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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24

daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Frit-
cher, died last Saturday night from
spinal ~menengitis. The funeral was
held Sunday afternoon from the home,
the Reverend Van Patten of the Pres
byterian church in charge. Interment
was made in the Buhl cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Anderson re-
turned home Saturday from a weeks
visit in Pocatello.
Florence Canady left Tuesday ev~
ening for California wnere she will
spend the summer.
e. w. Kinyon and family left We'd
nesday for an overland trip through
Yellowstone park.
Guy Fisher was a business visitor
il Twin Falls Wednesday.
Thomas Clinton and family left on
Tuesday for California in their car.
They will stop at Portland and Sea-
tile before going on.
S. E. hyde was in Gooding Wednes-
day to oversee the sale of a carload
of Kissel Kars.
L. M. COrbett left Thursday for Chi
cago to spend his vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Uitermark are
down from Rogerson this week.
John Durkin and Mr.. and Mrs. &.
Chandler spent Sunday at Shoshone
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hallett of Mont
rose, Colorado, were in Bull Sunday
afternoon, between trains, visiting at
the c.. o. Heath home. They left on
the evening train for Seattle where
they will take a steamer for Siberia.
Mr.. Hallett is an engineer of an Eng
lish mining company there.
George Patrick and Freda Wilson Of
Bull were married in Twin Falls July
> y, by the Rev. Hartman of the Chris
ton church.
. A. J. Bagley, former resident 0
d Bull is here from Oregon on a shOr
: visit.
Il The Kansas club held it's annua
Il picnic in the Sandmeyer grove Wee
% nesday afternoon, July IS. About on
e hundred Kansans enjoyed a bask'
III lunch at two o'clock. After lunc
there were speeches made by severi
o of the members. JOhn Bracken {
g Filler was the main speaker of the da.
- The Kansas club has a large member
% ship of former Kansans residents an
~ they have an annual reunion to met
~ old acquaintGnces and recall formC
experiences in their home state.
ne Mr.. and Mrs. O. N. Hansen were j
pe Wendell Wednesday.
u w. c.. Balm, state agent of the p.
cific Building and Loan company
81. Tacoma, WAS in Bull Tuesday an
. Wednesday.
10 G. d. Valerius of the Intermountai
IS Motor company, was in Bull Tuesda
DIS While here he made a contract wit
d the Bull Auto company, GOVERN
a most Of the territory west of Bull
He stated that the Kissel Kars wi
'st advance $75 in price on August 1.
,s' Charles E. Davis and wife are he
~ from New York visiting with M
se Davis brother, r. b. Davis of Bull.
ne c. A. den left Thursday on a V
cation trip to Idaho Falls.
W. E. Miller left Thursday NOR
ing for Idaho Falls.
re- Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Verne
ng Kreigh, a boy, Sunday, July Is.
IN Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. John Bot
I'LL well, Monday, July 16, a boy.
70 Leonard and Dorothy Merryweath
US were operated on Monday for ton:
ne and a~enoid trouble.
III Orvin Bertelson had his tOnsils 7
1s- moved Thursday morning.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
Women Active in
War Preparations
Gentler Sex heIps In Getting Things
In Shape To Lick Kaiser Wilhelm
Washington firing.
(By Edna Hubert

(By ernat1O News Service)
WASHINGTON, July 24-Really,
Washington is firing. 1t must be the
rush of war that has done it, for the
national capitol used to be such a
lovely place for women to visit. But
now we are packed into elevators with
men talking war; we are crowded in
hotel dining rooms with men talking
munitions, and even in the ladies' re-
ception halls at the hotels the men
sidle in to continue their war talk.
Everyone is here, though, it seems.
OF ours the men predominant, be-
cause they are primarily the war
makers. But there are lots and LOIS
! of women here who are carrying on
some part of the burden cf the war
and they are seen everywhere.
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey, the
president of the d. A. r., seems to be
all tied up with loads and loads Of
things.
Miss Margaret Wilson, the presi-
dents daughter, gets around to all 81
the war benefits, and Mrs. McAdoo
another daughter of the President, is
seen in every public activity. She has
become a beautiful woman, and has
charming grace that has made her
favorite in Washington society.
Ida Tarbell, who is perhaps the hes
known of American women writer's
seems to get down here occasionally
She has done some work for George
Creel, the official censor, who som
of us know as the husband of Blanche
Bates.
OF course the suffragists are prOmi
nent and they mingle everywhere
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait is carrying
on a great deal of relief work will
her suffrage work. Miss Alice Paul
head of the Woman's Party, seems Il
have worn herself into a nervou
wreck with the strenuous drive sh
has made to get a suffrage amend
ment passed during the present SEES
sion.
The women of the stage get t
Washington, too. Marie Dressler an
a number of others came down a fey
nights ago to entertain the soldie
boys out at Fort Myer.
These are just a few of the wome
) that l have met in the streets and he
tells. Here. The war is upon us, bu
l am convinced, l am sure, hat
isn't altogether a mans war. I'll
women are doig their bit. II
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
CROP WARNING, HONEY AND BEES

Beekeepers should do their utmost
this year to increase production. This
means increase the number of col
onies in so far as it can be done with
out decreasing the crop. This means
also give your bees the best attention.
Those who have their bees in box-
hives are urged, wherever we can
reach them, to adopt modern equip
Nnent; but this will be valueless IN
less they at the same time adopt MOD
ern practices. The best beginners
book as we'll as one for the expert
is the cheap cyclopedia called ABB
and KY of Bee Culture which may
be secured through the entomologlst
of Twin Falls.
Natural swarming should be curb
ed as much as possible and increase
should usually be made by artlflclal
division. You can increase crop by
giving the bees plenty OF room Tor
storage, for gathering often ceases
when bees are ~overcrowded. In thls
regard many commercial beekeepers
are not doing their best. II you own
a few colonies, increase their num-
Der to your profit; but remember thal
only by intelligent care can bees De
made profitable, except in rare sea
ons
The tendency at present, says the
federal apiarist, is to encourage the
professional beekeeper, and who
wish 10 enter his class, should at
once CONSIDER the establishment ol
additional apiaries, care being exer-
cised not to overstock any one 10
cality. To those who have not be-
- - ,,,orna nmnnf this veal
promises to be q good time to make
Z a start.
Idaho has established an apiary in.
%spection system for detection Of bee
diseases and for instruction of bee.
keepers in their control. Farmers
Bulletin 442 gives the symptoms anC
treatment of the diseases. For Twir
Falls county call on Ed. Vance, deput,
insDector: the Bureau of Entomolog.
cam tell you whether diseases hav'
been reported in your county.
\ Cardinal points:
/. Bees needed in spring; plent,
of room for brood rearing and plent,
of stores; plenty of protection.
2. During honey flow, check tn
swarming as undesirable, as it re
duces the crop. See Farmers Bulle
tin No. 500 for methods of control.
3. During honey flow, give bee
more storage aplenty. Its neglec
may lose half the crop.
4. Protect bees from cold n ais
wind in all parts Of the state. IN
so per cent or more winter KILN
in Idaho this year is due to lack
this protection from freezing Sc
Farmers Bulletin NoA 695 for meth
DDS. B.,
S. Comb honey lin sections) shout
be produced only from white honey
and when they honey flow is rapl'
Chunk or bulk honey is unsu'ted fc
n market save the local one. ~
tracted honey now sells best on ger
eral markets. In war times nohe
us not a luxury. 1t never should !
so considered and now is the time
prove its worth. Note that two-com
honey supers may easily be conyerte
into a deep extracting super or
hive body, if you wish to change
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
a Legitimate
Excuse for a Yokel
Gnternational News serviceJ

international News Service)
NEW YORK, July 24-While the old
speller and Webster's Unabridged may
not have been in the curricula of Ger
tain of the truck gardeners out in the
Borough of Queens, when a thing is
labeled properly in one syllable terms
of ordinary understanding they rare
ly fail to comprehend tie drift of the
conversation.
It was to n of these present day
plutocratic >armers that the advance
agent of 1.-The Forty Frivolous Fe-
males" went yesterday for the pur-
pose of obtaining an option upon the
gardeners barn by the roadside, the
walls of which would make excellent
billboards. To the gardner the thea
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24

ire mar explained that the show
was going to spend the summer at a
nearby beach. But the gardner hest
tated and the agent started to ex-
plain away all objections.
II want you to understand that this
is a strictly legitimate show" he said.
Strictly legitimate"
A puzzled frOwn appeared upon the
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24

gardeners face.
you understand me, I hope" con-
tinued the agent. Legitimate, 1 said
L-e-g"-
There, there, sure l understand
broke in the devil in his. own home
town with a comprehensive grin.
Gimme ten passes and slap all the
posters you want to on that barn"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24

extract honey production. The best
honey market is usually the local one.
Wholesale shippers should always
consult before shipping, the reports
of the u. S. bureau of crop estimates,
to be four in number, and market
quotations from wholesale centeAs
through the U. S. office of markets.
Farm Bureau News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21
INCREASING
 INTEREST IN
 HOME GARDENS
Complete Organizations to Further Work Exist in
 Many Cities and Towns.

Facts brought out at a meeting of the Home Gardens Committee of the Committee of Food Supply, Connecti- cut State Council of Defense, held in Hartford today, indicate a greatly in- creased interest in garden work in Connecticut during the coming year.
 Reports which were received from a large number of cities and towns of the State indicate a complete organi- zat1on in many cases while in other cities the work of preparing for next seasons planting drive is well under way. Senator c. c. Hemenway and George H. Hollister reported that Hartford has already plowed fifty acres and expects to be able to meet all demands for garden plots this year, especially since they have avail able two tractors for cultivating the land. Hartford was unable to meet the call which was made upon it for 2,70O gardens last spring due to the lateness of the season and the delay in starting the work. No difficulty is anticipated in meeting all demands this year.
 A. G. Atkins, who reported condi- tions in Torrington, declared the work a success in that city and said that the coming season will see 2,4O0 gar dens planted instead of the 1,200 of last year.
 In order that the seed, fertilizer, and spray material needs of the State
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21
WHY WE ARE AT WAR

(By Father John Cavanaugh, Pres adent University of Notre Dame.
 The militaristic spirit in Germany must perish or America can not sur Vfve. When the lion and the lamb He down together the lamb is always inside the Hon, and a peace-loving commercial nation can never be safe so long az militaristic, powerful, and aggressive nation lies within striking distance and eager to strike.
 Let not the gentle-mannered think that we can have no proper concern about the thoughts and the internal organization of neighboring nations. Where these things are merely mat Gers of taste we have, indeed, no right to interfere; but when any strong na- tion avows a policy that involves the destruction of our country we should be less than reasonable, we should be insane, if we permitted that nation to build up a mongtrous machine for carrying out it's purpose while we bar tered and played. It. does not pro- mote the happiness of kindly fat man>to know that Q burglar or a mur- derer is lying in wait for him with a club as he goes his peaceful way on a, dark night. That was precisely the situation of our people before the war
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21

began.
 We rhapsodize over the men of Washington's time and the stalwarts of Lincoln's day, but let us not for get to acclaim the heroes of this cri- tical hour. Of what avail was it that the Revolutionary patriots created America, and the Civil War patriots unified America, if patriots of today do not conserve America? This war is as sacred as either of the other great American wars, and every man and every dollar within the bounds of our country must help to win the fight. Whoever shirks or shrinks is con- structively a traitor. This Is war against war, and pacifists themselves, if they were wise, would see in Ameri- can victory the only hope of the tri- umph of their cause. This war is to purchase permanent peace and 1t must not end till the spirit of mili- taristic aggression perfshes from the earth. It will require the exertion of all our peoples gigantic might to see this conflict through, and any American who for any reason -whatso- ever is cold or backward in this war is unworthy of his sacred inheritance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21
COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES TELLS HOW HATCHERIES ARE BEING MADE|
 TO SUPPLY ENORMOUS CROP OF FISH

The annual report of the Conmis- sioner of Fisheries to the secretary of commerce dwells particularly on the efforts of the bureau to meet the conditions imposed by the world war. The enlarged importance of the bu- reau's operations and the success of its efforts were due to the improved equipment of the service in both ma terial facilities and personnel, to lib- eraI financial support from Congress, and to the generous criticism and sympathetic attitude of the public.
 The usual laboratory and field in- vestigations have been directed to- ward the increased production of aquatic supplies, chiefly foods, and toward measures conductng to a re- duction in wasteful and destructive practices among fishermen. The fish hatcheries have been run at their fullest capacity, and have yielded an enormous crop of food and game fishes. The work in connection with the commercial fisheries has reached 8 stage where very large benefits have accrued and the outlook for in creased usefulness is most promising.
 The bureau has continued it's ac- tive campaign in behalf of neglected products, especially those available for food, and has secured further suc- cesses in this important field. The history of the establishment of the tilefish fishery is well known. Up to the end of the fiscal year 1916, when the fishery was only eight months old
 there had been caught and sold over 1, ,SSS. 900 pounds of ,tilefish for which the fishermen received more than $210,000 By the end of the first +
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21

may be well taken care of, sub committee consisting of George H. Hollister and w. L. Slate, Jr. were appointed to investigate the situation and given power to do whatever seemed desirable in order to insure a supply for the coming year.
 The committee empowered its sec retary, George H. Hollister, to Tor ward a circular letter to all towns and cities asking that they designate at an early date their needs for su- pervising agents. It calls attention to the fact that the loss of men from the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege, due to enlistments in the army and navy and other war activities has curtailed decidedly the number of men available for supervising work. MT. Hollister was requested by the committee to ascertain what the needs of the towns and cities may be for the coming year in order that 1t may intelligently make recommendation to the college in regard to short cours- es for supervisors. The college has expressed a willingness to do any thing necessary to assist in the work.
 A manual on home gardening will be issued by the Committee of Food Supply according to a decision reach ed by George M. Landers, chairman of the Committee of Food Supply, up- on recommendation of the sub-com- mittee on gardens. This manual will discuss fully the home garden ques- tion dealing not only with organiZa- tion methods and the handling of the enrolment as worked out in various cities last year, but will also serve as guide in securing seeds, fertilizer and other necessary equipments. The members of the committee attending were George H. Hollister of Hartford E. H. Atkins of Torrington; D. Fair child Wheeler of Bridgeport; A. J Brundage of Storrs; A. T. Stevens ot Storrs; w. L. Slate of Storrs and C. c. Hemenway of Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21
STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS DECREASE IN ALL BRANCHES OF SEA ACTIVITIES

The work of the service has tncreas- ed in several respects due to war con- ditions; and although the force or 1n- spectors and clerks was not sufficient to meet the increased demands on the service without taxing it to the utmost, and the bureau recommends sub- stantial increase in the Humber of tn- spectors and clerks, particularly of clerks, in order that the work of the service may be properly kept up. The bureau also recommends an increase in the salaries of all inspectors and clerks, due to higher salaries paid out side of the service for the same char acter of work and the increased cost of living.
 During the year many interned Ger man vessels were examined by inspec- tors of this service. Inspectors Were detailed to the Cape Cod Canal to watch vessels navigating that body or water. The inspectors of the service have been engaged in cooperating with the recruiting service of the Uni ted States shipping board in furnish ing information with reference to or ficers who are available to man the ships, and in approving the applica- tions of persons who desire to enter the nautical schools conducted by the recruiting service. The number of ex- aminations of applicants for licenses has greatly increased, owing to the increased demand for officers to man the vessels that are being added and which will be added to the merchant fleet in large numbers
 The number of reinspections of ves- sells has increased. Inspections Of vessels are more carefully made than formerly, requiring 8 longer time to make the inspections, ana larger force of inspectors.
 The bureau points out that, owing to amendments of the laws, the re- sponsibility of approving the passen- ger allowance of vessels comes under the jurisdiction of supervising tnspec- tors, as @ check on the action Of local inspectors. In case of doubt by local inspectors as the stability of vessels, stability tests of such vessels are made by an expert detailed for the purpose. There is no law against the overload ing of freight steamers, but the service has been doing what it can to prevent overlooking of vessels of this class. Inspectors have been detailed on the
 Great Lakes in the fall to prevent the overlooking of vessels of this class, in which work they have received tn
 hearty cooperation of the owners. The Bureau recommends amendment of the law to remedy this defect. Experience showing that some fire extinguishers by the Board of Super vising Inspectors were defective and that a standard was desired, the Blu reau obtained samples of fire extin- guishers were submitted to exhaustive tests by the Bureau of Standards, this department. As a result of these tests
 the list of approved fire extinguishers
 was considerably reduced, all of which Twas done in the interest of safety
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21

months, the catch was upward of 10,- 250,000 pounds, selling for more than s4O0,00O. During the fiscal year 1917 the landings aggregated 11,641, 800 pounds, and the receipts of the fish quarters of the fishery are New York and Boston.
 The campaign to make an asset out of a confirmed nuisance in the form of the grayfish has progressed rapidly and on the whole satisfactorily. Diff faculties in the way of making this fish available and acceptable as 1lgl- man food have been overdone, and there is now an established industry on both Atlantic and Pacific coasts in canning, salting, and smoking gray fish. Other more or less neglected fishes whose utilization has been ad- vocated and otherwise aided by the bureau are the sablef1sh of the north west coast, burtbot of the Great Lakes. and bewf1n of the interior wa ters generally.
 The scarcity of mammal hides for making leather has brought into prominence the value for this purpose of the skins of sharks and other aquatic creatures Through the ac- tivities of the bureau in behalf of fishermen and tanners, a market for such skins has been developed, and leather of a very good grade for cer- tain industrial uses is now being made from this hitherto neglected source of supply The general utilization ot sharks for their meat and skins will
 have the effect of increasing the
 abundance of other fishes by reduc- | ing the numbers of their most de.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-21

Following is a summary of activities and statistics of the Steamboat-In- spection Service for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1917.
 The force inspected and cert1ficated 6,S9& vessels with total gross ton nage Of 7,24S,5SS, of which 6,T76 were domestic vessels with a total gross tonnage. of 5,960,S1Q, and 20S were foreign passenger steam vessels with a total gross tonnage of 1,289,27S. Of the domestic vessels, there were 5,530 steam vessels, 665 motor vessels, 21 passenger barges, and 56O seagoing barges. There was an increase of S65 in the total number of vessels inspect cd and 8 decrease of 125,216 in the total gross tonnage of vessels inspect cd as compared with the previous f1s- cal year. Letters of approval of de- signs of boilers, engines, and other operating machinery were granted to b1 steam vessels with 8 total gross tonnage of 1,S28. There were inspect ed for the United State government S2 huIls and 1,590 boilers. There were 9,827 reinSpections of passenger and ferry steamers, an increase of 86 over the previous fiscal year. The two travelling inspectors travelled over IT, 6s6 miles, inspected sos vessels, and found 512 deficiencies of various kinds.
 Licenses were Issued to 26,962 of- fscers of all grades. There were ex- amtned for visual defects 7,83S appli- can4s for license, of whom 61 were found coIor-blind or with other visual defects and rejected. Certificates of service were issued to 1S,304 able sea men, and 1,507 were rejected. Certifi- oates of efficiency were issued to Ill., e1S lifs6oat men, and 2,S43 were re- jected. Steel plates for the construc- ton of marine boilers to the number of s,6Os were inspected at the mills, and a large amount of other boiler material was inspected. There were examined and tested 202,58S new life preservers, of which number 1859 were rejected.
 The total number of accidents re- sulting in loss of life was 257. The to- tai number of lives lost was 592, of which Il were passengers. Of the lives lost BIO were from suicide, accidental drowning, and other causes beyond the power of the service to prevent, leaving a loss of S82 lives as fairly chargeable to accidents, collisions, founderings, etc. There was a de- crease of 6S4 in the number of lives lost as compared with the previous fiscal year. Passengers to the num- ber of lives lost as compared with the previous fiscal year. Passengers to the number of 317,095,171 were carried on vessels required by law to make report of the number of passen- gers carried. Dividing this number by n, the total number of passengers , lost, shows that 4,466,129 passengers were carried for each passenger lost Eleven hundred and ninety-three lives were saved by means of life-saving appliances required by law.