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Evening star., 1921-03-13

it enough different names, and IL he
holders for fish once in vile. why
site few pins in a piece of old sole
leather and tell him to look out for
bones. ~
rIp.
A S far as his clothes is concernedy
rap him up in a piece of cheese
cloth and tell him he's Cleopatra. 50
Next to mental defective the
easiest kind of dependent to sup
port is a man or woman under g
yrs. of old. Their milk, bill will run
up to $40 per annum and a baby
carriage costs S45. but it's cheaper
than hireing a taxi every. time the
kid wants to go any place. This
leaves Sl15 a yr. or S:23 per day 70
raise h-ll with and most of the Kids
l know can do it for nothing. 10
A man won't have no dificuley
keeping a wife on $1,000 per yr. uus
lest he allows her to run a charge
acct. somewheres. When a woman
can tell them to charge it, she VIII
buy all the junk in the store but.if
you give gal cash money and say.
This is your own" she will hold
onto it like it was a library book. VI
The madam's feed bag is what
costs the most and the only way TO
keep her from eating up or. $500
per annum is to every once in q vile
call her fatty in a jokeing way. -
RING w. IARDNERn,
Great Neck, l.. J., March IL. ..,n.
Evening star., 1921-03-13
The Fine Art of Keeping a
Dependent On $500 a Year

drawers are sometimes aptly
called. But while n gals attire mzS
be cheaper the Sol per day allow
ance for spending money won't hahS
ly keep her in tobacco of all kinds
and the wise father will bring her
home any I'd. hand cigarettes and
etc. he picks up dureing the day.
OF course IL the dependent is mem
tally defective you won't need no
$500 or nowheres near such an amt
to keep, him going, Take old piece
of leather and. cup II up INTO differ
ent shapes TO make IL. look like dIf-
ferent kinds of meat.
Then when you serve one of The
pieces to him at a meal. say, "Tre
mutton amt done tonight" or '"This
steak is tough
Five different pieces Of leather wilfs
last him yr. and he will think
they's plenty of variety if you call
Evening star., 1921-03-13

is always finding fault with the govt.
for one thing another and the best
way to do with them would be load
them in a mud skow and send them to
Russia partial post, but 1 want to
take this occasion to say to some of
my more reasonable fellow parents
that the govt has been more than gen.
erous in regards to personal exemp-
tions provided the father OF the fam
lily is a business man and runs his
household on a budget system of some
kind.
THE rules Of the tax is that for
every wife you got living with
you. you can take $1,000 OFF Of your
taxable income and 5000 apiece for all
the dependents you got under 1s yrs.
of old. or II they are mentally defec-
tive it don't make no differents in re-
CARDS to their age.
Well in the 1st place let US say
you have got a normal son II yrs.
old which nothing is the matter with
him. Well q boy this age should ought
Evening star., 1921-03-13

! " " ness an interesting experi-
merit in the formation Of a
new government. 1t is to take place
on that little strip OF land to the
south of US, known as Central Ameri-
ca-an area comprising about 100000
square miles-and it's purpose is to
| bring about the union under one head
of the five little republics OF Guate-
mala, Salvador. Honduras. Nicaragua
and Costa Rica-
On September Is Of this year the
tooth anniversary Of Central Amer1- =
cas- independence from Spanish RUE
will be observed. Whether 1t VIII De
celebrated by Ave separate little re-
publics or by one strong union Is
question which can be answered only
hv the success or failure of a project
once again renewed after nearly d
century of protracted. fruitless as
cussion.
Eight times tried and as many time. times
a failure before fair trial, uhio"
of the Central American republics is
receiving little serious attention oy
other republics of the south. But
those who have watched the last a.-
tempt, now in progress and areaoS
resulted in the signing by two coun-
tries of a treaty for the formation OF
the union-with every lnolcat!oh
pointing to similar action oy the
necessary third country-see ne"
meaning, a new hope in the move.
ment Founded on the principles Of
democracy to which this country
owes it's strength, there Is little
doubt that the new union, once
started and given fair trial, will pe
a successful undertaking with every
promise of becoming real FACTOR In
the world today.
The status quo of the proposed
union is. briefly. this: A treaty mas
to to- by four of the five states which
would be combined. Nicaragua OBJ
jecting. Two of the republics. sal
,, vador and Honduras. have formaily
ratified the treaty. and news is ex-
Guatemala. Gvsteu % When tsree states ratify
the treaty a constitutional assembly
will convene and the union will De
proclaimed. There is little doubt
that the two remaining republics,
Costa Rica and Nicaragua. will Join
II formed, the advantages Of a
Central American Union. or United
states of Central America, are many.
The union would better insure the
maintenance OI pedCcs III iulpot so.As
item in view Of the present disturb
ance between Costa Rica and Pan
anna. The boundary lines Of the new
republic would. it is said. be indis-
putahle. and the only difhculties
/, contemplated by those working for
the plan would be domestic. and by
the adoption of a constitution vest
ing sufficient central powers in the
federal government. these. 1t Is said,
would be reduced to q minimum.
A united republic would command
respect. attract foreign capital and
immigration. two all-important fac
tors in tho development Of any grow
ing country. Now the different
states Of Central America are little
known abroad, and. for that matter.
in the United States there are few
who are familiar with their geogra--
ply. history and the unbounded pos
sibilities which lie in their unde-
veloped resources.
Because of the petty jealousies and
rixnlrieS OF fhA di6eeent atateA At.
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The
IncorruptibIe
One
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bia with violence that flung Cam
marillo's army fiat on its face. A
geyser of curses rose from the clut-'
tered decks. ~
what the devil" .1
Were ashore" j.;
Name of God, this is not what was
promised"
Holy saints. are We to swim TO
Magella. -.
/ Peterson, alias Schmidt, leaned over
the bridge and made GRAFTON. His
voice trembled. -.
"Soldati. Brothers. An unforeseen
thing has happened. An island has
come between us and the harbor. We
are under the guns of San Martindi
A joke-a colossal joke-has been
played upon US. We must wait for the
morning and the Liberator. PaZienza!
Do you not fire shot or so much
as light a match. Tomorrow, revenge
and victory. To night, discretion"
= = 81.
THERE was a moment OF silence
broken only by the uneasy shunte
of bare feet on the decks. Then CAM
marillos nationalists, cheated of loot
and glory, broke loose and stamps6H'
ed. They rushed from bow to stern
and back again like pack of hungry
wolves. They came together in squads
and platoons and made warfare in the
darkness. A noise rose from the
stranded ship like the barking and
thunder of a menagerie. Men squealed,
bit, clawed. thumped. Magella was
there, a stones throw away, like "a
tempting beefsteak dangled beforehH'
Gagged lion. The Liberia shook be-,
meath the frenzied rushes of the mAdSo c
dened revolutionists. Dal Re shouted:S
Peace. Silence! You will be DE-
stroyed" But no one heard him. 80
The second officer and his shadow
backing away from the br1dsey
charged the riot head down, straddIed
the rail, and dropped into the watek..
where the fruiter's stern sagged deepr
into Magella harbor. Shaking his head.
the sandy-haired youngster FOLLOWED 9
Signor Pug, swimming with powerful
strokes toward the Capo headaand5f
Behind them the thwarted nationEE;
lists split heaven with their howls. a.
at worked" Pug gasped. grinning-
in the darkness. 1T worked. Oh. the
simple heart of Signor Schmidt! We'H
20 ashore and wake up the garrison
at San Martino. Well salute yoaf
prospective papa-in-law in proper
style. There's work to do before
Cammariilo begins the third act ;Sf
this comic opera. Oh. glory be. what q :
day!" n.
amen" said the sandy-hairtd
applying the crawl stroke
to the black waters of the bay.
, And, with dramatic suddennseee
dawn rolled up the curtain, on th9
grand finale. But that as Suhehe5eAs'
zade remarked to her impatient ue3e,,
lord, il another story. ...ss, IS
iospszsehk lea.> 80. ..s.xsr-.
Evening star., 1921-03-13
A Wang Foo Story by Sidney c.; Partridge

that, your excellency, before you spoke.
And so the department of police
called in the aid of the great detec-
tive.
A T No. 5-5-5 in the Red Cloud alley
"A inspector Higgins met the Man OF
Mystery and they spent busy two
hours together. The latter who be-
trayed a rather remarkable famlli-
arity with the facts of the case,
asked a large number of leading ques-
tions and noted: the answers in his
little leather book.
.'One week from tonight. inspector.
we will arrange for another interview,
and 1 may then have some further in
forma ton for you," he said, as the
Evening star., 1921-03-13
THE CONSUL'S SEAL

Portuguese gentleman who taught me
the unfortunate system has in his
possession a United States consular
release. which he is willing to let
me have for a hundred dollars. if you
could possibly spare me the CASH
Fortunately l have just about that
much in my pocket" replied Mr.. Mar
shall. but what in the world is this
consular realese' that you speak of?
l never heard of it in my life
We'll. it's formal document from
the consul. all signed and sealed. in
which he asks the local authorities
to allow any unfortunate Americans
to return to Hongkong and he will
be responsible for the payment of
their debts. =
"A very strange idea, that; I won
Evening star., 1921-03-13
BY RING w. LARDNER.

TNO the Editor: The ides Of
March is at hand. which the
soothsayer once told Caesar to
beware OF them on acct of It
being the date when you half to give
the Internal revenue collector the 1st
hundred thousand and pretty nearly
every place / been lately people was
disgusting their income tax though as
near as l could make out nobody en-
joyed the conversation. but the worst
crabs Of all is the fathers of a fam
lily that seems to think the govt
hasn't give them a square deal in re-
CARDS to personal exemption for same.
Well they's some cheape skates that
Evening star., 1921-03-13


sert. t............... .............. ~
This amounts up to only $.32 day
and leaves the young man sol per day
for spending money. but If he is chip
Off Of the old block he will save this
up for a yr., when he will have $3.65
in one lump and can give his girl a
theater party provided she don't mind
climing few flights.
4 X X
TN order for the kid to get along
on one complete OUTFIT of wearing
apparel like listed above. it may be
necessary for him to speed one day
per wk. in the hay while the old
lady is creaseing his pants and dust
ing of his shirt collar, underclothes
and etc. II the mother is a church
goer she won't have time to do this
on the Sabbath. so 1t looks like the
best day for the boy to not get up
would be Saturday when they's gen.
orally always no school and besides,
q boy that Is allowed outdoors Sat-
urday is libel to get into mischief.
II the II yr. old dependent fs a
Kal Of the opp. sex the expense of
her clothes will be about $3 less per
annum because she can probably get
Q dress suitable for all the VI.
around for $l8 where the boys suit
costs SIS but ON the other hand the
gafs hat will set you back spot
and the things you don't see on her
costs say 81 more than the boys
-AA- undexshlSt and
Evening star., 1921-03-13

Add $1,000 per annum for school
books and you have got a total of
$T8.75 which you subtract away from
5000 and it leaves $121.25 per annum
to feed him with. or about $.33 per day
which is more than ample as boy
that age amt generally very hungry.
Still and all it's the custom to give
them 3 meals per day so have made
out the following menu:
BREAKFAST
u egg. toast. cereal. .06
LUNCHEON
/ bowl soup, bread and butter,
I glass water. ................. .O6
DINNER
Meat, potatoes. vegetable, des-
Evening star., 1921-03-13

To he in school so he has got to have
clothes to go in. Well here is a list of
what he needs per annum and the cost
Of same IL YOU know where to buy:
Evening star., 1921-03-13
Experiment in Formation
of a New Government

:: 4: :: =: i: !: :: :::: !: II:
merit in the formation Of a
Evening star., 1921-03-13

MR.ANp MRs.wEsrERLy BARNES.
A'A who had recently arrived in the
colony from Seattle and were on their
way to Java to visit the coffee plan
tationA in which industry he was
deeply interested for business rea-
sons. were discussing with their
daughter Rosalie the everlasting
question OF the tourist as to whether
IT was consistent with their American
ideas Of propriety for them to visit
the gambling dens of Macao.
why. mamma, ] don't see any rea-
son in the world why we shouldn't go.
We didn't hesitate moment about
visiting the Casino at Monte Carlo
when we were in Europe. and surely
1t can't be any worse here than it was
there, and Mr.. Marshall says it is one
of the greatest sights in the east"
said the young lady, with rather
saucy toss OF her head and an en-
phzsis that enforced her ideas OF In.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-02
MC0NSHINE WOMEN
 0UTWIT OFFICIALS

Huntington, W. ", Sept. 2-The West Virginia mountaineers and moonshiners may not be long on education but they are certainly dowed with plenty of shrewdness and ingenuity to offset whatever they are lacking in book learning. For years it has been a battle of wits between the mountaineer moonshiners and the 'revonoos-" More often the noun taineerS win.
 Federal officers, returning to head quarters here from a tour through Lincoln County during which they seized 2,00o gallons of mash, nine stills and a quantity of moonshine whiskey, report much Encouragement over a code system put into use by the mountain moonshiners.
 The "code" varies in different com- munities, but it is such that nothing can be done by the officers to prevent its utilization. For example woman will, upon observing the approach or presence of the Federal officers, rush out of a cabin door and begin yelling:
 So-o-o-o-o COW; so-o-o-o cow"
 This translated means: ''The Fed eral men are here, so hide the still quickly"
 The officers declare there is no way to prevent the women from calling the cows home, yet they say it is pos s1ble to go for days and not see a COW In the whole mountains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-02
BOY COBBLERS HELP
 TO REDUCE EXPENSES

St. Louis, Mo-. Sept. 2-Sman boys from a congested district here are learning to help reduce living ex- penses. At Summer schools they are becoming expert cobblers under tute- lage of Miss Julia Murray A major ity of the youths in the daily "cob- bler'' class are of foreign percentage. They learn their trade by repairing shoes of their families.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
SALARIES FOR OFFICIALS
REPORTS WERE MADE TO
-.~ COUNTY BOARD
Mage Scale Is Not Extraordinary
In These Days of High
Cost Living

County board members in session
today at the court house, were pre-
sented with the salary and expense
accounts of the county officers for
1920 as follows: 80.
Judge of Probate Evan Hughes,
salary 1850, fees $3.50, making total
of $4,000. Fees as court commits
sioner SO.
Roy H. Allison county surveyor, in
his report stated that no salary or no
fees were received from the county,
all of the work during the year was
done as drainage problem and was
paid for by the individuals receiving
the benefits.
County Treasurer Henry Spicer,
salary, $4,000; fees, So. So; total, ST.
.5O263.
County Auditor C. L. Kennedy,
salary, $4,000; fees on bitches, $745;
trapping licenses, $1,000; fish licenses,
big game licenses, Sc. 70: state deeds,
81; board of audit, $6620; canvassing
board, $18.40; certified copies, 81; tax
certificates, $1S8.50; making total of
$3,721.65. m S.,
: Sheriff Anton Osten, salary, $4,000;
fees, $758; board of prisoners, $1,678;
making total of $4,936.
Register of Deeds, F. B. Gabler,
total fees, $5,742.25; paid for salary of
office help, $4,000, leaving net fees OF
$2,840.25; with fees for abstracting
amounting to $2,142.75, makes a
grand net total of fees amounting to
$4,983.75. X.
ETC., SLIPS. So; fees on mortgage, GER
tificates, $1,7O7.25, making total OF
$4,135.60. - .... y >,
County Superintendent of Schools
w. H. Detamore, salary, $4,000.
County Commissioners Ole K. Olson
salary, $500; part Of 1919 salary, s137:
expenses, $156: total, $1,O9313.
Matt Sanger, county commissioners
salary, 1897; expenses $1S125; max
ing total of $1,118.25. -
A. r. Rennpferd, county commits
sioner, salary, 1897; expenses, $142;
T. H. Foley, county commissioner
salary, 1887, expenses, 1851; total
e. ]. Davis, county commissioner
$500; expenses, $27s 80; total. ST.
O79.90. Is
County Attorney, c. E. Phillips
salary, $4,000 services on county ditch
matters, 1892, making a total of Sc. 232.
Coroner A. G. Dahl, fees $34.5O.
A plat known as auditors plat No.
16 of Block Lake Crystal was pre-
scented to the board and the same ac-
cepted. -
Commissioner Davis of the LIE Suer
county board appeared and asked for
co operation of the Blue Earth county
board in matters pertaining to Judi
cial road on the north line of James
town. A meeting will be held with the
LIE Sueur county board, the date to be
set later on.
The hearings on the county bitches
No. 60 and 81 will be held on March
9, at the court house. Petitions re-
ceived from Mrs. Sarah : Mckinney,
Ernest Sterling. T. T. James George
Richardson and ]. M. Chapman asking
to be set over from school district No
LOS. The hearing on the same was
set for March at 3 p. M
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
SHORTAGE IS FAKE
REPORT CAUSED WORLD
PRINT FAMINE BELIEF
How Innocent Publishers Were
Led Into This Trap BY the
Manufacturers
ASSOCIATED Press DispatchJ


Boston, February 9-The recent
supposed shortage IN newsprint did
not exist and publishers were led to
purchase by misinfornation circulated
by manufacturers, w. ]. Pape, editor
Of The Waterbury, Conn, Republican
and president Of the Publishers Buy
ing Corporation, said in addressing
representatives of New England news
paper publishers here last night. "a
number of publishers were formed to
go into the market at the same time
to Did fer paper" he said.
Sent The Price Up.
This sent the price up. More paper
was being manufactured than ever
before and the available supply was
sufficient with reasonable use to
satisfy all needs, but by means of
widespread nisinformation circulated
by newsprint manufacturers, publish
ers were led to believe that there was
a world wide paper famine, and start
ed boarding. '-1-- =
Speculation and hoading created a
condition of scarcity when great ware
houses filled with newsprint paper
existed In every publishing center.
The, result was that publishers lost
millions. The manufacturers who had
disseminated the transformation of
themselves reaped golden harvest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
TALKED OF RAIL CLAIMS
NORTHWESTERN EMPLOYEES
HELD MEET HERE
This Gathering Brought Out
Number of Opinions BY
Speakers

Mankato was honored today by the
presence of number Of prominent
Chicago and Northwestern railway Of
ficials and employees, who met at the
city council chambers for the purpose
of talking over claim prevention
Methods M. ]. Boyle Of Winona, di-
vision superintendent, presided at the
meeting, and was one of the principal
speakers. Other prominent speakers
at the meeting were: III. G. Howe,
general freight claim agent of the
Northwestern, and chairman of the
central claim service department. C.
NJ. Boyce, district superintendent of
the Western Weighing and Inspection
bureau, Minneapolis, and several 9TH
er gentlemen. The greatest stress in
all of the short talks was put on the
great importance of more careful CO.
operation In the handling of freight
in transit In order to eliminate the
'sss & Easgt a. sas sass slsn aaa
Other officials present were: H. a.
Parish. trainmaster, Waseca: %. r
Prescott, assistant trainmaster Tracy,
e. e. Turner, Mankato. travelling
agent; e. j. Murphy, Huron, s.. D.,
special agent; G. A.. Fletcher Min
neapolis, travelling inspector: F. M.
Cassidy, yard master at Waseca;
George Krause, Waseca. freight con-
ductor; G.. G.. Book, Waseca, engin-
eer; H. T. Banks agent at Rochester;
wv. H. Wilder agent at Tracy: II. G.
Kleppel, warehouse foreman, Winona.
Many Visiting Employees. :.
The following visitors were also
present: J. j. Klein, agent at San
born: F. A. Wood. agent at Waseca;
G.. H. Cooper, Mankato, freight agent:
q. F. HacFett Mankato district claim
agent; F. B. Swanson, Mankato ware
house foreman; L. r. Hamblin, chief
clerk at freight house Mankato; w.
j. Jackson. division engineer, Winona;
J. w. Anderson, superintendent of the
NJ. P. and NJ. department, Winona:
E. P. Wright, St. Paul Supervisor
of the safety and claim prevention
department; W. Malloy, st. Paul, of
the Omaha freight department; d. n.
Walker, Milwaukee railway agent.
Mankato; F. P. Starr. agent at New
Ulm; C. M. Bovce. district superin.
tendent of the Western Weighing and
inspection Bureau: R. r; Heath trav,,
cling agent Western Weighing and
Inspection Bureau. MINNEAPOLIS: and
C. J. Sorazine, inspector OF the last
Ali of the officials and employees
present at the meeting Were the
guests of Superintendent M. j. Bowie
at a noon day luncheon at the. Bibhs
e. Peterson cafe in the Saulpaugn
Hotel.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
FORGOT TO HANG NEGRO
OFFICIAL IS SAID TO HAVE
SLIPPED COG
Sheriff Troubled; Prisoner Eat
ing Regular Three Square
Meals Each Day
United Press Dispatch.1

Baton Rouge, La, February g.
Lonny Eaton, the man the sheriff for
got to hang may be dead legally. At
torney General Coco admitted today
he didn't know, but reports from
Ouachita parish prison where Lonny
has been taking in, legally or Illegally
his regular three squares a day, ever
since his execution was mislaid by
Sheriff Grant February 4, do not in =
dictate that his appetite has suffered
because of his possible demise. Sheriff
Grant wrote the governor yesterday
that in the press of civil and criminal
matters" February 4, he utterly for
got the mandate to put the negro, con
victed of the murder Of white man
to death on that day.
The sheriff didn't know what to do
about it. He has no warrant to exc
cute his prisoner on any other day
and asked for instructions. The gov
ernor turned the matter over to At
torney General Coco who is raking the
law books for presidents. 1t was said
the once in jeopardy principle of law,
might prevent any execution. In the
meantime, the negro is physically
alive and the board of pardons still
has before it an application for
clemency in his case.
Statement Attorney General
The attorney general issued a state
ment today declaring that from in
vestigation of the Eaton case as a
member of the board of pardons, he
believed the negro should not be
hanged" He added that had he known
that the date of execution had been
set he would have called Governor
Parker's attention to a request for re-
price and communication of sentence
made by Sheriff Grant, who had as
serted that to hang Eaton would be
"a travesty on Justice" "My investi-
CATION showed that the killing of the
white man for which Eaton was found
guilty was done in a fray" Attorney
General Coco said.