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Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06
HOW rs YOUR MEMORY

Do you remember when under the Democratic Admin
israon the country being panhanded to buy bale
of cotton?" Today domestic cotton mills are breaking all
records with over 35OOO0OO spndes in operation and
are exporting cotton because of increased domestic
consumption. Cotton in the receives price.
Do you remember when, late in the Democratic Ad-
minstration foot to induce the Dem
ocrac Congress to appropriate millions of the tax
payers money for public works such river and harbor
improvements public buildings, roads, ETC., in order that
the 100000 men who were out of employment might be
given something do? Today the Government is being
earnestly requested to curta public works in order that
those employed thereon may be released to private indus
which operating at something under their ca
pacity because of the shortage of labor.
Do you remember the defation policy brought on by
the Democratic Administration which took such mercess
toll of substance the days late in the Wilson
regime when farming losing game; when in anc-
patton the Republican emergency tariff law Canada
shipped 45OOOOOO bushels wheat when foreign wool
decmatng American sheep? The 1922 survey of the
Department Agriculture Showed that in the of all
but of 81 major crops output greater than in
1921 The volume of these 81 per cent larger
than in 1921 and as farm prices average
25 per higher than year ago. the total value ST.
5OOOOOOOO, about One-thrd than in 1921 The
recovery sheep situation in 1922 that Of the
preceding year was truly remarkable" report Am
erican economic conditions recently presented to the In
ternaonal Chamber of Commerce in Rome Italy, stated
that the all farm products increased from $12
402 100000 in 1921 to $1431O,000,OOO in 1922
Do you remember that steel production sank rapidly
following the World War; until it went below lev
els? Steel being produced at the rate of 100000
annually and may to 45OOOOOO, which will equal
the record year 1917 the Allies and Govern
ment were deugng the mills with orders And steel is
called the barometer of business.
Do you remember when the state Of the Governments
finances was such in 1920 that taxpayer didn't know
whether coming going? Today the national debt
been reduced $SOOOOOOO taxes have been cut
$SOOOOOOOO; sinking fund of $S45OOOOOO has been
provided for appropriations account of Government for
the year 1924 $24SOOOOOO less than they
for 1920 under Democratic Congress- the British debt
Strengthened OUT and the chances are pretty
good for a balanced ledger June 3Oth
Do you remember the last year under President Will
son. when Federal Is per cent below par?
Today they practically at par.
And, remembering all these things, are you likely to
up entire program of reconstruction by restor
ing to power the Democratic party which primarily
financial and economic chaos existing
when the Republicans into control you are who
will sympathize with you?
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

JUDGE BOYCE just before fitting to Washington to
prepare for his term in to which the RepuD
cans of Delaware elected him. forth for publication
statement the public school system OF Delaware
will probably come to roost when he aspres to sue
aed himself as member of congress from Delaware He
opposed the giving full support to the educational pro-
gram for the schools Delaware He advocated that the
appropriations be down and the State Board OF Educ
ton as the administrator of school laws and regulation be
compelled lin his language) to cut off the tassels ana
fads in education This opposition will estrange many
m the women as well as the men, who supported him in
the elections of 1922 not mention the thousands OF Re
pubcans who possible for him to sit in congress
after next December.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

Miss Gertrude Downs and Charles
Jester, of Georgetown, were married
on Saturday evening at the parsonage
"a long and happy life is the wish OF
their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewell Calhoun visited
her parents on Sunday.
= Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Barto paid
Warwick brief visit on Saturday ev-
ening.
Mrs. Alice Shredder is numbered
among the sick this week.
H. D. Pine has accepted a position
in MillsborO.
Miss Ivah Burton, of Ocean View
was among our Easter callers, also
Glenn Phillips, of Laurel.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06
PRIME HOOK SCHOOL

J. Harvey Burgess, "The Poet of the
Ozarks," will give a humorous enter
tainment at Prime Hook School FRI
day night, April 9Th.
Mr.. Burgess is both a poet and hui
morist. He has just returned from
tour of Southern States where he has
entertained in the large cities.
The Community Association desires
a large attendance. No admission will
be charged A free-will Offering will
be taken to defray expenses.
Don't forget the date. Come and en-
joy an evening of real fun. Ice cream
for sale.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06
WARWICK

Several in this vicinity adhered to
the old custom and paid their annual
visit to the unfortunate inmates of
the county mouse on Easter Sunday.
S. w. Johnson, an aged and highly
respected colored man, was stricken
with paralysis on Thursday morning
and is in a critical condition at this
writing.
Luther Norwood has moved on the
farm recently vacated by Gardiner
Street.
Isaac Johnson, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with his sister,
Mrs. Lille Davis.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

THE RECENT NAVAL NANEUVERS in the Pacific
near Panama have demonstrated again the need for more
light cruisers and In both branches OF the service
there is an acknowledged lack of strength In vessels other
than capital ships Navy is 100000 tons short OF the
figure fixed by the Washington aTmaments conference Our
people believe that the 55S ratio of the Washington treaty
should be taken only the maximum but also as the
minimum strength of the American heet In aircraft 'oO'
this country is woeuly behind other great powers de-
fencv that ought to be made up the earliest possible
moment.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

THE FARMER who repeats the same system year af-
year in producing crops, will find that there will be
when the financial results will not leave margin
of profit and above the of the farm and
producing the Just bit of common sense applied
inteligenty would help these people greatly We learn
that Harvey Slaughter of Easton Maryland has sold
this spring forynine lambs for eleven dollars EACH That
satisfactory return for the of flock Of sheep
properly be most of the grain and
to go after it.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

RELIGION AND POLITICS make poor combination,
which is possibly the destiny that "rough-hewed" the
on of the legislature to it to for ten days
during the period of the Wilmington Conference, in
sion Dover this 1t is than likely that the
ministers will exit from the state capitol be-
fore the legislators assemble there next Tuesday.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

THOSE WHO ARE URGING early recognition of Rus
sa merely echoing the desires OF the State Depart
ment at Washington Secretary Hughes is as eager as any
other man to resume the friendly relations with the Rus
sion people that existed for years in the past
At present there are certain nsumounabe obstacles to
such STEP The soviet government must recognize the
rights of property That has always been fundamental IN
the successful governing of any people There is no need
for us to have any relations with Russia unless our peo
pe are to trade there they cannot safely trade there
if the government deny the right to property or the
sancty of contracts 1t is absurd to conduct trade with
people whose government not permit them to own
ANYTHING and would be futile to have diplomatic rela-
+ions with such government is believed that the So
Wet officials are becoming enlightened on the subject
Of property and may be acceptance of the American
conditions will not be much longer delayed.
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

IT IS A MISFORTUNE for any community, county
state or political party to be handicapped with men o.
women write statements for publications. Wltnout III
vestigaton as to facts affecting the questions they attempt
IN discuss This is more depored when the writer
bappens to be the editorial writer of local paper or any
publication aspiring to be the mouthpece OF any pouca
party or faction of party One of the most persistent
offenders along this line, is the editorial writer for the
Sussex Journal who its last issue deliberately stated
bold lies the action of the State Board OF Euucauon
One paragraph of the editorial said:
"They have spent that time in lobbying around
the Legislature and making propaganda for saving
their own hides rather than working for the goou
of the schools"
Without question this statement is not only mislead-
ing bu is false from standpoint in which the asser
+ion is made The hearings before the Appropriation
Committee at which the State Board OF Educauoh was
represened by State Superintendent OF Education ana
his assistant employees compulsory according TO la"
They gave information the sections of the school
budget to members the legislature So far as lobbying
goes they have done onetenth of the lobbying that
the anti-school people of Delaware have urged cohnu
ously; regardless of other facts To any attentive oDselV
r of progress school legislation through the leg
latiye sessions plain, that those members OF Ine
house and senate who desired information and statements
mode in omen session on any the Of school prob
ems requested members OF the State Board OF Educaon
to remain in the legislative halls, where they Woulo DC
available to be called quickly That information was given
and very properly given for the information Oh al "nO
actuav desired truth and understanding EVloenuy Ine
editorial writer Sussex Journal is one Oh tose Pc
cuiarly constituted creatures that neither wants
ton or truth but content to bndy strike out against
all public school education Plain lying OF ignorance u INC
school question any form, is at the pase Oh SUCH W
noson as is expressed through the columns OF the Oldest
paper printed in Sussex county With weekly papers Op
posing civic and educational efforts, no town OF county
will he heped to arise higher and better stanuns VI
citizenship Would that the county seat OF sussex county
had newspaper with those back of it standlng louI
ro for all that is best in state county civic well
fare At present not making any attempt 10
fill the breech Far better that effort to produce
weekly paper be made to send forth that which mel
+ber benefits those who make it, or helps the pubic c
zenship of the county This is plain statements u
4+ - bo nroven each week. and it is pity that 1t is
true J
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

IT WILL NOT BE surprising to the people OF Kent
County that tax rates the current will be higher
because the road building program but who wouu
not be willing pay this additional sum of money for the
privilege o having these excellent roads to all winter
as well as the dry of summer and fall? Would the
farmer be willing sell his automobile or truck and go
hack to the old OK and horse drawn vehlces Oh
twenty-five years ago? Would they deprive themselves o
r1ral delivery of mails and other convenences OF the
resent dav for the of essenng the amount OF taXes
Would they be willing to back to the school system OF
even twenty years ago and send their children TO ne ou
school buildings they attended for the sake OF lessen
ing their annual school tax? MOI There is not nVe Per
| f the men and women of today who would tolerate
nocv of that kind must be kept in mind always tna
taxes will never materially decrease during the lie Time
of those now living They will surely find that taxation WI"
increase but there will be benefit always coming lor
the amount paid which will make he lives OF all clzens
o boDnv Fui1d well the schools, the roads and the
homes of the people, the prosperity of the future "hen
the children will succeed our adventures
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

TEERE WOULDN'T BE such a scarcity of wOrkmen
the booegging business less profitable and less
Milford chronicle., 1923-04-06

Watch out for Bratten's One Cent
Sale. The date will be in next weeks
Chronicle. The Red Star Drug Store.
IF you are sick, take Chiropractic Ad-
justments and get well. ANNA K. GRE
coRIUs, ChirOPractOr. Offices: Milford
and Dover. sS-tf
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
PRESTO

Mrs. William Hall and children are
visiting relatives at Inkom for a few
weeks.
Mrs. Kittie Bower and Miss Mabel
Bennett Of Blackfoot spent the week
end with relatives here.
Mrs. Leona Wilson of Shelley spent
the weekend with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Dial and fam
lily Of Firth are moving to the Patter-
son place for the summer. John Jor-
gensen is moving to the Jack Ander-
son place and Mr.. and Mrs. Esco
Lemon will move to Blackfoot the last
Of the week.
Mrs. Frank Phillips gave a dinner
Sunday to a few invited friends and
relatives.
Arthur Davis Of Blackfoot is at the
James Just ranch this week.
Jack Bennett has had a bad case
Of tonsilitis.
]. Berkeley Larsen was a business
visitor at Blackfoot Monday.
Earl Thompson and John Pamburn
spent several days last week with rel
atives here. They returned to Black
foot Friday and Earl Thompson went
on to Bernice where he makes his
home.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
WAPELL.O

Miss Alta Call, of Blacfoot, spen
last weekend here visiting with rel
atives. Miss Call just returned from
a two months trip at Boise.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Christensen at.
tended the funeral of their niece in
Shelley last Friday.
| Mr.. Ensign Call, who has been act
| ing as a missionary in the Southern
States for the past two years return
ed home last Saturday night.
Mrs. Mabel Folkman spent the week
end with her parents here.
Mrs. Delorous Hyatt and baby Of
| Basalt are staying at the Gordon
home
The Hancock family have rented the
Call farm for the summer. They NOV
last week.
Mrs. j. B. Early and daughter Elsie
returned home after a short visit with
relatives in Pocatello.
Mrs. Don Frongner of Idaho Falls
visited with relatives here Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. F. c. Ramsey and son and Mrs.
Anderson visited in Blackfoot last
Thursday.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Walton Bithell. Mother and
babe are getting along very nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams of
Shelley were the guests of P. ]. Will
liams and family last Sunday.
Miss Julia Bithell and friend of
Blackfoot visited at the Walton Bith-
ell home Sunday.
The Boy Scouts will give dance
next Friday evening refreshments
will be sold during the evening. The
home orchestra will furnish the music
Mr.. George and Joseph Bithell and
families visited at the Mackay home
at Presto last Sunday.
A large crowd attended the musi-
cal program that was given under the
direction of the M. 1. A. last Tuesday
evening.
Harvey Allen and William Snyder
were home missionaries here a week !
ago last Sunday.
Miss Jane Lufkin, Sylvia Rassmu-
sen and Miss Wright attended evening |
services here Sunday.
Mrs. M. V. Scott, who has been
spending the winter in Bancroft, WIS.,
tied last week here with her children.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
CALL FOR CITY CONVENTION

Notice is hereby given that City
Convention for the purpose of nomin-
ing candidates for Mayor, eight Coun-
cilmen, City Clerk and City Treasur-
er, to be voted on at the City election
to be held on the oath day Of April,
1928, and for the purpose Of electing
an executive committee Of seven, as
provided by law and for such other
lawful purposes as such convention
may be called will be held at the
Court House at Blackfoot, in Bingham
County, Idaho, at o'clock p. m. on
Friday, March Both, 1923.
Only qualified electors of the City
of Blackfoot will be entitled to par
ticipate. The officers will be nomin-
ated under the principal Of Economy
and when nominated will be known
as the Economy Ticket.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
A KNOCKER OR A BOOSTER

When the Creator had made all the
good things there was still some dir
ty work to do, so Ht made the beasts
and reptiles and poisonous insects
and when He had finished He had
some scraps that were too bad to put
in the Rattlesnake, the Hyena, the
Scorpion, and the Skunk SO He put
all these together, covered 1t with
suspicion, wrapped 1t with Jealousy,
marked with a yellow streak, and
called 1t a KNOCKER.
The product was 80 fearful to ron-
template that He had to make some
thing to counterfeit It, 80 He took a
sunbeam and put in It the heart OF
a little child, the brain OF a man,
wrapped these in civic pride, covered
1t with brotherly love, gave 1t a mask
OF velvet and grasp Of steel, and call
ed 1t a BOOSTER. Made him a low
er of fields and flowers and manly
sports, believer in equality and JUS
tice, and ever since these two were
mortal man has had the privilege of
choosing his enthusiastically
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
AND MISBRANDED
FOODS AND DRUGS SEIZED

Fines ranging from $25 to $3.50 were
on shippers who had sent into inter.
state commerce adulterated or mis-
branded foods and feeds, according
to Service and Regulatory Announce
ments No. 152 issued recently by the
Bureau of Chemistry, United States
Department of Agriculture. The list
includes olive oil, butter, salmon, can
dy, eggs, oysters, catsup, flour and
cottonseed meal. Eight other ship
ments of foods were destroyed under
DEGREES of condemnation and forfeit
ture and nineteen shipments were re-
leased on bond on condition that the
products would be relabeled to COM
ply with the requirements of the law.
Six seizures were made under the
Sherley amendment to the food and
drugs act which prohibits the use Of
false and fraudulent claims on medi-
cinal preparations. The users Of
McGraws Herbs of Youth, Oil of Life
and Liquid Herbs were promised on
the labels relief for all sorts of all
ments ranging from nerve diseases to
colds but the Government charged
that the ingredients of these medi-
cines as revealed by analysis could
not produce the results claimed and
the court ordered the destruction of
the shipments.
Boquette's Family Remedy which
foiv 80
sulphate, 21a per cent of
sodium nitrate, a small amount Of ex-
tarctives and 93R per cent of water
was declared by its manufacturer to
be capable Of relieving rheumatism
and tuberculosis. A shipment vas
seized and charge of misbranding
brought by the Government. No
claimant appearing, the court ordered
the product destroyed.
A shipment of Parrys Vegetable
Compound was released under bond
IN condition that the false and mis-
eading statements as to it's curative |
egects would be corrected.
Cocoa butter, petrolatum, boric acid, |
SOuidhl ooiPhdtC anu d llIIlc |
we're the ingredients of Orange Bios
'om Suppositories for which it was
charged false and fraudulent claims
we're made and the shipment was or
70 ordered destroyed by the caurt
Egerton's Salt Brick was declared
" the manufacturer to prevent hog
holera but the analysis found no IN
'redient or combination of ingredients
apable of producing this effect and
he product was destroyed by order
f the court.
Giles Germicide, II was found, did
ot contain anything of germicidal
r antiseptic nature and that, too,
yas ordered destroyed.
Penalties were imposed on five
took feed shippers, in amounts from
LOO to $3.50. The substitution of
eanut hulls, rice bulls and cotton
eed bulls for more nutritive mater
lis, false claims as to protein and
Der content, and lack Of net weight Z.
larkings, were some Of the charges
rOught against the shippers.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
SELECTION OF TREES

| Dean Miller, of the School of For.
ten regarding the selection of trees
for this section of the state. He sent
list of trees which can be grown
to good advantage here. The list In
cludes both useful and ornamental
trees as follows: Hardwood-White
ian Pea Tree, Russian Olive, Weeping
Birch, Paper Birch, European White
Birch, blackberry, Silver Maple, White
Elm, Norway Maple, Sugar Maple,
Box Elder, Horse Chestnut, White
Willow, Black Willow, Weeping Will
low, Golden Willow, Black Cotton
tonwood, Balm Of Gilead, Narrow
Leaved Cottonwood, Quaking Aspen,
Silver Poplar, Boleana Poplar, Honey
Locust.
Conifers-Blue Spruce, Engleman
Spruce, Norway Spruce, White Firt,
Scotch Pine, Jack Pine, Arborvitac,
Douglas Fir, Tamarack, Utah Juniper.
Hardy Shrubs and Vines-Buffalo
Berry, Spirea, Lilac, Japanese Bar
berry, Forsythia, Wistaria, Bush
Houeysuckle, Japanese Rose, Dog
wood, Clematis, Virginia Creeper.
The University of Idaho, Forestry
has nursery stock of the
above trees for sale at very reason
able prices. If interested parties
will call at the Farm Bureau office
we will furnish prices on the different
kinds of trees.
The value of the Farms in Bling
ham County may be increased mater
ally by the planting Of trees. Trees
not only improve the appearance of
ARMS, but also furnish a wind-break
which makes it more pleasant for
livestock and portects the crops from
'rost. Many of our farms have no |
rees at the present time. Why not |
tut on a PLANT More Trees" cam
,aign In each community and see
hat there are trees on every farm?
t's worth while, and the cost will be
-ery low.
FARM pITPEAU
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-30
FOR SALE

In the Kansas better-bull contest
recently closed, livestock men and
agricultural college officials Of the
State replaced nearly 1000 scrub bulls
with pure breds. This Is a part of an
active pure bred sire campaign which
conducting. A specialist in animal
husbandry has been designated leader
in the work and is cooperating with
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture in Better Sires-Better
Stock" activities.
Approximately 166,00O,0O0 acres of
privately owned forest land are
wholly unprotected from fire, says the
Forest Service, United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. On many other
areas the protection is incomplete
and inadequate Based on a six-year
average, the annual loss Of property
rom forest fires is $16,424,090. Yet a
yearly expenditure of $9,263,000 would
'airly protect all OF the privately
owned timber lands in the United
States.
Forest fires in the United States
.verage $500 annually, says the For
st Service, United States Depart
nent Of Agriculture. Based on . SIX
,ear average 7,O88,0c0 acres are each
ear burned over and the immediate
property loss Is $16,424,OOO.