Bonners Ferry Herald from Bonners Ferry, Idaho • 1

rhe Bonners Ferry Herald BONNERS FERRY, IDAHO, FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1913. TWENTY-SECOND YEAR NUMBER 36 DIVISION BILL LOST IN SENATE H. H. Taylor Goes On Senate Floor To Defeat Bill Wanted By North Bonner County WAS LOST BY ONLY FOUR VOTES Senator Defenbach Worked Hard For County Division A I I 1 1, fi 'TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTtTTTT 1 Vote on Boundary County I For ridge Edgington, Goodnight, I Barton, Haight, Hanson, Hart, Hedrick, Johnson, Lee, Shepherd, Sweet. Macbeth, Total 13 11 Ajgainst postponement-Bor den, Davis, Defenbach, Dun ning, Fairchild, Fields, Hunt Luck, Reed, Robinson.

To tal 10 With absolute disregard of the fact that Northern Bonner county was practically unanimous in its desire for county division and that the majority of the remainder of Bonner County was indifferent in the matter the senate of the Idaho legislature Tuesday morning killed Elliott's house bill No 48 which provided for the creating of the county of Boundary from the northern portion of Bonner county. The vote was 13 against and 10 for the bill. Northern Idaho legislators worked against the bill with might and main although they knew that with its killing there was no longer any chance of creating new counties in northern Idaho to offset the six new counties which have already been created in southern Idaho where there is also a chance of one or two more yet to be created. Herman H. Taylor, lieutenant governor and to whom a large majority vote was given in the last election by the people of northern Bonner county, is to a large extent responsible for the defeat of the Boundary county bill.

Under his leadership the opposition to the bill, which passed the house of representatives by a large majority, organized. Taylor and his cohorts were unable to secure an unfavorable report from the senate committee but managed to have the division bill come before the senate as a committee of the whole. Action upon the bill was delayed long as possible and when it finally came up for discussion the lieutenant governor went on the floor of the senate to debate the measure and asserted that many people from Bonner county asking for division were not responsible. Byron S. Defenbach was an able advocate of the bill and was supported by Senator Davis of Oneida county who said that north Idaho was not being treated fairly by southern Idaho.

Senator Defenbach's ire was aroused by the action of H. H. Taylor in fighting the measure. Senator Defenbach Lieutenant Governor Taylor so far forgets his dignity, as an officer of the state of Idaho, to go down on the floor of the senate and debate a local measure he places himself on a level even with the senator from Bonner. I can not expect to win this fight when as a plain business man I find themself opposed by a powerful attorney who is also the presiding officer of the Advocates of county division are greatly aroused over the action Lieutenant Governor Taylor claiming that.he is not au actual tuemA ber of the legislature and that he meddled in an affair which did not come under his jurisdiction.

The fight for county division commenced the latter part of last December when the matter was taken up by the Kootenai Valley commercial club. The county division bill was introduced in the house of representatives by E. E. Elliott, who, by the aid of Senator Defeubach, former State Auditor S. D.

Taylor, George R. Gray, J. Kent and W. P. Mahoney, secured its passage by a large majority.

As a result of the fight on the county division question northern Bonner county is more at outs with Sandpoiut tfian ever and prominent citizens of Bonners Ferry and vicinity have announced that they intend to continue working until their hopes of a county government which cannot be handled by Sandpoint is realized. The Evening Capital News of Boise of March 4th gives the following account of the fight made in the senate qu the Boundary county bill; "Before the measure succumbed, Defenbach put up a determined fight for its life. Opening the discussion when the bill was made a special order for consideration in the committee of the whole the Bonner county senator, with the aid of a huge map, discoursed on the merits of the proposed division at some length. He quoted the valuations of the two counties and showed where Bonner county would be left a total assessed valuation in taxable property of over $18,000,000 and where the new county was taking only a valuation of less than $7.000.000. He spoke of the great area of the present county and declared that the people of the proposed new county were overwhelmingly in favor of its creation.

He said that out of a total of 1019 votes cast for governor at the last election, but five opposed the division. He referred to the great number of telegrams he had received asking for division not from the proprosed new county alone but from Bonner as well. After Defenbach had finished his address. Hanson of Shoshone moved that Lieutenant Governor Taylor be given the floor in behalf of anti-division. This permission was granted and the senate's presiding officer proceeded to his argument against division.

Taylor declared that many of the telegrams and petitioners asking for division were not persons in whom confidence could be placed He referred particularly to a letter from a man whom he named and whom he said "signed himself as 'mayor of This town of Newport is not incorporated and consequently has no mayor declared Taylor. "The man who signs himself as mayor is the owner of a number of disreputable houses he said. After Taylor had concluded, Defenbach spoke in rebuttal. He started in on Taylor and flayed him for his actions in mixing in debates over local questions. "He has called me down repeatedly during discussions of various matters on this floor because 1 mentioned the lower house.

He spoke almost exclusively of what had happened in the house," said Defenbach. "The opposition to this bill by Taylor can lie explained. Fannin owns a large building and. Taylor and Connor are his tenants. The speakership fight was the start of this opposition.

"I am glad I have made my fight without dragging into the controversy any of my personal BOUNDARY COUNTY BILL HAD ABLE SUPPORTERS SENATOR DEFENBACH, REPRESENTATIVE ELLIOTT, S. D. TAYLOR W. P. MAHONEY AND A.

J. KENT DESERVING OF GRATITUDE OF NORTH BONNER COUNTY I I I i I I I The attitude which Senator Byron S. Defenbach took in the matter of the division of Bonner county has won for him not only the unanimous respect and admiration of the people of northern Bonner county but also the commendation of all the people of Bonner county who and are broadminded enough were to judge the measure on its merits. I Senator Byron S. Defenbach Senator Defenbach, in his strong and determined fight for the Boundary county bill, was placed in an upenviable position.

He was under no obligations to the people of northern Bonner county and yet he held his ground favoring a measure which he knew would bring him in bad repute with a certain coterie of his hometown and this coterie, by the way, has already branded him a he believed he was in the right and because he felt that his office was one which required him to look after the best interests of all sections of Bonner county. The conduct of Senator Defenbach shows him to belong to that stamp of public servants whose numbers are altogether too few and who sacrifice the goodwill of political bosses, home politicians and others of this ilk who have heretofore held the reins of in order to serve the best interests of the people. It exhibits him in marked contrast, to his everlasting credit, to the group of legislators ijo, admitting the merits of the Boundary county bill, voted against it for political reasons only. Torepeat, Senator Defenbach has earned the gratitude of not only Boncorrespondence. The governor has referred to the Payette county division fight; he seems to have While on the that on his mind.

floor the governor has repeatedly violated all the ethics attached to 1 his position. "I cannot expect to win this fight when as a plain business man I find myself opposed by a powerful attorney who is also the presid-1 ing officer of the senate." Defenbach again returned to the attack. He declared "the people! of north Idaho believe they are getting the worst of it. You senM ators from the south have no ideal of the wants of the north. You will spend a whole day fighting for 40 feet of irrigation ditch, but when the big important questions of the people of north Idaho come before you.

you pass them by. It's beacuse you are ignorant of ner county but of the whole state for his unselfish, broadminded and unbiased attitude not only toward this bill but on all other progressive legislation. We are wont to expect upon the part of local representatives a continued and determined effort in behalf of all legislation effecting their home localities but we cannot allow this opportunity to pass without referring to the brilliant work which has been done this session of the legislature by Representative Elliott. Mr. Klliott not only succeeded in getting the Boundary county bill through the House of Representalives by a large majority but he has also succeeded in having new and much needed drainage bills passed by'the legislature.

He has been on the side of all progressive legislation and his marked abilities have singled him out as one of the Republican leaders of the 1913 legislature. He has given his home people just reason to be proud of him and has won for himself an enviable name throughout the state as a progressive thinker and legislator. He is a man whom, in the future, the people of the state will look to as a champion of clean legislation. They will demand that Unpeople of this section see to it that his services are available to the state of Idaho. No better men could have been neglecting his own bussiness affairs for nearly two months, in the interests of the bill wanted by his friends of northern Bonner county.

To these men, one and all, the gratitude of the people of the Kootenai valley is due and it is to be hoped that when this bill again comes up in the next legislature their services will be available. sent to Boise to urge the passage of Boundary county bill than Messrs Mahoney and Kent. They were conversant with all the merits of the measure and had knowledge of the necessary data such as had no other two men in the community. They worked assidously, night and day, in the interests of the bill. Messr Kent and Mahoney are warm in their praise of the great assistance rendered them in their fight for the Boundary county bill by former state auditor, S.

D. Taylor. Mr. Taylor's influence and popularity among the legislators is very great and he worked incessantly, the north and its wants. Senator Davis of Oneida deHvered one of the most finished addresses delivered in the senate before this session.

He defended Senator Defenbach in his contention that the north was not being treated fairlv by the south, and declared that the south should grant division to the people of Bonner county in justice to that section of the state. The senator referred to the struggles during the two legislative sessions previous to the present one, when the people of Oneida wanted Power county created. He declared that division had lost through the fact that its enemies had combined against it. railway line for his old home at TitU8ville Pen which he had not visited for over ten years. Frank Holtz left last evening over the Spokane International DR PARK HOLLAND PASSES AWAY Died Early Wednesday Afternoon After Long Illness---58 Years Old Dr.

Park Holland, for the past six years one of Ferry's most respected citizens, passed away at his home on the North- side Wednesday evening after an I illness of a years duration. Heart failure was the direct cause of Dr. Holland's death. He is survived by his wife and one son. The deceased was born at Peoria, Ill- May 21st, 1855.

He graduated from the New York university I and practiced medicine four years. He went to Wyoming for the benefit of his health and remained in that state 11 years, ing he went to Billings, Mont, and From Wyom- I came to Bonners Ferry six years ago. The funeral services were conducted at the Presbyterian church this afternoon at two o'clock by Kev. Parks. PLAY BASKET BALL TOMORROW Libby Town Team and lanetook Club to Play at Hall A basket ball game that is sure to be a fast and interesting one is to be played tomorrow evening, March 8th, at Kent's hall between the Libby town team and the lanetook club team.

There will be a dance after the game. The lanetook club team is said to be one of the strongest basket ball fives in Northern Idaho while the Libby team lays claim to several championship seasons. The local five is anticipating a hard battle but are confident that the score will be in their favor. The game promises to be the best as well as the final one of the basket ball season. DROP FINAL GAME AT LIBBY Ferry in Lead Until the 3 Wat 31 to 29 In the most closely contested game of basketball played this season the Bonners Ferry high school team was defeated by the fast Libby, Montana team on the Libby floor last Friday night by a score of 31 to 29.

From the blow of the whistle Bonners Ferry jumped into the lead by scoring two field baskets in the first few minutes of play. From then on each team scored about even, the visiting team having a shade the advantage. The first half ended 19 to 14 in favor of Bonners Ferry. For the first ten minutes of the second half the teams scored field baskets alternately and it looked very much like a victory for the the visitors when all of a sudden the home team scored two successive field goals bringing them within one point of a tie score. Both teams then settled down to close guarding as there was but 3 minutes to play.

A foul on Bonners Ferrv thrown by Shaurette tied the score. With but 3 minutes to play each team worked desperately for an additional field goal. Welch of Libby succeeded in throwing the first goal only to have it duplicated by Murphy of Bon ners Ferry a minute later. Welch cut loose for another goal giving Libby a lead of 2 points while Murphy scored a field goal just as the whistle had blown calling time. From the standpoint of the specj tators they considered the game the fastest and most closely contested they have seen for some time.

The Bonners Ferry team outclassed the Libby boys in team work and also in speed but did not seem able to stave off the final rush which gave Libby victory. Bonj ners Ferry still keeps the champI ionship as they have beaten Libby twice this season and for the three games of the series have scored 127 points while Libby has scored only 66. A full account of the teams' season record will be published in the next issue. IS OP TO THE SUPREME COURT Litigation Brought Before Highest Tribunal to Test Constitutionality of Drainage Law CASE IS EARLY ON CALENDAR Provide Corrective MeMorei If Law It Unconstitutional court heard the argument on the test case brought to try the constiLast Saturday, the supreme tutionality of the new drainage district act says the Boise Evening News. The litigation is brought in the name of Edwin E.

Elliott against Robert S. McCrea, clerk of the court in Bonner county liecause the latter refused to file the petition of the plaintiff for the organization of the drainage district on the ground that the act was not constitutional. The case is merely one to test the legality of the act and to determine before the present session of the legislature closes whether or not the measure can hold water. The supreme court set the case early on the calendar in order to get it it at once and to settle the points that are raised by the attorneys. Perky Crow represent the clerk while Richards Haga are attorneys for the plaintiff.

The clerk is said to have raised several constitutional objections to filing the petition and the plaintiff asks that the court issue a writ of mandate compelling him to do so. In order to determine whether or not it should issue such a writ, the court will have to settle the points of law that the counsel have raised. The contention of the clerk is that the new laws gives the judge of the district court the authority to appoint the commissioners of the district and that such authority is an executive rather than judicial function and that the court has no authority to make such appointments. Other detailed questions of constitutional law are involved in the suit which is regarded one of the most important before the supreme court at this stage of the calendar in that it involves every drainage district of the state and every one that would be formed in the next two years. The idea in bringing the suit at this time is to have the questions of law settled at once by the higher courts and, if found to be unconstitutional provide corrective measures for it during the present session of the legislature.

for the program tonight and two full reels of moving pictures will be shown also. The good for a reserved be DECLAMATION CONTEST TONIGHT Seven Pupils of Bonners Ferry School In Try out At Utopia Seven pupils of the Bonners Ferry schools will compete tonight at the Utopia theater for the honor of representing Bonners Ferry at the district declamation contest which is to lie held in this city next Friday night. The contest of next Friday night, March 14, will be taken part in by representatives of school districts Nos. 4, 13, 14, 15, 43 and 65 and the winner of that try-out will go to Sandpoint this spring to take part in the final contest for the fine silver cup offered by the Humbird Lumlier company to the school that wins it twice. Prof.

Spoerry has arranged for a number of fine musical selections 35 cents..