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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
THIRD PARTY
CONFAB QUIET
Clap-trap of Old Party
Conventions Lacking
in the New
BY Universal Service :

CHICAGO.-These are very earn
est men and women gathered here in
Chicago to form third party Make
no mistake about that.
You may question the PRACTICABLE
ity of their plan, but you cannot
doubt the sincerity of their purpose.
They are, for the most part, good
solid, substantial looking Americans
many of whom spring from the soil,
and their eyes are the eyes of think
ers.
Even one who went to the Morri-
son hotel to spool is bound to come
away impressed by the dignity and
earnestness of the assemblage there.
1t has an atmosphere in keeping with
the eyes of the people composing this
convention from which may grow one
of the greatest political movements
of history.
To one fresh from the hula baloo
of the Democratic convention at
San Francisco and the noises of the
Republican gathering which pre-
ceded it, the meeting here affords
striking contrast.
There is little of the stereotyped
fuss and none of the frayed feath-
ers of the two conventions which
have passed away. The Chicago
of the Republicans is a vague men,
ory of heat and crush. The San
Francisco of the Democrats is al
ready a dim recollection of bands
and whooping and speeches. Beside
them the Chicago of the Committee
of Forty-eight is quiet and sedate,
and dignified.
The professional politician is miss
ing, along with his blatant verbi-
age. In his place we see a peace
full, pleasant man who may have the
aspect of a farmer or a small-towner,
but who also has the appearance
Of well-founded prosperity and of
knowing what he is doing.
There is none of the rushing to
and fro, and none of the babbling
of the big conventions. There are
speeches to be sure, inside the con-
vention hall, but even the speeches
lack the familiar forensic violence Of
the speelbinders of the other gath
erings, and somehow they seem to
have underlying them more sub
stantial thought.
Many of these people at this con-
vention have come long way, and
have come at their own expense.
They are farmers and artisans and
laborers and professional men. 1t is
a safe bet that you could, haphaz-
ard, pick any man out of this con-
vention, submit him to a critical ex-
animation of political economy, and
he would pass with higher average
than nine out of ten delegates who
attended either the Republican or
Democratic convention.
No concerted action of men of that
type can be idly dismissed. They
are not spending their time and
money here for nothing, yet they are
not hurrying to get through. They
are proceeding with care, and detail,
and when they have finished, the
older parties may have something
to think about.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
Scouts Leave
Friday Night
For Big Springs

Ten members of Blackfoot Scout
Troop No. 4 and Scoutmaster, Ere
mont Kutnewsky plan to leave Black
foot Friday night on the northbound
Yellowstone special train for Big
Springs, where they will spend nine
days camping. Final arrangements
for this trip were completed Tues
day evening at the regular meeting
of the troop.
The list of those who intend to
make the hike is as follows:
Dan Morgan, Cecil Miltenberger,
Ellis Murphy, Randall Chapman.
Edgar Ketchum. Charles Wander
wood, Robert Thompson, Brice York,
Harold Hines and Wesley Boice.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
THIRD NATIONAL
PARTY Is FACT
Coalition Of all Political
Units at Chicago
Completed
LEADERS IGNORED
Delegates Take Affairs
in Hand, Sidetrack
Leaders
(By Universal Service).

CHICAGO.-A third national po-
litical party was born Tuesday after
noon in Garments Hall in this city.
Formation of the new party was
brought about by the coalition of the
Committee of Forty-eight and the
labor party of the United tates, after
seven other political groups. repre-
sented here had joined with them in
a new political movement
Union of the Committee of Forty
eight with the labor party was
brought about by the action of the
delegates to it's national convention,
who revolted against the action of it's
leaders and taking negotiations into
their own hands early in the day,
voted to amalgamate at once with
the labor party.
This action was taken after the
conference committees on Organiza-
ton and procedure and platform of
the two groups had deadlocked after
a night of wrangling.
The conference committee having
failed to reach agreements, men,
bers of the committee who favored
immediate amalgamation introduced
resolutions recommending the call
ing Of a joint convention for this
afternoon in the labor party's hall,
which were adopted by an over
Whelming vote.
The Committee of Forty-eight con-
ysntion having taken the initiative
in the move for an immediate ANAL
gamation the forty-eighters' confer
ence committee finally signed joint
report with the committee of the
labor party, recommending plan
of organization and procedure for
the new party.
The Joint platform committees
also reached an agreement after the
Joint convention of the two major
and seven minor groups had opened
and submitted platform on which
the new party will stand.
The name of the new rarty was
the final obstacle in the way of a
complete agreement, bNt indications
pointed to the adoption Of the name
Farmer-Labor party as the name
which best described the new align
ment.
The new party having finally been
established after a week Of negotia-
tions, it is planned to finish the work
OF the convention before adjourn
ment tonight. Nomination of can
didates for president and vice-presi-
dent were to be made late Tuesday
night, following the adoption of the
platform.
United States Senator Robert H.
is expected to be the new
party's nominee for president. Henry
Ford's boom collapsed when Charles
s. Hoffman, who had opened Ford
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
CHAUTAUQUA FOR STERLING

Sterling will celebrate the twenty
fourth of July with a Pioneer day
program and besides that it will
have the first day of its annual
chautauqua. This will probably be-
gin at 8 o'clock and 8, and it is likely
that many people from Blackfoot and
other places up the valley will attend
that day and evening. There is the
new bond road to travel over, there
is a chance to picnic on the way at
springfield lakes and it would make
a good days outing.
This is the West Coast chautauqua
five day system, and is new in this
locality.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
Great Amalgamation of
Political Units Co.
ing On at Chi
cago
OPEN FORD H. O.
Convention Gets Down
to Business-No Radi-
cal Speeches
(By Universal Service)

CHICAGO. = Amalgamation of
eight different political groups
gathered in Chicago into one united
national political party was complet-
ed late Monday.
Union of seven groups with the
committee Of forty-eight was fol-
lowed two hours later by serious
break between the conference COM
mittee of the Committe of Forty
eight and the conference committee
of the labor party of the United
States.
While representatives of the seven
different political movements were
addressing the national convention of
the Committee of Forty-eight in an
"amalgamation love feast" the con-
ference between the labor party and
Committee of Forty-eight. conference
committee broke up in row.
Both COMMITTEES assembled in
separate rooms to begin caucuses
over disputed questions.
The break came after two hours
discussion of resolution intro
duced by the labor group calling for
a joint convention of all political
groups for the purpose of forming a
new national political party. Lead
ers of the Committee Of Forty-eight
opposed this move, declaring it
should not be done until a definite
program for complete amalgamation
is agreed on.
AS the convention of Committee
of Forty-eight voted to recess until
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
FALL FROM HORSE
BREAKS BOYS LEG

Keith Barrette suffered a fract-
ured leg Monday afternoon when q
horse he was riding fell in turning
a corner with too much speed. Kieth
was in the saddle and his frieni
Randall Chapman rode behind and
was unhurt.
DR.. Davis, who was called, found
that altho the leg was not completely
broken It was severely fractured.
Keith's main regret is that he may
be unable to go on the Boy Scout
hike to Big Springs this Friday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
Short Time
to Register
for Primaries

It is time that every voter who has
not registered for the August pri-
maries should give the matter at
tention Three weeks from today
the primaries will be all over. All
who register for the primary election
will not be required to register again
for the election, but all voters are
required to get in the books this
year whether they voted last time
or not
First ward voters register with
Mrs. L. NJ Cherry at the land office:
second ward, Mrs. J. H. Early at
j. H. Earlys office on West Bridge
street; third and fourth wards, Mrs.
George Ezell and Mrs. Ben Boiling
at the Bingham Electric company
at Bridge and Broadway.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
DOWNEY SCOUTS
PASS THRU TOWN

A party of thirty-seven including
twenty-six Boy Scouts from Downey,
Idaho. passed thru Blackfoot Monday
on their way to Yellowstone park.
They rode in convoy of seven auto
mobiles, under the guidance Of
Scoutmaster G.. Osmund Hyde. The
boys raised money for this hike by
gathering and selling bones. They
believe in the slogan. PAY your own
way" They claim to be the second
troop to go thru the park as an or
ganization.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
CONGRESsMEN STUDY
WESTERN PROJECTS

Editor Byrd Trego goes Saturday
to join the special train bearing the
congressional committee on appro-
priations on their tour thru Idaho in
company with officials of the state
and the Oregon Short Line. Mr..
Trego will carry with him some maps
and engineers reports dealing with
surveys and estimates of various
Idaho projects, their acreage, cost
per acre, acre-foot, their power value
and other data.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
Idaho Crops
to Break Record
Report Indicates

The outstanding features of the
July report of the Idaho crop report
ing service indicate for the state a
prospective wheat crop of over four
million bushels more than grown last
year: larger crops than in 1919 of
corn, oats. barley and rye; a potato
crop close to a million bushels above
last years and prospective hay crop
OF over half million tons more than
in 1919. In addition, there is a
sugar beet acreage of 60,S0o double
that harvested in 1919; the largest
prune crop ever raised and a bumper
apple crop that shows improvement
each month.
According to julius H. Jacobson,
agricultural statistician for Idaho,
crop prospects for the state as a
whole are better than during the
past three years. There have been
timely rains followed by excellent
growing weather. Ranges are grow
ing luXuriantly. North Idaho is on
hand with one of her old time
bumper crops. The total storage for
the Boise Reclamation Project is
10000 acre feet in excess of year
ago. Jackson Lake reservoir has al
most three times more water than
year ago and the needs of that vast
irrigated empire from Ashton to
Buhl, 24O miles in length, are being
we'll cared for
The railroads will be taxed to their
limit in moving the crops to market.
Additional storage facilities are i'm
peratiye or else the farmers stand to
lose heavily
The total wheat crop now indi-
Gates a production of 22,737,000
bushels, decline of 397, 900 bushels
from last month. Oats gained 264,-
900 bushels since last month, total
ing 9,430,000 bushels. Barley also
improved and now indicates a crop
of 4,O61,0 900 bushels, gain of 163,-
900 bushels since June /.
The potato acreage is placed at
$1,000 acres, or gain of 1000 acres
over last year. A year ago, the con-
dition was only Is per cent of nor
NAL and the final outturn amounted
to 100000 bushels. The present
condition is 95 per cent of normal,
forecasting a total crop of 6,1S6,400
bushels. According to railroad fig
ures at hand, southern Idaho shipped
6,727 cars of potatoes from July 1,
1919 to May 1, 1920, segregated as
follows: Pocatello north, 1865 cars;
Twin Falls and Jerome branches,
2,193 cars; Ada, Canyon, Gem and
Owyhee counties, S51 cars; other
counties 1S cars. All of these dis
tricts show increaded acreage and
with the present high condition hold
ing up thru the season, there will
be in the neighborhood of 5000 cars
shipped from this territory.
1t is interesting to note that the
estimate of the 1919 Idaho CONNER!
cial crop made last November was
$3.50 cars within 10 cars of actual
or less than l per cent.
The hay crop shows improvement
fro mlast month. A condition of 81
per cent of normal forecasts 2,234,-
900 tons. In july 1919, the condi-
tion was only "a per cent and the
final crop amounted to 1,750,000
tons
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14

Mrs. A. L. Pennington spent Tues
day in Blackfoot on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Powell left
Wednesday morning for few days
stay at Lava.
E. J. Price made a business trip to
Pocatello Wednesday.
Aida Albertson, who has been here
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Frank
Anderson, left today for her home
in Hyrum, Utah.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
''Pendins Problems
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS
ADMISSION 75c
Chautauqua Season Tickets Admit Holders

Bryan the auspices of the EllisonWhe
chauauqua and his lecture part of the 1920
which has here this His schedule
qures morning lecture Pocateo afternoon at Backfoot
evening Falls Thursday July 49, Chauauqua
tickets good for this lecture
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-14
BINGHAM LEADS
IN POTATO CROP
State Department of Es-
Inmates Places This
Section High

For the past few weeks the de.
partment of agriculture has had in.
spectors in each commercial potato
section of Idaho who have been GOV.
ering the territory to ascertain the
acreage and the probable yield, and
We are giving below the estimate OF
the acreage planted in each particu.
lar commercial district:
District Acres
Fremont, Madison and Jeffer
son counties .-......... 1855
Condition generally
good).
Idaho Falls .-...... 1000
Prospects much better
than last year,
Twin Falls district-Mur-
taugh, Buhl, Hazelton and
Wendell -, ,,.,.,-...-,,,,,.....-. 4,45O
Good stand, 80 to SO
per cent better than
1919.
Shelley, Firth and Black
foot :. ..--....-,.-.......,..-... 1O,S5O
Crops look fine).
Burley and Rupert. 6,745
Good stand. Bad frost
June 24th).
Canyon county .... 4,5O0
Total acreage .--... $4,000
This acreage is estimated all the
way from 100 to IT'S sacks to the
acre. If the total acreage yields 100
sacks to the acre, and $40 sacks to
the car is used as an average, it ap-
pears that southern Idaho will pro-
duce 10,260 cars of potatoes this
year. We have every reason to be-
lieye that the figures reported to us
are under rather than over the act
ual acreage, and it will readily be
seen that, with favorable weather
conditions, Idaho may produce from
two to four thousand cars more than
our estimate of 10,260 cars.
Already eastern buyers are anx-
ious. to book orders for Idaho pota-
toes%and with knowledge of our
yield we confidently expect a far
greater demand for Idaho. potatoes
this year than last, and it is the pur-
pose of this department to advertise
our quality grades to the very ex-
tent of our power in order to attract
just as many buyers as it is possible
between now and the harvest.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
]. F. DODGE, AUTO MAN,
Is DEAD OF PNEUMONIA

New York, Jan. -15.-John F. Dodge
the automobile manufacturer, died las
night from pneumonia.
Mr.. Dodge, with his brother. Horace
came here to attend the automobile
show. They were both stricken with
influenza, which in each case devel-
oped into pneumonia. Horace Dodge
is said by physicians to be out of
danger.
Mr.. Dodge died at the hotel where
he has been since his arrival here
The career of Mr.. Dodge paralleled
in many ways that of a majority of
Michigan's leading automobile max
ers 1t began in small machine shop,
included many struggles against pow
erty and failure and in its close found
him one of the motor kings of the
world, with a fortune estimated at up
wards of sJ0.000.000.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
SPIRITED FIGHT FOR
LEADERSHIP OF DEMOS
Both Underwood and Hitchcock Fac,
tions Claim Victory, and One
Vote May Decide Issue

Washington, Jan. 15.-Further and
more determined efforts to bring about
ratification of the peace treaty are
expected to follow the selection today
by Democratic senators of a leader to
succeed the late Senator Martin of Vir-
ginia.
Senatorial conferences yesterday
were devoted almost exclusively to the
leadership race between Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska. administration man
ager in the treaty contest, and Sen
atOr Underwood of Alabama. former
Democratic leader in the house. The
Democrats will meet in caucus this
morning before the senate convenes. to
make their choice, with an extremely
close contest in prospect.
Managers of the Hitchcock and I'm
derwood campaigns. while both claim
ing victory. agreed last night that one
vote might decide the contest
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
GOVERNMENT TO LAND
ON BOOZE vIOLATORS

Washington. Jan. 17.-Nation-wide
| prohibition by constitutional amend
| ment-the dream of years of those OPP
posed to the sale of liquor--became eff
fective last night at midnight with the
department of justice and the bureau
of internal revenue, the two govern
ment agencies entrusted with enforce
ment of the new basic law, ready to
take drastic action against all vio-
lators.
The final step in the work of en-
forcing the new form of prohibition
was taken last night when Secretary
Glass approved finally the regulations
to be observed by agents of the fed
eral government.
John F. Kramer, general prohibition
commissioner, announced that he prac-
tically had completed selection of his
corps of state commissioners and local
agents, and had been notified by them
that they were prepared to start this
morning on the task of enforcing the
amendment, as provided in the Vol
stead enforcement act.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
UNITED STATES REFUSES
SHARE OF HUN INDEMNITY
No Explanation Forthcoming-Com
pensation Was for Sinking of Ships
in Scapa Flow

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE United
States government has refused to ac-
cept any part of indemnity TO be paid
by Germany for destruction of the
German fleet in Scapa Flow, because
it objects to the principle of the set
Element made by the supreme coun-
Gil, it was said yesterday at the state
department.
Germany, in compensation for de-
struction of the surrendered warships,
is requested to deliver to the allies
certain inland steamers and harbor IA
cilities. such as floating docks. and the
council has decided to allocate two per
cent to the United States. Ambassa-
dor Wallace yesterday informed the
council that if its decision with re-
spect to the award was final, the
United States would waive its claim
to any part of the indemnity.
State department officials would not
explain the governments objection,
but it was recalled that from the first
American peace representatives have
favored the destruction of German
ships. on the ground that their di
vision among the other powers would
make it necessary for this country to
proceed with much larger naval
building program than would other
wise be regarded necessary.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
SUPREME COUNCIL ASKS
EXTRACTION OF KAISER
Note to Holland Says Special Tribunal
Composed of Five Judges Will
Hear Case Against Accused

Paris, Jan. 1.-THE supreme coun
Gil has drafted a note to the Dutci
government asking for the eXtraditioT
of the former German emperor. Il
will probably be sent today.
The note refers to Article 227 of the
treaty of Versailles and invites Hol
land to join the allied powers in the
accomplishment of this act.
Article DOT of the treaty of peace
with Germany declares:
1.-The allied and associated powers
publicly arraign William H., of HO-
henzollern. former German emperor,
for supreme offense against interna-
tional morality and sanctity of treaties.
"A special tribunal will be consti-
tuted to try the accused. thereby as
surfing him the guarantees essential
to the rights of defense. II will be
composed of five judges. one appointed
by each of the following powers,
namely, the United States of Ameri-
ca, Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan"
The article also declares that it will
be the duty of the tribunal TO fix pun
ishment which it considers should be
imposed.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1920-01-23
END ARGUMENTS
ON COAL STRIKE
DEMAND FOR 3O-HOUR WEEK is
TERMED CRIMINAL" BY At
ToRNEY FOR OPERATORS
BOARD CONSIDERS EVIDENCE
indiana Operator Wants Presidents
Commission to Consider Methods
for Making Its Awards Enforc-
able, Even by Legislation

Washington. Jan. 17.-With the ar
guments of both miners and coal mine
operators in the central competitive
field completed, the coal strike settle
ment commission has adjourned its
formal sessions until Monday, taking
under Amusement statements and sta
tistical reports which had been filed in
connection with arguments during the
four days of discussion.
Phil p. Penna, of the Indiana Coal
Operators association, closed the OPP
orators statements. There have been
80 years of collective bargaining in
the coal industry, he said, but now the
operators are convinced that the mine
workers are irresponsible as an asso-
citation and will not keep the wage con-
tracts which they make. Penna for
mally asked the commission in behalf
of his associates to consider methods
of making the wage awards enforceable.
legislation to congress.
Penna, together with Ralph Crews.
attorney for the coal operators, took
the position that the increased wage
demand was the only serious claim of
the miners. The 30-hour week asked
by the miners. Penna said, was 'al-
most criminal and attacked it as a
designed to lower produc-
ton and raise even higher the cost of
living.
Beginning Monday the commission
expects TO sit again as court, con-
evidence rather than state
ments. cross-eXamining witnesses and
adducing the view of technical ex'
perts.