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The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09

changed nothing in the Old World and
have accomplished nothing for our
selves but an enormous debt, enormous
taxes and burdensome high prices of
everything necessary to living.
1t is not pleasant to contemplate
such an outcome of high ideals and
unselfish patriotism, but the facts are
exactly as l state them-pleasant or
unpleasant.
The truth is that the diplomats of
Europe-on both sides-played upon
our emotional American nature and our
unsophisticated honesty and made us
the unconscious instruments of their
designs.
In homely, everyday language, we
were played for suckers and are just
beginning to find it out. But l am pret-
ty sure that it will never happen
again.
Old George Washington's advice to
mind our own business and let Europe
fight its own quarrels sounds better
and better to most of us as the days
20 by.
i mean no reflection upon President
Wilson when | say that he was cheated
at Paris. He was an honest man with
honest purposes and honest ideals, and
he was dealing with sharpers, who
tricked him, just as sharpers can al
ways trick an honest man.
The French politicians did not mean
to have permanent League of Ma
tions. Clemenceau never attempted to
conceal his dislike of the proposal
And while Clemenceau traded his CON
sent to the League for territorial an
nexations and huge indemnities, his
agents We're secretly at work, even in
America, making sure that the League
plan would be a failure.
The scheme worked as it was
planned to work. France and England
got huge spoils, and the League of Ma
tions, for which Mr.. Wilson yielded ev-
erythng else, is as dead as a mackerel,
which is exactly what Lloyd George
and Clemenceau meant to have hap
pen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
THE DIPLOMATIC FACTS.
The War, the League of Nations, by
Special Correspondence.

Possibly you may ask, in view of
what is being done by secret diplom-
aey in Europe, what has become of the
ideals of democracy for which America
fought.
The answer is that America only
supposed that its ideals were also the
ideals of foreign governments As n
matter of fact, the war in Europe was
not fought for ideals of any kind. 1t
was simply war of two strong
groups of governments for the mastery
of Europe and Africa and Asia ana
the seas: the same old contest for the
same old prize that has been fought
out In Europe at intervals for 1000
years ..tfI
When the European Powers have
finally divided the spoils, Europe will
Settle down to the old attitude of dip
lomatic plots and wars in breeding,
and the net result, so far as we are
concerned, will be that we have
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
WHY l CAN'T PAY.

For the following reasons / am
unable to send you the check asked
for: | have been held up, held down,
sandbagged, walked on, sat on, fiat
tened out and squeezed. First by the
Dominion government for federal war
tax, excess profits tax, Victory Bonds,
Thrift Stamps, capital stock tax, mer-
chants license and auto tax, and by
every society and organization that the
inventive mind of man can invent to
extract what l may or may not pos
sess
| have been solicited by the Society
of John the Baptist, the g. w. V. A.,
the Women's Relief, the Navy League,
the Red Cross, the Black Cross, the
double Cross, the Children's Home. the
Dorcas Society, the Y. NJ c. A, the Y
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
UNION HILL NOTES

Mr.. Harry Cannon was badly hurt
about the middle of last week, but we
understand he is improving.
There was n surprise party at II. f
Woodward's home last week.
Everybody enjoyed themselves al
the box social last Friday night.
There will be a meeting of the club
on April ., 1920. Be sure and come and
have a good time.
All the school children went on o
hike last Friday and all had good
time
Mr.. Nelson and son motored to tho
southern part of state the first part OF
week.
Mr.. Slater of Kansas has bought tho
Castle place and will move there ir
the near future.
Everybody enjoyed our box social
Friday night, including Charlie will
his SO box.
Mr.. Nelson has been plowing the
past week getting ready to put il
spring wheat
We understand that one of the Hay
cock places has been sold and the
owner has moved on.
Easter entertainment next Sunday a
the Union Hill school house. Be sure
and come If you can
Steve Campbell made flying trip tt
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09

". c. A.. the Boy Scouts, the Jewish
Relief and every hospital in town.
rhen on top OF all this came the Asso-
ciated Charities and the Salvation
Army.
The government has so governed
my business that / don't know who
ewns 1t. / am Inspected, suspected,
examined and re-examined, informed,
required and commanded, so | don't
know who I am, where am or why i
am here. All know is, am supposed
to be an inexhaustible supply of mon
ey for every known need, desire or
hope of the human race. And because
| will not sell all ! have and go out
and beg, borrow or steal money TO give
away / have been cusSed, discussed,
boycotted, talked to, talked about, lied
about, held up, hung up, and the only
reason / am clinging to life is to see
what In Il is coming next.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
Ebert Funeral Parlors
Embaiming, Auto Hearse if Desired
Lady Assistant
Phone Ebert l6I w. c. Whiting

Mr.. and Mrs. Head entertained at
Dinner Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Courier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan, Mr.. and Mrs
Hankins, Mr.. and Mrs. McCauley.
Mr.. Courier has rented his farm to
his son-in- law, Mr.. Hankins. and will
move to Fondis to run grocery
store.
Mr.. Eickhoff lost a valuable horse
last Saturday, walking pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Josephite entertained
Mr.. tanner and family Sunday.
Owing to the bad storm, Mr..
Monk, the mail carrier. did not make
the trip Saturday "
Mr.. and Mrs. Calfee are now com
fortably located in Loveland.
Miss Tuxton. our teacher, and the
Ruebeck family have all been very
i'll the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Kraft have
moved to their ranch.
Mr.. Premer has rented the Geo
Allison place on the hill.
Mr.. Weir lost three heifers in the
Bog in the Eickhoff pasture. They
had strayed out of his pasture.
Mr. and Mrs. Whistlenand have
come up from the Springs and viii
farm the C. l.. Allison ranch. Mr.
Geo. Allison and family will move
to their new home on Cherry creek.
John Purden went to Denver Mon
day for medical treatment.
Our old race track and ball dia-
mond are being put under the plow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
PUBLIC SALE.

having rented my place, will sell
at public auction, ten miles East and
TWO miles South of Kiowa, and one
mile East and three and a half miles
North OF Fondis, on Tuesday, April
l3th, sale to commence at 10 o'clock
sharp, the following described prop
erty. to-wit:
% Head of Livestock %
Thirteen head of cows. fresh and
coming fresh; calves, to 8 months
old; five head of horses, l black
mare, coming five years old, weight
about 1,150 lbs; one iron gray
geiding, coming years old, weight
ABOUT l,25O lbs; one brown mare, z
years old, weight about 1000 lbs:
| mule. years old, weight about
i'OoO lbs, and l horse, colt coming,
years old; two shoats.
Farm Implements.
One farm wagon and bed. One
farm truck, good as new. One buggy.
one spring wagon. One 2-section
narrow. One Buckeye drill. eight
holes. One 1i-inch walking P. e. q.
plow. One John Deere riding culti-
sator, good as new. One Platner
mower. One corn shelter. One a.
inch riding p. C o. sulky pillow. One
oeam plow. One 2-row corn sled.
one road cart. One 1-horse walking
,ultiyator. One grind stone. one
Wheel barrow. Two 4-horse eveners.
Two 3-horse eveners. General as
iortment of small farm tools.
Two sets double work harness. Two
lalf sets driving harness. One 2b
lorse power p. & o. gasoline engine.
)ne Maxwell car. 1916 model. One
i,ooO-lb. Beatrice Cream Separator.
Nbout 20 chickens.
other articles too numerous to
Terms-On all sums of $40 and
lnder,- cash. All sums over $40. a
redit of eight months time will be
iven on bankable notes bearing
er cent interest from date. Dis
cunt of per cent for cash on all
ums over SO.
ups.
E. R. HARPER, Owner.
FRED ALBIN, Auctioneer.
A E. MYERS. Clerk.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
PROSPERITY RIDGE.

Andy Hansen has now got a car.
c. Larsen has bought a new car.
The G.. Larsen sale was well at
tended Everything brought good
prices, cattle $75 to 500, good
horses $3.50. The machinery brought
good prices.
Mrs. Johanna johnson has the
measles. The Marrs family are well
lgain.
Robert Johnson and w. E. Merri,
man of Colorado Springs attended
he G. Larsen sale.
w. e. Merriman will return to his
ranch soon. Mr.. Fredenburgh has
rented the Secrest place southwest
Of Elizabeth.
The Pohl family of Arvada arrived
Tuesday.
Carl Hill has rented the Holcum
ranch on Cherry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
FoNDIs ITEMS.


Mrs. Dooley's sale is set for April
Tth. 1t was postponed last month on
account of n snowstorm.
Ike Campbell's sale win be on April
u, and Ed Harper's April 49,
These stowstorms are hard an the
mail carriers, but good for the farm
ers, though some are complaining be-
cause they are short of feed
The stork visited Charlie McEl-
wain's house last Friday, the 2nd, and
left fine nine-pound boy. Mother and
child doing we'll
We are glad to learn that the Pre-
mer children did not have scarlet fever
as mt first reported 1t was only ton
silitis, and they are going to school
again now.
Otto Fuchs children are reported
doing well, and nearly through with
the fever. No other cases have come
to our knowledge, so it is not likely
there will be any spread of the dis
ease
The storm did not keep people ct
home Saturday. There was large
and cheerful crowd In Fondis.
Il. l.. Shadomy the oil man, reports
he is leasing much land around Fondis
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
LUTHERAN MISSION.

Divine Service will be held Satur-
day, March 81, at IL o'clock, in the
Presbyterian church. Everybody in.
vited.
W.Zimmerman, Pastor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09
BISON VALLEY ITEMS.

Mrs. Blanche Casey was operated
on for appendicitis at David City,
Neb.. Saturday. We hope to hear
of her speedy recovery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09

The following is letter from George
Boston to his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. II. Georgia, telling of his in
teresting work in European countries:
The Elbert County tribune., 1920-04-09

New Mexico last week.
Olln Osborn has got motorcycle
and is learning to drive it.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
HIGHWAYS WEATHER BULLETIN

River Crossings The river at Sacaton is dry and the crossing Is good.
 Apache County V Old Trails highway via Springerville and sSt. Johns and Holbrook in good roads packed hard and no snow. Tourist traffic practically stopped owing to cold weather. Side roads passable but the mountain roads are unsafe for auto travel.
 Cochise County All county roads in good condition and being repaired.
 Coconino County Roads drying rapidly. East of Flag staff all roads open; west of Flagstaff heavy mud in places, but passable. Travel south into Tonto basin not ad- vised.
 GiIa County All roads in this county are now in good condition.
 Graham County Graham county roads in good condi-
 Greenlee County All roads in first class condition; all graveled and well packed; no mud or slippery roads anywhere; all streams bridged; best route between Stafford and Clifton is via Duncan.
 Maricopa County Valley roads fair; coast roads im- proving; Black canyon slow; Wicken- burg road good; Superior Florence road good Apache trail fair; to Ajo, go via Laveen or Buckeye and Gila ! Bend.
 Mohave County | All main roads in fair condition ex- cept Old Trails national highway from | CroZier to Blackberry and Oatman tc Topock. Drivers should be careful 1T crossing washes
 Navajo County II Fort Apache road bad from Shum way to Showlow; best road via Lin den; Gallup road good to Adamanda all other roads dry and in fair condi ton.
 Whiteriver: Roads dry and hard, fol lowing heavy rains in October; very rough south of Rice.
 Pinal Sounty
 All mesa and mountain roads in goot condition generally; valley roads ar some better but dusty and chuclIy 8 yet Part Of Tucson Phoenix via Flor ence very rough; remainder very good
 Santa Cruz County All county roads in good travelinl condition; no rains or snow up to tn present.
 Ysvapai County
 All roads in fair condition. ' Yuma County al Work has been commencd on th' road between Quartzsite and Vicks burg. This is the shortest route to tn | Ehlenberg ferry; ferry service good. ROBERT Q. GRANT
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
-. -cARPENTERs

,,srpentcrs' Union will have a Speclal
 .,t,r Wednesday evening. Decem- I.- StT. at 7.3o p. m, at 25S E. "'S', - irrtou St.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05

X MisSourian has designed an ad- unstable buul5mark with a guide that moves sidewise or vertically.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
Tur RECORD REPORTER

THE RECORD REPOH EH . .ou the filings in all the Courts and also Recorders 0T''ee' Issued daily. o... .;.. pbone 1915 day and s566 event evenlns' &Z. M. Hiatt, e22 E. Willetta
 Street, Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
w. T. SchnebIey

Funeral services for w. F. Schnebley, who passed away Friday evening after a brief illness, will be held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the chapel of A. L. Moore and Son. There will be a short service at the chapel, after which the Masons, of which order Mr. Schnebley was a member, will have charge at the grave in Greenwood cemetery.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
FuneraI of Joseph Asher

Funeral services for Joseph l.. Asher. former Glendale resident, who died at his home in POmono, Cal. on Dec. 1 will be held at 1O;3O o'clock tomorrow morning al the chapel of Moore 6, Son. nterment will be at Greenwood ceme- tery.
 MT. Asher was born in Joliet H., in 1863. and removed with his parents 10 Bates county, Missouri, while yet a boy In 1891 he married Miss Olena Chapman and soon afterward he and his wife came to Arizona making their home near Glendale. For several years he was manager of the Bartlett Adams ranch, and when that property was disposed of he purchased a 20-acre tract in the Cartwright district. In 1917 Mr. Asher sold his property in Maricopa county and removed to southern California, making his home at Pomona. Mir Asher is survived by his wife. his mother, a son and four brothers.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
Iooal wathsr Yesterday

Dehclency m IempeIaIuTe ytsleI uaIJ : degrees.
 Deficiency In temperature since the first of the month, degrees. Accumulated deficiency in tempera- ture since Jan. 1, 9S degrees. Z Normal precipitation Jan. 1 to date, 736 inches.
 Actual precipitation Jan. to date, 6.21 inches.
 Deficiency since Jan. 1, 1.15 inches.
 ROBERT Q. GRANT.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
OBITUARIES
John Pauon

Funeral services for John Pagon. who died at Ray. Arizona, will be held Tuesday morning at lU o'clock at the A. II. Mcclellan chapel, the Rev. Ber- trand R. Cocks officiating. Interment will te in Greenwood cemetery.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-05
Coming Events

Monday, Dec. 6.-ExecutiVe board ot Arizona Congress of Mothers to meet at state fair grounds at 10 o'clock. Monday, Dec. 6-Musicisns' Club pro gram at Woman's club at 3 o'clock. Monday, Dec. Collecting of Art and Literature Department of Woman's s Club at 2:15.
 Wednesday, Dec. S-Commissioner and Mrs. Adam Clifford, western terri toriaI commanders of the Salvation Army, to visit Phoenix. Meeting at D. n., at M. E. church, south.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
ALARMED AT DREAD DISEASE
Spread of Sleeping Sickness Threatens
Entire World, According to scien-
lists of Prominence.

Sleeping sickness, called encephalitis
iethargica by the doctors. seems now
to have become a domestic evil. SAYS
the Medical Record (New York;. In
quoting study of this formerly rare
disease by Doctor Lhermitte In a.
French medical journal.
1t appears that the disease is epi-
demic all over the world and that IT
manifests itself in many forms, the
only symptom possessed by all in COM
mon being that of deep and prolonged
sleep.
In true encephalitis lethargiea there
are four cardinal symptoms-ocular
paralyses, hypersomnia, fever and the
general state. The ocular paralyses
may be absent at the outbreak of the
disease, but once present they are
characteristic. SO, too, is the type of
hypersomnia. 1t is a narcolepsy, but
the subject does not arouse quickly,
as in the condition which commonly
goes by the name and in which the
seizures may be only mOmentary. How
ever, the permanent sleep may be pre-
coded by narcoleptic crises.
Doctor Lhermitte notes apprehension
of the muscles and state suggesting
catalepsy. Tremors are often mani
fest; the temperature goes to 104 de-
grees f. He says Wassermann test
and examination of the spinal fluid
should always be made.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
OLD FISH MARKET MUST GO
London's Famous BiIingsgate Forced
to Succumb to the lnexorabIe
March of Time.

Billingsgate, LOndon's old-time fish
market, is about to move The course
Of time and the modern difficulties of
transport are responsible for the plan
to remove to another site more easy
of access, and in which space will
not always be at a premium.
Billingsgate was the most important
quay on the Thames in late Saxon
times, and fish, among other things,
We're landed there. BY the time of
Edward l the market was fully estab-
lished, and the king, who was a con-
firmed food controller. fixed a tariff
of maximum prices. This list included
one dozen best sOleS, 6 cents best null
let, 4 cents; best haddOck, 4 cents
best Thames or Severn lamprey,
cents; gallon of oysters, cents, and
best "porpoise, II to Is cents. The
best fresh salmon. after Easter, were
to be sold at four for $1.25. That was
in the days when the Thames was full
of salmon, and one could catch flOun-
derS and fiatfiSh on line dropped
over London bridge. The water is still
salty during high tide, but the sea fish
do not come up any further than
Gravesend, which Is 20 miles lower
down.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
RIGIDLY EXCLUDE FRESH AIR
French Seemingly See No Reason
Why II Should Ever Be Ad-
mitted to Bedroom.

Europeans do not like fresh air,
writes Theodore Roosevelt in Average
Americans. They feel a good deal
like the gentleman in Stephen Lea
cocks story who said he liked fresh
air, and believed you should open
the windows and get in all you could.
Then you should shut the windows and
keep it there. 1t would keep for years.
l have been In many rooms in
France where the windows were nailed
shut. The beds also are rather re-
markable. They are generally fitted
with feather mattresses, and feather
quilts. Very often they are arranged
In a niche in the wall like a closet,
and have two doors, which the aver
age European, after getting into the
bed, closes, thereby rendering it about
as airy and well ventilated as coffin.
l remember my own billet In one of
the towns where we stopped. AS l
was commanding officer, it was one
of the best and was reasonably warm.
1t was warm because the barnyard
was next door, literally in the next
room, as all that separated me from
a COW was light deal door by the
side of the bed. The COW was tied to
the door. When the COW slept / slept /;
but if the COW passed a restless night
l had all the opportunity l needed
to think over my past sins and future
plans.
In another town an excellent billet
was not used by the officers because
over the bed were hung photographs
of all the various persons who had
died in the house, taken while they
lay in that bed.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
FEAR SPREAD OF BLINDNESS
the Oasis Towns of the Great
Sahara Desert

A plague of blindness Is sweeping
the oasis towns Of the Sahara desert,
according to dispatch received at
Washington from Biskra. DR.. Toulant,
of the PaSteur Institute of Ophtal-
mOlOgy, who is conducting expert
ments on herd of monkeys in an eff
fort to isolate the germ which is blind
ing tens of thousands of Arabian chill
dren, has informed the American Red
Cross that eight of every ten children
in the Sahara are now affected.
The white nuns of the Sahara are
treating the eyes of hundreds of chill
dren. With Biskra, "the Garden of AL
lah" oasis, as their headquarters, they
tour the desert on camels, visiting the
oasis town where the plague is at it's
worst.
With the approach of the hot months
it Is feared the disease will become
even more widespread. The filth of
the oasis towns and the uncovered
camel meat market breed countless
millions of flies even during the winter
months. Flies are believed to carry
the germs of granular trachoma, with
which in northern Africa 100000 Arab
children are infected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
Postal Air Service.

After the signing of the armistice
the British authorities established a
postal airplane service to Cologne, and
in connection with this service sys-
tematic use was made~of wireless tele-
phony, says the Halifax Morning
Chronicle. Wireless telephone stations
were placed on the ground at dis
tances of fifty miles from each other,
and with the use Of quite small sets
were able to transmit messages to air.
craft up to thirty miles away. They
could also receive from the air to
about fifty miles. Frequently these
distances were exceeded and an air.
plane was in communication at one
and the same time with three stations.
Considering the small size of the APP
paratus employed these were remark
able results, and testify to the rapid
progress made by the British air serv-
ice since the first trials of wireless
telephony to airplanes in 1915.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
SHRINERS OF VISION
SIN AT EAU CLAIRE

The Shriners of Tripoli Temple
Milwaukee met recently in that city
and adjourned to meet in Eau Claire
on the 18th day of August, where the
degrees were conferred on 261 can
didates. There were over 5000 Shrin-
ers and their ladies present on the
occasion. There were street parades
and banquet at the Eau Claire club
for the ladies and at the Auditorium
for the Shriners. A trip was taken
to Chippewa Falls where a picnic
lunch was served. There were bands,
drum corps and plenty of music to
enliven the gatheringy Exhibition
drills were given by two teams from
Milwaukee, one from st. Paul and
one from Minneapolis.
Those who attended from this sec
ton were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Burt
and Miss Wilma, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
Flieth, Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Kuebler,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Halder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Secor, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ C. Ewing,
Messrs. D. ]. Murray, F. c.. Boyce,
Louis A. Pradt, Jr., L. n Larson,
Harry French, Don Montgomery,
John Manser, and Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
Marshall, Rhinelander The trip @as
made by autos and a delightful time
is reported by all.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-31
TESTING ASSOCIATIONS
ACTIVE IN COUNTY

That Marathon county farmers ap-
preciate the value of cow testing as
ISOLATION work is proven by the way
the old associations are reorganizing.
Despite thirty to sixty percent in
crease in dues old members, anxious
to build up their herds, are sticking to
the test work
The Stratford and Wausau Associa-
lions have both started on their sec
ond year with a full quota of mem
bers. After being without a tester for
month the Elderon association again
has man.
Edgar still has two months to go.
AT reorganization meeting held re-
Gently fully half the old members
signed up for the new year with pros
poets of more of them doing so later.
The Mcmillan and Marshfield asso-
Citations held very successful picnic
at Marshfield recently A varied pro-
gram OF song, reading, and instru-
mental music was provided with talks
by Miss Mary A. Brady. F. G. Swobo-
Ola, Ed Crowell and C. w. Porter.