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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29
Criminals and Good Roads

A grocer drummer, inexperienced il
criminology and without previous SER
vice in dealing with criminals other,
perhaps, than those who have tried to
beat his firm out of bills for grocer
les, has revolutionized the handling
of inmates of penitentiaries within
the last year.
Governor Shaforth ct Colorado upon
assuming the duties of his office two
years ago, named this inexperienced
groser's drummer as warden of the
state penitentiary having some $50
inmates, the toughest the country
knows.
There had been scandal after scan
dal in the institution and revolt after
revolt on the part of the prisoners
The appointment OF this man without
experience in handling desperate men
of this character caused howl to go
w but the appointment stood, and
now the Colorado penitentiary is
pointed to as a model for like insti-
tutions all over the country.
This man began his administration
by reforming the guards, other EN-.
ployes, sanitary and other conditions
about the institution. He made no eff
fort to reform the inmates believing
that the place for reform must begin
in their surroundings. He cleared out
the old guards who had maltreatet
prisoners, he improved the cells ant
sleeping cots; he put in new walks
and laid out the grounds in more at
tractive shape and he caused flowers
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO
POULTRY SHOW.

January 25, 26, 27 and %, 1911, are
the dates set for the big poultry show
The services of Prof. Elmer Gimlin
OF Indiana has been secured to judge
the show, thus insurimg the award
ing of prizes absolutely on the points
Of the birds. Prof. Gimlin is an ex-
pert judge of poultry Last week he
judged the shcw at Pendleton, Ore,
holiday week at Boise, after which Re
goes east for two weeks, returning
to Logan, Utah, where he will pass
upon the birds displayed at the
show there, after which he will come
to- Blackfoot. The score card system
of judging birds will be used here
and the whole show conducted on
the same plan as used in Boise and
other large cities.
Get Your Birds Ready.
The association earnestly requests
that all who possible can join in and
display their stock at this show. Do
not keep your birds at home because
your neighbor has fowls he paid a
fancy price for. Bring yours to the
show and have a competent judge
pass upon them. Fancy price does
not make fancy birds. Get your birds
into trim and show them at our show
Coops will be furnished by the AS
sociation for all not having them
but it is earnestly requested that
those who can furnish their own.
Join the Association in making this
the biggest poultry show ever held
in the state. 1t can be done.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29
BIG SLICE OF MELON TO IDAHO.
Two Million Of Bond Issue Comes to
This State and Interest at 3 Per
Cent Will Be Assessed Against
Entire Project, While Balance wiz
Come From the Continuing Approx
priation On Which No Interest Pay
: ments Are Required.

WASHINGTON D. G.. Dec. 90
1daho's two big government irriga-
ton projects are assured completion
by the appropriation of funds made
today by President Taft. The presi-
dent not only has apportioned the
$z6,0OOGOO fund which was provided
by congress at the last session, large
ly thrcHTh untiring efforts of seno-
tor Borah, but has apportioned as
we'll the contemplated increment to
regular reclamation for 1911 to 1914,
inclusive, amounting to more than
$25, 900 900 additional. From these
two funds Idaho will receive al total
of $4,000 of which all but $685.
600 goes to- the Payette-Boise project.
TIL half million goes to complete the
Ninidoka project. OF this total $2,-
900 900 for the Boise-Payette is taken
from the $20,O00,000 fund provided
by congress, the remaining S. 100000
and over is allotted out of the receipts
to the regular reclamation fund be-
tween 1911 and 1914.
This allotment insures not only the
completion of the Minidoka project,
which is now in advanced stages but
insures the practical completion of
the Boise-Payette project, the allot-
ment being in accordance with the
estimates of the reclamation service
engineers.
Fortunately for settlers in Idaho no
interest will have to be paid on the
$4,000, 900, which is taken from reg
ular reclamation fund, although 8
per cent must be refunded ON the So
100000 given the Payette-Boise pro-
ject from the twenty million fund.
Whether this 100000 interest on
the two million will be assessed
against the entire Payette-Boise pro-
ject or against that portion benefited
by this specific allotment is a prob
lem the board of engineers did not
s4sye, but they intimate that it will
be impossible to segregate the lands
benefited and that the 100000 will h
assessed against the entire project
This, however, will not greatly in.
crease the per acre cost of water
and will be only one-third of the taz
that would have been imposed haG
the whole allotment for this project
come from the $4,000, 900 fund.
Senator Borah, when told of Ida
hos allotments, expressed his salts
faction said: II am not familiar with
the figures necessary to complete tn,
<Payette-Boise and Minidoka project,
but l do know that the amounts al
lotted are understood and believed t.
insure the completion of both of the1
just as rapidly as the work can b.
done. There will be no question from
new on as to their completion, am
if the money is not ready in accol
dance with this distribution it wi
be provided by an extra issue. TIL
lnain proposition that cur prospect
will be finished as speedily as pos
sible is settled"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29

of these resolutions be furnished to
the President of each of the Gem
mercial Clubs with urgent request of
an immediate action.
Dated at Idaho Falls, Idaho, this
23rd day of December, 1910.
H. ]. HASBROUCK,
President
w. d. HUFFAKER,
Secretary.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29

and shrubs and grass to be planted
where before the prisoners saw only
cold, bare, bleak stone walls.
After he had done all that he could
do, then he began to ask them to do
something that they could do. He ap-
piled to these men prisoners the sam
principles that Judge Lindsay had
used in the juvenile courts of Denver
He put them ON their honor, and he
found that even the hardest of them
had honor left which only needed to
be awakened. He set them to work
raising produce. cattle, hogs, sheep
anything and everything that could
be used about the prison. He set the1
to work en- new buildings and other
improvements about the institution
with the result that for the first time
in the history of the prison he turned
back over $4,000 of the annual ap-
preparation unexpended, although he
had made improvements almost equal
in value to the original buildings
when he went there.
Not that alone, he has put hund-
reds Of these men to work on public
road building, not under guard with
loaded gun ready to shoot down the
first man that strikes or tries to NOV
a foot from his beaten path but mere
ly''under honor These men are give
tents; they are sent away from the
institution many miles and are left
weeks at time to- do the work as
signed them. Many miles of the bes
roads the state has were built thai
first year and without cost, practi
cally, to the people He has estab
lished rules whereby counties ma!
secure the labors of these prisoner
by paying the cost Of their board; HI
sends the prisoners out to these
llaces dressed just as other laborinl
men are dressed with nothing to des
ignate them as prisoners. That hi
plan has worked is shown by the re
suits attained and by the fact tha
less than enc and one-half per cen
of the prisoners have broken tn
parole" thus given them or hav
broken his confidence in making the
'';rus.ies -
, Why wculd it net be a plan wort
, trying in Idaho, Ada county which
, near the prison, and Canyon count
which is not much farther ava!
wan. roads the worst way. Why sho
not the legislature make provisio
r whereby the warden of the peniten
iary might give these men a chant
+ to develop some latent manhood s
N they might know they are accor
y plishing something fer good, by lie
4 ting these two counties try the expe
6 ment for a year or two along SON
!. such lines as these which were so S
cessful i'm Colorado, and which a.
n successful in Washington. we believ
!. and perhaps, in other states, thus Sc
&C ing the state the expense OF feedbr
+. the prisoners and giving the cou
o. ties the benefit of their labcrs al
n the people the benefit Of good road
1t If the experiment, which cam
ID prove an expensive one at the mo!
I'd proves successful, then provision CT
IS be made whereby any county, mig
t. avail itself of this labor for the pu
rs lie good.-Capital News.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29

We handle typewritters and type
writer supplies. Ribbons, carbon
papers and typewriter paper.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1910-12-29

Difference favor of north :. $291 ,920
The above valuation for the south
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
LAND QUESTION
70 BE DECIDED
Market Committee May RECON-
mend Making Pasage, ar May
Favor Purchase.

Whether the city shall bus bach a
lot near the city market ~ shall pro
vide the present owner Of the prop
erty with means. ef egress and insress
Is question which VIII be considered
at special meeting of the Council
committee on markets Thursday even
ing.
The property is Known AS No. SOS
Market place II MIS- SOLD by the city
for taxes last July to Mr. ii. A, Rich
ardson. The latter paid $Z42, for the
land and few weeks later sold ii TO
a third party.
When this last purchaser Went to
look at his land ne found the one
passageway by which he could reach
it to be d three-toot alley hlockaded
by IL small house belonging to the city.
Since. that time he has refused to pay
for the land and has also refused To
reinquish his claim TO the land.
MIR. Richardson finally brought the
matter before the attention of the toun :
cil and the special is the result.
The law requires that the owner OF
the property be given free passage way
10 and from his holdings The city
may grant him this or II may decide
to purchase the land through CON
demnation proceedings. Several COM
nittee members think the land could
be advautagcously used for dumping
purposes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
COMMISSION
GRANTS THREE CHARTERS

Three charters were issued We'd
nesday b. the State Corporation Com
mission, as follows.
Modern Development Corporation
Roanoke, Va. incorporators-E, A
Thurman. president, j. II fost, vice
president Stewart Britts. secretary
and treasurer, all of Roanoke. Capt
tai stock Maximum. s25 900, mini
MUM, $4,000, Objects and purposes
Real estate business.
Wnrrenton Nirginan. Inc, Warren
ton Va. lncorporators-B. +. Wood.
president, ]. A. /. Keith. vice presi-
dent I. . Nabce. SECRETARY and treas
urer. all of Warrenton. Va Capital
stock Maximum, $4,000. minimum.
$1,000, Objects and purposes Pub
Ilsh a newspaper.
The Bon Air Realty Company Inc,
Rosslyn, Va Incorporators-R e. /.
Moncure, president. Rosslyn Va. G.
G. Garlin. vice. president, Alexandra
Va. Louis G. BARLEY secretary and
treasurer. Alexandria. Va Capita,
stock Maximum, $4,000: minimum
SIS, 600 Objects and purposes-ReaI
estate business
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
OFFICERS ELECTED
ADJOURN
Convention Of Junior Order
Chooses Richmond Man as
Trustee.

Especial 10 The Richmond Eirginian.1
MART1NSVIi.LE. VA, oct 10
The twenty-sixth annual convention Of
the Junior Erder Omitted American
Mechanics, which convened here yes
terday. adjourned at / O'Clock this
afternoon
There were about $50 delegates
present The following officers were
elected: j w. Camper, Roanoke. iu-
nior past councillor. Dr. w II. Evans
Norfolk, State councillor. DIR. w A..
Gordon, Of Elkton. State vice. oun-
cilor; Thomas Il. Ivey. OF Petersburg.
State secretary. G. w. kinsey, Ricn-
mond. State treasurer q. Il, Taylor,
Of Norfolk, State council conductor
c. B. Wagner. Of Danville, tSate war
den; w. L. Lee. OF Saltville. inside
sentinel. ]. r. Taliey. Danviile. outside
sentinel: Or. r, q. Griffith. Basic City:
&. Gray MADDEN. of Richmond, and
s. HUFF. Roanoke, trustees.
An additional tax Of 50 cents per
member was ley1ed for the purpose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
October Henryo-

NEW YORK. October 1a.-Henry
j nnseen. Ben j. Duseen and three
others of the firm Of Duveen Brothers.
importers of antique works of art, nave
been indicted by the Federal grand
jury on the charge of conspiring to
defraud the United state customs by
means of false invoices. Summonses
were served in civil suit against the
firm az constituted in 1908 for the for
feitnre of the value Of certain impor-
tations
This proceeding for the recovery Of
money in which the government NAV
ON one ground or another claim hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars was un-
dertaken to avoid the application Of
the statutory limitation Of three years.
The complaint viii be filled within
twenty days and a Fouminous docu-
ment Is promised. for the many clerks
and liquidators at work on the seized
books of DuSeen Brothers are ex-
pected to aid In It's compilation. It
is limited that 1t may contain the
names of prominent persons and A
list of art objects they bought,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
STOCK IRREGULAn,
TRADING IS HEAVY

NEW YORK. Oct 1s.-Although
price changes showed some degree of
irregularity 81 the opening OF the
stock market to-day. the important
railroads and industrials we're ex-
tremely heavy. At the end of 10
minutes, however, a steadier tone de-
yeloped.
After rallying slightly the market
again was placed under pressure and
prices receded point or more from
yesterdays close. Government bonds
unchanged: others strong.s
Although there was little increase
in the volume Of business, the tone
became f1rmer in the afternoon and
prices OF the leading issues moved up
fractioually.
After the first hour a steadier tone
prevailed in the market. but there was
AN absence of aggressive buying.
The market closed heavy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
New Evening Gowns of Brocades

Now is the time to think OF the new
5evening gown that must be made for
the coming season. Here are = few
things that Paris tells u:
The best materials are to be bro.
.cades. gold and silver threaded. and
velvet brocaded chtnons with a high
" raised figure; brocaded satins and
plain-cnlored marguisette and chit
ions. II 10 to be stir season IN
one sense at least: we have nearly
rot back to the dress that stood
alone" Of which our grandmothers
were 30 proud.
The waist lines are higher than nor
NAL, and every gown has . sash or
cirdle 81 some sort. These sashes
are edged with fringing or trimmed
with handed embroidery in cut steel,
gold. silver or Jet beads. very small
III sise. Colorcd and white rubber
beads are iaso permissible.
Sleeves are all short: they are wide.
In bell or kimono shape. to match
the peasant cut 10 popular for the
blouse.
Lace houhces, principally point
trimmings Dtapery and yelling ara
still In. and are seen In white or black
maline over every shade Of silk f0un1p
alton,
Even here the Persian tstmmine
has intruded. being ssen = hAAdtn
I $50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
FLOWERS OBSCURE
kETCHEL' s BIER


GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. oct Ia
Resting upon flower laden bier in the
country home which lie presented TO
his parents ard where he expected them
70 end their days in peace, the body ri
Stanley ketch.ls ths murdered middle
weight champion Of the world. Is await
ing consignment to the grave, while a
mournfuf sporting world II showertng
moral condolences upon the form Of
their dead idol.
Letters and kilograms of sympathy
to the artef-stI4cken parents have
Hooded the Belmont. Mich POST office.
near where the Ketchels live.
The body arrived yesterday from
Spring field, Mo. and was accom- panied
ny X. f. Diekerson. Local Eiks
ceived II at the station. The funeral
services viii be held In this city al 3
o'clock Thursday morning. the inter-
ment being made IN the local Polish
Catholic cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
ALL CELEBRATE
BRITISH DEFEAT
Yorktown Aiiame With Flags in.
Observance of Surrender Of
Lord CORVALLIS.

WILLIAMSBURG oct. ta.~1he
usually quiet and dienfed little vii
Iage of Yorktown is to-day afame
with flags bands are playing. heavy
saiutes are fired, and participated In
by Governor Mann and his offieiaf
star. the celebration of the defeat ~
Lord CORVALLIS IL being obseryesi
with fitting and elaborate honors.
At sunrise the town was aroused by
SaInfes fred by the United States
cruiser birmingham, which had been
ordered by the Federal war depaft-
ment to take part In the celebration,
Yorktown. one of the most historic
spots in the American contingent,
though still without railroads and
telegraph lines, was neNerth aess
crowded many prominent people from
all over the State being present. while
practically every historic society In
Virginia was represented.
Special stages run from this place
carried IN hundreds of visitors. while
boats from Norfolk and Newport
News took up several thousand people
from those cities. no one seeming TO
care about the light, misty rain.
which. though disagreeahle, utterly
failed to throw even the slightest
damper over the high spirits OF this
crowd.
The principal celebration took place
on the exact spot where Lord Corn
wallis met Washington October t.
1871. surrendered his sword, and &C.
knowfedged defeat al the hands OF
the American army.
Governor Mann. one of the chief
speakers. gave brief account Of the
historic event. and described the he
rosc sacrifices which had been made
by the armies Of the COLONIES to keeI
their face 10 rnefr foHs, ann now JUS,
~ their last resources appeared ex
Aausted General Washington succeed
ed In trapping the British leader and
forcing his surrender.
Not forgetting the tremendous ate
rendered by France. many building;
are Heating the tr-colorsd banner and
the insignia Of the European republic
were conspicuous also on the speak,
ers' stand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
COURT MAY NAM
RECEIVER FOR BOB

NEW YORK. Oct 1a--An order
was issued to-day by Justice NeWberg-
er in the supreme Court directing Ro-
bert w. Ghanler, his wife, Lima Caya-
lieri. and the trustees of Chanlers es-
tate IT, appear III court Friday and
sho" cause VIII Va receiver should not
be appointed to estate. This action.
it is thought. will disclose the con-
dillon of Chanier's estate, and is an
important point scored by Mrs Julia
Chamberlain Chanler, Sheriff Bob's'
first wife, in her night to prevent Chan
iers ante-nuptial agreement with
cavalieri from being carried out
The first Mrs. chanler IL seeking to
keep the estate intact to protect her
award of 1000 a year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19

Gzechs in their teens to three white
headed old chums who sat together
peacefhly smoking their pipes. with
looks on their faces that We're dis
grace to tense, hard headed. rushing
Chicago. All degrees of prosperity
were here. Men with good clothes
and assured demeanor sat close to
men who. from the looks of their
clothes and hands. might have come
from the neighboring stockyards,
where thousands of czechs are en-
ployed. The general air was of pros
perity. for the Czechs, working hard
in factories, shops and big stores, and
even In office buildings, get ahead
faster than all the more recent I'M
migrant races-~only excepting the
Jews.
The talk turning to music, ] asked
my companion how they got along
here without 1t. He smiled.
We don't" he said. He pointed TO
a piano in one corner. There are two
men who come here, one nearly every
night, one is a music teacher. the
other runs small music shop In
the Quarter. Neither makes much
money. but how happy they are, Both
are pianists. No doubt there are mer
in this city who have more brilliant
technique. but the phrasing, the feel
ing that these men put into II, Wait
and you will hear.
it WAS here that khbelik came one
night fresh from his downtown tri'
umphs. Down town he won thous-
ands OF dollars and much hearty ap-
plause. but 1t was here In the little
Czech theater close overhead, the Chi
cagoi home of bohemian music and
drama, that kubeltk played his best
And late at night, when at last this
audience. even standing and kneel-
Ing IN the aisles would consent thai
he put up his fiddle. he came dowr
here. And then this place was pack
ed tight with men and boys stand
ing and sitting on tables and chairs
until o'clock, when they carried
him on their shoulders out TO his
automobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
EVIDENCE FAEORS
ACCT SED MAJOR

Et FFALo. ". Y. Oct. i9.-~When the
trial OF Major Gilmore T. Taggart OF
the 24th infantry on charge Of conduct
an becoming in AN officer and prejudfeinl
10 military dtclplfne was resumed to-
day. the impression prevailed that Tag
CART would be eSouerated of all OF the
more serious charges against him.
Corporal Custer, the negro calvaryman.
whose testimony has been favorable 20
Taggart has hen accepted as the most
important witness In the case
Lieutenants Mailary and I.atsarto. OF
Taggaris command testified to-day.
Ethel Roberts. the negro girl employed
as cook In the Taggart home was not
placed the stand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
SAYS CHICAGO HAS
A REAL BOHEMIA
Tells of Nigh on Which kn-
belik Left Downtown Hall
to PLAY for Czeehs.

The real Bohemian cafe. when at
last found it in a dirty tenement
street far out in the southwest part
of the city, WAS large. square room
that seemed double It's size, 80 low
was the ceiling. came in TO sup
per at : O'Clock. says a writer in Ev-
er9hody's, when the evening had just
begun. A few spruce youngsters.
probably clerks. were playing billiards
in shirt sleeves at TWO tables in the
rear Around the nails. at small ia
bles sat men Of all ages. from young
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
Charged with Theft.

Grand larceny Is the charge against
Charles Jones, thirty~iive years old, who
was locked up at tn. First Precinc
Wednesday afternoon by Policeman Ry-
II Is alleged that Jones took horse
and buggy valued at $500 belonging TO
Alvin Morris The team was left
standing in front OF a store in Rockets.
and had disappeared when the owner
went out to drive home
Jones denies all knowledge II the
team. The horse and buggy Lave not
been recovered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
HE WANTS TO BE
CHIEF POSTMASTER

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Oct. Is.~~An
Ingenious citizen OF the late o. Henr,'s
Jay- t0wn-o on the Hudson. New York
<&ty. applied for appointment as post ;
mAotef- general. He wrote to Frank
- Hitchcock, saying he had heard that
Hitchcock might retire and announcing
~ Willingness 10 take the Job. In
Eepmciusfon. he said
Kindly send me Information rs TO
34o Nagne paid the postmaster general
I'M educational Qualifisd to pass
4 WI Geryiee examination for that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
GRAZ TER GIVEN
HEAVY PENALTY
Pa. Capitol Archilect Must Pay
$500 and Serve Six
oMnths.

HAREtSoNBURG PA. Oct IL
Joseph Nj. Huston. architect of the
State capital. was this afternoon sew
fenced to pay $500 fine and the casts
of prosecution. and To- serve an In
determlnate sentence az six months 10
Two Years in the Eastern penitentiary.
Huston was convicted last spring on
a charge OF conspiracy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19

nj creating a sinking fund fer an or
phanage The plan Of federation al
the several insUrgent states. as adopt
ed at Washington la August. was
approved This iuSures the reunitinS
of the order Throughout the country
along the line OF the Masonic plan,
having "a universal password card sSs-
tenn. etc, Each State. Will be sove-
reign within Itself adopting its own
laws and transacting It's aWn business.
Alexandria was chosen as next meer-
Ing place, third Tuesday in October,
1911.