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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Former Idaho Man Held Up At San
Diego

Former Idaho Man Held Up At San
Diego
c. l.. French, father of C. Lee
French Of the state pure food office,
was recently held up and robbed and
terribly beaten by highwaymen in San
Diego, where he had gone for his
health.
Word has come to his son that he
has been in the hospital for several
days and that the highwaymen gave
him several serious injuries after they
had taken what money he had with
him away. A heavy blow on the head,
another across the eye. and a badly
tcaten nose have kept him in the hos
pital for some time. The blows were
made with some blunt instrument but
no cue has yet been found as to who
did the work.
Mr.. French was a prominent attor-
new of Salt Lake For a number of
years he was probate judge of Bear
Lake county and later filled the same
position in Fremont county. He has
held several prominent public positions
and has taken a large part in the
politics of this state for a number of
years. Lately, however, he has been
living at Salt Lake but went to south
ern California a short time ago on &C.
cOun. of bis health.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS

List Of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Post Office at Blackfoot.
Idaho for the week ending February
II, 1918.
Persons calling for these let
ters will please say Advertised
February II, 1913"
Barber, j.
CAMEL, e.
Hubert, Mrs. Mara
Holo, Mrs.
Mitchem, Robert
Schroeder, Miss Alma
Postage due on each - the above,
one cent. All of the above letters re-
naming uncalled for two weeks from
the date of this list will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office. Letters bear.
ing the return request Of sender will
not be advertised
Persons are requested to advise cor
respondents Of their correct address.
To avoid delay in delivery, have your
mail addressed to street and number.
P. o. Box. General Delivery, or
+. D. No. H. B. CURTIS,
Postmaster.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
MOVING PICTURES THAT TALK

Who could have dreamed 10 years
ago what proportions the moving pic
ture business would reach? You look
ed at it then simply as popular whin
that would hardly keep up with roller
skating.
The last available figures show that
these shows have box office receipts
Of $102, 100000 year. Fourteen hun
dred regular play houses have conse-
quently boarded up their doors, or
swapped live actors for films
The positive announcement by Mr..
Edison that he has perfected an inven.
ton to combine moving pictures with
q photograph promises added impetus
70 a business that draws three times
as many people as the regular drama
tic companies.
The cost Of regular dramatic pro-
auctions has beeen steadily mounting,
as board and lodging for travelling
companies, cost of scenery, and labor
In shifting and arranging same, con-
stantly grew higher.
Then came the moving picture show
and beat out the barn stormer com.
pany of actors. The actual backgroun
of a picture show, with real build.
ings, tree foliage shimmering in the
breeze, shadows Pickering on the
ground, is as much superior to paint
ed scenery as old Ocean is to the
marine chrome. Many a regular dra-
matte company also is far inferior in
brains, and often no better in stage
technique, than the ordinary local
amateur performance put on for
charity.
1t costs no money to board a pic
ture film, and it is carried around the
country, not in Pullmans, but in
freight cars. The one thing desirable
about the moving picture businesa is
that the public should care more for
really educative pictures of travel ra-
Their than dramas of crime and wild
life faxed in some city suburb. But
the tawdry thriller of elopments and
pistols often seems to draw the most
hand claps.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20


ness was transacted at the stockhold
ers' meeting. In presenting the annua
report President Field called particu
lar notice to the fact that figures
given embraced the transactions oil
the entire system, noting that ir
the past, figures given embodying the
transactions Of the company as a
whole, had been misquoted as cover
ing the business done only in one city
or one state, whereas they should
have been clearly shown to cover
operations in five states. The report is
given in full in another column.
Immediately following the stock.
holders meeting the newly elected
directors met and chose the following
officers:
E. B. Field, President.
Edw. B. Field, Jr., First Vice presi-
dent and Treasurer.
E. M. Burgess, Vice President and
General Manager.
Philip Hamlin, Vice President.
j. E. Macdonald, Secretary
Roderick Reid, General Auditor.
This practically constitutes re-
election Of the former officers, with
the exception of the two vice presi.
dents created this year. Mr.. E. M.
Burgess. formerly general manager,
continues that title, and is made vice
president in charge of operation. Mr..
Philip Hamlin, assistant to the prasi-
dent, is elected director and made
vice president in charge Of public re.
lations.
Both Messrs. Burgess and Hamlin
have long been identified with the
telephone industry of the West. Mr.
Burgess came to Colorado from New
York in 1881 and Immediately entered
the service of The Colorado Telephone
Company. serving respectively as man.
ager at Central City, chief inspector,
Denver, general superintendent and
general manager, and on the forma-
ton Of the Mountain States Company
was elected general manager of that
Mr.. Hamlin is a more recent arrival.
coming to Colorado from an East
ern telephone company in 1900 and
having, been identified since that
time with President Field as special
agent and later as assistant to the
president.
The growth Of the company is re.
sponsible for the enlargement of the
authority of both these gentlemen in
the action taken today
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Mountain States Telephone
Officers
Elects

Denver, Colo, Feb. 1.-THE annual
meeting of The Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company was
held at the offices of the company this
afternoon.
President Field presented his annual
report covering the operations Of the
Mountain States system, and the fol-
lowing directors were elected for the
ensuing year:
E. B. Field, Edward B. Field, Jr.,
Philip Hamlin, Crawford Hill, E. S.
Kassler and L, C. Phipps, Jr, of Den
yer, A. v. Hunter of Leadville, w. L.
Graham of Pueblo, w. S. Mccormick
Salt Lake City, and Theo N. Vail and
u. N. Bethel of New York.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
MARKET REPORT
} + + + + + + + + + + + + + .
Portland, February z, 1911

Portland. February z, 1913.
Receipts for the week have been:
Cattle 824; calves IL; hogs 1862;
sheep 1922; horses 106.
During the week the cattle market
has been steady to a shade weaker
The bulk Of steer offerings have been
short Of prime in quality and the few
IN this weeks run were difficult to
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20
Sick Headache

This is usually caused by a disorder
Of the stomach. Take a good dose b
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
lets and tomorrow you will feel all
right For sale by all druggists. adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-02-20

Portland Union Stock Yards.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15


1t outrageous thing disgrace and cruel in
justice women that the mothers of this country should be
forbidden to share in the making of the laws.
The mother suffers the dreadful agony of childbirth in
fney than any suffering the battlefield about which
talk much.
And she suffers the pang of anxiety and when her
children ILL., she goes through ordeal which to men in
conceivable when of her children dies.
The whole load of the world upon womans back She
creates the entire race, the and the
Unjust laws weigh heavily upon her
Bad laws and failure to execute the laws destroy the char
acter of her sons, and she suffers.
Inconcevaby stupid and brutal those who would for
bid the vote.
Nothing admirable could be conceived than tne
derfu shown by those in England protesting
and the point Of death against mans injustice
the of the country right TO defy laws
WHEN THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO SHARE IN THE
MAKING OF THE LAWS?
Have from the beginning done infinitely worse
things the uragetes of England did, in the effort
to get the vote and freedom?
Did the socad noble patriots Of this country In the
early that cannot be described
when they protesting against Engands refusal to give
them share in representation since they PAID taxation!
We all talk with admiration about Revolution and
about the fights THAT MEN MADE AGAINST MEN TO GET
THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND CONTROL THEMSELVES. AND
WE FORGIVE THE FACT EVEN THAT IN BOSTON THE
PATRIOTS DROVE NAKED WOMEN THROUGH THE
PUBLIC STREETS.
show OF that admiration and sympathy
and forgiveness of England and for the
their desperate effort to obtain for them
selves Justice and fair treatment?
To the opposes suffrage who at the eff
forts gain their right these questions
Why you despise and think them unfit to vote?
WAS YOUR OWN MOTHER UNFIT TO VOTE? Have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15
WAS YOUR MOTHER UNFIT TO VOTE? IF SHE WAS
WE ARE SORRY FOR YOU

Won 81 moor An opinion your mother of sister of
sanphter that You think worthy to exercise her judy
ment and share in than miserable
soaking himself with whisky in a corner saloon?
Every bit of gentleness nsed into you child you got
from your mother Every born savage and it is the
mother who patiently and gently dmnishes cruelty and vo
lence and instil kindness and gentleness into him
What an inamy for to say that the woman who is
fit to direct his childhood to him his boyhOod
VOTE.
Women to day are heavily taxed class The used
to be by ON MEN Men paid the road tax and
they paid stamp and other taxes.
To-day the chief taxes laid BY TRUSTS ON WOMEN.
The Oil Trust Coal Trust the Beef Trust the Sugar
Trust Trust the Ice Trusthese forces of gov
eminent that without representation AND THEY TAX
WOMEN WHO PAY THE HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES.
Don't you think who pays the of the
trusts intelligence enough to vote to this tax
alton?
not the good enough educate the boys and
girls good enough advise her husband patient and kind
enough to endure the of good and intelligent
enough to share in the government of q country?
Woman drawer than man. has proved it thousand
million childbirth Woman is devoted than man;
the will sacrifice her life for her child
cepton.
And those fields of courage of which the boast
the prove themselves courageous than the
Women ought and they will vote. The who OPP
poses suffrage disgrace himself and he indirectly
reproach his mother and upon the other
he has known.
If you have been unfortunate enough to have mother
to KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT and let others
nate than yourself give to the good mothers this country
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

We recognize that there nothing really important Elk
MATRIMoNY nasmuch that provides for the all i'm
portant future Every while this column
such question the following from gentleman
who says he is a little past middle age.
rather
facts the desirable for mooy am past middle age and
myself marriage
u"hsppiy for her and for writing fro" personal in
should
glad hear Of anything might request especially '
mentioned feel bound that
you"ssr and less reliable YOU will Of course not publish my name
initials connection with this"
No of course we shall to the genteman's ndi-
vdus Endorsement of his charms only quote pop
ular Russian proverb.
Age always praises its badness"
We all apt to take fairly cheerful view of
charms possible make Queen Eiz-
herself beautiful enhancing
gin when she poor withered old thing. looking like
driedup pear December.
We consider rule exceptions that the
very young marrying very much older
WISELY There may be exceptions exceptions of
every rule Abraham hundred and forty
Sarah happy. She sixty regards the marrying
age in general, should say this
The mother responsible first of ALL the HEALTH of
child Therefore giving children to the world
when HER HEALTH AND STRENGTH are at the maximum
The vgor the child depends upon vigor of the mother
And the life of the child man or woman
whether the work be intellectual physical depends greatly
upon vigOr to carry through.
We believe that the world to-day needs GREAT MANY
CHILDREN The earth quarter or one tenth pouu
lated People the be richer feer and happjer
when there are ten times many of them.
We believe the time viii come-many long centuries from
noW,when the earth fully populated will require only
ehhorn IN eacn family Then, undoubtedly will
late Probably the of marriage for will be thirty
FIVE or forty later.
Women will wait until they shall reached the combina
ton OF maximum vigor of body and of the mind.
As to men, they should marry when they MENTALLY
mature
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-15

1t is well for marry later in life a woman
doesahough should encourage delays in marriage
single day after sny if the young people they have
found the other half of their household We do think however
that make better husbands too when
their minds fully developed
OF course develop mentally as they eye
will develop at twenty FIVE and go down hill
They ought to marry young
Those that develop may marry later Thirty five
is not old for he has care OF himself
We should advise every for her happiness to
make sure THAT THE MAN HAS TAKEN CARE OF HIMELF
and that he has got CHEERFULNESS addition to mind
well formed and able to for family.
The asks us to give some historical data
That is hard to do, ofhand
The great engineer Lesseps to 90 riding through the
park Paris when he past seventy tiny little children
behind him Shetland ponies They cheerful and so
did he
Then there the reverend gentleman-R Hawer the
vicar of Horewnston This reverend gentleman expert
ment at the two extremes.
When he in HIS TEENS he married woman fortyone
old They happy CLANS they stayed happy
until she died
Then when he sxtytwo years old this same lovabe
and hkable vicar married girl only twenty
This girl also perfectly happy wife They lived to-
gether enjoying every minute time until HE died
His first marriage was with more than twenty
years OLDER than himself
And his second marriage woman more than forty
years YOUNGER than himself
Both marriages happy. you see it is hard to tell
Why they happy Beatrice Fairfax may tell you we don't
know.
1t evident however that this was something of an
exception He made pet of intelligent educated pig He
took pig calls on the poor And the MO he
haved splendidly
Undoubtedly who thus impress pet pig could
get along under matrimonial and other as some other
might not
That all know about marrying at different ages and
that is all tell the more than middle aged gentleman
who asks for Information
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Housework Is Logical
Employment for Girls
ByHs. PIERCE, Oh Park. III.

maons who have need of help their homes and their requirements
not exang than those of the factory They
and and much opportunity advance offered
career.
There why girl should have choose between starvation
and vice when there nnumerabe opportunities hand good
well-paid positions with board and assured.
After ALL houework the logical work for girl and especially
who has had Limited educational advantages special training
line Of work. 1t logical because every girl hopes
have home Of her that very should
backing Of capabiy the domestic requirements 1t
who expected support the home for to be unable
unwilling do her share She should be
than he provd for much Of the happiness of the home depends
the womans ability to her affairs wise economical
In doing housework the girl becomes thoroughly experienced
important features housekeeping and her position thus
and benefit temporary because provides good
living and permanent because her work develops pcr
the requirements that her future husband and home
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Playground. Promote Chil-
|dren's Health and Morals
By MRS. KATE cANNErTwElIs

much pleasant phao and many mild pedagogical trusms
corning the educational value Of play that it's present gets
estimated As with everything else the worth Fairgrounds depends
upon their Neither Fairgrounds indus
trial schools going original ability character though
that they largely revze dwarfed minds bodies is yery
evident
The whole playground declaration Of the chids
bill Of rights but reform it will probably present many
fads panceas cureas blindmans "ducaona
recommended tending develop the hearing touc
genuine lover Of play for the sake Of unadrae grants
tendency but wishes that there play which
Just fun
Play is nowadays anayzed and subject
research and much pedagogical red applied functions
there is fear lest the Free untrammed play childhood may guided
solely along moral issues in the sentimental kindergarten
like that in weakening chds power Of deemnaon Fairgrounds
be made too polite and too parental But certainly
most helpful aduncts them and much needed merely
the handling of and games Health will
win out better in the for personal achievements just
recognized that Fairgrounds much necessity
hooooms that the sport playing
fair etc. affects character-umaey politics? Only
play too organized too fnical supervision develop tho
ability fight ones the world by aggressveness
The dangers of the playground though
import They lie W the large expenditure they entail orgnzd
supervised play COSTLY and forges that the play
be somewhat left to take itself @ subtracng child
from home Influences 3) in leading him
him taking
of the state
possible dangers and they avode)
will be far ouanked by the direct values the Playground O their
outdoor atmosphere; (2) in their clean sport tckey (a) the
mental and bodily health and agility they develops N in the chdrens
recognition of themselves potential factors the community
the perspective they get of civic
worth dependent upon their health H. x<<~
and morals ~IN~< &1~''S~e "0'~o
The state herald., 1913-06-13

ing the edge over the other with q
percentage Of about .4S0 or there
abouts. and q sluggihg total for ex.
ira bases that would beat anything In
past records.
Wagner cracked out three home
runs on Marquard last season,
not to mention a pair of three-bag-
gers and a liberal sprinkling Of ordi-
nary base-hits. Wilson did the very
same thing against Lavender, al.
though his home runs won games
from the Cubs, while, on the other
hand, Honus was unfortunate In the
fact that two Of his three circuit
smashes of MarQuard counted for
nothing. as the Pirates lost.
Wilson's batting against Lavender
all season was something noteworthy.
Three times on the Chicago's grounds
the Texan slammed one of Lavender's
spitters into the right field pavilion.
and the drives came at the right time,
too. One of Wilson's wallops was
on September 4. when the Cubs still
had a fine chance of ousting the Gi-
ants. 1t was a four-base smash in
the eighth inning, with two runners
on base that beat the Cubs. Another
came on October 8. Wilson's homer
in the eighth inning making the score
stand tie In the game that later
was thrown out on protest because
Cotter batted out OF turn.
Throughout the season Wilson was
a thorn in Lavender's side. Aside from
his three homers and three triples of
the spitballer. Wilson had sundry
singles. etc. among them the punky
base hits on June rs that robbed Law.
ender Of credit for a no-hit game. It
was single to left field that evaded
Jimmy Sheckards grasp.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
A Memory,

"Caruso's bones are musical" says
an English doctor; "if you tap one Of
his knuckles 1t gives out higher
pitched and more resonant tone than
those of the average person." Far be
It from layman's thought to dispute
the word OF an eminent medical au-
thority. but from our school days we
have lively recollections of tap on
the knuckles resulting in tones that
for high pitch and resonance would
beat any that Caruso ever uttered
New York Sun.
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Still One Ahead,

Donald was only 4. and the height
Of his ambition was to own n red
wagon. One day he came In from play
and burst into n storm Of tears.
Mamma. mamma. Johnnie Bakers
dot red wagon-a dreat bid one"
Mamma comforted him ms best she
could, and Donald soon went OF TO
play again. The next day Johnnie
passed the house with his red wagon,
and Donald. looking up. said yindic.
lively:
II dess Johnnie Baker hasn't dot n
gran'ma up in heaven, anyway"
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Juvenile AltruIsm.

Little Paul came In TO ask his
mother II Alfred and he might each
have n cooky. His mother purposely
gave him two OF different sizes. In.
terested as to which Paul would give
his guest. she stepped to the door Just
in time to see Paul give the smaller
cake TO his playmate,
why. Paul" she called. don't you
know that you should have kept that
one YOURSELF"
Yes. ! know" was the nonchalant
reply. ''But. you see. was afraid
that II gave Alfred the biggest one
he might get sickl"
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Solving a Problem In Arithmetic.

Solving a Problem In Arithmetic.
Little Marion was busy with her
home work" After great many
perplexed frowns and much nibblins
at her pencil she looked up aud said:
THE only answer that can get to
this example is five and three-fourths
horses. Do you 'spose that is right.
mamma7"
well. don't know" answered hef
mother. cautiously. at sounds rather
queer"
A long pause; then the small arith-
metician's face lit up with a smile
"Oh, know" she cried. "I1l reduos
the three-fourths horses to colts"
The state herald., 1913-06-13
[|Does Tight Fitting
lSkirt Benefit Woman
BY Hsoh ils.iins. Pai,buuh. P..

confined that stepping knee draws her skirt tight about the ohcr1
Apparently boys and girls developing wrong moral
tive by OF prevailing ideas to dress cannot believe that the
exhibition garments much in evidence inspire respect for the
look with respect and admiration for wearing clothes
that her body without showing too accurately is outlines
II the opinion OF the normal morally clean that the pcrso,
Of sacred to be exposed TO the publ gaze
Woman surely does not expect by undue display Of hesf aid
in acquiring scfconrol
The state herald., 1913-06-13
Proper and Safe Manner
Of Crossing Street
By X. J. Dunner~orhy. Colosne. Germany

and exercises the ordinary precautions Just note that vehicles going north
Michigan in Chicago all keep the right side Of the street and
that those going the opposite direction keep to the left side
Now want from the east the west side Of the
Front the southwest and the middle of the
need to look behind for vehicle will from that direction
When the middle reached the northwest and
By doing this always the machine in front and need
not have attention distracted trying avod vehicles behind for
none will assai you from that direction.
London crowded Streets
and II followed need be
The state herald., 1913-06-13
ALWAYS DANGEROUS IN PINCH
Jack Barry, Athletic star shortstop,
Never 800 Hitter, but Makes Good
In Emergencies.

John J. Barry. the Philadelphia Ath-
lethics' shortstop. was born In Meriden.
Conn. April 26. 1887. His first base
ball efforts were with amateur teams
around his home town In 1904. In 1905
he entered Holy Cross college. where
he remained three years. Barry play
cd shortstop during his entire college
career. capturing the team In 1908. and
then jumped from a college player TO