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Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
BAND CONCERT
SATURDAY EVENING

We are informed by Mr.. ]. H.
Stoner that beginning with Saturday
evening of this week we will have
saturday evening concerts by the
Payette County Band regularly dur
ing the summer months. The band
has made wonderful progress under
the instructions of Mr.. Stoner, far be-
yond the expectation of the people.
lt has only been few weeks since
their first rehearsal but they are GER
talnly making rapid strides in fur
nishing real music. The concert
will begin at 1880.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
CANYON
DAM CELEBRATION

THE BLACK Canyon Dam celebration
at the dam site near Emmett last
Friday was attended by crowd es-
timated at 1900 people of which
Payette County was first IN
numbers represented out side OF
Gem County, regardless of the
fact that the Idaho Daily Statesman
in its detailed write-up of the cele-
bration failed to even mention Pay
cite County, the Payette County
Band or the Payette ball team. There
were ten communities represented
that will be directly or indirectly
benefited by means of this gigantic
project which when completed, Will
supply irrigation water for some
$4,000 acres of land, most of which
Is now barren waste. V. T. Craig,
cashier of the Bank of Emmett was
chairman of the afternoon program
Governor C. c. Moore was the first
speaker who spoke briefly, but high
ly commended the people for their
in making possible the
building of the dam, and expressed ,
the hope that the problem of water in
that vicinity would be forever solved.
Former Governor, d. w. Davis, now
assistant to the Secretary of the In
terror, spoke at considerable length
bringing ont many facts regarding
projects which was
followed by Mr. A. P. Davis. Director
of Reclamation, who among other
things said the cost of water for the |
land in Black Canyon project is sure
to be at least one hundred dollars
but with the easy plan of payment to
the government it was still feasible |
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
HEAD LETTUCE IN MAY

w. H. Farber has any "Chink" in
the state cheated when it comes to
producing early garden truck, he has
in his garden right now, head lettuce
big as gallon bucket, he seems to
have a system of his own, planting in
the fall and in his case its sure win
ner, he sowed his lawn in the fall two
years ago and made wonderful sue
cess, he must have been born in the
fall.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
DEATH IN
AUTO ACCIDENT

Sidney Stanfield, of Ontario, wide
Iy known stock man of oregon and
brother of U. S. Senator, R. N. Stan
field met sudden death, and COM
panion w. B. Miller, conductor OF
the o. S. L. Vale train, seriously in
jured, when the auto in which they
were riding turned over high en-
bankment near the Snow Moody
pumping plant last Friday night
about ten o'clock. Mr.. Stanfield and
Mr. Miller were on their way from
Weiser to Ontario, and said to be
running at high rate of speed when
rounding the curve at the break of
the hill near the pumping plant when
their car crashed into a Ford driven
by Clarence Johnson, also resident
of Ontario, who was coming up the
grade From the indications as
ments by Mr.. Johnson, the Stanfield
car was suddenly turned to the right
to avert collision and then swerved
suddenly back to the left striking
the johnson car at the rear and on
down over the steep embankmentI
landing in small irrigation canal
about 100 feet below in about
two feet of water the car fairly on
its side with Mr.. Stanfield under the
rear wheel completely submerged in
water. Mr.. Miller was picked up by
Mr.. Johnson and others who were
passing by, about fifty feet below the
road in an unconscious condition, a
bad cut across the side of his face
and other minor cuts and bruises, he
was brought to Payette and given
first aid by DR.. l. r. Woodward be-
fore taken to the hospital at Ontario,
where he is now recovering. The
body of Mr.. Stanfield was not found
or positively known that there was
any one in the car with Mr.. Miller
for some little time and not until the
water was turned out of the ditch by
Mr. Sullens at the pumping plant
was his body exposed. The coroner
| of Malheur County was immediately
i called and took charge of the body
Mr.. Stanfield was a very prominen
man throughout Oregon and southern
! Idaho, was about 40 years of age an,
leaves a wife and one daughter
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
MISS BALLENGER LEAVES
FOR OLYMPIA

Miss Alfaretta Ballenger, who has
been making her home for the past
three years with her nephew, l.. K.
Ballenger, left Monday evening for
her home in Olympia, Washington.
She was accompanied by her brother,
j. "A. Ballenger, father of L. k, who
has been here visiting for the past
1ew weeks. During Miss Ballenger's
stay in Payette she has had full
charge of the domestic and other
household affairs of the Ballenger
nome, and it is quite likely her
services will be somewhat missed
since her departure.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
1928 COMMENCEMEN1 Of
PAYETTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

better. The glee cluk gave evidence
of unusual training.
At the close Of the Commencement
Address. Rev. Thomas Ashworth, act
ing on behalf Of the Board of Educa.
ton. in a well-chosen address pre-.
sented the Diplomatic the 48 gradu-
ates.
Those receiving qiplomas were;
Charles Roy Adair.
Thomas Russell Anderson.
Mildred Esther Bigelow.
Jessie Viveolet Butts.
Mary Myrtle Chr1aian.
Carl Theodore Chuser.
Minnie Adelaide Clark.
Eddie Cobleptz.
Roy Clark Cram<
Harold Theodore Cram.
Alice Lorraine Dorsey.
lone Octava Fee-
George Ross FuAon.
Sylvia Harriet Gfabner.
Melvina Alvilde @Fimes.
Ruth Margaret Hm
Rose Mary Hart
William Harold Hf1lerman.
Harriet Frederick Hinze.
Mildred Louise Holmes.
Raymond Willard Hughes.
Ula Anna Hughes.
Walter Lee James-
Ethel Faye Jefferis.
Edward Stuart Jewell.
Donald Eugene Keeler.
Harold Irwin Levers.
Richard Coates Lowrie.
Nettie Minnie Luhr.
Ruth Isabelle Marshall.
John Louvern Masonheimer.
Donald Albert Mathis.
Sadie Jean Mercer.
Helen Elizabeth Moss.
Theodore Edward Newton.
John Holt Robson.
Neville Cleta Rose.
Esther Elizabeth Shamberger.
Eleanor Augusta Schutt.
Matilda Anna Sick.
Leora Belle Smith
Howard Chester Tomlin.
Nina May Warden
Ada Marie Wasson
Ida Fern Wayne.
Cecyle Airline VIII .sns.
Maude Bertha Zimmerman.
One of the pleasantest functions {
week was the annus
Tunior-Senior farewell banquet. Thi
vent was held in the Gymnasium o.
Wednesday night.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
COLE CLUB FOR pAYETTE

The organization of a Golf Club
at Payette seems to be practically as
sured. For some time the matter
has been talked up among the bust
ness men and others interested, and
the first meeting held at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms, Wednesday eve
ming About twenty have already
signed as members of the organiza-
ton, suitable ground has been Sc
cured on the Payette Heights, Just
east of the city reservoir. A meeting
is called for netx Monday evening,
when a permanent organization will
be perfected.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
WILL ORGANIZE LADIES'
SAXOPHONE BAND

Mr.. ]. H. Stoner, leader of the
Payette County Band, has under way
the organizing of a ladies' saxophone
band in Payette Several of the
Payette ladies have expressed a will
lingness to become members, and
within a few weeks Mr.. Stoner ex-
poets to secure the required number
If this is fully accomplished it will
certainly add very materially to the
musical organizations in Payette.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS

The demonstration on Community
Paint Day, held at Wood & Spauld-
ings, on Saturday. May 12, proved to
be of great success and much valu-
able information to the many visitors
on this occasion of Frightening Up,
was given by the expert sent out by,
the factory.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
WILL TEACH IN PAYETTE

Miss Margaret Carpenter of Co
lumbus, Ohio, who has been engaged
as one of the teachers in the Payette
school. arrived in Payette last week
to spend the summer with her sister,
Mrs E B. Holmes, before taking up
her school work this fall Miss Car
penter comes highly recommended
and will receive a welcome in the So
cial circles of Payette as well as
member OF our school faculty
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
GOOD FURNITURE FOR SALE
AT HALF PRICE

chiffonier, 1 dresser, Oak Din
ing table and chairs, Q large Spanish
leather rockers, l leather bottom
rocker, 2 beds complete. nearly new,
l bedstead, 1 Singer sewing machine
IN IN perfect order Roll top desk. /
typewriter nearly new, cream
separator.
Electric Range, the only article
not at half price as it is good as new.
Gallon ice cream freezer, also l First
class MILK COW, together with her
toilet articles.
Tel, 226-W., or call in person.
e. w. DUNN,
BIG 3rd. Ave, North.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
ENLISTMENT WEEK.

Enlist now; Encampment time will
soon be here, Battery C, las Field
Artillery is having an enlistment
week beginning the Goth and closing
the 27th. Every man who wishes TO
have two weeks vacation with ex-
pences paid should enlist now, SO
that he may learn the use OF the ma
terial before going to camp. Enlist
now SC. that we viii have full quote
to take to camp.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
FORMER PAYETTE PEOPLE

Attorney F. H. Lyon, a former Pay
ette attorney, now living at Fuller
ton, California, arrived in Payette by
auto last Friday on few legal mat
tiers. He was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Judd of Long Beach,
who came to make a short visit with
former Payette friends, they all re-
turned Tuesday morning.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
CARD OF THANKS

We desire TO express our sincere
thanks to the many friends who so
willingly assisted and expressed their
heartfelt sympathy at a time when it
was so much needed, during the
sickness and death of our dear hus-
band and father.
Mrs. Anna Mercer
and Children.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
OPENS REPAIR SHOP

H. F. Comnick of this city has re-
Gently opened up a general repair
shop, first door south of the Skagg's
grocery store, he is prepared to re-
pair any kind of furniture, stoves,
sewing machines, lawn mowers, in
fact any kind of repair work, that is
needed about the home.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
COOKED Food SALE

The ladies of the Catholic church
will hold cooked food sale at the
City Market, Saturday afternoon,
May 10. go
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17
COOKED FOOD SALE

The ladies of the st. James Guild
will hold cooked food sale. Satur-
day at the Independent Meat Market.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-05-17

ors of the day, Honors she shares
with the children who so gladly work
with her,
Mrs. P. H. Brown.
Evening star., 1923-10-22

in furs. a faded snow shirt over her
reindeer parka. Slung over her
shoulder was d pair OF binoculars.
AS she pushed back the wolf-skin
fringe of her reindeer hood. / saw
her eyes-incredulous, startled, al
most dazed
Alone on Island.
Her first question confirmed my
worst fears. Where is Crawford
and Gale and Maurer?" she asked in
slightly broken English. And when
told her that I had just arrived
from Nome and expected to find them
all on Wrangel Island. she choked
back sob and said: There is nobody
here but me; l am all alone. knight.
he died on June %. ! want to go
back 10 my mother" With that she
swooned and tottered forward. As
l caught her in my arms she COM
menced to sob like little girl.
When | had brought her aboard
the Donaldson and given her cup
OF coffee. she revived and was able
to eat some breakfast.
Then we nosed our way ahead
through the fog. Soon we rounded
the low. sandy point of Doubtful
Harbor and anchored in two and a
half fathoms.
BY this time Ada had recovered
from the first shock of our meeting
and had regained little Of her COM
and reluctant to talk.
My last instructions from Stefans-
son had been to continue the occupa-
ton of Wrangel Island. / decided,
therefore. to land with two objects
in view. The first of these was the
sad duty of buryIng knight After
this I must make an investigation TO
ascertain whether the place was hab-
liable. / had gathered from Ada s
talk that conditions in the camp were
- hs r. n
to allow the Eskimos. who were to
continue the colony, to leave the ship
until l had made a personal investi-
cation.
Taking only Ada. I padded to the
beach in one of the umiaks.
1t was a dismal day. The fog, a
ghostly shroud. hung over the sordid
disarray Of broken boxes and all but
hid the two f1imsy tents.
Ada pointed to the larger of them.
"knight-he dead man now-him stay
inside over there. Better we go first
to my tent" And she led the way up
the graveled beach to her own little
home. fatL
Beside the entrance was a small
canvas boat, crudely built but appar-
entity seaworthy; as we paused to ex-
anime II. Ada pointed with pride 10
her handiwork. After knight die
and bi1ls and seal come l work hard
to makS a little boat SO can get any
thing I shoot in the water. But only
use il maybe two times when wind
blow it away out to sea while l sleep.
Then / cry all day and next day and
next day, then | say TO myself no use
to cry any more and then / make this
one and now tie it up after every time
l use it,
Ada's tent was torn, it hung from a
crude framework OF driftwood which
she had erected after knight died
In front of the entrance was a little
cupboard made of boxes!t where she
kept her ammunition and field glasses
I followed her in. To the left OF
the door stood an old stove. rusty and
fire-eaten, a little pile of firewood be-
side It. She had made that stove
herself out of empty Kerosene tins
A battered tea kettle sat on top OF a
small box-a box containing all the
food she had; little hard bread, a
few lseces of dried meat-that was
Evening star., 1923-10-22
CLOSED CAR SHOW
SETS NEW RECORD
Fourth Annual Exhibition
Opens With Best First
Night.

Following what was declared TO be
tho most successful first night in the
annals of local motor shows. Wash
ipgton's fourth annual closed car ex-
hibition opened again this morning
at 1880 III Convention Hall and is
now all set" for weeks run.
Taking into consideration TIE large
number of early morning visitors. the
cXhibitors~ express confidence that
this will be by far the most success
iuI motor exhibition they have ever
engaged in.
is good sign. they say. for 1t indi-
Gates that the motoring public wants
10 make critical inspection of the
new cars and their new engineering
features under the most Favorable
conditions.
Show FOrges to Front.
From display that formerly oc-
Cupied secondary rank with both the
trade and the public, the closed car
show has forged to the front as an
exposition of first magnitude Ru-
dolph Jose. manager of the show.
said. and while Its scope is limited
to closed models, it is nevertheless
a quality show.
1T Is a show of unusual interest
this year because of automotive prog
ress In the last few months, with the
bringing cut OF numerous new mod
els. many of them with distinctive
innovations.
While several of the models have
been given their first showing in pri-
Nate salesrooms. so far as the general
public Is concerned the exposition is
really debut for the last-minute
tyDes."
That this years show will set a
new high mark in sales, In keeping
with the years trend. is the conf
dent prediction OF exhibitors who
were deeply impressed with the pub
lie interest displayed on the opening
night. -..-'..
Sales Mount Up. Is Belief.
While first-night sales have not yet
been computed, estimates were gen
eral that they will mount higher than
in the eXpositions of other years.
There are approximately 140 models
displayed. and many new and unique
accessories.
The show opened Saturday evening,
and will continue through the present
week. opening at 1880 in the morn
ing and closing at 1890 pm.
An almost continuous program OF
pleasing music is supplied by two or
cheScras under the direction of Meyer
Goldman.
Evening star., 1923-10-22
.PERSH|NG SAYSU.S..
SEEKS NO new WAR.
Ambition Is to Inculcate ''Pa-
triotism and Citizenship"
Into Nation.
BY FREDERIC, WILLIAM VILE.

Gen. Pershing. in a special inter
view with this writer on the eve OF
sailing for France. outlined with en-
thusiasm his plans for his last year
of active service in the United States
Army. Pershing was graduated from
West Point In 1885. He will pass to
the retired list on September l3. 1924,
after an uninterrupted career Of
thirty-eisht years and in consequence
of reaching on that date the statu-
| tory retirement age of sixty-four.
the general of the armies" - his
official observation-disclosures devoting
the months still allotted to him in his
country's service to crusading for
Preparedness and national defense.
In particular he will attempt to build
up the citizens training camp move
iaeHt ana the system for developing
the Reserve Officers Training Corps,
including the summer camps for or
ganized reserves
The provisions of the national de-
tense act of 1920" said Gen. Pershing,
are attacked by the professional
paciflsts as militaristic' Their paid
organizer recently launched an as
sault against the entire prepa redness
movement in radical periodical
under the title of Selling Us a New
war. 1t is an adroft misuse of fun-
damental facts and official statements.
Wants No More War.
Nobody can sell the American
: people "a new war We are not a
inflltarfstic people and can never be-
come militarized people except by
the popular will and in the sudden
, emergency or great war. as in 1917.
The anti-preparedness advocates
! know perfectly well that the ma
ton. acting through Congress, Is the
only War-inaktng power in the United
professional soldiers and sailors
might want war. or might want to
seil the people war. they would
De helpless, except as the national
voice: voice, speaking through Congress,
We are repeating history in the
United States. After every one Of
our wars there has been q slump
in the peoples interest in national
defense. 1t seems to be our fate TO
learn nothing and to forget nothing.
on each recurring occasion. IT was
! so after the revolutionary war. George
something definite in the way az a
defense policy, but IL soon faded.
Thus, We were caught unpreparcd COR
the war OF 1872.
After the Mexican war. we again
persuaded ourselves there would be
i no more war with the result that
when X became necessary to defend
the existence Of the Union a few years
later. the federal governments state
OF unreadiness nearly proved fatal.
The present generation Of Americans
doesn't need to be reminded OF the
almost naked state OF unpreparedne SIS
with which we went to war with
Spain in 1898. Yet even from that
contemporary experience We learned
no lesson, and when the world war
, sucked us into its maelstrom, we
! We're in a state of comparative dis
armament, so far as our ability i'm
mediately to throw our weight into
the scales was concerned.
Year Getting Into Action. .
We declared war in April, 1917.
But we were not making our presence
really felt In the war zone on either
land or sea, for full year.
The Army of the United States to-
day Is reduced 10 a level that O. n
Evening star., 1923-10-22

hardly be described as even the min
imum requisite for national security.
The regular establishment stands at
only 125.000 men and the majority Of
them Is stationed outside of the con-
tinental United States--in the Ha-
waiian ,Isiands.in the Philippines and
in the Canal Zone.
"The rest sof our skeleton force is
scattered throughout the nine corps
areas of this country While many
authorities. including myself, hold
that the troops now regularly en-
listed should be materially augment
ed, we shall meantime carry on with
such as we have. and place our chief
dependence on the trained reserve
which came into being through our
world war experiences.
ITO that end. l shall do my utmost.
during the next year. to popularize
the summer camps for citizen train
ing and for reserve officers. Our eS-
periences inRhe~ summer of 1928 were'
satisfactory. OF the quotasaurhorfzed
had 25,241 arrivals out of 32.ol7 noti-
fed to attend. The largest numbers
were at Camp Deyens. Mass. where
President Coolidge's eldest son was A
recruit; Plattsburg barracks. New
York; Camp Meade, Maryland; Camp
Kentucky; Camp Custer, Michigan:
Fort Leavenworth. Kansas. and Fort
Sam Houston. Texas. The records
achieved at the reserve officers train
ing camps. fifty-seven in number, were
cat infantry camps 1905 officers
were in service for six weeks; at
field artillery camps. 612:sat coast ar
tillery camps, 456: at engineers
camps. 402; al cavalry camps. 213: at
ice stations. 1923: at Quartermaster
Corps camps. 12o; at camps of the
Medical. Dental and Veterinary
Corps, 4s9, and at the ordnance de-
partment camp at Aberdeen proving
ground. in Maryland. 133. The grand
total attendance at r. o. 7. camps
was 5.s11.
Training and Readiness.
"Now. while this training camp
system should insure our having al
ways ready. in an emergency, nu-
and men, the systems greater pur-
pose is not purely military. 1t
springs from the desire to teach our
young men patriotism and citizen
ship-practical patriotism and prac-
teal citizenship. For am still old
fashioned enough to believe that cit
izenship confers no higher privilege
Or imposes no more sacred duty upon
any man worthy of being called an
american than to be prepared to de-
fend his country. II that IS 'nilitar-
ISM let the pacifists make the most
Of IL.
THE country at large has little
knowledge of the unscrupulous
methods adopted by the anti-pre.
paredness people to Illustrate the
citizens training movement In GER
tain sections their opposition is
carried almost TO the point of terror
izing parents, especially mothers.
into preventing their sons from go
ing to sumner camps Your boys
are going TO be sent off to war is
one Of the commonest allegations.
Including tine National Guard.
which was in summer camps in 1929
to the number of $500 officers and
1880 men. the entire cost Of sum
mer training for civilians is about
s3S.302,000. This takes care of Ma
tional Guard, Organized Reserves,
reserve officers training camps and
Evening star., 1923-10-22
WAR CRAFT FOR SALE.

The Navy Department will open
bids for the purchase of the first YES
sells offered under the naval disarma-
ment treaty at the Department at II
o'clock Thursday morning. These
vessels are on the ways and uncom-
pleted: Battleships South Dakota and
and Indiana, at New York; North
Carolina, at Norfolk, and Mon
tana at Mare Island, Calf. and the
battle cruisers Constitution and
United States at Philadelphia.
A second sale will be held Novem-
Der 1 and others on November s
,opd 30
Evening star., 1923-10-22
ARMED PAIR ROB GROCER.
Command Hands Up and Escape
With S4S1, Police Told.

Arnled with pistols. two colored men
held up and robbed Samuel Rosin, a
grocer. In his store. 1929 Florida ave-
nue. northeast. early today of S4s1.
Rosin told Detectives Sweeney and
Waldron he had opened his. store
about 6 o'clock and a few minutes
later the colored men entered One
of them asked for a package of
cigarettes. When the grocer started
to get them he was told:
Hold up your hands and give me
your money" Both men held revolvers
and one searched his pockets. He had
put the money in his pocket with the
intention of banking II TODAY
Evening star., 1923-10-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.

PTUMBERS ATTENTTON-PLUMBING ES-
tablishment located for the past twenty years
ct 1910 etl. street northwest. will be for rent
November first: rent reasonable. Apply TO
owner, on premises. Phone FIR. 415T. ]. A.
BoNTZ. 24s