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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-05

Flat is~ as flat as can be, according to reports from that camp received at Fairbanks. People are going out daily and there is little game and fur in the district. The weather was fine and the camp celebrated Christmas in a proper manner
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-04-05

A dog belonging to F. Gustafason, of Wood river, the Grubstake mining man who hauls supplies from Fair banks, was caught in a large wolf trap which had been set close to the trail, but luckily suffered no serious injury. "N
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12

W. H. Wiley was planning a trip
to Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gleason had
a bouncing baby boy.
Mrs. j. D. jenkins moved to
Grass Valley, California.
Moving pictures and illustrated
songs we're shown at the opera
house.
Judges to serve as election boards
for the city election, April 4. had
been appointed.
E. M. Moscript was making ex
tensive Improvements on his resi-
dence property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Smythe had a
new baby boy named Teddy
Roosevelt Snythe.
A new secret order. Yarmouth
Castle No. AS, Royal Highlan-
ders. had BEEN organized.
The district convention of the
Woodmen Of the World repre-
senting eight counties met here
with 1873 delegates.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Items of Interest Taken from the Siftings of This
Corresponding Week Fifteen Years Ago


The Elks appointed a committee
to purchase the Black property
for club home. The place was
occupied by o. W. Lowell as a
residence.
Alfred Down was taking some
fine ore out of the Treasure Vault
in Virginia canyon just north of
tbs, city. Gross values on six tons
averaged over $500 per ton. A
narrow streak showed 80 per cent
gold. John W. Ward was local
manager and one of the largest
stock holders.
Notices had been posted calling
ward caucuses and city convention
to place in nomination candidates
for city Offices. Eligibles for city
attorney were Fred COLON, E. L.
Regenniiter, Royal R. Graham,
Joe Coddington, Judge Whiting,
E. M. Sabin, A. D. Bulls, Judge
Wilkins and j. B. McFarlane.
j. W. B. Smith was district attor-
ney and not in the race.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
AUTOMOBILE HINTS

Replace the old rubber before 1t
becomes entirely useless.
Slow down when a horse shows
signs of fright and, If necessary, stop
the engine.
Become thoroughly familiar with
your local traffic regulations and fol-
low them to the letter.
The popular idea that repaired or
questionable tires are used to best
advantage on front wheels is a per-
ilouS one.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12

to be one of that majority. if you
save money and work, you will win.
Don't tell me that you won't.
have never met you; but l
have met good many self-made
rich men. And without knowing
you at all, I tell you confidently
that you have more brains than
some of them have.
Bruce Barton.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
1t Is Not True That Most
Business Men Fail

falSehOodS that have lived loo
long. One of them is this:
"Ninety-fve per cent of the men
who go into business in this coun-
try fall"
I have heard spe akers get that
off at dinners with ponderous gra-
witty; 1 have seen itagain and again
in magazine articles.
Recently a statistician has ex-
amined the records of business
success and failure in this country,
and has proved conclusively that
the statement is not true.
Ninety five per cent of the men
who enter business do not fail;
and, of those who do fail, good
many start over again, pay up their
debts, and die successful.
We have fallen into the habit of
talking about success as if it we're
something exceptional.
In America success is not the
exception-it is the rule.
I am continually amazed by the
mediocre men-men of one idea,
men who bore you to death if you
have to talk with them half an
,x,,,,
Five years ago a group of us
used to wag our heads sadly about
the fate of poor Horton. He was
buried alive in a great corporation.
To be sure, we did not think he
deserved much of the world; he
had no genius, only dogged sort of
loyalty.
The other day / received an en-
graved notice that Horton had
been made general manager of his
concern.
l picked up the latest copy of a
trade paper yesterday. On the
cover was the name of poor stick
I used to know.
We wondered, when he married,
how he could ever find a job that
would pay him enough to support
a wife.
That was six or seven years ago
Yesterday in this trade paper I
found a full length picture of him
seated in his mahogany-trimmed
office. He has been made his
company's president.
We need to get two things firmly
in mind about American business.
First: In country growing as
fast as this, the earning power Of
money is very great. Your banker
will point out to you that if, at
twenty -one. you begin saving
money regularly, Systematically,
you will at fifty have as large an
income from your savings as you
now have from your salary.
In other words, any man in
America who will set himself dog
gedly at it can acquire a compe-
tence.
And second: Business IN Amer
lea is expanding so fast that any
man who will take the trouble to
equip himself, and who will work
determinedly, can win fair mea-
sure of success.
Luck? you ask. Yes.
Il believe there are lucky men,
said Charles Nj. Schwab. Il have
made it rule OF my life to sur
round myself with lucky men; tc
have no other kind in positions OF
importance that l CONTROL
But when you come to ask
Charles M. Schwab what he means
by luck, you will discover from
his own career that he means, first
hard work: second, an unshakable
conviction that he deserves to be
lucky and is going to be lucky.
Many men have the work with
out the conviction.
Get that conviction today.
Get it firmly implanted in your
mind that in this country a ma
jority of the men your age, who
have less brains than you, are going
to be successful men at fifty.
If you believe that you are going
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
Correct.

"All flesh is grass" observed the
Sage. 'That's right agreed the Fool
There are a lot of hayseeds in the
world"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
A Poser.

Priscilla postcards a little problem:
"What becomes of mans word When
ne won't keep it and no one else will
take it,"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12

Who can guess who these men are? The pictures
show them as they were fifteen years ago They We're
taking active part in city affairs then and do yet for
that matter One of them easy guess for he hasn't
changed much; but the other gentlemanwel we don't
know See the Siftngs next week.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
New Rifle sinht.

A patent has been granted for
detachable rifle sight coated with
light radiating pigment so it can be
seen at night.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-03-12
Treaty Fast Losing
Its Significance

ltS 0lSQlIlCduCC
Talk Of enforcing the drastic
reparation clauses of the treaty
upon Germany is subsiding, and
we now hear rumors that a SUBJ
stantial international loan is to be
made to that country to enable
the nation to get on its feet. 1t
is acknowledged that the former
kaiser cannot be molested SO long
as he remains in Holland. and the
pratical difficulties in the way Of
getting hands on the hundreds of
other Germans guilty of violations
of the rules of war stand in the
way of compelling adherence to
those sections of the treaty.
Much of the treaty now before
the Senate has lost it significance
and if the United States should
ratify it and undertake to enforce
its provisions a new and prolonged
war would be upon US.
| The losses through stealing in
the United States amount annually
to something like 400 million
dollars. 1t takes 200 million dol
lars more annually to catch and
punish the criminals. This sum
total, 600 million dollars. is about
the amount spent for education in
the United States per year. Now
if we were to spend half more on
education each year, would it re
duce crime? Or would it be bet
ter to be more strict in furnishing
crime. and not let first and second
offenders off too easily? Educa
tion is all right but there are al
ways those who need the strong
arm of the law to make them re-
spect the rights of others.
|
One-third of the negroes of the
United States are of mixed de-
scent. A very large majority of
the leaders of the negro race are
mulattoes. The mulattoes also
furnish proportionately the worst
and largest number Of criminals.
There are 16 times as many negro
prisoners in southern states as
whites.
Right thinking and good habits
are just as hard to get rid of as
bad ones. The mind may be CON-
pared to road with deeply worn
ruts 1t is easier for travellers to
follow the ruts and avoid the
harder task Of carving a path of
their own, even though the old
road lead through bogs and mires.
We all know persons who die
thousand deaths; whose thoughts
dwell constantly on adversity and
misfortune They are unhappy
themselves and wet blanket to
those around them. Things al
ways go wrong for them and they
generally pave the way by expect
ing them to go wrong.
British Columbia magnetic iron
ore is being successfully smelted
by the electric process and con.
verted into pig-iron of the highest
grade. The product is said to be
equal to that made from best Nor
wegian and Swedish ores.
There are just about the same
number of people in the prisons
and jails in the United States as
there are students in our colleges.
And that isn't saying that the
jails and prisons are filled with
college students. The fact of the
case is that very large percent of
the criminals in the United States
are illiterate.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18
TT ITEMS

agents Stetson Shoes. |d Co.-advt.
 leiter. viollnist, has re- hing. Booths Blk. Tel. Air Bearing company of ns entered n display in with Inc exhibit by the y1wton. First Federal Re- h at the Eastern States
 springfieid next week.
 Bardeck's hall Wed. eve.
 kncia V. Mays orchestra
 r day Athool meets to-
 --ndvt.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18

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 |ns of worms. DeranEed Swoiion upper iip. sour 6<nsive breath. hard and v1th occasional gripings and
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 eyes heavy and duh.
 lids. itching of the nose,
 rvctum. short dry cough. Inc teeth. little red points
 on the tongue. starting glow fever.
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New Britain herald., 1920-09-18

.~.- ,.s ..:. :.
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 You Can Buy Here in Safety In building ''The Bigger Better Store" a. an establishment completely modern, we have provided for absolute fire protection.
 Once you enter our new store you will realize that you can buy here in safety. Atten- ton has been given to rendering "The Bigger Better Store" safe both for you and for our- It goes without saying that in such store fire protection and fire prevention are no small details. By making 'The Bigger Better Store" safe place in which you can select your clothes, we have sought to make your shopping still more secure for you.
 In this series of talks thus far, we have given you small pictures of what 'The Bigger Better Store" means to you: A larger, more efficient service.
 Resdul shopping with plenty of daylight, healthful air and free rest rooms.
 Safrx for everyone - absolute fire protec- iiiiiil.11 g co: ~ yO <l4ole Value for Less Money This is the Fifth of series of talks on what s"Tha R;ooer Refter Store" will mean fo vou
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18

and in numerous speeches grossly in- suited the women. He spoke of the federal reserve act of years ago that was killed by the republicans. The act had been supported by the re- publicans and democrats from a na- tional point of view up to the killing of it. He stated that the republican congress in Washington refused to tackle the problem of the high cost of living and made only futile attempts at investigation. which revealed two scandals as they t.Ilcd them> The report on these will not be made until December
 Why [. s. Was in War
 The United States was in the war for a curious purpose, stated Mir. Roosevelt. Not for the glory of battle. nor for the results obtained from it. but we were in it to see it through and would have sent ten million men over there if necessary in order to see it through. This was greeted with applause by the as- sembly and MT. Roosevelt went on to say that during the last presidential campaign the republican party had hundreds of large posters sent around with the full dinner pail pictured. The democratic party is not only i'm ltfeSASu AHt psAi bul also the possibility of settling the greater problems the country is up against The housing problem is a vital enc. Foreign questions must be settled. The democratic party is re- sponsible for the famous Monroe Doc urine.
 Speaks on the League.
 The doctrine has settled many a vital question between other coun- tries on points of an essential nature. On speaking of the League of Nations. Mir. Roosevelt mentioned the time he was over in Paris with Thomas J. Spellacy. Seated around the table in Paris were go representatives from different countries and out of that 29. not one of them was satisfied with the treaty. There are 37 countries in the League of Nations and each ont of them is jealous of their own independence. The League, he pointed out, was for the prevention of future wars and to give the right to the countries for self governm1m He scored Harding for oppoetG League of Nations and said. people were nr1n1notrucfo&
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New Britain herald., 1920-09-18
LONERGAN ISSUES
 DEBATE CHALLENGE
Hurls It at Brandesee- -ROOse-
 yelt Speaks Too

Franklin n. Roosevelt. democratic viCc-president nominee and Hon. Augustine I>onergan. choice of the state democrats for senator to oppose Senator Frank Brandegee. delivered rod-hot speeches to a crowd that filled Turner Hall to capacity yesterday aft efnoon. The speakers arrived at the hall late. due to leaving willimantic. where they spoke earlier. later than had been expected. On their arrival they were greeted with enthusiasm and applause. Chairman r. r. King ted them to the platform and Joseph NJ Halloran offered three cheers for the speakers and they were given im- mediately. Chairman King gave n short introductory speech. and asked the men present tU refrain from smoking considering the fact in there was a large delegation of wom- en present. He also mentioned that the party leaders felt a new era has been arrived at in politics with the women having been given the right to vote and welcomed them. He then introduced Franklin D Roosevelt.
 Roo-eycit, Speaks.
 Mir. Roosevelt thanked the people for their enthusiasm and began hts speech without delay. launching into the vital points at the start. He in- timated that the main principle of his campaign was the funda ques- ton Of what would happen to the interests Of the country within the next four years. Would 1t progress. he asked the people; would it go for ward, or would the country throw overheard the constitutional measures that it had at the present time: and I,as a the present day. problems? He also intimated that tnere had been a great deal Of dfsgih Tp tho 1Axt of po- Iitical leadeEa 1E eame.And
 4 past will soon out In all cam pai9ns. He nln( Bred the re- publican party for tn&7r taking credit in the history of the national flag. His feelings are not directed towards the individual membe-s Of the repub- lican party. He spoke of an instance In Maine where there was a young man. republican. giving several speeches throughout the state and in every one of. them said that the re- publican party was instrumental in winning the war; The republican party did not win the war MT. Roose- welt said the people did.
 Records of Cox and Harding.
 MT. Roosevelt explaiped just what the platform means to the future Of the country. He asked how many of those present were acquainted with the records of Cox and Harding. what each man had achieved and the benefit derived from it. Corkhnur took ohio out of the.4
 it one of the best
 states. He poinrr
 Cox had done fc
 The farmcr
 th2
 constructfve
 Hsrs1fn1
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 has trailed S~
 rose and other
 his nominatiol
 a possibility
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18

Hart1fs,l Harding has has trailed Se rose and other his nominatioU a po-sibility Of followin and fo h>
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18
SAVED
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marre. six-year old r and Mrs. Anselm( 1fn street. 0am
 From Ats by VI her mother who True's Elixir.
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18
" Wrong.

XGn when MTs. would (11 the election than win If he he was wrong. but intimated he> was not afraid of losing. blt sure that the people would q Fay from the habit of voting Grandfathers'' way, as he calI4 k when the members of the family voted the republican or demo- cratic ticket because grandfather did. Mir. Roosevelt ended his speech thanking the people for their attention and received much applause.
 Loncraan Speaks.
 Chairman King introduced Hon. Augustine Lonergan, nominee for senator by the democratic party. Mir. Lou<fgan rr1ugrceted with ap- pIause. people of New
New Britain herald., 1920-09-18
Rccords of Cox and Harding.

MT. Roosevelt explained just what the platform means to the future Of the country. He asked how many of those present were acquainted with the records of Cox and Harding. what each man had achieved and the henefI derived from II. CouShm~n
New-York tribune., 1920-01-18
Henderson Tire Built
For FOREIGN Markets

The Henderson Tire Export Com
pany, Inc, has opened Offices at II West
Forty-second Street and a factory at
Columbus, Ohio. 1t is the purpose to
confne efforts exclusively to the ex-
tensive field in foreign markets. The
officers of the company are: A. Bernard
Schmolle, president, formerly manager
for the B. F. Goodrich company in
Continental Europe, W. II. Queripel,
vice-president and treasurer, formerly
foreign manager Of the Kelley-Spring-
field Tire Company; c. 0. Henderson,
president, president of the fac
tories at Bucyrus and Columbus, Ohio;
p. Zizelman, secretary.
Says Mr.. Queripel: ,"There is no end
to the possibilities the worlds markets
offer to this particular industry, pro-
vided, of course, you have the right
combina ton, which is q good quality
product to meet the international re-
quirements and an organiza ion in back
Of it to render the right kind Of service
and cooperation.
cit is our intention to manufacture
at least 600 900 American size cord and
fabric tires and about 100000 nm. fab
ric tires this coming year. About so
per cent of our total production will be
set aside especially for the foreign
markets.
A. Bernard Schmolle, president of
the company, is now In Europe for
agencies
New-York tribune., 1920-01-18
Driving Over Mountains
In Thirty-BelOw Weather

Word has just been received by
George s. Morrow, metropolitan dis
tributor for Templar automobiles,
about the adventures of Templar serv-
ice men on an emergency trip under
taken to make eleventh. Christ
mas deliveries of two cars in Phila-
delphia. E. F. Davenport and M. E.
Jackson and two service experts left
Cleveland on December 10 and arrived
in Philadelphia twenty-one hours later
after climbing two Of the highest
mountains in the Allegheny range
while the mercury was at the thirty
below mark, and the snow in some
places eighteen inches deep. The trip
was unmarried by single mishap.
Tuscarora, McConnellsburg and
Mount Ligonieur were all climbed on
high gear without the least difficulty,
although the motorists feet and legs
were incased in newspapers and bur
lap and despite them suffered keenly
from the bitter cold.
A restaurant keeper at Greensville
high in the mountains, mistook them
for q party of highwaymen because
their faces and heads were almost
completely covered. He ducked under
his counter and came out only when
persuaded that they wanted to spend
instead of to loot.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-18
Better Buy Soon
Or Go Without Car
That's Findlater's Advice to the
Public, After Studying
Conditions

J. r. Findlater, who has sold about
twenty-five thousand Briscoe cars dur
ing the last few years and picked up a
good story for each one, is as optimis-
tic as ever.
The vice-president and general sales
manager of the Briscoe Motor Corpora
ton, after personal visits to the lead
ing Briscoe distributors and careful
study Of territorial conditions, is firm
ly convinced that the best possible ad-
vice to both dealer and user is, "Buy
while you can, or else you may not be
able to buy at ALL"
con our request" said Mr.. Findlater
"most Of our large distributors made
careful inquiry as to just how many
cars their sub-dealers felt certain OF
moving in each territory. In addition
the sub-dealers were asked to give their
estimate of the total number of cars of
all kinds which they felt would be alb
sorbed. Conservatism was urged upon
each one.
"The results, as compared with 1919
were simply astonishing. Of all the
men who responded, not one predicted
anything but substantial increase
Many reported that they already had
hangover orders equal to their en-
tire allotment for 1919.
"It seems certain, therefore, that the
long awaited saturation point Is as far
off as ever, and that 1920 conditions
will repeat those Of 1919, when many
dealers and owners who failed to get
their orders in in time were forced tc
content themselves with a second O,
third choice car or 60 without"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-18
Dashboard Device Tells
Complete Gasoline Story
Miles to the Gallon and Seasons
Consumption Record ON
Small Dial

Gasoline mileage is thing q great
many people believe they know about,
but very few are ever able to tell
accurately just how economically their
cars can be and are operated. Last
week, when tho automobile show was
on, device was demonstrated which
not only showed miles PEI gallon, but
total consumption Of gasoline for the
season. The instrument was perfected
after three years Of work by Adolph
Stuber, Of Rochester, and Ralph e.
Thompson, Of Boston. It has single
dial and takes up little more room on
the dashboard of car than the average
speedometer. Embodied in the instru-
ment Is standard type speedometer
giving the "miles per hour" "season
mileage" and "trip mileage" readings.
On tho left side Of the face are
figures which register the "season
gas" "gas in tank" and "miles per
gallon"
The automobile owner by . small
thumbscrew marks up tho number Of
gallons placed in the tank. Then as
the gas is used the total in the "gas
in tank" window slot is reduced and
the figures showing the season con-
sumption are increased. Meanwhile
the instrument Is indicating the num-
ber of "miles per gallon"
Every tenth of gallon the instru-
ment is corrected. That is, If, for in
stance, it shows fifteen miles a gallon
for some hundred nilea and then tha
carburetcr is incorrectly adjusted, or
something else happens to cut down
the number Of miles the driver Is in
formed Of that fact before more than
q tenth of gallon has been consumed
under the new conditions.
The device, which is soon to be
placed on the market, Is intended for
the individual automobile owner and
not merely for the manufacturer.