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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
MYSTERY CLUB
RECALL EVENTS
OF PAST YEAR
Stealing Of Automobiles
and the Packages
From Buggies
Decrease

Members Of the Mystery club held
meeting at Blackfoot few nights
ago to review the work of the year
and study their organization to see
where the weak points had been in
the work and the execution.
There were fifteen delegates pres
ent besides those in Blackfoot, and
congratulations were in order on
every hand. Every delegate reported
good results in his territory, and an
absence of theft Of cars and almost
no annoyance in his district from
theft of articles from cars and rigs
for the past few months.
Delegates representing Blackfoot
reported that altho it had been hard
winter for poor people and that while
there had always been some in
dividuals wintering in the town and
living upon the work Of others, they
had had great respect for bundles
and packages in vehicles the past
winter. 1t had been expected that
considerable of this class Of stealing
might be done, and they had organ
lied accordingly last fall and only
twice had they had occasion to EEK
ecute the coupe la tempo" and that
had been sufficient. Like crows,
when one of their number smells
powder they seemed to pass the word
miroculously to all the others and
there was perfect behavior la rigs,
For the rest of the season. Whether
the victims of punishment explained
what happened to them or whether
the warning merely soaked thru to
The others is not known, but certain
It is that stealing from vehicles stop
ped, as did the stealing of automo-
biles in this county when the Mystery
club got into action.
Help ON Tax Question
A written communication ad-
dressed to the Mystery club purport-
ing to come from several taxpayers,
Continued on page 8
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
MEETING TONIGHT
Will Discuss Baseball,
Recreation and
Picnics

There will be an important meet
| ing of the Commercial club tonight
to thresh out matters pertaining to
baseball, recreations and picnics of
the business houses when everybody
can go to the canyons for outings and
to see the wonders of the lava beds.
The matter of seeding the infield
at the fairgrounds this year, the
planting of some flowers and getting
things hurried into the greatest de-
gree of natural beauty will be dis
cussed, as well as the matter of find
ing leaders to report upon and ex-
ploit the natural picnic grounds in
the various canyons and different
parts of the lavas, where picnics can
be held and where parties can go at
any time for recreation and to show
their visiting friends.
Some of the thoughtful fellows
who doubt their ability to have base
ball and make it a success this year
are suggesting that if they do have
to lay off on base ball this year it
would be mighty good time to get
the seeding done right at the fair
grounds and to get the public
acquainted with the natural beauties
and wonders of the lavas and can
yons.
Attend the meeting tonight and
help discuss and decide these things.
A lot of the girls clerking in stores
and working in offices are crazy for
these picnics, and If you can't take
them to the ball games, take them to
picnics and show them somewhere
else and show them even better
time than they could have at the
roofing. There are lot Of kiddies
who do not get much out of ball
games, who can go on trips to the
canyons and kick sand into the din
ner when it is spread, and fall into
the creek, and in various ways can
help to have a real outing. Have
heart and go to the meeting tonight
and plug" for something for our
old town. Weenies will taste just as
good out in the woods this year as
they would in boom times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
Farmers of Firth
Ship Hogs Thru
the Farm Bureau

Some of the farmers near Firth
have shipped 400 hogs in the past
three weeks, the last shipment be-
ing made last Thursday. 1t con-
sisted Of 247 hogs making total
weight of 42,730 pounds, bringing
about $4,000.
The shipment of the previous week
was seventy-seven hogs weighing
1855 and they brought $1754.
The shipment made at the last of
March consisted of 166 hogs weighing
39,430 pounds and brought $4,000.
The assembling and marketing of
the hogs was done thru the farm
bureau or upon information fur
nished by the bureau. The hogs be-
longed to good many different men,
the last shipment being assembled
from sixteen different farms, none OF
whom had enough to make ship
ment alone.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
American Legion
to Launch Drive
Early in May

The American Legion held a
smoker Wednesday evening which
was we'll attended. All paid up men,
bers were given keys to the new club
rooms and pool table has been set
up for the benefit of the members.
DR.. Gillian spoke on citizenship,
describing the citizenship of ancient
Greece and Rome and the advance
ment down to the present day. He
spoke on what the American Legion
stood for and it's duties, after which
short business meeting was held.
y The second week in May has been
deignated as the time for the state
membership drive and the local post
expects great results at this time.
After the business meeting a num-
Der Of boxing bouts were staged and
every man present had a fine time
whether he boxed or looked on.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
OF IDAHO TO MEET
Meeting to be Held
at Pocatello in
Near Future

POCATELLO, Idaho.-Pocatello
Chamber of Commerce members de-
cided to call, within the next two
weeks, conference at Pocatello of
representatives of commercial bodies
of the entire southeastern part of the
state to consider the matter of get
ting Idaho's highway to Yellowstone
park recognized. AS it is, the park
to-park highway leaves Idaho off the
map, in spite of the excellent Yellow
stone highway up the Snake river val
ley from Pocatello to the park, and in
spite of Utah as natural feeder in
this direction.
Delegates will no doubt be present
from all the commercial bodies of the
upper Snake river valley, and de-
termined effort will be made with
the park-to-park highway committee
to get Utah and Idaho on the map,
even if it be only side trip.
The matter of placing the police
force of Pocatello on the civil service
basis also came up before the club
and was discussed by DR.. w. F.
Howard, Ed Clarke, J. Harding and
Mrs. D. w. Standrod The following
were appointed on special commit
tee to investigate and report back on
the subject at the next meeting: E.
H. Clarke, Motorcycle Patrolman
Johnson and DR.. w. F. Howard.
The matter Of affording better
tourist park for the visitors to this
city this year was dis ,usscd and the
following men appointed as a COM
mittee to get action on the matter:
Walter Newcomb, E. II. Clarke and
Harry Scanlon.-Salt Lake Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
RULES OF ROAD
BEFORE us AGAIN
Keep to the Right;
Watch Your Step
Safety F First

There seems to be slight danger
that anyone will have to take the
dust from other cars just yet unless
the weather clerk quits sending snow.
II you have a chance to FIJI up q
hole in the road, it is courtesy to
yourself and the public to fill 1t up
and, pat it down as smooth as you
can.
If there is a high culvert near
your place and it needs filling in to
protect it and to protect the people
that pass over it, the rule is that
the public will be very much obliged
to you if you will do the filling in.
If people passing you on high gear
happen to throw sheet of mud and
water in your face, you are supposed
to turn the other check.
When driving the streets of town,
judge not that ye be not watched.
Go slow, keep your car under control,
and remember that the car on the
right has the right of way at cor
ners where the cars cross.
When crossing the street afoot,
look to your left until you get to the
middle of the street and then watch
for cars on your right,
If you get in the way of cars and
are confused and do not know which
way to run, stand still and give the
driver chance to miss you. 1t is the
person lodging back and forth that
gets run over, because the driver and
the car. cannot dodge.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
salt LAKE WILL
use GARBAGE FOR
BETTER ROADS
Truck Accidently Solves
Good Roads Prob
lem by Use of
Ashes

Salt Lake has made discovery
Q discovery made accidentally, but
which as many accidents have been
made to do, will pay dividends.
Salt Lake is to use tons Of ashes,
tin cans and city refuse in building
highways. It has been costing the
city Of Salt Lake $4,000 a year to
haul away and dispose OF this city
garbage and refuse which has been
piled up in huge, unsightly dumps
outside of the city and then money
paid to have the piles leveled.
Recently one of the city highway
trucks, loaded with gravel and build
ing material was stuck" on a re-
Gently built gravel highway in the
suburbs OF the city. The wheels of
the heavily loaded truck ground
deeper and deeper into the gravel
surfaced highway with no chance of
getting out. One of the city garbage
trucks "hove in sight," loaded with
ashes and old cans. The street COM
missioner who was bossing the job
and having gravel spread on the
highways ordered the load of ashes
and cans be dumped in the hole in
which wheels Of the truck were
spinning. The driver stepped on
her" and the big truck climbed out,
"g0t the traction" The idea was
born right there; an experiment was
made; instead of hauling the ashes
and tin cans to the dump pile they
were dumped on newly graded road
bed and a heavy roller run over
them; result, what is pronounced to
be the best piece of road construction
In the suburbs of Salt Lake City
built at no cost, giving results and
effecting positive saving in the cost
OF road materials and disposing of
that class Of city refuse.-Salt Lake
Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
ON RESERVATION

The administration at Fort Hall
has leased 100000 acres Of grazing
lands on the reservation at an aver
age price of about Is cents an acre,
this being considerable cheaper than
last year.
The annual land sale is being post
poned on account of the money short
age, 1t being assumed that people de-
string to bid on lands would have diff
ficulty in getting enough money to-
gether for the initial payments IL it
were held now.
The death of Thomas LeSieur, the
livestock superintendent, makes it
necessary to find another man for
that position, and 1t will be difficult
to fill the place with one having the
qualifications possessed by Mr.. Le-
Sieur.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
$4,000 Fine and Six
Months in the ''Pen"
of Stealing Water

BOISE, Idaho.-"Water Hogs"
will have hard time plying their
game this summer II the law regu-
lating such affairs and which was
amended by the last legislature is
enforced.
For years past, and especially dur
ing the past two years, irrigators in
this valley have complained that
some water users along the river
We're in the habit Of misappropriat-
ing water for their use. The old law
made 1t easy for man to pay small
fine for the water he stole, that 1t
got to be quite practice for some
parties to steal enough water to ir-
rigate their crops, pay a small fine
for the offense which Of course in the
fall returned many times the amount
paid for the water.
The amendment passed by the last
legislature makes it optional with
the presiding judge to levy a fine of
as much as $4,000 and sentence in
jail of not to exceed six months,
which 1t was thought by irrigators
would put stop to the manipula-
tions of the water hog.
Altho Ignorance of the law" ex-
cuses no man, the law as amended is
published here for the information of
all water users. 1t is as follows:
Amending Section 5625, Chapter
219, of the Compiled Statutes Of the
State of Idaho, relating to penalty
for the interference with head gates
of bitches.
Be it enacted by the legislature of
the State of Idaho:
Section 1. That Section 5625,
Chapter 219, Compiled Statutes of
the State of Idaho, be, and the same
is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
Section 5625. Same: Penalty
for interference. After the special
deputy and his assistants shall have
adjusted the headgates of all bitches,
the owners Of which are not entitled
to the use OF such stored water as
provided in the preceding section and
before such stored water shall have
passed the headgates so adjusted,
any person who shall raise or tamper
with any such headgates in such
manner as to inappropriate any
portion of such water to his own use
and benefit whether he be the owner
of such headgate or not, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine of not less than 500 to-
gether with Imprisonment in the
county jail for ten days; and not
more than $4,000 or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not to exceed
six months, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Whenever the special deputy or
any assistant shall discover any per-
son in the act of committing mis-
demeanor declared in this section; he
shall arrest such person and turn
him over to the sheriff of the county
in which the misdemeanor was COM
mitted and he shall also file with the
county attorney Of such county an
affidavit setting out the facts with
reference to the commissioners OF
such mjsdemeanor."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
THE FARM BUREAU

AS soon as the farm bureau finds
the wool market in a hopeful con-
dition, the county agent will call the
wool growers together to lay his in
formation before them with a view
OF marketing the wool to the best ad-
vantage the season affords.
There is now pure paper string on
the market for tying the fleeces, so
there need be no more trouble about
getting hemp string into the wool
and having it docked because Of the
impossibility of getting it all out.
In, those cases thread Of hemp may
show up in valuable suit of clothes
and damage the sale of the suit as
much as several fleeces were worth.
Be sure to get the paper string for
your fleeces.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
RETURNS

Cyrus Yancey, one of Blackfoot's
soldier boys, who had an unusual
experience in France during the war
and an unusual recovery in hos
pital where he was treated for getting
in the way of a shower of shell frag-
ments, came in from Seattle Saturday
afternoon and is renewing his
acquaintance with friends at home.
Mr.. Yancey has been taking a
course in accounting at the Univers-
ity>of Washington for the past eight
months, preparing himself for office
work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
BASEBALL LEAGUE

AS the fair board has given permis-
sion to use the fair grounds as ball
park the local boosters are going
ahead and are acquiring material
with which to make the strongest
team in the league. There is COM
mittee which meets in Idaho Falls
this week for the purpose of making
a schedule. The people of Blackfoot
will stand behind the local team and
great season is predicted.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
INSURANCE MEN HERE

w. H. Tennyson, assistant, super
intendent of agencies for the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company Of
Newark, N. ]. accompanied by w. r..
Wilkerson, general agent Of the saale
company for the state Of Idaho AMI
e'stcrn Oregon and who were here
to attend the fifth annual meeting
Of G. s. Beebe's policy holders left
Friday morning for Boise. These
men there attended the state meet
ing OF policy holders for this COM
pany which was held Saturday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
CONTRACTOR HERE

G.. H. Malan and M. F. Pack, repre-
senting the Wheelright Construction
company of Ogden, were at Blackfoot
Wednesday looking after matters in
connection with the contract for the
new water system.
Mr.. Malan said he hoped to let the
subcontract for drilling the wells to
some local man and get work started
right away.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
HARDING TO
APPOINT DAHOANS
Fight for Appointments
To Be Hotly
Contested

WASHINGTON, D. president
Harding, in talking with Senator
Borah Of Idaho, let it be known that
he has not yet decided whether he
will appoint Frank ]. Hagenbarth
of Salt Lake or j. B. Campbell of
Spokane as the new western member
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion, but did make it plain that he
will name one or the other of these
men. The senator said the president
did not indicate preference for
either man. Ed G. Toomey of
Helena, Mont, who has been in
dorsed for the Interstate commerce
commission, is evidently not being
seriously considered. Senator Borah
was among those who recommended
Hagenbarth's appointment, and he
told the president he is standing by
Hagenbarth, as are his other in
dorsers.
Because of various engagements,
Idaho senators were unable to hold
a patronage conference with Ma
tional Committeeman Hart and State
Chairman Thomas, but the senators
hope to get down to the distribution
Of pie among Idaho Republicans to-
tuesday or Wednesday.
The secretary of the interior heard
arguments on behalf of the settlers
in st. Joe valley, Idaho, who are urg-
ing that the secretary revoke the per-
nit issued by previous secretary to
the Washington Waterpower COM
panty, under which the power COM
pany raised its dam ten feet and
flooded 10000 acres of rich farm
land in Idaho. Senators Borah and
Gooding and Representative French
appeared for the settlers, along with
Captain Nye, the settlers represeu-
tative. No decision was announced
by the secretary.
Two Idaho appointments promise
to lead to lively session. They are
the district attorneyship and the col
lectorship of internal revenue. For
the former office Colonel e. G.. Davis
appears to be in favorable position,
as he has the backing of Senator
Gooding, National Committeeman
Hart and State Chairman Thomas,
while Senator Borah at the moment
is understood to incline favorably
to William Lee of Moscow, who also
is backed by Representative French
for whom he once served as private
secretary. Senator Borah's attitude
toward Colonel Davis is not exactly
that of hostility, tho he is not now
favorable to his appointment.
If Borah accedes to the appoint
ment Of Davis as district attorney,
he may insist that Senator Gooding
give way to him on the appointment
of the internal revenue collector. For
this office Senator Borah is thought
to favor Evan Evans of Orangeville
and is supported in this by Hart,
while Senator Gooding and Thomas
favor George Day Of Oakley.
There is considerable spirit in this
contest, growing out of the fact that
four years ago Evan Evans, after a
fight, displaced Day as state chair
man, and the bad blood of that con-
test has not all disappeared. Save
Burrell of American Falls, a third
for internal revenue col
lector at this time, seems to have no
delegation backing, but may come
in as compromise in case of dead
lock. Representative Smith is TAX
ing no part in the contest over sena-
torial patronage. Lake Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
HIGHWAY MEETING

April 2S is the date set for the
meeting of the delegates for the
park-to-park highway Of the Snake
river valley at which time delegates
will be selected to attend the tri-
state highway to be held at Salt Lake
City in June to work for the location
OF the Idaho section of the road and
to get federal aid for the project.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
RESOLUTION RECALLS
TROOPS FROM GERMANY

WASHINGTON.- with
drawal of American occupation
forces in Germany is provided for in
a resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Fish, Republican, New
York, requesting the president to
order the troops home forthwith
idaho Statesman.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
JUDGE ANDERSEN DOING NICELY

Judge j. H. Andersen is at the
Blackfoot General Hospital following
AMI operation for appendicitis. He
was operated on Saturday.
The Judges case was more seri-
Gus one than is usually found, but
the operation was very successful.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-04-21
RETURNED FROM MONTANA

Walter Thomas returned Monday
morning from Libby, Mont, where he
had been called on account Of busi-
ness. e44
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Katy Securities
Feature on Curb;
Market Irregular
Railroad Stocks and Bonds
Active, While Industrials
Continue Steady; Oils
Move in Narrow Range

Trading in railroad securities, cspo-
cially the stocks and bonds to be is
sued under the reorganization plan of
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, fea-
turcd yesterdays curb market.
Oil shares continued active within
narrow range and industrials held
,teady, the general trend at the close
being irregular In the mining group
Hardshell attracted attention with a
spurt to SO cents, indicating heavy
accumulation. Transactions exceeded
$4,000 shares.
"Katy" per cent preferred sold
around 22&, the common at 10, while
among the bonds the as Of 1861 ranged
from 5S to CD. the 5 per cent AS from
40 to 43. the IS of 1861 from II to
75 and the 6s of 1881 from 90 to 93.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois issues We're
active on the announcement that the
reorganization plan has been declared
operative.
Oils were irregular. but some OF the
lower priced shares, such as Simms
and Y Oil. were active and higher
In the industrial group Glen Alden
Coal, Texas Gulf Sulphur and Good
year common were in demand and
scored gains.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Cleveland
Detroit

90 Am Tt e. Trac. 95l. 951, 95N 95il
200 Charcoal pf... Ia 17s IA l7s
2400 Columbia Mot liz u lis liz
zoo Cont Motors. 5s4 IS. 5s1 5%
100 Detroit Edison 81 81 97 e7
20 Ford .........247 PAT 247 247
100 Lincoln - Az Az Az a.,
GAPS Michigan Sug. Az AZ Az az
800 Packard 49,. ~ 7ls ~, ~
1876 do pf ..... rs rs 73ls "a
1850 REQ Motor. 1914 lsi5 lSIs 1SAa
IL 8 Timken - f7% 17ls 17ia 17E
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Pittsburgh

Sales. Open. High Low, Last.
l1s0 Ark Natl Gas. los4 loA 1914 1914
10 Am w Gl pf.. 96 96 96 96
20 Am w Gl NJ pf. 70 10 10 10
2436 Guffey Gillesp. IA 14h IA l4M
230 Ind Brew pf 8 5M 57s
so Salt Creek Cons 11s1 1lA 11A l1%
$50 Lone Star Gas. 24ha 24h 241a 24h
10 Mfrs LIT e. HIT. so 90 so SO
10 Natl Fireproof. IA TX IA tx
10 do pf ....>.. Is 10 16 16
rs Ohio Fuel Sup. ASA 45ss 45ss 45ss
90 Ohio Fuel Oil. 1914 1914 1914 1919
1876 Okla Natl Gas. 20i. 201s 20 201a
1S Pitts Plate GlI30 1870 1870 100
500 Pitts g. Mt Sh. 2ac &c 24c 24c
$50 Duquesne Oil. 3 ;
Bonds
$1,000 Pitts Brew 6s. as rs rs as
Montreal
80 Open High. Low. Last
AbtihlsP &.P. "a 50 80 80
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Sugar Stocks
Tobacco Stocks
Federal and Joint Stock Land Ban
Bonds

Federal Farm Loan 5s.
93S op 1928 1908 1902
Federal Farm Loan 6s.
1941 op 1881 .........101h 102H 40
Federal Farm Loan 4l2s,
1889 op 1924. 81 % 467
Federal Farm Loan Alas,
1888, op 1923. ........ o7 90 468
Federal Farm Loan AIS,
l937 op 1922. 2........ 81 80 40
Chicago Joint Stock Lard
Bank b as, 1851, op 's1.1O2a. 103M SIS
Chicago Joint stock Land
Bank 5s, 1o39, op "a. 80
Chicago Joint Stock Land
Bank 5s, 1898, op 23. 90
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Miscellaneous Stocks
New York State Bonds

Issued in coupon and registered form. not
nterchangea BILE Coupon bonds registera BILE.
Bid A SIX Yield
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23
Bonds

ssells cents q share.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-23

Bonds
$1,000 Chi Ry st 5s. 66 &c 66 6G
5000 Ch Rys ST B 5s 3Os4 3OM 3O% sos
600 Swift Ist 5s. 81 81 81 81
1000 Wilson Gs... 34s 9iH 94fs 9iI