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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

The leaders of the Civic association
Dore entirely justified in exchanging
~mngratulations al their annual meet
about the success which has at
1oaAsd the efforts OF theorists and
IoAiists." as they were called by tina
m~1kfa-critical not so long ago, The re-
x1g11s Of the labors Of these high.
aided men fully vindicates their
o1gment.
1uniciral government is coming to
rscognized as a highly complex
Mqtness. requiring extensive knowY-
Of a facts, training In spe-
lines OF activity. and much wis
These gentlemen Of the Civic
Isolation. most of them experts in
10 particular line Of e~ndeavor. but,
npAratively few with practical
NtedEe of the cityfs problems. set
p@A to inform themselves about
~ r done and what should be done
etty government. Promptly they
1ka put in a class where so-caIed
ok farmers were placed not so
oy decades age. In time past. men
rally thought that the only way
could aver learn anything about
nnemg was between pillow handles or
80 business end of a hoe. Every
knows now that there is scarcely
kna5or science which does not
directly to the business Of farm
a6cut municipal government
knowledge about q great many
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Kings ts needed. This knowledge 1,
being acquired and diffused. The sur.
Vey O under way will add materially
10 that store OF knowledge so far as
iichmond's situation is peculiar and
VIII definitely point the. way to bet
tcrments,
once ne clearly understand what
may need to be done. the common
sense of the community will impel to
practical action. The city will be LONG
indebted to the members Of the Civic
association for what it has done and
viii yet do.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Margaret Jones, an e~ight-year-old
colored girl. is under treatment at Me
mortal hospital for injuries sustained
when she ysa8>atTuck ny arshfftIng en-.
CINE in the Chesapeake and Ohio yards
yesterday afternoon The child lives
at No. 544 North Fifteenth street. The
girl was badly bruised. and was given
first aid by Dir. Gilman. OF the ambu-
lance cOrpS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21
Chicken Thieves Rusv.

Chicken thieves got busy IN Brook
avenue section early yesterday, two
loses being reported to Second station.
Mrs. c. b. Marshall, of No. 3a9 West
Clay street, reports the loss OF fifteen
chickens. valued at $3.50 and J. WHEEL
ton. of No. 3oS West Marshall street,
erieves over the loss of eight hens and
two ROSTERS. valued at $40. An alley
separates these two houses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Total German losses. Including
wounded. since the beginning OF the
war To the first OF June, number more
than four n one-half millions Of eff.
fective men. This includes 2,s25,5s1
wounded. many of whom. patched ur
In hospitals. have been returned to
the firing line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

New York corporations declared
dividends amounting TO s~4.205,121 for
the benefit of the Red Cross. or this
sum, more than $4,000. 600 remains in
the hands of the stockholders. Did
n Red Cross count it's chickens be
fore they were Matched?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

With negro snipers shooting into
the homes of white people in East ST.
Louis. ii is high time for Colonel
Roosevelt to make another scene about
murder being murder.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Sixteen women went to an endless
amount OF trouble, expense and worry
10 achieve martyrdom and won-per-
sonal ~notoriety. We wonder II that
satisfies them as far as II goes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Germany is willing TO listen to re-
on acknowledgment of Germany as
the victor, says the new chancellor.
Interesting, but we knew 1t more than
two years ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21
L. 6. ARMY TO HAVE
FAMOUS FRENCH "Ts''

Washington. July 20.-The L. S. army
will he supplied with the famous
French six-inch howitzer as its heavy
Held artillery. The war department
announced today that arrangements had
been completed whereby the forgings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Not a soul, so far as we have heard,
has suggested anything about y~ester-
day. though Friday, having been an
unlucky day. Berlin has not yet re-
ported.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Inc Richmond auction fans over
looked a little bet when a lob LOT 81
enemy banks went under the hammer
in London yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Mlchaelis turned out about as ex-
pecteo-a cipher, soaked in Prussian
self-worship.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Is Uncle Sam to provide a suitable
badge to be bestowed for distinguished
service to the nation?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

who have been raising such a rookus
around Washington. We win that
yard of yellow ribbon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21
CROWN PRINCE REPEATS OLD FOLLY.

The repeated desperate drives by
troops Of the German crown prince In
the -neighborhood OF Verdun are a re-
eurrence OF his folly Of last year, a
continuation Of his futile efforts
against the lost chen1in dos DANES
SHOCK units" composed Of picked
men for particularly desperate service.
form the German development Of a
French idea. Instead Of being vol
nntary. service in the German shock
units is forced upon tho most ~ fight
fng men or those who show symptoms
- restlessness under the iron rule Of
8russian!sm. The crown prince IS
aNDrfmning the cream Of his veteran
Smxny and wasting Il in tactics which
~ bring only disaster.
The German army IS far from being
foken. but it1has suffered losses that,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Maybe the Goethals-Denman quar-
rel is settled, but we used to live in
Missouri.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21
WEEK. END MEDITATIONS
G.. w. X.

We are today living In a
wonderful age. an age OF great
possibilities, and yet, one full
or anxiety and care. The pres
n worldwide war has brought
about a condition, never be-
fore known in the history of
the world. A spirit of unrest
pervades humanity. This is
to be seen in every phase of
human life, and ia beginning
to tell on our nerves. We are
all living under a terrific
strain. which Is not at all con-
ducive, either to our physical
or spiritual strength. Hence.
the need of a stronger faith
in God and a fuller realization
of our dependence upon Him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Colonel Roosevelt wants 10 know
more about the facts before he under
x to assist the militant s~ufrragists
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21
LET VIRGINIA SEE HER SONS IN KHAKI.

Virginia wants one good, clear look
SNt her share OF the national army,
gathered as the result of yesterdays
~S9reat war lottery.
The splendid volunteers are not by
Any means TO he sighted when they
are ready TO go away into training
camps. We have seen our local ma
Gional guard units none too often, We
shall welcome any opportunity to see
them again.
But the national army is different.
III represents more truly than any
body of troops voluntarily enlisted the
real sacrifice which Virginia IS called
upon to make to help win the war.
We are not making comparisons
n spirit. there is nothing to choose
botween the man who volunteered and
The mar who waited for a more def
mite call to h colors.
Y These men Of the new national army
have had the same high impulse. to
serve that should animate the heart
ssO& every patriot. Personal obligations
xMNarly always have held them where
they are. Their prompt and universal
sxssponse 10 the call for registration
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

ptness.
No wonder nan OF us sur-
fer in mind and heart as we
do. No wonder we grow dis
heartened and discouraged at
life. and feel often that life
is hardly worth the living" The
fault is ours. We are to blame.
If a man falls overheard and
refuses to accept the life
line that is thrown out for his
rescue and is drowned as a re-
sult-who is re~sponsible7 Our
Heavenly Father has promised
to sustain and help us In all
Il trials. in all our troubles,
in all our perplexities. If We
refuse to take Him at His word
and to accept His profered
help, case is hopeless. be-
u we cannot in our own
strength bear up long under
the terrific strain under which
all of us are living today.
We all have our sorrows. This
is our common lot, We cannot
escape them. They are in
evitable. But think Of the sweet
promise. Cast thy burden up
on the Lord and He shall sus-
tain thee. God loves us, SYM
pathizes with us, and will ex-
ercise His strength in our be-
half-if we Will let Him. He
is constantly keeping watch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Isn't 1t true that many of
us suffer much at times in mind
and heart, because OF u lack
of faith? We are so
up in worldly things. that we
lose sight of our dependence
upon God. and fail to grasp the
full significance of the bless-
ed promises which have been
given to sustain and help and
comfort us, as we journey
along day by day along life's
pathway.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Recently we have been called
into quite a number of homes.
In which unhappiness is reign
ing supreme. The fire of love
is burning low. Sin has enter
ed. in its subtle way, and faith
Is being made shipwreck as "A
result. In nearly every case the
real trouble is, the burdens
are being carried without re-
gard to divine help. Why not
unload" IL cares and troubles
upon Him who is able and
willin~ 70 help us to carry
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

The Apostle Peter In his
first epistle go exhorts that
we cast all II care upon God,
for He careth for you" The
French translation of the
word Casting" Is "unload.'
and gives an added beauty to
the thought. God Is so any
ious to show His I've for us,
SO willing to help us in eff per
plexities that He would have
US unload" all on Him. Why
don't we take Him at His
word? Why don't we allow
Him to do for us, what He is
able and wants to do?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

Richmond, Va, July q, 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

three years age would have been re-
gorded as appalling beyond any
stretch Of the imagination, II is worn
thin, geiHE mostly cs 4ta aer1s Such
an army is formidable. 1t can night
long If It can get anything at all TO
eat, The Prussian discipline leaves
no room for the spread OF discomfort
II a soldier is not wholly desperate,
he keeps his unrest carefully con-
cealed. So the end Of the task for
the allied armies is not Yet In sight.
lust the same. the tactics before
Nerdun indicate. If not a weakening OF
the thrusts Germany Is making. at
leest a l%essening OF the reserve
strength with which attack and de-
Tense are maintained. The men lost
In the wreckage of shock units are
tenfold more important than the worn
and dispirited men OF the reserves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-21

vlRGlNlAN PHONES;
Advertising--Ran. 222.
Business Omce-Mad. 1888,
Society-Mad. 1879.
Edttorial-Mad. 1922.
General Mer.-Ran. 221.
Grculauon-ican. 2s2.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Floating Islanda,

Many floating islands have at various
periods been found voyaging on the
Atlantic. These islands were original
ly part Of the low lying river banks
which broke away under stress OF
storm or flood and fioated out to sea-
The Orinoco, the Amazon, the La Plata
and other tropical rivers often send
forth such pieces of their shores. Some
Of the bits Of land are Of large size
and carry animals, insects and vegeta.
ton, even at times including trees, the
roots Of which serve to hold the land
intact, while their branches and leaves
serve as sails for the wind. Generally
the waves break UP these islands short
ly after they put to sea, but sometimes,
under favorable conditions, they travel
long distances.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
PRESTO

Mrs. Marion Kerr was a Basalt
visitor on the fourth.
Ray Furlong, Of Gammett, Idaho
was a guest at the Frank Just home
this week.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Teeples is suffering from
an attack of small pox.
Louis Stevens went to Blackfoot
the fourth with home folks and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid motored to Ida
no Falls one day this week.
Elmer Johnson and Miss Marion
and Genevieve Just attended the cir
Gus at Idaho Falls.
William Twitchell and Chris Pet
erson were business visitors at
Blackfoot, Friday.
Miss Edna Drew spent last week
in town with relatives.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
in THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
DISTRICT OF Utah

In the matter of American Falls
Canal & Power company, bankrupt.
In Bankruptcy No. 1903; Notice
Notice Is hereby given that the
trustee in bankruptcy herein will re-
ceive written bids for the purchase
Of all the water rights and other
property both real and personal, and
all chooses in action, belonging to
the American Falls Canal & Power
company, said bids to be opened by
the trustee at the office of the ref
cree at Salt Lake City, Utah, at 10
o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, August
LIST, 1917. On opening said bids the
trustee may sell all of said property
to the party making the highest and
best bid in writing unless at the
time some person or company, pre-
sent or. represented at said meeting,
offers to bid ten (10) per cent more
for said property than the highest
written offer made to the trustee
In case a verbal bid is made the
property will then be open to other
bids and may be sold to the highest
bidder at that time, subject to be
confirmed at creditors meeting to
be called for August 18th, 1917, at
10 o'clock a. m. If confirmed, the
sale shall be subject to the taxes for
the property for 1917, and subject
to four hundred thousand ($40O,-
000.00) dollars outstanding bonds
secured by mortgage against the
property dated October LIST, 1908.
The purchaser shall pay ten (1O)
per cent of the purchase price in
cash to the trustee on acceptance of
his bid and the remainder of the pur-
chase price shall be paid on the date
of confirmation of the sale in case
the sale is confirmed.
Particulars concerning the prop
erty may be had from the under
signed.
GLENN R. boutwell,,
Trustee in Bankruptcy. Boyd Park
Bldg, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Martineau & Evans, attorneys for
trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
FAILS TO REGISTER;
RUNS OFF WITH GIRL

Bob Akers, of Taber, farm hand,
is the object of search by the Sheriff.
1t became known last week that he
had not registered on June 5, altho
he is % years old, and then on Sat-
urday he evidently started to depart
this section in company with young
girl of IT, whose father and mother
were absent attending a camp meet
ing. The young man was stopped
at the Blackfoot railroad station by
the girls brother-in-law, and while
the sheriff was being notified Akers
disappeared.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
MENACE TO TREES

The white pine blister rust is
disease imported from Germany i,
about 1900. 1t is a fungus diseas
which attacks only the five needle,
pines. There being several pines o
that kind. 1t has caused great de
struction in the countries of north
ern Europe; it being almost impos
llsible to grow five needed pines il
that region in the last few years.
The disease has spread to tn,
United States and Canada, being in
troduced from Germany upon nur
sery stock.
Realizing the great value of the
standing white pine timber in this
country and knowing it's value as 6
reforestration tree, congress at its
last session appropriated 100000 tt
fight and suppress the disease in the
United States.
1t is estimated at the present time
in the United States and Canada that
there 10 over half a billion dollars
worth of standing white pine tim
Der. This alone is sufficient cause
for the outlay of considerable money
in an attempt to eradicate the dis
ease.
In Idaho alone the standing white
pine is valued at nearly 100000
900, or one-fifth of the entire white
pine of the United States and Cana
Ida.
The disease itself is peculiar or
ganism being similar in many re-
spects to the fungi that cause wheat
rust and cedar apple rust. They re-
quire two entirely different kinds of
host plants or plants upon which
they live, to complete their life
cycle. The cultivated and wild vari-
cites Of currants and gooseberries
acting as the intermediate plant in
the life of the blister rust. For in
stance the rust growing upon the
pine natures, taking in some in
stances as long as six years. The
spores produced by the rust are yell
low and very minute injecting goose
berries and currants over wide areas.
1t is impossible for these spores to
live upon another pine.
The currants and gooseberries
thus infected produce spores late in
the summer or early fall which in
feet in turn other pines, but which
cannot live upon currants and goose
berries.
1t may be seen from this that
when the disease is once introduced
into a vicinity upon either currant,
gooseberry, or white pine nursery
stock it will spread rapidly to the
surrounding territory.
A five needed pine attacked be-
fore rs years Of age is practically
sure to be killed. After Is years
perhaps only the part of the tree
attacked is killed.
The government has force of
picked men working in the field this
summer upon the eradication or de-
struction of this disease. There is
one man or more in every state. L.
M. Benbow with headquarters at
Boise is working in southern Idaho
and would be very glad to communi-
cate with any one desiring further
information on the subject or who
would like a personal inspection of
any white pine trees, currants or
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
How Friends Are Made.

Two women with babies in their
arms sat beside each other in trolley
car.
First one baby mumbled something,
then the other until they became real
friendly. Then one mother told the
other how cute the babies got along
together.
Before the car had reached the des-
tination of the first woman each had
invited the other to calL-Newark Fa-
gle.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
A Caution.

Reginald love you, Madeline. For
you l would give up family, position,
wealth. Madeline = Hold, Reginald!
Giving up family is all right. fain
would be spared a mother-in-law.
Give up your position if you can get
a better one, but please hold on to
your wealth. We may need it.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
The ladies sewing club met at the
home of Mrs. Patterson, Friday aft
ernoon.
RETURN AFTER LONG VISIT

Mrs. S. ]. Rich and family arrived
in Blackfoot Sunday and are living
at their home north of town. They
motored as far as Salt Lake City,
but left their car there for repairs.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
MOTORING THIS WAY

LaVintz Nielsen, accompanied by
friend left Los Angeles last week
in a racer and are expected to arrive
in Blackfoot some time soon. Mr.
Nielsen has been attending school
there
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
RETURNS FROM DENTAL SCHOOL

l. T. Stewart, who has been in
Kansas City for the past two years
studying dentistry, has just return
ed for the summer. He has one
more year in school and will then
locate in the Snake river valley.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
gooseberries of which they are at

an SUSPICIOUS.
Any letter addressed to Boise, gen.
eral delivery will reach Mr.. Benbow.
No trace Of the disease has as yet
been found in Idaho or any state
west of Minnesota. 1t is hoped none
will be found. The government is
doing its share towards prevention.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Her Exclamation,

Mamma-Hazel, thought told you
not to eat your candy till after dinner.
Hazel-I'm not eating it, mamma; I'm
only sucking the juice.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Helpful Shortcomings.

Your husband Is quite trial"
eyes, but his shortcomings are use
full In way. After viewing him at
close range our cook says she would
never risk getting married. And we'd
hate to lose her, that's fact."-Kan-
sas City Journal
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09
Her Preference.

'"The doctor says he'll remove my
appendix for $780,"
"Oh, George, Ia much rather have a
touring car"-Life
Each one sees what he carries In his
heart. Goethe.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-07-09

True.
HE still has the first dollar he ever
made"
swell, that's better than owing now
to somebody the last dollar you ever
will make" Detroit Free Press.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
AIKEN HAS TROUBLE
WITH A CARNIVAL
Finally Allows Tents to Go Tn and
Enriches City's Golfers by
$500 in Real Money.

Aiken, Dec Quite big stir
among local citizens was create !
over the coming OF carnival To thf.
place. Many We're bitterly opposed
TO the show people because Of past
similar affairs having dance hal,
known rs "49" as one of the I,adin, n,
features. Sheriff Howard. Solicitor
Guntor and J b Saney. CITY attor-
ney were appealed TO in an endeay-
or TO put a stop to the carniyaTs
coming, Sheriff Howard was refer
red 10 the acts of 1912. containing a
law fixing cost OF 500 per dav on
all circus shows and such like ex-
hlbltlons. showing in the county. 4"
Ihos. IL. Peoples, attorney general
was consulted by wire as last re-
sort to keep the "Forty-niuers"
away from Aiken The show folks
were represented in the scrap by the
Hendersons. Yesterday afternoon
Attorney General Peoples sent word
to those interested in the fight TO
read his decision in the Lancaster
). c., case, exactly involving the
same qeustion. That decision reads.
Il am of the opinion that ii is not
the intention of the statute to in
clude what are commonly known as
carnivals. | don't think a car
nival comes within such definition. 3"
The residents of Fairfield street
at which place the show was TO be
tented, then secured an injunction
from his honor, Judge Hayne F.
Rice, preventing the show being
lined up on that thoroughfare. Fin
ally the carnival people moved down
further one block and opened up in
fuE blast Tuesday night, Mayor
Moseley and city council charging
$500 for the privilege to show there.