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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
Extensive Publicity
Plan for Blackfoot

adopted from the National advertisers
who spend millions of dollars annu-
ally In advertising and publicity and
who have universally adopted the
plan Of persistent publicity in pre-
ference to the one big flash, as
the big edition constitutes.
F The Republican will develop an ex-
tensive outside circulation into the
more congested states and into the
hands of people who are interested
in immigrating to a territory where
they can live and work while they
live and realize success from their
efforts The campaign comes at the
time of year that the immigrant is
looking for a new location and
should strike him at a physiologi-
cal time.
r. K. Evans, who has spent life
time in publicity and newspaper work
has been employed to make the sur
vey of the county and prepare this
series of articles. Every statement
contained in them will be based abb
solutely on facts and will not be in
fiated in the least. Mr.. Evans has
been doing some very effective work
in the Northwest and comes to this
section from the west Texas oil fields
where he was in charge Of publicity
for these fields. Much time and ex-
pense will be expended jn the gath
ering of the statistics around which
Mr.. Evans will weave his word pic
tures' of Blackfoot and Bingham
county and the Republican sincerely
expects that the progressive people
of the county will assist in every pos
sible way in the making of this cam
paign another effective step towards
the maximum development of Black
foot and Bingham county.
In order to show Blackfoot as
commercial center, maintaining
stores and Industrial institutions
capable of caring for the business
that comes to the city, industrial
writeups will, also be made in these
issues, two firms will be exploited
each week and so far as possible firms
will be chosen to conform to the
particular phase of general industrial
activity that,is exploited that week
All in all the Republican will spare
no time, expense or pains to make
this campaign constructive in every
sense of the word and solicits the
cooperation of everyone interested
in digger" and "better" Black
foot and Bingham county A personal
appeal is made to every subscriber
to mail his copy of these issues to
someone in other states after he has
read it and in this manner make
the circulation much more extensive
than is already arranged for.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
CHRISTMAS CHEER
COMMITTEES ARE
READY FOR WORK
Organization A I'm o $ t
Complete. Help Ask
ed. Much Work
to Be Done

Thursday afternoon the commit
tee appointed by the Christmas
Cheer meeting at the Commercial
Club met in the Red Cross rooms
and organized for carrying out the
plans as outlined by the meeting.
Four committees were appointed
to look after the work from ascertain
ing where Christmas Cheer Is most
needed to delivering it.
The committee requests that any,
one having clothing, toys or any ar
ticles for which they have no need
notify some member Of one Of the
committees listed below:
Inventory Committee Mrs. N. r.
Boyle, chairman: Mrs. Hudson, Mrs.
Pearson, Mrs. Hansbrough, Mrs.
Dahlman, Mrs. Heese. Mrs. Thorsren,
Mrs. Thorstenberg, Mrs. Malcom,
Mrs. Duckworth, Mrs. Grace Steph-
ems, Mrs. Grace Faulconer.
FINANCE COIUmlCLee: JuuSo Auuer-
son, G. S. Beebe, N. F. Boyle, James
Martin.
The purchasing committee is divid-
ed into four sections: Toys, Mrs. e.
T. Peck, Mrs. Duckworth, Mrs. Beck,
Clothing, Mrs. Early, Mrs. Cowen,
Mrs. McCosham. Candy, Mrs. Hoover,
Mrs. Mays. Groceries and fruits, L.
M. Kennedy, j. E. Estenson, Mrs. Ed.
Boyle.
The purchasing committee will al
so supervise ine matter Of distribu-
tion. The actual deliveries will be
made in trucks volunteered by LEGAL
businessmen The Anderson Com
+ any has enlisted their truck in the
service SO far and many others will
be offered to the committee. There
is also a need for volunteers 20 ac-
company the trucks on their delivery
of Christmas Cheer and the commit
tee will welcome such services.
M. Fl. Fehnel, Frank Bergman,
Max Smith and Ernest Pearson com
pose the main committee with ]. A.
Stewart acting as secretary.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
Idaho Republican Will
Conduct Four Months
Constructive Pub
licity Effort

There is not section of the Great
Northwest that has a cider diversi.
| fed field of resources than exist In
this section of Idaho. Blackfoot and
Bingham county offer opportunities
for the immigrant, professional man
artisan or tradesman which cannot be
excellent in any section of the North
west. The vast fields of unfathomed
richness and undeveloped resources
offer mecca for those seeking new
worlds to conquer.
In order to show the outside world
what these resources are and to fos-
ter immigration and investment OF
capital in Blackfoot and Bingham
county the Idaho Republican has
made arrangements for the conduct
ing of one Of the most constructive
publicity campaigns that has ever
been inaugurated in the state.
1t has been the policy of news
papers in the past and especially in
growing and developing communi-
ties to get out large special editions,
replete from cover to cover with
writeups and statistics exploiting in
dustrial conditions. 1t has been de-
creed however by those familiar with
successful publicity work that such
editions do not accomplish the pur-
pose for which they were published
for the reason that they contain so
much material that as a rule the
reader is "foundered" and does not
get clear conception of any, one
individual phase of conditions.
To offset this old plan and to fol-
low the modern ideas of publicity
the Republican will make it's Monday
issue an Industrial issue" every
week throughout the months of Jan
uary, February, March and April.
That is to say, in those issues a
constructive story or word picture
of some one phase of Industrial life
and business activity will be pub
lished each week, giving the reader
but one phase Of conditions at time
for him to read and digest Such sub
jects as agriculture, schools, retail
and financial conditions, railroads
and trade territory, opportunities of
all kinds, scenic beauties, etc, will
be taken up one at a time until in,
the four months the campaign runs
a complete industrial survey will
have been made. This plan has been
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
JOKER IN DRY
!. LAW PREVENTS
CONVICTIONS
Immunity Clause in Law
Guarantees Against
Prosecution of
Violators

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Officials
legal lights of the Anti-Saloor
League are studying with concern
an alleged "joker" in the Volstead
Prohibition law which has Just been
brought to their attention by a group
of Washington attorneys.
Section 80 of the Volstead act, the
so-called immunity clause guarantee.
ing against testimony under oath con-
cerning violations of the dry law, is
the basis for their claims of these at
torneys that liquor may be manufac-
tured, sold or transported without
fear of punishment.
"Unless this provision is repealed
the Volstead law is knocked higher
than a kite" said Attorney Walter
Holland, one of the discoverers of
the alleged joker. "It is merely a re-
enactment of Section $50 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States,
the notorious immunity bath law,
which was repealed in 1910 at the
solicitation of the Attorney General
after he found that hundreds Of
criminals were using 1t as a means
of defeating justice.
"As the Volstead law stands today
man might bring ship load of
liquor up the Potomac, land it, drink
it on the Capitol steps and then go
scot free merely by confessing under
oath that he had brought it in. Until
this defect of the law is remedied dry
officers will have a most interesting
time enforcing prohibition"
F. B. Ebbert, an attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League said that heAhad
made careful study of the legal
points which Section 80 involves.
Though admitting that in isolated
cases individuals might evade pun
ishment by invoking the immunity
provision, he was confident such eva
sions could not be carried out on a
large scale.
IF the liquor interests can get any
comfort out of this new quibble they
are welcome to it," he said. "Our
position is that the objections raised
by the Supreme Court in the case Of
Counselman VS.. Hitchcock do not ap-
ply to Section 80 of the Volstead act,
and that it therefore is not uncon-
stitutional. AS for the contention
that bootlegger might present him
self as witness and, after giving
testimony, claim immunity under Sec
tion 80, it is easy to see that no
honest and efficient officer would be
taken in very often by such trick"
Section 80 provides that no person
shall be excused on the ground of
self-incrimination from testifying
concerning violations of the Volstead
law, but guarantees any person. SO
testifying from prosecution on ac-
count of any facts he may disclose.
The statute specifically states, how
ever, that a witness who swore to
falsehood would be subject to prose-
cution for perjury. Authorities differ
as to whether this perjury clause is
in contravention Of the constitutional
prohibition against person bearing
witness against himself.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
County Agent Returns
American Farm Bureau
Federation Meetings

County Agent e. w. Stephens re-
turned Thursday evening from a
three weeks trip to the east. Mr..
Stephens stopped over at Omaha
Market. Visited in Chicago and at
tended the annual meeting of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
in Indianapolis.
While in Illinois Mr. Stephens
spent some little time investigating
the farm bureau work in tow cOun
ties Of that state and, cleaned MANY
ideas which will be of service to
Bingham County farmers. He found
that throughout the country all
producers were in about the same
condition, farmer and stockgrower
were suffering from dull markets
and tight money
The meetings of the Farm Bureau
Federation developed the fact that
three outstanding features are the
foundation of relief for the farmer
and stockman. The first is an order
ly system of marketing throughout
the year. The second is the develop
ing of credit for the producer t,
carry him over the period of market
ing and the third protective tariff
on wool, vegetable oils, grains, live
stock and other commodities produc-
ed In America Transportation fa-
cilities also enter into the producers
problem and were taken up by the
convention. The outstanding feature
of the annual meeting was the fact
that the farmer is obtaining uni
versal recognition in the worlds bust
ness. The farmers are represented
on the board of directors Of the
hundred million foreign trade ex-
tension board now being organized
to foster foreign trade and the far
mer is rapidly being placed on the
same plane of representation as the
banker and master of industry.
The American Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON is now laying the founda-
tion to place representatives in all
world markets to facilitate trade in
other countries.
Mr.. Stephens states that nothing
Of radical nature appeared at the
meeting and that the purpose Of the
Federation is to build up and de-
velop all branches of industry and
especially advance the interests of
the farmer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
MORE PROTECTION
FOR PANAMA CANAL
Members Harding Party
Inspected Present
Defenses

ANCON, Canal Zone, Dec. IT,
Stronger Notifications for the Pana-
ma Canal-this is the cry of the
American military and naval men
here.
Military leaders among the Amer
lean forces are thoroughly convinced
that some day the United States must
fight for the Panama Canal. They
argue that commerce is the root ot
all war and that gradually the world
will awaken to the fact that in the
Panama Canal the United Sites holds
the key to the success or failure Of a
large proportion Of world commerce.
"This great work that cost billions
is surely worth protection" Senator
Frelinghuysen, Of New Jersey, q
member of the Senate Military af-
fairs committee, said after he had
viewed the Notifications.
The Panama Canal is not invulner-
able now; that is certain, despite
the great guns which poke out Of the
hills of Panama.
From attack by sea on the Pacific
side the canal seems to be fairly
well protected. Fortifications are not
quite as well developed on the At
lantic side.
From the air the canal is extreme
ly vulnerable. One well-placed bomb
at Gatun locks might ruin the work
of many years. Yet at Gatun there
are but few anti-aircraft guns point
ing their muzzles to the skies. Gatun
is well located for an air attack.
1t is within easy striking distance
for airplanes launched from ships
or even flown from fields in ad-
jacent Central American countries.
There is a naval air station and an
army station within a few miles of
Gatun, but the forces at these sta
tions are not large and 1t is doubt
full whether they could Withstand
any well-organized offensive.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17

TROUBLES REACH
CAPITOL SOCIETY
Irish Troubles Permeate
Social as Well as
Diplomatic Circles
at Washington

WASHINGTON.-So bitter is the
feeling in Washington over the Bri.
tish atrocities in Ireland that it has
spread from congress into diplomatic
and official society. As one result
Lady Geddes, wife of the British am
bassador, has resigned as patron
ess of the Washington opera to show
her displeasure with Mrs. Peter
Drury, hostess to Mrs. Terence Mac
SWiney, widow of the martyred Lord
Mayor of Cork Mrs. Drury is treas
urer as well as a patroness of the
opera.
Following this move by Lady Ged-
des, it developed the British flag was
Immediately eliminated from allied
emblems used in decorating Polls
theatre for the opening on Monday
night.
The Washington opera company
is public spirited enterprise sup
ported by leading members of local
and official society who earnestly
hope that it will one day develop
into the cornerstone of national OPP
era. Major George Oakley Totem is
one of the leading contributors. Mrs.
Peter Drury, whose husband is presi-
dent of the Mechanics Bank, is treas
urer.
Madam Jusserand, Lady Geddes
and the wives of practically every
ambassador were among the patron
esses for the gala performance of
"Aida" on. Monday night.
Polls theatre was magnificently
decorated; brilliant audience wit
messed the performance. Many am
bassadors including Jules J. J. JUS
serand of France, Senior and Nine.
LIE Geydon of Argentina as well as
fifty leaders in Washington society,
Chief Justice Edward Doug
lasWhite Of the Supreme Court, Mrs.
Marshal Field and Miss Mabel Board
man occupied boxes.
The Union Jack, which until re-
Gently has shared honors with the
Stars and Stripes in the capital alone
Of all the flags was conspicuous for
it's absence. One explanation given
was that the British flag could not
be found in time.
"Our flag decoration scheme was
decided upon long before the lady
Geddes incident arose." said Major
George Oakley to men. "The Italian
flag is up because we opened with
an Italian opera-Verdi's Aida. The
flag of France is displayed because
we are also doing the French opera
comique La Mascome.' The flag of
Czecho-Slovaki owes it's presence to
the fact that The Caruso of Bo-
hemia,' Otakar Marak, and his wife,
Mary Caven, are our principal stars.
The Stars and Stripes are omnipre-
sent because we are all Americans"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
SOLDIERS MAKE
CHRISTMAS TOYS
Shellshock Victims in
Hospital Well
Employed

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Thou.
sands of children in orphum asylums
are going to be happy on Christmas
morning when certain large anG
promising packages expressed from
Knights of Columbus headquarters
in New Haven, Conn.,, will be opened
The contents Of these packages will
be toys made in the famous X. of C.
factory at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington, under the supervision o1
James Kelly, D. S. c., ex-Marine and
redoubtable Casey"
For more than year the shell.
shocked men Of the hospital - men
who had survived some of the tough
est battles Americans engaged in dur.
ing the great war, but not without
marks of their participation-have
been working under Kelly's super
vision in the X. Of G. toy factory
The factory was opened as last re-
sort to help cure the shell-shocked
veterans for whom ordinary psychi-
atric practice could do little.
Jim Kelly, who had been she'll
CAOOhCuS h6oocOus oAOt 1hu q
else, came out of st. Elizabeth's him.
self. He asked the X. Of G. to give
him a hand at curing his comrades
and with permission of the hospital
authorities he commenced classes in
toy-making in a comfortable, airy,
single-story shop constructed by the
X. of G. on the hospital grounds.
With fret-saws and lathes. and other
necessary tools, all operated by elec-
tricity or foot power, the work got
under way. No fewer than 800 men
have been graduated from the toy
factory, their ailment substantially
cured.
Now an accumulation of animals
such as not even Noah accommodat-
ed in his ark are ready for shipment
to the little inmates of great city
orphanages--many of them left by
hero fathers who fell during the war.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
COMMERCIAL CLUBS MEET
in POCATELLO MONDAY

The Secretary of the Com
mercial Club of Pocatello tel
ephoned the Blackfoot Com
mercial Club that there would
be a meeting Of all the Com
mercial Clubs Of the terri
tory surrounding Pocatello
Monday morning at 10 a. m.
sharp. All the influential far
mers and business men will
be present. The object of the
meeting is an effort to get
fiat rates of twenty to forty
cents per hundred on wheat
and potatoes as well as the
reduction on hay.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
BILL CURTAILS STRIKES

WASHINGTON, Dec. fl
The Poindexter bill making
the Interference with inter
state commerce a felony pun
ishable by a fine Of $4,000
or ten years imprisonment,
was passed today by the Sem
ate.
The bill is aimed against
railroad strikes, prohibiting
the combination "of any par
ties" to hinder interstate
commerce.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
TAX MEETING TODAY

Resolution before the house to ask Legislature to can
eel the penalties delinquent This voted down
by an overwhelming majority The sense of the meeting
was: pay your taxes if possible pay much of them
as possible and sustain the government and treasury the
limit.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
MORGANTHAU MEDIATOR

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT.
) The state department today
cabled President Hymans Of
the league of nations an
nouncing the appointment Of
Henry Morganthau to act as
in the Armenian Tur-
kish controversy. Acting sec
setary Of state Davis also ask
ed for information as to how
Mr.. Morganthau should pro-
ceed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-12-17
= Then The Fight Started

Mr.. S.-"My dear, did you make
this pudding out Of the cook book?"
Mrs. S.-"Yes, did. Why?" a
Mr.. ST thought ! tasted one Of
the covers"
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
Notes From
Exeter

We are having some "I'lu" in
town. Or Quillen reports sew
eral cases but they are mild 50
far
\. b. Griffith, superintendent
.of Exeter plant, has been away
this week on business down in
Kentucky. Mrs. Griffith and
Charles, her little sou. have
also been away visiting while
Mr. Griffith was away.
The II o IN Improvement
League has been busy this week
getting trees planted AID work
ing on ynrdT
Miss Jane Morgan, OF the Ped
Cross, was in town this week
seeing to the needs ot the sick
and lookinR after her regular
work IN The camp.
Miss Hattie Wells, of Coo.
burn, gave e musical entertain
ment ut the church last Satur.
day night rhc house was
crowded and everybody enjoy
ed themselves and the music.
Miss Victoria Evans und her
cousin, Verge, we're visitors to
their brother and cousin, +. W.
Evans, from Friday to sunday
OF last week
r II 'l'oggart, general man.
upar out ~ q St,,,l ,,....
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
Birthday Party.

Miss Ruth Mahuifcy daugh-
Ter % MI and Irs. W. +. Ma
haley euter,alued "a number of
herfriends from 3:3J 10 Is O'Clock
saturday afternoon in honor of
tHeiftn birthday. Refresh.
ments consisting Of hot choco-
Lite. cake, niarohinuIlows aud
apples We're served Those in
vlted were: Louise Petit, Mil.
bred Wore, Frances Sayers,
Reba Barney, Frances Daugh-
erIy, Lea Davis, Elizabeth Null.
Inns, Jewel Taylor. Eugeniu Al
len, Grace Mahaffey, Maggie
Mahan.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
2HEHNlR- tis.'NkMAs
FLOORLAC

. vArnish stain of Unusual wear.
"e qualities, adaptabiiity and
tr1lty. 1t stains and varnishes
~ enc operation-is durable and
y leiqroot
-loorlac ia made in all the
p-pnlar shades Of oak, ma
hoGany, walnut, etc. 1t is in
eNrensive to use and easy to
apply.
We are making a special offer
IN order to introduce Floorlac
quickly to the housewife. Cut
the coupon from this adj, bring it
70 our store with Toe and we will
g!ve You 25c can of Floorlac
and q l5c varnish brush, Bring
the coupon III today.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
Black Bear Killed Near White
Top Gap.

Park, va teb. - While0
hunting a Wild cat on CABIN
Ridge, six miles from Whlte
Top Cap, Frank Baker shot ana
Sl!ltd large black bear DOT
i'"rf imam halt u niue OF the
settlement. me dog9 DaNei
INC bear I'D It's winter quarters
ohder u large rock ihe bear,
oeihE asleep, as Is their hablt IN
Winter ana not waken TN MIR.
BAKER arrived hpoh Tue scene
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
Bit Cows Tongue Off.

Freezing, Va, Feb. l2.-rhat
the saying, Truth is stranger
than fiction" was proved true
10y an occurrence that took
place near here. Henderson
Mullins, a farmer Of Gambler.
land Mountain, turned his horse
out Of the stable into a lot, Civ.
ing him a bunch of stalk fod,ier,
which was set against the fence
that he might not trample il un-
der foot. a cow from the op-
posite side of the fence began
thrustin9 her tongue between
the rails for the feed The
horse displayed his viciousuess
Mt this trespass upon his rights
by biting the cows tongue com
pletely Off.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-02-18
SEMINARY

There is to be an entertain
ment at Seminary High School,
Saturday, February p, 1920.
Given for the benefit Of athlet.
ice. Consists of some popular
half hour plays.