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Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
MERCY THAT STINGS
NIGHT COURT JUDGE METEs OUT
DISGUISED INJUSTICE.
Fashionable Women Enjoy His Cruel
iy lmpertinent Questioning Of For
lorn Girl and Then Praise Him
for His Kindness.

"She's been up here thirty times"
said the court officer, with a backward
jerk of his thumb.
She wasn't bad looking girl at all.
Not many months ago she had been a
very good looking girl indeed. In
spite Of the slush underfoot and the
drizzling rain that had been falling,
she was not noticeably bedraggled
when she came into the night court
for women. One chiefly noticed that
her eyes were dull and her bearing
careless. She had become used to
the routine of her life-and that rou-
tine included the court. Emotion had
been burned out Of her by the caustic
of existence. A flare of drunken an
ger-a maudlin sob-were her limits
Of expression. She mounted the bridge
drearily, hopelessly. It was evident
enough the girl didn't care.
ASK her"
A buzz Of whispering filed the court
room. One looked up to see a bevy
Of handsomely dressed women sitting
by the side of the Judge. They wore
evening gowns. Gems sparkled against
the pallor Of their breasts. Their fair
shoulders were protected against the
draughts Of the filthy courtroom by
costly furs. They rested white kid
elbows upon the judges desk and
propped their arrogant and complacent
faces in slender hands and stared that
dingy courtroom down. The Judge
had obviously been dining with them.
His handsome face was flushed and
he often laughed behind his hand
with the prettiest of his callers. At
their prompting he asked that poor,
bedeviled, hopeless woman who stood
before him questions that were still
cruelty impertinent, though he was
The silk clad women by his side tit
tered and exchanged hooking glances.
The woman's voice grew hoarse and
strained as she replied. She stared at
the women Of another world as those
women of the poor streets In Paris
may have stared at the women of the
court some hundred odd years ago.
"You may go now" said the judge.
silkily. The women who sat by his
side upon a bench that had been de-
filed, stretched out their pretty hands
and patted him gently upon the arm.
"How good you are to these people,"
said one to him, addressing him by his
first name.
The old court officer was leading
the woman toward the door. A bright
spot burned high upon her cheek
bones. The flames OF rage flared in
her widely opened, staring eyes.
"G'wan now, kid" said the old court
officer, patting her shoulder with
awkward kindness. Don't you care"
Cincinnati Times-Star.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
WILD ! INES IN HONDURAS
Bandit Crew From Guatemala Aaids q
Village and Carries OF All
the Women.

Parallelling the robbery Of the Sab.
Inc women in early Roman hmistory. a
bandit ere W from Guatemala dashed
across the border recently and car.
ried of the women of tiny village.
Excitement runs high, both here and
throughout the colony. since the an
nouncement that no troops could be
sent to run the thieves to earth. That
plans for q private invasion of Guate-
mala are in progress there is no doubt
A posse 10 expected to leave in a day
or two we'll provided with arms and
ammunition, to accompany the men Of
the village to the mountain lair where,
1t is thought, the brigands hold their
fair captives.
The border near the point where the
Mexican, Guatemala and British Hon
duran lines join is infested with out.
laws, who. by jumping from one coun-
try to the other, avoid the rather lax
vigilance which is maintained by the
police departments in this vast and
sparsely ettled region. Near the line. in
British te rritory, is the village Of Bull.
let Tree Bank, one Of the chicle sta
tons on the Upper Belize river. At
present only ten families are making
their homes In the place.
1t was during the day that the rob.
bers desc ended on the village and car.
ried away the women, when the men
were all in the woods tapping the
Eapote trees and collecting the chicle.
Five young women, daughters Of the
chicle gatherers, accompanied by an
older woman, who was the wife Of one
Of the w0rkmen. were washing cloth
Ing on the banks Of the river. The
other women, who were in the houses,
heard screams and ran out to see their
friends and relatives being driven be.
fore band of no less than IL men.
The alarm was given as soon as pos
sible, but as the men of the village
were several miles away and widely
scattered in the forests, 1t was night
before all were summoned home.
Their lack Of sufficient firearms made
pursuit impossible until arms and
ammunition had been secured.
Loadin 6 their effects into canoes
and bringing the remaining women
and chill dren with them, the chicle
gatherers came down stream as rapid
~ as the current and sturdily piled
paddles could bring them.
On arrival here their story was soon
circulated throughout the city. First
the authorities were consulted, but 1t
soon was apparent that the red tape
surrounding legal procedure would bar
any effective action. Many men vol
unteered to Join the "chiclerous." and
while the expedition is being conduct.
ed as secretly as possible, there Is lit
tie danger of police interference, az
they are thought to sympathize with
the movement.-Belize british Hon.
duras) Dispatch New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
BRIDGET Nonplussed,

Mrs. jenkins had retired to her room
to tr yto sleep off headache. She
had particularly devoted maid
Bridget. Bridget now annoyed Mrs
Jenkins greatly by tiptoeing to heI
door every little while and peeping in
at her.
Finally Mrs. jenkins called to Bridget
and asked her not to do 1t as 1t was
disturbing her, to which Bridget re-
piled:
"Shure, Mrs. jenkins, PLAT am to
do? When yez makes a noise think
yez wants me, an whin yez is quiet
gifts to thinkin' maybe yez is dead
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11

bench at tho kitchen door. when
made up my mind to get married
what did do?"
went ahead"
eyes. went ahead and found the
girl who'd say Yes II I hadn't I'd
have been an old bach now"
well. again?"
III nobody comes looking for you
why don't you do a little looking for
yourself?"
"You-you mean that I'm to run
after q mani" exclaimed the blush.
Ing Abigail.
Say. woman. be a philosopher for
= moment. Why in thunder was 1t
20 arranged that a man was given
all the advantage in this matrimonial
business? He can choose and pick.
but q woman Is limited to those who
call. She must take what Is offered
or 60 without any. The custom is
as old as the world, guess, but it's
. blamed poor custom. I've given II
much thought, and have come to the
conclusion that it's responsible for
half the divorces and misery of life.
what would you have an old maid
dor" was asked after long silence.
Force square deal from man.
Now you listen to me. The Bascomb
farm, down over the red bridge road,
has been sold to Mr.. Thomas. He's
a bachelor Of forty. He's moved in,
and will keep house all alone until he
can find wife. Yes, he'll go saunter-
ing around in a lordly way. realizing
that he has the whip hand, and when
he sees one of your sex that takes
his eye he'll condescend to ask her
to be his'n. It's his privilege under
the custom, but I'm saying darn the
customl"
1T isn't likely that Mr.. Thomas
and shall meet" replied Abigail
with sigh.
Then it will be your fault and my
breath will have been wasted. Knock
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
By BRYANT c. ROGERS
copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
Press,)

Ife98.)
Miss Abigail Jones, spinster Of thir
Neight, had her own little home ir
The village of Dawson. Almost every
lay Of her life. after passing the age
Df twenty-five, she had been met witt
The query:
Nov, Abigail. why don't you mar
n some nice man and have a home
that Is a homer"
Every man and woman knows that
70 marry there must be a man and q
woman. Here was the woman, but
where was the mann Abigail wasn't
70 very homely, and she wasn't 80
very gawky. Worse looking women
han she were getting married every
lay. Up to the old maid age q young
man occasionally looked her way. but
aot with serious intentions. After
mat period she was left alone. II
wasn't a-.4ar. square deal by a WON
"a. but no one appeared to be direct.
Y to blame for It. Dawson was q
,lsepy old village. seldom visited by
outsiders. and when . widower or
bachelor took q notion to marry he
headed some other way.
Abigail was patient az q girl. and
she was patient as an old maid. She
had read that all things come to the
nan who waits; and she couldn't see
Why 1t didn't apply to q woman as
we'll. What should come to her was
husband. But there was no telling
when he would appear. Things were
placid and monotonous when a tin
psddler came along one day to stir
Up the calm waters. He had sold
Abigail a basin and a wash dish. and
hey had talked about it's being q
poor year for corn, when he asked:
How comes It that you are moi
narried?"
"Just happens So" was the reply.
1T isn't right. You are entitled to
husband az much as any other
woman"
but II I'm not asked to marryr
'Umi uni He don't come along
1hf"
Hasn't yet"
"But 1t isn't right"
"Wellf"
Look here. woman" said the ped
Her as he took seat on the wash
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
Thick.

How far Is 1t to the next town."
inquired the traveller in the mud be
spattered buggy.
bout ten mile, mister" said the
farmer by the roadside.
Long miles. too, suppose"
mo. sir, they're not SO very long
but you'll find them pretty blamed
thick"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
PIay Versus Work.

Hub CARRYING home)-Well, did you
go to the dentists and have that
bridge work done?
Wife-No, dear. Mrs. Swift called
and We spent the afternoon in bridge
play.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
viii Move Often.

Chicago.-Failing to agree on one
OF two suburbs in which they want to
live, Louis p. Wernecke and his bride,
clippers, have decided to move every
six months between Evanston and
Reuick.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11

any child knows
T. and the high
school pupil can
refer you to half
a dozen textbooks
to prove 1t. It IL
true, however. Of
only a very few
rainbows, as C.
FitZhugh Ta1man
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
Not What He Exnented-

she-Sal, are those poe In thu
paper signed "Oedipus" yours?
He-Yes.
She-Well. the girls persisted that
they were. but l always spoke up for
you--FlieHonds Rleattar.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
The Goat

Miggs-Your wife doesn't seem to
like me.
Riggs-Naturally! You're the man I
always lay the blame on when / am
detained downtown.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11

sicians draw from
the results of q
long series of ex-
periments on mice
made by M. Das-
tire, professor Of
physiology at the
Sorbonne in Paris.
D. 8 crib ng
thoco - %h1 An
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
VARYING C0L0Rs OF RAINBOW
Generally Accepted Idea Of Settled
Hues 10 Shattered by Recent
Researches.

Violet. indigo, blue, green. yellow, or
ange, red-the colors Of the rainbow:
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-07-11
CANCER IMMUNITY IN SIGHT
Results Of Experiments With Mice
Hold Out Great Hope, Accord
Ing to the Scientists.

That a vaccine for cancer is about
60 be discovered is the deduction ply.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
RETAIL GROCERY
BUSINESS HEAVY
Twenty-four Stores Cater
to Demands of Growing
Population
def -. Bartlctt.)

Amarillo is the best fed city oil her
size in the United States She con.
sumes more high grade groceries In
proportion to her size than any city
in Texas
Her feed department Is handled by
twenty-four retail grocery stores.
owned and managed by as live and
progressive grocers as can be found
on the face OF the earth.
The retail grocers OF Amarillo
have a large part la the progressive
business life OF this busy city as is
shown bv the following statistics fur
nishcd by the Amarillo Business
Mems Association
Total number OF stores, -: total
number OF employees. o. total num-
Der OF wagons. 40; total capital in.
vested. sos. zoe; annual sales. $3.50.
o0o. annual salaries, $4,000.
These figlres do not include the
butcher business
II might be- interesting 20 prod Ic-
ors Of butter and eggs to know that
these twestv-tour grocery stores sell
annually $1,000 poundp OF creamery
butter. all % which rs shipped iu.
from Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas.
and 10000 pounds of country butter.
most Of this produced in this imme
date territory.
The consumption Of eggs is in pro-
portion with batter; the twenty-four
eroccrs handle annually $500 CAGES
81 eggs. or 10000 dozen
These figures do not include but
ter and eggs shipped in by the large
hotels and railroad eating houses.
Twenty oct OF the twenty-four gro
Gers are members OF the Amarillo
business Mems Association ana are
among its most active members.
by mutual agreement the grooers
close their stores all during the wear
AZ & 90 o clock In the evening thus
giving their employees short hours
and in addition to this four :ull day
holidays are allowed during the year.
In the character of stocks carried
and the quality of the store service,
the Amarillo grocers will compare
fayorably with any OF the larger cit
is OF Texas.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
(Iord HraDilcnhmrg. }

a story Of Amarillo's wonderful
growth and development Is no more
viyidiy PORTRAYED than In the history
OF her banking institutions About
1855 the Denver railroad built into
Amarillo, being practically the first
developing factor Of our modern Oft.
izenship 10 touch that twenty five
thousand acres Of matchless sun
kissed plain. known as the Liam
Estacado. stretching away from our
doors .n every direction and the
transformation from ogttleman :
paradise 20 the home OF the farmer
and business man begun. That year
Judge J c. Paul one Of the pioneer
business men, established the first
bank Boz this section AZ Panhandle
which institution is still running un-
der h.s able Management and IA an
important factor In its community
affair But the center of all tn's
great section, financial life was de-
stlncd FOR another place
In December o. 1850 some keen
eyed men OF pcr,isiou. ioreoas,irs
IN a truly prophet, way rot toscthe"
On Amarillo, and movement was
started which had for ils end the CT
Fanilauon OF tho First National bank
OF Amarillo. whi % has become iho
grca'esf financial institution in an
the cope OF country from lt Worth.
Texas. 20 Pueblo. Colo, south and
north and Oklahoma CITY AMI RI
PasO. east and west. OF tn nine
men who took part IN organization
Of this bank only two Mcssrs. II n.
Sanborn and u u Me Alpine nov
remain in Amarillo and an OF them
have long since disposed of their
holdiues In 1866 " d. FuQua 10
came active in the MANAGEMENT OF
this bank and D. Las pr0sporcd ma
Nelously under his able management
w. January follow Ing the bank did
IT'S first DAYS business and few
items from its records win prove IN.
tercstinc reading and avain prove
the old adaee. Large oaks from liz
tie loorns grow Its total d,pogits
on that day were tlG5oi It's oapi-
tai paid In S2t.OD0. ard lts total re
sources S25.lG5.f5. Toiay this bank
has deposits Of mere than enc million
dollar and total resources of more
than one and half millions In 1892
conditions looked good 10 others and
the Amarillo National Bank was ~.
gauiled At that time the First Ma
tiona was making steady growth
rs capital was SO 600. ncposits
IS. Soi1 and total rosor. .r.s s172-
4S2 These tup hanks held the field
for only q fhort Will, when another
foresi GIFTED man who bad carly east
his lct and si8k.f h- fortune ou AM
Rrii'o and Who had NOT l,.u idle. 'u-
who vas bIildin. mp what is toda,
one OF the LARGEST vhl'rsai, -Io..rics
houses iE the state. ha' urcWOuitiou-
81 greater things Goo como. and o..
1905 Mr. J L. Smith or-au fod tho
National Bank at Commerce. FROM
the beginnings Of q private banking
business started in the name ~ the
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
FIVE GREAT BANKING
INSTITUTIONS BACKED
BY ENORMOUS CAPITAL

firm Of Walker Smith & Co. q shor
time previously BY this time m
budding oak had put rs roots In deer
soil and was sending its branches
IN every direction In the glorious al.
mosphere Of growing business posi-
lilities on every hand The combin
ed capital and surplus Of Amarlllo's
banking institutions al this time was
t350,5i6.00. and tho deposits had
reached tho nice sum Of t1,10j,5ii
with total resources Of 81 200, Gi9. 90
Just about this time BEGAN that won
derful era Of growth which has plac-
! ed Amarillo In the list of candidates
to become cities OF the first class.
and a little later the Amarillo Bank
& Trust Company was organized and
soon came the First State Bank
which gives Amarillo today fiyt
flourishIuc banking institutions with
Ia combined capital. surplus and IN
divided profits Of $7NS.475 De-.
posiis Of S2.525,20i.0O and total re-
sources Of $3.6S>.GS $4,000. Truly this
acorn fen into good soil ana waxeth
into a giant OF the forest
The management OF these banks
are wide-awakc forceful business
men aui recent, seeing the needs
1i such O growing volume of finance
passing through their hands dali
/ they recorni2ei the necessity and de-
wani far some concerted action anil
cooperation that would conserve the
interests OF the banks and lis Gus.
toners az an times. and especially IL
stress or danger Of panic should come
again and the amarillo Clearing
House Association WAS orranlzed
with four OF is banks as charter
member, and It's operations. while
little known 70 the average person
are OF inestimable benefit 10 all.
Aside from their local dcpositprs
the Amarillo banks act ss correspond
tN~ brfiiN Abl Il ldIkf uNNlutT OF
banks IN all thr confines OF IT, larg,
trade territory l. practical clear
ing house for the balance OF The coun-
try al large for all m news transfer
red 20 and from this section and adj
Joining parts OF Oklahoma and New
Mexico. and issue letters OF credit
and drafts available anywhere Ia the
United States or Foreign countries
The clearing house settlements arc
the barometer OF financial trpnsac-
lions the country over. aud while
imarillo's clcafnes are small ir com
rarisou with large cities. still these
daily settlements truy indicate IN,
tally sof'lomeu's truly Indicate the
tween the Nw5rlo ha.ds and soma
'HF, AGGREGATE m th. uri.hborhond
Hf ono h"nlr.d thousand dollar. ami
800 'aI' Hl. would total between
. 500 ana .hr.e million. a month. Io
NAL. sum tn The e1urs" ni ypor
E T Ware Was vice president Of
tb. Fr-' National Bank In the nine
Ties Later De engaged in the bust
ness go tharuirg and orglnilel The
Western Bank q Trust Company. an -
'.II .at"r he acquired control Of the
Amarillo National and ouso'idatei
with o.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From Chicago News
\ soft answer may save a loag ses-
sion in the hospital
Fyery silly man thinks he o. an in.
-piidtiou 20 some woman.
Some families consist OF a maa. his
wife and q f'w pJtted plants
It his satanic majesty ever Lad
horns he probably wore them of
bnttinc In
You VIII observe that the woman
who wants 10 keep a COW in town
doesn't want 10 do the milking
Evening journal., 1912-02-27
NEWS FROM
STATE COLLEGE
New Rule Puts Students Up
AgaiRSt QuizzeS
Again
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del, Feb. 27-Re-exam-
nations i'm the many branches Of
study are being held in the college
this week as a result of the new rule
whereby all first term conditions must
be removed by March l.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon. Fraternity
went to Wilmington on Washington's
birthday in a body and had their an
nual chapter photograph taken.
Harry NJ. Grives and Careton B.
Walls visited their parents in Smyrna
last week
Benjamin W. Ward. u. was Phil
adelphia visitor last week.
Stanley Loomis IA. was one of the
quintet that left college last month
to seek his fortune in Oregon, has
returned to his home in Pennsylvania.
President Ward, OF the Senior
Glass. has announced his committees
to prepare for the Senior Banquet
Glass Day and Commencement exer-
cises.
George Murray, ex-'15. has resigned
from college to superintendent a
large duck farm north of Newark.
David L. Sloan. 10, was a recent
Elkton visitor.
Alfred c. Connellee. IA, was Bal
timore and Washington visitor last
week.
Miss Margaret Bowen, college stem
ographer. won the prize tickets at the
Avenue Theatre, Wilmington, lasi
week.
William NJ Francis. '0S, chief en-
gineer for Pierre S. duPont. was {
Newark visitor on Sunday.
Manlove II. Wilson. 'O5. and T. Mar
vel Goodin, 05, we're Kappa Alph;
visitors.
Davis H. Bell, II. and William
Schaeffer. II, we're Omega Alph'
guests on Sunday.
Guard mount was the order Of tn
weekly drill last Friday.
Robert Tippett. IA. was a guest o
Baltimore friends on Saturday.
The new score board in the colleg
gymnasium adds greatly TO the pleas
ufeS OF lne spectators III Milhtooih
a basketball game from the indoo
track
Miss Elizabeth Wright, Of Newark
was given dance by her sister. Mis-
Elsie Wright on Friday night in tn
Opera House in honor of her bein
home from Miss Baldwin's school 70
a short vacation. Those present wer
the Misses Elizabeth and Elsie
Wright. Marion Campbell. Edit
Spenser. Cornelia Pilling, Ruth DaV
is Eleanor Pilling. Helen Willett
Z Mildred McNeal. Katherine Bower
) Mrs. John Pilling and Mrs. s..
Wright The young men present II
cluded George p. Millington. '12 Ra,
mond McNeal. IA. Robert c. Levi
~. Carlton B. Walls. 13. John
Attix, ~. Ephraim P. Jolls. ~, A
thur S. Hanchine, '13. Carl Taylc
'12. Robert Davis. Wallace Sawdo
'13, William A. Reynolds. ~. and z
nest f. Wright.
/ Marshall Jones. rs. was a Milfo
! visitor on Saturday and Sunday.
\ Elmer E. Brown, '13. was w
mington visitor during the week en-