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Gunnison news-champion., 1919-06-20

a'l.
Prof. and Mrs. Geo. Cleland, the
former principal Of the South Side
Schools in Canon City, spent Wednes-
day in town. They were returning
from a trip by auto through the low
er country. Prof. Cleland spent most
of the day at the Normal looking over
our school and interviewing teachers
for the school at Canon City.
On Tuesday Mrs. w. w. Mckee in
vited the Tsiania Camp Fire girls to
spend the evening with her daughter,
Zclm9, that being the young lady's
birthday. The plan was also to have
a miscellaneous shower for Mrs. E.
E. Byerrum, who has been the guard
ian Of this organization and was soon
to leave. It turned out to be q triple
ahower, as Miss Martha billiard, an
other member Of the Camp Fire also
celebrated q birthday anniversary on
the same day, and the girls brought
pretty presents for the young ladies' as
well as for Mrs. Byerram. Mrs. Nc
Kee served . dainty lunch. and alto
gether 1t was . very happy party.
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-06-20

Having sold his only Dodge car u
: Nj. DIX, Bryant Eastman went 8
Salida Monday nieht to drive hers1
another Of that standard make. His
mother, Hrs. A. II. Eastman, accom-
panied him 1br tie cutting q . srSde
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-06-20

d. w. Stout, wife and three child
ren, and sister-in-lAw, NrA Grove
and her da1Ghter, al Of Colorado
Springs, and cd friends Of C. Z.
Stevens, were visitors It the latter,s
ranch o. Temiehi creek during the
Gunnison news-champion., 1919-06-20

"A. L. Waterman. who is now located
ct Hawarden, Iowa, sends NJ check
for q years subscription to the News
Champion. Says they couldn't keep
house without 1t, and adds: 1--WE get
all the news Of our friends, also every
thing that is happening in and around
Gunnison county. We are thinking
Of coming back this fall. Like Gum
nison and the people better than any
place we have been in yet. It's q
hard place to beat. Give our regards
to all our friends" ,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
BOMB PLANTERS ATTEMPT REIGN
OF TERROR IN EAST.

Attempts on the life OF Attorney
General Palmer were made MONDAY
night through the planting OF a bomb
which wrecked the lower portion OF
the Palmer residence in the ashton
able northwest section of Washington.
Mr.. Palmer and all members OF the
family escaped without injuty, beng
on the second floor at the time OF the
explosion.
One man thought to be the person
who planted the bomb were blown to
bits by the force of the explosion. Po-
lice believed that the bomb exploded
prematrrely before it could be placed
under the house.
The bomb, the police said, was con-
tanned in a suitcase filled with cloth
ing. Portions of the clothing of the
man killed, it was said, indicated that
he was roughly clad.
Other attempts to destroy officials
via the bomb route were mad at the
same time in Cleveland, Boston, Pat
erson, N. j., Pittsburg, Philadelphia
New York and NewtonVille, Mass. In
all cases the bombs destroyed much
construction work and glass but injur'
cd no one,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
RAKER MIST EXPLAIN.

Service men all over the united
will rejoice at the news from
Washington that "one OF the acts OF the
war department hat will be thorough
ly probed by congress Will be the
treatment accorded the so-called con-
scientious directors.
1.-THE American Legion is on record
demanding u know by what mode OF
reasoning the department reached the
conclusion that hundreds OF men VINO
refused to serve this country should
have been treated with more consid-
Grafton than the men who did the
nghting. The association holds that
one OF the cruelest injustices OF the
whole war was the preference given
the men who wanted to escape real
service.
Senator Kellogg has presented q
resolution asking for Information OF
the secretary of war on the matter Of
this select set who were treated witt
more consideration than other yount
men who went to the colors.'
Too many soft words were used or
the conscientious directors, the profit
GERS In both merchandise an labor, ant
the propagandists. Soft words worl
well with a big stick" but there ha'
been no big stick" in use.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
OPENS AT WASHINGTON

With twenty-one American republics
represented and with nearly 500 dele
gates present, the secon Pan-Amerl-
can conference was opened Monday at
the Pan-American union. The presi-
dent of the United States, the presl-
dents Of Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala
Bolivia and Uruguay, the provisional
president of Venezuela and the secre-
tary of foreign affairs of Salvador sent
cablegrams of greeting to the confer
enec.
Assistant secretary OF state Phillips
who is acting secretary of state in the
absence of Acting Secretary Polk; Vice
President Marshall and Speaker Gil
lett of the house of representatives, the
Chilean ambassador and the Bolivar
ministers, deans of their respective
ranks among the Latin-Amerfcan dip
lomats in Washington and the presl
dent of the United States Chamber o
Commerce we're the principal speak
ers at the inaugural session of tn
conference.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
MEXICAN PROBLEM LOOMS AGAIN.

Having denied Europe the right to
interfere with our Monroe doctrine and
Europe, as represented by our allies,
having agreed not to insist on the alb
rogation of regional understandings
what are We to do about Mexico?
Mexico has repudiated the Monroe
doctrine and is not amenable 10 the
League of Nations, which she has 'ot
been invited to join. True, the revised
version of the league covenant gives
the league the last word on the Mon
roe doctrine and 1t may be that Europe
Will yet step into regulate anarchic
Mexico If we do not.
Europe Is none too well satisfied
with Wilson's policy of "%watchful wait
Ing" In the days before the European
war Germany, Ii will be remembered,
tried to arrange European combine
which should undertake to restore law
and order In Mexico In defiance OF the
Monroe doctrine.
Conditions have continued TO grow
worse under Carranza's rule and the
chances are that an acute crisis Will
be reached as soon as peace has been
formally proclaimed In Europe. Mex
leo owes millions to our friends and
allies In Europe and they have numer-
Gus claims for damages to property
and subjects slain. AS a matter Of
course these claims will be presented
sooner or later and the United States.
because Of It's adherence to the Monroe
doctrine, will be involved.
The Mexican government is less
able TO meet les obligations than IL
vas when tho President adopted a
policy of "%watchful waiting" villa
or his alter ego recently seized Parral,
numbering the mayor and his two sons.
A Red Cross report at Washington
tells of 200,0 900 bandits and thieves let
loose. rotten with disease n divorce
ed from all ideas or ever working
again" The streets In Mexico City
are declared by competent observers
to be unsafe for pedestrians after s
o'clock In the evening, A ca%nservat-
i've estimate has II that 10000 have
starved In Mexico in the last four
years. The total equals the number
of deaths In the French revolution
from the fall OF the Bastile TO the be-
heading of R~obespierre.
Mexico Is u queer combination of
militarism and Bolsheyism. Before
Russia fell into the clutch of Lenine
and Trotzky the Mexican people were
Suffering from a regime as red as any
which has cursed Russia in the last
two years, The REORGANIZATION and
di~sintegration has followed much the
same course. In both countries the
destruction OF industries has prevent
ed hundreds of thousands from earn
ing a living. In Russia the poor have
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06

priests of pacifsm and unprepareo-
ness, said before the Senate commlttee
on January Is, 1917. Eighty days iatei
Congress was driven to its oeciara-
ton OF war by, Germany's insoient re-
sumption of unrestricted
warefare:
do not think there could nave
been any question of the invasion
of France, if France mad oeen
unarmed. There would not nave
been any moral sentiment in Ger
many to have supported the III
yasion of an unarmed country.
In less than five minutes after that
confiding utterance, Mr.. Willard him
self refuted 1t by declaring that tne
German leaders had morally ruined
thir country" that mo matter wha'
the outcome of the war may be. Ger
many is morally bankrupt today.
Paciists, as Miss Adams says, are
in i'll repute in this country. TheS
are feared and distrusted because I'M
public now sees the amazing depths O
thir Observation-Disclosures
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06

Joined Lenine's guards and have prey
ed upon the rest of the people. In
Mexico the poor. unable to work be"
cause no work was to be had. Joined
the Villistas or other bodies Of bandits.
In both countries cunning leaders
live by plumber and graft. The mill
tarists who keep Carranza in power
vie with one another to make Mexico
City howl with their orgies.
Mexico's credit is destroyed; not a
cent can be borrowed in foreign lands
to pave the way for reconstruction;
Carranza has not kept his pledges to
protect lives and property; aliens are
being robbed and slain as inthe worst
days of anarchy before the European
conflict.
The American government must bt
prepared once again to face the Mex
lean problem. The American people
must once again inform themselves al
to conditions beyond the Rio Grande
must be ready to face a crisis as acut'
as any that has yet arisen and mus
reach a decision which shall be final
-Goodwin's Weekly.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
CHASING THE DEVIL.

The Y. M. G. A. has always been the
releni esa foe of the devil and now
even proposes to chase him out OF the
small town where he has held sway
for SO long. The Occupation" cam
paign launched the first of the week
by the Y. M. G. A. is for the distinct
purpose OF establishing the Y. NJ. g. A.
in every small town in the state OF
Idaho. Fifty thousand dollars Is to be
raised to bring secretaries, buildings,
and helpful influences TO the boys In
the small town, who heretofore have
had to go to the city TO get TO the In
door swimming pool, the gymnasium
the game tables and the clean com
partnership that every boy between the
ages of eleven and eighteen longs fol-
but too seldom gets in a town IKE
American Falls. The direct benefits
may not come to US tomorrow or a ye"f
from tomorrow. but II Is some salts
faction to feel that they are moving
our way and with our combined hell
are SIRE to arrive sometime.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
HAS ADMINISTRATIONS PUT ON
SOFT PEDALf
(From Duluth News-Tribune)

Has the order gone from Washing
ton, or from the foreign white house,
to again put the soft pedal" on the
prosecution of the /. ". w. and others
of the red family? TheMinneapolis
Journal is of the opinion that 1t has.
The reports from Washingto indl-
cate It, and the facts seem to confirm
1t.
Yet, II this lis so, it need surprise no
one. The much heralded deportation
of disloyalists was largely a bluff. A
trainload crossed the country much
like an advertising junket, but few OF
the passengers got further than New
York. The country is full of bolshe-
vik propagandists. They hold meet
ings and send out literature-so-called
without any objection or restraint.
The mails are loaded with this sort of
stuff, which Is the rankest of appeals
to the worst and lowest of the popula-
ton.
Revolution is openly advocated. The
rule of Lenine and the Russian soviet
system are boldly praised and extolled.
A like system is urged for this coun-
try, The Soviets at Work" by Lee
nine, is one of the pamphlets sent
lhIOuBu LhS tudiio NY INC ihdiiu UNIV
| of Social Science of New York. 1t has
a laudatory introduction by a Russian
resident in New York.
In every city are groups OF men and
women who lend their services to this
propaganda and to fomentfng every
labor trouble or disturbance. They in
cite and influence wage workers with
or without cause, and by their methods
- II
and alarm of employers, who some-
times visit upon the innocent the sins
of these plotters.
1t is a distinct movement. 1t is moi
hidden. II does not pretend to aim al
lettering the condition of the workers
and increasing wages, These are but
incidentals used as weapons. The
farnk and open purpose IL revolution
and nothing less. 1t is to organize ev-
erywhere, secretly and openly, soviets
after the Russian model. as q revolu.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
Prospective Bndegrooms, Attention.!
Marriage and the Home

We believe in the institution called marriage. We believe
no man has reached the fulness of life unless he has a house
wife.
Human tradition and human law require that, having
done so, he shall furnish her with food and shelter. So far as
shelter is concerned, to rent a room, or a few rooms, or a
house somewhere, fulhlls the letter of that tradition and law.
We doubt very much that fulfns the spirit of them.
We believe that a woman may properly demand that the
shelter that is furnished her by her husband shall be theirs
In fact as we'll as In name. We believe that, If we were a
woman, we would demand it. W. may be making trouble for
some prospective bridegroom in this town, out nevertheless
we suggest to the bride-tobe that his ability or desire to
furnish her with a home is a pretty good test of his character
and affection.
We do not mean that no man should marry until he has
the means with which to build. But he should not marry
until he has the means to begin building or to begin buying.
Having started to build or buy, it means years, perhaps,
OF selfdenfal II means going without this and doing without
that But, too, 1t means more than that 1t means a bond of
common sacrifice that will unite mar and wife closer than
could the enjoyment of any luxury.
so, We say to woman. marry the man who is willing to
give you a real home according to his means. And, we say to
the man, marry a woman who DEMANDS il. 1t is that kind
OF a marriage that is likely to result happily.
WE SPECIALIZE IN THE NEEDS OF BRIDEGRooMs-
"THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
WHY THE PACIFISTS ABE DIS
LIKED In THIS COUNTRY.

At Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday.
British delegates to the Women's in
ternational conference for permanent
peace, proposed Miss Jane Adams as
the American member of the council
of the league of nations. Miss Adams
dismissed the suggestion with the re-
mark that, such a scheme cannot be
realized, for in America at the present
day none is more detestable than the
pacifst."
No n conversant with Miss Ad-
dams fine ideals and sociological SER
vice could hold her IN destestation.
Events of the last four or five years,
however, have convinced the American
people that their country would be put
in deadly peril if it followed pacifist
counsel.
Turning back to declarations made
by leading ~paeiicists just before our
entry into the war, one can not avoid
the conclusion that they were unde-
pendable scouts upon the watch-tow-
ers. This, for example, is what Oswald
Garrison Willard. one of the high
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
%CHATAUOUA COMING

You may not know II but the Eli
s,on-White Chatauqua is coming to
American Falls June i4th and Will en-
terrain for six days in a big tent. II
has n program that promises to be as
good as any OF those we have had In
abe past. IL has a mixture of light
and serious attractions that Will please
everyone at least part of the time.
Those men who have undertaken the
financial and advertisins guarantees
that enable the people Of the county
10, enjoy the chautauqua have a big
job and service TO perform and will
earn the undivided thanks of the ON
immunity for their unselhsh efforts to-
wrd making the Chauteuqna q u e.
CESS. You Will save nearly four dol
lars by buying a general admission
ticket TO all the performances, Re-
member the date-June IA to 10 In
elusive.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
CUR LITTLE COUNTRY PAPER

It'll EEk
Our Little Country Paper has a
new editor. He isn't a bearded sage
who Yields the copy pencil with un-
erring accuracy, nor liz he of long ex-
perience and training In his profess
sion. But like all country editors he
has ideals and teas, mostly borrowed.
that he hopes perchance will be of
some passing benefit TO the commun-
kty he serves.
10 strangers this little paper will
probably always seem drab and mis-
erably provincial but for the homo
folks the editor shall always try to
weave into the lines of his paper the
sweet. intimate story of life with all
the touches of nature that make us
wondrous kind. Our newspaper viii
try TO bring together the daily threads
of the towns life. o. them into
something rich and strange, set the
pattern as II weaves. and give to the
cloth Its color by mixing the lives of
all It's people In Its oolorpot. IL will
AIRY to keep our country hearts quick,
our country minds open and our couny
ary faith strong.
IL times seem dull and events are
commonplace we win still continue to
pound the old typewriter, knowing that
just around the corner, and each
awaiting his turn, stand JOY, Grief.
Sorrow, Mirth, Sarcasm, wit, and
Laughter.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
TuH MONEY GOES

A real estate salesman came TO TOM
a few weeks ago to sell town lots IN a
new town he was helping promote.
business man said 10 MIN, You
are in the wrong town, people mere
won't buy" Another said, Heavens
Why did you stop in American Falls
still another threw up his hands with
the remark, Everybody is broke,
There is no money in the country"
IL was a discouraging outlook.
The real estate agent stayed IN
American Falls two weeks. He work
ed two or three hours a day. IL was
vacation for him. When he left ~
had sold slightly less than sl500,
worth of property that his clients hac
never seen. And 1t was all gilt edge
He got the money that wasn't mere
| The point we want to make Is TINS
There is a moral to the story for TN
| home merchant and business a
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06

tionary agency
Yet the federal government does
nothing. The postal authorities are
too busy muddling the telegraph and
telephone service. The legal depart
ment, not headed by a disciple OF Le-
nine. must have direct orders to DO
nothing. SO 1t is left to the states
az it Is lime the states we're busy
The plot is widespread. 1t has fertile
soil in the lowest grade Of the foreign
born and a portion of the German born
who are recovering from the suppress
| sion OF the active war period which
kept them quiet.
Minnesota has its share OF these rev
%olutionists. 1t has its share OF biat'
antly disloyal publications. 1t has lts
bolshevik meetings. One was helc
here in Duluth only this week. 1t II
time TO use the club Of the state Jaw
since the federal law has been put IL
the morgue of politics.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
HIGHER RATES COMING.

WASHINGTON - Increased railroad,
telephone and telegraph rates ordered
by the railroad administration and by
the postmaster general respectively
were sustained Monday by tte supreme
court which held that the war powers
conferred by congress upon the pres
ident included sweeping control over
the railroad and wire systems with
supreme and conclusive" authority
to fix intrastate rates.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06
HIDDEN HANDS.

The point" In the libel complaint
filed Wednesday against the Press is
that II shows the hidden hands of the
same old friends"
A comparison of the complaint Nled
by o. c. Hall against ID, b. Jefrries sew
eral months ago with the one tilou
Wednesday Is sufficient evidence that
there are others deeply interestd but
mot for monetary reasons,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-06

Entered at the Postoffice. American
Falls, Idaho, as second class man
matter.
Subscription $500 per year, payable
In advance.
Advertising rates on application.
This paper Is a member of the United
T~ypothetae and Franklin Clubs or
America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

converted into the 1O6th Infantry.
The post is open to all men who
were i'll any branch of the service
during the war. Headquarters Of
the post is in Brooklyn and meet
ngs have been held in the 14th
Regiment armory. 1t is the plan of
this post To hold it's meetings away
from the armory as soon as it can
get a clubhouse Of it's own. Many
of the men hesitate about joining
The posts of the legion because they
believe that it means further mill
tary obligation. The meetings at
the armories enhance this impress
sion, which is incorrect. The wom-
ems auxiliary Of the 106th Infantry
Post Of the legion has been started
and organization is under way.
One way in which the men of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
BY HANNAH MITCHELL

snLi'IERS, sailors and marines
.,se swelling tA- ranks of the
American Legion throughout
ae country. Their latest title is that
Of the Big Brothers of the Goddess
Of Liberty.
The organization belongs to the ex-
service men, and, although its pres
lIge varies somewhat in different
parts Of the country, it will probably
he felt later as vital factor in the
business and politics of every COM
munity.
The much talked of "solder vote"
in the coming elections will to a
large extent be welded by the posts
of the American Legion Oh, of
course, the legion is not organized
for politics. "Policy, not politics."
is the slogan. But every one Of the
men in the organization is a voter,
and although there may be no dis
tinct party alignment, the policies
for which the men stand and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31
The American Legion Plans Its Policies and ?

made a great deal of money in
civilian life. He volunteered for
the war and Won a commission,
leaving in this country when he
went overseas wife and two little
children. Although he had been
making a good income he was
young and carried little insurance.
He was killed in action and his
widow and children now receive in
surance allotment and a pension
amounting to about SIS month.
I'm such cases. said Mr.. Ward
there Is barely enough to buy the
necessities Of life while the chill
dren are small. What of them as
they grow Older? Just as soon as
they are old enough to get around
the truancy laws they will start to
work. Suppose the son of one Of
the men who was killed in the war
for democracy is deprived of high
school education because his father
made the sacrifice. Or suppose the
daughter of one Of these men is
buried in grinding work for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-31

ton women requires that memDers
be Of family one of whose menS
went into service.
A similar association is that OF
the War Mothers of Pittsburgh.
This organization Will probably be
affiliated with the American Wom-
ems Legion.
An interesting phase of the
Women's Legion is the post of g'rlI
marines, the Belleau Wood Post ~
Washington, D. {. The bylaw
supplement the regular charter II
the American Legion There ar h
SO few girls in the Marine Corpx
that there will probably net be moro
than the Washington post TO them.|
Small problems Of the posts are
absorbing n,ost of the time OF the
members just now, and, of course,
the enlargement of membership IS
an important item of business at
first. However, the conventions OF
the Legion this fall will show
whether the organization IS going to
prove itself the real force in our
political reconstruction that has