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The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
A Russian Mystery

IT is announced that the Russian
people under the Soviet govern
i ment have now a surplus of
grain which they can export.
And yet, singular as it may seem,
Russia will still need the assistance
of foreign nations in grain. Now,
what does this meant
The answer is simple. In Rus
sia s vast empire it is more difficult
to move goods from one part to
another than to move goods from
the remotest part of the world to
Russia. The reason is that Russia
has no railroad system worthy of
the name. She had none under the
old Gar. But even such railroad
equipment as she had was COM
pletely destroyed during the war.
1t is in better condition today
than it was when the Soviets took
control, but it must be in very much
better condition still before the Rus
sian grain can be brought from, all
parts of the empire to feed the
western cities.
Russia is now buying railroad
equipment right and left. Five
hundred million dollars worth was
recently bought from Canada. Ger
many and England are selling Rus
STA hundreds of millions of dollars
worth of engines and cars. Only
America has so much business that
she can afford to throw away Rus
sian business in order to satisfy the
spleen of our international bankers.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

MIGHT as we'll elect Presidents BY
NA photographs as by promises.
WITH campfire girl knitting interna-
w tional doilies in White House and
crocheting violet yetoes, her Cabinet
would be very busy.
CECRETARY Of Gossip, Secretary Of
- Secrets. Secretary of Manicuring.
Other Cabinet officers would be Secre-
taries Of Foreign Furs. Bargains, Matt
nees and Domestic Perfumes.
COONER or later. girls are going to run
- government So might as we'll let EN-
try II quick and get II over with.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
A College President
and Democracy
no women want the same rights,
privileges and immunitics
- under the law as men have
>R. GEORGE BARTON CUT


iii TEN, president of Colgate
u University, in an inaugural
address the other day, delivered
a broadside against democracy,
which he seemed to regard as a
popular delusion.
Most colleges being entirely au-
tocratic institutions, the wonder is
that any college president believes
in democracy.
DR.. Cutten said nothing new.
He refers to the old arguments to
the effect that men are not born
equal, and that the great masses
of people are far from being high
brow.
All this was said long ago by
Carlyle, and said much more
forcibly.
Again, democracy implies variety
of gifts, and is indeed the only kind
of government under which no
limitations are placed upon this
variety, the only kind of govern
ment in which the really great have
a chance, and in which hereditary
morOns are not created dukes and
mobiles.
Intelligence and ability have a
much better chance to govern
under democracy than they have
under any kind of an aristocracy.
The medieval point of view, as
illustrated by DR.. Cutten, is always
picturesque and plausible. 1t re-
mains medieval.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Women and
Equal Rights

no women want the same rights,
I'D privileges and immunitics
II under the law as men have
Blanket enactment Of equal
rights, it seems reasonably certain,
would leopard much useful protec-
tive legislation for women, the fruit
of years of patient striving.
For strict equality, inflexibly
applied, would necessarily deny to
women the preferential treatment
in industry required by their bio
logical functions. Yet the laws of
motherhood are more fundamental
and far more certain of enforcement
than statutes or constitutions. As
the Consumers League has truly
pointed out:
The inherent sex differences
are permanent. Women will
always need many laws differ
ent from those needed by men.
Mere equality is not enough.
The issue, however, is for women
themselves to determine. 1t is un-
likely that male lawmakers will
repeat their old mistake of holding
out stubbornly against a feminine
majority demand.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
The Presidents Husbands BY Bugs" Baer

CENSUS business. There are more
~ women than men In United States.
Ratio is one and one-half women to every
man. It's not enough Some of our
wealthy boys think 1t should be more.
TURKEY leads In league. There are
! two hundred wives to every Sultan.
Long Island 10 second.
FIGURES are not exactly correct.
Women outnumber men three to two.
But American ladies outnumber Amerf-
can gentlemen thousand to one. Statts-
tics furnished through courtesy Of Inter.
boro Subway System.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

MOREOVER. the sword may
AVA be an effective weapon Of
defense as well. When a fish
erman harpoons the swordfish.
and attempts to haul IL TO the
surface, the creature viii on oc-
casion turn on its captor and
make a dash at his boat. The
fisherman then chambers quick
Iy on the seat of his dory. know
ing that the weapon OF the fish
will run clear through the bot
tom OF the boat. The rest OF
the story is that the fisherman
attempts to dispatch his antag-
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

WHATS to prevent girls from nomi-
w mating, electing and impeaching their
own Presidentte in 1924? Hand that
rocks ballot box rules district
IF every lady voted at least once at next
1 election. our thirtieth President would
be lovely instead Of intelligent, and sweet
instead Of dignified. We've had twenty
nine boy rulers since Washington stood
up in that rowboat. No reason why girls
shouldn't consolidate their intuition and
make some use Of their sudden changes
of mind.
0R. II they didn't want to nominate
~ some beautiful sister. why not elect
some sheik7
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

0OMETHING of the uses to
~ which the sawfish puts his
weapon may be inferred from
observation of the swordfish. a
creature Of very different type
in the eye of the zoologist; but
provided with a swordlike weap-
on in all respects similar to that
Of the other except that 1t lacks
teeth along the edges.
The swordfish. as I am assur.
cd by fishermen who had had
abundant opportunities to OBJ
serve ii. makes good use of its
weapon in capturing it's prey.
II will drive into a school of
mackerel and thrust out with
its sword. lashing this way and
that, to the destruction OF any
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

one does not realize at a glance
how its curious weapon can give
service to its possessor that will
outbalance the disadvantages OF
Juggling about such an encum-
brance. But the fact that the
sawfishes have lived and thrived
and multiplied for eges shows
that the strange weapon has
genuine utility.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

DEAR MRS. J. H. A.
CAN remember.
WHEN ! was a boy.
OF TENDER years.
AND MY own Dad.
WAS GOING away.
ACROSS THE seas.
AND ! remember.
WHEN HE said
good-by.
TO the three Of us.
! WAS surprised.
TO SEE the tears.
CONE 70 hi. eye.
As HE kissed us all
AND WENT away.
FOR supposed.
MEN SHOULDN'T
cry.
EXCEPT WHEN
mas.
HAD GONE away.
As OURS had.
JUST A year before.
AND ! remember.
THE lETTERe he
wrote.
FROM ACROSS the
seas.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

Congresswoman says q woman can do
anything II she keeps her eyes omen and
her mouth shut. But she couldn't play
a slide-trombone that way. Anyhow, there
isn't any such woman.
Some young women are born foolish
and others go out in strange automobiles.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Stars and Stripes

One lawyer says high heels cause most
OF the divorces. Sure. A woman can't
work and support her husband while
wearing those things.
II seems some of the apostles of the
Coue cult have exceeded the directions
and gone Coue-Coue.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

USUALLY IT Is THAT WAY.
You say he made his money in Wall
Street?"
mo. he didn't make 1t there. That's where
he got IT.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

. number Of mackerel, the bodies
OF which it subsequently picks
up at its leisure.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

AND ! have them yet
THE SWEETEST
letters.
THAT EVER came.
TO THREE lit,l.
boys.
AND remember.
WHEN he came
home.
AND MEETING him.
HE Held in turn
EACH or hi, boy.
AND PRESSED them
tight.
AND THEN.
IN JUST a lit,l.
while.
WE al grew up.
AND sELrIsHLY.
WE WENT away.
AsD'LiFf him th.r.
ALL sY himself.
AND so l hope.
As you have said.
THAT SOME day.
WE WILL meet again.
so HE will know.
HIS LOVE for US.
WAS NOT In vain.
THANK you.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
Consumers are now being blamed for the
coal shortage. The naughty things! Why
can't they give up the habit Of consuming?
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
WAYSIDE WISDOM
Copyright. 1s22D
BY S. E. KiSer-

THERE is trouble, 1t seems, without end,
L The sinful are noisy and gay;
Men raised to authority send
Forth armies with orders to slay;
There Is jealousy, knavery. strife.
The good often seem to be few.
And moneys more sacred than life.
But the truth is still true.
For cheer, though the shadows be long,
Though rich men are breaking the laws,
Though the sinful are many and strong;
There Is reason for faith and for song.
Though honor is getting scant praise;
Though the profits the selfish secure
Enrich them, they seldom are sure
That their selfishness pays.
THE warning. the sin and the woe
L Continue as formerly; still.
At sunrise q glorious glow
Gives promise of growing good will;
In spite of the tears and the sighs.
The folly, the want and the greed.
1t happens sometimes that the wise
Are permitted to lead.
THERE is reason for faith and for hope;
We have left the dark ages behind
II still but half seeing we grope.
At least We no longer are blind;
Some day We shall learn to be kind.
And daily the evils grow less;
Steadily, year after year.
We are gaining and getting more near
To the faith We profess.
FULL PERMISSION,
Mother, dear, may bob my hair?"
"Yes. my darling. 60 it:
Out of your tresses and shave your neck
But don't let your daddy know It,"
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
Consumer are NOW heinz hla mad for fha
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

onist by beating it over the
head before it can disengage
itself. But after a series OF such
encounters, the boat. patched
over and over. is little better
than a piece of wreckage.
IT appears. too. that this
Il natural sword is an excel
lent dueling weapon. Some
times a shark attacks a sword
fish, making a dash in the en-
deavor to bite off the tail Tor
"nukes" in fisherman's par
lancet. which would render the
swordfish helpless. When this
attack fails, the swordfish Is
likely to turn quickly on its as
sailant, and pierce the sharks
body through and through with
the deadly weapon.
The duel. as practiced by hu-
man beings. seems TO most Of us
a wicked and foolish procedurs-
But such a duel as that between
shark and swordfish would be
an encounter that one would 20
far to see. Doubtless the movies
will bring it 20 us one OF these
days.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

III WRITE IN article the other
= day suggesting that It
might be a nice thing to install
q radio set in all homes and
hospitals where people-particu-
larry children-ie in bed all
day long. trying to while away
the slow-dragging hours Here's
a letter from one younsster
who seems to be interested.
|"DEAh SIR:
T. really devoured your ar
ticle in The Washington Herald.
1 have often thought Of the
same thing a. I lie here day in
and day out. ! am one Of the
many victims OF pulmonary tu-
berculosis. 1t is impossible to
do anything. as sleep with all
the windows open and cannot
hold a book. due to the intense
cold.
"'HE fact that your article
is 30 powerful strengthens
my hope that I may be a lucky
boy. There are ten more VIC
Tins at this house, mostly up-
patients. who could share nv
good fortune in one way or an
other. we are all charity pa
uents.
Please. Mr.. Lessing, remem-
Der my name, BENJAMIN J. Kelly,
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19

n II any one asks you for an In
Il dividual case that win be able to
II share with ten others- We are
d within . radius OF the big
T. broadcasting stations. too.
y SSuELP me to while away
. many a dragging hour. to
r forget this T. B. CtuberculosisD
and to make q grand recovery by
not hating my bed and sticking
r to It. Watch and pray VIII be
l. my daily routine. IL it wrong
Ie to hope too strongiy?"
n This letter was signed Benja-
10 min J. Kelly. No. Park avenue.
J. Saranac Lake. N. J."
II CyOMEwHERE or other among
It the ten million people who
'e live within q short radius Of
this city there must be someone
who has no children Of his or
10 her own and who would like to
10 participate in the Christmas
y spirit by doing something that
C. will give happiness. It ID not a
D. bad investment. II brings in
y 100 per cent interest.
n To such a person I would sug-
a. geS this. Take the trouble to
investigate this letter. And
A. well. that's all. I'm sure the
y, rest will take care Of itself.
The Washington herald., 1922-12-19
Something to Think About
BY Bruno Lessin1
A CHANCE FOR SOMEBODY

wRoTE en- article the other 4 q any one .slls 20
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
Backfoot Must Raise
Membership of Local
Cavalry Troop Soon

Blackfoot received visit Tuesday
from Major Harry 8. Lewis, adjutant
general for Idaho and Major Wall,
assistant instructor Of the Idaho
national guard, and Captain Worth
ley Of Pocatello, who is the junior
instructor. In company with the
local officers Captain Dan Brill, and
Second Lieutanent R. w. Stevens
they were entertained by the Rotary
club at dinner on Tuesday evening,
and each of the officers gave a short
address explaining the work of the
cavalry and the effect it has on the
business of the community. The
army strength is going to be kept
up to a certain degree decreed at
Washington and If the membership
dwindles at Blackfoot it is made up
at some other place and the troops
are kept there. The membership of
the company at Blackfoot has
dwindled somewhat and unless it is
raised the troop here will be dis
banded.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
Counties Surrounding
Bingham Have Better
Roads Than We Hav4

Ernest Pearson Is on the road
most Of his time in southern Idaho,
and he says that the counties sur
rounding Bingham have better roads
than we have, Notwithstanding we
have spent our 100000 making
roads, and that we are paying $780,
900 year. interest on the invest
ment.
Mr.. Pearson says that when he
crosses the line into Bingham county
from the southwest he passes from
we'll kept roads into rough ones
that shake car to pieces, and from
there up to Riverside the roads are
rough. In the Sterling country he
says, they are too rough to travel on
high gear, and one simply has to
slow down.
The bitulithic pavement from
Gibson to Pocatello then from Glib
son to Blackfoot because all the way
into Blackfoot it is rough and hard
riding. That makes the travel and
the trade gsavitate to Pocatello. On
the north line there is pavement to
make it easy to 60 into Idaho Falls
and the road program calls for max
ing a gravel road from the county
line to Blackfoot, but at present the
road Is fairly good.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
WATER USERS MEET.
ing AT IDAHO FALLS
Citizens and Water
Users are Urged to
Be Present

A gigantic meeting of all water
users and citizens interested in the
development of the upper country,
has been called for Wednesday even
ing, May II, by the Idaho Falls
Chamber of Commerce to discuss the
promotion and development of the
upper Snake river valley from a
reclamation standpoint. The meet
ing will be held in the Bonneville
county court house and is expected
to draw a large attendance.
Invitations to attend this meet.
ing will be sent to each canal COM
pany in the territory from Blackfoot
north as we'll as to Commercial clubs
in all Of the towns in this section
and to those interested in develop.
ment of this vast empire. All de.
tails in connection with the meeting
will be completed within the next
few days by Jesse H. Wilson, chair.
man of the Reclamation committee
Of the Idaho Falls Chamber of Com
merce.
This meeting comes as a culmina.
ton of sentiment that has been ex'
pressed against entering the pro
posed "Big District" for the con-
struction Of the American Falls
reservoir and a further expression
from all parts of the upper country
to the effect that this region should
unite on a policy for future develop.
ment Of the lands and resources that
are here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
BANQUET PARENTS
Scouts Take Oath and
Give Very Fine
Program

The Boy Scouts of Troop Four
held their annual banquet at the
Tech on Wednesday evening with
about twenty-five parents present as
the guests of the troop. The troop
consists of thirty-one members in
good standing, and there were pres
ent twenty-seven of them and the
executive committee consisting OF
Chairman J. H. Andersen, w. F.
Bergman and Cecil Clark. Leroy
Jones is the scout master and
Walter Patrie is his assistant. The
arrangements for the banquet were
made by Scout Master Jones and he
presided at the banquet, conducting
it very ably, and the cooperation OF
the members was such as to com
mand the admiration of all present
The refreshments were served by
mothers and sisters of the scouts
and short addresses were made by
J. H. Anderen, w. F. Bergman, E.
D. Bloom, Byrd Trego and Oscar
Christensen.
After the addresses the scouts
cleared away the dishes and tables
and gave program, each scout tax.
ing the oath individually and re.
ceiving his badge. Then followed
monologues, short stories and jokes
Continued on page five
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
Idaho Falls
Man is Held on a
Black1nail Charge

Lee Poison a former service man
surrendered to the deputy sheriff of
Twin Falls and made a complete
confession that he had written a let
ter to Twin Falls business man de-
manding 500 to be left at desig-
mated spot, threatening to blow up
his home if it were not left. A let
ter minus the 500 was left and the
deputy sheriff concealed nearby fired
a number of shots at man who re-
fused to stop when called upon to
halt The fleeing man made good
his escape, but was later placed
under arrest and placed in Jail. 1t
was found that one bullet had gone
thru the fleshy part of the body near
the right breast but the wound is not
serious. He is former service man
and has been living in Idaho Falls
up until few weeks ago.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
BOOTLECCER SELLS
BOOZE TO DEPUTY
Surprises Offender by
Displaying Star
After Buying
Booze

The county commissioners have
been in session part Of the week. On
Wednesday afternoon they went out
to look over some road work they
contemplate doing, connecting the
Rich lane with the road In Lincoln
valley. There are q couple of miles
of road on both sides Of the line Of
the reservation that need surfacing,
and they are asking the Indian de-
partment to participate in the ex-
pense. In making up their estimate
of the probable cost they find that
they can have the necessary grading
done at 20 cents a yard including
the long haul to 800 feet, and 6
cents a yard additional for each 100
feet beyond the 800 foot limit; the
gravel for surfacing it at IS cents
yard for one section, mile, and
at $1.20 for another mile section
that has to be hauled farther. The
haul on the first mile is about three
quarters of q mile for the nearest
part of the work and a mile and
three-quarters at the finish. For the
second mile it will be a mile added
to the above. Where clay can be
obtained to surface it or for part of
the top coat, it goes in at the price of
earth and on the same condition
governing the distance hauled.
They did not call for bids and do
not expect to, but have consulted
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
BLACKF0OT Wins
SILVER LOVING CUP
Excellent Work Shown
by Pupils at the
Commercial
Contest

The commercial department of
the Blackfoot high brought home
the bacon" Friday, May S, when
they captured the Statesman
Tribune loving cup and nine medals,
piling up score Of twenty-seven out
of fifty-three points. Arco took
second place with thirteen points:
American Falls was third with 8
total Of eleven points; Mackay and
Soda Springs winning one point
each.
More than eighty names we're en-
tered for the various events, thus
making the southeast Idaho district
meet one of the largest in the state.
All Of these records are higher
than those made by the Idaho Falls
team, who were winners in the east
ern district at Rigby. The winner
Of first year typewriting at Rigby
wrote forty-four words per minute
as compared with a fiifty-flve word
record of this district; second year
typewriting record at Rigby was
fifty-three words per minute against
fifty-nine for this district; the first
year shorthand records of both dis
tricts were the same, being 97.7 per
cent accurate on sixty words per
minute dictation; the second year
shorthand record of this district was
the best made in the whole state,
being 90.5 per cent accurate on
Continued on page five
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
REPORT OF WATER
USERS MEETING
w. 0. Cotton Gives
Report of the
Meeting

The Post has asked w. o. Cotton,
engineer employed by the Water
Users Union, to check up the natural
flow Of the Snake river, for report
on meeting held in Idaho Falls last
Tuesday, which discussed matters of
vital Importance to the upper valley.
The first installment Of that report
appears today and other install
ments will follow later.
"As per your request for a report
of the meeting held to discuss mat
ters of vital Importance to the en-
tire upper Snake river valley, I am
handing you herewith the first in
stallment, recognizing the opportun-
ity this affords the water user OF
knowing what is going on.
"This meeting was called Tues.
day, May 3, at the Office of G. c.
Baldwin, special deputy commits.
sioner Of reclamation, by the COM
missioner Of reclamation, w. G.
Swendsen, at the request Of repre-.
sentatives of the Upper Snake River
Union Of Water Users. The purpose
Of this meeting was to discuss mat.
ters which affect every natural
water user in the delivery and dis.
tribution of water from the Snake
river.
There were five principal mat.
ters to be discussed and these were
taken up in their order and will be
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
DEATH OF JOHN YANCEY

John H. Yancey departed this life
at the home of his sister-in-law Mrs.
Alice Yancey on May and was
buried at the Groveland cemetery on
the fifth.
Mr.. Yancey was born in the Salt
Lake valley in 1858 and was sep.
arated from his father and brothers
in the big trek" of settlers that
year. He never saw his father. and
never saw his older brother Adam
until the year 1914, they accident.
ally got trace of each other, and
Adam took a trip to Kansas City to
see him. A few years later John
and his wife visited the relatives
here, and in February, 1921, finding
himself alone in the world he came
here to live and with the result
stated above.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-05-11
Track Meet at the
Local Fair Grounds
Friday Afternoon

The event which no> doubt will
prove to be a red letter day in the
history of the Blackfoot high school
will be held at the fair grounds at
/ o'clock, May IL when one hundred
or more athletes from high schools
of southeastern and eastern Idaho
will journey to Blackfoot to partici-
pate in the first annual track meet
Of southeastern Idaho.
The Blackfoot team is putting in
some strenuous training in prepara-
tion for this event and is out to win
its share of the medals and try and
retain the cups, which are to be
awarded as trophies, in our high
school. These trophies consist oi
four beautiful cups and forty-twC
medals.
Coach Hutchinson of the Idaho
Technical Institute has been secured
to serve in the capacity of official
referee and starter for the meet and
he has promised to bring several oi
his men from the Tech to assist him