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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18

a meeting Of the Foster circle, Kings
Daughters, will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. Arthur White, 1884 Harbert ave-
nue..
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18

which Is simply IRON and QtfININE
suspended in syrup, Restores Vitality
and Energy by Purifying and Enrich
ing the Blood So pleasant even Chill
dren Ike 1t, You can soon feel its
Strengthening, ~lnVigorating Effect.
Price coo. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18

The Mary Corrington Guild will meet
at st, Joseph's hospital Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock for the monthly sew
ing for st, Anthony's charity ward.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18
G. r. S to Entertain.

are so wen known, viii, as usual, bring
down the house. tAA
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18
MEETING OF MEMPHIS
WOMEN's ORGANIZATIONS

A George Washington party will be
given Friday evening by the Home Mis-
~sionary society of the Union Avenue
Methodist church, Circle SO.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18

The Woman's Missionary society Of
the First Methodist church will be en-
t%ertained at the home OF Mrs. st. John
Waddell, 1929 East Parkway, Thurs
day afternoon at 2:3o O'Clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-18
Third Birthday Sale
Which Will Continue For One Entire Week

Offering rare bargains of wanted, desirable new spring merchandise that
7 has been secured greatly underprice for this annual celebration. Manufac-
/ turers and agents from all over the country have made liberal donations
L toward the success of this event as a token of appreciation of III past pat
II ronage. It's the most important selling event of the entire year in our
II Economy Basement. f#
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-06

/ read in your letter that you were
wondering if / had been at the front,
and by now you have probably re-
ceived letters from me telling Of a
few of my experiences while on the
firing line. The very evening that
Flora vas playing cards with you
neopie we were beginning the final
battle of the war which was only end
ed on November IL. The fighting dur
ing those memorable days seems like
a horrible dream to me, although l
remember everything very distinctly.
sleeping near dead men was a mere
trifle during those days and killed and
wounded men were every day hap
pening.
However, | have slipped back to my
old self again and | actually believe
if | should find a dead man in my
bed it would startle me quite a bit.
Everyone says that life at the front
changes a man a great deal and
l don't believe l have changed
any / don't suppose l am capable to
Judge. Flora will probably think that
have changed a lot, whether for bet
ter or for worse, Of course, l can't
ell.
At the present time I am staying
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-06

at a French private home and sure
have a dandy room with a fireplace
and the old lady will give me anything
and will do anything for me. She ev-
en- mas milk delivered here every night
for me and for a quart | pay about
five cents. 1t Is the first real milk
| have had since l left my Irish moth
er so you know how much | enjoy 1t.
The French village here has a pop
uIation of $50 and at present we have
nearly 500 soldiers billeted here. AS
day after tomorrow is Xmas the Of
ficers here are giving a Xmas tree
for all the little French kids in the
village. AS we are the first American
troops to be quartered here they will
to have quite a few by Xmas.
At the present time | am in charge
of the military police in this place
and have a very good solitary cell to
throw my drunks in. At the present
time | have one in there and expect
to have quite a few by Xmax.
Well, | must close now, with best
of love to you both, | am as ever,
Your affectionate son.,
OTTO.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-06
News from Khaki Boys

Lieutenant Otto Stillinger has writ
ten to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. e.
Stillinger of Moscow. His letter,
which is full of interest. follows:
Fontane, France, Dec %. 1913.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-06
Fame Far From Home.

The Paris edition of the Chicago
Tribune published a news article
about the University of Idaho and
President Lindley. The article was an
account of an interview with President
Lindley concerning the intelligence OF
Camp Lewis soldiers.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-06

Dearest Mother and Father: Just
reicevd one of your letters which came
with our back mail and was very
glad to hear that you people were
well and had not as yet contracted the
Spanish influenza. We had quite a
spell of that here during the months
&c October and November
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-02-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Brader and son,
Merlin, of Iowa, are visiting Mrs.
Braden's sisters, Mrs. Charles Grove
and Mrs. VIM. Blacker.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
COMPLICATIONS

one has resigned herself to taking me when T. propose. I am quite certain love with me; they sort of consider me a duty wished on them by reason of their whclesouIed patriotic endeav- ors. and they are too noble to side step.
 e.fWen' say they in effect, it serves me right. Here<Tve gone.-not meaning a single thing, and led on this trusting young hero until he arrived home cher ishing my devotion and with his plans all laid even to the aluminium in the kitchen pantry. How was I to know that trench life in France would make a. man so sentimental that he would take perfectly platcnic approaches for sentiment? No doubt all the way home he talked of me to his mates and with tears in his eyes told them about the girl waiting for him at home. And how, for the sake of hairpins, am to go and smash his lovely dream? T don't love the man. His eyes don't track, he talks through his nose and he never earned enough to maintain a wife, but as I said. it serves me right and I will have to take my medicine. Heigho!" -s
 s Just Ike that. All of them ask me to dinner and show me to the family in a resigned, hopeless sort of way which wrings my heart. And Cis' told me ing up near them. She didn't giggle,- either, when she told me. Informed. me in the tone a condemned man would use if he chanced to speak to the jail- CT of a sale of new hemp rope he had read about. If they wouldn't be so miserable about it I could maintain a little perkiness but they haven't left me a pin to stand on. loom before them as dreadful and unacceptable fate. If I had only thought to hurl my. knapsack at 'em collectively and growl when I arrived all of us would have been spared the situation. Those girls are perfectly safe from matri- mony so far as 1 am concerned, but leave it to you-how can walk up and tell them so ?'
 Wont it sort of die down in time ?''1 asked the young man with the pipe t'or maybe somebody will come along and elope with them
 Not with those four" corrected the returned hero sadly. And we could be such perfectly good friends all the rest of our lives, now that we got acquainted through our letters-if all five of us weren't so mournful about this tuation."-Exchange I
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EXPECTED TO COME UP AGAIN.

Even though the lower house of con- gress has refused to, override Presi- dent Wilson's veto of the effort to re- peal the daylight saving law, it is hot to be supposed that the effort will subside any more than the advocates of the retention of the law had shown their willingness to accept as reruia nent the previous action by both branches of congress-.
 The situation has net Seen changed as to this season, and it would not have been had the rider to the agri- cultural bill received approval since that provided for. the repeal to become effective in the fall, but between now and next spring there, will be time for giving consideration to new efforts to remove the piece of economic lefisla- tion and to bring new pressure to bear in that direction.
 At the same time there will be an opportunity for giving greater study to the situation There will be a bet ter chance to see where establishments can be made on the part of those who claim that they are adversely Affect d so as to overcome for -the most part if not entirely their objections It iS well known that such a law is in
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
GIVE US THE FACTS.

By the resolutions that have been
 adopted by the foreign relations com mittee of the United States senate it is quite evident that there are fea- lures in connection with the treaty making that the president ought to explain. It is not enough to say that the treaty is before the. senate. There should be 1ull and proper ex
 planation of the action taken and the reasons for it.
 This is true not only in connection with the league of nations but regard ing the giving of the Shantung benin sula to Japans that provision in the treaty to which China was not allow ed to make reservations and which caused it to refuse to sign the docu- ment. This is one of the weak points of the treaty It has called forth much criticism. There have been those who have attempted to tell how it came about. that this country's dele gates were not in favor of it, in fact actually opposed it, but in view of the stand of the other delegates were forced to compromise upon this point. It is likewise declared that it was only by agreeing to this provision that it was possible to get Japan's sigma ture.
 But these assertions do not bear the stamp of approval of our president or representatives to the peace confer ence. It is even claimed that several of our delegates presented what amounted to a protest against the turning over of the concession for meriy held in China by Germany and giving it to Japan. Thus it is evident that the senators, who must act in1 regard to the ratification of the treaty should be thoroughly informed in re- gard to all points They should not be made to grope about in the dark and be guided by half truths or hear 1 say. The facts should be made known 1 to them The uncertainty should be i cleared up and the president should l be the first to realize the importance l of this action on his part.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The daylight saving act had nothing to do with the agricultural bill and was put on solely because the farmers do not want this hour that is of such great benefit to others.
 It is ali nonsense to hint at con- niving by electric light companies. It was cheap farmer trick and nothing else. The farmers do not want it and what they do not want they think the country ought not to have. The farm CTS, as a class, are the biggest pro- iteers and the biggest kickers in the country. They are more prosperous than any other class and yet they hold back their produce for still higher markets and keep everlastingly com plaining. ~ r- So the farmers have been beaten. and the people get what they want Meridian Journal.
 In the prosecution of delinquent in- come, taxpayers the federal govern
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

ment has collected the sum of $1,s5o.- is uncovered in the investigation of aliens in this country who are return ing home and have to give an account of themselves before they get pass ports. The government is collecting some $2 900 day from this source at the port of New York at present. Waterbury American.
 Waterbury itself has had no doubt and rushing business. To any outside, that it is a city of hustling enterprise the figures that we printed Saturday giving the bank clearings of this city for the first six months of the year as compared with the first six months of. the proceeding year should be illu- minating. A city that was rushing at the speed limit in the height of the war and is now able to show that it is doing 85.5s per cent. of that high speed business is a city of prosperity And the prospect is that the clearing house figures will soon swing in the upward direction to recover to the full uauy eclipse it. Waterbury leads the way for Connecticut.-Water Re- publican
 Bridgeport Is now to have another great shore park. iSteeplechase Island belongs to the city park department and it will in time become as valuable as breathing spot for the citys' thou sands as the splendid park which Bar mum gave to his resident town. The city administration deserves credit for acquiring Steepfechase Island. The full benefit of 1t may not be thorough ly appreciated at present, but in a few years to come it will. be needed. as Bridgeport continues to expand until it is numbered among the half million cities in population.-Bridgep Stan dard Telegram.
 It is natural enough that there should be reaction against he teaching of German in the public schools, and probably it is only to gild the pill that several states which have, recently forbidden such teach ing have added the prohibition of ang
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
FIGHTING FRAUD.

| As in every other direction
 wherever there is an opportunity to get rich at the expense of the other fellow extensive operations have been carried on throughout the country for the purpose of proflting from the gull Iibility of the holders of the govern ment securities that were put out dur ing the war.
 Attention has been directed to this matter frequently. Warnings have been given to the people to hold onto their bonds and war savings stamps. and to make no sales unless market prices were obtained therefore through accredited financial institutions. but through ignorance as to the method of procedure, the aIluring offers of big ger dividends from something that eventually proves to be otherwise than what was represented or the chance to get spot cash even though several dollars on a. bond had to be sacrificed many have disposed of their holdings to their detriment.
 For the purpose of doing their, best to prevent such transaction in the future a committee has been organ ized among responsible officials to carry on a campaign of education as a supplement- to what has already. been done There is a recognition of the need of giving the people better protection. This is certainly a 1auda- ble undertaking and one that might we'll be extended throughout the coun- try. It is time to make determined fight against the perpetration of the many frauds that have been carried on and such efforts ought not to be confined to one. city. or to one state for the. swindler is active in all sec- tions of the country and should be shown up in his true light The dis position to profit off of those who can least afford to lose. or to take undue advantage of the uninformed deserves the strongest discouragem
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
ROUND THE WORLD YET.

Comma nder.- Read of the NC-4 re- gently gave expression to his doubts
 about this country following up the
 development that has already taken
 than air machines There seems to be
 little question. but what his state ment was we'll founded in view of the record of this country in matters of avia tion, for though the Wrights were the first to demonstrate that flying machines were not only possible but practical. the nations of Europe have made far, greater, strides than this country in their improvement
 But for the war this country would be far behind others in aviation. Eu- rope on the other hand has been de- veloping them from every angle and it that gave our forces the air service that they required. Faced with the necessity we knucISIed down to bus mess and put forward the Liberty motors and we built the first sea- planes to cross the Atlantic, but close upon that epoch making aecomp plish- ment the British have made a non- stop flight between the continents with .airplane and a round trip with dirigible. But before the, lat ter feat was accomplished the an- nouncement was made that airships six times as large as the R-34 are un- der construction while the R-3S, sis ter ship of the R-S4, is soon to start on a flight to India. The monstrous under construction will make a flight from the British Isles to Aus tralia possible. Where the develop ment will stop there is no telling. but it seems probable that a cross conti- nent or 3. cross the ocean trip will be- fore great while give way to trip around. the world in the air.
 It is quite evident that we have only just begun to realize the possibilities of air navigation and we should not miss our opportunities to progress in this directioil
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

of soap. 6; one pound of coffee s.15.
 At Prot loaf of bread cost l.; one pound of sugar $5; a quart of kerosene $6; a pair of womens shoes, $60;- mems shoes, 70 ab pair; under wear of poor quality, s29 a suit, thread, g for a. spool.
 In both the Nish and Pidot districts the Bulgarians had carried off cloth ing, bedding. and cloth of all sore. Red Cross representatives found hun dreds of men. women and children in some hamlets wearing nothing but burlap saclSing.-
 Typhus- has broken out at Janjevo, Gostoyar, Palanka. -Cuprija, Leskovatz, Uskub, Seres. Drama and Kavalla. In virtually every town of 4,000 popula -tion in Serbia there are from ten to thirty cases of typhus. Dozens of Red Cross ..teams', consisting of one doctor and three or four nurses have been sent out from Saloniki to the worst typhus centers. Dispensaries. disinfecting stations. soup, bread and clothing lines have been established and many Serbian hospitals have been taken over.
 Millions of feet of mosqua.v netting have been brought into the Balkans by the American Red Cross to fight this summers fly plague.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

due to starved nerves Our bodies need more phosphate. than is contained in modern foods. Physicians claim dehciency so well as the organic phos- phate known among druggists as bitro- phosphate, which is inexpensive and is sold by Lee & Osgood in Norwich and most all druggists under a guarantee of satisfaction or money back. By feeding the nerves directly and by sup plying the body cells with the neces- sary phosphoric food clements, bitro- phosphate should produce a welcome transforma ton in the appearance: the increase in weight frequently being astonishing.
 Increase in weight also carries with 1t . general improvement in the health. sIeeplessness and lack of energy which nearly always accom- pany excessive thinness should soon disappear. dull eyes ought to brighten. ard pale cheeks glow with the bloom of perfect health. Miss Georgia HAnnil- ton, who. was. once thin and frail: re- porting her own experience, writes:
 'Bltro- Phosphate has brought about a magic transformation with me. I gain ed 15 pounds and never before felt so weil"-
 = CAUTION: = Although bitro-phos- phate is unsurpassed for relieving sleepiessness and general weakhess, it should not. owing to it's tendency j. to- increase weight, be used by anyone who does not desire to put
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17
THE MINE swEEPeR's PERIL.

It was no small job which this coun- try undertook when it placed the ex- tensive mine field in tkie North sea for the purpose of shutting in the German vessels of all descriptions, and it is by no means an easy task to remove it. Great danger always ex- ssts wherever these internal machines are concerned but the haz1r': in creases when it comes to locating them in view of the fact that the ur- certainty of th".- posNiol Ncres scs tn liability of exploding them
 Many Americans are still engaged in mine sweeping and what the risk IS is plainly disclo ed by the blow : ir = up Of the Richari H. Buckley rt su,tiI.g in the death of sesen nirn, .'-- rluding the commander and the in jury of two others. Such affairs are always depressing but especially so in view of the fact that the war is over. t demonstrates the fact that regard less of the care exercised, for there is good reason to believe that there is sufficient regard for the peril of their work to make those engaged therein understand the importance of care, the experts are taking big chances in the removing the peril from the paths of shipping.
 Not a few of such mines, or similar affairs which explode with frightful results on contact. have been encoun- tered by steamships with disastrous results. It makes no difference wheth- er it Is the mine laid by ones own country or by the enemy the effect is the same and until each and every one is accounted for shipping will be menaced. The loss of the gallant corn- nander and his men is sincerely re- gretted but like many other sacrifices 1t will have to be charged up to the war. even though the war is over and peace. except on technical grounds prevails
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

operation in European countries and if they are able to solve the problems that are faced by the farmers under the changed time it ought to be possi- ble. to do it here.
 Thus though it can hardly be felt that we have heard the end of the ef- fort to remove the law, which should be retained for the savings and bene- fits that 1t permits, it is quite evil dent that any reconsideration of the question. will get broader considera- ton than was given when this at- tempt at repeal was made through an appropriation bill rider.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

Don't" advised the young man who had just got back into civilian clothes, ''don't for your life let "a girl be too doggone glad to see you
 But I can't help it." protested his friend with the new straw hat. Just the sight of me ticlkles' them to death.''
 "Oh, you can't help that interrupted the young man who was cleaning a pipe. Anyone will giggie at a joke Herb means the welcoming joy with That's it." agreed. the returned Sol- dier. "The next time there is a war I'm coming home by the back way, believe me-. And to think fell for it as I did; I certainly appreciated all those girls writing to me while I was gone. They had to write to some sol- dier and I'm glad it was to me. And answered 'em regularly. My heart just overfowed to think that Kitty Glib bens and Martha White, Cfs Fellows noticed before more than to say how de-do to were taking time to be good to me.
 T always had lodged Daisy because she'n never see 30 again and knows it and is unfortunate as to her face, but I concluded she had kind heart and I had misjudged her. And Cis is the giggling kind that makes a man rise and state his desire to throw sbricks at his dear old grandfather af- ter standing ten minutes of it. Says I to myself. Cis means well with it all and I ought to be ashamed of my self'
 You know Kitty She's been en- gagged six times that everyone. one knows of and Martha White is the precise sort who. would never let you move chair one inch out of plumb and would hand you tract if you spilled cigar ashes. However, 1000 miles away, only: their kindness -ap- pealed to me. And when I came home and they all met me with a dozen other people. I naturally kissed them all-Td have kissed a. crossing police man that day if. he'd 4srnlNi at me. was so glad to be back" r You don't mean to- sayE inquired the young man with the hat. .that you have four breach of promise suits on hand due to your tender greeting ?"
 Worse" said the returned soldier. 'I have an atmosphere of expeetant waiting so thick that you could slice and fry it and serve it with sirup for breakfast. I was so enthusiastic when I met those girls that each and every
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-17

foreign tongue in elementary schools. Such complete prohibition of foreign languages has been ordered in seven states this year. and like bills have been under consideration in seventeen other states in some of which no final action has yet been taken.
 For some reason there has been disposition in certain quarters to re- fuse interference with the teaching in private and chuYch schools, yet it would seem that these may need con trol even more than the public schools, which must generally con tain a good many pupils who knew more or less English and will learn more as long as they renain.-Hart- ford Times