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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
REVERIES OF A
CANDIDATE

think | have a pretty good chance
to get nominated for the legislature.
1t is true there are not many people
who have any use for me, and most
of them are discredited members of
the old ring, but there is just one
chance that l rely on and the people
are not generally wise to that. 1t
is the second choice vote. People
don't have to mark their second
choice, but when they do they usually
give it to the n they don't like;
that's me. There are two men to
be nominated on our ticket. There
are four men in the race. Now sup
pose the voter when he gets his bal
lot, goes to marking to nominate
representatives. In fine print it will
say Vote for g." Well, he makes a
selection this way: He marks Peter
Gee for one and Christian Anderson
for the other. Then if he will only
be sucker enough to mark his second
choice, that Is where I get in. Being
unpopular with the voters I can get
second choice votes from each Of
them, and when the second choice
votes are counted that will put me
away in the lead. / will then 60
about swelling up with pride in be-
ing so popular that l raj ahead Of
my ticket. That is one of the freaks
of the direct primary. 1t makes the
voters do just what they tried to
avoid doing. That is why the best
men of the party r against it and
are trying to repeal 1t.
I have been out campaigning and
it has been hot and dusty. I never
worked harder in my life nor &C.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01

have proven that I am capable, ana
all | ask is reelection
And by the same token l peg OIL
you to try me and see how much
better l can do it than he"
Listen, my friend, listen to rea-
son. / am a Mormon and by all the
rules of the game / ought to pc
elected to preside owe the rogues OF
a Mormon county"
by the same token, being a gen
tile, / am the only perfectly Compel
ent person to see that these Mormon
brethren behave themselves, ana.
knowing the tricks and the sins or
my own people as well as of yours
I am the only logical man for the
place."
1t is said that these two funny men
make more fun down in Frankln
county than all other candidates to-
gether, and half the Republicans are
wishing they could get to vote Tor
one or the other. Most folks want
to vote for both of them they are SO
good natured about the contest.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01

ed, then such candidate securing the
election may easily persuade him
self that 1t Is his privilege to enforce
the liquor law according to his senti-
ment and the sentiment Of the peo-
pie who elected him. OF course, his
oath would require him to enforce
the law, but he could enforce 1t
strictly or he could enforce 1t in a
lax and convenient manner.
The public have the matter before
them now, and they at least know
to O certainty that II the present
sheriff and prosecuting attorney are
reelected, the laws referred to will
be strictly enforced as they have been
the past year and a half. II they
want such enforcement they know
how to get it. If they do not, and
can find out the sentiments of the
others, then they will be able to
judge whether that will suit them.
II they cannot find out the sentiment
of the others, and still object to law
enforcement, then they can do no
worse by voting for a change.
We hope the people OF this county
will go to the polls and vote for
exactly what they want. II they
want to take on booze and disorder
there is a way they can get it. We
are curious to see what that 80 per
cent will do now when they are put
to the test. 1t would be interesting
to know just how many OF them have
booze in their cellars.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
TABER

Mrs. l.. Weigal and son, Harry,
Mrs. e. e. Erwin, of Riverside, and
Miss Darlington, of Blackfoot, were
Taber guests Sunday.
e. d. Wilson and family and Nels
Sorenson and family spent a week on
Lost river recently in search Of mem
bers of the finny tribe, but with small
success.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Hansbrough
and a friend from Salt Lake City,
had dinner at the Hotel Taber, Thurs
day, on their way back from Lost
river, where they had a pleasant out
ing.
A fine large boy came to the home
of Arch Morgan, Friday, August 2;
mother and son doing nicely.
G. H. Lind, Roy P. Frost, V. R.
Madsen, E. W. Madsen, Kenneth Mad
sen and H. S. Vance, of Mcdonald
vile, spent last week hunting and
fishing on the tributaries of the Lost
river.
John Smith and his wife, of Baker,
Oregon, stopped over night at Taber,
Wednesday. Mr.. Smith is buying
sheep.
J. A. Stewart purchased the Dave
Wheeler ranch, six miles east Of
Taber, for a fair price, which makes
his holdings come to $40 acres. He
raised enough wheat on his dry farm
this year to buy 800 acres additional
and said that if his crops prove a
success he will be in the market for
a ~Studebaker car next year. But
he needs a cook, nevertheless.
Richard Bloom had the misfortune
to lose his wheat crop, about $500
worth, Sunday night by fire. 1t is
thought to have been the work of
an ~incendiary.
Otto Mietche and wife visited
friends in M%oreland, Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Jackson and little son,
Frank, visited last week with Mrs.
Jackson's mother, Mrs. Pearson, and
left for their home in Rupert, Mon
day.
Mrs. John King and her daughter,
Mary went to Blackfoot, Monday;
Mrs. King to do some shopping and
Mary to enter the high school.
Chester Denten came in to his
ranch after spending five months in
Butte, Montana.
John Massier and Joe Leschofsky,
of Pocatello, spent a week with the
home folks recently.
Thorstenberg's separator was burn
ed last week while threshing wheat
for J. A. Stewart.
L. |. Davis is visiting in the east.
Fern and Irene Jacobs visited at
the Siesser home, Thursday.
Sand and Gravel are being unload
ed for the construction of the new
o. S. L. water tank.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
VOTING III OTHER
TICKET

The people of this county are very
much concerned over the question of
voting a single ticket at the primary
when they want to vote a mixed
ticket. The primary law has been
amended so that a person has to call
for the ticket of the party to which
he belongs. He cannot have both
tickets as of old. The reason for
the amendment is that the minority
party could have it's members go into
the booth and help nominate the
weakest candidates on the majority
party and then at the November cleo
ton vote to defeat those they had
helped to nominate. The principle
was wrong and such acts tended to
defeat the best men in the strongest
party. Such a principle followed to
its natural conclusion would destroy
all government.
In the present county campaign
the majority party, the Republicans,
have many candidates, but the mi
nority party, the Democratic, have
one candidate for each position. II
one Democrat goes to the polls and
votes a straight ticket. that ticket
is placed in nomination. What, then,
is the s in all the other Democrats
going to the polls at all?
If they all intended to vote a
straight party ticket in November,
there would be no use. But many
Democrats as we'll as many Repub-
leans, have reached the stage in their
political education where they are
not satisfied with the whole lineup
as presented by either party, and
they want to see that the best men
are nominated and elected.
The theory of the partisan Repub-
licans is that If Democrats are per-
mitted to vote Republican ballots at
the primary, it will be for the pur-
pose of voting for the weakest can
didates, with the intention of defeat
ing them in November. Acting upon
that theory they have planned to
have a challenger at each precinct
to challenge every Democrat who
asks for a Republican ticket. He
will be required to make oath that
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
HONEST SERVICE AND
EFFICIENCY APPRECIATED

In the event we think our taxes
are excessive, we are frequently in
clined to lay at the door of all. our
handing a charge of dishonesty in
service or lack of efficiency. This
Is often due to lack Of information
on our part and in the great majority
Of cases Is unjust. Yet this is not
the most common injustice we mani
fest toward those who serve us we'll.
refer to the manifest lack Of ap-
probation on our part of honest, eff
ficient service given. In that we fail
to consider the rights Of true merit,
and prompted by selishnes ON our
own part or that Of Jul particular
friend being blinded by the glare
Of involvement to the spirit of justice
we rush wildly to urge our near
friend; or suggest that he urge us,
to enter the open race for the covet-
ed goal.
This spirit of .unfairness is mani
fest to a marked degree among those
who claim to be with the file and
lead of our Republican party and is
fast tending to weaken our ranks
which can be solidided only by justice
and true appreciation of these who
are elected on our ticket and serve
us satisfactorily.
l am glad to openly express my
appreciation al a taxpayer of the ex-
cellent service rendered the citizens
of Bingham county, regardless of
party affilliation by our present AS
SCISSOR e. T. Malcolm. Two years ago
he was placed in nomination for this
office by the Republican party and
duly elected by the people, since that
date during his first term of office he
has manifested such a spirit of fair
ness coupled with efficiency that he
has given satisfaction to the taxpay-
ers of Bingham county.
In as much as he has served us
we'll during his first term, it is GER
tainly evident that his second term
can be ever more profitable to us.
AS a business proposition W. owe
to ourselves the assurance of his con-
tinuation in office and we would in
deed be unjust and lacking in appre-
citation did we not diligently under
his nomination and elertion for
another two years service.
We have had some good men serve
us in this capacity, bot lone ever
served the people more honestly and
satisfactorily than he has done.
None in u county ever brought to
that office better qualifications par
ticularly adapting him to service of
the people as assessor than he has
manifested.
Because of his past experiences as
surveyor, contractor and builder and
close attention to the growth and
development of our state, he had
been enabled to give a fair, unbiased
of properties assessed and
this to the general satisfaction of
all.
The Republican party can do no
better than to place him again before
the people whom he has SO we'll
served.
Yours for justice,
AN APPRECIATIVE TAXPAYER.
adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
FIRE DESTROYS BIG
STACK OF FIRST HAY

Kimball was the scene of a great
excitement Sunday evening when a
fire got started in a Acton stack of
new hay belonging to William An
thony and burned it up before any
thing could be done to quench the
flames. The blaze commenced on
the side farthest from the house, at
a point about four feet from the
ground. tt was some distance to
the house and the fire was not seen
until too late to do any fighting.
There is a strong suspicion Of in
cendiaries in connection with the fire.
It's open season in Europe; the
allies and Germans are fighting over
the Meuse.
Bryan is still explaining about the
things he did when he was secretary
of state.
1t is a strange way to reduce the
cost of paper to impose an extra tax
upon it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
BE REASONABLE
YOURSELF

Beware of the man who looks
slovenly and wears a dirty collar
most of the time till campaign opens,
and then spruces up and looks neat
and clean till the voting is all over.
Compare him with the man he is run
ming against who is always neat and
clean and friendly and industrious,
and see if you can reconcile yourself
to support that %slovenly fellow. By
what line of reasoning can you per-
suade yourself that you W him a
vote. How are you going to square
it with that half baked conscience of
yours if he is elected by your vote?
In their campaign to grab Turkey
the Russians have paused to take
Mush. That is proper: breakfast be-
fore dinner.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
FUNNY CAMPAIGNERS

Down in Franklin county are two
funny campaigners that you want to
know about. One is heavy, the other
slim; one is tall, the other not so
tall; one is a Mormon, the other
isn't; one has had experience, the
other has not, and they are both
seeking the nomination for sheriff
on the Democratic ticket. They go
about town together and tackle
voters for their support in a fashion
something like this:
How do you do sir; my name is
Frank Merrill, and l want to be nom
mated for sheriff"
"And my name is Frank Shivers.
I am also seeking the nomination
for sheriff"
But, my friend, look at me; l
am large and strong and a proper
mar for the office. l weigh 240
pounds"
But, my dear sir, I beg you to
take a look at me. | am just a nor
mally formed mar and weigh only
100 pounds. | am not too big to
attend to the duties of the office if
elected"
Again l say, I stand six foot two,
and can look over the heads of the
rabble and see the man | want"
"And I stand only five foot eleven
and car go about in a crowd without
being discovered by every rogue in
the crowd before | see him."
II am heavy and strong enough
to manage the rogues after I get
II am not too fat to be active and
can the better handle them If they
are obstreperous."
But l have had experience and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-09-01
Ut course you want satisfactory
wear and bigger values

And too you want style and fit.
All these essentials are offered you in Curlee
Clothes, known everywhere as The Biggest
Values on Earth.
We have the new Fall Styles; a handsome
collection Of patterns and c%olorings, s,,nerb
tallorlng-a quality hard to equal in clothes
selling at higher prices.
Come and let us fit you with a Suit that
you and all your friends will admire.
Our very low prices will appeal to VOL.
Do it today.
Hoffman Tailoring Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16

show that advances in the price Of coal
were unjustihed.
The Federal Trade Commission has
agents in the field obtaining data.
Other material is being tabulated in
the Offices Of the commission. Pre-
liminary hearings will be held both
here and in the anthracite centres.
Finally. after the commission has pre-
pared its case. other hearings will be
held, In which the coal operators will
have an opportunity 70 present their
views about what should be done in
the light of the facts gathered Plans
OF the commission mark this investi-
cation as one of the most thorough
going and comprehensive 1t has under
taken.
we propose not only 10 answer the
questions contained in the Senate res
olution." said an oficisl OF the com
mission, "but We propose 10 say what
we think ought TO be done to deal with
the situation in a practical way. Il IA
not enough for us TO ssy that increases
in wages IN the coal mines do or DO not
justify the advances in prices which
have been made 70 consumers"
While not declaring that government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16

regulation Of coal prices would be the
outcome, this Official pointed out that
the investigation involves the question
OF whether the comparatively small ar
thracite area does not constitute a
natural monopoly and. therefore, JUS
tify q policy OF government regulation
as well as conservation.
Final report, it is said, will not be
made until Congress convene.. In the
meantime the question Of whether or
not anthracite is a natural monopoly
will be thoroughly esnvassed. Should
an affirmative conclusion be reached. il
Is believed that the next step will be
to investigate prices and cost Of pro-
duction, fix reasonable limit OF prof.
and then fix q maximum price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
HARDTACk DART WINS
GUARDShAN A BRIDE
B, r.I.sr.ph % The rribuns J

Decatur, H., Oct 15.-Fred L. Schultz
private in the New Jersey National
Guard, became a bridegroom here to-
day because he was not hungry for
bareback when his train passed through
Ramsey, H., three months ago en- route
to the Texas border.
Schultz is a blacksmith. He wrapped
piece of paper around the bareback
and tossed it from the car window at a
girl as his train whirled through the
little Illinois town. Letters TO the bor-
der followed. and Saturday Schultz ar
rived in Ramsey in search of Emma H.
Klimper. his unknown sweetheart.
To-day they were married in the par
sonage OF the First Methodist Church
in Decatur by the Rev. y. VI. Havig-
hurst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
Dickens, Scott and Macaulay
Make Typists' Fingers Fly
Speed Monarchs Read Classics While Practising rial Heats
for Worlds Championship, to Take Place To-day
And They Enjoy Them, Too

was J. L. Hoyt. Behind him sat Mis-.
Rose L. Fritz, using as copy The Crys.
tai Sceptre." by Philip Verrill Michels
Ressie Friedman pored over Don
Quixote.'
You see." explained Z. A. Trefzger
who held the worlds championship two
years ago and will try 20 regain u TO
day, "a speed writer has an opportunity
TO sample the literary gems of I'll,
ages while he acquires practice at tho
machine. I can write as fast as | reaC
and have made IL habit when take
up a magazine 70 make transcripts o.
the stories 90 over. After a few
years the operation Of the typewriter
becomes entirely mechanical and ! car
enjoy the story just as much as Y va:
lying in a hammock.
Recently | became interested II
metaphysics. | have read every book
could get on the subject. Here is one
I finished copying yesterday
He exhibited a copy of The Idea
Made Real" by Christian D. Larson.
But that heavy stuff clogs on one.
the ex-chsmp went on. For my lighter
moments l prefer Ring Lardner ant
Irwin Cobb"
Miss Fritz said she found her ma
chine an inducement 70 the study OF
Shakespeare.
But my favorites are Dickens
George Eliot and Green and Mscaulay
the historians. While | was in London
copied Green's History Of England
and enjoyed IT,"
Prince of Wales a Fan
On her English trip-Miss Fritz Their
was worlds champion she gave dem
onstration before King George, Their
Prince of Wales. The prince, she said
showed he knew something about type
writer's himself If he hadn't happened
20 have another job all waiting for hin
Miss Fritz believes his royal hiShness
might have made a comfortable living
as a typist if he applied himself.
Tom Enrich, another former world
title holder. recently became an ARDEN
partisan OF Colonel Roosevelt. Since
then he has copied all of the Colonel:
speeches he could find in print, in ad
dition 10 his Winning OF the West
and South American travel articles.
"Teddy's the bow" enthused the new
made Roosevelt fan. Why, do yol
know what he would have done in the
Lusitania crisis
Tell the reporter what machine 20,
are using now cut in a colleague.
"A NoiseIess," supplied Enrich.
"And you expect 70 win on a Noise
less after using 7. R. as copy de
manded the witty interrupter.
The only other machines entered ar
the Underwood. which is the choice o.
| twenty-five contestants, and the Rem
/ ington, which will be used by nine. o
the whole number eight are profes
SIGNALS. Despite its literary advantages
speed tipping is not crowded field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
IS HORSES ARE BURNED
IN BRONX STABLE FIRE
Worker and Helper Flee
$4,000 Damage

SiIty-fve horses were burned %
death last night in a fire which spread
rapidly through the Clsremont Board.
ing and Livery Stable. i56 East 173d
Street. The Bronx. Within half hour
after the flames were discovered only
A she'll of the building remained. The
damage is estimated at $4,000.
The origin Of the fire is unknown
Harry Gersten. OF 1905 Bathgate Ave
nue.. The Bronx, was passing, when he
saw flames shooting from window
on the third floor. He turned IN an
alarm and then ran through the build
ing shouting a warning The only. men
there were was = stsbleman and his
assistant. Both tried to save the
hnrses. but they barely escaped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
BRANDEIS'S NAME
KISSED IN CHURCH
Hapgood Defends Wilson
and Advisers In Pulpit
Address

Norman Hapgood spent nearly two
hours in the pulpit Of the Church OF
the Messiah last night defending
Woodrow Wilson and the advisers he
had gathered about him.
His subject was "Mr. Wilson and the
Democratic Party; Their Ethical Ap-
peal 20 the Nation" Mr.. Hapgood WAS
to have spoken in the church house,
but the crowd was so great that Or.
John Haynes Holmes requested the
audience to go into the church itself
Practically all Of the Wilson achieve.
ments were received with applause as
Mr.. Hapgood narrated them, but the
name of Louis ID. Brandeis was greeted
with prolonged Kissing. The Ipeaker
paused and smiled until u subsidized,
then continued with his praise of Mr.
Wilson's forcing Of the Supreme Court
appointment.
Says He Expected Kisses
"Mr. Wilson knew what he was dong
when he appointed Brandeis, he SAID
"He knew that Kisses would come.
There was no act that required more
courage. II he put Mr.. Root or Mr..
Taft upon the Supreme bench he knew
thers would be no dissent; but II he
put upon the bench q man who knew
morethan either of these Tories ne
knew what would happen
Mr.. Hapgood said the Old Guard
really needed q clean, honest man like
Mr.. Hughes. "If they had put up
Weeks or Gallinger." he declared, "ws
would have had an easy time. You
cannot call Mr.. Hughes a CRATER. he
will keep the people from cheating;
but as FOR leading the country for
ward, I know he cannot do IL. Mr..
Hughes is distinctly a class product
There is soaked into his every fibre an
ultra conservatism"
Excuses Eight Hour Law
Mr.. Hapgood's audience was exceed
ingl yattentive as he sought 10 explain
the Presidents action in forcing tho
passage of the eight-hour law. Con-
corning il, Mr.. Hspgood said:
The President did not butt in. Tho
country butted in. The newspapers
and the people all over the country
were pleading with him TO avert a
great railroad strike. He listened, and
the only way he could avoid this ma
tional calamity without giving up any
thing of Importance was by doing just
what he did. The principle Of srbi-
tration was not jeopardized. Nearly
everything held against Wilson is that
ne hasn't done things in the right way.
After little the people get TO know
that he has done right. They admit IL,
but they would have done It just littls
differently"
Mr.. Hapgood answered about twenty
questions at the close Of his speech,
and when four-minute speeches wers
permitted from the pews, one man
arose and said:
"It Is true that Wilson kept Us ous
OF war. but he put upon our head
crown of dishonor."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16

old last years grass skirt This time
She does a Sslome dance. She should
have played safe with the more con-
servstive hula hula. The husband is
so anxious 70 get a divorce that he
hires men 70 decoy his wife into a
compromising situation. Repentance
comes a. the last minute with the dis
covery that the Swinburne elocutionist
has a low brow lover from Sing Sing.
There is no divorce.
Norma Talmadge Is the heroin. Of
this poor picture and does not do very
well The programme is made inter
esting, however, by some excellent war
pictures taken by Donald c. Thompson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-16
DRY CANDIDATE GIVES
PRAISE TO "TIPPLERS"
Landrith Tells Women Not TO
Judge Drunkard HarshlY

Louisville, Oct. ia tribute to the
class of men who become drunkards
was paid by Ira Lsndrith, the Prohibit
ton candidate for Vice-President, in an
address 70 young women at Word-Bel-
mont College, in Nashville, to-day.
Don't judge the drunkard too harsh
ly," Landrith said. For one thing, he
never Is tightwad. He who worships
the eagle on the dollar seldom wor-
ships the bottle on the shelf.
THE mean, misery, narrow skinfint
doesn't get drunk. The man who be
comes q drunksrd likes men; the miser
has no social instinct. Prohibition of
the liquor traffic will save to US a
geneLS.ion of men who would give
blessing TO their time"