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Device That Will Be Appreciated by
Anyone Who Has Sat on the
Abomin alton.

A New Jersey man has invented a
device To keep tly-paper in one position
and from being blown by the wind on
to fathers favOrite chair or mothers
most treasured lace curtains. 1t con
sists of II frame having grooves nj each
end to permit the insertion of the sheet
Of hy-paper. \ narrow strip of wood Is
forced down into the groove over the
paper to hold II taut. At the lower
end of the frame three grooves are To-
Gated for taking care Of any variations
In the lengths of the fly-paper.
When the fly-paper Is In its frame, II
may be placed up In any convenient
place, and will be so conspicuous as TO
be readily seen before being sat upon.
In addition to being useful MS a holder
for fiy-paper, the device can be used as
an neutrality-suspicious. or as stretcher
for cloth or paper.--Popular Science
Monthly.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
WOULD MAKE AN EXCEPTION
Captured German Captain Decided
That on This Occasion He WOULD
Forget About Honor.

Among the letters from France that
have been printed In the Atlantic
Monthly there is to be found this en-
tertaining episode
The code of the German officers Is,
never 10 surrender; but of course they
cannot live up to it, In recent raid
Il sergeant know made prisoner
Of German captain who. as they
walked to the rear cursed his luck
in fluent French. saying that he was
caught unawares, that an officer never
surrendered, but fought to the end.
"Stop here, my captain, and let us
consider this" said the sergeant seri-
ouSly. "There are several articles OF
your equipment to which my fancy
runs. That watch, for instance, those
leather puttees. and that fat purse
saw you change to your hip pocket.
Perhaps | can Obllge you and crafty
my within. Suppose you were suddenly
to run--a quick shot would save your
honor. and me the trouble of cscOrting
you to the rear. And am an excel
lent shot, | assure you"
But the German was not interested.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

dams and giving even closer atten-
ton To the incompetent Indians. that
they may the more readily achieve
competency. Broadly speaking. pol
Icy OF greater liberalism will hence
forth prevail In Indian administration
to the end that every Indian as soon
rs he has been determined to be as
competent to transact his own busi-
ness rs the average white man. shall
receive full control Of his property and
have all his lands and moneys turned
over to him. after which he will no
longer be ward Of the government.
This Is : new and farreaching
declaration Of policy. 1t means the
dawn Of new era In Indian admins
tration. II means that the competent
Indian will no longer be trented as
half ward and half citizen. 1t means
reduced appropriations by the govern
ment and more self-respect and indie
pendence for the Indian. 1t means
the ultimate absorption of the Indian
race into the body polite of the ma
ton. Ii means, in short, the begin
ming OF the end Of the Indian prob
lem. In carrying out this policy.
cherish the hope that all real friends
Of the Indian race will lend their aid
and hearty cooperation"
AS fast as they become competent
the Indians are placed on individual
footing receive fee patents TO their
lands. and are turned loose" In
pursuance of this policy 1885 patents
have been issued In the last three
years. more than were issued in the
preceding ten years.
No matter whether the Indian gets
the franchise or not he is rapidly be-
coming factor In the nation. Here
are some facts indicating his progress:
AS to the present-day educational,
social, and domestic conditions OF the
Indians, It appears from Commissioner
Sells report that 81 900 out of $4,000
eligible children are in school; that
$1,000 ont OF $4,000 families live in
houses that there are only 238 polyga-
nous marriages; that 10000 Indians
are churchgoing; that 100000 speak
English: that $1,000 are literate In
English; that 191 600 wear citizens
clothing; that 10000 are citizens, and
that 10000 are voters
The United States has reserved TO
them some G00O0000 acres OF land.
which If brought together would make
n region more than twice as large as
the State Of New York. 1t il very
q haf
worth S363 100000.
They raise about S11 100000 worth
Of. crops, sell about $4000,000 worth
of live stock annually without depict
ing their flOcks and herds, gather In
about S5,000000 year from brother
whiteman as landlords. sell about $4,-
OOO,OOO worth OF land year, receive
about $1,7O0,0O0 a year as interest on
trust funds, $T00,000 on treaty account.
and. in the last fiscal year, about S2O,-
100000 more from Indian money, min
eral royalties. and hard work. the
latter item alone amounting to about
S4.0OO.0OO.
More than 5000 adult Indians are
now self-supp0rting and less than 5000
able-bodled adults receive ratl0ns with
or without labor equivalent.
In fact. the Indians as q class are
now so prosperous that they were
able To invest about So, OO0,0OO In Lib
erty Loan bonds. or approximately $75
per capita. which Is far better than the
per cap!ta showing of many OF the
States, besides investing about 81 ,OOO.-
900 in War-Saving stamps.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
PoWerful Subs

The submarines Of the English tx"
class are said to he the fastest and
most powerful submersiblc craft in
the world. They are propelled on the
surface by steam turbines at speed
OF "a knots. which is about eight
knots faster than the speed Of ordi-
nary submarines. They are $40 feet
long, and displace 800 tons. These
boats have unusually long periscOpes.
measuring 80 feet from top to bottom.
TheiI tunnels are made to hinge back
before the boat dives.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

would pain terribly if l stepped off
curb-st0ne. One day one of your book
lets was thrown in the yard and read
every word in it. There were so many
who had been helped by your medicine
that wanted to try it and my husband
went to town and got me a bottle. 1t
seemed as though felt relief after the
second dose, so kept on until had
taken five bottles and by that time ]
was as well as could wish. About a
year later gave birth to a ten pound
boy, and have had two more children
since and my health has been fine. If
l ever have trouble of any kind am
going to take your medicine for give
it all the praise for my good health.
j always recommend your medicine
whenever I can. Mrs. EVA 4. SHAY,
Garrett, Kansas.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
Improved on Nature

For great many years graphite
used in making lead pencils was OBJ
tanned almost exclusively from mines
IN Cumberland. when the best quail
nv was exhausted (enrly IN the nine.
teenth century, the manufacturers
turned their attention 70 the utliza-
ton OF the denominations of waste
from cuttings Of the original masses
which they finely ground and mixed
with varying proportions OF clay. In
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

10 held in tutplnge is the fashion Of
ne moment. It's in the mir for the
indian. There are several members
"t congress of Indian blood and leg
iSlation making the Indian n citizen
II likely to be kept before that body
I'LL something is Accomplished One
or The lending proponents of equal
rights for the Indian. for instance,
Is one who has trace Of the lineage
of The red man himself, Robert Latham
owen. senior senator from Oklahoma.
whose mother was "NarclSsa Chisholm
of the Cherokee Nation" As the sec
retnry of the board Of education OF the
Cherokee nation. United States Indian
agent for the Five Civilized Tribes
and owner and editor of the periodical,
the Cherokee Chieftain. the senator
has done notable work for the ca use
OF equal rights. The best service he
has rendered, however. Is in being
what he is-fOr surely any one who
has made fortune as an up-to-date
farmer, is the organizer OF a bank and
has got himself elected to the United
States senate has furnished a demon
strntlOn that he Is well adapted for
taking care Of himself.
William Writ Hastings Is OF Chero-
kee parentage. He was born In 1866
in the old Indian territory. On his
graduation from the Cherokee Male
seminary he went TO Vanderbilt uni
versity, which gave him the degree OF
LIB. He became In 1896 the at
torney for the Cherokee nation and
represented 1t In the winding up Of
its tribal affairs I'm Washington. He
was delegate at large to the national
Democratic convention at Baltimore I'm
1912. Besides serving as member
OF the present congress Mr.. Hastings
Is the regular attorney for the Chero-
kee tribe In all its public relations.
Charles Daugherty Carter was born
near BOggy Depot in an old fort Of
the ChOctaw nation, Indian territory.
He attended as boy the Chlckasaw
Labor academy near TishimingO, I.
+. He worked on ranch as cow
II
clerk In store. Mr.. Carter rose to
high place in the councils Of the Chick
asaws, serving rs school superintend-
ent and mining trustee and occupy
ing various other positions. He Is n
director Of the Ardmore bank In his
home town of Ardmore. Okla. and
he is the member Of congress reSpons-
lille for the Indian acknowledgements
bill.
Probably the force most TO he reck-
oned with among the Indians Of the
present day Is the returned soldier.
The Indians sent 10000 young braves
into the army and 1000 into The navy.
They proved TO he gorgeous fighters
and brought home decorations galore.
But the main point is hat the army
experience OF the young men has
proved, for most of them, the most i'm
portant educational factor Of their On.
reers. Commissioner Sells refused 10
permit them To be grouped as Indians
I'm service units. They volunteered
or were drafted as individuals and
were allOcated as such to companies
and regiments. The result was Tim,
for year or two they lived precisely
the life of the white soldiers. with
white men for companions. These men
will never be satisfied until they are
citizens.
Cato Sells. the United States Indian
commissioners. has faith in the red
man. lie says:
"The time has come for disseminating
the guardianship of all competent In-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
WAITING for Him.

They were going to have n liter
airy" one night, and that afternoon.
Just before leaving school, some mis-
chievous impulse prompted me to put
a pin IN my seat. I did not come that
night, but the intended victim, instead
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
Phone Not an Improvement.

Oscar-Why did you have the tele-
phone taken out OF your office?
Jim-D0 you consider anything a
modern Improvement which gives your
wife Il chance To ask for money dur
ing business hours. after going through
your pockets the night before?-Hous-
ton Post.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

of sitting on It, merely bent 1t over
The next morning came 10 school
and slid into my seat with much force
q had forgotten about the pin) and
slid into that bent pin. was so sur
prlsed I jumped up and yelled, Its
there yet"
The teacher needed no other expla-
nation. Exchange.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

complete n ervou 8
breakdown follow
ing the birth of my
Oldest child. / got
cp too soon which
caused serious fe-
male trouble. / was
30 weak that / YVES
not able to be on my
feet but very little
and could not do my
homework at all. !
had a bad pain in my
/ e { t side and it
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
LOTS
oouohnuts Help College Boys.

Doughmuts are paying the expenses
OF eight Kansas boys. students ut the
Kansas State Agricultural college AZ
Manhattan. These young men were or
ganIzed recently as Il corporation call.
ed "The Perfect bakery" Their bakery
turns ont alI kinds of bread. small
cakes and cookies, but the speciality H.
dOughnuts.
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Az ohssrvant Victim.

"YOu say you were held up by foot.
pad with a revolver this morning. AT
what timer
give minutes to one"
"How can son fix the tirre 50 pre-
clsely?"
Because I could see the church
clocL and ! noticed the hands were In
tho same position as mine. London
Tit-Bits.
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flls way they were able to produce
pencils of II degrees OF hardness and
softness. making them superior to
those formerly made from the entire
graphite, which was never uniform IN
hardness and color.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
The lime Limit.

"Did she love him long?"
Eyes. until she found him Short
Baltimore American.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

vi me deserving indians may POSSIBLY
soon be made citizens by congressional
legislation. The Indian isn't dying or,
either. Nor Is ne losing his identity
by in'ermarriage with the pale face.
40 The coming Indian" is the revised
version Of the old phrase
'"Thc only good Indian Is the dead
indian" was the way the frontier ex-
pressed the general contemporary
American idea OF The deSirnbillty OF
the rod man as man and brother.
AS race the Indians are utterly
incOrrigible. Despite all efforts 10 re-
claim them they remain savages: wild
men Of the wilderness unframed den
iZeps Of the woods And even when
individuals Of their race are taken
from the forests and educated and cul-
turcd they relapse at the first oppor-
tunIty into savagery, and then they
become more barharous than original
harlnrians. Essentially n Wild animal +,
like the wolf and the cntamOunt. the
indian has always r1ved and will al
ways continue 10 rove, untamed IN the
forest" Wesley O. Howard. former
justice Of the supreme court Of New
York. thus states the case Of those
who still continue 10 dislike the Indian
On the other hand the friends Of the
IndiTn-and they are many-helieve
that the so-calleh "Indian problem"
should he solved by making the In.
dians mart of the American people.
instead of keeping them apart MS aliens
and semi-outcasts under the name Of
wards of the nation. This case FOR the
Indian ls the one adopted by com
mlttee representing his friends It's
chairman was The Rev. Henry Roe
Cloud m Omaha Indian and n gradu-
nte of Yale university. Among It's
members were s. NJ. RroSius. the Wash.
ington agent Of the Indian Rights as
ISOLATION: the Right Rev. RI. l.. Rurlc-
son Protestant Episcopal blshop of
Sou h Dakota: John w. Clark. score
'ary Of the National Indian associn.
rion; Mrs Raymond T. Ronnln Git
kain-Sa) secretary Of the Society Of
American Indians; the Rev. Thomas
&. !'ONctt. superintendent Of the Pres
hytcrian Indian Mission Work. and the
Rev. Francis 8. White. domestic sec
rotary Of the Protestant Episcopal
board of missions.
Mrs. Bonnin. secretary Of the SocI-
city of the American Indians. believes
that -paternnIism on the part Of
the United States government * Stl-
aing the initiative OF the Indian She
wants him enfrnnchised and believes
he can take care OF himself. Mrs.
Ronnin (Zlt-kaln SAY Ii the wife of
capt. Raymond 7. BOnnIn. y. =. A.,
" french and Sioux descent. She
herself Is ~ fulI-bloodcd Sioux and a
direct descendant Of Sitting Bull.
Self determination for races hlther-
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Its Kind.

81 have been much interested lately
in autOhypnoSiS."
"What kind of make is that?"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

If woman has no other reason for
loving n man she does it just because.
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A LETTER
FOR WOMEN
From a Woman Whose Serious Ill
ness Was Overcome by Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Garrett, Kas.-"I first took Lydia E
Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10
Analogous.

The more you puff cigar the smaller
IL becomes. And that's the case with
some men.-Boston Transcript.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

A hen that makes n LOT Of fuss over
an egg is seldom good layer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-06-10

; TIE poor Indian" This
time-hOnOred phrase must
20 into the discard. The
American Indian Is not
p0Or-elther In patriotism.
worldly goods or ambition
10 get ahead, or in other
requisites Of the desirable
citizen. Some OF the tribes
the Five Civilized Ma
tinnS and the OsageS--are
already citizens. The rest
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
HOUSING EXPERTS
INSPECT DC. ALLEYS
Study Situation of $4,000 Per-
sons Who Must Move
Under Law.

The Emergency Housing Corpora
ton. Inc, of the District of Columbia,
conducted a trip of inspection yester-
day afternoon through the alleys of
the District.
The object of the association is to
cooperate with existing organiZa-
tions in the effort to provide housing
for the alley population, numbering
about 1000, who will be dispossessed
of their present alley habitations
through act of Congress one year
after conclusion pr peace. J.,
Senator. Wesley l.. Jones of. Wash
ington has introduced two bills in the
Senate, which were drafted by this
association, providing for either an
appropriation by Congress or. a mu-
aicipal bond issue to construct 1000
model. sanitary, freproof homes for
the alley people, to be rented or sold
to them at cost
Among those in yesterdays trip of
inspection were: George H. Tink-
ham, Congressman from Mass
chusetts; w. c. Kutz, Commissioner
of the District of Columbia; Capt. c.
II. Brown, Board OF Condemnation of
Unsanitary Houses; Frank Jones,
Community Service Corporations; Deets
Picket, Methodist Board of Temper
ance; A. Y. Shoemaker. Anti-Saloon
League; Walter S. Ufford, general
Secretary of Associated Charities; !;
w. b. Westlake, Federation of Citf-
zens' Associations: w. ", Mahoney
and Edward II. Young.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
NO PROSECUTIONS
|NPAPER PROBE
Federal Trade Commissions
ReportFinds No Cause tor
' Court Action.

No prosecutions are expected 10 re-
suit from the report on the new
print paper condition which the
eral Trade Commission has suomlt,so
to the Department OF Justice AZ 'he
request OF the Attorney General ms
to how the print paper manufa'!Ore'h
Of the United States have been living
UP to their agreement with tfs ae-
partment
Officials of the department. refused
to discuss the report. but II Is gen
orally believed that IL there was any
thing In the trade commissioners
report which would be a basis i0i
prosecution, against paper manufae-
turers. the Department OF Justioe
would have made some snpounce'
ment OF a.
The matter OF the agreement be-
tween the Department OF JuEtics and
the print paper manufacturers seems
to hinge upon that phrase which al
lows the paper manufacturers TO fix
upon a higher price than the Goyern-
ment price, II this is agreeable TO the
newspaper publisher. The fact that
the majority OF the publishers have
signed contracts with the paper man
ufacturers seems to Indicate that they
have practically nullified their rights
in the agreement which was made
At, this time the best opinion OBJ
tainsble is that no announcement
relative to the Trade Commission 8
report will be made either by the
commission itself or the Department
OF Justice.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
BODY OF SLAIN'WOMAN
FOUND BURIED In ASHES
Police Searching For Paul Deskal.
kas, Roomer In Lodging House 4
If Victim.

BOSTON, Mass, May IL. - Search
for Paul Desk alkas, otherwise known
as Paul Pappas, wanted for question
ing in connection with the finding OF
the body of Mrs. Alice. Arsenault,
buried under a pile of ashes in her
Columbus avenue rooming, house,
centered in Quincy today.
1t was to that city the police learn
ed the man went after leaving. Mrs.
Arsenault's house. Officers are also
pushing the hunt for trace Of. rela-
tives of the dead woman. 1t Is be-
lieved that somewhere near Spring
field a legal husband survives her.
Mrs. Arsenault. was last seen by
dodgers at her house on Christmas
yas ; Daskalakas left the house a
short time later. the dodgers said.
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
PIMlICO ENTRIES.

PIML1CO RACE TRACK, Md, May
12.-Entries for Thursday. May 13:
First race-Maiden; two-year old:
five furlongs. haywood, 40: Queen
Isabel. 10T; QucCreek. 40: DIR. Charles
Wells, 40; Harmonique Gmp.), 10;
Gurgling Water. 1O7: Inglecrest, 10
Second race--The Glenmore Steeple-
chase Claiming Handicap: four-year-
olds and upward; two miles and a
quarter. Meshach. 1871: Kingstown
Pier Gmp.), 142; Algardi. 1876; bMin-
ton China Ump.). 13O; aDonnybrook
I'd (impO. 1872; aQuel Bonheur Ump.).
142; Jidgie (H. b.. 100: Marsouin
Ump.), 143; 'Stucco, 100: bCynosure,
100.
aMrs. +. Ambrose Clark entry.
bGeorge p. Sherman entry.
Third race-Maiden; three-year-
olds and upward; claiming: six fur
longs. Kelly Gordon, los: Equator.
1ls: Flying Frog, 1Os; Jimmie
O'Brien. 1903; Blackfield, 1OS: Mrs.
Ida Roberts. 1O7; j. Alfred Clark,
los: Sadie. D., 103.
. Fourth race-Maiden three-year-
olds; claiming; six furlongs. Acushla
III Ump), 1O2; Primitivs, 1O7; Dots
Gmp), 1903: Court Fool Ump), 112;
'Miss Millions. 1Os: 'Mark West, 10T:
'Riddle, 9S: Cliff Rose. 103.
Fifth race-The Southern Handicap;
three-yesr-oldb and upward; one and
one-sixteenth miles. Anniversary,
10: Foreground GppO, 126: Or
monda, 115; Bondage, III; Master Bill,
1902; .'St. Allan Ump.), 1907: "Bol-
ster Gmp). lie; Midnight sun, III.
''Three pounds claimed for rider.
sixth race-The Annapolis Handi-
cap: selling handicap; three-year-
olds and upward: one mile. 'Cock o.
the Roost. 4; Firing Line, 1903; Gath
(imp), ia; King John, 112: Tufter
(imp.). 100; 'Charlie Sunny, 105;
Canso Ump). 1902; 'Gain de Cause
Ump.), 1O3: Polroma Ump), 10S; 1903:
Dan, 1t3: Franc Tireur, 90; Herd Girl,
100; Romeo. 105:
Seventh race--ClaiminE handicap:
three-year. .olds and upward; six fur
longs. Ace Of Aces, 100; Numb Juni
bo, 1OS: Subahdsr, 115; The Masquei-
ader.~ 1Os: Brother MacLean, 90
.onico, 103: Sir william johnson, 1O5;
The Decision. 104; Jeweler, 1902; Pi-
broch Ump.), 114; w. Ward, 90; Wi
dow Bedotte, 110.
Five pounds apprentice allowance
Weather cloudy, track good
The Washington times., 1920-05-12
GOING, GOING, GONG, AND
AUCTIONEER LOSES CASH
New York Man Drops s12,5oo In
Effort to Escape Being Knocked
Down BY Trolley Car.

NEW YORK. May I2.-5The sudden
clang OF a motorman's gong cost
David Gerstein, an auctioneer S12.oOo
in cash late yesterday. Gerstein. who
had just withdrawn the money to in
vest In stock for auction, still was
thinking OF the going, going" and
then gong! the money was gone.
A petulant motorman's clang OF his
bell startled Gerstein, into doing a
hasty one-step to safety and In his
excitement the package containing
the money was jerked from his over
coat pocket, along, with his hand.
When Gerstein discovered his loss on
reaching the sidewalk he fell In a
faint. He was revived at a hospital,
where he made known the cause OF
his collapse. Detectives are now
searching for the person who picked
up the package