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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
Bond Election
Next Tuesday

Next Tuesday, May 9, the people Of
Blackfoot will hold special election
to vote intersection street paving bonds
to the amount of $22, 2,25O, bearing in
terest not to exceed per cent. These
bonds will not have to be paid for ten
years, making the obligation very light
on the individual taxpayer.
These bonds will not necessarily be
issued for the full amount voted, but
only for the contract price Of the work,
such amount to be determined at the
time the bids are opened, May Is.
The proposed bonds are only to cover
the cost Of paving the streets and al
ley intersections, which amount to only
20 per cent of the cost of the street
paving, which is to be paid by the
abutting property owner.
The state law requires that funds for
this work be available before being
appropriated, hence the urgent need for
everybody to boost and vote for the
bonds.
At the election Tuesday everybody
should work and vote for the bonds,
as the city is on the eve Of material
advancement if this improvement is
made.
The matter of the bond election en-
Tuesday, May 9, should be thoroughly
understood by the voters of Blackfoot,
and for fear there are some who are not
properly informed, it should be stated
that this election is not upon the ques-
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
ANOTHER WATCH TO BE GIVEN
AWAY.

Another count of votes in the pony
contest will take place next Saturday,
and next Wednesday another beautiful
watch will be given to the contestant
having the largest number of votes,
and you still have a chance for a
prize. Don t forget the kind, lovable
little Shetland Pony wants some girl or
boy to claim him for their very own.
Grown-ups, get busy and back up some
ambitions girl or boy. Make them hap
py by giving them your pony votes. It
costs you no more to trade at the Pony
Stores and your votes will be apprecia-
ted and long remembered. You were a
child once. Get pony votes ats
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.
F. c. Christ, the jeweler.
n. F. Boyle & Co., hardware.
StandrOd & Co., bankers.
Hepdrie Implement Co., farm imple
ments.
p. & G.. Bills. Auto Co., repairing.
The Brown-Hart Co., the big out
filters.
vile.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04

tion of paving, but is upon the mannc,
OF paying for the city's portion Of
the work, which is the cost of the
street intersections only. The ordi-
nance creating the paving district has
already passed the city council, and the
paving is assured.
There are two ways, however, in
which the city can pay for its portion
OF the work. One is by direct levy.
which will pay the cost out of the gen
eral fund. Because of the limitations
imposed by the law upon the city coun.
eli, only portion Of this money can
be raised this year, and therefore only
a portion of the intersections can be
constructed, leaving the balance to be
completed and paid for next year.
!. The other and logical manner Of
handling the matter is by general
bond issue covering period of ten
or twenty years, as the council may
elect. This method will enable the
council to proceed with the work and
complete it this year, and will give the
city ten or twenty years in which to
pay for it, instead of two.
1T remains for the people to decide
which of these methods they prefer
If they desire to bond the city in pref
erence to paying the cost by direct levy
they should keep in mind that a two.
thirds vote is required to carry the
election, and not depend upon
"George' to do it, Get out and
vote.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
DAD" CLAY
IS CONVICTED

The case of the State VS.. j. G. Clay,
of Idaho Falls, charged with unlawful
and reckless auto driving on Palm Sun
day, when he collided with several
autos on the road near Firth, occupied
several days and an evenings time
of the probate court this week before a
jury of twelve men, and resulted in a
verdict of guilty as charged. The case
was ably conducted by County Attor-
ney Adair and Attorney John Jones for
the prosecution, West Holden being the
attorney for the defense. Judge Doud
fined the auto defendant $50 and costs,
which will amount to considerable, as
both sides had an array Of witnesses.
1t is reported that the case is to be
appealed.
We are informed that Fred Nelson
and Ben Sage, the two victims Of the
accident whose relatives received bod
lily injuries in the collision, and whose
cars were wrecked, will bring civil ac-
tions against Mr.. Clay for damages.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04

The council has decided to take no
further action in promoting $4,000
Carnegie library in Blackfoot, as there
are more urgent and beneficial improve
ments commenced that should be fin
ished first.
The city attorney was requested to
advise the city council whether the city
water works company could legally
maintain their water pipes above the
sidewalk grades.
The matter of hiring a man to take
charge of the cemetery was referred
to committee with power to act.
They have a choice between a $40 a
month man and a 500 a month man,
and the V. l. S. ladies seem to favor
the cheaper man if he will sleep at the
cemetery.
James Martin still refuses to move
his hog yard from the Fair grounds, as
ordered to do several weeks ago by
the council, who declared it public
nuisance. He contends that the hog
yard maintained by Councilman Thomp-
son and the stOckyards maintained by
the Oregon Short Line railroad are
greater and more Objectionable nuis-
ances than his hog yard, which he will
not abate until other nuisances are also
prohibited.
1t was moved and carried that the
special improvement bonds for street
intersections be advertised two weeks
and sold May l2.
Mrs. J. o. Morgan, on behalf of tho
Parent Teacher Association, who plan
to have scholars clean up the vacant
lots Of the city, asked if the council
would remove the debris thus collect
ed, and while no definite action was
taken on the matter, the council seemed
willing to do SO.
The following building permits werS
granted: To N. F. Boyle, J. E. Jones,
Idaho Lumber Company, L. B. Dore,
and David Neelan.
The following collections were report.
ed for the month os May: Police
Judge Good, $50; Chief of Police Sew
ell, $3.50. The chief of police report
ed that 20 dogs had been slaughtered
since April S.
Ray Ragan, G. H. Hansbrough, T. J.
Ragan, G. F. Hendrie and Mrs. Ruth
T. Hilliard have petitioned for sewer
connection with their residences.
Adjourned to meet May 10.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
BETTER THAN BEER.

Several weeks ago our neighboring
town of Riverside was the scene of nu-
merous jags Of an unknown origin. De-
tective Chamberlain took the case in
hand and traced the origin of the mys-
terious sprees to very murky cider al
legged to have been made and sold by
u. D. Wilson, a very prominent River
slider. The detective secured a bottle
of the popular cider and sent it to the
state chemist, whose analysis showed
it to contain almost 6 per cent aco-
hol, which is 8 per cent more stimulants
than beer contains. We are informed
by the county attorney that warrant
has been issued for the alleged cider
merchant.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
CARSON HOUSE SOLD.

Levi Jones, Of the Salmon river coun-
try, last Monday bought the Carson
House, real estate and all, for which he
paid $4,000. Mr.. Jones is a brother
Of Mrs. Abbie Stewart, who conducts
the lodging house over the First Ma
tional Bank, and the latter will conduct
the Carson House in connection with
her present business until her brother
returns from a visit east. Mrs. Carson
will build or buy residence in Black
foot. The sale of the property was
made by the Parkinson Realty Co.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
PARENT-TEACHER MEET roMoR-
ROW.

The Parent Teacher Association will
meet at the High School at 4 P. M.
Friday, May S. Mrs. Mae Roberts will
speak on the subject, "The Physical
and Ethical Value of Athletics" An
Open discussion will follow. The mus
ical numbers of this meeting will be
furnished by some of the little folks.
Theron Carruth will sing, and Miriam
Pearson will render piano number,
and little Annie Hopkins a vocal solo.
Anyone having queries for the ques-
tion box will please hand them to the
secretary before the meeting. A large
attendance is especially desired.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
IRISH LEADERS SHOT.

A London dispatch of May states
that three signers of the republican
proclamation in Ireland We're court
martialed and shot on Wednesday, and
three other signers were sentenced to
three years Imprisonment. Among
those shot were Patrick H. Pearse,
self-styled provisional president of
Ireland"
The known signers were Thomas ]
Clark, S. McDiarmad, Thomas Mae
Donaugh, P. H. Pearse, Joseph PUNK
EFT. E. Ceant, and James Connolly.
The latter was commandant gen
eral of the Irish republican army" and
also was shot.
Clark and MacDonaugh were likewise
executed.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
RINGLING IN JAIL.

al Ringling, who came very near buy
ing thousand acres near Pocatello a
short time ago for winter circus quar-
ters and who was also in trouble at
Blackfoot, and later was arrested here
for passing bad check, was up this
morning for preliminary trial before the
probate court. He, after some hesita.
tion, waived preliminary trial and was
bound over to the next term of the dis
thousand dollars.
The officers believe that Ringling 8
mind must be affected He has written
to the German ambassador about his
case stating that he is a German subject
but he can hardly speak word of Ger
man. He also says that he will appeal
to President Joseph Smith of the Latter
Day Saint church if he is not released
at once.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
AUTO AND BICYCLE COLLIDE,

Last Monday afternoon Mrs. s. l..
Reece and her auto collided with Rob-
ert Boice and his bike on the corner of
Shilling avenue. and Court street, the
latter being knocked down and one of
his ribs fractured. The lady in the
auto escaped uniniured. There seems
to be decided difference Of opinion
as to who is responsible for the acci-
dent. Mrs. Reece is known as very
careful and experienced driver and the
last autoist any one would predict to
have an accident.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
WOMEN KILLED WHILE
ASKING FOR PEACE

A report from Amsterdam, Holland,
was published in the daily papers yes
terday to the effect that German wo-
men were clamoring for peace in Ber
lin and elsewhere in Germany, and that
many arrests had been made. Two
women were wounded at Chemnitz, in
Saxony. In the food riots in Leipsic,
the police killed three. All told, TWEEN
ty-fve are reported killed and two
hundred wounded.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
AUTO THIEVES CAUGHT.

Late Saturday night thieves entered
the painting room in the shops of the
Randall-Dodd Auto company at Salt
Lake, and made away with a new model
Buick automobile. Word was sent over
the country announcing the theft, to-
gether with the description and number
of the car. Monday night a machine
answering the description was found
standing in the road between Blackfoot
and Idaho Falls, and the men driving it
were soon located hunting for gasoline
An officer identified the ear by the no.,
and both machine and men were taken
to Idaho Falls. They will be returned
to Salt Lake city for hearing
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
BUSINESS MEN DINE TONIGHT.

The business men s dinner that was
to be served at $3.50 in the v. /. S.
rooms this evening has been changed to
the basement, of the Baptist church,
where more room has been provided.
The attraction will be boneless chick.
en- supper, served by Manager Haines
of the Cottage Hotel, and ii large at
tendance of boosters is expected and
desired to be in attendance.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
CHICAGO PACKERS GUILTY
MAY BE FINED S525, 900.

Swift & Co., Chicago packers, We're
yesterday found guilty by federal
jury on twenty nine counts of an in
dictment charging violations of the in
ter-state commerce laws. The maxi
mum penalty is $525,000. 1t is alleged
that the company shipped in carload
lots and rated number Of shipments less
than carloads.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04

The first days of DR.. Gaumer's auto
mObiling seem to be fraught with
strange accidents. Yesterday morning
his foot slipped off the clutch and he
had a hcad-on collision with D. l..
O'Neil's auto in front of the Kinney
store. During the afternoon of the
same day he took fall out of man
in front of the postoffice. Fortunately
the pedestrian escaped unhurt.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
BROTHER AND SISTER REUNITED

Mrs. Abbie Priestly and her brother,
Levi Jones, had joyful meeting in
Blackfoot several days ago. Mrs.
Priestly had not seen her brother for
forty-eight years, they having parted
in Ogden about that time when Mr..
Jones was but years old. Mr.. Jones
has bought the Carson house, and with
his family will make Blackfoot his fu-
ture home.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
MRS. G. A. HOOVER ENTERTA1Ns.

Mrs. c. A. Hoover entertained ia
number of friends at a bridge party
Monday afternoon, at her home on
North Stout avenue. There were two
tables, and those present were Mrs. w.
E. Patrie, Mrs. F. J. Cowan, Mrs. Chas.
Hart, Mrs. Neil +. Boyle, Mrs. Poynter,
Mrs. Brennan and Mrs. G. Harris. A
dainty luncheon was served, and all
present spent pleasant afternoon.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
JAPANESE TEA A SUCCESS.

The Japanese tea given in the par
lors Of the Baptist church last Saturday
was well attended. There were eight
booths, and Mrs. E. A. Jones presided
over them,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04

The Bee Hive Girls met Tuesday
evening at the home of Miss Anna
IIeese. A pleasant evening was spent,
and a dainty lunch served. The girls
will meet again Monday evening at the
church.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04
SOLONS DEFER
CARNECIE'S OFFER

The city council held regular meet
ing Tuesday night, with quorum pres
ent and Mayor Peck presiding.
The following bills were read and al
lowed, but payment of several of them
were deferred for further investigation.
Southern Idaho Water Power
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-05-04

Judge o. +. McCutcheon is reported
to be very i'll at Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA. His son, Otto, received word to
that effect last night and left for there
at once to be with his father.
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were prisoners OF war, having been sent
from the east coast TO the plains to prevent
their extinction by tuberculosis. They
were in charge OF Lieutenant Bellew, Of the
Eighteenth Infantry and lived in wickiups
while the Government cottages were being
erected for their occupation
There were $4,000 blanket Indians on
the Comanche reservation, with the troops
on the north and south borders to prevent
any uprising. The famous Jack Stilwell
who prevented General Miles and the Fifth
Infantry from being exterminated by creep
ing twenty miles on his hands and knees
and. after the Indians had fired the prairie
gave the alarm which brought troops to
Miles's rescue, was at that time a justice
OF the peace in Mexico and n frequent vlsi-
tor at Fort Still.
1t was In this environment that young
Kennedy heard at first hand tales of the
subjugation of the Apaches, and he used to
sit on the grass on the parade ground and
talk hating Comanche and Apache, with
falterng signs to the old cutthroat, Ge-
ronnfo.
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HERE is OUR
SMASHER FOR
WASHERS

Stage-door mashers at the Adelphi Thea
ter will have a hard time OF Il in the fu-
ture--so VIII A. Page. special deputy news
gatherer OF Experience" assures us-for
the management has secured the appoint
ment as special policeman of Miss
Katheryn Gillen, a member Of the company.
who is on duty In uniform before and after
the show.
Miss Gllen is the daughter of a pollce>
man OF New York. and she has an uncle
who is special Inspector attached to head
quarters In the same city. All her life she
has been raised in an atmosphere of police
authority, and Mr.. Page Is sure that her
ancestry In the Emerald Isle has some
thing TO do with t. Added to that, Miss
Glllen Is very tall and muscular young
woman.
The management of "Experence," desir-
ing TO protect all the young ladies' who APP
pear In the show, conceived the idea Of
having Miss Gillen appointed a special
policewoman TO look after moral welfare,
and thus II happens that every night
at 7.45. Miss Gillen, attired in n natty
blue uniform. club and shield. takes up
her post Mt the stage door OF the Adelphi
Theater
Miss Gillen receives n salary of SIS a
week as an actress and gets SIS a week
as policewoman at the Adelphi.
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Theme by "IIiler" and Sibelius's Fin
landa." There will be no soloist.
Saturday, october ~. Repetition OF the
Philadelphia Orchestra's concert In the
Academy. Evening.
Thursday, october 10. Recital by Paul
Meyer. violnist. and Mary Barrett soprano
In witherspoon Hall. Evening.
Wednesday, october rs. Recital by Lu.
cius Cole. violinist. and Ferdinand Himmel-
reich. pianist, in wtherspoon Hall. Eve
ming
Thursday, October &c. Symphony con-
cert at Baptist Temple, with program In
cluding Dvorak's From the New World"
Gregs peer Gynt" suite, "Tannhauser"
overture and aria from Don Carlos" by
Mary Jordan Evening.
Monday, October so. First Boston sym
phony concert of the season. with Fritz
Kreiser as soloist. at the Academy. Eve
ming
Thursday, November .. The Philadelphia
Operatlc Society will produce La Boheme"
at the Academy under Wassili Leps's d.
rection. Evening.
Monday, November rs. Concert by the
New York Philharmonic at the Academy
with Josef Stransky conducting.
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quickly. You might try Kalem and Vita
graph, however
Wayne w. Weaver: Manuscripts for
various brands of the Universal and Gen.
eral Film should be sent to the central
offices OF those concerns, not TO individual
studios. Lubn is not producing now, so
far as IL known Criticism of your entries
will accompany the script when II Is re-
turned to you shortly.
T. S. M.--"The Prisoner of Zenda" was
the first American-made Aim released by
Famous Players. Prior to that the com
pany had exhibited queen Elizabeth" with
Sarah Bernhardt, but II was posed In
France. We think William Farnum is older
than Dustin. QUO Vadis?" psabably Will
be shown at the smaller theatHf this win
ter. Follow the EVENING LEDGER photo
play advertisements for such news IL
"The Ne'er-do-Well" was advertised as hav-
ing the same cast as THE Spoilers" 1t was
a mistake Mr.. Farnum was not In the
first-named picture.
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SHE HAS BIG RECORD
FOR MOTHER ROLES

Louise Galloway. whose portrayal ~ a,
role Of the mother In Her Soldier NJ. Il
now at the Lyric. adds a touch OF sInc.,'..
TO this musical play has achieved ~,,,t''I
reputation as a footlght mother ths, =
name IL usually the first one 10 corn. II
mind when role OF the maternal order Il
garded as one OF the best ingenues ~, ~
boards, and she played a long list OF y. -
OF that order But she wearied Of k.s.-
invariably the typical young and lnnoc..'..
and. In sheer desire for sharpest con,r.a.
sought and secured the role OF the no,hr.
in The Lottery Man" Her success ,".-
30 marked that she came into demand 49,.
ever a producer had a mother part ''''
In Sinners" In Edgar Allan wo,rr. -.
act drama, The Little Mother i An ssrs.
Right 70 Be Happy" TO mention only n ~"
Miss Galloway scored distinct and unusvs,
mother" hits.
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Where the Evening
Ledger Universal
Weekly
Can Be Seen

MONDAY
Savoy Theater. 18th and Market sts
Jumbo Theater. Front and Girard Ave
Somerset rheater, kensington Ave. and Som.
Keystone Theater. 10th and south ST..
TUESDAY
Plaza Theater, Broad and Porter Sta
Victor Theater. Franklin and Clearneld Sta
keystone. 10th and south SITS. "''
WEDNESDAY
Palm Theater
Mammoth Thsstef. 7th st. and Girard A,.
CayuKa Theater.
Gladstone.
Eastwiek.
THURSDAY
Stanley Theater. Ieth and Market sts.
Tuxedo Theater.
Empire Theater. Frankford.
Roxborough Theater.
West Allegheny Theater.
FRIDAY
Stanley Theater, 10th and Market sts,
Market st. Theater. 3S3 Market Sc.
CohOckstnk Theater, 9th and Diamond "a.
Richmond Theater. Richmond and Clear6eld.
Farm0unt Theater.
Ontario Theater.
Great Southern Then.er.
Wayne Theater.
SATURDAY
stanley Theater, 10th and Market Sts.
OverbrOOk Theater, 08d and Hayerford A..
Forepaugh's Theater, 9Th and Race SIS W.
Point Breeze Theater. Point Breeze Ave ana
star Theater. s1st and Wharton sts.
Majestic Theater,
Tivon Theater, Iith st. and Fairmount Az.
Model Theater.
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

N la Terza--Why not "Reapers Of Re-
gret" instead OF "As Ye Sow" which is
somewhat hackneyed as n title2 It In i'm
possible to advise you which company might
use your scenario without a more detailed
description of IL than that which you give
Most companies consider synopses instead
OF detailed scenarios. Dustin Farnum is
with Pallas Pictures, the address of which
is the same as Paramount, 4S5 Fifth ave-
nue.. New York city.
Frank c. Minister: Address the I.asI<y
Company at ass Fifth avenue New York
city. IL is difficult to state with authority
which companies are buying one-reel slap
stick comedies, as the market varies so
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is HEAP BIG FRIEND
OF THE INDIANS

George Kennedy, who will be seen at the
Knickerbocker Theater next week in 'The
Path of Folly" has a fund of interesting
information concerning the Indians having
been associated with them at one time
When a young chap no spent some time
with Captain Scott. OF Troop l., United
States army. when stationed at Fort Still
Okla. While the guest of Captain Scott
who has since been appointed Chief Of Stafr
young Kennedy mingled much with the In
dians In that vicinity.
In those days-this was in January,
1s9b-Geronimo and his band of Apaches
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CLOSE-UPS

ZANE CoWL; on stage ten years.
. First important engagement with
ais Matrimony Failure?" comedy
from the German, produced in New
York by David Belasco. First part
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Blinking the Lens

A difficult knack for the actor TO
acquire Is that of looking at the
camera without really seeing it. If
he looks into the lens, and sees 1t, he
viii be looking directly into the au-
dience's eyes. He should look into
II In an distracted way.--Mack Sem
nett. in Saturday Evening Post.
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The Musical Glasses

Friday, October rs. The Philadelphia
Orchestra will inaugurate the musical sea-
son OF the city with the first concert in the
Academy of Music In the afternoon. Mr..
StokowskI will play Brahmss Third Sym
phony, Beethovens "Coriolan" overture,
Rogers Variations and Fugue on a Merry