The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-06-14
Idaho State News Items.

met at Twin Falls, June 10.
Ihe state board of edncltjop.
which has been 10 session at Moscow.
IS endeaVoriDg TO arrange some plan
by which the capacity of the Uni
verSity Of Idaho may be increased so
That at least 500 soldiers may be
taken for special training for war
work.
The fact that the supreme court of
the United States has declared the
national child labor law uncoust:tu-
tional has made the women of Idaho
realize more strongly than ever that
1T is essential as war measure that
the national woman suffrage amend
ment be passed
Not only will the Idaho public
utliltleS commission join the com
missions of Oregon and Washington
In a protest to the interstate COM
merce commission against the 25 per
cent Increase in freight rates on fruit
becoming effective June 25 under
order of William G. McAdoo, director
geperal of railroads, but blanket
protest against the rates as they
effect all commodities shipped from
Idaho will be made.
Fred llemmingsmyer, the pro Ger
man who was nearly mobbed 10
Nampa one night last week and was
finally given hearing before the
defense council there later, was
brought to Boise and turned over to
Sheriff Emmitt Pfost, after a war
rant had been issued by United
States Commissioner John Jackson.
charging him with disloyal acts under
the espionage act. He was placed in
the county Jail 10 default of a $500
bond exacted by the commissioner.
John f. Littoy, we'll known Boise
horticulturist. has returned from a
fruit survey of southern Idaho and
eastern Oregon, where he found that
the fruit crop will average between
25 per cent and SO per cent of last
years crop instead of total loss as
was feared. Due to heavy freeze on
the night of May 24 it was thought
that Idaho's fruit crop was totally
destroyed
Whether or not cattle owner can
prevent execution by state officials of
animals in his herd that have reacted
to the government tubcrculin tests,
without incurring the penalty of the
law, is the problem that has been
passed up to the state courts as the
result of an attempt by DR.. Fl. G
Bodle, state veterinarian, to kill a
cow at the ranch of s. e. Romig Of
the Mountain View neighborhood on
the bench near Boise.
Newspaper editors and publishers
of north Idaho had successful
meeting at Wallace, June s. G. r
Scott of Occur d'Alene was reelected
president of the association, George
Lamphere of Moscow, vice president
to succeed A. H. Alfred of Lewiston,
and A. L. EARN of Spirit Lake,
secretary, to succeed D. Harold Nc
Grath of Kellogg, who is going to
the front. J. G. Safely of Grange,
vile and D. C. Moore of Standpoint
were chosen executive committeeman
County councils of defense will take
active hold of the thrift stamp cam
paign 10 this state. 1t is believed
that no serious trouble will be
experienced by the councils in raising
the balance of the states quota. 1t
is expected to accomplish this by the
end Of the present month. Chairman
Bryan of The state council has issued
a letter to chairmen of the county
councils calling their attention to
the importance of rapid organization
to push the drive over Confusion
and dnnlication will be avoided by
the councils taking charge. They
will work in cooperation with 1he
county thrift stamp chairmen, who'
:. 10 snouested. should be made