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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22

One satisfaction for the thirsty
these warm days Is the fact that the
druggists have reduced the price OF
soft drinks and Ice cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Neal and
Miss Blanche Burnett have arrived
home from camping trip to Low
man.
Friday, w. r. Baird and family,
Mrs. j. Al. Williams and daughters
Rosetta and Gertrude, Mr.. and Mrs
j. III. Watts of Boise, and J. NJ. Tip
tom and family of Namra. motored
to Arrowrock dam.
Thieves operating in the McDer-
mott community Sunday night, took
two wheels and other articles from a
car belonging TO r. Duncan, and a
tire, two tubes and some tools from
the car OF Arthur Powell
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Jackson enter
tanned Monday evening at their home
east of Meridian In honor OF Mrs
Nusbaum, 1t being her 81'st birthday.
Four daughters, and two sons, and
their families, and several guests,
were present.
Meridian has had touch OF real
hot weather this week and Tuesday
and Tuesday night registered the
hottest of the season with the Their
mometer around the 1913 point A
breeze came up Wednesday, and the
terrific heat Is moderated somewhat
Clyde Ball writes the Times that he
has arranged another match with
Soto Mynishii, the featherweight Jul
jitsu champion of the world. who he
defeated few weeks ago, at KEN
merer, Wyo. Clyde Is 18 pounds
heavier than the jap.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Baird entertained at q lawn party
over fifty people from Nampa and
Boise In honor OF Mrs ] A. Williams
and daughters Rosella and Gertrude.
who are visiting the Bairds They
are from Pittsburg, Pa.
Glen Albert Potter. son OF Ralph
and Bessie Potter, died at the home
of his grandparent, Charles Morford,
Monday morning, age weeks, and
days. The funeral took place Tues
day afternoon at o'clock, Rev. CA.
Quinn officiating, and burial was in
Morris Hill cemetery.
Married--Mr. A. p. Ledbetter, and
Mrs. Matte Cunningham proprietor
of the Meridian hoteD were united in
holy matrimony at 1850 O'Clock We'd
nesday, Rev. Francis l.. Cook, pastor
OF the Church of Christ, spoke the
words necessary to unite them for
life. They intend to make Meridian
their home, and now. as neighbors,
We wish them all the joy possible.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
MERIDIAN CEMETERY rs
NOW PLACE OF BEAUTY

AT the cooked food sale Saturday
at two OF the Meridian stores, total
Of $125 was raised for the benefit Of
the Meridian cemetery fund. The pro-
ceeds will go to pay the caretaker's
salary. In his connection 1t might be
we'll to mention the current remark
heard in town that 1.-THE Meridian
cemetery is In the best shape it has
ever been.' The grass is growing
nicely, all over the grounds, and the
trees and shrubs are kept trimmed,
and there are no weeds to mar the
beauty of the place. The officers of
the cemetery association, and those
who have given time and money to
improve the Meridian cemetery, are
certainly entitled to the thanks of
our people.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
HAVE YOU ANY WARM
CLOTHING YOU DON'T NEED?


Exploration Of attics and closets
have started with The people of Meri-
dian and vicinity, the purpose being
to secure clothing for the Near East
relief committee. Ada county has
been asked to help in the rescue and
construction work throughout Asia,
and to give cast-off clothing and
shoes for the needy, almost naked
orphans and destitute men and wom-
en- OF Armenia and Bible lands.
Mrs. j. A. Fenton has been select
ed by Miss H. May Fowler, director
OF this work at Boise, to have charge
or the Meridian collection, and WIS.
Matter has kindly consented for the
use of his store building as a depos-
TORY for the articles. Mrs. Fenton
says II is expected to conclude the
collection by next Thursday. July %.
when the clothing will be boxed and
shipped Coats, sweaters, blankets,
skirts, gloves, boots and shoes, in
fact any warm clothing, is needed.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
, APPLE CROP SELLING
FOR $40 A TON

Practically all of the apple crop of
this year in the Meridian country has
been sold at $40 ton. One grower
says that the crop may be very con-
seryatiyely estimated at three tons
to the acre and at this price and yield
lit means that the growers will realize
"a gross revenue from their crop of
not less than $135 per acre and many
of them will realize more, as it is un-
derstood that some have contracted
their crops at $50 a ton.
With a steady income from the
dairy industry, which the vast mai
.ority of the farmers combine with
their agricultural operations, extra
good times are coming to the farmers
and correspondfngly good business
for the merchants. R. Stotts, in
Capital News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
MERIDIAN BOY PROMISES
TO LEAVE EVIL ASSOCIATES

Ralph Ball. who was in the probate
court at Boise for theft from Mer-
idian grocery store, has been re-
leased upon the promise that he will
change his habits, and go to work.
He was given Jail sentence but this
Is suspended for the time being. Ball
was given some good advice by the
district court judge and told that he
has been spending too much time
around the pool hall. You are not
sent to the penitentiary, but are
given a chance to make something of
yourself. THE conditions under which
he is released mean that he must not
visit pool hall, must obey the law,
pay the merchant the SIG he stole,
and give his grandmother all he can
save of his wages.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
FORMER MERIDIAN RES
IDENT is IN TROUBLE

A warrant was sworn out Wednes-
day for the arrest of Walter w. Lind
say, Boise auto dealer, for obtaining
money under false pretenses. He I'M
lawfully obtained about $500 from
A. j. Wiley, business partner, and
then skipped to California. He also
borrowed $3.50 from his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Stella Balderston, former
state librarian. Lindsay was for a
brief time teacher in the Meridian
schools. He here met Miss Stella Bal
dertson whom he afterwards married.
He had fairly good reputation at
that time, but has lately been living
fast life. The wife is suing for di-
yorce, and the officers are trying to
find Lindsay.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
A Pleasant Surprise Party.

A party of neighbors and friends
surprised Mr.. Earl Leach at his home
west of town Wednesday evening,
July goth. The occasion was Mr.
Leach's faith birthday. He was
presented with an eversharp pencil,
and other gifts. The evening was
spent in playing games and refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served. Those in attendance were:
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Carver, Mrs.
Lulu Pearce, Mr.. and Mrs. P. |. Rus
sell and son Ralph, Mrs. See and
children of Elko, Nevada, Mr.. Calnon
Mr.and Mrs c. E. Calnon and child
rem of Boise, Mr.. Atchison and son
Glenn, MIR. and Mrs. Leach and child
rem, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Deid-
iker and family.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
ANNOUNCER

There has been no time In the
past and We are going TO make an
effort 10 ace that there will be no
time III the future that you cannot
get Champion Mower and Binder
repairs al the Meridian hardware
x Implement Co. Come and see
US for All your hardware wants.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids win be received up to
Friday. July 20. 1891. at IL O'Clock
noon, for the construction OF one
room school building. practically a
duplicate OF the present one-story
building.
Bids to be left at my Office or malt
ed 10 me.
Board reserves the right to reject
any ar all bids.
II r. NEAL. Clerk,
Rural High School. No Ada Co
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22

The Meridian Times job depart
nent viii print butter wrappers, with
yaur name and address. az $3.50 for
the first hundred, and SOC for each
additional hundred VIII print on
short notice Only the best quality
or pure white paper Is used and non
poisonous butter wrapper Ink.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
FE0wss Thia p

w'n offer $1,000 for any case Of catarrh
that cannot be cured hy HAIlSS.
C.ATAhhtEI MEDICINE
HALLS CATAHRH MEDICINE IL TAI.
en- internally and acts through the Esesa
on th9 Mucous Surfaces Of the System
sold by druggists for over forty years
Price &c. Testimonials free,
]. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
Amt. sent Ia
ICE CREAM SATURDAY NIGHT

The Loyal Daughters of the M. e.
church will hold an ice cream social
at the corner opposite the Meridian
State bank Saturday evening, of this
week. from 8 to $50 o'clock. Pro-
ceeds for the Armenian fund. Ev-
eryone invited, ......t
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
MOST EVERYONE HAS
4-r LEFT MERIDIAN!

1t is easier to give the names of
those who are not away on a vacation
these days than to tell of all who
have taken the trusty auto, with grub
box EN- everything, and hied away to
the tall pines. w-e~-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
MERIDIAN TOLL BUSI-
NESS REACHES LARGE FIGURE

Manager Homer Tolleth of the Mer-
idian Independent Telephone Com
pany, says that besides the local
business of the telephone company,
the out-of-town toll line calls
amounts to good figure each month.
Part of this goes to pay the war tax.
The totals for the past six months, is
as follows;
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
Church of Christ.

Next Lords day services will be
held as usual. Bible school at 10 am.
Church at IL and 5. Sermons by the
pastor.
Junior Gle at 3 pm; Y.P.S.C.E. at
z pm.
Rev, Cook will preach at Kuna at
8 p, m.
All are invited.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
FOR SALE. Best lots ID Merida,

RVh TAf4bs---ssest sDtN M McFiuian
Secure 4 nice building lot In the best
part of town, where the good houses
are building On aud near the state
highway
Your own terms OF payment
Liberty Bonds Taken at Far 49,
FRANK N0URsE.
Phone 2l50 ] Boise
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
NAslPA ELEVATOR 40.
FOR GRINDING AND CLEANING

We are fitted for grinding and
cleaning seed OF all kinds. We have
installed two large machines one
for Wild oats and one for seeds.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-07-22
OREGON SHORT LINE RAILWAY

A1hiN VI AlAiih papNllH MbFluihu All
time scheduled Il Pacific time, Ex
ample: u o'clock noon Pacific tims
Il ] o'clock .. m Mountain time
Boise 10 Nampa.
Time OF Passing Meridian
Me- ITO Vii is am connect No. is
eastbonnd and No ia westbound
~ Nampa.
No III .2s am Pony to Hunting
ton
No 1T4 1912 am, connect with No
easfbeund ~ Nampa.
No. l7e-li.Sf am connection No
4S Nestbonnd VI Nampa
No HIS 20S pm connect No. ~
Westbound at Nanpa
NO. $50 % pm connect No. ~
eastbound At Nampa.
Nampa 10 Boise.
Time III passing Meridian:
No, 17i-~2.b7 am, connection from
No. III Vest and No is eastbeund.
No, l3S---a 81 am, Pony from Hunt
ington.
No. 175~-tI 33 am, connection from
No. 4 eastbound.
No, IT. al pm, connect from
No, 20 Westbound.
No. lTs-3,42 pm. Connection from
No. / = westbound.
No. iSi--6.bs pm. connection from
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
Endowed Public Schools.

n OWN in little old New Orleans, family
- two brothers and their sister-has just given
$4,000 to build and endow vocational training
school for that city as a part of the public school
system. This is not unique gift for Southern
Cities though almost unknown in the North. There
are public schools in Galveston and elsewhere, built
by private citizens.
What better anyone possibly find for
his surplus money? There is nothing else which so
widely distributes its benefits and city seems
able of itself, to build enough schools. modern in
design and equipment, to provide for its school
population. There could be no finer memorial of a
truly democratic public spirit, than public school
which serves ALL with ample Fairgrounds for the
children and located in any city section.
1t is strange indeed that men will endow COL
eges, galleries, orchestras, hospitals, libraries,
all excellent, but all equally obligation of tax
payers, while overlooking the fundamental of them
ALL 1t is in the public schools that that appreciation
must be built up, which makes all these other agen-
cies of value. Without proper training and proper
advantages in the grade schools, music, art litera-
ture have but minimum of value.
One of the greatest if indeed not the greatest,
obligations of the graded public schools is to de-
velop appreciation, the ability to enjoy to under
stand, to reap the best from these higher advan-
tages which appeal to and make controlling what
is best in and women There are endowed
orchestras, but not phonograph in many
schools; art galleries, with ugliness the rule to
schools; libraries with schools still using "The Boy
Stood on the Burning Deck" an example of the
best in poetry.
If the McColgan family, of New Orleans could
have many imtators throughout all the States, if
wealth could realize this opportunity to give the
best the world affords to the most, our cities would
not have haf-time school hours, diapidated school
buildings, ugly school surroundings and children
would not, with exceptions "hate school"
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
Wages and Prosperity.

he wage question is the very heart OF the
unemployment question. Approaching the prob
lem from any other angle is futile and fatuous
If all labor in our industries, organized and
unorganized, were to meet at once IN confer
ence to discuss ways and means OF revitaizing
business and should recommend and agree to an
immediate return all along the line to practically
is certainty that industry from one end OF
this country to the other, would at once bound
into tidal wave of activity. And coineident
with this activity would come splendid ma
tionwide prosperity.
# HIS, of course, is the dctum of the New York
i Herald 1t is corking good economic ar
gument for slavery. The lower wage men will take,
the harder they work, the they produce at the
minimum wage of bare necessities, the less is the
production cost. IT. then, capital would but forego
all profits and live the scale with labor,
the United States could control the markets of
the world
There would then come "a splendid nation
wide prosperity" But for whom? The New York
Herald is supporter OF a protective tariff. The
only excuse for this is to enable American industry
to pay what is known American wage" By
this wage American labor is supposed to be able to
live a scale of comfort to support family,
to educate the children and enough for old age,
have system of old age pensions In
other words protective tariff is based upon so
raising the purchasing power of the workers as to
provide such volume Of domestic trade and con-
sumption nearly possible independent Of for
eign trade, either export import.
What the New York proponent advocates
would put labor back at a scale far below comfort
far below scale relative to the cost of living below
that OF comfort and with a purchasing power
which would necessitate someone else buying what
they produced. They would have to produce for
export, which is the minor decidedly minor factor
Of American prosperity. So far for the bulk of
American labor, wages have gone down faster than
has the cost of living. For some reason this holds
far above the 1913 level, to which it is proposed
labor shall go at a jump and trust to luck.
Labor has plenty OF mistakes chargeable to it,
but capital has not made all the sacrifices. Neither
help to iron out the present difficulties by
the idle at any wage. There is offer at any
wage scale made to the jobess. Industry has not
announced that it is ready to produce at any wage
scale United States Steel has materially cut wages
but has not opened its furnaces and mills
1t is generally recognized now that there
two fundamental elements in fair wage-cost of
living and quantity production But the New York
Herald has overlooked the real fundamental of the
present situation, which is not wages, but markets
Stagnation in industry is primarily due to world
wide financial collapse, unstable credits and
paucity of purchasing power. While international
finance is finding its feet, problem the
country with an abundant surplus Of all necessities
and 1000 idle at least most OF them willing to
work. is moral and social we'll economic.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
Sees No Need for X. X. X.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In the Open Court column of Sep
tembcr % there appeared an arti-
Gle signed "A Virginian," request
ing answers to his article. 1t is
plain to see that the "Virginian' is
his name. Why?
He states that il was the ku
kluN Khan that built up the South
after the civil war. After the civil
war there may have been some eX-
cuse for tolerating an organization
such as the ku KluX Klan. The
country, especially the South. was
in a state of frightful disruption.
as usually follows a long and dis
astrous war. There were Northern
carpetbaS Sgers overrunning the
South; they did assault defenseless
women and carried out acts of
lawlessness. There were no police.
no National Guard, nothing except
for gentlement to band together t.
protect their home and family. But
haven't things changed?
Tho South today is far ahead of
the South after the civil war. The
South today has numerous police.
sheriffs, constables and courts of
justice. Each State has its National
Guard. each county its sheriff. and
each city its police force. There is
not the disruption that followed the
civil war. The South of today is
prosperous and should be peaceful.
and there should be no place for
an organization that takes the law
out of the hands of the people and
into its own hands.
One of the defenders of the Ku
Klux Klan said: To-day are GER
tain of our officers of the law, who
are engaged in bootlegging and
other crimes. afraid that the khan
may discover them and bring them
to justice" 1t seems that in a free
country, where the people have the
right to vote, of electing their own
officers and of having their own
choice, they should at least have
the right to demand the resignation
of officers who fail to perform their
duties or who may break the law.
An officer is not above the law, and
if he Is accused Of breaking il he
should be properly punished. IL the
people build up their community il
should be their privilege to take
out all of the weak stones they
pay have put in, and not the priv
heges of unlawful organization.
There is no no greater advocate
for White Supremacy" than /, but
the negro is here and. 1t seems. TO
stay. There is no way of exter-
minating them. except by a whole
sale slaughter. The negro is here
and here to stay: why not help him
up instead of trodding on him? The
negro in the South is forging rapid
ly ahead. some of them ahead Of the
white people.
HENRY ]. KLINGE..
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
VOteless Washington.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald:

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
o, say, can you see. Mr.. Francis
Scott Key
Who wrote that grand song called
The Star-Spangled Ban
While our country is free. yet in
the D. c.
Disfranchised we are in an out
rageous manner?
All taxes we pay, more than some
States today,
But no vote we have. and in Con-
gress no say;
'Tis wrongful distinction-no
wonder we rave
In this land of the free and this
home of the brave.
Shall Liberty pose and remain in a
On top of the shrine OF American
freedom.
While here at her home, and be-
meath that great dome,
Her people remain in political
serfdom?
No! right must be right! sure as
day follows night,
And freedom wen have II we keep
up the fight
And the Star-Spangled Banner can
truthfully wave
"O'er the land OF the free and the
home of the brave"
o, surely they will pass the House
Burroughs bill,
To let us elect men to Congress
to serve us;
Let us get back of II, with Amer,-
can grit,
And don't let the slackers and
weakened unnerve us;
Demand it we must. for our cause
it is just,
And this be our motto: "we'n get
there or bust"
And the Star-Spangled Banner shall
equally wave,
"O'er the land of the free and the
home of the brave"
JOHN CLAGETT PROCTOR
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
NEWS OF SOCIAL
LIFE OF LYNCHBURG

LYNCHBCRG, Va, Oct. Miss
Jean Alexander, who has been on a
Western Chautsuqua Circuit, is here
for visit with her mother, Mrs.
r. NJ. Hughes.
Miss Hennie Cheatwood and Mrs.
W. J. u. Bell are at Allegheny
Springs for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. woodson ex-
pect to go to New York next week
for a visit.
Mrs. Powell Clayton, Of Washing
ton. visited in Lynchburg during the
week.
Mrs George Seidenspinner and chill
dren. of Branchville, Nd. are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. A. Sattler.
Mrs. NJ. P. Coleman returned from
an extended visit to Roanoke and
Bedford.
Mrs. ]. c. Logwood. OF Bedford,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs
George w. Sheldon. here.
Mrs. A. l.. Crank has been called
to Alexandria. owing to the illness OF
her daughter. Mrs. r. l.. Craig.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. A. Sattler have
as tnelr guest, MISS Lena barRnau'
sen, of Washington.
Mrs A. w. Talley. formerly oi
Lynchburg. and now OF New York
returned here and expects to spend
the winter in Lynchburg.
Miss Sue Pearson. OF Lafayette
Ala. has been visiting Mrs. T. G
Offterdinger.
Mrs. s. d. Dickenson. Of Marion. IA
the guest OF her daughter, Mrs. G. d
Urquhart.
Mrs. Ella Brown. of Newark. n. J.
is visiting Mrs. c. w. Butterworth
Mrs. Snead and baby have gone Il
Shanghai. China. to Join Lieut.
George NJ. Snead. of this city. whit
Is attached to the u. s. 8. Whining
ton as paymaster. Lieut.. Snead ex'
poets TO be located in Shanghai fol-
an extended duty,
Mrs. Stella DuPriest Camden ha,
gone to Cornell University. 70 re
sunns teaching.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
Against Present Ku Klux.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
In answer to THE virginian."
who so gloriously defended the Ku
Klux Klan, I want to say that l
differ with his opinions.
When The Virginian" referred to
the Ku XIX Klan of the civil war
he forgot the khan of yesterday and
today are different in every way.
The khan of the civil war were men
of great honor who fought only to
protect themselves from the in
vasion of the carpetbaggers, as
the government could not help
them. They wished only to scare
the negroes into submission by
working on their superstition but
did not do any bodily injury. They
were in IT for no profit and did not
try to cause race hatred.
] believe the American govern
ment is strong enough to see that
law and order are kept without the
aid of secret organizations.
H. @.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-02
WANTS INTERNATIONAL POLICE.
tor, The Washington Herald: !:

timely publication of the OF fourteen governors
favor of the limitation Of happily phased by Col.
ohers), vastly interesting but my
from satisfactory.
Obviously enough the Of
ary the reduction OF armamens 1t all depends the
necessarily
of readily with
popoonaly reduced The reduction of
merely economical 1t cheaper facilitate the beginning
Of Besides, sir, the next be great
(Note the explosion in Germany
The only solution world police which each nation
should contribute due The freedom the and
the safety each contribuoy nation should be by
and world police has already estab
shed itself spite all prudices and povinciasm The
of the the Rhine and the
Washington conference sanction and establish
practical basis.
police
the OF the thing whether alliance league
understanding ROBERT THOMSON.