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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
WOULD OMIT ONE MEAL A DAY
Wisconsin Travelling Men Have New
Plan to Help in Conservation
of Food.

Green Bay, Wis.-Elimination OF
one meal day, as a food conservation
measure during the war, is being ad.
vocated by Green Bay council 12S
United Commercial Travellers, for all
individuals not engaged in strenuous
toll, such as farm and factory work.
The travelling statesmen believe If
sufficient number OF people will omit
meal n day, the amount of food
saved will help in a large measure to
enable the government to place larger
supplies in the camps of the men who
are fighting or In training. for the
war. Buttons will be distributed to
travelling men willing to omit meal
day during the war.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
NOW ATTACK RED CROSS
Officers Directed to Trace Source OF
Pro.German Propaganda.-Spread
False Stories.

Washlngton.-Pro German propagan-
da, which has long busted itself
against the government of the United
States, has at last attacked the Red
Cross so nearly In the open that Cen
eral Manager Harvey d. Gibson has
sent telegram to all division mana
gers In the United States to report to
him the source Of every attack.
"Rumors and innuendoes critical Of
and calculated to embarrass the Red
Cross are being industriously circulat-
ed as part Of an unpatriotic propa-
ganda," wired Mr.. Gibson. "Many sto-
r!es, utterly unwarranted in fact, ema-
nate simultaneously from too many
pnrts of the country to be merely &C.
cidental."
Mr.. Gibson intlmates that the source
Of the propaganda will be found. He
says:
every criticism or innuendo against
the Red Cross should be Immediately
challenged and followed up"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
Pay Only for Good Ones.

The stories are Of many kinds. One
is that the Red Cross sells and keeps
the money for sweaters and other ar
ticles given for the soldiers. Another
is that nearly all money contributed
goes for expenses and salaries"
or course the stories are maliciously
untrue. AS Mr.. Gibson says:
1.-THE Red Cross is run as an open
book. 1t has no secrets. 1t is making
sincere effort to serve mankind. and
is doing 1t as carefully and econom-
ically as it knows how The utmost eff
fort Is being made to give publicity
to all its activities"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
Coin in an Apple.

Albany, Ore.--When the Rev. G. L.
Schuster, pastor of the Evangelical
church here, started to eat an apple
presented to him at a surprise party
here one evening recently, he found 1t
contained sufficient quantity Of gold
coins to pay the expenses Of himself
and family on trip to the minister's
old home In Ohio. He had been plan
ming to visit his mother and the con-
gregation, learning of this, decided to
pay his expenses.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24

Sir John Simon, the noted British
barriSter' has given up a practice Of
Sl5O,OOO year to accept a secret COM
mission, and it is understood he will
devote his brilliant abilities to formu-
Iating and co-ordlnatlng the terms
which the allies will impose on the
central powers when the time comes
Sir John, 1t is said, will have the rank
OF a colonel in the intelligence bureau
Of the general staff.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
100000 for Housemald.

Alton, Ill.-Miss Carrie Pointsalot of
Alton is named the sole heiress to the
large estate of Miss Matilda Lowery
of Grand Rapids, Mich, who died in
Philadelphia recently. The fortune,
estimate at 100000, was left to Miss
Pointsalot after Miss Lowery met her
on cold November day while she was
dong housework for family living in
st. Louis.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
She viii Learn

Butcher--"Excuse me, mum, but 7
forgot to give you the bin for that
there duck Mrs. Newlywed-"Oh.
no, you didn't 1t was on the duck I
saw it when you wrapped up the mar.
cel."-Judge
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
Poultry and Egg Shippers to Co.
operate With the Food
Administration.
HOPE I'd Save S5O,OOO,OOO
Shippers Who Purchase Eggs to Pay
Only for Those Fit for Human
consumptIon-Prompt Chill
Ing of Eggs Is Advocated.

Washington. - New methods and
equipment to save the $500O0,OO0
worth of eggs wasted every year in
this country and make the poultry In
dustry an effective ally In the cause of
food conservation were discussed re-
Gently at conference of representa-
tive poultry and egg shippers with the
food administration.
The conference was addressed by
the food administra tor, G. II. Powell.
and e. Hearty of his staff, and DR..
Mary Pennington Of the United States
food research laboratory, Philadelphia
and w. #. Priebe of the food admins
tration presided.
The waste in eggs in 1914, according
to the department of agriculture year.
book, cost the country $50,00000O.
This year 1t will be fully as large for
although the supply has gone down,
prices have increased materially.
Wasteful methods in handling poultry
were also exceedingly expensive. The
food administration made practical
suggestions to remedy conditions, all
of which received the approval of the
conference.
Pay Only for Good Ones.
1t was recommended that shippers
who purchase eggs pay for only those
mt for human consumption. The GUS
tom has been to buy eggs by the case.
without Gambling before purchase.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
Tokyo Stock EXCHANGE

On the Tokyo stock exchange al,
margin money is held by the exchange
itself and not by the broker, and the
exchange may demand more MARGIN
whenever fall in prices makes this
necessary.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
Overcharued.

"Did l understand you to say that
the dentist overcharged your"
II should say he did. He gave mo
enough gas to initiate balloon"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24
The Wav to Do.

"You ought to make a monkey Of
that conceited fellow. Do you know
the ropes?"
"Not exactly, but suppose they are
guy ropes"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24


attended the n o tn m represent"
t Mt ihn In lie arg p h $ presented amounted
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-11-24

Cuba is building a canal 80 miles
long in the province of Matanzas to
reclaim large and fertile area.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

the high boot the extreme shortness is
not noticeable, yet. If measured, one
would find that the average fashionable
skirt was only "shin long" Evening
skirts are an inch or SO longer, but the
skirt, take it for any function you
wish. is short. and when it lengthens
in the spring 1t will not be more than
Parisiennes more chic or better groomed
than during the last few months, and
they themselves realize that much of
the effect is a result of the short skirt
which becomes them amazingly, tax
ing full ten years off their age.
refer to elegantes of thirty or forty.
Elderly women do not vigorously fol-
low the mode, for having discovered
fashions that f1atter them they have
enough discretion to be true to old
friends.
Tailored suits for spring will be like
everything else for womans wear
toned. the skirts of such costumes will
be only half as wide, but with the
evening or afternoon frock severer
change than ever has been worked out
Any amount of soft silk or tulle will
characterize the elaborate creations,
and these skirts, built, for instance on
foundation that will be as tight as
skirts were three years ago, win in the
end appear as though they were many
light, airy fabric will cause them to
have that effect.
Some skirts for evening wear will ba
built in three or even four tiers, each
succeeding lap becoming more bouf-
rant, and the last forming a kind of
panniered overskirt consuming rolls
and rolls of goods. These frocks are
Evening star., 1917-01-21

when you put it that way" Reddy ad-
mitted grudgingly.
And he was smart. very smart to
outwit two such clever people we
are" continued Granny. you will have
to agree TO that
"Y-e-s." said Reddy. slowly. He was
smart enough. but"
There isn't any but, Reddy,' inter-
the Green Meadows and the Green
Forest. 1t is everybody for himself and
anything belongs to one who has the
wit or the strength to take it. We had
the wit to take that dinner from Bowser
the Hound. and Old Man Coyote had the
wit to take it from US and the strength
to keep it. 1t was all fair enough. and
you know there isn't the least use in
crying over spilled milk, as the saying
is. We simply have got to be smart
enough not to let him fool us again.
guess we won't get any more of
Powser's dinners for a while. We've
got to think of some other way of filing
our stomachs when the hunting is poor.
think if l could have just one of those
fat hens of Farmer Browns it would
put new strength into my old bones.
All summer l wanted you to keep away
from that henyard. but the time has
come now when l think we might try
for couple of those hens"
Reddy pricked up his ears at the men,
tion of fat hens. Il think so. too," said
he. When shall we try for one?"
Tomorrow morning" replied Granny.
Now don't bother me while 1 think
out plan"
Evening star., 1917-01-21

to the illness of Commodore Phythian,
Mrs. Edward W. Eberle. wife of the
superintendent of the Naval Academy,
suspended her Wednesday afternoon
reception, nor did Mrs. Mutton. wife of
Capt. Louis NJ Mutton, commandant of
midshipmen, receive yesterday, as has
been her custom.
Lieut.. James E. Abbott of the 9Th
Cavalry, after spending the past two
months in the east, during which he
visited his mother, Mrs. William NJ Abb
bott of Annapolis, and relatives and
friends in Washington, together with
special duty in connection with muster
ing out National Guard troops of sew
eral states returned from the Mexican
border. left this week to rejoin his
regiment at Marathon, Tex.
Mrs. Edward w. Eberle entertained a
large party of Washington debutantes
the past week end, they having come
to Annapolis to attend the hop given
by the officers on duty at the local
station. The guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock and daughter,
Miss Margaret Fahnestock; Miss Mar
garet Clark, Washington: Miss Evaiina
Gleaves. Miss Georgia Schofeld, Wash
ington: Miss Eleanor Bacot and Miss
Anne Harrison Hendryx, New York,
the latter a great granddaughter of
President Harrison.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

that will die and the styles that will
live, a consensus of opinion was ac-
cumu1ated from interviews with the
leading designers ofsParis and is re-
peated here as they came from Baris:
Styles for winter will very largely in
fuence cuts and combinations for
spring. Spring ideas in dress will con-
tinue only on lines now followed, with
possibly few enlargements and varia-
tions. Things have been changing since
August The houses. after getting the
American commissioners off their
nands. turned their attention to real
winter styles, and when those same for
eign merchants shortly return to the
French capital they will find effects
not very different from those they left.
At swift glance one sees that both
skirts and Jackets are less full and.
consequently, less heavy. Instead of
being four and a half yards in width,
skirts are two yards in girth. Jackets
do not ripple in the least. They lie fiat
and plain about the form, giving the
suggestion that they have been fitted
to the figure. The big. loose pocket is
here, as a matter of course, but while
it is broad, it is not bulky and does not
cause the jacket to sag. as was the
case at the beginning of the season.
These pockets are too picturesque not
to be repeated for midwinter, and they
will trim the spring jacket, although
m odified in size
Regarding the length of skirts, the
Partisan wears hers to the top of a
high boot. The skirt that almost reaches
the ankle has not really arrived. With
Evening star., 1917-01-21
SEES GUARANTEE OF VICTORY.
Chancellor Won Bethmann Hollweg
Cites Loyalty of German Labor,

AMSTERDAM, via London, January
20.-Chancellor Won Bethmann Holl-
veg has sent the following reply to
Joint letter received by him from
committee of the Trades Federation of
Germany, the General Union of Chris
tian Federation, the Clerks Union and
several similar bodies. declaring that
German employees fully approved the
recent peace offer, condemned the de-
mands of the entente and declared that
everybody's duty is to stake every
thing for the fatherland.
II know that your letter reflects the
thoughts of millions of our compatriots.
With every new day the enemy dis
closes more shamelessly his intention,
which aims to the destruction of Ger
many and her allies. But no con-
queror, though it commands all the
power in the world, will be able to
force Germany into the yoke of slav-
cry. United in the fight for our free
dom. which never Sights the rights of
other peoples. we have accepted the
new challenge. The fact that in the
severe struggle the German labor
world is loyalty standing by the fa-
therland is a firm guarantee of our
final victory and a future for Germany
in which all her sons will find success"
Evening star., 1917-01-21
MANASSAS, VA.

Miss Mary Fl. Lipscomb, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. y. Lipscomb, enter
tanned Monday afternoon at four tables
of bridge. The Auction Bridge Club met
Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Odell
Dabney Waters. DR. and Mrs. W. FeWell
Merchant entertained the Afternoon
Bridge Club Friday. Prof. and Mrs. B.
r. II. Hodge gave a tea to members of
the faculty of Eastern College, to meet
the sister of Mrs. Hodge, Mrs. Ballan-
tyne Patterson of Philadelphia. and
Mrs. Orville Watson Mosher, jr., wife
of Prof Mosher. Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ.
Pitts and their little daughter Patsy"
plan to leave at an early day for Pu-
laski, Mr.. Pitts having been made Pu-
laski county demonstration agent. Mrs.
Mark r. Lloyd of Richmond is the
guest of DIR. and Mrs. w. Fewell Mer-
chant. T. e. Didlake of Charlotte, N.
c.. was the regent guest of c. J. Meetze.
Prince William county representative
in the Virginia legislature. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. L. Poindexter Of Clifton and
their son Joseph have gone to Wash
ington for the winter. Dr.. Fred De-
Evening star., 1917-01-21
GULF CLEARLY DEFINED.
Hoped Russian Government and
Duma May Be Brought Together.

PETROGRAD, January 20.-The i'm
perial ukase further postponing the
convening of the duma and the imperial
council has provided another intermis-
sion in the Russian political drama,
during which it Is hoped that some
means will be discovered of harmonic
ing the policies of the government and
legislative chambers. The steady sue
cession of ministerial changes and the
events which have taken place since
November, when the duma last met,
have done little TO bring about the de-
sired understanding. On the other
hand. the gulf which separates the
government and the duma is very
clearly defined.
The newspapers indulge in their
usual pessimistic comment on the situ-
alton. The Rech says: The work of
the imperial council and the duma is
being more and more energetically
paralyZed."
The Bourse Gazette says: "Rumors
about adjournment are now verified.
1t is unnecessary to state how serious
the present moment is and of what
grave import is an adjournment even
for a short period"
Evening star., 1917-01-21
EVANSVILLE, MD.

IN honor of her house guest, Miss
Annie Fischer of Carlisle, Pa, Mrs
Charles o. Appleman entertained at
I'VE hundred Tuesday afternoon. Prizes
were awarded Mrs. Arthur w Tupper
and Mrs William Howard Misses
l>enora and Majorie Hill have been
visiting friends in Baltimore. Kenneth
i. Brooks has returned from visit
with friends at Holland Point Calvert
county. Miss Helen Virginia McFar-
land Is the guest of Miss Geraldine
Stockman. Baltimore. Miss Martha and
Harry Rogers have returned after visit
ing relatives in Hopewell, Va. The
senior class dance of the Hyattsville
High School is to be given the even
ing OF February 8. The Ladies' Aid
Society of Memorial Methodist Episco-
pal Church win hold an evening of
fun" at the home of Mr. and Mrs Leroy
y. Jones Tuesday, January 80. Mr. and
Mrs Rexford NJ Smith OF Washington
visited the latter's parents. DIR. and
Ars. Charles A Wells. here during the
week. Mrs. Joseph r. Owens is visit
ing relatives and friends in New York
elty
Evening star., 1917-01-21
LI1IILESoRIE!s L1I
IrBEDTInE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Copyright, 1917 by T. W. Burgess.)
Granny and Reddy Talk Things
Over.

If ever two. folks were mad, those
two were Granny and Reddy Fox as
they watched Old Man Coyote gobble
up the dinner they had so cleverly
stolen from Bowser the Hound. 1t was
bad enough to lose the dinner, but it
was worse to see some one else eat it
after they had worked SO hard to get
it.
"Robberw snarled Granny. Old Man
Coyote stopped eating long enough to
grin.
Thief! Sneak Coward" snarled
Reddy. Once more Old Man Coyote
grinned When that dinner had dis
appeared down his throat to the last
and smallest crumb he licked his chops
and turned to Granny and Reddy.
'rm very much obliged for that din
ner," said he, pleasantly. his eyes
twinkling with mischief. 1T was the
best dinner / have had for long time.
Allow me to say that that trick of
yours was as smart a trick as | ever
have seen. 1t was quite worthy of a
Coyote. You are very clever old lady,
Granny Fox. Now 1 hear some one
coming aadI would suggest that it will
be better for all concerned If We are
not seen about here"
He darted off behind the barn like
a gray streak and Granny and Reddy
followed, for it was true that some
one was coming. You see Bowser the
Hound had discovered that something
was going on around the corner of the
shed. and he was making such a racket
that Mrs. Brown had come out of the
house to see what it was all about. By
the time she got around there all she
saw was the empty pan in which Bow
ser's dinner had been. She was puZ-
zled. How that pan could be where it
was she couldn't understand, and Bow
ser couldn't tell her. although he tried
his very best.
Old Man Coyote lost no time in get
ting back home, for he never felt easy
near the home of man in broad daylight.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
YELLOW ROSES.

with success in Paris. OF all the brand
new things viewed since the beginning
of December, not one frock has been
worn by the mannequins without the
belt-which is anything from three to
six inches in height. and it is generally
to the latter height that these belts
aim Sleeves are a bit more ornate and
larger, but hardly enough so for com
ment, and they will not change during
the next few months.
Sashes, sasheS and again Sashes I'm
til a year ago there were only long
belts, hanging or crossed. In August
they came to us glorified because they
were enlarged and lined with a differ
ent color to call attention to the i'm
portant place they occupied in the
decoration scheme. Up to the last month
these belt-sashes were tied in big loops
at the side and dropped softly to the
hem of the short skirt. Now the loops
have disappeared, and the sash, com
ing from some part of the waist, is
simply crossed and falls to the very
! edge of the skirt. producing long,
severe line The sash that will adorn
spring skirts will be about third Of
a yard wide and will be lined with it
self. unless the owner has black and
white costume. when the sash Will
show white underneath.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
MARTINsBURG, W. VA.

Miss Regina Barry has gone to
Washington TO visit her brother. Thorn
as Barry. Elmer Lemen. Washington,
visited his mother. Mrs. Lottie Lemen.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. F. Oden. Washington,
were guests of Mrs. s. V. Fiery. Mrs.
Max Robinson is visiting at Savannah
and Augusta. Ga. Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Hammond and daughter. Anna Lee,
have returned to New York. Mrs. lie
Roy Burborow has gone to Deposit, n.
Y. where Mr.. Burborow is physical d.
rector in the high school. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan Thatcher have been visiting in
Washington. Miss Martha Abel is
Evening star., 1917-01-21
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W. VA.

]. r. Fearno Washington, visited his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Fearno.
Mrs j. y. Fries is visiting in Winches-
ter Herbert Lawyer spent several
days in Washington. Mrs. Charles h.
Holman. Lebanon. Pa. and Mrs Web
ster Kline and Mrs. Walter w. Trout,
Martinsburg. are visiting Mrs. F. G.
Durham Mrs. Florence Rogers. ac-
companied by Mrs. Amelia Whiting
ton, has returned from Martinsburg-
J. Hammond Siler and son were visitors
to Baltimore. Mrs. J. f. Earle Fields,
Hancock. visited Miss Beatrice John
son. Rev. J. H. Brunk was visitor to
Harrisonburg, Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs
Roanoke. Va, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. ]. Hammond Siler. Mr.. and Mrs
s H. Fulton and Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Full
ton are spending several weeks in
Florida.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

The January meeting of the Junior
Auxiliary of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy was held recently at
the home of Mrs. Richard McCann of
Clarendon, with fourteen members
present Miss Maize Armiger OF West
River. Nd. is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
James +. Armiger of Clarendon. K. p.
HOugh has returned from a trip TO
Norfolk. where he represented Alex
andria county at the state good roads
convention. Mrs. Carpenter of Wash
ington is the guest for a week of her
daughter. Mrs Leigh H. Thompson of
Clarendon. Mr.. and Mrs. n. T. Ames,
after visit to Mr. and Mrs William
p. Ames. have returned to their home
at Tidwells. Va. Miss Christine Church
of Woodmont entertained the haywood
Woodmont 500 Club at special meet
ing Monday in honor of Mrs. George
Luckett, who expects to leave soon
with DIR. Luckett for Boston, Mass.
The January meeting of the Claren-
don School League was held Tuesday
evening at the school. This being the
good roads" meeting, number of
short speeches were made on the sub
ject and much interest manifested in
the roads of Alexandria county.
The meeting of the Federation Of
School Leagues Of Alexandria county
will be held Monday evening at Clar-
endon School. The committee, consist
ing OF W. X. Handy. Jones and Floyd of
Bancroft. appointed to draft the consti-
tuition of the league, will report at this
meeting.
James Collins of Pamela, Va, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Collins of
Fort Myer Heights. Mrs India Cock
reli or baltimore Is the guest of Mrs.
T. ]. Scott of Woodmont Mrs. s.
Staman of Dominion Heights enter
tanned the members of the Dominion
Heights Embroidery Club Thursday.
Mrs. w. W. Langtry of Arlington en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Elliott Fields of Detroit,
Mich
Evening star., 1917-01-21
HERNDON, VA.

Mrs. Edwin r. Simonds has returned
from a visit to Mrs. william S. Blan-
chard of Washington. Miss Belle
Simonds visited Mrs William i. White
at Ballston. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Robey of Fairfax spent Sunday here.
Miss Anna Leigh of Hunter has been
the guest of Mrs. l.. Barbour Hutchison.
Miss Octavia Woodward of Washington
is the guest of Miss Jeanne Louis Aud.
Miss Mabel Moffett has returned to
Richmond, Va. Mrs. Orland Chamblin
entertained the Monday Bridge Club.
Mrs. Powell Summers and Mrs. Will
liam Ayre making top score. The Tri-
angle class was entertained Thursday
evening by Harold Names, Miss Mary
Cockerille and Wilson McNair making
highest marks in the guessing contest.
Miss Louise Sherry of Washington has
been the guest of Mrs. NJ. Frank
Hutchison. The Corban Club met Tues
day afternoon with Miss Maude Yount.
officers chosen for the year Were: Miss
Belle Simonds. president: Mrs. William
l. Robey, vice president: Miss Maude
Yount, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
WORK FOR COLLEGE MEN.
Secretary Baker Says They Must
Help Uplift Unfortunate.

LEXINGTON, Va, January 20.-Secre-
tary of War Newton d. Baker, in an adj
dress at Washington and Lee University
at Founders day exercises yesterday,
declared that the task of the college
educated man of the coming generation
would be to create opportunities for
the uplift of persons in the lowest
strata of society.
You young men," said Secretary
Baker. should address yourselves to
this challenge OF society"
Mr.. Baker later addressed a gathering
OF Confederate veterans.