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The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21
STAND BY THIS EMBLEM
Clean Up Day

As suggested by the Woman's Club
Of Meeker, will mean better
Meeker and a tourists delight. Every
citizen is earnestly requested to CO.
operate with the WomAn's Club in
jnaking Meeker n cleaner town.
Your alleys and back fences are eye
sores to your neighbors; clean them
up, get box for the old cans, have
yopr ashes and garbage hauled away,
cut the weeds and burn them, starve
the fly, plant flowers and vines. Sum
flowers will hide the unsightly fences
and out buildings and at the same
time furnish seed for the birds. Put
up bird house and see that the cat
does mt get the birds.
Start a campaign against littering
the streets and lawns with hand bills
and waste paper, by taking care
yourself to place such matter where
1t belongs.
The Woman's Club is haying the
two parks and surrounding streets
cleaned, and expects the citizens Of
Meeker to help in keeping them
clean. Do not be satisfied until every
spare foot of ground is planted in
garden and fownrs. Do not be salts.
fed until your home is as attractive
as "cleanig-up" can make it. To
accomplish the best results in MAX
ing Meeker thing of beauty and a
joy forever" the cooperation OF
every good citizen Is needed. CO.
operate with the Woman's Club by
reporting all uncleaned alleys and
vacant lots In your vicinity. Your
property Is worth more II 1t is clean.
Assist in cleaning up by doing your
share. We want Meeker to be so
clean and attractive that all coming
through will have q word Of praise
and carry away the impression that
Meeker citizens are not behind the
times.
It boosts Meeker. 1t keeps down
infection and a great step towards
cleapliness and good health will
have been taken. Clean up.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF
WOMAN's CLUB.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

The State Land Board, under Ray
mond Miller, president, has already
begun the actual appraisement Of all
lands owned by the state. This was
provided for by the recent General
Assembly, and will do away with
long waits on the part Of people who
desire to buy or lease state acres.
Also the appraisement will bring to
Colorado several hundred Thousand
acres originally decided by the fed
eral government, but heretofore un-
claimed by the state because they
had never been classified or appraised.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21
Meeker Astonished by Mer.
chants Story

A merchant relates the following:
"For years 1 could not sleep without
turning every hour. Whatever / ate
caused gas and sourness. Also had
stomach catarrh. ONE SPOONFUL
buckthorn bark, g1ycerine, etc., as
mixed in Adler-i-ka relieved me IN
STANTLY." Because Adler-t-ka
fiushes the ENTIRE alimentsry tract
It relieves ANY CASE constipation,
sour stomach or gas and prevents
appendicitis. 1t has QUICKEST &C.
tion of any thing we ever sold. the
Meeker Drug Co.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

G. w. Fairchild, commissioner of
Insurance, state of Colorado, is rem
dering good service to our soldiers in
regard to validating their insurance
policies. Special attention Is called
to tt1A fact that on some policies per-
mission is required and an extra war
premium chargeable before engaging
In military or naval service, and that
their policies should be forwarded to
his office for inspection.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21
THE WAR
The Nation Preparing to Do
Its Share---British And
French Victories

This country is going ahead as
rapidly as possible with preparations.
Mobilization Of the Nations re-
sourceAis now receiving as much At
tention as military organization.
On the French front the British
and French have made notable gains
during the past week.
In the Orient the British are driy-
Ing the Turks ahead of them and
capturing many.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21
Taking Notice
says an Amsterdam dispatch

Warning that Germany should not
underestimate the seriousness of
Americas entrance into the war was
voiced by the Berlin Tageblatt's 8
critic, Captain Persius, in copies re-
ceived here.
1.-THE United States military
strength must not be shrugged at"
he said. I'VE must not make the
same mistake we made regarding
Great Britain's military forces"
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21
Insomnia

Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less. and Is often
the cause Of insomnia. Eat . light
supper with little II any meat, and no
milk; also take one of Chamberlain 5
Tablets Immediately after supper, and
see II you do not rest much better.
Obtatnable everywhere.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Miss Dorothy Bacon, who has been
teaching school in Moffat county
(at Three Springs), came up Monday
on her way home to Delta, her school
having closed last Friday. The
Bacons will shortly leave Delta for
Boulder, where Mr.. Bacon has bought
a truck farm.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Undertaken Gourley isn't doing
any more than he ought to these
days in the way of preparing people
for the journey to the heavenly
abode, but he is finding business in
his side lines growing SO 1t is neces-
sary to enlarge his store room.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Mrs. H. T. Wilson Of Flag creek,
visited the town folks-Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde Stephenson, this week.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Joe Rooney has tired Of the simple
life Of Meeker and departed for Den
ver's great White Way, yesterday.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

There can be no neutrals on Ameri-
can soil while the Nation Is at war.
You are either for or against the
United States. If your sympathies
are not with the United States you
are an enemy and Americans will be
justified In treating you ~ SUCH
Kremmling News.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Fletsb Hay, Evan 6. Thomas and
Olaf Anderson, were among the
Parkites In town fore part Of the
week.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Sunshinsl And We wont do any
housekeeping, either.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Arthur Burnham of Sulphur creek,
reported progress up his way, Satur-
day.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

The Telluride Examiner says of
Senator La Toilette:
HE may not be 8 traitor, but he is
id close second to the fellow who
is. George Canning must have had
this gentleman In mind when he
thought and wrote, "A steady patriot
OF the world alone, the friend Of
every country-but his own.'"
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21

Howard Clifford Of Yellow creek.
exchanged sslutations with town
friends during the week.
The Meeker herald., 1917-04-21
Current Comment

Sir Walter Scott's famous lines are
now appropriate:
"Breathes there the man with soul
so dead,
Who never to himself has said,
This is my own. my native land ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15
EONffX1ONSoEaWFE
TREACuEnY,s MASH mel INNoCENCE

INNOCENCE
What shall Paula? Alma the
boiling with really wanted for once to
No: tat Alma, for would be just like
s s as1 the bad s%s IN 81 oa @
would match s for her and
sp , ss what at ' ua %s said Alma. I'm go up and get
to her .s as a NEW nsTsp pap vow woman
I'm have known her and her family
as ' s' $ s Ss
sRs made great point alma and an
srs that my o~a
will and pity % my nasr s.a Sou %ma she
old W We have ave
personally although early make hi.
thought Frank smiths and lT rather SLOW speech ssr
a So To as
ing the s% repeated with Sob and when he
mated congress help him OF
who had known ia.a ,,.
night made him promise he would go 60
straight the moment he got here he became IN TINS
when with him ssns srss
from really against conscience and training to get
but lawyers after hearing my story said there was MOTH
that money sg that hSt a'k know is tainted
ted , D0m tell %s pos
salary with her extravaganza.
of she does said Alma but that did not Keep ne
thought splendid point How VIII
you i've? | ask blunty' said Alma.
am o in New York Immediately, she
could
quky smile at her mouths
lners
Senator Ross has made some provision
aboard and the sena
tor follow. l wonder II she make him marry her.
Alma you think that expects to marry Senator
l derision.
for could not keep
him ashamed
dinner table to
smith. would not blame Senator Ross if
he spoke m again"
Then Paula thing to the door
calling She turned
and important business
and out
Are coins o side of the story, Alma?
Watch me- was her as down to her type
write
| Be Connued)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15
DON'T LET SOAP
SPOIL YOUR HAIR

When you wash your hair, be
careful what you use. Most soaps
and prepared shampoos contain
too much alkali, which is very in
furious, as 1t dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use Is just
plain mulsified cocoanut Oil, for
this is pure and entirely grease
less. It's very cheap. and beats
the most expensive soaps or any
thing else all to pieces. You can
get this at any drug store. and a
few ounces will last the whole
family for months.
Simply moisten the hair with
water and rub II in. about a tea
spoonful is all that is required. II
makes an abundance Of rich.
creamy lather, cleanses thorough
ly, and rinses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and . is
soft. fresh looking, bright, fluffy
wavy and easy to handle. Be.
sides, 1t loosens and takes out ev.
cry particle of dust, dirt and
Observation-Disclosures.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

But what I want to point ont
particularly in this chapter is the
difference in feeling of the wise
men we interviewed men with
the titles like those Of the geo.
graphic board members and bet
ter, which are. to be encountered
at every turn In Washington -
once we got away from those
members.
We went to see John Oliver La
Gorce. editor of the Geographic
magazine at his handsome offices
in the imposing building Of the
Geographic society.
Huh! Why of course--he was
with us heart and soul; thought
the name Rainier should be taken
down II there was any possible
way Of doing 1t, and while he did
not feel justified in committing
the magazine in what appeared to
be a controversy with the geo.
graphic board or any group of cit
liens, many of whom might be
members of the society which the
magazine represented, he would
be glad to do anything he could
as an individual. Would he write
letter to the board, then, as a
citizen Certainly he would. And
he did have no doubt.
Scripps Men Help
ellison Gardner, the famous
newspaper correspondent, himself
interested, suggested that we sea
Herbert Quick, head of the ma
tional farm loan board, as he had
expressed views on the subject in
his hearing.
With a mountain of work on
his desk precipitated by the ex-
igencies of the hour and requiring
of him an extension of his energies
| to the very limit, Mr.. Quick never
theless responded with the livellest
interest when DR.. Dyer and 7 made
known the purpose of our caH.
He would be glad, he said, to
appear in person before the board
at the hearing but in the crush of
affairs 1t would be impossible to
say certainly that he would do so.
But he would write a letter--yes,
indeed-and calling his stenog-
rapher he dictated off-hand and
heartily the following:
Quiek's Letter
"Mr. Charles s. Sloan, Secretary
National Geographic Board.
Washington. ID. G.
my Dear Mr.. Sloan:
MAY I cast NY vote for a re-
naming of the most beautiful
mountain in America--Mount Ia
coma-officislly known as Mount
Rainier?
''I am not welded to the name
Tacoma although II has the ad-
vantage of a partial adoption al
ready in force. The aboriginal
names of the Northwest are 80
beautiful and so melodious and SO
distinctive that 1t seems a crime
against the eternal verities to per-
init this mountain to bear the
name of very excellent gentle
man | suppose. whose only claim
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You Need 1t Just the Same

the children When they
Wha shall do for the children
this mer?" the Of the affected with the
tagon and vacation tipe really under
lake and and
seaore and amusement Camping trips hunting and
fishing, lure those who enjoy the strenuous life.
false ideas wartime
patriotism deter from getting sort of vacation
railroad and feel that Liberty
bond would be better and patriotic investment that for you de-
eide But don't allow the change plans taking that two
feel that the
effort the the and help with the
harvest
The big industrial corporations don't release their office forces
purely atruist Of the efficiency
There's good for them All work and play makes Jack
dull that lost nothing with Physical rest
usually unmportan Men will the woods and
would smpy ~ them the city, back all
the better occupation the release the mind from
its channels the meeting with and the angle
life that makes vacations
You will find that there accomplishment 5Oweek than
in q -day grind
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15
BY s. w. WALL

Secretary, Justice to the Noun
tain Committee.
For the love of Mike, now, let
us turn q little sunshine on this
dismal prospect (of fighting the
geographic board for justice to the
untain) let us forget for to-
day at least these crotchety old
gentlemen--for l must perforce
return to them again in a little
while with growing amazement as
they revealed themselves to me.
At Chicago. DR.. Dyer and
parted company, he going on to
New York while l remained there
over Sunday and Monday to see
the newspapers and enlist them
in our cause.
For this is the sunny thing I
have to say, that one has only to
state the case to man of any
vision, culture, reading, intelli-
gence, Americanism or pride in
historic fundamentals NOT AT
PRESENT ON THE U. S. GEO
GRAPHIC BOARD and he is ours
In this business.
| What so many members OF the
board said to me with a sheer
at is easy to get things in the
newspapers"--is quite true with
regard to this interesting topic.
But where in all the newspapers
of the nation during all this %
years of controversy has there
appeared a single champion for
the name Rainier" II is easy
to get things in the newspaper
when the editor wants to put them
in.
1 Sees Hearst Man
In Chicago I had a talk with
Charles s. Stanton, managing ed
itor of Hearst's American" =
formerly managing editor of the
Examiner of San Francisco.
He asked me to leave literature
with him for use in behalf of the
name~Tacoma said he had long
followed the controversy and that
only a few days ago Clarence
Blethen of the Seattle Times had
talked to him about it," So right
there | began to suspect Estate
ments to the contrary notwith-
standing) that our side" was
not alone in its campaigning"
stopped day in Cleveland and
two days in Pittsburg on my way
to Washington.
What the newspapers there did
about it you had a better chance
to know than l, as had to
hurry on, but with none Of them
did | have to do more than a min
ute's explaining and all were In
terested alphabetically.
| Post Aids Cause
| But the war-war-war! Every
thing not pertaining thereto was
wholly subordinated - must take
its chance. and IL was poor
chance. In Washington the Post
came Immediately to our aid,
iprinted a picture OF the mountain
and two or three stories"
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CURSE
WOULD LIFT

to fame in the history Of the
United States is the successful cap
ture on his part of one of our ves-
sells.
81 feel very strongly on this
matter.
Yours sincerely,
(Signed) HERBERT QUICK"
Sells and Lane, Too
or how many letters and tele-
grams of this character there were
already in the hands of the secre-
tary of the board | shall take oc-
casion to speak later.
Cato Sells, head of the Indian
office, was in full sympathy as a
matter of course and Secretary Of
the Interior Lane has been suf-
| ficiently quoted to advise every
body of his stand in the matter.
Secretary Lane gave us 80 Of his
crowded minutes.
It>was while we were waiting in
the office of his secretary that
the telephone operator. speaking
into a transmitter said:
"Yes--Secretary Lanes office"
"Who? Judge Burke? Judge
Burke of Seattle, Washington; Oh
yes."
More campaigning"
Curious. isn't luxurious how
individual lines cross that way, in
reasonably big world.
Judge Burke, then, was still In
Itown--dOing, also, a little CAM
paigning"--as he had perfect
right to be and to do. He would
doubtless he at the open hearing
before the board and what a pleas
ure IL would be to hear what he
would have to say as to why the
name of the British admiral should
be retained for the mountain
rather than the beautiful. euphon-
ious and inherently proper aborig-
inal name Tacoma: why such a
prominent citizen of Seattle should
60 to so much trouble and personal
expense to insure the perpetuation
of the name of Rainier upon this
noble monument when the senti-
ment of the great majority Of his
! fellow citizens Is either of indif-
ference or frankly and earnestly I'm
favor Of remaining that name and
bringing to an end the long period
OF misunderstanding and -irrita-
tion--it would surely be great
pleasure to hear him.
Jim Ham Interested
We called out from a busy ses-
sion of the senate. Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. There is nothing
like trying, you know--one can't
| tell until one tries. IT had been
many years since had seen the
distinguished senator from Illinois
and most urbane OF American cit
izens.
Well, WE'LL" he cried, "de-
lighted to see you again----how It
calls up interesting old memories
the day, for instance. that you
stole the message of the first dem
ocratic governor Of Washington
and scored a great scoop for the
fCoEtinued ca Page Five.)
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| AN SWER RS |
BY CYNTHIA TREY

OIL have been going with
young man for some time. |
think he loves me, altho he
does not keep steady COM
pany with me. Sometimes
he does not seem to care
much about me, especially
when there is q bunch of 9TH
or girls around. Do you think
he only does this to make me
Jealous, and how should /
treat him? M. S. G.
A.-NOw don't spoil yOur
chance by attributing love motives
with so little encouragement to
do SO from the young man. Wait
until the symptoms are much more
developed before making
your heart ache unnecessarily.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15
o. am II years old.

Q.-I am II years old. l
have been in hospital sever
al months recovering from an
accident. Now that | am at
home several gossips have
spread the rumor that l am
not telling the truth-that no
accident occurred. The story
has gone all among my
friends. How can | prove my
trusthfulness? l..
A.-Pay no attention to these
unkind remarks or to the busy.
bodies who spread them. 1t is .
sad thing that there are SO many
persons willing to cause so much
unhaPpiness. But do not take II
to heart. Make no attempt to
prove anything. The truth needs
no proving. In time these sugges.
tions will react on the persons
who have set them floating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

al have been married
for five years and haven't
been living with my wife for
over three years and a half.
/ am 22 now, being only II
when | was married. The
ceremony was performed in
Canada, but l am an Amer
lean citizen. Can | obtain a
divorce in this city without
my wife being here? | don't
know where she is. The last
time 1 heard from her was
two years ago. A. r.
Aft you have resided I'm tn.
state for one year, you may star
suit for a divorce, regardless OF
your wife is here.
Q.-After woman is mar
ried and finds her husband
hasn't a divorce from his first
wife, and she leaves him and
marries again later on, isn't
she lawfully married the sec
ond time, as she wasn't the
first time? KITTY.
Awhile the first marriage
was not legal IL must be Cancelled
from the records. Neither mar
risge is legal. as ] understand the
and divorce laws of thi,
state. IL would he well, however
to obtain the advice of a frs
class attorney about u case 81
complicated.
OWL you kindly inform
me as to the proper way one
should respond to a birth an
nouncement? C. II.
A.-The proper response Il
made by call and a card of in
quiry, the same persons prefer t.
respond by card posted to tn,
parents or the mother, ON which
are written the words, "Hear,
Congratulations" Intimate friend,
may send flowers to the mother
and q aift TO the baby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

"New York is 10000 miles nearer heaven than she
was this morning. says Billy Sunday, concluding
sermon She'd better keep on travelling, just the
same We were in New York, one time, and have a
pretty fair idea of the distance she's got to 60.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

You have seen her-the uninterrupted nurse
who moves swiftly, silently from room to room,
knowing just what to do and how to do it-busy
with trained hands from morning until night, or
from sunset to sunrise
She is the girl who is entitled to place in Ia
coma IS legion of honor She does her work
cheerfully, patiently, capably. Her reward is the
knowledge of suffering relieved, of lives saved,
of broken bodies brought back to Wilderness.
To accomplish these things with scientific skill,
the nurses must go through years of careful,
thoro training.
The Tacoma General hospital provides this
training in its thoroy equipped nurses training
school and home for nurses
When you give. your bttoward the Tacoma
General hospital fund you are helping to prepare
more nurses for trained service to the community.
Step up and enlist, fellows! The laundry work ha
been arranged for. Already 600 American borl
Chinese have been recruited for army service
Aexieff, commander in chief of the Russian arm
ies has resigned. The difficulty about being com
mander in chief of the Russian armies is that yo
can't tell when you have Russian armies that'n b
commanded.
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What People
Are Doing

The Vida chapter Of the Eastern
Star will entertain at an elaborate
reception Saturday evening in the
Masonic temple. 1t is given in
honor OF Mrs. James Mccormick,
who has been elected grand ma
tron.
Mrs. Elsie Il. Moe will present
her pupils in piano recital this
evening at the Epworth Methodist
church. Those taking part are:
Laura and Iris Attfesey, Helen
Small. Bernice Barnes, Alice Cart
rell. Egbert Brix, Dorothy Jones.
Mar orie Williams, Evelyn Rey-
nolds. Stuart Rogers. Theresa Sly
ter, Verna Goss, Helen Meyers.
Beth Attlesey, Cecil Walrath,
Julia Lands. Lena Sanders, ElSa
Williams. Elizabeth Stacy. Joyce
Glasgow and Gladys Moe.
Mrs. Harry Murray was elected
president Of the Mckinley Pre-
School Age Study club for the
coming year. Other officers are
Mrs. l.. B. Sims, vice president;
Mrs. Floyd Watts, secretary; Mrs.
]. G. Richard, treasurer, and Mrs.
J. Derby. chairman Of the program
committee.
The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the First Congregational
church will meet next Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Frank Pittman, 1886 North 2Sth
street.
Miss Betzey Bjornson will leave
Sunday for Christiana. Norway.
She has been making her home
here with her sister, Mrs. Ole
Sluth, 1903 South 9th st.
Among tho arrivals in Tacoma
the last week were Col. Young,
U. S. A., retired, and Mrs. Young.
They are stopping at the Hotel
Bonneville.
Marriage licenses were issued
! in Tacoma Thursday to A. G..
: Johnson and Ellen A. Holmquitt,
both of Tacoma; Peter Boiling,
Dupont. and Ruth Hatcher, Stella
COON; X. Yatanaka, Watsonvills,
Cal, and Thelma Hamilton, San
Francisco; II. G. Ford and Cath
crime l.. Hill. both of Taco; JOS
eph Miller and Sarah l.. Laptian,
both OF Seattle; e. ID. Heidman,
Tacoma. and Eva Modrall, Puyal-
lup; ]. L. Stevens, Ellensburg, and
Bernice Grey, Rapid City, s. d.
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Marriage licenses were issued

TURN To THE CLASSIFIED
WANT ADS ON PAGE ron
iiEStLTS. SEE PAt;F SEiEN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

Miss Betzey BjornsOn will leave
Sunday for Christiana, Norway.
She has been making her home
here with her sister, Mrs. Ole
Sluth, 1903 South 9th st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

Among tho arrivals in Tacoma
the last week were Col. Young,
U. s. A., retired, and Mrs. Young.
They are stopping at the Hotel
Bonneville.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-06-15

The Woman's Missionary so
ciety of the First Congregational
church will meet next Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs
Frank Pittman, 1886 North 2Sth
street.