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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-26
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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
M0RMoNs IN ODD PETITION
Ask That Navy Regulations BE
Waived to Permit Them to Wear
Their Own Underwear.

Salt Lake, Utah.-In order to permit
members Of the Mormon church who
wear temple undergarments to enlist
in the navy, Lieut.. Edwin Guthrie Of
the local navy recruiting Office, has
asked authority from the bureau oil
navigation to modify the regulations
Lieutenant Guthrie reported that he
had had much discussion with the
young men who have applied for en-.
listment in the navy but who are
bound by religious scruples to wear
a prescribed type Of undergarment.
The church garment does not con.
form to the regulation navy garment,
and hence the lieutenant has taken
steps to have the regulations waived
so as to enlist Mormons who have
heretofore been advised by navy Of,
ficials that they must comply with
United States regulations or stay out
Of the service.
The Mormon garment is similar to
a union suit, covering the entire body,
and of uniform material.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
sTUCC0 IS IN FOUR CLASSES
1t May Be Used to overcoat Old
Frame, Brick or Stone Structures
or to Cover New Buildings.

Stucco Is used in four general
classes of construction. First, the over
coating of old frame structures; Sec
ond, application to new structures by
the use of wooden or steel framework
with wooden or metal lath; third, its
application to old brick or stone struc-
lures; fourth, its application to con-
crete block buildings.
The first and second classes of work
require little description. In the third
class the mortar joints Of the brick or
stone work are raked out to depth Of
about one inch, to form key for the
new stucco. The surface Of the brick
or stone is thoroughly cleaned and wet
before applying the stucco, which
should be forced into the joints to
their full depth.
The fourth class is the application Of
stucco to Portland cement concrete
block building. This is a very attrac-
tive and satisfactory method Of con-
struction. The concrete block, when
intended to be covered with stucco,
may be made with plain faces and no
special attention is required to secure
smooth surface.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
AGE OF THE CONCORD GRAPE
Oldest Vine In Existence Is Less Than
Seventy Years oId-catawba 10
Fifty Years Older.

Some things seem to have ensteo
from the beginning Of time, simply De-
cause we have always been accus-'
toned to seeing them. One OF these Is
the Concord grape. This grape is prob
ably more largely grown in America
than any other variety, though it's pre-
dominance is of comparatively recent
date. The oldest Concord grape vine
in existence is much younger than
many persons now living. It is, IN
fact, less than seventy years old. The
catawba grape is nearly fifty years
older, but it never attained to the Con-
cords popularity. The grape, how
ever, is not an isolated case. When
we begin to inquire into the history
of almost any of our varieties OF fruit,
we find that all are Of comparatively
recent origin. The varieties in cult
walton one hundred years ago were
seldom up to the standards we hold at
present. Probably the fruits Of an
other generation will in their turn ex-
eel those which we regard so highly
American Botanist.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
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BAD HABIT OF UNTIDINEss
Cities Spend Much Money on Parks
and Then Tolerate Junkheaps
and Refuse-Piled Alleys.

The other day we walked by a par
ticularly attractive suburban resi-
dence. The house was good and the
broad lawn showed both taste and
care. Like a pretty little girl in be-
coming Sunday school dress, with her
hair curled, the premises made you
think pleasantly that somebody's af-
lection was conferred upon it. 1t was
30 attractive that we turned into the
cross street in order to walk along
that side Of the grounds. A garage
stood at the corner of the grounds
abutting on an alley; and fairly in the
mouth of the alley, unavoidably catch
ing the eye Of whoever passed down
the cross street, lay a heap Of junk
and offal, evidently thrown out from
the garage and the house. The alley
itself looked as though it might lead
to pigsty.
That is strictly typical. The alley,
Of course, did not belong to the house
holder, and he did not care rap how
it looked; so, with one hand he offered
the passer-by rose, while with the
other he hit him in the eye with an old
tin can.
We do litter up the landscape abom-
inably. 1t Is national habit that
ought to be broken. Cities and towns
should not only have ordinances for
bidding unnecessary litter but enforce
them. Anywhere you will find a city
spending 100000 or $1,000,000 to
make beautiful park, and then toler-
ating all sorts of needless ugliness.
Any woman will tell you there is
no use in wearing a fine dress along
with hat that has been fished out Of
a garbage can; for the dress simply
emphasizes the hat. The more we
spend on parks and front yards the
less tolerable junkheaps and refuse
piled alleys become. What cities and
towns are insisting upon reasonable
ightliness?- Saturday Evening Post.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
GERMANS TO REWRITE BIBLE
One Of the First Tasks They Propose
to Undertake on Conclusion
of War.

The Notwithstanding to copy Of
the German newspaper Kreuzzeitung
of Berlin, just received here, the Ger.
mans are going to rewrite the Bible
The article says:
"If any further proof were needed
of the Unreasonable superiority of the
Germans, intellectually and morally,
over the rest of mankind, it is
to be found in the mental attitude of
our people toward the Bible as COM
pared with that Of other nations.
"The English regard that book as
their most valuable commercial asset,
and use it mainly as a form Of barter
with savage tribes for their good will,
their assistance, and the supply of
their natural products, and in Eng
land itself it is exploited solely in the
propagation of that spirit of hypoc-
risy which has stood the British in
such good stead for ages to hoodwink
and despoil other races.
1T must be one of our first tasks on
the conclusion of this war, when Ger
many shall rise out Of it renewed in
power and vitality like another phoe-
nix, to set board Of qualified experts
to work to produce, not only for our
own benefit, but also for the moral up
lift of mankind, new, a more glori-
GUS, purer Bible, instinct with the
German spirit of kultur and morality"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
Public Fruit Trees,

Fruit trees in place Of shade trees
in our parks, is the suggestion Of a
reader. "Would not apple, pear, cherry
or other fruit trees make a finer dis
play in the spring." he asks, "than the
shade trees commonly used, besides
furnishing fruit later in the season."
formerly" he adds, 'there were plen-
ty Of apples on the market; now only
a few are to be had. These are so
high in price that only the rich man
can afford them; similar conditions
exist in regard to other fruit" The
suggestion is worthy Of consideration,
and has been carried out in Germany,
we believe, although If we bark back
to boyhOod days, the memory Of the
zest with which we enjoyed pilfered
fruit may suggest practical difficulties
in the way Of the plan for America
Los Angeles Times.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
REGULAR FEEDING FOR CALF
Substitute Skim Milk as Soon as Prae.
ticabIe and Continue 1t for at
Least Six Months.

All calves should be fed regularly !:
very young calves should be fed three
times day.
At first, the calf is fed whole milk,
the quantity being gradually in.
creased. Skim milk is substituted as
soon as practicable, and is continued
until the calf is six months old.
Ordinarily, the maximum quantity
of skim milk that can be fed economi-
cally is 20 pounds day.
When the calf is two weeks old.
grain and fresh, clean hay should be
increased as the appetites of the
calves demand.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
THE PEOPLE AND
POWER

The Lever food bill which congress.
is almost ready to send to President
Wilson for his signature gives to the
president great power over the pro
duction, manufacture storage, dis
tribution and sale of food. Mr.
Hoover, as the presidents food man
ager will have great power also, ant
few loud voices here and there
In the land are raised to warn u.
that turning over to individuals 81
much dictatorial power is un-Ameri
can, dangerous and even Prussian.
AS some of these warning voices
remind us, "the people of the United
states have deep dislike to thu
clothing of any man with extraordi
nary power"
In spite of actual facts to be OBJ
served daily in the news of this coun
try there are thinking persons who
contend that the American people
will resent these extraordinary meas
ures o fwar, simply because our rep
resentatives are giving certain per
sons large powers to be used in oul
national defense.
We maintain large fleet of battle
ships. We have fitted them out fol-
our defense. Nobody complains thai
the commander of the fleet has toe
much power. We are going to raise
an immense army and inculcate into
It's every rank respect for the com.
mander. He could use this great
power, once organized, against our
best interests. But nobody wants an
army to be divided up by having a
score Of commanders, all independ.
ent. Nobody will doubt the chosen
commander.
The fear of these directors is ig-
norance. They fear that having
given great powers to individuals in
war time we may not be able to take
back those powers unto ourselves
again.
They must admit it is an advant-
age to have the whole responsibility
Tor any national action resting upon
one capable man. In a larger way
1t is the "city manager plan" Con-
gress, legislatures and town councils
are necessary for deliberation, but
single men are necessary to direct &C
ton. While doctors disagree the
sick man dies. We must produce in
dividual men great enough for single
responsibility in great crises, or our
civilization is off the track.
The people wanted President Will
son to have sole direction of our in
ter.national policy and were satisfied
with his guidance, tho 1t led us into
war. They wanted him to handle the
railroad crisis. They want Hoover
to manage our food situation, pre-
vent speculation, boarding, high
prices and waste.
Are they afraid Wilson will get
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06

US into other wars? That he will
assume control of any industry he
pleases, having precedent in the
railroad matter? Are they fearful
that Hoover may continue food die
tator for life, and prevent the free
and open business function of COM
petition in food production and dis
tribution?
These thoughts carry no pang of
possibility. These fears do not ap-
peal to the American people, be-
cause the American people are sure
of themselves.
For 140 years we have been a
self governing people. We are used
to delegating power to leaders and
are used to receiving patriotic SER
vice from those placed in power.
The American people have caught the
great spirit of cooperative trust, and
among us are thousands of men
ready and worthy to hold the high
est positions we have to give-and
every one of them would accomplish
our national desires to the best of
Ills dUlllIlOo. VO huNO Woy Va
knowing our public men-it is the
way of publicity. So soon as man
is seated in the least position OF
power he becomes the object of ad-
vertisement. AS he receives increas-
ed responsibility his light shines far
Their for the busy and curious citi-
zens to see. He Is studied by mil
lions before he ever approaches any
final place of power in our country.
Not only that, but our people know
their own power. They are SOW
ereign people. and they know that
what powers they give may again be
taken away. Public opinion is king.
That is why so many charttlans
seek to turn it against their enemies.
That is also why the doubtful editor
says:
"The American people will resent, +"
etc.
He sends out a "feeler."
But the American people are not
resenting food control, nor fleet con-
troll, nor railroad. nor coal control,
any more than they would resent
compulsory vaccination in the event
of general typhoid epidemic. In
these large affairs of self preservation
free people will always find able
leaders and always load them with
honor and power.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
KULTUR IN
| SCHOOL

The Kulturish tendancy of Ameri.
can schools is coming in for a Bit
of publicity that will probably help
to get education out of it's rut. OF
course practical things are properly
learned at school. but there is no ex-
cuse for lowering the old proven
standards of classical learning, by
such means as discouraging the study
of Latin, Greek and ancient history.
When the newly appointed education
board declared itself in favor OF GUST
ing Latin and the classics there came
I'D a pleasing chorus of protest from
the ranks of our leading thinkers.
The average young person does
not want to be Student, but merely
needs a little mental cultivation. 1t
is all we'll and good to provide this
cultivation with practical experience
in practical work, but the schools
will be unfair to the highly valuable
minority of real scholars If they pro-
vide only for the large dead-level
class.
Louis Buckley Stillwell, of the ma
tional research council, declares that
a study of Latin helps engineering
students. He points out that even
engineers sometimes have need for
lust the right word" And engin-
eering students, on the whole, have
been avoiding all studies that SEEM
ed to have no practical use in their
future work. Only those of large
vision, like Herbert c. Hoover,
studied Latin and the science OF
language. The others will put in
their professional time working for
some self-made man of vision. Hav-
ing a deep human cultivation made
Hoover of Belgium" Without 1t
he would have been bossing some OBJ
scure mining operation down in Aus
tralia.
Until this year Americans have
been building. They have had need
for few thinkers. War came along,
and those men who did not follow
the dead-level bunch are leaders.
And we need more of them. There
is room for more men at the top
all of the time.
If our schools refuse to supply
broad opportunity of study for the
exceptional ones with ambition, a
good many will get the lift in other
ways. but certain number Of them
will be cramped by lack of help. And
we need every thinker we can muster.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
MILK SUBSTITUTE FOR CALF
Many Experiment Stations Glad to
Furnish Farmer With Formula
Care at WEAVING Time.

The calf raising season Is now here,
and with the present high prices Of
milk and veal, and the increasing
value of both dairy and beef cattle,
we cannot impress upon our readers
too pointedly the advantages Of using
milk substitute in raising their
calves.
There are some excellent milk SUBJ
stitutes on the market and if farmer
wishes to make one himself, there are
many Of the experiment stations that
will be glad to furnish him with vayi-
Gus formulas for so doing.
1t has been proved time and time
again that while the results secured
from milk substitutes are not as cas-
lily obtained as those produced by
milk ration, if proper care is taken
after weaving time, the final develop
ment of the heifer raised upon the
best milk substitutes will be almost
equal to the milk-fed Individual
Farm and Ranch.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
SAVING THE
WASTE

The old truism that Americans
waste enough food to keep life in
any other nation is about to have
the reverse applied. 1t becomes
fashionable to economic. We were,
as a people, rather proud of our be-
| ing able to waste so much valuable
material. We thought it belonged to
us because we found 1t.
We now learn that the whole
world demands an interest in our
fortunes. No nation in this world is
ever going to fatten in peace at the
expense of the other nations. Ameri-
ca is going to pay back to the old
world a good deal of her accumulat-
ed debt. Europe started us in bust
ness and has been sending over her
riches since the beginning. Now we
face a responsibility that will pinch
before we get thru. We must not
only save; we must save and turn
over the surplus to Europe.
With the leadership of Herbert G.
Hoover, a nationwide campaign is
on for household economy. Wasting
is not simply indulging in plenty. 1t
is the needless using up of material
which takes time or labor to pro-
duce. We have no right to throw
away anything that somebody has
spent time to produce, even If that
somebody is ourself.
MASTERS will be watched, for they
are of no use to us in the serious
emergency of war.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
MORE WHEAT SEED REQUIRED
Tendency Among Farmers to Sow Too
Little Rather Than Too Much,
Says Ohio Station.

The quantity Of seed wheat to SOW
to the acre should be varied according
to size Of kernel, condition and fer
tility. From six to eight pecks per
acre gave the best results in expert
ments totaling 33 years at the Ohio,
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas
and Oklahoma experiment stations.
The tendency among most growers is
to use too little rather than too much
seed.
The Ohio experiment station says:
1--WE have commonly found the bet
ter quality of grain where the amount
Of seed required to produce the maxi
mum crop had been used"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
Traffic Problems Adjusted,

An efficient traffic department can
save the individual shipper hundreds,
possibly thousands, of dollars each
year. The traffic department of the
present Highlander of commerce acts
as eyes and ears for every shipper.
The maze of regulations, tariffs and
service conditions on railroads is so
intricate that one man cannot keep up
with all the changes. It Is costly for
every business house to maintain a
traffic division Of its own. So all Of
them can go in comparatively and get
all the service their business demands
at an Insignificant cost.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
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PLANTS TINY GARDEN
between SUBSCRIBERS

Portland, 0re.-In a little
spot of ground scarcely ten
square feet, squeezed between
two skyscrapers in the business
section Of Portland, is a crude
board sign, stuck on a peg in
the ground, reading: "Do your
bit by keeping off these spuds."
The tiny spot formerly was COW
cred with grass, but some patri-
otto gardener believed in the
present crisis potatoes would
look better than grass, and
transformed the plot into a po-
tential producer Of foodstuffs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
Street Tree Roots Near Surface.

Nearly all street tree roots are
found within two feet of the surface.
Seldom are conditions favorable for
deeper delving. Soils should be pre-
pared so that roots may penetrate to
any depth, but conditions must be in
wiling. Air must freely penetrate be-
yond the root zone, and there dyna-
mite and wash sand down into the
rent and cracked soil that it may not
again close up solid.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
LIME OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Hen Must Have Material With Which
to Build Egg sheII-oyster
Shells Meet Demand,

Lime in the ration Of the laying hen
is very important She must have
the material with which to build the
egg shell-without it production is
greatly impaired. Common grit does
not serve this purpose. Oyster shells
meet this demand, are readily soluble
and assimilated, while grit functions
as a pulverizer or grinder of the feed.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
WE HAVE LOST

The addresses of the following
persons who have probably moved to
other parts of the county:
Charles Hansen, Joseph Smith, A.
J. Privett and Mrs. John Clark.
If THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
HANDY SEED POTATO CUTTER
Four Pieces Prepared at Each SIicina
by Device Made of PIank-Sharp
Knives Do the Cutting.

This device prepares four pieces at
each slicing, and is made from a plank
two feet long and seven inches wide.
1t has hole An by inches in the
center. Two sharp knives cross each
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06
Seed Potato Cutter.

other at right angles in this opening.
The cutter is placed over a potato
crate or barrel, the potatoes laid
on the knife, one at time only, and
the handle let down.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06

What army officers or state or fed
eral officials forgot, Miss Goldie Cha
rak, pretty Charlestown (Mass.) girl,
remembered. Miss Charak noticed that
the Bunker Hill monument was with
out a flag, SO she purchased one, and
without speech, music or other cere-
mony, unfurled the Stars and Stripes
on the memorial to one of Americas
greatest victories.
Photo shows Miss Charak with her
flag at the Bunker Hill monument.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-06

The best Silo that can be built ani
equal in efficiency to any Silo. on the
market.
Government reports show that over
80 per cent Of epidemics and deaths
among Silo fed cattle is due to mold
poison.
Build Ballard Silos
The growth Of mold and decay can.
not occur in silo when constructed
according to our
Free Plan of Building Service
Gil Ballard Silos are planned and
built along scientific lines and only
a certain percentage of acid can
form.
Acid causes mold and decay; the
rapid rise of temperature in all Bal
lard Silos kills the bacteria and thus
automatically controls acidity.
There are a thousand other reason
why you should build Ballard Silo.
Let us explain them in detail to you.
Anderson & Sons Co.
"One Font or n MilIion''I
Phone 461 Blackfoot, Idaho
E. L. Anderson, Manager
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-09-18
GOOD
ROADS
BUILD ROADS ON WAR FRONT
Possible and Desirable 10 Construct
Highest Types Of Surfaces for
Moving Supplies.

With the arrival of the Balfour mis-
ed regarding road building methods
followed In the war regions of France
and Belgium.
English military engineers have re-
Gently made experiments demonstrate
ing that II is possible and desirable to
build the highest type Of road SUR
faces for the temporary or emergency,
movement Of artillery and supplies
Roads built with asphalt sent over
from England have recently been con-
structed in the rear of the French Bel
GUM front. Roads so improved gave
far better service than any type here
tofore attempted under the swift and
heavy movements necessitated by the
artillery action which precedes infan-
try attacks. 1t was observed that mo-
tor trucks and gun carriages suffered
no injury In movement over these
hastily constructed asphalt pavements, /
while frequent breakdOwns we're ext
perienced when road building was not
attempted.
These experiments being done, a
mission including officers Of the Brit
ish and French engineer corps looked
over the pavements in the environs
of Paris built In the last three or four
years. Among other roads inspected
early in this month was the Trini-
dad asphalt pavement laid on the road
to Versailles which has been carrying
military traffic ever since the war be-
gan. AS a result of these experiments
and investigations it has been decid-
ed, wherever possible, to construct sim
liar surfaces for the movement of mill |
tary traffic in regions where roads
have been destroyed or where they |
may be made necessary by battle plans.