This appeared in the January 20, 1972 issue of the Idaho State Journal, of Pocatello, Idaho. It was submitted by Saxon White Uberuaga.

A Basque settlement in Idaho’s pioneer times was typical of the small towns of wood structures in those days. The people took pride in their theater, which had only one rear exit. The theater was filled to capacity with Basque people one night, when the old building caught on fire. The Basques panicked and fled toward the rear exit. Many were injured by trampling, some perished in the fire. Moral: don’t put all your Basques in one exit.