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Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
WEAR BEADS IN ATHENS

Hero in Athens you must have your beads with you. The more you pride yourself on being masterful and virile, the more exquisite your beads must be.
 Everywhere you see men with their beads-rosaries of red, blue or yellow, all dolled up with cunning tassels. You carry them with you all day long and twiddle them with your fingers. Gen. eral K and Admiral Y. explaining their war exploits in the lobby of the An gIeterre, are playing continually with their beads. Two by two, first one way and then the other, all day long, go the beads in Athens.
 The hotel porter (who has more gen. eral information than most readers imagine), explained it in this way:
 First the monks had beads in their monasteries to say their prayers with. But the monks they can't smoke, so they play with their beads instead. Then somebody thought they would have beads instead of smoking. Be- cause if you don't smoke, you have to do something with your fingers, isn't it2 And if you don't have beads you have to smoke, isn't it? So everybody has beads in Athens
 Very true. Also, everybody smokes. Doubtless beads do at first interfere with the yielding of a cigarette. But l the clever Greeks have learned how to combine the pleasure of a smoke with 1 the joy of fooling with yellow beads.
 Some also say that beads are lucky 1 Some say they have electricity and l invigorate him who fools with them.
 The soldier. armed to the teeth, who
 is guarding the royal barracks, twid-
 dles his beads. The wild Apache look ing individual in the low cafe. who looks as though he were plotting deeds
 of blood is fussing with his pink beads New York World Athens letter.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26
NEWS ITEMS oAooa STATE NORMAL 0NNN m6fH ASO0GZTM\0A A
1r1gMQHS Al@lCZOS>LEA

urged to attend this banquet. It IS given by the normal. and its purpose is to afford an opportunity for the older anr newer graduates and present faculty to meet and enjoy a good time together.
 Vacation
 School closed Wednesday, December p, until January 8. The dormitories are deserted except for about twenty who remain for the entire vacation.
 Secretary at Tucson
 Miss Bennett, the Y. w. c. A. secre- tary, spent several days at the Uni versity of Arizona in Tucson.
 Tennis Tournament
 The enthusiasm for tennis is still in- creasing. Most of the first tourna- ments for the year were played off this week. Winners will be regrouped for the finals after vacation.
 Training School Christmas
 The training school gave very unique program on Wednesday. A stage had been placed in the assembly room and upon 1t fairies from the kin dergarten, elves from the primars grades, Santa Claus, a whole happy family, and various Mother Goose characters disported themselves. Aftel the program presents from the big tree were distributed to the kiddies.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

Bridget, I don't want you to have so much company. Why, you have more callers in day than have in a week"
 Well, mum, perhaps if you'd try to be a little more agreeable you'd have as many friends as I have."-Boston Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

"So you think there will be no diff culty about modifying the daring dis play in feminine evening attire?'
 None whatever answere- Miss Cayenne. Tn order to dispose of ob- jectionable gowns all that is neces- sary is for fashion to declare them un- fashionable. ble.'-Washington Star.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

During the world war the Canadian expeditionary force served in France
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

There are still living 14S survivors of the Mexican war.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

The human skin, which forms 9 pro- tective covering over the whole of the body, consists of two layers an outer one and an inner one. The epidermis, or outer skin, is so constructed that no moisture from outside can penetrate it so long as the skin itself is not torn or cut. At the same time the pores of the skin are so formed that the sweat is freely discharged through the skin, thus ventilating the body and keeping it at an even temperature. If some one could invent a material possessing the properties of the human skin, material which would keep out all moisture. however heavy the down. pour of rain, and yet allow the free escape of the heat and moisture of the body, his fortune would be made.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

The quartermasters department of the United States army is now off cered by one major general. two briga- dier generals. 37 colonels, 298 majors. 27S captains and 110 lieutenants.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

Charles Hackett, New York Metro politan opera company tenor. sings Bartlett's splendid love song, "A month. This is heart -throbbing mel ody with eoul-stirring words. Hackett's rendering does the song full justice.
 Lead Kindly Light" and T Need Thee Every Hour" are two of the most beautiful hymns in the English lan- guage Cyrena Van Gordon, the beau-
Arizona republican., 1920-12-26

Pennsylvania state national guard has S7 motor vehicles
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-21
IEITHSBURG

Nj md Mrs. r. L. Tome ana
Nill Range Of Monmouth. ILL.,,
.,,.dd the funeral Of Mrs. R. s.
|. -, nd Mrs. John Murte Of Bos-
iass., spent the first Of the
4 the home OF J.. s. Gilrain
hnily. W
=, anA Mrs. ]. S. Gilrain return
go Friday night from a weeks
N Ii Chicago. III.
~ md Mrs. H. c. Better re-
I.iivud word this morning of the
ssisal 81 q daughter born to MI.
~ Nh. Mark Baldwin Of Cali
- Inst Friday. Mrs. Baldwin
4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-21
PLEASANT RIDGE
CLUB ARRANGES
FRIDAY PROGRAM

The Pleasant Ridge Community
club OF Milan has arranged for .
farm bureau program at the church
on Friday evening Of this week. p.
r. Edgerton. county farm advisor,
will be present. He has arranged
with Mr.. Hunt, one Of the four so
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
COMPLETE WORK OF TODAY
Unfinished Tasks Simply Mean That
One Has Placed q Mortgage
on His Tomorrow.

Leave today's work undone and you
mortgage tomorrow. And tomorrow
may bring the big opportunity you
have been looking for so long.
Try to keep tomorrow for yourself.
Try to keep 1t free. Don't load up
with work that should be done when
you leave your desk tonight
You never know what II may bring
You never know what chances there
may be tomorrow-lf you have 1t clear
to show somebody who can pay a
big salary what you cnn do.
Your days are important. every one
Of them. Each has its own work that
must be done
Start every day with q clean sheet.
Say: This is the work that is to be
done todAy-that must be done to
day"
Then do that work. and do not leave
any OF II hanging over into the next
day.
Once fall behind 10 your work and
your tomorrow will soon be mortgaged
for long way ahead. That means
wage slavery. II means lack Of q
chance 10 seize opportunity-or to
make opportunity.
Look forward to your tomOrrows as
days of achievement-days In which
to plan and do new tssks--not to fin-
ish old ones.
You viii be glad to see them then.
You will be glad OF the fresh eight
hours that can be employed In some
thing that is valuable and interesting.
John Blake, In Chicago Daily News
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15

tie girls in white, disclosing sncn n
galaxy OF beauty that the audience
stirred in wonder.
The judges tiled slowly past the
stage, peering intently at each face
as they went. and nodding wisely as
they iotted down names on pads of pa
per. This ceremony over, the sale
Of kisses waxed fast-each Judge
eager to enjoy the privilege for which
he had paid toll-even though the
kisses must be implanted on yelled
lips And It must be confessed that
while the salutes given were ardent
every pair OF lips bore the ordeal with
remarkable fortitude. Then came the
signal for unmasking and the final de-
cision.
And then-well, then, In full view
of the audience, the beauties" wrig-
gled out of their draperies and wells
and disclosed TO the Mortified judges
group of perfectly good looking but
unmlstakable male persons In conven-
fional evening attire!
While the audience fairly howied
its appreciation of the clever camou-
mage, the ante-room door opened and a
bevy Of smiling Meadowville girls
came Out and made deep obeisance to
the disgruntled judges.
And meanwhile Peace Arkwright
was in the back parlor helping Mrs.
Skeifipgton count the pile Of bills they
had taken in. She was also receiving
the aimOst fearful thanks OF that more
than grateful lady. who, Us she packed
The money into her capaciOus hand
bag. gurgled:
But, Pence, how did you ever sue
ceed in making boys look so much like
girls? Ny knees fairly shook when
thai kissing started up-fOr ia made
up my mind that you were going to
sell candy kisses instead OF the real
article. How did you do itf'
Peace giggled.
why. enlisted the aid of the
Sheibyviiie boys. They came over
and copied our faces with their grease
paint ana wigs f-ft over from their
| own beauty show. And ! think they
did we'll"
We'll! | should say so Why, that
middle one la front was the living
Image OF you. Billy Saunders, wasn't
itT'
Peace nodded. then laughed, as
Henry Lansing. hend Judge" stalked
by the open door mutterinR dis
gusted:
"Huh-huh! Ana paid two per
fectly good dollars for the privilege Of
kissing Bill Saunders
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Give Hnsinese a Chance

Western legislatures should learn
the lesson Of the recent election, wher,
tha people voted down nearly every
initiative bill or the ballot.
What is tn" meaning of this? Sorpe
of the bills had merit and many worn
da 1rerous propositions. People are
tir,d Of to- uch legislation
Legislation that aifecls investments.
securities, ana the very hasis CT cred
1t Ike barEinF and inst arc, should
bn taken Up ngerly
Give the brsi' ess of c." country u
Chance 10 com back ani dur ig the
period Of rcadjustment hamper it as
little as possible with experiments.
State and federal interference with
business and Industries has been car
ried too far and the country wants II
rest from lawmal,ing.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
The Serpent He Warmed

Reports, apparently inspired from
some source, are being circulated to
the effect that bolshevil, influence are
trying to depose President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor.
Now it is apparent what grave mis-
take Mr.. Gompers made in not fight
ing the McNamaras, the Moneys, the
striking Boston policemen, the Foster
steel strikers, and the coal strikers
whom the President and the Attorney
General denounced as criminal, and
various other disturbing elements in
the Federation.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Running Wild

Tho national family mas been run
ming Wild. It has plunged into debt
by living far beyond its means. The
family can avert insolvency only by
cutting down its overhead of expendi-
lures and adopting habits of thrift and
economy o. the part of it's Individual
members.
Local and federal taxes have been
sky-rocketed a5 a result of war activi-
ties.
Nearly every human effort that was
formerly met by the individual has
been foisted upon the taxpayer.
The federal government must be
brought to earth and couple of bill
liors cut from the budget
Every state government must re
trench. This is easier said than done.
when the pressure of officiqlism is all
for expansion. But every western
state could pare off million or two
from its fixed charges.
The war IS over and every producer
and cmploye cannot be paid on war
time basis of profit.
Taxation has reached the point
where it is the greatest hindrance to
investment and development of indus
try.
Next to the duty of the Individual
man, woman and child to save and
accumulate bank accounts, is the duty
Of lawmakers to stop the ascending.
sc:-le of public expenditures, curb the
demands Of solf-cxpanding ofricialism.
and reduce the fixed charges of gov
ernmcut which have become exhorbit.
ant and industrially paralyzed and pro-
hibitory
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
CAPITAL CHAT
Taps for Tumulty

1t is intimated at the Capitol that
there is little likelihood of the Senate
confirming any of the Presidents ap-
pointments made since the adjourn
ment of the last session on June 9th.
The refusal to confirm will probably
extend to Mr.. Tumulty should he he
appointed to the chief justiceship of
the Court of Customs Appeals, as it
is rumored he will be. With him on
the court it would consist of three
Democrats and two Republicans. a
condition that does not appeal to a
Republican Congress on the eve of
passing a new Republican protective
tariff bill, the final Interpretation of
which would rest with that court. It
is understood that opposition to Mr..
Tumulty would come not only from Re-
publican Senators but from many
Democrats who are outspokon critics
Of wisconsin.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Only That, and Nothing More

State Department officials are re-
ported to have declared that the Amer
lean mediator in Armenia would have
all the influence and prestige of the
United States government behind him
in his negotiation" If the report is
true, the Department is being sadly
mislcd. The time has passed when
the President or any body appointed
solely by him can go to Europe back
ed by the prestige of the United States
Government 1t takes something more
than autoeratic designation from the
Wt.te House to create such I'm agency.
The delegate to Armenia will repre-
sent the President and him alone. He
will take with him the prestige that
enshrouds Mr.. Wilson Ut the present
time. which, it may be remarked in
passing, is practically nil.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
KANSAS CITY STOCK MARKET

Kansas City Stock Yards, Dec. 18th,
Cattle receipts were larger than ex-
pected today, and the percent of fed
cattle was liberal for the first time
in several weeks past. Trade opened
slowly at weak to 25 cents lower prices
and showed no improvement later.
Some prime Christmas yearling steers
brought sl7.75. Hog prices werc 10
to Is cents lower, top S9.65, and bulk
S9.55. Sheep and lambs were in
moderate supply and sold readily at
strong TO 25 cents higher prices.
Receipts today were 16,5OO cattle.
l3 900 hogs. and 5000 sheep, compar-
ed with II 900 cattle. 5000 hogs, and
5000 sheep i week ago, and 2l,50O
cattle and 1850 hogs, and 1850
sheep 4 year ago.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
BEAUTY CONTEST
g, MARY. Louisr suzzsLL.


&c. 1880. by Mcclure Newspaper syudiests1
The ladies of the Parsonage Repair
Fund sat Ia solemn conclave In Mrs
Abijah Skeiiington's parior. The fund
tres sury being empty they were
thoroughly discouraged. for the par
sonage was in sad state NJ dIsre-
pair.
The case was brienS aud plainly
stated hy Ellen RaymoRd's terseiy
uttered:
We've had rnmmage Sales--aprob
sales--and cooked-food sales. till per-
sonally, | should he actually ashamed
TO look even 4 spawned horse sale in
the face And meantime. the ceiling
In the parsonage living room threatens
To bury the whole fumiI, under plas-
tering at any minute: lie kitchen Is
q sight. aud rs for The ministers study
well :"
Mrs. Skefiinat"u nodded agreement
thar the parsonage was in q disgrace
full condition then added;
Mr. and Mrs. Wright have been
simply angelic 10 PM mp with 1t as
long a. they hnNe--rnd something
must be done. m confess that I'm
! at q standstil, But anyone able 10
solve the problem for Us woud receive
the thanks n all Meadowville-- ana de-
serve = halo
Al this iuucGure there was knock
the door opened, and Peace Arkwright
looked In with an apologize:
pardon nIe--but as mother couldn't
come, she sent me to"
Mrs. skefington sprang up. her face
beaminR
Peace Arkwright." she cried. Il be-
lieve you're the very one TO help us out
of bad predlcnmentl Listen" And
Peace listened attentively TO the tale Of
woe unfolded by the head Of the re-
pair FUND and at Its conclusion said
thoughtfuliy
swell. perhspS our girls club could
get up some Eind of an entertainment
that would bring In some money. II
would have 10 be something entirely
new-something you've rever hsd-in
order to be successr Then she add
ed hesitatlngly: "Over In Shelbyville
they had beauty contest-ali the
prettiest girls disguised, with Just
their faces showing through one thick
ness OF gauze. you know--with young
men for judges. who paid IS apiece
for the privilege. And over there, the
contestants--er-auct on kisses
at 50 each--and they made just stacks
| Of money"
Shocked CONSERVATION was depleted
on every face, and Ellen Raymond
gasped:
But Peace-Peace This is q
church affair-snd anything like sell
ing kisses would bring discredit on
the church-end scsndalize the whole
townl No-that wouldn't do" de-
cidedly.
Peace smiled demurely.
But | haven't told you all, ladies
and I capt-not quite ALL"
It was the evening Of the beauty
contest One hundred young men had
chserfully paid 50 each for Judges
license-whicb also entitled him &c
the purchase Of kiss The town hall
was packed and as The clock struck
eight the divided stage curtain was
slnwiy drawn to each Eds By TIVE III
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
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The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Opening Covenants

One of the justices Of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia "a
Wilson appointee. by the way) recently
ruled that information contained in the
draft records of the War Department
should be opened to the court. The
ruling arose from civil proceedings in
which a soldiers wife sought to OBJ
tain certain information given by her
husband in his questionnaire. It is
understood that the Adjutant General
will appeal from the ruling of the
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Forerunner of Protective Tariff

Ar import duty of 35 cents BUSH
el on wheat is proposed in q bill pre-
pared by Congressman j. n. Tincher
of Kansas. The measure is designed
for the protection of American wheat
producers from competition from Can
ada, Australia, and other countries.
The bill will be referred to the Ways
and Means Committee of the House,
who will consider it in connection with
other measures that will be presented
for the increase of various schedules
in the Democratic tariff law now on
the stGtute books.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Goodbye, and Get Out

The people not only want TO say
goodbye to Mr. Wilson on March dth,
but to every Wilson appointee to a
position of trust as well. They signi-
fled that desire in the huge protest
against wisconsin on November 2nd.
1t is entirely unlikely, therefore, that
the Senate will confirm the appoint
ments now pending before ii. Rather
will the appointees be permitted to go
out of office automatically when Con
ercGs comes TO an end on the 4th of
March. by so doing President Hard
ing will have free rein for his own
policies without being hampered by a
lot of Wilson holdovers.
The longer the league OF nations re
mains in session. the more bitter be
come the controversies between the
members.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15

court on the ground that the draft re-
cords are confidential. The final out
come of the case is of interest to every
man who registered under the selective
service law. If the information is di-
vulged in one case, there is nothing to
prevent similar publication in all cases
where the precedent may be cited.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Pruning Knife Ready

The estimate by the Wilson admin
istrntion of the cost of carrying on the
work of the executive departments in
Washington for the next year is $780,
O0O.O 900, s30,OO0.O00 more than the
amount appropriated by Congress for
the same work for the present year.
1t is a foregone conclusion. however
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15

that Congress will scrutinize the esti-
mates as closely as it did those for
this year, and will make as drastic
cuts in the amounts actually appro-
priated.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
Renson AMnkes

Evidence calling for criminal prose
cutions in about dozen cases have
been submitted to the Department Of
Justice by Chairman Benson Of the
Shipping Board The chairman is
careful to explain that the cases are
in no sense an outgrowth of the in
vcst.gation being carried out by the
Congressional Committee. The pub
lie, however, is apt to suspect a pretty
clor connection between the two.
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15
sure sian.

wife started hUusecleaning yetT'
Guess so. She's begun telling the
Reighbors that I'm not a bit Of use
around the house."-Detroit Free
PrssA
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15

An Suits and Overcoats going at
greatly reduced prices. Palace Cloth.
Ter
The Lamar register., 1920-12-15

Every sheep lined coat, leather vest
and mackinaws at greatly reduced
prices. Palace Clo.hier.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-10
STARVING THE GOOSE

That killing the goose that lays the
golden egg = no: vh lily i.surat'vn
EXPRESSION has been shown by many
recent happenings. Two of them
ws-e ncteS in dispatches from Chi
caso within the last week. One vas
to the effect that 1000 apartments
in that city had been left vacant by
tenants who had struck against
profitaering lan.!ords. Some of the
tenants went to hotels to live. Per-
hGDc It cost them more. but they mad
the satisfaction of making it cost the
grasp;ng landlords something too.
Tenants who could not afford TINS
doubled up with other tenants, two
families taking one apartment to-
gether. Uncomfortable, perhaps, but
rot suicidal, as paying the increased
charges in the old quarters would
have been.
The other goose killing illustration
was furnished in the statement that
the Increased wage demands OF car
pcnters, bricklayers, painters: ETC."
had resulted. in reducing Chicago's
building program BY 80 per cent.
Thus these workers reduced their
cwn. total incomes in the same rate.
If you can kill the goose that lays
the golden eggs, you can also by ju-
dicious diet keep it laying. In Ne"
York. when the overalls outbreak
threatened to become epidemic, sew
raj firms ANNOUNCED heavy reduc-
tons in ordinary clothing, ana others
are reported more recently to have
done the same thing. The goose
is still laying golden eggs for them
not as large eggs, perhaps, as here
toforc, but still eggs OF golI
Is il better to have small eggs or
no cygs ut all? The public may get
to Il point where the egg supply may
be seriously Observation-Disclosures
Sun.