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Show THE PRESSBULLETIN ' VOLUME 48 BINGHAM CANYON, UTAHFR1DAY, MARCH 29, 1918 NUMBER 4 - Bingham Getting Ready for Drive j The campaign for the sale of the third installment of Liberty bonds will open Saturday of next week, the first anniversary of the dechiration of war, a nd every effort will be made to see that Bingham makes a showing of which all the people in the commun-ity will be justly proud. This installment of bonds will bear four and a quarter per cent interest and will not be controvertable, and the total amount will be 13,000,000,000, but ' all oversubscriptions will be taken. Tho sentiment for the purchase of bonds in the camp Is good, and it Is expected that the sale will open in good phape from the very beginning. A great many people here have been getting ready for thfe purchase of bonds for some time. Those who were not in a position to buy on former oc-casions will stock up this time. fc In addition to the Americans the great number of foreigners in the camp will go to their limit this time. Among the foreigners here who will make liberal purchases might be men-tioned ,the Serbians, the Austrians,the Italians, the Finns, the Greeks. The Serbians are intensely interested in the matter because they are very anx-- 1 ious to do something to aid' their war stricken country. They have sent their soldiers in great numbers from the camp, and those who remain will have every good motive "to invest their funds in a way to bring about vic-tory. There are a great many Aus-trian- s lure and they are getting ready I to make good purchases because they know if Germany should be victorious that they as American residents would be taxed to the limit to help bear the burden, and that Germany will tyran-nize over Austria and ner other allies. The Italians are going to invest' to their limit because they know that America is supplying the great amount of foodstuff to the Italian soldiers who ere now fighting back the Teutonic in-vasion. The Finns will liake a good quantitj because they now realize that Finland is now being crushed by the tyrant s heel, and that unless the Ger-mans are beaten that their can never country be free. The Greeks are in a good humor to Invest because their. country Is now virtually in 0n the side of the allies, and their statesman is working m harmony with the allies. In fact all the foreigners here will fall in line and help swell the subscrip- tions of this camp to the Liberty bonds. They realize the great priv-ilege in living in this wonlerful free country, where they are enabled to make good money and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Therefore the bonds in the comirig campaign will be widely distributed, and every person who makes a purchase will not only be helping his government on towards victory but will be making a good, safe, paying investment that will come in mighty handy in future years. The campaign opens on ApTil 6 and every one should be ready to make his purchase immediately after it opens. Those who do not have sufficient funds to buy outright will be able to secure them on easy payments. And now is the time wheh every loyal citi- zen should stand ready to deny him-self some luxuries- - he has been enjoy-- ' ing and turn that portion of his money towards the battle front. It is the duty of everybody to help sharo the adversities of the war, and unless we Invest more than we feel that we are able to we are not doing our part. There are a great many people who mortgage their incomes to buy a va-riety of nonessentials, things .for mere pleasure. And now Is the time for them to turn their attention in' an-other direction and pledge their in-comes for money with which to buv Liberty bonds. . ' In this approaching campaign let no one in (Bingham be a slacker. The person who refuses to loan his money to the government in this time of heed Is a real slacker, and those who are left at home should realize that how-ever much they might strain them-- j selves financially that they" are doing nothing to compare with the men who are facing the big gun Jn the front trenches. Now is the time to show! your colors and testify by your ac-tion as to how you feel towards Am-- I erica. Words in thetnselve are om-- i pty, but money talks., and now la.th timer to speak for you. ill! 11IGI FOR BINGHAM SOLDIERS . - . . . ':.' The People of Bingham Erect Monument at Mt. Olivet Cemetery Approximately $1000 Already Subscribed Commercial Club-Take- s the Initiative Edward A: Joyce Contributes Article.. The people of Bingham and the en-tire camp have decided to erect monument at Mt. Olive cemetery for the elgiau soldiers who have and who' may lose their lives while in the serv-ic- e of their country. And already sub-scriptions for this purpose are now be-ing taken. Copperfleld has led the way, where' an amount approximating 11000 has been subscribed. ' r The matter was taken up In "Ding-- ' ham Tuesday night at a meeting of the Commercial Club when plans for the-- campaign here were arranged. Withi reference to this work Edward A. Joyce, secretary of the Bingham l Fund, has contributed'! the following Interesting article: The fund was started through a sur-plus of money being on hand after a subscription had been made for a floral tribute on IW. Earl (Mace, who died ia the service of the United States army. . " When Mr. Russell Tracy of the Tracy Loan & Trust Co., Salt Lake, was approached about the buying of a burial plot, Mr. James Karkle and Mr. Jas. Howk, were representing the workmates of Mace, and iMr. Tracy V gave us two plots on the corner of ' " "U" section at Maple avenue and Main avenue in Wt Olivet cemetery, and has . reserved two more in the event of them being required, - Therefore it was decided that a fund fchould be organized for the purpose of, the graves when ever this should be neceesary, end inasmuch as we had been promised hearty support for the fund it w afterwards agreed upon to erect i granite shaft, on which would be placed all names of men who . worked and lived in Blnham and ili?. trictmd,wh avetheif ' live for the) ' cause .of freedom and democracy. Whenever possible the bodies 'will be brought to be laid to their last resting placu in Aft. Olivet, but each , man whv fSl?e on the side of human-It- y with our a? .ay will be recorded on th honor roll on Bingham's monu-ment. We have rained among the em-ployes of the Utah Copper Company and the Ohio Copper Company alonet-abou- t f 1 000. and now that the Com- - merclal Club of Tflntfism headed by Q. B. Kelly has deelded to and give every assistance to this worthy cause, there is no shadow or a , doubt th.it this monument will . ' . Every resident of Rinpham and dis-trict must f?el it his dtitv tn oontribulo ' no matter how small his contribution nuy be. ar.rt t ach one must do so with the intention nf pectin finest monument in Mt. Olivet cemetery. No matter how our hearts swell, with pride as we march our fine, strong picked men out of B'nKl'am to ' fight to protect us. the Ifast we can do when they come back to us life-.- -, - . less and their young lives broken is to fhow tribute to their mireri and loved ones, and as a tHhte to those V. ' who have given for us thel all. to the future generation who will see the monnrnnt and the names of our, sacred dead therein, for ell ttme tn come, that Bingham revered, and treasured, the memory of those of her torn, whos great life wrk was to" phoulder arms, and ptni the flowing hot: of the barbaric Huns. Snd In your subscrlp'or" to C. W. Buckholz, treasurer, or Q. .B. Kelly at the Copper State bank. ',. Anv name of men who bave l'nted n the Un'tPd States army' should be sent to the secretary. COMMERCIAL Till MEETS IFl illlSlI P. M. Macgregor Discusses Wheat Substitutes With Club Commi-tteeImpossible to v Secure Immediate Relief Jobbers and Merchants Will Strive to Procure All Necessary Supplies Macgregor Inspects Bakeries. P. M. Macgregor cf Salt Lake, rep-resenting , the state food administra-tion, met with the committee of the Commercial Club at the town hall last Friday and discussed the matter of , substitutes for wheat, the high price and the scarcity of these commodi-ties. Mr. Macgregor stated that every ef-fort was being made to secure a nec-essary quantity of suitable substitu- - tea and that in time the prices would be regulated eo that substitutes for wheat would be placed at figures con-sistent with their value as compared ' with wheat. The facts presented to him were not in the nature of a com-plaint or In a spirit of trying to evade the food regulations, but In an effort to devise means of securing the sub-stitutes in sufficient quantities and at fair prices. IMr. Macgregor stated that it was impossible to secure immediate relief, but with reference to the supply he said that this matter was being rap-idly solved. A mill be said for the manufacture of corn meal is now in operation in Salt Lake iCity, and is producing a fairly good grade of meal. iHe also named a number of jobbers In that city who now had sup-plies of various of the substitutes. Me further urged the buj'ing of bread from the bakeries as he said that this JJL was more economical as the bakers1 were better prepared to conserve the flour than the housewife. And all ' bread produced by the baker has the substitute added. He was agreeably surprised at the spirit manifested by the business men . and the citizens, and be found that thre waa no thought of trying to evade the Instructions. The merchants have found it rather I. difficult to explain to some of their customers. Also there has been some few people who have been securing quantities of flour outside of town, it is reported, without the substitutes. With reference to this he asked the I local paper to inform the peopl" that the regulation was from th"e United States government and not a matter instituted by the merchants. Further he stuted that out of town people who ; -- wjere found selling flour would be , prosecuted, and he asked the officers to keep' a close watch on peddlers ' T ' who brought produce to town. For the convenience of the people he left with the merchants a number of reci-pes and inptructlons as to hoV to buy the various' substitutes in connec-tion with wheat flour. After this meeting lr. (Macgregor Inspected the bakeries in Bingham. He was highly pleased with his trip here. PROF. H'OONALO Will i GIVE RED CROSS BENEFIT Prof. .Miles McDonald, a remarkable animal trainer of the camp,vill make Mb first appearance on the stage at Canyon hall on April 15 for the bene-fit of the Red Cross. The show will be comprised of trained animals, ' dogs, cats . and , monkeys, vaudeville, moving pictures, dancing and singing, i iMr. McDonald is a natural born ani-im-trainer and the wonderful feats be performs will undoubtedly amu a large number of people. He is pre-paring to tour the continent, and be-fore leaving he wanted to present his attraction to the home people. The receipts of this show will go to the Red Cross. GEORGE ROE DEED AT LARK MONDAY EVENING y ' George Roe, for many years a well known and highly respected citizen of Bingham, died Monday evening at Lark of pulmonary tuberculosis while returning home from work. iMr. Roe was 64 years old and was a stationary engineer In the employ of the Dalton Lark company. He was a native of England, but had resided here for 20 years. He was among the old timers in this community and was among its best citizens. He was a member of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias. Besides his widow be is survived by six children. The funeral arrangements have not yet been arranged, but will probably be held from Society hall Sunday, GIGANTIC ALLIED COUNTER THRUST IS NOW HINT (LONDON, March 27. The British forces are not only offering strong re-sistance to heavy enemy attacks both ' north and south of the Rive Sorame, but have carried out numerous counter-a-ttacks during the day, resulting in the regaining of ground and the driving back of the Germans at vari-lou- s points. - The report from Field 'Marshal Ha!g tonight declares that in these opera-tions heavy casualties have been In-flicted on the enemy. It is estimated that in the ground gained by the Germans, fully 500,000 Germans have been killed and wound-ed. All attacks which were made yes-terday by the enemy were repulsed with heavy loss to the Germans. The allied counter stroke is looked for at any moment. The gigantic allied army is moving into battle, and. ac-cording to reports, 100,000 American troons will assist in this mighty coun. ter thrust. . MANY B1KHAHITES ARE PAYING INCOME TAXES William (Barrett, deputy collector of internal revenue, who has been at the Bingham State bank for the past two weeks to assist persons to make out their returns for , payment of incqme, taxes, has had misiirese Und collected over I10.0O0. Tuesday over 150 'persons appeared to pay their income taxes and during the last two hours Tuesday night a party of 100 were on hand from the Japanese colony. During the time he was here the applicants appeared at the rate of about 60 per day, and in all perhaps more than 1000 people of ' the camp paid their Incomes 'that way. This is by no means the entire list of those in (Bingham who had in-comes to pay as it is said that twice that number sent in their payments direct. . - Iuring the past ten days the Bing-ham State bank has been open even-ings for the convenience of those who work during" the day. No exact esti-mate can now be had as to the amount of federal income tax this community pays, but it Is somewhere between 2.",000 and $f.0,000. This shows that there are a great number of people in (Bingham who are making a good living. Many of those who paid on their incomes are wage earners. JOHN J. mm ENLISTS IN SERVICE OF COUNTRY John J. Jackson, son of Mrs. James Jackson, left last Saturday for Salt lUke. where he enlisted in the' ship--' , building department of the United : States army and will probably be lo-cated on the west coast For a number of ypars Mr. Jackson has been engaged in the painting busi-ness In Bingham and this will be his line of service in the army. He will be engaged in painting the American ships now being built (Before leaving Bingham Mr. Jackson sold out his interest in his business hre to his partner, J. V. Gutierrez, who will continue the same at 524 Main street. Mr. Jackson has been anxious to get in the service for some time and he was delighted when he found an open-ing In the ship building department. He Is most capable and efficient in his line and will be able to give a good accovnt of himself in the department to which he is assigned. Also he is an all around good fellow and has msnv friends in his home town to wish him success. THE JUNIOR PROM IS . A GREAT SUCCESS One of the most enjoyable events of the season was the Junior prom held in the gymnasium of the high school building last Friday night Splendid preparations had been made for the occasion by Alfred Anderson and his committee members. Decorations in patriotic colors were everywhere in evidence. Each class contributed to tke success of the entertainment by converting one corner of the building into a pleasant resting place between dances. The Junior class deserves special mention for the manner In which it prepared for the occasion and the good wholesome entertainment afford-ed the people of the camp. One thing that further adds to the.credit of the class is that the members bave to leave no debt behind to be cared for by the next class. :Mr. An-derson who is president of the class, exerted every energy to make the Jun-ior prom one of the bet in the his-tor-of the school, and he succeeded well. "IN OLD KENTUCKY" I WELL ATTENDED The attraction, "In Old Kentucky," presented at Canyon hall last Sunday Htrht hrntis)'t out a laye crowd and the people who attended were highly entertained. Unfortunately- the show train fallerf to arrive early in the afternoon, s was intended on account of a railrofd trouble and this caused much comment as to whether the show would really arrive at all or not, but the managers engafd a special train and came to the city. It was after dark before they came, but in spite of this delay there were great crowds In attendance, and but for the delsv the great hall would have been taxed to its limit. One of the features of the attraction was the dancing and music of the ne-groes who performed real old planta-tion stunts. The play, with the scene laid in Kentucky, was Very interesting. The old Kentucky colonel was there, the brave and heroic young man, the villian, the pretty, uncultured girl of the mountains, the fashionable society girl, and the negro servant, and they entertained well. CLEANING THE 8TREET8 The watermaster has. been doing some splendid work on the streets this week. Since the melting of the snow Main street was covered with a V thick coat of mud which was a great Impediment to traffic. To clear this the water hose was turned on and where the mud was too deep a scoop was used to carry it off the street In addition to clearing a good por-tion of the street he also washed away the mud which had accumulated onr the cement between the buildings of v the iBingham high school. - BUM IS ORGANIZING THRIFT STAMP CLUBS IBingham people have been very busy during the past month or so buy-ing thrift stamps and the interest in this mode of investment Is growing steadily, and to further increase the sales a movement is now on foot to organize thrift stamp clubs. The local L. L. S. church is planning to organize such a club this week and in. the course of time other such or-ganizations will spring into existence. The purchase of these stamps is be-coming more and more popular in (Uingham. The school children and children who are too small to enter school are taking great interest In the Ihc purchase of these stamps. And the grown ups are buying them. too. Some of the citizens are converting their re-turns front certain of their business Into thrift stamps. Others are buying them with cigar money. These stamps have grown into such popularity that practically every es-- 1 tablishment in town has them on sale, i There are so many people who call for I them every time they purchase a cigar J or other small articles that no busi-ness concern could afford to be with-out a supply. The thrift stamp is a convenient method of saving because it can be started with such a mall outlay and then by gradually adding to It a large sum is accumulated without the money spent for them. WISHING FOR A LIBRARY There are now a great many people in Bingham who feci the need of a library and they ae wondering why M ' . 'la that this town is without one. ' A business man speaking of the 9 matter a few days ago. said that there was hardly an individual in town who " would not be personally benefitted by . it. In addition to the fact that It would be an id"al place for recreation, he said, it would be a place where defi-nite Information could be found which would save much worry and incon-venience. Even if the town had only a small library it would be a great advantage " to the people. The school children would soon cultivate the reading habit t and the effect would be a wholesome one THE COMMERCIAL CLUB DEDICATES SERVICE FLAG (At a service balj given at the Com-mercial Club last Saturday night a service flag for the members of the organization who have enlisted under the colors was dedicated lo honor of the men who are now serving their country. The flag has twelve stars which stand for the names George Chandler, Franols iStrlngham, Fdgar Gibson. Farl Nipple. Dr. B. M. Silverberg. Art Wlllard. George "Bolman, R. S. Conroy. P. H. Service, Ray Timmenhan and Roland Twelves, W. Gillian. At thiR dedication service Judge John C. Green was tiie speaker of the occasion and his address in commemo-ration of the men serving under was appropriate and fitting. The gathering was a most delightful one and was well attended. THE RUTH REBEKAHS IN-ITIATE ELEVEN CANDIDATES At a meeting of the Ruth Rebkah lodge at Society hall Tuesday night eleven new members were initiated into the fold. The meeting was well attended and was highly entertaining Those initiatd are as follows: iMesdames Brfmhall, Pate. Blom. Andres, Misses Sherman, Peter-son. Gardner, Vera Blom and Esther Blom. Following the initiatory service the members adjoumpd to the Chocolate Shop, where a delicious banquet was served. At the business meeting of the or-ganization Mrs. Kate Ford was cho.en representative of the local lodge for the Rebekah assembly, which in .Salt lUke City April 18-1- nnd 'Mrs. Theo Trakus was selected as alternate. EVANS ICE COMPANY TAKES BECCO AGENCY The 'Fvans I"e comnany has taken the agency In Bingham for that popu-lar drink. "T'ecco." as will be noted eluewhere in this paper. Among the substitutes for ber 'IBpcco" has proven to be a sticker Thfre hnv been a great number of drinks which looked and tasted in a way to remind one of real beer on this market since July 31, last, but none of them have had the staying qualities like "Becco." It is a good refreshing beverage and holds first place in local soft drink emporiums. LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS F'om day to dnv letters t'm sohilers in vaHu parts of th- - world reafh reHtfv.,. hPr0 which mai-- e good" rending- - for the home people The two we have this week are rrri ttf)l;nn soldiers, one on the Italian frrnt and the other from the battlefield in France. The first tax was written to Msreto Schenna by his brother, Giovanni Sehenna otflftored at 0tTtho Ttiiv. and in it he implored nls countrymen here to send rpnrev a"d hein in the war Tie stated that the soldiers on the Italian front were looking to Am-erica for assistance in th" matter of food and other help, and that he trusted his friendR and relatives here would help in every -- nnpatbio. The second was written by a boy who was born in Calumet. Sfich . of Italian parentage, to Ms fiter. m-- s. cussel. who liven in Bingham. Thisi' boy, who is Cornoral Jam-"- ' N'otprf. formerly lived 'n iBingham. and his let-t- or rrpds as follows: "Somewhere In France, Feb. 2L Dear Sister We arrived in France-safe- . Some of the boys were pealck.' but I did not feel seasick at all. We had fine mvaln nil the wav. Tho-- p isn't any snow here, but it is cold Rvf rything Is old style here. They are many years behind times." A portion of Corporal Nota-i'- s rcci-me-were on the ill fitted Tiiscania,' which was sunk by a AL BOUCH TAKES CHIEF JONES PLACE ON POLICE FORCE At the meeting of the town board, the resignation of S. S. Jones as chief ofpolic e was accepted and Al iBouch was appointed to fill this most re-sponsible position. 'Mr. Bouch is well and favorably known and should mak-o- f police was accepted and Al Bouch Bingham an excellent peace officer. Mr. Bouch's appointment takes effect April 1. ' SHERIFFS WOULD POSPONE THEIR ELECTION FOR 2 YEARS Inasmuch as there are about 2700 county sheriffs in the United States who are acting on selective service draft boards, the International Sher--i ' iff's Association is advocating that no elections be held this year for county .fficer who are members of such boards A circular advocating such a Hi'cy was received recently at the governor's office. Consideration was given to the request by Acting Govern-or Harden Bennion and Captain F. V. Fits Gerald, secretary to Governor Bamberger. They decided to leave the natter for Governor Bamberger's at-tention. The Ruth Rebekah lodge will give a party and dance at Society hall April 7, and preparations are now being made to make it a most enjoyable oc-casion. The committee which has charge of the arrangements says it will be one of the best of the season and that those who attend will be assured a good time. BINGHAM MERC SENDS CAR CLOTHES TO BELGIANS Monday the IBingham Mercantile company sent to Salt ilAke one of the big cars of the Culver lipe loaded with clothing to be dispatched to the (Be-lgians. , The shipment consisted of a lare number of coats and suits and skirts and all of good new material. The goods were of splendid quality, but slightly out of style here. However, they will come In mighty handy in the war stricken country, where necessity has brushed aside the formality of style. TIiphp garments are made from much better material than most of the faHhionabie goods now twlng manufac-tured and will be very valuable to the sufferers in Belgium. THE MONTANA-BINGHA- I DUMP BREAKS The MontanaJBinghnm dump on Main street, a short distance below the school building gave way early I Tuesday morning and caused some damage in that section. j The most serious damage was bub- - ' tained by Chas. Soyboldt's barn, the rear end of which was crushed in It also caused some Injurv to the resi-dence occupied by the family of J. T. Dean, wrecking the pantry and the: chicken house. Th car of Roy Wil-cox which was stored in the barn was slightly damaged. It is understood that the compnny! will adjust all damages sustained by property owners. Mrs. Julius DamenMeln will leave early next week for Columbia. S C where she will visit her mother, iMrs. ? Bowman Jr. She will also visit her brother. Lieutenant LeRoy 'Bowman, who is stationed at Camp Sevier; Greenville, S. C, who i to leave be-fore long for the battle front in France. The (Eagles gave thir fourteenth anniversary d?.nce at Society hail on Wednesday night. It was well attend-ed and the occasion was a most delight-ful one. There were, no "ae? ii(fore Judge John C. Green for trial Wednesday. |