The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-07-05
INTERESTING sIDELIGHTs OF
PRESIDENTS VISIT TO IDAHO.

i inning the numerous sidelights O
:, . the visit of President HARDING 70 ra,,
: no last Thursday was the attention at
i / 1racted by the expeditions telephou.
! service afforded the special train.
Before the train came to a fun stor
! ~ roeateilo, where the principal Ida,
no speech was made, the hnemen were
!, alongside connecting wires as thew
kept up with the moving train. By
'ne time the train was placed the tele.
phone circuit was in operation on the
tram and in less than two m;nutas
members Of the party, including press
,, representatives, secured connections
with Washington, New York and 9TH
er points.
Anotner interesting feature electri
cal was the amplifier arrangement
winch enabled the president to speak
without straining his voice so ho could
be heard by those 800 feet away as
distinctly as by those standing around
1
| The presidents voice was caught
by nicraphones placed on the rear
platform and carried to the ampIifiers
on top of the car, so arranged as to
number and angle that his voice was
projected in all directions.
A very unusual thing happened at
Pocate8lo After the president had
finished his speech, he was presented
with a horseshoe made by a Boise
smithy from iorn taken from a neck |
yoke found at the scene of the mas, |
sacre by Indians of idaho pioneers. |
The president did the unprecedented |
thing OF making another speech, with |
he horseshoe as his text urging the
people to get back to more simple
life.
A large number of newspaper men
OF Idaho greeted the president at Po-
eatello and Idaho Falls. The president
was most cordial in his reception of
the writers. He is himself a practical
newspaper man. Guy FIenner, the old
est newspaper man in the state in
point of service, enjoyed several min
utes talk with the president in his car
and rode on the presidential train
north from Pocatello. He told the ,
president the newspaper men of Idaho
were still using "black = not cred
ink
The best color of ALL, said the
president. "Tell the boys to stay with :
t."
When the president was told of the
banding together of the newspaper :,
nen of Idaho, irrespective of political I,
i'll an editorial associa-
ion, he said: 'fThat s good work !,
There is nothing like a state editorial
ssociation to broaden the individual !
Jew, create harmony of action along 4,
ines of development and gain the
est possible ideas through inter i
hange. I wish your state association
ontinued success" !,
Between idaho flowers and food, :,
he presidential party was enrapturedi
nd possibly stuffed Rainbow trout J,
nd other delicacies were piled into !,
be larder. The president IS car was \,
ke a conservatory, especially to the RI
eight of Mrs. Harding, and the big
antry was crowded. The chef was ut
loss to know how to store all the
ood things and he was getting bit
issed when big supply of trout was =
anded in. His face lighted. "Comc :, =.
me, you beautiesi" he exclaimed, =.
Lordy how I'd like to catch some y
Ike you" =
Members of the presidential party :,
lving been roasted in the middle =
est, breathed deeply and joyfully the :. !.
'esh, invigorating air of Idaho. The -
ountains appealed strongly to them. :,
ecretary of the Interior Work, whose :
,me is in Colorado, said to the party:
''You eastern folks don't know =.
hat living is. I've always told you = :
at Guess you believe it now" -
''And people live in homes out
,re," cut in Mrs Work, "instead of .
,artment cubby holes. - = ;,