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New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
The Building Boom

: A plan is not house. and there
have been too many false alarms in
the building business to make the
sudden upturn in the number Of
building plans filed, in itself. q
source Of unbounded optimism. But.
as Mr.. Curran points out, this in
crease followed directly upon the
tax exemption ordinance and has
therefore sound economic basis.
The gain in home building should
continue steadily as more and more
New Workers come to appreciate
how valuable an aid this item of tax
exemption is.
It amounts to a saving of from 80
to 40 per cent upon the cost of the
building-the tax rate being close
to three cents on the dollar and
the exemption running for ten years.
Construction must be begun before
April l, 1922, to gain the benefit of
the exemption. Any one building
home to-day is thus not only insured
against later decline in the price
of materials, but stands to earn a
handsome bonus as well, inasmuch
as building costs are most unlikely
to fall below their present scale by
any such large percentage.
Some building items are already
lar down, the latest figures disclose.
Lumber such a. goes into home
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22


building is within 25 per cent Of the
pre-war prices, for example. Other
materials are holding up and wages
are generally high. TO any one
building elsewhere there is an OBJ
vious risk involved in going ahead
now. tits this risk which the Legis-
lature and the aldermen have now
eliminated so far as this city is con-
cerned. Every home seeker should
inform himself as to the favorable
position in which the new law places
him provided he starts the construc-
ton Of his home within the coming
twelve months.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
Justice Between Nations

10 the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Having read the letters of
George H. Horne jr. on the subject Of
the Colombian treaty, l beg to give
them my Endorsement. However. |
should eliminate "justly" from his
sixth count against Colombia. Justice
Is an unknown quality in the dealings
Of nations with each other. The United
States is the only exception to this
age-long rule.
Mr.. Horne's indictment is correctly
framed. Had the United States d.
rectly taken possession of the Canal
Zone for the building Of the canal
in the interest of humanity she would
have been entirely justified. ANY ques-
ton of indemnity, as has been fire.
quently and authoritatively stated. is
an admission of wrong, if seriously
considered by US.
Only an international judicial tri
bunal, backed by adequate force, will
modify the universal rule that anv
nation may take from another what it
can get and that each nation must
protect itself.
ANDREW COLVIN.
BROOKLYN March On 1901
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
What Discrimination,

WASHINGTON, March 14.-secrc-
tary Of the Navy Edwin DENLY will
depart Sunday for Guantanamo, Cuba,
Carrying out his determination to
get as much experience as possible
actually at sea, Secretary Denby will
be aboard the American DESTROYER most
Of the time during his absence from
Washington. The only part of his trip
by rail will be from Washington to
Key West.-The Tribune.
The Secretarys determination is
strengthened, apparently, by the fact
that there is no railroad between Key
West and Cuba.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
'*Storiies' / y
Both Telling of Little George Mahoneys Taste of Night Life in
Bagdad on the Subpav
(F'roms The State, Columbia, s. CO.

an alluring entrance to the subway
"Bagdad on the Subway" you
know, is what 0. Henry called New
York-it put him in mind of visi,
he had made the year before to "Aunt
Nellie" over in New Jersey. The sub.
way might take him there. "He
turned his kiddie car"-what The
Times calls his "pushmobile'-
around and stradd' ed"-out of the
vision of mother and the world tha,
knew him. He went into the en-.
trance Of the "tube," Juggling his
chariot. Now for The Tribune's
"sunset-touch" and "chorus-ending'
style:
The man inside told him kiddie
cars weren't allowed, so George
laboriously toiled up the stairs with
it and parked it on the sidewalk
Then he went in again.
1.-TWO ladies were just going in
to get ON a car that was there" he
said, $50 I walked between them and
got on the car too. l sat between
them on the car until tho guard
talked into the telephone and then
l got up to watch him.
"He said. You're a good fellow
and said, You've o good fellow,
too.' After that we were friends
but when the two ladies got out /
got out, too"
1t was at Times Square that
George got out, and in his opinion
it beats New Milford, N. j., all hol-
low.
Il had real good time," he said.
Il walked around and around, lik.
thls'-- George illustrated his
Rialto manner by pursing his lips
Importantly, initiating his chest and
stalking stiff-legged around the din
ing room table. 81 didn't cross any
crossings, though, until a man said
to me: You're good fellow; where
arc you going?'
Il said: You're good fellow, too.
I'm just going for a walk. but if
you'll take me across thu CROSSINGS
/ can walk further So we were
friends and he did, and we walked
long way, and when we got there
they fed me and then mamma came
and got me-"
1t might be objected that, possibly.
The Tribune's story is not entirely and
utterly exact. We should say that
whether it is entirely exact or not it
is truer story of little Georges ad-
venture than the proces-verbal Of the
decorous Times. In this intensely
human" story we get picture and a
real look at and touch of George.
and catch, too, something of the sig
niicance of his bold adventuring. And
that, we take it, is somewhat the pur-
pose of art and is the reason we en-
ploy words or colors or marble or
music-to get just such impressions, .
for impressions are the real "truth, )"
and facts, SO called, may be mere
tissue of lies and base betrayal.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
HIS CoNsCIEN CE HIS GUIDE

Horace: Book I. Ode %
"Imteger pitae scclcaisque pal1gts"--
"A guy whose life is not bluff,
May always hold his head erect"
I've often heard this said, or stuff
To that effect.
The other day took q stroll
Into the country fresh with hay
The far horizon was my goal
That balny day.
However, al q certain point
got a craving for d drink.
Said l. "Ill stop at this here joint,
It's quaint, | think"
| stepped up on the gravel path
And opened wide the creaky gate.
But 10, within, pooch Of warth
In silence safe.
Though taken now somewhat aback,
CHS wrathful popping eyes spoke
"loads"),
l swiftly grabbed from out my pack
My book of Odes.
"Non e9st Mauris jaouiis,"
And continued, "neque arcat."
(The number, if I'm not amiss-
I, 22).
I read this TO him twice, guess;
tAnd pierced him with an upright glance.
He leaped and grabbed (must | con-
fess D.
My dusty pants.
Need I say more? What further can
| say, articulate, or gibber?
Old Horace was-get this, old man
A cock-eyed fibber.
The moral: If perchance you care
To conquer Fidos, Shops, or Towsers,
Take my advice, be wise and wear
Two pairs of trousers.
JACK ALEXANDER.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
The Silesian Plebiscite

Germany made an immense effort
to carry the Upper Silesian election
and has apparently been successful.
Berlin dispatches admit that at least
10000 German outlanders claim
ing birth in the plebiscite area
were brought to the polls, many of
them coming from the ends of the
earth. The campaign for the recap
ture of the Silesian segment which
the Versailles treaty put in escrow
was conducted through the German
government and millions and mill
lions of marks were spent on it. The
treaty provisions played into Ger
man hands, since they allowed the
polling lists to be padded with
names of long-departed casuals and
emigres who had subsequently ac-
cuired determination else
where.
German capital and German in
dustry are strongly intrenched in
Upper Silesia, and that section be-
came during the war an indispen-
sable secondary base for German
production Of munitions and war
materials. 1t is still Of more value
to the Reich IN this sense than in
the purely economic sense, for a
free purchasing market for coal was
to be preserved to Germany for fif-
teen years if the area went to Poland.
1t is the political victory which the
German people had set their hearts
on. They claimed at the London
conference that they couldn't even
make start at paying reparation
annuities unless possession of Up
per Silesia were guaranteed to them.
Ii they resume title to it and control
/. Of its coal supply their tune will
hardly change much. They are not
unlikely to be so set up by escaping
one more penalty of the war that
they will tug more than ever to es-
cape the remaining penalties.
The peace conference treated Po-
land shabbily. It's intention up to
the last minute was to give the Poles
the lower corner of Silesia, which is
ethnographically Polish and Is
needed by the new state to fortify
its economic independence. But
Lloyd George interposed the plebis-
cite, as he had already detached
Danzig. The plebiscite was also
loaded against Poland by the "re-
turn of the natives" provision.
The Allied election commission is
TO recommend a new boundary line
between Poland and Germany, pay
ing regard ito the wishes Of the
inhabitants (?), as shown by the
vote, and to the geographical and
economic conditions Of the locality"
Mr.. Keynes argued in The Eco
nomic Consequences of the Peace
: that the Allies ought to give Upper
Silesia to Germany on economic
grounds, unless the wishes of the
inhabitants are decidedly to the
contrary" This argument may bob
up now to embarrass the Germans
Pohtlcally, even more than eco
nomlcally, it is highly desirable to
dlvert at least part of Upper
Sliesia TO Poland. How far will the
commissions recognition of this fact
initiate against ratification of the
wishes OF the inhabitants-and of
the 100000 to 100000 non-inhabit-
hnts who also voted?
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
No, Not Very Much

Sir: Apropos of the superduous use
OF very" l should like to tell you
OF the debutante who sat behind me
at "The Green Goddess" last night and
kept assuring her escort and quite a
number Of people in her vicinity that
everything in the play was Every
divine" The half nude savage who
danced in the first act was very, very
divine"
Does this not throw some light on
the pagan trend of the younger gen.
GRAFTON?
Very cordially yours,
THERESA HELBURN.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

All Is not notion that gllttcrs under
the name Of "story" in the newspaper
Almost any old thing will serve as &
STORY" and is so called in the Gamer.
lean" of that galley" as you may sec
# you read this one far enough.
The other day-this was hardl,
worthy of being called an uncommon
occurrence within the loose communal
/ bounds and restraints of New York
little child wandered off by his lone.
! ly and in minute succeeded in drop
I ping out of sight as easily and as com.
! rletely as a gunman or jewelry store
/ burglar. :. 1t was, however, by reason OF
it's human "context," the sort OF
human interest" stuff that the metro
politan press delights to run through
It's mills. And it was duly looked afte,
by at least two of our big contempo-
raries, The Times and The Tribune.
And thereby hangs a tale. One might
search the columns Of these two antip-
odean journals with a Diogenes Ian
tern, cutie comb and R0ntgen ray
for months without finding a happier
contrast in method" and point Of view
"the counterfeit presentment Of two''
stories. Both papers were running true
to form"
Here Is the story rs it was ulti-
mately recorded in the sedate Times.
1t is short enough to be reproduced
as an abstract Of record:
George Mahoncy, three and half
years old, returned to his home at
388 Fifteenth Street, Brooklyn, early
yesterday morning after an all-night
excursion in which he took in the
sights of the subway, Times Square
and the White Light district, a sta
tion house and the Children's So
ciety, making part of his tour on
his pushmobile.
George and his mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Mahoney, went shopping late
Tuesday afternoon, and while his
mother was in store near Fifth
Avenue and Fifteenth Street George
disappeared.
man in Times Square discovered the
child sitting on his pushmobile
gazing with calm interest at the
lights. He informed the officer
that he was going to see his 'Aunt
Nell up in New Milford"
This is no "story" in any fine or
pleasant sense. 1t is "proces-verbal." !"
1t is brief as woman's love, but hardly
long enough for the love of little
Georges mother. And that, precisely,
was the inspiration of the storyteller
of The Tribune that happened to handle
it. The Tribune's story is too long for
our space here, but we can give some
characteristic touches from it. 1t be-
gins with this paragraph, which seizes
and holds the readers interest from
now until whatever end the writer had
in view:
George Francis Mahoney jr., who
is three years and eight months old,
issued statement last night denying
that he had been lost. His kiddie car
had been and still was, he said, but
he wasn't. He just went for ride
in the subway. His mother and the
police and everybody who thought he
was lost are mistaken, George says.
Every reader must go on and learn
something of the adventures of this
little Arabian knight. 1t appears
that when George caught sight Of
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
Signs of Peace
from Ths Boston C,obe,

IT FO7T TO OOsL0H JIooe7
Paris is getting gayer Eli the time,
and it is expected that the prefect of
police will issue decree permitting
cafes and restaurants, which have to
close now at / a. M, to stay open two
hours longer. When the cafes and res
taurants are permitted to stay open all
night Paris viii be back to normalcy.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
The Coming owcr
Eurthcr Adventures in the Index Of
First Lines in "Thc Home Book

NA"'VNtuiss III the index OF
FIRST Lines in "Thc Home Book
of Verse"
A little fairy comes at night
a little more toward the light
GIVE me my scallop shell of quiet
Give me no mansions ivory white
Seldom cant" seldom "don'tv
Send home my lohg-strayed eyes to me
Serene, fold my hands and wait
Set in the stormy Northern Sea
She walks in beauty, like the night
she walks, the lady OF my delight
The curfew tolls the knell of part
Inc cynics say that every rose
The danes of France are fond and free
The dark-fringed eyelids slowly close
Ihe turtle on yon withered bough
Ihe twilight hours, like birds. flew bv
Inc violet in the wood, that's sweet
The violet is much too shy
Two birds within one nest
Two hands upon the breast
We see them Motive cannot hear
We, signing, said, "Our Pan is dead"
We the fairies, blithe and antic
We walked along while bright and red
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
Who is Silvia? What is she
VINO is the happy Warrior? Who Is he

"Dulcy and were having chow at
the 'Breadeh Cheese" E. L. A. relates,
and she was greatly interested in my
manipulation of the ketchup bottle. 4
see you like hash with your ketchup,'
ghe dulced, but then I always do. It
covers multitude of sins, don't you
think? Well, III have to toddle along
now. Cali the "garkon" and ask him
for the bad news, and do tell him
PLEASE not to add the date in his
total.'"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
Parasites
From The Washinoton Stcr

fFrom The Washington Starr
A method OF enforcing the volstead
act that will restore the rum-runner
to usefulness as plain, productive
worker is still being sought by prac-
tical economists,
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

You surchase merehsadiss a6vertIsed In THE
TRIBUNE with ah&etute tafety-for II dssAtisfac.
tion results In any case THE TRIBUNE euaran.
tees TO pay your moBcs back upon request. No rcd
taps. No Qusbbliup We make good promptly IL
the advertiser dacs not.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
ME,fnrs OF rHE AssocrArEp PRESS

Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
tile use for republication Of all news dispatches
eredtted 70 1t or not otherwise credited In this
paper. sna also the local news Of spontaneous
origin published herein.
All rights Of republication Of AL other matter
herein also reserved.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

What the styles this summer are
to he we have no means of ascertain
ing. All we know is that at Is Marble
Avenue, Pleasantville, is the emporium
of the Pleasant Pants Company.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

To-day's paragraph Of apology goes
tc Mr. Harry s. Black, to whom we
referred Saturday, in our best ferru-
ginous manner, as having thirty-three
cases of liquor on his private car with
out his knowledge or consent.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

1t was testified to in open court
that Mrs. Wilson's nlusicaIes are of
the highest order and to quote one
nlatron, "well worth WHILE - The
American.
A matron with an unusual gift for
the apt phrase, we'll megaphone the
cosmos.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

ITO say that 1t is we'll written" Mr..
Arnold DAILY writes in the April Book
man, reviewing George Jean Nathan's
always diverting and usually profound
The Theater, the Drama, the Girls, 'is
banal-that is to be expected" An
instance of auctorial modesty as rare
as it is justified.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

"Very's" bad; but we could bite q
Careless person who says "quite a."
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22

1t should have been fifty-fve.
F. P. A.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
GUARANTY

Entered At ths Pcstcfacs At New York a eeccud
Class Aian Mattss.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

Section One Of the Congregational
Ladies Aid will meet Thursday with
Mrs. E. j. Wheeler hostess, at the
parsonage. officers for the year will
be elected and all members are ur-
gently requested to be present.
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Sweet Corn Supper.

Friday evening there will be a
sweet corn supper at the Baptist
church from 6 to 8 o'clock and for
the low price of thirty cents. They
have prepared an appetizing menu.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

0. e. Norell and family returned
Wednesday from a two weeks trip
to the northern end of the state.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

Arthur Stevens, T. P. Scholtz and
Ebert Englehart went to Boise early
Wednesday morning on business.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

Hattie Bell Query and her friend
Miss Grace MaeAllister are expected
Sunday from Logan for two weeks
vacation. Hattie Bell will be a sem
ior this coming term.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

The money that used to make the
mare go, now makes the flivver go
Farmers having wheat for sale
see Bennett Bros.
Mrs. VIM. Devlin and children re-
turned home Friday evening from a
visit with relatives in Minnesota.
w. B. Brown and family and
mother returned Monday from an
auto trip to Portland.
After a wife has become habit
she has to go away for while in or
der to be appreciated at home.
If your light that is hidden under
a bushel is bright enough 1t will set
fire to the bushel.
Sunday f. e. Wilcox, Stella Har-
ris and Ernest baltimore and chill
dren spent the day at Featherville.
New Wheat and Dat bags, Toe.
each. Bennett Bros.
John Goodall, wife and children
and Helen Whitson left Thursday
for a camping trip near Featherville.
FOR SALE: Ford Touring car,
in good running order. Inquire at
Republican office. Aug. 20-tf.
Mary P. Converse accompanied by
her daughter and son-in-law are In
town from Lebanon, Oregon.
Mrs. l.. G. Cramer of Bruneau is
In town this week for medical treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Hansen were
in town the first of the week from
Hammett.
Mike McFarney, who has been Ill
at Boise hospital came home Sat
urday evening.
Irma Scholtz has gone to Feather
vile for a rest before assuming her
school duties at St. Margarets.
Miss Elsie Eral of Grandyiew had |
her tonsils removed Tuesday, Dr.
Hamilton performing the operation
August Allan made a business
trip to Boise early Wednesday morn
ing.
AT a meeting Of the school board |
Tuesday evening 1t was decided to
open school Monday September 9Th.
Mary and Ruth Latimore of Boise
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs,
Ella baltimore.
Mrs. Hazel Barley from Fairfield
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tyler.
Highest market prices paid for
wheat and oats, any quality. Ben
nett Bros.
Market changing daily on wheat
See us when ready to sell. Market
price paid. Bennett Bros.
MISUNDERSTANDING says there is
a big demand Tor wheat and they
have received kilograms for several
cars of white soft wheat to be ship
ped Immediately
All kinds of grain bought for ship
ment. We want several cars of
soft wheat Macdonald Wheeler
90.
Henry Barber went to Bruneau {
last week and wired the Congrega- |
tional parsonage, and Adolph' Lab J
linens honey extracting plant with
electrical appliances.
Mr.. e. Tacha, grocery man at the ,
Golden Rule, left Monday morning {
Tor Jerome and HALEY for vaca- :
ion.
Mrs. HI. e. Robinson and two sons ,
returned Saturday from Atlanta, {
where they have been during the
summer. After visit with rela- !,
ives at Nampa they will return to
heir home at Kemmerer.
Fred Bennett and family, the Har-
non family and sister, Mrs. Beck
listed Boise and the Arrow Rock
lam last Sunday.
Prune shipments, the first of the
IDAHO 1921 crop will start Friday b
rom the Crystal section, between v
'ayette and Weiser The prune l
rop has been estimated at 1000 n
ars.
Archie Fredickson and William t
enkins entered pleas of guilty to L
he charge of robbing store at t
ling Hill August 16, before Boise n
curt and were sentenced to from
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

Get our prices on sewing Irvine
and grain sacks Macdonald Wheel
err Co.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

Mrs. Morgan and daughter Ruth
left early Wednesday morning for
their home in Ohio, they have been
out here sometime visiting at the
Cat Greek mine.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

FOR SALE: 500 yerling Hamp
Rams, $50 Hamp ram lambs, 100
Cotswald Rams. F. E. Brown, Fair
field, Idaho. Aug. 6-Sept. 10.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-08-27

Fay Montgomery has returned to
her home at King Hill after a visit
with friends, she will re-enter the
Oregon Agricultural College this
year.
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NOTICE.

Wanted to buy good milch cow.
Call phone TOM or write bx 3OS. pd.