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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
OYSTERS FORCED TO. WORK
Japanese Scientist conceives Idea OF
Teaching" Bivalves to Pro-
duce Pearls.

The Japanese conduct great oyster
farms where the bivalves are 'taught''
to make pearls. 1t was Doctor Mkt
motto, a well-known scientist, who
conceived the idea that oysters might
be educated and made to work for man.
After many years of costly expert
mentation he discovered the method in
use today.
The farm has an area of about 80
square miles and the water varies in
depth from 5 to Is fathoms. The farm
er selects the spots where the larvae
of oysters are most numerous and then
he plants small rocks and stones.
These are soon covered with oyster
spat. They are then removed and
placed in special beds, where they lie
pndisturbed until the third year.
1t is said that an oyster will not pro-
duce pearl unless it be irritated by
some foreign substance. AS soon as 1t
feels this it proceeds to cover 1t with
nacre, layer on layer, until after few
years 1T has made a pearl. When large
enough the oysters are taken from
their beds and carefully opened; tiny
speck of some foreign substance is in
PRODUCED into their bodies, and they
are replaced in the sea. BY the end of
from three to five years the oyster has
coated the foreign substance with
nacre and this has become a pearl.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
FortymiIe Gold District. Alaska.

The earliest placer mining in the
Alaskan part of the Yukon basin was
done on the bars of Fortymile river in
1886, and during the next two years
hundreds of miners came to the scene
of the discovery. This event opened
up inland Alaska and led to the dis
covery of the famous Klondike placers,
on the Canadian side of the boundary,
some ten years later. Over $200,000,-
600 worth of gold has been taken out
of the Klondike and the Alaska
Yukon placer camps in the 80 years
since Fortymile was discovered. OF
this about $6,50O,000 worth of gold
has come from the Fortymile district.
This district is described in a report
published by the United States geolog-
ical survey, department of the interior,
entitled "The Fortymile Quadrangle,
Yukon-Tanana Region. Alaska"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
Liaht on Obscure Law.

A clay tablet bearing a map of an
cient Babylon, which has just been
discovered, throws, according to DR..
SteEhen H. Langdon of the University
of Pennsylvania museum, "a welcome
light upon an obscure law in the great
law code of Babylonia. In column
XIV, lines So following, there is ref
erence to the custom of blowing a
horn at the village gates to notify
shepherds that the grazing season was
over. These rural villages appear to
have been so arranged that the village
buglers were able to make the shep-
herds and farmers hear the sound of
the horn in every part of BabyEonia."
The tablet dates back probably to
1900 B. C.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
An MuddIed lin.

One day new pupil in a music set
Element school came home and asked
Mother, how many carrots are there
in bushel? Teacher wants to know"
"What?" answered the mother What
has that to do with music7" Il don't
know" replied the child. The next
day the mother went to the music
school to inquire what kind of music
her child was being taught. The teach
er laughed and said: "Well, that is
hardly correct, madam. What we asked
your child was how many beats there
were in a measure"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
PROHIBITION WINS
CENSORSHIP LOSES
SENATE ADOPTS PROHIBITION
MEASURE BUT REJECTS PRESS
CENSORSHIP SECTION.
Ban on Manufacture Of lntoxlcsnts
During War the First Legislative
Step Toward Conservation OF
Food In United States

Washington. The first Legislative
step toward conservation Of the mn
tons food resources and a long nd
vance toward an absolutely dry United
States was taken on May ~ by the
senate IN approving, 3S 70 ~, m
amendment 10 the administration ~.
pionage bin f0rbiddlng during the war
the use of cereals or grain IN the manu-
fnrfmre Of intoxicating liquor
by majority Of one vote the SEN
afe also threw ont Of the bill the nd
mlnIstratIon press censorship section,
This action Is expected 20 throw
the censorship fight into conference
where the influence Of the admlnistri-
ton can be brought 20 bear more a.
rcctIy What VIII be the outcome
no senator would predict with conf
dence.
The prohibition amendment was
adopted under rule limiting debate
sharply, and there were only brief
speeches on each side. Just previous
~ the senate had voted down, ~ 10
~. proposal TO forbid sale OF into%l-
cants during the war.
Effective September ] the amend
Inent ls calculated 10 cnnilne sale and |
consumption 10 whisky and other |
grim liquors already IN stock and 20
wines. brandics or other drinks that
depend upon other materials for their |
min constituents. Another oppor
tunity 10 vote upon II win be offered
when the senate takes the bill with
the amendment from the committee
u the whole, but opponents Of the pre-.
hlbltory provision nre not confident
that they will be able 20 oyerturn this
nction.
Estimates during the debate were
hat ~ least $2,OO00O0 IN annual in
ternal revenue would be lost II tht
stands.
Elimination OF the press censorship |
section ended u long and bitter fight,
The vote was 80 TO 3S, Opportunity |
viii come also for another vote on
this section, aud the administration Is
expected 10 make an effort 20 havg
the senate reverse Itself
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
Our Sense of DUTY.

"A sense of duty pursnes ms ever. 1t
is omnipresent like the Deity. If we
take to ourselves the wings of the
morning and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea, duty performed or
duty violated Is still with us, for our
happiness or our misery. "-Daniel
Webster.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
DETAILS OF NEW
CONSUMPTION LAW

Washington, May 10.-ISpecial.]-
Outstanding features Of the universe
service law as drafted by the senate
and house conferees.
| Ages Of Draft, Fl to 80 inclusive.
Ages Of Volunteers, 10 TO 40 IncIu
sive.
Number subject to draft II 100000
To be Obtained by Draft or voIun-
teers:
Number to be drawn by Sc
lectlye CONSUMPTION ....1,000000
I'm two drafts 10000 each.l
Regular army ............ 3OO,VOU
National Guard ......... 625,0O0
Special and technical troops 10000
Total strength provided. .2,001 600
Term Of Service: Period of Emergency.
Exemptions:
Federal and state officers.
Ministers Of religion and theological
students.
Members OF religious sects opposed
TO war.
Liable to Exemption:
County and municipal officers.
Customhouse clerks, mail EN-
ployees.
Employees OF armories, arsenals and
navy yards.
Persons engaged In Industries, In
Guiding agriculture.
Those supporting dependents.
The physically and morally deficient
Method for Draft:
Proclamation by the president for
registration.
Immediate registration by those Of
draft age.
Selection from register OF men for
service.
Dispatch Of men drafted to nearest
training camp.
Provision for Pay:
Second-class private S25
First-class private ............ 81
First-class private ............ 81
corporal ................... 81
Sergeant OF the line. .$36 and AZ
Quartermaster and hospital SER
geants .................. 40
First sergeant ............. so
Safeguards Thrown Around the Army:
Prohibition.
Suppression OF the social evil.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
viIlistas Threaten Border Town.

Presidio. Textile port of Oiinaga,
hex., opposite here, was closed Sat
urday because of a rumor that villa in
tended to attack the town. The wife
of the garrison commander crossed
To- the American side of the boundary.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
Foresee Ruin in War rime.

washington.-Th wartime tax sche-
dulles Of the $1,SO0O0O,OO0 revenue bill
were attacked as threatening the life
of many industries by a score of wit
nesses Saturday before the senate
finance committee.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
JeweIry Valued at s2oo,ooo Stolen.

Mount Vernon, N. Y.--The police
were informed Saturday that jewelry
valued at approximately $200,O0O was
stolen from the home of Frederick IL.
Allen. q retired business man.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
MORE LlFEsoArs ORDERED.

All American Ships Must Provide Ae.
eommodations for All on Board.
Washington. To further reduce sub,
marine risk drastic changes were or
dered on May y, in the present life
boat regulations. The notifications
were made by the department of com.
merce ON reports showing TINT only
two Americans aboard torpedoed ships
have lost their lives by guthrie or tor
peslo explosions, and that all others
were drowned or died of exposure.
Hereafter all American steam ves-
sells entering, the war zone must carry
enough llfeboats 10 accommodate every
person aboard ana in addition must
have enough life RATS for - per cent
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
SOCIALISTS CONDEMN KAISER.
Declare Fight viii Continue Until
hohenxoIIerns Are overthrown.

New York,-A message from mum.
her az leading American Socialists was
cnbied 10 The socialists OF Germany
May u, saying that democracy the
world OYER would continue 60 fight
against Germany until the Hohcnzol.
Terms We're overthrow The message
was sent TO socialists Ia Stockholm
Copenhagen, The Hague aud Berne
with request that its text be- FOR,
warded 10 German socialists.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
Utah Senators Favor prohlbitIon

Washington. Both Utah senators
voted for the amendment Incorporated
I'm the espionage bill ON Saturday TO
prohibit use Of cereals or grain in
manufacture of liquor during the war.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
1t Makes a Difference.

Everybody believes i'll exercise. hut
not when it is associated with the
lawn Charleston News ans
Courier.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-18
TEN MILLION OPEN TO DRAFT
Men Between p and 30 Represent 10
per cent OF Total Population.

Washington. Ten million men ~
the United States VIII he subject 10 the
seiective CONSUMPTION July l, within
the ages agreed upon In the confer.
cnce report on the war army bill, hi.
rector Rogers OF the census bureau has
announced.
THIS number Of men between the
ages u = and 30, inclusive, represents
very nearly 10 per cent Of the total
estimated population OF between los,
OoO.OO0 aud iOl.0OO,00O on July /. 1917.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
RED CROSS WAR FUND
HITS 100000 MARK
Expect to Raise Additional 100000
Among Wage-Eaners.

The finance committee of the District
chapter, American Red Cross, Is expected
TO announce today that the full 10000
patriotic war service fund has been sub
scribed
This was indicated by statements Of the
committee last night, and the announce
ment OF the completion Of the 100000
fund viii mean that It was subscribed at
the rate OF $4,000 a day. This Is believed
Z to be a record for contributions Of this
kind IN Washington.
II is planned to start today the collec-
tion Of an additional 10000 from the
wage-earners OF the city. So far, the con-
tributions have come chiefly from large
eontributors but the finance committee
believes that Washington wants to con-
tribute another 10000 and IL Is to be
siyen the chance, beginning today.
One of the FIRST steps will be 10 put up
coin boxes in all downtown stores and
public places, where passing persons may
drop In their silver contributions. Chair
man II. B. F. Mcfarland last night Is
sued an urgent appeal to washingtonians
10 contribute to this fund, which will rep
resent one Of the most patriotic cam
paigns ever waged In this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16

{plants, gathered from many parts of the
yworld and combined with great skill into
the best remedy known for all ailments
Of the stomach, liver and kidneys 1t
puriles the blood, aids digestion. strength
ems weak nerves and revitalizes the
whole body.
Daily signed testimonials are received
relative to the benefit derived from this
great preparation. One Of the latest is
that Of Mr.. L T. Raley of No SIS X
street northeast, a weII-known carpenter
and contractor OF this city. He stated:
Il have suffered with my kidneys and
rheumatism for the past 20 years and
never got any medicine to give me perma-
nent relief until 1 started to take your
Plant Juice. had terrible pains all
through my arms and limbs and was
so bad that II 1 would bend over 1t would
be few minutes before could straight
en- up again. l could not sleep at night,
because OF the pain I suffered and got
very weak and completely run down
Nothing gave me relief until / took your
Plant Juice. and now / am glad to say
that It has put me on my feet again; L
sleep well and am feeling the best I have
in~years. Two bottles did the work for
me. and / can truthfully say that It was
the best two dollars that 1 ever spent
IN my life. I am glad to give this in
dorsement for Plant Juice, for IL was the
only medicine that relieved me-
The Plant Juice Man Is at the People $
Drug Store corner OF 7th and e streets
northwest. where he Is daily meeting the
sccai public. and introducing and ex-.
elzininls the merits Of this rsmsdss-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
The Town Crier

DR.. RIehard w. Christian of the
Census Bureau. will address the
Women wage-Earners' Association this
fternoon at o'clock on "Mechani-
al Attachments Among Women"
A patriotic meeting will be held this
afternoon at o'clock at Howard The
later, under the auspices of the Young
den's Patriotic League.
A meeting Of the Georgetown Citi-
sens Association will be held this
evening at o'clock In Potomac Hall,
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street.
An Illustrated lecture will be given
by DR.. Caswen Grave, NPh. D., OF Johns
Hopkins University, on AN Interest
ing Story Of the Busy Ant" at Friends
Church, Thirteenth and Irving streets
northwest. this evening at o'clock. Ad-
mission free.
The National Cooperative AssoeIa-
tion will celebrate the ffty-fifth ami
versary OF Lincoln's signing the proc
A'amation of emancipation this evening
National Cooperative Association
Hall, so7 Louisiana avenue northwest
Drs. John W. Mitchell II. c. Sour
lock, william H. Wilson. U. L. Houston,
NJ. D. Dumas and A. NJ. Curtis, repre-
senting the Medico-Chirurgical Society,
will speak before the Bethel Literary
Society this evening at Metropolitan
A. NJ. E. Church. The Lyric Quintet
will sing.
The Beard of EdueatiOn will meet
at the Franklin School Building We'd
nesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The n, p. Gage PRrent-Teaeher As
-sOciation will meet in the Gage School
tonight at 7:45 o'clock. Mrs. Susie
Root Rhodes, supervisor of play
grounds, will speak on The Spirit OF
Play" and others will give addresses
ron the general subject of supervised
play. Musi~al numbers are arranged
for by Mrs. Joyce, chairman of the
entertainment committee.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
FOOD RIOTS IN ZURICH.

Paris, April 15.-Dispatehes from Zurich
Today state that 1890 worITnen met in
that city to protest against the high
cost OF food and demand the creation
Z a government monopoly in food sup
lies and their distribution at equitable
rices. The meeting, at first orderly
roke up in small riots, which were dis
,ersed when the police fred blank cart
ridges into the crowd.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
is A CONTRACTOR
.ANDACARPENIER
L. T. Raley Of 61S tx" St.
II. E., Says Plant Juice Was
Only Remedy that
l Helped Him.

As a stTengthener and a builder-up
Z the system, there is nothing to equal
liant Juice, the new herbal stomach rem
sdy. This wonderful remedy which has
taken the country by storm is made from
the juices and essences Of medicinal
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
Children's Parasols
In the Colors of
Old Glory.

Little girls like to be patriotic,
so here's a parasol in the colors of
Old Glory. Made of Red. White and
Blue Cotton Crepe with light rood
handle, Soc each.
Every new style in Little Girls
Parasols-cotton, pongee and pure
silk-plain colors, pretty all-over
Dresden patterns with their wealth
OF colors and the ruffled effects,
soc to $500.
Main hoor-G street entrance.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-16
The Beginning of
a New Library

The Modern Students Library
handy volume; good type and paper
and composed of great works
books that will last.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel-
edited by Frank W. Chandler.
Price, Use.
The Return OF the Native-edited
by John w. Cunliffe
Price, 75c.
Pendennis-edited by Robert NJ.
Lovett.
Price, 75c.
Second hoor-F st.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-02

and lard from the class stOrekeepers,
the rest of the youngsters are given
these transactions as problems. They
work them out on sales slips-"just
like a real store"
Teachers, parents and taxpayers
are immensely enthused about this
innovation, and the principle of
learning by doing" is to be given a
much wider scope.
why, schools more fun than
cumming around down town" said
Mr." Cohen, with the solemn air Of
having made a surprising discovery.
And Cohen knows, because he sells
newspapers after school
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-02

G4l1uI Gil uldhG lllGlL pIOD4ClAlo Ids
Cinating and understandable by
transacting them into terms of every
day life through the school store
Fractions mean so many pounds
Of sugar at so much per pound with
a cash discount of per cent. Addi-
ton, the tOtaling of items on the
sales slip that accompanies pur-
chases. The value of mental arith-
metic is proven by rapid and proper
making of change. Spelling, the
Identification of objects by their
names certain brand of tomatoes,
for instance.
If Ruth or Jennie or Mary ask
Mr." Willie Cohen for a definite
brand of noodles, and Cohen, because
Of faulty spelling, cannot identify
that brand, he's liable to be super
coded as storekeeper, a highly COW
eted honor.
And so they are beginning to gath
er what school is all about. How
lessons are applied.
There's no playing hockey" No
terrible hatred of school here!
"ChildTen's lives" explained SUpt.
Of Schools Alderman, ARE keyed to
action. Words mean little to them.
Learning by acting is interesting and
leaves lasting Impressions.
THE advance of heretofore back
ward children" added Miss Porter,
principal of Failing school, has been
little short of marvellous under this
method"
A number of PortIand's schools
have these play stores, with counters
md shelves, cashiers desk, weighing
md measuring apparatus and a stock.
Of dummy goods supplied free by
iocaI merchants. The money is
paper printed in various denomina-
ions.
"Sure like SCHOOL," confded
5torekeeper Cohen. "An of US kids
30. l can make change for every
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-02

-O-O-
MACARONI.
Macaroni Pudding.
Soak ~ pounds of inch-wide fiat
macarOni l hour in cold water and
then drain of. Boil 20 minutes, add
ing a small pinch of salt. Grease a
4-inch deep round baking pan with
goOse-fat, pure leaf lard or butter
and place a layer Of the boiled maca-
roni, 1 inch deep, at the bottom.
Sprinkle with ~ tablespoons of
granulated sugar, mixed with little
powdered cinnamon and a few drops
of essence of lemon; cover with a
well beaten egg and 2 tablespoons Of
melted butter; repeat with another
layer of maCarOni, sugar and egg.
For the top layer of the pudding beat
the egg, sugar, cinnamon and lemon
together and add the melted butter.
Place it in a quick hot oven for 40
minutes, covering with soaked paper
so it will not burn. Raisins and cur
rants may be added to each layer to
improve the flavor.
Macaroni and Cheese.
Boil macaTOni in salt and water
until tender; put a layer in a buttered
pudding dish, add a layer of grated
cheese, season with butter and pep
per; then add another layer of maca-
roni and so on until the dish is nearly
full. Finish with a layer Of cheese,
put in enough milk almost to cover
all and bake 40 minutes.
Dreamed MacaToni.
Boil half a package of macaroIi
The Washington times., 1917-10-14
GERMANSUR KILLING
OFARMHVIANS, HCLAMS

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE
pIan to extirpats the Armenian
Christians from Turkey was made
IN Germany and suggested to the
Turks By German officials and
vherO the Armenians made q stand
against their Moslem oppressors It
wac German officers and German
cannon that broke them up, according
20 the Rev. Alpheus Newell Andrus.
senior missionary for the Congregar
mia, who has given his experiences
hare The fGr-sighted Germans, he
saId, were looking forward to the
time when they expected to gain com
plete domination in Turkey. and they
wanted to eliminate the Armenian
question by getting rid Of the Ar
menkRn race-
%one Of the ways the Turks went
about It was to load Armenian men
On <yoatskin RATS on the understand
ing that they were to be deported.
and then they were taken out and
dumped into the Tigris River and
fate Of at least 1850 men from the
vicinity Of DiSrbeICir and fits suburbs
In Northern Mesopot1mia-"
The Germans and the Turkish gov
eminent, DR.. Andrns said, looked
upon the destruction Of the Arme-
mars In Turkey as . cold-blooded
political move, and gave the actual
execution Of IL into the hands OF the
Kurds and Turkish soldiers, who
went about IL with the ferocity of
Moslem religious fanaticism.
AT FIRST the Turkish government
objected TO the German suggestion of
ha ~ Fha ~
ground that they were valuable as
artisans and business men and neces-
sary to the economic life OF the coun-
try" continued DR.. Andrus, 'but the
Germans promised to supply men to
take their places. Having persuaded
the Turks, the Germans then left II
TO them to put the plan into effect"
The Washington times., 1917-10-14

other side Of the railroad tracks \
garden has been laid out, where in a
kiosk the French government dis
penses wine TO fits troops. While walt
ing for trains the soldiers relax and
rest.
Everything IL sold at cost. no al
lowance being made for overhead ex-
penses. In addition much Is distribu-
to-. free A bowl OF soup which is
quite different from the usual onion
favored, greasy hot water, costs s
cents, and other things are sold at
proportionately low prices. Soup and
coffee are served in bowls.
There are no spoons. cups, knives,
or forks. For Is cents one gets q
dinner consisting Of soup, beef or
lamb, vegetable salad, cheese, pud-
ding or fruit, coffee, chocolate or
bouillon. The French army also gives
wine and beer to its soldiers. Tea Is
especially brewed for passing British
troops. From the base canteen mo-
tors daily supply the field canteens,
where the soup Is cooked and FOOD
distributed to all the armies.