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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
Publishers DO Not Know

The average publisher does not
! know what it costs III INTO produce
copy OF his newspaper or a thous-
and copies. it takes considerable
care in bookkeeping to determine
that and it is made more difficult
! by the fact that the labor cost of the
| newspaper production is usually
mixed up with job printing, and then
| there is the depreciation on the plant
and many other things that are diff
ticult to determine. The average
publisher thinks that he can take a
pencil and sheet of paper and lot
down the cost Of LABOR for a week,
and add to that the cost OF the print
paper he uses, add a few dollars for
overhead trent, light, heat, taxes,
Insurance, charity, depreciation wa
ter, DroOms soap, donations to things
done fer public good, and see what
it costs him to produce one edition
Of his paper, of say thousand Or
two thousand copies. A couple of
years ago | went along managing my
undertakings for several months
with that kind of an, estimate of
costs and | thought we were pro-
ducing each edition of our paper
at cost of between SIS and $50.
At the close of the year the book
keeper traced it down to exact fig
ureS and showed that it had been
costing $40 for each edition thru
out the year. When | looked over
our advertising, and saw that we
had SO worth in an edition, | per-
suaded myself that we had made eX-
penses those particular days, when
in reality we had lost sixty or sew
enty dollars on each edition. The
few dollars that would come in on
subscriptions would not make much
Of splash in covering the losses, so
for the next year we always con-
sidered that we lost money unless
we got about $40 worth of adver-
Using in each issue. But at the end
of the year when the bookkeeper
traced it down fine it showed that
the cost of production had mounted
so much higher that we had been
losing money right along on edi-
lions that we had considered as
showing little profit. We found
that man never ''guesses' high
enough as to what are his costs of
production. 1t requires a cold anal
ySis of every item on the books for
the whole period to show him how
much he expends to produce one edi-
ton of his paper.
No newspaper is succeeding when
it is merely making enough money
to meet the daily expenses, and not |
allowing for the depreciation the
wear and tear on the plant and the
obsolescence good equipment going
out of date and being discarded).
(To Be Continued)
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08

entering the field OF invention on
state money, ana # 1t succeeied no
body would reward the man VINO was
i s3ous,JIc for the discovery In
either event there would be no IN
cenGye to action, and the plant
would work on in the Old Dungline
way and the public would foot the
bills and wonder why taNes were so
high
About the only time that the gov
eminent makes any substantial prog
ress in such ways is when it is carry
ing on a war and it calls in its citi-
zens and gives men authority and
tells them to do the thing at all
hazard. and if it seems impossible,
the genius Of man is exhausted in
bucking the problem, and out OF it
all. there come occasional improve
ments and discoveries. But it is
not necessary for us to 60 to war
to make progress, as many men
claim. 1t is done better when the
government keeps it hands off Of
private enterprise and leaves com
petition and commercial enterprise
to take their course and to reap the
rewards Of their achievements. De-
partmentaI management Of govern
ment seldom breaks over the artif-
cial and political barriers surround
ing it, tot do something new and
better. That principle explains why
a state bureau OF insurance peters
out in competition with commercial
Insurance or goes up to eXorbitant
costs if it is made a monopoly SO
people have to patrouiZe it,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
EXPERTS CHECK
ALFALFA WE'E;YEL'.
Work of Department OF
Agriculture Shows
Excellent Results
In Fields

The alfalfa weevil in some sections
not only causes financial loss but ev-
en- threatens actual ruin. Hereto
fore the control methods were only
partially successful. Flooding the al
falfa fields, cultivating them when
dry, and dragging them with brush
harrow seemed to check this pest on
~ in measure. Also, the growth of
second cutting was so delayed and
often so short that the crop as a
whole was much reduced
Work by the Salt Lake City office
Of the bureau of entomology, United
States department of agriculture,
showed that the best results came
from spraying the alfalfa fields with
a solution Of arsenate of lead when
the larvae of the weevil were doing
the greatest amount of damage on
the first crop. Demonstrations were
held in various sections of the great
Salt Lake valley in cooperation with
the county agricultural agents Dur
ing 1919 this work was extended and
the demonstrations carried forward
by the county agents indicate that an
effective and cheap method of stop
ping the destructiveness of this pest
has been found.
he past year 1858 acres
and it is estimated that the net saw
of alfalfa were treated by spraying
ing on these demonstration fields to-
tails $41,371. By this method the
first crop of hay is saved. The cost
is only about $3.50 an acre, as but
two pounds of arsenate of lead are.
mixed with 100 gallons of water and
applied at this rate to an acre of al
falfa. Power pumps which force the
spray through extension nozzles
make it possible to apply fine, driv-
ing spray over a wide strip quickly
and effectively.
The demonstrations proved a con-
siderable increase in the production
of hay to the acre. This sometimes
amounted to from 1900 to 1000
pounds. In Sewer county, Utah,
demonstrations conducted on 100
acres showed an average increase of
500 pounds an acre. At the prevail
ing price Of alfalfa hay, $40 a ton,
the resulting saving should total
$13,600 in that county alone.
County agents and farmers in 9TH
er counties in Utah also report that |
when normal conditions prevailed
last year the spraying of alfalfa prov
ed to be cheap, practical and effec-
tive.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
Delco Light
Family Grows

Since the first OF January, 1921
he following named persons have
purchased Delco lighting plants fol
their homes:
Ray Pepper, Blackfoot
Jacob Ramey, Blackfoot.
Albert Gardner, Blackfoot.
Leo Gushwa, Blackfoot.
t, F. Wilike, Firth, IDAHO.
G. ". Cederberg, Firth, Idaho.
David Steele, Firth, Idaho.
Carl Sundquist, Firth, Idaho.
Robert Adolphson, Firth, Idaho,
c. Lofquist, Firth, Idaho.
c. e. Crawford, Firth, Idaho.
c. W. Bradford, Springfield.
Pumping Plants
John Stander, Thomas.
John R, Williams, Thomas.
adv. 33 f If
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
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Give REYNOLDS, who has been
attending school at Boise, is now Wis
ting with his parents.
Mrs. Z. r. Bingham nd>daughteI
Bertha OF Pocatello were callers here
The first Of the week. Mr.. Bingham
accompanied them to Pocatallo We'd
nesday, where they will now reside,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Mackie We're
in from Pingree Monday to visit
friends and relatives.
Mr., and Mrs James Mckie of
Dlackfoot have moved to the ranch
formerly owned by W. H. REYNOLDS.
Mr Reynolds has moved his family
to Blackfoot, but expects to move to
Utah in few weeks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
Compare That With Govern
ment Work

ment Work
Now compare this with a govern
ment-owned plant, and consider
whether manager or superintend-
ent holding the position by virtue of
political appointment would have
felt so much concern about the loss
that he would exhaust his own ca
pacity studying a hard problem and
then expend so much money out of
his appropriation on a mere venture
to see if he could benefit the state.
!; In the first place he would not
be interested to that extent; in the
next he would not be able to do
it without permission, and when he
put it up to his board they would
not be willing to take the RESPONSE.
bility. If the venture failed to bring
results they would be criticised for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
Chapter NJ
Mistakes Of Publishers
Being a Short Series on
Have Been and as They
One Trcgo. Whose Like

There is an old expression which
the public have long been using when
they are talking about printing, that
has always got Oh nay nerves more
or less, and in these days of high
cost of print and labor it is more
absured than ever. | want to say
tho, that for every foolish or mis-
taken idea which the public entertain
about printing and publishing, some
Il ol-printar or alleged newspaper
man is responsible, for they have put
those tool-ideas into the people s
heads,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
MARY pICKFORD SECURES
DIVORCE FROM MOORE

Mary Pickford has obtained de
cree of divorce from her husband,
Owen Moore, at Minden, New. De-
sertion was the cause stated in the
complaint. Miss Pickford had moth
ing to say to reporters upon her re-
turn to California as to her future
plans.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08

In view of McAdoo's statement
about last years profits, would it be
improper to speak Of the coal ops
orators as 1000 per cent Americana
The Liberator IN. ~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-08
Subscribers Must Pay

Now the price of print paper has
doubled and trebled and the cost Of
paper has become substantial item
in operating newspaper, and the
publisher cannot stay in the bust
ness If he operates on the old meth
DDS Of merely getting enough money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15
MONT bLANC-S STILL
APEX Of EUROPE"
Highest Peak Despite Loss
by Landslide, Geographic
Society Bulletin States.

| Mont Blanc Undoubtedly remains
the apex of Europe in spite of the
loss Of part of its top in a gigantic
snow and land slide. as reported in
press dispatches" says q bulletin Is
sued by the National Geographic So
| ciety. This great mountain led its
nearest European competitor for alti-
| tude. Monte Rosa. by 664 feet. Though
actual measurements Of the loss in
height by Mont Blanc may not be
are that it has lost only some scores
| of feet. a loss which still permits
it proudly to rear its head far above
all other pinnacles of the earth's
crust west Of the Caucasus.
| Mont Blanc, the white mountain.
is the westernmost of the great peaks
that form the Pennine Alps. which
include in their length of about fifty
miles such we'll known features as
! Monte Rosa. the Matterhorn. the
Great st. Bernard pass and Mcnt
| Blanc itself. Mont Blanc lies on the
border between Italy and France.
! About ten miles to the northeast.
also on the crest of the PENNIES. is
| the common corner of France, Italy
and Switzerland. The towering White
weather from Geneva. seat of the
| league of nations, sixty miles to the
west.
Mountain Of Variable Height.
Mont Blanc has been accepted as
ext ending 1912 feet above sea level
| just ffty-eight feet short of three
miles. AS a matter of fact. it's height
has varied from time to time. The
highest visible stone in the mountain
itself being made up of an unknown
| thickness of ice and consolidated
! snow. This cap becomes slightly
lower in summer. due to melting, out
| is renewed in winter.
Partly hidden among lesser peaks
and foot hills Mont Blanc was prac-
tically unknown to western Europe
until 1744. At first, local mountain
climbers and tourists visited only the
lower ends of the glaciers-among
them the famous Mer de Glace-near
the French village of Chamohix. For
more than a quarter of century
standing reward for any one who
would discover a route to the top
was uncollected. Finally, on August
9. 1856, the crest was reached by
became more than locally famous and
received the quixotic gift Of pat.
emit of nobility from the King OF
Sardinia.
Trips to Top Infrequent.
Trips to the top OF Mont Blanc
were infreQuent until relatively re-
Gently In late years ascents have
been made almost daily in summer.
and few intrepid mountain climbers
have reached the crest in winter. In
the early nineties of the nineteenth
century Dr. Pierre Jansen, noted
French astronomer. who was then
nearly seventy years old. had himself
dragged to the top on sledge. and
there made astronomical observations.
He caused an observatory to be built
at the crest. Automatic recording in
struments have since been kept in
the structure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15
WAR RISK ARRESTS.

MARION. Ohio. December 15.-Carl
J. Harry and wife, Bertha. and Mrs.
Hary's mother. Mrs. Martha ]. Lam
pert. of Rhinelander. Wis, yesterday
were arrested by Capt. John Z. Washer.
Cleveland. of the federal secret serv-
ice. on a. charge of stealing. forg-
ing and cashing" eighteen war risk
Insurance checks in amounts ranging
from $40 to $50.
The ofense is alleged to have been
committed at Rhinelander during
February and March, 1919. They have
been living here. All will be taken
back to Wisconsin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15

A hen cackles after laying an egg
to denote pleasure; this noise is said
by some scientists to be akin to
human laughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15

In North Australia there are GER
tain cannibal tribes who make a
practice of eating their slain friends.
but not their enemies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15

From the flowers Of the Mohuwa. a
tree native to India a spirit is dis
titled which is indistinguishable from
whisky The dried flowers used to
he imported into France. until 1t was
discovered that brandy" was being
made from them. Then their i'm
portation was forbidden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15
lHQUe You Heard


OUCH music has never come from phonograph
y before. 1t has never been considered possible
to attain such richness and delicacy-such reality of
tone in instruments of this type. Designed
originally as Talking Machine, the photograph
had been brought to high state of development,
mechanically. before the advent Of the Aeolan-
Vocation. four years ago. With the Introduction of
the Vocation, however, the public was made
acquainted with new and superior type of phono-
graph-a phonograph which not only mechan-
ically in advance of other instruments, but which,
nsusieaky, was so far ahead of anything hitherto
known as to be in class quite by ITSELF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15
The Grad.IOlQ Tone Control

All photograph makers pro-
vide means for controlling the
monographs tone, but the
Graduola-an exclusive feature
of the Vocalion-is the only
method that not only perfectly
controls tone without impair
ing its qualities, but gives the
performer the opportunity to
put in me musical expression.
With the Graduola, it is actu.
ally possible to pla, the phono-
graph, shading and eoloring
the music to suit ones per-.
sonal taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15

MfAnd now from the great music house respons-
ible for the perfecting of the phonograph as
musical instrument, there has recently come new
and better type of record. This record, made
under an exclusive and more scientific system, pro-
duces astonishing musical results. Instead of the
slightly metallic effects hitherto characteristic of
phonograph performances, it produces clear, rich
tones Of great depth and beauty, which are marvel
ously similar to the natural tones of different
instruments and voices.
You have only to come and hear this great COM
bination. Your own musical will verify our
claim that the Vocation playing the Vocation Rec
ord is the finest phonograph music ever produced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-15
The Ne1v Universal TOne-Ar71

Inthis feature ofthe Vocation
is found a perfect means of
supplying what is now recog-
nized as an absolute necessity
in the modern phonograph-
viz:apractical method of play
ing all makes Of records. Many
different companies are now
making records, and unless
these can all be played, all the
great artists cannot be heard.
Moreover, this new Tone-Arm
not only plays all records, but
plavs them at thl;r hlef
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31
BANKERS HOME
FROM ORIENT
Lamont vanderIip Financial
Party Returns

SAN FRANCISCO. May s1.-The
Lamontvanderlip party OF bankers
and educators. who returned yester.
day from their mission TO Japan. win
he guests OF San Francisco for three
days, and viii leave Thursday for
New York.
The most important thing accom-.
plished by the conference in the orr.
ent Is the coming OF Japan into the
consortium, according to Thomas w.
Lamont of J. y. Morgan & Co. Hen.
ry w. Taft, brother of the former
president. highly complimented the
Japanese on their hospitality.
War with Japan is unthinkable
said Frank A. vanderlip.
Developing in Japan. side by side
with a military caste. which has here.
tofore ruled her destiny with an iron
hand, is a thriving democracy which
presages peace and much good for
The hundreds Of millions Of people In
tho Orient.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31
Observation-Disclosures IIIIEU"
N. EIfRGES2

DETER RABBIT crept out Of his
~ snug little bed two hours before
bun-up and hurried over to the big
hickory tree. Sure enough, right
near It he found a beautiful bed OF
sweet clover. just as Reddy Fox had
said there was. Peter chuckled to
himself as he ate and ate and ate
until his little round stomach was 80
full that he could hardly hop.
When he had eaten all that he
could. he hurried back 10 the Old
Brfer Patch to finish his morning
nap. and all the time he kept chuck.
ling TO himself. You see. Reddy Fox
had invited Peter to meet him at
sun-up on the edge OF the Old Brier
Patch TO go over TO the sweet clover
bod. but Peter was suspicious. and
- he had gone over to the sweet
clover bed alone two hours before
oun~up-
Now. Reddy Fox had been fooled
BY Peter Rabbit the day before, and
20 this morning he got up early and
hurried over TO the sweet clover bed
m hour before sun-up. In fact. Peter
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31
2sfar Seattle {;
ESt9E r, ]! A}1,q{,k5
Page 6i
STREET CAR STORY

Just a. Uncle Ned finished tell.
fng his street car story, David
game running from school.
~oh. reggyr' he cried reproach.
FULLY. HAS Uncle Ned been tell.
nE you story Why didn't YOU
wait tan came
well" defended Peggy. .'he
old you that perfectly awful m
errsoie one that you said |
rouldn't EVER hear. and. besides
ne was Just thinking OF some.
snsnk. weren't you. Uncle Nedr'
Tea you scrappcr. was Jus,
thinking OF things and n you1l
keep half as stiil as Peggy and let
me finish my smoke. l might have
: dandy think OF something else
that happened TO that early day
street car crowd.
OF course. you can read this In
eundmcther's Bagley's History.
but ] saw II myself 50 l guess
you'd like TO hear u.
tou see. nobody knew much
about electricity in those d.sS-
MOI the men who nan the cars, nor
the men who owned them.
Once. on Pike St. "a telephone
Wire fell across trolley wire and
eanxied about seven feet from the
ground
a hneman named Barney hur.
red to the spot.
Sow. everybody had been told
that . loose wire was a live wire,
and = live wire could easy make
. Dad man.
but what Barney didn't know
wAs that electricity works quick
as lightning.
Everybody all up and down the
street was warned OF the danger
and Barney came al top speed to
nix the wirr.
There ~ hung. looking limo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31

on the ground three times and say
May | speak. oh Quecu7- For
AN quccni And when I say Yes.
you may answer. Good morning. oh
Queen It's fine morning this
morning. Is II not. oh Quesnr And
whether or not u Is a fine morning
depends on the way I'm feeling"
As the creature was only about
half az blg IA Nlek's finger. the NJ.
tie boy could not help smiling
What are you laughing for"
asked the stranger quickly. Didn't
! tell you ! was n queen7 But
there's no use wasting words when
I'm starving. I'd like TO know
where the clover and honsyEuckle
are. I've just arrived from the Land.
Where-Spring-Is-cominR. but so far
there isn't a thing worth tasting"
Nancy had been watching tho
stranger closely. and az the latter
gave a disgusted little buzz with her
wings. the little girl shiveree.
Nick she whispered. ats Mrs.
Bee. ] do believe"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31

dy For. I certainly do appreciate
your kindness in telling mo OF that
new sweet clover bed. and I hope
have not put you out"
Certainly not" replied Reddy Fox
In his pleasantest manner. and. you
know. Reddy Fox can bo very pleas
ant, indeed. when he wants to be. 1T
In very great pleasure 10 be able
to give you pleasure. There IL moth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31
SPRING DEBILITY
Less Of Appetite. That T1rod Feeling
and Sometimes Eruptions

Thousands take HOODS Sarsapa-
ri11a as their spring medicine for
that tired feeling. nervous weak
ness. impure blood and testify IL
makes them feel better, eat and
sleep better. and "hakes food taste
good"
spring debility is a condition in
which IL is especially hard to com
bat disease germs. which invade the
ayatem here. there and everywhere.
The white blood corpuscles. some
times called the little soldiers in
the blood" because II is their duty
to fight disease germs. are too weak
10 do good service.
Hoods Sarsapariiia increases the
little soldiers and enables them to
resist germs OF grip. Influenza. fe-
yers and other ailments. ~ has
stood the test OF three generations.
giving entire satisfaction. Get II to-
day.
IN laxative or cathartic u need
ed take Hoods Plllz.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31

grinning. perhaps" said he TO him.
self. Peter IL waiting for me on the
edge OF the Old Brier Patch"
SO Reddy hurried over TO the Old
Brier Patch. and. sure enough. there
was Peter Rabbit sitting on the edge
OF II. When Peter saw him coming,
he lodged behind a big clump Of
friendly old brambles. Reddy came
up with his broadcast smile.
Good morning, Peter Rabbit, -
said Reddy. Shall we go over to
that sweet clover bed7"
Peter put one hand over his mouth
TO hide "A smile. oh" said he. Il
was no dreadfully hungry for sweet
clover that couldn't wait until sun
up. and go I went over two hours
ago. / hope you VIII excuse me. Red.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-05-31

/ cent ~ n dangling clothes line,
aud Barney thought he would
Just roach up and grab " before
the electric current knew what
he was about Well he did. all
right hawl hawl hawr' laughed
Uncle Ned. "ne grabbed the line
and when he landed on the ground
with that live wire In hts hand he
got such a shock that he yelled
like an Indian. and up he went
in the air again like a jumping.
jack.
When he went up the second
time he broke the circuit. but he
didn't know enough TO let 20 the
wire, 40 when he came down
again. hanEi-and again the
shock and again such a ycll--and
up he jumped. higher than ever:
but whom he came down this time
he lost his balance ana fell--and
that's all that kept him from be-
ing there Jumping yet, guess.
Poor old barney Uncle Ned
wiped the tears OF mirth from his
eyes. HE never tried to shake
hands with hive wire again. /
guess"
David said: u wonder why
everything had 10 go and get hap
pened before | was born.
Just school and autos and all
the streets finished and every.
thing. Nowhere TO get lost. even.
but down town. N then a police.
man would find you and take you
home. Gee. don't think rs
fairr'
20. don't know. David. as
long as you think you'd like some
rough stuff. I'll ask the Boss II
she'll let me take YOU up TO the
mill tomorrow. Maybc--weil. you
run along and see. Ask her II
you can go"