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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
BANANAS MAKE BERLIN GLAD
After Five Years Absence, This Ma
tive of the Tropics Is Real
Symbol Of Peace.

As / was passing down the Fried
richstrasse. says a. correspondent of the
London Times. writing from Berlin
my eve was caught by crowd of
people which suddenly collected in
front of a delicatessen shop.
1t was only with difficulty that one
could get near enough to see what 1t
was that attracted so much attention.
heard ordinations of wonder and
admiration, and on looking little
more closely saw-a bunch of bananas
which the shopkeeper had just hung
up In the window and which was a
novelty to the Berliners, who for near
ly five years have seen not a trace.
of this fruit, once so plentiful and
cheap In the capital.
The smiling faces and little Jokes
made it quite evident that the banana
was recognized as a symbol of peace
and that the delight felt at Its
presence was due to the evidence it
afforded that the blockade is
thing Of the past.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
HEAVY PENALTIES
FOR HUNTERS

Five hundred dollars, the maxi
mum fine, recently was levied by a
judge in Michigan against hunter
for selling thirty-two ducks in viola
ton of the migratory bird treaty
act. Another violator of the same
law, in Connecticut, who has been
guilty of repeated offences was
sentenced recently to three months
in Jail. This offender was not given
the alternative of paying fine. The
migratory bird treaty act has been in
force since July, 1918, and several
hundred convictions have been Sc
cured. These cases are cited by the
biological survey, United States de-
partment of agriculture, which ad-
ministers the law, to show the in
creasing concern with which the
courts regard violations of this i'm
portant statute, designed to protect
migratory birds, insecticorous birds
and nongame birds.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Foolish Question.

An official who was making up ar
assessment roll because of some re-
cent street Improvement called at each
house on the improved streets to learn
the names Of the property owners. Al
one house he climbed out of his car
went to the door and knocked.
"Who owns this property he asked
"Why. I do" the woman answered.
The official got her name and put II
down In his book. Then he took a
squint at the size Of the lot.
"How many feet?" he asked. 1.-TWO,
Of course" the woman snapped, won
dering whether he thought she was
a centipede.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
SOUTHERN IDAHO
in NEED OF TREES
Director Of Department
of Agriculture Tells
Of Varieties Best
Suited Here

Now that the feeling of spring is
in the air, serious consideration
should be given to the matter of tree
planting. Nothing adds to the
beauty of the home like beautiful
trees and shrubs. This is especially
true in country like Southern
Idaho, where we have not been
gifted with extensive natural YER
dure. Trees, flowers and fruits do
exceptionally we'll in Southern Idaho
if careful attention is given to help
the plants establish themselves.
In selecting trees for home plant
ing care should be exercised to plant,
not necessarily those that will make
the most rapid growth, but rather
those that will be most attractive
and that will furnish the best shade.
A large number of soft wood trees,
such as poplars are planted because
of their rapid growth, but these trees
are subject to attack by an insect
borer, which riddles the heart wood
of both large and small limbs, check
ing the growth of the trees, causing
the leaves to turn yellow and fall
prematurely. Young trees are oft
times completely ruined. Altho the
growth of hard wood trees is slower
it is advisable to plant them.
Assistant secretary of agriculture,
Clarence Ousley, says: "Trees are the
arms of Mother Earth lifted up in
worship to her maker. Where they
are, beauty dwells, where they are
not, the land is ugly, tho it be rich,
tho it be rich, for it's richness is but
greasy fairness and it's gaudy raj
ment is but cheap imitation of forest
finery. Trees are the fittest orna-
ments of wealth and inalienable pos
Of the poor who can enjoy
them without having title to them"
The following suggestions are
made by DR.. F. G. Miller, forester of |
he University of Idaho: Where the |
ANNALS PRECIPITATION is twenty-five |
inches or more, or where trees are |
20 be grown under irrigation and the
altitude does not exceed 4O00-5000 |
'eet, a large variety of shade trees
ian be grown successfully. A few of
hese are as follows: Black Locust,
AohOJ l1oCuoI, 4>oI way MdplC, OllNcI
Maple, Sycamore Maple, Sugar
Maple, Box-Elder, Black Walnut,
White Ash, oMuntain Ash, White and
Yellow Pine, Douglas Fir (Rocky
mountain form Blue Spruce, Nor
way Spruce, Red Oak.
Where trees are to be grown
Without irrigation, and the annual
is not less than fifteen
inches, the following are recon-
nended: Black Locust, Russian
)live, Jack Pine, Scotch Pine, West
I'm Yellow Pine, Douglas Fir
Rocky Mountain form.)"
The above trees are readily OBJ
ainable thru Dr., F.. G.. Miller of the
University of Idaho and every home
maker should beautify his home
rounds by planting trees. Some of
he above trees are not of rapid
rowth,. therefore, many growers
lay deem it advisable to interplant
oplars or other quickly maturing
rees which could be removed when
he first trees have become large for
hade.
Trees should be planted as early in
ne spring as the ground can be put
ito shape.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
FEED DAIRY COWS
TOO MUCH GRAIN.
u. S. Department Of
Agriculture Gives In
formation Of Ra-
ton of Animals
PASTURE NEEDED
Essentials Of Economi-
cal Milk and Butter
Production Given

Profitable dairying does not con
sist in producing the greatest possible
quantity of milk.
It does consist, however, in pro.
ducing the greatest possible quantity
of milk at the lowest possible cost
To produce more milk, many
dairymen feed too much grain, and
pile up sttpendous feed bills. But
the grain does not always increase
the flow of milk above what it would
have been without grain, enough to
pay the difference in the feed bill.
Dairy specialists of the United States
department of agriculture believe
that in many cases more grain is
fed to dairy cows that can be justi-
fled by the results in milk and but
terfat.
If your neighbor told you that his
cow, that had not eaten pound of
grain for a whole year, produced
5000 pounds more milk and ninety
pounds more butterfat than she ever
did when fed the regular. grain and
roughage ration-Well, what woulh
you believe if your neighbor told you
that? And yet, that has actually hap
pened. At least, that is substantially
the story that the United States de-
partement of agriculture tells about
its Holstein cow, Helen Uilkje
Calamity 145S57.
Up to the time Helen was eight
years old, she had always been fed
a grain, silage, and roughage ration,
and the best she had ever done was
11,778.2 pounds of milk and 36S.39
pounds of bitterfat. When sshe was
eight years old, that being in the
spring of 1918, it was decided to
feed her no grain for year. She
lived for a full twelve months on
pasture, silage and roughage. And
that year she produced 14,210.1
pounds of milk and 470.24 pounds
of butterfat The experiment was
carried out at Huntley, Mont.
A Revolutionary Cow
Helen may properly be referred to
as a revolutionary cow. Some
other cows, in contrasting associa-
lions and elsewhere, have shown
similar tendencies. And the result is
that the dairy specialists are urging
dairymen to see if it is not possible
to produce milk and butter without
feeding so much grain as is COM
monty fed.
Dairymen, they say, must get away
from the idea that all there is to be
done is to feed grain and roughage. |
No man, they say, is justified in be-
lieving that any particular system of
feeding is the only system that will !
work successfully.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
NOTICE FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the UNDER
signed for services as watermaster of
the Peoples Canal & Irrigation Co.,
for the upper and lower divisions
separately, for the season of 1920,
on Saturday the twenty-first of Feb
ruary, 1920, at Blackfoot, Idaho. at
the hour of o'clock p. m.
All bids should be delivered to the
secretary and all applicants are re-
quested to be present in person at
the meeting. All bids should be
marked Bids for service as water
The board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
w. e. JORDAN,
Secretary Peoples Canal & Irriga-
ton Co. 29a-3
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17

The basis of successful dairy feed
ing Is now said to be to- feed the cows
OH the stuff that the farm produces
Instead OF buying great deal of
| grain and other concentrates. The
lairyman should plan his feeding
| and crop growing to take care of the
herd he has instead of buying as the
need arises for more feed. He should
devote special attention to having
the right kind OF pasture and the
right kind of roughage. If he can
not grow alfalfa, say, he should see
what can be done toward growing
soy beans or cowpeas or some other
roughage crop that will supply the
protein needed. And he should de-
vote great deal more attention than
is commonly given toward having the
right kind of pasture.
Caring for Pasture Pays
In the old Jays, when COW could
be fed on grain and rOughage at IS
or Sc month, there was no great
inducement to take care of pastures.
But today it costs from SIS to $50
month to feed COW on grain and
roughage. Attention devoted to
pasture, therefore, pays bigger
difidends than formerly. Dairymen
used to figure that they must get SIS
year from every acre of land in
pasture, and this meant that the
acre had to pasture COW for three
months. Now, if the same acre
pastures a COW only one month, it
produces it's $15. If it pastures a
cow for three months it is produc-
ing $45 a year. And the price of
pasture land has not increased in
that proportion. Therefore, every |
day that the cow is kept on pasture
means a saving of money to the |
dairyman. 1t pays, nowadays, to
take care of the pastures. And it
pays equally well to take care of the
Pasture-forage- silage!
These things are the essentials in
dairy production.
OF course the department of agri-
culture is not advising every dairy
man to cease feeding grain tomor-
row. 1t realizes that grain must
continue to be fed to dairy cows.
But it believes that more of it is be-
ing fed than is necessary, that good
food is being consumed without pro-
lucing it's equivalent in another
'orm of food, and that the effort of
he dairyman should be to figure out
he most economical basis of feed
ng rather than to pile in grain to
produce "the last ounce" And they
believe this means that, so far as
possible, the dairyman should feed
he stuff that he grows on his farm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Knows About Birds.

What Representative Weaver Of
North Carolina doesn't know about
birds is not worth knowing. He under.
stands their habits, can initiate their
calls. is on speaking terms with their
eggs, and everything.
When the house Is not in session
Weaver wanders around through the
capitol grounds holding converse with
the Jay birds, sparrow hawks, crow
blackbirds and such other birds as are
found around Washington. And the
town is full of birds.
Weaver got the bird habit through
wandering about the North Carolina
hills.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
SAFEGUARDING NAVAL STORES

Prices of naval stores are today
much higher than ever before in the
history of the industry. For both
the producer and the user, therefore,
unusual importance attaches to the
use of the most advanced and eco
nomical methods of stilling, gluing,
coopering, weighing and grading.
Specialists in the bureau of chemis-
try, United States department of
agriculture therefore urge producers
to exercise the greatest possible care
in keeping the gum clean before dis
filling, to prevent losses of turpen-
tine by evaporation, to use wellmade
and uniform rosin barrels to prevent
loss in handling, and to see that the
rosin is weighed and graded with the
utmost care.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Fishermen Had Good Day.

Three South Portland (Me.) fisher
men, DR.. George w. G. Studley, Percy
York and Captain William York, were
out after groundfish when Investigated
swOrdfish. They had no swordfish
fishing outfit, but with stove poker
and boathook handle they improvised
harpoon. with which they landed the
big fellow. In Portland they sold the
swordfish for 800, and the groundfish
they had caught-about 1000 pounds
for $50.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
REFRESHMENT TRAY ON AUTO
ADDS TO SODA-WATER JOY

When there are ladies in the auto
party, stops at sundry soda fountains
along the way are inevitable. To
cap the climax of their comfort,
when the beverages are brought
out" a Nebraska inventor has de-.
signed tray with q clamp that holds
it firmly on the edge of the car and
adjusts it to the level of table. The
equipment is ILLUSTRATED in the March
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
GAS TANK AND PILOT CHANGE
PLACES IN REMODELED DH.4'S

The American army's few DH-4B
observation airplanes have proved so
satisfactory that all DH-4's now on
hand will eventually be recon-
structed along the same lines. The
biggest part of the remodeling is the
transfer of gasoline tank and pilots
cockpit, putting the tank directly be-
hind the engine. This arrangement
makes communication between pilot
and observer easier, and affords the
pilot measure Of safety in nose-on
crash. From the March Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
IN THE PROBATE COURT
OF THE COUNTY OF
BINGHAM, STATE OF IDAHO

In the matter of the estate Of Sven.
H. Jacobs, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given, by the under
signed, Mary e. Jacobs, Administrative
Of the estate of Sven H. Jacobs de-
ceased, to the creditors of and all pers-
sons having claims against, the said
deceased to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this no.
tice, to said administrative at the office
of Thomas & Andersen, attorneys-at-
ing the place for the transaction of the
business Of said estate.
Dated this twenty eighth day of
January, 1920.
MARY e. JACOBS,
Administrators of the Estate of Sven
III. Jacobs, Deceased. 29a-5m.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Rent Profiteers In Manila,


Landlords, owners Of residences
and business buildings in Manila,
are taking advantage Of the paucity
of Homes and commercial structures
to raise rents abnormally. Workers
for salaries or wages, and firms and
companies in mercantile pursuits, com
plain bitterly of the demands Of the
owners or lessons Of houses and stores
factories and bodegas. Most Of the
victims have to yield to the increased
rents because they have no recourse
One man, who paid $40 month for
his small, uncomfortable home, has
been informed that he must pay $780,
Manila Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
NOTICE OF EsTRAY SALE

Notice is hereby given, that l the
undersigned sheriff of Bingham
county, Idaho, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for
cash, at the farm Of L! M. Lockwood,
one-half mile north and three miles
east Of Blackfoot, Idaho, on the
seventeenth day of March, 1920, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, the following described animal
to wit:
One red heifer coming two years
old, branded r on left ribs, slit and
under-bit in left ear.
A. H. SIMMONS,
Sheriff.
T. B. DAILY,
30a-4mf Deputy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
1918 cotton Worth s2,os7, 600, 600.

The 1918 cotton crop, lint and seed,
was worth $2,067, 900, 900 to the pro.
ducers. This is about three times the
value Of the cotton crop Of 1914 and
is twice the value Of the crop Of 1913,
which had the highest value of rec.
ord. The computation has just been
made, at the close Of the cotton year.
by the United States department of ag.
riculture, bureau of crop estimates,
based on average monthly prices re.
ceived by growers and on monthly
neutrality-suspicious. Department
News Letter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
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NOTICE OF STOCK
HOLDERS MEETING

Notice is hereby given that on
Monday, March l, 1920, at o'clock
p. M, meeting of the stockholders
of the Wearyrick Ditch company will
be held at the Riverside hall. All
stockholders are urged to be present.
l.. P. ADAMS,
Secretary Wearyrick Ditch company.
Blackfoot, Idaho, Route 2.
adv. 29a-4m
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
Misdirected WlfeIy solieitude.

Mrs. Flatbush-Are you wearing
those pretty suspenders, with flowers
all over 'em, l gave you for your
birthday, Henry?
Mr.. Flatbush-No, dear; l was
afraid the nail I'm using In place Of a
button would rust 'em.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
ANNOUNCEMENT

John w. Jones and Guy Stevens
wish to announce their association
together in the practice of law at
Blackfoot. They will occupy the
building on East Main street form
erly the law Offices Of Mr.. Jones.
Attention will be given by them to
the general practice Of law, and to
matters before the local land office
and interior department. adv. 26-af
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
We Made the Mistake

An error in the first publication of
the above notice was made by this
office in the fifth line and is cor
rected at the request Of Mr.. Jordan.
Publishers.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-16
POPULATION GROWS FAST;
SHOWS GOOD HEALTH

Nearly twice as many births as
deaths were reported from Leesville,
BY Miss Ada A. Smart, our local Reg
istrar Of Vital Statistics. to the Louis
lana State Board Of Health. for the
second quarter Of 1920. the number Of
birth certificates issued by Miss Smart
being 10, while the number Of deaths
was ten. the Oldest among the deceas-
ed having reached ,te ripe old age Of
IS years. the next oldest being 90,
then one of 30, one Of 70, and one Of
III years Of age, while the remainder
were children below the age Of six
years. Among the babies born were
two colored one. and one Mexican.
These figures 80 tc show that Lee5yllc
Is a pretty bcal'hy spot in the State
of Louisiana.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-16
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

Natchitoches. - Cotton, which is
opening very rapidly is about two
weeks earlier than in 1919. Natchi-
toches lays claim to having raised the
first bale of the 1920 crop in Louis
lana. Tom Prudhomme reports hav-
ing ginned thirty-four bales Of cotton
to date Of August q against six bales
at the same date in 1919.
Natchitoches. - -Four consecutive
DAYS Of hot dry weather have much
encouraged farmers and caused cotton
to begin opening rapidly. There is
the usual exodus Of house servants for
the cotton fields, trucks coming long
distances to convey the pickers to and
fro. Gins are ready for operation and
a number of bales have been ginned
hut are not finding ready market.
Ruston.-Ruston has new 100000
corporation as a result of activities on
the part of the Ruston Chamber of
Commerce. The new concern will be
known as the Ruston Ice and Storage
Company with David James as man
ager, and he and T. L. James as the
stockholders.
Natchitoches.- j. B. Pratt, pres
ident of the Parish Board Of Health,
has announced that Charlton has made
its appearance near Cypress in this
parish,
Arcadia.-J n Lummus, one OF the
stockhoIderst OF the Lummus Oil Com
pany. has returned from Florida and
will resume oil activities in this sec
ton, in the interest Of his company.
Natchitoches.-C Captain Gregory Of
Shreveport met with the local advisory
board Of the Salvation Army when re-
ports we're submitted and J. A. Gan
non. ]. H. Keyser and L. 3. Hudson.
with ]. T. Sandlin as alternate, were
elected delegates to attend the meet
ing of Salvation Army workers to be
held in Shreveport September TO-
Arcadia Arcadia received its first
bale Of new cotton Wednesday when
Jim Baker, negro, brought in a bale
to be ginned. The cotton was raised
an the place of DR.. r. G. Ferguson.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-09-16
OPINION ON SALE
OF SCHOOL LANDS
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
SAYS PARISH TREASURER
IS ONE TO ACT.
SALE MUST BE AUTHORIZED
Sale If Authorized Must Be Made BY
Parish Treasurer-sale To Be
Conducted According to
Requirements.


Baton Rouge.-In answer to ques
lions of Superintendent Harris of the
State Department of Education re-
garding the sale of Sixteenth Section
school lands or the sale Of the timber
and mineral rights on such lands AS
sistant Attorney General L. b. Hall
sent letter to Superintendent Harris
which says:
In your letter of the 23rd instant
you ask to be informed what pro.
ceedings are necessary to effect sale
of Sixteenth Section school lands or
of the timber or mineral rights on
such lands, what authority should
conduct the necessary election, who
should make the sale, and what com
mission, if any, should be paid.
1T is provided by Act No. 142 OF
1918 as follows:
That parish school boards shall
have authority to rent Sixteenth Sec
ton lands, sell timber or lease mineral
rights of same by revolution Of the
boards and without the authority Of a
vote of the electors of the township in
which the lands are located. All leases
for the Sixteenth Section lands and
sales of timber on Sixteenth Sections
shall be executed by the superintend-
ent and treasurer Of the parish school
board. The leases Of mineral rights
of Sixteenth Section lands and the Six
teenth Section lands shall be executed
by hte parish treasurer Of the parish
in which the Sixteenth Section lands
are located. All elections to authorize
the sale of Sixteenth Section lands
shall be conducted by the parish
school boards All funds realized
from these sources shall be placed tc
the credit of the current school fund
of the parish in which the Sixteenth
Section lands are located
sixteenth Section scnool lands can
not be sold unless the sale has beer
authorized by vote of the inhabitanti
Of the township in which the land
are situated Section 1858 of the Re
vised Statutes provided that the elee
ton should be ordered and conducted
by the treasurer of the parish in thu
| manner pI0SC41USu W lily 0OOSANA
whereas the act quoted above provides
that the election shall be conducted
by the parish school board 1t fol
lows that an election to authorize th'
sale of Sixteenth Section school lands
shall be ordered and conducted by thu
parish school board in accordance witt
the requirements Of Section 1858 O
the Revised Statutes.
1T is provided also by the act re
ferred to that the sale, if authorized
shall be made by the parish treasurer
the manner in which he shall proceed
and the terms and conditions Of thu
sale being prescribed by Section 2s6t
of the Revised Statutes, which in al
respects must be observed by him.