The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-02-15
In THE GEM STATE

More than 1875 pupils In the Filler
school have begun to save for Uncle
Sam through thrift stamp books.
The schools Of Soda Springs are be-
Ing run on a six-day schedule. Ninety
per cent Of the patrons voted In favor
Of the plan.
School Is being held Saturdays al
Hazelton, that the spring closing may
be early enough for the Older boys to
help put in crops.
s. J, Hindman Of Boise, for three
years chief clerk In the state highway
| department, has been named private
secretary TO Senator John r. Nugent
The records of the Canyon county
local exemption board show that there
were but six alien enemies of draft
age in the county last June, when reg
istrations were made.
A carload of yearllng elk from Card
ner Wyo, were received at Pocatello
last week for turning out on the game
| preserve near Pocatello. There were
| twenty-five animals in the lot
William Gilman was adjudged in
|
| state institution at Blackfoot, follow
Ing violent attack that he made upon
members of his family at Boise.
Senator y. A. Cummings of Bannock
county comes forth with the startling
proposal that in The event the special
session of the legislature is called all
members donate their services for the
emergency session.
More farm loans were paid. back to
the state In 1917 than were made, ac-
cordlng to a statement on securities in
the several endowment funds filed By
John W. Egleson, state treasurer, with
Governor Alexander
Congressman Smith and French have
assurances from Director of Railroads
McAdoo that refrigerator cars will be
supplied for shipment of potatoes from
eastern Idaho, of which it is estimated
there are about 1000 carloads
Refrigerator cars will be sent to
Idaho ut an early date to move pota-
toes and apples out of this state, ac-
cordlng to a promise given the state
farm markets bureau by Herbert
Hoover, national food administrator.
Because of a shortage in good wheat,
oats, barley and corn in Ada county,
o. p. Hendershot secretary Of the in
creased production committee, Is urg-
| ing the farmers in this section of the
state to purchase their seed ut once.
A meeting was held at Filler last
week at which Messrs. Jones and
Brock, representing the food admin
! lstration and the department of agri-
culture, took up with the farmers the
need for planting an increased acreage
| of sugar beets.
Bonneville county's smileage book
| campaign was closed in less than one
hour, though week had been given in
| which to dispose of the books. High
! school boys were lined UP and the city
| divided into districts and whirlwind
ampaign made.
The state land board has fixed the
| 1918 maintenance charges on the King
Hill project at 81 an acre. A like
charge was made last year. The land
board acted in the matter because the
| federal government has not taken the
project over yet.
| Men of military age who have mar
| ried in good faith since war was de-
| clared are to be exempted from service
| with the cOlors in the event they put
| forth a dependency claim, according to
a ruling given Adjutant General Moody
| by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
"When the nation is at war, no mans
| time Is his own. 1t belongs to the gov
eminent" With this statement the
| Idaho state council of defense has APP
pealed to the people of the state to
see that the loafers and idlers, rich as
| well as poor, be put to some useful
employment.
RAY A. Elliott and Joe Il. Elliott
brothers, who live on Big creek, thirty
miles below Edwardsburg, We're in Cas-
cade last week to be examined for the
draft. They started from their home
ON the 25th of January and Travelled
on snowshoes for six days, coming by
the way of Warren.
A civil process cannot issue against
any man now in the service of the fed
eral government, Attorney General
Walters advised the state land board
when il discussed means of foreclos-
ing n mortgage held by the state as
security for a loan made to an Adams
county citizen who is now In the army.
Members of the Boise city exemption
board have been confirmed In their
opinion that the capital city will not
have to supply any soldiers on the next
all, ON account OF the number of vol
unteers with which Boise viii be cred
tied.
q. o. Broxon, manager of the states
insurance fund provided for IN the
. workmen's compensation act, ha;
| asked the state land board to sell hin
$4,000 worth of farm mortgages. H'
: explained in letter to the board thai
, since the law compelled him 10 inves
the funds at his command, he wanted
. idaho securities,
Chairman Pomeroy of the Poentell,
exemption board has given out lis
, OF several hundred reglstrnts, who's