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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
Removing Dead
From Battlefield
Preliminary Work of Returning Dead
to America Was Well Under Way
by Middle of October
LETTER TO ADDISON Il. SMITH

The following letter was written
by the adjutant general of the United
States to Representative Addison T.
Smith in response to his inquiry as
to the work Of removing the soldier
dead from France to America, show
ing that the preliminary work was
we'll under way by the middle Of
October:
October 1S, 1919
Honorable Addison T. Smith,
House of Representatives.
"My dear Mr.. Smith:
81 have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of October
II, 1919, requesting information
relative to the removal to this
country Of the remains of the Ameri-
can soldiers killed in France and to
inform you that the work of disinter-
ring, identifying and collecting into
cemeteries the dead from so many
scattered places Of burial on the bat
tlefield preparatory to return to the
United States has reached an ad-
vanced stage, but the war department
cannot proceed further in the mat
ter, until the outcome is known OF
certain negotiations. now in progress
between the State department and
the French government, which have
been undertaken with the view Of
having the French government re-
move or modify it's restrictions,
which in effect, prohibit the trans
portation in France of military dead
for a period of three years.
1T is the policy of the war depart
ment to return to the United States
the bodies of army dead buried in
Italy, Belgium, Germany, Great
Britain, Luxembourg and North Rus
sia, in all cases in which their return
has been requested by the nearest
of kin. Steps to this effect are to be
undertaken at once without waiting
on the action Of the French govern
ment with respect to the dead in
France.
Trusting this gives the informa-
tion desired l am
very Respectfully,
The Adjutant General.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
A Proclamation
by the Governor
November II Proclaimed Armistice
Day and Holiday Thruout State
to be Observed by the People
REQUEST OF AMERICAN LEGION

From the commencement of our
history as a people, by the designa-
ton of special anniversary days, it
has been the custome to commorate
events and achievements marking
the progress of the nation, or in
grateful and loving tribute to citi-
zens who by their lives of nobility
and patriotism have upheld the honor
and glory of their country.
AS the story of the liberty bell
brings to each generation Of Ameri-
cans feelings of gratitude, pride and
joy, so will history give to future
generations the story of the signing
of the armistice on November IL,
1918. That outburst Of Joy as re-
corded thruout the land may never be
repeated, but as long as time shall
last every American on the ami
versary of that triumphant day will
pay grateful, joyful tribute to the
victorious heroes of the great world
war.
The American Legion has sug-
gested that November 1 l be known as
Armistice Day and requests that it be
set aside as legal holiday.
AS governor of the State of Idaho,
! am glad to comply with this sug-
gestion and request.
Now, therefore, I, D. w. Davis,
governor of the State of Idaho, do
hereby designate Tuesday, Nov. IL,
1919 Armistice Day and proclaim it
a holiday thruout the State of Idaho,
to be observed by the people in a
spirit of thankfulness and joy and
prayer that Divine Providence may
continue to guide our nation to
righteous victories.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal Of the State Of Idaho to
be affixed.
Done at Boise, the capital of the
state, this twenty-ninth day of Octo-
ber, 1919.
(Signed) D. w. DAVIS, =.
Governor of Idaho.
ATTEST:
(signed) ROBERT o. JONES.
Secretary Of State.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
Chapter l.

Sit down, folks, and let's do a little
thinking. Today we are alive and
tomorrow we are dead, and it is only
while we are alive and planning to-
gether that we accomplish much
among the living.
We are all human, and we all want
and need about the same things, but
we have different ideas as to how we
should go about, it to get results.
That is largely because we have been
seeing things from different angles
and with different information to
base our judgment on.
For a number of years, men have
been telling me they wished l would
do something for this state, which
they and l knew l could not afford
to do, so I didn't. l sometimes said
that l might undertake part Of the
task at some time, but that l would
never tackle the whole job because it
was an impossible task for me, and
besides, l don't know enough to fin
ish the job.
A number of years ago I made a
study of nearly all the affairs of the
county government as they existed in
our own county, and in each issue of
my little newspaper, just told the
readers in plain English what /
found, dwelling of course, on those
things that had drifted into bad
practice and were getting bad results,
particularly in the matter of corrupt
ing the courts and wasting the public
f,Iy, dc +o =
sometimes, felt like fighting, and
when the reports came out in the
paper showing what l had found, it
used to make the other fellows feel
like fighting when they saw what l
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
Boy Dies of
Heart Failure

John Evans, the twenty-five year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Evans
of Thomas was found dead in his bed
Sunday morning. Life. had departed
possibly one-half hour earlier.
John Evans served in the U. S.
army for six weeks last fall. He was
subject to sinking spells, caused by a
weak heart.
He is survived by his parents, three
brothers and three sisters. Funeral
services will be held at Thomas at 2
p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 4.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
Thieves Desert
Stolen Automobile

A car belonging to Pete Johnson
was stolen Sunday from the street
in front Of the second ward L. d. s.
church and afterwards found on the
highway south of Ralph -Dixey's
farm. It was standing in the middle
Of the road when the sheriffs came
to 1t, where apparently the engine
had died and refused to go farther.
No trace of the thieves has been
found, according to the sheriff's Of
flee; Monday morning.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
Blackfoot Had ,.
Large Delegation

The Idaho-Oregon older boys con-
ference at Pocatello Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. L and gathered to-
-gether eighty-six boys to listen to the
splendid lectures and attend the mass
meetings and banquets prepared for
the occasion.
Twin Falls had the largest delega-
ton, being represented by fourteen
boys and Blackfoot came next with
her ten representatives, who were
Ardle Archer, Cowell Davis, Burton
Albertson, Darwin Simmons, Berlin
Bumgarner, Robert Massie, Carl
Roberts, Wallace Stultz, Lennie Mil
Ter and Christopher Barnstable.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
Death of George
Champ at Logan

George H. Champ of Logan, Utah,
died last week after long illness.
=, Mr.. Champ was instrumental in
financing the American Falls Canal
& Power Co. to speed up construc-
tion work after it had suffered
financial embarrassment and looked
like a failure.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
johnson Bound Over
to District Court

J. Vance Johnson, who shot, and
killed Leon Reese Harvard at
Thomas Tuesday, Oct. 28, was ar
raigned in Judge Goods court Mon
day morning on a charge Of murder
in the first degree and was held to
answer in the district court without
bail.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown have
sold their home north Of town and
as soon as they dispose Of little
extra household goods they will
move to Salt Lake City to live. They
have bought a nice home there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Kirby are in
Mackay for a short visit with their
daughter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Rogers returned
Wednesday from delightful two
weeks trip in Salt Lake City. Their
daughter Mrs. Ed Ireland and child
rem returned with them for a visit
here. e
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth Of Logan
visited the last Of the week with
friends here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04

disturbing factor to trade as the in
PRODUCTION of second budget.
He limited at revision Of railroad
rates to make the railroads self
supporting. Ordinary civilian unem-
ployment doles would be terminated
on November 81, he said, and the
bread subsidy at an early date.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29

gary. Our peace delegates at Paris
have signed treaty with Austria.
But no treaty has been concluded
with Hungary. How can we return
to a peace status until we make
peace with Hungary?
Our delegates at Paris have taken
part in the negotiation of peace
treaty with Bulgaria, although we
were never at war with that power.
Must our imaginary war with Bull
garia also be ended before legislation
conditioned on the existence of n
state of war ceases to be operative?
Our delegates are also going to
make peace with Turkey. Does that
action presuppose another real or
fictitious condition of war which
will have to be terminated?
1t is a wise man who can tell to
what extent we are still at war and
how soon the restrictions of legisla-
tion imposed for the duration of the
war can be lifted.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
Soul Fragments
To the Editor of The Tribune

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: A few thoughts anent the experi-
ments of DR.. Serge Voronotf mentioned
in the papers of late-experiments al
legged to demonstrate that an aging
male body may be pejuvenated bv the
grating into it of certain glands from
younger male body-may not be aniss
First, this involves the mutilation Of
the younger body and d considerable
dlmnutlon of its usefulness to the in
dividual inhabting it, whether il be
monkey fragment of soul or a hu-
man soul - depending on the sort Of
body sacrificed for this purpose.
Secondly, there is involved vast
amount of vvisection of highly sentient
creatures in the endeavor to discover
the proper gandular substance and
technique
Thirdly, there is built up and fos-
tered murdcrous spirit in both the
physicians who are so prostituting their
high calling and the subnor,nal men
who, out of base fear or baser vanity.
are desiring in this nefarous manner to
prolong their physical lives.
general knowledge in this Western
world of reincarnation and Karma-
two interdependent doctrines believed in
by half of earth's inhabitants intelligent
in spiritual matters-would cause so
great dctestation Of things of this
sort as to virtually put a stop to them;
namely, serumtherapy in all its variety
or loathsomeness, vivisection in its
brutal array of horrors, and such graft
ing of tissue as is being done by DR..
VoronoH. A more general knowledge
in Europe and America of this great
fact of the evolution Of the divine self.
fragment of God. through repeated re-
birth in constantly improving bodies.
under the operation Of the law of
Karma. TINT law which is expressed bv
the words, AS yc SOW. so shall ye also
reap and of the law of love, that law
which tends to draw all nature together
in glorified return to God the
Ruler of our solar system, from whom
came all tnlnSS IN TINS system, would SO
d'scoun,tcnance all form of cruelty to our
younger brothers, the animals. and all
violation of the integrity and purity of
our human bodies, and all those crosser
things that tend toward separateness
among the partakers in the one life
that animates and upholds our solar
system. that such people as Serge
Voronoff and the thousands of other rro-
fesslonal mutiators and torturers Of
their little brothers, the less developed
divine fragments about us. must bv
force of public opinion desist from their
awful crimes
F. MILTON WILLIS.
New York, Oct. IL, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
Homes Built on Sand

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | should like to ask l.. T. S. <.
why it is only women are expected to
work for love-or, rather. married wom-
en-? ] loved my work before | married
just as much as l love housework now,
but no one ever thought of asking me to
teach for nothing month. My husband
loves his work, even though he is paid
for it, The North fought a great war
to prove that black men should not
be forced or permitted to work with.
out money return.
In view of all this, why is 1t that
women whose husbands earn no more
than the single women who work be-
side them earn are thought unwoman-
ly if they contend that their labor is
also worthy of hire?
Our modern homes are founded upon
sand. because the woman in the home
and the children are economically de-
pendent on the uncertain life and in
finitesima income of the modern hus-
band
When women demand and receive
from the state an income adequate to
the needs CT themselves and their
children their homes will be founded
on rock, against which the waves Of
atheism and free love Will beat in
vain. SQUARE DEAL.
New York, Oct. 20, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
Bishop Burch

1t was not q conservation Serv .ce,
in the strictly ecclesiastical sense,
that inducted the Right Rev. Charles
Sumner Burch into the office of
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Diocese Of New York yesterday. He
was already in the episcopate. The
service was one of recognition. 1t
was picturesque and quaint. The
words were written about an old
custom and the formal language of
liturgical usage was employed. 1t
was service that recalled to STU
dents of church history the coming
of the first bishop, who had been
consecrated abroad.
Yet what could have been more
a service of conservation than Bishop
Burch's own declaration as he was
placed upon the bishops stall,
promising to exercise my Office with
truth, justice and charity. not lord
ing it over Gods heritage, but show
ing myself in all things an example
to the flock. So help me Cod"
The new diocesan said he had as
surances of wholehearted support
from men Of ali church groupings
He asked for the prayers and the
active cooperation of the whole
diocese, promising thus to be above
parties and partisanships, "the
bishop of the whole diocese, the ser
want of ALL" In the chancel were
representative of other communions
tc whom the Church which Bishop
Rurch represents is making ap-
proaches looking to q visible unity,
and the new bishop himself said it
was a most propitious hour for the
establishment Of the new relation
ship.
Bishop Burch spoke Of the social
responsibilities of the Church, as en-
phasized in the recent general con-
vention, and thus recognized the
larger sanctions Of his Office. BY
virtue Of his succession to the, great
Bishop Henry c. Potter and to
Bishop David Hummell Greer, he
takes his place with those to whom
New York City, New York State,
and even the nation. must look for
leadership. 1t is to this constituency,
not merely to the diocese, that the
new Bishop Of New York will have
an accountability. 1t is no wonder
that he spoke of his new duties as
mo inconsidorahle task
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
Forn1er-Lubor
70 the Editor of The Tribune.

10 tne EoltOr or Inc tribune.
Sir: Your Washington correspond
ents suggestion in your issue of Octo-
ber "a, of the likelihood of close CO.
operation between organized labor and
the farmers Of this country, will bring
smile to those who really know the
general attitude of the farmers of the
United States on the fundamental ques-
tions which organized labor is attempt
ing to have interpreted in its own way,
AS one who has been in touch with
agriculture all his life, and who hap
pened to have somewhat close personal
relations to the Industrial Conference
at Washington, where he met all those
who were supposed to represent the
farming interests of the country. permit
me to say that not more than two men
of that group could be considered as
having strong leanings toward the ex-
Such broadminded, able men as o.
+. Bradfute, of Ohio. al. others whom
| might mention, whose representative
character in agriculture could not be
questioned, while properly claiming for
farmers the right of collective dealing
IN the disposition or their products.
are uncompromising in their stand for
the open shop and for such hours Of
labor in any and all industries as are
necessary for adequate production and
consistent with the health of workers.
The farmer feels too keenly the dis
advantage to which ne has been out
through the immensely increased cost
and shortened hours of labor, and the
tremendous increase in cost of trans
portation and marketing of his farm
products to feel that he owes any fur
tier assistance to those organizations.
whose principal object seems to be to
demand "all the traffic will bear and
little more"
He has no sympathy with the ex-
tome demands and attempts at demon
strations of power by radical elements
In labor unionism, and any one would
be ill-advised who expected that out
Of this conference there could come acy
srch alliance as your correspondent
suggests of the American Federation of
Labor. the railroad brotherhoods and
the farmers of the United States.
GEORGE w. SlSSON, Jr.
Ex-prcsident New York State Agri-
cultural Society.
Potsdam, N. Y. Oct. 81. 1919.
October q, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
A Birthday

The most impressive fact about
the Roosevelt memorial movement is
its spontancity. Countrywide out
pourings greeted his birthday. There
was eloQuence and there was emo
ton. Unmistakably another Ameri-
can hero has taken his place with
the great names Of the past.
1t is too soon to define his exact
position in the great succession.
There were myriad of voices in
the memorial speeches and every
divergence of opinion. Does he be-
long with Washington and Lincoln
or in larger group of dominant
Americans? Time alone can decide.
Even the brightest CORY is not fixed.
There have been detractors to call
Washington color,ess, an English
arstocrat, weak general, goodness
knows what. There are fashions in
heroes as in all things. Yet the
trend Of the decades is always un-
mistakable. Such It shining soul
and single hearted courage and un-
breakable will as We're Washington's g
are not to be long obscurcd by small
fault-finding or a shift in political
styles.
1t already is possible to see a SIM
liar Fundamental greatness in the
figure of Roosevelt. Whether his
fame in the years to come reaches
the height of the creator and the
savior Of our nation, and however
much f1uctuating tides of American
ism may alter his precise rank, the
basic strength of his personal appeal
seems unqucstionable. 1t is some
times said that no great and out
standing feat can be identified with
his namc-no great war, no single
conspicuous deed. Perhaps the Pan
anna Canal makes a sufficient answer
to this criticism. But even if it
proves true it does not touch hia
essential greatness or his sure glory.
There is no single outstanding
achievement to the credit of Ben
Jamin Franklin, though he served
his country ably and devotedly in a
score Of ways. Yet the solidity of
Franklin's fame and influence ia
unuuestioned. A similar influence
seems certain to be Roosevelt's. Just
as Poor Richard furnished an ex-
ample of self-made success and keen.
practical idealism to inspire Ameri
can boyhood and color American
thought for all time, so Theodore
Roosevelt set an example and
preached and lived faith which are
certain to thrill and lead Americans
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
tread of those who echo and would
apply the l. W. W.-Bolshevist phi
losophy.
Hearst Is Hearst

AS anticipated, Hearst is not
inclined to meet Governor Smith in
joint debate wherein each dis
putant was to be privileged to
question each other concerning his
public and private life. The decli-
nation may be read as implying
that the decliner's sense of pru-
dence tr;umphs over his love for
pitiless publicity, and that he holds
to the maxim that he who traduces
and runs away may live to traduce
another day.
Hearst is Hearst and is likely to
remain so. He has not successfully
screened himself from the public.
1t is doubtful whether the Governor
would have added much to public
information. Those honestly de-
ceived would scarcely yield to new
evidence and those not deceived but
willing to follow on for selfish rea-
sons would, Of course, be impervi-
Gus to anything. So it is probably
Just as we'll that after a week of
uncomfortable silence Hearst vent
ured to announce he did not care to
answer questions.
But the circle of those fooled by
Hearst dimlnishes and there is a
happy increase Of public men who
are no longer afraid of his abuse.
The Hearst thunderbolts more and
more seem to have only heat light
ming behind them. The role he has
elected to play has been such that
it could not be indefinitely effective.
1t is established by medal science
that there are some diseases which
tend to work themselves out.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
Foundations for Bootlegeing

Various estimates have been made
of the volume of Intoxicating liquor
which was unsold and remained in
commercial hands on June 30. The
figures given have not been verified,
and thus are Of little value. But it
is obvious that the quantity was
large.
Spirituous beverages are made a
long time before their consumption
and stored in bonded warehouses.
The period between the cessation of
manufacture and the cessation of
sale was too brief to permit Of dis
position. Moreover, buyers held off,
on the theory that prices would
break and dealers clung to their
stocks in the hope of getting more.
The question Of what is to be done
with this supply does not appear to
have received proper attention from
those who hope for an enforcement
of prohibition. They seem unalive to
risks unnecessarily assumed. 1t will
scarcely be denied that if on the one
fand, during the first stages of pro-
hibition enforcement, there is a large
supply of liquor with men financially
interested in selling it, while on the
other hand there is a large popula-
ton which would buy it, the parties
will somehow come together. Pro
hibition failures have been chiefly
due to the fact that stuff was around
and buyable. Bootlegging inevitably
results, and the purchases and con-
sumption are under bad conditions.
When stocks are distributed, are
with those who are not dealers, the
danger of circulation is small.
1t may thus we'll be argued that
intelligent prohibitionists, instead of
rushing ahead, should see the prac-
tical wisdom of scattering the ex-
isting supply. 1t is scarcely possible
to Carrie Nation it, and as long as
it is with dea lers it will be a menace.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-29
'Americanizing Unions

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: have scrutinized with inter-
est the letter on "Americanizing
Unions" in The Tribune of October %.
and would like to suggest an improving
addition. viz:
3. Officers of the union, walking DEL
egates, committee members and all who
have any administrative or executive
responsibility shall receive no remune-
ration or salary during the course Of
a strike.
| am OF the opinion that this will
add more of an impression of principle,
though possibly it might tend to damp
en- their now evident ardor.
w LYON MLAUGHLIN.
Newtown, Conn. Oct. "a, 1919.