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The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
LOCAL ITEMS

Mr.. Gus. w. Heiser has taken en-
ployment in Zion Candy Factory.
Mr.. VIM. M. Edwards and family
have moved from 1922 Ezekiel Avenue
to 2816 Ezra Avenue.
Mr.. David K. Anderson, of Chicago,
spent Sunday and Labor Day with Mr..
and Mrs. G.. w. Crane, of Zion Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Bragg, of Albany,
Missouri, are guests of Mrs. j. Note
boom and family, of 1922 Ezra Avenue.
Mr.. L. Jones, of Chicago, was a guest
last Lords Day, of Deacon Herman
Peterson and family, of 2501 Elizabeth
Avenue.
Mr.. Edwin Price and wife, of Chi
cago, are visiting their cousin, Post
master M N. Price and family, of 3014
Emmaus Avenue.
Mrs. A. R. Dieterman and Miss Savina
Felin, of Springfield, Missouri, are
guests of Miss Jessie Grow, of 5000
Elm Avenue.
Mr.. George W. Hollingsworth, of Chi
cago, spent several days, last week, with
his mother, Mrs. M. S. Hollingsworth, of
Zion Home.
Miss Emma Prinzing, of Chicago,
spent Sunday and Labor Day with her
aunt, Mrs. w. H. Valkenaar, of 3106
Elm Avenue.
Mrs. Emily Kettell and Miss Alice
Dean returned last week from Normal,
Illinois, where they have been attending
the Normal University.
Mr.. Daniel Phillips, of Cleveland,
Ohio, was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
D. Thomas a couple of days last week.
Miss Nell Carrigan of Ell Paso, Hi
nois, was a guest of J. w. Baughman
and family, of 27O8 Eshcol Avenue, last
week.
Professor Clarke H. Brown, instructor
in the State Normal, at Cedar Falls,
Iowa, is visiting the Dean family, at
21O8 Elisha Avenue.
Mr.. w. F. Baker, of near Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, is a guest of his
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Conner, of 1905
Gilead Avenue.
Mrs. Eliza Springstead and her sister,
Miss Mary Gilmore, have just moved
from Elmwood, Wisconsin, to Zion City,
locating at 31OO Emmaus Avenue.
Mrs. Charles Sobiesczyk and three
children, of Cudahy, Wisconsin, were
guests, last week, of Mr.. E. L. Schultz
and family, of 1911 Hermon Avenue.
Miss Mabel Balder, of Chicago, was
guest of Mr. and Mrs. c. L. Hendricks,
of 3OO2 Elisha Avenue, several days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blonn, of Chi
cago, spent several days this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 0. Heggen, of 1920
Elisha Avenue.
Miss Julia Nelson, of Kenosha, Wis
consn, spent Saturday and Lords Day
as a guest Of Mr. J. w. Baughman and
family. of 27O8 Eshcol Avenue.
Continued on page 12O)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
ZEPPELINS RAID LONDON

A raid was made on London and the
eastern counties of England on the
morning of September 3rd, by thirteen
Zeppelins, the greatest aerial fleet that
has yet appeared in the British sky.
Three of the big airships managed to
break through the masses of shrapnel
Continued on page 118)
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD

the railroads refused to accept RESPONSE
bility for the delivery Of goods at their
destination On Saturday, however, rail
way officials, feeling that the Adamson bill
was certain Of passage, removed the en-
bargoes.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
NICKEL LOAF DOOMED

The National Association Of Master
Bakers, Of Chicago, are considering an
increase in the size Of the nickel loaf, and
raise in price to ten cents
The advanced cost of wheat, sugar, lard,
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
PASSAGE OF EIGHT HOUR LAW

Hurried through Congress, the Adam
son eight hour bill became law on Sun
day, September 3rd
On Friday, September 1st, the House,
by vote of 239 to Sc, passed the bill At
SOB p. m. on Saturday, September End,
the Senate passed the measure by a vote of
43 to 28
A nationwide railway strike had been
set to begin at a. m. on Monday morn
ing September 4th.
In condensed form, the Adamson bill
carries the following provisions
1. can eight-hour day wage basis for in
terstate railroad employees, to be inaugu-
rated on December LIST next.
2. "a commission, consisting of three
members to be appointed by the President,
to investigate the operation Of the eight
hour day for a period of not less than six
months nor more than nine months, and to
report It's findings to Congress.
3. Maintenance of existing wage scales
for the eight-hour day and pro rata pay
for overtime
4. FPenalty for violation of the law in the
form of fine Of not less than $100 nor
more than $1,000, or Imprisonment not to
exceed one year, or both"
A strenuous effort was made by the rail
way interests to insert certain amend
ments before its passage by the Senate,
but they failed.
The two amendments which were op-
posed by the labor chiefs, were voted down
in the Senate
AT nine o'clock on Saturday night, tele-
grams were sent to all parts Of the United
States recalling the strike.
scathing Criticism of President Wilson.
Chicago papers have contained editorials
picturing the President and Congress as
driven to the passage Of a law Of the most
far-reaching Importance while the railway
brotherhood leaders stood with lash in
one hand and a watch in the other, giving
them so many hours to act, with the al
tentative of general strike which would
bring incalcuIable loss and disaster to the
country
They have pictured the President as
deciding against the railway executives
and in favor Of the brotherhoods, after a
hasty and superficial investigation of a
problem which for years has perpleXed the
keenest minds. They have charged that
ho obo of 1oLo
interests, instead Of taking fair and i'm
partial stand in the matter, as would have
become the highest executive of the land
Legality of New Law Questioned by Some
Some editorial writers express the Opin-
ion that the coming session Of Congress
will see efforts to amend the AdamsOn act
Others have raised inquiries as to the legal
ity of the measure, questioning whether
Congress has the power Of limiting the
hours Of labor, thereby indirectly fixing
the wages Of employees.
Some eminent lawyers have taken the
view that Congress exceeded its power in
the matter. Others, equally able, are in
clined to the view that legislation can be
enacted in this matter the same as in many
others; for instance, how long telegraphers
shall work; or how many consecutive
hours locomotive engineers shall be en-
gagged.
Claim that New Law Will Throw Railways
into Bankruptcy
Railways executives say that the eight
hour law, as passed by Congress, does not
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
ZION SCHOOLS
FINAL NOTICE.:

All applications for admission to any of the
departments of Zion Educational Institutions,
must be in by ten o'clock, Thursday morning,
September H. 1916.
All of the blanks, properly filled in, for the
support of Zion Schools, should be in not later
than Lords Day. September 18th.
Full announcement will be made Lords Day
afternoon, September 10th, at the meeting in
Shiloh Tabernacle, regarding registration, books,
and the opening of the various departments
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
Claim that New Law Will Throw Railways
into Bankruptcy

Railways executives say that the eight
hour law, as passed by Congress, does not
meet with the degree Of popular approval
that will encourage investment in railway
securities. They claim that the railroads
of the country cannot, under present cOndi-
tiOnS, assume this enormous increase in
their expenses, and that it will involve
many in early financial embarrassment and
bankruptcy" moreover that it will elm
peril the power of all to maintain their
credit and the integrity of their secur-
tiles "
They claim that the impending strike
was held as a club over the public by the
best paid class Of laborers in the world, at
time when the country has the greatest
need for transportation efficiency"
They declare that ''the problem is not
one alone Of the railroads or business
world, but involves democracy itself and
presents the question whether any group
of citizens should be allowed to possess
the power to imperil the life of the country
by conspiring to block the arteries Of com
merce."
For two days last week, freight ship
ments were held up over the country, as
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-11
UNCERTAIN

doc Brown over there used ~
have lots of patients, but I haven't
seen anybody going in his office for q
week; wonder where they all are?'T
God only know 2 ReliCanr ---..,gF
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-11

HER JOB

HER JOB
Cant you give me a position in
your bank, Mr.. Jiggs?"
Il don't know but what you might
qualify as teller, Miss Gossip" re-
torted the brute, . -.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
PLANK THE BRIDGES RIGHT

There is always something. new
under the sun or new way of doing
a good thing. The old custom of
planking the bridges crosswise is
probably all right for small bridges,
but for the long steel bridges, requir-
ing the double floor, why not lay the
top floor lengthwise, says Charlie
Harris, the receiver in the Blackfoot
land Office.
When they are laid crosswise, not
being of the same thickness there Is
jolting from the first, and that in
creases the wear. until the thin ones
are very thin and the pounding in
creases the bruising until the pieces
come off in slivers. Finally travel
has to slow down to snail's pace
to get over at all, and it is an in
creased strain on both the bridge
and the vehicles. If the planks are
laid the other way, the wear comes
only on couple of planks, they are
easily renewed and the cost of re-
pairing is slight as compared with
renewing the whole top floor. When
| it is done that way the bridge affords
smooth track as long as there is
anything left of the planks.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
NEWS OF INTEREST
FROM OVER THE STATE
Narnpa Prosperity

That beautiful Nampa hotel, the
Dewey Palace, will be reopened soon
and shine again in all its splendors.
Many travellers have admired the
unique ediffice and thught it a pity to
see it suffered and barred. Only
one sign of life has been maintained
about the place, and that is the cor
ner used by a bank and drug store.
The hotel part has for years slept
in quiet retirement, with its sightless
windows and long empty verandas,
its broad lawns green and brown as
the seasons turned around. The
Nampa Record says: 'The hotel
helped to make Nampa what 1T is
and will fill the same position again
in making this the metropolis of Ida
|ho." And so, more than the hosiery
has been sleeping-the metropolitan
spirit of pride and supremacy. -
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
BETTER FARMS DEPARTMENT
The Republican Pays 81 Each Week for an Idea
on What You Have Planned to Increase
Your Crop Yield or Make Home More
, Beautiful--City Lot or Farm

live near Pingree. Idaho, where
they farm very much. Last year l
raised a flower garden which ] tend
ed myself, had sweet peas, pansies,
bleeding hearts, golden glow, bounc-
ing betsy, dwarf flags and tall flags.
First I took a shovel and spaded
the ground but was particular to
spade it very deep so it would hold
the moisture and then | raked 1t
twice, after which ] made a small
row about one-half an inch deep with
my finger. I dropped my seeds in
and took my hand and covered them,
then took the back of my hoe and
pressed the dirt down so it would
hold the moisture. watered them
each evening and some times In the
morning If the soil looked dry, I
used the sprinkler because 1t didn't
wash the dirt away from the seed.
This year l will spade my ground
very deep then rake it two or three
times. When planting poppy seeds
mix the seeds with 20 times their
bulk of dry earth or sand and scatter
over the surface of prepared soil.
All flowers must have water often
before they come up and more often
when they are grown large. 1t takes
more water to feed the bigger plant.
have planted many new sorts
of seeds this year and by trying the
different kinds / hope to find out
which will thrive best in this climate
and soil. -ss=. =--..
The main thing with flowers is at
itention. If you love flowers you will
do everything to make them grow
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
held for few days awaiting som,
possible clue.
Evangelists

Evangelists
DR.. French Oliver has been holding
meetings at Bull and Filler. At the
latter place he must have put salt
lon the newspaper editors tail, for
The Filler Journal came out with an
editorial that must have shaken all
the Filerites, Files and Filings in the
town. And best of all, he hit the
bulls eye. Boise hasn't yet recover
ed from the Bulgin sting. Some of
the things he said:
1--WE plead guilty to the charge
that we think the belief in hell is
relic of other centuries-It is the
most hideous doctrine ever conceiv-
ed. @t %
"Why not carry the sweet consol-
ing message that God is good and
every Christian act you do will be
recorded. 1
Where do these so-called evangel-
lists, organized along Billy Sunday
lines, get their license to come into
this or any community and abuse
men who differ with their mode of
Ireligion?"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
CHANGE IN STATE LAND OFFICE

Robert Kirchval, former treasurer
of Kootenai county, resident OF
Occur d'Alene, will be the new reg
lister of the state land board to sue
coed Heber @. Hale, who was served
with notice yesterday that on and
after July /, 1916, his services as
register will not be needed, II the
plans Of the board are carried out
at meeting held late this afternoon.
It is understood that three Repub-
lican members of the board present
have agreed to vote for Kirchval and
that the governor will also vote for
him being in the minority. MT.
Kirchval is said to have every quail
fication for the position and Is
strongly Endorsed in northern Idaho:
Other matters will also be considered
by the board but no other important
changes are expected.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
Water Purifying

Twin Falls has arranged to have
installed modern determination
plant to cost $1,000. This plant fit
ers into the water just enough chic
rine to kill all germs in it and not
enough to be injurious to consumers.
Idaho Pioneer Day
Rigby has invited all neighbors
and friends, near and far, to join
her in celebrating Idaho Pioneer day,
June Is. A good time is assured
to all who accept. There will be
sports and music and a general good
time
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY

J. H. Hale, of Groveland,. has. built
a barn this spring, 45x7O feet in size,
with a capacity of Is tons Of hay.
It has two box stalls for horses, one
critter, two for calves pens, the
managers for hay are built just like
those for the cows only smaller.
Ernest F. Hale has built one
story barn and shed combined and is
going to get into the dairy business
again. He says he missed it by SELL
ing off his cows and proposes to undo
the mistake as soon as possible.
H. p. Christensen, Of Groveland,
who built fine, residence a year or
SO ago, has built good barn this
spring. It is 40x46 feet in size, with
capacity for IS tons of hay, stalls
and box stalls for stock, granary and
shelter for the farming implements.
He has also built a chicken house and
removed some of the old buildings
that were on the place. He is on
what was known as the Marshall
place when the land was homestead
led. ,'r
S. Thomson, who has the northern
part of the former C. M. Bumgarner
homestead, is just completing barn
46x56 feet, built pretty much on the
plan of the H. P. Christensen barn.
James Yancey is the builder in both
instances, these being only two of
several good barns he has erected in
the Blackfoot country. He has en-
gagged to build one soon for Joseph
Williams ON the Hobbs place west of
GrOveland. =
M. H. Shirley, the carpenter and
contractor, is just finishing modern
six-room house with bath, six closets,
buffet kitchen, universal hot air plant
and Kewaunee water system. He has
a 400-gallon tank in the basement to
supply water for the house and barn.
There is a gasoline engine for pump
ing and for grinding feed and turn
ing other machinery. 1t is situated
in an engine house between the house
and the other buildings.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
LAND OFFICE NEWS

In the busy month, of May 43S
applications for land were allowed
and in connection with them more
than $4,000 was taken in by the
office. 124 final certificates were is
sued and 1913 final proofs were filed
This is land Office business.
For April $50 original applications
were received, mostly in connection
with homesteads.
The rush is still on and, the Of
ficials expect June to show as large
a volume of business as May. The
new entries are for lands in the vari-
GUS parts of the district. Most of the
lands were taken under the 320-acre
act, and in the average case the new
people coming to the land are from
the east. -.-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16

casionally, when an animal dies
quickly under conditions that do not
spoil the meat for chicken feed.
NOTHING is fed to the chickens If it
is diseased or if it could not be dress
ed soon enough to preserve it in
clearly and healthy condition for
chickens.
Mrs. Honnold keeps account of all
expense for the chickens and the
books show all the time how much
is invested and what are the returns.
They have flock of mongrel fowls
which they will close out as soon as
the pure breeds get to supplying
eggs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
THROWN FROM HORSE
AND SEVERELY INJURED

Miss Merle Chandler was thrown
from a horse she was riding one day
last week at Springfield and quite
badly hurt. The horse became ter
rified at passing automobile and in
his wild run to escape the imagined
danger, Miss Chandler fell off and
struck the ground head first. She
was unconscious for some time, but
is now recovering, and except for a
few cuts and bruises will soon be
we'll again. a'. ..'- h.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
What's in a Diploma?

In long and impressive editorial
raving" taken from the Mountain
Home News, the measly diploma is
consigned to the scrap heap of petty
baubles." Everything said is per-
fectly true, but a little too much is
said. The truth is done too brown.
But it is really too bad that such a
foolish sentiment should exist as to
think it shame to fail to pass an ex-
animation or receive diploma. Di-
plomas are about as useful in life as
money in death, and the. world SO
considers. them. Those who doubt
might go out and try to get some
where in the world by means of one;
try to catch job or make friend.
Fire Department
McCammon has ordered a fire
fighting equipment to cost $1,342.5O.
New Hospital
Plans are prepared for county
hospital to be erected this summer in
Twin Falls, the bids to be opened
July G.. 1t will have So beds and be
equipped with laboratories and oper-
-ating rooms.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16

The manufacturers of The Idaho
Republican pure vegetable parchment
butter wrappers took first premium
at Panama-Pacific exposition. The
use of these splendid wrappers Is a
source of pleasure to the butter MAX
er. adv
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
$40 Worth of Experience

Andy Sparks, a government trap
per stationed on the desert, had a
Gypsy woman hailed into the Arco
court for getting away with $50 poe
ket money besides a $40 bill which
The handed over for information
about who killed two horses Of his.
While the fortune teller was making
the mystic passes necessary to a
proper atmosphere of revelation she
relieved him of his riches, so he says.
The evidence was contradictory on
both sides. so Judge Fleischer i'm
posed a fine of one dollar and costs
upon the clever fortune getter.
Good Roads Pow Wow
The citizens of Challie invited the
Salmon townsfolk to come over and
play in their yard and talk good
roads, which they did on Saturday,
the third. A red letter" day they
made of it, the Challis ones escorting
in the visitors fro msome distance
outside their gates, where they had
gone out to meet them and hand
over the keys of the city. A speech
making, a picture show, business
meeting and big dance filled up the
hospitable day.
Check Artist Puts 1t Over
A man who specialized in unau-
thentic checks disposed of about $50
worth of his product among Twin
Falls merchants. A grovery man,
named Zollman, suspected the thief
at the last moment and caught him
at the depot. A crowd promised to
help Zollman, but the forger walked
away and only Zollman followed, but
was soon outdistanced. The sheriff
and policeman were ranging about
the town looking for the culprit, and
so they missed him altogether.
Ingratitude
w. H. Greenhouse, proprietor Of
the Last Chance restaurant in Idaho
Falls, claims to have been drugged
and robbed by the man he befriend-
ed and boarded for over two weeks.
His loss is stated at more than $500.
Mr.. Greathouse names the thief
"Frenchy" and says he is we'll
known character in Idaho Falls,
where he spent the winter.
Unidentified
A man arrested by Constable
Weeks in the Swan valley country as
a suspect in connection with the re-
cent robbery of a store at Ucon, COM
mitted suicide while being brought
to Idaho Falls, by taking potassium
cyanide. In the morgue at Idaho
Falls the body was viewed last We'd
lnesday without being identified, and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16
NOTICE TO WATER USERS

The water will be cut out of the
canal if necessary, for one week after
July /, in order to kill the moss.
Aberdeen-Springfield Canal Co.,
1872 ...... H. L. LOWE, Watermaster.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16

1up and be beautiful and they. will
make your home q much nicer place.
MISS MAUD CARMAN.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-06-16

The Idaho Republican pays cash
for clean cotton rags. &-als@ adv.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-24

DlOyed by the concern fought out
 nine innings for the supremacy of the
 factory Both teams entered the fray full of confidence and several Wagers were made. Cooley acted as umpire. McCabe and Bernardo were
 in the points for the single mon,
 while Isaacson and McKeon worked
 for the benedicts
 John and Claire Murray, Mary and
 Richard Fisher, Marie and John
 Roche, all students of the Immaculate
 Heart academy, Watertown, are
 spending the summer vacation at
 their homes in KensingtOn
 Julius Collins of Hudson street at tended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Lucetta Culver, in Portland today. Mrs. Culver was the widow of J. B. Culver, late of East Hampton and died in Royal Oak, Michigan, last Tuesday, Interment took place in the Center cemetery, Portland. MT. and Mrs. Nelson Bradbury of
 Bridgeport are the guests of friends in KensingtOn.
 The Red Roses of the Berlin Grange will hold a strawberry fes- tlval on G. c. Goodwin's lawn next Thursday evening.
 Miss Anna L. Allison is the guest of friends in East Orange, N. J. Miss Ellen Moore has returned to her home in Kensington after a visit with her brother, Edwin Moore of Boston.
 Isaac Porter left yesterday on a ! trip to Baker, Oregon Dr. R. M. GriswoId attended the outing of the Second Ward Republi- can club of New Britain, which was
 held in New Haven today.