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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
MAGIC TROUT
DIE IN DROUGHT

About 1000 pounds of trout were
lost when Magic reservoir went dry
and nothing could have been done
to save them, said r. e. Thomas,
state game warden, who has just re-
turned from a trip to the Blaine
county reservoir site.
Mr.. Thomas said there was only
one way that the fish could have
been saved and that was to close the
gates when the water got low in the
reservoir. This, of course, could
not be done. he continued, because
it would shut water off from the
users down stream.
Once the fish got out of the reser-
voir below the dam they were lost,
he says. At the diversion dam
down the stream are two bitches in
to which the fish must go and they
are lost if they go into either.
Statements that the state game
department took no notice of the loss
and allowed the fish to die by hun
dreds have been published. Mr..
Thomas says, in several papers in
and around Shoshone. These. state
ments also said, the warden con-
tinued, that deputy game wardens
in that part of the state had no
authority or money to take any ac-
tion to save the fish.
Both Ira Eldredge, assistant chief
deputy in that part of the state, and
myself regret that these statements
were published, when they are not
true Mr.. Thomas said. Mr.. Ell
dredge had authority from me to do
whatever could be done to save those
fish and l told him he could spend
$500, If necessary, in salvage work.
But there was nothing that could be
done. The water in the reservoir
got low and was too full of mud
for the fish to live in and when the
gates were opened they all went
downstream and could not get back" +"
Mr. Thomas was accompanied on
his trip by J. H. Beeemer of the
Blaine County Rod and Gun club Of
Haley y.-Statesman.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
FARMER BEARS
BURDEN OF TAX
BORAH DECLARES
Idaho Senator Launches Scathing At.
tacks on Governments Trend
Toward Bureaucracy"

The farmer bears the brunt of ex-
cessive taxation today, and since
1919 he has faced a situation thai
, he has never faced before, declared
William e. Borah, Idaho senior sena-
tor, in an address before the Boise
Kiwanis club Monday noon. This is
the first address Senator Borah has
delivered in Boise since his recent
return from Washington.
Although his address was an
nounced to be on 1.-The Problem of
the Farmer and It's Remedy" the
senator branched out, and before
concluding he had launched attacks
on international policies with he
gard to the settlement of the Ruhr
reparations tangle, the trend of the
United States government toward
bureaucracy" and excessive taxa
tion.
Excessive taxation is the first
cause of farm depression, Senator
Borah said. He scored political
parties for their stand upon it. In
part he said:
"Since 1919 the American farmer
has faced a situation he never faced
before. 1t is easier to diagnose the
trouble than to prescribe for it.
"The question of taxes and the tax
burden is matter with which every
one is concerned, but investigation
that it weighs more heavily
upon the farmer than on anyone else.
"In 1918 the farmers paid $634,-
100000 in taxes, and in 1921 they
paid s1534,OOO,OO0, an increase of
approximately a billion dollars in
eight years.
I'm the coming election each party
will criticize the other for extrava-
gance. This, 1 consider, is pure hy-
pocrisy The question lies outside
of party lines. An inspection of the
vote in congress for the last IS years.
will show this.
1T is a national problem, and one
which should appeal to each citizen
to arouse public opinion and over
come this evil"
Present efforts for settlement of
European problems-the question of
the Ruhr occupation and repara-
tions, were assailed by the senator,
who said: you never will settle !
the reparation question at the hands
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15

his statement to the sheriff and q
Statesman representative, said that
Sunday night he received a call from
Twenty4first and Jefferson streets
about 10 o'clock, and when he ar
rived there three masked men rushed
to the car, and covering him with
revolvers, ordered him to drive to
State street and out the Valley road
to Eagle. From Eagle they went
west several miles, then south across
the Boise river and up a hill, then
west about four or five miles, after
which they turned north to Star,
then went back up the highway to
Darling station and turned north
again, reaching a vacant house and
what looked like a barn. Here
Endsley said he was ordered to stop.
zone man held me there" said
Endsley, ''and with a warning, eyes
ahead and no moves he kept me
covered with his gun while the 9TH
er two men went towards the house.
''In a short time the two men re-
turned and marched me into the
house. They locked me in closet,
where l remained until they called
met out to go to Eagle"
When they drove back to Eagle
Monday morning, Endsley claims,
the masked bandits still had him
covered, and when the man riding
with him in the front. seat alighted
to go into the bank with one of those
in the rear seat, the remaining
bandit. Ensley said, kept him covered
with a gun.
when the robbers came out of
the bank" Endsley said, "they car
ried something that looked like a
-four sack 1t contained the money.
Drive like helIr' was Endsley's
order then, and he drove to a point
west of Middleton to the top of a
hill. where a dust-covered Hudson
speedster was standing in the road. |
According to Endsley, the masked |
men got out of his car and into the
'peedster, and started north toward |
New Plymouth.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
ALL PARTIES
ARE ATTACKED
ON SUGAR
LaFollette Wants Information on
What is Being Done With Sugar
Investigations

By way of a demand upon the
United States tariff commission for
information as to what It has been
doing in sugar Investigations, Sena-
tor LaFollette of Wisconsin, inde-
pendent candidate for president,
has promulgated a declaration which
impartially attacked both the pres
ent republican and the preceding
democratic national administrations.
The commission which has power
to recommend upward or down
ward reyisions of tariffs, the sena-
tor said he had reason TO believe"
had been delayed by representatives
of sugar interests in submitting
report upon an investigation into
costs of sugar production. He re-
minded the public in this connection
of fluctuations in sugar prices during
recent years which instanced he
asserted, some control" even of the
government by sugar producing and
distributing interests.
''In 1920, under Attorney General
Palmer" Senator LaFollette asserted
IAN artificial imitation" of sugar
prices to the final top Of 80 cents
pound was occasioned while in the
spring Of 1923, when, he said, "s
misleading department of commerce
report on sugar stocks had played
part, they were again rushed up
He asserted that lobby influence and
cooperation between Senator Smoot
of Utah as chairman of the senate
finance committee, and Cuban pro-
ducing interests in the fixing OF
American tariff levels had been noted
in 1922.
Reviewing the history of the COM
missions investigation into the
sugar tariff, Senator LaFollette as
serted that the sugar interests had
been powerful enough to delay ac-
tion through the highest Official
channels of the government. Re |
calling that the investigation had
been ordered nearly 1s months ago
he requested of the chairman of the
commission a complete record OF the
case.
The report based upon this in
yestigation will largely determine
or not existing tariff duties
are Just and reasonable" Senator
said, "and whether or not
they should be reduced under the
flexible tariff provision of the
Fordney bill. It is the first test on
a large scale of the extraordinary
Inder the flexible provisions of the
aw. The public has right to know
powers conferred upon the executive
he exact status of the inyestiga-
ion"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
|KU KLUX KLAN
HELD GALA DAY
Members From Three States Assem-
BILE at Nampa for Ceremony
Initiate 141 Members

Staging the first parade of its kind
ever held in Idaho, Ku Klux Klan or
ganizstions from Utah, Nevada and
Idaho marched in regalia Monday
night, 500 strong.
The sidewalks, along which flags
waved at regular intervals the en-
tire length of First street, were
crowded with thousands of inter-
ested spectators.
The parade, extending almost a
mile in length. left Kurtz park at
$50, marched down sixteenth ave-
nue. to First street south, down First
street to Tenth avenue south and
conference.-the back on First to
Sixteenth avenue and out to the
park, where the naturalization cere-
mony was held.
The order in which the Klansmen
marched is given as follows: First,
head officials of the order, Boise
band officers mounted, marching
body of members, both men and
women; floats bearing Illuminated
crosses and banners, the Meridian
band. Junior X. X. X, 141 eandi-
dates and autos. The floats were at
tractiye in their colors of white and
red and drew the admiration OF the
crowds.
Hundreds OF cars were parked on
outlying streets, First street having
been roped off from Sixteenth ave-
nue. to Tenth avenue AT times, on
the side streets, the traffic was so
congested that 1t was impossible for
cars to proceed.
Twenty-Five deputies were sworn
In by the chief of police for duty
during the day, and they were kept
busy directing the traffic and keep
ing the main street cleared.
At the close of the naturalization
ceremony a most remarkable pyro-
technic display was given. Never
has Nampa witnessed such a beau
tiful array of fireworks. They con-
sisted Of expressive set pieces in daz-
zling colors aerial pyrotechnics and
everything known to the fireworks
world.
Professor Hit of the Hit Fire.
works Company of Seattle came to
Nampa to personally conduct the
handling of the fireworks.
II is estimated that fully 10000
persons were in Nampa Delega-
ions from La Grande, Baker, ontario,
Payette, Weiser, Caldwell, Parma,
wilder, Twin Falls, ogden, Mountain
Home, Emmett, Boise, Middleton.
Meridian, Star, Kuna. Glenns Ferry,
and other places were here for the
interstate meeting.
The days activities opened with
1 public program at Kurtz park at
1880. Music and speeches consti-
uted the afternoons entertainment.
William Courtner, state Klan organ
HSi III OidH anu ANCfdNdf opchN VI
he principles governing the organ
zation, how they originated and for.
What they stand in Americaniza-
ion. Rev. B. H. Move brought out
he Klan's attitude toward matters
.iyil, religious and ethical The
,rigin of the Federal Reserve and its
.ffect on the nations banking was
out in Rev. Davidsons talk
n speaking of governmental princi-
lies of the Klan.
The public program was followed
" two hours recess for dinner.
The ladies of the various churches
furnished tempting lunches Nam
"a Free Press.
~
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15

of diplomats. Public opinion forced
the disarmament conference to act
We should call all nations in an
open economic conference, while the
whole world will force settlement
of present problems, which other
wise never can be settled,
The present foreign policy of the
government, in regard to farm prod
ucts, was another point assailed by
the speaker, who said: There has
never been time when the Ameri-
can farmer has prospered without a
strong foreign market. Prosperity
has grown in proportion to whether
he had a strong foreign market.
When shut out, the farmer has suf-
fered accordingly.
The home market is the main
thing and should be protected, but
after protecting it the nation should
then build up foreign market. 1T
is the problem which distinguishes
between depression or prosperity, ="
the senator asserted.
During the war farmers were
urged to increase their acreages,
Mr.. Borah went on. They were told
that even after the war ended theS-
could feed Europe for 10 years, while
it was getting on its feet. 1--WE are
apt to criticize the farmer for in
creasing his acreages and going in
debt for farm equipment, but he was
inspired to do that thing by the
government, and, unless he did so, he
was called Stacker" Borah charged.
Now that the war is over, it is the
duty of the government to have a
strong reconstructive policy and
build up a foreign market for farm
produce, but after the war there
has been the same policy of ven
geance and punishment as during the
war, and the American farmer has
suffered most. Foreign markets are
closed" Foreign demands for Amer |
lean produce are denied, but there |
are millions of people in the old |
countries starving for the produce
which is rotting in American fields.
Regarding the increasing number
of federal bureaus and employees,
Senator Borah said:
I'VE are building up at Washing
ton the most bureaucratic form OF
government since the regime of the
Russian czar. There is scarcely an
act of the human mind or body that
it is not proposed to put under gov
srnment bureaus. We are going
back to century past, and when all
activities are under bureaus it will
mean the breakdown of the govern
nent.
For every 2S citizens in the
United States there is now one fed
,ral or state employe. In France, at
he time of the French revolution,
here was one government employe
or every FIVE citizens. Within so
'ears, at the rate government em-
,loyes are now increasing, we will
xceed the mark set in France"
The farmer is standing more than
lis share of the burden Of the bu-
eaus, the speaker continued, but
ought to have voice
gainst this building of a bureau
ratio system of government" He
vent on, I'VE are changing the gov
rnment by this subtle process.
The federal reserve banking sys-
em was cited by Senator Borah as
mother of the factors making for {
arm depression. He said he did not
uestion the motives behind the !
olicy, but that when swhat hei 6
srmed the "dehation policy inaugur-
ted in the latter part of 1919 or
he first of 1920" went into effect
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
MANY CAMPING
ON THE BOISE

Many Mountain Home people are
at the present time enjoying the
cooler weather obtaining in the vici-
nifty of Pine and Featherville. Many
who attended the dance OF the
dredge employees at Featherville Sat
urday night last are camped in that
vicinity.
Reports are to the effect that there
are two fishermen to every hole in
the Boise above Featherville, and
that stream will be pretty well
fshed out before the season closes,
as the low water does not give the
fish as much chance as formerly.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
MANY ATTEND
DREDGE DANCE

A large number of Mountain Home
people attended the third annual
dance Of the dredge employees at
Featherville Saturday evening of last
week The festivities began at 3
O'Clock, and from that time on until
5 q. m. the fun waxed muchly.
Those attending all admit that they
had wonderful time, and that the
hospitality extended by those giving
the dance was in a class by itself.
The Calamity orchestra, or rather
the Serenaders, as they now style
themselves, furnished the music, and
all were greatly pleased with the
harmony and time.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15

"its effect upon the American farm
er was instantaneous. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that the farmers dol
lar is worth only 6S cents, based on
its purchasing power of 1913. The
defiation has hit the farmer in a
larger degree than any other of our
citizens.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15
H E,s DEAD! /!
A Hot Weather Rondeau
BY Kirkie Mechem

killed the man and was beguiled
To witness his surprise: child
Could not have been more pleased to find
His doll but sawdust cloth-confned
Than to watch him, dirt-defled
Writhe on the ground, at last exed
From human intercourse A wild
And fierce delight infamed my mind,
/ killed the man!
He was my friend, he knew me mild,
And then, with witless insult piled
On August S injuries Gail blind
To Fate) he asked me- "Is this kind
Of weather hot enough?' i smiled
killed the mani
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15

A large number of Mountain Home
citizens attended the big dredge
dance at Featherville last Saturday
night, which proved to be decided
success.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15

Mrs. Ruth ottenheimer returned
Sunday night from brief visit with
her brother at Butte, Montana.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1924-08-15

Miss Esther Pence is visiting
friends in Buhl this week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
LAUDS
DRY MEASURE

A. variance with an opinion eI.
pressed by Judge Ben n. Lindsey.
OF tho Denver Juvenile court. Mayor
Edwin J. Brown believes that ma.
,ionai prohibition ia pronounced
success.
In response 70 request for his
observations on tho matter from
he Rev. Niles II. Krumhine. pastor
Of tho FIRST Lutheran church at
Dayton. o.. a letter from tho Seattle
mayor was en- route Tuesday. bear.
ing the statement that thero IS no,
per cent OF the alcoholic bcver.
ages consumed IN tho United States
today that there was prior 20 ma.
uonsl prohibition"
Judge Lindsay has declared that
drinking among children IL on n
sharp increase. according TO Den.
yer dispatch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
COUE COMES
BACK AGAIN

NEW YORK. Jan i5--Dr. Emil
Coue. back In our midst. rolled a
olgaret and commented eheerfully
today on tho action OF COMMITTEES
OF tho high church Of England In
placing a stamp Of approval on his
system OF healing By autosuggcs.
ton.
III Il splendid: AZ least they are
,rlumphlnE over thar fears" he
said. IT have had bishops among my
customer" no caught himself and
smiled npologcticaily-"I mean my
patients. but tho church refused 10
sanction me formally.
Il am pleased that the high church
Of England has proposed tho dlrec,
power OF moral and spiritual sugEes.
ton DO combined with scientific
knowledge"
Tho little Nancy druggist VIII lee.
turo in this country under the au.
spices OF tho "Couo national lnstl.
tute."
In passing ho remarked that II
was not necessary 20 repeat daily his
familiar day by day. in every way"
formula lie approves the use OF a
phonograph record or similar agency
for automatically repeating tho bet.
ter and better" suggestion to ones
self.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
GIRL SEEKING
LOST FATHER
May Have Been Victim OF
Hotel Fire Here

Nearly four years after the srisiy
tragedy which snuffed out several
lives when tho Llneoln hotel burned
on April Z. 1890, comes grim hint
that the heariache and misery OF
that day may be very much alive in
tho city OF Burnley. Idaho.
In a letter appealing to the Seat.
Ito Masonic lodge for aid in locating
her missing father. Jessie McBain.
II. remarks that he was last heard
from while living at the Lincoln
hotel about year before the fire.
He was nj that ,lno working in the
ahlpyards.
Jessie ia tho Oldest Of five chill.
dten living with her invalid mother
at iS6 n. conant. Burnley. she writes
Her letter eayH In part.
Il wish 10 ask you for inforrna.
ton. WIN II be possible for me TO
find my father7 He has been a
Mason for years. Seven years ago
he left here, and We have not heard
OF him for five years. His name IL
John Jerry MeBain Ills last nd.
dress was Hotel Lincoln. Seattle
Records concerning the fire do
not mention tho name IF ). ]. Nc.
Balm. which was tho name ho regis.
tered under. 80 tho mystery re-
mains
is John ]. McIialn wandering
about tho world--or did tho falling
walls OF the seethIng building bury
tho last chance his family had OF
hearing from him."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
Mother, Babe Are
Buried Together

Mother and child were TO DO given
tho last rites "Wednesday afternoon
Mt . o'clock at funeral services nj
the Butterworth chapel for Mrs
Charles Everett Douglas. prominent
patroness Of tho Y. w. c. A.. and n
member OF Myrtle chapter. order OF
tho Eastern Star. and her infant
daughter, whose deaths occurred
Sunday at Virginia Mason hospital.
Mrs. Douglas r. survived by her
husband; her father, John Balm: her
sisters, Mrs. Joseph Tuson. Mrs. w.
II. Ruddcll and Mrs. Nellie Carr. md
a brother. John Balm, Jr. Intermtnt
win BIO In Washelll Cemetery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
Preacher Acquitted
on Heresy Charge

NEW YORK. Jan. i5.---Dr. Harry
Emerson Fosdick. Baptist minister.
and professor In Union Theological
seminary. was vindieated by tho
prcsbytery OF New York yesterday
afternoon on charges Of herctlcai
preaching
As substitute pastor. Fosdlek has
been occupying the pulpit Of tho Row
George Alexander Us tho First Pres.
bytcrlan church, In ono Of HIS scr
mons. entitled shall tho Fundamen.
,al!sta win7" DR.. Pnsd!eiS was
charged with violating tho Presby.
terrain creed In advancing advanced
modorniat doctrines.
Tho preshytcry decided thu; Eos.
dick, as a Baptist minister. did mo-,
come under direct supervision OF the
Presbyterian assembly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
Three Girls Held
for Lootinp Homes

LOS ANGELES. Jan. i5.-Thrce
girls. recent arrivals from Canada.
were placed In tho city jail today
facing charges OF having stolen more
than $4,000 worth OF womcn's ap.
parel from exclusive Wiltshire homes.
The arrests followed reports re.
ceived from several residences com.
planning that clothing was missing,
together with n new maid.
The girls. Anita Measure. 10; Anita
Tell, %. and Marion Martin. 20. are
said 10 have secured series OF posi-.
tons and left with dresses and furs
and Other valuable clothing after
the confidence OF their
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
Three Chinese Held
on Lottery Charge

Charged with EoliiGg Chinese lot.
terry tickets, Chin MIN. Chin Foo
and Geo QunuE were awaiting no.
tico for hearing before Juatico
c. c. Dalton Tuesday. Bonds were
SGT AT 1900 each. The men weFa
arrested a. soi Main e.. Monday.
by Officers A. l. Peterson and T..
p. MorrisA Of tho police public
morals squad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
Spoon in Church
Minister Invites

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. H.
Come 70 church and hear the
word Of God. You can do a little
aly spooning on the side IL you
wish"
Dr. James West. pastor OF tho
First Baptist church. who had
led tho clerical war on automo.
bio pettlng parties, gave this In.
vi,aiion 10 tho young people OF
the city.
Or. West told his flock that no
wpa not opposed 10 spooning "as
such"
tie The place that counts" he
declared from tho pulpit. "Ths
HON" Of picture, song and story
has vanished aud casual rncei.
Ing places for lovers arc not
good. Tho church is no, casual.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15
Stores Victimized
by Man and Woman

Dressed ns n woodsman. forgor
has victlmized n number OF Seattle
stores by presenting checks drawn
on an Olympia Lumber company,
and Is now being sought by the
Burns Detective agency according
to J. j. Flammcr. local manager.
The checks were stolen from the OF.
fico OF tho Tumwnter Lumber Co.
a roughly dressed woman accom-.
panied the forger on his visits to
Seattle stores.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-15

Come here. you young people. A
BIT OF sly npooning n not barred
Ia our pews."
Rev. Jarnas Clement Reid. OF
tho Howard Presbyterian church.
declared that the motoring pub
lie could help in doing away with
automobile petting parties by
turning their spotlights on sus.
plciously parked machines.
Ho blamed parents for the
elaudestins npooning parties.
State Senator ". S. Scott an.
nounccd today his intention TO
seek enactment, in the next iegis.
la,ure OF a law curhing auto.
mobile petting parties"
He win do this by drafting n
law limiting tho parking time OF
automobiles In parks and in dark
streets.