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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
FAYETTEVILLE
MAN ARRESTED

George Oyler was placed under ar
rest last Saturday by U. s. Marshal,
Lew Roberts, on a charge of the
possession of a still. Oyler was
brought to Mountain Home and af-
ter hearing before United States
Commissioner Sessions was placed
under $500 bonds for his appearance
before the federal court. This ar
rest is the outcome of the discovery
of still last winter and one other
party was placed under arrest at
that time. Oyler claims that the still
was owned by another party.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
BOY SENT TO
STATE SCHOOL
Local Lad Caught Pilfering
Auto Is Given Sentence
To State Industrial
School

A local lad, who was caught by
officers and later acknowledging the
theft of an aluminium crank case
from the automobile of Willis Dodge,
of this city. 1t seems that the boy
had taken the crank case from the
car and after pounding it up sold
it for junk.
The boy was tried in Judge Man
ions court on Tuesday afternoon and
was sentenced to a term in the State
Industrial School at st. Anthony for
his indiscretions Sheriff Stevens ac-
companied by the lad left on the
same evening for the state institu-
tion.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
REPUBLICAN WILL LAUNCH MAMMOTH CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN
HAMMETT BAND
ENTERTAINS HERE

Il was up to the little town OF
Hammett to set an example for
Mountain Home in the maintenance
Of band. That little town has a
very good organization of musicians
and they did their best to entertain
the citizenry of the county seat last
Sunday afternoon with we'll rem
dered concert. They were advertis-
ing a dance which will be given by
their organization at Hammett in
the near future. Glenns Ferry sup
ports an excellent musical organiza-
tion of this sort and there is no
apparent reason why Mountain
Home should not do likewise.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
DIR. KNIGHT DIES
AT STOCKTON, CALF.

Mrs. Electa Rhoades, of this city
received word the forepart of the
past week of the death of her SON
in-law, DR.. Knight which occurred al
his home at Stockton. The deceased
had been ailing for some time past
and only recently returned to his
home from San Francisco, where he
had been receiving medical attention
Mrs. Knight was formerly Miss Hell
en- Rhoades, eldest daughter of Mrs.
Electa Rhoades and has a host of
friends in this community who ex-
tend heartfelt sympathy in her be-
reavement.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Local Imitator Of Walt Ma
son Writes Of The Com
ing Drive For Member
ship in Club

When the fruit is frozen gently
and the grain is rusted out; wher
the cows stray accidently and you're
broke without doubt; then's the
time to meet your neighbor, and for
get the rows you've had, pool your
ideas and your labor, and things may
not be so bad.
In the Village and the City, when
your business is on the blink; and
you're filled with vast self pity, and
you don't know what to think; then
is the time to forget your grouches,
and greet your fellow business man;
fill your brain with new ideas, on the
Chamber of Commerce plan.
You may be the greatest wonder,
from business point of view; you
might burst the world asunder, with
the things you say and do; but for
town to make a winning and to
get the coin and fame, we've all got
to play together, and we've got to
play the game.
And when the bunch come call
ing, for you to join the local club,
don't waste your time bawling, and
prove yourself dub; just get in on
the old band wagon, sign her up on
the dotted line; just prove your 10y
atty to your old town and mine.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
TWO BOYS IN
COUNTY JAIL

Sheriff A. A. Stevens placed two
young men in the county jail last
Monday evening on charge of va
grancy. The boys, both strangers
in this city, were prowling around
cars in the local tourist park last
Monday evening and occupants of
the park feared that they were either
trying to steal car or some of its
attachments, consequently the sher-
iff was called upon for assistance
The boys were released from custody
on Tuesday.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
chinese FAMILY
HELDFOR RANSOM
Family of Well Known Lo
cal Chinese Held For
Ransom BY Bandits
In China

George Kai, who is employed a
the Bon Restaurant of this city, re
ceived letter this week from Georg,
Louie, who left here about foul
months ago for a visit in China tC
the effect that a crowd of bandits
numbering 1875 had entered Hoy Sur
City, where Louie was living. They
came from the hills adjoining the
town in three bands and after shoot
ing six guards of the city, they en-
tered the homes by breaking down
doors and in the windows and in
some cases they even went to the
extent of breaking down the walls
of some of the homes in order to gain
entrance. They carried away with
them the wives and children of some
of the more wealthy cinnamon, and
some of the men whom they thought
might be ransomed. Among the
many families who were taken was
that of Louie Wing, brother of Char
ley, whom everyone locally knows at
the local restaurant. The relatives
of Louie who were taken by the ban
dts were his wife, daughter, aged
eight years, daughter-in-law and
granddaughter, aged two years The
wife of Charley Yuen, who is a part
owner of the Bon Restaurant and
IL Of 10 ~ fu toll
en- also. Charley has been a resident
of Idaho for more than thirty years,
23 years of this time having been
spent in Mountain Home and is
known to practically everyone in
this section of the state. George
Louie, himself, was absent from the
town at the time of the raid. Other
members of the Charles Yuen family
escaped by climbing through the roof
and laying flat on the top of their
home; his son was also absent from
the town and escaped capture.
Thirty-two residents of the city
were taken and are held for ransom.
The wife and daughter of Louie
Wah, who has long been a resident
of this city were also among them
and his nine year old son escaped by
hiding from the outlaws.
No word has come to the local
cinnamon relative to the amount
that will be necessary to ransom
their relatives, although they were
taken captives over a month ago.
The tragedy of the whole situation
is that unless the ransom is forth
coming the prisoners are tortured
and later killed The outlaws are
members of the Chinese army, who
have not been paid and they have
deserted and taken to the hills and
gain their livelihood through pillage.
In some instances in order to intimi-
date some of the villagers, the ban
dts have taken some of the residents
of the city, roasted them alive and
carried them into the cities as warn
ings that their demands for money
as ransom must be complied with.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
A SPECIAL FEATURE

| part time.
A SPECIAL FEATURE
In order to insure fairness to all,
the campaign will be brought to
close in a sealed ballot box. The
last period of the campaign locked
box will repose in the vaults Of the
local bank where candidates will de-
posit their votes and last period cash
and subscriptions When the closing
hour comes, committee of local
business men who will be appointed
as Judges will take charge of the
box, open it, issue the votes on the
cash business in the box, add to the
amount of votes the candidate had up
to the time the business was placed
in the box, award the prizes, then
turn it all over to the newspaper. In
this way the prizes cannot be sold or
promised by the publisher or the
campaign manager and gives all the
same business deal. Surely nothing
could be more fair.
THE WAY TO ENTER
Send in your name or the name
of friend you want to nominate,
or better still, come into the office
in person. II you cannot come in,
maybe you can phone us about the
campaign. The prizes will be won
by votes, gotten by each candidate
given on the sales OF subscriptions
to The Republican. Either old, re-
newal, or new subscriptions count
the same The one in the end with
the most votes will be awarded the
automobile and the second highest
the Radio and so on down the list
of prizes.
Receipt books, order blanks and
supplies for the candidates will be
sent as soon as you send in your
query. together with instructions of
how to go about your campaign
work In this issue you will find
query coupon, fill IL out and send 1t
in to us at once.
In each issue will be found a Free
Coupon good for 100 votes. Cut
these out and write your name on
them or the name Of a friend and
send them in TO the Manager, Sales
Club Campaign Your nom
ination gets you 10000 votes and
there will be four opportunity cou-
pons.
WORK OWN FIELD NOW
This week each candidate who en-
ters is urged to work their own
home territory, then when next
weeks advertisement comes out with
all of the rules and regulations, you
will be allowed to work any place
you want. No restrictions as to
territory after the official anounce-
ment.
Don't wait to get started, but get
In touch with us at once and learn
what you have TO do and get sup
plies which are furnished you free
and get right into the campaign.
Procrastination is the thief Of time.
Write phone OF come into the Of
ice at once. Address all communi-
cations to The Sa1esmanship Club
Manager, The, Republican, Mountain
Home, Idaho.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
THIS PAPER WILL GIVE
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
MANY VALUABLE PRIZES TO BE
GIVEN TO ENERGETIC MEN AND
WOMEN OF THIS VICINITY

Even the other prizes pay well for
part time.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22
CAMPAIGN A sHoRT ONE

The campaign will not be long
drawn out affair, but will only be
seven weeks long. The winner of
the first prize will receive equiva-
lent to more than 10000 week.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22

Mrs. J. S. Bennett is confined to
her bed with severe attack of the
flu but is slowing improving.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tingley were
here last Tuesday from their home
at Hot Springs. ~,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1925-05-22

The Republican comes to you this
week with the announcement that
it will offer to the people of this Sec
tion an opportunity to share with it
in a way that will interest everyone.
Hundreds of dollars in prizes and
cash commissions will be given away
in this campaign. There is no limit
as to the cash commissions and any
one with energy and wanting to do
something for themselves can assure
themselves of good wages each day.
LIST OF PRIZES
First prize-An Overland Coupe
Sedan, value $S5O.OO purchased of
Mr.. John W. Morton, Mortons Gar
age, Mountain Home, Idaho. This is
new model and beautiful car
Second prize-An Atwater Kent
Radio, in a beautiful cabinet, worth
s225.OO purchased of Mr.. c. b. Fara-
day, The Gas House, Mountain
Home. Idaho, and. you will agree
with us that it will make a hand
some piece of furniture as well as
the service it will give for many
years to come.
Third prize-A $4,000 diamond
ring, a perfect stone in the latest
mounting purchased of Mr.. ]. w.
Rowett & Son, Mountain Home, Ida
no.
Fourth prize A beautiful new
pattern ladies Gruen wrist watch,
value $4,000, purchased of Mr.. J.
w. Rowett & Son.
Fifth prize-$2S.5O Butova ladies
wrist watch, purchased of Mr.. j. w.
Rowett & Son
Sixth prize-$1O.OO in Gold.
CASH. COMMISSION TO NON PRIZE
WINNERS
Every entrant in this campaign,
who remains active until the end
and who does not win one of the
above listed prizes will receive ten
per cent commissions on the amount
of money turned in by them. In
other words all active candidates are
guaranteed ten per cent. If the
amount of their prize is less than
ten per cent of their earnings, they
will get the difference in cash. But
those winning a prize and whose
prize value is greater than ten per
cent basis will not be allowed the
cash comission.
ALL INTERESTED
This is a project in which every
body in this whole section should be
interested. The development of The
which stands first of all
for progress in the community in
which it is published is sought in
this campaign.
SO this paper has decided to
launch a profit sharing circulation
with the hearty co-opera-
ton of the influential men and wo-
men of the county. The purpose
to increase the circulation
and prestage OF The Republican,
through its readers. Each candidate
who enters will be given an oppor-
unity to become the owner of an
automobile or one Of the valuable
prizes, running into s1500.00. A
pecial fund has been set aside to pay
commissions to those who should win
hem
Any one old or young, married or
Jingle may enter You do not have
o be a subscriber to this paper.
may work anywhere in
,etting business. In the event of
lie between two candidates, like
,rize will be given each. No votes
an be transferred from one candi-
late to another, or anything per-
nitted that is unfair in any way.
Jext week we will publish a pagel t
advertisement covering all of the I
ulee and regulations Of the cam
align.
CAMPAIGN A SHORT ONE
The campaign will not be a long o
rawn out affair, but will only be
even weeks long. The winner of
he first prize will receive equiva- b
INT to more than 10000 a week. fl
, 1925-01-28
REFORM BY BUSINESS MEN

There is an old gag in a popular song: For everything
wrong beneath the sun, I'll make a law to stop it."
This is the season of the year when would-be reformers
advocate multiplicity of state and national laws to remedy i'm
projections in trade and industry.
There is a large number of people who believe that the
remedy for defects and abuses and dishonesty in the business
world is more and still more legislation.
Thus 1t comes about that congress and state legislatures
and city governments design measures to control and regulate
railways, public utilities and big industries.
The wonder is that with all these onslaughts in the past,
it has been possible for large industrial and public service or
CARNATIONS to exist, to say nothing about their ability to make
profits and enlist new capital for extensions.
AS usual, many novelties and experiments are proposed this
month of the year that the Romans dignifed with the God
Januaris, a figure facing both ways.
Down in Cheyenne there are many demands being made for
new departures in state government, many of which will draw
heavily upon the state treasury if put into practice. Some of
this proposed legislature is almost imperative. 1t would be false
economy to defeat it, yet there are many other projects which
will but add to the red tape of state government and benefit
ne one except the favored few.
The taxpayers can only pray that our solons use their best
judgment in the passing of legislation. That they will not permit
themselves to be swayed from what they think is Just and
right by some one who has IAN AK to grind and is hiding the
true purpose of his efforts.
, 1925-01-28

An effort is being made by an organization known. as the
Peace Officers association of Wyoming to have abolished the
state law enforcement department. 1t is contended by this or
ganization, which is composed of sherifs, county commissioners
and attorneys, that the law enforcement department of the
state is but a duplication of effort and expense to the state,
that it does not function in harmony with many of the county
officials, and is altogether a failure in the service it is render
ing to the state.
There is no doubt much truth in arguments of this kind.
1t is very true that there has not been the proper amount of Co
operation between the county officers and those of the federal
and state enforcement departments. In some instances it has
been personal animosites which have created opposition. At
other times it has developed that the officers in each of these
branches of enforcement have been insincere in their work.
Naturally they could not not all work in harmony.
However there seems to be small excuse for the abolish
ment of the state enforcement department. If it is properly
organized it should be able to obtain good results working with
county officers. Of course there have been, and there are at
this time, situations in which the county officers refuse to CO.
operate with the state department. Last year two county
sherffs and one county attorney were retired from county
service in the face of evidence showing that there were not
proper officers for the positions they held. Lon C. Davis, at
a public hearing in Cheyenne, recently stated that there were
but three county sherifs in the state who refused to work with
his department, and it is no credit to these officers for the
stand they take.
The state law enforcement department can do a great good.
But its work will never be anywhere near 100 per cent unless
they have the closest cooperation with county officers.
, 1925-01-28
CHILD LABOR LAW MAY LOSE

The proposed amendment to the federal constitution to
authorize congress to enact a child labor legislation was defeated
by 100000 votes at the general election in Massachusetts. 1t
is not meeting with popular favor in many other states and it
is very unlikely that it will win out in the United States.
The reason for this seems to be that it is not a vital issue
IN most OF the states which are advocating it, and it is a vital
issue in states which have no sympathy for the movement. Most
of the northern and western states have child labor laws which
are very adequate. Child labor is also very well protected in the
manufacturing centers of the eastern states, but it is in the
southern states, where iiteracy prevails to a very great extent,
and it is in the south where the state laws are inadequate to
protect the youth from the curse of child labor, and the lack
of the advantages of the public school system.
1t is in the south where the advocators of child labor laws
need to put in their greatest work. Federal laws are, in many
cases, bunglesome; they are seldom elastic enough to cover con-
dltons in every section of the United States.
We want the youth of America to be protected from ar
duous labor in their tender years which may impair their
health. We want them to have educational advantages which
they are entitled to. We also want them to be taught the
habits of industry while they are young, that they may grow
into good and useful citizens in later years. 1t would be a
godsend to our country if every child 16 to 1S years of age
could have enough, steady work to form habits of industry
instead of habits of idleness.
, 1925-01-28
R OF THE FARM

One of the most serious problems facing the world is that
raised by the question, "How can we keep the girls on the
1t is one of the hallmarks of civilization that so many girls
are forced into the big cities to seek their fortune.
Probably no more daughters of the farm come to misfortune
in the big cities than do the city girls or the girls from small
towns who work for a living.
1t can be set down as a sound proposition that working
girls as a class, are more apt to make a success of life than
another large class of girls having more social advantages but
seeking the bright lights.
1t is a great social duty to make the home life on the farms
more attractive to the girls. There should be more rural recrea-
ton centers under proper supervision.
If the churches and fraternal orders could administer to
the social needs of humanity, including the growing young
people, we would hear less of farm girls crowding to the cities.
With good roads, cheaper motor cars, the rural mail and
telephone, the monograph, electricity and the radio, life is
growing more attractive on the farms.
Individual initiative, energy and ambition, the driving force
which has built this nation is the great agency which today is
Iremaking farm life in America and making it pleasant for both
girls and boys to stay on the farm.
, 1925-01-28

walk and cussed. Beer was SC and
the lunch free. Laborers worked
ten hours a day and never went on
a strike. No tips were given to
walters and the hat-check graft was
unknown. A kerosene lamp and a
stereoscope in the parlor were lux
uries.
No one was v e operated on for
appendicitis or bought glands. Mi
crobes were unheard of; folks lived
to a good old age and every year
walked miles to wish their friends
a Merry Christmas.
Today you know:
Everybody rides in automobiles;
or flies; plays golf; shoots craps;
plays the piano with their feet, go
to the movies nightly; smokes;
blamcs the H. G.. of l.. On their
n%eighbors; never go to bed the same
day they get up. and think they
are having a h of a time.
These are the days of s%uffraget-
ing, pro1teering, rent hogs, excess
taxes and prohibition. If you think
life is worth living you "a continue
to do so.-LaPorte Progressive-Re-
view.
, 1925-01-28
ON THE ROUNDUP
1SS4-1924

Forty ear ago we remember:
When hens were $500 a dozen,
ROSTERS loo apiece. eggs were three
dozen for Csc; butter 10c a pound;
milk was sc a quart; the butcher
gave way liver and treated the kids
with bologna; the hired girl re-
ceived 50 a week and did the wash
in. Women did not powder Tin
public), smoke, vote. play poker,
hold office or shake the shimmie.
Men wore whiskers and boots,
chewed tobacco, spit on the side
, 1925-01-28

n too much of human natur' to say
hat he should tolerate it when his
son begins to do tn same FRANKS.
Something unique in newspaper
dom was presented last week by the
Basin Rustler of Basin, Wyoming,
when a six by nine dodger, telling
the story of a booze raid in Lowell
was annexed to the regular issue
of the weekly. We hardly know how
to interpret this supplement which
heralded the news of the sheriff's
activities down Lowell way. Was it
the first raid the sheriff ever made?
Is it to be the last one, or is there
some other reason why this little
morsel of official business would
not keep another eve days? Put
us wise.
, 1925-01-28
High and Low Beet Yields
FARMERS ALWAYS OBTAIN PROFITABLE
ONNAG

TONNAGE
On 5000 acres of beets delivering their harvest
at the Scottsbluff factory the average yield last season
was nearly Is tons per acre.
Eighteen of these growers obtained over 16 tons
per acre, including yields in large tracts of 18 to 81
tons average.
These results were not exceptional in the districts
served by the Bayard, Mitchell, Gering and Scottsbluf
factories. Throughout the splendid North Platte val
ley's irrigated area of northwestern Nebraska are farm
es who year after year harvest very profitable beet
yields by farming well.
Many have improved their results from season to
season. What is accomplished on these farms can be
duplicated in more instances if the same preparation
and care would be devoted to the crop. r.
At the Thomas dump in the Valley, for example,
w.. II. Stratton has shown an average increase of 5 tons
per acre in the last six beet crops, going from 13 IL
tons in 1919 to over 10 12 tons in 1924.
Even from beet land from which previous owners
took Is to IL tons per acre H. C. Policy, present owner,
last season harvested over 10 tons.
Compared with their incentive to increase Yields
already above the average for the valley, the growers
who obtains from 10 to 20 tons would seem to have a
greater lnducement to follow methods giving him high
er tonnages. The difference in yields between neigh
boring farms is observed in all other beet growing
localities as well as in Nebraska.
The attainable improvement in the average yield
offers a surer and more permanent way to better re-
comfortable factor.