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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12
SELLS JOURNAL.

s. p. Shut, at one time editor
and proprietor of the Cotton
wood Chronicle, sold his news
paper at Uniontown, The Jour
nal, to II. A. Reed and c. F
Lake, of Freewater, Oregon
Mr.. SMUT gives as his reasons
for selling the Journal, continu.
ed i'll health and failing eyesight
He plans on quitting the news,
paper business entirely. After
a. brief rest in Spokane he in.
tends to enter in other work.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12
NEWS FROM OREGON.

The following news letter was
received from one of our readers
at Joseph, Oregon, which will
prove interesting to many of our
readers and which we gladly pub
lish. 1t reads as. follows:
Joseph, Oregon,
August 9th, 1921
Frank Donsbach is helping Her.
zog Bros. during harvest time.
Crops are good. In the Three
Lakes country the summer fall
low will average fior 80 to 35
bushels per ac. {. so it is estimat-
ed.
There will be a picnic at Hur-
ricane creek next Sunday and
quite a number from here intend
going.
j. H. Nuxoll and wife, also
Glenn, Clarence and Nellie re-
turned Saturday night from a
short pleasure trip TO Cotton
wood and Greencreek. Idaho.
They report having had a fine
trip and say they enjoyed every
minute of their stay over there.
Early Sunday morning the fol-
lowing received First Solemn
Holy Communion at st. Joseph's
church: Alfred Strohm, Ralph
Strohm, Lawrence Strohm, Wer-
ner HelZog, Walter Herzog,
Hilda Herzog, Gilbert Nuxoll,
May Salladay. Altho i'll and
hardly able to be up Father
Walsh delivered an eloquent and
touching sermon. lima and
Katherine Galbraith and J. Nux-
oil and Pauline Nuxoll sang APP
propriate hymns.
Beautiful Wallowo Lake very
popular as a summer resort and
noted for the superb scenery
surrounding it, was the scene OF
a said accident last Thursday
A jolly crowd, mostly from En-
terprise, had gathered at the
lake-for a picnic and general
good time. A number of canoes
are always on hand and picnic.
ers invariably hire some of then
for a ride. Mr.. Wenham anC
children were sailing merrily
along while Miss Pratt. n younl
miss of fourteen. swan alonl
side not being much Of n swim
.mer she held on to the boat with
one hand, after a while she de
cided to swim to the shore but i
was soon evident that she wa
giving out and being a fine swim
mer Wenham Immediately jun
ped overheard to the rescue. II
her frantic efforts to be save,
Miss Pratt grabbed him in sucl
a manner he couldn't swim ant
both went under. Neall Y can
oests rushed to the spot an,
soon took out Miss Pratt VIII,
was still alive, however a blood
vessel burst in the back of he
head and she died in few min
utes. 1t was thirty minute
before Wenhams body was foun'
it had drifted under the landing
which extends out into the wa
ter. Wenham leaves six child
rem the Oldest a girl of sixteel
and the youngest about three
The mother died two years ag
with the FLU. Relatives fror
Michigan will take the unfort
unate Wenham children and car
for them.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12
FALLS TO DEATH.

Mrs. Matte Soards, age so,
was killed Friday when she
plunged over a precipice to the
bottom of the Salmon river can
yon, II miles above higgins.
She was hunting cattle and slip
ped on a rock. The body was
found Saturday submerged near
the edge of the steam.
Mrs. Soards was the widow of
Henry Soards. who was murder
ed i'm his cabin on the Salmon
river near White Bird in 1918
by unknown persons who dyna-
mited his cabin and fired it.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12
WILL SPEAK HERE.

Geo. c. Jewett, general mana
ger of the Idaho Wheat Growers
Association will deliver an ad-
dress at the |. o. o. F. hall in
Cottonwood Saturday afternoon
at 2 p. m. on matters of vital
interest to members of the as
sociation. Everyone is invited
regardless of whether he is a
member of the association or not
to hear what Mr.. Jewett has to
say.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12

John Wasem who is now per-
manently located at Lodi, Cal,
arrived in Cottonwood last week
to help harvest the crops on his
ranch near this city, after which
he will again return to his home
in California. The Wasems, so
far, are well pleased with their
new home having gone there
early this summer.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12

NJ. NJ. Belknap and family ac-
companied by Mrs. III. c. Netzel
and son, Harold, departed We'd
nesday morning for the Adams
Camp country for weeks out
ing and huckelberry picking ex-
petition.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12
JOHNSON GIVEN
MILITARY BURIAL
FIRST BODY TO RETURN
FROM FRENCH BAT
TLEFIELD.

The body of Grover c. john
son, age 80, who died in France
October 18, 1918, from wounds
received in the battle of the Ar
gonne, was buried at Denver
Sunday afternoon, the funeral
being in charge of the Grange
vile Post No. 81 of the Ameri-
can Legion and the remains We're
laid to rest with military honors.
The body arrived in Grange
vile Friday evening from its
long journey from France and is
the remains of the first Idaho
county boy who died on the
French battle fields to he re-
turned to Idaho county.
The funeral services were con-
Quoted at Grangeville Sunday
and was attended by one of the
largest crowds that has ever
witnessed similar occasion of
this kind in Idaho county. The
/. o. o. F. hall, from which place
the funeral was conducted was
most beautifully decorated with
flowers and flags for the solemn
occasion. The casket was drap-
ed in the American flag.
The remains after the services
were taken to Denver and laid to
rest beside those of relatives
While the casket was being low,
cred taps were sounded and q
salute given by eX-service men.
The pallbearers were over sea
vetrans, four of whom reside il
Cottonwood. They were: Pau
Bert Schroeder. William Bies
Schurman. Herman Seubert
Lawrence Bowman.
The funeral procession from
Grangeville to Denver consisted
of about 40 automobiles. TIL,
services were in charge of w. n
Knox. minister.
Mel Holbrook of WhitebirH
was with Johnson when he wa!
shot, and out of sixty men in tn,
company who went into the bat
tie on August 23, 1918, only nine
survived.
Grangeville Post No. 81 of tn,
American Legion in a letter Il
the Chronicle wishes to thank al
the ex-service men from Cotton
wood who attended the funeral
The letter reads in part as fol
lows:
"Grangeville Post No. 8
wishes to extend their thanks t.
the ex-service men of Cotton
wood who attended the funera
of Grover c. Johnson last Sun
day. They appreciate the CO
operation and spirit which wa
shown and hope in the future +
be able to return their kindness
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1921-08-12

The Hussman Lumber Co,
Wednesday of this week deliver
ed an immense load of lumber,
on their 3l2 ton G. M. c. truck,
at Denver which will be used by
a contractor i'm the construction
of the new school house there.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05

Under the prohibition law one or
the other of these courts should have
issued an order for the destruction
of the whisky.
Neither has issued such an order
to date and the thirty six cases Of
liquor are now in the possession Of
the sheriff, who has no authority
either for destruction or preservation
of it.
What became Of the rest of the
whisky which Dean and Worley tes-
titled had been seized by the police
is another chapter in the mystery of
what becomes of conhscated whisky.
Legally speaking, the whole Of the
forty cases is still In the Gus
tody of the chief of police. In reality
none of it is In the custody of the
chief Of police and only thirty six
cases Of 1t can be accounted for by
any official.
This shortage in seized whisky is
another of the shortages that can be
traced back to the administration Of
George V. Coffin as chief of police
The theory that the Judgment
against Besesi WAS never executed be
cause it would have involved an or
der to destroy the whisky seized and
would therein have disclosed the
shortage between the amount seized
and the amount on hand is advanced
as a possible reason why Besesi ,swes
allowed his liberty for two Mars
after he ahouId have been ssmmiEsod.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
HOUSE BILL TO
GUST SERVICE
BODY is KILLED
Cry of Unfair Tactics Heard
in Move to Strike Out En-
acting Clause.
VOTE STANDS so to 35

The scene Of legislative interest has
been transferred to the House of Rep
resentatives, after the Senate has held the
center OF the stage since the convening
Of the session. Events yesterday in the
House turned the attention of the public
that way and indications are that it will
monopolize interest for some time TO
come.
One Of the bills considered of first i'm
portance, that providing for the abolish
ment of the public service commission.
WAS killed yesterday afternoon in the
House. The House voted 30 to 35 to
strike out the enacting clause. There
was some question as to whether a con
stitutional majority OF 81 were not nee
eSsary to kill the bill, but Speaker John
F. Mcclure today declared the bill was
killed and that it had not been sent to
engrOssment.
The House also will become the scene
Of the second attempt to kill the prf-
mary law because Of repeal bill intro.
duced yesterday by Representative Her
bert G. Willis Of Dekalb County. The
fight In the House promises to become
as intense as it did in the Senate over
the Beardsley repeal measure which was
defeated.
The motion to strike out the enacting
clause In the antipublic service com
mission bill was made by RepresenI NATIVE
Chester A. Davis of Jay County, who
Continued on Page Sine.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05

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dispensing
hscaed whisky n indianapolis.
exposed quarts
away of
busy
gagged in circulating false propaganda designed the "unreaby
this
protection
sought
the impression
the allegations the
inconsequential
only charges date against Mr. Orbison
have made wholly
the sought saying
for to take cognnce of
them"
malicious o
it apparent in his telegram that this effort
malign the Times
The indianapolis having procured and
published wholly
statement effort public
credit the only in indianapolis that
lin
may may be deceived by
the propaganda which is being circulated this city the Times
that has not filed
with the officials Washington with n
Mr. obon has publicly admitted that guilty
liquor laws and he attempts Justify his
they "acts of humanity"
community good sense to regard the illegal
whisky Office for use in
investigation for sterrng instruments"
susceptible of in
fuence such falsely
trbuted
possibly orbson oud by the incoming
administration grand jerry
letters and in all probabilities Mr. Orbson will opportunity
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
DenOunce
I'VE Don't Give
o., Damn Girls
War of PitiIeSS Publicity
WGged on Cheek-tO-Cheek
Dancers.

PROVIDENCE. R. l.. Feb. 6.-War to
the knife on the t-give-a damn-so-
ciety- gir,s"-those who come to dances
in short socks and knee dresses, whose
garters show when they whirl around
in the evolutionS Of the Camel Walk,
who allow their partners TO dance with
cheek resting on cheek and who drink
for the sake of devilishness-is to be
continued by Brown University students
by the pieiless publicity route.
And war is to continue on those moth
ers who allow their daughters to "popu-
larize indecency." not bad girls. but
girls who do brazen things because
"everybcdy's doin' It."
The time has come for the men to
act since the girls and mothers won't, "
said William W. Hall. editor-in chief OF
the Brown Daily Herald. I'VE fellows
don't claim to ring any bells for extra
virtue. We just hope We are half decent
citizens, that's all"
We are tired Of hot air parties %
said F. Alden Minard, managing editor
of the publication. After you have
tod dled' with girl there's no more mys-
tery about her Tor you"
1T has been said" broke IN Greene
Brown, associate editor, that when
women are this and that they are be-
cause they have pleased some man by
being so. Now we're going TO try 10
show these girls that they don't please
Us by rubbing all the bloom of the
peach"
Mrs, Harry Fulton. president of the
Parent Teacher Association, is cooperat-
ing. The association already has pre-
vailed upon President Fsunce Of Brown
TO end dances at midnight.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
President Wilson VetOes
Army Reduction to ITS, 900
Because of World Unrest

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5--President Will
son today vetoed resolution passed by
Congress, reducing the strength of the
army to 1850 men.
Il regret that | am not able to see in
the condition Of the world at larges or
In the needs Of the United States any
such change as would Justify the restric-
ton upon that minimum which is pro-
posed by the House joint resolution" )"
the President declared in his veto mes
sage.
A proper army organization cannot be
maintained with the number of men pro-
vided in the resolution, the President said.
In his message the President said, in
part:
Because of the profoundly disturbed
conditions of the world and in order that
fun benefits might accrue to the people
of the United States from the lessons of
the World War, as to what under mod
ern conditions is required to be the nu-
cleus of an efficient army, the War De-
partment has recommended an army Of
approximately 100000. Congress, after
prolonged consideration, determined to
authorize, and did authorize, the reor-
ganization Of the army on the basis of
an enlisted strength of approximately
2s0, 900, including in the organization new
arms like the air service and chemical
warfare service the use of which were
development Of the war and provision for
which is a necessary addition to the
prewar strength of the army"
The act authorized for the first time
in our history a practical organization
of the army, resting upon divisions as
practical units. and required the train
ing of the National Guard and the or
ganized reserve in territorial areas of
the United States in association with the
divisions OF the regular Army. At that
time Congress plainly regarded the pro-
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05

Germany must respect two cOndi-
tons, the first of which is disarmament
He added that Germany must abide
by the treaty to insure the restoration
of "neighborliness'' among nations.
Germany still has too many armed
men and two much war material" the
premier declared.
"The allies have decided that Germany
must comply with the treaty of YER
saiIles, especially as regards disarma-
ment."
EVASION WILL
BE IMPOSSIBLE.
Foreign Minister Won Simons has
right to present alternative proposals to
the reparstions plan, but If they repre-
sent a mere attempt at evasion the al
lies viii not tolerate them" he said.
1.-THE burden imposed upon Germany
is not too extravagant. The payments
for the first two years are not equal 70
the pension bills written in France. It
is not a question Of imposing economic
slavery upon the German workers, but
somebody must Psy."
The premier declared the whole Ger
man people desired the war and no class
was particularly guilty.
at will be intOIerabla X Germany es-
capes with lighter taxation than the al
Hes" he added.
FRAMED TO SCALE
OF GERMAN MEANS.
The Premier said the allies reached
an indemnity agreenent and presented
a bill framed to the scale of German pros
perity.
Il laid down the principle that Ger
many is bound to pay for the ~wantou
damage inflicted" he said. but you can
only get from debtor what he is capa-
BILE of paying. Furthermore. Germany
must not be allowed to pay IN q way to
do injury to the country receiving pay
ment; for example, by exporting cheap
goods"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
Writ of Execution
Is Served on Haags

Fred P. Cretors chief deputy United
States marshal, today served upon Julius
A. Haag and Louis E. HaRg at their
drug store, at ia North Pennsylvania
street. q writ Of execution issued yester-
day by Noble c. Butler clerk of ths
United States District Court, on a precipe
from Frederick VanNuys, district attor-
ney.
The sum named in the execution rep
resents fines Of $4,000 against each of
the Haags, interests and costs In the case
last June when they were found guilty
OF violating the Reed amendment.
The Haags were asked for time and
were given until Monday to report ko the
fnarshalas cffice.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05


There are thirty-six cases of whisky
In the possession of Sheriff George
Snlder held under the name of Besesi,
at present.
In the records of the city court is
the testimony of Ralph Dean and
Claude Worley, police officers, that
a total of forty seven cases of whisky
was seized by the police and deliv-
cred into headquarters as the prop
erty Of Mike Besesi
Besesi himself declares that when
the shipment of liquor left Cincin-
natl, where it was bought prior to
the enactment of the prohibition
amendment, 1t consisted of sixty
seven cases of whisky.
Besesi is the prohibition law vio-
lator who escaped Imprisonment
after having been sentenced by ask
ing an appeal which he did not per-
feet in the time allotted.
For approximately two years the
judgment against him was forgotten
and only recently Prosecutor VII
liam P. Evans caused the judge Of
the Criminal Court to take action in
the case.
The Besesi whisky was first taken
into the custody of the Indianapolis
police by Schubert, Reidenbacker.
Dean and Worley. Later, Sheriff
Robert Miller receipted for thirty
six cases of 1t and the thirty six
cases were turned over to Sheriff
Snyder when he went into office.
In the meanwhile Besesi was found
guilty in the city court and in the
Criminal Court.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
NO LID TILTINGP
rs SPREDICTION
Dry Regime Anticipated Under
Administration of
Harding.

FIT PIERCE, Fla, Feb. "a dry re-
gime under the Harding administration
was predicted today by those close to
the President elect. All agreed there
would be no fitting OF the lid so long
as the Volstead act remains unchanged
and some believed be might even mist
upon a more rigid enforcement Of the law
than prevails now.
Harding's position, according to his
friends, is that law must be enforced.
Commissioner Kramer. in charge OF
prohibition enforcement. is expected to
resign shortly after the Harding admin
istraiton comes into power Nothing re
garding his successor has come from the
President-elect and t is likely that
Harding VIII consult the preferences Of
his Secretary Of Treasury. under whose
department the prohibition enforcement
office works
Wayne E. Wheeler of Ohio who was
influential in securing passage Of the
Volstead act, Is mentioned as an aspirant
for the post Of chief prohibition enforce
ment officer, bat Harding's closest friends
were IN doubt regarding his chances.
Ant-SalOon League members have urged
Wheeler's appointment.
President-elect Harding is reported to
be deeply conscious Of the importance
of the importance Of the relations between
Japan and the United States which his
administration will be called upon to
settle and Is extreme anxious to select
an ambassador to the court of the
Mikado, in whose ability and discretion
he has absolute confidence.
Several recommendations are known to
have been made to him, but there is a
suspicion among some Of the men in close
touch with his deliberations that the
men recommended were pressed for the
Toxic post by their indOrser in the hope
OF eliminating them as Cabinet posi-
bilities.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
DECLARES 5000
VETS HAVE NO
HOPE IN FIRE
Health Service Official Says
Men Face Death in Hos
pital COOps.
ONLY TWO MEET NEEDS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Approx-
imately 5000 American soldiers who
were wounded or who contracted
disease during the world war are
cooped up In various institutions
throughout the United States, where
they would never have an oppor-
tunity to escape with their lives II
confagration should occur, accord
ing to a statement made today by
Ewing Laporte, assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, who, as supervisor
of the Public Health Service, mas
charge of the treatment of disabled
veterans.
Hospital facilities of the public health
service were taxed to the limit before
the war, Laporte said, and since the
return of American troops from abroa d
they have proved entirely inadequate. 1t
has been almost impossible, he declared,
to provide proper medicinal treatment
for all the patients who have been thrust
upon the service.
ONLY TWO HOSPITALS
MEET REQUIREMENTS
"The public health service" said La
porte, has only two hospitals which are
modern in their equipment and afford
ample facilities for treatment of soldiers.
One is located at Johnson City, Tenn,
where one thousand tubercular patients
are being treated. The other is at Ma
riOn. Ind, where one thousand insane
veterans are being cared for"
More than 10000 American soldiers
have been treated by the service since
the close of hostilties. Laporte said.
while they have been quartered In
some sixty four so o-called hospitals seat
tered throughout the country" he con
tinued. the vast majority OF these in
stitutions are nothing but e fretraps re
modelled hotels and abandoned barracks.
AT the present time the service is rem
derlng aid to some 81 900 diseased and
manned veterans, and this number is be
ing increased by at least 1000 per month.
II you have never tried the experiment
you may not know that it is a very diff
fcult problem to maintain 1,00G beds un-
der a single roof, but that Is what the
public health service is being called on
to do at present"
NO ACTION YET
By CONGRESS.
So far no definite action for relief has
been taken by Congress. although there
has been considerable discussion and
criticism.
The sundry civil appropriation bin re-
ported to the Senate carries an appropria-
tion of S17, 100000 for the care of dis
Continued on Page Nine)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05
LEAVES LOAN PROBLEM
TO NEW REGIME

WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. - Secretary
Houston, in letter to Senator Lodge,
read in the Senate today, announced that
the Treasury Department had suspended
negotiations with foreign governments
on the subject Of American loans to the
allies. Houston said he wished to leave
his successor free to resume the nego-
tiations without being bound by com
mitments.
No official proposals binding the
United States and foreign governments
on the loan question had been made
Houston said.
Thomas Lamont of J. p. Morgan K Co
said he had not yet received an invita-
ton from the Mexican government TO
take charge of the refunding of foreign
debt of that country.
Lamont would not comment on the re
ported invitation until he had seen it,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-05

vison then made as the minimum which
would provide for the added arms and
new duties imposed on the Army and for
that efficiency which the peace time
Army of the United States should have
as a nucleus Of mobilization in the event
OF a national emergency. | regret that
l am not able to in the condition
OF the world at large or &c the needs
Of the United States any such change as
would Justify the restriction upon that
minimum which is proposed by the
House joint resolution"