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The Washington times., 1918-03-09
HALF CLAD,
FORCED TO FLEE
BY FIRE-ESCAPES

Fighting their way through smoke
filled rooms and corridors to q fire.
escape on the south side. Of the build
ing, jewellers in the four-story Win
ston apartment at 3145 Mt. Pleasant
street northwest narrowly escaped
suffocation in an early morning blaze
today.
Firemen responded to two alarms.
the first Of which came in at $50
o'clock. and for q time the flames,
originating in the basement, threat
ened the whole structure. They were
not fully extinguished until three
hours later. Meanwhile. scantily-clad
occupants of the sixteen suites
shivered before the building until
neighbors extended the hospitality of
their homes A relief squad was or
ganfZed to dispense hot coffee and
sandwiches to victims of the Ore and
to hremen-
Carries Mother Out.
The most thrilling experience was
that OF Mrs. Estelle NARROW. a gray
haired woman who long has been an
invalid and unable to get about. Her
son, J. Howard NARROW, was awak-
ened by cries of fire" to discover
their nat, on the second floor. dense
with smoke. Guided by his mothers
calls. he rushed to her, lifted her from
her bed. and carried her down the
fre-escape and into the apartment Of
Oscar Atwood, IN the Chesterfield, Gd-
joining. where she was cared for
The blaze had It's origin in q four
ton pile Of coal, which was put In
the bins adjoining the furnace room
yesterday. 1t is thought to have been
caused by defective insulation on an
electric cable entering the house near
the coal
Joseph Schiffman, managing the
Winston for the estate OF Anna R.
Schiffman, arrived on the scene early.
A rough estimate OF damage to the
building totalled up between $1,000 !
and $4,000, partially covered by in |
surance. according to Schiffman. Con-
siderable damage, as yet unestimRted. |
was done to the furniture.
A quantity OF jewelry, dropped by |
the flat jewellers In their hasty /
flights, was gathered up by firemen |
and given to Lieutenant StoII, OF the |
Tenth precinct. It may be Identified /
and claimed at the station house.
One little girl. the daughter OF an
army officer. who has been hearing
talk OF the enemy for sometime,
wouldn't believe it was anything as
as q mere fire.
I'm sure 1t was those nasty Ger
mans dropping bombs on u.s.. she de-
clared. It took some tina to disillus-
ion her.
The Washington times., 1918-03-09
INSURANCE STATEMENT
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
The Fidelity Mutual Life
Insurance Company of
PHILADELPHIA

On the S1st day OF December, 1911 As REQUIRED
under the District OF Columbia Code, amend
ed June %. 1So2, and August Is, ISL.
ASSETS.
The Washington times., 1918-03-09

since the Inauguration .
of the great war. A
Right here at home.
if you will take and -
compare the past and
present prices of ma
Honally known brands,
articles like Bakers
Chocolate and Post
UNI, you will find that
they have not in
creased like unadver-
tiSed food stuffs
handled in bulk and =
without regard to
brand. Advertising has
built up a reputation
for quality and price
of the branded article whic
advertiser desires TO maint;
so far as it is in his power
so. No such pressure of
and reputation is behind
article that is known sole
its classification, accordin
Webster's Dictionary, as
beef, cornmeal, etc.
Go a step further and vol
find a difference even in the
of branded articles asked b
stores that advertise and
stores that do not advertise
Volume buying and
sales through advertising |
The Washington times., 1918-03-09
FINANCIAL
The Safest Investment,

Inc OoACoN AAANCoNAIlCIlIS
Are those that do not huctuats DURING atN
turbed conditions OF the money or stock MAJ
kets First deed OF trust notes (nrst mort
KaKes) well secured on real estate IN ths
District OF Columbia, constitute ''Eilt-edFs's
and they do not depend upon ne
financial responsibility OF individuals or cor
porations for their stability. We can supoiy
such Investments In amounts from Tj1o M
ward. SEND FOR booklet. Conserving Loa-a
1ni Investments. F"
SWARTZELL, RHEEM &
HENSEY CO.,
N IS:h stross ~. ~.
The Washington times., 1918-03-09

WALTER LIE MAR TALBOT, President
CHAS. @. HODGE, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before ne this 10
day OF February, ISIS.
JOHN H. HENKELS.
(Ssall Notary Public
Commission EHnlres Jan IS III
The Washington times., 1918-03-09
LOCAL BOND MARKET.
GOVERNMENT BONDS

Washingto- Gas SIS. -. sex -
L h4RoAD BONDS.
Capital Trae. R R Gs.. % -.
net N n os........... -. 100
wash Ry. & Eiec. As. % 20
wash, Al q Mt v. DB.. -. -
The Washington times., 1918-03-09

nouncement of Wash
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05
In the Probate Court

County of Ada, State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate of How
ard Earl Rankin, Deceased
Order to Show Case Why Order Of
Sale of Real Estate Should Not be
Made,
William G. Dunbar, the admins
traitor Of the estate OF Howard Earl
Rankin, deceased, having filed his
petition herein praying for an order
of sale of the real estate 81 said de-
cedent, for the purposes therein set
forth,
1t is therefore ordered by said
Court, that all persons interested in
the estate of said deceased appear
before the said Probate Court on
Thursday, the 25th day Of April,
1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
of said day, at the Court Room Of
said Probate Court, at the County
Court House, in the County oil Ada,
to show cause why ali order sbould
not be granted to the said admins
traitor to sell so much Of the real es-
tate OF the deceased as shall be nee
essary, at private sale.
And that copy of this order be
published at least once week Ioi
not less than four successive weeks
in The Meridian Times, a newspaper
printed and published in said Ada
County. Idaho, and that said publ,
cation be completed at least five days
prior to said 26th day Of april
1918. Dated March as 1913.
r. H. DUNLAP,
46-5t Probate Judge
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05

There is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together and for years it was sup
posed to be ineurable. Doctors prescribed
local remedies and by constantly failing
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incuTable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional treatment Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine manufactured by + ]. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send fol
circulars and testimonials
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio,
Sold by Druggists, i5c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05
NOTICE or SALE or BONDS.

Notice is hereby given, that the
Pioneer Irrigation District will. on
the 9th day OF April. 1918. at two
O'Clock 2. II. OF said .day. receive
bids at the Office of said District
in Caldwell. Idaho, for Issue 30. ; OF
the Fourth Bond Series OF said Dis
trtct, amounting TO $24.2o0 90. said
bonds are refunding bonds Of said
District and are dated January j.
1917, and lear Interest at tile rate OF
Six per cent 90 per annum. payable
senli-annually. and mature as fol-
lows.
10 bonds. S500 each. pavable Jan
uarv l. 1925.
4 bonds. S500.0o each. payable Jan
uarv l. 1927:
bonds $500 90 each, PAYABLE Han
nary /. la2S
4 bonds, $500 90 each. PAYABLE Jan
nary /. 1929
bonds $500. 90 each. PAYABLE. Ian
uarv 1870:
bonds. $500 90 each, payable Jan
uary /. 1891
4 bonds $500. 0a each. navahle Jan
nary 1892.
1 bonds $500 00 each. navable IAN
nary lq38;
4 bonds $500. 90 each. pavable Ian
nary lg34.
q bonds $500 90 each. pavable Jan
nary IQ95
bond 5000 90. pavabIe Jan
nary 14S5
Said honds win 10 delivered a.
folIov.s
Sfl qua az bond, Nav 1918.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05
Official Time Gard of tha
BOISE VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY
In Effect March 10, 1915.

Leave Boise Nampa 1890
$3.50 4;3O
$3.50 500 pm; 9:30 PM II pm
to
for 1912
4. 4:12 SIP Ga
pm; pm; Ii42
Caldwell: 1908
9:s5 am; pms 4:05 53o
1O:05 1885
onwer for Mcpermott s02 O:32 am;
McDermntt 5es 0:55 900 PM
OhWier7 80 I:2A 5:ob and
arrive ut OnwLer 500 ann; 4am;G
from Meridian
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05

Notice is hereby given that i'll puF-
suance Of an order OF the Probate
Court of Ada County, State OF idaho.
made on the Fifteenth day OF March.
1918. in the matter OF the estate OF
Irwin Il Masters, deceased, the I'M
dersigned will sell al private sale to
the highest and best bidder and sub
iect To the confirmation Of said Pro
bate Court on or after the Fifteenth
day OF April, 1918, all the right til
tie and interest Of the said Irwin T.
Masters deceased, Of, in and to the
following property. to-wit
All of lot numheredN four a. in
block numbered ten Goa OF Scott
Fourth Subdivision, being a part
Of Section Fight IS and a part OF
Section Seventeen tl7l. all in Town
ship Three t3l North, Range East
Of Boise Meridian. as shown by the
official plat thereof now OF record
with the Recorder of said Ada Co
anty, Idaho. together With a per
( petual right of water To the use OF
Five Oh inches OF water as the same
/ may flow from the Ridenbaugh can
al. There being five - acres. more
or less
Bids in writing Tor said property.
or any part thereof, will be received
[ by the undersigned at the Office OF
S. L. Blaine, attorney for executor.
at his office. suite SIS Idaho Build
| ing, Boise. Idaho.
t Terms of sale Five Hundred
/ 100000 TO accompany the bid and
the balance in cash upon the con
/ firmation Of the sale
| Dated March fifteenth. t@lS
L. MeCtRRY, Executor of the
I Estate OF said Irwin +. Masters.
! deceased
5. +. BLAINE. Attorney for Ex-
ecutor 47-3t
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-04-05
400 TYPEW RITERS

All kinds and grades, Remingtons
&l5 up. Instruction book with each
machine EMPIRE TYPE FOUNDRY
Manufacturers of Type and Printers.
Supplies. Buffalo, N. Y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
TOBACCO LESSONS
APPETITE FOR FOOD

Washington, D. c Feb. 10 The
use OF tobacco by our troops in the
trenches plays no small part in the
conservation of food, say Marine
Corps officials here, who estimate
that from 25 to 80 per cent of food is
saved daily in this manner.
While authorities admit the detri-
mental influence of narcotics, they
assert that tobacco relieves the ner-
vous tension of soldiers who are un
der continual she'll fire.
EARLY in the war;" declared a
Marine officer, the French discover
ed that men who smoke eat consid-
erably less food, and only recen' lv
the British food controller issued the
statement: The British troops in
the trenches must have tobacco or
much more food
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
POOLING THEMSELVES ONLY

1t is not at all remarkab that the
Berlin newspapers crow with great JOY
oyer what they believe is demoraIiza-
ton of the American morale by the
Tuscana disaster. Fnghtfulness' >
has bten greatly relied upon by Ger
many, ever since the war began Arm
less Red Cross nurses, babies impaled
on bayonets, sunken hospital ships and
hundreds Of other horrors are part of
the premediated German war plans.
1t goes to show how little Germany
understands the character of the other
peoples of the earth She cannot
realize that America is in the war to
put down such things as this Tuscania
"frig ghtfulness, and that the more of
such things the stronger Americas de-
termination to put an end to them. 1t
will be an enlightened Germany when
her policy of 'frightfulness comes
home to roost.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
PREDICTS BIGGEST CROP EVER

Omaha, Feb. 10 Wes, ern farmers
are preparing to raise the greatest
crops ever grown, according to L. w.
Hill of the Great Northern railroad.
Mr.. Hill was in Omaha on a tour Of
the farming country through which
his lines operate.
The prospects for an immense
crop were never BETTER" Mr.. Hill
said. ''In the spring wheat sections
immense acreage will be sown and
the same is true of the corn country.
Everywhere the farmers are working
with the aim of making every acre
yield the maximum, They expect
to see high prices maintained for at
least another year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS

When President Wilson Is demon.
strating. not only that he knows the
weak spots in our war organization,
but that he is entirely capable of ex-
posing the motives of those behind
the assault on his policies as those
Policies are just now personified in
Secretary Baker. In asking congress
for authority to transfer the func-
tions of various departments and
bureaus and to disregard, during the
war, such legal technicalitles and
red tape as stand in the way of driv-
ing ahead, he is asking something
far less revolutionary than the Cham
berlain proposal o.put all executive
power in the hands of "three distln
euished citizens of demonstrated
ability" From the first Secretary
Baker has recounted his difficulties
with the unwinding of red tape and
has stressed the need of legislation
chat would unite the presidents
hands. Government disbnrsing otfi-
department have long been the high
priests of system Of checks and
regulations and precedents that are
the despair of the uninitiated. 1t is
system built up by suspicious con
gressmen, and it is admirably de
signed to trip up any executive Off
Ger who wants something done in q
hurry. 1t was just this system that
Mr.. Cham berlain and his allies would
have us believe his target, yet when
| Mr. Wilson proposes to overcome the
difficulty by a tar less radical depar.
ture from precedent he is met with a
| chorus Of disapprovsl and alarm.
| This congress still has it's opportun-
| ity to read history and decide whether
it wishes TO write itself down as one
with th4 petty body of obstruction
lists that we're the despair of Wash
ington during the Revolution. War
seems to bring out the best in our
executives and the worst In our con-
gress. The narrow sectionalism. the
lack of intelligence, the chaos of con-
ficting special interests exhibited by
congress are bad enough in peace
times. In an emergency like this
they are maddening. Congress should
be informed, sobered and shamed in
to decent behavior by the presence
oD its floor of cabinet officers or their
representatives. prepared at all times
to allay the skipping spirits of its
members with few cold drops Of
fact, to be administered either in
answer to honest inquiries or in re.
buke Of irresponsible criticism. The
Public renews it's suggestion of last
spring, that this change be inaugur-
ated, now if need be. through the un-
official representation of executive
departments on the floors of congress
during certain hours of the week.
The Public.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
DECLARES HUNS
ARE NEARING END

Baltimore, ,Md.-Authentic news of
the great German offensive which it
has been rumored will take place
this spring is contained in letter
written few weeks ago by sister
of the French premier, M. Clemen.
eau, to French officer who is here
on an important mission and at pres
ent spends much of his time in Wash
ington. The writer after wishing the
officer happy new year, tells of q
family dinner in the Clemenceau
home on new years day at which she
was present.
MY brother told u.s." she writes,
that be has had positive Intelligence
through spies that the Germans are
at the end of their resources. They
are preparing for a desperate effort.
Ihe great offensive will begin early
IN the spring, perhaps as soon as the
end of February You know they
began at Verdon last year on Feb
ruary 81
'lf the offensive does not succeed
they will be ready to accept any peace
conditions. They have been dread
fully disappointed in Russia. They
had counted on obtaining food and
supplies after the suspension of hos
tlllties and they have found the Rus
slams worse off than themselves, due
to lack of transportation facilities.
They realize that even if peace with
Russia concluded it will bring them
very little material advantage. The
morale of our soldiers is superb and
every one is much encouraged"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
U. S. ON THREE SECTORS

American troops in France now are
in battle on three sectors-on their own
line east of st. Mihiel and with the
French in Campagne and on one of the
most famous battle fronts in the world.
And everywhere the Americans are
proving themselves fighters of the high,
est calibre, winning encomiums from
high French officers for their business
like methods of warfare and especially
their ski in the use of artillery. AL
ready the men are veterans, for nothing
the Germans have in stock remains to
be shown them, except a great mass
attack.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
1, 300, 900 WOMEN ARE
ENGAGED IN AGRICULTURE

According to late report of the
100000 women engaged in aQricul-
tnre in the United States, 100000 are
under 20 years Of age and 1.050 900 are
negroes. A majority Of the women
workers are found in the southern
states.
The lines of work in which women
will be likely to increase their farm
ing activities, according to the report,
are vegetable gardening, poultry
raising, hutter making, hog raising,
etc. 1t is suggested that women who
know how to operate motor cars may
with little additional training oper-
ate tractors.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
PROTECTED

Every American soldier lost on the
Tuscania was protected by United
States government insurance, wheth-
er he had taken out policy und, T
the special insurance act or not.
Those who had not applied were pro-
tected by automatic insurance, which
is payable 20 wife, child or widow.
ed mother. The automatic insurance
nets $4,000, or $25 month for 24O
months. In addition, there is the
regular government insurance, which
many of the men undoubtedly had
taken out, the limit on which is S1O..
600 for each individual, paying $3.50
q month for 240 months.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
WHY THE RUSSIAN
WOMEN WENT TO WAR

An American woman who spent
over fortnight with the Women's
Battalion of Death in Russia tells in
the March Woman's Home Compan-
ion what led them to volunteer. She
says:
MANY had joined the regiment be.
cause they sincerely believed that the
honor, and even the existence, Of
Russia were at stake and nothing but
a great human sacrifice could save
her.
"Somr. like Bachkarove, in the
days of the Siberian village, had
simply come to the point where any
thing was better than the dreary
drudgery and the drearier waiting of
life as they lived it.
Personal troubles hau driven some
of them out of tEeir homes and on to
the battle line. One girl, Japanese,
said tragically when | asked her rea
son for joining, My reasons are so
many that | would rather not tell
them
'"There was q Cossack girl from
the Ural Mountains, fifteen years
old. with soft, brown, questioning
eyes and deep, rich color tinting her
dark cheeks. Her father and two
brothers had been killed early in the
war. Soon after, her mother, who
was nurse, had died from the effects
of a German bomb thrown upon the
hos pital where she was working. She
was absolutely alone in the world.
What else is left for me?' she
asked with pathetic droop to her
strong young shoulders.
"Two girls, Red Cross nurses, who
had already been decorated four or
five times for service to their coun
try, said they had seen too MANY
brave men suffer and die for Russia
to be willing 10 see her sacrificed
now on the kaiser's altar.
One serious looking woman who
took no part In any of our frlvoIities
carried photograph in her kit bag.
1t was the picture of her husband
who is prisoner in Austria-holding
a small boy on his lap. The child
had died the week before the regiment
was formed, and there were other
things that robbed danger of all its
stlng for her.
ION cord around each girls neck
was collection Of sacred medals and
tiny clo,n pouch, whose contents |
had speculated upon.
What Will you do if you are TAX
en- prlsoner?' | asked Skrldlova one
day.
No one Of US will ever be taken
alive, she answered, and pulled out
the little gray pouch. 1T Is the
strongest and surest kind there is
she said"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
WAR STAMP SALE
OVER $50. .OO0, 900

War savings stamp sales in the
United States have passed the $4,000,
900 mark, according to a telegram of
the national director of the campaign.
Sales have exceede 4 5000 900, 900 da !,
he message says:
THE steadily growing volumn of
savings placed at the service of the ma.
ton is evidence of your effective
work" the telegram says "Business
as usual is wrong theory in war
times. 1t is only by teaching people tc
save and not compete with the govern
ment for labor add materials that We
can put the whole strength of this ma
tion into the war;"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

Great and meritolious are the SER
vices of the poor. They are soldiers
in time of war, and cultivators both
IN war and peace. Daily do they
molsten the earth wi b the sweat of
their brow. Shall that sweat con
tinue to fall upon the ground which
is not their own? Shall they remain
without land under a government
abounding with land? Shall they be
compelled to choose between the hard
alternatives of being tresspassers or
tenants all their lives? Shall they
see forever this federal government
after constituting itself sole purchas-
er of land from, Indians, resolve it
self into the hard character of specu-
lator and monopolizer and make mer-
chandlse out of Gods first and great
est gift to man?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

Now that American troops are taking
their places in The trenches. attention
is again directed to an estimate by the
Secretary of War, that the losses up
to June l, 1917, of the British expedi-
tionary forces from deaths in action
and from wounds amounted to but Z
per cenp of the total of all men sent to
France since the beginning of the war.
The ratio of losses of this character to-
day. because of improved tactics, is
less than Z to every 100 men.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21
sMOKELEss POWDER
PLANTS ARE BUSY

Plans and contracts are completed
for the construction of two smoke
less powder plants, each to cost ap-
proximateIy $4,000, 900. The estl-
mated capacity of each is 500, 900
pounds of powder day, and from
10000 to $1,000 men will be employed
at each point.
The initial output at each factory
is expected not later than next Au-
gust. Much of the product will be
available for the allied nations.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

Every food-saving kitchen take
three pot shots day at the enemy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

The treaty providing for drafting
all British subjects in the United
States liable to military service will
be IN operation in about a month
Now is the time to volunteer.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-21

Rye -four can now be purchased
without the purchaser being obliged
to buy substitute for white flour
with it according to notice sent out
by State Food Administrator Her.
ried.