Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, February 8, 1918, Page 1

iy, VOLUME 26, NUMBER 6. COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1918. $1.50 PER YEAR. CREDIT LIMITED TO THIRTY DAYS Food Dealers Adopt Reso- lutions. _At a meeting held at Grange- ville Tuesday night, Idaho county merchants and food dealers re- solved to goon a cash basis, in accordance with the request of the U.S. Food Administration. Every town in the county was represented at the meeting. Those who attended from Cot- tonwood were P. A. Gaul, Tom Parker, A. O. Martin, John Meyer and J. F. Jenny. A.J. Huffman, the Greencreek merchant, was al- so present. A.S. Wright of Grangeville is county president, and he appoint- ed a vice-president for every town in the county having more than one merchant or food dealer. P. A. Gaul was appointed for Cot- tonwood. The fact that the meeting last- ed nearly all night is proof that it required a lot of time and ora- tory to thresh out the following resolutions which were passed: Pursuant to a call by the coun- ty chairman of the food adminis- tration, Victor Peterson of Idaho county, to consider the cash and carry plan as outlined by U.S. Food Administrator, R. F. Bick- nell of Idaho. The dealers in food commodities from the various towns of Idaho county in conven- tion assembled. Be it resolved: That we discontinue all solicit- ing for food commodities from the consumer. That free deliver- ies of food commodities be reduc- ed to one delivery a day and that all accounts exceeding the amount of $10 be settled by cash or note every thirty days. This resolution to take effect on March Ist. Set- tiements to be made not later than the 10th of each following month. The meeting was called by Vic- tor Peterson, county chairman of the food administration asa re- sult of a joint conference between the members of the state council of defense headed by Dr. E. A. Bryan and members of the state executive committee of the U.S. Food Administration of Idaho, with R. F. Bicknell food adminis- trator. The object of the government in approving the cash and carry system is to promote economy of labor and thrift in the community. We, the retailers of Idaho coun- ty, kindly request the co-operation of the entire community to assist us in carrying out our efforts to co-operate with the government during the present crisis. eating Ses Both of our banks have just re- ceived a supply of income tax re- ports for individual use. The law requires that these reports must be filled out before March 1st. The necessary advice in making out these reports will be given by the bankers. dollars of resources member banks and cure its protection lar you deposit with COTTONW: Patriotism and Business >< Every good citizen at this time should do his share toward strengthening the Fed- eral Reserve Banking System which our Government has created with its billion You can contribute directly to the strength of this system, and at the same time se- money with us, since part of every dol- the new system, where it is always ready for you when wanted. ion for prompt action. FIRST NATIONAL BANK MEMBER " RAL RESERVE _ Parker Store to be Moved. Parker & Parker, the merchants, have secured a lease on the large store building belonging to Sam Goldstone and which has just been vacated by the mercantile the Cottonwood Mercantile Co. The Parker stock of goods will be moved into the new quarters between now and the first of March, when the stock will be largely increased to meet the de-| mands of their rapidly growing) The object in making this move! is to be in the center of the busi-| ness district. For the present their own ,building, now used for their store, will remain vacant. paket Oot Iiie The Anton Reidhaar Case. their stock of goods recently to| | American mothers at present. SOLDIERS WELL “GUARDED AT SEA firm of Goldstone, Nash & Creel-| Our Government Takes no man, who sold the remainder of, Chances With Pre- cious Lives. Herman Whitaker, the great | war correspondent, explains how learefully our soldier boys are Ganda | guarded while crossing the ocean. In a recent article one of our women writers put a question that is foremost in the minds of all In substance it ran: “We mothers are willing to give our sons to our country, but we are not willing was placed under $10,000 bonds) spent several days in jail before bonds were furnished, is now at) his home awaiting further action | by the federal authorities. He and his father made a trip to Lew- iston the first of the week to con- sult with- Federal District Attor-| ney O’Neil, and while there he and found fit for army service. quests the Chronicle to say that} the boy was not arrested, as men-| tioned last week by several county papers. He says that his son vol- untarily presented himself at so. say that bonds would have been| furnished ‘promptly at the time of! and this cannot be done on a diet that he would be held in jail un- til bonds were furnished. The German-American, and says he was born in Switzerland and his wife in Wisconsin. peal gat spare and will drop “gym” at Firemen’s hall at 3 o’clock next Sunday you will see more fun than you can shake a two of our well known local glad- iators, who are down on the pro- | gram as “Kaiser” and “King.” | It will open your eyes when you) see who they are and what they) be a 10 round whirlwind set-to with the gloves by Johnny Nash and Tom Randall—light-weight champions of the world. Nine cars of hogs and cattle were shipped out from here Tues- coma. Of this shipment, Goffe Eckert sold 19 head of extra good beef cattle to Johnny Bear. to stand back of its all their depositors. by depositing your us goes directly into This is a suggest- OOD, IDAHO Anton Reidhaar, who last week | that they should be offered up, | useless sacrifices, on the altars of by U.S. Com. Garets for failing) inefficiency. We want to know! to register for the draft, and who | that they will be properly safe-| sured that her boy will be exposed |guarded by land and sea. Are|to no more than the usual risks of the transports which are to take them to France to. be properly convoyed? Will their comfort and health be conserved during transit and upon their arrival? was also examined by physicians Ate our military operations to be Miva jconducted with wisdom and fore-| Jacob Reidhaar, his father, re-| sight to prevent unnecessary loss} of life?” These questions are legitimate and should be answered. It is just as necessary to, maintain a Grangeville when notified to do|high morale among the folks at) Also the father and son both | home as with our soldiers abroad examination had they understood |°f doubts and misconceptions. It is almost unnecessary to state that all transports are convoyed. father also objects to being called | But the meticulous care which is patch and voyaging, is less known and very remarkable. Till the order comes to embark, the transport knows his course till after his ship leaves the. dock. stick at—or a barrel of monkeys, | Even then it is subject to change The main feature of the “show” | by wireless, and though the ves- will be a wrestling bout between sel be in mid-ocean, safe from |officers and the honors for the | espionage, neither passengers nor | crew know anything of the course, rate of sailing or date of arrival. So you may rest assured, good look like when stripped for action. | mothers of the fine lads who may | Among the preliminaries will! pe at this moment on the ocean, 2 ;your government is taking no |chances with their lives. | When convoyed by destroyers The “show” will be free and transports are not in any case in| /ar song, was never omitted, ladies and all are invited. | pease ssh much danger. Your destroyer is las deadly a terror to a submarine ‘asa cat is toa mouse. A “depth between 30and 100 feet is still |more effective. | Should a “sub” escape both shots and mines, it is still far |from being out of danger. Seven- | ty miles is about its cruising limit | under water. | Thereafter it must come up | again like a winded diver to start |the Diesel engines and recharge | its batteries. Called in by wire- | less from all around, in the mean- | time, its enemies swoop down up- on it. It must dive again and lagain; become a hunted thing ‘that can only be saved by night. This being the case, whenever a “sub” comes up for a “look-see” and spies transports under con-' top of the trenches, they will have! voy of destroyers, it submerges as quickly as it may and scuttles like a seared crab from the dan- | gerous vicinity. Night, which thus sometimes the friend of the transports. Through its dark shrouds they safely plow their way. With cus- cautions mentioned above, news| | tomary thoroughness, the British was received last night that early Admiralty has ascertained the, Wednesday morning the British | distances at which various types transport Tuscania, carrying 2179) | of light ean be seen at night. matches were being struck in rear, ,for one mile and 200 middle of the night, sends an electric beam through the port- | hole clear to the horizon. Any one of these would be suf- ficient to establish the position of a ship fora waiting “sub.” Ac- cordingly, when dusk falls over the wide: waters, portholes and ventilators are screwed down and double blinded; lights are doused; no one may speak on deck. A single light astern gives the vessel’s position to those that fol- j low. But this is hooded so that it can only be seen from the rear. he ship would be miles away be- fore a waiting submarine could pick up the beam. Thus, in total darkness, without sound, the con- voy pursues its way in safety over the dark face of the waters. Rough weather also helps, for the divers cannot operate with any hope Of success in a heavy sea. As stormy weather is likely to be the rule during the winter months when our heaviest troop movements will be in course, the most anxious mother may rest as- the sea. ° His safety thus assured, next comes his well-being. He has, of course, received his shots in the arm for typhoid and smallpox, the scourges of ancient armies, | before he leaves the training camp and thereafter he is under con- stant medical supervision. Now, how about food? Well, let us_ take a sample} |breakfast that I helped the en-| listed men on our ship to demol- ish one morning. Cereal and cow’s milk, broiled sausage, ham} or bacon, bread, butter and jam, all of the best quality and no limit but the appetite—there’s jnothing the matter with that:| Lunches and dinners were equal- |ly good and no_ two served alike’ | After the ports were closed at} night and thick darkness settled how exercised, both in their dis-| outside the ship, the men played) and sang and danced till the bugle sounded “‘taps.”” Shower baths and daily drills | helped out the good food in | : k Doings at the “Gym” Sunday the military commandant is not| ing the men fit and fine and i If you have a few minutes to aware when his troops will leave. ing that would tend to keep them into the|I doubt whether the captain of happy was left to chance. | A physical instructor arranged |sports and pastimes, wrestling, | boxing, tugs-of-war, in which the gener strove to carry off the} LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST Condensed for the Benefit of Chronicle Readers. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Bailey Williams on Feb. 4th, a daughter. Roy Romig and Ed Wiley, stock- men from the Boles country, were in town yesterday. Steve Trautman of Greencreek left yesterday on a brief business trip to Pendleton. Thos. and S. A. Hazen of Keu- terville went to Lewiston to- day on business. John Meyer and family and J. F. Jenny were- Lewiston visitors yesterday and today. A fine little baby girl, weight 64 pounds, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bieren on Feb. 3. Wm. Von Tersch of Ferdinand brought in a load of “mighty fine” porkers Monday for shipment next day. Her many friends are pleased to see Miss Totsie Schober able to be out again, after her long sick- ness this winter. Jack McClennan, the Joseph Plains sawmill man, left yester- day morning for a visit with rela- tives and friends at Bovill, Latah county. Don't forget the card party in the I. O. O. F. hall next Monday night—and that the ladies are asked to each bring along 8 nice, juicy sandwiches. Raymond Robertson, one of the prosperous young farmers of Greencreek, is hauling lumber and other material for a fine new resi- dence on his farm, The Dr. Orr residence is being made to look new again by the application of a new coat of paint, ere ealciming, etc., with Will elsey “officiating.” Better commence getting ready now to see “Neptune’s Daugh- ter’—the great moving picture show—at the Orpheum on the night of Feb. 22, for benefit of money prizes contributed by the| the Red Cross. companies or services to which | they belonged. | Cards, checkers and chess help- | ed to fill in, and never an hour of | the day but half a company could be seen, heads together in ap- roved minstrel their songs that ranged from rag- C.E. Van Osdal, for the past year shop foreman at the Cotton- wood garage, expects to leave with his family next week for Spokane, where he has accepted a similar style, intoning| position in the Floyd Logan gar- age. A Spokane man will take time ditties to ultra-sentimental | 4. yan Osdal’s place here. |ballads. Be sure that “Kaiser | Bill,” sung to the tune of a popu- | This little sketch of our “Sam- |mies’” at sea would not be com- plete without some mention of their mental attitude toward this day for Spokane, Seattle and Ta-| mine” timed to explode anywhere new business of war upon which they are embarked. | The Cottonwood people who put on the home talent play at Winona Saturday night for the benefit of the Red Cross, are loud in their praise of the hospitable accorded them by the Winona eople. The entertainment was Pp Next to the spirit of the moth-|a decided success in every respect, ers Who have given them to their country, comes that of the sons. |'They do not feel that they are | being offered up as sacrifices upon the altars of liberty. Far from it. | Their feeling is that of being en- | gaged in a great adventure in sup- | port of a righteous cause into far countries where strange sights are to be seen. ' | Having seen with my own eyes |Iean say: Your sons are being} jand will be carried in safety across the Atlantic. Every pro- vision has and is being made for their health and comfort. | You can rest assured that they jare not to be used as experiments while their officers learn the trade. | When they go into and over the | behind them all the wisdom and | knowledge of war gained by our allies during the last three years at such a tremendous cost in lives. ; saves a hard pressed diver, is also| Transport 2 is Torpedoed Notwithstanding all the pre- | American soldiers, was tot I give it on the authority of a'and sunk off the Irish coast. skeptical skipper, who was made | Nearly all of the boys were res-| |to pace off the distance while cued by British war ships which were convoying the transport, but that their flare can be seen for it is thought 100 or more of them ‘nearly three miles. The glow of perished. These troops were near-| a cigarette when inhaled shows ly all national guardsmen from} A | Michigan and Wisconsin. There |sleeper who turns on the electric; may have been a few from Camp \switch to look at his watch in the! Lewis. and netted $49—surely a splendid showing for such a small town. you as a depositor of | | | ee ee | M. M. Belknap, treatment and liberal patronage, SECURITY that cannot be questioned, lo- cation that is convenient, a courtesy and ac- commodation that is uniform, are all afforded German State Bank CAPITAL and SURPLUS $30,000 0:80 a _ E. M. Ehrhardt, President H. C. Matthiesen, Cashier A big two-fisted boy was born Feb. 7th to Mr. and Mrs. Andy Rustemeyer at the Wimer farm north of town. W. E. Bryant, a farmer east of town, received a registered Poland China sow from a noted hog farm at Metamora, Ohio, this week, ._|_ Jake Welte has purchased the — Riley Rice farm of 320 acres, lo- cated five miles northeast of town, the price being $95 per acre. A crop of 150 acres of winter sown wheat is included in the deal, _E. E. Crandall of Spokane, spe- cial agent of the Pacific Tele- phone and Telegraph Co., visited the Idaho county towns this week on his regular quarterly rounds in the interests of the company. A Red Cross benefit which is attracting much attention is a piano recital by. members of Miss Porter’s Music Club, which. will be given in the I, 0. O. F. Friday evening, Feb. 15. The admission will be 35 and 25c. Program will be printed next week. Postmaster Nash during the last week oy ayy the following per- sons under the law requiring un- naturalized Germans to register: Carl and Joseph Shurra, Louis Un- recht, Max Haider, Michael Wir- rer, Otto Streicheir and Mike Geis. The time for registration expires tomorrow evening. Will Build New Elevator. A very enthusiastic meeting of | the stockholders of the Farmers Union Warehouse Co, was held here Saturday for the purpose of discussing the advisability of en- larging their elevator capacity, in order to be able to handle the ex- pected heavy grain crop. The sentiment was unanimous in fa- season to hold something like 125,000 bushels’ more than the prac capacity and work will egin on the new structure as soon as possible this Spring. : pa cae Basketball Saturday Night. The Ilo basketball team will play their return me here in the I. 0.0. F. hall tomorrow night. The last game was rated as the best ever played in Cotton- wood, so don’t fail to see this one. Admission 25c. Don’t fail to dance next Tuesday night. pie The sale of livestock conduct- ed by Auctioneer Harry C. Cranke at Lewiston Saturday was largely attended and the prices paid were entirely satisfactory. he total receipts of the sale were about A pas A petition bearing the names of 217 citizens was presented to the Grangeville council night, asking for the removal of Van V. Robertson, chief of police. Backers of the petition charge that liquor has been sold in Grangeville recently and that mi- nors were permitted to frequent poolrooms. Vice-President vor of building an addition this — take in the basketball club’s jazz . Tuesday |