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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-06-09
PROTECT THE FORESTS
Conservation Association Sends
Ont Statement.
PATROLS MORE EFFICIENT
Public Asked to Avoid Carelessness
With Fires.

Portland, June 5-That the fores
fire season Of 1911 approaches will
with better laws and stronger patrol.
than were In effect at the beginning
OF last season, but that the las,
general rains cannot be counted on tC
postpone danger beyond June, is the
substance Of statement issued today
by the Western Forestry & Conserva.
tion association after a systematic
canvass of field conditions through
its constituent fire lighting assocla.
tions Ia Montana, Idaho, Washing.
ton and Oregon.
Rainfall was about normal during
May and April but light in March
and February, so the total from New
Years to date Is less than Ia 1910.
While May rains relieved the fear of
another abnormally early fire season,
they also prevented the burning Of
settlers and loggers' slashings at the
safest time. State and association
fire officials emphasize that the re-
moval of these fire. traps now must be
under permit with the exercise of
every care to prevent fire from escap-
ing or lingering to spring up later.
All the timber owners associations
are making their patrols more efficient
than ever before. In Idaho forces
have been out since May extending
trails and telephone systems and
some associations already have a man
to every 10000 acres. The Washing
ton association has its men looking
after the cleaning up of dangerous
slashlngs and rights of way and has
purchased much new equipment In
cluding automobiles for transporting
men and supplies. The Montana and
Oregon associations have reorganized
on much stronger footing as a re.
suit of last years lesson. The Forest
Service has also devoted much effort
during the winter to perfecting it's
patrol and lre-fghtlng arrangements
and will work In close cooperation
with the states and private owners.
Forest officials of all the states are
arranging for strictcr enforcement OF
the fire laws than in previous years
and promise little leniency to offend
ers. The Washington and Oregon
laws were made more stringent by
the last legislation and appropriations
for executing them were increased
$4,000 year in Washington and
$50, 900 in Oregon. Both states are
greatly increasing their warden force.
The precautions required in burning
and operating engines are
much more rigid.
The Western Forestry s. Conserva-
tlon association Is making special
effort to secure public cooperation
with all these agencies by distribut.
ing immense quantities OF posters,
stickers and folders calling attention
to the laws, the steps necessary to
prevent fires, and the injury to the
community caused by destruction OF
resources, life and property. It be-
lleves that If the public can be made
to realize the extraordinary effort |
being made by Government, state |
and timber owners. 1t will reciprocate
by avoiding the carelessness which |
so much distress and damage
last year.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-06-09
FIXED SPEED LIMIT
Village Trustees Will Stop
Fast Driving.
SIDEWALKS CONDEMNED
List Of Bills Allowed Monday
Night.

Al the adjourned meeting Mon
day night the village trustees
passed an ordinance prohibiting
fast and reckless riding and driving
on the streets of Rathdrum, and
fixing speed limit for teams at
8 miles an hour, and for automo-
biies and motorcycles at IL miles
an hour. The penalty for viola
ton OF the ordinance is fine or
Imprisonment. Notices are to be
put up on the various roads enter
ing town.
Trustees brennan and Kirk
patrick presented their report on
the sidewalks, many of the walks
being condemned and others pro-
nounced in need Of repair. The
report was accepted and the pro-
perty owners ordered to repair or
build new walks.
The resignation of ]. S. Wool
cry, as village police and road
overscer, was accepted. His re-
port showed $I26 road poll taxes
paid.
John Delays bill for street work
was again laid on the table.
L.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-06-09
Commissioners Proceedings
Occur d'Alene, April 25.-


tlce OF the peace OF Plummer, and \
A Brady justice Of the peace and /
w Aubrey constable of Desmet. :
J Russell was appointed justice OF tn
peace Of Post Falls.
Matters rejected:
| Petition for bridge on I.atour creek
petition for completion OF Lumn
Gulch road, petition for new ferry a,
Dudley, petition for Deep Gulch road
petition Black Rock road 10 distrlc,
20.
Bills rejected:
Julia Oak nursing Co. charge 5 l8
q d'A Laundry ! 90
Coey Nero Co lumber s SO
Max Dorland autopsy Oh body 25
E L Reger witness Mcdowell
| case IS
The petition OF Julius Larson ct al
for road IN township 4s, 4 west, was
approved.
Adjourned to April 26.
April 26.-
The petition of L w Pietsch and
46 Others for the formation Of road
district No. 80 was approved.
New road districts were established
as follows: Nos. "a, 35, SO, 81 and
38.
In accordance with the provisions
of the session laws of 1911. the board
ordered that the auditor draw war
rants IN payment Of all salaries and
the rental Of the jail, on the second
Monday OF each and every month.
The petition Of J. l. Michel ct al
for the formation OF a new school dis
trict to be known as school district
No. 10, was approved.
The petition Of r P Hyde, ct al,
for the formation Of school district
No. so was approved.
The petition Of NJ f Smith. ct al,
for the formation OF school district
No. 80 was approved.
The petition OF Peter L. Beck for
the formation of school district No.
83 was approved.
The petition of James Waller ct al
for the formation OF school district
No. No. "a was approved.
Adjourned to May 8.
May g.
c E Remington was appointed road
overseer OF district 9.
Bills allowed:
S Thomas road work 5 95
Ed Lanktree . 80 so
A D Hull oyerseer 10
G B Alfred team work on work 25
Adjourned to May 8.
May g.
Bills allowed:
David Meyers expenses as
commissioner ) u 80
J L Ferguson expenses and sal.
ary as commissioner 30 10
q w Flemming " /" "a 95
w + Plonske road wrk and sup. 26 20
The sum of $1O7 was refunded to
Caesar Masini for taxes erroneously
collected.
Permission was granted the Prairie
Development company to establi
the townsite of Bayview and install
water system therein.
Adjourned to May 10.
May 10
The petition for the organization
of school district No. as an lnde- |
pendent district was approved and
the election callod at St. Maries June
3, 1911.
The monthly statement for April, |
the sum Of $326S9 fees COL
lected by the sheriff was at this time |
approved.
An order was made changing the
OF road district No. 5, In
the south end os the county.
Bills allowed:
. A Berry deputy sheriff
salary April $I25
( K Wonnacott assessor salary I66 66 |
Bert A Reed probate judge 125
W ] Mcclure treasurer /" 125
Martin Meehan janitor 98
N J Wernette !" /" 9s
Emil Elder I25
} L Rucker !" 100
E v Phinney surveyor i" So 66
W G Quarles deputy clerk /" 1875
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-06-09

The city OF Salt Lake is to vote on
the prohibition question on June 81.
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12
WILOES DIVORCE
DECREE GRANTED
At CARSON CITY
COMPLAINT FILED RECENTLY
AND MATTER ALL SETTLED
ALREADY.

CARSON, Aug IL, Thursday
morning in the district court, before
Judge Langan, Mrs. Minnie l..
Wildes was granted divorce from
her husband, Frank l.. Wildes. The
complaint, which alleged cruelty,
was read. Mr., WiIdes, through his
complaint, denied the allegations. He
failed to be represented and made
no fight in the matter. The case
was presented by Attorney Sanford,
and after general review of the
matter the judge granted the de-
cree of divorce.
1t was stated that the property
arrangements had been settled out
of court. Mrs. Wildes was granted
alimony in the sum of 500 per
month. By agreement the adopted
child Amy Wildes, was placed in
the custody of Mr., Wildes.
The fact that the complaint was
lllGu ldlG w buHtSudN AFTERNOON anu
the divorce granted within twenty
four hours, shows rapid work in the
district court of the county
Mrs Wildes is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kinkead of Vir-
ginfa City. Mr.. Kinkead is a prom,
inent mill man and mine owner He
is a member of the governors staff
and the family has been prominent
socially in Western Nevada for many
years. Naturally the filing Of the
complaint and the decree of divorce
following, has caused considerable
establishment in this city, where the
parties have long been residents
and have taken a prominent part
in the social doings of the capital
city. Mr.. Wildes has little to say
regarding the affair and evidently
agreed to the separation ON the
grounds stated and the division of
the property.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12
RAILROADS ARE
NOW WAITING FOR
The BIG STRIKE
BOTH SIDES ARE DOING GREAT
DEAL OF SECRET WORK IN
PREPARATION.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-It was re-
ported here late yesterday that the
western railroads which have re-
ceived demands from shop workers
are waiting for the unions to make
the first move in the threatened
strike.
Agents of both the railroads and
the unions, it is said, are doing a
considerable amount Of secret work
in anticipation of a break The or
ganization of branches of the rail
road department of the American
Federation of Labor, which repre-
sents between 100000 and 10000
workmen has been going on quietly
for some time, but it was not until
recently that the railroad managers
began to realize the strength of Tho
combination
The prompt action of the Harri-
man lines in refusing the demands
of the allied trades has resulted, it
is said, in practically, all the other
carriers joining forces with them
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12
REPORTED NEW
Mining STRIKE
STIRS FALLON
PROSPECTORS ARE FLOORING
TO NEW DISTRICT THIRTY
MILES SOUTH OF TOWN.

FALLON, New, Aug. 12.-T. J,
Mahoney and Zeb Ray, both we'll
known Nevada mining men, arrived
yesterday from the new camp of
Terrill, thirty miles south of this
place, loaded down with samples of
high grade ore from the latest OF
the Nevada strikes. Their arrival
created a sensation and the people
here are wild with excitement and
enthusiasm over the possibility of
securing locations in the new min
ing district Early in the morn
ing, Mayor Sherman and crowd
of Fallonites will leave in Mahon-
ey's automobile for the scene of the
discovery, while other machines will
convey additional fortune hunters.
Mahoney stated that the people
were locking in from all nearby
points and were making locations
in the vicinity of the discovery. The
mineralized belt is described as be-
ing Thirteen miles in length.
Another rush, such as is char
acteristic Of Nevada. is about to
begin and Fallon is the logical
point from which to embark for the
new district.
a townsite will be laid out and
all the pyrotechnics that accompany
a new boom will soon be on.
The ore brought in by Mahoney
and Ray is extremely rich in char
acter, and from their description
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12
MEN WANTED.

Two Irishmen died. One went
to heaven and the other went to
the other place Mike called down
from heaven and asked Pat how he
was getting along. I'm shoveling
coal" said Pat. DO you have to
work very hard?" Not very," he
said we have shifts. I work only
three hours day" Pat then in
quired of Mike how he was making
it: I'm sweeping down the golden
stairs" do you have to work very
hard?" yes" said Mike. II have
to work is hours a day. We're
short of men up here Missouri
Sharpshooter.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12
development
IN kEARN COUNTY
OIL FIELDS
OIL BRINGS IN A BIG
GUSHER IN THE BUENA
VISTA DISTRICT.

Los ANGELES, Aug. 12.-What
is regarded as the most important
development in oil fields of Kern
county for years, was the bringing
in of big gusher by the Standard
in the Buena Vista hills a few days
ago.
The discovery demonstrates the
presence of commercial deposits of
petroleum in the virgin Buena Vista
Hills district, and adds new field
of great promise to the California
proven oil areas. The we'll is To-
Gated on section So, and was
brought in at depth of 34O0 feet.
1t is estimated to be gushing at tie
rate of 5000 barrels per day, and
is the most spectacular feature of
the field. The leaping column Of
oil is visible three miles from the
well, and the gas pressure is tremen-
dous. The oil shows a gravity of
over % degrees, and when first
brought in the monster spouted at
the rate of 10000 barrels daily. So
elated is the Standard over its dis
covery that il has ordered the im-
mediate drilling of six new wells
near the big pioner. 1t is almost
certain that other companies drill
ing in the district will push devel-
opments with renewed vigor, now
that the existence of large pools of
high-grade oil has been conclusively
proven.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12
SENATOR BAILEY RESIGNS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 70
Senator Bailey of Texas resigned
yesterday from the National None
tary commission.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12

The Tonopah Lumber company
has the largest stock of all kinds
of mining timbers and
building material; wholesale and re-
tail. Mining timbers a speciality.
S-9-tf
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-12

of the district it appears to have
the real goods.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
RAINS AND COOL WAVE
PREDICTED FOR SOUTHWEST

Washington, Aug. 28.-Rains within
the next forty-eight hours over the
greater part of the country from the
Mississippi valley to the Atlantic
coast and in the southwest are pre-
dicted Sunday in a bulletin of the
weather bureau. Strong winds are
forecasted off the Atlantic coast in
connection with the disturbances now
off the South Atlantic coast.
Following the passage of the disturb
ances, the pressure will rise rapidly
and a change to considerably cooler
weather will overspread the great cen
tral valleys and the lake region today
and the eastern and southern states
Tuesday and Wednesday.
This change to cooler weather prob
ably will cause frosts in exposed
places the first part of the week il
the northern Rockies, northern plains
states, extreme upper Mississippi val
ley and the upper lake region. An
other disturbance is due to appear il
the northwest about Wednesday
whence it will move eastward.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
PURSUIT ABANDONED AFTER
NIGHT AND DAY HUNT

Durant, Okla, Aug. 28. = After
searching eighteen hours for an un-
known negro who attempted to attack
Mrs. A. Wilkerson at Colbert, fifteen
miles south of here Sunday night, the
pursuit was dropped Sunday morning
by Sheriff Hamilton Intense excite
ment followed the affair. Another
burning was anticipated if the negro
was captured.
1t developed yesterday that the un'
known negro, dressed in woman's
clothing, went to the Wilkerson home
Mrs. Wilkerson fed when she discov
cred that the negro was man. He
seized her 3-year-old child and threat
ened to kill the infant if she did not re
turn. She ran to her husband, who
was working in the field, and gave the
alarm. After carrying the child some
distance toward Red River, the negro
dropped it and fled. 1t is believed III
escaped to Texas. The pursuit wa
kept up to Denison.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
AS AGENCY TO
DESTROY COOLING MOTH

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 2S.-Electric-
ity as an agency to destroy the codling
moth and other bug pests is the latest
innovation introduced in modern apple
orcharding in the Spokane valley,
where w. NJ. Frost of Opportunity,
Wash, and j. C. Lawrence, practical
grower of Spokane last night made
what is declared to have been the first
demonstration of its kind in the world.
The test was made in a siX-year'-old
orchard and more than a score of
second-brood moths and many green
aphis were killed in a few moments
The apparatus consists of a storage
battery to charge the incandescent
light globes, each of six-candle power
which are netted with fine steel wire
coated with copped and tin, alternate
ly. Attracted by the bright lights in
the trees, to which the globes are car
ried at the ends of covered wire, the
moths fly against the netting, com
plete the electric circuit and are IN
stantly killed the bodies falling into
a receptacle placed beneath the globe
Frost estimates that one batter t
an acre of trees will keep the moths
under control, thus eliminating The
usual spraying and saving many dol
lars annually for help. equipment ant
fluid. He is now preparing to wire
his orchard of 10 acres, containing 20,
trees, and several neighbors, who wit
messed the initial test, are doing like
wise. 1t is reported that several thou
san dacres of bearing apple trees viii
be equipped with exterminators b.
next spring.
If commercial electric light wire
are extended to the orchard tracts, a
they are in many Of the valleys j
Washington, Idaho, oregon and Nor
tana, the expense of batteries may b
saved by making direct connection
The cost of covering the globes wit
wire nets is a small item and any ele,
trician can do the work.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01

that authority is given by the Cover
nor to consider this subject at the
special session.
1t also is predicted by some that in
view of the charges involving the state
board of public affairs, and the opposi
tion of friends of the old capitol com
mission, an effort will be made in the
legislature to repeal the law creating
the state board of public affairs.
The board of affairs was appointed
by Governor Cruce to act also as the
capitol commission, and much opposi-
ton has been expressed, especially
among members of the present house
of representatives, to this action, as
the house always has favored the SUI
pervision of the capitol construction by
a commission. The enemies of the
board have indicated they will ask a
legislative investigation into the Off
cial acts of the board.
With a strong possibility of legis.
lative inquiries into the affairs of these
two boards, the contemplated extra
ordinary session promises to include
some interesting features. Those who
have investigated the charges against
the board of education claim that they
have shown by reputable witnesses
that political considerations have en-
tered into the affairs of the board in
| its management of the schools to sucf
an extent as to impair the usefulnes:
| of the present board and to Warrant
wholesale removals by the governor.
Some of the men back of the in
vestigation also are opposed to the
| law by which all state educational in
stitutions were consolidated under thu
management of a single board, anC
they believe the disclosures have dem
Ionstrated that the law is a failure ant
should be repealed. They claim tha
the consolidation of power offers
temptation to play politics that canno
be resisted entirely.
The outcome of the investigation
and the result of the fight which
expected to arise in the legislature ar
being awaited with intense interest b
the people of Oklahoma.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
CLARK NOMINATED
BY LEADER MANN
White Haired Speaker Receives Un-
official Nomination at Frat" Con-
vention, Amid Cheers.

Chicago. H., Aug 2S. = Champ
Clark, speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives, received the unofficial nom
ination for the presidency by the re
publican party when Congressman
James Mann of Illinois, leader of the
republican minority in the house, in
Introducing Mr. Clark, at the Delta
Tau Delta convention, which opened
Saturday night, generously offered
Clark the democratic plum, acting, he
declared, for fear the democrats might
not select him.
The white-haired speaker with fold
ed arms received the suggestion with
face that was one huge smile In
the end he had to use all his skill as
presiding officer to halt the cheering
of his frat" brothers.
I'm reply to the kind suggestion that
may one day be president of the
United States" said the speaker, 81
can only say that the office is so great,
its duties so multitudinous and the
honor so profound that it is neither to
be sought nor declined.
"Only two men ever declined the
vice presidential nomination after it
had really been made. No man ever
will decline the presidency. If l ever
get into the White House, every Delta
'twixt the two seas is welcome to have
his legs under my table"
At this the cheering broke out again
and finally resolved into an uproarious
chant that ran:
Champ Clark, our next president
Even the republicans among the
thousand college banqueters seemed to
forget party lines in thei renthusiasm
1--WE got together in the house and
showed the public what we could dc
, when we got a chance after being de
MED the chance lor sixteen years, anC
I can't see a chance for the republi
cans to win" said Mr. Clark in part
1--WE are sure of New York, Massachu
setts, Connecticut and Indiana. W.
may carry Rhode Island. We woul(
: be sure of carrying Rhode Island if i
were not for the property qualification
demanded of voters.
"The tariff will be the predominant
: issue of the campaign. OF course ther
: will be several issues, as usual in th
t campaign of 1912, but the tariff, wit
e the cognate subject of the trusts viii
r, be the over-shadowing issue.
:. '"The was inevitable the momen
/ President Taft vetoed the wool bill
e He had declared the rates of Schedul
It K in the Payne-Aldrich bill to be to
|. high and said they ought to be lowe
d ed We took him at his word and low
# cred them but he would have none {
n it. We took the wool schedule jus
5. because we wanted to show to the pc,
e pie that he would not sign it.
1t Il would not charge Taft with
r, breach of faith but he had an awfl
e, change of heart or something after h
e. Winona MINI, speech.
n mot only has Taft failed to max
r good campaign promises, but the cou
le try is trying to get back to a norm
n voting condition, while the empty di
n ner pail" threat of the republicans hi
IN become So natent a humbug that ever
e. body with any intelligence realizes
to is but a hue and cry to deceive them
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-09-01
BEATT|E To TAKE
STAND IN PINCH
State Denies Intention to Spring Sen.
sation BY Placing BeuIah 5nford
on the Stand Friday.

Chesterfield County Courthouse, Va,
Aug. 26-Henry Clay Beattie Jr., will
take the stand in his trial for the MUIR
der of his wife, Louise, only as a last
resort to save him from the death
chair
This was admitted Friday by Harry
sM. Smith, Jr., who is associated with
sHilI Carter as counsel for the defense.
\ The automobile in which Mrs. Beat
tie was shot was Friday driven into
he back yard from the residence of
Colonel Lovington, whence it was kept
3rer night. A curious throng again
Il surrounded it and it was found neces-
ssSEy to rope it off to hold back the
norbidly curious who climbed aboard
II o examine the blood spots with which
U he fore part is splashed.
paul Beattie arrived about half an
4 our before court convened in an auto
|tobile in charge of a Richmond de-
N4ctive. and was taken to the Chester
|s cid hotel, instead of the Jail. A ru-
tor went around the court that the
E Commonwealth planned to spring a
6rprise by putting Beulah Binford on
stand, but this was emphatically
III MED by Attorney Wendenburg.
AMaior James D. Patten, a director
~ the penitentiary board, who took
sA bloodhounds to the scene of the
slrder gave an account of the shoot
TTEr as told him by Beattie that var
z5T from some of the others in thai
Matte stated that he was seated
& Ingside his wife when the fatal sho
US fired.
& kiI told Beattie the bloodhounds haC
e i been able to strike trail. HI
~ n told me that night before he hat
s. Anght the murderer had run into tn,
Ads. but that he since thought tn,
had gone up the road" said tn
: lness.