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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

messenger In Chicago. Next h
showed up-still as n boy-at the Oar
lIngton hotel, 400 North Racine ave
nue..
Here Jack" got n job as bellhop
and watcher OF the telephone switch
board. Everybody liked Jack he
was so quick and kind. "He" was still
a Irregular fellow" Ellis" technique
with a cigarette was convincing. HE"
could, II occasion arose, turn a neat
little swear word.
Maybe u Was the Draft.
Up around Wilson avenue "he" shot
a wicked cue ball or raked In the pot
with the best when she" made n pass.
Well, these are technical times. Pos
sIbly Il was the draft. Up at the Oar
llngton, which was "his" Waterloo,
they absolutely won't talk, they say.
"Have a heart" said the manager
last night.
Anyway, very secretly, her case
passed through the hands OF Judge
Mary Bartelme and the young lady
Jack" went out to Elgin voluntarily
She was placed under observation. She
rather hated II when they insisted or
having her trousers and her cigarettes
Perfectly sane" was the verde
yesterday, the observation ended.
"But you must go out Of here dressed
as a GIRL" she was told. To this sh'
replied:
"Honest, now. / just can't wea
EN-"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
EARNS MONEY TO PAY FINE
Announces That He Is Ready TO
Serve Sentence.

Seattle, Wash.--Mlles Powell, a
farmer, was before the federal court
here charged with operating a liquor
still.
whats your buslnessr' asked
Judge Jeremiah Netere.
MY business Is to plead guilty to
the charge" said Powell.
"Your candor is refreshing" muir
INJURED the court.
Powell was asked II he thought he
could pay the minimum fine. He said
he could not, but was willing 10 go to
work and earn the money. When no
again appeared In court recently he
brought with him the 800 fine and an
nOunced he was willing to start serv"
ing his sentence OF 80 days In jail. He
Is now doing time"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
SHORT CHANGE ARTISTS BUSY
Dust of Old System and Use II With
Considerable Success on Mer-
chants In Georgia.

Macon, Ga.-Short change artists
have been bllklng stores and shops In
Macon for several weeks past. The
system, though quite old, was busted
of again and used here.
One Of the trio would make a small
purchase and give a $40 bill. When
he received change he would discover
suddenly that he had a coin OF the
right denomination and handing the
cashier part OF the change ask that
a So bill be given him. When this
was done he suddenly thrust the 50
bin back al the cashier and asked that
his SO bill be given back. Meanwhile
his c~Onfederates we're loudly clamoring
10 be waited IN Immediately, saying
they we're In d hurry.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
ROCKS HIS BABY 4
BACK TO LIFE
Fathers Last Loving Rite Re-
stores Child Believed to
Be Dead. '

Wnkes-Barre, pa.-Llttle four-y ear
old Laverne Sc~attergood vas pro-
nounced dead. Her father and mother
were ~heartbroken and the attending
nurse went about the task of getting
the death robes ready and preparing
the body Cor the undertaken.
II. A. Scattergood, the father, en-
tered the room with tears streaming
from his eyes. He had been accus-
toned to rocking baby every night,
and he decided to take the llt.le one
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
SAYS SHE SIMPLY
CANT WEAR EN-
Girls Long Masquerade Ends
and Experts Find
Her Sane.
WAS A IRREGULAR GUY"
Clothed in Male Attire She Gets Job
on Illinois Farm and Whips About
Every Boy In the VI
clnity.

Chicago.-Resldents of Dixon, ILL.,,
will be surprised to know that that
handsome young fellow who was
quite the rage there a while back, who
danced so nicely with the girls ana
was the pet Of mothers, is a girl.
The sedate citizens of Serene, Ill"
will be shocked to know that the young
fellow who got a job on a farm near
by aud whipped" one by one, about
every boy in the vicinity is a girl.
Down in Ottawa 1t was much the
same.
Miss Anna Bahl's career as a boy
started about two years ago when, ut
seventeen, she chopped Off her long hair
and put on boys clothes,
Her first job was with the Western
Union In Chicago, where she ran mes
sages, She took the name of Jack
Krlegner and learned to shoot craps
play billiards, ball, dance with the girls
and otherwise qualify as Il regular
guy" She got along fine.
Seeks Varied Fields.
Finally, seeking new helds, she urlIt-
ed to Ottawa, Ill. She worked on u
farm for three weeks.
From there she went to Serene
where, she admits, she knocked the
serenity out of things. Some OF the
boys objected to the popularity or the
NEW Teller with the city ways
Though she weighs only III pounds
and is but FIVE feet tall, she knocked
their objections into IA cooked hat
She had learned to scrap as an A. D.T
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
awake. We Limb o. the Law"

slowly, with bent head as l had seen
him before, followed by old Kate. She
carried her staff In her left hand while
the forefinger of her right hand was
pointing him out. Silent as q ghost
and as unheeded-one would say-she
followed his steps.
/ observed that old Kate sat on a
front seat with her hand to her ear
and Grimshaw beside his lawyer at a
big table and that when she looked at
him her lips moved In a strange I'M
uttered whisper Of her spirit. Her
face filled with Joy rs n damning
detail after another came out In the
evidence.
The facts herelnbefore alleged, and
others, were proved, for the tracks mt
ted the shoes of Amos. The young
man was held and presently indicted.
The time of his trial was not deter
mined.
/ wrote a good hand those days and
the leading merchant of the village
engaged me to post his books every
Saturday at ten cents an hour. Thence
forward until Christmas / gave my
free days TO that task. / estimated
the sum that ] should earn and
planned TO divide Il In equal parts and
proudly present 1t to my aunt and
uncle on Christmas day.
One Saturday while l was at work
on the big ledger Of the merchant ]
ran upon this item:
October as. Wright-To one suit
of clothes for Michael Henry from
measures furnished by s. Robin :.
shirts to match Ii
/ knew then the history of the suit
Of clothes which ! had worn since that
rainy October night, for | remembered
that Sam Robinson, the tailor, had
measured me at our house and made
up the cloth Of Aunt Deel's weaving.
i observed. also, that numerous ar
ticles-a load OF wood, two sacks OF
-four, three pairs OF boots, one coat
ten pounds of salt pork and foul
bushels Of pOtatoes-all for "Mlchae
Henry"-had been charged TO Silai
Wright.
SO by the merest chance I Learned
that the invisible "Michael Henry" wal
the almoner of the modest Statesman
and really the spirit Of Silas Wrlgh
feeding the hungry and clothing thu
naked and warming the cold house
: in the absence Of its owner. IL wa
I the heart Of Wright Joined to that o
! the schoolmaster. which sat In tn
l green chair.
I fear that my work suffered a mo
; rnent's interruption, for just then
! began to know the great heart Of tn
senator. It's warmth was in the cloth
: ing that covered my back, It's delicac.
e in the ignorance Of those who haI
D shared its benefactions.
CTO BE C~oNTINUED)
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

errand. The two statesmen were in |
~broadcloth and white linen and beaver
hats. They stopped as l approached
them.
swell partner, we shall be leaving
in en- hour or So" said Mr.. Wright as
he gave me his hand. you may look
for me here soon after the close Of the
session. Take care of yourself and go
often to see Mrs. Wright and obey
your captain and remember me to your
aunt and uncle"
"See that you keep coming, my good
boy" said the president as he gave me
his hand, with playful reference, no
doubt, to Mr.. Wrights remark that /
vas a coming mar.
Bart, I've some wheat to be
thrashed in the barn IN the back lot"
said the senator as l was leaving
them. "You can do it Saturdays, If
you care to, at a shilling IN hour.
Stack the straw out of doors until
you've finished, then put it back in the
bay. plnrIw the wheat carefully and
sack Ii and bring it down to the gran
airy and I'll settle with you when /
return"
| remember that a number of men
who worked in Grimshaw's sawmill
were passing as he spoke.
eyes, sir" 1 answered, much elated
by the prospect of earning money.
The examination of Amos was set
down for Monday and the people OF
the village were stirred and shaken
by widest rumors regarding the evi.
dence to be adduced. Every day men
and women stopped me in the street
to ask what l knew of the murder.
followed the advice of Bishop Per
kins and kept my knowledge to myself
Saturday came, and when the chores
were done l went alone to the grair
, barn in the back lot of the senator!
farm with fail and measure and broom
and fork and shovel and sacks and M,
: luncheon, in a pushcart, with all o
y which Mrs. Wright had provided me
l 1t was a lonely place with wood
l on three sides of the field and a roa'
! on the other. / kept laying dow
beds of wheat on the barn floor an
l beating them out with the fail unit
y the sun was well over the roof, whe'
: | sat down to eat my luncheon. The
I swept up the grain and winnowe
out the chaff and filled one of m
) sacks. That done, l covered the fioo
e again and the thump of the fail ease
my loneliness until in the middle {
the afternoon two of my schoolmate
L. came and asked me to go swimmln
'e with them. The river was not fort
4 rods away and a good trail led TO I'll
swimming hole. 1t was a warm, brigl
h day and / was hot and thirsty. III
s. thought of cool waters and friend
{. companionship was too much for m
70 | went with them and stayed WI
them longer than l intended. L +
n member saying as l dressed that
ly should have to work late and go wit
tn out my supper in order to finish n
~ stint.
Is It was almost dark when l was pu
of ting the last sack of wheat into II
is cart, in the gloomy barn and gettiI
On ready to go.
A rustling in the straw where
IS stood stopped me suddenly. l hea
cd steaithy footsteps in the darkness.
stood my ground and demanded:
nd "Who's there?"
ed / saw a form approaching In t
ey gloom with feet as noiseless as n cat
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
Horse Bests Machine
in General Mix-Up

Manchester. Conn.-When a
horse driven by Charles Wardel
eolllded with an automobile
driver by Charles Packard
here the horse mounted the
hood OF the auto and plunged
both feet through the wind
shield OF the car, demolIshlng II
completely. The horse turned a
somersault afterwards. but
neither the driver nor the ami
NAL were hurt seriously
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

I took a step backward and, seeing
that it was a woman, stopped.
Its Kate" came in a hoarse wills
per as l recognized her form and stan.
run, boy-they have just come out
o. the woods. l saw them. They Will
take you away. Rum"
She had picked up the fail, and now
she nut 1t in my hands and gave me
a push toward the door. / ran, n
none too quickly, for l had not gone
| fifty feet from the barn in the stubble
when I heard them coming after me.
whoever they we're. / saw that they
we're gaining and turned quickly. l
had time to raise my fall and bring 1t
down upon the head Of the leader
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
CHAPTER xI.

The Spirit of Michael Henry and
Others.
At the examination of Amos Grim
shaw my knowledge was committed to
the records and ceased to be a source
of danger to me. Grimshaw came to
the village that day. On my way to
the courtroom l saw him walking
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14
It's Effect

"They say the American doughnut
is making a big hit with the French"
~Yes, it's just pie for them"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-19
BUSINESS GROWS FIRMER

Better trade news seems to be coming every day to
dispe the lingering bit of timdity This is what the
Dry Goods Economist recognized authority in its field
has to say as the conditions in textile and allied lines
Zone of the most satisfying signs of the times is the
reduction of the number business failures in the United
States Reports covering the month of April issued this
week show that the number of failures only 54S
This is 1862 less than number for April 1918, and is
the lowest in many years.
1T is evident that business is in stable condition
From all orders for goods are being received and
with these orders many statements showing that con-
sumers are buying literally also that they appear we'll
Supplied with funds
THE course of prices of many commodities is
slightly downward while some other goods have ad-
vanced Where advances occurred they have as rule
the payment of higher wages to operatives
The number of unemployed is growing smaller
despite discharge many soldiers from the army
This too is encouraging is insures greater demand
for lines of goods consequent increase of
turnover to maker, iobber and retailer
Despite the large volume of business in dry
goods ordering is in almost all goods actually
needed There is entire absence pungng. This is
attributed to feeling that there will be plenty of goods
lower
Mills busy many lines of cotton fabrics and
prices in general firm The chief exception is print
cloths the demand for which appears to be sackenng
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-19
THIS AND THAT.
The Azores a Hallway House.

The Azores Islands, the mid-Atantic respite for the
transatlantic arplane fight, have been ocean half
way station ever Columbus halted there to offer
thanks for his success upon way home after discover
ing America says bulletin of the National Geographic
Society.
Farthest from a continent of any Atlantic island
group the islands $50 miles of Cape de Roca,
Portugal and more than thousand miles southeast of
New Foundland, North American land
Volcanic eruptions earthquakes, while the form
er were active made the Azores objects of scientific in
terest akin that evinced in the famous Mt kamai
region in Alaska Suboceanc eruptions sometimes png
up islands which disappeared were characteristic
phenomena early description of such event tells
how the earth and waters rocked for eight days
followed by cauldron of fire that seemed to sweep
the seas surface and consume the clouds, spewne
enormous masses earth and rock Then there appeared
group of rocks growing higher and wider until an
area of several square miles contained in this mo
mans land Later it shattered and subsidized as the
result of more earthquakes
The Azores comprise three groups of islands Their
total area is less than that Rhode Island their popula
ton about equato that Kansas City Mo Most of the
inhabitants are Portuguese The rest Flemish and
Moorish with few immigrants from the United Kingdom
Fruits and fish constitute the principal exports. Or
anges are suppantng pneappes but the other products
lemons citron japanese medlar and maintain
their popularity,
St Michaels, largest island of the group has lava
beds caves which may be traversed for miles, and NAM
moth crater with two jeweled lakes the other
emerald at its bottom.
On Santa Maria is the church where Columbus knelt,
Off Terceira a submarine volcano made its appearance
as recently as half century ago On Corvo have been
uearthed coins which suggest Carthagnan visits and
an Arabian geographer of the twelfth century described
islands of the western ocean, thought to have been the
Azores.
About the middle of the fifteenth century the Portu-
gese sent expeditions settle upon them One island
Fayal was presented by Aphonso " of Portugal to his
aunt Isabella Duchess of Burgundy.
The chief seaports of the group Angra Ponta Del
gada capital of the Azores and Horta.
Treasure fleets from the West Indies in oden days
put in at the Azores Celebrated in British naval tradition
is the exploit of Sir Richard Grenve whose ship Revenge
accidentally separated its fleet held out for fifteen
hours against fifteen Spanish ships.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-19
TIE STATE PRESS
Making The Trouble Worse.

That Florida legislator who wants to stop growing
would find himself facing many disappointments il
he to try it. Instead of Kidding the country the
weev it would be giving him a rest a sort of vacation
that would enable him do more work in the cotton
fields of the next season.-Cordee Dispatch
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-19

FAIR PLAY AND ACCURACY-The Times-R Recorder
rives always for fair play and Any injustice
news or editorial any inaccuracy will be
ectified gladly and anyone calling attention to I'M
s injurious inaccurate statements in this neWspa-
will have sincere thanks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-19

military way before congress Instead of the ending
the guard system many regulars thought it would 1t
has come back stronger than
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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press
exclusively entitled for publication of all
Jews dispatches credited to otherwise credited in
his paper, and also the local published herein All
ghts of republication special dispatches herein con-
a %
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

pany and associated interests, and l..
5, Dolman appearing for himself.
The governments suit was based on
the contention that the Dunn & Gillian
lease was obtained by fraud. in that
the charge was made that the lessres
had agreed to carry the guardian, Atha
Thomas for certain interest in the
profits Of the lease.
The defendants denied this charge
and set up a further contention that
the lease i'm any case derived its valid
ity from its execution by EavoS the
curator Of the estate Of Allie Daney.
and lis subsequent approval by the
probate court Of Love county, and by
the Department Of the Interior; and
that therefore. even had there been
fraud in the procurement of the Atha
Thomas lease, that In as much as
Thomas had no authority to execute
the said lease in the first instance,
that it in no manner affected the va.
lidity Of the lease.
The case presents many very inter
estmg legal propositions, but it is said
to appear on the face, to be another
one of those cases in which 81 lease
was taken when the property pos
sessed little or no value, and then af-
Ter il had been developed by the capital
and by the different efforts Of the
leases, am effort was made to take
away from them the profits resulting
from their efforts.
1t may be recalled that prior suit
.o cYp,pi the same laaS. had been
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

and Taft Neither was any such pro-
vision put In any such bill during the
administration of President Wilson
Even the appointment Of comms
sioners to negotiate peace treaties the
vast majority OF instances will show
that it was done without reference to
the senate. There have been cases
when the president asked for confir-
nation but in 400 such cases the
names Of the United States representa-
tives were not sent u the senate. There
were some Instances in the early days
Of the republic when names were sent
70 the senate for confirmation. but
there were many named during the
same period without reference. In the
last 100 years there have been few
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26
REPUBLICANS
DEVISE NEW WAYS OF
TORMENTING PRESIDENT

Washington. oct. 25.-The president
hatcrs in congress have evolved
new method Of tormcnting the chief
executive. The latest plan it is chag-
ed. is to upset long established pre-.
cedent and subject the president TO
renewed batting by those senators who
have developed "a chronic case of anu
Wilsonites in their attempt to defeat
the peace treaty and the League OF
Nations 1t is possible that republican
leaders may be able to block this lat
est exhibition Of little politics. but the
democrat, declare their intention oi
making it plain to the nation at large
what they interpret the action to mean.
Representative John Jacob Rogers
Of Massachusetts,. republican introduced
a Joint resolution at the request of the
state department authorizing the prest
dent to call an international conference
i'm Washington to arrange for reguId-
items for international communication
by telegraph, telephone. cable. wire
less telephone and wireless telegraph.
and providing a fund Of $4,000 for
the expenses of the convention, the
importance Of which is obvious.
This was referred to the committee
or foreign affairs ana apparently there
were no obstacles to its prompt approy.
al bv committee and house, Then the
small politics began to appear, Rep
rrscntative Walter H. Newton Of Min
nesota. republican. offered an amend
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

republican majority solely for the pur-
rose Of taking u slap at the president
commented Henry l.. Flood OF virginia
ranking democrat on the foreign al
fairs committee. There Is nothing III
the Constitution or the laws OF the
United states that requires or even
iustifies the provision in bill az
thoriaing the president to call an m
ternatiUnal conference that the Am.
,rlcan delegates must be confirmed by
the senate The contrary has been the
practice OF congress. and certainly no
such attempt was ever made under
Mrssrs. Hit. Perkins Cousins or j. os.
ter. who were republican chairmen OF
the house foreign affairs committee
under Presidents Mckinley. Roosevelt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

cases when the senate was asked t.
confirm. -.
So it seems to the democrats OF the
committee that there is no requirement
for such an amendment The prece'
dents are overwhelmingly against H.
and the only purpose Of its insertion
was political.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

London. oct. 25.-Petrograd is yir'
tualy being fed by sack carriers -
persons who bring in small amounts of
eatables from outlying sections in vio-
lation Of communist law. They are IN
constant danger but prices they Oh
tain make the risks worth while.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

Well my brother, business Of i'm
portance demands the attention Of every
odd Fellow in Ardmorc, next Tuesday
evening at 7:3O. BE there.
y. f.. MARTIN. Noble Grand.
C.. BOONE TALIAFERRO Secretary.
26.2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-26

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