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4 : ■ «. -4-.** - » .. . j American Falls Press Consolidated With The Power County News and The Rockland Times. nXv i*< * o-m juaûluK VOLUME XXII. AMERICAN FALLS, POWER COUNTY, IDAHO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3,1922. NUMBER 17. BÏ AGRICULTURAL I » RECOMMENDATIONS ASK FOR EX TENSION OF FOREIGN CREDIT TO ASSIST IN CREATING MAR KET FOR FARMER'S PRODUCE. MINIMUM PRICES REJECTED Representatives Vote Down Propsal of South Carolina Man—Favor Investi gation of Retail Prices and Commend Harding and Wallace. Washington, <* Jan. 26.—Immediate steps to reestablish the value of farm products on a parity with those of oth er commodities was asked of congress and President Harding tonight by the national agricultural conference. The resolution was contained in a report from the marketing committee. The conference rejected a resolu tion of /the national farmers' union, of fered by J. Si. Wannamaiker of South Carolina, which would have called for a governemnt minimum price guar antee on farm products. In a conference with newspaper men Seceretary Wallace expressed opposi tion to price fixing, which he said would prove ruinous to the farming ? industry. He declared he favored plans to restore the purchasing power of the farmer's dollar to a parity with that in other industries» The conference took up committee recommendations and resolutions im mediately after hearing addresses by R. A. Pearson, president of the Iowa State college of agriculture, and me chanical arts; Dr. E. D. Ball, director of scientific work of the department of agriculture; Richard E. Ely, pro fesor of economics of the University of Wisconsin, and Gifford Pinshot. The resolution ofered by the com mittee on agriculture and price rela tions which Included indorsement of the agricultural bloc in congress, coupled with this commendation of President Harding and Secretary Wallace for their action in making possible the calling of the conference. This resolution was adopted unani mously. '''MV Recommendations Offered. Other recommendations of this com mittee Included: That the government extend aid to Europe for economic rehabilitation. Limation of acreage of certain crops to balance production and restore the farmer's dollar to a nominal purchas ing power. Approval . of the program of the American delegation to the armament conference. Commendation of the investigations of retail prices by the departmetns of justice and commerce. Investigation by congress of plans to stabilize the dollar. Equalization of tariff protection. Vigorous action to place agriculture on a parity with other industries. The gathering and distribution of foreign market and production reporte by the department of agriculture. In adopting Che report of its com mittee on foreign competition and de mand, the conference went on record as favoring: Financing of exports through cre dits authorized by congress. Investigation by the interstate com merce commission to determine the ad visability of extendlnging preferential export freight rates to agricultural commodities not now affected. Extension of the provision of the Webb-Ponverene ait which provides for combination of concerns for export trade. Tarriff protection or agriculture equal to that afforded other Industries. Establishment of a tariff boarn to administer a permanetn flexible taritt Jaw with an anti-dumping provision. Opposition to a tariff on potash. Increasen support of the inter-na tional agricultural institute at Rome. Assignment of agricultural attaches to American embassies in foreign countries. Like New Ideas. # Adequate safeguarding of health, free circulating libraries and increased school facilities were recommended in the report of .the committee on farm population and the home, which also was adopted. Other recommendations of this committee Included study of rural problems, co-operative market ing, appointment of farm women on farm organizations and federal and state boards, encouragement of farm home ownership and an lncerase in the number of public extension workers. ■'ft CO. OFFICIALS CORRESPONDING WITH CONGRESSMEN ON TAXES Hope to Get Permission to Assess Gov ernment Property for Its Prorated Amount of Bonded Indebted- . « »ess. County officials state they are on the alert in an effort to obtain some means of assessing bonded indebtedness of the county against the property pur chased by the Reclamation Service. Many important questions are arising, and it is becoming more evident, they claim, that the county will suffer con siderably should there be no relief. »•Vetters are being addressed to Repre sentatlve Addison T. Smith asking him to investigate the means of asslting the city and county in the present clr cuma tance* IN PENROSE'S SEAT ' SSjs ■■ mi v ■X , •■■a-" ,x m. é AOTOCASve« George W. Pepper. Philadelphia lawyer, is the new senator from Pennsylvania, having been appointed by Governor Sproul to serve the un expired term of Boise Penrose. Re publican leader who died recently TO CLEAN NOOSE AT STATE ASYLUM There are ?30 patients in the asy lum at Blackfoot, and among them are a good many people who are not insane. Some of them have been "railroaded" there and some are just old people who were in the way at home and those whose duty it was to support and care fpr them have taken this means of getting rid of them. • Most people have some hob bies and queer ways, and old people who have a good many of them can easily be proved insane and com mitted to the asylum if committing magistrates are not careful. But there is going to be an investi gation and a clearing out of those who should not be there. Arrangements are now being made to have a clinic, an assembly of experts to examine every patient in the institution and see what is really the matter and it possible ef fect a cure by using the modern equip ment recently installed in the new re ceiving hospital built last summer. Those who are not insane will be sent home and steps will be taken to see that they are cared for by those whose duty It is to do it People who are insane are so be cause of something that has gone wrong in their bodies or brains, and in many cases there is a remedy if taken in time, remedy can be successfully applied even tho it is done tardily, and the management of the Blackfoot asylum is now going about it to find and ap ply the remedies. The new receiving hospital is equip ped with all the varieties of hot and cold bathB, and these are powerful re storatives of wrecked nrves when ap plied by experts on insanity. It is sup plied with x-ray and dental outfits for revealing what is wrong with bones and teeth. It has solariums for apply ing the sun baths and giving the com forts of the sun parlor. Some of the people of Blackfoot are listing their cars for use in giving free auto rides to those who need them in the process of restoration, and it is expected that in the next few months there will be a thinning out of inmates. In the past history of the institution, more atention has been given to keep ing them than to curing them, and now the best brains of the state will be devoted to their cure where cure seems poslble. In some cases t he INCREASED VOTING OF LAST YEAR ADDS TO CONVENTION NUMBERS I'ower County Will Send Two Repub licans and One Democrat. Power county will have two dele gates in attendance at the state re publican convention and one from the county in attendance at the demorcra tic state convention, according to fig ures recently compiled by the secre tay of state. In 1920 the count had two republican delegates and two democratic. The state Increase based on the vote cast in the state at the last election will give the republican party a total of 202 and the democratic party a total of 110. An increase of 64 for the re publican party and an increase of four for the dedocratic party. Ada county will ihave the biggest de leyation with 20 republicans and 10 -democrats. Twin Fails is next with 13 republicans and 6 democrats; Bannock and Canyon each have 12 republicans and 7 democrats. The respectipe state committees of the two parties are to meet and ar range for state ocnevntlons, fixing the date and place of meeting. School District ....o. 9. Mt. View of Roy, wish to state that they now have a new flag pole and have their flag flying on all clear days. They also have a new door which locks properly and have their floors well oiled. MT. VIEW DISTRICT HEARD FROIM. INVESTMENT HERE ! No Indication Given Regarding Fntnro Policy of Reclamation Service in American Falls—Depends on Irriga tion Companies. Rumors that the force of reclama tion officials and engineers at Amer ican Falls are to be withdrawn by March first are not basèd on any infor mation from the Reclamation Service, it was learned yesterday. There is sufficient work here to keep the pre sent corps of engineers busy for sev eral months and it is believed there will be no anouncement of a change until accurate evidence is submitted regarding the ability of the Irrigation Companies to meet their payments or the failure or success of the Smith McNary bill in Congress. Reclamation officials point out that the Reclaamtion Service has invested over $500,000 in American Falls and the right-of-way for the proposed dam. This sum includes purchased property in the city and up the river within the right of way, equipment, drilling for the location of the da/m structure, and surveys. With this sum Invested it is not going to be easy or feasible for the government to adopt a policy of aban donment unless in extreme circum stances. There seems to be little chance for the companies of the valley to meet their Initial payments on water con tracts with the Reclamtaion Service, acording to engineers. The New Swe den and Murtaugh projects arc believe ed to be the only ones that have ac tually voted bonds. These districts will hesitate to sell them until the re maining companies show some evi dence of their ability to arise their pro rated share of the money. The bond ing of one or two companies would be an expense without any tangible re ward whatever. , Opinions differ regarding the fu ture of the Smith-McNary bill in con gress. Many profess the belief that the skids have already been greased for this bill and that there is little likelihood of its passing congress. Oth ers maintain that strength is gaining every day in support of it and that its pasage is only a matter of time. CHARITY BILL A. F. T. Club of Women Plan Event For February Eleventh At Odeon Hall—Proeeds to Aid Deserving In stitution. - The Bethany Deaconess Hospital is to be the beneficiary of a charity ball to be given at the Odeon hall Satur day evening, February 11th, accord ing to the anouncement of Mrs. W. L. Oliver yesterday, chairman of a Charity Ball committee representing the A. F. mailed the first of the week to over three hundred Invited guests, accord ing to Mrs. Oliver. Many will be sent to the friends of the Hospital ln Aber deen and Rockland and the committee expresses the hope that a large atten- ! dance, wil yield to the Invitation to help so worthy a cause. j The A. F. T. Club was organized,of several months ago and is composed of a membership of twelve local women, their names as follows: Mrs. H. C. Allen, Mrs. A. Rowberry ,Mrs. W. L. Oliver, Mrs. G. M. Oliver, Mrs. H. O. Whitney, Mrs. P. G. Hanson, Mrs. Ed. Jacobs, Mrs. C. Lee French, Mrs. W. W. Beckstead, Mrs. L. L. Evans, Jr., Mrs. W. J. Hanson and Mrs. W. S. Sparks, Sr. T. sewing club. Invitations for the affairs will be GHOLSON HECTSIONED. Glenn Ghol son who scrapped Toughy O'Dowd at Pocatello Wednes day night was decisioned, but earned ' tjie unstinted commendation of all the fans for the good fight he made against his larger and much more experienced opponent. He is coming along fast and will probably appear on the pro gram here in two or three weeks. HENRY FORD WANTS TO SCRAP OUR GOLD 0m ;V Henry Ford wants our money readjusted on a basis of productive energy, instead of gold as at present. He announced at Washington, while negotiating wilh Secretary of War Weeks for the purchase of Muscle Shoals. Ala., as shown here, that the fight for a readjustment of American money was to be his battle this year Ford insists that he will give the A merican farmer the cheapest fertilizer they have ever uad if the Muscle mais project goes through. OLD RESIDENT. J P IM*s At Bethany Deaconess Hospital Following Operation for Appendici tis—Lived In American Falls Twenty Tears. Joe Gish, for twenty years a resident of American Falls, and owner of var ious property here, died this morning at 7:20 at the Bethany Deaconess hos pital, following an operation for acute appendicitis and complications. Mr. Gish was 48 years old last October 16. He leaves his wife, four sisters and three brothers in his immediate family to mourn his loss. He is also the uncle of Albert and Burl Gish of American Falls and is the brother-in-law of Lee Warf. Funeral services will be held at the Lu D. S. church at 2 p. m. Monday. Pall bearers will be Lee Warf, Burl, Albert and Will Gish, Robert Gish and a sixth not yet selected Interment will bo made in Falls View Cemetery. Mr. Gish called his wife to his bed side last evening and told her of his dying condition. His last requests were for an. attorney to take his will, and interement here under the auspices of the Eagles Lodge. Mr. Gish was a charter member of the Eagle Lodge in Pocatello. These requests will be compiled with. Mr. Gish was the son of Michael and Jane Davis Gish who did not survive their' son. He was born in Iowa and later moved to Soda Springs where his first wife and two sons are buried. He later moved to Pocatello and then to American Falls where he has lived for 20 years. Surviving him besides his wife are four sisters, Mrs. Anna Ed mondson, Mrs. Bertha Eaton and Mrs. Julia Austin, in the east, and Mrs. Alice Dempster of Los Angeles. Sur viving brothers are Will Gish of Amer ican Falls who was presont at the pas sing of his brother, Vernon Gish of Weeping Water, Nebraska and Robert Gish in Montana. BLACKFOOT VS. FALLS TONIGHT. American Falls High basketball team left this morning for Blackfoot where it expects to play the hardest game thus far played this season. Coach Gibson ik hopeful of victory. JISTRICT ONE HAS $26,000 FOB 1822 Five Miles New Road and Fourteen Miles of Surfaced Road Constructed In 1921—Complete Report Published In This Issue. Highway District Number One, In dependent, has received $20,000 from the state for road construction and still has a balance of approximately $4,800 coming according to highway district officials. The balance will be forthcoming following the session of the next legislature acording to these officials. The report published on another Page of this issue certifies that there will be available for highway work this year aproximately $26,000. Re ceipts from the road and bridge tax la st year amounted to $41,518.03. This ! sum together with the money received from the state and incidental returns j from other sources amounted to a total $61,961.63. Total expenditures for jibe year amounted to $47,386.27 leaving a balance for this year of $12,149.47. The largest item in this expense was $16,749.02 required to meet the Inter e st on bonded indebtedness. highway construction cost the district $8,882.71, other road construction cost $4,420.96 and maintenance cost $9, 678.45. State Administrative expense cost $3,839.55. The balance of the items of expense included insurance, mainten ance of plant and tools rights of way, bridge work,etc. The total assessed valuation of pro perty in the district is $6,851,096. The report states that there are in the county limite, 410 miles of main trav eled roads, 200 miles of graded roads and sixty one miles of surfaced roads. Five miles of new road and 14.2 miles of surfaced road were constructed during the last year. ' ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE ASKS 10.000,000 RECRUITS Æ £ * a in be to for of Ml ; im. :; L à CHICAGO.—The National Anti Cigarette League announces a drive, to begin next week for 10,000,000 recruits to the clean life movement of the league. Dr. D. H. Kress, of Washington, is president of the organization. An educational and iaw enforcement campaign is planned. FIST BOUTS KEEP Gibson, All But Knocked Out in the Second, Tomes Back and Wins Third With Isaak and Draws in Four Round Go Last Night. Coach Gibson, groggy from head blows in the second round, ciiched and hung on to Isaac until the gong sound ed saving him from taking the count on the canvas in latter part of the sec ond round of his four round match with Billy last night at the American Falls Athletic Club. He was visibly weakened and many thought the third round would be only a matter of sec onds. However the coach came back and with thre well directed blows to the wind, had Isaac completely on the defensive, taking the round by a wide margin. The fourth was hard fought to a draw, ending one of the prettiest battles seen in the squared ring in American Falls. This is the third time the two have mixed, the last scrap go ing to Isaac after Coach had uninten tionally fouled . If Pat Vassalo ever enters the ring against a stranger look out. He hates to knock out a friend, which explains why Fred Hunt stayed /through the third round with the little Italian boy last night. Fred seemed to be the cleverer of the two and timed his blows nicely. He was a shade the best til Vassalo put over a sleep producer in the thrd. Fred stood up to take his medicine but Pat didn't have the heart. He asked the referee to give him only a draw. Eiwood Meadows and George Stitt gave the nicest clean boxing exhibi tion of the evening. Stitt fights nice and clean and stands up to it like a veteran. He seems to have no fear and will gladly receive a blow for the privilege of giving one. Meadows fought in and out and kept well out of the reach of Stitt most of the time. The boys received due credit for a good clean scrap that was a real draw, Red Bowen and Çieo Brooks mixed of un in their usual curtain raiser fashion, wining the applause of the unusually large crowd. Stanger and Frosty Hunt boxed a pretty draw and were popular numbers on the program. Fol lowing them were Williard Davis and Wayne Gohlson. Gholson seemed con siderably the better boxer but was re luctant to mix it with his taller op ponent. Both boys carried a vicious wallop but neither landed with great effect. They fought a draw. Sixteen rounds of boxing last night was probably the best program yet seen though the bouts of two weeks ago were exceptionally good. The' lo cal boys are all rounding into good condition and present as interestitng a program as is to be seen in any town in the valley. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TESTIFY TO GOOD WORK OF REV. FORD Popular Pastor and Wife Leave Wed nesday For New Home at Iluytou, W&sstngton. One hundred fifty friends and mem bers of the Bethany Baptist Church, tendered a delightful farewell party to Rev. and Mrs. James A. Ford Monday evening in the church. Elaborate plans were made to make the program In teresting and truly representative of •the sentiment of all friends of the de parting workers. Several short ad dresses were made, a male quartette sang and Mrs. F. E. Eichelberger solo ed in an appropriate Scotch ballad that was a tribute to Rev. and Mrs. Ford. Lunch and coffee were served in the basement of the church following the upstairs program. A beautiful copper and silver electric percolator and grill with two lovely pieces of silver were presented to the pastor and his wife as parting gifts. COMMUNITY COUNCIL TO MEET. Mrs. F. -E. Eichelberger announces that the American Falls Counity Coun cil will meet Monday evening Febru ary 6th at 7:30 in the Hotel Reming ton. AH members of the council are requested to be present for the trans action of important business. M. SECRETARV EALL REFUSES TO SIGN FAILURE OF ENTIRE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY IRRIGATION PORGRAM MAY RESULT UNLESS SOLUTION IS FOUND FOR FINANCING. MONEY NOT AVAILABLE Committee From State Makes Strong Plea But Is Cnabk* to Alter Attitude of Department—Extension of Sixty Days Asked. Washington, Jan. 80.—Secretary of Interior Albert B. Fall today declined, on behalf of the government, to sign a contract for the purchase from the Ida ho Power company of its two power plants and other property at American Falls, solely on -the ground that there is no money available with which to make the necessary payment. The re clamation fund is depleted and, there fore, the government has no cash on hand to make the first payment of $260,000, and the irigation companies of the Snake River valley have fallen down on their promised payments. Therefore, the secretary held he could not in good faith sign the contract, notwithstanding that options given by the power company expire tomorrow. Secretary Fall, however, is hopeful the matter may be worked out, and he will ask for a renewal of the option for an other sixty days. Whether or not this extension can be obtained depends largely upon the attitude of the Guar antee Trust company of New York, which holds the bonds of the power company. Before announcing his decision, he gave an extended hearing to Senatois Borah and Gooding, Irrigation Direc tor Swendsen of the state of Idaho, W. E. Sheppard of Twin Falls and L. L. Evans of American Falls, Director Davis of the reclamation service and Assistant Secretary Finey also being present. The importance of the Amer ican Falls project was fully set forth by the various members of the Idaho delegation, and the bearing of this project on the ultimate delevopment of Snake River valley was emphasized. Merits Were Stressed. The secretary was told that the rying through of this undertaking would result ultimately in the utiliza tion of every bit of water of Snake riv er, and so successful has irrigation been in southern Idaho that the merits of the project were stressed. Secretary Fall stated frankly that he regarded the project with the utmost favor; he had visited the project last summer; he was ready to admit the merits of the proposal ; he wanted ta aid in every proper way, but he plained the depleted condition of the reclamation fund, and said that under ousting law there is no new money in sight for that fund above what is QUired for projects well under way. He also pointed out that the private irrigation companies of Snake River valley which have subscribed for water have not made their initial payments, and therefore no money whatever is on hand with which to make even the first Payment to the power company. The contract, as it stands, calls for a pay ,ne »t of $250,000 at the time the tract is signed, and a like amount for three successive years $1,000,000 in all. car ex re con thereafter, With absolutely no funds on hand or in sight, the secre tary said he could not obligate the government to make the purchase. Contract. Is Favored. Secretary Fail intimated, however, that if congress shall pass the Smith McNary bill, or a bonus bill carrying reclamation funds, or shall provide funds in any other way for irrigation expansion, he would then gladly take up the American Falls contract again, provided the option can be renewed, or if the private companies, which are now in default, should come forward with their payments, he would be glad to approve the contract. The Idaho delegation was disappoint ed at the refusal of Secretary Fall to sign, but admitted that, under the cir cumstances, he could hardly be ex pected to take any other than the stand he did. There is considerable optim ism among the men who called on the secretary that the Smith-McNary bill may be passed by congress, and if that comes about, they feel confident the American Falls project will go for ward, and the contract with the Idaho Power company will be closed. Mean time, efforts will be made to bring about payments by the private irriga tion companies which have made con tracts, in the hope that money from that source may be raised within the next sixty days. WHEAT MARKET IS STRONGEST SINCE OCTOBER Turkey Red wheat was commanding $1.50 a hundred in American Falls yesterday and is holding trim today with a strong demand back of it The raise came Tuesday and has encour aged several large holders to sell. One large holding of choice red wheat is reported to have sold at a premium for carload lote. The market cetlined be low $1.50 a hundred September 28th and this is the first time Bince that it has regained the mark. Messrs. F. A. Banks, Barry Dibble. Ferd Schlapkohi, F. C. Bohlaon and R. M. Patrick spent Wednesday in Burley.