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New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
MARKET PLACE an d
1'1 Wilson Monument IN
Montreal

vaulted roofs has been compared to
The roar of Niagara as the waters
plunge over the falls.
Is an Ancient City
"How does the average delegate
spend his time when he is not at
tending the business sessions of his
convention? What is there to do or
see?" are questions often asked. Some
idea Of the attractions of the city is
always desirable, so that time may
not be wasted. AS an old historic
city, dating back further than any
city in the United States and pre-
serving many traces of the French
regime, Montreal makes an instant
appeal to the American. There is
something seductively foreign" in
the absence Of skyscrapers, the mar
row streets, the huge Catholic
churches and institutions, the news
papers and street signs printed in
French, and, above all, in the spoken
sound of the beautiful French Ian
guage, spoken here, not as a jargon
or dialect or patois, as so many i'm
agine, and sometimes say in print,
but in all it's pristine purity-the
French of the cultured Partisan.
/ Of course, the French language is
not the only one used. English is
the language Of commerce, and in
the west end, where the principal ho-
tells are situated, English alone may
be heard. But the American is by
nature an explorer and he quickly
finds his way to the French sections
of the city, and if he has a book
knowledge of French may often be
heard airing it. AS matter of bust
ness all French Canadians know
and speak English, and one of the
most interesting impressions carried
off by the visitor is the facility with
which they switch off from French to
English and back again, even when
talking with compatriots. They are
the most truly bilingual people on
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
By Roy Carmichael

NOON the geography books will
- apply the answer to new
~ question, or, if they don't, it
Will. he hecausa everuhodu
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29

long in discovering the answer. A
year ago last April, by tremendous
majority, the Province of Quebec
voted to retain beer and wine, bS@
allowed local option. AS conse-
quence Montreal is alone in the posi-
tion to legally enjoy beer and ale of
full strength, sherry and port wine.,
Stronger liquors are supposed to be
supplied only on doctors prescrip-
tions, but there has been a great deal
of lawbreaking in this regard, and
the law has been surmoun.ed or cir
COMMUNICATED in number of ways.
The formation of "clubs" is one.
By being a member of a recognized
''club," whose membership may be
only the regular patrons of saloon
and whose clubroom is the private
room of a saloon, one may be served
with whisky or any other stimulant
known to the Western Hemisphere.
Bellboys at hotels add materially to
their incomes by obtaining bottles
for the guests, and generally the vis-
itor; before he leaves, has acquainted
himself with some place of call
where SIS bill produces bottle of
Scotch.
So great has been the demand
from American visitors for whisky.
and to such an extent has the illicit
traffic grown between Montreal and
the border, that the price has been
lacked up considerably. A year ago
So was the average price for a bottle
of Scotch. To-day, in most places,
SIS is the charge. But no American
has yet been found to jibe at the
price.
Are conventions a benefit to Mon
treal? Ask the average Montrealer,
or the business man whose store is
in the uptown region and he will
unhesitatingly answer Yes" Hotel
keepers are not so enthusiastic
Without conventions at all they can
rent every room every day, and they
are not required to strain their re.
sources making especial provisions"
Hotel Men Complain
Conventions annoy the regular
patrons, the tourists and the COM
mercial men, who, after all, are the
backbone of any hotel" declared the
manager Of one of the city's leading
hotels. "The Federation of Labor
convention simply ruined Montreal"
Clipped in another, who explained
that the average tourist was not
sympathetic toward labor and did
not care to be too closely associated
with it.
Be that as it may, there is no sign
of diminishing popularity visible in
the crowded hotel corridors. The
visitor who wants a room is well
advised if he telegraphs many days
ahead for reservation, and the
hotelkeepers' structures may be COM
pared to the grumbling of the farm
er who thinks it bad business to
admit that business is good.
Conventions may add to the wor-
ries Of hotelkeepers, but they also
add to their revenues, and in no in.
stance has hotelkeeper been 40
foolish as to turn down the chance
to entertain one. AS for their popu-
iarity with the shovkeepers that goes
without saying, and the American
dollars left uptown contribute tn tba
general prosperity. While this il
the case it will be long time befor.
Montreal wearies of
abandons its claim to be known q.
Americas premier Convention City.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29

NOON the geography books will
- apply the answer to new
question, or, if they don't, it
will be because everybody
knows the answer.
"Where is the great oasis of the
North American continent?" the ex-
aminer will ask, and the innocent
pupil will lisp Montreal" and be
duly credited with full marks for the
answer.
The fact is that to many Ameri-
cans only two cities worthy of the
name exist-Havana and Montreal,
and as going to Havana one is likely
to be seasick, Montreal, which is only
nights run from New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland
or Buffalo, is enjoying a very marked
advantage.
Becoming the Convention City
All this is by way Of explanation
of the constant stream of American
tourists to this city, and the holding,
one after another, of gigantic con-
ventions, of which there have been
so many hat the title Convention
City is beginning to struggle with
Oasis of America for the lead.
Montreal has no publicity bureau
and does no advertising to attract
tourists, so that these catchphrases
do not stare the traveller in the face
from bill boardings and advertising
columns of his newspapers, but by
word of mouth they are passed
around, and Montreal is, as conse-
quence, included in every tourists
itinerary.
Good Americans, when they die,
go to Paris" When they're still
alive and full of pep they come to
Montreal, and as soon as they return
to their homes they begin to ask
themselves how soon they can afford
to pay Montreal another visit.
To cease beating about the bush,
one may say plainly that the intro
duction Of prohibition in the United
States and in the rest of Canada has
been the making of Montreal, from
hotelkeeper's standpoint, and also
from the viewpoint of those retail
merchants who have the good fortune
to be located in the center of the up
town districts, where tourists do
most of their shopping.
No sooner had Montreal decided by
vote to retain it's privilege of drink
ing beer and wine. and the still
more coveted privilege of dispensing
still stronger liquors under certain
restrictions, which restrain not, than
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
Imposing Mount ROYAL

When, some centuries ago, Jacques
Cartier, the famous French explorer,
terminated an adventurous voyage
at what is now Montreal, he was at
once attracted by the beauty of the
mountain which rose gradually al
most from the river side and now
looks down on great city. At once
he decided to climb the hill and from
it's summit view the surrounding
country. The tourist to-day expert
ences the same emotions as the great
explorer. His first thought when he
gazes on Mount Royal is to climb it,
and that is generally one of the first
things he does. No automobiles are
allowed on Mount Royal, which is
preserved to the city as public
park, but horse-drawn vehicles have
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29

occasionally noticed by the busy
Montrealer. To-day he has to step
lively to avoid being run over by one.
Morning, noon and night these huge
juggernauts are always crowded,
and their passengers very often re-
turn from the trip laden with pur-
chases made at one of the attractive
fur stores at which they stop.
From the convention standpoint
Montreal has two decided disadvan-
tages which have to be set against
the other attractions limited at, So
far, no conventions have been aban-
doned because of these disadvan-
tages, which are the inadequacy of
the hotel accommodation and the
fact that no hall exists in the city
large enough to accommodate COM
fortably full-sized convention
should all its delegates decide to at
tend the business meetings. AS the
latter development is altogether un-
likely, no great fuss has been made
about it.
Accommodations Hard to Find
The matter of accommodation is
more serious. The hotels alone can
not possibly house all the delegates
to a big convention, and so it is nee
essary for the secretary to come on
in advance, or for a local committee
to be formed, to arrange for rooms
in other houses. For weeks past the
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29

DR. w. II. ATHERTON, |
IL historian of French Con-
ada (at the right, pointing
out to visiting French sailors
places asc11bed By Jacques
Cartier, the famous French
man, qUho explored Canada
New-York tribune., 1920-08-29
II VIEW of st. james Street IN the Montreal business
H. district

the face of the earth, and their Eng
disappearing fellow citizens can
never hope to emulate them. Not one
English-speaking man in thousand
can speak or understand spoken
French in a city where three-fourths
of the population learn to lisp it at
their mothers knees.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
Children's Book
Week Seeks Better
Reading for Young

The second annual celebration of
children's book week is November
Is to 20.
According to Miss Edna Gillispie,
city librarian, this week is devoted
to gaining knowledge of the best
books for boys and girls. Book sci
lers cooperate with librarians and
club leaders in getting before inter-
ested parents books that are worth
reading not once but dozen times,
in building up in homes children 8
libraries that will introduce the lit
tie readers to wonderful heroes and
heroines worthy of lifelong compan-
iOnship.
Because Mary or John has a book
is no reason why another or dozen
should not be added to the children's
shelf.
The public library is ready with
book lists suitable for children of all
grades. Come in for suggestions If
you are in doubt about the suitability
of book. Don't buy books that are
worthless. Build up the literary val
ues in the home.
Good books admit children to new
worlds of delight, contribute to their
happiness and stimulate their imag-
nations and leave joyous memories.
When owned and read in childhood
they are enduring contributions to
life as true wealth"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
CANVASS OF VOTES
BY COMMISSIONERS
Official Tabulation O.
Results at Recent
Election

County commissioners are busy at
the court house this week checking
up the vote cast at last weeks elec-
ton. Commissioners M. A. Fugate
and w. T. England are on the job,
together with County Clerk F. M.
Fisher. James Christensen, commits
sioner from the first district, is still
unable to meet with the board.
According to Commissioner Fugate
the task of canvassing the vote is
proving an arduous one. In spite
of the careful instructions given the
election judges prior to the election
as to how the votes should be tab
ulated and reported, several pre-
cincts have made errors which neces-
states re-checking in the local pre-
cincts. Where errors have been made
the ballots have been sent back.
Work of canvassing is now about
half completed, and when the official
results are determined they will ap-
pear in The Republican.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
SHELLEY LEGION
MEN IN R. {. DRIVE
Cooperate With Black.
foot and Aberdeen
in Roll Call

Shelley Post No. SO of the Ameri-
can Legion, j. G.. Kimball, is in the
Red Cross Roll Call campaign to-
morrow and will conduct the drive
with a similar organization to that
perfected in Blackfoot. Chairman w.
B. Goodnough, county roll call chair
man, made special trip to Shelley
Monday night and explained the pur-
pose of the drive, and Shelley Leg
ion men responded in an enthusias-
tic manner and are out to raise their
share of the county's quota. Mr..
Goodnough also extended an invita-
tion to Shelley Post men to attend the
Legion ball here Armistice day and a
delegation of twenty or thirty from
that post will be entertained at the
ball.
Mrs. Frank DeKay, state War
Mother, who accompanied Mr.. Good
nough to visit the Shelley post, urged
the Legion men to finish their per-
sonal war record cards in order that
the history Of county ex-service men
she is compiling may be completed.
This Is duty all ex-service men
are asked to do. Mrs. DeKay also in
vited the Shelley men to partake of
the dinner the War Mothers are
serving here tomorrow night, when
all ex-service men will be guests of
honor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
LEGISLATURE OF
IDAHO IS NEARLY IT, Il
ALL REPUBLICAN
Democrats Elect Only
Five Out of 98-Non-
partisans Fail

BOISE. - The Republicans
elected a total of ninety-three
members Of the 1921, or six
teenth, legislature at the gen.
eral election held last Tuesday,
divided as follows: Senators,
forty-one; representatives, fifty
two. The total membership of
the legislature is ninety-eight.
The Democrats elected only
five members, three senators and
two representatives. They have
a chance to gain one more, a
senator in Adams county, where
the count is so close between
Senator Lowe, Republican, and
D. W. Vanhoesen, Democrat, as
to require an official tabulation.
1t will be made Tuesday by the
county commissioners, sitting
as the official election board.
There will not be Nonpar
tisan with that title seated in
either house. j. Loe Read, elect
ed as a Democrat, is, however,
a Nonpartisan. The league ex-
pected to elect at least fifteen
members in the two houses.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
Auto Smashed at
Street Crossing
When Hit by Train

Because he had the Ford habit
of getting out of his car when he
wanted to start the engine, ]. T.
Burroughs, travelling salesman fol
an Idaho Falls wholesale grocery
company, lost his Dodge car Satur-
day night, when it was struck at the
crossing north of.the depot by Short
Line train No. "a, and barely escaped
being struck by the train himself.
Mr.. Burroughs was crossing the
Short Line tracks, when the engine of
his Dodge car stopped. He had just
recently acquired the Dodge, having
previously driven a Ford, and when
his car stopped he naturally got out
to crank it in front by hand. He had
just stepped to the front of the car
when the headlight of No. "a loomed
up and he barely had time to setp
from the track when the train crash
ed into the car, hurting it to one side.
The car was damaged to the extent of
$500 or S4OO.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
Giving Armistice Day to
Raise County's Mem
bership Quota

The fourth roll call of the Bing-
ham county chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross begins tomorrow, and
w. B. Goodnough, county roll call
chairman, announces that he has an
organization of American Legion men
ready to comb the county for men,
berships, and that he expects the
countys quota, $2100, vul be raised
by tomorrow night. The drive is in
the hands of the American Legion
posts of the county and tho Armistice
day holiday is being given by the
LegiOnnaires to the work of the Red
Cross.
Teams of three each, two ex-ser-
vice men and a Red Cross girl, will
start out tomorrow in autos and will
work in territory assigned. The
Blackfoot post Is covering city and
surrounding communities, while Alb
erdeen post is working the southern
end of the county and Shelley the
north. With an organization perfected
in each district enthusiastic for the
success is assured. The pub
lie is asked to cooperate in the pat
riotic effort Of the Legion and be
ready with the dollar membership
when called on.
After the drive the Legion men
will be guests of the War Mothers at
the dinner in Odd Fellows hall, and
then will wind up the day at Legion
hall at the second annual Legion ball.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
County Teachers
Invited to Visit
Model Print Shop

Invitations are out to the 1876
teachers in Bingham county to visi,
the Republican office on Saturday
afternoon to see a model printing
plant in operation.
The invitation reads as follows:
"The teachers of Bingham county are
invited to visit the office of The
Idaho Republican on Saturday after.
noon, November 13, 1920, to see a
model printing office in operation
and to witness demonstrations of the
machines used in the process of pro-
ducing a newspaper, starting at the
mechanical stenographer (the Edi-
phone), and following thru the limo
type, the typograph, the stereotype,
milling machine, and press"
OF all the newspaper offices in the
intermountain country the Idaho Re-
publican has the distinction of stand
ing first in five points of excellence.
The building is the best heated, best
lighted, best ventilated, most eff
ciently arranged and the most beauti-
full inside and out. Everything about
the building is kept spick and span
duu IHc AldCulucS Ill pclloCI WOIhlH5
order. The building is kept at prac-
tically the same temperature from
spring until fall and those who do the
work can always work in comfort.
On Saturday afternoon the Repub-
lican office will be operating in the
usual way doing the regular work,
but eight or ten people will take the
time needed to demonstrate any and
all machines and the different pro-
cesses for, producing a newspaper
Preliminary arrangements have al
ready been made for demonstration
to the students Of the schools of this
county later in, the season. If the
plans come to maturity there will be
a whole week Of demonstration Of
different machines by experts and
each one of the 1000 pupils in the
schools Of this county will have an
opportunity of studying model
printing plant in operation, if he so
desires.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
Merchants Announce
Business as Usual
on Armistice Day

Tomorrow is Armistice Day and
has been made an official holiday
by proclamation of Governor Davis
nevertheless, local business houses
will remain open as usual, accord
ing to the decision of the Retail Mer-
chants association.
1t is holiday for the ex-service
men, however, and under the aus
pieces of the Legion are putting on
the Red Cross roll call campaign.
Commander Goodnough of the local
post states that the Legion will ap-
preciate the excusing of all ex-ser-
vice men from their duties tomorrow,
so they can participate in the Red
Cross drive.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PLEASED
WITH RESULTS OF u. S. ELECTION

entered the league and will not enter
the league there will probably not
be much to it. In other words, the
wealth of the world now rests with
the United States and unless they
can get the United States to under
write the Indebtedness of the world
the league of nations hasn't much to
do. Thirty-seven nations, together
without the United States and the
purse of the United States will not
be effective. In this view some of the
other nations seem to agree.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
KANSAS WHEATGROWERS
STRIKE FOR HIGHER PRICES

The old joke about farmers going
on strike is actually getting to be
reality. Wheatgrowers down in
Kansas, unable to sell their wheat
and unable to pay their debts were
pressed by the banks to come in and
pay their bills. One man who re-
ceived demand from his bank that
his obligations should be met and
being unable to sell his wheat and
therefore unable to pay the bank,
went out among his neighbors and
invited them to go to the bank and
put it up to that institution to either
extend his time and not close him
out on his debts or finance somebody
to buy his wheat or lose the deposits
of the other wheat growers who had
money in his bank. 1t was species Of
strike; 1t was species of boycott;
it was dangerous thing to do, but
they did it and got away with it.
The farmer got the extension he
asked for. If that idea were carried
to extreme, not many men would care
to stay in the banking business, but
these were conservative farmers, rea-
sonable fellows who were only ask
ing for justice; they got it and when
they got justice they were satisfied.
Over in Iowa where the bankers
were anxious to have the farmers sell
their grain and pay up their loans
SO the money could be loaned again
to others who were more in need Of
it, they had quite a difficult time
selling the matter. The movement
of wheat fell off, trade in all respects
slowed down, there were plenty of
empty cars available and not suffici-
ent demand to use them all for NOV
ing crops, trade suffered in all lines
and everybody regretted the low
price of wheat. The farmers as a rule
were we'll enough situated so they
could sit back and play the waiting
game and were hurt the least Of any
body by the delay.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
TWIN FALLS RANCHER
DEMENTED, KILLS SON-IN-LAW

TWIN FALLS.-Peter Weider-
man, aged 65, Sunday shot and Kill
led his son-in-law, Irwin N. Kelsey.
Weiderman, who has been resting in
a room adjoining the living room
arose and ordered the family out of
the house. A small child gave the
alarm that grandpa had a gum" As
the mother and children rushed from
the house two shots were fired, one
bullet striking Kelsey in the neck and
the other just below the heart.
1t is believed that Weiderman be-
came temporarily demented.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
PAVING WORK STOPPED
STREETS ARE IMPASSABLE

Storms and freezing weather have
made it impossible to further con-
tinue paving construction in the city
and workmen have been called off
the job. On Shilling avenue and other
streets in the residence section where
the work was under way, the recent
storms have it next to impossible to
get through with a car, and unless
placed in some sort of repair will
be in bad shape all winter. Cross
ings where cross-walks have been
torn up are also in bad shape for
pedestrians. Council doubtless will in
vestigate and put in temporary re-
pairs that will make these streets
passable.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
WELSH CHOIR WILL APPEAR
IN CONCERT IN BLACKFOOT

The American Legion is sponsor
for the Welsh Mountain Ash choir
coming to ,Blackfoot on Wednesday
right next week. This is one of the
famous choir of the world, having
appeared in concert in all the larger
cities of the country. The choir hap
pened to have an untitled date be-
tween concerts in Idaho, and Black
foot was fortunate in securing them
for a, concert here. Music lovers have
a splendid treat in store. The con-
cert is not regular lyceum number
but according to W. B. Goodnough
OF the Legion the proceeds will 60
to the lyceum funds.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
BLACKFOOT SFlIVERS' IN FIRST
ZERO WEATHER OF THE YEAR

Blackfoot shivered in zero wea-
ther this morning, the first cold snap
of the winter-or rather fall. Accord
ing to E. A. Doud, local weather OBJ
server, the temperature recorded on
his instrument was two above, al
though other reports went to two
below. Zero weather is unusual in
early November in this locality, and
the oldest Inhabitants cannot remem-
Der when such a temperature was re-
corded before, or when early SHOWS
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10

and the rigors of winter have set in
so early.
The cold snap has ended harvest
so far as potatoes and beets are con-
cerned, and it is reported that some
of the farmers who have not COM
pleted digging will lose heavily. Po-
tatoes still in the ground are now a
total loss, but beets can still be
handled provided the ground should
thaw out sufficiently to get them
out
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-11-10
BLACKFOOT BOYS RETURN

After couple of months tour
ing in California, Nevada, Utah and
Arizona, George Carter, Thomas
Riley and Prescott Cherington, have
returned to Blackfoot. They report
a great trip.