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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
4
Classified ads seek quick tenant matches as Red Cross outreach offers housing assistance. Organizations and landlords collaborate to fill good houses and apartments efficiently in the community.
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington urges the secretary of agriculture to take possession of unoccupied uncultivated lands last year and keep them for a year after the war. The plan includes planting, irrigation, and compensation to landowners with possible retention if they pledge to cultivate during the war. He has drafted a bill to enact the proposal.
A satirical piece argues amateur gardeners prove muscles awaken with outdoor work. It notes novices suffer creaking limbs while back yard labor reveals dormant fibers. It claims neglectful sedentary work damages muscles beyond repair and promotes lasting outdoor activity over costly devices.
A North American editorial discusses imported "Made in Japan" safety matches sold in cities at twelve cents for a twelve box package. The piece argues a tariff reduction lowered duties for Japanese producers but did not reduce consumer prices, benefiting foreign manufacturers while reducing U S revenue and labor wages.
Washington June 1 A joint statement from Wilbuz of the Republican national committee and MacCormick of the Democratic national committee urges party workers nationwide to mobilize to aid draft registration officers on June 5 and beyond. The call emphasizes bipartisan support and total enrollment under the selective draft act to ensure proper citizen enrollment and arm selection.
George W. Fairchild of New York, a key Ways and Means member, attacks hasty revenue bill consideration and the eight percent profits tax as unfair and ineffective. He contrasts U S and English tax principles and argues the plan rewards watered stock and poor management. Maine Republicans push wartime production with Governor Milliken in Washington to revive shipping orders for the state.
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