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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-10-08

Idaho Given 4si,s2e by U. s. Census.
Washington.-The census bureau
announced the 1920 population OF the
State of Idaho. aSl.s2s; Increase ios.-
232, or s2.s psr cant
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
FIX FAIRBANKS
TAX THURSDAY
Three Heirs to Pay Govern
ment 35,75O.55.

A hearing on the fixing Of the inherit
lance tax to be paid by Warren c. Fair
banks, Frederick c. Fairbanks and Rich
ard NJ Fairbanks will be heard Thurs
day afternoon by Inheritance Tax Com
missioner William 7. Rasmussen, it was
announced today.
At the present time the tax to be
paid by each Of the three sons OF the late
Charles Warren Fairbanks. former vice
president Of the United States, is an
nounced as S11.916S5.
Announcement is made that an addi-
tional appraisement Of S1,SO000O Will lie
added to the estate Of the former vice
president.
Commissioner Rasmussen will preside
at the hearing Thursday when the inner
itance tax will be officially determined.
This is the second step in closing up
the affairs Of the estate since an agree
ment was reached by the Fairbanks heirs
by which Miss Adelaide Fairbanks re-
ceives a child's full share Of the estate,
which is one-fifth Of the estate after all
requests and debts are paid.
This contract or agreement which was
formally signed before Commissioner NJ.
Bash Of the probate court Saturday de-
termines a suit brought by Miss Fair
banks to contest the viii of her late
father.
The finding Of Judge Bash shows that
SIR. Fairbanks was Of sound mind at the
time of making his will and that the will
probated is valid.
Miss Fairbanks in her suit alleged that
her father was of unsound mind at the
time of making the will.
It is understood thatthe requests made
by the former vice president to the city
of indianapolis, the Methodist hospital.
the Deaconess home and other institu-
tions will be made at once.
Attorney Martin Hugg is acting COM
missioner on the division Of the real es-
tate and other property.
Inheritance Tax Commissioner Ras-
mussen announces the following inher-
ftance tax on other large estates: The
estate of Roman Oehler, net estate $141,-
63s 35, tax $1,4e4.5e; estate Of Margaret
McQuiddy, net valuation Sal, 1902, tax
g, 5615O; the Peter Nagley estate, valued
at 500, $40 and tax sSS5.75; the Robert z.
Moore estate, valued at 81, 23314 and tax
at 500. 30. and the estate Of Mendel Gold
berg, estimated at S34, 453 and the tax at
$104.59.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05

PASTOR RESIGNS
DR.. NJ. L. Haines Concludes
Long Service Here.

The resignation Of DR.. VI. L. Haines,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
after thirtyfve years of service in that
congregation. comes as a surprise, to his
friends and members OF his congregation.
DR.. Hsines announced his intention to
resign at the close Of his sermon yes
terday morning, saying that he had
called a meeting Of the congreeationnext
Thursday night for the purpose Of act
ing upon his resignation.
THE reasons for my making this re-
quest I can. If necessary, state more fully
at the meeting of the congregation" he
said.
Or. Haines gave his reasons for re
signing his pastorate as HIS condition of
health and the fact that he believed the
church to be In a condition to change
pastors now.
In discussing his work during his
many years Of service. Dr. Haines said
that his administration had been marked
by a remarkable spirit Of harmony
during this third Of a century"
Among the well-known indianapolis
persons WHO expressed their regret at
Or. Haines' resignation were DR.. w. S.
Wishard. Thomas c. Day, Meredith
Nicholson, Hilton L. Brown and Rev
Ambrose Dunkel.
The pastorate OF the First Presbyte-
rian church was assumed by DR.. Haines
the first Sunday in April, 1855,
DR.. Haines. who was a graduate Of
Wabash college, and received his d. D..
there, was born in Auroda, Ind.
He also graduated from the Union
Theological seminary Of New YorE
He served IN only one church before
coming TO the indianapolis church, which
was the Dutch Reformed church in As
toria, n. Y. Here he served -Seleven
years.
DR.. Halnes always took great isterest
in the charitable organizations of this
city.
He was the first president Of the Sum
mer Mission for Sick Children, and has
been closely related to the Indianapolis
Charity Organization society
He is a director Of the Lane Theolog-
ical seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio.
For over ten years he was a member
Of the Presbyterian board Of aid for
colleges and academies
He was president Of the indianapolis
Literary society and is now a member of
that organization.
DR.. Haines has two daughters, Mrs.
William p. Biggs Of Truma nsburg, n. Y.
and Mrs. ]. A. Macdonald of Indian
apolis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
DISARMAMENT TO
BE SETTLED FIRST
Allies Delegates Will Let Ger
man Indemnity Question
Wait.

- SPA, Belgium, July 5-The conference
- allied and German representatives
opened here today with every possibility
that the indemnity question would not
bet settled during the present meeting
Dr. Simons Of the German delegation
announced that all separations pro-
posals discussed at Spa must be sub
mitted 10 the German national assembly
before the German government can be
committed to a definite decision.
These are the first negotiations be-
tween the allied and German statesmen
since the arm.stice In November, 1913.
Even here the Germans viii not be al
lowed to discuss clauses Of the peace
treaty, but only the execution Of the
clauses.
The conference opened at II O'Clock
tn the Villa Trabeuse, with Premier De
La Croix of Belgium, presiding. The
German delegation, headed by Chancellor
Fehrenbach, were formally presented by
NJ De La Croix.
The allies decided TO postpone the
question of indemnity and took up the
matter Of German disarmament first.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
FOURTEEN QUIT
NURSES SCHOOL
Former DeacOnness Pupils to
Enter City Hospital.

Fourteen nurses of the Deaconess
training school for nurses. who protested
against certain conditions said to exist
at the training school. today were no
longer with the school, but were waiting
to enter the City hospital about Aug. I,
It was announced today by Miss V. b.
Snearly. one Of the protesting nurses.
Miss snearly said the fourteen nurses
offered to remain FIVE days after protest
Ing against conditions, but were in
formed they were not needed.
I'VE voluntarily offered our services
TO the City hospital and we viii enter
there about Aug. l." said Miss snearly.
Miss snearly said the nurses were re-
CURED to take their baggage out from
the rear doors Of the nurses home Sat
urday as the front doors were locked.
we could not use the phones to cali
a transfer wagon. 80 we had to 10 out
OF the home to use the phones" size
said
Besides herself. Miss Snearly said the
following nurses have left the training
school: T. D. Scudder, Il. Marsh. a
Mullinx, X. Perceu, D. " Gentry, NJ
selch, G. sutton. l.. y Rutz. V sanford.
A Weare, X. Coulter, Gladys Gasho and
g. K Miller.
Continuing her statement, Miss sneariy
tsid: Miss Humphreys, head Of the
state board, Is in no way responsible for
US leaving the school.
THE reasons given ont for our leaving
are all true. but one sixteenth of the
truth has not been told.
I'VE met with the board and gave them
our reasons and they talked very nice
to US. and said they did not know that
such conditions existed.
They also said the food and the lin
ems could be corrected IL we would stay
"Regardln Miss Kost, superintendent.
the board said such things came up in
the best regulated homes and training
schools.
This may be so, but we can not for
get the number Of girls whom she has
kept from becoming registered nurses, q"
said Miss snearly in the presece Of other
nurses who have left the school
Miss Snearly said the board offered 70
correct conditions against which the
nurses complained, but refused 10 remove
Miss Rost.
The nurses served notice on the board
several days ago that many would leave
II certain reported unsatisfactory c0ndi-
tions were not changed.
The action Of the fourteen nurses leav-
ing the school Is said to be the result Of
their protests.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
NAVY TO BRING
BODY OF GORGAS
COnqueror of Yellow Fever
Dies in London.

LONDON, July 5.-The body Of Maj.
Gen. William {. Gorgas. former surgeon
general Of fthe United States army, viii
be sent to the United States on a gov
eminent transport sailing either July
ii OF I6.
Gorgas died at an early hour Sunday
morning.
Gen. Gorgas had been in critical con-
dition for the last three weeks, although
at intervals he showed improvement and
recently it was announced that he
rufght be able to return home.
He went to London preparatory to
mission to West Africa on behalf Of the
British government to investigate s1ni-
tary conditions, but suffered q stroke %
apoplexy and was sent to hospital
for treatment.
Several American officers have been
with Gen. Gorgas during his illness, in
Guiding Brig. Gen. Robert E. Noble, as
sistant surgeon general OF the United
States army, who is now head Of the
mission
Mrs. Gorgas and Mrs. Noble will ac-
company the body Of Gen. Gorgas home
Gen. Noble will head the mission TO
West Africa Many messages Of condol-
ence are reaching London.
Mai. Gen. GorgaS was EegaEueu as ohe
Of the worlds foremost authorities on
military medicine and surgery.
He fought and defeated the malarial
mosquito in Panama. and made possible
the building OF that great waterway.
He dislodged yellow fever from its cen
tury-old stronghold in Havana and under
the direction Of the United States gov
eminent and the Rockefeller Foundation,
supervised campaigns against that dis
ease In Central America, Peru and Ecua-
dor.
At the invitation Of the British govern
ment he went TO South Africa IN 1913 to
establish sanitary conditions In the Rand,
as a result of which he received high
honors from the medical profession in
London and Oxford university conferred
a degree on him.
In the last ten years his services were
sought to give battle to plaques in many
parts of the world. When the typhus
epidemic began IN Serbia in the war, an
effort was made to have him undertake
the campaign against it, but at that time
he was needed to direct the medical and
surgical work for the American army
in France.
He was decorated by the French gov
eminent, and made a commander Of the
Legion OF Honor, and knighted by King
George of England, the latter for. as the
king expressed 1t to him, making pos
sible the construction Of the great canal.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
Perry Township to
Build Big Memorial

A canvass of the citizens of Perry
township Will be made to raise apr roxI-
mately 10000 TO build and equip 4
memorial community building, it became
definitely known today.
Citizens Of that township are prepared
to aid the fund. following a successful
patriotic meeting held Saturday night
on the grounds of the Edgewater pub
lie school IN Perry township.
E. z. House, chairman Of the memo
rial community building committee. dis
played plans OF the proposed building
Ut the meeting Saturday night
Charles J. Orbison OF Indianapolis de-
llvered the principal address. his sub
ject being "The Twentieth Century Pa
trfot "
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
AudubOns Will Have
Place in StatehOuse

The State Audubon society, interested
In the preservation of birds, will estab-
lish offices in the state conservation de-
partment at the statehouse, it became
known today.
Frank c. Evans OF Charlottesville, Ind.
and secretary Of the society, completed
the arrangements for establishing the
headquarters of the society In Indianap-
oils
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05

The Depot Agent at Tickvi1le this
morning rolled up his sleeves put on his
specs and got out on the platform and
made everybody keep quiet while he lis
tened OF see If he could hear the train
approaching.
lobe Moseley fondly recollects the good
old days back yonder when the Tick
Vile boarding house used TO keep four
plates Of biscuits running all the time,
and the proprietor never even so much
as lifted his eyebrows when anybody
passed his cup for a third helping Of
coffee.
The hitch rack In front Of the Hog
Ford still house IS advertised for sale
Copyright, 1920.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05

Eversood Observation-Disclosures
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
Beck Family Reunion
Held at Mounds Park

ANDERSON, Ind, July 6.-Repre-
senatives Of the family OF John W.
Beck, a pioneer citizen Of Union
county. Indiana, held their first fam
lily reunion at Mounds park, this
city, Sunday.
Members of the family had scat
tered over various parts of the state
in the last quarter Of a century and
many had almost lost trace Of each
other
At the meeting yesterday six In
diana counties were represented, in
cluding c. 50. Union, Howard, Benton,
Carroll AM Fayette.
Annual meetings win be held in the
future, the next one to-bs in Indian
apoliE.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
PLANTING WEEVILs IN LOUISIANA

Accompanied by clipping from newspaper quoting an A'
Ga comment to the that Americas planter had gath
cred half gallon boil weevs hour on his Pantauon inc
ecoder has received the following letter from Bermuda
n Natcb;tocbes Parish La signed P A. Prudhomme:
Editor Times Recorder,
in paper to the farmers OIL
+n IF Georgia want 5000 strong boil weevis to place
complete demonstration nave great
little machine have killed out all weevi under s care
earnestly ask to help me out by
sending these possible Will pay
cent apiece Natchez Station Natchtoches
in pot when you SEND uenl
ont so thew may be strong when they reach me-
OF course the Athens libel on Sumter county
s bIe we have weevs haven't them in such generous guam
sites Not having them this degree will be impossible to MI e
Je However may be suggested to Mr. Pudhomme that ne
M trn three eevls loose in his field OF cotton TOT
F DAVIS and not modest them he will have five thousand weeV
more to experiment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08

The stories and the study books here
in nsled will create the interest and
give the understanding without which
no real progress is made. For real sea-
manship of a smartness and skill
which made American sailors what
they Gle in early days we 90 to
some of the recent carefully prepar-
e boOt.s, to supplement the daily rou-
tine and experience.
The marine engineer, the man of
nigh adventure and on whose Shout
ders fall the care of the engines and
machinery of the ship, has had splen-
did things done for him in the way of
books. And every man on board ship
has an interest in navigation, by
which the sun and the stars are made
to serve as guides and milestoncs as
the vessel plows her true course
across the wide ocean. Even the man
who has had little mathematics can
understand the principles of some of
the books now available.
On ship as on land there is world
of help in an old quotation: '"The
average man learns from his own eX-
perience; the wise man learns from.
the experience of Others" Seaman
ship cannot be learned from DO ks
alone. And no man can hope to know
the whole sea lore from his own ex
perience. But experience, explained
and inspired by practical books makes
the combination that wins success.
THE READING COURSE
The reading of 10 of the follow
ing books, including 2 from each sec
ton, is required to win the certificate
of the Bureau of Education. But this
list is meant also to encourage the
reading of single volumes by those
who do not care to undertake the
whole course.
Section
Merchant Marine.
1. Marvin, W. L. The American
2. Dana, R. H. Two Years Before
the Mast.
3. Bullen, F. T. Cruise of the
Cachalot.
4. Conrad, Joseph. Typhoon; or
The Shadow Line.
Section 2
5. Knight, A. E. Modern Sea
manship.
deck.
Z. Doane, E. P. Seamanship.
8. O'Donnell, E. E. Merchant Ma
rine Manual.
9. Walton, Thomas. Know Your
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
Own Ship. 18th ed.
Cack;ou z

Own Ship. 18th ed.
Section 3
10. Glass, E. R. (ed.) Bluebook
of Facts on Marine Engineering.
II: Lucas, and Others. Audel's
New Marine Engineers Guide.
IL. Dyson, c. W. Practical Ma
rine Engineering. 7th ed.
IS. Dinger, H. c. Handbook for
the Care and Operation of Naval Ma
chinery. Sd ed.
Section 4
IA. Henderson, W. ]. Elements of
Navigation.
Is. Jacoby, Harold. Navigation.
16. Lecky, S. T. S. Wrinkles in
Practical Navigation. 18th ed.
IT. Bowditch, Nathaniel. Ameri-
can Practical Navigator. U. S. Hydro
graphic Office.
10. Bradford, Gershom, Why's
and Wherefores of Navigation.
In the preparation of this course
valuable assistance was given by Fe-
lix Rosenberg, editor National Ma,
rine," formerly commanding school
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
SPEAKING FOR GEORGIA

T GEORGIA legislature from the heart OF Georgia Dem
acv this week when passed by unanimous vote resolutions oil
complete of the action of the San Francisco
an The resolutions copy which teegraPhed TO HoVeo
Cox follows: ...u rLo4 ,uo heartily
Be resolved by house representatives That we hear
commend the national democratic convention for nominating non
lanes NJ Cox as of the democratic party IN w
coming election ,
RESOLVED further extend to Governor Cox our nearly
concentrations pledge him active support in the November
election.
Resolved further speaker of the house wire copy OF
these resolutions NJ Cox, the next president Of the Unit
States" a., - Il
GEORGIA has been divided the past and divided at the
convention but will be little division on Cox and Koos
welt
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
TILE COST OF KILLING

Mrs Hattie Dixon arrived in Sing Sing N T.. the other day
Which announcing the world that the state OF NE" OK mas
new board in the death Mrs Dixon murdeess was SEN
fenced die And New York going to kill her. the hgher court
not intervening :, :, ~ ooo =. .o
this They have hired three keepers guard her tor New
York afraid the condemned might the char by
taking her life and New York doesn't to be cheated
this kill mother When VIII De the ~
time has legally executed Nothing to brag about
So were better another phase of the execution
New York treating Mrs Dixon nicely indeed no ordi
nary New York The states has been Installed IN spe
y constructed death house The state has hired three maons 10
attend the clothing has been purchas for Mrs Dixon
meals served her Every little want is anticipated
and catered to- York thus the role of host All of this is
costing the 500 month The remains
n the death house o months Total cost: $1,000
In payment for which the state kills the woman
Seemingly the only thing worrying New York in connection
nth this is the high costo of executing Mrs Dixon
A square meal usually leaves flat
Cuba is rapidly getting monopoly of the human
They are small men who AT, addicted important feeling
Some people try do much good and do
Considerable of the worlds started by the chap
who invented cities.
Perhaps postal could arrange buy steak the
payment plan.
Adam troubles accused him of aociat
ing with wild wild
wife begins to talk about new furniture about the
learns to love the old stuff
People would be better lot they cared much about eav-
ems opinion the neghbors
The value of dollar decreases time oil company
is formed.
Judging the wrecks railroads ouia
boards for swichboards.
Perhaps the problem could solved by issuing
vorces with marriage licenses ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08

Before baby gets through the
crawling era he has a kiddiekar.
Then mother never knows where
to find the baby. Maybe he's down
the block beating it for the outside
world, and maybe he's pushing him
self in front of a street car.
But if he didn't have something to
ride around on he'd be unhappy
So pa buys him a velocipede, off
of which baby manages to fall often
enough to please his little heart. And
the kid looks about for other worlds
to conquer. Something different.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
to conquer

Then the great event in every
boys life happens. Without which it
is a waste of time to go through boy
hood.
It's a wagon.
A lad can do more things with a
wagon than a man can with an au-
tomobile. He can take the wheels
off and lose them, and he can push
that wagon fourteen hours straight
withd tut complaining, but he can't
haul six toothpicks from the store
for ma without t . letting on that t., the {,
can't she go to the store?
After the wagon epoch in life
comes the roller skate, the bicycle
and a few transportation contrap-
tions boy usually concocts for his
own use, such as stills, and para
chutes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
GEnzuuzz@1A

Evil perpetually tends to disappear.-Spencer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
ZSlS

crease of 200 per cent. In 1915,
9O-foot girder bridge, not including
masonry, cost $6,427. Today it costs
$15,117, an increase of 1875 per cent.
Track building materials have in
creased ITO per cent in price in five
years; building materials for termi-
nal structures, and for repairs of de-
pots, etc, have more than doubled
in cost.
Railroads are paying more for
labor, for interest on mortgages, so
per cent more on the latter. They
are PAYNE more for coal in the en-
CINE and more for ice in the water
cooler back in the coach.
Figure all that out and place. the
result alongside the necessity for an
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08

"CTATELY Spanish galleon coming
from the Isthmus,
Dipping through the tropics by the
palmgreen shores,
With a cargo Of diamonds,
Emeralds, amethysts,
Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold
moidores.
Dirty British coaster with a salt
oaked smokestack,
Butting through the Channel in tbs
mad March days,
With cargo of Tyne coal
Road rails, pig-lead
Fire-wood, iron-ware and cheap TN
trays"
(From "Salt Water Ballads" by
John Masefield.l
No man with glimmer of romance
in his soul can read about the things
of the sea without thrill. He Who
tunes his mind to hear the ocean call
ing and who fares forth intent upon
the free life of the sea, hardship
and all, is shaping his way toward a
pleasant port. No wider career offers
today than that of the sea. No better
understanding of the inmost meaning
of mans heart can be reached than
that gained on the implacable waters
where men are measured for their
ability alone.
Tyre has had but seven true heirs,
Il = of 4hNv
Naturally maritime people, with
magnificent harbors America has for
gotten her heritage. The American
flag until 1918 was a curiosity in for
eign waters.
Making America Ship Minded
AS Mr.. Hurley says, eve must
make America ship minded. We are
so little ship minded today that it is
chiefly the difficulties of operation
which occupy the thoughts of those
who are giving any thought whatever
to our merchant marine of tomorrow
What Mr.. Hurley calls operation
is a diverse and fascinating science
1t implies navigation, seamanship anC
marine Observation-Disclosures call
ings, all of them, demanding the
nerve and sinew, the alertness and
endurance of manhood in its finest
and most virile form.
We can make American blood lear
again in response to the splendid sea
stories of Dana, Bullen, and Conrad
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-08
g| Z ! I

mans for, with most humans, it is
possible to get more wages to meet
the increasing cost of existence
These wage increases have core pref
ty often and in many instances are
large enough to offset soaring prices.
Not so with railroads.
Since the general freight and pas
senger increases when the govern
ment first took over the roads there
have been no boosts. This despite
the 100-per-cent increase
in all it takes to keep a railroad run
ming.
Six years ago you could buy loco
motive for $27,876. Today you will
pay $75,750, an increase of III
per cent. Then a box car cost about
$1,000; today the cost is $4,000, m