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Show X t v t Vv. iiii Vvw1 i 1 get hold of some of this money, to put into their wildcat specul. ations. It is a difficult matter, for the ordinary individual to tell an honest promoter from the dishonest. PlBLlhHED fi A vast amountyof this Liberty bond money is going to be lost AND EARL ENGLAND COMTANY Pl'BMSHING in these schemes 'and projects. This will be a damage to thi AlGl HTtS GORDON editor 'cuuntry, because everjdellar'Vf-existincapital is needed for th of development legitimate enterprises. Entered AtUw Pont Office Ever Day la the Week, Except Sunday, m i Of course it is not tpue that all new enterprises are eithei Aa Second Matter. At (laaa Logan J L.S fraudulent or dangerous. A great inany of them are sound, am should have financial backing so that the country can be de SUBSCRIPTION KATES BY MAIL, PER MONTH, In Advance veloped. But in the main these should be left to the bankers am BY CARRIER, PER MONTH, In Advance.., business men accustomed to dealing with this class of proposi 1.00 Per Year Will Be Give ,A Discount At the Rate of tion(s. Small investors with little financial experience do well tc Advance Payment For Sis Month or a Year Pocatello Tribune. hang on to their LibertjHbonds. thoughtlessaxI THE JOURNAL It i8 as easy ta develop tn. pint of recklessness Jn t alioi. as it bin spending In the latter case the njn reekle , c;:dcr ays the price 0f own CAtfaUgencerTn ilc mer the citizen pays the .enaltv of reckless extravave- n-- ( -- g r v 2 iiEMnrxiremfij webster tatujJWiS. . Spending tax money is nw mama and it i8 time to UiVi.'de nioie economic-vtl- , 77fS - . tla viKi also 1 MEMBER OK ASSOCIATED - PRESS s, WHAT WILL THEY DO? The Aaaoclated PreM in exclusively entitled to the use for repabllca Uoa of all mens dlapatchea credited to it or not otherwise' 'credited la this paper a ad also the local nj published herein. of All right of repablicatlon speciul dispatches herein are Also reserved. taxes. pendii.g Tl.ere is entirely feeling that Congress can plast. to wipe away her tears. or on taxes and that then i ,, At that Rose came over to her, dropped on the floor at her knees, and thing left to do but pa ; - NE of the interesting subjects of speculation of the presen' day is the attitude which the Germans will display toward ths How It Struck Portia, peace terms formulated by the Paris - peace conference. The vn just a fortnight later that, embraced her. I guess perhaps I un- - j I i i It " On Fnrnfshed Rates easily possible to '. terms are strict, notwithstanding the fact they accord considera- RoseToId her mother she wfts going derstand, mother," she said. I didnt Application Advertising nritirtr and those de dctions which the Huns themselves never would have granted ha to marry Rodney Aldrich, thereby realize youve always been and advanced thut you'd on it dear out laiTv a greater shock of DAY of buslnc MOTHERS emerged victorious. The German delegation is to be givei giving that feel that way about It be shocked bethey exshe had surpnae than, hitherto, cause I in fifteen hadn't the which to not car example to submi to the pretended sign days exiu f permitting delegation The annual celebration of Mothers - Day takes place next perienced in th sixty years of a for him, and been In and ahy excise coy" tax on the national terms can the to life. eventful before Monthly acceptance assembly . Sunday, May 11th. spite ofherkelf, her voice got an edge cn lectio:; ary. Rose P)uiurhcrh''nt1y'' writing- No doubt the peace terms will draw a yelp from the authorize! of humor In It and a startled fawn' There could be nothing more fitting for us to commemorate. paper at the boudoir desk In the little you know, running away, hut Just not representatives of Germany, but it would seem that they art room she called hi r den. 'To Tie thoughtless TheearliestrecoHectrons fast- aoughso thatsit! tH7 refuse.rEither to Stanton the WfinTrffonr Mrs. J, must powerless delegation accept Is a simpfelhing to raise a It devotion. , running after and think hed made a enough. Just in mechani- wonderful terms laid down by the allies or they must make a tremendou me at in by sacrifice conquest as much self catching No world entails as the Inlarge sum by a special tjrx . cal roqwmse of the relationship hist. But a man like Rodney Aldrich effort at national suicide through appeal to the forces of unres flection of Rosalind's she voice. Then full From child. to of and utter that mother candy makers. helplessness maturity in German empire. As a result the indications are that fYorc laid down her pen, smiled in a puzzled wouldn't plead aud protest,' mother. the As candy manufacturers life is the5 childs mother's He wouldnt want me unless I wanted sympathy every step of guarded by the the official viewpoint there-- is but one thing for Germany to dt way up Into her daughter's face, and him Just as much. and wisdom. stand any such tax cat f added: .'My ears must have played It wa a long time before her mother tue n funny trick. What did jou say?" The mothers of this country deserve especial recognition this and that is to sign the peace terms as quickly as possible. their profits, it must be added What official Germany does, however, is but one of the eh? Rose repeated : Itodney Aldrich and spoke, and when she did. t.he spoke to as If humbly pries or taken cut of selling year. Since entry of America into the war so many of our mothers resignedly, admitting I are going to be married. have seen their sons go away at the call of their country to certain meats entering the decision. The real test of the strength of th; Rut when she sntv'a look of painful that the situation was beyond her quality. Bolshevist movement in Germany will not come Until after the Incomprehension in her mother's face, powers. If tHe former consumption is privation and hardship, to possible death or mutilation. Courage Ita the onneed of h worannf terms are made public. We already know the Bolshevis she silt down on the nrm of the chair, thus 'adversely, effecting cut, ously and cheerfully the mothr.hav? made their sacrifice. Letting peace life. site cornerRose, the snld, deur, slid a strong arm around the fragile their beloved sohsgo with a smile nd ail encouraging word, the viewpoint sufficiently well to know that no matter what the peatt figure' a tut hugged it up against her- stone of all her hupplncss, thut her western sugar beet growing as you suy, wants her. mothers have devoted themselves to keeping " the home fires terms they wijl be offensive to that element. They are perpetual self. I suppose, she observed con- linabund, Doubt of It Is the one thing thut will and manufacture and reduing to have I this that broken ly $md 'their includes a1 own tritely, ought arrayed against government The reniembrance of the cheerful and .uncomplaining the amount th? consumers of burning. it more gradually. But i neer think have theA power to make her bitterly f ' ma seems Thats to It mother at home has helped and strengthened many a soldier on the well as that of the allies. unhappy wliy this country get for their i of things like that. Until this time they have not acquired sufficient strength ii A well as she could, her mother so terribly necessary that she be sure money. fields of France.' If manufacturers try about it before Its too late. resisted the embrace. I cant- And now the sons are coming home again with a full sense of Germany to gain a successful foothold.'1 'The psychologies Yes, of course," said 'Rose. But to absoiD the tax by making an sin said, gripping the edge of what the mother-lov- e and the mother presence mean iri their moment for their greatest effort, however, has not yet arrived her desk with both hands, that yon thats true of the mun, too, isnt It? JiUeriKi product at tl.j f.iner lives. The observance of Mothers Day and the wearing of the The publication of the peace terms will bring about the supremt would jest about a solemn subject like Otherwise, wheres the equality? Her mother couldii't answer that ex- price, the people piy in q.iality white carnation will stand for a deeper reality this year than ever test of Bolshevism in Germany. The German masses who arc that. Rose, and yet it's incredible ...! cept w HU a long sigh. tiit sugar ind The mother freed herself from the ioy soifcixof supporting civilized government today may be swept off theij before. ' is This a walked and illustration embrace, rose, good away girl's Ever since buhyhood, Rose had been To the' gold star mothers whose sons cannot come again, the feet by the peace terms. The terms, while we recognize" them a: to another chair. If youll talk or class taxation and devoted, by all her mothers plans and special and and to aha them so humane, my dear," just rationally seriously, to as may appear and of will whole a nation stringent compe deep sympathy appreciation go out. is there to the cause furtherance of the hopes, altogether t. much of them to cast their lot the Bolshevist element. We know tha' said, we ran continue the conversa- of women, whose ardent champion she it in this It s couniry the German representatives will prefer the pact terms to nations tion. But this flippant, rather vulgar herself had always been. Foe Ross to time INSATIATE DEMANDS u. start high get bad suicide. The uncertain element is th mob, for it will decide tone youre taking, pains me very not Portia, was the devoted one. much. The elder daughter had been born to the true American principle POME classes of artisans and laborers seem to be going whether or not Bolshevism has run its course in Germany. Sail The girl flushed to the hair. I at n time when her own activitlea of equal taxation for till, not Lake Herald. Especially those connected with the building business, didnt know I wfls being flippant and .were at their height As Portia herin candy manufacture but I didnt mean to self hud suid, when she and her two only has had to be suspended on' a number of buildings In SAlt vulgar, she snld. other lines of industry. be. I was just trying to tell yon all brothers were little, their mother had because th(f carpenters are demanding eight dollar a day.- - They SLANDERING been too busy to luxuriate In them about it. WASHINGTON The candy induj'ry is the were already receiving six dollars and forty cents, but were dls- 'You've tobl me, said her mother, very much; and, during those early, h largest in the United 3a, THE of his Father one most of the Country was satisfied and, evidently believed they coytd extort more. ' Ifr it sagacious o that ,Mr. ''Aldrich has asked you to and possibly suggestible years, Portia States. had to It employs hundis been suffered aa It him up, grow anil .men. Common sense was developed in him, as in Franklin, t marry that youve7 consented. requires several months fof .idleness and at the end an empty to me yon have done ao were, by herself. seems It and hundreds of thousand! of a point that amounted to a sort of genius. '(But some dis and no credit to convince them of their folly, 'that is what 81ie expected Rose to marry, of hastily and thoughtlessly. Hes told women. It suppeople, mostly It was tinguished persons nowadays are' trying to make Him out t you Je hues you. Ive no doubt, but course. But In her v i y , they should get. h to be food one Rose's a of I to tho converts plies nee hmv Its possible for you dont product which is a , They, and others in the building trades are taking advantage cf blockhead. cause. Certainly ltodney Aldrich, w ho, to fee! sure on such short and great joy A century and a quarter ago the United States was new acquain- as Rose pleasure to childthe building propaganda urged by the govern ment by the goveroutrageously had boasted, tance. and ( a hood, wholesome, is rolled her In the dust and tramped all W hy, of course hea told nors of states and by councils of defense as a partial solution of small, weak. The Atlantic was a great gulf whose passage reme," Rose over course in her the of their argu- nourishing food, supplying the said n little bewildered. He cant the labor problem during the reconstruction period, 'to demand quired" several weeks. Europe was a set of monarchial violent a to ments, contrast presented me all with the an essential resystem time, any more embroiled in the intrigues of kingcraft and in wars oi help telling such a rate of remuneration as to render all building' programs she had selected. Inthan I can help telling him. Were the ideal burefd lnr wou,' tVnk of him quirement. Ig it right to mthor mail about each other, really, except the piost urgent and necessary 'new construction, out of the dynastic ambition. Predominantly it looked with no friendly eyt on' which hot den this or any other great inI think lie's the mosfwonderful per- I M nthln but question; especially when considered in connection with the upon republics anywhere. Washington advised his fellow coun- son i In the she smiled a whole ambition for the World, anil with a special tax which increased demands of labor engaged in the production of the trymen to let it alone and avoid entangling themselves in its little girl would be dustry he thinks I am. shattered. uncertainly it can not obviously broils ' obviously and wars. j Sounder advice, on the body of greedy But weve tried to be sensible about necessary materials . , That night, during the process of stand. think and then out it it, He existed, was never given. The building program contemplated and encouraged following a reasonably. ready for bed. Rose put on said he couldnt guarantee that wed agetting It is the height of folly in two-yeiH which picked up her Iml rhruwli, only, absolutely indispensably buildings period But to infer, as many critics of the League of Nations do, that he happy ; that no pair of people eonld andbntlnfibi went times to handicap any these into Portia's room. Portia, were erected wouki have furnished employment for Hundreds of because lie sure of that till theyd tried. But, much quicker always about such matWashington advised a given course to meet a given set oi he said. It looked to him like the most industry by . killing taxation, thousands of hien and added a fast amount of wealth in permaneht facts more than a century ago he would advise the same course woniltrful, magnificent adventure in ters, wasoutalready upon the point of when employment is needed as the light, but, guessing improvements to the countrys wealth; but when everyone con- to meet an entirely different set of facts the iworld. anil nskedif It looked to turning today is to imply tha me what her sister wanted, 'she stacked the one curt counteractive for nected with furnishing material or labor makes such excessive he was one of like and I said It did. Be- her those rare blockheads who think in a vacuum In cause It'sthat, true. Its the only thing tied pillows, climbed Into bed aud set-- ' Bolshevism. Pac. Coast Mfr, demands they place it out of the power of the average man to rule of thumb. If he had been one of back for a chat. those blockheads he woule world that seems worth botherbuild and own his own home, and the rich can afford to wait for the have been as mucH I hope," Rose began, that yuure And we both think opposed to American independence in 1776 at ing about. That's the reuP Injustice to It," ' really pleased about it. Because mothreactioin that is sure to come. though of course we cant be sure er he was two years befort, when the facts were different. said Isn't. Shes Do Portia; that you are. lou'vt terribly unhappy. were thinking straight that weve The big road construction program will lack much ofsthe conWhen a nation has just sent two and a half millions of som got a good chance you suppose Its because she thinks stayed big and simple. "It couldnt to make it go." to say to templated fruition for similar reasons. to fight on European battlefields warning lttto eschew the affair? Even her mothers bewildered ears Ive well, sort of deserted her, In not possibly occur to you now t ? ,v Shes Poor Portia! old on and a yourself: going all being lawyer and If prices cannot come down until wages and profits are reduced, of Europe Ls about as useful as dNtrust the sincerity with been Jealous because mother a man who finds himself couldn't that? ways warning the which hnd girl and the laborers and profiteers continue their great demands until in midocean in a spoken. But this liked me best, and now shes Just Oh, perhaps." snld Portia, Indifferleaky boat to stay on dry land. The choice be- only incrensed the bewilderment. She going to prices come down,' a hard time indeed is in store for' all those not fore us is between throwing out weight to make those affairs least ently. "I wouldnt worry about that, green with envy because Im ' " Aldrich. marry Rodney Because really, child, you though. engaged in occupations in which the big wages prevail. They will dangerous or most dangerous to us. She wouldn't atop to hear Bo' had no more chance of growing up to be ground between the stones. and mill nether I know It couldnt," be a lawyer and a leader of the cans protest. upjer went on. Thats what I sr- And Unless reason prevails we are bound to have a period of business ashington never in his life gave a counsel of cowardice or oi than I have of getting to be a yet there's more than a little truth lB( stagnation, thousands out of work and much consequent suffering; that little, pennywise, miserable selfishness which would refuse Tm Rose to her hair and It, I suppose. Oh, I don't ttiesn bestopped brushing put out a fire next door lest it get its clothes mussed. A big and amongst the sufferers will.be found those whose insatiate dedemanded to bo told why not. She sorry you're going to be happy I mands effectually squelched what might otherwise have been an courageous man who saw far, he took the best available means to had been getting on all right np to lieve you are you know. I'm just little sorry for myself. Here I tI now, hadnt she? era of unexampled prosperity through the efforts made by the the ends he had in view and did not sit down to quibble and comwbat Its Why, Just think," said Portia, grinding along, wondering plain because means that he thought ideal were not at hand. No various agencies mentioned and the substantial aid given. the a about alls and after what what mother herself had gone through I are fair reading of- his utterances and actions leaves a doubt that hi . . . While you, you baby when she was your age; put herself to find out and Lincoln too would have been exerting himself for world through college because her father THE SUCKER CATCH Portia began unpacking her pillow. didnt believe In higher education and not pettifogging or playing politics with it. t United States has many valuable fisheries. Open my window, will you? There But all the peace , , I i f sowln-tellectu- a! -t f:-!:- 't e -- - ofeachof-tt-center-tn-amothe- r's - l H tp-i.- - nmtter-of-fu- can-n- ! -- t - , , 1 ! be-lie- ( i , ad h 1,-- cub-boa- rd day-drea- state-constantl- hui-ban- d - 1 fact.-whic-h , ar fl ' -- ' - al- 4 1 - brigadier-- general," g - THE and cod and mackerel may not equal the great catch I of suckersrto bemad? this year. The pursuers thereof have their eyes firmly fastened on the $20,000,000,000 which the American people have invested in -- Liberty bonds. They propose to, transfer a large, portion of that amount to their own pockets. Many Liberty bond holders who know little or nothing about investments, are being told by smart talkers and wily circularizes (that the Liberty bonds pay too little interest. They are informed that they can swap them off for securities sure to pay very large interest and yet have their capital perfectly safe. These golden dreams are enticing a great many people. Thos who are noj familiar with investments should realize two facts , There is an organized effort of dishonest promoters to ssue securities of "eitherjworthless or value, and - ex' change them for Liberty bonds. A great many visionary and unpractical people, who may be honest but have never made a success of anything yet, will try to very-doubtf- ul - This is truljr a democratic country, where the poorest boy to become a league baseball pitcher. e may-ris- - Italy got to the place where she wouldnt play in the back yard or slide down the cellar door with anybody. So she took her dolls and dishes and went home. 1 Lenine says that the intention of Bolshevism is to destroy entirely the value of money. Well, even in a country money isnt worth as nvuch in terms of pork or butter or coal or shoes as it used to be. ... non-bolshe- The people who didnt Bend any sons into the army, and did not come accross for Liberty bonds, dont feel tha1 it is necessary to make any great? effort to prevent future wars. The army is to have 1700 aero planes now, and some of the congressmen s ho formerly hated to vote for a single plane, will probably think the present number is insufficient. her. practically disowned Shed taught six months In that awful school remember? She was used to being abqscd and ridiculed. And she was working hard enough to have killed a camel. But youl . , Why, lamb, you never really had to do g In your life. If you felt like It, all right and equally all right If you didnt. Youve never been hurt never even been frightened, tou wouldnt know what they felt like. And the result ls , . , Portia ejed her thoughtfully. The result ls," she concluded, that you have grown Into a big, splendid, fearless, confiding creature, that Ua perfectly inevitable some man like Rodney Aldrich would go strilght out of his head about. And there you , are! A troubled, questioning look came Guess Perhaps I Understand, Into the younger sister's eyes. ive Mather,?' been lazy and selfish,. I know,", she had listened with a sort of Incredu- said. Perhaps more than I thought. lous distaste she couldnt keep her I havent meant to be. But , do fellow iBC and at lost she had Joui)ilnk tin any. good alir . any-thin- , L - Now, kiss me and run along to And forget my nonsense. by-b- The wedding wrss set for the flr week in June. And the decision; Instantly acquiesced In by everybody, wan that It was to be as quiet trh-tlpossible s family' offslf Indeed, the notion of even a slmpls wedding Into the Aldrich family W Portia rather sghast Bot this feeling wan largely allay 1" by Fredericas first call. Being a brated beauty and a person of grt social consequence, didnt. It appeared an preveat one from being human deand altogether lightful to havo about' She waa competent too, and Intelligent (Bo didn't see why Portia ahould find any thing extraordinary In all tbls Wasn't she Rodney's sister?) that her conquest of the Stantoa Instantaneous. They didn't susp4 th? V It was, deliberate. . . y simple-mannere- d (To Be Continued) ot |