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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
Case of Judge Who Protected Youth
Still Hangs Fire.

The case of Judge Ben B. Lind
sey of Denver, charged with con-
tempt of court, was continued I'M
til next Saturday.
Continuance was at the request of
Stephen w. Ryan, special prosecut-
or. Omar Garwood attorney for
Judge Lindsey, announced in court
that Ryan wanted the case con-
tinued because the special prose-
cutor had not had time to prepare
for Saturdays hearing.
The judge of Denver's Juvenile
court was adjudged guilty of con-
tempt of court in 1915 for his re-
fusal to divulge what he charac-
terized as private communications
from Neal Wright, IA years old. a
ward of his court, during the trial
of the youths mother on a charge
OF murder. The Judge maintained
the statement was given to him in
confidence and that he would "rath-
er go to jail than betray the con-
fidence of a child" Judge Lindsey
must either pay fine of $500 or
face a Jail sentence.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
And ALI For a Penny.

An Englishman, has been amusing
himself by counting the number Of
words one buys in newspaper for
| penny and comparing this with
9onnyworth of words from novel
III makes 1t $4,000 In the common
paper and TAT in the novel.
How little one thinks of the in
trinsic value of common things. Air
is free; we do not give 1t second
thought but go on breathing 1t
without embarrassment. Water is
easy to get for drinking purposes;
but there are countries where one
must buy it on the streets; water
has very different value in those
countries. One may sustain life on
bread; but bread we take as a mat
ter of course, until someone chances
to raise the price Of a loaf. Yet
one expects to pay high for his
porterhouse steak. It is very hard
to appreciate air, water and bread
for their intrinsic value to man.
Does not the same argument APP
ply to the newspaper? 1t is avail
able everywhere. One finds 1T
blowing along the street. One picks
it up, abandoned, in street car.
One buys it for a trife on the side
walk. Who stops to think of ii
real value to man?
Yet suppose for a moment there
suddenly ceased to be in the world
any newspaper and that Mr.. Ordi-
nary Cities, after two weeks OF
forced attention to family and neigh
borhood troubles and local gossip in
the barber shops, should yearn for
knowledge of other things. Sup
pose he should be confronted sud-
denly by a traveller who offered him
a choice of two things for dollar;
in one hand a volume containing
75,700 words devoted to the pre-
sentation of a single story, on the
other 20 newspapers of various
dates containing some 100000
words devoted to the presentation
of Vulnerable stories of human life,
to news of the great nations, to i'm
portant discourses, to odd and UNI
usual incidents, to short bits of hui
NOR, to funny cartoons, toe COM
ment from different editorial minds,
to dissertations on love and marri-
age and health, to stories one might
read to the Riddles at bedtime.
Is there any doubt what Mr.. Ordi-
nary Citizen would choose?
One cannot wonder that the Eng
lishman expresses surprise at peo-
pie who will give seven and six
pence for a novel will grumble at
three pence for first rate news
paper.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Mrs. G. II. Davis, Boise, Chairman.
1t is evident as the time draws
nearer that the observance of
Western Consumers Week this year
is going to awaken more general in
terest than ever before in the states
of the northwest. April 14th is
the opening date and Sunday April
20, closes the observance, with a
Home Products Dinner" according
to information sent out by Mrs.
Spangler of Salt Lake. 1t is hoped
that the clubs of the state will make
some special observance OF this
week, as they have done in years
past. BUY AT HOME this week,
and learn more about the wonderful
products that are manufactured in
our own territory and in this way
encourage our own industries. Get
your newspapers and your CONNER
cial club to help make this West
ern Consumer Week" a bigger sue
cess than ever this year.
Mrs. l.. B. Jenness, president of the
Second District of the State FEEDER
ated cubs announces the date of the
Second District Federation to be
held in Weiser, as May 81 and June
|. Mrs. Winter, President of the
General Federation Of Women's
clubs will be at the meeting on the
31st. AS informal reception is
planned by the hostess club for dele
gates arriving on Monday evening
the 30th 1t is hoped that many
clubs of the state will be represented
ait this meeting, and carry back to
their home clubs the inspiration to
be gained by the privilege of seeing
and hearing Mrs. Winter, who is said
to be a magnetic speaker.
NIB. dAiCo W. IAupicIs 6SciCtulY
of the Second District reports three
new clubs in her district since the
first of the year, The Indian Valley
Improvement League, The North
Side Community club of Gooding,
atW the Hagerman Civic club
Mrs r, r. Green the State presi-
dent of the Federation of Women's
clubs has been in the northern part
Of the state for the past week, at
tending the inauguration of Presi-
dent Upham of the University Of
Idaho, and visiting some of the clubs
in this part of the state. Mrs.
Green will no DOUBT have some in
teresting things to tell us next
week of her visit.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
To Beautify Our Town.

What does visitor most remark
when he passes through city? AT
tractive public building, OF course
and the character of the business
houses, and the service. he gets from
those with whom he deals, THESE
things he notes as matter o.
course. But isn't it true that the
thing which really stamps the towns
character upon his mind is the con-
dition of its homes?
There was always a wonderful
appeal about the mythical spot
less town. a certain soap manufac-
turer once advertised 50 widely,
The appeal did not come from the
towns ornate structures or its hall
a dozen show places, but from the
clean, painted walls OF ordinary
houses, their tinted roofs, their I'M
maeulate lawns, even the paving
stones of the street, looking as II
they had been washed and polished
an hour before, were appealing.
There is no real "spotless town, :
but the traveller remembering the
cities he visit according to the de-
gree of spotlessness he finds in them,
and citizens love their cities most
when those cities are cleanest.
We have a lazy habit in this
town, 1t may be the same in other
towns but it certainly Is the case
here, a lazy habit of waiting for the
next door neighbor to start clean
ing UP. If it were not for this we
would find keeping a clean town as
easy a task as keeping clean face
or a clean floor. II the 1900 peo-
pie of Mountain Home, man, woman,
and child should each resolve to
pick up one piece of paper, pull one
weed, drive one nall in a broken
fence or do one such similar act in
just one day what transformation
it would mean.
1t is we'll to have cleanup weeks
because they stir us to unusual ..ef
forts. But the clean city in the end
will be the city which does not stop
with an unusual brushing up, the
city whose citizens each do some
little thing each. day to make their
homes look better. It may be so
little thing as pulling a dozen
weeds or clipping a yard or hedge,
but it is tribute to the great good
of community life and it is paying
a debt to ones neighbor. 1t is also
an evidence of self respect and gu5d
citizenship,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
Very Little Difference.

The decision of a New York judge
that blonde women are too tickle
for jury duty, brought forth no
little comment and an interested re-
porter set out to investigate the
prevailing sentiment of those he
thought to be in position to judge.
His first interview was with a
theatrical manager, who said:
I'VE have had much success with
blond types. Blonde like Lillian
Walker, Olgo Cook and Ruby Nor
ton have come to us as beginners
and have gained eminence In their
profession because they have proved
sincere )and loyal in their work.
There are just as many fickle ones
among the brunettes as among the
blondes, but 1t should be put down
that the artificial blonde is an ex-
ception to the rule of incenrity in
her class. Whenever a girl with arti-
dcally colored hair comes to MS for
A position, she set down as lacking
sincerity and generally that est
mate is found to be right"
Another manager said: ''There
s no distinction to be made. The
real blond ana brunette beauties
ire equally dependable just as they
ire equally attractive"
Scientific circles are agitated oc.
casionally by the same question
which led to the all brunette jury
picking in the Bronx. Only a
month or two ago, president Of the
American Optometric association
backing his statement with all
sorts OF exact data regarding pig
mentation and ultraviolet rays
went on record in favor OF condem-
ming the blondes to live at Moose
Factory or some other isolated
place. AS counterbalance, however
it is pointed out that the explorer
Stefanson praised the gentleness
and honesty OF the blond Eskimo hi
discovered, not merely because they
have grown up apart from the evil
communication of civilization, but
because they are blondes.
All discussions over blondes seem
futile. however, In view Of the re.
port made last August, that the
| type is disappearing. As the uni.
verse goes, 1t cannot he more than
few thousand years before any
court clerk. may go forth blind
folded and pick out jury of dark
women in the. Bronx or anywhere
else, because there will not be a
blonde to awaken the questioning
glance Of the Judge.
The fewsR real blondes that are
left seemed to be viewing life
calmly enough, in spite of the adj
verse dietum from the bench. In
fact, it was limited that straw
colored vote would indicate that
IL anybody had thought to ask
them, they would have intimated
that they didn't care anything
about jury duty anyway.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
.IDAHO-OREGON
WOOLGROWE2S
Hold 1921 CLIP

Woolgrowers of southern Idaho
and eastern Oregon will ship their
1921 wool clip to Portland, where
it will be put in storage until the
market price rises to a reasonable
value" when it will be shipped by
way of the Panama canal to Boston
at an estimated saving of more than
one cent a pound over the railroad
rate.
This decision was reached at a
meeting of representative eastern
Oregon and southern Idaho bankers
and woolgrowers Wednesday after
noon in the Chamber of Commerce.
Several million pounds of wool from
southern Idaho will be affected.
Among those present at the meet
ing were Hugh Sproat, president Of
the idaho Woolgrowers' association;
j. r. Blackeby Of Ontario; Fred
Farmer of Jordan Valley, Ben Dar-
row and Price Newman of Shoshone,
Clyde Bacon of Twin Falls and X.
T. Craig and Andy Little of Emmett
as well as representatives of local
banks and Boise sheepmen.
Harry Coon of Boise was dele
gated to go to Portland immediate
ly to make arrangements for stor-
ing the wool clip.
'fThose who attended the meeting
were of the unanimous opinion that
the growers could not accept the
prevailing prices and that they
must store their wool until it. has
an added value, and the meeting
was called to devise ways and means
to finance and store the clip until
such time" said Boise man after
the meeting.
Many advantages are to be had
by shipping to Portland and stor-
ing there instead of shipping di-
rectly to Boston, sheepmen declare.
The storage rate in Boston is rs
cents per bag as against only 10
cents per bag in Portland, where the
insurance rates are also lower.
The railroad rate from Boise to
Boston is $3.46 per hundred weight.
From Boise to Portland 1t is so
cents and to Boston from Portland,
via the Panama canal, $1.20. Other
expenses such as marine insurance,
wharfage, fire insurance, etc., en-
ter, but the sheepmen estimate that
the saving by shipping this way
will be at least one cent per pound.
Sheepmen also declared that this
method Of handling the clip, which
although not a pool, would elimi-
nate the product passing through
the hands of commission merchant
and mean greater saving to the
smaller woolgrowers and farmers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

ing Of Delinquent Women and GIFTS
of the National Committee on Pris-
ons and Prison Labor in its WorA
to: Create an intelligent pupilc
opinion which shall lead to WISE
legislation.
Mrs Fred Dubois, Chairman Oh
the industrial and social relations
committee of the State Federa-
ton, reports growing interest I'M
the Buy around of Wool cam
paign which is creating favoraple
comment nationally. 1t is urged
that the different clubs take up Us
matter, and interest the indiviausi
members to 'fbuy a pound or wool
and thus save to the Northwest an
industry that is in Imminent danger
at this time.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
Newspaper Police.

When defaulting navy paymast-
er was turned over to the police in
Boston the other day by reporter
of the Boston Post, nobody expressed
surprise that reporter rather than
detective should have made the
capture. These things are too COM
mon to occasion surprise. The
newspaper Is the strong right arm
of the American police.
The police know it; most Of them
admit it freely, most OF them work
hand in hand with the newspaper
boys" There are several reasons
for this.
In the first place, newspaper Of
fee Is a clearing house for strange
and unusual happenings. Newspa-
per men are trained TO look for
these things II follows that they
find them and that In many I'M
stances what they find interests the
police. So the newspaper serves to
gather clues and tips for the peace
officers.
In the second place, the individ-
ual reporter Is an ambitious being,
ambitious to advance himself and
| ambitious to hold his job. He lis
also curious mortal. no make
sensational news beat" or Scoop"
! he will go to any extremes. This
may mean Advancement. To pro-
! tect himself against his competitors
beats he must constantly bestir him
self. This may mean holding his
job. The curiosity is its own excuse.
The result Is that the reporter,
who works against time, refuses TO
wait for the slow and methodical
police, unearths his own clues, runs
agem down. gathers his evidence
and, when all Is ready and his COM
petitor Is off guard, he brings In the
police turns the affair over to them
and the story over to his editor.
The story Is the important thing to
him. His editor gives him credit for
that; little he cares who gets credit
for the capture.
The Boston case was not unusual
except that public and editor both
Joined in giving credit to the re-
porter who made the beat But
! the chances are ten to one that the
fellow didn't give whoop what t~e
! pusiosthought, after all.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
When a Man Marries.

Grandmother, who married at is,
finds on looking over some of the
marriage licenses that present day
brides and bridegrooms are in the
thirties. The average age for orange
blossoms is 81 to 80 and most bache-
lor dinners are served when the
man most interested is between 80
and 40.
To people with pre- war slant
on economic and social problems
these figures are upsetting. The
marrying age has been Usually
roughly calculated as being some
where in the early twenties. At 20
or "a a girl was either filing a
hope chest or absorbed permanently
in other interests which were,
according to sitting room sentiment,
old style. The man not married at
90 also was looked upon as confirmed
in bachelorhood.
What has happened since the war
is that young people are not form
ing partnerships until they have
prepared very carefully. Neither
side wants to enter into any kind
of contracts, until the other has laid
a firm foundation in business or has
stocked up with household furnish
ings. 1t iss evident that there has
been serious .dislocation of life
due to the war and the period of
change and readjustments is not
conductive to settling down.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
Good Plan, But

! A tall, guant-looking person re-
Gently entered hotel in a town
where several fires had occurred and
applied for a room at price which
entitled him to lodging on the top
floor of the house. Among his be-
longings the proprietor noticed a
coil of rope, and asked what it was
for.
That's fire escape" said the
man. II carry one with me so /
can let myself down from the win
dow without troubling anyone"
Good plan" said the landlord,
'fbut guests with fire escapes like
that pay in advance at this hotel"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

ut certainly does pay to have an
education. said the man In house
hold goods to the man from the
rugs, over their lunch.
As to what? asked the ruggeur.
Wy this morning woman came
In and put her lorgnette to her eyes
and asked me fora refuse chalice."
Good night, what Is that"
See, told you II paid to have
an education. happened to recog-
nize the woman and to know she
had just moved here from Boston.
So ! got her garbage can, which
was exactly what she wanted"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
General Federation News

The plans for the council meeting
in Salt Lake June 1918 and now
being definitely formulated, and the
women of each state are urged to
travel together as far as possible.
Each State Transportation chair
man will have charge of the
sleeper reservations for her state
delegates and serve as chairman of
her state travel party.
The April number of the General
Federation News gives the follow
ing Council Features
June 3-Intermountain Fedora
ton; II noon, Intermountain lunch
con; 5 P. M. Excursion to Saltair
Beach or Canyon; $50 P. M. dinner
at Saltair.
June 14-Intermountain Fedora
ton; G.. F. w. G. Board meeting,
1890 P. M, luncheon, Nevada and
Wyoming hostesses; 6 P. M. dinner,
Utah Federation, complementing out
of-state women; 7:30 P. M, recep-
ton of guests by citizens Of Utah.
June 15-Council meeting; 1881
P. M. luncheon, Montana and Ida
no, hostesses; 1880 to 6 P. NJ, City
Federation tea at women's CLUB
house; 6 P. M. state presidents din
ner, Mrs. Winter, toastmistress.
June 16-12:30 P. NJ, luncheon,
Arizona and New Mexico, hostesses;
s P. M, open house by unafliliated
organizations; 6 P. NJ, California
state dinner, other state dinners.
June 17-12:30 P. M, luncheon,
Washington and Oregon, hostesses;
6 P. M, dinner, Colorado hostess;
8 P. M, program, Building of the
West"
June 12-1S-Daily at 6 P. M,
studio tea at Amelia Art Palace.
We give below Resolution ~
of the Fifteenth Biennial General
Federation of Women's clubs.
WHEREAS, The General Fedora
ton of Women's clubs through its
Social and Industrial Conditions
Committee has had brought 10 us
attention through the Committee on
the Care and Training of Delinquent
Women and Girls of the Natlonai
Committee on Prisons and Prison
Labor the many problems arising IN
connection with the care ana tr17l4-
ing of delinquent women and girls
BE TT THEREFORE, RESOLVED
That the General Federation urge
its members to study these pro-
blems in their respective commune
ties during the coming biennial
period. and that each state fedora
ton be urged to cooperate with the
Committee on the Care and Train
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

There is home missionary work
enough to do right in Mountain
Home, there are number of local
churches regularly collecting funds
Tor such work and their forces are
organized and functioning, that we
may know at all times where our
money is being expended In view
OF this 1t is probably bad policy to
give money to strangers. who are
reticlent about the details of their
home mission work and plans.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Dr. Hamilton made a hurried pro-
iessionai trip to Boise Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-10
SCHOOL ROW EXPECTED
Members of Educational Board Differ
Over Length of Institute.

Members of the old state board of
education as well as newly appointed
members may sit in conference today
at the special meeting of the board.
Members of the old board called the
meeting when Miss Lorraine E.
Wooster, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction and exofficio chairman
of the board, failed to call the MEM
bers together.
There is a big war pending regard
ing Miss Woosters determination to
hold four weeks institutes in the state
this year Practically the entire
membership of the old board is de-
clared to be opposed to the plan
They favor the one week course and
may override Miss Wooster's policy at
today's session.
Miss Wooster is said to be in
Chicago. The board may meet at such
places as it desires. 1t is quite prob
able that the meeting will be trans
ferred to an office outside Miss
Woo ster's department.
Members of the state board stated
today that they expected to adopt a
resolution permitting counties to eX-
ercise an option as to normal insti-
tute policies. Under this plan coun-
ties desiring four weeks institutes will
not be denied the privilege. On the
other hand counties seeking a one
week normal training will not be
bound by arbitrary orders
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-10
sure WAY TO GET
RID OF BLACKHEADS

There is one simple, safe and sure way
that never fails to get rid of blackheads
and that is to dissolve them.
To do this get two ounces of calonite
powder from any drug store-sprinkle a
little a hot, wet sponge-rub over the
blackheads briskly-wash the parts and
you will be surprised how the blackheads
have disappeared. Big blackheads, little
blackheads, no matter where they are, sim
ply dissolve and disappear, leaving the
parts without any mark whatever. Black
heads are simply a mixture of dust and
dirt and secretions from the body that
form in the pores of the skin-pinching
and squeezing only cause irritation. make
large pores, and DO not get them out after
they become hard. The calonite powder
and the water simply dissolve the black
heads they wash right out, leaving the
pores free and clean and in their natural
condition. Anybody troubled with these
unsightly blemishes should certainly try
this rimple method.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-10
MAY MEET HALF HOUR EARLIER
City Commission Considers Holding
Sessions at O'Clock.

A motion of importance which was
considered but not made this morning
at the meeting of the city commission
was to the effect that commission
meetings be held at o'clock rather
than $3.50 o'clock. Commissioner r.
d. McGiffert had intended to make
the motion, but adjournment came
before he had chance to be heard
When the mayor was away from the
city recently the city commissioners
held meetings at 9 o'clock and decided
that with the mayors approval the
meetings would always be held at 8
O'Clock. The four commissioners
agreed that the 9 o'clock plan would
be more satisfactory But since the
mayors return the motion has not
come to light.
Two years ago the time of commits
sion meetings was changed from Mon
day morning, when it had always been
the custom to have the weekly meet
ing to Tuesday mornings. The reason
for the change was said to have been
because of the profession of the may
or. that of minister. On Mondays
ministers usually need rest it was
held, and therefore Mayor Corwine
should not be required to report on
MONDAYS at go O'Clock