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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-26
Operated On For Caucer.

Mrs. j. NJ. Boyle who was operated on
by the Mayo Bros. of Rochester, Minn.,
on the 9th inst for cancer of the
breast, was released from the hospital
last Monday. The operation was pro-
nounced successful, but Mrs. Boyle is
still in Rochester taking treatment.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-26

On Tuesday evening, August 18th
Rev. A. M. Lowry, pastor of the Pres
byterian church at Pingree, Idaho, was
rendered farewell party at the Hotel
Miller.
Over 250 people were present, and the
occasion is considered by all as the
greatest social event Pingree has eve,
experienced.
The following program was given,
most Of the numbers responding to a
hoopku oncoro.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-26
If You Want Money.

Go to the d. w. First Standrod Nation
al Bank, but to get the best life in
suranee, go to Beebe..
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-26

Clean, soft cotton rags wanted at th1
Optimist Office,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-08-26

N01H8 VIC Olu OuI1oeIty OnOp III
which prizes were given for the best
answers. Miss Esther Inskeep winning
the ladies first prize, and Mr.. Marshal
Day, drawing the gentlemen first
prize.
Ice cream and cake were served ia
the dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bair, the new proprie-
tors, are highly praised for their hos
pitality and first-class management of
the hotel.
Much credit is due to the committee
for giving the people present SO good an
entertainment.
The committee was composed Of the
following persons: Miss sanderlin, Mrs.
Wickstrum, Miss Brownley, Miss Nailon
Miss Josephson, Miss Graham, Mrs.
Reddick, Mr.. Luther Day, Hugo John
son, Charley Swope.
Rev. A. NJ. Lowry had completed his
summer g work as pastor of the church
at Pingree, and the farewell was mad e
by the church and Sunday school to
show their appreciation Of his excellent
success He made host Of friends
while here and impressed all who met
him as young man of strong character
and high ability, culture and refine
ment.
The church would be glad to have
him return next year to the work at
this place. Rev. Lowry is a graduate
of Lafayette college, Penn. He is now
completing postgraduate course at
the Mccormick Theological Seminary,
Chicago, where he has one more year
Of study. He left for Chicago, Friday,
via Portland.
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Bankers

Hours: 8 Q. m. to D. m. We nav per cont nterest
compounded quarterly in our Savings Department or
Certificates Of DepoGt)
The Washington times., 1915-11-12

lation of 100000 or 100000. and be-
lieves all the functions of city may
best be performed in cities Of that
size. Beyond that size, this expert
believes, nothing is gained in added
educational, play, or physical bene-
fits. Instead, the increase in the ex-
pense of certain utilities, like water,
sewers, lighting, and transportation
may be disproportionate to the gain.
There are individual discomforts,
too, from living in an overgrown
city, such as the distances to be
traversed, the loss of certain COM
munity and civic sentiments, and
the increased cost of living because
of high rentals and difficulty in the
distribution of foods.
Perhaps this aspect Of the mat
ter of city size is worth thinking
about by those who have visions of
a greater, or too great, Washing
ton. AS it now stands this commun-
ity, II these experts be correct, is
best equipped to serve its inhabi-
tants, and best situated for the nor
NAL development of it's business.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
WEEKLY
is LED BY TRAGEDY
The Huntress" Vividly Sets Forth
Troubles of lnter-Raciel
Marriages.

Tho TRAGEDY OF inter-racial mating be-
tween the white people and the REQ.
which began with the touching career
of Pocahontas. Ia vividly set forth oy
Hubert Footner In the current issue OF
1.-The All-Story Weekly" under the title
OF THE Huntress."
The tale deals with the experience OF
a girl, Bella Charlie. three-quarters
white but raised a member OF the Fish
Eater tribe. who follows her instincts
and deserts the Indians for those she
believes to be her own people. Footner
is one of the most virile and discerning
writer's Of Indian tales in the literary
world and this story is one OF his best.
The complete novelette, this week Is
by A. II. c. Mitchell and bears the
title "One Woman In n Million" Tho
story is built about a wonderful picture
OF wonderful girl that appeared In a
Sunday issue Of a Metropolitan paper
and set half a million tongues talking
at once.
Many readers will welcome the reap
pearance OF Shorty Kilgour," whom
frank Condor brings back this week
in THE Belle and the Letters" There
are also Interesting stories by. Capt:
A. E. Dingle. Jennie Harris oliver. and
Marguerite Z. NJ. Steen.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
LOVERS OF ART VIEW
KODACHROME WORK
Striking Exhibition Of Color
Photography In H Street
Display Room.

Washington art lovers and photo
graphic enthusiasts are being given
their hrst glimpse OF the new koda-
chrome process OF color photography
mt the display rooms OF Niepold & sons
1905 II street northwest. where sew
eral of these striking pictures are on
exhibition.
The pictures, all of them PORTRAITS
are loaned by a large Photographic nrm
of Rochester and are the first ever
seen in this city. The process IL an
expensive one. and has not yet peen
reduced to a commercial basis. but II
Ia believed that some Capital photog-
raphtr will be using It within year
or so.
For the making OF kodachrome PIC
lures a special camera Is required. or
rather two cameras. which expose Two
plates simultaneously. One or these
is a red plate and the other green
one. but with this exception the pic
ture on each is Identical. No print IL
made from them. but one Is super
imposed on the other and then placed
In a special frame. which has a small
incandescent electric light behind IT,
The plates are illuminated when the
light is turned on and the result Is
startingly iifelike portrait, with the
flesh tints as warm as In real life and
every detail brought out. The darn
shadows In the background make the
features stand out and make the pic
ture most suggestive OF q Rembrandt
portrait.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
Cold Flat Keeps
Women From Bath
Breaking of Lease Is Upheld
After Six Tell Story
OF Shivering.

NEW YORK, Nov. ia jury before
Supreme Court Justice Delehanty be-
l,eyed the testimony Of six women that
an apartment in the house at $50 West
Iood street. at the corner of Riverside
drive was so cold that they were un-
ab,e 70 take a bath Accordingly the
turv returned "A verdict against the land
lord in his suit Tor $l,l25 for rent Of the
APARTMENT from January last to Oc-
The suit was brought by Philip Liv--
inpston. owner Of the house. against
Mrs. Emma J. SINCLAIR. as executrix
Martha s. Jones, because of the break
Ing Of a lease for two years at 81, 700 for
re term, Mrs Sinclair and the other
nccunants OF the apartment moved out
IN December 26 last, when they found
II impossible to endure the temperature
longer. .., ,.. .
trim through the West In a private car
hv Mrs Sinclair, her daughter. Marie
and several friends who had occupied
the anartment with them. One of these
fr,ends Miss Mauriel Tannahill, whose
sister is the wife of Hale Hamilton, The
actor. now lives at 222 West Tooth street
The apartment she was compelled tc
wear topcoat TO be comfortable anC
that she covered her feet with wrap.
while at the breakfast table.
ut was even impossible to take q
bath because the temperature of thu
apartment, inclqhingr the Bathroom an,t wa'
Miss Marie Sinclair. daughter of tk'
plaintiff, told how she had to foregc
baths because Of ne cold and how sh,
| had to wear heavy coat at the break
| fast table.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
FIRST AID

A convention Of medical experts
held in Washington this summer has
borne fruit in the appointment, by
President Wilson, of board Of first
aid Standardization. At the time of
the convention figures were present
ed which indicated a surprising loss
Of limb and life in industrial and
transportation work because Of a
lack of knowledge of first aid meas
ures among those who ought to
have such knowledge.
A principal factor in retarding
the dissemination of such knowl-
edge was that physicians themselves
have been in dispute about proper
first aid packages to be made avail
able to industrial workers and rail-
road men. Too often these laymen
have been equipped with material
only the trained physicians could
apply.
The standardization board is to
work out a satisfactory first aid
package to be placed in the hands
Of laymen, and another to be used
by physicians. In view of the in
dustrial accidents in this country
such an effort is more of a boon
than might seem at first sight.
This training will be of marked
benefit if this country ever is called
upon to 60 to war. European nations
have learned that field hospital serv.
ice and relief of the wounded are
matters of primary importance
Training large numbers of physi.
clans and laymen in the art of ap'
plying first aid measures will be Of
inestimable value in time of stress.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
His Monocle Kepton
Bv Police Reserves
Mr.. Kitching, British, and Chauf-
feur, Bellicose, Get Place on
Blotter at N. Y. Station.

NEW YORK, Nov. l2.-After every
policeman in the station had wagered
on whether Frederick McHenry kltcn-
ing, a war broker. and one of the most
Indignant British subjects who ever
screamed for his rights. would drop
his monocle, he was locked up amid
a torrent OF language. In the l62d street
station.
Policeman Murphy accused him OF in
toxication and disorderly conduct.
kitching, who listened to this charge
with a perfectly pallid countenance and
such a wringing Of his monocle tnat
Police Lieutenant O'Rourke detailed
couple OF reserves to keep MN from
swallowing 1t. countered the charge py
accusing Murphy of stealing his silk
glove.
An gwan." roared Murphy. silk
glove. is It? Say. what t he-wnat
would | do with a silk glove?''
kitching, who had started In taxi
cab driven by Harry koenig, chauf-
feur was accused by Koenig OF rerus-
ing to pay him $3.50 charge.
According to the chauffeur, the pas
senger ordered himself taken to per-
son OF quality so he could prove his
standing. The chauffeur took him TO
Murphy. Murphy took both to the sta
ton.
From letters In Mr.. Kitching's pocket
and they were taken from him in the
usual way amid series OF yells Tor
the British navy. were round oroers
for several million rounds OF cartridges
for France and Belgium, It was SAID.
Although Mr.. kitching refused to give
his address, his business cards fix his
office in the Fitzgerald Building. anC
II Is Understood that ne is ASSOCIATED
with Otto Steiger. of Toronto, on
iario. who Is an agent for the allies.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF 1T

Many times during the present
hearing of the joint Congressional
committee on the half and half plan
Senator Works has asked whether
the appointment of the committee
did not create feeling of security
in Washington and if the sentiment
.Aere showed belief that the Capt.
tails fiscal affairs would be justly
reviewed and proper measures rec
commended to Congress.
Yesterday the committee offered
the best guarantee it yet has given
that it is about to 20 to the bottom
Of the problem of the Districts rev.
enues and general financial condi-
tion. Il did this by calling for
groups Of representative business
and professional men of the city to
appear before it.
So far the information given the
committee has been largely pre-.
sented by volunteers. 1t is no dis,
paragement of these men to say that
many of them represented specia
views, and came to plead specia
phases of District administration
some of which did not bear directly
on the questions at issue.
Now the committee has expressed
a desire to feel the pulse of the Dis
trict, and to learn the sentiment o.
the people here about their own city
To this end these representative
citizens have been called. No bette
group of men could be selected t.
tell, from long experience and init
mate knowledge, the needs of tn
District. The next few days Of tn
committees hearings promises val
liable information.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12

not leprosy or smallpox, or similar
diseases that are to be feared SO
much. For these diseases are not
so widely prevalent as some others'
and they are more easily recog-
nizable. The principal danger
lurking in an unsupervised corps OF
lunch room employees is in the pos
sibility that they may be typhoid
carriers, or may be afflicted with
tuberculosis. Typhoid Mary" was
the classic example of the dangers
of these human disease breeders,
and hundreds of cases were traced
directly to her in New York few
years ago. Dangers from tubercu-
lar persons who handle foods are
just as imminent.
At least one large railroad OF the
East submits it's dining car en-
ployes to periodical examinations.
Some larger dining rooms in New
York and Boston do the same thing
at their own expense. The Capital
City should not be behind private
corporations and firms in seeing to
| it that the public is protected from
condition in which there lurk the
most insdious dangers for carrying
germs.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
MARITIME COMPLICATIONS

How far the ramifications of mod
ern warfare extend, and how many
unique problems can be raised, is
illustrated by the request of Off
cials of the Transatlantic line for
protection of a vessel sailing from
Buenos Ayres to New York. which
never will approach within 5000
miles of the British coast.
Owners of this vessel contend she
is loaded with lumber intended for
an American concern at Stamf\d,
Conn.,, and designed only for Ameri-
can consumption. Yet she is on the
British black list, waiting in port
with full cargo for some assurance
she will not be captured by a Brit
ish cruiser.
Last March this country informed
Great Britain that some limit to the
"radius of activity" Of warfare on
the seas should be set. 1t was
pointed out then that if an American
vessel with German cargo escaped
capture III DTltlSH WdtTs, dHu 'iS'
was overtaken by a British vesse
and taken to Halifax serious com,
plications might ensue. If vesse
that never has been anywhere neal
British waters is captured by Brit
|ish cruiser and taken into port, tht
complications might even be greater
That portion of the Declaration O.
} London which made the flag yes
sells protection has been abrogated
and ownership must now be clearl!
established before her rights II
safety are observed. The State De
partment, very properly, is trying
to find out whether the purchase o
the Winnebago. the vessel in ques
, ton, was a bona fide one, an
whether her American registry wa
made IN good faith. Whatever tn
outcome the situation illustrates tn
increasing technicalties in mari
, time law as the result of unpre
) cedented conditions.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
BIONESS AND EFFICIENCY

Mere bigness has become so much
an obsession with the average
American that he usually resents
the suggestion that bigness is not
always synonymous with efficiency.
It has always been taken for
granted, for example, that the size
of a city, and it's increase in growth,
represented the measure of prosper
ity. Recent discussions about how
big a city should be to function at
its best are highly interesting.
This discussion started in Eng
hand. 1t is now being taken up in
this country in engineering and
contracting trade journals. Experts
are pointing out that mere bigness
by no means betokens prosperity,
and that bigness is not always de-
sirable from an industrial and com.
mercial standpoint, any more than
from the standpoint of the average
citizen.
For a time cities We'd with each
other in building skyscrapers. Their
some level-headed gentlemen begar
to use pencil, paper, and figures, anc
it was found that, except in rare
instances where land values were
enormous, the skyscraper was apt tt
prove a loss. Beyond certain poin
added stories do not mean added in
come, because the ratio of elevate
space and other expense become
too high. City planners like t.
compare cities with living organ
isms. Every biologist knows tha
the size of an animal does not in
dicate the degree of its intelligence
Examination of facts shows tina
a city, too, may produce a pauncf
and layers of fat, that do not de
note a healthy condition. One engi
aeer places the ideal city at popu
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
RUSSIA'S NEW ADVANCE

Whatever the cause-whether it is
the weakening of the German-Aus-
trian line on the eastern front for
the purpose of gaining triumphs in
the Balkans or whether it is the re-
newed strength of the Russian arms
it is evident that the Cars forces
are going forward all along the far
flung line from the Baltic to the
Roumanian border.
From full retreat the Russians
struggled to the point where they
were holding their own and from
that progressed until they became
again the aggressors. Now for
weeks they have been winning their
way back over the ground across
which they fled not long ago. They
have made important gains every
where, even in the region of Riga,
for which the Germans made so Wig
orous an attempt. Abandoning their
drive from the southwest for that
important port, the Teutons have
been attacking along the coast line
without perceptible progress and
staggering casualties.
II is evident that the German
Austrian veterans no longer are op-
posed by raw peasantry fighting
with pikestaffs and pitchforks.
Plainly the peasants have become
seasoned troops, the equals of the
Germans themselves, and armed
with the most modern equipment
Russia has been making super
human efforts to get munitions for
her millions and the effort is telling
in results. 1t is too early to know
how many millions of dollars worth
of arms and ammunition Russia has
been able to get within the past few
months. But it is we'll known thai
the trans Siberia railroad is ant
has been congested with the ship
ments.
Thus has been removed the onl!
bar to the Russians success, for tn
moujik always has been goo
fighter and there always have beel
plenty of men to fight for 9TH
Little White Father"
1t is becoming plain that If tn
central powers wish to hold tn
ground they have overrun in Russi
and Poland; more, if they wish t
} keep the Bear from encroaching o
. their own soil, they must strengthe
their line in the east.
, And where will these re-enforce
J ments be found? They cannot b
spared from the west. 1t woul
| seem the only German hope is t
= complete a, Balkan campaign 8
E quickly that troops can be release
e from it before the Russians menac
: Prussian soil Can it be done?
: seems hardly probable.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
Is England Reaping the Whirlwind? 4?

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
It Is a hard matter to be neutral In
this war England is making 1t hard
over here in one respect for as Vis-
count Miner asserted her press re-
ports are lavishly doctored, and It is
from these press reports that we must
draw our conclusions. Germany has
done many things to render thorny the
path Of the neutral. This phase of the
matter is pointedly alluded to in the
from d. c. Wellington. of Amsterdam:
Holland is neutral. II Ger
many had respected the neutrality of
Belgium the Germans would have had
a preponderance of our sympathy; for
We do not like the English here. We
still remember the Camp de Concen-
tration' where the English massacred
women and children In South Africa.
Tho last sentence calls to mind war
of conquest pursued by England a few
years ago: and although wrong cannot
| palliate wrong or error condone error,
1t may be that England is now reap
ing the whiflwind" in the matter OF
| Belgian atrocities. ANON Y. NOUS.
. Washington. November 10
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
Epen Lawyers Talk In
Rhythm of Song Poets

poets to make a mess. But toward the
end Of the day he left the court room
absolutely unaccompanied.
The literary agent left the court room
minute all day long interest in the pro.
ceedings. as poet followed poetesss and
poetess followed poet on the stand
mounted higher and higher. And finally.
Assistant United States Attorney Julian
Hartridge called Poet and Federal Wit
ness Joseph e. Spencer. Of Chicago. to
the witness chair.
"Im a musician" said young Mr..
Spencer. and In the windows Of office
buildings across Park row one could
In midair above the keys and lean
against the testimony. II play the
piano. drums. and bells in the orchestra
of the Bijou Theater. Chicago; -
ridge. who had something in his mind
that he wanted to satisfy his curiosity
about.
Just a minute and I'll tell you" Mr..
Spencer continued. as he motioned tho
Government into silence. 81 read In a
Chicago paper back in 1914 an ad. by
this gentleman saying that he would
publish songs. had a song called
'Good-by, My Sweetheart. words and
music by myself. So ! got into touch
he sent me. Then /"
This contract was" interrupted
counsel.
Songs Didn't Come.
That's IT," continued he poet mu-
sician. II say then I let II be known
In Polish and English and every kind OF
papers that this song of mine was com.
Ing on. So is Christmas! Laughter.
That was in 1914. ! never got that song
until a week ago today, last Thursday
Along came $50 copies and that one on
the table there Is the only copy left.
What did DO with the rest?
| burned them UP. II I gave them around
| now they'd throw them in my face.
| told those people I'd have the songs fol
them in 1914. This here is 1915. And
OF the cover they put on my songs: II
songs home, but now I'm afraid to hav,
them published" [Laughter.l
! Poet Spencer consented to let tht
| press gallery copy his "Good-By. NJ,
Sweetheart" Space limits permit only
OF an extract:
A young man in love Just as every one
One DAY to his sweetheart said to wa,
He said that we need soldiers to nsh
| for the U. s. A.
| go he called on his dear mother.
His sweetheart ana his brother,
| And this Is what he said:
Chorus 0ustily).
Good-by. my sweethear. I'm going IA
Good-by. mamma dear. I am srtevtns
| ] must say.
I wan. 70 be a soldier and night for tn
So sood-by. everybody. I'm going ia
! away.
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
SOME HEALTH NEEDS

1t is high time for Washington to
have some provision for the exam
ination of the health of walters,
butchers, and other persons who
handle food for sale. Sanitary in
spection of lunch rooms, meat mar
kets, and other shops may be worth
less if the persons who handle the
foods can communicate disease.
The agitation about this matter
in the District has been revived
through the discovery of leper in
New York lunch room. But it Is
The Washington times., 1915-11-12
Urges Inspection of scaffoldins On
Building Construction BY District

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Much criticism has resulted from the
accounts OF the accident on November
5. fatal to two mechanics. BY the iaiIlns
cf a scaffoid on the building under con-
struction at Eleventh and streets
northwest. Undoubtedly some OF the
accidents Of this kind could be avoideh
if 1t were made the duty of the proper
District officials to inspect the scauo'o-
ing in use in building construction.
II may be remarked that builder
is responsible for carelessness n snch
A. ccidents. but the fixing of the responsl-
bllity does not restore the lives tans
families that are left destitute or with
out support.
The building inspectors watch the con-