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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-03
MEAN BUSINESS, !"
SAYS Mr.. WILSON.

WARNS THE NATION THAT NO
TIME MUST BE LOST IN PRE-
PAIRING ADEQUATE DEFENCE.
In his speech on preparedness at
Chicago Monday before an audience
/ of several thousand people President
7ilson said with reference to the
ADMINISTRATORS policy. We mean
business.
eve haye given to the present
feet of the United States an organi-
zation such as it never had before,
am told by Admiral Fletcher" the
President said. And we have
made preparation for immediate
/, war. so far as the navy is concern
ed"
The army, the President said. as
at present constituted, is not large
enough even for the ordinary duties
\ of peace"
The President repeated his warn
: inrs that no time must be lost in
strengthening the defences of the
Nation. He declared the Govern.
ment was doing everything it could
for preparedness.
when / see some of my fellow
citizens spread tinder where the
sparks are falling wonder what
their ideal of Americanism is," the
President said.
America, the President said, had
been cruelty misjudged by the Ma
tions now at war.
Il know that on. the other side OF
the water there has been a great
deal of cruel misjudgment with re-
gard to the reasons why America
has remained neutral. Those look
ing at US from a distance do not
feel the strong pulses of ideals and
principles that are in us.
They do not feel the conviction
of America that our mission is a
mission of peace and that righteous
ness cannot be maintained as stand
ard in the midst rms. They do
Il not realize that ba> ! Of all of our
senergy we are a body of idealists
much more ready to lay down our
lives for a thought than for dollar.
They suppose, some of them, that
we are holding off because we can
make money while others are dying,
the most cruel misunderstanding
that any Nation has ever had to
face"
Rulers, not public opinion, brought
about the present war, Mr. Wilson
declared.
Il thank God there is no man in
the United States who has the au-
J thority.to bring on war without the
consent of the Nation" he said.
The task of the United States, he
said, has been to assert the princi.
pies of law in a world in which the
principles Of law have broken down.
I'VE are not now thinking of in
vasion of the territory of the United
States" the President declared.
I'VE are not asking ourselves shall
Se be prepared only to defend our
Own homes and shores. We stand
pledged to see that both the CONT
nents of America are left free to be
used by their people as those people
choose to use them under system of
national popular sovereignty as alb
solutely unchallenged as our own.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-03

The worlds big thing to blame
your troubles on, but it hasn't time
to stop and sympathize with you;
and besides, it's carrying all the
load it can stagger under right now.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-02-03
BY A VOTE OF 60 TO 81
Commission Bill Killed
In the House Yesterday.


Columbia, February O. Very
much to the surprise of every one,
the bill undertaken to create a high
way commission out Of a fund to be
derived from automobile licenses
was killed today by q vote OF gu
to 81. There were q great many
things that combined to impair the
possibility of the bill becoming law.
First, was the idea that new ccm-
mission was to be established, and
the Legislature is actually afraid of
the word commission" at this time.
Second, there were so many differ
ent bills and many wanted their
particular view to be adopted. Third,
there was confusion as to the exact
force Of the proposed bill. Fourth,
many members wanted the revenue
derived from the automobile tax
spent Immediately in the county
where the tax was collected. Fifth,
there was objection to the personnel
of the proposed commission. But
what's the use to figure on the rea-
sons? Sufficient to say to that the
committee and the different bills
looking to the establishment of a
State highway commission were
killed. There is a possibility later
on in the session of another measure
along different lines being proposed.
The Williamsburg delegation vot-
ed against the passage of the bill
yesterday.
IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
The Senate went on record by a
more than two to one vote in favor
of retaining the State tax commits
sion. This bill seeking to repeal the
act creating the commission was
killed by vote of 29 to Is. after
an extended debate for and against
the commission. Senator Epps of
Williamsburg voted in favor of re-
tanning the commission.
Senator Carlisle's bill prohibiting
cock fighting anywhere in South
Carolina was passed and sent to the
House. Under the old law cock
fighting was forbidden within three
miles of any school or church. The
Spartanburg Senator said he wanted
to outlaw it entirely With its attend
ant gamblers and toughs."
Other measures passed and sent
to the House were: The bill of Sem
ator Nickles allowing municipalities
to enact laws confscating concealed
weapons and contraband liquors, the
bill by Senator John F Williams per-
mitting the Judges the right to i'm
pose a fine instead of straight i'm
prisonment in cases of involuntary
manslaughter, and the bill by Sena-
tor Carlisle re-enacting the State.
wide prohibition law.
A favorable report was made by the
judiciary committee on the bill cre-
ating the 14th judicial circuit out of
the counties of Colleton, Hampton,
Jasper and Beaufort and leaving
Charleston alone in the 9th circuit.
The indications are that this measure
will pass. 1t has already, passed the
House.
The two.cent rate bill for pas
sengers on railroads received a ma
jority unfavorable report from the
railroad committee through Senator
McCown. A minority favorable re-
port was made by Senator Earle.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
NEW BUILDINGS FOR
THE STATE COLLEGE
TO PROVIDE MONEY FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORK.

From news items that have ap-
peared recently in the daily press it
looks as though Chancellor E. c. FL
liott, head of the state educational
system, was going to make strong
bid for new buildings at the coming
session of the legislature. Recently
in speaking to the Helena CONNER
cial club he produced figures to show
that Montana ranks fortieth in the
48 states of the union in the amount
of money spent on its institutions of
higher learning and ranks last of all
among the northwestern states in
this regard. According to his state
ment there is no state in the union
with such poor and Inadequate build
ings.
Conditions at the state college at
Bozeman are said to be particularly
deplorable. Five years ago the class
rooms and laboratories were over
crowded but since that time the num-
ber of students has doubled and not
a building has been added. The re-
cent burning of the chemistry build
ing has brought about additional
hardships and many branches of the
college work are seriously handi-
capped for want of room.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

Designs for all bridges are stan
dardiZed for a uniform loading and
are made uniform as far as permis-
sible as to floor panel lengths. All
bolt and pin work is eliminated and
only solid riveted construction erect
ed if possible. The same class of
bridge work is constructed in every
county and no longer are bridge con-
tracts let at the cheapest possible
figure for a structure that will span
stream regardless of whether it is
economically the best design for the
requirements for that particular case.
Instead structures are now being
built to meet Montana's present traf-
fic requirements, with the future an
ticipated so far as the best obtain
able engineering skill is able to es-
innate.
The highway commissioners en-
gineers found, upon investigating for
the purpose of Standardization of
bridge plans that the traffic carried
upon the public roads and bridges
required very careful consideration
in order to determine what was a
reasonable capacity for present and
future needs.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
| AUTOMOBILE AND ROAD NEWS
Montana Bridge Building Is Standardized
Better Structures, for Less Money, Under NeU Plan
1o11ey, Under Ne1u ,Pla1

Heavy loads are very frequently
carried on motor trucks, or tractors
of such size as to assume alarming
proportions. An every day occur
renee is to meet motor truck trayel-
ing over the roads and bridges load
ed with five yards of gravel, or in
many cases ore or merchandise
weighing from six to as high as as
25 tons, to which must be added the
weight of the truck ranging from two
to five tons. In many cases three
fourths of this load is carried on the
two rear wheels, bringing extraordin-
ary severe stress on the bridge floors
These conditions could not be anti
cipated at the time of the building of
existing structures. Herds of live
stock and fast moving motor traffic
all contribute their influence toward
the destruction of all bridges. After
carefully investigating the effect of
all these elements, the state highway
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
FARMERS URGE
NEW USURY LAW
FEDERATION DEMANDS LEGAL
INTEREST BE FIXED AT
SIX PER CENT.
NOn-Partisan Movement Endorsed
and Commission Investigation of
Tax Problem Preliminary to Gem
eral Revision Called For; Torrens
Title System Favored.

Legislation to reduce the legal rate
of interest to per cent and designat-
ing any rate in excess Of per cent
as usury, with proper safeguards
and penalties, was demanded by the
Montana Farmers federation in resO-
lutions adopted on the closing day OF
the convention held at Billings. 9th
er demands were: Legislation to es-
tablish simplified system of land
titles through the Torrens system; re-
vision of the tax laws "to the end that
the state revenues may pe adjusted to
new conditions, and the burdens of
taxation justly distributed" and leg
islation to give force and effect to
the grain inspection law, failing in
which the law should be repealed"
The federation declared in fav r
of a non-partisan commission to in
vestigate and report on the tax prob
lem, "such report to precede any new
legislation upon the subject of taxi
tion."
The organization declared itself to
be opposed to the substitution OF fed
eral authority for state suthority in
the control and management of the
railroads within the state.
| we UcIicV0 tudJ IcI uIlAdI LIABILITIES
for handling grain and other food
produce is no less public utility
than transportation say the resolu-
tions, "and we demand legislation to
provide such. facilities under state
control"
The prohibition of the use of punch
boards and other gambling devices
is also asked.
"a non-partisan movement to Sc.
cure better government received en-.
dorsement, with the recommendation
that a permannt committee of three
be appointed to confer with and CO.
operate with those engaged in the
non-partisan effort.
L. w. Robinson of Forsyth wal
elected president, D. Mcclure O.
Hamilton, first vice president and A
o. Stillman of Flatnead county sec
ond vice president.
President Robinson appointed H
P. Griffin of Great Falls, secretary.
A. D. Stillman, W. S. Mcdonald
and D. MCGUIRE were named as mem
bers of the legislative committee.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
commission adopted standard load
ing for all bridges of one hundred

commission adopted a standard load
ing for all bridges of one hundred
pounds per square foot of floor area
for trusses; for floors, concentrat-
ed load due to a 2O-ton truck or
tractor, two-thirds carried on the
rear wheels, eleven foot wheel base,
wheels seven foot centers with "a
inch tires, each wheel load consid-
cred as carried on two stringers
Proper allowance is made for impact
due to running stock or moving We
hicles. A competent engineer, whose
duty it is to check carefully all de-
signs including the fabrication de-
tail plans of each bridge as furnished
by the shop building the steel work
is employed to see that each separate
part may be properly proportioned
for the load it will carry before the
official approval is given to proceed
with construction,
Specifications Required.
Under the new system, county
intending to construct new bridge
must apply to the secretary of the
highway commission for plans and
specifications submitting with the
application profile of the stream
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

quests. The widow receives the Tar
rytown home and a one-third share
of the estate.
Clarksburg, w. Va If all the
girls in the country were like Marie
Devereaux, aged 25, of this city,
there wouldn't be any need for po-
licewomen. When a mashsr said
Hello, sweetheart" to her in the
street here, she struck him with her
open palm SO hard that he reeled
against an electric light pole. Then
she seized him firmly by the arm
and half led, half carried him to the
next corner, where he was turned
over to a policeman
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

crossing, giving length of: the span
required, depth of stream, Hstah:e
from shipping point. location ' Of
bridge site, location Of sand.,.:and
gravel for concrete and any other To-
cal conditions that may enter into
the construction of the proposed
bridge. T.. '...' -. '''
Upon receipt of the application, if
the data furnished appears sufficient
and there appears no reason for fur
ther investigation, standard plans to
suit the special occasion are imme-
diately furnished. All the data fur
nished is shown on these plans in
detail. If there appears to be reason
for further investigation of the pro-
posed bridge site, or the data is in
sufficient, one of the department en-
gineers makes a survey and investfga-
ton before the plan is furnished.
Upon date for bridge letting be-
ing fixed, standard plans and specifi-
cations are forwarded direct from
the state highway department to the
various steel companies fabricating
bridges and to all contractors known
to the department who will be likely
to bid at the letting. Plans are also
kept on file in the county clerks Of
flee of the county building the
bridge, as we'll as at the office of tie
state highway commission in Helena.
Under this system competition is
stimulated as it is possible for every
bidder to obtain information upon
which to base his estimate of the
contract The cost of all plans, in
ton is carried by the state highway
department.
Standards for Small Bridges.
In addition to plans for the larger
bridges, the department has prepared
I and filed with the county clerk of
every county in the state a set of
standards for small bridges, covering
beam and pile structures. These
may be built from such plans by au-
thority of the various boards of coun-.
ty commissioners without further in
formation from the highway depart
ment. The commission is prepared
at all times to furnish all plans re-
quired for either steel, concrete, or
wood structures, the designs in either
case being the most economical
structure possible to suit the location,
at the same time so prOpOrtioned as
to meet the standards adopted for
capacity.
The result of Standardization is
the building of better structures at
less money than ever before. The
fact the plans are standard brings
closer competition for the reason
that bridges of the same character
and design built from time to time
make it possible to estimate the cost
more closely for structures. The va
rious bridge shops having construct
ed these different structures in the
past are in better position to quote
close figures, by virtue of the fact
that they have previously constructed
identical structures, and the only
element of a variable nature entering
into the work is the foundation and
the piers.
During the past 1S months, the
department has furnished designs for
1875 bridges located in almost every
county in the state; Musselshell coun-
ty alone has had constructed seven
standard bri dges ranging from
1872 to IT'S foot spans, the costs
of which were less than paid
formerly for bridges much light
er but of the same length, not
withstanding higher price of metal
at the time the contracts were let for
the heavier structures.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
OH!

"And how did you happen to come
down in the world this way" we
asked the ragged beggar, as We
slipped him a dime.
"Too much advertising was the
cause of my DOWNFALL" replied the
beggar.
"Too much advertising?" we ex-
claimed.
eyes," replied the beggar. II was
in business and my competitors did
the advertising"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
(By George r. Metlen, Secretary of
State Highway Commission.)


State Highway Commission.)
The building of highway bridges
in Montana is now on competitive
basis, the state highway department
being required to furnish plans and
specifications for all bridges con-
structed within the state and costing
over five hundred dollars. This re-
quirement is in accordance with the
act of the Fourteenth session of the
state legislature, and has been tried
out during the past eighteen months
in practically every county in the
state.
The results are very gratifying
and Montana is now obtaining the
highest class of bridge construction
at the lowest possible cost consistent
with high-grade construction which
is necessary to meet local traffic re-
quirements.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

$4,000.
highway
$7561.
He'll Msaouia county, 1872 foot Pony
highway $4,37O
Misselshe
$685.
17 highway
duplicate abovethis $8462.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

Save Wheat for Seed.
G. H. Peterson, county agent for
Fergus, urges farmers to save enough
wheat for seed in the spring. He is
of the opinion that high prices will
tempt farmers to sell all their wheat
and there may be a shortage when
seeding time comes.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

ALHAMBKA HOr ArkiNGs HOTEL.
Open the year around. A comfortable
hOmPlike resort. Cuisine unexceled Baths
nnequaIled for rheumatism. etc. Rates, $1h
per week.
Reduced Railway Rates.-Ask agent for
M days round trip coupon ticket. Write
for descriptive pamphlet.
NJ. ]. SULLIVAN. Proprietor.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
Notice!

Notice!
G. O. Dunaway, of 1856 North Park
way, East Orange, N. j., has been ap-
pointed bill collector.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
MONEY TO LOAN-REAL ESTATE

If INTERESTED in loans, farms, stock
ranches or city GroperE prone Wr'fe Manq
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
WANTED-MISC SCELLANEOUS.

wANTED-For cash. REIMBURSEMENT Must
he a bargain: good land. near railroad
Add~nse Room 4e Tod hlork. Great Falls.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
HELP WANTED

TELEGRAPHY easily ACCOMPLISHED in four
to six months. largest and hest school
west Of Chicago. We absolutely guar
antee to place you in good paving posi-
day. Butte College Telegraphy, Lew
isohn Block. Butte.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
FOR SALE-MISCELL

"wICK"-The Piano With a Soul-made
by a master. $5NO upward Montana
Piano Co.. Butte Mont. distributors.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
FOR SALE-LIVESTOCK.

FOR SAIE-1.5OO Merino ewes. 6 years
old, $3.50 per head. w. X. Floweree'
Great Falls. Montana.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
AssAYERs. CHEMISTS, ETC.

TOUT & MCCARTHY, assayers. chemists.
1O8 No. Wyoming. Butte. Mont. Box ia:
TOUT & MCCARTHY. assayers. chemists.
Mail orders especially. Box S5S, Butte
Mont
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29

1000 ACRES all tillahle. deep. loan soil.
three miles from city limits. east Of Great
Falls, Milwaukee railroad crosses north
end Of property. admirable site for side
track. at bargain. II taken at once.
Price & Gibson. aO4 First National Bank
building. Great Falls. Montana
The Glasgow courier., 1916-12-29
COLLECTIONS.

BYRON DeFOREsT, collector Of bad bills,
Great Falls, Mont.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
A New County Plan.

A delegation from Spirit Lake was
in town Wednesday evening TO discuss
with some Of the Rathdrum people
plan to form a new county with the
north boundary six miles north Of the
Bonner county south line and the
south boundary about three miles
south Of Rathdrum, taking Ia town
ships SO, SO and 50, Spirit Lake TO be
the temporary county seat. AS only
one or two RathdTum people seemed
to have any advance notice of the
meeting and others had heard only
rumors OF the plan and did not regard
1t seriously only few citizens could
be gotten together to discuss the
proposition aud these were inclined
to discourage the move on the ground
that while it would give Spirit Lake
county seat there was no assurance
that it would be to the best interests
Of the taxpayers in general.
A suggestion was made to the
visitors that the whole matt,r be
presented to the people Of Rathdrum
and vicinity for their consideration
at mass meeting.
Included in the delegation from
Spirit Lake were A. L. EARN, Judge
f. F. Conklin, DR.. E S. Prind'e, J..
B. Markle, Ii. r. Scheuk'r, G. W.
Armantrout, d. j. Wright, Rev. w.
w. Reid, Boyd, Coleman. Russell.
According to the Northern Idaho
News Of Standpoint, the people of
Bonner county, from which territory
was taken 10 1915 to form Boundary
county, will not lock with favor upon
any move tn take from them any
more taxable valuation as proposed 10
the Spirit Lake plan.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
THE FLAVOR OF
"SPEAR Head"
is UNIQUE
HAS THE RICH Req BURLEY TASTE

Chewing is the only way to get the
rich taste of the tobacco leaf. And
the only form of tobacco in which YOU
get the leaf as Nature made il is the
plug form.
A chew of Spear Head plug tobacco
has a wonderful flavor such as you
never did and never will taste in any
other tobacco.
That Spear Head flavor is unique,
mellow, fruity, everlastingly delicious
and satisfying.
Spear Head has been famous for
third of century as the richest, tasti-
est of chews.
It's made of sun-ripened, red Bur
ley. And it's produced by the most
modern methods, which develop tie
luscious favor of the leaf to the su-
preme degree.
1t is safeguarded at every step in its
making. The factory is clean and sa n
itary-the processes are pure-food pr O.
cesses.
When the choice red Burley has bQen
pressed into mellow, sweet Spear Head
plugs you have chew that simply can't
be equalled.
Spear Head is the high quality
chew of the world.
Try Spear Head-you'Il never
again be satisfied with any other
chew. In l0c cuts, wrapped in wax
paper.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
Methodist Church.

Sunday School 1000 a. III.
Morning Worship 1900 :"
Epworth League meeting 700 p. III.
Evening Service 800 "
Devotional meeting We'd. eve. 7:45
Next Sunday being so near the an
niversarY of our natal day, l will give
in the evening patriotic address.
And, 10 the morning, We will con-
slider this great question, -"How
may the Moral and Spiritual Benefits
of War be realized without the awful
Cost Of War"
II. S. RANDALL, Pastor.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
BUSINESS BRIEFS.

10 cents for hides.-Inquire Rath-
drum Meat Co.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
To The Public.

81 have been using Chamberlain's
Tablets for indigestion for the past
six months, and it affords me pleasure
to say l have, never used remedy
that did me.so much good" Mrs G.
E. Riley, Illioa, N Y. Chamber.
lain's Tablets are obtainabie every
where.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
REINIGER BROS.
GROCERY AND aAxr.v
Rathdru m, Idaho

Money mes last, but you always CATCH "a
FULL DOLLARS worth for every dollar Won snend
IN our store, II you want to save money, then buv
your Groceries from u.s. NY
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1916-06-30
Probate Judge Bert Reed, E. v.

Probate Judge Bert Reed, E. v.
Boughton and T. R. Gerdes of Ceur-
d'Aleno, were in town yesterday
leaving bills for the Rally banquet to
be held at CCeur d. Alene July 3, and
extending personal Invitations to be
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Reinhart and
adopted son. Maxwell of Blanchard,
are visiting Rathdrum relatives this
week. They are now at the home of
Mrs Tyler, the little boy being i'll
with tonsilitis and rheumatism.
Mrs. G. l. Sage Is enjoying a visit
from her sisters, Mrs. w. B. Laird OF
Lewiston, Idaho, and Mrs. H. A.
Sage OF Fraserton, Alberta province,
Canada. Mrs. Laird is accompanied
by her daughter, Frances, and Mrs.
Fl. A. Sage by her daughter, Alberta.
Found-W. r. G. pin. At this
office.