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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-13

the protecting limb of a tree that
made the chimney smoke was re-
moved.
Many improvements Made
Springs were put on the window,
strings and tags ON important keys,
n medicine cabinet was made for
the bathroom, shelves put i'll closets,
an iceless refrigerator made to store
lcftovers. The refrigerator was
moved Is feet nearer to the kitchen,
and other large equipment was plac
ed so as to save steps. The back
porch floor was painted and the
table and chairs moved out there
for warm weather meals. A piece
of canvas from the grain binder
was made into an awning. An old
settee was upholstered for use on
the side porch. Every drawer and
closed in the house was cleaned out
and put in order. Storage places
were found for such things as cloth
espins. saucepans, mops and broomS.
An old bucket was fixed for a garb-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-13

age can, and an incincrator was
made ont of heavy wire. Missing
door knobs and locks were replaced.
The hogs and chickens were moved
further from the house and fenced
in, flowers were planted and white
wash used plentifully.
1t is not necessary to enter n
kitchen contest in order to make
one s kitchen more livable and con
venient. We are reminded by the
setting aside of "BGtter Homes
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-13

Week" May lily, that the first
thing necessary is TO find out what
no;nts insure us really satisfa Glory
home ana then to 'criticize our
own home workshops imPartialliy,
and decide what benehcial changes.
could. be. made within tho means
sand the@-timc we can give to the
work. 14ittle by little,s if not alt
at once, improvements such as those
made. bv this Kentucky woman may
hc intr.ndnced.
Evening star., 1925-06-25
DENY TAFT OBJECTED
TO PINCHOT AT YALE
Friends Say He Stayed Away
From Commencement on
Physicians Advice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 25.-A dispatch
from New Haven to the New York
Times today says that friends of Chief
Justice Taft deny report that he
refused to attend the recent Yale com
mencement because of the presence
of Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
The story was that Mr.. Taft re
manned away because he would have
had to sit on the same platform with
the governor when the latter received
an honorary degree.
The Waterbury American says Mr.
Taft took his doctors advice to avoid
the tremendous strain that would
have been caused by the demands of
old friends for commencement re-
unions.
When Prof William Lyon Phelps
presented the governor to President
Angel for a degree he said that Mr..
Pinchot was admired for the enemies
he had made.
During Mr.. Taft's presidency oc-
Cured the celebrated Pinchot Balm
ger conservation controversy started
by Clifford Pinchot, chief forester, and
eliminating in an investigation of the
Secretary of the Interior.
All things come to those who wait,
but success is a poor waiter.
Evening star., 1925-06-25

All things come to those who wait,
but success is a poor waiter.
Evening star., 1925-06-25
RITES FOR MRS. J. c. BALL
HELD TUESDAY AT 2 Pm.
Services in Metropolitan Baptist
Church Where Her Husband
Officiates as Pastor.

Funeral services for Mrs. John
Compton Ball. who died at her resi-
dence, 311 Maryland avenue north
east. Sunday, We're conducted at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church Tues
day. Rev. F. w. Johnson, pastor
of Grace Baptist Church. assisted
by Rev. DR.. j. ]. Muir. chaplain OF
the United States Senate. officiated
Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery
Mrs. Ball was the wife of Rev. Johr
Compton Ball, pastor Of the Metropoli
tan Baptist Church.
The body rested in the church from
1890 to 2 o'clock, members of the
Father Light Society sitting as a
guard of honor. This society was the
first missionary society organized by
Mrs. Ball in the church % years ago
Special music was rendered at the
services by Paul Gable and Mrs. Gil
bert c. Clark.
Six Young men Gilbert c. Clark Ma.
Evening star., 1925-06-25

than Clark, Lewis Chamberlin, Will
liam Mckinley, William e. Schooley
and Linneas Savage. were the active
pall-bearers. Deacons of the church.
William T. Evans, w. T. Falls, George
F. Earnest, James F. Grant, Leroy T.
Gravatte, A. II. Greenwood, Q. Har-
Ian, f. E. Harris, William S. Jones.
II. S. Mckinley, Zeb Lapelle and
Herman O. Thompson. acted as honor
airy pall-bearers. Members of the In
termediate Christian Endeavor Society,
under the leadership of Miss Florence
Garavette and Miss Doris Casey, form
ed a double row between which the
casket was carried from the church
to the hearse.
Evening star., 1925-06-25
WILL AID PERSHING.
Col. E. A. Kreger Assigned to Spe
cial Mission.

Col. Edward A. Kreger, Judge ad-
vocate generals department, now at
headquarters, Sd Corps area. Balti-
more, has been detailed to duty with
the special mission headed by Gen
John j. Pershing, retired, which will
conduct the plebiscite to determine
the sovereignty of the Tacna africa
territory now held by Chile. Col
Kreger was on the staff of Gen
Pershing during the World War and
was awarded the distinguished serv.
ice cross and the distinguished service
medal for his services. 1t Is under
stood he will head the legal staff that
will accompany Gen. Pershing to
South America. The trip will be
made on the naval cruiser Rochester
and Is expected to start in the early
part of next month.
Evening star., 1925-06-25
ARLINGTON GIVES
SCHOOL CONTRACT
Lyon Park, Bon Air and
Woodmont to Get EdificeS.
Cost, S66,85O.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va, June 25.-The
School Board Of Arlington County yes
terday awarded the contract for the
erection of 3 two-room school build
ing to the II. Herfuth, jr.. Construc-
tton Company of Alexandria on its
combined bid of s66, $50. The new
structures will be located in Lyon
Park, Bon Air and Woodmont. Money
for their erection was derived from
the sale of bonds, S674,0 of which
were authorized by the voters of the
county some time ago. for gen
on the structures will be started
shortly, it is said, with the hope of
having them ready for occupancy by
The American Heating & Ventilating
Co. was awarded the contract for the
heating and plumbing.
Firemen Meet Tonight.
The Arlington and Fairfax Nolun-
teer FiremenS Association will meet
tonight at fire headquarters of the
Arlington Department, at which time
plans for the first annual convention
of the association, to be held in Sep
tember, will be the principal topic
for consideration.
Capt John T. Talman, county SUI
perintendent of roads, announced last
night that demonstration of new
street lights will soon he made in the
county. Five of the new lights, which
are similar 10 those used in Rock
Creek Park, are to be tried out on one
of the county roads yet TO be desiS-
mated, he said
Evening star., 1925-06-25
RUSSIAN JUSTICES
SENTENCED TO DIE
Three Are Guilty on Bribe
Charges-0ne Verdict
Is COMMITTED.
By the Associated Press.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD. Russia.
June 25.-Judge Kouziakin. former
chairman Of the council of local jus
tees Of the peace, and two examining
magistrates, Vlasoff and Sholokhof
were sentenced to death yesterday by
trial
They were accused of conspiring to
misuse their official positions in grant.
ing immunity for bribes.
The death sentence against Judge
kouZiakin was commuted to 10 years
Imprisonment, with confiscation of his
property, owing to his advanced age.
Evening star., 1925-06-25

Handsome Silk Dresses,
Rayon and Knitted
Weaves. Modish for
stout figures.
Evening star., 1925-06-25
Firemen Meet Tonight.
U. S. Consul Dies at Vigo, Spain.

Henry Taber Wilcox, United States
consul at Nigo, Spain, died in that
city last Sunday, according to a re-
port just received at the State Depart
ment Mr.. Wilcox was from Ashe-
vile. n. c., and entered the Federal
service in June. 1912, as consular
agent at Port Maria. He was pro
NOTED consul of class in September,
1915, and since then served success
sively at Port Antonio. Guadeloupe,
Paris and Vigo. He had been sta
toned at Nigo since December, 1921.
He was in Paris during the peace ne
gotiations. Prior to his entrance into
the Consular Service he was connected
with the Vineland On. j. Trust Co.
Evening star., 1925-06-25

A British farmer has made an affida-
Wit that during the harvest season he
recently saw mare than 100 rats
marching down the road in a body.
He gave them the road.
Evening star., 1925-06-25

From the soya bean can be manu-
factured milk, bread, cheese. oil, glyce-
rim. paint, varnish. sauce. soap. ink
linoleum, knift-handles, beds, billiard
balls and horse fodder
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
HOBBS MENTIONED
FOR STATE OFFICE

Frank Burroughs, editor of the
Idaho Pioneer, had another of his
periodical dreams last week and a
recent issue of that we'll known pa
per gives the results of his night
mare. In addition to quite lengthy
ticket for the democratic party Mr..
Burroughs mentions the name of
County Auditor Frank M. Hobbs for
the Office of State Auditor. In speak
ing of Mr.. Hobbs, the Pioneer said:
Frank Hobbs has been County Au-
ditor for some time and possesses the
qualifications to surround himself
with a force qualified to handle the
nerve center of the states business
affairs" When questioned relative
to his ambitions along this line, Mr..
Hobbs stated that he had never con-
sidered being candidate for any
state office. Dream again Mr.. Bur
roughs.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
OWE OBLIGATIONS
TO COMMONWEALTH
Backbone of Community
Service in Support Mer-
chants Give To
Residents

What do you owe your home
town?
Whatever the bill is, none will be
presented 10 you for payment. The
debt is an intangible one, no matter
how large 1t is. If you do not real
ize the size of it, nobody will try to
tell YOU You know what the town
has done for you, and you know bet
ter than anybody else what you
ought to do for the town.
Two questions may serve to bring
the issue home to you.
When your wife and children were
critically i'll, was it the doctor from
the city who pulled them through?
You didn't even think of calling
him. Your first thought was of the
home town doctor, and he saved the
lives of your dear ones.
When you lost your job, who gave
you credit and tided you over the
winter?
1t certainly wasn't the store in the
city that advertises bargains" for
the country shopper. The merchant
on Front Street" or Main Street"
stood by you then, as he has for
others, and as he will again some
time when the emergency arises.
If these things have not happened
to you, they have happened to your
neighbors, and you know about
them. Mere money cannot pay for
service such as the doc
Tor and the merchant render under
.he circumstances. And they are not
cited with the idea of Weakening a (
feeling of obligation toward those
Individuals who render us signal
service on extraordinary occasions.
they are brought up, rather, with
he view to making every man, wo-
nan and child realize his partnership
n the community and his RESPONSE
,ility in that partnership which
means SO much to him.
The doctor and the merchant are
ot the only men toward whom
theirs in the community owe this
Continued on page six)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
IMPROVEMENTS AT
BAPTIST CHURCH
New Pews And Other I'm
provements At Local Bap
tist Church Add To
Appearance

After considerable work on the
part of the members of the local
Baptist Church, the building is now
equipped with twenty-four solid oak
pews. The new seats are very at
tractive and add considerably to the
appearance of the church room. In
addition to the installation of the
new pews, which was done by c. A..
Carlson, a partition has been placed
across the church room in the rear
for the purpose of making a smaller
room which can be used for prayer
meetings and the smaller meetings
in the church work. This room is
SO connected through large windows
with the church room that when
the seating capacity of the larger
room is filled the auxiliary room is
available.
With the installation of the new
pews, this makes the local church,
one of the most convenient in this
section. There is a large basement,
which can be used for Sunday school
class, meeting, etc. This room is
also equipped with an excellent
kitchen which is used considerably
by the ladies aid in their activities.
The building is heated by furnace
which is also located in the base
ment and taking it as whole is a
credit to the city.
An expenditure of approximately
fourteen hundred dollars is repre-
sented by the Improvements recently
completed.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
HUNTING PARTY
GETS BIG GAME
Local People Make Trip to
Chamberlain Basin And
Return With Elk,
Deer And A Bear

J. W. Caldwell and William
oDaniels returned the latter part OF
last week from a very successful
uniting expedition in the Chamber
lain Basin Country. They motored
from Mountain Home to Warren,
Idaho, where they were met with
guides and string Of sixteen horses
and packed into the basin for about
sixty-fve miles to the best game
country in the state.
The party was gone Tor about fif-
teen days and during that time they
were successful in killing two elk,
weighing five and eight hundred
two large deer and black
bear. They report that there is an
Of game in that section
and that they could have also secured
mountain goats had they so desired.
Several large bands of elk were
sighted and the deer are exception
ally numerous although they are be-
ing killed off by coyotes and cougar
to considerable extent. They state
that they saw two different places
where cougar had killed deer and
had burid their prey.
They report an excellent trip and
he only thing to mar their pleasure
was very inefficient pack train,
which added to their troubles con
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
YOUTH ESCAPES
ELECTROCUTION
Russell Vance Has Narrow
Escape From Being Elec-
trocuted- Two Horses
Killed

Russell Vance, last Saturday after
noon came near being electrocuted
when the derrick which he was driv-
ing collided with one of the high
tension wires of the Idaho Power
Company. 1t seems tat there were
four teams of horses hitched to the
derrick, one of which Vance was
driving and when contact was made
with the wires one horse of two diff
ferent teams was instantly killed and
four other horses were knocked to
the ground. But for the fact that
young Vance was wearing a pair of
rubber boots, which acted as an in
sulation he would no doubt have
been killed. Several of the toes of
one of his feet were quite badly
burnd
The accident happened near the
Bonecher ranch south of town and
those witnessing the accident state
that when the derrick struck the
wire that it appeared as a ball of
flame, the fire soaring distance of
about ten feet above.
Before the derrick could be moved
from the electric line it was neces-
sary for the boys to make the trip
to this city to secure the aid of cleo
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
STAGE TURNS
into BOISE RIVER
Car Leaves Grade and Goes
Over Embarkment Into
Four Feet of Water
No One Hurt

What might have been fatal ac-
cident occurred last Tuesday after
noon, when the Featherville stage
which was driven by Seth Harris left
the road and plunged over two
times and lighted wrong side up in
the river. Had it not been for the
heavy top Of the car which held it
up, the four passengers would have
likely all been injured.
The accident occurred on the
grade just this side Of the Anderson
ranch, before starting up the Camas
grade. The car was occupied by Mr..
Harris and a man and lady with
their little youngster and aside from
a few scratches none were injured.
The cause Of the accident was a
defective steering kunckle, which
rendered the car uncomfortable.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
BRIDGE CLUB
SATURDAY

The initial meeting of the Bridge
Club was held at the home of Mrs.
r. Bennett last Saturday afternoon.
First prize was awarded to Mrs.
Frank Foster, a guest and consola-
tion to Mrs. Jane Rowett Delicious
refreshments were served late in the
afternoon. Three tables of bridge
were played. Those present we're:
Mesdames Richard Bennett, M. E.
House, R. p Harmon, H. ]. Dick,
Dan Latimore, j. w. Rowett, w. S.
Lee, F. S. Gedney, R. w. Smith, O..
E. Cannon, w. F Foster, and Miss
Margaret Scott
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
REPAIRING THE
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Crews Of Men Empoyed
Making Permanent Re
pairs To The Local Ir-
rigation System

A crew of about twenty-five men
are now employed at the Camas Can
al near Dixie making necessary re-
pairs and cleaning the canal. New
timbers and concrete supports have
been placed at the fumes and it is
the plan to put the entire system in
order for the spring floods.
It is the expectation of the com
pany to expend in the neighborhood
of three thousand dollars for this
work and about thirty days will be
required for its completion.
Work was started last Tuesday to
repair the headgate on the Mountain
Home reservoir.
A contract was let last Monday
evening for the making of a short
change in the Miller ditch at point
near the property Of Robert Morton.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
FORMER RESIDENT
! SUICIDES AT HALEY
Ben R. Gray Places Revol.
yer in Mouth And Kills
Himself; Financial Wor-
ries Held to Be Cause

According to a Capital News dis
patch, Ben R. Gray, well known and
prominent figure in the state, COM
mitted suicide in HALEY last Mon
day. Ben Gray was well known
resident of Elmore county a num-
Der of years ago, having acted in the
capacity of deputy sheriff when his
brother James Gray was sheriff for
a number of terms. The Gray broth
ers left Mountain Home about twen-
ty years ago. Following is the Cap
ital News account of the suicides;
Ben R. Gray of HALEY, former
chairman OF the Democratic State
Central Committee, receiver of the
United States Land office at HALEY
and at one time state game warden
of Idaho, committed suicide in his
Office at HALEY at 10 o'clock this
morning. He placed a revolver in
his mouth and pulled the trigger.
Practically the top of his head was
blown off. A message to Represen-
tative Joseph Fuld left by Mr.. Gray
asked that he look after his insur-
ance business. 1t had been placed in
the safe at the office. Financial wor-
ries are given as the cause for the
tragedy and the untimely ending.
Mr.. Gray for the past few years
has been engaged in the fire insur-
ance business at HALEY. For the
past few months it had been noticed
by his friends that he seemed wor-
ried. He went to work as usual this
Apparently the suicide
was deliberately planned. When the
report of the revolver's discharge
was heard citizens rushed into his
,fice to find him dead with the smok-
ng weapon in his hand.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, formerly Mrs. Mary George, at
me time a member of the house of
of this state from
Blaine county. hTey were married
lbout year ago; also two sons,
Gordon who is attending the Idaho
Technical Institute at Pocatello and
Benjamin who lives at HALEY, also
daughter, Miss Dorothy.
Mr.. Gray was one Of the most
rominent citizens of HALEY, active
n all state matters. He had been
epeatedly honored by Office. Dur
ng the campaign following which
ames H. Hawley was elected COVER
or of the state, Mr.. Gray held the
post of Democratic state
entral committeeman for Idaho. For
number of years he was the re-
siver of the United States land Office q
t HALEY and once held the post of :
ate game warden of this state.
An inquest over the remains of the
licide is in progress this afternoon
t HALEY where there are a large
rcle of friends and acquaintances
.ho are shocked over the tragedy
hich came as a bombshell to the en-
re community according to reports
,ceived from there.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
BIG MASQUERADE
ON HALLOWEEN

The local Pythian Sister Lodge
are making elaborate plans for a
masquerade, which will be given at
Standard Hall on Halloween even
ing. The Shrine orchestra will fur
hish excellent music for this occa-
sion and no one will be permitted on
the floor who is not in costume. La
dies in costume will be admitted
free. The Grand March will start
promptly at nine o'clock.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
laying FLOCKS
BRING PROFITS
Elmore County Farmers
Fail To Realize Financial
Gains From the Poultry
Industry

Many farmers of Elmore County
fail to realize the profits that are to
be derived from the farm flock OF
laying hens and operating farms at a
loss or on a very scant margin when
they might be realizing good incomes
over the cost Of operation.
The University of Idaho expert
ment station has shown in their ex-
perimental work with poultry that a
good hen will pay up as high as two
dollars a year net profit above cost
Of feed, these results have also been
attained by poultrymen at Glenns
Ferry and Mountain Home strictly
under farm conditions.
In order to do this the following
things are essential, well grown
stock from good strain comfort
able housing conditions and proper
feeding. These three essentials are
all available with minimum expen-
diture of money Baby chicks or
Matching eggs can be secured right
in your own community from the
best of stock properly mated by an
expert new house recently COM
pleted near Glenns Ferry built en-
tirely out of new lumber, with ce-
ment floor, feed hoppers, nests and
complete even to the paint, suitable
to house flock of four hundred and
hfty Leghorn hens. shows a material
bill OF $3.50. The feed can be grown
right on the farm and you even save
hauling it to market in the original
bulk and instead haul the concen-
trated high priced commodity to
market.
In case OF short crops good laying
hens will pay good profits on shipped
in feeds and therefore are the basis
Of a real sure profit system Of farm
ing.
Five hundred to a thousand hens
on each Of hundred farms in FL
more County would bring in from
$1,000 to 100000 net profits
above feed costs besides giving a
right at home market for all grains
grown on the farm.
Idaho has an ideal climate for the
production OF eggs, and the fact that
the car load shipments Of eggs have
increased from 13 car loads in 1921
to 236 carloads in 1924 shows that
many people are beginning to see
the possibilities.
AS the production of market eggs
IS a business requiring careful atten-
ion to details, only those farmers
who show some adaptibility should
be encouraged to go into the busi-
ness on a large scale. However hoeks
should be of at least 400 hens, unless
lust few hens are to be kept to sup
ply eggs for the family. Four hum
lred hens make unit of some inn
'ortance in the scheme OF the small
arm and for that reason get more
attention than the back yard flock
hat ca nbe generally seen rustling
or themselves under very adverse
In summing up the poultry propo-
ition, briefly stated. the advantages
re, good profit, home market for
arm grown grains, steady income.
elatively small investment, and
leasant work
There are few disadvantages. how
yer, il means steady work with few
any vacations, it means careful at
entions to all details and offers a
-ide field Of study for the beginner.
County agent service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
HARMONS ENTERTAIN
AT LUNCHEON

Mr. and Mrs. r. p Harmon enter
tanned at dinner last Sunday after
noon in honor of Walter Sessions,
who left last Tuesday morning for
Los Angeles where he viii enter the
National AutomotiYe School. Covers
were laid for six Autumn flowers
decorated the rooms.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23
MRS. BICKNELL
ENTERTAINS

The Sewing Club met at the home
of Mrs. e F. Bickneli last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. Frank Foster of Los
Angeles was a guest. The home was
decorated in gay fall flowers. Unique
favors and place cards provided a
great deal Of merriment Delightful
refreshments were served later in the
afternoon.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-10-23

George Evans and Otis Orton, who
spent several days in the mountains
on deer hunt returned the latter
part of last week-minus a deer