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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
Union Pacific Will
Give Prizes to the
Winners in Clubs

The Union Pacific railroad will
give prizes to winners in boys and
girls clubs in thirty-six counties of
Idaho for the best tracts of corn,
sugar beets, potatoes, wheat, the best
pig, calf, or sheep projects, the prizes
being in each case a SIS scholarship
in the College of Agriculture in the
university or the school Of practical
agriculture in the university at
Moscow.
In addition, the Oregon Short Line
will refund the student for railroad
fare paid from his home to Moscow
and return, over it's lines.
The winner will be determined on
the following basis:
1. Seventyfive per cent on rank in
club work.
2. twenty-five per cent on activit-
les of the boy in community affairs.
The winner shall be chosen from
among the ten boys ranking highest
in the county club projects as out
lned by the Extension Division of the
College Of Agriculture.
The rank of these boys in COM
munity affairs, and the county win
ner, will be determined by COM
mittee of three, consisting of the
county superintendent, one person
appointed by the director of extern
sion in the College Of Agriculture,
and third to be chosen by these
two.
8. Scholarships shall be used
within a year of the date of award,
except where the boy is in regular
attendance at some school. In this
case, it may be used at the next ses-
sion of the University of Idaho, fol-
lowing the time he finishes school.
4. 1t is proposed that two acres
of corn, one acre of sugar beets, one
acre Of potatoes, five acres Of wheat,
one acre of certified wheat, a SOW and
litter, four pure bred or high grade
hogs, one calf, or four sheep shall be
grown by each person entering the
above competition.
Omaha, Nebr., March Is, 1922.
G. R. CRAY,
President.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
Indians Hold an
Institute and a
Fair at Fort Hall

A farmers institute and fair was
held last aturday by the Indians at
Fort Hall and very creditable ex-
hibit was made.
They had most of the exhibits in a
big tent, and it consisted Of the vari-
Gus kinds of farm products and
those of the carpenter shop and other
things in manual training.
County Agent Walter Thomas at
tended and gave them a talk on the
best ways to raise potatoes. and D..
p Murray of Rexburg gave talks on
animal industry, using some pure
bred Herefords and Holsteins to
demontrate the beef strains and the
milk strains. !, He analyzed the forms
of the animals on exhibit and red
men and white men constituted the
classes. Hundreds Of Indians were
in attendance, and thoe most inter
ested understood English, but inter-
prefers helped to pass the message
among the children of the forest who
did not understand it as told by the
white speakers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
Reservoir Meeting
To Be Held at Court
House April 5

On Wednesday evening, April 5, at
the court house at Blackfoot, will be
a reservoir meeting, and speakers
will give information regarding the
proposed American Falls reservoir,
how to get it, what it will cost, what
it will be useful for and how the pay
ments will be made.
This meeting was called at the re-
quest OF George Cobbley, secretary Of
the Blackfoot Irrigation company, in
conference with Governor Davis and
officers Of the department of recla-
nation for Idaho. Stockholders in
the Blackfoot Irrigation company are
urged to be present, and the meet
ing is open to all who are interested.
Speakers will be sent here for the
occasion by the Idaho Reclamation
association of Pocatello.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
April 9 to Is is
Set by Governor
AS Cleanup Week

Health and attractiveness of COM
munities demand that following the
close of the winter season and before
the beginning of the summers heat
there should be "a general cleaning
up of deposits of animal and vege-
table matter and other debris which
cannot be prevented from accumulat-
ing by any measure of precaution
that can be enforced, in order that
unclean, unhealthful and unsightly
conditions may not prevail, general
ing and spreading disease and breed
ing pestilential insects.
It is deemed advisable and most
conductive to general renovation
whereby no one may have excuse for
delay or negligence to the detriment
and danger to the health of himself,
his family, or of his neighbors, to
set apart week wherein all good
citizens are called upon not alone to
see that their own premises are set
in order, but that a wholesome and
effective community spirit may be
created.
We should consider it our duty at
all tines to interest ourselves in the
welfare Of the patriots who risked
their lives and endangered or i'm
paired their health for our national
safety and security during the World
War. 1t is, therefore, suggested to
all communities as we'll as individ-
uals that where help has to be en-
ployed in the necessary work Incl
dent to cleaning up of premises, our
ex-service men be given the prefer
ence as far as practicable.
THEREFORE, I, D. w. Davis,
governor of the State of Idaho, do
designate and set apart the week be-
ginning April 9 and ending April 1 S
as "Clean Up Week" for the State of
Idaho, and I do call upon all citizens
and all communities to. give every
possible effort toward making effec-
tive the spirit and purpose of this
proclamation by devoting their time,
attention and energies to cleansing
and renovation of premises belonging
to and adjacent to their places Of
abode.
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the
great seal of the State to be affixed
this twenty-fourth day of March,
1922.
(Seal D. w. DAVIS,
Governor.
ATTEST:
ROBERT o. JONES,
Secretary Of State.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
MYSTERIOUS fire AT
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
Gained Entrance Thru
Window Near the
Fire Escape

The Central school came near 60
ing up in flames on Thursday night
from incendiary work.
Somebody entered thru a window
by the fire escape, broke the fasten-
ings and set fire in several places.
Entrance was made into Miss
Vaughn's room and the top drawer of
her desk was drawn out and the con-
tents of the waste basket dumped
into the drawer and fired. Fire was
also started in five or six different
desks =. where there were enough
papers to use as kindling, and in each
of these cases the fire burned out be-
fore getting the woodwork suf-
ficiently ignited to keep going. At
Miss Vaughn's desk the bottom
burned out of the drawer and let the
fire fall thru. In two of the. pupils
desks the flame and smoke poured
out thru the iDkwell opening and
charred the wood, but went out.
Books, rulers and tablets were char
red or burned in two.
Whoever set the fire walked into
Mrs. Percy Jones' room and set fire
to single sheet Of paper protruding
like book mark from a book on her
desk, and it burned to the book and
went out
Mr.. Dolan, the janitor discovered
the conditions when he opened the
building Friday morning and in
formed the school board, who held a
hurried consultation over It,, locked
the rooms and wired for the finger
print expert with the Relevare De-
tective agency at Pocatello, who
came up and took some photos, and
the board has spent considerable
time in company with the detective
working on the clues obtained, but
up to the present time they have not
fixed the responsibility, but are still
working on the case.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
Two Typewriter
Experts Will Spend
Friday in Blackfoot

william F. Oswald, the worlds
champion typist, and e. B. Peterson.
local sales agent for Underwood
planned to spend Friday
in Blackfoot demonstrating Under
wood machines at the high school,
beginning at 9 O'Clock in the morn
ing.
Mr.. Oswald holds the worlds
record for operating q machine for
one hour and making fewest mis-
takes, which was one error only.
Miss Margaret B. Owen, the swiftest
operator in the world was to come
here, but she is Ill in San Francisco
and Mr.. Oswald came in her place.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
SPEAKERS GAVE HISTORY and EXPLAINED
HOW TO FINANCE RESERVOIR PROJECT
DEATH OF NELs sORENsEN

Nels Sorensen, former resident of
Groveland, but lately of Salt Lake,
died at that city on March "a and
the funeral was conducted on Sunday
afternoon and the remains laid to
rest at Logan.
Mr.. Sorensen was sixty-two years
old, was native of Denmark and
moved to Blackfoot in 1901. He
moved to Logan few years ago and
later to Salt Lake. "
Mr.. Sorensen is survived by his
widow, seven sons, Jens L. Sorensen,
Soren P. Sorensen, Nels Sorensen,
John M. Sorensen, Ephriam Soren-
sen, Nephi Sorensen and Marion
Sorenson; by a daughter, Mrs. Irene
Patton and twenty-five grand
children. i @ ,..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
THE TOWN OF AMERICAN FALLS BEFORE
AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF RESERVOIR
LONESOME AT SALT LAKE

Mrs. Martha Alfred went to Salt
Lake City last fall to take a years s
course in nursing at the l.. D. s. hos
pital, and writes that she is getting
lonesome to see some faces from
home. She asks the Idaho Republi-
can to say that she would be very
glad to have call from anyone from
home, and that they will find her at
the annex Of the nurses home.
In the regular course of her work
her hours of leisure begin at Z p. m.
Anyone from Blackfoot who is i'll at
the l.. D. S. hospital would find a
visitor from home by getting mes
sage to Mrs. Alfred 4 VI y%s
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
OFFERS CONTRACT
FOR SUGAR BEETS
Agreement Reached for
The Price Of the
1922 Beet Crop

The sugar beet department of the
state farm bureau in conference with
the representatives of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company have reached an
agreement concerning the terms Of
the contracts for the growing of
beets for the season Of 1922, and is
shown by the following letter:
Blackfoot. Idaho, March 80, 1922
Gentlement:
Please find enclosed the Idaho
sugar beet contract as finally agreed
upon by the Idaho state sugar beet
committee and the Utah-Idaho Sugar
company.
This contract is based on division
Of the sugar extracted from the beets
on the basis Of 53.5 per cent to the
sugar companies and 46.5 per cent
to the grower. With a guaranteed
minimum Of $3.50.
Last year the contract was not
based on a true scale as in the lower
price for sugar the company took the
advantage in the division and gave
us a slight advantage in the higher
prices and that was the thing we OBJ
jected to.
The aim of the state beet commit
tee is to work for $3.50 division Of
the profits of the industry, and we
feel that substantial headway is be-
ing made, but these depressing times
have hindered the work materially.
In view of the fact that the Utah
committees have been at work on
this contract for month and finally
agreed upon contract, we felt that
all we could reasonably ask was that
they pay the growers in Idaho the
same as they did last year above the
Utah contract, or so cents higher
guaranteed minimum to Offset the
higher sugar content Of the Idaho
beets.
This they did and we the Idaho
state sugar beet committee of the
farm bureau have approved the con-
tract, believing that this is the best
we could reasonably hope for this
yOoA, OVOAy SA1A6 COAoAuOICu
1t Is a better division in the lower
sugar prices than last years contract.
For example on Is per cent beet
the difference shows: 47-.H
Sugar Prices-$5.50 $500 $3.50
$3.50.
1921 Contract-$e.O0 $500 $500
$S.40.
1922 Contract-$6.1O 1886 1921
1928.
Hoping that you will appreciate
our efforts and make any suggestions
or constructive criticisms you may
feel are in order, we are
THE STATE BEET COMMITTEE,
BY Arthur Manwaring, Blackfoot.
Settlement for beets will be mao
ceived by the sugar company per po,
the 1922 crop Of beets.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
SENATE RATFIES
NAVAL REDUCTION
To Have a Ten Year
Holiday in Naval
Construction

The senate of the United States on
Wednesday ratified the international
agreement for reduction of navies
and the holiday of ten years in naval
construction, the vote being II to 1
on capital ship strength, and by a
vote of 70 to for the prevention
Of the poison gas, the use of sub
marines against merchantmen. The
only negative vote was cast by
Senator France of Maryland, who
said that world conditions do not
warrant such a reduction in naval
strength. y8.
Senator Borah said that. he was
heartily in favor of the pact as a step
in the right direction, but that it was
only step, and that we must not sit
down and consider that the great OBJ
ject had been accomplished, but
rather, that we had merely made a
beginning, and when this is accom-
plished and ratified by all concerned,
the next step should be made and
continued effort be pushed. r
Senator Johnson of California, one
Of the so called ''irriconcilables, :"
said he conidered that we are enter
ing on grave danger, but that he
would not obstruct q good undertake
ing, even tho he did not think 1t had
been done in the right way.
The senate will next proceed with
the consideration of the pact relat-
ing to matters in the far east, with
small group opposing, or at least
Offering arguments against ratifica-
tion on the ground that it does not
sufficiently protect China against
Japan. IgB
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
IN THE FEDERAL COURT

Liquor cases from Bingham county
that have been disposed of in the
federal court at Pocatello are John
Petrasch, fined 500 and given three
months in Jail. Omar Darrell for
selling liquor to an Indian, fined
$3.50 for having a still in his posses
sion. Joe Johnson of Shelley fined
$3.50 and sentenced to six months in
Jail for having still in his posses.
sion. William Mcneil fined 500 for
having liquor in his possession.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30
RESERVOIR MEETINGS

Reservoir meetings have been ar
ranged as follows:
March 81, Moreland, of Stockhold-
ers of the Peoples Canal company.
April 1, Aberdeen, of stockhold-
ers of the AberdeenSpringfeld COM
pany.
April 3, Springfield, same.
April 4, Rockford, same.
April 5, Blackfoot, of stockhold-
ers of the Blackfoot Canal company.
April s. Fairveiw, of stockholders
of the Aberdeen-Springneld company.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30

George Parrish, former resident
of Blackfoot, who moved to Kays-
Vile, three years ago, visited In
BlackfoOt this week. Mr.. Parrish
raises twenty acres Of melons and
cantaloupes at his farm.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30

. Mrs. Dan Sullivan returned to her
home in Glenns Ferry Monday, after
a short visit here with Mrs. Howard
Simmons.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-30

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24

directors of the Rock Island
Chamber of Commerce, Mayor h
NJ. Schriver and F. c. F1sher, su-
nerintendent of public schools, out
lined advantages of Rock Island
as the site for the $10,000,0OO home
for children to be erected Dy the
brotherhood of American feomen
were laid before A n. Farmer. /.
Grand Rapids, Mich, chairman or
the site committee of the order
The conference was held in the
Rock Island club. B. H Burns, Mo
line. district manager of the Ieo-
men, was a guest. The require
ments of the site committee were
presented by Mr.. Farmer who out
lined the purposes of the order in
establishing the institution. Mr..
Farmer is director of the chill
dren's department of the order N
addition TO being the chairman OF
the committee on site.
AS the conference at the Rock
island club consumed large pari
of the afternoon. and as he is to
address a meeting of the quad-city
Yeomen homesteads in Maths hall
Rock Island, tonight. Mr. Farmer
was not able today TO examine sug-
gested locations for the institution
, to be created By the fraternity ht
represents.
District Manager Burns announ
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
REPORT GARDEN
THREATENED BY
Appel NDICITIS

New York, Feb. 24.-Mary
Garden is threatened with ap-
pendicitis. it was said yester-
day by intimate friends of the
Chicago opera director. An op-
Grafton may be necessary soon.
Because of that and the fact
that she has developed a severe
attack of nerves" since her re-
cent visit to Philadelphia and
the resultant fare of specula-
ton as to whether she would
remain as head of the opera
company, it was expected that
she would be unable to appear
tonight with Lucien Muratore
IN the scheduled gala perform
ance OF "Monna Wanna.
She was under the care OF
her physician this afternoon
and Howard o. Potter, her per-
sonal representative. said that
the decision as to tonights pro-
gram would depend entirely
upon the decision of DR.. Mon
nealesser.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
PACT VOTE
IN SENATE
SATURDAY
Treaty Rider Denies Com
mitment of America to
Armed Force.

Washington, Feb. PA modified
blanket reservation to the four
power Pacific treaty, said to be sat
isfactory to both President Harding
and to a majority of the members or
the senate foreign relations CON-
mittee, was debated by the com
mittee today and an agreement
reached to vote on the treaty itself
and all proposed reservations AZ
tomorrow's session.
The new reservation was laid be-
fore the committee by Senator
Brandegee, Republican, Of Con
necticut, after a conference with
President Harding. The senator
was said not to have represented IL
as embodying the presidents views
but the understanding of commit
tee members was that it would be-
acceptable to the White house
Text of Reservation.
The text of the reservation fol-A
lows:
THE United States understands
that under the statement in the
preamble or under the terms or
this treaty there is no commit
ment to armed force. no alliance
no obligation to join in any de-
Tense"
Although apparently acceptabie'
to most of the Republican and
Democratic reservatfonists on the
committee, the reservation, accord
! ing to today's discussion, will not
receive unanimous committee ap-
provaI. Senator Johnson, Repub-
| lican, of California. was said 70
have shown opposition during the
meeting, and it was generally e1-
pected that Senator Borah, Repub-
lican, of Idaho, who was absent,
would take a similar position.
Shorter Than Original.
The compromise reservation is
more direct and shorter than the
original Brandegee blanket pro
posal to which a majority OF the
committee members previously had
indicated their support. Under the
original reservation the United
| States would have set forth in de
tail that it was to assume no
moral or legal obligation under
the treaty or any adjustments re
sulting from it without the con
sent of congress"
Particular reference to the pre-
ambIe Of the treaty is said to have
been made in the new draft, be
cause the preamble states thzt The
agreement is made with view to
the preservation of the s-rtral
peace and the maintenance Of the
rights of the signatory powers. Th4
word maintenance" does not ap-
pear, however, among the commit
ments of the treaty proper.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
ILLNESS OF
film. STAR
is SERIOUS
Mabel Normand Stricken
by Flu; Condition
Unchanged.

Los Angeles, Calf. Feb. "a
The condition of Mabel Normand,
film actress, reported critically i'll
by her physicians last night. re-
mained unchanged this morning,
according to the most reliable in
formation obtainable here.
Miss Normand, who secluded her
self some time ago in a residence
in Altadena, a suburb of Pasadena,
is said to be suffering from "an
aggravated case of Influenza She
moved to the Altadena residence
shortly after the funeral of Will
liam Desmond Taylor. motion pic
ture director, who was slain in his
apartments on the evening OF
Feb. l.
Physician aHas Hope"
Although her condition last NIGH
was regarded as serious, her ply
sician said ''he had hope she would
recover"
Miss Normand, a close friend OF
Taylor, and one of the last per
sons known to have seen him alive
collapsed at the funeral service
and at that time it was stated she
was on the verge of nervous
breakdown.
Deeply affected by the myster
| ious shooting of the director. thu
| film comedienne left her Los Ange
les apartment shortly after sh'
was questioned by the district at
torney as to any clew she nigh
he able to give to aid in the solu
| ton OF the crime.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
CIVIL SERVICE
BODY OF STATE
FACESLAW TEST
Right of Commission
to Withhold Records
Is Questioned.

Springfield. ILL.,, Feb. 24.-Man-
damus proceedings to test the right
OF the Illinois civil service COM
mission to exclude the public from
examination of its records are in
prospect, it was said here today
BY a peculiar circumstance this in
formation came from quarters
which claim to be close to the COM
mission
1t was contained in a statement
by F. W. Michaels, who is associ-
ated with Thomas D. Masters, at
torney for the commission, and who
declared that he was speaking in
behalf of G. A. Purdunn, chairman
of the commission.
Answering charges by r. A.
Blackwood, attorney for the Civil
Service Reform association. that
the commission denied agents of
the association investigating alleg-
ed violations of the law the priyi-
lege of examining records. Mr.. Mi
chaels asserted that Chairman
Purdunn followed the advice OF
counsel, who informed him that no
public inspection of the records
could be legally demanded.
Levin 0usting Cause.
Demands to inspect the records
grew out of the investigation last
September when the commission
ousted it's secretary, Isadore Levin
on charges of neglect Of duty and
abusing his child.
Attorney Blackwood recently
went to States Attorney Mortimer
and asked for an investigation by
the Sangamon county prosecutor
declaring that charges of irregu-
larities in the commission warrant
ed an inquiry.
Mr.. Mortimer has taken no &C,
tion.
| In the meantime Levn. who i:
under indictment for alleged vio
lation of the postal laws, is max
ing a campaign as a candidate fol
the legislture.
Secretary's Platform.
The single plank in his platform
lis:
"Impeach overnor Small"
Levin declared that he was oust
ed for political reasons and short
" after his dismissal by the com
mission was arrested on fedora
warrant which charged that ht
sent through the mails envelopes
on which were inscribed the words
'Law-breaking is Small's pas
time"
In his statement Mr.. Michaeli
said:
! 'Levin's attorneys sought to CO
cree the commission to produce it
records and files, asserting tina
such records would prove Levin
contentious. Attorney Master, act
ing for the commission, advises
that neither Levin nor any othe
member of the public could legal.
demand an inspection or production
ton of the records"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-24
Wild NIGHT IN
BELFAST JAIL

pelfast ireland. Feb. 24.-(By
the Associated Press.)-Slxty ne
publican prisoners in the Belfast
iail kept the inhabitants of nearby
houses awake all of last night with
a noisy demonstration They were
incensed, it was reported, because
the three prisoners who were re-
prieyed recently from the Derry
iaiI where they were under sen
tences of death, had not been al
lowed the status of political pris-
oners"
sTbe demonstrators banged cans
about their cells, smashed the fur
niture and windows. and sang ne
publican songs. Reinforcemehls ol
police restored order early tooay'