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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
EPIDEMIC CONTROLLED

Up to the latter part of last week
$50 children had succumbed to an
epidemic of infantile paralysis in
new York City, which broke out sew
eral weeks ago. Health authorities
were Immediately busy tracing the
source of the disease and medical
men set to work to isolate and study
the germ. At first the VI. S. health
authorities were summoned to help
cope with the epidemic, but when
New York health officers gained con-
troll of the situation they desired to
handle affairs without aid. It is
thought the germ has been found,
but no official report was offered.
So far only a few cases of paralysis
have been reported in other cities
than New York, but officials in each
locality r v~igilantly watching for
first signs of the disease. Quite a
panic grew up in New York City, in
|spite of the assurances of doctors
that the death rate was comparative
ly low, considering that little is
known about the malady and many
recovered with proper attention.
Schools and all places where children
~cOngregate are closed or strictly reg
ulated. Cats and flies are the sup
posed carries of infantile paralysis.
Butter wrappers-but one quality
and that the best, at The Republican
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
TO THE VOTERS OF
BINGHAM COUNTY

I beg herewith to announce that I
shall be a candidate for renomina-
tion on the Republican ticket for the
Office of assessor and personal tax
collector. Subject to the will Of the
voters at the primary election to be
held September 5, 1916.
adv. 52tf. e. L. MALCOM.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

Attractive rates for excursion tic
kets good from Saturday Tor Sun
day. to Monday. On sale every week.
Still better rates for tickets good
Sunday only. Ask o. s. L. agents for
details. adv. STA
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Notice is hereby given that on July
81, 49,, 20, an examination for teach
ers will be held at the Court House.
LULAH e. SMITH,
81? County Superintendent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21
SUNDAY EXCURSION RATES

Half rates for Sunday trips. On
sale every Sunday. Also tickets good
from Saturday to Monday at a little
bit more. Ask o. S. L. agents for
details. adv. 51-4
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

1t is hard enough to sit for three
hours under a dry political ha-
rangue, but how much nicer it will
be when a man will come home each
evening to the same thing in the
form of a woman-suffrage-midnight-
curtain-lecture.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-07-21

Money won't buy better butter
than The Idaho Republic
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18

fact become known that Escambia,
for whatever reason-poverty, mis-
management or bacnumbers in con-
troll of affairs-has dropped behind
in modern methods, it will be given
the go-by for more progressive Sec
lions.
Mr.. HIPS line runs through states
along the Canadian boundary. Mime
sofa in 1910 had farm property val
ued at one billion and five hundred
million dollars; North Dakota, 975
million dollars; Montana, $50 million;
Idaho, 800 millions, and Washington,
GAO millions. States that were on the
early maps as part of the Great
American desert, and admitted to the
union long after Florida was a state.
Florida's farm values, as given by
the federal census of 1910, was 143
millions. The states through which
the Great Northern runs are exempt
five months in the year from frost.
Up in those northwestern states it is
a matter of good farming or a case
of freeze out. They take advantage
of every new agency for the better
ment of farm life, and they don't
freeze-many of them spend their
winters on the Pacific Coast and some
come to Florida.
1t is hoped that Escambia county
may see its way clear to stay in the
procession. Escambia county cannot
afford to take a backward step.
Yours very truly,
w. A. M'RAE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
VOX POPULI

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
THE SCRATCH PAD.
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.

Now that the Cats Club has or
ganized itself with 81 officers, it i'll
behooves us to refer shghtingly to
the preponderancy of generals in the
Mexican army.
The man who said all men are liars,
didn't need any second choice vote.
The Russians have captured Zviy-
jim, Ratische, Tschistopady, Meidz-
CORY, Gnidava, Zalvoce and Jablonit-
"a. We hope they feel better about
it than we do.
The news that mems clothes are go
ing to be made very tight this COM
ing season is not being received with
enthusiasm by the fat men.
Meanwhile, what has become Of
Dead Mans Hill?
If bread does go to ten cents a
loaf, the county officials will have to
reduce the price of marriage licenses.
Now that the Amiral Aube is sched-
uled to return, the corn-fed liars viii
have plenty of time to prepare their
tales of horror.
Republicans after November 7 will
be saying, "Hello, Charley" back
ward.
This is no time of the year to heap
Goals of fire upon persons head.
That newspaper correspondent is
still asleep. Neither the Bremen nor
the Deutschland has been sunk for
four days.
Hughes attempt to get votes by the
appeal to sectionalism, is political
reversion absolutely abhorrent to true
minded republicans.
Six fires within the last two days
is certainly going some.
With thirty four officers in the
Cats Club, it looks as if they will
have to draw straws to see who will
be the member.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
BARRINEAU PLEDGES
SELF TO PUBLIC VEAL.
Commissioner of Agriculture.

Editor of The Journal,
Your editorials, as they appear in
Wednesdays paper are partially with
out foundation.
The Board had not planned a sec
ret meeting to railroad into exis-
tence the appointment of Mr.. Geo.
Rommen Jr., as county engineer.
The board agreed, unanimously, t.
hold Mr.. Rommell's application until
the next regular or called meeting,
when those who are opposed to him
would have an opportunity to come
before the board and openly make
charges against him if they have
any, and at the same time Mr.. Rom
nell would be allowed to defend him
self.
/ wish to say that the board has no
"axe to gind' in employing Mr.. Rom
nell as county engineer, and viii not
do so if it is shown that he is incom-
petent to till the position.
Abandoning the farm denaonstra-
ton work is a bitter pill for the men
who have worked so hard for the ag-
ricultural development of this region, !"
is one correct assertion you have
made, for | feel it keenly, and sus-
pect, Mr.. Editor, that have assisted
in this work more materially than YOU.
The Crop Improvement Association.
Of which I am a member, supplement
ed the salary for the county agent,
so great was their interest in this
work, until about a year ago the com
nissioners agreed to assist in this
work, and I voted in favor of it.
If you have the peoples Interest,"
so much at heart as to want them as
sisted in every way possible on the
farm, IT, seems that you would also
be DESTROYS of them having roads over
which they can travel; or, possibly
the interest does not extend any fur
thsg thar the great benefit a great
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18

from the LIST day of August, 1915,
for incidentals in connection with my
office. This amount Is already pro-
vided for in the budget and it is need
ed in order to properly discharge the
duties of this office.
Trusting you viii grant this re-
quest, I beg to remain,
yours respectfully,
(Signed) JAS. NJ. JOHNSON,
Building Inspector"
Further, as provided for in the
budget ordinance Ma, 6, Series No.
5, passed October 25th, 1915, there
was s1,B00.0o, appropriated for the
building inspectors salary. In view
of the foregoing statements the COM
missioners have not violated any
law and therefore am demanding
this correction.
Very truly yours,
JAS. NJ. JOHNSON,
Building Inspector.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18

With thirty four officers in the
Cats Club, it looks as if they will
have to draw straws to see who will
be the member.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
INSPECTOR JOHNSON
TAKES EXCEPTIONS
Editor of The Journal:

Editor Of The Journal:
In your issue Of August II, 1915,
appears an editorial entitled, BEAT
ing the Law"
The editorial I consider extremely
Unfair and libelous, and / demand an
immediate retraction and apology for
the same; otherwise, I will be COM
PEELED to appeal to the courts for re-
dress. Had you been absolutely fair
IN the matter and published it as a
news item alone and cared to correct
~ inform yourself, you could surely
have had access to the records in the
city hall and therefore avoided the
mistake you have made. For your
further information I am quoting my
application to the commissioners:
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 8, 1915,
Honorable Board Of City Commits
sioners,
"City.
Gentlemen: I respectfully request
that you allow me the sum Of twenty
seven dollars (S2700) per month,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
ESCAMBIA COUNTY MUST
GET FARM DEMONSTRATORS

Editor of The Journal:
At this time Florida has farm dem
Onstrators or experts in thirty-two
counties. This leaves twenty counties
to be supplied before our state ranks
up in an important respect with other
progressive states. Florida is an ag-
ricultural state, and anything which
may help farming conditions should
be given willing and prompt support.
Congress seldom appropriates
money for any purpose without study
ing the proposition from every angle.
In its wisdom it said to the people
that it would pay half the expense
up to a certain amount-of providing
a farm expert in each agricultural
county of the several states. Our
federal law makers recognize the
fact that no other single national in
terest compares in importance with
agriculture, and if there is to be re-
tanned an increasing number of eff
Gent and contented people on our
farms, every useful agency must be
devised to make farming more re-
munerative and country life more
comfortable and attractive. And now
congress is going to give the states a
lot of money for building roads.
Where farm agents have been en-
ptoyed they have, as a rule, proven
themselves to be of inestimable value
to their communities. In some coun-
ties in the north, where farming is
most profitable, two or more agents
have been put to work in single coun-
ties, one to look out after corn alone,
another to inspect live stock, and still
another to advise in general field and
garden operations.
1t gays the large factories to have
inspectors and advisers to go about
among worknen and suggest better
methods. The farm is a factory, and
why not inspectors and experts to ad-
wise with men who too often plod
along in picked up and antiquated
ways in their work? Farming is not
mere manual labor, it is a science.
Wonderful laws control the growth
OF plant and animal. The experts
understand the essential facts. They
put these facts into practical use and
effect. The expert is needed in ev.
cry Florida county, and when a coun-
ty dispenses with his services, it takes
backward step. And it is standing
still when it does not employ one.
Eseambia is fourth in population
among the fifty-two counties of Flor
ida. 1t is the gateway county to West
Florida. The $500 as Escambia's
share in paying for a farm expert
divided per capita would be a little
less than ten cents. Northern people
are coming to Florida, and many of
these newcomers, knowing that con-
ditions are different here in farm life,
now ask what counties have farm
demonstrators-they want inforIna-
ton from experts.
James J. Hill, the railway builder
and developer of the northwest, once
said that each farmer settling on the
line Of his road added a thousand
dollars at once - its value. Let the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18

agricultural county" would be to your
city, for it appears from your editor
ial, you are hunting a solid foundation
for Pensacola.
If you had visited the county since
the disartrous storm you would fully
realize how much this EIGHTY five
k0ndred dollars of questionable leg
ahty" is needed, as it is almost inn
possible for the farmers to market
their scant produce.
If your interest in the farmers is
so great, why kick against this? AS
you were mis-informed of the pre-
ceding things it seems that you
would have been informed as regards
the people who have business inter-
ests" in Pensacola. For they did not
sit quietly by, but proclaimed aloud
until the very stones in the streets
took up the cry" loud enough for you
even to hear if you had not turned a
deaf ear to it, meeting as a body on
the street, and asking that the agent
be not dispensed with; while numbers
Of taxpayers attended our meeting
and said eff our taxes are INCREASED
we will not pay them," and as this
was the seource from which we would
get the money to pay the agent, our
hands were tied.
AS to getting the agent back next
year, I will join hands with you, Mr..
Editor, but you will have to assist in
q more substantial way than writing
editorials.
Now I notice that Mr.. c. C. Keyser
has also attacked the board; I will
say that Mr.. Keyser is like some other
people know, he does not know how
to appreciate an honest board of com
missioners, which / truly believe we
have, Mr.. Keyser says that we "haye
already done enough to be ashamed
Of" I would like to inform him that /
am not ashamed of single thing that
l have done since I have served on the
board. 1 have tried to deal impair
TALLY with all mankind and DEFY Mr..
Keyser, or any one else to bring ae-
cusations against me in nay official
capacity, or personally, Of which /
should be ashamed.
Yours truly,
W. c. RARRINEAU,
Chairman, Board of County Com
missioners. Cantanepaent E1or;5a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
STATE PRESS
COMMENT
Deserves HANGING

Deserves Hanging
Some miscreant has tried to burn
the Reporter Star office in Orlando,
several times lately. The first at
tempt was thought to be an accident
but the second was witnessed by some
people across the street and they
have the goods on the men but we're
unable to produce the men. How
ever these kind Of people will get
caught sooner or later and get long
sentence on the roads. Such DELHI
crate attempts to burn the Reporter
Star office and thus deprive US Of
the editorial page Of Joe Reese de-
serve hanging.-Ocala Star,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is, 1s1s.
THAT 5000.


Building Inspector Johnson wants The
journal to retract Also to apologize.
Otherwise he will go to law For The
journal has committed the objectionable
1offense of printing an extract from Pensa-
fcola's city charter-section 34,-which
Eprovides:
No conmissi oner, officer, or employee of the
city shall directly or INDIRECTLY receive from
the city ANY COMPENSATION, emolument, or
thing of value for ANY SERVICE rendered or to
be rendered by him, other than the REGULAR
COMPENSATION to be paid to him as fixed by
terms of his employment fixed by law.
Now the whole trouble was about $2700,
(which Inspector Johnson is getting, over
and above his salary as provided by law.
lfrom the city treasury.
Inspector Johnson, using his own words,
gets the $2700 per month from the first day
of August, 1916, for ncidentals."
This is August 18-in other words, he
puts bill in for "incidentals'' before the
incidenta1s have happened. He is required
to present no voucher, to establish no
proof; he doesn't even explain the coinci-
dence of the "incidentals" always amount
ing to $27 month
He just asks for the money-the $27 a
month; ALLOW NE" the money, is his
word; the whole thing, according to In
spector Johnson's own statement, is on
personal grounds, and the citys laws say
specifically that no city employee shall re-
ceive ANY COMPENSATION, either
directly or INDIRECTLY, for any serv-
ice other than the regular compensation as
fixed by the terms of his employment as
fixed by law.
That compensation is 500. And the $27
is given him either directly or indirectly
that is for Inspector Johnson to decide
the law prohibits both.
What then does Inspector Johnson wish
The Journal to retract? The opening SEN
tence of the editorial at which he takes
umbrage says, Understand now we don't
blame Building Inspector Johnson at all for
getting that $27"
Is it possible that Inspector Johnson
wants us to blame him? Does he wish us
to retract the statement that he has rela-
tive IN the city's employ? Does he think we
are unfair in saying that $97 plus $27 are
S125? Does he hold The Journal response
bic for the city charter which provides that
no man is eligible for city employment if
any relative of his gets more than 500 a
month?
Inspector johnson makes worse case
against himself than we did We thought
and said-that he was getting the little
appropriation on the side for the automo-
bile-and that might open an argument, a
very weak argument, true, for the law
specifically provides against any super
compensation either directly or INDI-
RECTLY-but an argument nevertheless
According to Inspector Johnson, how
ever ne asked for the money on purely per-
sonal grounds
Yes Inspector Johnson must certainly
want that S27 very bodily And we repeat
we don't blame him in the least for want
ing it,
F. ,-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
Florida AS a Sugar Producing State

Florida As a Sugar Producing State
A story from Ocala is to the effect
that the Federal Sugar Co., new
corporation, has leased 5000 acres Of
fertile muck land in Marion county,
on which sugar cane viii be planted
and sugar mill established. Vege-
tables also viii be raised by the COM
pany, composed principally Of resi-
dents of other states.
This is pleasing news to Floridians
who have long known the advantages
offered by Florida muck lands for
the cultivation of sugar cane of the
highest grade. Making Florida a
cane producing state second to nonk
in the union was one Of the dreams
of the late Hamilton Disston, who
died before his plans could be made
effective, also Of the late Governor
BroYard when he launched his
scheme for reclaiming the ever
glades. The activities Of these new
corners may yet cause their IDEAS to
bear fruit, and, if so, Florida should
rival Louisiana In sugar production
before many years pass.-Tampa
Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18

Frequent rains here are a reminder of a
story recently published in an Oregon
paper. A man went into business house.
SO the paper says, and stated that his wife
had made up her mind to 60 back to west
ern Kansas. Back there" he explained.
she used to sit around and sigh for a tubful
OF good, soft rainwater in which to wash
the clothes, and it became so tiresome I
moved to Oregon. We have been here two
months and now she has all the rainwater
she can use and wants to move back to
Kansas to get the clothes dried. INFANT
Herald
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18

An unusual question arose in the Ken
lucky case OF Roberts VS.. Bennett, l. R. A.
l9loC, 1o90, which holds that the vendor
cannot enforce specific performance of
contract to sell his farm of 30 acres more
or less IN a certain locality where the farm
IN that locality contains 3041l acres, from
which he desires to convey two of t.e
three parcels of which the farm consists,
containing 214A acres, since the descrip-
ton IN the memorandum is not sufficient
to satisfy the statute of frauds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
Court House Election

Reports from all over the county
are to the effect that the longer the
peoples requests are ignored by three
of the commissioners in regards to
the court house election, the moro
certain It is that CrestyieW will win.
The day Of controlling Florida politics
By political machinery and trickery
is past, and the idea that three men
can force the people Of 0kalooso
county to vote for Milhgan to be
MADE the permanent county seat BY
Ignoring the petitions and prolonging
the time Of election, is a farfetched
one 70 say the least.-Okaloosa News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-18
Yours truly,
W. c. RARRINEAU,

Chairman, Board of County Com
missioners. Cantonement, Florida,
Aug. 27, 1916.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-11

The annual national CONGRESS of the
Society OF the Sons Of the American
Revolution will be held this year at
Newark, N. r.. The Mrst session will
be held on saturday, May IL. at which
President woodrow Wilson Ia expect
ed to be present. On Sunday after
noon there Will be appropriate SER
vices In Old Trinity Episcopal Church.
Al which tho bishop of New Jersey
ing there will he o meeting al witch
the chapfain-general. r. L. McCready,
OF Louisville. and Mr.. Ballard-Thurs
ton, late president general. also of
Louisville. will made addresses.
The main sessions OF the Congress
will be on Monday and Tuesday, May
Is and 10. followed by banquet to
the delegates.
Time has been set apart for visits to
historic points. to which visitors will
be taken In automobiles. Delegates
are invited TO bring their ladies', for
whom special entertainment has been
provided.
AT the annual meeting OF the vir-
ginia Society held at the Westmorc-
land Club on February a. the follow
ing delegates were elected to attend
the congress-; Colonel James n.
Branch. colonel r. Mccarthy Bulling-
ton and Frederick f. Emerson. of
Norfolk: alternates, George Cole Scott,
Christian Clarke. W. l. Phillips and
J H. Hume, City Point Arthur b.
Clarke, president of the Virginia So
ciety. is ex-offiicio delegate.
While these are especially desig-
mated as delegates, any member Of
the society is cordially invited and
welcomed.
The membership OF this society is
composed Of men whose ancestors as
sisted in achieving American indie
pendence In 1776-17sl. The object of
the society is pure patriotism. and it
stands first of all for Americanism as
handed down from the forefathers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-11
VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS
TRY FOR WEST POINT
Governor Asked to Designate Three
Enlisted Men TO Take Competitive
Entrance Examinations.

Governor Stuart has been requested
by Acknowledgement McLain, of the
eastern division of the United States
Army. to designate three enlisted men
from the Virginia volunteers to. regis
ter for competitive examinations for
entrance 10 the United States Mill
tary Academy at West Point, and to
report to the commanding Oft, err at
the Washington barracks, District of
Columbia not later than June J. The
examinations Will be mental and ply
steal. and those passing must meet
the entrance requirements for West
Point
One requirement. in addition to the
usual West Point requirements. is
that those appearing for examination
must be men enlisted rot less than
nne year by July 10, 1ala-App4ieant
for the examination must he between
nineteen and twenty-five years of
age.
Governor Stuart will announce with
in a few days the names of those
who may take the examination. The
privilege of allowing members of
State military to enter Yves. Point is
extended under the provisions of the
military act of May l. From the
several States -tMantH=tMn- clnn-are TO
be admitted to the Military Academy.