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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
MYSTIC sHR1NERs TO TRAVEL

SEATTLE, Wash, June 17.-COmino
from every part of the country, 100,
900 mobiles and families of the Mystic
Shrine will begin their pilgrimage late
this month or early in July to the oasis
of Seattle, where they will participate
in the forty first Imperial Council SEES
sion.
Because of the many sights which
the Shriners wish to take in while on
their journey to the northwest, many
of the temples will leave home several
weeks before the opening date of the
convention. In their special trains they
will assemble at Seattle and after the
meeting is over, will distribute to every
corner of the west.
A total of $50 special trains is ex.
pected. Fourteen special trains from
the south will pour through Portland,
Centralia, Chehalis and Tacoma, bring.
ing the Oregon, California and south.
west temples to the meeting. Thirty
specials will travel practically in one
solid string from ST. Paul westward
stopping at Spokane and crossing the
Cascades by various routes.
One compact group of fourteen
specials will act as escort for the I'M
perial Potentate from Spokane to Seat
tie, Monday, July II, comprising the
most magnificent escort ever given a
citizen in this state The assemblage
of the escort will take place in Spok-
ane the trains leaving one after another
in solid array.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
WAISTLlNES RETURN TO
THEIR NORMAL PLACE
Corsets Nipped in at the Sides, Accen,
Natural Curve Of Figure
coSMoPoLITANs FOLLOW CRAZE OF BLUE TAFFETA

NEW YORK, June 16.--For the first
time in three long years, waistlines re.
turn to their normal place. A Logical
review of the past few months discloses
two distinct reasons for this change
in fashion; first, the full skirt, and
second, the corset. 1t is not surprising
that the waistline capered about when
corsets were trico and the silhouette
straight up and down; but now that the
skirts are voluminous and corsets real
stays, nipped in at the sides, the join
ing of the waist and skirt naturally
comes at the smallest part of the form,
namely, the waistline, as nature placed
it.
1t has taken many months to bring
about the evolution, and even yet there
are those who are loath to give up their
stay-belts and back to nature corsets.
When Joseph, in the early season ex-
hibited silk frocks with normal waist
lines, many admired this couturiere's
courage; but few recognized the step
as a style prediction so soon to be
realized.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
One of the New Normal Waistline
Frocks Made in the Popular
Blue Taffeta


! Today, smart frocks have trim waists
definitely marked. Whether you ar,
summering at Hopatcong, escaping tn
heat at beach resort, or passing tn
early season in town, it is impossible
to be oblivious, to this one feature
at least, of the mode. Again and again
fashion repeats herself in the ever prev
alent blue taffeta dress. Wherever the
New Yorker goes, you see it. If any
one thinks she can dodge the clothes
issue by packing up and hiking off to
the country, the mountains or the
shore, she is sadly but surely mistaken
In the Adirondacks you will find all the
style of the avenue. There are the
girls with their summer furs, wide
sailor hats and japanese parasols, trans
planted whole from New York, with
out the veneer of style spoiled or blem-
ished.
At one hotel, three hours by bus
from the station girl from the me-
tropolis wore taffeta frock that liter
ally followed letter for letter the Vic
torian mode. It was made Of the
perpetual blue taffeta with waist nor
NAL, and skirt sectional, formed of
seven tiers, each successive tier fuller
than the one before, gathered at the
top and corded to the section above;
the bodice was plain save for an in
verified V-shaped vest of organdy and
a soft organdy collar; this was prod
uet of New York dressmaker, perfect
so far as style was concerned.
So incessant is the demand for blue
taffeta for these dresses, that the stores
have difficulty in keeping it in stock.
The craze is apparent in every depart
ment. Hats are of the French sailor
type; on these the brim is slightly
wider at one side than on the other,
and they are worn q trifle tilted. OF
blue straw, blue taffeta, or blue French
crepe, they are trimmed with wings,
single bead ornament, or gauze flow
ers, wired in shape. Pumps are shown
in navy blue leather, smartly piped in
white, and even dark blue gloves in
gauntlet style have been introduced.
But these are not a. popular as the
white silk gloves, finished with the
Queen Elizabeth frills, and worn on
the outside Of the dress; for even blue,
to be really chic, must have dash Of
white for contrast.
The fancy for the popular blue win
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
idaho SEED EXCEPTIONAL.

8Mher states do not have soil and
climatic conditions that will permit
them to grow seed of such high grade
ekeeilent color, strong vitality and SUI
p4f1Or excellence as Idaho. Eastern
Wholesale buyers recognize this quality
md they secure most of the purest and
best seed to ship east. Many Idaho
xefmers, then, must buy poorer quail
AZ Of seed from his neighbor or ship
~ INFERIOR seed from other states.
pays to produce clean seed. To
Gf1N clean seed it is necessary to sow
Slea seed and to rogue the fields.
chat is free from noxious weed
3! will bring on any market from
\ 90 per cent. more than seed that
ms weed seed. The seed produc
Adustry in Idaho has magnificent
kosRects If developed along the line Of
weed production.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17

Ia Repeated for tomorrow, at the
Mtores named below-our remarkable
Apecial offer on the new SEN
alton in perfumes. A regular 2Oc Trial
d l5ottle - same as advertised in all the
sReg magazines = Of the wonderful new
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17

be restricted, however, by the shortage
OF dye material in this country. One
manufacturer made the statement that
I'VE may be thankful to get any color
at all if the war continues; and this
no doubt, accounts for the makers of
silk trying to force black and white
effects for midsummer and fall AL
ready we are seeing, here and there, in
there new, normal waistline dresses.
smart black and-white effects. One silk
manufactures is showing great va
riety OF Grecian designs in black and
white, and black and gold So unusual
and original are the patterns, that they
have taken the trouble to have each
copyrighted, lest manufacturers of in
ferior materials duplicate the designs.
If this house successfully launches these
silks on the market, and from their rec
ord in past season they undoubtedly
will, women will soon be wearing frocks
with silhouetted Dicky birds and check
er-boards the conspicuous theme of the
material.
This dyeing and manufacturing cues.
ton, however, is chapter by itself.
After all, what does it matter whether
the dresses with their new found waist
lines are white, black or colored, SO
long as the results is what the French
term "chic''' This very thing is
brought out in the tub frocks of the
season where all shades of green, blue
and tan are used,
At Long Beach this week, there were
any number of smart pongee, linen,
artificial silk, and cotton ratine cos
tunes worn. One white linen, in par
ticular, showed a distinctly new treat
ment of the waistline; two pleats in
the front of the bodice formed a panel
under which the straight belt of the
material fastened. The skirt was laid
in inverted box-pleats; the sleeves were
finished with circular cuffs and the
neck with a long shawl collar of the
linen, over which the girl wore a Quak
er collar Of sheer organdy, fastened in
the front with black velvet.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
DON'T WAIT
Take Advantage Of a Blackfoot Citi
Gems Experience.

When the bach begins to ache,
Don't wait until backache becomes
chroni$
Till kidney troubles develop;
'Till urinary troubles destroy night 8
rest
Profit by a Blackfoot citizens OK
perience.
Mrs. William Ellison, R. F. D. No. l,
Blackfoot, says: 81 hold just az high an
opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills today
as when I publicly endorsed them in
1907. My kidneys bothered me from
childhood and the pain through my
right kidney and side was almost I'M
bearable. Ny limbs became stiff and
numb as though paralyzed. couldn t
sleep well, as no position was comfort
able. had dizzy spells and kidney
weakness was source of annoyance. I
finally used Doan's Kidney Pills and
they cured me-"
Price Soc, at. all dealers. Don It
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that Mrs
Ellison had. Foster Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
There were other white dresses. too,

There were other white dsesses, too,
with always the touch of black to give
them the proper smartness. This was
introduced sometimes in the hats; for
instance, a wide-brimmed white Milan,
trimmed with white daisies, had low
crown of black silk beaver and the
brim edged with black straw. Again
"a bag was carried for the distinct pur-
pose of introducing a note Of contrast
with the dress. Many were of black,
shiny motor leather; made in soft gath
cred shapes with hand straps around
the body portion, or in oblong wallet
style with the strap on the top. Even
stocking and pumps were pressed into
service to give the desired effect. Per-
pendicular black and white stripes be-
ing best liked in the stockings; the IA
vor in pumps being divided between
white buckskin, touched with black
leather, and white canvas cut in the
same styles as the buck. The sensation
of the season, however, are the walking
sticks; another equal rights victory! In
these, black, shiny sticks predominant
with skin-tigAt silk covers, reaching
from within six inches Of the bottom
to ten of the top. These covers are in
white, checker:board, green, blue, or, in
fact, any silk 10 correspond or contrast
with the costume.
And 30 it goes Now, that milday's
waistline il back in its normal place,
she hunts other fancies wherein to ex-
press her eccentricities.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17

LOST DOG-There came to my place at
Gibson, between Blackfoot and the
Fort Hall reservation last Saturday,
a black water spaniel that had been
following an auto going south. Own.
er can have same by paying SOC for
this ad and applying to J. F. Latour-
rette, Fort Hall.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
BIG NINE AT MACKAY SOLD
While it has been known far man

While it has been known for MANY
months that l.. r. Eceles the wealthy
Ogden business man, and lris asset
ates, were on deal for the purchase
of the controlling interest of the En-.
pire Copper company. of Mackay, the
first definite announcement of the sale
was given out by President Frank M.
Leland, of the Empire Copper company,
on Tuesday.
To Miner reporter Mr.. Leland
stated that the sane was eonsumn... 81. - :.
the first of June and that the new own
ers were now in possession Of the prob.
erty belonging to the company, which
consists of large group of patented
claims, that are IT'S well developed as
any IN the state, smelling plant and
a mine railway seven miles in length,
the property all being located at the
edge of this city.
TO Miner reporter Mr.. Eccles con.
fidentially spoke of the sale of the
property while here several weeks ago
ana at that time announced that the
new owners would pursue the same bus
mess policy as has been employed in
the past and that no change would be
made in the management of the prop
erty. At that time Mr.. Eccles also
stated that the leasing system would be
continued and that the work in the
Cossak tunnel, big piece of develop.
ment, work would be continued as fast
as money, men and machines could
back ground.
The mines are at present each day
yielding up around three hundred tons
OF good copper ore, that carries appre.
clable values in silver and gold The
ore is marketed in Salt Lake City and
treated at the Garfield smelling plant.
where it is found very desirable on
account of the fluxing properties it
contains. '~c-
"A Few years ago this property was to
be abandoned and the owners sent
Frank M. Leland here to wreck and
junk the plant, but few days on the
ground convinced him that such q move
would be serious mistake and he man.
aged, with very limited financial back
ing, to resume operations, and from that
day to this, through several different
ownerships of the property, he has
been on the job and each year has seen
the mine develop more ore, with increas
ed profits to its owners, until it is now
recognized as one of the best copper
mines of the west, and the new owners
may congratulate themselves on secur-
ing mine that is making money and
growing bigger and better every time
the shifts come from the tunnels.
Since the day Frank M. Leland start
ed in to make the Empire mines pay.
ne has made the property his hobby and
he has ridden that habby over the
ough rocks to smooth financial sailing
md to him, and the able assistants with
whom he surrounded himself, is due
he credit for raking property out Of
he eoals-a property that had COST
ormer owners several fortunes-and a
ood one that may never have been tho
roducar that it now is had it not been
or his stick -to-it-iveness and under
landing -Mackay Miner.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-17
BRYAN'S RESIGNATION
Is BEING QUESTIONED

BERLIN, via Londan = The Sun
day morning newspapers Of Berlin
generally profess inability to under
stand the motives prompting William
Jennings Bryan to retire from the
post of secretary of state. The Nor
gen Post says: 4
| 1.-The former secretary seems to
have less confidence than we in the
honest desire of the American gov
eminent to arrive at peaceful com
promise with us. Mr.. Bryan is con
WINGED that President Wilson and his
government will finally appeal to
force. We are not now disposed to
believe this, but will awaist events"
The Boersen Zeitung says
Seems False Alarm.
"Bryan resignation has been in
terpreted as indicating that the note
would be rather blunt, which, how
ever, is nOwise the ease. The note
shows, on the contrary, an outspoken
tendency to reach an understanding
with Germany on the issues involved.
Ii, therefore, Bryan desires to be the
representative of peaceful efforts in
opposition to the jingoistic tendency
of the American government we real
ly do not know on what ground he
will base his assertion
The Boersen Zeitung terms Mr.. Bry-
ms proclamation to the people even
harder to understand than is his res
ignation.
Suspect Politics.
The Tageblatt suspects that prac-
teal political differences played a
part in the resignation of the secre-
tary, saying:
cit may be safely assumed that
Bryan did not leave office in order to
withdraw himself from political life."
The Reichsbote, commenting on the
American note, says:
Either the tone was subdued fol
lowing Bryan sensational resignation
or Bryan desired to take advantage of
an opportunity to escape easily from
a situation which no longer was pleas
anti
The Deutche Rundschau says:
After seeing the note, it must be
said that Mr. Bryan either was hasty
or else other reasons yet unknown, de-
cided his action''
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
Non-Advertiser Is
Hit by Decision

SPRINGFIELD. Mo-, March S.--A
merchant who never advertises in the
newspapers is not entitled to reap the
rewards Of the merchant who does,
Judge John s. Harrington held in an
opinion handed down in the Spring.
field Court OF Appeals in the suit OF
the Baum Mercantile Company against
Sam Levin and his clerks, rival con.
Germs in Joplin.
The Baum Company sought a pes.
manent writ by the court, restrain.
ing Levin and his clerks from stand.
ing in front of the Levin store and
Turing into the store customers who
were on their way to the Baum store
as a result Of reading Baums aayer.
tisements in the Joplin newspapers.
1t is alleged by the plaintiff firm
that Levin, who did not advertise, in.
structed his clerks to tell customers
that they were In the Baum store II
they asked.
It also was alleged that Levin
dressed his windows like those OF the
Baum store to deceive shoppers. The
opinion of Judge Harrington upholds
the injunction issued by Ray Bond
sitting as special judge in the Jasper
County Circuit Court.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
President Cra1nblett
May Leave Bethany

wELLsBURG. W. Va. March s.
From one who is closely associated
with President Cramblett of Bethany
College. 1t has been learned that he
has had an offer to take the presl.
dency of college on the Pacific
coast, and Is considering seriously
of accepting 1t. The offer, 1t was re.
ported, was made some time ago, and
since the shooting of Mr.. Cramblett
by Howard Woods, he has given some
consideration to the offer.
The outcome Of the trial was Sc.
we're disappointment to President
'Cramblett and his associates, and It
is believed that he is personally in
favor Of making change. 1t is OK.
pected that Mr.. Cramblett will an.
.nounce his decision in the next few
weeks, whether he will continue at
Bethany or will go to the West.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
TO CONSIDER ROAD
AND REVENUE ACTS
Senate Lays All Other
Measures on Table-Ad-
journs Until Tomorrow

Especial to The West vlrginian.)
CHARLESTON, W. Va. March S.
BY vote of nineteen to nine the sen.
ate today adopted a resolution by Sen
ator White to the effect that nothing
but revenue and road measures will
be considered at the presnt session of
the legislature until finally disposed
OF.
This action blocks all other legisla.
tion. including appropriations, until
the consideration OF all revenue and
road measures are passed or rejected,
and will probably block all other
measures for the entire session. After
adopting the resolution the senate nd.
jonrned until tomorrow.
In the house q similar resolution
was tabled. The house passed bill
relating to court procedure and ad.
vanced several bills, including one to
provide electric headlights on locomo.
tives.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
University
Continual from Page One,

The meeting at Morgantown today
was attended by hundreds of citizensof
all political parties and was called by
two Democrats and two Republicans
and acting President Trotter. of the
university. The two Democrats sign.
ing the call we're Terence D. Stewart,
eX.mayor, and Walter South. The two
Republicans were Governor Glasscock
and NJ. L. Brown. Resolutions were
adopted asking senators from this dis
trict to adopt revenue measures to pro-
vide for appropriations for the uni.
yersity. Governor Glasscock made EN-.
phatic denial OF the!report sent out
from Charleston and published In the
Fairmont Times and other Democratic
papers to the erect that Governor HAT.
Held had requested that such meet.
ing be called. This was a voluntary
meeting Of the people OF Morgantown
and attended by members OF both DO
1fffcp1 unrticc and has No rf~n{Gr,rt
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
Man Fell Eleven
Stories to Death
tBy Associated Press. )


NEW YORK, March S.-some mys-
terry attaches to the death OF Alexan.
der Gordon, 80 years old. who was
killed by fall from an eleyen.story
window at Broadway and Duane street
today, Two men. members Of the
Amalgamated Society OF Engineers.
whose offices are on the floor from
which he fell, have been held to await
a coroner's inquiry into the cause Of
his death.
They are George Wallace, American
representative OF the engineers so.
ciety, and Oliver Houston, machin.
list. The police declare they had wit.
nesses who saw a scutfle and blow
struck before he fell to the street.
Wallace declared he and Houston
had simply tried to prevent Gordon,
who was Respondent, from commit.
ting suicide.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
State Awaits Va.
Debt Case Decision

:, CHARLESTON. W. Va, March S.
The whole state is much interested in
what is believed to be the final decis.
lon OF the United States Supreme
Court Of Appeals in the Virginia debt
case, to be handed down. It is thought,
before the summer vacation, begin.
ming June 1. Counsel for both Viz.
ginia and West Virginia have been
authorized to file exceptions not later
than March 20, and the Court has an.
nounced that It will hear arguments
on the exceptions April II. These
viii be the first arguments, and 1t Is
believed the Court will desire to close
the case by June /.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
official War News.
tBy Associated PROSE-

PARIS. way of London, March s.
A violent counter attack by the Ger.
mans In Vosges at Reich Ackcrkoph,
which at first was successful was final.
ly repulsed after a hand.to.hand ell.
gagement, according to the official
French statement. The losses sus.
tanned by the Germans in this fight
was extremely lravy. Heavy artillery
fighting along other sections of the
front was also reported.
BERLIN, by way Of London. March
S.-French aviators yesterday. dropped
bombs on ostend, according to the
German official announcement today.
No estimate of damage was given. In
the Champagne district fierce fighting
continues. After hand.to.hand fighting
at Souain. the enemy was repulsed.
Attacks Of tho Russians along the
whole eastern front were repulsed with
heavy losses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
Cat Aids Thief to
Obtain Valuables


PHILADELPHIA, March S.-Police
of Germantown are looking for a man
dressed In woman's attire and carry,
ing a trained cat, said to be the latest
aid to sneak thieves. The cat, accord.
ing to the police, is loosed by the dis.
guised man when he persuades a maid
to open the front door in response to
HIS ring. When he pretends to tell
the maids fortune the cat is supposed
to run through the house. The own.
er then discovers the loss of the animal
and chases after it. In the excitement
he picks up any. valuabIes he finds. 3
The man and cat appeared at the
residence OF F. F.. Breyort. The maid
who opened the door spoiled the plan
by catching the cat before 1t could get
fairly started. Then she discovered
that supposed woman owner was really
a man.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
Takes Position With
the Charleston Post

r. E. Hardway. who for the past
two years has been advertising mana
ger for the West virginian, has ac-
cepted position as advertising mana.
ger for the Charleston Post.
Mr.. Hardway is one of the best ad.
vertising men we know OF, being we'll
informed on the theory Of advertising
and fully conversant with the work
from practical experience. Under his
careful handling the advertising of the
West Virginian has steadily increased
during his stay with the paper. both
in the local and foreign field. He is a
painstaking man, hard worker and
understands the designing and writing
of effective advertising copy. We con.
graduate The Post upon his acquisi.
tion to its staff.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-08
Sunday Prolongs His
Stay AnotherWe
PHILADELPHIA. March

PHILADELPHIA. March s.-sun.
days campaign IN this city is prolong.
ed until March p. He announced to.
day he had decided to yield to the de.
mands of the clergy and the public
and woul dcontinue his struggle with
the unregenerates of Philadelphia. He
said he would make 1t another extra
week, an eleven weeks battle in all.
God won't let me go to smash do.
Ing His work." he said. "I'd BID all
sorts OF piker to stop when I'm need.
ed. wouldn't II"
The total number OF converts for
the campaign shot over the $4,000
mark yesterday.