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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
COURTS
HAVE BUSY TINE
JUDGES ORGANIZE BARGAIN DAYS
/ TO HELP CLEAR CALENDARS
OF LIQUOR CASES
San Francisco Has Twenty-four Thou
sand Cases on Docket Which
Have swamped Courts; Help
Being Called

San Fransico. If anyone doubts
that the yolstead act is being enforced
In San Fransico, despite the fact that
he can probably get drink almost
anywhere without much TROUBLE, let
him look at the calendars of the fed
eral courts Of this district, where 2400
prohibition cases are waiting trial
and more plling up daily.
The courts are so congested that
many offenders have been arrested
five and six times without having as
yet been brought to trial on the first
charge.
Ii all the defendants whose cases are
now pending demand Jury trials, the
calenders of the courts probably will
be cleared about the time the Liberty
bond issues mature, somewhere way
up In the 1905.
In numerous cases judges nave held
bargain days." to help In moving the
business. They have left off light all
those offenders .who were on the doc
ket and who changed their pleas from
not guilty to guilty. thus eliminat-
ing the jury trial.
Federal judges are not very pleased
with the state of thG affairs, according
to rumor. Before Mr.. Volstead made
the country unlawfully wet, the federal
courts were dignified places, where
points of law worthy of high legal
minds We're involved.
Now, however, the judges complain,
most Of their time is taken up with
bootleg cases, and the federal courts
are nothing more nor less than police
courts, after fashion, with the same
shyster lawyers practlcing in them as
practice in the police courts.
The federal judges, in most cases,
would like to have the yolstead act
amended SO as to turn over the run
of prohibition cases to the United
States commissioners courts for set
Element
Many q lawyer who used to strug-
gle along with hardly enough prac-
tice to make living, and not enough
brains to help 1t, Is now a bootleg
gers lawyer" obtaining excellent fees
from defending bootleggers whenever
arrested. 1t is estimated that the num-
Der of lawyers practicing criminal law
has jumped 200 per cent since the coun-
try was legislated dry.
The latest wrinkle of the prohibition
enforcement agents Is to invoke
abatement" proceedings, formerly
used in "red light" cases. against prop
erty owners. Prohibition agents, when
they find evidence of bootlegging, will
formally serve notice on the property
owners that II they continue to rent
to lawbreakers proceedings win be In.
stituted TO close their porperty for
one year. according to the abatement
law.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
FRANCE WANTS
TO PAY AMERICA
TARptEU COMPLAINS THAT UNIT
ED STATES is MORE EXCITING
IN DEMANDS THAN ENGLAND ~
Debt WIN Be Paid In Full u Time is
Only Given; Common P ople, tits
Declared, Want Consideration
In Time Of Stress

Paris. wants to and Will
pay her debts to the United States
we ask only that we be given proper
time.
Under the Versailles treaty, France
ia Germany's creditor to the extent OF
s1T, 600, O00, 900, which represents about
half the damages she suffered. France
has expected America to give effective
help in collecting this sum, which 10
vastly more than the $4,000, 900, 600 she
owes America.
This help has failed US. ] have new
or blamed Americas policy, but I'm.
questionably its result has been TO en-
courage Germany not to pay. Since
the arms conference, we have paid out
$4,000 000. 900 francs advance on repair
atoms and in pensions. During the
same period Germany has been forced
to pay but 1900, 100000 gold marks, Of
which Belgium got 2,500O00,000, and
France should have received 80 per
cent of the remainder. But the occu-
patton expenses had TO be reduced.
In such circumstances when debts
are mentioned we do not say we will
not pay-that is Loucheur's phrase
but we say we will pay, but are in
delicate situation, which warrants CIV
ing us some consideration. Who will
say we are wrong2
Let me recall here that it was /
who negotiated the debts contracted
by France in America from 1917 to
1919. When the money was lent no
date for repayment was fixed, because
It was recognized the future could not
be known with cerainty. However,
everybody at that time said that, and
believed, Germany, when conquered,
would be obliged to pay.
But the contrary Ia the case. Ger
many has paid hardly anything yet,
and at such a moment the American
congress votes law fixing the dates
and conditions for final payment.
England has been less exacting.
would be lacking in my customary
frankness in these cables, IL did NOT
remark that for such notification
the time was ill-chosen.
Such, at any rate, has been the com.
mon mans impression in France He
has said, ut was not necessary She
mas never said ''We will not paw" He
mas said I'VE have not been helped To
collect what is due us, but they hasten
70 demand that which we owe" That
Is my country's true sentiment, and
you Americans must understand II ~
IT is, for there is nothing which thre,.
tens your interests or your sentiments
With our 38O,OO0,OOO francs, deb,
with sO,000,0oo,OOO already spent in
Germany's place-leaving 5O,OOoOO0
wv remaining to be spent in the sama
dlrection--we are entitled to be treat.
cd with certain consideration by our
friends.
rms consideration is all that we ak
and all that we will take.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
COAL STRIKE SEEMS INEVITABLE
IIllnols Operators Only Ones to Accept
Cleveland Meeting Plan

Chicago strike of bituminous
coal miners April First, seemed in
evitable. Thursday.
Only government Intervention or
split in the ranks of the union and ac-
'eptance OF lower scale can avert
the walkout, it is believed.
The meeting called for Cleveland ON
March 2, between mineworkers and
operators win not be held. according
to general opinion.
Illinois operators are the only ones
Who have accepted the invitations
II President John L. Lewis to the
cleveland meeting, but they qualify
heir acceptance with the statement
IL the law allows
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
TREATY FAvoRABLY REPORTED
Along With Naval Limitation and
Submarine Facts, II lie Passed On

Washington.-Finally effecting
compromise reservation program the
foreign relations committee cleared
the way Saturday for transfer of tho
arms conference treaty debate 10 The
open senate. ''''
The Horsepower Pacific treaty which
mas proved the most troublesome NJ
the arms conference agreements IN
committee discussions, was ordero5
fayorably reported with blanket res
eryation drawn by committee mem
pers after consultation with pres,don+
Harding. '' Ns'
only the general far eastern anil
chinese tariff pacts now remain ~
the committee calendar, and senate
leaders hope to bring the whole cro,,o
OIL treaties into the senate pronar 49,,
SO that debate ON them can bae,n -
soon as the vote is reached ON tSs
separate treaty relating to Yam
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Russia Is Buying Much M,oh,,..,

higa'-Soviet trade delegates bsr.
nave announced the receipt by Ruas,s
y o. Tug steel tank cars of the order for
ooo which was made in Canada Thres
steamers carrying so2 more cars ars
expected to arrive in NoyorossI.r
Ml.pln a rev weeks. Up to tie pres,
emit tine sixty-nine locomotives b,ra
been delivered to Russia. Nineteen -
these are Swedish manufacture an
fifty come from German factories =,
.osether' RUSSIA has ordered 500 from
ssrmany and 25O tro.a Sweden
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Young Girl Ordained Minister

Tulsa. okla.--A 1S-year-old girl was
among seven persons granted IL
cense to preach the gospel by the
Northeastern Oklahoma conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church here
recently. She is Miss Fay Emery of
Miami, Okla, who began preaching
last summer In the mining district
near her home. She is in the seventh
grade at school and says her ambi.
tion is to become a foreign mission
airy. The girl became church mem.
Der two years ago and Immediately
became Sunday school teacher In
the primary department.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Explained Their AntInathv.

You know the old saying, Brother
Johnson" solemnly began the presid-
ing elder, about an apple day keep
ing the doctor away?" "Eh-yah ~ re-
turned Gap johnson of Rumpus Ridge,
ARE. but my children f1gger they
can do better Job of 1t with rocks.
as nigh as | can make out, the little
cusses are tired Of tending the baby,
and pears like they are afeard the
doctor is going to bring another one"
Kansas City Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Billiard Cue Causes Death

Montresi.-whne picking up a bill
Hard cue. which he dropped on the
floor during game with his father
several weeks ago. Harold Stephens
stepped on the end of the cue. causing
the tip to flip up and strike him In the
eye. He rubbed the eye, retrieved
his cue, and continued his game.
thinking no more of the accident.
Wednesday he died Of a cerebral abb
scess, which originated in the injured
eve.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
panama PresIdent Pardon, Elx.

Panama.-President Porras has par
doned five men convicted of rebellion,
among them Domingo Turner, editor
OF the Diario Macdonald, antigovern-
ment daily. They participated in II
demonstration on March 1 last, In
which the presidents resignation was
demanded after he had been quoted
as declaring himself favorable to a
diplomatic settlement with Costs
Rica of the boundary dispute invol,
ing the town of Cots.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
smoot Named on comml..Ion

Washington. Presiden Harding
Tuesday nominated the foreign debt
refunding commission. The members
are:
Secretary of State Hughes.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover.
Senator Smoot of Utah.
Representative Burton OF Ohio.
The nominations go TO the senate
for confirmation, after which the com.
mission will organize and takle the
debt refuding problem.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
ARsHIP DISASTER
AR0UsES OFFICIALS
AiRsHip ROMA rs WRECKED IN
FLIGHT BEING MADE TO TEST
NEW LIBERTY MOTORS
langley Field officer ssys Cause Of
Wreck IN Which Thirty-four Men
Lost Lives VIII Always
Remain q Mystery

Norfolk. yas--Army air service ex.
perfs Wednesday put under way their
Investigation 70 determine the cause of
the disaster TO the American airship
Roma, Id which thirty-four were killed
and eleven injured.
Stark and lame scared, the twisted
steel skeleton that had been the queen
OK American skies, lay near the Nor
folk mud fats Wednesday, its charred
remains conceaIing many OF the secrets
the air service experts win seek to
probe.
Practically every one OF the thirty
four victims was burned to death, Of
ncers and physicians said Most of
the bodies were identified by trinkets.
Major General Patrick. chief of the
army air service, Washington, was on
the ground with an army court Of In
CURRY to determine the blame. While
the court viii require several days to
complete its investigation. the indica-
tion was that the crew would be exon
Grated and the cause of the crash re-
ported as unknown"
The consensus of opinion is that
Captain d. L. Mabry, commander of
the Roma. in making the turn over the
army base failed to allow for the In.
creased power The rudder broke UNI
der the unusual strain. jamming into
the controls. This occurred at height
estimated at $50 feet. The Roma
nose pointed down and Lieutenant
Burt, at the elevation level, tugged ies-
perately to straighten the ship. She
refused to respond and he yelled at
Captain Mabry to shut Off the motors.
They were shut Off one by one.
In the meantime, the helpless giant
sagged rapidly, nose pointing down at
an angle of 40 degrees. Two score
feet from the ground the nose passed
over a half-dozen high tension wires,
tearing them to fragments. A second
later the dirigible thrust her nose into
mass of steel billets, machine parts
and scrap iron and collapsed on It's
living freight. A few seconds more
and the fire ignited by the twisting
serpents of flame from the 25O0-volt
electric wires, swept the wreckage.
A great sheet Of fame shot from the
huge gas Gag, leaping high into the air
and driving away the scores Of sol
diers and civilians who rushed to the
rescue. Unable to approach the pyre
the rescuers turned in fire alarm and
then picked up Lieutenant Reilly, who
had jumped from the machine Just be-
fore she struck the wires. He had
failed to open his parachute and
ereashed into mass of metal. He died
on the way to the hospital
When the fire was extinguished, a
dozen charred bodies were found
tangled In the skeleton.
The rest Of the bodies were held fast
under the ship and derrick was used
Il life the giant frame before these
could be refused.
Few OF the survivors could recall
the Incidents leading up to the collapse.
Lieutenant Welsh and Major Rear
don We're In the forward cabin when
the collapse came. They were stunned
for few seconds and while stlil In
daze began cutting away at the fabric.
After cutting large hole they found
themselves directly over deep depres-
sion In the ground and this enabled
them to crawl to safety.
r.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Rats i'm the Cellar,
Mice i'm the Pantry,
COckroaches
i'm the Kitchen

What can be more disagreeable than
home infested with pests! Destroy them
with Stearns' Electric Paste, the standard
exterminator for more than 40 years.
Kill rats, mice, cockroaches, waterbugs
or ants in single night. Does not blow
away like powders; ready for use: better
than traps. Directions In IS languages in
every box. Order from your dealer.
Q OF. size 35c. IS OF. size $3.50.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Bull Wrecks Red Auto

Iopeka, kan.-Fred Knudson. n
farmer, Saturday appealed to the state
SUPERINTENDENT of insurance for aid In
collecting collision insurance on hi.
automobile. Knudson complains that
ne painted his automobile red, that =
oull at public sale at Orion. Kan
wrecked 1t, and the insurance com.
pany refused to consider his claim
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
GOLD MEDAL.
aANaL!!: : EN- Oh,
gZYs2SINza

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles and
National Remedy of Holland since 1896.
Three sizes, all druggists.
Look for the name Gold Medal on every boz
and accept NO imitation
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Veteran Has Painful Wound

Chicago-s. H. Rand dressed in a
fashy uniform bedecked With medals
was arrested. where were you
wounded" police asked him "A mule
Kicked me on the Mexican border" the
hero replied.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
utah Senator'S EleolbIIl,y Questioned

Washington Investigation by the
senate judiciary committee into the
eligibility Of Senator Smoot, Repub-
iican of Ohio, to serve on the allied
debt commission was proposed in a
resolution introduced by Senator
Walsh, Democrat OF Montana. Action
ON the resolution went over.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Nothing Kew.

children think themselves wiser
than their parents"
ITS an evidence of heredity. Pa-
rents did the same thing when they
were children"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Yves. vIrolnlan AUXILIARY slshop

Rome-Pope Plus Wednesday an
nounced the appointment of Monsignor
John J. Swint of Weston, w. Va. as
auxiliary bishop OF the diocese of
Wheeling, w. Va.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
DON'T
DESPAIR

If You are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache,
Indigestion, insom mia; painful pas
sage Of urine, you will find relief in
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

is 1t not true that man would
rainier patronize an excursion boat
than paddle his own canoe?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Truth is so mighty that most Of us
want It In small doses.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Moscow The university of Idaho
and the University OF Chicago will de-
bate In Boise. March 81. Idaho will
have the negative OF the question IRE
solved. that congress should enact leg
islation providing for compulsory arpi-
tration In all labor disputes OF public
corporations"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Ashton, Driving through heavy
snowstorm, which late In the afternoon
turned to blizzard, while the mer-
curry sank to the zero mark, Tud Kent.
American champion, successfully de-.
Tended his title In the American dog
Derby here against field Of eight con-
tenders. including one woman. Kent's
time was 2 hours 85 minutes, and the
distance covered twenty-five miles. Sc
cond in the clssic was William Kooch.
who finished In hours As minutes,
while George Pitcher came In third, in
O hours 40 minutes.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

wendeli-John Curran of Hagerman.
loaded $500 lambs hers for the eastern
market Lamb feeders have made good
profits this winter. some who bought
lambs in the fall whom they were cheap
have almost doubled their money.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Idaho Falls Tho federal bureau Of
markets reports that SO carloads Of
potatoes we're shipped from Idaho one
day Last week. and 20 carloads another.
The Idaho Falls district leads In the
volume OF movement with the Buriey-
Buhl section second.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Nampa-Both the Nampa Chamber
OF Commerce and the Nampa realty
board are daily receiving letters ask
ing about the conditions, climate and
opportunities In the valley. These come
In answer to literature that was mailed
10 various parts OF the country by the
civic bodies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03
Pthy News Notes
From All Parts VI
IDAHO

Nampa.--A Swiss Toggenberg mich
goat 10 the latest addition to the Lloyd
Simons family at their residence on
18th avenue, Nanny beng an important
factor In the daily menu of Master Max
Mayfield Slmons.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Pocatello-A special train passed,
through Pocatello from Sugar City, car
rying 400 Mexlcans 325 OF them being
adults They are being deported to
Mexico. All Of them had been in the
employ of sugar company, arrange
ments have been perfected to that end
some time since. immigration officials,
however, have termed the understand,
Ing violation Of federal rulings and
the natives must return to Mexico.
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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03


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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Boise. Bosses polo tournament and
horse show for the spring 10 an assured
fact. This was determined nc din
ner meeting Of the Boise Polo club
held recently, when 20 members were
present. The date set Ia May %.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

American Falls. John Kulock, we'll
known Arbon farmer. froze to death
100 yards from bis home during the
binding snowstorm that swept over
this section Of Idaho. His wife did
not discover his body until after H.
had been buried In the snow three
days.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Occur dAlene.- John w. Boothe
win build TO or II four or five room
modern bungalows in the east part OF
town this spring. He says there Is a
shortage OF houses and that ne wants
10 provide homes for the people NOV.
ing into Occur d'Alens this spring and
summer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-03-03

Twin Talis--Seven out OF the ten
employees OF the Twin Falls highway
districts office force were dismissed
by action OF the board OF commits.
sioners the order being made sffec-
tive Immediately. Inability Of the dis
trict to meet a heavier payroll was the
reason given for the dismissal order
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-07-06
Collect Gasoline Tax.


A total of $72,27S.G2 was collected
from the basoine tax in May, accord
ing to figures announced by the tax
commission. This total with the col.
lections for March and April brings
the grand total to date to $214.00 in
round numbers. In March the tax
collected was S6S,000, approximately.
and in April approximately $4,000.
Under the terms of the act. one-half
Of the amount goes to the general fund
Of the state and the other half to the
counties to be used exclusively for
road building purposes. This part to
the county is to be distributed quarter.
ly and in the same ratio to the total
amount distributed as the amount of
the assessed value of property in the
county bears to the total amount OF
the assessed value OF the property in
the entire state.
The figures announced by the tax
commission are exclusive OF num-
ber of dcinquents. The commission
has been patient with dealers who
have failed to pay the tax promptly,
but the patience is fast becoming
exhausted and hard boiled" policy
may have to be resorted to to get
the proper obedience to the law.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-07-06
BOWROl SOUGHT
RELIEF 40 Years.
Tanlac Restores Los Angeles Man to,
Splendid Health After Every.
thing Else Had Failed.

"Tanlac has done me more good
than all other medicines and treat
ments combined, and that's saying a
great deal, for was sufferer from
indigestion forty years and have tried
every kind of medicine that came nv
way" said II. II. Bowron, 1886
17th ST., Los Angeles. Cal.
II could hardly stand the bad i
I frequently had with my stoma
was weak and nervous, had no ,ne-
tite. and I felt miserable ger a,
Nothing I took gave me mo-, m
temporary relief and gr,.
grew worse.
"About two years ago Tanlac put
me in splendid condition and it has
been my standby ever since. When~
ever / get to feeling a little off. a
bottle or two puts me in fine shape.
I eat heartily now, sleep fine. have
no distress after meals, and, in fact,
am enjoying splendid health. Tanlac
is just the thing for those who suffer
as l did"
Tanlac Is sold by all good druggists.
StinyV men are ALWAYS moor
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-07-06
May Sign Free Grass Act.

Governor Harvey has expressed a
desire 20 sign the bill passed by the
last session Of the general assembly
eXcmpting certain portions of Berkc-
ley county from the general statewide
stock law. and would affx his sigma
ture to the measure except for the fact
that he is afraid if he does sign the
bill the people Of Berkeley will con.
tinue to want an exemption and bring
the fight TO the legislature again.
The governor is in hearty sympa.
thy with the stock law. but at the
same time he realizes that many peo
pie in Berkeley county are hard.prnss
cd and that an exemption from now
until January, 1923. would mean much
to the county. The chief executive
may sign the act if the people will
not continue to ask exemptions after
the end Of the present year, he indi
Gated.