Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-05

the pr1nclpal auuIess' MISS uiassoi -
who is probably the best posted wo-
man in the state on reclamation
matters spoke particularly of the
American Falls project which is SO
vital to the people of Southern Ida
no. She also called attention to the
Fall River project which means the
storing OF water for about 100000
acres of land in the upper valley OF
the Snake River and appealed to
the women of Idaho to inform them
selves more perfectly on these mat
ters, also to communicate with their
eastern friends in an effort 70 COR
rect false impressions given by GER
tain well-meaning but ill-informed
easterners that irrigation develop
ment in Idaho, particularly Fall
River project means the destruc-
ton of many scenic beauties of Yell
lowstone National Park.
Miss CHASER pointed out that in
The construction Of the Fall River
dam the scenic loss would be neglig-
ible. The site of of the reservoir,
the present Fall River meadows, is
below all the cascades which eastern
writers would have us believe will
be injured; is swampy almost the
entire year, an exceedingly unpleas-
any camp for anybody unless it
might be a New Jersey man like Mr..
Gregg, who might be lonesome with
out mosquitoes. Even the moose
shun such pasture, Under scientific
methods of engineering, SO far from
being scenic loss, the water inn
pounded would make a beautiful
lake besides distinctly adding to
the beauties of the country by the
magic Transformation of miles of
arid waste lands into beautiful
fields ard orchards.
The anti-eigarette bill passed the
house last Friday, TITS bill prohibits
the importation and keeping for sale
of cigarettes Possession for sale
either wholesale or retail, or for
giving away is a misdemeanor and
upon conviction is punishable by "
fine varying from fifty to three humid
red dollars, or imprisonment in the
county Jail not to exceed six months
This bill awaits the governors sig
nature.
On Saturday of last week, Mrs.
Irwin of Twin Falls, the only wo-
man in the house this session, was
called to the chair in committee of
the whole. She welded the gavel
with ease and was just to all in her
decisions. She was cheered both as
she took her seat, and upon leaving
it.
The Students Rate bill, in which
all club women are so much inter
ested, is still reposing in the finance
committee.
Senate Bill 226, relating to the
care of babies eyes at birth, is in
the engrossing committee and will
come up for final action early this
week. There seems to be no opposi-
ton to this bill.
The Mothers Pension bill as in
troduced this year, calls for $40 for
the first dependent child, and $40
for each other child. All who have
studied the workings of the old
measure, allowing $40 a month for
the first child, appreciate that this
amount has not been sufficient
1t will be recalled that at the
State Federation meeting last Octo-
her, in Occur d'Alene. the delegates
endorsed the measure relative to the
establishment of detention hospital
at the Idaho Industrial School for
the treatment of boys and girls be-
tween the ages Of eight and eigh-
teen, afflicted with outaneous or
other contagious diseases. This
bill has been introduced by the Pub
lie Health Committee and is known
as II. B. 2SS.
Monday of this week, H. B. 2OG,
relative to the education of persons
of foreign birth and extraction. will
come up for final consideration.
Senate Pill No. 9S providing for
free county library service was killed
est week in the house. This is
Disappointing.
Senate Dill No. so, relative to the
Nnolntment Of probation officers
WITH Tire approval of the Board Of
County Commissioners was killed in
20 Morse last week. The women of
the state have not been in favor of
MS bill. as drawn.
Senate Bill No. TIA relative to a
aachers' retirement fund has finally
passed both houses, and awaits tho
governors signature. The ATTORNEY