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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19

Aeral Wood was travelling here and.
there speaking III behalf Of prepared
ness. It was part Of Captain John
sons duty-Captain johnson be
Ing an aide to the general-to keep in
touch with his itinerary. One day the
captain came: into the ONCE. and
picking up the generals memorandum
pad, scowled in perplexity at the
words scrawled across the page in the
generals inimitable handwriting. The
general watched him quietly for a few
moments, then said:
!. "'What's wrong? Fire away
"That was his usual signal that he
was ready to listen to what one had
to say,
'tEr-excuse me, general said Cap
tain johnson hesitatingiy, but but
|I don't quite understand the memo.
randum. This reads, Here for
lunch," while my slate, says you are
not in town tomorrow-and Il don't
quite understandable is, I've made
mo plans for lunch for tomorrow
"'I1et me see it, said the general.
HE glanced quickly at the notation
on the pad, and said disgustedly,
That doesn't say anything about
"Here for lunch."> 1t reads Leave
for Ithaca"
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19

FEgIL--sR&EE4.tE IHi4.AA ~ - 49, E.EFrEn--I-E --f3
.leIs, when4eity men III HIRE nanheFs
aided the farmers. leave no doubt ~
- 3theSsuccess3o OF the present drive II
the men win respond.
Plan 20 Hslp Farmers.
The United states department d:
agriculture was represented by Asher
,Hobson at the meeting aof the National
Farm Labor conference held in Kan:
sas CITY recently and the once Of farm
management, Of which Mi. Hobson u
assistant chief, Ii laying plans looking
toward offering effective aid In dealing
with, the farm labor situation. partic-,
ularly in the harvest season. It is ex--
pected' that definite announcement re-
garding work along this line will be
made IN the near future. Until other
provision has been made by the de.
partment all persons interested In and.
ing work on farms should write to the
directors Of agricultural extension at
the agricultural colleges in the vari-
GUS states. These directors are pre-
pared to supply the names Of county
agents having farms in their respec-
tive counties that need farm labor. By
this method anyone desiring to help
on a farm can get In direct communi-
cation with the farmer. /.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
BUYS STATE ROADS
Berlin Regime Pays 10000, ooo, 900
Marks for the Federated States
& .t5S Railways.

Berlin.-Forty billion marks ($1O,-
.0O0,OO0,OO prewar value) Is involved
In the governments purchase OF the
Federated States railways, which has
been approved by the national assem-
bly,. The annual Interest incurred in
the nations huge Investment is esti-
mated Mt 14,ND0,OOO marks ($4,75O,-
600 prewar value)..
The government is not oversanguine
with respect to early returns from the
investment, in view Of the dilapidated
condition Of the railways, the delayed
output from repair shops and contin-
ued demands by the men for wage In
creases. '
Doctor Bell minister of transport,
described in the national assembly the
transaction as one of the most Kigan-
tic ever effected by any parliament.
The. minister added that more than q
million employees Of the railways will
be onsthe government pay roll. he ad-
ssmnaitted that the government had to pay
heavily for a final settlement with the
various states.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
WOOD LIKE GREELEY
etsnoeraphers Wers Perpisxsd but Hs
Always Cams to Their Res
cue Gladly

Leonard Woods penmanship Is his
weakest point. but In that he has as
prototypes, Horace, Greeley, Napoleon
and many other illustrious leaders OF
men. Give NeWcome Hartt, who was
his s~tenographer at Governors island,
writes:
"And what a signature It is! Un-
less n knows in advance what It 10
supposed to represent, it might be
looked at through a magnifying glass
without being able to decipher it.
but NO matter how puzzling his
chirography may be to others, 1t is
always clear and legible to the gem
eral. + had occasion to learn this
very soon. He would take typewrit-
ten pages I had turned In, revise them,
and scrawl interpretations and inserts
and changes In the most terrifying
way, and then I would have to make a
fresh copy Of tits changed matter. ]
was working over his notes n day
when he doomed:
".If you can't read that, Mr.. HART.
don't be afraid to ask me-and save
time
!. HE was quite right about it's saw
ting time. It would take a ouija
board to read a page Of his notes, and
then one couldn't be ure that even
one word was correcti
IF this sounds like an exaggera-
tion, let me convince you Of the valid
ity OF my statement.
During the winter OF .1918-17 Gen
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
DATA SHOW RISE |
o.: FOOD COSTS
Startling Increases in Prices.
Revealed by Bureau Of
Labor Statistics.
ONION. 4 STRONG N B
Potatoes and Sugar Increase consid,
erably in Prizes Since January
Corn Flakes Only Article
to Hold Firm.

Misunderstanding increases IN
prices Of some foodstuffs in the year
Of 1919, from, January, 1919, to Janu.
airy, 192O-an increase of 100 per cent
In onions, for instance-and recorded
in a chart prepared by Royal Meeker,
commissioner Of the bureau. of labor
statistics Of the United States depart
ment Of labor, which is published in
the Monthly Labor Review, the Official
publication Of the department.
The chart, which appears upon cas-
ual observation to be an illustration
Of the SUMS rays or ar optical vision,
is found upon close inspection to be
hardly so. harmless an apparition.
Forty-one articles Of everyday food
were kept track Of for the year, retail
prices for various cities in the country
being recorded. It was found that
twenty-five Of stheSe forty-one articles
had increased inSprice; the others in
the main showed decreases, only one
article, package corn flakes, holding
firm for a year.
Onions a Strong Climber.
The humble Onion-which, despite
its humbleness is the base of many
foods prepared by the poorer Of the
foreign families-sold for III cents on
Jan. Is. 1919; a year later the price
recorded is 9 cents, an increase of 120
per cent.
Cabbage vas next in line with a 90
per cent ascent, while the other foods
which showed an upward trend, with
their percentage Of increases, were
Potatoes, 60; grannlated sugar, 65
r~aisins, So; prunes. AZ; coffee, Al
rice, 81 F; -four (wheat), %; rolled oats,
! 10; canned salmon. 16; bananas, II
oleomargarine and strictly fresh eggs,
10; bread, 8; fresh milk and corn
meal, 6; hens, butter, S; evaporated
milk. storage eggs, 4; lard, macaroni,
2; lamb, tea, i.
Hurrah! Beans Are Cheaper.
The articles which showed a de-
crease and the percentage Of de
creases recorded were; Navy beans
10; plate beef, %; bacon, IA; canned
tomatoes, IL; chuck roast, baked
beans, 10; pork chops, 8; ham, canned
Corn, 6; round steak, s; rib roast, 4;
cheese, canned peas, 2; sirloin steak
oranges, 1.
Potatoes and sugar have increased
considerably in price, especially in
Chicago, since January, so that thu
present comparative figures on thos'
two items would show appreciate!
larger percentages Of increases nov
than the federal record shows fol
January of this year.
Another tabulatfOn in the same bull
letin lists percentage of price increases
since 1913, the high lights of which ar
1O1 per rent increase for pork. chops
1O2 for lamb, 107 for hens, 121 TO
lard. 1913 for strictly fresh eggs, IA;
for storage eggs, As for wheat flour
100 for corn meal, and last, but by n,
means least, a 23S' increase in potatoe
and Il POI raise In granulated' sugar
There were no items showing q de
crease for that period.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
90 Popular II May Become mascot n
Normal School IN Cali
fornia. r.

Chico, Gala scorpion, alive and In
vigorous health, with its singer un-
removed, is not the sort Of creature
usually adopted as a pet, but girl stu
dents of the Chico State Normal
school have adopted one and its popu-
larity is such that it may become the
schools mascot.
The scorpion, not vet christened,
was brought from southern California
by Mrs. Bertha Chapman Cady, super
visor of biological science at the
school, and is basking in the light of
feminine admiration in a globular
glass bowl. While intended primarily
as a subject for study, the scorpion is
rapidly becoming domesticated, prov.
ing, so Mrs. Cady asserts, mat it has
a docile disposition unless annoyed OF
attacked.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
CITY BADLY
AEEDl d: II FARMS.
Shortage Of Hired Labor Threat
ems to Curtail Production
OF Food.
MEREDITH MAKES an APPEAL


4 Washington-With q shortage Of
hired farm labor, as acute as in 1918,
threatening to curtail food production
on American farms, e. T. Meredith,
secretary Of agriculture, has issued
q appeal to city men. college students
and others to spend their vacations
working on farms, particularly as
helpers in harvest fields.
Reports secured BY the federal de-
partment from its representatives In
practically every state in the Union
show that the supply Of hired farm
labor In this country 10 only about e
per cent of the normal supply, COM
pared with approximately "a per cent
Of a normal supply a year ago. This
same as that Of two years ago when
large numbers of men were In military
service.
May Cut Production.
The present shortage has arisen in
spite Of the fact that farm wages are
is to "a per cent higher than, last
year. The situation, unremedied, an
not fail to have unfayorable effect on
production, according to the United
States department Of agriculture. and
will tend to prevent any reduction in
the prices of farm products. While
the total acreage undoubtedly will be
reduced as a result Of the present stu
alton, 1t will not be in as large'propor-
ton as the reduction in the labor sup
ply, because. the farmers with their
families are exerting themselves to
the utmost to overcome their handicap.
Cultivation this year will be less in
tensive than formerly, More land will
be put into grass and such other crops
as require a minimum OF labor, 1t is
said, and the titled fields will be less
intensively cultivated.
Secretary Meredith calls on all bus
mess men and students to spend their
summer holidays. helping relieve the
present situation and SO aid In COM
batting high living costs. In making
this appeal It Is recognized that, at
the outset at least, such labor is not
Us efficient as experienced farm labor,
but the excellent results secured in
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
proof OF Malice Required.

Raleigh, NJ C-Newspapes a
North Carolina ~ publishing attacks
aon public oficiats cannot be penalixed
for libel unless the state proves NAL
See. according to asrecent decision II
the North Garollttinal5 supreme court
The court hpoadssth lint public policy con,ss
ferst as qualified iprivilege4of discnslaGl
sallnld aezrriiticlssne q public onlciala.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
Ohio Relics Gone.

Chillicothe, O.--When flames de-
stroyed "Frult HILL" historical man
sion, the home Of Gov. Duncan Nc
Arthur and William Allen, distin-
guished Ohtoans, historic monuments
and rare books were lost. The house
was built in 1902.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
Ten cat &C Security.

st. Joseph, Mo.-A mortgage filed
with, the register Of deeds at Stock
ton, Mo-. to secure a debt Of $46 In
cludes as security one black tom cat,
with white feet. named Tom. Az no
descriptions We're listed with the other
ARTICLES pledged, II is evident the cat
swalsi considered the most valuable part
Or the security BY the mortgage. ss
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-05-19
Wake Into a Train.

Sidney, O.-Clyde Beeson hopes he
is cured Of sleep walking. His last
experience was enough to satisfy him,
for he walked head-on into a moving
freight train. A broken shoulder,
broken wrist and a deep cut wei the
ear are souvenirs Of the occasion.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28

Mrs. John Atcheson and Mrs. J.
A. Townsend of this city with Mrs.
Charles Lirchen of Dumont were
guests at Bridge luncheon Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. r. V.
Stanhope at Lawson.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Local Power Co. Takes
Second Place in Contest

Thru the efforts of Charles j
Hancock, local manager of the
Color ado Power Company, th {
Idaho Springs company had the
honor of taking second place il
the Hoover sweeper contest which
was put on for forty days, endiug
on Christmas day.
Alamosa sold the greatest num-
Der of sweepers, and Idaho Springs
was a close second. The Hoovers
sold we'll this year. and many home
in this city have added the great
labor saver within the past few
weeks.
There were a mum Der of agrlcul-
tural towns competing, and larger
than our little city. which should
give Mr.. Hancock considerable
credit for coming in ahead of them
Mr.. HANCOCK is a great booster,
and not only boosts for his busi-
ness but helps to keep ldabo
Springs to the front.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Alice Mines Adds
Big Force OF Men

Idaho Springs was visited to-
day by big force of men on their
way to Alice, where they will push
the work and construction of the
Roosevelt mine and tramway
The new strike looks especially
good, and the men have started to
drift on the ore level. The new
machinery forthe tramway is ex-
pected to arrive sometime this
week, when operations will begin
in earnest.
Considerable development work
will be made on the Meteor and
Arizona Jim tunnels. which are
expected to be in a producing
stage within a month or six weeks.
Regular shipments of gold concen-
trate will be sent direct to the mint.
Every effort will be made to put
IN power line in the spring and
improvements will be made from
time to time, until the mines will
be in first class shape. Alice is
expected to be booming mining
camp in the very near future.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
TallmaEl Explains
Assessment Data

Asserting that assessment work
on mining and shale claims now
conass under the provisions of the
new leasing act and, therefore, be
comes a question for the land Of
flee 10 determine, Clay Tailnisn
CON missioner of the United States
general land Office. Friday gave
out a statement. thru Harry Lind
slev. Denver attorney. explaining
the purpose of the assessment pro-
. vlsion
! sir ifil:afi sass ,ssr ssscssnetst
work is such work as tends to i'm.
prove claim or group of contigu-
Gus claims, aud that such work
perfo. med on one of group
may be considered as applica BILE to
tht. entire group. provided all are
benefited thereby.
The i'm provement need not nee
essa5ily be made on the claim i'seii
according 10 Commissisuer T'lt
man, bat will be allowed as a~>e,s-
mem work fit is done near eioug u
the claim to benefit the latter and
if it is patent that such is the rur-
pose of the work.
A diamond drill hole for testing
purposes may be applied for patent
improvements, it is held by the de-
partlneut, since such holes are ana
Ioqous 10 requirements for assess
ment work.
Under section thirty-seven of
the leasing act" Tallman said,
''the performance o assessment
work becomes a question for the
land department, for that section
EXCEPT from t h e effect of I h c
leasing act only valid claims ex-
istipg at the date of passage ol
this act and, therefore, maintained
il com pliance with the laws under
which ..he claim is Initiated -
Denver Post.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Fl. Morgan Reynolds
Has Splendid Position

Fl. Morgan Reynolds, formerly
assistant cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of this city, spent his
Christmas vacation with friends in
this city, returning Sunday after
noon to Canon City, where he is
now employed at the Fremont
County National bank. Mr.. Rey-
noIds is now one of the receiving
tellers aud auditor at the bank,
which is a promotion for the de
serving young man Before COM
ing to Idaho Springs he was assis-
tant auditor of the New Orleans
Federal Reserve bank, and is fully
capable of holding his new posi-
ton, His friends here wish him
snccess.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
LEGION CONTEST
is NOW ENDED
Vern C. Earll's Side Wins, Hav-
ing Secured IS Out of d;
Membership Boosted to So;
Losers to Furnish a Feed. p"

At a special meeting of the
American Legion. called last even
ing to close the membership con-
test, the Legion boosters headed
by Vern G. EARL, captain, defeated
the side headed by Roy Plummer,
captain. by a tremendous majority
of four to one.
There are now IS members in
the Ralph Wilkins post No. 9S,
26 coming in since the organiza-
'tion: % were added as result of
h contest, Mr.. Earll having
secured Is of these.
The dead ones failed ''to snap
into it" and as a result are to fur
nish a feed. when do we eat?''
Pretty quick. and upon that occa-
sion every fellow is requested to
take an extra hitch in his belt and
be on the job, for we will have a
real time. Bring your army APP
petite.
The new members will be given
the obligation and shown some OF
that old army hospitality. There
are several men who did not get
their cards in in time to be counted
in on the contest, and they are
urged to submit their cards at
once to the adjutant SO as to be IN
on the big time.
The following are the new men,
bers:
DR.. John Atcheson. r. H. Thompson
AL Weinberger, George Dumont' Har-
old R. Mclean, G. l.. Hanson, kicf ara
H. Smith, Olaf F. Peterson, James
Kavick, Bryan Schwartz, Ray Garlrell,
H. Stump, Byron Carpenter, =. +
Church, Elvin A. Bubeck, Herbert
Johnson, L. NJ Mccully, Simon Lund-
berg. Charles Detrick, Carl Nelson,
Dan Kelly, Earl w. Faulhaver, Frank
Victor Gathers
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
The Bonanza Company
Works Good Prospects

Work on the Bonanza tunnel
has been pushed as RAPIDLY as pos
sible bv the Bonanzl mining COM
panv dnrirg the last year. At
present the drift is just entering
the rich ground covered ny the
Chicago Belle grouf. which con-
sists of eleven mines. Rich show
ings in surface ores have been
found on all OF the properties and
Shaft on the Chicago Belle down
orlv two hundred aud ft:tv fees
hHss heen tllc nneans ~ wfsell ccu7
siderab bic ore has been taken oat
Some Of the sam pies have sho" n
values as bigh as $4,000 ton in
gold, silver and copper.
Work had to be stopped on the
Belle shaft on account OF heavy
flow Of water, but with the driv-
ING Of the tunnel it will unwater
the shaft and make operations pos
sible there as well as on the other
claims.
1t is understood that the From
tier tunnel will be driven udef the
Belle group within the neXl forty
days. Much interest is taken in
this as we'll as other properties
which are being developed at the
r,reSat1t time
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Opera House Program
Beginning Dec. 26

Tuesday and Wednesday, Big
Double Bill-Select-Elaine Ham,
merstein in Point of View and
"Heads VIM Two pictures for
one admission.
Thursday and Friday-Artcraft
Special William S. Hart in "Fhe
Cradle CT Courage. Two shows
each night. Adults 3oc children
lOc. Matinee Friday at B P. m,
Adults 25c. children loc.
Saturday-Pathe-Warren ker-
ripan in Live Sparks Ford
Weekly.
Joe Burke. who has been i'll for
two or three weeks, is still confin-
ed to his home, and is not improv-
ing as rapidly as was hoped.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Burlington Said 10 Be
Planning 10 Take MOiiat

All kinds of rumors are atioat as
to the final outcome OF The Moffai
| road, which has been 10 the hands s
OF receiver for sometime and
which has been a losing proposition
sirc ce it was started by David II,
Motfat more than twenty years
ago. The latest report is that the
Burlington road has secured CO.. =
'rol of the bonds of the Moffat
road and will link parts of The line
Vith the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad which the Burlington in
terests recently acquired,
The plan as outlined for secur-
ing the short line involves the use
of the Moffat rails to Coal Greek,
twenty-three miles from Denver;
the construction of new grade to
the south, swinging around to enter
Clear Creek canon high on its
northern side, avoiding the pre-
sent excessive grade of the Colo.
RADIO & Southern-a Burlington
controlled property thru Idaho
Springs to Empire.
1t is proposed TO pierce th e
range at Empire with a three mile
tunnel, instead of the six-mile tun-
mel proposed thru James Peak, on
the Moffat railroad. This tunnel
would cut thru the mountains just
to the south of Berthoud pass at
one of the "thinnest" places in he
range. From the tunuel a short
line OF new track would carry the
road to Tabernash, from where
it would again use the Moffat
track to Orestod. a new forty mile
stretch of track iIom Crested to
Doisero, on the Rio Grande sys
TEN. This would enable thru
trauscontinental trains to cover
the distance between Denver and
Dotsero in III miles instead OF
the distance now travelled by the
Rio Grande of 3s3 miles.-Centra
City Observer.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28

Mr. and Mrs. Washington An
dersou of Longmont came mp to
spend the holidays with relatives.
Their little daughter, Betty. has
been quite i'll for the past few days.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
"The Cradle of Courage

The fighting front of France
was the cradle of courage in
which many a brave American SOL
dier discovered his own moral val
ne. AT least. Square" Kelly, a
San Francisco safe cracker, did.
He reformed and joined the police
force to wage relentless fight
against crime. How successful he
was in this as well as in the game
of love, is admirably depicted in
William S. Hart's latest photoplay,
"The Cradle of Courage" which
will be displayed at the Opera
House Thursday and Frid Y
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28

HOSPITAL. next door
to postofice. Dolls, toys, novelties
and notions Twelve years expe-
rience. Mrs. Fl. Fl Hansell
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Georgetown to Have
Good Show and Dance

The Siftings- News acknowledges
the receipt of an invitation to the
dance at Georgetown on Wednes-
day night, Dec. %, which is to be
given in the Georgetown audito-
rum. The posters sent out give
an inkling of the coed time in
store for those who are able to
attend.
The dance is preceded by play,
entitled "Courtships of the Dea-
con-" which is under the direction
Of Miss Ethel Butts, and consists
of the following cast OF characters:
Topsy Turvy .......-...-.,. Mary kicci
May Golden, society belle. .........
Helen johnson
Mrs. Clarendon, Topsy's mother.
................... Hazel McAdtms
Miss Spriggs, elderly maiden ..-..-
.......-...--..-.-... Helen oeVahy
Lore Clarence, a rich Englishman.
........ ...... Douglas Marshall
Frank Golden, Mays brother.
................. Delnar Morris
Deacon Jones, pillar of the church
Observation-Disclosures. Dewey Lake
Ned, colored servant VIM. Waithers
Every body is invited TO this
"good time evening. and Idaho
Springs will no doubt he largely
represented at both the show and
the dance. Supper will be served
from 5 p. m. aud all night for 80
cents per plate. The show will be
Soc and 25c, with reserved seats at
SOC. Dance ticket Sl00.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Curran
we're hosts at dinner Christmas day
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28

Mr.. and Mrs Harry Curran
we're hosts at dinner Christmas day
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stroehle.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-12-28
Mr.. and Mrs. Manhennet
Have New Baby Boy

Word has been received here
that a baby boy was born Dec. 20
to Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Manhennet
at Kremmling. Colorado. The
mother was formerly Miss Barbara
Libby of Idaho Springs. She and
the new babe are getting along
nicely.