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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14
INCREASE FARM PRODUCTION
Cereal Crops Of Europe Larger Per
Acre Than in U. S.

The wonderful effect of sugar beet
culture in increasing the yield of
other crops when grown in rotation
with that vegetable, as explained by
Truman G. Palmer, secretary of the
United States Beet Sugar association,
before the house ways and means
committee during the recent tariff
hearings at Washington, D. c., was
illustrated by his quotations from
European government crop reports.
The expansion of the beet sugar
industry, Mr.. Palmer conLended,
would enable the American farmer to
raise two bushels of cereals where be-
fore he could raise but one He cited
statistics to prove that, notwithstand-
ing the fact that we have the newest
and richest soils, the best agricultural
climate, the most modern implements
and the most well-to. do and iutelli-
gent farmers 10 the world, as well as
the most extensive and thoroughly
efficient agricultural department 10
the world, we have the doubtful dis
tinction of having the smallest yield
per acre of any great nation except
Russia.
I'm Germany" said Mr.. Palmer,
"the average yield of wheat is 80
bushels per acre, 33 in Holland, 38 10
Denmark and 40 in Belgium, while 1t
is but Is bushels 10 the United States.
The average yield of oats in Austria
is 81 bushels, AZ in Denmark, SIS in
Holland, So in Germany, Is in Bel.
GUM and 80 in the United States
A century ago the fields Of Europe
yielded an average of but 12 bushels
of cereals per acre. Thirty years age
the collective average yield Of wheat
rye, barley and oats was 20 bushels I
| the United States and 81 in G ermany
Today the figures for this cou ntry arr
practically unchanged, while thos'
for Germany have jumped to 38 bush
els. In the past 30 years German.
has increased her collective averag
acreage yield of cereal crops 80 pc
cent while we have increased in thi
regard but 6.6 per cent"
Mr.. Palmer declared that it wa
conceded by all we'll known Europea
agricultural economists that thi
wonderful increase 10 yield in Europ
was due to the fact that the farmer
had adopted the system of rotatin
their cereal crops one year in fou
with sugar beets.. He declared tn
same results were being obtaine
where an intelligent application 9
this system had been used.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14
Teachers Examination, ,

County Superintendent R. c.. Egg
bers announces an examination CT ali
applicants for Kootenai county te ach-
ers' certificates will be held at the
court house at Occur d'Alene begin
ming Feb. 81.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14

Copies OF the res 'ution passed by
the Idaho legislature condemning the
action Of California In placing a
quarantine upon the alfalfa OF Idaho
are being forwarded to Governor
Hiram W. Johnson. the speaker Of
the house, and the president OF the
senate of the California legislature.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14

To prohibit the sale OF liquor with
in five miles of any state school Is the
purpose Of bill introduced by War.
nick and Johnston. 1t prohibits not
only the sale but the disposal Of
liquor in such territory and provides
penalty Of $500 tlne and one year
Imprisonment.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14
PRICE $1.OO PER YEAR

voted more time To their legal wo k
and spent less time on politics, they
would be able to handle their work
more satisfactorily. He thought the
Judges slo I'D work fron In tho
mornlng till In the afternoon, that
they get good pay and should render
service for the taxpayers money.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14

Chances for increasing the number
Of supreme court judges from three to
five by constitutional amendment are
not bright, to judge from the temper
OF the state senate. Senator Edging-
ton in the course Of his remarks SAID
that II the supreme court judges de-
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14

Gambling is made felony by
bill introduced by Featherstone OF
Shoshone. The bill hits practically
every known form Of gambling from
cards and dice to racetrack gambling,
and provides imprisOn;aent for from
one to 1--WE years
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14

What does 1t cost The state OF Ida
no to have the legislature In session
has been asked many times during
the past few days while the members
have been dallying with county di-
vision. The regular session of the
solons 10 1911 cost the state in the
neighborhood of SO, 900 and as the
present lawmdking body has already
appropriated S62, 900 TO pa2 its salary
and expenses, the state auditor has
prepared an itemized statement OF
expenses of where the money went
two years ago. 1t is expected that
this session will cost the state more
as there are more memb RS Of the
legislature and several other things
which run into many dolllrs.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14
At NATIONAL CAPITAL
Paragraphs on Important Coy-
ernment Affairs.
ONE TERM FOR PRESIDENT
Resolution Passed House. Coffee
Trust.-Woman Suffrage.

Washington, D. c., February
11.-Everyone was surprised, even
the senate, when that body passed
the resolution calling for a consti-
tutional amendment providing
single term of six years for the
Office of President. The measure
will, it is predicted, pass the house.
The victory belongs to Senator
Cummins more than anyone else.
His argument was that "the Presi-
dent should be taken out of the
maelstrom of politics., and if his
program is carried through per-
haps his wish will be gratified. An
amendment by Senator Hitchcock
Of Nebraska, throwing the cloak
over Colonel Roosevelt by provid-
ing that "the resolution should
apply only to persons hereafter
elected to the Presidency" was
defeated. Should the resolution
pass the house it will then have to
be approved by the different state
legislatures before becoming oper-
ative. There are already other
constitutional amendments in this
process, including that providing
for direct election of senators.
The bill of Mr.. Norris of Ne
braska, extending the scope of the
Sherman antitrust law so as to
reach the shipments of coffee into
this country has been favorably
reported to the senate. The coffee
industry has been manipulated SO
that it is a great world wide trust
no simple little affair merely doing
business throughout the United
States. Coffee has steadily ad-
vanced for many years in price,
and the control of the commodity
is vested in few hands. The bill
has already passed the house.
That the women Of this country
mean business in their demands
for suffrage is shown in the fact
that four hundred representatives
FROM every part of the country at
tended a hearing before congress a
few days ago to plead for the
French bill giving women the righ,
to vote for members of congress.
Mr.. French seems to have opened
real live suffrage problem, and
his bill is commanding widespread
attention. Representatives Mon.
dell of Wyoming, Hayden of Ari
zona, Raker of California, anc
Lafferty of Oregon, in whose state.
suffrage prevails, told the com
mittee that it is great success
The result of the vote cast by tht
women of Grinnell, Iowa, on tn.
subject, was emphasized as proc
that women want the ballot. Ii
this instance the majority 70
suffrage was about eight to one.
| It has been given out that tn
Republican national committe
will operate national headquarter
in the capital with Secretary Rey
nolds in charge. 1t is expecte
Mr.. Hills, who is secretary to tn
President, will engage in privat
business. Congressman Burke
vice chairman of the Republica
congressional committee, is to tax
over the active duties of the orgar
ization in place of Congressma
Mckinley, who will shortly leav
for trip around the world, to +
gone many months. The Prt
gressives already have their organ
ization under way, with Secr,stal
O. K. Davis in charge. tt
Democrats have no headquart,.r
However they have everythir
else.
No President-elect has so tho
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14

Political riots in Toxic, Japan,
Feb. 10, resulted in six persons being
killed and 65 injured.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-02-14
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE
Some Of the Doinss Of the
Idaho SOlOnS.
BALDRIDCE ECONOMY BILLS
Little Real Legislation So Far This
Session.

county Is coming to be known as the
watchdog OF the treasury" Every
bill he has introduced thus far this
session has had for its object the cut
ing down of the running expenses OF
the government, particularly the
county government.
One OF these bills proposes to cut
out the distributing clerks at elections
and have the work heretofore done by
the distributing clerks done by one
OF the judges. IT also provides for
starting the counting Of the ballots
as soon as I've votes have been cast.
This bill, 1t is estimated. will save
from 81 to $l2 at every polling place
10 the state.
Another Of the Baldridge bills l.
intended to cut out the rs cents mile
age now allowed all witnesses and 80
cents allowed all jurors, and substi-
tutes therefor actual car. stage and
oo~o s'~sSAAuk SNpSusCS'
Still another Baldridge bill, one
that was indefinitely postponed in
the senate. was intended TO cut the
pay Of election judges and clerks from
81 to $3.50 and limit the time they
might serve at any election to two
days. This bill was opposed because
1t was asserted that judges could not
be secured for So SO In some Of the
counties.
Another bill is intended to revise
the registration laws and make the
registration of voters automatic.
The registrars are cut out and the
duty Of registering voters placed upon
court clerks, justices of The peace and
notaries public. Under this law a
voter will never have to register again
after registering once until he fails to
vote at a general election. As soon
rs be fails to SO vote his name Is
droped. ln this way the registration
list Is always clean.
Senator BaldrldYe has still another
ECONOMY" bill. Under the present
law two sets of judges are permitted
wherever there are upward OF 100
voters. The new bill raises the limit
to 300 voters, and this will render n.
necessary the extra set of judges In
very many of the voting precincts ol
the state.
Another bill is intended to cut In
two the legal rates now allowed b,
, law for the publication OF notices ir
, newspapers. The present rate is $l
for the first insertion and 50 cents TO
each additional insertion, aud $l.5t
and Is cents for table work,
!, Still another bill, introduced b.
e Senator Baldridge, has for one of II
objects the wiping out OF the fo,l
land appraisers now on the state pay
1 roll at $500 a year. For these b
5 would substitute appraisers 10 tn
4 immediate vicinity in which the lam
s is TO be appraised and pay them fo
d actual work by the day.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-26

FIGHT IN ENGLEWOOI
Editor Day Book:
have been away from the Office
a few days, and on my return find
The Day Book of August IA, con-
tanning among other things a state
ment by Hayden Bell in regard to
the meeting held in the EnglewoOd
Christian Church on Monday even
ing, August II.
was a little surprised that you
should print Mr.. Bells statement and
not even give me an opportunity to
state my version of this affair. Mr..
Bell says offered him five minutes
at first. This is a mistake, as DR..
T. R. Quale of Lake Forest joined me
at the time of my talk with Mr.. Bell,
and twas DR.. Quale who suggested
five minutes. / made no offer to Mr..
Bell until questioned him as to the
amount of time he would need.
l finally told him that we would al
low him twelve minutes. l actually
gave him fifteen minutes before re-
minding him that his time lapsed.
His statement that the first PROPOSE
ton of the Tribune reporter was to
give him five minutes is untrue. The
Tribune reporter had nothing to do
with it. Mr.. Bell says: "They (the
audience) kept clamoTing to let me
read the letters. Amid the clamOring
the chair undertook to put a motion
to adjourn. 1 then dared him over
and over again to submit to the audi
ence as to whether or not l should
have the floor, but he refused to put
the motion"
There was a motion made to adj
journ, and Immediately after a mo-
ton was made to allow Mr.. Bell to
read his letters. l stated to the audi
ence that. a motion to adjourn was
always in order, but we wanted to
NJ Dill ,,ro,-ry oD,7V.4oCrv
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-26
ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY ABOUT. THAT
FIGHT IN ENGLEWOOD CHRISTIAN CHURCH

did not give me an opportunity to
put the motion, he did not wait to see
what my attitude would be, but kept
up a frenzied uproar. I finally became
Disguised at his attitude and said ]
had been trying to put the motion to
allow him to read the letters, but
owing to his attitude would put the
motion for adjournment, and if the
audience wanted to hear his letters
they could vote the motion down to
adjourn. The motion to adjourn was
carried and l then announced that
those who desired to hear the letters
might remain, and those who desired
to 60 home could retire quietly.
Mr.. Bell mounted the platform and
began an abusive TRADE of the COM
mittee, saying that they were pulling
off a cut and dried program prepared
by the Chicago Tribune. l immedi-
ately called him to order and told him
we would not stand for that. I said:
GO ahead and read your letters"
He then swung his fists in my face
and said that he would not be called
to order by me. l then took hold of
his arms, and Immediately there was
a rush of men to the platform who
carried Mr.. Bell off.
The meeting was called to protest
against the inactivity of the states
attorneys Office in the prosecution Of
cases for criminal assaults upon chill
dren, one of these cases dating back
to November of last year, and the
other one back to January of this
year; also to protest against the atti-
tude of the states attorney in his
controversy with the Englewood Law
and Order League, the states attor-
ney having ignored courteous re-
quests for information regarding
these cases.
There was considerable expense
attached to the working up of the
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks 1918
Almanac.

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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
Oppressive Politeness.

NJ. Ernest Lavisse has turned aside
from his historical labors to relate a
bonmot by his friend Massenet. 1t
was at time when the musician was
changing apartments and the historian
inquired the motive of the change. Il
was too we'll known, there" Massenet
replied Everybody was too oppres'
sively polite. Only the other day |
happened to buy a penny stamp in a
tobacconist's shop. Pray do not trouble
to carry it, said the tobacconist. 1t
will give us the greatest pleasure to
send it round to YOU "-Westminster
Gazette.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
Bay eastward and have been
building the line since last fall.

Bay eastward and have been.
building the line since last fall.
In the press dispatches it is
stated that the Hill interests
have placed an order for equip
ment to the extent Of ten million
dollars, the new equipment being
entirely new cars and engines.
From the fact that the Hill lines
have invested such a sum for
equipment just at this time,
many conclude that the purpose
is to connect up the links be-
tween the regular system and
the various smaller lines, which
are claimed to be Hill projects,
so as to enter San Francisco in
time to handle the immense
traffic for the exposition.
The Recorder has built so many
railroads on paper in the past
half dozen years, which have
failed to materialize, that it does
not place much creGence upon
the above conclusions, but give
them for what they are worth,
and let the reader analyze them
to suit his or her own cenveni-
ence. Salmon City Recorder.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
DISASTROUS fire
SWEEPS KOOSKIA
Business Section Wiped Out Thursday
Night.

Kooskia. the prosperous town
of the Clearwater section, at the
confluence of the South and
Middle Fork, was fireswept
Thursday night and as result
nothing remains but the resi-
dence section and here and there
a business house. The fire was
discovered at about 11:30 and be-
fore the midnight hour practi-
cally the entire business portion
oil the town had been destroyed
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09

"They tell me that plays are built
up. Is thar so?"
"It is," answered the playwright.
"Here is the method. I cop joke. |
tell it around, and it goes. Next l
make a dialogue of 1t. Then l add
character, and it becomes vaudeville
sketch. If it still goes good we make
three acts of it, and then it's play
Kansas City Journal.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
STATE GEOLOGICAL Survey
Effort TO Be Made at the Present
Legislature.

A united effort will be made
at the present legislature to get
an approximation for a state geo.
logical survey. Idaho is the last
state to take up the discussion of
a state survey. All the states in
the union have a survey, and all
find the data very useful. whether
it is for agriculture or mining,
and it is the only way that help
can be obtained from the United
States geological survey. The
following are some interesting
facts about the benefits derived
from such survey:
Idaho is in a great mineral
belt. Neighboring states are
great mining commonwealth,
and the geological conditions that
have made them so are found in
Idaho, yet according to the re-
port of the State Mine Inspector
there were in 1911 barely doz-
en- profitable mines in this state.
and these We're nearly all in one
district. A geological survey
can do great service in correct
ing this condition, and this alone
should be sufficient reason for
forming such an organization.
The work of prospecting is the
basis of the mining industry, yet
few prospectors have sufficient
knowledge of mineralogy and
geology to get the maximum
good out of their efforts. A geo.
logical survey should point out
the regions in which favorable
formations are found, thus en-
abling prospectors to concentrate
their efforts in promising locali-
ties, and to abandon useless work
in others.
After an ore-deposit is located
the profitable mining of it is de-
pendent upon the understanding
of the geology of the district.
The Importance of this is shown
by the fact that all large mining
companies employ, in addition tc
the regular force of mining en-
gineers, expert geologists whose
duty is to study geological struc'
lures. These men command
large salaries, and would not be
employed by these corporations
if there was not tangible value
to their work.
One of the great needs o.
Idaho's mining industry is pub
licity. Capital has apparently
circled around this state in seek
ing mining investments, and tt
this fact much of the apathy il
the mineral industry must be at
tributed. One of the functions
of a state geological surver.
would be to issue a report calling
attention to the mineral resource
of the state; and from time t.
time to publish reports on tn,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
CONCENTRATES.

From the Mining and Scientific Press
Amalgamatlon is not practised
in any way in the treatment Of
Tonopah ores, nor is acid treat
ment necessary in cleanup oper-
ations.
Slime in treatment mills gen.
orally gives better results If as
much valuable solution as posi-
BILE is decanted or got rid of be-
fore filtering.
Ore fed to stamps, in many
cases, is not directly sampled,
but the value is calculated from
failing assays, concentrate con-
tent, and bullion actually re-
covered.
Bullion produced in the Tono-
pah mills averages about $50
fac in silver and II in gold. The
bars are sampled by drilling a
hole about 1-2 in. deep at oppo-
site corners Of the top and bot
tom.
Pipes connected with pumps
and tanks in mills situated in
cold climotes should be so ar
ranged that they can be drained
after use, especially where used
in intermittent work, such as in
vacuum liberation of slime.
Tube-mills half filled with peb-
bles generally give best efficiency
in grinding and power consump-
ton. 1t was found at the West
End mill, at Tonopah, that when
filled 6 in. above the centre line,
motor readings were abnormally
high, but on further filling the
power did not rise to any extent.
Various devices have been
tried in order to get better ANAL
gamation on copper plates, the
latest being a screen fixed few
inches above the plates which
breaks the flow of pulp from
stamps and lets it shower upon,
instead of flowing over, the
plates, thereby arresting the flow
momentarily and giving better
contact.
Gold varies in color according
to the amount of silver alloyed
with it, and may range from pale
yellow to full gold color. Gold
alloys are made more reddish by
the presence of copper, and by
varying the relative amount of
silver and copper in the gold, any
desired shade may be obtained
from Roman gold to pale yellow.
The presence of impurities may
cause gold to show variety Of
colors on a tarnished surface,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
While He Waited.

Little Girl - Mr.. Lingerlong, is
quietus something you wear? The
Young Man-No, Miss Kitty. Why do
you ask that? Little Girl-'Cause l
heard sister tell mamma the other day
she was going to put quietus on you
the next time you came. - Chicago
Tribune. ------------------
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
The Financial Report Of
the Christmas Committee

The finance committee of the
Christmas entertainment have
made their report, and it shows
a good balance in the treasury.
There was $22.45 left over
from 1911; cash received in 1912
was $61; expenses $54.10, leav-
ing balance of $29.35. B. C.
Austin is treasurer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09

and loss of close on to $4,000
sustained.
While the loss is a heavy one
and the town temporarily in a
bad plight, the people are opti-
mistic and are already planning
for the rebuilding of a larger
and better trade center.
1t is not known just how or
where the fire started, as it had
gained considerable headway
when discovered.
While the fire has wiped out
most of the business section, with
the exception of three, the resi-
dence portion of the town was
saved and the people are not left
without homes to shelter them.
Among the buildings saved was
the school house which, while on
fire three times, was saved. The
mill, the bank, the Mountaineer
office, two hardware stores, the
Pring block and the Forest Re-
serve office also escaped.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-01-09
Kills Cougar on Road
Near Calendar.

Art Meyers, who has just come
out from the Jumbo mine, in the
Hump, brought with him a fine
pelt from a cougar that he killed
on the road out.
AS he was coming up the
grade from Calender, two cougar
started to cross the road ahead
of him, he fired shot at them,
and the smaller one took to a
tree, the large one going down
the hill to the gulch. Art shot
the one in the tree and skined it,
bringing the pelt with him, which
while not very large is a fine
specimen.
Mr.. Meyers reports the snow
at the Jumbo about four feet,
but states that it is showing very
fast, and that there may be a
heavy fall before spring.
Filling Slopes with old sand or
slime from dumps has been done
at cost of only sc per ton in
some mines in Western Australia.
R. McGregor, Herman Brown
and jim Murphy have gone to the
Center Star mine. McGregor
will make a survey of the under
ground workings.
We are headquarters for every
thing good to eat. O. c. Lapr
Co.