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Show News Notesin lt' a Privilege to Lh IDAHO t.ttut trvtdaho 1 r I mines produce . $32,000,000 annually, ;; fa. vSS The more than -- mninal metals are lead, silver. gold, copper and zinc thru TWIN FALLS Idaho extends or as tar seven degrees of altitude In alti-i-t as from Indiana to Florida. more than to ranges from 700 feet 12,000 WHAT DR. CALDWELL LEARNED IN 47 feet annual mean Idaho's 86 degrees from temperatures range to 55 dein the mountainous interior of the reaches middle the grees along ASHTON BOISE Plans are moving forward next spring for the construction early on Deadwood at of a storage reservoir underthe as major river the Payette protaking of the Big Black canyon the head of Newell, R. J. said ject, United States office. l 4 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON OW that the American Deonle have chosen their next President and their JL Interest In that race has died down, they hn re a chance, If they wish, to take part In another "campaign." It Is the nation-wid- e vote that Is to be taken to determine the public choice of a national flower. We have a national bird, and although many of our states have state flowers, we have no In that renational floral emblem. spect we are somewhat behind other na tions. England's is the rose, chosen before the War of the Roses In 1405. Scotland's Is the thistle, which commemorates a repulse of the Danes during their invasion in 1010, and France's fleur-de-lwaved from the helmet of Louis VII as he led his knights In the first crusade. Flowers have been woven into the designs and seals of other nations and because they have been rallying points for national sentiment and patriotism throughout all ages and among all races of civilized men, it is the belief of many Americans that the United States should have a national flower. So the American Nature association, headed by Its president, Arthur Newton Pack, Is spori-so- i Ing a movement to choose a national flower by a popular referendum. Once the vote of the people has been recorded, congress will be asked to make official that popular choice. Then the national flower will be used decoratlvely on public occasions along with the national ensign and it will spread Its symbolism over national holidays, adding another link to the chain of national unity. The present movement to choose a national flower Is not the first one that has ever been made. Previous attempts, however, to choose one either by legislation or popular vote have failed to be effective. The goldenrod, now the floral emblem of five states, was chosen Indecisively in 18S9 as a national floral emblem but It was never widely accepted as such. In 1920 a bill was Introduced into congress to make the daisy the national flower but .this flower was more or less laughed out of Its claim for preferment. "What I That pesky weed!" exclaimed many farmers when they heard of the proposed choice and both it and the goldenrod have been looked upon rather too disdainfully as "weeds" to allow either to be taken seriously by a majority of people. In starting the movement for the selection of a national flower. Its sponsors state that there Is a "floral constitution," unwritten but understood by all, which deals with the Ideal qualifications for the king of American flowers as follows : "It must bjoom In all parts of the United States. It must be available at all times of the year. It must be popular with all and symbolic of the nation. It must be suitable for emblems and designs. It must radiate tradition and history through Its past associations with the creators and the developers of the land." Although a number of "candidates" are already in the field for the honor of being chosen the national flower, two of them, the goldenrod and the phlox, seem to be In the lead. It Is interesting to note that a "whispering campaign" Is being carried on In this, as In the race which ended November 6, and proponents of the goldenrod claim their favorite Is being treated unfairly. Here are some of ttie "whispers" that are being used against It: Its pollen 4s supposed to cause hay fever It la not strictly native to this continent. It has a, weedy tendency, and thus is larkinir v dignity befitting the national flower. It is the color of (fold and If chosen will gv Europeans another chance to taunt us on belne TI l I "grold-dlKSer- s" 8nd "money-worshipers- -- H- L for the honor are listed by the American Nature association as follows (the letters P, B and A stand for perennial, biennial and annual, and the rest of the classification provides an Idea of what the plants are like In color and height and when they may be expected to bloom as part of the garden color scheme) : Alyssum A, white, six inches, Anemone, P, white, pink, two to three feet, September; Aster, A, all colors, two to four feet, June-Octobe- r; Septem- ber-October. Candytuft, A, white, pink. It Inches, June; Candytuft, P, white, nine inches, Canterbury t; Bells, P, blue, white, pink, three feet, to all two three Columbine, P, feet, colors, r. Coreopsis, P, yellow, two to three feet, May-Jun- e; June-Augus- e; May-Jun- June-Octobe- Daisy (English), B, white, pink, six Inches, May; r; Gaillardia, A, yellow, three feet, r; Gladiolus, A, all colors, three to five feet, to Marigolds, A, yellow, brown, one-hathree feet, Nasturtium, A, yellow, orange, twelve Inches, Roses, P, all colors, one to five feet, monthly; Spireas, P, pink, white, yellow, two to ten June-Octobe- July-Octobe- lf July-Octobe- r. June-Octobe- r; feet, r; Sweet Pea. A, all colors, twelve Inches, Sweet William, B, all colors, two to three feet, Zinnias, A, all colors, two to r. four feet, And here are the "statements" of some of those April-Octobe- r; July-Octobe- "candidates": The Dogwood: "What flower could hope to represent the American peopl as well as I? As a roadside decoration, I represent the plus ultra In beauty. I grace 'he indoors as well, and speaking of floral designs, what couldn't the imagination blossoms? As do with my four and for my history I am the state flower of Virginia." Mountain Laurel: "There is deep significance to flowers. I grow In the thirteen origimy star-lik- e nal states. The pioneers loved me. I am the state flower of Connecticut. None could surpass the beauty of the designs I could make. While I must flve-petal- stay east of the Father of Waters, I have a cousin, a mountain laurel, that might represent me in the mountains of the West." Wild Rose: "I stand on my record. I make wonderful decorative designs. I am an aristocrat my ancestors came from Babylon, Persia and Nineveh. I have many names, such as Liberty, Columbia, General Pershing and President Wilson, that give me national standing. Who can point with pride any better than IT" Columbine: "I am the people's candidate. 1 stand for unlimited looking at my flowers, and for moderate picking. Tou must see my thirteen-lea- f lobes, and notice that when reversed, my spurs resemble the talons of the American Eagle. 1 bloom on three national holidays Decoration day, Flag day and the Fourth of July. My name is derived from Columbia, meaning dove, and associated with Columbus, who found this land of peace and plenty. As for mass effects and for symbolic emblems, 1 stand on the brink can say with all modesty of perfection; there Is none to surpass me." One of the chief campaigners for the phlox Is Dr. Edgar T. Wherry, a government 1 well-know- ." It does not have our national colors. It has already been selected by several states sift state flower. It blooms only In the fall of the year. To refute some of these charges, this "cnnrti date" has Issued the following statement from "campaign headquarters" (the office of the Na ture Magazine, official publication of the Amerl can Nature association): I am still the king. Any other Is an usurper I cannot be exterminated, I am too strong My waving sheaf of gold Is known everywhere, and beautiful mass effects. Though a violent whisper- n Ing campaign to the effect that I has long worked against me. the nt electorate knows that the ragweed Five states have proved their wisdom me why not forty-eight- ? Advocates for the selection ot tin ,hi hnve brought forth the following argument for their hiy-fev- - - I "candidate": It Is 100 per cent American. It Is not yet a state flower It grows wild In nearly every state In the Union. It Is a handsome and showy flower. It grows in our national colors red. white and blue It has iL----- COLUMBINE is one variety In which the flowers are stars. shaped like It blooms over the Fourth of July. It Is a hardy perennial. And this "candidate" has also announced Its as follows: "tilatform" ' If elected by these voters In the United Slates. I will promise to continue to grow In the national colors red. white and blue. I will continue In h hardy and faithful In reproduction, so that my line will always rule. Othe' "candldutes" whicli have been mentioned Vote for a National Flower National Flower Editor, American Nature Association, 1214 1Gth Street, N. W., Washington. D. C. s hay-fev- . My ? $ f I i choice for the National Flower i. (If club or school vcting. register number V - ovttrt taking first, second and f. r third places.) of votes for ( if $ $ S st piaCe No votes & 2nd place No votes C jfj & 3rd () $ No. place ' (, (j ( votes f Name (school, class or club) 9 ri) d . ) Jj 1 citv and State, S & () x . linis tailOI IS irom ...... IraaRf ..... , botanist and chemist connected with the bureau of chemistry and soils at Washington. However, he has some interesting things to say about the other contenders for the honor, as follows: Phlox and goldenrod are not precisely the only two flowers In the competition, though they apparently aro the candidates most under discussion. But there are also columbine, mountain laurel and the daisy as proposed candidates. As a matter of fact, mountain laurel has powerful backing and is sure to get a lot of votes. It Is the selection of Its the Daughters of the American Revolution. backers argue that It Is an American plant, and favor it because it grows In the 13 original states. They say that the flowers are starlike and that It is available for decoration at all seasons of the year. Connecticut and Pennsylvania have mountain laurel as their state flowers. But the argument against mountain laurel Is that It does not grow and cannot be grown In the western naif of the country, and we should not choose a national flower that is sectional. Indiana, on the other hand, had the carnation as Its state flower for a long time. It was selected by the school children and had no relation whatever to the state. It is a European flower particularly popular with Latins. For 20 years the state forester tried to change it. Now Indiana has the tulip-tre- e flower, but Ohio still has the carnation as its emblem. While I personally favor phlox, I wouldn't be particularly disappointed if it were defeated and some equally attractive and appropriate flower selected. I am primarily Interested In having a suitable and beautiful flower selected for the official national flower of the United States. A number of proposals of individual plants have been made, but some of the plants selected have been too restricted In range to be regarded as typifying the country as a whole. Others, again, are not limited to nor characteristic of the United States. They are not 100 per cent American. Take the columbines (Aquilegia species) and the goldenrods (Solidago species), for Instance. Least satisfactory of all are those plants which are not native to this country, in particular that troublesome weed, the oxeye daisy, or, still worse, the English daisy, which once was specified In a bill submitted to congress. The columbine was also proposed In a joint resolution submitted to congress a year or two ago by a member from Florida, but nothing was ever done about It. The one genus, however, which has apparently never been given consideration until now, but which has many points in its favor, Is the phlox. This charming flower Is typically North American, only a single member (Phlox sibirica) occurring native to any other continent, and this one being common to Alaska and Siberia. One or more species of phlox grow wild In every state In the Union except Maine and perhops one or two other New England states, and at least two species have become more or less naturalized in that region. It Is a handsome and showy flower, and many species are so popular that they have been brought Into cultivation, and most of them have proved easy to grow, which lessens the danger of extermination of individual species which might result from the public interest sure to be attracted to a national flower Most important, too, phlox comes In our national colors, red, white and blue, and some of the varieties are stars. It blooms over th9 Fourth of July. It Is a beautiful, showy flower, a hardy perennial, and this essentially flower is familiar to every one. It grows In gardens and In modern ones. In Justice to goldenrod, which has long been considered our national flower, but which also been unpopular because of its association with the curse, we wrought to absolve it from this charge. Of course, on the other hand, goldenrod grows In every state, so it has that advantage. It does not come in our national colors, however. Goldenrod is also a Eurepean plant and grows In Germany, Scandinavia and other countries, so it is not 100 per cent America, a fact that should not be over- inc....... V ; S rth er looked. Cioldenrod does not grow except In the late summer and fall. You couldn't get it to bloom in spring, on the Fourth of July or Commencement day, just the important times in the year for a national flower, it seems to me. Goldenrod Is more or less of a weed, and a flower to hold so high a place as a national emblem ought to be of finer origin. A weed hasn't the necessary dignity. The phlox has a delicate and faint fragrance. Not the heavy, pungent odor of many flowers, but a pleasing and charming scent. And as the fact remains that at present we have no national flower and as phlox seems to fill the bill in an fashion, here's hoping that it will be selected and that our next President will declare the fact of its choice by proclamation in the not distant future! Every one man or woman, boy or girl is entitled to a vote in selecting the national (lower and is invited to send in a ballot. Women's clubs and schools are asked to express an opinion, and it is suggested that the project would make an interesting study for the full term. The Cump Fire girls are making their study project flowers for the winter of and in connection with this work will take a national poll on the national (lower and report to the American Nature association. 1028-102- (Name of Your Paper.) g g 9 BURLEY Beans on the Minidoka as well as usual, project have not done of the city account on say, growers howseason. The prices paid growers, basis of 6 ever, are good, being the to 7 cents for commercial seed, 98 per cent grade, sacks and cleaning costs paid by buyer. BOISE There has not been a irost harheavy enough to prevent complete Leslie this year, vest of the beet crop 3. Schultz, chief federal crop inspector, declared recently, when he returned from southeastern and eastern Idaho, Inchecking up on the work of the service. spection TWIN FALLS The sum of $478,000 was suggested for the 1929 budget of the Twin Falls Canal company at a meeting held here recently. Another meeting will be held Monday, when a report is expected that will enable a more definite statement of what the budget and the tax shall be.. A previous meeting had been held. forBOISE Idaho Is particularly tunate this year in having practically no abandonment of crop lands because of unfavorable conditions, Joseph A. Becker, field agent of the United States department of agriculture, said when he arrived to check over acreage and yield of all crops other than livestock in" Idaho. BOISE A check for $165,705 was received recently at the oEice of th8 state treasurer as Idaho's share in the earnings of the national forests In the state. The money will be divided among the various counties according to a special ratio. The earnings of each forest are apportioned to the various counties in which the forest lies, on an acreage basis. BLACKFOOT Bingham county haa over 2S00 miles of county roads, but residents still are clamoring for more, according to the county commissioners, who have before them petitions for five difforent roads. However, It was decided that there was no money in the budget to build any more rishts-of-wa- y this term and the petitions were held over until the next budget. EOISE Probability that the next legislature will be asked to "tie up the loopholes in the inheritance tax law" appeared recently in a statement accompanying the biennial report of the state auditor. The report pointed out that evasion of the law had occurred and cited one Instance where Grand Western railroad. Twenty-siby deed prior to the death of the testa-to- r and as a result the state had lost a legitimate tax. REXBURG Addresses by M. L. Tillery of Pocatello on the producing and marketing of high quality ceeds attracted much Interest recently at sessions of the state seed show. The exhibition and the program of discussions on seedgrowers' problems continue to attract large crowds. The Western Seed Marketing company of Salt Lake City was host at a banquet at Ricks college, under supervision of L. C. Funk. BOISE Within 30 days the state will have on exhibit a neat collection of both farm and forestry products. After long attempts to get the proper showcases, they have finally been and the lower floor ot the capitol will house them and the exhibits. In the east wing will be agricultural exhibits, while in the west wing will be the forestry exhibits. A mine Industry exhibit Is already established In the rotunda of the lower x YEARS PRACTICE A Dhvsieian waMiaJ 'vT TT constitution inr 47 Vr" 4 that no matter how ir.f'i their health, diet and exercia """P tion will occur from tin,. next importance, then i. v it when it cornea. Dr. Caldwell was in favor of getting as dose to as possible, hence his remedy for pfttjon, known as Dr. Caldwell', fiZ mild vegetable tmpD pepsin, U uo narm me system and habit forming. Syrup Pepsin is p!eaMT tasting, and youngsters love it. Dr. Caldwell did not 4 drastic physics and purges. appro Be did m believe they were good for anybodrt ystem. In a practice of 47 y4r never saw any reason for their m Z Byrup Pepsin will empty the bowefc Z " 2 " i Do not let ft tm fcv wruii bowel movement Do not sit and " 6 uruggist ana t one of the generous bottles of Dr. im well's Syrup Pepsin, or write 8yrm Pepsin," Dept. BB, Monticello. ElaojJ Extra. Crawford How is mgn a rental ror this It you ask one-roo- apar- tment ? Realtor It Includes parking pri4 leges in our private garage for two cars. The Muttonheadi. He This lamb seems a little tongt She Oh, don't let's talk cbop- .Everynody 8 W eekly. HUSBAND DISTRIBUTES BOOKLETS Wife Trie$ Compound Every year the Pinkham Medicim Uompany distributes about 3U,wu,w f 1 booklets Irom house to house: Mr. Ted Hinzmaa does this work in Lodi, California, His wile wntM! "It was in then little books that I read about w many women bfr helped bj tin I ing medicine. thought give it a trill and I can truly say that it has done and friends me good. My neighbors ask me what I am doing to make w look so much better. I tell them tint I am taking Lydia E. Pinkh&B'i yegetable Compound." Knows His Game. solid "I played golf for eight last Tuesday, and" "Have a good mind?" honn Alwavs His Leap. frog would a wM en " JewPtt "Whv not? It " ways leap year for the frog." Hewitt-"T- he A woman Is one admits that ner snoes frankly - d strong-minde- 100 large. ; Paramount VheBanjoWdh PianoVolumelM HarpQuaW ft uiryina V- floor. k BURLEY Much of the surplus hay on the Minidoka project has been sold to sheep men and to the local feeder companies. The alfalfa mill has also bought a big supply. Little old hay was left over last spring, and prices have been higher than usual. A small amount has been bought for as high as $12 In the stack, but the usual price has been $10 and $11. It is reported that H. F. Deardorff, of Malta, sold 800 tons for $11. He still has over a thousand tons on hand. 1 umum yarn Starch "t kn ,w i iJ.M Ml IK. va - ffwr WnOTOUnt Michael V&V AM Pingiton; rattl wm p. mfzft hi WMumii'ifo f.J b BURLEY Alfalfa seed yields on the Minidoka project this season have been very disappointing, whMe clover has yielded well and seed prices have been satisfactory to growers. 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