davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13
TO THE CONTEMPORARIES
AND OUR REPUBLICAN FRIENDS

We wish to thank the new board OF
county commissioners, and our friends
of the Republican party, for their in
fuence in and the appointment of the
Optimist as official county paper The
records of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, as kept by Captain
Davis and Charles G. Sumner, show
that the Optimist was the only purely
Republican paper published in Binghal
county during the late campaign, the
only one that took and kept decided
stand for Republicanism throughout.
we are not patting ourselves on the
back for our work in the campaign,
but we feel confident that the majority
given E. M. Kennedy in the primaries
was directly attributable to our efforts
among certain friends. and in making
the motion today, to appoint the Opti-
mist the official paper of the county
Mr. Kennedy showed his appreciation
for the work done. Again we thank all
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13
Where the Goshenites Were Right

At a recent dance at the Upper
Presto School a number CT fluffy hair
ed sports, from Shelley attended. They
were filled with local option booze
and deported thems selves like lot of
hoodlums. Mr. Gardner raprimandod
them severely and with difficulty kept
order. These sports are the type who
go to church on Sunday with their mo-
theirs, get along by the village barber
shop on Sunday afternoon, making re-
marks about the girls who pass along
the streets, until respectable girl
would rather stay at home than pass
them, and In the evening repair to
some girls house and endeavor to
carry out damnable purpose which
has been fostered by the conversation
Of the afternoon. The country dance
at school houses is usually attended
by residents of the community who
with their wives and children. like to
enjoy themselves in legitimate way
and the sooner trough necks" are
given to understand that they cal
not utilize the floor to dance sug-
gestive dances that do net appeal to
the tastes of people of refinement the
better it will be for all concerned. We
commend the Goshen people on their
action as related in the foregoing story
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13

will hear and act on the net results
Of every mans life. Let them decide.
Wherefore, when you pass up the
hi=h ball and elect the ginger pop, be
careful how you hand your neighbcr
a temperance tract. Demon Rum is a
tough old customer and he never reads
statistics Stand up like a man in
your own boots, but don't try to make
the other fellow wear them, and you'll
have friends all right if you have the
gift of friendliness.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13
THE WATER WAGON

January first is traditional per-
iod when considerable number of me
swear off from the seductive clirk OF
the social wine glass, and the bibulous
delights of the more furtive little
black bottles. Somehow the Water
Wagon never looks as populous Feb.
as it did 80 days earlier. But it
may be very good means for trans.
portation for all that.
1t is hardly the province of a news.
paper to tell its readers whether they
should or should not abstain altoge.
Their from the use of Intoxicating IL
quor. 1t may Re said, however, that
cold water never led any man to
smash the furniture. The fellows who
use it can buy cheaper life insurance
and they often are invited to walk
into the front office when they apply
for a Job.
It is often remarked, that man
must be prepared to line up at the
bar with the boys, or he will be con
sidered unsocial, and cannot make
business friends. Nothing can be far
cher from the truth.
The man who seeks friendship will
find it, whether he calls for milkshake
or high balls. When there is money
to spend for goods or services, 1t goes
to efficiency and not to sweet smiles.
Total abstainers often make the mis-.
take, however, Of assuming an attitude
Of moral superiority. Let them re-
fleet that every man is his own judge
and jury when it comes to eating and
drinking. To be sure there is su-
perior court of public opinion, and a
Great Judge on high, that one day
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13
the two States in this respect should
be brought into harmony.

When Senator Bailey spoke Thurs,
day on his resolution directed at the
initiative and referendum, there faced
him in the Senate gallery little band
of his fellow citizens from Texas, who
came 1000 miles to be witnesses of
the scene which marks his exit from
that body. To them and his hundreds
of thousands of admirers it was a mo-
mentCus event. Most Of them had ne
yer heard him speak in the Senate be-
fore, which has been the scene Of his
greatest triumphs. They have jour-
neyed from one end of Texas to the
other to attend political address s,
joint debates, and conventions when
Bailey was to be an attraction. Now
they come to hear his "swan song
John Stevens, of Woodbury., who has
been a Bailey supporter for twenty
years, was among the visitors Stew
ems unostentatiously made himself a
bodyguard fer Senator Bailey six years
ago during the height OF the anti Bailey
crusade in Texas when the legislative
committee was conducting its investi-
cation and it locked like somebody
was going to get hurt For six
weeks he kept the Texas senator in
sight and was ready for any emergenc.
He said, 1.-THE Senate is losing the
biggest. man in the country and one
of the biggest in the world"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13
NichoIs-Boyd Marriage

On Thursday. January 9th, at At'an-
tic, Iowa, occurred the marriage of
Miss Mary, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. NJ Nichols, a former teacher in
the city schools of Blackfoot, to Mr..
Robert G. Boyd, of this city. Both
the contracting parties are we'll known
in this city, the groom having been
for years associated with his father in
the Cottage hotel and is now part
owner of the 400 acre Pratt farm near
Moreland. The young couple will be
at home at Robelyn ranch, now the
name of that big estate, after Febru-
airy first.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13

the few Western men now being con-
sidered fer this portfolio. while in
Washington he made a splendid i'm
preston upon the members of both
Houses s. says Senator Perky, land
his integrity and ability and his world
of experience is being recognized,
Senator Borah is very anxious to see
Western man appointed and to as
sist his friend Governor Hawley in
any way he can.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13

for this favor The new officials are
already started on their various lines
of work and it is needless to say,
are performing them in the same bust
ness like manner which has charac-
terized their conduct Of private affairs,
because of which they were selected
by the Republican party for the posi-
tions they now hold.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13

has decided upon an artistic memorial
building in the Mall at Washington as
the most suitable monument to the
memory of Abraham Lincoln. The
Senate has acted favorably upon the
report of the commission and the
House will no doubt do likewise. The
commission investigated the relatiye
merits of many plans. including road
to Gettysburg, and the monument in
the Mall was decided upon.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-01-13

Governor Hawley's friends are seiz-
ing every opportunity to strengthen
his chances for the position as Sec.
rotary of the Interior Senator Perky
states that the Governor is one OF
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30

Senator from Jersey Says Moy-
er's Removal Makes Affair
National.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.--Senatorial
inquiry into conditions in the Calu-
met copper mine region will be asked
by Senator MARITIME. of New Jersey,
when Congress reconvenes January
IL, unless Investigations by the de-
partment of justice and the depart
nent of labor should intervene.
Following his request upon Attor-
ney-General McReynolds, Senator
MARITIME conferred today with Solc-
tor General Davis over the prospect
of an investigation by the depart
ment of justice. Attorney General
McReynolds has not decided whether
his department will take up the ques-
ton, but Senator MARITIME declared he
would wait reasonable time and
then would confer with Secretary
Wilson, of the department of labor
''Mine-owners and mine laborers in
the West Virginia coal region say the
Senate investigation brought peace in
the strike regions" said Senator Mar
tine. II have talked over the Michi-
gan situation with Senator Kern,
Democratic leader, who introduced the
West Virginia resolution of invests
CATION, and / know that he feels very
much as / do about the copper strike
situation.
Many senators have eounseled
against action on the ground that the
Calumet troubles We're purely State
matters, to be handled by Michigan
authorities. The forcible removal of
Meyer from the State has now made
them matters of NATIONAL concern"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Larger Appropriation Asked
to Pay for New Building
at State Firemen's Home
IspeciaI to the Newark start

TRENTON, Dec. 80.-The board of
managers of the New Jersey Fire
mems Home, at Boonton, presented
to Governor Taylor today the annual
report of the institution. Owing to
the continued increase of inmates
during the year it became necessary
for the board to erect now two
story fireproof dormitory building,
separate from the main building,
which is now near completion, at a
cost of approximately $4,000. The
dormitory will accommodate thirty
inmates.
The report also says 1t became
necessary to increase the dining hall
facilities to meet present and future
requirements. The Improvement will
cost $4,000
lowing to the extraordinary ex-
pense incurred this year, the report
says, Sin erecting and equipping the
buildings we have petitioned from the
commissioner of banking and insur-
ance an increase of appropriation In
order to pay for the extra expense.
In fact, our requisltion for the year
amounts to $4,000"
The receipts of the institution for
the year were s16,929.s4. The total
cost Of clothing, including all ar
ticles of wear, repairs and services Of
barber, has been $4S9.3S which is 1925
per annum for each inmate. The
total value of farm products during
the year, including what was con-
sumed in the home, fed to cattle and
sold, was $1,020.54.
Continuing, the report says, 1t was
clearly demonstrated during the past
year that the services of a farmer
were not needed during the entire
year, and that farm products needed
for the home could be supplied by
hiring labor to till the land, and the
cultivation of IL left to the inmates,
a number of whom take pleasure In
looking after the raising OF VeBe-
tables. During the year the board
acted upon twenty applications for
admission to the home, all of which
were granted. There were four
deaths among the inmates during the
year. two of whom, William L. VIM
tiers and Alexander kirkpatrick, were
Newark residents. There were fifty
five inmates In the home at the close
of the year The inmates of the in
stitution have been free of any acute
sickness as well as from any infec-
tious or contagious diseases.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Meyers Brother, a Police
Chief, to Be His BOdyguard

CHICAGO, Dec. Charles Fl.
Meyer, president of the Western
Federation of Miners. who charges
that he was shot and slugged by
persons antagonistic to the cause of
the strikers In the Michigan copper
peninsula at the time of his enforced
departure, will not return alone TO
the scene of strife. A personal body
guard, including his brother, S. r.
Meyer, chief of police of Boone, Ia,
will accompany him. The brother ar
rived In Chicago yesterday.
President Meyer is rapidly reeov-
ering. Physicians said Meyer would
be able to leave the hospital in a
few days. Meyer said he Is deter
mined to return to the copper PENN
sula the moment he is discharged.
James McNaughton, general man
ager of the Calumet and Hecla Min
ing Company. arrived here this
morning from Calumet, Mich. He
disappeared from his hotel immedi-
ately after registering.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Seeks NavigabIe Passaic
River as Far as Paterson

PATTERSON Dec. So.-In order TO
bring about some definite step toward
making the Passaie river navigable as
far as this city a special committee
has been selected to represent the
local Board of Trade. Yesterday
meeting was held and the following
citizens were selected: George W. Pol
lott, chairman; T.. NJ Rodrock. How
ard P. Dillistin. ]. Willard De zoe,
and A. E. Topper. This committee is
empowered to take any steps they
may deem advisable. and 1t Is pro-
posed to cooperate with the Passaie
Board of Trade.
It is proposed to advocate a channel
from the Straight street bridge. this
plan having been said to be feasible
by engineers of the war department In
an investigation held some years ago.
With the corporation of United
States Senator William Hughes and
Congressman Robert g. Bremner II is
expected that the government may
again be interested In the navigation
of the Passaic river from Dundee dam
to the Straight street bridge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Infant Abandoned in Box
Is Rescued from Bonfire

WEEHAWKEN, Dec. S0.--In a
white crib In the North Hudson Hos
pital here, six-day-old baby boy
slept comfortably last night, unmind-
full of his most eyentful day, 1t began
with his being thrust into q PASTE
board box and abandoned in a vacant
lot There he was tossed into bon
fire and pulled out again. Then he
was carried to a morgue. But when
1t was found that he was still alive
he was hurried to the hospital.
who the little waif is nobody
knows. Schoolboys playing In va
cant lot found the pasteboard box
frozen in q patch of ice. They picked
1t up and tossed II on the bonfire
about which they were playing, Then
one of the boys pulled the box out of
the fire after the string had been
burned off, opened Ii and found the
baby, wrapped In old newspapers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
TRANSFERS MADE
BY POLICE BOARD
Opening of New Seventh Pre-
oinct Nscessitates Changes
and Appointments.

Transfers and details OF police,
necessary because of the opening of
the new Seventh precinct, were made
yesterday at the regular meeting Of
the Board OF Police Commissioners.
Patrolmen transferred to the new pre-
oinct were:
John Alexander, Third precinct;
George D. callan, Second; Henry
Schroeder. Fourth; William M. Mullen,
First; George KromeIhien. Fourth;
William j. Murray, e st; Thomas A.
Kinney, Fifth; John f. Hopkins,
Third; Frederick HoA worth, Sixth,
and Herman A. WolfWth, First, the
latter TO be detailed To reserve duty,
Other changes were: Policeman
Samuel Saslow. of the Sixth precinct,
from reserve duty to patrol duty;
William G, Everts, Second precinct, to
reserve duty at the First; Thomas
Gaynor, Fifth precinct, from plain
clothesman TO reserve; James H.
VIM, from Third to doorman at the
First, In place of Joseph Lewis, who
will be at the Third.
The following drivers were detailed
to duty in recently -purchased stable
In Halstead street to be used by the
patrol of the new Seventh 1hop1ts +.
Seully. now of the Third precinct;
Patrick McConlouge, Firat, aud Henry
Martin, Fifth.
The ten newly appointed pRtrolmen
were detailed to the following pre-
cinets; Thomas A. McHugh and Her.
man sehnman. First Frederick 7.
Refs, Second. Thomas Cahill and
George Rich John r. Moe, jr., and
John Helm, Fourth; Justin Mccarthy,
Fifth; William DAILY, Sixth, and Fer
dinand ], Keil. Seventh.
The question OF ranking ehaplains
was preached to the commissioners by
Chaplains Edmund A. WATSON and
Edward r. Quirk in their annual re-
port They set forth the fact that
they were without rank al preseat,
and asked the board to give them a
department rank, IL they saw fit.
Along this line a letter was received
from the New York police department,
In which 1t was stated chaplatns in
that city were ranked as inspectors
without power. The board took no
action In the matter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
FATHER SOTIS IS
LAID At REST
Many Priests Attend Funeral of
Venerable Rockaway
Rector.
Especial tn the newark star.I


DOVER, Dec. 20.-The funeral of
Rev. Nicholas Il. Sotis. the venerable
rector of st. Cecilia's R. C. Church of
Roekaway. who died last Friday
night, was held at o'clock today
from his church. Interment was
made at st. Cecilia's Cemetery.
Many of the prominent clergymen
attended the ceremonies. Rev. Charles
P. Gillen, of st. Joseph's Church, of
Paterson, delivered the eulogy. The
requiem mass was celebrated by Rev.
DR.. C. M. Schothoeffer. rector of St.
Teresa's Church, of Summit. Rev. j.
M. Nardielio, rector OF the Sacred
Heart Church, Bloomfield, was dea-
con, and Rev. ]. Delehanty. rector
of Mt. Carmel Church, Boonton, sub
deacon. Rev. Edward Lange, rector
of st. Mary's Church, of this place.
was master of ceremonies.
The pallbearers were Edward Fox,
of Jersey City; Thomas Delaney. VAL
entine Kropazuwski, Francis Gala
CHER, Christopher Kelly, sr.. Antonio
Lusardi, j. e. Neylon and James
Roach. all of Rookaway. The ushers
were Charles ]. Fox, Edward Neylon,
Christopher Kelly, jr., and James
Grady, also of Rockaway.
The choir of st. Joseph's Church OF
Paterson attended and chanted the
misereri. Bishop John J. O'Gonnor,
of the Newark Diocese. pronounced
the absolution. He was attended by
Rev. Charles A. Smith. chancellor of
the diocese. Arrangements for the
funeral were in charge of Rev. Mi
ehaei Glennon, of St. Virgilius
Church, Morris Plains; Rev. Francis
Murphy, chaplain of the State Hos
pital at Greystone Park; Rev. j.
Delehanty, of Boonton; Rev. Edward
Lange, and Rev. Paul carew, of St.
Mary's Church, of this place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
DeplOres Existence of
Fraternities in Schools

ATLANTIC CITY. Dec. so-That
high school fraternities are proving
detrimental to college fraternities was
the contention OF G. c. Chambers. of
New York, field secretary of the Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity. In session
here.
College fraternities," he said, ARE
formed almost solely to supply home
influences which the institutions can
not provide. The members look upon
fraternities as responsibility. High
school fraternities, on the other hand,
are formed for the most part for So
cial purposes. The members look
upon them as privilege.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Professor Phin, Noted
as Scientist, Succnmbs
at Home in Paterson

PATERSON, Dec. s0.-Professor
John Phin, publisher, naturalist and
Shakesperean scholar, died here at st.
Joseph's Hospital last night. He was
eishty-four years old. Death was due
to Bright's disease. His home was at
442 Fifteenth avenue His wife died
many years ago. His only surviving
relatives are two nephews. The flu
neral will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Phin was a native of Scotland
His uncle was a lawyer in Edinburgh.
An aunt, who conducted seminary
for young women, was an intimate
friend of Sir Walter Scott. Mr., Phin
came to this country in the early six
ties. He was professor of chemistry
and technology I'm Peoples College for
several years, and later became a
member of the Pennsylvania Agricul-
tural College, now State College.
From State College he returned to
New York, where he became editor of
the Manufacturer and Builder. Then
he afterward edited the Teehnolegist,
American Journal of Microscopy and
The Young Scientist. He was a char
ter member of the New York Micro
scopic Society.
Besides science and literature Pro-
lessor Phin's third subject, in which
he spent years of study, was apicul-
ture. Early In life he took great in
terest in bees, their life and habits.
He had hives of bees at his residence
In this city and wrote many books on
this subject alone. One of the stand
ards of these works was his "Dic-
tionary on Practical Agriculture" He
was a recognized authority on this
subject.
Professor Phin's books include
practically all kinds of applied sci
enee. His "Seven Foliies of Science"
is a recognized work Among others
just as important are his Natural
History of He'll" and "The Chemical
History of the Six Days of Creation"
No subject seemed too small for his
consideration. He wrote one book on
1.-THE Steel Square" and another on
lightning Rods" His works were
essentially for the non-scientific read
err, although they contained facts and
principles of the most complicated ma
ture. Professor Phin selected his
words and phraseology 80 that even
those with but little education and no
acquaintance with the world of SCI
ence might read the books with I'M
Outstanding.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
POLIO
FIR
Charges Made Agains
man William L. kenc
Brother officersS

For alleged abusive 1anguagf
said to have used to two fel s e
trolmen, Policeman William
dali, of the First precinct.
ten days pay by the Board s.
Commissioners yesterday IF
planning officers were Pa Z
Bartholomew Dougherty and
Eschenfelder, of the First preciiT -s1fs
They declared they met Kendall Mo-
vember at Pennington and Mulberry
streets and without provocation he
assailed them verbally, using foul and
indecent language Kendalrs defense
was that he was abused first and that
ne was not the aggressor.
The trouble is said to have started
when Kendall sought assistance from
the two officers in controlling a gang
of rewdiea. The oomplainants averred
Kendall thought they had not re-
sponded soon enough. Kendall held
that the trouble started when Dough-
eTty and Eehenfelder told him to at
tend to his own business when they
responded to his call for assistance
Other policemen tried and their
penalties were: Patrolmen Adolnh
OLSON, Second Precinct. off post, Ave
days pay; Frank A. Carroll, Fifth:
Alfred H Fisher, Sixth; Anton r.
Kolberg, Fourth; John b. Mccovern,
Seventh. Albert Houston, Fourth, and
William Bishop. Sixth, each fned one
days pay on charges of sending in 3
late duty calls
Lieutenants Ryan and Farrell and
Patrolman William r. Thomas came
in for praise for their efficient work
In the arrest of William Gillick and
Nelson Smith, two gunner, who fig
this city. Lieutenant Farrell was alsal;
complimented on his capture of two
ex-eonviets, George Thomas and
George Nolan. In a letter from Willie
lam Windward, superintendent OF
Bamberger's department store,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-30
Blake, on Peach Growing,
Is Farmers Week Speaker

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Dec. 80.
Among the farmers week" lee
turers at State College yesterday was
M. A. Blake, of the New Jersey ex-
pertinent station. He reported on
experiments in peach growing. using
an example of four acres upon which
10000 bushels of peaches were grown
last year and sold at an average of
81 a basket. He said a mistake had
been made by the old-style farmer
in the method of setting out his
peach orchard. Usually, he thought,
there was tendency to place trees
too close together, and he recon-
znended that twenty feet be allowed
between the trees.
This system gives plenty of room
for the employment of clover crops
and for spraying, In effect, his adj
dress showed that the older tree is
the more productive 1t should be and
therefore the more II should be fer