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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
THE BOISE CAPITAL NEWS

The Boise Capital News has the
only full leased wire day news report
published in the state. This gives
it the complete market reports, all
the war news with the expert COM
ment thereon and all the news of
this country, as correspondents in
every small place, as well as all the
regular news centers contribute to
this report. In addition to this COM
prehensive service, special CORE
spondents at Washington and the
larger cities of the United States are
always on the lookout for important
news for The Capital News.
In reporting the happenings of
Idaho, special and regular correspond
ents send all the important news
from their communities. The system
that has been established to secure
the State House news is proving very
practical. BY its means every public
act of the officials of the State House
can be reported.
Arrangements have recently been
made by which the minutes Of the
land board meetings will be publish
ed. Heretofore the complete publ
cation of these minutes has never ap-
peared. This board does more bust
ness than any business house in Ida
no and every resident of the state
is vitality affected by their acts. It
is fortunate that The Capital News
is able to publish these reports.
The subscription price is only so
cents per month, seven issues a
week. adv. 1922
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
The CUB SAYS

Jacob Gohl, ST., who lives between
Fury and Cerro Grande, has one 80.
barrel cistern which he fills with
water for domestic use, hauling II
from the Delzer we'll, a distance OF
two miles. He has 207-barrel els
tern which he has arranged to fill by
letting the snow water flow into II
and screening 1t as it flows in.
Jacob Gohl, Jr., lives near his
father and has two cisterns. One
Of 45-barrel capacity which he uses
for domestic purposes that he fills
from the Delzer we'll two miles away
and another of 81 barrels that he
will fill by hauling water from the
ponds, If ponds form.
G. Sandau lives one and quarter
miles from the Delzer we'll and has
cistern that holds about 100 bar
rels Of water.
Carl Martin lives one and a quart
er miles from the we'll and has a
60-barrel cistern. He will fill it from
the ponds and when they are ex-
hausted will haul water from the
Delzer we'll.
Jacob Martin has a 45-barrel els
tern and will fill it from the ponds
and later from the we'll, one and a
quarter miles away.
John Schaffer has one 45-barrel
cistern for domestic use, and one 81
barrel cistern for stock. He will fill
them from the ponds and later from
the we'll.
B. Reich has three cisterns. One
with capacity of 1870 barrels which
he will fill by draining the snow
water into it. The others, one of
So barrels and the other of 8, he
will fill from snow water and later
from the we'll two and half miles
away.
T. E. Link has one cistern of 1876
barrels and another of 81 barrels
The larger one is for stock and is
to be filled with snow water and the
other from the we'll.
C. Smith has a 27-barrel cistern
that he will fill by hauling water
from the ponds, and another of 10S
barrels that he will fill by letting
the snow water flow into it. He es-
Inmates that the snow water will last
his two horses until some time in
September; then he will haul water
from the we'll one mile away.
Carl Schaffer has one cistern of
72-barrel acpacity and will probably
fill it from the we'll two and quart
er miles away.
Christ Delzer lives a mile from
the we'll and has a 54-barrel tank.
A Mr.. Sterzell has 60-barrel cistern
as we'll as a 2O-barrel one and he
will probably haul water from the
we'll three miles away.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
SPECIAL NOTICE CONCERNING
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES

The attention of all persons in
terested is called to the following
provision of the school laws of Idaho,
as enacted by the twelfth session
Idaho state legislature, 1913:
"Sec. 1913 (c) after May
1, 1917, no person shall be granted
a certificate who has not completed
four (4) years of high school work,
or it's equivalent; provided, that this
requirement shall not apply to any
one who had taught at least eight
(8) school months before May /,
1914"
Session laws 1918, chapter 1856,
p. 448.)
This requirement will also apply to
persons attending summer school for
teachers in 1917.
II you are counting upon getting
certificate please attend to above
requirement. Work done in recog-
nized academies, colleges and normal
schools will be accepted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
CONFESSION CLEARS MAN WHO
NARROWLY ESCAPED MOOSE

COLUMBIA, Miss.-A deathbed
confession by Joseph Beard, farm
err, announced Saturday by the
sheriff's office. cleared of suspicion
William Purvis, who Is years ago
escaped death by hanging after con-
viction of murder only because the
moose about his neck slipped when
the scaffold trap was sprung.
Purvis was found guilty of killing
from ambush William Buckley.
When he fell from the scaffold UNI
harmed after the rope slipped spec
tators who thought it was an inter
vention of Providence, induced the
authorities to put him back in jail,
and and an appeal to the governor
brought a Communication of sentence.
Several years later Purvis was par
doned. He now lives in Lamar
county.
Beard, dying of pneumonia, con-
fessed Sunday that he and two other
men killed Buckley. The sheriff said
he knew where to locate the others
but declined to say whether any &C
ton would be started against them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE

Rabbi Wise, pastor Of the Free
Synagog here, told this story the
other day to illustrate the suffering
of public men from misinterpreta-
ton of their utterances.
"a brother rabbi was met one day
by a lady of his congregation who
was tearfully indignant. o..
rabbi" she exclaimed, chow
could you be so cruel to my daught-
err? She came home from synagog
the other day crying bitterly and
told me that you had upbraided her
and said that If she couldn't attend
synagog more regularly you'd throw
her in the furnace"
'Why, my dear madam" exclaim-
ed the astonished clergyman, II told
her no such thing. What I did say
was that if she didn't attend more
regularly, I'd have to drop her from
the register"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
WHY PLANT TREES?

They add value to the property.
They add beauty and comfort to
the streets and the country home.
They cool the air in summer and
radiate warmth in winter.
They FURNISH homes for thou
sands of birds that help man in his
fight against injurious insects,
They furnish homes for many ami
mails that are useful to man for food
and clothing.
They help man in his fight for
Better sanitation.
They furnish lumber for mans
home and fuel for his fire.
California Cultivator.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
BIG SHEEP DEAL

The largest sheep deal ever con-
summated in this part of the country
took place this week when H. c. c.
Rich of Pingree, Roscoe Rich of
Blackfoot and Grover Rich of Burley
paid nearly 100000 for $500 head
Of ewes. The price was $3.50 per
head. The sheep comprise the en-
tire holdings of the Johnson Sheep
company Of Idaho Falls and were
owned in part by the Olsen Brothers
who have fed their focks on the
Livingstone ranch six miles north
west Of Aberdeen during the past
three or four winters.
Aberdeen Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
Special Prices on Trees
For this Seasons Planting

You cannot afford NOT plant those Fruit Trees you're
wanting this spring when you consider offer supply
you the very best grade of Trees these special low prices
Select your from the following list and write TO-
DAY, that the Trees be shipped you with other
orders to your section:
APPLEs-one-year to feet 81 per 100
Black Ben Davis, Rome Beauty.
D Hcious Spitzenberg,
Mcintosh Red, Wnesap, T..
Newtown Pippn Winter Banana.
CHERRIEs-One and two-year 6 feet, per
Bng, Late Duke
Black Tartarian Montmorency
a.e Early Richmond Royal Anne.
y English Morelo,
PLUMs-oneyear, feet $2s per
Y Grand Duke, Damson
Green Gage, PeachPlum,
Lombard
wind-break, to high,
SIS per 100; to 6 feet, $3.50 100
Remember, pay the freight your railroad station
orders of $40 You allowed hundredrae prices
on 50 or more Trees of one class.
These Trees old carredover STOCK but cean
Young vigorous and rstclass in every way We must clean
the ground they
Write the number you want-"First here first
served"
More Statesmen Wanted
IDAHO NURSERY COMPANY
Weiser Idaho
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-23
POWER COMPANIES
THEIR INTERESTS
Refinancing of Power Properties
Completed-New Mortgage Placed
ON Record in Nineteen Counties
Filing Fees Over $500.

A mortgage covering all power
! plants, substations, franchises and
other properties has been filed fol
record by the Idaho Power company
in the 10 counties in which it is op.
Grating in Idaho and Oregon. The
properties, covered by the mortgage
extend from Blackfoot and Pocatello
to Oxbow on the Snake river in east
ern Oregon, and include franchises
and real estate in substantially every
city, town or village in south-central
and southwestern Idaho and eastern
Oregon. The filing fees will aggre-
gate over $500. The conservative
basis from which the refinancing has
been done is apparent from the pro-
V sions Of the mortgage, which per-
NIT the company to issue at this time
only $4,50O,000 of bonds on prop
critics that were formerly subjected
to bona issues aggregating over $751;
100000 The officers of the COM
pany report that the following mort
cages, each covering portion Of the
properties included in the new mort
gage, have chen released or cancelled
and all bonds issued Hereunder have
been destroyed:
IDAHO Oregon Light &
Power Co. ........-.....$4,25 90. 90
Boise-Payette River
Electric Power Co.. 100000
Interstate Light &
Water Co. -...,...--...,. $4,000 90
Idaho Railway, Light
& Power Co. ....--...... S,449, 100000
Beaver River Power
Co. .......,...-..... 100000
Idaho Power & Light
GO. -...--.--------------.---.. 0OU,OUV.OV
Great Shoshone & Twin.
Falls Water Power
Co. ..............---.....- 2,23O,OO0.00
Southern Idaho Water
Power Co. ..............- E9OO,OOO.OO
Idaho Consolidated
Power Co. ----...------ 100000
American Falls Power,
Light & aWter Co... 100000
Pocatello Power & Irri-
CATION Co. ..-........ 100000
Total ....-.-.....$18,846,000.00
The new mortgage is in effect what
has lately come to be known as an
open mortgage, in that it provides
for contingencies and possibilities
that cannot be foreseen. While an
ultimate limit of 100,0O0,O00 is fix
ed, it is not anticipated that such
limit will ever be reached, and while
ample provisions are made for fu-
ture bond issues to meet the de-
mands for improvements and extern
sions, yet many strict and detailed
provisions are set out in the mort
gage so as to prevent any issuance
of bonds other than on an entirely
conservative basis which will not les
sen the value of the bonds thereto
fore issued under the mortgage.
Among other provisions is the limita-
ton that new bonds issued against
and extensions. shall
not be issued for more than 80 per
cent of the actual cost of such ex-
tensions. The tying together into one
system of all the Independent power
plants in the Snake river valley is
a great advantage to the users of
power, especially to irrigation COM
panies, as it guarantees continuous
service by making it possible, in case
an accident should happen to one
plant, for the power instantaneously
to be furnished from another plant.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
WIN WAGE FIGHT
Senate Surrenders and Agrees
to Salary Increases.

Senator smoot yesterday conceded that
the government and District employees,
who have been insistent upon a and 10
per cent graded increase schedule, had
won.
With Senator overman he signed q
conference report upon the Legislative
bill which recommended that the Senate
recede from the Smoot amendment for
salary increases, and accept the House
provision. Senator Bryan, of Florida re-
fused to sign the conference report.
In both the House and the Senate the
agreement between both branches of
Congress was hailed with satisfaction.
1t is now understood that the terms of
the increase written into the Indian con-
ference report will be accepted as a
standard and Incorporated in the other
supply bills now in conference or pend
ing.
Officials of the Federal EMPLOYEES
Union expressed their qualification and
thanks to The Washington Herald yes
terday
Miss Florence Etheridge. of the Federal
Employees Union, said:
ut has been a hard fight. but it has
been waged in the open and justice has
won. 1 want to thank The Washington
Herald and every other agency and in
dividual who has worked to bring about
this result"
President II. NJ. McLarIn. OF the Fed
eral Employees Cnion said:
This illustrates more than anything
else the benefits of organization. The
government employees have long been un-
derpaid. but their condition has never
been brought to the attention OF Congress
hitherto by organized effort.
More than anything else it demon
strates the value of organization. Yet
organization prospers only in the degree
that it is given the opportunity to present
Its Just demands to the public.
THE Washington Herald. as well as
other papers in the District, have aided
US in this respect immensely. To- them
speaking for more than 1000 members
extend my heartiest thanks
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
Husband Talks in Sleep;
Wife Wins S840 Verdict

Baltimore, Md. Feb. 27.-John Greene,
his wife said. talked in his sleep. ami
said something about giving Nellie a
gold watch" Now Mrs. Greenes name
is Ellen. but she is never known or
spoken of as Nellie
But her neighbor. Mrs. Eleanor Biggs,
was known to her. to her husband.
and ner other intimate friends. as Mel
lie and there was no record OF Mrs.
Greene gettinng a gold watch.
Plainly. this was case for investi-
cation. The ''green-eyed monster ar
rived and took an energetic part. as
is his wont. in the affairs of the Greene
family.
anxious patience" was rewarded by
the discovery in the pocket of her hus-
bands coat when her hand accidentally
fell into It, of an old-fashioned tintype
of a pretty young girl.
Whomsoever she fancied the tintype
to resemble. the result was an action in
the courts to recover 5000 for the loss
of her husbands love and affections.
and the defendant was Mrs. Biggs. The
jury gave Mrs. Greene a verdict for
$50
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
STRIKE imminent
Carmen to Walk Out in 48
Hours, Is Prediction.

The moose hangs high" was the re-
mark made by T. ]. McMarrow. repre-
sentative of the International Street and
Electric Railway Employees Union. fol-
lowing a meeting of Local $50 last night,
at which a reply was framed to the COM
munication received by the union from
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
The employees refused 90 disclose the
answer to the company's appeal TO the
loyalty of the men to the company. the
city and country, and suggestion that
discussion of the demands be deferred
until after the inauguration. II was inti-
mated that the union will concede to such
suggestion.
Nevertheless, an element of doubt and
suspicion prevailed In spite of repeated
declarations OF the union that they would
strike only as a last resort. numerous
rumors were current last night that a
strike would be called within the next
IS hours
One fact stood out prominently last
night. That was the almost incalculable
loss which the transit companies would
suffer il their lines should be tied up dur
ing the inaugural period, when traffic is
heavier in this city than at any other
time.
In some circles the Interpretation de-
veloped that 1t does not seem likely, in
view of the attitude which has been taken
by the transit officials up to this time,
CONTINUED on PAGE FIVE.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
Who's Boss?' Issue Wrecks
Honeymoon IN 10 Minutes

New York. Feb. 27.-"I'm going to be
boss; hand over your money" remarked
Mrs. Anna Friedman, bride, S. years old.
to her husband, Joseph, 6S, a few minutes
after they were married in the Municipal
building.
Nothing doing" promptly returned the
bridegroom. I've been. my own boss
since left my mothers home so years
ago, and it's too late to change now.
Nothing doing, Anna.
Thus begun an argument which result
ed in the newly married couple having a
violent quarrel, and their parting ten
minutes after the marriage ceremony.
The wedding took place seven months
ago. and the couple had not met each
other since till they appeared in the Do
mestic Relations Court, Mrs. Friedman,
who lives at 2o6 East 1920 street, having
sued for support.
Mr.. Friedman is a tutor. The magis-
trate, after hearing their stories of the
affair, said:
You were both too old to think of mar
rying. 1 order Friedman to pay his wife
81 a week"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
THUG FELLS GIRL
Miss Juanita Lusk Sand-bag-
ged and Robbed by Negro.

Knocked down by q blow from a sand
bag in the hand of a negro. Miss Juanita
r. Lusk. 1915 o streer northwest. while
walking in fashionable Massachusetts,
avenue early last evening narrowly es-
capped death. The assault was committed
in front Of the home of Samuel Ross,
2S2s Massachusetts avenue, shortly before
O'Clock. Miss Lusk was robbed of her
purse, which contained a small amount
of money and her latch key.
Il had been visiting friends and was
crossing Sheridan Circle when l first
noticed that I was being followed" she
said, II walked down Massachusetts
avenue and at Twenty-first street a
figure stepped from behind a tree. l
grabbed my mesh handbag tightly and
walked along. In front of Mr.. Ross
residence l was struck. I fell to the
ground. but held my bag and screamed.
The negro tore it from my hand. and
ran down Massachusetts avenue"
Miss Lusk was conveyed to the En-
ergency Hospital where her wound was
dressed and then taken home.
A suspect was arrested by Detectives
c. II. Bradley and A. B. Scribner within
an hour, but Miss Lusk couldn't identify
him.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
Crew "Kid" Germany in Song
AS Shin Crosses Death Zone

Bordeaux, Feb. 27.-The American crew
of the tank steamer Gold Shell. the first
American vessel to leave the United
States for the other side of the Atlantic
after Germanys new submarine warfare
was inaugurated thought so little of the
undersea danger as they passed through
the zone that they lined the steamers
rails singing parodies on Deutschland
ubers allies"
Capt. James, the vessels commander,
said today that no sign of submarines
was seen.
The Gold Shell left Delaware Capes
February and arrived here Just a few
hours ahead of the American freighter
Orleans.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
BATTLE
DECISION TODAY
Wet Forces VIII Bitterly Con-
test Prohibition Bill and
Battle for Vote.

The battle between the "wets" and
"drys" will be on this afternoon.
Both sides marked time yesterday
the House.
The District Committee reported the
Sheppard bill with more than forty
amendments.
The Rules Committee retaliated against
this report. which they consider was con-
structed to encourage a flibuster, by
amending the rule that they will report
to the House.
The amended rule provides for two
hours general debate, one-half of this
time to be controlled by Representative
Barkley for the "drys" and the other
one-half by Representative Gould. of New
York. for the "wets."
Amendments will be voted upon in the
order in which they appear in the printed
draft of the report of the District Com
mittee.
Limited to One Hour.
1t is further provided that the amend
ments from twenty-six to forty-three In
the bill will be considered as nondivisible
and must be debated as one amendment.
One hour only Is allowed for debate on
amendments other that committee amend
ments.
As the situation stood last night the
''wets" base their whole argument upon
the referendum clause Of Representative
Gallivan
Representative Gallivan has said that II
the Shepperd bill is passed without his
referendum clause. he will vote against
a Democratic organization of the Sixty
fifth Congress.
Other members of Congress who favor
the referendum clause and are against
the Shepperd BILL asserted that they will
conduct a filibuster that will force an ex-
ira session of Congress unless the refer
endum clause is accepted by the House.
Feeling is bitter on both sides on the
bill and the debate will be acrimonious
and lively.
The "drys" maintain that the VETS
are trying to push through a bluff and
that the roll call on the first amend
ment will prove the real showdown -
The Referendum Association of the Dis
trict of Columbia yesterday sent to each
member of the House a letter which says
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
The Washington herald., 1917-02-28
UNNEUTRAL,
CHANCELLOR DECLARES.
DENOUNCING u. S. STAND
LACONIA PEOPLE
TELL OF TERROR
Adrift Five Hours in Eight
Boats Tossed About by
Violent Waves.
(By the international News Service

(By the international News seFvice.)
Queenstown, Feb. T.-From quivering
lips Of pale and agony-drawn men and
women came today, piece by piece, the
first full story OF the Laconia disaster.
Queenstown. hardened by many a tale
of horror lived through by countless
souls a few miles of shore; Queenstown.
the FIRST piece of land, the first warm
refuge for the victims Of scores Of sea
catastrophes in two years and a half
stands aghast tonight at the narrative Of
the passengers Of the Laconia. of whom
thirteen-by a miracle only thirteen
are believed to have been killed.
For the Lusitania was sent to the bot
tom in broad daylight. The Laconias pas
sengers and crew drifted aimlessly for
five hours in eight boats tossed by vio-
lent swells twelve feet Highland all
around was deep darkness in which flares
and rockets seemed ridiculous mockery.
Three things stand out in the disaster:
The death from exposure of two Amer
lean women. Mrs. and Miss Hoy-''buried
at sea" was the Laconia Official telegram
from the American Consul
Radio Operators Heroes.
The bravery of Mrs. Frank Harris, an
American woman. will go down in the
history of marine disasters as the heroine
OF the LaconIa
The liners two wireless operators stuck
to the ship until the radio room was al
most on a level with the sea as 1t greedily
swallowed up the ocean giant, and they
kept sending the fateful o signal
At a speed of seventeen knots, the
Laconia was gliding through the waters
of the Irish Sea, Monday night. on
the last lap of her voyage from New
fn AoI
any fear among her passengers, it had
been pretty well dlspelled by the prox-
unity of the liners destination and the
British navy. But every man. woman,
or child was ready for any eventuality.
Under the cautious direction OF her mas
ter, Captain Irvine. the ships passengers
and crew had drilled every day from
the time they left the Statue OF LdbertJ
behind. Everything was prepared-to the
minutest detail.
Majority Had Gone to BED.
A great majority of the passengers had
gone to bed. Isolated couples still walk
ed TO and fro on the deck. In the sa-
looms men smoked, played cards. or told
only the captain, patrolling the bridge on
A-hour vigil. knew that the waters
through which the liner was Just then
speeding. were favorite hunting grounds
OF the C-boats: that the Laconia was ap-
preaching the Lusitiana's grave.
The bridge clock had just sounded the
first of the two bells announcing 1880"
The second was drowned in a crash that
shook the sea leviathian as IL IT were a
skeleton. A torpedo had struck on the
starboari abaft the engine room, pene-
trating the ships vitals, the engines A
second later the huge vessel. now a hope
less monster and a tool of the sea. stood
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