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Show FIRST CITATION RECEIVED I 1 ri here for local firms ii SURVEY IS BEING ' lyj'f 3Bar mth Namj Dr jiartatf itta MADE OF UTAH HnikSJftataa of Amrrira FIELD . i R Craverf Says That Business Men of Slate Agree to Take Men Back as They Arrive From Llllta ko Overseas. s: v JLnl J 5 - ijk lias assumed the A-- R. CRAVEN, special field repregentaUve of the war department la In Salt Lake to make a survey of the of returned soldier in this city. He is furthering the war department's movement of having buaineaa houses secure from the war old (Ivins men. department citations for service poeltlons back to returned The citation muat be applied for to the war department by the intereeted firm. It to signed by Secretary of War Newton Baker, Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Arthur Woods, da- representing the army and navy IJertnutrts that ht will gladlg XECTENANT partmnU. aim of the war department j ja the eatab-- I to have the citation in every to en lishment from which men left it ter the service. This Is the opportunthe ity tor patriotic concerns to fullfill pro miens they mad when the soldiers and Tatfrj xttmplc moxkt& can veterans of the war, to with hie group of officers from the Publlo Works Section to urge the Immediate undertaking of ft. 000, 000,000 worth of publio works pending in this country. In response to Colonel Woods ap- -' officers of state peal, branches and local posts of the legion will assist hie men to canvass the principal cities where public works projects are pending and endeavor to stimulate Immediate activity. Already contracts amounting to approximately $76,000,000 have been undertaken as a result of the activity of the government officers but Colonel Woods informs the American Legion that hie representatives will be unable to cover all tho pending enterprises without the of the Legion. Through Dr. Richard Derby, head of the national bureau of the Legion, instruct lone will be issued today to state branches and Local Posts throughout the country to communicate at once with Colonel Woods travelling officers, to make arrangements to canvass public works projects in their sections and to impress upon state and municipal authorities the necessity for undertaking Immediately as large a part of these projects as possible- Arrangements also will bs made to connect men seeking employment with these enterprises as soon as action upon them has been secured. Reclaim Lands for Soldiers.. In order to effectuate ths resolu tlcns of ths Kt. 'Louis meeting-o- f "the American Legion endorsing ths prln clples of land development as a of rehabilitating returning soldiers, a commutes of three members of the national executive committee will make a thorough etpdy of the subof grid, swamp ject of reclamation Umber lands hi and cut-ovwith ths secretary of the This commutes Includes Lake Lea, former democratic senator from Tennessee; Thomas W. Miller, former Republican Congressman from Delaware, joint chairman of the leglone legislative committee, and - J.- F. J. Herbert, of Massachusetts. Tbs aim of this commutes will be to secure legislation whereby discharged soldiers and sailors may get an opand creportunity to establish homes ate for themselves a place In the field national effort, conetrucUve of through some broad comprehensive of reclamation plana for ths economic all lands susceptible of reclamation and producUon. In this connection H. T. Cory, representing Becy. of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, appeared before the naof the tional executive committee American Legion to explain the provisions of the Mondell blU which he described aa one step forward toward rehabilltaUon In the life of the counwho need try of returned veterans assistance. Pending the results of the be made by the committee study-t- o of three, the American Legion will take no action on1 the Mondell bill, but as soon as ths legion determines the best land reclamation legislation for ths returned veterans. It will take a positive stand In IU favor and support Its adoption. Sailors and Soldiers are Given First Choice with Our Company er W. F. JensenCandyCo. ' Wholesale Manufacturers Home of OGDEN UTAH. i , , Telephone 652. Factory and . tvixvfio&g mho oxmtxlij of Superior Candies Sweet Sixteen Chocolates. 1 merdal dub. v Speaking of the employment sltua-tion In Bait Lake Lieutenant Craven Lake ehoul J ssig it to very good.he Salt said, its record he Justly proud, In nil war activities having been of the highest standard. Because of Salt Lake's record Lieutenant Craven anti- olpntes a healthy demand for the re. i employment citations from this city, American Legion at Work. c In order to provide employment for discharged service men who are searching for work especially In con T gested centers of population. Colonel - Arthur Woods assistant to the secre- tary of war, asks ths American Legion, the national organisation of Amerl - I Lincoln "Avenue Street Twenty-fourt-h iMBBEBSWI with Hra, and left la seme in tfce&mg srJang during thtCSrcai Aw jk Mi IIALLSir i'4 were leaving for government service, according to Lieutenant Craven who said the war department regards the movement as one of the most ef Bol-- ; , (active agencies tor combatting sheviam.. ' The first citation fof - ef returned service men to reach Salt 1 Lake was received yesterday by the ,J Commercial club and to hanging on the bulletin board in (he club lobby. The Z citation to engraved on fine parch. 1 meat and bears the name of the con 1 cern to which It Is Issued. Because the citation stands for thefulfillment of a moral obligation. Lleue tenant Craven "said It would be 1m-iterative for everyone who desires one to the war de to make - purtmenL application The application blanks may1 4 be had from the secretary of the Com-;- :" Corner By Colonel Arthur Assistant to tbs Secretary oi War. Our work of getting petitions for discharged soldiers and tailors gotten sway to a good start Alcove the United States the Wit Department is securing the hearty of alt the welfare services, Chambers of Commerce, labor unions, employers associations, and many national, state. bodies, all of whom are at liberty to nse tbs machinery of the United- States Employment Service towards hooking up the discharged men oi the Army and Navy with a . t food job We have also had the patriotic assistance of employers, corporations, firms, and individuals, in the matter of reinstating their old mea in the Jobs they held before they weot to war. I may alto say that between 70 per cent, and 80 per cent of onr honorably discharged soldiers and tailors have the offer of their pre-wJohn. The hero of toUntil everyone of these day is pot to become the hobo of returning men is back in his old job or a be tut one we have not discharged onr whole duty towards them. In Shis work of placing our soldiers and sailors we have been Joy. with by tht great majority of American employers, ally la return for this the War and Navy departments have prepared a handsome citation which is issued to all employers who have assured the departments that they will gladJy everybody who forVrmy or Na mission f the United States as' n symbol that be will fulfill his obligations to the men who went to of the country at the time of its peril The citation is signed by the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and myself, sssistaat to the Secretary of War, It fs handsomely engraved and engrossed with the name of the recipient. There are no Strings to it. All we ask is that the employer write an cation for suck a citation, stating that he will re employ his old service man, and sddeess me in care of the War Department. Washington, . D, 4 , . Wagon I Consolidated BRANCH H.--T- snd-Civ- - & Machine Company ' HOUSES ' ' . IN SALT LAKE DISTRICT Johnson, District Manager Branch Manager Manager Branch Amer.Fork.Utah B. N. Christensen Taggart Morgan, Utah... Geo, A. A. M Aldrich Mitchell Mt Pleseant, Utah.O. Beaver, Utah. ..Oeo. Brigham City, Utah.. A. L. Stout Nephi, Utah. . ....A. V, Hague L E. Duffin Castledale, Utah...C. E. Lareen 4.1 uen. Utah Preston. Idaho.. Louis H. Baltf Coalville, Utah.. . ,D. D. Dovna Delta, Utah., ..Frank I Davia Price, Utah. .. ..Joe. F. Johnson iKiwney, .Idaho. .Ernest C Smith Provo, Utah. ....John F. Smith Ephraim, Utah. Raamus Hanaen Richfield, Utah . . .H. C. Johansen J P- May Oarland, Utah. . . O L. Wintera Roosevelt, Utah W. Calder Gunnnleon, Utah. Anthony Madsen Balt Lake. . M. Creer D. E. Pack Kamaa, Utah Utah J, Fork, Spanish R. Rowberry Layton, Utah. .Lester E. By bee Tooele, Utah. . . . .AntonUtah. 8trebel Odell Utah. Jos Vernal. Logan, . Maiad,-Idaho.....R. J. Harding (Veil-- . Nevada. . ..J. O. Maredee IN IDAHO FALLS DISTRICT J. E. Pike, District Manager Branch Manager Branch Manager N. P. Lee Idaho Afton, Wyo. . . Falla Idaho... J. E. Pike M ntneller Amer Falls.Ida.W. W. Beckstead Idaho. .M. B. Cherry Boren Jensen Arco, Idaho Rexburg, Idaho. ...H.. C. Duffin Ashton. Idaho. , ...Wm. Bmuln Richfield, Idaho.. W. R. Robinson . .T 8. Wilkins Bancroft, Idaho. .H. L. Cannon Kigoy, Idaho C. Wallace lilackfoot, Idaho.. Jas A. Martin St. Anthony, Idaho. Driggs. Idaho. . . .W. B. Stone IN TWIN FALLS DISTRICT L T. Wright, District Manager. Branch Manager Branch Manager Idaho. . ..N. O.O.-- Thompson Jerome, Idaho. . , . .M J. Elkins irit-v- . Enow Idaho J. J. Millard, Jr. Oakley, Idaho. Dufflft loodlng. Idaho. ..J. W. Williams Rupert, Idaho. ..A.-C- . Hollister, Idaho. ...G. W. James Twin Falla, Idaho. .L. T. Wright . UTAH IMPLEMENT VEHICLE CO. - ar . rr fhe-defe- nse M ' SALT LAKE CITY. BRANCH AT PRESTON, IDAHO mmiuiumtsmiiiiiQUiiiiRUUiiiiJitiiiumuiiiiiimaiuuiBmiiumuffuiimaraiiiuiaiHmiiiiniraaoi Streveil P aterson Hardware Co. r -- The True American is one who stands by America in peace as well as in war We have not only taken back our own men who joined the colors, but have employed other returned soldiers JOHN SCOWCROFT HAD 35 EMPLOYEES IN THE SERVICE. , & SONS CO. . OGDEN, UTAH Price, Utah. Idaho Falls Idaho.l u I I -- i N iwigaimgiuCTaaigraiiutmiiBicimiuiaaimflifflmimiuauBiiiauiiansi 1 29 HAVE THEIR OLD JOBS i And Six positions are open for those who have not returned - BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON lr0UR American Can Company OGDEN, UTAH ' f PLUMBING. Write for our Free Booklet, describing modern Bath Rooms. . . , yof ' UTAH BURDETT OXYGEN CO.- - f Mountain States Supply Co. MFR S. QXTGEN AND HTROCEN GASES-- .Qxy-A&tylr- Apparatus end Supplies. and. 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