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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23
BUCKING SHOW ON
SUNDAY DRAWS Big
CROWD OF FANS

About the biggest crowd that has
been assembled in Mountain Home
since last Fourth gathered at Nor
rison's corral last Sunday afternoon
to. see the bueking exhibition. The
first horse was ridden in the corral
by Wallace Frost and two more in
front of Eaton's warehouse. None
of the animals did any very hard
bucking though the whole entertain
ment pleased the crowd. Young Frost
is gathering a bunch of three that
he states will put up a more hair
raising show and he will attempt
to ride all of them at the corral next
Sunday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23
Resourceful.

A navy chaplain, wishing 10
amuse as we'll as to instruct the
sailors of his ship, arranged to give
an illustrated lecture on Bible scenes
and TO have one Of the men who
owned a talking machine play ap-
nropriate tunes while the pictures
were being shown. The first picture
represented Adam and Eve in the
Garden of Eden, and the sailor
eudgeled his brains and ran through
his list Of tunes, but could think
of no music exactly appropriate to
the scene.
please play up" whispered the
chaplain.
A sudden inspiration came to the
seaman and, to the chaplain's con-
sternation and the delight of the
audience, the machine ground out:
"There's Only One Girl in This
World for Me-"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23
trial Of EVANS
MURDER CASE IN
DISTRICT COURT
Jury Sworn in Wednesday
After Calling Special
venire, and States Case
Now Being Presented.

Trial of the case of the state
against w. H. Evans, charged with
murder in the first degree in the
killing of Claud Yeats on June 6,
1920, was commenced in district
court Monday morning. The secur-
: ing of jury was not accomplished
until nearly noon Wednesday, and
then only after the regular venire
of IS men had been exhausted and
a special venire of twelve men had
been summoned by Coroner II. Fl.
Eaton. SheEiff Stevens was barred
from summoning the special venire
on account of the fact that he had
been summoned as a witness in the
case. Nearly all the members of
the jury are from distant parts OF
the county, the only local men rep
resented being G. N. Miles and ].
H. Boyle.
County Attorney V. L. Taylor
represents the state while the de-
fense is being handled by Dan NC
Laughlin of this city and G. H. Ed
wards of Boise.
The first witness called was STAN
ton Park, county surveyor, who To-
Gated on map he had prepared the
exact spot where the body was ly-
ing after the shooting, the position
of buildings, fences and other OBJ
jects.
Sheriff Stevens testified, identify
ing the gun with which the alleged
shooting was allegg1 to have been
done, another gun found near he
body, a pitchfork, said to have
figured in the fight, the clothing ta-
ken from Yeats body after its re-
moval to an undertaking parlor, a
Woman's hat and handful Of hair
which he picked up at the same time
Frank Lamberton and Charles
Montrose were called and testified
as to alleged threats they had heard
Evans make towards Yeats, but un-
der cross examination both were
more or less hazy as to exactly what
was said
Mrs. Atlanta Yeats testified as to
the details of the quarrel which led
up to a physical encounter between
herself and Mrs. Evans, and as to
the details of the killing which was
the elimination of it.
The two Yeats boys, Francis and
Seth, both of whom were present
when the tragedy took place, testl-
fed.
1t is anticipated that the states
case will be presented by Thursday
afternoon and that the defense Will
have completed its evidence in time
that the case will be in the hands OF
the jury some time Saturday The
Republican goes to press Thursday
afternoon and we will be unable TO
give detail of the defense or verdict
until next week. It is claimed that
the defense will be justifable homi-
eide, although no testimony was Of
fered at the preliminary hearing ana
any statements of the defense are
but rumors.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23
Every Year a Leap Year.

Among the Caro- women In Assam
every year is leap year. With
those not Christianized, the bride
takes the iniative in marriage, and
goes to fetch the bridegroom. It is
etiquette for him to hide and resist
until VIGOROUSLY carried off.
Occasionally a man may get his
wife by capture, but usually 1t is
the woman who kidnaps him; that
is to say, her male friends do 1t
for her One may still see such
press gangs bringing home their
spoil
In the early days the missionar-
les were inclined to rush to the re-
scue, thinking that violence was be-
ing committed, such is the noise
made by the struggling youth. The
reluctance and resistance, though,
are seldom as real as they sound. IL
the youth dislikes the match there
is rarely any redress.
Women of means are allowed to-
choose temporary husband and
when tired of him pay him off and
take another.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23
NATIONAL SPORT
REVIVED LOCALLY
BY BALL TOSSERS

The Mountain Home baseball
team will meet the B. p. O. Il. team
of the Nampa city league at the new
park in the rear OF the high school
next Sunday afternoon at 2;3o.
For the past several years there
has been no ball played in this city,
and 1t should be privilege Tor our
people to encourage the boys in
keeping a team together by attend
ing their games.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23
The Navy Begins Recruiting.

The navy recruiting service has
opened a recruiting station in the
post Office building at Pocatello,
Idaho. and are in position to re-
cruit a number Of desirable young
men for the navy.
All branches of the service are
open, the age requirements are from
eighteen to thirty-fve, the pay S4s
to $3.50 per month.
Men desiring to enlist, call or
write navy recruiting station, Poca-
tello.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

Thursday evening G. G. bchel-
man, chief Surpeme Medical Di-
rector of the United Artisan lodge
gave an instructive talk to the mem
bers.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

Columbus discovered American,
out as somebody has said, chow
could he have missed it?" A real
discoverer is a man who can find a
vacant house.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

Mrs. w. D. Southworth was in
town Thursday to meet her daugh-
ter. Mrs. March, who has been spend
ing tn wintr with hr husband Cap
tain II. e. March in Philadelphia.
Captain March is to leave soon for
the orient as chief engineer on the
government. palacial steamer, the
Keystone State.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

AS long as there is life there is
hope, but hope does not always pro-
long life.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

Local eating houses have been
crowded almost beyond capacity
this week with visitors attending
the sessions of district court. Dur
ing the first of the week there were
nearly a hundred prospective jurors
in town who had been summoned
to secure a jury in the case of the
state against w. H. Evans.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

Miss Sylvia Coats of this city and
Harry Titus were quietly married
last Thursday at Caldwell.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-23

Orville Johnson has resigned his
position in Tex Riley's pastime, and
left Wednesday for Boise, from
which city he will hunt a new loca-
ton. Mrs. johnson will remain in
Mountain Home for several weeks
Mr.. Johnson has lived here for
about four years during which time
he has made many friends who re-
gret to see him leave town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
SHOT AND KILLED
BY FATHER-IN-LAW
(5y The Associated ,Press.)

STATESBORO, Ga, March 27-Jack
Metts, once tried on a charge of MUIR
der, was shot and killed here today by
his father-in-law, John Bessenger. The
sheriff says the latter stated in a con-
fession, and Mrs. Bessenger was shot
in the arm, by her son in his attempt to
shoot Metts. A 14-year-old son of Bes-
senger also was shot through the lung
by Metts.
The Bessenger home is seven miles
from this city. According to Bessen-
gers story to the sheriff, when ne of
fered to surrender, Metts went to the
Bessenger home this morning and en-
gagged in quarrel, an adopted grand
daughter figuring in the quarrel
Metts was taken outside, where it
is said he threatened to shoot. IF you
don't believe it watch me-" Bessenger
said Metts told him. At the same time,
he says, Metts drew his pistol.
a general shooting affray followed in
which men, women and children are
said to have figured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
URGE WORLDS DISARMAMENT AT EASTER MASS MEETINGS
Many Homeless,
Result. of Most
Disastrous Fire
Toxic, Japan, Scene of Blaze In
vOlving Loss of Over
$12,000,000.
(ey The Associated Press), ,

TOXIC, March 27.-The whole city
of Toxic was imperiled last night by
the greatest fire with which it has been
visited in a decade. The conflagration
destroyed a thousand homes in the
Yotsuya district, in the northwestern
mated at 25.OOO,OOO yen (normally
about $12,50O,000). Thousands of per-
sons were made homeless and 1873 were
injured. The burned building included
three hospitals, bank and several
large business houses.
For four hours during the night a
violent, biting win drove the flames in
the direction of the heart of the city,
causing panic among the population
over a wide area. Four thousand
troops aided the firemen in combating
the blaze, but it was only when the
force of the wind let down notably
that their efforts to control the fire
were rewarded with success.
Scenes of terror were witnessed in
many sections as the course of the
flames threatened widespread destruc-
tion. The streets were cho1ed with
masses of despairing refugees from the
districts alrady stricken, accompanied
by carts loaded with furniture, the
confusion being added to by the flock
ing in of sightseers from other sec
tions. Many of the half-frozen fugi-
tives fleeing from the flames bore in
fants strapped to their backs. Mounted
police had great difficulty in restrain
ing incipient panics.
AS a measure of relief the Imperial
were opened to the sufferers.
The fire burned so fiercely and with
such intense brightness that the skies
were illumined by a fiery halo which
was visible for hundreds of miles as
it hung over the city. The diet. which
was in session when the blaze started,
adjourned when it's threatening nature
was reported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
CONEY HAS SLIGHT
CHANCE FOR LIFE

NATCHEZ, Miss, March 27.-The
condition of Lieutenant w. D. Coney,
who was injured when his airplane
crashed into a tree near Monroe, La.
early Friday. shows a decided change
for the worse, according to statements
of his physicians late today.
A bulletin issued by his physicians
said the lieutenant's temperature was
10319 with embarrassment of respf-
ration. An indication of pneumonia
has also been noted. His physicians
say there is only a slight chance that
he will recover.
Mrs. E. F. Coney, his mother, of
Brunswick, Ga. Mrs. W. H. Devoe, an
aunt, of Jacksonville, Fla, and E. F.
Coney, a brother, of Brunswick, Ga,
arrived here today. Lieutenant Coney
greeted them cheerfuIly. His mother
is almost prostrated, but is bearing
up bravely.
At the request of the Natchez chap
ter of War Mothers, special prayers
for the recovery of the injured flier
were offered at all the local churches
this morning. The 1ieutenant's room
is kept filled with fresh flowers by
Natchez residents
A special committe from the local
American Legion post met Lieutenant
Coney's relatives at the station today
and took them to the hospital
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
BAD WEATHER
HALTSSEARCH
Naval Officials to Continue Hunt
for Missing Balloon
Men.

Search yesterday for the missing ma
val balloon and it's five occupants was
partially paralyZed because of low hang
ing clouds and threatening rain which
forced the dirigibIe CT to remain in her
hangar and seriously curtailed the
maneuvering ability of the flying boats
and seaplaReS.
Today the CT will make a thorough
search of Bay and Holmes counties,
where it is thought possible the balloon
may have landed if the basket was cut
away befoyf it touched the water The
men could Nave climbed into the rigging
and unlocked the basket. If the wind
held shoreward the balloon may have
passed over the land before again de-
sCending.
All of these theories are advanced by
naval officials as mere possibilities, but
no chance which might lead to a rescue
is being passed by. The real belief is,
however, that if the men are still living
they are on board some sailing vessel
unequipped with wireless. A four-day
search has failed to discover any trace
of men or balloon and officials feel al
most certain of two things, first. that
the balloon would not have sunk and
second that if it had been afloat on the
surface of the gulf within a 3OO-mile ra-
dius, it would have been sighted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
Perfect Landing
Made By Aviator
at Belleair Meet
Stops Propeller Just Twenty
Eight Inches from Center
of Goal. ~
(ey The Associated PressI.

BELLAIR, Fla, March 27.--Diving
downward from 1000 feet above the
field, Lieut.. r. u. Cronan, Kewanee,
ILL.,, brought his plane to a stop with
the propeller over a spot just IS inches
from the center of a 10-foot white
cross that was the goal in the event
landing on mark for accuracy-open-
ing the second day of the national
southern air tourney here. 1t was one
of the most remarkable pieces of work
of army air service records, and while
not so thrilling as some of the stunts
to the $4,000 or more spectators who
crowded the Belleview park and every
road within a mile of the park, army
officials were enthusiastic over the
Illinois flyers feat. He is from Carl
strom field.
The parachute drop was the only
event won outside of the army. Ray
Lockwood. leaping from a plane pilot
ed by George Haldeman, captured this
event, dropping in the landing field and
about 100 yards from the center mark.
The acrobatic in formation by five
planes was the most spectacular event
of the day and sent thousands of sore
necks home from the strain of a half
hours concentration on the sky.
A pursuit flight exhibition concluded
the days program.
Lieut.. Snody announced after the
luncheon that Chief Radio Electrician
j. +. Ledew of the H-16, one of the
seaplanes here from Pensacola, had
established what he believed to be
new record for wireless communication
from such a craft by maintaining con-
stant touch with the station at Pensa-
cola, 325 miles distant. This was an
added fete of the day, and one that
brings out the possibilities of CONNER
cial aviation.
Forming a committee for the ad-
vancement of commercial aviation in
the suoth, the mayor and presidents of
the boards of trade of Tampa, Clear
water, St Petersburg and Brooksville
passed a resolution calling on the leg
islature of the state to memorialize
congress on "the urgest necessity for
adoption and observance of a federal
policy of the air"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
INVESTIGATION
BY PRESIDENT
To Be Made of Manner Govern
ment Cares for Disabled
Soldiers
icy The Associated Press).

WASHINGTON, March 27.-Presi-
dent Harding decided today to have
an exhaustive investigation made of
the manner in which the government
is caring for disabled war veterans.
Within a few days, it is announced
at the white house, he will select a
special committee to conduct the in
quiry.
The president, it was said, is de-
termined to lay the whole situation
frankly before congress and the coun-
try to correct any abuses that may
have developed The Investigators
will be instructed to recommend leg
islation that in their opinion, may be
neces sary to remedy the situation.
Decision to inaugurate an inquiry
was reached by the president after he
had conferred today with Charles G.
Dawes, Chicago, who served in France
as a brigadier general, in charge of
the division of procurement of sup
plies; F. w. Galbraith, national COM
mander of the american Legion; Thos.
w. Miller, alien property custodian,
,and a former overseas officer; Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt, of the navy
department, and his personal physf-
clan, Brigadier General C. E. Sawyer,
who is conducting a survey of the
governments public welfare agencies.
All five had luncheon at the white
house and discussed in detail with the
president the soldier relief problem
Later they went over the situation
with General Pershing at his home
here.
No announcement was made as to
the size or personnel of the commit
tee, but it was indicated that no time
would be lost in getting the inquiry
under way.
The president has been giving the
war veteran problem considerable at
tention and is anxious to have the
service improved. Numerous sugges-
tions have been offered him, chief
them the American Legion plan
of placing all government agencies
dealing with service men in one bu-
reau.
The feasibility of this proposal as
we'll as the grounds for numerous
that disabled men either
have been denied government aid or
have been improperly cared for after
government hospitals. will be
determined during the investigation
Prior to the conference today, the
president and Mrs Harding, accom-
panied by Mr.. Dawes, attended the
service at Calvary Baptist
church. During the afternoon, Mr.
strolled through the white
house grounds with his guests and
later went automobile riding with Mrs.
Harding.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
ELEVEN BODIES
DISCOVERED BY
THESEARCHERS
County and Federal Authorities
Still Looking for Other
Victims.
HUNDREDS VISIT
SCENE OF CRIME
Manning, Negro, Charged With
Murders With Williams
as Accessory.
tey vac AssocI.ted Preail.

ATLANTA, March 27.-With tive
more bodies recovered from the Alcovy
river on the williams farm in Jas
per county today, the list of negroes
alleged to have been killed by John w
Williams, the owner of the plantation
and Clyde Manning, a negro employee
was increased TO eleven, and investi-
cations will be continued by county
officials and federal authorities in
quiring into alleged peonage cases. to
ascertain whether there are other
victims.
An inquest held today over eight of
the bodies, resulted in a verdict de-
claring the negroes came to their
death at the hands of the negro Clyde
Manning and naming Williams as an
accessory Both Williams and the
negro are under arrest and held in
the county jail at Atlanta.
Solicitor Campbell of Newton coun-
ty late today requested Governor Dor
sey 10 instruct Attorney General Den
ny TO take charge of the investigations
in Newton and Jasper counties. 1t
was also announced by Judge ]. B.
Park. OF the Ocmulgee circuit, that he
was awaiting the governors orders to
call a special term Of the Jasper su-
perior court. being advised not to issue
call for a special grand jury until
further conferences with the chief ex-
ecutive.
Sons to Be Arrested.
1t was announced tonight by the
governor that the three sons of John
williams, Huland and Marvin, would
be arrested on charges of murder in
connection with the deaths of the ne
groes on the williams farm.
Although the superior court of
Newton Is already in session and has
a heavy criminal docket this week,
Solicitor b. l.. Johnson, of Covington,
said tonight he would urge Judge Jno.
b. Hutchinson tomorrow to call a
special term and place both Williams
and Manning on trial for murder at
the earliest possible date.
While more than 200 persons stood
on the Walters bridge, spanning the
broad Alcovy river, IA miles from Gov
ington, the search for the two re-
naming victims told of by Manning
In his confession was begun early to-
day. Inc UtWS ltihA llNG VI tiV bVAANo
had been unearthed and another found
in the river brought hundreds to the
scene of the search during the day.
So crowded was the bridge that the
traffic became almost impossible. Au-
tomobiles were parked on the oppo-
site side of the bridge while the dredg
ing was in progress.
Two boats with four men dredged
for the two missing bodies, circling
the area OF the river just under the
bridge where Manning declared they
had been thrown by me, Mr.. Johnny
and Charley Chisholm" For five
hours they searched in vain, but at
Continued On Page Three)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
ASK PRESIDENT
FOR ASSEMBLY
OF ALL NATIONS
To Take Up Proposition Looking
Toward Peace Throughout
the World.
SIMILAR MEETINGS
IN FIFTEEN STATES
Prominent Men and Women of
the Country Interested in
Movement.
(ey The Associated Pressl.


WASHINGTON, March PA reso-
luton requesting President Harding
to call conference of nations on the
question of world disarmament" ana
asking that increased appropriatinns
OF congress for armaments be post
poned pending such a. conference was
adopted here today at the Easter mass
meeting held in advocacy of tlisarma-
ment under the auspices of the wom-
ans disarmament committee.
SenatoR Borah, of Idaho, who was
the principal speaker, again advocated
an agreement between the United
States, Great Britain and Japan ia
reduce naval ornaments and charged
the authors of programs for increased
ornaments for the world with he;,o
sedulous patrons of boIshevisn7
painstaking and industrious guardians
of unrest and misery"
Il want to tell YOU" he said chat
the ties which bind peoples To tbair
governments are swapping evervv,he,,a
because OF the great burden of arma-
ments."
The meeting, it was announced, was
held simultaneously with others i'm fif-
teen states in the interests OF reduced
naval and military programs Ma,v
OF the leaders in the movement uera
prominent in the campaign for vorn-
an suffrage. Other speakers here to
day were Representative Frear of
wisconsin, Mrs Ida Clyde Clark If
New York, and Edward f. Grady of
the American Federation of Labor
MRS Florence Kelley. of New York
who presided said the meetings ..unarll
the spontaneous uprising of woman
on the first Easter on which thov
have had power"
Time to Disarm.
THE time to disarm is nou," sba
added, and the place is here"
Mr.. Grady said the American Feder-
alton of Labor joins in demanding
that the statesmen of this country
do something at once to bring about =
definite program for world disarma-
ment"
We, however clearly recognize.y
he added, that we cannot disarm
while other nations are armed"
Among the kilograms read was ono
from William Jennings Bryan saying
he was heartily in favor of disarma
mentor agreement with other ma
tions if possible, by our example if
There is no way to bring about dis
armament except through agreement
with the other naval powers" Senator
Borah said. TT should be our de-
termined purpose to bring about such
Continued on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-28
FARMERS WOUNDED
IN SHOTGUN DUEL
(sy The Associated Prass).

BARNWELL, S. c., March 27.-
Leonard Miles and Charles Morris.
white farmers, were wounded this
morning in shot gun duel whicn
occurred about five miles from here.
Miles was shot through the lung. He
has an even chance TO recover. Nor
cording to attending physicians. Nor
ris was shot in the feet
The shooting is said to be the cul-
mination of long standing illfeeling
between the men. Each claims the
other fired first