The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-09-22
Pithy News Notes
From All Ports Of
IDAHO


Twin Falls-F'rank A. Koch. 20. a
former student OF the Idaho Technical
Institute and Mt one time editor OF the
Techntad, the student publication. was
found on the floor OF his room In Twin
Falls. with n bullet wound through HIS
head and a new IS calibre revolver
clutehed tightly In his hand.
Bliss.--Wood shipments in Idaho
have been handled with dispatch. dc.
spite the strike, for stockmen this sea.
son. Some troubles have been en-.
countered In selling car loads Of DO.
tatoes but this WAS due either to the
over supply In the country as n whole
or TO poor conditions on other lines.
boise.-Alleging that the recent in
Junction obtained against the strik.
ing shopmen Is a violation OF the con.
stitutlon an Idaho strike organization
sent telegram to Senator Borah OF
Idaho. chairman of the sennte labor
committee. urging that Impeachment
proceedings be instituted against At
torney General Daugherty.
Idaho Fnlls.--With the thermometer
registering 81 degrees. the Idaho Falls
community suffered the first killing
frost OF the season a few nights ago.
Garden stuff WIS frozen down and no.
cato vines killed. but no damage was
done To sugar beets. Growers of no.
tatoes say the frost was beneficial ma
II VIII stop growth and hasten the crop
To maturity
Pochtello.--The coal situation In
Pocatelio is reaching a critical stage.
according to local conl dealers, who
declare they have only enough coal on
hand to fiji orders, and express the
opinion that great difficulty will be
experienced by them In meeting the
winter demand. New coal prices have
been adopted by local dealers, an ad.
vance OF 81 ton being made on nut
and lump coal and an advance Of SIPS
tuu IoI tRk.
Boise. The Idaho Automotiye
Trade association, which has conduct.
ed an investigation into gasoline prices
and heretofore given the public valu.
hoie Information on the subject, In n
letter from Manager Guy Flenner to
Wholesale oil and gasoline firm. states
the opinion OF the association that the
price OF gasoline In this territory Ia
outrageous and indefensible" and that
the price-fixlng ms 10 gasoline 'is ar
bitrary and unconscionable." The let
ter states that the association holds
TO the belieft that the Idaho wholesale
and retail distributors are not respon.
sible, being as helpless as the public"
Moscow people feel
honored in the award OF first prize
In the Pictorial Reviews essay con-
test on the American public school
system to Talbot l.. Jennings, former.
~ OF Nampa. former university OF
Idaho student. He entered the uni.
,ersity in 1914 and completed two
years of the bachelor of arts course
before entering military service. Since
his return from overseas he has been
assistant state purchasing agent In the
state department OF public works at
Boise Mr.. Jennings was given first
place in the contest against COCO com.
petitors.
American Falls.--A new angle has
been presented In the annual election
for the selection for two members Of
the school board ut American Falls
with the filing of n declaration by Mrs.
]. +. Hautvinger. clerk of the board. |
TO the effect that the election was not
lawfully conducted and that unofficial
ballots had been used. The clerk OF
the board Is seeking to have the cleo
ton annulled and Is petltioning for a
new ballot one hundred and sixty |
votes were cast In the election and |
the race was very close, j. +. HaW- |
slnger. husband of the clerk, being one |
n the candidates. Following are the |
results; NJ. +. Walker. So; Ira Allen.
- ]. +. Hautvinger. II; l.. J. KaJawa
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Pocatello.-According to word re- |
,eived here from Boise the writ OF |
aabeas corpus preventing the deporta.
ion OF Mrs. Margaret Linard issued
~ Judge q. X. Baum OF the Fifth Iu. |
Hcial district has been dismissed and
urther investigation of the case viii
70 made at Los Angeles. where Mrs.
lnard was taken by an agent OF the
department. of justice. The order
hanging the writ WAS issued by Judge
Baum upon Information that the state
'ourt did not have Jurisdiction over
he federal ease. Mrs. linari. better
known as Mother Goose" Is To be de.
ported to Ireland.
Bolse.--John O'Donnel. o.. chief en-
sinser OF the state capitol heating
plant was eiectrocuted At his home