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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Chautauqua Guarantors
Plan Their Campaign

A meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the body of chautauqua
guarantors held Wednesday evening
at the Jorgensen grocery laid final
plans for selling season tickets for
the entertainments and for receiving
the equipment, furnishing grounds
and seats and distributing advertis-
ing.
George M. Jorgensen is chairman
Of the guarantors' committee; Fred
Seeger is in charge of selling the
guaranteed tickets; VIM. B. Royce
is head of the arrangements COM
mittee, which secures lumber for
seats, selects grounds. etc. Miss
Grace Peck, advertising chairman,
and L. R. Clegg, remaining members
of the committee were not present,
but all preparations are made. What
remains is simply to sell the tickets
and advertise the entertainments.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Boxes Required for
Fifth Rural Route

The postal authorities are prepar-
ing to ,inaugurate the fifth rural
route for Blackfoot, adding facilities
to the post office to handle the extra
work. They at the same time wish
the people along the new route,
which is in the territory described
as between the rivers" to put up
regulation boxes as prescribed by the
U. S. postal service, for without them
the letters can not be properly de-
livered. These boxes are sold at
hardware stores at a regulation price
fixed by the department.
1t is considered we'll worth the
trouble of putting up box to have
this new service, and yet noticed that
but few persons between the rivers
have provided them up to this time.
The new carrier was to start out
Monday, June 16, and while it may
be few days later than that, there
is not so far any adequate prepara-
tion for receiving his services when
he does start.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Y. M. c. A. Plans
a Wide Service

Not confining it's sphere of useful
ness to the cities large enough to
afford gymnasium and recreation
buildings, the Y. M. G. A. of America
has launched movement that ex-
pands it's influence to every COM
munity no matter how small.
The Young Mems Christian asso-
citation Is, as it's name implies, a CO.
operation for clean activities among
young men. Since it's humble be-
ginning among some London store
clerks the idea has made good with
the world and done the world much
good. No other association so we'll
holds young men together, nor Of
fers them just the same sort Of in
spiration. The Y. M. c. A. fosters
amateur athletics in their highest
form, and for the good that comes
out Of them. The Y. M. G. A. is
responsible for a great amount Of
virility in Americas manhood.
c. S. Beebe is in charge of raising
funds for the Idaho association with
Headquarters at Boise, which will
operate in every county, using for
the present public buildings that are
available and carrying out the same
work of physical and moral encour-
agement among young men that it
has pushed on in for these twenty
years past.
Assisting Mr.. Beebe are Harry
Kinney, w. B. Royce and the Rev.
Colver. These men have attained a
considerable portion of the quota
asked for in Bingham county and
they are plugging away in a good
work that is for the moment en-
barrassed by thoughtless opposition.
Mistakes of the army Y. M. G. A.
have hurt the civil work of the as
sociation, but the present furry of
criticism is not availing terribly
against it. In Boise last March some
$180,000 was raised for the local
Y. M. G. A.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Fords Fly Fast
When They Arrive

When R G. Bills receives from the
factory two shipments of Fords in
one week there lies within his power
the dealing Of just that much salts
faction to customers who have
bought. No need to go out and sell
any of them. The waiting list eats
them up quicker than scat.
Fourteen cars, only one road
ster, came in last week and went
to the following gentlemen: Harvey
Alfred, M. o. Monroe, Arthur. Hale,
A. E. Story Shelley, Milton Chris
tensen, G. B. Liljenquist, George W.
Blackburn (Shelley), w. A. Brook
bush (Shelley), A. 0. Poulson Cab
erdeen), E. c. Anderson, Blackfoot
Neat Market, ]. r. Leavitt (Shelley)
Fred Bennett and Alma Jackman Of
Aberdeen.
Having delivered these cars Mr..
Bills left town headed for the coast.
An automobile salesman's popularity
is best during delivery times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Soldiers to Meet at
K. P. Hall Monday

The meeting of the veterans or
ganization, which has been called for
Monday next, at the K. of P hall,
at $50 is to be important in its de-
cisions. Besides business there will
be some athletic entertainment and
some smokes.
First to be taken up will be the
selection. of delegate or several to
represent Bingham county at the
state meeting to be held at Boise,
June 26. Such delegates will be ex-
pected to carry with them certain
formulated sentiments from their
counties.
Plans for building and for
athletic sports of summer will be
listed for discussion. The soldiers,
sailors and marines are expected to
determine their stand upon the mat
er Of the reorganizing Y. M. G. A.
work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
LOCAL COMMERCIAL
CLUB TO ORGANIZE
Meeting Favors Black
foot Men to Unite in
Loyal Efforts
TO MEET FRIDAY

In answer to a circular letter In
viting Blackfoot business men to
meet in the court house Wednesday
evening for the purpose of organic
ing commercial club, a representa-
tive gathering of between twenty-five
and thirty men expressed themselves
strongly in favor of city CONNER
cial club. Under a temporary chair
man, Ernest Pearson, who called the
meeting together in his capacity of
last presiding officer of the Bingham
County Civic league, and secretary,
Fremont Kutnewsky, plans were def
nitely formulated for an immediate
taking up of boosting work and for
adopting constitution and bylaws
at meeting Friday evening this
week, in the same place.
OF those who took the floor to ex-
press opinions favoring prompt and
united action for the good of the
community, action that only a COM
mercial club could carry out, were
H. D. MacCosham, J. H. Early, T.
B. Daily, Harry Kinney, J. A. Nor
quist, d. H. Biethan, ]. G. Walburn,
c. E. Harris, DR.. G. A. Hoover, Fred
Simon, Wesley Lantis and Chairman
Ernest Pearson.
Mr.. Pearson opened the meeting
18th statement that he had called
the business men together because
it seemed that the right time had
arrived to resume the activities laid
aside by the civic league during the
period of war. He called attention
to the fact that the league left no
debts and that it accomplished good
while it existed, for instance, in
boosting so hard for county pave
ments that on the very eve of
Americas entry in the war a move
ment was on foot to urge the COM
missioners to call a bond election for
good roads. .>
He said that the farm bureau had
now taken the place of county Or
ganiZation and was doing it's work
we'll, so that it only remained to form
a strictly Blackfoot club, whose sue
cess would inevitably benefit the
whole county.
Charles E. Harris spoke of the
many profitable works demanding
immediate efforts that commercial
club could assume. The very next
evening, he pointed out, there would
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
THOMAS BUMCARNER
is CALLED BY DEATH
Many Friends Mourn the Passing Of
One Of BlackfOOt's Fine
Young Citizens
SERVED WITH ARMY IN FRANCE

Death came to relieve the suffering
of Thomas Bumgarner at o'clock
Thursday morning, June IL, at the
home of his father, G. A. Bumgarner,
on South Shilling avenue.
Young Bumgarner had suffered
much the past two weeks with lung
trouble, which infection was harder
heck because of the fact that
he was a victim of an eight months
seige of pleurisy while in France with
the American army. Everything
that loving hands and trained help
could do for the restoration of health
}. the young man, was done, but
death was inevitable.
Tom, as he was called by his
friends, was born in the state of
torth Carolina twenty-five years ago
md came to Blackfoot with his par
ents in early boyhood, having lived
..e since then and received his
schooling in the Blackfoot schools.
A congenial, patient disposition
and willing ways were happy facul-
ties of his and made for him lasting
friends and admirers wherever he
went, all of whom will miss the
companionship Of a true friend of
sterling worth. A devoted father
and three younger brothers, Clar-
ence, Berlin and Richard, are mem
bers of the immediate family who
survive, his mother having passed
away two years ago.
Young Bumgarner was member
of the 161st field hospital division
and. served with that division at
Camp Hospital 26 in France until
his failure of health made a transfer
ughter work necessary. He was
honorably discharged early in March
and since that time has been at his
Blackfoot home.
Funeral services are in charge of
the Pocatello Elks and members of
the local war veterans association
will attend in uniform. lnterment
will be made in the Grove City ceme-
terry, but the day and hour has not
been arranged as yet
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Prominent Couple of
Taber Married at Arco

Miss Mary King, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. T. King of Taber, and
Adrian Siesser, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
[. F. Siesser, also of Taber, were
quietly married at Arco, May 26,
and are now at home to their friends.
Mrs. Siesser is a graduate of the
'lackfoot high school and finished
teaching a successful term at Taber
the past season. Mr.. Siesser is a
progressive and practical farmer Of
Taber, who is putting into practice
scientific methods learned at an east
erh college, which he attended q
couple of years. He is also recently
released soldier boy.
The many friends of the young
couple extend them best wishes and
congratulations.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
BINGHAM COUNTY FARM BUREAU LEADERS
HELD MEETING AT BLACKFOOT TUESDAY
Farmers Corporation Will be Formed to Raise
Necessary Money to be Used in Building
"a Home for the Farm Bureau
PLANS WILL BE PRESENTED TO MEMBERS

was finally adopted, that is, to make
of the bureau an open corporation
whose members vote without regard
to their holding stock.
Reject Business Building
1t was considered at first that to
raise money enough to put up a
good building for the bureau some
revenue would have to be guaranteed
to the stock or bond buyers, and
that therefor the building would
have to be made business block
with rooms and store-rooms for
rental. But this idea was finally
thrown aside in the general view
that the farmers would rather sup
port a proposition to furnish them
a home independent of any outside
ties and obligations.
After taking tentative survey Of
each precinct, each leader offering
an estimate of how much money
could be raised there, it appeared
that no difficulty would be en-
countered in collecting funds for a
strictly farmers building. Business
men of Blackfoot were counted on
for loyal support.
Home of Farm Activities
The building proposed will have
an assembly room, offices for the
county agent and other association
heads, rest room for ladies, display
room for products. Adding to this
he first supposition that there would
need to be also accommodations for
renters the building was estimated
to cost about $4,000, but plans for
an independent farm bureau build
ing are expected to show a much
smaller call for expenditure.
AS soon as plans are well enough
outlined to give probable costs a
meeting will be called of farm bureau
members and the plans presented to
lem for confirmation
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
ATHLETIC FESTIVAL
FOR BOYS and GIRLS
County Clubs to Contest
Each Other at Black
foot June 28
PREPARING PLANS

Preparations are practically COM
prete for a big county club festival
'or all members of the boys and
girls clubs to be held at the city
park, June 2S, all day. Athletic
badges will be given for superiority
in number of simple athletic tests
authorized by the state organization.
The days activities will be under
the direction of County Club Leader
L. e. Tillotson, assisted by Chester
Vincent, leader for Blackfoot city
clubs. 1t will be divided into morn
ing and afternoon sessions. At
luncheon all club groups will be
separated into communities. They
will eat together the lunch they have
prepared, and after satisfying their
hunger will compete by groups in
singing club songs.
Most Of the athletic tests are
scheduled for the morning, while a
series of baseball games, five innings
each, will be played by a league of
six teams. There will be several
novelty contests among the boys and
girls also in the afternoon, for win
ming which ribbons will be given.
All club groups are now holding
meetings to learn about these
athletic stunts so they can practice
their parts. At the same time they
are busy learning their club song
and taking up their summer project
work.
The Formal Tests
Athletic badges will be given to
all, who, in the following classifica.
tions, pass the tests indicated.
Boys (ages 10 to 13 years:) Chin
ming four times; standing broad
jump 5 feet, 9 inches; 60-yard dash
in 8.6 seconds.
Boys (ages over 13 years:) Chin
ming six times; standing broad jump
feet, inches; 60-yard dash in 8
seconds.
Girls cages 10 to 13 years:) Po-
tato race, 43 seconds; basket ball
goal throwing, two baskets in six
trials; balancing, or walking "a feet
along a narrow rail, like railroad
rail.
Girls, cages over 13 years:) Po-
tato race, 80 seconds; basket ball,
three baskets in six trials; balancing
on the 24-foot rail carrying a book
on the head.
Novelty Contests
Some further contests for girls
are a potato pairing contest; a needle
threading contest; 50-yard dash in
the two classes according to ages, as
above.
Then there is to be boys three
legged race and a sack race,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
Planning to Build
Model School Houses

The Riverton and Groveland COM
munities, which have voted school
building bonds, are investigating the
conditions of building and plans suit
able to all modern needs.
Riverton voted $4,000 bonds and
Groveland $4,000. 1t Is the evident
intention of these communities to
erect buildings that will permanently
give the best convepiences and take
care of the children's opportunities
most favorably.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
STATE WAR MOTHERS MEETING

The state War Mothers associa-
toin plan to hold their first meeting
in Pocatello, June 10.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-13
ANNOUNCEMENT

DR.. r. T. Merrill, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist announces the
opening of an office at 2O5 Shane
building, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Prac-
tice will be limited to eye, ear, nose
and throat. adv. 47a3
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-27
Local Supply Firm
Is First In State to
Fill Airplane Order

To the Clark G. Powell Auto
motive Supply company goes the
distinction of filling the first order
for airplane parts ever placed in this
state.
Sunday morning this company re-
placed damaged parts on an airplane
used for exhibition purposes and
succeeded so far i'll repairing the
plane that it was enabled to fly to
its destination.
Aviator L. r. Green, plotting a
Curtiss airplane was forced by en-
CINE trouble TO descend near Shen-
andoah, Ia. In making the forced
landing many parts of the airplane
were either broken or badly dam
aged. Green was on his way from
Kansas City to Clarinda, Ia, where
he was to give all exhibition flight.
Unable to obtain the parts neces-
sary to repair the damaged airplane
in Iowa, Green finally made his
wants known to the local supply
company. The necessary parts were
assembled and rushed to the pilot.
The airplane was repaired and the
aviator continued on his way to
Clarinda the same afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-27
RETURNS FIR 0 N
.0NE-KALF STATE
SHOW TEXAS DRY
Prohibition Leading by Nearly
10000 Votes; Suffrage
Thought to Have Carried
by Good Margin.

Dallas. Tex, May 21-Furthcr
returns from Saturdays election
have not changed the relative stand
ing of the vote on constitutional
amendments for prohibition and
woman suffrage. Figures from 525
towns and cities give the following
For prohibition 5,545; against
For suffrage, $3.50; against,
1878.
Complete returns from more than
one half OF the state today showed
that the voters of Texas probably
bad adopted amendments to the
state constitution to provide prohi-
b1tlon of the liquor traffic and to eX-
tend suffrage to women.
y proposition to increase the sal
AIRY of the governor from $4,000 to
$4,000 a year was defeated. An
amendment to permit the state to
extend its credit to aid in home
building appeared to have carried
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-27
AT THE
THEATERS

THERE can be no doubt of the
Orpheum season closing bril-
- liantly For this, the final
week. the stellar attraction is the
Theodore koslof Russian ballet
The company OF 10 offers divcrsi-
fed program, at once delightfully."-
artistic and exceptionally popular.
Each member of the ballet is fin
ished performer. The offer includes
solo numbers and charming folk
dances. A featured parsonage of
the bill is Grace de Mar. She is the
entertainer whose humor is of the
satirical sort. and whose method is
that of charming light comedy.
Throughout the Orpheum season
no show has combined so many
popular elements as the one of the
current week. Fashion was we'll
represented for its final society
night innings on Monday, there be-
ing number of theater parties.
Henry Miller and Ruth Chatter
ton will appear in the elder Dumas
comedy, "A Marriage of Convent
ence," at the Brandeis theater on
Monday and Tuesday, June 2 and 3,
with a special matinee on Tuesday.
"A Marriage of Convenience" with
its scenes laid in the period of
Louis XIV, may be classed as COS
tune play" and its presentation at
Henry Milcr's thcater in New York
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-27
Why Lillian Asked Madge for a
Minute Description Of the
Woman

Lillian's question opened dark
avenue of thought, the gates to
which l had resolutely kept closed
ever since my fathers revelation to
me of his identity. Queerly enough,
the odd actions of the woman i'll the
cafe had suggested no connection
with my mothers tragedy. although
at Lillian's words | wondered at my
own blindness.
"Of course, that's it' | exclaimed,
then answered my friends question,
my father told me long time ago,
when he first revealed his identity
to me, that he hadn't seen that
woman for 20 years, and did not
know whether she was living or
dead. 1t was the only time he ever
referred to her. and have no rea-
son to think he has learned any
thing about her since, except
Is Lillian Right?
Except for that night in the
cafe Lillian finished the next sem
tence. depend upon it, Madge,
that woman is the answer. From
what you tell me, the sight of her
was complete surprise and shock
to him. Your father is, of course,
old, and much reduced in physical
strength, mental vigor and power of
will from what he used to be, but
he's too much a man OF the world to
be so upset by the sight of any
woman unless she had the power to
make you suffer You are the dar-
ling of his heart, the one person on
earth whom he loves, and his love
for you is alteration, nothing less.
Because Of his deep remorse for the
suffering he caused your mother,
his love for you, his wish to keep
suffering away from you, might lead
him into all sorts of absurd Quixotic
actions, especially if he thought that
the suffering were coming from the
same source that caused your moth
er's unhappiness.
mo doubt he is buying her off,
the most ridiculous scheme in the
world when you consider the power
he could WELD if he wished it. With
his affiliations, just word from him
of attempted blackmail on her part
and she would be landed SO deep in
Jail that she couldn't dig her way
out in hundred years. But he, no
doubt, is so afraid that you might in
some way get hint of her that he is
submitting to any extortion, perhaps
even himself proposing to pay her
for silence and exile from your VI
cinity."
She stopped and looked at me
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-27
Working on Plans to
Raise Money to Erect
Home for Working Girls

A get-together meeting of i'm
portant committees interested in
the social and industrial welfare of
the working girls of Omaha was
held at campaign headquarters, 1917
Douglas street, Wednesday after
noon on the reopening Of the sus-
pended campaign to raise 100000 in
the city and state to build a mod
ernized residence for the working
girls of this city.
The Ladies' Auxiliary elected the
following officers: Mrs. Arthur
Mullen, chairman; Mrs. w. J.
Hynes, vice chairman: Miss Ella ].
Brown, secretary, and Miss Mar
garet McShane, director of publicity.
This committee will have full
charge of all the residential and out
lying business districts and will di-
rect an intensive house-to-house
canvass of every home in the city.
Rabbi Frederick COINS remarks
provoked enthusiasm. He said
among other things, that he knew
of nothing so badly needed as a
home in Omaha where working
girls. regardless of creed or nation
atty can find shelter and protection.
1T is my close association with
welfare work of this scope and char
acter and my intimate knowledge of
its lasting value to the whole COM
munity that forces me to speak as
l do he said.
There is no power that will do
more to augment the forces by
which the human race is made bet
ter than to advance the moral ear
nestness of young working girls and
do everything in our power to pro-
mote their health and happiness"
NO matter what has been done in
the past or how many campaigns
we've had we must all get busy and
stay busy until this work is fin
ished and the undertaking is placed
on an assured, financial basis"
On the invitation of A. B. Nc
Cornell, $50 business men of Omaha
will be present at luncheon today
at the Omaha Athletic club, when
final arrangements will be made to
perfect the senior business mems
organiza ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-27
REINSTATEMENT
Of SERVICE men
POLICY OF FORD
Jobs Held Open for Workmen
Compelled to Leave for
Reasons Beyond
Their Control.

Mount Clemens, Mich. May 20
Witnesses for Henry Ford, who is
suing the Chicago Daily Tribune
for 100000 damages on charge
of libel, gave glimpses OF the routine
of the Ford plant today. Opening
testimony was along lines of refu
tation of the assertion in the Trib
une's alleged libelous editorial that
at the time the national guard was
called out for Mexican border serv-
ice, Mr.. Ford would not hold his
employees jobs open for them while
absent
The witnesses were John ]. Hen
kel, head of the employment depart
ment; Harry Sommers, his assist
ant, and Norman NJ. Baker. fore
man.
Baker said he served with the ma
tional guard during the copper
strike in upper Michigan in 1918,
answered the call for Mexican serv-
ice in 1916, and had attended the an
nual Michigan guard encampments.
He testified during his military serv-
ice he was always rclnstatcd and
rcver disseminated against,
Policy to Reinstate.
The substance of the testimony
of the witnesses was that for years
it has been the Ford policy to REIN
state men who ceased employment
for reasons beyond their control,
such as sickness or military service,
and that this policy was in opera
ton when the national guard was
called out in 1916.
Much of the testimony revolved
around memorandum slips made out
by foremen when men quit their en-
ployment. and little discs given some
of them when they left to go with
the guard.
A man who quits his employment
At the Ford plant, it was said, gets
The slip as clearance from his fore
man and returns it to the employ
ment division when he wishes to re
enter the service Some so or 40 emf
ployes joined the guards it was
said. Those who came personally to
Henkel or Somrners, they testified,
we're given the little discs which the
witnesses declared assured them re-
jrstatement when they returned, but
which counsel for the Tribune in
sisted merely guaranteed that they
Gould get into the employment Of
ices without standing in llre with
lew applicants.