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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

The answers received. OF which we
give below portion are very encour-
aging and we trust the assurances
we have for relief will not fall
through. There are thousands OF
tons Of hay on this tract already bal
ed, ready for shipment. with many
thousand more to be baled as soon
as cars are In sight and right now,
while the farmer can not do any farm
work and while plenty of help is
available, Is most desirable time
to get this hay moved Before long
the farmer will be busy in the fields
and can not stop to load hay II he
is to respond to the government ap-
peal for more production. A great
many OF the farmers the past season
devoted their entire efforts In raising
hay and now that they can not move
II. which is a sore disappointment to
them as many OF them are In need OF
funds in their farm operations and to
take care OF obligations made during
the past season. This is a serious
situation I'll through this part of the
state and unles relic. IS forthcoming
and soon II will mean a serious loss
to great many.
With reference to the car situation
the Statesman of Tuesday had the
following to say:
w M,Adaa dirapfor pQp.
eral of the railroads can provide the
rolling stock with which to NOV,
food supplies. the Idaho state farm
market bureau wants him to become
active at once.
Farmers throughout Snake riv
er valley are holding hay and pota
toes because they cannot get cars
Monday Harvey Alfred, director
OF the markets bureau. wired Mr.. Nc
Adoo and all OF the members OF The
congressional delegation from thi
state. He said the farmers mus
have cars.
"Mr. Alfred sought to get the farm
ers stock cars with which to rol
their alfalfa south. but Joel L, Priest
general agent for the Oregon Shor
Line. advised him that II would b.
impossible to get rolling stock of tha
class.
"Replying to n question put to hin
by Mr.. Alfred relative to motive pow
er, Mr.. Priest said the railroad ha
plenty of engines but no cars. Crew
are being laid on because of lack @
rolling stock. he added.
"For days the markets bureau ha
expected relief from the director ger
eral for the potato and hay growers
but the situation has remained ur
changed"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
Meeting of Defense League

At a recent meeting of the county
defense league Walter A. Heiss was
selected as president and J. Alfred
Armstrong as secretary. A full meet
ing of the board was present. consist
ing of w A. Heiss. j. A. Armstrong.
R. s. Frazer and George Hineman.
Several matter of Importance were
taken up and acted upon.
For the Information OF any who
are not familiar with the duties OF
the defense council, it might be stat
ed that any infractions OF the law
pertaining TO any branch of the war
service. any unfriendly remarks or
Pro-German actions come under the
jurisdiction of this council. and il is
the duty of every American citizen
TO report anything they may hear or
see that i'm any way may wound or
hinder the successful carrying out of
the policies of the United States gov
ernment. II might be we'll TO state
that mere hear-say evidence is not
sufficient. but bring before this board
absolute facts and the offending par.
ty or parties will Immediately b,
handled without fear or favor no mat
ter who they are. regardless OF theil
business or social standing.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

Mothers who have chance 10 see
the moving pictures or Camp Sher-
man should not fail 20 do so. Next
to visiting their boy in camp is see
ing this presentation of what camp
life is and what it does for man.
When the picture was shown in the
caucus room of the U. S. Senate be-
fore members of Congress and other
officials. Major Everson, who is also
known at Camp sherman as the
"hghtingg parson." made a short
speech that should be read by every
American citizen. He said:
"You can't make soldiers without
making stronger men. These can
tonments are preparing men for war.
but that training OF man power
will make bigger AID stronger men
for business when the war is over
We are drilled I'm the mechanism or
war. but this involves more than the
evolution of battalions and regiments
vastly more than the handlingg or
automatic rifles and three-pounders-
these men are built up in body are
schooled in the elements of leadership
and fired with the ability to see
things through 70, successful culmin-
alton. Long afters the lads have re-
turned from the trenches. America
will feel the influence OF this man
making"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
Question of Long and Short Haul Is
Before Congress

The intermountain rate controver-
sy is carried to the moor of Congress.
Measures are now before the Senate
and House providing that the rail-
road shall adhere, without modifica-
tion, to the principle of the long and
short haul. Under the present law,
the railroads may, with the consent
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. charge a higher rate for the
shorter than for the longer haul
It is this discriminatory power that
is to be taken from the Interstate
Commerce Commission. senate
Poindexter, author of the bill be-
fore the Senate, in discussing this
matter said:
Under the system prevailing at
present all the people of the vast in
terror pay the greater part of the
enormous expense of improving har-
bors and digging the Panama Canal
and then. instead of being benefited
by it. as they should be. have it used
as weapon to destroy their CONNER
cial growth and prosperity. The only
way in which they will get their due
from these great improvements is by
receiving. in accordance with their
several situations. proportionate af
feet of the reduction in rates from
these transportation facilities.
at is contrary to every economic
law for the railroads to continue tn,
ancient policy of transporting good:
the longest possible way to the con
signee. as is the case when they car
ry them to the end of a line anC
then ship them back TO the interior
The law of economics require thai
goods shall be delivered by the short
est and most direct route and tha
is the system which must ultimatel,
prevail.
''1n this matter not only shoul,
there be united action and co-opera
tion of what are called the Rock,
Mountain states and cities, but tn,
entire interior country, including th'
plains states of the middle west
which suffer like determinations il
varying degrees involving the SAM
identical principle, should be com
municated with so that their infiu
ence can be concentrated in supper
of a particular measure such as tina
which is proposed here
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
War Is Hell

From day to day the American peo-
pie are receiving news from the boys
at the front, or those that are on the
road TO the front, which makes the
red blood in all true 100 per cent
American citizens vein tingle with
rage, and as the casualty list is anx-
iously scanned we find in the list of
dead and wounded the names of those
itself.
1t is high time that every Ameri-
can citizen realizes ,ne seriousness
of this awful war. and remember
that every American soldier is fight
ing the battle of his life for our very
existence. Shame on the man or the
woman who does not realize these
facts. Shame on the man or woman
who is now enjoying the most pros
porous era ever known in this great
United States, who does not willingly
assist in furthering every undertak-
ing that is beneficial to these grand
and noble boys who are defending the
honor and dignity of the Stars and
Stripes, and who are making it pos
sible to show and tell the world that
America is the greatest of them all.
When you stop to study the roster
of names of those who have gone and
are going one cannot but say they are
the flower of the country and the best
ever.
1t i'll behooves anyone at this time
to criticize or find fault. but rather
let us. by our efforts, try at all times
to help make conditions better. and
in so doing we will assist only in
what is rightfully our duty and that
which we owe to our country-our
God and-ourselves.
The editor, owner and publisher OF
this paper is a 100 per cent pure
American citizen and cheerfully Of
fers the use of its columns to any
and all loyal. true American citizens
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
AUTO ACCIDENT CAUSES DEATH
Twin Falls Man KiIied and Wife In
jured When Car Plunges Over
Embankment

Twin Falls.-J. F. McGrew, well
known Twin Falls rancher, was kill
ed and his wife in jured in an auto
accident Friday. 81 miles east OF Twin
Falls McGrew. his wife and two
year-old child were in the car. going
to Burley on business.
Mrs. McGrew states the car skid
ded to the roadside. apparently be-
came unmanageable. ran of 15-
foot embankment and turned over
once. Mrs. McGrew was thrown out
upon her head. being rendered uncon-
scious. Recovering she heard Mr..
McGrew groaning. When she reached
him he was dead. The child was un-
injured.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
$500 Per Year
WILSON FIXES WHEAT AT s2.2O
President Proclaims Price OF Grain
for 1918; Forestalls Legislation

A price of 1920 a bushel-the
same as for last years crop-was FIX
ed by President Wilson, Saturday
night for the coming seasons wheat
yield. The price is for No. l north
ern spring wheat at Chicago. with a
scale Of differentials for other mar
kets. The differeentials differ to a
slight extent from those now opera
tive and rangef rom minimum OF
50 to a maximum of $228.
In fixing a price now for the new
crop, which will not be harvested un-
til June, the president was believed
to have had two objectives in view,
the first was to halt legislation pend
ing in congress to fix prices at from
1925 to SO and the other was to
stimulate spring planting.
The Introduction of the price-rais-
ing bills had begun to check the flow
of wheat to market and food admin
istration officials feared that mills
would have to close down. Hoping
the legislation would pass, farmers.
| it is declared, have been refusing to
sell at the present price of s2.zc
| In enacting the food control law
congress put a guarantee price of 81
on next seasons crop and this has
been construed as a minimum price.
To draw wheat to market the presi-
dent fixed a price of s2.20 on last
seasons yield and it had succeeded
until the price raising bills were in
troduced Then the flow began to
stop
Food administration officials say
| Food administration officials have
declared that if the bills passed the
government would be forced to raise
present prices to the new levels and
that 10 do so would upset the food
administration -four and bread pro-
gram.
On the basis of No. 1 northern
spring wheat and its equivalents, the
president fixed the prices as follows:
Chicago s220; Omaha s2.15; Kansas
City s2.15; ST. Louis s2.1S; Mime
apolis s2.17; Duluth s2.17; New
York s2.2s; Philadelphia s2.27; Bal
timore s2.27; Newport News 1921;
Charleston. S. c., $2.27; Savannah
s227; Portland, Ore, s2.05; Seattle
s205: San Francisco s2.10; Los An
geles s210: Galveston s2.20; New
Orleans s2.20: Salt Lake City So;
Great Falls. Mont. ~ Spokane 81;
Pocatello. Ida. 50: Fort Worth, Tex,
s205: Wichita. Kan. s2.0S.
The equivalent of No. northern
to which the same price applies are
No. l hard winter, No. red winter.
No. ! Durum and No. l hard white
The wheat must be harvested in the
United States during 1918 and sold
in the market before June 1, 1919.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
Training School for Army Chaplains
at Fortress Monroe

A typical daily schedule Of the
tablished school for army chaplains
at Fortress Monroe includes military
drill. military law. international law.
army regulations. military hygene,
organized recreational work and sec
ticn, conferences
Including the large number recent
600 chaplains in service, and this
number will gradually be increased
with the passage of expected legisla-
ton permitting the appointment OF
one chaplain for every 200 officers
and men.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

When the railroads get an order
from the U. S. Navy signed "a. Hy-
phen." they hustle up the cars. lit
tie knowing that they are taking or
ders from a slip of a girl hardly past
her majority. Oficially she is exec
utive clerk Of the Priorities Section
and takes command IN the absence
of the head. Two naval officers act
as her assistants She enlisted as q
"yeowoman" and is an expert drafts
man. having formerly been employ
ed In that capacity by Washington
construction nrm.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

In order to issue prompt and accur-
ate Identification. the War Depart
ment has adopted system of num-
bering enlisted men OF the Army. The
system provides for one series of
numbers, without alphabetical pre-
fix. for all enlisted men. The num-
ber assigned to a soldier will become
part of his official designation, and
will never be changed nor assigned to
another man. II viii be entered on
Identification tags.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

Washington. Feb. 23.-"The gov.
ernment will not fix the price on
WOOL" said ecretary Mcclure of the
National Woolgrowers' association
who came to Washington TO investi.
gate this situation in order to relieve
the apprehensions of western wool
growers. al can find no disposition
among officials or departments here
to fix wool prices" he said. "No leg
islation is pending and no depart
ment OF the government is now con
templating such action"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
Ford Advances Prices

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 23.-The Ford
Motor company today announced an
advance of $50 on both runabouts
and touring cars. effective at once
The new prices are $3.50 for the
touring and s4S5 for the runabout
or s400 for the chassis. +. o. b.. De
troit
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

Continued on Last Pagc)
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
EVERY MAN A SOLDIER
Good Effort Being Made TO Form "A
National Work" Army

The following plan originated and
submitted to the Custer County
Council of Defense by c. NJ. Atherton
of Pocatello, Idaho, is worthy of deep
consideration and should receive the
hearty endorsement of every 100 per
cent pure American, whether he be
an actual producer or the merchant
or Office man:
Preamble
The pertinent question of the i'm
mediate future is the solution of the
emergency labor problem. The gov
ernment pleads for increased produc-
tion. The farmer hardly feels justi-
fed in planting a normal crop. His
experience of last fall is discourag-
ing and 1918 promises to be worse
unless something is done and NOW.
Instead of an increased production
there is grave danger of an under
production. General business is now
feeling the effects of the farmers re-
luctance to spend or invest his sur
plus cash, and fear is felt that the
next Liberty Loan drive will also
drag among the farmers. owing to the
labor uncertainty.
Naturally many suggestions are be-
ing advanced to solve the difficulty
One is to exempt farm labor. but that
must not even be considered. 1t is
accepted tnat we must have produc-
tion and an army of producers. but
not at the expense of the recruiting
of greater fighting army, hence
each must be kept in mind and the
demands of neither interfere with the
requirements of the other. because II
we in any way cripple our fighting
man-power. that production may be
increased. we stand in our own light
The government needs every man
of soldier caliber in the lighting
forces and cannot exempt them. Each
exemption of a fighting man means
filling his place with military sub
standard" thus prolonging the wal
just that much and inficting unnec
essary additional -hardships on all
Experience teaches us that the great
er and abler our fighting forces. tn,
smaller will be. our percentage of loss
es, hence let us fit the round peg int,
tn round hole and each man do thu
work for which he is best adapted
| -, foh nd a nf N
to produce.
Another suggested solution is t.
locally. where needed. organize th
banker. the merchant. the clerk. etc.
into local squads to help the farm
> er. At first blush this plan appear
feasible. but upon more matur
thought. 1t will be seen that such
plan will not receive the support nee
essary to insure its success. Localiz
ing defeats the movement. The bank
er and the merchant will not hel
Bill Smith dig his potatoes or han
vest his crops. because such localize
effort smacks too much, not only c
merely making money for Bill Smitl
but Is work the banker and merchar
does not feel called upon to do, an
to insure the success of an mdustri'
army. the banker and merchant mus
lead the way.
Still another solution takes til
u form OF a bill now before congress
draft labor. In letter of prote'
! to the United States Food Admin
tration and the governors OF sewers
states, the very bad form of such
movement was pointed out. Mr. Ho'
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28

The following answers have beel
eceived In response to the Telegram
ent from here by the Lincoln Coun
Y Farm Bureau, which show the ac
lal conditions In regard to railwa.
olling stock:
Senator Borah and l have TAX
en- up with Food Administrator
and car service commission mat
ter concerning furnishing you
cars. We have been doing all
we can do for two weeks to re-
lieve condition In southern and
southwestern Idaho broug
about by car shortages and shall
continue to do everything. Pos
sible to have cars diverted to
these sections.
J. F. NUGENT.
Have received numerous prom
ises from Food Administration
Commission on car service. K.
E. Calvin, president of Union Pa
cifc, X. Ii. Ashton. Regional Di-
rector OF Railroads, Chicago, that
cars In ample number would be
forwarded for shipment of hay,
apples and potatoes from Idaho.
Am surprised and disappointed
to know that they are not ar
riving. Have renewed my efforts
on strength of your telegram
and will do everything possible
to get immediate results.
ADDISON T. SMITH.
Your night letter twenty-sec-
ond. Local railroad officials ad-
wise re dong all possible. Have
quoted your wire 70 Director
General McAdoo.
JOSEPH HANSEN,
State Director. County:
Message received and have
had matter up with Office of Di-
rector General of railroads urg-
ing relief you recommend. Di-
rector General office believes sit
uation will be fully handled and
advise that from February IL to
10. two hundred twenty-six re-
frigerator cars were sent to Ida
no and supply OF refrigerator
cars for hay. potatoes and apples
and box cars for nay is improv-
ing daily. Am urging upon Di-
rector General Office imperative
necessity of relief.
BURTON l.. FRENCH.
Car matter again taken up
with Washington. VIII wire re-
suits.
HARVEY AIRED.
State Director.
To Joseph Hansen, Secy.,
Council OF Defense, Boise.
Yours OF twenty-fifth. Note
our greatest need is box cars for
hay.
LINCOLN co. FARM BUREAU.
have just returned to the
city from a visit to the south
ern part of the state and have
this day noted telegraphic COM
munication between your office
and mine.
We have telegram over the
name OF f. II. Knickerbocker. of
Pocatello, advising us that Mr..
McAdoo has gotten busy on this
question and that hundreds OF
their refrigerator cars are now
on their way to Idaho. We sim
cerely hope that you will get
imemdiate relief. II not, kindly
advise US, as we are desirous to
do everything possible to assist
you good people in this worthy
cause.
Yours truly.
JOS. HANSEN, Secy
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-02-28
IDAHO FARMERS SUFFER
BECAUSE OF CAR SHORTAGE

For some time the car situation
has been called to the state depart
ment's notice, who In turn referred
the condition to the officials at Wash
ington, and were assured by them
that 1t would be relieved at once, but
as no material relic. has come or is
In sight the Farm Bureau took active
steps last week to forcibly bring the
situation to the attention OF our rep
resentatives and officials at Wash
ington.
The following night letter tel =
gram. dated Jerome. Idaho. Feb. 22.
and signed Lincoln County Farm Bu-
reau. G. II. Brayton, chairman. was
sent to Senators VIM. Il. Borah, John
Il. Nugent congressman Addison T.
Smith, Burton l.. French; Harvey AL
red. Farm Markets. Boise, and Joesph
Hansen, secretary County OF Defense.
Boise:
1.-TWO weeks ago Washington prom
ised TO divert to southern Idaho at
once. two thousand box cars for ship
ping hay and four thousand refriger-
ators for apples and potatoes. There
are none OF them In sight from here.
Lincoln county has five thousand
tons OF hay all pressed and piled up
on farms gathering moisture and de-
teriating, awaiting cars for weeks,
while the market Is going down. An
other five thousand tons In stacks
to be pressed and moved and about
nifty car loads OF potatoes.
Think of the fine weather and
roads. together with ample help and
teams we have had to do this haul
ing. Now spring work In fields
which will start within two weeks
will be interefered with to do this
hauling and farmers greatly handi.
capped throughout the coming season
without the money they should have
derived from these sources.
Certainly there has been a lacl
OF appreciation OF these conditions
by the proper authorities or the,
would have been favorably modified
Jerome requires two cars dali,
for hay. while Shoshone. Dietrich ant
Richneld are all suffering the same
handicap.
Wire what imemdiate relief is pos
sible and what efforts you win max
to right this wrong.
LINCOLN COUNTY FARM BUREAU
@. II. BRAYTON,
Chairman
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-04

In the comedy at the Empress to- night q dog is the whole thing in The Dog CatCher's Love-" and he is surely the smartest dog ever seen on the screen. Also Marguerite Clark in the comedy drama, The Amazons" To. morrow evening only, and every Sat urday for four weeks, Helen Holmes will be seen in "The Railroad Raid CTS" This story is in thirty reels, or fifteen episodes, and four reels, which is two chapters, will be shown on each Saturday. the first and second tomorrow evening, Also a Keystone two-recl comedy and Pathe scenic.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-04
Mccarthy Draft Men Here On
 Way to Liscum

TWCnty-fOur draft men arrived from and will take the next boat for Fort LisCum. They are tine-lOoking bunch of boys and will no doubt give a good account of themselves in the Se, vice of Uncle Sam. They spent a day and a half at Chitina on their way here, and were royalty entertained by the people of that town, to whom the boys desire to return their heartiest thanks for the many kindnesses eN- tended them. They are also loud in their praise of the citizens of McCar- thy. who extended them hearty scnd-off
 A dance was given in their honor and many private entertainments we provided, and the boys are par ticLlally grateful to Mrs o. \. Nel- son and Miss Genevieve Sheets, through whose efforts most of the at- fairs were given.
 The following is a list of the draft men. who are in charge of l.. D. | Brown:
 Louis Widing. Eric Danielson, Owen McDavitt, Frank Poore, Victor swan son, M Mishumera. Roy Oniura, Jack Laurie. Fitz Lindeath, Fred Baltun, Claude James. Patrick Lowell. Charles Lubbe, Hans Biorgum. Mike Serat- lich Milisav Bovich, Michael Brown, Ole Scantland. Evan Dzaloff, Kosta Lazaroff, Harry Zoeff, Joe NJ. Kara dich. O. R. Malmborg and l.. D, Brown.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-04
Jap Ball Team Defeats Club of
 Americans

KARUIZAWA. Japan, Celebrating th" growing bonds of amity between the United States and Japan an all American nine met the crack Waseda university baseball team at the dedi- cation of new diamond laid out in front of the new villa of Marquis Okuma, founder of Waseda.
 The Americans gay" a fin" account of themselves but were defeated 2 to 0 A larG" crowd of Americans and Japanese witnessed the game Among the spectators were Niscount Kato. former minister of foreign affairs, and Dr. OsaN former minister of state. Marquis Okuma pitched the first ball. Times classified ads get uie results.