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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
Total

In other words, the men who plant
this clover seed will plant with 1t on
an average, thirteen Q3) weed seeds
on every square yard of their entire
fields. Keep In mind too. that this
seed IS not composed OF screenings.
1t had been 'cleaned" and put on
the market as flrst-class seed. The
ordinary farmer will probably not de-
tect anything radically wrong with 1t
so he will literally seed down his farm
with the vi!est weed pests on earth.
1t is true that have given here the
results OF only one test, however, /
could give dozen tests showing large
numbers Of these weed seeds in clio.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
vers. alfalfa aud timothy.

vers. alfalfa aud timothy.
Now. II cleaned" seed may con-
tain so many weed seeds. how many
more may the screenings contain!
Let us stop sowing the screenings and
SOW only seed that is relatively free
from weed seeds, as shown by a purity
test. These tests are made free Of
charge at the State Experiment Sta :
tion, Moscow, and at the United
States Seed Laboratories, Washington
d. O., Corvallis, Oregon; Lincoln,
Nebraska; Columbia, Missouri, aud
others. IN addition to the various
experiment stations. So there is no
very good excuse for not knowing the
Impurities ia the seeds you plant.
c. e. TEMPLE, Botan mist.
Idaho Experiment Station, Moscow.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
Extravaganza and Taxes.

No plan of raising taxes will be
wholly satisfactory to the public un.
less there be coupled with it some
plan for cutting down the enormous
and unnecessary and constantly in
creasing public expenses. The Tax
paying army is arrayed against The
taxeating army. 1t Is much grea; er
10 number, which should serve tn
Offset tie trem ndous influence Of the
taxeaterS. Boise Statesman.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09

OF taking the Initiative IN making
dates with boys and young men to
attend shows and other places OF
amusement"
H. P. Jones, justice OF the peace OF
Rich6eld, southern Idaho, recently
destroyed publicly one and one4half
barrels OF beer, one barrel Of whisky,
one barrel of alcohol and about 900
bottles OF whisky, the property OF DR..
Q. j. Baugh, who pleaded guilty in
district court to selling intoxicating
liquors.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
State Press Comment.
The Duty on Lead.

AA0 Ouly W AS0Us
If the Underwood bill should be
enacted in congress all independent
lead mine operators in the United
States will be forced to close down
unless their properties shall be-
come suddenly much richer than
any now mined, or unless they
may induce their workmen to go
on the same basis as those in
Mexico and Spain, says the Idaho
Daily Statesman.
Ostensibly a desire for reasonable
tariff revision is behind the Under
wood bill, although the public is
not demanding lower tariff on it;
but the real power behind it is the
lead trust, which is the same thing
as the smelter trust. This was
plainly evidenced when the tariff
question was up in the previous
congress. Representatives of the
trust, or the Guggenheims, boldly
solicited votes either to wipe out
or materially reduce the tariff on
lead ore. They even went to
Idaho representatives with it, all
though lead ore mining is lead
ing industry in this state and its
benefits reach every avenue of
business.
The Guggenheims can make
more money mining lead ore in
Mexico or in Spain at a reduction
of tariff such as is proposed in the
Underwood bill than it can in the
United States with the higher
wages and the necessity for using
high grade machinery instead Of
low grade poems. That is the
reason the trust wants the duty re-
duced or removed.
If the proposed reduction in the
tariff on lead ore would produce
any benefits to the public. differ.
ent view might be taken of it, but
it would not. 1t would merely pu,
the independent lead ore mine:
out Of business. stop the disburse
ment of hundreds of thousands o
dollars annually among the labor
ers, farmers and merchants o
Idaho and give the lead trust abso
lutte control of the situation through
shipments from cheap labor coun
tries to its own smelters in tn
United States.
Everyone in Idaho should b
interested in every industry of tn
state, and each industry shoul
understand its dependency upo
the other to greater or lesser es
, tent. An attempted injury to on
, should be the concern of all.
Idaho mines may be successful
assaulted to feather the nest {
certain interests, her livestoc
business may also be similarl
assaulted, also her agriculture an
her timber. There should be
determined purpose, without RI
! gard to politics, to present a soil
front of opposition to all efforts
!. harm these industries, wheth,
, that opposition presents itse
A within or without the state.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09

Linda Burfleld Hazard OF Olalla,
WASH. starvation specialist. has been
convicted in Port Orchard of the
charge Of manslauRhter, Mis- Claire
Williamson, an English heIress, hav.
ing died while 10 her care.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
Commissioners Proceeding.

Jan. l5-The reports of the sheriff.
auditor, treasurer, sheriff's fee report
and probate Judge were approved.
Blackwell Lumber Co. wood for
INDECENT allowed $3.50.
Adjourned to Jan. l6.
Jan. 16-A refund OF $4,000 taxes
was made to the Columbia conference
of the Lutheran synod as the proper
ty assessed was exempt.
The bonds OF Chas Clathcart, Geo
Strobel aud L MONT. newly elected
commissioners of drainage district
No. 2 of Kootenai county, Idaho.
were approved.
Jan. IA refund on taxes was
ordered drawn In favor of w. e.
Quarles for $22.35.
A liquor license was granted to Jas
Clydesdale. Adjourned to Jan. l8.
Jan. ls-Liquor licenses granted to
E D McPhee aod EMIL Mcgowan.
Bills allowed:
A R Carman, wk for assessor $35
KooteDal Power Co, light for
city hall, for county use 82 80
Consumers Co, water rent 20 Is
Cd'Alene Cab Co, cab for sheriff SO
| A Anderson, repairing roof of
| city hall Is &c
J A Siegloch. meat for poor
farm % At
Levi Crow, sup for INDECENT 10
Poison Imp Co, road sup SO
American Trust Co, heat for
| election 10
Waltman & Acton, insurance
for 3 years 95
Irwin. Hodson Co, sup to auditorl45
L A Larson. sup poor farm 16 Q
Shaw Borden Co, sup Tor Co IS
August Neuslel. wk I'd dist 20 u
Cd'Alene stables, livery sheriff l6
, NJ e Burger, wood for county 100
NJ c Normoyle. meals for jury 90 2
Adjourned to Jan. "a.
Jan. ga number OF tax certif
) Gates Of years 1909 and TO we're car
. celled.
) Bills allowed:
A Bsbee, map rack for survyr$ 95
Press Pub Co. county prntnR 81
: Otis Michaels, I'd wk dist 10 as
Lake City Hdw Co, sup to Jail 112
A Bisbee, cabinet for dist court 6s
Phyllis Gunderson, rent for Jail 30
: Int Tele 20, phone rent So .
Adjourned TO Jan. 25.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
What LEGISLATURE DID
Summary Of The New Laws
Passed.
GENERAL REVENUE LAW
Exemptions. &C Classifications
Real Estate. Other Features.

the special session, house bill No.
I35 the general revenue law, is
probably the most important Fol-
lowing is summary of that meas
ure and the minor ones passed, as
enumerated by the Statesman.
House bill No. 35.-Exemptions
School, state, county, federal
and municipal property, church
and fraternal property from which
no rent is derived, and that of
widows. orphans and civil war
veterans when total value Of estate
does not exceed $4,000. Also
growing crops, fruit and nut trees
under age Of four years, and grape
vines under age Of three; capital
stock of corporations when pro-
perty has been assessed, libraries
and farmers tools up to $500,
possessory rights to public lands,
mortgages, cooperative irrigation
systems, and 5000 on home i'm
provements.
County commissioners required
to prepare in April an appropria
ton bill for the ensuing fiscal year
Expenditures limited to that esti
mate.
| All taxable property to be listes
at full cash value and assessed a
| 40 per cent of same, full cash ant
40 per cent to be carried in separ
ate columns on assessment roll.
! Bank stocks assessed in plac'
where banks are located. An
such stock invested in real estat
exempt and real estate taxed.
Ships and boats not registere
assessed at residence of owner.
County commissioners com
mence equalization first Monda
in July. All applications for re
duction must be sworn to.
State board to assess telephon
and telegraph lines and railroad.
and apportion to counties. Valu
railroad determined by addin
value of franchise, rolling stool
railroad track, telegraph, telephor
and railroad property.
State board to determine valu;
tion of state by fourth Monday
II August and make apportionme
to counties.
~ Bill includes following classific
tions of property: Patented land
IS suburban lands, orchard and win
lands, irrigated agricultural lane
rain belt agricultural lands, d
farm land, natural meadow a
pasture land, grazing land, desc
waste and swamp land, mine
land, standing timber land, {
a. oyer and burnt timber land. To
ss lots classified as follows: Busin'
,o lots, residence lots and additi
and out lots.
Personal tax when lien or r
20 estate to be written in real est
roll. Classfications Of perso
g. property to be abbreviated in l
Iu- with letters.
State auditor to prepare unifo
assessment rolls and tax recei
SO for all counties.
6i Semi annual payment of ia
when amount is over $40. Ia
- become delinquent first Monday
January if half is mot paid on I
!, date. Remaining half to be p
by first Monday in July.
Securing tax deed only a
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
STATE AND COUNTY NEWS
Items Of Interest Gathered
| From Exchanges.
|OF INTEREST TO IDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

". H. Sluyter of Granite. 81 years
old, fell on the ice one day last week
and broke his right wrist.
A gambling house at Wallace was
ralded last week and the proprietor
arrested.
The Spokane high school girls bas-
ket ball team defeated the girls of
Standpoint high Feb. l by 32-6, and
the next night won another victory
at Boomers Ferry 2s-e.
w. A. Miller has been arrested for
the theft of groceries from store at
st. Maries. He admits the crime,
saying he was intoxicated.
Three prisoners we're taken from
Occur d'Alene to the state peniten-
tiary this week. They were Geo.
Retty, Bob vizavich and w. A.
Miller.
G. A. Berquist Of the Hayden Lake
dairy was 6ned SIS at Occur d'Aleue
Monday for selling milk 10 violation
Of law. NJ. s. Parker. deputy state
food and sanitary Inspector, swore to
the complaint.
The soaring prices Of wheat at IS
cents and oats at $l.35 are causing
large shipments OF grain from the
Camas and Palouse sections. Eighty.
flve carloads of wheat left Lewiston
Feb. for the coast.
On account of the recent modera.
tion of the weather softening the ice
90 COcolalla lake, the ice aud fuel
company laid of 100 men at that
place last week. The company has
put up so, 900 tons of Ice this season.
Latsh county is issuing calls for al
outstanding warrants and expects tt
he entirely out OF debt in a few weeks
1t IL thought It will then be the only
debtless county In the northwest.
Thomas Young. druggist OF Coeu
d'Alene. was acquitted. by the jury il
the district court last week Of th'
charge of selling liquor in violation
OF law. Cases against James Conga
and i. L. Pratt of st. Maries OF
similar charges, were then dismissed
The Ada county authorities hay,
refused to pay . $500 bridge warran
issued Ia 1892 aud which has jus
been presented for payment. Th
county attorney has ruled that tn
warrant Is outlawed.
The new general revenue bill
House bill No. IS, enacted by tn
legislature last week and approved b
the governor, passed the house Jan
80 by q vote Of 81 to 2, aud passe
the senate the 31st by vote oil l8 t
2.
The business men Of St. Marie
have formed protection associatio
aud every business 6rm has signifle
it's Willingness to cooperate. Ever
person will be rated, list beiu
compiled now.
The regular examination for flrs
second, and third grade certificate
will be held 10 the office of Count
Superintendent of Schools In Coe,
d'Alene, on February %, 20, "a.
Harry Reid, employe of a lopgir
company was accidentally killed in
camp near Santa the Hrst of the wee
Frank Canoust, an Italian, VI
struck and killed by passenger tral
1t Ramsdall last Sunday and buri'
At st. Msries.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09
BEWARE Of WEED SEEDS
What Purity Tests Have
Revealed in Idaho.
SOW ONLY CLEAN GRAIN
Botanist Temple Issues Warning
to Farmers.

Any state without a pure seed law
makes good dumping ground for
foul aud adulterated seeds that can
not be sold In state where seed
inspection prevails. Then too, when
foul weeds once get into a state, they
spread and soon become a general
pest. This accounts largely for the
foul condition of the agricultural
seeds In our state. The writer is
daily testing seeds from various parts
Of the state; be has found only few
lots that are entirely free from the
seeds OF our worst weeds. In fact, 1t
would seem from the results of these
tests that some farmers actually plant
the screenings. II this Is true, and
am told that 1t IS, l can understand
why so much low grade seed has come
to my office for examination. Imagine
II you will the condition that would
prevail in the potato crop 10 this
state, II the farmers and gardeners
would plant the culls, the smallest
and the scabbiest tubers from year to
year. Where would they fnd their
market and what would this sort Of
practice add to the betterment Of the
community? venture that not one
man 10 the whole state Of Idaho is
guilty OF such practice, yet there are
hundreds who are sowing the screen
inVs OF their forage crops aud selling
the better grade of SEED. II you are
guilty Ut doing this, by all means do
not do it again. Join hands with
those who are working for better
| seeds. II every man does what he
| can to improve the quality of the
| seeds grown in this state, 1t will be
F., only a short time until Idaho will be
known as a great eed-prodCcing state,
for we have the soil, the climate and
the freedom from fungous diseases
necessary to produce good seeds.
J On January 2, 1912. l examined a
fair sample OF Red Glover seed taken
from a lot OF several hundred pounds
which had been sold and delivered a.
FIRST CLASS seed. The tes,
showed the following impurities:
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1912-02-09

Somebody Is going to sow this seed,
however, the dealer will not be allow
ed to sell it to the farmers Of ldaho.
II you will figure little, you will see
that farmer sowing this seed at the
rate Of eight pounds to the acre will
plant the following weed seeds per
square rod:
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08
VIM. c. NJ 'CURDy,
PIONEER Of THE
CITY, IS DEAD
Prominent Grand Junction Business
Man, Succumbs to Two Weeks
Illness. Was Former County
Treasurer of this County.

William c. McCurdy. for 10 years
resident of the Grand valley, died
this afternoon AT = o'clock at his
home ut 50S Grand avenue. The news
of the passing of this prominent cit
inen will be heard with astonishment
and regret throughout the city and
county. Respected and loved univcr-
sally his going marks the passing OF
still another of the old timers of this
section who seem to be hmryiug
away these past few months to ioin
the great Majority.
MIR. MCturdy, who was in his TSth
year. bad been i'll but two weeks. La
Grippe and kindred complaints con-
fined him to his home and he'd for
some days, and recently complications
appeared which rapidly assumed
alarming proportions. He sank rap
idly to the end.
Mr. McCurdy in his residence in
this county and in Kansas. held many
positions of trust and Importance. He
was at one time county treasurer Of
Mesa county and. made an enviable
record. As assignee of the defunct
Colorado State bank, he made a fine
showing and proved his known bust
ness ability.
He has held directorships on the
Grand Valley Irrigation company and
on several other private enterprises
with which he has been connected
He was considered wealthy. He was
treasurer of the old smelter here
some years.
Mr. McCurdy was born in Nova
Scotia, June 144,- 1894. He gained
mercantile experience in Boston and
Lynn. Mass. operating a boot and
shoe business in the latter city in
sos. In 1868 he moved west. set
tlng near Wateryill. Kas Here he
took an active part in public affairs
and in $40 was elected probate
Judge which he held for three sue
cessiye terms. He was also township
assessor. He was also occupied with
commercial affairs in Marysville. Kas
In 1850 Mr.. NcCurdy went from
Kansas to Winslow. Ariz.. where he
was again engaged in mercantile
pursuits. Here he pioneered for
many years freighting his goods i'm
from Albuquerque, n. NJ. He left
that state In 1893. and removed 10
the Grand valley where he has since
resided
Hiss marriage occurred in Troy. n.
Y, May :, 1866. to Miss Mary r.
Brooks, and his wife survives him.
His son. Harry McCurdy and daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel, are also alive and
were at his deathbed
No funeral arrangements have
been made at present.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08

ARE PASSED BY
STATE EDITORS
Express Grief at Death of l. N. Bun
ting. That Initiated Laws
be Published in Two Papers
in Each County in State.
(By WALTER WALKERD

Denver. Jan. SIN one of the
largest attended meetings the Colo
RADIO Editorial association has held in
years, which opened today in Denver,
II committee composed of j. j. Bark
hauser, editor of the Denver Demo-
crat; Guy L. Hardy, editor of the
Canon City Record, and Lutte Wilcox
of the Denver Republican,, was ap-
pointed to draft suitable resolutions
on the death of the late |. n. Bunt-
ing, editor and owner of the Grand
junction Daily Sentinel. The reso-
lutions We're drafted this afternoon,
expressing the great grief of the as
sociation and the loss. which was ad-
mitted one of the greatest that could
have been experienced by the asso.
citation. Many personal tributes were
paid the late Mr.. bunting ut the
meeting.
At hotly contested meeting this
afternoon the association voted to ask
the state legislature to pass a law
which provided for the publication of
the initiated constitutional amend
ment or laws, in two papers in each
county but one insertion each This
means big saving to the state
Tonight the State Democratic Edi-
torial meeting is held, at which it is
expected that the fight between the
Speer and Patterson editors will crop
out. The fight has already broken
out in several places.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08
I DOUDLE-CROSoEO THE CITY
AS A bOOTLEGGING WITNESS"
SAYS TOM MOSS TELLS HOW
Interesting Story Recent Booteggg Case is Barred by the
SIsuth Who Took Money From the City and Tipped
Off the Alleged BOOt|eggerS.

''How | Doublecrossed the City as
II Bootleg9ing Witness" nihht he the
tale OF II highly interesting. story by
Tom Moss, formerly driver of the city
fire team, In connection with his ser
vices rendered or "unrendered" as
IA detective in the recent campaign
against bootiesaing in the city, which
CHIEF OF Police r. B. Hutchinson
started.
Telling how he accepted expense
money, as well as other funds for his
services to ferret out the Illegal sale
of liquor in the city and how he
tipped off the proprietors of the
supposed bootIeggin2 establishments,
Moss makes am interesting article for
the public of Grand Junction.
The charges which emaHutrd from
the Burke case held last Saturday. in
which Burke was discharged on the
ground OF the lacl, OF evidence. brings
up Moss connection with the affair
That every witness in the ease had
been tipped off beforehand are state
ments by Moss. Moss refused to state
whether he had taken money from
the alleged bootiegscrs or not to tip
them off.
Moss tclis of II meeting of social
lists held ON the evening of january
{ in the court house. when he broach.
ed question of becoming Il municipal
Sherlock Holmes. " w. Goodman.
Rev. Hatch, Henry potorf, J. +. BY
ers, Chief Hutchinson and +. Il. Man
ming were there. Moss states that he
was to have taken Manning around TO
secure evidence that night and that
they were followed and searched for
the testimony. Moss states that he
tipped the alleged bootIegger off in
the case, and that when Manning
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08

asked for "A drink he was turned
down. They waited until the next
day and then Moss gave the names
oi several people who had frequented
the place. When the place came TO
tIial Saturday. there We're about
twenty-five witnesses present.
"iiailrCad men We're called to teS-
tify as to baying wiiskey and were
told that the railroad company would
0verlu0k this ore time of the disrC-
gard of the rule q. if thcy would tes-
tify. City employees We're made to
understand nIat anybody who pro-
teCtcd Il buotlegGcr could not work
for the city of Grand junction." said
Moss.
Moss WAS among the Witnesses who
were sworn in u bunch, but he made
an excuse ard was not sworn. ~
lied ON the stand Moss said today.
"but | was not sworn to tell the
truth. They came after me-"
"l didn't know that such II thing
as this had been done. but | do know
Moss could have told number OF
things which he stated ne knew moth
ing about said Mayor Todd this aft
eInOun.
The testimony of ". \. Lynch in
the case was lhc surprise Saturday.
according to Moss.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08
CATTLEMEN
TO PROTEST
Mesa County Stockgrowers Associa-
ton Does Not Favor Transferring
Eastern Slope Stock to West
ern Ranges.-To Discuss.

That Mesa county stockmen will
fight the proposed transferring of
cattle on the Eastern Slope to West
ern Slope ranges is the statement
made today by several cattlemen. The
following from the Denver Post in
dicate how serious the situation may
become.
Washington, Jan. ,S-The Denver
Post, Denver, Colo: Replying to
your telegram of today, Doctor Mel
win. chief of the bureau of animal
industry. has wired Inspector Howe
at Denver that permission to move
the starving cattle in eastern Colora-
do to the Western Slope of the state
will be given upon guarantee of own
Continued on Page Four.)
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08
MAY COMMUTE
R|CHES0N'S
SENTENCE
For Saving Boston Moral Public
ity, Slayer Of Girl May Get
Life Imprisonment Only.
BROKEN IN BODY AND SPIRIT

Associated Press.
Boston. Mass. Jan. S.-fSrokcn in
body and spirit and processing his
deepest remorse, Rev. Clarence Y. T.
Richeson is expected to 20 before the
criminal court late this afternoon to
offer IL plea of guilty to the murder of
Avis Linnell. While the court has no
option but to pronounce the sentence
OF death, il is hoped that the confess
sion which will save the county much
money and suppress much testimony
preiudicial 10 public morals, may
have weight with the governor and
the executive council when the petit
ton for the conrmUtation to life im-
prisonment comes before them. The
governor cannot commute the sem
tence without the consent of ma
iOrity of the executive council.
The daily sentinel., 1912-01-08
INJUNCTION
NOT REEDED
BY PACKERS
Tells How Beef Trust Refused to Obey
Mandate of the Law-Combine
Was Kept up Until the Pres
ent Time. Met in Private.
Associated Press.

ASSOcldted Press.
Chicago. Jan. S.-Jerome II. Pratt
testified at the packers trial today,
that after the issuance of Judge
Grosscup's injunction in 1902. re-
straining the packers from continu-
ing the pool, members held meetings
to fix the prices at the homes of the
members. There was no difference
in the meetings except that they were
held at private houses. He said ev-
cry member knew the percentage of
shipments and profit margins of every
other member between 1903 and 1907
and that this information was dis
tributed weekly.