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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
Stats Diary

FRIDAY asst pa what was the
strangest thing he ever seen & he an
swered & replyed that he / time seen
a printer change a five 5 bill on a Mon
day a. m.
Saturday-It is kinda Guile tonite &
pa was a standing by the CRATE & a
holding his #. up & ma asst him & sed
What was he doing & he sed he was
a warming his #. so he cud go & rite
a letter. ma Sc she all ways thot his
riteing looked like it had been done
thataway.
Sunday-they was a man visited are
house today which behaves in the de-
sent of man or sum thing. I was lis
sening to pa & he argueing & pa got
xcited & sed Do you nIeen to tell me
sprung frum a munky. The man was
smileing & Sc Not very fur you did
dent. He vas only just jokeing but
pa hassent much sense of yumor.
Monday-ma wassent feeling so well
this Evening & pa & me volunteered
to wash the dishes that is pa volun-
teered for us. So l was game. & then
l am a trying to get a new ketchers
mitt. pa went to carry in a consine-
ment of plaits & stepped o ma marbel
which sum l had left Icing on the
flore & split them. Ma hollered What
are you a doing & pa sed-Nuthing il
is dun Already.
Tuesday-got a new reseat for fixing
bate to make the fish bite. / thot i
wood be hard to understand but i
wassent even pa cud understand i
pritty we'll. so | xpect to ketch a few
yeller bellys pritty soon & make Pug
& Jake C Blisters all jellus.
Wednesday-pa went down to {
cheep sail today he sed they was
selling shirts / forth off. / told hin
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
Area of a Triangle.

Where the altitude and be- Sc of q
triangle Is known, the area of the tri-
angle is found by multiplying one-half
of the base by the altitude. Where the
lengths OF tile three sides of the tri-
angle are known, the area of the tri-
angle can he found by the following
rule: FROM half the sum of the three
sides subtract each side separately.
Multiply together continually the half
sum and the thr''- remainders and
extract the squu', cot of the prod
net which will he - area of the tri-
angle.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
Waste.

Waste.
There Is no doubt about it. You see
II everywhere. Most countries would
pretty nearly live on the things we
waste.
We waste more than $25, 100000 a
year In trees that we allow to burn up,
The other day we heard of fifty-one
forest fires going on In the same State
at the same time.
We find Implications in government
two and three and even four bureaus
having jurisdiction over the same
thing. Waste OF labor, time and mon
ey.
Thousands of hotels and tens OF
thousands of restaurants in America
charge high prices because their pa
irons demand quantities of food, much
OF which Is left on the tables. Most oil
the costly food that is thus left be-
hind, goes into the garbage can
Which means that the diners wasted
huge sums of money In the aggregate
and caused great waste of precious
food.
1t Is a rare thing not to find waste
In American industry. Go to almost
any oil well and note how much oil
flows away. Visit almost any factory
and mill and about the first thing your
eye fall upon Is some wasted thing,
1t is so in most homes and in many
barns and fields. Waste In greater OF
lesser degree.
Yes, his middle initial is w.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
ONLY HALF A
BILLION.

The aviation and aircraft journal
takes indignant exception to the state
ment commonly made that the u. s.
Air Service cost the taxpayers over a
billion dollars. As a matter Of fact II
says that the air service cost "only
Sb9S, 900, ISL" Why IL was merely n
handout.
II IN gratifying to the boys who were
In France flying ramshackle death
wagons abandoned months before by
the French army, to know that the
Air Service spent only a half billion
dollars instead of an entire billion.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
WHEN WE BUILD
AGAIN


American Falls now spreads over
800 acres OF land. When the new town
Is established 1t probably will not oc-
cupy over 400 acres. Four Hun
dred acres Of street and sidewalk i'm
provements will thus be eliminated
This should materially reduce the inn
proyement tax OF the city to say no
thing 0 fthe many other advantages
resulting from compactness.
II the same tax rate Is maintained II
should be comparatively easy to pave
a street or two, put In hydrants that
can be utilized In case OF fire, and pro
vide a water system that viii fur
nish pure. healthful. and tasteful water
all the year through.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
ONE REASON Why RATES
ARE HIGH,

When the railroads passed into ma
tional control and a war labor board
was created, the basis was laid for
many OF tho costly practices OF today
regarding the employment OF railroad
labor.
Rates seem exhorbltantly high. Fol
lowing are n few OF the reasons:
A boiler maker and a helper. u pipe
man and his helper, and n machinlst
and his helper are required to do the
work formerly done by one handy
man. This handy man would receive
less pay than any of the skilled labor.
ers above mentioned. ~-
"MeAdoon mechanics now are paid
the same wage that experienced and
"apprenticed mechanics are paid. These
men were formerly helpers and re
celved helpers wages. They are called
"McAdoo" Mechanics because they
were appointed by McAdoo and were
not elected for skill.
If a shopman Ia held after his re-
gular eight hours assignment, TO com
plete a Job, say, Of n hour and fifteen
minutes, he would receive pay for siN
and one-half hours. Formerly hi
would receive pay for n hour and
fifty two minutes,
This sort of expense costs the rail
roads o fthe nation $40. 900. 900 all oI
which must be paid Indirectly by the
man that pays the freight,
Time was, some twelve months age
when a man was not expected to carr
what he got. II ia different now
Every good employee should be pale
a good wage according to his ability
but he should earn what he gets. i
he don't the people will simply stoI
paying.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
Dream Evidently Impressed Him.

st. Paul's cathedral is cracking up
o bit, but to the average intelligence 1t
is at least as safe as houses" A city
mar whose place of business is in the
shadow of the cathedral is not so sure
about that. He had a vivid dream In
which he san the vast building crum-
pie up and demollsh all the adjoining
property in its fall. So disturbed was
his mind as a result that he at nee
went to an underwater and took out a
policy which will cover his loss If the
mighty edifice collapsesl
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

to waite till it got good & hot & thew
mite sell them clear off & he sed for
me shut my mouth & not to get smart
l was silent in reply.
Thursday rote "a pome & give it
to Pug Stevens in skool today which
sed-I know a guy with a ugly mug.
His las name is Stevens his LIST l is
Pug. He sent l back which red-You
skinny freckel face emery pup. The
mex time 1 ketch you I'll beet you up.
/ asst him cuddent he take a joke sum
times.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
HIS MIDDLE
INITIAN is w,

Yon don't often see II in full. but the
right name OF the elderly gentleman
we all know 80 well is Uncle w. Sam.
What does the initial letter stand
for?
Oh. that's because his full name is
Uncle Waste Sam. His middle name is
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

1t was ~, irish member of parlla-
ment who, somewhat wearied with he
long debnte, said If you leave this
question to US for three years We viii
settle u tomorrow morning"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

Speaking of taxes, how much less
would 1t cost for sidewalk and street
improvements II u town occupied
Just half the space 1t now occupies.
Half?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

Our idea of an undesirable citizen
is a fellow who runs his local credit
until fall and sends his cash to Chi
cago or Seattle.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

The fellow on the fence usually ii
there because he cannot see greer
pastures on either side.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

How many husbands will agree that
their wife does just as much work ev-
cry day of the year as they do them
selvesp
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

II is easy for a newspaper to do
right because someone is always tel
ling il where 1t is wrong.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

Where Is the fellow that was going
to have the earliest radishes this
spring?
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

In our opinion it should be a crime
to loan or borrow money on chattel.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

II Is poor economy to send your dol
lars out of American Falls, even
though times aren't booming.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

Where is the old timer that never
believes the ~weatherman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

Dirt roads are the greatest extra
vagance in Power County.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
Free Advice
on Painting

IF YOU cannot get a master
Il painter and wish to paint your
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

uolue youIscllt Dut 40
not know much o
painting, ask Fuller's
Specification Depart
ment for advice. How
to treat the old paint,
what color scheme to
use. How many coats.
The proper brushes.
The b tim e TO
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
w. P. FULLER &c co.

Dept. 4, San Francisco
Pioneer Manufacturer of Paints,
Varnishes, Enamels, Stains, and
PIONEER WHITE LEAD
for ~ Years
Established 1s49.
Branches in 10 Cities in the West
Dealers everywhere.
Also makers Of Rubber Cement Floor
Paint All Purpose Varnishes, Snken-
white Enamel, Fifteen-for-foors. Wash
able Wall Finish. Auto Enamel, Barn
and Roof Paint, Porch and Step Paint
and PIONEER WHITE LEAD.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
Success Motto.

Early to bed
Early to rise
Never forget
TO advertise.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

paint, etc
Take advantage of Fuller Serv-
ice as well as Fuller Paints. Write
us now. Take steps to paint now.
Don't let weather depreciate your
investment.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29
SAVE THIS

(Cut this out and paste it in your
note book as a meme
My house needs painting. Fuller's
Specification House Paints are sold by
the following merchants.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

THEM. These paints are Inn
portant to you, so it's important
to 60 to the right stores to get
them. Dealers names and ad-
dresses are printed In the meme
coupon to the right. Cut IL out
and put it in your pocket now.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-29

American Falls, Idaho
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
EMPLOYEES CUT OWN WAGES
Workers Engaged in Meat-PaekIna In
dustrIes Have AmIeabIe Under.
standing With Employers.

Forty thousand employees in the
meat-packing industry voluntarily voted
a 10 per cent cut in wages. The re-
auctions were arrived at under the
provisions Of the "shop representation"
plan recently inaugurated by the pack
ers. They went into effect November
%.
The employees affected are men and
women in unskilled trades and all en-
ployees working by the hour or doing
piece work. In actual dollars and cents
the reductions will amount to about
$3.50 a week for common labOrers. No
changes were made in the working
agreements under which the men are
allowed the eight-hour day, time and
one-half for overtime, and double time
for Sunday.
The wage adjustments agreed to for
the Armour plants in Chicago, st.
Paul, Sioux City, Omaha, st. Joseph,
Kansas City, st. Louis, Denver and
Fort Worth are as follows:
Three cents an hour reduction on
all rates of employees receiving so
cents an hour or over.
Five cents an hour reduction on all
rates Of employees receiving As cents
an hour and under so cents an hour.
Seven and one-hah cents an hour re-
ductiOn on all rates Of employees re-
ceiving 40 cents an hour or less, with
a minimum rate of % cents per hour
for adult female labor.
An per cent reduction on piece
work.
At Fort Worth the following reduc-
lions will be made, as the rates are
slightly different there:
Three cents an hour reduction on all
rates Of employees receiving AIN cents
an hour or over.
Five cents an hour reduction on all
rates Of employees receiving over 4215
cents an hour and under AN cents an
hour.
Seven and one-half cents an hour
reduction on all rates Of employees re-
ceiving 421s cents an hour or less with
a minimum rate of % cents per hour
for adult female labor.
An per cent reduction on piece
work.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22

It's something pretty much but don't
know If 1t is or not. Really, don't!"
"No," said Noble, still confused. II
suppose not"
''Tm half way through another one
I think myself'll be a good deal better.
I'm not goin' as fast with it as 1 did
with the other one, and / expect it'll he
quite az ways ahead of this one" She
again employed the deprecatOry little
laugh. 81 don't know how 1 do it,
myself. The family all think it's sort
of funny; don't know how 1 do it.
myself; but that's the way it is. They
all say If they could do it they're sure
they'd know how they did it; but I
guess they're wrong. I presume II
you can do it, why it just comes to
you? Don't you presume that's the
way it is, Mr.. DIP"
"I-guess So" They had reached
his gate, and he stopped. you're sure
none Of your family have heard any
thing today?" he asked anxiOusly.
"From Aunt Julia? 1 don't think
they have"
He sighed, and opened the gate.
"Well, good evening, Florence"
Good evening"" Her eyes followed
him wistfully as he passed within the
Enclosure then she turned and walked
quickly toward her own home; but at
the corner of the next fence she called
over her shoulder, "I'Il leave 1t with
your mother for you, If you're not
home when I bring It,"
"What?" he shouted, from the vi.
cinity of his front door.
'rll leave it with your mother"
"Leave whatY
1.-THE poeml"
"Ohp said Noble.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22

that fathers, mothers, nurses, or gov
ernesses, not comprehending that this
mental deafness is for the time being
entirely genuine, are liable to hOarse-
ness both of throat and temper. Thir-
teen is an age when the fading of this
gift or talent-One of the most beau
tiful of childhood-begins to impair
its helpfulness, under the mistaken
stress of discipline; but Florence re-
tanned something Of it. In a moment
or two Noble Dill's disaffection toward
poetry was altogether as if it did not
exist.
She coughed, inclined her head a
little to one side, in her mothers
manner of pOliteness to callers, and,
repeating her deprecatory laugh, re-
marked, 'Well, Of course it's kind Of
a funny question for me to ask, of
course"
"What is, FlOrence2" Noble inquired
absently.
"Well-what was saying was that
course it's sort of queer me askin'
if you liked poetry, of course, on &C.
count of my writing poetry the way 1
do now"
She looked up at him with a bright
readiness to respond modestly to
whatever exclamation his wonder
should dictate; but Mobiles attention
had struggled again. He failed to
comprehend what she had set before
him.
HAS she written your mother late
ly?" he asked
Florence's expression denoted a
mental condition slightly disturbed.
"No," she said. TITS gOin' to be
printed in the North End Daily ORR
OLE"
"What?"
'My poem. It's about vast amen
anyhow that's prob'ly the best thing
in it, 1 guess-and they're goin' to
have it tomorrow, or else they'll have
to settle with me; that's one thing
certain I'll bring one over to your
house and leave 1t at the door for
you, Mr.. DILL"
Noble had but a confused notion
Of what she thus generally promised.
However, he said, "Thank you," and
nodded vaguely.
"Of course, 1 don't know as it's so
awful good" Florence admitted insin-
cerely. "The family all seem to think
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
THE POEM.

Synopsis.-Proud possessor of a
printing press, and equipment, the
gift of Uncle Joseph to his nephew,
Herbert Illingsworth Atwater, Jr.,
aged thirteen, the fortunate youth,
with his chum, Henry Rooter,
about the same age, begins the
publication Of full-fledged news
paper. the North End Daily OrI-
ole. Herbert's small cousin, Flor
ence Atwater, being barred from
any kind of participation in the
enterprise, on account Of her in
tense and natural feminine desire
to boss" is frankly annoyed, and
not at all backward in saying so.
However, a poem she has written
Is accepted for insertion in the
Oriole, on a strictly commercial
basis-cash in advance. Thereupon
she appoints a publicity committee
of one.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
Advertisements & Poems
20 Cents Each Up.
JOSEPH X. ATwATER & co.
127 South Iowa st.
Steam Pumps.
THE ORGANSTEP
BY Florence Atwater.

The odganstep wass Gated at his organ
in
In some beautiful words of vagle and brir
But he was a GREAT organstep and
always
When the soil is weary
And the mind is dreary,
1 would like to be an organstep seated
all day at
Whether my 5stpr8m light be Taircheibt
or Nor
/ would play music like a vast amen
The way it sounds in a church of new
Subscribe NOW Is cents Adv. &
Poetry 20 cents up. Atwater & RcOter.
Newspaper Building Is cents per year.
Such, as is sometimes said, was the
first issue, complete, of the North End
Daily Oriole. Florence was not inn
mediately critical of some distortions
of meaning in the body Of her poem,
due partly to Atwater & ROoter's nat
ural lack of experience in a new and
exacting trade; partly to their envlable
uncOnsciOusness Of any necessity for
prOOfreading; and somewhat to their
haste in getting through the final, and
least interesting stage of their under
taking, Florence's poem being, In fact,
so far as the printers were concerned,
mere hack work and anti-climax.
And as they later declared, under
fire, anybody that could make out
more than three words in five Of her
ole handwriting was welcome to do
it. Besides, what did it matter II a
little bit was left. out at the end Of
one or two of the lines? They couldn't
be expected to run the lines out over
their margin, could they? And they
never knew anything crazier than
maxim all this fuss because: What
If some of it wasn't printed just ex-
actly right, who in the world was goin
to notice 1t, and what was the diff
ference Of just few words different
in her ole poem, anyhow?
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22

TO take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND. and | took It until / was
cured and saved from the operation. !
have told women Of your wonderful
medicine times without number, and I
am willing that you should use these
facts and my name If you like. also
used your Compound during the Change,
and / can do all nv own work but the
heavy part, and can walk miles every
day as / help my husband in the Office.
Mrs. ]. II. Meyer, 412 South Orange
St., Orange, California.
It is quite true that such troubles -
Mrs. Never had may reach astage where
an operation Is the only resource. On
the other hand, q great many women
have been restored to health by Lydia e
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
Health Brings Beauty
Every Woman Should Read Thia

,Bsankston, Ala. 81 had been down
with trouble Of feminine character foP
9 good many years. took medicine from
different doctors, but it did not do me
Sny good. Then / heard Of DR.. Pierce'S
6svoEite Prescription and I ordered soma
% t9ls medicine. / took sic dollars
pr the good it did me. surely can praiss
pF. Pierce's Fsvorite Prostitution. I
cont intend to be without It In NV home
- long as l can get it. / would advise
every, woman that is bothered with
Touble from which women suffer, to use
Snis Prescription."-Mrs. williamson.
Route 2.
Get this Prescription Of DR.. Pierce's in
SG4iets or liquid and see how quickly you
VIII have sparkling eyes, a clear slim and
YIN, vigor, vitality. Write DR.. Pierce'e
4nvahds' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, for freS
medical advice.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-22
OTHER LABOR NOTES

Thirty-one men were killed in coal
mine accidents in West Virginia dur
ing October, according to the state de-
partment Of mines.
At Steubenville, Ohio, the Mlngo
Junction plant of the Carnegie Steel
company resumed work. George
Wisener, superintendent, said the
plant, idle eight months, normally en-
ploys 1900 men.
The chamber Of commerce of Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, has just made a sur
vey Of the employment situation in
that city and found that very few per-
sons are out of work at the present
time.
Detroit's unemployment committee
announced the opening Of an "odd
job bureau" through which persons
desiring workers for small tasks
might get in touch with idle workers
Of all trades. The bureau is expected
to furnish employment for 5000 per-
sons.
D. G. lacking, managing director of
the Utah Copper company, declared
that estimates made by him indicated
that the resumption of the produc-
ton Of copper would begin next
spring, subject to the consumption be-
ing on as large a scale as in recent
months.
The Evansville (Ind.) Central La
Dor union has passed a resolution to
be sent to congress against the re-
peal of the medicinal beer bill, point
ing out the repeal of the law will
mean the throwing of men out of en-
ployment. A copy of the resolution
has been sent to the two Indiana SEN
ators, James e. Watson and Harry s.
New
The three-day strike at the Western
Packing company's plant at Chicago
was settled when some four hundred
hog and cattle killers returned to work
under orders from Dennis Lane, secre-
tary-treasurer of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butchers Workers
union. The men walked out Armistice
day because they were given an hour
off instead of a halliday.
Construction of more than 6,201
miles of highways at a cost Of $780,
100000 and the employment Of more
than 10000 workers is about to be
undertaken by 80 states as a result
of the recent passage Of the federal
highway act, Secretary Hoover an
nounced. The facts were obtained, he
said, by letters sent to the governors
of states by the national conference
on unemployment.
In it's recently issued report for the
year 1920 the central commission Of
the CzechoslOvakian trade unions de-
scribes the last year as having been
one of favorable consolidation of the
trade-union movement. At the begin
ming of the year fifty declarations, with
727,000 members, were represented in
the central commission, while at the
end of the year the number of affili-
ated declarations had increased to fiji.
ty-four and their membership to
$4,000
One workman was shot dead and a
policeman was severely beaten in q
clash at the department of public
works, Havana, Cuba, where hundreds
Of street cleaners were seeking to col
lect overdue wages.
Improvement in unemployment con-
ditions at Detroit was shown in the
weekly report Of the Employers as
sociatiOn. The 20 member firms dur.
ing the week added 1899 workers to
their forces, bringing the total EN-.
pleyed to 1882. Half Of this num-
Der was working on part-time sched,
ules. - a. t-.-.-..Is.l.. als!7