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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-16
A SOLDIERS DIARY

Mrs. H. Rubideaux, who lives
west of Moreland, has a son in the
army who writes a brief diary and
mails it home in the place of let
tiers, and she preserves this nara
tive of her sons experience in the
war. We copy letter in this con-
-Aeetiea-- written by Lluellyn Rnhi-'
deaux, who fs twgnty-tnree years old
and a member of the military band,
from Missoula, where he was TAX
ing a, course in the agricultural col
lege before he enlisted. The fam
lily came to Idaho from Kansas
few years ago and Mrs. Rubideaux
worked at the industrial school at
Ft. Hall for five years before buying
the farm west of Groveland.
Sept. 11.-Left Fort Harrison
today for North Carolina. Arrived
in Billings at bed time.
Sept. 12.-Woke up on North Da-
kota and Montana line. Paraded In
Mandan. Arrived in Minneapolis at
on thirteenth.
Sept. 3.-Paraded in Albert Lea,
MINI. Paraded in Waterloo, Iowa.
Arrived in Dubuke 10; bed time.
Sept. 14.-Paraded in Nation,
ILL.,. in morning. Passed acres OF
corn. Paraded in Evansville In aft
ernoon, and there received big re-
ception. Crossed long trussel and
Ohio river into Kentucky for bed
time.
Sept. 15.-Arrived in Chattanoo-
pa at reveille. BY in Georgia and
there saw the prettiest scenery on
the trip; low rolling green noun
tain. covered with oak and pine for
ests, sprinkled with cotton patches
and corn. Old historic plantations
were visible. Paraded in Atlanta
and received big hand.
Sept. 16.-Arrived at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. c. Set up
tents; cloudy; everybody in good
spirits.
Sept. 17.-Rehearsal $50; prac-
ticed violin and bass in afternoon.
Sept. 18.-Shot in the arm wac
cine.) Pay day. Rehearsal at S;3O.
Sept. 19.-Rehearsal $50. Con-
cert 7 p. m. Trip to Lakewood park
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Won HART6N WRITES


The following letter from ORA
e. Won Harton, now in the officers
training camp in Preside, Cal, was
received by Max Smith:
Preside, Cal,
November 9, 1917.
Friend Max:
was mighty glad to get your let
ter, but was sorry to know that you
had left here. The doctor Is still
having plenty Of amusement with
us. We don't know the significance
of much of the work he is doing
among us, so we can not help fret
ting some.
Those examinations are still elm
mating many from the camp, any Of
us may be the next. l am getting
along o. K. as far as l can tell.
None of us feel satisfied with the
showing we are able to make and
in the short time given; we are not
able to form an opinion of our pros
poets.
am getting we'll toughened, so
20 thru these marches with less ia
tigue, and pay no attention to them
Last Friday p. m. we took a two
hours march that took more time
formerly, and all of our strength,
but this time we came in on the
Jump, and were ready for regular
practice in thirty minutes. We get
the trenches again next week.
did quite we'll for my first expert
ence on the range and a high power
rifle. l made Eat points out Of 900
perfect, just six points below expert
Give my regards to the boys there
Most Of the men here are showing
the effect of this nervous tension
their tempers are getting pretty
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Sept. 20.-Rehearsa at 10. Drill
in afternoon. Met some people
(Matthews) gang F.
Sept. 21.-Rehearsal in morning.
Paraded in afternoon.
Sept. 22.-Practiced all after
noon. Went to town in evening.
New instruments arrive.
Sept. 23.-Rehearsa in morning.
Concert in auditorium and received
the great hand, Ate supper at Rus
sells.
Sept 24.-Rehearsal in morning
and stayed home in afternoon. Pa
raded.
Sept. 25.-Rehearsal in morning
and stayed home in afternoon.
Sept. 26.-Rehearsal morning and
afternoon. Rain today.
Sept. 27.-Rehearsal morning and
afternoon. More rain. Stayed
home.
Sept. 2S.-Rehearsal in morning.
Rain and mud. Went to town.
Sept. 29.-Holiday. Went to
town. Took in reception at audi
forum, enjoyed ourselves.
Sept. 30.-Mustered. Rehearsal
in afternoon.
Oct. 1.-Rehearsal. Played at
auditorium in evening.
| Oct. mo practice. Examina-
tion Of heart and lungs. Went to
town. Wakelee came back from
hospital.
Oct. 3.-Rehearsal in morning
and evening. Parade. New instru-
ments came. Stayed home.
Oct. played in First Baptist
church and ate dinner at Selivyn
hotel. Concert at Y. M. c. A. in
evening. Made big hit. Dedication
Of Y. M. C. A. building.
Oct. 8.-Rehearsal in morning
and afternoon.
Oct. s.-Rehearsal in morning
and afternoon.
Oct. 10.-Big day. Revellin
athletic exercise from Q to 10. Re-
hearsal from 10 to 100. Rehearsal
at 100. Concert for general at 4.
Played for dance and amusement of
officers at country club (orchestra)
Oct. Ill o'clock drill. 10
U CLOCK Uauu. HeueaTSdl L ClOCh
and played for ball game. Head
ache in afternoon; stayed home.
Oct. 12.-9 drill and exercise. 10
rehearsal. 100 rehearsal. Parad-
ed at $50. Nason's mother on
death bed and went to Miles City.
New instruments came. Stayed
home.
Oct. 13.-Inspection. Holiday.
Oct. IA, Is, 16 and Ire
hearsals, etc.
Oct 1S.-Rehearsal in morning
and big Liberty loan parade in after
noon. Parade was seven miles long.
Nine bands. At 6 o'clock took car
to Gastonia and played for Liberty
loan meeting and received great
hand. Got home at 1890.
Oct. 19.-Rehearsal at $50 and
100. Rained hard; no concert
Went to Fiddlers' convention in
evening.
Oct. 20.-Inspection of instru-
ments at and inspection of quart
ers at 10. Went to town in after.
noon and saw cotton mill. Enjoyed
the day.
Oct. 21.-sunday and played in
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-16
PARENT-TEACHERS MEETING

A meeting of the Parent-Teachers'
association will be held at the high
school Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Every one is cordially invited to at
tend and enjoy the splendid program
that has been planned. l.. e. Abbott,
of the safety first committee of the
Oregon Short Line, will deliver the
lecture of the evening and Perry
Forbes is going to sing. There will
also be a number by the ladies' sex
tett Of the First ward church.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-16

short and they use more tobacco.
The food is good and plentiful, so
we keep up. I still weigh about the
same, 1877 pounds, with clothes.
Write as often as you can.
Your friend,
A. E. Won HARTON,
Eighth Company, Preside, Cal.
P. s. Last report is that two
thirds of the officers made here are
to bep1aced on the inactive list.
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church and went to town in after
noon. Had q good time.
| Oct. 22.-Rehearsal in morning
and inspection of teeth, then inspec-
ton in heavy marching order. Went
to town.
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CATTLE LOST

The undersigned Will pay $40 for
the return of three head of cattle
branded JB (lazy ~ on right hip Of
thigh; last seen near the Twin
buttes.
adv. 16tf T. G. BONp<
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Proper Illustration.

It Is mistake. AYERS the Illuminat-
ing Engineer Society, to use bright
light against dark background, and
while an artistic fixture is well enough
as a decoration, yet lamps which in
themselves are good and suitable will
not be satisfactory from a hygienic
standpoint unless the fixtures are in
the right position. In planning the il.
Elimination of room it is only COM
mon sense to determine just what you
are going to use that room for, anf
then to arrange the lighting. By do
ing this it should be possible for peo-
pie of middle age to add years of ex-
cellent eyesight which otherwise
would soon diminish. Where children
Of various ages are in family the
matter Of artificial light is Of great inn
portance. The general health Of q
growing boy or girl may be seriously
affected by careless lighting, especial
ly in rooms where they read or study
their lessons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09

So much has been written relative
10 the development Of the motor car
industry and SO many prophesies
have been ventured without proper
consideration Of vital and controlling
FACTORS, that clear and simple
analysis Of the subject may serve to
dissipate much Of the unfounded con-
lecture.
The automobile market is divided
into two broad fields. First the rural
class. which includes all persons en-
gagged in farming and others in varl
Gus businesses who live in towns of
Second, the urban class, which COM
prises all people in any but farming
pursuits, who live in towns of five
hundred or more population.
In the rural or farming market
Ethere are 100000 families One mil
hon Of these now own motor ears
and one and one-half millions are
POOR, illiterate, or negroes, who for
the purpose of this study may be ey-
cluded from the prospective buying
class. There remain, then. 100000
farm families who are possible auto
mobile buyers.
In the urban class, covered by IL
1000 towns and cities of more than
five hundred population, there are
about 100000 home owners of which
number only 100000 now own ears.
Accordingly, there remain 5000 900
prospective buyers in this class, or o
total actual unsold market, in both
rural and urban classes, of 100000
possible automobile buyers.
Life Of Auto Five Years.
The accepted average life of an
automobile is about five years in the
hands Of the original owners; and IS
the man who once owns car will
not thereafter be without one, We
must include the recorder market,
which, in the calendar year of 1917
will be about 100000, this being 20
per cent Of the 100000 now in use.
For the year 1917, therefore. the
automobile business will. face a mar
ket of about 100000 possible buy
ers. Not more than 10000 cars
will be built in the coming year.
leaving a possible excess market of
100000 buyers at the beginning of
1918
These figures are decidedly con-
servative because they take no con-
sideration Of % any export outlet,
GU the people who have or will have
two or more machines, 60 increased
population, ca increased prosperity,
90 million or more town and city
families who do not own the homes
in which they live, but are we'll able
to buy and maintain motor car. 60
tho h,Ici,nco. .o4oi1 In
sale merchants who use thousands of
roadsters for statesmen, and many
thousands more of delivery cars reg
| ular automobile chassis with COM
mercial body, CD taXicabs and other
cars for public hire.
An important and noteworthy fact
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Joke on Grandfather.

Seven-year-old Willie sat next to his
grandfather at the dinner table and
handed him note from the principal
Of the public school requesting the at
tendance of the grandfather at meet
Ing Of the Parents and Teachers as
ISOLATION. The old gentleman, who is
fond of joke, pretended to read as
follows, Dear Sir: Your crop-eared,
bandy-legged, sniffled-nose boy needs
spanking. There are no shingles in
this school sufficiently heavy for the
purpose. Will you kindly take him
into the wooashed and administer a
much-needed correction?" Everybody
at the table laughed except the young
ster. With perfectly grave face he
said, "Oh. grandfather, should not
have thought that you would preserve
all these years note that was writ
ten to your father when you was a
boy"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09

is vouched for by the editorial dc
partment of "Automobil@ Topirs." n
Well-known trade authority, which has
been making careful qualysi. Of the
comparative nature ef automohflr
service. They state That Ct the =
100000 motor cars OF all kinds in
service in the United States TO-DAY
/ they can conservatives say from their
/ investigation that over ona-half of Tho
mileage Of the 100000 c3rs is used
for business purposes. Literally, this
means that Of the 100000 automO-
blles running in this country today
one-haf, or $4,000 are used for
business purposes. This leaves only
one and half million in use FOR
pleasure or social Transportation pur-
poses.
In considering the 500 GOO automo-
biles in use TODAY, Whie} may lcgiti-
mately be classed as pleasure cars, .
an important fact should be borne in
mind. namely: the sO-callcd pleasure
car of today has a distinct economic
use, it being only reasonable t. de
duce that the time and money spent
/ in motoring for pleasure or social in
| tercOurse almost invariably takes the
place Of some other form of cXpCnGi-
ture Of less actual economic value.
Motoring is a pleasure that makes for
broader vision, Saner 9Gd moro helm
full diversions, and q more synlrathctic
social life. A nation without its sane
pleasures is hopeless. Therefore. it
is far from logical to consider the So
called pleasure car of today as an
added luxury
OyeTprGdUction Improbable.
If production increases at the aver
age rate maintained for the past five
years-which is unlikely, due tC
greater manufacturing problems and
j to inability of the selling and dis
trbutivc branches TO keep pace With
greatly augmented manufacturn
volume--the point of saturation will
not be reached for five, six or even
seven years. And some Of the leaders
in the industry predict that ii Will DC
a matter Of JIG or ~ years.
All signs point to a continued de
velopment for several years to come
for just how long it is difficult tC
say but as in many other new fields
limitations and curtailment of eX
pansion arbitrarily predicted, ARK
merely evidence Of q shortened vision
or unfamiliarity with all Of the facts
1t is true that materials and labor
are more expensive and increasingl,
hard to secure. This condition is no
serious, nor is it likely to be. The
makers of medium and ighpricet
cars overcome the difficulty by an ad
vance in their selling prices. The
1napufa cturppc Of I0W-nIirpH Ca;t
build in much greater quantities, art
protected by contracts until the en-
of the automobile year, July, 1917
and are able to absorb additional ex
pense by sprea ding it out ever grea
number Of units and by increasing
their manufa curing efficiency.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass of hot water each morn
ing helps US look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Handy, bright. Advantageous AMI
vyacious-a good clear skin; a ma
ural. rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by
clean. healthy blood If only every
woman and likewise every man
could realize the wonders of the
morning inside bath, what a crafty
inc change would take place.
instead Of the thousands of sickly,
anaemic- looking men, women anil
girls with pasty or muddy complex
ions: instead of the multitudes of
"nerye wrecks" "rundowns," brain
fags" and pessimists we should see a
yerile, optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking,
each morning before breakfast, a
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate IN
it to wash from the stomach, liver,
kidneys ard ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestihle waste, sour
lamentations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sweetening and refreshen-
ing the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache. bill
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who
have a pallid, sallow complexion an!
who are constipated very often, arc
urged to obtain a quarter pound Of
limestone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but trifle but is suf
ficient to demonstrate the quick and
remarkable change in both health
and appearance awaiting those who
practice intersal sanitation. We must
remember that inside cleanliness is
more important than outside, because
the skin does not absorb impurities
to contaminate the blood, while the
pores in the thirty feet of bowels d..
--Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
MUNICIPAL COURT
BILL WILL CONE
UP ON MONDAY
Representative Magee Re
quests Action Be Deferred
to Give All Hearing.
NIGHT SESSIONS
FOR LOCAL, BILLS
Speaker Cazort's Measure to Au-
thOrize County Judges to Grant Pen.
sions to Dependent Mothers
Meets With Setback.

Little Rock, Feb. S-Representative
Magee's bill TO establish municipal
court in Pine Bluff was called I'D or
special order this morning, but Mr.
Magee asked that it be deferred unit
next Monday. since he had received
a petition signed by about 500 resi-
dents of Pine Bluff protesting against
/ it, and he wished everybody to have
a chance to be heard,
The house today passed a resolu-
ton providing for night session.
every Monday and Thursday until the
, close CT the session for the purpose Of
considering local bills, and introduce
, ing general bills.
Mr.. Hardage gave notice that he
would move TO consider the COVER.
nor's veto Of the bill providing fol
the letting of contracts for the
printing of I. and r. amendments or
competitive bids. and the bill was
made special order for p. m. next
Monday for that purpose.
A bill by Mr.. Hunnicutt to permit
N. E. Sawyer of Hamburg and G. C
Hendrick of Euroda to engage in the
practice Of pharmacy encountered op.
position on the part of Mr.. Gentry
and others who asserted that it is ir
violation of the constitution which
provides that no general law can be
set aside in favor of any individual
The bill was indefinitely postponed
Notice was given that a motion would
be made to reconsider the vote by
which similar bill to permit certain
unlicensed physicians to practice
medicine was passed on Wednesday
night.
Oppose Mothers Pensions.
There was also opposition to a bill
by Speaker Cazort to authorize coun-
ty judges to grant pensions to de-
pendent mothers. The objections were
that it gives the county judges toe
much power, and that present laws
are sufficient to take care of the
needy. The bill was placed back on
second reading for amendment, and
80 counties exempted.
Mr.. Newton introduced a. bill to pro
vide for the redigesting of the sta
tutes, the digester to be appointed by
the governor, at a salary of $500, ar
examiner at $1,000, and to appropri
ate $4,000 for the expenses aside
from the digester 1t is provided that
the digests shall be sold for So q
volume
A bill by Josephs and Gentry to ap,
propriate $4,000 for the reprinting
Of the Arkansas supreme court re-
ports was passed by vote Of Is to l.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09

the ruthless submarine campaign is in
full swing. in defiance OF the warn
ing of the United States.
Everywhere it is believed that il no
American ship has been destroyed
it is because American ships are lying
idle in their harbors, instead OF ply
ing their usual trade. If no American
life has been lost it is due entirely to
chance.
1t is generally conceded also that
on the basis of preliminary reports
the torpcdoing of the British steamer
California, with Americans on board.
was a clear-cut case OF technlcal
violation of the warning of the United
States.
President Wilson. however, is rep
resented as determined not to plunge
the country into war or technlcal-
ity. When he moves, 1t Will be on
complete evidence of an outrage
about which there will be no ques-
tion. Then he expects to have the
| American people and congress behlnd
him.
) Unofficial dispatches told today OF
the killing of an American negro sail
|
sinking of the British steamer Hurlno.
| Few details are given, and the state
department tonight had heard nothing
officially. The incident will be con-
sidered as soon as Official reports are
received.
To get IN touch personally with all
! the steps that have been taken to pre-
pare. the country for whatever may
happen, the president left the white
house this afternoon and made a
quick round Of the state, war ana
navy deartments, to visit Secretary
Lansing, Secretary Baker and Secre-
tary Daniels. 1t was said he vii!
continue this practice every day, to
save time.
Word was received from England
and France that safe conduct Will be
granted the German diplomats VINO
will leave for their home country
next week.
Again today there was some sug-.
gestion of a combination of neutral
nations either to prevent trouble be-
tween the United States and Germany
or TO make clear national rights, al
though no definite plans were made
public.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Jeems Henry Was conjured!

"Mars john" excitedly exclaimed
Aunt Tidy, as she pantingly rushed
into a flre-engine house, "please, sub,
monograph to de car cleaners SEM
pori1:n and notify Danl to emergrate
home diurgently, kaze Jeems Henry
sAo' done bin conjured! Doctor Gut
ter done already distracted two blood
vultures from his 'pendercitis, an
lef' him now prezaminatin' de chile's
antebelum fur de germans OBJ de neu-
roplumonia, which eff he's disinfected
wild, dey gotter' quarantimes--but
ice-coldiated quarantimes-but b.
lieve, it's conjuration l"-Richmcnd
TimeS-DiSnatch
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Old Prussian Town.

Osnabruck is one Of the most vener-
able towns OF Prussia. I'm the closing
years Of the eighth century Charlie
magne designated it as the capital OF
a bishopric, distinction which it en-
joyed without interruption for more
than thousand years. In 1903 the see
was suppressed, the last bishop being
Frederick, duke of York, son of the
English Hanoverian monarch, George
III. In 1858 the city was restored to
It's religious eminence when it was
again made the seat Of Roman
Catholic bishop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Devise Key.Making Machine.

A key-making machine that will du.
plicate accurately a Yale, Corbin, or
similar key, in one minute, has been
introduced. All that is necessary is a
blank and the key is duplicated. The
key is placed in one clamp, the blank
in another. The guide disk touches the
key, the wheel the corresponding part
of the blank, as it is revolved. A hand
lever is moved from left to right, until
the wheel stops grinding. The machine
is so simple anyone can run it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
The Samaritan Widows FLAG.

A good many formalities must be OBJ
served by the women of Sumatra be-
fore they can lay aside their widows
weeds. Immediately after the hus-
bands death the disconsolate widow
places a flagstaff in front of her door,
and on this Il flag is raised. AS long
as the flag remains untorn by the wind
etiquette forbids her to marry, but with
the appearance Of the first rent she
can lay aside her mourning garb, begin
to take notice, and to receive offers Of
marriage. 1t would seem, therefore,
that much depends on the strenuous
ness of the season, the favorableness
of the gales, and the quality Of the
material used in the construction Of
the flag.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Rack Rents.

A track rent is trent that is
equivalent to the full net annual value
of the real property out of which it is
sues, or approximately So" BY statute
in England today rack rent is defined
as mot less than two-thirds of the full
net annual value of the lands out of
which it arises
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
Bubbles,

Bubbles are round because the air
which forms the inside Of the bubble
pushes with equal strength against all
parts of the thin film Of water that
surrounds it. 1t presses equally
against the sides of the bubble at all
times, so that if you blow more air
into the Enclosure, the bubble will be
enlarged the same amount all over,
and still continue perfectly round.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
TEUTONS ANXIOUS
BE CITIZENS u. s

New York, Feb. S.-,More than 1900
persons applied here today for their
first citizenship papers, making a
total thus far this week of about H.
700 such applicants. Most of the
applicants are of German or Austrian
birth
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-02-09
TO SEND CONVICT5
TO FIRING LIME

New York, Feb. S,--A regiment of
convicts, recruited from the 5000 in
mates of the city's penal institutions
will be offered 10 the government
should President Wilson issue a call
for a volunteer army, according to
plans announced today by Burdette d.
Lewis, commits sioner Of corrections.