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The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
CyIu-rHE CALL.

CVIII-THE CALL.
Peggy's calm announcement that
she had left her former husband
left Nancy speechless for a moment.
You don't mean it," she gasped
finally.
e-.Course do declared Peggy
emphatically. Reeves been a per-
feet old bear lately, Hes objected
about my being here so much with
Mother and Dad Harding. It's so
ridiculous. I won't let any man
bully me-"
Nancy looked heIplessly toward
Phillip Harding. after his brief
Ereeting TO her. but he had turned
back TO his gloomy contemplation
of the Palisades in the cold winter
moonlight.
Peggy began to play the piano
again.
well. Peggy" began Nancy,
don't you think you've been a bit.
thoughtless with Reeve these pasr
few weeks? He's probably felt tre-
mendously neglected with you and
the baby away most of the time"
"Oh. he hates Baby" Peggy as
sured her. cheerfully.
Nancy promptly decided that
Reeve Lewis must have better taste
than she had ever suspected.
But what do you intend doing.
Peggy"
Peggy shrugged her bare white
shoulders.
"MoI. je ne sais pas"'
''9ut You have to do something"
insisted Nancy.
P"GSy pCuted.
-. Il,
said airily. running brilliant
scale.
Over her SHOULDER she glanced at
Harding's impassive back, and gave
Nancy a naughty wink.
OF course. it's only a squabble."
said Nancy. practically. You'll
make it up tomorrow"
Never declared Peggy vehem-
entity. I've had about all of Reeve
Lewis I can stand! l ought to have
left him long ago"
You could hardly have done that
You weren't married to him long
agn I'm afraid you're getting the
mstrirnony habit. Peggy. Collecting
wedding rings becomes as great a
hobby with a woman, as collecting
beetles is with a scientist"
'Oh. well. a new husband occa-
sionaIly does freshen up your views
OF life. You ought to try it your
self"
Phillip Harding moved away from
tho window.
Il have no doubt but what Mrs.
Burrard will marry again very
shortly. I've never seen her when
she was not surrounded by men.
This Dr. Langwell seems particu-
Iarly devoted"
Nancy laughed.
But he's the husband Of one Of
my best friends"
That means nothing nowadays"
declared Peggy. Greater love hath
no woman than she who will give
ner husband to a friend It's all
rather along the line of your theory
Of borrowing husbands, isn't 1t.
Nancy"
Not at all, 1 aim to be a savior
of domestic felicity. not a destroy
ing angel"
But none the less, an angel" in
sisted Harding.
Peggy pouted.
What cool nerve to make 1ove' to
Nancy right under the nose Of your
former wife who has just left her
second husband. II Gerry were
here
She stopped suddenly, remember
ing Nancy's role of widow.
Who is Gerry asked Harding.
"Oh. yes-the girl Mrs Burrard
went to Chicago to see. wasn't she?
Mimi nodded Peggy, with a
wicked glance at Nancy. which said:
Il got out of that rather neatly,
didn't I?'
Nancy rose.
We must be keeping the others
waiting. The maid told me that
dinner was announced at o'clock"
Perhaps we had better go in,"
Peggy rose reluctantly from the
piano.
The phone was ringing unanswer-
ed as Nancy passed the library door.
She took down the receiver.
1t was a call from the hospitaI
where Constance Stanley lay. bid
ding her come at once.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Today's Great Person.
May 14-Your Birthdayf

Alighieris Dante. the Italian
poet, writer of the Divine
Comedy" which you may have
already. read, or. IL not. prob
ably will as you advance
farther in school. The 'Di-
vine Comedy" is supposed to
have been written while Dante
was in exile from his native
city. He was born in Flor
ence, Italy, on May Il. 1855,
and died on September "a.
1921.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Fairgrounds Results.

Georgetown. schlag-Curtis, o:
Corcoran, 4: Jackon, 3; Hyde, 2,
Bloomingdale. baseball-Lang-
don, 9: woodburn. 4.
Garfield, Baneff. IL: Clinton, 6:
Grant. 10: jefferson. S. Schlsg-
Brent, s; Hilton 8.
Rosedale. baseball-Maury. 1:
Ludlow. ..
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Daily Hardknot.

Each word in this square con-
tains three. letters. The first
word means sorrowful. The sec
ond is a girls name, and the
third is a boys nickname.
Answer to yesterdays: "And
peaceful slept the mighty Hec-
tors shade"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14

from a theatrical family historically
great And now he walks with
uncertain steps away from the IA
miliar haunts where he is known.
Slowly he is entering the land of
Eternal Darkness The glare OF the
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Straw Sailors Begin at s. and 60 to 81

An exceptional value in
lightweight Bangkoks, IS
plus tax.
Genuine Panamas in
about a half dozen diff
ferent shapes. 500, $3.50
and sI2.7o.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Nuts to Crack.

Do. you know the difference be-
tween a donkey and a postage
stamp?
Yesterdays: why does a spider
make good correspondence -
Because he drops a line at every
post.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14

Living amid crumbling glories! !
have seen him several times lately
in the more sedate Italian restau-
rants In the upper nfties. Only a
few years ago he was one of Amer
ica's grestest stars who sprans
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14

Leghorn Hats, alpine
and telescope shapes.
s7.7S and $3.50.
Bslibuntals, a fancy
lightweight straw braid
in alpine and telescope
shapes. SIa.7o.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
A Familiar Quotation
CWho wrote it?)

Toll oaks from little oeorns
grozD. =
Yesterdays: There is many
slip 'twixt the cup and the
lip."--Willism Hazlitt. English
Proverbs"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14

yet men in Harlem continue 20 GO
about unmuzzled. which is about
the only freedom we have left
The Washington herald., 1921-05-14
Optimism.

BY Evelyn stanford, Z yeafs old,
Jenersss school. -
II all the girls and boys,
Should never go to, school,
And always played with toys;
And ne'er obeyed the rule,
What would this old world turn
to: be? - Z
A. disobedient place we'd see,
But as it's right as right can be,
A good old world we always
see
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12
Advise Early Repeal
Of Extra Taxes

Four specific proposals for revi-
sion of the federal taxes are to be
made to Congress by Secretary Mel
Ion with a recommendation for early
action so the new taxes can be ap-
piled for this calendar year. They
are:
Repeal of the excess profits tax
nd the existing $4,000 income ex-
emption Of corporations, the loss Of
revenue to be made good by a modi-
fled tax on corporate profits or a
flat additional income tax on cor
porations, to yield an aggregate Of
between $4OO,OOO,OOO and $780,
100000.
Readjustment of income tax rates
so that no income will pay more
than 40 per cent this year and 33
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

in which the youngsters will place
rings on hogs, sheep, dairy and beef
cattle. Animals on the College Of Ag-
rieulture farm will be used for this
purpose and suitable prizes awarded
to the winning contestants. The
boys will also have an opportunity
to study farm mechanics subjects
and those related to soils and crops.
Tours of inspection over the expert
mental plots being conducted by the
Experiment Station will occupy an
important place in this instruction.
While the boys are studying farm
tractors and soils under the direc-
ton of members of the college fac
ulty, the girls will be instructed in
home improvement. Miss Maybell
Cornell, head of the Home Econom-
les Department Of the college, will
have charge of this phase of the
work. Home conveniences and dec
oratiOns both interior and exterior
are to receive attention. The girls
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12
Information That is
Worth Storing

Farm boys and girls who visit the
University Of Kentucky during
Junior Week, June 20 to 25, are to
receive much valuable instruction in
addition to a real vacation if plans
being made by the Junior Agricul-
tural Club Department of the Col
lege Of Agriculture are taken as any
indication.
Instruction viii be given during
part Of both the mornings and af-
ternOons of the week while the re-
mainder Of the time will be devoted
largely to games, setting-up exer-
cises and general get-together ses-
sions at which time the youngsters
viii sing their club songs and have a
general good time.
One Of the features of the week
for boys viii be a judging contest
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12
The High Cost Of Luxury

More money was spent for luxu-
ries in the United States in 1920
than was expended on education in
the entire history of the country, ac-
cording to figures in the office Of
DIR. P. P. Claxton, United States
Commissioner of Education.
The total spent on luxuries in
1920 was 500, ,7OO,OOO,OOO. In 1918
the country spent s919, ,729,25s for
elementary and higher education.
From the beginning of American
history and until 1920, a grand total
of $16,645, 100000 was devoted to
education.
Completed figures for 1918 show
that instructors in all of our schools
received salaries totaling 1892, 1885,
24O.
Here is how the luxury budget Of
Uncle Sam looks:
For face powder, cosmetics, per-
fume, etc, $750,000,000.
Furs, 100000.
Soft Drinks, $3.50, 100000.
Toilet Soap, $4OO,OOO,OOO.
Cigarettes, sSO0,OOO,OOO.
Cigars, 100000.
Tobacco and snuff, sS00,00O,000.
Jewelry, s50O,00O,000.
Chewing gum, s5O,OOO,OO0.
Ice Cream, 250,000,O00.
Luxurious service, $3,O00,000,000
Joy rides, pleasure resorts and
races, $3,OOO,OO0,0OO.
Claxton pointed out that the peo-
pie of the United States blew away
in smoke of cigars and cigarettes
5000, 100000 more than was spent
on all forms of education in 1918,
while the total cost of all forms of
tobacco in 1920 was five times the
total of teachers salaries in 1918.
If the people who smoke and chew
would only take two smokes in the
place of three and devote the money
thus saved to support the schools
the salaries of all teachers could be
increased by more than 120 per
cent, he said.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant to an order Of the Montgom-
cry County Court in the matter Of
% III. Strother and others on petit
tion entered March 81, 1921, a spe-
ciai registration win be held in each
precinct in the city Of Mt. Sterling,
KY, on Saturday, May 81, 1921, for
the registration Of persons entitled
to vote at a special election to be
held in Montgomery County, Ky, on
Saturday, May %, 1921, whose
names have not been recorded on the
registration books Of said city for
the present year. Said special elec-
ton will be held for the purpose Of
taking the sense of the legal voters
Of said county as to whether or not
the Fiscal Court Of said county
shall, from time to time, issue and
sell bonds Of said county in the sum
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand O,oO0.OO) dollars for the
purpose of building, constructing
and demonstrating public roads
and bridges with asphaltum, con-
crete, brick, stone block, macadam,
gravel or other processes Of equal
merit, and at which election the
proposition will be submitted in
words and figures as follows, to-wit:
"Are you in favor of issuing Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand $780,
000.00) dollars in bonds for the pur-
pose of building roads and bridges"
Said registration will be held be-
tween the hours of o'clock A. NJ,
and 9 o'clock P. NJ, at the regular
voting places in each of the pre-
cincts of said city.
Givn undr my hand as Sheriff of
Montgomery County, Kentucky, this
18th day of April, 1921.
JOHN G. ROBERTS,
Sheriff Montgomery Co., KY.
(54-5t-e.oi.) Z
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that pur-
suant to an order of the Montgomery
County Court in the matter of G. H.
Strother and others on petition, en-
tered March Il, 1921, a special elec-
ton viii be held in Montgomery
County, Kentucky, on Saturday,
May 2sth, 1921, for the purpose of
taking the sense of the legal voters
Of said county as to whether or not
the Fiscal Court of said county shall,
from time to time, issue and sell
bonds of said county in the sum of
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
($25O,O0O) Dollars for the purpose
of building, constructing and recon-
structing public roads and bridges
with asphaltum, concrete, brick,
stone block, maeadam, gravel or
other processes of equal merit, and
at which election the proposition will
be submitted in words and figures
as follows, to-wit:
"Are you in favor of issuing Two
Hundred and Fifty Thousand $780,
000) Dollars in bonds for the pur-
pose of building roads and brdigesf"
Said election will be held at the
regular voting places in each of the
precincts of said county between
the hours of 6 O'Clock A. NJ. and A
o'clock P. M.
Given under my hand as sheriff
of Montgomery County, Kentucky,
this 10th day of April, 1921.
JOHN G. ROBERTS,
Sheriff of Montgomery County,
Kentucky. (56-tf)
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

II often happens that about three
weeks after marriage the happy
couple discovers that she can't stand
drafts and wants the windows closed
all the time, and he is a fresh air bug
and wants the windows open all the
time. Then they settle down to a
nice twenty or thirty-year battle to
decide Who's Who.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12
WHAT WE HAVE
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Columbus, Georgia.
AN IMPORTANT POINT FOR CHARACTERIZATION
Columbus, Georgia.

today. consider which most i'm
portan We have churches of
but the only Body Of Christians Of Apostolic order in the City
only struggling for church home
Camp only miles and have members there New
the benefit of the Military School
Columbus of 300 the only place enough for them to at
The conditions city lack Of Christian churches
surrounding country respectable and adequate building
absolute necessity and need Our residence auditorium small
badly repairs membership only 10S but has
doubled Minister, Brother w. A. Chasan
the College of the Bible while Professors Mcarv Graham
Grus the We want assemble all the
June, which is Rally Day
Will respond others We have loan promised from the
Church Extension but financially able to reach without help
ANY will be receped for and appreciated.
W. A .CHASTAIN. Minister, lis 9Th Street
CHAS. j GREENE, Treas, 500 18th Street
NoeChas Greene appears Treasurer
in Sterling contributed by Advocate
readers viii be especially appreciated by him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

per cent thereafter, with a view of
producing aggregate revenues sub
stantially equivalent to the estimat-
ed receipts from the income tax
under the existing law.
Repeal of so-called luxury taxes,
together with the nuisance" taxes,
such as those on soda fountain
drinks, but retention of the trans
portation and miscellaneous specific
sales taxes.
Imposition of sufficient new and
additional taxes of "wide applica-
tion," such as increased stamp taxes
or license to taxes on the use Of au-
tomobiles, to bring the total revenues
from internal taxes after making
changes above suggested to about
$400, 100000 in the fiscal years of
A good name is rather to be chosen
than great riches and loving favor
rather than silver and gold.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

viii also be given an opportunity to
study butter making and other sub
jects Of special interest to them.
Instruction in health and SANTA
tion will be given to both the girls
and boys.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

After a girl Las been engaged to a
boob for two years she looks almost
as hopeless as if she had been mar
ried to him two years.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

The chief reason for divorce Il
somebody else.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

Fleshy pleasures flourish best on
virtues grave.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-05-12

Sheriff of Montgomery County,
Kentucky. (56-tf)
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
DRAINAGE BONDS
SELL ABOVE PAR
Wright County Bonds Sell
at a Premium of $500
a Thousand.

Clarion News: Last week Wright
county sold around 100000 of drain
age bonds to the Bechtcl company, of
Davenport. at premium of 81 per
thousand. 1t was the first time in the
past few years that these bonds had
sold at premium, according to the
county officials.
Whether the sale of the drainage
bonds at premium is healthy note
financially is to be determined. Some
men may say that it indicates money
is becoming more plentiful, and invest
ments are more in demand. Others may
argue that because this money is going
into tax free channels it is bad sign,
as just that much more money is being
taken from legitimate channels. On
the other hand. when you consider that
the money spent for drainage repre-
sents considerable labor and material
it is putting it right back
in circulation in channels where it will
really circulate.
But it is better to get Il premium
for such bonds than to sell them at a
discount, as some were sold during the
past few years.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
k|DD|ES' fund
KEEPS GROWING
Is Slow Work, H0wevr, and
eGOOd Fellows are Ask
ed to "Kick In
| Soon.
TOTAL NOW s2o7.s5
Fourth Grade Riddles Come
Forward With a COllec-
}S a.% ton. =,ss.e.sN

The school children show continued
interest in the Riddles Santa Claus
club. Miss Irene Ely's fourth grade
the other day took up penny collec'
ton. which netted $3.50. The fourth
grade Riddles are sympathetic BUNCH
of youngsters. They want the less for.
tunate kids of the city to have merry
Christmas and the dollar and half
they have contributed will help in &C.
complishihg that result. The spirit
they show in the giving of this little
fund is most commendable.
Only few days more remain in
which contributions may be made to
the Riddles Santa Claus club. There
are an unusually large number of
youngsters about the city this year to
whom Santa Claus is likely to be a
stranger. If you, gentle reader. want to
do a good turn-if you would like to be a
party to giving some little kiddie a
happy Christmas-join this club at
once. A happy kid on Christmas day
is an inspiring sight and can you
imagine more detected kiddie than
one who wakes Christmas morning
only to find that Santa Claus has for
gotten him?
If you expect to join this club, do
1t today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19

+ II d - q
dies Missionary society served in the
church basement Friday evening, net
ted the society over $780,
James Weir of Fsrt Dodge spent the
week end at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Weir.
Mrs. Roy Segar and child were Web
ster City callers Friday.
Mrs. Clara Bartlett spent last week
in Webster City on business. M
The first of series Of club dances
was held at the opera house Friday
evening.
Mrs. Tippin and children of, Clarion
are visiting at the NJ. Sorenson home
Mrs. Veda Porter and baby returned
home last week. 4
Merle Fowler and the Misses Flor.
erce Matthews, Edna Hoag, vcsta and
Florence Lynd attended the declam;l.
tory contest at Williams Friday eve.
ming.
o. and NJ. Sorensen. who have BEEN
near Williams, spent the week
end at their home here.
Dec. 10.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
Eirht Die in Fire.

Mrs. H. G. Pagan, formerly Miss Il
Stark of this city. now living in De
troit, sends the Freeman-Journal q
newspaper account of the death OF
eight people in one family. All were
burned to death in the home. The
house caught fire because some gaso
line got mixed with kerosene at the oil
station. The mother of the family tried
to use the gasoline to kindle fire
The oil company distributed posters
over the city asking all who had bought
kerosene that day to return it at once
and get their money back.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
Buster Observation-Disclosures to
$500. 1916
BlairSbllrg.

| Dl0As SUM g.
Miss Kathryn Stafford, spent TIN
week end at her home in Webster City
The basket ball game between Blairs
burg and Owasa which was to have
been played at Owasa Friday night
was postponed until the, latter part
CT January.
Mr.: and Mrs. A. s. Lynd were Web.
ster City callers Saturday.
Miss Genevieve Bendorf acted as one
IF the judges at the declamatory con-
test at Webster City Friday evening.
NJ. Sorenson received quite cut OH
his forehead last week by being hit
with spade. 1t was necessary to
have stitch or . taken.
Randall Walrath of Ellsworth col
lege spent the week end at the homie
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il.
Walrath.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Ballentyne and
daughter Adeline, of Alden, visited the
formers sister, Mrs. Joe Segar, Tues
day. ;s
Miss Vandie Mattice of Webster City
was visitor here one day last week.
Little Lorene Streveler has been on
the sick list the past week.
The "Mulligan stew" which the La
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
camps MARKED
BY ENTHUSIASM
Citizens Training Carried
on With Excellent Spirit,
Says Committee
Report.
SUCCESS ARMY AIM
Spirit of National Service
Possible in Peace
Time.
(By The Associated Press. J

New York. Dec. 19.-The National
Executive committee of the Military
Training Camps association of the
| United States in reporting on the sue
| cess this year of the Citizens Training
/ camps says that youth and enthusiasm
stood out prominently in all camps and
that the spirit of the camps was eXcell
ent. One striking feature was the whole
hearted way in which the army had
taken up these camps and was deter
mined to make them succeed, the re-
port adds.
"The boys attending averaged little
under eighteen.
Service in Peace Time.
Showing the spirit of national SER
vice is still possible in peace time. pro-
vided you begin with men while they
are young enough says the report.
Athletics and recreation varied with
each camp but uniform satisfaction can
not be reported. All the camps had
both athletic and morale officers. In
none could failure be reported but
the local conditions and training SEIZED.
ules, made this a matter to be cOnsid'
cred separately. All the camps had
canteens and service clubs.
Camps Vary.
"Discipline varied according to the
camps. Instruction and training var.
led markedly in the different camps.
The war department had tried to get
the best personnel they could. but the
known qualified instructors were sim
ply not to be had in sufficient num-
bers. The professors of military sci
ence and tactics at the colleges were
uniformly excellent. All the camps
had large numbers Of young officers,
the great majority being excellent but
very few of them having practical
teaching experience.
"NO radical wrong. not any serious
complaint was found in any of the
camps and as whole they were noted
for the extraordinary lack of serious
complaints"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
CHICAGO MARKETS

The volume of cream delivered to
creameries during the past week CON
tinued to show an increase over the
same week last year. 1t is generally
recognized. that in most territories, at
present, grain can be fed for milk pro
ductiOn and give, a larger return than
if disposed of direct.
Increased butter receipts have caused
a slight decline in market values, with
corresponding lower prices prevailing
for butterfat. but even at present
prices, the comparison on butferfat
prices is still favorable.
There has been "a continuous heav!
movement of poultry during the week
but prices are generally unchanged.
Continued open weather has resulted
in further increases in the supply OF
fresh eggs. and as there is still a large
quantity of eggs in storage, it has re
suited in somewhat lower prices, boil
in buying and selling.
RANGE IN PRICES
On High Lev Clesl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-12-19
Uqliest Indian, has
Many Marriage Bids
(By The Associated Press.)

Mexico City. Dec. l9.-Beauty con-
tests are held frequently but students
at the national university recently
held Il contest to discover the ugliest
Indian in Mexico. Jesus Memije won
without struggle. Despite his handi-
cap he is said to have received count
less dozens of proposals Of marriage
from ''admiring readers" ever since his
photograph was published in the Mex
leo City newspapers.