boundary
county have fixed the tax levy at %
mills. the same as for last year.
James A Lauer, Payette business
man and former director in the
Paystte National bank, has been
sentenced to prison on charges Of
perjury aud forgery.
Lieutenant colonel Harry A. Padg-
ham. adjutanl general OF Idaho. died
at Boise Sept. IS, following an opera
tIon for ruptured appendix. He was
80 years of age.
Work is to be started soon on a
state fish hatchery At Grangesille to
cost $4,000. 1t will he the third
built by the nsh and game depart
ment Ia Is months.
The normal school at Lewiston
reports . larger enrolment than al
the beginning OF the previous term.
A potato fioul plant is to be re-
opened at Idaho Falls by local capital
after long idleness.
The Pucatel'o Egg Pr ducers
association expects 10 handle 80 car
loads OF eggs the first year worth
5000. 900. Pocatello Is the teuter for
10 counties. With $4,000 hens.
State banks Of Idaho are In the
best condition for years, according to
The state commissioner Of anance.
IL Is estimated that $50 cars OF
potatoes will be shipped from Mini
doka reclamation project this year
Ii the irst two days 1868 students
registered at the University of Idal 0,
an increase OF 337 In the e. ,llment
over the previous year
Governor G. e. Moore. In openinp
his campaign at HALEY, Tuesday.
pointed out that his administration
had saved the state more than one
million dollars 10 reduced taxes.
appropriations and expenditures.
In discouraging petitioners for the
pardon Of C. 81. ADderson,a Kootenai
county murderer serving a life
sentence ia the Idaho penItentIary,
Governor G. 9. Moore last wet k
declared the sentence given Loeb and
Leopold, Chicago boy murderers, was
a grave miscarriage OF justice and
will cause others to think that they,
too, can commit crines and receive
light sentences. He predicted the
two boys would be free 10 few years.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26
CEUR D'ALENR

J. w. McCrea, county com missioner
has purchased the interest of George
Q. Dart In the Occur d'Alene Grair
& Milling company.
Neil Coventry is suing the Cosur
d'Alene Regatta association to
recover 1915 on notes.
Up to last Saturday 80 members
had been secured for national guard
company. Ten more are needed.
ID. Nolan o; Hauser Lake was
acquitted Of he charge of liquor in
possession by the district court Jury.
Thieves robbed the cash drawer at
the Hutton store one night last week.
The Dalton packing plant was
opened Monday and it is estimated 81
carloads Of fruit will be shipped.
Two inches of snow fell on 1.-THE
hump" on the road to the Little
North fork Thursday night of last
week.
Senator w f. Borah was a. visitor
10 Occur d'Alene Sept. IS.
The cannery has been reopened and
is TO be operated during the apple
packing season.
Two men and a woman who drove
their car away from garage without
paying the repair bill were arrested
on the charge of petit larceny They
were tried before the prob tie judge
who found them guilty ard fined
them jointly S. and SIC 20 costs. ;.
James T. Burcham is suing j. II.
Sexsmith for $4,000 and E o. Shet-s
wood for $5964 on notes secured by
10 the county. He also asks
that receiver be appointed for the
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-09-26

The sawmills around Hauser lake
are reported to have closed down aor
the season.
, 1924-05-28
INCREASED PENSION
FOR CODY LADY

According to a message from Sen
ator F. E. Warren in Washington
the omnibus pension bill. which con-
tains an item for an increase in
pension to $50 for Mrs. Annie E.
Thompson of Cody. has received a
favorable consideration by the PEN
sions committee and has been so
reported to the senate. Senator
Warren expresses his belief that
the bill will soon become a law.
Mrs Thompson is the widow of
a Civil war non-commissioned Of
ficer and is entirely helpless due
to her advanced age and total
blindness.
, 1924-05-28
BUFFALO BILL TOWN DOINGS
Put out that flag Memorial Day.

Put out hat flag Memorial Day.
Yes, We Deliver-YATES.
Money back if not satisfied at
Yates .
DR.. Glenn, optometrist. Regular
visit Irma hotel Saturday, May 81.
Once in 365 days you're asked
to think of those who died for this
country. Do it Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Southgate Freeman,
who have been occupying the Hogg
residence the past year., will spend
much of the summer on N%orthfork.
Take off your hat Memorial Day
when the flag passes. You won't
get sunburned.
Harry Sanborn was a Billings
visitor last week looking in at the
Shrine ceremonial held by AL Bedoo
Temple of Southern Montana.
You ex-service men be in front
of the NJ. E. church Memorial Day
at 1000 a. m. Fred Coe Post
wants you.
Mrs. Earl Crouch returned from
Billings Saturday, being accompan-
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Van Howell,
who returned home Sunday.
Harry Huyck left last week for
Boulder, Wyoming. where he is
looking into a business proposition
which may mean that he will locate
there.
Paul R. Greever motored to Their
mopolis Tuesday being accompanied
by w. L.. Simpson and Mrs. d. R
Blaske and children, who will visit
for a few days at the Simpson home
C. A. Evans will leave for Basin
Thursday where, he will settle e
eral insurance claims due the Skov-
gard family on policies which the
late Senator Skovgaard had with
his company.
A. C. Newton returned Monday
! evening from the Sunlight and Up
per Clarks Fork country, where he
has beer doing assessment work for
the assessors office. Mr.. Newton
has about finished his field work of
the 1924 assessment.
w. E. Wooden and son, Myron
Wooden, are visiting in Cody a few
days this week. Both of these men
were former residents in Cody, the
former being a barber and the lat
ter having worked in the local
printing offices. The elder Mr..
Wooden and his wife have just re-
turned from a tour in the south
and a visit with folks in Missouri.
and Myron has until recently been
engaged in the printing business at
Valentine. Nebraska. At the pres
ont time they are looking for loca-
tions in the Big Horn basin.
, 1924-05-28

L. L. Newton and Hayward
Schwoob of Lander spent the week
end in Cody. They drove over
Thursday in Mr.. Schwoob's car, re-
turning Sunday.
Bill Boron of Northfork was in
activities of the Dokey ceremonial.
Bill isn't a Dokey but he had just
as much fun as any of them.
Mrs. w. T. Hogg and daughter
Mary are back from California
where the latter has been enrolled
in school the past year. Mrs. Hogg
will occupy her home on East Alger
avenue.
The Cody tennis club has dis
continued the use of its court at
Rumsey avenue and Third street
and last week cleared away the
fencing and otherwise beautified
the premises Of the old court.
Things sure begin to look classy
up at the Hopes and Raymond
OuH5dAOMs WIN iht us nihNo
k~itchenette, telephone and every
thin looks like these two popular
bachelors are going to step about
a bit.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Mooney ar
rived from the east last week and
the former will be connected with
the Enterprise. Mr.. Mooney is a
newspaper man of considerable ex-
perience and will be right at home
in the editorial chair.
AL Thomas is back from Iowa
where he with his mother was
called by the last illness and death
of his sister several weeks ago. His
mother will return to Wyoming al
a later date, but AL put up with
the wonderful climate of the Buck
eye state as long as he could and
had to get back where he could
smell the sage brush.
Mrs. w. T. Newell returned last
week from an extended visit in the
south and California. Mr.. Newell,
who accompanied her, stopped over
a few days at Thermopolis. Mr..
and Mrs. Newell expect to make
their home in Cody, occupying their
property on First street and Bleis-
tein
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Giroux and
two sons are spending a few days
in Cody this week while the former
is meeting with tbs local Knights
OF Pythias in the interest of the in
surance department of the K. P.
lodge. The Giroux reside at Sher-
idan but are just starting out on a
tour which will extend over the
entire summer season and will pro-
badly take them to the west coast
and down into California before
they return to the state.
, 1924-05-28
NO NEW TRIAL FOR MoNrANaN

The Montana supreme court Mo-,
day denied the request of SetE o.
Banner for a new trial. Danner
"a convicted at Bozeman and SEN
fenced to be hanged for the death
of Mrs. Florence Sprouse of Mo-
bridge, S. D. The woman's hus-
band. John Sprouse, also was slain,
the two bodies being found in a
mud hole near Central Park. Mon
tana.
Authorities alleged that Danner
killed the husband and wife who
were enroute to the Pacific coast
by automobile, but formally charged
Danner only with the Staying of the
woman.
, 1924-05-28
Del Monte Brand at Yates.

Itl IohtG a otCos
w. L. Simpson spent over night
in Cody, arriving Monday evening.
Consult us about your eyes. DR..
Glenn, Irma hotel, May 81.
No, sunlight won't hurt the Am
erican Flag. Put it out.
Try Yates for Groceries-free de
livery.
Chas. and Jake Bevelhymer were
callers in the county sea over the
week End.
i Paul r. Greever is driving a new
Dodge which he purchased last
week from the local agency.
Chas. James. of the Sunlight
anger station. is visiting in Cody
this week.
Some one did something for you.
Get out and show your appreciation
Memorial Day.
Mrs. Lloyd Buchanan is spending
a few weeks with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. e. r. Breisch of Cheyenne,
leaving Cody on Saturday morning.
H. A. Phillips goes to Powell
Thursday to do some interior decor
ating for the Memorial services
which will be. held there.
C. a. Starkey. the Boston wool
buyer of Boston is renewing ac-
quaintances with. Park county sheep
men and friends.
The Misses Thelma Fulkerson and
Zoe Steck of Powell are the house
guests this week of Geneva Lofts
garden and Eva johnson.
If you're an ex-service man Fred
Coe Post want you to attend Mem
orial Day services with them. II
you're not. we want you to attend
anyway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Frost, ccom-
panied by Mrs. r.. l. Volckmer, are
Billings visitors this week. They
motored to the Montana city Mon
day.
The Lions Club will have its reg
ular dinner Thursday evening at
the Busy Bee dining room, in the
building recently vacated by the
Toggery.
John f. Cook returned Saturday
night from Lowell where he is as
sisting in the installation of a new
laundry Of that -Joao IT. + ~
pleased with the prospects for bus
mess in the new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Tinkcom of
Red Lodge arrived in Cody Satur-
day and will visit here for several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. D.. A. Tink-
com. Mr.. Tinkcom has a thriving
iewelry business in the Montana
town.
Emil Ebert. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Ebert, who is a student at the
wyoming university, was among
those elected to office during the
recent fraternity meeting election
at the Wyoming school. Emil be
came he secretary of the Wyoming
chapter of the Delta M Alpha fra
t%ernity.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Van Arsdau
are enjoying a visit from the lat
ter's sister. Mrs. Geo. Thomas and
daughter Robbie Dell, of Portland.
Oregon. This week Mrs. Van Ars-
dali and sou and guests, together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Evans.
are spending a few days at the
~fiueblood cabin on Northfork.
, 1924-05-28
AUCTION SALE

l will sell to the highest bidder
on Saturday, May 31st, a full set
of carpenter tools and chest. Sale
on vacant lot east of post office.
G. F. PERRY.
, 1924-05-28

The flag should be at half-mast
from sunrise until noon. then raised
to the top, Memorial Day.
, 1924-05-28
WANTED

STOCK WANTED TO PASTURE
1 have about $50 acres of fine
pasture land; good water and plenty
of grass. John Kirkpatrick. 5-21j11p
, 1924-05-28

Eye Specialist
DR.. Glenn's regular visit, Irma
hotel, Saturday. May 81.
, 1924-05-28
LOST n FOUND

FOUND-Crank for automobile. I'm
usually long shank. Owner may
get same at Herald by paying for
this ad. 5-14-21c
, 1924-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Van Arsdau
are enjoying a visit from the lat
ter's sister. Mrs. Geo. Thomas and
daughter Robbie Dell, of Portland.
Oregon. This week Mrs. Van Ars-
dali and sou and guests, together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Evans,
are spending a few days at the
Trueblood cabin on Northfork.
, 1924-05-28

Try a Herald Want AID.
, 1924-05-28
WANT ADS
FOR SALE

LOST-Drop chain caring with bril-
liants. Finder please return to
Herald office. 5-2Sp
, 1924-05-28

Emil Ebert. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Ebert, who is a student at the
Wyoming university, was among
those elected to office during the
recent fraternity meeting election
at the Wyoming school. Emil be-
came the secretary of the Wyoming
chapter of the Delta M Alpha fra
t%ernity.
, 1924-05-28

FOR SALE-Seed Oats. Fred Gail.
4-30 tic
, 1924-05-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Tinkcom of
Red Lodge arrived in Cody Satur-
day and will visit here for several
days with Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Tink-
COM. Mr.. Tinkcom has a thriving
iewelry business in the Montana
town.
, 1924-05-28

FOR SALE-A used cord touring
"a at a bargain. See Roy Jones
at Yellowstone garage. 5-28-6-4-11c
, 1924-05-28

FOR SALE OR TRADE-7-passen-
ger Cole 49," In good condition.
4 new tires. Phone 7F13. Henry
Purvis. 5-7-14-21-2S
, 1924-05-28

FOR SALE-Baby buggy, good con-
dition. Phone 1881.
, 1924-05-28

FOR SALE+12 head good saddle
and work stock. John Kirkpat-
rick. 5-21-6-11p
, 1924-05-28

FOR SALE - Household furniture
including complete dining room
set. library table. davenport and
chairs. Mrs. Dave Jones. 5-7-ctf
, 1924-05-28

John r. Cook returned Saturday
night from Lowell where he is as
sisting in the installation of a new
laundry at that place. He is well
pleased with the prospects for bus
mess in the new location.