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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
POWER ONLY ADVISORY
Supreme Court Rules on Tax
Commission.
INTENT OF LEGISLATURE
Commission Cannot Usurp Power
of Assessors, Etc.

The state tax commission of Idaho
was given solar plexus blow so far
as its mandatory power is concerned
through an opinion handed down at
Boise by the Idaho supreme court
which held that the commission can
only act in an advisory capacity. In
stripping the commission of power to
supervise county and state boards of
equalization, the court holds that the
legislature did not intend that it
should usurp or perform the duties Of
assessors or such boards.
The opinion is on the application
for writ of mandamus to compel
the commissioners of Bannock county
to certify on its tax roll the revised
assessed valuation which the tax com.
mission found for the Franklin. Hayes
Brewery property. This the county
commissioners refused to do. The
supreme court denies the application.
1t is held, however, by the court
that the act creating the tax commits.
sion is constitutional, but it is also
held thaG the legislature had no right
to vest the commission with powers
that the constitution conveys to the
county and state boards of equaliza-
tion. and that the tax commission
has not the power to compel these
boards to accept its views.
Underlying the case was test as
to the relative jurisdiction of the tax
commission aud the state board of
equalization. The opinion is sweep.
ing victory for the latter and de-
feat of far-reachiug effect for the tax
! commission. Hereafter the tax CON-
! mission may advise, but can not
/ enforce its commands, which is held
by the court to have been the intent
! Of the legislature in creating 1t.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
HOW VOTERS WILL REGISTER
Provisions of the New Idaho Stat
ute.

The Boise Statesman gives u synop.
sis Ut the new registration law of
Idaho, which Is entirely different
from the old, AS follows:
"The county auditor Is put IN
general charge OF the registration aud
justices OF the peace aud notarics
public take the place of the former
registry agents. Under the law
person who voted at the last general
election is not required to re-registcr
for the next. N0taries public anil
justices can register up 10 within 30
days of the election. The county
auditor Is to furnish the judges of
election before the polls open with
complete list Of the registered voters
of the precinct. Before that is made
up any voter who has changed his
residence from one precinct to an
other may be transferred by notifying
the auditory. Should a qualified voter
fall to. register he can be added to the
list on election day by the Judges Ut
election, providing atiidayit as to his
, quail tications rs a freeh0lder VI the
same precinct. In case voters were
registered at the last election but did
not vote they must, re-resister. The
compensation Of justices and notaries
for acting as registrars rs to be liked
by the county CO. pmissi0ners.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
THE LIVE STOCK SPECIAL
Great Preparations Being Made For
the Trip.

IuC AAlps
Moscow, Idaho, (SpeciaD.-The
Northern Pacific has planned with
the University of Idaho. the running
of a "Live Stock Special" over its
main line and all branch lines within
the limits of northern Idaho Dec. ID
to % inclusive. This is to be
veritable animal husbandry or live
stock school on wheels carrying the
very best individuals from the Unl'
versity herds now used In instructing
University students on the campus.
Stops will be sufficient for farmers
and Others interested to not only To-
spect the train but also to confer
with the live stock specialists as to
what may be done for live stock i'm
proyement 10 their immediate locall-
ty: This train is calculated to show
outstanding individuals OF dralt
QOrSeS, DGcl duu uotJ SueoASs
and sheep and give good ideal types
for Idaho farmers to work toward
The University will follow the wake
of the train with vigorous "tollo"
up campaign that shall encourage
the placing of best blooded and high
graded stocks on northern Idaho
farms. Every farmer within 70 miles
of the Northern Pacific should DC
interested in visiting the train, seeing
Dean Carlyle and Prof. lddings 10
their Highly instructive live stocK
demonstrations aud carefully inspect
ing the animals Of those particular
breeds he is most interested In ralsinl
on his farm.
The special will reach Rathdruh
at 1915 a. NJ. Dec. p, and renait
two hours. It will arrive at CHu
d,Aleue at $3.50 a. m and be at ATM
at 12:4O D. N. the same day.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
News of Coe'ur d'Alene.

The state supreme court convened
In Ceur d'Alene Monday.
The third annul! KOotcnai Poultry
show is to be held at CGur d'Alene
Dec. II to 81.
NJ. II. Sullivan was committed tn
the county Jail, Monday, for 60 days
oh his own pleading Of guilty to
battery. Com paint was made by his
wife
Lou McDermott. and w. e. Hdney
are 10 the county jall under $4,000
bonds each charged with fatally stab
bing VIM. hTcCon,,aR ny at camp
near Santa last week.
f.. Boutiler, ar Indian. was award.
ed $10S5 by the jury In the ,edcra'
court 10 an action, against the wash
ington Water Pow er company, on &C
count of overflow Of land near st.
] Maries.
A divorce has beer granted to Mary
Beedham frou, Grora Beedham by
Judge II. N. Dunn. r.. ,e mother was
awarded the Gus ,ndy - he one child
and the child Is t. iec,jv Slo month
ly toward it, .upp',rt .rom me rather.
Members OF the. KW'tenA County
Farmers union lave formed theE-
selves int, mt tual fire INSURANCE
company, WITH l. ie Following officers
elected: Pres 1ssnt. Charles WaRgoH'
er, Post Falls vice president "A.
| Molstead, C9u d'Aleue; treasurer,
F. L. Rdnyou, 3athdrum; secretary
+. c. Copen. Cedr d'Alene. Inc
operation OF the com pany Will he con-
fined to farm pr. }, oerties Of the mem :
berS. 1t Is statefJ.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
PRICE $1.OO PER YEAR
loss of territory. and its injured
dignity.

loss of territory, and its injured
dignity.
Congressman Bartholdt in reso-
luton which he has presented 10
the house Of representatives, pro-
posed to create a national univer-
sity at Washington, d. c., to be
maintained under the control and
at the expense Of the federal
government. The congressman
evidently believes that Uncle Sam
does everything better than any,
body else, and since the states
have their various universities and
colleges, he wants committee Of
congress to find out what the
government could accomplish
along the same line.
From census statistics covering
the slaughtering and meat packing
industry for the year 1909, it APP
pears that the total number of
animals slaughtered that year in
the United States we're 88, 358,8I5.
Two-thirds Of the animals were
killed in large wholesale establish
ments.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
it,s Easy to Learn.

Alexander Graham Bell. the inventor
of the telephone. hit on his marVeious
discovery while studying and wniie
teaching the deaf. -
Professor Bell once said. apropos "
this fact: ...
eyes. we can learn valuable secre1'
from the most unlikely sources. a yer.
sian poet. famed for his WISDOM. va s
once asked by his king where ne nau
learned his philosophy.
".From the blind. sire, the poe. =.
n,,ed-.from the blind. who never ao'
rance a step until they have tried inc
ground New York Tribune
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
Tho Third Hand.

How often the little things IN hie
make impressions that linger In our
memories long after the larger eventS
are forgotten! Several years ago was
making visit IL a family where there
we're several daughters. One OF the
girls brought a hat into the sewing
room one morning and prepared 10
Trim 1t. Before doing anything e'se
she took a hatpin and pinned the na'
,,rmlv TO her skirts at the knees. SO
that she had both hands tree anu ne'.
the ribbon and flowers In place WIN
her left hand while she seweo tne,n
with her right.-Phlladelphia Nortn
American.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
Books From Unexpected Places.

Not only art. but literature. has been
produced in unexpected places. There
was. for instance. Robert Bloomheid.
who produced his Farmers Boy
while working so hard as shoemaker
lin a garret with five or six others,
that he frequently had to carry nun.
dred lines In his head through lack OF
leisure to write them down. James
Hogg, too, 1.-The Ettrick Shepherd
wrote his earliest verses while tending
his sheep in the Perthshire highlands
And Taylor. 1.-The Water Poet, com.
bined the very different offices o.
literary man and Thames waterman
London Chronicle.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
upon the comppny's guarantee to
build standard guage railroad into
timber and manufacture it at Boise.

build standard guage railroad into
timber and manufacture it at Boise.
That the completion of the Big
Lost river irrigation project is as.
sured and that the work will begin
at an early date II the Corey brothers
are successful 10 bidding in the pro-
perty at the receivers sale set for the
latter part of December at HALEY,
Idaho, is the present indication.
Corey brothers, as we'll as the bond
holders and others interested in the
proposition realize that they will
never get cent out of is If the pro-
ject is not completed and it is be-
cause of the determination Of all to
complete it that the feeling Of optin.
ism prevails through the state.
Miss Shepherd, during her recent
trip in the northern part Of the state
had the pleasure of spending several
ooyS WIN UuC AAOiuCu AildIio OpC'
cial" and is most enthusiastic con-
cerning tie work done and the good
that will result. Professor Holden,
whose work in Iowa increased the
corn crop of that state over $8,000,-
900 year, came to the northwest on
this campaign at the request of the
governors, the state officials, leading
business men, educators, farmers, and
the chambers of commerce, and com
mercial bodies OF nearly every city of
Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Sergeant Charles F. Bennett, Third
U. S. infantry. sergeant.instructo
national guard Of Idaho, has recent
interview in the Statesman, in which
he declares that the federal pay bill
for the national guard, to be presented
to congress during the coming session,
should be supported by the people of
Idaho. He points out that 1t is
hardly fair for the government and
the state to expect members Of the
national guard to spend time in drill
without some compensation.
Governor Haines on Saturday sent
| communication to Axel P. Ram
stedt, president of the state tax CON-
mission, in which he asks that the
tax commission make thorough in
vestigatiop to determine how much
is raised for state, county, municipal,
school and highway district purposes:
how much is the bonded debt Of each
how the taxes collected are distribut-
ed, and above all else what can be
done to tighten the burden of taxes
that the people are now required to
carry. A report covering all the
points suggested is asked for by Jan
uary Is, in order that steps may bt
taken to correct any evils that ma,
be uncovered.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05

The special session OF the sixty
third congress closed Monday ana
the regular session was i'm meoiaCe'y
convened. The special session over
was the longest congress ever held.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
At NATIONAL CAPITAL
Paragraphs on Important Gov
eminent Affairs.
CURRENCY AND POLITICS
Title to Canal Zone-A National
University.
Nhn TrtS
The Tribune Bureau.
BY j. 4. JONES


Washington, D. C.-The situa-
tion in relation to the currency
legislation appears to have clari-
fed, and the measure being sup
ported by the democratic majority
IN the senate, is practically the
bill as passed by the house. There
are good many amendments to
the original bill prepared at the
instigation of President Wilson.
Senator Owen from now on will
Jump into added prominence as
the administration leader in the
senate. While Senator Hitchcock
is the lone democrat to champion
the opposition, he is likely to over
reach the eminence he attained
when he arose day after day in the
house OF representatives demand
ing an investigation Of ths interior
department under Secretary Bal
| linger 1t was Hitchcock who
drove Ballinger out Of public life,
and did more than any other men,
Der Of congress to disrupt the Taft
administration. In those days Mr..
Hitchcock was fighting his polite al
enemies. Now he is a thorn in
the side of his party's flesh, as the
leader OF the republican members
in the committee who signed the
! minority report with him. Sena-
tor Newlands OF Nevada and Serla-
tor Shafroth of Colorado, both
democrats, jumped into the fray at
the outset, with amendments to
the democratic bill. The sub.
stance Of the objection by them
and other representatives Of west
ern states is because OF the lack ol
regional reserve banks, and it is
evidently the belief in the. far wes'
that they are to be sighted in the
distribution OF these regiona
banks.
| The great big United States has
been paying little attention to th'
never ceasing wall of the republic
of Columbia, since that e'ventfu
day when a revolution was S tartet
! on the Isthmus of Panama result
ing in less than twenty-four hour
in an independent republic b'einl
recognized and protected by tn
strong arm Of Uncle Sam, through
the action OF former Presi len
Roosevelt. The position take n b.
President Roosevelt was that looli
: ticians, capitalists and others III
terested in obstructing the pr rog
ress of the canal we're us in
Columbia as cats-paw to dr a
their chestnuts out OF the fl re
!, Therefore Mr.. Roosevelt felt jus t
. fed in taking the short cut in e.
tablishing an independent govern
. ment on the Isthmus. ColumbI
. has never ceased to press its clair
. against the United States, and
is therefore Of interest that Secre
1 tary Bryan h as been the first
lend an ear to the protesting c.
|, lumbar government. 1t is sal
that Columbia definitely propose:
that the United States repudia
the recognition of the indePent
4 ence oil Panama, and permit c.
. lumbia to force that country bac
10 its old position as province
Columbia. In return Columbl
3 will then give the United States
: clear title to the Canal Zone, an
4 promise that the hostilities Of tn
country against the United State
, will end. OF course, Columb
. will expect big piece OF Unite
States currency as balm for tn
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
Reasonable Anxiety.

Captain" said the pilot an1iously.
II fear the vessel is ashore"
"Humph." calculated the captain as
the steamers nose went farther into
the mud, '.your fears seem to be. like
the vessel. well groundedv"-Baldmore
American.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05
commissioners Proceedings

commissioners Proceedings
NOV. board met pursuant to
recess OF Oct. %. Whereu there
oelng no business the boaad remained
10 session until Nov. d, aud a recess
was taken until Nov. S.
Nov. 5.-All members present.
Bills allowed.
James Jones care INDECENT s24
Santa Nero Co supplies indlgentJO
5 NJ Babbitt team hire 10
ReiniRer Bros supplies poor farm57
John T Wood care INDECENT 25
l A Libby expense commlsslon'r % As
Star Livery livery hire p
Geo D Bernard supplies 22l
John E Landeryou boat hire
for sheriff S
Lake City Hdw Co. supplies 645
j B Ogden work for surveyor 20
Lakeside Pharmacy supplies 5475
G W Flemming WORK, surveyor
Royal Cafe meals for Jurors 1925
W G Crews salary and expense
deputy surveyor l55 20
Paul Russell work for surveyor $50
Ed Sadler Z" /" +" SO IS
u Kirkiby =" /" :" S
Lake City Hdw Co supplies Jail So SO
John Busby care indigent $50
W 0 Wheeler boat hire assessor l3 SO
w H Brousseau boat hire
Roy E Danny, work for auditor II IS
A E Best auto hire 81 SO
F Shepard Co. supplies IL
Geo ID Barnard Co " 825
Nelson Bros Co supplies for jail 35
FrankH Evans work for auditor %
f L Smith moving poor 3
Ed Robins work for surveyor 40
R B Ford =" =" 5
City Drug Co supplies prisoner 325
Press Pub Co printing q 80
Underwood Typewrtr Co
supplies Sc IS
Mrs w Smiley meals prisoners
Mrs A R Zolber care INDECENT 6
S D Bee5e supplies treasurer 240 08
W o Wheeler exp dep assessor 20 go
Cd'A Lbr Co supplies b 3
F W EsRate exp commissioner Al 60
R D Leeper work for auditor 10 SO
o NJ Butcher +" 1873
O L Sheffield work for surveyor % OF
A o Modlin expense surveyor As 60
H H Renfro livery $50
R F Kercheval expense treas. 8 Is
R L Black acting co atty 10
S NJ Logan printing 90
N D Wernette exp co atty ia IS
Bert A Reed exp probate Judge
Clara Mayer laundry courthouse a
Bert AReed notarial commisslonlO
G c Leblanc work for treas. 129
" w Sanders I" 48 80
L H Latta " " 50 10
|CI SAGE care poo, farm 200 25
r H Hall work for treas. 1l3 10
Chas E Acton exp assessor 40 ~
w H Brousseau boat hire 3
EFF Conklin justice fees d
PS Brown constable fees 2 ~
EF Eaton boat hue for sheriff ~
Interstate Nero Co supplies 10
w A Thomas work for auditor 80 "a
Bruce Cyr work for surveyor ~ o'
Henry Klappenburg assistant
jailor II 81
Bills for road work aud supple
we're allowed amounting to $1879.o6
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05

Nov. Board met pursuant to
recess OF Oct. %. Whereupon there
oeing no business the boaad remained
in session until Nov. d, aud a recess
was taken until Nov. s.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-12-05

ssuhscrihe snv THE RATHDRrM
TRIBUNE. ,1nly 3 LOO per year. II
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-13
NEW HORTICULTURE BILL.

4 new horticulture bill is to be
introduced in the house during the
early part of this week says a Boise
dispatch, which will provide new
laws for the governing Of the sale
Of nursery stock in the state OF
Idaho. One of the provisions of
the hill is that before "A nursery
man can sell trees or shrubs IN
Idaho he must enter into bond in
the sum Of 5000 payable to the
state that he will abide by the rules
and orders made by the state board
Of horticulture and the state hort-
cultural inspector. An annual IL
cense fee Of $40 is to be charged
every nursery man who does busi-
ness i'm the state and if the provl-
sions of this section Of the law are
not complied with expulsion from
the state and imprisonment and
fine for committing a misdcmeanor
are the consequences. The law is
thought imperative on account oi
the many nursery men who are
coming in from other states and
selling trees which the state hortl-
cultural department condemns anc
the fruit growers and the farmers
who order the trees are out the hrs
novmcnt which they make.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-13
THE MINIDOkA TAX CASE.
State Claims Right to Assess Settlers
Equity in Land on Projects.

Attorney General Peterson has
prepared an answer to the suit filed
by the government to prevent the
collection of taxes upon lands under
the Minidoka project. The suit is
against the officers of Lincoln county
and the government alleges that the
county or the state does not have
the right to assess taxes against gov
ernment reclamation projects until
after the patent has been issued by
the government. An injunction was
secured in the federal court against
the collection of the taxes by the
county authorities.
The state sets up that the lands
under the reclamation projects were
regularly taxed and that the state
has the right to tax the equity which
the settler has in the entry which he
has made upon the land even if he
does not have a patent issued to 1t
by the government. The state will
claim that the lands may be exempt
from taxation but that crops are be-
ing grown upon the lands, the set
lers are subject to be taxed upon the
I equity which they have in them
: The case will be heard in the federal
i court as soon as Judge Dietrich
= opens the February term of court
u Statesman.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-13
To Bridge the Snake
At ShoShOne Falls
A Bill Now Before the Legislature
Appropnating Money for
the Purpose.

Should the Lincoln county dele
CATION at Boise succeed in getting
favorable action on bill now pend
ing to bridge the Snake river at
Shoshone Falls, they will have
something to their credit at least.
There has been much talk during
the past year of a high bridge at
this scenic spot First it was to be
built by the Twin Falls electric line,
then we were told that the Oregon
Short Line was purchasing property
in that vicinity with the object in
view of bridging the stream, but up
to this time nothing definite has
resulted
If we understand the situation
correctly, the state owns land at
this point which is necessary for the
approaches for a bridge, and this
being the case it should never he
allowed to go into the hands of any
private corporation, excepting under
conditions that the bridge should
he opened to the public generally.
Shoshone Falls is one of the
scenic wonders of the northwest,
and as its beauties become more
widely known it will become the
mecca for tourists from every point
of the globe. 4 high bridge at this
point would add to its already mag
nifcent splendor, and it would be
deplorable if some close corporation
should acquire all the privileges to
be derived.
The North Side would welcome
the construction of a bridge at this
point, as the seeming determination
for good roads throughout the coun-
try, would soon put US into direct
communication with our neighbors
on the South Side. But let the
bridge be constructed for the bene-
:, fit of the public, and let the STATE
enter into a compact with the inter
ests that are camoring for the struc
ture, that the general public ma.
y be assured that it will be at the dis
= posal of all who wish to use it.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-13
TO STAMP OUT HOG CHOLERA.

Prompt action was taken by the
senate yesterday says the Statesman
in the passage of house bill No. 2l5
intended to stamp ont hog cholera
in the state. This bill has already
passed the house. 1t provided for
the manufacture by the agricultural
department of the University OF
Idaho of anti-toxin for the cure OF
hog cholera and for the appropria'
ton of $4,000.
On motion of Senators Davis anc
Lee the rules were suspended anC
the bill placed on its passage. l
was explained 10y Senator Davi
that hog cholera existed in nine q
the counties of the state, in a viru
lent form in some sections, an'
that immediate steps were neceSsar
to stamp it out. 1t has been dem
onstrated, he said, that the ant
toxin would do this.
The measure passed without OF
position with - votes TO its cred
; and two Senators absent.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-02-13
Association Case
To Be Argued.
Court Will Hear Arguments on
the Demurrer Saturday.

The test case Of Ransom vs. The
Twin Falls North Side Land a. Wa |
ter Co., a case in which the Canal
sers Association j. assisting Mr..
Ransom in prosecuting, will come
before Judge Stock-lager, who i
sitting in chambers for Judge Wal
tiers, on Saturday, Of this week ON
the demurrer filed by the company
The absence of Sam Hays, the COM
pny'- legal adviser, in the east,
has ncces-itated the po.tponment
OF thi. hearing until this date.
This case involves great many
of the questions in dispute between
the company and the settlers, and
l. being closely watched, not only
10y members Of the Association, but
10y all Of the settlers under this
system.
The demurrer filed 10y the com
pany questions the right Of the set
tiers to bring action Of this kind
and to determine whether or not
the law is A. claimed by the COM
pany or the settlers.
The trial Of the case upon it.
merits, will not come up for hear
ing before the April session.
The damage case of Oliver Hill
against the company, which was Sc
for hearing this week, has also beel
put over until the April term 0
court.
There are several other like case
pending against the company whicl
will undoubtedly be put over unit
April.