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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
A NIGHT IN SWELL CAFE
IN CAPITAL OF SIBERIA
Lloyd Lehrbas Tells How the 400" Of Vladivo-
stok Enjoy Themselves from 2 p. m. Until
the Wee Hours Of Morning.

tho evening. had heard Of tho
gay Russian cafes" 40 I made the
requisite number OF motions and
shruga to indicate to tho waiter that
we wanted table near where a
small dance floor revealed the center
OF the cafe. We all settled back
laxily TO watch the crowd. waiting
for tho cabaret 10 start.
Al table next to us was a state
ly Russian. muehiy decorated with
medals. and an extremely beautiful
French woman. there. an American
officer and a pretty Russian girl.
back OF US an Italian had Jus. taken
off his brilliantly piumed cockade
hat and was assisting an Ariatoetatlo
looking Russian woman to lay aside
her wonderful fur cloak. Uniforms
of every color and description. wom-
on OF dozen nAtionailtiea and a.
many modes OF dreas we're scattered
all about the cafe. smoking. eating
and drinking. And the music played
on. but ptill no flashing nsophytes
or pony ballet graeed the scene.
And then there came q tall. Angu-
lar Russian man in . garment OF
skins, and y lanky. nthaomo Russian
girl In n dozen and half wells and
proceeded 10 bo tho cabaret.
Wright and Immediately lost inter
est In the show while Brick and
Bell laughed At us for our innocence.
II seems that the Russians frown on
our American cabareta a. barbarous.
To them tho height Of entertainment
In a dance q Ia Paviowa or NiinIahy
where they leap and eavort like
fauns or wood nympha at play In ths
sunshine.
Our vaudeville. cabarets aud our
musical comedy shows are punk
stuff" for tho Russians. They must
be entertained by hish brow dancers
and by hiGh-yippinE yodelers singing
Russian Grand Opera.
While they Ieapad and plroutted
tho eongiomeratlon Of natlonaiitiea
all around us conversed In thslr M.
tive tongues at length ON every sub
Jcct under tho sun. Tho EuttsraI
German rumbled against the Rus.
sian jabber; ahriil Chinese mingled
with common United ssates: cockney
English dropped his In conflict with
: spagettied italian--and everybody ats
great stacks Of pastry. drank gallons
. Of wine. beer and vodka. and smok
cd cigarette after cigarette until ths
air was hazy and smokydslPtpkixoeE
air was hazy. smoky. putrIa cloud
. Then tho waitress served our din
, ncr--i'ii toll you more Of tho Rus
: sian meal next week.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05

signs directing auto tourists 10 Mont
peiler.
The most important action taken at
tho meeting was the decision 20 have
a chicken supper II thS BnrEoyns
Cafe on Wednesday evening. Dec. 10.
at s:s0 o'clock. The supper viii bs
for club members only. and II IL ths
intention 10 make II . real social AZ.
fair. There viii be . few after din
ner talks and tho rest Of the even
lng will b spent In giving the club
members an opportunity OF getting
acquainted with each other. The AZ
fair 10 in charge OF Q COMMITTEES com
posed of MeasFs. Thiel. Nicholson and
Moore, and they state that every elub
member has aignifisd his intsntiou OF
attending the supper.
This viii be the first OF . nmmhsF
Of suppers that the club win glvs
during the winter.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
PARDON GRANTED FORaKR
TisEAsuRER o. v. ALLAN

Boise. Dec. 40. v. AIlan. former
state treasurer. who epnfasssd 10 tks
smeezziemsnt % snms from the state
treasury t0sAiing 30. s.ooo.e0 durimg
bis term of office. and VITO was sen
aeneed October ~. 1914. 20 serve
from five 60 ten years N the state
penitentiary. vas released from the
peniientiagy todny by the state par
| don beard.
Allen has repeatedly implored va
fioas state pardon boards 20 grant
hsim an absolute pardon. The present
board refused 20 give him uncondtion-
al freedom. but released him 10 the
saatody Of bic brother. II. y. Allen
Of Twin Falls. under the usual parole
requirements that he make regular
reports as 20 his e0ndition and hia
whereabouts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
COUNCIL PASSES ORDINACE
CALLING A BOND ELECTION
Asks the Qualified Electors to Vote Bonds in the
Sum Of $l8,5OO for Municipal Improve
ments- Election January 6.

The council met in regular session
Wednesday night. Owing to the alb
senee of two members, the rules
could not be suspended for the pas
sage of the ordinance calling for an
election for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the
city the question of issuing bonds in
the sum of $1S,500 for the purpose
of opening South Tenth Street, clean
ing up "the triangle" and purchasing
the Sidney Stevens plot of ground
for city park. However, the eoun-
Gil met in adjourned session yester-
day afternoon and passed the ordi-
nance, which appears below.
0nJmotion of Councilman Jones
the order recently made by the coun-
Gil, charging the American Legion
Post SIS a month rental for the east
room in the city hall, was rescinded; |;
the Post was given the free use of the
room, for period of six months from
the first of November.
The specifications for paving, as
prepared by Messrs. Fox & Fox, were
inspected and the paving question
was discussed in general way. A
resolution declaring tho intention OF
the council to create paving district
will probably be passed at the next
regular meeting.
The resignation of Ernest Blaser
as Sexton of the cemetery was ac-
cepted, to take place January 1st, ol
sooner If q man can be secured to
take his place.
After allowing all bills against
the city, the council adjourned.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
(By Lloyd Lehrbas)

Gay parties In Vladivostok usual
iy end up at Kokin'a or the ooldeA
Horn, vladivostok's swellest catcs.
but many congenial groups gather
In tho homes OF the wealthier citiEene
OF the siberian capital. and the rough
neck element dive into such hellists
joints aa THE Bucket OF Blood" for
their all afternoon and night She
bangs.
.Kokin's is n large. brilliantly DO
oorated marble palace seated with
tables at which sit the bellies os 81
IBERIA with their male companions
in gala dress. Big marble pillars are
set across the front OF tho cafo. and
here and there are artificial palms
and plants such as those that litter n
moving picture ballroom. Enormous
plato glass windows give an unob-
structed view OF the afternoon prom
enaders on the Svetlanakayia. vlad-
ivostok's main street.
The Golden Horn Ia also very ci-
aborate and with Americans At the
tables would look very much like one
OF San Francisco's or New York'a
toney cafes,
Every afternoon at 2 o'clock
vladivostok rises from It's slumbeE
and crowds OF three and four pour
out into the streets TO promenade
or are driven 10 one of the cafes In
droshkys. ms q prologue to the wild
night TO follow. And they sit al
afternoon and all evening drinking
tea. eating fish. nibbllng on Russian
pastry and swigging vodka until th'
wee sma' hours tho next morning
Money In Siberia Ia a very change
able commodity. so ! can't estimate
what meal would cost as genera
rule. With Brick Foley and Lynn
Bell. two Pocatello boys had know
before. then stationed In viadlvoa
tok. and Paul Wright. the corresp
ondent Of the Chicago Daily News.
visited Kokin's after slipping thrl
the quarantine then existing. w
had sneaked from the AmericaI
Base. climbed high wooden wall
slipped by Russian. Canadian AM
American guards, and finally reach
ed Gniloy Ugol ("Rotten Corner"
where we hired two droshkys an
drove up the cobblest ones OF svei
Ianskayia. 10 Kokln's.
Promenaders were slowly entering
other droshkys were depositing thel
loads OF officers OF all the Allie
nations. beribboned and bemsdalls
Russians. and their lady friends /
a gay carnival at the door and insld
the music was Just warming up "a
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
ORDINANCE NO. 1872

An ordinance submitting to the
qualified electors of the city of Mont
pelier, Idaho, who are taxpayers
therein, for their determination, the
question of issuing municipal coupon
bonds of said city in the aggregate
amount of not to exceed $18,500.0O,
of which 100000 is TO be used for
the widening and laying out of
South Tenth Street and $6,00O.0O
for the acquisition of a municipal
park in block 16 of Burgoyne addi-
tion to the City of Montpelier and
$5,500.00 for the acquisition of a
municipal park in block No. 2 of
Bagley's extension of said city; max
ing provision for the levy and collec-
tion of tax necessary to pay the in
terest on such bonds as the same
shall mature, and an additional tax
to create and constitute sinking
fund for the payment of the principal
thereof within twenty years from the
date of the issuance of such bonds; /;
prescribing the form of notice to be
given to the electors and the form OF
ballot to be used in voting thereat;
fixing the time for holding the same;
naming the election officers to serve
at such election.
Whereas, the Mayor and city coun.
Gil of the city of Montpelier, Idaho
deem it advisable and necessary tt
issue the municipal coupon bonds oi
said city in the aggregate amount ol
not to exceed $18,500.00. of which
said aggregate 100000 is for thu
purpose of acquiring the land ant
laying out, extending and widening
South Tenth Street in the City 0
Montpelier, Idaho and $6,000.OO Il
to be used for the purpose of acquir
ing lands in block 16 of the Bur
goyne addition to said city as a parl
site; and $5,500.00 is to be used 10
the purpose of acquiring lands L
block No. 2 in Bagley's extension
said city as park site:
Now, therefore be 1t ordained b
the Mayor and City Council OF tn
City of Montpelier, Idaho.
Section 1. That a special bon
election lS neTcuy OAuSAOo 0- -
led to be held on the 9Th day Z
January, 1920. beginning at the hou
of 9 o'clock a. m. and closing at tn
hour of seven o'clock p. m, for tn
purpose of submitting to the qual
fled electors, who are taxpayers
said city. for their determinatiol
the following questions, to-wit:
II. Shall the Mayor and Ci'
Council OF the City OF Montpelie
Idaho, issue the municipal coupe
bonds OF said city in the sum
100000 for the purpose OF layir
out, widening and establishing Sou
Tenth Street in said City,"
"2. SRsn the Mayor and Ci
Council OF the City of MOntpelie
Idaho, issue the municipal coup
bonds of said city in the sum OF y
10000 for the purpose Of acquiril
lands in block 16 of Burgoyne adj
ton to said city for a municipal pa
site?"
"s. Shall the Mayor and g
Council Of the City Of Aontpeli'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
BORAH's SPEECH AGAINST
LEAGUE REAL SENSATION

Washington. Nov. 29.--on no
speech he has delivered since enter
ing public life has Senator Borah
been 50 widely congratulated and
commended as on his final speech on
the peace treaty. delivered just be-
fore the final vote was taken. On
that occasion the Senator delivered
more eloquence than the senate has
heard in many day. and so effective
was the speech that business was
temporarily suspended. while cpl
leagues from both sides OF the chanib-
or. those who disagreed with him
as we'll as those who. entirely sympa-
thetc. pressed forward to offer con-
gratulations.
Even the vice-president. who
probably is compelled to listen TO
more tiresome talk than any other
man in the world. was profoundly
moved. and sent from his desk to
Senator Borah a note of appreeia-
tion.
A page from the vlce-president' 4
desk handed Senator Borah note
which said in part:
May a mummy say you almost
galvanized him to life again7"
After the delivery OF Mr.. Borah'I
famous speech. the New York Sur
and the Boston Transcript were
among the eastern papers to com
pliment him editorially and to &C
claim him as the greatest orator thu
senate has known since the days o
Daniel Webster.
For several days following th'
failure of the peace treaty In the sen
ate the path to Senator Borah's OF
flee was well worn by scores OF per
sons who came to congratulate hin
on his speech in denunciation of tn
league OF nations. has surpassed any
thing OF the sort he has heretofor
experienced. kilograms have com
literally by the hundreds, and letter
are pouring In now from all parts O
the country.
Frank A. Munsey. editor of tn
New York Sun. wired as follow
from New York:
"It called for a faith like your
, and work like yours TO pull off thI
immeasurable victory. Your Who'll
= course has been masterfui and con
a pelling. You have my deep appr'
4 ciation."
o Philip Francis of the New Yor
n American wired as follows:
II congratulate you with all m
" heart upon the greatest victory SIM
Yorktown"
! The editor of the Boston Tran
8 cript, James. T. williams. Jr.. wir.
o from Boston:
IT "Heartiest congratulations upc
e your pioneer part in the great figh
II hope you will have your contrib
tions to the great debate publish'
: in book form Immediately"
- Senator PhIlander c. Knox, forI
Al er secretary OF state. telegraphed
lg II am not content TO ALLOW 4
II expression Of admiration OF yOl
" speech 20 rest upon the casual expr'
T. sion which circumstances then p'
mitted me 10 make. No man ey
sat in the senate who could not ha
= = confidently rested his reputation
~ orator. statesman and patriot up
ID an effort of equal merit"
II The following note from the pr
gallery Of the senate was handed
IT. Mr.. Borah at the conclusion Of
speech:
"Ths Battalion OF Death Of I
press gallery would pay its respe
Dr.. TO the Mirabeau Of the new fight
freedom"
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05
BOOSTERS CLUB no HAVE
BAxQUET wEDNEsDAY NIGHT

The regular monthly mseting 0s
the Boosters Club last Tuesday nighI
was not very largely attended. but
those present took action ON a nun
bsr Of important matters. some Of
which are not for publication Al thll
time. ~--s--a-.'''-'''ss
- -sperfzi rUmmittee was appointed
10 purchase and have ready for cree
tIOn next spring = number at road
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-05

The Examiner ia only % a year.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14


way, at 2:30.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. McCown, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Chenault have re-
turned from a several weeks stay at
Fort Myers, Florida.
The Missionary Society of the Pres
byterian church will meet with Mrs.
Waller Bennett on West Main street,
at o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. T. D. Chenault, ST., who has
been spending the winter at Fort
Myers, Fla, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Emerson Gwynne, in Nashville.
Mrs. Harry Blanton has returned
from the south, where she spent sew
eral weeks. She was accompanied b
her father, Mr.. w. D. Watts, Of Lex.
ington.
Rev. D. q. Matherly, Mrs. Matherly
and children have returned from
Greenup county, where they were call
ed by the death of Mrs. Matherly'.
brother.
Miss Willie Kennedy will leave in :
few days for New York City to spent
the Easter holidays. She will be join
ed by Miss Florence Burnam, who il
in school in Washington City.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14
News Of the Churches

Church of Christ, Scientist
Services Sunday morning at II
o'clock; subject Substance" prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:30;
everybody invited.
Second Christian Church.
Sunday School 9:45; ]. A. Todd,
superintendent; communion at IL; Jr.
Endeavor at 6; evening sermon at Z.
Mt. Zion Church.
Sunday School at 9:45; John Good
loe, supt.; preaching service at II;
sermon by Rev. D. H. Matherly. -
Calvary Baptist Church.
Sunday School at 10; morning ser
vice at IL; sermon by Rev. Willough-
by, of Louisville; B. Y. P. U. at 6; ev-
ening service at z.
First Baptist Church.
Sunday School at $3.50; morning
service at, 10:45; subject "Zealous I'M
to Good Work" Union service in the
evening at o'clock; sermon by DR..
M. T. Chandler.
Methodist Church.
Sunday School at $3.50; morning
service at 10:45; subject Stewardship
of Property or Tithing." Pastor will
preach at union service at Baptist
church in the evening.
| First Christian Church.
Sunday School at $50; morning
service at 10:45; subject "Christ ant
the Church's Call to. Action"
Catholic Church.
Mass at 7 and 9:30 o'clock; devo
tions at $3.50. Preaching Thursda,
evening at 7:30 by Father O'Brien.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14
Social and Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Luxon were in
Lexington Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. J. McGaughey
spent Thursday in Lexington.
Mrs. Emma Scrivner, Of Lexington,
is visiting Mrs. James Cosby.
DR.. Homer w. Carpenter has re-
turned from visit to Shelbyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Reeves, of Bur-
gin, were with relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Fields were with
friends at Wilmore for a weekend
visit.
Mrs. May Collins and Miss Anna
Phelps were shoppers in Lexington
Thursday.
Mrs. Jonas P. Rucker has returned
from a visit to Mrs. I. P. Rucker at
Paint Lick.
Mrs. E. P. Bush has returned from
visit to friends in Lexington and
Georgetown.
Mrs. E. Tut Burnam and Miss Lu-
cha Burnam were visitors in Lexing-
ton Thursday.
Messrs.. Kenney and Waller West
of Lexington, visited their mother the
first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Sandlin and
Miss Christine Sandlin spent Thurs
day in Lexington.
Mrs. ]. w. Earring arrived from
Lexington Thursday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Earring.
Miss Inez Ray, who is attending the
Normal, spent the weekend with her
parents in Lancaster.
Mrs. Harold Oldham has returned
from visit to her mother, Mrs. +
C. Arnold, in Lancaster.
Mrs. Len Peters, of Lancaster, was
here Tuesday to attend the funeral OF
her uncle, Mr.. William Burrus.
Miss Ruth Hardin, the expression
teacher at Eastern Normal, is spend.
ing few days at Boone Tavern.
Fridays calendar includes the meet.
ing of the Baptist Missionary Society
with Mrs. D. S. HARDER, on Broad
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14

Feel bully! Cheer up! Take Cascar-
bad breath, coated tongue, sallowness,
sour stomach and gases. Tonight
take Cascarets and enjoy the incest,
gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced. Wake up feeling
grand-Everybody's doing it. Cascar-
cts best for laxative for children.
They gladly take the pleasant candy
eat milk toast without distressing me.
sickens like other things. 1t
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14

A card, received by Miss Margaret
Phelps, Friday morning announced
the safe arrival in New York of her
brother, Edwin Phelps, who has been
with the American forces in France.
He will be mustered out from Camp
Merritt and will be cordially welcom-
ed home by his many friends.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14

CaIlus Comes on Like Banana Feel!
any hard or soft corn anywhere on
your toes. Look at this picture.
A few drops of "Gets-It" did the
work. The callus comes loose from
the true flesh. No irritation what.
ever. You peel the callus right off
just. like a banana peel-peacefully
painlessly. "Gets-It" does the same
thing to any corn, without the use
of sticky plasters, irritating salves.
greasy ointments or bundling tape.
There's. no fussing-no knife, no
scissors to use. "Gets-It" is used by
millions, because it's common sense.
and it never fails. Try it, prove it
''Gets-It," the guaranteed, money
back corn-remover, the only sure
MY'd BY e. Lawrence & Co., Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Richmond and recommends
as the worlds best corn remedy b,
Stockton & Son.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14

STRAY-A hog weighing about 80
or 40 pounds, came to my stable, 236
Francis street; owner can have same
by proving property and paying for
keep. S. B. Taylor. 81 2
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14
callus? Peel
1t OF Quickly!
Nothing On Earth Like "Gets-1t
For Corns and Calluses.

A spot of thickened skin on the
bottom of your foot which so often
makes walking an agony, is as easily
removed by wonderful "Gets-It as
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-14

NEW WAISTS
In styles that are entirely
new and IN value truly
matchless.
NOW ON DISPLAY
OWEN MCKEE
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
What's in Back of
the Advertising?

Too often advertising is 1907
advertising, or nearly so.
Which is to say that the ef-
fort is put into the advertise
ment rather than what Is in
back of it.
You would be Interested II
you could be on the inside Of
the Curtis Brown establish
mcnl, lo see how much more
effort is put into having good
things To advertise, than is
put into having good advcr-
tlScments.
Curtis Brown advertising
simply tries 20 mirror the
facts. II aims at putting the
major part Of its efforts into
giving better values, into
showing the newer things
FIRST. into making this "a
better kind of store,
And il puts the minor part Of
MS energies into telling Of
these things.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Curtis Brown Values!
Curtis Brown Service!
Curtis BrownF shions!!I

II has always been a Curtis-Brown
policy that people should buy from
us solely because they received
here something better in value, in
service, in convenience, in fashion !
The question always on our lips,
and asked constantly by the heads
of our various departments, Is this:
What reason can you give the
public for going by other stores
and coming here"
We do not want people TO buy
things they do not need. We de
serve business only when we serve
better.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Rising Prices

The importance of these silk
Shirt Savings is the fact that
these values are worth more
at wholesale than we have
marked them at retail. So
that Tulsa men could share
these values, a Chicago whole
salers' offer Of n handsome
profit was Immediately re
fused
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Complete Size Range 1872 to 18

This collection of unexceed silk fabrics represents the fruit of
several weeks buying in the New York markets The world
scarcity dependable merchandise proves concusvey
ability present unmachabe values in the face of the most
adverse conditions retailers ever forced to Surmount
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Startling Values
Marvellous Qualities
Gigantic Assortments

These magnificent Silk Shirt Values, presented in hun
dreds of rich and harmonious coorngs, superior fab
RIGS and fine finishing Details makes this our greatest
merchandising trumpha that stands unparel-
leed in the presentation of unmatchabe and constant
ly increasing values
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18

Empire Wash Crepcs
Peau-de-SiIks
Standings
LaJerz silk jersey
Guild Crepe
Superspun
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Materials of

Cannelle Crepes
Crepe-de-Chine
Ecru P0ngee
Italian Silks,
kingcloth
Baby Broads
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-10-18
Unequalled
CLOTHING
Values

This selling demonstration is the most unmistak-
able evidence of the value to the public Of this live
stores merchandising methods and pc ies-
methods and policies that have made the Curtis
Brown Store phenomenal success
In these days of high prices we are thinking more
of the future than Of the present dollar. We have
tremendous quantities ofmerchandise, bought way
under present market prices.
Not as public benefactor, but as hard-head-
ed business proposition we are selling these goods
Just as LOW as we can, instead Of for as M UGH
as we could get.
65 Suits ESS
Mems and Young Mems Styles ~
Specially Priced
Men. an. :; 7: T:s:: 81; IT,; S:.; Style. AZ
Specially Priced
Mem. 40 :2' !:$ss S:;';i::; s:s:; Style. $45
Specially Priced AZ
Curtis DropSu Go