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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-04
UNIVERSITIES WILL
RESUME DEBATES

SEATTLE, Nov. 4 (by Associated
Press) Triangular debates between
the University of Oregon, Leland Stan
ford University and the University
of Washington, suspended during the
war, will be resumed this year, &C
cording to Dean Priest, head OF the
University of Washington department
of public speaking.
University women of Whitman Col
lege the University of Oregon and
the University of Washington will also
meet this year, according to tentative
plans.
Job printing at Daily Times office.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-04

Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-04

Try the Club Billiard Hall for
golden, silver and royal fixes. 2S-tf
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-04

Your eyes fitted. Compound and
stigmatic lenses replaced. See o.
borne.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-04

We always have supply Of
pasteurized sweet milk and cream on
hand. Also buttermilk and Bulgarian
buttermilk. City Dairy. Phone 1877.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-11-04

Job printing at Daily Times office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Managers for High
School Ann u a |

Editors to have charge of tho
various departments of the annual
to be issued by the senior class Of
this year have been chosen and es-
tablished in their various lines. They
are: editor in chief, Burton Albert
son; assistant editor in chief, Charles
Swope; business manager, Martin
Dolan; advertising editors, Merriam
Pearson and Charles Hendrie; class
editors, Mildred Felt and LaVerne
Jensen; faculty editor, Thelma Lar
sen; Joke editor, Cowell Davis;
society editor, Bernie Morgan; class
artist, Raymond Van Blaricom;
athletic editor, Norman Tolmie; snap
shot editors, Thelma Pepper, Herbert
Steffens; calander editors, Lucille
Park and John Greenan.
These editors and managers are all
united in strong effort to make the
annual of this years class equal to
any, if not better than those Of pre-
ceeding years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Eastern Star Wednesday

Members of the Eastern Star had
a largely attended meeting on We'd
nesday evening. After the lodge ses-
sion a delicious lunch was enjoyed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Two Aged Pioneers
Ill at Their Homes

l.. D. Wilson was in town Tues
day, after being at home ten months
the victim of rheumatism. He says
he has suffered intensely ,and lost
fifty pounds in weight. His clothes
hang little more loosely than they
did, and he is not quite sure whether
he will be able to fill them again the
same as he did before.
s. F. Adams has been staying
pretty close home for many months,
and is not always able to get out
He and Mr.. Wilson were members
of a colony that came here from
Ogden in 1885, and were in middle
age then. &c is, of course, admitted
that they are approaching the sunset
of life, and the days will be a little
brighter IL friends run in for greet
Eings and a little chat when there Is
opportunity.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
A High School
Bond Election
Combine to Form Improvement Dis.
triCt to Build Modern High
School Near Firth
TO HOLD ELECTION SATURDAY

Saturday next has been set aside
in Firth, Basalt and Riverview as a
day for history making. On that
day a vote will be taken in each
of these districts on the pro-
position of combining in one i'm
provement district No. 9, for the
purpose of erecting a large and
modern high school in the center of
the three.
Plans presented by the building
committee of the Firth commercial
club, L. F. Ramsey, M. M. Farmer
and Ward Ginger, leave nothing to
be inquired after in the matter Of
up-to-dateness in high schools. The
structure as shown in their prelim-
mary sketches is of, one story and
stands in the shape of short block
u. The two wings will be built
SO that they may be added to, rear.
ward, whenever an expansion is
necessary. The building as proposed
will cost $4,000.
AS it's center it has a large audi
tQrium so x 80 feet, with stage
tand dressing rooms to- the back. It
will he entered from the main cora
ridor, which runs from side to siGe
# the building. Across the front OF
the building are class rooms, library
and principals office, these two lat
ter on either side of the entrance.
Behind these the main corridor,
which is wide and runs the full width
of the building. Back of this are
more class rooms devoted to special
ties, manual training, domestic
science, domestic arts and agricul-
ture. The physics and chemistry
laboratory and apparatus room 0c-
cupy one of the forward corners and
the commercial business department
the opposite corner.
A large basement underneath the
auditorium, with ceiling eighteen
feet high, is mostly taken up by a
gymnasium, locker rooms, showers,
and boiler room.
This school house is being planned
according to the very best that has
been done in such buildings. Clean
illness, convenience, comfort and
fresh air have all entered into the
aims of the designing architect en-
ployed.
A special booster meeting has been
called by the Firth commercial club
for Thursday evening at the rooms
of the First National bank to Iconcoct
the final supply of pep .and vim
necessary to put the bond election
thru in good style. Automobiles
have been chartered by the COM
mercial club to bring the voters from
their homes Saturday.
This project has been pet of the
commercial club since last April
when the idea first was acted upon.
Delays have come in, but enthusiasm
is constant and insistent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
AMERICAN LEGION
ON LEGISLATION
Important Measures Be-
ing Worked On
by Legion
SOLDIERS L A N D

The American Legion is repre-
sented at Washington by a Legislative
committee under the joint chairman
ship Of Luke Lea, former Democrat
tic senator from Tennessee, and
Thomas w. Miller, former Republi-
can congressman from Delaware
This committees task is to further
the legion's legislative program,
adopted at the St. Louis caucus last
May and to keep the Joint National
Executive committee informed of the
progress of this and other legislation
which the American Legion is advo-
eating before congress.
Among the legislative objects for
which the American Legion is work
ing, thru it's legislative committee,
are these:
1. @Adoption of board and COM
prehensive legislation for economic
reclama4ion Of all lands susceptible
of reclamation for the establishment
of homes for discharged soldiers.
sailors and marines. The legion has
a special committee at work investi-
eating the entire subject of soldiers
land legislation. No particular bill
has the support of the legion.
2. Prompt enactment of a pro-
gram of internal improvement, hav-
ing in view the absorption Of the sur
plus labor of the county, giving pre-
ference to discharged ex-service men.
8. Legislation placing on equal
basis as to retirement for disability
incurred in active service during the
war with Germany all officers and
enlisted personnel who served in the
military and naval forces of the
United States.
4. Changes of major Importance
in the present war risk insurance act
embodied in the Sweet bill, as fol-
lows: Permission for the insured to
elect whether his insurance, upon
maturity, shall be paid as an annuity
or in one payment; selection of
beneficiaries without regard to
family relationship; increase in basis
of awards in compensation cases to
$65 for total temporary disability
and $100 for total permanent dis
ability; an increase in period Of auto
matte insurance to 100 days after en-
trance into active service previous to
November IL, 1918.
5. The johnson bill, which calls
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Boy Drowned in
Danilson Lake
Canvas Boat Capsized Wednesday
While Duck Hunting. Body Re-
covered Thursday Morning
HOME WAS IN POCATELLO

Wilfred Garbett, young man Of
about twenty years of age, was
drowned in Danilson lake Wednesday
morning while hunting ducks in. q
small canvas boat. There were no
witnesses to the accident, but it Is
supposed that the boat collapsed and
threw It's occupant suddenly into the
cold water, where hampered by his
shoulder-high wader boots he was
unable to save himself, tho he is said
to have been an excellent swimmer.
At about 1920 O'Clock in the morn
ing his companion, who was hunting
afoot around the rim of another part
of the lake, noticed oars floating and
then saw the boat 1t Is believed
that Garbett had fallen into the deep
part of the lake twenty or thirty
minutes previously.
Fifty men worked all day to re-
cover the body, and the unfortunate
youths father came from Pocatello,
with Bannock county authorities
from the sheriff's office, but they
had to lower the lake as the only
feasible way of finding the boy. 1t
was impossible to know just where
he plunged in.
The companion remembered hear
ing q shot from the direction of Gar
bett at about 10 O'Clock and there
fore believed that it was at that time
or shortly after that he acciden hap
pened. The boat was small col
lapsible hunting boat. Searchers
think that is simply collapsed of it's
own accord at some quick movement
and ceased to be any help in keep
ing a man afioat. The heavy rubber
waders which young Garbett wore
are considered enough to sink an
ordinary man and hold him down.
Besides Garbett may have had
several pocket-fulls of shot gun
shells.
The body was found at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning by a party OF
searchers, of whom the young mans
father was one. This was made.pos-
sible by lowering the level of water
in the lake thru an outlet into Boone
creek. There will be no coroners
inquest.
In lowering the water of the lake
some damage was done to roads and
farms, further down the valley, but
practically all the men whose prop
erty would be touched were members
of the search party and aided in the
arrangements to empty the lake.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Thomas School Club
is Well Organized

The Aurora club of the Thomas
school gave basket social and dane
ing party last Friday evening in the
| school gymnasium. A large and en-
thusiastic crowd of school patrons
and friends attended.
The auctioning of the baskets was
a special feature. Leonard Bingham
and Lester Goodwin proved them
selves formidable rivals of Messrs.
Kennedy and Montgomery upon the
auction block.
The baskets went rapidly at better
than an average Of $500 and the fun
was thoroly enjoyed by every one.
| The eating of the contents. was en-
| joyed most of all. One often heard
the remark that, "This basket would
have been cheap at three times the
price,"
The proceeds, some $45.O0 will GO
for basket balls, base balls and other
athletic equipment and general
school activities.
The party was characterized thru
out by the usual high school spirit OF
good, congenial fun and companion
ship. This is the first of many good
times to be enjoyed by the school
and it's friends. Watch for them and
make merry with us.
The club membership is as fol-
lows: Isabel Jackson, president;
Devoe Evans, vice-president; Jennie
Mcbride, treasurer; Roetta Van
Orden, secretary; Rose Evans, re-
porter; executive committee consists
of Ada Webster, Arthur Watson,
Alma Merrill, Angus Sprowl, Lester
Longmore, Olga Jensen, Leslie Jack
son, Fern Watson, Margaret Howard,
Cecil Williams, Florence Berg,
Mabel Wilde, Eva Jackson, Kenneth
Sprowl, Ralph Hatcliff, Vivian Har-
mon, Sylvester Mcbride, Walter
Sprowl, Wendell Harvard, Willard
Wheeler, Louise jackson and Elme,
Longmore.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Passed Away at
Home of Sister

I Mrs. Julia Smith passed away at
the home of her sister Mrs. M. A.
Bithell, Saturday night, Oct. IL, at
IL o'clock, following an illness OF
many weeks, which compelled her to
remain in bed the greater part of the
time.
Mrs. Smith was born in Birken-
head, England in 1841 and came to
America when a young woman. In
1868 she was married to Benjaman
Bowen. Five years ago she came to
Blackfoot and since that time her
home has been with her sister, Mrs.
Bithell, on North Ash street.
/; Besides the one sister she is sur
viyed by four brothers, l. E. Smith
of Blackfoot, William, John and Joe
Smith of Huntsville, Utah.
Beautiful and impressive funeral
services were held at the Bithell
home Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
Rev. Colver of the Baptist church
officiating. Interment was made in
the Grove City cemetery
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Chautauqua for
Sterling-S Springfield
Young Communities Take Substan.
tial Step in Bringing About Bet
ter Glass of Entertainment
THREE DAY PROC GRAM

. Sterling, Grandview and Spring
field have contracted for a chautau-
qua festival, as we are informed by
Miss Grace Peck who booked them
during the summer while she was
resting.
Miss Peck has been with the Eli
son-White system for couple Of
years and was very successful in her
work of making contracts with towns
for these entertainments. She had
opportunities to go into new cir
cult and see new parts of the country
and she thought it over a good while
before deciding, for her business re-
lations with the Ellison-White people
had been so cordial and profitable,
she hesitated about leaving them for
new fields, which she finally did.
Miss Peck's work getting commun-
tiles to contract for chautauquas has
three features that are very crafty
ing-it introduces something of last
ing benefit to the communities, it is
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
LETTERS WRITTEN
PROVE SWnNDLE
Urging Townley to
Come Across With
Promised Funds
DECEIVE OFFICIALS

One of the recent sensations in
the Non-partisan league matters in
North Dakota and the bank failure
it is connected with, was the publica-
ton last Saturday Of two letters
written by officials of the Scandan-
avian-American bank to Mr.. Town
ley, urging him to make haste in the
fulfillment of his promises that he
would cause state moneys in large
quantities to be deposited in that
bank to help tide them over their
shortage.
These two letters in connection
with other correspondence already
published, show conclusively that
Townley's United Stores company
capitalized or partly capitalized,
by the farmers, borrowed large
sums from a dozen banks con-
trolled by '!Townley and the league.
These banks in turn borrowed from
the Sacandanavian-Ame bank in
which Townley holds controlling
interest The last letters published
show that the United Stores company
borrowed of the smaller banks, they
borrowed of the big bank and the big
bank was promised big deposits out
of the state treasury. They received
part of these deposits and were
pleading for more during the spring
and summer. Townley did not make
good in sufficient quantity to tide
them over their difficulties but he
gathered a great quantity Of post
dated checks which he turned into
the United Stores company and they
turned them over to the small banks
and the smaller banks turned them
over to the big Scandanavian-Ameri-
can bank and this bank could not
find any one to turn them over to so
when the bank inspectors came on
the job they borrowed securities to
place in the bank long enough to
make good report and then "kited"
them to the next league bank that
was to be investigated by the state
examiners. s,. a.. s.-.,.a..
Letters written by the men who did
these things tell that this Is what
they were doing. Deliberately de-
ceiving the bank examiners to obtain
false reports of the conditions of the
banks to deceive the state officials
and the people in their community
who might deposit their moneys in
these banks.
According to the letters announced
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Will Visit
Idaho Falls Lodge

A number of Blackfoot camp
Wloodmen of the World have ac-
cepted an invitation to visit in body
the camp at Idaho Falls next Mon
day night, to witness the initiation Of
class of fifty. The local members
will leave their hall, the K. of P.
lodge room at 6.45 p. m.
The local camp is arranging to
put on a drive for new members dur
ing the months of November and
December in an effort to double their
membership.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
THE DROUGHT WAS
NOT 50 TERRIBLE
Idaho's Crops Show Fair
Yield According to
Official Estimates
SOME FALL SHORT

According to the report of ]. H.
Jacobson of the federal bureau of
crop estimates, Idaho's total wheat
production, as indicated October l.,
is T,6O4,00O bushels. 1t was grown
) on an estimated area of 100000
acres with an average yield of 1871
bushels per acre. Last year the
average yield per acre was 21.4
bushels, comparing with 20.3 bushels
in 1917; 1873 bushels in 1916 and
28 bushels in 1915. Spring wheat
on irrigated land averaged 26 to 36
bushels per acre and many maximum
yields of so, 60 and 70 bushels
were reported. However, the low
yields of spring wheat on non-irri-
gated land in southern and eastern
counties, due to the prolonged
drought, lowered the state average
Indications October l were for an
oats production of 100000 bushels,
harvested from 100000 acres, with
an average yield of thirty-five
bushels per acre. The average. yield
per acre and total production are the
lowest for the past ten years.
In 1918 production was 9,480,000
bushels and the average yield per
acre forty bushels.
Due to prolonged drought, pro-
duction was low in the important
area around Ashton, Fremont
county.
The estimated production Of 4,424,-
900 bushels makes this years crop
smaller than any since 1909, due to
the low yield per acre and a reduced
acreage. The average yield per acre
is twenty-eight bushels which COM
pares with the ten year average of
1873 bushels.
Potatoes
Reports October | indicated a con-
dition 72 per cent of normal, COM
pared with 88 per cent last year. In
1918 the carload movement was
1923 cars. 1t is estimated that this
year some $500 cars will roll. In
all districts except Caldwell the sea-
son has been unfavorable. A cold
dry spring caused poor termination
and uneven stands and the reduced
irrigation water supply, resulting
from the prolonged drought, caused
further injury to the crop.
The Caldwell district, which last
year shipped 538 cars, indicates 80
per cent of crop. The Twin Falls
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17

articles. They are frank statement
of facts such as not many men care
to make concerning their neighbors
or their personal experiences, or OBJ
servations Of the acts Of their local
associates in community.
The author of the articles is not
writing them for money nor for
notoriety, but for the good they may
do. This paper is not publishing
them for money, and is not paying
anyone to write them. Nobody need
become excited about them, and no.
body need say they are not worth
the space we shall give them, for
they are. They will be published in
short installments, beginning Tues
day.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Mighty Hunters
Have a Mission

Not merely to 60 hunting for
pleasure and take pot-luck, but as
signed to the task Of procuring fifty
ducks for a big feast that is sched-
uled and for which the good Knights
of Pythias look forward with watery
mouths is the mission of the clubs
famous five huntsmen for next Sum
day. The feed is set for Tuesday
evening. Other members have en-
gagged to provide cakes, celry, pie
and potatoes. They have invited the
state grand chancellor, J. N. Nan
kervis to be there, and every member
Of the order is requested to show up,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
Funeral Services
For G. S. Davis

The Woodmen Of the World with
Council Commander T. B. DAILY, in
charge, conducted beautiful and i'm
pressive funeral services at the Davis
home Tuesday afternoon for George
s. Davis, who departed this life Sun
day evening, last.
Besides the lodge services Rev.
]. G. Gillian of the Methodist church
spoke a few words of comfort.
Interment was made in the Grove
City cemetery.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-17
A Story of
Many Doctors

In the next issue Of this paper
appears the first Of series of arti-
cles about local doctors, chiroprac-
tors and others and things that have
happened at the asylum.
These articles will be printed on
page three, under the heading, "Not
Doing it for Money At the begin
ming of each chapter will be printed
a small picture of the author of the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22

When a Star was Made

Virginia Harding had just returned
from the last dress rehearsal.
ION. Clara. isn't it terrible?" she
almost wept TO the actress who shared
her hotel room.N "1hat theater was
Ike a refrigerator and ! caught cold.
My heaa is all stopped UP, If I'm not
Kept In bed tomorrow III lock like q
dripping beet. and talk like kiaNon."
The play was 10 have its first per-
furmance in New York. A few days
before ihe leading woman broke per
ankle. There was no one 20 pay her
p2Ht hut Virginia. the unders Judy
'NoW. Just save theNcmotionai stuff
-9- tomorrow" Clara commanded.
III get a twenty-five cent box OF
Weeks Break-U p-A-Cold Tablets that
VIII I'D YOU Of that cold over night .
~ haven't faith in cold tablets
Virginia replied,
"rFhen you have never used Weeks
Freak Up-A-Cold Tablets. They're diff
ferent They contain no calomel and
they simply won make you feel dull
or dopeyT Clara said THAT rs why l
always insist on Weeks"
The tablets were bought and Viz
ginia took them hut with little con-
idence in their powers. In the morn
ing, however, she felt more ut than
she had for days, but she rested until
tlfepter time.
hnd when the curtain rang down on
Nirginia's big third act scene. the
house broke info a thunder OF APP
plause. Time and time again she was
recalled When the audience finally
let the play 80 on Virginia rushed into
Claras dressing room and Rugged her.
''Oh Clara" she cried. "Fhis wonder
full night would have been miserable, II
1t were not for YOU and Weeks Break
Up-A-Cold Tablets"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-22
PLAN To PUT END
TO BOOTLEGGING
ACROSS BORDER

Laredo Tex, Dec. 2 .--Me Nicau OIL
fieials1 are contemplating. lesnlGtluE
the sale of Intoxicating liquors alohE
the entire United, States border ~ au
effort to prevent undeirRble mel
dents" caused bN NATIONWIDE prom
bttion in the United States II was
learned TO-DAY The newspaper EXr
&c !sior oe Mexico CITY under date OF
Friday. declares The governors or lne
five Mexican border states met WIN
the minister Of the interior 70 stQaE
proposed restrictions and means o.
making them effective
American Soluiers The newspaper
SAYS have crossed the border ire
duentlv and demanded that MeXleahs
SELL them liunor "because they can
not eel I in the United States, WINE
smuggling Of ntoNcants into the
United States has grown TO aafln-
ING proDortions of late.P
In Tampioo alone, the newspaper
continues more than 400 Americans
Confessed they went there tor the
sore purpose Of drinking.
IN, JuareZ, opposite III Faso,, aliu
Piedtas NegraS. across from Easle
Pass large stocks of liquor. were dls-
covered by Mexican officials. the pa
Der declares. These stocks, II says.
were ready for smuggling across the
border. orders have been gwen 1ol
seizure of the stocks and those VINO
.appear win be guilty will be punished
with NlGor,Y