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New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
Alaska Coal Fields
Tied Up for Years

The coal fields of Alaska. especially
the Matanuska field, should have been
developed many years ago. A STAT
was made, but then came the Cunning
ham-Group case with the Ballinger-
CLAWS scandal, and the fields have
been tied up ever since. The coal lands
lease law, that finally came out of the
scandal, has not proved workable, and
the people OF Alaska, living in sight
Of high grade OF coal. are still i'm
porting coal, as we'll az oil, for fuel.
Had the coal fields been developed. the
navy would now have an abundant sup
ply of excellent coal. and the fuel con-
ditions in the Pacific Northwest would
be immc&surably better than they are.
Perhaps, in the long run, the slow gov
ernment way of developing Alaska may
be the wiser, but there is no doubt tha,
if private enterprise had been turned
loose in that territory. as II was in
the old DAYS of the West, not only
would there have been great coal
development BY this time, but the whole
state OF development Of .he peninsula
would be much further along.
The Seattle Chamber Of Commerce
has a special bureau, active, ably man
aged and well-equipped. that devotes
It's entire attention to Alaska affairs.
Seattle sees its future largely depend
ent on Alaska. II knows that its
past and present have been largely
built on Alaska Already it requires
large fleet Of steamships to handle
the commerce between Alaska and Sat
tie, and Seattle people expect that after
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
Mrs. Humiston Finds Girl

Through Mrs. Grace Humlston ar.
other missing girl has been located and
the grand jury has evidence which
ia thought sufficient 10 indict the man
said TO have been responsible for her
fIst leaving home.
The girl is Ruth Williams. le years
old. who lived with her grandparents
a. Woodhaven, L. l. She worked IN the
Offices Of her grandfather. William II
Frisbie, % John Street.
While her grandfather vas out Of the
CITY on June % the girl disappeared
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
AMALFI ROAD

From "Impress.ons," by Beatrice B Bernhein.
.-..a drive Of ever changing scene,
Thy mountain roads orchards with chasms IN De'"e'
Inv VILLAGES Of fsber-folk and faggotbearers DID,
Thy happy children standing by and singing from 'ne ou
r,4, with m flowers and fruits charming villas will
Forever hold us in her hral, hearts with rapture NIL
Her music and her dancing girls and band Of happy singers
VIII make MS love Italy; and in our mind m hnserS
Tho -r~orv n that happy who on the shore
Ard sang with US laughed with us until the mdnght hou
TOMORROW: CAPRI
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
rHE I-N.rNIFORMED ARMY

Esi tr be off for the rear as Private in Base Hopnal
No This in itself not deserve columnar Lecoe Da
name of one-1lr. Edmund Thompson paIIlo, au -
r - -, 80 Ne &c an imporer and wholesaler Of pipes
also Fifth Ave and was to me- but Wheh WIN
Private entered his for the purpose Of pur'nasig
pipes direct" or as the tree as possible ne h
smoke on him; and Withdrawing his glasses TO Sho" H - -
thick lenses he depored fact that his eyes prevented m s
Joining Ms There is an undeniabe pahos about some OF '"
lou - @ net tho ace and condition when they could con-
',e''''s'' '''i'''' "' GILES.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
Drama

polly with a Past" a comedy in three
acts. by George Middleton and Guy
Bolton. Presented by David Belasco al
the Belasco Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

T. vas not until late in July that Mrs
Humiston succeeded in tracing the girl
10 a rooming house in West Seyentieth
street.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

Mr. Ellison explained that he wrote the article al 'ne feqe
Of the late Alfred Henry Lewis whom he said assumed to speak
for Mr.. Hearst-The Tribune.
o,Mhon are von2, said CyrIL'
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
TO MORRIE

Well brother, our world is strange, mad place
With hate running wild in the land
And you might as well talk to an empty wall
As to those who don't understand.
JAMES WALDO FAwCETT.
Still. brother, the folks who don't understand
Are the people you want to get to-
And YOU might as well talk to a mirror, brother,
As 10 argue with those who do.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

Total s@prnbsr +. 1911. ...-..... s''.'''.I'
Contributions. preferably by cheek or
money order. should be sent % Inc
Tribune Fresh Air Fund, The Irlouhs'
New York.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

~ don't believe" writes Faccus who passed his AVIATION CORPS
examination for and with flying coors chose stories about the
Germans dropping poisoned candy in France think S ]o'
Bocre"
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

Reading in bed Dr. W. A. Evans answers querst IS
m had habit" For exercise e Doc might counsel reading IN
The subway: or reading while driving car II reading al all De not
e then the best all possible times to read IS IN ped
with the light switch so near hand that you turn 1t with one
hand and chuck the the floor with the other And fa
aseep before the book strikes the floor.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

beautiful spirit cleansing country. They
earned and sent 70 the Fund the money
which made the building Of the bridge
possible. Here's how they did it;
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

at nav be that deaths bright ange-Wha strange i'"e
never noticed it in the old song before. , s..r oil
The man who wrote the song knew what ne mean" O.
and o think do L-Wnifred Black in the Evening journal
Wasn't the man who wrote the song woman naneo
Anne Proctor?
I, would doubtless cheer heart of Mr. Henry SyanoI
son ~ hear the HDno5roe song that rhymes Eliza and hae
The d.s,fercs shut down tomorrow; and the
cocktail SIS about to become truly o. f.
Tho aartAinc Louis Sherwin harpoons our w. e. s that
baseball prophet Which reminds us to hazard ' f Games
Ho White saz win aiu tie so-calea "orI' S'''' ." "
the Giants winning the second gone 4 20 j.
No. we're of betting, for the d of the W
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
ORCHARD TERRACE
Washington, Conn.
Sspt. D. 1871

Washington, Conn.
Sept. ., 1871
Mr Leslie " Comfy:
Dear Sir: We send you herewith
the amount Of $50, being the proceeds
from Nlton's Nasque OF Comus,
given b. "The Fairies Of the Grass
? club of children trained by Janey
Woodruff. given on the lawn OF A. L.
Woodruff The members are: Eliza.
Ors. Anna Nur'land. Helen Wersebe.
Nancy Prird'e. Carolyn Beach,
Esther, Anderson, Mildred Olin, Mar
g9ret Woodruff. Irne We-sehe, Flea.
nor Rrinsmade and Janey Woodruff
Yours truly,
JANEL WOODRUFF.
CONTRIBUTIONS ro THE TRIBUNE FREsH
AIR FUND
preTi1us'v ses7cs'sig.d ..... ......... N.l5? IS
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07
MoRRIE.

Again we are not in accord with Moie. These are MyCoun-
- Wrong times Perhaps ideasm insists that
he country be 10Ocs right, buthese me51fo is enough
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

And we should like tell Morrie that this column all for
free sph but not for verseepeciay the kind that just
18th OCCASIONAL canital letters.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

at strikes me- suggests Betty that when the ship is sinking
we'll no. stop argue who the life preserers IN the Kitchen
'ose- instead Of under the bed. Wen pump
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

One If T. rs garruous Office mates suggests that the Gef
are going TO have Rgarous winter but our oquacous CITY
to' w. -. - e .bo u,boIe P;cararole There
ALWAYS something to fascinate newspaper once lh
there.
New-York tribune., 1917-09-07

sssl f rroofoom euders Glen Flory breaks INTO FtnV
es Ink as Glenn Forea: Elisha James IS, IN The Coming
Tower F Jones: in the World Capt Elisha James and IN Inc
Tribune Captain Elisha Jaynes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
COMMISSIONERS, PROCEEDINGS
January Term, 1917.

Emmett, Idaho, Jan. 8, 1917.
The board of county commissioners
of Gem county, Idaho, met pursuant
to law on the Sth day of January, 1917
Present: Walter Knox, w. M. Will
son, James Z. Flake, Commissioners.
r. b. Wilson, clerk.
The members Of the board, having
first taken the oath Of Office before
the county recorder, organized by
electing Walter Knox as chairman.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had: The board examined
and approved the official bonds Of
the following county officers, and Off
cial oaths were administered:
Walter Knox, w. NJ. Wilson and
James f.. Flake, commissioners; S. O.
Zachman, as treasurer, tax collector
and public administrator; Dave Mich
OILS, sheriff; A. 0. Sutton, probate
Judge; f. f. Forshay, county survey
or; j. p. Reed, prosecuting attorney;
Alice V. Holverson, superintendent OF
schools; Geo. +. Church, assessor.
The following current expense bills
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn:
Idaho Staty. Co., Office sup...$ 200
c. B. Polly, registrations. 300
A. ID. Stanton, prem. on bonds 190.45
Approved: WALTER KNOX, Chmn.
Attest: r. B. WILSON, Clerk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26
Ian. 10. 1917.

Jan. 10, 1917.
The board met pursuant to recess
taken on Jan. Q, 1917. Present: Wal
ter Knox, Chairman, w. Nj. Wilson
and James +. Flake. members.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had:
The board authorized the auditor
to accept the amount of the original
tax in allowing redemption of GER
tificates (delinquent) Nos 4, 5 and s,
taxes of 1916, renting the interest
and penalty on same.
Order: Whereas, this board is re-
quired by the provisions of section
3947 of the Idaho Revised Codes to
compile jury list for the year 1917,
and the poll lists last returned to the
clerk of this board after the 1916
election being now before this board.
and it having been decided that a
jury list of $50 men qualified for jury
service will be sufficient for the pur-
poses of the district court held in this
county, it is, therefore, ordered that
the following shall constitute the jury
list of this county for the year 1917,
the same being selected, as nearly as
may be, from the several precincts in
the same proportion which the total
of the poll list for each precinct bears
TO the total of all the poll lists for
the entire county;
Gross Precinct-Jess DeMasters,
Louis Paddock. George Il. Davis.
Ola Precinct-John C. Bruce, Jc-
seph Cousins, George II. Holbrook,
Frank Holbrook, b. X. Perkins,R II.
Baldwin, IL. J. Ballantyne, c. b. Fet-
tiers, w T.. Cook.
Sweet Precinct-Charles Clement, |
Owen j. Dix, John M. Holbrook. La
fayette knowlton, Harry Sweet, G.. |
II. Talley, j. NJ. Young, S. W. Cakes, |
c. II. Ireton. |. B. Leisy, G. S. Boyr
ton, A. w. Boynton, j. F. Hensley,
Henry Hench
Montour Precinct. +. Cox, II. A. /
Pugh. II. A. Garfield, f. ii. Snead, w.
II. Volkmer, John Brown and II. A.
Jones.
Pearl Precinct-George w. Frank
lin, John c. Jensen, Rush VorHarten,
Charles c. Stinson.
North Emmett Precinct-W. II. APP
pei, F. A. DeClark, j. Loe Reed, John
f. VanDeusen, B. c. Bowers, s. ].
Rees, Fred Baisch, w. C. Langroise,
Geo. Coulson, H. d. Carmichael, Bir-
den Burchan1, H. H. Cochran, L. M.
Downing, F. e. Graham, R. W. Glass
cock, W. w. Hoous, Edward Heath,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

trustee, said trustee must represent
and act for all warrant holders and
claimants against said fund who are
shown to be such by the books of the
commissioners of said Good Roads
District No. 2, as well as all other
claimants who may be known to this
board at the time of such payment.
No claim of any kind coming into
existence subsequent TO the 9th day
of July, 1915, shall be included in
the aforesaid statement or aggregate.
1t is hereby ordered that A. o.
Sutton be required to audit the books
and accounts of the commissioners
of said Good Road District No. 2
in order to ascertain if possible what
are the unpaid outstanding warrants
and claims against said district, the
holders thereof and the amounts of
each warrant and claim.
On motion, f. o. Mech was appoint
ed as constable of the county of
Gem, Idaho, in and for North Emmett
precinct, and was required to qualify
by taking oath of Office and furnish
ing bond in the sum of $500.
Adjourned to Jan. IL, 1917.
Approved: WALTER KNOX, Chmn.
Attest, R. B. WILSON, Clerk.
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Emmett, Idaho, Jan. o, 1917.


Pursuant to recess taken on jan
uary 8, 1917, the board Of county
commissioners met this 9Th day OF
January. 1917, ut 10 o'clock. Pres
ent; walter Knox, Chairman, w. NJ.
wilson and james T.. rake, members
The board made the Following or
der; Under the provisions OF section
S94 OF the Idaho Revised Codes, there
Is hereby LEVIED Tor the year l9ll
road poll tax OF % per capita Tor the
highway purposes OF the county OF
rem, state OF ldaho, upon each apie-
bodied aduit male person wlthin said
county, including persons Witnin IN
corporated cues, towns ana villages,
excepting honorably discouraged sol,
diers and sailors OF the civil war and
the Spanls1-American war, SAID tax
TO be PAID IN cash money into the road
fund OF the SAID county
IL is further ordered that the coun-
ty tax collector shall be the collector
OF said tax for the city OF Emmett,
Idaho.
1t is further ordered that the road
overseer selected by the commission
ers or Montour Highway District is
hereby appointed as collector of road
poll taxes within said highway dis
trict. IL
IL is further ordered that IN all
other road districts the regularly APP
pointed road overseer IS hereby des,
ignated as the collector of said road
poll tax.
The board made the following or
der;
AS required by chapter lao of the
ioaho session Laws OF l9li there Is
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

Jan. %, 1917.
Pursuant to recess taken on Jan.
| ~, the board of county commissioners
met Jan. %, at O'Clock p. m. Pres
ent: Walter Knox, chairman, w. M.
Wilson, member; absent, James +.
Flake, member.
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had:
The board made the following or
| der:
Road Districts Nos 33 and So of
Gem county are hereby abolished and
the territory embraced within said
two road districts is hereby consti-
tuted and numbered as follows:
Road District No. 33 shall embrace
the territory and be bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at a point in the
middle of the Payette river where
the line between sections and 10,
T. N, 4. w crosses said river;
thence S to Il corner between sec
tons Is and 10, T. N, r 2 w; thence
w to Il corner between sections 10
and II, T. 6 N, r w; thence to
Sc corner between sections II, t. 6 N
r. w; thence w to u corner be-
tween sections II and 20, T. 6 N, R.
2 w; thence on center line of sec
tons to south line of Gem county;
thence w on county line to SW corner
of section 33, T 6 N, r. 3 w; thence
N on section lines to middle of Pay
cite river; thence in southeasterly |
direction up the middle of said river
to the place of beginning.
Road District No. SO shall embrace |
the territory and be bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning at the south quar-
ter corner of section 80, T. n, r. 2
w. b. NJ; thence N to N 4 corner of
section 20, T N, R w. B. NJ;
thence ( to NE corner of section 20,
T. ~, r. 2 w. B. NJ; thence N to
w u corner of section 16, T. 6 ~, r.
W. B. NJ; thence f to f u corner of
section 16, T. N, R. w. B. NJ;
thence N. to center of Payette river;
thence up the middle of the Payette
river to the north and south lie line
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Jan. IL, 1917

Pursuant to recess taken on Janu-
airy IL, 1917, the board of county
commissioners met this 18th day of
January, 1917. Present: The entire
| board
Whereupon the following proceed
ings were had:
1t appearing to the satisfaction of
this board that certain changes in
the boundaries of road districts of
Gem county must be made to prop
erly facilitate the keeping up of the
same, it is hereby ordered that the
boundaries of road districts hereaf-
ter mentioned be changed and bound
ed as follows:
Road District No. 10.
Commencing at the SW corner of
section 20, T. 9 N, r. E., thence N.
on section line to NV corner of sec
ton SOL f; thence f to Sc corner
of Washington county; thence north
erly along boundary between Wash
ington and Gem counties; thence E
on Lie to NE corner of Sc Sc, sec.
12-10-1 F.; thence to E a sec. 10,
T. 10 NJ, r. E.; thence w "a mile;
thence S " mile; thence w a mile to
N 4 corner section "a, 7. 10 ~, r.
L
10-1 +; thence S to center of section
24-10-1 E; thence w to + a corner of
sec. 23-10-1 E; thence Sc on section
line to Sc corner sec. 23-10-1 E;
thence Z, on sec. line to NE corner
sec. 30-10-2 E; thence N on section
line to NV corner sec. 20-10-2 f.;
thence + on sec. line to NE corner
sec. 21-10-2 F.; thence S on sec line
to Sc corner sec. 33-10-2 E; thence
w on standard parallel to NE corner
section 1-9-1 E; thence S on range
line to Sc corner section 24-9-1 E;
thence w on section line to place of |
beginning.
Road District No. IL.
Commencing at the NE corner of
section 6, T. II N, r. E; thence S
% the Sc corner of sec. 6-11-2 f;
hence w to the Sc corner of sec.
ILL f; thence S to the Sc corner
If NE Sc, Sec. 12-10-1 f.; thence w
IN the f and w 1-16th line through
he So of sections ~, IL, 10, and 9
o the Washington county line; thence
lortherly along the w boundary of
lem county to the intersection of
he N line of township IL N 1E;
hence + to place of beginning.
Road District No. IL.
Commencing at the NE corner of
ection 4, township II N, Range 2 E;
hence w to the NV corner of section
-11-2 +; thence S to the SW corner
f SLIP E; thence w to the NV
orner of section 7-11-2 F.; thence S
n the township line to the EA cor
err sec. 1901 f; thence w Il mile;
hence S Y mile; thence w a mile;
hence S Y mile to center of section
4-10-1 f; thence w Y mile; thence
Y mile to the SW corner of sec.
l-10-1 Il; thence E to the Sc corner
f sec. 1902 F.; thence N to the
w corner of sec. 17-10-2 f; thence
to the Sc corner of sec. 1902 E;
hence N on the section line to place
{ beginning.
1t was ordered that auditor be en-
owered to draw warrants to pay
idows' pensions when certified copies
orders therefor have been filed in
is office by the probate judge.
A recess was taken to Jan. %, 1917.
Approved: WALTER KNOX, Chmn.
Attest, r. B. WILSON, Clerk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

John Irving, W. J. Logan, A. E. My
ers, C. L. Martin, Geo. MCGOWAN, Geo
r. Parks, James Renwick, j. l.. Stew
ard, r. B. Shaw, Frank Sanders, Chas.
Tyler, f. C. Vahlberg.
| South Emmett Precinct. f. t.
Basye, w. T. Calender, Charles Can
trail, j. A. Creswell, Henry Demaris,
f. j. Edwards, H. w. Harrell, How
ard Harper, d. NJ. John, Chris Kes-
gard, J. c.. Allmon, j. w. Barrett, j.
| V. Berry, S. N Butcher, John Barbour,
0. u. Chambers, Thomas J. Coonrod,
V. r. Craig, c. A. West, Fl. T. Davis,
Hiram l.. Durham, George ID. Dur
ham, Charles l.. Carnage, r.. l.. Hol-
verson, w. H. Harper, James l.. Jen-
sen, c. B. Knox, Andrew Little, Wal
ter Little, w. l.. Powell, II. A. Black
man, Sam H. Reed, Boise Riggs, Sr.,
Edward Ekinner, w. F. Sinclair, Ed.
Campbell, Herbert Haylor, Otto Will
helm, C. p. Hartley, Sr., f. X. Hayes,
C. p. Bilderback, E. C. Rundstrom, +.
w. Pattison.
West Emmett Precinct-Edward
Allen, William Little, Louis f. Bur-
ton, John b. Davies, K. V. Eaton,
Dave Murray, William E. Fisher,
Thomas r. Fault. George d. Knipe,
Clayton T. Moulton, Henry Obermey-
err, William Parrish, Richard Sutton,
F. II. Sherwood, G. A. Warden, Ed
ward Waring, Charles X. Whitman,
John McNish, James Vanderdasson,
Bert Sherard, S. G. Knee, J. H.
Cronk.
Bramwell Precinct-H. c. Riggs,
Jr., James A. Kesgard, J. b. Middle
ton, Frank w. Newman, B. G. Burtle
son, George r. Ewing, Charles G.
Pickett, Frank Burns, Fred Stolen
berg.
Hanna Precincts. p. Bane, f. j.
Reynolds, w. l.. Norwood, j. |. Guth-
RE, Roy R. Moore, James M. Walker,
C. l.. Spaulding, Ferdinand Blaser.
The application of Geo. F. Church,
assessor, for deputies was taken up |
for consideration. On motion, it was
ordered that said assessor be en-
to appoint one deputy at a
salary Of not to exceed $75 per month,
TO commence work not earlier than
January IS, 1917, for period of not
more than seven months.
Il appearing that the Office of sher-
m requires the services Of a deputy,
t is hereby ordered that the sheriff
De empowered to appoint one deputy
1t a salary of $25 per month.
The bill of VIM. Little for refund
If special road tax paid twice in road
district No. Al, was allowed and war
ant ordered drawn on said district.
AMOUNT 5000.
The bill of C. A. West for premium
N official bonds was allowed on cur
ent expense in amount of $57 and |
variant ordered drawn on said fund. /
Upon motion the board took a re- !
ess to January IL, 1917, at 10 o'clock [
m.
WALTER KNOX, Chmn. 5
Attest, K. b. WILSON, Clerk. ]
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Continued on Page ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-05

 NEVER to ride bicycle too close to street car or automobile, or catch hold of either of them for the sake of a tow.
 NEVER ride bicycle on the left side of the street. Keep to the right and never try to dodge in front of trol- ley or auto and you are comparatively safe.
 NEVER play ball or tag in a street fre- quented by automobiles. NEVER jump on or off moving ele- vator, trolley or train. It is better to be few minutes late than to go through life cripple.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26

London. May 26.-In 1890 the British
government, at the instance of Lord
Salisbury, then premier. ceded to Ger
many the island of Helgoland, in the
North sea, about twenty-eight miles
of shore between the mouths of the
rivers Elbes and Weser. The Importance
of the little island, consisting Of a
sand pit at the east, was not recognised
by British statesmen at that data,
though it is now.
For Helgoland commands the ap-
proaches to Wilhelmshaven, the Ger
man naval base, and to the Kiel canal,
which connects the Elbe with the Bal
tic sea, and enables Germany to shift
her feet at will from the North to the
Baltic sea.
But the Kiel canal had not been built,
and a clash with Germany was not
then contemplated by British states
men, or IL il was, it was expected from
AS for Helgoland, it was not viewed as
a strategical possession. and, therefore,
was regarded as without national i'm
portance. At that time the island was
chiefly known as the most popular
watering place on the North sea, a ia
vorite resort for both English and Ger
mans, to say nothing about rowing
Americans. and the summer mecca of
more than 10000 persons.
How the Helgoland matter was view
ed by Englishmen thirty years ago may
be gathered from the following excerpt
from an editorial printed in The Lon
don Times on June is, 1890, under the
caption. An Excrescence Removed
From the British Empire.
Saw No Reason Against.
"On the other hand, her
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-26
THE FARGO FORUMS
WARTIME LYRICS.
(By ]. e. RI

Fargo has no debutantes in khaki
Hasn't learned the social side of
war,
Uniforms may look a trife
tacky,"
Teas are not what we're fighting
for.
But Brother Bill is drilling down
at Smelling;
Brother Jacks enlisted in the
guard;
Dad has closed the store and gone
to selling,
Baby bonds with all commissions
barred.
Sister Susan's gone in strong for
sewing;
Mothers started digging up the
yard.
She may weaken when it comes
to hoeing,
But plans to hits the cost of liv-
ing, hard.
I am just a simple home de-
fender,
Uncle Sammy's army turned me
down,
ALI the service he will let me
render,
Is to guard the bridges round the
town.
But while / can't be classed with
army fighters,
I'll tackle, just to prove that l
am fit,
Any regiment of Eastern writers
Who wonder if "the West will do
its bit.