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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-11
Lafayette Escadrille
Makes Great Record

PARIS. Sept. 1o.-The Lafayette es-
cadrille, composed of American fight
ing aviators, was formally cited today
for bringing down a total Of 2S enemy
airplanes.
The record was so unusual as to move
French war officials to the highest adj
miration.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-11
TWO DEAD. -FOUR WOUNDED
WHEN sYR|ANs RUN ANUCK
Thomas Simon, Selected for
Service Denies Call and
.. Battle Follows
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.

Especial Dispatch to The Iournal)
HAwKINSvILLE, Sept. 1O.-Two are
dead and four wounded as the result of
Saturday night battle which continued
until Sunday morning, between Syrians
and Officers brought on by a Syrian
selected for army service.
THE, DEAD
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
A. v. TALLNIAN is RE-
ELECTED WATER MASTER.

A. v. Tallman of Meridian was ell
ected water master Of the Boise river
at the Boise meeting of the Water
Users Association yesterday. He will
have charge of the natural flow of
the Boise river and also the flood
waters of the Arrowrock dam. His
duties will be to deliver water at the
headgates of about As canals and
diches, extending from the diversion
dam east of Boise. down to Parma.
His duties involve only the de-
livery of the water at the company
headgates and he has no dealings
with the individual user. The posi-
tion is an important one, especially
during the late summer season. when
each ditch company wants its share
or more of the water. Mr.. Tallman
is to be congratulated on the fact
that his services have been so salts
factory as to mean that his re-elee-
tion was by unanimous vote of the
directors of the Water Users Asso-
citation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
GOOD CROWD AT MERIDIAN
FOR TRADERS DAY SALE.

At the Traders day sale in Meridian
last Saturday a good sized crowd was
present including those from sur
rounding neighborhoods who only
come to our town to an event of this
kind.
Horses sold cheap and one fine
gray horse worth $50 was taken
from the block as only $40 was bid
and the owner would not allow such
a sacrifice. Some shoats brought
about Sc a pound. and some nice
white Leghorn chickens were bid in
at SO dozen.
AS an indication of the inroads of
the auto was noticed when a fine
surrey. worth 800, was put up and
the bidding was slow, the vehicle IL
nally going at $37.00. Secondhand
wagons, however. were in demand.
and the increased cost of a new
wagon had an effect on the bidding.
Two secondhand wagons in fair con-
dition went for $50 each. A good gas
oline pump, for pumping water. went
for SIS. There was an appreciative
crowd at the sale and they not only
bought all the articles offered, but
purchased literally OF the merchants
during the day.
1t was suggested by one person al
the sale grounds Saturday, that 4
would be paying investment for th'
business men of the town to revive
the free lunch feature. This could b,
handled in little different manne
than heretofore and 1t might be vel
to hire outright a chef to serve 8
many lunches at flat rate. and I
also furnish the. necessary help. T
depend upon volunteers does not
work out satisfactorily.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
DO ELECTIONS REGISTER
TRUE WISH OF PEOPLE?

The Nampa Leader-Herald par
agrapher very aptly says:
We'll, whatever the legislature
does with the direct primary,it won't
make 1t any worse than it is now"
The legislature in threatening TO
amend the primary law appears to
forget the one essential and that IS
to prohibit any registration on cleo
ton day. If the provision to allow
the non-registered voter chance to
get in his vote even an hour before
the polls close was done away with
there would be none of the scandal
so prominent at the last election.
There are many instances where
one man youched for dozens of his
negligent neighbors who were too
indifferent to go and register before
the proper official at the proper time.
Extend the time to register to mid
night Saturday night before election
and let those who are too lazy to
register, lose their right to vote.
Excepting those who through cir
cumstances they are unable to con-
troll, cannot get to their home to reg
lister (and this is small per cent?
nine out of ten who do not take the
trouble to register. care nothing for
the right of franchise anyway, and
only work into the hands of polite
ians on election day,and many times
change the result by their vote. This
is wrong and is an injustice to the
intelligent voter who studies the in
terests of his government and who
goes to the polls realizing the i'm
portance and value of the ballot In
the hands of the people.
Those who are literally dragged tC
the polls cannot register an intelli-
gent vote, but 1t we'll known thai
this vote in the aggregate elects
many of the candidates who were
not expected to get within miles Of
the coveted honor. The election Of
governor and state auditor were con
spicuous examples of this in Idaho
last fall.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BEAU
THY HOME AND SCHOOL

The department OF forestry at the
University of Idaho is prepared to
send to residents of the state linn
tied number of shade and forest
trees which it has tested and can
recommend for general planting. The
trees range in price from 1c each UP
TO 30c. Most species are offered at
2Ac and sc each which includes the
cost of packing and drayage. For
bulletin giving further details, adj
dress C. II. Shattuck, department OF
forestry, Moscow, Idaho.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
STOP DRAINAGE WORK
EAST OF MERIDIAN

Rather than be held up by the un-
reasonable demands OF Dean Perkins.
Mrs. Luther Snyder. and other land
owners east of Meridian. the direct
ors of the Nampa and Meridian dis
trict. at meeting held at Nampa
Tuesday, decided to stop the drain
age ditch at the south side of Sec
tion 8. north of Meridian, instead OF
continuing through section z.
This is unfortunate. as Meridian
and the land in the suburbs in the
east part of town is left practically
with no drainage.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
Spring Colds are Dangerous.

Sudden changes of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with
stuffed up head, sore throat and gem
eral cold symptoms. A dose of Dr,
Kings New Discovery is sure relief.
this happy combination Of antiseptie
balsams clears the heal, soothes the
irritatel membranes and what might
have been a lingering cold is broken
up. Don't stop treatment when re-
lief is first felt as half cured cold
is dangerous. Take DR.. Kings New
Discovery till your cold is gone.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
Worms Make Children FretfuI.

Childrn suffering from worms are
dun and irritable, puny and weak of
ten grind their teeth and cry out in
sleep. being a constant source of
worry to their PARENTS. Kickapoo
Worm Killer is mild laxative rem
edy in candy tablet form that child
rem like to take. Promptly effective.
it kills and removes the worm from
the system. Irregular appetite and
bowel movement. lack of interest in
play are sure signs of worms. Re-
iieve your child of this burden. At
all druggists, csc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
sIoaa's Imminent for Rheumati~m.

The torture Of rheumatism the
pains and aches that MAKE life mn
bearatsa~ sare relieved by Sloan's Lin
iment, a clean clear liquid thai is
easy to appfy and more effective than
mussy plasters or ointments heea use
it penetrates quickly without rub
bing. For the many pains ami aches
following exposure, strains, sprains
AMI muscle softness, ,Sloan's Lininent
is promptly effective. Always have
a bottle handy for gout, lnmba ag,
toothache. backache, stiff neck and
all external pains. All druggists
csc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The Meridian post-ofiice is up-to-
date. This week Columbia Jr.
cancelling machine was received from
the factory by Postmaster J.J.Cald-
we'll. 1t will automatically cancel
and postmark 264 letters or cards in
minute while by the old iaborious
hand Process about so can be can
celled. AS the Meridian Office han
dies about a thousand letters and
cards each day. the machine will be
of good use. The rural carriers alone
on the two routes out of Meridian
each bring in from 100 to 200 letters
a day.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The story furnished by the 'Asso-
ciated Press one day recently, of
German Vaccinations to involve the
United States with Mexico and Japan
landed like bomb. and is the most
talked of scoop" in modern news
paper history. Some OF the '.pacif-
icists" doubted the story as being
genuine. but President Wilson in an
authorized statement, admitted the
truth of the report.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The first annual meeting of the
Ada county farm bureau will be held
in Boise this Saturday, March 10th.
at the old Eiler music hall between
Sth and 9Th on Idaho. A big crowd
and splendid time is anticipated.
Organization will be completed. Of
fcers elected, etc. A free lunch at
noon, and good rousing music. and
good speeches. All come
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

This is a very late spring, as last
year at this time farmers were busy
with spring work. 1t is thought.
however, that the early warm wealth
er of last year, had tendency to
push forward vegetation, and it was
the natural prey for the killing
frosts that came later in the spring.
This was especially true of the fruit
trees. This year however, the freez-
ing weather of February and March
is keeping everything back, and it is
probably for the best.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
A FINE, NEW WASHING POWDER

The California Washing Powder is
a home product, being made BY c. S.
Chamberlain, at 912 O'Farreli ST.,
Boise. Mr.C Chamberlain was in town
this week and presented samples OF
this excellent washing powder that
makes your clothes white as snow
TO the people, and he expects to
sample the country districts later on
Price a5c, at CARROTS or Webb's. in
! Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

DR.. Robert Sutcliffe, lecturer. deiiv-
cred an interesting address Monday
evening as the fifth number of the
lecture course. The high school aud
itorium was crowded and everyone
was highly pleased. He is simple
but forceful talker and his ideas
were soon those of his audience. He
has wealth of familiar quotations
and word pictures with which he in
tersperses homely truths. we'll de-
livered. His advice ia good, sIncere
|and sympathetic.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
Official Time Card of the
BOISE VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY
In Effect March 10, 1915.


500 iO:S0 2SO
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pm; pm; 8:I2 pun; pun
Meridian for Caldwei
PM PM pm;
1908 pm
McDemot stnbi Leave Onwller for McDernt
$3.50 McDermot a am;
for PM and
arrive al a am; pm.
sUBJECT CHANGE WITHOUT
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The country is getting into a SER
ious condition because of the lack of
sufficient railroads and the shortage
of cars and motive power for the
roads already in existence. This has
been brought home to Meridian peo-
pie during the past few months, when
it has been difficult to get sufficient
coal to keep up the fires. The fut-
ure does not promise any improve
ment and there will be coal fam
inc next winter.
Mr.. and. Mrs. T. NJ. Roberts have
arrived in Meridian and will make
their home here. Mr.. Roberts just
completed four-year term as pro-
bate judge of Lewis county. He has
rented an Office in the Parkin build
ing in Meridian and will engage in
. practice of law here. There is oppor-
tunity for an attorney here aud as
Mr.. Roberts is thoroughly qualified
he will no doubt in course of short
time, work up a good legal business
Instead of going to Boise for legal
advice, the people may now have ar
opportunity to consult a Meridian
lawyer. His professional card may
be found in another column of thil
I,aper.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The backyard vegetable garden
this year will be no joke and many
in the neighborhood of Meridian in
tend to reduce the high cost of liv-
ing by having few spuds and gar
den sass of their very own.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
ALL THE YEAR ROUND.

Oregon Short Line weekend and
Sunday rates have been so popular
that they will be continued indefi-
nitely.
On sale Every Week-All the Time
They are for your convenience; use
them frequently. Ask o. S. l.. ag-
ents.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The government will loan fifty
million of dollars to the farmers of
the country during the next year,
under the farm loan act. A syndi-
cate in New York will buy the loans
at Az Rer cent, the farmers being
charged by the government S to s1a
per cent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09
FARM FOR SALE.

Thirty acres of improved land. five
room house. orchard, cistern, other
necessary improvements. ten acres
alfalfa. Z acres pasture. Balance
grain land
w. F.. TUCKER,
n. d. .. Box 4, Meridian
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

The Boise Live Stock Loan Go. has
been organized at Boise with a cap
ital of 100000. r. F. Bicknell is
the president and manager. Loans
will be made to feeders.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

WANTED--5000 pounds of wheat.
Must be clean. no smut. lIoyne &
Rife Mercantile 60 Otis Rife.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

Congressman Robert McCracken
will return to Idaho and resume his
law practice at Boise.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-09

G. G.. Smith has some first-class
seed corn for sale. At the grain de-
pot, on Broadway street.in Meridian.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12

with stain and the trim being paint
ed white. Above the second floor win
dow sills, the walls are finished with
stucco, timbered after the English
style. The timbering is worked out to
conform with the outline of the win
ished after the style of the second
floor of the building. The foundation
walls are of concrete, which is carried
up to the stills of the house shown in
the illustration. Some might prefer to
build the basement wall above grade
stopped at grade and the wall is con-
tinued to the stills with face brick on
the outside and common brick for
backing. A waterproofing membrane
is carefully worked into the wall to
prevent the entrance of moisture at
brick. Occasionally we see the base
ment wall continued up in concrete to
the stills of the building through the
thickness of the wall except for about
four inches at the front, which part
of the wall is later built up with face
brick. A third method is to follow the
wall up above the concrete with face
brick backed with hollow tile.
The hip roof of this house is built
with wide cornices having the ends of
the rafters exposed. The slope of the
roof is broken, just above the cOrnices,
into a more gentle slope, which gives
the roof an appearance of gracefulness.
The dormer roof is treated in the same
way as the main roof. All of the dou-
BILE hung windows have a plain lower
sash and the upper sash is broken up
into large number of small square
lights. The effect is artistic and thor
oughly in keeping with other details of
exterior design. The front entrance
consists of a simple but solidly built
door stained in conformity with the
rough siding, having a, narrow window
on each side. This entrance with the
porch-terrace are very effective in en-
phasizing the rustic aspect of the
house.
The house has basement under all
parts except the porch. Grade windows
are of sufficient size and in sufficient
number to make this a useful part of
the house. Separate rooms are pro-
vided for the heating plant, the laun-
dry, the vegetable cellar and bins are
built for the fuel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12
By. WILLIAM a. RADFoRD.

Ordinarily, the square type of house
with it's plain hip roof is rather COM
monplace in it's appearance, even
though it is hardly ever beaten in the
matter of space economy and convent
ence of room arrangement. Taken as
whole, the square type of house is a
very sensible class of building for the
average man, because it represents
very nearly maximum usefulness for
money invested.
The question arises "Can the square
type house be treated in such manner
as to easily give it a distinctive ap-
pearance without excessive cost?" The
question is most easily answered by
reference to the several methods which
may be followed in finishing the walls
of the building This subject covers a
wide variety of effects which may be
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12

what has been accomplished by build
ing the corners in this way. On the
first floor one of the rear corners is
utilized as an entrance into the kitchen.
An outside icing refrigerator is to be
placed on one side of the passageway,
on the other side of which there is a
buiIt-in case. The kitchen is made
very handy, indeed, by the addition of
this entrance feature. In the other
rear corner there is the most coy lit
tie den imaginable. A seat is built into
the corner, which is lighted on three
sides. The fireplace is directly before
the seat. On the second floor the cor
ner bedrooms are made very pleasant
by the bay windows.
In addition to this special construc-
ton, there are several other features
which are interesting. The double fire.
place is one of these. It's use calls for
the utilization Of one chimney having
two f1ues to serve two fireplaces and
the basement heater. The fireplace in
the den is built into the corner OF the
room while the one in the living room
is centered in the rear wall. French
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12
SPY ON FRENCH CHILDREN.

One of the most interesting examples of how
specialized spy work is is shown by the way Ger
many has her secret service organized in the
quered portions of Belgium and northern France.
German officers have found by experience that
the men and women who left do little talking
outside of selected groups where they know every
one can be trusted But, often, the invaders
learned these citizens forgot themselves when
they are talking before their children. So Ger
many sent experienced schooteachers, and
who understood child psychology and who
could speak French, to the occupied cities and
towns TO open French schools. When it is posi-
BILE the teachers win the good will of the children
and through the innocent boys and girls learn
what the parents are thinking and talking about.
Carl W. Alderman in the Saturday Evening
Post.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12

obtained in adjustiLg the color, texture
and pattern of the wall surface to
bring out just the character desired.
There is still the possibility of vary
ing slightly from the plain rectangular
outline of plan, such that the room ar
rangement is not disturbed, yet the ap-
pearance is altered to conform with
the owners ideas. This method is
usually more costly than the average
man is DESTROYS of using simply as
means of improving the appearance.
However, few simple changes in the
plan outline may often result in the
production of greatly increased COM
fort in certain of the rooms and the
cost is then justified.
AS an example, the perspective view
accompanying shows house of the
square type which has been treated in
a novel way, both as regards wall fin
ishing materials and also as regards
plan outline. The plan shows that the
rear corners of the building have been
built, from foundation to roof, as
square projections. The plan indicates
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12

doors flank this fireplace in the living
room, one set leading into the den and
the other giving entrance to the dining
room.
The front door is located at one end
of the porch, this part of the porch be-
ing built with roof above, while the
remainder is in the nature of terrace.
Entrance is into large reception hall.
The open stairway to the second floor
terminates in this hall and an orna-
mental colonnade is built between the
hall and the living room. Directly OPP
posite this cOlonnade is a pleasant win
dow seat. The reception hall also COM
municates with the kitchen by way of
small hall in which door is placed
leading to the grade entry. The base.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12
AIRPLANE coMPAssEs.

OF the thousands of inventions relating to the
which have been filed in the patent offices OF
the United States and the countries of the entente
allies in the last three years many have been for
compasses for arplanes. The points aimed at par
ticularly have been the elimination of errors that
result from fitting and banking. The problems are
complex and have been studied for years, the
troubles worried users of compasses long before
ajrplanes came into the world.
The military value of a perfect compass for an
airplane would be great With such an invention
flights on cloudy night would be comparatively
safe and aviators could reach predetermined OBJ
jactives without much regard to land bearings. At
present, when he cannot see land anything else,
the airman practically has to feel his way to
large extent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12

1,vvo,uvo arners Their products are val
ued at $1,000 100000 annually.
The most promising and novel developments in
the line of by-prOducts from wood are in the ma
ture of chemical utilization. 1t might be said that
the chemists of the forest products laboratory
have put the prod to forest products. The lumber
industry draws upon the forests for many times
much material do all the other industries,
and only about one-third of the tree cut for lum-
Der is actually put the market in that shape.
Right here is more than enough waste, although
not often in the right form readily available, to
supply raw material for all the other industries.
The problem becomes one of adopting means
of utilization to suit the conditions. Years ago
wood ashes were leached for home sOap-making,
to furnish potash The practice disappeared. 1t
is now being revived a source of potash to off
set the shortage Of fertilizer due to the war.
In the Red River valley of Texas the Indians
used to Usage orange for dyeing, but that
wood never gained commercial recognition as
dyeWood Within the last year, however, we have
succeeded in getting it into the market sub
stitute for fustic which import from Jamaica
and Tehuantepec, and more than 81 100000 worth
of these dyes is now being made by American
manufacturers
The forest products laboratory has just
peted an analysis of the oils which can be OBJ
tanned from the needles leaves of all the conf
erous trees of the country. From a number of
species the oils obtained have very attractive
odors other oils can be used in greases and shoe
blaclings. In Europe the finer needle oils are
used as perfumes in soaps; others used for
nhalations for lung diseases.
1t has been working the production of alco-
hol from wood for five years. It has succeeded in
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-10-12

ment is handy to the kitchen through
this small hall. The dining room is a
pleasant room in which a harmonizing
buffet has been built beneath the CEN
ter window in the rear wall. The four
bedrooms on the second floor are gen.
erous in size and are arranged so that
best advantage. Each bedroom has a
closet and there are two small closets
on the hall, which extends from the
stairs across the house and back to the
bathroom
The exterior Of the house is finished
in very novel style. The first floor
is finished with rough boards and bat
tens, the main surface being finished