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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24
DIG TUNNEL, ESCAPE
Ten Interned German Sailors Flee
From Fort Mcpherson.

Atlanta, Oct. 24.-Ten German sail
ors interned with several hundred
others at Fort Mcpherson escaped last
night thru a tunnel they had made
under one of the barracks and which
led them to liberty a hundred feet
away.
The men were brought here few
weeks ago from Fort Oglethorp and
officers believe they had been work
ing on the tunnel since shortly after
their arrival.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24

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a skin unroughened by the red rash
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cent box at any druG store.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-24

Spare-f,ne subscription representatives. 1Oanfed
eUery1Uhere. II y0u neea more many. aCe need
you. Addye5J Box Lo24, Philadelphia, Penna.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

In the probate court Of Bingham
county, state of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate Of Ada
Dixon Conger, deceased.
Notice is hereby given; That in
pursuance of an order of the above
mentioned court, made on the 30th
day of December, 1915, in the matter
of the above entitled estate, the un-
dersigned. Ada H. Peck, executrix
of the estate of the said Ada Dixon
Conger, deceased, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, subject
to confirmation by said court, the
following described real property,
to-wit:
Beginning at a point on section
line 1888 feat east Of the northwest
corner of section 10, township three
south, range IS e. B. M; thence
north 3S degrees O8 minutes east
1926 feet; thence south 81 deg. So
min. east TIA feet; thence south 38
deg. 38 min. west It's feet; thence
north 81 deg. 81 min. west 1925
feet; thence north 3S deg. 0S min.
east 1874 feet to point Of beginning,
containing IS acre more or less, also
65-1O0 of an inch of water in the
Little Butte Irrigation company, and
an undivided one-half interest in a
water pipe from the mains in Univer-
sity avenue, that us used for supply
ing this and adjoining property with
water.
Said sale will be made on Satur-
day the 9th day of January, 1917, I
at 10 O'Clock of that day at the front
door of the court house in the city
of Blackfoot, county of Bingham,
state of Idaho.
The terms of sale will be-: cash on
the confirmation Of this sale by the
said court. Deed at expense Of pur-
chaser.
Dated this January 2, 1917.
ADA H. PECK,
Executrix of the estate of Ada
24-4 Dixon Conger, deceased.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Blackfoot, Ida
no, December 20, 1915.
Notice is hereby given, that the
fractional plats of survey of the fol-
lowing townships will be officially
filed in this office at o'clock a. m.
on February IL, 1917.
Township 1 South, Range Al, E.
B. M. Township North, Range a.
e. B. M.
Twenty days prior to the date of
the official filing Of said plats and
on and after that date the Register
and Receiver Of this office will be
prepared to receive applications for
lands therein. However, no priority
will be secured nor right forfeited
by the presentation Of an application
before February IL, 1917. All ap-
pllcations received during the twenty
days prior to February ~, 1917, will
be held and treated as simultaneous
ly filed with those applications that
are filed at O'Clock a. m. on Feb
ruary IL, 1917.
J.T. CARRUTH
25-4 Register.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05

which has double the capacity of the
old one, is Of the out door type and
embodies the latest features of this
class of construction. 1t was de-
signed by the Company's engineers
and installed by local labor under the
supervision of the Company's experts.
1t consists of steel switching tow
er, three large transformers and a
concrete base, and lightning arrest
ers of the latest and most improved
type. There is not enought wood to
kindle a fire in the entire installation.
The cost of this installation was a.
bout $7500.00, so that allowing a
credit of approximately 100000 for
the apparatus used in Aberdeen, the
Company has expended $5500.00 for
the Improvement Of its local service,
and from which it realized no i'm
mediate financial benefit other than
its ability to better care for the
needs of its present and future con-
sumers.
While the present high cost Of met
ais of all kinds will have tendency
to retard the extention of its system,
the Company will make some extern
lions during the coming year. The
most important one that is now as
sured is the extention to Rockland,
a thriving village in Power county
sixteen miles south Of American
Falls.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05

jects that are in sight as school en-
terprises for the year. There are
many details of the work that can
not be here stated A mothers day,
openair spring festival, series of
inter school debates and complete
junior high school are other of the
immediate points of interest to be
made a part of the school work dur
ing the year. The Parent Teachers
Association, with it's ready help and
frank discussion of school interests,
is an active agent in forming COM
munity sentiment in many school
enterprises.
All-in-all the schools are in pros
porous condition. The financial stu
alton is good as any one can see by
consulting their tax receipts. AlthD
Blackfoot has many of the advanced
conveniences of the modern school,
vet the tax voted is about the aver
age for the country schools Of the
county. The spirit of the present
teaching force is excellent and har-
mony and good will reigns thruout
the whole school system. r
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05

IA movement to have the coming SEES
sion Of the legislature appropriate
81 100000 for highway construction.
He says that nearly all Of the county
commissioners with whom he confer
red during his trip expressed them
selves as being vitality interested In
good roads for Idaho and in favor of
the most liberal appropriation for the
purpose.
Under. the federal post roads law,
Idaho will get about $4,000 from
the national government for highway
construction during the fiscal year
of 1917 and 1918. During the same
period the state will receive $685.
900 from the national forests under
the present schedule of grazing rates,
while If the proposed increase in
these rates is made this amount will
be doubled
Under the provisions of the law it
is necessary for the state to contrib
ute an equal amount.
c. F.. Liebat of Bull, Idaho,
threshed the seed from his famous
thirteen and one-half acres of white
clover for a gross profit of $203.75
per acre on last years crop. The
same field produced 1876 bushels, or
little less than twelve bushels to. the
acre this year Last year 1t made
nine and one-fourth bushels to the
acre, but this season the volunteer
alfalfa has come up in it, which has
also seeded, cutting down thu clover
yield. ~
However, the f. Id will clean about
four bushels Of write clover seed AMI
rs bushels of alfalfa seed to the acre
Mr.. Liebart expects 10 re Give an av-
erage Of $63 ler acre for the alfalfa
seed, and $S4 re" acre for the whitA
clover seed, making toe. Of Sl4i
per acre for the crop. The field was
in alfalfa before it was plowed up
and sown to white clover. This will
return Mr.. Liebart $35O.75.
The ground was in orchard, just
coming into bearing when Mr.. Lie
bart had the trees pulled out. He
says the clover crop pays better than
fruit trees.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
November Report Of Each Year

| In0re mas Deen no Doom grown
in the schools but good substantial
increase from year-to-year. The in
crease in the high school enrollmen
has been remarkable and with thu
several improvements now contem
plated, there should be even great
er quickening along this line.
The principal efforts this year II
school work are aimed toward &
standardizing of the Jehole system
from the lowest gradevto the senior
year in the high school. When this
work has been done we will know
just where we stand as to quality
and quantity of work being done
The weak places will be made strong
and the strong features of the schoo
made little stronger. The teach.
ing 70 ce will realize fully and in
detail the problems that confront
them and they can apply scientific
methods toward their solution.
The work being done in agricul-
ture this year is feature of the high
school plan: The boys are just now
engaged in testing out the dairy herd
at the State Asylum. They are pre-
pairing to do a great service to the
community by retaining the vacant
lots next summer. They have almost
completed a number of hot beds
wherein they will start tomato plants
and specialize in the growth of this
valuable crop. The poultry judging
is going on almost daily, while horse
and cattle judging has been a great
part of their field. work during the
fall. The work is planned SO as to
give each class two recitations each
week, two field trips and one labora-
tory period. Mr.. Avery, the instruct
or is a graduate Of Kansas Agricul-
tural college and has practical ex.
perience on the farms of both Kans-
as and Idaho.
The school nurse has been added
to the school service as an expert
ment. 1t is hoped that the present
run of measles and chicken pox may
be checked and the schools kept free
from like diseases during the remain
der Of the year. Mrs. Walker, a for
mer physician is now serving the
schools as nurse and is meeting with
great success in assisting parents,
teachers and pupils.
It is planned to start the school
hot lunch system Immediately fol-
lowing the vacation period. Here
again the. idea is to raise the effici-
ency of the children and hereby make
a higher standard for the whole
school. The pupils who come in the
8 hool wagons, as well as the ones
who come long distance a foot,
will partake, of this lunch. The
lunch will be provided by the school
at actual cost, each pupil will provide
with a ticket and may then
enjoy a warm meal at very low
cost.
The high school is again giving a
lecture course which is a very high
class series of entertainments for the
elevation of the musical and for en-
sic standard Of the school children,
as well as the community at large.
These are a few Of the many pro-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
POWER DEVELOPMENT IN 1915

The past year has seen the conSoll-
dation of a number of Electric Pow
er Companies operating in contiguous
territory in southern Idaho into the
Idaho Power Company which supplies
all the communities, with the ex-
ception of those located on the Min
idoka Project of the U. S. Reclama-
ton Service, from Blackfoot on the
north and east to Huntington, Oregon
on the west. }t'
The failure in 1918, of Kuhn Bro
Tiers, of Pittsburg, who controlled
the Electric Power Companies in the
Pocatello and Twin Falls territories,
and similar financial difficulties Of
the Companies operating in and a.
round Boise, made it difficult for a
number of years for the Power Com
panies to finance new extentions and
seriously retarded the growth of the
power business. The new organiza-
tion is subsidiary Of the Electric
Bond and, Share Company of New
York, one of the largest organiza-
tions of the kind, owning and oper-
ating electric power systems all over
the United States, that can command
ample capital for the development of
legitimate enterprises.
The past year has seen more de-
velopment of the Power Company's
system in this territory, and partic-
ularly in Bingham county, than any
year since 1912 when the new gen.
Grating station was built at Ameri-
can Falls. The most important i'm
provements are the extention of it's
system to Aberdeen and the new out
door sub-station at Blackfoot.
The Aberdeen system was put into
liberation on September LIST and con-
sists Of about seventeen miles Of 49,
600 volt transmission line, substa-
ton, and about two miles of local
lines. The extremely
high cost of copper, together with the
comparatively small amount of bust
ness to be obtained at the start,
made it expedient to construct the
line Of iron wire. The
iron conductors are Of ample size
to supply the present demand for
power in Aberdeen without excessive
loss and can be replaced with copper
when the demand for power increas-
es. The poles, cross arms, and 1nsu-
lators are of standard construction,
80 the replacement of the wires will
be comparatively simple matter.
To further economic In the con-
struction of this line, the Company
used q large amount Of materials
taken from abandoned lines in other
districts of the new consolidated
The old Blackfoot sub-station,
while it might have been adequate
for a number of years more, had
very little excess capacity, and an
accident to one of the transformers
during the winter months would have
seriously crippled the Company's SER
vice It was considered advisable
10 install new and larger equipment
in Blackfoot and move the old to
Aberdeen where it will be ample for
|. good many years to come. !
The new Blackfoot sub-station,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
ROUFF-AUGUsTINE WEDDING

J. H. Augustine and Miss Nydia
Rouff were married at Pocatello on
Friday the 10Th of December at the
of the Episcopal church by Mr..
Dickinson, rector, and left for a tour
of Thea coast, going via Salt Lake
City.
The groom is the manager of the
Idaho Orchards Company of More
land and Des Moines, and the bride
is the handsome daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Rouff. ~,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
NEW FIRM IN TOWN

Lee Bowen of Montpelier has leas-
ed the All-Cut Implement building
and is installing machinery and fix
lures for operating a garage and do
ing repair work.
Mr.. Bowen is an experienced
garage man, and will make storage
and repairs his speciality, and will
study the needs Of the. trade with a
view of furnishing what the people
want.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05

ought to have wide range. Born to-
lead, became converted, took his col
lege and seminary training and later
became pastor of the second largest
Baptist church of Oregon. While not
yet two score years old. DR.. Marshall
has achieved for himself an endur-
able reputation for sanity, persuas-
ion, love for humanity and manliness
in his work.
His poem "The Road of Thous-
and Wonders" written at the request
of Southern Pacific railroad was pub
lished during his Salem Passionate.
HEAR HIM 25-1adv.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
fHE BLACKFOOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The schools of Blackfoot at the
present time have an enrolment of
slightly more than 1900 pupils, 800
of whom are in the high school, and
a few over 900 in the grades below
high school. There are now on the
pay roll thirty-nine people connected
with the schools, including, three jan
itors, a stenographer and a school
nurse. Two regular grade school
buildings, an annex in the form of
the old gymnasium and the new high
school building make up the avail
able school plant. The schools are
growing very rapidly as shown by
the enrolment table given below:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
COMING

January 24th. February In
Baptist Church, Blackfoot
DR.. Marchall, former pastor of the
First Baptist Church, Salem, Oregon,
will conduct services in the Baptist
Church of this city at the above dates
anuary "a and February II. @
His experience as a newsboy and
structural iron worker makes him
Having circled the globe twice as a
sailor before the mast his view point
familiar with industrial problems.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05

Northwt stern brick layers, plast-
erers and stone cutters in convention
at Spokane decided to raise wages
to 81 day for eight hours and pay
and half for overtime.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
Better Education

The House has been discussing a
plan whereby the government may
cooperate with the states ind1vid-
ually in training school teachers and
giving them more pay. 1t Is urged
by some members that real voca-
tional training be the special object
of this movement. Mr.. Huddleston,
speaking for good citizenship train
ing, said:
1.-THE education required for sue
cessful self-government Is not mere
literacy and acquaintance with let
tiers, the ability to read and write;
it must include training to think, to
reason and to decide upon public
questions. Ability to read Is in its
elf a source Of danger when the pow
er to discriminate, to accept the true
and reject the false, does not &C
company it.
always the affairs of government
have been under the control of the
few, of q small class which by reason
of it's wealth, prestige, and super
ior opportunity was able to impose
its will upon the many. Tho the form
of government be Democracy, 1t is
plain that there can be no real and
effective democracy unless the mas
ses are trained to think for them
selves, to have the courage of their
convictions, and to reject the poison
which selfish interests are able to
distill thru the corrupt newspaper
and the false printed page"
The money is to go to help the
states pay the salaries of teachers,
supervisors and directors Of agricul-
turaL subjects, and Of teachers of
agricultural, trade and Industrial and
the home economics subjects" It is
further provided that studies and in
vestigatiors may be made looking
toward these educational ends.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-01-05
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES

A section of the appropriation bill
for legislative, judicial and executive
appropriation expenses, an amend
ment provides for a general increase
in the salaries of all government
clerks and employees in these de-
partments. The employees now re-
ceiving less than $1,000 are advanced
10 per cent and those receiving more
than $1,000 and less than $500 are
to be raised 5 per cent.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-04
SURGICAL DRESSING
FOR Is BATTLESHIPS
Red Cross in Each Maryland County
to Supply Man-O'-War.

Prince George County eighteen cir
cles of Red Cross 2have volunteered
to supply enough surgical dressings
to equip the battleship Annapolis
by Wednesday, August 5. sending in
the finished articles to Baltimore
headquarters of the, work. Mrs. Ed
gar Brown. of Lanham, central vice
chairman of the County Red Cross
work of the Council of Defense. lis
in active charge of the campaign.
Every county in the State is bend
ing its every effort to equip about
twenty-five battleships. Each Coun-
ty takes n ship. K.
AS the Annapolis is a small ship,
comparatively, Prince George County
is working to have enough surgical
dressings in to furnish larger
vessel.
Notice of the want for the dress
ings was just issued from the BaIti-
more headquarters to the counties.
Wednesday. of this week.
Prince George County Is also pre-
pairing TO show the new film on food
conservation, Fighting at Home"
just released in Baltimore for rural
display and made by cast of promi-
nent Baltimore people organized by
the Vagabond Players.
Mrs. Harry j. Patterson. of College
Park, announced, Friday morning,
that arrangements had been COM
pleted TO show the film at Hyatts-
vile.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-04
Will GET POSITIONS
FOR DISTRICT women
Employment Committee Begins In
vestigation in Department Stores.

Compiling OF statistics giving the
number of vacancies in the local de-
partment stores for the purpose of
securing positions for women and
girls. was formally started yesterday
when the opportunities and employ
ment committee of the District of
Columbia Woman's Federated Coun-
Gil on Employment, operating with
the women and girls division, United
States Department of Labor, met in
the College Women's Club, 1904 +
street northwest.
The purpose of the committee Is to
act in cooperation with the heads of
the department stores so that labor
difficulties in stores which have aris-
en- from the present war and which
have led the government to control a
majority of the experienced workers,
may be solved.
Mrs. Court F. Wood presided at the
meeting in the absence OF the chair
man, and Mrs. Charles p. GTandfield
is in charge of the work
The Washington herald., 1917-08-04
Seek Clean lunch
and Milk FOR CITY
Health Authorities Wage Crusade
for Better Eat" in Capital.

Remedies for conditions prevail
ing in some of the dafries and dairy
lunch rooms of the city. which have
not been up to the standard set by
the Health Department. were dis
cussed at the bi-weekly meeting of
the Health Department authorities,
yesterday, in the District building.
DR.. William c. Woodward presided
at the meeting. '-+'r
Several dairy lunch rooms of the
city, it is feared. have been serv-
ing ordinary butter for what was
supposed to be process butter. The
Health Department. getting wind
of this through their inspectors.
who are scattered about through
the city. promptly called the estab-
hshments to account. and represen-
tatives from the, different places
met in conferences with the Health
Department authorities yesterday
al ~ne District Building to discuss
means of keeping such mistakes
from happening again.
Among other cases brought to
the notice of the department were
several dairies which had been de-
clared to be serving extremely I'M
pure milk. The cases of the dairies
were heard and methods were sug-
gested to them for the improve
ment of their plants.
At the present time, the Health
Department has been kept working
at record speed. much of the work
being caused by results of the re-
cent milk disclosure, the dairy
lunch rooms and the heat wave
which took the city in its grip.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-04
KIDDIES SALUTE Flag
when BUGLER BLOWS
Playground Children Stand at At
tention Every Evening at Sunset.

Every evening. just as the sun goes
down. Homer Vreckle. who lives in
Southeast Washington. stands I'm front
of the flag pole of the Virginia avenue
playground and blows taps" with
his bugle as the flag at the navy yard
is being brought down.
When the bugle call is given every
child on the playground turns toward
the flag. stands at attention and
salutes.
This kind of patriotism is new to
Washington. but the children of the
Virginia avenue playground intend to
establish it throughout the city. ac-
cording to a statement of Miss Mabel
Townsend, director of the grounds.
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. superintend-
ent of play grounds. speaking of the
exercises, said: Il consider this one
of the most patriotic things that a
child can do and 1 am going to do
everything possible to further the
movement
Announcement has been made by
the playground department that a
number of additional facilities will be
installed. At the Virginia avenue
playground a dancing pavilion has
been erected. Installation Of addi-
tional tennis courts and a dancing IA
vilion is to be started at the New
York avenue playground within the
next week.
II has also been announced that the
Washington Poster Advertising Com
pany. which at present rents the
fence which encloses the New York
avenue playground. will remove the
fence. as the grounds are now the
property of the government