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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10

about much sooner than will dry ma
terial that is coarse and difficult to
decompose.
If during dry spell, the green
manure is added in very great quanti-
ties, excessive corporations may re-
suit. Experiments have shown that
the acid produced in the soil from
this kind of manuring is not great
enought to prevent nitrification.
The farmer must use judgment in
selecting the most economical crop
for this purpose in his particular Sec
ton. The one giving a luxuriant
growth Of leaves and costing but lit
tie to grow is desirable. A non-le-
guminous plant is as valuable in
stimulating the free nitrogen fixing
organisms, pound for pound, as the
plants of the leguminous family. The
fact that plant is not from the
legume family does not keep it from
being of value as manure. This form
of manuring bids fair to receive a
great deal more of attention in the
near future.
HENRY FULMER,
Asst, in Bacteriology.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
THE APPLICATION OF GREEN
MANURES

The benefit derived from incorpo-
rating green crops in soil as manure
was noticed by the Romans.
The value of green manure is two
fold. Green clover, when turned in
the soil, adds nitrogen directly to the
land. Later when the clover is be-
ing decomposed, the carbohydrates
which the decaying plant contains
serves as a source of energy for the
class of soil bacteria that are able to
gather free nitrogen, independent Of
most plant, from the air into their
cells In a form that will be latter used
oy growing plants. Owing to the
ease and quickness in which these
green crops may be decomposed, the
summation of the Independent free
nitrogen fixing bacteria is brought
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10

SO. Tests applied so far prove many
conditions explained in adverse re-
ports by many engineers.
THE tests made az the Mackay
dam have resulted practically as
every citizen Of Mackay anticipated.
Similar tests have been repeatedly
made and the result must needs have
been unsatisfactory to the engineers
making the same. What the engi-
neers conducting the examination this
time will recommend no one knows.
'At the 'Narrows pits were sunk
to some depth and hand drills started
at point about half way between
the cliffs on either side of the river
and when abandoned on Tuesday the
depth gained was 20 feet and seven
inches. Until further examinations
are made it will not be known that
the Narrows is any better for dam
building than the site of the partial
~ SOmpICGCu OCo IOCh may iiC
foot below the bottom of the hole
drilled or it may be hundred-that
is yet to be determined. To store
water and build a safe dam, it is evil
dent that a positive cutoff wall must
connect with some impervious stra-
tum and SO far all attempts at locat-
ing bed rock in the Lost River valley
have proven unsuccessful.
$50 far as the Mackay dam is con-
cerned it has surely undergone suffi-
cient investigation and been con-
demned enought to settle that end of
the project But as to other sites, it
is evident that more time will be re-
quired to arrive at correct conclu-
sions, as regards their feasibility"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
A SCOTCH VERDICT
Not Guilty, but do not do it Again

In district court, Mountainous,
c. E. Corker sued Kittie S. Cowen.
clerk of the school board for failing
to publish an annual financial report
of her district as required by law.
The penalty is removal from office,
costs to be paid, and $500 fine to go
to the plaintiff.
In rendering his decision Judge
Stockslager said:
ut seems to be conceded that there
was no graft ON the part of the
board. Mrs. Cowen sought advice
from the county superintendent, the
state superintendent and the attorney
general in preparing her report.
Nevertheless it did not comply with
the statutes in that it did not suffi-
GENTLY itemize those bills. The
defendant in this action should item
ize those bills more particularly even
though it costs more to publish the
report. But l don't believe this
is sufficient to remove this official.
y | want to suggest to Mrs.
Cowen that in making future reports,
irrespective of what it may cost the
district, the only wise thing to do is
to make that report full and. COM
plete. "-Mountainhome Republican.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
THOSE SOUTHERN DEBTS
(The Rathdrum Tribune)

The reputation of seventy-five
million dollars of Indebtedness by
nine of the southern states, while a
disgrace to the nation, brings forcibly
to mind the whole subject of the
public debts of the world. Those
debts are growing every year. They
have doubled in the last forty years
new debts piling up on the old and
little or no effort being made to pay
them off. Where is it all going to
end? Will all those debts eventually
be repudiated? The tendency of the
times to spend more and yet more of
borrowed money for better highways,
grander public works and costlier and
mightier ornaments, will some day
lead to the bankruptcy of all the ma
tons. Recklessly continuing to mort
gage the future can have no other
result. No debt can continue to
grow Indefinitely without leading the
debtor toward financial ruin. If the
nations ever hope to pay all their
present obligations there must come
a time some day when all these great
debts will cease to grow, and the
only way to bring about such a day
is to borrow less and less and finally
to stop entirely for a time the sys-
tenn of issuing bonds and floating
loans. 1t is the only way to escape
bankruptcy or the dishonorable OBJ
legations of financial obligations.
Will it-can it be done?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
AN OLD CUSTOM REVIVED

It was rule among the tribes OF
indians that made up the "Six Ma
tions," for young brave, when con-
WINGED that a certain mahala was the
one he wanted, to arm himself with a
big stick, take after that mahala and
If he overlook her give her a tap be-
hind the right ear with the stick
That constituted the marriage cere-
mony. The speed of the squaw was
regulated by her feelings toward the
brave. If fond of him the chase was
a short one; so the length of the race
was in truth the measure of the ma
halas affections for her pursuer.
Either through heredity or an instinct
that obsessed her the lady who
evolved the latest fashion for young
ladies dresses must have been in
fluenced. With the skirts so close
about the ankles, she must have rea-
soned that no long race would be pos
sible, and may be that is the way she
wanted it. Some one on her trail
may have gotten cold feet.-Good-
wins Weekly.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
A SPLENDID MOVE

The state land board and the prison
board of the state have made an ar
rangement which in the opinion OF
the Leader-Hearld is the best move
undertaken during the present ad-
ministration, if it is carried out along
the lines proposed. 1t contcmplates
taking large number of prisoners
from the state penitentiary and work
ing them on state lands. 1t benefits
all the people by augmenting the
value of public lands. 1t benefits the
settlers in the immediate vicinity of
the lands improved by doing away
with harbor for jackrabbits and
other pests, and increasing the value
of the settlers lands. Tt benefits the
prisoners by giving them clean,
healthful employment out of doors.
1t is proposed to furnish these pri-
soners with proper equipment for
clearing the lands of sagebrush, level
them and construct the irrigation
bitches. The work will start in the
Gem Irrigation district where the
state has some ten thousands of acres
of the finest lands in Idaho. These
lands are now worth in the raw state
from $25 to $50 per acre. When the
prisoners are through with them they
will be worth it is believed from
SIS to 1928 per acre. By reason
of the work of the prisoners they will
be enhanced an average of $50 per
acre and for the ten thousand acres
it means an increased value of $780,
900. When improved it is not the
purpose of the state to be in any
haste in putting them on the market,
but rather to hold them for the right
prices and in the meantime to raise
crops of grain and vegetables to sup
ply state institutions.-Na Lead
er-Herald
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10

astic gathering was assembling, so
we have some first-hand information
which points strongly to the fact that
the Capital News is as active in mis-
leading the public. The "enthusi-
astic gathering" in the beginning,
was made up of Chairman Gipson,
Col. Ingersol and one other man, but
by using the telephone continuously
for half or three-quarters of an hour
six other leading citizens were in
duced to join them at the banquet
board. We note with some surprise,
too, the News report missed the one
big feature of the story; the state
ment of Chairman Gipson which was,
in effect, that the progressive party
must elect some officers in every
county in the state this fall. Not
so much Importance attaches to the
governorship or to any state office,
but every court house in Idaho must
have representatives of the bull
moose party in it after January, 1915.
All of which seems to indicate that
the progressive leaders are more in
terested in building up an organiza-
tion for 1915 than they are in elect
ing state officers this year. Mr.. Voll-
mer, please take notice.-American
Falls Press.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
A TRIBUTE TO "DAD"

The following just tribute to dad
is just going the rounds of the press,
being credited exchange, a most de-
testable method of giving a paper
credit for it's production, and one
that this paper never INDUCES in, but
not knowing the author we can do
nothing other than give credit as
1 others have been doing:
1--WE happened in a home the other
night and over the parlor door saw
the legend worked in letters of red,
What is Home Without a Mother?
Across the room was another brief
God Bless Our Home.
Now, what's the matter with God
Bless Our Dad? He gets up early,
lights the fire, boils an egg, and wipes
off the dew of the morn with his boots
while many another is sleeping. He
makes the weekly handout for the
butcher, the grocer, the milkman and
baker, and his pile is badly worn be-
fore he is home an hour
'If there is noise during the night
dad is kicked in the back and made
to go down stairs to find the burglar
and kill him. Mother darns the sox,
but dad bought the sox in the first
place and the needles and thread and
yarn, etc., etc, afterwards. Mother
does up the fruit; well, dad bought it
all, and jars and sugar cost like the
mischief.
Dad buys the chickens for the Sun
day dinner, carves them himself and
draws the neck from the ruins after
everyone else is served. What is
Home Without a Mother? Yes, that
is all right, but what is home without
a father? Ten chances to one it's a |
boarding house, father is under a |
slab and the landlady is the widow
Dad, here's to you-youve got your |
faults-you may have lots of 'em-
but you're all right, and we will miss
you dad when you're gone"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
THIS is ON THE PROGREssIVEs

The Capital News of March q re-
ports the big Doings" which took
place Thursday in Pocatello incident
to the visit of Jimmy Gipson, state
chairman of the Progressives, said
the report. And in another place
Chairman Gipson banqueted." We
have been reading the Capital News
reports regarding the movements of
the progressive party in Idaho for
some months past and we had Just
about arrived at the conclusion that
there would be nothing but Bull
Moose" along the line this fall. But
we have now changed our minds and
the reason for the change is this:
1t happened that number of Ameri-
can Falls people were in Pocatello
Thursday, and it also happens that
some of them were at the Palm cafe
at the time the alleged banquet" was
being pulled off and the "enthusi-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
JUDGMENT AGAINST CALDWELL
BANKERS

When the Bank of Nampa sus-
pended business last September it
had $2,6S9.60 of the county money
on deposit, secured by the personal
bonds of Vice-president J. A. Givens
and Cashier c. E. Lore, and the court
last week rendered judgment against
them for the amount.
Application was made for change
of venue to another county for the
trial of the criminal charges against
them, but this was denied them,
there being great number of af-
fidavits filed stating that in the iudg-
ment of the atlantis, both men could
have a fair trial in that county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
STORAGE CELLARS TO BE BUILT

Four of the rs storage and sorting
cellars to be built by the Southern
Idaho Producers association for the
use of the spud growers of the organ
lzat1on over the state are to be erect
ed at once. OF these four, three are
to be on this tract-Twin Falls, Kim
berly and Hansen. The other one
Will be erected at Mountainhome.
The cellars will be built on the Short
Line right of way.-Kimberly Call.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR
(The Kimberly CALI
HENRY FULMER,
Asst, in Bacteriology.

| tine Kimberly Call)
Several months ago the Call re.
ferred to the suicide of young girl
in Chicago because she could not
make enought wages to live decently
and she preferred death to sin. There
was a moral involved in the case,
which the Call took occasion to point
out-and one, too, which was not al
together to the credit of our social
organization.
And now the press dispatches of
Saturday give another side of the
picture. This time a young woman
in New York suicides in one of the
big hotels, surrounded by every con-
ceivable luxury, and she leaves note
behind her in which she said:
God be my Judge for this act.
God shall do what he likes with my
soul. have been unhappy and bad,
and l hope this may be lesson to
some other unfortunate woman"
Zelma Patterson took her life
rather than lead life of shame.
Jessie Bovine suicided because she
had tried the butterfly route and
found it fruited in misery and re-
morse.
What a pitiable excuse of civil
ization is this of ours that a woman
must sell herself in order to live
and then, when she has done so, to
find that it is ashes and dead sea
fruit!
What condition of society is it that
barely grants young woman enough
to maintain life if she wishes to live
decently, but clothes her in velvet
and jewels if she adopts harlotry?
When Zelma Patterson ended it all
in Chicago there was quite an out
burst of popular feeling, and legis-
lative committee was appointed which
began Investigating the matter of
women's wages in the stores and
sweatshops of the city. The result
was not very flattering. Several of
the managers of big department stores
under oath that girls in
their employ were paid from SIS to
81 week, and it was recognized
that this was not enough to feed and
clothe them. And then, when they
were asked who was to make up the
difference, they shrugged their
What business of theirs? |
All, that is just it. Society must
make it its business. Some of the
states have taken advanced ground
upon this matter-notably Oregon,
For instance, whose minimum wage
law has just been upheld by the state
supreme court. And every state in
he Union should deal with this prob
EN- of woman's wage for labor, and
insure them the treatment which is
he due of their sex as the mothers
If the race.
We hope to see the Idaho legisla-
ure next winter enact law making
he minimum wage for women in this
tate $40 a week. 1t is none too
much.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
HARD ON CARRIERS

The mail carriers on one particular
route will groan within a few days.
A consignment of $50 pounds of lard
and bacon was sent from Boise bv
parcel post Monday to Owyhee.
Nevada. The old route to this point
was via Mountainhome, but the mail
route is by way of Ogden, making
distance of nearly 700 miles which
this consignment will have to trav l.
a large part of which is by carrier.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
IRRIGATION PRACTICE

In Bulletin rs, entitled Irrigation
Practice, of the extension department
of the University of Idaho, ]. S.
WEIGH, superintendent of the Gooding
demonstration farm, offers the fol-
lowing suggestions to the farmers
engaged in diversified farming on ir-
rigated land in Idaho:
"In the preparation of new lands
for irrigation farming careful atten-
tion should be paid to proper leveling
Time and money spent in this way
will yield good returns.
Alfalfa should be irrigated by the
corrugation method during it's first
season, after which flooding between
borders is more satisfactory in most
cases. In the production of alfalfa
hay seven or eight irrigations should
be given in three crop season, total
ing about two and three-quarters acre
feet per acre.
THE moisture supplied by winter
and spring precipitation is usually
sufficient to carry winter wheat to
the booting stage, after which one or
two irrigations totaling less than one
acre foot per acre should be given.
Flooding between borders is a desir-
able method of application.
I'm the irrigation of spring wheat
oats and barley, care should be taken
TO have a comparatively high soil
moisture content at the Joining. bott-
ing and oft dough stages. The water
can be applied to advantage by flood
ing between borders. For all of these
cereals one and one-half to one and
three-quarters acre feet per acre is
the proper amount. This can be
given in about four good applications
THE irrigation of potatoes should
commence about the time the tubers
begin to form. During the next five
or six weeks about four irrigations
should be given, applying in all about
one and three quarters acre feet per
acre. The water should be applied
in deep burrows and the early irriga-
lions should be followed by cultiva-
ton.
The improvement of sagebrush
lands by the addition of BARNARD ma
nures and by the growing of legumi-
nous crops will result in a saving of
water.
In addition to the foregoing it
should be mentioned that the growing
of diversified crops is one of the most
efficient means by which the duty of
water can be increased. The results
given above for winter wheat for in
stance, indicate it's value in securing
the desired diversification. It's COM
paratively low water requirement can
De made to offset the great amount
USED by alfalfa, thus reducing the
average requirement of the entire
farm.
In our state the amount of irriga-
Ion land is proportionately far great
Or than the amount of water available
.or irrigation purposes. So that If
by a careful study of the various
'hases of irrigation practice, we can
Increase the duty of water and there
~ make our supply do service for
more land, we shall have made posi-
Die the ultimate establishment of
more homes and a greater common
wealth."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
ALEXANDER AT ABERDEEN

M, Alexander, candidate for cover
nor on the democratic ticket ad-
dressed a large audience at Aber-
deem, Saturday evening, on the issues
OF the coming campaign.
A banquet was given in his honor
before the meeting, and a free dance
was given afterwards. Col. W. Orr
Chapman accompanied Mr.. Alexander
from Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN IDAHO

Idaho has only one peak having an
altitude greater than 1900 feet, that
is Hyndman peak, near the Blaine
Custer county line. The elevation of
this mountain is 1908 feet. There
are however, several unnamed peaks
near Hyndman peak whose elevations
are greater than 1900 feet as shown
by the contours on the HALEY topo-
graphic map published by the United
States geological survey.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
PENNINGTON LOSES SUIT

Judgment was rendered last Sat-
urday against Ed Pennington for
$226 in a civil suit growing out of
transactions between Pennington
and Mrs. A. K. Donnell and Flora B.
Hembree over a rented farm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10
REBEKAHS AT ST. ANTHONY

On the 26th of April there will be
joint convention of Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs at st. Anthony at
which time Progress Rebekah lodge
number 4S of Blackfoot will receive
the degree Of chivalary for good work
done. Mrs. Minora Mussetter wife
of Mr.. r. T. Mussetter will receive
the degree for the lodge.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10

y We want a limited supply of clean,
white rags at the Republican office.
Cash paid for same.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-04-10

WANTED! Clean white rags at
The Republican office.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-25
WAR REVENUE BILL VOTE IS EXPECTED
 IN HOUSE TODAY

Washington, Sept. ,25-The war rev enue bill was lip for final action in the House today and as a result of the adoption of a special rule. limiting discussion to seven hours and barring amendments, an early vote was look ed for. The passage of the measure today by a substantial majority was assured
 Tn order to pave the way for action on the bill in the Senate where it will go immediately following adoption by the House, Democratic members of the Senate finance committee carefully have gone over treasury department estimates in connection with itAms in the bill in order to satisfy them selves that the revenues expected to be obtained will be sufficient to wipe out the treasury deficit that is looked for as result of the war in Europe. Several members of the committee are of the opinion that manufacturers taxes on automobiles would be better source of revenue than a levy on gasoline and further discussion on this point was awaited today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-25
BURR & KNAPP .DEP0SITOR ASKS RET URN OF MONEY

Further complications were added to the affairs of Burr & Knapp this morning when a petition was filed in the superior court by Mentes & Pusztoi of this city asking to have a a, 900 deposit reclaimed. Attorneys Shapiro & Shapiro. who represent the petitioners, say their clients sdepeslt- ed the check for collection Septem : Der g, 1914.
 On the following day receivership proceedings were started and Mentes & Pusztoi were unable to get their money. They claim that when the check was deposited. Burr. & Knapp had dissolved partnership but conceal ed this fact from the petitioners Mentes & Pusztoi declare they were deceiv ed.
 The court is asked to order the temporary receiver to deliver to Mentes & Pusztoi the proceeds of the check. No date has yet been assigned for a hearing on the petition Attor- ,ney John c. Chamberlain was named temporary receiver recently.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-25

Berlin, Sept. 25.-(By Wfreless.)-Fh German government has ordered thai an exhaustive inquiry be made at once by an independent lawyer into the destruction of the Belgian town CT Louvain An inquiry already made IS declared to have proved that on sig nal given near the Louvain station by red and green rockets the civilian pop u1ation began firing at the German troops.
 The German press formally protests against the bornbardment of the open town of DarlEs-Salemn, German East Africa. by a British cruiser.
 The Petit Parisien says that the French n-chief has been compelled to send back the African troops transported to Trance because they were not fitted out for winter campaign The strengthening of the French forces in Morocco also is re- ported to be necessary.
 The French government has ordered the Credit Lyonnais to postpone the payment of it's half yearly dividend. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Dutsche Bank 1t was stated that sound economic structure and the splendid economic mobilization woulos enable the Germans to fight through the war until Germany's future poA11A-