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Officials Roasted
and Praised
Continued from page one

way with good results, He said he
would favor doing the top-coatinp
next year by contract instead OF BY
lorce account. When asked why
that was not done this year, he said
they did not have things in shape
20 40 IT. The loading stations are
all established now, there are 96
miles graded to date, and more be-
ng done every day. In the spring
81 1870 there will be basis to work
on and contracts can be let and
'ushed right along. The equipment
no materials will be ready. The
dyes and culverts will be in DO
ion in much of it and that was not
ne case this year till about the close
d the season. The county has built
-a22 bridges, culverts and siphons
and has built them in the right
nlaces and on the proper levels to
DO the work and permit travel to 90
over them at full speed. He said
that with all the 100000 the coun-
", mad expended on the roads and
bridges from 1911 till 1919, scarce
" any of the bridges were put on
the right line, some of them did not
me with the road, some were out
% one side or a few feet off the
center, some were at such angles
with the road that it takes a com
pound curve to cross them, and
nearly all the culverts are above
.rade and interfere with ordinary
travel. Many Of these had to be dug
out and thrown away before a per-
manent road could be built, and
early next year people will begin to
realize that Bingham county has a
hundred miles of good roads and
more In course of construction. and,
money to pay for it. w
Stone Praises the People
Mr.. Stone said he had noticed a
fine response from the public since
they had read the advertisement
which the county commissioners had
published at Thanksgiving time tell.
ing people how to preserve the
roads. He is out on the road SO
much himself and has observed so
much Of the peoples habits and
road customs, he began to see a diff
ference right away when the half
page advertisement had gone to the
people. He sees drivers aiming their
cars down the ridges and soft places
and the others following on with
their wheels treading the highest or
toughest lines there are left land it
makes him feel good to see so many
people ironing the wrinkles out of
the roads, doing team work for pub
lie good. He says that notwithstand-
ing a kick or two, he has read about
instructing the public about road
preservation, he knows it is the right
course to pursue and people are
showing the proof of it every day all
over the county. He says there is
more that ought to be said on the
subject and he hopes the commits
sioners will go on and spend some
more of the peoples good money
buying space in the newspapers, the
same as other business organizations
do when they have something they
want the public to know.
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LOST

I,OST-SUNDAY AT DEPOT, GhAi
muff. Finder please return TO TINS
ntf;oe adv. 21-tf
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REAL ESTATE LOANS MADE
promptly at 6h% to 7%, liberal
ontions. Chattel loans to STOCK
men. No amount too large II Sc
curity is ample. c. s. Beebe.
adv. 17a-tf.
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TWO YEARLING HEIFERs; I RED
and l roam, branded P. X. NJ. on
left ribs. Reward, P. X. MOORE
nhone 2S7R2. adv. 21a-4mfp.
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LOCAL NEWS

Notary PuDilc at Stendrod bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mackie, who
have been living north of town, have
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TO LOAN

nRAKE BALLARD FARM AND
ranch loans and bonds; any
amount, a thousand dollars or .
million. ]. A. Stewart, agent
Blackfoot.
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Retail Market
Flour, per cwt $3.50 $3.50 $500
iilk, per quart ................ 10
Whipping cream, per quart. 80
Coffee cream, per QUART. 80
Sliced. smoked ham, per lb..... so
Sliced breakfast bacon, per lb. so
Wholesale Market
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STRAYED OR STOLEN

ONE BROWN HORSE BRANDED ,Eio
Matched = diamond lazy on LETT
shoulder, left hind leg white SOCK;
one brown horse branded triangle
r combined on left thigh: NO
tifv Dick Spencer, Henry, Idaho.
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MARKET REPORT
Retail Market

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Two AMERICANS
HELD BY REBELS
Vi|Iistas Also Seize English
man-$1O,000 Ransom
Each Demanded.

Eagle Pass, Tex, Dec. 13.-(A. P.)
Two Americans and an Englishman
are reported among the men taken
by Villistas in the raid last Tues
day on MuzquiZ, state OF Coahuila,
and are now held for ransom.
The Americans reported held were
r. B. Ransom, representing the Eagle
Pass Lumber company, and Fred G.
Hugo, manager of the J. M. Dobies
ranch. One unconfirmed report said
the Englishman, whose name was not
given, had been released.
Advices received here today said
eight Mexicans also were held for
ransom. Ten thousand dollars each,
it was reported, was demanded for
release OF the Americans and the
Englishman, and $4,000 each for the
Mexicans.
One of the Mexicans held is Don
Miguel Muzquiz Pena, one of the
weaIthiest ranchmen in Mexico, it,
Is said. The Villstas were reported
to have been led by Pancho Villa
himself.
Texan Asks Investigation.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Sheppard of Texas, today asked the
state department to investigate re-
ports that Fred Hugo. manager of the
J. M. Dobies ranch in Mexico, had
been kidnapped and held for ransom
for the Villistas who raided Muzquiz
last Tuesday. The senator made no
mention of any other American
captured.
Reports to the department yester-
day from the American consul at
Juarez said no Americans had been
harmed" during the raid.
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Court Sustains Validity
OF First Will of J. {. King

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Probate Judge
Henry Horner today handed down a
decision sustaining the validity of
the first will of James c. King,
wealthy lumberman, who died in 1905
leaving an estate of $3,0O0,O0O, the
bulk of which was bequeathed to the
building and maintenance of the
James c. King Home for Old Men
in Chicago.
The second will, under which prac-
tically the entire estate would have
gone to Mrs Mary c.. Melvin, a sis
ter of his late wife, Mrs. Maude A.
King. was declared spurious by Judge
Horner, and the efforts Of Mrs. Mel
win and CASTOR B. Means, who is al
legged to have discovered the second
will. to have the instrument declared
valid, were denounced by the court
as fraud.
The case has been in the courts
for several years and counsel for Mrs.
Melvin and Means, it is said, will
take an appeal to the higher courts
Judge Horner exonerated Row D.
Keehn and Edward G. Woods. attor-
neys for Mrs. Melvin and Means
from any intent to impose on the
court.
Judge Horner rejected Means story
or the second will as a fabrication.
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Three Negroes Drown s,
When Boat Capsizes

Selma, Ala, Dec. 13.-With three
negroes reported drowned south of
Selma when their boat capsized in
the swift currents Of the Alabama
river. rescue and relief work Is being
carried on in and around Selma.
The river continue to rise rapidly,
rising nearly two feet last night, and
is now only few inches from the
floor of the public bridge on Wash
ington street, with the public road on
the sotuh side of the river submerged
and the lowlands surrounding it
flooded. Many families are moving
from the lowlands into Selma and
getting on higher ground as the
water continues to spread.
The Selma Rifles, Company C,
Alabama National Guard, are holding
themselves in readiness for any
emergency in rescue work, should the
river overrun its banks on the Selma
side and business part of the city.
The Selma Lighting company does
not contemplate any shutdown for
the present, but IL the water con-
tinues to rise they will probably be
forced to close down within the next
twenty-four hours. The men in the
plant are working desperately with
the pumps in an effort to keep the
plant clear from water.
One negro yesterday afternoon
killed seventy five rabbits on a small
island, where the rabbits had become
marooned when the water surrounded
them.
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Entente Plans to Accept
II. s. Res ti0n.s
Diplomats Delayed So Advls-
ing Wilson on Account
of His Illness.

Washington, Dec. 13.--(A. P)--
FREQUENT conferences between entente
diplomats here have indicated their
governments might be prepared to
ACCEPT some reservations to the peace
treaty in order to accomplish its rati-
fication In the senate, and 1t Is un-
derstood only the Illness of President
Wilson has prevented him from be-
ing so advised by some OF them.
1t has not been made known here
to what extent the entente powers
might be prepared to go, but 1T does
appear there would be final objection
to the preamble as proposed by the
senate foreign relations committee,
by which other powers would be re-
quired to officially record their ac-
ceptance of reservations as part OF
the treaty in substance.
At present II may be stated that
unless express instructions are re-
ceived to the contrary, none of the
entente representatives in Washing
ton will take upon himself the re-
sponsibility of a statement as to the
willingness of his government to ac-
cept reservations lest he be charged
with improper interference In the in-t
ternal political situation.
Interallied Conference.
London, Dec. 13.-(A. P)-The In
terallied conference was resumed to-
day in Downing street, with Premiers
Lloyd George and Clemenceau, For
eign Minister Scialoia, of Italy, and
OTHER officials of the British, French
and Italian governments present. The
British conferees included Earl Cur,
zon. Arthur j. Balfour and Andrew
Bonar Law. Jules Cambon attended
with Premier Clemenceau. The Ital-
ian naval attache In London and
other Italian embassy officials also
were present.
1t was announced Signor Scialoia
had left for Italy. 1t was reported
his journey was for the purpose of
consulting his government with ref
erence to an allied proposition for
the settlement of the Adriatic prob
lem.
Davis In Advisory Capacity.
| The American Ambassador. John
w. Davis, did not participate in the
conference today and the afternoon
newspapers reported his presence
yesterday was in an advisory ca
pacity.
1t is unofflcially reported the con-
ferees have made very decided prog
ress in their negotiations.
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NATIONS HERO
GETS OVATION
Rain Interferes With Recep-
ton of Alabama Cities
to Some Extent.

Florence. Ala, Dec. 13.-(Special.)
Gen. Pershing and his staff passed
through Florence today at il:45 en-
route from nitrate plant No. to the
Wilson dam. Rain prevented the
citizens OF Florence from extending
the greeting intended, but the prin-
cipal streets were lined with people
anxious to see the great warrior.
Florence Joined with Sheffield and
Tuscumbia in welcome at Sheffield.
DIR. II. j. Willingham, of Florence,
delivered the address of welcome.
The rain threw a damper on the
aviation program planned for the
general at Sheffield, but 1T did not
dampen the ardor or enthusiasm of
the people of the twin cities.
The general and his staff were
greeted by a reception committee
| composed of the MAJORS of Sheffield,
| Tuscumbia and Florence and Coils.
John X. Clements, Hardee Chambliss
and Lytle Brown, commanding off,
GERS. and their respective staffs from
the local nitrogen plants and the
Wilson dam. A thunderous cheer
roared from the throats of the assem-
bled throngs. The commander of the
American expeditionary forces smiled
in recognition.
Immediately, however, Gen. Per-
sh.ng and the nineteen members of
his official party were hurried to
waiting automobiles and whisked
away to United States nitrate plant
| No. ., a mile east of Sheffield, where
breakfast awaited and an intensive
inspection tour was in prospect. In
the spacious dining room of the club
house at the plant nearly 100 army
officers and war department officials
were present. The premises were
profusely decorated with flags, holly
and mistletoe.
| /. must have reminded Gen. Per-
shing of some vf his inspection tours
in France, excepting that there he
visited government depots, army can
tonments, reserve stores, ETC., wher
he passed over the grounds and intt
the buildings of the governments
vast nitrogen plant. 1t was here that
he witnessed for the first time one
OF the great war plants built by thu
government to supply the necessary
munitions needed by the great arm!
which he commanded. M ~ .ss.
After the nitrate plant and ~
power station had been inspected
under the guidance Of local com
manding officers, the Wilson dan
nearby was visited. Then followe'
an automobile ride to Florence, acros
the river. Returning to Sheffield
nitrate plant No. / in West Sheffield
was visited. This marvellous plan
and its division of attractive dwell
ing houses was given q close inspec
tion.
With the inspection tours ended
Gen. Pershing and his official stat
proceeded for a drive through tn
streets of the city, finally hating a
the Red Cross building, where he de
livered his only address of the day
Following these ceremonies, an elab
crate luncheon was served at tn
Sheffield hotel.
Concluding an eventful day here
the distinguished visitors left on
special train for Louisville, wher
further inspection of government wa
plants will be made.
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Wholesale Plot to Forge =
U.S.. Passorts Uncovered

Berlin, Dec. ia wholesale plot
to forge United States passports to
enable Germans to travel through
Europe has just been discovered here.
Ihe deception in signatures was first
detected by the French consul, M.
Auburn. Papers bearing the name of
the Spanish minister, Senior Del Gado.
who is in charge of American affairs
in Berlin, were passing through the
hands of the French CONSUL when he
became suspicious Of the signature.
He retained the documents, advising
the owner of them to return the next
day. The following day the man who
had presented the papers failed to put
in an appearance. However, the po-
lice were able to trace him through
the photograph which was attached
to the passports.
All the American embassies in ELL
rope have been warned to watch out
for forgeries.
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WALSH NOT
GUILTY One
Fox's Accusation During De-
bate on Irish Bill Directed
at Another.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The Irish
question" today again was before the
house committee on foreign affairs.
George J.. Fox, of New Haven, re-
sumed his attack before the commit
tee on the Mason bill providing for
recognition of the Irish republic, and
Bourke Cochran, Of New York, was
to make the concluding address in
support of the measure. Mr.. Fox
declared the reason Irish republican
leaders had been imprisoned was that
they ad'given aid and comfort to
the enemy in the war"
And if men in this country had
done the same thing" he added,
they would have got it in the neck
as quickly as those 1rishmen did"
Mr.. Fox attacked the statement that
upwards of 20,00O000 Americans Of
Irish blood were asking recognition OF
the republic, declaring that the 1910
census showed only 100000 males in
the United States who were born in
Ireland.
He said at least some Roman Cath
olics had an utter contempt for the
Sim Feiners" backing the republican
government. If a vote were taken in
Ireland with iliterates barred from
the polls, he asserted. the result
would be overwhelmingly against the
Sim Fein movement.
Fox explained today that during
his testimony of yesterday he was
not referring to Frank T. Walsh wher
he turned toward a group at the
hearing and said that during the wal
this man was thinking to help Ger
many"
Fox said today he was referring ts
another man in the room. but did mo-
mention his name in his testimony. II
making the statement for which III
was rebuked by the committed
chairman, Fox had turned toward {
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LABORD..AWS UPI
MAGMA CHARTA'|
Denounces Capital-"Autoc
racy of Operators" Cause
Of Coal Strike.
INJUNCTION VOICE I MAN

Washington, Dec. 13. - Labor's
magma charta," drawn by the execu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. was presented today to
the labor conference. at which most
of the labor leaders of the nation are
present.
The executive council asked that It's
magma charta," a lengthy document,
be accepted as labor's position In the
affairs of the nation, but reference
in it to the league of nations threw
tho conference into a heated debate
on the peace treaty.
The esseitial points in the magma
charta" were as follows:
The coal strike was caused by the
"autocracy of the operators; the
miners hope "for full measure of
Justice"
Congress was asked to declare
against "the usurpation of the power
of the people by the courts
The injunction was characterized
as Revolutionary weapon" which
gives "the voice of the people" over
to "the voice of one man. Antistrike
legislation was declared vicious"
Workers have crushed militarism,
it declared. and they will not stand
for political or industrial autocracy.
All workers, including farmers and
those employed on the lands, are
urged to join together to meet "the
advances of capitalism"
The attitude of the most of the en-
ployers In the industrial conference
was condemned.
The Rochdale system now in use in
r1<.o~ = Co.. u l. ...-l~
cost of living was Endorsed.
Denial was made that high wages
are responsible for high living costs.
The credits system should be re-
moved from the control of the finan-
ciers and placed in the hands of the
workers.
Collective bargaining was de-
manded.
Declaration was made that labor
will not Surrender"
The government was urged to hold
the railroads for a period of two
years longer.
The senate was urged to ratify the
peace treaty of Versailles to normal
iZe industry"
Declaration was made that labor
Will not consent to a reduction OF
wages.
When the reading of the magma
| charta" had been completed, Andrew
Furuseth, of the Seamen's. union
broke Into bitter denunciation OF
the league of nations and declared il
would reduce labor to the position o.
the Hindoo. This led to heated de-
bate.
Edward Knockells, of the Chicago
Federation of Labor. was expected tt
demand that the conference indorst
the recently created labor party. Be.
lore entering the conference he de.
clared that the labor party is nov
out to crush the democratic party II
the next campaign, and he added
Then we will crush the republican,
in 1924" Ernest Bohm was expected
to support Knockells.
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-Four Inmates of Poor House
Die Of Insect Powder Poison

Kalamazoo. Mich, Dec. 13.-As a
result of eating pancakes in which
insect powder had accidentally been
mixed. four aged inmates of the Kala-
mazoo county poor farm are dead
and two others are dying. while thir-
ty-fve are seriously i'll from the same
cause.
A can of insect powder borrowed
from the kitchen by one of the in
mates yesterday was placed on a
shelf In tho pantry. among other
cooking ingredients, and in mixing
the batter for the cakes the cook got
hold of the poison can instead of the
baking powder and used the contents
literally in the mixture
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President Of Harper's Held
For Printing Improper Book

New York, Dec. 13.-Clinton d.
Brainard, president of Harper d
Brothers, and member of the ex-
traordinary grand jury which is in
quest of an "overshadowing crime"
was held in $500 bond in police court
here today for trial upon complaint
of the Society for the Suppression of
Vice, that he had been concerned in
the publication of an improper book.
Mr.. Brainard told the court he was
in Europe when the book was pub
lished and that he knew nothing
about it until after it had been
brought out.
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Hines Called Upon to
Explain Story He Has Denied

Tokepa, Kan, Dec. Bon receipt
by Gov. Allen of a copy of a letter
sent to the car distribution office of
the railroad administration by d. L.
Muiin. traffic manager of the Kansas
Milling company. at Wichita it be-
came known today that Director Cen
era Hines has been asked to explain
why he allowed ! 500 box cars to b.
stored at Louisville, Ky. awaiting
shipments Of whisky, while thousands
of bushels Of Kansas wheat Was rot
ting and mills were closed down be-
cause of the car shortage
Press dispatches on TIE concentra-
tion of the cars at Louisville, due
to the expected supreme court ruling
on wartime prohibition, were quoted in
the letter
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Alfonso Deemed to Have
Won Signal Victory

Madrid, Friday. Dec. Fixing AL
fonso is deemed to have won a
notable victory in the formation of
a coalition cabinet. 1t is believed the
new cabinet will be able to control
the cortes for the passage of the
budget and other measures to allay
social Unrest.
Manuel Allende Salazar, the pre-
mier Is president of the senate.
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Labor Riot in Trinidad;
British Troopers Landed

London, Dec. 13-Labor dlsturbanceS
in the British islands of Trinidad and
Tobago, in the West Indies, leading to
rioting during which men were landed
from the British warship Calcutta, and
resulting in several casualties, are re-
ported in official dispatches to the CO.
lonial office here. Special dispatches
pictured the trouble in Trinidad as
rising OF the negroes there in which
the government buildings or Port of
Spain, the principal town Of the island
were stormed and held for three days.
The official advices given out, how
ever. do not mention such an occur
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Nashville Railway Asks for
Seven Cents Increase in Fare

Nashville, Dec. 1S.-tSpecial)-The
Nashville Railway and Light company
today petitioned the public utilities
commission for an emergency increase
In fare of cents minimum and asked
the appointment of appraisers to ascer-
tai the value of the property. After
this has been done the company asks
a permanent increase which will he
sufficient for efficient service and at the
same time give a fair return upon fair
valuation of the company's property.
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Cermany's Reply Not
Acceptance of Protocol

Paris. Dec. 13.-H Havas) s)-Germany
reply to the entente notes relative to
the signing of the protocol of the peace
treaty does not constitute an accept
ance. although couched in counciliatory
terms, according to the Echo de Paris
1t is said the allies will have to send
a new note to Germany, but belief is
expressed the Berlin government will
yield, and that the protocol will be
signed about. Christmas
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Underwood charNes LODGE Not Doing Duty to j. s.
ARCTIC BIRDS FLYING
SOuTH-HARO WINTER

Chicago. Dec. 13.--(A. PD--
Hundreds of article birds are
seen south of Maine and Michi-
gan. and that indicates a hard
winter, according TO John Bur
roughs, the naturalist. who was
here today. He said he had
seen many of the birds in
Michigan and that they were
unacquainted with man and
very tame.
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group with which Mr.. Walsh was sit
ting with other Irish American
leaders.
Fox did not turn TO me nor did he
look in my direction" said Mr.. Walsh
today 81 was sitting almost directly
behind him. My record during the
war was a public one, and the presi-
dent in accepting my resignation
after the armistice, recited the char
acter and extent Of the services |
rendered to the government during
the war"