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The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

Could anything be fairer or in better faith than
this proposition to suspend the United States navy
building program to await the outcome of the in
ternatonal conference disarmament? It would
have saved money and it would have shown the
world that we were in earnest and that the Borah
resolution was not a sop to the people, mere
meaningless gesture. But the senate rejected the
Pomerene amendment 29 to 36; The rollcall is as
follows:
For Pomerene Amendment - Ashurst, Borah,
Broussard Capper, Caraway, Dial, Fletcher, Glass,
Harris, Harrison, johnson, Jones (Wash), Kenyon,
King, Ladd, La Toilette, Lenroot, Mcclellan, Over
man, Owen, Pomerene, Sheppard, Simmons, Stan
ley, Swanson, Tram1nen, Underwood, Walsh
(Mass), Watson (Ga.)-29.
Against Pomerene Amendment-Ball Brandegee,
Bursum, Calder, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham;,
Edge, Gerry Goodng, Hale, Harreld, Kellogg,
Keyes, Lodge, Mccormick, McNary, Moses, Myers,
Nelson, Newberry, Norbeck, Oddie Phipps, Poin-
dexter, Shortridge, smoot Spencer, stanfield ster
T. PAGE TEN
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
Mo~~&2; &;

merce has commenced nation wide campaign
against the passage of the soldiers bonus bill
When the boys were marching away to war mem
bers and officials Of the United States Chamber of
Commerce were the first to cheer them on, but now
that legislation is proposed which will give many
OF the jobless and wounded veterans much-needed
relief this big business organization opposes it on
the ground it will increase taxes. Heads of soldiers
associations in Washington very indignant and
some blistering language is being applied to some
of the war profteers who looted the government Of
millions and are now trying to block misery COM
pensation for the men who did the fighting.
On September 222 farms will be opened to
homestead entry by soldiers of the World war on
the North Platte irrigation project in Wyoming,
and one week later, September 49,, 81 farms will
be thrown open under the Shoshone project in the
same state About 10000 acres of land are in
Guided in the two openings. For 60 days no one
but soldiers of the World war will be permitted to
make filings on these FARMS
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
Railroad Rates

- HE Esch- -Cummins bill commanded the
TIT hEaI interstate commerce commission to fix
N9a1 EsI rates on freight and passengers carried
iE Ia by railroads at a figure sufficient to
Ez1MNa return profit of not less than 51a per
cent on the valuation of the roads.
That does not mean the actual valuation of each
road fixes the rates that road shall CHARGE but that
the roads to be considered as one property and
valued as such.
When the rates were raised last year the inter-
state commerce commission claimed it was compel
led to put the roads valuation at 5000 900 900,
which is practically the property investment or
"book" value placed upon the roads by their man
agers This is the valuation upon which are based
present freight and passenger rates. On this valua
tion the roads permitted to profits provided
for by the Esch- Cummns act.
For years the commission has had it's agents
making valuation of the roads according to provi-
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
Disarmament
Wadsworth, Walsh

ling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Walsh
(Mont.), Warren, Willis.-36. 81.
Not voting-Cameron, Colt, Culberson, Ekins,
Ernst, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen Heain,
Hitchcock, Jones IN. N.Y., Kendrick, Knox, McCum-
Der, Mckinley, Mclean, New, Nicholson, Norris,
Page, Penrose, Pittman Ransdell, Reed, Robinson,
Shields, Smith, Watson (Ind.), Weller, Williams,
Wolcott.
HEARINGS ON GRAIN GRADE s. .>s
MEASURE HELD IN HOUSE ".4t
bill, which aboshes the complicated and arbitrary
80 different classifcations of existing federal
grades and substitutes three easily understood
grades, with only nine subdivisions, probably will
be made by the house committee agriculture
Hearings for the past three days have brought out
friendly expression from great majority of the
committeeman.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

state commerce commission claimed it '
led to put the roads valuation at $18,
which is practically the property inve
"book" value placed upon the roads by
ayers. This is the valuation upon whic
present freight and passenger rates. On
tion the roads are permitted to earn prof
for by the Esch-Cummins act.
For years the commission has had
making a valuation Of the roads accordil
sions of law, and those valuations in a
! majority OF cases prove the charge that
the so-called property investment ac-
counts" on which the interstate COM
merce commission based the $18,9OO,-
1000 valuation, are swollen with fic-
titious claims.
Eighteen roads which have been val
ued, the commissions engineers find,
could have been reproduced new, even
at the relatively high costs of labor and
materials prevailing in 1917, for just
half what the carriers claim they are
worth, if proper depreciation charge
is included in the calculation.
While the books of these 18 roads
show as an investment in road and
equipment the sum of $1O4,934, ,O31, the
engineers declare that only $50,854,506
would be required to outfit their entire
properties with new equipment. This
includes land at it's market value when
the appraising was made in 1917.
The most fragrant overcapitalization
is revealed in the accounts of the New
Orleans, Texas & Mexico railroad,
which claims to have invested $35,171,-
019 in road and equipment. The COM
mission reports that this property can
be reproduced new for not more than
$8,594,019, with the necessary depre-
citation allowance. The actual value of
the road is, therefore, less than one
third of the claimed value, upon which
the public is compelled to pay exorbi-
tant freight charges that dividends may
be guaranteed under the -Cummins
act.
The railroad lobby put over the Esch-
Cunmins bill before valuation of the
roads could be made, and compelled the
= cept valuation that it is now proving
to be away above the actual figures.
Because of that valuation, freight and
passenger rates are about 100 per cent
higher than they would be under fair
valuation, which means that the rail-
roads have sandbagged the people out
OF twice as much as they are legally
Public opinion forced a reluctant congl
meat packer legislation, but friends of t
cut the heart out Of the original bill ant
ure which finally passed won't hurt thu
for it is said to have been drafted by
neys. The senate passed the house bill
ing it for the senate bill which had teeth
tors La Toilette, Norris and Kenyon tri
porate some real regulatory amendme
bill, but under the leadership of Smoot
voted down by the reactionaries.
ROLLCALL SHOWS WHO ARE
REAL FRIENDS OF PEACE
A number of United States senator's '
to lose as friends of world peace beca,
vote IN favor of the Borah resolution,
and requesting the president to call a
on disarmament. But the Borah resolr
bandwagon proposition after Presidel
and the militarists, in the face of an ov
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
HEARINGS ON GRAIN GRADE
MEASURE HELD IN HOUSE

mittee with evidence proving the un-
fairness of existing grades and wound
up by relating the Infamous "Feed D"
wheat steal in 1916, when the entire
North Dakota crop was given special
grade and purchased at prices of from
40 cents to 81 bushel under the price
for usual grades. Later this wheat was
milled and the millers actually adver-
tised that it made superior flour. Sena-
tor Ladd declared the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce had an illegal
combine to fix prices and opined it
should be prosecuted under the Sher-
man antitrust law. He concluded by
saying the farmers never would get a
square deal until they controlled their
grain until it reached the final con-
Sumer. .-- '-'5
J. A. McGovern, grain inspector of
North Dakota, Professor w. C. Palmer
of the agricultural college and Thomas
Saunderson, state miller, also attacked
the existing federal grades. They lined
the committee room walls with charts
showing discrepancies between grades
and prices and McGovern displayed
samples of wheat showing unfairness in
grading.
C. M. Bendixen, Elias Nordgren and
George Sullivan, members of the Min
nesota legislative commission, also
vigorously attacked the administration
of the present grades, and Dan O'Neill
of Thief River Falls, well-known Nom
partisan Lacquer, told how farmers were
cheated by the manipulations of the
grain buyers. James Manahan, attor-
ney for the Equity, concluded the evi-
dence from the Northwest by assailing
the bureaucracy Of the department of
agriculture. He said the rules, design
ed by theorists and armchair" farm
ers in the government department,
wound up the administration in so much
red tape that relief from congress was
needed. -',.
The United States Chamber of Com
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
ROLLCALL SHOWS WHO ARE
REAL FRIENDS OF PEACE

number of United States senator's will attempt
to lose friends of world peace because of their
vote IN favor of the Borah resolution authorizing
and requesting the president to call conference
on disarmament But the Borah resolution was
bandwagon proposition after President Harding
and the militarists in the face of an overwhelming
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
SNOW ~ CONSIDERED BOON
BY POWER COUNTY FARMERS
More Than "a Foot Fell Near American
fails-Heayiest In Yalley--Bene-
flclal 10 Crops Is Opinion.

Weather reports indicate that Amer
lean Falls and Minidoka had heavier
snow falls during the relent storm than
any other cities In the Snake River
valley.
The storm area extended from
Granger, east OF Pocatello. % Sho-
shone, altho its effects were felt thru
out entire southern Idaho. Slightly
more than six inches were reported al
Pocatello. while the fall at American
Falls and vicinity was 10 inches Tues
day night. The precipitation was nine
ienths OF an inch.
Power county farm bureau heads
and local farmers declare the snow In
distinct benefit 10 Power county
and that II will be beneficial 10 the
dry farmers rather than harm.
The recent winds have coated the
lands west OF the river with a hard
crust" explained +. II. Morrell Of the
farm bureau. and this snow viii do
much 10 loosen the ground and ALLOW
the new wheat to come thru. II will
'also Kill a bunch Of ground squirrels
which are starting 70 proagate freely
y. y. Ceesey, Power county farmer
expressed satisfaction over the snow
and declared that he did not think ans
harm would result even II the snow
fall was followed by freexe.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
FARM DELEGATES
DIFFER ON PLANS
Compulsory Pooling Recommendation
of Committee Meets Opposition. Ef-
forts Are Being Made TO Unite Grain
Organizations.

Chicago, April 6.-Compulsory pool
ing of grain thrust itself forward today
as the big isue of the meeting called
for ratification of national coopera-
tive grain marketing plan worked out
by the farmers grain marketing com
mittee of seventeen. Decision went
over until tomorrow.
Advocates of compulsory pooling
asked that one-third of the grain hand
led by farmers through the proposed
national marketing agency be held for
pooling. Recommendation of the com
mittee was that pooling should be left
optional with each farmer.
Sentiment Growing.
Sentiment for compulsory pooling
grew rapidly under the attack on the
optional plan late in the session and on
the strength of its advocates.
The issue was opened by G. o. Moser
of Dallas, Texas, secretary of the Texas
Farm Bureau Federation. He moved
an amendment to the plan presented by
the committee of seventeeH requesting
each grain grower joining the national
association to agree to the pooling OF
one third of all wheat he delivered.
Aaron Sapiro of San Francisco, pro-
minent in the California cooperative
movement and appearing as delegate
of the Northwest Wheat Growers as
sociation, seconded the amendment and
it had further support from b. NJ
Jewett of Spokane, Wash, general
manager of the Northwest Wheat
Growers association.
Demand Compulsory Pooling.
Demand for compulsory pooling was
also in evidence from representatives
of the Wheat Growers association Of
America, which ha been signing mem
bers on strict pooling basis in Colo.
rado, Nebraska, Kansas. Oklahoma ant
Texas, according 10 the officials.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
WILL DISCUSS
NEW CITY PLANS
Chamber Of Commerce Has Announced
Mass Meeting Mt Which Time Clti-
xens viii Offer Suggestions on Plans
for New Town.

A general mass meeting. under the
direction OF the American Falls Cham
her OF Commerce. Will be held In Wag-
ncr hail next Monday night at which
time discussion will be held for the
purpose OF obtaining suggestions on
the construction OF the new townite.
H. q. Black. city builder Of Heights
town, y. j., is expected ia this city
within a few days 10 begin work ON
the new city II Is because OF this that
the citizens are 10 be called together
10 advance Views on the new city.
y. A. Banks, OF the reclamation SER
vice, VIII give a short talk, II is un-
derstood. In which ho will present
some Of the problems 10 be faced IN
laying out the city.
A citizens committee will be named
fOr the purpose OF cooperating with
the new city builder and the govern
ment In preparing the ultimate plans
TO be used
II is expected that many valuable
suggestiOns may be obtained from in
tereBted property owners.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
"LOS' Is Too ROUGH For Him
Says He's Home Again To Stay

Los Angeles. the home of Sun-kist
oranges and cafeterias, is popular
place for one story bungalows, but it's
no town for a timid man or a person
who values his life, according TO +. T..
White, pioneer Power county farmer,
who returned home Wednesday from
a winters sojourn in the sunny south.
Mr.. White declares that southern
California is quite a nice place as far
as the climate is concerned but that IL
is dangerous place for careless per-
son.
He's Lucky.
I'm lucky to be back with a whole
skim" declared Mr.. White, Its some
thing terrible down there"
To back his statement that Los An
geles is somewhat more exciting than
American Falls. he brought back e1-
erpts from the Los Angeles police re-
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08

cords for three months.
II came back TO Idaho" said Mr..
White to escape being killed or manned
by automobile or electric car, murder
ed, robbed. kidnapped or held up"
Peaceful City.
The police reports show:
February, l92l-Seven killed; ar
rests, 707S; hold-ups on street, So;
holdups. otherwise, 1000; arrests for
intoxication. 457; murders 8 burglar
les. 4s7; reported pockets picked, ~;
bunco victims. 4; autos stolen, 200;
traffic injuries. 3Sl; assaults 20 and
suicides Is.
March, 1921-Arrests, 1888. persons
killed, 27-23 by autos. by street
cars; traffic accidents z4z7.
And. on top Of all this, Mr.. White
says. they divorce them at the rate OF
six a day In the City OF Los Angels.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
TO RESUME LOAN
DAVIS IS TOLD
May Is Date Set for New Loans TO
Be Made TO Farmers--Old Appli-
cants TO BE Handled First.

Boise-The federal farm loan board
expects to resume making loans about
May !, Governor ID. w. Davis of Idaho
states in a message received here from
Washington. Governor Davis called
upon the board Monday TO urge the
early resumption of loans to farmers.
The board advised Governor Davis that
priority would be given to claims hore-
tofore filed and long held up and that
IL would then proceed with new loans
as fast as they could be approved.
That few Power county farmers win
aTail themselves OF federal farm loans,
is the opinion expressed this week by
G.. 8. Butler, secretary OF the Dry Farm
National Farm Loan Association, fol-
lowing the decision of the federal farm
loan board to rsume loans about May
/.
Butler was OF the opinion that the
majority of the farmers here, who
would be desirous OF making loans
would be unable TO avail themselves
OF the opportunity because their farms
were already over mortgaged.
Butler declared that the recent croI
| failures had so debated land values
that any loan the government would
make now would not be sufficient tc
lift the existing mortgages, that the
second loan could be applied. The
loan board insists that the loan be suf
ficient to obliterate the existing debt
against farm before a second loar
will be made.
Butler however, declared that he be-
lieved the farm loans to be the bes
loans available for farmers able {,
get them, in that no commissions ar,
charged and the rate of interest is the
lowest of fits kind.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS
ARE REHEARSING SYLVIA
Operetta TO BE Presented Mt Auditor
ium ShOrtly-Cast 10 BE Announc-
ed Next Week.-Mrs. GOff Is
Director.

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the production OF the high
school operetta Sylvia" to be given at
the Auditorium at an early date.
Rehearsals have been under way for
several weeks and the cast, which will
be named next week by Miss Lois Goff,
director, 81 said to be rounding into
shape In such a remarkably wonder
full manner that Sylvia" is expected
to overshadow in excellency anything
Of a similar nature ever presented in
this city.
Miss Goff is being assisted by Miss
Jeane Murdock.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
IDAHO PIONEER WOMAN
PASSES AWAY IN BUHL
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Crowley Dies
After Long Illness Funeral Held
Thursday at ROckland.

Following an illness of two years.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Crowley. ~,
mother Of County Assessor o. II. Crow
ley. died Wednesday at Buhl, Idaho.
from complication OF bronchial
asthma and heart disease.
The body was shipped TO American
Falls Thursday morning and burial
was held in ROckland that after
noon. A large number Of friends at
tended the funeral. Mrs. Crowley was
placed in the Crowley family plot.
She is survived by five sons and two
daughters. They are:
Mrs. G. A. Rickett and Mrs. Bert
Womack of Buhl, Idaho; J. M. Crowley
OF Harrington, Wn.; John Crowley and
Bert Crowley OF Bull, Idaho; J. n
Crowley, Honeyyllle, Utah, o. F. Grow
ley. American Falls, Idaho.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
ALL POWER COUNTY FARMERS
WILL BE AIDED BY GOVT
Wheat Seed Loan win BE ample to Go
Around. Declares County Agent
Morrell--Money Left Over.

Every Power county farmer In need
of wheat seed will he supplied and
there will be money left in the fund
allotted by the government, for the aid
of drouth stricken farmers, according
TO T. IL. Morrell, county agent IN
charge of the distribution of the funds
in the county,
Sixty applications for $500 each have
already been forwarded 10 the govern
ment agents at Fargo, s, d., for. ap-
proval ana immediate aid Is expected,
Morrell declared that he did not be-
lieve more than 40 additional farmers
would seek aid and that there would
be some money left In the fund.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
CREAMERY OFFERS PRIZE FOR
STORE SELLING MOST BUTTER
Two and A Half Dollars Worth of
Sunny Idaho Brand Goes Zach
Month to Merchant with
Largest Sales.

Announcement of monthly prize
of two and half dollars worth of but
ter to the merchant with the heaviest
sales of Sunny Idaho Brand butter,
were made this week by the directors
of the American Falls Cooperative
Creamery Association through e. E.
Geesey.
Production at The Creamery is barely
keeping up with sales due largely to
the splendid cooperation given the
Creamery by the American Falls and
Rockland merchants.
The Fall Creek Mercantile Company
sold the most butter in March. Maynes
Cash Grocery sold the most in Febru-
airy. The prizes will be given for
April sales.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-08
MAYOR HANSON
LEADS TICKET
OF PETITIONERS
COUNCIL CALLS CONVENTION FOR
MONDAY EVENING AT WAGNER
HALL TO DISCUSS CITY ELEC-
TION AND POLITICS.
CRAWLING AUTHORIZED,
Earring, Kerr, Chas. Johnson, George
Hanson, t. C. Sparks and Durkee
Named for COuncilmen-Petiti
Cannot Take Part In Convention.

A petitioned city ticket is in the
field and another may be entered fol-
lowing meeting called by the city
council for Monday evening in Wagner
Hall.
On motion by councilman Allen, Sec
onded by Charles Johnson the council
voted to call the meeting which is
scheduled to follow that of the Amer
lean Falls Chamber of Commerce.
The petitioned ticket is led by Mayor
VIM. H. Hanson, clerk C. Lee French
and treasurer o. F. Crowley. Council
men from the first ward are E. E. Ear
ing and Walter Kerr, from the second
T. G. Sparks and F. d. Durkee and
from the third Charles and George H.
Hanson. The petition requires at least
six qualified electors from each ward
to nominate the councilmen and 40
signers from the city at large for the
Mayor, Clerk and Treasurer.
The Law Says.
Petitioners, according to law are not
permitted to partake in conventions
and vice versa. The statute regulat-
ing this phase of municipal elections
read a follows: Chapter 80, section s
Idaho Session Laws 1921 "Ne person
who has signed the certificate of nomi-
nation O. ia convestion shall sign the
certificates of nomination by petition,
and neither shall any person who has
signed a certificate of nomination by
petition sign any certificate of nomina-
ton of a convention.
Section 6, 1921 compiled statutes also
refers to the procedure in conventions
and states that cat the nominating
convention there shall be elected an
executive committee consisting of al
least seven numbers all of whom must
be qualified electors Of the municipal.
ity. This committee shall have power
to fill all vacancies which may arise
in the offices originally filled at the
convention, but no others. 1t shall be
the duty, of the chairman of the con
vention at the time of filing the nomi
nation certificates of the convention tC
certify and file with the clerk the
names of the duly elected executive
committeeman"
Graveling Authorized.
Grading and graveling of streets wal
authorized by the council for TIVE
blocks on Prarie Avenue between tht
Jack Stuart and Wones Corner and ol
14th Avenue Knob Hill between 29tl
and 36th streets. A call for sprinklinl
bills was also authorized.