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Show . O:' - THE PRESS-BULLETI- ". .. V .. - V ' '','. ''A VY' v V?V;V.'" ' l13 CAPTAIN 8. F. KIIIG ISA DESERTER VI Formerly Commander of Battery F and Late Adjutant of the Utah Bat-tery High Life Given as Cause of Failure to Return. ' CaDtain Richard F. King, com manding Battery B of the One Hundred and Forty-fift- h (Utah) field artillery, has been officially posted as absent without leave. He faces court-martia- l. Should he fall to return with-in seven days he will be listed as a deserter a grave charge in war time ' - which carries the extreme penalty of death. Military police are investigating and it is hinted that interesting dis-- l closures in connection with the case may develop. King was due back at the camp at midnight 'Wednesday. When he fail-ed to report his superior officers ex-pressed surprise that he had not no-tified them if he had been detained by illness or for anv other causes. When no word was forthcoming the military and civil police were notified to begin a rigid search. The captain was last seen by his fel-low officers In Los Angeles Christmas. -- L He was then enjoying himself with r friends. King has been extremely popular because of his football prowess. He' had been living at lLa Jolla, a famous seaside resort, where there was plen-ty of life and hilarity. It is unofficially stated that he owes more than $1600 which he had borrow-- 1 ed in small amounts from men and officers. NEW U. 3. NAVAL ESTABLISH- - MENTS Washington, D C. Dec. 31, 1917. For many years there have been few additions to the number of navy yards and stations in the United States, but the war has made necessary a consid-erable increase in our facilities for conducting naval operations. The naval aircraft factory at Phila-delphia, Pa., and the naval operating base at Hampton Roads, Va., have re-cently been completed and are now in full commission. In course of prepa-ration are a naval training station at Gulfport, Miss., and submarine bases at New London, Conn., and San Pedro, Cal. It will be noted that these two submarines bases are so situated as to add to the defenses of both the At-lantic and Pacific Coasts. Located close to supplies of steel and coal is the projectile plant at Charleston, W. Va., which is expected to be in opera-tion soon after January 1. The build-ings erected from the exposition at, San Diego, Cal., are serving a fur-ther use as a training station for the navy, and. thousands of Uncle Sam's recruits are being made into sea fight-ers with these artistic structures as a base. The whole Navy Yard Service is, of course, humming with activity. There Is a shortage of labor, .however, in cer-- ! tain lines and Hship construction and j other work is suffering consequence. Anglesmiths, blacksmiths, boatbuild-ers- , canvasworkers, coppersmiths, drillers, fabric workers, frame bend-ers, machinists, power sewing machine operators (women), sailmakers, ship draftsmen, shipfitters, shipsmiths, sub-- I inspectors of ordnance, and other me-chanics and technical men are badly 'needed. The United States Civil Ser-- I vice Commission is urging, as a pa-triotic duty, that persons trained in these lines offer their services to the government at this time of great need. Representatives of the Civil Service Commission at the post offices in all cities are giving full information and supplying application blanks. No writ--I ten examinations are required. MG PICKERS LOOT, GOUEHII Investigation Shows That $1,250,000 Would Have Been Lost . Intimations that the making of unl-- , forms for the United States army was indirectly in the control of a "ring" and that the government stood to lose $.1,250,000 through this ring taking cast-of- f army overcoats, blankets and scraps of uniforms were made before the Senate committee on military af-fairs, investigating the supply short-age in the army. , Senator McKellar asked the ques-tion: 'Is it not a fact that a junk dictator was to be appointed for the United States?" . Alexander H. Kaminsky, former United States distrlot attorney for New York, replied that firms' he rep-resented could do the sorting of army rags for 1 cent per pound and "make a good profit.". It has been testified that the Base Assorting company of New York had contracted "for this work of assorting rags, at 6 cents .Per pound, while the quartermaster general's department found that 2 cents would have been a fair price. Kaminsky said three members of the Base Assorting company, which was capitalized at $10,000, Ira Kaplan, Edward A. Stone and Edward Myers, sought to control the trade in army scraps. He called them "dummies" and a "closed clique." EXPLOSIH Kill THREE AT BAGCliL ' ''' ' y With a din and a flash thattixmU be heard and seen for miles, the picas' mill in the black powder line 6f the Hercules Powder company at Bacchur blew up shortly before 6 o'clock" Sat- - v. urday afternoon and snuffed out the lives of three powder makers. , Tlie dead,: Jamea Hanson, Fountain ' Green, Sanpete county Frank Ellin, recently of Hercules. Cat; Elmer It Hunter, who is survived by a wifeaBd , three little children near Bacchus. 7 I Hanson" an(J Ellfs ' were killed In- - Etantly, Hunter died while on his way to a local hospital. .: i; V,,'-- t.' Evidence ueitroyed. v When the great blast demolished- - ), the press mill it destroyed, slmultan- - !. ' eously, all evidence as to the cause of ; , ' the explosion. Hunter was picked up K ; unconscious and died .without making' 1 a statement. Only those killed were ,near the press mill wheti it was blown 'up. - ''' ; ;', t I Property loss in of ; i , " . the press mill will not exceed $2000, according to F. J. iMcGanney, general - sales agent for the powder company. .To guard against serious consequences r (coming from' an explosion the entire-- j ' plant at Bacchus, costing more than . .. $1,000,000, is built in lines, with Una . ; units at safe intervals. Not more than three or four men work at each unit, , ,' ' CbcCbrfstmae Story teat pecce on the lone Jw 7BBRE Mils, And the ihepherdt watched their lock by night, When there came 1rov the silent, star-ry sky A burst of glory, a dazzling light, And the angel choir from far away ' Sang "Peace on earth, good will to men," And we hear the song o'er lapse of years As it echoes in our hearts again. They sang in notes of heavenly joy; They brought a message from Ood to men, For the Prince of Peace had come to earth And a child was born at Bethlehem. Tie Christ had c o pi e, the King of kings, That we might Ood in his oeauiy see And hearts be light in blessed hope That death should be swallowed in victory. And they left their flocks and hasten--I ed on To the city of David to see the babe, The Saviour of men and the Son of Ootf, The humble child in a manger laid, And they marvel at that which had come to pass And return with glory and praise to Ood, While the chorus echoes withit. their hearts As back to the lonely hills they plod. As thetfhepherds of old, let us hasten i This' Christmas day to Bethlehem to ton, To be with him through the whole of life, To bear the cross and to gain the crown. No more shall we find him a lowly child, But there forever with Ood above He watches and guides our feeble steps Till he bears us home with his in-finite love. How sweetly, how gladly to all the world There comes a message of hope today, " For Christ is born and man is free And pain and sorrow must pass away. How vweetly and silently into the heart The Christ Child comes this blessed night To make us noble and good and true, For the light of the world is a won-- I drous light. Dear Christ, may we follow with will-ing hearts , The path of duty, where thou hast led, That sin and shame may have an end And that joy may fill our souls in stead, And on this thy glorious natal day We shall catch the sound as the glad bells ring Till we hear thy summons to come away And in heaven above thy praises sing. Rev. Xorman Tan Pelt Levis in Phil adelphia Public Ledger, FOR BELIEVERS IN OMENS Numerous Popular Superstitions, Many of Which Are Common Among Men on the Briny Deep. A s well-know- n superstition is that or devil's eyes, seen on the tips of the spars after a gale In the tropics, appear only wheu the ship Is nearlng her doom. A cross-eye- d man for a messmate means plenty of good luck, Jack thinks, and it Is the best of luck to shII under a d skipper. If, however, he happens to have cross eyes, also, the combination is fatal, and trouble will be experienced before the voyoge is ended. Sunday is considered a fortunate day upon which to begin a voyage, while Friday is, of course, very un-lucky. . If the ship's bell is made to toll by. the rolling of the vessel It is a sign that there is going to be a loss of life. All luck Is disposed to desert a ship which carries a dead body. " Sailors have been known to hnng the end of a rope over the side of a ship when leaving port. The belief Is that friends and relatives draw upon this rope, causing the vessel to come safely buck. It is a common belief that for d bar-ber to lather the fa of a patron with a single stroke of the brush inevitably brings bud luck. . It Is considered bnd luck to see a hunchback In the mirror stnntiiug or passing buck of one. It is' said to. foretell a death In the family. The habit of sitting with legs cross-ed In a burber shop will, it is said, make the half come out early in life, and render a man prematurely bald. To be shaved by a redheaded bar-ber is believed by many to be a sure cure for rheumatism. Good luck is said to follow the man who has his shoes polished at the time he is being shaved. The Australian "Bush." , 1 What is known as the Australian , '! ' "bush" Is the country beyond the com- - p munlties. The life followed In these : regions la similar to ranch life In New t Mexico. : . v .. t Romans Liked Cock Fighting. In the New Testament the cock Is mentioned in reference to the denial of the Lord and indirectly in the "cock-crowing- ." There is no mention In the Old Testament of the cock or hen. These domestic birds were known to the early Greeks und Romans . and probably were Introduced by the Ro-mans into Tulestine. It is raid that these Lirds were prized hy (he Romans uoth as food and for cock fighting. . Costly Things Most Valued. It is past nil controversy that what fots dearest is, nnd ought to be, most ralued. MJuel Pe Cervantes. Taking No Chance. , An observer of the vagaries of the golf ball says the little white sphere is as "unpredictable nnd elusive a a ' woman, you never know what It Is . . going to do." A wise roan'will save ,' his reputation ai o prophet by not. j ! i trying to guess. Exchange. ; SAGE AND SULPHUR j DARKENSJGRAY HI, It's Grandmother's Recipe to Restore Color, Gloss and Attractiveness.. DRUGS EXCITE YOUR HBBSJBE SALTS If your Pack it aching1 or Bladder bothera, drink lots of water and eat lssa meat. 'When your kidneys hurt and your bnck feeta oro, don't gjt scared and proofed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and irritate the entire urinary tract. Keep youi' kidneys clean like you ke?p your bowels clean, . by Hushing iliora with a mild, harmless salts which removes the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their nor-mal activity. The function of the kid-neys is to filter the blood. In 24 hours they strain from it 600 grains of acid and waste, so we can readily understand the vital importance of keeping the kid-neys active. Drink lots of water1 you can't drink M too much; also get from any pharmacist about four ounres of Jad Salts; take a tablespoonful in glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few days and your kidneys will act fine. Tb'.s famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with litiiia, and has been used for genera tions to clean and stimulate clogged kid-neys; also to neutralize the acids in urine so it no longer is a source of irri-- ' tat ion, thus ending bladder weakness. zA Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot makes a deliphtful effervescent ' litliia-wate- r drink which everyone should take now and then to keep their kid-neys clean and active. Try this, also keep up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what became ul your kidney trouble and backache. Almost everyone knows that Sap;e Tea and Sulphur, properly compound-- I ed, brings back the natural color .and i lustre to the hair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to ' get this mixture was to make It at home, which IS mussy and trouble-- i some. Nowadays, by asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Su-lphur Compound." you will get a large bottle of this famous old recipe, 1m- -i proved by the addition of other In- -; gredlents, at a small cost. , Don't stay gray! Try It! No one can possibly tell that you darkened ' your hair, as it does It so naturally and evenly. Tou dampen a sponge or ' soft brush with it and draw this ' through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning the gray hair disappears, and after another ap-plication or two, your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy and attractive. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com-pound Is a delightful toilet requisite for those who desire dark hair and a youthful appearance. It Is not In-tended for the cure, mitigation pr pre-vention of disease. The Home of Fine Tailoring , ' ' ! ' ,M. Wisdom in Selection j Tailor-mad- e clothes are selected by I men who consider every elemei--t I that is, appearance, fit, wear and price. 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CO., BINGHAM. 7; ; ' . llKVhx. As Age Advances the Liver Requires o'4'0" 8h "limulation. CARTER'S LITTLE Ajf'tni LIVER TILIj-- correct CONSTIPATION. j Colorless or Pale Faces TrCftt, Carter's Iroa Pffls ." i M00N INFLUENCE IS ABSURD Phases of the Great Night Illuminator Have Nothing to Do With Crops, Say Scientists. In the farmers' almanacs you will find tables of dales proper for plant-- 1 ins crops, kllling'liogs and so on based j upon the phases of the moon. And the Rural New Yorker is authority for the statement that many farmers still adhere faithfully to this ancient sys- - tern. To show them how absurd this B Is, It prints the following statement 1 by C. F. Marvin, chief of the United States weather bureau : "It is the genernl belief of scientists that the moon has no appreciable In-fluence on temperature, rainfall, or any other weuther element, or on plant growth. "I'lant growth depends upon temper-ature, light, humidity and pluntfood (both in the Boll and in the air), and its availability. Obviously the moon neither mellows the ground nor fer-tilizes It, neither does it alter the com-- 1 position of the atmosphere; hence it affects neither the mechanical condi-tion of the soli nor the kind or quan-tity of avalluble pluntfood. , I "If the moon has any Influence on plant growth it would seem that It must exert this Influence through its light. Experiment, however, shows thut when a plant Is so shadowed that It gets only one of nor-- . mnl daylight, It grows but little better than It does in absolute darkness. Full daylight is about CW.000 times bright- - er than full moonlight; hence one one- - hundredth of daylight, already too te& I ble to stimulate appreciably plant ac- - tlvlty, Is still 0,000 times brighter than I full moonlight. The conclusion Is thut, even in respect to light stimulus, the moon's influence on plunt growth Is wholly negligible." Admitted the Truth. Naomi was In the hublt of crying when falling, whether hurting herself or not, and would wult for someone to come nnd pick her up. One day she fell down and began whimpering, but her mamma, not thinking her badly hurt, waited to see what she would do. Naomi looked around und, see-ing no one coming, snld, "Oh, Rhucks, I Isn't hurt anyway, I'se des fussln'." Work and the Busy World. Are you one of the persons who can-not work In a crowd? If you are, you are a most unfortunate person, for it is a fact thot In this busy age most of us have to learn to do our work wherever we may happen to be. It Is seldom thut we find it possible to work In seclusion, shut away from the noise and rush of business, observes an effi-ciency eLglneer. Most large business concerns are beehives of activity. Unless one can find It possible to concentrate on the work In hand, even in the midst of confusion, It Is plain to see thut much time will bo lost und much energy wasted in this rushing world, where each one faces many duties In many lines of activity. Seya Beans as Food. . The Soya bean promises to become one of the most Important food rnufT;- - rials of the vegetable kingdom, de-clares the Pathfinder. Milk In either a powdered or a liquid form is being produced from It, the oil can be hard-ened Into an edible fut or used entls-factorl- ly as a substitute for linseed oil, the beans in the natural, etnte make a pulutable, nutritious dish when properly cooked, and the pulp which remains after the oil has been ex-pressed Is excellent for feeding to live stock. To Wax Floors. Apply by meuns of a flannel cloth beeswax which bus been thinned with turpentine. Then rub Into the floor well. This Is a hard wax and can hurdly be applied without the turpen-tine, but the latter quickly cvupornf'S and the wax then forms a very dur able Mulsh. If one 1ms no beeswax, paruflln wax will do just na well, but it Is less durulilu. |