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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01

ments OF law. This tendency is put
ting our government in jeopardy.
THIRD-Ignorance. Ignorance
is a deadly enemy to society. The
amount of ignorance in this coun.
try is alarming. We discovered it
when we drafted the boys for the
late war. A large percentage could
not pass the examinations.
The time has come for Us to de.
mand that the common school edu-
cation of this land shall become
universal and compulsory. Every
child should be forced to graduate
from the public schools. The Smith
Towner Bill now before Congress
ought to be passed. and the Federal
! government ought to be made to aid
, the public school system of this
country
The little red school house should
dot every hill and fill every valley
IN America; and every child in
America regardless of race, color.
or condition should be forced to re-
main in the public schools until
| graduated from the ninth grade.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
Difference in Sexes.

One thing that still differentiates the
sexes slightly for all the earnest ef-
forts to make them just exactly alike
In every way, shape and form, is the
way middle-aged wife considers 1t
treat to 60 out for dinner while a
middle-aged husband considers 1t q
treat to stay home for it.-OhiO State
Journal.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
ENEMIES OF AMEF iCA

Success always produces enc
mes We ore not discussing the
external enemies of America, be-
cause her danger is not from with
out. it is from within. Her menace
is being generated in her own
bosom.
let 10 discuss some of them.
FIRST-The bad citizenship Of
good citissns.
The banker, lawyer, doctor. mer.
chant, minister, teacher, or other
professional and business men who
spend their entire time looking
after their own interests to the
neglect of the public's interest, wei
fare, and success are bad citizens
undesirable citizens.
When men become SO selfish self
centered. and interested in theii
own affairs that they will not give
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
What Is a Day2

A day Is really not exactly "a hours.
The earth turns on its axis once every
90 hours and So minutes. Astronomers
use this day" but for ordinary pur-
poses we use the average day of en-
actly "a hours.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
Turquois Always Popular.

A stone greatly admired and widely
used in ancient days was the tur-
quois. Throughout the East even to-
day, there exists an intense though
still unexplained love of the turluois.
1t has been So admired since some time
prior to 5000 b. c. and was intimately
associated with Ilathor. goddess OF
motherhood, one of whose names was
1.-THE Lady of the Turquois."
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
SISTER WINS BUICK CAR.

Mrs. f. l.. Nugent won the Buick
car given as first prize by the Bing-
ham County News, Blackfoot In a
subscription getting contest. Mrs.
Nugent finished over 100000 votes
ahead of here nearest competitor.
Mrs. Nugent is sister of Mrs. Paul
Kreft of Twin Falls.-Twin Falls OBJ
server
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
AVTOCA CASTER

some of their time. energy, interest
and talents for the general public's
good, they are an enemy to the
country.
Selhshness creates the bad citi-
zenship OF good citizens.
SECOND--Disregard for law.
There is growing disre gard for
law. Men are trying % cir cumvent
law, they are devising every scheme
possible to escape the oper atoms of
law; they are spending every energy
they possess TO defeat the juig
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
Ancient Calendars.

The Egyptian calendar was insti.
iuted about the year 27S2 b. c., and
The Chinese about 26ST b. G.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-12-01
Advancement Depends on Ones Self

advancement Depends on Ones Self.
mans advantage lies in the line
of his past attachments. Five smooth
pebbles are not much use to Goliath.
In the hands Of David they are deadly.
It's all folly to crave the other mans
advantage until you have exhausted
the means in your own hands
Health 4 Accident Insurance
Beebe. phone 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
"BUNDLES OF RAGS"

From the Chicago Herald and Examiner
 Lucille is through. The women have disgust ed the famous modiste They clothe them selves, she says, in bundles of rags" and the artist-soul of the great dressmaker is sick with in her.
 q refuse" she declares ''to be party to the present sartorial crimes..''
 We had noticed no changes of striking inn port. Skirts are little longer hips little fuller, ruffles little more pronounced, fringes a trifle more obvious. But the law against any concealment of the weapons of the feminine figure seems to be still in force and if gar ments, outer and under, are any less expensive, the fact had escaped our eager notice.
 Is this mere dullness of observation? Or are the crimes entirely Parisian as yet-will they burst next fall upon our mortified vision?
 And what will they be? Indeed, what can they be? We had supposed the limit of human ingenuity in the design of wonen's garments had long been reached. We have~seen nothing for years that We had not seen before-noth- ing, that is, except knees
 Lucille must be taking things personally Either hers is the fury of designer scorned. or our women are behind the fashions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
NICKNAME OF OHIO

From the Detroit News.
 Ohio's nickname came from the buckeye tree which flourishes there. William Farrar, in a history of Ohio, offers this explanation:
 "The unusual and most commonly accepted answer to the question as to why Ohio should be known the Buckeye State is that it originates in the buckeye tree which is in- digenous to the state of Ohio and not found elsewhere is not altogether correct as it is also found in Kentucky and Indiana"
 MT. Farrar explaining how the term became known nationally, writes:
 But the name never became fully crystal ized until 1840, when in the crucible of what is known the bitterest, longest and most ex- traordinary political contest ever waged in the United States, the name of Buckeye became fixed sobriquet of the state and it's people.
 "Gen. William Henry Harrison having be- come the candidate of his party for President, an opposition newspaper said that, He was better fitted to sit in a log cabin and drink hard cider than rule in the White House. The remark was at once taken up by his friends and became party slogan. Harrison became the log cabin candidate One of the devices of the campaign was veritabe log cabin from Union county, built of buckeye logs and set upon wagon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
IS HE. A DIRT FARMER?
rom the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
 American farmers are good learners, once they make up their mind to take lessons and study, but somewhat handicapped by the settled conviction that they have little, if anything to learn. Should any of them by some lucky chance, come across a charming short story about Rudyard Kiplng and his 500-acre farm on Sussex downs England they may be able to pick up something to their advantage. By writing to MT. Kipling they get fraternal response that will be Illuminating.
 After a morning spent in writing, Mr. Kipling puts in full afternoon supervising his farm-according to the story. Even Ameri- can farmers who have hard ''rassle" with half MT. Kipling's acreage, will admit that any man who can run farm by giving it an after noon's leisurely supervision, must know lot about farm operations. Certainly he has some- thing American agriculturists, unless the supervision the poet gives to his 500 acres is not the same sort of attention which the Yankee tiller of the soil gives his fields The difference in the labor and the economy is so great that it ought to be worth while discover ing the real reason for it. But perhaps the American farmers would not call Mr. Kipling a real dirt farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
TUSCALOOSA HAS MADE
 GREAT PROGRESS

The annual report of the Chamber of Com merce of Tuscaloosa reflects great progress made by the Druid City educationally, indus trialy, financially and in ethical and struc- tural lines.
 Among some of the achievements of the Lumber companys railroad into the heart of the new timber field, improvements and re- duction of wharfage charges at the river ter minal, building over 300 homes, two handsome churches, a home for the feeble-minded, dor mitoriess at the State university and Stillman institute, city hospital, heating plant at Bryce hospital a medical school, numerous stores and the new home of the First Ma tional bank.
 Tuscaloosa has been granted storage in transit rates, which will make her sugar dis tributing point for parts of four states. Her invested capital has increased in 10 years more than 100 per cent and her monthly pay rolls the same. Her traffic bureau, farm bureau, merchants bureau and '''rior chamber have done splendid divisional work for the senior chamber, which itself has grown from a mem- be--,.' of 25o n $50.
 Many schools have been built, roads are under 9erstruc.ic~ ~"-t ~'dges snH~ the War rior, bus lines with other places have been established and street car fare has been re- duced.
 It has been good year in Tuscaloosa; good decade with yearly growth. Her people are a happy combination of the cultured and the practical. Tuscaloosa, above all, is ~'acc where -r~ents would like to re 'l,eir T. dren. That is the highest tribute that could be paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
LETTERS TO EDITOR
LYNCHING FOR SIX MONTH
'ditor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 l send you the following information con- cerning lynchings for the first six months of this year. l find according to the records compiled by Tuskegee institute in the depart ment of records and research Monroe N. Work in charge, that in the first six months of 1922 there were 0lynchngs. This is six less than the number, 36, for the first six months of 1921, and Is more than the number 12, for the first six months of 1S20 Of the 30 persons put to death 19 or 63 per cent were in two states-Mississippi CD and Texas (12). .
 Of those lynched, were whites and 28 were negroes. Eleven of those put to death were charged with the crime of rape and 19 were charged with other offenses. Five of those put to death were burned at the stake and 2 were first put to death and then their bodies were burned. Four of those lynched in the year 1921 were burned at the stake and three were first put to death an dthen their bodies were burned.
 The states in which lynchings occurred and the number in each state are as follows: Ala bama 1, Arkansas 2, Florida 1, Georgia 4, Louisiana l, Mississippi ', South Carolina 1, Oklahoma 1, and Texas 12. Yours very truly,
 R. R. MOTION, Principal.
 Tuskegee Institute, June 30, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
THE TACT OF EDWARD vii

From the Living Age.
 The recent strain upon the friendship of England and France has naturally rallisd the champions of that friendship to it's defense. Arthur Meyer, editor of Gaulois, printsd in that journal early in May an "open letter to his majesty, George y," expressing the hope that the English sovereign may repeat thes eserv- ice in strengthening good relations betweesl the two countries that his father rendered.
 In this connection he recounts fascnung story of King Edward VII'sSconquest of faris on the morrow of the FashoN incident
 "The correct reception he met on his Vfst visit was lacking in warmth. l remember VOW he, nevertheless, manifested 2 oesire to De present at performance at the Comdie Franchise I'Autre Danger WIS belng giYn. The house was full; but the public were y, and the coldness continued until Fhe Kings le- parture.
 Edward VII designedly left the loge durHg the entr'acte. He was intent on ningling wth this almost hostile crowd and whining it to H side. In the lobby he by chance es''ied gret and charming artist whom he had cen act England Holding out his hand, he said, 'o, mademoiselle, remember howl applalded yel in London. You personified there all tls grace, all the esprit of France
 "The words were heard and spread wordA do in Paris They struck home. Thl King, had found the right thing to say and do. Int ice was broken. The next day at the opera h, received an ovation. The people knew tha the Prince of Wales loved Paris; they had jus discovered that the King of England was de termined to be Frances friend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01

Naturally women candidates have intro duced new ideas in politics. Nevada wom- an gets opportunities to address large crowds by following circuses across the state.
 VI
 "FIo" Ziegfield, in Paris, says America has corner on the beauty market. His words will encourage thousands of small-town neau- ties who aspire to "Follies" career.
 x
 Drys would scrap the American merchant marine and keep all foreign ships out of American ports that serve liquor. The average dry has single-track mind.
 *
 William Rockefeller's fortune is estimated all the way from $1O0,0oO,OOo to $20o,oo ooo. Whatever the amount, it's tidy sum, even in Standard Oil circles.
 MT. Dempseys plan to trounce MT. Willard merely by way of training for bout with Wills, the darktown heavyweight, is not flat tering to MT. Willard.
 There isn't much originality in the messages received from summer resorts. In the full tide of vacation who wants to be original? Possibly Queen Mary might object to some of the stories Judge Taft has been telling King George, but men will be men.
 x X
 Life will rock along pretty much the same, even if some daring Englishmen were not able to reach the top of Mount Everest
 < <
 American tourists who are hitting the high spots in Paris are unconsciously helping, to restore the devastated area.
 
 Chinese say the political situation in China is puzzle. There is no use adding the oo- vious adjective.
 Herrin needn't hope to win back the worlds esteem by passing an ordinance prohibiting craps shooting.
 The soviet delegates at The Hague are be- ginning to talk language capitalism can un- derstand
 Lenines health having been restored" We may now wait confidently for the next "col- lapse
 There is no escape from propaganda, but little of it's sinking in during hot weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01

to 8 cents on the 100 pounds of the 10 classes of freight, and they will also take an addi- tional 10 per cent reduction in accordanye with the general freight reduction effective July 1.
 The new rates will apply on practically all commodities. They have been won because the Birmingham Traffic bureau has consistently i, and intelligently worked for the removal of foolish distinction until it was removed The discrimination consisted of a higher charge for goods moving from Memphis than for stuff moved that way.
 Birmingham's freight rate disadvantages are practically of the past. Few exist today. Re- lief has come through continued effort based on the principle of first knowing what the city was entitled to and then requesting rem edy through amicabe process, the courts be- ing resorted to only after pacific measures failed, but coming just so surely as they did fall.
 The traffic bureau has accomplished much because it has made out it's cases so that their showing could not be disputed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
LOWER FREIGHT RATES FROM THE WEST

Reduced rates on all classes of freight from Memphis to Birmingham, effective July 2, will prove important to the wholesale trade of Bir- grain products brought into Birmingham come through the Memphis gateway. The new rates not only apply from Memphis, but to all western territory which makes Memphis rate connections.
 The new rates will apply to the smaller towns between Birmingham and Memphis. They will apply to Bessemer, Dora, Townley, Carbon Hill and numerous places on the line of the Frisco They are . substantial re- ductionoyer the old rates, ranging from 24 1-c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
AMERICANIZED JAPAN

News Bulletin of New England Bureau of
 Public Service Information.
 Farewell to the jinrkisha of old Japan for it is gradually passing away. People have be- come so busy that they can no longer spend a day travelling 20 miles. Railway trains, electric cars and automobiles are taking its place.
 As means of transportation the electric railway is comparatively new to Nippon, hav- ing first been introduced in 1893. It's tre- mendous development, however, has taken place in the past 15 years.
 The Japanese electric railways are mostly concentrated around large cities, thus greatly assisting in their growth and prosperity. There are TOT electric railway systems with line mileage in actual operation, of over 1000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
A DRIVE" VICTIM

hear you are going abroad"
 I'm going to Albania" said Mr Grabcoin. I've been told that's pretty wild country and the people won't stand for any foolish. ness.'
 But why Albania? Banditry still f1ourishes there
 q don't (, ,re I'd rather be held m bv a picturesque hndit with his belt stuck full of pistols and hives than little band of de- voted men ah women who give me to m stand that iii don't donate to the .cause, pn, a misbegott9 sinner and malefactor of great wealth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
IN HOTELLOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
SID LEE HIGHWAY

lowing to the efforts of Sid Lee in behalf of good roads in our section of the county we have thoroughfare extending from Leeds to Vincent that we propose to name the Sid Lee highway" said Col. J. B. Elliott, known as the Duke of Leeds"
 '.'The board of revenue has already graded the Leeds-Vincent road, and delegation headed by Sid Lee of Buffalo Rock fame ap- peared yesterday before the same board to request that the road be cherted. We were given assurances that the surface will be added to the road before the winter rains set in so that will have highway extending through a fine agricultural community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
ABRAMS TAKES REST

"It will no doubt be surprise to the many friends of Charlie Abrams that he will not be with his old firm after July 1,' said George M. Plaisance.
 "Mr. Abrams has for 24 years built up strong following and many friends during that time who will boost him in the future in any connection that he may form"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
ENDORSED PICTURE A sUccEss

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Please accept my thanks a-I that of the Birmingham motion picture indorsing commit tee for your cooperation in informing the public of the merits of the first ndorsed pie ture, "The Connecticut Yankee" at the Tria- non theatre. It is great success Very truly yours, MRS. MYRTELLE w. SMELL.
 Birmingham, June 30, 1922
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
QUEER FISH
From the Providence Journal.

From the Provldence Journal.
 The height of humorous absudrity might seem to have been reached in the story of the man who trained fish to live out of water, only to lose his strange pet when it fell through hole in bridge and was drowned. But here is the Indianapolis News telling similar mar Vellous tale with straight face
 Tn India certain species of fish e~ live out of water a day or two, and on hot sum- mer's day they may be seen making their way rather clumsily across the fields"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
HIGHER FORMS OF FACTORY
 PRODUCT ARE NEEDED

The census department has issued bulletin pared with preceding years that shows the re- markable progress made by state primarily agricultural and late in entering the manufac- turing field.
 The value of products manufactured in 1919 is given as $492,73Oo o0o, an increase over 1909, ten years preceding, of 175.6 per cent. The value of manufactured products in 1899 was $72,10o,0O0. In the 20 years there was an increase of 600 per cent. Their value in 1904, 15 years preceding the 1919 census, was $10o, 1000. In the decade and half the manufactured products of the state in- creased nearly 400 per cent.
 In 1899 the capital invested in manufactur- ing in Alabama was $6o,163,ooo, compared with $455, 100000 in 1919. The increase Tn that respect is more than 600 per cent.
 Jefferson county reported 27 per cent of the wage-earners engaged in manufacturing and 39. 6 per cent of the total value of prod ucts manufactured ;n the state.
 Alabama manufacturers have long way to
  go yet in the production of goods that present a wide gap between the material and the value added by manufacture The value of the materials used in 1919 to produce goods valued at $492, ,73o, ,ooo was $500, ,oO0 The value added by manufacture was less than 60 per cent of the cost of the raw material. The state must engage in higher forms of produc- tion before it attains the emnence and wealth which it's raw materials will afford.
 Alabama cotton mills must make more gar ments and the steel and iron plants must make implements, tools and hardware special ties The raw materials are here in abun- dance.
 One of the marked increases in the manu- featuring data is that of primary horse power employed in manufacture, which increased from 445,ooo in 1914 to 2s,ooolin 1919. The most encouraging feature of the outlook for manufacturing in Alabama is the water power development that has taken place, that which will bring in more power next year and the lat ent power of the rivers which will be har- messed from year to year.
 The location of coal seams on the banks of rivers enables the low-cost operation of steam power plants in time of drouth. All the natural conditions favorable to manufac turing wood, iron, steel, cotton, clay and ami nal products exist in Alabama in abundance Power is the chief of these manufac.--:..g aids and Alabama is especially blessed in her double supply
 Agricultural progress of the state will de- velop as its mar~r- Tks armies of men and women employed in industrial fields absorb the products of the farms and their wages go into the pockets of farmers. The more factories there are the ~~-tcr demand for what the farms produce. The mutual in- terests of farm an dfactory should be borne in mind by each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
HITS NAIL ON HEAD
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Your editorial in this mornings paper with reference to registering firearms hits the nail squarely on the head. Your suggestion should be put into practice. By doing this the better class of people would be protected and at the same time make it harder on the thug and wilful law violator.
 Also, wish to congratulate your cartoonist on his grade crossing warning in this same issue. Every motorist should paste this pie ture on his windshield as a reminder of danger ahead. Yours very truly,
 G. R. TRAFFORD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
HOSPITAL OFFICIALS APPREcIATIvE

''I cannot find words adequate to express our deep appreciation of the wonderful work of the Civitan club in raising $8,OoO for the work of the Children's hospital" said Fannie D. Baldwin, secretary of the Children.s Hos pital association.
 "The hospital is also greatly indebted to Percy Brewer, who took the lead in the campaign for the funds and who all along has shown his support for the institution for the care of sick children. We cannot help but look upon the Civitan club as a godfather for it's unselfish efforts in behalf of the Chil- dren's hospital.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-01
SUMMER COLDS INpIsPosE ONE

By the time I had picked up The Age Herald yesterday and read through it, mo- ticed something very unusual about the edi- toral page," said s. Vincent Townsend.
 After looking closely at the page for sev- eral minutes, I discovered that the section that was conspicuous by it's absence was the regular feature, Adrift With the Times, by Paul Cook.
 "This is one of the many features that so many people enjoy in The Age-Herald every day, and I am sure that a great percent of the readers missed it yesterday as much as I did"