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Mrs. N. A. McClurg OF Peach Valley
was an over night guest at the home
of her son, Elmore Griffith and fam
lily Thursday night.
Mrs. D. F. Woodruff visited Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. L. T. Deges
and Mrs. E. C. Blowers.
Mesdames John and James Andres
were shopping in Delta Saturday af
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. X. Vaughn and
children visited Wednesday evening
at Camel Poe's.
Walter Moore, who has been work
ing for Ike Homewood, left last week
for Kansas City where he will enter
an automobile school.
The Newt Beal family visited Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Tilden Rich
ards.
Mrs. John Snideman of Cedaredge
visited Sunday with his niece, Mrs.
Charles Phillips.
Miss Beulah Whitener is staying
with Mrs. Rhodes in Olathe.
Mrs. Harry Whitener entertained a
party of relatives and friends at an
elaborate dinner Sunday, in honor
of Mr.. ,Whitener's birthday. The
families present were Zack Rhodes
of Delta; Claude Whitener's. George
Cobb's, Sherman Rhodes c. D. White
ner's and Mrs. John Berry and two
children.
Several of the young people of the
mesa went to Cedaredge Friday to
the ball game.
Miss Myrtle Easton is visiting
friends in Olathe this week.
Mrs. ]. K Vaughn and children
were supper guests at L. T. Deges
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thomas were
shopping in Montrose Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom McKelvey spent
the day Sunday with Mrs. Frank
Cooper and family at Coal Creek
Mrs. Cooper who has been quite sick
with bronchial pneumonia is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Chester Fisher spent the week
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cleveland of Olathe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Pridy and
CHHuTen QrOVe 10 Delta saturday
night and spent the night and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie
Thompson.
Rev. Deitz of Olathe spent the day
Friday at T. C. Andersons.
Lyle McClurg of the Thornily ranch
visited Sunday with his sister Mrs |
Elmore Griffith and family.
Grandpa Mclaughlin Sundayed with |
with his daughter Mrs. Frank Vernon
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Liley were
callers at 3. E. Hogans Sunday after
noon.
Miss Florence Hutsen of Olathe
spent the weekend with Miss Irma
Richards.
Miss Irma Surbeck of Coal Creek
visited Sunday with Miss Gladys
Standish.
Mrs. Hinton of Shavano Valley WIS.,
tied the weekend with her daughter
Mrs. Paul Martain and husband.
Among those who were sight-see-
ing in Ouray Sunday were the Henry
Thomas and Carl Westesen families.
While there they attended the ball |
The Delta independent., 1921-05-27

game.
an overnight guest of Miss Ivy
! Thomas Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Tunget and child.
rem of Ash mesa spent the day Mon
day with Charles Phillips family.
! Miss Esther Green who is staying
at Eckert visited friends on the mesa
Sunday.
! The L. E. Hogan family were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccoy
Sunday.
Miss Viola Buckingham went to
Montrose Saturday to visit friends
for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hill and children
visited Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. w. Der.
The N. G. Rodine family spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs H. o. Taylor
on Garnet mesa
down to her ranch Sunday and visited
the Roe Mullenox family.
Mrs. Markley of Delta was the
house guest of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Burch and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shelter
came down from their camp Friday
and visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Miller.
The Adams and Atkins families took
dinner Sunday with the Wit Warren
family.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ira Clark had
for their dinner guests Mr. and Mrs
]. H. Hall and children.
Mrs. Frank Vernon of Ash mesa
spent the day Friday with Mrs. C. w.
Mclaughlin.
The Stone school closed Friday
with a splendid program in the even.
ing. In the absence of the superin-
itendent H. B. Turner presented di.
plomas to the graduating class.
Those receiving diplomas were veda
Pridy Elsie Burch: Anna Hubbard;
Roy Dillon; Bertha Roatcap and
Clara and Louis Woodruff.
Two of the teachers, Misses Mar
ian and Dorothy lie Valley, left Sat.
urday for their home at Hotchkiss.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
WOMAN RANCHER Is
"BOSS;" CARRIES GUN

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 1S.-Mrs
Eta vessey, sometimes called queen
OF the sheep herders," owner and ac-
tive manager OF a 1000 acre sheep
ranch In the Yakima valley OF Wash.
ington was a delegate to the annual
convention OF the Washington Wool
growers association here recently.
Mrs. Vessey spoke TO the convention
in defense Of the herders.
The business activity Of Mrs. Yes-
sey, according to other Yakima sheep
men. is most interesting. On her
sheep ranch there are over 600S
ewes and lambs and she attends to
all business affairs. During the
summer months she makes daily in
spection OF all camps on her ranch
by automobile, personally seeing that
all matters are attended to.
Mrs. Vessey told the convention
delegates she always carried load
ed six shooter" while she was on
the ranch but that she has never yet
had occasion to use 1t. She declared,
however, that she knew how should
the occasion arise.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
Profiteering Is
Rampant in Italy
AUege Consumers

ROME, Jan. 18.--The Italian mid
die classes whose incomes remain
substantially what they were before
the war are angrily resisting what
they denounce as the Outrageous
prices for necessities exacted by pro-
fiteers" The scenes of indignation
which occur in some Of the stores Of
Rome show the evaporation OF the
consumers.
One man who was asked the
equivalent Of $64 for a pair OF shoes
told the shopkeeper: Burglars who
enter your house and rob are not
the only holdup men In this town.
You come In the same category" An
other man, when asked the equiva-
lent of $40 for a hat, told the shop
keeper that he was the manufactur-
er OF the hat and had sold 1t to the
dealer for $40. He called the re-
taller "a robber."
Lately the shopkeepers have been
compelled to mark the prices in
plain figures on every article In the
shop windows in the vain hope that
tradesmen would be ashamed to ask
exorbitant prices; the only effect ap-
parently has been to level prices up
ward instead OF down.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
English Girls to ,s
Seek Spouses Here

LONDON, Jan. 18.-"Jackless
Jills" are emigrating in considerable
numbers from England in the hope o
finding suitable "Jill-less Jacks" for
husbands in the United States, ac.
cording to Norah March, bachelor OF
science. Her comments on Eng
lands "marriageable women who
may never marry" before the ma
tional birth rate commission some
time ago were widely discussed In
the British press.
Government figures show there is
a surplus Of a million women in Eng
land whose only hope OF marrying
depends on their migrating to some
part OF the earth where there is a
more even distribution of the sexes.
According to Miss March, they are
doing IT, She says she is receiving
letters from America that are "sig.
nificant of the loneliness of some
mems lives"
women are enterprising today"
she added. "Mahy are emigrating
who a few years ago would have
feared to take the great adventure" I"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
BAR ROOM CAUCUSEs
NO LONGER FOR SoLONs

SACRAMENTO. Cal, Jan. 1s.-In-
formal conferences on legislative mat
ters, often held In hotel bar rooms
In the old days, are no more. so far
as the present session OF the Califor-
MIA legislature is conferenced for
there are no hotel bars.
As a result, the members OF the
Legislature may more frequently be
found at their desks when sessions
are not being held than ever before.
There still remains a considerable
amount of buzzing about in hotel lob
bies, but discussions are confined to
the senate and assembly chambers TO
degree unknown heretofore.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18

my friends are all astonished over
my wonderful restoration to health
since taking Tanlac," said John II.
Berns, OF 30S East Front Ct. Cincin-
natl, Ohio, recently.
II don't know what IL Is. but there
is something about Tanlac that GER
tainly does the work." he said, "and
/ firmly believe II Il hadn't been for
this medicine wouldn't be here now.
II completely restored by health and
/ have gained 20 pounds besides.
I have n splendid appetite now, and
can eat anything want without
being troubled In the least after
wards.
Before taking Tanlac my health
was dreadfully rundown. My main
trouble was indigestion, and suf-
fered misery night and day. never
seemed hungry. and the little I ute
upset my stomach. was nervous and
couldn't get a good nights sleep. !
lost "a pounds and was going down
hill rapidly. 1t seemed like the
more medicine took the worse got.
But since taking Tanlac am like
a brand-new man. sleep like farm
hand all night and feel Just fine all
day. In fact. I'm a perfectly well
man once more. Tanlac certainly
beats anything | ever 1ay IN my
life"
Tanlac Is sold In klamath Falls
by Star Drug Co.. in Lorella by James
Mere. Co. and In Merrill by South
ern Oregon Drug Co.---Adv
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
NEW RECRUITS ARE
SENT no CAMP LEWIS

CAMP LEWIS. WASH, Jan. 1s.-
All army recruits beginning January
15, are being sent to the fourth d.
vision at Camp Lewis following or
ders to recruit the division up to
its full peace-time strength. There
will be 1900 at Camp Lewis when
the division is complete. Official an
nouncement has been received here
from the war department establish
ing the fourth as full strength di-
vision. Unless army recruiting is
stopped by congress 1t is believed
here that full strength will be at
tained by summer.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
DOGS SAVE RANCHER

HAVRE. Mont, Jan. 1S.-Left
helpless when he fell from his horse
and broke a leg, when the animal ran
away. John Lepac. a rancher Just
across the Canadian line. owes his
life to three faithful shepherd dogs,
The dogs ran to the ranch Of Joe
Kissel, some miles away, and by their
actions attracted Kissels attention.
The rescue soon followed and Le-
pac came here for treatment.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
ATTENDS LEGISLATURE
ON HONEYMOON TRIP

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 1s.-
Jerome b. Kavanaugh of San Ber.
nardino. former service man and
chief clerk OF the assembly at this
legislative session, is the youngest
chief clerk the lower house has ever
had. He is 80 years old but says he
feels younger, his trip by motor car
to Sacramento having been his honey
moon.
He was married to Miss Marie In
gram on December 2S, 1920. and i'm
mediately after the wedding started
to the capital.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
WASHINGTON CITY HAS
OFFICIAL CHAPERONE

HoQUIAM, Wash, Jan. 1s,-Ho-
quiam has an official chaperone, who
by a recent order of the city coun.
ell, must attend all public. dances,
whether given by individuals or cor
porations. The chaperone was
named by Mayor w. A. Jacka and she
will receive SO for each dance at
tended. The money must be paid
from the dance proceeds.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18
MORE GRAPES

LODI, Cal. Jan. 1s.-Encourag-
ed by the high prices Of grapes last
year, vineyardists of the Woodbridge
and other sections are preparing their
land and procuring cuttings to plant
larger acreages to grapes this year.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18

Moons as secretary to a Methodist
her work consisting large
ly In recording marriages and max
ing wedding appointments During
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18

the afternoon she is employed as
stenographer in a law office. where
much OF her correspondence pertains
to divorces and alimonies
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18

JOHN II. I,EItNS, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, who says his wonderful
restoration to health since taking
Tanlac has astonishcd nll his
friends, has gained 20 pounds.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-01-18

A classified Ad will sell II.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18
KILLING THE LIMIT
Public Opinion Favors the Borah
Resolution TO Tighten the OPP
prcssive Tax Burdens

The opponents of all practical plans
for limitation of armament will re-
joice in the ill-advised efforts of
members of the national house of
representatives TO "broaden" the
Borah resolution, passed unanimous
ly by the senate and calling for a
conference of the three leading naval
powers to discuss a naval holiday.
Public opinion the world over earn
estly favors the step suggested by the
Borah resolution as a real opportun-
ity to promote economy, Tighten OPP
pressive tax burdens and make a be-
ginning toward general armament
limitation. .i5 sslsM
To insist on amending the Borah
resolution so as to include land
forces, and seek an agreement now
among all the powers of the world,
is TO play directly into the hands of
the extreme militarists and special
interests that are fighting armament
toduStiOh iOT ptCuHldry TedSOnS. InO
"broadened" resolution would read
well and please visionaries and emo
tional pacifists, but 1t would lead to
no practical result. The world is not
ready for disarmament or even limita-
tion of land ornaments. France has
said repeatedly and explicitly that
she cannot and will not reduce her
army at this time. The veto Of
France alone kills that part of the
scheme. Why persist in it?
The plan of the Borah resolution is
simple, reasonable and feasible. Il
contemplates that first step which is
proverbially difficult. An agreement
of the three great naval powers-tho
United States, Great Britain and
Japan-to limit naval armament dur
ing a five-year period would be a
blessing in itself and would lead to
further gains and benefits.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

The following in the Clark Chroni-
Gle almost makes us want TO go back
to first principles in keeping the rain
out: Kelly McCune, a farmer west
of town, had many fellows guessing
last week when he brought into town
a slab made from a red oak tree. 1t
was a shingle such as was used in
olden times to cover buildings. 1t
was a bit thicker than the ordinary
shingle, about two feet long and
eight inches wide. He is making
enough to cover a summer kitchen.
They are called clapboards and are
made by an instrument known as a
fro. They make a roof that will last
about twenty-five years" ,...
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

indictment, try to dig into the laby-
rlnth of government finance and he
will find that for every dollar of pub-.
lie funds wasted there are a dozen
up or make 1t look like a dollar saw
ed. For every bureau, every board
and every commission; for every ap-
preparation and every authorization
there is a well thought out reason.
always on tap, ready to be handed
out instantly in extenuation of the
expense incurred.
Every bureau or board is sure OF
its own prime importance, although
each is not so sure OF the others. Yet
it is plain on the face of the figures
themselves that better management
and closer supervision would save at
least 5000, 900, 900 or $500, 600, 900 out
Of the $1,70O,O00,OO0 the army and
navy are costing now as compared
with the combined cost OF 5000, ,0O0.-
600 in 1914.
1t is equally plain that at least a
half billion additional could be saved
out Of the remaining $1,000, 10000
or $4,000, 900, ,OOo devoted to govern
ment activities, or the $4,000, 900, 900
or $4,000, 900, 900 after allowing for
debt interest and war obligations.
and now spent by departments which
were run on 500, 900, 900 in 1914.
Unless these economies are effected
the nations tax bill cannot be reduce
ed; it cannot even stand still.--New
York (Rep.) Herald.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

The supreme court has affirmed
the judgment of the Kansas City
court of appeals in entering up Judg-
mont against Albert Cornelius, a De-
Kalb county farmer, for $3.50 actual
damages and $3.50 punitive damages.
The suit was Instituted by Moses
Mann, and based on the ground of
malicious prosecution. An informa-
ton had been issued against Mann
charging him with the theft of a
steel water tank valued at $3.50.
The prosecution was dismissed for
damages followed.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18
HIS PET ALLIGATORS
A Florida Chief of Police Warns
Golfers From Harming His
Ugly Pets

Joseph Russell, chief Of police Of
Clearwater, Fla, has issued a warn
ing that the first hunter who takes a
pot shot at any one of the five aIlf-
gators that roam at will over Clear
waters golf course is going to Jail,
for the chief, who also is "boss'' of
the course, is determined that his
pets shall not be disturbed,
"If golfers cannot get along with
the gators the golfers will have to
play their COW pasture pool else
where, that's all there is to it," the
chief has declared.
At least five alligators are known
to be making their home on tho
course. Russell recently discovered
little shaver about az feet long.
How many more are in the vicinity
he does not know. but the old rule
that where there is much smoke fire
will be found, hclds good with gators
and he believes there are several who
have not registered.
Joe" the largest one, named for
the chief, is 7h feet in length. Rus
sell says zoe" is a Secluded sort OF
cuss," because he is seen only in the
late afternoon or when high tide
raises the level in the water Of the
creek which Joe" inhabits. The 9TH
er four are from "a to feet In
| length.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

The maxim about locking the sta
bic door after n horse is stolen has
taken a new form at Lawson where
Judge Gross had some very fine old
plum wine which he priced very high
ly. lie went down after a bottle,
just to be sociable the other day and
found it all stolen, Then he put a
lock on his cellar door.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

Bryan of the Nineteenth century, with
raven locks, frame of oak. clarion
voice. the shining face of an arch
angel, when his hopes were high and
his ambition pierced the heavens. II
his age be honorable, his youth was
glorious. 1t is as 'the young Nebras-
ka lion" of the old campaign song he
presents an unforgettable picture
Omaha World-Herald.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

The first batch of civil service ex-
aminations for Missouri post offices
was announced by the civil service
commission today for July 10. The
offices to be filled and the salaries
follow: Cape Girardeau, $4,000;
Chilicothe, $4,000; Columbia, $3,4OO;
Harrisonville, $4,000; Macon, s2,6OO;
Poplar Bluff. $4,000; Springfield,
$4,000.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

"A letter from California says that
It has been reported out there that
the state Of Missouri would pay the
railroad fare Of every former Mis-
sourian back to the home state this
coming August so they might cele-
brate the Centennial at the state
fair" reports the Fair Play Advocate.
I'VE knew that people who prefer
California to Missouri are gulllble
but somebody, the originator OF the
above report, evidently thinks these
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

The Lamar Democrat makes a local
dentist responsible for the following
story: A man came into a dentists
office to have tooth filled, claiming
he had never visited a tooth doctor
before. The dentist began to bore.
He bored and bored and bored until
finally he looked in surprise at his
drill. Didn't you tell me, he asked
the victim wearily, that you had
never had your teeth worked on be-
fore?" "Yessir," quoth the man in
the chair. "Well, l find gold on the
point of my drill. How do. you ex-
plain that?" "Now Doc" the victim
answered warily, they amt no mys-
terry about that. You got it off my
collar button" r... -..... .
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18
10000

This table again shows what was
pointed out in previous article, that
under the cloak of war obligations,
and with the aid Of sentiment aroused
with that as a slogan. hundreds OF
millions Of dollars are being spent to
no other purpose than the benefit of
the spenders and a limited number of
others who are lucky enough to be
able by special influence to count
themselves in on the spoils. The
above figures are for 1920, but the
proportionate expenditures of each
group are approximately the same,
both for 1921 and 1922.
This state of affairs, if it were
limited to one section of the govern
ment, showing unlimited and unwar-
ranted expansion all in one direction,
would undoubtedly be enough to
arouse congress to a special investi-
cation. A noise would be made to
reach the seventh heaven. But be-
cause the recklessness and the ex-
tl'avagance permeates every depart
ment and every bureau, and has be-
come almost second nature to gov-
ernment itself, there is no motive for
one party to rise against the other;
for one department to protest against
the liberal allowance to another when
it is getting its own and more. Fee
BILE voices are raised now and again,
but they csptivate nobody, and least
of all do they alarm the needless par
ticipants in the spending revel.
| Sounds Iil1c-and Is Generalization
This may sound like generalization.
1t is generalization. But let anybody
who would put it in more specific
terms, or who would frame detailed
tions emanating, not from law maxi
ing authority. but from the brain OF
single individual or group of indi-
viduals"
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

According TO the Pierce City Jour
nal, Lawrence county is the first
county in the state to complete the
construction of a continuous highway
across the county. The highway be-
gins at the Jasper county line and ex-
tends east across the county to the
Greene county line, a distance OF
twenty-nine miles. The road cost
;125,0OO.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

Mrs. Josephine Dobiash died at
Linn June at the age of 1O2 years
and three months. She is survived
by nine Of eleven children and several
grandchildren. Her husband died
about forty years ago. They emigrat-
ed from Bohemia TO the United States
in 1853, lived two years in New York
state and five years in ST. Louis.
About the year 1860 they settled in
Usage county, near Linn, and were
one of the pioneer families. Two
sons served in the Union army in the
Civil war.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

AS the sexton was ringing the bell
of the Christian church at Arcadia
before Sunday school hour, the clap
per came unlocked and was hurled
out Of the belfry to the street mar
rowly missing a passing automobile
and falling within a few feet of a
group Of children.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

written and directed and photograph
ed in and around Joplin. The mem
bers OF the cast were all Joplin peo-
pie and the whole was branded as the
best made in Missouri" product pos
sible. The play was the love story of
a Hill Billy and a woman writer who
had come to the Ozarks for inspira-
ton
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

The ontire student body of the
Couthcast Missouri Teachers college
walked out on strike at Girardeau
Wednesday following election Of DR..
Joseph A, Serena as president of the
institution to succeed DR.. w. S. Dear
mont, who after twenty years as
president, was deposed by the board
OF regents appointed by the new Re-
publican state administration. In
dignant at the discharge Of DR.. Dear
mont and protesting against the cleo
tion Of DR.. Serena, the students burn
ed in effigy on the campus the body
| Of the latter.
The St. Joseph observer., 1921-06-18

"a. L. Hulen tells of tho days when
Boone and Monroe counties had
slaves for farm laborers," says the
Centralia Guard. 'He says his father
once hired a slave to cut a hundred
shocks of corn for him. The negro
went to a still and bought a gallon
of corn whisky for 25 cents and
brought it to the cornfiold. About
dusk, when the work was done for
the day in other fields, he gave sew
eral calls. Answering calls came
from the timber and fields, and soon
there was a large crowd of negroes
running like cattle for the point
where the first slave called. The
first slave then set these negroes to
work and in a short time they had
cut and shocked the corn, the owner
Of the jug OF whisky being liberal
with his liquor. Then supper was
served and an hour or so spent in
playing the fiddle and banjo. The
whisky was all the pay the other me-
groes got, the slave who got the Job
keeping all the money Mr.. Huleu
paid, but the others were quite salts.
fled" ,....--4---- .---'---,