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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
CHARLES CHATHAM CONVICTED
ON B0OTLEGGING CHARGE
Defendant Entered Plea of Guilty Last
Year to Similar Charge-Maximum
Penalty is Penitentiary Sentence.

I'VE, the jury in the above entitled
case find defendant, Charles Chatman,
guilty of selling intoxicating liquors
again, and heretofore having been
convicted of selling intoxicating Ii
quors as charged in first count. (Sign-
ed ]. S. Schrock, foreman"
The foregoing is the verdict in the
case of State of Idaho VS.. Charlie
chatham, charged with violating the
prohibition laws. There were two
counts against chatham, one alleging
the sale of liquor to Jim Sweet and
the other to G. Kruger. The jury
found him guilty on the first count
and not guilty on the second. The
Jury was out all night on the case.
Last year Chairman paid a fine OF
$3.50 for like offense. A second Of
fense is a felony under Idaho laws, the
maximum sentence being from one to
fourteen years in the state peniten-
tiary.
The jury which tried the case is as
follows: ]. s. Schrock, H. c. Ringe'
Claude Sweetwood, W. C. Sweetwood,
]. P. Voight, c. c. Thornhill, Gus
Miller, Harrison White, ]. H. Moss,
Roy Earring, S. D. Blaine and William
Fifield.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
STRIKE CALLED FOR SATURDAY.
Railroad BrOtherheods Threaten to
Tie Up Transportation Unless Eight
Hour Day Is Granted.

The chiefs of the four railroad
brotherhoods have called a strike for
Saturday, March II, to enforce their
demand for an eight hour days They
will not wait for a decision by the
supreme court on the Adamson law.
The brotherhoods have modified
their demand somewhat, but they still
adhere to the present ten hours pay
for eight hours work, and the same
pay for overtime. The brotherhood
members are among the highest paid
laborers in America.
A strike at this time would cause
much suffering. There is a shortage
of food and fuel in nearly all the cities.
President Wilson is bringing pressure
to bear to avert a strike but the
brotherhoods declare that they will
not yield. A conference is to be held
in New York the 18th between the rail-
road managers and the brotherhood
chiefs and a~settlement is possible.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
MAY EXTEND POWER LINE
TO VILLAGE OF ROCKLAND.
Idaho Power Company Has Extension
Under Consideration and Decision
Expected Soon.

The village of Rockland, acting
through the Idaho Power company,
has applied for a lighting franchise
that will probably insure electric
light and power for Rockland in the
near future. Manager J. F. Cooper,
of the local office of the power com
pany. was in Rockland last week sur
veying the possibilities for the in
stallation of light and power. and
succeeded in getting approximately So
customers who would guarantee to
use electric light. There were but
two or three who would guarantee to
use power for cooking.
Mr.. Cooper has not learned of what
action the power company will take
in regard to installing the service.
"The proposed power line to Rock
land is still very indefinite" he said
yesterday. 81 may hear any day that
the franchise has been accepted or
rejected, which ever the case may be
I made a survey of the prospects in
Rockland last week and found that
there will be about as much business
there as there is in Arebeden at the
present time"
Should the power line be extended
to Rockland it will be several wears
before the company will expect to rear
dividends from it. The Aberdeen line
will not pay for some time, says Mr.
Cooner owing 10 the unusually high
cost of keepup made so by the cost OF
travel between American Falls and
Aberdeen.
Should the Power company accept
the franchise, work will begin as soon
as frost is out of the ground and II
has had a chance to dry. The propos-
ed Power line will probably follow
the new road. A man will be there
from the Boise office within a few days
to go over the proposition with Mr.
Cooper.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
TELEPHONE COMPANY MAKING
$4,000 IMPROVEMENTS
City and Rural Service to Be Improved
Hundred Farmers Waiting for
Phones.

Construction work involving an out
lay of approximately $4,000 began
Tuesday in American Falls for the
Mountain States Telephone and Tele-
graph company. The work involves
the removal of all telephone and tele-
graph poles to alleys, the placing of
all lines in a cable to eliminate cross
arms on the poles, and the betterment
'of the local telephone service. In ad
dition to the $4,000 outlay there will
be work involving the extension of
rural lines, particularly the Cedar
Greek line, and the building of new
lines to Rockland, Igo and Cedar
Ridge. One hundred farmers or more
are waiting at present for the install
ment of telephones in their farm
houses. - -..---
A carload of material in the forms
of insulation, wire, cross arms, and
cable arrived last week and carload
of poles is expected soon. A super
intendent and construction crew will
be sent here to do the work which it
is expected will cover period Of two
or three months depending upon the
size of the crew employed.
The improvement work beginning
today has been brought about by the
great increase in business during the
last year. According to F. L. Baker,
manager of the local office of the tel
ephone company, there has been an
increase in business over last year Of
thirty-three and one-third per cent.
At present there are $50 telephones
in American Falls and the contested
condition of the wires makes impos-
sible the installation of telephones in
the south side of town. When the
proposed improvements have been
made this trouble will be precluded.
Telephone efficiency in American
Falls will be increased so per cent
by the improvements that will be made
here during the next two months
said Manager Baker this morning.
"At present we are unable to install
/ telephones on the south side of town
but this trouble will soon be cared for
Business is increasing at the rate OF
about thirty-three and one-third per
cent year and we viii have to ar
range to handle that increase for some
time to epme. One hundred and fifty
farmers would have phones installed
now if it we're possible. We hope to
take care of one hundred OF them this
summer and the remainder will have
to wait until we can get nearer them
with our lines"
Another improvement under way by
the company is the placing of another
line from American Falls to Burley
The line is already extended several
miles out of Pocatello and will be tC
. American Falls soon.
4 Considerable improvement work has
also been done recently in the loca
central office of the company. A com
plete new switchboard has been In
stalled as well as new test pane
and other minor equipment.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

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 $100,000,00O is fixed, it is not
anticipated that such limit will ever
be reached, and while ample provi-
sions are made for future bond issues
to meet the demands for improvements
and extensions, yet many strict and
detailed provisions are set out in the
mortgage so as to prevent any is
suance of bonds other than on an en-
tirely conservative basis which will
not lessen the value of the bonds
heretofore issued under the mort
gage. Among other provisions is the
limitation that new bonds issued
against Improvements and extensions,
shall not be issued for more than so
per cent of the actual cost of such
extension. The tying together into
one system of all the Independent pow
er plants in the Snake river valley is
a great advantage to the users of pow
er, especially to irrigation companies,
as it guarantees continuous service by
making it possible. in case of accident
should happen to one plant, for the
power instantaneously to be furnish
ed from another plant.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
JURY LIST CHOSEN BY CORONER

Twenty-eight jurymen, all farmers,
with the exception of three, were
chosen by Coroner Hager to sit dur
ing the progressing session of the dis
trict court that opened again Monday
with Judge Davis presiding. The first
jury trial was held Tuesday in the
case of L. L. Sorenson VS.. George w.
Angelly. A verdict was returned in
favor Of Mr.. Angelly. The complete
jury list is as follows:
H. C. Ringe, w. c. Sweetwood, Lee
WINNER, ]. P. voight, H. E. Grothe,
G. S. Butler, S. d. Blaine, d. L.
Behrens, c. c. Thornhill, Roy Earring,
NJ. d. Drake, A. r. Adams, Claude
Sweetwood, Charles Johnson, Gus Mil
ler, F. w. Eggers, Charles Lee, j. S.
Schrock, H. P. Frodsham, ]. P. Mehl-
han, ]. H. Moss, II. S. Walker, H. c.
Kelly, VIII Fifeld, Harrison White,
E. E. Geesey, NJ. ID. Lynn and F. R.
Meadows.
The case of the State vs.. Charlie
chatham, in which the latter is charg-
ed with persistent violation of the
liquor laws, began Wednesday and
continues over today. 1t will be fol
lowed during the remainder Of the
week by State of Idaho VS.. John Col
lier, State of Idaho VS.. Fred McCul
Tough, Southern Idaho Water Power
Company VS.. Frank L. Cunningham
and the case Of Spencer L. Baird
prosecuting attorney, VS.. the Board o
County Commissioners of Power
County.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
STUDYING MEXICO.

The mems Bible class of the NJ. E.
church last Sunday begun study OF
Mexico, with regard to the causes
which have led TO the degeneracy of
that nation and the-duty of the United
States as Mexico's big brother. d. w.
Davis, ]. t. Doran, o. H. Barber and
C. NJ. Parr discussed some Of the feat
ures last Sunday, but the subject be-
ing too big 60 handle, the class voted
to continue the study, possibly
through several weeks.
Maurice NJ. Myers will deliver the
principal address next Sunday. w.
Kjosness and S. H. Laird will lead in
the discussion.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

Weather at American Falls is mild
compared to that of Kansas, Missouri,
the Dakotas. Colorado and Utah. ac-
cording to Frank F. Ems who return
ed Monday from Kansas City. Mr..
Ems has been attending the Sweeney
Automobile school there and Just re-
Gently graduated. He plans to enter
business In American Falls. Snow,
banked in drifts thirty feet high, was
see all through the trip west to Amer
lean Falls. While the weather seems
unusually severe for this time of year,
it is not to be compared with terrific
storms that are prevailing elsewhere.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
SEED PEAS IN DEMAND.
Inter- Mountain Milling Company Dis
poses of Five Tons In Two Days.

The success attained by those who
planted peas last year has created a
demand for more seed than can be sup
piled. The Inter-Mountain Milling
company recently received a lot Of
five tons which went in two days.
Another ton was received a few days
later and these we're Immediately dis
posed of. I'VE simply can't get enough
seed to supply the demand" said Man
ager Goss. Kaiser peas can not be
had at all. Most of those we have
disposed of are Admirals, sometimes
called San Luis Valley peas, and
Canadian Field peas.
Among the largest buyers are d. w.
Davis. 1000 pounds; o. M. Hall, 1000
pounds; Peter Bartholoma, $500
pounds; ]. P. voight, 500 pounds.
These will be seeded on irrigated Hand.
Charles Schroeder will seed 500 pounds
on dry land, Henry Rock loo pounds,
and Wilson Barnard about the same
amount
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

County Agent Kjosness was in Aber-
deem Monday, visiting the experiment
station to see what he could obtain
for the benefit of Power county farm
ers. He returned with his car loadec
down with 1000 pounds of seed pota-
toes, alfalfa and pea seed which he
will distribute to his demonstrators
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

Charley Hammock was reelected to
the managership of the American Falls
Concert band last week after he had
formally resigned and had his resig-
nation accepted.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
APRON SALE.

The ladies of the Catholic Ladies'
Aid will conduct an apron sale, Sat
urday, March 81. at the Clayton Hat
Shop. 3-15-22
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15
BIGGEST MORTGAGE EVER FILED
IN THE STATE OF IDAHO
Idaho Power Company Files Open
Mortgage Which WIN Enable 1t to
Raise $780, ,00O-May Foreshadow
Big Improvements.

The Southern Idaho Power company
this week has filed the biggest mort
gage on record in Idaho. The mort
gage covers eleven power properties,
franchises and real estate extending
from Blackfoot to the extreme wes-
tern part of the state. The fling of
this mortgage may foreshadow extern
sive Improvements and extensions.
The mortgage covers all power
plants, substations, franchises, etc.,
of the Idaho Power company in
the nineteen counties in which it is
operating in Idaho and Oregon. The
properties covered by the mortgage
extend from Blackfoot and Pocatello
to Oxbow on the Snake river in cas-
tern 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 aggregate
over $500. The Conservative basis
upon which the refinancing has been
done is apparent from the provisions
of the mortgage, which permit the
company to issue at this time only
$4,500,000 of bonds, on properties that
were formerly subjected to bond is
sues aggregating over s17,O00,000. The
officers of the company report that
the following mortgages, each cover
ing portion of the properties includ-
ed in the new mortgage, have been re-
leased or cancelled and all bonds is
sued hereunder have been destroyed:
Idaho-Oregon Light & Power
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-15

W. G. Schade, local depot agent of
the o. S. L. left for Kansas Saturday
to visit his mother who is seriously
i'll.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01
VALE OF IRRIGATED LANDS
What Alfalfa VIII Accomplish In Mat
ter Of Forage crops-Feed for
Cattle and Sheep.

To give one an approximate idea Of
the value of irrigated land in the mat
ter of forage for cattle. the following
figures will show what alfalfa will do
on irrigated as compared with common
hay on nonirrlgated land:
One acre sown to alfalfa and h-l-
gated will produce 10000 pounds OF
hay.
One acre in inclosed pasture, 500
pounds.
One acre of range averages 2bC
pounds.
Or again:
One acre of irrigated alfalfa will
feed one steer 400 days.
One acre of inclosed pasture will
feed one steer 20 days.
One acre of range will feed one steer
ten days.
Or putting 1t in sheep, 1t will show
: One hundred and sixty acres Of irri'
gated alfalfa will maintain 1000 sheCI
one year.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01

animal. They should be well shaped,
strong at the base, and almost trans
parent at the middle. They must not
be pendulous, but should, when the
animal Is quiet, be inclined backward,
resting straight over the shoulders. A
narrow black edging at the tip and as
far down the front and back as pos.
sIble marks the best stock.
Body.-The body Of the Belgian is
longer In proportion to the whole bulk
than that of any other breed of the
same size. Bucks and the younger fe-
males should never have the appendage
known as "dewlap." This sometimes
develops In the older ones, but Is re-
garded as a blemish in animals intend
ed for show purposes. The back
should be only slightly arched, and the
straight and free from white.
Age Of Breeding stock.-The begin
ner should always select mature ami
mails about q year old for breeding
stock. These may be known by the
brisk, alert look, the small white teeth,
the fur. Coarse, long claws are sure
Indication of nge. Listless-looking,
rough-coated, or pot.bellied animals
Except pregnant does) should be re-
jected, especially those having the
whites of the eyes stained with yell
low. A hutch rabbit in good health Is
gentle. neither savage nor overtiinid,
nd
ears.
The Sexes.-The does selected for
breeding may be of the same strain
and even of the same litter. but the
buck should be of different stock, and
when possible obtained from another
1 breeder. Hnrdy young animals with
the best characteristics Of the breed
may be bought at from 81 to So each.
Often they may be had of nearby
breeders, thus saving the expense of
carriage on long journeys by express.
Hutches and Pens.
The Belgian hare does not do well
when kept wild in open warrens. The
common English rabbit Is better for
this purpose. A good many Belgians
have been turned out in various parts
Of the United States, and in the vicin-
ity Of the city of New York and on
the western coast this has resulted In
some complaints of damage to crops.
AS rule, however, and fortunately for
the farmers, these animals, when
obliged to shift for themselves, fall an
easy prey to their enemies and disap'
pear within a few months.
Belgian hares may be managed sue
cessfully In two ways: Q) Entirely
In hutches, or (2) in outdoor fenced
runs, or courts, with hutches for does
when having young, and sleeping
hutches for other stock. The hutch
system with various notifications Is
the more common and Is the only
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01
Exempted.

A man with a perceptible burden or
care ran afoul of a Fall River police
man.
Here you" said the officer. "Let
me look you over"
ITS all right officer" replied the
man with the jag. 81 just been draft
ed"
you've whatI'
drafted. You know. Just been ex-
amined. I'm going into the army"
You had better come to the police
station first" said the patrolman, and
he started to lock the man up.
Just then a doctor came along, a
member of one of the Fall River ex-
emption boards. "What are you do
ing?" he asked the officer. Don't lock
him up. Let him CO."
But he's drunk" said the police
man.
"Never mind that. We just passed
that fellow for the army, and IL he's
arrested we may lose him, and God
knows It's hard enough to get men who
are fit and willing to be drafted with
out taking any chances. Please, Mr..
Policeman, let him 60"
So the policeman exempted him from
the lockup.-New Bedford Standard.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01

method adopted by rabbit fanclers who
raise for show. The use Of small runs
or rabbit courts to give the animals
healthful exercise In fine weather is Of
advantage.
Outdoor hutches should have sloping
roofs and overhanging caves to protect
them from rain. The screened door
should have sliding cover Of wood or
be fitted with removable cloth cover.
Small holes bored near the top of the
hutch will afford all necessary ventila-
ton.
Movable hutches have some advan-
tages. They may be carried outdoors
in fine weather and taken back under
shelter Mt night or during storms.
Long, narrow cleats projecting at both
ends of the hutch are all that are
needed TO convert the ordinary hutch
into movable one.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01
Simple Outdoor Hutch.

giant Is q cross between the Belgian
hire and other breeds, developed espe-
cially for large size, with the result
that the flesh may be slightly coarser
in mature animals. With young hutch
rabbits, few persons can distinguish
differences In the quality Of the flesh
Of the various breeds. Much of the ex-
cellence of the rabbit as food depends
on the rapidity Of Its growth and still
more on the manner of cooking It. AS
often prepared, 1t Is dry and insipid
but In the hands of an experienced
cook 1t becomes all that the most fas-
tidious taste can wish. An especial
requirement in cooking the. Belgian
hare Is that none of the natural juices
Of the meat be lost in the process.
The directions herein given for the
care of Belgian rabbits are applicable
to the management of most other
breeds.
Selection OF Stock.
IF rabbits are bred for food only. the
selection of stock Is of less Importance
than when they are bred for show pur-
poses. All that Ia required Is a sizable
animal Of good. harry stock. However,
the points 70 (which hefancier breeds
the Belgian hare include also those
most desirable In food animal, so
that II one can find stock with these
characters well marked, and at the
same time constitutionally sound. he
should by nll means obtain 1t. Pure
bred stock Is more profitable, too, be-
cause 1t may be sold for breeding pur-
poses as well as for the table.
General Standards.
Belgian hare fanciers of few years
ago differed somewhat In opinion as to
the proper standard of color for this
animal. Some aimed at the color of
brown. Most American breeders seem
to have preferred deeper reddish
brown. In all other respects the stand
ards were the same. The chief re-
quisite concerning color Is that It shall
he as nearly uniform as possible
throughout the upper surface of the
animal and that the fur shall have a
rich luster. The "ticking," or shading
should be wavy rathe- than dotted
The belly and the lower surface of tail
and hind feet should be whitish, but
not pure white. The neck and breast
should be somewhat lighter in shade
than the back, but not In marked con,
trast with It, nor should the change In
shade be abrupt.
Ears.-The ears of the mature Bel
gian should be about 8 to 6h inches In
length. varying with the size OF the
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01

New York.-It is not possible to d.
tide the new gowns into strongly diff
fering sections. No designer has taken
a period and copied her gowns from 1t
with certainty and exactitude. All Of
the French and American workers have
jumbled their history In way that
would give the seeker after truth a
bralnstorm.
1t is well for the public ut large
that the designers do not stick too
closely to period clothes. When the
decorators insist that one cannot
have curtain, vase or cushion
In room that Is drawn from GER
tain period, we get beautiful pieces
Of Interior decorative. work which
should be in museum, but which have
little relationship to an intimate home
life.
1t Is wise for every woman to learn,
and 1t would be well If one could only
teach the artists and decorators the
same thing, that exhibition work is
one thing, but the kind of work that
one must live with Is another. We
can go to museums or department
shops and see period rooms and period
dress, but human nature resents the
thought Of having such limited waking
and sleeping hours. Therefore, we
greet with pleasure the fact that vastly
different periods Of history have been
| dipped into for the new clothes; but
anachronism Is rife.
Callot and the Empire.
The Callot gowns were the last tc
get to this country, and they pre-
scented no new note, except the intro
duction of the First Empire sill
houette. Even when Callot took the
most symbolic feature of this period
which Is the high waistline that
slightly girdles the figure just under
the bust, she added medieval sleeves
to 1t that the Empress Josephine
never wore.
The most dominant First Empire
frock that Callot has sent over is Of
brilliant red that Is neither geranlum
Japanese nor wine. She calls it Gin
cendie." 1t has the richness of {
The Jasper news., 1917-11-01
RABBITS FOR MEAT
Belgian Hare Is One of the Best
for Table Use.
QUALITY or FLESH SUPERIOR
Much Of Excellence Of Animals De-
ponds on RapIdlty Of Its Growth,
and Still More on Manner
OF Cooking II.

BY the production Of domestic rab-
bits on farms and In the back yards OF
villages and even of cities, the meat
supply Of the country may be consider
ably augmented. Such rabbits may be
easily grown and can be .propagated
without costly investment In land and
buildings.
The Belgian hare is one Of the best
rabbits for table use. 1t weighs more
than most breeds, develops very rapid
~, and the quality of the meat is su-
perlor to oil the others. The Flemish