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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-03
DO YOU GET THIS:
MOTHER LOVE HERIOISM
ISN'T HEROISM!

This is the story of mother who
has been refused the hero prize by the
Carnegie Hero commission.
Mrs. Norman Girling, of White
Plains, N. Y. arose one morning with
the expectancy of becoming mother OF
fifth child by night. During the
morning her youngest, lad of two and
half was playing in the back yard
There was a sudden cry and all was
still, but that the mother heard the
cry. She rushed out to an open well
and Is feet below could see her tiny
boy splashing about in the water which
she knew was several feet deep.
Mrs. Girling did not hesitate. She
climbed down into that well, gripping
the slippery stone sides with feet and
hands and then she climbed out by the
same wet, dangerous path, but some
how with her baby boy in her arms
Hurrah!
That night the other baby was born
Enthusiastic people in all parts of
the country wrote her letters and sent
her kilograms and flowers and other
gifts. Somebody called the attention
of the Carnegie Hero commission to
the case, but that body has calmly
CHASED that she is not entitled to the
medal of heroism.
All right. And all we have to say
is that Mrs. Girling has better than
the Carnegie commission can possibly
award-she has her two babies.
And anyway, if all the hero mothers
in this country were given medals, the
Carnegie fellows could never keep up,
There would be millions every year
md the commission would soon GO
bust.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-03

OF New Madrid and Pemiscot counties,
more than 1000 names have been sign
ed on the Judiciary Bill referendum
petition, which is not only signed by
Democrats but many prominent Re-
publicans. The number of signatures
Of this referendum petition is about
two and one half times more than is
required by law. This would indicate
that the people are demanding vote
on the proposition and if all the other
Judicial Circuits secure their REQUIRED
number of petitioners the people of the
State will ask that they be given the
opportunity to vote on the natter
New Madrid Record.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-03
tECold In the Head"

Is an acute attack of Nasnl Catarrh
Those subject to frequent "colds In
the head will find that the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh
may lead to Chronic Catarrh.
. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. thus reducing the inflamma-
ton and restoring normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
f. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-03
ANOTHER CROOKED MOVE.

In the attempt to GUST from office
the Democratic Circuit Jugdes elected
by the people, the Republican governor
and legislature have formed their
plans to defeat the people of Missouri
of the Referendum law. enacted by
the Democrats to safeguard the inter-
ests of the people and give them the
right to approve or reject new laws,
as seems best to them, virtually plac-
ing legislation in the hands of the
voters. In other words. the Republic
can bosses of the state hope to deprive
the public Of its legal rightsFand this
| is what we call crooked The plan is
to have an Extra Session of the Legis-
lature repeal the recently enacted
measures after the Referendum Petit
tions are filed. This Of course viii
kill the petitions. Then the Legisla-
I ure will re-enact similar laws. This
of course, will necessitate all the work
Of circulating petitions to be gone over
again, with all the attendant, loss of
time and expense, which the Repubii-
can bosses hope will deter the Demo-
Gratis from demanding their rights at
the polls in the next election. AS mild
as we can put it, such course is plain
.ly an attempt to disfranehise the vot-
ers of Missouri--to take from them
thei- legal and guaranteed right to
vote yes or no upon question Of vital
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-06-03

interest to the general public welfare
and if the Republican party will do
this, can you trust it with your right
of life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness ?-Pemiscot Argus.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"BLIGHTY."

THE number Of slang words
i and phrases which have
slipped into the language by rea-
son of the Babel which resulted
when men Of many nations gath
cred in the great melting pot Of
the allied army is long one.
but one Of the most typical is
"bllghty"-the English COLO
quial equivalent for home"
Prior to the commencement
of the recent great World war
the ajority of the British army
was stationed In India and
much of their slang consisted
Of words and phrases adapted
from the language Of the ma
tives. "Belait" is a common In
dian name for England, and, as
II to add another parent to the
ancestral tree of "bllghty," the
inhabitants Of Hindustan speak
Of "home" as "bhilati." The
similarity of the two express
sions naturally impressed the
British soldier, and 1t was not
long before he corrupted them
into 'blighty"-using It as a
noun when he referred to his
native soil and as an adjective
when he wanted to express
something connected with his
return. A "blighty wound"
therefore, meant an injury Sc
rious enough to necessitate be-
ing sent back home to England.
While the word failed to gain
great popularity among the
American soldiers, 1t appeared
with considerable frequency in
stories and reports from the
front and will doubtless be used
far more widely than before.
lcopyrisht)
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

After lie assumed his office, Sheriff
Robb set pace that woke up the
county. He seized more Illicit liquor
and bootleggers In the first 60 days
of his term than his predecessor OBJ
tanned In two years. His p deputies
were almost all members Of the Amer
lean Legion.
Then he turned his attention to an
alleged graft ring composed Of Des
MoInes police officials. He caused the
demotion Of the chief Of police, his as
sistant and the chief Of detectives.
Chaplain Robb was theological
student at Drake university in Des
Moines when war was declared. In
some manner he succeeded In obtain
ing commission as chaplain In the
army before he was ordained and went
overseas with the One Hundred and
Slxty-eighth infantry. He served IL
months In France, was decorated with
d. s. G. for bravery under fire and
was idolized by the doughboys Of his
regiment.
Upon his return he wrote and pub
llshed "The Price Of Our Heritage"
book depicting the prominent part In
the World war taken by men Of Iowa.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
AN AVERAGE JOB.

A RE you going to be content with an
"A average Job, which can be filed by
any girl, or do you want a career? II
the latter, you must recognize the I'M
portance Of sound training.
Take two girls. Both determine that
stenography is the opening they VIII
seek. One takes the usual course and
enters an office at the ordinary salary.
She can do the average thing, and that
is all.
The other girl isn't satisfied with
such future. She takes Spanish and
French and studies English, both COM
mercial and cultivated. She studies
the requirements of big position,
and works for 1t. She puts In an extra
year Of work before accepting POSI-
tion and once at work she continues
her studies.
She will be one Of the few thorough
ly equipped women for the position
she has In mind. She will get that po-
silVu III tiincs Auu BIC Will NC hhh-
ing two or three times what her friend
Is at the end Of ten years, and have,
moreover, the assurance of a perma-
nent position and real recognition. Be
cause the thoroughly trained person
Is rare, and the firm who secures her
won't let her go II It can help itself.
A girl can specialize in bank work,
In technical work. secretarial work or
for big business. And this is only in
the one line Of stenography. There
are hundreds Of other lines, and in
each the trained and ambitious worker
win be at a premium. Don't be con-
tent with the average Job.
tCopyrishp.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
BY F. A. WALKER

and petted him had been sent to the
hospital. The animal would not take
food from stranger.
So fidelity and gratitude are not con-
fined to the lords Of creation.
But there Is no reason to believe
that the beasts Of the jungle that
have their hunting laws, or the ants
that lay up their store for winter, or
the bees that know practical geome-
try, or the eagle that mourns his dead
wife forever, or the hen that protects
her chickens, or the bear that Is fear
less Of rifles, or the raccoon that Is
faithful to his master, ever asked any
questions about the why and where
fore of things.
On the other hand, from the dawn
of history, we find man worrying over
the riddle Of the universe. This too
In spite Of the fact that, even In the
beginning of things he felt that he
would never be able to solve It.
So he invented language to convey
his questions to his neighbors and
alphabets to write them down for his
children. He invented mathematics In
order to compute the motions of the
stars.
BY all his questioning he has sue
ceeded in pushing back the curtain
that hangs around his universe. Yet
he knows perfectly well that in spite
of all TINT his Newtons, Darwins, Elm
stems and Curles may do, what Her
bert Spencer called "the unknowable"
will always elude him.
But as long as he follows the CLEAN
he will be man, as God made him.
(CopyrighO.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

new hospitals for our wounded and
disabled men at Chelsea, Mass, and
Gulfport, Miss, as soon as we can re-
crult 300 nurses to take care Of the
boys" said Mrs. Hickey.
The record of Mrs. Hickey In the
World war includes service as nurse
with both the French and American
armies. She was a member of Base
Hospital unit No. 81 at Toul and later
served as chief nurse at Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Hickey can be reached at the
Polytechnic hospital, 345 West Fiftieth
street, New York city, and will give
full information upon request. APP
plicatlon blanks, however, for this
service may be obtained from the
chief nurse, Polytechnic hospital, or d.
rect from the surgeon general, U. 5.
public health service, Washington,
ID. @.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
FLAG for Each caskes.

The American flag Is henceforth to
be draped about the caskets of all ex-
service men dying In hospitals In this
country, as a result Of conferences be-
tween members Of the American Lee
gion's national legislative committee.
the surgeon general of the United
States public health service and the
director of the bureau of war risk In
surance. A Treasury department rul-
ing has now been obtained whereby the
purchase Of a flag for this purpose viii
be permitted as q part Of the funeral
expenses betrayed BY the government.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

III Gun u Dil Ncdhi Az SApidihSus
II was wounded
When pressed for details he owned
up to 20 wounds in four major Of
fensives. A job was made for him,
clerical work that would keep his
mind occupied" but which would be
consistent with 90 wounds.
Evans was private In the Twenty
eighth infantry, First division, A ma
chine gun got him at Cantigny, a
bayonet came next at Scissors; he
was struck by shrapnel In the St.
Mihlel push and In the Argonne a
one-pOunder shell hit him a glancing
blow on the chin before 1t exploded.
When 1t went Off almost under him
% pieces of shrapnel peppered his
body. He remained on the battlefield
30 hours before he was picked up.
"But I'm happy just the same"
Evans says. 'This Job keeps me from
being a loafer and pays just enough
with my government compensation
for me to get married. l guess
was born lucky"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

demc teaching by schedule must give the pupil facts and training
that will be always useful must deal with the realities OF the ENVIRON
the individual make clear the homey truths OF every
day life must concern itself with the and working Of the phys
ca world around must give full value the educational economic
and spiritual worth of natures methods and processes And must be
education that results tangible vital force in the consciousness Of the
individual
The department working open county conferences in every county
Of every state The purpose to bring together the each county,
to show them their community needs and how they cooperate through
community groups point out the ways in which the General Fed
Grafton Of Women Clubs may be Of service These conferences de-
consideration the work OF the three divisions the applied
education home economics and conservation Of
natural
The beneficial these open county conferences followed BY
community group cooperation cannot be overestmaed This program
makes the women see themselves their home and community needs
how these may be met 1t based upon
Of theory and actually functions the lives Of 1t stimulates
initiative inspires develops leadership and increases the sense Of ind
vdua responsibility the community 1t results the development
better American citizens.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
With No Revolvers, the Holdup Mans
Victims Would Have Chance
By JOHN R. THOMPSON Chicago Restaurant Man

Citizen disarmament Aside from world disarmament there moth
ing important to civilization
This opinion and incidentally explains why have inserted
several newspapers advertisement reading thus:
81 will pay $1,000 who will give good reason why tn
revolver manufacturing industry should be allowed to exist Amer
and enjoy the facilities of the mails"
The revolver been and still community
1t merely weapon for the thug the hodup and the murderer
1t impossible to any useful purpose uses the rifle
shotgun Where would holdup man. doing such thriving business
in Chicago today BE- if he could not get hold of revolver? He coudn
very well go round packing shotgun rifle and he carried only
piece lead pipe club victim would least have fighting chance
have long been convinced the revolver should and the advertise
mnt is the first Of series to public sentiment against it as thu
initial step toward bill congress banning the making of small fire
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

LYRICSOFLIFE
By DOUGLAS MALLOCH
GEE AND HAW.

4 FELLAH had pair Of mules
u That knew no laws and knew no
rules
But geed for haw and hawed for gee
And went contrary gener'ly.
The darnedest mules you ever see.
II both had geed when It was haw,
While that amt just exactly law,
It would Of worked out purity good,
If once the thing was understood
And they done what you thought they
would.
But not these two. II old July,
When you yelled "gee,' to gee would
try.
Old January, 'tother one,
Observin' what July had done,
Would start to hawin' on the run.
SO gee and haw and haw and gee,
But never simultaneously,
They went through life, and kicked
more dirt
And done less work and done more
hurt
Than two hyenies, assert.
And I've seen folks just like them
mules,
Who wed, but never read the rules,
Who didn't know you had to wear
The marriage collar fair and square
And pull together everywhere.
One can't have haw and one have gee {:
To gee or haw you must agree
And then go forward, gee or haw,
Accordingly, without no jaw
And that's good sense, and that's good
law.
tCopyrighO.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
United States Foreign Trade Policy
Should Be Live and Let Live
By FRANK A. VANDERBILT, New York Financier

very necessity Of her situation will compel Germany organize
her industries the efficient possible basis which low
duction 1t is up to meet German efficiency with equal or
greater efficiency for the purpose killing of German foreign trade
but simply to maintain position.
foreign trade policy should be live and let live recognizing that
in the of both England and Germany their existence great nations
depends upon their ability export great quantities of goods Their
port trade vital to Them With foreign trade is important but not
vital
There had been developed period Of many machine OF
the greatest nrca and dey for the exchange Of goods
tions The smashed this machine into bits 1t will require time
great intelligence and much patience to put together again.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
PALATABlE DISHES.

A HANDFUL of green onions, a
~ cupful Of cooked rice, cupful Of
thick white sauce. cold hard-cooked
egg and little cheese may make
very palatable luncheon dish. Cook
the tender young onions until well
done; drain. Butter a small baking
dish and put in the rice, cover with
the drained onions, add sprinkllng
of grated cheese the white sauce and
bake until bubbling hot. Serve from
the dish. The rice should be well sea-
soned with butter, or with a chicken
broth while II Is cooking.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

Piccadilly Circus and he snapped
yarns and magazines with them In
London hospitals. He grew homesick
for them last summer and caught the
next boat out of Liverpool.
Although he viii not be eligible for
membership In the American Legion
until he becomes an. American citi-
zen, Grindle wanted to show the ex-
service mems organization where he
stood. While in hospital he passed
away his idle moments In making
large replica Of the American Legion
emblem on a brass plate. A buddy
lent him Legion button as model.
He took the plate to national head
quarters of the Legion recently as a
token of friendship and asked If some
one wouldn't have law passed so
he could become citizen without
further ado.
Grindle Is now working in a photo
graphic studio In Indianapolis, Ind.
counting the days until he can be-
come a full-aedged buddy.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
THE QUEsTIONER.

vXTHEN Shakespeare wanted to ex-
w press the tragedy involved In
the snufiing out Of the life Of his most
intellectual character, he did 1t by
these words, "The rest Is silence"
He might have put It in another
way, by saying that Hamlet would ask
no more questions. For that was his
most dlsconcerting habit.
Keeping silence before a puzzling
world, and a puzzling universe. Is
something. that man has never done.
The human being who Just asked
the reason for the first nightfall and
the first appearance Of the stars
stood on the threshold Of all modern
scientific investigation.
So. II 1t were necessary to find a
definition of man which would differ
entiate him from all the rest Of crea-
lures, 1t would be sufficient to say of
him: "He Is the animal that asks
questions"
Rudyard Kipling In q striking line
talked of "the law Of the Jungle"
The writer's of fables have not
pulled the long bow in attributing to
the beasts the sense Of justice, even
IL they were making fun Of society
In doing SO. So the lion stands for
the maker Of rules, aud the monkey
for him who evades them.
So law is not peculiar to the chill
dren Of Adam.
The animals know political econ
omy. "Go to the ant thou sluggard,"
said King Solomon.
This little creature shows what can
be done through the organized efforts
Of thousands of insects, whose opera
lions could be stopped In a moment
by the foot Of passing giant In the
shape Of a mischievous boy.
SO business organization Is not ex'
clusively human.
1t is impossible to look at the combs
Of beehive without realizing that
the creatures who made 1t know geom-
etry and architecture.
The cells are so constructed as to
give the maximum Of strength with
the minimum of expenditure In the
way of material.
SO the Brooklyn bridge. or the dome
Of st. Peters, is not a proof Of human
superiority.
There is a solitary eagle to be seen
every day, soaring over lake In west
ern Ontario. Once he had a mate.
But she disappeared one winter. Since
then the widower has never married,
The natives say that 1t Is the habit
of these birds to be perpetually true
to their first and only love.
So constancy Is not the exclusive
virtue Of our race.
When Christ wanted to express his
affection for Jerusalem, he could think
Of nothing better to say than that he
would have gathered Its people about
him, as hen gathers her chickens I'M
der her wings. This timid bird will
face any peril II she thinks that her
young are In danger.
In the same way the bear Of the
North woods, which will fly before
man under ordinary circumstances,
will fight to the death II she thinks
her cubs are threatened.
SO family affection and devotion do
not set mankind apart from the rest
of the animal kingdom.
Only the other day raccoon at the
Bronx geological gardens In New York,
was In danger of starving to death be-
cause the gatekeeper who had tanned
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

ent day and which found expression
after the armlstice, when the Cine,
inspecting the One Hundred and Fifty
first field artillery In Germany, left
crowd Of generals, walked over to
stubby little first sergeant, thrust
out his hand and said:
"Whltmore, l am glad to see you"
Whitmore was born In Dayton, O.,
in 1873; was brought up on a farm
In Nebraska, and graduated from the
state university there In 1895.
He was contractor In Minneapolis
in 1917, when he presented himself
for admission to the first series Of Of
ficers' training camps. He was re-
jected as being overweight. Back to
the farm went Whitmore. In four
weeks lie took off 20 pounds and
asked to be admitted to the second
series Of training camps, but the sur
geon said: 100 fat to fight" An
other examiner said: 100 old"
Whitmore went from recruiting Of
fee to recruiting office until he be-
came private In Battery B, One Hun
dred and Fifty-irst field artillery,
Forty-second division. He went over
seas with the outfit and served with
1t through the war, participating In
every engagement in which the Rain
bows took part.
When discharged he was induced to
become state adjutant Of the Ameri-
can Legion for Minnesota. He has
done much for the development of
the Legion in the Northwest. Mr..
Whltmore recently resigned from that
position to accept the dictatorship of
company formed for the manufac-
ture Of an automobile accessory dey
vice which he invented.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
Benefit Performances.

For some time the benign old gen.
tleman sat watching the novice in his
vain attempts to land fish. Finally
the angler was reduced to his last
worm and still no catch.
"Cheer up, son." said the old gen.
tleman. They're biting well for you
at any rate"
mo, they amt" retorted the other
aggrievedly. They're bitin' for their
own personal benefit, that's what they
are."-American Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

R0DD, chaplain OF
the Iowa depart.
ment Of the Amer
lean Legion, to
the Off ce Of
sheriff Of Polk
county, they dis
regarded par y
lines for the good
Of thu community.
The Legion chap
lain ran far
ahead Of his OPP
ponent In the face
of a landslide.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15

care for sick and
wounded veterans
Of the World war
Is being made by
Mrs. Mary A.
Hickey, assistant
superintendent Of
nurses, U. s. pub
lie health service,
and q member Of
Springfield (Mass.)
post Of the Ameri-
can Legion.
1--WE are ready
to omen up two
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-07-15
The Latest Abb.

The BOSWELL, what excuse this
timer Grandmother dead again, I
suppose?
The 0. B.-No sir Grandmother
wants me to take her to the game
and point out all the best.known play
ers.-American Legion Weekly.