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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
MRS. BERCD0LL IS
GIVEN SENTENCE
Will Pay $1,000 Fine or
Go to Jail for
One Year

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Mrs.
Emma c. Bergdoll was today sent
enced in the federal district court
to one year and one day in the At
lanta penitentiary for conspiracy to
aid her sons, Grover G. Bergdoll and
Erwin R. Bergdoll, to desert the
United States army, and was fined
a total of $1,000. Judge Dickinson,
in imposing sentence, announced the
prison sentence would be remitted
if the fine is paid within the present
term of court ending the second
Monday in June.
The same conditional sentence was
imposed on Charles A. Braun, Mrs.
Bergdoll's eldest son, who changed
his name because Of the notoriety
caused by Growers escapades, and on
James F. Romig, friend of the
family.
Albert s. Mitchell, an automobile
salesman, and Harry S. Schulz, in
dicted for aiding Erwin r. Bergdoll
to desert the army, were each sent
enced to six months in Jail and fined
$1,000. Their sentences also will be
lCAlCCCu IL tAC lllCo dIO pdlu UClOlC
the second Monday in June.
Judge Dickinson in sentencing
Mrs. Bergdoll said that the court
could not lose sight of the fact that
she was mother and that her Of
fense involved her sons.
"No one would wish to visit upon
you," said the court, their sins
simply because the justice which
awaits and will surely be meted out
to them was and has been for a time
delayed.
''No one would wish to see
mother sent to Jail for merely help
ing sons, guilty as they were"
In sentencing Romig, who is 70
years old, Judge Dickinson said his
only claim to leniency was his age.
Late this afternoon Judge Dickin-
son admitted all five defendants to
$4,000 bail each, pending the out
come of an appeal on writs of error.
Salt Lake Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
SATURDAY BARGAIN
DAY in BLACKFOOT
Eighteen Local Boosters
Put on Bargain
Day Sale

Eighteen of the Blackfoot mer-
chants are doing a unique thing this
week in putting on bargain day
sale for Saturday. 1t is an educa-
tional move to get people acquainted
with the present prices of goods to
show us all how much can now be
bought for little money. We have
become so accustomed to thinking in
high prices, thinking of trading
where it took a lot of money to get a
little goods or service, and these
eighteen merchants propose to have
a change that shall be marked by a
day of sport for the buyers.
One feature of the bargain day
that impresses us Is that each mer-
chant and all his clerks will be we'll
informed on what the others are SELL
ing, and if the customer wants to
know where he can get certain
article or kind of goods the cheapest,
they will one and all be ready and
willing to tell what firm to 60 to get
it. The public will witness the new
and novel thing-a merchant telling
a customer that the firm of So & So
around the block or across the street
can give you a better bargain on
that kind of goods, and to go there
for it if you want good goods and
the very lowest price. 1t will be
so out of the ordinary, so pleasing
a piece Of. news, to have merchants
do that way, people should be willing
to drive many miles just to witness
it. 1t will be manifestation of good
will toward competitors, that smacks
of the practical application of the
golden rule to business, so we shall
not have to wait for the millennium
to see it in operation.
Another good feature about this
bargain day is that all of these
eighteen merchants pledge them
selves to take all the money received
in these sales and deposit it in the
home banks for use in the channels
of trade thru these home institu-
tions, and while it is in the home |
banks it is available for loaning to
the home farmers and stockmen to |
finance their operations. If there !
Continued on page
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
Man and Moonshine
Reported Missing
Man Returns But?

POCATELLO, May 17.-Richard
Ivie, reported for several days rs
missing and thought to have been
the victim of foul play accompanied
by his brother-in-law, Thomas Johns.
arrived this morning from Mackay
and reported to Sheriff Mabey. Both
men were placed under arrest for
the possession of intoxicating liquor,
with bonds at $1,000 each.
Ivie, accompanied by Johns, ar
rived in Pocatello last week from
Mackay with forty gallons of moon
shine, which was cached about three
miles from Pocatello. Thursday
morning he could not be found by
Johns, and the liquor also was miss
ing. 1t was thought for several days
that Ivie had met with foul play,
but he was finally located at Mackay.
Ivie states that when a car ar
rived at the cache he thought officers
were on his trail, and he started on
foot to Mackay. The distance is
about ninety miles, and he did it in
three DAYS and three nights.
Lake Tribune.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
Former Secretary
Of Interior Dies
After Operation

Word came as great shock to the
nation yesterday of the death of
Franklin K. Lane former secretary
of interior. Great was the grief from
the president to the messengers in
the interior department,,Who had for
SO long known the kindfy and eff
ficient public servant.
Messages of coincidence were sent
from all over the country to Mrs.
Lane. Ex-president Wilson did not
make public what he said to Mrs.
Lane about the man who had stood
by him in his cabinet for seven years.
Mr.. Lane was operated on in
Rochester, MINI. May 6 for gall
stones and appendicitis and was said
to be recovering when heart disease
developed. He had been suffering
from heart disease from time to time
for the past few months.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
ROTARY CLUB MAY
TENDER OPINIONS
Will Assist Mayor in
Making a Thoro
Cleanup

When the Rotarians met Tuesday
afternoon the suggestion given by
Mayor Peck that they offer him their
opinions in regard to the disposal
of the city garbage and the cleanup
campaign was taken up. The dis
cussion occupied the time set for the
meeting but no definite action or
plan was adopted. 1t seemed to be
the sentiment of the members, how
ever, that the city could handle the
garbage cheaper than the individual
could.
Mayor Peck does not want the
city cleaned up and allowed to fall
back into an unclean condition so
the Rotary club is working on plan
whereby the city may be cleaned up
and kept clean.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
EXTREMES OF men
in ACQUIRING JAG
SHOCK COMMITTEE
Extract Manufacturers
are Strongly Opposed
to the Tightening
Volstead Act

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The ex-
tremes to which some men go to
satisfy the craving for strong drink
since the country went dry shocked
the house judiciary committee today
at hearing on the Volstead bill to
make the prohibition enforcement
law more drastic.
Representatives of manufacturers
of fiavoring extracts, patent medi-
cines and perfumes, in protesting
against added restrictions, which
they claimed would interfere seri-
ously with their business, were out
spoken in opposition to medical beer
and the sale of connections mas
querading as medicine but actually
used as beverages. The story of the
man who became drunk after drink
ing hair tonic, Jamaica ginger and
similar things crept in continually.
In list of more than 100 prod
ucts, branded as "booze medicine
some old bottles that had their place
on the shelves of country drug stores
for more than half century were
paraded in full view of the commit
tee and denounced by spokesman for
proprietary medicine associations,
who declared they had begun medi-
eating alcohol used in all their prep
arations long before the eighteenth
swept out the bars.
Draw Line at Wine
There were frequent clashes. No.
body said a word in favor of beer.
Patent medicine men told Mr.. Vol
stead that so far as they were con-
cerned, he could 60 as far as he
liked with beer, but they did not
agree with his announcement that
he would fight to prevent the use Of
vine IS an alcoholic base for any
remedy.
3 Extract manufacturers were more
pronounced in their opposition to
The new Tightening up measure, one
witness reminding the chairman that
MS enforcement act had to be
in the house to give them
J chance to live.
Charles D. Joyce, president of
1avoring extract association, de-
,lared no man had ever been able
o drink lemon extract in sufficient
Quantities to make him drunk and
i've.
"The only man who ever tried to
10 it, to my knowledge" he said,
had to line his mouth and throat
With talcum powder before drinking
he first swallow"
No "Jamaica" Drunks
The witness was asked If he knew
nything of the practice of taking
he fire out of extracts through a
iece of bread, which soaked it up
Ike sponge, but he never heard of
/. Nor had he ever heard of "Ja-
naica ginger drinking fiends," he
dded.
"Well, I've seen droves of them"
aid Chairman Volstead.
Everybody wanted to get rid of
he medical bootlegger, some sug-
esting that his products be taxed
Continued on page s
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
Farm Bureau Hold
Eleven Meetings
Thruout County

The farm bureau has held eleven
meetings thruout the county in the
interests of the potato growers with
the result tina 76O farmers have been
present showing that they are inter-
ested in the crop in this county. Two
hundred and seven farmers have
agreed to start a seed plot on clean
ground so that next year they will
have clean, seed to plant.
Twenty men are going to start
certified plot and have their seed
certified.
The prospects are bright in this
county for a clean potato crop as
is shown by the attendance at these
meetings and by the number that
have signed up to start clean seed
plot.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
BLACKFOOT TOPS
new BALL LEAGUE
Local Team Wins From
Rigbv During Heavy
Rain Storm

Blackfoot's team went to Rigby
yesterday for the second game of the
ball season and returned with flying
colors. s7t St"t a'
The final score stood five to three
in favor of, the Bronks and winning
this game puts Blackfoot at the head
Of the league and with the right kind
Of support the team will stay there.
In yesterdays game Rigby made six
hits and Blackfoot eight. Conger
and Epp1ing of Blackfoot made q
three base hit each while .Vaught
made trip to the keystone sack
on a long hit. Chevalier, pitcher
for Rigby, made two bagger and
Cummings, outfielder, slammed the
pill for circuit canter.
Idaho Falls will call next Sunday
afternoon for their reception, so be
there and see the Bronks trample
on the Shamrocks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
MEETINGS HELD In
BOISE TO BENEFIT
IDAHO RESIDENTS
Laborer and Employer
Meet and Discuss
Problems of
Interest

BOISE, lda.-The most remark
able series of meetings ever held il
Idaho was recently concluded here
They were arranged and carried
thru by bunch Of newspaper mel
and ad writer's, members of little
organization of less than thirty mem.
bers known as the Boise Ad club
Three luncheons, filling one of thu
largest dining rooms Of the city each
day, followed by big banquet, fur.
nished the vehicles for the re-arousa
of public spirit and community CO.
operation
Seeing Ourselves and Others
The time of the discussions and OF
the programs was to tell the people
about their own community. A
wealth Of reliable information was
gathered and presented, showing
payrolls, banking, building, recrea-
tion features, schools, churches, etc.
No such array of facts were ever col
lected here. They proved most i'm
pressive.
This little organization put over
a big idea. They sold Boise to Boise
people and made statesmen of every
citizen. But 1t was not provincial
in its undertaking. They sold Idaho
to Idaho people in so far as it could
reach out.
And it also sold the idea of look
ing at the other fellows point Of
view.
All Glasses Represented
At these gatherings the laborer
rubbed shoulders with the banker,
the producer with the consumer,
the merchant with the patron, the
user Of electric juice and transporta-
tion and telephones with those sup
plying that class of service.
Each was given an accurate angle
on the position of the other fellow.
Each got acquainted with the con-
ditions surrounding his neighbor.
AS an example, one of the discus
siOns had to do with freight rates,
and mass of information bearing
on Idaho shipments was presented.
There was, of course, general de-
sire for reduction, but the sentiment
Of the assemblages was that the rail-.
road side must be considered, too.
Everyone realizes that present rates
are based on wage and other condi-
tions imposed on the railroads dur
ing wartime control. So every one
agreed to cooperate in helping the
railroads solve their problems to the
end that the transportation systems
be in position to furnish the required
relief.
1t was so with other utilities
the problems of the power concerns,
the telephone company, the irriga-
tion and other concerns whose sue
cessful operation is SO essential to
the future of the state.
The Lesson of It
The lesson from these meetings
was summed as follows:
"If in every town in Idaho similar
meetings could be held the resultant
benefits would be instantaneous and
enormous. The need in Idaho today
is for closer cooperation on the part
of all the people of all classes. After
all is said, the fact remains that it
is only by united effort that we can
get anywhere. If divided, we fall.
Standing shoulder to shoulder we can
produce results that will greatly
help all of us. This little Boise or
ganization has shown the way"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
BLACKFOOT RIVER BOOMING

Owing to the heavy rains of the
last few days and the melting snow
the Blackfoot river is in some places
over flowing. its banks. On some. of
the farms east of town the fields have
been flooded and at the bridge south
of town the river is flooding the road.
Small levees have been put up to.
keep the water in it's course.
This is very unusual especially at
this time of the year and the water
now has reached mark that is
higher than il, has been at any time,
for good many years.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19

tor, but when they have occasion tt
use two at once, then If 4he SECOND
motor runs fifteen minutes or longe,
they bill the city for months ser
vice. They will have the electrical
energy ready every hour of the veal
and If they do not have occasion tt
use the second motor at all the com
pany will receive no income from the
power so provided but not used. II
will cost $1,000 or $1,000 to install
the extra cable or power line, but
it will save the investment in the
gas engine and will cost them more
to run the extra motor than to run
the gas engine for the emergency
but it starts quicker and there is the
chance that they may go for years
without using both of them at once
In past experience they have hardly
ever started the emergency pump
and the new system will provide six
times as much water on the regular
service as at present, or twelve times
as much when using both motors,
so 1t would have to be a very unusual
fire that would require the extra
motor put to service. The insurance
companies say the arrangement sug-
gested by the power company will
entitle the town to the low insurance
rate as expected If the gas engine
We're installed. The council is dis
posed to accept the second motor and
leave out the gas engine.
New Kind of Packing
One of the councilmen asked Con-
tractor Malan to explain to the coun-
Gil the advantage if there is any ad-
vantage, IN using metalium for calk-
ing the joints of the water pipes in
stead of lead, and he said that metal
ium was comparatively new metal
for this purpose, and so far as he
knew of it's being tried, it stood the
test better than lead and it takes
less labor to do the calking. In case
OF slight leak the metalium swells
and closes the leak as lead does not
do, but that 1t has not been used
long enough to prove its durability.
1t has been in use at Green River
water works where they have $50
pounds pressure to the square inch,
and has stood for ten years, but it
might not last as long as lead. "It
would effect saving to the city of
about $3.50 to use metalium in the
cast iron joints here, but he would
not recommend it for calking the
steel pipes. The council are a little
afraid of it, but decided If was worth
investigating further. Mr.. Malan
las two cars of pipe, lead and fittings
lere now, and will order supply
II metalium If it is wanted.
Old System Crooked
The plan is to take up all they can
# the old pipe lines while laying
he new, and save if for use, on the
outskirts, and now they find that |
he old lines are crooked and they
lave to choose between laying the |
lew system crooked and leaving
much of the old system in the ground |
where the pipe is not worth any more
han the cost of the special excava-
ions necessary to get it out. Some
'ody suggested hitching a big tractor
n the pipe and pulling it out in
ections without much digging. The
ouncil will lay the new system on
traight lines so they will be able
o find it at any point by making
ne cut by the blue prints. Places
ave been reported where the old
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
HURLEY. INJURED

A familiar figure that has been
missed on the streets of this city
for the past week is Jack Hurley,
the old Indian scout that served with
General Howard While visiting
Shelley about ten days ago he fell
down stairs and the injuries re-
ceived along with his advanced age
have confined him to his bed. His
right arm and his legs were prac-
tically paralized. Jack says he will
soon be able to come to town and
call on his friends again tho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
BOY SCOUTS ELECT

Tuesday evening the Troop No. 4.
Boy Scouts, met and elected their
officers for the ensuing year.
Harold Hines was elected presi-
dent and Temp Hopkins vice presi-
dent. The scouts elected John Hale
scribe and Temp Hopkins and Robert
Thompson patrol leaders.
Two committees were appointed
being the athletic and finance COM
mittees. Those on the thletic COM
mittee are Graham Parkinson, Keith
Barrettee and Dan Morgan on the
finance committee are John Hale,
Wesley Boice and Edgar Ketchum.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
BEGIN CITY WATER SYSTEM

The Wheelright Construction COM
pany put small force of men to
work Tuesday morning digging
trenches for the new city water sys-
tenn.
Contractor Malan says that large
quantity Of materials has been
shipped and the work here will be
kept up as far as the arrival Of ma
terials will justify.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
HAIL STORM

Last Monday sections around Pin
gree and Taber we're visited by the
heaviest hail storm known for years.
At Taber it is reported that the hail
fell two inches deep and at Pingree
the wind accompanying the storm
blew the fences across the road. SO
that travellers say they drove over
the fences lying in the road several
times southwest of that place. Here
the hail stones fell about an inch in
diameter.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
COURT NEWS

Frank Harris was called before
Judge Good to answer on a charge
of felony. He was bound over to
the district court, which convenes
Monday. s
Game Warden Lew Robbins
brought in Lloyd Peterson, Albert
Fresh and j. D. Henefer for fishing
without license and each was fined
$25, which is the minimum fine for
this offense.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
PAVING NEWS

The paving in Blackfoot is gradu-
ally nearing completion, Shilling
avenue being finished now except for
a few minor repairs and the paving
crew is working on the road past the
sugar factory.
The work on this road will be
completed by the first of June
weather permitting and the entire
paving will be finished by the first
of July,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-19
POLICE COURT NEWS

A. w. Hall was fined S. and costs,
which amounted to IS, for turning
his car between street intersections.
The fine was paid.
0. E. Walters was fined S. and
costs for the same offense.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08

One brick house, 7 rooms, celia
cistern, large garden, electric light
and necessary outbuildings.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08

Comfortable dwell ing house and lot
On Washington street.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08
Heart is on Wrong Side.

Jacob Shaw, of Hagerstown, is near
iy fifty years old and unil a snort
time ago was blissfully ignorant OF the
fact that his heart was on the right
side OF his body. He discovered it by
accident. Feeling pains in the rght
side of his body he told his wife ti1at
his heart was hurting him: Seeing
him feeling the right sidsf eedy'
sine informed him that h gt be ms.
taken, since his heart Vas on the ieil
side. 1t was then for the first time
that he felt his heart beating and real
ICED that it was on the right side OF
his body. He consulted physicians;
who after Gkur an X-ray explained
that his he WAS misplaced. He mas
been EXAMINED by score OF nca' arc
Virginia authorities, who agree thai ms
heart is on the right side, but cann1,,,
account for it. Shaw, though IN ~
health at present, does not attribute
to his heart. but blames an attack -
influenza he recently suffered Tor no
ailments. &E
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08

Every postmaster hereafter must
keep his postofice clean under a cam
paign inaugurated by Postmaster Cen
eral Hays. He officially announces
that "postoffces, like people, are judg-
ed BY their appearances" Henceforth
postofhce interiors and exteriors must
De kept immaculate--wood work, floors
and windows cleaned, furniture busted
and bulletin boards neatly arranged
with only current bulletins. Post
masters and postal employees should
be THE pride of the community" he
says.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08

c. w. Watson and former Congress.
man M. N. Nicely are both aspirants
for the United States Senate, accord
ing to Charles Brooke Smith, a politi-
cal gossip. He thinks that these two
fairmonters are seeking the place and
that Henry S. Lively, law partner of
Nicely, wants 10 go to Congress in the
first district.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08

No trace has been found of John
Kipling, one of the first English lads
to enter the war, and son of Rudyard
Kipling The name does not appear on
an official list Of dead or wounded, and
it is feared that the boy lies in an I'M
known grave.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08


One brick house, rooms, cellar,
cistern, large garden, electric lights,
and necessary outbuildings.
One brick house, S rooms. very
nicely arranged, small yard, good els
tern, will make nice home for small
family.
One brick house Of II rooms, all
modern Improvements, on Main street,
with garden.
One frame house OF 10 rooms and
large lot.
One building lot o0xe5 fea, de-
sirable part of town.
One frame house Of S rooms, one
acre OF ground, some fruit trees, near
Bakerton, W. Va.
Eight room brick house on King
street, double lot, electric lights. This
is one of the incest homes in Shepherds
town.
Farm of 100 acres near Shepherds
town, price $50 an acre Dwelling
house and all necessary buildings.
Farm Of 1874 acres at 500 an acre,
near Shepherdstown. Good house ard
barn and other needed buildings. Has
running water On it.
Comfortable dwell ing house and 10,
on Washington street.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08

During the month of November 81
Illicit stills were destroyed and II ar
rests were made of offenders against
the prohibition laws in West Virginia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-12-08
Beef Hides Wanted.

City prices offered. No commits
siens. Check on day Of arrival.
c. r. WALL CO.,
Charles Town, w. Va.