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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
BIGGEST THINGS in THE WORLD
Biggest Irrigated Valley, Biggest Canals, Bigses,
Reservoir in the World; Biggest Government
Appropriations Call for the Best Roads
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AT OUR DOOR

Bingham county is now receiving
the cooperation Of its sister counties
and some strong commercial institu-
tions in the effort to land some of
the biggest things in the world to
help our agricultural development.
Today, Monday, our legislature
will act upon memorial to congress,
asking their consideration of our re-
quests for federal appropriations for
preliminary work for the reclama-
tion of our great plains.
The plans contemplates the de-
velopment of eight natural reservoir
sites, the great mountain valleys on
the headwaters Of Snake river, the
construction of a vast network Of
canals to conduct the water out upon
the plains reaching from the Bitter
Root mountains on the north to the
plains of Mihidoka on the southwest.
A sister project contemplates the
construction of the largest storage
reservoir in the world in the south
west corner Of our county, but build
ing a concrete dam hundred feet
high at American Falls, to make a
lake Of Fort Hall bottoms, Portneuf
and Tilden flats, to store the spring
run-off for the defamation of the
north side lands from Minidoka west
ward to Wood river valley.
On the Dubois project, the upper
most canal will tap Snake river above
St. Anthony at on altitude of 5000
feet, and curve west and northwest
on grade till it puts water not only
on the Snake river plains, but on the
plains Of Birch creek and Little Lost
river ten miles above Sweet Sage and
Howe. The plan presents no really
difficult engineering problems, the
bigness of the project and the task of
conquering the vast natural re-
sources, challenging the comprehen-
sion and the admiration of all.
The lower project calls for the ex-
penditure OF q million dollars to re-
move the town of American Falls
from the low fiat to the top of the
bluffs that will ultimately constitute
the lakeshore. It contemplates
making lake ports Of Sterling and
Springfield and by filling the great
arms or dry-beds reaching westward
from the Bib Hole country, Aberdeen
Will U0 u City NY Iu0 ldhc. All inc
land owners on the bottoms will be
asked to accept gold and move out.
Where the Aberdeen ferry now oper-
ates across Snake river, for q thou
sand feet, a fat-bottom steamer will
transport flocks Of autos each way
every two hours, fifteen miles from
shore to shore, landing them in the
western suburbs Of Pocatello on the
east and Aberdeen on the west.
BY irrigating the Snake river /,
plains Of the upper counties. the see-
page or return flow will greatly in
crease the summer flow Of the river |
above American Falls. Irrigating
the Minidoka plains. will increase the |
return flow and the volume of water |
in summer at the Miner dam, and |
in turn fill the canals on the plans
of Owyhee. Thus does the vast syB-
tenn hold out rewards to the different |
enterprises to consolidate and use the |
life-giving stream over and over for
the development of greater Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04

laden touring automobiles not only
from Utah, but those touring east
and west over the various national
highways will be diverted north
wards, thru our county towards
Yellowstone Park. 1t means also
that more machines than ever will be
travelling southwark from Montana
and other northern points. But
above all, it means that the main
highway thru Bingham county will
be- utilized to an extent which will
make the cost of keeping it in repair
positively prohibitive. Such being
/ the case, permanent construction will
become an absolute and positive
economic necessity. Therefore with
condition of this kind staring us
in the face is 1t not the very essense
of common sense and good judg-
ment that we herewith cease the
wasteful and useless expedition of
public funds in ever attempting
maintenance Of roads and highways
which are fast proving themselves
obsolete and source of eXtravagent
waste? The money those expended,
would within few years pay for
the construction of modern sys-
tenn of concrete roads fully capable
of withstanding the ravages of pres
ent day traffic. The cost of main
tenance of such system would be
practically negliable and benefits un-
limited. Such roads will eventually
have to be built. then why not now
while there is need for work for
every returning soldier, and while
the tread of the government is to-
ward assisting those communities
who are ready and willing to assist
themselves.
Can We Afford it? Yes
Carefully compiled government
statistics prove beyond shadow Of
a doubt, that in. those communities
wherein permanent roads are built
that property within miles of them
increase In value within very few
years to an extent sufficient to pay
for the construction. The first cost
which is more or less excessive, ia
soon overcome by the decreased cost
of maintenance. Today nothing Of
the increased tonnage which can be
hauled over them, with a minimum
of effort and the saving of time. The
advertising value of q permanent
highway thru Bingham county would
place us foremost in the eyes of
homeseekers and interests, and
would set such an example to the
rest of the state that it would not be
long before the whole Snake river
valley at least, would be noted as the
most prosperous section in this great
western empire, all Of which We can
bring about by iniating an era Of
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
NEWS OF THE
DUBOIS PROJECT
Eighteen Newspap e r s
Now at Work
HIDDEN RIVERS

| W. F. Dillon, C. P. Button and s
X. Clark of Dubois, Idaho, conferre,
with the committee on irrigation Fri
day and Saturday and arranged 70
the introduction of a memorial IL
both houses Monday, asking congress
to appropriate money for immediat,
use on the Dubois project. The plal
received the enthusiastic support O
members of the committee and othel
prominent ldahoans to whom it wa,
explained.
j. H. Anderson wires that the worl
of gathering data lat Washington
will be about finished this week, anC
presenting the matter to the secre
tary of the interior and committees
on public lands and irrigation will
follow. F. A. Seeger of Blackfoo1
was due to arrive in Washington the
last Of the week to aid the delega.
tion working under the direction OF
Mr. Andersen. The Rotary club OF
Idaho Falls have given the matter
their endorsement and are placing
men and money at the disposal OF
the organization working from
Blackfoot.
Idaho's congressional delegation
are heartily in sympathy with the
undertaking to water all the Snake
river plains that are irrigable, and
eighteen newspapers in the upper
valley of the Snake are conducting a
campaign of education to inform peo-
pie of the main features of the work
and the great advantages to be de-
rived for the lower projects by first
frrigating the plains of the upper
valley and then using the water over
and over on the lower projects as it
reaches them, weeks. months or even
years later.
The great value of what is called
the return flow," is especially in
teresting in connection with this
work. It has been shown that in q
section of snake river twenty-one
miles long. near st. Anthony, where
hAifFa dozen canals tap the river for
some 10000 inches, there is more
water in the river at the lower end
of the section than at the upper end
AS much water flows in Snake river
past the Oxbow tunnel on the west
ern side of the state, as was flowing
there before the 100000 acres Of
land were irrigated from the upper
reaches Of the river.
A measure is now pending the
action of the Idaho legislature,
known as the water code, providing
for a water commission to act as a
general manager and travelling agent
Of the courts to get quick action on
all water questions, the theory being
that by acting upon the most ad-
vanced ideas for the management Of
surface water and underground
rivers, that as great gains can be
made In the efficiency of irrigation
or duty of water, as were made by
the railroad service when It was
placed under one head to win the
war by eliminating the waste Of dup
lication and compttition. Co-opera-
tion is to be the great watchword
now in managing the foods thru a
central Office.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
MRS. j. r. WILLIAMS CALLED

Mrs. J. R. Williams, wife Of Bishop
Williams of Thomas, departed this
life at her Thomas home Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. 20, after a short ILL
ness of influenza.
Mrs. Williams was an active and
faithful worker in the church she
loved and was always found ready
and willing to help with work that
would benefit someone else.
She leaves to mourn her untimely
death her husband, little daughter,
two step-daughters and two STEP
sons one of whom is with the Ameri-
can army in France, her mother, four
sisters and three brothers and many
admiring friends. @A-6
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
THE SHAFER PLAN

Do you know that the majority of
the men that joined the service this
year at Norfolk gave up positions
paying them around $4,000 per
month and some as much as $4,000
per month? Compare that with
$4,000 per month.
This is moral issue. The men Of
the service worked or fought night
and day for whatever the govern
rment chose to pay them; they did not
strike, neither did they get 10 per
cent plus. They only obeyed orders.
The only record we have Of a whole
company disobeying orders was that
one Of our companies were charging
the Huns and the officer gave orders
to halt, but they captured several
German dugouts before obeying him.
: At public mass meeting held in
the Armory hall the Shafer plan was
discussed and voted on. Every one
present voted to request congress to
enact law in accordance with the
plan.
Some people oppose, the plan be-
cause 1t will cost the government
three (3) billion. dollars, saying that.
we. are not able to stand Il. Such
statements are an insult to the nag
for our experts tell as that It would
have cost US over twenty-five (25)
billion dollars per year to have car
ried the war on several years longer
and they further state that we could
have financed It for q number of
years under our same liberty bond
plan. Now, Taxes don't faint, for
our generation could pay the three
(3) billion on by an average in
creased tax Of Just one dollar per
year for each person Of the U. 8.
Our great country is not bankrupt;
no, far from 1t. A vast amount Of
the money we have borrowed has
been invested in permanent improve
ments and bonds Of our allies and
should we be disposed to do so we
collect than any government or in
stitution In the world today.
others oppose It, saying that, it.
would put too much money in the
hands Of the irresponsible. Well,
when you hear man talking like
that, he either does not know what
class of men are In the service or he
Is one Of those kind OF men that
asked every one Of his friends to
sign his or his sons exemption card
while your boy or brother was 60
Ing to the front to defend humanity.
There is no charity In this plan.
It will only give the men what they
have earned thrice and q very small |
portion of what they deserve. How |
much would we have had II It had
not been for. the men Of the service?
Would 1t be giving our service men
! fair deal to only give them one |
month bonus when their commercial |
have saved few thou
,and dollars for a rainy day. while
he gates Of our national treasury |
we're swung wide open from neces-
'ity?
w. B. sHATER, JR.,
National Manager.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
MRS. SANDLIN I'LL

Mrs. Allen Young of Groveland
received the news Tuesday that her
mother Mrs. Andrew Sandlin, form
erly of Blackfoot, but now living in
San Bernardino, Cal. is very seriously
i'll.
Mrs. Sandlin's only son Arthur is
now in Camp Kearney, CAL, but is
expected to receive his discharge
soon, after which he will hasten to
his mothers bedside.
Ths Sandlins are we'll known In
Blackfoot and vicinity having lived
here and at Pingree for four or I'VE
years. -
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
TEACHING AT LAVA

Mrs. J.. Orville Davis spent last
week In Blackfoot attending to busi-
ness matters here. She returned to
her home at Lava Hot Springs Sat
urday to resume her duties as
teacher there for the remainder of
the term.
During her absence Mr.. Davis, who
has just recently been released from
navy duties, took charge Of her
school.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
POWER COMPANY MEETING

Alexander Younie, L. M. Capps
and A. Whitten attended a meeting
Of the Ashton & st. Anthony Power
Co. at Shelley Monday.
The company has expended about
half q million dollars on their pro-
ject, and are pushing to get more
power into the Dubois country to
meet the demands.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-04
ENJOYING VACATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hofer and three
little daughters left last week for
Salt Lake, where they will remain
indefinitely, visiting with relatives
and friends.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
KOREA SITUATION
STILL SERIOUS
Troops DispeI Large Crowds
Who Gather in Principal
Streets.

PEKING, April Little news
is permitted to come out OF Seul
since April /, but dispatches indi-
cate that conditions in Korea are
still serious. The Korean Daily
News of April 1 TO April has not
been permitted distribution, though
the issues Of April and have ar
rived. This paper reports that on
April an assemblage of from 1000
to 5000 persons gathered in one of
the principal streets in Seul, troops
were called out and fired, killing
about 60 and wounding 20 others.
Numerous arrests were made.
The paper gives reports from
about 80 towns where demOnstra-
lions continue. At one place 500
persons were arrested, while at Ping
Yang all the Christian schools were
closed, the teachers and scholars
having disappeared, and their fate
being unknown. Additional fires
have occurred in Seul.
The Seul press. the sesi-official
japanese organ. while declaring that
the city is quiet reports that at sev-
eral interior places order has not
been restored. +
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
Want SOUiet,;
Would Doom
American Flag

LONDON. April 16.-There was
an unusual scene in the house OF
onions Tuesday night During a dis
cuSsion Of a labor motion on pen
sions two women in the strangers
gallery began shouting
You are murderers You have
not settled the last war. You are
leading the people and workers to
another war"
They were Immediately hustled
out.by attendants. Then a third WON
an, atired in a long white cloak. in
the same gallery, slowly arose and
exclaimed:
We want a soviet"
This woman left quietly on the re-
quest Of the attendants.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16

scr7pe the bottom Of her food bins,
as the day OF the world revolution.
The bolshey1s1s know the relation
between fUod and politics. They
know that hunger working upon the
broken morals Of a war stricken
world Will breed social dynamite.
But what the bolshevists do not
know = that after the explosion,
after the wreck of thrones and in
stitutSons and industrial order, the
pendulum swinging from one ex-
IRENE of tyranny to another, will
swing hack to the first extreme. For
only as mer are sane ana kind and
are as just as their times will men
overcome their tyrants, whether
they be the tyrants in rags and tags,
or the tyrants IN velvet gowns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16

nations toushened BY war. Ii Is the
/ spirit that war releases y the world
tho spirit Of greed and blood lust
Working among the Eungry and the
cold aud the oppressed Il came TO
RuAgia. and it threatens spain. and
Holland escaped it In the autumn by
a scratch and even now is In fear
Of tolshevism.
quite recently he large militars
barracks just outside the Hague
were burned down as a protest
fagainst militarism, and the socialist
delegates 10 Moscok from che Berne
conference were dctoured around
Holland. for fear they would spread
discomfort. Holland saw the bloody
garments Of war continually for four
years on her neignbOr's clotheslines.
| Holland also put no restriction on
the sale of food during the war and
her merchants sold TO Germany un-
til their pockets were full Of foolish
zold, that weUld not buy food, and
the streets were full of hungry men.
SO with the odor of human. blood in
their nostrls the poor of Holland all
but Nan amTck, and still threaten
revolution.
Enemies OF BOlShcVism.
If the prC-Germanism OF the goT-
eminent shall be the excuse for tax
ing a slice OF Dutch territory from
Holland and giving it TO Belgium
the social unrest added to the politi-
cal chagrin will make sad times for
the queen, and ner rich friends with
their pockets full of useless gold.
The safety of Holland lies more
With the socialists than with any
other faction. Indeed, all over Eu-
rope socialism IS the most bitter en-
envy bOlshevism has.
The socialists hate the bolshevists.
as the friends OF reaction The So
cialists contend that after the riot of
bolshevism will come a jump back
TO conservatism. The socialists be-
hevc that revolutionary progress is
short-lived, but evolutionary prog
ress is permanent. So IL Holland
the socialist leader TrOelestra, who
started the revolution in the autumn
of 1918. found it was going too fast
and too far. and is said TO have
checked Il 10 await a more stable
period in the world
Calm in Scandinavia.
The best evidence that bolshevisn
is the reaction Of the war psychol-
ocy upon evil conditions of economic
distribution is found in the calm of
Scandinavia. There the common
wealth of the people is distributed
more justly than in any other coun-
try in the world. And there revo-
luton has found no foot-hold:
bOlsbevism finds no adherents. A
large middle class. a comparatively
small number OF exploited workers
and a small and fairly impotent
class of a~ploiters is the best disin-
fectant for the germ of bolshevism.
IN the meantime the bolshevists
have set May %. the day of the low
tide of food in Europe, when fats
will be gone in Germany and before
grain can come into the market.
May 70. the day when Europe shall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
tcopyright. 1919

Production figures fer February
were S.55&0O0 pounds of copper as
compared with 4,241, 600 pounds in
January. Production curtailment
has been becoming more and more
drastic and production is now upon
a 30 percent of normal basis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
NarlIaI 10 in BarceIona.

Martini law has been declared in
GarceIona- Generally 4 Is But
within the last few months 40 indus
.riaf murders have reeu committed
ir TIE region OF Barc"lOna-J-ur-
aers ~ employers or suPerintend-
ents who were in controversy with
neir employ rs. klsenls -reat
l<retd riot occurred ir the city SiA
hig bread f9ctorics We're wrecked
and 81 bread stCTes and over 100
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
CUFFS.

The cum design matches the col
lar previously published and equally
Crochet cotton No. so
and needle No. II are used.
EDITH NJ. OWEN.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

NOTE-All measurements are lev.
el Flour is sifted once before meas
uring. A half-pint measuring cup is
used.
Layer Cake
One cup shortening. one and one
third cup sugar, three eggs, two cups
flour sifted with two teaspoons OF
baking powder, one-half cup Of milk
or water, one teaspoon each of van
lila and lemon extract. Cream short
ening well or until il may be beaten
with a spoon, add sugar gradually,
continue to cream. Separate the
whites and yolks Of the eggs. Beat
yolks until thick and lemon colored,
add to creamed butter and sugar,
then add flour and liquid alternate
ly; fold in the well-beaten whites Of
eggs and flavoring. Bake in three
well creased layer pans in a moder-
ate oven.
Walnut Loaf Cake
Follow above formula, adding one
half cup of finely chopped waInuts
to the cake batter before folding in
the beaten white of eggs. Bake in a
creased loaf cake pan about forty
five minutes in very moderate ov-
en-.
Quick Cake
Two eggs, one cup sugar, two cups
flour, two teaspoons baking powder,
one-half cup milk or water, one-third
cup melted shortening, one teaspoon
vanilla. one teaspoon lemon. Sift dry
ingredients, beat eggs very light, add
sugar gradually, beating with egg
beater. When creamy add dry ingred-
tents, alternately with liquid, mixing
well; add flavoring and melted
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27
AVARIETY OF CAKES-ALL GOOD

shortening. Bake in two layers ant
Put together with jelly or add one
fourth cup chopped walnuts to the
batter and bake in well-greased muf
tin pans.
Apple Cake
Use quick cake foundation, pour
latter in a shallow. wellgreased pan
cover thickly with thinly sliced ap-
pies, sprinkle with cinnamon and
sugar. Bake in a moderate oven un,
til apples are cooked. This cake is
good hot or cold. Other fruits may be
used, such as bananas or cooked
prunes.
Quick Coffee Cake
Use quick cake foundation. Pour
batter into well-greased shallow
pan, sprinkle with sugar and CHINA
mon. Bake in a moderate oven.
Cottage Pudding
Use half Of quick cake foundation.
Bake, cut in squares and serve with
a chocolate sauce.
Chocolate Sauce
One-half cup sugar, one table
spoon flour, one-half cup ground
chocolate, one teaspoon butter, one
cup boiling water, one teaspoon van
iIls or one-half teaspoon cinnamon.
Mix ell the dry ingredients. add boil
ing water and cook until thick; then
add butter and vanilla.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

WILLOWS, Dec. 27.-A petition
for the organization OF the Glenn
Coiusa irrigation district has been
presented to the board OF supervis-
ors. II was signed by a long list OF
property owners with holdings ap-
proximating $4,000 acres. The petit
TONERS Informed the supervisors
that they had already subscribed
s150,000 toward the district and
planned to go ahead with the plans
OF enlarging the canal and installing
pumps.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

STOCKTON, Dec. 27.-The Stock
ton boxboard mill, operated by the
National Paper Products company
here, and said to be the largest plant
of its kind in the United States, will
be doubled in size for production
next year.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

ORoVILLE, Dec. 27.-The Chico
high school district suffered a loss
OF exactly &1.7lc.5O. This is he re-
suit OF an error made when the citi-
zens voted TO pay interest annually
on the bonds, when the resolution
for their sale provided for semi-an-
nual payment.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

According to the calculations Of
geological experts, the available sup
ply of coal still unmined in the
world is 7,397OOO,OO0,OOO tons,
enough to last one thousand years,
even if the consumption continues to
increase at the present rate.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

SACRAMENTO, Doc, 27,--G. c.
simmons, commissioner of public
health and safety, has asked that
all Sacramento liquor license laws b.
repealed aud that u new ordinance
conforming with the federal prohi-
h,t.ou statutes be passed,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

GRASS VALLEY, Dec. sT.-Foar
that the effort OF the Pacific Gas 4
Electric company To remove water
which has been IN use by the mines
and ranches OF the county for more
than half century to other sec
tions for power and Irrigation uses
will be successful Is expressed by
farmers.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-27

SUSANVILLE, Dec. 27.-Lassen
county voters placed themselves on
record as fayoring the $75, 900 coun.
ty highway school bond issue at the
election held here. The vote was
six to one for the ratification of the
proposal.