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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12
Coming Sunday Only:
DANGEROUS LIES"
It s a Sensation

county was not the only county that
the state was owing money. Bonnie
Vile county had a bill against the
state for something like 100000,
Twin Falls $4,000, and so on
around. 1t seemed as tho every
county that had been conducting an
active campaign of road building
had a big bill against the state, and
when they totaled all these different
claims, it appeared that it would
take the whole amount of the bond
issue of 100000 to pay off the
claims of the various counties. The
representatives from those counties
that had not been building roads in
connection with the state, the coun-
ties that had no bills against the
state, reasoned that there was no use
in their voting for the bond issues
for which their counties would have
to put up part of this 100000
and would get nothing back. 1t
meant that the whole state would
be taxed to repay to the various
counties that had been building the
roads When they all came to I'M
derstand that this was the situation,
the opposition to the bill was suf-
ficient to keep it from passing. Then
they held counsel to decide upon
new plan of apportioning the
money among the counties, and here
is what was finally agreed upon. One
and a half million was to be divided
among the counties according to
their assessed valuation. A quarter
of a million was to be expended on
the north and south highways, con-
Meeting north Idaho with south
Idaho that has been under construc-
ton for long time and is not at
all completed, altho cars can get
thru on it. A quarters of million
to be used in the undeveloped sec
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12

would put money into the state
treasury, from which the highway
department could pay the debt it
owed to Bingham county. They
talked leving two mill tax to get
money for such purposes; there was
talk of issuing 100000 worth of
bonds to be sold to get the money
at once, and there was talk of levy
ing what they called gasoline tax
to get the money. That plan was
to add 21a cents a gallon to the
price of gasoline and require every
dealer to collect the Ply cents and
turn it over to the state. That
would put the burden Of road work
on all the people who used motor
driven vehicles on the road and upon
all farmers and others who used
gasoline engines for any purpose.
The man who operated mill or a
feed grinder with a gasoline engine
would be putting up money at the
rate of 21s cents a gallon to build
and maintain the roads.
What was finally done was to
draft measure providing for ST.
100000 bond issue to get money for
these purposes. Bingham county
men naturally thought that when
that measure was adopted and the
bonds were sold, Bingham county
could get the money which the state
owed it. When it came to discuss
ing just what they would do with
the bond money when the state got
it, new and interesting bunch of
facts came to light. Bingham
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12

would come under the provision
named here would be the Yellow
stone highway paralleling the main
line of railroad in this county. An
other condition is that the road pro-
ject that this money is expended on
must connect with something that
is already good road. My under
standing of it is that we could not
60 out and lay down a section of
good road by itself that did not con-
meet with a good road on either end.
We would have to connect with the
Fort Hall bitulithic paving and
build from there north towards the
Blackfoot river or we should have
to commence on South Broadway,
Blackfoot, and build south from
that piece Of paving or 60 to the
north end of the evement on North
Main street and build from there
northward, or go to the Bonneville
county line and start building south
ward from the end of their btu
lithic paving. If we build from the
Fort Hall paving north we should
expend that money without getting
the road completed to Blackfoot or
even to the Blackfoot river, and we
should be building pavement across
the reservation where the federal
government ought to build it. We
should be building it across lands
that would not pay any taxes to this
county until 1910. The only two
feasible places they might be built
would be from the sugar factory
north or from the Bonneville county
line south.
Build With Crushed Rock
Another project that is under con-
sideration is to build longer sec
ton of road with crushed rock. |
have been informed that 100000
would build crushed rock road
about ten miles long, and there is
some likelihood of adopting that
kind of a project.
To be continued.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12
Withdrawal of British
Forces From Ireland
Continued from page one

boundary between Northern Ireland
and the rest of Ireland.
The Irish Free State will assume
what may be decided by agreement
or arbitration as fair and equitable
proportion of the public debt of the
United Kingdom, and is to afford
harbor facilities to British naval
forces, under terms to be fixed by
a convention between the two gov
eminent.
Safeguards are provided for free
dom of religion and education within
both the Irish Free State and North
ern Ireland.
Formal ratification by Ireland, it
is provided by the treaty, shall be
at meeting summoned of the men,
'bers elected under the government
Of Ireland act, to sit in the house OF
commons of Southern Ireland. These
members, with few exceptions, are
the same as those of the Dali.
The British parliament approved
of the treaty December 16, by adopt
ing IT,, reply to the speech from the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12
DEATH OF MRS. HAMMOND

Mrs. S. S. Hammond departed this
life at their home at Groveland on
Thursday morning, the fifth of Jan
uary, after an illness Of Several
weeks.
She leaves besides her husband,
four little sons, Kenneth, Radium,
Dilworth and Wayne, ranging in age
from eleven to four years. Mr.. Ham
mond's mother, Mrs. Nora Ham
mond, came up from Ogden Thurs
day morning and is with her son
and grand sons and will probably
arrange to remain.
The funeral was conducted from
the Groveland church on Sunday aft
ernoon and burial was made at the
Groveland cemetery.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12

throne requesting such approval.
Various formalities of formal ratifi-
cation, however, still remain to be
complied with in order to conform
to the terms of the document.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12
Surely Wouid,

Surely Wou'd.
The optimist says to remember that
even If your mother-in-law has the gift
of tongue, 1t would be lot worse 1t
she was mind reader.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-01-12
How Legislature Gao
comrnodated" the
Deserving Counties

Continued from page one
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
PARCAUT TO WRESTLE
CURTIS HERE MAY Is
Moose Lodge to Sponsor Match
Between Title Claimant and
Local Mat Artist

It has been announced that the Be-
midi Moose lodge under the direc-
ton of the house committee, will
sponsor a wrestling match to be
staged here on Thursday evening,
May 18, between L C. Curtis of this
city and Ralph Parcaut of Royal,
Iowa. Details concerning the match
have not as yet been reported but it
is expected that further announce
ments will be made soon.
This will be the second meeting
between Curtis and the Iowan, the
first match having been won by Par
caut after something over and hour
of hard wrestling during which Curt
is showed that he is capable of stand
ing up against the best men in the
game today. Parcaut will make the
trip to Bemidji by areoplane and his
pilot will undoubtedly take passeng-
ers while in the city.
=. It will be remembered that Par
caut is one Of the best, if not the
best. middleweight wrestler in the
game today, He has had frequent
matches with Johnny Meyers OF Chi
cago in the past few years. Meyers
claims the middleweight title, but it
is commonly considered that Parcaut
has equal claims. The last match be-
tween these two men at Chicago with
a Chicago went IL ten minute rounds
with out fall. He has challenged
Meyers to meet him on home ground
at any time at catch weights but so
far the only matches which could be
arranged have been held at Chicago.
Curtis has established an admirable
record during his career as
wrestler and has met many of the
worlds best men This match is sure
to attract wide interest in this sec
ton of the state and it is expected
that an exceptionally large crowd will
be in attendance
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
PETITIONERS SEEKING
ANOTHER PUBLIC PARK
Would See Old School Site
Made Into Park; Fifth
Ward Makes Request

A petition signed by over 200 sign
ers was presented at the regular
meeting of the park board Tuesday
evening, requesting the establish
ment of a park on the old high school
site on America avenue, between
Sixth and Seventh streets.I This mat
ter has been agitated for some time
but nothing definite has as yet been
decided upon. This will be taken up
soon with the board of education be-
fore any definite action can be TAX
en- by the park board.
There is a possibility that the site
may be used tor park purposes until
such time as the school district
may need it for grade building. In
this event, it may be that trees and
shrubs will be planted around the
outer portion of the block, thus ne
cessitating no removal should school
building be required there later. 1t
is also possible that the site may be
fixed up as a Fairgrounds, with ia
cilities for skating during the winter
months.
A delegation from the Fifth ward
waited on the park board with re-
quest for a park to be established
in Nymorc. This matter has been re-
ferred to a committee which will in
vestigate suitable sites and report at
later meeting. A request was also
entertained relative to erecting n
bath house on Lake Irving near the
lath mill.
The Ralph Oracle park committee
of the American Legion reported to
the park board that the landscape
architect, who is laying out the plans
for the State Teachers college campus
will soon have drawing of the COM
mittee's plan for the park and that
this drawing will then be submitted
to the park board for its considera-
ton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
Minneapolis Concern Purchases
$54, 9S8.18 Bond Issue to
Be Retired By State ~
NUMBER OF ROAD JOBS
BEING LET HERE TODAY
Bids on Work to Be Done in
First District Are to Be
Opened ON May IL

Road expenditures by Beltrami
county on roads which come under
the Babcock system of trunk high
ways are being returned to the coun-
ty through the sale of a $54,988.l8
bond issue which was sold at the reg
ular monthly meeting Of the board of
county commissioners at the court
house Tuesday. The issue was sold
to the Lincoln Trust and Savings
Bank of Minneapolis at 5A per cent
interest, although previous ADVERTISE
ments allowed per cent on this issue
The issuance of these bonds were
upon authority from the state high
way commission. designating that
this amount was returnable to the
county for permanent improvements
made on Babcock roads within the
county.
The isue is contained in 50 bonds
of $1,000 each and one of $98S.l8
with interest payable by coupons semi
annually This sale is very encourage
ing to the county officials. Upon
maturity of these bonds they will be
retired by the state of Minnesota
out of the trunk highway fund.
The board has advertised a num-
Der of road jobs for letting at this
session and bids on these jobs were
to be opened at $50 o'clock this af-
ternOon. The following were adver-
tised for letting at this session.
Job No. 220S, County road No. II
from West quarter corner of section
10 through center Of section to east
quarter corner OF section 10, town.
ship of Durand.
Job No. 22O9, County Road No. q
from Sc corner section II, north two
miles to NE corner section 8, town.
ship Of Durand.
Job 221O, County Road No. 100,
from Sc corner section 16, township
of Durand east to Minnesota & Red
Lake railroad then north along east
side of said railroad to the NV cor
ncr of section 35, township Of Nebish.
Job No. 1908, County Road No.
"a, from NE corner section 6, town.
ship of Turtle Lake. south to Sc corn
err of section township of Turtle
Lake.
Job No. 2215, County Road 81
through section IS, township Of Bau-
dettc.
job No. 22l6, County Road No.
$50, through the center of section
"a, township of Wheeler.
Clearing, grubbing and ditching
on the following job:
JOB No: 2OO3, County Road No. 81
from NV corner of section !, town
ship of Turtle Lake, east to NE corn
er of section S, township Of Port
Hope.
Bids have also been advertised for
letting at 10 A. M. May IL on road
work to be performed within the first
commissioners district. These Jobs
are as follows: On Irvine avenue to
Woodland avenue to Fifteenth
street; Bemidji avenue from Seventh
street to Sixteenth street; On Twelfth
street between Beltrami avenue and
Doud avenue; On Tenth street BE-
tween Beltrami avenue and Irvine
avenue; and on First street south
and Lake avenue in the Fifth Ward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
NELSON ELECTED MAYOR
OVER LABOR CANDIDATE

St. Paul, May 3-Arthur E. Mel
son was elected mayor of St. Paul
by more than $4,000 votes over Will
liam Mahoney, labor candidate, Tues
day. Nelson succeeds L. c. Hodgson
poet-mayor, whose writing name
Larry Ho" has become we'll known.
The new city council includes only
two avowed labor men. William j.
Peter lead the council ticket Herman
Wenzel, James M. Clancy and Rev.
L. R. S. Ferguson were reelected.
John H. Mcdonald and Frank Mat
son were fifth and sixth on the tic
ket respectively. Henry Crepeau,
former chief Of police, who fought
a bitter battle with A. E. Smith for
the public saftey commission receiv-
ed few more votes than Smith, but
both were defeated. Jesse Foot was
returned as city controller by ma
jority of about 5000 over William
Scott.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
CONSOLIDATED MARKET
PAh SAYING BIG SUM
twenty-five Carloads of Butter
From Minnesota Shipped TO
Eastern Markets Weekly
Farm Bureau News Service)

" arm bureau NEWS ocINlCc)
St. Paul, May 3-Twcnty-fivc car
loads Of Minnesota cooperative cream
cry butter are going to the eastern
markets every week, under the con-
solidated marketing plan put into
operation by the Minnesota Coop
erative Creameries association, Inc.
"Average net savings to the cream
cries, in freight rates, have amounted
to more than so cents on every hun
dred pounds shipped in CARROTS dur
ing the last three months" the as
ISOLATION announced today. con 25
carloads a week, that saving means
a saving of $3.50 every seven days
to the creameries that have been
organized for carlot marketing"
After paying all dues to the state
association, these creameries would
still. have net saving, over all of
consolidated marketing, amounting
to $1,275 every week, the association
pointed out. The saving is brought
about by obtaining lower freight
rates on carload lots.
"One cooperative creamery the
association announced, "has made a
net saving of $3O4.37 cents on eight
the association plan. Its dues for that
shipments of butter marketed under
period would amount to only $184.O8.
This is only an average saving; many
othe creameries are showing even bet
ter results"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
MOOSE LODGE ENJOYS
REGULAR BUSINESS MEET

A large amount of business was
attended to at the regular meeting
of the Moose lodge Tuesday even
ing. Nine new applications for men,
ing. Nine new applications for men,
bership were favorably acted upon
and imitation will be given in two
weeks. The quarterly report of Sec
rotary C. B. hoyt, among many other
interesting items showed that So new
members have been initiated dur
ing the past three months and that
$21O had been paid out in disability
benefits. The secretary advised that
quarterly dues might at any time
be paid to the steward of the club
rooms.
The suggestion box again yielded
number of valuable pointers. A
book case which the owner does not
need is requested for the club rooms.
The bazaar committee reported in
favor of staging a bazaar in the near
future. The house, committee re-
ported that the lodge had arranged
to stage a wrestling match May Is
between L. C. Curtis of this city and
Ralph Parcaut Of Royal, Iowa.
The entertainment committee an
nounces big social time on Tuesday,
Nav 9 for the Moose and their fami-
lies, the Women of the Mooseheart
Legion and the Junior Order OF
Moose. Details of the program will
be announced soon. Chairman Frank
Annis appointed the following speci-
al committee to attend to the details,
Arne Sande, Gunner Olson, Dick
Melville, B. Hunt and Clarence Ma
gourn. The name of Andy Larson
was drawn for the attendance fund,
but since he was not present the
amount is increased for the next ses-
sion. The attention Of the lodge was
called to the dance being given this
evening by the Mooseheart Legion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
DISARMAMENT BROUGHT
UP AT GENOA FARLEY
Russian Delegate Declares Re
construction Depends Upon
Disarmament
(BY United PreSS)

Genoa, May 3-Disarmament was
brought up by Russia at the opening
of the second plenary session of the
Genoa conference today. The dele
gates met to approve the reports of
the finance, transportation and eco
nomic commissions The first named
will be approved but George Thitch-
erin's objection on behalf Of Russia
declared:
"Nations can only bear their bur-
dens by policy of peace. Reconstruct
ton depends upon disarmament. Ma
tions must put the worlds interests
before private interests or those of
any corporation"
The conference adopted the re-
port of the transportation commits
sion and adjourned at 1890. Walter
Rathenau warmly supported the stand
of Thitcherin regarding the neces-
sity for disarmament. He pleaded
emotionally that nations must forget
their attitude of belligerency. "Pow-
erful nations must help the weak, y
the German spokesman declared.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
CORNER ENTIRE WORLD
SUPPLY OF DIAMONDS
Anglo-American Interests Have
Control of Diamond Supply
From All Sources

London, May 3 Omitted Prcss) r.
Anglo American interests have effect
ed a corner in diamonds, and the
worlds supply is now controlled from
two buildings in Holborn Viaduct.
An immediate result is expected
to be a permanent rise in the price
of diamonds, made possible by re-
strictng the supply.
The corner was brought about by
the amalgamation of the South Afri-
can Diamond Syndicate and the Ang
lo-Amcrican Syndicate, in which the
powerful Morgan interests are large
ly represented.
By the amalgamation, the syndi-
Gates removed the last vestige of
competition for rough diamonds. 1t
is stated to be impossible for rough
diamonds in any apprcciable guam
tity to be purchased any where in the
world outside the two buildings in
Central London.
For long time the product Of the
worlds big diamond mines has been
more falling into fewer hands, but
there remained until very recently
at least two big channels of disposal,
and there was competition between
the markets in London and Antwerp.
South Africa's output passed
through English channels, and was
handled by the South African Syn
dictate in London. The Congo output
was handled by another syndicate
which was outside the trust.
The Anglo-American Syndicate
recently bought out all the German
Southwest African diamond interests
and it has now taken over the Congo
group, which had it's centre at Ant
werp. -,
Between the Anglo-American and
the South African. syndicate there
is a working agreement. An arrange
ment has been made for London
to be in the future the only channel
through which rough diamond
from any of the worlds great mines
shall reach the jewellers.
"There are more multi-millionaircs
in this new great diamond trust
g." said a leading jeweller, ethan
in any other concern in commercial
history, The output is now entirely
in the hands and at the mercy Of tht
two svndicates. -s'e
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
Community MEETING AT
BEC[DA THURSDAY NIGHT

The Community Relations COM
mittee of the Civic and Commerce
association has arranged for a COM
munity meeting to be held at the
Becida town hall Thursday evening.
A program has been arranged and
an interesting session is assured. All
residents of the city who care to at
tend are urged to do so. Cars will
leave the City building at baout 7:15
and it is desired. that there be a large
representation of members Of the as
ISOLATION and others.
This committee is planning a num-
Der of similar meetings to be held
throughout this community in order
to increase the usefulness OF the
farmer and merchant to each other
and also that each other may come
to understand the other better
through association at these meet
ingS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-03
Trunk Route Maintenance Is
Already Well Advanced;
Construction Begins a
LOCAL AUTHORIZE ZAP
IMPROVE LOCAL \ VIZ
Approximately $4,000 Z
Employed on State ant
Local Road Projects +;

Around Bemidji and in all other
sections of Minnesota, highway i'm
provements are being started under
the second year program of the Bah
cock plan on trunk routes and by
county and town officials on the so
called local roads. IL.
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, has placed under con-
tract for construction this season
626 miles of gravel surfacing, 1913
miles of paving and 336 \ miles of
permanent grading on the trunk
system, including county reimburse
ment projects carrying state depart
ment approval, also many new Bird
ges, miles of guard rails, thing and
minor improvements. This work en-
gineers estimate, will employ about
5000 men through the construction
season.
Local highway authorities over the
state, having available double the
amount of money that is provided
for state operations, will carry on
work taking approximately 10000
additional men. it is estimated so
that approximately $4,000 men, h1n-
dreds of teams, scores of construc-
ton outfits made up Of big steam
shovels and other machinery will
be engaged this year in the big un-
dertaking TO pull Minnesota out OF
the mud.
The first week in May has been
looked forward to by road contrac-
tors in which to start construction
operations, following weeks of prep
aration made possible by early let
ting of contracts Many road build
ing outfits are on the move and pay:
rolls are longer. Forced by sharp
competition to bid low for work, the
contractors are planning to push work
to early completion to avoid possible
losses, according to reports to the
highway department..
Patrolmen and other maintenance
forces have been out on the trunk
routes since April l in many instan-
ces to speed the draining and dry
ing of roads and drag them smooth
tor spring thaws. The regular amount
is set aside for maintenance work
this year, although trunk hig hway
revenues are less than expected and
highway officials give assurance that
results in this department will be
fully up to those of the first year.
st. Paul, May 2-The state treas
ury is prepared to meet the summer
highway building program and other
financial demands. At the beginning
of the month there was more than
$12,17O,OOO in the treasury. This is
more than at the beginning OF any
other month since last fall. There is
more than $3,1OO,0OO in the trunk
highway fund. The bonus fund with
$i,181,545 is sufficient to retire some