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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
LITTLE HOPE
FOR LAND BILL
WAR Is OVER AND CONGRESSMAN
ARE APATHETIC OVER SCHEME
TO HELP THE SOLDIERS
NO SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
Chairman OF Public Lands Committee
Sees Little Show for 1t This Session b

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Secretary
Lanes scheme to reclaim arid, cutov-
er and swamp lands to provide homes
for soldiers, is likely to fail at this
session of congress, due to apathy on
the part of many who naturally would
be expected to support the plan. and
to opposition from other quarters.
The Legislative program this ses-
sion is likely to be confined almost
entirely to the revenue bill and the
regular appropriation bills. and as
the session must close by the 4th of
March, it is becoming doubtful wheth-
er even this program can be completed
before adjournment
The soldier land bill was expected
to meet with general and popular ap-
prevail had the war continued. But
the cessation of fighting has changed
the situation in congress, and impos-
sible though 1t may seem, there is a
diminishing interest in providing for
the welfare of the survivors of the
war in Europe. Coupled with this is
economy in appropriations and these
two factors will operate against the
legislation in question.
Last session congress appropriated
100000 to enable the secretary of the
interior to make general survey and
report on arid, swamp and cut-over
lands which might be reclaimed for the
benefit of the soldiers. Investigations
of rough character have been made
in all parts of the country and tracts
of land suitable for reclamation under
such a program have been found in
almost every state. But the cost of
building these projects would run in
to billions of dollars and the day of
billion dollar appropriations is passed.
Up to the present time no specific
appropriations have been suggested by
the secretary of the interior for be-
ginning work on this enormous task.
In his annual report he casually men
toned $500.000,000 as an amount that
might be apportioned to start, but this
was not a specific statement, nor was
any figure given as to the ultimate
cost of the undertaking in mind.
Senator Myers. of Montana, chair
man of the committee on public lands,
who has been one of the active advo-
Gates of the scheme to provide homes
for the soldiers takes decidedly pes
simistic view of the outlook He finds
very little active sentiment in congress
in favor of this legislation. The sub
ject is treated with indifference by
those who should be active in pressing
1 It. and the senator has found very
strong opposition from senator's who
take the position that congress must
now hold down appropriations. Such
sentiment as this. he feels. is likely
to prove fatal, for the soldier land bill
can only be passed if it has strong
and enthusiastic support.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
TO LIST ALL
DELINQUENTS

1t is going to go pretty hard with
the registrants in this state between
the ages of is and 81 who failed to re-
turn their questionaires to their draft
board, and there are said to be hun
dreds of them. They are to be classed
as deserters Conviction on the
charge of desertion means one years
sentence in a federal prison.
instructions to this effect have been
received by the adjutant generals de-
partment from the provost marshall
general. The instructions indicate
that no leniency is going to be shown
those who did not comply with the
law when many thousands of others
painstakingly did so. They state that
the registrant was charged with the
responsibility of making a return in
his questionable and if he failed to
comply with the strict lettering of the
law that is his fault and not the fault
of the government.
The adjutant general is instructed
to list all such delinquents as desert
ers and to report their names to the
federal authorities so that the latter
may proceed against them on the
charge they are deserters.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31

Fridays Review contain
ed the following item:
Following the example of his friend,
Henry j. Henige, of Boomers Ferry,
who secured a wife recently through
advertising in the Spokesman Review,
H. E. Perry, aged 25, railroad man.
also of Bonners Ferry, has opened an
Office in room SO of the Dempsey ho-
tel, prepared to meet all Corners with
a view to matrimony
In an advertisement inserted in yes
terday's Spokesman-Review Perry
specifies that he wants a wife between
Is and 20 years of age, who is a good
cook and housekeeper and who will
help make home happy
MY friend Henige was so success
full in securing the right kind of wife
that l thought / would try the same
plan. l expect to stay here for a
week. OF course, l may not have the
luck Henige did and may have to &c
back alone. said Perry"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
A GREAT WAR
WORK RECORD
BOISE PAPER GIVES FIGURES OF
WHAT STATE OF IDAHO HAS
ACCOMPLISHED
GAVE IN MONEY Ssh, 100000
132,460 Men Ready for the Call To
Fight for Their Country

An interesting compilation showing
Idaho's contribution to the war has
been made by the Capital News, Boise
newspaper. 1t shows that approx
mately $51, 500 100000 has been put up
by Idaho people for bonds, w. S. S.
and war donations, while the man
power developed and sent to war, in
Guiding registrants ready to respond
but not called total 1872, 400
There were 1860 volunteers for ac-
tive service in France and shipbuild-
ing and 1882 were drafted. The
registrants not called numbered 107,-
555.
On the money side the Idaho bond
purchases amounted to $44 400 900;
w. S. s., $4,500,O00; Red Cross, $780,
600; United Welfare drive. $450,0 /;
contributions to organizations later
taken care of by the United Welfare
drive, $1,S47 .97S.
During the war Idaho raised 120,-
600 carloads of grain, meat animals
sugar beets, potatoes and packing
house and dairy products. The state
also produced during that time 1,410,-
100000 pounds of lead, 332,000.00C
pounds of zinc, 30,000,000 pounds of
copper. $40O0,0O0 in gold bullion and
50,000,000 ounces of silver.
Along lines of conservation Idaho
saved over 100000 pounds of wheat
flour, approximately 12,250,00 pounds
of sugar and 100000 pounds of meat
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
Died OF Pneumonia Last Friday

Mrs. Francis Rebekah Bone, wife of
w. j. Bone, died Friday at her home
south of town, of pneumonia contract
ed from Spanish influenza.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at two o'clock and was con-
Quoted by Rev G. H. Wilbur, of the
Union church. The services were at
tended by many friends of the de-
ceased and there were many beautiful
flowers laid on the grave and coffin,
tokens of the love and esteem in
which she was held by her many
friends.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band, son and two daughters. She
was born in England on September Z,
1866. She was a second cousin of the
late Queen Victoria.
Mrs. Bone was a woman of rare
traits, kind and cOnsiderate to all and
ever ready to do a good turn for a
friend or neighbor. In their great
sorrow the bereaved family have the
sincere sympathy of all their ac-
quaintances.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
PROGRAM TO
BE ECONOMICAL
REPUBLICAN STATE OFFICIALS
WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR
WELFARE OF THE STATE
NO APPOINTMENTS MADE YET
GOvernor-elect ID. w. Davis Has lea
portant Message To the People

BOISE, IDAHO, Dec. 30-The new
state administration will be indicted
into Office next Monday. The cere-
mony will be informal and brief.
Governor-elect Davis has returned
from the east where he attended the
conference of governors. There is no
secret made of the fact that it was not
a profitable session because cabinet Of
ficers from Washington monopolized
practically all the time and the COVER
nors were given little opportunity to
discuss state matters.
Mr.. Davis has been at work on his
message, which, it is promised, will
depart from the sterotyped lines of
promise and visionary buncombe He
has some ideas of his own and it may
be judged from conversations with
him that they are to be strictly bust
ness-like. Not only talking economy,
he will suggest ways to bring it about
but not to an extent to impair a grow
ing public service.
His idea, as your correspondent
gathers, is to give the people a humid
red cents worth of service for every
dollar spent and not to retard the
states development by a penurious
policy.
Mr.. Davis has been in consultation
with other officers elect, on appoint
ments, but as yet no announcements
have been made. All agreed that the
best men available should be in the
official family to serve the state.
1t is understood that frequent con-
situations between state officers and
heads of departments will be held
during the coming administration
sort of a cabinet programme produce
team work. 1t is also stated that &
departmental budget system is to be-
installed as soon as possible as {
check against unnecessary expenses
and in order to have a ready record o
accountability
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
MUST KEEP ON
W.S.S. PROGRAM

The following letter was received
this week by the Herald from Allen. b
Eaton, executive secretary, L. S. w
S. S. organization for Idaho. and in
it Mr. Allen urges that interest be kept
up in the w. S. S. program for 1919:
"In spite of press dispatches in the
papers to the effect that the War Saw
ings campaign will continue in the
year 1919, a general impression seems
to be prevalent that with the signing
of the armistice any further saving has
become unnecessary.
There is no means of measuring in
terms of dollars and cents the enor-
nous constructive value to our country
of having inculcated in the minds of
its citizens the dignity and Importance
and constructive value of saving. for
we, as a nation, were headed at a dan
gerous pace in the other direction.
1T would be little short of a trag-
edy for the value of all this to be lost
through our failure TO keep alive and
growing the enthusiasm for saving on
the part of the children and adults.
A great start has been made: let us
accelerate and strengthen the move
lltnl uulll lutlC II d great anu liIG-
sistible momentum.
The war is ended but our nations
work is just begun; the government
still needs money for the great recon-
struction work in the war-torn coun-
tries and at home. Our biggest and
most far-sighted statesmen all real
ize that the only constructive way to
get this money is through savings and
/ the creation of new capital. Further
more, the only way the individual be-
comes strong and Independent and OF
most value to his country is by saving
and making himself Independent.
The war savings is the only cam
paign which will be continued after
other special efforts have ceased The
W. S. S. pledge card has been sent tc
every school child of Idaho, not with
the idea that the children are to carry
the burden of the war savings account
for the next year, but because the
school constituted one of the besi
channels through which to get to the
people the information of the con
tinuance of the War Savings Stamps
issues, and the continued Importance
rand need for constructive saving"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
CO. ATTORNEY
WILSON Home

Prosecuting Attorney o. c. Wilson
returned to Bonners Ferry Sunday af-
ter having spent three months in the
Central Machine Gun officers Train
ing School at Camp Hancock, Georgia
Mr.. Wilson qualified as an infantry Of
ficer and had received two weeks spec
ial training in machine gun work
at the time the armistice was signed
He was given the option of an immed-
late discharge from the army or a
commission in the Reserve on compile
ton of the course and chose the former
as he could see no reason to continue
in the army with the war practically
over. Out of battalion of 1900 men
only 43 elected to continue the course
Mr.. Wilson states that he enjoyed
his experiences at Camp Hancock i'm
mensely and he considers the exper-
fence he gained worth all the sacri-
fee he made.
There were about 5000 men in the
officers training school and between
$4,000 and $4,000 soldiers in Camp
Hancock. This camp was for ma
chine gun units only and was the re-
suit of plans for making a separate
branch of the service for machine
guns, their great Importance having
been very clearly demonstrated in the
last year and a half of the war. Mr.
Wilson is machine gun enthusiast
and says there is nothing finer or
faster than machine gun crew in
action.
Mrs. Wilson and daughter, who are
a in Ahar1aat No
return to Boomers Ferry as soon as
Mrs. Wilson regains sufficient strength
to travel, both she and her daughter
having recently been i'll with Spanish
influenza.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
Says sheriTs Taking whiskey Money

The Spokane Chronicle of Friday
contains a write-up of how Spokane
police authorities are meeting with
difficulties in catching bootleggers
and prints an interview with Detective
Chester Edwards in which he makes
the following statement which must
concern either Bonner. Shoshone. or
Boundary county:
Authorities are busy running down
the Vaccinations of two Idaho sheriffs
who are charging fees of $50 for small
cars and 500 for large cars crossing
the state line with booze. In Montana
the purchaser is often charged the
sheriff's fees, along with his price for
the liquor. When he reaches the
state line, clear bill. showing 500
paid for merchandise, gets him
across"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
WILL EMPLOY
]. HARLEY CAVE

At the meeting of the town council
last evening it was decided that the
city should enter into a contract with
Engineer J. Harley Cave to do the
preliminary SURVEY work and make es-
Inmates of the cost of the proposed
paving of Main and intersecting
streets. A committee was appointed
to draw up a contract and this con-
tract will be presented to the board for
ratification at the next regular meet
ing.
Under the terms of the contract to
be made with Engineer Cave he will
do all preliminary surveying and fur
nish a complete estimate of the costs
of four different kinds of paving and
make up an assessment roll showing
the approximate cost of each kind of
paving for each parcel of property in
the proposed improvement district.
All this work will be done for $3.50
and then if the city decides to go
ahead with the paving Mr.. Cave will
agree to take complete charge and
handle all legal work. look after the
letting of contracts and superintend
the construction work for $40 per
day
The town council heard proposals
from out-of-town engineers who de-
sired to handle the work on the per-
centage basis but decided that Mr.
Cave was fully competent to do the
work and that he would be more inter
ested in seeing the city get full value
for its money than would some engi-
neer from Spokane. Outside engi-
neers estimated that the proposed
paving in Boomers Ferry would cost
between $4,000 and $4,000.
AS soon as the contract between the
city and Mr.. Cave is ratified, he will
begin work and as soon as possible
the council will publish the notice of
the intention to form the paving i'm
provement district.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
Assessor Should Be RESPONSIBLE

One of the poor laws that Idaho
has on its statute books is that which
provides that the county treasurer
shall be responsible for the collection
of personal taxes. If, after the as
SCISSOR makes his returns the county
treasurer is unable to locate the per-
sonal property to be taxed, he so re-
ports to the county commissioners and
they cancel the taxes. Under this
provision of the law many thousands
of dollars of tax money is lost every
year in each county This law GER
tainly should be changed so as to pro-
vide that the county assessor shall be
responsible for the collection of all
personal taxes and he should be re-
quired to collect such taxes at the
time of making the assessment.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
Pay Your Taxes Before saturday

Saturday, January 4th, is the last
day that taxes can be paid without in
curing the penalty for delinquency.
In other years County Treasurer
W. T. James has been able to accept
taxes for a few days after the first
Monday in January and thereby ac-
commOdate many taxpayers. This
year the books of the Office will be
closed promptly as an audit is being
made of the county books and the aud
it must be completed by January 10th
Don't put off paying your taxes I'M
til it is too late and you have penal
ty TO pay. Do it now.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
Charged With Serious O6ense

A criminal complaint was issued
last Friday morning in the office of the
county prosecuting attorney, charging
H. W. Kirchoff, well known mining
man of this city with statutory rape
upon the person of Margaret Elizabeth
Pearson. aged IA years.
Kirchoff was arraigned before Pro-
bate Judge Henderson the same day
and the time of his preliminary hear
ing was set for one O'Clock this after
noon. His bonds were fixed at $500
and were furnished by Tom Martin
and ]. L. Nave
The complaint was issued on the
deposition of j. w. Northrup.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
Mrs. Howard Hears from Husband

Several weeks ago word was re-
ceived here to the effect that William
c. Howard. a Boomers Ferry soldier
was missing in action" He was re-
ported missing on October 9th. This
week Mrs. Howard, who is a nurse at
the Bonners Ferry hospital, received
a letter from her husband. written on
November 26th, in which he told that
he was all right. He did not state
where he was or whether he was or
had been in a hospital. Howard is
in Company e.. 10 Infantry.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31

The newly elected and appointed Of
ficers of the Masonic lodge were in
stalled Friday night at the 1. o. o. r.
hall F. A. Shultis acted as INSTALL
ing officer and George r. Gray as mar
shall After the ceremonies the lodge
members enjoyed a supper of sand
witches and coffee and apple dump
lings and cream. the feed having been
prepared by w. w. Ferbrache.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
on for Boise Thursday

Senator and Mrs. W. s.. Walker and
Representative A. J. Kent expect to
leave on Thursday for Boise where
will spend the next two months as leg
islators from this county Both Sen.
Walker and Rep. Kent have served in
the legislature and they have a number
of bills ready to be presented for con-
sideration.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31

Takao Shiomi, of Whitefish, Mont.
and Julia Bartumek. of Shuyler, Neb.
were married this morning in the Her
aid Office by Justice of the Peace c. w
King. The couple will make theil
home in Whitefish where the groom
is in the tailor business.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-12-31
nv neW Years Resolution
The war is over-the victory won-but Americas
work is not finished"

q Because | am a loyal American
d Because my country needs my help
G. Because what is saved in America will
help the whole world
q Therefore, as my New Years resolution,
promise;
q To live economically, and save all that
can during the coming year; to set aside
each week portion of what earn and
loan it to my Government by investing
it in War Sayings Stamps.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-07
Foundations First.
Boston Herald,

While the air 10 thick with our flying
lf.criticisms-for delay, for shifts In
plan, for stout promises and slight &C.
complishment-we ought to remember
that In our new business OF war the hrst
years work is that which makes the
most trouble and the least show.
The contractors who lately built the
appraisers' stores on our waterfront
toiled for months and months In driving
steel piling and cutting buried cribwork
and sinking csissons for their concrete
foundation piers. They spent half their
money and their time before any part OF
the great building rose above the side
walk level. The unexpected obstacles
they struck In getting their foundations
down were not faint hint of the un-
counted difficulties the government has
met In this first period of our war.
1t is easy to say, "a whole year gone
and not one fighting plane" But We
should not forget that fields and shops
and flyers and Instructors and innumer.
able training planes had to be our frat
care. The fighting planes are useless
until the fighters themselves are ready.
1t is easy to ory "Where are the shipss''
But with the shipysrds once manned
and quipped and with steel plates and
girders and machine parts all standard.
ised, the ships will asss mble coon and
fast. Waste delay. vaoillatIon9-yes;
these in the nature OF the situstion were
Unavoidable. But In oil thA,- seeming
tconfusion We have been laying founda
tious on which our whirring war worh
can now 90 forward with steadiness
with speed and with increasing volume
Meantime, self-oriticism 10 helpful; self
ldisparagement, depressing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-05-07
OVID TIT: TOP
~
AN ANERICAN SOLDIER
WHO WENT = =
ARl1lUl 0(NEnpFY
T @Ia7 81 I
lNIhuR tuY EftpEyl
MACHINE GUNNER ,5ERYlNGM FRAhcE

seen fit not to need me, but still that
pointing finger made me feel small and
i'll at ease. I got of the bus to try
to dissipate this feeling by mixing
with the throng Of the sidewalks.
Presently came to recruiting Of
fee. Inside, sitting at desk was
lonely Tommy Atkins. I decided to in
terview him In regard to Joining the
British army. I opened the door. he
looked up and greeted me with Il s'y,
myte, want to tyke ONT"
Hooked at him and answered, swell,
whatever that is, I'll take a chance
at it."
Without the aid Of an Interpreter, I
found out that Tommy wanted to know
II cared to join the British army. He
asked me: "Did you ever hear Of the
Royal FusiliersT Well, in London,
you know, Yanks are supposed to know
everything, so I was not going to ap-
pear ignorant and answered, "Sure."
After listening for one half-hour to
Tommy's tale Of their exploits on the
firing line, decided to join. Tommy
took me to the recruiting headquarters,
where met typical English captain.
He asked my nationality. immedi-
ately pulled out my American passport
and showed it to him. 1t was signed
by Lansing. After looking at the
passport, he informed me that he was
sorry but could not enlist me, as 1t
would be a breach Of neutrality. l
insisted that was not neutral, be-
cause to me it seemed that a real
American could not be neutral when
big things were in progress, but the
captain would not enlist me.
With disgust in my heart went out
in the street. I had gone about a
block when q recruiting sergeant who
had followed me out Of the office
tapped me on the shoulder with his
svagger stick and said: "Sy, I can
get you in the army. We have 1ef-
tenant down at the other office who
can do anything. He has just come
out Of the o. T. G. (Officers' Training
corps) and does not know what neu-
trality is." I decided to take chance,
and accepted his invitation for an in
PRODUCTION to the lieutenant. I entered
the Office and went up to him, opened