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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
FARM FAIR DISPLAYS
BY MANY SECTIONS

Community agricultural displays at
the Idaho county fair are announced
by Secretary ]. G. Eimers as an added
feature Of the fair to be held October
10 to II. A ribbon award will be
given the community having the best
display Of farm products. Communi-
ties, for the purpose of the displays
have been grouped as follows: Grange
vile and Mt Idaho; Lake, Fem and
Denver; Salmon river from Whitebird
up the river; Kooskia and Stiles,
Kamiah; Clearwater and Harpster;
Cottonwood and Keuterville; West
lake and Ferdinand; Greencreek and
Winona.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23

Camas Prairies 1923 wheat crop is
the heaviest that he has seen In the
twenty-one years he has threshed ON
the prairie, according to A. b. Clayton,
veteran thresherman, Of Denver, who
was in Grangeville Tuesday, pur-
chasing supplies and employing men
for the big threshing outfit he is OPP
Grating.
Heavy yields are reported from vir-
tually every part Of the prairie. Poor
fields of grain are practically unknown
this year Both fall and spring
grain are yielding pig returns in bush
els 10 the farmers.
Threshing was delayed Monday, ow-
ing TO heavy rain, which fell Sunday
night but the skies cleared Tuesday
and in the afternoon threshermen re-
sumed operations Bringing and COM
bining, which ceased Monday on ac-
count of dampness, also were resumed
on Tuesday.
Scarcity of harvest labor is reported.
Farmers are paying 81 to IS a day
with board for common labor, and
are unable to secure enough men to
fill their wants. On Tuesday night,
the business section of Grangeyille
was filled with transicnts, who had
come here to work in the whea tfields,
but more men are needed. Some farm
ers object to the high wages harvest
hands require, and they are working
from dawn to shutdown in order to
harvest the golden grain while wealth
err conditions are favorable. In many
instances threshing and harvesting
proceeded Sunday, as though it were
a week day. so eager were farmers to
take advantage of suitable weather.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
Polly Returns to Warren After
Happiest Days in Fifty Years
Bedecked in New Raiment,
Chinese Woman Leaves
for Her Home

Il have best time in fifty year,
| cried Mrs. Polly Bemis, Chinese wom-
| an, of Warren, as she boarded the
Salmon river stage, bound for her
home in the old mining camp. Monday.
after week in Grangeville. during
which she was feted by many pioneer
residents Of Idaho county. who knew
her III the early mining days at War
rem.
Maybe / come back next year.
Polly declared. 1T take hi-you money.
but maybe l come back she laughed.
For fifty-one long years Mrs. Bemis
had been in the mountains, and dur
ing the more than half a century of
her isolation, she had been only three
places. at Warren, once to Slate creek.
and for twenty-eight years at the
ranch home in the deep canyon of
Salmon river, south of Buffalo Hump.
where she lived with her white hus-
band, Charles Bemis, from 1894 until
his death, last October, when she was
taken to Warren to reside.
She's All Dressed Tn
Bedecked in new dress, a gay hat
and white shoes, and with a grip filed
with new clothing, all gifts of friends,
this 7O-year old Chinese woman. as
she left Grangeville for Warren, was
as happy as a child after the annual
visit of Santa Claus. Particularly
proud was she Of the new gold-rimmed !
spectacles, with which she was fitted |
while here.
On her memorable visit to Grange |
vile, Polly for the first time saw n |
railway train, a motion picture show |
and an automobile. The movie was |
the most fascinating to her of all the
things she saw.
Polly was taken to the railroad sta
ton to witness the arrival of the
evening train. When the trainmen
we're advised that she had never be-
'cie seen a locomotive or cars, they |
lifted her into the engine cab, open
I'd the firebOx, and allowed her to
,eer at the seething, roaring furnace. !
But she was frightened, much fright
ned, at the steaming black monster of
he rails.
Poses for Photograph
Polly, however, was not disturbed
It the sight of camera. Travellers
With Captain Guleke, of Salmon City,
Who stopped at the lonely Bemis cab
n. while on cruises down the turbu-
ent Salmon river, frequently took pic
ures of the Chinese woman who dwelt
here for So many years with her
yhite husband.
When a newspaper man asked Pol
Y to pose for photograph, she read
" assented, and was not timid, even
4 the slightest degree, as she faced
he camera with its clicking shutter.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
Otto Jones Proves North and
South Highway Is Quickest
Route from Southern Idaho
ALI in First-class Condition,
Except Twenty Miles, Where
Little Work Will Aid Much
WILL IMPROVE
BAD PLACES IN
ROAD UP RIVER

State of Idaho will eXpend,
this fall. from $4,000 to $780,
900 of gasoline tax money in i'm
proving about twenty-three miles
of old road in the Salmon river
canyon, w. J. Hall, state COM
missioner of public works, an
nounced when in Grangeville
Thursday.
Rocks will be removed from
the road, high centers elimin-
ated and turn0uts built. There
will be six turnOuts to the mile.
McCulley grade /and Allen point
are to be eliminated, and four
bridges built.
Commissioner Hall said no
state money will be available
this year or next for surfacing
the Whitebird hill, but if the
county or highway districts will
cooperate, he will recommend 5S
percent of the cost be borne by
the federal government. FEEDER
al cooperation, he said, was prac-
tically a certainty.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
THOMSON IS BOOSTER
NORTH-SOUTH ROAD

GOOD running time can be made
over I'VE, the North and South highway
witnout a great real of Inconvenience
~ drlver or occupants of the car, in
sne opinion of Francis A. Thomson,
Ieah OF the school of mines at the
University of Idaho, who recently
uaoye from Grangeville to Boise. The
Tau ~ between north and south Idaho
IN much better condition than the
pupnc would he led to believe by
S T1l parties, according to Dean
nohson, and worthy of much more
piaiSe than 1T has been given.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23

unless immediate and drastic meas
ures are adopted.
Federal intervention is recommend
ed at once as an emergency measure.
Farmers and business and professional
men are urged to organize a national
body to stabilize the agricultural In
dustry.
AS i'm the conference in Spokane
Monday Of last week, congress was
urged to establish federal corpora
ton capitalized at S500,0O0,000 with
authority 70 purchase and sell wheat
in any quantity at any time and place
at a basic price Of SIZE bushel at
primary points.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
1928 YIELD IS
NEED
HARVEST HELP
Farmers Encounter Shortage
of Help in Handling Bump
er Crop All Over Prairie
Rain Halts Operations Mon
day, but Threshing and Gut
ting Are Resumed Tuesday
CUT WHEAT FREIGHT

Lower freight rate on wheat
from Camas Prairie points to
Pacific tidewater is announced in
new railroad tariffs. Rate from
Grangeville, Fem, Cottonwood
and Ferdinand is reduced from
2715 to 26 cents a hundred, or
reduction of . cent bushel.
From Craigmont the rate is cut
from 2T15 to 25h cents and from
Reubens and Craig Junction
from 261a to % cents. Wheat
growers on the prairie will
profit to the extent of the re-
duction in freight ON every
bushel Of wheat they sell on the
market.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
PAYS A $50 FINE FOR
DRIVING WHILE DRUNK

William Rankin, Indian, of Kooskia,
pleaded guilty before Probate Judge
w. L. Campbell, Thursday, to driving
an automobile while drunk, and was
assessed $50 fine and costs, which
he paid. Rankin took the joy ride
through the business section of Sites
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
EXPECT BIG CROWD
BOOMERANG DANCE

Girls of the Boomerang club are
making extensive preparations for the
dance to be given Saturday night in
Odd Fellows hall, and expect a large
crowd will be in attendance. The
Dokkie orchestra, Lewiston, will play
for the dance. Proceeds of the dance
will be devoted to fund being raised
by the club for the purpose of build
ing a swimming tank in Grangeville.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
NEGRO OUT OF JAIL

John Brown, negro, Of Westlake,
has been released from the Idaho
county Jail on 5000 cash bond. Brown
is held to the u. S. district court at
Moscow ON a liquor charge.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
HERMIT Of MANY
YEARS DIES At
POOR FARM

for r",nes McBrady, aged about so, who
ber,a many Years lived the life af a
diad IN a dugout in Rocky canyon.
co,'a last Friday night at the Idaho
sidany poor farm, where he had re-
hnri u IN recent years. The body was
rnde In Prairie View cemetery by
uerlaker e. S. Hancock.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
LICENSED TO MARRY

A marriage license was issued last
Friday to Jonathan w. Frank, Cot
tonwood, and Ella y. Frank, Kamiah
Both are Indians.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-08-23
Sites HOME BURNS

Fire Saturday destroyed the resi-
dence of Frank Mcpherson, in Sites.
The dwelling was owned by ]. Y.
Myers.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
SAYS OIL EXECUTIVE
WAS PAID S1OO,0DO
Income Tax Expert Testifies
in Black Panther Trial of
Fraud Charge.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, August 24.-Max
". Frfedell of Marion, Ind, received
an income of approximately 100000
as president of the Black Panther
Oil and Refining Company although
it was not understood he had
stated salary, st. Clair Walsh. an in
come tax expert, testified yesterday
at the trial of the former official
and two others charged with fraudu-
lent conversion of more than $780,
600 of stockholders funds.
Negotiations were initited by the
company for the control of the Serv-
ice Oil Company, of Indiana, Herbert
Asher, New York attorney, testified
before Judge Barret in the aaurter
sessions court. Asher said he went
to Indiana and interviewed oil men
there, but found the volume of oil
being purchased amounted to less
than seventy barrels a day. Counsel
for the stockholders charged Friedell
represented the output at two thou
sand barrels a day.
After a receiver had been appoint
ed for the Black Panther Company
in Indiana. Charles w. Galley of Delta.
Pa, a vice president and director of
the company, testified, a meeting was
called to devise means to satisfy
Indiana creditors. Friedell suggested
that he be given a mortgage of ST.
100000 on the property, with which
to raise enough money to pay all the
debts of the company, Galley declared.
Friedell declined, Galley said, to re-
veal the name of the bank that would
make him such a loan.
In March. 1921, Galley testified. he
was elected a director of the COM
pany, but explained to Mr. Friedell
that ct did not believe I WaS 6t tO
be director as I knew nothing about
the oil business"
Mr.. Freuell said" Galley asserted,
that's all right. that's the reason
we want you. I'll teach you all you
have to know in the oil business
Galley testified Friedell represented
himself as having been connected
with the Standard Oil Company for
thirtythree years and pensioned by
that organization.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
MARKET FLASHES.

Passenger automobiles and truck S
produced in the United States in July
totaled 327,102 against 377,759 in the
month previous
Dividend declaration: Nova Scotia
Steel and Coal. per cent. preferred; !;
Dominion Iron and Steel. ia per
cent, preferred: New York Transit,
81. common; Bangor and Aroostock,
sylvania Company, so cents, common !;
General Electric, per cent stock,
special stock; General Electric, Is
cents, special stock; Todd Shipyard,
S1.50, common.
The value of leather goods export
ed by the United States between jan
uary l and July 81. 1923. amounted
to S13,226.SS0. against SS,731,S73 in
the same period in 1922.
New York bank clearings. $751;
100000. New York bank balances,
$50, 100000. New York Federal Re-
serve Bank credits. ISL 100000. Bos-
ton bank clearings. s47,O00,oO0.
Dow, Jones says: Copper sales for
export by both copper exports asso-
citation and independents during cur
rent week have been largest FOR any
week in several months Buying is
try. Domestic demand continues good,
particularly in the brass industry.
Manufacturers are getting in new
orders. resulting in activity in copper
market
While there is not much doing in
either wheat or corn, both markets
are still showing a good undertone,
corn attracting more attention chief
ly on possibility of heavy damage in
event of an early frost.
At General Electric directors meet
ing in Boston figures were presented
showing that in first quarter incom-
ing business was $S0.000.000 and in
second $S4 10000 There is every rea-
son~to believe from present outlook
1928 as a whole will show substan-
tial improvement over 1922 when
$14.66 a share was earned on out
standing stock
National Ginners' Association esti-
mated condition of cotton crop at 56.4.
indicating a yield of 100000 bales.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
CUT IN WHEAT ACREAGE
is CALLED EXAGGERATED

TOPEKA. Kan. August 24.-Ac-
cording to an investigation which has
been carried on by the agricultural
development department of the Santa
Fe, the reports of reduction of wheat
acreage in Kansas for the 1924 crop
are exaggerated.
duction of the wheat acreage in the
eastern portion of the state and also
in the southwestern portion. but in
the big wheat. producing counties from
75 to so per cent of the ground which
was in wheat last year is already pre-
pared for planting in wheat again" J.
F. FARRELL. head of the department.
said yesterday.
State and government reports have
indicated that there would be con-
siderable reduction in the Kansas
wheat acreage next year.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

DULUTH. Mimi, August 24.-Gen-
eral market conditions for coal in
the northwest have shown little
change in the last thirty days An
thracite is moving off the docks in
good shape although receipts this
year are not expected to be as large
as in previous seasons.
KANSAS CITY. August 24.-"Con-
ditions in the middle west are con-
nucive to good business in the motor
ear industry" II. b. Harper, general
sales manager of the Studebaker
Corporation said today. This year
will see a larger business than 1922
and prospects are that 1924 viii break
all sales records.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. August "a.
A canvas of 2400 farmers in this
state shows that. according to their
expressed intentions, only 80 per
cent of the 1928 acreage Will be seed
ed in wheat next season.
FALL RIVER. Mass. August "a
Sales of print cloths this week have
been the best for several months and
ufacturers that goods for late delivery
are worth an advance in prices.
SAN JOSE. calf, August "a
district are without an available mar
ket even at S25 a ton, which is $50
a ton lower than the price paid by
Gamers last year.
NEW ORLEANS, August "a
Wholesale millinery houses here re-
port prices of materials up about .
per cent. but prices for finished hats
are about unchanged. The demand
is only fair, although much better
than at this time last year.
BOSTON, August 24.-Woolen manu-
facturers in New England believe
that there will Be an excellent de-
mand for wooden cloths this fall. pro-
vided it is not necessary to raise
prices There is evidence here of
pressure in the Summer street wool
market to keep raw wool prices down.
FORT WORTH. August 24-Broom
corn prices have shot upward in the
last week and now range from $50
to s217 a ton.
PITTSBURGH, August o4.-Before
plants began to eliminate the twelve
hour day 1t was estimated the change
would increase steel production costs
is3 to 81 a ton. Now the general
opinion is the increase will be less
than SO. Demand for steel this month
/ is expected to make a better showing
than July. The general price list is
holding firm.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
BIG STOCK ISSUE
GRANTED BY |. c. c.
West Virginia Road to Add
S1,00O,OO0 to Its
Capital.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today granted authority to the
Greenbrier and Eastern railroad in
West Virginia to issue S1.000.000 in
new capital stock. The issue will
be in the form of 10000 shares
The commission also granted au
thority to the Apache Railway Com
pany to issue second mortgage notes
i'll the amount of $455,000. The notes
are to be delivered to the AtchiSon,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Com
pany as security for advances made
by that company to the Apache line.
l.. 4 N. Seeks Big Bond Issue.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company today applied to the commits
sion for authority to issue SIS. 5.S62 900 in
per cent refunding mortgage bonds.
The issue will replace similar amount
of mortgage bonds bearing 5k per cent
interest.
The application also included a re-
quest for permission to dispose of $14,-
OO0.00G of the amount to j. u. Morgan
d Co, at 93 per cent of their par value.
The remainder of the issue is to be
held in the company treasury as d re-
serve for development of roadway and
equipment.
Safety Device Favored.
Tests of the Sprague automatic
train control system in New York
have convinced the commission that
"a more extensive installation should
be made where the real value of this
system can be more fully demon
strated"
An announcement today by the
commission said that while the OBJ
servationS and service tests made
were not conclusive. it did prove
that a magnetic impulse can be
transmitted in electrified territory
from permanent track magnets to the
locomotive regardless of speed, oScil-
lation or weather conditions"
The statement added that such an
electric impulse will actuate the loco
motive apparatus to provide auto
matte brake application in a practical
manner
Evening star., 1923-08-24
Corn So TaUEars
Hit Phone Wires
And Mar Service

HIAWATHA. Kan, August "a
The tallest stalk of corn to be ex-
hibited here is Is feet and 10
inches and contains two large ears.
Many fields will average better
than fifty bushels to the acre,
farmers say.
The local telephone company has
made complaint because the stalks
have grown SO tall the ears droop
on the telephone wires and impair
the service. il is said in places
the ears have broken wires.
A farmer when his attention was
called to the alleged infringement
said the ears were only listening
in"
Evening star., 1923-08-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

suited in a decline of over a point:
Salt Creek Producers. Mutual and
Wilcox were practically unchanged.
Gilliland was removed from trading.
Announcement that the dividend on
Tood Shipyard had been reduced from
So quarterly to $3.50 was followed by
some selling in this stock. Dubilier
radio appeared in better demand. and
reached 10. The only motor stock TO
show material change was Durant OF
Delaware. which receded a point OF
very few sales.
w-priced coppers came in for the
greatest amount of attention In the
mining group. Included were FOR
tuna, Hadshell and Belcher extension.
Price changes, however. were small
Consolidated Textile IS and Ameri-
can Cotton Oil 6s featured the bond
dealings.
The announcement in the afternoon
that the dividend rate on ONO olI
had been cut from 10 to 90 cents
brought about sharp drop or over
4 points in the stock. Other oil shares
sold off sympathetically, Standard OF
Indiana getting below 50 and vacuum
under Al,
Evening star., 1923-08-24
FRUIT is ROTTING
ON PACIFIC COAST
Gamers Dare Not Buy More as
Dealers Have Stopped Order
ing Ahead.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 24.-Cali-
fornia fruit growers. with the states
largest fruit crops on their hands, are
facing heavy losses. but consumers
next winter will probably have to pay
higher prices for canned fruit than
since 1920 This condition threatens
from refusal of jobbers. wholesalers
and retailers to place further orders
with Gamers. In consequence, many
Gamers are refusing to buy fruit
even at present reduced prices.
Gamers said today that practically
no advance orders for winter delivery
had been received. This had forced
them in the last ten days to curtail
plans for a normal pack. The short
ened output. they contend. must cause
increased prices next winter.
Meanwhile many growers are per-
mitting fruit to rot on the trees,
claiming that il is impossible to har
vest their products except at loss.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
STOCK SALES HALTED.
Train Controller Company Not
Manufacturing Controllers.

NEW YORK, August. 24.-The state
attorney generals office yesterday OBJ
famed from the Supreme Supreme
Court a temporary injunction stop
ping the sale of stock of the NJ. ".
AIlweather Train Controller Company,
Incorporated.
II was alleged that the company.
which is incorporated i'm Delaware
for 1000. 900. had sold 100000 worth
of stock in the last six years, but
has never manufactured controllers
or declared dividends. The company
now has only $4,000 on hand. it was
alleged, and the operating expenses
are $1,000 week. The attorney
general has been investigating the
company for some time.
The officers were directed to appear
before Justice Mahoney next Monday
and show cause why the injunction
should not be made permanent.
Evening star., 1923-08-24
B. & O. GAINS IN GROSS;
YEARS NET is LOWER

NEW YORK. August 24.-The Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Companys
report for the year l922-the ninety
sixth annual statement issued by the
company-haS been made public in
detail. 1t shows that the road de-
spite interruptions caused by the two
nationwide strikes last year. earned
larger gross and net operating reve-
nues than in 1921. Net operating in
come, as defined by the transporta-
ton act of 1920. amounted to s23.735.-
O05, compared with s21.941,696 in
1921. Net corporate income. however.
was below that of 1921. totaling but
S4.375,373, or the equivalent of $1.33
on the company's common stock,
against sass year ago.
In letter accompanying the an
nual report President Daniel Willard
of the Baltimore and Ohio estimates
the losses resulting from the strik e
of the shopmen at mot less than
81 500 OOO"
Evening star., 1923-08-24
BY WILLIAM +. HEFFERNAN.
Received by |

NEW YORK. August 24.-Today's
trading on the curb market was little
changed. 1t was one of the dullest in
many months and fluctuations were
confined to unusually narrow limits
Public participation was at a mini
mum and professional operators were
not inclined to do much.
Nothing happened to influence
trading in the oil stocks. Standard
of New York. selling ex the 35 cents
dividend. gained slightly, while
Prairie Oil and Gas was about the
only other member of the Standard
group to do anything. After getting
up two points it -receded well below
the previous close.
A dec ided falling-off was noted in
the independent oils, and only the
more prominent appeared bn the
tape. Southern states ran up about
a point on short covering, but later
lost most of the gain. Pressure
against Cities Service common re-
Evening star., 1923-08-24
COMMUNITY MARKETS
SEE HIGHER PRICES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, August 24.-Renewal
of the advance in the commodity mar
kets was a feature of the day. Both
in cotton and grain the impulse came
rather from the prospect of reduced
supplies than from any quickening
OF the demand. Burt it was signifi-
cant of the way the wheat trade has
adjusted itself to the slackness of
foreign buying that the market
should have reached a level and 5
cents a bushel above Julys extreme
low in face of the weekly report fig
ures, showing a 40 per cent reduc-
ton as compared with a year ago.