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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
STAKE CONFERENCE
?. p. PETERSON,
Professor of Soils,

The regular quarterly conference
OF the Blackfoot stake will be hello
In Blackfoot on Saturday and Sun
day, February II and 10, 1917.
Saturday sessions will be held as
follows: General conference in the
First Ward meeting house at 10 a
m. Stake priesthood meeting in the
same place at 2 p. M; this meeting
being addressed by the visiting
brethren. 1t is hoped there will be
full attendance of the priesthood
of the stake.
Commencing at p. m. and in the
north rooms of the First Ward meet
ing house there will be a meeting
under the auspices of the relief So
ciety. Commencing at the same hour
and in the south rooms of the Second
Ward meeting house there will be
a meeting under the dill ection of the
Y. L. M. I. A; and commencing at
the same hour, there will be a meet
ing of all primary workers i'll the
basement of the Second Ward meet
ing house. 1t is sincerely hoped tia:
there will be full attendance of the
sisters at all of these meetings.
Sunday sessions will be held as
follows: General conference at 10
a. M, and 2 p. m. in the First Ward
meeting house while in the evening
and commencing at 100 p. m there
will be meeting under the direc-
tion of the conjoint M. l. A.
Arrangements have been made, al
so, so that If necessary overflow
meetings may be held on Sunday in
the Second Ward meeting house in
the basement room so that there will
be room for all who may come to
attend the conference. 1t is sincerely
hoped that there will be a rousing at
tendance of the members of the
church at every session of the con-
ference and the general public are
cordially invited.
JAMES DUCKWORTH,
HEBER G. c. RICH,
NOFEAR DAVIS,
3O-2 Stake Presidency.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
commission has announced an exam
ination for the County of Bingham,
Idaho, to be held at Blackfoot at
2.30 p. M, on February 10, 1917,
to fill the position of rural carrier
at Pingree and Sterling (Pingree
added, and vacancies that may later
occur on rural routes from other post
offices in the aforementioned
county. The examination will be
open only to, male citizens who are
actually domiciled in the territory Of
a post office in the county and who
meet the other requirements set forth
in Form No. 1877. This form and
blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above or
from the United States Civil Service
commission at Washington, D. c..
should be forwarded to
the commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable date.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
ECONOMY OF USING MANURE

During the past few years It has
been demonstrated that soils of the
Palouse region are nitrogen hungry.
The question now arises and in fact
has been repeatedly asked, Shall we
buy and apply artificial fertilizers to
our land to supply this required nj
trogen?" Our answer Is mot until
We have had time to gather more
data upon the matter"
However, we do advise the con-
servation Of all of the nitrogen that
comes from the soil. In nitrogen the
manure produced by single horse of
average weight, say 1900 pounds, is
worth nearly eight dollarsper year.
we should pay that much for it IL we
mad to buy it as commercial fertilizer
at ordinary prices. An average COW
Will give manure Of nearly equal
value. Leaving out of consideration
all other substances except the one
we know our soil needs, is it econ
omy to throw away the manure?
Shall the farmer who has q dozen
head of horses and cows buy COM
mercial fertilizer to value of one
hundred dollars and at the same time
throw into the country drainage the
same thing of the same value? Bet
ter keep what you have and learn to
apply 1t, then when you have learn
ed to use that thing, begin to thing
Of buying more.
This is not alone an argument for
conservin manure but it is also an
argument for producing more ma
nure. The manure produced by a
single cow upon the Palouse farm is
actually worth seven to eight dollars
per year, value that is high enough
to turn a ''boarder" into a pro
Queer" If we take this product into
consideration. Not arguing to get
boarders but to get cattle upon the
farm, get The best you can, but get
cattle. Hogs or sheep will do as
well. The requirement is that they
be the best you can get and that they
will produce manure. Market your
farm products on foot rather than in
the sank or bale and keep the fer
tility in the land.
P. P. PETERSON,
Professor of Soils. !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
BINGHAM HIGH IN
SCHOOL-AGE INCREASE

The census of Idaho's population
of school age (between the years
and 21) has just been taken by the
department of education. It shows
a general increase of 1852 over
1915, the figure now being 128,066.
Bingham county is one Of the three
showing large increase. Twin Falls
rose 500, Bannock 794 and Bingham
SAT. Nine counties have fallen off
in school population, and the remain
ing counties averaged about $50 in
crease. These figures prove Bing-
ham county to be one of the three
big Leaders of the state. School pop
ulation is a reliable measure of the
general number of inhabitants, and
Bingham's advance this year is more
than 10 per cent.
The general school fund has more
than kept up with the population,
having risen by 10 per cent this year.
The per capita amount for each
school child distributed among the
counties this month was a little over
$1.04, whereas last January is was
only $0.s6.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
MANUAL TRAINING
DEPARTMENT EFFICIENT

Superintendent Vincent and Super
visor Beane have worked up the man
ual training department of the Black
foot schools to a remarkable degree
of capability. All grade school boys
are required to take this hand train
ing from the fifth grade to the eighth.
With the high school boys it is OPP
tional, but there are three good
/ classes of them to show that the op-
portunity Is appreciated.
Mr.. Beane is an enthusiastic or
ganizer and sensible governor Of
his department, which includes the
draughting work. He holds that most
of the boys are learning to handle
tools so they may work around their
homes and farms to some accomplish
ment, and he will not allow special
planning machinery, but only the ham
mer, saw and plane must do the
business. And from the large re-
suits to be seen these simple tools
are highly sufficient.
The finishing room has been sew
eral times full of completed articles
since the first of the ear. One may
see there in all stages of completion
tables, tabourettes, escritoires, chests,
hanging lamps and screens. These
boys stop at nothing, and some fine
cabinet work Is turned out. This week
a very nice checker board built into
q table stands completed and was
finished. A couple of clothes chests
and writing desk are in the varnish-
ing room to dry. One boy who takes
extra periods of manual training has
made him up almost a full house.
keeping set of furniture, including
tables, chairs, writing desk and
kitchen cabinet, And all these things
must be turned out in first class style
under the watchful eye of Mr.. Beane.
One interesting study they are all
engaged in is of the various, houses
required by the different kinds of
birds which come here for parts of
the year. On the walls of the work
room are rows of pictures of the birds
and their nests. BY spring the boys
will have $50 specially made bird
dwellings to put out for what feather
ed visitors will accept them. and
doubtless this attention will encour-
age tourist birds to return again on
their next vacation, and maybe To-
cate here finally.
The mechanical drawing depart
ment is also high in equipment and
style of work done. A new set of
individual draughtsman's chairs has
been put in, having adjustable desk
plates, ink well, and comfortable
appearance. Here the boys are taught
to design, letter cards, and lay out
plans. one junior boy, Abe Jones,
IS specializing in card writing of the
artistic commercial kind used with
window displays, and he has already
come to an ability that many an am
oitious merchant would give his eye
;eeth to possess, as the saying goes.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
PRESIDENT VETOES THE
IMMIGRATION BILL

Because the immigration bill re.
Gently passed by both houses of con.
gress contained clause requiring a
literacy test which he is opposed to
President Wilson vetoed the bill
when it came up to him for signature
Monday. n the house the vetoed
bill was ordered tabled until Thurs
day, and champions of the bill are
working to pass it over the presi-
dents veto. 1t passed the house last
March by vote of 308 to 81, and
the senate in December, SO to Z.
Coast Defense Passes
The house passed part of the ad-
ministration's $SO0,000,OOO defense
budget Monday, the Notifications
bill which carries total of $51,OOO,-
600 for coast defenses. The army
and navy branches of the big defense
legislation are in committee: the
naval committee has completed its
bill, totalling more than $351,OOO.-
900. The army is expected to re-
quire over 100000, 900 to keep pace
with these other Improvements.
Universal Training
The senate subcommittee which is
laboring with the universal military
tt aiming bill, but it IS not expected
that congress will get to any action
on the matter during this session.
Naval Increase
The naval bill will call for 38 mil
lions more than was appropriated
last year. 1t provides for the addi-
ton to our navy of three 42,000-ton
one battle cruiser, three
scout cruisers, Is destroyers, one
destroyer tender, one submarine
tender, and IS S00-ton type subma-
rines.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
STATE TREASURER WRITES
TO THE IDAHO BANKERS

In order for Idaho to share in the
government appropriation for good
roads In this state it will be neces.
sary for the legislature to authorize
a bond issue to take care of our por-
ton of the work, and for some time
l have been working on a plan to
aid the state in disposing of these
bonds to the best possible advantage
for the people of the state.
am writing all the state banks
that they might know what the idea
is and have time to advise and sug.
gest any feature that they might
deem an Improvement in the law az
1t effects every one, should they care
to take advantage of its benefits, and
believe every one of you will.
Our state bank law compels each
OF you to keep Is per cent reserve,
per cent cash and 9 per cent In
exchange, while the national banks
are only required to keep total OF
IL per cent. Now your per cent
cash reserve instead of earning some
revenue Is an expense in the way of
burglar insurance. Your per cent
exchange earns you Q per cent. Now
If IL per cent is all right for the ma
tlonal banks let us take that as a
basis and allow you to use the other
3 per cent to invest in state bonds
to be held as a part of your reserve;
reducing the cash reserve in your
bank from per cent to 5 per cent,
and reducing your 9 per cent ex-
change to per cent, which would
still leave you the IL per cent in
cash and exchange. This, together
with the per cent in state bonds,
making the Is per cent reserve.
These bonds could be filed with the
state at any time as security for state
money and you would get the same
deposits under them as you now do
with surety company bonds and it
would save you the one-half of 1 per
cent premium the surety bond costs.
You would also be getting 81 per
cent interest on the bonds where now
you get nothing on the 1 per cent
cash and only per cent on the other
2 per cent exchane; for example
bank having 100000 deposits
at present must keep Is per cent,
or $4,000 in cash and exchange.
$4,000 of this amount in cash, in the
vault, and $4,000 in exchange on
which you get 2 per cent interest,
or $3.50, while under this plan you
would keep $1,000 cash on hand,
$1,000 in exchange drawing 2 per
cent or $40, and $4,000 in bonds
drawing 3Ri per cent interest or
$1O5, making total or $245 or S65
more earnings in addition to the saw
ings on burglar insurance on the re-
duction of cash, and, should you de-
sire to place the bonds up as Sc
curity for state deposits it would
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
HIGH COUNTRY GETS
MORE FAVORABLE WINTER

RICH.-Mr. Cotton came in Sun.
day from the Lemhi and Salmon
mountain country, wearing his
mountaineer costume, which attract
ed quite a bit Of attention in the
community, because of its oddness.
He reports the snow five and six
feet deep in the mountains, but in
Salmon city only six inches. Up
there they have had just a usual
winter; the deer and elk and other
wild animals are wintering we'll. Mr..
Cotton said the health of the people
in the high country is generally good,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09
BILLS AFFECTING IDAHO
CONSIDERED In CONGRESS
MIR. and Mrs. Davis Guests Of Idaho
Representatives In Washington
Fish Laws

Senator Borah has introduced 9
bill providing for the esta blishment
OF fish way at the mouth of Yanket
Fork In the Salmon river, Custer
county, which Is made necessary Il
protect the salmon in their move
ment to spawning grounds which has
been prevented because of the con.
struction of q dam. The matter Is
now pending before the senate com.
mittee, and the fish commissioner has
been called upon for report.
Sheep Experiment
Nearly two years ago there was
withdrawn from entry in F'remount
county about 10000 acres of land
to be set aside for a sheep expert
ment station, but work has not been
undertaken because of a lack of
funds. Senator Brady has introduced
a bill appropriating $4,000 for the
purpose of building sheds and other
necessary buildings and the purchase
of irrigated land upon which suffici-
ent forage may be raised for the
sheep. 1t is believed that a station
of this kind will be self-sustaining
after one or two years. The secre-
tary of agriculture will appear before
the senate committee, having in
charge the appropriation, in support
OF the amendment introduced by Sem
ator Brady. .'
Federal Building for Occur d'Alene
The bill introduced by Congress
man McCracken appropriating $685.
600 for the enlargement of the fed
eral building at Occur d'Alene to &C
comodate the U. S. Land office, the
federal court and the post office, and
the bill introduced by Congressman
Smith authorizing the purchase of a
site and construction of a Federal
building at Blackfoot to accommo-
date the land office and post office
not exceeding $65,0O0, has passed
the the house.
Sawtooth National Park
The bill providing for the estab-
lishment of national park in the
mountains north of HALEY,
introduced by Congressman Smith of
Idaho, has been reported favorably
from the committee on public lands.
Senator Borah has a similar bill
pending in the senate The bound
aries Of the proposed park will in
clude Stanley lake. Red Fish lake
and Alturas lake. Under the provis-
ions of the national park service law
approved last session, grazing pri-
vileges will not be curtailed, which it
is understood removes any objections
on the part of the stockmen to the
of the proposed park.
Idahoans in Capital
d. W. Davis, late candidate for
governor on the Republican ticket of
American Falls, accompanied by Mrs.
Davis and their young son, are spend
ing a week in Washington and are
being entertained by Senator and
Mrs. Brady and Congressman and
Mrs. Smith. While here they receiv-
I'd an invitation from the President
md Mrs. Wilson to the White House
reception which they attended.
Harry L. Day, of Wallace, the
presidential elector who was selected
Is a messenger to bring the vote of
The state for President Wilson to
Washington, has deposited the same
With the vice president and returned
lome.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09

An Illinois poultry fancier has in
creased the hen output by use of
arc lamps in the chicken yard morn
ing and evening. Going to bed and
getting up with the chickens won't
be such a snap any more.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-02-09

A man has written a book on
Music and Bad Manners" setting
forth that musicians have impolite
manners. He must have lived in a
flat.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14
"Our Flag"
BY MAUDF CRAIG.

by MAUDf CRAlG,
Pupil Grade ga, Washington School
June II, l577, congress adopted "Our
Flag Mrs Elizabeth Ross ui ph,la
dclphia made the first flag ou, vi her
red underSkir,, an old army coat ri
WaShingtonS and an old white shirt
belonging 20 one oi the soldiers /,
has thirteen stripes alternating red
and white Thirteen stars were frs,
placed In the uppct lett hand corner nm
a blue background 4 star is added
every time new itatc comes in to the
Union There are now forty -riph,
stars on the flag
Our Flag IS said to hc onc ni the
most beautiful m the world aud Ne
Americans think It rank, lire, IN beauty
because We live IN the tntrd State,
undtt lis protection aud II is Our Flag
II stands for liberty. truth and lu,,i,,
and Tor these things we honor and love
It.
\ sight OF Our Flag whether new
bright and clean or old aud nt,rred
and worn causes strange iluucrinp
thrill m the heart oi every loyal Amer
ican A something We raunot cSplan.
aud vet We know it comes. No, from the
flag itself hut from what II stands Iot
and what II means tu us as citizens of
our beloved America
May the banner that VIC love never
40 down ia defeat,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14
Cologne Bakeries
Closed by Police

COrENHAGEN, Sprl q Cologne
dl>pltoh To the Berlin Tagcbla,r SAYS
that NlNty-ciglt bakcrlc, there have
been "lo,ed hy the police Tor viola
ton lr food regulations, \, meet
ing Of baker the guild master said
that third oi the bakers in the city
were facing court proceedings. He de
clarci that th, method OF most oi the
bakers ol dl>puslng oi the flour al.
lpttcl TO them was shameful
Unpaid telephone bills for the month
Of April are past due II not paid hy
5 p m Of the 18th service will be di,
continued Pioneer Tel & Tel CO.
ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14
FRENCH TO OBSERVE
TWO MEATlESS DAYS

PARIS, April II Maurice Nlolc,,c,
minister OF subsistence, has decided to
introduce the mca,lc>> day, system into
France From now unit! lunc ! the
sale at meat will I've prohibited Thur,
DAYS and after that date ON Thursdays
and FRIDAYS
Exceptions will he made in the cases
oi the sick and probably IN the case OF
young soldiers IN training
The preamble OF the decree which will
be promulgated Sunday explain, that
the step has been taken as result ui
the decrease m the shipments oi frozen
meat and the necessity for reducing as
little a, possible national stocks.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14
Carranza Will Tell
Attitude on Sunday

MEXICO CITY, April II In H.,
answer TO the American governments
notice OF the existence OF a state oi
war between Germany and the United
State, the Mexican government an
sHcrcd i'm effect that It regretted 'ha'
the United State, had been unable IN
solve IT, difficulties wi,hft,srmanv IN
a peaceful manner. but that Mexico.
INSPIRED by the desires in her recent
peagc note. would omit no stinrt To-
contribute TO the bringing about OF
peace
General Carran,a will deliver nj,
message 20 The rcwly elected cougre,,
at O'Clock Sunday evening The me,
sage will outline McNico', position in
the international criSis.rit It IS under.
stood
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14

Work on the new Sifers Candy
Factory to begin within sixty days.
1t will be the most modern type Of
factory building, flooded with
light and sunshine. The exterior
is to be faced with white enamel
brick and the interior walls are to
be white enameIed. The object Of
the interior being painted with
white enamel is that the walls can
be washed weekly, making far
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14

more sanitary conditions, as we'll
as increase the interior lighting
from l9f, to 36', over ordinary
painted walls,
The gravity system Of trans
portation and handling Of mate
rial will be used throughout.
Thirty minutes each day is given
each employe for gymnasium ex-
ercise, which is furnished by the
company.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14
AND YET

readily admitted
price for the same products and at still ghemice Individual
for commodity than and dealers
amount of gasoline used times of and pleasure than
VODV vim thorNa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-14
Father a Blacksmith.

state National Cafeteria nav open
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-05
Mrs. G. B. Jsansonne

Mrs. G. B. Ieansonne Of this city
died at the Charity Hospital in New
Orleans Sunday morning. The fun.
eral was held Monday morning from
the family residence on Federal
Avenue and the body inferred in the
City Cemetery. Mrs. Jeansonne's
death occurred after an illness Of .
few days. She was taken to the New
Orleans hospital for an operation
but her case proved fatal. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Father Souby of this city.
Mrs. Jeansonne was the wife OF
Mr.. G. B. Jeansonne, local represen-
tative Of the Singer Machine Com
pany. She is also survived by four
daughters and one son. Miss Blanche
Jeansonne was for several months
employed with the Hy. Loeb Mer-
camille Company Of this city but re-
Gently left for New Orleans where
she was training for nursing at the
Charity Hospital. Miss Jeansonne
was student in the hospital at the
time of her mothers death. The
young lady will probably remain for
the present with her bereaved fam
lily.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-05
SQUADS NO. 4 AND NO. 8 TO BE
ENTERTAINED BY THEIR
COMPANY MOTHERS AT THE
ELKS HALL TONIGHT.

In accordance with the plans re-
Gently developed by the Red Cross
Society and the Mothers Club of
this city, the fifteen tents of Com
pany &C" have been assigned.to a
number of. the women of Morgan
City, Berwick and Ramos and these
company mothers are now beginning
to give some special attention to the
khaki boys who have been assigned
to their care Tonight Mrs. NJ. p. Pal
mer, Mrs. F. D. Winchester and
Mrs. C. E. King who have been as
signed the care of Tents or Squads
No. and No. 8, will entertain their
boys with dance at the Elks Hall.
The special hostessess for this spec
ial occasion will make it their spec
ial pleasure to see that each one Of
their patriotic guests is provided
charming company for the evening,
also with good music and zperhaps
something cooling. The company
commander has issued special
leave Of absence for Squads 4 and 8
and they will be permitted to report
in camp up to eleven o'clock.
Other entertainments are being
planned for other squads and it is
believed that the assignment Of the
tents for entertainment purposes
will prove practical and q popular
idea. Every woman in. the local
communities Is invited to offer sug-
gestions to those who have been APP
pointed to look after tents and each
leader will have to call upon her nei-
ghbors and friends If the soldiers in
her care win receive ample atten-
lion.
The following soldiers belong to
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-05
Colored People Delighted
With New Discovery To
Bleach The Skin

Atlanta. Ga.-Says that recent tests have
proven without doubt that swarthy or sallow
compilations can be made light by q new
treatment recently discovered by a man in
Atlanta. Just ask your druggist or Coco
it are, amazed at its wonderful effect Rif
your face Of that awful dark color or greasy
appearance in a few minutes. It costs 30
little that you can't afford to be without it.
look with that old dark skin gone and new
soft. light skin in it, place. Men and women
today must care for their complexions to en-
ter society.
# your druggist will not supply you with
Cocotone Skin Whitener, send CSC for large
package to Coeotone Co.. Atlanta. c..