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The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
Drug Prices Up
as Result of War

War is certainly living up to the repu-
tation given it by General Sherman.
That is what the druggist thinks when
he goes to buy bis supplies from the
wholesaler. Since the European war
began ordinary drugs have gone up in
price from so to 5000 per cent depend
ing upon the article.
Want little castor oil for the baby?
Sure. Well, since the war has started
the price has increased something like
$50 per cent. How about carbolic acid7
The increase is only about 1900 per cent.
Suppose you buy little boric acid. You
pay just 100 per cent. more for it now
than you did in 1914.
Strychnine is only little. more than
twice as expensive now Benzoate of
soda costs about seven times as much az
in 1914, while practically all Of the po-
tasslum compounds are establishing a
new altitude record that an aviator might
envy. Glycerine has trebled in price.
Epson salts are more than double and
chloroform has nearly quadrupled in
price. Acetanilid in 1914 cost around &c
cents pound. Now it is well above s2
Bromide of soda has jumped from below
so cents pound to s7.15. Quinine sui.
{ phate is about nine times as high now
as it was.
Evidently witch hazel neither comes
from abroad nor is used in making wal
munitions, for it is only few cents {
gallon higher than formerly. Bu
through long list OF drugs big increase
Of price. is seen, and according to drug
gists indications are that the top has mo-
yet been reached
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
Local Happenings.


Claire Baldridge has discontine
ued attendance at the c. of |. for.
the term on account OF it being
necessary to look after business
interests here during his fathers
absence in the east.
Clint Compton and Charley
Hervy motored to Boise Sunday
Ralph Castater motored to
Caldwell las /, Sunday. He re
ports the roads in good shape.
DR.. Stamp wellknown veterina
riap. of Parma, left Tuesday FOL
Caldwell. He expects to go OF
from there to east st. Louis.
Mrs. Mary Bertch, arrived herr
Thursday from San Jose, Califor
mia, for short visit with her sol
VIM. Bertsch, of this city.
Prof. Nash disbanded the Par
ma high school baseball. team to
day. Too much eigaretts an(
words not used in polite conver
sation.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
What a a Mortgage Does. Doe s

The mortgage calls for just as many
dollars. when grain is cheap as when
grain is dear. 1t is not drowned by the
heavy rains. 1t never winter kills. Late
springs and early frosts never trouble it.
1t grows nights, Sundays, rainy days
and even holidays. Potato bugs do not
disturb it. Moth and rust do not de-
stroy it. 1t brings a sure crop every
year and sometimes twice a year. It
produces cash every time. 1t does not
have to wait for the market to advance.
1t is not subject to speculations by the
bulls and bears on the board of trade. II
is lead that gals and frets and chafes.
1t is burden that the farmer cannot
shake off. II is with him morning, noon
and night. 1t eats with him at the to-
Bile. 1t rides upon his shoulders during
the day. 1t consumes his grain crop. II
devours his cattle. IL selects the hnesi
horses and fattest steers. II lives OF
the fruit of the season. 1t stalks into
the dairy, where the busy housewife
tolls day after day and month aftei
month, and takes the incest cheese anC
choicest butter. 1t shares the children
Il
bread and robs them of their clothes.
stoops the toiler's back with its remorse
less burden of care. 1t hardens hi
hands, benumbs his intellect, prema
turely whitens his locks and ofttime
sends him ard his aged wife over thr
fhill TO the poorhouse 1t is the inexora
Die and exacting taskmaster. Its whil
Is as mefciless AMI ernel as the lash o
= She slavedriver -Bx.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
ARENA VALLEY
tBy "ARENA")

The break in the Golden Gate
canal near the Arena drop was
discovered by Mrs. Asp, in time
tosavemuch trouble and expense.
Sunday, morning about six
o'clock Mr.. Watson discovered
the break in the Nordica at the
hume, and turned the water out,
1t took 3 teams nearly all day to
repair it,
J. B. Barker and wife, OF Boise.
accompanied by Mr.. Barker's
father was looking over, the val
tley Sunday with a view Of, locat1
! ing here. There were several
[others looking over the land
Sunday also.
Otto IIsadel and family and J i.
F. Lund and family, called at the
Butler home Sunday evening.
| Jacob De Graft, is working for
HJ. P. Butler.
The Asp family, were all day
guests at Gottfreid Johansen's
Sunday.
Mrs. Lefever is visiting her par
tents Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Egger
The Arena Circle will meet OF
Wednesday hereafter instead OF
Thursday.
Tom Clark has rented the Valid
ron ranch for the coming year.
| The P. W. Case family, F. II
Jones and wife, and J.. P. Butler
we're Parma visitors Saturday.
Otto Gsadel was a Boise Visit
: or last week.
The school is planning a May
day celebration for May 3 at .th'
Griggs place near Snake river.
, Mr.. Walker a realestate maj
from Caldwell, was looking ovel
state land last week.
Mrs. p. W. Case visited Mrs
kelm in Wilder last Saturday.
Mr.. Atens COW bloated Sunda.
evening but recovered.
D Miss Bertha Jones visited he.
). parents from Saturday till Sun
day.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY

The Oddfellows and Rebekahs
held a Joint celebration of the
anniversary of the order last
Thursday evening. About 80
we're in attendance. The pro-
gram consisted of an address OF
welcome by W. B. Mitchell; mus
ical selections by Misses Shirley
Fisk, Aida Andersen and Mrs.
DR.. Rubins; short talks by Mrs.
Ella Martin, past president oi
the Rebekah State Assembly,
and Monte B. Gwinn, past grand
master and representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge; and the
address Of the evening by Gener
al Frank Martin, repres entative
to the sovereign Grand Lodge
which was the best address
on Oddfellowship ever heard il
Parma. The program was fol
lowed by a banquet served b.
the ladies OF Ruby Rebekal
lodge in their splendidly appoint
ed banquet room on the frs
floor; which added to their rep
utati on as the best entertain
ers in Idaho. Both the Rebeka,
and the subordinate lodges il
Parma have reason to feel prou
of their work in the order, an
the position they occupy anon
the lodges Of Idaho.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
AMERICA FOR Me"
By Henry Van Dyke
June, 1909


1is fine the Old World and travel up and down
Among the famous palaces and cities of renown,
To admire the crumbly castles and the statues OF the kings
But think I've had enough Of antiquated things
SO it's home again, home again, America for me
My heart turning home again. and there long to be-
In the land of youth and freedom beyond the bars
Where the air is full OF sunlight and the flag full OF stars
Oh, London is mans town. there power in the air
And Paris is womans town, with flowers in her hair;
it's dream in Venice and it's study Rome
But when it to living there is place like home.
like the German fir woods, in green battalions drilled
like the gardens of Versailles with flashing fountains filed;
But OH take your hand dear and ramhe for day
In the friendly western woodland where Nature has her
Europes wonderful vet something to lack
much with her, and the people looking back
But glory of the Present is to make the Future free
We love land for what she is and what she is to be-
Oh it's home again, and home again. America for me
want ship that's westward bound plough the rolling
To , blessed Land OF Room Enough beyond the bars,
Where full Of sunlight and the flag is ul Of
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
LOCAL ITEMS
OF INTEREST
See Watson q Fisk for
best rates on farm loans.

Frank Twitchell is now freight
agent at the o. S. L. Offices.
DIR. Cluen came down from Boil
Sc and speut Sunday in Parma,
returning Monday morning.
Raymond Alexander was down
from Caldwell Monday forenoon
Will Jurries, of Natnpa, came
down from the windy city Sunday
for visit with his parents, rei
turning Monday morning.
H. c. -Baldrdige will leave on the
18th for New Jersey to attend
the general coference OF the Pres
byterian church. On his way
home he will stop of at Chicago
and attend the republicanbull-
moose convention, to which he
was elected as alternate delegate
by the Twin Falls convention,
During his spare moments while
away he will visit his old home
at Bloomington, Illinois.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
CANYON COUNTY WINS IN
SUIT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE

court, ''the entryman may exercise abb
solute dominion and control over the
land and the water right, with full pow
er to occupy, to mortgage, to use and
sell the same," subject to the paramount
lien mentioned. The patent is held to
be absolute.
The court did not pass upon the regu-
larity OF the act of the county commits
sioners in directing the assessor TO insert
before the name of each taxpayer the
words "equity Of" thus by implication
recognizing the exemption in favor Of
the government, proceeding on the as
sumption that the county assessed and
proceeded against only the interest or
equity OF the entryman, exclusive OF that
of the government.
The suggestion that the assessment is
invalid because, under one of the provi-
sions Of the statute and OF the patent,
no person may hold more than one irri-
gable farm unit on project, and that
therefore entrymen would be disqualified
from becoming purchasers at possible
sale, is without substance in the opinion
of the court. Nor does the court attach
any weight to the assertion that the
tax must Of necessity be deemed to ere
: ate lien superior to that OF the govern
ment.
1t is apparent, in the opinion OF th'
: court. that settlers on the first class o
r lands mentioned have something NOR
substantial than mere contingent in
iterest. Upon proof of compliance will
the homestead law. the decision states
t they became possessed of rights of whicl
they can be di7ested only through thei
q default or voluntary REIMBURSEMENT.
is is vested interest which they have, an
e not bare option to purchase when an
l. if the government sees fit to sell.
1t They not only have the full and ezcl'
r sive use Of the lands, so holds the cour
i but they may by assignment. transit
them in whole or in part, and thus rea
re ize in money the entire value therec
ol They may also mortgage, and the NOR
"a gagee may forecloae and protect hima'
e. by bidding at the foreclosure sale. ),
ed "There is in fact no substantial grouI
IN for the assumption-and it is nothil
a. more than an assumption-that tazati'
IS of the settlers property rights in the
le entries will interfere with the, gq7et
1s ment in the execution OF its purpose
ie 1t is not to be assumed that the sta
viii impose a. oppressive or discrimi
oi sting tax for the deliberate purpose
ne destroying the project. .,.-.-.z-----.s
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
MASS MEETING CALLED TO
OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY

meeting is called for next Tuesday evening,
May 9, to meet in the Oddfellows' building for the
purpose of making arrangements for the proper OBJ
servance of Memorial Day. The meeting will be
called to order at $3.50 by Mayor Walmsley and a
full attendance of citizens is requested. At this
meeting committee consisting of representatives
of the various organizations and interests promi-
nent in work for the welfare of the community will
be appointed to look after matters relating to the
care and improvement of the cemetery. Come out
and lend your aid to this important work.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
A Glorious Trinity.
Saturday Evening POST }


In an Ohio town is colored man
whose last name is Washington. Heav-
en- has blessed him with three sons.
: When the first son.arrived the father
named him George Washington. In due
season the second son came. Naturally
he was christened Booker Washington
When the third manchild was born hi
parent was at e loss, at first, for namG
for him. Finally, though, he hit on &
suitable selection.
The third son, il he lives, will g
through life as Spokane Washington.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
Boise Statesman


The interest of all entrymen on gov
eminent reclamation projects in land
upon which they have made final proof
before the land Office in conformity with
the provisions Of the general homestead
law, is subject to taxation In the county
in which the lands are situate, regard
less OF whether the entrymen have or
have not fully complied with the addi-
tional provisions Of the reclamation act
with respect to cultivation and irriga-
tion, or paid up their water fights. The
county, however; cannot assert any
claim against the interest OF the govern
ment by reason Of the tax proceeding; or
sell at tax sale any interest other than
that OF the settler.
Such, In brief, was the decision OF
Judge F. S. Dietrich in the United
States court on Saturday in the case Of
the United States VS.. Canyon county.
Idaho, and its officers.
The suit was brought to enjoin Canyon
county and its officers from taxing lands
or the interests OF settlers therein, in
what is known as the Boise reclamation
project, which embraces about 350,0OC
acres of land in Canyon and Ada coun.
ties, Idaho, and Malheur county, Ore
gon. upon which approximately 1000 en-
trymen are settled in Canyon county, al
of whom, the court assumes, are inter
ested in having roads and bridges TO
their convenience, and schools for tn,
Eeducation of their children.
Judge Dietrich in his decision divide
the lands into two classes. The frs
class comprises entries in which the en-
trymen have made proof before the Ian
Office in conformity with the provision
of the general homestead lay, but hav
not yet fully complied with the add
tional provisions of the reclamation az
requiring that at least one-half of the il
= rigable acreage Of the entry shall be irr
: gated and reclaimed.
3
:. The other class embraces entries whei
: the entrymen made proof, not only
:. compliance with the general homestes
aw, bpt also Of the cultivation Of on
half OF the irrigable acreage, as require
by she reclamation act, and to who
what lie commonly known as "reclam
tion patent" has been issued, reservir
to the United States a prior lien on Il
land patented, superior to all other lieI
, or claims, for the payment Of sums d.
to the United States in connection viii
= such lands, and water rights. ....
admittedly, upon the. issuance
e such patent, ii not before says Il
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
In the Spotlight.
(Gooding Leader

a crowd of jokers had lot Of fun
Sunday evening with the Arcade moving
picture apparatus, which was used as a
searchlight by throwing the dazzling
shaft OF light through the front window
CT the theater. Points a mile distant
were mace as light as day. end number
of young strollers were greatly surprised,
not to say shocked, when they found
themselves in the spotlight. One vel
known young man and his best girl were
revealed in very affecrionate attitude
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
PARMA STOCK
SETS RECORD

Parma horses brought the highest
price on record at the Caldwell horse
market this week when Ned Moore sold
span of the famous Parma Quality"
for $455.00. Two other sales were made
by Mr.. Moore at 1896 and s425 per span.
Both Of the horses that figured in the
record sale were sired by Frank How
ards ''Papillon." No boquets. Parma
always heads the list for quality.
The Parma herald., 1916-05-04
This Will Never Do.
(Pocatello Chronicle. J

ITOCdItIIU OuTUHICItsJ
The Rigby Star speaks OF a
.t'woman bootlegger. For shame
Brother Jonesl Don't forget the
properties. Call her bootlimb-
.er or be silent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

1.-The mills of the gods grind slow
~, but they grind exceeding fine"
Little did Austria think. when she
marched an Overwhelming army
Serhiaward to chastise weak neigh
Dor, that the day would come when
she would be ground as wheat be-
tween the upper and neither mill
stones of Russia aud italy
But today, but little more than two
years after an old man in his dotagc.
urged on by the German militaristic
party, struck the match which set
Europe ahlaze, Austria finds herself
battling desperately. but with i'll sue
cess against invading armies on two
fronts.
Slay and italian are hammertng
the legions Of Franz Josef with de-
termination which brooks no ovs,acie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
Would Reopen Rate Case

Washington Aug. l6,-The Serfat e
Yesterday adopted a resolution by
Senator Smith Of South Carolina, di-
rectinG the Interstate Commerce Com
mission 10 initiate an investigation and
reopen case "of the Charleston &
Norfolk Steamship Company against
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway in
order that an opinion may be render
ed as TO whether proportional rates
asked for by the steamship company
will be granted In advance of pur-
chase of steamships contemplated by
the company
The Charleston & Norfolk, the reso-
luton sets forth, empowered TO pur-
chase steamships, .petitioned the com
mission 10 put into effect certain pro-
portional rates from Cincinnati and
Louisville 10 Norfolk and Newport
News on traffic destined to Charles
ton. The petition was denied by the
commission June 30 on the ground
that the company was not common
carrier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

belief that ne was "a man of judicial
temperament and restrained tenden-
cies-the antithesis of Roosevelt"
We accepted him." this supporter
declares. ION that basis and expected
him to make n campaign on calm jul
diCial lines-a business mans cam
paign. We thought of him as a man
or thoughtful, judicial, constructive
tendencies, who will make states
manlike campaign. Instead of that he
comes to us. forceful, militant. cutting
and slashing about just as Roosevelt
himself would have done. Naturally
we are disappointed"
We doubt that Mr.. Hughes much
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

6 o'clock Saturday afternoon they were
sufficiently recovered to resume labors
and run fun blast all day Sunday.
Great is Seventh Dayism Great is
conscientious belief"
Their lawyer read in impressive
style the preamble to the decision OF
the famous Parsons case back in sew
enteen hundred and something and
looked as wise and solemn as he could
under the circumstances. The LAWYER
for the Commonwealth took the
ground that there was a very mark ed
likeness between the present case and
the famous case of Ananias ct ais in
Acts Apostles Y 10. The justice
seemed TO agree with the attorney
for the Commonwealth and levied
fines and bonds accordingly
The Seventh Day Adventists ought
to engage the justice to make con-
verts for them. The sight of four
strong men making solemn oath bound
confession Of conscientious belief' in
Seventh Day Adventism was a most
moving spectacle
Very truly yours
VIM. d. TALBOT.
1912 Hull St.
South Richmond, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
PEOPLES FORUM
Law Evasions and the Remedy.

A"t" fNdSipnS and the tS'nfIY.
Editor Richmond Nirginian.
Sir.--Surcly there is enough brains
and patriotism to adequately rectify
laws which are so loosely framed as
to permit OF ridiculous interpretations
or evasions p-lpably contrary to the
plain spirit ana intent of such stat
utcs, and for code-version which
will remove the possibility Of one Law s.
provisions being nullifed by other
laws. Nobody supposed for instance.
that statutes drawn with view TO
protecting n mans freedom of re-
igious conscience would he perverted
by any citizen to commercial privi-
lege or given any pretext for playing
religion
The people can have effective laws
and the administration thereof, when
they wake up good and right. Such
reform Will not come from swan songs
or lamentations over failures, but from
a practical united effort Substitute
for the passive ITS simply too bad"
the active and potential this shall
not be" and something will be heard
to drop
incidentally protests AGAINST wo-
man suffrage in the meantime should
not be too loudly proclaimed by
electorate that admits of a laws
defeating itself, and the worm eaten
chestnut might as well be retired
the ma ioritE of women do not want
the hallot'--as long as ma ority of
the men who have il do not use It,
w. NJ BICKERS.
Richmond, Va. Aug, s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
THE MOVIES AGAINST THE SALOON.

The beer and the whiskey
vendor ha.. little Mary pick
ford and her afs.
n The are 0#rr the business
~hsro a.. sa,,. .t 5...,.r DC SIN pc,-
nn,od rt. .oa,9. is a menace that
,na advocates ~ ..ar,ross. are very
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
GIVE THE BOYS AND GIRLS A CHANCE.

We know all our readers felt In
spired by the appeal OF Secretary S.
l.. Thomas, made in speech to the
Tuesday Club on behalf of the chill
dren of the Old Market section Of
Richmond.
There Is little reason why the boys
and girls Of every section OF practi-
cally every city should not have am
pie playground room. There is usually
enough unused ground to be had lots
tied up In one way or another, to
purposes, and when the time comes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
Jealousy Causes Murder.

Marysville Mo. Aug 16.--while
scores of travellers at the depot looked
on today Mrs. Q. A Gilmore, forty FIVE
years old, wife Of a local livery pro-
prietor shot and killed Mrs. Ella
Ships also of Marysville. Both fam
ilies are prominent. Mrs. Ships was
forty-three years old and divorced
Mrs. Gilmore recently filed suit for d.
vorce. Jealousy is said to have prompt
ed the shooting
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17
500 Families Made Homeless

Hannibal, Mo. Aug. l6-Five hun
dred families were made homeless
here today and hundreds of acres OF
land were flooded by a sudden rise
in Bear Greek. which flows through
the city. The food was due to a four
inch rain.
No lives were lost, according TO
available reports, although many mar
rowly escaped drowning Train SER
vice has been seriously crippled and a
number of factories have been forced
10 shut down because Of flooded build
ings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

when the conditions are so congested
that ground can no longer be had. tho
roofs of great buildings, adequately
shaded and protected might be used
In Richmond there is really ample
playground room, and most of the sew
eral divisions of the city have play
grounds convenient thereto.
However, the need in the Old Mar
ket section is one that should be
promptly met and we feel the BUSH
ness people social service workers and
city officials will give prompt COOP
GRAFTON to Mr.. Thomas in the matter