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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-18

county interests to interview the
members of the boards of county
commissioners and the members OF
the commercial organizations of the
seven eastern Idaho counties inter-
ested in the Dubois project, securing
their cooperation in the bringing
about of the merger
The members of the delegation
spent some time with Senator Borah
while he was in Spencer the first part
Of the week interesting him, Frank
Haganbarth and John W. Hart in the
matter
The Dubois project has struggled
along for years without aid other
than that which has been subscribed
by the citizens of that section and
neighboring counties, and with that
limited means has been able to make
showing sufficient to interest the
federal reclamation department
which is asked to make an appropria-
ton sufficient to complete the needed
survey.
The plan of bringing water from
the south fork of the Snake, taking
out at Heise and conveying the
water by canal to the project has
been approved.
1t is expected to make the Ameri-
can Falls project big enough to care
for all of the lower country, leaving
the surplus water for upper valley
reclamation
The members of the delegation are
very hopeful to secure an appropria-
ton sufficient next year to finish the
work preparatory toll
seeking federal appropriations to
complete the project and bring under
irrigation about 225, 900 acres of fine
land.-T1mes-Register.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-18
THE DUBOIS PROJECT
Left over from last week

An effort is being made by dele
cation representing the Dubois recla
nation project to have that project
merged with the American Falls
reservoir project by the federal recla-
nation department and the two made
one unit.
Capt. D. A. Murphy, Capt. w. H.
Russell, Ed M. Whitsell, George B,
Allan, Fred Hahn and Carl Leonard
son all of Dubois, spent several hours
here Wednesday evening on their
way home to Dubois after a confer
ence held that day at American Falls
with Director General of Reclama-
ton D. w Davis, former governor of
Idaho, now of Washington, who with
a number of other reclamation Of
ficials is in the west making a study
of conditions. =.
The delegation has been appointed
a committee by Dubois and Clark
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-18
NOVEL RECLAMATION PROJECT

Passengers travelling across Idaho
by rail see vast table lands between
the Oregon Short Line and the
mountains between Glenns Ferry
and Boise, with gulches and canyons
from a few hundred to a mide wide
and hundreds of feet deep cutting
across them, dry and somber look
ing.
Plans have been under considera-
tion for taking water from American
Falls and conveying 1t across country
and across. all these canyons to
water the table lands, and during the
past year the estimates for it have
been brought to completion. II a
report has been made we have not
seen it, but surveys are being made
for watering the same lands from
the Salmon river which lies in the
shape of horse shoe with it's head
just over the range from these lands
and flowing eastward, north and then
west thru central Idaho. The fol-
lowing article from the Mackay
Miner explains what is under con-
sideration there to see if the lands
can be watered without drawing
upon Snake river:
Tremendous reclamation possibil-
tiles are bound up in surveys in
and scientific studies
now under way in the Stanley Basin.
A dam 500 feet high across the
Salmon and its tributaries; a reser-
voir that would bury the town of
Stanley 200 feet deep and back up
the waters of the immense basin up |
to Big Reddish lake; tunnel thru
the mountains twenty miles long to
convey the stored water out on the !
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-18
CHEESE FACTORY NEWS

The Blackfoot factory is making
slight gains in the amount of milk.
On Tuesday they received $685.
pounds of milk, but during the day
there was blow and rain and the
Wednesday receipts were only 6135.
and that included two new patrons
sending milk.
The Firth factory started Wed
nesday and the Moreland factory ex-
pect to start next Monday. They have
had some trouble getting a we'll sunk
due to qufcksand and were therefore
delayed in starting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-18
Mighty HUNTERS TRIUMPHANT
Continued from page 1

lip there has been annually a greater
number Of hunters on Mahoney creek,
some of them with full knowledge Of
the lost lovers and some taken un-
awares into the region where the
angel is supposed to linger.
The party we have told you about
felled three bucks and two does, but
we have not asked all members of
the party whether they knew Of the
legend of Della or thought of it when
they took aim with intent to kill.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-10-18
ANNOUNCEMENT

DR.. c. A. Hoover has RENTED and
Is occupying the office formerly had
by DR.. Howard J. Simm9ns, West
Main street, engaging iRgeneral
practice of hts profession especially
office and city work. Office phone
1901, residence phone 160W. adv. AZ
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
NEW POLITICAL
PARTY NOW FORMING
Promoters Pledged to "VisibIe
and Popular Government and
Developing Electorate

WASHINGTON, April 16.-aEn.
lghtened voters rule public affairs
and unenlightened voters will be mis-
guided, led and controlled by dema.
gogues." Recognition of this fact is
the basis of a new organization for
the development of enlightened and
Aactive voting at all elections.
Direct participation in govern
mental affairs by every citizen, old
or young and without distinction of
sex, is the object of Uncle Sans Vot-
ers, national non-profit federation
that has just been organized with
headquarters in Washington. 1t is de-
signed to aid in the solution of local
state, national and international prob
lens by bringing the collective in
telligence Of the country to bear
upon them. As a fundamental step
in this process, the organization
plans to establish throughout the
United States, local assemblies based
on the idea of the old-fashioned
town meeting.
Governors of all the AZ states will
be asked to serve on the advisory
board, and representative citizens,
men and women, from every walk of
life will round out that board to
total membership of 100. In addition
to the present voters, special efforts
will be made to reach young men
and women approaching voting age,
and aliens eligible for citizenship.
The organization is pledged to visi-
BILE and popular government and to
the development Of an enlightened
electorate.
Samuel Adams, of Chicago, widely
known as an editor Of farm publ
cations and as president of the
American Agricultural Editors As
ISOLATION, has accepted the post of
director general of Uncle Sans Vot-
ers with him will be associated many
other prominent Americans, includ-
ng Ira Nelson Morris, who has res
igned as United States Minister to
Sweden to become President of Uncle
Sans Voters James W. Good,
formerly congressman from Iowa,
and now a leading lawyer of Chica-
go, is vice-president; G. B. Wayland
of Virginia is secretary. The wo-
men are represented by Mary Lee
Adams as vice-president, and many
other women of note will be on the
advisory board.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

n HE supposed leader of a con-
fidence gang, coming up from
/ Blarritz in his magnificent
Evening star., 1923-06-03
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

~ GORGE WASHINGTON was
not the first President Of the
United States, though by good
right and title 'the Father of
Evening star., 1923-06-03

day will be memorable in the annals
of America to the latest posterity.
Although there is no foundation for
the claim that John Hanson was the
first President, yet there is abundant
reason giving him an outstanding
place in American history. 1t was
through his craftsmanship that Mary
land held out for ceding the great
Northwest Territory to the central
government He saw to it that Mary
land adid not sign the articles of con-
federation until all of the colonies
had agreed to surrender their claims
to these crown lands, thus establish
ing the public domain out of which
such states as Illinois. Ohio, Indiana
and Michigan have been carved.
Thus he was not only the central
figure in formation of the federal
Union, but was also responsible large
ly for changing the whole map of the
United States.
The first important official act of
President Hanson was to draft and
transmit to King Louis XVI a letter
expressing the gratitude of the
United States as a nation for the Aid
given by France in the defeat OF
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Kean was chosen delegate to the state
constitutional convention. He was
governor from 1899 to 1908, and died
in Philadelphia June "a, 1917.
John Hanson was elected President.
succeeding Thomas Mexican, Novem-
Der 5, 1881. The official record in the
archives of the Library of Congress,
in the handwriting Of Samuel ,Ster-
rett. private secretary, under that
date, reads:
This day the United States in Con-
gress assembled elected his excel
lency John Hanson. Esquire. Presi-
dent-the Honorable Thomas Mexican,
late President, having resigned on
the 23d of October last. but acted by
special request until the present
time"
His was the rare privilege and
proud distinction of leading in the
founding of organized government
for this great republic. While George
Washington was the military leader
under this first official government
of the United States. John Hanson
was the civil leader-the chief ex-
ecutive. AS President. one of his last
official acts before his retirement in
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Waves of Salt Lake.
GOVERNMENT official tells

A GOVERNMENT official tells of
witnessing a most convincing
proof of the weight of the salt-laden
waters of the Great Salt lake A
strong gale of wind was blowing over
the lake. and driving it's surface into
low. white-capped ridges, while along
the shore the foam lay like fat banks
of new-fallen snow. If it had passed
across lake of fresh water of equal
extent that wind would unique estion-
ably have produced such an agitation
of its surface that navigation In
small boats would have been difficult
if not highly perilous.
But the waters of the Great Salt
lake, although driven into ridges, as
just remarked, showed a curious re-
sistance to the wind and the waves
rising to only a slight elevation
moved along with an appearance q
lethargy that the eye could not be;
notice.
Yet, there was an immense momeE-
tum stored up in those low, heavy.
slow moving waves. Venturing into
the water at a point where the dept!
| did not exceed four feet, the observer
found that it was impossible to stan
| against them. Their sheer weigh
swept him resistlessly along.
The curious buoyancy of the wate~
containing % per cent of salt in solr
tion, increased the helplessness of tk
| bather. He was not submerged. I.
sometimes occurs in the Atlant
breakers, but was lifted and CARR,
| like a cork.
1t would probably have been H.
possible to dive through an oncomia
| wave, after the manner practiced d
by bathers along the Atlantic coas
| In the Great Salt lake people are II,
drowned through sinking. but stran
gled while still afioat. The bitter wa
ter may enter the air passages Will
fatal effect, but the body continues L,
float until it reaches the shore or &,
| picked up.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

people OF Frederick county became
practically a unit in their devotion to
the principles which governed the
American colonies In their struggle
for independence. After the passage
by the British parliament of the Bos-
ton port bill Of 1774. he presided at
meeting held at the Frederick
county courthouse (June 20, 1774) to
protest against Great Britain's acts
of oppression. At this meeting he
and Alexander Contee. his cousin,
were appointed delegates to the
Maryland general convention and
also as members Of a committee of
observation" which had power to
Mr.. Hanson was chairman of this
committee until 1t was abolished by
the establishment of the state gov
ernment in 1877.
AS a delegate to the Maryland con-
vention he was active when that body
met at Annapolis in June, 1774, in
securing the passage of strong res
olutions against the importation of
goods from Great Britain. He was
treasurer of Frederick county in ITS.
and about this time was commits
stoned by the Maryland. convention
to establish gunlock factory at
Frederick.
The committee of observation
of which he was chairman, raised
, two companies of rifiemen in July,
1775, and these were the first troops
from the south to join Gen. Washing
ton at Cambridge. Mass, covering the
$50 miles in less than twenty-five
days without the loss of man. This
committee also sent to Boston f200
English pounds) for the relief of the
poor of that city. He was a member
of nearly all the other important
committees appointed In Frederick
county to carry out the wishes of the
patriots, including those authorized
to erect a military jail for prisoners
captured by the American troops and
to select officers for the Maryland
troops.
] Copyright. 1898. By ". P. Kennedy, :
Evening star., 1923-06-03

the war which had won this new ma
ton its independence, it was Thomas
Mexican who led the United States
in Congress assembled in solemn
procession to the Dutch Lutheran
Church in Philadelphia, where praise
was given to God for the complete
triumph of the American cause
Mexican was born in New London,
Chester county. Pa, November 19.
1874. He was admitted to the bar and
began practice in Newcastle, Del, at
the age of twenty. He was colonial
representative from 1882 to 1869. He
was a delegate from Delaware to the
general congress in New York city
in 1865 and to the continental con-
gress from 1874 to 1888. He was
chief justice of Pennsylvania from
1916 to 1898, was elected president of
the state of Delaware in 1875 and
served in the revolutionary army.
Moving from Delaware back to his
native state, Pennsylvania, Mr.. Nc
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Dangerous Trades.

EVERY occupation that men are
IL engaged in seems to be in SOM
way menacing to the tealth, if We
may judge from the list of pursuits
given by one expert. The dangers
vary from the obvious perils of
powder making to the slow and sub
tie bad influence on the health OF
less daring businesses, like leaning
all day. over a cutting table or sit
ting at a cobbler's bench.
= 1t is comforting to know that in
all countries that call themselves civ
liized laws are increasing in number
and effectiveness to prevent those
dangers to workmen which are not
absolutely essential to their work.
Among the most dangerous trades
are dust-producing industries, like
the manufacture of wooden and cot
ton goods. glass. pottery. and metals
that require grinding. filing and pol
ishing. In nearly all these occupa-
tions it is safe to say that care on
the part of the workmen goes far
toward preventing the diseases
caused by the work.
ample, an industry that looks to the
average person harmless enough.
Workers in cotton mills suffer from
the presence of fluff" and "f1ue" that
escape from the cotton. Good venti-
lation will in part counteract this
danger. Cotton spinners have to
work all the year around in a very
warm, humid atmosphere, and accord
ingly suffer from debility and ex-
haustion. They are also liable to
colds, and need to dress carefully
when they leave their work for the
open air
One danger to which some English
operatives are liable American oper-
atives need not dread. In the oper-
alton of sizing the yarn before
weaving it into the loaded goods
which are sent to some parts of Asia
China clay 10 used, which finds its
way into the air passages.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

a peep of complaint. and the inter-
national police have not been noti-
| fed. But the big German detective
clues. Once they imagined they could
pussy-foot UP to a certain operator.
known to have invented a notable
tool to open museum cases Traces
OF the tool were found in seven mu-
| seums. You just insert it in the lock.
| and twist of the wrist destroys the
lock entirely.
| \
THE talented inventor is still at
= large. Luxurious touring cars
still pass the frontiers. Business men
still offer options on the cream of art
antiquities-and apportioning the
labor and transportation to deliver
them in absolute security.
There are millions in it,
Apart from the moral -dulling craze
of rich collectors, there are other very
rich men, in all countries, who care
nothing for art antiquities, but see
ahead-and take their precautions
For one thing. they camoufage con-
siderable parts of their taxable sur
plus in collections of this character
whose value cannot be sworn to or
often known or even imagined, by the
federal and state officials who crave
to make them better citizens,
In one word-salting down
In two words-hide the body.
Museums full of hundreds of mill
lions worth of the most precious stun
in the world are there, like a mail
order catalogue for them to gloat
over. Get busy, Make the contact.
Only, If you get the wrong contact
and some one let's you down for a big
sum which you have nothing but an
imitation to show for, don't blame
this story. This, too, is done, by the
unscrupulous.
The caught operator "eats the
piece" or turns states evidence.
Every manjack of them is passion
ately determined to keep the busi-
ness quiet, and would rather confess
to exchanging pocketbooks, to get
clean bill. free from suspicion Of art
transportation.
All over Europe the unhappy Gus
todians are suffering in silence
Silence! Silence!
Evening star., 1923-06-03

1882 was to receive Gen. George
Washington and present him to the
Congress then sitting in Philadel-
phia, where the official thanks of
Congress were given for the victory
at Yorktown.
x X y
TT was during the presidency of
i John Hanson that American arms
triumphed over Great Britain. He
was the hero of the day on March l.,
1881, when Congress announced to
the world that all the states had
signed the articles of confederation
by a discharge of cannon in the
yard of Independence Hall. in Phila-
delphia.
1t was due to his leadership in
forcing the colonies to abandon their
claims to the Northwest Territory
that the orator of the occasion
singled out John Hanson for signal
recognition when he declared: This
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Presidents Who Preceded Washington
Among the Figures in American History

Washington, the Father of His Country,
But Others Served Under Articles of Confed-
Grafton After They Had Been Accepted and
Signed by All of the Former Colonies
Evening star., 1923-06-03

TT Is interesting to note that the
United States in Congress assembled
after the articles of confederation had
been signed by all Of the thirteen
then existing states declined to serve
This unique distinction in history is
held by Samuel Johnston, who had
previously been moderator of the
revolutionary convention of 1775 and
who later was elected as a federalist
to the United States Senate, serving
from November 81, 1889, to March 8,
1893. Johnston was born in Dundee,
Scotland. brought to this country by
his parents in 1886. educated in New
England and served the state of
North Carolina in many important
public offices until his death in 1916.
Johnston was elected July 9, 1881.
but when he declined to accept the
office Thomas Mexican, a native of
Pennsylvania, but serving as a dele
gate from Delaware. was elected
President the following day. July 10,
1881. Mexican was. therefore, the first
President elected and serving after
the articles confederation had been
formally accepted and signed by the
thirteen then existing states, which
established for the first time a legal
government for this new nation.
when the surrender of Lord Corn
10. 1871. virtually brought to an end
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
WEST MINISTER
COLLEG|ANS
BUSY
Western Maryland School Ex-
poets to Put Fast Ball Team
in Field.

WESTMINSTER, Md, April s.
After the conclusion Of a most sue
cessful basketball season, Western
Maryland College is turning her at
tention toward the coming diamond
schedule, and finds herself facing
some OF the best teams in this sec.
ton Of the country. However. Coach
Shroyer reports things progressing
nicely, and thinks he will be able
to put an exceptionally good team
into the field this season.
Although the uncertain March
weather has been doing it's best
to retard baseball all over the coun-
try. Western has been getting in
one practice per day for the past
two weeks.
These practices have been merely
drilling in fundamentals, consist.
ing OF batting. bunting, and the
various positions at the plate,
special attention having been given
to form and accuracy. Between rs
and 30 candidates have been re.
porting each day, and some of the
recruits are rapidly shaping into
unexpected form.
Last years men who are here
this year and their positions are:
Baldwin 3b, Galloway 2b. Groton
CT, Mathews and Dorsey, pitchers.
The most promising new men are:
Holt, Flanagan, Norris. Boen for
the infield. The outfield candidate
are Stanley, Ward, Cutler, Benson
Stanley, Custer, and Taylor. The
most promising pitchers are Will
liams, Neale, Hines and Reynolds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
CAPITALS NEE 7
HURRICANES
TONIGHT
Rival Girls Basketball Teams
to Settle Issue at Con-
gress Heights.

Win the Hurricanes meeting the
Sapitals and the Epiphany Juniors
natthng the Mackin Juniors. two
first-class championship basketball
games are booked for the Congress
Heights Auditorium tonight. The
boys game will be staged as a pre-
urinary starting at 1880 p. m. The
winner OF tonight's clash will be the
local 130-pound titleholder.
Ihe Capital Athletic Club will put
forth an effort to clinch the girls
title tonight by defeating the Hur.
ricana girls.
The big battle will get a going
about $3.50 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
YOUNG MoHAWKS STAGE
PRACTICE CONTESTS

The Mohawk Props will play the
Mohawk Juniors this afternoon at
5 o'clock on the field at Seventeenth
and D streets southeast and again
tomorrow at the same time and
place.
A reorganization meeting will be
held next Monday night at the
clubhouse, 6O2 Eighth street south.
east. and every member is urged
to attend.
Interest in the club dropped off
following the football season, but
1t is now coming back strong.
Teams desiring games with the
Mohawk Props can reach Melvin
Mitchell, business manager. by
phone at Lincoln 4494.J.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
HARVARD STAR STUDIES
Thirteen HOURS DAILY

BOSTON, Mass, April 3.-Charles
J. Hubbard, jr., captain-elect of the
Harvard varsity football eleven for
1928, and holder of four AS and
a B in the engineering course, dc.
clares that such success as he has
attained in his studies and on the
vridiron and the varsity crew has
heen the result of hard work,
az put In thirteen hours a day at
study at this time OF tina year"
aavs the all-American football star
..While the football season il on !
mt I'm N many hours az possible,
and always am in bed at 1880
o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
Famed Passaic Quint
Has Rivals in
These Girls

The Passaic, N. j., high school
team that won 11S consecutive
basketball games may watch
with jealous eye the progress
of a rival team that wears
bloomers.
For down in Homecoming,
Md, the Central high school
girls have been victorious 81.
consecutive times in three years
and are believed to have shat
tered to smithereens all records
of this nature made by girl
teams.
In their string of victories
the Homecoming girls have scored
2,224 points to All for the OPP
ponents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-03
Willard is Ordered to
New York for
Training
DAVE KEPPEL,,
Catcher.

NEW YORK, April 3.-Jess
Willard has been ordered by
William MuldoonI chairman of
the New York State Athletic
Commission, to come here to
complete training for his bout
with Floyd Johnson May IL.
Willard has been working out
at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, and
Muldoon is not satisfied with
the former champions plan to
condition himself so far from
the scene of the bout.