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Phillips County herald., 1923-09-27

Real Estate Loans:-6% Loans
under Reserve System on city = farm
property. Bankers Reserve Deposit
Company. 16fS California St., Denver,
Colo. Nov
Phillips County herald., 1923-09-27

Pub. Sept 81. Oct. /, iLissS, 1928
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

laundry will be part of the original
house plan.
Homes are already being wired
more completely at the time Of build
ing; by increasing the capacity of
wires and installing an abundance of
convenience outlets so that future as
well as present electrical needs may
be met.
This is the first and the most i'm
portant step toward electrical con-
venience-an adequate wiring system
with plenty of outlets in floor, base
board, sidewall or ceiling-wherever
convenience demands.
No farsighted home builder will
make the cost Of an adequate wiring
system an issue. 1t should be looked
upon as an investment, not an ex-
pense, because 1t will save money in
the end as well as insuring comfort,
and leisure to the fam
lily.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
ELECTRICITY SERVANT
EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD
BY Susan Ellen Dodge


Housework has no horrors for the
woman who budgets her time and her
funds, systematizes her tasks and de-
ponds upon electricity to act as cook,
laundress, seamstress and housemaid.
The modern way is the electric
way, yet countless thousands Of wo-
men remain in ignorance Of the appli-
cation of electricity to homely house
hold tasks and continue to spend 70
per cent of their time in the kitchen
when veranda, golf links, concert and
club offer so much In the way Of
health, amusement and educational
development.
So many women seem to think that
what was good enough for their
grandmothers is good enough for
them and remain veritable slaves 10
laundry tubs and kitchen sinks.
Strange how long it takes to edu-
cate women to the value Of labor
saving equipment when men are so
quick to grasp every labor saving de-
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
vice that comes ON the market.

vice that comes on the market.
What man would use a rake today
in preference to a reaper, or scythe
instead Of moving machine? Apd
what office would go back to quill
bens and plotting sand in place OF
adding, billing and typewriting ma
chine?
Sometimes 1 think it is because
women value their time 80 lightly
that they are willing to go on year
after year cooking, cleaning and
washing the old fashioned way with
little or no thought to the more pro-
fitable way in which they could spend
their time.
The crudest kind Of unskilled labor
commands at least 80 cents an hour
in the Industrial world, and while the
conduct Of home cannot properly be
classed as unskilled labor we will use
this figure, as a matter Of conven-
ience, to estimate the value of the
housewives time.
Allowing eight hours for sleeping,
he housewife has sixteen hour day,
ind experts tell us that 10 per cent
If this is spent in and about the kit
hen. This means she devotes eleven
Jour and twenty minutes each day to
he conduct, maintenance and man
cement of her household, and valued
It 30 cents per hour (the lowest pos
ible rate), has a cash value of $40
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
per day, or $1,241 per year.

| per day, or $1,241 per year.
| Now, eleven hours and twenty min
utes a day in and about the kitchen
may have been all right in the old
days when women churned and spun
and made their tallow dips, but times
have changed, and the economic, po-
litical and social position of women
has changed, too.
Her moral and ethical influence in
problems which affect the education
al, physical and moral development
Of her children is Of far more import
ance than her cash value to the ma
ton. Campaigns for better milk and
better babies; Standardization OF
clothing; honest advertising and the
like are activities which have a just
claim on her time and energy instead
of the homely household tasks which
can be done electrically In less time
and with less energy.
Mechanical devices have been per-
fected within the past few years
which have entirely eliminated drudg-
cry from washing and dish
ironing, sweeping and sew
ing.
Many Of these electrical household
appliances are already included In the
standard equipment Of the modern
home, and within the next few years
It is safe to predict that the complete
electrical equipment of kitchen and
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
BETTER LIGHT
Electricity Has Made Every Room
Usable After Dark.
The Retail Merchant Finds the Well
Lighted Window a Potent Silent
Salesman.

The average man or woman today
little realizes the great change which
has come about in the lighting Of the
home. While there has been no SUD.
den change, yet within the space of a
few years modern lighting has made
the house a home!
Consider, how a few years ago,
most homes were lit by oil or candles.
After darkness set in, the only room
In the house which was Illuminated
was the living room. The other
rooms were dark because the amount
OF time and work incident to refilling
lamps, cleaning wicks, chimneys,
shades, etc., made It necessary 10
limit the use of light to one room
where the family consregated. To-
DAY, the entire house or apartment
CLOVIS with efficient electric lamps,
shaded by glass, silk or parchment,
distributed by artistic and efficient
luminaires which not only give a
plentiful supply of light, but in ad-
dition produce effects both beautiful
and artistic.
Gone forever are the smelly prod
ucts Of combustion lamps. And gone
forever Is the one-livins-room house,
for electric light has frightened and
made cheerful every room. It has
encouraged the use of light colored
fnishings and decorations In the var
1ous rooms; multitude of exquisite
lamps and shades, embellished by the |
best efforts of art specialists, have
been created to worthily clothe the
product of the scientist.
In the store, better light has Gre
ated new era in merchandising. Re-
tail stores Of pre-electric days were
quaint and inefficient, today they are
we'll ordered, business-like. Mer-
chants everywhere are alive to I'M
provements in display windows. They
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
HEAV TRUCKING WORK
BEST DONE BY ELECTRICS

The necessity for prompt deliveries,
the congestion of city streets and
other present-day conditions, are driv-
ing the horse closer to its stable, the
gasoline truck goes on long hauls;
while for that great zone in between,
where stops are frequent and hauls
are short, the electric meets the re-
quirements more satisfactorily than
any cher type Of vehicle.
Even in that work which is carried
on IN close proximity to the stable the
electric truck is slowly supplanting
the horsedrawn vehicle Take, for
example, the heavy trucking which
haitian. Here, if in any place, the
horse should be best suited for the
work to be performed. But is he?
The experience of the Ajax Truck
ing Co. Inc, since 1917 proves that in
many instances heavy trucking work
is best done by electrics. True it is
that this company still employs
horses and some gasoline trucks, but
The n11mber Of electrics in service is
increasing.
A. G. McKeever, President Of the |
Ajax Trucking Company, states: "As |
with the horse the electric
las many advantages. 1t goes back
ward and forward with equal facility.
t does not have to be hitched up at
light. It need not be fed, watered,
)lanketed or rested upon the road,
Tor favored as to load on ice or
now. It goes farther and faster
Without fatigue. 1t takes up thirty
er cent less space at congesed
iers."
Then in a few words hat users Of
rucks might well take to heart, Mr..
1cKeever summed up the effect OF
his efficient vehicle upon the driver.
A driver works to the speed of his
cam and this may be extended to
over his vehicle"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

deyasting earthquake was flashed to
| all quarters of the globe almost as
soon as it happened. Mr.. Yonemura
is the operator at Tomiokia on the
Japanese West Coast, LA miles north
iof Toxic. This station, whose send
ing mast towers $50 feet into the air,
was miraculously spared by the
earthquake which destroyed all other
mean?s of communication.
Panic-stricken refugees apprised
Mr.. Yonemura Of the fate of Toxic
and Yokohama and he communicated
his appalling story to hundreds of
millions via the radio station at San
Francisco. Later, communications be-
tween his station and one on the
China coast were set up.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

Just at this time of the year when we are in the
transition stage from season to mother is time
Of unusual interest. There's the charm of seeing
new things just they are unpacked from their
boxes and there's the additional pleasure of finding
little odd lots of merchandise very specially priced
in order to clean up.
Take an early opportunity of coming in, looking
around for what's new and what's specially priced.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

plan better store interiors.
1t is no exaggeration TO say that
better light has opened up a tremen-
dously enlarged market for the re-
tail merchant. Dim, Pickering lights
in window and store interiors held 40
attraction TO the passing pedestrian.
1t was a well-founded theiry that
might trade" cost more than it was
worth. The idea that promenaders
would inspect merchandise by artifi-
cial light in this display window was
little considered. Combustion lighting
created SCOT, smoke, smell. The light
afforded was not flexible enough to
enable unusual effects to be produc-
ed. Therefore, after dark, the streets
were deserted because the stores
were dark
Notice what a change has come
about. Store and shop windows are
highly Illuminated by effective cleo
trio lights, set in different types of
ref1ectors shielded by curtains and
valances which hide the lighting units
from the eyes of the pedestrian, and
throw the light on the merchandise
displayed. Results are so gratifying
from this improved lighting that mer-
chants can trace high percentage |
of day-saless to the window displays |
open to public inspection during the |
leisure hours, after dusk. Still bet
ter windows, better display cases and
better store interiors have followed.
Nov that we have the public inter-
ested in our goods after dark it is up
% us to keep up with all kinds of bet
ter methods which will make our
stores modern and bright" is the re-
all merchants conclusion. Business
success, profits, independence are the
ftermath of a well-built shop illumi-
lated with Better Light
The doctrine Of Better Light is re-
Giving more and more attention, for
here is still work for it to do. AL
hough the majority of the public has
cen the necessity Of Better Light for
increased happiness, health, produc-
witty and profits, yet there are a
reat many homes and a large num- II
er Of places Of business which are II
till operating under the handicap Of II
DOR light and poor lighting methods.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

That there's always a
friendly welcome here
whether you happen to
be purchasing or not.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

Three prices In
Ladies tailored suits
are deserving Of spec
lal mention because Of
the Quality--all of them
are tricotine all are
silk lined and all
smartly tailored. Pric-
ed very reasonably az
$500, 1880 and $49.75
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

We would like very much to
show you some of the new mod
els in Royal Worcester and Bon
Ton Corsets. Can't you come
tomorrow and see them?
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
RADIO OPERATOR TELLS THE
WORLD OF JAPAN'S DISASTER

Through T. Yonemura, an obscure
japanese radio operator and the only
human link between Japan and the
rest Of the world, news Of the recent
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
Teddies 79c

For some reason or other we
have a lot of pretty teddy bear
suits made of fine quality MAIN
sock trimmed with lace and en-
broidery. We see no reason
why they should not sell at
their regular prices Of $1.25,
$1.35 and $3.50 but to clean
them up we offer your choice
at 79c.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28

We are in the market for first class
Farm Loans. J. H. Early. adv.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
Just Brief
Mention

Some facts come TO
be such common know
ledge that they are
sometimes forgotten.
Here are a few that
are worth remember
ing.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-28
Childrens Coats

Little Riddles coats are here
and should be bought early. Not
just because the assortments
are good right now-but child
rem between the age of 2 and
6 years should be coated early.
Prices 1915 to $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
BIRMINGHAM QUINTET
is HELD IN MEMPHIS
Three Boys And Two Girls Made
Trip In Rented Car

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dec. 12.-(Spe-
cial.)-Heeding the call of adventure
and feeling the lure of the wide
open spaces" three boys and two
girls, the oldest being % years of
ge. left Birmingham, Ala, last Tues
day night in a car obtained from a
Rent a Ford" agency.
From then until Saturday night,
when they arrived In Memphis, it was
tone mudhole after another" to
quote the words of member of the
expedition. The five were taken into
by Detective Sergeants ]. w. Hewitt
and James Taylor.
Their names, as given to the desk
sedgeant were: C. f. Sprague, Jr., 90
of Chattanooga Tenn; II. H. Keys.
%, also of Chattanooga; Ross Sim
mons, IS, of Birmingham, Ala: Miss
Edith Purtill, 20, of Montgomery,
Ala, and Lucille Gore, is. also of
Montgomery.
All excepting Miss Gore, who is
detained awaiting word from her rel
atives. are held as fugitives from
Justice. Miss Edith Purtill is alleged
to have rented the car in which the
trip was made.
From statements made to detec-
tives both the girls have been away
from their homes but a short time.
Arriving here the girls went to the
Gayoso hotel, where they obtained
rooms. The boys left the car with a
negro on the outskirts of town. This
Indirectly led to the arrests. Auto
mobile detectives found the machine
and were investigating when word
came from Birmingham to be on the
lookout for the party.
Keys says he is the son of a post
office inspector in Washington. D. C.
Sprague has been living in Birming-
ham for some time. but his parents
live in Chattanooga.
Authorities in Birmingham have
been communicated with and notified
Of the arrest
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
APPEALS HEARD IN
MASONIC FRAUD CASE
Defendants Accused OF Selling De-
grees For S35 To $135

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12.-Arguments In
the appeal of Mathew Mechanic
Thompson and Dominic Bergeria, who
with Thomas Perrot were convicted
in federal court in Salt Lake city,
Utah, July s, 1922, on charge or
using the mails to defraud in the
alleged sale OF Masonic degrees, We're
heard in the United States circuit
court of appeals here today. The
three were sentenced in the Utah
court to two years Imprisonment and
fined $1,000 each.
The government asserts the three
were selling the degrees at from $50
to $135 apiece. and that the Masonic
lodge from which the three are said
to have obtained their degrees were
never chartered properly This lodge
is the Pole Star lodge of Louisiana,
a negro branch, and the government
declares the men, in their advertise
ments, never brought out that fact.
Thon. pson and Bergeria assert the
Pole Star lodge is chartered properly
by the Lodge of st. John Of Mar
settles. The government claims the
lodge has never been chartered by
the mother lodge, known as Mother
kilwinning."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
j. s. To HAVE PART.
IN GE RMAN INQUIRY.
Opening Steps Toward Par
tiCipation BY Americans
Made AT Conference
BY JOHN O'BRIEN
Geased Wire To The Age-He


PARIS, Dec 1.-THE United States
will have precisely the same powers
as England and France in the coming
inquiry into German finances, and
the American experts will be on the
same footing as others in the expert
committees, according to member
of the separations commission inter-
viewed by the United News.
Opening steps toward participation
by Americans In the inquiry were
made Wednesday in conference be-
tween Col. James A. Logan, Ameri-
can unofficial observer on the rep
arations commission, and Louis Bar
thou. French president of the COM
mission. II is understood that Logan
gave Barthou suggestions as to
names of Americans who would be
acceptable to the United States as
members of the committees, and that
the Preparations commission will send
Invitations to these men.
By agreement with Washington it
has been decided to publish Thurs
day the letters exchanged between
Logan and Barthou in regard to the
inquiries. The letters define the
authority of the experts making the
inquiries. and the extent to which the
United states will participate.
A member of the Preparations COM
mission told the United News that
the experts are entitled to make any
recommendations to the commission
that they choose inasmueh as the eX-
perts cannot bind their governments.
The commission will meet unof-
ficially Thursday to discuss APP
pointees, members of the commission
welcome the suggestion that one of
the American experts may be Charles
G. Dawes, the first director of the
budget of the United States.
In a letter to Barthou Wednesday,
Colonel Logan notified the commits
sion of President Coolidge's decision
regarding the inquiry. The letter
emphasized that the United states
government is not in a position to be
represented. but 1t views with favor
the acceptance by American bankers
of membership in the commissions.
From semi official source it is
learned that the French have not
changed in their attitude on the re-
duction of the German debt total,
except under conditions previously
stipulated These conditions are that
France would only consent to reduc-
ton of her share of the German debt
in exchange for cancellation of a
similar amount Of Frances indebted
ness to the allies.
Premier Poincare maintains that
the experts must pursue their inquiry
within the limits of the treaty of
Versailles. and under the jurisdiction
of the reparationS commission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
II HUNTERS MISSING;
PLANES JOIN SEARCH
Believed Lost At Sea Or Driven
Ashore On Island

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Dec. 12.-Sea-
planes this afternoon Joined in the
search for eight chief petty officers
of the navy, two civilians and
1O-year-old boy who are believed 70
have been lost or driven ashore on
San Clements Island.
The party left here Friday for a
hunting trip on the island and was
due back Sunday. Naval officers did
not become alarmed until today when
the commanding officer of the I. 5.
S. Procyon asked for assistance from
the commander-in-ch chief.
The tug King Fisher was immedi-
ately ordered out Shortly after
noon a naval seaplane and plane
chartered by friends of the missing
men hoped off to join in the search.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
BE WARE THE
COUCH On COLD
THAT HANGS ON

Chronic coughs and persistent colds
lead to serious lung trouble. You can
etop them now with Creomulston, an
emulsified cerosote that is pleasant
10 take. Creomulsion is a new medi
cal discovery with twofold action; 1t
soothes and heals the inflamed MEM
branes and kills the germ.
OF all known drugs, creosote is
recognized by the medical fraternity
as the greatest healing agency for
the treatment of chronic coughs and
colds and other forms of throat and
lung troubles. Creomulsion contains,
in addition to Creosote, other heal
ing elements which soothe and heal
the inflamed membranes and stop the
irritation and inflammation, while
the creosote goes on to the stomach
is absorbed into the blood, attacks
the seat of the trouble and destroys
the germs that lead to consumption.
Creomulsion Is guaranteed sat1s-
factory in the treatment OF chrome
coughs and colds, bronchial asthma,
catarrhal broncnitis and other forms
of throat and lung diseases, and is
excellent for building up the system
after colds or the flu. Money re-
funded if any cough or cold, no
matter OF how long standing, is not
relieved after taking according to di-
rections. Ask your druggist. Greco
mulsion Co.. Atlanta, Ga.--tAdS.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
The
faob;o, ~
foWer Xxx
x ~

Like a holiday breath from Paris.
the gay little artificial flowers in
the Neckwear Department have
created enthusiastic demand.
A cluster of rosebuds to tuck deep
in the fur collar of coats, single
rose for the shoulder of an eve
ming gown. or a tiny wreath for
the hair, make gracious gifts for
Christmas. Tucked in the rib
bons of a new powder puff, grac-
ing the brim of sober hat or or
namenting hair band, spray OF
these saucy blossoms changes a
useful necessity to a charming
gift. These whimsical French fan
cies, all hand made. as low as soc,
Csc. S and up to $5.o5.
MAIN FLOOR
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
WORK Is PRAISED

PHENIX CITY, Ala, Dec 12-(Spe-
cial. AT the regular monthly meet
ing of the PheniX City welfare board
Tuesday night, Miss Dunn. field work
er for the state child welfare depart
ment from Montgomery, commented
very faNorably on the work being ac-
complished by the Phenix City organ
ization. which is now closing it's first
year Miss Dunn stated that she had
not found more satisfactory work
being accomplished in any part of
the state, and asked Mrs. G. l.. Gill
bert, general secretary, to allow her
TO carry the November report of the
board back to headquarters in order
that state authorities may know more
of the interesting work of this busy
organization
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Fragrant Remembrance
Of an Intimate Sort

For Milady's vanity, where it
will find everyday use and every
day appreciation, one eff these
sets will be gift hard to better.
Azurea or Floramye Sets-Of
perfume, toilet water and vege-
tale, $l.l5, 1918 and $4.95.
Single and Double Compacts-
From Richard Hudnut, Melba,
Blue Rose, Luxor, Harriet Hub
bard Aver and other makes as
widely famous. 81. $50, $3.50
to $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

Blue Rose Perfume, toilet water
and other combination gift sets,
$1.25 to $3.50.
Luxor Sets-Toilet water, per-
fume and combination sets, S to
Sc.
Hudnut Sets-Toilet waters, per-
fumes and combinations, 75c.
$3.50, SO up to $3.50.
Houbigant's Ideal-And Quel-
ques Fleurs, Mon Boudoir and
other fragrant perfumes, toilet
waters and sets, in gifty combina-
tons. ST. to $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
GEORGIA SOLONSI
KILL OPERA TAX
House Agreement To Senate
Amendment Removes
$4,000 Burden

ATLANTA, Dec, 1.-THE Metro
politan Opera company of New York
viii appear in Georgia next year free
of state taxation, the House of Rep
resentatives having agreed today to
a senate amendment to the general
tax act killing assessments against
opera companies.
The original tax for each contract
in the state was 900 in cities of
100, 900 or less population, of $4,000 in
cities of more than 100000 popula-
ton.