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Trench and camp., 1919-05-01

Who wants TO work on q farm
wnen there 10 30 much more fun to be
nad IN the city? Ts IL the boob7
Or Is 1t, by any chance, the level
headed chap who sees just little bit
further than his nose?
what do you get in the country, any,
how, except hives. warts and sunburn? !?
Well, they do say that nowadays ev-
cry farmer worth his salt has hivver
at least.
And he has a telephone and a piano
and a graphophone. Won't be long
before he has private movie.
And he takes the catalogs of the
big mail-order houses to bed with him
every night. And he has money to
buy the things that strike his fancy in
them. He has money in the bank.
Doesn't give any of it to the doctors.
Doesn't need to.
And, gee whiz, he looked good in
uniform when straight shoulders and
a straight back and straight eyes came
into their own.
Lots of fun, too, fishing in the old
mill pond. Leaves less Gust in your
eyes than the bleachers at the ball
game.
lime to read at night. Cultivate =
your intellect, go to Congress n'every-
thing. Funny how the politicians
think lot of farmers.
And the way city folks come out to
get some real food once in a while
strawberries fresh from the vine. cher
ries, watermillions. turkey: oh, Boy!
Makes the city seem pretty stale and
frowsy when the Spring days come
Who wants to be bending over a desk
or working in a shop when he could
be plowing on the side of hill with
the peach and apple trees in bloom, the
bees buzzing and the good old sun
shining down.
City looks good sometimes. Pretty
girls, movies, bright lights. Where's
it get yon? Chnm borrows money.
doesn't pay it hack. Girl goes Of
with fellow with better Job. Takes all
you make to buy decent clothes, wear
white collars. put mp a false front.
Never feel quite right. Times when
you'd give anything to be. away from
Il all.
Back to the farm. Boysl Let's got
Trench and camp., 1919-05-01
TO THE DISABLED SOLDIER
IN HOSPITALS OF ARMY

AS disabled soldier you should
remember always that the Surgeon
Generals Once and all its employees
and tha Federal Board of Vocational
Education and all its employees are
mutually interested in your welfare
solely. They have arranged q definite
plan OF cooperation to help YOU in
every possible way. You can not af-
ford to leave the hospital until the
medical officers have done everything
that they can for you to restore Won
to physical health and strength. Any
other course will interfere with your
vocational success later. Further
more, YOU should by all means take
advantage of the educational oppor-
tunities which the hospital has pro-
vfded for you.
While you are making up your
mind what line Of work you want to
follow you should take advantage Of
the opportunities to try yourself out
In the different lines of activities
which are provided at the hospital.
When once you have made ND your
mind as to the employment you want
to enter or the kind of training YOU
want the Federal Board to give you
after you leave the hospital. you
should ask the vocational officers at
the hospital to provide for you the
kind of training which will advance
you in the direction of the occupation
which you expect to follow or for
which YOU expect to be trained after
you leave the hospital. You will find
the educational officers at the hospital
eager to render this service for you.
and you should consult them early in
your hospital career.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-01
YANK GETS LIFE JOB
Greater love hath NO wan,

than this!"
To the agent Of the Unisnd
States Employment Service in New
York widow wrote telling Of her
lonely condition I'm the commtry, 0f
her modest income, her tomn
house and country place, and aAd-
ed:
Having read that 50 many sol.
dsers are Out of work. I have eaa-
cIuded there would be n0tlaim9 beks
ter for me to do thaA TO tako -
my husband man who has foueaik
for his country. Can you send a
worthy soldier to me?''
The Employment Service couIA
and did.
A husky private, who said that
he was carpenter looking for q
job. was tipped on the Posssble
opportunity. So said he would in-
vestigate it.
A perfulned letter bearing an
upstate post Office mark was re-
eeived by the Employment Service
Office in New York shortly after
ward reporting that the applicant.
was agreeable and had been
placed"
Trench and camp., 1919-05-01

The soldier or sailor who puts his
$50 in a savings bank puts it in Q
place where 1t will work for him
twenty-four hours of each day, draw
ing interest and in twenty years 1t
will have more than doubled itself.
Doubtless, many q ONE of these sol-
diers coming back into civilian life ia
looking forward to establishing q
home and is beginning to dream Rboue
owning a hOme which will be head
quarters for himself and family. with
his $50 in the bank he can look for
ward with confidence to the time
when he can use this amount with
the accumulated interest rs . partial
payment toward q home. With evan
a small amount of money In the say
ings bank it is often possible to take
ADVANTAGE OF some unusually good
bargain in real estate which could
not otherwise be handled. A small
sum in the savings bank often means
the difference between securing 9
home or having to live in a Tentad
apartment or house, most unec0-
nomical and unhappy way to kve. Vi
With q little money In the bank enc
has Q certain sense OF secufeness. o
certain feeling Of Independence and
certain self-respect which can bo
secured in no other way.
Other opportunities for making
splendid investments outside Of real
estate may come along which could be
taken advantage Of If one has o little
money in the bank. On the other
hand, sickness or accident or unfore-
aeen loss 0f u0Sition NAV nut ,nnA In
position where q small amount OF
ready money is badly needed at once.
With $50 in the bank. drawing inter-
est, many emergencies Of these kinda
could be readily met
Whatever the soldier or sailor does
with his $50, he should think twica
before he does it. He should make
an honest effort to think straight
about his money matters and this $50
is part of his money matters.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-01
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

A Slightly wounded dOubhb0y WMa'
turning back to the rear of the lines
and moaning.
"Aw." he groaned, right through
the aand, a bullet right through the
hand, ow-ow-ow!"
Jaw, dry up" commanded . ma
chine gunner standing near. Whats
the matter with q nice highly like
thai? Why. every minute here. SEINE
of our boys get their heads blown on
and they never say q word. ."-Judga.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-01
WHAT SHALLTD0
WITH MY $50 BONUSz
ny Il. A. HUNGERFORD

A million and q quarter persons
who have been discharged from the
service are entitled TO $50 bolNun
This means that $75. 5.OO0.O0O win be
handed over to men who have AdfeAey
been mustered out Of the service.
What shall do with my SEQ? This
is the question which will arise in the
minds OF these men as they are hand
ed their checks by the United States
Government. One definite suggestion
is that this. money be handed over 70
the cashier Of the nearest savings
bank to be used in opening an ac-s
count where no account has been
opened or to increase an account dx
one has been opened.
The following table will show how
460 will grow at 4% interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-27
LET'S HAVE "PERsHINC DAY"

tremendously big job done in fine, big,
outstanding, truly American way by John j. Pershing
generalssmo of the American expeditionary forces.
The responsibilities involved were staggering, but
he did not tremble waver-he went straight ahead.
No general in the American service ever put
through task comparable with his showed in doing
it better poise.
1t is WELL therefore that Representative Caldwell
should ask congress to designate a "Pershing Day.
for the paying of fitting official tribute to the sue
cessful commander of the largest military force this
nation has ever raised
1t is not necessary in the of certain foreign
commanders to make it the occasion of special grants
of money and title-"Black Jack" Pershing is demo-
cratic American from crown to toe
But it is necessary in fairness to let him
know formally in what fashion his he-mans competency
regarded by the people which begrudge honor
for service
1t will do good. 1t will do him good And it will
put in future history entry which will help to
stimulate the ambitions of our young-Atlanta Geor-
gian.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-27
POOR HUMAN NATURE

HAVE a cottage in the hills, and there is always
i in sight; the mountains endless snow,
which chs the winds of summer day and night.
And here sit and think of friends who sweter IN
the baking town; and comfort such reflection lends
i wonder why Pm so low down? picture fell
lows far away where there's sign of snow-capped
peaks, who sigh and suffer day by day, through
all the age-ong summer weeks; and then hug my
self and view the SUBMITS white, o wondrous
scene! and heave selfish grin or two-I wonder
why l am so mean? With mortal men tits always
thus; We sit before the winter blaze, and con1ure
up the homeless cuss who goes his loose, unshel-
tered ways The sense of contrast is the base of all
enjoyment and all VICE. let's look ourselves then in
the face, and wonder why we've sunk so low. l
rest upon a mountains dome, and feel my heart
expand with bliss; it would not if the folks back
home were having weather just like this. If they
were not all baked and fried, my keen enjoyment
would be lost in my hill shack I'd take no pride
l wonder why I'm such a frost?
when properly handled and turned over construct al
he homes needed here in several years-at least NEE
he present emergency
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-27

The government, through financial and business
perts has for the last several months been making
exhaustive study of conditions in relation to building
Not few bankers and investors decline to consider
building project today merely because of the high cost
of construction says of the government reports
Those who take this attitude do generally stop to
analyze the high cost of construction which alarms them
so, is the governments conclusion.
Although construction costs are higher now than n
1913, the union wage scales in the building industry
have not advanced rapidly as has the cost of living
while building material prices are not as high as are
commodity prices Wages and prices in the construction
industry speaking generally Jagged behind because t.
industry utilized to only small degree in war pro-
duction The level at which the cost of construction
stands today has been pushed up only slightly by tenn
porary conditions 1t has been fixed mainly by con-
dtions that cannot be materially changed for years
comedy the tremendous expansion of money and
credit
During the the volume of money and credit
increased far rapidly than the volume of industry
and commerce. hence prices But expansion of cred
it through government loans is worldwide condition
which must hold up prices everywhere until the govern
ment debts largely funded or.dscharged
The fact is that the cost of construction is high
today. 1t is low compared with food clothing and
commodities in general for example, in January Of this
year given quantity of farm products would exchange
for 81 per cent more of building materials
than the quantity could be exchanged for in
1918 1t is high only in comparison with its own prop
er level Commodity prices will undoubtedly re-
cede because food and clothing and many other things
scarcity of transportation, which prevented shipments
from distant countries the Allies But they cannot fall
to the pre-war level
But although some readjustments in the wages of
individual trades and in the prices of individual classes
of building materials may take place, the cost of con-
struction will not down to such extent to
endanger judicious investment made today in the
erection of new building Where the rents offered
show fair net return the cost today of build
ing after deducting reasonable sinking fund allow
ance should hesitate to build or to lend money
for building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-27

Something must be done-and done right
What we going to do?
BUILD HOMES, OF COURSE Or devise some
whereby desirable citizens may be assisted in
building homes for themselves paying for them from
their earnings as they are able to do
1t can't be done at the high price of labor and
terial?
Oh yes it
How do we know?
Listen: A few weeks ago the proposal made to
the city that private citizens would GUARANTEE a
fund of 800 000 and more if necessary, to build
auditorium and it to the city demanding only
an arrangement which would pay the citizens per cent
on their investment until it returned be made The
right kind of behind the offer make it gen.
une.
That shows that the money is here and available
for building at the present prices Of material and
labor and that all that needed is the decision to turn
this money into another project needed 100 times
aeutey than the auditorium was, although it may
not have appeared at the time
If these patriotic citizens with money invest could
acquire the interest seeing that homes pro-
vided to house the wives and babies of the men who
want to work here that they have shown other worthy
enterprises, the housing problem would be solved over
night If 800 900 gathered together capital for
home building association it would provide the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-27
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, MEN?


We have heard and read great deal in recent
weeks and months about the housing crisis in cities
throughout the nation and the movement fostered by
the government and by local commercial bodies get
the building of homes under way.
We have talked about the housing problem in Amer
where
And we have got no further than talk. Most of us
apparently haven't even THOUGHT much along with
talk and none of US have WORKED.
But the time has come when sOMETHIsG MUST
BE DONE There is no other way out ACTION MUST
BE HAD-AND RIGHT NOW.
The situation is coming home daily to every bust
house in Americas Every who keeps in touch
with affairs at all knows that this situation is the most
serious confronting Americas today--and of the
most serious ever confronting US.
The situation has come home forcibly to The Times
Recorder and its experience is that of other business
institutions AS result of housing conditions, the
Times Recorder is today actually facing the possibility
of either suspension Of publication entirely, reduc
ing its size by least onehaf because workmen cannot
be retained here without places to live in,
One of the Times Recorders printers chose to leave
Americas a few weeks ago. For months he had been
sharing his small home with another employee of the
Establishment who could find no house for himself and
family To replace the who left, another printer
was employed from out of the city, being available
here. This who has family which he desires to
bring here after repeated efforts to find small
home has declared that he will be forced to leave and
seek employment elsewhere although he is pleased with
his work and the city. He has been unable to
cure room and board for himself Another empIoye of
the paper, of the two linotype operators who is
single man, has received notice that his boarding and
rooming house will be closed August /. He has been
unable to find another place to live, and has served
tce that he will leave the employ of the paper that
date Still another employee, who occupies part of pr
vate home with his family reports that intoerable
find another residence and that unless he can do Sc he
will leave Americas
These three fill indispensable positions. They
are the job and wish to stay, but apparently
conditions will not allow them to remain here as pro-
ducing, desirable citizens
This is but an example. There are dozens of SINH
lar examples that have been reported by business houses
about the city and there probably have been hundreds
of such here within the last few months
AMERICUs is LOSING POPULATION EVERY
DAY BECAUSE OF HOUSING CONDITIONS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-07-27
SPEND YOUR SUMMER AT
The New Rabun Hotel

Located Mountain City, a in the famous Rabun Gap in the Blue Ridge
Mountains which divide the of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Of
point the Rocky Mountains Twenty
hundred feet above level Eghx feet higher than Ashv
N. c., and hundred feet higher than Mt Airy, Ga.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
r. HI. T..
M'DERMoTr

McDermott, April ia. j. FlaclS
was business visitor at McDermott
Thursday.
Kenneth, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Coleman, has been quite sick
Burton Cox was Boise visitor
Thursday.
Mr.. Washburn OF the Meridian
cheese factory was McDermott Wis
itor Thursday.
T. ii. McDermott, who has been in
the hills with cattle for the reserve,
is homo for a few days.
Mrs. McDermott and daughter,
Beatrice. were Boise visitors Thurs
day.
Warren Teadrick is remodeling his
residence near Victory school house.
Mrs Washburn of Meridian spent
Thursday afternoon at the McDermott
home.
The young people of the neighbor-
hood were given an egg roast at the
F. l.. Records ranch Thursday evening.
John Jepsen, who sold his ranch
near here some time ago, has returned
from a trip to Minnesota. He gives
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
BROOKLYN DODGERS WIN OPENING
CONTESTS FROM BOSTON BRAVES
Score of Registered in Morning Game, and 2
Count Results in Afternoon-20000
Fans Enter Braves Field.

Boston, April 19.-(United Press)-
The Boston Braves lost both games in
the double header with the Brooklyn
Dodgers here today in the opening of
the baseball season OF 1919. The Dodg-
ers' victory over the Braves in the
morning game was to >. while in the
afternoon they won by a score of 3
to ..
crowd of 10000, the best ever re-
corded at an opening game at Braves
Jeff Pfeffer would not allow the
Braves to bunch hits and his own ter
rifle Whack, which accounted for two
runs, enabled the Dodgers to obtain
their victory in the second of the holt
day program.
PREFER LOSES CONTROL
With two down in the fifth Pfeffer
sent drive to left center, which Rig
CERT dropped after long run. allow
ing OMara and Kruger to score.
Olson's hit sent Griffith in with what
proved to be the winning run in the
sixth. Hits by pinchhitters Miller and
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
BOXING BILLS FAIL
TO PASS; NEW YORK
CANNOT GET BATTLE
Rules Committee of Assembly
Refuses to Permit Considera-
ton of Measures on Floor;
Great Pressure Exerted

Albany, n. ", April 19.-United
staging the Willard Dempsey cham
pionship in New York state went out
entirely tonight when the rules COM
mittee of the assembly refused to pass
either of the boxing bills out for con-
sideration for the assembly on the
floor.
Pressure was eXerted throughout the
day to have the bin reported out, and
it was reported that at the last meet
ing of the committee about two hours
before adjournment, four of the five
members of the committee stood ready
to vote favorably, but were held up by
the action Of the speaker in not bring
ing the bill up for committee consd-
Grafton.
The speaker has been fairly deluged
with kilograms and letters during the
past week from ranking officers of
the army and navy urging passage of
the bill which placed control of boxing
in this state under control of the army,
navy and civilian board of boxing but
he has refused to take any action.
The attitude OF the speaker is that
IN passing the bills permitting Sun
day baseball and Sunday moving pic
ture shows, enough of the so-called
."liberal bills have been passed by the
legislature this year.
Governor Smith, it is generally be-
lieved, would have signed the bill had
he been given an opportunity.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
SOUTH BOISE.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Corn spent part
of last week in Emmett and Letha
looking after business interests
Mrs. Emma Tate entertained the
Ladies Aid society of the Second Pres
byterian church at her new home
surprise was given Mrs. Tate when
a handsome oak rocker was presented
to her by the society in honor of her
birthday and also as a recognition of
faithful work done in the church So
cieties.
William Thayer of Jordan Valley is
in South Boise for few days visiting
his daughters.
Mrs. B. NJ Galloway is entertaining
Mrs. E. H., Test of Ontario, Ore.
G. w. Barnum spent last week in
Emmett, where he conducted services
in the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Nettie Weston returned We'd
nesday from Twin Falls, where she
has been visiting her brother.
Mrs. ]. Vanderwerf has returned
from Portland, Ore, where she has
been spending the winter with her
daughter.
Mrs. Bert Williams of Ivywild Is en-
tertaining her brother from Iowa.
Mrs. A. C. Laster and children of
Nampa are spending the Easter va
cation with Mrs. w. e. Laster Of South
Boise.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
MAPLE GROVE.

Maple Grove. April 19.-Miss Alice
Shultz of Boise was visitor at the
Charles Maxwell home Sunday.
James Madsen and daughter Fran
ces spent Wednesday night with rela-
tives In Boise.
Mrs. Carlyle Smock has returned
from st. Alphonsus' hospital, where
she recently underwent serious ope-
ration.
Elijah Williams and Ida Jerome of
Ustick spent Sunday with their broth
er, John Williams, at Perkins.
George Illingsworth was operated on
at st. Alphonsus hospital for appendi-
citis recently. He is reported getting
along nicely.
the ]. J. Caldwell ranch and has
moved his family there Mr.. Cald-
we'll is postmaster at Meridian.
There will be a school election at
the school house Monday for the pur-
pose of electing new officers, Mr.
Shaurer having resigned. William
Lundstrum was appointed to fill the
vacancy made by the moving out of
the district of j. Leslie Shellworth,
and the term of A. j. Thornhill ex-
pires.
Mrs. e. w. Eby visited her two sons.
Waldo and Earl Eby, and daughter,
Mrs. Dan Lingenfelter, at Lake Low
ell Thursday.
There will be a volunteer liberty
loan meeting at the Maple Grove
school Monday. All are expected to
be present.
Daisy Hinton has returned from
Nampa, where she had been visiting
her sister.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

Boise valley climate great deal Of
praise.
Rev. B. w. Rice win occupy the Fair
view pulpit Sunday morning and eve
ming.
The Fairview Ladies' Aid will take
up local church work part Of the
time from now on instead of all Red
Cross work.
Rev. Prout delivered an able ,ectura
at Fairview Thursday evening. He will
give another next Thursday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20

chief forms Of diversion. The .core
by innings:
First game TN
brkiyn 81 l 90 90 0 0 o 3-5 10 2
Boston 80 1000 30 00-2 10 s
batteries--Cadore and Kruger; Ru-
dolph and Wilson.
Second game RHE
Brklyn 800 0 o 0 o % s 1
Boston 100 0 0 90 O110-2 9 0
Batteries Pfeffer and Kruger;
Ragan' Nehf, Fillingham and Wilson
Umpires-Klem and Emslie.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
IDAHO NEWS IN BRIEF

WALLACE-A man giving the name
of Alex Johnson was arrested at Mul?
Ian by Deputy Sheriff Austin and is
charged with unlawful possession of
Intoxicating liquor.
TWIN F'ALLS-Disappear short
~ after 4 o'clock in the evening, the
little son of F. r. Barnhill of G31 Blue
Lake boulevard, had not been found at
a late hour in the morning. He was
last seen by his mother in front of
the home playing on the sidewalk
POCATELLO-A 10-gallon key of
home made raisin wine, found in the
chicken coop at the home of Alex Kat
silometes, SOS North Ninth, was turn
ed over to the county authorities.
TWIN FALLS-Arrangeme have
been made whereby the Victor Furni-
ture company of .Rgby and the Ulrich
Furniture company of Idaho Falls
have consolidated, with capital stock
of $4,000. They will operate stores in
Ririe, Rigby, Dubois, Newdale and
Idaho Falls.