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The metric system is in general use in all principal nations except the United States, Great Britain and Russia.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-03-18

The electric eel of Brazil and Guiana can administer a shock strong enough to overcome horse.
 The largest island in the world is Greenland, S27,30O square miles in area.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15

An illustration of how to get
votes by the short speech route
was furnished at the citizens
meeting in the town hall Monday
night. j. F.. Lyles. candidate for
public works commissioner. was
invited TO make a speech. He
said: "A friend of mine invited
me to enter the race. asked
him how much it cost to get in.
He said, Nothing. Then | asked
him how much I'd get out of it..
Again he repliel, Nothing |
told him to count me in" Mr..
Lyles then sat down. In the elec.
ton Tuesday he led the public
works commission ticket.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
Young People in Session.

The b. Y. y. l.. convention of
the York Baptist association met
last Sunday in the First Baptist
churcll OF York, with delegates i'm
attendance from various churches
III the county. The meeting was
called to order by the president,
y. A. Bass of Rock. After prayer
and praise service devotional
exercises were conducted by &.
w. McGec of York. The address
OF welcome was made by Mrs.
t. W. Niece and was responded
to by Chas. A. Scott.
Problems i'm Il. Y. p. l.. work
We're then discussed by several Of
the delegates in helpful man.
ner. Miss Beatrice Parks of the
Fort Mill union was elected con
ventiOn chOrister and Miss Lula
Smith was chosen reporter for the
convention to succeed =. A. Lee
OF Fort Mill, resigned. 1t was
decided to award the convention
banner to the union with largest
percentage of enrolment present.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
Saw Marshal Foch

The Rev. j. w. II. Dyches pas.
tor of the Fort Mill Baptist
church, who stopped over for the
foch celebration at Greenwood
las, Friday on his return trim
1rom the Baptist State conven.
non at Greenwood. SAYS that ne
got near view of the great
French commander and thai the
pictures of him seen i'm tbe M.
perS furnish IA striking likeness of
the man.
DR.. Dychcs further said: Mar.
Shal Foch is Il speaker of consid.
cradle force. he has genial face
and at Greenwood presented the
appearance of "a man who was ac-
ccPtlng the honOrs accorded him
rather for the pleasure of those
who bestowed them than for anv
qualification that came to himself
because of them. His bright eyes
betoken his genius and his firmly
SET jaw and close shut lips indi-
cate that doggcd determination
winch brooks no defeat.
Though apparently a man of
10 or 20 years. Marshal Foch $
Stalwart frame. erect carriage
and forceful language combine TO
impress You that this military
chIeftam is still! capable of eff
Gent service TO his country and
to the world if need for it should
develop.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
G. P. BLANKENsH1P DEAD.
Well Known Fort Mill Township
Citizen Passes Away Suddenly.

The Fort Mill community was
greatly shocked to hear of the
sudden death of Charles p. Blan-
kenship at his home in the upper
section of the township Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Blankenship APP
parently had been in good health
and was preparing to come to
Fort Mill when he was stricken
with heart trouble. He was at
his barn at the time and fell un-
conscious. Within 30 minutes af-
ter being removed TO his home he
died.
For many years Mr.. Blanken-
ship had been one of the most
prominent farmers of the eastern
section of York county. He had
taken an active interest in poll
ties for a long time and at the
time of his death was member
of the county Democratic eXecu-
tive committee. He was widely
known and numbered his friends
by the hundred. Mr., Blanken-
ship was member of the Fort
Mill township road commission.
He was born in Steel Creek
township, Mecklenburg county.
\. c.. February y. 1860. On De
ccmber 6. 1882, he was married
to Miss Anne l.. Marlborough. To
Mr.. and Mrs. Blankenship seven
sons and two daughters were
born. lwO OF their SONS died IN
infancy. With Mrs. BlankenShIp
The following children survive ::
Guy biankcn>hip, Bcrnard iiIan-
kenShIp, Miss hathlccn Blanken-
ShIp, Finley Blankcnsh,p, MISS
Frances Blankenship. Pruett
Blankenship and Van Blankrn-
ship. All the children are grown
except the baby boy.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. j. K. Smith.
pastor of Flint Hill Baptist
church. of which Mr.. BlankcnShip
had for years been IL faithful
member. The interment was in
Flint Hill churchyard Monday u1
l o,elock i'll the presence of hun.
dreds OF friends of Mr.. Blank,n-
SNIP whose presence attested their
sorrow at the passing of AN nm
r'gh'' public spirited citizen.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
WINS RACE FOR MAYOR.
Arthur G. Lytle Receives Flatser.
ing Vote in Tuesdays Primary.

FRIENDS OF Arthur {. Lytle,
successful candidate for mayor in
Tuesdays S Democratic primary,
lost little time in rushing to his
place of business OH Main street
immediately after the announce
ment OF the result of the election
to congratulate him over the flat
tering vote he had just received
Tor chief official of the town for
the two year term beginning early
IL January. From the first these
friends of Mr.. Lytle were conf
dent the voters would favor his
candidacy, but they took nothing
for granted i'll the campaign pre-
ceding the election and on eiec-
tion day itself and were active in
his behalf from the time he an
nounced his candidacy until the
last ballot had been deposited.
Much of the credit for Mr.. Ly-
ties victory, however. is due to
his own efforts. for he left no
stone unturend to win the office,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
James E. Steadman Dead.

Following an illness of several
months, James +. Steadman died
at his home in Fort Mill last Wed,
nesday. Mr.. Steadman had lived
IN Fort Mill for many years and
had many friends in the commu-
nifty who greatly regretted to
hear of his death. He is survived
by his widow and number of
sons and daughters. The funeral
services were conducted by the
Rev. X. 81. Wiser, pastor of the
Fort Mi4 Presbyterian church.
and the knterment was in Flint
Hill churShyard Thursday,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
WORLDS BIGGEST FIRM.
Uncle Sans Postal Department
Employs 326, 900 Persons

The United States postal sery.
ice, with $4,000 employees i'm.
mediately connected with its one.
ration, serving ITO million Gus
toners, is the biggest distinctive
business in the world. according
to statement recently made by
Will II, Hays, postmaster general.
The department spends 600 mil.
lion dollars annually.
The department has the largest
express company in the world.
handling more than 800 600
packages this year. 1t has over
"A half million depns.torS IN
postal savings, the largest savings
bank III the world. with 75 per
cent Of the depositorS being of
foreign extraction. Th"r. is
twice as much postal savings bus
mess done in New York city
alone as there is in the entire Do
mmion of Canada. 1t has increus-
ed 2S9 per cent since 1912. with
no increase in postal facilities
since that date.
The statistics of the postal de-
partment show that in every sin
gle hour of the day l.40O.OUO let
tcrS are sent, and this year more
than II billion letters will be han
died. The department ...>, han
dies more than y Lr'l.on and !.
quarter postal carIS rvrrt year.
A big sum i'm d.b,S is ,al -
fled each year through the sale oi
100 million postal money orders.
The earth could be clrcIrd ten
times with the two rails on which
the mails are carried in the Unit
ed States, and postal employees
use enough lead pencils in one
year to place one behind the ear
o! more than a million persons.
In New York city alone there
are quarter of a million letters
rraddressed each day by clerks
using city directories. and There
are l9 million letters huudleI
annually by the division of dead
letters at Washington, all owing
to the negligence of the public
H. addressing mail. The cost of
this service to the TAXPAYERS all
comes back to the careless imdi-
vidual.
Each day $4,000 rural carriers
go out in the morning. serving
more than . million families. and
before sundown every day these
carriers travel l,l70.000 miles. il
total of 353 million miles every
year over the highways of the
country. The postal service uses
oOO,OO0 miles of twinc every year
enough to girdle the earth 30
times. Mr.. Hays figures that the
department will save - million
dollars in the current year from
appropriations already made by
Congress without any dctrimcnt
to the service.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15

putting 10 good account the ex.
pcricncc he had gained i'm former
campaigns i'll helping other can
didateS. His friends are conf
dent he will make the town an
active. progressive mayor. and
that his administration will be
marked by numerous accomplish
ments for civic bctterment.
MIR. Lytle is 30 years old. He
Is a son of the late j. +. Lv-
tie, splendid citizen who died
several years ago. and was born
at the old Lytle homestead near
York. AS II boy 10 years old he
moved to Fort Mill with his pa
rents and for several years was a
clerk in different drug stores in
town. In 1916 he formed part
nership with DR.. j. NJ. Hutchin-
son in the drug business as one
of the proprietors of the store
which had been operated for sev-
eral years by Capt. s. w. Parks.
When the United States declared
war on Germany early in 1917
Mr.. Lytle sold his interest in the
business to DR.. Hutchinson and
enlisted in the Fort Mill company
OF the llSth regiment. 3Oth divis-
ION, for service overseas. Before
leaving this country as soldier
h" was promoted from private to
sergeant. which rank he held
throughout the war. He was with
his company in the numerous en-
gagements in which il took part
against the Germans in Belgium
and France and did his part in
breaking the socalled impregna-
bic Hindenburg line in the early
days OF October, 1918. He went
through that terrific engagement
as he did the other engagements
III which his command participate
ed without receiving so much as IL
scratch.
Shortly after returning from
the war Mr.. LytIe bought the
Ardrey drug store, of which bus
mess he and DR.. W. III. Martin are
now the prOprietors. He was one
or the moving spirits last year in
organizing the Tom Hall Guards.
National Guard company of Fort
Mill. in which he served as first
lieutenant until some months ago
when he resigned to organize the
third battalion headquarters com
pany of the FIRST regiment, S. c..
n. q. He is now the command
ing officer of that company.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15

Mrs. Hattie Mack, who for sew
eral months has been away from
Fort Mill visiting relatives at. Or
ange, Va, Decatur, Ga, and Co
lumbia, has returned to her home
in Fort Mill.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15
To Move to Fort Mill

Capt. Elliott Springs of Ian.
caster soon is to become a citizen
OF Fort Mill. Workmen are now
converting into IL modern home
the old White mansion in the up
per section of town and when the
work is completed a few weeks
hence Capt. Springs will move
into it. He is "a grandson of the
late Capt. 5. +. White. his mother
being before her marriage to Col
Leroy Springs Miss Grace White.
and he comes to Fort Mill TO make
hls home i'll the mansion occupied
Tor so many years by his mater.
nal ancestors. Capt Springs has
many friends i'm Fort Mill who
VIII welcome him as a citizen of
the town.
drey and w. s. Belk, who receiv-
ed, respectively, 34S, 33S, and 324
votes. T. j. Crayton received l73
votes.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-12-15

A special meeting of the board
OF trustees of the Fort Mill grad.
ed school was held last night at
which number of matters af.
fectng the interest of the school
were considered. The resignation
of Miss Claroline Carothers. high
school teacher, was accepted. A
successor to Miss Carothers is to
be elected at meeting of the
board few days hence. Three
members of the board of trus-
tees are to be elected by popular
vote on January 10. The board
decided that the Christmas holi-
days for the school will begin on
December u and close on Janu-
ary 2.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
RED CROSS NOTICE

President Harding has issued a
proclamation urging that contribu-
tions from citizens for the Colorado
disaster be turned over to the Red
Cross. All such contributions
should be Immediately forwarded to
the division office in Seattle that we
may wire same thru to the proper
Red Cross official at Pueblo. The
officers at Blackfoot are e. L. And
erson, president; Mrs. e. L. Egli,
vice president; George F. Gagon,
treasurer and F. H. Fehnel, secre-
tary.
It seems that many citizens thru
out the United States have expressed
a desire to contribute certain sums to
the relief Of those suffering from this
disaster and each chapter should
hold itself open to receive any such
contributions as above indicated. 1t
is to be thoroly understood that these
are not chapter contributions and
that no chapter contributions should
be made without authority from the
division manager. ~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
RECORD TRIP TO
SALT LAKE AND
RETURN TUESDAY
Nash Roadster Makes
Great Trip While
Sealed in High
Gear

A Blackfoot automobile went to
Salt Lake City and back the same
day. It went on its own power and
on high gear. It did not start on low
gear nor on intermediate, and It
made the whole trip both ways in
daylight.
d. A. Jenkins and Harry Cooper
rode the package of energy that
made this trip, Nash roadster from
the Three-A Garage on North Main
street. They made the round trip
Of 428 miles in ten hours and thirty
minutes actual running time, or
an average speed OF thirty-nine miles
an hour over the open plains, thru
canyons, thru cities and towns and
over mountain ranges. They ran
from Blackfoot to Salt Lake without
a stop.
They passed thru more than
twenty miles Of the Portneuf canyon;
they crossed over spur of the
Wasatch range into the Malad valley
and they descended the steep slope
from the Malad valley into the Bear
river canyon at Fielding, where they
had to ascend steep crooked grade
to get up on the bench land again.
On this very steep grade with a rise
of about fifty feet in the perpendicu-
lar were sharp curves where they had
Continued on page 8
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
G. A. R. ENCAMP-
MENT AT NAMPA
Delegates Will Meet
Next Year in
Caldwell

Nampa was the scene last week of
a three day encampment Of hundreds
of G. A. R. and W. r. C. and the
ladies of the G.. A. R. The encamp-
ment was one of the most successful
ever held in the three organizations
and even tho time yearly takes his
toll there was over a hundred vet
erans attended
Officers for the three organiza-
tions were elected Wednesday morn
ing and we're installed the same day
with impressive cermonies. They
are the state or department officers
to serve for the coming year.
In speech that was highly appre-
ciated by the delegates Governor
Davis addressed the convention We'd
nesday afternoon. He told of the
nation debt to the men G. A. r.. and
compilmented them for their strong
stand for patriotism and citizenship
taken by them since the close Of the
war.
A resolution calling for the ap-
proval of President Hardfng's foreign
policy was proposed and was carried
by unanimous vote. An invitation
from the Caldwell delegates to hold
the annual state encampment in
Caldwell next year was accepted. The
caldwell Commercial club will stand
all expenses incident to the meeting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
REPORT OF IDAHO
BY CENSUS BUREAU
Ur b an Population
Steadily Increasing.
Half Can Vote

WASHINGTON, D. C.-According
to the census 35.3 per cent, or more
than one-third, of the people In the
State of Idaho are either infants OF
children under fifteen years Of age;
8.9 per cent are youths or maidens
fifteen to nineteen years old; 37.4
per cent, nearly two-fifths, are men
and women in the prime Of hfe, be-
ing from twenty to forty-four years
old; while 1873 per cent, being forty
five years of age and over, are well
along in middle life If they have not
reached old age.
The urban population as compared
with the rural shows some rather
striking differences In age, the per-
centage twenty to forty-four years of
age being 40.6 for the urban popula-
tion with 36.2 for the rural, while
the percentage under fifteen years of
ags is 30.4 in the urban population
as against 37.2 in the rural. These
differences may indicate larger
families of children in the country
than in the city, but probably indi-
cate also the fact that country child
rem, As they grow up have q tendency
to flock to the cities thereby increas-
ing the active adult population of the
cities at the expense of the rural
districts.
A little over one-half of the popu-
lation, 54.2 per cent, are old enough
to vote, being twenty-one or over;
and in this class the men outnumber
the women in the ratio of 131 to 100.
The males of military or fighting age,
eighteen to forty-four, constitute
400 per cent Of the male population
and 22.2 per cent of the total popula-
tion.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
Water in Mackay
Dam Reaches High
Level This Year

Frank Kohler came down from
Mackay Saturday and said that Lost
river is shedding a big flood this
spring and many bridges have
washed away. The Leslie wagon
bridge went out on Friday and the
bridge by the Mackay smelter went
out taking section Of the Mackay
water main with it. That cuts off
the village water supply. Cedar
creek supplies the electric lighting
plant and a section Of that system
washed out, leaving the town in
darkness.
A good many people are nervous
about the big dam above town and
some of them sleep up on the hills
every night. They hike for the hills
at bed time or sooner with suit cases
or packages. The dam is designed to
hold head Of sixty feet of water and
it now stands at Sc feet, says Mr..
Kohler, with the spillway shooting
a full torrent and all the spillway
gates open. If the dam should break
it would sweep away the town, as
it stands directly in the line Of the
rush.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
|LAUNDRYMEN AND
/ CLEANERS CONVENE
Members Work Out
Hobbies, Others Plan
to Adopt Methods

The laundrymen of Idaho held {
three days convention at Burley last
week and then the cleaners ano
pressers held forth for three days al
Twin Falls. w. w. Davis attended
from Blackfoot and gave the follow.
ing information as to their activities
at the meetings.:
The purpose of the meetings was
to educate one another in the work
insofar as is possible outside of the
place where the work is done. Men
who have shown unusual success in
any line of the work are asked in
advance to prepare papers or reports
on their work and tell all the others
just how to get the better results.
One man had hobby of saving coal
and steam while yet getting effici-
ency, and he studied his hobby un-
til he was able to give a report on
it after having long tested his
theories and others saw that it was
good and applauded him and de-
clared they were going to do like
wise.
been considerable discussion as to
whether it was practical to do some
hand washing of the delicate fabrics
that take damage by being washed
in the regular process, and there has
been no clearing up of the question.
Last year one man showed more
than ordinary interest in the study
Of this feature of operating laundry
and they assigned him the task of
developing some plan for furnishing
service that would satisfy both the
public and the laundry and he came
back after year with wonderful
experience and a working plan
which many of them expressed a de-
termination to adopt. Mr.. Davis is
enthused over it and says he will
start such service right away. He
is also going to operate on the coal
saving and steam-saving plan out
lined by the other man mentioned.
Practically all of the laundries in
Idaho are members of the state as
sociation, and the state is a branch
of the national association which is
operating a demonstration laundry
at Chicago and testing out all the
good equipment and teaching opera
tors just how to get the best results.
The demonstration laundry is at once
a school and laundry, and is sup
ported by laundries all over the vari-
GUS states taking stock in it, and
the stockholders receive the reports
of work done there and have the
privilege of its educational service.
The sessions lasted from 9 till
in the morning and from 2 to 5 in the
afternoon, and their hours of recrea-
tion were filled with sightseeing
trips, luncheons and entertainments.
Most Of the laundrymen were accom-
panied by their wives and 1t was a
pleasant event.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
Work to Start Soon
on Bills Building;
Completed by Fall

Work will commence within q
week or two on the new building that
Is partly constructed for the home
of the Bills Auto company. Work
has been held up this spring by the
inability of the trust company to ad-
vance the money according to the
arrangements made last year.
This paper stated during the win
ter that the finances were in shape
SO they could 60 on with construction
work as soon as spring opened, but
the continued tightness of money
prevented carrying out the arrange
ments until now.
Some Of the last work done by the
masons last fall was made defective
by freezing while the mortar was
drying and that will have to be done
over. 1t will probably take the rest
of the summer to finish and the Bills
people expect to get into the new
home at some time in the fall. The
Bingham Motor company has lease
on the building now occupied by the
Bills Auto company and will move
in when they move out.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
Former Service Men
Can Show Discharge
If Name is on List

1t is difficult to account for the
objections that have arisen to the
publication of the Stacker list. No
man with an honorable service
record need fear having his name ap-
pear by accident in the list. Every
friend of such veteran knows that
he was overseas, and he can show
his American Legion button and dis
charge papers. II the point is ever
raised it serves merely to emphasize
the fact that the man is war hero.
If all the remonstrances to the pub
lication could be traced to their
sources it might be found that many
of them are inspired by the slackers
themselves or by those who hope to
embarrass the Washington govern
ment.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
Pocatello to Have
New Garbage Dump;
Is An Ideal Place

POCATELLO, Idaho.--A new and
comparatively obscure dumping
ground has been secured for Poca-
tello on Pocatello creek, about three
miles from the city. The new place
for the tin cans and garbage is out
of sight of the city behind a low
range of hills.
Sanitary Inspector B. e. Newton
has condemned the old site and also
has given warning against disposing
of garbage at any place other than
the new site. The site offered by e.
G. White, nearer to the city on the
east, was objected to by property
owners in that section on the ground
that the filling of the old gravel pits
with garbage would be an unsani-
tary menace.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-16
Blackfoot Woman
Now in California
is Cancer Victim

A. N. Anderson, formerly of Black
foot and Lost river, is now living at
number 184 Martin boulevard, Santa
Cruz, Calf. Mrs. Anderson is suf-
fering from cancer that has now
reached an advanced stage and she
is confined to her bed.
Her daughter, Mrs. Frank Whit
ten, is with her and expects to re-
main there.
1t would probably be source Of
comfort to Mrs. Anderson to receive
letters from her Blackfoot friends,
and we suggest that such letters be
made to carry liberal amount of
good cheer and a minor part Of COM
ment on the disagreeableness of
cancers.