The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-04-17
vent their plan being carried out.

vent their plan being carried out.
| Power county, the only wet county
10 bunch of ten 10 southern Idaho,
had its only saloon closed recently by
order Of the district court. The case
Is now 10 the supreme court.
Senator Borah has introduced q
bill in the United States senate
which provides for the establishment t
under federal control. of a co.operat
I've clearing house for marketing
agricultural products.
April Gath has been named by
proclamation issued by Governor
John N. Haines as Arbor day. to be
observed 10 the state Of Idaho 10 the
planting and cultivation Of trees,
Special exercises will probably be
held by many OF the schools OF the
state In observance of the day.
Charles Theis. president OF the In
land Brewing & Mailing company Of
Spokane, who is also president and
principal owner of the brewery at
Boise. Is denying q report at Boise
that be has offered to donate $40, 900
to the Idaho state democratic cam
paign fund II the party will put
plank 10 its platform opposing state
wide prohibition.
Land Commissioner Day reports
that farmers of the southeastern
counties are worrying lecause OF the
removal Of the tariff on seed peas
causing heavy importations from
Belgium and threatening to destroy
the demand for Idaho seed peas. 1t
Is claimed the farmers of that section
received between $8OO,0O0 and 81,
600, 900 fo1 their product last year.
John P. Vollmer of Lewiston,
pioneer banker and business man and
said to be the heaviest individual
taxpayer In the state, has declined to
be candidate for nomination for
governor on the progressive ticket.
He says the condition of his health
will not permit him to enter the
campaign. However. he declares he
will devote his spare time to the
lowering of the present high taxes
which. he says, are becoming burden
to the people of our state.
Idaho has only one named peak
having an altitude greater than
$4,000 feet; that is Hyndman Peak,
near the Blaine Custer county line.
The elevation of this mountain IS
l2.078 feet. There are, however,
several unnamed peaks near Hynd-
man Peak whose elevations are great.
er than $4,000 feet as shown by the
contours on the HALEY topographic
map published by the United States
geological survey.
Three hundred cases Of oil manu-
factured by the Capitol Oil company,
a California concern, we're seized at
Lewiston and Lapwai, Idaho, by
Deputy Inspector Wilson, who al.
leges the state law is being violated
because OF the fact that the manu-
facturers show no fire test on the
labels. At Lapwai six barrels of hop
ale were seized by the inspector, who
stated the temperance drink was
nisbranded in violation of both the
state and federal laws. The drink is
manufactured by the Star Bottling
company of Pullman. Wash.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor, when
at BOISE last week gave out a state
ment In which he said Charles L.
Heitman had assured him he would
not be candidate for office this year
Mr.. Taylor further gave 1t as his
opinion that this is republican year
and that the progressives would not
get as large a vote as two years ago.
"For senator. Burton L. French
will make strong race 10 the
north," be said; ''he is better known
to the people than any other candi-
date aud will poll vote that no one
else could reach. Addison T. Smith
l believe, will be easily reelected,
but his colleague will be hard to pick.
The vote will be scattered between a
number OF candidates.