The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-12-21
INLAND NORTHWEST

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ing association against the war profits
tax as It applies to mines.
During his recent trip through
southern Idaho, Secretary Joseph Han
son Of the state council of defense or
/ ganized ten county councils.
The annual meeting of the north
west collegiate conference, comprising
schools of Washington, Oregon, Idaho
and Montana, was held at Spokane De-
cember il and 15.
Southern Idaho Is going to be face
to face with a coal famine in the event
the state is visited by severe cold
weather, according to report by the
| private secretary to the governor.
Approximately $3,000000 in substan-
| tial construction work and improve.
ments have been expended on the Ore
gon Short Line system in 1917, accord
ing to figures given out last week.
Harry Worsham, age %, died in the
base hospital at Camp Lewis, Wash.
He was member of company TWEEN
ty-seyen, One Hundred Sixty-six de-
pot brigade, and came to Camp Lewis
from Sonora, Calf.
Idaho has been organized for the
Red Cross membership drive which is
| to close on Christmas eve. +. III. Dew
ey Of Nampa is in charge as chairman
for the state. J. H. Gipson of Cald-
well is state manager.
Southern Idaho apple growers have
been called upon by the International
/ Apple Shippers association to contrib
ute to the 100 cars Of American APP
pies to be sent to United States sailors
and soldiers during the next six
! months.
Joseph SaDdle, who arrived at Butte,
has just learned that the world Is at
war. For four years, while the most
momentous events in history have been
transpiring, he has been out of touch
with civilization, on prospecting ex-
petition in the Attic.
Eric Pohl, self-styled lieutenant of
the Austrian army, who shortly after
the opening of hostilities in Europe
boosted of the strength of the Ger
manic allies, was arrested at Salt Lake
ON December IL, as the first of the
list of Austrian alien enemies.
Assurances were given by wholesale
grocers of Utah and Idaho, assembled
in monthly conference at Salt Lake,
that they will give the food admins
tration their united backing. They
resolved to do their utmost to help
the administration to win the war.
Transportation of fuel to Nevada is
better than it has been since the open
ing Of the war and the threatened fuel
shortage, according to II. S. Great
house, traffic inspector for Nevada of
the district car service bureau of the
United States fuel administration.
Merchants throughout the state of
| Nevada have been asked by Food Adj
ministrator Henry NJ. Hoyt to discon-
time the practice of giving a lagniap-
pc to customers with purchases, in or
i der to further the conservation policy
of the United States food administra-
| ton.
All employees of the Nevada Packing
company, with the exception of four
ringleaders in the recent trouble at
Reno, have returned to work. The
men, so far as possible, We're given
their old jobs and where that was
found impossible at present they were
given work at the same wages as that
formerly received.
Clarence w. Ide, pioneer contrac-
tor and politician of Washington, who
served during his life in positions of
state supervisor of public money, state
representative, state senator, United
States marshal for Washington, col
leetor of customs for the Puget Sound
district and superintendent of the King
county courthouse, died ut Seattle last
week.
In calling the attention of II. f.
Bicknell, food administrator for Idaho,
last week, to the seriousness of the
food situation, the United States food
administration asks through him that
Idaho people observe "meatless Fri
day" in addition to "meatless Tues
day" and to make greater efforts than
ever to save wheat, meats sugar and
animal fat.
The cross of the first class of the
Order of St. Olaf has been rendered
by King HaakOn of Norway to A.
NJ. Hotter a capitalist of Helena, and
4 pioneer of Montana. Several years
ago he contributed $1,000 to fund
for destitute families of Norwegian
fishermen, and his donation was de
clared TO have been the largest re
ceived, either from Norway or the
United States.
o. T. Skaggs, one of the best known
merchants Of the northwest, has volun
teered his services without pay to the
food administration. Skaggs owns {
series of cash stores and expects to bs
available in advising other merchant;
in methods of buying and handling in
dividual orders of merchandise.
Contraband liquor seized by tn,
authorities in Utah and other dry
states is not to be destroyed in flu
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