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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21

to exceed six per centum (6%o), sep
arate bids must be made upon the
bonds of each issue. Each bidder shall
file with each bid for the foregoing
bond issues, a certified check in the
following amounts. respectively, viz:
l. A bid for the Forty Thousand
Dollar ($40,0000O) issue, certified
check of Two Thousand Dollars
(s2,000.)
2. A bid for the Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollar ($25, 100000 issue
certified check of Fifteen Hundred
Dollars ($1500)
8. A bid for the Fifteen Thou
sand Dollar ($15,OO0.) issue, certi-
fled check of One Thousand Dollars
($1000.)
The approving opinion of Burcham
& Blair, Attorneys of Spokane, Wash
ington, will be furnished each success
full bidder. The right to reject any
and all bids is expressly reserved by
the Chairman and Board of Trustees
of said Village, who will meet in spec
ial meeting at 800 o'clock, p. m. on
said day for the consideration, award
ing or rejection of bids.
Dated this 18th day of April, 1921.
Chairman and Board of Trustees OF
the Village of Bonners Ferry, Idaho
BY e. e. FRY,
Attest' Chairman
CHAs. D. ROWE, Village Clerk.
April14-may5-4t
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21
PICRIC ACID
FOR STUMPINC

B. F. Sheehan, field agronomist of
the university extension service and
state seed inspector, was in the city
on tour of the state in the interests
of seed inspection and certification
He is visiting all handlers of seeds
and making thorough investigation
of conditions under which they are
sold, to see that the state laws are
compiled with in regard to purity of
product
While in the city he conferred with
K. e. Prichard, powder project leader
OF the farm bureau, regarding the is
sue of federal explosives to be dis
tributed for clearing agricultural lands
and for which a $4,000 appropriation
has been made by congress.
I'VE have asked for 100000 pounds
of picric acid for Idaho" said Mr.
Sheehan. land the only charge to the
farmers getting this will be for car
tridges and transportation. 1t is left
as war surplus and will deteriorate
to uselessness unless put into opera
ton soon.
The powder which will come here
will be handled through the farm bu-
reaus and those counties having no
farm bureaus will have difficulty in
arranging for shipments However.
the bulk of it will probably go to but
eight counties as other counties do
not have an imperative demand for
land-clearing powders and of these
eight the Bonner county need is per-
haps the most urgent, although Bound
airy, Benewah and Kootenai counties
also need much stumping powder. If
our request is met in full it is probable
that the Bonner county share will be
somewhere near 100000 pounds"
That the requisition has an excel
lent chance of success is indicated in
letters to F. NJ. Hillman, county agent
of Sanders county, Mont, from several
federal officials and w j. Mccormick.
representative from western Montana
which have been forwarded to Mr..
Prichard. The letters state that 12,-
100000 pounds of picric acid will be
released and that experiments by the
bureau of mines, department of agri-
culture, and the University of Wiscon-
sin show the acid to be a comparative
ly safe explosive to handle although
1t has a strength in excess of 40 per
cent dynamite, now largely used in
this county. The bids for cartridging
were opened Friday in Washington
and the national distribution handled
through the bureau of public roads,
Standpoint Review.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21

sion, repair, alteration and i'm
provement thereof, bonds being
numbered from one ID to twenty
five (25), both inclusive, each for
One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00).
3. Fifteen Thousand Dollar
t$l5, OO000) Bond Issue for the pur-
pose of providing for the erection
construction and furnishing of a
public building for said Village
bonds being numbered from one a.
to fifteen (15), both inclusive, each
for One Thousand Dollars $4,000. OO)
All of said bonds are dated May /.
1871, and are payable twenty (20)
years from date with option for their
redemption in numerical order in each
issue at any time after the expiration
Of ten (10) years from the date of is
suance. Interest is payable semi-an-
nually on January LIST and July 1st of
each year. Bidders are required to file
their sealed written offers with the
Village Clerk on or before the 14th day
OF May, 1921, at 1000 o'clock a. m
stating the sum offered, severally, for
each of the foregoing bond issues in
the amount stated.
and stating, severally, the rate of in
terest which such bidders will require
upon said bond issues, severally, not
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21
IN THE MATTER OF DRAINAGE
DISTRICT NO. OF BOUNDARY
COUNTY, IDAHO.

In the District Court of the Eighth
Judicial District of the State of Ida
no, in and for the County of Bound
airy.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
the Commissioners of Drainage Dis
trict No. of Boundary County, Idaho.
Will receive bids at any time up to
the 23rd day of April, 1921, for the
construction of Drainage bitches and
dykes according to the plans of the
engineers made part of the Report of
OF the Commissioners and filed in the
office of the Clerk of Court and con-
firmed by the Court The total esti-
mated cost of the improvement is
Sl46, 143.94, and bids will be received
for the entire work or a separate bid
will be received for the construction
of dykes and separate bid will be
received for the construction OF ditch
es The plans and specifications COW
ering said work are on file in the Of
flee of the Secretary of the Board of
commissioners of Drainage District
No. of Boundary County, Idaho
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check in the amount of 10
per cent of the amount of the bid.
The Commissioners reserve the right.
to reject any or all bids.
The bids should be addressed to A
J. Kent, Secretary of Drainage Dis
.rict No. l of Boundary County, Idaho.
Boomers Ferry, Idaho.
A. ]. KENT,
lpr14-21-2t Secretary |
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF MUNICIPAL
COUPON BONDS OF THE VILLAGE
OF B0NNERS FERRY, BOUNDARY
COUNTY, IDAHO.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN by the
Chairman and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Boomers Ferry, Boundary
County, Idaho, that it is the intention
of the Village and the said Chairman
and Board of Trustees, thereof, to
sell, issue and negotiate the municipal
coupon bonds of said Village in
amounts as follows
1. Forty (4O) bonds of One
Thousand Dollars $4,000 each
numbered from one "a to forty
(4O), both inclusive, of the Eighty
five Thousand Dollar 1856, 900 .00)
Bond Issue of said Village for the
purpose of acquiring light and
power plant for said Village and
for the construction, enlargement,
extension, repair, alteration and i'm
provement thereof.
2. Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar
($25,00O00) Bond Issue for the pur-
pose of acquiring a water works
plant for said Village and for the
construction, enlargement, extern
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21

FOR SALE-One set double work
harness; one set single driving har-
ness; one stock saddle. Inquire of
R. E. Luse, G. N. depot. 1tcmar29tf
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21

For Sale-Two dozen laying hens
Inquire of Frank Cuddy City. m27tf
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-21

Before you buy photograph hear
the Actuelle, greater than the phono-
graph. Stookey Furniture Co. adv
Evening star., 1921-03-26
Scrapping the War Buildings.

Sale Of some Of the temporary war
begins the process Of clear.
ing the parks OF the Instructions that
have incumbered them for several
years. Four of the large frame struc.
lures. that cost the government about
81 800 900. have been sold at auction
for $62,364 in the aggregate. The sue.
cessful bidders must remove the build.
ings and restore the sites with q top
soil suitable Tor seeding. The other
buildings on the Mall east of the
Smithsonian will probably soon be sold
and removed as well. But there will
remain the large concrete buildings
in Potomac Park. which. though OH.
cially known as Temporary" are Of
such materials as to lead to the fear
that they will stand for some years
to come as housing for various gov
ernment Offices.
All OF these buildings should be def.
initely doomed to destruction. The
buildings on the northern edge Of Po-
tomac Park inrude seriously upon
the Lincoln Memorial setting and ap.
proach. They are an obstruction.
Thay reoot beautiful They are not
Evening star., 1921-03-26

IN Keeping with tass as1hstscenro Of
thA capital. They are merely useful
nov. but they vii deteeiorate and be-
come 1sss useful in tho course Of =
few years.
Building costs win prohabiy fAn BY
the time an appropriation can be &C.
cured and plans drawn and bids asked
for new buildings sufficiently to justify
the government in starting on a large
program Of construction. which it
urgently needs. None Of the govern
ment departments should be permit.
ted to remain in rented quarters. how
ever conveniently located or for the
present we'll adapted. The government
should own every square foot Of build
ing space it uses in Washington.
A State Department building Is one
Of the most urgently needed. That
department is now housed with two
others in a building barely big enough
for one OF those two. II the War De-
partment, for instance, were concen-
trated there tight fit-the Navy
should be given another home as well
as the State. Virtually only tradition
justif1es the maintenance Of these three
headquarters under one roof.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
Mr. Taft at the White House.
This is from a story about Mr.. T

This is from a story about Mr.. Taft's
call on President Harding yesterday:
THE former President. in his usual
jovial mood, explained that affairs of
state were not discussed, laughingly
indicating that he was not looking
for trouble, nor was he dispensing
any Of the gratuitous advice which
the President 10 receiving in large
quantities"
And yet there were some affairs of
state'-past affairs-the two men
might have discussed with interest,
and possibly profit.
Upon taking office Mr.. Taft found
the tariff question pressing. and call.
ed Congress in special session to dis
pose Of it. The revision effected split
the republican party wide open, and
paved the way for the democratic
triumph at the polls that followed
the next year.
Patronage was not quite as difficult
a problem then as now, but still diff
ficult. The republicans were already
in ofnce, but there were many repub-
licans outside who wanted to displace
those inside, and Mr.. Taft had q mans
job in handling the push. And in
handling it he made some enemies.
Such a thing as bull moosery was
not on the horizon. Those who had
put Mr.. Taft in the White House were
unitedly behind him. But the tariff
split and the patronage disa6ections
led to other divisions. and by 1912 bull
moosery had arrived; and In that
years campaign it polled more votes
than the old party. 1.-THE Assyrian
came down like a wolf on the fold, II
and almost as suddenly.
Tariff revision and a distribution o1
patronage confront Mr.. Harding now
Will anything resembling bull moosery
confront him in 1924? There is no sigr
Of any such thing today.
Evening star., 1921-03-26

should adjust ourselves b 1easpeamut-
y and successfully - possihaA
The consular ssrx1ce wm bee prom.
inent factor IN our ioHease4 1seslgn
trada bro5eCtA We want m no Tor.
'eagn trnde ~ can gek ~ want St
On ths best terme' ootAinzblA Hence
the larger value that win attach to
consular reports In future. containing.
as they should. all Information gather
able about foreign markets. and
changes and shifts in foreign needs
and productions.
AS this will be important work, and
large in volume. it should be well
enumerated. Congress would be well
advised in going over the whole salary
list and increasing the pay from top to
bottom. The salaries paid at present
are Inadequate. The amounts should
be fixed so as to attract the best
grades Of men.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
Bailif Kendig.

Bailih Kendig is dead. For thirty
two years he has been on duty at the
Police Court. That is a long time for
such service, and during 1t the vet
eran saw a sad procession filing
through the precincts Of justice. He
saw Washington's unhappy side and
came to understand as have few Dis.
trict people the misfortunes Of human
ity. The post Of Police Court bailiff
is a peculiar one. 1t touches life on
the raw spots. The judge on the bench
does not quite get the contact that the
bailiff does. The administrator Of
justice sees the defendants at their
best, for when they reach the dock
they put up their most effective front.
But back in the pen, out Of sight of the
court, is where the bailif meets them
at their worst. It is a severe test to
a man to serve so long in such a re-
lationship. But Bailiff Kendig passed
through this ordeal and in addition
to rendering effective service preserv-
ed his kindly qualities to the end Of
his days.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
Japan on Yap.

a statement from the japanese for
eiyn ONCE regarding the value Of the
Island Of zap, concerning which there
haS been much discussion and. it must
b Acknowledged. with little geo
s1phical information. is plea
somewhat after the fashion Of that
famous one Of Midshipman Easy's
nurse 1t is verify "a little one." Yap
Is tiny, but sometimes little things
are troublesome. The Toxic foreign
Office points out that the total area of
the entire group Of which zap forms
Island, that zap has only eight square
miles, or less than one-third of Guam,
and that its harbors are capable of
accommodating only three steamers
with a combined tonnage Of not more
than 5000 tons. In short, the island
is, according to this authority, "a
worthless piece Of barren soil in mid.
ocean"
II there is any principle involved in
the case Of Yap it Is not affected by its
size, situation or resources. Yap is
obviously suitable only for q cable sta
ton, but at that it may be a very i'm
portant factor in the Pacific. The
United States feels that the assign
nnent Of Yap to Japan is contrary to
understanding and good faith. There
- no public excitement in the United
Ststes over zap. and it is perhaps as
Wel1 to have its territorial insignifcance
caeWfy understood through the me-
9fn o( the japanese ofncial announce
nmt II Japan needs a cable sta
ton 30 urgently as to cause the rights
Of the United States in the premises
to be overlooked. the value of the islet
obviously is greater than the square
mileage Indicates.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
Going After Bergdoll.

Secretary Weeks says that I'VE are
going to get Bergdoll If it is possible
to get him." No intimation is given of
the means that are to be employed in
this attempt. No more kidnapping,
however. is contemplated. If Bergdoll
is secured it will be through the action
of the German government. That gov
ernment. it is reported, is embarrassed
by Bergdoll's great personal popularity
in Germany. He is regarded as a hero
and there was public rejoicing recent
ly when he evaded capture and his
would-be takers were caught. To the
Germans Bergdoll is q patriot who,
despite his American birth, was too
German to render military service. It
will be interesting to see whether the
government at Berlin will cite this
personal popularity Of the deserter as
a ground for refusal or inability to ex-
tradite him. A diplomatic. document
based on such grounds would be a
curiosity indeed.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
American Bottoms and Products.

Rear Admiral Benson addressed the
New York Press Club Thursday night
on the subject Of the American mer-
chant marine. This is taken from a
report Of his remarks:
He said that there were three main
points which every citizen OF this
country should keep in mind when he
thought of mercantile shipping at all.
assailed by any expressions Of a prop
aganda-which Admiral Benson in
sists is going on-which has for its
object the depression of faith in our
merchant marine. and enthusiasm for
its future. The three points he made
were: That the United States was as
great a force in the last war as it
was largely through the freighter
fleet which carried the supplies to the
Army. and that the vessels built and
managed by the Shipping Board have
more than paid their way, and that
without the support of Americans
they will disappear from American
registry"
In short, American bottoms for
American products. It Is q strong
slogan.
Well. American bottoms are in ex-
cost goodly sum. but 50 did every
thing else the government required
at that time. We paid the top price
Of long neglect Of a plain duty. We
had needed for years, and should have
had, large merchant tonnage.
American products in great guam
titles and varieties will issue from a
stabilization of business and the re-
turn Of prosperity. Congress will soon
be busy with the problem, and a pre-
gram is now being licked into shape.
The business interests of America
must do the rest. In establishing for
eign trade they must patronize the
home industry. They must give pref
erence to American ships. II they do
that. and insist, as they should, on
good service. there will be every rea-
son to expect America to take a place
the foremost of the seacar-
riers. and profit in every way by the
Evening star., 1921-03-26
Americans for American Work
This IL from q news note:

Heads Of an American diplomatic
missions have been notified by the
State Department that they must get
It'd Of all non-American attaches by
July L The full Americanization OF
embassies and legations was provided
for tn the last diplomatic appropria-
ton measure. which stipulated that
salary expenditures from the contin-
gent fund should be only for Amsri-
e1 employee
Hot only an our diplomatic bust.
oass. but all our consular business
6houm paas through American hands
only. Put none but Americans on
guard. no matter how small and com.
pazattvely unimportant the place may
be-
Our foreign relations of every kind
will grow as the result Of the war.
Our representatives Of every kind
abroad VIII be busy men getting the
now LAY Of the land" The home gov
aknnsent will need their utmost energy
04 0hefP best Judgment. There IL q
peX RWid to - dealt With and -Ne
Evening star., 1921-03-26
The Answer TO Lenin.

Hhe reply Of the Secretary of State
- the appeal Of Lenin for a trade
agreement between the United States
Ind soviet Russia VIII receive the en-
thusiasttc approval Of the American
public. Tho inevitable converse OF
TINT tact Is that it will prove a rude
knd wholesome shock to those whose
tyranny, born in blood and maintained
through terror. today extends over
unhappy Russia. For the answer is
q candid and definite refusal even to
consider the relationship sought, so
long as the communistic economic sys-
tam prevails in Russia. 1t is a mes
sage in which frank reproof is soft
ened by friendly and wise counsel, and
brings clearly before Russia the path
her people must travel in their quest
tor happiness and prosperity.
Tho nota points out that lit is only
b ths productivity Of Russia that
there Is any hope for the Russian peo-
paE" In one brief sentence it emu
mmates the factors upon which pro-
ductivity is conditioned. 1t indicates,
IN 50 many words, that these condi-
tious cannot be established while "the
present causes Of progressive impov-
erishment continue to operate" And
It notifies Russia that until she can
furnish convincing evidence" Of
fundamental changes involving due
regard for the protection Of persons
md property and the establishment of
epoditions essential to the mainte-
nance of commerce" this government
nm not consider entering upon trade
E4ny other relations.
That Is the word of the American
people to those who today control the
destinies of Russia. In language more
paebeian, yet no whit less clear. we
ny to Lenin: You want to trade
WIN us. Yet you have brought the
people with whom that trade would
b conducted, through the crimes and
GEpesses Of your lawless government,
70 q condition where profitable trade
fD an impossibility. Set your house
IN order, or let others do so for you.
Show us-and we will insist upon be-
ing shown-that you have done SO.
And then call again." From the view
point Of America, Russia and the
world at large, the answer is the best
that could have been made.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
The Jurywoman's Husband.

Apparently there is no other way.
New Jersey husbands must learn to
cook. The courts there refuse to
consider household duties sufficient
cause for exemption from jury duty.
jurywoman detained at court. The
deserted husband must cook or go
hungry.
But let US not waste sympathy.
The avoidance Of the kitchen by the
average male is not so much from
Cast on q desert island or Just or on
a hunting or fishing trip. the mas
culine half of humanity does not
starve by any means. OF course. 'an
open fire in the woods is more allur-
is mere detail. The preparing Of
food IL a fundamental human in
stinct.
SO when the husband Of the jury
woman receives word that his. wife
sophical and put on an apron. And
IL she isn't home when 1t Is ready
he will understand her feelings when
he telephones. as he sometimes does,
that he'll be late for dinner tonight.
At least, he will know that getting
and not be in the state of mind Of the
East Orange man who. when notified
that his juror wife was detained. sent
back word that 1t served her
right."-New York Tribune (republi-
CAM.
There are certain persons who may
attribute their straitened circum-
stances to following their natural
bent.-Memphis News-Scimitar.
THE day of the vampire is wan
ing" observes Theda Bara. A few
gray hairs and some wrinkles do it,
eh?-Lexington Leader.
Surf bathing is an exhilaratine
sport. and then, too, you're not liable
to slip on the soap.-Florida Times
Union.
Georgia farmer pays four cents in
come tax. Most farmers will wonder
how he managed to pay that much
Muskegon Chronicle.
Even the lawyer who helps his
clients to avoid long sentences is
himself hopelessly addicted to them
Baltimore Sun.
Liberia is becoming a real nation
She has just sent a delegation to
Uncle Sam to see what the chances
are for loan.-Columbus Dispatch.
Many a man is beginning to cast
drawer in which his wife has locked
his B. v. D.'s.-Toledo Blade.
The idea seems to be that this year
II will be good farming to raise two
blades Of grass where one stalk Of
cotton grew before.-Greenville Is.
c. Piedmont.
Col. House must find. these days
that this iss cold, Indifferent
world. which pays no attention to
him no matter how quiet he keeps
Kansas City Star.
Evening star., 1921-03-26

Should the revival Of vague claims
against America become customary,
some financial archeologist will take
occasion to suggest that the u. 8. A.
is under moral obligation in connec-
tion with Christopher Columbus ex-
pense account.
Evening star., 1921-03-26

Newspapers in England were re.
quired by unions to suspend publica.
tion on Good Friday. owing to rule
against work on public holidays. No
clear indication Is given as to whether
the work taken so seriously is that of
the comparatively few engaged in get
ting out an English newspaper or the
large number who consider It their
duty to read 1t.
Evening star., 1921-03-26
An Appreciated Auditor.

Your small boy asks you a great
many puzzling questions
He does" rejoined Senator Sorghum.
But it's relief to 60 home and
listen to him. He always believe I am
giving him the correct answers, which
Is more than l can say for my con.
stituents"
Evening star., 1921-03-26
The Classics.

DO young women read the classics?"
I'm afraid not" replied the pro-
fessor. I'm inclined to think many Of
them neglect the reading and content
themselves with studying the pictures
Tor costume suggestions"
Evening star., 1921-03-26

Another irony Of fate Is the loom.
ing up Of a man of Bergdoll's per.
sonal unimportance as an interna-
tional problem.
Evening star., 1921-03-26

Building interests in various cities
are doing their best to secure some
kind Of reliable enforcement Of the law
Of supply and demand.
Evening star., 1921-03-26

Col. Bryan observes with regret a
disposition on the part Of the water
wagon to wabble instead Of keeping
to the straight and narrow way.