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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
The Passing of the Button

Present day dress for women has
been the source of much controversy,
some commentators praising 1T and
Others decrying it as the acme OF I'M
modesty. But there is one import
ant point which has long been over
looked by both factions. 1t Is the
passing of the button. This does
not mean the button used for decora-
tion. but as an ancient and time
honored fastening. With 1t has pass
ed that uper-abomination-the hook
and eve. Dresses used to fasten with
a multitude of buttons or hooks now
sin over the head and hang from the
shoulders. in the style long advocat-
ed by the dress reformers. A quick
twist of the sash around the Waist,
and the deed is done. This includes
costumes for day and evening wear.
The good brave man has departed
from that conference free man. he
saw himself going down the years
with no more dresses to button or
hook up, and with one more source
of domestic profanity removed In
the same glad light, ne saw that
these abandoned buttons spoke more
eloouertIy of woman's emancipation
from what is petty and unnecessary
into broad field of interest ana
action than many a more visible class
of evidence.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
WOOL SCHEDULE
is UNDER FIRE
Gooding, Stanfield and 9th
ers Urge House Commit
tee to Change the Tariff
Rates

A delegation of Western congress-
men, accompanied by Senator's
Gooding and Stanfield, appeared on
Tuesday before the house ways and
means committee and urged modi~
fication of the pending wool tariff
schedule. They asked for protec-
tive duty of 80 cents instead of 30
cents pound on the secured con-
tent and urged elimination OF the
ad yalorem provis. These changes
can be submitted to the house for
vyote IL the committee will report
committeeman amendment suggest
ing these changes, but during the
hearing no promises were ade by
comittee and no intimation was Civ
en- that favorable action would be
taken,
Representative Smith OF Idaho and
the two senators made he~principal
statements and met with hostility
from representatives from the wool
manufacturing states, though sew
eral committee members seemed dis
posed to eliminate the nd yalorem
provision when 1t twas shown that
that would mean a rate OF anly to
cents q pound on many wools.
kilograms from the National
Woolgrowers' Association and the
Idaho Wool Growers Associations
were laid before the committee show
ing that as the bill stands 1t affords
little or no protection to Western
growers and imposes rates less ben
eflcial than those Of the Payne LAW,
Western congressman are still
hopeful the committee may look
with favor upon their suggestion,
but II not, fight to rewrite the
wool schedule will be made In the
senate
Congressman Mondell, Wyoming,
floor leader OF the house, is not In
sympathy with the efforts Of other
Western Republicans to secure an
increase In the proposed tariff duty
on wool and elimination 0f the ad
valorem proviso OF the wool sched-
ule. TO all such appeals Mondeli
has turned a deaf ear. In the first
place, he expresses the opinion that
the house will not change the sched
ule, and, secondly, he declares the
rates controversy has been started
"by that Idaho bunch" and he added
that In his opinion the Woolgrowefs
generally were satisfied with the
tariff proposed.
Mondell stands absolutely alone
among Western Republicans In his
position on the wool tariffs and
clearly resents the activity Of Sena
| tor Gooding OF Idaho.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
WEATHER HELPS
CROP GROWTH And
SPEEDS HARVEST

Weather the past week through
out the state was ideal for harvest
ing OF hay and grain, and particular
ly favorable for crop growth in the
irrigated sections.
The second cutting of alfalfa is
getting under way in the earlier dis
tricts. Ali crops are reported as
yielding well and are being secured
in excellent condition. Early po-
tato harvest is on. There is heavy
crop, but growers are much disap-
pointed in the prices being offered,
The week was warm an ddry gen
orally throughout the state. In the
southern counties it was the warm
est week of the summer so far, and
temperatures Of 100 degrees or more
were recorded In many localities,
There was high percentage of sun
shine. Hot winds occurred in few
localities, but for the most part, the
week was calm.
1t was a favorable week for the
rapid advance of crops, particularly
in the irrigated districts, where all
vegetation made good growths; in
the dry farm sections the lack Of rain
is beginning to be felt, and although
crops continue to progress, they
would be much benefited by good
rain.
Pactures and ranges are drying in
exposed Splaces Range feed how
ever, is still plentiful in most looali-
ties, and cattle and sheep are thriy
ing for the most part, but in some
of the northern counties stock are
being pestered by mosquitoes and
flies that they are losing flesh.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
Injured in Auto Accident

Saturday evening Otto Hendricks
and two Chinese boys were out rid
ing In Otto's car, and about five
miles out, near the reservoir, the car
turned turtle, throwing the Chinese
boys clear out Of the car and brus-
ing them about the head. Otto was
pinned underneath the car, and his
shoulder dislocated. Martin Stein
happened to come along and brought
the Joy riders into town, where they
received medical attention. The car
was quite badly smashed up.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
MOST PLEASANT
Event FOR VISITOR
Returning HOME

Tuesday evening many hostess
dinner was given for Mrs. D. D..
Cushman, who has been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Ticknor, for
the past three weeks. The dinner
was at o'clock at the home Of
A. F. Anderson. Four families, r..
Nj, Wheeler, Sam Eekstein, Anderson
and Mcknor, enjoyed the dinner and
the cards in the evening.
Mrs Cushman came with the i'm
tention of spending the summer in
Mountain Home with her parents
and friends, but on receiving word
that her husband had two weeks
vacation from the Packard Auto Co.
and asked that she join him, left on
Wednesday for Saginaw, Mich.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
Choice Idahos

1t Is significant that the Chicago
livestock report, sent to all parts Of
the country by the impartial Asso-
ciated Press, should group lambs in
four classes choice Idahos, good
idahos, top natives and culls.
Choice Idahos' top the market,
running a dollar higher than "top
natives" 1t is not chance that gives
this advantage to Idaho; it is care
full breeding, maintenance of good
pastures, scientific handling, proper
quarantine regulations and efficient
grading.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
Pythian Sisters Entertain

The Pythian Sisters entertained
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
G. Helm in honor of Mrs. Olive D.
Wilson, who was elected grand chief
of Idaho at a recent assembly at
Rupert.
The evening was delightfully."- spent
in playing five hundred In behalf
Of the Pythian Sisters, Mrs. Electa
Rhoades presented Mrs. Wilson with
a souvenir spoon in token of her
faithful work in the order.
At a late hour the hostess served
a lunch of fruit salad, ham sand
wiches, sherbet and ice cream.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
Special Services at Methodist Church

Sunday evening at $40 hev'
Keeler will speak at the Methodist
church Rev. Keeler is general sec
retary of the Idaho Sunday school
Association, and needs no introouc-
tion to the people here, as ne mas
made frequent trips to TINS piace.
He has held important pastorapes IN
Eastern churches, and comes win
message which will be worth while
Special music will be furnished for
the service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16
With the Sick


Mrs. Walter " Garner is quite I'LL
at her home this week
Dayie Blacks horse slipped and
fell with him Saturday He struck
on HIS head, causing injuries -brok-
en- ankle and elbow and minor
bruises.
Mrs. William Hanley, who has
been quite III for the past few weeks,
is improving
Mrs. Lothrop was taken i'll late
Tuesday evening, and Wednesday
was reported to be improving.
Carol Braden Is recovering from
an attack Of illness.
Mrs. w. b. Brown, who was very
iii last week, Is recovering.
Mrs. Archie Winters Is rapidly inn
proving from her recent illness.
Stella Harris Is on the road'to re-
covery since her serious Illness Of
last week
Hill Ottenheimer, who had his
head injured in the ball game fracas,
was taken to Boise last Wednesday
and an X-ray taken OF his head, and
1t was found that clot was formed
between the brain and skull, but no
fracture. The doctor stated that the
eliot would finally disappear.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Quite number of the local peo-
pie are spending their vacation at
camps up near Featherville. So far
they include the Victor Rowett fam
lly, d. W. Latimore family. Mrs.
Lawrence Brady and son and Marian
and Kenneth Dick.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Amundsen Ship Found in North

Captain Roald Amundsen's explor-
ing schooner Maude has been found
In the Arctic ocean by the coast
guard cutter Bear and is now safe
at Whalen, Siberia, the coast guard
service was advised Monday by ra-
dio from the Bear, The message
said that as soon as the weather
moderted the Maude would be towed
to Nome, Alaska.
The Bear was despatched from
Nome some time ago to search for
the Maude, which Captain Amund-
sen reported on his arrival at the
Alaskan port was stuck In the Ice
Off the Siberian coast So far as
was reported, the Maude was un-
damaged.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Orin Underwood ar
rived in. town Tuesday to visit with
Mrs. Underwood's mother, Mrs A.
Mahoney. The Underwoods are both
linotype operators on daily paper
at Port Angeles, Wash, and this Is
their first visit here for ten years,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Shields,
sisters of Mr.. Shaeffer, left Sunday
for their respective homes, Mrs.
Thompson going to Texas and Mrs.
Shields to Iowa.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

anu IFleAuS, bul On EeCtlNlHS WOIu
that her husband had two weeks
vacation from the Packard Auto Co.
and asked that she join him, left ON
Wednesday for Saginaw, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hanley left
Thursday afternoon after two
weeks visit with their parents.
The first of the month some Of our
citizens packed up their families and
went to HALEY to celebrate for a
week. On their return home Sunday
they learned that they had been
missed from their place of business
in town and that the officials had
carefully guarded their ranch house
for possible signs Of moonshine maxi
ing.
A baby girl was born last Friday
to Mr.. and Mrs. w, v. Films, at
their home at Casper, Wyoming, liv-5
Ing only a few hours, Much SYM
pathy is extended to the parents,
both Of whom were raised in this
community, and both graduates of
the local High school. Mrs Films
was formerly Hazel Boyer.
While touring the town the other
day, we were surprised to notice on
pretty green lawn an absence OF
flowers in the flower beds prepared
and nicely cared for, and in their
placed lowered tall tomato vines and
cabbage plants leaning agains the
brick wall. And we thought war
gardens ended with the war.
80 this is your daughters coming
out dinner, is it?" friend said to
the debutantes father. Yes" the
stern old man replied; "and Il ]
hadn't put my foot down on her
dressmalFer, she'd have been out even
farther than she Is.
One Of the young lads in town has
had almost too much swimming and
especially diving the past week, ana
too many feasts on green apples, and
consequently is confined to his bed
His young friends call him Bud"
Ordering a copy of Tennyson's
poems, customer wrote to an Eng
lish bookseller: 'Please do not send
me one bound in calf, as am a yege-
tartan"
w. w. Fountain went to Salt Lake
last week after the Mexican VINO
escaped iail last winter after beat
ing up the jailer. The man cap
tlred failed to be the man wanted.
The island OF zap has an area OF
eight square miles. 1t has occupied
more space than that in the daily
papers during the last three months,
-Hilo (Hawaii) Herald.
Nobody has ever suggested the
notato blossom as the state flower,
though we used to be bugs over At
in boyhood days. - (Manitowoe'
Wis.,
Two little boys knelt down to say
their prayers. When the older boy
began, "Give us this day our daily
bread" the younger one cried out,
strike him for pie, Johnny"
O. What are the three great
plaques of the world? A. Water on
the knee, liquor on the hip, and
woman on the brain.
Mrs. w. II. Turner has gone to
the Turner homestead near Grand
View for the summer
Jim Stafford left Tuesday fof
Spencer, Idaho, on some kind OF a
state water master jon.
The Misses Mary and Cora Axe
visited In Boise the first OF the
week.
LOsT-Arrowhead tie pin. Finder
return to Electric Bakery Jylo
All men are not homeless, out
afnaaTa
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

The Mountain Home Threshers'
Association received their thresheT
Wednesday, and will begin the local
threshing soon. This association Of
farmers has been organized with g..
Himebaugh as chairman.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Mrs. Minnie Priest Dunton, for
mer state. librarian and prominent
club woman, died Wednesday morn
ing at Boise. Mrs Dunton was we'll
known over the state through her
Rebekah odd Fellowship work.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hanley left
Thursday afternoon after two
weeks visit with their parents.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Barney and Ike Eckstein were in
town several days the first Of the
week, and plan trip from here to
the coast. They recently sold out
their general merchandise store at
Glenns Ferry, and are now looking
for a new business location.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Joseph P.akham, early pioneer and
the first United States marshal Of
the Territory Of Idaho, died In
Boise Wednesday at the age Of 81,
In 1870 he was appointed United
States marshal by President Grant,
AT the completion of his first term,
he was re-appointed. In 1890 Presi-
dent Harrison appointed him to serve
third term as marshal.
The local ball team went to Hag-
erman last Sunday and we're defeat
ed by score OF IL TO IL In hard
fought game. A number OF the reg
ular players were unable to go, and
new players were dragged in. Due
to trouble with one of the cars, the
boys failed to reach Hagerman un-
til late In the afternoon, and played
without having any dinner.
VIII III. Gibson returned Tuesday
from Pocatello, where he had been
in attendance at a meeting of the
board of directors of the Idaho Recla-
nation Association The directors
elected Guy Flenper of Boise man
aging director to fill the position
len vacant by the death Of Major
Reed.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

The first of the month some Of our
citizens packed up their families and
went to HALEY to celebrate for a
week. On their return home Sunday
they learned that they had been
missed from their place of business
in town and that the officials had
carefully guarded their ranch house
for possible signs Of moonshine maxi
ing.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

Ordering a copy of Tennyson's
poems, a customer wrote to an Eng
lish BOOKSELLER 'Please do not send
me one bound in calf, as ] am yege-
tartan"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

All men are not homeless, but
some are home less than others.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

One Of the young lads in town has
had almost too much swimming and
especially diving the past week, ana
too many feasts on green apples, ana
consequently is confined to his bed,
His young friends call him Bud.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-07-16

LOsT-Arrowhead tie pin. Finder
return to Electric Bakery. Iyle
Evening star., 1921-02-22
GAS RATE TOO HIGH.
SAYS TAK0MA PARK
Maryland Town Complains to
Public Service Commits
sion of Charge.

Mayor James l.. Wilmeth and Cor
poration Counsel J. Bond Smith, rep
resenting the town of Takoma PARK
Md. at the direction of the town coun-
ell. have filed with the public service
commission of Maryland formal
complaint against the present gas
rate and the proposed increase in the
price of gas charged by the Washing
ton Gas Light Company of Montgom-
cry county. The claim is made in the
protest filed yesterday that the price
charged is excessive. unfair and un-
reason '>IA and is disproportionate to
the prope7. cv"t of delivering gas in
the locality in question.
In support of the complaint these
officials set forth that the respondent
is corporation created under the
laws of the state of MARYLAND. and is
authorized to sell gas for heating and
lighting purposes within the corpo
rate limits of the town of Takoma
Park and in that county: that the
company is owned and operated as
mere selling agency for the exclusive
benefit sof the parent company. the
Washington Gas Light Company of
the District of Columb bia. 1t is cap
italized at $4,000. represented by out
standing capital stock of this amount
all of which, with the exception Of
three shares. is held by the pareu.
company. The company claims to
have a capital investment of S27.S9415
consisting of trunk lines, mains and
other equipment.
1t is further claimed that the COM
pany is not engaged in the manufac-
ture of gas, all gas being supplied
from the parent company, and pays
Evening star., 1921-02-22
WOMAN SAW MAN
SHOT IN FLIGHT
Mrs. Lombard Testifies
Erred Burgraff" Fired
on FeItS.
MINERS TRIAL RESUMED
Two Defendants Recover From Ill
ness at Williamson.
w. Va.
BY the Associated Press.


WILLIAMSON. w. Va, February 22
Charles Kaiser and William Bow
man, two of the nineteen defendants
in the Matewan shooting trial, today
appeared in circuit court and taking of
testimony was resumed. Both showed
the effects of their illness
DR.. w. F.. Hill, a dentist. practicing
at Matwan. was called for cross-eN-
animation on Saturday he testified
that he was close by when the first
shot was fired. He did not know who
hred 1t. but thought it came from in
side the doorway OF Chambers hard
ware store, in front of which Albert
c. Felts, &. B. Cunninghame and Mayor
Iesterman were standing. Both the
town mayor and Felts were killed
during the shooting. and it is in con-
nection with the death of Felts that
nineteen men, including Sid Hatfield.
Matewan police chief, are being tried.
j. j. Coniff. defense counsel. sought
to break down Hills Saturday teSti-
mony to the effect that had Felts fred
the first shot he. Hill. was in such
a position that he would have seen
such movement of the private detec-
tive. Several questions put to the
witness brought forth the reply that
he could not be positive as to Felts
making a mCva without my seeing
it, Hill was then excused and Mrs.
Cora Lombard. a Matewan resideh.
called
Mrs. Lombard testified that after
the general fighting she saw ii man
cross the yard in which stands Mrs
Mary Duty's house. She testified she
saw him fired on as he attempted to
clImp fence. man with d long
gun she said. did the shooting
states counsel asked if she knew
the man.
Her reply was: Mr.. Fred Burgraff. =
Burgraff is one of the defendants
now on trial.
Did YOU see any one with Bur-
graff?' asked Capt. s. E. Avis, at
torney for the prosecution.
Yes, two men; Reece Chambers and
Hatfield she answered
Thomas Chain, a state witness, tes-
tilted last Saturday that he saw sew
eral of the defendants carrying j. w
Ferguson's body. resting on a rife
litter. through a Matewan street On
cross-eXamination defense brought
out that the man who did the shooting
was alone at the time. later being
joined by three men. two of whom
were Chambers and Hatfield.
Evening star., 1921-02-22
CITIZENS OPPOSE
MOVIE CENS0RS
Association Sees Camou-
fIaqed Movement to Quash
Sunday AmusementS.

Opposition to local censorship OF
motion pictures on the ground that It's
apparent purpose is to camoufiase
movement to close up places anu
forms of Sunday amusements was
registered by the Central Citizens AS
sociation at a meeting last night IN
the Juvenile Court room.
A resolution to this effect, whlch
was introduced by President THOMAS
j. Donovan. received the unanimous
vote of approval of the organization.
The resolution demanded that the
laws and regulations providing lor
the control of these Sunday amuse-
ments and the censorship of any i'm
moral. lewd or salacious placards'
posters or other forms of advertising
be strictly enforced according 10
existing law
The association authorized the ap-
pointment by President Donovan OF d
committee to appear at the publlc
hearing February % before the District
Commissioners and make known the
sorship program.
In reporting to the organization on
the recent activities of the Federation
of Citizens Associations. to which ne
is delegate, President Donovan
charged that there are a number of
delegates in the federation represent
ing public utilities and special inter-
ests" under the guise of representing
citizens associations. He declared
that if the general community knew
of the facts in this connection these
delegates would be driven out.
Plans for increasing the attendance
at meetings of the association were
discussed.
Evening star., 1921-02-22
MAIL TH|EVESLO
NEARLY A MILLION
Toledo Robbers Took $780,.
600 in Bonds and Nearly 4.
$4,000 Cash. :"
THREE SUSPECTS HELD
Alleged Master Mind and Ac-
complices Will Face Their
Victims Today. ,r
THREE SUSPECTS HELD
BY III" Associated Press.

i'' ih' hN>'" atrd Press. -
TOLEDO. Ohio February .2.-G,tv.
ernment inspectors here working to
clear up the robbery at the Toledo
post office last Thursday morning sa-
nounced today tnat the robbers we're
responsible for the theft of $500. eee
IN unregistered government bonds nd
between. $2s.0e0 and $4,000 in cash.
rms much. the inspectors admitted
mas been accounted for and the check
up is being continued 5s
Al! OF the stolen mail except that
Which the authorities have accounted
Tor has heen destroyed. il is under.
stood. IS
Police today reiterated that in the
arrest of loe Urbatis Yesterday st
Elkhart. Ind. the master mind in
inc robbery has been apprehended.
rhatis and joe Cuibert. police say.
got out of the city yesterday whsn
they received information through An
underground source" that a police
stool pigeon had revealed details
OF tht robbery. Communication with
me +ikhart police resulted in the cap-
ture of the two SUSPECTS
rbatlS and Culbert and I-rba It's
brother Frank. the latter arrested
mere late yesterday afternoon, will be
confronted today with the three clerks
Wh" We're held up last Thursday
morning when they drove up TO the
posi- Office with the mail. Five mon,
heaNiiy armed, took part in the rob
befN' forcing the clerks to lie on the
pavement while the mail sacks were
pelne transferred from the govern
thent truck to the bandits automobile
employees at Union station. from
! winch point the mail started on the
way to its destination. also will b.
brought in today to look over the
suspects.