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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-09
STRIKING
FOR HIGHER WAGES

Thirty butchers employed by the
Eohrs Packing company in Davenport
went on a strike at noon today for
higher wages. The men are asking an
increase of 21z cents per hour The
present scale runs up to 2712 cents
per hour The men gave the high cost
of living as reasons for asking the
increase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-09
AT LAST A CHTNAMAN
GETS INTO TROUBLE

Chicago. March 9.-For the first
time in the annals Of the police here,
a Chinaman is being sought ON d rob
berry charge today. In company with
another man, the Chinaman entered a
store on the west side and told the
proprietor they wished TO buy some
fruit. AS he turned, the Chi8aman
and his acCompltce knocked him IN
conscious and robbed him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-09

any Of the 20 head sold The proceeds
of the sale brought St2460
Mr.. Edgert0n announces that the
monthly bulletin which is to be pub
lshed by him and circulated free
among members of the Rock Island
County Agricultural league. will be
ready for its initial appearance next
Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-09
AMOUNT OF FINE
IS Up TO COURT
Judge ". T. Church Takes Matter
Under Amusement in Otto
SeidIitz Case.
INTERESTING POINTS RAISED
Counsel for Respondent Claims Both
Judgment Of Custer and PEN
atty Cannot Be Imposed.

How much fine viii be imposed
/ against otto C. seidIitz for operating
a saloon at 4534 Fifth avenue from
Feb to Feb. I9. under a void license.
is the question which Judge W. It.
Church has under Amusement in cir
cult court In the quo warrauto pro-
+ ceedIngs brought by Mrs. Mary Bull
ger
The court yesterday ruled that
judgment of custer be issued against
SeIdIitz. restraining him from operat-
ing the thirst parlor. AS the saloon
man I'm the plea of disclaimer had set
up that he had surrendered the liz
cense challenged in the suit and was
operating under q second issued
March 6. the decision was not con
tested, except that counsel for the re-
( spOndeut urged the court 10 specific
ally state In his order that the custer
judgment referred only to the first
and not to the second
Although the court iutimated that
he thought the custer would be bind
ing only relative to the first permit.
he refused to include the statement
in his decision, stating that he could
not in the case al bar, pass on the
question of the effect of the custer
on the second permit, as it is not
being attacked.
Similar Case Here.
The question of whether both judg-
ment Of custer and fine could be
imposed was raised by H. NJ
Schriver. Of counsel for Mr.. Seidlitz.
who contended that both could not be
done. j. L. Haas for the reIatOr
however. referred to the courts atten-
zion q similar case in which he had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cox and son
have returned from a trip TO Washing
ton and other eastern points. They
witnessed the Inauguration OF Presi-
dent wilson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-09

States Attorney Floyd E. Thompson
returned yesterday from Washington.
.. G.. where he attended the inaugural
ceremonies on Monday, AR Th0mp-
son occupied q point Of vantage on the
speakers platform. fTe was shown
every courtesy by Congressman Tav-
arraT
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30

test against the plan by Repre-
sentative Shearer of Nez Perez
county, chairman of the house
committee on education. He was
supported vigorously by other
north Idaho Legislators and mem
bers Of the state board of educa-
ton. Representative Shearer
maintained that the meeting had
no jurisdiction in the matter and
that the entire discussion was
out of order. Senator Jackson
was the lone north Idaho mem
Der speaking in favor of the plan.
While the opening of the sub
iect has created a profound SEN
sation, it is regarded as a flash
in the pan" Yet it indicates in
a measure the hopes that lie in
certain quarters of eventually
moving the university from Mos
COW to Boise and of the plans
that periodically arise to dis
member at least a part of the
Moscow institution.
The subject is no new one in
the legislative circles, frequently
suggestive plans being advanced
for the removal of the agricul-
tural college to some southern
Idaho point. In the past north
Idaho members have always been
able to smother any attempt to
dismember the state university.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
NEW BILL FOR THE
REMOVAL OF SHERIFFS

The fight to clothe the govern
or with power to GUST those
county attorneys or sheriffs who
neglect to enforce the liquor laws
Of this state is not over. This
week there will be introduced in
the legislature a bill that will
give that power to the chief ex-
.ecutive. Backers of the mea-
sure, which is said to have the
approval of the administration,
say that radical means are neces-
sary to deal with a radical evil.
1t is understood that the new bill
will have the backing of the dem
ocratic majority in both houses.
This new measure provides
that the governor shall have the
power and may remove from Of
flee any sheriff or prosecuting
attorney of any county in the
state for failure to arrest and
prosecute ViGiatOrs of any law Of
this state prohibiting the manu-
facture, sale, possession, keeping
for sale, transportation for sale
or gift of intoxicating liquors,
and to appoint their successor.
The proviso is to be added that
any such removal shall not be
made before an opportunity is
written stating the time and place
for a hearing which shall be Civ
en- the officials to be ousted ac-
cused as offenders. Either the
accused sheriff or prosecuting
attorney may, within 80 days, de-
mand a hearing before a board
consisting of the governor, at
torney general and secretary oil
state and no order of suspension
or removal shall be final unless
approved by the board or a ma
liority thereof.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
DIVIDE STATE INTO
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

Boise, Jan. 27.-A bill intro
duced in the senate today pro-
vides for creating two congress
sional districts in Idaho. The first
district comprises Adams, Boise,
Boundary, Bonner, Benewah Gus
ter, Canyon, Clearwater, Gem,
Idaho, Kootenai, Lewis, Lemhi,
Latah, Nezperce, Shoshone and
Washington counties.
The second distsict comprises
Ada, Bannock, Blaine, Bingham,
Bonneville, Bear Lake, Cassia Ell
more, Franklin, Fremont, Good
ing, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison,
Minidoka, Owyhee, Oneida, Power
Twin Falls, and Teton.
Candidates for congress are
eligible to hold Office only in the
district in which they reside. The
bill was introduced by Senator's
Hill, Stevenson, Cummings, Cur
It's, Jackson, Evans and KinsOl-
wing, all democrats.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
FINE LYcEUM
NUMBER COMING

The Oxford Operate Company,
which appears here Thursday,
Feb. 1, can easily be pronounced
the best musical number of the
seasons course. The program
will consist of two parts. The
first part will be a varied pro-
gram, including piano, vocal So
los, duets and quartet numbers.
The second part will be the pre-
sentation of an opera, probably
THE Chocolate Soldier"
Appearing on the great Inter
national Lyceum's Associations
model Chautauqua at tire mother
Chautauqua the Oxford Company
set a new standard of musical ex-
celIence, Director Hallum, who
has charge Of the musical activi-
ties of Chautaqua Institution,
pronouncing the concert of the
company the most finished pro-
ductiOn seen on the platform of
the mother Chautauqua in a dOz-
en- years. In view Of the fact
that the talen chosen for ap-
pearance on the program had
been chosen with an eye single
to artistic excellence, to be &C
claimed the best by the man best
qualified to judge, is a high hon
OF indeed.
It is seldom that this company
plays in the smaller towns so
St. Maries people may consider
themselves fortunate to be able
to hear them. They will be at
the high school Thursday night
The general admission price will
be so cents. Reserved seats will
be rs cents.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
RECORD OF BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(Continued)

At this time the Board took up
the matter of equalizing the per-
sOnal tax roll and whereas at the
time the personal taxes were col
lccted the 1916 levies were not
made and it appearing to the
Board that no taxpayers have
asked for refunds and it further
appearing that some taxpayers
had paid a few cents more than
was required by the 1916 levies
and in other cases a shortage was
shown, it was the unanimous
opinion of the Board that the
shortage and excessive collec-
tions would tend to equalize the
entire roll whereupon it was or
dered that the roll be approved
as presented for equalization,
with the exception of refunds on
the following;
Statement No. 259; d. E. An
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
PLAN TO REMOVE
STATE UNIVERSITY

Boise, Jan. 27-The removal
Of the university of Idaho from
Moscow to Boise and the removal
of the Idaho State Normal school
at Lewiston, with the adjustment
of the Normal school at Albion,
became one of the startling fea-
lures of a meeting held today in
which the members of the state
board of education, the house
committee on education, the
house committee on educational
institutions, and the senate COM
mittee on education participated.
The subject came up in the
discussions between the legisla-
tive committee members and the
state board Of education members
during a conference over the bud
gets for the educational institu-
tons, and Senator Jackson OF
Bonner county stood with other
representatives in favor of the
plan.
The broaching of the subjec
was the signal for a warm pro-
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
tenai County, State of Idaho. that
NNHEpE AG

tenai County, state of Idaho, that
WHEREAS,
Benewah County was organ
lied and created from territory
formerly belonging to the County
of KoOtenai, and in the settle
ment Of the affairs of the two
counties Kootenai County re-
tanned Two Thirds of the revenue
and Benewah County One Third
and Kootenai County was to pay
two-thirds Of the liabilities then
existing, and Benewah County
was to pay one third Of the liza
bilities then existing, and
WHEREAS, Prior to the time
of that settlement made between
Benewah County and Kootenaf
County a great number of Del
inquent Tax Certificates were is
sued, which were enormously is
sued, and parties buying the
same were coming before the re-
spective counties from time to
time to have the erroneous GER
tiflcates cancelled and money
paid on the same with interest
refunded and
WHEREAS it was agreed by
and between the respective cOun-
ties, acting through the Boards
OF County Commissioners, that
Benewah County should pay all
the money due on certificates err
lroneOusly issued prior TO Feb. 4 j.,
1915, on property within the
boundaries of Benewah County.
and Kootenai County was to pay
all money due on certificates err
lroneOusly issued prior to Feb.
4. 1915, upon property within
koOtneai County, and the Auditor
of each county was to keep
a separate account Of all money
actually paid by each county on
such certificate enormously is
sued, and that at the end Of one
year from date of the referred to
contract, a settlement was To be
made between KOotenai and Ben
ewah Counties, on the following
basis:
That KOOtenai County should
be liable for two-thirds of the
total amount expended by both
Benewah and KoOtenai Counties
up to the time Of said settlement
on certificates enormously is
sued prior to Feb. 1, 1915, and
cancelled and money paid there
on at the time Of said settlement
and that Benewah County would
be liable for One-third Of the
total amount expended by both
Benewah and Kootenai Counties
at the time of said settlement on
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
WoNNAcoTT WILL
RETAIN ASSEssoRsHIP

Boise, Idaho, Jan. 27.-No va
cancy existed in the office of as
SCISSOR of Kootenai county on the
second Monday of January, 1917,
which the board of county COM
missioners of that county was
authorized to fiji by appointment.
This is the ruling of the supreme
court in a decision handed down
in the case of Henry C. Clarke vs..
Fred C.. Wonnacott.
Wonnacott, who held the Office
of assessor of Kootenai county,
was succeeded by William b. Nc
Farland, who died before taking
office. Wonnacott contended
he was entitled to hold the Of
fee.
The supreme court holds that
"the death of a person elected to
an Office before he qualities
therefor does not create a va
cancy within the purView of sec
ton 81, revised codes, since sec
ton 81 A, revised codes, pro-
vides that every officer elected
for a fixed term shall hold office
until his successor is elected and
qualified"
1T is evident" says the court
concluding its decision" that
Fred E. Wonnacott is entitled to
hold the said office of county as
SCISSOR until his successor is duly
elected and qualified according to
law; and that the appointment of
plaintiff was Intellectual and void.
peremptory writ denied"
After the death of Mcfarland
the county commissioners ap-
pointed Clark as county assessor.
When he sought to take over the
Office Wonnacott refused to give
it up. contending that he had the
right to remain in the Office be-
cause his regularly elected sue
cessor had not qualified. Clark
then instituted custer proceed
ings and the case was carried to
the supreme court.
This is tht first time in the
history of the state that case of
this kind has been decided by
the court of last resort.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30

enormously issued
prior to the first of February.
1918, and cancelled and money
paid thereon at time of said set
Element.
AND IT WAS FURTHER
AGREED that in the event that
Kootenai County had paid more
than two-thirds Of the total
amount so paid Benewah Coun-
ty should reimburse Kootenai
County for the difference, and
that in the event Benewah Coun-
ty had paid more than one-third
of the total amount so paid, that
said Kootenai County should re-
imburse Benewah County the diff
ference;
That said settlement shall in
clude all refunds made up to and
icluding October 10, 1916, from
Book H, page iO6, Commission
ers' Journal.
The following amount were re-
funded by each County respec-
lively:
Total Amount Kootenai Co.
Refunds, s2i59.56.
Total Amount Benewah Co.
Refunds, S94S.i4.
Grand Total Refundn S3tO9.OO.
Benewah Co.'s share 100000.
Kootenai Co.'s share S2O72.OO
The difference between Bene-
wah Co.'S share and the payment
| by Benewah County is S97.56.
Bnewah Co.'s share Kootenai
Co. credits is S56.52.
Balance due Kootenai County,
s3i.O4.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the
said parties hereto have caused
this instrument to be signed and
executed, through the Board OF
County Commissioners of said
Counties, the day and year in
this contract first written.
KOOTENAI COUNTY
a municipl corporation
BY J. l.. Ferguson,
Chairman of the Board
County Commissioner
BENEWAH COUNTY
a municipl corporation
BY J. Il. Moran,
Chairman of the Board
County Commissioners
AT this time the Board ad-
journed to meet at st. Maries at
1000 A. NJ, Dec. &c, 1916.
J. T.. MORAN,
Chairman
! Attest:
{. b. Moon
Deputy Clerk
(To be continued)
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30
lerson, Plummer, Ida, Rebate,

derson, Plummer, Ida, Rebate,
Si.O2.
Statement No. Ga, Geo. o. But
Ter, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, S2.9S.
Statement No. 67, +. Berthon,
Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, S4.32.
Statement No. 10, W. G. Bax-
ter, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, S3IO.
Statement No. 42S, E. l.. Blair,
Tensed, Idaho, Rebate sic.
Statement No. 4SO, Jos. NJ
Prown, Sanders, Ida, Rebate,
Si5.tO.
Statement No. 60, Hans Chris
Hanson, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate,
$3.50.
Statement No. 63, M. f. Cen
ters, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, $3.50.
Statement No. 81, Edw. Goats,
Iekoa, Wash, Rebate, 1914.
Statement No. 225, Connolly q
Kroetch, Harrison, Idaho, Rebate
$500.
Statement No. SO, Ernest Dan,
Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, St.2O.
Statement No. 80 w. S. Demoss
Plummer, Idaho, Rebate, sI.O3.
Statement No. 261, Frank DAN
forth, Plummer, Idaho, Rebate,
S1.O4.
Statement No. 1913, John De-
laney, Tensed, Idaho, Rebate 52c.
Statement No. 800, j. l.. David
son, Tekoa Wash, Rebate, soc.
Statement No. 455, Alex. DIPPED
Pennington, Wash, Rebate, 64c.
Statement No. 458, o. A. Oar
nielle, Pennington, Wash, Re
bate, soc.
Statement No. 20, Go. J. Nc
Fadden, Plummer, Idaho, Rebate,
soc.
Statement No. 29i, c. A. Elk
lund, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate TIC.
Statement No. 81, Tom Toilets
.Tekoa, Wash, Rebate 72c.
Statement No. So, NJ M. Grin
er, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate 89c.
Statement No. 70, G.. w. Grin
er, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, 79c.
Statement No. 4l9, A. G.. Good
Ian, Sanders, Ida. Rebate $3.50.
Statement No. 10, Hay & Mann
care of Tom Hay, st. Maries, Ida.
Rebate, Csc.
Statement No. 80, Lyle F.
Humphrey, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate
S1.96.
Statement No. So, johnson, M.
p, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, S2.I5.
Statement No. 81, G. l.. John
son, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, 6lc.
Statement No. 255, G. L. Jury,
Plummer, Idaho, Rebate, SI3.I2.
Statement No. 70, Bors Knox,
Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, Sl.62.
Statement No. 1913 w. w. Kerns
Tekoa, Wash, Rebate SIC.
Statement No. 40, p. O. Keis-
lner, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate 9Oc.
Statement No. Z, Martin Larson
Chatcolet, Idaho Rebate, 82c.
Statement No. 294, l.. f. Lar
son, Rockford, Wash, Rebate 5Sc.
Statement No. 3i5, c.. II. Lang
behn, Tekoa, Wash Rebate, Sill
Statement No. 457, J. M. Len
non, Pennington, Wash, Rebate
S2.Of.
Statement No. 81, Robert Mil
Ter, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate Sf.38.
Statement No. 2SS, E. R. Moore
IekOa, Wash, Rebate, zoe.
Statement No. 29O, G.. R. Nc
CARNEY, Fairfield, Wash, Rebate,
zoe.
Statement No. 335, C. Mooney,
Fairfield, Wash, Rebate soc.
Statement No. 437 r. J. Mourn
ing, Desmet, Idaho, Rebate, s4.s4
Statment No. 80, A. C. Norris
! Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, SIC.
Statement No. %, Northern
Grain & Warehouse Co., Tekoa
| Wash, Rebate, S1.4O.
Statement No. &C, B. Ovel, TIE
koa, Wash, Rebate, S2.95.
Statement No. 4O4, w. A. Oh.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30

Ter, TekOa, Wash, Rebate 94c.
statement No. 394, j. w. Pol
lin, Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, Si.24.
Statement No. 277, J. H. Rob
ertson, Plummer, Ida, Rebate,
Si.47.
statement No 4tO. r. f. Riggs,
Tekoa, Wash, Rebate, SIC.
Statement No. 200, Ed. STRAIT
ton < Son, plummer, Idaho, Re
bate, S2.55.
statement No. 323, E. G. Stone
braker, st. Maries, Ida, Rebate.
Csc.
Statement No. 4f2, Frank
short, Desmet, Idaho, Rebate 5Sc
Statement No. rs, j. V. ThOmp-
son, Tekoa, Wn. Rebate, St.37.
statement No. 1872, Mrs. M. A.
Towne & Son, Tekoa, Wn., Re-
bate, .6S.
Statement No. Sc, p. V. Wheat
ley, Sorrento, Idaho, Rebate 7ic.
statement No. 263, p. H. Wy
burn, Plummer, Idaho, Rebate,
csc.
Statement No. 2Si, Wells and
Grindal, Plummer, Idaho, Re-
bate, St.O3.
statement No. 293, G. w. Will
son, Tekoa, Wn., Rebate, St.4O.
Statement No. 3O7, White Pine
Sash Co, Sponkane, Wn., Rebate,
ST IA.
Total Rebates, SiO9.63.
the Auditor being hereby directed
to draw warrants on the person
al property tax fund in settle
ment of such refunds.
At this time the Board of
Equalization adjourned Sine
Die.
j. 7. MORAN
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30


Attest:
W arren II. Shepperd
Clerk.
Dec. IS, 1916
BE il remembered that at this
time, Dec. IS, 1916, at 1900 A.
NJ. the Board of County Commits
sioners met with the Commits
sioners of Kootenai County at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho, pursuant to
adjournment. Present:
James r. Moran, chairman.
Chas. Il. Wells, commits iOner.
J w. SHELTON commissioner.
C. b. Moon, deputy clerk.
AT this time the following set
Element was entered into:
SETTLEMENT
THAT. AN AGREEMENT was
had on the 2nd day of September,
1915. fy and between Benewah
County, State of Idaho. and Koo-
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-01-30

City Clerk Charles R. Schultz
is a business visitor in Spokane.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06

name of religion is trick too old
to command respect. Are the
American people stupid enough to
be satisfied with such pretense for
all time?
How many more girls are locked
up in that same Industrial School"
who are so treated as to be equally
desperate? How many more slaves
and poems are doing time in the
laundries and clothing factories at
tached to these euphoniously styled
schools 2"
If'you don't care, quit prattling
about this free country and about
the opportunities it gives the rising
generation. If you don't care, wait
until your own flesh and blood is
tricked or railroaded into such
slavery; and see if you will care
then.
The time has come for all, who
make any pretense to interest in
the common welfare, to see that
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06

these places are brought under Of
fetal supervision; and such safe
guards thrown about every inmate
as to secure fair treatment. Who
has the nerve I'd say, or the lack Of
intelligence to believe, that the
prisoners in such places are proper
ly cared for when they jump to
death in the effort to escape?
1t is a fine thing, for the owners
and managers, to run a laundry,
glove factory, shirt factory, or over
all factory with slave help, and
without paying either the wages or
taxes that must be paid by legiti-
mate owners of such industries. II
is fine for the owners, but how about
the workers? How must it affect
the wages Of others employed in like
work?
Slavery, in ayy form, is a curse
not only to the person enslaved but
to all society. y is bad enough fol
the labor Of those imprisoned BY
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-01-06
Girls Fatal Leap to Escape From
Rone's Charitable Prison Pen

states are now in session. Get after
your representative and senator,
and see that this most reasonable
law is placed upon the book Of
statutes and goes into operation
without delay.
1t goes without saying that no
papist member Of a state Legislature
will favor such a law. We are not
expecting favorable action by the
pope's subject politicians. Those
who owe first allegiance to their
pope, will get their orders from
that source or from his agents.
They will not interfere with his
proft-making schools" and "char-
tiles"
If you have elected any Of that
kind, the first thing to do is to get
them out by electing Americans in
their places; but any American,
worthy Of the name, should esteem
it a pleasure, as well as duty, to
take up and push such q measure
to enactment.
If all is well in these Houses o.
the Good Shepherd, they win prof
rather than suffer from it being
made known. Good institutions bea,
watching gracefully: bad institu
!, tions need it. If conditions are a
bad on the inside Of these places a
such desperate attempts to get ava.
indicate, they should not be al
lowed to exist.