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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03

attractive piece of property.
Harry Nicholson arrived home from
his Florida trip on Monday night. He
had a most delightful time and re-
turned home as brown as a berry and
feeling tip-top. Some one made the
remark that the only thing that
brought the former marrying Judge
home was that he had to file his tn
come tax report
Clayton Root. IT. Is confined to his
home with en- infected knee caused
from a severe cut which later de
yeloped an infection.
Mrs. kari Grost entertained the C..
.. B. club at their regular meeting ON
Monday night ard the usual good time
was had BIZ the members Of this clue.
who meet %fortnightly to play 500, Mrs.
Mabel Boye and Ruth Wheeler were
the prize winners.
sheriff " " ODDS entertained the
embers az the grand jury and the
court house officials at dinner on We'd
nesdav and the affair was thoroughly
entoved ~ those who were fortunate
enough TO he favored with an invita-
tion-
Miss Nellie Meyers. 81 this citv has
been engaged II teach the MerrtlIville
school during the absence Of Miss
Laura Lennertz. whose health is very
roor AZ this tins and who has been
obliged to take 4 vacation IN that ac-
count.
Mr.. and Mrs r. r. Gofs1 entertained
3 party 81 friends az bridge on Satur-
day night thetr guests including the
ouuge married set. John Lehman
mM
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03
BLACKSMITH"s IDEA
OF TOMBSTONE VERSE
mNTERNArloNAL Ngws sERvIeEI

INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERVIcEl
LCND0N-Henry Jackson, some time
blacksmith and f~arrier. Of Chestnut, has
given the local burial board a postum
nous problem.
It f. the problem of an epitaph. Hen
ny Jackson left instructions that his
tombstone SHOULD bear these words:
Ny head ana hammer lie reclined;
nv bellows toe, have lost their wind;
Ny hre's e~xtinguished. forge decayed.
And tn the dust my wise Is laid.
Ny coal is spent my iron gone;
Last nail l. driven; my work Is DON
The burial board at first decided that
they could not permit the inscription.
but they thought again. and have in
structed their clerk q refer the matter
70 the local bishop for. a ruling.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03
HUMAN INTELLI-
GENCE is SAME AS
1000 YEARS AGO
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvscEI
A HTsr~~ :

NORTHEASTERN Mas9-Human In
teIligence has Increased little during the
past two thousand years. according to
Dr. William II. Burnham. professor ii
Pedagogy and School of Hygiene at
Clark University.
Ability TO do things. the psychologist
acknowledge has advanced euedmous-
and this is responsible for tho many
improvements.
BUT Fundamentally he believes we are
no further along than the people were
IT. ancient Athens.
-, rection - as stagnatton. Profes
s1r Burnham believes, lies VITA The
propcrtratning Q: children.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03
Farmers Make
Mash" Wait for
Travelling Still
INTERNATIONAL NEWS sERvIcE1

ST. LOUIS. Mo.-The travelling com
n1unity" stiIl in the latest worry Of pro
hibit1on enforcement officers here. The
police cleanup squad is now hot on
the trail OF an elusive whiskey-making
outfit
Evidence Of h perambulating dis.
tillery was hrst discovered when The
police found Parette Pasquale pulling
MS hair and saashing hrs teeth over
thirty-one barrels Of mash. bewafl&g
the fact That that stnI amt here yet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03

iecting himself into politics in
such a way as to embarrass the
Harding administration, but he
will continue to be available 10
newspapermen through his secre-
tary and viii attend the theater
and take daily automobile rides.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03

sim" Is operated similar p TIE conn
munity operation IF the threshine ma
chine in rural dlstrtcts-that 4, going
from house tn house as needed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03
20

President Wilson. who becomes
a private citizen, will seek rest and
quiet for a time, but he Will con
tlnue to take an active interest IN
public affairs, according to his
secretary. j. F. TumuIty. MIR.
Wilson viii seek to avoid pro-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03

interesting gimpses of the pread ent taken during his eight ear in
Office, Upper left shows President and Mrs, Wilson. the first snap
shot taken of the two together after their marriage. Center shows
she president. in Paris. Left TO right. below. president in his most
typical speaking pose, one of his most popular photographs Center,
and Taft and Wilson riding to the capitol for the Inauguration in
1878. Above at the right is one of the most recent photographs OF
the president taken after his illness.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-03

Any public expectation that there
will be an early and large liter
ary output from the presidents
pen, after he r~etires from ofiee.
IS likely to encounter disappoint-
ment. He may write an imper-
sonal history Of world events, but
he mas no definite plans
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

bronze plaques on $50 trees as a
memorial to the World war dead;
employment provided for hundreds
of e%x-service men by the en-
ploy1hent committee, and relief to sick
and wounded veterans In New York
city hospitals from the Legion's vel
fare committee.
Mr.. Deegan, when asked to give
some of his working principles, said:
4 insist upon every post being rep
resented at a county meeting held once
a month. / visit every post at least
once or twice q month and for the
benefit Of Legionnaires have arranged
fer a legal committee to take up the
principal troubles Of the boys, without
cost. I find that Legion men have
absolute confidence In their officers,
provided they know that they do not
seek political Office at. their expense.
To that end I make every effort to
Keep the organization free from men
holding appointive offices.
Personal contact with your post is
absolutely necessary telling them
what is going N, listening to COM
plants and abolishing wherever pos
sible parliamentary procedure, because
delegates oftentimes will come to meet
1ngs and fear to speak on a subject
which is vital to the interests Of the
organization, because they do not know
whether they are in order"
During the war Mr.. Deegan was at
tached to the staff of Gen. George w.
Goethals and was assigned to inspect
the army bases along the Atlantic
coast and inland army depots. He
was discharged a major in 1919.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

preparations for Fairgrounds, WINE
Dayton trebled its appropriation the
year before. Detroit has issued SlO.-
100000 in bonds for parks and play
grounds; Portland, Ore, has issued
100000 for the purchase Of play
grounds, and Pittsburgh $981,OOO for
the same purpose. With the increase
of congestion in the streets of Amer
lean cities the business Of being a
child becomes more and more hazard
U.S.. In this connection the American
City states that % children.a month,
on an average, were killed in the
streets of New York city during 1920.
Few blocks in the city have provision
for play space. OF the Is play centers
planned by the Playground association
all but six remained closed because Of
lacks of funds. 1t is pointed out that
the policy of providing accommoda-
lions for play should be adopted in
connection with rebuilding and the
construction of new buildings.
The time to lay out Fairgrounds and
recreational centers is before the town
has grown to an extent that makes it
necessary to condemn property for
such purposes. Let there be a proper
~ understood, comprehensive plan fol-
lowed in the development of the town
from it's start.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
INTENDED TO DESTROY PEST
English Sparrow Was Imported to End
Plague Of Devastating Cater
pillars, but Alas!

The house-sparrOw or English spar
row is perhaps the most familiar Of
the ~seed-eating birds known to the
whole civilized world. 1t is indigo
nous to Europe and Asia where it is
only partly migratory. 1t was not
known south of the Sahara, nor in
Australasia, until the European col
o~nization of those regions caused it's
introduction there. The h%Ouse-spar-
rows were first brought to this country
from England in 1850 by Nicholas Pike
and other directors Of the Brooklyn
institute, when eight pairs were liber-
ated in Brooklyn, N. Y, but a second
importation in 1858 was needed to es-
tablish the race. Sparrows were
brought in, and %colonized elswhere dur
ing the next twenty years, in various
parts of the country, including Cali
fornia, the city government of Phila-
delphia, Pa, importing and letting
loose more than 1000 pairs in 1869.
The motive in most cases was to free
the shade trees OF devastating cater
pillars, which at that time were especi-
ally numerous and annoying through
out the eastern states. A few far
seeing persons protested, but were not
listened to. Only a few years elapsed,
however. before a mass of evidence
was presented that the sparPows were
Of no practical service as insect de-
stroyers, and we're an increasing nui-
sance and menace The outcome Of
much discussions and writing was an
exhaustive inquiry by the United
States Department Of Agriculture. the
results Of which were unfavorable to-
the bird.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

Naval academy in 1901. Assigned to
the ship Washington, he became gum
merry officer; at that time he was the
youngest officer in the navy to hold
this position.
While the Washington was lying
off Cape Hatteras a sailor was washed
overheard in a heavy sea. Risking
his life in the waves, Mr.. Spafford
plunged overheard and succeeded in
rescuing the seaman. His bravery
was recognized in a letter of COM
mendation from the secretary Of the
navy. He rose to the rank of lieu
tenant commander.
In 1914 Mr.. Spafford resigned from
the navy to study law at Columbia
university.
With the start Of the war Mr.. Spaf-
ford offered his services to his coun-
try and he was made a lieutenant
commander in the navy reserve
corps. He served for a time as a
member Of the board Of inspection and
survey, which was in charge Of the
selection of ships to be purchased by
the government. He directed the fit
ting out Of the first Is 11O-foot sub
marine chasers built for distance serv-
ice and established a submarine chaser
base at New London, Conn.
When the American navy became
active in the Straits Of Otranto, MI.
Stafford was sent to establish a SUBJ
marine chaser base at Corfu, Greece,
and later became chief of staff Of
that station. He was in charge of all
operations and was on the first Amer
lean submarine chaser which de-
stroyed an enemy ship after locating
1t by the process of sound contact.
When the Austrians surrendered two
battleships and two ~sdestroyers to the
United States, Lieutenant Commander
Spafford took them over. Later, he
investigated the situation along the
Dalmatian coast and made a special
report OF Fiume to the American
peace delegation at Paris. He re-
ceived the Distinguished Service Med
al. Mr.. Spaiford is a member Of
Manhattan naval post of the Amer
lean Legion in New York city.
sH% ~ KY LHE
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

Harrison, Ind, looked about for the
representative type of American sol
der to advertise the citizens military
training camps to be held during the
summer, they found Sergeant Sylves-
ter, overseas veteran and member Of
the American Legion at the military
post, still in the service.
Sergeant Sylvester is scheduled to
cover 737. miles during the 40 days.
He is visiting towns and cities in In
diana, Ohio and Kentucky. He car
ries light marching equipment and is
the guest Of his buddies in the Legion
posts along the dusty route.
The American Legion will assist in
obtaining recruits for the citizens
military training camps, according to
a resolution adopted by the military
policy committee Of the e~x-service
mems organization.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

made a sweeping bow. But Martha
Hadley, hurrying down the Changers
stairs, was only anxious to go. She
wondered why she had done that last
foolish thing, given him permission to
see her again.
She knew why. Ever since she had
danced with him first and felt the
strong guidance of his arm and had
stepped into the glassed Enclosure
the Changers called their conserva.
tory, she had been a different Martha
His voice, deep and vibrant, had
twined itself about her heart.
He had said she was pretty. He
had said she wore the most charming
costume there, and that her voice was
sweet. He begged her to tell her name
But Martha had held him back at
each step; she couldn't tell him her
name Observation-Disclosures she had al.
ways longed to be Rosamond OF
4 Paula.
AS she ran down the walk and out
past the fanked motorcars. Martha
looked back at the lighted windows OF
the Granger house. 1t was the time to
unmask now, but Martha had chosen
to steal away instead-to run back
home through the dewy grass, drink
ing in deep breatlls of the soft air,
looking up at the white stars so far
away.
What a wonderful night if. had
been! She had put aside the other
Martha--the Martha who washed
dishes in the white house down the
lane, and had been for just this {
the girl she had always longed to be.
The sunshine next afternoon was
too golden to be an excuse for the
weather to keep her home.
4 won't go, though| Martha said.
4 never meant to go.n
But ait half-past three she was TAX
ing down her hair for the third time
with cold, trembling fingers and wish
Ing that her blue and w~hite-checked
bingham was not SO plain.
Perhaps he'll he cross-eyed,,' she
thought desperately, D else he'll be
SO ugly that can't bear to look at
him.,
She almost hoped he would be, us
she went slowly through the mendow
to the white gate. Bur when she saw
him far of. his tall figure, her heart
began TO heat Inadly, and she knew II
wouldn't make any difference n he
was not good 10 look at. Heawas the
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
Story Of a snoMfIake.

A snowflake should be built upon d
particle Of dust. Then, IL it has the
good fortune to begin It's career at the
top of q cloud many miles above the
earth. and to pass through many at
mospheric strata, differing In their
Temperature and the mount OF mois.
tare they contain, the snowflake is
very likely to become q notable indi-
yidual among its kind, In a stratum
Of warmer air the fake catches mois-
ture on It's tiny spicules, and when ii
enters q colder stratum below the moia.
ture Us frozen, and so the flake grows.
in q thawing mir many flakes some
times eohere. forming disks from an
Inch to two Or three inches across.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
lone bwn
' Helps Y
NOT ALLOWED TO BE PESTS
City of Boston Has Strict Regulations
Governing Construction and Main
tenance of BilIboards.

The following regulations r in ef-
feet in the city of Boston, governing
the use of billboards:
No outdoor advertising shall be per-
mitted on any location within 500 feet
of town or city parks, Fairgrounds,
metropolitan parks, parkways, state
reservations or public buildings.
No outdoor advertising sign shall ex-
coed an area of ten square feet If
within 500 feet Of any public highway.
No outdoor advertising sign, wher-
ever located, shall exceed an area Of
100 square feet, and all such signs
shall be rectangular in form.
No outdoor advertising shall be per-
mitted upon any rock, tree or natural
object Of beauty.
All fields and backgrounds of out
door advertising shall be Of neutral
colors, and the fields, backgrounds and
letters thereon shall not be d%iscordant
with surroundings, and nothing shall
be placed thereon except letters of
the alphabet and numerals.
No outdoor advertising shall be al
lowed within the area between inter-
secting streets and within a radius Of
$50 feet from the point where the cen
ter lines Of the streets intersect.
The structure and the materials of
al outdoor advertising signs shall meet
the approval of the department OF
public safety OF the state as regards all
questions of fire hazard.
No waste or other rubbish resulting
from any billboard or outdoor advertis-
ing sign shall be allowed to accumulate
onsor in the vicinity of the premises
where the same ID located.
Bottoms of all signs shall be at least
three feet from the ground.
No outdoor advertising shall be per-
mitted OF allowed to be maintained
without an annual state license.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

rules Of military III walked
the austere colonel. Sergeant Arthur
remained working at her desk. Silver
eagles walked over to her desk and
frowned # 3@
1Um-ever get up when an onicer
comes ! the room, sergeant7' he
groWled.
YES, sir. sometimes" Miss Three
Stripes replied.
AUm-andI suppose you salute your
superiors, too, eh?"
Sergeant Arthur smiled sweetly-
and then her eyes snapped.
fSir, I've never seen q man yet who
was my SUPERIOR
And the colonel passed it on with
out reprimand.
Miss Arthur, now yice-commander of
Robert p. Remington post OF the
American Legion in Indianapolis, en-
listed for four years and served l8
months. She is still ia the reserve.
drawing $l a month with which she
buys hair nets. She is authority on
Liberian golf and plays 4 good hand
at sblackjack.n
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

her, and now, nearly, she saw he war
not as she had thought him, but. nicer,
much nicer, a hundred times nicer!
Her heart sank lower.
Aren't you going to speak. to me?'
he begged.
Martha lifted her face to him. The
afternoon sun struck a CLINT of gold
across her mousey hair and showed
the f1uctuating color; first she was
red, then she was white, around her
clear honest eyes that she lifted to
his.
DO you know, you're lovelier than
even the girl I had imagined" he said
as he took her icy little hand.
"Oh, don't!" Martha begged, she
could not believe that he al not max
ing fun of her.
DO you know, I've found out who
you are and where you live? The
Changers told me that you teach the
district school down the road, and that
you live with your aunt in the white
house in Chestnut lane"
But I don't know who you are! !"
Martha said.
Jimmie Gorton, lawyer, age twenty
seven, utterly cynical and d%isillusioned
until last night"
Martha looked up at him and, her
eyes fell beneath the look in his.
Could he mean
Jimmie Gorton, looking down fat
her, at the tiny curls that nestled at
the white nape of her neck, and the
smooth mouse-colored hair and the
white, clear skin, thought she was
lovely as some wild flower that hides
in the woods.
"But-but-" she faltered.
II know it isn't done, but I'm go
ing to do it" Jimmie Gorton went on.
81 was tired and bored when I came
to the Changers for the weekend. /
thought every n was as tired and
bored as Until I met you. You had
the sweetest laugh and the softest
voice and the shyest way in the world.
But / was afraid, oh, if you knew
how afraid / was, that you were like
all the rest-just a pretty painted
doll, when your masquerade was Off
and today / find you like this!"
Like whaty" Martha asked.
He broke a tiny spray from the
pear tree, and Martha saw a white,
half-opened blossom.
Like this!" he held it to her.
She looked up into the blue eyes
looking down. into hers; into the plain,
candid face that was SO serious now,
and then she said softly, II think I'll
go back now"
"Do you think I could come around
and see-meet Aunt Emma?" the
young man asked.
Perhaps" she said.
DO you think we can be friendsT'
he said when they had come to her
own doorstep.
She looked down again from the
step above him, into those blue mag
netic eyes, and she knew he vas ask.
ing more than friendship.
perhaps"
She watched him as he went strid-
ing down the lane, and her eyes were
misted with happiness.
"He didn't mind my being plain at
ALL" Martha said. II don't think he
even knew It'll" She Rugged her arms
ecstatically.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
TRANSFERS PAY TO LEGION
Permanently Disabled Yank, Propped
Up In Bed, Signs Over Bonus
Check to Post.
"a striking example of the gratitude
OF the nations disabled veterans for

those who nave.
aided t b M In
their hours Of
s uf e g has
come to the at
tention OF Lee G.
Prentice post Of
the American Lee
gion In F q r
mount, MINI.
Cletus Lappin,
i young soldier
severely wounded
on the battlefield
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
just Plain
Martha
BY JESSIE DOUGLAS

~
20. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
you must go now"
"Yes."
Butt shall see you again" 1t
was the sound in . his voice-the
sound Of the pursuing male-that
made Martha shake her head.
She looked very charming so;
she had looked very charming all eve
ming. In that quaint masquerade
costume of a flower girl, short silken
foWer-laden hat with long streamers
that fell across her shoulders, and the
willow basket on her arm, she was
graceful, alluring, dainty.
The black mask covered all but her
mouth, dimpling and red, and the mar
in the costume of a Spanish cavalier
watched 1T now as she spoke.
Were going to say good-by here
she insisted.
But why? I am just getting to
know you; why break up the begin.
ming Of a pleasant friendship-you
know more about me than though
we'd met all winter in a casual way
I want to see you again
She hesitated and was on the verge
Of temptation, when she felt his fingers
on her mask and heard him plead
Take 1t off, pleased"
Martha stiffened and drew back.
Il will meet you then tomorrow al
four" she said breathlessly, sat the
white gate of the far meadow"
He blew her a kiss from his finger
tips and took off his plumed hat anG
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
LEGION MAN ON LONG HIKE
Sergeant Sylvester at Indiana lie
Scheduled to Walk 1877 Miles to
Boost Training Camps.
Former doughboys will reflect long
upon the sad case Of Sergt. Harley G.

Sylve S ter, who
likes the walking
branch Of the
service so well
that he volun-
tarily agreed to
hike an average
of 1871 miles a
day for 40 days
to tell the peace
full c%itizenry why
they should learn
to fight.
When officials
Of Fort Benjamin
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
The Modern Poet.

He wears his hair long and a flow
ing necktie; his trousers bag at the
knees, and there is dandruf on his
coat collar. In addition to that he
writes unintelligible stuff from which
it is impossible to gather either sense
or music-therefore he must be a
poet.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

Legion, William F.
Deegan, first vice
commander Of the
Legion in New
York, has perfect
ed in Bronx coun-,
ty one Of the most
powerful Legion
units in the u
try.
Among the ac-
omplishment Of
the Bronx coun-
ty Organization is
f.h~ -1--s-
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

1--WE had quite a game up to the
boarding house last night
Poker"
No The landlady was going to lick
one of the boys for not paylng his
board. l tried to check hef. she.
jumped me, crowned him and fold ls
both 10 move
ibid you DO lt?s
s<iheaas'~TAmerican Legion Weekly.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21
SAYS NO MAN HER SUPERIOR
Bright-Eyed Sergeant and Vice Com
nander Of Post BIuffed MIR.
SiIver-Eagtes.
Who else but bright-eyed, smiling
American girl could have gotten away

- ~ fslf
Sergeant Minnie
Arthur Of the Uni
ted States marine
corps was on duty
In a recruiting Of
fee in Indianapo-
lis, Ind, during
the a The ma
jor in charge was
nervous; a colonel
from Washington
was coming to in
spect; everyone
brlIShnd I'M MI
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-07-21

nov In hospital, rated totally and per-
manently disabled, received q check In
payment for the state bonus while
taking treatment in sanitarium at
Paramount.
Asking to be pr0Dped MP in bed,
Lappin Endorsed the slip. good for sew
eral hundred dollars, to the Prentice
post Of the Legion. When ] needed.
help said the boy who had given the
best Of his life to his country, sthe Lee
gion boys stood by me Now I'm go
Ing to do my little bit to help them
get those clubrooms they are after.