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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17
THE WAR, TIE FARM
AND TIE FARMER
BY Herbert Quick
Member Federal Farm Loan Board

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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17
SENATOR ATHERTON ~
GUBERNAToRJAL RACE

senator s p Atherton Or Twin
Falls county has formally entered
The race for fhe Republican nomina-
ton for governor subject TO the reg
hlar primary election senator Attn
erton IS prosperous farmer Of the
twin Fails section he served in the
last state senate and there champion
"a several important measures In
which the learners Of the state were
especially Interested IN announcing
his candidacy Senator Atherton said /,
rhe greatest problem before Us AZ
The present time ~ the complete
mobilization and coordination Of WI
our resources for the prosecution Of
the var 10 quick and complete vie.
tory for freedom Il IN time when
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

tAs biggest and best men should DO
called 10 tho service Of the state TO
guide is course though the war
= have no poIicy 70 announce at
Ibis time EXCEPT 10 say that II ! were
governor ! should pat the best that
q u me into the work The govern
lr's ofii0e Is largely a business ONCE.
/ should bring my hest Judgment TO
bear on alt questions and see that en-
ergy and economy prevailed IN the
departments aud everybody given a
square deal In my judgment that Is
IN any man can honestly promise az
this time Questions of what would
be the best policy are Of course
bound 10 arise In the course Of a
guhernatorial term, As they should
come ltp TO me | should endeayor 10
decide them on merit with due re-
gard to the opinions Of men Of
known ability and integrity"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17
TIN WORLD CONTRIBUTES TO
TuE BARNES sHtlM EXHIBITS


Seekers Of the unusual n sawdasi
elrciea may find many new thrills Z
the Al G Barnes circus. coming e
nolne on Monday. Mas 10th
Harness circus may well be eallee
the Netting Pot d she animal worle
Tor here. - ID no other show Ne ~,
animals from every part 81 the globs
aud 81 every species doing intricate
circus Tests
over i0a distinct features are pre
scented ia The two.hour program D,
the i2ea Wild aud domestie anima
actors 4 great steei.larred areuu
IL the eentr 81 the Immense water
proof canvas. acts ~ stage Tor ths
dangerous animal acts Here lions
pumas. tigers. ieelards and hears 10
through he most darling aud start
ling aela. riding gallomng horses
ieaplng through hoops o. fire. doing
picturesque pesing WRESTLING and
basing with pretty girl atlyersarlcs
Ia the saw ust ring on either side
~ the areaa. animals of milder hab'
lts 40 their hll Monkeys, horses
llanios 1chras camcls. elephants
hyenaa. ostrichss. and kangaroos, are
each seen in elaborate aud masterful
circus feats
Al u nhfne has given many years
% the careful and individual study
~ every animal III his mammoth ae
seTullaEp and that same Individual
training OF rather schooling has been
the means Of developinE animals OF
most untraetabie disposition into IN
usual entertainers Presenting a
field Of study Of animals that can be-
had nowhere elise ~ The world
Thia IL the prime reason why the
schools every where should take ad-
vantaeeof Barnes eireus day and the
personally conducted "trip through
Tho great canvas Jungle for their
special benefit every afternoon, This
trip = free 90 every patron Of the
afternoon show and those appearing
at the main tent promptly az pm,
when the doors open. VIII be given q
very thorough lecture on how and
Nhy Mr. Barnes has achieved 50
much lu the mastery Of the animal
world The animals are there for
cl0se inspection, the program clearly
demonstrates what proper under.
standing Of animal characters and
dear instruction can 90 IN develop
Ing the thinking faculties OF hereto
fore thought 20 be lntnitiye Impulses
~ the WILD animal world
A two-mlie long street parade al
1890 a. M, Doors open az ! aud
y, ~
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17
EXHIBITION OF WORK IN
THE SECOND GRADE

Miss Zena Lyon invited the parents
ot the children OF the Second grade
OF the Meridian school, over We'd
neaday afternoon TO an exhibition of
work done BY the pupils Of her room
turing the year The work was
good and much originality shown By
the children The drawing was free
hand and little Of photograph
work The mat weaving In original
designs ~ the children were uuus-
tally good Friday the children viii
enjoy a basket dinner on the school
grounds,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17
IN tho Probate Court ~ Ada County,
Idaho.

10 the Matter OF the estate 81 Eliza
e. OuVlier. deceased. Il e. pfartl0.
administrator
Notice al hearing on petition for
specific Performance az Contract for
Sale OF Land
Notice IS hereby given that there
has heen filed In this court the petit.
ton OF john T. Gerber Tor the spe-
ciffe performance 90 q contract Tor
The sale of the sOli0wm described
lands nj Ada County ldah0. situate
via
The Northwest QuartOr OF section
SiS Township Three North. Range
One East. excepting theretrom TWEEN
tF.0ne acres more or less heretofore
hy f,liaa & Onwiler sold 20 Que VI s.
base aud fully described ia deed
u record Ia Ilnok i20 az Page zee
ia Recorders Office oI A8H County,
Idaho and excepting also rights OF
way granted 10 the electric railway
And praying that said administra.
tor be required 70 execute and de-
liver 20 petitioner due deed Of con
Feyanee conveying upon him Tho said
lands az per the terms ana condition,
~ that certain contract entered IN
20 by aud between petitioner ant
said Eliza G Onwiier during hel
lifetime o. Date November Ith
1877.
That the court has set Friday th,
7th day III June, ialS, Al the homl
Of O'Clock 2 n Of said dag, for ,
ncaring on said petition AZ which
time any person or persons interest
"a IA said estate may appear an,
contest the same
This the "a day Of May. 1918.
H. II. DUNLAP,
14f Probate Judge
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

Hardy bingham came down from
the Long Valley country recently,
bringing with him hear cub, and
this be has on his ranch, ak miles
northwest OF Meridian Mr. hing
man says that when he caught the
cub the mother bear started toward
him. and being only 800 feet away
~ made quick run, taking the cub
with him, the mother bear In pur-
auit MIR Bingham says he VIII give
the hear 70 q Boise park IN a few
weeks.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

nags and twine for the sra'n this
SKINNER will be provided state Farm
Markets Director Alfred has tateu
up the matter with the Food Admin
istration aud vii try ana get an adj
ednate supply 81 haga both for grain
and potatoes &c reasonable price.
also binding twine Sacks viii cost
ihe farmers 2a 10 2Gc and the potato
bags about gle Sack sowing twine
wltl be about zoe q round
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17
Official Time Gard OF the
BOISE VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY
In Effect March 10. 1910.

Boise for Namps am; 1880
0:00 1880 pm; pm; pm
Meridian and MoDermo 800 pm; pm
0
t4a 1;is @2:i2 pm; pm
PM pm; pm.
Meridian Nampa andCa am:
os5 pm; p so5 pn; 5.s5 pm
1908 SS5 pm; pm
McTermot am.
arrive at e:55a
McDermott I:gOau nm;
arrive at onwiLer at 500 am; IL pm.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE NOTICE.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

The sinking 0f British hulks 20
block the entrance 70 zeehruege, the
german r-hoat base. haa been com
narea 10 tlobaon's exploit with the
Mortimac az Santiago twenty years
ago
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-17

MERIDIAN TRANSFER LINE
PETtCY MCFARLAND Propr
sUgD TRUCK SERVICE
Iigsst aad lloayy Hauling. Prompt
Delivery. ofsiee Phone: $40;
house $50.
MERIDIAN, IDAHO.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
cITf OFFICIALS TO
Be ROTARY GUESTS
Next Weeks Meeting Of the
Club Will Be Municip.
al Evening.

Next weeks meeting Of the Rotary
club will be Municipal meeting and
the mayor, city commissioners and
heads OF the various city government
activities will be invited TO be guests
OF the club and tell the Rotarians
what they can do to make Fairmont
a better city.
II will be exclusively Rotary affair
with none but members OF the club
present in addition to the municipal
guests and they will be asked to speak
right out in meeting and talk brass
tacks.
The following week. perhaps. at
some meeting at which time munich
pal affairs will be discussed in the
light Of the statements made by the
city officials.
Last evenings meeting Of the club
was very well attended II was said
that every ember who was in Fair.
mont last evening was present and
an effort will be made to keep that
standard up throughout the summer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
;OAI CAR SUPPLY
WILL Be BETTER
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Probable Slump in PrOduc-
ton Today For Varie-
ty Of Reasons.

Trouble OF various kinds Is likely
to cause a siZeable slump in produc-
ton in the Fairmont district today
Along the Short line the mines d
not get cars until late. This Is ge'
ting to be rather a common Occur
renee at the mines on that piece
road. The direct trouble is that tn
cars do not arrive at Hartzel In timc
to make them'available for early dis.
tribution. Why they are late a.
Hartzel has not yet been explained.
Mines depending on the Jayennc
power plant for current were havinr
trouble this morning. and II is es
timated that at least 5000 tons vii
be lost in Barbour county by reaso.
Of the fact that the miners, alon
with hundreds Of other folks, have
been drawn to Philippi. the county
seat. by an unsavOry criminal case.
On top Of these conditions the car
supply Is again light in the Fairmont
region. There are LOLA coal and so
coke cars today, and as result a
number Of mines were reported down.
Better conditions with regard to
the car supply are promised for next
week in a telegram which Dan r.
Lawson. district representative of the
Fuel administration. received this
morning which notified him that
2.400 cars OF Fairmont district coal
must go to Curtis bay next week. half
of II TO go on the first two days. This
reQuisitiOn was made after the Balti-
more & Ohio road had been consulted
and the officers had promised TO
make a special effort to get cars into
the region.
II for any reason il Is not possible
to cons,cn enough coal direct TO Cur
It's bay to ill this requisition. Mr..
Lawson will reconsign at Keyser to
make good Ships will be waiting for
this coal. and II will have to go for
ward. In spite Of the fact that coal
has been rushed 10 Curtis bay all this
week in a steady stream. the cars
have been dumped as fast as they ar
rive. The terminal plant is working
"a hours day.
Coal Notes.
Practically no coal is going from
this end OF West Virginia TO the
lakes II Is believed here that there
is r biz deficiency in the coal that
has so far been delivered TO lake ter
minals.
One OF the duties OF Floyd Patton.
secretary OF the Central West Vir-
ginia Coal Operators association. is
to cheer up the lads who turn up here
looking for coal for consumers scat
tered over the country. but especial
~ back East. Earl Miller. Of the At
las Cement Company and C. =. Den
ley. OF the Valley Camp Coal Com
pany. were callers at his Office today.
They got pleasant smile, but there
was not much doing in the coal line.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
eastern BANKERS
COMING q Visit
M,v.I. PROPERTY.
Business Men of City and
Clarksburg Will Meet
Them.
WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY
Visit is Preliminary to
Floating of Bond
Issue.
WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY

Much importance is attached to the
visit OF a dozen or more capitalists
who will be in Fairmont, Clarksburg
and Parkersburg next Tuesday and
Wednesday for the purpose OF inspect
ing the property Of the Monongaheia
Valley Traction company preparatory
to floating a loan of five and hall
millions Of dollars.
The huge loan will mean much to
Fairmont and all OF the Monolgahela
Valley because OF the stupendous pro.
Jects that the Monongahela Vale
Traction company has undertake.
These include: The completion &
the big power plant at Rivesville; tn
Lynn gas producer gas plant; the 20
dltion 10 the Hutchinson power plant;
the development OF several gas wells
and the building of eight miles OF six
inch pipe lines in the Logansville dis
trict.
The party Of bankers will arrive in
FaIFmont ever the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad at 1908 on Tuesday morning,
and the party will include financiers
from New York. Baltimore and Wash
ington, d. C., and II will number be-
tween twelve and fifteen. The visi-
tors will represent the National City
Corporation and other big financial In.
situations Of New York city. Sprigg
d. Camden, chairman Of the Finance
committee OF the Monongahela Valley
Traction company interests, and James
o. Watson. president OF the company,
viii be In charge.
The plans for the trip consist Of the
following itinerary:
Tuesday. July 3O-Arrlve in Fair.
mont at l0:0S; inspection Of offices in
the Watson building; visit TO the
Owens bottle plant and Monongah glass
works; leave court house at 1880
O'Clock for Country club. where lunch.
con will be served at p. m; leave
Country club at $3.50 p. m; arrive al
Clarksburg at 4:3O. where q meeting
will be held at which the members OF
the Clarksburg Chamber Of Commerce,
the Clarksburg Business Mems asso-
citation and the Ciarksburg Board OF
Trade will be invited to attend; leave
Clarksburg at $50 p. m. for Parkers.
burg.
Wednesday. July S1-The day will
be spent in inspecting the NJ. V. T.
company's interests in Parkersburg
and Marietta, o.
At the luncheon to be held at the
Country club. this city. effort is being
made 10 secure adequate accommoda-
ton for the members OF the FairmOnt
Rotary club. the Fairmont Business
Mems association and the Fairmont
Chamber OF Commerce. The idea OF
those IN charge is to have the Fair
mont public to meet the delegation OF
bankers.
With the five and half million dol
lar loan which the Monongahela Val.
ley Traction company is contemplat.
ing floating 1t proposes to spend three
millions OF dollars to pay of notes
and two and a half millions Of dollars
for new Developments. the biggest one
OF which OF course is the big power
plant at Rivesville.
The lines Of the Monongahela Val.
ley Traction company total 1927
miles by actual measurement. but this
does not include the Bingamon branch
or the Norwood loop which began oper-
alton today. With these lines the az.
EresEte VIII probably be more than
100 miles Of track.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
COMMITTEES COT DOWN TO WORK
TODAY At MINERS CONVENTION
District Secretary Mooney
Reached Here This Morn
ing and Gave Talk.

The United Mine Workers conven'
ton which is being held in this city
convened again at Q o'clock this morn
ing in the Willard hall with fine rep
resentation of the various locals In
this region. At 1880 o'clock the dele
gates adjourned for lunch to assemble
gain this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The principal address Of the morn
ng was made by Fred Mooney, secre-
ary of the Seventeenth district OF U:!-
ed Mine Workers who made his first
ppearance this morning.
The real work Of the convention to.
lay is going on in the meetings Of the
.arious committees which are in con-
inuous session.
Yesterdays Speakers.
Mother" Jones was the principal
Deaker at the scale convention yes
erday. speaking both in the mornint
nd in the afternoon. She started
speaking at the very start Of the con
yention when il was thought the pro-
ceedings would be delayed by the fact
that the official stenographer from In
Annapolis had not arrived. She was
in the midst OF her speech when this
lady came in. Mother" Jones stopped
at once, observing:
"Tll quit. You have heard enough
OF me-"
But the convention ruled otherwise
and she spoke at length in the morn
ing and again in the afternoon. keep.
ing at 1t during hard storm late in
the afternoon Mother" Jones said
the northern West Virginia miners
might not hear her again for some
time as she was leaving for Illinois
to attend a big Mooney meeting there
with other engagements in the future.
Other speakers at the opening days
session we're:
p. F. Gaithens, international board
member for District No. II. pointed
out that the miners in the Fairmont
field had benefited in part years from
the efforts made in union fields, citing
the Washington advances as an in
stance. He appealed TO the delegates
to stand for a closed shop contract and
to elect representative OF the differ
ent branches OF the legislature who
would give labor square deal. He
also pleaded that the men demand I'M
ion goods.
Sam Ballentyne. international board
member from Iowa, who acted rs
chairman OF the resolution committee.
ade an address In which he praised
the splendid work OF President Keeney
and the organizers and congratulated
The miners on what had alreay been
accomplished. He advised sober con-
sideration of every matter which was
TO come up and urged each man to see
20 il that he represented the interests
Of the union he represented.
David Fowler. an organizer who is
a member OF the legislature in Penn.
sylvania, made a plea for an industrial
army and the rehabilitation and reed.
ucation OF its members Just as is
planned for the military. Mr.. Fowler
is a student Of compensation laws and
argues that proper laws in various
states would increase safety In the in
dgs;rie
SEINE Convention Notes.
Jack is a duh boy with all work and
no play. so the long sessions Of the
first day of the scale convention Al
CONTINUED on page eight
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
OBy Associated Pressl

LONDON. July 26.-On all sides
Of the German salient the allies
are reported today to be eontinu.
ing to make progress except on
the heights behind Scissors. The
Germans resistance to the French
pressure has been very determined
in this latter sector. The advan.
eeS reported elsewhere are for
the most part slight.
On the other side OF the salient
just to the west Of Rhsims the
allies lost the town Of Merry and
Hill 2o+ to . German counter at
tack that retained erlony and the
greater part Of the line there
abouts looking toward Fishes.
The allies IN this sector hold
Maffaux, DoullIy, o.. guphraIse
and courtoN Wood.s Between the
oeequo and Chateau ThIerFy the
Franeo-Amerlean line now shows
an advance b. END the line 81 .
week ago Of from six % eight
miles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
}. r. PHELPS TO HELP.

J. r. Phelps of this city has been
appointed to represent Fairomtn labor
on the beard TO carry out the dlstrl
button OF labor as outlined by the GOV
eument. Mr.. Phelps has been active
ly engaged in labor problems as see
rotary OF the Carpenters local number
l9R
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
Fined for SueCding
With Automobile

Adni.t.in: TINT he had operated an
e1taninliie in excess OF The rate OF
speed permitted under the state law.
Harry SoEtSaiGan. o. this city. was
lined 81 en- oos.S were imposed up.
on him By Jur,,cs Conway this after.
Eoor. Tie accused wa represented
Ny Aiinrr9y .'anes a. Meredith and
the state b. P-osecuting Attorney
Walter 2. hsrs:-.y
The charge @as bropgh; following
collision II vhici lIcln.zelman's M
TO ana Q car Gnven 10y Paul Flen!nc.
OF his city. nad figured on the Coun
Try Club road last week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
Mrs. Phoebe Dixon
Dies at JakeS Run

Mrs. Phoebe Dixon. aged 20 years.
died suddenly last evening at five
O'Clock at the home Of her son.in-law.
Richard Jones on Jakes Run. Mrs.
Dixon was a widow and resided with
he. daughter, having come here sever.
al years ago from Niagara Falls.
> The funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon AZ two O'Clock from Eddy's
chepel ana i-terment viii be made
there BY Undertaken A. w. Musgravc.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
Allied Artillery Smelling Every Path
and Road Leading Out Of Salient
Where TeutOns Met Defeat
THEY ARE MAKING STUBBORN Fight
This Morning the Buren, Of Defense Fell Upon Machine
Gunners and Artillery and Their Infantry Was
Making Its Way Out

the German position IL under lombard
ment night and day, either from the
allies artillery or aeroplanes. Il Il
only with the greatest difficulty, and
with heavy sacrifices, that the enemy
is able to hold on within this area.
All the while his men are suffering
terrible privaiions owing to the M.
certainty of obtaining supplies.
In consequence Of the allies con.
manding virtually every road and
every path the fatigued German units
cannot be relieved even when theg
are Screly tired.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
Miners Pledge
Loyal Support
President

The following telegram was sent
to President Wilson on the unani-
nous vote Of the convention:
FAIRMONT, W. VA.
July rs, 1918.
Hon. Woodrow Wilson,
President Of the United States,
Washington, d. C.
Delegates OF the convention OF
he United Mine Workers Of Ameri-
ca Of the FairmOnt field Of West
Virginia now assembled. pledge our
loyalty and support to our govern.
ment In this world crisis and ex.
press confidence in you. our Presi-
dent, in the stand you have taken
TO make the world safe for democ
racy and we appreciate the recog.
lition you have given to labor and
rust you will have strength to
bear up under the great burdens
Of war.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
WIRES CAUSED Fmk

The Central FIRE station late ~.
terday afternoon received ca. n
come to the Dexter resldenee q .N|
Carleton street. wher electrical H'|.'
had baused a hre. No damage lpsN''
ed.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
AISNE-MARNE FRONT. July 26, 5 q.
m.-(By Associated Press.) - The
Franco-American push north Of Cha
teau Thierry has resolved itself into
a battle Of the woods which abound In
his region. -.-.-.--f
The Germans are fighting 4 rear
guard action with their artillery and
machine guns, retiring gradually BE-
fore the allied forces. The German m
iantry is not in evidence.
The indications early today were
hat the enemy was making prepare
lion for further withdrawal. He had
been struggling to hold the northern
half OF the forest Of Fere and OF Ris.
hut the allies are making progress In
he work Of ousting him from the re-
:nainder Of these woods.
The allies moved their heaviest ar
:illery early today and were throwing
shells into the German lines as far as
Satonay Give and q half miles north
east OF Oulchy Ia Chateau), and be-
y0nd Fere-en-cardenois 1.-TWO miles
southeast Of SatOnay).
The districts TO the south were also
being peppered by allied shells.
The Germans have been using much
blue cross" or sneeze gas but inef'
iectively.
The German machine gunners and
artillery are desperately contendins
for every inch Of ground before giving
Il up.
Ills morning the battle was still In
progress.