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Show THE GRANT8VILLE UTAH. NEWS, GRANT8VILLE, serration), and we see these in counties by and municipalities. This Is the organization of democracy, and this na-is positive proof that at the call of tional duty our people will rise, and rise overnight, to the real defense of their faith. I feel sure that the superior Intelligence of our people, their and their will capacity for to persevere, will prove a wall that will withstand the best efforts of the Germans for the next five years, if it be necessary. Even though the situation in Europe SEES HO REASON TO BE GLOOMY Herbert Hoover Says Success in during the summer and fall months in substitution for the great staples This War Is a Question of which should be held for the winter, and for shipment to our allies. They Resources. corn for were Girls Like the Work of Operating Elevators FOOD PROBLEM IS SOLVED Huve you a new elevator operatoress In your apartment NEW YORK. T This is the of Women hour , the between cliff dwellers. question elevator operators are the latest apartment house modernity and, according to the best leasing circles, they have come to stay : male elevator chauffeurs from now on being passe. More than 200 girls and women have found employment In apartment houses as elevator operators, and the movement Is spreading rapidly. Despite the ups and downs of the Job, the girls declare that the work is Just too lovely for anything. At first they were timid and couldnt make the "old thing, as they called the lift, behave, but they, soon got over their nervousness and can make just as accurate stops as the men manipulators. Most of the girls secured their positions through the clearing house of federated Agencies, which is managed by Mrs. P. J. O'Connell. "The apartment house superintendents are not waiting for the draft to employ girls in the work, said Mrs. O'Connell. The negroes who were iemployed to operate elevators are nearly all working in munition factories now. And the girls have learned their new work quickly and seem to be making good at it Most of the elevator operators have to manage the teleday phone switchboard. We want to arrange for an It possible, though there is no law to regulate the hours of elevator operators. Spokane Has Woman Memento of Lafayette WA8II. A memento of the second visit of Lafayette to America SPOKANE, close of the Revolutionary wnr is in the possession of Mrs. Alfred T. Anderson, wife of County Auditor Anderson of Spokane, and a descendant of a colonial family in whose home General Washington was a guest many times during the war. It is a blue and white water pitcher, bearing a picture of Lafayette and decorated with American eagles and other itrlotic emblems. "During the Revolution, General Washington and his staff were entertained at the home of Mrs. Anderson's neur Trenton, N. J., several times, said Mr. Anderson. "On one of these occasions it is related that the general was presented with two pigs, which he placed in one of his wngons and took to camp for the purpose of giving some of his officers a taste of food. "The visit of Lafuyette to America, fit which the pitcher is a relic, was made in 1824, on invitation of President Monroe, when the French marshal laid the cornerstone of the Bunker IIlll monument He had paid an earlier Visit to America in 1784. "Between his two visits he had participated in the French revolution, had been made commander of the National Guard and had been made a prisoner by Austria when he fled the country. Napoleon had secured his release in 1798 and wanted to make him a peer of France, but this he refused and accepted instead a seat in the chamber of deputies. "It was as a hero of two continents that be was hailed upon his second visit to America, and Mrs. Anderson prises very highly the quaint blue pitcher which has come down to her from that time. great-grandfath- er Tramps Nervy Bluff Almost Deserved to Win The game of bluff dont always go, especially with a cop, CHICAGO. there are many here who live on sheer nerve. The other afternoon a policeman noticed a number of persons loitering along the street nnd g indiamong them was a Move on, ordered the policevidual. man, emphasizing the mandate with a slight tap upon the seat of the tattered rompers of the man. To say that the ragged person was indignant is falling utterly to describe the sentiments of the hoarse objector. He informed the officer that he would report the matter at once to the police commissioner, made it dear that he had just stepped from a nearby cafe after visiting it for the purpose of selling goods, and then, impressed by his own words and the effect they seemed to be having on the policeman, deliberately walked across the sidewalk and plumped down into an automobile standing there. As the cop admitted later, he feared that he had made a mistake, and ns the seedy one admitted even later, once he got into the automobile he had no idea what to do to keep up the bluff. However, he took some tattered papers out of his pocket and began to look over them hastily. Unfortunately, the cop did not go away, and even as the man continued to shuffle the papers and make imaginary notes with an imaginary pencil the real owner came upon the scene. He registered surprise upon observing the preoccupied Individual, and when the policeman asked if the tramp owned the car the tramp lost his temper and announced that he would behead the policeman. So at the end of an almost perfect bluff he went from there to the Btation house. seedy-lookln- Observing Gambler Won His Sure-Thin- g Food American Women Respond Nobly in Great Crisis. By HERBERT HOOVER. Washington. No one can rightly be gloomy over the outcome for the American people in this war. Success in this war is a question of resources, and the will and ability of the people to organize themselves to use their resources rightly and to endure. Many thinking people, in America and throughout the whole world, have been watching anxiously the last four months in the fear that Democratic America could not organize to meet autocratic Germany. Germany has been confident that it could not be done. Contrary proof is immediately at our door. Aside from the remarkable assemblage of our army and financial resources, our people have already demonstrated their ability to mobilize, organize, endure and prepare voluntarily and efficiently in many directions and upon a mere word of Inspiration. Food 8upply Increased. We entered the war four months ago, and it was announced by the president' that one of the great problems of the war would be food; that we must prepare to Increase and to save our foodstuffs for a year in advance, not only for ourselves, but for our allies as well. There has been no consequential nationnl or local legislation, yet the greatest spontaneous volunteer effort ever made in history has provided us with a larger stock of food supply as a result of patriotic planting in every quarter, and waste is being eliminated out of every crack and cranny of our homes, and of our industries. This is being done without compulsion of the law, and by spontaneous effort and of the people. There have sprung up over night throughout the United States, in every city, county, village and state, defiself-deni- al nite and positive organizations, practical in their ends and unflagging In their efforts, which have the will to solve food-suppl- y questions. No au- tocratic government could accomplish this. Germany accomplished less in twelve months than our people have done in four. The only need of our legislation and authority is to curb those who would profit by this volunteer movement The proof of all this lies in the fact that our present prospects indicate an Increase of production of cereals by 850,000,000 bushels. Our farmers planted an increased acreage of wheat but the weather has not responded for this product Literally millions of new gardens have been planted or extended everywhere. We have the largest supply of vegetables in our history. Women Respond Nobly. The wolf is at the door of Europe, and with all these surpluses, our stock of foodstuffs would still have been too little for the demand upon us during the coming year If our people had not responded to the call for wise and economical use of food and for the elimination of waste. The response not only in planting, but also in conservation has been of such spontaneous, magnificent order as to justify confident optimism in the ability of our people to prepare and to preserve. In the matter of our great surplus of perishables, because of our inability to ship tli 89 to our allies, a call was sent out from Washington asking that our people should consume the perishables 4 H00SIERS PLAN TO AID SOLDIERS BY BIG FUND 4 v Iud. The citizens of Wayne county, through the county council of defense, ex-- 4 P J B Richmond $ $ al may be gloomy today, no American who has knowledge of the results already obtained In every direction need have one atom of fear that democracy will not defend itself in these United States. I recall that shortly before we Joined the war, I had a conversation with a prominent German official who had spent some time in the United States, and who had a much deeper appreciation than most Germans of what Americas entry in the war would mean. His final remark to me after a I do not fear long discussion was: the American soldiers because they cannot arrive In time; what I fear is the Intelligence and devotion of of original minds and people trained to a faith in individual initiative. The day that these people, now so materialistic in outward appearance, are stirred spiritually, that day is the day of Germanys doom. 100,-000,0- 00 ACTIVE IN WAR WORK 200,-000,0- 00 waste-eliminati- g house-to-hous- : Marchioness of Londonderry In the uniform of colonel of Englands Woman Volunteer reserves. The members of the reserves are taught signaling, dispatch riding, telegraphing, motoring and camp cooking; to be ready in the event of an invasion of England from land, sea, or air. Lady Londonderry is wife of one of Englands richest peers. She Is one of the most beautiful women in Englands court circles, and from the beginning of the war has been foremost In stimulating Interest and enthusiasm In war work to aid the government, nnd in charities caring for those affected by the war. Schoolglrli Perfect Record. Hayward, Wis. Miss Dagne a member of the 1917 graduating class of the. Hayward high school, has a perfect mark for regulhr school attendance, as she did not miss a day, nor was tardy, from September in 1903,' when she entered the kindergarten of the local schools, until this year, when she received a high school di- Bra-the- n, ploma. To aid in using sealing wax an alcohol laiiip bus ben Invented the flame of which burns under a shallow receptacle In which wax Is melted and from which it can be poured. ed well-define- d HOLD COURT DURING AIR RAID Bets Two men were walking up Woodward avense. As they passed DETROIT. shop one remarked that white boots were getting so high priced he could not understand how working girls could afford to wear them. The other answered that working girls didnt wear them nnd offered to bet that if they went into the next restau-an- t they passed and looked at all the shoes worn by the girls that waited on eustomers there would not be more than one pnir of white shoes in the lot, the loser to pay for the two glasses of milk they drank during their observations. He won that bet and offered to give his friend a chance on double or quits at the next restaurant of the same class. He won thnt bet also. Then he offered to give odds, but after the third glass of milk he felt unable to bold any more nnd proposed to bet all he had won, double or quits, that there would be Just one pulr of white shoes among all the waitresses in the next restaurant, no more, no less. After winning thnt bet he disappeared down the subway steps. Feeling he had been doue In some way or other, the loser went back into the restaurant, called the waitress with the solitary pair of white boots to his tble and unfolded his tale of woe, at which she smiled broadly, Only the floor munngers are allowed to wear white shoes, she explained. If any of the other girls came to work in white shoes they would have to take them off or get them blocked, or go home. I guess your friend had noticed that and was betting on a sure thing. : Spontaneous Volunteer Effort on Part of People Provides Great Stock of self-deni- asked to substitute wheat and to conserve the waste of meat and fats by the use of substitutes. That thlfc is being done is already evidenced by reports of dealers in cereals and in meats, which Indicate a most remarkable decrease in demand for these commodities and an increased demand for substitutes. A call also was sent out asking that all perishables that could not be consumed should be preserved and stored. This call, since the arrival of perishables in May, has been met by the response of millions of women in the country, not only in the matter of preserving in the household, but also by the creation of Innumerable committees, clubs, demonstration trains and instructors provided by our educational Institutions, making a complete system throughout the country.. Although we are only half way through the canning season, we can begin to see magnificent results. It is obvious enough that the American woman has not lost the household arts of her pioneer mother. Will Supply' the Deficiency. Our American canners will this year produce about 1,700,000,000 cans of fruit and vegetables. Our government and the allies will require about of these cans. The returns we have from various state organizations based upon the results obtained for the first half of the season Indicate that the American women will preserve 200,000,000 jars and cans of fruit and vegetables this year, and will thus supply any deficiency called for by the armies. A few days ago we sent out a call to the women of the country that they sign a pledge to us to accept our suggestions as to substitutes and in their homes, so far as their circumstances would permit Already we have over 2,000,000 home pledges en route to Washington, PhilSt. adelphia leading with 250,000. Louis, for example, has had over 150 mnss meetings of women in nrrange-inthe enrollment There are 2,400 organized women in Virginia making e canvass. We shall a have the millions of homes in the United States enrolled ns members of the food administration, joining us In volunteer regulation within sixty days. This in response to a simple request and with no extended organization on our part, but in reliance upon the support of the women's committee of the council of national defense, state councils of defense, the multitude of existing womens organizations and the strong support of all the churches nnd fraternal organizations of the country. As soon ns we can formulate the voluntary regulations we shall ask for slifillar pledges from every public eating plnce nnd every trade in the country. The .elimination of .waste In the country has been most gratifying. The best index of this saving is in garbage We returns from our large cities. have returns for the month of June from cities aggregating a population of 15,000,000, showing a reduction of tlielr garbage by 32 per cent below the month of June last year. These figures are a tribute to the energy of American women, not only In the work of their households, .but In the organization of public opinion for the elimination of waste. 8pells Germany's Doom. If we make a broad survey of the country, we find every state spontaneously creating a definite and active food organization presided over by capable and devoted men and women who are sacrificing every interest ir. this national service. We find a and organization of subcommittees (on the various phases of food production and con- - London Judges Hear Evidence While Bombs Are Exploding in Nearby 8treets. London. While bombs rained in the streets nearby and a hundred guns pect to raise a large fund for & roared at the sky, judges, counsel and the benefit of the soldiers called a witnesses in London courts went right 6 to the colors of the United- , along with the dull Job of boiling down, A States. Under plans being de- A evidence into justice. 5 veloped financial aid will be glv- Rose Witten, a pretty, girl of seven4 en in meeting premiums on in-- M$ teen, stayed in the witness box in one court and gave her evidence In a litg aurance, that may not have been A invalidated by reason of military g tle louder tone to be heard above the owed bombs. g service ; payment of taxes financial other and soldiers, "You need not continue If you $ by g assistance that will be needed, gj are frightened, said the judge to Miss 0 The plan is to meet problems VJ Witten. & larger than giving aid merely in ! Im not frightened, she replied. of comfort kits, lit- - g Lets go on with the story. gm the manner and the like. tie luxuries Before continuing the case the Justice appealed to all in the courtroom to "die like Englishmen if they must More than 1300,000,000 was spent on die. highway construction and maintenance neels made chiefly of colled springs In the United States in 1910. Of this with flexible leather are a covered states Southern spent ap amount 16 Tv menu inventors footwear novelty. proxlmutely $52,000,0001 ; TYROLS GIRL SOLDIER WOUNDED IN BATTLE Snnz Copenhagen. Victoria, of Mernn, an elgliteen-year-ol- d .Tyrolean girl who has been fight-- i ing in the trenches on the Italian front for the past two yenrs, was seriously wounded in battle a few days ago, says a dispatch to a Berlin newspaper. She was operated on and later pro- nounced nut of dungcr, although It was said she would be Inca- pacltnted for further service, 5 The girl is the holder of a bronze medal for bravery and is on the list for further decora-- ! tlnn. Laws prohibiting the use by painters of white lend or products containing it have become effective in France. Michigan is the leading state in the manufacture of sand lime brick, followed by Minnesota and New York. |