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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23

that rank gathered another list of credits without any Brown
les got another fact himself and got into
the game right and glad for the Brownies If has the
right stuff him he his full stature adversely and the
spirit that within him itself and he discovers powers
he did not know he possessed.
The thoughtful railroad administers the Brownies
fully but firmly He does it for the good of the service and for
the good of the If the nogood happygoucky
imitation of he will be down and the first thing he knows
and the service will be better off without him. If he has the right
spark him will hold steady and grow brighter and stronger in
the darkness of adversy strong enough light his path
there where STARTS when he begins to follow his
light There where the science of government operates it
should-gettng from within and light their way
Brownie used and understood in railway service
not real loss; just the shadow of loss; warning of what
himself approaching him to bestr himself and
get in the right track before it is too late
Just this time the people of Backfoot about pass
upon the service of of their employees and fellow citizens
The people the polls hand out Brownies merit marks
they choose They can give man Bunch of Brownies and
him have years digest Them and they take of
whether he the right stuff If he takes them like scrub
and uks and off offering his the public
again. assured mistake retire him. If he takes them
houghy and keeps sweet about it. if ne buckles down bust
and shows that after all he very much and trying
make himself then he is worthy of another trial.
Very few of really able have escaped Some
have the face of appalling handcps Do you think that
retiring candidate city ticket going hurt him if he
along for while and you had doubts about his being any good
would you hesitate give him the Brownies of his
hood?
Is there anybody in the running this time who has served
and got the Brownies and gnnd and bore and nched
or shrkd sued? If that is good sign and such grit
worthy of further trial When you 60 the voting booth
member you entrusted with the delivery Of the merits and the
Brownies If you besow the merits the wrong spo
him. but can't keep good down with bunch OF Brown
les He will go down and be sober but he will up smiling
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
"THE BROWNIES" IN BLAcKFooT TUESDAY

Just this time the people of Blacfoo should learn
thing from the railroads and their system of promoting and
firing employees according their merits It fascinating study
smpes many things and gets into the science of
making automatic If there that dormant
in this respect is Blacfoot and the spring of 1915 is good
time study the game and get operating Let take for
example the of the Brownies.
good many years ago named Brown devised sys
of merit and dert marks for employees railroads They
had been trying get the best service of which capable
by promoting them for good work and laying them off temporarily
dhargng them permanently for failures These harsh
and very effective because very busy times the
could afford lay off punishment. Mr. Browns
system provided for charging him with deme marks for poor
service and credits for work that exceptionally good When
got 90 dement's within year he automatically
relieved from the service and all his merit marks could not save
him. although he might be restored probation by the proper
officers If he had 90 demets (Browne) and merits his
was gone case but good total of merits might for him
period Of probation.
If man stood clear the books and made some minor
bunder and observed he might be given FIVE Brown
ies if he of his line of duty do something save the
road loss accident business please
patron and this observed he might receive five ten
credits H Brownies and credits both mounted 90 before the
end of the year he of job He simply off his own
employment He might be renstated and in couple of years
might ouve the Brownies and have enough credits place him
in line for promotion Many railroad man holding good posi-
ton has been put out Of the game by his Brownies has taken
in good part and started in again with smile and WILL kept
his mind right on his work. delivered the goods ouved the
Brownies got bunch Of merits got his promotion made good
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
A BOLD PROPOSAL

When the Republicans holding their nominating con-
venon in the City Hall the nineteenth of March, Attorney
c. S. Beebe nominate E. Good for police magistrate
and said that while the office paid only $2 month salary by
handling right it could be made pay from 500 to $40
month"; and that Mr. Good good fellow and he hoped they
would give him the nomination In the convention was liberal
pnkng of the old crowd that has been dominating city and
county politics and they nominated Mr. Good by vote of ID to
eight.
1t well known every in the convention that the
police judge receives fixed salary Of $5 month"; and no
less regardless Of the amount of business he handles They knew
also that there proper and legitimate way increase the
judges income for that work. yet they nominated him and It is
perseny reported that the office to be made self supporting
When attorney Of the standing which Mr. Beebe assumes makes
such speech he did at the convention and talks about increasing
the income of fixed salary ays-he candidate is good fellow
etc. either that the speaker densey ignorant Of what
the for that he proposing something that will bear
watching
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
WE ANSWER THE "CITIZEN"

Some fellow helping to edit The Optm last week. and not
possessing the courage sign his his article asked why
The Idaho Republican continues the local newspaper fight the
editor appreciates the fact that is disgrace the town.
We answered that before when we said that we had tried
avoid it for years by degarng the foul attacks made upon
and many good citizens asked continue that course but
when carried to such that became fight for life
and liberty adopted the other and do not propose to
quit until assaants learn their place and keep We were
here first and don't intend leave just because somebody else
business The fellow who signs his article Citizen has
praciced thing and advocating the other Many people
do that way when they their finish Ctzen is only irving to
rase smoke by beratng Trego and that way turn peoples
attention other things than the principles for which this paper
is fighting.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
REPLYING WITH ABUSE

The Optm and its supporters ignore the principles stake
the city campaign and trump up stories and charges becoud
peoples vision One of the stories they pushing that The
Republican has agreement with somebody that if certain
elected they will give it the monopoly the city printing
little matter of 500 than few hundred
dollars each biennial
The matter of city printing has been mentioned between
representing The Republican and any candidate for office
either of the tickets All reports the contrary false and
been working reduce the We have given examples of
the methods followed by the council the past for the purpose of
playing paper against the other the disadvantage of the
public and gave them illustrate the lack of character the
city officials Possessing that lack of character only natural
that they should try deceive the public by telling
differently This paper fighting for principle regardless of
the business it gains or loses.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23

the public interested That had any charges make
why they made directly and nuendo The reading
public the point the lack of political integrity the coun
Gil their methods of playing newspaper against the other for
the political advantage of the officials and by such methods bring
ing the present newspaper fight 1t interesting conc
dent that while "Ther paper printing the demand for specific
charges if had any, The Idaho Republican press printing
dozen specific charges against the old bunch and many cases
giving copies of the record telling where they could to see
the proof of bad management Inscriptions
dealings In put the whole council and the mayor
up against their signatures that half the
familiar with in of its Details and when this bunch of four
ushers had read statements and direct charges they WINGED
and about saying that Tgo getting harsh and
carrying things far" When they said carrying things too
far they should have added For the good Of the bunch
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
A GREAT DOCUMENT

has been nosed about that c. Beeb composed and
the famous Republican resolutions PLATFORM and that the other
members of the committee acquesced what written and the
convention swallowed it whole.
such great document will bear rereadng every
week. and makes especially good reading since h paper has
expressed what their several editors say their articles In
section of this immortal G.? document they promise full and
complete publicity of all things pertaining public health blsi
paper gave the public full and complete of the parties
their purposes far anybody connected with them could
them and free personal wrteup of candidate
both tickets regardless of qualifications friendships the lack of
them In the issue of Ther paper Editor Trego be-
rated for eveyng from highway robbery down petty grating
because he had given all this publicity which their resolutions
called for but which paper" failed to furnish When the
matter sfted down plain that the whole trouble lies the
fact that aboun of the candidates accepted proposal
campaign cards in The Republican for the month OF April and
paid for it. Space Ther paper wasn't worth purchasing and
hence the howl In the issue of their crowd helped
edit The paper and each devoted lot of space berang
Trego if he running for office against them This
Trego has all the office he wants needs number s. North
Taylor street, and he giving the public exactly what the eso
tons of the Republican platform called fo-pubty This being
plain that Tego giving the kind Of publicity they
think good for the heah business and welfare of the public
they only bufng when they adopted the platform
reads plain that they that brand of publicity which
Ther paper giving ouabuse for rego and praise for their
bunch.
In another section of their platform they promise continue
ton of the policy they have been olowngwhat
esson Buying dirt when it not leaving the fire de-
parment without any organization worthy the and with
d building bridges and cverts last hundred years
but building small for the present putting them the wrong
place. letting fake carnival companies take possession of the best
parts of town to the dment of local people and string the
fire hose along and under railroad tracks for their
would be impossible get into action inside of half an
hour if there should be fire alarm fitting up the city prison
escape the acknowledged prison graft and then allowing the graft
go all its bodne until it earth and put
sheriff who voluntarily ceased the practice (Which they did
know when they adop.~d the paom trying naict city
fetal upon the whole county saying themselves that he
opposing them moral question and that they might about
we'll have anybody in that position for all he dongthese
of the things which that section if it any
thing.
Once urge the reader peruse their resolutions
printed in this issue. They constitute great document Note
that they have quit printing them Their paper and there's
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-23
THEY FELL INTO THE TRAP

Tow weeks ago this paper bait for The Optmst and
Their crowd and they fell for it promptly We forth
of the history Of the dogs Of the present council show
certain principles lack of principle their transactions their
dealings with the press and their habits and habits of their
friends who beaten in the campaign of 1914 they replied
by saying that sore personal and that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
Charges Made Against
Plat Adams Dismissed

proof was shown that Plat Adams. Of
the New York A. c.. had sold prizes
or accepted any cash for medals or
cups.
Regarding the exchange Of cups.
we ind upon investigation that the
cups IN question were given neither
tor competition nor exhibition. but 10
show appreciation OF their efforts by
fellow Newarkites for the good work
accomplished at the Stockholm Olym-
pic games in 1912
The charges OF professionalism are
therefore dismissed and the amateur
status OF Plat Adams is unuuestioned
"(Signedl JAKE stump, Chair
man; JOHN CONNOLLY. GEORGE
MATTHEWS. JOHN DEGNAN and
CHARLES Ebert"
The decision of the committee was
anticipated by all those who attended
the two hearings of the charges last
week
The charges we're brought by Mar
tin !. +. Waterman. a former business
associate of Adams; T. l. Glynn. a
manager Of prize fighters, and Peter
Schench. The various statements of
these men were disproved by Jere Ma.
honey, who defended Adams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
DEATH INVADES
BILLIARD TOURNEY
AppIebys Withdraw Ow-
ing to Loss of Mother
White Beats Clarke.

Edgar T. Appleby and his younger
brother, Francis s.. the Columbia stu
dents whose playing IN the Class B
national amateur 1872 balk line billiard
tournament AZ the Amateur Billiard
Club has been Of brilliant character
a. times. have dropped out OF the tour
ney. owing 10 the death Of their mother
Yesterday morning.
Francis Appleby scored the highest
run ever made in Class B billiards on
Tuesday. when he clicked off an inn
pressive 81. Edgar held the record for
the next highest run OF the tourna-
ment. with q so. According 20 the
rules Of the National Association OF
Amateur Billiard Players, If player
in a tournament forfeits more than two
games he must be adJudged 20 have
lost all he has played IN that tourna-
ment.
Under the ruling the records of the
Applcby brothers will not count IN the
tournament standing, and this places
Charles +. White. Of Brooklyn, for
mer champion in the lead for the high
run honors. with a 45. Hal Coleman
leads the players in the standing for
position. with White now a dangerous
contender for the title.
In the game played yesterday after
noon White defeated George p. 3.
Clarke by n score Of 800 points 20 PAS
in ffty-eight innings. Neither man
was anywhere near his real form a.
any stage Of the match. the best White
could do in the way Of a high run be
ing % points. He was steady. how
ever. and generally counted when he
went 70 the table
Whites best run was cluster Of 81.
but he could not control the balls and
was never certain Of his stroke.
Whites average was . 1898 and
Clarke's 1 1858.
| Hal Coleman. who won the cham
, pionship two years ago, made certain
his right to the title for another year
by defeating Frederick Lowenthal in
the evening game by score Of 300
points TO 252, in fifty-two innings.
This victory placed Coleman far in
the lead. with four games won and
none lost. and as Francis Appleby
whom ne was TO have played, is out OF
the tournament. it means that Cole
man cannot be defeated for first place
The game was slow one and both
/ players threw away many chances %
boost their averages by Indifferent cue
work. Coleman meets Clarke this
afternoon.
The standing in the tourney follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
So Charges Counsel of the
Federal League in a
Bitter Address.
WAIVER AND DRAFT
RULES CRITICISED
Big Crowd Of Fans Attends the
Opening of Antitrust
Suit in Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. 20.-The powers that
control organized baseball, or at least
are said 10 control it, we're described
az oppressors Of minor lesgues ana
ball players By Keene Arlington, chez
of counsel for the Federal League, IN
his opening address to-day IN the anti
trust suit against the National Com
mission. the American League and me
National League.
Arlington cited features OF the ma
tional agreement, decisions Of the
National Commission and general prac-
tees Of baseball authorities 20 snow
that the game IS governed by a group
having almost absolute power WIN
authority 10 make laws, Judge Of IN
fractions Of the laws and impose
penalties for infractions.
Addington had not finished his open
ing argument when court adjourned
tonight. and u was declared the case
probably would last well into next
week. The first session attracted
large number Of baseball followers,
and though the arguments, involving
much legal matter, had no thrills for
them, they were recompensed partly ~
close views Of celebrities. Among me
latter we're the presidents OF botn Dig
defendant leagues. the chairman or the
National Commission, the leaders OF
the Federal. and a score or more OF
magnates ard players Of note.
A. the afternoon session Addlngton
devoted a large portion Of his address
n an attack on the waiver and draft
rules and practices. He declared the
former vested control Of the player
not alone in the club he serves, out
also in other clubs. His chance OF be
coming a free agent is slight, accord
ing 70 Arlington, since u requires ac-
tion Of many different entities Adding
TON charges that the waiver method IS
used "a a means of humiliating or
disciplining a player, and then brought
in the charge made IN an affidavit By
Nordecai Brown that when President
Mummy Of the Chicago Cubs sold him
20 Louisville II was with the agree
meut that Brown never would be Al
lowed again 70 Join the majors.
Here George Miller, attorney for
the defendants. called Addington's at
tar+ion 10 the fact that Brown later
nlsved with the Cincinnati club in a
major league. but Arlington said the
agreement between Chicago and Louis
vile was what he wished to show was
possible. d,
EVEN II it kept a player out OF
major league ball only for time, the
harm Of the system IS apparent he
argued.
The fact that a player was without
choice as 70 the club or leagues in
which he plays was cited by the Fed
erals counsel as a case Of oppression.
Changes in the players contract
which we're made last year at the be-
hest of the Players Fraternity were
declared By Arlington not 70 have ma
terially modified il. He called II re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
Powers of Baseball
Cypress the Player

mark,ble tina, such elo.
Chairman Hermann ara ''I ssss
Johnson should disagree (, .'a,
pretatlon Of the contract, ss .s
tney oid. Johnson, he said = "a
davit, declared that the y ~
tended a contract for one .y'''
Judge lands was mar, sss' =;
serested IN the Brown es.. 'a'l
Addington, and asked tb., os;
told. He showed a knowisdN b
national game By noting y
SCI had not done that a ns, 49,. Il
porting 20 be from tho pl.I9, /
ternity 70 the National Conn.,. 4
signed by players from onIg
~ vas explained that the n DN q
petitioned By teams. "''r' ,
Leaders Of organized hal,
pressed themselves not s-,ea
anything the Federal Lesgos s D,...,
to-day. p'ss,'
We have nothing 70 fear ~.
vas brought up to-day g. y
dent Iener Of the National = ~
and others we're Of similar Co.,. Ha'
Both sides waived ne ~.
question o. Jurisdiction 90,
Judge lands and counsel ~
parties declared their villi,.'
stand on their written apoe,,s.' 80"
Arlington declared H. ~.
agreement provided a seris, ~ -.
for use against the "enenis,
gained baseball" among 49,.
placed. he said, any person, ~, -, |.
against i's rules.
The first weapon, he sa.d
National agreement itself. u,.I !.
in line the parties 20 Il: ~ =.
vas the rule regarding ,s.,.
rights, which vas intended MAJ.
use against those enemies o,..',
from within. although il ~, 80
also against the Federal Lar,
third vas found m the rule, =.
ing contracts. the fourth IN -.
legged BLACKLIST" and the Afh 49,
az outlaws" and "contrac, ,.-.
its opponents.
The National agreement, nj,
i ia indisso!uble except By mass
vote admits Of but one fair S,s--
according 70 Addington, ar.t' n,
provides against compet;fior
within; second. that players n.
held as they come and 20. ana (
that the supply o. players MAJ !.
trOl,ed.
Because ths Ns,ioua, are,
gives the National Comn;s,is,
right 70 penalize violstors OF h, !,
gives if he power 10 chang. 4,
rules. and also the right 70 ju;,,
ferences between clubs and pl,,,,
leagues. Addington declared h
sessed legislative, judicial and |,
tive functions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
MEREDITH LOSES
CHANCE TO RUN
Star May Not Compete
for Penn in Any
Open Meet.

Frcder.ck " Ruben, chairman Of
the national registration committee Of
the Amateur Athletic Union. has con
frmed the ruling Of President Alfred j.
Lii. ir.. Of the Amateur Athletic Union
that Ted Meredith cannot represent the
University Of Pennsylvania IN the relay
race to be- held under the rules Of the
Amateur Athletic Union at the BostDl
Athletic Association games on Feb
ruary s.
This decision was reached after a
conference with Judge Barlow s
Weeks, chairman Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union legislation committee, and
after an exhaustive search OF the vari-
Gus amendments 10 the rules IN ques-
ton. dating back 20 the time when the
first controversy arose ms 70 the regis
tration Of college athletes. The report,
In part. follows:
In the particular case under consid-
Grafton. the event in which the athlete
desires 10 compete is held under ANA
teur Athletic Union rules ar an open
meeting, and therefore requires regis
'ration. and. the registration having
been taken out in the name Of the club
and the athlete having competed on
numerous occasions as representing the
club. he cannot now be permitted 20
transfer his registration 20 his educa-
tonal institution
"In relation 10 tho registered ath-
letes who competed ut the postponed
metropolitan championships hold on
October 3. 1914. 10 was distinctly un-
derstood that the postponement OF the
meeting having been caused by the IN
timely death Of James f. Sullivan, the
meeting was held as Of the day Of its
original date, TO wiz, September 10,
1914"
Meredith brought about this ruling
by running AZ the Millrose Athletic
Association games n few days ago in
the colors Of the Meadow Brook Club.
made up OF employees OF the John
Wsnamaker store in Philadelphia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
One Hon. Banzdl
for Iris Speaker

Even the great war has not hecn
able 10 keep baseball wholly ont of tho
mind. Of the citizens ~ at least ono
Of the belIlgerent nations. Iris speak
or. 81 the Red sor. has inst received
the following letter from the land ~
nippon:
'Nr. speaker. Boston American Le'sue
Baseball Champion. boston IVY
Emitted Statee 81 America:
ALLOW me To wish you Happy VOW
Year. nm japanese and b''eba"
player. I privately respect your Splen-
did ability 81 my country. So pl'ase
sent me only one postcard. which win
ing by so great n man ns you. w 40
thank you very much. Y stIo.
100 yoobimachi Ashigomi, Tokyo.
Japan.
Iris has picked ont picture ~ the
Boston Public LibreFy Ia carry his sig
nature to Japan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
Great Jumper Acquitted of
Charges That He Had Sold
His Prizes Won on
Track and Field.

Plat Adams, Of the New York
Athletic Club, Olympic champion in
the standing high jump. national cham
pion in the running broad jump and
holder OF several American records,
was acquitted last night on the charges
Of professionalism made against him.
This WAS announced at a special
meeting Of the registration committee
Of the Metropolitan Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union held al the
Headquarters Of the ST. Bartholomew
A. C.
Jacob ". Stumpf. chairman Of the
registration committee. which heard
the charges against Adams. issued the
following statement. declaring the New
York Athletic Club man guiltless: 1
after carefully considering the tes-
timony. and after due deliberation Of
the facts as presented, We ind that no