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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29

Dick Robertson made trip to
Boise this week.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29

Geo. McClain was Boise visitor
Monday.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29

Irving Harris and wife visited at
Boise and Barber, Idaho this week.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29

undeveloped possibilities than exist
right here.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-07-29

Born Wednesday, July 2Sth, to
Mr.. and Mrs. j II. Gregg, daughter.
The spectator., 1920-06-04

signed article Tn recent issue of the American Legion Weekly. He writes:
 'The American Legion's fight for the fourfold optional compensation plan has entered new phase.
 "The opposition. defeated in it's at tempt to invoke popular sentiment against the measure itself. has turned from the direct to the indirect method of attack. The new strategy Is to strike the bill, through the instrument of fomented controversy over meth ods of money raising.
 Already the attempt is being made to divert attention from the bill to the question of the means by which the money shall be raised to carry out it's provisions. If the advocates of different revenue-producing schemes csn be played off against one another the congress embroiled In a dispute over money raising, fin which the bill. occupying the role of innocent by stander. shall receive a mortal blow. this design will have succeeded.
 "The fourfold plan has withstood the closest scrutiny. The economic soundness of the land settlement, home aid and vocational training op- tions and the fact that the fourth op- ton can be paid automatically to the dependents of those who died. to all disabled and to those needing assist ance. makes the plan the best solution of the problem of beneficial legislation.
 "A majority of congress favor the bill. Congress. however. begins its summer vacation soon. Unless the bill Is passed before that adjournment. the chances of Its ultimate passage will be greatly impaired and the fu- ture of all ex-service beneficial legis- lation injuriously affected. National headquarters has pressed the legion's case with all the vigor 1t can com mand and has received admirable sup port from the membership. It Is i'm perative that these efforts be sus- tained. State departments, posts and individuals throughout the country should continue to impress upon their senators and congressman that the bill should be passed before adjournment and the question of money raising not be permitted to Obstruct the real is- sue"
The spectator., 1920-06-04

Good" said Mohammed Beyd. "I go now to give the order for the breaking of camp early on the mor- row." and he rose to leave the tent.
 Werper laid a detaining hand upon his arm.
 Wait" he said, "let us determine how many shall accompany us. It is not weir that we be burdened by the women and children. for then indee<: we might be overtaken by the Abyv sinians. It would be far better to s. lect small guard of your bravest men, and leave word behind that we are riding west. Then, when the Abys sinians come they will be put upon the wrong trail should they have 1t in their hearts to pursue us, and if they do not they will at least ride north with less rapidity than as though they thought that we were ahead of them"
 The serpent is less wise than thou. Werper," said Mohammed Beyd with a smile. "It shall be done as you say. Twenty men shall accompany us, and we shall ride west-when we leave the village"
 Good" cried the Belgian, and so it was arranged.
 Early the next morning Jane Clay ton, after an almost sleepless night. was aroused by the nd of voices outside her prison. and moment later, NJ. Frecoult. and two Arabs en- tered. The latter unbound her ankles and lifted her to her feet Then her wrists were loosed. she was given & handful of dry bread, and led out into the faint light of dawn.
 She looked Questioningly at Ere ccult, and at moment that the Arabs attention was attracted in an other direction the man leaned toward
The spectator., 1920-06-04

her and whispered that all was work sured. the young woman felt a re newal of the hope which the long and miserable night of bondage had all most expunged.
 Shortly after, she was lifted to the back of horse, and surrounded by Arabs, was escorted through the gate way of the village and of into the jungle toward the west. Half an hour later the party turned north, and northerly was their direction for the balance of the march.
 On the march separate tent had been provided for the captive, and at night 1t was pitcAed between those of Mohammed Beyd and Werper. A sen try was posted at the front and an other at the back. and with these pre- cautions 1t had not been thought nee essary to confine the prisoner In bonds.
 As the girls eyes wandered across the trampled jungle clearing. already squalid from the presence of man. she no longer apprehended either the near CT objects of the foreground, the un- couth men laughing or Quarrellng among themselves. or the jungle be- yond. which cfrcumscribed the extreme range of her material vision. Her gaze passed through all these. un- seeing. to center itself upon distant bungalow and scenes of happy secur- ity which brought to her eyes tears of mingled Joy and sorrow. She saw a tall. broad-shouldered man riding in from distant fields; she saw herself waiting to greet him with an armful of fresh-cut roses from the bushes which nanked the little rustic gate be- fore her. All this was gone, vanished into the past. wiped out by the torches and bullets and hatred of these hid eous and degenerate men. With a stifled sob. and a little shudder Jane Clayton sobbed forth her misery until kindly sleep brought her at least tenn porary relief.
 And while she slept a figure stole from the tent that stood to the right of hers. It approached the sentry be- fore the doorway and whispered few words in the mans ear. The latter nodded. and strode off through the darkness in the direction of his own blankets. The figure passed to the rear of Jane Claytons tent and spoke again to the sentry there, and this man also left. following in the trail of the first.
 Then he who had sent them away stole silently to the tent flap and un- tying the fastenings entered with the nOiselessness of a disembodied spirit.
 (TO BE CONTINUED.)
The spectator., 1920-06-04
Ohio Post Sets Record.

Springfield, O.. has hung up a record in getting new members for the Legion that other communities will have a hard time bsttering. The Springfield post put on Its campaign for four days recently. The city was organized into ward and precinct teams. SOlici- tors worked in pairs and backed ap- 'plicants into corners and took their cash, usually without protest. The names of men who refused to join were turned in at post headquarters And corps of expert salesmen were put on the trail of these hard nuts. The friendly cooperation of business houses, newspapers and motion pie ture theaters was secured. The result loomed up when the dust settled after the four days and 1t was discovered that the post had increased its mem- bership from 150 to 1,7OO.
The spectator., 1920-06-04
LEGIoN's F0URF0LD PROGRAM
Members Urged to FamiiIarixe Them seIves With Facts Concerning Ben
 eficiai Legislation.

The American Legion's fourfold op- tional plan of beneficial legislation em- braces the following provisions:
 1. Land settlement, whereby ex- service men will be assisted Tn pur- chasing farm in any state. reimburs- ing the government for funds ad- vanced by easy payments extend ng over n period of ten years or more.
 2. Home aid. whereby ex-service men will get government assistance in pur- chasing home.
 3. Vocational Ntraining, whereby an ex-service man may learn trade or vocation with the assistance of the government.
 4 Adjusted compensation based on length of military service. This would go automatically to the beneficiaries of those who died in service. to all dis abled men, and to those ex-service men who do not elect to avail themselves of one of the foregoing provisions.
 The plan Is designed to overcome the financial disadvantages incidental to military service. It is the result of a careful study of the needs and wishes of ex-service men of every state. The economic value to the United States of re-establishing the ex-soldier in the present period of re- adjustment and low production Is con- sidered to be great.
 The legion has asked that congress, in meeting the nations obligation to the ex-service man, be as liberal as is consistent with the welfare of the country. It has recommended that the extent to which assistance is giv- en the individual ex-service man be based upon his length of service.
 Members of the legion are urged to familiarize themselves with these facts so that they may assist in dis polling the misunderstanding now sur rounding the legion's program.
The spectator., 1920-06-04
OBJECTS OF THE AUXILIARY
Women's Branch of Legion Has sama Ideas and Plans as Mems
 Organization.

The objects of the women's auxil- iary are the same as those expressed in the constitution of the American Legion. and as that constitution was adopted conformably to the act of congress of September Is, 1919. incor- porating the legion. the auxiliary and all its units.
 For God and Country" reads the preamble to the constitution. i've as- sociate ourselves together for the fol. lowing purposes:
 'To uphold and defend the Constitu- ton of the United States of America: to maintain law and order, to foster and perpetuate 100 per cent Ameri- canism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our association in the great war; to inculcate a sense of in dividual obligation to the community, state and nation to combat the autOc- racy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to conSecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness."
 There are many forces which have served to give impetus to the move. ment among eligible American women to become actively identified with the legion through one or another of its more than 5000 community posts, but to this preamble, more than to any other one thing, Is attributed the suc- cess and nationwide enthusiasm which has greeted everywhere the suggestion of forming an auxiliary unit. When 1t is considered that this suggestion usually comes from the in- dividual legionnaire direct to his mother, wife sister or daughter. who in turn transmits it to women rela- tives of other legionnaires in he3 community, thus invited to join by the double instigation both within and out side the immediate family circle, 1t is easily understood that such an appeal proves almost universally irresistible.
The spectator., 1920-06-04
BACK TO EARTH WITH BUMP
Oregon and Wyoming Land Fiascos Net Creditable to Nation, Says
 Legion Weekly.

The Oregon and Wyoming land fias- cos. states writer in The American Legion Weekly, are not exactly cred itable to nation that brides itself, above all else. on its business efficien- cy. The machinery damned some where-what machinery there was for when farms go to 79 men out of l7O.OOO, who exhibit enough interest to write to Washington about the land, then it is evident too few wheels are grinding.
 To the returning soldier his familiar America took on the aspect of an El Dorado. He reapproached 1t with something of the practical idealism of the immigrant. To be sure. he knew Its streets were not gold paved. but he recollected how he had always heard it was the land of opportunity and how. from boyhood, he had seen people taking advantage of the oppor- tunity. And to whom would America quicker extend the helping hand than her home coming defenders?
 He had been shaken out of a rut in which he probably would have lived and died but for the wars coming. Being out, he determined not to drop back. He heard the call of the land.
 Picture the feelings, then, of some 800 of these pioneers who travelled to Wyoming only to find that less than a tenth of them could get the land they sought. Picture the feelings of the men who went to Oregon to be shown desolate tracts that reminded of the rockiest, thorniest passes of the Ar gonne.
 The land and home features of the legion's four-fold compensation plan cannot make the desert bloom, nor can they divide government sections so as to make room for all corners. But they can see to it that the machinery Is ad- .quate to give all land-loving ex-serv- ice men opportunity to establish their homes wherever they want them; and to prevent such costly and disapDoint- Ing stampedes as Oregon and WyOm- tng just have witnessed.
The spectator., 1920-06-04

ton resolved to risk all In one last at- tempt to reach the tree and chamber to the lower branches.
 Gathering herself stealthily for the effort. she leaped suddenly to her feet. but almost simultaneously the lion sprang up. wheeled and with wide-dis- tended jaws and terrific roars. charged swiftly down upon her.
 Fear can work wonders. and though the upward spring of the lion as he neared the tree into which she was scrambling brought his talons in c',n- iact with her boots she eluded hIs Iaking grasp. and as he hurtled against he bcle of her sanctuary, the girl
The spectator., 1920-06-04

CHAPTER xv.-continusd.


 Finally the lion lifted forepaw and turned the body of the girl half over, then he stood again cycling her as though still undetermined whether life was extinct or not. Some noise or odor from the nearby jungle attracted his attention for a moment. His eyes did not again return to Jane Clayton, and presently he left her, walked over to the remains of Taglat and, crouch ing down upon his kill with his back toward the girl, proceeded to devour the ape.
 It was upon this scene that Jane Clayton at last opened her eyes. h. ured to danger, she maintained her self possession in the face of the startling surprise which her new-found con- sciOusness revealed to her. She saw that the lion had killed the ape and that he was devOuring his prey less than fifty feet from where she lay: but what could she dor Her hands and feet were bound. She must wait then, in what patience she could command, until Numa had eaten and digested the ape, when. without doubt. he would re- turn to feast upon her. unless, in the meantime. the dread hyenas should discover her. or some other of the nu- merous prowling carnivora of the jun gle.
 As she lay tormented by these frightful thoughts she suddenly be- came conscious that the bonds on her wrists and ankles no longer hurt her. and then of the fact that her hands were separated. one lying upon either eide of her. instead of both being con- 0ned at her back.
 For moment Jane Clayton was overwhelmed with joy and thanksgiv- Ing; but only for moment. What good was her new-found liberty in the face of the frightful beast crouching 70 close beside her?
 She watched the lion narrowly. He could not see her without turning his head moro than halfway around. She would attempt . ruse. Silently she rolled over in the direction of the near est tree. and away from the lion, until she lay again in the same position in which Numa had left her. but few feet farther from him.
 Here she lay breathless. watching the lion: but the beast gave no indica- ton that he had heard aught to arouse his suspicious. Again she rolled over. gaining a few more feet and again she lay in rigid contemplation of the beasts back.
 The girl was but few paces from the tree-a moment more and she would be close enough to chance springing to her feet. throwing caution aside and making a sudden, bold dash for safety. She was halfway over in her turn. her face away from the lion. when he suddenly turned his great head and fastened his eyes upon her. He saw her roll over upon her side away from him. and then her eyes were turned again toward him, and the cold sweat broke from the girls every pore as she realized that. with life al- most within her grasp. death had found her out.
 For long time neither the girl nor the lion moved. The beast lay motion less. his head turned upon his shoul- ders and his glaring eyes fixed upon the rigid victim. now nearly fifty yards away.
 Realizing that she could not again turn without attracting his immediate and perhaps fatal attention. Jane Clay
The spectator., 1920-06-04
Sure Was Embarrassed.

"I suppose you were very frightened once or twice in Francew
 Nav. Once. though. was sure embarrassed. I was just going into an estamlnet. Had my hand on the door-knob, when along comes Roche seventy-seven. knocks the whole blamed shanty into kingdom come, and leaves me there with the door-knob in my hand. I sure felt foolish"
The spectator., 1920-06-04

pensation plan to divert attention from the main is- sue by embroillng congress in a dis pute over differ
 ent revenue-pro- ducing schemes, playing off advos cates of various plans against one another, are eX-
 posed by Frank lin D'Olier, na- tional commander of the legion, in a
The spectator., 1920-06-04
ListenIna to "Elsh steriss..

Norwegian fishermen are using . species of submarine telephone to aid them in their work. A microphone is lowered from . fishing boat and con nected by a wire to a telephone In the boat. The fisherman listens at the instrument and when the fish hold q meeting the listening device records the disturbance.-Scientinc American
The spectator., 1920-06-04
Two Rosts Combine.

Two posts of the American Legion organized In Galveston. Tex. combined their membership and the orga aizatl0n is now known as Argonne post No. 2A The post has It's own clubr0oms with a library, billiard room and bathrooma.
The spectator., 1920-06-04
Che.oa~ @ :. Legion Copy for This Department Supplied by National Headquarters Of the
 American Iegion.)
DISCUSSES FOURF0LD PLAN
National Commander D'Oiier Advises That Prompt Action Is Necessary
 to Get Results.

Attempts of opponents of the Ameri- can Legion's fourfold optional com
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-03-18
ENTIRELY UNTITLED FOR IT
Weighty Reason Why MIR. J. Fuller
Gloom Declined Nomination for
the Legislature.

mol" a trife grimly said J. Fuller
Gloom, in reply to the tender Of the
committee. II am not now, have never
been, and never shall be, candidate
for the legislature. At the age of twen-
ty-five years painful experience
caused me to abandon the idea that
the world owed me living, at thirty
/ lost my strut, mt thirty-five ceased
to think was smarter than my fellow
men, at forty l gave up expecting
something for nothing, at forty-five l
desisted from talking when / had moth
ing to say, and at flfty-five became
convinced that honesty was the best
policy. I have never been a liar. My
abdomen does not protrude. / have
always been able to make living and
at the same time hold the respect II
those who know me. On these ac-
counts, and others / might name,
decline without thanks the invitation
to accept the nomination. Good after
noon.-Kansas City Star.
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HEARTBURN
: Caused by
Acid-Stofnach

That bitter heartburn. belching. food
repeating, indigestion, bloat after eating
all are caused by acid-stomach. But they
only first symptoms-danger signals to
warn you of awful troubles IL not stopped
Headache. biliousness, rheumatism, sciaticA,
that tired. listless feeling, lack of energy,
dizziness. insomnia, even cancer and ulcers
of the intestines and many other ailments
are traceable to ID-STOMACH.
Thousands-yes, millions-of people who
ought to be well and strong mere weak
lings because of acid-stomach. They really
starve in the midst OF plenty because they
do not get enough strength and vitality from
the food they eat.
Take EAToNIC and give your stomach o
chance to do its work right Make it strong.
cool, sweet and comfortable. EATONIo
brings quick relief for heartburn, belching,
indigestion and other stomach miseries. I'M
proves digestion-helps you get full strength
from your food. Thousands say EATONIO
is the most wonderful stomach remedy In
the world. Brought them relief when every
thing else failed.
Our best testimonial is what EATONIo
will do for you. So get big SOC box OF
EATONIC today from your druggist, use IL
1--we days-f you're not pleased. retura y
and pa hazel
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HAD LITTLE WILLIE SCARED
Bears Head, Served In Realistic Style,
Looked 70 Youngster az II
Very Much Alive.

Governed Goodrich Of Indiana said
n a discussion Of old Christmas GUS
toms:
"The old customs that have fallen
put of use were a little too coarse
and brutal for these ultra-refned
times. Take, for instance, the old
custom of serving boar's head at the
Christmas dinner.
IT know rich man who thought
he'd revive the old custom on Christ
mas, and accordingly boar's head
formed the dinner, lemon In the
mouth and the fierce eyes staring
classify straight ahead. The effect
was tremendous.
THE rich man, serving slices Of the
head, came to the turn Of his little
Don.
well, Willie, will you have
Domer he said.
"'Yes, papa Willie answered in
m awed whisper. but please cut me
or piece where 1t isn't looking"
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Uneasy Slumher.

'"The man who wrote 'Pangs of Vir-
tue,' the most successful play of the
season. slept on park bench last
summe.."
"He did. eh?" replied the crusty
old gentleman. "Well, he has moth
ing on me. l slept through his infer
nal play in an uncomfortable theater
seat and paid the price of room and
bath for the privilege. "-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-03-18
Subtiety.

SUbtIety.
The six-year-old boy had told a fb
and had been commanded by his moth
er to go to bed in the dark.
He started reluctantly, and upon
taking long look at the dark stair
way, turned to his mother and said !:
Mother, don't you think you'd bet
ter come along and see II I really 60
to bedT'-Pittsburgh Leader.
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How About Your atarrh?
Do You Want Real Relief?

porarily clear them away, tney
win promptly re-appear until their
cause is removed.
s. S. S. is an antidote to the mil
lions of tiny Catarrh germs with
which your blood is infested. A
thorough course Of this remedy
win cleanse and purify your blood,
and remove the disease germs
which cause Catarrh.
For free medical advice write to
Chief Medical Adviser, 101 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-03-18
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OF. Bay Rum,
Q small box Of Barbo Compound, and 4
OF. Of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice .
week until it becomes the desired shade.
Any druggist can put this up or You can
mix it at home at very little cost. 1t will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray hair,
and win make harsh hair soft and glossy.
It will not co'or the scalp, is not sticky or
greasy. and does not rub off.-Adv.
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"Do you find much inspiration In
biography"
I'm afraid not" said the student.
moi?
'Most of the characters / read
about battled upward at time when
the purchasing power of money was
considerably greater than 1t Is today"
Birmingham AgeHerald.
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pouqhnuts Gone to the Dog.

OVVS'fIfUSo SSF'S " e''S SS6'
My most embarrassing moment came
when / looked back at bride and
groom, fell over dog and spilled a
dozen doughnuts all over the sidewalk.
/ know how Lots wife must have felt.
Chicago Tribune.
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Then Throw Away Your Sprays
and Other Makeshift Treat
ment.
Why? Simply because you have
overlooked the cause Of catarrh,
and all of your treatment has been
7nisdirected. Remove the cause OF
the clogged-up accumulations that
choke up your air passages, and
they will naturally disappear for
good. But no matter how many
local applications you use to tenn