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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Detailed instruction
for Navy Enlistment

The U. S. navy recruiting station
at Pocatello, Idaho with A. l..
Heimroth, chief boatswain's mate in
charge, under the command of Lieut..
Commander R. R. Mann of the navy
recruiting station at Salt Lake City,
Utah, is open for enlistment of young
men between seventeen and thirty
five years Nef age, who are citizens of
the U. S., of sound mental and physi-
cal condition, good moral character.
and can read and write the English
language.
The term of enlistments are for
two, three and four years, the pay
ranging from $32.60 per month for
appretice seamen to over $4,000
per month for chief petty officers,
with board, lodging and free medical
attention.
Besides the seaman branch of the
service which embraces quarter
masters, turret-captains, gunner's-
mates, boatswain 's-mates ,all of vari-
Gus classes, the following trades,
special and commissary, are avail
able: Mechanists-mates electricians
(radio and generaD ship-fitters,
boiler-makers, coppersmiths, black
smiths, plumbers and filters, shup-
wrights, sail-makers mates, painters,
printers, water tenders, oilers, fire.
ment, yoemen Clerical branch)
musicians, cooks and bakers, hospital
corpsmen and practically all of vari-
Gus classes.
Some of the advantages offered by
the navy are free outfit of clothing,
sufficient to ordinarily last two years,
transportation and subsistence from
place of enlistment to place of as
signment, travel allowance (cash) at
rate of 5 cents mile from place of
discharge to place of enlistment, for
instance, a man enlists at Pocatello
and is discharged at New York, dis
tance about $500 miles, will receive
$125; furlough of thirty days each
year on full pay provided ship is in
home waters, certain advancement in
rating with corresponding increase OF
pay to the deserving, privilege of
alloting portion of pay to- bank for
own saving or to dependent relatives,
material increase in pay upon reen-
listment including four months
gratuity pay and thirty days fur
Tough to men honorably discharged
and who reenlist within four months
of discharge date, many details carry.
ing additional pay of from So to $25
per month, retirement after sixteen
twenty or thirty years honorable
service, an opportunity to enter the
navy acadamy at Annapolis (if with
in the required age) after success
fully passing the competitive exam
ination, and the great privilege OF
taking out government insurance.
Before enlisting, the applicant, II
between the ages of seventeen and
eighteen is required to furnish
a Consent paper" which will
be supplied by the recruit.
in gofficer, and must be signed
by parent or legal guardian
before notary public or other Of.
fetal qualified to administer an oath
II applicant is eighteen years oi
4 age or over he must submit an age
certificate (also obtainable from the
recruiting officer.) This form may bt
signed by parent or other near rela
tive and witnessed by notary public
] Continued on page seven
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
EX-SERVICE MEN
help WITH CENSUS
Immense Task of Gath
ering Statistics for
Uncle Sam
ALL CLASSES HELP

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Sixty-
five former soldiers and sailors have
been appointed supervisors for the
fourteenth decennial census, accord
ing to an announcement issued today
by the bureau of the census.
"The census bureau was particu-
larly glad whenever 1t found former
service man for the job of super
visor" announced director of the
census, Sam l.. Rogers. "Most of
the applicants who qualified, how
ever, were men of more mature age
and Of broader experience than the
majority of soldiers and sailors"
Three women appear on the list of
supervisors, one having been ap-
pointed to serve in the State of New
York, one in Texas and one in
Nevada. This is the first time in the
history of the census bureau that
women have been selected to fill
these positions.
OF the 372 supervisors chosen ap-
proximately 100 are lawyers. Ex-
service men come next in numbers
and editors rank third with more
than forty appointments. Farmers
are represented with about twenty
five, while educators, numbering
about twenty, run the farmers
close srace.
Several physicians have under
taken the task of collecting Uncle
Sans statistics, and likewise a great
many business men.
Each supervisor appointed had to
undergo rigid tests as to his fitness
for the position, especial stress hav-
ing been laid on character and ex-
perience.
''No man was appointed SUPER
visor for the fourteenth census" said
Mr.. Rogers, until every possible
guarantee was given as to his ability
and honesty. Character was in all
times the leading and predominating
consideration with the census bureau
in every appointment made"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Budget System
for School Salaries

Data is being gathered in line
with a movement looking to an ade-
quate basis for school teachers sal
aries, and this information will show
what the normal expenses of the
teacher are taking the whole year
around. Upon such a system a
teacher would be expected to spend
the year at his or her profession,
supplementing school work, reading
or travelling in the summer in place
of teaching.
Mrs. Grace Faulconer has charge
of this preliminary work in Bingham
county. She is tabulatting the aver
age expense in the following items:
Room and board, summer school,
medical and dental attention, at
tendance at institute meetings, cloth
ing, books and magazines, travelling
expenses, laundry.
If teachers were paid upon such a
basis it is believed by the educators
that their profession would rise in
dignity and purpose, and that teach
ers would become true professionals.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31

on. When he had gone back to his
house the three boys thought the
trouble was over.
At his home, it is alleged, John
sons wife tried to prevent him from
getting out the shotgun, fearing the
consequences, but he took the gun
and crossed the north and south road
to a lot just opposite the Pat Murphy
place and due south of the boys at
work. He approached to fence on
the south side of the highway, and
at thirty feet raised his weapon. One
of the Sova boys called warning
and young Harvard turned round
just in time to receive full charge
of shot in the breast.
At the coroner's inquest held We'd
nesday physicians gave the number
of shot that entered the boy as 148
and it was their opinion that some of
the shot entered his heart.
After the shooting Johnson is said
to have gone to his house, put away
his shotgun, and resumed his work
in the hay field, where he remained
until arrested by Sheriff A. H. Sim
mons and Deputy. Sheriff George
Ezell. The sheriffs and Coroner e..
T. Peck were sent for by the Soya
boys, and arrived in a short time at
the spot where the shooting took
place.
a A coroner's inquest Wednesday de-
cided that Leon Reese Harvard met
death by gun-shot wounds received
from weapon held in the hands Of
J. Vance Johnson with criminal in
tent. A charge of first-degree mur-
der is being prepared by County At
torney r. w. Adair. J. F. Hans
brough has been retained as counsel
for the defendent, who is in custody
at the county Jail. Johnson is man
of about forty years of age and
father of family of six or seven
children.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
DISPUTE OVER ROAD GRADING
PROVED FATAL LAST TUESDAY
Reese Harvard Shot and Instantly Killed
After Refusing to Disobey Contract
Instructions for Flowing
SLAYER IS CHARGED WITH MURDER

Leon Reese Harvard, the nine.
teen-year-old son Of Leonard Har-
ward was tshot and instantly killed
one-half mile east of Thomas Tues
day afternoon by ]. Vance Johnson
a farmer, who objected to the manner
in which Harvard was grading a
road near his place. The shooting
was done with single-barrel shot
gun at range estimated as thirty
feet, while Harvard, in company
with Henry and Lester Sova, was en-
gagged in grading the highway bord-
ering the farm of Pat Murphy, a
neighbor of Johnson.
The Murphy place is separated
from Johnson's farm by a crossroads.
The grading was being done under a
contract held by Leonard Harvard,
on the east and west highway. An
irrigation ditch that passes thru
Murphy's land carries water to John
son, who sought to prevent the grad
ing on the grounds that it endang-
cred his ditch. Between the ditch
and the highway runs a line of tele-
phone poles. Johnson wanted Har-
ward to plow farther away from the
poles, and according to reports they
had argued about it in the morning
of the same day, Harvard insisting
that he must carry out his orders
under the contract.
Mrs. Johnson, hearing something
of the trouble, telephoned to the
county clerks office, to Judge Good,
and to- County Attorney Adair's Of
flee, in an effort to have the work
stopped by legal methods. But Mr..
Adair was out of town. She did not
call the sheriff's office.
Finally, at about 8 o'clock in the
afternoon, according to witnesses,
Johnson came . out and demanded
that the work be stopped. Harvard
refused to interrupt his work. john
son threatened, but the work went
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Institute Filled
With Benefits

The school teachers of Bingham
county returned Friday and Satur-
day from institute meetings at POca-
tello filled with fresh inspiration for
the terms remaining months. Some
of the finest educational lecturers of
the nation had been obtained for an
especially helpful program of talks
on experiences and suggested i'm
provements.
According to Mrs. Grace Faul-
coner, superintendent of schools of
Bingham county, Pocatello did itself
proud in entertaining the visitors.
| Accommodations were plentiful and
of reasonable cost. Many teachers
were taken into the private homes of
the city, and the commercial club
turned it's facilities over to the re-
ception of teachers all week. The in
stitute attendance was one of the
largest ever had in this part of the
state.
DR.. A. e. Winship, an educator Of
national fame, held first place among
the speakers. In one of his ad-
dresses he pointed out ways of help
ing the adult population of school
district by educational methods and
gave illustrations of how 1t had been
done by Emily Griffiths, a Denver girl
teacher.
J. w. Searson of Manhattan, Kan,
who was managing editor Of School
Service" a wartime publication of
strictly non-political character which
gave out current news in authentic
form. His experiences were most in
teresting and he held his audiences
spell-bound for hours.
DR.. Winship, Mr.. Searson and DR..
Pearse, president of the Milwaukee
normal school, banqueted the county
superintendent of the district at the
Bannock hotel Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Siders and Miss
Gilbert, of the technical institute
were also guests. This opportunity
to mingle with the educational lead
ers was greatly appreciated by the
guests.
The technical institute gave re-
ception to all the teachers on Thurs
day evening, which they pronounced
splendid.
DR.. Lindley, president of the Idaho
state university, was headliner on
the program, as he always IL. He
pounded home the fact that our home
university 10 not fully appreciated
for the good It can and does do.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Road Building
Reaches Gravel

The gravel stage of the job has
been reached in practically all parts
of the county, where new highways
are under construction, according to
Mr.. Mosier, who is in charge during
the absence of Mr.. Stone in the east.
While the snow may slightly impede
the work they are hauling gravel
regularly and placing 1t along the
roadways ready for spreading.
Three miles of road have already
been graveled at Riverside, several
miles on the Goshen-Basalt road, and
some in the Aberdeen section, and
gravel crushing and hauling will con-
tinue all winter when the weather
permits
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Naval Aviator
From Overseas

q
Dryden Reay, son Of G. E. Reay,
returned home from a service of
twenty-five months in the A. E. F. in
France. He holds the rank Of
machinist's mate, second class. Most
of his time was put in at Bordeaux,
Brest, Paris and St. Nazaire.
Dryden belonged at different times
to both naval plane squadrons and
dirigible balloon crews. At little
station on the French coast west of
Bordeaux he belonged to air conveys
that went out to help bring troop
transports in safety thru the sub
marine threatened waters He also
did patrol work along the coast.
Dryden's brother Jack, who has
been at home for several months,
served in the army.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Around the Court House

Steve Ratty, who was arrested
last week on a charge Of having
stolen a horse belonging to Edward
M. Webb, of Taber was brought be-
fore Judge Cowen in chambers ses-
sion Saturday, plead guilty, and was
dismissed without sentence on good
behavior. The evidence in itself was
insufficient to convict, and Ratty is
less than twenty years of age.
R. A. Clough was arrested over
some difficulty with an order for
funds on a Denver commission house
which was cashed too soon and given
a small fine and costs in Judge
Goods court the first of the week.
Nell A. Palette of the internal
revenue department is checking up
estates in the probate offices this
week.
Marriage Licenses
X. E. Kofer and Mildred Pirsinger
both of Twin Falls. The couple was
married by, Rev. j. F. Colver.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Boy Scouts Plan
.~ Winter Activities


The boy scouts Of the Blackfoot
troop are meeting twice a week at
tfe high school gymnasium, Tues
day and Friday evenings at 1880.
Under Scoutmaster Fremont Kut-
newsky and Assistant Scoutmaster
Albert Jones they are taking up mill
tary setting-up exercises, basket ball
and games. Wrestling and boxing
will be a part of the work during
the winter. A new set Of boxing
gloves has been ordered.
The boy scouts are assisting the
Red Cross in their campaign for
members this week by posting
booster signs, and they helped ar
range the decorations for the Ameria
can Legion hard time ball Wednesday
evening.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Mime. lie Fontenay
Charms Audience

The silvery soprano of Nine.
Odette> LIE Fontenay, who appeared
in concert Tuesday evening at the
high school auditorium pleased those
music lovers who had accepted invi-
tations for the musical. She was ac-
companied by an excellent solo
violinist.
Singing with the Edison phono-
graph, which reproduced her own
voice from record, Nine. LIE Fon-
tenay demonstrated the trueness of
quality now possible in voice re-
creation by machine.
Invitations for this musical were
issued free by the Hayes Gift Shop,
who were responsible for bringing
this little musical treat to Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Basalt Question
Halts / High School

The organization of an improve
ment district consisting Of the pre-
cincts of Firth, Riverview and Basalt,
for the purpose of building high
school. at a central point, can not
go forward until the question as to
whether Basalt may enter or not
is settled. The state law says that
an incorporated village. County Audi
an improvement district. Basalt is
an incorated village. County Audi
tor Fred Fisher has written to the
state attorney general for advice as
to whether the law would apply in
this case to prevent Basalt from get
ting the benefits of such an improve
ment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
HOW AN AMERICAN
BECAME DEIFIED
China Saw Him Become
A Wonderful Leader
of Men
BY J. D. GILLIAN

Various and many were the at.
tempts of the Chinese to expel from
authority the Manchu tatar, who had
conquered the native peoples and
raised themselves to what they be.
lieved to be eternal rulers in all
China.
In 1850 a fanatic patriot espous.
ing the name Christian SO as the
more readily possess whatever OF
leverage it would afford him and his
cause, raised an army to bring about
a great peace, TAPPING, the Chinese
called it, hence the Tia-ping Rebel
lion.
This army made considerable head
way in central China and was ad-
vancing so rapidly that Lii Hung
Chang was engaged or appointed by
the throne to take charge of the
situation.
He found man in charge of the
troops about Soochow and Shanghai
named F. T. Ward, an American gen.
eral, who had taken the troops oi
that region and hammered them into
, shape and had made victorious
army Of them. Ii co-operated with
hi mtill this generals untimely death
in 1862. At that time he received
the assistance of Gen. (Chinese)
Gordon, who took the army Gen
Ward had made and with it went on
to complete victory. In China Ward
is spoken of as the man who made
Chinese Garden possible"
In December, 1852 Lii Hung Chang
in his Memoirs, page fifty-five writes:
1T is sad to know that the right
kind of commander to succeed
Ward has not been found, altho
several have been tried. Ward was
an energetic fighter, and If he could
only have lived there would be great
benefits resulting to the imperial
cause and many honors for himself
In all the places where he was in
charge he was almost sure of victory
and the Long Hairs (the TAPPING
rebles) began to fear his name alone
II was with him when he died al
Tsz'ki and the tears came to my eyes
when he breathed his last 1t was
affecting to know that he was SO
grieved because he was dying so far
away from his family and friends
and this seemed to be of more mo-
ment than his actual dying. Tho he
had drawn full the pay for all his
soldiers he had a considerable sum
due him as lieutenant, commander OF
the Chang-shang Kun, but he made
no mention of it, and l will have II
spent in shrine to his memory"
Ii Hung Chang was good as his
word in that case. He had a shrine
erected to the memory of that fear
less American. 1t still stands in The
southeastern corner of the city OF
Sung-kiang about forty miles or SO
southwest of Shanghai. Last winter
/ visited it and found it just inside
the city wall; it is small temple
dedicted to this valorous man, the
shrine standing just in front of the
huge mound that marks the spot
similar to the usual piles of earth
over the remains Of them of honor
1t is like the one over the grave OF
Confucius at Chi-fu.
Until the Manchu Dynasty was
Overthrown imperial orders made
this spot now thickly covered with
bamboo, sacred and worship en-
forced
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Blackfoot Post
Meets Monday

Next Monday evening, November
3 the American Legion post Of Black
foot will re-organize to conform with
the requirements of the charter that
has been issued to it from national
headquarters. Instead of two vice.
presidents, as at present, there will
be one vice-president. The president
will be known as the commander.
Instead of secretary and treasurer
there will be an adjutant, who per-
forms the duties of both. Smokes
are always handed around at the
meetings.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
Indian Music Will
Be Course of Study

Program for the November gen.
eral meeting of the Current Event
club, by the music section, November
8 at 4 o'clock at the high school, Mrs.
Frank DeKay, department chairman.
Fletcher's Cycle of Indian melodies
transcribed by Cadman; Pawnee
Melody, Far Off l Hear
Lovers Flute; Dakota Melody
Mrs. Austin
Violin and piano Indian Suite.
Transcription of Tribal Melo-
dies by Thurlow Lieurance;
Shawnee Melody; Souix Flute
Love Song; Gros Ventre, love
song; Crow Tobacco Dance;
Shoshone War Dance........-.-..
MIR. Robins and Miss Rushfeldt
Indian Suite, Transcription of
Tribal Melodies by Cadman;
"By. the Sky Blue Water"
Omaha Melody; "The White
Dawn is Stealing" Iroquois Mel
ody ....----.-.-.--------,-------.Mrs. wilson
Piano number "Apachee Indian
Tale, Carl Loewe Mrs. Roy Dekay
Zuni Indian "Lullabye" Carlos
Troyer sung in Indian Ian
guage .-.-..-........--....M Austin
Paper Saving North America
Indian music from oblivion.
----------------------MTo. Mouloe
"By the Waters Of Minnetonka"
Transcription by Thurlow Lieur-
ance Mrs. Dygert
Violin and Piano Indian Suite.
Transcription of Tribal Melo-
dies by Lieurance: Pueblo Slum-
ber song; Pueblo Flute Song;
Pueblo Ceremonial Prayer and
Sundown Dance; Pueblo Flute
and Morning Song.........--....-
MIR. Robbins and Miss Rushfeldt
Suite of Zuni Indian songs, Carlos
Troyer: Grow Maiden's invocao-
tion to Sun God; Crow Maiden's
Rain Prayer ---.--..---.-.--.-.......
Mrs. Turman and Miss Burgraf
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
STUDENTS DEMAND
SIX HOUR DAY

Students of the Belleville, Ill. high
school have threatened to 60 on a
strike IL they do not have soviet
rule.
The students demand a six-hour
school day, Friday half holiday, a
minimum passing grade of SO rather
than 75 per cent, teachers under the
age Of twenty-five years, pool tables
and monographs in the recreation
rooms, free lunch to senior students
and all regulations originate with the
students council.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
American Legion
Will Celebrate

Arrangements are being made by
members of the Blackfoot post of
the American Legion to celebrate
Armistice Day with football game
and ball.
A team made up of soldiers and
sailors will meet the high school
eleven at the fair grounds in the
afternoon. Extensive preparations
have been undertaken to make the
evening ball one of the seasons big
events.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday schoo next Sunday at 1

Sunday schoo next Sunday at 10
a, m.
Services begin at IL o'clock; ;.
subject for sermon: Joyful word:
All Things are Ready! Alarming
Word: Thou Are not. Ready! Matt.
22:1-14.
Services in the evening at 7.30
O'Clock. We will then study. Eph.
5:15-21.
This church extends a hearty. in
vitation to you to attend all the SER
vices. Are you ready to begin to go
to church? If not why not? Soon
it will be for you, too late!
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31

The Red Cross service flag, indicat-
ing membership in the great organiza-
tion of mercy, will appear again in
November in every window in the
Northwest In every farmhouse, in
every city home, In the cabins Of
homesteaders, in the huts Of fisher
men in far Alaska, will appear this
symbol of affiliation with the one great
organization that knows no politics.
no distinction Of creed, no high, no
low-but unites the hearts Of all for
service to fellow-men. The window
service flag this year has one more
stripe than last year, indicating three
years of membership in the Red Cross.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31

The poor fool who, in ye oiden
days, would drown his troubles in
the flowing bowl, now finds that his
troubles are SO few that he can swal-
low them.
The world loves good fellow. It
mechanically respects the will Of a
dignitary even tho he be devoid Of
good fellowship. The best mixture,
therefore. is congeniality sustained
by moderate dignity.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31

BY the way, what ever became Of
that old geezer, who thought he
could lick the whole world?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-31

That threatened strike Of Baptist
ministers may be called OF since
John d. Rockefeller has Just handed
them $4,000, 0,000.-Nashville Tennes-
sean.