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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
why INITIATE EUROPE?

less American youths might do worse
than to look like them. but the uues-
tion surely is legitimate why in this.
as in so many other ways. we should
be an imitation of Europe
Apparently there is no such thing
as an American style. The highest
recommendation your tailor or haber-
dasher can give anything is that 1t is
now being worn in London, just as the
ladies' look to Paris for styles. 1t is
bad enough thus for the whole of male
America to be trying desperately 10
look English while his better half
tries to look French. bur surely it will
be confusing If our daring and origin
al designers are going to try to make
us look like the whole continent of
Europe all at once, with perhaps an
oriental touch thrown in.
1t is also curious that nation which
prides itself on it's inyentiyeness and
it's Independence should be content In
SO many matters TO be a mere ape of
other nations For II Is not only in
matters Of clothing. but In manners
and customs, in literature and art
We are, or have been until quite re-
Gently. docilc followers OF British and
other European models.
This is still more strange when you
take into account tho widespread
American shibboieth that this is the
most perfect country in the world. Re
Gently n part of the American public
at least has shown n tendency TO toll
crate a more critical attitude toward
it's own land, but in general II has
been the American custom to proclaim
America great improvement over
Europe in every way.
Imitation is always confession of q
feeling Of infcriority. II you feel au.
perior you initiate nobody. Why, then
If we are really go proud of our
sclves do we initiate those inferior
Europcan nations in so many ways
The American doughboy often came
back from Europe snoering at the
frogs and the "limcys.' all too owl
IDENTIFY having failed in any genuine
appreciation OF France and England
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31

Q. How much money Is collected
for licensing automobiles and drivers
and what is done with the money
p L. T.
A. In 1920 s1oa.54s.eie was realized
from licenses and 80 per cent OF this
amount was available for work on the
roads. The first six months Of 1871
entire year 1890. Most of this amount
will be spent In road work
Q. How far toward tho zenith docs
the sun come on June 21st and Decem-
Der 2ist? &. G. @.
A. The Naval Observatory says tho
SUMS altitude at noon on June IL may
be found by subtractinE the latitude
OF the place from i1sis deg: the alti-
tude on Dec. 81 may bc found by sub
tracing the latitude from s6is degrees.
Q. What is the melting OF salt
called7-S. S.
A. The Geological Survey says that
the melting OF salt is known in chem
istry as deliquescencc-that Is. the
power OF any salt to absorb water and
actually go into solution. In damp
weather salt absorbs the water from
tho air. Some salts have a greater
power for absorbing water than others.
Q. Arc there any fruits or grains
that contain iodine "a X. B.
A. Bananas. Strawberries. grapes
pears. oatmeal. and wheat contain
small amounts of iodine. Many vcgc-
ables and fish also contain iodine.
Q. Who were the frs, glove max
crs?-E- d.
A. The earliest glove makers In his
tory were the monks under Charlie
magnc who were granted the unrc-
stricted right OF hunting in return for
making gloves. sirdles and book covers
from the skins of the deer they killed
g. What will racoons eat?-R. k
b.
i A. Raccoons viii cat almost any
small animal, but arc particularly
fond of frogs. crayfish. and mussels
They will also eat vegetables. showing
a marked preference for ripening corn
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
7ODAYS EVENTS

Annual observance OF the weird, old
festival OF Halloween.
The annual celebration OF National
Apple Week begins today.
Nevada today celebrates tho ami
versary of her admission to Statehood.
Ground Is to be broken IN Kansa.
City today for a two-million dollar
Liberty Memorial.
The New England Association of
Commercial Engineers begins its an
nual convention In Boston today.
Tho annual Georgia Florida Fair will
be opened at Naldosta. Ga. today and
continued thru the week
New Orleans is to he the mcetIny
place today of tho tenth annual con-
vention of the Investment Bankers
Association OF America.
An International Textile Exposition
II TO be opened in Boston today under
the auspices of the National Associa-
ton OF Cotton Manufacturers.
President Harding is to extend greet
ings at tho White House today to Frcd
Il. Smith of New York. who is about
to depart on a world tour OF good
will. under the auspices of tho Federal
Council of Churches in America.
Tho National Reform Association
has isrued call 10 all Christian forcra
in America TO join in a conference nj
Washington today to pray for tho
success OF the Conference on tho I.imi-
tation of Armaments
The greatest gathering of World war
leaders and veterans since tho Inter
allied Victory celebration in Paris
july IA, 1919, is expected at the third
annual convention of the A.Ierican
Legion. which meets in Kansas CITY
today for session of four daya
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
Better Government at Lower Cost

The advocates of the City Manager plan would gain
more confidence if their promises not
extravagant
If they would promise better government at higher
cost cheaper government with reduction of public
SERVICE would be something reasonable in their
claims. But to promise reduction in taxation and
tensive public improvements betterment in public
service, all in the breath will impress sensible
and with the idea that either these people do
know what they talking about else they do not
what they promise long they get the votes.
The amendment proposes two departments
Of the city government. One city planning depart
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
Horoscope
IT Ds Nss cs.psa
MONDAY. OCTOBER IL. 1891.

Copyright. 1921. by tho Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicatc.)
Astrologers read this as an exceed
lngly uncertain day. While Mercury.
Venus and the sun are in bencfic as
pect. Mars, Neptune and Saturn are
adverse.
Under this planetary rule tho mind
Is likely to be disturbed and unset
tied. Tho exercise OF will power
should be unremitting and mental
poise should be cultivated at all haz-
ards
This should be a favorable dircc-
ton OF tho stars for all sorts of pub
licity and increase OF advertising is
Indicated
Theaters should benefit greatly
from this posting OF the stars which
indicates better opportunities for act
rcsses and fame for newcomers on
the stage.
Concerts. parties and all assemblies
at which there is appeal TO the lighter
side of life are well directed today.
Weddings are subject to the best
planetary Influence, altho the stars
promise material rather than spiritual
well-bcing.
Those who seek employment should
be successful during this rule of the
stars. which is particularly fortunate
for women.
Politicians and all who desire ap-
pointmcnts dependent on the favor OF
persons In power should find this day
most auspicious one.
The new Moon governing the
month OF November is conjoined with
Mercury close to tho cusp, of the
fourth house and Is believed to have
"a disturbing Influence on the public
mind.
Mars in the second house is read
as menacing to the public purse and
Indicative OF reduction In revenues.
Waste and extravaganza ins The use
of the peoples money are forecast
and reforms will he dcmnaded In
many cities.
Chicago and New York are sub
Ject to rule Of the stars making
for an cvcntful winter In which sem
sational incidents viii take place.
Persons whose blrthdntc IL is may
have a year that brings worries nud
aunoYapccs. but these can he over
como by attention to details. The
health should be safeguardcd
Children born on this day arc ike
" 10 be brilliant and at the Enmo
time Industrious. They have great
possibilities and should win success In
life.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31

Indians. American art also now fol-
lows tho American scene moro close
~. dcals less In mythical subjects,
runs loss persistcntly to Europe for
its educational inspiration,
Why should we not. in our clothes
and manners aud foods also dare to
be ourselves? II ia not seemly that
the greatest nation on earth should be
n composite imitation. What have we.
beside chewing gum and candidates
Tor office. that is really 100 per cont
American?
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
The Main Point.

The advocates of the City Manager amendment
spend all their time arguing upon point that is fairly
obvious and they refuse to discuss the point that is the
real subject of controversy.
Admitting the point that the City Manager plan
MIGHT
CAN give Pueblo better government, what evidence
is there that the City Manager plan WILL BE i'm
provement over existing conditions7 The burden of
proof rests upon the advocates of change.
Centralized government always has the possibility
of better government because centralized government
always has power than decentralized government
But experience has shown that it is dangerous to give
governors much power for the that there
too much chance that they will direct that power to
uses that are contrary to the public interest.
The pending amendment proposes for Pueblo city
council of ten MEMBERS appointed for years by the
amendment and not elected by the people. majority
of that council will have the power to appoint the City
Manager to fix his salary, and to discharge
him at any time and for any
Now, one of two things would surely happen. Either
the majority of the council would govern the city, and
the City Manager would be merely the executive agent
of their authority. else the City Manager would get
the power into his hands and would hold that power
by kfulIy playing the members of the council against
each other and maintaining always friendly majority
in the council.
If the council able to keep the power in its
hands government of the city would be by group
of six men, and that kind of government would be
worse than the Pueblo has the present
time
But if the City Manager able to maintain his
authority against the City Council then the kind of
government under the system would depend upon
the kind Of City Manager there
To get the kind of City Manager Pueblo ought to
have under such a system is not going to be easy
matter There already enough cities working under
the City Manager plan that such men in demand
1t is said that Pueblo could promote from
successful service in smaller city, but there cities
much larger than Pueblo that would be glad to hear
of City Managers in smaller cities worthy of promotion
If Pueblo goes ont to look for City Manager this
city will not be able to get the kind of manager
city of this Importance ought to have, but Pueblo will
have to take as good as can be found for what
the people of Pueblo will be willing pay for his services
The kind of City Manager who would be able to
give Pueblo better government at lower cost t,-and
that is what the amendment advocates promse-would
be worth $4,000 year, at least But the amendment
advocates do not propose to get $4,000 for the
Pueblo job. They expect to give 15-thousand dollar
Job to q 5-thousand dollar man. and the most likely
result of their scheme will be pay salary of $1,000
10 whose services would not be worth $1,000 to
the city.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

william q. McAdoo. former Score
tsry of tho o. s. Treasury. born al
Marietta. Ga, rs years ago today. :.
gosiah O. Wolcott. former u. o
senator now Chancellor of Deiawaro'
born a. Dover. Del. A years ago To-
day. .,.
Rear Admiral William y. Moffett.
q. 8. NJ, chief Of the Navy Bureau OF
Acronautics. born at Charleston -
e. Sc years ago today.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31

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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
SOIL FULL or POTATOES

J. r. Robinson. two miles north of
Center, in San Luis valley, has about
forty acres of potatoes which he
claims will make $50 sacks per acre.
He snys they will run 225 sacks of
markets and 25 OF seed. Several peo-
pie who claim To know. have secn
the field and are as optimistic as Mr.
Robinson as to the amount of yield
per crc.--Post-Dispatch.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
ONE YEAR 500 ropAy

The remains OF the late Lord Mayor
MacSwinty were buried In Cork.
Twelve killed In an explosion and mo
at Niagara Falls power plant. .
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
.indeserpcd

Jimmy ttearfully) Father. the
d-donkey kicked met
Father-"tave YOU been annoying
itT'
Jimmy-"No. I was only t-trying to
c-carvc my name on it'''-Thc Passing
Show. London.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31
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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-31

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quality of circulation for advertisers
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RADIO. 1t consistently supports the up
building of the state with Just regard
10 every citizen, and It has the conf
dence and approval of Colorado's best
citizens of every class and section.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

would-be sniper. The Littlefords, still
armed, came dashlng across the river.
Ben Littleford threw down his rifle
and knelt beside his daughter; he1
wrung his big hands and cursed the
day that had seen him born.
Dale held her close. His face was
as white as hers, and his eyes were
flaming.
"Why don't you shoot all your wom-
enfolkT he said to the Littleford
chief, and every word cut like knife
"lt's by far the simplest way; it's mer'
ciful, y'know. See, she isn't breaking
her heart over your murderous fight
ing now. No, keep your hands away
you're not fit to touch herl"
They brought water and wet the
young wOlnan's face, and bathed the
red streak across her temples. They
did all they knew how to do to bring
her back to consciousness, but, except |
for her beating pulse and her breath
Ing, she remained us one dead. Hours
passed, leaden hours, and her condi.
ton was unchanged.
Dale beckoned to John Moreland,
who had just returned from having
seen Adam Ball caught, disarmed, aud
imprisoned In an old tobacco barn.
MOreland hastened to Dale, the new
master.
when does the next south-bound
train pass the Halfway switchI" Dale
/ wanted to know.
Moreland looked toward the sun.
ave could make II, all right, but it's
+ fast train, and 1t don't never stop at
I the switch"
"Then Wen hold 1t up" declared the
new master In voice of iron. This
Is case for surgeon. Get blanket
and two poles and make IL litter"
John MOrelund hastened away obe-
diently. Dale turned to Ben Little
ford, who sat In Il mOtiOnless heap be-
side the still ligure of his daughter.
ut was only few hours ago" he
said accusingly that this poor girl
told me she'd he glad to give her life
to stop your lighting, and now, per-
hapS, she's done Ill You're brute,
Littlcford. | like to fight, myself, but
not when II costs women anything"
The conscience.stricken hlllman
gave no sign that he had heard There
was silence save for the low murmur
of the river and the tragic song Of 4
bird somewhere In the branches Of
the big white sycamore.
Continued ON page ~
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

Last week we received an anOny,
nous communication which was moi
only criticism of the Courier but a
crack at all creation. 1t was sever
pages of letterhead paper closely writ
ten. We are preserving it as speci
man of freak literature-if it can bC
called literature. Years ago a either
of a neighboring county published o
book which he named Our Race, Ol
The Age of the White Gross. or tho
Hevil Let Loose to Larrup." That was
quite lengthy title to book, but IT.
contents were in keeping with its title
and when / read the anonymous com
munication / was reminded of that
book 1t was hard to follow the vague
ambiguous and ''nutty" vapOrihgs
Still, could gather from it that thu
writer had a grievience against no
only the Courier but the world in gen
eral. 1t reads like the epistle of ont
with bats in his belfrey with occasion
al lucid intervals.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

"Asquint,' is the cognomen that the
anonymous correspondent affixed to
his plethora of words and paucity OF
ideas. think that the nom de plume
is appropriate. There are fellows in
the world who are "agin" everything
They look asquint at every phase of
life and can see no good in anything
save themselves. 1t is a bad philos
ophy. 1t is a fact well established that
men judge the world by what is il
their own hearts. Whittier aptly ex
pressed that idea in this stanza:
1--WE shape ourselves, the JOY or fear
Cf which the coming life is made
md fill our future atmosphere
With sunshine or with shade.
The tissues of the life to be
We weave with colors all our own,
And in the fields Of destiny
We reap what we have sown."
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

falible. But it has been honest in
its policies and has tried to look at
all questions from broad and liber.
al standpoint. 1t has never felt that
those who differed from its opinion
were not just as honest as it was,
There is something wrong with the
man who can not give the other fel-
low credit with honesty Of purpose
when he does not look at matters as he
does. The human is fral and imper-
feet in his judgments and no man has
the right to say that all who do not
think as he does is dishonest or bad,
Jouquin Miller sums up the proper way
to judge men in these words:
IN man whom men pronounce as i'll.
| find so much of goodness still;
In men whom men prnOunce divine
| find so much of sin and blot;
hesitate to draw the line
Between the two, when God has not" +"
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

Country correspondents to a country
newspaper write their items as labor
OF love. They receive their stationery
and postage and the paper for their
trouble. If it were not that they like
the work it would be impossible to
secure their services. When the coun.
try newspapers get able to- pay their
local correspondents salary we may
expect wider scope for their activi.
ties and a more general gathering of
the local news of their vicinity. And
right here it might be good place
to hint to our correspondents that il
does get little bit mOnotonous tC
have the same little crowd of people
mentioned week after week and Othe
happenings in the neighborhOOd left
out. Even if your work is done thru
friendliness for the paper and from a
desire to help give the news we hop
that n little more care will be taken t.
get as many of the local happening,
MS possible.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

Continued on page ~
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

When they nau reacneu a point a
little way above the FOOT of David
Moreland's mountain the pair halted
and looked back. They saw the Little.
rords and the Moreiands every one Of
them armed, going toward the river.
1t had strange and subtle fascina-
ton for Bill Dale, fascination that
he did not then try to understand.
AS the fighters reached dangerous
ground they dropped 10 their hands
and knees and began to crawl through
the tall grasses, the ironweed and the
meadow clover. They were intent
upon reaching the shelter of the trees
that lined the banks Of the river with
out being seen. The stream here was
more than fifty yards wide; this was
Blue Cat shoals. The two lines OF
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01
CRITICISM.

The right kind Of criticism, given
in the right spirit, is good thing
The Courier welcomes any friendly
criticism and tries to profit by it. We
know that we fall short Of what a
country newspaper should be, just as
every other publisher of newspaper
does. There is always an ideal just
a little bit higher toward which he
works. No conscientious publisher is
ever satisfied with the paper he pub
fishes. He wants always to make il
just little bit better-to have more
local news and more features. The
man who publishes newspaper from
choice does so because he desires above
everything else to make his paper &
force for good in his community.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

:. am selecting some Of the things that
We're written in the writer's most lu.
cid intervals, and the above has just
enough truth in it to be referred Sto
OF a necessity local newspaper must
be local. 1t must record the activities
of the same peOple-the people of its
community. That is the province of
a local newspaper. That is what a
local newspaper is supposed to do. 1t
is a fact that many of the local cor
respondents do write most of the items
in their letters about their immediate
family and friends, but it has been a
problem for country newspapers for
decades to get correspondents who
would branch out and give the news OF
the whole neighborhood and not mo.
nOpolize their space with the doings
of their immediate circle.
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

Babe thoughtlessly arose to her feet
and one side OF her brown head Op'
peared before the sights Of her fathers
rlile-her father lired quickly, too
quickly for u perfect alm-the bullet
burned Its way across her temple aud
through her hair, and she crumpled ut
Blll DOles knees, totally unconscious.
Dale gave II hoarse cry and gathered
her limp figure into his arms. John
Moreland waved aloft the white hand.
kerchief and beloved to his klnsmen
to stop firing. Then silence came.
"Come over here, Ben Llttlefoid I"
shouted John Moreland. we've shot
yore own gyrulw
And to his brother Abner, whose
right forearm was wrapped In u blood.
stained blue bandnna:
"Bluck Adam is hid some eres In this
meadow 20 and ketch him, and don't
take no chanst with him. Shoot him
like dawg ef he tries to trick ye"
A dozen men ran TO- look for the
Licking Valley courier., 1921-09-01

i've come to save all o yore lives
but eff | do it, yen haf to make yore
men quit a-tghtin' right nOw-jest or
der 'em to stop a-shOotin', and hold
up this here-and promise ye ON
Littlefords word at pap'll call ye
better man an him cause we done
it"
She tossed the white flag to him.
"rhe' amt no time to lose, John More
land; hold up the flag Ef ye don't,
yell every one be killed, cause ye're
every one In trap"
81 don't believe ye, BabeW snapped
the MOreland chief. "Yore people can
hold up white rag jest as well as
We canw
Babe went paler. There was a sud-
den burst of firing from the MOreland
rifles, and she crept little nearer TO
John MOreland in order that he might
hear plainly that which she had to tell
him next.
I'm a-goin' to tell ye o. this dan
ger" she said, and trust to you a-beln
man enough to do what | aXed ye to.
Black Adam Ball, he's got new-fash.
ioned rifle and smokeless cartridges
and steel bullets; and in few min
utes he'll be hid in clum O. sassafras
back thar in yore meadow, whar he
means to set and pick off you More
lands one by one-and you and Bill
Dale fust, count o. the beatln's you
two put on him But pap had nothin'
to do with IL, and rickollect that Now
I've saved all o yore lives, cause ye
couldn't ha' heerd the sound o. his rifle
In all o. this noise; and ye couldn't
ha seed the smoke o. his gun, cause
1t don't make no smoke. Hold up the
white ilag, John Moreand-hurryw