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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17
FROM OVER The COUNTY
cEUR D'ALENE

II. II. Beier, county agent. left
Saturday evening for Boise to attend
the state convention of county agents
He will be gone week.
James f. Callahan of Wallace was
elected president of the Occur d'Alene
Gaming company at the first election
of officers of that corporation, which
succeeds the Inland Canning com.
pany.
The FIRE department was called out
to extinguish grass fire at 81
Indiana avenue. The blaze was
reported as catching from bonfire
lighted by w. r.. Lomell. 1t was
put out without difficulty or loss.
An ordinance was passed making it
unlawful for any junk dealer TO pur
chase junk from minor and also
making it necessary sor the junk
dealer to keep an exact record of all
purchases, to be open TO the police
aud the city officials. The object is
to stop petty thieyery aud subsequent
selling to Junk dealers.
Elmer Belknap of G Company, Sec
ond Idaho infantry, and Miss Esther
Cramp, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j.
P. Cramp OF Hayden Lake, were
quietly married In Spokane last week.
Corp. Earl Belknap, brother Of the
groom and also member of G
Company, was the only attendant.
The groom Is the son Of Mrs. Laura
Belknap of Hayden Lake. THE
bride was born at Hayden Lake.
She will make her home with hel
parents after the departure of {
Company.
Not one forest fire Is burning with
n the confines of the Occur d'Alen'
forest, according to j. II. Hull of tn,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17
August Report
Idaho Crops
Apple Forecast Still arge.---Outlook For
Large Potato Yield.

Idaho's applescrop will he $4,000
barrels of three bushels each, accord
ing to the government estimate Of
August This is a decrease of
$4,000 barrels compared with the
estimate of July /, but is a great
increase over the December estimate
OF last years production of 47,00o
barrels.
The, states winter wheat is
estimated at 100000 bushels. a
drop of $4,000 bushels compared
with last months estimate and
2 900, 900 bushels less than che
production last year. The spring
wheat shows a reduction Of almost
1000, 900 bushels.
However, the spring wheat forecast
Is now 100000 bushels, which is
1856, 900 bushels more than the final
estimate on last years production.
The August report shows large
decreases in the estimate of ldaho's
crops as compared with the
government estimates made month
earlier.
Decreases are shown in prices OF
wheat, corn, oats, potatoes and hay,
the single increase falling to eggs.
Other crop estimates given in the
government forecast of August for
Idaho are:
Oats. Forecast, IL, 100, 900 bushels;
production last year 1880, 600
bushels.
Barley. Forecast 6.l70, ,000bushels;
production last year 100000
bushels.
: Potatoes Forecast, $500, ,00o
bushels; production last year 4,050,.
200 bushels.
All Forecast, 1890, 900 tons,
production last year l ,946, 600 tons.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17
Drafted Men Cannot Enlist

Boise, Idaho. More than 40 men
who have presented themselves for
enlistment in the Second Idaho have
been turned away from the Boise
barracks within the past week be-
cause of their eligibility for examina.
tion under the draft law, according
to Colonel w. ii. Edelblute, com
manding officer.
'tAs soon as they learn they may be
called for examination many make a
rush to enlist" Colonel Edelblutc dc.
clared. "We can take no man who
has been notified by bis local exemp
tion board to appear for examination,
and as publication OF names is
sufficient notice, we can accept no
man who does not have a statement
from his exemption board either ex
cusing him on promise to enlist, or
stating that he is MT liable for
examination at an. early date.
1--WE can, however, accept regis
tered men who have not been notified
to appear for examination; but state
ments must accompany applications
to show this fact. We have no funds
with which to wire local exemption
boards. Men who come 10 Boise
without The necessary waivers musl
stand the expense of communicating
with their local boards
Some of the men who have present
ed themselves were much chagTinet
that they could not be accepted. 4
group OF niue, who came from Rigby
have been 10 the city several day
awaiting word from their exemptIoi
boards.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17
Pay of
Commissioners
Action In Court Seeking to Apply
Reduced Salary.

Ceur d'Alene, Idaho. Tie
question Of whether the county
commissioners now serving in this
county will receive $500 or $500
year is in the courts. The point
was argued before Judge r. N.
Dunn of the district court Friday
afternoon, and was taken under
advisement.
Kootenai county, under its
former ranking, arbitrarily fixed by
the state legislature, was in the
6rst class. In this division The
commissioners receive a salary OF
$500 year, and the classification
Of the counties intends mostly to
settle this matter.
During the last Legislature
Representative M. A. Kiger OF this
county introduced bill changing
kootenai from the first to tie
third class, thus reducing the
commissioners pay from $1,000 TO
$500, and at the same time some
of the requirements under which
they now work. The bill was
passed after the commissioners
had taken office.
Bert A. Reed as prosecuting
attorney brought action to deter
mine the status of the present
commissioners. E. r. Whitla, who
represented the Office holders,
contended that the act was special
legislation, and could not be made
applicable to men already in Office.
The commissioners declare that
the law does not apply to them, as
they were elected under the $500
salary, and paid their filing fees,
on this basis. They assert that it
should not be in effect until the
next board is chosen.
The question was raised in an
other light in Bonner county, and
Attorney General Walters held in
an opinion that the increase in pay
given the commissioners by re-
classification applied to those then
in Office Bonner county was
raised from lower into the first
class.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17

forestry Office, who is 10 charge of the
fire protection work in his district,
but nevertheless the situation is
worse Instead OF better. "Flre con-
ditions are becoming worse and
worse" Mr.. Hull stated Monday.
The forests are becoming drier
every day. Only the fact that we
have had no thunder and lightning
storms has prevented some bad fires ;"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17
POST FALLS

#. M. Waggoner was here the first
OF the week. He returned from
Canada two months before intending
to, called 10y the illness OF his
daughter, Mrs. Arthur Foster of
Rathdrum.
Numerous complaints are coming
in from both irrigated aud other
districts that potatoes are sprouting
In the ground.
Henry Llndley went to Occur d..
Alene and made final proof On his
homestead claim.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17


mined. and it is.prubable that it viii
remain mystery. No ore is known
to have been around when the blaze
started, and the theories are mere
speculation. Statesman
The Conjecture mine, at Lake View,
Idaho, has been bought by Bob
Mabry g. Co. of Spokane for price
reported to be 100000 from the
estate of the late Colonel William
Rldpath and other interests. The
property, which is silver producer,
with some lead values, has record
for production and will be developed
to point of important response at
once.
Brosman's History OF Idaho was
adopted by the state board OF educa-
tion at It's meeting Monday as one Of
the required subjects for the eighth
grade in schools of Idaho. The
author of the history, Superintendent
Brosman of the Nampa schools, wrote
1t after years of close study of con
ditions within the state and an
investigation of records.
The mines of the state returned a
net profit of $12, 82O, 1870 to their own
ers in 1916, according to the state
ments contained In the abstracts OF
the real and personal property rolls
received by the state auditors Office
from the county assessors. The rolls
will be laid before the state board.
The earnings Of the mines last year
exceed the earnings of 1915 by $2,-
6lS,333. Nearly all the wealth of the
state taken from the mines as reported
| by the county assessors was dug from
the earth in Shoshone county, where
the oct earnings were fixed at $l2,
214,41 last year.
In response to inquiry from Govern
or Alexander, Attorney General T
A. Walters has given two opinions ir
connection with the right of ths
state board of examiners to issu'
deficiency warrants for emergenc,
expenditures. The first inquiry o
| the governor related to money for th,
relief of the people of Harrison follow
ing the recent fire and the second wa
in regard to the expenses of tn
i governor and secretary of state durinl
! their trip to northern Idaho durinl
the l. w. w. trouble. In both case
the attorney general held that 1t wa
proper to issue deficiency warrants
basing his opinion on the statut
prohibiting the issuing of defcienc
warrants "except 10 case of insurrec
tion, epidemic, invasion, riots, food
or fires.n
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17

At Calgary, Alta, the highest
prices ever recorded were paid for
wool at sale there last Thursday.
Fine clothing wool brought the top
price of IA cents. The total OF
10000 pounds sold at an average of
go cents. Last years average was
below 30 cents.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-08-17

II. II. Beier, county agent, left
Saturday evening for Boise to attend
the state convention of county agents
He will be gone week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
ORE VIA THE AIR ROUTE
Owners of Isolated Alaskan Mine
VIII Transport Product in Big
Dirigible Balloon

Ship ore by balloon route is the
scheme of ]. M. Nelson, of McCarty,
Alaska, who is investigating the
claims of flexible dirigible type of
aircraft being put on the market by
a manufacturer here, says the Spo-
kane Chronicle. Mr.. Nelson will
await test of the machine before
closing the deal, but if it is satisfac-
tory will put balloon in service.
He proposes to use the craft to
carry molybdenite ore from his prop
erty and to carry in supplies.
Our property is fifty miles from
McCarty, situated at the head of a
glacier, where it is difficult to get
in and out" said Mr.. Nelson. Such
means of travel would be useful all
year around, but in winter it would
be especially valuable. The Spokane
manufacturers say their machine will
be able to carry ton and make the
trip of fifty miles in little more than
an hour, at about the cost of running
an automobile.
"Molybdenite is worth about $3.50
pound VIC have a ledge about eight
feet wide, with twelve inches of pure
ore" Nelson says.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
SHARP AS sERPENT's STING
Aged Indian Chief Met up With
Ungrateful Child and Took
the Count

How Tonasket, son of Chief SOM
nohere, of the Okanogan tribe of In
dians, braved the wrath of his father
to befriend a party of American
whites is an Interesting incident in
the life of the chief as related by
Major r.. d.. Gwydir, former Indian
agent and pioneer of the Pacific
Northwest, says the Spokane Chron-
icle.
''Tonasket was always friend to
the whites" said Major Gwydir
while Somnohere entertained a bitter
hatred for them. 1t was an unlucky
day for white folks who fell in with
Somnohere or his bands. ~
"Tonasket was operating pack
train between Forts Walla Walla and
Colville. On one of his trips he ran
across his father, who, with war
party, had captured party of Ameri-
cans and was preparing to finish
them according to the ethics and
methods of the aborigines.
The younger Indian pleaded in
vain with his father to spare the
whites. The old chief called Tonasket
a 'weakling' and upbraided him for
taking sides with the Boston men,
THE argument grew warmer until
in anger the old chief raised his
rifle and was about to shoot one OF
the captives. Suddenly Tonasket
wrested the gun from him and with
terrific smash put his father down
recovered consciousness Tonaske ct S
comrades of the pack train came to
his aid and they succeeded in driv-
ing the war party off. They liberated
the white people, restored their prop
erty and guarded them to safety"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
MOTTO HAITs ROBBER
Burglar in Church Has Sudden Change
of Heart - Abandons Rich
Booty on Altar

whatsoever thou art that enters
this church, leave it not without
kneeling down and saying n prayer
to God. for thyself and for those who
minister here. For surely the Lord
is in this place"
This inscription on a poor box in
the vestibule of ST. Andrews Protest
ant Church of Spokane, Wash, saved
the edifice from looting at the hands
of burglars, says the Spokane Chron-
icle.
Under cover of a downpour of rain
the burglars forced a window of the
church to gain entrance. Contribu-
ton boxes were torn from the walls,
closets and cabinets were jimmied
and the plunder piled on the pulpit
A key to an iron vault was found and
the strongboX opened. Six large sill
yer plates, valued at $500, that have
been used for communion services for
100 years were collected. And then
the vandals left without taking
single article,
The police assign the sudden aban-
donment of the robbery to reading
the inscription on the poorbox.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21

unnamed purchaser, credibly reported
to be closely affiliated with the Farm
ers Trust Company OF Carlisle
Mr.. Hays also disposed of his stock
In the Frog, Switch and Manufactur-
ing Company, the largest local con-
cern. for $4,000 retaining for him
self only $4,000 in stock The pur-
chaser is Raphael S. Hays, a son, who
now operates the big plant and who
VIII become president and general
manager, while John Hays will be
Chairman of the board of directors
WY W; LAYS may dispose Of his other
has SOth birthday and Is planning to
retire after a remarkable career. He
served as a lieutenant in the famous
One Hundred and Thirtieth Pennsyl-
Vania Regiment in the Civil War, be-
ing first under fire at Antietam. He
engaged in the practice of law here,
becoming one of the leading lawyers
at the Carlisle bar At 60, just when
most men are about to quit active du-
ties, Mr.. Hays took over the manage
ment of the Frog. Switch and Manu-
featuring Company, then known as
the Carlisle Manufacturing Company
and operated it for creditors. He saw
the possibilities of the business, pur-
chased the main interests and brought
1t to one of the leading small steel
plants of the country. Recently the
size was doubled by the addition of a
manganese department, where much
work was done for the government
for the Panama Canal. He also took
over the water and gas system of the
town, reorganized and made extensive
improvements, bringing the value of
the stock of that concern we'll over
the half million mark in spite of large
expenditures for betterment George
Nj. Hays, another son, is president and
manager of this latter concern at the
present time. In addition, Mr.. Hays
has large holdings of real estate
throughout Cumberland and Franklin
counties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
British Embassy Flys
the American, Flag

Washington, April 81. - The Amer
lean flag is flying to-day from the
British embassy here for the first time
in history The display is in accord
ance with the movement in England
to fly the American flag on all British
government buildings to-day, in COM
memoration OF the entry of the United
States into. war.
British and French flags are flying
from many private buildings in Wash
ington in honor of the coming of the
two national commissions for war
conference.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
MARYsvILLE CHURCH SERVICES

Marysville, Pa, April 21.-Interest-
ing church services are scheduled for
Marysville tomorrow.
In the evening at Trinity Reformed
church, the choir will render several
special selections. The pastor, the
Rev. r. e. Hartman, will take as the
subject of his discourse, Jesus, the
Good Shepherd"
In the Methodist Episcopal Church
the Rev. S. B. Bidlack, pastor, will
preach an interesting sermon in the
morning on THE Laws of Heaven
and Earth in Comparison"
In the keystone United Evangelical
Church in the morning, the district
superintendent the Rev. j. A. Hol-
lenbaugh, of Carlisle. will preach.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
BENEFIT FOR RED CROSS

Mechanicsburg, Pc, April 21.-
Patriotic citizens turned out in
crowds here yesterday afternoon and
evening to attend the benefit show
given at Paramount Theater, by the
proprietor, j. w. Geiger. for the Red
Cross. An orchestra furnished music
and the ushers were dressed in Red
Cross costumes. They were: Miss
Catherine Keefer, Miss Margaret
Moser, Mrs. George E. Lloyd, Miss
Martha Shafhirt, Miss Mumma, Miss
Jane Rae, Miss Lena Brooker, Miss
Mae Singiser, Mrs. Fl. c. Brown, Mrs.
Russell NJ Biddle, Mrs. H. Mervin
Lamb, Mrs. r. Byron Schroeder and
Miss Janet Robertson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
WHAT DOES A TICK COSTq

If 5000 ticks take up homesteads
on sheep, that has one gallon, or
1000 drops of blood in it's body, and
each tick demands one drop of blood
day for it's living ration, how much
more will 1T cost to feed that animal
than one that is ''unpopulated"
This is the problem propounded
by DR.. E. t. Baker, of the Idaho Uni
versity. before the Northwest Live
Stock conference at Spokane, says the
Spokane Chronicle.
"Homesteaders, forage /poisons and
coyotes take the greatest toll from
the fiocks,' declared Dr. Baker, "but
something more must be done to
stamp out the sheep tick pest Ticks
are exceedingly costly to the sheep
men in that sheep afflicted with
them must consume great deal
more food to make up for the loss of
blood, than the sheep not thus trou-
bled.
Forage poisons are killing $5,OOO,-
900 worth of sheep in the United
States every year and predatory ami
mails and hydrophobia are taking an
enormous additional toll"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
How Great Britan's Army.
Fared During the Year

London, April 81. - 1t cost Great
Britain $2,62S. 1920 to maintain the
British army during the financial year
of 1915-16, according to theaccounts
just made public. The pay of the SOL
diers aggregated $490,00O,000; the
medical establishment cost nearly
$40.000,000; transport, remounts, and
quartering cost $480,O00.0OO; supplies
and clothing $1.065, 700; ordance
and general stores, S245. 900, 900; I;
armaments, engineers stores and avi-
alton, s115,O 5,OO0,OO0; and payments on
account of prisoners of war, totaled
$6,104,970. Gifts of money included
$1,S50,420 from India. From the ma
tional egg collection 100000 eggs
were received. The general public con-
tributed to the army 114,000 razors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
For Skin Irritation

There is one safe. dependable treat
ment that relieves itching torture and
skin irritation almost instantly and that
cleanses and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for 25c or ST bottle
of zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, pimples,
black heads, eczema, blotches, ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear.
A little zemo, the penetrating, satis-
flying liquid, is all that is needed, for it
banishes all skin eruptions and makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy.
The e. w. Rose Co., Cleveland, o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
GIVES HIS ALL TO AID POOR
Retired U. s. Soldier Surrendcrs
Savings to BE Used in Founding
Relief Fund

A permanent fund that will afford
was started when John Christensen
donated all his worldly possessions to
the Spokane Social Service Bureau
The amount is approximately SIG, 600
and includes q ranch worth $4,000,
the remainder being in city property
says the Spokane Chronicle.
Mr.. christensen is 81 years old
and believes his United States army
pension will amply care f4 him for
the remainder of his days. His desire
to ssee the money put to relief work
among the poor while he still is alive
prompted the gift. An effort viii be
made to secure additions to the fund.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
Automobile Notes

A motorcycle rider played a promi-
nent part in assisting the owner of a
moving picture theater at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. out of trouble recently,
and at the same time established it.
self as a rapid and sure means of
transportation.
1t happened this way:
The theater failed to make connec-
ton with train. and the films which
were to have been in Atlanta in time
for a 2 o'clock show failed to get out.
The theater owner called up the
manager of a messenger service,
shortly after 3 o'clock, and asked
whether he could get a man through
TO Atlanta, and at the same time a
long distance call came from Atlanta
asking If something could not be
done by the messenger company. The
manager at once found out that it
was serious case and not kid fan
ming bee. He agreed to get those
MINIS into Atlanta in the early after
noon. and at 1914 o'clock Charlie
Wallace, an employe of the company.
mounted his trusty motorcycle and
Wallace made the trip without diff
hculty, landing in Atlanta with the
films at 3,15 o'clock in the afternoon.
The messenger delivered said films in
time to keep the house from being
dark in the afternoon and attracted
considerable attention.
The messenger company charged
SO for making the trip. the price be-
ing gladly paved by the film men.
who stood to lose an afternoon and
nights receipts otherwise.
1t is interesting to note that when
the threat Of an open break with
Germany made itself apparent with
all its possibilities for trouble both
from without our borders and within,
that the army officers of New York
State appealed to the motorcycle
mounted guardsmen in the first call
for aid.
An hour after the call was issued
the First Motor Battery of the
Twenty-second Engineers was sum-
moned together by motorcycle
courier and two hours later broken
into detachments of ten men each,
100 expert motorcycle soldiers were
patroling the entire line of the New
York City aqueducts with commune
cation stations at the big gate houses
along the line.
Even before the First Motor Bat
terry was mustered into active service
the motorcycle division of the First
Field Artillery was called for courier
service between divisional headquar-
ters established temporarily by Major
General Organ at the First Field
Artillery armory at Sixty eighth
street and other commands located at
various parts of the city. The inces-
SAINT activity of these fast couriers
throughout the day gave upper
Broadway it's first taste of the things
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
Ida TarbeIl Has To Hustle

II am a Connecticut farmer. I am
a farmer by taste and everything
else except finances. My farm sup
plies enough corn and oats to feed
my horse and COW. but I have to get
out and work to make my own liv-
ing" said Ida M. Tarbell. noted jour
nalist and author to an interviewer
! for the Spokane Chronicle. in giving
the newspaperman glimpse of her
home life.
II am just an ordinary human be-
ing. | love my friends and hate my
enemies, but try to exercise restraint
in both eases"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-21
APRIL ri, 1917.
to come. provided the situation took
on n more serious aspect.

The handsomest float in the Tour
nament of Roses parade at Pasadena
was that fthe Covina Chamber of
Commerce, entitled the Modern
Chariot. 1t was a Roman chariot
drawn by four motorcyclists in up-to-
date costumes. The most interesting
feature of this exhibit is that it was
not staged by the motorcycle trade,
but by the Chamber of Commerce of
Covina, which chose this method of
exploiting the city's enterprise.