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staff and every consul and minister
now representing the United States in
every country in the whole wide
world were to resign on March 5 1
couldn't use up more than one-fif-
tieth of the would be appointees that
have already been recommended to
me. If the members of my cabinet
were to be as numerous as Gen. Per
shing'S army I would still have a con-
siderable number of highly recon-
mended' men left over after 1 had
filled every one of the jobs.
X X 4
SO / have decided to do away en-
tirely with messengers and doormen
at the White House. At least. l shall
make no new appointments. In fact,
1 have about decided to let every
man. woman and child now holding a
job to which he, she or it was ap-
pointed by an ex-President retain his,
her or it's job as long as am Presi-
dent. I don't know of single in
stance where. or when. a new post
master should be appointed. and ~ .
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adjudged a hog stealer, and shall re-
store four-fold and suffer corporal
pains.
.All ministers. pastors and magis-
trates. who. according to the laws OF
this province do usually join people
I'm marriage. shall join them in man.
ner and form as expressed in the
liturgy of the Church of England;
after which the minister, pastor or
magistrate shall say. 1 being here
unto by law authorized do pronounce
YOU man and wife The minister,
pastor or magistrate. may receive
from the parties married 100 pounds
of tobacco.
Every ordinary keeper that shall
demand or take above ten pounds of
tobacco for a gallon of small beer
twenty pounds for a gallon of strong
beer. four pounds for nights lodg-
ing in a bed, twelve pounds for a
peck of Indian corn or oats, six
pounds for a nights grass for a horse
ten pounds for a nights hay or straw
shall forfeit for every such offense
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went through spasm of blue laws
almost as strict us those of New
England. Virginias fling at this class
of drastic and annoying legislation
occurred between 1862 and 1880. Mary
lands wave of blue reform COM
menced shortly after Virginians
wearied of it,
THE most unpardonable crime
Virginian could commit at that
time was the stealing of hogs. The
(puni shment for the first shoatsutolen
was d fine of Loco pounds of tobacco
imposed upon the thief. A similar
amount was awarded the informer.
In case the thief had no tobacco he
was Obliged to work a year without
wages for the owner of the porker
and another year for the chap who
'.peached' on him.
Upon second conviction of hog
stealing the offender was put in the
pillory for two hours and had both
of his ears cut off. The third offense
put him beyond the pale-so far be,
yond as to preclude any possible re-
turn TO Virginia or any other state.
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Virginia port were fined 5000
pounds of tobacco and compelled to
transport such undesirable" out of
the country free of charge.
An attempt to break up scandal
and gossiping among the ladies
brought forth this law: I'm actions
of sIander occasioned by "a mans wife.
after judgment past for damages. the
woman shall be punished by ducking.
and if the slander be such as the
damages shall be adjudged at above
500 pounds of tobacco. then the wom-
FAN shall have ducking for every 500
pounds of tobacco adjudged against
the husband. if he refuse to pay the
tobacco
This put husbands in a worrisome
plight II they refused to give up the
tobacco the wives walled the old "You
don't love me any more!' stun. and if
they did put up the tobacco they
were broke and had nothing to live
on during the winter.
r X X
T AWYERS of the Old Dominion
didn't have much to look forward
to in the way of accommodating riches.
The amount of their fees was fixed by
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proved that the parents have been
very unchristianly negligent in the
education of such child.
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ssTF any person commit burglary or
rob any person he shall be brand
ed on the right hand with the letter
B; for the second offense he shall be
branded on his left hand and whip
ped. and for the third offense he shall
be put to death.
"Whosoever shall shoot or any gun
on any unnecessary occasion, or at
any. game Whatsoever, except at an
Indian or wolf, shall forfeit shfl-
lings Tor sysry- such shot.
"A man that strikes his wife shall
be fined f1e. A woman that strikes
her husband shall be punished at
the courts discretion
IF any person be witch, he or
she shall be put to death.
"All who shall take excessive wages
for work, or unreasonable prices for
commodities, every such person shall
be punished by fine, or Imprisonment,
as the court shall Judge meet
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their names and return such Of them
to the court who do not, after warn
ing them, reform.
NO person shah take tobacco pub
licly under pain of punishment
IF any person or persons shall use.
practice or exercise any invocation or
conjuration of any evil or wicked
spirit. or shall consult, covenant with,
entertain. employ, feed or reward any
evil and wicked spirit, to or for any
intent or purpose; or take up any
dead man. woman or child, out Of his.
her or their grave, or any other part
Of any dead person. to be employed
or used in any manner of witchcraft,
enchantment. charm or sorcery.
whereby any person shall be killed.
destroyed, wasted or consumed, pined
or lamed in his or her body, or any
part thereof. tis1t4hea every buch Of
fender or offenders, their aiders, abet-
tors and counselors. being of any Of
the said offenses duly and lawfully
convicted and attained. shall suffer
pains OF death as a felon or as fel.
ons.
whoever attempts to take or catch
any Ash on the Lords day by using
any hook, line, net, spear or other
implements shall be punished by q
fine e 10 pounds.
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I'm not complaining about the way
people are buying today. They still
like good things. but they like clothes
and apparel of all kinds that have
You might call it. 1 mean the things
that are easy and comfortable. Today
the average man wants a suit and a
hat that he can wear when he drives
his car downtown to business. that
he can wear to restaurant or cafe.
evening without a change"
How about the high silk hat? Is
it being worn today?" we asked one
halter.
"Of course there are times-fash-
ionable weddings, afternoon affairs
and some state occasions-when MOTH
ing can take the place Of the high
silk hat. I suppose this aristocrat OF
hatdom will always be vague under
certain circumstances, but even the
silk hat is feeling the pressure. the
onward rush, so to speak. of the pop
ular soft hat. Not only are soft hats
being worn more and more at dress
affairs. but to some extent the derby
is taking the place of the high hat
ou hHO", you tdu Win u
high silk hat! 1t is a thing that re-
quires care and attention. 1t doesn'.
take much to incapacitate high hat
derby is much easier to keep in
condition. and the fact that it is worn
so little for everyday use. compare
lively speaking, has given it GER
tain dignity which it has never had
before. Consequently you will find
that many men have abandoned the
high hat altogether and are wearine
a derby or a soft hat OF some kind
for dress. and a soft hat or cap for
everyday wear"
AS for the automatic collapsible
onera hat. which was always a source
of great amusement to children, it
too. reached its zenith some years ago
II you doubt this statement go dowr
and stand in front Of the "oprey
house" some night this fall or winter
when an orchestra or opera perform
ance is on. and see how the soft hat.
and derbes have invaded this once
sacred field.
Some credit must also be given tt
Col. Roosevelt for popularizing tn,
soft hat. For everything that thi:
| extraordinary man did he did with {
punch and a bang that caught tn.
popular fancy. So there isn't an,
question but that the colonel. alone
with the auto. helped put the sof
hat on the map-which Is to say, OF
he heads of 80 out of every 100 men
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! of and the demand for soft hats be-
gan increasing. The latter has been
growing in popularity steadily ever
since. I don't see any chance of the
automobile going out of use. SO I
should say that the soft hat is here
to stay as the popular hat"
Wherever the question was asked as
to why men are not wearing derbies
the automobile answer was forthcom-
| ing. but to this explanation of the
I phenomenon were added several in
teresting sidelights on man, his hat
and his changing psychology.
] Il find." said hat salesman in one
man has a much keener desire for
comfort today than ever before. His
first consideration in buying hat is
ease and comfort. His inclination
along this line is particularly strong
at the beginning of fall. The aver
hat during the summer. and by the
middle Of September he gets good
and tired Of that severe band around
his head. He won't take a derby. be-
/ cause the tight band is too much like
his old straw hat. He wants some-
! why SO many men are wearing soft
| shirts and soft collars. The soft hat
, is exactly to his taste. Two or three
months from now some OF the men
who nave Deen DuylnR sou mats our
ling the last two or three weeks will
buy derbies, but most of them will
stick to the soft hat straight through
the winter"
| But not only is the average man
keener for comfort today than he was
twenty years ago. but he is not nearly
So dressy.
why, when I look back and think
what the average man used to be-
said the manager of another store
cit is hard for me to believe that the
Iayerage man of today belongs to the
same race of which his father was a
member You ask where is the
derby? Let me ask you where is the
dandy of twenty-five, thirty or forty
years ago? I tell you the average
American man is not nearly so dressy
in any particular as he used to be
This hat question is only one phase
of the whole subject. Men are more
rushed, more absorbed in business
today than ever. They have no time
for lot of the little things that used
to be considered not only the thing.
but absolutely essential. How many
} men do you know today who wear
billed shirts as we used to call them
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, may do it with less scandal to Christ's
church.
when parents refuse their children
convenient marriages the magistrates
shall determine the point.
THE selectmen finding children fg-
norant may take them from their
parents and place them in better
hands. at the expense of their par
entS.
"A wife shall be deemed good evil
dence against her husband.
Every male shall have his hair
cut round according to a cap.
IF any child above sixteen years
old shall curse or smite his, her or
their parents such child or children
shall be put to death. unless it be
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Unusual Restrictions of Bue Laws of Virginia and Maylan

IF any man shall kiss his wife
or wife kiss her husband on the
Lords day. the party in fault shall
be punished at the discretion of the
magistrates.
1T is ordered that no person shall
sell any cakes or buns. either in the
market or victualing houses. or
elsewhere. upon pain of 10 shillings'
fine, provided that this order shall
not extend to such cakes as shall be
made for any burial or marriage or
suchlike special occasion.
THE constable or his deputies shall
diligently look after such as sleep or
play about the meeting houses in
times of the public worship of God on
the Lords day, and take notice Of
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The baptism of Virginia children
was considered as necessary as vacci-
nation is today. Any person failing
to have a youngster baptized by a
lawful minister was separated from
1000 pounds of his tobacco crop. half
going to the parish and half to the
informer.
Roaming over the beautiful hills or
through the picturesque valleys OF
Virginia on Sunday was not tolerated.
The only lawful walking was to and
from church. and those failing to at
tend divine services and properly be-
having themselves during the preach
ing were hailed before the county
court and fined so pounds of tobacco.
Virginians of that period entertain
ed a strong dislike for their Quaker
brothers If any one permitted a
Quaker to preach or teach in or near
their premises it meant a fine for
them of 5000 pounds of tobacco.
Ship captains bringing a Quaker to
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w YHAT has become of the
M derby-the once popular,
" " almost universally worn

w YHAT has become of the
M derby-the once popular.
" " almost universally worn
derby: Sometimes it was
ineIeEantly referred to as a kelly"
Ones memory does not have TO go
hack even as far as the Spanish
american war. let alone to the Co
Iunlbian world fair, to remember the
day when practically every man wore
. derby-that is. with the exception
Of the Late Col. William f. Cody.
..pawnee Bill" the late Col. Roose-
Welt, Senator Eorah. a few Kentucky
colonies and one or two lieutenant
governors from far western states.
Which is not, to be sure. by way
or saving that nowadays nobody
wears derby On the contrary a
good many derbies are still made and
still sold-and still worn. In fact.
the derby, while it has lost in popu-
l;irity. has achieved added dignity. in
that il has to a considerable degree,
taken the place of the high SILK nat.
But all things considered. the derby.
as the once universally popular head
niece of nearly the entire male citi-
2enship of the country. has been su-
urrSsdcd by the soft fedora hat. rang
ing in style from the one extreme or
the famous broad hrIm. made express
" for the late Col Cody. to the i'm
Jorted velour. made in the workshops
Of Budapest. and to the other extreme
of the familiar cloth hat which is one
ot the most popular fall styles in
mems headgear
Walk up and down Pennsylvania
avenue at any noon hour or in the
evening just before the theaters open
and count the derbes that you see.
Won can do 1t, all right. probably on
the ten fingers of your hands
or ask any of the girls or boys in
charge of the cl"akroomS in any OF
the cafes or hotels and they'll tel you
that tndaN there are dozens of Sof,
hats for ono derby. II still in doubt
.sk any nt Tho statesmen or buyers in
ANY Of th" ie' stores or in the hat
drpa Of the big department
stores. ur talk I" any Of the manu-
facturers and th-y'H all tell you tha,
whereas most men wore derbies a few
vars ago, today almost every mar
wears a soft hat.
James J. Corbctt used to tell stor,
about a man-an utter stranger-wht
rushed up to him on Broadway on'
day, shook the ex-champion's hant
and seemed absolutely dumfoundet
that the famous pugilist did not recog
nz4 him
You remember the night you go
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THE Man Who Stole His Hog Had Both Ears Cut OFF, According
Ancient -Wandusng Sunday Was Punishable With Fine
of Fifty Pounds Good Old Virginia Pofeng Cost Tavern
of With Hot Iron Was Punish
Stealing We're Regulated by

500 pounds of tobacco. half to the
king and half to him that shall sue.
shall sell without license any cider,
ounce drink or other strong liquor.
to be drunk in his or her house. upon
penalty of 1000 pounds of tobacco.
For the encouragement Of able
ministers to come and reside in this
province. instead Of titles. a tax or
assessment of forty pounds OF to,
bacco per pole, shall be yearly levied
upon every taxable person in every
parish in this province. Which said
assessment shall always be paid to
the ministers.
In every parish. where any min
lister or incumbent shall reside. no
Justice or magistrate shall join any
persons in marriage. under the PEN
atty of 5000 pounds of tobacco to the
king"
Blue laws" were more abundant in
Connecticut and other New England
colonies than anywhere else. Here
are the most fragrant ones:
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Wtth the ordinary life of community,
or which seek to regulate the private
morals of the members of the COM
munity.
Just exactly how and why they
happened to be thus des gnated has
never been made quite clear. Possibly
the enforcement of such laws made a
great many persons feel blue" and
the expression or ginated in that way.
New England. particularly Connec-
dcut. was not the only section of the
United States that gained publicity
through the infiCtion of laws of that
character. Virginia and Maryland
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BY II. O. BISHOP.

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restrictions and interfere
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-05
ACCUSE WOMAN OF
DEMONS MURDER
MRS. PEETE BLAMED FOR DEATH
OF WEALTHY CALIFORNIA
MINING PROMOTER.
Evidence Said to Have Been Obtained
That Accused Woman Disposed of
Diamonds and Automobile Be-
longing to Murdered Man.

Los Angeles.-Mrs. Louise L. Peete
of Denver charged with the murder of
jacob Charles Denton, wealthy mining
promoter, in an Indictment returned
Wednesday by the Los Angeles county
grand jury, is in the county Jail await
ing trial in the superior court, set for
November 20.
Proceedings against the former occu-
pant of the Denton residence, in the
cellar of which the mining mans body
was found buried September %, moved
Wednesday with speed.
She seemed calm when she entered
the grand jury's room at IL 20 a. m.
and still calm when she emerged two
minutes later. She had used those
two minutes, 1t was stated, to tell the
grand jurors she would not testify.
Five minutes later it was reported the
jury had voted to indict her.
The evidence upon which the indict-
ment was based was said to include
these alleged facts:
Mrs. Peete caused to be hauled into
the Denton cellar the earth under
which the body was buried.
She caused the pawning of a dia-
mond ring which had belonged to Den
ton.
She disposed of his automobile.
She gave away part of his clothing.
She cashed checks bearing the sig
nature of ]. G. Denton, after, it is be-
lieved he had been murdered.
Mrs. Peete's lawyer said the "Span'
ish woman" named by Mrs. Peete in
statements she is said to have made
to the district attorneys deputies as
having quarreled with Denton over his
alleged refusal to marry her, as hav.
ing been shot in the shoulder by him
and as having summoned to her aid
/ man friend, who helped her kill Den
ton, would figure in Mrs. Peetes de-
Tense.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-05
NATIONAL GUARD TO
Be RE0RGAN|ZED
MEMBERS or GENERAL STAFF
TO VISIT CORPS AREA TO
AID IN WORK.
Number Of Troops to Be Organized In
Each State Will Bring the Peace
Strength of Guard to Total
of 427,o in Nation.

Washington.--m line with the policy
of the war department in organizing
the troops of each corps area, the re,
serve and national guard officers OF
the general staff, on duty in the wal
department, have been ordered to visit
each corps area headquarters and
there to advise and confer with the
corps area commanders and the state
authorities with reference to the or.
ganization of the national guard d.
visions allOcated to the various corps
areas,
1t has been deemed advisable by the
war department to begin the reorgani.
zation Of the national guard imme.
diately, and table of tentative allot.
ments has been prepared showing the
number of troops to be organized in
each state, under section 81 of the
national defense act, as amended
which requires proportion of 200 men
for each senator and representative in
congress, and number to be determin.
ed by the president for each territory
ana the District of Columbia; with a
proportionate annual increase until SOC
men per senator and representative
has been reached, which minimum is
required under the statute by June 80.
1924. If the provisions of this law are
fulfilled, total enlisted strength of
approximately $4,000 men will be pro,
Vided as the peace organization of the
national guard component of the army,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-05
CALL TRUCE IN THE
COAL CONTROVERSY
SETTLEMENT OF STRIKE OF
BRITISH MINERS CONTINGENT
UPON BALLOT.
Men Are Promised Increase in Wages,
and They in Turn Are Expected
to Cooperate to Secure
Increased output.

LondOn.-The strike of coal miners
throughout England and Wales was
settled Thursday afternoon, but the
settlement Is contingent on ballot of
the miners.
Frank Hodges, member of the min
ers' executive body, announced: 1--WE
have got terms from the government
which the executive committee is sub
hitting to a ballot of the men for their
Judgment. The executives are recon-
mending their adoption as a temporary
measure until a national wages board
is established"
The government issued similar no.
tice to that of Mr.. Hodges, stating that
the ballot of the men would be taken
Immediately. .....
The terms which the executive body
of the miners is recommending to the
men provide for an advance of two
shillings per shift for persons of IS
years of age, with a corresponding ad-
vance for younger miners. The min
ers pledged themselves to cooperate
to the fullest extent to secure an in
creased output.
The terms provide that the in.
creased wages will remain operative
until a permanent wage board is es-
tablished, which will be operative by
the end of March, The additional cost
of the miners claims will come out of
the excess revenues obtained from the
export of coal. The output for last
September is the average struck,
which is to operate to the extent of
6-pence reduction in wages if the
output does not come up to the Sep
TENDER figures, or a rise of 6 pence
If the output is bigger.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-05
EXPECT TO SOLVE
MEXICAN PROBLEM
SECRETARY COLBY HINTS AT
EARLY RECOGNITION OF
NEW Government.
Says Mexican Question Will Soon
Cease to be Question at All,
Inasmuch as II Is About TO be
Answered Satisfactorily.

Washington The early recognition
of the new government in Mexico was
forecast on Friday by Secretary Colby.
Whether 1t will precede an Inaugural
ton Of President-elect Obregon next
December i was not stated
In revealing that discussions" have
been in progress with Robert Pes
queira, confidential agent of the Mex
leo, City government, however, Mr..
Colby said that these gave promise
of speedy and happy outcome
The announcement came as sur
prise. Early in the day a report cir
culated in New FORK that the recog-
milton was imminent, met with en-
phatic denial at the state department.
A few hours later, however, Secretary
Colby made public letter from Mr..
Pesquelra as the basis for his an
nouncement, saying 1t afforded foun-
dalton upon which the preliminaries
TO recognition can confidently pro-
ceed.h
II think am warranted in saying"
Mr.. Colby's formal announcement said
'that the Mexican question will soon
cease to be Il question at all, inasmuch
as II Is about 10 be answered, not only
as 1t concerns the United States, but,
indeed, the whole world as we'll"
Mr.. Pesqueirn's letter told of his
earlier informal negotiation with I'm
do az A. a.,
ment, and said 1t was "a new Mexico"
which submitting herself to the recog-
nized principles of international law"
now sought recognition by the United
States.
Mr.. Colby described the latter as "a
very significant and very gratifying
and reassurlng statement of the atti-
tudc and purposes of the new govern
mcnt of Mexico"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-05
Gross Ignorance.

A Pittsburgh lawyer was condue'lns
a case in court not long ago ana One
of the witnesses, burly negro eou-
fessed that at the time of his arrest ne
was engaged in craps game inn'
diately the lawyer said: now ST. :
want you to tell the jury just how SOu
deal craps" IN
"Wass datT' asked the witness rOh-
ing his eyes. ID
Address the jury, sir" thuhusieS
the lawyer, land tell them JUST ~"
you deal craps" II,
"Lemme outen heahy' cried the wiz
ness, uneasily. "Fust thing l AnV"
this gem-man gwine to ask me now OO y
drink a sandwich. l'"D
script.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-05
Oyster Feasts Revived.

During the war years, England
dropped the yearly oyster feasts at
Whitstable and other beds. but they
are now being resumed. The industry
is ancient, and there are entertaining
chapters in its history and fable Il
is a pleasant tradition, for instance
that Nell Gwyn, who, made a master ID
chancery by Charles II, left a Legacy
to the benchers of Lincoln's Inn to buy
oysters for dinner. At the inspection
of the Whltstahle beds recently 1t was
stated that this is good oyster sea-
son, and that, roughly 50,000,OW Of tht
shell-fish will be available.