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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Sleet Storm Damages Orchards.

Reports received here from many To-
calities of the lower Shenandoah val
ley and the West Virginia border coun-
ties tell of "a great deal of damage hav-
ing been done to apple and peach or
chards by recent sieet storm. Trees
in the orchards along the mountain
slopes seem to have suffered more than
others. Many trees that have been
bearing only "a year or two were broken
down by the sleet. which froze four
inches thick in numerous instances,
and hundreds of older trees were
stripped of large and small branches.
A great deal of replanting will have to
be done.
The first of a series of midwinter
lectures by some of the most eminent
scholars of the country to be given
by the John Handley Memorial Lii
brary in Winchester. was delivered
Thursday night by DR.. James Howard
Gore of Washington, who spoke on
Belgium and Her People" Dr. Gore is
a native of Gore, this county, and has
been connected with the governments
scientific research work for number
of wears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
WEATHER..
Fair and Colder Today; Monday
Rain or Snow.

FOR the District of Columbia and
Maryland. fair and colder today. Mon
day, rain or snow; fresh westerly
winds.
Inc weather continues unsettled
| over much of the country. and Satur-
day night there We're three storm cen
| tiers of Importance on the weather
map. one over the St. Lawrence val
! ley. another over the Gulf of Mexico,
and yet another over Arizona and New
Mexico. Within the last twentyfour
hours these disturbances have caused
snow in the upper Mississippi valley.
the region of the great lakes, the
southern Rocky mountain region and
northern New England and rains i'll
southern New England the middle
Atlantic, south Atlantic and gulf
states. Tennessee and the Ohio valley.
The temperature has risen through
out the Atlantic states, and it has
fallen over the great central valleys
the upper lake region and the plains
states.
In the middle Atlantic and New
england states fair and colder weather
Sunday will be followed by unsettled
weather and probably snow or rain
Monday. In the south Atlantic and
gulf states the weather will remain
unsettled. with probably rain Sunday
Sunday in the southern Rocky noun
tang region, the middle plains states
and the middle Mississippi valley, and
Monday in the middle Mississippi and
Ohio valleys. and the southern portion
of the region of the great lakes. The
weather will he fair Sunday and Mon
day in the northwestern states
No important temperature changes
are indicated for the southern states.
the great central valleys and western
districts during Sunday and Monday
The winds along the north Atlantic
coast will be fresh westerly: on the
middle and south Atlantic coasts mod
crate variable; on the gulf coast fresh
east and northeast: on the upper
lakes moderate west and southwest
becoming variable; on the lower lakes
fresh westerly.
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Midnight, IS am. %; 4 am. 90;
s am. 80: am. 80; 10 am, SO; II
noon, SO: pan. Sc: pm, SO: s pm,
SO; pm, 81; 10 pm, 81. Highest, 81
lowest, IS.
Relative humidity-S am. Il: 2 pm,
20: pm. Sc. Rainfall Is pm to S
p.m). 0.1S. Hours of sunshine. 0. Per
cent of possible sunshine. 0.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. AZ; lowest, %.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
$500 Per Year
DEATH TO THE JACKS.
A Big Rabbit Drive Planned for the
Wilson Nefghborhood for
Next Monday.

Flaming posters are out announc-
ing big rabbit drive to take place
in the Wilson Bros. neighborhood
next Monday. Our readers will re-
member the success that attended the
drive in that section last winter,
when nearly 5000 were slaughtered.
The rabbits this year are reported
more plenty than ever in that Sec
tion and a most exciting day is an
ticipated. Participants will meet at
a point two miles east and one mile
north Of town at 9:45 a. M, as the
drive starts promptly at 10 o'clock
|Conveyances will leave town at 9:15
to accommodate all who wish to at
tend, and the ladies and boys and
girls are especially invited. Lunch
will be served at noon and II you
want to enjoy a good days sport,
don't fail to attend. Several of the
merchants have signifed their inten-
ton of closing that day, and from
appearances now the greater portion
of the town will be on hand for the
drive.
Arrangements have been made for
another rabbit drive to be pulled on
next Thursday, the 29th inst. The
participants will meet at the Reed
shack, one mile north and one mile
west Of town, where it is expected
several short successful drives will
be made. This WAS the scene of ono
of the most successful drives last
winter and the rabbits are reported
equally as thick this year. Convey
ances will be in town to take all who
wish to attend, and lunch will be
served at noon.
| Some OF the farmers are inclined
for not taking more interest in these
drives, especially when they are
suffering untold damage by these.
pests. 1t is one OF the most success
full ways of riding the community OF
these pests but there should be more
Incorporation among the farmers in
these drives.
AS a result of three drives in the
vicinity of Rupert recently. $4,000
rabbits were killed. These animals
are the worst kind of destructive
lpests that the farmer has to contend
with. They not only destroy his al
falfa field in the summer time, but
devour many tons Of hay during the
winter, besides the untold damage
= they do to young orchards.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
ALFALFA AND CORN.

Alfalfa should be grown on every
farm" is the slogan under which
the Holden Improvement Committee
OF the Pacific Northwest will push
product. covering profit, value.
yield. etc. The headquarters OF this
committee is at Spokane. Wash. and
its territory embraces the states OF
Washington. Oregon and Idaho. The
aim OF the organization Is to create
more interest among the farmers OF
these states In the growing CT these
two essential products.
II mas become we'll uniers,ooi in
this section that to reap anything
like the results that our soil IL com
petent to produce, that the land mus,
first be put into alfalfa. Backed by
the brains and energies o, the mos,
experienced farmers and business
men OF the Pacific Northwest. the
Holden Committee has opened up q
campaign in which all are invited
to participate. and which rrnmises
much good to the territory men
toned
After consultation with the state
superintendents OF the three states
and others who understan the pla'
OF the movement. II was decided tt
make March TO 10, inclusive, al
falfa week. II is not the purpose
that the entire work OF tie schoo
for this week should be g'en orei
to the study OF alfalfa. brt rathe
that the language. number and stor'
features which are parts OF th'
regular work be based upon the his
tory, cultivation and use of the same
Schools will be furnished Will
booklets and other Information D.
addressing the secretary. Charles W
Farr. at Spokane. and anyone inter
ested I'm these crops can obtain valu
able information by corresponding
with this gentleman. Corn and al
falfa mean diversified farming
which means more dollars. more com
fort and happier homes. Write I
Mr.. Farr for bulletins and inrtho
information.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
Adjusting Express Rates.

Public utility commissioners, not
only in Idaho, but in every other
wrestling with the problem OF ad-
justing express rates within the re-
spective state to the rates recently
agreed upon by the interstate com
merce commission for the country al
large. The schedule adopted by the
Interstate commerce commission af-
ter years of investigation and re-
search will become effective Febru
airy l. But these rates apply only
to interstate shipments. The inter
state commerce commission has nc
Jurisdiction over rates confined t
any one state. To make these inter
state rates harmonize with the inter
state schedule is now the problem
that is pressing for solution.-Ex.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22

We have before US a copy OF IN
tension Bulletin No. 5, issued by 'he
University OF Idaho, when treats "
hog cholera I'm this state, what II Is
it's causes, symptoms and treatment
Any farmer, teacher or student IL
the state may procure this puiie'il
and others mailed free to their au
dress upon application to the Direct
or Idaho Experiment station MOS
COW, Idaho. Every farmer ought u
realize the necessity OF taking every
precaution against the spread oi UNI
disease and he can obtain some Vaiu
able information along this iihe W
sending for bulletin No. b on no'
cholera. 1t is only through the oo
operation OF every farmer that 'n
disease can be entirely eradicateu'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
Assisting Farmers h Graduating
Rabbits.

Mr.. R. A. Ward, q demonstration.
operating under the department Of
agriculture of the federal govern
ment, has been experimenting on the
Minidoka tract in ridding that dis
trict of these pests. and from reports
received is meeting with good sue
cess, killing them by the thousands
He says that If all the farmers in any
given district will use the poison pro-
vided for In the government formula,
that at least 80 per cent of the pest
will be eliminated this season. Mr..
Ward says there must be concerted
effort to bring the best results.
The ingredients of the poison are
ten quarts Of oats, one ounce strych-
nine powder, two ounces soda, one
quart water. and one-fourth pint dry
starch. The PREPARATION of the poi
son is: Dissolve the starch In wator
and boil one quart thin starch solu-
ton. Add one ounce of strychnine
powder and two ounces soda; beat
we'll until all Jumps are broken. Pour
= this over oats until every oat is COW
cred. Recoat eight hours later with
one pint thin starch solution; add
! four quarts clean dry oats and mix
: again. Put out in tablespoonfulls
along rabbit trails about alfalfa stack
/, where the rabbits are feeding regu-
| larly.
Mr.. Ward says that 1t is estimated
that 1000 jack rabbits will In one
, season destroy 127 tons of vegeta'
: ton. 1t is, therefore, apparent that
t every farmer who is feeding thai
=, many jack rabbits is robbed of feed
= that would keep 25 to 80 head OF
i stock.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
Will Yield Good Returns.

The offer of the Chewelah, Wash,
gentleman to pay 10 cents each for
rabbit pelts as announced in these
columns, has been instrumental in
creating considerable enthusiasm
among our people, and several ship
ments have been made the past week.
We have had many personal inquir-
les, besides numerous letters asking
for further particulars regarding
this offer, which some have looked
upon as huge joke. The following
letter from Mr.. Joe Day, the old
wheel horse of the First Segregation,
is sufficient evidence that the offer
is genuine. Besides noting the reve-
nue. that can be derived from the
hides, Mr.. Day has some suggestions
to make regarding the disposal of
the carcasses which is worthy of con-
sideration.
Editor Lincoln County Times:-
Eden, Idaho, Jan. 20, 1914.
I saw an article in the last issue
OF your paper referring to the mar
ket for jack rabbit skins. l have
investigated Mr. Oppenheimer, Che
welah, Wash, and l think his prop
osition is all right.
We sent Mr.. Oppenheimer trial
shipment which proved to be perfect
) ly satisfactory and though we were
careful not to send anything that
could not be easily duplicated, he
pronounced our hides good quail
ity."
! We have tested the catching and
/ skinning and find that man car
make from 50 to $40 a day, accord
ing to his experience and how hare
he wants to work at it. Some of tn,
/ boys here who skinned their frs
4 rabbits in ten or twelve minutes ar,
now skinning and stretching them IL
an average of three minutes. Mr.
| Olson so far has the record, he hav
i ing skinned his first five in five min
. utes. E. V. Haye skinned an,
T stretched his first 10 In an averag
, of "a an hour, or two and one-hal
minutes each.
= During the cold weather and Will
: the ground is covered with snow
4 is an easy matter to get the rabbit
by fencing hay stacks, leaving on
( side OF the fence lose so that 1t ca
be hooked up on nail on the pos
e Then when the rabbits are in on
man can go ahead and drop the VIII
and the rest can follow for the Kill
ing. We have taken as many as l l
from one astck in a single nigh
1t The fence should be moved ever
-e week or ten days as every stack hs
, its limit of rabbits.
There are numerous ways SUI
II gested as to building these traps, a
lie though we have had no difficulty
es getting plenty of rabbits in this wa
III during trapping weather. Howeve
during soft weather, and when II
10 ground is bare, one will have to r
at sort to the drives.
lie The only difficulty is in learnir
,a to skin, which one will learn to {
- in a very short time. and you vi
III then agree that the jack rabbit ca
be eXterminated at profit.
X Now that we have found the hid
of a source of profit, let us see what C;
be done with the carcass. To lii
~ tied number they are an eXcelle
Ill hog and chicken feed, but why n
d. induce some of our local alfalfa me
H. mills to put in poultry meal machi
: cry? This is a big per cent amin
u matter and where could one get go
H. meat as cheap as rabbit carcass?
he Joe Day.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
Town Trustees Meet.

The Village Board met in regular
session on Tuesday evening and
transacted the usual routine bust
ness. The regular monthly bills were
allowed, a list OF which will be given
next week.
dell asking the cooperation Of the
Village of Jerome in a demand upon
the Public Utilities Commission for
uniform rate for electric service.
The letter was laid on the table for
future consideration.
The time having arrived for the
opening of bids for the purchase of
the $4,000 worth of bonds recently
voted by the town, it was found that
the bid of s4027 by the Causey-
Foster Co., OF Denver was the low
est and best bid and consequently the
| bonds will be sold to this company,
and will draw six per cent interest.
Several applications were received
for the position of marshal, and upon
/ DdllOl Dtll6 ldhtli, n. d6C W dc
elected to the position, his services
to begin February 1st.
Quite a lengthy discussion was
had regarding the sprinkling of the
streets the coming summer, some
advocating the use of oil. believing
it to be cheaper in the end. 1t finally
resulted in the clerk beinng instruct
ed to correspond with some of the
towns using oil. to ascertain the cost
and the practicability of using The
same.
A committee to whom had beer
delegated the work of organizing :
plan for a boys club, appeared be
fore the board with request tina
a portion OF the city hall be granted
for temporary quarters for the club
The proposition received mos
hearty response from the board ant
the use of the hall was granted, to
gether with free light, heat and wat
er. Chairman Peters was appointe
permanent representative of tn
council In the club.
On motion, adjourned until ia
next regular meeting.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
AFTER THE CREAMERY TRUST

A special dispatch from spokane
says:
At conference held here at
tended by James II. Wallis state
food and dairy commissioner OF Id
aho. ]. d. Nickel, state dairy anu
food commissioner OF Oregon ahu
/ J. Higgins, state food and drug
commissioner OF Washington 1t was
decided to communicate at once WIN
the congressional delegations OF 'h'
states of Idaho, Oregon and WASH
,ngton. and urge these senators an'
representatives to give all possible
aid to Congressman Smith OF iuah'
in his appeal to the department. 0
Justice to send special representative
70 Idaho and other western states u
investigate operations OF an alleged
creamery trust.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
To Maintain Potato Quarantine.

A Washington dispatch of recent
date states that Representative
French, who has had up with the ag-
ricultural department the question
Of maintaining a strict quarantine
by this government against countries
whose potatoes are affected with
powdery scab and other diseases, has
been assured by the secretary that
the department will adhere to the
maintenance of a strict quarantine
against the potatoes grown in al
such countries.
The department is exceedingly anx
ious that the disease be kept out OF
the United States, and in addition to
taking this precaution, advises al
potato growers not to use any second
hand British or European sacks, un'
less they have been thoroughly ster
ilized, for fear the sacks will them
selves be the means OF spreading thu
diseases.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
FOR ANTITRUST LEGISLATION

President Wilson on Tuesday per
sonally read to Congress his mes
sage on antitrust legislation. which
was listened to with much interest
by the members of both houses. We
have not the space for the message.
but the chief points which the Pres
ident singled out In his message as a
basis for Legislation were as follows:
First-Effectual prohibition of In
terlocking of directorates of great
corporations.
Second-A law to confer upon the
interstate commerce commission the
power to superintend and regulate
the financial operation of railroads.
Third-Dehnition OF MANY hurt
full restraints of trade" by explicit
legislation supplementary to the
Sherman law.
Fourth-The creation OF commits.
sion to aid the courts and to act as a
clearing house OF information In
helping business to conform to the
law.
Fifth-Provision OF penalties and
punishments to fall on individual,
responsible for unlawful business
practices.
Sixth-Prohibition OF holding com
panies and suggestion that the vot
ing power OF individuals holdinl
shares In numerous corporation
might be restricted.
Seventh-Giving to private indi
viduals the right to found suits 70
redress on facts and Judgments prov
en- In government suits and provid
ing that the statute OF limitation
should run only from the date OF tn
conclusion OF the governments ac
tion.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
WHAT CONSTITUTES BENEFIT
CIAL USE OF WATER IN
IRRIGATION.

The weekly news letter which is
issued under the direction of the U.
S. Department OF Agriculture. con-
tains the following which is OF vast
importance to all irrigated sections
of the country:
Under the laws OF water rights.
as established by legislation and
court DEGREES IN the arid states of
the west, the final test of right to
water for irrigation is that the wat
er claimed shall be put to a benef-
cial use. AS expressed by tne laws
of several states beneficial use Is
the basis. the measure, and the
limit" of rights TO water. These
laws, however, do not att ,nipt to de-
fine beneficial use."
At conference OF the project
managers OF the Tinted Sta.ss Rec
lamation Service ard representatives
of the Department OF A5riculcure.
recently held at Salt Lake City. a
resolution attempting such denni-
tion was adopted. This definition is
somewhat long and detailed but in
substance is as follows:
A water user is untitled to that
amount OF water mat will render
him reasonable maximum amount
of good with reasonable econom:,
Handling of the water" He is EN-
titled to the protection OF the state
in this right. but IN return tn, STATE
has a right to demand that he us'
reasonable care and judgment in con
veying and using water and cd.ti
waiting his crops.
The conference adopted ,lso l def
milton OF Economical uss," whic!
was In substance as follows:
Since the water supply available
for irrigation in the western state
is adequate for only relativel
small percentage OF the entire irrl
gable acreage, the Fundamental
standard OF economical use must b
, the financial results accomplishe
, per acre-foot OF water applied, rath
er than the yield per acre irrigated
In future development the doctrin
. OF beneficial use must in many case
merge into or be supplanted by tha
OF economic use. The doctrine
: beneficial use looks into individu;
interest; that OF economic use to tn
general welfare OF society as a who'll
'. So far as possible water charges, sy
q TENS OF distribution, and regulation
should be so adjusted as to make II
= interest OF the individual water us'
q coincide with this public interest
Plans for the observance OF IL
4 Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln
Il birthday are taking a broader scol
q this year than ever before in ldah
IS Heretofore a banquet in Boise HI
h been the extent 10 the celebratio
10 One serious objection is interpos'
! against this plan. Because OF q
a long distances to be travelled and q
le heavy expense to be incurred this h
N deprived many worthy men from pa
II ticipating in the tributes paid to {
IS memory of one of the greatest M
10 of all time. To meet this objects
I'd It is proposed by the Lincoln d
BANQUET association to have a ce
bration this year in every county
the state on February ~.
al
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22

Owners of automobiles In Idaho
who are especially anxious to pay
their license tax for 1914 must wait
a while for their certificates and num-
ber plates, says the Statesman. Sec
retary of the State Clifford has de-
cided to hold the matter in abeyance
for the present until the supreme
court settles the question as to the
constitutionality of the auto license
law. The secretary does not banker
after the work of returning all the
license fees in case the law is knock
ed out. A decision from the court
| is expected in a short time.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22

The new year has been star'eu y"
In very good fashion. The Ourre"''
bill is starting to work, the new Tar
iff measure is already worKihs' ""u
no one in this section is worr'ins
over the income tax law. Inc peo
pie of the North Side Tract were ne', new
er in a more optimistic moou a quo"
they are today. Being on the 'nieo
hold OF the solution OF their hnahc'a'
troubles, they are talking ana ao' w
ing good times, and this has ABOUT d,
much to do with the creating Oh eoo0
times as the price of hay hosS %
spuds. Keep up the talking anu "''
ing.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22

New York Is to have the highest
building in the world according to
the plans recently filed. The struc-
ture will be S94.6 feet high, II sto-
ries, and cost over s12, 100000. The
Pan-American States association
filed the plans. 1t is proposed to
erect the building on the block
bounded by Broadway, Eighth ave-
nue., Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth
streets.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
~, 80 IN receipt of an illustrated

We are in receipt OF an iilus,ra'eo
nomnhlct descriptive of service In
Tho Marine Corps, which is very com
n,oto in all details connected with
,ho service. The pamphlet is issued
under the direction of W. e. 1eau,e
Major General Commandant, and the
,n nrormation contained therein is &c
curats In svsry detail.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22

Under the apportionment OF the
moneys to the credit of the public
school, interests as submitted by
State Superintendent Grace Shep'
herd, Lincoln county receives 1884
12. Gooding county il allowed ST.
lSO.21.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
The Furniture-Racket Store.

Come in and see the combination.
We are closing out on some Of the
lines we are carrying and have some
great bargains.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-01-22
The Furniture-Racket Store.

Come In and see the combination.
We are closing out on some OF the
lines we are carrying and have some
great bargains.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-09
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Mrs. Norcross of Dummerson visit
ed her daughter. Mrs. IIaIIadav. this
"'tN'
Wallace Harris has been setting
on maple trees for himself and others
this week.
If. ..l ". D. ,,-.,, mn,
,al ''4 so, - Ivy ', t',,e' "ril siil,.
into the upstairs tenement In 4. A.
kuight 'shouse.
A. NJ W,
,.-Ili, "". .l'5 "',iare IiaTfls ah,
,.h y,'' - - u N "e,A
y, n,,n,,., "',,' MIS- ''a'''S "'ii''i''S
ia ''''''''''' on
| Mrs. :. f. Harrison and children,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-05-09

National League Games Today.
Boston at New York
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Pittsburg
Cincinnati at st. Louis.