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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
Broadway Market
Is the New Name

The name of what was Jorgensen &
Co. has been changed, according to
the statutes of Idaho to the Broad
way Market. Mr.. Jorgensen has not
been connected with the company for
several months.
Hyrum Carter is now president of
the firm O. l.. Mouldel vice-president
Lawrence Carter secretary and O.
Ray Moulton treasurer.
The Broadway market has more
than doubled it's cold storage space
by the addition of cooling room for
hanging up whole beef, calves and
pigs. Each piece rides on pulley
that runs around an overhead rail,
with switches and side-tracks just
like a railrad yard. There is
branch line running out to the back
of the store and the big sides Of meat
are mounted on the hook and pulley
right at the wagon and shot into the
refrigerator.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02

Mr.. and Mrs l.. D. Wilson have re-
turned firm st. George, Utah, where
they spent several months.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
Shriners Take the
Desert to Burley

BlackfOot sent more than a half
dozen novices to the trail by hot
sand" at Burley Saturday when
Shriners from all southern and east
ern Idaho gathered to initiate novices
and fraternize with friends from
everywhere. The victims from
Blackfoot were F. G. Christ, w. F.
Bergman, L. j. Chapman, l.. C. Col
Inns, A. E. Mccoy and o. B. New
mann. OF the full fledged Shriners
who accompanied them there were H.
c. Tavey, Howard Henderson, James
Christensen, Milton H. Fehnel, j. H.
Early and F. E. Seeger.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02

Copy of this telegram received by George Smith, Jr
upon his for concerning latest Washington
developments. -,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
Gooding College
Wins From Tech

uooding college won the debate
between that institution and the Po-
catello Technical institute last Fri
day evening at Pocatello, the ques-
tion being, Resolved, that employers
should have a right to demand open
shop. Gooding college had the af-
firmative side of the question Judges
of the debate were Supt. Wallace, of
Idaho Falls, Supt. Gates of Arco and
Prin. Eichelberger of Blackfoot. The
Gooding team had for one of it's
members Earle Officer of Blackfoot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
LEGION POST
H0NORS HOOVER
West Point Cadets Form
Organization in
Memory of
Local Boy

Cadets of West Point have formed
an American Legion post and have
named it the Stewart Whiting Hoover
post in honor of the first West Point
graduate to fall in the great war.
Captain Stewart Whiting Hoover was
a son of DR.. c. A. Hoover of this city
and was we'll known and popular
young man of BlackfoOt.
The local post of the American
Legion is also named in honor Of
Stewart Hoover.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
PAPER CHANGES HANDS

Announcement has been made of a
change in ownership of the Mont
pelier Examiner. The interest of G.
E. Wright have been purchased by
H. M. Nelson, who will assume charge
of the paper on March /. The policy
announced by the new owner is in
dependent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
COLONEL HAMER ON
THE MEXICAN BORDER

Col. Thomas R. Hamer is still in
the army and in with the second
division under command of Major
General Harboard on the Mexican
border.
Col. Hamer was formerly the con-
gressman from Idaho, returned to
private life at st. Anthony and after
wards went into the army service.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-02
Mrs. Ball Dies
At Idaho Falls

Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. E. B. Ball of Idaho
Falls, after suffering three weeks
from influenza. Mrs. Ball was thirty
four years of age at the time of her
death and is survived by her hus-
band and seven children. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Hatch of this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
Jazz Music AdJudged
Insane By The Kansas
Convention In Topeka
Instructors Raised Their Eyebrows Scorn Program
Furnished by Chamber of Commerce Last Night
Only One Woman Admits cit Hits
the Right Spot"

Jazz music, so strongly fortified in
the hearts of the great American pub
lie, suffered severe shelling today in
the Topeka sector. The firing began
when a reporter behind the jazz lines
invited the opinion of the musical au-
thorities attending the Kansas Music
Teachers convention here, on the sub
ject.
Frank A. Beach, head of the music
department of the state normal at
Emporia, and president of the Kansas
Music Teachers association, fired the
first shot at jazz.
The jazz influence on music is as
undesirable as the jazz influence on
life" he said. It's too accurate an
expression of certain phases of our
life. Jazz is degenerated ragtime.
Ragtime was endurable, but jazz is i'm
possible. Music must have something
to it. There is nothing to jazz"
Another volley was fired by Paul
r. UT, of Ottawa, dean of the con-
servatory of music at Ottawa univers-
ity and secretary of the state
association.
"Jazz is a new variety of noise. It
is not music" he said. ''It is the
Bolshevist and anarchistic side of
music. I do not believe it can do
much harm to real music. for it is
only a fad and will pass from pop
uldIIly
''Jazz Is Wild! jazz Is Insane."
Walter McCray director of music at
the State Manual Training normal at
Pittsburg, Joined the battle against
jazz by saying;
Jazz music only tears down what
we are trying to build. 1t is popular,
but of no good as music. 1t has the
value of rhythm, but rhythm can be
taught in other ways. 1 am not
against popular music. Some of it is
beautiful, but strictly jazz music is
trashy"
The height of the bombardment
came with the opinion of Otto
Fischer, head of the piano department
of the Wichita Conservatory of Mu-
sic. and vice president of the organ
ization of state music teachers.
"Jazz is Wild Jazz is insane!" he
said, frowning fiercely. with gestures
expressiong his contempt. It hope it
dies and dies soon. 1t is a savage form
of music"
All! A Friend at Last
Artillery support sprang up for jazz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
TO BE LESS WHEAT
Crop of 1920 Less by 24S, 200, 900
Bushels 1919 Yield.
Falling OF Due to Removal of
Price Guarantee.

Washington, April s. The 1920
winter wheat crop will be more than
24S, 900, 900 bushels below that of last
year, according to a forecast today by
the agriculture department, based on
reports from all section of the country.
The forecast is 4S3, 3,617,000 bushels
as compared with 731, $4,000 bushels
harvested beginning in June last year
This big falling off is belived to be
result of the removal of the guaran-
tee on wheat prices and a slackening
as a result of removal of war stimulus
The forecast for this year is based
upon reports showing the average con-
dition of the winter wheat crop on
April 1 as 1856 per cent of normal.
The condition April 1, 1919 was re-
ported as 1913 per cent of normal The
average condition of winter wheat on
April l over a ten-year period was
84.1 per cent of normal indicating that
conditions this year@are far below the
average Winter wheat production in
1918 was 565.09s,000 bushels. which
is above the forecast for this year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
KANSAS WONT CRY
Farmers viii Accept Wheat
Losses as a Patriotic Act.
State Board of Agriculture
Against Government Aid.

Kansas farmers and wheat growers
will accept their losses under the gov
ernment guarantee as a patriotic act.
Members of the state board of agri-
culture in session in the state house
today emphaticallv declared opposi-
ton to a resolution asking for gov
ernment reimburse ment
Wheat growing conditions, as well
as the gathering of detailed informa-
ton as to production, are vital farm
meeting. An official statement cover
ing in detail the cost of production,
farm and labor situations and market
ing conditions will be issued by the
board at an early date. Problems re-
gardiEg the growing and harvesting
of the new crop are also under discus
sion. The question of harvest season
labor, car shortage repetitions and
marketing troubles are giving state
board members much concern.
Despite the fact that numerous seri-
GUS problems are now confronting the
farmers. they will doubtless refuse to
cry over war time losses. Under the
government guarantee losses were abb
sorbed by hundreds of wheat growers.
Plans to adopt resolutions at today's
ernment to reimburse the farmers
were not in strong favor with board
members
THE losses of 1917 will be accept
ed as a patriotic offering to the gov
ernment," one member asserted to-
day. There is no disposition to cry
or pass resolutions Ceiling upon the
government for rel nbursement of
losses suffered by the growers"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
BLIZZARD HURT KANSAS WHEAT
Jack Evans of Mitchell County Tells
of Recent Storm.

The Easter blizzard in Mitchell
county didn't benefit the wheat crop
to any considerable extent. according
to Representative J. o. ("Jack") Evans
who came to Topeka today to attend
a meeting of the state livestock board.
Evans trip was delayed several days
because of the big snow drifts.
The wind was so strong that the
snow drifted badly and was blown
from the wheat fields. providing little
moisture for the growing crop" Evans
said today. 1T is probable that 25 per
cent of the Mitchell county wheat is a
failure"
Evans was recently appointed by
Governor Allen as a member of the
state livestock board. The Mitchell
county representative has served three
terms in the house and in the recent
sessions was rated as one of the strong
house members from the Sixth dis
trict. He is chairman of the house
educational committee. was one of the
strong supporters of the Burdick
stockyards bill and served on the re-
vision committee during the special
session. He is a candidate for the SEN
ate from the MitchelI-Jewel county
district and is generally doped as sue
cessor to Senator ]. s. Hart, present
grain inspector. who is not a candi-
date for reelection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
BAN ON FREIGHT
Kansas City Terminal Tied Up
by SWitchmen WalkOut.
No General Embargo Tho All
Roads Badly Hampered.

Kansas City. April S.-A strike of
switchmen today affected entirely or
partly eight of the thirteen railroads
entering Kansas City, while the switch
men on other roads had laid off for
the purpose of taking a strike vote.
On the four remaining roads officials
reported the switchr.en at WORK.
Altho some roeds refused to accept
shipments of freight no general en-
barge on outgoing freight had been
declared, according to w. NJ. Corbett,
president of the Kansas City Terminal
Railroad company. Passenger trains
were moving on schedules, officials
been made. up by the switchmen be-
fore they walked OUT Officials and
clerks today were at work in the yards
making up the day passenger trains.
The strike of switchmen, declared
by brotherhood officials to be unau-
thorized, has not affected engineers or
firemen. none of the thirteen roads
reporting any of these men on strike.
The number of switchmen on strike
was not available. Railroad officials
said today the men had advanced no
reason for striking and asserted that
no grievances has been reported.
The following roads reported all
switchmen out: Chicago & Alton;
Chicago Great Western; Kansas City
Southern; Wabash & Kansas City ter
minal Part of the crews were re-
ported at work on these roads: At
Gibson -Fopelzs- Santa Fe, missouri
Pacific, st. Louis & San Francisco.
Switchmen on the Chicago, Rock Is
land & Pacific railroad had laid off
today for the purpose of taking a
strike vote, union officials said. The
Santa Fe reported that all it's switch
men in Kansas City, Mo, had walked
out while the men in Kansas City,
Kan, remained at work.
Switchmen were at work today on
the following roads: Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul; Union Pacific;
Missouri. Kansas & Texas. and Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy. Night
crews on the Burlington went out last
night, officials said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
SCHOOL BOOK BIDS CONSIDERED
Contracts To Be Let in May foI
$500. 900 in Kansas Texts.

Bids for school text books valued at
more than half million dollars when
published copies are ready for ship
ment, are being considered this a1JeI-
noon at d meeting of the school text
book commission. Contracts will be
let early in May
Members of the school text book
commission are in session in the office
of Imri Zumwalt state printer. Texts
for high school use are under consid
Grafton. The board will also make
selection of a drawing book for grade
school use.
L. D. Whittemore, former superin-
tendent of the Topeka city schools. is
the only Kansan to present bids. He
is offering a beginners Latin. Plates
as well as copyrights are being con-
sidered in the plans for purchase of
new school texts. A royalty basis
will probably be adopted in the max
ing purchases from authors and pub
fishers. A number of the new texts
will doubtless be printed by the state.
Contracts will be for a five-year
period. The letting is the largest
single purchase by the state commits
sion since the state began the publi-
cation of school texts following the
1913 legislative session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
TO PROBE OUTLAW STRIKE.
senate Asked to Call ON 1. C. c. for
Facts in Railway Middle.

washington, April S.-Investigation
of the unauthorized strike of railroad
employees at Chicago, Buffalo and
other cities was provided in a resolu-
ton introduced today by Senator Nc
Cormick, Illinois.
The resolution directs the senate
interstate commerce committee to in
vestigate "any existing strike of in
terstate railroad employees not con-
Quoted or authorized by any recog-
nized organization of railroad en-
ployes." 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on expenses. Mccormick said
his purpose was to give the country
facts on the forces behind "outlaw
strikes"
Mccormick declared that the situa-
ton. centering around Chicago, is ex-
tremely serious, because of threatened
tieup of all transportation of livestock
and other food products.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
NO Topeka STRIKE
Officials Say Rail Unions Here
Will Not Go Out.
Clerks Not Taking Walkout
Vote, NJ. A. Moore Says.
EMBARG0ES GO ON TODAY
Santa Fe Clamps Lid-0ther
Roads May Follow.
prospects Are for Satisfactory
AdjuStment'-MOOre.
EMBARGOES GO ON TODAY

AS result of the strike of switch
men and yardmen the Santa Fe rail-
road today declared an embargo on all
shipments of livestock and perishabIe
freight to and thru Kansas City. That
a strike of railroad clerks. yardmen or
switchmen in Topeka is likely was
denied today by railroad and union
officials.
The Santa Fe embargo is already
effective. The Rock Island is still ac-
cepting perishable goods, altho it was
said notice of an embargo was ex-
pected any minute. The Union Pa
clfic denied plans for rejecting perish
able shipments. Express company Of
flclals said today that the Kansas City
market is open to express shipments
but that st. Louis, Cleveland and New
York markets are closed.
The strike in Chicago, it was said.
may seriously affect the movement of
freight here. depending upon the time
required for settlement of difficult
ties.
No Strike Here.
A strike of the office clerks, switch
men or yardmen in Topek is unlike
ly, according to statements of various
railway and union officials today
M. A. Moore, general chairman OF
the railway clerks for the eastern lines
of the Santa Fe. said none of the
clerks under his Jurisdiction were tax
ing the strike vote set for Saturday. sc
far as he knew. The strike of the
clerks or the Norfolk & Western has
been settled, he said, and prospects are
that differences on other lines will be
satisfactorily adjusted.
"Unauthorized and Illegal"
Members of switchmen's and yard
mems unions in Topeka said the Local
men have no grievances and are not
contemplating walk The strikes
OF the switchmen and yardmen on the
Rock Island and Santa Fe lines al
Chicago and Kansas City are unau-
thorized and illegal, it was declared by
local union men.
Moore was called to Chicago thi.
morning to conference of the freight
/, handlers. The freight handlers, hi
said, are not on strike, but are abou
to open negotiations for higher wages
When the roads reverted to privat,
control, no provision was made fol
increasing the salaries of men work
ing for 500 a month or less, he de
clared, and the men are unable to wal
several months until the board to bt
appointed by the president has time
to investigate and make reports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
DRILL FOR OIL IN SHAWNEE
Elmhu1'st Company Leases 10000
Acres Near Topeka.

Ten thousand acres in the Wakarusa
district are being leased by the Elm
hurst Investment company. 1t is plan
ned to drill two wells to a depth of
$500 to $500 feet. The first well will
be started soon after leases are closed
on the block desired. At least $40, 900
will be spent on the work here
E c. E. Gault is signing a block of
leases south of Auburn for another
company. A test well will be put down
rs soon as the block is closed Gault
does not make public the name of the
company he is taking leases for
Wichita company also has field
men working in territory southeast
of Topeka. They will probably put
down a test we'll also
Leases are being taken by George
Neil and S. V Firestone, of Wakarusa.
They are based on the cooperative
plan the land owners receiving one
eighth the proceeds from oil sold. pro-
viding it is found. Leases are being
secured in the name of N b. Burge
and deposited in the Wakarusa State
bank, to be turned over to the Elm
hurst Investment company.
Elmhurst engineers have inspected
the territory in which they expect to
drill Estimates of the probability of
oil in certain locations have been
made.
The Wapeka Oil Co, drilling near
2,430 feet. Oil experts have pro-
nounced chances good for finding OIL
Work at their well is tied up at pres
ent while drillers attempt to secure
tools lost in the hole. 1t is said that
oil is indicated.
The Elmhurst people have been
notably successful in the oil fields
about Peabody. The fact that they
are willing to spend $4,000 in ex-
plotting the territory near Topeka
speaks well for their enterprise and
confidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
DEATH TOLL NOW THREE.
Bodies of Two More Miners Found in
Flooded Oklahoma Mine

McAlester. Okla, April S.-With the
finding of the body of Handy Kidd
with the skull crushed. in the Deg
nan Mcconnell Coal Mining company's s
No. mine at Wilburton and the death
of Henry Scott. negro. today. the death
list in Tuesdays disaster totaled three
william Treado, pit boss. was killed
outright by an explosion which fol-
lowed the flooding of the shaft.
Tom Scott, state mine inspector
closed mine No 3 today when he found
gas leaking in from the old No 3
shaft.
Operators stated that 1t would take
forty days to pump the water from
No. shaft. In the meantime. more
than two hundred miners are idle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
HUNS FTNISE NAVY SURRENDER.
Two More German BattIeships Are
Received at Firth of Forth.

London. April S.--The German bat
tleships Nassau and Ostfriesland ar
rived at the Firth of Forth yesterday.
this constituting the commencement OF
the surrender Of the remainder of the
German warshfps under the terms of
the treaty of Versailles. Ultimately
the Ostfriesland will be turned over
to the United States and the admiral
ty is awaiting instructions from Wash
ington regarding the date the vessel
will depart for America.
The battleship Ostfriesland was
placed in commission in September.
1919. Her normal displacement is
%. 500 tons, her length 546 feet and
her beam SO feet. The complem ent
is about LOO men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08
CELL FOR H0WAT
Jail Now Certain for Kansas
"King of Miners"
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
Expected to Tangle Tangle.
SAYS COURT DOES NOT EXIST
Rebel Officials Claim New
Tribunal Is Not Legal.
HOwat Believes It's Personal
Fight With Gov. Allen.
SAYS COURT DOES NOT EXIST

Pittsburg, Kan, April S.-The Kan
sas court of industrial relations does
not legally exist. an answer filed on
behalf of Alexander Howat and three
other miners union officials in dis
trict court today. asserts. Howat,
president of the Kansas miners, and
Thomas Harvey. secreary-treasurer
August Dorchy, vice president, and
Robert Foster. district auditor, are to
appear before Judge A. ]. Curran in
the Crawford county district court to-
morrow morning on a charge of con-
tempt. They refused to obey the or
der of Judge Curran to appear before
the court of industrial relations to tes-
tify.
The answer. filed by P. H. Gallery,
counsel for the miners union, asserts
the court of industrial relations has no
legal entity, no power to subpoena wit
nesses and the Crawford county dis
trict court has no power to require
miners officials to appear before the
Industrial court.
When Howat and the other officials
were summoned before Judge Curran
yesterday they at first ordered a plea
of guilty, later changing it to one of
not guilty, just as Judge Curran start
ed to sentence them.
1t is considered likely that Judge
morrow morning for contempt. It
was indicated that habeas corpus pro-
ceedings might then be resorted to to
free them.
Howat Makes Proposition.
Alexander Howat. back from an Off
again again- -gone-again bout before
Judge A. ]. Curran in district court
Wednesday, developed a sporting
spirit. Howat offered to resign as
king of the Kansas union miners
orga anization.
OF course, Howat had some reserva-
tions. Here's the proposition that
Howat desires made to Governor
Allen:
Submit the matter of Howat's at
titude on the industrial court to the
Kansas miners at an election. If the
miners do not vote three to one to
sustain Howat's stand, he will resign
as the president of the twelve thou
three to one for Howat, Governor AL
len is to resign as governor of KAN
sas
While this might not settle the con-
troversies over wages and working
conditions or contempt of the court
of Judge Curran, it would settle the
question of who is to stay in Kansas
Alexander Howat or Henry Allen.
Howat thinks that is a burning ques-
ton just now.
Governor Allen, when informed of
Howat's proposition today, said he did
not care to make any statement about
it, nor did he intend to enter into any
debate" with the miners czar, he
said.
The governor had not heard from
state officials at Pittsburg at noon to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-08

Chilly. cloudy, unsettled weather,
with rain very likely to occur any
time, is the prediction of S. D. Flora,
state meteorologist, today.
Flora said a streak of unsettled
weather conditions extended from
Kansas to Massachusetts, this morning.
An area of low pressure over New
Mexico and Texas is influencing
weather conditions in Kansas.
A few showers have occurred in
northern Kansas in the last "a hours.
A sprinkle, immeasurable,. occurred in
Topeka this morning.
No cold weather was indicated on
the weather map this morning. Tenn
peratures in Montana ranged between
"a and 80 degrees. The temperature
was SO degrees in Topeka at o'clock
this morning. Normal night tempera-
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