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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
b. B. B LEAGUE NEWS

Idaho Falls refuses to play ball at
Bancroft and they now want Ashton
in the place of Bancroft or would
take American Falls. They say it
is impossible for their team to go to
Bancroft on account of the heavy ex-
pense incurred and that they will
have to change cars three times 60
ing and coming and have to take
their meals on the DINING cars and
that the car fare will be double what
it takes to go to Ashton or American
Falls and that Bancroft population
is only about three hundred people
which is too small a town to compare
with Blackfoot, Pocatello and their
town and that they further state that
If Bancroft does not withdraw they
will have to but they would compro-
mise and take in American Falls in
stead of Ashton as American Falls
has population of two thousand and
is very prosperous and could support
a team.
Pocatello was a firm booster for
Bancroft at the meeting here. Idaho
Falls says because Pocatello expected
to have few of Bancroft's games
played at Pocatello which would give
their town more ball.
American Falls was at the meeting
but at the time Pocatello and Idaho
Fails was both in favor of Bancroft
and Blackfoot was in favor of Ameri-
can Falls instead of Bancroft, so the
voting was two to one and Bancroft
was picked for the fourth team.
The Blackfoot boys are not in
favor of Ashton as it is to far away
and think that American Falls
should be the fourth town as Ameri-
can Falls has good hotel accomoda-
lions and it is easy to go to this
town and get back always on the
night train.
The president will probably call a
meeting here at Blackfoot and give
Pocatello and Idaho Falls a chance
to decide on what town is to be the
fourth town.
Pocatello and Idaho Falls both
have good strong teams and are out
practing each night and the business
men in these towns are helping their
teams to the extent of several humid
red dollars for each team This
would be a good tip for Blackfoot to
adopt and get out and boost for the
team and help them all they can as
there is nothing else will help a town
any better than a good base ball
team. Blackfoot is a fair sized town
and is entitled to have good base
ball team, but every citizen in the
town should be a booster and help
the team along all they can.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
ATHLETIC HALL
NEARS COMPLETION

The Blackfoot Athletic hall is
now nearing completion and will be
one of the finest halls in southern
Idaho, the Blackfoot Band will use
the hall to practice in and will help
boost to make each ball game a sue
cess and every match Of any kind
that is at the hall.
In the rear end of the hall there
is balcony IL feet by 40 feet for
the band and musicians this balcony
is nine feet high and the sides are
all finished in beaver board the same
as the whole hall and panneled. Every
live merchant and business house in
the town has secured space for an ad-
vertisement in one of the pannels
which will be one of the best dis
play adds to be seen any where in
the country and incidentally every
one that has taken space is helping
the club and are live boosters.
An athletic club is a benefit to any
town and this town should be proud
of what the young men are doing by
getting this club started. By the first
of the month there will be about
100 members and from then on there
will be something doing ever Mon
day night in the way of wrestling
match, boxing match, indoor base
ball and handball, there will be three
shower baths, four punching bags an
plenty of other gymnasium parapha-
MALTA and there will be an instructor
to teach every member.
Mike Yokel will be here about the
18th and either wrestle Conslee of
Montana or Alfred heavy weight
from Preston, this match will be put
on by the club.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF
GOOD CITIZENSHIP:

Thou shalt honor thy city and
keep its laws.
2.-Remember thy "clean up" day
and keep it wholly.
3.-Thou shalt love and cherish thy
children and provide for them de-
cent homes and Fairgrounds.
4.-Thou shalt not keep thy windows
closed day or night.
5.-Thou shalt keep in order thy al
ley, thy backyard, thy porch and
stairway.
6.-Thoa shalt not kill thy neighbor's
bodies with poisonous air, nor their
souls with bad companions.
Thou shalt not let the wicked flies
live.
8.-Thou shalt not steal thy child
ren's right to happiness from them.
9.-Thou shalt bear witness against
thy neighbours rubbish heap.
10.-Thou shalt covet all the air and
sunshine thou canst obtain.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
PORTERVILLE NEWS

Zinas Norman has been very i'll
with quincy.
Elba Conkel and family spent Sun
day with N. w. Taylor and family.
A. A. Ziegler has returned home
from Heise springs.
Jensen's children have not yet re-
mrned to school on account of Small
Pox.
The board of directors of the New
Lava Side ditch company were out
inspecting the canal for repairs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17

waste that is chiefly responsible foT
the unsightly and insanitary condition
of our alleys; it is the breeding place
of most of our flies and therefore,
the source of much of our summer
trouble. Stable wastes should be
kept in tightly CLOSED containers and
removed every three days.
Decomposing matter of any describ-
tion may be the breeding place of
flies and disease.
Keep clean--that's the way to
avoid summer diseases.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
SUMMER DANGERS

Believing that "forearmed,' we
take occasion at this time to call the
attention of the people to some of the
more common dangers with which we
are likely to be confronted during the
next few months, hoping that some
may profit by these words of warn
ing and advice.
Flies-Summer pests; distributors
of filth diseases; agents of untimely
death. Hunt out and clean up ma
nure piles and other breeding places.
Screen your house and swat the in
ltruding flies.
Dirty milk-Poison to babies; kills
hundreds every summer. AS much
milk is dirty, safety demands that all
of it be pasteurized. Do this in the
/ home, then keep it in a clean, cool
place, away from flies and dust. Sum-
mer temperature favors rapid devel-
opment of germs in milk.
Dirty foods-Dust-cove and fly
| fouled foods are dangerous. Buy
foodstuffs from grocers and markets
that protect their stocks from dust
and flies.
Fruits and vegetables which are to
be eaten knocked should be
thoroughly washed. Vegetables are
usually grown in soil fortified with
all kinds of manure and therefore are
quite likely to harbor serious con-
Examinations. Both fruits and veg
eta les are subject to unclean hand
ling and are commonly exposed for
sale without protection against dust
or fly contamination.
Dirty ice cream is big factor in
Summer diseases" Clean ice cream
is a good food, but clean ice cream
is the exception rather than the rule
You can't exercise too much care in
buying ice cream-find out where it
comes from and then learn the SAM
tary status of the factory where made.
Don't buy ice cream from place that
permits people to ship ice cream cans
back to them without being washed.
Street soda fountains are always
dangerous because they can't be kept
clean. With every drink you con-
sumo street filth.
Ice water taken in excessive quaint
ties is an American weakness and a
bad one. Water can be cooled with
out putting ice into 1t. Put the water
in clean bottle and stand it on ice.
Pure water is not uncommonly con-
taminated with impure ice. Ice which
is permitted to be sold "for cooling
purposes only should never be
brought into contact with food or
drinks.
Impure water-A drinking supply
derived from shallow dug we'll
which is located near an clubhouse,
barn or open drain is always danger
Gus. To be safe, boil the water.
Food wastes-Garbage requires at
tention during the summer months.
1t must be kept in tightly metal con-
tanners, sprayed daily with formal
dehyde solution and removed fire.
quently. The fly line brings your
dining-ta blein close touch with your
garbage can.
Animal wastes-Manure is one of
our city's greatest nuisances; 1t is this
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
CHAMPIONS THE JONES BILL,
NOW BEFORE CONGRESS
President of Gem Irrigation District
Takes Ravenel Macbeth to Task
for Criticism of Measure
Capital News)

Capital News)
Taking issue with Ravenel Mac
beth, secretary of the Idaho Mining
association, who recently wrote to the
members of the congressional delega-
tion from this state, Charles McCoard
of Homedale, president of the Gem
Irrigation district, comes to the de-
Tense of the Jones water power bill,
which the mining men severely
criticised. Mr.. McCoard declares that
the Jones bill is an effort to make
workable law that will invite develop
ment in the west and at the same
time conserve the natural resources.
Mr.. McCoard today made the fol-
lowing statement.
Having had, for four years, as
president of the board of directors of
the Gem irrigation district, a close
personal acquaintance with the de-
velOpment of one of the largest irri-
cation pumping projects in the state,
have become particularly interested
in any legislation that affects the con-
servation and development of our
power resources.
Because of this fact and especially
because of the effect of the present
laws upon one important power site in
which our district was interested,
was much interested in the article of
Ravenel Macbeth in your issue of
March, II, 1914, in which he attacks
the Jones water power bill now pend
ing in congress.
II cannot but express surprise that
some one interested in power develop
ment has not answered his objections.
However, as I have seen no such
answer in your columns I take this
opportunity to review his criticism,
and to express an opinion as to how
the provisions of the bill appear to me
after having seen some of the opera
lions of the present law. l do this in
the hope that you may give the mat
ter such publicity as you may deem
proper, for whatever affects water
power development affects one of
Idaho's principal resources.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

We offer reward or bounty OF
500 each for old wolves and $25
each for pups when killed in Bonne-
vile or Bingham counties. Carcasses
to be deliver to our range riders
member of board or secretary. Pre-
mature pups not included.
BINGHAM COUNTY GRAZING ASS
F. G. Bowman, secretary.
Salisbury-Earl building, Idaho Falls
Idaho. 42-tf-adv
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
What the Jones Bill is

euC bOAcS is
Stripped of all frills, the Jones bill
is, in the opinion of the writer, an
effort to make workable law that
will invite development and at the
same time conserve the natural re-
sources of the country for the future.
His method to secure this end rec
ommends that states, municipalities
and public service corporations be
granted license to operate for a spe-
cific length of time instead of at the
option of the department at Washing
ton. To avail themselves of this priv
ilege, such corporations must file all
plans specifications and drawings
with the secretary of the interior fol
his approval. They must pay a fail
market price for their privileges
They must submit to governmental
control in their operations. They may
not tie up power for speculative pur
poses. They must develop availabl,
resources to meet market demands
and at the expiration of the period O
the grant, the government retains tn,
right to continue the grant or to tax,
over the plant at its option.
These provisions 60 far toward re
lieVing the present unsatisfactory sit
uation. They give the investor def
mite pledge that his investment will
not be confiscated. They give the
people pledge that no unregulatet
corporation can hold them up ire
spective of service. They say to the
coming generation: If you wan
what nature gave you, pay reason
able price for the Improvements ant
take it,
With this bill operative, VIC
should see the mines and mills anG
shelters helped rather than endang
cred. We should see new hydro
electric pumping projects not only ir
the great Snake river valley, but al
over the state. We should find new
note of confidence to take the place
of the uncertainty which now domin
ates in our state.
We do not think that Mr.. Macbeth
willfully distorted facts, but we dc
think that his correspondents, inter.
ested in mining and unfamiliar with
other issues at stake, voiced theil
fears that the mining industry was
being endangered and that he, al
secretary of their association, filed
stronger protest that the facts war.
rant"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
CHEWING TOBACCO ON
STREET CARS

Women of Pasadena, California,
have appealed to city officials for
the passage of an ordinance prohibit
ing the chewing of tobacco on street
cars. In their appeal the women de-
clared that since the passage of a
measure prohibiting the smoking of
tobacco on street cars, the men have
formed the habit of chewing tobacco.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
HOUND FLY

Every fly that comes to town.
Keeps a-layin it's eggs aroun'.
Makes no difference where they're
foun'
We gotta keep a'swattin' those flies
aroun."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
Broad Terms of Bill

Broad Terms of Bill
after careful reading of the bill
in question, together with Mr.. Mac
beth's article, | have concluded that
his real criticism is that the bill does
not go far enough rather that that it
is faulty in it's provisions. 1t should
be remembered that all, or nearly all,
legislation, is compromise between
conflicting interests and that few laws
conserve all the ends desired by all
the people. | have concluded also
from personal of his article that Mr..
Macbeth did not take into considera-
tion the wide scope of the organiza-
tions possible under the bill. He
states fatty that the Jones water
power bill 'rivets complete monopo-
| ly of the water powers in the hands
of the public utility concerns which
now virtually dominate the north
west. The fact of the case is that
the bill provides that states, munich
palities or public service corporations
may operate under the provisions of
| the bill. In that classification is room
for the irrigation district, the munich
pally owned plant, the small concern
that wishes to operate on a restricted
scale, or if you please, for the mining
company that wishes to utilize water
power resources near to its mining
properties.
ITO illustrate: If any mining or
milling company wishes to develop
power for its own use, all it has to do
to come within the scope of this bill is
to sell or to offer to sell to the public
or to the inhabitants of it's own min
ing camp the surplus power that it
does not need in the operation of it's
mines. Furthermore, | understand
that the bill only reaches such power
sites as are regarded as of sufficient
Importance by the government to war
rant their withdrawal under the con-
servation principle, from entry under
the ordinary land laws.
"Then, too, in actual practice. we
find few if any mining companies go
ing to the expense of the large and
permanent investment which water
power development requires. In prac-
tice, they prefer to buy their power in
the best available market.
Because of these facts l think that
the situation presented by Mr.. Mac
beth's correspondents is theoretical
rather than real.
"A concrete example of the point in
question may be had from a glance at
the real power market situation. The
mines of southern Idaho consume only
about five per cent of the output of
the companies operating in this field
1t takes large mill or factory to COM
sumo 500 or 500 horse power of cleo
trical energy.
"The fact that few power sites of
this small capacity are being develop
ed indicates that they are not con-
sidered economical.
"These facts being true, as they un-
doubtedly are true, it seems to me
that the bill in question should be
welcomed rather than opposed by
those who are under the necessity of
buying power"
Reasons for the Jones Bill
Judging from practical experience,
I should say that the real reason for
the Jones bill was not an effort to put
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
SIX PER CENT LOANS
SIX PER CENT

Obtainable to buy, build or i'm
prove farm, ranch and city property
or remove incumbrance therefrom;
special privileges and reasonable
terms. For proposition, address:
Finance department, 1927 Busch
building, Dallas, Texas. 42-4t-adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17
20 ACRES FOR SALE.

Twenty acres under cultivation. 4
miles north of Blackfoot, good water
right; SIS per acre; $500 cash an,
balance on yearly payments.
25tf. L. p. NELSON, Route 1.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17

We want limited supply Of clean,
white rags at the Republican office.
Cash paid for same.
See The Republican for those le-
gal blanks. They are carried in stock.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17

The Idaho Republican has one OF
the best equipped Jop Departments
in this section Of the state and can
turn out work Of the highest order
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-17

one over by the power companies, but
rather an effort to correct a serious
situation arising from the present
law.
while not a lawyer, am familiar
with the fact that permits to develop
power on the public domain are, at
present, granted only for such length
of time as may suit the convenience or
the within of the department of the in
terror. All rights are revocable at
any time without cause and without
compensation. Investors are asked to
invest their money on the assurance
that the government will play fail
and that no revocation of rights will
be had except for cause. That may
all be true, but in the practical field OF
operation it works in two ways. II
absolutely eliminates the cautious
sane investor On the other hand
it invites the speculator who always
remembers to put his rate of inter.
est high enought to cover the added
risk.
at was this fact of the inability to
secure definite title to its power site
as much as any other one thing, that
hindered the financing of one of the
most important power sites on Snake
river, and entailed a ruinous loss
upon company that the government
should have helped rather than to
have throttled
Secretary Fisher, in his testimony
before the national waterways COM
mission, recognized this same defect
in our laws when he said:
The fundamental point is, that if
we are going to encourage the de-
velopment we have got to protect the
investment. We cannot do what we
are doing now. This thing of expect
ing water power development to GO
on under permit which is theoreti-
cally revocable tomorrow morning is
all wrong
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-18

Tuesday the grand jury was dis
charged after seven days work, during
which they returned 81 indictments,
ordered the building Of a new jail and
provided for the continuous number
ing of poll tax and road tax receipts,
so a check could be kept on the col
lectors. After the jury was discharg-
ed w. F. Ritter pus his family abord
September Morn, cranked it up
and started for home. His first bad
luck was when the canteen bounced
off the running board and was smash
ed. When he got within about TWEEN
ty miles of Lordsburg he al over a
piece of juniper which flew up, was
caught by the chain, carried into the
sprocket, breaking the chain. He
was prepared for that, having extra
links, and stopped ten minutes for re-
pairs. When he went to take the
rivets out of the broken link he found
was no file in the tool box. He walk
ed back a mile and a half to the
Walker ranch, to borrow a file, and
found the ranch had been deserted for
a long time. He hunted around and
found an old horse rasp, which he
figured he could use to file the rivets
off. When he got back to the ma
chine he found the rivets were case
hardened, and the file would not
touch them. 1t was getting towards
night. and commencing to rain, and
so all hands went back to the ranch
for protection from the rain. There
was no stove, but an open fireplace.
He built a fire, heated the riYets, let
them cool slowly and drew the tenn
per, and finally was able to repair the
chain, using a ten penny nail for a
tivet. 1t was then dark, and so they
concluded to stay there all night. The
house had been deserted Sc long that
the dust and dirt was everywhere.
They found an old dresser there, took
out the drawer and made a bed for
Master John, who luckily had a
blanket. There was an oilcloth
covered table. They tore the OIL
cloth of, busted it, laid it on the
floor, and had a clean place to lie
down. They had nothing to eat ex-
cept some fruit. Early Wednesday
morning they got back to the car, put
on the chain, after a lot Of work, and
got to town in time for a ten o'clock
breakfast. Mr.. Ritter Immediately
ordered a spare chain, which he will
carry in the car, for future emergen-
cieS.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-18
Serial No. OIO2BS
Department of the Interior.
u. S. LAND OFFICE
Las Cruces, New Mexico.
NOTICE.

Notlcei is hereby given that on the 9th. day
Of Sept. A. D.. 1914, the Santa Be Pacific
Railroad Company, made application at the
United States and Office at Las Cruces, New
Mexico, to select under the Act of April 18th,
1904, C83 Stat. $3.50 the following described
land. to-wit;
Southeast Quarter CsE14l OF the Northwest
Quarter (Nwkl OF section %hirty-four, Town
ship Twenty-Five South Of Range Fifteen
West, N. NJ. Prin, Mer.
The purpose of this notice is to ALLOW all
persons claiming the and adversely, or desir-
ing 10 show it 10 be mineral In character, an
opportunity to file objections to such loca'
ton or selection with the local officer for the
land district in which the land is situated,
to-wit: At the land office aforesaid, and to
establish their interest therein or the mineral
character thereof.
John L. Burnside, Register,
First pub. Sept. Is
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-18
NOTICE
Department of the Interior.
u. S. LAND OFFICE
Las Cruces, N. NJ. August I, 19l

Las Cruces, N. NJ. August 7, 1914.
NOTICE is hereby given that Charles A
Conner, of Animas, N. NJ, who, on Dec, 10
1907, made homestead entry, No. 6621 O2894.
for NEA; Sections "a. Township 2s s, Range
10 W, N. M, p. Meridian, has filed notice OF
intention TO make final ave year proof, 10 es
tablish claim TO the land above described, be
fore Alfred b. Ward, U. s.. Commissioner. a
Animas, N. M, on the 2lst day of Sept. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses;
zachariah A. Morris, of Animas, N. M.
Robert g.. Austin, of Animas, N. M,
Taz W, Gallman OF Animas, N. M.
Myrt NJ. Maloney, of Animas, N. NJ.
John L. Burnside, Register.
First pub. Ang. II.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-09-18

Last Saturday two carloads Of Mex
lean laborers came down from Clifton
and went eSst on the Southern Pa
cifc passenger train, They had been
thrown out of employment at Clifton,
by the reduction Of work at the
mines. 1t is stated they had pro-
cured work on the Southern Pacific
east of Ell Paso, and that they we're
shipped here at the expense Of the
Arizona g. New Mexico road, and out
Of here at the expense Of the South
ern Pacific, for which road they we're
going to work. The two cars were
switched on the front end Of the
train, next to the baggage car On
the rear end Of the same train were
two private cars, each carrying a few
people who were taking q joy ride
over the country, while the cars in
the middle Of the train carried the
average middle class people, who paid
their own fair.