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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
Would Hurt Idaho Mining.

Chester T. Kennan, mining engl-
neer and geologlst of Murray, Ida,
sees great danger to the state and its
mining Industry Ia the bill now pend
ing in the United States senate known
as H. B. 40S, which has for its pur-
pose the leasing of Idaho's phosphate
lands the passage OF which would de-
prve the state of vast revenues and
keep title to considerable area in
the federal government.
Mr.. Kennan believes prompt action
should be taken by the state leglsla-
ture In memoraliZing congress against
the passage of the bill and addresses
strong open letter to Senator Borah
which he believes should be embodied
in the legislative memorial. The bill
is now iu senate committee for action.
In a letter to Robert N. Bell, state
mine inspector, Mr.. Kennan says,
"For the sake of the miners and all
the people of Idaho, induce quick ac-
tion by the legislature.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
Village Board
Proceedings
Meeting Held Monday Night.---A Few
Bills Allowed.

The board of village trustees
held regular meeting Monday
night. Besides allowing few bills,
an order was made to pay to the
public library the sum of SOS as
one-half of the 1916 appropriation.
1t was also ordered that six angle
irons be purchased for street
drag, that the roof of the city hall
be repaired at once and prices
obtained on fitting up two rooms
on the right of the hallway for
library purposes.
The following bills were allowed:
S. b. McCheyne, team work, 8 500
L. w. Cady, marshal and labor 1880
j. II. Blair, labor 6.75
J. r.. M. Culp, paid freight .35
RathdrumElec Co, Jan lights et $500
T.. w. Cady, labor $40
II. 9. Whitaker, labor $50
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
For Grain Farmers.

Spokane, Wash. February ID -
Meetings Of importance To the grain
growers of the Inland Empire are be-
ing held in Spokane this week. The
annual bulk grain convention Is
scheduled for Friday, February l6,
and government hearing in con-
nection with the establishment Of
grain standards on Saturday, Fehru
aryl7. The pu'I use Of The bulk
grain convention is to bring the
farmers together To discuss the ad-
vantage or economy of handling grain
in bulk. At the meeting year ago
an emphatic declaration waS issued
in favor Of blk handling Of grain,
and it is expect, d that this week.
gathering will be equally enthusiast ic
along THAT line. A special invitation
has been extended all warehousemen
and farmers to be present at the
government hearing February II re-
glrding federal grain standards
Charles Brand. chef OF the Gureal
of markets Of the L. S. Depart men
of Agriculture, Will preside at thi'
meeti ~. The grades established fo
grain, it is said, determine to a con
siderable extent he price the farm
is going to gtf his crnp.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
SPIRIT LAKE

The members OF the Spirit Lake
fire department will hold their an
nual dance at the Assembly hall on
February l6.
In the finish wrestling match
staged az the Star theatre Chris
Gesek, the local mat star, defeated G.
Lambert OF California in two straight
falls.
After few weeks relaxation the
Spirit Lake Dramatic club has
decided to produce something entirely
out of the ordinary for the people OF
Spirit Lake. The production the
management has in mind for some
time 10 March, Is musical comedy.
The characters have all been chosen
and rehearsals have begun.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company cut down the
working force here last week and re-
duced the time To nve days week
and eight hours. About "a men were
affected by the change.
Sixty.two children took part IN the
Tom Thumb" wedding given at the
Presbyterian church Friday night.
Those in charge were Mrs. RobIcheau,
Misses Marlam Klopf, Truman and
Lindquist.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
POST FALLS

The gold contest in which pupils Of
nearby schools participated and COM
peted for elocutionary honors was
held last Friday night.
A mir strel troupe entertainment
by local talent 10 black face was
given at McGulres last Saturday night.
Some snelk thief stole gold watch
from the Office uf the livery barn
while The Savage brothers were out.
The watch was left hanging high on
nail by Allen Savage, aud when he
returned from Spok ane it was missing.
The NJ. w. A. gave a dance Feb.
Hat |. o. O. f. hall.
Two blue birds, harbingers Of sprng,
put in an appearance Tuesday
The Woodmen boys hai Jolly
time at their meeting on Monday
night. Boxing gloves had been pro-
yided for the occasion and some
fellows with little science and some
without any science at all made
amusement for the spectators.
Secretary Shanks and Sid Meckltn
the threshing machine expert, OF
Wednesday shipped a 1915 mode
automatic threShing machine L
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16

The Earl Fruit company of Califor-
MIA, which has operated in the north
west for the last 20 wears, has decided
to separate the California business
from the Nor hwestern business on
account of the increased tonnage now
to be obtained in Idaho, Oregon,
Washington. Montana and Utah. To
handle fruit Of these state; the Earl
Fruit Company of the Northwest has
been Incorporated, with headquarters
at Spokane
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
Idaho State News Items.

The HumDlrd mlllmen at Sdhu
point, on strike for a week, went back
to work Wednesday when the COM
plny granted the 25 cents a day raise
asked for. However the hospital fee
of ST. and $3.50 will be in effect.
Sheriff II. S. Remer, accompanied
by William VaLe, returned to Sand
point Feb 13 from Occur d'Alene,
where they went to procure bond for
Vane, but were not successful. Vane
is held on a $4,000 bond charged
with being implicated in robbng the
United States mail coach near Priest
River on September s, 1914.
The Vineland Industrial club of
Clarkston, Wash, Feb. II passed
Japanese gardeners into the valley
and committee was appointed TO
wait upon the Lewiston Charleston
improvement company, from whom
the japanese have rented land, with
request that steps be taken to limit
their activities.
Lonnie Easily, the young man ar
rested with William Vane, Jean Bos-
sio and Jean Naccaratto for compiled
ty IN holding up the Priest River
Priest Lake stage on September 8,
1914, gave his story duplicating Vane
in the holdup before Commissioner
We'll at Standpoint when the four men
were bound over for trial at the
federal court term at Occur d'Alene
in May. Vane claims that Easily
"framed up" on him. Vane produced
no testimony at the preliminary hear
ing
I Troubepwlth the l w. w. threat
ems to handicap logging and lumber
ing in ST. Maries section. A large
number of men working for different
johbers on the Elk River branch have
struck, the cause in each instance
being trivial, The men at the Rut
ledge camp struck because of an
order charging the teamsterS for Sun
day board. The Milwaukee Lane
company crew all went to St. Marie
to hear an /. w w. address. Othe
camps are experiencing trouble Th
w. w. have their quarters at ST
Mares. A general strike is threat
ened as soon as camps open 10 tn
spring.
Professor II. T. Lewis of the Uni
. versity Of Idaho spoke TO the Bois
high school students in an asSembl
held Wednesday morning of last wee
on Facts" Professor Lewis urge
the students to "get facts" to ge
: the facts of government, the facts
social life. and the facts ia economi
life. to learn both sidts of any matter
and To concern themselves with th
q problems of war and also domesti
S problems. He emphasized the STATE
!: ment that "fact 10 government is
most essential thing" and that th
: business Of politics is every man
business"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
School Tax
Bill introduced
Would Make Disbursement by Counties
---Other Legislative News.

The senate passed S. ]. r. No 4,
by Shepherd d-Proposng a constitu
tional amendment providing that
counties and municipalities may De
come stockholders in and give tnan-
cial aid to fair associations.
Feb. 9: The bill to abolish the
public utilities commission, known as
senate bill No. 26. by Cummings OF
Pocatello, was killed when the senate
accepted by vote of 2S to 8 the re
port of the committee Of the whole
that 1t be indefinitely postponed.
Idaho farmers won a sweeping VIC
tory 10 the lower house when they
passed, almost without opposition.
bill amending the act creating the
public utilities commission, to permit
mutual telephone, electric light ana
gas companies to enter fields occupied
by private corporations, without first
getting ertifcates of public conven-
| fence ana necessity.
A number of house bills were passed
by the house including: No. AZ, by
Kiger. providing for the revision,
compilation and codtlcation OF the
state laws; No. 100, permitting the
chairman Of the principal political
parties to name election judges in
their countless; No. l20, making 1t
compulsory that life insurance agents
writing insurance in Idaho live in
this state.
Twenty thousand dollars is appro
priated under the terms of the klger
bill, passed IN the house during the
day. for the revision, compilation and
codifying of the state laws. The Dill,
recognized as a measure wanted by
the lawS ers, had little opposition.
Feb l3, the house passed a memor
ial TO congress asking that a national
forest be created out of the Thunder
, mountain region. Also the follow
ing house bills: No. l3, creating the
Tenth judicial district out of Ne1
! Perce, Idaho and Lewiscounties. No
5 81, revising the ballot SO that the
+ straight ballot Is eliminated anC
, names of candidates for president ap-
8 pear thereon
. New bills launched in the house ar
summarized as follows: Relating t.
. the election of councilmen by ward
for terms Jf from four TO five years
appropriating $40, 600 to be used 70
installing Of hospitals for tubercu
II loss patients; authorizing the stat
S land board to make an inyestigatio
S into all leases of state grazing land
IS creating the Office of state forester
If a salary of $4,000 per annum to super
n wise state timber lands.
a Finding the $50, 900 appropriate
- earlier 10 the session was running Low
~ Lue nOuSe pdSSeu tncdouiO vail u
an additional $780, to meet II
expenses of the legislature.
- The senate resolution calling #
le an amendment to the state constitt
IN tion SO county mmissionerS M
I'd rotate ia office, was killed in Il
Ill house.
Wy On the 10th, the house passed hou
il bill No. SO, permitting railroads
he issue pass"s. to employees who ha
he been In the service Of the railro
:. company 20 years or longer. L
senate killed the house iuint resol
tiun by Kiger, providing for payne
he Of salaries Of state executive Office
Ire quarterly instead Of munthly. L
an senate passed house bill "a, to anne
~, the revised codes TO empower cour
Dor commissioners to appoint road ov'
1l seerS.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
FACTS ON HORlICUl TURE
Services Offered By The Univer. ity
of Idaho.

Horticulture, which includes fruit
growing, vegetable gardening, green
house management, landscape gar
dening, small fruits, etc. is a perma-
nent industry in Idaho at the present
time. Not only fruit growers, but
professional and business men, farm
e's, teachers, amateurs, are alike in
terested in making this branch of
agriculture Of greater importance
than it is. Taking the state as
whole the commercial crops In all
horticultural products amounts to
approximately Sl0,000,000 per
year. Thus, we can see the neces-
sity of fostering and encouraging
whenever possible an industry re-
presenting over $40, 100000.
Idaho, with its varying climatic
conditions, soil types, etc, presents
an interesting field for investigational,
Unconstitutional, experimental work.
Many are the problems that must lie
met and solved by the University
experts. Our state educational in
stituton is very active in aiding in
the development of this great work.
| Through the Extension Division,
thousands Of boys and girls have be-
come interested in the production Of
more and better vegetables, fruit,
flowers. etc. The institute workers
are carrying to the homes of Il e
people the latest information COR
cerning seed treatment, better varie-
ties, cultural methods, beautifyins
home grounds, etc.
The Horticultural Department Is
investigating such problems as tho
utilization Of fruit and vegetable by
products; apple breeding; pruning
orchard irrigation; small fruit tests
strawberry tests; orchard surveys
testing spray materials for the cor
troll of the San Jose scale; the oys-
ter-shell scale; spraying for Cooling
moth; commercial onion culture
variety tests of vegetables; potato
: seed selection, seed treatment. the
tuber-un method Of potato improve
ment; spraying for apple powdery
mildew.
, Information on any OF the above
problems, or any other subject per
l tanning to horticulture in Idaho vii
c be gladly given on request. The de
!, partment will have ready for publ
{ cation soon bulletins dealing Wit
). the following subjects: Commerce.
a Onion Culture, Orchard Irrigation
. Orchrrd Survey Of Canyon County
Results OF Summer VS.. Winte
Pruning Experiments, and Vegt
table Gardening in Idaho.
How can this department be (
: greater service to the people OF ii
. state? If there are problems yc
IS wish investigated, suggestions {
II criticisms you wish to make, write
= the Horticultural Department.
o c. c. VINCENT,
Horticulturist. u. Of
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16


disbursement of school taxes by
counties rather than by districts is
provided for in bill introduced in
the lower house of the legislature
Feb. s, by the committee on edu-
cation. The tax to be levied under
the terms of the bill is to be sutfi-
GENTLY large to raise a minimum
sum of SIS for each child of school
age.
The bill is quite far reaching,
since it does away with the method
now in vogue of permitting each
district to raise its own money
through taxes for the maintenance
of its school. Those who have
drawn the bill and others who
/, have endorsed it say the measure
) will result in the rural schools
J being put on par with the schools
( of the villages, towns and cities.
A law providing for school tax
to be levied and disbursed by the
state was advocated by Miss Ber-
nice Mccoy, former state superln-
tendent of public instruction, and
several members of the state board
of education. That plan for rails
ing money for schools has been
bitterly opposed by people in every
section of the state and by some
members of the state board OF
education. The bill providing for
the county school tax is the same
IN detail but has less scope than
the law advocated by Miss Mccoy.
Many school districts in the
rural sections of the state are quite
poor; others are wealthy. The
purpose of the bill is to- equaiize
q the sums of money given al
schools.
The bill drawn and introduced
by the educational committee Il
the outgrowth of bill asked to-
by the state board of education II
its legislative program. 1t wa
pointed out by the board that til
amounts raised by the count,
school levies vary in Idaho iron
$40 for each child of school age t.
81 40 for each child. 1t is furthe
p pointed out by the educationa
board that incomes from source
other than the school tax permit
some wealthy districts to spend d
much as $67d7 on each child
school age, while other districts
isolated and thinly populate
sections of the state can spend bl
S16.17 on each child attendin
school.
Opposition to the bill introduce
Thursday is expected to CON
from the cities and towns whie
have large sums of money to sper
on the school children, since 1t W
be necessary to raise the tax ley
for school purposes in the munic
palities to aid the schools of Il
rural districts if the schools OF Il
cities and towns are to mainta
the standards they have set.
The Democratic majority in
lnHer house of the state legiSlatt
de to victory on its well oiled stei
roller over the Republican minorl
Feb. 8, following fight on the ht
over the passage Of the Anderson |
giving the governor power to remt
sheriffs and prosecuting attorn
who are derellct in enforcing
prohibition laws. Two members
The minority were missing from
house on rullcall and two voted W
the majority, permitting the Bourb
to pass the bill by small vote
Feb. s: The house passed ii.
l39, giving the governor power to
move from Office sheriffs and pre-
cutting attorneys who are negligeni
enforcing the state prohibition la
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16

Bartlett Sinclair returned home to
Boomers Ferry Friday after an alb.
sence of several months in Washing
ton and Oregon points. Mr.. Sinclair
has decided to remove to Kellogg
where he will practice his profession.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-02-16
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
CGUR D'ALENE

Mrs. c. f. Acton was called TO
Boise Friday by telegram announc-
ing that her husband was seriously III
in hospital there.
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Minneapolis where 1t will be used for
demonstration purposes.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02

Representative Ed Taylor writes
that he, in company with ten other
congressman, expect to leave shortly
for Europe and will get just as near
the actual seat of war as it is safe
to CO." That's right Ed, but don't
get any closer, or the Republicans may
have chances to elect representative
from your section next time. You are
pretty safe, though. for the policy you
have outlined is one Kaiser Bill has
followed ever since the war began, and
he seems to be getting by. Perhaps
you could get some valuable pointers
from him as to just how close you can
safely go.-Salida Record
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
TEACH THEM ENGLISH

An official bulletin of the Bureau of
Education asserts that there are
100000 foreign-born white residents
of the United States who cannot
speak the English language. The to-
tai of foreign-born whites is about
16,O0O,000. There is manifestly need
for the Americanization movement.
By every practicable means the gov
ernment and the people of the United
States should provide opportunity for
the non-English immigrant to learn
the language spoken in this country.
and should then insist that he learn
it. Ultimately there should be no ex-
cuse for a foreign language newspaper
published in the United States.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
GROWTH OF BUREAUCRACY

"It is easier to pull down than to
build" is a respectable adage. which
may be disproved in some applica-
tions by this war which has set SO
many accepted truths topsy-turvy. AS
an example in reverse OF the aphor-
ism, consider the bureaucracy" which
lis being built up in lands to which 1t
was abhorent before the war. our own
included. The system of all-embrac-
ing officialdom that has been vigor-
ously II not painstakingly created in
England. and in which work we are
following as rapidly as possible. al
ready has so fastened itself on the
country the question is being raised
IL It ever can be completely thrown
off. Inquiries of like purport have
been heard in our own land. And
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
WHERE FREE DISCUSSION
HELPS

In an address to magazine editors
and writers in New York the other
day Lord Northcliffe reiterated his
warnings against the follies of exces
sive censorship. and advised this ma
tion not to repeat the blunders that
were made by the British government
at the outset of the war. from which
Great Britain is only now beginning
to recover.
If there had been more freedom of
newspaper discussion in the earlier
stages of the war fewer regulations
would now be blackened by reports
of official commissions of inquiry
placing the blame for events that oc-
Cured a year or more ago.
: Criticism quickly applied. such az
that which free newspapers and mag
azines furnish. will do more to correct
abuses before they have grown into
irretrievable national disasters than
can any amount of findings delivered
bv belated offiiiaI commissions of in
News.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
WHO ARE OUR REAL WAR.PRoF.
ITEERS7

Public condemnation of those who
regard the war as chance to make
big profits Is virtually unanimous but
opinion begins to divide when we try
to identify these war profiteers. Thus
while vigorous speakers of the Nation
al Non-Partisan league. the new farm
ers' party which controls North Dako.
ia and dreams of dominating the ma
tion, were busy in St Paul denouncing
Ihe profiteers OF finance and industry
and demanding that the government
take the pay out of patriotism" some
OF our eastern editors were pillorying
these very farmers as war-profiteers
i'm double sense. since they mot only
demand the highest possible specu.
lative price for their wheat, but de-
mand that other peoples products
shall he sold to them at forced low
prices"
The western farmer who holds back
his wheat from the elevators and the
market because he Is dissatisfied with
the official price and hopes that some.
thing will happen to enable him to get
more is just as much a profiteer as
the INSCRIPTIONS manufacturer who
would coin an unjust adantage out
of the nations crying need and the
same is true of the workingman who
at this critical moment In the ma.
tons history declines to submit to
the machinery provided for the peace
able adjustment of labor disputes and
goes on strike for the purpose of fore
ling a compliance with his demands.
willy-nilly. For profiteering, IL not
peculiar to any special division Of our
social organism, but denotes Ger
tain state OF mind.-New Bedford
| Times
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
Ohio birthplace. one of the regular
a,.louisfc Of prosidonf Yyilson faoIr co

Ohio birthplace, one of the regular
eulogists of President Wilson took Oc-
casion to congratulate the country up
on the fact that in the face of the pres
ent emergency the Chief Executive is
not so weak" as his predecessor of
the Spanish War period. 1t was also
statement utterly at variance with
fact. The verdict of history upon the
work of William Mckinley will contain
no such word as weak in his handling
of the questions of his day and crisis.
That was once used as partisan cam
paign cry. but the users of it lived to
repent and regret their mistake.
President Mckinley had no AFRO
gance of place, no ambition for per-
sonal power, no desire to thrust him
self upon the center of the stage. He
had no egotism, no disregard of the
rights of others or of their abilities.
He surrounded himself with the
strongest men he could find for the
great tasks placed in his hands. He
confided in these men and trusted
them He worked with congress in
full spirit of cooperation. His appeal
always was to the whole country, with
out regard to sectional lines. He gave
to American diplomacy the reputation
war of his administration with great
altruistic work in Cuba. in Porto Rico
and in the Philippines.
Those are not the characteristics of
weakness. His results were of kind
that febleness in any line can never
achieve Amiability and a willingness
TO take counsel of others must not be
confounded with weakness. William
Mckinley was a typical product OF the
American home: a real American citi-
zen; natural. not artificial; simple
sincere and wholesome. If those things
spell weakness in man it is the kind
that America delights to see and to
cherish. The memorial that will
mark his birthplace will speak the
sentiments of nation that holds him
in the highest effection that holds him
philadelphia Press.
The Delta independent., 1917-11-02
LESSONS FROM THE TAX

The extra cent which New Workers
will have to pay to send a letter to
Brooklyn appeals to the New York
World as likely to force their atten-
tion to the desirabllity of having only
one postoffice in the greater city.
with branches in the several bor-
oughs. so that the old two-cent rate
may be maintained. 1t may work this
way. But it is quite as likely to
force the attention of New Workers
to the desirability OF having an ad-
ministration and congress at Wash
ington which will be willing to raise
money for the government by tariff
duties instead of by burjensome di-
rect taxation. stamp taxes and the
like