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Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
The Way 10 Win

It is a strange thing that the play which IS having the greatest effect
 on British audiences. and is one of
 the biggest factors in procuring vol unteers in London, was written bs an American and is played by a freschWoman. The author Is Edward KnOblauch and the actress Gabrielle
 Dorziat who vas Favershams lead ing woman in The Hawk" last Seq
 son in New York.
 The Way to Win" is now heinz played at the Coliseum in London and at every performance it aIouses the audience to the widest pitch of en- thusiasm, hundreds Of young men, so the story goes, wrought to the high est pitch of military ardo:, rise in their seats at every performance and volunteer for the army
 The story is of Frenchwoman awakening the soul of an English artist. He is a sculptor and cannot think why his statue does not sa-
 tisfy him. She tells him Why-be-
 cause ke is not yet d man. She en folds herself ln a flag of France and recites the ''Marseillaisc" in 2. most marvellous manner. UntE then he has held that some of us must stay behind to carry on; but now he un- derstands at the conclusion Of the wonderfully spoken words, he rushes out, fired with patriotism, 10 fall in with the men marching by.
 No play of the war has so stirred the people and a London correspond end suggests that both MT. Knob lauch and Mile Dorziat should re- ceive a medal of honor from the War office for supplying one of the most sotent recruiting devices yet discovered.
 Serviss' Poems in Film Form
 It is strange that some of the poems of Robert Serviss have not been used for moving picture stories before this. Perhaps they have: but
 the first to come to our notice Is
 The Shooting of Dan McGreW, which will be shown at the Empress this week. All the works of this man are red-blooded viriie stories, pecu- Iiarly well adapted to the movies Continued on Page Seven)
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
BY MAITLAND DAVIES

By wire from San Francisco to The Republican comes the news that the first road attraction to play at the lIlks theatre this season will De Guy Bates Post in "OmaT the Tent maker" one of the most elaborate productions now touring the coun- try. Not only it is a most spec tacular production bat one of the greatest successes scored in New York during the last three years. Guy Bates Post, as everybody knows is one of the best known and most popular stars on the American stage; a splendid actor he has achieved great things during the last four or five seasons and his Phoenix engagement will set a very high standard for fol- lowing productions to live up to.
 "Omar the Tentnaker" is now play ing at the Cort theatre in San FraI- cisco to very large audiences. It will be in Los Angeles in about two weeks and will play al the Elks theatre here for one night only, Mon day, September r..
 There could be no better indica- ton of the type of attractions which may be expected at the 1lks this season under the management of Ed. Redmond than the booking of Omar the Tentmaker." For the first time in two years Phoenix theaIrcgoers have something to look forward to.
 
 Interesting and Otherwise
 RepoIt has it that Vernon Castle has announced his intention of giving up the stage and volunteering for service in the British army. It is a mighty fine thing for Vernon to give up lis time to his country when
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

The I.amara Theatre has Betty Nansen for it's star attraction this week in what is said to be the most wonderful picture in which she mas
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

to that hobby. The field superin-
tendent advises early planting. Mr..
Hale liked to prepare the seed bed,
let 1t lay and sprout the weeds, har-
row and disc until they were killed
and then plant the beet seed. This
made saving in hand work fighting
the weeds, and his beets had -four
ished so well that he was rather en-
thusiastic over his methods. Last
spring he followed his ideas to the
limit and just when he was ready to
plant seed 1t began to rain. He
wanted to harrow again and get the
seed bed Just right. before planting.
It, rained some more and then 1t did
1t again and settled down to raining
every day. Those tricks of the
weather man set him back a month,
and he decided that he would have
to catch up with autumn growth. He
watered his beets rather late in sum-
mer and decided that with the fall
rains they would finish OF. The
ground began to get dry in October
and he was afraid to irrigate for fear
It would rain following 1t and make
1t too wet to dig and haul. He
waited and 80 did the rain. The
beets could not grow 1t was 80 dry.
Early in November he had to go to
digging, and by the fifteenth they
we're freezing in the ground. He got
IA or Is tons per acre and but for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

Arthur Hale, Of West Groveland,
has had remarkable experience on
his farm and 1t contains valuable
lessons for others. About the year
1906 he had most Of his farm in po-
tatoes and received for them about
$3.50 an acre. The next year he
planted nearly all of 1t to potatoes
again, the whole automn season was
wet and rainy, the price of potatoes
was not very good, the roads were
almost impossible, and he stored the
crop. In the spring he could not sell
at any price and lost them all in
the cellar. He was raising 80 acres
of apple trees and he planted pota-
toes between the rows. That year
he lost considerable on potatoes
Then he went to sugar beets, raising
them between the rows Of trees. He
was looking forward to the day when
he would sell beautiful apples at q
profit. The time came when he had
to spray the trees, and that interior
ed with the beets. It became serious
and he had to quit spraying or quit
the beets, and he saw his hopes fad
ing for apply profits anyhow, SO in
the spring of 1915 he pulled up the
80 acres Of trees.
Mr.. Hale is one of the men who
knows how to prepare seed bed and
he prepares It. This year It cost
him a heavy sacrifice for his loyalty
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

next to 1t in the same building. A
large modern vault was installed in
place of the old one, tile and marble
were used in the floors and fittings,
steel and glass and bronze constitute
the divisions and furniture in the &C
counting departments, and white
marble and mahogany the furniture
throughout.
The bank is fitted with burglar
proofs and an automatic, alarm sys-
tenn by means of which any attempt
to rob it either in the day or night
heralded by electric gongs that con-
tinue to sound until shut off by one
who knows the mechanism. Any fail
ure even to lock the vaults at night
is by this means announced by the
mechanism ct 10 p. ma means the
treasure has of acting like the child
treasure Of the home when it cries
out If it is not kissed good night"
by the parent. Any attempt to rob
the bank during the day would result
in one or all of the working force
pressing a button with the foot, and
setting the electric current to ring
ing the gong that would announce
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
A Modern Institution that has done much
to Improve Farming and Farm Conditions

the trouble to the community.
The First National bank has safety
deposit vaults for it's customers, pri-
vate writing rooms, ladies rest room
and toilet, and ladies writing room
provided with stationery for corre-
spondence. The directors room is at
the front on one side, and president
and vice presidents rooms on the
other. Mr.. Younie, the president of
the institution, has in his private
office large steel vault for the safe
keeping of his documents represent
ing vast amount of property, and
seated at his rolltop desk with type
writer at hand, he enjoys giving his
PERSONAL attention to his business as
well as to matters affecting the well
fare of county and state. His advice
is sought on many matters by farm
ers and business men, and he is in
hearty sympathy with and a safe
counselor on all matters pertaining
to better farming, better stockralsing
and better country homes. One thing
he especially deplores is the failure
of farmers on so many places to pro
vide gardens and flowers and those
things which make for comfort and
beauty and make the home attractive
to young people so they feel like stay
ing rather than going out into the
world to seek employment where the
han"es are against success.
Mr.. Kennedy, the vice president,
has private office in the bank where
he is in conference on busy days and
where he can always engage to meet
men in private counsel. Mr.. Kennedy
is one of Blackfoot's public-spirited
men. who has done much for the
Southeastern Idaho Fair and for the
introduction Of better live stock in
the community At his suburban
home he sets the example of keeping
the best of stock, and at his large
ranch on Lost river he has fine herd
of Herefords that are the best in this
part of the state. At great expense
to himself he exhibited them recently
at the fairs at Mackay, Blackfoot and
where they attracted a |
great deal of attention. Mr.. Ken
nedy's knowledge of livestock in the
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

-. y
best breeds, and his knowledge of
where they can be secured and how
best transported and sold has caused
his name to be mentioned by many
men in this county when discussing
ways and means for uniting the eff
forts of leading farmers and stock
men to send representative to buy
and bring in shipments for distri-
button so that many men can get
their start in good stock at reason
able prices and at the same time have
the protection of well-versed repre-
sentative in making the purchases.
Whenever the directors of the fair
have to decide any problem affect
ing the stock exhibit they defer &C
ton until they hear from Mr.. Ken
nedy.
w. s. Wright, the assistant cashier
at The First National bank, is one
of Blackfoot's young men who grew
up and was educated here, and after
years of application Is carrying the
responsibilities of his department in
a way that leads his friends to con-
Glide that he has discovered his own
rowers and is applying them to the
full measure in his chosen vocation.
Miss Goldie White, the stenograph-
er for The First National bank, is
one of the young business women of
Blackfoot who takes dictation and
operates the typewriter as If the
world depended upon 1t being done
absolutely right and at the moment.
Visitors at the bank remark that she
Is lightning" worker, and If any
enc of the cages is empty she can
step In and fill the place with var
satillty that at once pleases and in
spires confidence in her knowledge Of
business.
B. W. Pennington, rec living teller,
is one of Blackfoot's young men who
goes early to his task and makes a
full day Of it. He likes the work and
Is interested In the better farming
movement and the prospect 1t gives
Of better returns to farmers.
w. H. Young and o. E. Ellingson,
bookkeepers, bear the distinction of
operating the most up-to-date adding
machines In the county, there being
few in the state like them. They ere
not only Of the latest patterns in
adding and substracting, but they are
on individual motors, 80 that the
cataract 1T American Falls does all
but the fingerings, and they operate
with rapidly depending only upon
the touching of the keys and not
hindered by the pumping movement
required by those that are not motor
lied.
Visitors at this bank always find
a courteous attendant in the colored
porter, Mr.. Jack Webb, whose way
of opening doors for them and his
modest way of calling their names in
greeting, makes him pleasant and
useful attacLe of a busy place.-cdv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
The First National Bank

The development of Bingham
county depends upon the intelligent
operation of many industries, the
leading ones constituting agricultural
pursuits. 1t depends also upon finan-
cial cooperation and commercial ac-
tivity, with banking vital to pros
perity in all.
In starting a campaign through the
press for better farming, we are glad
to know that in this work We have
the hearty cooperation of every bank
in the county. And in saying this we
do not mean mere endorsement and
what Is spoken of as moral sup
port" for it is to the banks that
hundreds of readers are indebted for
receiving copies of this our first
Farmers Magazine section. When the
bankers learned what we were doing,
they offered their assistance in sub
stantial measure, to see that this edi-
ton reached as nearly as possible
every farm and farmer in the county.
Blackfoot has two, banks ranking
among the best equipped and best
financed in the state, and there is one
at Shelley in the north and one at
Aberdeen in the south end of the
county, each one acting to it's capa-
city in financing the industries of it's
community, and being treated sep
arately in this edition.
The First national bank of Black
foot was established in 1904, by Alex
ander Younie, E. M. Kennedy and c.
A. Dobell, the latter having active
charge of it's affairs. After three
years Mr.. Dobell sold out his inter
ests to Thomas A. Christy, under
whose management it continued for
five years, the building being twice
enlarged up to this time, to meet the
demands of the rapidly increased
volume of business. About the close
of the year 1912, Mr.. Christy sold out
to Stephen L. Reece whose biography
is given in another part of this paper
Mr.. Reece has given the business his
personal attention for the past three
years, during which time the building
was remodeled and rearranged add
ing to its space all the room formerly
occupied by merchandising business
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

4 business where the country was new
F, est and was likely to develop the
most, and he is at Blackfoot and
glad of it. He is cashier of the First
! National Bank of BlackfoOt and has
an interest in The St. Anthony Bank
& Trust company of St. Anthony,
Idaho, and in The Bank of Chowchil-
Ia, in the town of that name in the
state, ;of California.
Soon after Governor Alexander
became chief executive of Idaho he
appointed Mr.. Reece member of
the asylum board and to him all mat
ters requiring immediate, decision
are referediby Dr. POINTER, the medi-
cal Superintendent with whom all
business matters pertaing to the in
stitution rest Mr.. Reece is the Ida
ho member of the board of regents
for McMinnville college at McMinn-
Vile, Oregon, and is the Idaho MEM
Der of the joint bankers association,
elected at theH1915 meeting held at
San Francisco. f.. :a.'''c' = :" II .:5+
Besides being good bookkeeper
and a good banker, Mr., Reece knows
how to operate a FARM" He is well
informed about stock, can buy and
sell animals and not get. fooled on
the size and weights when merely
seen in the open, and his views, on
how to meet the problems of farm
life in this county have already been,
published in our crop reports and are
in harmony with the articles publish
ed in this edition.
In 1905 Mr.. Reece took unto him
self wife, whose maiden name was
Viroqua Clair Sandige. Their close
companionship and unity of purpose
in business and social affairs and
their interest in securing better con-
ditions and profits in farming make
1t seem natural; to see them together
and we present them both by photo
in this edition.
Mrs. Recess maiden name. was
Viroqua Clair Sandige and she was
brought up on a farm near James
port, Missouri. She received good
education in the city schools and a
musical education at Warrensburg,
Missouri, Prior to her marriage she
taught both vocal and instrumental
music in her home state, and in
Colorado and California. She sings
soprano and is often called upon for
parts in social affairs. She and Mr.
Reece are; members of the choir at
the First Baptist church Of Black
foot and are prominent in religious
work and social affairs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

The successful banker is the one
whose plans are right to keep him
In business and to continue the SER
vice designed to help the public.
The subject of this sketch has had
several tests of his ability to main
tain himself and his undertakings.
AS boy on farm in Missouri he
used to walk three miles to school,
and to keep himself in trim he used
to practice running the whole dis
lance. AS driver of a milk route he
used to practice swinging 100-pounl
cans of milk into the wagon arms
length, and when he went to town
school where they picked on" the
country jays, he used the arm power
developed with the milk cans to beat
the bully into shape, and the trim"
of the three-mile run to catch the
fellows who tantalized him and ran.
The S in his name stands for
Steve; at least that's, what they.
called him when he had made his
peace with the gang, and when he
had held place ais bookkeeper in
a local bank for three years, Steve
went out to organize bank. His
banking experience was with The
First National at Lathrop, in the
"show me" state, and in selecting
the scene where he was to make his
contest measuring for the survival
of the fittest," he chose transports.
There was a strong bank in the town
and well intrenched and they gave
Steven six months to be numbered
among the down-and-outers. But
there was that milk can experience
and the three-mile runs. If it had
been four miles Steve would probably
have covered 1t on run, only he
would have run longer. In the bank
competition he tackled harder job
than. he had anticipated, but he ran
longer. He ran his bank seven years
and then walked out of it and into
new bank. that was merger Of
the two. The competitor had sold
out to Steve and his partners. By.
that time people got to calling him
"Mr. Reece,". and you will forgive
us If we, do too.
The main point of interest in any
mans career Is the quality by which
he succeeds. Now that we have,
shown you that characteristic in Mr..
Reece we take it that there isn't
much more to be said. He sold out
his interests there in 1912 and came
west in company with Mrs. Reece,
and they toured the Dakotas, Mon
tana, part of Idaho and the coast
states looking for place to go into
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03
Gold for You;
$40 for an Idea

The Cottage Hotel will give $40
in gold to the person who gives the
best judgment as to which article in
the Farmers Magazine section is the
best. Read the paper and write your
statement as to which article is the
best and tell why you consider it
the best. Address the envelope to
The Idaho Republican, Blackfoot,
Idaho, and mark in the corner of the
envelope, "Gold Contest" on New
Years day all the answers will be
opened by a committee selected for
that purpose and they will award the
prizes.
J. G. Millick, Of Blackfoot will give
second prize Of $40.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-03

the special attention he gave to get
ting the seeded in such perfect con-
dition he would likely have raised
20 tons. If Mr.. Hale and Superin-
tendent George Smith could blend
their two leading ideas, plant very
early, have the seeded in perfect
condition, they would raise champion
crops. They have both been rating
high and making money on beets.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-13
Section Hand Failed to See Second
Train on Double Tracks
Was Instantly
Killed.
RECEIVED NO WARNING
Was Standing With His Back to the
Train Which Hit Him-Wife
and Three Children
Survive.

Failure to look for second train
while on a double track, cost Frank
Bennett. 40, a section hand on the
Santa Fe near New Boston, his life
yesterday afternoon. Bennett observ-
ed a passenger train approaching from
the east, but failed to notice an east
bound freight on the second track.
The freight train, travelling at thirty
five miles an hour, struck him as he
was standing at the end of a tie. His
death was instantaneous.
The accident happened about two
miles out of New Boston early yester-
day afternoon. Bennett had been or
derd by his foreman to clear away
the tools from the track just before
the passenger train was due. He had
crossed the track after completing
his task and turned about to watch
the oncoming passenger train. He
was standing on the end Of the ties
OF the south track with his back to
the freight train when he was struck.
Bennett was married and is survived
by his wife and three children, all of
them grown. The children are Harry,
90, Elmer, 81, and Mrs. Lola REM, all
of New Boston.
= The deceased had made his home in
New Boston for the past eight years
and was very we'll known there. He
came there from near Kahoka, Mis-
souri,, where he was born and reared
and where he was married. His wife,
before her marriage about twenty-five
years ago, was Margaret Kirchner.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-13
!, LAWSON CLAIMS
HE WAS RAILROADED
Statement, Read in Court When De.
MED New Trial, Scores Judge
Hiliyer.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servicel
TRINIDAD, Colo, July 13.-Joln
R. Lawson, after a month spent in
JAIL said this morning he was salts
fed he had told the world the truth
about how he was "railroaded to pris-
on for life by the hand-picked jury"
His statement read in court late yes
terday, when he was refused new
trial, declared:
at is undenied that you were ap-
pointed to the bench this spring for
the trial Of myself and my associates,
FRESH from the employment OF the
various coal operators, including the
Rockefellers, who have pressed and
engineered these prosecutions"
Regarding the charge that he
killed John Nimmo. mine guard, in
q battle between strikers and guard
here on October %, 1913, Lawson
said before sentence was pronounced:
ut matters not that I was utterly
guiltless of the charge. 1t matters not
that the prosecution was forced to
abandon it's claim that fired shot
or did other than seek to avoid the
violence which menaced the cause
dearest to my heart. 1t matters not
that it became necessary for the
prosecution to invoke legal doctrines
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.

Last night at the Grand, Mary Pick
ford, the admitted sovereign of the
screen, appeared in a delightful por-
trayal OF Georges Sands romantic
play, "Fanchon the Cricket" produced
by the Famous Players Film Co in
five parts, and released on the Para
mount program. Her characterization
OF the little wild girl OF the woods
whose great love for the good and
virtuous gives her strength to triumph
over the cruelty and hatred of her
fe1low-villag gers, is an inspired one.
Mary Pickford proved last night, If
further proof was necessary, that she
is without a peer as screen artistic.
Added to the wonderful portrayal OF
Fanchon by Mary Pickford, great care
has been taken with the many other
characters who work in perfect har-
mony with the little star in making
the production exceptional in every
respect. The production is beautiful
" mounted, with many delightful ex-
terror and realistic interior settings.
"Fanchon, the Cricket" will be
shown again tonight at 7, and 9:15.
Tomorrow and Thursday, the dainty
little star Marguerite Clark. will be