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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-05
Wonderful Possibilities of Reclamation
in the Great West

PDAN." Jill III Il
slightly lesser degree.
4 1t is the unthinking, the un-
informed who would speak Of
the possibilities of overproduc-
uon. Our population is grow
ing so rapidly we can hardly
keep up with food supplies for
home consumption, and it Will
be a sad day for America when
we cease to be an export Na-
uon- resides, the products Of
this climate are largely differ
ent from what yon raise else
where The family sugar bewl
is always hungry for our beets
and with butter already con-
ing from overseas in ship
cargo lots, you need our alfalfa
in dairy products as we'll as
meat
( But What Of grain! Nill nes
+ these new wheat fields kurt tbz
farmers of the middle west !
Friends, we ourselves sise na7v
63e,6yLGrJ0 bushels of 4he Ssns.-
6taJ. 10 sof wheat raised in ihe
! United States, which means
that we have left onlr one loaf
ia five for the world- 5 market
basket. You women know it is
a crime to talk of orerproduc-
tion, when half the world is
starving and children in every
city of our own United States
are suffering by thousands for
lack Of food. The problem of
congesled markets lies along
other linees than overproduc-
lion.
Do we grasp what it means
when that stupendous gam
bling den, the Chicago wheat
pit, sells in one year eighteen
billion bushels of wheat more
than three times the worlds
output? 1t means that the 800,
0G0,0G0 bushels of wheat which |
enter Chicago are sold 81 times,
filching S60.OOO.0O0 from both |
grower and consUmer-oBe big
reason why the farmer never !
gets enough for his wheat !
while the city mother pays TOO /
much for her loaf.
We must have different |
marketing arrangements. bet
fer distribution, increased trans
portatien facilities. These are
knotty questions, they will
make oBr heads ache before we
get done with them, but they
must be solved.
To me it is not the least
strange that women should be
in reclamation. We
ire natural-born reclamation !
sts, although we may never
nave heard the word. Every
woman who has made a deli H.
ious salad out of bits too good II
o throw away. is reclama- I
ionist. Every woman who has r
made useful garment out of I
cast-ofl, is a reelamati0nist. F
erhaps the first historical rec
rd of a woman reclamaiionist {.
, of the Hebrew mother. who. e.
the risk of her own life. hid ~
mong the rushes the babe that
, this day all men revere as h.
ne of the great saviors of men NJ
mot THE Savior of man but
le prototype Of Christ. o,
That little girl who tied up !,
ie broken leg of her pei to q,
I'VE il. and who afterward sal
lged all the human war waste II
itlin her reach in the sad Cri
ca, was a reclamationist' M
ose Red Cross angels who r.
ached over the rim of death da
Flanders-for YOU, for me-
these were reclamationists.
/, I'll trust the women az this ~
the
ICopfin,n5 an nao.a foDrN va1
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-05

General Federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs, by Miss Ethe-
lyn OlaSser, OF pocatellO,
Secretary OF the Idaho Rec
lamatiOn Association, and
State Chairman, Department
of Conservation and Rccla-
nation, WOmcn's Federated
Clubs OF Idaho
Women Of our country. Even
those Of you who best know
our cities of the east will, yet
believe agree that this is a
wonderful city; a city Of inn
posing edifices, magnificent
distances, inspiring psfsper-
lives. These great hotels, llal
splendid Capitol, every indus
try, every sign of progress you
see, every bit of food you eat,
all these things would be i'm
possible without irrigation.
Men can not eat scenery
You would not be here today
we're it not for reclamation
There would be few railroads,
ne automobile roads, no hotel
Uiahs. no play times ia Ma
ionaI parks in Sunny South
en California, for you
1t is not because the Indians
are gone, or because the grizzly
bears have been killed, That we
are here TO day 1t Is because of
tie humble farms that broider
these valleys farms made
possible only by reclamation
And do not forget thai the dcs-
olate sage brush levels stretch
ing so wearily, are just the
same soil as the delightsome
green fields which gladden. the
eye and heart and provide this
food The only difference is
the intelligent application of
irrigation water.
lou are Just one step beyond
the threshold of thirteen great
states in which vast tracts OF
land as fertile as any in the
world, never knew crop-grow-
ing rains To you who live
where all crops are grown by
natural rainfall, such a condi
hon IS well nigh Incompetent
slble. but in the broad breasts /
OF our western mountains God /
stores up the white fountains
OF life for this country. When
summer suns release these
streams, if unchecked, they
rush In wasted torrents to the
sea; but, held in reservoirs and
led to the thirsty land as need
"a Tor crops, these waters
would be capable of produc
llS io0d for multitudes and lay
ng the foundations of count
ess happy homes.
The hand that drifts these
hoWs upon the mountains has
iSo followed ont the great {
eServoir sites that the puny
ands of man could never fash
IN When the government
roJect at American Falls, Ida : :
o-the great Reed dam-is
it will create a lake ?
ivlng a shore line of l23 .
lies. Such reservoirs can not >
made by human hands as +,
e build standpipes and bath q
bs. 1t is a supreme engin-
ring feat to build even the u
ms but among these ranges,
gh enough to feed the valleys Il
gravity flow, marvellous ba- 5;
IS have been made for MS by ",
d himself. w
Most Of the easier projects m
ssible 10 handle with private tn
pital have already been con re
ueled, vet we have touched in
" the edges of irrigation lal
'sibilities. IN southern lda- Oh
alone there are five million
re aepns popahlp of iprisYa-
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-05

Judge J. +. E,dgerton. of Fairaeld.
WAS in Shoshone Monday. He reports
the Camas Prairie crop prospects as
the best they ever had at this tnns of
wear.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-05

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-05

At tac time the ease against
Sears NROehuck for false adj
vertising was being heard .
The national capital. 7 was in
WASHINGTON Some OF The mail
order representatives their siis-
pecied was seeking lesiSla-
tiep FOR the retailer and advised
me TO 'pack up and so home
saying The mail order houses
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03

(Too late for last week.
Nice weather and some of the
farmers are sowing oats.
B. N. Wix went to Butler Friday.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Mrs. Margaret Herman Dead.

Mrs. Margaret Herman, another OF
Bates county's old and highly re-
spected citizens, died at her home, a
few miles northeast OF this city,
W Wednesday morning OF last week.
Mrs. Herman was native of Ger
many, but came to this country when
a young girl and the greater part OF
her life has been Spent in this coun-
ty. She was most excellent woman
and mother. finding her greatest
pleasure in her home and family. She
is survived by three sons, George,
August and William and two daugh-
tiers, Miss Maggie and Mrs. Gus
Baummack of ST. Louis, who have
the sympathy of the entire commune
ity in their bereavement.
Funeral services were held at the
home Thursday afternoon and the
remains laid to rest in the Bethel
cemetery.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Panama Asks u. S. Aid.

ashington, Feb. 24.-The United
States government was asked by Pan
anna today to use its good offices to
avold any bloodshed in Central
America growing out OF the alleged
invasion OF Panaman soil by COSTA
Rlcan troops.
Acting ON instructions from Presi-
dent Forras, Charge d'Affaircs Le-
fcvre of the Panama legation, in
formed the state department that
what first advices described as an III
flux of political refugees from Costa
kica to Panama was actually armtl 4
invasion Mr.. Lefevre requested
that the United States intercede with
the Costa Rican minister here.
An armed mission. headed by Cen.
Manuel Guintero, a member of Prrsi-
dent Forras' cabinet, was said to have
been dispatched from Panama to the
threatened region by way of David,
where civilian troops are being mo-.
billzed. The purpose of this cxpcdi-
ton, the cable stated, was to regain
sovereignty over the invaded terri
tory
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Johnnie Stiner and wife anil sister

Johnnie Stiner and wife and sister
Hanna, were in Butler Friday.
Jess Brooks took his daughter
Evelyn, back to Butler Sunday even
ing.
]. S. Beard went to Butter Saturday
after Rev. Koenig and he spent Sun
day with them.
Preaching Sunday morning aud
night was well attended and good
sermons were heard.
Ben Pontius and wife spent Sunday
at her sisters, Mrs. Alva Deems.
Last Thursday night Pleasant Gap
Sunday school came in on Jean AL
brech, bringing pies and pounds and
gave him happy surprise. They all!
stayed until late hour and had one
of the coed cid tiaaaes-that the Gar,
people always have. Jean was leav-
ing Saturday to be gone all summer.
We will miss him in our Sunday
school.
Rev. Koenig went back to Butler
with E. E. Moril'a Sunday night.
Dollie Rains was visiting j., Butter
Saturday and Sunday.
SAMM!E.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03

The Times phone number is ~.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Pleasant Gap.

Farmers are all busy sowing oats.
Dennis Ball and Milo Stouffer have
purchased new seif-starter Fords.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. E. Morilla and
children came out to the farm Satur-
day and are getting things ready for
their sale
Mr.. Bailey came out and took his
cattle to Butler Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wix spent Sum
day with Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Cumpton.
Marea Smith went home with Re-
meria Carroll from Sunday school
Sunday. g.
Miss Evelin Brooks gave party to
her schoolmates Friday night The
time was spent making candy and
popping corn. Everyone had a fine
time.
Ben Kisner was at the Gap Sum
day evening. Looks like he was
teaching some one to run his car.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Wix enter
tanned company Sunday. Mr.. Walk
er's family.
Monday was fine day for Everett
Moriila's sale. A large crowd was
out and everything sold good. The
Ladies Aid sure had the grub for
them.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Pleasant Gap.

On the night of Feb. 36th, a few
Of the neighbors surprised Albert d
Christ Lee at their new iiomc, those
present were Mr.. and Ms. Carl
Witte and daughter, Marie, Ne, and
Mrs. Henry Maxwell, Mrs. Minnie
Nix and sons. Efdrcd and Warden,
MIR. and Mrs,>John Pike AVID dangh-
ter. Viola and Mr.. Joe Lecper. All
reported>an excellent time.
The Pleasant Gap Union Sunday
school has sure been having a good
attendance. The average for this
month has been 1884,, We think there
must be some interest to draw such
a crowd. If YOU haven't been going
to Sunday school anywhere, come to
Pleasant Gap. We try to hav. solre,
thing special every Sunday. Visitors
always welcome - :.
The Ladies Aid of Pleasau: zap
served lunch at Mr.. Kisncr sale the
o2nd of this month.
Some of the schoolmatcs of Miss
Evelyn Brooks met at the less
Brooks home Feb. 18th. There we're
about IS present. The evening was
spent in playing many games, pull.n.,
candy and popping corn. Evervoac
reported All excellent time. Miss
: Brooks is going to Butler High
School and making good mark for
herself there.
There will be preaching at the
Pleasant Gap Hall next sunday
morning and night. The services ATE
held by Rev. H. G. Roo ,g, OF In
dependence. Mo. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend.
Corresponding Sec
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Double Branch w. G. T. U,

The Double Branch w. c. T. u
met Feb. 24th, at the home of Mrs
George Utley with eight members
and five visitors present. We had all
all day session, each one taking lunch.
We certainly had a fine dinner, Mrs.
Utley had prepared enough for as
many more of everything good to
eat you could think of. After dinner
we were all rather miserable, but we
certainly did have a good interest
ing meeting. We decided to piece a
quilt soon. Ali departed at a late
hour, hoping to get to meet with Mrs.
Utley again for we were delightfully."-
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Cora Evans March 10th. Every
body come.
P. ST. forgot to mention in par
ticular one member being present
who seldom gets to meet with us and
whose smiling face We are always so
glad to see was Grandma Sears, who
q 30 years old, the Oldest member in
he county. Press Reporter.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Herreil Happenings.

We are having fine weather and
the farmers are busy sowing oats and
doing other spring work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grant called on
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hertz Sunday
afternoon. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Biggerstaff, of But
lSr, spent Sunday at Mr.. Cards.
Miss Mable Card, who has been
clerking at the Variety Store, for the
past two months, has returned home
to stay for awhile.
Mr.. Joe Clark spent Sunday after
noon with his brother, Hanley Clark.
Mrs. Henry Donovan called on
Mrs. Wick Ray Sunday afternoon.
Miss Dawn Seelinger has returned
from her visit to her sister in Iowa.
Mrs. Joe ~ Clark and daughter,
Frances, Mrs. Letton and Isle drove
down to Rich Hill Saturday afternoon
to see Mrs. w. H. Gotten.
M. Johnnie Beaman, wife and fam
lily have gone to Colombo to live.
We hope they will, like their new
home and wish them much success.
Nathan Newton has been on the
sick list for the past week.
Mrs. Bertha Francisco, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mailman, Mr.. aud Mrs. Ruggles
were Sunday callers at the John
Strange home.
IT, T:- 49,. .~h>. :. -,
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
To Build New Church.

Sunday was big day at the Chris
tian church. AT the morning service
$o5s was raised to pay off debt that
had for some time been owing on the
parsonage.
The congregation of the church,
which is one of the largest in the
city. has increased to such all extent
that it has outgroWn the present
church building and plans are under
way to build a new one more in keep
ing with the times and with the large
congregation. A committee has been
appointed to formulate plans and it is
hoped that the work will be COM
menced in the near future.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Goodrum- Plattenburg,

Rev. Roy H. Biser, of the Christian
church, Monday evening united il,
marriage in the parlor of the Inn Mr..
William Paul Goodrum of Foster,
and Miss Robyn Rebecca Platten-
burg, of Higginsville, Missouri. Mr..
Goodrum is a we'll known young
gentleman of the Foster neighbor-
hood and the bride is the popular
school teacher of the New Home
school. They have gone to housc-
keeping in home that the groom had
prepared at Foster.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03

The Times phone number is 81.
Get TIE habit, Of calling up.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03

Every member of the Whea. Crow
ers' association is bound by the &C.
ton of the executive committee TO
turn over approximately one-half or
the wheat raised in 1921 to the pool.
Heretofore the wheat holding CT the
association membership has been en-
tirely voluntary.
We are going to stabilize the
wheat market SO that the farmers can
get a fair price for their CROP" said
W. II. McGreevy, president Of the
National Wheat Growers associa-
ton. I'VE believe that this action
will stabilize the 1921 market. Every
other state organization will take
similar action"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03

Wednesday. the s3rd of February.
was beautiful spfing-like day, and
the neighbors Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Fraze gathered q their home in the
evening to celebrate Mrs. FraAe's
birthday. Those puresent were Mr..
and Hrs. chHE Daniels, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Warford, Mr.. and Mrs. Rug
giles and little granddaughter, Mr..
and Ms: Everett md little daughter,
NJ. and 1ra. Clarence Boiin, MI. and
Mrs.. Evelyn Smiser. Nj. and Mrs.
Perry, Mrs. ]. w. Norman, Mr.. and
NrA Harry Punk NJ. ana Mrs.. Fau-
bioa, NJ. ]. =. AllisoA. NJ. c. T.
Eeeees Glenn Iuller and mother.
lee cream were served
NJ. Alheon fafnfstted some nice
music % tnt YIe1roh and the even
~ Saa e1119x ecnt
e 80 e
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
Butler Loses Three Basketball Games

Last week was unfortunate for the
basketball teams representing the
Butter High school. Friday night the
girls were defeated by the Nevada
girls after hard fought game by
score of 70 to ~.
On the same evening the Butler
boys were finishing on the short end
of Z 40 to IL score with the Nevada
boys on the latter's court.
Saturday night the boys went to
Minden Mines, where they lost an
other game, this time by a to 80
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
DuD6E BRuTnERs
BUSINESS EAR

In most businesses which have adopted it,
it is on the 60 from morning till night
+ a5E4sf Tf t=T3 4s2>@ T& #fassSs
- /z. -
Sturdy construction and uninterrupted ser
vice contribute greatly to the pronounced
economy of the car.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-03-03
GIGANTIC WHEAT POOL
FORMED BY KANSAS MEN ~
TO STABILIZE PRICE
Growers Association Expects
Control 10000, 900 Bushels
This Year.

Hutchinson, Kas., Feb. 24.-A 81
gantic wheat pool was formed here
Thursday morning by the executive
committee of the Kansas branrh of
the National Wheat Growers ass,.
citation. This pool, which will be d.
rected by one man, A. c. Bailey C.:
Kinsley, Kas., will control at least
100000 bushels of the 1927 crop,
or half of the normal production OF
Kansas.
The daily times., 1921-08-29
MUST PAY CASH

We have lost so much money. and
the accounts are of so much trouble
and the difficulty Of collection is so
great, that hereafter cash must ac
all legal notices for inser-
tion in the Times.
Attorneys claim they are not re-
sponsible for the accounts when
their clients do not pay them and so
we frequently lose the money.
Hereafter attorneys must require
clients to deposit sufficient funds to
cover the cost of publication before
We will insert legal notices.
We have probably s5O0.O0 worth
# legal notice accounts on our books
Lat we have worried over for the
,ast two or three years trying to
.ollect and are no nearer now than
when we started, and we need the
money for our paper is cash when
.e get it and our help must be paid
very Saturday night.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

the work Of the aativs evaAgel-
lists It is planned to establish a
church, theological seminary and col
lege, hospital and Orphanage at Jeru-
salem as soon as prac icable and thus
seek to reach other points in PaleS-
tine and Syria from this center.
Minister to eoo.oCo.ooo People.
With the enlarged foreign mission
program of Southern Baptists that de-
nomination is now operating in 18
countries on every side Cf the globe,
and mas il. its employ practically 500
ioreign missionaries and twice that
number of native workers trained IN
the mission schools. Through its
present missionary operations the
Board is seeking to minister to AS,
100000 yellow peGple, 100000 brown
people, 200, 100000 black people and
225. 100000 white people, making 3
total Of 900.O00,000 people, or more
than half the population Of the globe
Numbered among its workers already
ON the field are 81 foreign physicians
and foreign mission nurses who last
year gave 154,070 treatments. There
are now Gil mission churches on the
foreign fields and of this number 1874
are self-supporting. The average con
tributions of these mission churches
last year to denominational causes was
S. per member, the Christians on the
foreign fields responding more liber-
ally as a result Of the rs Million Cam
paign.
The new missionaries sailing at this
time were contributed by the following
states: Alabama two, Arkansas enc,
Georgia five, Kentucky six, Louisiana
two, Mississippi four, Missouri four,
North Carolina three, South Carolina
five, Tennessee five, Texas fifteen,
yauia ono
The daily times., 1921-08-29
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 80 Years
Always bears II
s.snl9s;e 5as Of &3z2zzzx

salvage the wreck of the ZR-2 in tba
widespread mouth of the Humber
river, in the hope that more of the
bodies of her crew might be recov-
cred from the twisted debris of the
giant airship, were resumed at low
tide late today.
All Hull, it seemed, watched from
the quays along the river. which
pours itself out, chocolate-colored To
the sea. Thousands Of persons stood
patiently for hours. watching while
the salvage men struggled with the
difficult task of running steel ropes
under the wreck of the airship for.
the purpose of trying to pull it from
ing high tide.
During the late day admiralty Of
ficers went out in tug to inspect the
wreck, while small salvage craft OF
the air department We're cleaning
what they could from the parts of
the ZR-2 projecting from the water.
The American air officers, anxious to
recover the bodies of their comrades,
also inspected what was left of the
dirigible that was to have taken
them to the United States.
The ZR2 lies on a sand or mud
bar about half way in the mouth
of the river, three fourts of a mile
from the shore. The water at lew
tide here is about four feet deep.
So bent and twisted is the skeleton
frame which projects from the sur
face, that, despite the shallowness
Of the water at low tide, it will be
extremely difficult to move the wreck
because of its great weight with
clinging mud and the river running
swiftly on either side.
The daily times., 1921-08-29

From the larger proceeds Of the
Baptist rs Million Campaign the For
eign Mission Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention has been enabled
to send out more than 16O new mis-
sionaries since that movement was
launched, 1t Is announced, and or tnat
number sixty young men and women.
representing fourteen states, have just
sailed for China, Japan, Africa, Brazil,
Argentina and Chile. In addition to
these, Dr. and Mrs. Everett Gill OF
Kansas City will sail September IA to
ecome representatives of the Board
/ Europe, while DR.. and Mrs. w. A.
amlett of Austin, Texas, have Just
lied for Jerusalem, where they will
9intain headquarters in acting as the
EAR East representatives of tL1
,ard.
The new missionaries to China and
pan sailed from Seattle, Saturday,
gust 27, on the HaWkeye State OF
Admiral Line, while those for Bra
Argentina, Chile and Africa sailed
IN New York on the Aeolus August
They will be engaged chiefly in
ngelistic, educational, medical and
icultural work and will be sta
ned at various points in these fields.
lille a large number of new workers
We been sent out by the Board since
beginning Of the Campaign, at
Ast 100 other capable young men and
omen could be employed to advant-
.ge If they were available, Secretary
j. r. Love advises.
Mission Money Gets Results.
OF the more than $25, 100000 that
has been collected in cash on the IS
Million Campaign to date, about s5,-
100000 has gone to foreign missions.
This has made it possible not only to
strengthen the old work on all fields
and emplnv large nur,hnr Of new