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Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
WASHINGTON.

The nomination of George w. T..
Hunt, former governor of Arizona, to
be American minister to Siam, which
has been held up pending inquiry by
| the foreign relations committee, has
been confirmed by the Senate.
The House adopted a resolution au-
thorizing the treasury to buy federal
land bank bonds, issued against loans
approved before last March l. Efforts
| to extend the measure to cover loans
feated, 148 to 121.
Members of the Tobacco Merchants
Association of the United States, in
convention at Washington, were as
sured by President Charles Eisenlohr,
Philadelphia, that there was no basis
| for fear that use of tobacco would be
prohibited.
In an effort to prepare for a recess
or adjournment of Congress by June
s. the Senate will meet an hour earlier
daily hereafter.
The Supreme Court has decided that
telegraph companies cannot be held
liable for the full amount of losses
caused by delays in delivering tele.
grams.
President Wilson has signed bills
providing for an examination and re-
port on the conditions and possible ir-
rigatiOn developments of the Imperial
valley in California, for enlargement
of the boundaries of the Oregon ma
tional forest and for disposition of pub
lie lands withdrawn and improved un-
der the provisions of the reclamation
laws and which no longer are needed
for reclamation purposes.
A committee appointed by the So
cialist party called on Secretary Baker
to present a memorial asking for the
release Of conscientious objectors still
held In prison. Secretary Baker told
the Socialist delegation that there are
not now and have not been any polit-
ical prisoners in the army prisons, and
none are in custody whose conscien-
tious objections to war were based on
religious grounds.
The House bill authorizing the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to purchase
$26,000,000 additional of farm land
bank bonds has been passed by the
Senate.
Exports for April decreased $685..
100000, while imports fell off $30,000,-
600, as compared with the trade fig
ures of March, it has been announced
by the Department of Commerce.
I. Sambola Jones, American minis
ter to Honduras, has resigned his posi-
ana his resignation has been accepted,
the State Department announced. His
successor has not been selected.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
GENERAL.

GEN EhAL.
Thirty-five states will elect govern
ors next fall at the time when the
President and vice president are chOs-
en-. Thirty-two United States senators,
to take office March 4, 1921, also are
to be elected
Levi p. Morton, vice president Of
the United States under Ppesident Har-
rison, left an estate of $10000,000. He
died from bronchial pneumonia on the
Goth anniversary of his birth at Pough-
keepsie, N. Y.
Three men were killed and Sisters
vile, w. Va, was rocked by an explo-
sion of 100 quarts of nitroglycerine at
the plant of the Young Torpedo Com
pany. The cause of the explosion has
not been determined.
The election of officers of the gem
eral society for Daughters of the Rev
Olution for the ensuing year marked
the close of its convention at Boston.
Mrs. Sue G. Wolbert of Philadelphia
was chosen president-general.
Six bandits shot up the main street
of Delta, Ohio, seriously wounded
James Warner, baker, invaded the
Peoples Savings bank and escaped
with $12, 600 in.cash and Liberty bonds.
TOwnspeople scurried for shelter sas
the bandits sped thru the main street
in touring car, shooting in all djrec.
tiOns.
The American Legion has inaugu-
rated a campaign for the re-adoption
of approximately 5000 of the more
than 3,700 fatherless French children
whom the American expeditionary
force cared for during the war. 1t was
said that only about 700 of the chill
dren have been able TO live without
outside assistance since the A. E. F.
ceased to provide for them.
Luxury buying in New York is now
going on at the rate of $1,200,00OOO0 a
year, judged by the amount of luxury
aggregating $10,500,000 a month
which are being collected by William
H. Edwards, United States collector of
internal revenue for Manhattan.
The Illinois Agricultural Association,
which is the farm bureau OF that state,
has active committees on legislation,
finance, grain marketing, rock phos-
phate, limestone, produce marketing.
livestock, roads and darying. The an
nual budget to carry on this work IL
$3.50 900.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Millions of Tiny Germs
Cause Your Catarrh

sprays and douches.
S. S. S. will cleanse your blood
of the cause of Catarrh, and give
real relief. It has been in con-
slant use for more than fifty
years, and is sold by all druggists
Buy bottle of S. S. S. today and
lose no further time in getting on
the right treatment.
Valuable advice regarding your
case will be furnished free. Ad-
dress Medical Adviser, 103 Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta, Ga.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
CAUGHT FROM THE NETWORK OF
WIRES ROUND ABOUT
THE WORLD.
DURING THE PAST WEEK
RECORD OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
CONDENSED FOR BUSY
PEOPLE.
WESTERN.

WESTERN.
The Bank of Ranger, Texas, with a
capital of $4,000, has closed its doors.
Declining deposits and failure to re-
alize on loans were given as the cause
by bank officials.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
State Bank at Colon, Neb., stole about
| $4,000 of the banks cash, robbed pri-
vate deposit boxes of an unestimated
amount and escaped.
Fifty families were rescued by po-
licemen and firemen in boats at Oma-
ha when the breaking of levy in
North Omaha, due 10 the rise of the
Missouri river, flooded that district.
Four carloads Of sugar. alleged to
have been held on sidetrack since
April IL for speculation, have been
seized at Wellington and Emporia.
Kan, by a deputy United States mar
shal.
Lumber dealers at Waco, Texas, an
nOunced reduction of $40 to $50 per
thousand feet in the price of lumber.
No reason was assigned for the slump
and dealers profess no knowledge as
TO further or general declines.
A nationwide campaign against the
use of tobacco was advocated by Mrs
Stella B. Irvine, president Of the w.
c. T. U. of southern California, at
that organizations thirty-eighth an
ual convention at Long Beach, Calf.
Brig. Gen. Frank Taylor, United
States army, retired, veteran of the
Civil, Indian and Spanish-American
wars, died suddenly at the home Of his
daughter in Seattle, Wash. He was
born IS years ago in Calais, France, o.
English parents.
Lack of enthusiasm of the San Fran
cisco public over 75-cent hair-cutS
prompted number of the leading ton
sorial establishments at San Francisco
to announce the 50-cent limit woulo
be maintained, despite previous pub
lcation of the higher tariff.
AS the result OF reported depres-
sion in the price paid the producer for
beef cattle, the members of the Cali
fornia Cattlemen's Association were
advised by their officers at San Fran
cisco to keep the cattle out of the state
markets as long as possible. The cat
tlemen were also urged to ship them
to Montana in the event that such Il
measure produces a feed shortage.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Hoardina and Wasting.

Great as is the sin to hoard treas
ure, 1t is no greater than to squander
them. Waste brings woe. 1t is of the
essence of well-doing to "economize."
Unfaithfulness stands as its own wit
ness against man. The Lord intrusts
us with this worlds goods that his
cause may not suffer. = Reformed
Church Messenger.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

.ou Az dPPoIiN anu
had fainting spells.
! suffered for two
or three years be-
fore l began taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e ge ia BILE Com
pound and the Liver
Pills which l saw ad-
n tised in the
papers and in your
little books. / took
about twelve bottles
of unlIr VoUotahla
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

The housewife smiles with satisfac-
tion as she looks at the basket of
clear, white clothes and thanks Red
Cross Bag Blue. At grocers, &c.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
The Way of II.

$50 your husband absents himself
for weeks at a time. Well, you must
be patient with his shortcomings"
$50 l am, but not with his long
goings."
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
Real Relief Comes Only by
Cleansing the Blood of the
Germs.

You must realize that your blood
Is loaded down with catarrh
germs, and these germs must be
removed from your blood before
you can expect real, rational relief
from the disease. And Of course,
you know that you cannot reach
these germs in your blood with
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

For the man who can pay for It with
honestly acquired coin the best is not
too good.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
His Job.

His Job.
Belle-Do yOn know what make
up man does on newspaper?
Nell suppose he puts the pieces
In that tell you how tn get good
cOmDleXion.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
FOREIGN.

A copy of the extremely rare two
oence stamp of Mauritius, issue of
lS47, was sold for 100000 francs at the
sale of collection in the Hotel
;rouOt, in Paris.
Frank A. Vanderlip of New York
and his party We're guests at luncheon
N the Shibai imperial palace at To-
kio. Prince Fushimi, lord keeper of
he privy seal, acting as host
The first woman elected to office in
ressful Christian Nationalist candi-
late for the national assembly from
he first district of Budapest
Odessa is still claimed by the Rus
sian Bolshevists and rumOrs of Its cap
uIre by Ukrainian force have not been
supported by subsequent messages. AL
led commissioners are without Off
cial information.
Greek and Turkish troops have
clashed about twenty-five miles east of
Smyrna, where the Turks are taking
the offensive and are apparently mass
ing reinforcements preparatory to fur
ther advances against the Greeks.
The carrying out of $50 death SEN
tences pronounced by the cOurts-mar-
tal in the Ruhr district in Berlin has
been postponed by President Ebert's
order, according to official announce
ment The sentences probably will be
revised.
The Bolshevists have launched an
attack on the northern front between
The River Dvina and BOrisOff and the
der ground in the face of superior
forces, says an official communication
issued at Warsaw.
ToreadOr JOselito Elgallo was killed
at Place de Talavera when Dispatch
ing his fifth bull at Madrid. He be-
lOnged to famous bull-fighting fam
lily, his father being banderillerO,
while his older brother, Rafael, also
is bull fighter.
The council of the League of Nations
has sent a message to President Will
son requesting him to convoke the
League of Nations next November at
Brussels. 1t is pointed out that Gen
eva is not ready to receive the assem-
bly,
Wireless telephone communication
over a distance of 500 miles with ap-
paratus of a strength of only three
kilowatts has been achieved by Will
lam Marconi, the Italian inventor, he
at Rome upon his return
from a cruise in the Atlantic and Med
iterranean on the yacht Electra.
A lump of pure gold weighing just
over twelve pounds, one of the largest
nuggets ever found, has been discoy-
cred in the Kilo state mines in the
northeastern district of the Belgian
Congo, according TO the African
World. 1t is now in the possession of
the London branch of the Banque du
Congo Beige and will be sold on behalf
of the Belgian government.
With view to insurlng against un-
pleasant incidents on the occasion of
the evacuation of Frankfort, says a
dispatch from that city, the French
are demanding the following hostages;
President COssman, the head of the To-
cal government; Chief Burg0master
Voight; Police President Ehrler;
Chairman Of the City Council Hopf;
Alderman Rumpf and Councillor Lion,
and are also demanding guarantee Of
100000 marks.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
At the Circus.

"I call your woman stars feat tre-
mendous." NATURALLY; she comes
from Chicago"
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
No vaciIIation There

80, WObbler is dead?"
YES, and it's the first time he ever
arrived at a definite conclusion"
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
FAINT TING AND
DIZZY SPELLS
The Cause of such Symptoms
and Remedy Told in This
Letter.

Syracuse, N. y" When I COM
menced the Change of Life was poorly,
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

If you want your wife to do a thing
just tell her you won't permit it.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28
lmportant to Mothers

If man has long head and a
strong arm he ought to make good
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

He is a wise weather prophet who
knows when to borrow an umbrella.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

W. N. u, DENVER, NO. 22--192o.
Taiban Valley news., 1920-05-28

Hunt, former governor of Arizona, to
be American minister to Siam, which
has been held up pending inquiry by
the foreign relations committee, has
been confirmed by the Senate.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12
FARMERS TO HOLD INSTITUTE
AT NAAIPA TOMORROW

There viii be farmers institute
and debating contest at the high
school auditorium in Nampa to-mor-
row. Saturday, Nov. 18th. This was
adyrtised for last October but was
postponed The commodity supplies
Of the United States in 1920 have
been produced at a loss to the pro-
ducr which has developed critical
situation in this country which must
find an immediate remedy in order to
avoid general bankruptcy and demon
alization. The purpose OF the insti-
tute is 10 discuss the situation and
try 10 suggest remedy. The plan IL
20 combine 70 eliminate speculation,
stabilize production and control dis
trfbution.
Prominent on the program Will be
talks by II. E. Hyslop, Col. Il @ Davis,
DIR John Pipher, w w Bates. David
Burrell, Nick Yost. Hugh Sproat, Ut.
Fisher, w II McCluskey. II G Nor
ris. Plan to attend.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12
FIRST NUMBER OF LYCEUM
COURSE MONDAY NIGHT


Next Monday evening, November
18th. treat is promised the people
OF Meridian In the person Of Maude
Willis, Reproducer OF Great Plays. /"
This talented lady GENES under the
auspices Of the Meridian lyceum and
the attraction will be the first OF the
seasons entertainments. The MEAL
listers. billed here q few weeks ago,
was late In arriving for their Merid-
ian date and the Ellison White people
and the Meridian lyceum committee
have decided not TO count the Meal
lister dare as one OF the series. This
is in effect will mean that the enter
tainment next Monday will start the
season and this should be satisfae
tory TO everybody.
Maude Willis ii recognized by the
lyceum as one of the foremost read
ers In great rank OF artists In Mer-
idian Monday night she will present
either the Fortune Hunter" or The
Witching Hour
Come ont and hear treat. LII you
have not yet purchased your seasons
lycenm ticket do so Monday night and
take advantage OF the low rate Sim
gle admissions can also be purchased
by anyone.
Remember the place, Meridian high
school auditorium, 8 D. m.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12
SPECIAL RED CROSS SUNDAY
SCHEDULED MERE IN NOVEMBER

Arrangements are being made here
according to information from division
headquarters of the Red Cross. for
the observance locally of "Red Cross
Roll Call Sunday" in November Gen.
orally throughout the nation day
has been set aside in honor Of the
organization, with special seryices In
sunday Schools and young peoples
meetings as well as special sermons
According to plans considerable
time at these special services is 10 he
devoted to discussion OF peace.tims
activities of the Red Cross, Including
somewhat detailed information regard.
ing future work which has been plan.
ned. No subscriptions will be asked
unless special arrangements should
be made by officers of the local chan.
ter.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12
DISASTER RELIEF PROVES
BEST NATIONAL INSURANCE

When the man on the street is ask
ed for his annual Red Cross dues of
81 during Roll Cali week, November
IL to 25, he will know that half Of
that dollar stays In his own communi-
ty. II he has done an average amount
of Red Cross reading he will know
that small slice out of the other. 30
cents ia appropriated to disaster re.
lief" ..
But unless he is one of the excep-
tionally few he will not know what
disaster relief has meant to the
world during the life of the American
Red Cross, nor will he realize what
small slices of dollars will do If there
are enough of them.
In the Northwestern Division, time
after time the relief organization has
met its crisis and has stood the test.
Twice in Oregon in December of 1919
at Mosier when fire left families
destitute and again when the Marsh.
field chapter cared for survivors and
recovered bodies Of the dead from the
wrecked schooner "Chanslor'' - the
test was met. In 1920 came the land.
slide at Juneau, Alaska, and the hotel
fire at klamath Falls. Oregon. More
people learned that disaster relief
means things in the lives of men.
In the SO years since Its incorpora-
tion up to June of 1919, the American
Red Cross had participated In $50 dis,
aster relief expeditions. 1t directed
the expenditure OF approximately $12,.
100000. Before the organization had
attained its present large membership
funds often were raised through POP.
ular subscription for such large dis
asters as the Mississippi floods and
cyclones OF 1882 and 1888, the Texas
famine, the Armenian massacres of
1898 and 1894, the Martinique volcano
eruption and many others.
A list OF all the Red Cross relief
work in times OF fire, flood and famine
would take pages. Long before the
organization under the stress of war
and wars results had grown into the
lives Of millions, disaster relief was
ope of its foremost activities. The
Congressional Charter under which
the Red Cross has operated since 1905
sets forth as one of the chief purposes
OF the organization: Ito continue and
carry on q system Of relief
and to apply the same In mitigating
the sufferings, caused by pestilence.
famine, fires, floods and other great
national calamities."
And now, with Its wonderful organ.
ization Of chapters, branches and aux.
iiiaries reaching to the farthermost
parts OF the nation, Its members in,
structed and ready for action when
the occasion arises, Red Cross dis.
aster relief has become accident In.
sursncs for the world.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12
Idaho Wins Over Utah

Idaha's victory over Utah in the
Varsity game yesterday tAsmissics
nay was Q to nothing Though de,
cisiye L lacked much 81 being easy.
The teams were SO evenly matched
thai neither OF them scored until tho
third quarter when Idaho kicked goal
from the field. The next mark scor-
ed was when Idaho made touch
down and followed that with an easy
goal kick
The crowd WAS immense about
10000 people the spirit fine and
the playing clean The Breashears
brothers had many admitting friends
in the grand stand and on the side
lines Caldwell. their home town. was
well represented
Rah FOR the i 81
The Utah team lost recently 10 Ne
yada and the wagers we're that Idaho
wcald win. Idaho's men averaged
about l73 pounds. and Umh's We're
lighter
OF the Idaho team, Irving did the
punting. and the other members OF
The Idaho squad are; The Breshears
brothers OF Caldwell., ] Brown, Per-
rine, Neal I.lastino tcaptainj Thrown,
Glindeman, Evans, and Whitcomb.
These are all University Of Idaho
students.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12

The state game warden says the
pheasant shooting season will close
next Monday. the 18th.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12
HEALTH CENTERS AID
ALL COMMUNITY LIFE
Home Service Work Broadens
to Include Civilian
Families. W.
nv DIR. ]. n. CREIGHTON
Manager Northwestern Division
American Red Cross

An integral part OF the great health
program of the American Red Cross,
undertaken after the suspension or
many OF the war activities OF the or.
ganizatlon, is the establishment OF
Health Centers--which now are being
installed In many communities
throughout the northwest. II 10 a
movement OF compelling interest to
the citizens Of this part OF the country
The health center as organized by
the Red Cross Is proving the greatest
preventive medicine known, as we'll as
protection OF great value In times of
widespread Illness or epidemic. From
health centsrs radiate all kinds Of
healthful influences from the giving
Of proper advice and the furnishing of
competent nursing, medical and sur
Eical aid, to the Inauguration Of many
forms Of beneficial exercises such as
community singing, athletics and out.
door games. From health centers go
the visiting nurses There are held
the teaching classes for home nursing,
children's clinics and proper welfare
work.
The Red Cross says that no longer
shall durable physical deformities
curse the lives of our children. It
believes the time ia past when tuber-
eulosis should be allowed without
hindrance to fasten itself upon the
tender bodies of our little ones. 1t
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12

Red Cross first aid activities
in the Northwest division this
year have been chiefly devoted
to water first aid" instruction
and organization. Several units
OF swimmers have been organ
ICED and trained in communities
on the sound and western rivers,
and rescues have already result
ed from the Red Cross work.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12

The ingenuity of members ~ ,ha
junior Red Cross at Boise, Idaho, has
developed q custom which their eldsrs
are beginning to copy. For patients
N the public health service hospitals
VINO 40 not like to read serial maya.
1,ne stories week by week, they are
ulpping current serials and binding
sne'n, mus providing after publication
LAS psen completed, novels for the
treatment. e0sl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-12

believes that through health centers
established in every considerable
community throughout the United
States, health can be safeguarded and
therefrom greater happiness be
brought to our people.
Ignorance of diseases, ignorance as
to what are the best means to pursue
in combating them, ignorance as to
the standing and competency of Ger.
tain medical men--these today are
responsible for vast number OF
deaths In the world. Quacks prey
upon our people with their glazing
and lying advertisements and in hun.
dreds of thousands of cases indiyid.
uals absolutely deceived by their pre-.
tensions pass beyond the days when
their infirmities might be cured. For
these parils the Red Cross health
center forms safeguard.
The health centers being established
become the peoples clubs, with mem.
beyships designed to reach vast mum.
bers OF the population since member.
ship costs but VI year--the annual
Red Cross dues.
Another phase OF the peace. time pro.
gram of the organization which rapid
~ 10 becoming OF paramount value I'm
the northwest Is comprised In the
Home Service activities. Destined
originally for the benefit solely of
disabled service men and their fam.
lilies, 1t has grown to occupy a far
broader field Red Cross welfare
workers look TO the interests OF for.
mer soldiers and sailors In hospitals
and schools; maintain personal con.
tact with the disabled who are al
home, Home Service forms the con.
meeting INK between the disabled man
In hospital or school and his family.
But Home Service has grown be.
sond this. In nearly 40 of the lO6
chapters of the Northwestern Division
experienced social workers are EN-.
ployed. and the service is being ex.
tended to civilian families. In some
chapters information stations for the
benefit OF the general public have
been established. In Raymond,
Washington, the Home Service depart.
ment maintains an office close 10 the
railway stations and hotels where anv
day may be seen the visitor inQuirIna
for the residence OF friend, or the
genial travelling man asking the loca.
tion OF the business house upon which
he wants TO call
Social Service extends down through
the chapters TO the branches and aux.
iliaries. Several Northwestern chan.
tiers have branches which maintain
local Home Service operatives, their
activities being financed through
small revolving funds from the chan,
ter treasures.
Fifty cents OF every dollar of mem,
bership fees stays in the community
In which 1t has been contributed. /,
10 that fifty cents which aids In this
important Home Service development