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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-05
PERSHING BEGINS
SHORT STOP TOUR
OF TRAINING CAMPS

Rockford. ILL.,. Jan. Sc enera a |
Pershing today began his one night
stand tour Of the training camp cir
cult. His first stop. after leaving Chi
cago. was Camp Grant, where he was
to spend the. day inspecting the equip
ment and buildings. He will make fly
ing visits to the camps of the south
and west during the next two weeks.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-05
HAD SOME KICK

st. Paul, Minn., Jan. DR.. III. Jones
today named his horse Wood Alcohol. :.
ITS got "some kick" The horse tonk
one look at water trough and raised
. kick that sent Jones TO the hospital.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-05
SUPREME court DECIDES S275
PER CENT Beer INTOXICATING
NRULINGHANDED DOWN TODAY

Constituonay Of Most Vital Section votead Enforcement
Law Is UpheId-Four Members Cast Negative Votes
Action Dispes Hopes Liquor Interests for Any fitting Of
Lid Either at Present or Under Constitutional Prohibition
Washington jan 5.-Uphoding constitutionalty of
the most vital section Of the volstead
court today declared that per
other beers cannot be sold under wartime prohibition
Justice Brandes read the opinion Of the he did
the time wartime prohibition declared constitutional
The important feature Of the decision that the
held the action of declaring Intoxicating and
venting the of all beverages containing half Of
cent Of alcohol by volume with the exception
home made cider and wine
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-05

Premier CT menceau has an.
nounced in the French chamber Of
deputies that he win resign dur
ing January. II Is said he has made
all arraueements to succeed to the
French presidency, and has picked
N. Aillerand to succeed TO the pre-
miarahip s
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-05

CONTINUED on page two.D
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usrle, the wizard slept. Adele went
back to her aunt's hut, but behind her
flew the wren.
That afternoon when Adele was spin
ming In a shed, the wren told the witch
OF the plot TO run away.
"You see what kind OF child you
have cared for so kindly" said the
wren. Here she is getting ready to
leave you forever"
II will follow them" replied the
witch. "They will both die In the
desert. but l do not care. My broth
Is cooking and will take long time,
but l can catch up TO them. You
know can change myself into a wren
just like you"
About nine th..t evening the girl.
with n bundle In her hand stole out
10 the bush and there she found the
lad waiting. She mounted the donkey.
and they set off across the sand. 1t
was cool. The moon rose and turned
the desert into gold.
"We will go of In this direction"
said Don. ave will have TO cross the
yellow water before we get into safety.
AS II is magical In Its power, we must
not let II touch us, for II II does. we
will remain forever yellow"
Now after they had gone about
three hours. the witch, In the shape
OF wren. started after them. She
caught sight OF them just as they were
nearing the yellow water. Don leaped
across, then threw over II log, on
which the donkey bearing Adele came
safely. The witch, who was later
than she thought, flew fast and hard.
AS she skinned low near the earth
she Huttered just above the log when
Don cast 1t down into the water. One
end few up and hit her. Down she
tumbled into the magical water. In
TO II she went as bird and out of II
she came as bird, only she was n
bright lemon yellow. She fiuttered
about In wild rage. She could not
talk; only sang. Never again would
she become woman; never again be
anything but bird.
But Don and Adele got safely out
Of the desert and found happy home
among friends in the North.
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l will turn you into a WOLF" said the
wizard to Don, his nephew.
"If you ever speak to that boy again
will lock you In the deepest. dark
est cavern in the world" the witch
told Adele. her niece.
One bright moonlight night the boy
and girl L,et at bush in the desert
halfway between the hut Of the witch
and that Of the wizard.
Meet me here tomorrow at this
time and we will flee from our homes"
said the boy. / will bring our donkey
and In two days we will be beyond
the reach of our uncle and aunt"
Now, the lad did not know that a
tiny bird had been listening all the
while. II was wren which disliked
the girl, for it was jealous Of the at
tention given her.
Don ran away to the spot where his
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01

Senor Domicio de Cana has represent
ed the big Brazilian republic since
1911, having seen much of Washing
ton since 1903, when he was appointed
secretary of special commission to
Washington In connection with the SGT!
tlement of n dispute between BrazlI
and Argentina, in the Palmas territory
dispute. lie has now been transferred
to London and he and his wife will be
missed In Washington.
In years gone by Germany made no
secret Of her desire and efforts TO
cultivate position of exceptional
friendliness and influence in Washing
ton. One of the methods used was the
choice of ambassadors with American
wives. Both the late Baron Speck Won
Sternburg and Count Won Bernstorff
of them ever tired of giving publicity
to the fact. Countess Won Bernstorff
was Miss Jeanne Luckemeyer of New
York. She was married to the Baron
In 1887. The Won Bernstorffs left
America, of course, when diplomatic
relations with Germany were severed.
Sir Auckland Geddes, the new Brit
ish ambassador. is recent recruit to
diplomacy, and the idea of becoming
n diplomat had not entered his
thoughts when he married Miss Isa-
bella G. Ross of Staten Island in 1905.
He was at that time assistant profess
sor of anatomy at Edinburgh university,
where he was educated and won the
gold medal for anatomy. Lady Geddes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Ross, for many
years residents of Livingston. S. l..
was born at Dobbs Ferry. After her
marriage she lived first In Edinburgh.
Later her husband became professor
Of anatomy at the Royal College OF
| Surgeons, Dublin, and year before
the war took the same position at Nc
Gill university. Montreal, of which he
soon became principal. Sir Auckland's
hobby has always been military tactics.
He was a lieutenant In the Boer War
and in November, 1914, went to Eng.
land to accept commission as major
In the British forces. In shert time
he received staff appointment in
France, where he was wounded and
invalided back to London.
Lady Geddes remained In Montreal
until her husbands appointment as
minister of national service. when she
joined him In London. She has a
sister. Mrs. Roger Houghton. and a
brother, Percy ii. Ross. living on
Staten Island. Three sisters and a
brother. live in England. Sir Auck-
land and Lady Geddes have five chill
dren--four sons and one daughter.
Anyone would suppose from the
foregoing that Lady Geddes was an
american wife" But the Pail Mall
Gazette Uondon) says she is not an
American woman. 1t points out that
she is the daughter Of w. A. Ross Of
Belfast, who spent much of his life
In America but was never naturalized.
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gated to the columns of obsolete slang.
The farmer sees life and growth on
every hand. Even In winter, In the
localities where the landscape seems
a symbol of death with snow and Ice
holding everything in its grasp. there
is the hope Of renewed life. or resur-
rection of seed grain, typified by the
next springs planting. Truly, on the
farm there are special opportunities
for observation and thought, and hap
py is the farmer whose thoughts go
deeper than the bottom of bis milk
pail and whose pasture fences are not
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she needed But II never occurred
to her that doing household tasks af
ter set rule made 1t all the more
necessary for her TO do some sort of
gymnastics bringing other motions In
to play.
The housewife ought to study out
the sort OF motions she does most fire.
quently In her work. and take exer-
cises that will beneet other sets OF
muscles. Stenographers and office
workers need exercises for develop
Ing the chest, overcoming rounded
shoulders and developing the legs.
since their work is sitting and bend
ing. Girls who work at machines go
Ing through one set OF motions over
and over, should pick exercises to use
other parts of their body, lest they,
too. grow one-slded in development.
Workers and idlers alike need
physical exercising. based on scientific
study. Fifteen minutes day Is am
pie, and includes the time for the bath.
The result will be greater efficiency,
longer youth, better looks and greater
vitality.
(Copyright) $500
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tNoTE.-In this article Pietro has OBJ
viously failed to distinguish between n
'stilr' with which whisky is made and
the "stlll" that means keeping the, mouth
shut"l
@ FENCE da prohibish- go tor work
- everybody wanta maka somnthing
wot gotta da keek. Da beer no show
up any more and da wheesky costa
too mooch from da bootaleg. So only
way can getta da dreenk now ees maka
yourself.
wanta maka some dreenk lasa
week am leetle frald getta trouble
weeth da cop. reada bouta one guy
wot maka wheesky cen da paper and
he gotta plenta trouble. Da paper
say dat guy keepa still and when da
cop raida hees house he go cen da
Jail.
Before dat guy getta peenched
! feegure eef l no say somathing da
cop no finda my place.
aska one my frien wot's besta way
for maka da wheesky. He say l am
craze eend da head for do dat. He
tella me wot for no maka da beer for
stead da other? He say gotta keepa
still for maka da wheesky and eef
/ keepa still go cen da jail Tonga
time eef da cop know.
My frien say eef no keepa still
! no takG moocha reesk. He say eef
! keepa still now ees breaka da law
and gotta pay da fine. say tink
ees rotten deal eef gotta pay da fine
for keepa still. One other frien /
gotta go cen da Jail one time for maka
too moocha noise. And now deesa
other frien say go cen da jail for
keepa still.
SO decide changa da system. Eef
you keepa still you getta peench. And
sef you no keepa still you no go cen
da jail. SO when ! maka da wheesky
/ am gonna tella everybody. Wottels
da good keepa da mouth shut and losa
da leeberty? Mebee Uncle Sam feeg-
ure eef you keepa still you're crooked
and eef you maka beeg noise you
naka da wheesky square deal.
dunno.
Wot you tink?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
Beauty Chats
BY EDNA KENT FORBES
EXERCISE FOR BEAUTY

MOST WOMEN prefer coffee In bed
1V1 and hot bath to a series of
exercises and cold shower. Women
are like cats In this respect, that they
hate cold and avoid anything strenu-
Gus.
The result is that few of them get
enough of the sort OF exercise they
need. One woman to whom l wrote
advising fifteen minutes of exercise
every morning, replied Indignantly
that keeping six-room house and rum
ming two children was all the exercise
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the Belgium ambassador. She was
Marie Dows, "a Boston GIRL. of no
fortune hut many ambitions. When
.Eiihu Frost, a New England multi
millionaire, took his bride to New York
twenty years ago. unheralded and un-
known, the petite beauty set out 60 win
her way into the exclusive smart-set
circles. AS Mrs. Frost she became
known as "the best-dressed woman in
New York" She met Hamilton Wilkes
Cary, kin of Colonel John Jacob Astor,
racing enthusiast, yachtsman and pop
ular in New York society. Mrs. Frost
went TO Reno and secured divorce.
Mrs. Frost, the dlvorcee, and Mr.. Cary,
widower, We're wed. Two years later
he died. When his affairs were
Strengthened out she went to France
and engaged in war work. II was
while there that she met the charm
ing Belgian baron. Their wedding oc-
Cured last July in Paris. Herbert
Hoover and the American ambassador
Hugh G. Wallace. were among the
guests. King Albert of Belgium, In
honor of the marriage, revived the
ancient title of Barren de Cartier. which
had fallen into abeyance at the time
of the French revolution.
II is just three years since the Mexi-
can Government sent Ignacio Bonillas,
then secretary of communications In
the government at Mexico City, to
Washington. General Carranza may
have made many mistakes since his
ascendancy TO the executive leadership
of turbulent state, but there are few
to admit that he made n mistake when
he designated the astute Senior Bonll-
his big neighbor republic. Senior Bonll-
las has absorbed American atmosphere
all his life. He was graduated from
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology. When II came time to marry
he took as his wife an American girl,
the sister OF former Governor Stafford.
of Arizona. The Bonillas have two
daughters, who have been very popu-
lar In the Washington smart set. Senor
Bonillas is candidate for the presi-
dency OF Mexico and Is now absent
from Washington pulling political
wires In Mexico. His enemies declare
he is not Mexican citizen, alleging
that he was born on this side of the
border and has been naturalized.
To look upon the fair Sonora Alicia
Ward Diano Gayangos. wife Of the
Spanish ambassador, Is to vow that
this is some fair Castilian beauty.
Every one, says the sonora. Is amazed
when she acknowledges the United
States her birthplace and fatherland
From the day OF. her arrival In Wash
ington she has proved one of the most
popular and efficient chatelaines OF
the entire diplomatic corps. She is an
accomplished linguist, speaking fluent.
" half a dozen different languages
She is athletic, going in for swimming
long-distance walking, motoring and
travelling. She was Miss Alice Ward
of New York. She spent most of her
girlhood days In Washington and was
the chum Of Mrs. Nicholas Longwortf
when. as Miss Alice Roosevelt, she led
Washington society.
From wedding ceremony In tht
New York home Of Ebert ii. Gary. thf
steel king, came Sonora de Cana
fresh to the diplomatic family in the
same season that Washington society
welcomed Nine. Ekengren. The senorl
was the widow of George A. Hearn
dry goods merchant prince. She is 4
Texas girl. Her husband died in 1910
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CANARIES ARE YELLOW

n NCE upon time there lived n
~ very small witch in very small
hut right on the edge of a wide, sandy,
hot glaring desert.
Now, just opposite across the end
of the desert was tiny wizard. He
was about 1000 years older than the
witch, but that made no matter in the
way that such people count time. The
witch had pretty niece. and the wiz
ard handsome nephew. OF course,
the boy and girl knew each other, but
of this the uncle and aunt did not ap-
prove.
"lf hear Of your meeting that girl
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
Nuts Mot ProperIy AppreeIated.

The reason why nut trees are not
being planted more extensively In
this country is similar to the reason
why the automobile was not In use a
comparatively few years ago. People
had not thought much about It. The
time is coming when nut trees will
bear as important relation to our
food supply. as. the automobile does
to transportation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
Opportunity on the Farm

!. There was a time when the idea
was altogether too common, that the
Occupation OF farming was sort of
Junk pile where fate threw human
idiscards who lacked ambition. intelli-
lgence, or perseverance enough to sue
coed in any other calling In life. Then
.yalong in the late nineties there was
q back to the Land movement" and
.mossback" and "hayseed" we're rele-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
Modest REQUEST.

"why do you keep insisting on more
compensation" inquired the eminent
economist.
l%'T don't want any more actual com
pensation,' replied the government
employee. "All I'm asking is the same
actual value in meat and bread and
potatoes that got some years ago"
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(ItAgiin!((lAgiiii.
STRICKLAND WGILu[AN
(Copyright)
THE 4-FLUSHER.
(Copyright.)

He thought that labor should be paid the
very highest price.
Gle sought the workmen's suffrage and
he knew that listened nlce.)
He sobbed about their poverty and wept
DER 'meager wage
You would have wondered much II aught
his sorrow could assuage.
But when he bought the stun produced
by lab'rers "underpaid."
He kicked his trousers nearly of because
II wasn't made
A whole lot cheaper than II was-it panied
him TO the bone
To see workman prosper when the
money was his own.
THE MAN KNOWS
Even the man who won't
agree that Il pays to advertise
knows mighty well that il
doesn't pay not TO.
Pucke- Brush Eloquence.
A great singer pours forth melody
and is generally made happy by an
encore and sometimes gets two or
three and ! think by the incidents
Of the past week Fucker Brush should
have an encore Of praise. Mr..
Hignett's sermon was certainly inspir-
ing and the facts of the Christian life
were laid down so forcibly to the con-
gregatiOn that II caused with the help
Of the gospel workers, ten to come
forward and take the minister by the
hand and confess.-Pucker Brush
Items In Dallas County Ua.) Record.
1T WAS EVER THUS.
There was a man In our town
Who would not advertise.
And when his business ship went down
1t caused no great surprise.
Finnisin Filosofy
A man reminders . kindly
deed he done fr somebody ilse
long afther tn one ut was done
for reminders ut. By this we
know ut 10 more blissid 4 give
than 4 resave.
Confirmed.
"Dearie, II is being rumored
around that you are my boss. Whatrl
i sayr
Tell 'em I'm not"
"All right. lovey."
FRAGMENTARY CONVERSATION
Scattering remarks" said the
stenographer as she blew the
parings away from the dieta-
graph.
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the boundaries of his horizon Chris
tian Herald.
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Nrr9 NxSJera,7d

PPARENTLY 1t is the
fashion abroad to send
to Washington an am
bassador whose wife Is
an American woman.
And 1t seems a sensible
sort Of fashion. How
could an ambassador
have better credentials2
Anyway, these wives are
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
THE MAN KNOWS

Even the man who won't
agree that Il pays to advertise
knows mighty well that il
doesn't pay not to.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-01
FRAGMENTARY CONVERSATION

Scattering remarks" said the
stenographer as she blew the
psrings away from the diets-
graph.
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"Dearie, II is being rumoret
around that you are my boss. What1
i sayT
Tell 'em I'm not"
"All right. lovey."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-25
PEANUT SOCIAL AND EASTER
ENTERTAINMENT

The ladies aid of Potts Chapel at
Stringtown will give peanut social
and Easter entertainment at the
Stringtown school house on the eve
ming Of April Sd, Saturday We are
promised that Old Gentleman Rab-
Bit will be there with his basket Of
eggs. and Mrs. Bunny Cottontail with
her supply Of Easter beauties, and to
spare.
All proceeds collected will go tow
ard the improvements Of the church
It should be kept in mind that the
people Of this community are trying
to place Potts chapel church on the
map as the most progressive rura
/ church in the county.
i Let's all par loose and come out
and spend social hour with friends
and neighbors. A smile will no
break your face, and mac help tx
drive that crouch away.
COMMITTEE.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-25

i. M. Glenn arrived here Thurs
day evening from Rowlesburg on a
business trip.
DR.. Grant Graham and J.W. Cross
we're business visitors at the county
seat Thursday.
Mrs. M. f. Dennis and Aubrey Par
IRISH left here Thursday for Cald-
well, o. to attend the funeral Of a
brother-in-law.
John Scrimgeour, who has been in
Pennsylvania, for some time, re-
turned here this week.
Gale NJ. Hillyard blew in from
| Montgomery, Ala. Tuesday to spend
a few months here. The robins beat
him back but Gale brought the scent
of orange blossoms and magnolia
bloom with him just the same.
Noah Parks, of Philippi, was Be
lington visitor last Friday and by the
way, spread just a little Woodrow
Wilson prosperity salve while here
nothing said about Woody's maxim
He kept us out of war then he kept
us out of Peace.
Tuesday the first B. q O. freight
train ran over the G.. & G. K. K. This
was a coal train from Norton and
carried q loads. 1t is talked among
the trainment that the B. & O. pas
senger train will soon run over this
road to and from Elkins.
Il Some one supposedly shooting al
dog Tuesday night on Bridge st
apparently had bad aim and plough.
ed Al calibre bullet through the
window of Judge Ike Rights office
Ike was not present at the time but
, is carrying the bullet as souvenir
: R. L. Nottingham bought of Ice &
Wilson the house and lot owned BY
j. A. Viquesney on Pike Street, for
merly owned by Mrs. Hinkle, known
as the DR.. Talbot property. In ad
dition to this, they also sold Nh
Nottingham one acre ground laying
back of this in the Midway Add
ton.
The gentleman members of thu
Ladies of Rebekahs, Belington lodge
entertained the ladies with stump
tious course of refreshments Thurs
day night. AS rule the ladies d.
most of the entertaining but sine
equal suffrage bids fair to be here
the men want to show an inclination
to go $3.50 on most any deal.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-25
SURPRISE PARTY

Children are not the only folks who
get surprises. On the 10Th the event
of Mrs. Columbia Hinkle's 72nd
birthday, her daughter, Mrs. Grant
Graham engineered real surprise
for her mother. Mrs. Hinkle, being
absent from home for a while re-
turned to Mrs. Graham's to find her
daughter, Mrs. Grant Graham, Mrs.
w. S. Shirtleff, Miss Virginia Brown,
Mrs. H. C. Rosenberger, Mrs. M. J,
Eib, Mrs. Monroe Phillips, Mrs. A
H. Wilson, Mrs. Mary S. Teter, Mrs
P. L. Lovett, Mrs. A. Lazarus, Mrs
S. A Hill, Mrs. Laura Right, Mrs
Isaac Durham, Mrs. A. L. Hinkle
Mrs. E. A. Barte-a jolly crowd al
the home or Mrs. Graham making
merry in general good time-witf
number of useful presents for her
Delightful refreshments were served
after which the crowd departed, al
having enjoyed the occasion wishing
Mrs. Hinkle many more birthdays.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-03-25
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO
GET SI.O0 FER MEETING

The following Ordinance was pre-
scented Thursday evening March 4saa.
the regular session of the Council and
has had its second reading. There i
also an ordinance on record that each
member may be fined s1.00 for net
attending. Mayor Bennett says he
will enforce both ordinances in ais
next term beginning April 1st.
"Be it enacted by the Council of the
City of Belington;
That section four Of Chapter XIV
of the Ordinances be amended and
altered so as to read that each mem
Der Of the council shall receive an att
tendance fee of $1.00 for each regular
meeting attended, to be paid out Of
the city treasure upon an order OF the
council, and such compensation SHAH
not be increased or diminished during
the term of office for which each mem
!, Der is elected. Said attendance fee
shall not affect the salary and fees OF
the Mayor and Recorder which are N
addition thereto"
! L. ]. WILSON,
L. L. BENNETT,
F.! D. HARRIS,
Committee.