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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
SECURING RELICS
FOR CITY PARK
Securing Camps of Cen
trail Idaho for Old
Freight Outfit

Thre is a relic of freighting day.
at the city park at Blackfoot, ant
it is not much appreciated because
it is not labeled to show the plan or
which it was used, and it is only one
link in big outfit. 1t is four
inch wagon with wheels six fee
high, and all equipped with horr
and bumper and hooks and bars fol
hitching on the long string of teams
in front for trailing the swing wag-
on and the trail wagon behind. Not
many people understand the way
those outfits worked, and a com
plete freight equipment is needed
with suitable printed labels post
ed about it to give visitors the bene-
fit of the picture. 1t is one of the
things that mark the passing of the
west, and neither the old freight
outfits nor the stages which were
in such common use here until re-
cent years can be found at all now.
Mayor Thorstenberg and Editor
Trego are working on plan to make
up full exhibit Out in central
Idaho, at Mackay, Challis, Custer
and Ketchum, there should be good
many of these old relics lying around
in the way, and might be donated
by the owners if they knew we want
ed them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trego leave tomor-
row for the places named, and Mr..
Trego will make an inquiry and
search among his old freighter
friends and their haunts to see what
he can gather up. He has some of
those things Of his own that he
threw away at Mackay eighteen or
twenty years ago that he will slip
down if somebody has not made a
bonfire of them or carried them off
If you have any old stuff of that
kind, any old crotch chains or hooks
or toggles, or a shoe for wheel or
sled-runner, the old no-clevis double
tree or a pair of stretchers, an old
blacksnake or part of one-the kind
the freighter used to hang about his
neck-any old breeching from two to
six inches wide, any nose-bags, jock
ey-sticks, lead-lines, jack-screws for
the freight wagon use, Dutch over,
grub box-if you have any of those
goo dold things that freighters used
to love and hate, the mayor and edi-
tor want you to donate them to the
city of Blackfoot to help rig up a
demonstration to be preserved for
the constant show for tourists at the
park camp grounds.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
United American Day
Filled With Educa-
ton and In
splratlon
ORGANIZE HERE
Club of 100 Per Centers
to Garry On
the Work

Saturday was a day of educating
people IN the principles and duties
of citizenship of the great republic,
and for organizing to keep up the
work.
At the Orpheum theatre in the
morning the children were enter
tanned and instructed for one hour
and they were keenly interested in
the subject The speaker said that
children always reflect the domin-
ant ideas of community when they
are questioned. Usually when an
audience of children are asked as to
the most important institutions in
the community they mention schools
and churches first. But here they
| mentioned the banks and stores first.
When asked what freedom meant,
they first said it was the privilege
of everybody doing as they pleased,
but when questioned further they
modified it to say that it meant lib
please to do right.
At the commercial club rooms an
organization was commenced, which
will be further completed, for the
purpose of keeping up the work Of
teaching people once more the fun
damentals of government and the
duties of each individual citizen in
protecting his liberties and preserv-
ing. the nation as whole. There
are influences working systematic
ally to destroy the present form of
government and to substitute the
soviet riotous ways of ruling by
might, to destroy the rights to own
property and to have protection of
person and property earnings, saw
ings or anything else. They follow
the principle of kill the milk COW
If you happen to be hugry for beef
Eat, drink and be merry today and
let tomorrow take care Of itself.
At the court yard in the evening
were two addresses on matters of
government, and the finest array of
scenic pictures thrown on the screen.
Licy oHoWCu AillSI ulOoC DtduIl-
full treasures in scenery and public
buildings, many Of them being new
and very rare scenes of places
scarcely ever shown before. Some
from the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO and other places in Arizona
were new to most people, and all Of
them were conceded to be the finest
that were ever shown in town. The
effect of it all was to make people
feel that we have a very great and
valuable country.
At the commercial club meeting
temporary executive committee
was appointed consisting of G. s.
Beebe, Neil F. Boyle and DR.. J. D.
Gillian. Appointments of repre-
sentatives were made as follows
from those present:
/. O. o. F. lodges, e. M. Hubbell,
J. E. King and j. F. Clements; Ro-
tary club, NJ H. Fehnel; M. E. Sun
day school, Peter Van Blaricom;
NJ E. church, ]. D. Gillian; Ep-
worth league, ]. E. Officer; Foreign
Missionary society, Eve West.
The work of that day was carried
on by Mr. Chase, the state director,
and Frederick Vining Fisher, the as
sistant national director.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
BOOSTING FOR CLINGER

A delegation was up from Aber-
deem today boosting for Marion
Ginger for county commissioner on
the Republican ticket. In the party
were Herman Snow, who claimed
that his name was the third coolest
one in the dictionary, ice and frost
being the first and second; then
there was T. E. Becker, the Aber-
deem legal light, and T. S. Long
ley, who was busy telling people
that votes for Ginger would be ap-
preciated.
Ginger was busy telling people
that he wanted to be commissioner
on conditions-and the condition is
that he wants to administer the
county business on a broad-guage
plan and not on petty lines.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
500 WAITS OF WAR
COMING ON SHIP

Washington, D. C.--Nearly 500
Russion children en- route from Via
divostok to Petrograd to reioin their
parents, whom they have not seen
since the spring Of 1918, will arrive
in San Francisco August 2, the
American Red Cross announced to-
day. The. children are on the steamer
Yomei Maru, in charge Of Red Cross
doctors, nurses and attendants and
several Russian school teachers, who
have been caring for them for more
than two years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
,EDITOR.BANKER
in PISTOL DUEL
AT HOMEDALE
Frank Trotter Carries
Off Duelistic Honors
as Fighting
Editor
ALL SHOTS TARGET
TIA CI TT r.
ALL SHOTS TARGET
Every Shot Takes Eff.
fect-Both Men
Still Alive

Editor Frank E. Trotter of the
Homedale Empire of Homedale, Ida
ho, and Theodore Nye, postmaster
of the same place, had a short pistol
duel by relays last Friday night.
The duel was staged in their home
town in front of dancing pavil-
ion and without the formality of
seconds or of calling a halt in the
dancing to enable others to get line
on the skill or courage of the par
ticipants. The signals for starting
were also little different from the
conventional. But they were taken
from and adapted to the customs and
tools OF the times, for each man went
to the dance in his automobile.
Another feature is that he went
when his wife was out of town, Mrs.
Trotter being at Payette Lakes and
Mrs. Nye at Portland.
1t appears that Nye arrived first
but Trotter was close second Trot-
ter drove up behind or to the side
of the Nye car and slowed down
and then gave the car a punch for
ward just enough to bang into the
fender of Nye. That was the sig
nal corresponding to the crossing
of the Rubicon in other times. Trot-
ter crossed.
Then Trotter drew his gun and
fired. two shots into the person of
Nye. He was intending to go right
on with regular installments of lead,
but the gun choked and there was
silence at the front. Then Nye
moved.
Nye, drew his gun. He fired two
shots into the person Of Trotter.
He intended to go right on with reg
ular volleys to the end of time, but
he, observed that shots had taken eff
feet, for Trotter crumpled down by
his steering wheel. Thereupon, Nye
silenced his gun and proceeded with
IlrSt alQ-tO n1mSelf.
Both belligerents submitted to
hospital management without resist
ance. Both wives were wired to
come home; that there was some
thing doing. Both men have been
punctured, Mr.. Trotter's injury be-
ing done to the inner tube. Mr..
Nye's punctures are in the shoulder
and the leg, indicating what army
men call a wide diversion but very
good as to dispersion. Altho one
hundred per cent of the shots took
effect and there was no flock-shot
effect, yet, considering the short
range, ten feet, neither of them
would be graded any higher honors
than marksman in the contest for
sharpshooter rating. Neither of them
hit a bystander, which would he con-
sidered the worst kind of luck-in
Kentucky.
At last accounts both men were
resting, with chances for recovery
doubtful in Trotter's case, but good
in the Nye case, barring infection.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02

increasing amount of travel, and
they all try to make their drives so
they can stop at Blackfoot and en-
joyed the park.
Tourists of Good Type
An unusual feature about accom-
modating this park travel is that it
is made up mostly of people who are
accustomed to living we'll, and they
appreciate the service. They are the
kind of people who keep things in
good order and do not waste or de-
stroy things just because they are
free.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02

recommendation expecting to live
and die here and help pay for the
roads, interest and all, and to help
use them.
Charges of Graft
During the period of construction
there were all kinds of differences
of opinion, and there were charges
of graft and waste and wrong con-
-struction. We kept right at the heels
of the officers and workers and kept
reporting to the people what was be-
ing done, how it was done and what
it was costing, and when a PROPOSE
ton was made to stop the work and
let the organization go to pieces
and the workers get scattered we
opposed it with all the power we
could command.
Not Pleased With 1t All
Not everything about the road
work suited us, but we did not expect
it to. We said before a furrow was
turned that we were going to let the
elected officers make the roads and
not butt in. We kept that promise,
tho we asked Thousand questions
and listened to the answers and eX-
plantations and wore out some shoe
leather chasing around to study it.
The things that do not suit us are
the high grades in parts of the roads
but that is matter of mistaken
judgment. We don't know whether
it is the mistakes of the road build
ers or the people like ourselves.
Anyhow we have the grades and we
had better preserve them as they
are, and that is no small task. If
we do not protect the grades they
may wear out before we get them
paid for. Our next big task is main
tenance of the roads.
We Brought 1t On
Two years ago this month we
addressed the energies of the Idaho
Republican to the task of getting
people to agree to build these roads
In nine months that task was done.
In fifteen months more the actual
construction was finished In nine
teen years from now we must pay
off the last bond. Now let us see
see where our money went. The
following condensed reports will
show. Anyone who wants it in
greater detail can examine the road
book in the office of the county
clerk. 1t belongs to the public and
was posted for their use and for
guidance of anyone who wishes to
see just what the roads cost.
COMpT ETE COMpIT ATION on
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
SOME PETTY THIEVING IN
SHETLEY-CAFE ENTERED

There has been considerable COM
plant during the past few weeks of
petty stealing. The Rogers cafe was
broken into and some canned goods
taken. Mr.. Rogers car was stripped,
the batteries taken out, the tires
stolen and other things belonging to
the car taken. Theve have been nu-
merous complaints lately of small ar
ticles being stolen.-Shelley Pioneer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02

DR.. and Mrs. G. e. M. Loux and
family are here for a few days after
an extended trip thru Utah, Colora-
do, Nebraska, Wyoming and Mon
tana. They report the roads very
good except lots of dust around Ida
ho Falls
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02
Review of Whole Road
Expense From Sale
of Bonds to
Date
DISTRICT TOTALS
Each Road, Each Mile
and Loading Plant
Is Given

The road bond money has been
spent. The people granted authori-
ty for the enterprise. This paper
recommended it as good thing to
do. We said 1t was the way to get
real roads. We said it was a good
way to keep business good in the
danger period following the war. We
said the increasing number of mo-
tor-driven vehicles made it neces-
sary to do something. We said the
cost of moving crops would be too
great if we did not build roads. We
said it would be better to build a
great amount of road at one time
and do it with good and adequate
equipment than to be doing it by
piecemeal with poor tools and in
experienced help. We said it would
enable us to get better materials
into the grades and to put the
bridges and culverts down where
they belong and stop the everlasting
breaking of cars humping over them.
We said lot more things and we
were sincere about it ALL We were
and are taxpayers and we made these
recommendations expecting to live
and die here and help pay for the
roads, interest and all, and to help
use them.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Dunlap are
home from a visit at Tacoma and
other Washington points. They
made the return trip by car.
The Washington times., 1920-01-18
81 Woolnap or Australian
Blankets, S4,S5

Large doublebed sizes, 64xI6 and 66xs0, Wool.
nap and Australian Brand Blankets; heavy
weight; white, tan or gray with fancy borders. as
well plaids of blue, pink. tan and gray. Fourth
The Washington times., 1920-01-18

Women's Merode Knitted Underwear. including
union suits, shirts and pants; wool. silk and WOO
and silk and cotton Broken lots sizes and styles
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1920-10-29
CUT IN SHEET MILL WAGES
New Bi-Monthly Settlement Arrived
at Brings Slight Reduction In
the Present Scale.

Union sheet mill workers wages for
September and October will be slight
ly reduced and tin plate workers
wages remain the same, as compared
with the preceding two months as
result Of the bimonthly wage settle
ment bet 4 the Amalgamated asso-
citation al he Western Bar Iron as
sociation.
Examination of sales sheets showed
the average price of the July-August
shipment of sheets was $5.7O a hun
dred as compared with 1915 the pre-
ceedlng bimonthly period. and of tin
plate, $40 q base box, the same as
before At $5.75 sheets were selling
lat the highest price ever known. The
price decline meant cut Of 1R per
cent Of the base wage, or about one
half Of one per cent Of what had been
paid. While small 1t is regarded as
significant in indicating the trend of
this important branch Of the steel mar
ket
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-22
Notice.

Regular meeting of branch No II,
Q. w /, L. of n. A., will be held in
Miles hall on Wednesday, March "a,
at o'clock. Business of Importance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-22

nav" To the outside observed it nigh
appear that Germany had to do som
Of the paying, but the indemnity, j
appears, only adds to the woes 0
France; 80 millions of Germans vii
not resign themselves TO paying reg
ular tribute of several billions, for from
80 TO so years, to only 40 millions 0
Frenchmen, if the French are not abb
for every moment of that time TO tore
the Germans to do so.
This means that great army VII
| be needed: so we see the nations con
| demned to arm anew, TO summon then
youth anew to the barracks. The move
ment that continued with increased &C
CELEBRATION from 1871 to 1914 pursues III
| old course; competition in armament'
| is resumed But il is to be resumed
under conditions far worse than before
the war. From 1871 to 1914 the wealth
of the world was increasing at an un'
precedented rate, vet even SO govern
ments found the burden OF militarism
crushing. To-day much of the material
wealth of Europe has vanished, and its
fortunes must be built up anew from
the beginning Public credit has sunk
to depths unknown in modern history
"The question is whether financial re-
Mobilization is possible at all with
heavy army expenditures"
What can be wrung from Germany
will fall far short of meeting the de-
mands of the situation, for Germany
Is If anything worse off; it cannot
stand the expense Of supporting such
armies as would make France feel Sc
cure. For France, in fact, there per
haps existed but two alternatives which
could promise security. One was TO
make peace with Germany, and this
alternative L'Action Franchise passes
over in silence The other was TO de-
strov Germany. and for this France
was too weak when deprived OF the
cars support; the chance of such
peace as faction Franchise desires was
destroyed by the Russian revolution,
Neither England nor the United States
desired or would suppor,~so extreme a
program Gloomily NJ Bainville notes
that THE survival of German unity is
the survival of the masterpiece of Bis
marek and forces Europe to play after
the Bismarckian Lead, II may be ques
toned. however, whether Bismarck
would recognize his masterpiece in the
new German republic headed by Presi-
dent Ebert. and il is yet to be seen
whether Bismarckian diplomacy will
prevail in the new Germany. II 1t
should do so il will be largely due to
a treaty which without destroying Ger
MANY makes reconciliation difficult.
Certainly no treaty could have sat
SIZED the inconsistent demands for re-
renge. for money, and for security In
insisting upon the extradition of Ger
nan generals France strikes at its
financial position already gloomy
,nough, and adds likewise to the bur
len of militarism which il must carry
Is security for the future. To remit I
hat demand, and to show some recog-
lition of the birth Of German democ-
aev for which the French Revolution
vas ready to fight would go long way
o dissipate the clouds which now hang
,ver France. Few countries are in
reater need of a genuine and durable I
eace. Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-22
Labor and Indemnities.

From Essen. where the vast mum
tions factories have been converted T.
the uses of peace, comes word that the
Christian labor unions. comprising q
great part of the coal miners of west
ern Germany, have agreed TO an exten'
sion Of working hours provided that
coal be relieved Of acquisitions by the
allies The condition is Of course i'm.
possible. but the suggestion Of it be
fore the reparations commission has
got fairly 10 work is an omen which
cannot be ignored. and suggests that
in its arrangements for the payment
of indemnities over long term Of
wears the peace conference failed 10
take sufficiently into account the atti-
tude Of labor.
II is upon labor primarily that the
burden Of war indemnities falls, con
sideratiun which even in entente coun-
tries has produced in the working
classes a strong opposition to terms
which would be oppressive to the probe
tariat Of defeated countries. Every
here the ruinous cost 81 var has made
hard work indispensable, but even IN
der the most favorable conditions i
viii be no easy task TO make labor
even a. efficient IS il was before the
war. the conditions are anything but
favorable when 10 the general cost q
living j. added the burden q an I'm
mense foreign deht
To scue extent this is trae even
y ben the debt is due not 60 The imposi-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-22
Notice.

On and after April l. 1920. the price
of painting and paper hanging will be
g0c per hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-22

ton OF war indemnities but to foreign
loans negotiated for the maintenance oi
the war. 1t is not wholesome for inter.
national relations to have countries sc
enormously indebted to each other as
they are at present; in the heat which
developed over the proposal Quickly
droppedl of the soviets to repudiate
the czar's debts we may get hint OF
the possible complications which NAV
arise in the future if a way cannot be
found TO extinguish or reduce these OBJ
legations.
Even more serious than the risk of
friction between creditor nations and
debtor nations is the danger of social
unrest in populations which feel that
the conditions of living are being i'm
paired by the constant flow Of wealth
to foreign countries. Absentee owner
ship is never popular; to what unfor-
tunate consequences it may lead we
may see in the history of Ireland, Rus
STA and other countries. 1t is perhaps
least popular in the impersonal form
which modern capitalism takes, and in
the piling up of debts to foreign coun-
ttltr OAl a SNdAt NhbtiN ntN al btt ms
tory of the world there exists a real
peril of which governments will have
to take account.
But leaving to one side the possible
peril of revolution involved, we have to
note that so prodigious load, specially
when a great part of it takes the form
of forced tribute to another country, is
more likely to discourage labor than to
inspire it to greater efforts This de-
pressing effect is specially serious when
the tribute. as is to be the case with
Germany, is regulated by ability to
pay. If German workingmen increase
their industry the reparations commits
sion automatically increases the yearly
tribute. Unless the psychology of the
German working class is wholly differ
pnt from that of workers in other
the result is not likely TO be
IN intensifcation of industry. On in
,reased industry depends the salvation
IF Germany and of Europe. and the
temper of the German coal miners is
reminder that without the willing CO.
operation of the workers no consider
,ble indemnity can ever be paid.
Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-22
One Serious Mistake.

Viewed from the standpoint of a
presidential candidate Attorney Cen
eral Palmer has made one serious mis-
take and that has been in his attitude
on prices. Once it was put up to his
department to reduce prices Mr.. Palmer
Immediately sent the prices tumbling
down in a series of proclamations to
the press and as in spite of such proc
lamations, prophecies and promises,
prices have continued to rise Mr..
Palmer has made himself appear just
little bit ridiculous
Personally Mr.. Palmer is one of the
best types of manhood associated with
the Democratic party He came into
prominence through his fight against
a corrupt and obnoxious Democratic
state machine in Pennsylvania which,
with the assistance of Vance McCor-
mick, he was able to unseat, replacing
it with an organization. which though
handicapped by being helpless minor
ity, was at least decent.
Mr.. Palmer is prohibltionist, which
should win for him the backing of the
states which are normally Democratic
nearly all of which are dry states,
so at the outset his candidacy prom
ises to be formidable enough.
In the political or personal record
of the men there is nothing but that
is distinctly creditable but whether the
people of the country are prepared
to accept him as presidential timber is
another matter.
II the Vermont Democrats elect to
indorse the candidacy of Mr.. Palmer.
they viii be putting their stamp Of
approval upon man who is entirely
worthy of their support from a party
standpoint, and who will doubtless
make as good a run as any of the can
didates mentioned up to this time.
In times past Mr. Palmer has been
very strong with Mr.. Wilson, but wheth-
err or not the president proposes to ac-
cord him his support is not known
We have no desire to indicate to
the Vermont Democrats their choice of
a presidential candidate, but if they
should indorse Ny. Palmer at least they
will be making quite as wise a choice
Is can be made at this time.
The main thing TO remember is that
he majority of those states. or per-
haps most of the states which can
always be depended upon to go Demo
ratio, have already pronounced in ia
FOR of prohibition and one of the es-
entials OF success from Democratic
standpoint is that the South is dry
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