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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
WORKING TO PREVENT
CAR SHORTAGE.

In times past the loss to pro-
ducers in the west by reason of
failure to secure necessary cars in
which to ship their produce to mar
ket has been stupendous. For sew
eral years the railroads have been
making every effort to prevent this
loss and to guard against any car
shortage at the peak period of crop
movement. 1t is an effort that is
impossible of success unless the
carriers have the earnest coopera-
ton of the shippers. The Ameri-
can Railway Association this year is
striving to supply all cars required
and at the time they are most need
ed and to this end have pointed out
the necessity for making each car
do its full duty. And as the associ-
alton points out the duty of each
car is to transport its full capacity
load on every trip it makes over the
road. Shippers are therefore being
urged to see that every car is loaded
to capacity 80 there will be no
waste space and consequently no
time lost in hauling and returning
cars that might have been loaded to
fuller capacity. This is entirely
reasonable to ask of the shipper es-
pecially in view of the fact that it
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
MOST DEADLY EPIDEMIC
HAS ARRIVED.

The Literary Digest OF recent date
indicates that influenza at its palm
lest days of destruction OF human
life made a record in its harvest OF
death only slightly ahead OF what
the automobile is doing regularly
throughout the year. When we re-
call the anxiety and the efforts made
to check the ravages of influenza,
how we wore aprons over our faces,
how we remained away from where
it was known to be, how we quar-
antined whole communities and
prosecuted people who broke the
quparantine order, and compare 1t
with the Indifference manifested IN
tanning autos into danger, we
seem an awfully inconsistent bunch,
counting death and suffering for
nothing but the thrill of rushing
through at rapid rate when there
is little or nothing to hurry for.
The deadly epidemic is here but we
are getting accustomed to 1t and
people keep feeding it by stepping
on the gas.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
DO FARMERS WANT
INCREASED TAXES?

With the LaFo1lette agitators ap-
pealing to the farmers for support,
it. would be well for every farmer to
stop and ask himself II he is ready
for an increase in the tax burden he
is already carrying. The LaFoll-
cite platform declares for the gov
eminent ownership of railroads.
The most direct effect the carrying
out of this program would have In
its action on the farmer would be
the fact that the railroads at the
present time pay large percentage
of the state and county taxes in the
several states and especially is this
percentage high in agricultural
states. Under ownership by the
federal government the railroads
would not pay cent in taxes. This
loss of revenue would have to be
borne by the individual taxpayers.
In the July 10 issue of this paper,
attention was directed editorially to
the part the railroads pay in sup
port of the state and county govern
ment. Going into the subject from
the standpoint of the taxpayers, let
him give some thought to the fact
that in 1928 the Oregon Short Line
paid to Bingham county in taxes for
all purposes more than one-seventh
of all the taxes paid in the county,
This amount, or in dollars and
cents, the sum of $9S,9S5.13, under
government ownership could not be
collected and would have to be made
up by apportionment among the in
taxpayers of the county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09

be little need of the probation Of
ficer.
In 1916 there. was a big scare
about the world coming to an end
or at least the season was so cold
that only the hardy crops matured
Following this there were people
who set up theory about the end
of the world and greatly disturbed
the country. A man named Miller
figured it out in 1892 that the end
of the world would come on the
23rd of April, 1843, and proved it
by the Bible. He said the Lord of
Hosts would appear on that day and
all moral and spiritual accounts
would be closed and each individual
would be dealt with on his record
up to that time. Only those who
had lived just right and were out to
meet the Lord in an ascension robe
would be saved from the wrath to
come. He went about preaching
certain doctrines and receiving
converts, operating pretty much as
do the chautauqua organizations
now, in big tents, stirring wave of
sentiment and excitement that car
reid people by thousands. Muslin
for ascension robes came into great
as II a war had started. The move
ment gained momentum for over
ten years and true believers dis
posed of their property, quit work
ing, went about doing good, CD
getting others to make arrange
ments to be saved, property became
a drug on the market, shrewd un-
believers bought it up for a song,
and when the fateful day came and
people assembled in the fields and
clearings to witness the coming,
there was only a great silence and
failure to happen. Then the Rev.
Mr.. Miller reviewed his figures and
that a mistake had been
made and October 20, 1874, was to
be the day. True believers took
another year and half when the
was repeated.
There were thousands of homeless
and destitute people all over the
land whose property had gone into
the hands of the unbelievers. Mill
er's reputation suffered relapse
and the price of muslin slumped
During the period of his preachings,
families were divided in opinions,
people quarreled, families were
broken up, murders and suicides
were of common occurrence, men
killed their wives to save them
from unbelief and many women
poisoned their children to make
sure of their being saved.
In the meantime there was the
rush to, Texas, the rush to Oregon,
he persecution of the Mormons, the
Mexican troubles followed by the
Mexican war, the starving of the |
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
END OF THE WORLD
PREDICTED AND FAILED.

Don't be discouraged with the
present outlook for humanity
Things have gone wrong before and
the world has recovered its health.
With all the crimes and divorces
and broken homes, one might think
We are all going to the bow bows,
but there are probably more good,
sane, sound people in the world now
than ever before, and 1t is doubtful
II there are as many foolish things
being done now per thousand of
other times.
During the French revolution the
cream of the French population
were taken to the guilotine and
their heads clipped off-not few
hundred but hundreds of thousands
were put to death in various ways.
Then followed the unsettled condi-
lions corresponding to the present
times, and it took a good while for
them to settle down to the ways of
life that had proved the best 1t
will be remembered that marriage
was practically ignored and all but
abolished in France, but they re-
turned to 1t and to the old mar
rage customs with some modifica-
tions.
In the present time, America is
undergoing some turmoil in mat
tiers domestic, and 1t appears that
more than half of the marriages of
today are annulled or disregarded
sooner or later. Out of it all there
must be a study of the reasons for
SO many mistakes, and the future
will probably show notifications of
customs for courtship and selection
in marriage. Probably parents will
come to realize that marriage for
rank, for station, for property, for
religious similarity, for politics, for
occupational similarity in disregard
of deep affections may be expected
to bring domestic troubles, and a
generation of love matches may
right this old world to a great ex-
tent. When such marriages are the
rule, it will not matter what are the
laws pertaining to marriage and
divorce, support of wife and chill
dren and all that. Parents will
look after their own. and there will
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
has for its purpose his own best in

has for its purpose his own best in
terest.
The producer. not the railroad. is
the loser in case of car shortage.
So far the railroads report that all
demands for cars have been met but
state that the peak demand has not
yet been reached and that it is very
important to conserve every bit of
space in loading cars for shipment
in order provide for the proper
of crops of wheat, hay,
peas, beans, sugar beets and other
farm products.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09

AS viewed only in the light of the
loss of taxes now paid and which
would have to be added to the tax
receipt of the individual 1t would
mean an increase of at least $40
directly upon the bill of every tax
payer in Bingham county. But
there is a further tax burden that
government ownership would pro-
duce. The only way the govern
ment can take over the ownership
of the railroads is by purchase. The
valuation of the roads as fixed by
the interstate commerce commits
sion il placed at approximately $780,
O00, 100000, or in other words gov
eminent ownership would add to
the national debt about twenty bill
lion dollars more than is now owed.
Take from the people the benefit of
taxes now paid by the railroads
in the nation to more
than three hundred million dollars
and add billions of dollars
to the public debt to purchase the
roads and what is there left for the
taxpayers but additional tax bur-
dens which they will be obliged to
pay directly under the LaFollette
government ownership plan.
If these few bare facts are fully
realized by the farmers. it should be
sufficient in itself to eliminate from
any candidate for any
office running on a platform favor
ing government ownership of the
railroads.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09

prospect of making one big iair al
small expense is receiving serious
consideration. An encouraging
feature of the movement Is that the
idea did not originate In Blackfoot
and ia being pushed by outside peo-
pie with hearty endorsement III
Bingham county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
SENATOR BORAH AS
A STATESMAN.

During the presidential campaign
of 1864, some of President Lin
coins friends in Illinois became
anxious and went to Washington in
his behalf. They went to Thaddeus
Stevens and told him they wished
to be introduced to Mr.. Lincoln 8
friends so they could begin organic
ing for his nomination and re-elec-
ton.
Mr.. Stevens replied that he would
be glad to introduce them to one
senator from Illinois, but that If the
President had any other friend in
Washington he did not know who it
was.
That was probably an exaggerated
statement of the esteem in which a
great man was held. When it be-
came known throughout the
country that the leaders at Wash
ington were not in frame of mind
to support the President, the COM
mon people began to debate~the
questions before the country and
there developed a very strong sup
port of Mr.. Lincoln. For sixty
years there has been a steadily in
creasing appreciation of Lincoln
and his work.
Might it not be that Idaho is in
the same frame of mind towards its
senior senator, Mr.. Borah, that
Washington was toward President
Lincoln early in the campaign OF
1864? If there shall be candid
discussion of the things that Sen
ator Borah stands for, it will not
fit into the platform and policies Of
any political party in it's entirety,
but may it not be that in these days
of torn opinions that all political
policies have their defects, and that
some independent mind analyzing
things may be in the position of
Lincoln, assailed more or less by all
of them and agreeing with none al
together.
People say that Senator Borah is
plausible and that he generally car
ries his audience along with him.
We have thought sometimes that
perhaps he was magnetic and car
ried them by some phase of his per-
sonality, but we have settled that
question in our own mind. 1t is
nothing of the sort. We listened
to his keynote speech at the Colonial
theatre at Idaho Falls on Tuesday
evening and he was not magnetic.
He did not display fine personal
ity that grips an audience. He did
not play to the galleries. He just
stood with one thumb in his pocket
and one hand on the table and made
a plain, simple speech, as simple. as
Lincoln when he read his famous
address at Gettysburg. But that
speech and its principles will live
and light the paths of statesmen
after Senator Borah is dead. Sim
pie, sound and constructive, it
famed not nor did it excite and
promise 1t was a calm statement |
of existing conditions with a re-
hinder that voters will take their
pencils in hand on the 4th of No
vember and record their orders for |
future execution Of their will. He |
said nothing about other statesmen,
nothing about saving us million or
just lighted the candle
and held it SO his audience could
view the conditions, then reminded
hem that when they mark their
oallots they will be doing something
o themselves.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-09
Funeral Notice.

Funeral servise of Mrs. w. G.
Sollenberger will be held Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 p. m. at the Bap-
fist church, Rev. Butler officiating.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
.S25,OOO PEACE OFFER
 WITH QUALIFICATIONS
Winning Plan However. Must Be strictly Education in lis
 Prov isions

Chicago. Feb. 27.--A s25.000 com petition for the best educational plan to provide world peace and mterna- tional justice." is announced by Au- gustus C Thomas. president of the World Federation of Educational as- sociations. which will make the award.
 The prize was contributed by "an interested patron of world peace, who wishes his name withheld" Dr. Thomas said.
 Henry NJ. Robinson, q member Of the American group of the tnterna- tional commission. examining Ger man finances, is chairman of the committee on award. Other members are Miss Olive Jones, president Of the National Education association: J. w. Crabtree, of the N. F. A.; Gov. Percival P. Baxter of Maine: Presi- dent Henry Noble MacCracken of Nassar; Dr. James Milliken of Cali fornia. recipent Of q Noble Physics award. and Mrs. r. K. Henry of New York.
 The winning plan, which must be stated in less than 5.o0o words, and submitted before July l, 1924, may be of any for purely educational and strictly non-political,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
.STUDEBAKER MAKES ] SPECTACULAR TRIP
Sets Four New Records on African Trip

Johannesburg. Feh. 27.-Old timers fof the Boer trek wagon trails throng- s.d around a mud -daubed, automobile, swhen it drew up at the curb on q smain thoroughfare in Johannesburg to-day.
 The machine. Studebaker Light sSix touring car, had just written 2 anew page in the colorful history Of the Union of South Africa. Without pause in the motors steady throb Fit had set four records in retraNellng sthc old settler routes, completely cir aclfng the Union, in less than 100 +hours-a perilous trip that once took sweeks for the bullock carts.
 Not only did the Studebaker estah- slish new round-trip record around the Union, but it also shattered three .other records between points along the course. Notable among these was the new running time of B hours and s57 minutes between this city and Cape Town. This was a distance of 99G smiles.
 A standard stock model was driven sout of Johannesburg by H. r. Payne, Fred Scantlebury, L. D. Bright and .W. E. du Preez. They drove over -mountainous roads thick with mud to sCape Town, then through Port Eliza beth. East London, Kokstad. Durban sand return. The car made q 2.6s7 Emile circle.
 Running time from the start here and return was go hours. 46 minutes. Gasoline consumption averaged 2f.6 miles per imperial gallon. The gaso- slime mileage was unusually high, mo- Florists agreed today, considering that wan average speed of 26.T5- miles an shour was maintained along roads ssbrol1en by frequent streams. which sscompelled fording.
 Numerous washouts. due to heavy rains. forced the car to travel along long stretches of hilly, slippery road way, subjecting the Stakeholder and s,its drivers to severe test. For this Treason the trip proved one of the smost sensational ever staged in South ~Africa.
 ( Returning to Johannesburg, the Blight Six was examined by several .hundred motor car owners. The en- Egine was still running smoothly. The sbody was ninjured-althongh fl was thickly coated with mud, from axles to top. Then a careful examination of athe chassis showed that the car had Fgone through the gruelling strain Swithout the slightest breakdown, | We knew the Studebaker would go through with it." declared B. Penney,
 Johannesburg motor dealer. We @hoped for a record. But honestly, Awe did not expect the four records sthat the car made"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
Is Your Child
 Thin and Weak?
Suoar Coated Cod Liver Oil Tablets Put on Flesh and Build
 Them Up

In just a few days-quicier than you ever dreamt of--these wonderful flesh making tablets called McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets will start to help any weak, thin undernourished little one
 After sickness and where rickets are suspected they are especially val uable. No need to give them any more nasty Cod Liver Oil--these tablets are made to take the place of that good but evil smelling. stomach upsetting medicine and they surely do it. They do put on flesh.
 Ask the Clark X Brainerd Co. or the Dickinson Drug Co.,, or any drug gist for McCoy's Cod Liver oil Tablets as easy to take as candy and not at all expensive-6o tablets GO cents.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
Learn Why I45, I62 bought
 .Sfudeb0kerS ir1 1923

Studebakers hold the top place in the fine car field today.
 In 1919, the public paid over $so,oooooo for 3o,356 Studebaker cars.
 In 1920, the public paid over $i0o,o0o,ooo for 5l,474 Studebaker cars, an increase of 31% over 1919.
 In 1921, the public paid over $120,000,0o0 for 66,643 Studebaker cars, an increase of 2oqo over 1920.
 In 1922, the public paid over $l55, ,000 for 110,26o Studebaker cars, an increase of 66% over 1921.
 In 1923, the public paid over $20l ,00o, 900 for l45, ,l62 Studebaker cars, an increase of 32% over 1922.
 In 1924 business has opened with Stude- baker as never before.
 Learn why all these buyers preferred Studebakers.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
KILLED BY TRAIN
Unidentified Man Meets Death Al
 Windsor Locks

Windsor Locks, Feb. e7.-The body of an unidentified man, believed to have been killed by $ train, was found beside the main line tracks of the New Haven railroad about quarter of a mile north of the local station shortly before midnight last night. He is believed to be a resident of this town. The body was taken to Moon eys undertaking rooms.
 The body was found by the brake man of the train from New York, due in Springfield at 1O;l0 last night, who had been sent back with a red lantern when engine trouble developed and the train stopped for repairs. Thoue< the man had been dead but short time. railroad employees were of the opinion that he was struck by train earlier in the evening.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27

build quality cars as Studebaker. Engineering-$5OO, 900 yearly
 We created an engineering depart ment which costs $soo.ooo yearly.
 There are l2S skilled men there who devote their time to studying betterments in cars. They make 500,000 tests yearly.
 There is department of Methods and Standards. They decide and fix every standard in these cars.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
MORE LUSITANIA
 AWARDS ARE MADE
Decisions Are Based on Property
 Losses Sustained

Washington, Feb. 27.-Twenty-s awards totalling s1SS,S22.4O, of which f2 aggregating s17,125.25 were in the Lausitania group, were announced late yesterday by the German-Ameri- can mixed claims commission in fla vor of American claimants against Germany.
 The l2 Lusitania awards follow: Charles Emilius Luriat, Jr., Boston, s1,000. with interest of per cent from May :. 1915; Wallace Banta Phillips, Brooklyn. N. I., s4,O0O; Howard Fisher. Washington, D. C., s1.557.50. with interest on s1.oo0 of this amount from Nov. l, 1923, and interest on $557.50 from May 15, 1915: Clinton Percival Bernard, Ja- maica. N. Y.. s1.279.50, with interest on s69475 from May T. 1915, and in- terest on s5S5 from June 29. the same year: Nine Holland, New York city, s1.530; Robert Currie Wright, Cleye- land sS54: Mabel Docherty, Nutley, N. J.. s2.O00. Allen Byron Barnes, Toronto. Canada, s5l0.25: Nicholas N. Alles. New York city s1.035; Annie O'Brien. St. Louis. s510; Frederic John Gauntlet. Washington, D. C., s1.34S.75; Michael G. Bryne, New York city, s2,000.
 The largest award outside of the Uusitania claims was for Sl04,000, interest from April l, 1918, to Mar shall Field X Co. of Chicago. Four claims were dismissed by the commission and the remainder of the awards were for amounts ranging from sa00 to s2500.
 The awards in the Lusitania group were based on property losses sus- tained by Americans individually or by their estates and were decided in accordance with the principles laid
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
Smokers Teeth Bleached White
 or No Cost
New Safe Method

Say Goodbye to uusightlN tobae"o stauiS on teeth. Blearhodent Couihination-the new, safe treatment-renloNes stalhs ana gives teeth a new flashing whitness' al most while you watt Consists or mlid, safe liquid which soitcns the stains, ana a special kind of paste. The paste is VI tally important as il not only removes the softened stains--but prevents formation or new stains. No effect on enamel as HIS mild ingredients are intended 10 act only on staius-not on enamel To avoid dIsap- p6intment beware of cheap lquld lhota- tions always insist on genuine Rleaehodeht combination--the SAFE treatment. Money instantly refunded if not delighted with results of first application. Al all good dealers. such as; Fair Dept Store, Clark X Brainerd Co., crowell Drug Co, and Dlek- inson Drug Co.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27

THE most talked-about cars
 among fine cars are the Stude- X baker Sizes at $975 and up. Sales have almost trebled in the past three years. The demand for these cars. growing by leaps and bounds, has been Motordom's chief sensation.
 Over 100000 was last year spent for Stakeholder models.
 Now we wish to explain, to all who are interested. the reasons for that success.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
A Story of Success
How Sfudebaker Cars became leaders 145, ,OOO people last year paid $2OOOOO,OOO for them

We spend $6oo,ooo yearly to ma chine all surfaces of crank shafts, just as in Liberty Airplane Motors. That is the reason for that perfect balance, that absence of vibration.
 Every Studebaker car is Tiuken- equipped The Special-Six and the Big-Six have more Timken bearings than any car selling under $5.o0o in America. The Light-Six more than any competitive car within Si,ooo of its price.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27

claims announced last Nov. 1. All the awards in the property cases carry interest of per cent a year dating from May T, 1915, when the Lusi- tania was sunk, to the date of pay ment by Germany.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
HIS wIFE INTERFERED.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Dorothy Dyrenforth Auracher was granted a divorce here yesterday from Harry R. Auracher, New York composer and orchestra leader She testified her husband deserted her because he de- cided married life was not conducive to successful music composition. An alimony settlement was reached out of court
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
WABASH SHOPS BURNED

Decatur, In., Feb. 27,-Four large buildings of the Wabash shops here were destroyed by fire early yesterday with an estimated loss of s750,o0o,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27
ROY MUST DIE IN CHAIR Appeals Court Confirms Completion of
 I.-Year-Old slayer

Albany, Feb. 27.---I.ester Gerstern- berg. l7, must go to his death in the electric chair. The court Of appeals has affirmed his conviction of the murder of his step-father, Marco Guerierri. near New Baltimore,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-27

plants and equipment.
 Not old plants re-adapted. We have spent S32,0oo,o 900 in new plants in five years. We have equipped them with 12,5o0 up-to-date machines.
 Over SS,ooo,ooo was spent on drop forge plants alone. Another slo,00o,- poo on body plants, to maintain our prestige in coach building.
 We believe that no other plant in the country is so well equipped to