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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
PLAN ADDITIONS
TOLOCAL SCHOOLS
Present Facilities Will
Not Care for Large
Attendance of
\ Pupils
pINGREE TO BUILD
Other Districts Are Pre-.
pairing For New
School Year

Schools of the county are planning
4 mi the construction Of additions to
the school buildings to care for the
xapidly growing attendance. The
1ehOol at Pingree is preparing plans
3r an addition which is expected
cost in the neighborhood of $16,-
NQ0 and an architect secured
draw tentative plans for the work.
f l.. Winburn, architect of Idaho
Ills visited with members of the
|2{ngree school board last week and
|c6nferred with them on the new ad-
dition to the school.
Meetings of the school patrons have
been held and it has been practically
decided to build more school build
ings at Aberdeen.
The Shelley school has been found
TO small for the needs of the dis
atrict and plans for new building
there are practically completed. A
high school will be built at Shelley
t0 accommodate several districts ac-
cording to plans now in progress.
The Blackfoot school board has been
looking into plans for the construc-
stiOn of more school buildings and it
ii expected that the new year will
aee new buildings in every part of
sthe county under construction.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
PLAN TO RAISE
TEACHERS PAY
Committee of Laymen
and Others Will
Formulate
Methods
CAT nYr0 MN @VYY
SALARIES TOO LOW
Findings to be Given to
Heads of School
District

School districts of the county are
planning on more nearly equal sal
ary schedule for teachers this COM
ing term and meeting is to be held
in the near future to devise plans
whereby definite action can be taken.
A committee consisting of four
teachers, one clerk of school board,
of chairman of school board and one
layman will meet with Mrs. Grace
Faulconer, county superintendent of
schools to formulate the plan.
Salaries of teachers employed in
the county vary greatly and the COM
mittee feels that in order to hold
teachers here and to acquire other
teachers the salary will have to be
raised and placed on a more quail
basis. The action of the Blackfoot
school board in giving bonus for
the years work and the forming of a
new schedule of salaries for the new
year will also be discussed at the
meeting.
Results of the committees meet
ing will be presented to the meeting
of school trustees and an effort made
to have them adopt the findings.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Reports Prices High
at Eastern Points
+. Il. Seeger Returns From Buying
| Trip to Markets Of the
the East-Price
Advance Is Due
A GOOD YEAR IS EXPECTED
Fasteners Are Optimistic Over
Prospects for Business
During 1920

F. E. Seeger has returned from
the eastern markets, where he has
been on a buying trip for his firm
He reports merchandise very high in
the east and hard for the retailer to
secure altho he obtained consider
able supply for his company,
Retail prices in the east are much
higher than in the west according to
Mr.. Seeger, principally because of the
fact that the eastern retainl stores
are so close to the markets that they
do not buy in quantities sufficient
to take advantage of the raise in
prices. 1t is the opinion in the east
said Mr.. Seeger that high prices will
continue thruout this year and pos
sibly next year and that this country
will never return to the low prices
of former years. Eastern business
men predict the year of 1920 to be
one of the best for business in the
history of the country notwithstand-
ing unsettled conditions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Prosecutor Adair
After Check Artists
Vigorous Campaign Inltituted
Against Those Guilty Of Pass
ing Worthless Paper on
local Merchants
PRACTICE MUST BE STOPPED
Numerous Instances i'm Past Few
Days of FOrgers in
This Vicinity

A thoro campaign has been in
stituted against check artists, who
have been operating in this vicinity
by Prosecuting Attorney r. w.
Adair. Warrants will be issued for
their arrest and county officials are
determined that the passing of
checks without sufficient funds in
the bank to cover them must be
stopped.
There has been numerous in
stances of this recently. Checks
have been written and eashed by
local business men when the writer
possessed no money in the banks
upon which they were drawn. Others
have forged checks in the name of
prominent men. And not only
strangers and forgers who make
their living by this means have been
guilty but local people have been
getting into the habit of passing bad
checks. Prosecutor Adair is insist
ant that this practice be stopped and
he is invoking all of the machinery
of the law to aid him.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
N. P. L. Paper is
in Bad Condition,

Reports received from Nampa in
dicate that the Free Press, official
paper for the Non-partisan league is
a financial loss. The report states
that large sums of money have been
put in the Free Press by the national
Non-partisan league and that it has
been unable to get any accounting
from the management of the paper
is the substance of an auditing report
of the papers business recently
made by D. A. Frost, Non-partisan
league auditor, which has Just been
given publicity. The report of Frost
further emphasizes that the league
has been unable to secure any in
formation Of the papers financial
condition. 1t practicallyt embodies
the charge that the paper has sold
out the league thru not having con-
Quoted an aggressive league news
paper. 1t is also charged that the
paper has lost over $4,000 for it's
stockholders and that it is in bad
financial condition.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Baseball MEN TO.
MEET In BLACKFOOT
Will Draft Schedule for
Coming Games of
New League
Wednesday
M UGH INTEREST
Full Support of Local
Business Men is
Promised

Base ball enthusiasts of the six
cities comprising the Yellowstone
Snake river valley base ball league
will meet here Wednesday night to
assist in the drafting of schedule
for the coming season. Much in
terest has been manifest and a record
attendance is expected.
The new league is expected to have
the full support of the TWINS and in
dications point that this coming sea-
son will be the best supported of
any of the years past. Business men
of Blackfoot are to be asked to give
their support to the movement and
back it as they have other activities
of the city.
Fl. B. Daniels is at the head of the
committee which will draft the
Schedule.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
JOHNSON MURDER
TRIAL Is OPENED
Examination of Jurors
Occupies Morning
Session of
Court
COWEN PRESIDES
Thirty of Panel Are
Called During
Forenoon
PRESIDES

. E, e ~ Z
The case of J. Vance johnson
charged with murder in the first de-
gree opened Monday morning in the
district court with F. J.. Cowen pre-
siding. The morning was occupied
with the examination Of Jurors.
During the morning session of
court, thirty men Of the jury panel
were examined and a majority of
them passed for cause. Examina-
tion was continued during the after
noon. Neither the defense nor the
prosecution took advantage of their
preemptory challenges during the
morning examination.
George F. HansbroYgh is counsel
for the defense and Ralph w. Adair
represents the state. The state is
assisted in the prosecution by w. A.
Beakley.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
oUILLINs ILL

j. j. Quillin and wife are confined
to their homes suffering with the
influenza.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
CHOOSE DEBATORS !.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Team. Named to Repre-
sent Blackfoot in
Triangular
Debate
HON OR LINCOLN
Classes Discuss Life of
Former President
Thursday
HONOR LINCOLN

The high school has accepted 9
challenge for triangular debate be.
tween the schools Of Idaho Falls, St
Anthony and Blackfoot on the .ques-
ton: Resolved, that board of arbitra-
tion with compulsory powers should
be appointed by the government to
settle all labor disputes. Constitu-
tionally conceded. The final debate
will be held on Aprif2 2 and it is ex-
pected that it will prove to be one
of the most interesting school events
of the year
The tryout for the local teams was
held Friday afternoon and John
Greenan, Miriam Pearson, Glen
Hammond and Vivian Mcdonald
were chose to handle the affirmative
side of the question while Victor
Robertson, Ellis Chaplin, Charles
Swope and Walter Chubbuck will
speak on the negative side.
The senior class presented gold
Yversharp, pencil to LeOna Post, who
left Sunday for Salem, Ore.
Rapid progress is being made in
the typewriting department under
the instruction of Mrs. Caster. Julia
Sutton ranks first with a record of
sixty words a minute. Josephine
Caster is second with fifty words
and Mary Dunn third, with forty
words minute.
The program in assembly last Fri
day follows: Lucille Park talked on
Thrift, Miriam Pearson on why
Study Spanish in High SCHOOL, in
which she used the Spanish language
cleverly. Virginia Pierce gave a,
piano solo. The Glee club of the
Continued on page eight
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
State May Release
Many Acres of Land

Proceedings to either collect fees
due on 10000 acres of state grazing
lands or to cancel present leases and
release the lands were ordered be-
gun today by the state land board,
on recommendation of Charles A..
Elmer, state commissioner of public
investments. Plenty of notice will
be given the present lessees, it was
announced by the land board, but If
payment of fees is not promptly
made the land will again be put up
for lease. The tracts involved are
in all parts of southern Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
WE MAY RAISE THE PRICE
AND AGAIN WE "MAYN'T'

The price of subscription to :
4 bur paper before the war, dur :
hing the war, and after the war :
b was the same, based upon 81 :
F..weekly or a SO semi-weekly. .
We seem about to get ship .
+ rnent of print paper now, :
4 and the bill for it will .
= be $24O0 cash. How the :
4 dickens are we going to pay it .
out of the funds received from .
4 folks who neglect to pay their
4 subscriptions!
Before the war the bill for the .
same amount of paper would ,
Have been about $500. If we !
/ raised the price of subscription !
Enough to get that other $1,000, .
+ would you say we were prolific :
ering? And If we leave the price .
/ where it is, shall we grumble If i!
we find we are "lossiteering?" I
I We expect to reach decision !
!. soon and announce our 1920-21 :
+ prices.
!. We don't intend to operate !
I at a loss, and we will not :
profiteer. :
! For the present we are TAX /!
ing subscriptions at SO year !
7 for "a semi-weekly. :
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
RED CROSS PLANS
|. new " ! YEARS WORK
Meeting of Executive
! Board With Field
Representative
Held Tuesday
CONTINUE RELIEF
Organization to Assist
Anyone Needing
Their Services

The executive board of the Bing.
ham county chapter of the American
Red Cross met on February 10, 1920
to consider the future program OF
the local chapter.
Miss Dorothy E. Wysor, field
representative for Idaho, was present
and outlined the possible activities of
the chapter under the National Red
Cross peace program as follows:
"The future work of the Red Cross
in addition to disaster and emer-
gency relief both at home and abroad
will be along the lines of social SER
vice, educational work and public
health. This is in harmony with the
international league of Red Cross
societies the object of which is to
promote human happiness and well
fare all over the world and reduce
the sum of preventable poverty and
misery.
The most important work now be-
ing done by many chapters in Idaho
Is the extension of their war home
service work to civilian relief.
In every community there are fam
lilies and individuals who have fallen
into distress. The home service of
the Red Cross plans to offer con-
structive help, service, information
and advice to all who desire it and
are in need of it. 1t aims to make
its work of the type that will really
help people out of their difficulties
and restore them to independence
and self-support instead of pushing
them further down into dependency.
Home service is not intended to be
primarily relife work, but it will
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Capture Full Grown
Ring Tailed Coon

A full grown ring tailed coon was
captured last week by Jose Patrajas,
living at the old Charles Hilliard
place just south of the Irving school.
Early Saturday morning Mr.. Patrajas
was attracted by what he thought
was bear in tree close by his
home. He secured rifle and went
out but found it was an extra large
coon. Chains were bound around
the animal and its capture soon eff
fected. 1t is now being displayed in
a safe cage.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Sugar Beet Men
to Hold Meeting

Representatives of the CONNER
cial and Rotary clubs, prominent
beet growers and members of the
farm bureau are meeting this Tues
day afternoon with representative
OF the sugar factory In an effort to
arrange satisfactory contract for
the 1920 beet crop
Beet growers of the county at
recent meeting voted to stand for a
contract containing price clause of
$l2 ton for beets with a $3.50
for every cent sugar prices increase
at the seaboard.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Republicans to
Meet April %

According to word received from
Boise, delegates from Idaho to the
National Republican convention in
Chicago will be chosen April 2S at
Occur d. Alene. The Republican
nominating convention will be held
in Pocatello August "a.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
SUES FOR DIVORCE

Milton S. Butler filed suit in the
district court last week against
Christiana Butler asking for de-
cree of divorce. The plaintiff al
leges that the defendent refuses to
live with him. M
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
NEW MECHANIC

Don Geyer has accepted position
with the Bills automobile company
/ asa mechanic. He has had large
ana varied experience, with the Ford
son tractor.
Smyrna times., 1920-12-01

Yea, though l walk through the val
ley o. the shadow of death l shall feal
no evil.
Suleiy goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life and
[ shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever"
Thomas sang and prayed with Cap
tain Roseman. Il understand as
never did before" he said. 81 am
ready to go and am not afraid. new
er had father nor mother and War
den and Mrs. Plummer have been all
to me that parents might be-" Just
before leaving the cell, Thomas pre-
sented to Captain Roseman his copy of
the New Testament, well thumbed,
which he has read constantly ever
since his conviction. Captain Rose
man prayed with the condemned man
and during the recital Lem Price in an
adjoining cell prayed with Thomas and
the others. Warden Plummer was
visibly affected by the scene. Thomas
had made a good impression with all
with whom he associated at the
Workhouse. Thomas said he wanted
to express his thanks to Warden and
Mrs. Plummer who had stood by him
through thick and thin and that if it
had not been for them he would have
gone to his death a sinner.
Pleads For Honor System
Thomas said he wanted the boys at
the Workhouse to live up to the hon
or system. Before that they were
kept in their cells night and day." he
said. "Now they are allowed many
privileges" Thomas walked through
the long passageway that connected
the central corridor of the building
with the execution space accompanied
by Workhouse Guards John Cramer
and William Parkhill. He wore a
black suit with a soft white shirt and
tie all donned in the morning. He ap-
peared shortly after the jury and wit
nesses had taken their position being
conducted through the passage by
Warden Plummer. Thomas was firm
but apparently nervous. He glanced
at the scaffold as he came out of the
tunnel and smiled slightly but did not
finch. Everything went off with the
regularity of clockwork. Thomas
mounted the steps of the scaffold, the
guards placed the straps about his
legs and manacled his hands behind
his back.
Warden Plummer asked Thomas if
he had anything to say. He replied
quickly, in clear voice: "Tell the
world l am ready to CO." The cap
was drawn over his head, the moose
adjusted, the guards stepped back, and
in an instant it was finished. The
trap was sprung at -0.33 and eight
minutse later DR.. Davies made the
first examination. At 10.511a, DR.
Davis, one of the official physicians
pronounced the man dead. The case
of Thomas attracted a good deal Of
attention among those interested il
SOCIOLOGY. The man can not remebel
his parents. He is supposed to have
been born in an almshouse and hi:
mother was in a sanitarium for somC
time after his birth. He has knocke,
about the country, it is said, all of hi
life, coming here from Virginia, stay
ing near Wilmington for some time
then going to New Castle and goin.
to Blackbird Hundred "to see some
thing of the world" He was a larg
man, tall and with a good carriage
His slight mental development wa
merely the result of lack of training
it was declared b ythose who kneV
him and apparently did not constitute
according to physicians who examine
: him, sufficient lack of intelligence
. amount to insanity.
Smyrna times., 1920-12-01
FARM FOR SALE

Farm of 161 acres, located near Friendship
Church; 40 acres valuable muskrat marsh land
balance in high state of cultivation.
Apply to
VIM. L. DAVID, Adm,
Phone gill Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1920-12-01
FOUND

A white rabbit dog 18 inches high
with ears cut. Can be had on proper
Identification and paying expenses.
MAYHEM & SKINNER,
Phone 1873 Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times., 1920-12-01

Subsribe for The Smyrna Tines,
$3.50 a year in advance.
Smyrna times., 1920-12-01
FOR RENT

One Store property on Four Cor
ners; possession January 1, 1921.
H. T. GREENWELL,
SmyIna. Del.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
Raw Sugar Quiet and Steady

Now York, Oct. 15.-The raw sugar
market continues quiet and Steady on
the basis Of cents, duty paid, for Gu
bas. Sales yesterday Included 1900 bags
cents, duty paid 1900 bags Barbados
Muscovadoes from store at cents, duty
pad, and 5000 bags Jamaica centrifu.
gals also from store at cents, duty
paid. The local refners we're the sole
buyers. There were no importations an
nounced yesterday. The local refined
market is unchanged, both as regards to
conditions and prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
FRENCH LOAN BEING PAID
Payment Largest Ever Made In ar
international Transaction

New York, Oct. l5.-Payment OF the
$500. 900. 900 Anglo-French loan. matur
ing today was begun this morning at
'hn banking house OF J P. Morgan &
Co, syndicate managers OF a country
wide group of banks which underworld
the loan in 1915.
II is understood that payments will
involvn more than $500, ,000. 900, the
greater part OF which will represent tho
French portion OF the obligation, Eng
land having anticipated the major part
of her share.
Today's payment is the largest ever
made in connection with an international
transac ION. but banking interests be-
lieve that II will be accomplished with
a minimum o disturbance to the money
market
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15

increased $4,04o, ,1e4, 900 during the
year ended last June 30, according to n
statement issued yesterday by Comp
troller Of the Currency Williams. Loans
and discounts increased IS ,S05, ,786, 900.
Total resources of all reporting banks
OF the United States, not including
Federal Reserve Banks, were given in
the comptroller's statement as 500, :
079, ,108, 900. These included national
banks, state banks, savings banks, trust
companies and reporting private banks,
but the total given did not include ST., :
214, ,518,O0 rediscounts Of national
banks. The capital surplus and profits
Of all banks were reported at $5,953. :
9S3, 900, an increase since juno 80,
1919, Of $61S, 300, 900.
THE TRADER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
FINANCIAL
TO HOLDERS OF STANDARD TANK CAR
COMPANY. EQuIPMEST NOTE TRUST
CERTIEIEATES

Fidelity Trust Company. Trustee under
Deed OF trust Of STANDARD Tank Car Com
py:. pany: dated dated May !. 1920. hereby gives
visions OF the said deed Of trust the Ger
tincates Issued Hereunder and enume rated
below have been called for redemption on
November I. 1920. at lOlGc Of the face
value thereof and accrued dividends TO the
date OF such redemption
The holders Of said certificates are hereby
notified TO present them for payment. to-
Se,nes nnr, @ WIN al d,Ildend warrants thereto
redemption date at the ofIic" Of the Trustee,
e25 Chestnut street. on November 1 1920,
from and after which date dividends thereon
shall cease
The certtHcat"s called for rademption arc:
due February |, 1871.
Ctfs, Nos, 2ss, 80. $3.50, 37l, 3s7. 3ss
~ FIbELITY TRrsT COMPANY.
Trustea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, Oct. 1.-THE market for
coffee futures again broke into new low
ground at the opening this morning
with first prices 10 to 25 points net
lower.
After the close yesterday the Bra
lillian markets were quoted much lower
in private cables, but these advices came
too late for selling yesterday. On off
cial confirmation this morning there
were numerous selling orders. There
seemed to be some scattered buying al
the bottom which absorbed offerings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
Prices Heavy on Paris Bourse

Paris. Oct 15.-Prlces were heavy on
the Bourse today. Three per cent rcntes
" re "a francs 80 centimes; exchange
on Lonaonc % Gf francs s ~ Gentimes 5
The dollar was quoted at 15 francs 80
centimes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
4 MANUFACTURING CONF

MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
A dividend OF two per cent. 8l.OO per
share) on the COMMON Stoci, -: this Com
pany, for the quarter ending September 80
1920. will be paid October 80. 1920. TO stock.
holders OF record as OF September 30. 1920.
II. F. BAETZ. Treasurer,
Now Ynrk Sentemhar lR. 1000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
WILLIAM WHITE. Secretary,
1911 Chestnut ST.
me ANNGAL YEETING OF THE STOCK.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY COMPANY
SINKING FUND GOLD BONDS
nATFn nElEMnFR I lang

Notice is hereby Civ n, pursuant to the
provisions OF the mortgage to Germhntown
trust Company. dated December /. 1905
will receive aied proposals up to l2 o clock
noon on Saturday, October so, 1890 FOR
the sale TO II Of bonds as described above
at a price not exceeding one hundred and
fiye per cent ti05T6) and accrued interest,
sufficienI TO exhaust as nearly as possible the
sum of $ll, sos. So, now IN the sinking fund
Preference TO be given by the trustee TO
bonds on red at the lowest price.
GERMASTOWN TRUST COMPANY
Trustee
CLARENCE G. BRISTON Treasurer
Germantown, Philadelphia. Pa,
EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY. eist 4
Paramount avenue. Philadelphia, Penn.
syivsnis Sealed proposal. viii be receiv.d
s'elOsk n999n: ETldagy' ST SGtohsE IA "a 1920,
FLIES Tor the month OF NOVEMBER. 1920.
TO be. delivered free OF porterage. freight
quantities as may be required. and II not
70 be Increased or decreased at the discIe-
inspectors reserve the right to reject any or
All bids received as they may deem for the
ssst interests OF the Institution.
ROBERT J. McKENTr. Warden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-15
GERMlSTowN TRUST COMPANY

Philadelphia. October IA, 1920.
AZ IA citing OF trc T0rrd of D!re"tors
held this day, dividend OF Five DoiiaS.
Per share was declared. payable on Soyem,
Der I. 1890 to stockholders OF record on
the boIks OF tho Company at the close ~
business October 20. 1920. Checks will be
mailed. ~
Transfer books will be closed from oo,o-
ber 20 to November l. 1920.
CLARENCE c. BRINToN.