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The Washington times., 1922-12-31
TEXAS LEGISLATORS
DENY BEING IN KLA|V
Blanton Doubts If Any One of
10 Representatives of State
Is In Ku KIux.
BY Universal Service.

Representative Blanton, Of Texas,
declared in the House that he did
not believe single one OF the
eighteen representatives from the
Lone Star state is a member of the
Ku Klux 'Klan.
The Texan made this declaration
in reply to Representative Cali.
van. of Massachusetts, who on FIJI
day, opened war on the "ku kluX
klan Democrats from the South
land" in the coming Democra IL
cauCas for the organization of the
next House.
Representative Mansfield. also OF
Texas, joined i'm Blanton's defense
of the Representatives from that
state.
Blanton made complaint against
Gallivan's statement that he had
been told practically every Demo
crat from Texas is member of
the Ku klux Khan" Blanton said
doubt seriously whether any
member of the Texas delegation
belongs to that order. / do not
belong and | think The kind of
talk that is going around the
country indicating that the State
of Texas is dominated by the
Klan ought to stop.
presume that some of the
best people of the nation are
members of the order in Texas.
7 presume that some Of the best
ministers of the gospel in that
state are members. but when II
comes to votes they do not vote
for man in Texas just because
he is a member of the Klan.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

blessings
is
1922 Saw Irish
TricOlOr Wave
Over Free Erin

TERMINATION OF hundreds
L Of years Of strife in Ire
land came in 1922, when, OIL
December 8, the Irish Free
State became a reality by the
passage Of legislation in Par
Lament. Timothy Healy, an
Irish native. was chosen the
first governor general Of the
state.
The previous day, EamOn
DeValera, president Of the re-
vOlutiOnists, was sued for
$4,000 by the Dali Eireann.
He was charged with losing
that amount of money belong
ing TO the National Fund.
However, he has not been
found.
When the Irish Free State
began its existence, DeValera,
in his hiding place. issued a
proclamation to all republicans
demanding they refuse to pay
taxes to the new state and re-
questing they continue their
feeble battle.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
GERMANY DOUBLES
RIVAL SHIP BUILDING
100000 Tons Added Since
Treaty, Against $4,000
BY 8 Ex-Enemies.
ONLY 100000 LEFT BY WAR
All Great Companies Either
Launching Vessels or Lay
ing New KeeIs.
ONLY 100000 LEFT BY WAR
BY Universal Service.

Despite German pessimism over
the effect of the Versailles treaty
on their merchant marine, Ger
man shipping iv increasing almost
twice as rapidly as that of eight
leading nations combined, includ-
ing the United States and Great
Britain.
This is reported in a cable to
Secretary of Commerce Hoover from
United States Consul j. X. Huddle
at Hamt'~g. who says:
Large companies at Hamburg and
Bremen are launching new vessels.
and the modern shipbuilding works
at North Sea and Baltic ports con-
tinue to lay down new keels, while
hundreds Of thousands of tons un-
der other flagC are lying idle.
LLOYDS GIVES FIGURES.
In the twelve months ended
last June. German merchant ship
ping. according to Lloyd's regis
ter Increased l,iVV,VuV toilr, "hlIt
the combined merchant fleets OF
the United States. the British EN-
pire. France. Japan. Italy. Greece.
Belgium and Portugal increased
only 735,000 tons.
With n gross registered ton.
mage Of about 5,5O0.O in 1914,
and losses OF 2,7O0. 900 as the
result OF war time operations and
OF about $500. 900 tons az the
result of the provisions OF the
Treaty Of Versailles. Germany's
tonnage Immediately after the war
regis cred the small total of
400, 900.
OF this total the greater part
was COMPOSED OF old vessels. due
for scrapping. and of the small
coastal vessels plying local North
Sea and Battle ports. There was
not one ship expressly designed
for oversee traffic.
TONNAGE NOW 2,Ol3,OOO.
A report just published leads to
the belief that on September 80.
last. the German merchant marine
amounted to a total of 2,013,0O0
gross tons.
The additions for September
alone. included in these figures,
cover six vessels launched, aggre.
eating 33,700 tons. and II vessels
completed that aggregate $1,000
tons.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
North Carolina
Town Wiped Out
BY Fire In 1922

4 LMOST total destruction Of
"A the little town Of Newbern.
n. C., occurred on December
I. 1922, when flames, believed
to have been Of an incendiary
origin. destroyed more than
300 residences, two churches
lntF many business places.
Damage was estimated at
more than $1,000. 900. Fire
.nen worked hard to curb the
laze, but the high winds
'uickly spread the flames TO
al parts Of the town.
Although several persons
were badly injured. no one
vas killed. The refugees fled
o nearby towns until aid was
,ent to them through the Red
ross and other organizations.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Army Has Had 1O4 Calls
Since the Revolution

The United States army has
answered lO4 calls to active service
since the revolutionary war. accord.
ing to an article by Secretary of
War Weeks in an official Govern.
ment publication.
These calls, the Secretary points
out. have come at intervals averag.
ing a year and a half.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
O. KS NEWARK BRIDGE.

Construction OF $9,000.000 rail-
road bridge across the south end Of
the bay at Newark, N. j.. was ap.
proved by Secretary OF War Weeks
yesterday. The bridge will be built
hy the Central Railroad Of New Jer.
s"y to replace its present structure
lcrOSs the bay
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Virginian Applies for
Mortgage Permission

The Nirginian Railway Company
has applied TO the Interstate Com
merce Commission for authority to
issue S2,074,00 of first mortgage
fifty.year per cent gold bonds.
The proceeds will be used to replen-
ish the company's treasury for
money spent on betterment and
extension of the road.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
Pastors Agree
Not to Marry
Divorced Folk
SAULT STE. MARIE,

SAULT SIZE. MARIE,
Dec. 80.
TINE pastors Of every church
l. in Sault Ste. Marie, except
one, have signed an agreement
not TO perform any marriage
ceremony to which either party
has a former mate living.
The agreement "views with
dismay the growing evil of
divorce" and Is made. its sign
ers say, "in order that no one
in the future may be put to
he embarrassment Of being
refused"
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
TONNAGE NOW e.Ol3,OOO.
OPPOSE CHURCH GAMBLING.

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Gambling
games TO raise church funds are
improper and the police should stop
them II the church doesn't. the
Bishop OF st. Adams told a diocesan
conference.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
PAST MILLION MARK.

PETERSBURG. Va, Dec. 30
Petersburg's tobacco market TINS
year has been one Of the best Tor
several seasons. Up to today the
total amount Of cash paid out to
the farmers of this city has been
s1,OOO.O25, which is equivalent to
approximately 100000 pounds.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
FIRES AT YARD PROWLER.

Discovering a prowler in his back
yard early yesterday morning,
Thomas 7. Elan, 80 street north.
east, opened fire with n shot gun.
The man fled hut Elam believes
he hit him and notified the police.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

m NeU ears message WTttten
especially for the International
NeWs Service. The business out
look is favorable, says Ford.
BY HENRY FORD.
Copyright. 1922. by International
News Service.)
DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 30.-The
New Year opens with q full slate.
Plenty of big jobs that were
bungled in 1922 should be completed
in 1923. There Is coal. for example.
With more coal In sight than ever
before. actual suffering exists In
the land. OF course. when the
people reach a certain degree of
suffering. something happens-but
only fools would wait till then.
UNFIT TO HIRE MEN.
Industry has continued unexpect'
edly all this winter and the out
look is favorable. There are hind
RANGES. OF course. Employers who
are not fit to he employers, are one
hindrance We have got to get
rid of the old attitude of my good
man, here's a shilling for you" and
.ay wages-the highest wages.
That is what makes prosperity
People can buy only with wnat
they earn. 1t il not the monied men
who make business. but the wage
earnerS. We need more wages dur.
ing the year and less of this turk
"y at Christmas" system, less Of
this degrading welfare" system
that makes n lord of the boss and a
pensioner of the workmen.
VLAUE OF MEN.
People don't want to hear this;
they usually want statistical infor.
nation. Well. there will be a
steady decrease in the value of
figures until we begin to increase
the value OF men.
The prosperity of 1923 rests in
the very things that most people
ignore. Young men of 1928 ought
to study the money system of the
country-not from books but from
life. The things that will be true
ten years hence are not yet on the
books. Let young men quit depend
ing on what they read and hear
let them dig into fact6 for them
selves. Put the money system on
examination; put politics and bnsi
ness and every other vital thinr
under scrutiny. make 1873 a yeal
of hard. persistent thinking. and
not mere listening. and then II
may he by 1924 that some solid
ground will begin to appear be-
meath the nations feet.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31
PAY BETTER WAGES,
| FORD'S 1928 ADVICE
Advises Business to Drop Pa.
tronizing Air and Give
More for Work.
RAPS WELFARE" SYSTEM
Full Pay Envelopes Make Nat.
ionaI Prosperity, Says
Manufacturer.
RAPS welfare" SYSTEM

Get rid of the old attitude of
"My good man, here's a shilling for
yOu," and pay wages-the highest
wages. That is ,Dhat makes pros
perity.
This is Henry Ford's advice to
American business men, contained
in a New Years message pritten
especially for the International
NeWs SerUice. The business out
look is favorable, says Ford.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
PROSPERITY.

Steve Belak returned from Pocatello
last Wednesday after spending several
days there.
Mrs. Fred Gehrfng and Mrs. Chris
Walters we're PocateTIo visitors last
Saturday.
The farmers are mostly busy poison
ing rabbits A large number have
been killed by this poisoning method.
Bill Miller from Little Greek is
spending several days with his bro
TIRES Gottfried and David Miller.
A dance was given last Friday ev-
ening at the Prosperity school house.
A fine time was had by all.
Fred Funk has returned from Wash
ing ton after spending several weeks
there.
Professor GIoeskIer from South Rus
STA talked in the the Lutheran church
last Thursday afternoon about the
conditions over there. A large number
of people were there. A committee
will be elected which win take up col
lections of clothing and money for the
suffering.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

u 1s-United States Steel corporation
announced further wage reduction for un-
skilled labor.
Sept. Judge Lands. as arbiter for
puilding trades OF Chicago district, re-
duced wages 10 to IS per cent and estab-
lished new working rules and conditions.
sept lS-Big packing companies In
stalled shop representation system.
sept. q shop for carpenters es-
tabiished In Chicago.
Oct lb-GeneraI railway strike called,
to start October 80.
Oct, z2-Nine allied unions refused to
support strike by rail brotherhoods.
Oct 1-Railway labor board announced
II would not consider wage cut requests
decided.
Oct. 2s-Railway strike order cancelled
by brotherhood chiefs.
NOV. mink wagon drivers of New
York district struck.
NOV. l4-Garment workers of New York
Three thousand teamsters of Chicago
struck.
Nov. 16-Chicago teamsters' strike ended
Nov. lS-PackinE house employees, un-
Ger shop representation plan, voluntarily
voted a 10 per cent cut in wages.
Dec. 1-Open shop principle for railroad
snop crafts recognized In working rules
handed down by railway labor board.
Dec. b-Packtng industry butchers struck
in some cities.
Supreme Court of United States ruled
picketing is Illegal. but organizing in nom
union plants is legal.
Dec. EFatal strike riots at Chicago
packing plants.
Dec. 9-Eastern railroads served notice
of reduction of ages for 10000 employees.
Dec. -Kansa state troops called cut
to check riots of striking miners.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
DISASTERS

Jan. Is-P&chuca, Mexico, inundated by
breaking Of dam; many killed or injured.
Jan. So-British submarine and crew Of
IS lost.
Jan. 2A-Four-miIlion-doIlax ara In bumi-
ness section OF Athens, Ga.
Feb. W-United States destroyer Wooisey
sunk In collision OF Panama; is lost.
Feb. N-~Thirty-E@ven killed and many
injured In railway collision at Porter. Ind
March @-Thoasand houses destroyed By
IRE in Tokyo, Japan.
April 1-F1re In Manila rendered Il. 900
homeless; damage 100000.
April thousand buildings da.
stroyed BY nre in Hakodats. Japan.
April lEHundred killed by tornado in
southern states.
MAJ 29-United States ambulance nlana
wrecked in storm at ndian Head, aeas
Washington; Lieut.. Col. Archie MILLER.
former Congressman Maurice Connolly, HI.
A.. Batcheider and four army oficers
killed.
June s-rerrtble foods In eastern Colo.
rad killed hundreds OF persons in Pueblo
and elsewhere and caused vast property
losses
Aug. s-steamer Alaska wracked nesr
Eureka, Cal. IS lives lost.
Aug. 2-ZR-2. giant dirfzibie built Ia
England for United States, broke In two
and exploded over Hull on trial triy. 20
killed. including 16 members of American
crew.
sept. 1o-Dtsastrous flood In San Antonio.
Tex. and vicinity; several hundred lives
lost.
Sept. 21-About 1900 Killed, tho asands ia
ured and town OF Oppau, Germany. ne
stroyed by explosion Ia nitrate plant
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
SPORTS

Jan. 1-California university defeated
ONO State at football, $50.
Davis cup won by Tilden and Johnston,
American team, In New Zealand.
Jan. R-BasebaL ma signed agree
sment giving Judge Lands full powers as
mead OF the commission.
Jan. H-Benny Leonard, lightweight
champion, defeated Richis Mitchell.
Feb. 7-Jack Britton, welterweight cham
pion. defeated Ted Lewis of England.
April l8-Baseball season opened.
May &-Tommy Milton In a Frontenac
won indianapolis 600-mile auto race
June university of Illinois won West
ern conference neld and track meet.
w. L. Tilden of Philadelphia won inter
national tennis championship at Paris.
June -Suzanne Lenglen beat Molla
Mallory for woman tennis championship
In Paris.
June SUniversity OF Illinois won West
erp conference baseball championship.
June 1S-University of Illinois won Ma
uonsl collegiate athletic meet.
American team defeated British In nrst
polo game.
Tune 22-American team defeated British
In second and final game OF polo.
June M-Jock Hutchinson, America, and
Roger Wethered, England, tied for British
open golf championship.
Yale defeated Harvard I'm annual boat
june 2S-Hutchison won play-or for
British golf championship.
July Jack Dempsey knocked ont
Georges Carpenter OF France in fourth
u Of worlds championship battle at
July EW. t. Hayes of Chicago won clay
court singles tennis championship.
July 16-Charles Evans, Jr., of Chicago
again won western amateur golf cham
pionship.
July 22-James M. Barnes won national
open golf championship at Washington.
July 2-Yale-Harvard athletes defeated
Cambridge-OXford team.
July 25SPete Herman won bantamweight
title from Joe Lynch.
July N-Bryan Downey knocked out
Johnny Wilson In fight for middleweight
championship.
Aug. 2-Former members OF Chicago
White Sox and others acquitted OF con-
spiracy to throw" the 1913 world series
games.
Aug. 26-walter Hagen Of New York
won Western Open Golf championship. at
Cleveland.
Ellis Haak of Canton, o., won Grand
American -Trapshooting handicap. s.
Sept &American tennis team won
Davis cup, defeating japanese.
ord for water craft by making 80.167 miles
an hour at Detroit.
Sept. 1s-Wiliam Tflden II won national
tennis championship.
Sept. 2-Jesse Guilford of Boston won
national amateur golf championship.
Sept. 2-New York Giants won National
eague pennant.
Oct New York Yankee won Ameri-
can eague pennant.
Oct. @Peter Manning trotted worlds
record mile In 1:67E.
Oct sLMiss Marion Rollins OF New YORK
won national women's golf championship.
Oct. 1S-New York Giants won worlds
championship.
Oct. 2-Halifax schooner Bluenose won
international fishermen's race.
Nov. 1e-University of Iowa won West
ern conference football championship.
Harvar defeated Yale.
Nov. E-Jake Schaefer won worlds
balk-line championship. defeating Hoppe.
Dec. 1T-John Layton won thres-cushion
championship from Augfe Kteckhefer.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
.Lusty Devil Dogs
Guard US. Mail

If anyone should have a mental and
a moral lapse and decided that holding
up an Express messenger or "robbing
the mail" is easier than working for
a living, if he is a person with q sense
of observation, he can soon become
convinced that to attempt a thing of
that kind now is nothing short of
attempting violent suicide, says the
Idaho Falls Times-Register. Continu-
ing the article says:
All through trains passing through
Idaho Falls and all other places for
! that matter. are guarded at the present
time by lusty devil dogs" using the
lie given the American marines by
the Germans in the late war.
These boys are ready for business
and look the part. One evening right
recently a citizen of Idaho Falls had
occasion to mail a letter on an early
morning train and went to the station
for that purpose, and after dropping
his letter in the mail slot in the mail
car, stood idly by and watched the mail
being transferred from the truck to
the car door, and noticed particularly,
the business looking appearance Of the
marine On guard; the marine noticed
him n barked at him, move on there
and quit sticking around" Language
not so e1egent, but easily understood,
for the business end of the very bust
mess like looking gun in the hand of the
marine began to seek the level 70 a
spot about where most men carry a
heart The observer moved on, nor
did he stop to argue the matter, for
the instructions to the marines are Ito
shoot" That they are quick on the
trigger and not long on ceremony, is
brought into evidence by a recent oc-
curance when a LOCKER on" was warn
ed to move on and failed to do so and
as a result he had to be carried away
In a basket. 1t may be that the ma
rine in this particular case was a bit
too quick on the trigger, but that will
not help the man who refused to move
on and the mistake, If mistake it was
on the part of this particular guard
who may be disciplined, will not result
in the marines being taken off of the
mail trains or using the business-Iike
looking guns, when the occasion comes
up
If YOU are interested or curious to
see what a well armed marine looks
like go to the passenger station some
evening and walk by the mail car door
when it is opened as the train stops,
but do not loiter; remember that the
marine has the best of the argument
always and If you stop to discuss the
mater with him you are sure to be a
loser
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
WITH HeME-FILKs IN BOISE.

Boise has had here share of the "un-
usual" weather. With six-inch snow
on the ground the Thermometer drop
ped down to ten below a night of two
and came up again with great reluc-
lance. However, this week, to the great
satisfaction Of many, is livabley warm
again. The snow addedsto the discom-
fort, but doubtless saved many a water
system from disaster.
James r. Kemper, of Rockland, came
up last Thursday TO spend a week or
ten days with tbs mother and her fam
lily. A brother, Arnold Kemper, is in
the mems department of the Golden
Rule store of this place.
Mr.. Kramlich, the genial manager
of the Skaggs stores, left last Monday
for Payette where another Skaggs
store was recently opened.
0. f.. Crowley, of American Falls,
president Of the Assessors Association,
was in Boise last week attending a
meeting Of this body. He reports a very
interesting and profitable meeting.
]. p. Mehlhaff, of the Leader Hard
ware store at American Falls, was in
Boise on business last week. While
here he visited the Kramlichs and
Killers.
John Allen was in Boise last week
to attend the Wheatgrowers Associa-
ton.
DR.. Moths many friends will be glad
to know that he is improving rapidly.
He is able to be up and around in his
room. Mrs. Moth was a dinner-guest
at the Lamm home last Sunday.
Mr.. Philbrick attended the WOOL
growers meeting which was held re-
Gently in Boise.
DIR. McKinnon, of Aberdeen, was h
town recently and called on DR.. Moth
at the hospital. Mr.. Fitzpatrick OF
American Falls, was also a caller nt
the hospital last week.
o. H. Baber left last Friday for Wis
consin where he will be busy for five
or six weeks in the Idaho publicity
campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rarloff, Burley people,
who recently located In Boise, were
dinner guests last Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kampf. Mr..
Radloff is An auto salesman for the
Sharman Auto Co. Of Boise.
Miss Wilma Reed and a friend, Miss
Vivian Bliss. celebrated their sixteenth
birthdays last Saturday evening by Civ
ing a dancing party at the home OF
Wilma's grandmother, Mrs. Burrel
About twenty guests were present. A
buffet supper was served at eleven
o'clock. Miss Wilma, in spite of the
time she lost last year with sickness,
Is taking the sophomore work III high
school and is getting along splendidly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
INDUSTRIAL

Jan. s-supreme Court Of United StateE
held that labor unions or their members
where they depart from their normal
n legitimate objects and engage in az
actual combination or conspiracy in re-
straint OF trade"
Jan Irrational conference of state
manufacturers associations pledged sup
port for open shop movement
Jan. 31-Railway exeoutiveg asked that
national working agreements" be abro-
gated, and railroad brotherhoods aD-
pealed to President Wilson to prevent
wage reductions
FEB. 6-President Wilson declined to In
terfere in railway wage controversy.
per cent, affecting over 10000 employees
OF packing industry In all parts of the
United States. announced
March zs-Representatives OF packing H.
du@try and It's employees reached agree
ment at Washington and prevented
threatened strike.
March u-Coal miners OF Great Britain
went on strike and state Of emergency
was proclaimed by the king.
April IS-Railway labor board ordered
national working agreements terminated
May Inlay day strikes and lockouts
involved the building a of Chicago,
fob printers Of the country. marine work
ers OF Atlantic coast and livestock han
disrs of Chicago.
Nex IUnited States Steel corporation
day labor and reduction Of other wages
and salaries.
May k-etr1ke OF Chicago stock handlers
and JOB printers ended
MAJ Se-Union bakers OF Chicago struck.
MAY n-Railway labor board announced
wage reduction averaging II per cent
June 10ALockout Of Chicago building In
anstries ended. Judge Landis chosen ar
Utter of wage scale.
June 2e-Ranway shopmsn voted to re-
5ect wage reduction.
June T-British coal miners strike set
tied.
Hallway. . board aDonsnsd time.
extended other national aareemsnts in
definitely.
July 52-RaiI labor board ordered wages
" railway express employees. reduced
ax csnts an hour On August L