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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
CONCRETE FLOORS ARE BEST
Poor Economy to Replace Worn-out
Floors With Wood, Says Mime
nesota Highway Commission.

1t is poor economy to build bridges
with wooden floors or to replace
WORKOUT floors with wood, the Mime
sofa State Highway commission says
in late bulletin issued to county
boards and district engineers.
1.-THE department is frequently re
quested to inspect old bridges and de-
termine whether 1t is feasible to re
place wooden floor, because in ma.
jority of cases the old bridge is found
to be dangerous when carrying trac
ton engines" says the bulletin. 81
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
EvanneI Of Good Roads.

The automobile is the eyangel OF
the good roads movement. Every sale
of a fiye-passenger touring car with
tires subject TO sudden and disheart-
ening puncture means better roads and
more of them. Therefore, everyone
should buy touring cars because he
will then become good roads advo-
cate.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
whalebone kinu.

A New Bedford man, with whom
both Europe and America have to deal,
is said TO handle the entire whalebone
supply of the world in his small store.
And this mans corner In whalebone
amounts to only 100000 pounds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
GAZING al ! Hero.

why is the crowd gazing with snch
admiration, almost awe, on him? Is
he the governorT'
Governor? Tut He's no mere gov
ernor! He's the chap who owns the
bowlegged bull pup that took the prize
ut the bench show. Browning
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22

from my age that
when going up
stairs / had to go
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then sit down
at the top TO rest.
The doctor said he
thought 1 should
have an operation,
and my friends
thought / would not
live to move into
our new house. My
da11rhtar aoEad mo
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22

Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
fiRly Snofa


There's no longer the slightest need OF
feeling ashamed of your freckles as the
prescription othine double strength - is
Simply get ounce OF othine--doubis
strength-from your druggist, and apply a
little of Il night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckies
have begun TO disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed tie com
pletely clear the akin and gain beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine, as this is sold under guarantee OF
| money back II 1t fails to remove freekles-
| Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
Explained.

Il know man who is very sue
cessfuI in business and yer an his
customers know his talk about his
goods is chiefly hot air.
How does he manage to fool them,
them"
"He doesn't. He deals in furnaces"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
To Hear Her Talk.

Willis-What is the total wealth of
the United States?
Gillis-To hear Mrs. Bump talk YOU
would think it was combination of
what her father has got. what her hus.-
band gets and what she is going 70 get
when her rich uncle dies.-Judge-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
A zoe to GARDENING

"How's your garden getting along ~
I'm having hard fight of il. I
planted lot of vegetable seeds but
my neighbors own chickens. and. con
found it, | believe every one of those
hens is working for the kaiser"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22

takes strong bridge to carry a CON
crete floor, but we find that after the
original floor has been replaced twice
with wood, on light truss, the ex-
pense is as great as 1t would have been
to build concrete floor bridge, with
heavier steel, and any further expense
is a clear waste of money"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON her HANDS
Too Illso Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind.--sFor two years /
was 80 sick and weak with troubles
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
Wanted for Nothing.

Good roads, according to Howard
Ram, are something which everybody
wants for nothing.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22

Eloquence is the rose of speech.
Some people prefer the cabbage Of
logic.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22

Be polite TO the undertaken. He may
get the last chance at you.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-06-22
still SUFFERING.

Still Suffering.
"Don't you think her voice is inn
proved?"
perhaps, but not cured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
l T1IIdESoRIEs
by THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright. 1917. by T. W. Burgess.)
or Mistah Buzzard leases
Peter Rabbit.

OF AIstah Buzzard looked down at
Peter Rabbit and chuckled as he waited
for Peter 8 reply to his question. You
know he had asked why Peter was so sure
that he, or Mistah Buzzard, had a nest
1t was a noiseless chuckle and SO, Of
course. Peter didn't hear it. Peter
scratched his long left ear with his long
right hind foot Then he scratched his
long right ear with his long left hind foot
Finally he made reply.
"Of course. [ don't know for sure that
you have a nest" said he, but 1 think
you must have All the birds / know have
nests this time OF year. Besides this year
you brought Mrs. Buzzard up from the
south with you and I've noticed that lately
haven't seen her very often. She doesn't
sail round and round way up in the blue,
blue sky with you the way she did when
she first arrived. So think she must be
taking care of her eggs And II you have
eggs to be taken care Of. why, Of course,
you must have a nest. II wish you
would tell mo where 1t is. Mistah Buz-
card. I'd Just love to see 1t and will
promise not to 1ell single living soul
where 1t is
Peter was very much in earnest
Not even Mrs Pet&r?" asked or Mis-
tab Buzzard
Peter hesitated You know he usually
tells Mrs. Peter everything. He doesn't
believe in keeping secrets from Mrs.
Peter. But this was different from most
secrets and he did so want to see that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
REMOVING OLD WRECKS.
Engineers Clearing Away Relics Of
Forests Famous Raid.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August "A
Johnsonville. Tenn. dispatch says that
en- engineer force Is at that place re-
moving wrecks Of more than twenty YES
sells. gunboats and transports. captured
or crippled when the Confederate cavalry
leader, Gen. n. B. Forrest. made his IA
nous attack there in 1864 Johnsonville
was then a federal depot for supplies
Forests naval achievement is best told
in the language Of Gen. W. T. Sherman:
ION the 3lst of October. Forrest made
his appearance on the Tennessee river
opposite Johnsonville. and with his cav
airy and field pieces actually crippled and
captured two gunboats with five OF our
transports q feat OF arms which. | con-
fess. excited my admiration"
The old wrecks for over fifty years have
been an obstruction TO navigation at
low water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
THE WEEK
OF Events Ending August
4, 1917.
WAR.

Plans to commander all American
ocean going vessels were announced by
the shipping board. George Creel of the
committee on public information an
nounced regulations for the govern
ment OF the press. curtailing news of
military movements. The Senate agreed
to one-man control of food admins
tration- The Senate considered in
creases in the war tax bill to increase
revenues to s2,00s, 10000 British and
French troops in Flanders began a for
ward movement believed to be the most
important drive of the war. war
council was called by the kaiser Cen
L. G. Kornilof was appointed COM
manderin-chief Of the Russian armies
Korniloff continued to check Russian
panic and desertion by wholesale exc
cutions: still retreating in Galicia, the
Russian troops were reported stiffen-
ing: in Rumania, Russian successes
were reported. The British cruiser Ari-
adne was torpedoed by a German u
boat with loss of thirty-eight lives. The
U-boat toll Of British ships for the
week fell off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
TANKER ESCAPES U-BOAT.
American Steamer Saved by Her
Superior Speed in Running Fight.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. August An
American tank steamship loaded with
gasoline engaged in running fight
with German submarine July TO-
when near the French coast, and escap-
ed destruction by superior speed, after a
torpedo had been launched and TWENTY
one shots had been fired from the u
BOATS deck gun, according to officers
OF the vessel on arrival here today.
The submarine appeared after the
wake OF the passing torpedo had
warned the Americans of the presence
Of an enemy. From a position several
miles astern the bombardment took
place. but none of the shots reached a
mark.
The American gunners on the tanker
hred sixteen shots in return, but with
out results SO far as could be ascer-
tatned. The captain OF the tank
steamer asserted that the dangerous
,argo he carried induced him to seek
safety in fight rather than to try for
conclusions ft close quarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04

but YOU JUST SAID YOU HAVEN'T
ANY NEST" EXCLAIMED PETER.
nest So at last he agreed that he
wouldn't tell anybody, not even Mrs.
Peter.
Or MIstah Buzzard leaned down with a
great pretense Of secrecy.
"Ahm going to tell yo' something. Brer
Rabbit said he. and Peters long ears
stood straight up expectantly. "Ah
haven't any nest" he concluded.
Peter looked the disappointment he felt
He had been so sure that now he was to
find out what he SO wanted to know
"But--but what is the reason that Mrs
Buzzard keeps out of sight SO much?" he
asked.
That whispered or Mistah Buzzard.
the real secret. She is 10 busy with
household cares that she hasn't time for
anything else"
"But-but-but, why I thought you just
said that you haven't any nest?" stam-
mered Peter. looking quito as puzzled as
he felt. In fact, he looked so puzzled that
or Mistah Buzzard had to turn away his
head to hide grin.
That is just what All did say" replied
OF Mistah Buzzard. THAT is just what
All did say. We haven't any nest"
Then how can Mrs BuzZard be so busy
with household cares?" demanded Peter.
His voice was just little sharp, He
was beginning to suspect that or Mistah
Buzzard was trying to have fun at his
expense.
"she is sitting on our two eggs and one
OF these days All reckons we-uns are
going to have two Of the finest babies in
Buzzard.
But you Just said you haven't any
nest!' exclaimed Peter.
so All did! All did9' replied or Mis-
tan Buzzard. Certainly. All did. We-uns
haven't any nest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
NATIONAL.

The Senate passed the dry" amend
ment to the Constitution. Mayor Mitchell
Of New York announced his candidacy to
succeed himself. Frank Little, prominent
l. w. w. agitator, was lynched at Butte,
Mont: seventy I. w. w. leaders were
convicted Of various offenses by the fed
eral court at Marquette. Mich. The strike
Of Chicago railroad switchmen was called
OF on signing Of agreement by the nine
teen railroads involved. An American
transport was rammed by an incoming
American steamer Among those who
died during the week were Gen Harrison
Gray Otis, newspaperman and soldier :
Henry Knox Field. grand master OF Ma
sons of Virginia: Prof. NJ. .. Learned,
distinguished scholar; Jere J. Conan,
actor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
NORTHBROOK COURTS
NEARING COMPLETION
Space and Airiness Features of New
Apartments at 18th and
Newton Streets.

Rooniness ample light and sunshine
and perfect ventilation are among the
features OF Northbrook Courts. the
wardman apartment group now near
ing completion at 10th and Newton
streets northwest In addition to these
10 the extraordinary number of bal
comics each window in the two build
ires. except those Of the baths and the
kitchens, having its own separate bal
coay.
Buildings Six Stories High.
The two buildings are six stories high
and contain. respectively. seven.y-six
aa6 seventy-seven apartments. The
apartments range from a single room
and bath to four rooms and bath, in
GLIDING kitchen. 1t is expected the
buildings will be ready for occupancy
shortly after September 1. and already
about thirty reservations OF apartments
have been made.
Ventilated Corridors.
A feature not generally found in
apartment buildings is the adequate
ventilation provided for the wide CEN
trail corridors that extend practically
the entire length Of each floor. This
ventilation is obtained by means OF
outside windows and short branch cor
ridors, which provide a constant flow
of fresh air.
The buildings occupy one of the high
est sites in upper 18th street. The loca-
ton Is within short walk Of one OF
tho entrances to the Zoo and ROCK
Creek Park. and Newton street is one
Of the best shaded streets in the Mount
Pleasant section. In the rear OF the
buildings are numerous large forest
trees, giving the group an arboreal set
ting not often found in apartment
properties.
The buildings were erected from
plans prepared by Frank r. White OF
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
SALES ARE REPORTED
OF WASHINGTON REALTY
Many Properties in Northwestern
and Northeastern Sections
Change Hands.

Boss Phelps. Inc, report the follow
ting sales:
Frank Z McMillin purchased from
Emma S. Kennedy the property located
at sS05 Wisconsin avenue, opposite the
entrance to Bradley Hills. The improve
ments consist OF comparatively new
detached frame and stucco house having
Blight rooms and attic. heated with hot
water and having electric lights. The
house also has modern sewerage and
water systems There is about an acre of
hand with beautiful lawn, garden and
fruit This sale was made in connection
with the Banes Realty Company.
Frank c. Steward sold to Homer Run
kel $50 Shepherd street northwest. to be
occupied az n home. This house was
built by Niddaugh 4 Shannon, Inc. about
three years ago and contains six rooms
and bath hot-water heat, electric lights,
colonial front porch and sleeping porch
The lot is about 20 by $50 to paved alley.
Seven brick houses in Hghview were
sold for Marie l. Taylor to a local resi-
dert, who will hold them for investments
These houses are all of the colonial type,
each having six rooms and bath and
all rented. These houses were built by
Harry wardman about Ave years ago.
Mrs. Josephine NJ Bourke bought new
house from Jacob S. Gruver. situated at
house has six rooms ard attic, two baths
on the second foor. heated with hot water.
having gas and electric lights. The house
- close to Rock Creek Park and has an
attractive view over the valley. Mrs
Bouri<e viii live in the house.
Tho home OF William c. Alexander at
1909 Webster street northwest was sold
to Mrs Kate 8. Trundle. The house is
. two-story colonial brick. having four
bedrooms and sleeping porch on the sec
ond floor. The property is entirely mod
ern. The lot is 81 by 40 feet This is one
OF a row OF brick houses built by Charles
E. Wire. Inc, several years ago.
Winfield Jones sold 634 sth street north
east TO Henry J. Zuschnitt. This house
was built by John Henderson, a local
builder. five years ago and purchased new
p that time by Mr.. Jones The property
has six rooms and bath, hot-water heat,
electric lights and q large lot opening on
30 o thirty-foot alley.
Six lots on tho north side Of Quincy
street northwest. between 4th and sth
streets, were sold to William c. Blundon
who will improve the ground with mod
ern two-story and attic, six-room. CO.
lonial brick houses, for which plans are
nov being drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
ATTACKED TWICE BY U-BOATS.
French Freighter Reports Exciting
Experience on Voyage Across.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. August "A
French freight steamship has arrived
here and her officers reported that
their vessel had been subjected to two
torpedo attacks from German subma&
rines during the voyage.
The first attack occurred At 10 DIN.
July 49, The submarine was not
sighted, but the wake of the torpedo
was clearly seen as 1t passed the
steamers bow. missing the ship only
by a few yards. Two days later, At
In, the second attack was made and
again only the wake OF the torpedo was
seen as 1t passed some distance or
shots were fred by the gunners on
board the freighter in the direction
from which the torpedoes came, but &c
was only blind shooting and no so4
suits were observed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
I. W. W. HURTS LUMBER TRADE.
Has Cut Number of Employees in
Half, J. C, H. REYNOLDS Reports.

SPOKANE. Wash. August 4.-Activi-
ties of the Industrial Workers of the
World have cut in half the number of
men employed by lumber producers in
northern Idaho. according to figures
compiled by J. c. II. Reynolds. manager
of the Employers Association of the
Inland Empire. Nineteen of the largest
companies report that on June l, wher
1. w. w. agitation began, they had 6,s42
men at work. until seven weeks later,
July IL. they had but 3,404 on their
pay rolls.
Production has decreased in a greater
ratio. the companies report. as many
of the man remaining on their pay rolls
are engineers and others whose work
is not directly productive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
SOME OBSERVATIONS
BY J. OGDEN ARMOUR
ON 1.-THE SITUATION u

CHICAGO. August al. Ogden
Armour. president Of Armour &
Co, on returning here from war
supply conferences in the east
WAS asked what he thought OF
the situation. He replied:
The government Of the United
States can have Armour & Co.
The government of the United
States can have J. Ogden Armour.
The government of the United
States can have any man or any
group Of men of Armour g. Co.
There VIII be no requests for
exemptions. When a man is ir-
replacable the government will
be SO notified and 1t can take it's
choice of where it wants him to
serve.
Whether 1t is patriotism or
selfishness that moves us counts
little in the actual outcome. We
may not all realize it. but as a
nation and ms free men we have
staked all and shall win or lose
all.
That's what I think about the
situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
KAISER BESTOWS HONORs
UPON Won HINDENBURG

LONDON, August "A Copenhagen
dispatch to Reuters Limited contains
the following message telegraphed by
Emperor William to Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg:
ut is need of my heart my dear
field marshal. at the conclusion of the
third year of this mightiest Of all wars,
in which you necessarily and with bril-
liant strategy and art have defied the
enemy's superior forces and cleared the
way for our armies to victory. to ex-
press anew to you my ineXhaustible
thanks. ! grant you the cross and star
Of the high command Of my royal or
ders of the house of Hohenzollern.
The badges will be posted immedi-
ately."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Exemption boards began their exami-
nations OF registered men in the Dis
trict to obtain its quota of 1922; many
registrants claimed exemptions NAVY
yard employees demanded a revision OF
the wage scale. The Potomac Electric
Power Company. under the ruling OF
pubic utilities commission, revised it's
rates under protest. and appealed 70
the courts for readjust,ncnt Policeman
Heimuth killed a negro. Georg Ran
som. armed. in self-defense, in a street
nght. Among those who died during
prominent merchant: DR. Dwight a
smith, prominent physician; DR.. e. G.
Varela- employe of the general land
Office ~ i'iio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
MEXICO Drifting
TOWARD A CRISIS
Carranza's Failure to Obtain
Loans From American Banks
Vital Factor.
GRAFT EATS UP TAX MONEY

Dispatches received in Washington by
persons in close touch with Mexican af-
fairs point to an approaching crisis in the
Carranza constitutional government. Four
important factors in the present Mexican
situation. as contained in these dispatches,
are these:
!. Failure Of Carranza to obtain loans
from American banks. even after his ur-
gent appeal to American interests in Mex
leo to aid in obtaining such loans.
2. Demands OF the Mexican congress
that the constitutional government render
an accounting OF the expenditure of the
millions it cost tG carry on the revolution
which established the present govern
ment.
3. Hasty departure of Alvaro Obregon,
Mexican general in Sonora, for Mexico
City, where it is expected he will bring
to head the criticisms he has been maxi
ing freely Of the present constitutional
government.
4. Alleged diversion Of large percent
age Of the collection Of the enormous ex-
port taxes on oils and other exported
products to the pockets OF private indi-
vidualS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
RAPHAEL KIRSHNER DIES.
Austrian Had Gained Fame in u. S,
as Portrait Painter,

NEW YORK, August 4-Raphael
Kirshner an Austrian portrait. painter,
who obtained fame in this country after
coming here from London two years
ago has died here. a few hours after
undergoing an operation for Appendix
citis. He was stricken yesterday at his
easel, while at work on a large por-
trait.
Kirshner was born in Vienna forty
one years ago. While in this country
he painted the portraits of a number Of
prominent American women, created a
type known as the "kirshner girl"
which appeared on magazine covers and
theater programs, and executed the
symbolical art studies called the Seven
Deadly Sins" which adorn the lobby Of
the Century Theater here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-04
PROBING MARRIAGE MARKET.
Federal Agents Investigating Alleg.
ed Method to Avoid Draft,

NEW YORK, August 4.--Agents OF
the Department OF Justice, II was said
today, were conducting an investiga-
ton here to learn ii marriage brokers
have been supplying women as wives to
men who seek to avoid draft in the
National Army. The investigation 10
said to be the result Of two days work
by members Of the department, as they
discovered that many of the men APP
plying for marriage licenses knew little
or nothing about the women they were
seeking to marry beyond the necessary
facts to obtain a license. As a result
Of the action taken by the federal au-
thorities there was expected to be
of applicants for licenses. United
States Marshal Mccarthy said all ap.
pIfcants who could not show registra.
tion cards would be turned away. Only
las were issued yesterday. which was
about normal