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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
ASKS roR COVENANT SUPPORT
president Declares Honor o. Nation is
at Stake,


Washington call TO the Demo
cratic party 70 20 into the campaign
standing four-square in favor Of the
iIeaats Of Versailles and against the
seDate's reservations was Issued May
. BY President Wilson In d telegram
20 Oregon Democratic leaders made
public AZ the White House.
Declaring that the party had "the
bonor Of the nation" In it's hands, the
president said that the Lodge reser-
Fations were utterly Inconsistent
with that honor, as well as destruct-
i've Of the role Of world leadership
which the United States must assume.
The Gully true Amerieanism. the
president said. was "that which puts
America al the front OF free nations
and retieems the great promises which
we made to the world" II would be
a violation OF such promises, he said,
TO attach reservations 10 the treaty
which white II down or weaken II
Is the Republican leaders Of the sen.
ate have proposed TO do"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
SUGAR BARONS ARE
To Be PROSECUTED
PRoFiTEERlNG is CHARGED IN
COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST
SUGAR COMPANY.
Action Brought Under the Lever Act
Against the Utah-ldaho Sugar Com
pany, Three Instances of Excessive
Charges Being Alleged.

Salt Lake City.--Charges of selling
sugar at an unjust and unreasonable
price are made against the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company in complaint filed
with the clerk of the Second judicial
district court of the United States
court on May s. The action Is brought
under the Lever food control law.
Immediately following the issuance
of the complaint a warrant was issued
for the, arrest of Merrill Nibley, as
vice president and assistant general
manager of the company. He appear
ed before Henry v. Van Pelt, United
States commissioner, and furnished
bond in the amount of $4,000.
The complaint, which was sworn to
before Mr.. Van Pelt by Floyd T. jack
son, acting special agent of the de-
partment of justice, accuses the sugar
company of selling and delivering to
tie Anderson-Taylor company 100 bags
of sugar at $23.83S bag on May /,
and 125 bags at $22.75 bag on May 4.
1t is set forth in the complaint that
this sugar cost the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company approximately $3.50 to pro-
duce and, therefore, the price at which
it was sold to the Anderson Taylor
company was an unfair, unjust and
unreasonable" rate, and in conse-
quence the manufacturer, by making
this sale at the prices named violated
the federal act prohibiting an I'M
reasonable profit on foodstuffs.
The sugar company is charged in
three counts with violation of the Lee
yer act. In the first two counts the
company is accused of knowingly,
wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously
making an unjust and unreasonable
rate and charge in handling and deal
ing in sugar." by selling to the Ander-
son-Taylor company 100 bags of sugar
at the rate of $23.83S a hundred
pounds. In the third count the same
accusation is made on the sale of 125
bags at $22.75 to the same company.
In both instances the charge is made
that the sugar did not cost in excess
of $3.50 bag to manufacture. o.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
EIGHT MEET DEATH
WHEN CARS CRASH
Dt3RE0ARO FOR ORDERS SAID TO
HAVE CAUSED HEAp-oN col.
LISBON NEAR PORTLAND.
Trains Core Tonether at High Rate
q Speed. Passengers seins Pitt
fully Crushed. Few Escaping
Injury.

Portland Gre Right persons were
kiliea outright and seventy others.
Two 81 whom were seriously and five
critically. Injured when two electric
trains On The Seafhern Pacific rsell-
r5ad coliited heaa-on al Rcrtha STA.
zion, ten miles west - here. sunday.
The accident was apparently due 70
Disregard for orders hy the crew az
7sse incoming train. according 10 q
statement made BY G. W. Martin. as
sisfant superintendent ~ the south
erD Pacific
The train u said to have had orders
10 pass the outbound train al Bertha
station. hnt instead of stopping there
Il passed on through at high rate IN
speed
Just as the train neared curve
heyond the station limits. which swings
around high bank, the outbound
train from Portland came In sight two
~ three hundred feet away. Despite
emergency brakes applied on both the
trains. they met head-on, with speed
practically unchecked.
The forward car Of the fast.golng
train bored into and the lnrough the
vesiibule 0f the forward car If the
oai-bonnd train and plunged on
through into coach filled with men,
women and children. They were
caught there and pltlfnlly crushed as
The trains crashed Virtually every
person IN this ear nor killed outright
was Injured b some manner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Death Closes Romantic Career

Budapest.-Death has closed the
romantic career of Baron Ernest
Wallburg, born to peasant girl and
acknowledged as son by the late Arch
duke Ernest. The late Emperor Fran,
els Joseph gave him the title of baron
a princely allowance and liberal edu.
cation. The allowance was reduced
when he married poor girl and was
cut off entirely when he attempted to
obtain restitution.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Woman klIIed u Auto crash.

Burnley, ldaho.Airs. DOna Mullikh
widow, of Twin Falls, was instantly
Killed and her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Cunningham, 70 years OF age, was SER
lousy injured IN an automobile col
ltsion on the state highway three miles
west Of here Sunday morning. Their
Cur WAS siruck BY a heavier machine
travelling IN the same direction and
hurried into a ditch.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
PETTY PRINCE GETS IN BAD.
stands Chance Of Losing His Little
Realm as Result Of Acts.

Geneva Inhabitants Of the princi-
pality Of Liechtenstein, situated be-
tween the former Austrian crownland
Of yorarlerg and the Swiss cantons of
ST, Galien and Graubunden, are indig-
nant over the conduct OF Prince John,
their ruler, and there is evidence OF a
movement TO bring about his dethrone-
ment, according to advices received
here.
Complaint Is made that the prince,
although a rcputed multimilliOnaire,
has done nothing since the armistice
TO assist his people, and has been liv-
ing In Vienna.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Mar EspeI ReraI aefuaesa.

London. Switzerland is about 10 ex-
pei the various royal refugees who
have found asylum within her borders.
A diplomatic source, from which This
information Was obtained, says the
royal e1ilss are keeping away thoHs.
snas Of regular visitors from the
allied countries
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14

Brooksville, Ky.--A jury trying
Thomas Marksberry for the murder of
Jesse Glenn here last fall reported q
verdict OF guilty of murder In the
first degree. Marksberry, a farmer
and former pastor. was sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Ukraine Capital Falls to Poles,

Warsaw.-Polish army headquar-
ters received word that Polish cav
airy occupied Kiev Saturday morning.
The infantry was less than six miles
from Kiev with the advance continu-
ing virtually without resistance by the
Bolsheviki.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Socialists Attack President.

New York.-An attack on the adj
ministration of President Wilson and
a prediction that the Socialist party
would poll more than two million
votes in the presidential campaign
were made by Morris Hillquit, tempo
rary chairman of the Socialist nation
al convention, at its opening session
here, MAY s.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Moman cenrieted d sheotlna.

Tacoma. Julia Smith, charged with
first-deEree assault ion shooting Pro
seeutor VI D. Asalren % April 3, was
found guilty. by jury IN superior
eonrt Saturday. Askren had prose,
eutsd The woman and she was 10 have
g0ae 20 the penitentlary after Askren
Nas shot.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Dempsey's Trial In June.

San Francisco.-The United States
district attorneys office announced
Saturday that it was ready to pro-
ceed with the trial of Jack Dempsey
worlds champion heavyweight, and
his manager, Jack Kearns, on charges
of conspiracy to evade the draft laws,
and hoped to have the trial conducted
In June.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
fifteen Rebei Generals Executed

III Paso, Texas, Fifteen Mexican
generals baye been executed By Gen
erai Francisco Murguls, carranza
commander 10 coahuiia, who was re-
called 10 Mexico City 20 guard the
capital
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
World Mars Cost n LIvsn

London, The total cost OF the world
war in lives has reached the appalling
figure OF 35,8s0.0OO. according to final
estimates made by the Copenhagen So
ciety for the study OF the consequences
OF the war.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Red Retreat May be Cut OF.

Berne.--The BolsheviLl retreat east
ward In the vicinity OF Kiev may soon
be cut off through the occupation of
the railway by the UkraInian irregu-
lars near Fastow, southwest of Kiev,
according TO a message received here
by the Ukranlan mission.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Woman Pleads Guilty 10 Murder.

Deming, n. M--The ease Of Mrs
Maud Doster, accused Of numbering
her common law husband. Captain
wsde Doster. United States medical
corps, came 20 a dramatic end Satur.
day when She plead guilty TO second
degree murder
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Double Traoedy il Nebraska

Albion, Neb.--John Buchanan, aged
"a, living at the home of his brother,
shot and killed Mrs, Grace Chapman,
mother-in-law OF his brother, and then
killed himself. Buchanan had recent
iy shown signs of insanity.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
uneIe Doc ceIebrates Annlversary.

Westinghouse Speaker Can
non was 81. years old on May I. Mem
bers Of the house gave the Illinois
representative an ovation when Rep
reseatatiYs Mondell, the Republican
leader, announced that this was "Un-
Gle JOe's" birthday anniversary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Estends IA 10 servIoe Men

ottawa.-Parliament has approved
an additional appropriation OF $780,
100000 TO continue the work of the
Canadian soldiers settlement board.
Loans approved up to March 81 aggre-
gate nearly $4,000 600.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Forecast Shows Wheat Decrease.

Washington Winter wheat produc-
ton this year was forecast at 4s4,-
e47,00o bushels, or 1873 per cent less
than last years crop. by the depart.
ment Of agriculture on May s.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Names Mccall on Tariff Job.

Washington.-Samuel w. Mccall,
former governor of Massachusetts, has
been nominated by President Wilson
to be a member of the tariff commits
sion, in place of Senator Burton, of
Ohio, who declined the appointment.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Land alll Amnnded

Washington. The senate has con-
Cured in house amendments TO the
smoot bill repeating the 840.acre limI.
tation on future sales OF grazing lands
Ia tho remaining portion Of the Uintah
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
unusuai Fatality Reported.

Sioux City J. w. Lyftogt died here
Friday, twenty-four hours after he put
a stone the size Of golf ball In his
mouth. The stone became lodged In
his throat and could not be removed,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
&C., klIl.a h Auto mr.eL-

Cumberland. nd. Frank Carter,
Nes York. Who took the Juvenile lead
10 the musical comedy see Saw.
which closed Al wheeling Saturday
night. Was killed early sunday when
his automobile ran into bank near
GraDisYille,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Thrse surned d peath.

New York Three persons were
burned 10 death and one other prob
ably yfsI die as che result Of q fire
~ 30 east side tenement house early
epnday. The Ore started on the ground
floor
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Convicted Of Girls Murder,

Pontiac, Mlch.--A jury in circuit
court found Arson Best, Flint, Mich,
youth, guilty OF the murder Of Miss
Vera Schneider, telephone operator,
whose body was found on the porch
OF an unoccupied dwelling here April
Ok
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14

San Francisco. Casey Smith and
Tom Seaton, leading pitchers ON the
San Francisco ball team in the Pacific
Coast league, have been uncondition-
ally released, following charges of
gambling made by the manager
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
TMo RandLtn canturad

81 L0uisA bank bandit identified
as James Hayward was killed. and an
other, Frank Fainstick, was wounded
and captured when they attempted to
hold 40 the Droyefs National bank in
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Pole Victory over eoIshevI.I

Berne. Reports that two Russian
Bolsheyiki armies have been routed
and virtually destroyed In the course
Of Polish Ukrainlan offensive against
Kiey seem 10 be confirmed by dis.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Must Stamp Prices on Article.

Pocateilo, Idaho.In one OF the
storIniest sessions ever held here, the
city council adopted an ordinance
which will compel all merchants TO
stamp the cost and selling price on
every article.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14
Cyclone sweeps Colorado section.

Greeley, Colo.--A cyclone which
struck the vicinity of Severance, six.
teen miles northwest of Greeley, RACED
farm houses, killed livestock and
wrecked telephone and telegraph lines.
No loss OF life has been reported.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-05-14

Next autumn Prince Albert Will rep
resent Great Britain at the tercente-
nary celebrations Of the landing Of
abe Pilgrim Fathers In the United
States, according TO recent lnforma.
tlon. He will probably spend some
time visiting cities In Canada and
the United States, and according to
present plans HE visit will include a
call at the White House In Washing.
ton.
The Washington times., 1920-04-18

work OF two. perhaps three. or even
more.
Government statistics show manual
labor on the farm the most expensive.
The average cost OF horse labor is
second. Mechanical power IL low.
Obviously. the substitution OF mechan-
teal power for manual and animal
labor seems 10 be the solution,
IL was In 1850 a general change
from hand to machine methods or
working the farms was made. Since
then successive years have seen con-
1 sistent improvements in the design
and manufacture OF agricultural
power machinery and its adoption on
farms OF appreciable 'siEe has been
| widespread.
The farmer has profited enormously
through the use OF the tractor engine,
with which he can plow from 10 to
100 acres a day at a greatly reduced
cost per acre. lie also has seen re-
! suits from the wheat drill, corn
planter. grain binder. threshing ma
chine. cotton gin. and other labor and
time-saying devices. In this machin-
cry the mechanical, power Is mostly
supplied by the caroline engine.
The manufacturing plant, which 10
| continually experimenting to secure
| the most efficient kind OF power TO
supplant manual and animal labor
with cheaper power and labor saving
devices. attributes its present day
success to electricity.
City Folk Electrically Served.
More than 80 per cent of the city
population is now electrically served.
The cost to the consumer OF such
services, based on an average OF 10
cents per kilowatt- hour (the equiva-
lent OF IN cents per horsepower),
, amounts to Il cent per lamp hour for
lighting, based on the energy con-
sumption of a 2o-candlepower Mazda
lamp.
The cost OF electric power, when
used for other purposes than illum-
ination, averages about s cents per
horsepower hour. Both OF these costs
are decreasing and will continue to
decrease as the demand grows.
A one-horsepower motor costs ap-
proximately $65. with an operating
| cost averaging 5 cents per hour A
| good horse costs from $3.50 to $3.50,
with an operating cost averaging 10
cents per hour. A one-eighth horse
| power motor, equivalent to one man
power, costs about $40. with an oper-
The Washington times., 1920-04-18
CLOCK ACCURATE 10 YEARS.

After ten years OF eNpeTimenta-
ton, the inventors OF a new clock are
fully prepared 10 state that the meas
urement OF time can be performed
electrically with hitherto undTeamed-
OF accuracy.
This electric clock. the movement
OF which has been running for ten
years 10 prye it's accuracy, electrical
iy synchronizes all timepieces with
which II Is connected. IL has been
found 10 lose no more than four sec
onds a month In time.
The clocks with which IL is con-
nected are synchroniZed hourly by IL.
giving them no chance TO lose.
The Washington times., 1920-04-18
Farmer Makes Own Power.

A farmer to generate his own
power needs but an electric gener-
ator. storage battery, switchboard.
and some kind of a driving unit for
the generator, such as a water wheel.
windmill, gas, oil, or steam engine.
Large electrical companies arc now
marketing just such an OUTFIT at a
very low cost.
The function of the generator. is
merely to transform the mechanical
energy into electrical energy. The
storage battery acts as a sort OF a
storeroom for the electrical energy
as corresponds to the water tank in
a waiter supply system.
A farmer in the Middle West who
installed an electric light plant in
his home, after years of living with
out one. made the following tabula
ton of time saved through the use
Of electricity.
Churn, one hour per week; cream
separator. two and one-half hours per
week; washing machine, one hour per
week; electric iron. four hours per
week; cleaning, trimming and filling
lamps and lanterns (now eliminated),
three and one-half hours per week;
cleaning house with vacuum cleaner
five hours per week. THIS makes a
total of seventeen Hours per week
saved, which. valued at 40 cents per
hours for himself and wife. amounts
The Washington times., 1920-04-18
WHAT One PENNY'S
| WORTH OF POWER
DOES ON FARM

Figuring the cost OF electricity
OF 10 cents per kilowatt hour. I
cents worth OF electricity on the
farm will:
Operate a ixpound ratIron for
ffteen minutes.
Drive an electric vacuum cleaner
long enough to clean 4o0 square
feet OF carpet.
Lift 100 gallons OF water 100
feet. a,.
Run a sewing machine for two
hours.
Run a twelve-inch fan for two
hours.
Keep a heating pad hot for two
or three hours.
Run a buffer and grinder for
one and one-qusrter hours.
Do a washer full OF washing.
Operate a sixteen-candle power
Mazda lamp for five hours.
Shell eight bushels OF corn.
Cut 200 pounds OF fodder.
Cut 800 pounds OF ensilase.
Thresh one bushel OF barley.
Separate sixty gallons OF milk.
Churn thirty-three pounds OF
butter. ..'...
Groom two horses.
Stun 200 pounds OF sausage.
The Washington times., 1920-04-18

costs skyward. but TO produce the ne
oaskities OF living at any cost
Prof 7. C. Atkeson, OF the RationA'
Grange, is authority for the statement
that only about 1 per cent OF the boys
who left the farms TO answer the
country's call for war recruits have
returned TO again take up production
from the soil.
The farmers problem is a serious
one. Increased production and de-
creased costs OF production are the
two Outstanding phases. How can thls
be brought aboutY The farmer 10 lin
tied TO hiring more men TO increase
production because OF the high wages
now demanded for this work. III ne
did, living costs would jump com
pletely out OF sight.
The solution seema TO be some
means whereby one man can DO ths
The Washington times., 1920-04-18

ating cost OF less than 1 cent per
hour.
A glance at these figures will show
the advantage OF substituting electri-
| cal power for animal and manual la
| Dor whenever possible, especially In
view OF the fact that the cost OF
| manual labor and horses Is con-
stantly going up and the supply does
not meet the demand.
| Twenty years ago an electric in
stallation on a farm was a rarity: Is
years ago II was still thought OF
| being a great novelty. and not until
about fve years later did the farmer
begin to seriously consider the many
| advantages OF electricity. Since that
| time, however. the farmers change in
attitude has been rapid and today he
is an enthusiastic advocate OF elec-
trio light and power. This Is con-
clusively proven by the fact that
Americas various agricultural col
leges and big electrical concerns are
being flooded with inquiries on the
subject. s'.'. 49, '..
Is5 Uses for EIe-trtcity.
Electricity at the present time can
be adVantageously applied to more
than 125 various uses on the farm.
Electric applications. even in their
simplest form. bring great advantages
to the farmer. not only In economy.
but because they eliminate to a very
large extent the drudgery OF farm
life. 'r
| The majority of farms using cleo
tricity Installed 1t principally for
hghtinG purposes for 1t was gem
erally recognized that electricity fur
nishes the safest. cleanest. most cf-
| faCftya and cnnvaninnf sVStan1
OF artificial lighting. 1t Is especial
! ly valuable for use in farrl houses,
stables and barns where thcic IS dan
ger OF fire when oil or gas lamps
are used.
Invariably. where electric lights are
put into farm dwellings the insur-
ancc rates are reduced because IL has
been found that a large, perceptagc
OF the FIRE losses in rural com hnuni-
ties arc due to the use OF oil lamps
and other dangerous illuminants. In
the barn. where tons of dry hay are
stored, carelessly tossed match
often starts a Are that wipes out all
the buildings on the farm.
Mazda Lamp in Wide Use.
In fact so much so that electrifica.
tion of the farm is no longer consid
cred a luxury. Improved generating
machinery and improved lamps and
other electrical devices have brought
about this reduction. Today the
Mazda lamp is used almost eXClu-
siVcly. This gives the same amount
Of light as the old carbon lamp. but
at but one-third the cost for cleo
tricity.
There are nifty or more household
devices that can be used on the house
lighting systems. such as electric
irons, small stoves. toasters, chafng
dishes, water heaters, percolators,
The Washington times., 1920-04-18

[ a X e q o " n
notes In the
dark. A new
lamp OF the
nashlight varl
ETY. has been
patented by a
military man.
which provides
such feature.
T h Q nash
light C a N 3
has an inner
plate at its
fro mt 81 d c
which IL used
as a hand rest,
Inside the COW
er OF the lamp
Il dtfad n
The Washington times., 1920-04-18
ELECTRIC DEVICES
I AID CHEAP CROPS
Help Farmer Increase Produc-
tion Under High Cost
OF Living.

II information sent out from wash
ington regarding future production
prospects are correct. the problem OF
the farmer today is not only TO in
crease production and not send living