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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10
Reclamation Service Provides
Homes for 100000 Con-
tented and Prosperous Peo-
pie Report Shows.
| 500, 900 ACRES IRRIGATED
Storage Water Delivered From
Permanent Reservoirs for
100000 More-Arid Reg
ions Are Favored.

THE national reclamation policy has
resulted in an annual crop production
of 500, ZOO, 900 or over from lands which
u short time ago returned nothing,
says Director Arthur p. Davis of the
United States reclamation service, de-
partment of the interior, in his annual
report copy of which has reached
Boise. To it, he says, must be at
tributed also the establi shment of more
than 100000 people in prosperous and
icontented homes on the land and an
equal number in the cities, towns, and
villages which are affected by this ag-
ricultural development. The progress
being made by these communities
equals that of the most prosperous re-
gions of our country. Mr.. Davis points
nut that with millions of acres of
equally favorable land awaiting devel-
opment and thousands of citizens
ciamoring for farms, il is most i'm
portant that liberal policy in provid-
ing funds to construct the necessary
works should be followed by congress.
AGRICULTURE IMPORTANT.
During the present year the service
lis in position to deliver water TO about
| 1 500 BOO acres of irrgable land, COW
cred by crop census, of which about
100000 acres are now being irri-
gated Besides this storage water is
delivered from permanent reservoirs
under special contracts to about $50, 900
acres more. The projects that have
been undertaken have been planned to
provide for an area Of about 100000
acres"
Agriculture in the arid region" says
Mr.. Davis, where irrigation is feas-
ible has several important advantages
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10
BOISE HIGH SCHOOL
NEWS DEPARTMENT
GAVE oPERETTA SAMPLE

Pretty dancing and catchy music
characterized the sample of the OPP
eretta, "Bulbul," which the cast gave
In assembly Tuesday.
The housemaid, peddlers, maids of
honor. lords and ladies of the court
and the principals, Elizabeth Mitchell
Joe Wright Warren Drake, Dorothy
Singer, Francis Manville Bernice
Whitehead and Leonard Phillips, gave
n tiny bit of their parts and left the
students clamoring for more.
Everything is in readiness for the
performances Friday and Saturday and
n great deal of credit is due Mr.. Smith,
Miss Barnes, Miss Stallings, Miss Aul-
Cry, Miss Lawsing and Mr.. Carter
Mr.. Smith, musical director, states
that the material this year for the cast
is some of the finest he has ever work.
ed with; so a successful performance
is assured
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10

over that in the humid region. The
soils of the arid region by the nature
of the case have generally not been
leached OF their mineral plant foods as
have those in the humid region. and
they are therefore much richer in this
respect on the average and are seldom
or never acid, as are soils Of the humid
region. There is much advantage in
being able to apply water to growing
crops at just the time and in just the
quantity needed, and to withhold it at
will. Where he water supply Is ample
this constitutes very important adj
vantage in arid regions.
Another striking advantage IL the
preponderance of clear days in an arid
region, where the absence of rainy and
cloudy weather affords a much larger
percentage of sunshine than Is found in
humid regions.
Resulting from these advantages, 1t
appears that the average gross product
of agricultural crops on reclamation
projects is just about double the aver
age yield from non-irrigated lands in
the country at large. This means that
as much product can be obtained from
40-acre tract under irrigation as
from the average S0-acre tract in the
humid region. rr-
No new projects have been under
taken within the past year. as there
have been no funds available for this
purpose. The reason for this, as MI.
Davis points out, is the gradual de-
cline in the receipts from the sales of
public lands, which from the basis of
the reclamation fund. In addition. the
small payments provided by law from
the irrigated lands have kept the re-
turns from the constructed projects to
a low point, and it is also now neces-
sary, under the provisions of existing
law, to set aside $1,O00,0OO year from
these receipts to repay the advances
to the reclamation fund which were
provided by the act of 1910.
The demand of the soldiers for op-
portunities to acquire land over
shadows everything in connection with
settlement work." says Mr.. Davis, but
it will not be a wise policy to overlook
the very urgent and increasing call for
similar opportunities from citizens who
were unable to wear the colors. Every
consideration of good policy that can
be advanced stresses the need Of in
creasing greatly the acreage for set
tiers on all public land projects as well
as the taking up of new projects with:
out delay"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10
BASKETBALL TEAM TRAINING.

The high school basketball men are
training hard every evening in the
school gym.
Coach Fletcher is trying to arrange
practice games with the Up-to- Date
basketball team two or three times a
week. Mr. Fletcher thinks that the
training and experience the school
team will receive while playing against
players that know the game, as every
man on the Up-to-Date team does, will
help the high school team in a great
many ways.
The school has sent for ten new
basketball suits.
Boise plays their first game with
Meridian here January 10, 1920
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10
TO TRANSFER TROPHY CASE.

The student council Of the Boise
high school held a meeting Tuesday
morning at II o'clock. The inyesti-
eating committee reported and it was
decided that the trophy case of the
school be transferred from the hall to
the auditorium. A committee is to be
appointed by the class presidents to
discover the reasons why students are
dropping school, and to try to persuade
them to return to their studies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10
HAS BOISE PROGRAM

That the high school has program
for the Improvement of Boise, was
demonstrated in the response of the
high school students to the question:
naires sent out by the Chamber of
commerce. The completion of the high
school, and the establishment of
ajCnior college We're suggested as i'm
lTortant Improvements by the students.
However, the high school is doing more
TRAN this. 1t desires to cooperate, with
the city through actual membership in
the chamber of commerce.
Already five members of the faculty
Fave taken memberships and as one
OF the faculty stated the teachers feel
that they have a right to be classed as
citizens in the community and they
} take this means of showing that they
are willing to cooperate as citizens and
/ to perform larger service for the
community than the limits of class
rooms allow
Moreover the student council was
\ Unanimous in recommending to the
class officials of each of the four class
es, class membership to be given to
I a teacher elected by that class to rep
| resent them in the chamber of COM
merce.
In order to let the city know the at
! titude of the high school, Karen Kield-
sen, president of the senior class, gave
d summary of the student question
I 1iaires at the chamber of commerce
banquet in the Mosque.
s. Taking the senior class as repre-
sentative OF the entire school," saio
Miss Keldsen, forty out of one humid
!, led seniors intend to remain in Boise.
Sixty do not Eighty of this one humid
red are interested in higher education
and intend to leave Boise to secure it.
(. AT the present time over $50 Boise
Eeople are attending universities or
colleges. 1t must be apparent how much
q junior college would benefit these
people,"
Miss Kieldsen also stated that there
was keen disappointment among the
high school students whep the list of
\ suggested improvements for Boise
which appeared in the daily paper,
Esade no mention concerning improve
Msent in the public schools.
Richard Neal, president of the fresh
man class, spoke next. He stated that
the enrolment of Boise high has reach
4 cd 1905, and gave an account of the
: participation of the high school in civic
activities, such as liberty. loans, w. S.
81 drives, Roosevelt Memorial fund and
the Red Cross campaigns.
\ About fifty other students, represen-
ting the high school, gave the school
y<Ils, and sang the school song, led by
Alan McCord.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE.

AT meeting of the scholarship COM
mittee Monday afternoon they decided
UNANIMOUSLY that no pupils who are
not carrying subjects that will give
them -four full credits will be admitted
on the honor roll. The reason for this
Is to equalize the competition. A pu-
phi carrying only three or less sub
jects, might pick something suitine his
or her ability, thereby having a far
better chance for high marks than 9TH
er pupils carrying the full require
ments.
OF the entire number of failures this
month there were only four complete
failures in all subjects.
tt is interesting to note there are
just half as many failures as names
on the honor roll
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-10

Let us mount your head and tan
your hide, make up the ladies' furs,
robes, rugs. etc. Limbert, the Taxi
dermist. Boise.-Adv
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
Success in Farming.

The extensive use of labor-sav-
ing farm implements has made it
possible for the American farmer
to produce more per man than
any famer in the world.
Success in farming depends
largely upon the wise use of
up-to-date machinery. No war
es bought by the farmer bring
more profitable returns than
we'll chosen land wisely used)
farm machinery.
On every hand, however, is
evidence of criminal neglect OF
this important part of farm
equipment. Binders are put
away for the winter under the
old apple tree; haying machine
ry is protected from the elements
only by awire or rail fence
cnltivators. harrows, etc, are
left in the field where last used.
Thousands Of dollars are lost
each year thru neglect anC
thoughtlessness. Few machin'
es in Jackson County wear out.
They rust and rot away.
Begin now by cleaning off all
rust and dirt. Give a list of al
broken and worth parts to your
dealer so there will be no wait.
ing for repairs later. To prev.
ent breakages, tighten all lose
bolts and screws and replace the
missing ones. Paint adds to the
life as well as to the appearance
of machinery.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
Value Of Newspaper.

On the basis of service alone
the country newspaper can just
ify it's existence, in the opinon
of one country editor who atten-
ded farmers week at the New
York state college Of agriculture.
He has the following to say of
the country newspaper.
mo matter how poor the pap
er may be, it serves its commun-
ity better than most of the peo-
Pile of the community realize, I"
said this editor.
THE mere fact that one man
in the place has some type, some
ink, some paper, and machinery
however crude, for impressing
that on the paper, he went on, "
and has what he, at least, calls a
newspaper which the people of
that community are in the habit
of receiving at regular intervals,
is of importance to that COM
munity."
"A means of communication is
thus available-not as rapid, per-
haps as three tells-telegrapE,
telephone and tell-a-woman but
one less likely to change the in
formation as it circulates about
the community. No matter how
small the circulation of the local
paper may be, let anything of
of more than usual interest be
printed and every person in the
community is sure to read it."
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
Important That Newspapers
Be Used In All Schools.

TO prepare boys and girls to
intelligent citizens of tomorrow,
all pupils in our public schools
should be taught to read news
papers and to connect what they
read with what they are study
ing in the classroom" said Will
ard G. Bleyer. head of the de-
partment of journalism at the
University of Wisconsin, in add
ressing the National Council of
Teachers of English at Chicago
on Wednesday.
Pupils must be encouraed
to take an intelligent interest in
important events that are hap
pening every day in the'commun-
ity. the State, the Nation, and
the world at large" e continu-
ed. TOO often they are attrac-
ted only by striking episodes in
the days news, such as fires,
robberies, and athletic contests,
and neglect entirely the epoch
making events and utterances
that affect the worlds history.
Unless boys and girls are
shown how to discriminate be.
tween the important and the
unimportant in the days news.
they may get wrong ideas of
life.
Every subject that is taught
in our schools should, whenever
possible, be connected with
everyday life, and in many in
stances there is no better way
to show this relation than to con-
meet it with the days news.
1t is the greatest problem of all
education to connect books and
ideas with everyday life. Good
teachers everywhere are trying
to solve part of this problem by
discussing with their pupils i'm
portant current events as they
are reported in well edited news
papers.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
Greatest Road Building Pro.
gram in History of Nation.

With full State cooperation
according to the terms of the
Federal Aid Road Act. the Unit
ed States will have a total of at
least $574, 100000 for co-opera-
tive road building during the
next three years. The Federal
part of this fund is assured by
an extra appropriation of S209, =
600, 900 in the Post Office app
ropriation bill passed by Con-
gress and signed by the Presi.
dent.
Officials of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, u. S. Department of
Agriculture, which administers
the provisions of the Federal
Aid Road Act and cooperates
with the State governments in
the expenditure of the money,
point out that this amount of
funds is the largest ever approp-
rated for similar purposes and
for a similar period by any gov
ernment in the history of the
world. and that it enables the
Federal and State government
to carry out a road-building
program of a magnitude never
equaled.
Jackson county will receive
S25, 600 Of Federal and State
money this year, to be applied
to the roads, or one inter-county
road. This is yet to be determi-
ned by the State Highway COM
mission and the committee ap-
pointed by the County Charm
an at the January term of the
county court.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
THE LORDS TENTH.

The new spirit permeating the
the air in regard to returning
one-tentL If a mans income to
the Lord was recently exempli-
fed in an odd but very genuine
letter and donation received by
the Mission Board of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. South,
at Nashville. The missive came
in a long envelope, somewhat
the worse for wear. 1t was
from a young soldier who wrote
from an army camp. The note
accompanying the bills read as
follows:
"A SPECIAL gift to missions
in answer to the challenge Go OF
Continued to page 4)
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
FARM FOR SALE

Lies four and one half miles of
Hartsville, on the Cumberland
river. About 100 acres in bot
tom and 124 acres in upland; fine
for raising hogs, sheep and cat
tie. Good location. Price, $3.50.
per acre. Write. or see me at
once for further particulars.
John W. Bingham.
Hartsville, Tenn. R-4.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
TOWN PROP RTY FOR SALE.

The David Lofts town proper
ty. consisting of dwelling. barn
and the best garden spot in town.
Good well water. Good location.
For further particulars. call or
see DR.. H. P. Lofts. Gainesboro.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
HARD WORK AHEAD FOR
STUDENTS OF COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL.

The attendance of Jackson
County High School has beer
somewhat low for the past week.
This was due to bad weather, the
teachers examination, whic!
some of our students took, and
to sickness. However, interest
was good and work was, on the
whole, satisfactory.
The Wilsonian Literary Society
had a call meeting on Monday
and changed the regular meeting
time from Thursday to Wednes-
day. On the following Wednes-
day the regular meeting was
held, and an interesting program
was rendered. That, the society
is making excellent progress,
is shown by the three programs,
which have been given. Each
one of which was better than
the preceding one. All mem
bers seem interested, and the
society is on a fair road to success.
The following are the names
of the eighth grade students
who made grades of B. and
above in the recent examinations:
In Arithmetic, James Anderson,
"A. Halle Reeves, B., Roger
Quarles, A., Elizabeth Sadler, B.,
Matte Clay Smith, B. In physi-
ography, James Anderson, B.,
Roger Quarles, A. In History,
Elizabeth Sadler, B., Harold
Stafford, B. These grades do
not include spelling. most of
which were as and AS.
The hardest time of the
year, for both stud ent
and teac her, is coming.
Springtime, with its subtle lure
is almost here, and will soon be
timpting us away from our work
and calling us out-of- doors. In
the next few days We shall ex-
perience Spring fever in its most
acute form, especially since in
terest and organization have
been, by no means perfect dur
ing the proceeding months. The
past year has been a hard one
for everybody. We haye passed
through some extraordinary
conditions. the after effects OF
which, are quite as bad as the
conditions. The schools have
suffered more than any other
institution. 1t is hard to settle
down to hard work, when every
thing else is abnormal. We are
facing a big problem, which car
be solved only by the most per
feet cooperation Of students and
teachers, and the firm backing
of the patrons. The only known
remedy for Spring fever is hare
work.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20

Honor roll for room l for week
ending March IA.
William c. Anderson, Donald
McGuffy Anderson, Zella V.
Smith, Aline Brooks, Willie
West, Earnest Hestand, Annie
Clay Raines, Cordell Hestand,
Grady Roberts, Miriam Ander.
son, Mauria Anderson.
Parents of this room 1st, End,
and 3rd grade, please see that
your child each day leaves home
in time to get to school between
$40 and $50 a. m. and has the
require books, a tablet and penci
sharpened.
The record is kept this way
Ready includes being on time
neither too early, nor too late
and having everything needed
for work. This entities the chilC
to one gold star, or one poin
towards the honor roll. Quie
work gives another gold star
or point for the honor roll. On
silver star for each perfect re
citation. Every day the child i
at school. if these requirement
CONTINUED to page u
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
]. T. HOWELL STRONGLY
ENDORSES BUYING
". S. STAMPS.

eph T. Howell, President of
Cumberland Valley National
Bank Nashville, Tennessee, than
whom none stands higher in the
financial world, to Mrs. John R.
Aust, State Chairman Woman's
Division w. S, S., is self explain
atory:
Dear Mrs. Aust:
In reply to your recent inquiry
permit me to say, in my opinion,
no better investment can be
found than War Savings Stamps.
The stamps are the obligation of
the United States Government,
hence, loss is impossible, and as
they are redeemable upon ten
days notice, at full face value,
are always worth one hundred
cents on the dollar.
War Savings Stamps should be
particularly attractive to those
persons having small sums to in
vest, and aside from any ques-
ton of patriotism, or a desire to
serve the Government, the in
vestment is most excellent.
Very truly,
]. 7. Howell,
So much for security of the in
vestment, two other points are
vet to consider.
First, the duty we owe the
Government, to uphold the Pres
ident in this time of great need.
The whole of Europe must be
fed, our men must be brought
home and the debt incurred in
doing our part for world free
dom, which also meant safety
for ourselves, must be paid.
Second, this debt was con-
tracted for the well being of
every citizen of the United
States and will undoubtedly re-
suit in benefit to every land on
the globe.
1t is our sacred and honorable
duty to pay it, before we can
feel that we have done our duty
as citizens Of the country upon
which the eyes of the world are
turned.
There is no question that we
owe it, nor any doubt that we
will honorably meet it.
The lesson Of thrift learned by
the children, largely through our
example, will ultimately make
them independent. 1t is not
what we make, but what we
save that means thrift. A cent
saved here and there on daily
purchases will astonish one with
the yearly result. Thrift means
no waste, not stinginess, but
careful spending, a looking for.
ward, being prepared for any
thing the future may hold for us
learning habits that will Keep us
from dependence upon others II
old age.
1t is regretable, though 4 gov
ernment statistical fact, that a
90 years of age 80 per cent o.
men are dependent upou theil
children. Why? Lack of thrift
and foresight in youth.
To meet these two facts and Il
save the rising generation from
such unfortunate conditions, tn,
Government has worked out ;
wonderful system of saving
said by leaders in the business
world to be the gratest plan eve
conceived for an absolutely sur
investment.
The whole power of the Gov
: ernment stands behind every sin
gle stamp. There is no possibi
lity of loss.
| Children have made a wonder
, ful showing in stamp purchases
Saving is contagious" and
an easy and most admirable hah
{ it to form.
If children are encouraged
= work for their Thrift STAN
: money, two valuable habits ar
5 formed. Work and Saving.
5 by their labors they Great
wealth.