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Show T23 fifSOftilit, PAYfcON, UTAH P BP HOW. THE BED OBOS3 year to the Secretary of War MAKES ITS DOLLARS WOB3K a full report of receipts and expenditures, which report shall Of striking interest to every- be duly audited by the War Deone, who has contributed to the partment and a copy of said reRed Cross will be the statement port shall be transmitted to Concontained in the financial report the gress by the War Depart ment. Published every Thursday by of the Red Cross for the first Under this provision auditors, Paysonian Publishing Company. half, of 1918, to the effect that it under the direction of the Incosts but two- - cents of evey dolSUBSCRIPTION PRICE: General of the War De$2.00 lar contributed to the cause to spector One Year, in advance THE PAYSONIAN Six Mdnths, in advance $1.00 operate the administrative' bureaus in the United States. More interesting still is the fact that for every dolar contributed by American people for war re- the notices! or ads Copy for more than one dollar mil positively no. be d expended for cepted la er than 10 . . tat purpose, the extra cent be ing provided by interest on the ac-lli- . wj, ef CREATE WORK FOR OUR U. S. BOYS What are we going to do with regard to securing employment for our returning soldier boys? Payson had about 140 boys in the service when the armistice was signed on November 11th last, and from all indications it will not be a great many weeks bet ore the major part of them will return home. While, fortunately only eight of them have given up their lives and made the supreme sacrifice, everyone has been willing to die for his country and freedom. Many of the boys have given up their positions and will return with very little wherewith to make ends meet until spring opens up. Many communities are making arrangements to provide a livelihood for returning U. S. boys, and Payson can and should get busy and do something towards helping our heroes to make a few dollars during the winter months. . Perhaps there is some work in connection with civic im provements to be made that the boys could do. One of the city officials has made the suggestion that preliminary work could be done on the newly acquired park site; also that the streets need some which improvement, would furnish some employment. A good deal of work could perhaps be put to good advantage with united effort on the part of our citizens, which would go a long way toward bridging over the slack season for our victory boys, and it would certainly be appreciated by them. funds. The operating expenses of naand the tional headquarters fourteen divisions in the United States are all paid out of a fund arising from membership dues, not a dollar of the funds contributed for relief work being used for overhead expense. The total expenses operating for the whole country were but $2,164,-96- 5 for the fiscal year. At the time the report was prepared there were about 98,500 persons employed in the work of the Red Cross in the United States and more than 3,500 workers overseas. As is well known the heads of the departments of the Red Cross organizations are all voluunter workers, many men and women' of great ability hav ing given up lucrative business to join in the work. Of the paid workers more than 5,000 receive $1500 a year or the majority receiving less, les than $1,000, Of course these figures cover only the workers in the national divisional and headquarters, They are not to be confused with the eight million women workers who volunteer their services in the work rooms of the four thousand chapters of the Red Cross all over the country. These workers turned out over forty-fou- r million dollars worth of finished articles last year. Thus it will be seen that the American Red Cross conducts one of the largest merchandising businesses in the world. During 6,-2- fimine Condition Fi&b rood Shortage partment are constantly engaged in checking our receipts and Such a cheek, expenditures. made by public authorities, add materially to the safeguards LET 'THE PEOPLE TEUDt The California State Federation of Labor has announced its after war program which i in line with general labor program. It is not quite as radical as that of the British labor party, but it leans .'strongly--towar- d socialism. It declares for public ownership and control of public utilities generally; the maintenance of wartime wage standards; the establishment of the universal eight hour day; the extension of consumers organizations ; a taxation system, based on land values and designed to break up large holdings: extension of the states colonization plan labor representation on the Board of Regents of the Seate University, and all other state commissions, appointive and continuance of the progressive legislation that has disthe state tinguished during the last decade. To capture a coming large vote it invites returning soldiers and sailors to participate in future regulation of their own affairs by with trade unions. It would .make, the seamans act more stringent than at pres- I ' material, inferior workmanship and Joor design is only a source of regret. When you place an order with us you have every safeguard that long experience, skill and fair dealing can give you. We do our own selling; no agents; no .commissions. A great variety of monuments from which to select. Call and see us, or send for designs- - OZCIMBER, 1. ISIS ent. We 'demand is used freely in the language of the program and its general tone intimates in A food map of Europe today shows not a single country In which the future does not hold threat of serious difficulties nnd only a small part Which t rapidly approaching the fatnlue With the exception of the point. Ukraine only those countries which have maintained marine commerce have sufficient food supplies to meet actual needs until next harvest, nnd even in the Ukraine, with stores accumulated on the farms, there is famine In the large centers of population. Belgium and northern France, ns well as .Serbia, appear on the hunger map distinct from the rest of Europe because they stand in a different relation frotii the other nations to the people of the United States. America: has for four years maintained the small war rations of Belgium ahd northern France nnd is already making special efforts to care for their Increased needs, which, with those of Serbia, must be included In this plan, are urgent In the extreme anti must have Immediate relief. The gratitude of the Belgian nation for thp help America has extended to her during the war constitutes the strongest appeal for us to continue our work there. The moment the German armies withdrew from her soli and she was fstabllshed once more In her own after-the-w- An Ode to the Provo, Utah - . CURED AT A COST OF 25 CENTS . . shin-bone- And yonr tongue is furred, Aqd your tonsils squeak, And your hair gets dry, And youre doggone sure That youre going to die, But youre skeered you wont And afraid that you will; Just drag to bed And have your chill, And pray the Lord to ' See you through,. For you have the Flu,' boy, Youve got the Flu. When your toes curl up And your belt goes flat, And youre twice as mean as A Thomas cat, And life is a long And dismal curse, And your food all tastes Like a hard boiled hearse, When your attic aches And your heads abuzz, ' And nothing is As it ever was, Here are my sad regrets to you; Youve got the Flu, boy, Youve got the Flu. j for the year without thank--' ing you for your business with us would leave a big We therefore wish yon A' Happy Hew Year with 12 months of Prosperity, 52 weeks of Good - - 365 days of Cheerfullnegg. -- Inddently we hope yon will allow us to serve yon during the ing' year. com- - ' CENTRAL LUMBER & HARDWARE CO. , is like misery , Out of despair, It pulls your teeth And curls your hair, It thins your blood And 'brays your bones, And fills your craw With moans and groans, And, some time, Maybe, youll get well; Some call it the Flu, . But I call it Eight years ago, when we first to Mattoon, I was a great . sufferer from indigestion and consti!!! pation, writes Mrs. Robert Allison, ! Mattoon, HL I had frequent. headaches and dizzy spells, and there was a feeling like a heavy weight pressing on my stomach and chest all the time. I felt miserable. Every morsel of food distressed me. I could not rest TWICE PROVEN at night and felt tired and worn ont all the time. One bottle of Chamberlains Tablets eured me and If you suffer' backache, sleepless I have since felt like a different nights, tired, dull days and distressx. person. ing urinary disorders, don't expert-- 1 testiRead this twice-tolment. . Payson evidence doubly Its mony. . NOTICE. proven. X I m still in the market for Mrs. James H. Webb, Depot St., 11(1 1.0 I suffered a great Payson, says: and veal. Will . . . poultry . . . moved ( I d . .1 . . X . . X . X . X . . . . . I . . . . . . M . M , pay highest prioe. Phone 07, Cran-i- h Fork. PAUL KRUGER. Ktf QUICK Watch CUBE FOE COUG3 for the first and give ChamberL hoarseness, Cough Remedy at onee. It is prompt and ,effectual .cat of govet tuiit-tithe little nation's llrst thought was to express her gratitude to the Commission for Relief In Belgium for preserving the lives of millions of her citizens. ' Germany, on the other hand, need not figure In such a map for Americans because there is no present Indication that we shall be called on at all to take thought for the food needs of Germany. Germany probably can care for her own food problem if she Is given access to shipping and is enabled to distribute food to thfe cities with dense populations, which are the trouble centers. England, France, the Netherlands and Portugal, all of which have jeen maintained from American supplies, have sufficient food to meet immediate needs, but their fututre presents serious difficulties. The same is true of Spain and the northern neutral countries Norway, Sweden And Denmark whose ports have beeif open and who have been able to draw to some degree upon foreign supplies. Most of Russia is already In the throes of famine, and 40,000,000 people there are beyond the possibility of Before another spring thouhelp. sands of them Inevitably must die. This applies as well to Poland and practically throughout the Baltic re -- gions, with conditions most serious In Finland. Bohemia, Serbia, Roumania and Montenegro have already reached the famine point and are suffering a heavy toll of death. The Armenian population Is falling each week as hunger takes Its toll, and In Greece, Albania and Roumania ao serious are the food shortages that famine la ear. Although starvation Is not-y- et Imminent, Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Turkey are In the throes of serious stringencies. In order to fulfill Americas pledge In world relief we will have to export every ton of food which can be handled through our ports. This means at the very least a minimum of 20,000,000 tons compared with 6,000,000 tons prewar exports and 11,820,000 tons exported last year, when we were bound by the ties of war to the European allies. If we fall to lighten the black spots on the hunger map or If we allow any portions to become darker the very peace for which we fought and bled will be threatened. Revolt and anarchy inevitably follow famine. Should this happen we wilt see In other parts of Europe a repetition of the Russian debacle and our fight for world peace will have been In vain. Hu When your back is broke And your eyes are blurred, s And your knock, It Health, l HIM Unclassified Shame upon the man or woman who would dull the hricfhl ambitions and desires for the better of any human being. But there i little time to give to habitual mourners and augurers of evil. The new year will he what we make it, so fat as our individual lives are concerned, and the man or woman who resolves to he hap-D- y in a healthful unselfish way. What is it like, Flu! This Spanish is taking the first road toward Ask ME, brother, happiness. For Ive been through. In selecting a Monument it is essential that great care be taken to procure tl.e best quality of Material, Workmanship and Design. The test of a monument is years of time. A monument of defective debt unpaid. Bid Future - - cT Point Sbfldert Prevent food , Granite Beautiful Monuments art Everlasting To close our books appochmftsdne rM Seriouv Food Shortage which we ourselves place around our funds. a threatening manner that if lademands bord are not met as labor deems they should be, the year ended June 30, the Red, the result will be disaster to and a Cross appropriated $107,716,348 established government to carry on its work abroad and reign of European Bolshevism. at home. Of this over $59,000,-00- 0 To the average citizen it went for relief in foreign would seem to be a poor time countries,' nearly $8,000,000 for tp use such language and deeven higher wages and work in the United' States, about mand $5,000,000 for relief work in shorter hours. Let the people think, i various countries on work specified by contributors, $26,000,000 set aside for working capital and One of the vital purposes for the balance for other activities. which a newspaper is published, In less than eleven months the is to express, or mould public American people gave more than sentiment. No doubt many of $300,000,000 to the Red Cross our citizens have, at times, held by far the greatest sum ever con- certain- opinions, or have had tributed by any nation for hu- some suggestions in mind that manitarian work. they would like to have presented to the people. We gladly wel- The report concludes with statement of the precautions come all such opinions and sugtaken to safeguard Red Cross gestions, and wish to say that the There is a pro- tcolumns of this paper are always funds, saying: vision in our chapter which re- open for discussion. quires that we shall make each The pessimist delights in derision of the good resolutions which marie the celebration of New Year in the minds of many people. Beesley Marble & Granite Works, HUNGER DRAWS THE MAP Let Us Print Your Sale Bills We as e Pleased! With the patronage extended to us during the past fc'ear by our many customers, and we "take this opportunity of sincerely thanking you all. We extend to you our heartiest wish for a Happy and Prorp year for nineteen hundred nineteen. r-o-us CHAS. C. deal with kidney trouble. I was afflicted with severe pains in my back and at times was unable to straighten after stooping. Knowing how good Doan s Kidney Pills were, I began using them. They gave me wonderful relief; finally ridding me of kidney trouble. I was a nurse in the past, and in that work I always recommended Doan's Kidney Pills to kidney sufferers with the best of results. I saw Doans make cure after F. DIXON cure, so I cannot too strongly. recommend them Later Testimony Mrs. Webb gave the above statement in April, 1910, and on April 2, she added: Although I have little need of a kidney, remedy now, I find it necessary to use Doans Kidney Pills at times,- - I always get the same good results. Foster-Milbur- n 60c, at all dealers. Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 1917, A Happy New Year to You We are pleased with the splendid patronage given us during our first year and most thank all for heartily you your support. We hope you will have a Glad and Prosperous New Year. Yours truly, Shuler Motor Go. |