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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21
EUCENICS AND OUR
IMMIGRATION LAWS

Recognition by congress that immi
grafton constitutes one of the great
est of the afterwar problems of the
United States makes timely sugges-
ton in regard to controlling the great
influx of foreigners TO this country,
advanced by DIR. Alexander Graham
Bell, in a communication TO the Ma
tional Geographic society.
why should not congress provide
for an clinical survey of the people
of the United States" he asks.
I'VE should have definite and reli-
able information concerning those for
eign elements which are beneficial to
our people and those which are harm
full.
1.-THE problem of improving a race
of human beings is a most perplexing
one TO handle. The process of i'm
provement must be slow where the
forces concerned act from within and
are not amenable TO control from with
out. Under the best conditions it
would require several generations to
produce sensible results; but in the
United States we have, I'm the new
blood introduced from abroad, an i'm
portant means of Improvement that
will act more quickly, and that is emf
nently susceptible to control. All the
nations of the world have been con-
tributing elements to our population !;
and we have now, and now only, the
opportunity of studying the process Of
absorption before it is complete.
1.-The grand spectacle is presented
to our eyes of new people being
gradually evolved in the United States
by the mingling together of the differ
ent races of the world in varying pro-
portions. 1t Is of the greatest conse-
quence to us that the final result
should be the evolution of higher
and nobler type of man in America,
and not deterioration of the nation.
ITO this end the process of evolu-
ton should be carefully studied, and
then controlled by suitable immigra-
ton laws tending TO eliminate unde-
sirable clinical elements, and to slim
ulate the admission of elements as
simulated readily by our population.
and that tend to raise the standard
Of manhood here"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21

In the two years since the end of
hostilities In the World war, the coun-
tries suffering most from the conflict
have been importing steel TO the ex
tent that their finances will permit :;
for this substance is needed TO patch
the industrial injuries inflicted by the
war. Some Of the important methods
employed in the making of steel are
described in the following communi-
cation TO the National Geographic
society, by William Joseph ShOwalter:
IAN open-hearth furnace looks a
good deal like an ordinary bake-oven;
but when one looks in through the
watercooled door, vast difference
appears. Instead of pans of fra
grant, fat loaves OF baking bread,
there is an imposing pool of fiery liQ-
uid as bright as the filament of
high-power tungsten lamp. so dazzling
that ii can be examined with safety
10 the eyes only by those using col
ored glasses. Tinted here and there
with StreakS of soft blue and dainty
'In preparing a battery Of open
hearth furnaces for charge, finely
ground dolomite Is shoveled in first.
This melts like glass and fills up all
cracks and crannies caused by the
powerful heat of the preceding charge.
Then a little train rolls up before the
battery. and an electric crane dumps
box after box Of scrap metal from the
cars into the furnaces. OFF some dis
lance is great steel tank lined with
friedrich and full of liquid pig metal
when the scrap has melted and the
contents OF the cauldron are cooked
enough; when the impurities have
been driven out and tOlled away, the
fiery broth is seasoned as IL were.
with the proper amount of carbon.
spiegel. ferromanganese. tungsten. fer
rosilicon. yanadium, or whatever is
necessary TO give the desired char
acter 10 the resulting steel.
Then comes the tapping of the fur
mace. An electric crane lifts great
ladle into position. workman jams
n crowbar through a clay-plugged hole
AT the base. and out flows the fren-
zied stream into the ladle. The Stag
rises 10 the top like oil on water and
overfows. congealing on the outside
Of the ladle. Then the big crane picks
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21
Where Striking Miners Dwell in Tents

ed by the union TO supervise the dis
tribution of strike benefits and sup
plies. With him are some 30 men
and women and about as many chill
dren.
The striking miners busted them
selves during the summer months with
their gardens, but this winter they
are seeking such work as they can
find. other than work in the nonunion
mines.
The women occupy their time with
their household duties and with look
ing after the children and chickens.
The children have nothing TO do but
play, as no provision for schools has
been made for them.
with the flooring i'm the tents we
are we'll fixed for the winter" said
president" Martin. a native of Min
go county. Perhaps a hundred folks
have moved away, the men TO work In
unionized fields and taking their fam
lilies with them. But we have had only
two men go into nonunion mines.
Well stick
Miners and their families In the
eight tent colonies in the district re-
ceive support from the United Mine
Workers Each man is allowed 50
week. each woman 50 and each child
81. Clothing also Is supplied, as is
fuel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21

cued him. Then he summoned the
patrol and the party mOtored TO the
Central station. Mr. Markin en- route
ceased not TO press his suit.
II bought her q wrist watch and
candy for the kids" he said at the
station 81 would have bought her
diamond ring"
II don't want the diamond and you
can have the wrist watch back" said
Mrs. ROsSner.
"And I'm through with you at the
tailor shop" said Mr.. Katz. you're
canned. Why should l keep a man
who is so lOvesick that when he should
be cutting out trouser seats he cuts
out hearts?'
~ love her." repeated Mr.. Markin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21
MEXICO: A MODERN BABEL

President ObregOn, who has Just
been installed as chief executive Of
the Republic of Mexico. rules over a
population OF many tongues. This
multiplicity OF languages is not due TO
wholesale immigration as in the Unit
ed States, but 10 failure TO 'Mexi-
canize" large part of the Indian
population. Tie causes of many of
the revolutions which have disturbed
the progress OF Mexico can be traced
TO this diversity of tongues and the
differences I'm thought and ideals that
necessarily follow.
Prom Sonora TO Yucatan. more
than fifty separate dialects are
spoken" writes Frederick Simpich in
a communication 10 the National Geo
graphic society.
"All the inhabitants of the West
Coast, however. with the exception
of some hill tribes OF Indians can I'M
derSiand Spanish.
"Of these Indians the 5000 Yaquis
with their crude Bacatete hill forts.
and their warlike attitude, are easily
most conspicuous Many are enlisted
with the federal army or employed as
ranch hands and mipe or railroad la
borers
THE YaQuis with the federal troops
are termed 'Manzos.' or tame Yaquis !;
those In the hills. wild and hostile.
are the .Bronchos.' The latter are a
vagrant lot. robbing ranches for food
and animals. carrying rawhide drums
and water gourds. wearing sandals of
green cowskin-living by their wits
Pressed by hunger. they subslst as
well on burros as beef.
These burros, the short and SIM
pie animals Of the poor thrive by the
thousand OF the West Coast. Many
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21

WILLIAMSON, w. yA.-Life In
W the striking miners tent colony.
along Tug river, Is interesting TO the
visitor. When the miners in the Min
go county field struck last July 10 en-
force their demand for recogni-
ton of the union, many OF
them left the coal company houses
they occupied. in some instances sub
stantial brick cottages with electric
lights, and went TO live in tents pro-
vided by the union. There the most
of them have remained, with their
wives and families.
A typical tent colony is that known
as Lick Creek. There are 81 tents.
sheltering approximately 100 persons.
Martin Justice, striking miner. pre-
sides over its destinieS as president"
having been elected TO that Office by
the colonists after he had been select
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21

NEW YORK.-Emma Brooks is the
~ wife of a Chicago insurance man
John Walter Brooks. Her husbar1
belongs TO that great group of citizens
often called the respectable middle
class" Lucille is thirty-five, q good
looking woman, not overdressed, not
painted, not OF the Broadway type.
She is a woman you might see any
Sunday leading her children into
church.
But Mrs. Brooks stepped out OF the
middle class responsibility long enough
to land in the brightest Of New YOrk's
most unsavOry limelight. She was ar
rested as a material witness in the
killing of Police Lieutenant Floyd Hor
ton, who died in a Broadway gun bat
tie. She was the companion of three
men who staged pistol fight TO the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21

nearby that were OF a character new
er found on the Pacific coast beaches.
According 10 reports from The Dalles
the countryside in the vicinity of Big
Eddy is thrOnged with Investigators,
who want TO delve into the pits that
had been opened up by the crews
working on the Columbia highway
grading.
officials Of the state highway COM
mission are taking steps to preserve
the finds from the curiosity seekers.
and the Frazier writings may be Wis
tied shortly In an effort 10 decirher
their meaning and connect them. II
possible. with the relics taken from
the tombs across the river.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-21
BESSARABIA: SHAPED LIKE
A PITCHER WITHOUT
A HANDLE
A HANDLE

Roumania, since the conclusion of
the World war, the largest of the
states of southeastern Europe, owes
much of this increased area TO its re-
cent annexation of Bessarabia, pre-
viously a part of Russia.
Bessarabia, the former Russian
province lying between the Pruth and
the Dniester rivers, and bounded on
the south by the Danube and the
Black sea, might be likened in shape
TO tall. slim pitcher. without han
die. 1t is completely bounded by wa
ter except at very narrow point at
the mouth Of the pitcher. The Dnies-
ter river forms the eastern boundary
OF the province. Flowing out of the
crown lands at Galicia, the river runs
east in general direction for approx
mately fifty miles. Then 1t turns
southeast for ninety miles to Dniester
bay, an arm of the Black sea, some
fifteen miles from Odessa, Russia's
principal port on that inland body of
water. The Pruth river, flowing out
of Galicia, runs east for about twenty
miles, then turns southeast for hun
dred and ten miles. and then slightly
west OF south to its confluence with
the Danube.
Bessarabia is little smaller than
Vermont and New Hampshire togeth-
er. Its greatest length is 80 miles,
while its greatest width is 175. 1t is
mostly fiat, except for some we'll
wooded off-shOots of the Carpathian
mountains in the northwest 1t might
be said to be the vineyard of Russia,
being a great producer of wine. The
population of 100000 is made up of
Moldavians, Little Russians, Poles.
Roumanians, Bulgarians, Jews, Arme-
mans, Greeks, and Tartars. More
than 100000 of the inhabitants live
on the soil The capital is Kishinef,
which is located almost at the center
of the province To the west of Bes-
sarabia lies Roumanian Moldavia, and
TO the east the Russian province OF
Podoiia and KhersOn.
The original inhabitants Of Bessa-
rabia are believed to have been Chm
merians, after whom came the Scyth-
ians. Because IL was the key to one
OF the approaches toward the empire
CT Byzantium. the province was in
vaded by many successive races dur
ing the early centuries of the Chris
tian era. Trajan Incorporated it with
the province of Dacia. and in the next
h.. hc inf tn
be followed in turn by the Huns. and
Avars. and the Bulgarians.
In the seventh century Thraclan
tribe, known as the Bessi. settled
there and gave to the land Its name.
Between I'LL and 1912 1t was the
great bone of contention between the
Ottoman Turks and the Russians.
The Russians lost and recaptured II
five times In that century. After the
Napoleonic wars, il was definitely an
nexed TO Russia, and Its frontier
pushed southwark so as to include
the delta Of the Danube.
AS result of the Crimean war.
MOldavia was given Dobrudja and
other territory. but under the treaty
OF Berlin in 1878, following Russia's
OF Berlin. Russia secured all of the
territory east of the river Pruth. Bes-
saraba remained a part of Russia
from that time until the dismember-
ment of the cars empire, following
the Russian revolution.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12

captured the fancy of their makers but collars and the neckline are much varied.
 The dress pictured here is of navy tricotine. Its half-length sleeves are slashed and faced with crepe-de-chine. The wide opening is bordered with the crepe and ornamented with buttons one square, white button following an- other from neck to hem, in two rows They also outline the bottom of the sleeve. A black patent leather belt, piped with white, could hardly be mar rower, and is loosely adjusted about the waist.
 Many street dresses have panels that emphasize the straightness of their lines. Narrow braid and small beads in neat rows, maintain the tailored character of these frocks on many of the smartest models, and the strap belt adds its testimony to the same feature of the style. Small fur neck pieces, for crisp autumn days, will be added when the time comes to wear these graceful substitutes for the suit.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
COULDN'T PLACE THAT FIFTY
One Thing About Sheepherder's Spree of Which He Had No Dis
 tinct Recollection.

In the olden days there lived in the vicinity of Shelby a sheepherder named Bill. Bill, like most members of his profession, was wont to work faithfully for the greater part of the year and then blow into town and waste his substance in a short period of riotous living. Returning from one of those trips broke, his employer asked him.:
 Bill, you left here with $400. What became of it?"
 Bill studied for minute and re- piled:
 ''Waal, I reckon lost about hun dred an fifty in a stud game. I must a left bout a hundred at the Fashion Dance hall, an reckon I spent close to a hundred for booze"
 "What did you do with the other fifty?" persisted his boss.
 Cant remember exactly" replied Bill after due reflection. q guess I must of just natcherally fooled that away."-Irrigation News.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
TELL FEM TO SEE
 ME, SAYS TOWNS
Every Time l Sit Down to a Juicy Steak Now Give Thanks to
 TanIac, He Declares.

Every time I sit down to a juicy steak now I give thanks to Tanlac for taking me off that milk and mush diet had to live on for a year." said Joseph R. Towns, the well-known and popular proprietor of the Sanitary Meat Market, of Marshall, Mich.
 "I had stomach trouble of the worst sort and was going down hill so fast l thought I would have to give up my business. I was so nervous and worried I dreaded to see night come, as it meant little for me and then in the morning I was so Jagged out l dreaded to go to my market.
 "The money spent for Tanlac was the best investment I ever made. never dreamed a medicine could do the work it did for me. Three bottles was all needed to make me as sound as a dollar. I never felt better or more like working in my life than I do right now. l eat anything I want, my stomach is in good shape and I am Drlmfui of energy. I sleep all night without turning over and get up in the morning as happy as a boy.
 Not only has Tanlac made me feel ht and fine, but I have also gained twenty-five pounds in weight. If any, body wants to know more about what l think of Tanlac, let them come to me and l will be glad to tell them. It certainly hasn't an equal"
 Tanlac is sold by leading druggists Advertisement.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12

A LONG with new suits for fall, A come the new cloth dresses, the one-piece daytime frocks that have made a secure place for themselves among street clothes. They employ the same fabrics as suits do-the same sort of decoration and tinish-with more latitude in the matter of trim ming-and have become a necessity in the wardrobe. They have an ad- vantage because they are worn with out a coat for early fall and under heavy wraps for midwinter.
 The new arrivals in street dresses disclose designers to be of one mind, at least in the matter of the straight line silhouette. They have developed their ideas in many ways, but the foundation of the styles lies upon the straight-line figure, even when plaits are employed in- the skirts Some of these dresses nave the effect of skirts set on 10 bodies, under narrow strap belts, placed at a low waist line; but this belt does not break the line from shoulder to hem. Bell sleeves, elbow or three-quarter length appear to have
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
UnFHn0I \ AWonoERFUL FACE BLEACH R--s-.. khEmULA SS55EfEsSt s: k:sI-.s z:. lsi..s
 w. N. U., DENVER, NO. s2-1s21.
HAVE NEED OF MUCH FOOD
voracious Appetites of Growing Boys Are Natural and Not to Be
 Wondered At

Dr. D. F. Du Bois made extensive studies a few years ago on the food requirements of growing boys. and found that they needed about 25 per cent more than grown men, weight for weight. Now Drs. F. G. Benedict and Mary F. Hendry have made sim liar studies on girls between twelve and seventeen years of age These correspond in their results with those made by Dr. Du Bois.
 The Journal of the American Medi- cal Association comments that, con- sidered in connection with the usually lively muscular activities of children. which call for liberal expenditure of energy. the facts ascertained explain and justify the large appetites of grow ing boys.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
Tokyo Plans for Bid Population.

In thirty years greater Tokyo will include about 122,616 acres in area with an approximate total population of 71s million persons, according to the YorOdzu.
 The Tokyo city assembly recently appointed a special commission to which the question of the limits of the city was referred. According to the draft plan submitted, a circle is to be drawn with Tokyo central station in Marunouchi as the center, with a ladius of ten miles, and all the towns and villages within the new greater city limits.-Japan Advertiser.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
Riley Got $500 a Word.

Heirs of the late James Whitcomb Riley, the Indiana poet, find that he got $500 a word royalties on his love poem, "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" !"
 This is said to be the most profitable piece of writing per word on record
 Stevenson sold Treasure Island" to newspaper for s column Para disc Lost" brought Milton only $25- Times have changed, thanks to the printing press and business system which literary genius used to hold in contempt
 starved. Business has made the arts profitable. Clyde Fitch in eighteen years received $1,5OO,OO0 in royalties from his plays.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
Protection Against Radlum.

A physician using radium has to in- sulate himself thoroughly from its eff fects. Dr. Belcherc of the French Academy of Medicine says they must wear gloves lined with lead, and spec handle the radium salts with pincers and sit at the table lined with lead He is perfecting a lead protector for the heart and lungs, but advises operators to wrap themselves in thin lead sheets.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12

One ofthe surest ways to become physically in- capable of doing your best work is to get only snat- ches of sleep-broken by disturbing dreams.
 If your sleep is being disturbed by drinking tea or coffee, you may be sowing the seeds of a nervous breakdown.
 Do not wait until your nerves are affected by the drugs, thein and caffeine, in tea or coffee. Protect your strength, vitalityand endurance.
 Have sound, restful sleep, and wake refreshed and fit for any task.
 Postum, the delicious cereal beverage, with it's go1den-brown richness and coffee-like taste, will
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12

CTYLES have become so important O in knitted things for outerwear that garments are named after them as "tuxedos." 'slip-overs," ''tie-backs," and so on, rather than by more reveal ing terms. In wool, silk and fiber silk manufacturers have made smart things for outer wear that deserved to be re named and are. The sweater-coat has become the tuxedo" our old favOrite the surplice waist is now ''tie-back," and the sweater pure and simple all most is no mOre-the "middy"--with various descriptive words preceding this title, the tuxedo and the semi tuxedo have replaced it, aided by new sweater-blouses.
 This movement to emphasize style has resulted in the most attractive outer wear for fall that has ever been presented by the knitting mills. These knitted things are for everyone young or old-but they fit the youth of school girls and young women at college as surely as smooth cheeks and sparkling eyes. Worsted middies in white with collars in navy or cadet blue or jockey red are turned up about the bottom, with flat pearl buttons calling atten- tion to the fact, and made with elbow length sleeves also provided with turned-up cuffs. As sure as fate some one will invent knitted hat to com pIete this snappy affair for fall.
 A plain tuxedo is shown above. Full length revers and cuffs are provided by knitting the yarn in a different stitch and there is a detachable knit ted sash finished with small tassels
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
A Professional Duty.

Axel, a Swede in an outfit at Fort Jay, woke up one morning with de sire to loaf He got put on sick call. thinking it was worth trying. anyway At the dispensary the doc looked him over, felt his pulse and took his tenn perature. Then he said:
 q can't find anything wrong with you"
 No answer.
 See here, what's wrong with you. anyway
 Doc" replied Axel. That bane your job.'-American Legion Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
Mental butterflying at 2 q. m. A great indoor sport for
 thoughtless people

let Nature restore your coHee-irritated nerves, and bring you sound, re- freshing sleep.
 Posturn is wholesome and acts in a normal way. It possesses the advan- tages of a hot drink, with out the ill effects of tea or coffee.
 Drink Postum for a week or two. See what a difference it will make in youl
 There's a Reason"
 Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum Gin tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who pre- fer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for 20 minutes.
 At all grocers.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12

that slips through supporting straps at the sides. This is dignified coat that has many rivals in fancier stitches and revers of angora or other wool furs. Very often the revers and cuffs are in white on a colored coat, or in an- other color, as pearl gray on shell pink, gray on navy. white on jade, flame on white.
 One sees these knitted tuxedos every where-at the country club, the con- cert, the beach, on the street. Their numbers will increase with the coming of fall and we shall find them in the company of dainty blouses like that shown here and with silk skirts. This blouse is made of French blue geor- gette with embroidery in black and cerise. It features the bell sleeve and illustrates the tuck-in style, which is at least holding its own among many over-blouSe rivals.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12

tireIy bare. One of the most original variations of the scheme was worn by a woman whose left arm was covered from shoulder to wrist at intervals of about an inch by bead bracelets of the same color as her frock, each about half an inch wide. The founda- tion was of elastic to keep the brace lets in place.
The Holbrook news., 1921-08-12
From Missouri.

'What in the world are you kick ing aDout?" asked the red-headed land lady. When I took my room you told me there was a single hair mat tress on the bed" said the thin board CT. "So did" "Well, will you please come up to my room and show me the single hair?"