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The Washington times., 1917-04-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST
IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Happenings of the Day in Va
rious Parts of the Ma
tion's Capital.

The committee on organization OF
the Home Defense League, Of the
Chamber of Commerce. of which w.
c. Sullivan is chairman, today began
a campaign for new members. Yes
terday the committee of twenty-five
was divided into eight subcommittee
with the following chairmen: p. b.
Fletcher, Isaac Cans, Frank Metzer-
oft, Jesse Leverton, w. ]. kehoe,
Julius Lansburgh, George Warning
ton, and !. c. Weld.
Major Pullman addressed the meet
ing. The league IS to act as an aux
iliary to the Police Department. Sec
retary Thomas Grant said application
blanks have been sent to every MEM
Der of the chamber.
A meeting of. subcommittee chair
men will be held in the board room
of the District building Monday at 4
o'clock, followed by meeting of the
full committee on Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
DAUGHTERS COOPERATE
Join Hands With couReiI of Ma
tionaI Defense for Service.

Following the appointment OF
national committee OF the Daughters
OF the American Revolution to CO.
operate with the Council of National
Defense, Mrs. George Thacher Guern-
Eey, the new president general. has
instructed all State regeI-ts to select
committees.
Mrs. Guernsey hopes to have the
entire membership OF the d. A r., 96,-
600 women. organized for national
service within ten days. In accord
snce with the suggestion of the Coun-
Gil OF National Defense. the daughters
will raise potatoes and corn" and ex-
ercise economy in all branches of
housekeeping and living.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
Lecture by n. II. Darton,

An Illustrated lecture which took the
audience through the Southwestern
part Of the United States. depicting the
life and customs OF the Spanish settlers.
was delivered by n. H. Darton. Of the
Geological Survey. at a meeting of
the Spanish-American Athenaeum at
Rauscher's last night. A talk on the
drama, The World and His Wife," was
given by Manuel Fraile. and Mrs
Raquel L. otwell gave several vocal Sc
lections, accompanied by Miss Irene
Hardesty.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
ROADS WIN FIRST POINT.

The railroads Of the country won
the first round in their battle for a
IS per cent rate increase before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday. when the commission de-
cided that the roads could file sup
Elemental tariffs providing for the
increase, instead OF drawing new
tariff schedules.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
KEY DESCENDANT IN WAR.

BALTIMORE, April 26.-FoIIowing
in the footsteps Of his illustrous an
oestnr, Francis Deuber, a direct de-
scendsnt of Francis Scott Key, the
author Of THE Stsr-Spangled Ban
ner,' is now serving in the arm OF
our national defense which will be
FIRST TO fght"-the marine CORPS.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
DR.. shaw to BE Speaker.

Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. honorary
president OF the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. will be
the speaker tomorrow afternoon at a
tea in the headquarters of the associa-
ton. 1926 Rhode Island avenue. in
honor OF officers and delegates Of the
National Congress Of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Association. DR.. Shaw
will reach Washington tomorrow morn
ing from an extended trip in the South
ern States in behalf of suffrage.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
INVITE BUSINESS WOMEN
Chamber Of Commerce VIII Include
Them In Organization.

In its forward movement for a
bigger and more effective organiza-
tion, the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce has determined to- INCLUDE
among its active workers the pro
gressive business women OF the city
as well as the men. Directors VINO
are working on the formation OF the
forward Washington committee OF
100 advisers this morning determined
to invite several women prominent IN
Washington business circles to serve
on this committee and assist with
their advice and suggestions.
This is a somewhat new departure
in modern commercial organization
work. but il is a departure which has
been followed by several OF the
leading organizations of the country
and followed, it is said, to distinct
advantage TO both the city and the
organization.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
HIS ARMOR TURNS
BULLET AT 60 FEET
DR.. Brewster, Inventor, Hit
Over Heart in a Dar-
ing Test.

Before United States army and
New Jersey militia officers and rep
resentatives OF Governor Edge, Dr..
Guy Brewster. a widely known eye,
nose and ear specialist of Dover, N.
J., submitted yesterday to a test OF a
bulletproof headgear and body armor
OF his invention, according ot reports
Wearing the armor. DR.. Brewster
stood in Oram's sandpit, Dover, six
ty feet away, and faced Sergt. George
Chiswell, a sharpshooter OF Company
{ Fifth Regiment, n. c., N. J., who
used an army rifle OF latest type.
which shoots a bullet a speed of 2,74O
feet per second, and with an impact
Of 2,4OO pounds.
Bullets Glance off.
Sergeant Chiswell fired and the
bullet struck the armor directly over
the physicians heart. 1t did not even
denS the armor. but left a scar of
fine markings like the design OF a
rising sun and glanced off.
Bullet proof helmets and jackets
have been tried in Europe, but while
they stopped the bullets, they failed
to absorb the shock or impact and
left their wearers paralyzed. To show
there was no such effect upon the
wearer OF his invention, Dr. Mrew-
ster. who is far from robust and six
ty years old, Immediately after the
shooting charged UP the side OF the
sandpit, ran on level ground, and
went through a manual OF rifle, sa-
bre and bayonet drill and hand gren-
ade throwing.
The armor weighs thirty pounds. II
has a helmet like those OF ancient
knights and. under intense fire. the SOL
dier can close metal shutters over the
eyeholes. The body piece comes down
well over the hips.
Dr. Brewster had already placed the
invention under the consideration of the
Department OF Ordnance. which report
ed favorably on its theoretical secret Of
the distribution Of the shock OF impact.
and the result was yesterdays test,
which Lieut.. Edwin L. Fiegenspan. rep
resentative of Governor Edge. declared
a complete success.
Army Report to Be Made.
The regular army officers might not
express their opinion save in the report
they will make to the Ordnance De-
partment. They were Major J. c. Mich
OILS. Capt. C. T Harris. and Lieut.. Rus
sell L. Maxwell. OF the Government ar
senal at Picatinny. \. J.
DIR. Brewster said he had worked on
the invention fully eight years. and de-
clares 1t would be invaluable in trench
warfare. He said his own demonstra-
top yesterday showed II was practic-
able for use in infantry charges.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
Georgetown Loses Debate.

Georgetown University was defeated
by the University Of South Carolina in
a debate on the question Of establishing
a minimum wage for factories. depart
ment stores. and workshops. at the
Georgetown Law School last night. The
Georgetown team was composed Of
Robert NJ. McCauley. John O'Day. jr.,
and Norman z. Kane.
The Washington times., 1917-04-26
STUDENTS RAISE FLAG.

Fifty students of the Jesuit College
of the Sacred Heart, Woodstock. Nd,
yesterday raised the Stars and Stripes
on a pole on the bank OF the Patapsco
river, near the Institution. The flag
was blessed by the Rev. John +. Han.
selman, president.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
FARMERS


Mr.. Hochbaum, county agent lead.
er for Idaho, said something wher
The was in Blackfoot last week thai
breaks in with the light of truth or
Ia certain little hysteria just now
|climaxing among city folks. He said
in effect:
"The farmers resent all this print.
ed stuff urging them to produce
more, work faster, and save the
country. This comes from the cities,
where If they would practice econ
omy themselves they could probably
save rs much excess as they want
the farmers to plant and dig up"
And it is true. Even now the new
idea-slingers are turning their type
writer's on the city folks, telling them
to refrain from throwing food away,
to cultivate the garden, to eat weeds
and grass.
OF course it all helps. The people
must be reused, it seems, from lux
urious dreams of plenty, get-rich-
quick visions, every-baby-boy-might
b~e-president. and all such.
There is one little by-the-way we
might register: The farmers over
produced and the city folks lavished
the surplus. Now is the time at last
when farmers cannot produce too
much and city folks will not have
anything to throw away. Food is no
more a side issue.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21

thaw. Before that it was frozen dry
The horses were very poor and
snaky looking. While he was har-
Messing them they showed their lack
of love for him by laying back thier
ears and biting at various things,
not at him SO much as at the manger.
The manger had been mean to them
by not having much in it, and they
looked sad. He said the horses had
come thru pretty well considering.
The Cub man asked the farmer
man why he had not been blowing
his lands and he said that this was
the first day it had been fit to plow.
The Cub man told the farmer man
that the neighbors had been blowing
for some time, and he replied that
he had been busy at other things.
The Cub man retired from the
premises determined to return in
and see how the man with the
snaky looking horses was getting
along and If possible to see how in
thunder he kept himself convinced
that he was a good farmer.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21

and receive orders by telephone and
electric signals. The men actually
on the firing line are outnumbered
five to one by their camp tenders and
comrades off duty. War is a DELHI
crate cross bombardment with occa-
sional charges into pulverized posi-
tions. 1t is inhuman combat. Men
are transformed into regulators for
guns.
Shall we not believe the men from
the trenches who say war is a bust
ness past m mans comprehension?
shall we not believe England when
she urges us not to depend upon the
confusing method of volunteer Or
lganization?
But it is good to have debate in
congress. Both sides have an airing
and the truth generally manages to
climb out on top. 1t is the firm be-
lief of a good many of us who are
eligible to conscription that war is
q serious, necessary business. Prus-
|sianism must be downed-but let the
women and the congressman shoot
the fireworks.
We will go to battle as free men
no matter how u organization is
effected. We will have the steady
determination to carry thru our part
without spouting at the beginning;
and our firmness without over-en-
thusiasm will help us to keep head
up and sane in the midst of Europe's
hell, +
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
WILL WE WIN?

1t is necessary to scare some PEG
pie into making a supreme effort
Only men of genius use all of theil
personal resources without stimulus
from outside themselves.
J.. Not a few editors and journalists
of u country are practicing the
above formula for getting the Ameri-
can people aroused to the war task.
We are told on every hand how un-
prepared we are materially and men
tally.
1t may be necessary, we are so
large and confident a nation, to ad-
ways lit may even be necessary to
tell us that if we let Germany tri-
umph over the entente allies we shall
be the next victims Of kaiserism. But
it occurs to thinking Americans that
1t Is absurd to ramble into the past
possibilities to have us believe that
had we not come to our fighting
senses just in time Germany would
have made mincemeat of our indie
pendence. Then the following
thoughts follow:
AAAS SA INV uAAO" LUZ. III JUS
sibility of Germany winning the war.
1t is a question of endurance. Who
has the advantage? We have.
Prepared or unprepared the United
States will never lose a fight with
any other nation of 100, 900, 900 in
habitants or less. U~nprepared it
costs more lives, that Is all.
Belgium, taken by surprise, stop
ped the Teuton hosts for long enough
to save France.
Germans, Britons, Americans
come from the same original stock,
sturdy peoples of the north of Eu-
rope, whose ingrained nature is to
indefinitely until they get
freedom from any persecution. No
will ever enslave people OF
this stock. 1t can't be done.
In everything they do Americans
are aggressive; they have developed
more open land in $50 years than
all Europe has in 1900 years. Could
it be possible that they will now take
up war in half measures? '
Human beings who are slow to
take drastic action are people who
are sure to finish what they begin.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
TO PLEASE TOURISTS

In view of the preparations for
the great number Of Yellowstone
park tourists for the summer season
OF 1917, the Livingston, Mont, peo-
pie have arranged a unique plan
whereby the tourists will be Impress
ed with their town. They are max
ing an automobile park several
blocks in length, where he visitors
will be welcomed. This park is To-
Gated on the banks OF the Yellow
stone river, provided with electric
lights, fresh water, piped from the
city supply, is well shaded and even
free wood will be provided to any
campers who wish to tarry over
night or for a meal. No doubt their
efforts will be rewarded. because peo-
pie from afar will be interested in
so progressive a town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
A NOTABLE
FARMER

There is a a up the country
who is a notably good farmer. We
know it because he says he is. As
evidence of his being a good farmer
he says he farmed here in territorial
days, so there! AS evidence that he
is keeping up with modern ideas he
mentioned two farm papers or mag
azines that he gets" The Cub man
looked them both over and found
nothing on farming as it is done in
the Snake river valley, but declared
that they were both good. Then the
Cub man looked around the place to
find further evidence that the man
was a good farmer.
Some new trees had been planted
in the front yard, and this had been
done by taking out a slice of sod,
setting the treelets in and replacing
the sod, cork fashion, and pouring
in some water.
For a wood supply for the busy
season he had a pile of fine brush,
not chopped up. The yard had been
raked and cleaned and the rake lay
on the ground with the points up
ready to stab something in high gear.
The house was not banked up to
keep the winds and SHOWS of winter
from going under it. Chains and
harnesses hung on the sides of the
house, and old clothes, scraps of
quilts and rags galore were kicking
around the rear of the house. A
thousand or more tin cans dumped
in a low place back Of the dwelling
indicated that gardening had not
been overdone on the place.
The stable was Of straw, what
there was of it, but the owner was
an optimist and saw the straw parts.
The Cub man was a pessimist and
saw the holes. When the Cub man
asked the farmer man why he did
not take manure and stop up the
holes in the straw stable and shut
out the wind, the farmer man said
he did not have time; he said he
had only lived there a few weeks
and had not gotten around to it.
When the Cub man asked him why
he did not close the large opening
called a feed door in front OF the
horses and shut off the wind, and
he said the weather will soon be
warm and that it was already warm
Dr. than 1t had been.
The Cub man asked the farmer
nan why he did not clean out the
and the farmer man replied
hat he had done it; several times,
res. When 1t had got too dirty ne
lad cleaned 1t out some. 1t had
,nly been wet and nasty since n :
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
blue.

The soldier boys brave and true,
Stand by the red, white and blue,
1t makes them more brave
So their land they will save.
There is no flag above her.
There Is no flag that makes such
a stir,
She will always stand above
Because she is the flag we love.
Oh, the red, white and blue,
With beautiful hue!
Then long may it wave
Ger the land Of the brave.
The stripes and the stars
Are seen in the worlds greatest
wars,
Oh, may it wave long
Ger the land of the strong.
Emery Allen.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
BORAH ON DRAFT

Senator Borah made strenuous OBJ.
Jections to the selective. draft bill
while it was suffering the pangs OF
debate in the upper house last
month. In his speech to the senate
of April % he opens with the
thought that an army owes it's ef-
ficiency to it's spirit. An army has
a soul and its soul is the power of
unity that makes it irresistible. He
maintains that the German army
owes it's being to CONSUMPTION, which
Is the very basis of militarism, and
dispenses with the enthusiasm of
free men going to battle.
These are some of the things that
occur to legislators about to estab-
lish a war policy for a nation of a
hundred millions. The responsibility
is tremendous. We ought not to be
impatient if the congress seem to
waste time in words that might be
dear in action.
At the first of the big war the Ger
mans lost thousands Of good soldiers
in fanatic mass attacks upon impos-
sible positions. That was enthusiasm
the spirit of irresistableness. The
Germans learned that machine-gun
fire is no respecter of patriotic high
stepping.
In these days there is no such
thing as an army, properly speaking.
There are millions of armed men,
divided into corps of armies. Each
army is one-half Independent and
one-half tied to the others. The or
ganization is so vast that some parts
of it will eve see other parts, prob
ably, during the entire war. 1t is
so with factory hands and railroad
Men must see each other
and get Together to feel the enthus-
iasm Of unity.
War, as it must be looked at now,
Is a boisterous whirlpool that draws
multitudes into its vortex. The men
Of the multitudes are individually
insignificant. They are not led to
but crouch behind bulwarks
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Miguel Martinez and
children came to Blackfoot, Friday,
on their way home to Del Norte.
Colorado. They spent the winter
ranching near Goldberg, but do not
like the high altitude and the cli-
mate there. Mr.. Martinez travelled
with the car Of stock and goods.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21
SIXTH GRADE POETS

The sixth grade pupils Of Miss
O'Rouke's room expressed their feel.
ings POLITICALLY a short time ago and
wrote poems on "My Flag" some OF
which were very fine. They were
graded and the following people re-
ceived diplomas: Emery Allen, Ame-
liza Neff, Loeta Gertch, Lena Ander-
son, Sammy Hatmaker, Scion Van
Blarican and Elnore Montgomery,
We would like to be able to print
every child's' poem, but have only
space for one:
My Flag
Here is our dear Old Glory,
The flag of III country true!
I'm sure you have heard her story;
The story of the red, white and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21

Miss Deon Dixon, a junior of the
high school, returned to her home in
Salt Lake, Saturday. She is a niece
of R. H. Clayton and has spent the
winter here. She expects to return
in the fall and finish her high school
course
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-05-21

Get your next butter wrappers at
The Idaho Republican,; they are pure
vegetable parchment, non-poisonous.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10
Gouernment Will Soon Place
 Huge Copper Order, Belief

It has been the record of copper in the past that regular users in this country have always held off from buying until some impetus has been given the market by large contract of one kind of another. Never have the domestic consumers collectively purchased during dull period. In re- cent years, since the beginning of the war. the buying by users in the Unit ed States ha sonly started on large scale after foreign nations had cover. ed for their requirements, and only then have the domestic interests swamped the market and forced up prices against themselves.
 Therefore. the belief in the, trade is that the government order, when plac- ed. will be followed by large contracts and possibly higher prices.
 That the consumers are taking cop per in large volume is indicated by the reports heard from all selling agencies. It is stated that large blocks of the metal have been taken and more is wanted. In addition some big export business has been closed and additional contracts are pending which will take even more copper than has aluready been sold.
 The scarcity of August copper is said to be almost directly due to the foreign contracts which have been closed recently, and although little was said about this business. 1t Is learned that more metal was con tracted for during the last ten days to be sent abroad than in any similar period in many months.
 There is a general belief in the trade, especially among the users. that government orders will be plac- ed shortly. It is said all indications 1 point to something being made public ! within a week or ten days, although 1 it Is admitted there is no official in- formation on this point.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-10

Indications are multiplying that the government contract for copper will be finally placed within 8 com. paIatively short time. Copper au- thorities admit that it appears cer- tain developments are nearing tho time when an announcement might be looked for.
 received as to what price is to be paid. but in the trade the opinion is quiete general that about 24c per pound will be the level for the met al. The quantity is variously estim- ated from 30O,OO0,600 to 500.000, 900 lbs.
 A significant incident recently has been the inquiry from manufacturers who have government work. These interests have sounded the copper sellers on the possibility of receiv- ing the metal from the producers, the price to be announced by the SONtTulHeHl ldltI. lHuS lar uO utl- mite action has been taken by the copper dealers. and nothing is ex- pected to be done until an announce ment comes from government sources.
 It is the general impression in the trade that publication of the copper buying will be made from Washing ton. Several members of the sub committee on the metal are out of town at present and those who are matter in any way.
 The actual order from the govern ment. if placed at, say. 24c per pound, would. in the opinion of the leading trade authorities, increase the mar ket activity to a great extent. It is known that some. consummers are not covered for their future require ments. and these are expected to come into the market as on previous occasions and flood it with orders.