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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
REAL HUM0RIST OF AMERICA
In One Writer'S Opinion, the Country
Editor Is Entitled to Honor
Of the Title.

The funniest things which are writ
ten and printed In this country are
not written by Irwin Cobb or George
AIDE or Ring Lardner They are not
written by the professional humorist
Of the great newspapers.
They are written by the sO-called
country editors and notably by So
called country editors Of Ohio and
Kansas. We hardly think anyone
with real sense OF humor who reads
large numbers Of newspapers and
magazines and modern books will dis
pute this assertion.
HumOr Is merely the ability to see
and react Understandings to the
mirth-provokiug side Of human nature,
which is not the least ample Of its
sides. A humorous paragraph may be
grossly exaggerated in its interpreta-
ton Of human nature, but human ma
ture must be somewhere down near
the bottom Of 1t or it is failure.
This explains why hum0r is so muck
more amusing, SO much more satisfy,
Ing than wit. Wit needs no human
nature as its foundation, 1t may be
simply q lightning-like play on mere
words, sufficient to cause smile, q
laugh perhaps, but none Of the solid
comfort derived by the discerning from
true htlnor.-Qhio State journal
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
Aerial Time Tables.

SO important has become CONNER
cial aviation in France that there Is
being published a monthly time table
of all the air services operating 10
France and allied countries. This
time table. known as indicator
.Aerien, gives such information as the
time of departure and arrival, routes,
type of plane employed, weight OF lug
gage allowed, rates, and SO on. The
little publication appears on the first
of every NOTWITHSTANDING American.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
While in Exciting Chase

southampton, N. Y.-Three boat
loads of men who for three weeks
have been chasing a whale up and
down the Long Island coast Saturday
came In contact with their quarry.
harpooned 1t and felt the swish of its
tail, but failed to bring 1t home. Cap
lain Mortimer Cooper, in charge, So
iected for the Job because his grand
uncle was a noted whaler, did the har-
booming. Silas Edwards, one OF tho
crew of boat No. 2, was carried into
the sea when struck by the whale. :.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
The small daughter Of Mr.. and Mr..

The small daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Jones was injured quite serious
ly about the head when she fell from
Ia wagon holding four sacks of pota-
toes, and her father, who was driving
the team, didn't see her fall, SO was
unable to stop the team until the wa
gon had run over her. She was TAX
en- to the hospital in Pocatello, and
at the present time she is recovering
nicely.
Mrs. Graham, Mrs. L. A. Nugent and
daughters and Howard Nugent, mo-
tored to Thomas on Decoration Day.
Leslie Corbridge left here Thursday
for Preston, where he was called by
the illness of his mother.
Howard Nugent has purchased a
new Chalmers car.
Miss Rose Blair, Of Pocatello, spent
Tuesday here.
Edwin l.. Nilsson and his pupils
will give musical recital at the con-
joint M. I. A. meeting Sunday evening
Archie Carpenter, of Aberdeen, mo-
tored to Sterling Saturday.
Messrs. Grant and Russell Foreman
and Ralph Miller motored to Aber-
deem Tuesday to attend the ball game
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parsons and
family have rented the Zeigler resi-
dence.
Roy Mcintyre is in the Bull coun-
try this week looking for a new To-
cation.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan and family
are preparing to leave for Canada
where they expect to make their fu-
ture home.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR WILL HAYS.

Soon will come the Peggy Hop
kins Joyce" reaction. The motion
picture star will reach our shores,
and then will follow the new burst
of press agent junk doubtless to the
effect that these stories of men COM
hitting suicide for love of the 'be-
wiching" screen star are all nonsense
and untrue. The public must be
caught coming and going, and every
twist and turn of opportunity capital
lied by the publicity factories.
1t is amazing, however, how soon
these cheap seekers of publicity crawl
into their shells when they find the
public resentful of their advertised
exploits. The Motion Picture Owners
Association has barred Peggy Joyce
pictures from the screen in the in
terest of wholesome entertainment.
Hence the panic. The free advertis-
ing worked, was a source of gratifi-
cation undoubtedly up to the time this
blow fell, but as soon as the financial
bump became known-and the radio
quickly spreads the word these days
indignant denials of suicide stories
began to fly through the ether, and
seeming dignity took the place of
complacent satisfaction,
Thus there is presented to Will
Hays a striking lesson which, II heed
ed. will lead to complete reform in
motion picture press agent work, The
great industry has been strangled by
its press agents almost to the point
of death. They have run riot for
years, and seemingly they are still
at the same old tricks. Protest has
been made time and again to the mo-
ton picture producers, but all sugges-
ton has fallen on deaf ears. The ex-
ploiters of both press and public have
been practically running the motion
picture industry without interference,
and they have run it pretty much into
the ground. They have brought about
censorship in many Of the states, and
il permitted to continue their blatant
and sensuous appeals, they will bring
about censoriOus condition that
will, be still more harmful. 1t is time
these consciousness sensatiOnalists
were curbed and a great industry be
permitted to work out its destined
place in the scheme of public happi-
ness and mental growth unhampered
by such destructive Influences. II a
few more films that depend upon no.
tor:etv for success are barred from
t e =creen, and the manufacturers
fee few millions of dollars loss,
perhaps they will then wake up to the
fact that their spectacular press
agents are an expensive luxury. Seem
ingly. nothing but an assault on the
pocketbook will affect them.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
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Mrs, Hazel Putnam and babies,
Freddie and Stella, left here Tuesday
for Pocatello. where they will visit
Mrs. PtitYiam's parents for a week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Baker and fam
lily motored to Blackfoot Tuesday to
spend the day
Mr.. and Mrs. Gabriel Holmquist and
|daughtefwMae, arrived here Tuesday
from Pocatello, where Mrs. Holmquist
and her daughter spent the past
month, Their many friends were
very pleased to see them again.
Messrs. Frank Underwood and Les
lie Holmqhist made trip to Pocatello
Monday, returning Tuesday.
Messrs. Will Blanchard and Robert
tending the ball game.
Charles Corbridge left here. this
week for Preston, where he will re-
main indefinitely, visiting relatives.
The base ball game played here last
Friday, between the Sterling and
Aberdeen teams, was won by our
home boys, the score being to s in
favor of Sterling. The show and
dance given that evening was attend
ed by large crowd.
Members of the Girls Sewing Club
met at the home of Jennie Nilsson on
Wednesday afternoon. After an hour
of sewing and receiving instructions
| from their teacher, Edith Tiechert
dainty refreshments were served. and
they left for their respective homes
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Blackburn, of
Springfield, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Rich
and family, of Rich. and Mrs. Griffith
of Monida, Montana, spent Sunday
visiting Mrs. Dan Cutting.
Arvel Corbridge had the misfortune
Of spraining his ankle Tuesday when
! the COW he was trying to get up fell
on his foot
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02

The members of the Lotus Dancing
Glass delightfully."- entertained in hon
or Of their teacher, Mrs. Proctor, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Butler. The house was beautifully
decorated with spring blossoms
Three tables of 800" were arranged
and favors were awarded to Miss Eva
johnson, DR.. e. c. Bernhisel and the
guest of honor At the close of the
evening very delicious refreshments
were served. Mrs. George Butler was
assisted in serving by Mrs. Howard
Henderson.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
THE COAL BARONS
SIT TIGHT.

The cOmplacency of the coal oper-
ators in the light of the coal strike
BODIES i'll for the public next winter
Were the operators suffering. they
would squeal so loud that their cries
would be heard from coast to coast
Their silence indicates simply that
they have the situation in hand-f-
nancially. In brief, it will be found
there is already mined and awaiting
higher prices, supply of coal per-
haps sufficient to take care of winter
needs with a short market and high
cost to the public, but the black dia-
monds will be carefully concealed un-
til the proper time comes. In the
meantime, the miners are to be taught
a lesson.
Every indication is that the winter
will see the delivery of poor quail
ity of coal in all towns and villages
with increased coal bills for the peo-
pie This whole difficulty comes at a
result of the unscientific manner in
which labor is distributed. Excess Ut
employment hours and pay, and then
no labor at all works poorly for both
worker and public. Human nature
is factor that must be counted on.
When workman gets fifty dollars a
week for ten weeks and then nothing
for ten weeks, he never is as we'll off
as when he gets twenty-five dollars
for twenty weeks. His standard Of
living is automatically raised during
the period Of unusual prosperity and
in the period of depression it is doub-
ly hard for him to get back to nor
malcy," when, as a fact, he finds he
must get back more nearly to star
walton. Government Investigations, Of
course, are usually more or less far
cical, costly to the people and nom
resultful, but it would be highly ben
efcial If the government could work
out some specific plan and back it
up by commandatory legislation that
would bring about steadier labor
condition. In many cases the unions
have the country by the throat and
they do not seem adverse to squeezing
the public windpipe. At the same
time the worlds happenings point
with a warning finger to the folly of
oppressive warfare on the men who
do the manual labor Of the hour. Ger
tainly the man willing to work should
be reasonably assured of steady Ia
Dor.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02

BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE MAY
OR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BLACKFOOT, IDAHO:
Section L. A franchise shall be and
the same is hereby granted to the
lowest responsible bidder for removal
of garbage from the City of Blackfoot,
to become effective upon minute
passed by the Council approving such
bid and the execution Of contract
by the successful bidder approved by
the City Council.
Section g. The person, firm or cor
poration securing such Franchise
shall comply with all City Ordinances
of said City relative to the disposition
of garbage.
Section g. The term of such Fran
chise shall be fixed by the Council and
incorporated in the contract
Section 4. The Grantee of this
Franchise shall collect from the var
ious patrons the amount specified in
his bid for the removal of garbage,
and the City of Blackfoot shall not be
lldUIc W SuCA vi dAtCC lOl any lOSS,
damage or injury by reason of the
failure of such patrons to pay the
Grantee of such Franchise or from
any other cause whatsoever.
Section 5. The Grantee shall re-
move the garbage from the residence
districts regularly every seven days,
and from the business districts at
least once a week, but nothing herein
contained shall prevent any resident
of said city from removing his own
garbage at the regular intervals here
in prescribed in accordance with the
ordinances of said city.
Section 6. Disputes arising be-
tween the grantee of said Franchise
and the patrons of such grantee shall
not be referred to the Council for ad-
justment.
Section T. Such Franchise and the
contract herein mentioned may be re-
voked and cancelled by the City Coun-
ell upon failure of the grantee of
such Franchise to observe the pro-
visions of this or any other ordinance
of said City. or failure to accord the
proper courtesy to patrons, or for any
other improper conduct.
This ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage. ap-
prevail and due publication.
| E. T. PECK,
Mayor.
| ATTEST:
]. j. QUILLIN,
City Clerk
(SEAL)
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
END OF DRUG
ADDICTS IN SIGHT.

DR.. Copeland, Health Officer of the
big City of New York, says when the
Miller bill regulating the importation
and expectation of habit-forming
drugs gets into operation he will
guarantee to cure every drug aadict
in the City of New York-and there
are thousands on thousands of them
by a painless method and within six
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02

About one hundred and ten visiting
Masons were present at the Masonic
lodge Wednesday evening, when two
candidates received the third degree,
which was followed by an excellent
lunch put on by the local lodge.
Many excellent speeches were rem
dered
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02
ORDINANCE NO. 275.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
BLACkFOOT GRANTING A FRAN
CHISE TO THE LOWEST RESPON-
SIBLE BIDDER FOR REMOVING
GARBAGE FROM THE CITY OF
BLACKFOoT'.t PROvIDING'a II p
MANNER OF REMOVAL UNDER
SAID FRANCHISE AUTHORIZING
THE COLLECTION OF COMPEN~
SATION FROM THE VARIOUS
PATRONS OF THE GRANTEE OF
SAID FRANCHISE, AND PROVID-
ING FOR THE REVOCATION OF
THIS FRANCHISE.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1922-06-02

Newest picture of Mrs. Edith
Kermit Roosevelt, widow of the
former President, who has returned
from Europe after AL extended tour,
and visit to the grave of her son.
Quentin Roosevelt, who gave his
life in an airplane battle in France
during the war.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27
FOUR WILLIAMS
GR|D|R0N LADS
SHINE ON QU|NT
Football Stars Aspire to More
LaureIs by Playing in Other
Sport Branches.
wILLIAMsTowN, Mass. ia

WILLIAMSBURG. Mass. Jan. 27
Members of the football eleven
which represented Williams last fall
are not satisfied with laurels won en-
the gridiron,' for the ine-ups of the
teams which are competing in winter
sports show that there Is q generous
sprinkling of football men in action.
The basketball team alone includes
four football men In its lineup. Cap.
tain Wilson, who is playing in the
back court for the third season, was
backfield performer with the Purple
eleven during the same length Of time.
fease and Boynton, the two other
guards. also were regulars on the
gridiron last fall, the former end and
the latter, who is captain-elect for
next season. at center. Captain Fargo
Of last seasons eleven, is slated for
center on the Purple quintet again
this winter.
Hockey has its football representa-.
tives, too, for Clark, one Of the main.
stays of the forward line, played an
end with the eleven last fall "Stew"
Richmond, halfback. is turning his
attention to the relay team, as he has
In past winters. In swimming the
football team Is being upheld by Allen
Healy, of Chicago, who recently dis.
played prowess by winning the
Bowker Memorial cup, which is Of
fered annually at college for novice
competition In the tank.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27
HARRYW|LLS|S
BEING GRO0MED
F0RT|TLE BOUT
Jack Dempsey Willing to Meet
Anybody in World. Waving
Color Line.

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-A meeting
between Jack Dempsey. heavyweight
champion, and Harry Wills, negro
challenger. doomed on the fistic hori-
ION today.
William A. Brady, theatrical mag
nate. Is said to have offered 5000. 000
purse for such a meeting, to be held
in this country July 4. or the purse
Dempsey would receive $150,000 and
Wills $4,000.
Brady was not in the city early to-
day. but was expected to return here
tonight and seek an interview with
Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager.
Dempsey is ready and willing to
fight anybody in the world" Kearns
said, provided the match can be held,
and there is enough in 1t to make 1t
worth while. He does mot draw
the color line"
Tex Richard, Madison Square Gar
den promoter. announced that he has
matched Wills with Kid Norfolk,
another negro. for a fifteen-round
bout at the Garden March 2. Rickard
intimated that II Wills won this fight
he might enter the bidding for q
Dempsey-Wills fight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27

the body. It was a clean fight and
q credit to the game.
The Baltimore boy, although dis,
liked in some quarters, earned the
respect of the crowd. He was pitted
against a man who knows practically
everything that should be known
about the sport. but he stood his
ground and was ever ready to do his
part to make the setto interesting
The experience that Rice gained will
stand him in good stead for future
bouts against the leading contenders
for the junior and senior lightweight
crowns.
Some persons doubted Dundee's
ability TO take body blows, but they
were disappointed, despite the fact
that Rice landed some that stung.
Nor did the fans see Dundee lodge
any claim Of foul when Rice's paw
denied his midsection.
1t was a fight that the spectators
enjoyed and one that lived I'D to
expectations. Both boys were given
an ovation as they entered the arena,
the visitor receiving the most. Some
OF the fans who are not friendly to
Rice booed after the applause, but
they certainly could not belittie the
Baltimorean after his game stand.
Long before the chief contest was
to be called the home Of the Fourth
was packed to the steel girdlers.
Standing room was at q premium
both on the main floor and in the gal
lery. 1t was said that 1000 or more
t,.r WI
crowd was handled properly and no
disorder was seen.
The Dundee-Rice bout proved con-
clusively that Baltimoreans will attend
first-class attraction. They do not
want cheap shows. Benny Franklin,
who staged the show under the direc-
ton Of the Olympia Athletic Club,
took a chance and gave the patrons
what they wanted. He can do the
same thing in the future and get away
with 1t without fear Of sinking a
chunk Of money.
The preliminaries also were good
enough to keep the fans interested.
Young Ketchell, OF Trenton, and Otto
sessions to a draw in the semi.
windup. The decision met with the
approval Of the fans, but the one that
gave Joe Wendell the decision over
Kid Parent, of Camp Holabird, did
not This should have been another
dead heat. The soldier was not in
the best of condition, but was tough.
He floored Wendell in the second
round for a count Of nine.
frankie Neal lowered his colors to
Young Pal Moore in the curtain-raiser
Of four sessions, and Dick Gotwalt, OF
York, Pa, earned the verdict over
Young Dundee in six stanzas. Got.
walt didn't get started until the bout
was half over, but then he had no
trouble outpointing his man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27
CARPENTER NOT
LIKELY To MEET
GIBBONS SOON
Signing With Lewis Makes
Early Go With Tom an Out
side Possibility, Is Opinion.

Now that Georges Carpenter has
actually signed articles for a bout
with Ted Lewis, to be held in London
In April, 1t looks as though the
Frenchman's proposed bout with Tom
Gibbons will be held over until next
summer.
At first glance the match between
Lewis and Carpenter looks ridiculous
because of the great difference In
weight. Carpenter will scale at least
40, while Lewis will not go over $50,
II he weighs that much. A handicap
Of less than twenty pounds was
enough to beat Carpenter when he
fought Dempsey, although the men
were heavweights. A twenty pound
handicap Is a far more serious affair
when one of the men belongs In the
welterweight division.
Among heavyweights great weight
Is more of q handicap than an asset,
because weight and speed do not go
together. But Carpenter at ITO will
be just as fast as Lewis at $50. 90
that every one of those twenty pounds
will count heavily against the Eng
lishman.
It may be that Carpenter will
slaughter Lewis, who saw his best
days some years ago. but there Is
reason for thinking that the smaller
man will make a far better showing
against the noted Frenchman than
Wells, Beckett and Cook were able to
do.
Lewis Is not afraid of a weight
handicap. Years ago, when Mike
Gibbons was at the top Of his form
and Lewis was little more than q
heavy lightweight. they met in the
Garden and Lewis made such q sur.
prising showing that the experts did
not know what to make of 1t. Most
of them concluded that Mike was un-
der a pull. but the whole truth Of the
matter was that the little man out.
gained his heavier opponent. -.
Another reason for thinking that
Lewis will surprise Carpenter. II the
latter thinks he will have a setup in
front OF him, In that Lewis always
fights better in England than he does
In this country. Since he left here
several months ago Lewis has stopped.
among others, Boy Mccormick. This
Mccormick 10 no SLOUGH of a fighter.
While over here he beat Battling Le-
Whisky and held Tom Gibbons to a
draw. Lewis outclassed him and
knocked him out as soon as he got
ready to put over the G. o. d. wallop.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27
cANNEFAx AND LAYTON
TO CLASH AGAIN TO-DAY

John Layton, three-cushion billiard
champion, and Robert Cannefax, for
mer champion, clash again today at
Sherman's. The afternoons play be-
gins at ESQ and this evenings at
S:15.
The titleholdcr showed himself in
brilliant form yesterday in both ses-
sions. While he was running out his
string Of sixty in the afternoon, Can.
nefax was having trouble with fifty.
Layton's high runs were 7, 5, 4, and 4,
to s, 4, 3. and 8 for Cannefax.
In the evening Layton triumphed,
60 to 43, hanging up runs Of s, 6, s,
and 8. Cannefax ran up 4, 4, 4, and 3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27

Gene Tunney in four rounds, or less,
il they ever meet. e :.
This ought to be q good match. ut
that. 1t looks now as II the bout
between Gibbons and Carpenter for
the light heavyweight championship
will never take place, so why not
a contest for the American title?
Some of Gibbons admirers think
he can furnish formidable opposition
for Jack Dempsey. II he can get the
match, we'll and good. But in the
meantime, Tunney would give him
the opportunity to display his .abil-
ity at a considerable profit to him
self.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-27
American Jockey Now
Brilliant Rider
In Spain

Lucien Lyme, the brilliant Amer
lean rider who was one Of the lead
ing pigskin artists on the New
York turf few years ago, con-
tinues his splendid record in Spain:
Lyme, who is a son Of Sanford
Lyme, the Kentucky breeder, went
to Europe to ride for King Alphon-
SO when he became too heavy for
American mounts.
Spanish racing statistics for the
past year, just received, show that
although the Kings horses went
to the post only sixty times in the
entire year, Lyme brought thirty
seven Of them home in front.