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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15
Our CALIFORNIA TRIP.

San Pedro harbor is fine and pro-
tected by a monster breakwater that
reaches a mile out into the ocean.
holding back its mighty plash from
spelling the beauty. safety and use
fulness of the harbor. We saw the
gunboat Wisconsin and the large liners
Yale and Harvard. which ply between
New York and San Francisco.
We paid a visit TO an old friend. y.
5. Loreg, formerly of Nebraska. who
now lives in Tustin. and during our
stay there visited Santa Ana, Orange.
and other towns in Orange county.
Orange county is near the banner
county of the tate, I think. and the
towns are up to date and the land is
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15
INDEX TO WV ADvERTIsEMENTs.

In order that its readers may profit
as much as possible from the sdyer-
that is carried in is pages. the
Press viii publish every issue an in
dex Of where the best money values
are 70 be found in American Fails.
War time prices are prevailing FL many
stores where the careful buyer will
be able 70 provision himself at a mini
mum cost. Il will pay you to watch
he index carefully.
Riverside Mercantile Co.. page 9.
Falls Pharmacy. Page 9.
HOwland's. page 2.
Bradsha VS.. page 3.
The Fall Creek. page 4
Widsteen Jewelry Co. page 9
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15
MAX LINDER, NEW FUNNY MAN.
CONES TO AUDITORIUM

Charlie Chaplin is known to every
movie patron in America and is con
sidered %pre-eminent among moving
picture actors. But ne is now sharing
a0nors with a nea screen star in the
person Of Max Liuder who is coming
to the Auditorium Thursday. May H..
IN a funny film entitled Max Comes
Across
Real lp-to-the-m.nute comedy is
Linders forte. His pictures are now
being Pun 10 many Of the largest and
best play houses in the United States.
AT unusually heavy expense. Manager
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15


q Ferltaole garden. We sent up on
lemon Heights, circling around q big
nil or elevation 0 whose top we
col4d sec miles and miles Of orange
ana lemon groves one vast field yell
10" win me golden fruit On our re-
urn Trip Ne passed through Hughes
a pil'@te garh Aspt up Oy mem
Dei9 ~ tHs -aMlls' mere sa" nov
els ~ PERCUSSION ana sucn lovely land
Scape gardening lhey say mat the
JAMS eo1H't ialF round ana PARK
are scafce.y e1ce4led IN the state.
"aInut' lemon ana orange groves are
%" aiOHs an me ROADS 2 reach a.
lar d. you can see.
We made a trip By auto to Laguna
beach, which gave us o second view
Of the cea The town extends along
the shore Of the ocean for quite a
distance, and is located on q high bank
so they have no fear Of the tide OF
nigh water. Il sill make q farOrite
resort in time. and If the stakes Of the
survey is any indication 0f the size
Of the place to be, it Ni.l be some
size. We passed On this trip the san
Nauken-Fremont rance. coded b. the
Mexican government. now owned by
Juan Irvine containing 100000 acres.
covering lsX2u miles Of territory.
one thousand acres IS leased FOR
ten years for $500 per acre per year.
They lease tracts 70 farmers who raise
lima beans. paying one fourth Of the
crop for rental Tls farmers can con-
tract frl. rrnr rrm e. r.~ .1rt- 80 rl|
pounds The whole 81 the cultivated
land Is planted in barley beans and
fruits ana gardens The otaer land
Is pssrred ~ hundreds ri aead 81
stock.
After our re-.rn from ORANGE conn
Il TO Los Angeles We made 3 visit
70 Pasadena to see The CTS and some
old Nebraska friends. Pasadena Is a
city 81 rich homes and grand hotels
Hotels Raymond. Green. Maryland and
e"7 s4a-uTa nave ever seen. Iney
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Now comes the BARRIERS with the am
AOducenent tnat a haircut and shave
sill cost sixty cents. And when you
pay 10 cents for d shine the sinner
with a far away look Informs you that
he has a new rate card and shines
have scared 10 l. cents. No one
knows who first raised the price but
each informs you that he has TO keep
up 10 the pace set. AT the same time
we learn that Shinola is still selling
at 10 cents and that there are rumors
of a shaveteria. A shaveteria is a
one man barber shop operated after
the plan OF a cafeteria or ~groceteria.
The proprietor keeps a stock of
s~harpened razors and equipment and
lets his patrons shave themselves for
10 cents. In this way he cuts down
expense and overhead and helps to
solve the problem of the high cost
of shaving. No solution of the hair
cutting problem has been reached
other than mothers shears and a soup
bowl.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

S. D. Taylor, former state auditor.
was a business visitor to American
Falls Saturday, and was driven out
into the dry farm district to see where
our million bushels of wheat come
from. He was much surprised and
greatly impressed by his observations.
Mr.. Taylor is the only Republican who
was ever honored by a Democratic
legislature body by having an office
created especially for him. BY rea-
son of the inexperience and incom-
potency of some of the senate N
ployes last winter. the records of the
senate became so hopelessly entangl-
ed as to threaten the validity of the
legislation enacted. Mr.. Taylor was
called in. a special position created.
and for almost two months he was
engaged in unsnarling the records. and
in keeping them in shape. Hardly had
the session begun before the senate
realized that it had made serious
blunders in selecting its employees for
the more responsible positions. 1t cost
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

County Agent Kjosness talked to
the pupils ol Tie schools, Monday
afternoon, on the growing of potatoes
and garden vegetables.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Civil service examination for a po-
sition in American Falls post office
will be held June 9Th instead OF May
% as first announced.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Miss Florence Barber left for Twin
Falls Saturday morning for a weeks
visit with friends.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

County Agent Kjosness conducted a
mixing bee at the Cedar Ridge school
house Monday night.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

James R. Bowen left for Twin Falls
the last of the week on a business
trip. He made the trip in his car.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

he state hundreds Of dollars to
traightsn out the senate records.
TAKEN UP One black heifer calf,
about one year old, no horns. two
"hite spots on belly owner may
recover same BY paying for Keep
ard This advertisement. John Deeg.
Jr., American Falls. 5-15-29
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

John Hood OF the Golden Rule Mer-
camille company of POcatellO was in
town Saturday on business.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Major Conan of the medical corps OF
the Idaho National guard was in town
Saturday and Sunday TO inoculate the
local troops against typhoid fever and
smallpox.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

The Syringa club will hold the last
meeting Of the year Friday with Mrs.
r. Z. Austin. Officers will be elect
ed for the coming year and a large
attendance is requested.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15
People and Events.

Miss Louise O'Keefe spent Sunday
in Pocatello and McCammon.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

A. NJ. Ley left in his car for Caldwell,
yesterday OF a two weeks business
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

F. W. Ertle has purchased a new
Case Cloyerleaf and is taking a weeks
lay off to put it in cunning order.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Superintendent and Mrs. Walter
Siders OF Pocatello, motored down
Sunday to visit relatives. Mr.. slders
said il was his first visit mere Tor a
year and a half. and he could see
many Improvements.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

The eighth grade students in the
city schools finished their final state
examinations Friday.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Jack Booth has resigned his posi-
ton IS travelling guard ct the state
penitentiary. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Franklin is nc longer on The state
payroll, either.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Jack Booth has resigned his posi-
ton rs travelling guard ct the state
penitentiary. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Franklin is no longer on the state
payroll, either.
J.. ]. Peacock, who was in town
Saturday. says his spring wheat is
looking better than his fall seeding,
and he is expecting a good yield. His
spring grain was seeded on fall plow-
ing.
Captain ]. ". Pollock arrived in
American Falls the last o. the week
to spend the summer He passed the
winter a, Hot Springs, South Dakota,
and is much pleased with that noted
resort.
Charles E. Elmer, assistant secre-
tary of the Republican state central
committee, was an American Falls
visitor Friday. He will probably en-
sage in the real estate business at Pc
catello.
Frank Kluck will seed a little patch
OF b~uckwheat as an experiment. Mr..
Kluck is doing some valuable work
for the farmers of the county by dem
onstrating what varieties of grains
are the hardest and best yielders.
Ground was broken Saturday for the
B41tist church. A new location has
been secured, on the corner of Chest
nut avenue and Third street, along
side the st. John residence. The To-
cation originally chosen was a block
north of the new site. Anderson &
Co. have the contract for the building.
County Superintendent Wilson visit
ed the schools in districts 9, II and
is Monday, and reports things moving
along nicely. The teachers are Misses
Skartvedt, White and Woodson. Mrs.
Wilson expects to be able to visit
every school before closing day, ex-
cept in the Arbon valley.
Rehearsels for "Pinafore" which will
be produced at the Auditorium next
Wednesday evening. are progressing
nicely. The rebuilding OF the Audi
forum has greatly improved its &C
coustic properties as we'll as its COM
fort. The opera is a splendid one.
and will be presented in a better man
ner than most road companies which
make the smaller towns.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

J.. J. Peacock, who was in town
Saturday, says his spring wheat is
looking better than his fall seeding.
and he is expecting a good yield. His
spring grain was seeded on fall plow-
ing.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Captain J. W. Pollock arrived in
American Falls the last Oh the week
to spend the summer. He passed the
winter a, Hot Springs, South Dakota.
and is much pleased with that noted
resort.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Charles E. Elmer, assistant secre-
tary of the Republican state central
committee, was an American Falls
visitor Friday. He will probably en-
sage in the real estate business at Po-
catello.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-05-15

Frank Kluck will seed a little patch
OF b~uckwheat as an experiment Mr..
Kluck is doing some valuable work
for the farmers of the county by dem
onstrating what varieties Of grains
are the hardest and best yielders.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
RUSSIA NEEDS
RED X. SUPPLIES
(By United Press.)

Washington, Nov. 6.-Russia
is almost entirely dependent upon
the allies for medical supplies for
her hispitals and convalescent
camps, according to report of
DR.. Frank Billings, recently ap-
pointed head of the American Red
Cross Commission to Russia. In
DR.. Billings cable came the start
ling information that the hospi-
tails at the Russian front are al
most devoid Of everything but
vaccines.
In response to DIR. Billings ap-
peal the local Red Cross head
quarters has dispatched a $4,000
shipment Of field operation kits,
coIlapsible operating tables,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
SLEEPLESSNESS
CAUSED SUICIDE

London, Nov. Suicide
while temporarily insane through
sleep1essness,' was the inquest
verdict at Wallasey in the case of
William Smith, age Al, chief Of
fcer Of Liverpool steamer tor
pedoed recently. Smith was III
on open boat five days. Three OF
his companions died and one went
insane the day before rescued.
Smith never recovered from the
effects Of the five days. A few
days ago he was found with his
throat cut.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
NORTH CAROLINA
DAY DEC. II.

CONTINUED from page one.)
lima Day powerful agency this
year for the promotion and adj
vancement Of the patriotic pur-
poses for which all Of these or
CARNATIONS are unselfshly work
ing The chairman Of the State
Council Of Defense, the secretary
of the State Historical Commits
sion, and the State Food Admin.
istrator, are cooperating with
the State Superintendent Of Pub
lie instruction and the State De-
partment Of Education in the
preparation Of the program.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
FRENCH CONTROL
LIQUOR SALES

Paris, Nov. 6.-The campaign
against the abuse Of liquor IL
France has made a notable adj
vance. A law has just been voted
by parliament to suppress drunk
enness in public and to exercise a
severer control over bars.
By the terms Of the new law,
any person found in a state Of in
tOxication. either in the streets or
in any public establishment, will
be fined from one to- five francs
(from 20 cents to l dollar) If the
offense is repeated within twelve
months, the penalty is from six
DAYS to one month s imprison-
ment. If within the second year
another charge is brought against
the offender, he will be deprived
for two years Of his right to vote,
to sit on juries, to hold a public
post and to carry arms. In par
ticularly fragrant cases, the de-
linquent may also be deprived Of
his paternal jurisdiction.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL
Continued from page one)

lOO!iCIluCu IL Jill OdSC oJiC
The killing Of game from now
on ought to materially relieve the
meat scarcity situation. Our peo-
pie can readily give pork and
beef the absent sign and thereby
"help win the war with the aid
Of the squirrels, rabbits, possum
and taters, wild ducks, geese,
quail and other game. The " fic-
kle Appetite Of the more or less
delicate person is fast playing
out, and if there be any persons
still surviving who "cannot eat
game Of any kind" they can this
winter compromise the matter by
masticating their old rubber
shoes.
For, in addition to the $35,-
100000 additional for the army
Y. NJ. c.. A., and 100000 for
Christmas Red Cross seals, Chap
lain Lacy is now calling for funds
to provide gymnasium equipment
and other athletic paraphenalia
for the Tar Heel troops at the
training camps.
And all this Ito resume our
knitting) aside from the cold and
hunger, the poor in our own
towns will, it now seems, must
endure, because Of the usual lack
Of means to help them. It means
death, to many Of them-a kind.
ness.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
RED CROSS CONVENTION.
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
The morning session on Friday
was given over TO conference
work on several subjects, such as
civilian relief, woman's bureau,
accounting, membership, with a
speaker for each subject.
In the afternoon Mr.. Lindsey
Hopkins discussed the Red
Cross supply service and Miss
Jane Van de Vrede, the Nursing
bureau and Mr.. VIM. A. Ellis,
the Junior Red Cross.
Friday evening session was
presided over by DR.. S. Westray
Battle, Of Asheville, and the
speakers were Mr.. JOS. c. Logan,
on civilian relief and DR.. j. A.
Withcrspoon; on "The new Red
Cross
Fully four hundred delegates
assembled for the two days from
all parts Of the state and all left
for their homes enthusiastic IN
the knowledge that valuable in
formation had been obtained with
which to interest their local chap
tiers and auxilliaries, therefore the
cause Of the hurried call for the
local Red Cross meeting
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06
BRITISH TANK"
CAPTURED BOCHE

London, Nov. 5.-This is the
way British tank crew took a
prisoner:
"Our tank mired down in the
mud between the lines,' said the
Lieutenant, land we skipped out
into a nearby abandoned trench
We saw a Fritz wandering around
all alone, apparently dazed, ana
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06

yelled to him to come III. There
was such a row Of the guns he
couldn't hear so one of the men
went out to bring him IN out OF
danger. He was in an awful state
trembling all over-but we gave
him some cigarettes and he buck
ed up.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06

syringes, needles, adhesive tape,
catgut, rubber goods, etc. In adj
dition to these articles 964 kilo-
grams Of medicines was included.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-03
ROSTER R|J[)i. TER.
Of COMMISSIONED.
J. !. :: 0FF|CfRSI 0N| l2S|P1lq
Lineup With Which Old Original
Probably Will Go Onto Fir
vine Line Is Announced =

Adjutant General Fraser today is
sued the first official and complete
roster of officers for the First North
Dakota regiment, recently mustered
into federal service, as follows:
Colonel, John H. Frame, Grafton;
lieut-colonel, Gilbert G. Grafton, Far
go.
Majors, r. c. Patterson, Lisbon,
first field hospital Frank S, Henry,
Valley City, first battalion; Dana
Wright, Jamestown, second battalion;
Harold Sorenson, Fargo, quartermas-
ter corps; Charles z. Hunt, Valley
City, sanitary detachment; B. c.
Boyd, Hillsboro, third battalion.
Captains: Manville H. Sprague,
Grafton, supply company; Thomas }.
Thomson. Wahpeton. Co. |; Harry r.
Evans, Williston, Co. E; David S.
Ritchie, Valley City, Co. G; James D.
Gray, Jamestown, Co. H; Louis IL.
Eckman Grand Forks, machine gun
co.; Clarence N. Barker Dickinson,
Co. K; Theodore S. Henry. Valley
City. headquarters CO.; Earle X.
Sarles, Hillsboro. quartermaster
corps: Warren A. Stickley, Bismarck,
uuartermaster corps; John W. Muir
ply, Bismarck, Co. A; Robert Wilson,
Mandan, Co. F; j. G. Ofstedahl, Graf
ton, Co. C: Oscar G. Holm. Grand
Forks, Co. NJ; Reginald F. E. Colley,
Fargo, Co. E; Henry P. Halvorson..
Hillsboro. Co. L; Otto F. Gross, MI
not, Co. D.
First Lieutenants: Fred A. Moore,
Grand Forks, Co. NJ; Berto A. Olson.
Hillsboro. Co l.; Ernest S. Hill, Far
so. Co 3: Carl Ulsaker, Wahpeton,
Co. |. Vincent ]. Mellarvie, James
town. Co H; Hastings II, Hamilton,
Jamestown, adiutant third battalion;
Milton Fl, Mason, Valley City, Co. G;
Alex Steinbach, jamestown, adjutant
second battalion; A. E. Whitney, Mi
not, adiutant first battalion; Albert
Rehonek. Dickinson, Co. X: Peter "A.
Duchene, Grand Forks. machine gun
CO.: Hugo o. Renden, Mandan, Co. F.;
Lloyd Erickson. dental corps; w. K.
Treuman, Grafton, Co. G.; Adolph H.
Scharnowske, Bismarck. Co. A; John
"A. Kasper, Mandan, dental corps;
Ellis F. Swartout, field hospital; Lee
B. Green, field hospital; Charles Pat
terson, field hospital.
Second Lieutenants: Leo Dominick.
Wahpeton, Co. |; James n. Preutice.
Grafton. supply CO.; Fay Ross. Valley
City. Co. G; S. A. Hayes, Minot. Co.
d; John r. Frame, Bismarck. Co. A;
Cyril D. Page, Grand Forks. machine
gun CO.; Chris J. Kunz Dickinson, Co.
x; Carl H. Erickson, Williston. Co. e;
John A. Zimmerman. Mandan. Co. F;
Allen S. Gilbertson, Hil!shoro, Co l.:
Earl E. Hanson. Grand Forks, Co. NJ:
Myron Omlie, Grafton, Co. C.; Fred G.
Guthnecht. Grand Forks, machine
gun Co.; John Nolet, jamestown, Co.
H; Earl w. Smith, Fargo, Co. b.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-03
NO IRON FOR
Japan UNLESS
NATION ASSISTS
Vessels of Empire Must Be Di-
verted at Once for War
Usages H.
NORWAY AND HOLLAND
READY TO GIVE BOATS

Washington, Aug. 2.-The impera
tive need Of ships in the transatlantic
service, was disclosed today in indica
tions that the shipping board is pre-
pairing to commander all American
tonnage and in an order issued by
President Wilson which has the effect
of cutting off steel exports TO Japan
unless Japanese vessels are diverted
to war uses. '' !|'c'
The shipping board probably within
a few days will requisition ships un-
der authority recently given to the
president by congress, and probably
will turn the vessels back to their
owners for actual operation. The gov,
ernment, it is said, has no desire to
operate the vessels ITSELF but through
control of charters can direct trade
ocean freight rates.
Neutral Ships For Food
Costwise tonnage and vessels taken
off South American runs to be put to
carrying supplies to Europe probably
will be replaced in large part by neu-
tral ships Both Norway and Holland
are ready to release a large amount
of tonnage for allied use in return
for food shipments. "A resolution
pending in congress- drawn by admin
istration officials, would permit YES
sells of foreign registry to ply between
American ports.
The British and American govern
ments have about reached an agree
ment for joint control of all the
worlds tonnage and the shipping
boards move toward communicating
is a preliminary step in that arrange
ment. Under the plan, the United
States would operate most of the neu-
tral tonnage and Great Britain would
control allied ships. The arrangement
would be used to bring down foreign
rates.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-03
BUTTE. i |. HANGING Han !.
DENOUNCED BY
METAL UNIONS
Attorney General Declares Murd-
erers of T. w. W. Official
Will Be Run Down
STATE INVESTIGATION
DEMANDED BY CITIZENS

Butte, MOnt.,t Aug. 3.-The issuance
of bulletin" #by, the Metal Mine
Workers union, denouncng the lynch
ing of Frank II. Little, executive board
member of the Industrial Workers,
and charging company gunner" with
the lynching Of Little, featured the
day, which, otherwise, .,ls quet~aside
from the failure of W. G. Sullivan,
counsel for the. union, to be able to
disclose the names of the ,slayers of
Little, which he said LAST night he
could do.
Sullivan was brought before Coun-
ty Attorney Joseph r. Jackson and At
torney General S. c. Ford. 1t devel-
oped that the lawyer for the strikers
had no definite information as to the
identity of the lynchers. Sullivan
promised he would try to establish the
identity Of the men
Names Given.
Sullivan, who is the editor of daily
bulletin published in behalf of the
striking miners, gave the names Of
men said to be active as gunner for
the companies.
- l. W. W. leaders stated today that
they had a message from Congress-
woman Jeanette Rankin expressing
her horror of the murder, and assur-
ing them that she was endeavoring to
bring about federal investigation Of
the killing.
Police and county officials tonight
expressed themselves as completely
at sea regarding the identity Of the
~, ,TlnC.I %. G ThTeGl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-03
WAR TAX BILL
ABOUT FINISHED

Washington, d. c., Aug. 3.-The war
department tax bill. increased from
81 .G72 100000 to approximately two
billion, two million dollars, virtually
was completed today in the senate fin
ance committee, and will be reported
to the senate tomorrow or Monday.
In preparing the final draft for the
printer the committee reduced the
tax on beer lby 25c per barrel, to $50
per barrel, in addition to the tax un-
der the present law, and increased
rates on wines to about double the
present taxes and estimated to yield
s17,UO0 0GS additional An important
eleventh hour change was to apply the
new One-cent bank check tax to all
amounts. raising about $10,000,0O0 in
all The bill previously taxed only
checks for more than $500. The com
mittee also wrote in new provision
exempting from all postage letters
written by American soldiers and sail
ors in foreign lands.