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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
6EWlLDtKlNG TO THE MIND
Everyday Measurements OF Science
That Are Almost Beyond Com
prehension Of the layman.

One great difficulty in the study Of
astronomy Is to comprehend the i'm
mensity of the distances and sizes in
volved. For instance, we can form no
conception Of the Size or distance Of
the sun.
Suppose there was q spherical shell
Of the diameter Of the sun. Suppose
q great genie should drop into this
she'll, every second, night and day, a
ball the size of the earth. How long
would it take to I'LL the shell? Would
IL take an hour, day, or week? In
fact, it would take two weeks, and
when full the shell would contain more
than 100000 earths.
TIE distance to the sun is $4,000, 900
miles. How long would it take can
non BAN to reach the sun, if shot from
the earth, and continued on it's course
at q uniform velocity? In order not
to underestimate the distance some
might say a year. In fact It would
than 100000 earths.
Astronomically speaking, the above
distance is very short. The sun is our
nearest star. Strain the imagination
by trying to comprehend the velocity
Of light which would pass seven times
around the earth in one second Of
time. Now stagger the brain by trying
to think Of stars, so remote from US
that q million years are required for
their light to Cross the enormous abyss
that separates them from us. Think
Of It'll When that ray Of light, which
now enters the eye. started on it's
course, perhaps there was no life Ion
this earth.-John Candee Dean in the
Indianapolis News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13

bama from al per cent. to 16.1 per
cent. In Alabama especially the re-
suits are encouraging. Up to 1900
there had been an increase in the
number Of illiterates, though the
percentage declined slightly. The
first compulsory education law: was
not passed until 1915. In addition to
poor whites, the State has teeming
negro population, so that the cost of
the public, schools falls upon a rela-
lively small portion of the public.
hopeful as these results are, their
import may easily be- exaggerated.
None of the States with large for.
eign population has yet been heard
from. Judged by experience in New
York, moreover, census takers are
none too diligent and efficient. The
individual citizen is deponent as re-
CARDS his own literacy and is not
likely to underestimate. in a popula-
tion where large numbers can neith-
er read nor write many must remain
unrecorded. The reports of the army
draft boards linger unpleasantly in
memory. For the country taken as
a whole, 24.9 per cent. Of drafted
men, or only minute fraction less
than one in four, were reported as
illiterates. The test was doubtless
more severe than citizen sets for
himself when filling census blank
but it was real test and there could
have been no disposition to reject or
handicap a man who was fit for use
in the army.
Granted, however, that the efici-
ency, or inefficiency, of census takers
has remained approximately the same
and that the four reports in hand
are characteristic-and these are
natural assumptions-it is evident
that the country is advancing toward
literacy. Compulsory education is
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
REFUSED HAND OF SULTAN
Offer Of Marriage by Ruler Of Suiu
Was Turned Down by Alice
RaaeAyAiS

Roosevelt.
The Moro Is not all bad. He has
his good points. There has never been
= case where Moro has murdered an
American woman, and there are many
American women in Moroland. This
abstinence. however. is not due to
Moro chivalry, but to the fact that In
the Moro thought women have no
souls. :,
Not that the believed soullessness
Of the sex keeps the Moro from be-
ing ladies' man. In fact. he is in
clined to be very gallant. The IA
nous visit of the Taft party, ac-
companied by the then Miss Alice
Roosevelt, some years ago (and
long to be remembered in the Phil
ippines), was attended by char
actertstic exhibition Of Moro gal
iantry. When this party visited
Jolo-no trip to the islands would
be complete without visiting this
picturesque island-his royal high
ness, the sultan Of Sulu, immedl-
ately offered his hand in marriage
to the daughter Of the President.
He addressed her as the American
princess, and the name Of Princess
Alice still clings to her in the Phil
ippines. The fact that his highness
already had couple Of dozen wives
scattered around the town was no
deterrent in case Of a Mohammedan
monarch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13

-; r'j..M .,a,1'!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
Too Late,

"Ah" exclaimed the fallen baseball
star as he wiped away a tear. "If !
had only thought about that song the
young people were singing when was
a bush league player"
what was it?" asked a sympathetic
friend.
Take Back Your Gold ""-Birrn-
ingham Age-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
Comparisons Are Sometimes odious.

Johnny was attending his first
grade school, after graduating from
kindergarten, where he greatly adored
his teacher, pretty young woman In
her teens. His mother noticed his
lack Of enthusiasm In his new studies,
and that he never mentioned his
teacher.
Finally, one night when she war
putting him to bed, she asked !:
Johnny, don't you like your new
teacher2"
"Oh, like her well enough" he re-
piled, "but, mother. she looks just like
a potato chip"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
Chinese Railways.

OF 6.836 miles of railway in China
In 1918, more than 1000 miles Of main
and branch lines were owned and op-
Grated by the government, these COM
prising Ii railways in II out of the is
provinces. In addition there were II
provincial and private railways (some
OwnSl ~ mining compar!es) aggre
eating 425 miles and five concession
lines aggreguting near 2,3C0 miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13

cut of about II per cent, The lock-
out may interfere with the comfort
Of steamship passengers but. owners
Of vessels are said to be confident
that all vacancies can be easily fill
ed. The Transport Workers fedora
tion has promised. its support to the
stewards and cooks union.:.:,. ~
" .-::.;.;rs ~
..;r.,..M, ..;,I:!'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13

doing its work. Yet the fact remains
that in 1917 one-quarter of Ameri-
cans of military age were not sutfici-
emily educabed to become private
soldiers. We shall have no sure
means Of reckoning progress until
similar tests are again applied:-New
York Times (Ind. Dem.)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
Bad HOUSING and tuberculosis.

Because of lack of housing in New
York Doctor Copeland, city health
commissioner, fears an increase. in the
tuberculosis mortality rate. He saws
nsanitary conditions create an ex-
cciielt :.Ild .Vf the spread uf disease
eE'l aT, snra to result in q moral and
mental degeaeracy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-13
10000 STEWARDS AND
COOKS ARE LOCKED OUT

Londor, May. IA lockout of
10000 seagoing' stewards and cooks
began today, this step being. taken
by shipping companies because of
the mems refusal to accept wage
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
FARM BUREAU NEWS

The farm bureau is now gathering
up the. wool thruout the county and
IL is being stored in the Blackfoot
Potatoes Growers warehouse.
Frank Bergman is in charge of
the sale Of the wool and all those de-
string to place their wool on the mar
het at this time must have it in not
later than Wednesday. The wool
will be graded and sold according to
quality. The price will vary from
II to Is cents.
Farmers having fields infested
with Canadian thistle, wild morn
ing glory, alfalfa dodder or other
noxious weeds can exterminate them
by using sodium arsenite in the form
Of a spray. The chemical is mixed,
one part to fifty or one part to $50
parts of water according to the weed.
Anyone desiring to use this spray
can locate the poison by calling at
the farm bureau.
The farm bureau is going to put
on a spraying demonstration soon,
the exact date, however, will be an
nounced later.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
ALFALFA WEEVIL

The alfalfa weevil is showing up
to a great extent in the entire
county and in sections where spray
ing machines are not being used for
the control Of the weevil the follow
ing method should be practised.
Cut the first crop early or at the
time when the weevil seems to be
doing the greatest damage or when
the field takes ON a grayish appear
ance. Do not irrigate before cutting
and as soon as the first crop is put
up, spring tooth the entire field and
follow the spring tooth with spike
tooth harrow with piece Of woven
wire attached to the back OF the har-
row or any other material that will
stir up dust.
Unless the above method is prac-.
tised to kill the weevil not much Of
second crop can be expected as the
weevil will feed-on the young sprouts
OF the second crop as soon as they
start to grow and will hold 1t back
to such an extent that the second cut
ting will yield very small crop.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
Old Residents are
Visiting Friends
z Here for a While

Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Williams OF
Grtdley, Calf, are visiting at Black
foot for week, after an absence Of
nine years in California. They
moved to that low altitude on ac-
count of rheumatism that was troubl-
ing two members Of the family, Mrs.
Williams and the daughter Emma,
and the move accomplished the de-
sired result.
Mr.. Williams has a forty-acre farm
near Gridley and has been renting it
for number of years. He lives in
town and has charge of the school
property, and is living a rather
evenly guaged program. There are
about a thousand Latter Day Saints
in that section, and Mr.. Williams has
been for seven years the bishops
first counselor and doing consider
able public service. They recently
erected a $4,000 church building
and had the kindly financial assist
ance Of practically all Of the people
Of other denominations.
Gridley is only ninety feet above
sea level, in an irrigated district,
about forty miles north of Sacra-
mento and they raise wide range Of
crops and fruits.
Mr.. Willims is due to be back
home on the third of July and will
visit some friends in Cache valley on
his way.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
Homer Family Hold
!: Annual Reunion at
Home Of Mrs. Lutz

Wednesday and Thursday, June Is
: and Is the annual Homer reunion
was held in Blackfoot at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. George Lutz in the
"City of Tents, Out OF about 400
tn the Homer family, $50 were pres
ent, some coming In cars and others
by train, it being SO arranged that
cars met every train that arrived in
Blackfoot and returned heavily
loaded with passengers.
Several tents were pitched about
the lawns to accommodate the crowd.
The largest tents were used for din
ing rooms with enormous tables and
plank benches. Twenty persons were
seated at each table.
Mrs. Homer Of Riverside was head
cook, but received assistance from
many willing hands in preparing the
sumptuous meals. The waitreses
were Misses Ethel Homer, Mae
Barker, Rhoda Homer and Ada And
erson, but as the crowd grew larger
It was necessary to employ great
number more.
After an early breakfast Wednes-
day morning \the time was spent in
getting acquainted with the great
number of relatives. Lunch was
served promptly at IL o'clock, after
which meeting was held on the
lawn, several business matters were
brought up concerning the reunion
for the coming year. This meeting
was presided over by First Vice
President R. X. Homer of Idaho
Falls assisted by Secretary-Treasurer
Mrs. Mary A. Boram of Rigby. 1t
was decided to have the reunion at
Cache Valley, Utah next year.
A beautiful silk quilt was ratified
of which consisted of blocks made
by different members of the family
with their names stitched upon them
and set together by some Of the older
ladies. Mrs. Eusie Barker of Elba,
Ida. was the lucky lady and won the
beautiful family quilt.
This was followed Thursday morn
Ing by program In which several
different members were called upon
to sing or read. Many responded ex-
temporaneOusly to their call. Some |
spent the evening in town attending |
the shows while others enjoyed |
themselves at home with different |
Four course dinners
were served at 6 o'clock and after
everyone had retired for the night |
The boys found delight in playing
pranks about the tents, tipping beds,
cutting ropes and various other
tricks too numerous to mention.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
RAINBOW TROUT IN
DAHO'S STREAMS
Grayling Shipped tc
Ashton Will Be
Started Here

George H. Isaac, fish commissioner
for Idaho, states that they have re.
ceived million and a half grazing
fish eggs at the state hatchery in
Ashton and they are now being de-
veloped for Idaho's streams. The
eggs were shipped from Montana and
are the only ones this side Of the
divide the bulk of the hatch, how
ever, will be planted at the outlet
of Henry's lake.
Thru a new policy of the fish and
game bureau extra effort is being
put forth to see that all fish. sent out
from the hatcheries are put in re-
liable hands and in this way aiding
the bureau in keeping the streams
stocked with fish. In many cases
heretofore fish have been sent out
to almost anyone asking for them
and the result has been neglect of
the fish, and their determination
The officials are investigating all the
streams of the state and they are
picking out the good trout streams
and are concentrating their efforts
on the streams they know are good.
But all streams cannot be reached in
season and they are working them
over as they come to them.
Recently car load Of full
blooded rainbows were planted above
the Mackay dam and this will aid in
all the tributaries of Lost river. An
other shipment is now ready for
Dannalson lake at Springfield.
Wolverine has been well stocked, the
shipment being taken out from Firth.
Willow creek will receive large
consignment which will be taken out
from Idaho Falls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
CHAUTAUQUA HERE
THIS WEEK; MANY
LECTURE NUMBERS
Stefansson Disp els
Ideas Of F rozen North; )
Tells of Flowers
Near Pole
MUCH ANIMAL LIFE.
Party Exists on Meat FOR
Two Years in Polar
Regions

The chautauqua program this year
ts about on q par with that Of former
years. there being some sessions that
are merely good wholesome enter
tainment, and others that are un-
usually good and instructive, with
others rare and exceptional for their
educational value.
Chautauqua programs are gotten
up with view of keeping up this
general average or balance so that
all classes Of people with all kinds of
tastes shall be satisfied. Chautauqua
managers say It is easier to get good
talent now than it was during the
war, and they can give better values.
Steffansson's Lecture
Steffanson, the Arctic explorer
spoke for two hours Wednesday
night and his address was q revela-
tion to the audience.
He said that the Arctic regions are
more misunderstood than any other
part Of the world, and that the school
books of the land are responsible for
. great deal Of 1t because they are
still printing the information that
was current fifty and hundred
years ago. Men who return from
those regions are generally regarded
as heroes, and when they talk about
the far north they do not talk Of the
commonplace things, but rather of |
the remarkable phenomina because 1t |
attracts more attention. People ex-
pect to hear of snow and ice and cold |
and they would be disappointed to |
hear anything else. The west is mis- |
understood by the east for the same
speakers tell of the
things of the west II. Is
uninteresting to most people so they
tell Of the remarkable things or the
things of long ago as II they were the
rule now. They tell Of the wild and
woody features of the country, the
high peaks, the pereptual snow, the
scenery, and people listen
and are impressed; then when we 60
% congress and ask for appropria-
ions for irrigation works they won
Ter why we want to squander money
o water high peaks and lavabeds.
Continued next issue
I
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
RECEIVER TAKES CHARGE

+ POCATELLO, Idaho.-R. L. Cur
tbs, receiver for the federal treasury
department, took advice charge of
the Bannock National bank Thurs
day, replacing H. l.. Machen, federal
bank examiner for the twelfth fed
eral reserve district, who has been
in charge Of the bank for five weeks.
Curtis at one time had charge Of
the Fairfield bank. which failed last
fall. He is authorized to investigate
the conditions of the bank here and
make statement to the creditors.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
YELLOWSTONE PARK ,
OPENED TO PUBLIC
Roads in Excellent Con-
dition for This
Years Travel

Yellowstone park was opened Of
ficially Sunday, when Stephen T.
Mather announced to 400 people
gathered from three special trains,
that the park was open to the public
for the season. .
Two trainloads of Shriners return
ing to Spokane from the imperial
cuncil, which was held in Des Moines
last week and trainload Of club
women were also there as sightseers.
A number Of park and railroad Of
ticials also attended the opening.
All roads to the park and thru It
are in fine shape, especially the main
highway from Salt Lake to the park
according to bulletin issued by
the department OF the interior. Most
OF this highway Is paved. The road
to Ashton is good, but between Ash
ton and West Yellowstone there are
several rough places the report
shows. The Montana side Of the con-
tinental divide is still muddy. Con-
struction work Is in progress on the
Idaho side OF the divide, the state
ments issued show. This is q fed
eral aid project and when completed
will cost nearly, 100000. Most of
the work will be finished this year,
The branch road from this main
north and south Idaho highway lead
ing thru Teton pass into the Jackson
Hole country and from there to the
south entrance of the park will be
in good condition for travel by the
first OF July.
Other approaches to the park are
being put In condition as rapidly
rs possible and there is every indica-
lion that for the next three months
he roads and trails will be thronged
With turists and visitors. Many
hundreds are now In the park wait
ng to cross the divides as soon az
he snow is cleared away.
Dunraven pass, thru which runs
me of the most adventurous roads
# the park is now open and the
Dads over the continental divide,
which Is crossed three times in the
'ark Is already open.
The camping facilities are better
han ever this year and the national
ark service has greatly extended it's
developed camping area by adding
0 the pipe lines supplying the most
opular camping sites with plenty /:
t pure water.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
BLACKFOOT BALL
TEAM SHOWS FIGHT
Takes Game From Idaho
Falls After Poor
-
= Start
Standing Of Clubs

After a hard luck start yesterday
Blackf0ot came back and trimmed
Idaho Falls by q score OF s to 2. After
the first inning when Idaho Falls
made their only runs the Blackfoot
boys fought, fought among them
selves, at the jumps and at their bad
start. The boys knew they were go
ing to win, but they all had different
ideas as to how they should do It and
20 when each man had tried his own
particular idea they were ready to
play and play they did.
Both teams were hitting we'll,
Idaho Falls getting seven hits on
Nickel, Blackfoot got five hits OF
Galloway and four of Simmons in
the eighth inning. s5.s
A single, a double and an error al
lowed Idaho Falls their runs in the
first inning, after that Blackfoot held
them scoreless.
Blackfoot tied the score in the
seventh inning on q single by Eppl-
ing, q two bagger by Nickel and
Owens single.
In the eighth Warren started with
q double and DeKay followed with
. single. Eppling got two bagger
and q hit by Nickel netted three more
runs.
Pocatello won from Rigby yester-
day by score Of Z to l.
The attendance yesterday was $50
and the game lasted / hour and SO
minutes. Blackfoot plays Pocatello |
Sunday at Pocatello.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
TAXLEVY FOR YEAR
VOTED ON BY CITY
COUNCIL TUESDAY
All Weeds Shall be Cut
S a y 8 Ordinances;
More Paving to be
Laid Soon /. s..s
BUILDING PERMITS
Committee to Investi-
gate Kennedy Add
ton for Admittance

The city council met in regular
session Tuesday evening and held {
long and busy meeting. ~
The matter of paving the streets
crossing Shilling was brought up and
passed. This will necessitate about
nine more blocks Of paving for which
the city engineer has been directed
to draw up plans. The questions oi
extending the paving on Shilling
avenue north to Alice street and pav.
ing Alice west to Main was also
brought up and referred to COM
mittee for investigation.
Mr.. Sturtevant of the state addi-
tion appeared before the council and
asked thst the water pipe be left
there as the council had decided not
to put the pipe in that section. This
request was granted.
Building permits were granted to
Mrs. Neil F. Boyle and to Merrill
Boyle for the purpose of building two
five room brick houses.
The annual tax levy was voted on
and set at "a mills, this being / mill
less than last year.
An ordinance was passed calling
for the cutting Of all weeds in the
city. The council held their first tie
vote in this matter and the mayor
voted OF the tie. The council de-
cided to cut all the weeds, II necessary
hiring men and charging 1t to the
owners on whose property
the weeds were cut. rR
The sprinkling district was re-.
ferred to the street and alley COM
mittee and they have designated the
district to be sprinkled. The sprinkl-
ing district takes in q great deal
more this year than heretofore.
The question of the Deisel engine
For the waterworks was brought up
and the council voted to discontinue
The engine and a contract was signed |
with the Power company.
The matter Of the Kennedy addi-
lion being taken into the city was
brought up and it was referred to
he improvement committee for in
vestigation.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-23
COURT NEWS

A marriage license was granted to
Edythe johnson of Blackfoot and
Ernest Boot Of Chicago, Ill. Friday.
Tuesday a marriage license was
granted to Margaret Williams and
Harold Ranquist both of Blackfoot.
Eta l.. Paradise was granted
divorce from Frank H. Paradise of
Pocatello.
Eva R. Matheson was granted a
divorce from Chester G.. Matheson of
Salmon.
William Johns was fined $3.50 for
having Intoxicating liquor in his
possession and sentenced to thirty
days in the county Jail.
William Hutchison was given the
same fine and sentence, but sentence
was RENTED during good behavior.