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Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
HONOR SHIP Of
UTAH LAUNCHED
CALIFORNIA WINE AND UTAH
WATER MIX ON BOW AS UTA.
CARBON is LAUNCHED.
Traditional Vintage Dashed by Miss
Margaret Horsley. Sponsor Of Utah's
Liberty Loan Honor Ship, to Sat
isfy Sea Superstition.

San FranciSco.-lnt the high tide
of Oakland harbor. the Utacarbon.
Utah'> Liberty loan honor ship, wal,
launched at > o'clock Thursday after
noon. California wine and Utah NOUN
tain wafer gliSteninS ON the bow as the
biz oil tanker glided down the ways
AT the Alameda yards of the Bethle-
hem Shipbulding corporation
The unusual combination of wine
and water added flavor to the launch
ing ceremonies The wine dashed up
on the Starboard bow by Miss Mar
saret Horsley. the pretty sponsor. was
used to lay the link" which men of
the sea contend may attach To a ship
not chriStened with the traditional vim
tage, Governor Bamberger dashed the
bottle Of water against the port bow.
Representing the treasury depart
ment. Governor Day of the Twelfth
Federal reserve presented the ship 10
Carbon county. and it was accepted 10y
Governor Bamberger. Governor VIII
liam D. Stephens was called upon by
Master of Ceremonies Carl L. March,
sen, and responded with a glowing
tribute to Utahs chief executive
The launching party from Utah was
entertained at a luncheon at the Ho-
tel Oakland at l o'clock by the Oak
land chamber of commerce. Joseph
L. Caine. formerly of Salt Lake, was
POSTMASTER. Luncheon was attended
by about 40 former Utahns and prom
inent men and women Of the bay
cities.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
ASKS RELIEF FROM
HIGH LIVING COST
MEMORANDUM PRESENTED TIC
THE PRESIDENT BY OELEGA-
TON OF CALLERS.
Profiteers Are Charged Win Respon-
si5ilty for Conditions Breeding
Unrest, by the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers.

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Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
FOREST FIRES STILL RAGING.
Rains Aid Fighters Materially, How
ever, in Some Districts.

ever, in Some Districts.
Spokane. Wash.-FOrest fire cOndi-
tions in the Pend Oreille and Occur
dAlene forests of northern Idaho. &C
cording to information received here,
were worse Saturday. while in the st.
Joe forest, where several small fires
were burning, little change was noted.
A heavy rain for the second consec-
utive night has virtually extinguished
the Mission creek fire across the Can
adian-Idaho line, which has destroyed
2OO,0OOOO0 feet of timber
A fire on the south end of Pend
Oreille lake threatened hOmesteaders
and more men were sent to fight it.
-Four more lightning fires were re-
ported from the Occur dAlene forest,
and one fire set by lightning had
spread over 200 to 300 acres.
Three hundred men are fighting the
fire on Bear creek, near Kellogg. Ida
no. New crews were sent to the fire
near Heron, Mont, which forced crews
fighting it to withdraw.
Rains relieved the seriousness of the
forest fire situation in all parts of
Western Montana. More firefighters
are to be sent to the Selway and Nez
Perez, Idaho. it was declared, in an
effort to bring the fires there under
control.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
FACE LOSS OF MILLIONS
investments Threatened by New Az
rarian Law Enacted in Mexico

Observation-Disclosures than a thousand
are threatened with loss Of
millions of dollars in investment hy
Il new agrarian law enacted by the
congress of Sonora. Mexico at the di-
rect instructions of Governor Culles.
Several American companies already
have filed complaints with the state
department against the operation of
this law. and other complaints are In
preparation. The department is pre-
pairing representations 10 the Carranza
government against putting the law
into operation because of iniu~iices
this government contends il WORKS UP
on United States citizens who have in-
vested many millions in agricultural
lands in Sonora.
BY the terms Of the law il is pro-
vided that the state will pay for land,
appropriated with agrarian bond. is
sued by the state, redeemable at a
time and manner to be stipulated later
The new constitution Of Mexico pro-
vides that the states shall issue agrar-
ian bonds under authority Of law
that has not yet been enacted hy the
federal congress. The American point
out in their complaints to the state de.
partment that these bonds are Of No
value and. inasmuch as the national
government Of Mexico has not paid the
interest on its bonds since 1913. there
is no indication that the agrarian bond.
will be of any value.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Fleet Vanguard Now at San Diego.

San Diego.-The destroyer Philip,
first vessel of the new Pacific fleet
to reach an American port on the Pa
cific coast from he Atlantic, arrived
here Saturday afternoon to bring mail
froid the fleet and take mail back to
it. Lieutenant Commander +. w.
Strother, the Philips commander, ex-
poets to join the flagship New Mexico
on August ), two days before the fleet
is due at this port
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Million Dollar RIaze in petroit

Detroit, Mich The Wadsworth
Manufacturing company's plant, cover
ing an area of three blocks, an adjoin-
ing wOrl1men's hotel and the large
yards Of the Sibley Lumber compan!
were destroyed by fire tonight.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Officer, Alleged Biaamist

San Francisco.-The body of David
E. Barney of Sacramento, Calf, until
recently a major in the United States
army. was found in a washroom on a
ferryboat, a few minutes before the
vessel entered a slip at the ferry build
ing, where officers were waiting 10
arrest him on a charge of bigamy.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
2 Billion ciqarets Made in U. S. Weekly

Atlantic City, n. 1.-THE demand for
tobacco is the greatest in the worlds
history, according to Benjamin Duke.
He declared that America is supplying
much of the worlds output and that
1OOO,0w0W c'garets are made in the
United States every three days to meet
the demand.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

zurich Switzerland. Zurich Is In
me grip OF q strike movement which
has h""ome so serious M to call for
''''oh by Tho state council at special
''SSi"h Tn" state council decided to
,'qu'S' Inc federal council to send
troops TO Zurich.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Strikes Following Hiqh Costs.

Tokio.-Because of the steadily in
creasing cost of living, with the price
of rice soaring daily, labor unrest is
spreading in Japan. Numerous strikes
have occurred in Toxic, Yokohama,
Osaka and Nagoya, In which women
have participated.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

"The emcrgency' SS,"'l~nydc"
dent Of public affairs, NV"
the man to meet It,. -, ,or ~
"Thnt may be all r's s.orI oui y
the Refrigerator Is ''" s,om his ~
list"
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

~. De'ro',' Neutrality-suspicious. Of a..
, ",r i'"S"l''e COMPANIES and other cor
, ueahrs in foodsiuffs ara -"
o 81, s.'S",'l by Attorney Aiexondor
r !. 10 determine whether '''r, ,. d
"re controlled in violation Of ,, '','
CANS antitrust law '' Nichl'
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
100 Ships Sold by Shipping go,ra

Washington One hundred steam.
ships built on the great lakes durirg
the war have been sold by the shin.
ping board 10 the Anderson Oversee &
corporation of New York for apnrovi
mately SSOOOO.OOO.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Seek Alliance With Germany.

Paris.-A German delegation went
to Russia recently and returned with
elaborate and alluring economic offers
the Echo de Paris stated. Russia. the
newspaper said, is conducting a cam
paign to effect an alliance with Ger
many
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Four Persons Die in clousbu-.,

Lander Wyo.-A cloudburst ar Du.
bois on Horse creek. Fremont county
Thursday night, drowned four persons
The bodies of DIR. Welty. 10 years old
and Don Long, aged H. were recov.
cred John Shaffer, piano tuner. and
an unknown farm hand were the other
victims.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Policeman Is Killed.

minneapolis Paul Cottfried. ST..
Panl polio" detective. was wounded
lnd 900 unidentified man killed Sat.
lrlay afternoon when police detectives
inferred % house TO South Minneapolis
Ia search ~ men who WERE believed to
DO couuirrfritrrs
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Alaskan Road Bill Reported Fav,.,-,

Observation-Disclosures report on =
bill providing an additional sl70o0On
for construction Of the Alaskan rail-
road to meet Increased costs was ar
dered Thursday by the house ferritor.
titles committee.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Two Score Hurt in Trolley Crash

San Jose, Cal.-More than two score
persons were injured, many seriously,
when two interurban cars on the Pen
insula railway collided head-on nine
miles from here at noon Sunday. One
of the cars was crowded with picnick-
sort
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Fourteen Killed in Plane Fall.

A Caproni airplane, flying from Ven
ice to Milan. Saturday. with fourteen
persons on board, fell to the ground
from height of 1000 meters, near
Verona All on board were killed.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Committee Approv..

,o, nruSsels.-The foreign affo,s'
mittee Of the Belgian ch.n ~,''''r' com
on ,bo ' enne.day passed favor,, ~ 'gl'
'"e pea'e treaty with Co. "'''n %
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Injunction Permits Sale q, > zs a.,

., l"s Anselcs.-An injunction re-
, no,"',,'ns the police department from
. ' with the sale of 275 pcr
o .,' neer in cafes here was granted
,,"'u,u"y oy the superior court ON nu.
pnca'ion Of restaurant men
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

Madrld.-The Spanish senate has
o'sun discussion Of the question ms to
""''"er spain shall enter the league
'' nations. No definite action. how.
eyer is hooked for unti It * certain
mat he league is "a reality
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Disgrace Causes Two Royal suicides

zurich Herr Won Maurlg. Austrian
.onsul general here. and his wife
'ui''ss Scr'y. committed suicide
sunday. They left a letter saying
'"'y were unable io survive the dis.
grace Of the Au~tro.IIungarinn en-
pire"
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
rorbldden.

"Don't sling that song com
prohlbiilonlst might n ,'armlcs 90
''" why not9 It is .l nnr','' sspdl''
No; you put too '"'
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07
Yankees Soon to Quit Hun Soil.

COblenz.-All American soldiers. ex-
cepting about 5000 who will remain on
the Rhine indefinitely, will be ont of
Germany by August 20, according to
the latest instructions from general
headquarters.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

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~Ir, ai.,..- s,- ~, W. ''.l q
tatoe, hals lmni.sAr..
Tor prop., a t.,. o., m. g u,
To pick u. a dis ,hon..
Their. u.-. ai.o h-...,.,.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

Premier kel Hara Of Japan, who
admits that the reports of Korean
massacres are founded on fact and
states that officers and men concerned
In the unwarranted acts have been
punished. These statements followed
an Interrogation of the premier by
tho kensel-kal, one Of the strong po-
lItlcaI parties Of Japan.
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

T. gift frcpH'n'''
bu, outright
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

Mic nur9VIf''' w" ~. I'M u 2
look after ourselves. ~ ,T'i
carncrs don't Ike MS when w
o,ntocs the, plant ,o,, ID !
' And so the potato s .Ss, NJ
grubs tried to 90 az luoo # ~
And they were 50 %v rodIy. 8q 4
they didn't eve" lew
50 naughty
Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-07

LOUIS Lueien KIot., French ,,,,,.
49, &c, o. 'nanee' has held the sam. , .o".
ernments. french gov.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11

is the window arrangement, three wide
sashes being located in the center OF
the outside wall. On the opposite
wall is a built-in buffet, or sideboard.
Accordion, or folding doors separate
the dining room from a cased-in porch.
II by Z feet 6 inches, which will do
double duty as a sun parlor and break
fast porch. This is n Of the Un-
usual features of this plan.
The kitchen Is 10 by IL feet, and
off 1t Is a breakfast nook. with sta
tionary table and seats underneath a
window. This makes a convenient
place for the children to eat break
fast and luncheon, or for the grown
folks TO take the less elaborate meals.
A nook for the ice box, off the short
hall that connects the kitchen and
dining room is another good feature,
IS the ice chest is out of the heat q
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11
BRICK HOUSE Of
PLEASING DESIGN
Has Features That viii Appeal
to Home Builder.
MODERN IN EVERY RESPECT
Square Rouse Costs Less and MAY
Be Made Attractive by Design OF
Roof and Outside Front
Porch.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

MI William A.. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST Oh all subjects pertaining TO the
paper. On account OF his wide EXPERIENCE
as Editor. Author and Manufactures. ha
is. without doubt, the highest authority
TO William A. Radford, Nc. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. ILL.,. n only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Brick is an exceedingly popular ma
terial with home builders. THIS is es-
pecially true in the larger cities where
as a means of fire prevention there
are restrictions on the materials that
can be used in the exterior walls.
There is no place, however, where
brick is barred, and some exception
ally fine looking houses of this ma
terial can be found everywhere.
Great improvement has been made
in the last dozen years in the appear
ance of brick that Is used in the ex-
terror w~alls-face brick, they are call
cd. For many years face brick was
used in the front Of a building, but
recently by laying up one part of the
wall with face brick exposed some
very handsome homes have been built.
The house shown in the accompany
ing Illustration has backing walls of
common brick, and a veneer or outside
wall Of rough-faced brick. The differ
ent colors that are contained in these
brick make homes constructed of them
most attractive.
The exceptional feature of this
house, however, is the manner in
which it vas designed to save cost Of
construction. 1t will be noted on the
floor plan that accompanies the view
of the exterior that 1t is a rectangular
building. 30 by 40 feet. There Is not
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11
AiDLv.
Change in French Marriage Laws.

That the age # bride and bride
groom need no longer be inscribed OF
the marriage certificate is n new rul,
In regard to French marriages. II |,
sufficient If they are declared of age
or owe thirty. a statement of specif,
age being unnecessary.
Hitherto IL has been necessary Il
have the banns posted up on the door
OF the town hall for ten days. includ
Ing two Sundays. The latter clause
In the rule has been abolished. while
II desired, the civic authorities car
celebrate the marriage at the house
of either the bride or bridegroom
says London Tit-Bits. Two witnesse,
instead of four will also In future be
sufficient.
The names Of the respective par
ents will no longer appear In the Off.
ciai publications. The mother OF one
of the contracting parties will in fu.
ture have the right to oppose the mar.
rIage, a right which before was only
attributed to the father.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11
YOUR MOVIE
Here Is the Scenario for a Rea
Thriller.
Being the True and Authentic Histor,
OF Mugoerby 6iffgano, With Full
Explanation Of His LONG
Stay in Jail.
Synopsis of preceding chapters:

Synopsis of preceding chapters:
Muggerby Biffgang is a dangerous
criminal gambler for high stakes
a mar mighty hard to catch because
of his uncanny impersonal genius. The
detectives follow him to u restaurant
NJ underworld rendezvous, surround
he place, put n squad on the roof anc
two under the cellar.
They 90 In, only to find a waiter
and sewers customers. They search
and research the place, arrest the
whole bunch. only to find that Mug
gerby Biffgang had been the very cooh
who had generously given them each
a piece of dried apple pie and whom
in gratitude they had left behind.
Things are getting desperate for the
police force. Several times they have
burst into his gambling den only &c
find nothing; no faro tables, no rou.
lette wheel not even a deck Of Old
Maid cards.
Dear, dear, Then one day. Chin,
chllla, the pretty daughter of a Span.
ish sombrero, rushed into headquar.
tiers and informed the police of a dan
gerous counterfeiting den. She has
heard the clinking of coins, and curses
But the police fly on the instant and
IL is only when they have gone AZ
miles that they remember they had
forgotten to ask Chinchilla where the
den was.
However, they scour and find II and
break In upon the counterfeiters with
welded clubs and drawn revoivers
And Joy of Jubilationsl Who should
be the leader OF the band but the
treacherous thug, Muggerby Biffgang
the great and dangerous gambler OF
millions! Selling the unlawful para
p%hernalia, they kick the whole gang
into Jail. But mystery Of mysteries
The only things they find in the junk
r double-headed pennies. The plo,
Is apparent. In shooting the pennies
and by taking heads, the gang al.
ways played TO win. Very simple
The warden of the Jail asks each pris
oner the same queer question. dc
you pay ~HetheTSs AlEuiu thht tiis
is some sort of a trap they each say
mot" very vehemently.
But Muggerby, when his turn comes
is so deep in thought that his caution
deserts him and he says: "Yes!" The
ext day all the prisoners are released
but Muggerby, who is given a years
sentence with IL months off for good
behavior.
MDLV.
"Dear warden" asked Muggerby
20 years later, now a white-haired
man. "why, when my sentence was
II year, have you kept me 20 years?'
Because, dear prisoner, you were
the only one who could beat me al
checkers around here, and I've kept
you here until | found out all OF your
pet moves" answered the warden.
wondering why Muggerby had neve
asked him before.-Detroit Free Press,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11
Game Laws WORKING Well.

Wild duck and wild geese. since the
federal migratory bird law took full
effect under n special treaty with
Canada and Great Britain, have beer
steadily increasing. They have grown
more tame, too, and In places where
they have found a welcome and where
they have been fed and protected the,
now flock by the thousands. In the
city limits Of Oakland, Cal, there Il
n small lake where wild geese and
ducks have been fed, and within
few years that lake, eve though It be
within the city, has come to be the
mecca of thousands upon thousands
of ducks which in previous years were
unseen there.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11

placed to correspond with the n In
the living room. Each bedroom has
a good-sized closet, while at the real
Of the hall is a fifth closet with q
linen chute, through which dirty
clothes are carried to the laundry In
the basement.
The basement extends under the
whole house and Is partltioned so at
TO separate the heating plant and fuel
supply from the balance of the space,
which Is used for laundry purposes
and for storage. The room set aside
for the storage of fruit, vegetables
and canned goods also Is partitionef
off, so that 1t may be kept cool In
winter.
Another feature that will impress
the prospective builder should he be
al automobile owner is the garage of
the same architectural design as the
house. The garage also is of brick
set on a concrete foundation and has
a concrete floor. This sort Of a build
Ing provides the automobile owner
with a safe, comfortable and conven.
lent place TO store his car and to wash
and to make ordinary repairs.
Taken all together this design is an
unusually good one. It Is a modern
home In every respect; It IS attractive
from the exterior; 1t has a garage
that goes with the home; and, best
OF all, the rooms are 20 arranged that
the work of caring for the house viii
fall lightly on the shoulders Of the
housekeeper. The advantages enum-
Grated are so great that undoubtedly
many who see this house will want
one just like 1t.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11

the kitchen, and sets against a wall
which allows it to be iced from the
e a entry.
A good fsature of the kitchen Is the
sink underneath the window, with
wall cases on either side.
Four bedrooms, each opening off the
central hall, and the bath room are
on the second floor. Each bedroom
Is a corner room, permitting plenty
Of healthful sunlight and ventilation
In the front bedroom, the fireplace is
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11
Tree.sprayino Apparatus

One of the developments Of the fight
against tree pests Is a mobile powe,
sprayer that is touring the middle
west. working In certain localities
only so long as It's services are de
msnded, then moving TO another field
4 solution containing arsenate OF lead
liz used In the sprayer In warm wealth.
or. and II made with lime and sui.
ehnr In cold weather.-Popular Science
Monthly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11

a "jog" in the walls, which makes for
economy in cost. However, the archi-
tect has added at the front an unusu-
ally good-looking porch. through the
design of the pillars that support the
roof, the walls of the porch and on
either side of the steps and the stone
tops. THE hip roof, with the dormer
window In the front. adds to the at
Effectiveness Of Sthe house, but take
away the porch and this would be any
thing but an attractive home.
There are q number of unusual fea-
lures In the interior arrangement that
will appeal TO the prospective home
builder. The living room extends
across the front of the house. and Is
u feet g inches by ID feet in dimen-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-12-11
Didn't Know.

A good story is told Of a famous au-
thor who had the misfortune to be
seated next to a terrible boring old
lady at a friends dinner party.
do you know. Mr.. Blank" she said,
gushingly. my sister was intending to
sail on the Lusitapia, but was prevent
90 ct h last wasn't tina.
fortunate, now?"
II really couldn't say" replied the
author. II never knew your sister,