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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

Pallevamento. Questo ha trovato un
mezzo sbrigativo per soddisfare tut
ii; ia viaggiare piccoli alligator vi
vi in comuni pacchi postal
LIE troyate di Nestore-stoccato
di prima forZa- -sono davvero inc
sauribili
Oggi 10 incontro e:
-Scusa--mi dice -avresti da pre-
starmi venti lire?
-Volentieri, ma.
-Sappi che oggi non ne no affat-
to bisogno. !.
E. allora?-esclamo con
un flo di speranza.
-Ecco ii diro. Z. no notato che
quando ne ho bisogno tn Mi rispon-
di invariabiImente: "Quanto mi di-
spiace!. Sc me lie avesti chieste
ieri!. Cost, questa volta, no pen
sato bene di chiedertele ALA yigilia..
Ho dovuto cavare il portafogli!
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

ii t1ume in piena presentava un a
spetto terrificante. DalPalto del pom
te soliti sfaccendati 81 fermavano
numerosi a veder scorrere le tumul-
tuose torbide acque, che sbatteva-
no con sordo fragore contro mura-
glioni
All'improvviso ST senti un tonic GU
po. I'm poveraccio, stance della vita
s'era gettato nellie onde infide, GER
cando la morte. Ed ecco, quasi su-
bito, un coraggioso buttarsi a capo-
fitto, dall'alto del ponte, mel fiume,
benche vestito, in soccorso del di-
sgraziato. Terrible combattutissi-
ma fu la lotta contro la corrente i'm
petuosa, ma reroico nuotatore, che
era riuscito, dopo sforzi soYrumani,
ad aferrare per capelli il suicida,
10 trasse a salvamento, ira gil scro-
scianti applausi della folla entusia-
sta. Portable a terra, volle egli
stesso, sebbene stanchissimo, non
Gando il meschino alcun segno di Vi
ia eseguire una pronta ed energica
respirazione artifcia1e. Gil ashanti,
ammirati per tanta abnegazione,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

fare che abbiamo ad avere una rego-
lare distanza ira essi all'apice della
pianta delli piedi, devono trovare u
ma distance che svaria ira la lungEez-
"a che ha uno sigario napolitano da
quello di uno toscano. (Ricordateve
sempre che lie sigarette non c'entra-
no anche perche non Sc ne troviamo)
Non ridiamo, eh! lie name devono
essere spiattellate lungo la scucitura
litorale (laterale) delli pantaloni; 10
sguardo fisso in avante ST esigo, 10
dice 10 regolamento, Passoluta mo-
vibilita (immobilita). Eccovi spie-
gate con parole chiare semplice II
posizione dell ''attente." Adesso pro-
viamo!
Per evitare probabili, disastrosi
effetti, no dato col fischietto il segna-
le di "Rompete lie righe!'
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05
BUROCRAZIA.

Siamo al 20 del mese Travettini
ma finito i quattrini. E piu facile
trovare una mosca blanca ed il solito,
peIo ne1l'uovo, che un bottegaiO che
gil faccia credito. Travettini 6 imba
razzato; ha famiglia manca ancora
una settimana a riscuotere 10 sti-
pendio. Che fare Non c'e che Fam
ministrazione che 10 possa aiutare
ed avanza un'istanza motivata per
ottenere d'urgenza un acconto di 200
lire sulle competence del mese.
e la domanda dal capostanza CO.
mincia adagio adagio ad arrampicar-
ST. Va al visto del caposezione ed al
benestare deH'ispettore per il nulla
osta del capodivisione II quale la
passa al capopersonale con parere
favorevale, perch6 questi sua vol
Ia, quando 10 creda del case, la ri
meta al direttore per Peventuale ap
provazione.
Travettini sulIe spine. Final
mente giunge lui la buona novella.
I'm compagno condiscendente 10 av-
verte che la domanda stata favore
volmente accolta che ridiscende
con Papprovazione del direttore. IL
capo del personale la restituira
quanto prima al capodivisione che la
rimettera arispettore. Qui la do
manda deviera, diretta all'ufficio del
ruoli-paga per Pemissione del man
dato di pagamento, che anche que
sto salira su su, per la frma del ca
poufficio CONT, per la firma del ragio-
Mere capo; per la firma del diretto-
re!
Quando il mandate di pagamentc
ini2ia il movimento discendente arri-
va il 27 senza che IL povero Travetti-
nj abba ricevuto il sospirato accom-
to. Egli CORE difIato a riscuotere 10
stipendio. Gran Dio! L'uf1cio ruo-
li-paga gil ha gia detratte Ie 200 lire
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

II mio caporale Sapienza ia far
buon sangue a me e, credo, anche al
lettori. Semitic come ieri ha spiega-
to, allie nuove reclute, lie posizione di
'attenti."
-Guardate bene, cocritte ME, che
10 non sono no capellone e godo 10
dono di nature di essere chiare @
sempHce e posse farve entendere pre-
sto con sole due parole. Dunque ora
We spiego la posizione di "attente. .
ST mette 10 vostro corpo in piede, Sc
uniscono lie due piede insieme mel
modo che esse siano ad essere dever-
gente con taccu contro taccu. LIE
tacche devono trovarsi in modo da
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

contemplavano il valoroso come 81
contempla un'immagine sacra.
AID un tratto il morente ebbe un
sussulto, precursore della fine bal
Detto Qualche parola indistinta. Al
lora laltro, chinatosi al suo orecchio
grido:
--Su, via, via, parlate, signore!...
Ebbene?... quaTe Pindirizzo del vo'
stro appartamento?.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05
PER RIDERE

Un bel tipo di albergatore ha tro-
vato un metodo infallibile per desta-
re suoi avventori. Giorni sono, al
l'alba, un signore, che voleva essere,
svegliato allie quattro mezza del
mattino, senti del colpi fortissimi al
Puscio della sua camera.
Che diavolo c'@?-chiese, anco-
ra mezzo addormentato.
Una lettera urgentissima per
lei!
Sbagliando stiracchiandosi, IL po-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

veraccio salto dal letto, g, piedi nu-
di, corse subito ALA porta. Un ca
meriere gil porse una busta e Sc ne
ando. Egli, pieno d'asia, Papri tro-
v6 un pezzo di carta, sui quale era
scritto:
Ma, abbiate pazienza, perch6 non
vi alzate?"
A Livorno i vecchi ricordano an
cora il vescovo Gavi, che fu vera
mente un sant'uomo.
I'm giorno il Gavi and6 in vista
episcopale in uno del pi6 poveri vii
laggi della diocesi con meraviglia
vide un gran lusso di festonf, di tap
peti, di fiori. Venuta la sera, poi,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

Nella Florida sorto un alleVa
mento di alligator, che doVrebbe ri
fornire giardini zoologici, barac-
conf dele fiere. Invece, Ie signore
ritengono che un piccolo alligatore
sia una originate "mascotte" fanno
piovere Ie richieste al padrone del
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1920-06-05

ii direttore dellazienda nella qua
le sono impiegato ha anche la. ).
ventura di essere commentators. Ed
abituale, in ufficio, chiamarlo COM
mendatore pid spesso che direttore.
Stamani il mio ragazzo di ufficio, sa-
pendo che il direttore 81 sarebbe as
sentato per lie vacanze pasquali, mi
ha domandato con la massima inge-
nuita:
Sc va via il commentators, in
questi giorni chi rimane commenda-
tore?
DOLLARI PER L'ITALIA
AL SETTE PER CENTO
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
Garden Grove.

Miss Robert McKibben was a
passenger for Humeston last Friday.
Mrs. Longacre, who was here
visiting at the home Of her daugh-
lter, Mrs. Ferry Vail, returned to
Mrs. Verl Stanley, of Allerton,
came last Thursday to visit at the
home Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
IsR. d. Young.
Rev. and Mrs. Wycoff and wife
and son from Holland Mich, arrriv-
ed here last week, Rev. Wyckoff be-
ing the new rector Of the Episcopal
church.
Wanted-A farm hand, Phone or
write Raymond Jenkins, through
Humeston.
Three new modern homes are
now being built in Garden Grove at
the same time which will be quite
an addition to our already beautiful
little city. The G. D. Mallette home
south of the M. E. church, the Muir
Gibson home at the four corners in
the east part of town and the Lane
house on the east part of the McNay
lot. formerly the Erase property.
Mrs. A. w. Stearns returned last
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22

she was Visiting with her son Dan
and daughter, Miss Marcella.
Mrs Mary Bruce who has been
visiting with her children at St. Joe,
Mo-, returned last Wednesday.
The Smith & Power Hardware
store commenced moving the first
of the week into the room in the
Masonic building vacated by A. b.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Hoadley, of
their grandson Ralph Balm, who
have been visiting relatives at
Humeston, came Monday for a visit
at the home of the formers brother
G. w. Hoadley.
Eugene, Carl and MCKINLEY Xxi y Nor or
gan made business trip TO the
county seat Monday.
Miss Eva Lovin g, who has, been
visiting at Humeston returned Mon
day accompanied by the little
daughter of Mrs. Reno.
Mrs. Broshar and son, of Moravia,
came the last Of the week to visit
at the home of her sister, Mrs. II.
F. Stroll.
Henry Ross had business at the
county seat last Monday.
T. C. Lane made a business trip
to the county seat last Monday
morning
Mrs. H. G. Arnold, who recently
went to st. Joe, Mo-, hospital for
an operation is recovering nicely
and will be home in a short time
which her many friends will be
pleased to learn.
Mrs. Adams, who has been in
Denver, Colo, came last week to
visit with her mother Mrs. Briley
and sister Mrs. Brazelton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
LEROY.

Edwin Marshall, of Marion coun-
ty. visited over Sunday with home
folks
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Scott, Mrs. J.
L. Heatcn, Mrs. Flora Lillard and
Mrs W. S. Miller attended the re-
publican convention at Leon Satur-
Mrs. Silas Ringo, Mile Camp
bell and Charlie Service were Des
MONIES visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. H. E. Jennings, of Humes-
ton, visited with relatives and
friends here Wednesday afternoon.
J. E. Lad and daughter, Bessie,
left for Havana, Kansas. Friday
where they will make their home.
Rev. Jones and wife, George
Hcadley, Rev Irons and DR.. Bur-
banks attended the PresDytery at
Des Moines the past week. DR.. Bur-
banks made a short visit with his
parents at Oxford before returning
home.
Rev. Page. of Kent, Iowa, was in
town Tuesday.
Calvin Wylie was a Weldon visitor
Saturday.
Mrs. Tillotson and son, of Tingley,
we're week end visitors at the home
Of her sister, Mrs. H. E. BIlffum.
Clark Smith visited with home
folks ct Leon several days the past
week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22

Grace and Blanche Ward were out
calling Sunday.
James and Lucius Petticord spent
Sundy at n. Petticord's.
Mike Springer called on Alfred
Smith Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Stone and family
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Meter one
day last week.
Ray Robertson has been spending
his evenings at Bert Redmans the
past week.
Alice Richey, Matte, May and
Edith Imhoff took in the weinie
roast at Franklin Center school.
Helen Imhoff, the teacher. returned
home with them for her summer
vacation.
Mrs. Frank Youngs, Of Decatur,
was visiting with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Rumley, last Tuesday.
Grandma 1mhoff spent Saturday
with Mrs. Margaret Smith
Miss Edith Ward had caller
Saturday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
Richeyville.

The Hawkeye school closed Fri.
day. The teacher was Miss Ethel
Buckley.
Louise and Viola Redman were
calling on Florence Heather Satur-
day afternoon.
Miss Nellie Jones has been visit
ing in Leon the past week.
George Hoffman planted his
potatoes last week.
Edgar Stone spent Sunday with
Elbe and Aubrey Redman.
The Delray Farmers Union began
last week to lay the foundation for
their new store building at Richey-
Vile.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
Davis City.

Mr., and Mrs, Perry Shirley. who
for !osceola to pack their household
goods, and then they will go, to
a daughter Mrs. had fe s xs fam MY,
after which they 60 to Canada for a
Miss Jae Shirley.
Charles Bolon, of Ellston, visited
home folks here over Sunday.
The Priscilla Club met at the
Friday, a large crowd went out to
the splendid home east of town, and
enjoyed pleasant afternoon.
Mrs. U. G. Griffith went to St.
St. Joe last week. returning home
Mrs. Alice johnson, who is in a
hospital at St. Joe, is reported get
ting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
The rain we did not need came
Sunday. night and Monday. 1t GER
tainly looks gloomy for the farmers
and all others. but when we read
west and north, we feel that we
should not complain.
Mrs; Rosa Irowbridge and grand
daughter, who spent the winter with
her mother, Mrs. S. E. Adams, left
for Ottumwa Saturday and from
there will go to Miles City, Montana,
MI! Mrs. Lizzie Mccully, of Leon, was
visiting in this city the past week.
A number of ladies went to the
republican convention at Leon
Saturday.
Mrs. James Bolon has been on the
sick list the past week.
The funeral of Mrs. Warnock was
held in this city last Tuesday. She
died at the home of her daughter
in Lamont. Mrs. Warnock was very
highly respected lady, very quiet in
neighbours very much, living mostly
to herself in her home south OF
town, where she had nice farm and
home. Her daughters and grand
children have the sympathy OF
many friends.
Misses Margaret and LUCILLE
Frazier attended the contest at Car
den Grove Friday, returning home
Sunday.
Lon Buell. returned from St. Joe
Sunday where he took his wife to
the hospital. The latest reports are
that MrE Buell. will be able to come
home THIS week as she is getting
along extra well.
There will be a dance at the opera
house Thursday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Frazier are re-
modelling the interior of their home
and otherwise improving the prop
erty.
Mrs. Delk is having a new bunga-
low roof and porch added to the
house in the north part of town
which she recently purchased.
Mrs. Henrietta Bolon, of Jump
River, Wisconsin, who has been visit
ing her many friends in this city and
at Blythe dale the past two months,
returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pickens were
called to Des Moines Friday to at
tend the funeral Of brother-in-law.
Mrs. w. T. Bailey went to Des
Moines Tuesday to attend the re-
publican state convention which will
be held this week.
Mrs. Pleasant Kirk is seriously
i'll at the home of her son, Ed Kirk,
south Of town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22

You must be satisfied If it does not give
you style to make you happy; if it does
not give you comfort beyond price; if it
does not give you wearing service that
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-22

FOR THE CHUKCfTS WORK
/ AT HOME. A score offtemS come
under this head. Consider only one.
Five and half million psoDle In the
United States cannot even read and
write the English language. Who 10
to carry forward this vast work Of
Americanixation If tho church does
not?
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10
WORK RETARDED
ON MESA WELL

HOLTVILLE, April 1O.-Held up
for lack of material and a financial
question, arising over a claim filed a
number of months ago, the work on
the Holtville oil well which was to
have started Monday morning, has
been delayed until the latter part of
the month, probably the goth. accord
ing to Robert Hayes, secretary of
Water Company No. 5, who has assist
ed a great deal in securing the "104"
Oil and Development Co. of San Fran
cisco to locate in this city.
The land was filed on under the old
land leasing law and although plans
have been under way for some time
it has only been during the past few
weeks that the corporation was able
to show any noticeable progress. But
for a number of days drills, machinery
and equipment have been pouring into
the. field so that now the appearance
of real oil producing section is Wis
ible.
Captain d. c. Nutting of Berkeley,
CAL, is president of the corporation,
capitalized at nearly million dollars,
including the holdings of the company
in other parts of the state.
The we'll to be drilled near this city
is located on the east side mesa, IL
miles from town.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10
KERRIGAN'S POLITE USE OF
AK STOPS I'LL SAY SHE DOES
Star of Live Sparks" Wins Silence
Without Chopping Persistent
piapoIa

One of j. Warren Kerrigan's most
pronounced characteristics is painstak-
ing politeness on all occasions. While
filming olive Sparks" his latest w.
w. Hodkinson release now showing at
company to small oil town in Texas
tumble down hotel, already crowded
with Mexican refugees, offered the
only accommodation in the place. Ker-
Warde, were forced to bunk together
in small whitewashed cell, one floor
above the dining room.
That night the clatter of a pianola
set up from below. Beginning with
"Ill Say She Does," the internal de-
vice ground out everything on the
jazz calendar from Alabama Blues"
to "Ev-a-body Shimmies Now" Sleep
was impossible. At / a. m. Warde
isneaked out of the room. He returned
in few minutes with huge handaX.
"What in the name of sanity is that
for?" Jack asked.
"Sh-h-h whispered Warde. 81
found this on the woodpile in back of
the hotel. I'm going down and ruin
that blamed piano
"Do you realize that a lady runs
this hotel? Give me that ak" the star
demanded.
Early the next morning boy de-
livered package at the hotel. The
proprietress removed the wrapping
and found large handax. Attached
was J. Warren Kerrigan's card, with
the inscription, "Try this on your
piano."
| And there was silence.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10
MARK TWAIN'S BOY HERO TO
APPEAR IN PICTURE HERE
"Huckleberry Finn" Filmed as Para
mount Aircraft PhOtOplay.

,
Huckleberry Finn has reached the
screen. Mark Twain's immortal boy
hero is the leading figure in an elab-
crate motion picture version Of his ad-
ventures, which will be shown at the
Palace theater for two days, commence
ing Sunday.
The cinma "Huckleberry Finn is
declared to follow the text of the orig
inal faithfully, taking up the story
When Huck and Tom Sawyer discover
the robbers treasure in the cave and
following the adventures of Huck
through the efforts of Widow Douglas
to reform him to his abduction by his
no-account father and subsequent en-
counters with the broken-down actors
the "Duke," and the king" AS fa1
as possible, the inimitable flavor OF
Mark Twain has been retained and it
is said to be production Of which the
great humorist, were he living, would
surely approve.
The role of Huck Finn is in the
capable hands Of Lewis Sargent, boy
actor Of unusual talent. Gordon Grif
| fifth plays Tom Sawyer and the Other
performers in the large cast are sale
to be thoroughly competent. William
ID. Taylor. who also directed the two
previous Mark Twain pictures, "Ton
Sawyer" and "Huck and Tom," han
died the screening. This is a Para
mount-Artcraft picture that no ad
nirer of the works of Samuel Clemen!
can afford to miss.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10
k0GSlitgff111|
Grand Ball.

HTdNQ Dali.
The Praetorians are giving a grand
ball and entertainment in the Masonic
hall Thursday evening, April Is. Fol-
lowing is a list of the different COM
mittees and the program:
Committee of arrangements. S.
Oppenheimer, chairman; Dr. F. P.
Brockett, B. E. Lemons, Irwin Maupin,
DR.. Harry c. McKim, Attorney H. B.
Ellison.
Reception committee-F. G. Chap
man, chairman, Miss Tex Lee Phelps,
Calexico; Mrs. Maud Mercer, Braw-
ley; Jake Lambourn, Brawley; j. T.
Wilson, Brawley; Mr. Tucker, Braw-
ley; DR.. Smith, Holtville; Dr. Tillman,
Calexico; DR.. Harris, Imperial; DR..
Kutz, Ell Centre; Rudolph C. McCur-
rell, Calipatria.
Entertainment committee = Mary
June Johnston, o. L. Jensen, T. H.
Thaw.
Programmed Kalish, song. Miss
Darline Evans, reading. Frank Thaw,
song. Dorothy Johnston, reading. O.
L. Jensen, song. Mrs. Mary Jane John
ston, song. There will be several novel
features on the program.
WILSON ENTERTAINMENT
There will be play and festival
Tuesday evening, April 13, at the
Wilson school auditorium. The girls
and boys under the direction of Miss
! Marshall and Miss Boughton have
| worked hard to make success of
the entertainment.
The scene is laid in forest. One
hundred boys and girls will take part
in the presentation. Besides the
playlet, there will be selections by the
orchestra, choruses, dances and many
attractive features.
Leading parts will be taken by
Vivien Neill, Roberta Parrish,
Maurine Mastick, Floyd Farrar, John
Backstrand and Newton Johnson.
The stage is beautiful due to the
artistic taste and ability Of Miss
Helen Eadie Of the high school art
department.
The proceeds will be used for
school furnishings. Program will
begin at 8 o'clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10
AT THE PALACE

Charles Ray in "Red Hot Dollars >
his new Paramount-Artcraft picture
will be shown at the Palace theatel
today and add one more to those ir-
resistible roles that have made Charles
Ray the "best-liked actor on the
screen" If you saw him in "The
Busher," "Bill Henry" "Crooked
Straight" or "The Egg Crate Wallop,'
you know. Continuous show today
starting at 2::30 %. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-04-10

Back in Berlin the big German
tanks that numbered through the
mud on the western front two years
ago are reduced to an occupation
that their builders never foresaw.
They are used to haul STRENGTHENING
apparatus up and down the boule-
wards.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-08-28
;ONCRESSMEN TO
I RAISE SALARIES
Washington Rumor Says They
Are Preparing to Boost Pay
to $4,000.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2e.-Con-
gross will reconvene on the first Mon
day in December and, according to
the gossip heard in the hotel Hobbies
of Washington, an effort will be
made during the snort session to pass
Il bill increasing the salaries of repre-
sentatives and senators from $1,000
to $4,000 year.
Salary grabs of this kind are al
ways put through after election, and
are never discussed while representa-
tiVes and senators are seeking the
Support of their constituents.
Members OF congress receive $500
"a year and certain perquisites, in
icluding 20 cents a mile to and from
their homes, $1,000 a year for ''clerk
hire and $125 a session for sta
tionery. There are other odds and
ends, but the foregoing represent the
principal items. The senators re-
ceive two or three times as much in
the way of perquisites as representa-
tives, but then there are four times
as many representatives as senators.
Back in 1889 congress fixed the
compensation of members at Sc a
day, but they were only paid for the
days when they were in attendance.
Now members Of congress draw their
salaries and perquisites whether they
are in Washington or at home look
ing after their business interests.