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The central record., 1921-11-17

Two big baskc, ball game, vii be-
played today The first one starting
At 3ij between the Rainbows ana
Reds and the second between the Vel
lows and Purple. Everybody in
yited.
The central record., 1921-11-17

Ten Thousand beautiful theories for
bettering "u"'> fellow beings lie In
wreckar. slon= the shores Of time.
The fellow i"ings objected.
The central record., 1921-11-17

Flying kite 'to keep the wolf
away from the door is the occupa-
,ion Of World War veteran who
during the war flew an airplane in
France. The veteran was jobless and
the only work the American Legion
Employment Bureau AT Minneapolis.
MINI. could find for him was flying
AN advertising kite for film COM
pany.
The central record., 1921-11-17

He should Worry
Miss Robinson Where were YOU
yesterday. Craig'"
Craig Please, mum. had the
toothache
Mis- sRobinson Has II stopped ="
Craig - don't know"
Miss R.-"What. do you mean boy.
you don't know II your tooth has
stopped achinr7"
Craig mo mum. the DENTS, kept
4.
The central record., 1921-11-17

The School Orchestra consisting
~ few boy. and gir's j. greatly i'm
proving every week and We hope they
will soon be able 90 give the public
some of their splendid music The
school = very proud ~ this orchestra
and think II will b, of great help 10
the school
The central record., 1921-11-17

Members of the American Legion.
who served with the United States
forces IN France. will be- called upon
To give facts relating 20 senator
Watsou's charge that American soldi-
crs were shot and hanged in France
without formality Of a court-martial
Secretary of War Weeks IN request
To Commander Hanford MacNider
for the Legion's cooperation said the
War Department desired to prove
or definitely refutc the Georgia Sen
ator'- allegations Lemue Bolles.
national adjutant Of the Legion said
he was sure the National Command
cr would cooperate.
The central record., 1921-11-17

day night They gave two selections
SUNSET" and Autumn Lullaby. p"
This club l. doing crcdiablc work this
year under the direction of Miss Will
der. and Mr., holland u Is hoped
that they may have some new songs
ready soon and Will give them during
chanel hour
The central record., 1921-11-17

4 chicken that came into the
world "shlmmying' and grew to full
size in spite Of its affection. was one
of the attractions at the Joy Day"
celebration Of the Hedrick. Iowa pos,
~ the American Legion. Il was bill
ei as "th. worlds only shimmying
chicken"
The central record., 1921-11-17

the Shelbina. Mo. post Of the Ameri-
can Legion in the Legion parade at
Kansas City Scmtich gets around
with the aid Of crutch
The central record., 1921-11-17

\ hve-mile walking race will be
held Thanksgiving Day BY the Charles
A. Learned Post Of Detroit. Mich.
Both men and women have entered
the contest. Only Legionaires are
eligible. Prizes valued at more than
81 900 will be- offered.
The central record., 1921-11-17

The home IN which the daughter Of
Betsy Ross. maker of the first Ameri-
can flag. lived at Fort Madison. la.
has been purchased by the Fort Madi-
son post ~ their American Legion
for club house.
The central record., 1921-11-17

Joseph Semtich. q world war vet
erzn who lost leg in the Aryonnc.
walked seven miles at the head Of
The central record., 1921-11-17

Buck private had the pleasure Of
seeing former commissioned officers
doing kitchen police at an American
Legion banquet at Terre Haute. Ind.
The central record., 1921-11-17

One Of the most interesting basket
ball games Of the season was played
Friday afternoon between th. Semi
orr tRainbowsi and Sophomorcs.
Purplcsl Both teams were even
~ matched bu, the score was TO
IN favor of thcRainbows
The lineup was n follows
The central record., 1921-11-17

Ray Phillips. member Of the Ameri-
can Legion at Nashville. Tenn. re
celved hve-pound box Of candy in
the mail and wondered who loved
him. After eating some Of the candy
he was sent to the hospital, wher.
physicians pronounced his condition
critical. The candy contained pois-
ON and Phillips is now wondering
Who hates him The police are in
vcs,ipating.
The central record., 1921-11-17

The mayor and chief Of police Of
Lincoln. Neb.. have endorsed a plan
for the employment Of jobless ex-
service men as night watchmen to
aid the police department in sup
pressing crime.
The central record., 1921-11-17

Reunited after seventeen years
separation. Frank and Joseph Payne.
who had been placed in an orphanage
in st. Louis in early childhood. found
in comparing the war experiences
that they had sough, safety in the
sameshell hole IN the Argonne. but
did no, at the same time know they
wcrc brothers The reunion occurr-
ed at Kansas City, Mo.
The central record., 1921-11-17

There j. one officer 10 every seven
men M the United States army, ac-
cording io information received by
the American Legion. |, was cN-
planned by ia. War Department that
the hlgn proportion Of officers was
due 20 the present army policy ~
maintaining AN army capable Of quick
expansion in time Of war The army
tody numbers i3s 900 Of which mum.
her $4,000 are Officers.
The central record., 1921-11-17

\ post Of the American Legion
composed entirely Of World War vet
erans Of Polish descent has been
formed at Toledo. Ohio and is known
a. Argonne post. Frank Szumigala
Is the commander, Stanley j. Grzez-
inski il vice commander and Joseph
Malinkonski IL adjutant.
The central record., 1921-11-17

The FIRST official act Of llandford
MacNider. newly elected national
commander Of the American Legion.
was his attendance ut the Armistice
Day ceremonies nj Arlington as rep
rcsentative Of the majority Of ex-
service men in the United States.
He will remain a, Washington during
the disarmament conference Mac
Nidcr's election has been approved
by the Legionaires everywhere. HE
i exactly the type Of man ". wan,
10 lead US" seems 10 be- the unani-
nous comment. The impressive
things about the new commander are
that he went into the army a buck
private and came out Lieutenant
colonel with II citations and nine
decorations; that at the age Of 81 he
Is head Of larg. banking business
in Iowa and that he Is "A Harvard
man without the Harvard accent"
He has been hailed everywhere as "a
real soldier"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14
Biliousness and Constipation

"For years was troubled with bill
iousness and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me. lost my usual force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse. !
do not know where l should have been
today had ] not tried Chamberlain's
Tablets. The tablets relieved the i'll
feeling at once, strengthened the di-
gestive functions, helping the system
to do it's work naturally" writes Mrs.
Rosa Potts, Birmingham, Ala.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14
One Dollar Saved Represents Ter
Dollars Earned.

One Dollar Saved Represents Ten
Dollars Earned.
The average man does not save to
exceed ten per cent of his earnings
He must spend nine dollars in living
expenses for every dollar saved.
That being the case heScannot be too
careful about unnecessary expenses.
Very often q few cents properly in
vested, like buying seeds for his gar
den, will save seven dollars outlay lat
er on. 1t is the same in buying Cham
beriain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy.
1t costs but few cents, and q bottle
of it in the house often saves a doc
tors bill of several dollars.
Mixture That wake. ,or Success.
Nothing veniured. nothing gained. Is
saying wirh winch Nil are familiar
The large majority of successful men
assumed reasonable risk when they
began their careers. Success results
from a proper combination OF brains
xoinInOn sense ana courage.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

can be dispensed with for a while
without impAiring the efficiency or
standard Of our schools, and It should
be done. This is no time Tor friIls.
What is true Of the school district is
also true Of the city and county. II
the interest Of the people bearing gre
yions tax burdens expenditures Of
public funds should be cut to the
quick Government, from the high
est TO the lowest division, Is costing
too much anyway, and it does seem
as though something could be done
TO make II cost less, even 70 Topping
off some things that are really not
essential, even though we have in the
past been accustomed to think they
were necessities. SO for mercy's
sake, let's make a start this year.
Since the above was put in type the
schoc. board has made start by dig
the music department and
he school nurse)
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

busted Some men would have drop
ped that hod, but he wasn't that kind
Of man. He had set out to carry
that load of 1900 pounds Of brick up
to the top of that building and he pro-
posed to do it."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

RIGID economy in government, in
fact, should extend TO state. coun-
ty, city and school districts. In these
times expenditures should be limited
to actual necessities. Items that are
not necessities should be, Topped Off
Only in this way can the burden of
taxation be Iightened. Last week
The Index printed clipping from the
Caldwell Tribune, in which II was
stated that the school board Of that
district had discontinued several de-
partmonts that are considered to be
not absolutely essential in order to-
bring the expenditures. within reach
Of the income. The Emmett district
has been more fortunate In It's fnan-
cial aRairs than it, neighbors, thanks
20 the wise administration Of its Of
neial. But while the district has not
gone In debt for running expenses,
expenses have been increarinx year BY
year until they have reached . large
figure In view Of the tax burden
that the people are subjected to. the
example beinv sst BY the Caldwell
district officials, ~ we'll - other dis
tricts. Il votoAy Of emulation BY the
Emsnst district Several department,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14
NOTICE 10 9URsCRIpER9
CURRENT COMMENT

THE governments balance sheet a.
the beginning of the new fiscal
year disclosea thu size of the job that
has been put up to Mr., Dawes. the
director Of the budget, and gives some
idea also IL the size Of the job up to
tk1 taxpayers the next year. The
government Is tskinR' In around 5 bill
lion dollars and spending around 5
billion. Its fixed charges are not
likely to dimtniah greatly this year.
and appzecisbIe saving 10 be made
must BE- made by cutting down the
governments overhead. Despite the
large decrease made in the personnel
Of tho departments thers are stiTl
mare than eighty thousand clerks in
Washington ~ against 10000 before
tho war. This il perhaps = small
item when wo consider the total num-
Der Of persons employed in the civil
and war establishments - there are
approximately = million OF them---but
Il does give some Idea Of the way the
government has extended itself since
pre-wAr dayn. The task Of getting
government back to somewhere near
= pre-war status has bsen accepted by |
President Harding. who rightly re-
CARDS Il ~ tho hrst duty Of his ad-
ministrAtioD. The country expects
It. Mr.. Dawes and the budget are
expected to see that II does. A 5 bill
lion government Is too much govern
Inent for the returns II makes to the
taxpayers. They have learned to look
vt the balance sheet, to count costs,
10 compare service with taxes and TO
hold the governments responsible.
The people ms well as the govern
ment are getting budget education
and that is an encouraging sign.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14
TALES OF TOWN
CROSSING THE BAR

Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning Of the
bar,
When / put out to sea.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

MUCH fuss has been made over the
contract for the Black Canyon
dam on the ground that it has not
been signed by either the government
or the Emmett Irrigation Distrist Of
hcisls. 1t is effort wasted. In the
first place, two conditions required Of
the irrigation district by the govern
ment--apportionnent OF the benefits
and confirmation by the district court
have not been complied with, and in
the second place, the government is
not accustomed to sien contracts Of
this character, II OF any. Uncle Sam
simply speciies what the second par
ty must do; when those stipulations
have been carried out the con-
Lrsct Is valid ard binding. Uncle
Sam does not break contracts unless
he has a reason, and you can bet
your last dollar that he will build the
lam whenever funds are available |
Inless he gets out Of patience with
'bstructionists, whether the contract |
= officially signed by him or not.
What has been done so far is simply
his: The project has received the APP
'roval Of the Secretary Of the Inte-
Tor and the reclamation officials.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

Too full for sound and foam.
When that which drew from out the
boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark
And may there be no sadness OF fare
well,
When | embark;o
For tho from out our bourne Of Time
and Place
The flood may bear me far,
| hope TO see my Pilot face to face
When have crossed the bar.
Alfred Tennyson.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

THE "didn't think it would burn"
fool is abroad, in the land again
as testified by the smoke Of range and
grass fires chat can be seen in the adj
joining hills. II is time that some of
these destroyers Of property be brot
10 the bar Of justice before some
struggling dry farmer is left dssti-
tute and homeless. The unusual
growth Of grass and weeds in the
foothills caused by the abundant
spring rains has dried out rapidly I'M
der the summer heat of the past two
weeks and become a veritable finder
box. Practically all af the range
fires Of the past few days are said to
have started along the travelled roads
or trails where some careless smoker
had evidently Tipped lighted match
or cigarette stub in the powder-dry
grass by the roadside. The town had
a narrow escape from burning up last
Sunday forenoon by one. Of these
didn't think it would burn" fellows.
They are just as dangerous and more
destructive than the "didn't know it
was loaded" kind No one has a
light to be careless with so danger
ous an element As Are and the public
las the power and privilege to pro-
ect itself against any member who
8. On account Of The vast amount
o inflammable material everywhere
resent II Is to the interest OF every
itizen, resident and property owner
0 see that no connaRrations are
tartsd and II they are started to use
very means to Ak the responsibility
( the act In order that the public
nay protect itself in the future
gainst the criminal carelsssness Of
ome Of its members.
4 IL . Disgrace not to know things, 1
but Il ID, = greater disgrace not to d
ant to know them. A boy often $
lrows down his books, saying, III i
now enough to make my way" and =
> shuts up his books and turns away Z
om his teachers to his everlasting I,
IS. The world and its teachers I,
Yep on growing, and he who stops E
arning win be left at tho tail end h
the times. 81
EVERYBODY has bad days and good "
days, This is as true Of a well II
an ~ il is for sick man. The in b,
lid comes upon day when he is al
most free from pain; he is hopeful, Il
en- cheerful, Those Of us who are ri
and about our affairs now and then
Nc day when the world looks
ight-all Of our plans are going 10 -,
eceed. We are in good humor .;
tn the world and all that's in it. y,
t then come the bad days. One h,
shap or disappointment after anoth- ~
apparently in no way related, ~
ar down upon our heads, until il ~
ms that everything must go to the 4,
I'll. The sick man dies and the well =
N goes broke or gets put in Jail on hr
sc bad days Our fortunes depend 40
y largely on how we weather the Il,
days. !,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

what is a skeleton?" asked the
teacher. There was a period of pain
full concentration, following which a
little girl replied triumphantly: "a
skeleton is what you have left of a
man after you have taken his out
sides off and his insides out"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

But such tide a. moving sees asleep,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

Axel, a Swede in an outfit at Fort
Jay during the mobilization period,
woke up one morning with desire to
loaf. He got put on the sick call,
thinking it was worth trying, anyway.
At the dispensary the doctor looked
him over, felt his pulse and took his
temperature. Then he said: 81 can't
find anything wrong with you" No
answer. "See here, what's wrong
with you, anyway" "Doc," replied
Axel, "that bane your job"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

II the reports Of the effects Of the
wine poured into the Coop canal last
week are true, Carpenter could have
whipped Dempsey, together with all
his seconds and bottle holders, if GONE
one had just slipped him one drink Of
"a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

The office boy walked into the sane
tum of the editor and announced
There's tramp at the door and he
says he hasn't had anything to eat
for a week" Fetch him right in"
said the editor briskly; "if we can
discover how he does it, we can run
this paper another week"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

I A Kentucky cure for the old fash
Toned bellyache: "Hang your hat on
the bedpost and drink whiskey until
you can see two hats" But what is
whiskey, anyway, and where may it
be obtained?
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14

A recent ad III farm paper: IF
eggo doesn't make your hens lay
they're ROSTERS
4
The owl is really pessimist. He
looks on the dark side and boots at
everything.
New Britain herald., 1921-06-17
AMBASSADOR RICCI.

Ambassador Ricci will come to this city Sunday. The representative of a friendly and admired nation to our country is to be the guest of this city. He will speak at bDcal theater Sun day morning. He will be welcomed with appropriate ceremonies.
 It remains for the people of New Britain to show that friendly nation their appreciation of that friendship, the admiration in which. that nation Is held. This, the people may'do by joining heartily in tho plans made to accord to the Ambassador from Italy the welcome due him. This they should do.
 A great crowd should be at Frank lin Square about 9:3o a. m. to wei come him: a great crowd should be present at the ceremonial greeting of the Ambassador by the Mayor on the steps Of City Hall about ten o'clock. and a great crowd should ->ar him speak in the theator.
 It IS not oIIen that lue peoplS oA New Britain have the chance to see and hear the official representative of a foreign nation. The opportunity should be appreciated at any time.
 But this chance should assume an aspect of especial importance because of the splendid character of the man who will come, because of the situa- ton Italy. the land he represents. oc- cupies in her relations to us.
 Whatever we may believe of a league of nations. we should be eager to show our desire to pay respect to the man who comes to us as spokes- man for a nation with which we have so recently linked arms in war against inhumanity and oppression.
 New Britain should do its part. | through it's cordial reception of the to foster the feeling of amity among nations which, it isl hoped. will some day lead to perpet- l ual peace.
New Britain herald., 1921-06-17
WELD, MIR. PRESIDENT?

The letter of Hamilton Holt, maga- zine editor and prologue republi- can. written to President Harding, contains a short paragraph which epitomizes the situation: If you de- lay much further.'' it says. in regard to the Association" suggested by President Harding when he was Can didate Harding, people everywhere will inevitably conclude that you have no concrete plan at all. or else that you propose top ut party mar mony above world welfare"
 Therein lies the tragedy of the per petual regular party man.
 Were President Harding to stop and ask himself this question:: Do I place party harmony above world welfare?" he could not but answer "No"-to himself. He would not be able to retain his self respect for a moment; he would consider himself unfit for the great position he oc- cupies.
 Undoubtedly he would assert to himself that when the chance came for success he would go on with the idea of the association which he de- scribed in an indefinite way, which would take the place of the league he opposed moderately-the league some of his party associates denounced un- qualifiedly.
 But he will hesitate to ask himself that question as long as party har- mony'' remains in the balance. He has taken a few tentative steps has indicated his belief in the ne- cessity of a closer relation with oth- CT nations, only to be brought up short, probably by the mysterious suggestion that reaches the ears of all presidents, and which influenced him to lean slightly in the opposite direction as he did in his address which cited Canada and the United States living side by side without re- sort to a super power to settle their differences.
 President Harding's opponents "hile the campaign was on lnSlsted that he had no definite plan. His words practically admitted this. Only his most ardent supporters believed that he had something more concrete in his mind than it seemed expedient to describe-and those ardent sup porters are beginning to throw up their hands in regard to this matter and are allowing" that they were wrong.
 The whole trouble Is that there is no way of knowing just how much progress the President would like to make and just how much he is held back because of his desire for party harmony"
New Britain herald., 1921-06-17
25 YEARS AGO
(From The Herald of That Date

Lieutenant Colonel Thompson at- tended the commencement exercises at Cheshire academy today
 Lieutenant Rawlings attended the funeral of Captain Bissel at Manches- ter yesterday.
 The road on the east side of Shuttle Meadow lake will probably be strengthened by the water commis- sioners.
 The special town meeting at Turner hall last night acted favorably on the settlement of claims for the old sol diers. The old veterans were each awarded $100.
 J. M. Hallinan was given permis- sion to raise his flag walk on Myrtle street, five inches.
 A social time will be given at the Black Rock Mission tonight
New Britain herald., 1921-06-17
DISILLUSIONED.

There is tragedy in the sight of a man disillusioned.
 A year ago the Superintendent of Chicago bathing beaches told women bathers, in regard to the costumes they should wear: Let your con- sciences be your guides
 Today he says. sadness in his eye them didn't seeT to have any con science"
 So the man disillusioned has or
New Britain herald., 1921-06-17
(Robcr; Russell.)

You've got a fight upon your hands; discouragementa rise high; it seems you can't get over 'em no matter how you try. You think you get a good excuse for throwin' up your hands an seekin' out ob- livion where failures spirit stands. You nope in melan- choly blues; you lost most all your pep; you feel you don't deserve success-you haven't got no rep" You wonder how you've lived along these mary. many years; you feel in- clined to go an shed some crocodilish tears. Wake upL Get hep! Jest grit your teeth; throw back your hangin' head, an realize that while there's life ol' hope cannot be dead. Don't drop the fight; jest bat tie on; be confident you'll win; take for your creed the slogan that to fail is mortal sin. Don't but build your weakness up no mollycodd1e ever won since Hector was a pup. An when you've gained success smile back at days long since passed by-when you'd a fight upon your hands-when obstacles rose high.