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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
THREE DAY TOUR
OF DUBOIS PROJECT
Prominent Reclamation
Workers Will Study
From All Angles
PROGRAM MAPPED

Some of the men of eastern Idaho
are making a tour of observation
over the Dubois project this week.
II the plans are carried out these
men will assemble from Arco, Black
foot, Idaho Falls and other places
in the upper valley and make their
start from st. Anthony westward.
this Tuesday morning. travelling by
automobiles A few members of
the party plan to visit the Ashton
& st. Anthony power plant on Mon
day, then go to where the big gov
ernment canal will tap the north
fork Of Snake river, six miles above
St. Anthony, then to attend the rec
lamation meeting in St. Anthony in
the evening. Part of the program
was to have a trout supper in the
power plant at about 7 o'clock Mon
day evening. The directors of the
power company planned to hold
business meeting in the plant Mon
day and furnish automobiles to meet
the evening train to show the press
representatives and other visitors
around.
Men of the Party
Among the visitors who are plan
ming to make this part of the trip
are Major Fred Reed, executive Sec
retary of the Idaho Reclamation as
sociation; r. w. Spangler, editor Of
the New West Magazine; H. G..
Knight, editor of the Irrigation
World, of Pocatello; Charles Sum-
ner, editor of the Pocatello Tribune;
Byrd Trego, editor of The Idaho Re-
publican; G. A. Bottolfsen, editor of
the Arco Advertiser; and probably
some newspaper men from the upper
valley. A. w. Whitten, l.. M. Capps,
manager of the Blackfoot Milling
company; Lewis Felt, of the Model
Farm; E. M. Kennedy of the First
National bank; ]. A. Stewart, secre-
tary of the Snake River Plains De-
velopment association; F. e. Seeger,
manager of the Seeger- Bundle COM
pany; and perhaps some others from
Blackfoot.
Tuesdays Program
On Tuesday morning the party
will travel westward from St. An
thony and will be the dinner guests
of the people of Dubois at a picnic
dinner at some springs west of town.
1t will then make wide detour of
the northern part of the project and
go into Idaho Falls for an evening
and to stay over night.
Taber Settlers Anxious
Wednesday will be spent in travel
ing westward across the projects and
they will hold a meeting at Arco
Wednesday evening. The Arco Com
mercial club is handling the matter
there and there are rumors of a fish
fry in Arco Wednesday evening. A
stop will be made at Taber and
probably meeting will be held there
as the settlers are very anxious to
get in touch with the men who are
boosting this work.
A Stop at Blackfoot
The party will leave for Blackfoot
and the afternoon and evening will
be spent in a business meeting and
banquet. Local arrangements are In
the hands of F. e. Seeger, G. s.
Beebe, Charles Harris and j. A.
Stewart.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Salt Lake Man Pre-
ferred Snake River

Last Thursday the editor of The
Idaho Republican wrote to num-
ber of editors, asking them to join
him in trip over the Dubois project,
making a circuit from st. Anthony
southwestward for 100 miles and
back to Blackfoot for business ses-
sion and dinner. R. w. Spangler,
editor of the New West Magazine of
Salt Lake was one of them, and on
Saturday morning letter came from
him reading as follows /:
"My Dear Byrd Yesterday I
wrote to ogden and promised to ac-
company a bunch on trip to Bird
Island, June 10. Now you come
along this morning and ask me to
60 to st. Anthony on the tenth.
II want to go to both places but
/ prefer st. Anthony. What am l
going to do about it? wish you
would give me some added argument
so | can inform the clamoring popu-
lace that it is my Christian duty to
go to st. Anthony"
It 10 o'clock The Idaho Republi-
can sent the following telegram to
Spangler:
Delete Bird Island. Spend Sun
lay at Sagehurst. Fame awaits New
West on Dubois project"
At II o'clock The Republican sent
another dispatch saying:
Monday Trego takes Major Reed,
b Spangler and other boosters
touring upper valley and power
plants trout supper at Ashton. Bring
the governor"
At half past one in the afternoon
Srangler,s telegram Of acceptance ar
rived, saying he would eat trout with
the party at Ashton Monday evening.
Moral: If a trout supper will pull
Z, Salt Lake editor 800 miles away
from his bunch and his previous en-
yagements, how far will trout and
mountain scenery draw rich tourists
Tho are seeking relief from their
wealth and the heat when there is
no chance to go to Europe to spend
their time and their money! Keep
boosting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Picnic Party at the
Lava Hot Springs

Eight cars left Blackfoot early
Sunday morning, all in flock, for
Lava Hot Springs, all filed with
merry picnicers and an abundance of
lunch.
At noon they enjoyed the delicious
spread laid out in true picnic style,
with hot coffee prepared over the
camp fire. The party consisted of
people who were neighbors in Sut-
ton, Neb., but who have one by one
arrived in Blackfoot and established
prosperous homes. They call them
selves Suttonites and never miss an
opportunity to get together and en-
joy one another's company.
The cool, pleasant day and no
automobile trouble added to the
pleasure of the day.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
IRRIGATION HINTS
FROM IDAHO tech
Much Skill and Judg-
ment Must Be Ex-
ercised Now
AMOUNT is VITAL

TheEirrigation of crops is compara-
lively simple, but the results OBJ
tanned therefrom vary greatly with
the skill and judgment used with
respect to time of irrigation and
amount of water used, says l. D.
O'Donnell, United States reclamation
service.
Orchards and Gardens
Sections specializing on fruits and
vegetables have found it worth while
to pay particular attention to meth
DDS of culture and irrigation. Why
not profit by their experience in your
own orchard and garden?
1t has been demonstrated that the
color and flavor ,as we'll as the tex
ture of fruits and vegetables may be
influenced greatly by the methods
of irrigation and cultivation fol-
lowed.
The general rule for irrigation of
vegetables is to keep the ground
moist from seeding time until the
period of ripening is reached, fur
nishing the greatest amount of water
at that stage of growth, when, for
CAouPAC, IhO pO1o uAO LII ulA6 LA
the pod, or the tomatoes are setting
on the vines; then reducing the
water sufficiently to permit the veg
etables to ripen or come to maturity
naturally. When water is applied
in too great quantities and for too
long period, the quality deterior-
ates. Late waterings keeps some
vegetables green and they are caught
by frost before they have time to
ripen.
1t is difficult to get two fruit
growers to agree on just what plan
best in the irrigation of orchards.
1t is generally conceded that water
should be furnished the trees to per-
nit them to make healthy growth up
until July Is to August Is, depend
ing on the length Of the frost-free
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
REPORT MISUSE OF
THE ARMY UNIFORM
Law Provides a Severe
Penalty for Wrong
Use of Uniform
FOR OUR SOLDIERS

The following editorial, which is
being sent out by the Red Cross and
circulated by home service depart
ments, gives reasonable objections
to the use of the army uniform for
getting business:
Exploiting the Uniform i.
While it is felt that imposters
wearing the uniform of the United
States army, navy or marine corps
are not so numerous as to constitute
menace, there are enough of them
working on the sympathies of the
patriotic, persons to bring a measure
of discredit upon the service. This
is particularly true of the army,
chiefly because an army uniform can
be purchased almost anywhere and
no questions asked. Indeed, prices
of officers uniforms have fallen to
such an extent as to lead to the sus-
picion that during the war they were
sold at considerable profit.
The law provides severe penalty
for the unauthorized wearing of all
or part of the prescribed uniform of
any branch of the service, but i'm
posters apparently feel safe because
Of the large numbers of uniformed
men seen on the streets. Discharged
soldiers may lawfully wear their uni
form provided they wear the pre-
scribed red discharge chevron. This
is not only their right, but it is a
practice to be encouraged within
reasonable limits. No one will ques-
tion the right of discharged soldier
to wear his uniform at work, the
supposition being that it is matter
of his own business. This public
attitude encourages the imposter,
and If imposters are allowed to ex-
ploit the uniform unmolested, there
is danger of precisely what the gov
ernment is trying to discourage
the tramp soldier.
The uniform is also being put to
unseemly uses by soldiers who 60
about selling souvenirs, music, ETC.,
to persons who buy for no other
reason than because they feel they
are helping some deserving hero
keep the wolf from the door. The
men are not soldiers, but uniformed
peddlers, acting, of course, within
their legal rights, but rejecting no
credit upon themselves, their en-
ployers or the country. The ease
with which they carry on this trade
encourages imitators, and causes the
public to suspect the motives of the
peddler. No doubt, many Of these
men have fallen victims to the per-
suasive powers Of some sharp agent
who has realized the appeal their
uniform carries and is making hay
while the sun shines.
If this country were sending de-
feated army home in rags and tat
tars to become public burden, the
soldiers would then be public
charge. But neither the public nor
the soldiers can afford to forget that
as an army the American army suf-
fered only few of the hardships
of battle and that it's victory, as
wonderful as any in history, was won
~ the superior quality Of the man.
hood Enlisted. The survivors are
ing sent home we'll clothed, in
rood health, and fit, If men ever
were, to earn living as civilians.
he liberal provisions for disabled
ldiers eliminate the MANNED beg
gar, and it is felt that on the whole
re is little reason why any man
should exploit the uniform for per-
sonal gain"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
TO CHANGE PARKING RULE

City Attorney w. A. Lee has drawn
up new ordinance to cover parking
automobiles on Blackfoot streets,
which will be presented to the coun-
Gil at its meeting Tuesday evening.
This ordinance changes the parking
reserve from the center of streets to
the sides.
The center of the streets has not
been used for about two years and
it is in lump condition for that rea-
son. According to experts the park
ing place should be changed at least
once in every two years to allow traf-
fic to iron it out smooth and keep
it in good shape.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Court Rescues Farms
Along the Lost River

q. M. Kennedy and Fred Seeger
spent most of last week on Lost
river trying to fish. They found the
water so low that there were long
stretches where no boots were
needed. The Lost river was indeed
lost. They report that court de-
cree at Mackay has ordered waters
held. behind the big Mackay dam
turned loose to run in the original
channels, so as to save crops depend
ing on bitches that cut into the Lost
river.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Stealing Flowers is
an Increasing Vice

AS sort of lark young folks
drive about after dark, when their
parents have gone to bed, perhaps,
and raid the flower gardens of honest
citizens, carrying off prizes that cost
long hours and days of attention.
Some of the young folks, girls at
that, have eben recognized, and it is
a debated question whether to stop
heir unkind depradations it will be
necessary to publish their names.
Victims of such raids should re-
port their losses to the newspapers
in view Of possible campaign of
publicity.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Water Famine Likely

The year 1915 brought a severe
water famine to. the Snake river val
ley. The year 1919 is bringing an
other. The indications are that at
no time during the rest of the spring
or summer will there be plenty of
water. Reports show that there is
not the usual amount of snow in
the mountains and the Jackson s
Hole reservoir was only about three
fourths filled when they began to
draw off the water last week for ir-
rigation.
Weather Conditions Will Affect Flow
The cold snap of ten days ago
stopped the thawing of snow in the
mountains and few days later the
river dropped suddenly and unless
the weather turns off hot it may not
rise again to where it was. Moderate
weather during the month of June
will conserve the flow of snow water
and help matters during July. Very
hot weather in June, such as we had
last year, will run the water off
rapidly and make the famine worse
in July.
Some Canals Short
Reports have it that number
of canals have been short of water
the past week, because the river went
so low they could not draw the
amount the canal would carry and
while some farmers were short of
water, or had none, others were
using water lavishly, supposing there
was plently of it.
The Lesson of Four Years Ago
The irrigators of this valley should
rise to the necessity of the occasion
and shut down rigidly on the vast
ing of water anywhere. We believe
that 1t is possible to conserve the
water so successfully that very little
of the crops will be lost and we
should keep in mind the lesson of
the year 1915, which showed that
crops that were treated to less water
than their owners thought was neces-
sary, actually made better crops by
reason OF the scant use of water.
Meeting the Crisis
Many men are alarmed over the
outlook for this summer and con-
slider that we will face a crisis and
that is probably true, but this valley
has faced crisis before and met
it, so there was but little loss. This
season it will be necessary to study
those problems carefully and do it
again.
Help Deserving Neighbors
During the war the American peo-
pie, our valley included, conserved
on everything and were surprised at
themselves and what they could do.
We took the wheat off of our own
tables and sent it to strangers in
other lands and still lived as we'll
as usual. This season it will prob
ably be necessary to take the water
out of our own bitches and give it
to people who have no legal right
to it, But even where this is done
the owner of the water may have as
good crops as If they had used ali
the water themselves and handled
1t in the old careless way. This year
with its scarcity Of water will afford
many an opportunity to do sub
stantial service to our neighbors
The man whose water right has been
neglected will find a happy surprise
when his more provident neighbor
comes to his rescue with the use of
part OF his own water. The man
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
ANNOUNCEMENT

DR.. R. T. Merrill, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist announces the
opening of an office at 205 Shane
building, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Prac-
tice will be limited to. eye, ear, nose
and throat. adv. 47a1
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
COMBINED EFFORTS OF NEICHBORS WILL
MODERATE LIKELY WATER FAMINE SOME
Lack of Snow Causes Scarcity; Conserving and
=. Loaning of Water Will Make
Normal Crop Possible

who has not kept his bitches cleaned
out so that he can use his water to
good advantage, while he has it,
should get busy now putting it in
good trim. The man whose bitches
are all choked up with sod and grass
and trash will not be likely to re-
ceive a sympathetic hearing If he
asks some neighbor to loan him his
water. The man who puts his bitches
in good shape and keeps them SO,
will find 1t easy to borrow water and
1t will be worth more to him when
he has it.
A Lesson Well Learned
The American people learned to
cooperate and conserve during the
war and the irrigation season of 1919
holds out another opportunity, prob
ably grave necessity, to conserve
and cooperate as we have never done
before in irrigation.
Save the Price of Bonds
This county has just sold big
block of bonds to carry on public
improvement and create new wealth
in the county. Everybody in the
county is going to hell, pay off those
lends. Everybody who owns water
in the county should be anxious that
this water shall do the fullest duty
possible in creating wealth this sea-
son. 1t will be very easy to lose
100000, the price of the road
bonds, by wasting some water in the
irrigating season. 1t will be easy to
add 100000 to the wealth of the
county by conserving the water and
cooperating generously in itsN use.
In the recent bond election there
were certain precincts that studied
the situation and voted 100 per cent
pure on the bond question. 1t will
be interesting to see if those same
communities study the water quse-
ton and conserve their water and
cooperate in the use of it without
discomfort among themselves. There
were other communities where there
was opposition to the bonds-opposi-
tiOn to co-Operation-and it will be
interesting to know whether there is
discord and waste of water in those
communities and consequently loss
in crops.
Situation To Be Studied
The editor of this paper will be
out studying those matters and will
be especially disappointed if there
is discord among the water users of
any of the communities that cast the
solid or nearly solid vote for the
road bonds.
We Predict +
Our prediction is that the COM
'ete and the big loss from lack of
water will be in those communities
where there was heavy vote against
the road bonds.
Organize for Results
Let every, family talk it over
among themselves and decide what
course they will persue in the use
of their water this year. Let the
people of the communities talk it
over among themselves and decide
what course their community will
persue. We hope to hear of water
councils and water meetings and of
resolutions to conserve, to keep
bitches cleaned out, to let no water
run to waste, to let no neighbor's
crop suffer if he will do his level best
along with the others. =.
We hope we may be able to write
an interesting review Of this matter
at Thanksgiving time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Arco Holds Vote
on Municipal Plant

On June II the people of Arco
will vote on bond election for in
stalling a larger electric power sys-
For some time the present
municipal plant, run by gasoline
engine, has not been adequate for
the needs of Arco. 1t is proposed to
derive power for the new system
from the Mud lake project.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Institution Heads in
Conference at Boise

DIR. c. A. Hoover returned from
Boise Friday where he had attended
conference of state institution
heads, the purpose of which was to
arrange standard system Of pur-
chasing supplies.
The institution chiefs had with
them the state purchasing agent and
the examining board which passes
,pon expenditures, and DR.. Hoover
reports that a great deal of good
was accomplished by the meeting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
HEAR SCHUMANN-HEINK

AS many as fifty Blackfoot music
lovers heard -Heink sing
at Pocatello Thursday evening. The
grand matron of stage vocals held
them with the same old charm. They
all came back with a pleasant sense
of finer appreciations of melody and
one
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
RECLAMATION WORK
ADVANCING NICELY
Forces Working to Get
Appropriation Bill
Enacted Soon
in NEED OF FUNDS

The Snake river valley is working
, to get q national appropriation for
irrigation and all the big projects
of the Snake river valley have COM
bined their energies to one working
force known as the idaho Reclama-
tion association with Major Fred
Reed executive secretary. His office
=, is in the Valentine building, Poca-
tellO, and his work takes him over
all southern and eastern. Idaho. He
is spending this week with party
of eastern Idaho men going over the
Dubois project from the Ashton &
st. Anthony Idaho power plant as
far west as Arco and back to Black
foot. Major Reed is working for the
interests of all the Idaho projects
and not for any one of them in par
ticular. He is familiarizing himself
with the needs of all of them and
the resources of all of them, but he
works for all of them as unit.
Working for Passage of Lane Bill
The Lane bill that is to carry the
appropriation is now pending the ac-
tion of congress and Major Reed is
marshalling his forces in Washington
to help get the measure enacted.
Secretary Lane Appreciative
On the twenty-seventh of May
Secretary Lane wrote a letter to Ma
jor Reed saying that he greatly ap-
preciated the help he is rendering
in finding farms for soldiers and that
he feels confident that congress will
appropriate the money necessary for
carrying forward this great work.
Ex-Governor Gooding, former
Congressman McCracken and former
Lieutenant Governor Frank Sweeley
are already in Washington and one
or two more men are on the way.
Work to Best Advantage Here
The report of a week ago that
Major Reed had gone to Washington
was a mistake. He considers that
his place is here and that other Idaho
men should respond as they are
called to do the active work. Major
Reed considers that he can accomp-
lish more by directing matters from
Pocatello. One very important thing
he is doing is to organize the work
vi LAC ludAO IlCCldudLlOu dooOCldIlOll
and he does this by organizing the
counties to conduct membership
campaigns. Every newspaper in
southern and eastern Idaho is print
ing a membership application blank
in each issue of the paper asking
people to send one dollar apiece to
their local association or to send it
direct to the Pocatello office. People
in southern Idaho are responding
loyalty to the invitation to send in
their membership. People in the
eastern counties north of Pocatello
raised the first $500 very quickly,
in large Jumps, but they have not
been responding with memberships.
There are plenty Of people who
would hand out their dollar apiece
If any one would 60 to them to get
it, but they are negligent about TAX
ing prompt action to deliver the dol
lar. The work of this association
will have to be continued for years
and it's success will depend very
largely upon the individual action
of the rank and file of people in sup
plying the funds to pay expenses.
Have you sent in your dollar yet?
Look for the coupon in this paper.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Blackfoot Plays in
iii Luck at Pocatello

It was a nice cool day, and for
six innings the Blackfoot boys held
the Pocatello Elks to nothing, a 0.
Blackfoot had one run. All was we'll
Then, double play chance was
missed, the spell broken, and in three
innings the enemy piled up score
of ten to one.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
Couple Wed in Zion;
Charivaried at Rich

Charles Luane brown of Rich and
Miss Mary Ellison Of Groveland were
married Saturday, May 81, in Salt
Lake City, and went thru the l.. D. s.
temple as part of the ceremony.
The young couple will make their
home in Rich. They returned Thurs
day and that same evening their
friends at Rich turned out and gave
them rousing charivari.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
AGED PIONEER ILL

, When 1t was said recently of the
late s. r. Parkinson that he was the
last of the original thirteen pioneers
from Salt Lake City into Idaho in
1860, it was said in error, becaus Q
Mrs. Packer of Shelley, Mr.. Parkin-
sons sister, was one of the party
Mrs. Packer is oig1tJ-one years
old, and is reported TO DC seriously
lit