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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
To Boys and Girls
In Pony Campaiig'

How would you like to own beau
tiful pony outfit like this9 Here g
your chance. Some boy or girl is GO
ing to get a pony like this in very
few weeks free and all charges as a
present from the "Pony Stores to
keep, own and enjoy.
You can think of nothing YOU would
like better than one of these ponies,
can you? And there couldn t be any
thing more desirable. just compare
one of these magnificent Shetland Pony
outfits with any other present you ever
received or that any of your chums
ever received. No gifts you ever heard
of or could possibly wish for can be
compared with these elegant pony out
fits. One of these outfits will be given
free to the girl or boy securing the
most votes.
Remember the "Pony Stores and
get your friends to trade with them
and save their votes for you. Though
the time is growing short you yet have
a splendid chance to roll up big lot
of votes by hustling around among
your friends. Tell them you want this
pony and that they can help you by
trading where they can get pony votes
and give them to you. What they buy
at the pony stores will cost no more
and you can win with their assistance.
Drop in at the pony stores about two
weeks before the close of the campaign
and ask for some of the Paid in Ad-
vance Cards. The man will tell you
how to handle them and it will help
you to roll up large lot of votes. Now
don t give up. That is not the fellow
who wins, but it is the hustler who
gets to the front.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Auto Colhdes With Telephone Pole.

Last Sunday morning the first of
series of auto accidents happened near
the sugar factory. There is a rough
place IN the road at that point; also
there was IA new telephone pole there,
but it is there no more, having been
broke in two by an auto, which was
badly damaged. Mr.. Arthur Ball, Of
Ammon, Idaho, the driver, who was on
visit to his cousin, Judge Ball, and
who is novice at the steering gear,
says that when he struck the rough
place he became excited, and in place of
putting his root on the brake, put it on
the feed, and struck the pole with all
the power of his machine. His wife
and four children were with him at the
time of the accident, and all We're more
or less shocked and injured. His 3
year-old daughter waS the worst in
-iured having received "A cash in her
face that required seven stitches by DIR.
Mitchell.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
First Pony Watch Awarded.

The first count of votes in the pony
contest took place yesterday afternoon
by q committee of business men who
are conducting pony stores. Lawrence
Dixey, who had the most votes, was
awarded the first watch, and J. Hans
Peterson, who had the next largest num-
Der OF votes, received a season ticket
to the Isis Theater. Don t forget that
there is another watch to be given
away, also a kind, lovable little Shet-
land pony wants some boy or girl to
claim him for their own. Grown-ups,
get busy and back up some ambitious
girl or boy. Make them happy by Civ
ing them your pony votes. 1t costs you
no more to trade at the pony stores,
and your votes will be appreciated and
long remembered. You were child
once. Get pony votes at
Powers Pharmacy, the Santox store.
The Hoffman Tailoring Co., $500
suits.
Blackfoot Farmers Milling Co.
Pearson & Co., the grocers.
Central Meat Market, the Quality
Shop.
+. c. Christ, the jeweler.
N. F. Boyle & Co., hardware.
Standrod & Co., bankers.
Hendrie Implement Co., farm imple'
ments.
f. & G. Bills, Auto Co., repairing.
The Brown Hart Co., the big out
filters.
The Isis, quality pictures and vaude-
vile.
Another watch and theater ticket will
be given away to the contestants in the
lead May 6.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Borah Condemns National Guard.

Washington, April Ex-senator b.
rah, of Idaho, Republican, today at
tackled federal pay for the National
Guard on the floor of the senate. He
charged that the eight million dollars
now appropriated by the federal gov
eminent for the National Guard an
nually was shamefully wasted and in
some cases embezzled." "That is a
serious charge" said Senator Pomer-
enc, Democrat, interrupting.
81 make it without qualification, I"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Bask let Ball Game and Dance.

The Bee Hive Girls of the First Ward
Mormon church gave basket ball
game in the Buttcane hall Tuesday
evening, when the girls were divided
into two sections, the Juniors and the
Seniors, the Juniors winning the game,
the score being 30 to Is.
After the game dance was given
i'll the Progress hall by the Y. l.. NJ. L.
A., also of the First Ward church, the
money realized being for the benefit Of
the society.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

Two hundred packages of Sweet Pea
seeds will be given away free at the
Powers Pharmacy Friday and Saturday
of this week. These seeds are from the
famous flower farms of California and
are of choice variety. Later on prizes
will be given for flowers from these
seeds. One prize will be for the first
blossoms grown. On July IA a prize
will be given for the largest bouquet
brought to our store, and another prize
for the bouquet containing the largest
variety of colors. Call and get a pack
age. They are absolutely free. Pow.
ars' Pharmacy.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

The choirs Of the Methodist and
Baptist churches, with orchestra ac-
compartment, will render the famous
eantata, "The Holy City, in the aud
itorium of the Methodist church of this
city on Easter Sunday evening.
This will be greatly enjoyed by all
lovers of sacred song.
Further announcement will be made
next week,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Boy Breaks Leg.

The s-year-old son of Joseph Warren
met with serious accident last Friday
afternoon. With other children he was
playing on J. o. Morgan's haystack
when he accidentally tumbled off,
breaking his right leg in the thigh.
DR.. Simmons was sent for and cared
for the little fellow. who is resting as
easily as can be expected.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Lecturer to Be Heard Again.

The ladies of Blackfoot should be
glad to hear that Mrs. James B. Bro
kaw formerly Miss Mary Gray Mars
tony is to lecture here the 3rd, 4th and
5th of May.
She gave such an interesting series
of lectures here last fall, and this new
series will take the form of luncheon
lectures, a novelty here.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Rush in Your Pony
Contest Votes.

A fine Elgin watch will be given to
the one in the lead at the close of
business Saturday night. A season
ticket to the Isis will be given to the
one next in the lead. Now is the time
for contestants to hustle in the votes
for the watch and ticket. Here are the
Pony Stores:
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

Next Sunday morning at IL o'clock
the pastor of the Methodist church will
preach an Easter sermon and at the
same service an opportunity will be Civ
en- those desiring the rite of Christian
baptism to receive the same. Also an
opportunity will be given those who SO
desire to unite with the church.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

Seventy-six out of eighty-seven cases
of typhoid fever which occurred in a
recent outbreak have been traced by the
United States public health service to
infected milk. Had the first cases been
reported to a trained health officer, the
outbreak could have been stamped out
promptly. When will we learn that dis
ease prevention is sure and cheap?
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
HChe Holy CITY,,

BY Alfred R. Gaul, will be sung by the
Baptist and Methodist choirs at the
Methodist church, Sunday, April %,
commencing at 500 o'clock. Mr.. ]. F.
Lewis viii act as director, and Mrs. J.
F. Lewis as accompanies.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Auto sales.

The following sales were made last
week by the Bills Garage: H. f.
Christensen, H. A. Nielsen, VIM. p. Xii.
lion, VIM. A. Gray and Milton Steven
son buying Fords, and JOS. Dye and
DR.. Williams buying Overlands.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

G. v. Fisher has been appointed to
examine the books Of ex-County Clerk
Holbrook, at $3.50 per hour. There
were several other bidders for the work,
but Mr.. Fisher being the lowest, was
given the work, which is now under
way.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

replied Borah, who read from war de-
partment reports to show that most of
the fund was utilized by the officers Of
the Guard and that the enlisted men
drew practically no benefit.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
MONEY FOR NEW HOTEL Is SUB
SCRIBEO.

The Eccles brothers, of Ogden, the
financiers of the proposed new hotel,
have been in Blackfoot several days
with some of our citizens who are in
terested in the proposition.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Notice to the Public.

desire to notify the people of Black
foot and vicinity that / have bought
the Red Barn livery business and will
hereafter conduct the same, and solicit
your patronage. Am not responsible for
any Indebtedness that may exist against
the business under the former proprie-
tors.
LESTER r. NIELSEN.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

Three strand human hair switches in
all shades, $1.45. These usually sell for
$500. These were sent to us on con
signment, and will be sent back April
%. Your last opportunity. Biethan :.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

FOR SALE-One grade Percheon Stall
lion, 3 years old, weight 100. Will
sell for $500. Address Albert Gerdes
R. F. d. No. 3, or phone 31l7J4. 9
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Cantata for Easter.

1000 Pony Votes on subscription
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

LOST year-old roam horse with
white spot on forehead. Reward to
finder. Leave information here.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Eggs for Sale.

Pure bred White Rock eggs. $1.00
setting of Is, $500 per hundred. En-
quire of Mrs. J. II. Miller, Younie
Addition, Blackfoot. If.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

WANTED-Four experienced iron
workers at once, for the Sterling
bridge for about two months work.
Apply to Pete Jensen, Sterling.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

FOR SALE-Pure Bred Registered Big
Type Poland China Bears, ready for
Service.-P. w. Powers, Blackfoot,
Idaho. 7-22
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20

light housekeeping. Inquire at the
Brown Hart So.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-04-20
Classified Advertising
FOR SAr.E

FOR SALE
Pure Bred Single Comb White Leg.
horn Eggs. Heavy winter laying,
Phone 282-J4.-adv.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-27
commissioners COURT


The Following Is the Official
publication Of the record Of
Claims before the Marion
County Commissioners Court.
for November Term, 1916.
with the amount allowed,
bills continued, ETC., according
othe records in the office Of
the County Clerk I. (.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05
is 1T JUSTICE?

When one prominent citizen kills
another citizen, lack of confidence in
the justice of our courts in admins
tering the law against homicide is us
ually almost universally reflected in
the comments that are heard. Take
the recent tragedy at Nashville when
one prominent lawyer shot down in
the office of another prominent lawyer
his adversary. On the surface it
looked very much like a premeditated
killing, and yet no one has as yet had
the handbook to forecast any punish
ment for the slayer. OF course, he
may be able at the trial to prove by
legal testimony that the killing was
wholly justified, but no- fact so far
published gives any indication of the
presence of such evidence.
The very fact that the slayer was
Immediately granted bond, although
he had committed the highest offense
in the eyes of the law both Of God
and man, taken human life, bears a
sinister suggestion of the potent infiu-
ence which wealth and power and
position WELD in our courts. Promi
nent citizens, the very bulwarks we
might say of liberty and property, of
law and order, rushed in unseemly
haste, while the body of the slain
was not yet rigid in death, to sign the
bond. Although, as stated, the pre-
sumption of guilt was strong, the bond
was arranged and the slayer walked
forth a free man within four hours
after the deed had been done which
had forever deprived another of hui
man life, society Of a useful member
and the laws Of the state had been
broken.
To ask il such proceedings would
have taken place had the slayer been
a man of humble and obscure position
in society, without wealth or power
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

1t is to be hoped that the newspa-
.pers will observe the request of the
rules committee of the senate and pub
glish no comment upon the testimony
sproduced in the trial of Edgington
that would tend to influence or preju-
ssiice the senators either for or against
the accused The attitude taken by
the committee is fair and reasonable.
The members of the senate are sitting
AS jurors or judges of the guilt or
innocence of Edgington. He is en-
titled, whatever his dement's may be,
to a fair trial according to the rules
of law and evidence. His case should
he heard upon the sworn evidence of
witnesses who face the senators and
must not be tried upon any partisan
editorial references in the newspapers
cor any political bias of any member
of the senate. The Herald hopes that
the senator's will be fully impressed
with the importance of the case and
with the high and solemn duty and re-
aponsibility which rest upon them.
The proceedings viii. it is hoped, be
ssuch 90 to strengthen the public con-
Sldence in the fairness and wisdom Of
ahe orderly processes of the law for
the settlement of all issues.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05
THE SCHOOL FUNDS.

At it's meeting Monday the counts
board of education pledged the use OF
the additional five cents tax levied by
the county court for elementary
schools for building fund. This fund
will be used for the construction of
permanent, conveniently located and
modern school buildings. Those com
munities which manifest the greatest
substantial interest in better school
facilities, their ability to do so being
duly considered, will be given prefer
ence in the expenditure of this fund.
This is wise and progressive policy.
BY the adoption of this resolution
and being committed to the policy
therein outlined the county board will
get at least two dollars in value for
every dollar of the county funds that
is expended In other words, the coun-
~ will get a $4,000 school building at
a cost of $4,000, for there are a num-
Der of communities in the county that
are progressive and liberal enough to
put up a dollar for every dollar OBJ
tanned from the county's funds. 1t is
right that such communities should be
given the preference in the expendi-
ture of these funds. Those who are
willing to help themselves should be
first considered We always appre-
ciate those things that cost us some
thing and a school building in COM
munity center. in which the leading
citizens therein will have substan-
tial money investment will be source
of greater pride and interest than
would be the case where all was q
gift from "the government
The board is right also in Its declara-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05

to the haste in according bond to the
slayer of Harry Stokes. Mr.. Whit
thorne states that since the enact
ment of the Bowers bill abolishing
capital punishment for murder in Ten
nessee, any person who commits the
crime of murder no matter what the
facts or circumstances, is entitled to
bail The Herald has no desire to do
any official an injustice and hastens
to make the correction. Its comment,
however, upon the different treatment
accorded prominent and wealthy men
who take human life and those of the
humber walk in life who commit the
same offense is in no wise weakened
and will, it is believed, meet the ap-
prevail Of all who realize the Unequal
ity of our citizens before the law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05
NASHVILLE TRAGEDY.

Whatever may be the inside partic.
nlars of the tragedy at Nashville, the
immediate cause precipitating it and
the individual merits of the two men
involved, Harry S. Stokes must hence
forth take his niche in the Tennessee
pantheon as the martyr of the corrupt
conditions that machine politics and
disregard of laws and morals that
contravened their pleasure which some
who have occupied seats of the mighty
In the capital city of the state had
become habituated to observe. It sell
HON happens otherwise, when the
time comes to cleanse the Augean
STABLES of municipalities grown foul
and reckless with civic putrescence.
than that some human blood nav the
penalty for the community's crimes.
Diseases desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd
Or not at ALL"
1t is difficult to conceive and ap-
preciate the nature of the friction
the intensity of the feeling-that must
have led up to the fatal encounter,
with one Of the quiet and inoffensivs
disposition Charles C. Trabue ID re-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05
BROKEN PROMISES.

It is said that Germany will again
renew the promies repeatedly made in
the past that the submarine warfare
will be conducted with some small
regard for the rights of neutrals and
the law of nations Rather than have
"a break with the United States Ger
many will he willing, it is said, in the
dispatches from Berlin, to reassure
this country that in the future there
will be no indscriminate warfare upon
unarmed commerce, upon passenger
and freight ships.
But what will the promise of Ger
many be worth? Have not the same
solemn assurances, as pointed out so
forcefully by the president, been made
time and again in the past? Only a
few months ago we all hailed as a
great victory for the presidents
diplomacy, the announcement that in
response to the vigorous protest OF
this nation on the Lusitania murder,
Germany had agreed to SO modify its
submarine warfare as to bring it with
in the law of nations. 1t now devel-
ops that such promises were made
only for delay and not in good faith
No doubt the same would be true Of
any future promises from the same
source. The nation which glibly talks
about mere scraps of paper" that
Overrun and desecrated unoffending
Belgium, that has made war upon the
women and children of England and
that sanctioned the Lusitania horror,
will not be slow to again repudiate
any solemn covenant that 1t may
make with this country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05
~----a'-~~--~--ssan-'----- --------~----ss~-----
THE Philippine BILL,


Thirty democrats who voted with
the republicans in the house to strike
out the Clark amendment to the Phil
ippine bill providing independence for
the islands in four years, performed
great service to their country and
are deserving Of hearty congratula'
tons despite the fact that they will
probably be denounced as renegades
and boilers. The senate bill which
would have granted the people Of the
islands absolute independence within
four years, withdrawing all American
protection or control, was i'll advised
and was not sustained by any popular
sentiment.
1t is manifest that the people Of the
Philippine Islands are not ready for
self government, if they ever will be.
To withdraw American control would
be to make the island prey either OIL
some ambitious foreign power or the
victim of anarchy and misrule inc
majority of the people of the ISLANDS
are probably less competent for sell
government than are our neighbors OF
Mexico. Civil war, chaos and anarchy
would almost inevitably follow the
withdrawal of this government.
1t is doubtless true that the ISLANDS
are liability rather than an asset 10
this country. They have not proven
profitable acquisition, but the Peopie
of America owe the people of the IS
lands duty which it would be eoWaFu'
ly and pusilanimous to refuse 10 per
form. We should not for pecunlaI!
considerations shirk plain duty u
humanity. The proposition that tnef0
should be no government except tha'
based upon the consent Of the gov
erned is beautiful in theory, out VIC
know that with people who are nO'
prepared for self government no sre7F
er injustice can be done than to tnruS'
upon them powers which they are n0'
qualified to exercise
The republicans scored an aa'aD
tage in the Philippine discussion 70
cause they were fortunate enough 4"
have the American side OF the ISSUE
''Do not haul down the flag" is aiWH'
a popular slogaA
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05

ton that no part of these funds will
be used for the construction of school
buildings until after a complete sur
vey Of the entire community is made
to the end that the buildings erected
will not only serve present needs, but
will serve those for many years to
come. In other words these houses
should not be erected for today or to-
morrow, but for the needs of those
who are not yet in school, keeping in
mind, as the board expresses it, "a
conservative policy of school consolida-
ton"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-05-05

of inuuence, is to answer it. Every
one who knows anything knows that
under such circumstances the prison
bars would now be closed upon the
slayer. Now is this justice? Without
regard to the final merits of the case
or the proof that may be adduced at
the trial, are these proceedings cal
culated to increase confidence in our
courts, to close the mouth of the dema-
gogue? No one will accuse The Her
old of class prejudice, or demagogy
or of any attempt to array one interest
against another but it is now, has al
ways been and prays that it will ever
be the earnest advocate of equal and
exact justice to all, the irnplacable
foe of murder as the remedy for
wrongs, real or fancied.
The laws Of the land are not fairly
and Justly administered. There Is not
in Tennessee the same law for the
rich and the poor, the high and the
low. That is fact that we grieve to
relate, but fact it is which no one can
successfully deny. Such proceedings
at Nashville make a farce Of our
boasted equality before the law. And
they are, it pains us to say, no more
common to Nashville than they are to
other portions Of the state.