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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
GOOD ENGLISH

Why not use good English? There
are certain phrases which have passed
from the slang stage to become part
of our accepted vocabulary, but there
are many commonly used terms and
slang expressions which are meaning
less and which convey no other i'm
preston than that the speaker is af-
flicted with a paucity of ideas and an
extremely limited vocabulary. A
prominent clubwoman of Missouri
tells the story of woman whose lit
tie son said: Mamma, | saw a man
in the yard" and who replied: Say
seed, my son; saw is what you cut
wood with" That mother deserves
the credit of wanting to be correct,
and while we smile at her error it is
not so pitiable as that of the high
school girl who was describing a mu-
sicale, and who among other things
said that a selection from. Chopin was
simply SWELL" waltz was a
peach" the orange ice was grand"
the hostess was simply great" her
house was dandy" and who at the
close of the evening suggested to her
mother that wed better be getting
a move on us, mamma" She was a
well-meaning girl, but the victim of
the too common modern habit of care
lessness in the choice of words. Do
we use slang because we have no de-
finite mental impression to convey or
are we too Indifferent to phrase the
thought properly, or is it word power
ty- None of us enjoys the continued
perusal of an encyclopedia, but why
not use good English that is simple,
pure and expressive? 1t was Thomas
Wentworth Higginson, I think, who
once said slang is like parched corn,
only when served fresh. The
occasional use of a slang expression !
nay be humorously apt and effective,
even piquant, but to reduce the vo-
to a series of terms like
hose quoted is an evidence of a poor
y equipped mind.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08

|by Is years, moved the world for
ward a thousand years.
With its aid Dewey was enabled to
notify the world of the sinking Of
the Spanish armada under Montojo,
1900 miles away in Manila bay, an
hour after that historic disaster to
Castillian ascendency in the Far East.
AS we think of this marvel, the
picture of Nathan Rothschild riding
at top speed ON fiery steed over
night to the coast of Belgium with
the first news of the defeat of Ma
poleon at Waterloo, and its dispatch
by boat and relays of trusted carriers
every. 40 miles from Dover to Lon
don, unconsciously looms before us,
as a ghost of the wistful past. Re-
verting in fancy to those primeval
days, as we felicitate on the wonder
of the modern ocean greyhound
crossing the Atlantic in four days,
the world now recalls in amazement
how it took 80 for Ben Franklin to
make the journey to France on his
mission for the American colonies.
From the introduction of the cable
dates most of those electrical, en-
cheering and other marvels which
have since stirred the universe and
fired the imagination of the progress
sive and thoughtful. Since then
Alexander Graham Bell has given US
the telephone, Edison the electric
light, Bessimer his great secret of
modern steel making, Holland and
Lake their submarine destroyers,
Delany his time-annihilating telepost
velous automatic telegraph system,
Westinghouse his striking mechanical
inventions, and Marconi his marvel
Gus wireless system, not to overlook
the automobile, the tairship and the
great inventions which have made
possible the mile a minute railroad
train, the skyscraper, the great can
ais, viaducts and bridges, which fac
ilitate comm nication between COM
munities and add to their comfort
and convenience.
Jagar-Schmidt, Paris journalist,
circles the globe in 40 days for his
paper and makes Jules Verne's con-
ception of suchc an undertaking in
80 days, once considered an extrav-
agantly impossible accomplishment,
look ridiculous.
Assuredly the world Is speed-mad.
The QUESTION is not how fast is it NOV
ing, but when and whereof ever
will it stop?
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08

attitude" he said, when he discov-
ers that 80 per cent of the shopmen
are standing by the federation"
When asked II refusal meant fed
Grated shopmen would strike, Mr..
Reguin said:
1.-THE federation must be recog-
nized. We will not back up on that
issue. We have asked for recognition
and if we do not get it-well, that's
up to Mr.. Kruttschmitt. He has time
to change his mind and we believe he
will yet recognize the federation"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
MUST SERVE FOR LIFE

saulte Ste. Marie, Niche, Aug. 20.
Mrs. Angelina Neapolitano, the wo-
man who was saved from the gallows
by the petitions of the women of the
United Etates and Canada, was re-
moved from the Jail in Saulte Ste.
Marie, Ont, last night, and departs
for Kingston, where she Is destined
to spend the remainder of her life
for the murder of her husband on
Easter Sunday last. A young, baby
was taken from her care and placed
with a childrens aid society. Petit
tons to give the woman her freedom
were turned down by tho Canadian
government.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
ARnNUD TIE WORLD in SIXTEEN
MINUTES

For the purpose of determining the
time it would take to accomplish the
feat, the New York Times, the other
day, forwarded a message of nine
words around the world by wire.
1t took exactly sixteen and one half
minutes for the message to make the
journey of 1858 miles overland and
under the seas of the two hemis-
pheres. In that time it passed through
the hands of eighteen different agen
cies, operating land and submarine
lines in the old world, traversed the
United States and touched at the Ha-
waiian Islands, Guam, the Philippines,
China, two parts of India, Africa,
Africa, Spain and the Azores. 1t
flashed along the bottom of the Pac-
ific, Atlantic and Indian oceans, the
Red and Mediterranean seas and
Suez canal, and from Madras to Bonn
bay buzzed it's way through the prim-
eval forests of the man-eating tiger,
panther, boa-constrictor and python,
over the $50 miles of land lines own
ed by the Indian government.
The experiment had a special sig
nificance in view of the fact that 81
years ago this month, Cyrus w. Field,
saw his. dream realized in the sue
cessful laying of the first Atlantic
cable and the transmission of the
messages between the two widely sep
arated nations. That achievement,
following the introduction of the !
land telegraph of Professor Morse,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
DRYEST AUGUST
(Pocatello Tribune)

Last month was the dryest August
since the establishment of weather
bureau in this city, twelve year ago,
according to monthly meteorologi-
cal summary prepared for the Trib-
une by Local Observer A. Weisner.
The normal precipitation during Aug
ust since 1899 has been SO of an
inch. Last months precipitation was
only .O1 on an inch. The wettest
August on record was in 1908, when
the precipitation was 3.O7 inches,
dropping to IL of an inch last year.
All records being broken by August
this year.
In many respects last month was
a remarkable one. In the matter Of
wind, for instance. During the en-
tire 81 days there was total wind
movement of but 5793 miles, the pre-
vailing direction being southeast.
There were light gusts, but no heavy
gales, the hardest wind being on the
23rd from the southwest, when a vel
ocity of 26 miles an hour was attain
ed.
There was not cloudy day during
the month, which is a remarkable re-
cord indeed. There were eight DAYS
partly cloudy, but the remaining %
days were bright with sunshine from
sunup to shutdown.
In the matter of temperature last
month was below normal. The mean
for the month was 6S.4, while the
normal August temperature since
1899 has been 70.5 degrees. 81.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
WASTED WORRY
BY DOUGLAS MOLLOCK

BY DOUGLAS MOLLOCK
/ used to worry quite lot
= About the nation as a whole;
If North was cold or South was hot
!. The fact lay heavy on my soul.
II feared blizzard south would roll
Or typhoon northward, like as not,
And smite the corn crop on the
jowl-
| used to worry quite lot.
But I have quit my WORKINGS
Concerning Mexico or Nome;
Each dawning day sufficient brings
To keep me worrying at home.
No more stroke my classic dome
And tear out hair because of things
That happen in Berlin or Rome
For 1 have quit my WORKINGS.
AS long as folks are busy here,
AS long as people hero agree,
We needn't worry, needn't fear,
For general prosperity.
It's really up to you and me
And other people who are near
The nation safe enough will be
AS long as folks are busy here.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
UNIVERSITY MAN HERE

Last year was the most success
full year in the history of the Univer-
sity of Idaho" said Professor Edward
M. Hume, of that institution, who
was in Blackfoot on Tuesday. land
all indications point to the coming
year as one that will be even more
successful. There is not a town in
the state of any size that is unrepre-
sented there, nor any section of tho
state no matter how remote. We had
SGT students last year, of whom 400
were college students. The prepara-
tory department will be extinct in two
years. 1t should have been discon-
tinued two years ago. There is no
longer any need for state high
school in any part of the state. The
support of high schools is local, u
municipal, duty.
ALI along the line in southern
Idaho our students may be counted
by the scores-12 from Weiser, 16
from Payette, from Caldwell, IL
from Nampa, SO from Boise, from
Mountainhome, from Twin Falls,
| 7 from Pocatello and 6 from Black
foot. Then, too, from almost every
one of the smaller towns we had one
or more students. That Is a pretty
good showing, l think, for southern
Idaho and the University. The stu
dents from Blackfoot and their
courses were as follows: Minnie Kief-
er (nurse), Ralph DIPPED forestry,
Herbert Written Qaw), Percy Stew
art (civil engeering), Lulu Curtis and
Sadie Curtis preparatory.
"A number of improvements are be-
ing made. The contract for the audi
forum has been let. The building
is to cost $4,000; and it is to be
completed in May. About a dozen
new members of the faculty will be-
gin their work at Idaho university
this month, and the equipment in
laboratory apparatus and this library
has been increased.
mo. Music has not been abolish
ed. The reverse is true. More in
struction in music than ever before
will be given. We shall no longer
grant the music degree; but the
music itself will be continued and in
creased.
"All things seem to indicate a
marked improvement in the Blackfoot
High school since Superintendent
Vincent came, and l have no doubt
that before long and with the proper
support the high school of this town
will rank with the best.
1T is our aim to make the Univer-
sity useful to every part of the state.
Each year sees an increase in our
university extension activity, We con-
duct institutes and movable schools
all over the state. We shall extend
our operations in this line just as
rapidly as our resources will permit.
We do not desire to confine our teach
ing to the campus at Moscow, but to
make the entire state our campus.
For the support that Blackfoot has
given the University in the past and
for the ampler support that is promis-
ed in the future, We desire to express
our thanks" .......
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
AUDITORS OF THE STATE CON.
vENE
Annual Gathering for Purpose Of Dis
cussing Matters Of Interest
to the County Officers
Capital News)

Capital News)
The fifth annual convention of the
Idaho State association of County
Auditors, which will convene in this
city at the club rooms of the Com
mercial club for a three days ses-
sion, promises to be the most largely
attended meeting in the history OF
that organization. Questions of state
wide interest will be discussed and
the meeting bids fair to prove one
of great consequence in the way of
formulating future policies.
A banquet will be given in honor Of
the visiting editors at the colonial
dining room of the Idanha Wednes-
day evening, and at this function a
program for the amusement and en-
tertainment of the auditors will be
rendered. J. r. Lydon of Lewiston,
auditor of Nez Perez county; Joseph
Kaufman of Orofino, auditor of Clear
water county; and G. w. Holmes,
auditor of Adams county, arrived in
this city last evening to attend the
meeting and the other auditors of
the state will arrive today. The pro-
gram to be rendered at the meeting
is one of import, and is as follows.
Call to order by the president.
Address of welcome ON behalf of
the state-Hon. James H. Hawley,
governor.
Address of welcome on behalf of
the city-Hon. Harry K. Friedman,
mayor.
Opening address by the acting pres
ident.
Roll call by the secretary.
Reading minutes of last convention
Address, Relation of State and
County"-Hon. s. D. Taylor.
misunderstanding and Disburs-
ing"-Frank E. Smith, auditor Wash
ington county.
"Co-operation-Audito and Treas
urer"-E.. J. Finch, auditor Twin
Falls county.
Transcript on Appeal G.
Smith, auditor Gilmore county.
Method of Handling School War;
rants R. s. McCrea, auditor Bon
ner county.
Auditors Duties Defined. L.
Kirtley, Jr., auditor Lemhi county.
How to Handle Migratory Stock
Tax'-George W. Stovel, auditor
Canyon county.
Auditors Certificate of Authority
to the Treasurer w. F. Horne, aud
itor Blaine county.
"Bills and Warrants -E. G. Gal
ett, auditor Bannock county.
Report of Road Overseers
seph Kaufman, auditor Clearwater
county.
What to do with Certificates of
the Clerk of the Court for Jurors,
Witness Fees, etc. Harry w .Ander-
son, auditor Lincoln county.
BEST Methods of Indexing"-John
P. Sheehy, auditor Shoshone county.
Reports of the County Treasurer
to the Auditor'-W. e. Gee, deputy
Fremont county.
Should all Claims Against the
County be Audited and Allowed by
the Board of County Commissioners
and Warrants Drawn for the Same?"
j. r. Lydon, auditor Nez Perez
Reports of special committees.
Miscellaneous business.
Election of officers.
Visiting state institutions.
If at this time the business of the
session is concluded, the remainder
If the day will be devoted exclusively
o the individual pleasure of the Wis
tors.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08

The men who try to do something
and fail are infinitely better than
those who try to do nothing and sue
coed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08

right of every citizen to require of
persons entering his service evidences
of competency, good character and
health, and deprives the companies
of all protection under the fellow SER
want laws of many states.
Eighth-That if forces are reduced
employees are to indicate who shall
be laid off.
This would embarrass the company
in the efforts to INCREASE efficiency
by Kidding the service of inefficient
employees.
Ninth-That no employee belonging
to the federation be discharged with
out the consent of the employees COM
mittee.
This would require the company in
VOWED to meet committee repre-
senting all its craftsmen, which COM
mittee would owe allegiance to a gen.
eral committe of all craftsmen of all
lines of the Hartman system.
Ernest L. Reguin, president of the
Federated Shop Employees of the Har-
riman lines, when shown the state
ment by Mr.. Kruttschitt, declared he
was confident, in spite of the state
ment, that the demands of the shop
employees would be granted.
'Mr. Kruttschmitt may change this
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-09-08
ruE RAILROAD LABOR DISPUTE

Chicago, Aug. 30.-A crisis in the
labor dispute involving 5000 shop
men employed by the Illinois Central
railroads, who are demanding recog-
milton of their recently organized fed
Grafton, is expected today at a confer
ence arranged abetween labor leaders
and railroad officials.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-17
ARKANSAS COFFEE.

Camden (Ark.) Beacon: Arkansas is
soon to have a coffee plantation to add
to its long list Of diversified farms. IN
til a few years ago Arkansas was con
ssidered too far north for the successful
growing of rice, but now it is rapidly
becoming leader in the culture of the
cereal It is hoped coffee will be an
other surprise success.
w. D. Eskew of Mena planted a few
berries in his yard. They grew and ma
tured, the plants now hanging heavy
with beans He has picked a portion OF
the croap and roasted the berries The
flavor is equal to the finest imported
eofees, and the remainder Of the seed
will be saved by Mr.. Eskew for next
season, when he will plant much larg-
er crop. He intends to enlarge the erof
annually if he is successful in the trop-
ical plant
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-17
TRASH CANS
Why This Innovation and Can the City
Fulfil It's Part of the Public Service.

By letters and post cards, by verbal
message and by telephone, the Caucasian
has been requested to give its views on
the trash cans which have been ordered
for use by families and hotels and all in
dividuals and enterprises having trash
accumulation on or about their prnelses.
1t is expected that every individual at
home or in the business limits shall be
provided with one of these cans which
are of metal, the cost of which is rated
according to the size.
The purpose of the cans, each having
lid, is sanitary. 1t is to prevent flies
from breeding in the ordure which is
palced in boxes Or barrels. ~
As we have explained to many of our
friends, the proposed metal can system
with lid is all right, but is the city
equal to the requirements the service
will demand
Has the city sufficient carts to remove
the trash placed daily in these cans, and
if it has not, how long will the cans re-
main unemptied of their contents? The
experience of the past, as applied to
trash boxes, or other receptacles for
garbage, is that in many alleys and
streets such garbage has remained url-
disturbed for days and sometimes weeks
simply for the reason that the city's cart
service is limited, and to make it strictly
efficient will subject the city to great ex-
penditure of money.
A query-one of the queries addressed
to the Caucasian-is: If | should buy a
trash can and somebody would steal it.,
what would be my remedy? Will | have
to have my wife or children chain it to
the doorsteps or will | have to keep the
can indoors until the cart should come
by for the trash? And if the cart should
delay its coming every day and the can
be filled, what am to do with the trash
that will not go into the can? Will l
be compelled to buy more than one can?
I'm in a fx-please advise.
Another-"Is Judge Bells home in
the city limits? I'm sure it is Will he
have to get can, and could you fore
cast or foretell how often the, scavenger
cart will be driven to his home to re
move the trash which may be in it p
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-17
BOYS COTTON CLUB.

Profting from the satisfactory expe-
rience of the Boys Corn Club, it is not
singular that there should be organized
Bows Cotton Clubs throughout Louis
lana
This organization should be credited
to Capt B. w. Marston and to L. M.
Nelson, who are associated in the publi-
cation of the Louisiana State Farmer,
splendidly edited weekly, with head
quarters in Shreveport.
IF corn clubs have proven to be waltz
able beyond limit in louisiana, why
should not cotton clubs be equally all
powerful as intelligent developers of
an industry which is ready wealth.
producer2
There was a time when corn was neg
lected for cotton, and when the needs
of the grower of cotton were supplied
from the granaries and the meat houses
of the West, but the growers of cotton,
excepting a few, grew impoverished, un-
til the boil weevil came, indirectly as a
blessing, which has compelled the grow
ers of cotton to diversity the products
of their farms and their plantations.
In the policy of diversifcation, self
imposed, the possibilities of Louisiana
as a corn producer has been amazing,
but the results attained have been due
to intelligent and persistent efforts, in
keeping with the methods of progress.
In the years past fifteen to twenty
bushels peracre on hill lands and from
twenty to thirty-hve bushels on low
and alluvial lands were reckoned as
good results, but the yield that will not
double this measurement IS given little
attention now, and is viewed as short
age, or short crop.
As it was with corn, SO it is with cot
ton.
1t is from the yield which comes the
profit. The cost of an acre which will
produce half a bale Of cotton is equal
TO the cost of an acre which can be made
to produce a full bale, and therefore the
profit is se1f-evident,
If in the Boys Cotton Club the same
enthusiasm is aroused as prevails in the
corn clubs, within a few years there will
! be visible the most gratifying results Of
better, we may say up-to-date, method:
of growing cotton, regardless of weevil:
and other destructive elements of th'
plants.
| The gentlemen who have originates
1.-THE Boys Cotton Club should be com
=mended and congratulated and deserv'
the fullest encouragement of all tn
-Lpeople
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-17
THE GAS SUPPLY
The Louisiana Company Line Is Con-
nected with the Main Line.

It has been announced that the Louis
lana Gas Company has completed the
extension of its 8-inch pipe which has
been connected with the main of supply.
With this additional supply there should
be no further complaint of low pressure
or any insuhiciency of gas, especially
when the temperature has almost
reached zero. The people, as a rule, are
slow to complain, but they will howl
when their patience is at an end.
As we understand it, the people deal
with the Shreveport Gas, Electric Light
Company, whose supply in part is OBJ
tanned from the Louisiana Company,
and when there was no gas the people
laid their grievance to the company
which collects the bills monthly.
1t is from this company that the peo-
pie expect service, and it is to be hoped
that there will be no more cause or rea-
son for complaint i'll the future.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-17
ROLL OSBORN, UNDERTAKEN
ia Texas Street
Day and Night Phones 092
REFORM SCHOOL
Opened at Monroe for Boys-Board of
Control

1t is reported that the State Training
School, located below the city of Mon,
roe, will be opened today. The school
is reform school for boys under Is
years of age and has been in prepara-
ton for the past several years. Rev
D. c. Barr is president. The board OF
control is composed of DR. R. W. Faulk,
chairman, of Ouachita; Chas. L. Titche
Of Ricbland, and J. c. Lee of Grant.
This school has long been an impera-
tive need in Louisiana, where boys not
yet confirmed criminals, may be re-
formed into good citizens, and when
finally released, having learned a trade
may become self-supporting and reput-
able members of the community il
which they would abide.
It is the school where the boy who is
wayward and as the saying goes is
bad may be civilized into a good man
1t is the boys chance of being a man
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-17
FIRE ESCAPES
Is the Ordinance Active and if 1t Is
Why Is 1t Not Enforced?

Is there an ordinance requiring fire
escapes on certain buildings for the
safety and protection of human life?
If there is, then it should be enforced,
1t is specified that all buildings in the
city of three or more stories i'll height,
not including the basement, used as a
factory, workshop, lodge room, hotel
boarding house, public hall or sleeping
place, or apartment house, hospital or
sanitarium, shall have thereon suitable
and substantial fire escapes.
For instance, the city hall is deficient
in necessary fire escapes.
And there aree others.
If these avenues or escapes are neg
leCted, Shreveport may be Mortified by
the burning of some human being who
could not escape, as was the case some
years ago when an unfortunate, a
stranger, perished in a building on Tex
as street, from which he could not es-
cape.