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Williams news., 1918-07-26
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN ID SAVE BABIES

President Wilson and the Childrens Bureau have ordered a nation wide drive to save the babies.
 While the war is taking so many of our young men we must make every possible effort to save the young children.
 Clinics are being held thru out the United States and each state has a definite number of lives to save. Already over a thousand babies have been ex- amined in Arizona and the work is only begun. Williams will have the bene- fit of a Child Welfare Clinic on August 1st, End and 3rd, at the School House. The work will be in charge of Dr. Earl Mendum Tarr, a chill drens specialist, who is con- ducting the clinics thru out the state.
 The babies will be measured and weighed, and then each child will be given a thoro physical examination if the par ent so desires. \ One out of every five babies born in Arizona dies before it isa year old. Most of these deaths are the result of ignorance. of WEI Hams is 2O6. This means that 206 babies and children under ten years of age are expected to enroll at the Child Welfare Cli- nic on August 1st, End and 3rd, if Williams is to do her share of work to s'save the babies.' All mothers want to be good mothers and Dr. Tarr is giving his services free of charge in order to help mothers save their children.
 The following program will be carried out August 1st.
 9 to II, weighing and meas uring of children.
 q to Il 80, Prenatal Care and the hygiene of Pregnancy"
 2 to 4 P. M., weighing and measuring of children.
 4 to 4:3O, Care of the new born.
 August End.
 9 to II, weighing and meas uring of children.
 II to 80, Preventable dis eases of Childhood.
 2 to 4 P. M., weighing and measuring of children.
 4 to 4:3O, Relation of Vener- Zeal disease to Infant Mortality" sAugust 3rd
 9 to II, weighing and meas uring of children. \ II to 80, Proprietary tBaby Foods"
 2 to 4 P. M., weighing and measuring of children.
 4 to 4:3O, Milk Modification.
 No charge is made for exam ination. Bring your children Don't be a stacker.
 This clinic is given under the auspices of the Public Health 3Department of the Red Cross.
 Mrs. T. H. Cureton,
 Mrs. B. A. Miller.
 Mrs. P. A. Melick,
 Committee C
Williams news., 1918-07-26
Poor Speculation

E Losing dollars in order to |save pennies is mighty hard proposition to break even. to Say nothing of getting ahead. It fs repeating habit with many people, to conserve and let the clothes go too long without hav- ing them cleaned. This short lens the life of clothes. When they make up their minds once to have it done, they look for bargains. The first question with them "how cheap?" in- |stead of thow good?". If you do want your work done, have 1t cone by some one that will do It right, and pay the price and you will be better off in the long run, as you will get no bargains in cheap transactions, especial ]y in workmanship. I am a skillful and painstaking clean Ter, and you will be far ahead bv having your work done with me.
 Phone 33 Mike--The Tailo, MINISTRIES JULY 27.
 As laughing joy spreading eoncern, the Virginia MinstreIs which are announced to appear here Saturday, July 27, is with put doubt one of the fore most
Williams news., 1918-07-26
Srnith-Dermont

OI1lIn-CGI mont
 Of unusual interest to the res idents of Williams is the an- nouncement of the marriage of Miss Marguerite Adah Der mont to Major Walter Sheldon Smith, which occurred in Los Angeles Tuesday, July 16.
 The ceremony was perform ed by pr. George Davidson, of St. Johns Episcopal Church. at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Nor man Morrison Holt, 1868 West Adams Street, Los Angeles. Dr and Mrs. Morrison have been Mrs. Dermont's friends for many years.
 The house was tastily decor ated for the occasion, and little Miss Marion Morrison, as flow CT girl, was the brides only at tendant. Following the ser vice dainty wedding break fast was served.
 The bride is the only daugh- ter of Mrs. Nellie Adah Der mont and is well-known in Will Hams. where. with her parents she lived for about twelve years. She is the daughter of the late William Francis Der mont, who was president and general manager of the Sag inaw and Manistee Lumber Company for many years. Fol lowing his passing, in the fall of 1915, Mrs. Dermont and Miss ,Dermont moved to Los Angeles, where they made their home. Miss Dermont graduated from the University of California two years ago, and has taught in the Bisbee schools since then. As Miss Dermont she had a host of friends in Williams and her wis it's here during vacation from school were always marked by a round of pleasures for her friends. ---'--.--.---------' -.'',.'
Williams news., 1918-07-26

Major Smith is also a grad uate of the University of Cali fornia, and is now in the regu- lar army as a dental surgeon. He is stationed at Douglas, Ar izona, which city will be the future home of Major and Mrs. Smith.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26

They have been making Seattle look
something like New York, only In the
process Seattle gets a water front Of
more than 100 miles as against New
York's 43 (that is, Manhattan's), says
Boys Life. This winter you will
bound" Seattle like this: Seattle
is bounded on the east by Lake Wash
ington, deep fresh water about %
miles long and three to five wide; on
the south and west by Puget Sound
(salt) and on the north by the new
deep water lock canal, completed at a
total cost of nearly $5.OO0,0O0, to say
nothing of the cost of regarding the
streets, building new bridges, and do
ing other things to adjust the city to
the change" The change includes the
dredging of the new waterway TO Lake
Union in the very heart Of Seattle. The
two lakes named are nine feet above
the waters Of the sound at high tide.
The new canal will take the largest
merchant ships afoat, which is doing
enough, for it's only the ships ahoat
that count.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
Sanitary Fountains.

An investigation of drinking foun-
tains at the University of Minnesota.
carried out by the state board OF
health. led to the rather startling re-
suit that the II fountains in use at
the university, most of which belonged
to various supposedly sanitary types
we're found to be improperly construct
ed to prevent contamination by the
consumer, according to the Scientific
American. The principal defect was
the vertical discharge of the water,
making 1t necessary for the consumer
to place his mouth directly over the
point of discharge. 1t was found that
the majority of persons drank with the
lips touching the nozzle. The invesd.
gators devised a new type of fountain
In which the discharge is at such an
angle that there is no possibility Of
water falling back from the mouth up
on or lear the orifce.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
xiv.
Billy Louise Gets a Surprise.

Billy Louise Gets a Surprise.
FRIGHTENED, worried, sick at
il heart because her crOwding doubts
and suspicious had suddenly de-
veloped into black certainty just when
she had thought them dead forever,
Billy Louise rode up the narrow,
rocky gorge. She had come to have a
vague comprehension of the tempta-
ton Ward must have felt. She had
come to accept pityingly the possibility
that the canker of old influences had
eaten more deeply than appeared on
the surface. She had set herself
stanchly beside him as his friend, who
would help him win back his self
respect. She felt sure that he must
suffer terribly with that keen, analyti-
cal mind of his, when he stopped to
think at all. He had no warped ethics
wherewith to ease his conscience. She
knew his ideas of right and wrong
were as uncompromising as her own,
and if he stole cattle, he did it with
his eyes wide open to the wrong he
was doing. And yet
That's bad enough, but to try and
fasten evidence on someone else ="
Billy Louise gritted her teeth over the
treachery of 1t. She believed he had
done that very thing. How could she
help it? She had seen the corral and
had seen Ward ride away from 1t In
the dusk of the evening; or she be-
lieved she had seen him. which was
the same thing. And she knew what
lay behind him. Was his version of
the past after all the correct one7
Might not the paragraph she had
burned been nothing more than the
truth?
Billy Louise fought for him fought
with her stern, youthful judgment
which was so uncompromising. II takes
years of close contact with life to
give one a sure understanding of hu-
man weakness and human endeavor.
At the ford, when Blue would have
crossed and taken the trail home, Billy
Louise refined him impulsively the
other way. Until that instant she had
not intended to seek Ward. but once
her fingers had twitched the relns
against Blues neck, she did not hest
tate; she did not even argue with her
! self. She just glanced up at the sun,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
JONES HAD A POOR MEMORY
Husband Blamed Wife for Not Turn
ing OFF Gas in StoVe-Forgot He
Shut off Meter.

Speaking at a dinner, Senator George
W. Norris Of Nebraska referred to
the beauty Of having a good memory.
and fttingly related this story:
At eight o'clock in the morning n
day last summer the Jones' took
trunks, grips and suitcases, and
hustled for the railroad station. Twen-
ty minutes later a taxieab dashed up
to the Jones house and out Jumped
Jones.
whats the matter, old manr' asked
a kindly disposed n~eighbor. Forget
your railroad ticket?"
NO" answered Jones, showing
symptoms of peevishness. my wife
left a kettle Of water boiling on the
gas stove. Didn't think of 1t until we
reached the station. You al always
depend on a woman to have a MEM
DRY like that"
So saying, Jones unlocked the door
and fastened into the house. In about
TWO minutes he came out again with
his features puckered into a peculiar
twist.
How did you find lit" cheerfully
asked the neighbor. sizzling to beat
a locomotive, l suppose"
mo" guiltily answered Jones. 7
had forgotten that 1 had turned the
gas off at the meter"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
WREATH FOR ENEMY AVIATOR
Scotch Flyer Who Brought Down Ger
man Delegated by Royal Flying
Corps to Deliver Flowers

A true incident that reveals the re-
spect shown by allied a~viators for the
memory Of a dcring enemy flyer is
told in "Tam o the Scoots," by Ed
gar Wallace, writing in Everybody's-
Tam, an intrepid Scotchman, was
told that the man he had brought down
the day before was a well-known Ger
man aviator named Won Zeidlitz, and
on behalf Of the Royal Flying CORPS
the funeral.
1.-THE wreath, in a tin box, firmly
corded and attached to a little para
chute, was placed In the fusilage of a
small Morane-his own machine being
in the hands of the Northumberland
Tam climbed into the seat. In five
minutes be was pushing up at the
extreme angle at which a man can fly.
Tam never employed a lesser one
Evidently the enemy scout reaF-
lied the business of this lone British
flyer and must have ~signaled his views
to the earth, for the antialrcraft bat
teries suddenly ceased to fire, and
when, approaching Ludezeel, Tam
sighted an enemy squadron engaged In
a practice flight, they opened out and
made way for him, offering no mo-
lestation.
"Tam began to plane down. He spot
ted the big w~hite-specked cemetery.
and saw a little procession making It's
way to the grounds. He came down to.
a thousand feet and dropped his para
chute. He saw it open and sail earth
ward and her someone on the ground
waved a white handkerchief.
"'Guid.' said Tam. and began to
climb homeward."
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26

didn't you let Peter do it, or Marthy7
You could have done a better job than
that, couldn't you, Marthy?"
Poor old Marthy, with her rheumatic
knees and a gray hardness in her
aeathery face, had come down the path
and stood squarely before Billy Lou
1se, her hands knuckling her flabby
hips, her hair blowing in gray, stray
Cling wisps about her bullet head.
Better than what? Come In, Billy
Louise. I'm right glad to see We back
and lookin' so well, even If yuh do
pear to be In n of your tantrums.
How's yer mawT
Billy Louise gasped and went white,
~Mommie's dead" she said. "She died
the ninth" She drew another gasping
breath, pulled herself together, and
went on before the others could begin
the set speeches of sympathy which
the announcement seemed to demand,
Never mind about that, now. I'm
talking about those Seabeck cattle you
folks stole. I was telling Charlie how
horribly careless he is, Marthy. Did
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
A Unique SUGGESTION.

A constable in a Vermont town re-
Gently rounded up a number of hoboS
"Come along" he said to them, you
have all got to have a bath"
This announcement was. of course
received with considerable p~erturba-
ton. especially by the eldest of the
men. "Whatl" he exclaimed. "A
bath A bath with water?"
"Sure thing" said the constable.
Look here, Mr.. Constable" said the
apprehensive one. Couldn't you man
age it with one of them acuum clean
ers?"-Case and Comment.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26

you know he let them drift down the
r1verP And a blind man could tell a
mile Off the brands have been worked %
Billy Louise's tone was positively ven,
omous in its contempt. "Why didn't
you make Charlie practice on a cow
hide for a while first?" she asked Mar
thy cuttingly.
Marthy ignored the sarcasm. Per
haps it did not penetrate her stolid
mind at all. Charlie never worked
any brands, Billy Louise" she stated
with her glum directness.
"Oh, I beg his pardon, I'm surel
Did you?"
NO, l neve done such a thing, nei-
ther. [ don't know what you're talkin'
about"
We'll, who did, them" Billy Louise
faced the old woman pitilessly.
Il d'no." Marthy lifted her hand and
made a futile effort to tuck in a few of
the longest wlsps of hair.
well, of all the" The stern 1rav
eyes Of Billy Louise flew wide open at
the ~efrrontery of the words. II they
expected her to believe that!
That's 1t, Miss Louise. That's the
point we'd like to settle, ourselves. I
know 1t sounds outrageous, but it's a
fact. Peter and l found those cattle
up In the hills, with our brand worked
over the V. On my word of honor, not
one Of us knows who did It,"
But you've got them down here"
well" Charlie threw out a hand
helplessly. His eyes met hers with ap-
pealing frankness. 1--WE couldn't rub
out the brands; what else could we
do? 1 figured that somebody else
would see them If we left them out in
the hills, and it might be rather hard
TO convince a man you see, we can't
even convince you'll But, so help me,
not n of us branded those cattle.
Miss Louise. l believe that whoever
been rustling stock around here
deliberately tried to fix evidence
against US. I'm a stranger in the u
try, and I don't know the game very
well I'm an easy mark"
Yes, you're that, all right enough I"
Billy Louise spoke with blunt disfavor,
but her contemptuous certainty of his
guilt was plainly wavering. "To go
and bring stolen cattle right down
here"
TT seemed to me they'd be safer here
than anywhere else" Charlie observed
naiyely. Nobody aver comes down
here, unknown to us. I had it sized up
that the fellow who worked those
brands would never dream we'd bring
the stock right into the Cove. Why,
Miss Louise, ever l would know better
than to put our brand on top Of Sea-
beck's and expect 1t to pass inspection.
If I wanted to steal cattle, 1 wouldn't
go at 1t that wayl"
Billy Louise glanced uncertainty at
him and then at Marthy, facing her
grimly. She did not know what to
think, and she showed it.
How do you mean-the real rus
tlersT' she began hesitatingly; and
hesitation vas not by any means a
mental habit with Billy Louise.
II mean just what I said" Char
lies manner was becoming more nat
ural, more confident. 1--WE been rid
ing through the hills a good deal, and
I've seer a few things. And I've an
idea the fellow got a little uneasy"
He ia her vince a little at the word
fellow" and he went on, with an
impulsive burst of confidence: Miss
Louise, have you ever, in your riding
around up above Jones canyon. In all
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26

him, and l don't reckon you did any
kicking when you found I'd cut the
rope so it wouldn't hold your rotten
carcass. You can't let well enough
alone, though. You thought you'd raise
me, did you? You thought you'd come
back and try another whack at me be-
hind my back. You knew hanged well
l wasn't the kind of man that would
jump the country. You knew you'd
find me right here, attending to my
business like I've always done.
But you've overplayed your hand.
This time I'm going to get you-and
Foxy and the breed along with you. 1t
was a rotten trick, running Yes yer
Seabeck's brand. If l hadn't caught
you In the act, you'd have planted
them cattle where all hi couldn't
have saved me when they were found.
If 1 hadn't caught you at it and run
NIX monographs over the whole cheese,
I'd have been up against 1t for fair.
So now you're going to get what's COM
ing to yuh. l won't take any chances
on your not trying 1t again. I'm going
to protect myself right.
"You throw that gun on the bed"
(Billy Louise did so, her eyes still
upon Wards flushed face.) 'Now, get
down that tablet from the shelf.
Here's a pencil" He drew one from
under his pillow and tossed it toward
her. "Now you write the truth about
all this rustling. It's a bigger thing
than shows right in this neighborhood.
1 know that. And 1 know, too, that
Foxy has been pulling down some on
the side. He never paid for all the
stock that's running around vented
and rebranded NIX. I've got that sized
up. Pretty smooth trick. too a heap
better than working brands. He ought
to have been satisfied with that-but a
crook never is satisfied. / knew he
wasn't the tenderfoot he tried to make
out, and when l saw some of his stock
and that gate fixed to ring a bell when
it was opened, 1 knew he was a crook.
But he made a big mistake when he
threw in with you, you
81 want you to write down the
truth about that Hardup deal; who
was in with you. l know, all right, but
I want 1t down on paper. And l want
to know how long FOxy's been in with
you, and who's working the game on
the outside. Get busy; write it all
down. I'll give you all the time you
need don't leave out anything. Dates
and all, / want the whole graft. Don't
try to get away. I've got this gun
loaded to the guards, and you know
I'm aching for an excuse" He
stopped and cOughed again, hoarsely,
r~ackingly. Then he lay quiet, except
for his rasping breath and watched.
Billy Louise, with the tablet on her
trembling knees, pretended to write,
From under her lashes she watched
Ward curiously. She saw his attention
waver, saw his eyes wander aimlessly
about the room. She sat very still
and waited, making scrawly marks
that had no meaning at all. She saw
Wards fingers loosen on the revolver
saw his head turn YEARLY on the pill
low. He was staring out through the
window at the brilliant blue Of the
sky with the dazzling white clouds
drifting like bits of cotton to the north
ward. He had forgotten her.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
POTATO DAY.

In order to popularize the
humble potato as a substitute
for wheat. the Woman's COun-
ell of Defense of Power county
will hold an exhibit at the Cold
en- Rule building in the room
recently vacated by the Allen
drug store. of potatoes used in
as many ways as their ingenu
ity can devise. The exhibit
will begin at 2:30. At 400 a
cafeteria supper will be served
continuing until 1880. the pro-
ceeds to go to the Red Cross.
All the ladies of American
Falls and vicinity r request
ed to furnish something for the
exhibit, something showing the
different ways in which pota-
toes may be served or in which
potatoes are used, together
with the recipe for the same.
The purpose of the exhibit is
to encourage a larger use of
potatoes, and a consequent
lessening of wheat products.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26

! can't catch 'em this time and work
the brands over, so they'll stand Yes,
bnd I'll get %railroaded to the pen.
Well. you've %overplayed your hand,
old-timer. l let you fellows down easy,
last time. I don't reckon Foxy object
ed much to those few | turned back to
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-04-26
Copyright By Little. Brown and Company
By B. M. BOWER

tOopyfKht pJ LlIIIsI hruWh Anu OompanU
whats all this? Worked brands !
Why, Miss Louise, II wouldn't know
how to"
81 know. You did an awful punk
Job. A person could tell in the dark
It was the work Of a greenhorn. Why
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-28
Brute Traits In the Human.

The raising of the voice in anger
is manifestly akin to the roar of the
angry carnivora. Darwin has pointed
out the connection between the human
sneer and the snarl of the angry dog,
and have myself seen a refined wom-
an in a transport of spite lift her up
per lip and show her teeth in a man.
ner absurdly like an enraged beast.
But nothing shows more clearly the
essential identity of the fighting in
stinct in man and the lower animal
than the way In which child. soon
after 1t can toddle, will rush at the
object of its passion and proceed to
bite and scratch--ti1at is. to use teeth
and claws, as any of the carnivOra
might.-Exchange.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-28
Traits of Bird Lovers.

Years ago. during winters visit
in London. I used to watch the per-
sons who regularly fed the birds in
Hyde park. | noticed that most of
them were people of apparently hum
hle circumstances, a few pretty close
to undertaking themselves. 1t was
delightful to see how much pleasure
they all took in keeping these birds
from hunger.
Two that | saw each day for a
week or so, evidently husband and
wife, / ventured to speak to. Eagerly
they talked about the birds as they
might have talked about children.
noting and relishing individual char
acteristics.
ave have become so fond Of them"
said the wife. ''They recognize us
now, many of them, and a few come
to us quite fearlessly. We should
feel quite uncomfortable ii we should
miss a day. They are like members
of the family that have to be cared
for."-Exchange.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-05-28
Navy Still Needs
Men In All Positions

Every time new ship is launch
ed, whether it be intended for the
Naval Service or to carry food and
other necessities to the forces over
seas, the need for men for the Navy
is increased.
Very few ships pass through the
war zone, or so called barred area, !"
without their complement OF Naval
gunners, ready to protect their ship
against attack by the Kaiser's I'M
dersea murderers.
Since the declaration of war the
Navy has grown to proportions lit
tie dreamed of by even naval ex-
perts, in peace time and there is yet
need for large number OF red
blooded young Americans for this
branch of the service.
Nearly all the ratings are open in
the Naval Reserve and the best OF
the ratings in the regular Navy are
not yet filled.
Men of the draft age can still en-
list in the regular Navy or enroll in
the Naval Reserve if they can furn-
ish the recruiting authorities with a
certificate that they are not needed
for the current quota of their local
draft board
In some ratings in the regular
Navy the term of enlistment is for
the duration of the war only.
Full particulars of Navy enlist
ments can be obtained from the
nearest postmaster, directly from the
Navy Recruiting Station, Calvert and
| Lexington streets, Baltimore, or
from the Navy Recruiting Sub-sta-
lions at Cumberland and Hagers-
town.