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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
JUST SENDS A MESSAGE

James Just rang up on Saturday
afternoon and stated that he had
read the tax article In Fridays pa
per and could offer some information
regarding the expenses of control
ling the waters of the Blackfoot. He
says 1t is under the direction of the
State Engineers Department and that
the water master for the various dis
tricts are elected on the first day of
March. The irrigation district, made
up of the territory lying along the
BlackfOot river elected Belo Ball as
water master last March, the dis
trict taking in all the territory from
where the Blackfoot flows into Snake
river, to the head of the river. Mr..
Ball furnishes his automobile and
does great deal of travelling, going
as much as $50 miles day and some
times when he is unable to handle
all Of the work he has his SON with
an extra car. The pay was fixed at
$l2 a day as stated and when assis-
tants are needed they are put on as
Mr.. Drew and the others mentioned
Mr.. Just says that the expense of
operating and controlling the waters
of the Blackfoot river for irrigation
are charged against the individual
water users in the district and it is
assessed against them so that they
pay it when they pay their taxes,
just the same as people living along
a paved street pay their paving bill
when they pay their taxes or their
sprinkling bill along with their taxes.
It is no burden on the people of
other parts of the county and the
people in the Shelley and Aberdeen
country need not be alarmed about it,
Mr.. Just says, as 1t Is no expense
to them nor to anyone else outside
of the district excepting that the
county pays it out of the current ex-
pense fund and Immediately levies
1t against the people who receive the
benefits of the service.
Mr.. Just said he felt that we were
somewhat unfair to the people in
that district by raising the cry of
alarm as we did but he admitted also
that we said 1t must be all right and
we expected to eventually find that
1t was in some way repaid to the
county.
Our writer went to the Court
House on Saturday to try to find out
about this and other matters but
The auditor was out and the others
were busy SO he waited for a more
opportunity and Mr.. Just has
very kindly solved the matter for us.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
SCORES SEARCH
NAVAL BALLOON
Big Bag is Lost for the
Past Six
Days
BY Universal Service

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y. Dec. 20
Forest rangers, scores of guides
state game protectors, railway men
in isolated districts and many others
combined efforts last night in the
search of the missing balloon, A-559s
which with its three naval pilots has
been out of touch with civilization
for the past six days following its
hop off from Rockaway Point, N. Y,
last Monday, for distance and en-
durance record.
With snow flying tonight thruout
the Adirondacks region and with for
est rangers climbing high peaks to
scan the frozen valleys in the hope
of picking up a curl of smoke from
an improvised camp anxiety grew
hourly for the safety of the naval
airmen. The last reported glimpse of
the gas bag was had last Monday by
the inhabitants of Wells, village Of
the Adirondacks and since that time
the state police and the entire force
of the state conservation commits
sion have been on the lookout for
the flyers and searching for possible
wreckage in the low lands.
Tonight it was decided to press the
forest rangers into use following the
accident to the two army airplanes
at Albany. These planes were dis
patched to fly over the whole. of the
region here and the delay incident
to the accident and the snow storm
which would make aerial observation
most difficult If not impossible, in
duced ]. H. Hopkins, district forest
ranger, to order all his men to fire
observation towers to scan the coun-
try with powerful field glasses.
Garry Vanderburgh, veteran guide,
advanced the suggestion to ranger
Hopkins today that the best way to
search theeAdirondacks territory was
from the peaks. 1t would then be de-
termined, he said, whether the bal
loon was resting on the tops of trees
in a deep forest or had come to earth
at an isolated spot with the avia-
tors going into camp awaiting rescue.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
H. G. TAYLOR SPEAKS

H. G. Taylor Of Wicks, read our
tax article of last Friday and says
he was impressed with the report
that there are only nine bulls. in
Bingham county. He says he can
scare up fifteen in his neighborhood.
He says he reported three grade
cows Of his own to the assessor, fiji
teen registered cattle and one regis
tered bull and it went on the rec
ords as sixteen common cattle, the
information being passed to him that
in order to encourage stockmen to
raise pure breeds, they are assessed
the same as common cattle.
Mr.. Taylor says he reported 100
per cent of his stock to the assessor
and believes he can point out herds
that are reported at only fraction
of their actual numbers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
MUCH LIQUOR IS
TAKEN OUTBOND
If Equally Distributed
Would Give Each
One Quart

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Almost
three times as much liquor was with
drawn from government bonded
warehouses during the present year
as could be used for legitimate pur-
poses under the volstead law, ac-
cording to figures given to the house
ways and means committee by Pro-
hibition Commissioner John F. Kra-
mer today.
The Withdrawals totalled the re-
markable figure of 29,2OO,000 gal
Ion, or more than quart for every
man, woman and child in the United
states. At the present time Only 40
100000 gallons remain in storage,
Mr.. Kramer said.
Forged permits, the commissioner
testified, have proved the most ef-
fective illegitimate means of obtain
Ing the liquor from bonded ware
houses.
At this rate OF Withdrawals. sug-
gested Representative Bacharach. Re-
publican, of New Jersey, the remain
Ing amount is only sufficient to last
for two years.
Eyes. that is true" said Mr.. Kra-
mer, but If it is used legitimately,
the tn present supply should last five
The above revelations came while
Mr.. Kramer was testifying in sup
port of bill by Representative
Green, Republican, Of Iowa, provid-
Ing for concentration of the liuuor
In a few warehouses instead of hay-
Ing 1t scattered all over the country.
Secretary Of the Treasury Houston,
The internal revenue bureau, the anti
saloon league and other temperance
have endorsed the con-
,entration plans as essential to eff
enforcement of the prohibi-
ion law.
Mr.. Kramer said the liquor Is now
'tored in from 375 to 400 warehouses
md under the present appropriation
t Is not possible to maintain two
guards at each warehouse, which
means that some part of the day
many warehouses are without pro-
ection against thieves. Much LIQUOR
las been taken out under these cir
Most of the liquor Is now stored in
our Kentucky warehouses which ara
ig enough to hold the entire 40
100000 gallons.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
PLAN TO PREVENT
WAR PRACTICALLY
COMPLETE STATED
Inau.
guarahon Harding
Will be Prepared
to Negotiate

MARION, Dec. 20.-Immediately
after his Inauguration, President
elect Harding will be prepared to open
negotiations with foreign nations for
an association to prevent war.
The plan for such an association
OF nations, upon which Senator Har-
ding has consulted some or the coun-
try's ablest minds, is now so near
completion that 1t can be definitely
outlined as follows:
1-Esta ablishment of an interna-
tional judicial tribunal to adjudicste
controversies arising between nations
over violations Of treaties and of in
ternational law.
2-Settlement of the problem Of
reduction of armaments through dis
cussion In world forum similar to
that established at the Hague.
3-Re-codificatoin Of international
law. to include adjustment Of new
problems brought about by the world
war-such as submarine warfare, etc.
The plan as definitely outlined vim
dicates all Of the campaign and plat
form pledges Of the Republican party
1t calls for judicial alliance Of
nations as opposed to the political
alliance formed in the league of ma
tions.
President-elect Harding and prac-.
tically all of his advisers believes
that the league has demonstrated its
failure as an agency to prevent wars
and they are Of the opinion that
majority of the league membership
will embrace the idea for an associa-
ton of nations as is outlined above.
IL these opinions are correct
and there seems to be unlimited sup
port for them-Washington will be /
The scene Of new peace conference
which may succeed where the league
If nations failed.
A commission consisting of some
If the ablest men in the country
would be appointed to represent the
United States at the conference, and
t is not unlikely that some Of SEN
'tor Harding's Marion callers who
lave already familiarized themselves
With the general plan may be men,
,ers Of the American commission.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
MUST STOP HUGE
DRAIN ON FUNDS
Unless Halt Is Called
! Taxes Will Increase,
Liberty Bonds De-
crease
wASHTNGTnN Ta !

| WASHINGTON Taxes will b
higher and the value OF liberty bond
and other government securities will
be lower unless the enormous drail
on the treasury in the shape Of ap
propriations is stopped at once, de
clared Senator Warren, chairman o
the appropriations committee, out
lining the financial conditions OF tn,
country in q speech in the senat,
today.
"The treasury of the United States
needs friends il 1t ever did, If thii
nation is to remain solvent" said thu
senator.
Asserting that the government's
financial affairs are being conducted
in style which would be regarded
as "unsound" by business man
Senator Warren declared that the
treasury Is virtually appealing to
citizens and bankers from month to
month to buy its securities to keep
the government going.
"We are going to be without credit
in this country, our bonds are going
much lower and we will have to pay
larger interest on certificates Of in
debtedness unless we are able to re-
trench very sharply and not branch
out on any new lines, no matter how
desirable they may be under ordinary
circumstances" the senator added.
The present tendency to create
new governmental bureaus and
agencies was sharply critized by
Senator Warren, who lamented the
fact that constant demands are be-
ing made upon congress for new ex-
penditures. He criticized the Shep-
pard-Towner bill for the creation of
a federal bureau of maternity and
infant hygiene, now before the sem
ate, which calls for an appropriation
of $48O,000.
Describing the change which has
come over the financial status of the
country since the war, Senator War
rem said that it was easy for the gov
ernment to obtain funds while the
war was on, because every patriotic
loyal citizen was anxious to support
the government. A majority of the
people,, he said, even borrowed
money to buy bonds.
Now they have had to call on the
banks to take the bonds off their
hands at reduction Of from 5 to II
per cent. You will find that the last
payment of taxes was made largely
by those who hal no other funds and
had to sell their bonds," declared |
Senator Warren.
The funded debt lat this time
to $4,000, 100000 and the
1oating debt to $3,500, 100000, the
senator said, whereas in the early !
part of the war the Indebtedness
to about $30,00O,000 and
he highest issue OF certificates was
81, 90 000,000,000. He called attention
% the fact that once the government
vas able to borrow money on certi-
icates at and 3 per cent, whereas
t now had to beg bankers and citi-
'ens to buy new issues of certificates
o retire the sold ones.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
EIGHT CAUSES
GIVEN FOR GREAT
U. 5. CRIME WAVE
Industrial Cities, Ameri,
ca 5 Melting Pots
for Foreign Born
] Crime Centers

What is the extent of the crime
wave In the United States and what
is It's primary cause?
Universal Service has sought an.
swers to these two questions and
subjoined present dispatches from
various cities giving analyses Of the
situation In various sections. One
fact stands out before all others ana
It Is that the big Industrial centers
the American melting pots Of foreign
born, show the big crime increase.
Most Of the areas reporting aug
mented crime statistics are In the
north-the south reports scarcely q
deviation from previous years.
The situation in New York is well
known-the increased holdup and
murder record Of the weekend has
received widespread publicity.
Philadelphia reports an "appall-
ing" increase with q new murder
record and at least 5000 hold-ups.
Boston's record is going up, 400
crooks having been arrested in the
past few days and appeals having
been made to nearby cities to assist
the Boston police. Chicago has had
bad year, but not as serious as the
preceding twelve months, while De-
troit reports 1920 a record year, but
with the situation now improving.
st. Louis has a list of over 100
homicides and five to fifteen daily
holdups while Minneapolis reports
big increase in criminal tendencies
on the part of boys.
A large number of crimes have re-
Gently been reported from Pacific
coast regions and San Francisco is
crime wave shortly.
The cold months are expected to
1rive many Of the hardened criminals
20 coast towns and police officials
confess themselves uneasy.
The cause? It lis complex and
'omewhat pathological, according to
he various dispatches received and |
S best presented in a summary:
L. Money madness born of the !
var-a determination to gain "easy
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
CLAYTON HOOVER TALKS

Clayton Hoover arrived home Sat-
urday night from the University of
Moscow, and Monday morning went
to work at his old job as salesman
at the Rowles-Mack company's,
where he will help for the week.
Clayton is greatly pleased with
conditions at Moscow and says he
likes it much better than at Stan
ford where he was last year. School
spirit, he says, is fine, and the teach
ers all that could be wished for.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
LEAVING FOR LOS ANGELES

George D. Wheeled who has been
with the Idaho Republican as re-
porter and assistant editor for some
time, is leaving for Los Angeles to
spend Christmas with his family.
2 Mr.. Wheeler is a good newspaper
man and will probably remain In Cali
fornia for the winter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
ExCoMMUNICATE RIOTS

CORK, Dec. 2O.-Today
the Bishops order excom-
municating from the church
all those who participated in
recent ambushing Of police
and military was read in all
catholic churches.
In many churches the read
ing of the order was inter-
rupted by groups of young
men noisly leaving the
church.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-20
A BIG TASK

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-John
M. Hubbard, acting secretary
of Santa Claus and who opens
all that lovable old gentle
mans mail, does not know
just how one little boys ap-
peal can be answered without
getting into trouble with Mr..
Volstead.
The letter reads:
Dear Santa Claus: Please
bring me bicycle, a bottle
of whiskey for papa and a
cask Of wine for mamma.
Please don't forget the whis-
key"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-01
CUT THIS OUT
OLD ENGLISH RECIPE FOR CA
TARRH. CATARRHAL DEAF
NESS AID HEAD NOISES

II you know OF some one who IS
troubled with Catarrhal Deafness
head noises or ordinary catarrh 60
out this formula and hand il 10 them
and you may have been the means OF
saving some poor sufferer perhap s
from total deafness In England
scientists for a long time past have
recognized that catarrh is a constitu-
tional disease and necessarily requires
constitutional treatment.
Sprays inhalers and nose douches
are llaDle 10 irritate the delicate air
passages and force the disease into
the middle ear which frequently
means total deafness. or else the dis
ease may be driven down the air
passages towards the lungs which IS
equally as dangerous The following
formula which Is used extensively In
the damp English climate Is a CON
stitutional treatment and should
prove especially efficacious TO suffer
ers here who live under more favor
able climate conditions.
Secure from your druggist ] ounce
Of Parmint Double strength). Take
this home and add TO It Z pint OF
not water and a little graduated
sugar; stir until Dissolved Take one
tablespoonful four times a day. This
VIII often bring quick relief from
distressing head noises ClogEed nos
trils should open, breathing become
easy and hearing improve as the in
uammation fin the eustachfan tubes
is reduced Parmint used in this way
acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system and
has a tonic action that helps 70 OBJ
tain the desired results. The prepare
ton IS easy TO make. costs little and
Is pleasant to take. Every person
who has catarrh or head noises or IS
hard Of hearing should give this treat
ment a trial-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-01
POUer Of Free
Speech Upheld
By TexaSCONrt

Austin. Tex april Neither the
courts nor legislatures have the
power TO say what a man shall ut
ter, and the bill Of rights guaran-
tees TO the Individual and TO the
press the right Of free speech with
out power anywhere to abridge that
right, held the Texas supreme court
today in an opinion written by chief
justice Nelson Phillips in the case Of
George Tucker. on application for a
write Of habeas corpus from |Ander-
son county.
The relator was ordered discharged
from the custody Of the sheriff
Tucker is an officer Of q labor union
at Palestine and had been eniOined
from interfering with an electrical
workers strike there and he was
held in contempt Of this Injunction
by the district court He appealed
from the contempt proceedings and
won his liberty by today's decision.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-01
PROGRESS IN
THEATER PLANS

Miss Dorothy Lakeland and Miss
Beatrice Stiles. who are directing the
play The Aullosc," 10 be presented
in the high school auditorium April
9, report splendid progress, and are
assured by the manner IN which the
members Of the cast are taking hold
OF their parts that the play viii be
successful
The municipal theater plan in Fl
Paso IS 10 be self supporting. and so
Ear there has been success in this re-
specL Many OF the local business
men are interested in the plan Among
some OF the more active are Edgar
W Kayser. julius Krakauer, r. +.
Burgess. James l. MARI, S. J. Briens,
Il. ID. Slater, Judge W d. Howe. J. G.
Wilmarth. Percy Montgomery. A.
Swartz and Dr. r. T. Ramey; also
Mrs. Howard Waldron. Mrs. Fred
erick Norton and Mrs II. ID. Field
Among the cast presenting The
Mullosc' is Ernest Jordan, who had
a leading part in Common Clay"
local talent play STAGED recently by
the Elks. and Harry Van Horne, who
has another leading part In the three
act comedy. Both Mr. Jordan and
Mr.. Van Horne are said to be very
much above the average amateur
player in thespian ability
Miss Lakeland and Miss stiles, who
are directing. are both graduates Of
the Edith Coburn Noyes school, Bos-
ton Mass
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-01
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO
GIVE DANCE ON APRIL z

The annual ball Of the federal en-
ployes' union VIII be given in Liberty
hall April e.. The committees in
charge Of the program follow; Ar
rangement. J. a Myers, G. B. Slater,
Miss T. Doyle, Mrs J. T. Dent Mrs.
T. Brown, Russell Matthews AID
Clinton Flynn; publicity, h Walker,
AIRS. Jessie Mariner and Mrs Nora
Pogues finance, G. B. Slater, Z. A.
ploWmau and George Shick5 decora-
ton. Mrs f. Brown, Harry Ellis,
Fred Schilling, A n. Pillsbury, c.
F. Flickinger, Mrs. Tina Mcdonald.
Airs Y. Z. Bennett; reception, Miss
T. Doyle, Miss Margaret COakIey.
AIRS j. Bennett, Mrs. P. Carroll, Miss
Lillian Shields, =. K Culp and Jack
LAWSON floor, Mrs. ]. 7. Dent, Mrs.
H Stretcher. AIRS Nora Dawson, W.
T.. Dent, c. Perkins, r. L Blades, Il
Z Holder and Il Walker; hats and
wraps. C. Flynn, W. l. Power, C. j.
Stahell, J. F. Turbeville and D.
Feel1ss door, p Matthews, 7. Tray
lor, C. ]. harris, +. J. schiIling, ".
r Griffith and J. H Myers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-01
SEARCH FOR MAN ACCUSED
OF STABBING MEXICAN WOMAN.

Stabbed Just above the heart early
Wednesday night. Refugia Esquibel
was taken TO the police emergency
hospital for treatment As q result
Of the stabbing the police are search
ing for a Mexican man suspected OF
the stabbing.
According TO the womau's story, the
stabbing occurred at her room at SO
South Fl Paso street. She said the
man tried TO enter the room and that
as he did so she attempted TO shut
the door. He was too quick. however
and managed TO enter the room where.
she said he stabbed her. The man is
said to be employed in Juarez-
Following rrea tment the woman
was taken TO her home. Her condition
IS not serious
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-01
7 IOI lFIUIIA NaoDlLIII-
By IsAAC DON LEVINE

Z and I see she intends 10 be up for
your return 7 wish she had been
well now and the leg next week bad.
then we should have had some nice.
quiet evenings costly to ourselves.
We only went at II TO the hospital
fetched the princess at Ania's- We
assisted at two operations.
After dinner the girls went TO
ANA, where n. p. was, and I followed
after prayers. We worked. she glued.
amiable these days and only thinks
Of herself and her comfort. and makes
others crawl under the table to ar
range her leg on lots OF cushions. and
does not trouble her head whether
others sit comfortably spOlt and
badly brought up. She has lots OF
people coming to see her all day long,
so, she has no time TO be lonely
though when you return she viii
groan that she was Wretched the
Wnole time She is surrounded BY
several DIG photos OF you. enlarged
ones OF hers in every corner, and
heaps OF small ones.
Uneasy Lies Head Of An Empress
To be away from all the petty
talks must do you good-here there
are such rumors always. and general
" without foundation Sweetheart
not say that Of myself. the brain
seems 10 be working all the time and
never wanting to rest Hundreds Of
ideas and combinations come bother
ing one. I reread your dear letters
several times. and try to think it's
ioFy speaking 20 me. Somehow we
see so little o. each other. you are so
much occupied and one does not like
10 bother with questions when you
are tired after your reports. and then
we are never alone together But
now must try and get to sleep. so
as TO feel stronger tornorrovv and he
or more use. Sleep wei. wee One.
holy angels guard your slumber and
WHY prayers and love surround Won
with deep devotions and love.
Moments Of Despair For the Kaiser
-aln- Good morning. my treasure.
Today the Feldjager COURIER fetches
me letter later, 50 I can write stiu a
go erlcEs IS right. that you are re-
turning tomorrow, but it seems 10 me
you won Z as you are sure 70 be see
ing the hussars, lancers, artillery
and other troops resting at Wilma
One continues speaking OF that
property in the Baltic provinces
where the place is marked white and
a hyuroplane rested upon their lake
there-as though officers. ours. had
dressed In plain clothes and seen it,
nobody Is allowed 20 60 there. I do
wish one could have IL seriously in
qllred into There are so many spies
every y mere that IL may be true. but
II would be very sad, as there are
sun many very loyal subjects In the
ba4tlc provinces. This miserable war
Wnen VIII It ever end2 William. Il
Ieei sure must at times pass through
Mucous moments OF despair, when he
srasps that u was he, and especially
MS tiltussian set. which began the
war, and ia dragging his country TO
ruin Al those little states, for years ]