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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
Hard on the Eyes.

Attorney Hansbrough with his wife
and mother-in-law, Mrs. Thos. Ferguson,
returned Saturday from visit in the
Lost River country, where Mr.. Hans
brough has an extensive farm. While
out visiting in an auto with friends
Mrs. Ferguson experienced her first
auto mishap, and returned home with a
pair of discolored optics. The accident
was caused by the auto running into a
ditch and throwing her against the front
seat.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
BACK TO THE DRUGS

El. Dustin who recently traded his
drug store interest in Blackfoot and in
vested in an 1l0-acre farm in the Land
of Goshen, has became tired of roughinp
it and has traded his farm for a drug
store in Salt Lake City where he has
Cakdn his family The deal was a t22,
600 trade, and was made by the Park
inson Realty Go. Eds many friends
will be glad to know that his farm in
vestment was very profitable one
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
MARRIED

John Thornton and Miss Elizabeth
Ania iarbough, We're married last
Thursday at the home of the groom 5
mother, just north of the city The
ceremony was performed by Bishop
Osmond Buchanan in the presence of
about fifty relatives and friends The
newly weds have many friends who wish
that their voyage on the sea Of matri-
monv Will be a pleasant one.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
THE GLORIOUS FORTH

All arrangements for the celebration
of the approaching 4th Of July have
been completed, and the day will be ap-
propriately celebrated on the 5th
inst. when everybody from far and near
are welcome to Blackfoot to enjoy the
event. See program on page two of this
issue.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
Buys Home.

D. J. Cox, the freight man at the rail
road depot has bought the residence of
Herbert E. Adams, on the corner Of
Bridge street and Adams avenue, and
will take possession next Saturday. Mr..
and Mrs. Adams will likely move to
Utah in the near future. The Black
foot Realty and Auction Co. made the
deal
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
A GOOD INVESTMENT

Ralph Melbourne, who is selling lots
in West Pocatello is still in Blackfoot
and is meeting with increased success
as his proposition is being better un-
derstood. He has sold a number of lots
and has many prospective buyers. He
is at the Cottage Hotel and it will pay
you to see him soon as he has a safe
and sane investment.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01

Those wishing to see the latest milk
ing machines operate at the Rising Sun
Dairy are welcome to do SO by calling
any evening from 4:3O to 5:3O.-Adv..
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01

DR. Claude Ferguson, Dentist, will
open Dental Office July l, 1915, in the
Mrs. w. G. Johnson building, at corner
Of Main and Pacific. Adjoining DIR.
Patrie's office.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-07-01
q. w. Standrod E Co.
Bankers

Hours: .. m to p. m. We pay psr cent interest,
compounded quarterly IN su esvngs Department
Certificates Of DepoGt.)
The Denver star., 1915-11-06

of bringing the first slaves to
this country create prejudice,
for it refreshes the memory
of the white man of the black
mans recent servitude. True.
it created a sense of shame
that the white man, civilized
as he was, in 1910 could stoop
and fall SO low as to deprive
another human being of his
liberty, right of living and
right to happiness. Certain
ly there is not a white man
who has seen The Birth of
a Nation" who would wish to
have slavery again, no matter
how prejudiced he might be
against the Negro.
To Mr.. Ford's quotation Of
Brougham, would reply that
the white man dislikes the
Negro because the ever-pres-
ent Negro reminds the white
man constantly of his injustice
and unfairness: that he preach
es one thing and practices an
other that he lives not up to
the religion and teaching of
Jesus Christ in one thing;
that there is score in the
average white mans life
which he cannot justify before
his Lord and Master. 1t sim
ply cannot be done This
rancor causes the white man
to be harsher and more un-
just toward the Negro than
he really wants to be- This
constant reminder to the
white man of his injustice to-
ward the Negro acts upon
him somewhat like the man
does who wants to hide before
his fellow men his soft heart
by being gruf and harsh to-
ward those in need of help.
Mr.. Ford says the picture
shows that the Negro will dis
play his depravity, no matter
how high you try to elevate
him. To me it only shows
that people of any nation will
under the same circumstances
and provocations act just the
same way. | have seen riots
in Europe which far outdid
ANYTHING that the Negro was
doing in the picture.
When the Negro lieutenant
governor asked to marry the
white daughter of his white
friend and benefactor he only
did what thousands of white
men would have done, if they
had been colored, under the
circumstances. | cannot blame
him for having aspired to
have the highest and best if
in his mind to have a white
wife was his highest ambition.
There is not a white man or
or woman in thousand who
would blame a colored man
for wanting to marry white
woman. if that was the height
of his happiness. What about
the large number Of white
men who support colored girls
and have been doing SO for
years and years, judging from
the various shades of colored
people we have in this land ?
The lieutenant governor was
a thousand times more hon.
orable than the above men
toned white men, for he at
least wanted to make this
white virl his local wife
The Denver star., 1915-11-06
Viewing the Ocean
From the Coast Line.
A Mos. Beautiful Sight.

CONTINUED from last week.
The white people gave un-
stintingly their service and
consideration. and the public
press which gave at least two
columns daily morning and
evening, eagerly sought the
publicity committee for news:
Ten columns and a half OF
news matter and pictures IS a
,fair estimate o. what the pub
lie spirited Spokane newspap-
. ers generally gave to US. lhe
local committee covered them
s selves with glory and rare
honor in making the unex-
pected and big success OF that
meeting.
The following persons ap-
peared uron the program;
Welcome to our Delegates,
Geo. S. Contee; am on my
Way," w. +. Proctor; Like
a Little Loving Father
Bruce; am Living Quiet
and Easy Life" Atty. Geo. G.
Ross: "Our Absent Friends. "
F. M. Shannon:"I Love Sun
nv Spokane" Mrs. 1henis b.
Stewart:.I Will Return Again
Mr.: F. M. Shaaaoa, the ideal
of Butte. Mont; we Are
Glad to Be Here VIM. Nor
ris; We Cannot Forget Yon.
Chas. Burton: Such Beauti-
full Ladies' II Nelson; You
Candy Kid.' w. II. Wads
: worth. I'VE Are Waiting tor
You, Mrs. Laura Todd; We
Have Made a Good Fight.
Major Wilson; We Are Glad
te See You. Mrs. 2. w. Bags
by; Come to Our City Again.
John II. Thompson. the con-
genial chairman Of Spokane
River Falls, 'Bubbling Over
John Davis. of Butte, was GER
lv there with all his smiles.
"a : Thus ended the best Grand
Session that Odd Fellows
ever held. There was no
friction. no trouble. no un-
pleasantness Of any kind to
mar the happiness and pleas
ure and much to our credit,
there was not even a sign Of
drunkness. Although in that
same week in Chicago, Negro
ministers of the gospel were
! iisgracing themselves. The
keys Of the city we're returned
to the Mayor untarn,shed and
as perfect in every way as they
Awere when offered the three
lined men. through the gen
eral committee. Geo. Ander-
son chairman: Ino II. Thomp.
son, secretary; VIM. Hopkins.
. L.C. Fulp. Morris WaIdon,
w. b. Edmonson. Mrs. p. w.
Bagsby. vice -chairmen; Mrs.
Laura Todd, Mrs. Minnie
Wagner and Mrs. Fannie
Jones.
We left early next morning
for Seattle. Wash, after we
, had a full conception OF the
ytrue friendship which existed
between the races in the
beautiful, inland, empire city
of flowers. Passing through
N}itzville, Wash Lincoln II.
Burns, whom we had not seen
for twenty years, had become
a first class tailor and was
The Denver star., 1915-11-06


shows the Negro's lust for the
white woman. IF he did, he
he only did that to which he
was put up to by white men,
by making him believe that
he was in the right and per-
fectly within the law. The
acts of the Russians in East
Prussia last fall are to horri-
BILE and too hendish to ever
compare with anything hend-
ish a Negro ever did to a
white woman. l have it from
eve-witnesses that these white
Russians outdid any beast or
hend incarnate with their bes-
tial conduct and atrocities.
SO why blame the poor. igno-
cant Negro of fifty years ago?
When Mr. Ford says that
there was no actual domina-
ton of the blacks over the
whites in the South he is mis-
taken, as the history of
Georgia will show him that
lawmaking body of that state
was actually in the hands of
the Negro for a brief time.
This it was that started the
ku klux Klan. But that
the Negro representatives
came to the sessions of the
house in the way the picture
showed them to have done l
do not believe. During the
whole time the picture was
shown ! could only.,see the
shortcomings sof the white
race in their dealings with the
the colored race, and l know
that many others were affect
ed in the same way.
| do not attempt to belittle
the great injustice that the
The Birth of a Nation" does
to the Negro; only put down
my individual impressions. l
received while looking at the
picture. | must confess that
l might not be a competent
Judge, for | was born and
brought up without any preiu-
dice and dislike whatsoever
10 dislike a person on ac-
count OF their color is abso-
Iutely foreign to me, would
consider myself fake and a
counterfeit in the eyes Of God,
who saw tit to give his Son for
the black as we'll as for the
white, if l would ever think
myself above an, one not nv
color but equal in character
and spirituality.
10 me this picture is an un.
finished affair. In order to
be just to the Negro it ought
TO show and picture on the
screen the wonderful and tre-
mendous advance the colored
race has made along educa-
tional, Industrial, spiritual,
economic, musical, poetical
and scientific lines, as was
shown during the Fittieth
jubilee Exposition at the Col
iseum. l visited it FIVE times
so that nothing would escape
me. as | contributed on and
OF articles to papers in Eu-
rope monthly upon the life
and character of the Negro
in this country. About pre-
judice feel like Lincoln did
about slavery when he said:
IF ever get chance | will
hit that thing and hit it hard
| have been hitting race pref
udice wherever and whenever
| get chance. | never gave
the Negro a knock, as faras
The Denver star., 1915-11-06

tion this fruit and grain bel,
along the Snake river and the
Yakima Valley. AS we near
ed Seattle we entered the
great cascade range of noun
tains with its OF, mpus and
Mt. Rainier and Baker Seattle
the doorway to Alaska and
the Orient. with her water
falls higher than Niagara
F Falls, N. Y, has more than a
fair share of natures gifts,
excelling probably every
other coast city in number OF
her natural attractions and
advantages. She is located
on the protected bay of Puger
Sound with an ideal harbor,
which is supplemented by a
government ship canal con-
Meeting with Lake Union in
the heart of the city and Lake
Washington. 80 miles long on
the eastern border of the city,
and three miles northeast
Lake Sammiash, W h C h
adjoins Woodland park. Not
only do these facts mean hne
fishing, sailing, canoeing and
all other water sports. but
they insure low priced trans
portation to British Columbia
Alaska, T. California and Ore
Ron. as we'll as cheap factory
locations.
The Negro has not been
asleep to his valuable oppor-
tunties offered him. as we find
Mr.. Woodson owns aud rents
four apartment houses, oper-
ates an auto. while Mi. Drake
has an eight passenger car
and owns his property. Seat
tie has two dentists, Drs'
lCooper and Cardwell; two
medical physicians. Drs Max
| we'll and Cardwell; Lawyer
Black. two groceries stores,
one confectionery and cater
ing establishment, which COM
pares favorably to Baurs. op-
Grated by our old friend and
citizen Sam Stone, who fed
Isco hungry bankers a. one
sine. just previous to our ar
rival in that city. Then Nine.
De Meals Famous Hair Cul-
ture and Beauty School, also
Capt. Powell's Chicken and
Chill Parlor at i47o 9th St.
The Captain is known in
Colorado Springs and Denver
and has a host Of friends
Some of the Denverites visit
ed we're A. K. Bonner, 1918
E. Union. Mrs. Blasingame.
25oo E. Union, A. w. Bell,
1142 18th avenue, Mrs. Matte
Earl, ara 23rd avenue. north
and Nine. Octavus Dishman,
1916 Pine street. The De
Meals College is not over ad-
vertised. With the assistance
of Nine. Dishman, the conf
dental secretary and mana
ger, the hair culture has
grown by leaps and bounds. 1
Seattle society colored and
white patronize her. Nine.
De Neal has travelled eXten-
sively and worked up a large
mail order business. Denver
is Or. I'D of all of her children,
who are making good. Nine
Earl is organist at the church |
and Nine. Dishman is the
chorister of the A. NJ. E.
choir, Standing room is at a |
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06

THEOLOGY, a Bahama bird. is so
spiritless that when attacked by other
birds it does not fight. but gives up
the fish it has caught without re-
sistance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06
TeutOnic Style.

London Taller.
Old Lady-So you on like 'er?
Younger Lady-Like err II I'd
knowed music I'd ave wrote a ymn Of
ate about 'er long ago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06

annual Grafton before the North Carolina Press AS
ISOLATION at Montreal, July ], Delivered by Sanford
Martin, Editor of the Winston-Salem Journal.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-06

thinks the world il new because he
Is new. he fiatters himself sha; he
Is the inventor OF a brand new idea
because ne has Just discovered for
nifnseit some principle that the phi
OF Greece Were discussing
nearly three thousand years aro he
has no more sense than to think that
ne a lay the topmcst brick % h
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
News Of Fifty Years Ago

The General Assembly OF Virginia yesterday
met in the Capitol Building. Mr.. Merrick OF
Loudouh County, called the Senate to order
and moved that, in tho absence of Lieutenant,
Governor Cowpcr. Mr.. Robinson, of Norfolk be
called TO the chair. The motion was carried
ana mr. Robinson took possession OF the gaveL
Sheiton c. Davis elected clerk William
Writ Harrison, of Richmond. sergeant-at-arms
august a. w. Roscn OF Richmond. doorkecpcr
f Ho,sr the readinE Of the lengthy message Of
minor business, the Senate adjourned until
noon to-day.
In the House OF Delegates which met at tho
same hour with the Senate. Hon. j. H. Baldwin
OF Augusta vas elected Speaker, and John Bell
biEEer, of Richmond elected clerk; r. w
burke. OF SchWond. elected sergeant at
arms, and w. y. Keplenger. OF charlottesville
doorkceper. All OF these had one or more on
ponents for tho positions to which they were
erected, Inc Governors message was read and
properly referred. and then the House adjourn
ed to meet again at noon to-day.
In his lengthy message to the House of Dole.
gates. Governor Pierpont places the State debt
and accrued interest at 3I.661.3l6S7 He makes
no recommendation as to its settlement.
Major Richard Windcr has been sent from
Washington to Richmond for trial before MIL
itary commission for alleged participation in
cruclties to Union prisoners. For the same
purpose Major Gee has beer. sent to Raleigh
and Captain Duncan to Savannah.
The United States Congress met yesterday
Schuyler C"iax quickly elected Speaker
Clerk Mcpherson did not call the name or a
single southern member. Mr.. Maynard. a mem
ber-cect from Tennessee. tried protest but
luton proposed by the Republican caucus pro-
riding for Il committee of fifteen to look into
and consider. conditions in the states south of
the Potomac and Ohio Rivers. was presented
in both houses. 1t will be acted on in few
days
n Washington telegram says President John
son is in favor OF admitting all Southerners
elected to Congress who take the test oath;
and. II the majority in Congress will not agree
to this the President will exert his best In
huencc to have the Tennessee members adj
mitted anyhow.
The North Carolina Legislature yesterday
elected Hon. William a. Graham to be United
States Senator for the long term. Mr.. Graham
was. for n short while before the fail OF the
Cohfedcracy. n member Of the Confederate SEN
ate. ana has not as yet been pardoned.
The United States government has restored
to the American Telegraph Company full con-
troll of all OF it's lines in the South and re-
moved the censorship press dispatchc. and
other matter. which has been in force since
the war.
General Sterling Price has applied to Presi-
dent Johnson for pardon for being general
in the Confederate army.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06

alone arc said TO be members OF m.
so-cailcd ''liberar societies formed r.
assist the liquor interests in their
WORK. Springfield. the capital OF I'LL,
mons, with women voting wen, wet
while Lansing. the capital of Nicbi
gan. with only men voting, went dry
AZ the last election in Illinois. where
the question Of license was voted upon
only three counties went drv. while
| III Michigan, where only men vote
eight counties went dry Nevada and
Montana, the two latest States to adon,
suffrage. are the wcttcst States In the
Union. California. with more women
voting than ever before defeated pro-
hIbition by $4,000. Even the woman's
J"urna! calls attention to the fact that
the liquor dealers OF California found
/ they had been mistaken in fearing
woman suffrage
;. l.. Reyes secretary of the ROYAL
Arch. liquor organization. writes to
the san Francisco Examiner: We long
ago made thorough Investigation in
states where woman suffrage has been
tried. and we learn that the LIQUOR
business has not been hurt in the least
by the woman's vote. The prohibit
tonists say, Give women the vote and
they VII! wipe out the liquor traffic
III six months have heard that
statement so often that until recently
have believed II. \ thorough invcsti-
CATION of the womar's vote shows this
statement or the prOhlDitIoniStS is not
founded on fact"
The pTohibitionis,s themselves are
finding IL out. and as n result they
have worked against suffrage in Ala
bama, and We're one of the largest in
tiucnccs in defeating woman suffrage
in Ohio. This fact is frankly stated
by the sunragists in the Woman
Voter for February. 1915 Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait herself recently stated
IN PRINT that the prohibitionists are
against wom.:n suffrage II is small
wonder. since suffragists have been
assiduously counting the liquor inter
csts in many states. in Ohio even hav-
ing one of their prominent speakers.
Frau Rosika Schwimmer speak in a
saloon In order to "reassure" the
liquor men that they had nothing 10
fear from woman suffrage. IN Nevada
Il suffrage association stated in print
that suffragists had no quarrel with
the saloons. and thanked the saloon
men for their help. Under these cir
cumstanccs. 1t is not strange that tho
antisaloon people have lost faith In
suffrage as AN ally.
Why do suffragists like your cor
, respondent cling TO the exploded theory
that the liquor interests have anything
to fear from woman suffrage? Simply
because they have been told so by their
leaders, and accept the statement I'M
questioningly, in utter disr, gard Of the
facts. y class which follows it's lead
crs thus blindly and builds its whole
argument on false promises would not
be a valuable addition to our cleo
torate. y MASSACHUSETTS, ANTI.
Boston, December 2. 1915.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
HOURS FOR RAILROAD MEN

On December - the executive com
mittcc OF the four brotherhoods OF
railroad employees will meet in chi
cago TO submit the proposed wage de-
mands TO the mon for approval. This
is what Is generally known as strike
vote, since the form of the ballot is
such that an affirmative vote pledges
tile union leaders the support OF the
men TO the extent of q strike TO make
their demands effective. 1t may be as
sumed in advance that the vote will be
90 or 50 per cent affirmative. An almost
unanimous vote is part Of the regular
procedure I'm such cases.
AS it is popularity understood, the de-
Inand OF the men is for an eight hour
instead OF Il ten-hour workday. II the
men really wanted an eiEht-hour day.
that is, IL they were willing to add
up the number of hours worked and
divide by eight to ascertain the num-
Der Of days for which they should be
paid. it ia highly probable that the rail-
road companies would accede without
parley. But that is not by any means
what is demanded. Instead tho men
ask that eight hours be made the max
imum of time for one days pay, that
overtime payment Gegin ut the end OF
eight instead of ten hours, and that all
OF the many thousands OF employees
who Obtain n days pay for seven. six
to be paid on that basis.
Railroad wage schedules are ex-
tremely complicated affairs, so much so
that executive officers. employees and
members of boards OF arbitration con-
fcss themselves unable to calculate
with any degree of accuracy the effect
OF proposed changes before they have
been put in practice. But the matter
will be clarified somewhat IL ii is borne
in mind that the wages Of engine and
train crews are based chiefly upon mile
age run. Ordinarily, Il days work is
90 miles run, whether this is mad,
in four hours or twelve. If the unit
OF mileage is not made within ten
hours. pay for overtime begins and con
tinucs until the man Is released. BIT
II the unit of mileage is made in four.
five or six hours. :he company may.
not again call the same crews or ma n
to duty without beginning new wage
day.
1t Is impossible to cut all OF the work
on the road into cight-hour periods.
Tho same train will get over the same
run In six hours one day, In eight hours
another and in ten hours on some other.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-06
SEEN ON THE SIDE
Dreams.

l dream again the old dreams
dreamed when I was young
The ardent and the bold dreams
Spcnt youths days among.
The silver and the gold dreams
To which my fancy chung.
All but those days were rare days
Ere that the world grew cold.
The splendid and tho fair days
OF Eracss manifold
The life-w ithout-a care days
OF which tho fairies told!
And. al. those dreams were high dreams,
. All things 10 do and dare;
There 'yaS no faint in my dreams
When LIES grain knew no turc
But now | sit ard sigh. dreams
That life has stripped you bare