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Show PAGE TWO. THE PRERS-BU- JCTIN " ; - - - - Comfort on Chilly Evenings ! ; ; may be obtained when you vtLt i ! ; : use our coaL It is a fact ffel iSCSi .' that there is a world of ""O T L" "Sill comfort in a glowing fire F7i I ' jMnt ' ! on a cold night. Our coal ' i Vl-'O-j fimnlM! V throws out the proper Q'S ; ; amount of heat and burns " (1. JF I 'evenly and cleanly. It af-- W&jlM ff? ! i; fords the householder sat ri Irjvfi jM"-'- a isfaction and economy. Try 'Iff ' 'JSlmWlESS' ;i our coal this winter. :, .. N&fev-.- . ; WllfM0 i: phone 39."" rr 'TT r .. ! j. CITIZENS COAL CO. Bingham, Utah Where You Get the Best Bread : ( The City Bakery, At 52 Main Street, Is Making the Best Bread In Town. If You Don't Believe It Give It a Trial. We not only have the best equipment, but we know just what ingredients to use and just how to bake . to make a Perfect Bread.. Everybody wants Good . Bread as that is the most important part of the - diet, and we are making just what you want. We have the best and we can prove it.. When you eat Bread from our Bakery you will say so, too. We Make All Kinds of Bread and Make Deliveries to Every body. If You Want the Best Bread, Phone Your Order to 382 Bototas Bros. Proprietors. City Bakery - - ... ....... - - ' Bingbam livery Auto Stage line Leaves for Highland Boy 9:30 a.m. ' Leaves for Copperfleld 10; SO a.m. - " 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. " 1:30 p.m. . - - " " H "J-- m- - - - 3:30 p.m. , 5:30 p.m. " 7;3o p-- - - 6:30 p.m. - - - 9:3o pm. " " " 8:30 p.m. " " " " 11:30 P-- " " " 10:30 P.m Leaves Copperfield 10:50 a.m. Arrives in Bingham 11:00 a.m. 12:50 pm. " - " 1:00 p.m. " " 2:50 p.m. " - H 3:00 p.m. " " p m. " " 5:00 p.m. " 6:50 p.m. " 7:00 p.m. " 8:50 p.m. . 9:oo pm. " " 10:50 p.m. " " 11:00 p!m. Leaves Highland Boy 9:50 a.m. Arrives at Bingham 10:00 am. " " ll;50 a.m. " " 12:00 m. " - 1:50 p.m. " " " 2:00 p.m. 3:50 p.m. " - " 4:00 p.m. " " 6:50 pm. " " " 6:00 p.m. " " 7:60 p.m. " " g:0o p.m. " " " 9:50 p.m. " ' " 10:00 p.m. " f " 11:50 p.m. " " 12 00 p.m. Tbeso Stages arrive at the corner of Main and Carr Fork In time to maks connections with the Stage Unea for Salt iLake City. We also have extra Cars for special trips. Cars for hire. We will call at any part of the canyon for passengers. iPhone 19. After September 1 we will have a garage for storing cars In connection with the livery. EDITORIALS (By C. D. McNeeley) The. influenza mode of warfare has proven itself to be al-most as ruthless as that of Germany. - "When the boys come home," the politicians will not only have the soldier vote to consider,, but the soldier candidate. .Financially speaking the owners of moving picture shows have suffered severely from the ravages of Spanish influenza. The most despicable class of profiteers are those who are sorry the war is over because they think the change will inter-fere with their business. It must be galling to William Hohenzollern, as he looks back over the past and reviews the greatness which was once attach-ed to his person, to realize that already he is a "has been." The statement issued a few days ago that 250,000 American soldiers overseas would marry French wives, will bring sorrow to many girls over here who have been pursuing a policy of - "watchful waiting." - Now that the war is over and Germany is beaten to where she cannot harm or help anyone, the little country of Luxemburg has come forward to say how glad she is that the allies won; but it must not be forgotten that practically every Luxemburger able to bear arms was in the German army during the war. Henry Ford has retired from the active management of , the Ford Motor Company, and it is possible that he would like to go on another peace tour to Europe, but it is not likely that he will have an invitatipn and in case he wanted to go as a spec-tator he might find it rather difficult to secure a passport. " ' The establishment of peace is expected to bring added pros-perity to this state for while she has not profited on what is known as war industries she has vast regions of undeveloped farm and mining lands which will of necessity attract attention in the new expanse of business that will take place as the gov-ernment takes up the work of finding suitable locations for the returning soldiers. According to investigations by experts Iron County has more iron and coal than has the Pittsburgh district, and all that is lacking now is railway facilities to make it one of the richest sections in the world. It is destined to become the Pittsburgh of the West where thousands of laborers will find profitable em-ployment. Like Pittsburgh and Birmingham it has the iron and coal right together, a circumstance which adds much to its value, and within the next few years it is likely to become a cen-ter of great activity. The city of Hopewell, Virginia, was taken off the map last week when the Du Pont Powder Plant there shut , down and threw 15,000men out of .employment. Hopewell was one of the mushroom towns which sprang up late in 1914 as a result of the" war, and in just one year from the time the first building was ' tarted it had a population of 30,000. But its only industry was the manufacture of war material and when the war ended the city ceased to exist. Utah has no such cities to unmake and business will not receive a shock from the coming of peace. In the resignation of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo the president has lost one of the ablest men in his cabinet and it will be difficult to find a man for the place who will measure up to the high responsibilities of this important office. During the past six years Secretary McAdoo has had a herculean task to perform, but he did his work well and was ready at every turn to meet and cope with all emergencies. When the war ended he felt that he was justified in retiring to private life to recoup his own fortune. For some time his name has been mentioned as a presidential possibility. Two weeks ago we pointed out that Senator LaFollette would hold the balance of power in the senate and that he would be courted quite a little in the near future, and according to the daily papers this wooing has already started. It is said that he was noticed on Pennsylvania avenue the other day walking hand 'in hand with Penrose and Smoot. They had probably just bought ; him cigars and drinks. Also the 'disloyalty charge against the ' "Wisconsin senator has been withdrawn. --A year ago he was de-nounced as a traitor and an undesirable, but now the very people who were unsparing in their denunciations are now most anxioux to make up and let bygones be bygones. It's funny the strange turns that things political take, but the war is over and the vote of the disloyal senator will give the control of the senate to whichever party he lines up with. It is now quite evident that the price of wool is soon to take & tumble. While senators and representatives from the wool growing sections are trying to get the government to take over the wool clip of 1919 or else prohibit the importation of wool, in spite of all that can be done, it is most probable that there vill be a sharp and continuous decline in the wool market. In nor-mal times this country imports large quantities of this comniol-it- y and it is the product of foreign countries which refruktes the price here. During the past two years wool growers, or many of them, have amassed comfortable fortunesr but with the economic changes now coming they will have to figure their profits on a much closer margin. Even should the most favor-able legislation for the wool growers be adopted the present price could not be maintained, but it might be bolstered ap to some extent for another season. There has been much talk in the papers recently about the punishment that should be meted out to Argentina because of ler Dro-G-ma- ri attitude, but nothing is being said of Mexico. It is certain that the Argentine Republic favored the Germans, but she was not so outspoken and pernicious in the matter as old Mexico Argentina should feel the hand of reproof, but Mexico should be brought to account for her conduct during the war Doubtless plans are now being arranged to deal with her in the future There are many people in America who believe that this country should take over Mexico, and in fact all the territory between the Rio Grande nver and the Panama canal. That would open a great section for our expanding population and would help solve the somewhat perplexing problem of prop-- -. erly providing for the returning soldiers. Should the UmtM States decide to do this there is not a country in the world that would raise a finger in protest. The Mexican government is a fim-e- e to our civilization and a menace to the people who re-side there If this country should step m and take charge it would be a benefit to all people of Mo ;:co aside from the bandits mi the bandit leaders. . WORK OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE , The world war is over, but there yet remains much work to be done, and in order that we might enjoy a long duration of peace, it is necessary that many difficult problems be solved and that the map of Europe be so adjusted that there will not be left over a situation to make a fued between the nations in the years to come. ., Many people have the idea that the only thing for the peace conference is to decide what punishment shall be inflicted upon Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria, but that is the small-est portion of the work. Were there nothing else a peace confer-ence would hardly be necessary, or at least that matter could be signed by any of the allied representatives sent to the peace table with positive instructions regarding their duties. The big thing at hand will be dividing up the spoils and remaking the map. Vast territorial changes will take place and new protectorates will be established on three continents. For a long time students of history knew that the territory of the Balkan states was a bone of contention among the great European powers, and that sooner or later a war was to be fought to decide what disposition should be made of that section. And now that it is in the hands of the allies they will have to talk much between themselves before a decision is reached as to how the carving is to be done. It is not likely that each nation will be of the same mind about the affair and it will take the wisest men of all the victorious nations to prepare and promulgate an equitable solution. Anoiner aencate prooiem win be the disposition of the ter-ritory taken from Germany and Turkey. Of course France will get Alsace Lorraine ; England will get Egypt and possibly all of Mesopotamia and Arabia, and Italy will recover her lost provin-ces. But who will get the German colonies in Africa? What ml become of Armenia and Persia? Before the war England and Russia maintained a joint protectorate over Persia, but it is not likely that Russia's interest there will be recognized at the peace table. What will become of Helgoland? It is not likely that Germany will be permitted to hold this great fortress in the North Sea. Will it go to England, France, or America? And there are many other delicate questions to be decided at the peace table. America d;d not go into the war for selfish purposes or for personal gain, but is it to be thought for a moment that she is not to share in the distribution of the spoils? Does any reason-able person think that we are going to stand back and tell the other nations to take it all, that we want no recompense for the billions we have spent and the lives we have lost in bringing the war to a speedy end ? Not hardly. America is going to have some of the fruits of the victory. Already France has put in her claim for over $50,000,000,000 in money. If the other nations make demands accordingly there will not be enough to go around and the amounts will have to be scaled down t? the amount the de-feated nations will be able to pay. But it is a big question and the critical side of the proposi-tion will begin to unfold itself in the course of a few weeks. when the peace makers delve into their work. It is no wonder that President Wilson decided to lay aside all precedents and take a seat at the peace table in person. He is recognized as perhaps the greatest leader in the world today and has the confidence of more people than any other living man. He is deliberate, calm, cool, and collected and is better prepared to sit at the head of the table and direct the deliberations of that distinguished gath-eri- vr than any half dozen men he could send to act in his place. There ys never in all history been a peace treaty that required so much brain work, so much statesmanship, so much diplomacy, and so much, careful and unselfish deliberations and adjustments as will the conference which is to assemble at Versailles and finish up the great task which is calculated to "make the world a decent place to live in." I LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PROPOSITION A number of our exchanges have been speculating on what would happen if the government took over the newspapers. Well, the first thing the subscription price would be raised about 50 per cent and the sheriff would be kept busy chasing delin-quents. The next step would be to raise the wages 25 per cent and editors who hadn't had a cent in months they could call their own, would be placed on a salary. The merchants who fail to get their ad copy in until press day would be hauled up before the council of defense and our linotype man who hired out for two weeks and quit his job in a week, would be sent to Leaven-worth for about ten years as a deserter. It looks like a good nroposition and we are for itThe Fairbury, (Neb.) News. of a policy based upon the principles, or rather on the spirit of How far will go after the war none dares pre-dict. A few says that it will include all means of transportation, both municipal and national, the transmission of news and of electric power. As to prices they all seem to agree that the peak has been reached and that there will be a gradual reduction. It has already appeared in some lines. It has been noticed ia Omaha where the price of woolen yarn and iome other article has been largely reduced. THE PEAK OF PRICES REACHED Trade in its broadest economic relations is for the first tin;? being discussed in the publications issued in the Wall Strc-- ' district. One of the writers says: "Trade is founded on th? competitive tradi'ion, but it would rot be at all strange if the reconstruction period should see the adoption, at least for a time, JUSTICE BRANDEIS TO HELP MAKE TERMS The greatest question which confronts the world today is the peace convention which will convene in the near future in Eur-ope to consider terms of world peace. President Wilson announced recently that he had selected as one member of this peace com-mission a justice of the Supreme Court, Louis Brandeis. If there is any one man who is abundantly qualified for this work it is Justice Brandeis. He knows as few men in this country do the souLof terrorism that is devastating Europe at this hour nnd which will perhaps be the greatest enemy of civilization, in the years to come. He knows the lower strata of human nature as few men in this country do, and therefore his services will bo invaluable around the conference table. President Wilson's re-markable ability in selecting the right man for the pface is the keynote to his greatness as a statesman. In this connection it might be worth while to quote from a ?pwch of William Jennings Bryan as early as .1912 concerning this man Brandeis. Mr. Rrvan has always been from fifteen to twenty years ahead of the times and this speech of 1912 marks his foresight in a peculiar degree. T went directly from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Boston, Massa-chusetts, and there I met Louis Brandeis. He is a graduate of Harvard, a man of culture and refinement, and a lawyer success-ful in his profession; but he had come into contact with wicked-ness In "big business" until his saal revolted, and finally reached the point where he was willing to serve without pay in a lawsuit ;nvo!ting $27,000,000. And I need not tell you that when a lawyer reaches a point where he is willing to serve without pay 5n a $27,000,000 suit, there has been a moral revolution some-where in his neighborhood. And this is not a reflection on lawyers either. It would ill become me to reflect upon that pro-fession. My father was a lawyer; I was trained for that pro-fession, and I believe there i3 as much altruism in the average lawyer as in the average man in any profession. But Louis Bran-deis not only helped to win a victory in that suit in which he served without pay, but he also helped to win another victory in a suit in which he also served without pay; and he had the pleasure of seeing the Secretary of the Interior withdraw from the grasp of a syndicate the coal lands of Alaska. " BREAKING THE HINDENBURG LINE Few people realize what a stupendous task the allies and the American troops accomplished when they broke through the Hindenburg line. It was not only a complicated system of tren- - ches .f defended by wire entanglements and machine guns. It was much more than that. It was a formidable system of field for-tifications, often several miles in which every defensive device that German ingenuity had evolved was employed. At each end it rested on positions of great, natural defenses Vimy ridge in the north and St. Gobain forest and plateau in the south. Th-- J Germans had fortified all that region and worked on it so 1 mg, with the labor of their enslaved prisoners, that they deemed it impregnable. It had line after line of wire, an almost complete succession of concrete gun emplacements, dugouts innumerable, some of them large enough to protect from shell fire whole bat-- talions, and in two or three places a whole regiment. Some of I these were fitted up with electricity, water and a sewerage system. - How was that line broken? By the courage of the men of the allied army and the superior tactical ability of their com-manders. American and English engineers invented the tanks i ihoy advance over the wir, ditches and dugouts closely followed by infantry as brave as ever fought on a battlefield. . uny thousards of them laid down their lives, but they broke !! 'i that Hindenburg line. "Efficiency," even if it goes into CV: 'Is to fuh an extent as putting two sets of buttons on a sol-jd- l-r'; trousor:-.- , is not the greatest thing in the world. There is .. "X.. . e" superior to all that. Exchange. |