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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
PETT|COAT LANE IS
awake At LAST

LONDON, May 19-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press) )--Petticoat
Lane has awakened from its long
sleep, imposed by the war and the ri.
gors of an unusually wet winter and
with the coming of spring fairly huns
with life, trade and dirt.
Petticoat Lane is more of district
than a street, for there are number
of streets. and each one carries the
same curb markets and the same mot
ley crowd of traders and sightseers. 1t
Is within five minutes walk of some of
the most important financial institu.
tions in the world, and on the edge of
that interesting section known as the
East End where royalty and others
have recently discovered there are
slums which are disgrace to Eng.
land. in fact to all civilization.
Petticoat Lane is lined with stalls.
some of them covered, some of them
open to the elements, and all of them
mounted on wheels. Here may be for
sale almost everything the purchasing
public may desire, anything in fact
might be included in list which
stretched from secondhand under.
wear to cheap jewelry.
The Old clothes man occupies the
commanding position almost directly
opposite the great Liverpool street
passenger station, and some of his
prices would do justice to some of
the smart West End shops, but prices
and sales are not the same thing in
Petticoat Lane. II the seller cannot
get his price he is always willing to
come down, and If trade happens to
be slow he will mount box and offer
his stock to the highest bidder. Then
comes out all the wit and humor of
the throng, with the auctioneer usual.
ly leading In sarcastic sallies.
Art china" fearfully and wonder
fully made; men and women's neck
wear In all the colOrs of the rainbow:
fried fish fresh from the skillet; pic.
tures, frames and unframed and priced
because Of their high color; ice cream
and shaving powder, with liberal as
sortment of hair brushes and suspend
ers; money belts, mems ribbons and
the insignia of every regiment in the
British army. These and a thousand
and one other things line the street
on each side, their leather-lunged sell
ers pausing only in their appeals for
trade to make the necessary change.
One section Of the Lane is given ov.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20
STATISTICS GIVEN
ON SOLDIERS WHO
FOUGHT IN WARS
Men In 1898 Lost On An Av-
erage of 22 Pounds
Each
In The Worlds War The SOL
diers Found To Have
Gained
rs1g wo


by Associated Press to The Banner1
WASHINGTON, May l7-"Soldiers
who fought against Spain In 1898 lost
in weight on an average of 20 pounds
each; the average American soldier
al the end of the fighting in 1918
weighed IL pounds more than he did
when the selective service act or his
own volition brought him into the
army"
Thus the success won by the army's
subsistence branch in the great war IL
epitomized in chapters of the official
war material" history made public
today by the War Department.
The food problem of an army of g..
100000 is yisuaized in the history by
H0psiaarips fhe t0rde'as u single man
5diCheykiitire. war period as one din,
fisf hpir. Articles comprised in the
army aasSn hastnimed these tremend.
Gus totals:
Roast beef 8OOOOO,OOO pounds; ba.
can l50,OO0,O00 pounds; flour (bread)
l,0OO,OO0,OO0 pounds; butter l7,500,-
600; oleomargarine ll,000,0 900; baked
beans l50,0OO,000 pounds; potatoes
AS7,0OO,0O0 pounds; onions 10000 900
pounds; corn, beans and peas 150, ,OOO.-
900 cans; tomatoes l90,000,000 cans;
prunes, peaches and apples (for des.
serD l07 900 cans; sugar $3.50, ,O00,.
600 pounds; coffee 75.000.0 900 pounds;
evaporated milk 200 900 900 cans.
The bill for this meal" amounted
to 1927 100000 to December /, 1918,
the per capita cost having risen from
A cents In 1897 to AS in 1918.
AT the time OF the armistice. Ameri-
can soldiers in France were consum.
ing 100000 pounds Of food daily.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

err to the man who is there to heal the
sick and afflicted. lie usually special
izes in some particular disease. His
appeals supported by an open bottle
of his particular medicine, and for q
penny one may sample the remedy and
bottle. And 1t is surprising how many
bottles are sold from the sample, on
which the thrifty doctor" makes
much more profit than he does on the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

tions for the army bands.
10 give the American aviator the
surest fuel possible, the department
took over every drop of 257 degree
fighting naphtha" and confined its use
to the service planes actually on the
front.
Conservation of shipping space re.
suited in the revolutionizing of pack
ing methods. Clothing was compressed
into bales, shoes shipped in bags and
trucks were dissembled and Grated.
The New York Baling Plant, accord
ing to the report, saved the govern
ment $55,0O0000 in tonnage expendi-
lures.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-05-20

larger amount.
livestock" market as they call it. in
Club Row. Here one can buy sU...e
of the best dogs that have mysterious.
ly disappeared from the fashionable
sections of the city during the previ-
GUS week.
Sunday morning is the great day in
Petticoat Lane and its environs, for
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are closed on that day, the Lane is
allowed to operate freely without In.
reference from the police. II serves
convenient market for the teeming
thousands of the East End, and gives
them promenade, little crowded to
be sure. but all the more popular in
consequence.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
SOLDIERS LETTERS
Continued from page four

would not have had energy and am
bition enough to have jumped into
the life boats. There were sea-far.
ing sailors on that transport just as
sick as the soldiers and they had
crossed the Atlantic scores of times.
At one time there were nine men on
the starboard side on a detail when
one of the largest waves swept the
deck and completely enveloped
them. They were none the worse
for their experience except to have
been badly frightened and suffer-
ed the loss of their caps. Neverthe-
less, we were all indeed happy when
we sighted land. Five destroyers
conveyed us through the war zone
and it was afmagnificent sight to
see them dip their noses. Each
wave rolled over the top of their
decks, as they split the mad waters
as would a saw.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
VIEW FAMINE IN NEWS PRINT
Continued from page one

4
the storm and is still putting out an
excellent newspaper.
Good Sports in Ohio
1t seems almost impossible that a
newspaper plant could be hit any
harder by the flu than the Daily Ban
ner at Mount Vernon, O., has been.
For the past two weeks all employees
in their editorial and mechanical de-
partments have been i'll of the
disease. Thru the kind help of pub
fishers in nearby towns-and the
generous use of Western Newspaper
Union service-Manager Dorgan of
the Banner has been enabled to is
sue the paper regularly. Aside from
heavy extra expenses, the Banner
also suffred considerable monetary
loss on account of not being able to
handle much Of the Christmas ad-
vertising.
WOman's Strange Experience
The plant of the Stromsburg
(Neb.) News, owned by o. M. Nc
Cleary, has been purchased by Miss
Chattie Coleman of the Headlight, in
the same city and the two CONSOLE
dated. The old News editor has gone
to Kansas City and taken the editor
ship of magazine In that city. Miss
Coleman has had some twenty COM
petttors in the past twenty-five years
OF her newspaper life at Stromsburg
and it is getting to be merely an in
cident for a paper to start and die
IN her town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
LIBRARY NOTES

Our public library Is more raridly
becoming recognized as a place where
not only pupils and students may OBJ
tain books and desired reading mat
ter, but grOwn-ups and people out
Of town are making more use of the
shelves and reading tables. Every
,ie who viii. cooperate with the
library in the matter of caring for
books by proper use, are solicited to
patronize it.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Fuqua of route
2 were among the out-of-town WIS.,
itors at the library this week.
Miss Violet Green and Mrs. M. o.
Monroe were doners of books for the
shelves this week.
The librarian desires parties visit
ing the library in search of informa-
ton to cooperate with her and ar
range to make their calls before 4
O'Clock If possible. After that time
much Of the librarians attention and
time is needed to assist students who
flock in after school. II persons de-
string to get information or look up
will attend the library
earlier in the day the librarian will
be. able to give them more of her
time tand assistance.
Many books that were loaned be-
fore the quarantine orders have not
as yet been returned and the libra
rian requests that all such books be
taken to the library without further
delay. 1t is suggested that any
books being held by borrowers be-
cause Of inability to pay fines, be
brought back and placed on the
shelves.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
THOMAS


On the evening of the eleventh Mr..
and Mrs. r. 4. Conklin of Blackfo0t
entertained Q number of their
Thomas friends. A delightful even
ing was spent at cards, after which
dainty refreshments were served.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
william Novas. Mr.. and Mrs. WILL
lam Price, Mrs. John Twiggs and
Weston Twiggs.
Philip Dance Sr. il repairing the
roof OF his house which was damaged
by fire recently.
School opened Monday with q very
small attendance owing to the great
number Of flu cases. and the fear
that other cases will occur II the
children enter school.
Lee d. Murdoch has gone to Idaho
Falls to help nurse relatives who
have Influenza.
Mrs. Joseph Peterson who has
pneumonia is still very. III but IL
thought to'be improving at this writ
ing.
The children ofsMrs. Julia Sproul
are very i'll with the Influenza:
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
Passenger Train
Killed Aged Indian
Struck by Coach While Walking
Along Side, of Track. Severe
Blow Broke Back
ACCIDENT OCCURRED MONDAY

The southbound passenger train,
No. 80, struck and killed Tom Daniels
an Indian Monday afternoon, shortly
after o'clock.
Mr.. Daniels was between sixty-five
and seventy years Of age and some
what hard Of hearing. At the time
of the fatal accident he was walking
south, along the railroad track, and
1t seems that as he stepped from the
track to let the train pass, he did not
allow for the distance the passenger
coaches extend beyond the side. Of the
engine, and was struck a stunning
blow wrich broke his back.
The train was Immediately brought
to q halt and the unconcious man
picked up. There were signs of life
when the body was picked up, but
before the train could back into town
he was dead.
The accident occurred Just below
the Ralph Dixey farm, south of town.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
WHAT OUR DEFENDERS COST
A. Home II 10 $327 and ovsrseas $42s
q Year for Each Man In the
Services. Fe

Statistics have been collected by the
clothing and eQuipage. subsistence.
conservation, reclamation and hard
ware and metals division of the quar-
termasters' corps. United States army.
to indicate just what 1t costs year to
maintain a soldier overseas and In the
United States.
These. according to the Army and
Navy Journal, show that the cost II
$423.47 year to equip and maintain Q
soldier overseas and $327.78 to equip
end maintain one In the United States.
Subsistence. figured at 90 cents q day.
amounts to $251.85 yearly for each
man overseas; figured at 81 cents a
day in the United States, 1t amounts
to $189.8O. The cost Of the initial
equipment for the soldier the FIRST year
In the United States Is .$115.S0. while
the cost OF his additional equipment
Tor the first year overseas Is $42.41.
Thus It appears that, II the soldier
going overseas did not take with him
q 6ACut uCui Va uiO C4uAPihCuS 0hCouJ
supplied in the United States the con-
trast between the cost Of equipping
and maintaining soldier in this c0un-
try and abroad would be much more
marked. Not only is the amount Of
equipment needed abroad greater than
that needed In this country, but the
statistics of the conservation and re-
clamation division show that equip
ment and clothing overseas are subject
to much harder use, wear out more
quickly and are less effectively re-
claimed than similar material, cloth
ing and equipment used in the United
States. The amount Of reclamation Of
each individual soldiers equipment in
this country is $3.50 year, while the
amount Of reclamation of similar ma
terial abroad is but 1881.
~
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
CHAPTER ~.
France.

This chapter .s4ngs us to our des
tination, France. In the first par
of this letter ! stated that we ha,
set sail for Sunny" France. / asl
to be pardoned. II was a mistake
Have been over here a month ant
the sun has shone it's smiling fac
on only three occasions, and toda,
is one of them. The French Speal
of this as being the rainy season
Far be it from me to contradict then
for few have been the days wher
we have not had considerable rain
fall.
We debarked at Brest on the 22nd
and after manouevering around fol
about an hour a four mile march
brought us to rest camp. An in.
appropriate name however, because
the day of our arrival notice was
served upon us to have two hundred
men and an officer report to the
docks at $50 a. m. the following
morn. Being our company clerk
remained at our billet to take care
of the records and prepare the nee
essary reports. The United States
camp there is called Pontanezen and
the headquarters and part of the
main camp are located in the old
barracks occupied at one time by
Napoleon. Yes, the same old stone
barracks where our old beloved
friend Nap, planned his campaigns
and presumably entertained his
friends Of the feminine gender. It
was at this place that l first learn
ed the real CHASTITY horrors of war.
Men were being rushed back from
the front; some with one leg shot
away, some with an arm missing;
some with both legs gone, and still
others with their faces mangled and
deprived of their sight. Eleven hum
dred wounded men were put on
board the ship we had come over on.
After a few minutes conversation
with those boys ii made you feel
like a piker to complain about being
compelled to march in a heavy rain
storm for several hours. They were
all smiles and it was evident that
they were glad to have been in the
thick Of the fight. Words could NOT
describe that scene. You would
have to have seen it personally to
know how I feel about those boys.
The only subject they wanted to talk
on was how long will It take that
boat to take us back home. Any old
galley bound for any port in the
states would make those men happy,
but there are some here who have
not taken an active part in the bat
lies who will be picayunish about
their accommodations. Honor to
them to whom honor is due. The
boys who fought at Chateau Thierry,
The Argonne forest and other i'm
portant places are the ones whose
lives l should like to emulate. They
saw hell. They saw worse than hell.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
Cause for Thanks.

II met real optimist the other
day." said the war hospital surgeon.
"a fellow to whom l certainly doff my
hat. He had lost leg and when
they picked him up the first thing he
said was: 'Thank God it was the leg
with the rheumatism r"
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Read the Idaho Republican want ads.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
Seif.Sacrlhee.

HAS the war made any change In
Spongeleigh"
II should say sol"
"In what respectr
"Spongeleigh says that in view Of
the fact that his friends are buying
Liberty bonds and contributing to war
philanthropies, he considers 1t his pa
triotic duty not to borrow more than
S. at time from any Of them
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned is not in partnership,
with, nor liable for any debts con-
tracted, or to be hereafter contracted
by A. J. Garn, and that I will not
assume or pay any such debts what
soever.
JOHN LEGINBUHL.
adv. 27-4p
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
LITTLE BABY BIETHAN

On Friday, Jan. 1 1, little son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Biethan
at their home at. Goldburg, idaho,
Mother and babe are doing nicely and
all concerned are happy.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17

/, personally, will never claim credit
for our victory because l conscien-
tiously believe that it is not deserv-
ed. Greater love hath no man than
that he lay down his life for his
friends" That's what those boys
have done for you and for me. They
made the supreme sacrifice and we
owe them debts of gratitude that il
will not be possible to repay. As j
write these few lines my mind is
busy with scene in one of the fra
ternal orders in which I am a men,
Der. IT'S a beautiful lesson and ii
is more vivid every day. I wonder
if the people of the United States
will soon forget these great sacri-
fees that have been made. 1t will
be criminal to even think Of such.
1t is our sublime duty to do every
thing within our power for them.
Placing their names upon a roll of
honor and erecting statutes will not
ample. The other day l had the
pleasure Of conversing with a cap
tain of the infantry and a first lieu
tenant of the aviation corps both OF
whom had been captured in line of
duty, risking their lives for you and
me. Would that everyone could hear
their stories in person. Narratives
that paint mental pictures of what
this war really was. History teaches
us that General Sherman said, "War
is He'll" Sherman was only partial
ly right. He'll might be the proper
description of the Civil War \ in
which he took part but this war. of
nations is something worse than
hell. Wounded men are being
brought to this port almost daily
and one look at them makes a lump
come up in your esophagus the size
of billiard ball. =.
After remaining in Brest for five
days we were sent to Chateau du
Loir where l stayed until my trans
fer here to St. Nazaire on December
9Th. Am working in the office of
the base quartermaster on duty with
the statistical officer. The work is
pleasant and not at all difficult. NY
official hours are from s a. m. to
6 p. m. with one and one-half hours
off duty at noon. The office and my
sleeping quarters are in the heart
of the city. The chow is excellent,
the best I've had since l left the
states.
The population of this place is
$4,000, am told, and there is a wine
room every fifty yards, with al
French Mademoiselle to take your
order, but, strange as it may seem,
It's no fascination for me. My sole
thoughts are of home, wife and ba-
by, and / shall be duly thankful for
the day to come when l am to en-
bark for the western continent.
When I get back to the u. S. A., I'll |
never leave it even were offered
free transportation around the |
world, with all expenses paid. III
every man receives the benefit Of
bis war experienc as myslf then
this war will, to some extent, have
served its purpose. The more study
It, more clearly does it appear to me
that Providence has played its hand.
This letter like all others from the
A. E. F. must be censored and no
more should say,
FINS.
Very sincerely,
L. B. KIMBLE.
Prvt. L. B. Kimble, O. q. M. Base
Section No. 1, American Expedi-
tionary Forces, A. P. o. No. 7O1.
Censored: o. X. First Lieutenant, O.
M. Corps.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17

Mrs. Peters returned to her home
in Shelley Tuesday afternoon, after
9 few days visit with her daughter
|; John. Thompson Of Pocatello Is
spending the week here visiting with
relatives.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17
Blackfoot
EDITOR SUGGESTS
Continued from page one)

road enough to make It pack well.
If no better or cheaper outfit could
be obtained. a fire engine would be
used such as the town of Blackfoot
bought a few months ago, and about
a thousand feet of hose would reach
to ditch to bring the water to the
road. In wet weather or so long as
the earth was damp, this part of the
expense would be omitted. There
would be fine enough and heavy
gravel to cause it to harden and
make very compact roadbed, and it
would be fine enough and heavy
enough to remain in position. The
particles would not be sharp enough
to cut peoples tires. nor slick enough
to slip out Of place, for the gravel is
right in all these respects.
No Ruined Roads
Working on this plan, each crew
would crown a few hundred feet of
road per day. and two shifts would
be used, working from about day
light to dark. Only few hundre
yards of earth would be torn up at
any time, and as soon az tho crews
hac passed on, there would be a FIR
isled macadam road behind them.
There would be no guessing as 10
rain to make 1t good. 1t would I've
good and as heavy traffic punched
sinks in it, the repair truck with a
spillway In the box, would come
along and drop gallon or a bushel
or yard Of gravel in the sink, wet IT
down from the water tank attached
under the box. and 1t would soon be
as good as before.
No Community Neglected
In order that all parts of the
county might be getting good roads
at once, the three commissioners dis
tricts would each have an outfit
working on this plan and the gravel
trains would supply them all. There
would be twelve high lines in the
county located as follows:
One mile below Shelley.
One mile above Firth.
One two and a half miles below
Firth.
One by the sugar factory above
BlackfoOt.
OAC ucdT mOTciduu JuuCllOu.
One near Rockford.
One near Pingree.
One just east of Taber.
One near Springfield.
One near Sterling.
One at the trestle just above Aber-
deem.
The Kind Of Equipment
In order to give a better idea of |
the equipment to be used on this |
plan, we publish the following list,
not claiming that 1t is at all correct.
There is plenty of time to get more
Information and to consult road ex-
perts and civil engineers to make i'm
provements in the plans and changes
In the equipment. The changes
would be made before we began buy
ing, not after. Each commission
er's district would have a road en-
igneer in charge of all work, and no
son-of-a-gun OF road overseer
would be recognized or paid any of
the peoples good money.
Ecfiv,p0kn. f<s,, Dead
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Charter No. 7419
REPORT OF CONDITION FIRST NATIONAL b.
mt Blackfoot in the State Of Idaho, ut the close
of business December 81, 1918
RESOURCES

l. Loans and discounts, including rediscounts lex
cept those shown q s545 %,
Customers liability account of acceptances of this
bank purchased or discounted by -..~..~... s4ss
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17

the storm and is still putting out an
excellent newspaper.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-01-17

Extra shift doubling service $734.00'
Total daily operating cost $1486.O0
Cost Of operating one season Of 1853
days $249,v-..