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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
Big Source of Fertilizer
 VIII Meet National Need
Muscle Shoals District Offers Biggest Potential
 Supply In World

placency the ultimate condition toward which we are advancing agriculturally More nitrogenous fertilizers would assist wonderfully in checking this soil de lletion.
 ,'The world is running behind in the production of nitrogen. The price of Chilean nitrate is increasing as it's supply becomes more inadequate. The United States has paid (including 1919) $500, GOO, 900 for Chilean nitrate. Mi trogen either by itself or in mixed fertilizers should be placed on the mar ket at valuation which is not so nearly Tprohibitory of it's use. To secure a lessened valuation in nitrogen it must be taken from the air where it is in exhaustible.
 In 1920 the total worlds production of nitrogen was one and half million tons. Nitrate Plant No. 2 at Muscle Shoals stands today fully equipped and capable of producing 10000 tons per annum of ammonium nitrate. This plant in connection with Wilson Dam, has the following remarkable advantages in location: (1) Practically inexhaustible quarries of purest lime rock are easily accessible. (2) Coke is produced in large quantities nearby in the coal fields of Tennessee. (3) The greatest deposits of raw phosphate rock in America are nearby. (4) Coal beds of immense pro- |.portions almost surround Muscle Shoals. (5) The Tennessee river offers cheap transportation. t6) Muscle Shoals is nearly in the heart of the great fer tilizer using section of our nation, and is also situated agriculturally neaf the center of the whole country. CD It is far enough inland to be considered
 in the safety zone for wartime"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
NITRATE PLANTS
 ARE MARVELLOUS l BUILDING FEATS
Total Of 2,42S Buildings
 On 2,200-Acre Site ( Of No. 2

! Situated southwest from Wilson Dam aNo. 2, at Sheffield, Colbert county, Ala, adjacent to the city and along the Tennessee river is Nitrate Plant No. 1, constructed by the government at a 4otal cost of $13,0OO,00O The plant was built under the supervision of the Ordnance Department of the Army to broduce 22,000 tons of ammonium ni- frate a year, using the direct synthetic ammonia process of the General Chemi- cal company. The total acreage of land within the plant site is 1900 acres. A beautiful community with at- tractive residences, streets, lights, and school buildingshas already been com pleted within the plant reservation.
 Situated in Colbert county, east of fhe city of Sheffield, and adjoining the Corporate limits of the city, is the gi- gantic Nitrate Plant No. ?. This plant is located near Wilson Dam. Mir. Thomas A. Edison says: ''The capacity of power here and the industrial plants built. make this the greatest munitions plant in the country. Its possibilities for providing quickly and in tremend- ous quantities all sorts of war materials is almost incomprehensible. It would He the greatest insurance against war Ne have"
 To understand the value of these plants as a means of fertilizer produc- ton in time of peace, we quote from Senator Oscar W. Underwood: "Ac- cording to the statistics contained in government crop reports, the total fertilizer bill for the country for 1914 amounted to $1S5, 100000. Before the committee on agriculture and military affairs of the House it was testified (and it has not been denied or ques- tioneO that at Muscle Shoals it will be possible in connection with the building of government nitrate plant, tp produce fertilizers and sell them to the farmers of the country at one-half the price the farmers have been pay- ing for such fertilizer in normal times Suppose that in one year the farmers of this country should use this fertilizer to the extent of the nitrogen and phos- phoric acid used in 1914, namely $155,- 100000; there would be a saving ini one year to the farmers of the country on their nitrogen-phosphoric acid fertiliz- CTS of $77,700,00O, Oh the basis of 1914 consumption"
 8To give some concrete idea of the magnitude of Nitrate Plant No. 2, one may consider that the plant site oc- cupies 2,2OO acres, including per manent town built to accommodate 12,- ooo people. The entire number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27
SURVEY IS SIMPLE

q have just been out and made political survey of the five doubt states, "was the preface to a progn tication upon presidential candida made the other day by one of tn, men who rise to the surface in ho rotundas just before national conv, ton time and then disappear ] another four years, writes Raymond Carroll in a New York Letter to Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 When he had jauntily sauntered ( real political sharp confided: Don't pay any attention to what has said. His survey is joke. I kn how he makes 1t. He takes an overnil train out of the Grand Central Ter inal and breakfasts in the station Buffalo. Boarding another train, jumps off at Cleveland, where he luncheon. He has a late dinner in troit. The following day he lunches South Bend and dimes in Chicago fore taking a night express train bs to New York City. That Is how makes five statss-New York, On Michigan, Indiana and Illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

ly modern school system, aggressive churches of all denominations, active civic and fraternal organizations, ideal manufacturing conditions, and fertile territory for agrciultpral pursuits on ev- cry side, Sheffield Wan modestly assert her claim as 1.-The City of Opportunity"
 The founders of the city were wise in planning for future growth. The streets are broad, the blocks are even, and exceptionally well located, manufac- turing sites can be had at reasonable prices. Welcome, cooperation, and service seem to be the keys that Shef- field offers to the newcomers to the Muscle Shoals district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-27

The value of the Muscle Shoals Dis trict, as the greatest potential source of fertilizer, can be better viewed by studying the comments and recommen. dations contained in the Official Re. port of the Muscle Shoals Committed of the American Farm Bureau Fed. eration,' dated May 31, 1921. We quote from this report:
 Nitrate Plants Nos. 1 and 2, and the Wilson Dam together constitute what is probably the greatest single conservation activity of our Govern, ment. Its great purpose in peace times is to assist in maintaining our soil fertility, and consequently in the ade. quate production of food for our in. creasing millions. In times of war il will be predominantly military in type At all times it will be of service to all our people, to protect and to feed With the rapid depletion of our soil resources, we cannot view with com
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
General News BTevitieS.

Twenty-eight hundred clerks,
it is estimated, will be occupied
for some time going through
1877 100000 documents in the
war department, before the
amount of bonus due each
soldier can be determined.
Congress passed the soldier
bonus bill over the presidents
veto. The house voted Saturday
313 to 70, and the senate voted
Monday, repassing the bill SO to
rs. The bill was the 2OOth
veterans compensation propos-
al since 1919.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
ldest capital OF ancient Baby

Oldest capital OF ancient Baby
| Ion.
Chairman johnson of the
house immigration committee
in congress stated Tuesday that
during the last 10 months $500
Japanese have reached Hawaii
and 1000 more have come to
the United States, while Japan
csc liners are now being crowded
into service to bring japanese
to this country before the exclu-
sion bill becomes effective, all in
violation of the gentlemen
agreement.
The soldier bonus bill was
vetoed by President Coolidge on
the ground that the country
cannot afford it, that the
veterans as a whole do not need
it, that it is opposed to Ameri-
can principles and is without
moral justification. The presi-
dent pointed out that the crying
need OF the whole nation is for
tax reduction. The bonus bill,
ne said,would cost $144, 100000
year and at the end of 20
7ears would necessitate the
ISSUANCE OF two and half billion
lollars in bonds to pay the
natured insurance policies.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23

Postmaster General New, in an
order sent to pOstmasters,
authorized granting Saturday
half holidays to postal employees
throughout the country between
June IA and September 13, when
it involves no curtailment OF the
postal service and no cost to the
government.
An expedition under Professor
Langdon excavating in the
ruins of Kish, a Babylonian city
near Bagdad, Arabia, has dis
covered an ancient Samaritan
library of cunieform tablets.
The find is said to be rich in his
tOrical interest as Kish was the
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
coW-ScALPERs

In Wisconsin the State Bankara .
sociation Is employing man to give
MS entire time to the agricultural
WORK OF the association. His major
activity Is along the line of marketing
uairy cattle. He is constantly In touch
win the stock for sale in all parts Of
the State and is In position to refer
prospective buyer to stock of the
oreed and quality desired. He has
eue assistance OF reliable field men
VINO are good judges of dairy cattle.
mere Is no need for any farmer to
Tall into the hands of INSCRIPTIONS
COW scalpers" II his bankers will only
axe an interest in helping him to
make the right kind of connections
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
Utilizing Setoer Gas

An Australian engineer has put sewer.
gas TO work driving an engine. He
putt a 16-horsepower plant and COL
iected the gas which emanated from
Tue septic tanks Of his own town of
farramatta to use as fuel for his en-
sihe' Inc supply turned out to be
so sure that the plant can be left TO
run for days at time without any at.
'e'tion' In this particular installa-
non the work Is merely to pump out
'he sewage itself; but nevertheless It
saved the cost of the coal.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23

oopeCtVe deposits, to pay the losse
incurred by failures. For a time al
went well. The prosperity incident t,
the Development of territory. recent,
opened to settlement, prevented fail
ares- But the deflation of 1920 1922
brought about crisis in the guarant,
system OF Oklahoma. In November
1871, the failure Of the Bank of Com.
merce OF -Okmulgee brought the esti.
mated total liabilities of the Oklahoma
Guaranty Fund up to 1864, 900. Guar.
anty fund warrants drew per cent
: interest, under the law which then
existed. and this meant that the inter.
ose cnarse alone, on these outstanding
warrants, amounted to ,two-thirds Of
the maximum possible annual assess.
ment.
Failure and Repeal
other banks failed in the followin,
months, and the plight OF the Stat,
guaranty fund became hopeless
+. state banks surrendered their STATE
chartsrs and entered the national svs
fem. BY January, 1929, deposits IN |
okiahoma state banks were on,v |
%'S'ooo'o0o, only half the total of No
vember, 1921. This was the conditjo,
"hen the state legislature convened
and. after various attempts to relieve
the situation by one of several exne
uients. the law makers repealed the
guaranty sections of the banking law
mis- Is the story OF the Oklahoma
oank deposit guaranty, which was
porn, lived and died in the brief space
OF fourteen years In that time tho
okianoma plan was adopted. witt
some notifications, by seven othe,
states. In none Of these has It been
4oanooned as yet. In every instance
I mas been subjected to severe strain
snd IN most OF them the question OF
whether or not the guaranty fund can
'ay existing obligations is somewhat !,
doubtful. Ny own state. Nebraska
I'm thankful to say. is not one of y
hose. a
: The guaranty OF bank deposits failed =
a Oklahoma and Is threatened with =,
allure In other states because II was =
'ot what 1t pretended to be and =.
furthermore. because It violated sornd =. ~
economic law. The so-called guaranty =, -
not IN any state what Its mama Inn. n,
sass- It 10 not in fact guaranty u ..
an insurance plan dependent. as ar. GO
IL insurance plans, upon the suf9ci. 80
ncy OF the premiums which NAV ha ~,
Aio' experience has proved that the b
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
NOTICE FOR BIDS

The Board Of trustees of School
DIST. No. Al is asking for sealed bids
10 put ESQ yards of gravel on the
school ground.
Also will receive bids to paint and
kalsomihe The building.
For particulars see A M. Freden-
berg, CorbiD, Idaho
The Board reserves the rirht To
reject any and all bids.
BIDS must be in by Saturday, May
81 L L. COPPOCK, Clerk.
Pub May %, 30.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
NOTICE OF SALE

IN the District Court of the Eighth judi
clal District OF the State Of Idaho in q nd ~,
the County of Kootenai ~ ~
Gottlieb KugIer, Plaintiff
| VS..
James Keeth and Alberta Keetb. his
| wife, and Irvington Land Company
corporation, Defendants7
Under and by virtue of decree of fore-
closure ana order of sale issued out OF tina
District Court OF the Eighth Judicial District
or the state of Idaho. in and foI Kootonsi
county, in the above entitled action. ON The
18th day OF April, 1924, wherein the above
named plaintiff obtained Judgment against
all OF the above named defendants for tbs
lotai sum or Eleven Thousand Three Hun.
urea + orty- FIVE and no-l00 Dollars, lawful
money and the further sum OF s27 90 as costs
'whlch SAID Judgment il duly recorded and
docketed In the Judgment records OF said
court, am commanded to sell all of that
CERTAIN lot, piece or parcel OF land lying and
described as follows; to-wit:
:, The South half $50 Of Section Three c,In
Iownship Fifty-one i5D North, of Range -Four
~ west or the Boise Meridian.
:, Public notice is hereby given that on The
18th day Of May. 1924, at the hour Of 10
o'clock, A. NJ, of that day, In front OF the
front door Of the Court house OF Kootenul
County. Idaho, at Occur d 'AIene. / will 10
obedience TO said decree and order OF sale
sell the above described property. or 70
much thereof as may be necss-
s swify to satisfy said Judgment, together
The highest and best bidder for cash, lawful
money or the United States.
Dated at Occur d Alene, Idaho, this April
Both, 1924
L. L. QUARLES.
Sheriff in and for-Kootenai County, Idaho
At Pub. May 2, 0. IS. 3d.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
Agricultural Notes

1t is safer not to farm at all thar
to farm halfway.
81 Efficient" farming means producing
high grade products at the lowest DOS,
sible cost.
II you want to throw away money.
leave stable manure exposed In the
barnyard, Three months will slice so5
from 500 worth.
Many hen and many an incubator
have been blamed for a poor hatch
when the fault lay with the man who
handled the eggs.
How would the man who lets b,s
horses go three or four days without
fresh bedding "cut up" If his wife
went away for one night and took
with her all the blankets!
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
THE EASIER Is THE RrTrpp WV

LIE EASIER Is THE BETTER WAY
Doh't poison yourself with calomel
every Saturday night, but get a
package of Chamberlain's Tablets
lake one or TIVE on going to bed, and
the morning will find you feeling
eood. Gentle and persuasive, they
never grippe nor sicken. Only %
cents. adv Nov
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23

premiums are not suficient-and yet
the insured cannot afford to submit
TO higher premiums. Conceived in
economic sin, born in the midst of
economic iniquity, the bank deposit
guarantee in Oklahoma went the way
OF all similar attempts to overcome or
defy the natural law OF economics.
And yet we have today in the Con.
gress OF the United States a Repre-.
sentative of the State of Oklahoma
who will-if he has his way-foist this
ubiquitous, impracticable system upon
the National Banking System.
Integrity Cannot Be LeqisIated
The fundamental difficulty with the
insurance OF bank deposits-to apply
the correct name-is that it is an at.
tempt to create integrity and financial
ability by legislative act. Depositors
IN many instances were invited to &C. |
cept, as their principal assurance OF
safety, gilded sign upon the hank
window. This bank protected by the
state guaranty fund" This protec-
ton, 1t has been proved, was not ade.
luate; mere words were not a good
substitute for individual responsible
W, supported by stocks OF gold or Cur. +
'ency. No longer was there a nre.
mum upon the character OF the bank
r. no longer did depositors feel the
lecessity of giving preference to men
Il character when they selected their
anker. They felt that the guaranty
und took the place of that. But the
of bank deposits in OkIa. i
oma faiied-as all efforts to substi. I
ute governmental dictum for integrity :,
nd ability must fail. '' 8
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
- Read THE RATHDRTIM
TRIBUNE, sl.5O per year. IF
WORTH MONEY IN THE HOME.

a bottle of Cham berIain's Coli, and
Diarrhoea Remedy fer Immediate use
ior sudden and gripping pains and
cramps, always alarming, especially
wnen accompanied with black Nausea
ana weakening diarrhoea Giyss
instant warmth, comfort and ease
from pain. Good for children and
grown-ups adv May
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
Notice to Creditors.

State of Idaho,
County OF ISIS
Kootenai.
Estate of X. 7. Hoftoe, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
fntomlnlstrator OF the estate of X. r.
io1toe, deceased to the creditors OF. ana
a a. persons having claims against the said
deceased. to exhibit them with the necessary
eeoucheTs; within Four ~ months after the
administrator at his law Offices over
n menz Bldg Rathdrun. Idaho. the same
ihelnS the place for the transaction of the
business of said estare in the Countv Of
kootenai, State of Idaho. Vi
Dated, this 9th day of May. 1924.
MILES e. EGBERS.
Administrator of the Estate OF
KIT. Hoftoe. Deceased
OF Pub. May 9. 49, % 30 and June 9th.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
WILL RELIEVE MOTHERS FEARS.

A panic of fear series mother when
sudden aud severe cramps, agonizinp
intestinal pains, black nausea and
weakening disrrhoea prostrate some
one OF the family. Keep Chamber.
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in
the home, and such emergencies need
cause neither fear DOR alarm Eases
pain almost instantly. adv Nav.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23

butter wrappers printed at The
tribune office, 500 for So. 90; 1000 for
5000. Smaller quantities at reasona-
BILE prices. adv.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
ANNUAL ESTIMATE OF Exppin
TURES OF THE VILLAGE OF ira,

IDAHO for the fiscal year Beginning -. Z.
Tuesday in May, 1924. 'no M
Public Notice is Hereby Given. IT..
Board OF Trustees of the Village a, wv. ~
Kootenai County. Idaho, will n. A'noL
annual appropriation bin of said VII. -
the fiscal year beginning on the Arr, sof
day OF May, 1924 at a regular meetin. i. .uss
Board to be held on the 9th dav ~ T.. - 20
at 500 o'clock P. M. OF said day
The estimate OF the Board q, r.r
me prooaoie amount OF money necessa, = -
all purposes to be raised by the vills,. - :.
Athol' Idaho, for the fiscal year beriss,' y
May D. 1924 and ending May 5. J9ss, !. :.
follows: u
Fire light and water. aaom
Salaries OF Village Officials. .. nnss
current expenses. Mon
Public improvements 49,
Total.............. sI.s0m
The following is statement OF the ~.
OF Trustees of the Village OF Atm, :, ~
entire revenue for the previous Ascal 80
to-wit: 'eaf
Apportionments Of taxes, etc,
from county treasurer. 1921,
Fines and Forfeitures -
Micellaneous. ............... a..
Total. ei01s.c
State of Idaho, S.
County of Kootenai
l. A. F. Barkdoll, clerk of the villa,e .,
Athol' Idaho, do hereby certify that n.
foregoing is an estimate prepared bv &.
chairman and Board OF Trustees on the s,h
lay OF Nay, 1924. showing the probshl.>
AMOUNT OF money necessary To ha ra,.s =.
Ill purposes by the said Village for the s.c.,
rear beginning on the first Tuesday ~ w..
s24; together with 2 statement OF the en,ls.
evenne OF said Village for the preyiou.
iscal year.
In Witness Whereof, have hereunto ses
ny hand and affixed the corporate seal Of
aid Village this 10th day OF May, 1924
,EAL' A. E. BARKDOLL.
Village Clerk
ub. May 10. 90 80, and June 8.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
LEGAL NOTICES
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES

Notice is Hereby Given. that the Chairman
and Board OF Trustees OF the Village o
Rdthdrum situate in Kootenai County
State OF Idaho, will pass an Appropriation
Bill in order to defray all necessary expsns-
rs and liabilities of said Village OF Rath-
drum for the fiscal year beginning Tuesday
May 6, 1924, and intend to Introduce said Bill
for Passage at a Regular meeting OF said
| Chairman and Board OF Trustees to be held
Tuesday, the 10th day of June, 1924 at 8
o'clock PM
The estimate OF said Chairman and Board
Of Trustees Of the probable amount OF money
necessary for all purposes to be raised by
said Village of Rathdrum for the fiscal year,
1924 and 1925, and a statement OF the entire
revenue OF said Village for the previous
fiscal year are as follows:
ESTIMATE.
Fire. light and water. ......... 100000
Salaries Of village officials. ............ $4,000
'Public Improvements. 2634.00
PUBIC library ............... 10000
current expenses. ..................... l200O0
fuollc Park....-.....- ...........-..... 10000
Bond redemption .......... 100000
Interest on bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1900
Total. ................. S6774 90
+Public Improvements intended to be
made consist Of repairing and improving the
present reservoir and providing an addition
al and adjoining reservoir for fire protection,
at a total estimate Of s25oO.O0 more or less
REVENUE
The entire re venue of said Village for the |
previous fiscal year was the sum OF s537o.ls,
as follows:
Tax apportionments from County
treasurer. -. ........ S25l2S3
Fines and forfeitures. ... ...
............. 2l678
water rent.......... .................. 2640.55
Total. ..................... s5370.l6
tate OF Idaho.
)Ounty of Kootenai, lss
Iillage OF Rathdrum.
|. j. R. M. Culp, Clerk Of the Village of
Idaho. do hereby certify that the
oregoing estimate was prepared by the
hartman and Board OF Trustees of said
illage as the probable amount necessary to
e raised for all purposes by said Village
uring the fiscal year beginning May 6, 1924.
ogether with a statement OF the entire
evenue OF said Village for the fiscal year r
% and 1924.
In Witness whereof. have hereunto set
y hand and affixed tho corporate seal of
10 Village of Rathdrum, this 1ath day of
ay, A. D., 1924.
EAL5 J. R. n. CULP.
Village Clerk +
lb May 10, 90, 30. and June 6. O
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23

in Oklahoma iii 1909 this plan was carried into
several western states and threatened, for a
Drlef time, to become serious issue in connec-
ton with our rational banking system Recent
experience has proved, in this instance as in
others, that sound economic law cannot be dis
regarded with i'npunity
oklahoma adopted the deposit guaranty as
result OF the failure of number of banks in the
panic OF 1907. The system was misnamed at the
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23

OF the word but simply of mutual Insurance Tho .r;n
state banks amount nrooron 49,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1924-05-23
FALLACY OF S0-CALLED GUARANTEE
OF BANK DEPOSITS BY Law
An Attempt to Create Integrity by Legislative Act-Mere
Words No Good Substute for Individual Re-
sponsibility, Says Bankers Chief
6y WALTER w. HEAD, President
The American Bankers Association

The bank deposit guaranty an ATTEMPT TO establish fictitious
valuetO create value