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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-08-25
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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-08-25

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-08-25

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1920-08-25

BILL KANCr ma prodej; ccna mirna.
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
EARTHQUAKE AGAIN
HITS CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES, Calif.--Earth-
quake shocks which started at SAT
o'clock Monday night and continued
internationally until o'clock Tues
day morning with still another at
1928 Tuesday afternoon, caused
property damage in Los Angeles
county estimated at 100000 three
fourths of which was in Inglewood,
ten miles southwest of this city. One
death was due indirectly to the most
severe of the shocks and several per-
sons were slightly injured by falling
debris.
The shocks appeared to have been
almost entirely local. Ventura
Riverside and Orange county points
bordering on Los Angeles county re-
ported having felt slight tremor
about the time of the heaviest shock
here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
ATTEND MEETING
Delegates Return From
Grand Lodge Held
at Kellogg

Charles E. Harris, w. r. Robbins,
Judge Andersen and M. M. Farmer
returned Saturday and Sunday from
Kellogg, where they have been at
tending the convention of the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. During
the convention they were honored by
speeches from the grand chancellors
Of Washington. and Oregon and by
the grand officer of the imperial
palace D. o. X. X.
In the competitive work for rank
hte loving cup was won by the team
delegates of Southern Idaho. In the
near future several contests will be
held by the different teams in the
Southern Idaho division to determine
which team shall have permanent
..ossession of the cup.
In the elections P. w. Mitchell of
Nez Perece was chosen grand chan
cellor; Hale Horne of Shoshone vice
grand chancellor; c. w. Culp of
Rothdrum was reelected master of
exchecquer; F. w. Voightlander of
Kellogg grand keeper of records and
seals; G. H. McMahn of Nampa grand
master at arms; w. A. Minnick of
Twin Falls grand inner guard and
M. M. Farmer of Blackfoot grand
outer guard.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
SERVICE MEN
TAKE hike
Dozen Veterans in Race
From Coast to
Coast

Leading his twelve opponents by
several hundred miles, Robert Dale
of New York City, an ex-service man
arrived in Blackfoot yesterday after
noon from Butte on transcon-
tinental tour for which he is rails
ing expense money at odd jobs en-
route. All the contestants are vet
Grams of the great war and are after
the prizes offered by the Reading,
Pa, Eagle for the three men who
make the quickest round trip, coast
to coast and back.
Dale registered at the Idaho Re-
publican at 2.45 Tuesday afternoon
and before leaving for Salt Lake
secured the signature of the mayor
on document he is carrying.
Dale's nearest competitor is now
somewhere in the Spokane country
and the others are strung out across
great stretch of country. One of
the conditions of the contest is that
the entrants are forbidden to accept
any money except what they earn
honestly enroute. They may travel
by any means available Dale re-
manned in Blackfoot yesterday only
long enough to secure funds to take
him nearer Salt Lake.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
NAME MEMBERS OF
EXECUTIVE BODY
Select Committee to
Manage Republican
Campaign

WASHINGTON of
national Republican campaign was
entrusted Tuesday to an executive
committee of twenty-one members
headed by Chairman Hays of the
party's national committee. Seven
members have places on the execu-
tive committee.
Announcement of the membership
of the executive committee together
with the composition of two commit
tees to arrange for the notification of
Senator Harding, the party's presi-
deitial nominee and of Governor
Coolidge, vice presidential candidate,
ended two days conference in
which Mr.. Harding, Chairman Hays
and special subcommittee of the
national committee participated.
The full membership of the execu-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
EXTRA COACHES
FOR FIGHT FANS
Railroads Will Take
Care of Traffic to
Big Battle

An advertising car, loaded with
everything from posters to press
agents to punching bags, yesterday
breezed thru Blackfoot in the inter-
ests of the O'Dowd-McKay fifteen
round boxing contest to be staged at
Pocatello July 5, with the champ
ionship of the world involved.
Blackfoot fans will find three
extra coaches on the morning train
south, July 5, loaded with the fans
of St. Anthony, Ashton, Rigby, Rex
burg, Idaho Falls and Shelley. The
Rexburg baseball, team, backed by
the rotters of that city and the NUM-
cipal band, are scheduled to occupy
one of the extra coaches.
A force of thirty carpenters are
now working overtime to the early
completion of the stadium, according
to LaVerne Collier, publicity direc-
tor, who was. in the city yesterday
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23

with the bill posters. Promoter J.
Robb Brady has invited Jack Demp-
sey, worlds champion, to be present.
Dempsey will be in Salt Lake June
81, and if the champion makes good
on his promise to visit Pocatello, it
will be his first public appearance
since his generation by the United
States district court of California.
The preliminaries to the main
event are scheduled to begin at
o'clock with the big battle to come
off at $3.50 or later. Immediately
after the boxing card the field will
be cleared for the Rexburg-Pocatel-
10 baseball game.
Within few days a diagram of
the stadium will be on display at
Murphey's, where seats will be sold
for the July 9Th classic
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23

Not the slightest question of un-
patriotism, which has blOtted the es-
cutcheOn of other fighters, will de-
velOp when Mike O'Dowd and Cor
don Mckay step into the ring at PO-
catello July 5. Both boys during the
war wore the country's uniform.
Mike O'DOwd, the "fightingest
fighter" of them all, was the only
champion who was with the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces in France.
Gordon Mckay was a sergeant in
the Thirteenth infantry.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO CONTESTANTS

SECOND subscriptions Sc
cured from persons who have
given one subscription during
the "fiist PERIOD Of the Idaho
Republican campaign will Sc
cure "first period" votes Tin
stead Of second period" votes)
If turned into the Idaho Repub-
lican office before 10 O'Clock
Saturday night. This means
that another One-year subscrip-
ton taken from a person who
gave One-year subscription
during the "first period" of the
campaign will secure $4,000
votes, il turned in this week.
A four-year subscription taken
from a person who gave one
year during the first period will
receive 278,OOO votes, and so
on. In other words, SECOND
subscriptions from persons who
gave one subscription during
the "first period will receive
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
tive committee was announced as
follows:

Will H. Hays, chairman; Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton, Ohio, vice chair
man; John T. Adams, national COM
mitteeman from Iowa; Clarence B.
Miller of Minnesota, secretary of the
national committee; Fred w. Upham
of Illinois, treasurer of the national
committee; H. M. Daugherty, Ohio;
Mrs. Katherine X. Phillips Edison,
California; Mrs. M. l.. Fosseen, Min
nesota; Jake L. Hamon national
committeeman from Oklahoma;
John w. Hart national committee
man from Idaho; A. T. Hert, ma
toinal committeeman from Kentucky;
Charles D. Hilles, national commit
teeman from New York; R. B.
Howell, national committeeman from
Nebraska; Mrs. jeanette A. Hyde,
Utah; Mrs. Arthur l.. Livermore,
New York; Senator Boies Penrose,
national committeeman of Pennsyl
vania; Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Rob-
inson, Kentucky; former Senator
John W. Weeks, national committee
man from Massachusetts, and R. E.
national committeeman
from Oregon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Owing to the fact that hun
dreds of new names are being
placed on the Idaho Republican
subscription list daily, both in
and out Of Blackfoot, it has not
been possible to get all names
properly on the list at once. .
An office force has been kept
busy with this work and within
the next few days all papers will
be delivered properly.
In a number of instances in
sufficient address has been given
and the papers have been re-
turned to the Idaho Republican
office for a better address, which
has caused delay in some cases.
You are requested in case you
are not securing your copy of
the Idaho Republican within one
week after you have subscribed
to please notify this office by
personal call or by telephone
No. 45-w, asking for the circu-
lation manager.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
Talk of McAdoo
as Party Leader
CONTINUED From Page ~

stood Texas will vote for him on the
first ballot and will stick to him In
the belief that eventually his nom
nation will be made possible. Some
of the othersstates of the south it is
said, will adopt similar course.
Because of these developments
during the day, it is the generally
accepted belief that it is too early
to say McAdo0 is entirely out of the
running.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
the benefit of the first period"
vote schedule.

These second subscriptions
should be plainly marked on the
receipt stub SECOND SUB
SCRIPTION," and the amount
of the first subscription should
be written thereon also.
This arrangement applies
NOW ONLY. The last week Of
the entire campaign-subscrip-
lions will receive only the num-
Der of votes indicated On the
reduced Last Period Vote
Schedule, regardless Of whether
they are extended or first SUBJ
scriptions.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-06-23
Batting and Fielding Averages

Individual batting fielding
Yellowstone of the Bkfoot games not
In sandin n n o~-o9 1Oe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14
TODAYS EVENTS
st. Valentines Day.

st. Valentines Day.
A grand cvarnival of winter sports
will be opened in Quebec today.
A federation of business and profess
sional women of New England is to
be organized at a meeting in Boston
today.
Today has been fixed as the date
for launching driv ct praise $780,
600 in the United States through the
sale of bonds for the aid of the So
called Irish Republic"
Because the League of Nationss
figures as the chief issue, national in
terest centres in the special election
to be held in the Third congressional
district of Missouri today to choose
asuccessor to Joshua w. Alexander,
VIII oresigned his seat in congress to
become Secretary of Commerce of the
United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14

ACT AT ONCE BECAUSE THIS
nlLL WILL BE BEFORE CON.
GREss IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS
FOR FINAL ACTION.
substitutes Offered to Counterfeit
This Discrimination
war Rish Insurance-The War
hisk Insurance does not provide 70,
reserve National Army, or Nationa,
uuard officers in lieu Of retirement
lor 1t requires that the holder suffer
Total disability in order to receive
any benefits from it 1t is a protec-
s J'UH Voluntarily assumed by the in
"lvldual and paid for by him:
The Sweet Bill-This is merely a
compensation which grants disabled
Soiolers certain percentage of $50
per month, governed by the finding
OF a board who decide what disabil-
''y the soldier has suffered. In prac-
ucally no case does a disabled SOL.
uler draw more than $50 month
under this bill Practically the only
exception is when the soldier Is tot
ally disabled. This bill will not apply
10 temporary officers if the Stevenson
bill is passed.
vocational Training - Vocational
training does not and cannot take the
place of retirement. for the reason
mat many officers are of an age or
nave suffered such disability that
'ney cannot take it up. In cases
where it does apply it is Offset By
inc TACT that the retired Regular
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14

with IL years service uona,
family. Toolmaker and machini a''''
Disabled right arm prevanta n,
.'o'a reSumlng trade. Not eligible
for retirement. Compensation ah
500 per month. '"
Capt, F.-Provisiona, omoou :
years service. Age, rs, Single Di,-
aoled right arm similar 70 Iiont n
SUBJECT to retirement at 1925 nA,,
month. Pe'
Cases such as these nav 10 81.
py the hundreds. They can he du
p'lcated over and over again u an
government hospital. Men wounded
IN the same action can be found IN
almost any hospital. And vet ther4
is the greatest discrimination in tbe
provisions for their future wAlfaro
One is eligible for retirement The
other must depend upon his own 70
sourcse-or those of his relatives
You Can Help Remedy This
Discrimination
Believing that you feel as we !,
and consider this an unfair and nm
just discrimination, and that il works
great hardship on men deserving
net'er treatment we urge that Won
VIII lend your active support and in
huence toward the passage of the
pllls now before Congress, nartisu.
larly the Stevenson bill This bill
provides that benefits equivalent n
retirement be extended to all officers
in line of duty, regard
less OF. their classification
This bill has the support Of fine
American Legion (their legislative
ana executive committees are work
ing in concert with us), and some of
tne leading newspapers of the coun-
try as shown by the article pub
llshed in the December 9th issue Of
the Literary Digest, entitled dis
abled Officers Who Are Retired and
Those Who Are Not. This article
shows that we are not alone in our
relief that we are being discriminat-
ed against; that the public, when en-
lightened to the unfairness of this
discrimination, will be in favor OF
some remedial legislation such as
the Stevenson bill cited below.
The Stevenson Bill. II. r. 1885,
The Stevenson Bill provides as
follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That any officer who has
served in the military forces of the
United States during the war with
Germany and who does not belong
to the Regular Army and who in,
Cured disabilities while in the serv-
Ice, during the said war, shall be
entitled to the same compensation as
like officers of the Regular Army re-
ceive on being retired for an equal
disability.
"Sec. 2. That all acts and parts
Of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.
IN. B. This bill does not increase
nor alter in any way the retired list
Of the Regular Army, but it does in
sure the temporary officer equivalent
1T rs IMPERATIVE THAT YOU
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14

Army officer is also entitled to tht
benefits of this provision.
LOOK!
The Navy retires its disabled Re
serve officers.
The Marine Corps retires its dis
abled Temporary officers.
The Army retires its disabled Reg.
ular and Provisional officers.
The National Army, Reserve, and
National Guard officers of the Army
are left out in the cold.
IS THIS FAIR?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14
|ST DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
BEST GLASS OF ARMY OFF|cFRs

.,o officers who led our fore
:, fought side by side in the
n war the Reserve National
| md National Guard officers
| " a large majority filled the
hazardous positions are sub
i unjust discrimination.
!. o0tcers are eligible only to
[,.otagq compensation based or
month whereas the officers
pooular Army, who were in
Minority in the posts Of danger
Ehen disabled subject to retire
An three-Quarters pay. For ex-
an emergency officer ranking
!, lieutenant, if he has lost a
N draw compensation of net
than s56 a month; a first lieu
in the Regular Army, with
mo disablement will be retired
i a month. In addition to this
Mains privileges of buying sus'
J and stores at the Army Com
: at manufacturers prices, a
o,ahle item in view Of the
h high prices
IAN See Any Reason or Justice,
n Such a Discrimination
oHcers we're on the same foo.-
IN work, duties, responsible
hangers and risks. All were
\ 10 the same rules and regu-
i subject to the same orders;
was no discrimination among
4 lin going into action; gas
bel, bayonet, bombs and disease
all alike. They suffered the
hardships, incurred similar
b we're disabled by the same
Is; in fact during the war
was only one class of officers,
MEXICAN ARMY OFFICER.
you come to the treatment
Ne disabled, and then we sud
discover that there a prefer
shown.
\,
Ny this is not consistent with
merican ideals of fair play.
the Discrimination Works Out
Nv cases taken at random from
Any treated at the government
hS are stated below. How
you like to be the temporary
under the following condi-
Case |
nel Add National Guard
Age IS. Married and family.
one leg and a skull injury
wound Not eligible for re-
A Probable compensation
month.
B,-Provisional officer.
Single. Broken bones in
leg resulting in stiffness-re-
an accident. Has been retired
Pcelves s125 per month.
Case 2
c. Temporary officer. Age
isrrled. Twenty years. service
llar Army. Loss of right arm
'lder' Right leg severely in
'na atrophied Not eligible for
hent.
Provisional officer. Age
Fnsle' Nerve and tendon in
'sht hand. Will be retired.
Case 3
National Guard officer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-14

Each needle plays one thousand
times without the changing of the nee
die. The reproduction of the human
voice is not reproduced so distinct as
on the PATHE. Hearing is believing
and we invite comparison. Call and
have US play the Pathe for you. -
Compare the finish.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-16
HE OLD STORY TELLER.

There LITTLE advertisement, printed IN one
OF our exchanges that stopped The blue pencil iross
marking and TIE long shears from clipping for d
Few moments because il set the mind a-wandering.
II merely stated that the school board desired the
services Of good story teller OF course that all
not mean that the school required a man
10 make up lies and set them 20 music il meant
w1at r. said that he OF the thinking
The old story teller Of The neighborhood was one
Of the characters Of bygone DAYS whose Will
never be forgotten. He could hold an audience OF
boys and girls untn the and the old
clock toHed twelve times and began again the round
OF another day. Those stories never grew Old al
though related many times. There something
strangely charming about the weiri and fanciful
tales Of witches ard hobgoblins that closed tho
doors sleep
What boy there among who did APP
preciate the stories Of hunting wild animals and
capturing savage Indians? Then what about the
narrow escapes first settlers from armed bandits
witches and ghosts that questioned their right OF
citizenship? Those things and thousand others
equally thrilling, rush to mind the memory
spots brushed and frightened, and we long for
the DAYS OF the story teller.
Yes they have story tellers in the public schools
TO interest the little tots, and they succeed as well
in the EAST.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-16
The Horoscope
THURSDAY. SEPT 1R.

The astrological chart for this day
IS not a very strong one, seeming to
prognosticate a rather quiet trend
OF events with matters moving along
in routine grooves. With the favor
ing position OF Saturn in sextile as
pect with the Moon there is promise
OF old obstacles being removed and
old crvstallized conditions broken
up, making way for permanent pro-
gress and new projects. Il would be
wise 70 sign all papers and contracts
with caution, and generally 20 be-
ware Of fraud. treachery or misrep-
resentation. as Neptune holds a men
acing position-being IN square as
pect with Luna. Those IN employ
Inent should be cautious.
Those whose birthday II is have
the augury OF a rather quiet year
with matters moving along custo-
mary grooves. They should be care
ful and discreet in all matters. A
child born on this day should be
well equipped for the battle OF life
and should be particularly trained
in true thrift and real economy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-16
SEPTEMBER / 1920.
MORE PAY FOR LETTER. CARRIERS.

Tater-rarriers are preparing 20 ask congress soon
for another raise in ray They were granted an in
crease in the last session. but il was so small as
20 be almost negligible in the OF some classes
q postrnen. The new appeal will probably be for
3 maximum Of 32.4oo a year 20 apply 20 e@per-
fenced carriers
That Is surely not TOO much for the kind OF WORK
e7peeted Of such employees when the present pay OF
noen IN other occupations is considered. The letter
carriers lob calls for a OF intelligence, skill
and TACT which have a distinct market value IN
private enterprise and along with these qualities an
amount Of hard work as great as that for which
mary classes Of Industrial workers receive IS u
$40 a 8av n the carriers get what they ask for
the most expert OF them viii be receiving about IS
for every .rorkne day, while large numbers Of those
not 20 long in the service will receive only 50, SIS
or 81 a day Similar increases viii be requested by
the postal clerks. whose work is in some respects
stiu more difficult and exactng. Industrial workers
would not request such wases-they would de-
mand" more
To meet these requests. in fun nearly as the
national finances permit. is not merely desirable
as an act or justice to deserving public employees
= s The only way TO hold the good men in the
service and 70 get other good men into IL. A large
tarr Of the lauaentabe postofce ineficency during
the last two years pehaps most Of it, has been due
~ the ir,possbuity of getting and keeping capable
carriers and clerks under the current low salary
scale.