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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
THE FIVE VICE COMMANDERS
Well Fitted for the Places
They Hold.

The national constitution Of the
American Legion calls for the election
of five vice commanders, no two from
the same state and not more than
three from among the men who served
in the army. The men chosen by the
recent Legion convention not only fill
the above requirements but are Pc
culiarly fitted by their records for the
places they hold.
John G. Emery is a native Of Grand
Rapids, Mich, being born and reared
in that city. He is a real estate man.
He entered the second officers training
camp at Fort Sheridan. ILL.,, and was
commissioned captain Of infantry. He
overseas shortly thereafter and
with the Eighteenth infantry
of the First division. As a major,
a battalion. he was Sc
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

This story opens, one of these SPUR
rels was perched 81 Il wide-spreading
limb oyerarehing n gravel path that
slantcd through the sunlit park. The
squirrel WAS hungry. He wished that
some II would come along with IA
nut
There was n bench beneath the tree.
II there had not been. the life Of Dan
Failing would have been entirely diff
ferent. II the squirrel had been on
any other tree, if he hadn't been
hungry. if any one Of IA dozen other
things hadn't been as they We're, Dan
railing would have never gone back
10 the land Of his people. The little
bushy-tailed fellow on the tree limb
was the squirrel of Destiny
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
But Hes on His Way.

Uncle Tom arrived at the station
with the goat he was TO ship north. but
the freight agent was having difficulty
i'm billing him.
whats this goats destination,
unclef" he asked.
subj
Il say. what's his d%estinationf
Where's he going?"
Uncle Tom searched carefully for
the tag. A bit of frayed cord was all
that remained.
dat ornery goati" he exploded
wrathfully. You know. sub. dat igno-
rant goat done completely ct up his
destlnatiOn."-American Legion Week
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

father had been n frontie-sman of the
first order. and all his ancestors be-
fore nina rangy, hardy breed whose
wings would %crumple in civilization
but he himself had always lived In
cities. Yet the falling SHOWS, soft and
gentle but with n kind of remorseless
ness he could sense but could not I'M
derstand, had always stirred him.
He'd often imagined that he would
like TO see the forests in winter.
In him you could see a reflection OF
the boy that played beside the pond
of snow water, twenty years before.
His dark gray eyes still rather
large and perhaps the wasted flesh
around them made them seem larger
than they We're. But 1t was a little
glasses. His mother had been sure,
years before, that he needed glasses /;
and she had easily found an Ocullst
that agreed with her.
Now that he was alone on the path,
h utter absence of color in his
cheeks vas startling. That meant the
absence of red-that warm glow of
the blood eager and alive in his
veins. Perhaps an observer would
have noticed lean hands, with big
knuckled fingers, n rather firm mouth,
and closely cropped dark hair. He
was twenty-nlne years of age, but he
looked somewhat older. He know now
that he was never goin, to be any
Older, 4 doctor as sure of himself as
the n he had just consulted couldn't
possibly be mistaken.
lie sat down on II park bench, just
beneath the spreading limb of a great
lie would sit here. he thought,
until he finally decided what he would
do with his remaining six months.
lie hadn't been able to 90 to war.
The recruiting officer had been very
kind but most determined. The boys
had brought him great tales of France.
1t might be nice to 90 to France and
live in some country inn until he died.
But he didn't have very long to think
upon this vein. For at that instant
the squirrel came down to see If he had
IL nut.
1t VAS the squirrel of Destiny. But
Dan didn't know it then.
B%uShy-tail was not particularly
Of the human beings that
passed up and down the park, because
he had learned by experience that they
lINnullN affnnIhfAI M harm IN him
But, nevertheless, he had his instincts.
lie didn't entirely trust them. After
generations, probably the
squirrels of this park would climb all
its visitors and sniff in their ears
md investigate the back Of their
lecks. But this wasn't the way Of
lie had come too recent
y from the wild places. And he won
most intensely, whether this
all, forkeG creature had II pocket full
# nuts. He swung down on the
To see.
why, you little devil - Dan said i
n Il whisper. His eyes suddenly
with delight. And he forgot
III about the doctors words and his
'wn prospects In his bitter regrets
hat he had not brought Il pocketful
f nuts.
And then Dan did n curious thing,
later, he didn't know why he did
/. or what gave him the idea that he
docoy the squirrel up to him by
DING It. That was his only purpose
ust 10 see how close the squirrel
come TO him. lie thought he
'ould like to look into the bright eyes
I close range, All he did was sud
emily I o freeze into n p~osition-in
n instant rendered as motionless as
~ rather MISUNDERSTANDING stone
-ork that was pcrchcd on the foun-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
Spread Of BATHING in Europe.

Bathing came to Europe as n of
the good results Of the Crusades. The
Knights Of the Cross found baths in
general use among the SarEcens. and
seeing what good things they were.
on returning from those wars took the
initiative for their introduction. In
this they were highly successful first
in England and from that to other
countries. So popular did the bath be-
come that il became customary TO have
one before ceremonies such as mar
rage or k~nighthood. and the people
been eve since learning the value
of keeping their skins clean.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
KISSES PART OF THEIR LOOT
Chicago Holdup Men Take Money,
overcoat and Watch
as Well.

Chicago-Kisses have been stolen
before now, but never in the recorded
history Of Chicago's criminal opera
tions have they been listed as part Of
the loot in a holdup until recently.
Three men stopped James Skerrett.
resident Of the Hyde Park Y. NJ. c.
A.. and Miss Edna Robinson. They
took Skerrett's watch, ~overcoat and
so and from the girl several kisses
and So.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

His knees stopped knocking. lie
stood suddenly firm. The hump dis
appeared from his back. His tongue
moved again. There was a CLINT in his
eyes entirely alien to loop life. 1t
was 10000 years old, that CLINT.
And the gleeful bandits found them
selves Of n sudden on the floor under
a scratching, tearing, foaming cave
man. He bit them and he beat them.
He
Corp. Albert G. Young, Third field
artillery, Camp Grant, was attracted
by a tapping on the window at 3 East
Congress street. A little old man
with a blood-stained face beckoned
TO him. Mr.. Young entered ia find
two men lying on the floor.
"Will you call the police. please.
sir?" said Sam. II got to finish this
vest, and it's late"
And when the Harrison street pa
troll arrived, Peaceful Sam" plying
his needle and pushing his goose.
smiled apologetically. The two bat
tered captlves gave their names as
Jack Shaw and Claude Udvin.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
No Two-Headed snskes7

Louisville, Ky.-Jacob Graf. a farm
er living near st. ~Joseph's Hill, eight
miles north of New Albany, looked into
the furrow he had plowed. He shaded
his eyes and looked again.
Then Mr.. Graf reached for a club
and killed several snakes.
He stopped over and lifted q Of
the sinuous departed from the ground
1t had two heads.
The reptile is on exhibition at Cbes-
ter L. Crafts implement store, New
Albany. II is said to be of a poison
ous family.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
Roman villas Found in Switzerland.

Archaeologists have discovered In
the wood of Enge, neal Berne, Switzer-
land, two Roman villas which appear
TO have been constructed in the first
century. b. C., says a Geneva message.
Further excavations are TO be made in
an attempt to establish the where
abouts of the II towns and 400 VIII
lagos mentioned by Julius Caesar
which it is believed existed in the
neighborhood. Traces of the former ex-
istence of an important Roman col
ony at this spot have already been dis
covered.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
Most Of ul Did.

One of the girls had spoken Of a
friend who shed tears each time her
birthday ZANE around. in view Of her
advancing ~ All the other guests
had been but mildly Interested save
the lawyer. who removed his glasses
and remarked quietly:
That's odd. I believe there WIS
one birthday In my life when I cried"
~And that was" assisted the pref
ty girl.
My first. American Legion
Weekly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
The creen-eved Hesver.

How I envy you sea-faring men,"
breathed the sweet young thing. How
wonderful 1t must be to gaze on the
broad. blue-rippled erpanse Of ocean
and smell the clean. salt air"
Yes" answered the coal passer, at
must be.--American Legion Weekly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

(From a current short story.)
the young man slid into the
restaurant. ordered three Eggs and fell
to melancholy broodine.--American
Legion Weekly.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

Il never heard of girls being sue
eessful at a leap
MY dear man, did you never sec
enc Jump at a proposslf"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

Love story, adventure
story, nature story-all
three qualities combine
in the "Voice of the
Pack" a tale of modern
man and woman arrayed
against the forces of age
old savagery.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
ideas Confused.

How are the women here as con-
yersationalistsf"
The light n over there is rather
heavy, but the dark girl beside her
is very light"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

People who live in the same square
don't aluays move In the same circle.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10
He Bit Them and He Beat Them.

drop of blood appeared. Another and
another. 1t trickled down his eyes.
his cheeks, and into his mouth. His
mnNnl-nnd than
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-10

u one can lust lie close enough to the
breast Of the wilderness. he cant help
but be imhued viii some of the life that
pulses therein.-From u Frontiersman's
Diary.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
[{SS.EE. EE.IINSEE.lE .lERsA.1.s 1.s5M

INSIDER 0I tiJin--
King Alibi-Say. hes the guy.
Who's never been unseatcd
You can't tear down his hfoomin'
crown,
Thouet he's Oft been misireated.
You'll hear him snort in every sport,
And when he's really loose,
He comes TO bat, and youn know
that
His last name Is Excuse.
The fellow who wrote there's a
Reason" knew mat II, he couldn't
think quot what said treason was.
King Abb would give him a lift.
And the king. bless your heart,
knows no such thing as an errorl
Evening journal., 1920-06-15

ion. you get the idea that no one
with such powerful muscles could
have a corresponding brain.
But Babe has. He thinks rather
DEEPLY. He knows fame and fortune
are passin~ things. Tho hats That
are thrown in the air when he does
bis spectacular stunts may be thrown
for some one else next year
And so he has made up his mind
70 get while the 3tting lis good,
treak all records into a thousand
pieces. smile happily at the applause
he gets, but not take II too seriously,
and provide for his older days while
the providing is good.
Babe has a queer, hesiiating way
OF speaking. You have the impress
csion that he's afraid he'll make a
mistake, but when he docs say it.
Just as when he does smack the old
horsehide, ne dos 10 with much
fonce. That's Babe all over.
Yeah" says Babe. ~ like to hear
EN- roar. ] like 10 see the hats gO
In the air and hear the handolapping
as ! come 10 the duQOut hut IL
DOESN'T fool me much The real in
ierest for me is not in the applause,
hni in the fight 10 do the impossi-
I've pooled lot Of home runs, but
I never enjoyed one more than the
one against Walter johnson a few
days ago Why? Well. because It's
harder 10 get one against him than
anyone / know"
And there are two teams that have
refused TO give me hOmsrs so far.
! want 10 c-t them. That's where
the sport in IL is for me-"
cine teams are Philadelphia and
Cleveland)
And so it is that Babe convinces
you that he's a first-class lighting
man.
But ne has the instincts Of a Blue
beard
You needn't gasp with horror,
either. for 10 isn't so terrible. after
all
q, You remember. don't you. how the
California Bluebeard. Harvey, said
that he always felt happy after he
had killed a wife? Well that's tne
way Bsbe Ruth feels afbr he has
killed the baii-haprv and peaceful
and contentcd and everything
when feel The impact Of The
BAH against my bat ] am almost
always able 10 Judge w'hethr or not
It's e0ims 10 be a homer" saws ne
II don't think / miss once out OF
ten
And there's Just one thing that
worries Babe and that's The fear
that s0me day some player VIII get
dir-oily In the way Of one Of his
hot ones and VIII gel seriously burt
Evening journal., 1920-06-15

They don't have those things In his
klngdOm.
At had his originstion IN the
Great American Home and was fro-
quontly crowned" by Mr. Husband.
And then baseball went and became
the Great American game and he
found neN grounds on which To- gam
bol freely md frequently.
lie admits that managers haven't
much faith In him. but contends. at
the same time. that common player
who uses him. and then steps out and
rights such use with better playing,
Is a valuable player.
And maybe the king is-risht.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
WRAPPED CHLD's
IEcS IN RED HOT COAIS.

PHOENIX. without trace Of
emotion except sullcnncss. Mrs. Con
chon Olive confessed In court here hat
she had punished" her seven year
daughter by wrapping a cloth packed
with red hot Goals about hrr feet and
legs. The woman Is held ON S2Oo
bonds.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
Ry b0RRY A. JACOBS
= Il a Glnn Gnn.iaI

NEW YORK, June iS-"Forty and
fortune r.
That's Babe Ruth's ambition for
tnis year as he told 10 to me.
Forty home runs and a fortune In
vaudeville, the movies, the magazines
and every other conceivable thing
When you sit up in the rrandstand
and watch the TERRIBLE INFANT
pole out a nit that looks as though
tho ball were never going to stop,
ard see him shuttle around The bases
On his queer cinnamon bear-hke fash
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
STAGE MONEY HE GAVE
AWAY WAS REAL. THING.

ST LOBlS-John Henry lost SiS0
His fellow roomer, Edward Bennett,
found the roll OF bills. 'srhey can't
fool me-" he whooped, "Its stage
money" Then be gave IL away. Buy
yourself suit OF clothes. Bill" he
ioked and peeled on a ilfly-osse note.
BY and by a cop came around and
broke the news to Eddie. Now he's
trying 20 collect the stage" money
from his friends.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
SEVEN MEN TIE GIRL
AND snip HER HAIR

LONDON Seven masked men forced
a girl here 10 open the door TO thcm
by thrcatcnlne 10 blow up the build
ing. Upon entrance they tied her I'M
a ehalr and while six Of the thcm SANG
We're out For ireland frce," the
seventh shipped or her golden hair
fhey threatened. too. cutting on her
ears A newspaper here says. This.
however. was not done"
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
MUST WEAR UNION CLOTHES

APPLETON. Wis, June a United
Pressl .-Hereafter delegates from the
various unions TO the Trades and
1abor Council hens viii be required
10 wear al least sixty per cent. union
made clothes TO entitle them TO a
seat In order 10 comply with a reso-
luton passed by the council.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
Yeah, ILike to- Hear
Fans Roar. " Says Babe

He's a great boy. RUN. A great
big, lovable. shv boy And ne de
serves every bit o. the thundersng
applause that he gels around the en-
lire circuit.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
GELS PENTATHLnN.

CHICAGO. June i2-Aihletes FOR
the peniathlon event in Olympic try
outs for the United States team Will
meet In The finals here some time IN
July. The decathlon tryout is booked
for Jersey City.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
IN PIcTIREs. TOO.

Los ANGELES. June i2.-Bull Mon
tana, ex-pug. is 20 be featured in a
picture In which ne VIII characterize
the wild ape from Boreno." He
worked with Jack Dempsey in the
making OF the champs photoplay.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
WASH VALUABLE

SAN FRANCISCO, June i5.-Dee
Walsh is a pretty handy man for
the Golden Gate outfit He plays any
position, inneld or outneld, and can
hit uns apple in an emergency.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
PAGE THE CROWDS,

SPOKANE, June i5.-Managers Of
the Pacific International Learhe are
asking each other where do people
IN their towns spend their time. They
don't see many OF them AZ the hall
parks.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
TAKE IT LIGHTLY

SEATTLE, June i5.-Seattle fans
aren't enhusing over baseball as
they should, Judging from the box
office receipts. Folks here seem TO
take the national pastime lightly
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
RENINES MEMORY

AKRON, June i5.-T1s Johnny Wal
kers are sill making history. Akrous
Johnny has a great kink in his bat.
He Is credited Nwish mse5Dg song.
home run drives.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
LOST C0IN-BUTTED
HIMSELF INCONSCIOUS

NEW YORK When William Meal
pin lost Ssi Of his employers money
he butted his head against wall until
he became unconscious. Found and
revived by a passerby he said he had
been robbed.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
KNIiCkIE RAIL

TOLEDO. June i5.-Ewery time
Roger Bresnahan watches Sterling
Silver Stryker work he smiles. Stfy
ker heaves a knuokle ball that is a
real fOoler.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
TIJUANA MEET.

TIJUANA, June i2.-Jim Corroth's
iOo-day racing program here was so
successful that he plans another pro-
gram which will open Nov. i5.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
HORSES At RENO

RENO. June f2.-Horses have begun
TO arrive al Reno In preparation for
the te-day race meet which opens
The FIRST July. The Reno Jockey
Club mas offered three big stakes.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
FEARS MUD HENS

MILWAUKEE, June i5.-Bass Egan
says the Mixers do not fear he
Saints. but Roger Bresnahan and his
crew Of heavy hitting Mud Hens.
Evening journal., 1920-06-15

"Thats Why I'm always glad when
they soar skyward,' says he.
And he's particularly happy that
ne has been batting heavy aside from
home runs ihis year.
'-That'll settle the hash OF those
Doobs who said wasn't good for
anything but some runs" says hA
Evening journal., 1920-06-15
PUPIL
NURSES WANTED

~ AM2A<NN W nv AaAN
The training school OF the
Sheppard and EnOch Pratt
Hospital for nervous and mental
diseases. offers a three years
course including eighteen months
experience I'm general nursing IN
an afnliating Baltimore hospital
Graduates are eligible for State
registration. Applicants must
be between the ages Of IS and IS
years. and Il Is desirable that
they should be possessed OF a
high school education or its
equivalent. Remuneration. SIS
per month, in addition TO main
tenance.
10 those ineligible to enter a
training school, there are a num-
Der Of positions availabfe for at
tpnGant nurses. Applicants
must be able TO furnish refer
ences as TO character and general
ability. initial salary, $40, In
creasing quarterly TO maximum
OF $50 per month with full main
tenance. For further informa-
cion, Apply 70 Superintendent,
Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Hospital, rowson. Baltimore
county, Nd
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Morgan Offer to u. S. Of Home
ln London for Envoy Held Up

From The Tribue's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, May 25.-President
/ Wilson to day referred to Congress an
offer by j. Pierpont Morgan a year ago
to make a gift to the nation of his
London home, to be used as the resi-
dence of the American Ambassador to
Great Britain.
The President gave no explanation
of why the offer was not acted on
sooner. He transmitted to both house
a letter from Secretary of State Colby,
saying that Mr.. Morgan had renewed
the offer, made May "a, 1919, and had
requested that some decision be reached
soon.
Need of Home for Envoy
The home is situated at 13 and IA
Princes Gate, Hyde Park, within a
short distance of the Offices of the
American Embassy. Mr.. Morgan said
that it had become evident that it was
advisable for the United States to own
the residences of its ambassadors in
the principal European capitals, and
that he was offering the home that his
grandfather and father had lived in as
the first step in that direction.
In his letter Secretary Colby said:
Mr. Morgan has recently expressed
desire to learn the intention of the
government as to the acceptance of his
offer"
Mr.. Morgan first rendered his London
property to the United States on May
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
5 Killed in Rome
War Celebration
Police Trying to Disperse
Students Are Fired On
and Return the Shots

ROME, May 25.-Four policemen and
one civilian We're killed and several
persons were wounded in a clash be-
tween rowdies and police during a
demonstration celebrating the fifth
anniversary of ltaly's entry into the
World War here to-day.
A crowd of about 300 students gath
cred in Via Nazionale and the police
were endeavoring to disperse it when
persons believed not to have been
students fired several shots. which were
returned by the police
Among the seriously wounded were
two policemen and nine civilians.
In honor of the anniversary Robert
Underwood Johnson, the American Am.
bassador, went to the Foreign Office to
express to Foreign Minister Scialoia
the gratitude of the American govern
ment and people to the Italian govern
ment and people. He pointed out that
the assistance of Italy in the war
greatly facilitated the task Of the
Allies and also of the United States.
Three persons were killed and MANY
wounded in a fight between d mob and
police officers at Canoca, Province of
Apulia, Yesterday. according to advices
to the "Giornale d'ltalia." The dis
order was the result of a dispute over
local affairs in the city, it is said.
Order has been restored.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-26
Sutherland Leads
i'm West Virginia
Polls 2,8I2 to 2,I82 by
Wood in I65 Out Of
the 1880 Precincts

WHEELING, W. Va, May 25.-Re-
turns from 165 precincts out of 1880
in West Virginia showed the following
results in to-day's state Republican
Presidential preference primary: Unit
ed States Senator Howard Sutherland,
2,Sl2; Major General Leonard Wood,
2,1S2; William Grant Webster, of New
York City, 4.
Four Republican Presidential cand-
dates we're entered, the other being
Louis Adam Baird, of Parkersburg,
w. Va.
Good weather throughout the state
had prompted election officials and
political leaders to predict a compare
lively large vote.
Complete state and county tickets
were presented to the voters. No cam
didates were listed on the Democratic
ticket.
All candidates for delegate to the
national conventions were required un-
der the law to say whether they would
support the popular choice of the prim-
ary election. Of the twenty-five cam
didates for delegate te-atlarge, all but
one have declared they would obey the
mendate Of the voters Nineteen candi-
dates for delegateat-larg are Re-
publicans.