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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25
GOVERNMENT FINDS EIGHTEEN
INCHES OF WATER SUFFI-
GENT FOR CROPS

Tests which have been made at
the Gooding experiment station, dis
close interesting facts as to the duty
of water, according to Director Don
H. Bark, who was recently in Good
ing.
Different amounts of water have
been put on three kinds of grain, the
Sonora, Bluestem and Reliance wheat
to find out how must water should be
applied to get the best results. The
amount of water varied on q differ
ent plots, from dry farming, with no
application of water, all the way up
to four feet during the season. The
stuc has not been threshed yet, and
when it has, more important data will
be Forthcoming.
The observations show that these
grains grew finely to depth of from
one and a half feet of water to two
feet, but from there on they dropped
off on yields both straw and grain.
This, Therefore, indicates that about
a foot and a half of water is the
right measure for the season on that
particular soil and for that kind of
crop.
The soil at the station is the typi-
cal lava ash which is common to a
greater part of southern Idaho, so
that probably similar results would
be secured in other places. A.
Mr.. Bark and his associates have
been doing a new line of experiment
work of vital interest to irrigation
lists. They have been testing out the
carrying capacity. of the irrigation
canals, particularly those lined with
different substances, such as wooden
fumes and concrete canals.
1t is observed that sometimes the
engineers get the cross section of a
concrete canal too large, because of a
lack of knowledge of the roughness
of concrete and the carrying capacity
of canals lined with concrete. If the
canal is too large, heavy waste OF
money occurs. When it is too small,
the defect Is just as vital, because
the canal won't carry a sufficient
amount of water.
Mr.. Bark for the purpose of his
experiments, used sections of five
large canals lined with concrete, in
Guiding the government canal on the
Boise project, the Ridenbaugh canal,
the North Side Twin Falls canal at
Miner, and the main canal of the
Salmon river project near the Salmon
river dam.
By making experiments on these
the investigators will be able to tell
engineers and other interested per
sons just what they'll have to figure
on to build canal of proper size to
carry sufficient amounts of water fol
land under it's lowest cost.
1.-THE stability of the projects in
Idaho is illustrated by the examples
of canal sections we used said Mr.
Bark, land in no other state Is II
possible to find such great systems
with concrete lined canals. But al
though it is generally conceded these
days that a concrete lined canal i
superior to any other because it's pre-
vents seepage, still we must learI
how to build the best and cheapes
concrete-lined canal if We are to carr.
the art of irrigation to the creates
possibilities in economy"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

'Tis the coward who quits to misfor-
tune;
'Tis the calf who bawls all the day;
'Tis the fool who wins half the battle
Then throws all his chances away.
The time to succeed is when others,
Discouraged, show traces of tire.
The battle is founght on the home
stretch,
And won tween the flag and the wire.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

Try our pure food butterwrappers
at The Republican Office. Always
sanitary, always protected from dust
while on our shelves. Who wants
to use butterwrappers that have
been exposed to dust while in the
printing office? A word to the wife
is sufficient.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

If we noticed little pleasures
AS we noticed little pains,
And forgot our losses,
Remembered our gains,
Looked for peoples virtues,
Their faults refused to see:
What comfortable, happy,
Cheerful place this world woulc
be.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

Come to The Republican Office for
your sanitary butterwrappers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

SCHOLARSHIP FOR SALE
This Office has a scholarship for
sale or trade in the Scranton Cor
respondence school, worth $40.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

You'll find it in the Wantad
columns. Look for 1t there. &
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-08-25

rsna it YETI It's in the Wantad
colu
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
NAGEE SIGNS Up
WITH THE PHILL|ES
Terms of Three-Year Con.
tract With Champion Bats
man Not Public.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l9-Sherwood
Magee, the champion batsman of the
National League, signed a three-year
contract with the Phillies following a
long conference with President Fogel
and Manager Doom.
The terms Of the contract were not
given out, but II is believed that Magee
accepted the salary offered him by Man
ager DOOM with a condition providing
for a liberal bonus if Magee finished
with an average Of 800 or over, and an
extra sum if he again led the league in
hitting.
After affiXing his signature to the con-
tract Magee said that everything was
satisfactory, and that he expected to
play Just as well for the PhilIes this
season as he did last. Magee was not
anxious to sign a long-term contract,
but when President Fogel agreed on
other conditions the player accepted the
three years document. Magee is the
third player to be signed for three years
by the Phillies, Mike Doolan and Otto
Knabe both being signed to contracts
for the next three years. This assures
the team of the services of three of its
best men, and does away with any more
arguments over salaries in the future.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Pennsylvania Crews
To Top Record This Year

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 19.-With
125 candidates training for the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania crews and more
men coming, Coach Ward feels san
guine of turning something pretty
good this season.
He started the men at work on the
rowing machines later than usual this
year, and expects to get them in boats
on the river before the green men have
a chance to become tired of the indoor
work.
An effort will be made to create in
terest by arranging all the races pos
sible, and with a new coaching cata-
maran motor boat, which Coach Ward
now has nearly completed, the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania rowing outfit looks
better than ever this season.
The catamaran will draw only five
inches of water. and is expected to
speed fifteen miles an hour. In this
RIG Ward can run alongside any crew
without kicking up a swell or in any
way disturbing the oarsmen. He will
try to make use of the four-mile course
on the Schuylkill this season, for the
catamaran can go any place that an
eight-oared shell can.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19

Manager McAleer's feelings were
made up of two-thirds amusement and
one-third Indignation today when he
read a review of the Nationals by Hugh
S. Fullerton, a self-constituted authority
of Chicago, who declared that the Ma
tionals were dangerous, but lacked en-
thusiasm."
In dissection of the team that will
carry WashingtOn's hopes IN the Ameri-
can League pennant races, the critic
declared that the probable lineup would
be:
Beckendorf. Street, and Ainsmith,
catchers.
Johnson, Walker. Gray, Groom, pitch
ers.
Somerlot or Gill, first base.
Killifer or Schaefer, second base.
Mcbride or Elberfeld, shorstop.
Elberfeld or Conroy, third base.
Milan, Schaefer, Lelivelt, Conroy, out
field.
substftutes-Conroy, Gessler, Henry,
Reisling.
1T Is hardly necessary" said McAleer,
Ito follow this chap much further after
that statement. 1t is he that lacks en-
thusiasm, not the Nationals. If Fuller
ton had bit more enthusiasm he would
endeavor to get his facts straight before
indulging in wild speculation on a sub
ject of which he is densely ignorant.
Just look at his lineup. He puts
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
\. NC. A. FNELAUDED
AS CITY CHAMP IONS
Hard, Clean Game Won
From Carroll Institute
"a to 10.

Congratulations are pouring in on
the members OF the y. NJ. c. 4. Reg
ulars today as the result of their win
ming the championship of the City
Basketball League from the Carroll
Institute five by the score of "a to 19
in the Association gym last night.
The game was hard fought and clean
and though the winners were in
front most of the time the Carroll
team was never far behind, and were
dangerous at all times. The Regu-
lars team work was the factor that
gave them the advantage over the
brilliant individual work of their op-
ponents.
The playing in the second half was
slower than in the preceding period
due mostly to the furious playing of
that half Miller and Hoppe of the
Y. NJ. c. a. quintet proved themselves
to be the stars of the contest McCar-
thy's work for Carroll was the best
put up by the members of that team.
Summary:
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
PROBE OF BRIBERY
GO TO BOTTOM
Athletic Proselying in Schools Here Will Be Given Deep
F. est Investigation by Offcials-Captain Oyster Re-
solves to Sift Affair to Its Foundation

It was learned today that the in
vestigation of PROSECUTING for ath-
iztes in the high schools of this city
has progressed to the stage where 1T
is now in form for consideration of
the board of faculty directors.
1t was understood that no action
was to be taken by any of the Off
cialS until the bottom of the whole
affair was reached. For nearly three
weeks the principals Of the five
schools have been conducting a quiet
search and. it is said, positive evil
dence has been found of inducements
being profered prominent athletes to
leave one of the institutions in order
TO strengthen the teams of another
According to rumors among the
school boys one in authority has even
obtained a statement of an incident
of undue influence, actual induce
mentS, offers of a scholarship and
promises OF less exacting scholastic
requirements to drag away from one
of the schools one who has been promi-
nent in sport.
The athletic directors appear particu-
larly indignant that such an evil should
be injected into the clean athletics of
the school boys. particularly as year
after year the rules have been made
more stringent in the hope of eliminating
every possibility of unsportsmanship,
and to make the students understand
The Washington times., 1911-02-19

that athletics are and must continue to
be subordinate to scholastic achieve
ment.
Once the ringer clement, which places
victory above all other consideration
gets control, and through bribery and
other underhand methods, pads teams,
the whole object of scholastic athletic
would be defeated, and those who are
guardians of the different teams arc de-
termined to break up any practice that
might tend toward disrupting the SyS-
teIa that has been built up after years
of work
Captain Oyster, president of the
Board of Education, is particularly in
dignant at the rumoTs that have been
rife among the students for some time,
and he has instructed the principals to
go to the limit in order to learn the
true state of affairs. This the princi-
pals, through faculty athletic advisers
and the impression among those who
are most closely connected with the
situation is that there will be some
most interesting revelations when those
in authority come to meet finally on
the question.
So far as known, there has been no
attempt to implicate any of the prin-
cipals in the affairs, as it has been
generally understood that they have
known nothing of what might have been
guang on along those lines. Each prin-
Cipal, however, appears to feel that
there is a one-fifth division of suspicion,
and IL has been largely to clear up this
feature of the case that EACH one has
been most active in working TO get to
the bottom of affairs.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Georgetown Quintet
Not to Finish Dates

Those who expected to see a third
game to decide the superiority between
the basketball ffves of Georgetown and
Virginia will be disappointed by the an
nouncement of Manager Fortune that
the Blue and Gray team will disband
after the game with LoyoIa College, in
Baltimore, Saturday night.
This leaves but two games remaining
for Georgetown to play, the one already
mentioned with LoyOla and the contest
with Baltimore City College at the rink
Tuesday evening. The contemplated
games with the Carlisle Indians and
North Carolina are also off.
After the disbandment of the quintet,
Manager Fortune will submit the list
of players who merit the monogram to
the executive council of the athletic as
SOciation.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
LOSS Of BUNTING
CR|PPLES URS|NUS
Ty Cobb of College Team
and All-Round Athlete
to Come Here.

COILEGEVILLE, Pa, Feb. 1s.-Ursi-
nus College lost one Of its best athletes
when David Bunting, I2, who was
drafted by the Washington Americans.
left school last week. He was one Of
Ursinus' star halfbaCks. and one Of the
best in1elders ever turned out by the
college. Besides being fast fielder and
good sticker, bunting is another Ty
Cobb on bases, and has many times won
for Ursinus by his wonderful base run
ming.
He entered Ursinus from Bop1entown
Military Academy in 1908. and under
John r. Price has developed into a won
derful all-arcund athlete. He will re-
port about March 1.
The loss of Bunting leaves a bad open
ing in the Crsinus infield, and Coach
Price will have to develop a shortstop
from the new men, among whom Nit
terlinS seems the most promising. Nit
terling comes from Bloomsbury Norma
School and performed wonderfully while
there.
Capt. Karl Horton. Ursinus' main
stay in the box, is working his batteries
daily.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
FULLERTON TALK
AMUSES M'ALEER
Chicago Writer Gives Lineup of Nationals and Includes
Names of Players Not on the Washing
ton Teams Payroll

Beckendorf in as a catcher. when he
will not be with the team at aH
He says Somerlot or Gill first base,
when Gill will not be with the team,
and Somerlot has been selected to hold
down first base.
He says KiIIIfer or Schaefer for
second, when Killifer has been dis
posed of, and Cunningham is my selec-
ton for second.
He says Mcbride or EIberfeld for
short, when everybody but Fullerton
knows that Mcbride is the regular
shortstop, and that Elberfeld is to play
third.
He puts Henry down as a substi-
tute outfelder, when any schoolboy
could tell him Henry is a catcher, and
he also names Reisling as a substitute
oUtfielder, when it is a matter Of cur
rent knowledge that Reisling is a pitch
er, but has retired from the game.
Now, what possible good Is such
criticism as that? 1t misleads those
who do not know the facts, but causes
Well-posted people to Snicker
Again, ] insist that the critic Is the
one who lacks enthusiasm. He also
lacks accuracy, industry, and fairness"
Manager McAIeer and Director Ed
ward Walsh had front seats at the New
National Theater last night and saw
Robert Edeson in Where the Trail
Aleer sent in note to George w.
Barnum, once a National League UNI
plre, who has an important role in the
play. The note read:
Now, then, George, polish I'D the
lamps, find out where the plate is
don't call a ball a strike, and don't give
us any the worst Of the close ones"
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
End proselyting.

In their endeavors to eliminate all
methods that tend to muCkerism among
scholastic athletics. the faculty direc-
tors of the high schools of this city
are deserving of the hearty support OF
ulI who have TIE instincts of pure
sportsmanship.
While a certain number of disputes
are inevitable ii cannot be gainsaid
that the purest form of sport is found
among the schoolbOys. The rules have
been framed along the lines of guard
ing the purity of athletics, even though
the individual may, from time to time,
be forced to suffer for the sake of the
majority,
Once the bars are Jet down and any
unauthorized agent makes false prom
ises OF graft to misguided youths then
and there the whole structure will col
lapse.
Captain Oyster is perfectly right in
his stand on the question when he as
serts that he prefers the total abandon
ment of every form of athletics rather
than having unfair methods enter, par
ticularly at a time when the faculty
directors and principals have the situa-
tion so well in hand.
Tramp athletes win few contests and
no friends, either for themselves or the
school that is so unfortunate as to have
them as representatives.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
And still they come.

The idea Of picking all-star teams, the
members of which have the same
initials in their last names, continues
to grow.
The latest to name team is Robert
Trimble, who sends in the following Sc
lection:
Stahl, first base, Boston American:
Schaefer, second base, Washington
American; Steinfeldt. third base, Chi
cago National; Sweeney, shortstop, Bos-
ton National; Sheckard, left field, Chi
cago National; Speaker. center field,
Boston American; Schultz, right field,
Chicago National; Scanlan, pitcher,
Brooklyn National; Scott, pitcher, Chi
cago American; Summers, pitcher, De-
troit American; F. Smith, pitcher, Bos-
ton American: c. Smith, pitcher, Boston
American: Street, catcher, Washington
American; Stanage, catcher, Detroit
American. Substitutes: Snodgrass, New
York National; Shafer, New York Ma
tional: Stovall, Cleveland American.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Suburban League
To Be Reorganized

The Suburban League will reorganize
tomorrow night at the residence of the
secretary treasurer, Robert s. Jones,
SS Varnum street northwest
Brightwood, Silver Spring, Woodburn
and Petworth will again be members Of
the circuit. Parkview may have
team, but Mt. Pleasant has not signified
its intention of re-entering.
Should either of the teams fail to en-
ter their places will be taken by teams
whose application for entrance are al
ready in the hands of the secretary
Manhattan and National Union. of the
Independence League, are said to be
anxious to come in.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Eastern League Umpire.

RROCKTON. Mass. Feb. 19-Frank
Rudderham, of Brockton. will hold the
indicator in the Eastern League this
season. President Barrows has notified
him of the fact, and Rudderham has re-
piled that he will accept. Last season
he worked in the Southern LeaguA
Toss Kelley. of Brockton, who uh.-
pired in the Eastern League last year, is
not on the list this year.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Furey's Toss Wins for
Catholic Freshmen

A margin of two points which sepa-
rated ,Gallaudet Reserves and the
Catholic University Freshman basket
ball teams in their game at Kendall
Green last night shows how close the
game was. The c. U. team owes it's
victory to Furey's sensational toss
for a basket in the final minute of
play, thus making the score q to 25.
At the end of the first half the
Freshmen were ahead, IA to 10. But
the Reserves came back strong in the
ensuing period, and reduced the odds
so that both teams were about even
all the way to the close. Lambert, for
c. u, played the best game for his
team, and Moore starred for Gallaudet.
Summary:
Gal Res. Positions. c. U. Fresh
Moore. Ryan
Hughes, Fultz. F........ Marsden
Faucher ...........Center. Lambert
Schaefer. .Furey
Rockwell, John
son...............R. G.......... Bond
Goals from f1oor-Ryan (3), Marsden
90, Lambert "a, Furey (2), Bond (2),
Moore ~, Fultz (2), Faucher (2), Rock
well (2), Johnson W, Schaefer C2). Free
tosses-Mardsen, Moore, Referees
Messrs. Clancy and West.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
WASHINGTON DUCKPIN
LEAGUE RACE CLOSE
Welsbach Team Has Tight
ened Its Grip on First Place
in Past Week.
The race in the Washington Duck

The race in the Washington Duck
pin League is growing closer w
each week. During the bowling of
the past week the Lerch team passed
the PotomaCs for third place
The Welsbach team has frightened
its grip on first place by getting three
game from NJ. David Griffin is lead
ing the league in the individuals, but
is closely followed by Sheehan. Phil
lips leads the strike-g getters with 81
and J. Riston' has the greatest num-
Der of spares with 81.
The averages:
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
RACE GROWS WARM
FOR DUCKP|N LEAD
knights of Columbus Teams
No. 4 and No. 3 Making
Hard Fight.

\ warm race for first hOnors has de-
veloped in the Knights of Columbus
DuCkpin League between team No. 4
and team No. 3. As it stands team No.
4 has fifty-pOint margin on it's oppo-
nents.
In the individuals Mclaughlin and
Kane are tied for first, each with an
average of 9S.. Third place is likewise
conditioned with Riley and CroweIl
fighting for the advantage.
The averap peS.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Rifle Match Lost.

The Washington Rifle Club lost its
match last week to the Warren, Pa,
team, by the score of 971 to 919. The
results of the other matches in the In
terclub Rifle Shooting League for the
week ended February is are as follows:
New New Haxeni ave Conn no VS.; 93, 6ridgep9rt'
burg. Pa. 945; Portland Me-, 974, VS..
Atlantic City, N. j.. SIS; Providence,
r. l., 9O7, VS.. Savannah, Ga, S54; Erie.
Pa, 943, VS.. Butler. Pa, 907; New York
City, 967, VS.. Birmingham, Ala, 94S.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
.DUCKPIN RIVALS
TWO PINS APART
Michaud and Carroll Fight
ing for District Individual
HonorS.

But two pins separate Michaud and
Carroll in their race for individual hon
ors in the District Duckpin League. The
Belmonts still lead the other teams by
a safe margin.
For high team set the BelmOnts have
1,652 Garrisons have high team game
with col. Oliver leads in the matter of
greatest number of strikes, with "a, and
Mchaud has the most spares to his
credit, with Sc.
The aXeraReS:
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Frock Not Settled On.

BOSTON. Feb. 19.-The report that
baltimore will get Pitcher Frock is at
least premature, according to Fred Ten
ney, who says that Frock can be regu-
lar member of the Boston National staff
If he shows ability. No trade involving
Mattern or Graham is contemplated,
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Marquette Obtains Lease,

The Marquette League has been for
tunate in securing a lease on the base
ball grounds at Wisconsin avenue and
Thirty-fifth street for the coming sea-
son. The st. Stephens club will be d
member of the Marquette LeaEue this
year. Their place in the Olympia
League will be filled by the Fargo team.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Baltimore PoloiSts Win.

The Washington polo team dropped
another game to the Baltimore five last
night, at the Arcade rink, 2 to 1. The
Washington team showed much I'M
provement in form, and several times
came near tying the score. The playing
Of E. Whiting, of the Washington team,
was the. feature of the contest.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19

Summary: Goals from field-Malloy
4: Miller. s; Thornton, 2; Walk. 2;
Walsh. Coleman. 2; Mccarthy, 5; Col
lingsworth. Goals from fouls-CoI-
lingsworth, Malloy, 2. Referee-Mr
Hughes.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
TrojanS to Enter League.

The Trojan Athletic Club will enter a
team in the Commercial League, under
the name of the D. N. Walford Com
pany. The nine would like to hear
from strong clubs in and around Wash
ington for practice games. Address Ed
ward ]. Kearney, 927 II street north
west.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
Investigation of Rosenq Schools Here viii Soon Be Closed By Officials
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
"Epery Knock Is a Boost"
Bill Rapp to Toledo. /.

Bill Rapp to Toledo. t.e."
Bill Rapp, who has been wintering
here, gives out bit of rather surpris-
ing news in the announcement that he
will play with Toledo. in the American
Association. next summer.
Some time ago it was reported that
Rapp was to go to New Orleans, but
this turns out to be untrue, and instead
he will go to Toledo to fill the vacancy
caused by the, retirement from base
ball of Hub" Hart, the former George
town star, who has decided to settle
down to practice destistry in Boston.
The Washington times., 1911-02-19
American in lead.

In the matter of attendance 1t Is to be
expected that the American League will
have no great difficulty in outdrawinG
its rival major circuit next season:
Last year the National made the bet
ter showing in the size Of the crowds
that saw the games. but the prestige OF
a worlds championship club, together
with the fact that the American can
now boast of the greater number of
leading players in their respective
classes means that Ban Johnson S
league should be the more popular for
one year at least