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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20

sent Ills UASGlPICS
to the Jews. saying to them that were
hidden. "All things are ready. Come
to the marriage" But the people, un-
der the guidance of the scribes and the
Pharisees. the theolOgians of that day.
made light of the Message and went
one to his farm and another to his
merchandise-saying, We do not be-
lieve this Kingdom Message. Some
did even worse than this. They treat
ed these servants shamefully aud slew
them.
Then. as seen in another parable.
Jehovah was wroth with Israel. He
sent forth armies and destroyed those
murderers and burned their city. The
fact that it was the Roman army un-
der Titus which destroyed Jerusalem,
A. d. 20. did not make it any less Je-
hovah's army; for He is able to make
the wrath Of man praise Him and
able to use whom He may please as
His messengers for good or evil.
Gentiies Called to the Wedding.
Meantime God said to His serv-
ants. the Apostles. and Others through
them. The wedding is provided for;
but the Jewish nation. which was espe-
cially invited. has not proved worthy
of the honor Go We. therefore, into
the highways: and as many as We shall
find erins to the marriage feast. The
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
COMMISSIONERS SHOULD BE
ELECTED FOR LONGER TERM

The Rupert Pioneer-Record has tho
following to say in regard to tho
length of term of county commits
sioner's office:
Idaho needs change in her laws
regarding the election of county COM
missioners and needs it badly At tho
present time the three members of
the board are elected for the same
length of term and unless one of
them happen to be reelected, an
entire new board. all strangers to the
business of the county, is put in Of
flee. This is not fair to the people
Or to the commissioners.
The better way would be to provide
for the election of one commissioner
every year or every two years. This
would leave two old members on the
board at all times, both of whom
would be familiar with the county's
business.
There is no more important official
in the county than the commissioners
Every item of expense has to pass
through their hands, all contracts arc
let by them, in fact they are the head
of the county government in all its
most important aspects. They should
know county affairs in the most
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
The Man Without q


Wedding G0vment. calling out of the
world little company. lovers Of right
eousness. to become eventually Christs
joint-heirs in His Kingdom. Be it noted
that these ambassadors were not to i'll
tercept all in the highways. but merely
to urge upon all they met in the con.
course the great privilege Of the open
door to the wedding feast
Inspecting the Guests.
The man found without wedding
garment in the presence of the King
represents class. not merely one indi-
viduai Today we might find just such
a class. processing to be Christ's fol-
lowers. but declaring that they no
longer trust in the merit of His sacri.
fee for sin. They have rejected Jesus
as their Savior. their Redeemer. and
retain Him merely as their Teacher.
apparently accepting only part Of His
teachings. The parable shows that
this class will be rejected from the
Kingdom privileges.
When our minds were filed with
Authorizations Of the Dark Ages. we
assumed that this class. represented by
the man without a wedding garment
would be cast into eternal torment
But now we perceive that as the guests
were called out of the darkness of the
world into the light of the wedding
chamber. SO the casting Of one into the
outer darkness would mean merely the
taking from him the knowledge and
Joy represented by the light
Our Lords statement. MANY are
called. but few chosen" does not mean
that only an elect few will receive
Gods favor in the future For eight
cen hundred years the Gospel Call has
sounded. Yet comparatively few have
accepted and come into the elect condi-
tion-the Church. the Bride Of Christ
Thus again the Master explained the
matter saying. Fear not. Little Flock
for it is your Fathers good pleasure to
give you the Kingdom" The Little
Flock. composed of Jews and Gentiles
will through faithfulness become Gods
chosen people-the Bride Of Christ.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
;kET BALL LEAGUE FOR
BLACKFOOT THIS FALL

! here will be six basket ball teams
this league as follows:
Professional mems team of doctors.
yers, ETC. Clerks team of all
4 clerks. The druggists and book
pers' team composed of druggists
boOkkeepers. The Sons Of Rest
b composed Of loafers. Uncle
rs team composed of tho employ
of the government, and the sixth
p will be the sugar factory team.
The above six teams will make
ice line up and will play a regu-
schedule, and there will be a
n team picked from six teams that
|ht to be able to beat any team
the state
iAturday night the hall will be
med over to the 'out-oftown league
u will be formed between Moro
ID, Thomas, Riverside and Grove
a, provided they form a league.
There will be two basket ball courts
the hall, and will be plenty room
everybody to practice, and there
be two games each night. There
be no admission charged to
BE games. The ladies' are invited
organize teams, and they can
e the use of the hall certain
hts.
he first game will be pulled off
tember LIST.
pr athletic hall is one of the
est halls in Southern Idaho, and
kyone should be member of
Club and help G good thing along.
hall now has shower baths al
" put in, but we need more gym
= bum apparatus, ard it would be a
idea for every business man
30 and look tho hall over, and
othing else be booster and don't
ck a proposition that is owned
run by tho people Of. the town.
he athletic club cannot get any
port in the way of attendance from
public, it had better be discon.
ed, as it takes money to run a
nasium and keep the same up.
all members who have not paid
dues are requested to do so
ATHLETIC CLUB,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20

Brock, publisher of the Enterprise,
Aberdeen, Md. II discovered that
it was a quick and safe cure for
diarrhoea. Since then no one can
sell me anything said to be ''just
as good" During all these years
many times, and it has never disap-
pointed anyone" For sale by all
dealers. adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20

wedding. But they
would not come.
John the Baptist
and his disciples
did this work Of
calling to the at
tention Of Israel
the fact that the
Kings Son was in
their midst.-JOhn
1925: 1920.
A 6 in, other
8 e r v a n ts were
sent forth. Jesus
Sont Hio disf.inIoQ
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
CHOICE HOGS

P. w. Powers of Blackfoot, who
owns big hog farm near Pingree,
has purchased the best bred and
highest priced Poland China boar
ever brought to Idaho The ami
NAL comes from Illinpis and was Sc,
lected for Mr.. Powers by George
M. Centrell. president Of the Amer
lean Swineherd association. Mr..
Powers already owns one of the
finest Poland China herds in the
state of Idaho and the addition CT
this excellent animal will serve to-
increase the value of future offerings
for breeding purposes. -Aberdess,A
Times.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20

servants did so,
and the wedding
was furnished with
guests.
The highways rep
resent public con-
course. The Lords
ambassadors We're
no longer to re-
strict themselves
to Jews, but We're
to make known ev-
erywhere the fact
%hnk c4l t.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
PIANO FOR SALE

Have had left on Our hands In
the vicinity of Blackfoot high grade
piano. Will sell tremendously cheap
for cash or payments. Particulars
will be sent upon application to The
Denver Music Company at Denver,
Colorado adv. 8-27-4t-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
"CHRISTIAN NATIONS"

"CHRISTlAN NATIONS"
Have VIC progressed from the black
OF the primal, savage, night
Have we marched, through weary
ages,
Nearer to the glorCus Light?
Have we left the gloom and dark
Gone toward the dawn of day,
When our mighty Christian Ma
TONS
Still at wanton murder play?
Are we living in the glory
OF New Times radiant glow,
When the fields are wet and CORY
From Wars madness and it's woe?
Are the hearts of brothers throbbing,
With the peace from God above,
When all earth is filled with sobbing-
When to kill is christian Love-"
Are we not where Time first found
u&-
Striving still with british lust,
When our passions vet astound Us -
Smite forth blindly-tisrust fo-
thrust?
Is the price which we are giving,
| Not too high for all we gain
Do we call this "Christian Living
| AS We reel DER bloody plain?
Was the Voice from Calvary speak.
| ing
! Raised in naught but idle jest,
Since the earth, with woe yet reek-
ing,
Weeps for blood upon it's breast?
Was Gethsemanes sweat of sorrow
Wrung from useless tribulations-
Will there e'er dawn peaceful NOR
row
For earth's savage christian Me-
tions?"
| Earl Wayland Bowman.
|
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20

minute detail They should be able
to handle the business without taking
the word of any one for any thing.
No new board can do this unless at
least one Of them is an old official
Any one who stops to think mo.
ment will admit the wisdom of the
above suggestion, and it should be
taken care of by the next legislature.
1t has already been delayed too long
for the welfare of the taxpayers.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
TOTALS REPORTED

he two tables that follow show
total real property valuations on
Tracts as reported by counties this
and last, only Owyhee county
lg omitted:
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20
THE WEDDING FEAST.

iuu IJION
under the Law Covenant were to pre-
pare that nation to be Gods holy ma
ton and especially to provide ut
Christ's coming sufficient, number to
constitute the elect Church. Messiah's
joint-heirs in the Kingdom-His Bride.
The parable shows that only few
were "Israelites indeed" in whom was
no guile-not enough to constitute the
Kingdom class. Hence the call Of this
Gospel Age. selecting from the Gentiles
sufficient of sanity character to be
joint-heirs with the Jewish remnant in
the Messianic Kingdom.
The Marriage of the Lamb.
Jehovah Himself is the King who
made a marriage for His SOn-arrang
ing before the foundation of the world
that there should be joint-heirs with
Christ in His Kingdom. This marriage.
of course. could not take place until
the Kings Son had come into the
world and, by His obedience unto
death. had made the way for His fol-
lowers and for His Kingdom. At the
appropriate time God sent His servants
to call them that wer. hidden 10 the
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1914-08-20

The Twenty Year Test
Some twenty years ago l used
Chamborlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy" writes Geo. w.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
Ten Thousand Guns, With
Ammunition, Secured at
Montgomery, Ala.
DELIVERY AT VERA CRUZ
Mexican Federal Gunboat De-
MED Greeting from Barracks
at New Orleans.

| Mobile. Ala, Feb. 1.-THE Huerta
government has purchased 10000
rifles and 100000 rounds of ammuni-
ton from a gun company at Mont
gomery, Ala, for shipment to Vera
Cruz, Mexico, through the port of Mo-
bile.
New Orleans, La, Feb 1.-THE Mex
lean federal gunboat Zaragosa, which
arrived today. fired a salute of 21 guns
as she passed up the Mississippi past
Jackson barracks, but the greeting
was not returned by the United States
troops. The Zaragosa's band played
Mexican airs. Commissioner RedfeIn
instructed an inspector to meet the
Zaragosa when she docked to ascer-
tain if an attempt was being made
to bring aliens into the country un-
lawfully. 1t had been reported a
Frenchman, an Italian and a Mexican
of considerable prominence were
aboard the ship.
De La Lama Returning.
Paris, France, Feb 11.-Adolfo de
La Lama, Mexican minister of finance,
sailed from Cherbourg for New York
today. Il have a plan to meet all
Mexican national obligations and !
believe it will accomplish its purpose"
he said. He will not go to Washing
ton but will return to Mexico by way
of Cuba.
Report Castillo Captive.
El Paso, Texas, Feb. 11.-A dispatch
to the Times from staff correspond
ent at Cumbre last night carries the
report that Maxine Castillo, bandit
leader held responsible for the Cumbre
tunnel disaster, when Is Americans
were killed, and the remnant of his
band have been captured. The cap
ture is said to have been made at
Gabalin ranch, a few miles east of
Pearson. The report adds that the
prisoners will be brought to Casas
Grandes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
PLACE ON CHANCE
TEAM FOR EVERS
Manager of New York Ameri-
cans Says He Is Bidder for
Canned Cub.

Los Angeles, Cal.,. Feb. 11.-Mana
ger Chance of the New York Ameri
cans, at his ranch here, said he was
in the field for Evers, Chicago Cub
manager, let out yesterday.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE disposal
of John Evers as manager of the Chi
cago Nationals by President Murphy
and the signing of Hank O'Day, for
mer umpire and one time manager of
the Cincinnati club, to succeed Evers,
for the moment has side-tracked the
important consideration that brought
so many baseball men to the city
the menace of the Federal league. The
national commission informally dis
cussed the question last night and al
though there was no public statement
after the meeting it is known Evers
will go before the commission in a
day or two with his contracts as a
player-manager. Governor Tener, pres
ident of the National league, said he
would study the contracts. and that
Evers would get justice.
Evers announced he has agreed to
meet President Gilmore of the Fed
erals. He said no matter if the Ma
tional league decides he must play
with the Cubs, he would never play
again under Murphy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
COMISKEY IS NOT
IN SERIOUSSTATE.
Old Roman Given X-Ray Ex-
amination-Goes For q
Call on Pope.

Rome, Italy, Feb. 11.-Charles A.
Comiskey was well enough today to
go with the members of the American
baseball teams to the vatican, where
the party was received by the pope.
DR.. John Edward Jones, American
consul at Genoa, who has attended Co
miskey during his Illness, accompan-
led the party, which comprised 20 per-
sons. The pope thanked them and
praised the practice of athletic sports
for Strengthening the body and at the
same time the practice of religion to
strengthen the soul. After the audi
ence Comiskey went with Jones and
Professor Bastianelli to a medical in
stitute to be examined by Professor
Ulderico de Luca with the aid OF
X-rays.
The X-ray examination indicated
nothing serious in the condition or
Comiskey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
SENATE HAS BILL
TO END LOBBYING
Cummins Gets Favorable Vote
on His Measure Providing
Fine and Imprisonment.

Washington, Feb 1.-Senator Cum
Minis bill, designed to cure some of
the evils disclosed by the lobby in
vestigation last summer, was passed
by the senate yesterday without de-
bate.
1t would provide heavy penalties for
impersonators of members of congress
or other federal officials and for over
active lobbyists. The first section of
the measure would make it crime,
punishable by not more than five
years Imprisonment and not more than
$4,000 fine for any person to imper-
senate a member or employe of con-
gress or officer of the United States in
communications across state lines.
Under the second section it would
be a crime punishable by not more
than three years Imprisonment and
not more than $4,000 fine for any per-
son to state falsely in any communica-
ton, public or private, that he has in
f1uenced or has brought influence to
bear upon any member of congress or
officer of the United States concern
ing law making or the execution of
the laws, "other than lawful influence
of right, reason and Justice"
The third would make it crime
punishable by imprisonment for not
more than ten years and by fine of not
more than $4,000 for any person to
bring to bear the influence designed
in the second paragraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
CRANE MILLIONS
TO HELP CHARITY
Endowment to Provide Cook
County Home for Needy
Women.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Some OF the wish
es OF the late r. T. Crane. Sr., which
are TO be carried out by his sons were
made known today by Charles T.
Crane.
The more important enterprises are:
"One million dollar endowment 10
provide a home in Cook county for
deserted wives and widows with chill
dren.
"One million dollars endowment for
pension and disability benefits for EN-
ployes OF the Crane company.
"Onc hundred Thousand dollars en-
dowment fund to the United Charities
for the Mary Crane nursery.
twenty-five Thousand endowment
to thc Visiting Nurses association.
Fen thousand dollars endowment
20 the Lake Geneva fresh air fund"
Although the Crane will made no
provisions for these endowments.
Charles X. Crane said his brother.
Richard T. Crane. Jr.. and he. the two
would carry out their
verbal wishes within a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
CORE DEFENDING
SUIT OF WOMAN

Oklahoma City. Okla. Feb. 11.-Tes-
timony of a sensational nature is ex-
damage suit against United States
Senator Gore. which opened IN the
district court today. The suit, filed
by Mrs Minnie Bond. is based on an
alleged attack on her by the senator
in a Washington hotel some months
ago. Each side is represented by six
attorneys. Considerable time is ex-
pected to be occupied in the selection
OF n Jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
s2,OOO,OOO ADDED
TO CHURCH FUNDS
Carnegie Donates More Money
to Be Used in Promoting
Peace.

New York, Feb. 11.-Andrew Car
negie yesterday gave s2,OOo.OOO to be
used through the churches for the
promotion OF international peace. The
income of the fund, about 100000 a
year, will be expended by a board of
26 trustees, representing all the lead
ing denominations in the United
States.
This gift is in addition to the S10,-
OO0, 900 foundation established by Mr..
Carnegie Dec. 4, 1910. "to hasten the
abolition of international war" The
announcement was made at Mr.. Car
negie's home. in the presence of trus-
tees of the new Sundation.
The trustees organized "the church
peace union" which will be incorpor-
ated under the laws of New York
state. The income of the fund will
be used to organize the moral power
of the churches on critical information
al questions, to circulate peace liter
ature among the clergy and to bring
about the annual observance of a
peace" Sunday.
Conferences in America and Europe
will be called to discuss the promo
ton of peace. When the leading ma
tions abolish war and the fund has
fulfilled its purpose the committee
may divert it to other philanthropic
uses.
In an address to the trustees Mr..
Carnegie said:
Certain that the strongest appeal
that can be made is to members of the
religious bodies, to you 1 hereby ap-
peal, hoping that you will feel it to be
not only your duty, but your pleasure
TO undertake the administration of
81. 2.OOO. 900 worth of five per cent bonds,
the income to be so used as TO appeal
for peace. After war is abolished by
the leading nations the trustees by a
vote of two-thirds may decide that a
better use for the fund than that nam
ed can be found"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
1918 DEATH RATE
IN COUNTRY 1873
Maryland Highest in 18 Regis
tration States, With Per-
centage of 1853.

Washington, d. c., Feb. IA salts
in 1913 is shown by a death rate of
1873 per 1000 in Is registration states
Maryland was highest with a rate OF
16.S and Minnesota lowest with 1O.7.
Michigan showed 13.1. OF 40 registra-
ton cities San Francisco showed 1871;
Denver. 14.5; Washington. us; Allan
Ia, 10.3; Boston, 17.2; Chicago, III;
New York, 1872; st. Louis, 1872; Min
neapolis and st. Paul, 1870.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
BUTLER HELD FOR
TAKING JEWELRY
George Cunning, Former EN-
ploye of G.. H. Studebaker,
Put Under Bond.

Portsmouth. n. H.. Feb. 11.-George
Cunning, alias Edgar Beach. the aged
society butler and thief" who was
brought here from Philadelphia, where
he served four years for stealing dia-
monds. was held in $4,000 bonds on
a charge of stealing jewelry valued at
$4,000 from George II. Studebaker of
South Bend, Ind. The jewelry was
taken from the Studebaker cottage at
Little Boar's Head, in June. 1912. while
Cunning was employed there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
LINER OLYMPIC IN
ASTORMY VOYAGE

Plymouth, England, Feb. 11.-Storm-
tossed passengers aboard the battered
Olympic who had been eagerly antici-
pating relief from the miseries of the
voyage from New York, when they
reached here today, had to go on to
Southampton. The fierceness of gale
prevented landing. 1t was the first
time in years such a thing happened
here 10 an American liner. Police here
went aboard the Olympic in connection
with reports of gambling dispute on
the vessel during the voyage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
TRIAL OF CAPTAIN
BERRY is OPENED
Charged With Negligence in
Connection With Ocean
Collision.

Philadelphia. Pa, Feb. 1.-THE
trial OF Captain Perry OF the steam
ship Nantucket, charged with negli-
gence in the collision with the liner
Monroe Jan. 80. in which II lost their
lives began today before United States
local inspectors OF steam vessels. It
is announced every phase OF the
collision is to be investigated. Berry
pleaded not guilty to charges against
him. Among the charges is that he
did not shut down the engine until a
minute before the collision.
Captain Johnson of the Monroe ad-
mitted that on the night OF the disas-
ter he was steering his vessel by
compass that was not true. but show
ed a deviation Of about two degrees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
TUG POTOMAC is
SAFE; HELD IN ice

washington. d. C., Feb. II. - The
y tug Potomac. safe with its crew
= %. locked IN the fee In the Bay OF
a,.lsnds. on Newfoundland. near Rocky
sont, according 70 advices 20 the navy
partment by wireless. The crew is
Eate and well.
., Atsr the wireless said. Fast in
-s Ice. Drifting north. Provisions .
''f four days. Assistance. quick"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-11
CLEAR OFFICIALS
IN JOHNSON CASE

Chicago. IL. Feb. 11.-ChaTges that
government officials here were in
Vcived in the aight Of JACK Johnson to
france have not been sustained, was
ne announcement OF the assistant dis
uiet attorney in charge of the federal
sr1nd Jury which has been invesUgat-
iHs the case. Two weeks adjournment
sas taken BY the jury. after which rou-
une cases will be considered. The
!ary voted no bill against all officials
Aentoned in the inquiry and Will
make no report