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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11
BRADY AND eoRAH
VOTE WITH DEMOCRATS

Washington, Dec. 6. = The Demo
cratic leaders, with the aid of 10 Re-
publican votes. succeeded today in
forcing their program Of 13-hour a day
sessions for tho currency bill. Two
hours recess from to 8 o'clock in the
evening will be the only break in the
daily work from 10 o'clock in the
morning until II o'clock at night
Senators Borah, Brady, Brandegee.
Cummins, Gronna. Kenyon, La Fol-
lette, Norris, Perkins and Smoot, all
Republicans, joined the Democrats in
voting for the long session.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11
Valuable
Information
For Bingham County Citizens:

The Pacific Jurisdiction, Woodmen
of the World, is doing business In
this community, and can demonst. a'e
by facts and figures that they are
ON Z solid financial basis, ard can
give Fraternal Protection that 10
safe, sane, and sound. We do bu5iness
In the nine northwest states only.
We have $4,000, 900 reserve. and sur
plus invested in these nine states,
In county, school and city bonds. Our
interest income is about $4,000 every
"a hours. We have invested in the
State Of Idaho at present $40. 665.54.
We collected $26,78916 interest dur.
ing 1912 from Idaho and will collect
about $4,000 interest during 1913
from Idaho.
We are always bound to grow, be-
cause we do business in Idaho.
Blackfoot Camp No. 693 w. o. w.
is now conducting a membership cam.
raign. The total cost to join 10
$E.00, this includes medical examine
ton The campaign committee 10
Jas. G. Bond, Herman Boehm and
Games Ketchur. Neil Boyle Is Con-
sui Commander. F. B. Van Blaricom,
clerk of Blackfoot camp. Any of
these gentlemen can give particu airs,
and would be pleased to have all
good citizens investigate. We are
always considered the best because
we keep our money in the West.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11

Aunt Selma eraddoek's Cherry Pie.
Line your pie tin with rich crust.
MIX four tablespoonfuls Of sugar with
two OF flour. and sprinkle little moro
tnan half OF It over the bottom Of
the crust Have ready = pint Of
seeded cherries: put In half Of them
and sprinkle over them the remainder
OF the sugar and -four. Then put In
rest Of the cherries and juice and
sprinkle With heaping tablespoonful
OF sugar. Wet the edges Of the under
crust. put on thin top crust, cutting
SUITS IN the middle for escape Of
steam. Press the edges Of paste to-
sether and bake In q moderate oven
ior ~ minutes to half an hour.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11
Roxbury Cake.

One-nalf cup Of butter. one cup Of
sugar. one cup Of molasses. one cup Of
sour milk. four yolks Of eggs, three
cups Of sifted flour. two teaspoonfula
=. cinnamon. one teaspoonful Of
Cloves. grating of nutmeg. two tea
spoonruis OF soda. whites Of four eggD,
one cup OF currants or nut meats.
Prepare In the usual manner. stft..
ing the soda and spices into the -four
sao tnen sifting the whole together.
Inc recipe makes three dosen small
cAkAa.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11
<z{ES

Curious chr,stmas sup.r,tl+lo,

Curious Christmas Superstition.
On Christmas eve. At midnight, coun-
try people In England believe that the
Christ child revisits tho earth. Some
times. therefore. IL there 10 q sich
child In the house. the mother will
take the little one to the door, Just be-
fore midnight. and wait till the hour
strikes. II the child RECEIVERS. 1t Ii be-
cause the Babe Of Bethlehem has
touched 1t with healing fingers during
the earthward journey. But II the
child sickens and dies. all 10 we'll. for
the mother heart Is comforted BY the
thought that the little ono was called
By the Christ child to b his play.
mate" In heaven.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11

the worn old hatrcloth sofa, and Gen.
ter table strewn with magazines, the
familiar shabbiness Of the little par
lor made the past year seem a. unreal
a. a feverish dream.
When Alice entered she seemed to
bring with her an atmosphere of So
renity and peace. Eagerly he rose,
then sank back ON the sofa, his face
went white and everything blurred be-
fore him.
What 10 it, Edwin. are you ILL.," she
cried. In her alarm the old name
slipped out unconsciously.
He passed his hand over his eyes in
q dazed fashion. Not is nothine."
he muttered. Then, earnestly. II am
ttred-weary with life as 1t is. It 10
you only I want. Alice. you. alone In
the wide world that love. Ia there
any hope?"
His voice sank almost to q whisper.
and for one tense moment there was
silence In the little room. Then, by way
Of answer. she drew the poor, tired
face against her breast with . ges-
ture Of inefIable tenderness.
In that moment. Lander felt that to
his weary questionings ~ to what was
worth while. the answer was not ma
tertal success, but love which means
life In its fullness.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11
POLITICAL FORECASTS

The heads of a number of state de.
partments will change, giving a diff.
ferent personnel to governing state
boards when the next general cleo
ton is held in this state, for it has
now become reasonably certain that
some of the present state officials in
Office will not be candidates to sue.
coed themselves and that large mum.
Der of new candidates will shortly be
in the field seeking nomination and
election to these offices as we'll as
other offices. The approach of the
new year, therefore, finds the political
situation in the state already assulu
ing an interesting complexion.
Present state elective officials are:
Governor: John M. Haines. Attorney
general, J. H. Peterson. Secretary Of
state, w. l.. Huston. State treasurer.
o. v. Allen. Superintendent Of public
Instruction, Miss Grace Shepherd.
State mine inspector, Robert N. Bell.
Haines To BE Candidate
Governor Haines will be a candidate
for reelection. He is now closing the
first year of his two-year term and
will seek Endorsement of his first term
at the hands Of the electors of the
state Whether or not he will have
opposition within his own party at the
primaries remains to develop. His
friends declare that he will have less
opposition at a primary election than
any other Republican gubernatorial
candidate since the adoption of the
direct primary law by Idaho. That
he will, however, have strenuous oppo-
sition at the general election, is gen.
orally conceded. The names of two
other men prominent in the Repubi
can party have been linked with the
governorship by their friends. They
are Senator D. w. Davis of American
Falls, state senator from Oneida
county. O. banker and prominent south
ern Idaho business man. and Charles
L. Hoffman, of Rathdrum, former Re-
publican state chairman. Neither has
given public expression to political an
billions along the gubernatorial line.
Attorney General Peterson end Stat>
Auditor Huston will be candidates to
succeed themselves. Like Governor
Haines they are now first-tcru off,
cials and will seek Endorsement for q
second term. Both were elected by
large majorities at the last general
election in this state.
Two Second Termers
Secretary Of State Clifford will not
be q candidate for reelection it il
claimed by those in q position to
know. Secretary Clifford. howeyee.
had not made an announcement of this
kind He Is now serving his second
term. That there Is a possibility that
he may seek reelection for q third
term p admitted. but in political cir.
cles it is said not to be probability.
although it is claimed that In the
event that he should do SO he viii
be a formidable candidate at the prtr
maries.
State Treasurer Allen is serving his
second term as watch dog Of the
treasury and his friends assert that
he win DO a candidate for q third tern
That official 10 known to have con
sidered q third term seriously. but
whether or not tbs consideration has
decided him to announce his candt
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11

Carey Carr will leave this evening
for his home in Los Angeles, where
he win spend tho holidays with his
parents. Mr.. Carr has been one of
our prominent business men, and
states that on his return to this
city he win probably open another
produce businNss.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11

IL the stores along
Main street were gay
with Christmas decor
alton. Even the win.
dow Of Scarvin's Curio
shop bravely Haunted
some brilliant holly
WreathS.
Edwin Lander paus-
ed before this window
and stood for q long
time apparently lost In
NNntnvrn n1o ttN~ - ANa.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-12-11

dacy for another term, is a matter
of some little speculation in political
circles. Whether State Treasurer Alles
becomes candidate or not there will
be a scramble for tho office, it is
claimed by party leaders.
important Amendment Defeated
The last legislature created a state
board of education to have super
vision over all state educational in.
stitutions, this power having been
conferred to the legislative body
through the approval by the electors
of a constitutional amendment to ar
ticle 8 of the constitution. This board
in turn elected commissioner of edu-
cation. The purpose of this amend
ment and the laws enacted by the leg.
islature was to transfer educational
supervision to a board and virtually
eliminate the superintendent of public
instruction. A constitutional amend
ment was submitted to the last leg
islature proposing an amendment to
section l, article 4 of the constitution
to provide that the state superinten.
dent of public instruction shall no
longer be one Of the executive officers
Of the state to be elected bicnnially.
The proposed amendment was lost in
the house Of representative by a vote
Of 26 to %. The office is therefore
left a constitutional one, although .
state educational board and an educa.
tional commissioner have been pro
vided.
May Not BE Candidate
1t will therefore be possible for can.
didates to run for this office both at
the primaries and general election in
all parties. 1t, is understood that
the present incumbent, Miss Shepherd.
strongly favored the proposed constitl.
tional amendment defeated in tho
house. The same legislature adopted
for submission to the electors a con-
stitutional amendment eliminating the
superintendent of public instruction a.
= member Of the state land toard.
The name of the present mine in.
spector is linked with that office 70,
another term while the question of fill
ing the expired term Of Chief Justice
James F. Ailshie Is creating not .
little interest. Charles L. Hoffman OF
Rathdrum is spoken Of as a possible
candidate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
REPORT ON SCHOOL. SYSTEM

The report of the examination of the school system,
conducted by H Van Sickle and made by him. IS IN
line with other expert reports which have been made upon
the cty departments It calls for the expenditure OF
great deal money in the future than has been ex
pended in the past There large amount of reference
IN tables text, what the city does
There such thing average city, and estimates
along that mostly Improbable Very little light is
thrown upon city affairs by measuring them against
sta1dard from funding all cities, big and little,
into single sum- which is then divided by the total NUM-
Der of cities.
1t must not be Inferred however, that there not
certain facts which may prove useful in the report
Whether anything included that the Board of
and the of schools not already fa
lar with is doubtful. $50
undoubtedly true that Bridgeport by expanding
a. great money could furnish advantages
that are not furnished Whether the educatio that
is now furnished not all that the citizens afford to
ia v for is the actual fact to be determined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
SPRING HAS COME
SAY HARBINGERS
Paving Commission to Discuss
Fairfield Avenue, Proving
Winter Is Gone

Spring has really come. Winsted's
first robin may be the original Hor-
ace Harbinger of the verna1 season,
but Bridgeport has its own spring
sign, which is unfatling. The paw
ing and sewer commission is to meet
to-nightAand scenkiae t1leF paving of
Fairfield avenue, which proves beyond
dispute that the vertebrae of Old King
Winter have been mang1ed beyond
recognition and Spring has came into
it's own.
Fairfield avenue. from Main street
to Park avenue is now paved for
about one-ha1f its width. The troll
ley company's portion of the street is
yet unpaved and is set off from the
paved parts of the street by bluestone
retaining walls, resembling in min
iature the Cu1ebra cut. The paving
and sewer commission this ev-
ening is going to thresh out the paw
ing of the trolley company's share of
the street and the work will be be-
gun. railroad engineers. say, about
April 1. Residents of the street should
mark well the date-ApriI 1.
The commission will also consider
the paving of Elm street and other
thoroughfares.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
PUBLIC sERvIoE STOCK ISSUES

Governor Baldwin advocates that stock of public
service corporation should be issued at less than par He
said to advocate the supervision of stock and bond
Of such corporations by the public utilities
sion.
Such supervision is practiced in Massachusetts, New
Work New Hampshire and in most Of the Western states.
Tt has been found valuable restraint upon stock
teng and increasing of capitalization unduly by merger
Such supervision has proved advantageous to the
public service companies. The end of imitation is usually
for the stakeholder thanit for public
latter is inconvenienced by poor service the former
too frequently finds himself with deprecated stock
among his possessions.
The state commission which Investigated the matter
of regulating public utilities reported four years ago
stock and bond issues ought supervised by commits
sion, but this recommendation not followed and the
provision not included in the public utilities law
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
ARGUMENTS IN
TRIAL OF RAYMOND

|. Arguments in the case of Theodore
Raymond of Danbury, on trial before
Judge Green and jury in the supreme
court on a charge of serious assault
against two small boys, we're started
this morning
After Prosecutor Beers of DaubIry
had argued for the state and had re-
cited the facts of the case in an able
manner, Attorney Howard w. Taylor,
representing Raymond, was heard.
+ He claimed the states case was
weak, saying, 'tt1nis preceding is not
a prosecution but a, persecution" He
declared it's inherent weakness showed
that the case should never have been
tried. Attorney Taylor mentioned
something about the intimidation of
witnesses and States Attorney Jud-
son said, 81 object to these insulting
remarks" Thereupon Attorney Taylor
withdrew the remarks.
The lawyer declared the proof of
his clients innocence was shown in
the cross examination. He admitted
Raymond was in the building with
the two boys but said the accused
was not guilty of any improper con-
duct
States Attorney Judson commenced
his argument about 2:30. He dealth
with the facts in the usual mastery
manner and arraigned the accused in
scathing terms. The arguments were
stin on at press hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
new CONSTITUTIONS NEEDED

Governor Fielder the chief executive New Jer
se following footsteps of his famous predecessor
He that he will take his place the battle
Wilson, and that he will fight
E1ere for jury reform and constitutional conventions
There things the Jersey constitution that
o1tworn and things not there that progressive
government needs Connecticut ought to have consti
Honal convention her fundamental law has been
putgrown few respects bill to raise constitu
Sonal convention pending in the General Assem-
bly, by Mr. PaFdee Of New Haven It
possible would be willing
representation the cities On the other hand might
be unwilling do The fate of the poll tax bill at the
of the small town Representatives shows what the
fate of constitutional convention proposal would be-
provided for representation therein under the small
town system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
STEARNS' FATHER
IS VERY ANGRY
YOUNG Shelf STUDENT WHO
WED CHARMING WAITRESS
MUST SHIFT FOR HIMSELF
SENSATION IN GIN
CINNATT

Cincinnati, March 1s-Edwin r.
Stearns multi-miIlionaire treasurer of
the Stearns & Foster company, and
the Monroe Refrigerator company, adj
mitted at his home in wyoming, a
suburb, today, that he had received a
telegram Informing him that his son
George Stearns, 1e, a second-year stu
dent at Yale university, was married
and asking forgiveness, which is re-
fused by the father He refused, how
ever, to discuss private advices from
New Haven which tell OF the marri-
age of young Stearns to Miss Naomi
Campbell, 19, of $50 Grove street, New
Haven, a pretty waitress in "Old Eli, .
a. lunch room frequented by students.
The girl is said to have been admir-
ed by many because of her beauty.
s-The affair is of interest only to
the over-curious,'' the elder Stearns
said Regarding future plans for his
son, Stearns added: TITS up to him.
He has taken his own road-he must
hew his way alone"
According to relatives OF the girl
her trunk has been sent to Dayton, o.
Stearns effects are said to have been
forwarded to his home It was re-
ported last night that the young
mans mother was ill as a result of
the news of her sons marriage and
was refusing to see all callers. The
marriage, according to the statement
made here by Miss Stearns at the
family residence, oliver and Glenway
avenue, Wyoming, fashionable sub
urb of this city, took place a week
ago in a. town near New Haven
Stearns and his bride have gone, ac-
cording to one report here, for a town
in the west, where he has accepted
a position.
Until week ago George Stearns
was a member Of the class of 1915
of the Yale Sheffield Scientific school
Owing to the great wealth and extern
sive manufacturing connections of the
Stearns family in lumber and cotton
mills at a half dozen cities in the
United States and Canada and control
of great refrigerator works here and
in the east. Young Stearns' romance
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The first white man 10 set foot on
Ehe Philippine islands was Magellan,
who landed at JomonJol, now MaIhou,
an islet in the strait between Samar
D@nd Dinagat, 3e2 years ago today,
March IL, 1921 Afterward he discov-
rered other islands of the group, which
me called the st. Lazarus islands and
was killed by the natives on the ISL
iand of Mactan on April 9th of the
same year. Both the Spanish and the
Po4twStzese dI4inled TfEs Islands, the
fornzer calling them the isles de Pom
dente, and the later bestowing the
name of IsIas de Oriente upon their
discovery. Spain evntually made
good her claim, and held the islands
untn they were sold to the United
States in 1898 for $4,000 900. For 3
brief period, between 1852 and 1854
the city of Manila was held by the
English, but they surrendered it to
Spain upon payment OF a ransom OF
R5,oO0.O 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
LITTLE BEAUTY CHATS
BLANCHE BEACON
Lemon Juice Beautifiers
BIZ BLANCHE BEACON

There is not the slightest doubt that
lemon juice plays very important
part in the preservation of woman's
beauty, yet, sad to say, it is seldom
seen on dainty toilet tables. There is
a reason for this, and here it is:
Lemon juice is too inexpensive, too
easily obtai1ledi
Perhaps, however, you, being girl
OF good common sense, will no longer
disdain it, once you realize, the great
assistance it can give you in your
fight for beauty.
Suppose you call lemon juice to
your aid if your blond tresses persist
in growing darker. day by day. Fill
a quart measure full of hot water and
add to it the juice OF three lemons,
then set it aside while you shampoo
your disappointing locks. After thor
oughly kneading and rubbing a good
shampoo into the head and hair, rinse
off the grinny 1ather with foods of
water. then seize upon the quart meas
ure and pour the fragrant lemon wa
ter slowly over your dripping tresses.
Next, repair to the sunniest window
in your house or apartment and treat
your hair to a sun bath for, say. about
ten minutes. A trip to the bath
room is now necessary as the lemon
juice is sticky and must be thorough
ly rtnsed off before you proceed to
the important business of drying your
ty of wal er, as the lemon juice clings
to the hair almost like glue. First,
flood the head with water as hot as
can be borne, then use 1ukewarm, then
ice-cold water. By this time think
your hair will be absolutely clean
and that you can proceed to dry it.
AS a result of this novel treatm lent
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

Two were does and three were fauns.
They stood about fifty yards from tna
roa6 watching the automoohes
Representative Stoddard STOPPED Lsf
machine and clambered over q ra.41ef
dffacuIt wire fence. The deer regard
ed him interestedIy until he arrived a.
a distance of 30 yards when fhsy
wheeled and ran about 50 yards dis
tant Then they watched the repre-
sentative walk l1p to them Again
they waited until he was within =
yards when they fed again a distancS
of about so yards.
There was work to do in the offico
before going to Hartford ara tne
VVoodbrfdRe member had to give I'D
the game OF woodland tag and -
back to his automobile
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

Mr.. Murray stated that the demands
would not be complied with, and add
ed that plenty OF capable men were
readily available to iii these places
should the $50 decide to walk out on.
March 18, the time set by Mr.. Breene
for the threatened strike to begin.
From the above statement it will
be seen that the situation is decidedly
more serious than disclosed by the
railroad company in its statement
yesterday. This is explained by an
agent of the company. authorised to
speak in a personal statement In
which he says that all the facts
known at the time were given out
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13

the memory of st. Euphrasia, Virgin,
a woman of vast piety who lived in
the fourth and fifth centuries It
was this saint who originated the pen
ance of carrying stones from one
place to another and back again.
When the devil tempted her-as on
one occasion a handsome young sem
ator offered her his hand and heart if
she would. forsake her pious compan-
ions and return to the worId-Eu-
phrasia had resort to the rock pile.
1t is related that on one occasion,
when subjected to an obstinate as
sault of the tempter, she CONTINUED
this employment thirey days together
with wonderful simplicity, till the
devil, being vanquished by her hum
bic obedience and chastisement of
her body. left her in peace
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-13
DEMANDS OF 15O MEN
Unrest Among Roads Electrical Men
More Serious Than First
Supposed.

w. S. Murray, electrical engineer in
charge OF identification and construc-
ton for the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad Company, stated
yesterday that in response to Maurice
Breene's efforts to bring about a strike
of the New Haven Company's en-
pIoyes engaged in e1ectrifying the sys-
tenn, about $50 of those employees had
Joined in a demand upon him for an
increase in wages, as follows: Fore
men, from 81 to SIS day; sub-fore-
men, from $3.50 to $3.50 a day; line
men, from SO to "a a day, an average
increase Of approximately % per cent