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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29
Cannot Recover Freight Charges.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars In repsration
on shipments of wool and moh air from
Pacific and Rocky mountain points to
the east were denied to shippers today
by the interstate commerce commis~
sion.
On complaint Of the National WOOL
growers associs station, the National
Mohsir commission OF Oregon, the
commission held, on March 2l, 1912
that the freight rates were unresson-
able and directed that they be reduce
ed. Later In the springl,and early
summer OF 1912 the railroads put into
effect the lower rates suggested by the
commission.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29
Will Not injure Business.

WASHINGTON, Jan. an
Underwood of the house committee on
ways and means announced emphat-
ically at the tariff hearing today that
there was no intention of 80 cutting
the rates of duty along competitive
lines as to ruin the business interests
OF the country. He took exception to
intimations he ascribed to republican
members that the democra attic majority
OF the committee proposed to make
rates that would disturb business pros
perity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29

1t was learned thss stamps Of oil
classes and denomina ations, stolen BY
burglars from postofflces and embez.
zled by employees from great business
houses and manufacturing establish
ments, were purchased and resold by
the brokers at prices far below their
face value.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Matters .of General Interest Before
The Thirteenth Assembly.

Inc nlrIeentn assembly,.
HELENA, Jan. 27.-The democr attic
watchfulness over the state treasury
is less keen than it was at the begin.
ing of the session, and far less keen
than two years ego. That session
cost the state for the payment of mem.
bers, officers and clerks around $780,.
600. The payroll this session, even
this early, has already exceeded the
payroll OF two years ago. The house
Of the Twelfth assembly had II per.
sons drawing stipends. The present
house has 81. and II the past is any
guide, when the work begins piling
up, still larger force will be re-
quired.
Senator Survant proposes to do
away with the question as to the le.
gality of the bills creating new coun-
ties. He has given notice that he will
introduce two measures on this sub.
ject. One will provide for q method
for the creation of new counties and
another will be to amend the present
law.
There will be lawful standard ton
and bushel In Montana II the bill in
troduced IN the house by Representa-
tive Lovelace is urged to enactment.
The bill prescribes the stand ard
and provides penalty for VIOLA
tions. Among the other agricultural
measures before the assembly will be
one by Representative Poulsson. re-
gulating operation Of thrashing ma
chimes so that the spread of noxious
weeds from them will be minimized.
AT the committee hearings on the
highway bills the lines are beginning
to be sharply drawn between the ele.
ment that is interested in roads for
the farmers in the newer agricultural
districts of the state and those who
are out for highways between cities
for autos and other joy.riding devices.
Representative Drinkard of Fergus is
making stiff fight for his farmers
roads bill, and be seems to be having
shade the best OF the argument thus
far.
Now that the committees of the
house and senate have become busy
many OF the bills introduced are be.
ginning to receive the axe. In one
day the house committee on judiciary
considered six bills and killed five
of them. The committee on couu.
ties and towns killed four out of Eve
considered at one session. One of
these was to raise salaries of district
judges to $1,000. At that rate the
average number to be considered out
OF the number introduced will be small.
The proposed slo0, 900 appropriation
for building at the Panama exposi.
tion at San Francisco will get short
shrift at the hands of the assem- bly,.
The strong box of the state is too
nearly empty to permit OF a drag oi
that size. The friends of the state
fair will help vigorously to put the
skids under the Frisco appropriation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-29
Prussia's Eorests.

Prussia's Forests.
Timber from forests belonging to
the Prussian state brings in an annual
revenue of $3O,OOOOOO.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
LOOKS PROMISING.

The railroad tonnage that Is 60
ing to be produced on the North
and South Side tracts is attracting
the railroad interests, and we have
no reason to doubt that this section
will see a line built to the south in
the no distant future.
Monday a party of railroad ofii-
cials including President Bush, OF
the Western Pacific, and represen-
tatives of the d & r G system Wis
tied Twin Falls, and after thor
ough inspection Of tins section, the
summary of President Bush's re-
marks was: 1--WE operate 12,OOC
miles of railroads in l6 states, but
| want to say this is the most prom
ising country for tonnage l have
ever seen. All of us are surprised
at what we have found here. ."
The party is out investigating The
feasibility of building into southern
Idaho. and are on their way to at
tend a meeting in New York wher
decisive action will be taken regard
ing the building of line into TIM
section.
From the tone of all the member
of the party, there is no reason u
doubt that if their report OF thl
country is adopted, it will not b
long before work is commenced OF
the line. This line once assures
and property values will advanc
rapidly throughout this section
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
$500 Per Year

slipped over and that there is abso-
lutely no justice in it even if it is
the law.
The question of taxing the
equity of homesteaders in their land
was also taken up and the board
was advised to place this on the
assessment roll and have some set
tier enjoin them in order to get the
matter before the court for a def
mite ruling. This phase Of the ques-
ton was not touched in the recent
ruling of Judge Dietrich and it is
the intention of the board to know
where they stand before dropping
the matter. This will probably be
done and the valuation left as it
now appears on the roll, but chang
ed to read value of equity in gov
ernment land" Just what the
final result will be is problematical,
but if it is certified up to the state
auditor the county stands chance
of having to pay the state taxes
upon a valuation on which they can
collect nothing should the court de-
eide that equity in government land
does not exist.
1t is hard to find two people who
are of exactly the same opinion
when the various phases of the ques-
ton are all presented, and there is
but one definite method of solution
"a court decision. Some are of
the opinion that this is not neces-
sary because of the decision recently
rendered. -
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
JEROME AND GOOD ROADS.

II is with pleasure that we report
the action of the citizens of Jerome
in almost unanimously voting their
support in the coming election to
ratifv the creation Of the jerome
Highway District. This is without
question one of the greatest steps
forward in progress the citizens of
that splendid territory have taken
in many years. Too much cannot
be said of the pretty and prosperous
village of Jerome and of the splen-
did agricultural country which lies
around the town.
1t has twice been our pleasure to
visit that section recently both times
our trip having been made for the
express purpose of seeing the coun-
try. We were more than surprised
at what we found. There are splen.
did farms, well developed and riot
ously fertile, giving bountiful re-
sponse to the efforts of the farmer
Many of the farms already have
splendid homes erected upon then
and surrounded by beautiful lawns
with hosts of shade trees, the coun
tryside is indeed good to look upon
The lay of the country afford
every opportunity for fine develop
ment and offers better than an.
other part of Lincoln county an op
portunity for developing a magniti
cent system of roads, for the road
can be laid out on straight line
with fine grades, thus making
possible for the commissioners AM
farmers together to beautify thei
roads by the planting of trees
: Many trees have already been plant
ed along the roadsides and the eifeC
= is pleasing to the extreme. We b,
l lieve that the farmers of the cour
= tryside about Jerome will see I'll
: great value to be added to the
farms by the creation of the roa
$ district and the subsequent finan'
o ing of the district by bond issue, an
5 that they will on election day sho
e their approval by goodly majorit
n vote in favor of the plan. 1t meal
d a great deal of money spent in Il
e district and each man who choos'
may have a share of this money,
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
CORN CROP FAILURE.

A Chicago dispatch of Monday
says: Conservative advices give the
actual loss from continued drouth
in the middle west in the corn crop
at a quarter of billion bushels.
simultaneously with the report
the price of corn began jumping.
September passed 20 cents and De-
cember touched 67 1-2 cents.
Showers struck in spots, but did
not cover any area sufficient to ma
terially reduce the anticipated loss.
The damage has been done and the
crop is beyond aid from rains that
may come during the coming week.
In many sections silage is being
planted by the farmers for feed
upon which to tide over their stock
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
THE HIGHWAY DISTRICT.

In another column will be found
IL few statements from county COM
missioner w. A. Heiss relative to
the establishment of highway dis
trict in this section. The points he
makes are well taken and the arti-
Gle should be read by everybody
who is interested in seeing good
roads built III the most practical
manner.
In our conversation with various
residents in the proposed highway
district, probably the greatest op-
position comes from the question of
who will he appointed as highway
commissioners. While this is an
important feature Of this question,
it can be easily settled by the peo-
pie getting together prior to the
election and selecting the men to be
recommended to the governor for
appointment as commissioners, and
as this seems to be the bone of con
tention on the part Of many, friends
of the measure should see to it at
once that steps are taken to get to-
gether and select these men.
We do not believe that there
are but very few residents of the
district who can consistently argue
against the establishment of this
district from the standpoint of econ
omy. The history of the districts
already established throughout this
section is most satisfactory, and W,
hear of no complaint from any
source. On the other hand tn,
stretches of good roads to be fount
in these districts show what can b,
done. The question of interest OF
the bonds need worry no one
as the amount TO be raised 70
this purpose would be a small iten
as compared to the amount that i
now annually spent on the road
with very little practical results.
. The following timely article iron
70 the Shoshone Journal, which is il
a highway district, should be rea
= with interest hy our citizens.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
WHEAT YIELD OF IDAHO GREAT
EST EVER RECORDED.

Idaho will produce a wheat crop
this year estimated at II, 5000
bushels. Southern Idaho alone will
produce over half the states wheat
crop, or 1000, 900 bushels, while
the five wheat counties of North
Idaho-Clearwater, Idaho, Lewis,
Latah and Nes Perce-will produce
10000 bushels.
This is the estimate made by the
expert crop statisticians who have
made a careful investigation of all
sections of this state together with
the states Of Oregon and Washington.
Their total estimates OF the wheat
crop of Oregon is 19, $50, 900 and
that Of Washington is double that
amount. Only bad weather, such
as the heavy rains the southern por-
ton of this state has been expert
encing the past few days, can pre-
vent this state from breaking all
previous records in the production
of wheat. Its total grain crop will
be between thirty and forty million
bushels.
Idaho's dry lands, rapidly being
reclaimed for grain raising, vii
materially increase the yield this
year.
The only section of this state il
which wheat is grown where ther'
has been a decline in the crop il
I.atah county. Just what ha
caused the slump is not known. |
is unusual for this section, as par
of the Palouse county is famous 70
| its wheat.
The American Falls section
classed as the Southern Idaho Palou
section, will alone produce man
hundreds of thousands of bushels c
grain, while the great grain section
Of the Southeastern Idaho will hav
heavy yields. But slight damag
E has been done to the crop so far, ,th
I heaviest being from frost. Th
Camas prairie country suffered tn
most, but reports from there toda
l state that the grain is not damage
I as badly as at first believed. .-Poca
t tello Chronicle.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

insisted that the tract be given the
storage supply as called for, and
upon this order, a contract was
made with the government for the
supply at Jackson Lake, and it is
upon this contract that the state
officials are now insisting upon pat
ents. Contracts are made and often
broken and as the company has
been given three years time in
which to fulfill this contract we can
see no reason for the great clamor
for patents until the tract has been
assured that this contract will be
carried out. In the meantime adj
vices from government headquarters
would indicate that too much reli-
ance cannot be placed on what the
company tcil us regarding the stor-
age water question.
If the state land board would
show ~ much concern for the in.
terests of the settlers on Carey Act
projects in the state as they do I,
the irrigation companies, and com
pei the latter to fulfill the contracts
made with these settlers, they woulC
hear very little complaint from th'
settlers on this tract at least. 1t i
fortunate indeed for all concerne,
that the North Side tract is settle,
with some of the finest people tina
can be found on the face of th
earth, otherwise some startling stu
ations might have followed.
! Further actions on the part of tn
state officials and the company i
the matter of patents and the stoi
age water supply will be closel
watched, and it may yet toe nece'
sary to give publicity to the CORES
pondence upon this question.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

Some OF the settlers OF the tract got
nice calling down last week for having
presumed to take action on matter that
concerned them without having first re-
ceiyed orders from the walking delegates
This is objectionable, and must not oc-
eur again. News.
We don't believe il will ever oc-
cur again, as We hardly think the
company will ever again attempt
such a diabolical plot on the set
tiers. They have evidently found
that il is not a. easy to put over
some unfair scheme on the settler
as it was a short time ago when
they had the News to dole out the
dope to the settlers with no danger
of any public criticism. Even the
representative sent here from the
state engineers Office condemned
the scheme, and the company itself
became so ashamed of it after the
expose that they called in the petit
tions and formulated a new one foi
the settler to sign that did not re-
linquish all rights he might have
under the contract.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

Transcript on appeal in the case
of the state against Charles C,Smith
was filed in the supreme court on
Saturday. This case that has aroused
more than usual interest in the state
is appealed by Smith from the iudg-
ment passed upon him by Judge
Walters in the district court, where
ne was convicted by jury of invol
untary manslaughter because of the
death of Clara F. Foy, a young
woman of that community, who
was under Smiths medical care.
In an information filed against
him by w. l.. Harvey, prosecuting
attorney for Elmore county, Febru-
ary 9, 1913, it was charged that
Smith did unlawfully and felon-
ously kill one Clara F. Foy"
Testimony in the trial that fol-
lowed went to show that Miss Foy
had starved to death under the
treatment given her by Smith, who
it seems. was at the time a general
practitioner of medicine under a
license as an osteopath.
The records of the case go to
show that Miss Foy was suffering
from gastric ulcers" of the stom-
ach and that she could not retain
food. Smith, according to the evi-
dence, undertook to cure her 10y de-
priving of food altogether for n
time. An autopsy held by well
known physicians, after the death
r of the young woman, established
the fact that she had died of star
vation under this treatment.
After trial that aroused deer
/, interest in the community, the jury
= found Smith guilty of involuntary
r manslaughter. This was on March
e 13, 1918, and Judge Walters SEN
2 fenced the man to term of ) to IL
g years in the penitentiary.
n May I3 a motion for a new trial
e was made. This was overruled 10y
V Judge Walters and then the appeal
i to the supreme court was taken.-
5 Statesman.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

he wants to work at the business Of
building roads. The money secured
by bond issue runs for a long term
OF years and there can be no ques-
tion as to the business like method
it involves by 80 doing. The burden
on the farmer is not great-not
nearly SO great as the burden of bad
roads and the slow development OF
farm values, which slow development
is always made so where a country
does not have good roads.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
PLENTY OF MONEY.
Government Funds to be Advanced tc
Facilitate the Movement
of Crops.

Twenty-Five million to $50, 900,
600 of government funds will be de-
posted in the national banks of the
south and west by Secretary Nc
Adoo to facilitate the movement Of
crops, says Washington dispatch.
Federal, state and municipal bonds
and prime commercial paper will
be accepted as security for the
money, on which the banks will
pay 2 per cent.
The motive of Secretary McAdoo
in announcing this policy is to an
ticipate the money stringency in the
late summer and fall which invari-
ably accompanies the marketing
and movement of crops, especially
when they are unusually large, as
the one now being gathered. The
idea is TO take time by the forelock
and prevent or minimize the usual
tightness of money.
For the first time in history the
government will accept prime COM
mercial paper as security for de-
posits. This privilege will be
granted. announced the secretary.
in order to make these special de-
posts available to banks on securi-
ties readily within their reach.
The commercial paper submit
ted," added Mr.. McAdoo, shall
| first be passed upon and approved
by the clearing house committees Of
the cities in which the banks offer
ing such paper may be located. AL
commercial paper and bonds must
be passed upon finally and accepted
by the secretary
Approved commercial paper vii
be accepted as security for the de
; posits at 65 per cent of its face valu,
t and high class state, municipal anC
t other bonds, exclusive of govern
r ment bonds, at 10 per cent of thei
market value.
The additional deposits will b
5 placed with the national banks il
}, the two or three principal cities il
. each state where harvesting now i
e in progress and where the deman'
e for money for moving the crop
e most conveniently can be met. TIL
( secretary said it would not be prac
y ticable to scatter the deposits anon
d the smaller cities, especially in VIE
= of the character of the securitit
necessary.
The banks will be requested t
:, return the money to the publ
+, treasury when the crops have bee
ID moved. The present suggestion IL
as Mr.. McAdoo said, that 10 per cer
be repaid in December; 30 per eel
~ in January; 80 per cent in Febrl
q airy and 25 per cent in March mex
~ Steps now are being taken
'e carry out the plan," added Il
&c secretary, 50 that the funds m;
" be available promptly for the NOV
:" ment Of the crops.N
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07
WILL TRY TO TAX EQUITY.

The people of the new created
county of Minidoka are up in the
air, so to speak, over the taxation
question since the decision of Judge
DIETRICH in the matter of assessing
government land. The question of
taxing the equity of homesteaders
in government lands is now up for
discussion among those people, and
the Pioneer Of last week has the fol-
lowing to say along this line:
Commissioners Brim and Beymer
and Attorney Redford visited Twin
Falls last Tuesday evening and re-
turned yesterday morning, their
mission being to consult with Attor-
ney NJ. J. Sweeley regarding mat
tiers concerning the county of Mini
doka. The first matter taken VI
was regarding the settlement be-
tween the counties as provided foi
in the law creating them. 1t is tn,
opinion of Mr.. .Sweeley that nothing
can be done and that the wording
of the bill is positive and final wher
it says, as now appears on tn,
records" Hence, Minidoka count,
must take what was handed to j
with the knowledge that one wa
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

The destruction of corn, hay and
potato crops in such vast areas in
the east and middle west will un-
questionably mean very high prices
for the products in the intermoun-
tain country. The season, as a
whole, has been extremely unfavor-
able in the Mississippi valley. Had
such a run of hard luck" struck
the new sections of the west, like
Idaho, says the Twin Falls News, il
would have meant setback" for
a generation. Conditions in ldahc
are long way towards ideal as
compared with sections where sc
much must be chanced to the ele'
ment of luck.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

Don't do thing boys, without first
consulting Alex. II the bees are about
to swarm or the setting hen come of,
see his attorney. You're not supposed
to do thing until headquarters has
spoken. News.
And it might be well to add that
if Alex" is consulted the settler
will not be handed the bunc that
he has been forced to read in the
columns of the News, if by chance
he happens to be a subscriber to
that paper. Get over your crouch
John. You must surely admit that
it is at the expense of your own
folly that the Times enjoys the wide
circulation it has over the tract, ano
the respect and esteem of the set
tiers.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-08-07

Eastern commission men report
that as a result of the burned pas
lures and the consequent shortage
of feed throughout the middle west,
the price of hay will reach re-
markable figure during the coming
winter.
Der Sonntagsbote und der Seebote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1912-1922, 1913-10-05
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SetSet an eiuer bartndfigea nno I'M.
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