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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-24
STAKE CONFERENCE
CONVENTION HELD.
Over 1900 People At
tend Sunday Morn
ing Session
EXCELLENT TALKS
Visiting Church Of
hcials Give Needed !.
Instructions
EXCELLENT TALKS

The people of the Blackfoot
stake were fortunate in having as
the main speaker for the quarterly
conference and convention held Sat-
urday and Sunday, Apostle James E.
Talmage. A splendid spirit prevailed
thruout the conference, which was
attended by 1925 people, and it was
undoubtedly one of the best and
most instructive ever held in Black
foot. The speakers seemed to be in
spired to give advice and instruction
along the lines in which the Black
foot stake is weakest and many
good pointers were given for the de-
velopment of the work among the
different organizations. !.
Visiting speakers from Salt Lake
City, besides Apostle Talmage, were
Sarah M. McLelland, Charles B.
Felt, Oscar A. Kirkham, Clarissa A.
Bees]ey and Edith H. Lambert Of
the general boards Of different
auxiliary organizations. Sunday
morning these visitors met with the
local officers of the auxiliary organ
izations and gave them many in
structions to be carried out in their
respective wards.
The speakers and their subjects
for the conference were as follows:
Saturday morning: James e.
Talmage, "The Purpose and Value
of Auxiliaries" Charles B. Felt,
''Latter-Day Saint Ideals; Clarissa
A. Beesley, How to Promote l.. D..
s. IDEALS
Saturday afternoon: James E..
Talmadge, "The Purpose and
Order Of Religion Class; Sarah NJ.
McLelland, Home, the Laboratory
of Religion; Edith H. Lambert,
"Good Pictures and Good Books;
Oscar A. Kirkham, Better Leader
ship"
Sunday morning: Charles B.
Felt, Sunday School Outlines and
Aims; Charles A. Packham, Co
operation. Value Of Teachers Train
ing Classes; James Duckworth,
"Co-operation of All Auxiliaries" !;
James E. Talmage, "Follow the
Possession in the Church, Make the
Church Work Fashion Among the
People"
Sunday afternoon: Nofear Davis,
Advancement in the Church"
Heber C. G Rich, Growth of the
Church in Idaho; James E. Tai
mage, Influence and Greatness OF
Church."
Sunday evening: Clarissa A.
Beesley and Oscar A. Kirkham, OF
Salt Lake general boards, gave
splendid talks on Y. L. and Y. M. M.
I. A. work, the main topic being the
Mutual slogan, "We stand for pure
lives thru clean thought and
action"
Saturday evening free musical
program was given in the amuse-
ment hall at the tabernacle which
was we'll attended. Mr.. and Mrs. E
G. Rowdon contributed large part
of the program and won much ap-
plause. Mr.. Rowdon is splendid
singer and Mrs. Rowdon is an ex.
ceptional pianist, being an advanced
student of the Boston Conservatory
of Music.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-24
War Mothers
Boost Bonus Bill

A telegram was received by Mark
Tuohy, legion post commander here,
Saturday from the state adjutant of
the American Legion requesting the
Blackfoot American Legion post,
the War Mothers and other patriotic
organizations to telegraph our
representatives in congress to en-
dorse the Soldier Bonus Bill. Mr..
Tuohy notified Mrs. Frank DeKay,
state War Mother and she sent the
following letter to Senator Borah:
Senator Borah,
U. s. Senate,
Washington, D. G. :.
American War Mothers of Idaho
request you use both your influence
and vote in favor of the Adjusted
Compensation Bill" as sponsored by
National American Legion and COM
monty known as Soldier Bonus Bill,
which is now pending before senate.
MRS. FRANK DeKAY,
State War Mother Of Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-24
PRICE OF POTA.
TOES IS UNCERTAIN
Many Farmers Have
Hopes of Profit
Thru Storage

The price of potatoes is not estab-
lished in this locality. 1t is reported
that farmer here and there who is
afraid he will not be able to sell at
all or who has no means of storing
his potatoes, has contracted at
prices that will give him the cost OF
production or something near 1t, the
theory being that If they can make
good profits in the best years, and
make expenses in off years, it is best
to accept the situation that way.
But most of the farmers are pro-
viding storage facilities for their
crop or the main part of it, and ex-
pect to sort and grade them and do
the best they can with them, on the
theory that the people of the world
are using more potatoes per capita
all the time and that there may be a
number Of redeeming things about
the market this year. Freight rates
may be reduced and unusual condi-
tions in other states may yet give us
advantages that are not in sight
now. Business is good in the
densely populated states and on the
Pacific coast, and there should be
a good market for potatoes. The
crop Of the United States is some.
what greater than our other best
years, but even so, there is no good
reason why Idaho cannot market 'hel
crop at some price. The mere fact
that a few thousand farms in the
Snake river valley doubled OF
trebled their acreage this year is mo-
sufficient reason for getting excited
and acting on the assumption tha
our little handuful of farmers II
Idaho exercise a controlling interes
in the volume of potatoes of thu
nation.
Continued on page four
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-24
ROCK KILLS BOY

John Kralik, eight years of age,
son of Steven Kralik, who lived near
Moreland, was killed Thursday
night by a large stone near his
home. The boy, during the sum-
mer, had been digging around the
rock for gophers and had dug quite
a large hole. Thursday evening
while digging he dislodged the rock
and it fell over the hole and on top
of him. He was found about
half hour after and the rock re-
moved. There were only two or
three marks on the boys body and
it is believed that he was not killed
outright, but was suffocated.
Mrs. Kralik, the boys mother,
died about two years ago.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-24
The Potatoes Of the Snake River Valley


to athact
Of of the Snake valley
Of
in lead m the emarkeso of things
and plant best that can be obtained
in pull and
and showd the desired
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permanent gradually needed ruout
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Spread peousey showing photos Of the perfect
digging fields
tedealym il July andh fields in bloom early August
quantities sold anywhere who
pile o seed free from disease
all ALL sales office
flooding the
markets
grading plants all where oduc
fall
shipping
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which employed hruout
products of the obtain
49, Have the Incorporated and prevent spectators from buying
the bylaws dividends
shall be paid and that when surplus amues snail used pay op
paid producing the best whose farms have been rated
tand reeth
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-08-24
Prices are Set
For Fall Threshing

A meeting of the thrasher men
was held Saturday at the farm
bureau and the prices agreed upon
were 6 cents for oats, cents for
barley and cents for wheat. 1t
was agreed that this should be cash
or toll. adv. p
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Would Reduce
School Expense

Huron, Feb. 20.-In response to
an invitation issued by Superintend-
ent of Public Schools, David Cloyd,
of the Huron High school, members
of school boards and superintendent
Of schools from all parts of the state
met here Friday in an effort to solve
some of the problems of economy
that are facing all schools and edu-
cational institutions of the state.
The matter of teachers salaries,
special departments and other mat
tiers of overhead which are being
seriously discussed at present were
under advisement by the assemDiage
with a view of lowering the burden
of taxes the next year and at the
same time maintaining high stand
ard of education through the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
E|VDOF BUILDING
STRIKES IS SEEN
@ CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS, EN
GINEERS AND EMPLOYEES GET
TOGETHER ON TERMS.

Washington, Feb. 20.-A national
agreement designated to settle the
jurisdictional disputes said to have
caused most of the strikes in the
building industry in the past was
reached by the Associated General
Contractors of America, the Ameri-
can Institute. of Architects, the En-
gineering Council, the National
Building Trades Employers associa-
tion and the building trades depart
ment of the American Federation OF
Labor through the National Board
Jurisdictional Awards in its quarter
ly meeting just concluded here. il
was announced today,
The agreement provides that local
building trades council shall sus-
pend unions and refuse to recognize
or support unions which fail to abide
by decisions of the board. 1t also
provides that general contractors
and sub-contractors shall incorpor'
ate in agreements with union labor
a provision for compliance wit hal
decisions of the board and shall re-
fuse employment to members of To-
cal unions which do not abide by its
decisions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Holds Up Man;
Gets IS Cents

Lead, Feb. 20.-Eino Lehto re-
ported to Officer Perretti that while
he was returning to his rooms in
the north part of the city after a
visit to the home of his brother in
South Lead that he had been held up
at the point of gun and robbed by
two men. The alleged robbery took
place near Summit street, and the
time of its occurrence is given by
the victim as shortly after 8. The
place where the holdup was staged
is well lighted and pretty public, SO
the robbers must have been bold in
their work. All they got from their
victim was 35 cents and three ten
cen tickets on one of the soft-drink
parlors. Lehto says that he was
walking along the sidewalk when ne
met two men, who stopped him and
said: "Stick 'em up" And he com
piled with their request. Then they
told him to bet 1t, and not to look
around; and he did SO. 1t was not
until two hours after the alleged
holdup that it was reported TO rnt
police, and its victim was not able
to give even a partial description Of
the alleged gunmen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
HELD To BLAME
FOR HARD TIMES
THEY HAVE COST FARMER 500.
900, ,OOO, 900 In PAST YEAR BY
THEIR wHIMS, SAYS MARSH

Chicao, Feb. 20.-The money pow
ers of this country manipulated by
the international investment bank
ers decreed that the farmers should
be made to bear the brunt of the
war costs. Benjamin G. Marsh,
managing director of the Farmers
National Council, told members of
the body in session here today.
During the past three years" he
said, farmers have lost $20,000,-
900, 200 through the deflation in
prices which they received for their
farm crops and through the foreclos-
ing of mortgages and high freight
rates. The international investment
bankers deflated prices in order that
the loans which these big financial
Interests made to the government
out of their scandalous war profits
might be doubled in value through
shrinking the dollar to one-half Of
it's value when they loaned it to the
government.
"The profiteers of America jointly
obtained" he said, $250,00O net
profit for every American boy who
lost his life durin the World War"
The speaker said that freight rat
es under the Cummins-Esch law
have increased about one-third
while farm prices have gone down
about one-half.
"The bright spot in our nation
al condition today" he said, in con
clusion, is the fact that a group OF
fearless senators and congressmer
from agricultural states have thrown
down the challenge to the control ol
our government, agriculture, com
merce and industry as well as Ol
banking credit by Americas privil
eyed monpoolists. The senators ant
congressman known as the agrlcul
tural bloc have made splendie
fight for the farmers rights.
"They have been opposed by tn
administration. They have not beeI
able as yet to obtain the fundamen
tai legislation which farmers mus
lhave but they are the farmers, oni!
reliance at the national capital"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20

is an abundance of snow over the
northwest, and with steady cold dur
ing January and February it is like
ly that when warm weather does
come it will be with rush.
Men who are familiar with the
conditions alon the river predict
that htere will. be heavy breakup
this spring, and the Milwaukee rail
road bridge men here are endeavor-
ing to prepare for it so far as possi-
BILE.
There has never been heavy run
of ice since the steel spans for the
railroad bridge were built across the
Missouri here.
The piers have successfully with
stood the break-ups of recent years,
and it is believed they will be given
a real test this spring when the ice
accompanied by flood waters from
up river, begins to move.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
SHOWS UNUSUAL
FAVOR FOR 1921
COMMERCE NOT SO GREAT AS IN
1920 BUT IMPORTS AND EN-
PORTS BETTER PROPOR-
TONED.

Washington, Feb. 20.-A world
trade balance in 1921, favorable to
the United States four times greater
than the last pre-war year, notwith-
standing a decline of As per cent in
exports and So per cent in imports
for 1921 over 1920, is announced by
the department of commerce in a re-
view of trade conditions.
The total eport trade, the review
said, fell from $S,228,000,00 in
1920, to $4,4S5, 1000 in 1921,
while imports fell from $5,27S,0OO,-
900 to s2,5O9, 100000 during the
same period.
This decline, it was explained,
however, was more apparent than
real, even when compared with the
unprecedented trade of 1920, as val
ues in that year were enormously
inflated and 1921 was year of rap
idly declining prices"
"The most significant fact" the
review said, "in the geographical
distribution of trade during the past
two years is the change in the rela-
tice positions held by European-Asia
as compared with 1914. During
1884, which is typical year Tor
showing the pre-war distribution OF
eports, 62.9 per cent of United Stat
es exports went to Europe, 22j.3 per
cent to other North American coun-
tries and the remaining Is per cent
was divided between Asia 1913 per
cent? South America 5.3 per cent?,
Oceania 1913 per cent? and Africa
(1.2 per cent?. In 1921 52.7 per
cent of our exports went to Europe
much less than the corresponding
percentage of 1913-14 and exports to
Asia constituted 1913 per cent of the
total. as compared with only 4.S per
cent in 1874 The relative i'm
portance of each of the other con-
tinets as markets for the United
States, likewise increased although
in a less marked degree"
The ope-Mediterranean region
continued to be the most important
region of all the world trade regions
in United States trade, taking more
than one-half of this country's ex-
ports and furnishing approximately
one-third of imports during 1921.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
PAY Fines On
Charge Taking Coal

Huron, Feb. 20.-Arrests by the
wholesale have been made in Huron
the last two days by Chicago and
Northwestern railway special Off
GERS of section hands and shop work
ers charged with stealing coal from,
the company yards.
To date 20 men have been arraign
ed and pleaded guilty to the charge
of petty larceny, each drawing of SIS
and costs, amounting to $3.50 In
each case. Three others have enter
ed pleas of not uilty and their hear
ings will be held later.
It is understood there are large
number more arrests to be made, the
determination of the officials being
to bring this petty pilfering to o
stop.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
To MARK GREAT
AUTO HIGHWAY
MEETING NATIONAL BOARD d.
RECTORS BLACK AND VEL
LOW TRAIL AT HURON
ENDS.

Huron, Feb. 20-Plans for mark
ing, locating and advertising the
Black and Yellow Trail through Wis
consin, Minnesota, South Dakota and
Wyoming were taken up at a meet
ing of the national board of direc-
tors of the trail association held in
Huron, those present being Presi-
dent T. G.. Bonnallie, Tracy, Mimi,
Herman Polkow, Springfield, Mimi,
vice-president for Minnesota; j. M.
NORM, Hurons vice-president for
South Dakota; John Stevenson, Buff
falo, Wyo., vice president for Wyom-
ing; Secretary o. M. Phelps, Huron.
The treasurer and vice president for
Wisconsin were unable to attend on
account of sickness.
Plans were put under way to have
the highway commissions of South
Dakota and Wyoming give uniform
designations to the highway in those
states, 1t being asked that the trail
be designated No. z in both states II
possible, the same as the number in
Minnesota, or if not possible, to use
the same number to designate the
trail in each of the two states. A
plan was also proposed to the high
way commissions to permit incor-
porating the Black and Yellow trail
marker on the highways road mark
ers in each of the two states. A ma
tional marking day will be arranged
for in the spring, when the entire
trail will be marked in the most i'm
proved manner, the trails slogan OF
"A marked highway is the only
thing we have to SELL" to be used to
bring home to the towns along the
trail the vital importance of good
markings.
A Minnesota state meeting was
decided upon, to be held at Ovation
ma, Steele county, in the near future
The location of the trail from Wi
mona to Lacrosse was officially ap-
proved. same to follow the west side
of the Mississippi from Winona e
Lacrosse, giving tourists splendid
highway and scenic route the en-
tire distance.
The board officially approved the
location of the trail between Xii
bourne, Wis, and Milwaukee al
adopted by the Wisconsin state NEE
ing several weeks ago.
The question of getting out
folder for general distribution, ant
also a tourists guide showing de
tailed information for each section
of the trail, distances between points
garages, accommodations, etc., wa
taken up and will be put across IL
the near future; also the matter O
| revising the wallmap of the trai
and getting prints hung in every no
tel, garage, commercial club an'
other public place along the entir'
trail.
The directors epect the larges
tourist travel in the history OF tn
trail to the National park this sum
mer, and are making preparations u
accommodate 1t.
Il
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Kills w off
In SnOwdrift

Pierre. Feb. 20.-There have been
instances when wolves have been
killed by men without firearms
when wolves have cornered them
but there are few cases when men
drive gray wolves into snow drifts,
try to kick them to death and fall
ing in this choke them to death. This
however happened near Pierre when
Paul Steffen, farmer living aDour
eight miles north of the city, discoy-
cred big gray wolf, killed 1T in this
manner and brought the scalp 10
the city for the bounty.
Steffen was coming to Pierre on
horseback and when about four mill
es north of town big gray woif
ran in front of his horse. Steffen,
mounted, gave chase and ran tne
animal into a deep snow drift. ne
dismounted and close with the AMI
nal and tried to kick it to death but
was unable to do SO. He then TOOK
the bride from his horse and using
the reins choked the wolf to death.
The wolf fought back nut Mr.. Stef-
fen being thickly clothed suffered
little from the hand to fang battle
though he carries few scratches and
punctures and his shoes and trousers
were covered with the VOLTS blood.
Wit the bride removed Steffen's
horse took its as an invitation TO
start home and ran off and left him.
A passing farmer picked Steffen up
later and brought him and his tro-
ply to the city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
13-Year-Old Girl
Is To Preach

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 20.-A 13-year-
old girl was among seven persons
granted a license to preach the gos-
pel by the northwestern Oklahoma
of the Methodist Episco-
pal church here yesterday. She Is
Miss Fay Emery TO 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 ambition is to become
a foreign missionary.
The girl became a church member
two years ago and Immediately be-
came a Sunday school teacher In the
primary department.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
To Form A
Finance Corporation

Huron, Feb. 20. - Preliminary
steps toward the organization of the
South Dakota Agricultural and Live
Stock Finance Corporation were TAX
en- here when representative farmers,
live stock men, business men and
bankers from all section of South Da-
kota gathered here to discuss this
phase of war finance corporation
loans in the state. The purpose of
this corporation is to centralize the
loaning power of the war finance cor
poration into one large central or
ganization, which will be composed of
the smaller local and district agri-
cultural loan associations formed In
several sections of the state.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
CONDITIONS APPARENT
BETTER BUSINESS
REPORT OF THE FEDERAL RE.
SERE BOARD is MADE PUB
LILO.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The trend
of general industrial and business
conditions as traced by the federal
reserve board in its annual report
made public today, points upward.
This report is recognized as baro-
meter of industry and indicated that
the bottom of depression was hit in
the latter part of last year and tao
tically predicts gradual and sub
stantial betterment. The salient
points in this official financial re-
view of 1921 are, that favorable
industrial reaction has been mani
fest in banking conditions which
will be reflected in every industry;
the success of the federal reserve
system is finally proven; the system
has tided over major industries, par
ticularly farmers, through period
of depression. The depression era
was much worse than generally be-
lieved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Lindley Resigns
Vice Presidency

st. Paul, Feb. 20.-E. c. Lindley
today announced his resignation as
vice president and general counsel OF
the Great Northern Railroad. He
will remain as a member of the
board of directors and the executive
committee of the railroad. however.
Mr.. Lindley has been lined up with
the seven heirs of the late Mary j..
Hill against Louis w. Hill in fight
over the administration of the estate
of the deceased. Louis Hill is chair
man of the board of the Great North
ern Railroad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Women Voters
Are To Meet

Huron, Feb. 20.--The South Da-
kota League of Women Voters will
hold its third annual convention in
Huron April A, and s, according
to the announcement made by Mrs.
John L. Pyle, of Huron, president
Of the state league. 1t was hoped to
have Mrs. Maud Wood Park, of
Washington. d. c., national presi-
dents here for the convention, but,
as she will be in Sioux Falls on Feb
ruary 27 for banquet and get to-
gether meeting, she would be unable
to again visit the state for the con-
vention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Proposed New
Political Party

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Farmers and
trade unionists were called upon to
take united political action by Will
liam Johnston, president of the
Brotherhood of Machinists, in sound
ing the keynote of the farmer-labor
political conference here today. More
genuine farmers and laborers must
be placed in legislative positions, he
declared.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20

Washington, Feb. 20.-Action on
soldier bonus bill may be delayed
until house leaders learn definitely
how much can be pared from the ar
my and navy appropriations. If the
house will support the drastic cuts
proposed by some leaders a good
start can be made toward providing
the first payment of the bonus, lead
ers said. Meanwhile proponents OF
the sales tax plan advocated by Pre-
sident Harding as the only alterna-
time to dropping the bonus. The
president continued hopeful that
both the house and senate would be
won over to 1t.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-02-20
Spring Breakup
Will Be Hummer

Chamberlain, Feb. 20.--Every in
dication points to regular old-time
breakup of the ice in the Missouri
river when the ice goes out this
spring. 1t has been many years
since the Ice has been as heavy as
this year.
In addition to the thick ice there