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Show - THE PRESy-flULLETI- - '. : WEED MO)Mil THOUSANDS OF EXPERT WORK. . CRS WANTED IN CIVILIAN BRANCHES OF SERVICE.' -.- . ll EAT CAREFULLY INSPECTED V' ': ., ,. . Ivtry Part of the Supply for Army Um It Scrutinized, From Stock j; Yards to Mesa Desertions From j Camp Duo to Dlocouraglng Letters. From Commltle on Public tnformttloit. ; Washington.--T- he civilan branches f the army and nary are In need of thousands of highly trained workers, !nd before the end of 1918 these branches must be Increased by at least 'SO.OOO, according to the civil service commission. ,! The ordnance department of the rmy needs large numDers rf mecnau-lea- l engineers, draftsmen, chemists, and metallurgists. Thousands of In-spectors are wanted to . pass on the of ordnance, ammunition, and ' other supplies. For office work statls-'ticlan- s, accountants, assistants in .business administration, and specially --trained clerks are needed. ! The quartermaster corps wants sev-eral thousand examiners and inspec-tors, and passenger and freight clerks rare needed. The signal corps is short -- f draftsmen. ; The navy has an unlimited number " 'vt places for draftsmen, and a long "list of positions for technical workers. Practically H branches of the service seed stenographers, typists, book- -' keepers, and clerks. ' " t '. I The army consumes about 2,000,000 ' pounds per day of fresh beef. This ' tiecessttatea the slaughter dally of ,4,000 cattle. Official Inspectors scrn--r tlnUe every part of this supply from - ,the time It comes on the hoof to the battolr until It vanishes from the tness tin of the soldier. ' . ? Inspection begins at the stock yards, where the living animals undergo the examination of an official for any evi-- ; fences of physical defect which might ,' ' e difficult of detection later. Where there Is doubt the questionable ani-mals are separated for closer exam-Inntlo- Where there Is certainty of. defect, the animal Is rejected as unfit for food supply. V - " Next comes a rigid examination of '.' ' the carcass. Only when found "sound, healthful, and wholesome" Is the meat iimiwed as acceptable for food and ' uy branded, with a nonpolnonons vegetable Ink, "United States In--: UrtPt nrt Panned." The unfit car- - ' jeasses are destroyed. . 1 Fresh meats thus Indorsed go for-ward In regular shipments, but thoe ' which are to undergo curing, canning, or manufacture Into sausages, lard, oleomargarine, .etc are subjected to rrelnsjxa-tlon- s at each atep. For these i nthere Is a final Inspection Jnst pre-vious to their dispatch, for army use. . : Samples are segulsriy' collected for ehemlcal analysis In the government laboratories. tatlons they are again TtT9Slr'l - either by Inspectors of the bureau f ' - animal Indnstry or by veterinarian .1 fleers of the army. They must also obtain the approval of the officer of the quartermaster corps receiving them. And they underso their final text when the soldier's immediate or- - :gnnl7satlon commander looks them j ' over before he permits them to be : nerved to his men. Included In war deportment regula-- . tlons regarding the employment of prisoners of war and Interned enemy aliens are the following statements: All clauses of prisoners, excepting rommls"loned officers and such oth-ers n are physlcully not fit to labor, will be required to perforin work neo ewry for their comfort or for the mpkeep of their prison barracks. In- -' - terned enemy aliens will not be held for compulsory labor except as pro-vided tn this paragraph. Prisoners of war, excepting officers, 1 .warrant, petty, and noncommlsnloned . mara ma he reonlrcd to work for the public service they may be au-thorised to work on their own t. Under exceptional" circum-stances, when specially authorised by KJve secretary of war. they may. npon their written request, be authorized --,to work for private persons or for cor-porations. Tetty and noncommis-sioned officers, may be authorised to work on their own semint, and, npon their written reqmet. may be author-ised to work In the same manner as other prisoners f war, except that 1hey will be employed In a supervi-sory capacity only. An order for labor will be regarded avs a military command, nnd prisoners --Tailing to obey such order will be pun-ished according. When employed on work that Is nec-..Hii-for their comfort, or for the mpkeep of the prison barracks In which they are Interned, prisoners receive no compensation. When the work Is done for the government prisoners will be paid at a rate ac-cording to the work executed; when the work Is done for other brandies f the public service or for private ,,ersoim the conditions of and the, ...ompctisnilon f"r K,"'h u,"'k wl" 1,0 titled In agreement between repre-..-.tnliv-of said branches or per-- and the adjutant general of the amy. Wool dealers, under the government agreement, are authorized to uil .au to the producer up to 75 per cent .of the estimated value of his wool. Raymond Franc-l- .Crow of Suit Lake, private In the marine corps, wus killed in action In France April 20 according to a message received in Salt Lake last week. The first field Inspection of the Twentieth Infantry this season was held on the Forty-thir- d Infantry drill field at Fort Douglas, Saturday morn-ing, by Colonel Alfred Hasbrouck. post column nder. The back yards and vacant lots of Salt ake can be made to produce a value of more than a million dollars Salt Lake can bo made to produce a work together, according to the local war garden bureau. Minnie Deckman and Rev. Leesman, on trial at Salt Lake on the charge of having violated the espionage act, were acquitted, but later Miss Deck-ma- n was adjudged an alien enemy and will be Interned. Mrs. Ruby Knowiton uurt, n wntiin at the Riverside city school, who was Injured in an automobile accident near Salt Lake, Is reported to be In a criti-cal condition at a hospital. She is suffering from a fractured skull. Utuli's Liberty loan quota was Bank reports show a total amount subscribed of $15,510,000, with approximately 62,328 aubscrlbers. This will be increased when the reports of last-da- y subscriptions are received. All charges of Impersonating a fed-eral officer and obstructing the drcft. brought against John Van Valkenburg, were continued when a board of alien-ists found Van Valkenburg a paranoiac at Insanity proceedings at Salt Lake. Mrs. Ruby Knowiton Burt, teacher at the Riverside school, who was. Injured as a result of an auto-mobile accident, died at a Salt Lake hospital May 6. E. M., West, who was injured at the same time, will recover. Bladln Ludvlgson. 14 years of age. was seriously Injured at Gunnison which he was hold-ing when a giant cap, In his left hand, exploded. Three fingers were blown off and his face was badly lacerated. He also will probably lose the sight of his left eye. Damages estimated at $20,000 have been caused In the southern part of Salt Lake county by breaks In the Utuh and Salt Lake canal and the Bouth Jordan canal. Of the total amount, about $10,000 of the damage has been done to the ditches. After quarreling with his wife, R. h.. Hancock, a Southern Pacific shop employe, went out on the front porch of their home at Ogden and cut his throat with a ranor. Ilumwk d in Inflicting a deep gash that requlred six stltchea 10 cioe. i.ui will recover. The assessed valuation of the prop-erty of Weber county for the present year Is $40,402,005, or an Increase of $1570.768 over that of 1017. These figures were announced at the county clerk's office last week after the rolls had been completed by the assessor. The Southern Pacific company has issued an order to their Ogden shops schedule until Jot the ten-uou- r day with the great 4 the shops can catch up i amount of work that Is accumulating, i About l. men will b affected by ! the order In the ali. nd t Pparks, Nev. In order to clear up son, maunder-- ! .landing In the minds of the public . , ... snip nnd use and the iieaiern ns " of rye flour, the fod administration for ITtuli calls special attention to the f:,, that since April 1 rye flour may i. m,ld and used without requiring substitute. April proved a recnrd-l.rcnkin-circles. 7.H1 month in army recruiting volunteered their sen-lee- s w,.n having , Utah and Id,ho. Heart trouble ;iwver. cut down the final result nearly one-hal- tor after physical minatios it was found that only 4-- were acceptable. arrested at Salt John Ferrar whs charged with obtain-In-g JJ(ke last week, money under false pretenses. Fer-ra- r. it I. alleged, with two James and Joseph Ferrar n.nsplred of the Denver k Ri pad the payroll (irande railroad In the mecnan.- - a. partment at Oarfleld. while no tabulation of figures has made, it was announced last ieek at the office of J. W. Odllna. at.te chairman of the committee that April marked war savings stamps, the sale of more savings stamp-- , than month since the cam-paign ny previous Wns commenced. Itetween "'" rort'! fmin,,',m Highway aociation the Lincoln I been arranged that the lat l,,l send on Its $12:..0.S) conUilmt , eonstnu-- t the south of (;,-,.a- t Suit Lake desert. In four the first to he depos with the state treasurer lmmedialelj. More than KM "'l" lr"u "'ul,l,;rs f ft,,!, did not work on May 1. , for one day In protest against iiw Mention of Thomas J. Mo.,ejr. d to death for alleged partic puil.m in the San Francisco prepared-nes- s day bomb outrages. fu,h In Hh- - six"'"'1 h"n,,r "f fU1"; M three generals for the I mU-- J K.i.lesnrmy since this country entded J, Two of these officers are lull in active service and the thin n,,,.i!l.V vas because physical disabiliiy precluded his being mt tu Fi'u'ice. ' I THE BLIND AND THE MUTILATED I ' . " By Dr. ESTHER LOVEJOY the years to come this war will prove a blessing to the IN blind. A new world is being evolved. Nature has at least one extraordinary sense in reserve for those who lose any of the five ordinary senses. The blind feel things that are not within reach. They are conscious of vibrations that are not perceptible to seeing men. The sightless learn to read very quickly oy the Braille method. It is interesting to watch the face of a blind man s his fingers pass over the upraised dots ot a Braille book and his mind perceives the mysteries recorded there for him. They have special stenographic machines and special print-ing presses. Books and magazines are translated into the written language of the sightless. Men blinded in battle are acquiring great skill in the textile arts, as moulders, and in other industries where a highly developed sense of touch is essential to good work. The higher type of blind men have great personal charm. Their souls seem nearer the surface. They are pec-uliarly- beloved people, and their clairvoyance makes them conscious of the kindness and affection with which they are regarded. Naturally they react to it. Perhaps that is why they usually seem so happy and cheerful. Unfortunately there are forms of mutilation which have 'the opposite effect. When a man knows that he is re-pulsive to every man, woman and child who looks upon him; when he shrinks from the reflection of his own disfigured face in the mirror, and shudders at the strange sound of his own voice, he wants to die. A great deal is being done for these mutilated men. They are being refitted with arms and legs. Plastic surgery is doing its part, too, in the way of restoring palates, teeth and facial contour, and the American Red Cross in Paris is attempting to make life more livable for them by providing masks which restore their original features. They will be useful members of society, but the soul of man craves more than service. Life and liberty are precious possessions, but the pursuit of happiness is the dearest right of man. We are all alike. We want to go through life with the sweet illusion that the blue bird of happiness is just within reach, and this illusion is almost impossible to the disfigured man. It is the sacred duty ot all those who have been bene-fited by their sacrifice to leave nothing undone to restore their usefulness ; to employ every art to increase their men-tal and physical powers and the charm of personalities, to the end that their lives may be enriched rather than impov-erished by the fortunes of war. ill: Tn a recent statement the war de-partment strongly advises against dis-couraging letters to soldiers: "Recent reports from commanding generals of certain array divisions In-dicate that one of the fruitful causes of soldiers absenting themselves with-out leave Is the discouraging letter from home. Such letters frequently give alarming and exaggerated reports of conditions surrounding the soldier's family, that some member is desper-ately ill. that all are starving, or that they are being In some way harassed. In Instances such letters have so preyed upon the minds of soldiers that they have absented themselves with-out leave to go home, only to find that conditions had been grossly ex-aggerated. "Meanwhile the soldier had been ab-sent without leave a serious military offense. His problem then became one of facing the penalty or getting deeper Into trouble by deserting. Some-times a man's pride or fear has led film tn desert. "Every soldier wants to receive let-ters from home. They should be fre-quent, cheerful, hopeful, and appre-ciative of the sacrifice that he Is making for his country. They should be full of family incidents and cheer-ful home gossip. They should pro-tect him from the trifling alarms and the sinull annoyances of everyday life. They should encourage him by giving full confidence that his family and his friends stand behind him In the great enterprise he hus undertaken. "The value of such letters to soldiers is beyond estimate. The harm that discouraging letters from home do to him Is clearly Indicated by reports at the adjustant general's office. Here are some extracts from recent reports of division commanders: " 'I find, also, that many of the fam-ilies of the men write to them of un-satisfactory conditions at home, sick- - ni,,Haa onH hnw milch VS- - Urno ui ovi v o, rious members of the family wish to see the soldier. These letters, so far as sickness, etc., are concerned, are often overdrawn, but, combined with the homesick feeling, often result In the man going absent without leave and finally being" dropped as a de-serter.' "'I am now, through the newspa-pers of Indiana and through lecturers in Kentucky, whom we are able to reach through the office of the ad-jutant ffenerul of that state, endeavor-ing to advise the home people of these men of the seriousness of these of-fenses and that their efforts should be to assist every man in performing ths duty that has devolved on htm, to lighten his worries, and, above all, to regard desertion In its proper light. I shall also attempt to get the West' vi.nta minor tn Institute a cam- - pnlgn of education along similar lines. "A division Inspector submitted the following in this connection: "While stationed at Columbus hsr-rack- s, Ohio, last year I was a member of a genera! court-marti- al that tried approximately 100 enlisted men for desertion from National Guard regi-ments stationed oo the border. I be-lieve I am safe In saying that at least ) per cent of them gave as their res-eo- n for desertion the fact that they had received letters from home to the effect that a wife, sister, or mother was either dying, very 111, or In des-tltu- e circumstances, and begged the mnn to come home at once. Many of the men admitted that when they ar-rived home they found that the writer of the letter had exaggerated condl- - tlons.' "Many young soldiers, fresh from home, suffer from homesickness, no matter how army officers may try to make their surroundings pleasnot and comfortable and provide proper amusements. Extraordinary meas-ures have been taken by the war de-partment during the past year to keep the young soldier actively engaged while in camp with sports, amuse-ments, and comforts that a wholesome psychology might he sustained. Still, a type of soldier will yearn for home and fall Into a brooding mood. It Is obvious how harmful to him and to the service a discontented letter from home ndght be." The enrollment of more than 102.000 hovs between sixteen and twenty-on- e years of age for farm work this season in the boys' working reserve of the United States employment service has been made by six states, according to an announcement by the department of labor. The states llrst reporting were: California, 22,000-- , Indiana. 18.845; Il-linois, 25,000; Ohio, 18.000; Tennessee, U.00Q-- -- SEVENTH ANNUAL CQMENIEQN GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ABCH MASONS HLLD HERE : Prove Utah The annual convocation of the grand chapter 'Royal Arch Masons of , Utah was held here yesterday in the Masonic hall. The opening session was at 10 o'clock. It was devoted to regular official business of the chap-le- r. The following, telegram was sent to President Wilson: ' 'iProvo, Utah, May 8, 1M8. "The President, Wlbite House, Wash-ington, D. C. "The Grand Chapter of Royal 'Arch Masons of Utah, in session, unreserv- - j edly pledge themselves to your sup- - port In winning the war and bringing about universal peace. "WASLTEfR DANIHLS, "Grand Secretary." During the noon recess the, annual convention of anointed high priest was held and officers elected and ln- - The following officers and members were in attendance: Grand high priest, S. H. Goodwin Provo; grand deputy high priest, F. P. Sherwood, Salt Lake; grand klngC. F. Densmore, Ogden; grand scribe, L. IB. Wight, Park City; grand secretary, Walter Daniels, Salt Lake; grand chaplain. P. A. Simpktns, Salt Lake; grand lecturer, G. W. Lynch. Salt Lake; grand principal so-journer, H. M. Fredcnberg. Mapleton; grand royal arch captain, K. A. Tripp, Salt Lake; grand master, second veil. L. L. Donnan. 'Provo Canyon; grand master, first veil, Daniel Konold, Park City; grand sentinel, Charles Shields, Park City; grand correspondent, A. S. Chapman, Salt Lake. C. C. Beringer, H. J. Crane. Ogden; John A. Houghton A. J. McDonald (U. S. A.); Geo. W Grow, Ambrose Nord. H. P. Kirthley. W. B Steele, Salt Lake; C. H. Stevens, E. O. Moe, Wm. F. Bulkley, D. L. Cook, D. R. Beebe, Geo. W. Craig, Lee L. Baker, Provo , iAt the afternoon session the follow-in- g officers were elected and Install- - ed: Grand high priest, F. P. Sherwood, Salt (Lake; deputy grand high priest, C. F. Densmore, Ogden; grand king, L. B. Wight, Park City; grand scribe, G. W. Lynch. Salt Lake; grand treas-urer, H. iM. Chamberlain, Salt Lake; grand secretary, Walter Daniels. Salt Lake; grand chaplain, Rev.-P- . A. Simp-kin- , Salt Lake; grand lecturer, A-- E. 4 Weatherby, Ogden; grand captain of host. Dr. R. W. Fisher, Sr.lt iLako; grand principal sojourner. Dr. Warren Benlamin, Salt Lake; grai'd Royal Arch captain. Dr. E. - A. Tripp( Salt Lake; grand master, third veil. L. L. Donnan Provo; grand master, second veil, Daniel Konold. Park City; grand master, first veil. Matt Gllmore, Price, rrand Bentinel, Chas. C. Shields, Prfc city; grnnd correspondent, A. S. . CImpman, Salt Lake. . , ; iy Ofiden was selected as the place for holding the 1919 convention, which win be on May 7. t iA banquet was given last evening in the I. O. O. F, hall by the Provo chapter in honor of the visiting breth-ren. Past Grand fflgh Priest S. D. Goodwin acted as toastmaster. A num-ber ot eloquent addresses, breathing a spirit of fraternity and loyalty, were made. FOR FAMILIES OF rr ENLISTED MEII The home service section of the American Red Cross Is organised for the benefit of the families of enlisted ' men. Through Its secretary it gives infor-mation regarding allotments and al-lowances, compensation, government insurance, and other laws and regula-tions relating to the families of our men in service. It helps 1n getting pay-- n ents of government dues that are It establtshe communication with boys that have mt been heard from. K affords the surest and quick-est mefctiB of obtaining furlough in case ot severe illness at home. It gives emergency relief In casas of distress, end seek to comfort where anxiety and sorrow com. It would be well for the families of soldiers to maKe their needs known I to this committee before seeking help elsewhere. In most cases letters writ-- -- tn to Salt Lake tn Denver, or t- - Washington, are sent back to the Home Hervice secretary for attention. The services of this department are free. The Utah county H .t secretary ia Mrs. Annie IX Palmer, Wewt Fourth North, Provo, I'tah. Phono 152J. . Ml mMM ,1 M. iiiiii n li Jr )) V--,!- ; .' o I v'V Vzz W: 1 on Question of Stamina Send-t- he Wheat er Meat -- Fats - Sugar ; ou the J UNITED."STATES. FOOD ADMINISTRATION . . ........ ; ; : I EVERYONE MUST HELP. Wars cannot be fought without money, and upon the Treasury centers every financial demand upon the Nation. The rich of this country cannot alone meet the needs of the Na Jon; the men of the country cannot do It alone; the women of the country cannot do It alone; but all of us, the people of the United States, disre-gardin- g partiianahlp, forgetting selflah Interests, thinking only of the upremacy of right and determining to vindicate the majesty of American Ideals and secure the safety f America and ctvlllratlon, can do the great and splendid workwhlch God hat called upon us to do. W. Q. IVlcADOO, Secretary of the Treasury. Philippine Begonias. The Philippine Islands are very pro-ductive of begonias and a California begonia expert Is responsible for the statement that of late some 00 species and varieties never knowu to com-merce hnve of been found In our far eastern Insular possessions. It Is feared, however, that all of these need tropical temperatures and, therefore, are only subjects for greenhouse cul-ture. Rusty Door Fastenings. The best door fastenings sometimes fall to catch without a special turning of the knob, the lutch sepmlng slug-gish and alow in action. This annoy-anc- e may be remedied by a few dropi of kerosene, which dissolves the accu-mulated rust Apply with an oil cat having a long tube, so that the oil may be thrown far Into the Interior of tha latch. happlnesn. Do not run after happiness, but seeH to do good, and you will find that hap-piness will run after yon. The day will dawn, f'jll of expectation the fSltht will full, fu!) of repose.. This world will seem a very good place, and the world to come a better place still. Jutnoa Freeman Clarke. Done at Radcliffe. Dally theme by a Itndcllffe student: "Some men are born with an Insight inro the soul feminine, some men mar-ry and achieve this Insight, nnd some men correct girls' themes and hnv; this Insight thrust upon them." Admiring comment by a Tlarvard student strug-gling with his own daily: "fioshl hut It takes a girl to write that sort of thing, don't It?" Christian Herold. Helping Him Out vvtild you lend me five dollars T "No-- . I'm golrg to be icurrlcd; but I'll see to It that you don't get an In-vitation so you'll sr.ve at least ten lollars by that I"-- Life. J ..-- J |