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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-19
Yes, it Was True

''Is 1t true that you threw some
thing at Mike that caused the swell
ling over his eyer" the squire in
ouired of a little wiry Irishwoman
who appeared one day, sobbing as
il her heart would break.
"Yis, sor, did" said the woman,
catching her breath, "but ! niver
mint to hurt him. an well he knows
it,
Wed just come home from me
cousins weddin', an was feelin'
kinder soft to Mike, an | up an
axed him IL he loved me as much as
he did the day we was married; an
-an'-yer amer, he was SO slow an
swerin' me that up wild the mop
and hit him wild it. If we poor wo-
men don't have love our hearts jist
breaks inside NV us!"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-19
The World Needs Work.

In the judgment of many clear
thinking men the problem of the
world is not political but to get
the people to work. This cannot be
accomplished until Europe gets the
raw materials with which its in
dustries can function.
There can be no rectifieation OF
exchange until European countries
are able to get down to production.
Once they get to production the inn
provement will be pronounced. In
many instances they owe one anoth-
er, Immediately the process OF pay
ment is begun the present complexity
of debt will be simplified.
One banker give homely illust-
ration which fits to some degree. He
says everybody owed everybody else
in boarding house. One day one
man paid another $40 and that
started the liquidation of ,obliga-
tions so that when 1t was completed
the $40 came back to the first man
and everybody was paid.
The European situation is thoul
sand times more complicated than
the boarding house situation, but
=.
the example has a bearing on The
greater problem.
Because of the financial chaos
abroad international trade is ham
strung. We cannot sell our cotton,
copper, grain or manufactures be-
cause the foreigners have not the
money to pay and they cannot get
to manufacturing because they can
not get materials. Richard Spiilane
in the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-19
Dick---Bowen.

At the Congregational parsonage.
Friday night, March IL, 1921, NJ.
Wilmer Hensel Dick OF Boise, and
Miss Luita Bowen of Medford, Ore
gon, were united in marriage, Rev.
C r.. Mason officiating, in the pre-
sence of Ben Ross, Frank Ottenheim-
er and Mrs. Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick are TO make
their home in Boise, and best wishes
attend them.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-19

It's true, though. that prohibition
is creating a lot of tightwads in this
country Nobody wants to divvy
up his little stock in reserve
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-19
7 ~ 49, 777
Prune Growers Fix Size.


Official size of the suit case pack
for italian prunes was established
Monday al q conference Of growers.
called by Miles Cannon commission
er Of agriculture, and held in his Of
flee. Practically every section Of the
state, where prunes are grown. was
represented either by one Of the
growers or BY letter to the commits
sioner.
The following resolution was I'M
animousiy adopted:
THAT the standard suit case for
prunes be Of the following inside
measurement; is inches long "A III
inches wide, 31s inches high, except
ali persons having boxes III stock
which are 3h inches high. win be
permitted to use them during 1921
Provided, they must be stamped BY
the insector to show that they arc
~ inch boxes. tan new orders
for box material must conform to fbo
inside measurement hereby mp
proved
"I'he dimension of snif case nla-
terial Is recommended TO be approx
mately ais follows:
Ends, MxSl4x1l inches. III
Sides, 5-1GxS sxt9A inches.
Tops and bottoms, 51Sx3-isx1sH \
inches.
-Four eleats are to be used.
,FNye-penny cement coated nails
to be used.
"a tolerance from these dirnen
gions is allowed but not to exceed s
er cent"
Government inspection wilials
aid in getting more uniform pros
duet on the market. State officials
are cooperating with the federal
inspectors and for the coming sea
son growers win not only have state
but also federal Inspection.
He explained II clearly 70 her;
eWise men hesitate, you see None
but fools will say they're certain..
care yon sure Of that?, said She
YES" he answered II am certain
err certain as can be Of that
Then he wondered Just what she
was laughing al.
George Perkins left Tuesday FOR
Fairfield.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-03-19

Miss Harriet Mercer is visiting in
NaEpa this week
Evening star., 1921-05-11
Motor Cycles for the Police.

A bill has been introduced in the
House by Representative Royal John.
son Of South Dakota to permit the
police department of Washington to
use cast-of war motor cycles. This is
an excellent plan and the measure
should be speedily enacted. These ma.
chimes are Of no value to anybody at
present. II sold in the open market
they, will net the government only a
small sum. Not many Of them will be
needed for District police use. These ma.
chimes, now lying idle in warehouses,
will be material aid to the District.
In the handling Of traffic the mounted
force should have the benefit Of the
most efficient mechanical aid. There
should be reserve OF motor cycles at
headquarters and at the station for
emergency uses, sudden needs Of DO.
lice concentration. II the supply is
sufficient it would be possible to con.
centrate an effective force at any point
in the District within few minutes.
1t is to the interest Of the government
to keep the local police force well
equipped and efficient in action, and
this proposed use Of the spare motor
cycles is in that direction.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
Visitors From Japan.
This is from Toxic:


THE delegation of the Japanese diet
bound for the United States for a
visit expected to last about three
months sailed from Yokohama TO-DAY
on the shinyo Maru."
The time mentioned should work in
favor Of the success of the mission.
As a rule, our foreign visitors. and
especially those who come on public
errands, make much too short stay.
Their conferences and inspections are
conducted in something of a hurry.
But these Japanese gentlemen, in
the three months they will allow them
selves. can go about their business
ieisurely, and inform themselves thor
onghly on many subjects-all, at least,
in which they are interested.
They are coming at a good time, too.
Congress being in session, they will
find gathered together picked men
from every section Of America. familiar
with every phase of American life,
and engaged in legislating for the
country in circumstances Of eXcep-
tional moment. Everybody is stressing
normalcy, and desirous of assisting
efforts to get back to it.
But wherever the visitors go, and
with whomever, in Office or out, they
confer, they will find business the
paramount topic, and the people quite
as eager for information about con-
ditions in other countries as they are
willing to give information about con-
ditions at home.
A cordial welcome awaits these rep
resentatives of a nation with which
America is at peace, and disposed to
remain at peace. A good understand
ing will be promoted by frank dis
cussion face to face about the differ
ences between America and Japan
which now exist.
Evening star., 1921-05-11

day. It II possible to deliver the same
day to local address a letter mailed
before II O'Clock in the quick collec.
ton area. It is possible also to get by
this means a letter moved, for ex.
ample, to New York in season for early
delivery at point Of address.
Letters addressed to New York and
put in the boxes at perhaps o'clock
will not get over there until early the
next morning, when the New York
Office is swamped with mail. The load
is so heavy that distribution is inn
possible until late in the afternoon, if
it is accomplished that day. 1t is not
uncommon for a letter mailed here at
before noon on Wednesday in New York
city, so great Is the congestion there
as well as here.
Compliance with the postmaster's
suggestion means readjustment Of
the office routine. Assuredly this can
be accomplished. Instead Of one mail
a day, let there be two. That will put
one bunch Of mail out before noon and
another bunch before closing. As a
matter of fact, there would be no loss
OF time in, eventual delivery if part
Of the evening mail were held over
until the next morning. when it would
have clear way in the collecting and
forwarding office.
If the business men do not more fully
conform to the system of early mail
ing this special service is likely to be
discontinued. Its material advantage
is so great that it is to be hoped that
special effort will be made to give the
collectors a more even load to carry
during the day.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
Nail Early!

Postmaster Chance expresses him.
self as disappointed with the collec.
tions made by the cycle carriers GOV.
ering the special routes Of the down.
town section in his mail early" cam.
paign. On Monday up to o'clock each
Of the collections was less than 5000
letters, total UP to S pm. OF 1924
The $40 round yielded 24.22s letters
the $40 round totaled 1886 letters
and the O'Clock collection netted
8,163 letters.
These figures show that the business
men OF washington are not vet re-
spending as fully as they should tc
the invitation to get their mai
in the boxes early in the day, but are
holding to the old habit Of concentrat
ing their postings at the end Of the
business period. The result Is tha,
the congestion at the city post ofllc,
in the evening II not sufficiently les
sened.
The purpose OF these early eollse
tions Is to enable the local postal forcl
to get the mail in motion early IN tn,
Evening star., 1921-05-11
An Important Post.

Nominations, SO to say, for the chair
manship Of the republican national
committee are still in order. and still
being made. The man will be named
In this town early next month.
The republicans are to be congratu.
lated on the number Of names already
submitted, and on the competency and
character OF those bearing them. They
are politicians Of experience, and with
local successes to their credit. Some
have long been valued advisers in ma.
tional matters. All are well known
to the country.
The post Is one Of sreat responsible.
ity, and exacting as to time. The In.
cumbsnt must give his whole time to
the work. This has increased in the
past few years in quantity and com.
plexdty. The man Who conducts Q na.
tional campaign these days, or ar.
ranges the pseliminaries Tor one. must
know his business, and bs forever
about the business. The perscrmancs
has become continuous.
The nsw chairman win succeed Z
man who vas anything but = ioefss
on the Job. Frona tbs day hs tool
hold untu tAs 4Gy hs took cAsses o.
tho Post onos pspsFt3nsat NJ, Hsyl
kept thi1ss IN eamasAse eleslae nsv
Ing. BIS nre 40 NJ - aeaaaesFiE<
himself Win ths dslA aa4 hjs 1sxl
step vssAo kss1 hlmss1 e1alliay HRa
Evening star., 1921-05-11
The School Attendance Bill.

The decision OF those who have been
advocating new and more effective
law covering school attendance and
child labor in the District of Columbia
to separate the measure into two bills
and to concentrate their immediate
effort upon obtaining the school at
tendance law is most wise.
1t has long been clear to those who
have followed the history of the duplex
bill hitherto advocated that the COM
bination Of education and child labor
was unfortunate. The educational
purposes of the measure have met
with degree Of approval. both
throughout the District and in Con-
gress, which amounted to unanimity
The child labor features of the pro-
posed law have, on the other hand,
been from the first severely criticized.
And because that criticism has bsen
in the main merited the combined
measure failed at the last session Of
Congress and was apparently destined
to fail at the current session. The
uncriticized and much needed school at.
tendance provisions have been over
long handicapped by an artificial al
lance with child labor stipulations
held by many to be ultra.idealistic and
obviously impractical.
With the divorce Of the two distinct
phases Of the bill once achieved there
is every justification for the belief
that the District will enthusiastically
tndorse the proposed school attendance
bill. That Washington should In this
day and hour demonstrate less than a
unanimous determination to give each
child within its jurisdiction that meas
ure Of education which will start it
forth we'll equipped for its more ma.
ture duties is unthinkable. A school
census, clear laws and adequate en-
forcement provisions are essential to
the fulfillment Of that determination.
The existing law does not meet the
requirements and Congress-once 1t
shall have been impressed with the
earnestness Of the Districts desire
will, with the local school authorities,
make the necessary changes.
To insure to the children Of Wash
ington the privilege Of education and
to protect them from employment in
occupations which are harmful to their
health or morals Is the earnest desire
Of each reasonable citizen Of the Ma.
tional Capital. II it shall be found
that the school attendance bill, when
it shall have become a law, is not in
combination with the existing child
labor law sufficient to insure the real.
ization Of that desire, the time will
then be ripe for q study Of what
changes in the existing regulations
covering the employment Of children
are necessary. For the present every
effort Of those interested in this legis.
lation should be directed toward ex.
pediting the educational measure, an
act which will go far toward the de.
sired end without inculcating in the
minds Of the youth of the city the
dangerous and false theory that hon.
est. healthful work, of itself, is a
thing to be Stunned.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
MIR. Edison on the Public Schools.

After his blanket Indictment of the
youthful intelligences of the country.
it is instructive to learn what Mr..
! Edison believes is the cause of the
trouble. 1t appears that Mr.. Edison.
somewhat bromidically, lays the blame
on the public schools.
This announcement will doubtless
crafty various college faculties who
may have smarted under his criti-
cisms of college men as such, but
it does not throw much light on the
possibilities of reform. Not that the
public schools cannot be improved.
They can, and a large body of educa-
along the very lines which Edison
deems important. A flexible school
Organization is prime necessity If
each pupilti to reach. the highest
point which he is capable Of attain
ing. These things are truisms. and
| Edison only adds weight to the opin-
| ions of school experts when he in
sists upon them.
| Edison and the others are funda-
mentally right. Children must be en-
couraged to absorb a certain number
tof facts about spelling, reading.
arithmetic and the like. But no child
ever makes a success in after life
merely because he is an excellent
! speller or because his handwriting is
above reproach. He wins out only II
|
! if his powers of observation and de-
duction are tolerably sound and his
| ambition and initiative are sufficiently
developed. Here. in nutshell. Is the
problem which capable teacher
must solve-the problem of using the
school machinery so effectively that
his pupils become real men and
women, and not simply parrots with
an automatic ability to perform GER
tain actions and recite certain facts.
baltimore Sun independent demo-
cratic).
| The New York World says that the
public is taking life more easily than
| it's forefathers did. The murder list
proves that.-MinneaPolis Journal.
John Bull has learned to speak with
a charming French accent, when dis
cussing the German situation
Baltimore Evening SUM-, {
| If Mr.. Daniels had wanted to play a
| mean trick on Mr.. DENLY. he should
have had his naval recomme ndations
yrfghted.-Arkansas Gazette.
The kitchen garden isn't the only
domestic appanage from which a pru-
| dent wife will shoe the neighbors'
chickens.-Columbia Is. c. Record.
: spain's enthusiasm for bull-aghting
is as nothing to Ireland's enthusiasm
| for John Bull Neutrality-suspicious. Vir-
| ginian-Pilot.
| The chances are the doom Of jazz
music will be sounded when 1t be-
comes generally known that English
factories are using it to speed up their
workers.-Norfolk (Neb.) News.
John Daniel. the foreign born goril-
Ia, who died recently. must have been
a pretty good citizen. Though the cli-
mate was against him he did not ad-
vocate the overthrow OF the govern
msnt.-Tolsdo Blade.
Carnations arc all right for
Aothers' day" observed tho street car
philosopher, "but when the old mans
turn comes II were better to say 1t
with andelionS."-Buffalo Expresss
Evening star., 1921-05-11
Street Car Guidance.

One of the confusing results Of the
rerouting of the street railway lines
which was undertaken during the war
as means Of relieving congestion in
this city is that car crews are in many
cases left In ignorance of the details
of their routes and in some cases the
most essential landmarks. 1t is not
uncommon to find a conductor even
now, when the routes have become
well stabilized. who does not know
much more than the terminal points
between which his car operates. He
knows the street crossings at which
the cars stop. but perhaps not much
more. A passenger who wants to go
to certain point may or may not be
correctly informed and guided. 1t Is
a great help to the travelling public
to be assured Of proper direction in
boarding street car, and it might be
suggested that the traction companies
start school Of instruction in this
particular. Conductors should be
trained to know not only the routes
along which they may be,esSeltd to
run, but something of the adjacent
territory. They should be drilled in
the map Of the city and the suburbs,
so that passengers who are not them
selves perfectly familiar with the lines
and the streets can find dependable
guidance on the cars. Washington is
frequented by strangers who must de-
pend upon the street railway crews
for their local pilotage and the car
companies can greatly aid in insisting
upon this study by their employees.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
Germany Accepts"

A makeshift ministry headed by DR..
Julius Wirth, leader Of the centrlst
group in the reichstag, has obtained
from that body a mandate vote, 2zl
to IT'S. sustaining it in its proposal to
Weld to the allied ultimatum regarding
reparations and other performances
under the treaty of Versailles. Thus
with two days to spare Germany has
decided to undertake what 1t has here
tofore declared to be impossible, rather
than risk temporary if not permanent
loss of territory comprising its richest
Industrial region.
The demands Of the allies which
Germany has now decided to accept
comprise complete disarmament. the
trial of war criminals" payment
within twenty-five days Of one billion
gold marks due May /, and finally the
payment of S4S7.oo0.0oo annually to
the allies in addition to sum equal
to 25 per cent of the value OF Ger
many's exports until a total Of $32.-
100000 shall have been paid.
Items one and four of this demand
constituted the chief obstacle to agree
ment. 1t was repeatedly asserted In
Berlin that disarmament could not be
effected in Bavaria, but yesterdays s
vote indicates that the government
will take a chance. 1t has been de-
clared repeatedly that Germany could
not pay as much as the allies demand
ed, but noticeably each German pro-
posal has been higher than the pre-
ceding one. showing disposition to
bargain which has completely dis
counted the denials of ability to meet
the full requirements.
The item which most severely hurts
is that exacting a rs per cent tax on
exports, to go into the pockets Of the
allied nations. 1t is obviously Ger.
manys purpose to regain at the
earliest moment the dominance Of
world trade which she had in some
respects obtained before the war. AL
ready German goods are moving into
every market. The German advance
agents are busy in every quarter. An
export tax Of 25 per cent would put
a severe handicap upon this trade. AL
lied economists believe that this tax
is not prohibitive. but will leave a
substantial sum to the reparations ac.
count, while making it impossible for
Germany to updersell in the world
market -.' y 49,. %.
The first move under the acceptance
which the allies require to be cate
gorical and unconditional-will be the
payment of the overdue installment Of
one billion gold marks. Doubtless the
French forces will remain in readiness
for a move into the .Ruhr district in
case Of any delay. There will be no
relaxation Of pressure. Confidence is
not high in Germany's good faith.
These terms which. are now so halting.
ly accepted were fixed upon months
ago. Disarmament and the trial Of the
war criminals are not new conditions.
There must be immediate demonstra-
tion Of honest purpose to live up to
terms which Germany. however un-
willingly. signed at Versailles as the
loser Of the war Of unrighteousness.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
!. He swung around the circle re,

It. He swung around the circle re.
peatedly.
The new man will have an advantage
which he will owe to Mr.. Hays. For
whereas Mr.. Hays took charge under
discouraging conditions. his successor
will take charge with the whole pros
pect bright and pleasing. Neverthe-
less. he will have to hump himself in
order to properly handle an inher-
itance so rich and large. '
Evening star., 1921-05-11

The opinion Of Thomas A. Edison
not been taking full advantage of
electric lighting as an Improvement
on midnight OIL
Evening star., 1921-05-11

Police authorities in various cities
in New York state report difficulty in
enforcing prohibition. The old diff
ficulty in getting ultimate consumers
to cooperate for their own protection
asserts itself. !. -
Evening star., 1921-05-11

A soviet agitator finds his welcome
rather scant when he goes to Russia
owing to the fact that when his ef-
forts in America are discussed he is
unable to report any progress worth
mentioning. :
Evening star., 1921-05-11

Senator Knox's resolution IL q re:
minder that craftsmanship must pos.
sess patience as we'll as energy and
industry. ,.
Evening star., 1921-05-11

No isolation Of the L. S. A. could
possibly be complete unless European
statesmanship should cease to take an
active interest In American affairs.
Evening star., 1921-05-11
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILAEDER JOHNSON.
Ahead of Time.

Ahead Of Time.
When good Columbus crossed the blue,
Where dangers darkly hovered,
It's safe to say he never knew
How much he had discovered. :
He thought the beach Of pearly sand
With Injuns in the distance :
Were all that gave this gracious land
Its reason for existence.
He had no thought of buildings tall
Or telephones or trolleys;
OF circuses or Of base ball.
Or fashions fieeting follies.
Perhaps his shade across the Styx
Remarks in accents surly:
Fate loved to play me shabby tricks.
struck that place too early"
Charm of Eloquence.
Jud Tunkins says he has lost con.
fidence in his judgment because when
ever he hears a real good talker he
agrees with him regardless Of which
side Of the subject he's boosting.
willing to Compromise.
Every little boy hopes to be Presi-
dent some day."
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
But as they grow up. it appears to
me. most Of them ara willing to com.
promise on a postmastership."
Dihicult Descent.
A situation must imply
Some conversational distress,
When our ideals are so high
We can't get down to business.
DE man dat paddles his own canoe, "
said Uncle Eben, "is never de one Who
gitS . notion dat it's funny to rock de
hoat."
Evening star., 1921-05-11

Those concerned in the marine strike
are perhaps little weary Of weighing
arguments and would rather weigh
anchor.
Evening star., 1921-05-11

In Berlin "verge Of ruin" has re.
placed the ancieutly persistent phrase,
Verge Of war"
Evening star., 1921-05-11
Study In Densities.

Beauty n only skin Deep"
II duaaq shout that." said Farmer
eeFntassel. "a hleeepetamus y one Of
tho thlckegtS tSaeinnsd animals In the
Sates Ra1agar1A,s
Evening star., 1921-05-11

DE man dat paddles his own canoe, "
ssid Uncle Eben, us never de one who
gitS . notion dat it's funny to rock de
hoat."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1921-10-27

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