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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
TEUT0nlC POWERS
PLAN BALKAN DRIVE

ROME. Sept IA great
Balkan offensive by the Teutonic
powers Is being planned at the
conference now going on at the
kniser's headquarters. according TO
reports reaching here.
The tentative plans call for Ger.
many sending 100000 aud Austria
100000 men to the Balkans. It is
said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
Playing the Great Game

THE year 1910 will remain immemora year in
politics In previous OF the history of the United
States has the great game been rly played by every
protected interest which is opposed the interests Of the
people
Such widely distant and diverse the peace Of
Europe and religion in Mexico have been added umps
such cards the between railway and brother
hoods. suffrage prohibition. preparedness, prosperity and
plaudes These all carefully stirred together by adoit
campaign speakers and then handed the consideration
Of the INTELLIGENT voteri
Evidently the intelligence of the average citizen is last
actually trial Certainly it has before been put face
- face with so hard
We all honestly glad that this nation is
AZ Whether words deeds have kept out,
really cares. We grateful 4 people
ior this of extraordinary prosperity
presidential which will best prolong these two
most excellent conditions win indicate that the people
whole has the intelligence eliminate foreign oompca-
lions from internal issues, and has the wish and ability
deal directly with problems involving the general welfare
Il the nation
To the cloud of foreign affairs and the smoke
and fog OF domestic differences will prove triumph OF sanity
for the average voter.
1t will prove that the have last learned how
play the great game OF politics successfully against the
classes.
A Cincinnati society worker says she has proved
that family of seven can live on a daily food cost Of
IS cents That's nothing. An Ohioan recently tasted
20 days-only on the 10th he died.
If the Illinois man who spent only four cents in his
for congress is elected, guy is sure
refer to him as a jitney statesman
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
CHAPTER VI.
With Mo Goad-bvs

When Auntie George, at lunch
that day, asked Octavia n she
were not feeling well, the niece re-
Piled less amiably than usual: "Of
course ] am! Why should you ask
such question:"
That afternoon she went 10 the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
(G!;1})kGt
COLYUn /
GAS

Y'kno~, George, was rezdin' n
the paper the ether day about Jshn
Rockefeller isffin' out loud In q
church durin' services In NJ Yssk.
The papers said II was some line
In the sermon that slid on HE ~leh-
bone an made him lsf.
Oh. yes. II was.
You an me know what made hin
lsf, Ed, an IL wasn't the funny lin
In the sermon. either Tor lIther, e
they ssy st afternoon tess).
The merry outlaws from Jshs
come out more than once when n
thinks as how he's got q hsH.NeIsea
on the public with his gas aa6
prices.
Yen. but 90 easy on him. Luke:
didn't he raise the price Of gas frem
re 20 24c . gal, and sln't he ees1-
usily getting kind-hesrteo and bring
ing u down a cent every yesr7
Ohi--A~e didn't know that. We
take back them harsh woids, Jeha.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
ThWARTED AMBITION

When l Was q boy" said the
gray-haired physician. who hap
pened TO be In . reminiscent mood.
Il wanted TO be soldier: but my
parents persuaded me 10 study
medicine"
"Oh. well" rejoined the sympa.
thetic druggist, such is life. Many
a man with Wholesale aspirations
has TO content himself with . r.
tail business.
ITS USUALLY THE AltMokv
HE HAS TO PAY THAT CAUSES
A MAN TO FIGURE IN A 81.
vORCE SUIT.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14

A small explosion occurred at
the creamery on Tuesday In one Of
the pneumonia tanks. Ma Dow
was quite lucky in having It r.
paired by an expert OF the company
who happened TO be at Keossuqua.
putting in one OF their pneumonia
plants in one OF the meat marksss
there. There was not much dam
age caused by the explosion
Stockport. la, News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
SUBSTANTIAL SHINGLES

The building will be shingisl
with stone foundation. sleeptnG
porch. electricity for lighting pus.
poses. The mason's work on eel.
lar will be started nett week
New Haven Comm Register. r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14

If the Illinois man who spent only four cents in his
race for congress elected some mean guy is sure to
refer to him as jitney statesman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
EXIT

Jobseeker (enterins office IN.
snnouneed)-Is there an opening
here for mel
Chief eIerk-Yes, sir. right ~
hind you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14
ru;tusu,,ms OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Next Week
A Novel 1.-THE SMUCCLER"
A Week ex
Continued from Our last issuel

insiiiisiiii
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14

LOOKING AHENO
THE FOLLOWING MARRIAGE
LICENSES HAVE BEEN ioou9o
BY JUDGE BERRY,: q
WILLARD MYGR AND LUCIA
o'eHIEk. AND BERTHA DEW.
AID, BOTH OF 0lltiNoo-AL-
LANCE (NE6.) HERALD.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14

Schmidt sued Jones for Islander.
alleging that Jones had called him
a hippopotamus some six months
before. OF this time item. Jones
attorney made capital. saying
scornfully:
Why. you haven't got any casa.
Mr. Schmidt II your feelings
were so badly hurt, why didn't VOC
take action six months ago."
Yes, I know" answered Schmidt
easily. but never saw a hippo
potamus until two weeks ago"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-14

HOWEVER. 1T Is BETTER TO
BE ALONE THAN TO BE BORED.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC STILL
RACES IN NEW YORK CITY

The epidemic of infantile paralysis
is worse, if anything, in spite Of all
efforts of medical men and health
officials to stem it's advance. New
Jersey has established a statewide
quarantine against the plague, and
guards have been placed at all term
inal points to prevent children under
16 years from entering; local restric-
tions have been made very severe.
One of the latest methods of fight
ing the disease is to inject fresh
blood, taken from parents, into the
veins Of children to render them i'm
mune. The theory is that the adult
blood contains certain anti-bodies, or
purifying properties, which defeat
the disease germ.
Medical men say that infantile
paralysis can not always be distin-
guished, when it occurs in isolated
cases, from other fatal forms Of in
FAINT menengitis and vital weaknesses.
Blackfoot doctors say that there have
been a few cases in this vicinity dur
ing their experience, but the disease
Is so rare, except in epidemics, that
many doctors never see a case. DR..
Beck said he had only seen n case
in all his experience. DR.. Patrie has
known Of two in this section while
he has been practicing here. They
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
Visit our Bargain Basement
~BLACKFOOT BRIEFS
SDecial Windows

Along with the general perking up
for fair week BlackfOt merchants dis
played some spendid windows this
week. The Bon Ton had a unique
decoration in the window opposite
the one where the spring bubbles up
with grass growing around it, and
with gold fish swimming in it. The
other window represented a NINA
ture arcade, with lawn, walk, en-
trance archway and open-air bunga-
low: Pretty dolls rested upon candy
benches or strolled along a sweet
sugar pathway leading from arch to
bungalow. A couple of good Indians
lounged in the archway making ad-
miring eyes at the dolls. A line of
small electric light bulbs furnished
illumination in the evenings. Every
thing was of candy, excepting the
light bulbs.
The Golden Rule displayed a pre-
~paredness fort built of shoe boxes.
Out of loop holes real rifles poked
their noses. Other shoes were grace
fully arranged about the window. A
sign read: 1--WE are prepared with
the best line of shoes in Idaho or
something to that effect.
Rowles-Mack had their usual
dressy window; Christ showed a tasty
array of gold tea sets and painted
china; Brown-Hart company had an
attractive display of apparel.
Hopkins Brothers Building
T. H. and B. w. Hopkins and Leo
Henish are building a large two story
brick building on Taylor street,
across from the new hotel and next
door north to The Idaho Republican
office. Judging from the depth of
the excavation the structure is to be
solid enough to stand two or three
more stories on top, If it becomes
advisable to add them. This build
ing has displaced some unsightly
sheds and an ugly open space. There
will be four double office rooms on
the second story. Below, the store
rooms will be occupied by Hopkins
brothers for their meat shop and by
Leo Henish for his harness shop.
They plan to have the place ready
for moving in by November 1.
New Store
T. A. Hayes has n OF the most
up-to-date shops in the state-plenty
of room, nice display, large new stock
linoleum floor and neatness. Further
and moreover, Mr.. Hayes has cleaned
out a shabby. collection of old sheds
and lean-to shacks from the rear OF
his new property.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
WORKING HER WAY ACROSS
CONTINENT AT SEVENTY-FOUR

Ezra Meeker, in his auto-schooner,
was not the only odd traveller to visit
Blackfoot last week. There was a
little lady, smiling and pleasant, who
canvassed thru the town selling the
women little squares of perfumed
paraftin to use when handling the
needle. She is only "A years old, and
carries one useless arm, which was
paralyzed by an injury received at
San Francisco during the great earth
quake and fire.
Mrs. M. NJ. Willis came west a
number of years ago, after the death
Of her husband, to live with a son.
The son died recently, and so his
aged mother started back east from
the Pacific coast, working her way by
means of these little squares of paraf-
fin for ladies' fingers when they sew.
She is frail and energetic, sweet
after much sorrow, active and dis
abled, and all alone she is making
the long trip home to New York state
where she has a relative who will
probably give her a home.
When asked for her impressions
of the towns and cities along her
path, she declares that the goodness
Of the common people is the chief
distinguishing feature of them all.
Everywhere she goes, she said, the
people are so good to her that her
way is made pleasant and her lonely
journey happy. Meeting such a grand
character in such a frail body is edu-
cation, as most Of the folks she called
on in B~lackfoot proved, for they
readily purchased her paraffin
squares, and she did not have to stay
here quite so long as she had thought
would be necessary. And so after q
few days she passed on to Pocatello,
to continue eastward. The expert
ence Of meeting her Is a lessen in
nerve and a refreshment after the
daily round of petty tales of woe.
The sad part of it is that conditions
of our day allow weak old age to
make it's own feeble way thru the
throng of young strong hustlers max
ing good for the good they can get
out of it. Mrs. Willis spent her first
night in Blackfoot at the railroad
station house, crocheting the hours
away. She arrived in the evening and
didn't have time to look up q suit
able rooming house. She does not
eat at restaurants because she is too
anxious to get home to waste money
that way. A crust. a glass Of milk,
or a little fruit taken to her room
satisfies her.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
Only Moistened His Lips.

Omer Scudder, a Columbus real es-
tate and insurance agent, told some of
the other business men who have Of
fees in the Bassett building that he
was hot. They agreed that they were
just as hot as he was.
81 can eat all the ice cream you
fellows are willing to buy" Scudder
declared.
The others made up 60 cents and
sent out for a half gallon of cream.
They had a notion that Scudder would
eat about a quart after which they
would divide the remaining quart
among themselves. Scudder surround
ed the entire half gallon Of ice cream,
smacked his lips and asked them
whether they were not going to get
him enough ice cream for a real taste.
The business men looked at each 9th
er, smiled sickly and returned to their
places of business. Indianapolis
News,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
JOINT STOCK LAND BANKS
ORGANIZATION,

Section 16.-A private corporation
subject to the requirements under this
act which may be formed by ten or
more persons with a board of directors
of five or more.
Sec. 16.-May operate within the
state in which its principal office Is To-
Gated and within some one contingu-
GUS state.
Sec. 2S.-Subject to semiannusl ex-
aminations by the federal land bank
examiner.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. 16.-$250,OO0 minimum.
Sec. 16.-Double liability of share
holders.
Sec. 16.-The United States govern
ment shall own none of the shares Of
stock.
Sec. 16.-No farm loan bonds can be
issued until the capital stock is fully
paid, although the bank may begin
business when one-half Of the capital
is subscribed and paid in cash.
POWERS.
Sec. 16.-To lend money on farm
mortgage security.
Sec. 16.-To issue and sell farm loan
bonds.
Sec. 16.-To issue farm loan bonds
up to Is times the amount Of its CAPT.
tai and surplus.
Sec. 16.-Except as otherwise pro-
vided it has the powers Of and is sub
:ject to the restrictions imposed on
federal land banks.
PRIVILEGES.
Sec. 16.-May lend more than $4,000
to any n borrower, but not beyond
90 per cent Of the value Of the land
and 20 per cent Of the permanent in
Sured improvements.
Sec. 16.-Loans are not restricted to
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
The Three Philosophers.

For the first time In their lives
three genuine, simon-pure philos
ophers went out riding in a motor car
After they had ridden about twenty
miles out in the country the a broke
down. Said the first philosopher: 81
have long wanted to study certain as
poets of nature, and this affords me
the particular prospect most ad
mire." Said the second philosopher
II observe there is a farmhouse over
there where food can doubtless be OBJ
famed in sufficient quantities." Sait
the third philosopher: II have lonl
wanted to be in a situation where
without moving, sustenance would bt
brought to me by n friend, while
the other discoursed on the beauties
of nature Life. ..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
DENIES STORIES THAT
SHE OPPOSES BRANNON

Miss Catherine T. Dryden, Of Mos
cow, returned to her home this week
after a trip to the southern part Of
the state, during which she visited
~Blackfoot, and learned that rumor
had it she was running for the state
superintendency Of public instruction
in opposition to DR.. M. A. Brannon.
Of the state university. She said
In am not a party to any combina-
ton, nor have I made any promises.
that could be construed in any light.
except that of intense loyalty to DR..
M. A. Brannon and the University
Idaho, and a belief that the state
board of education as now organized
is rendering to the state a splendid
SERVICE"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
THIS DEALER HAD REAL TACT
Mirrors in Wearing Apparel
Establishment.

a dealer in wearing apparel, noticing
that his stout customers and his very
thin customers often were sensitive as
to their figures, installed two full
length mirrors of special design, says
Popular Mechanics magazine. One was
slightly concave and the other slightly
convex. When a stout customer tried
on a suit she was led to the 'cOncave
mirror for self-inspection, and was able
to see her figure as it would appear
with its measurements reduced. When
a thin person came in to try on clothes
she was taken to the convex mirror,
where the opposite effect was pro-
duced.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
FEDERAL FARM LOAN ACT
Passed by the House Of Representa-
tIves and the. United States Sen.
ate June 81 and %, 1916,
Respectively.
Signed by the President July II, 1915.

3.-Provides for a federal land bank
system In the continental United States
exclusive Of Alaska), dividing the
country into twelve land bank districts
composed Of whole states.
3.-The system Is operated as a bu-
reau of the United states treasury DE-
partment and supervised by the fed
eral farm loan board. The secretary
of the treasury Is ex-officio chairman
of the board with four other members
appointed by the president for eight
years at an annual salary of $4,000.
One member is designated farm loan
commissioner and Is the active eXecu-
tive officer.
3-Appointees of Board: (a) Farm
loan registrar for each land bank dis
trict and
(b) One or more land appraisers for
each land bank district. Salaries paid
by federal land bank or joint stock
land bank for which they act.
(c) Land bank examiners; salaries
paid by the United States.
Id Attorneys, experts, assistants
and other employees to be paid by the
United States.
17.-Powers of the Board: (a) To
organize and charter federal land
banks, joint stock land banks and ma
tional farm loan associations.
(b) To review and alter the rate of
interest to be charged by federal land
banks for loans.
(c) To approve or reject any or all
loans for bond issue and to grant or
refuse any specific issue of farm loan
bonds of federal land banks and joint
stock land banks.
(d) To regulate charges for ap-
praisal, examining titles and record
ing.
(e) To appraise land securing mort
cages for bond issue.
(f) To exercise general supervisory
authority over the federal land banks,
farm loan associations and joint stock
land banks.
30.-The farm loan commissioner
shall examine the laws of every state
and If on examination the laws of any
state are shown to afford insufficient
protection to holders, its mortgages
shall be declared ineligible under this
act during the continuance of the laws
in question.
32.-The secretary of the treasury is
authorized to deposit United States
funds in federal land banks at current
government rates of interest, the ag-
gregate of such funds not to exceed
$6.000,O 900 at any one time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
CAPITAL STOCK.

Sec. 5.-$750,000. May be owned by
individuals, firms, corporations and the
United States and state governments.
Sec. 5--Shares, S. each.
Sec. 5.-All stock remaining unsub-
Scribed 80 days after subscription
books are opened shall be subscribed
by the United States and thereafter
only the United States government and
borrowers may acquire shares Of stock.
Sec. 5.-United States government
not to participate in dividends. All
other stockholders share dividends
equally.
Sec. 5.-The original capital stock
shall be gradually retired after the
stock held by farm loan associations
shall amount to $750,000.
Sec. 5.-Not less than 5 per cen
of capital shall be invested in United
States government bonds.
POWERS.
Sec. l3.-To buy first farm mort
cages within it's district and to issue
and sell farm loan bonds.
Sec. 13.-TO receive from farm loan
associations interest and amortization
payments on mortgages and farm loan
bonds.
Sec. 13.-To acquire and dispose of
real and personal property necessary
for the convenient transaction of bust
ness; and land taken in satisfaction Of
debts or purchased under judgments,
DEGREES or mortgages held by it. Shall
not hold title exceeding five years.
Sec. 13.-To accept deposits of Sc
curities or current funds from member
associations but pay no interest there
on.
Sec. 13.-To borrow money on Sc
curity and pay interest thereon.
Sec. 13.-To buy and sell United
States bonds.
Sec. 13.-To appraise lands for bond
issue and to charge applicants and Dor
rowers the cost of land appraisal, ex-
amining titles, recording and other le-
gal fees, said fees to be paid In cash
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01

the purposes prescribed for national
farm loan associations.
Sec. 18.-LOans may be made to
farm owners regardless Of whether en-
gagged in cultivation Of the land mort
gagged or not.
Sec. 16.-Interest on loans shall not
exceed more than / per cent, the In
terest rate established for Its last series
of bonds. nor more than 9 per cent In
any case.
Sec. Accommodations or other
charges not specifically authorized by
this act shall not be demanded or re-
ceived.
BONDS.
Sec. 20.-Issued in series Of $4,000
or more, in denominations of $25, $50,
500. $500 and $1,000.
Sec. 20.-May bear maximum rate Of
5 per cent interest persannum.
Sec. 16.-Bonds shall be SO engraved
as to be readily distinguishable from
federal land bank bonds.
Sec. 10. Mortgages and United
States government bonds equal Ia
amount to the farm loan bonds issued
are retained as collateral security by
the land bank registrar.
Sec. 17.-NO issue Is authorized with
out the approval Of the farm loan
board.
Sec. '27.-Federal reserve banks are
authorized to buy and sell the bonds Of
joint stock land banks.
Sec. 22.-Substitution of mortgages
and United States government bonds
held as collateral to farm loan bonds is
permitted.
Sec. 27.-Its bonds are lawful invest
ments for fiduciary and trust funds
and security for all public deposits.
TAXATION.
Sec. 26.-The capital stock, surplus
and earnings are subject to the taxing
powers of the state.
Sec. 26.-Its mortgages executed I'M
der this act and it's farm loan bonds
and all income derived therefrom are
exempt from federal, state and munic-
ipal and local taxation.
Sec. 26.-Real property taken and
held under the provisions of sections
IL and 10 is not tax exempt.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. 6.-Joint stock land banks are
made public repositories and financial
agents of the United States govern
ment.
Sec. 6.-Public deposits cannot be in
vested in farm mortgages OF in farm
loan bonds.
Sec. 16.-Rates of interest for loans
under 6 per cent are not subject to
review or alteration by the farm loan
board.
Sec. 13.-Shall receive no deposits
except public deposits.
Sec. characterization and other
payments constitute a trust fund to be
invested as follows:
(a) To pay off it's maturing farm
loan bonds.
(b) To purchase farm loan bonds.
(c) To lend on first mortgages with
In it's prescribed field.
(d) To purchase United States gov
eminent bonds.
Sec. 23.-Reserve and dividends pro-
vided for as in the case of federal land
banks.
Sec. 29.-Provision is made for dis
solution and the appointment of a re-
ceiver.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
FEDERAL FARM LOAN BANKS
ORGANIZATION.

Section 4.-One in each land bank
district. Branches permitted within
its district. Officers: President, vice
president, secretary and treasurer; d.
rectors; six representatives Of farm
loan associations and three represent
ing the public interest. Attorneys, as
%sistants, experts and other employees.
All salaries fixed by farm loan board
and paid by bank. Subject to semian-
nual examinations by land bank exam
fDnr
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01

are unimpressed by the newspaper
stories of cases discovered in Billings
and Bozeman, Montana. "If II ia
reported in our medical journal"
said DR.. Hoover, then there NAV
be something in it."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01

There Is room for doubt as to the
advantage Of letting Daniels take the
stump for Wilson. His name Is al
ready a club used against the admin
%istration.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
NATIONAL FARM LOAN ASSOCI.
ATOMS
ORGANIZATION,

Section TEN farm owners desir-
ing loans aggregating $4,000 or more
may form such an association.
Sec. Tits affairs are administered
by five directors, including president,
vice president and a loan committee Of
three serving without compensation,
and by a secretary treasurer with sal
airy fixed by the farm loan board and
paid by the association.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec. S.-Shares, S. each; (9) carry
ing double liability; (8) may be owned
only by borrowers who are required to
subscribe s per cent Of their loan I'm