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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

Athens. Jan. 12.---Former Premier
Ncnizelos will not return to Greece
even Il he should be recalled by King
Constantine. declares a proprietor Of
newspaper at Paris. who writes
from Nice announcing the withdraw
al OF FcniZclos from public life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15
Abolish Game Office

Abolition Of .hC office of Chief
Game Warden and state Board OF
FIsherie a new commission to be-
created, with paid director. to be
known as Commission ON Game. Fish
and Forestry designed to conserve the
natural resources Of the state
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

II is, therefore, earnestly recon-.
mcndcd that this General Assembly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-15

The fact that Alabama. Florida
mississippi Now Mexico. and South
Carolina are the only States i'm the
Union which do not tax inheritances
'ndicater that this form of taxation is
approved not only by scientific opin-
on but hv popular sentiment as well
The validity Of such tax cannot be
questioned. and ofsall taxes the one
on inhcritnaces is the least burden
some to the taxpayer There is no
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Eastern Stars Shine.

Impressions of ye old schoo
days were brought vividlv to the
fore at the reception given by tht
local chapter Of the Order of the
Eastern Star at the Fraternal
Hall last Monday evening. Breth.
rem Of the Masonic order and
their wives or lady friends had
been invited and a turnout ol
some 40 was had. They came
dressed as they were supposed to
have dressed when attending
school in the bygone years and
the program in which all partici-
pated was that Of the erstwhile
school room, with Mrs. Harlan
Moser as teacher.
The study period was devoted
to applying the right names to
numerous pictures in books es-
pecially prepared for the occasion
and suggestive Of school days. In
this contest w. r. Emerson and
Mrs. Nick Laier took the honors.
Then a recess of playground
games was enjoyed and then the
luncheon, which was served in pa
per sacks and of such style and
articles of edibles as one was sup
posed to have taken to school
with him.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
School Notes

School closed Wednesday even.
ing for Thanksgiving vacation
and will open again Monday.
The Seniors have been busy
this week starting preparations
for the annual Alumni Banquet
to be given Dec. %. Those ap-
pointed to take charge of this
are: Invitations, Sarah Johnson,
menu, Mabel Mitchell; entertain
ment, Ebert Stellmon; decora-
tion, Fannie Falrar: business
manager, VIM. Conger.
Saturday night several of the
High School students enjoyed a
sleigh riding party which ended
with an oyster supper served at
the Geo. Rowe home. A good
time was reported by all present.
The first basket ball game of
the season will be played with
Asotin tonight at 8:15. Come out
and give our boys the loyal sup
port they well deserve.
Fannie Famar,
Mabel Mitchell,
Reporters.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Continue Red Gross Roll Call to
December 1

If you have not yet entered
your name on the Red Cross mem
bership roll, do not feel disap
pointed. You still have till Dec.
ember / to take on this honor
The bad weather and disagree
able conditions encountered by
the workers in this section have
made the continuation of the al
lotted time really necessary in or
der that all may be given a fair
chance to get in on this enroll
ment. 1t is not a drive, but a
banding together of all American
citizens under the Red Cross title
who are willing to lend a helping
hand to the distressed and un-
fortunate and who desire to aid
in extending the public health
service.
Local committees will contin-
lie registering members until
Dec. l. Only a portion of the re-
turns to date have been handed
in and it is not known how near
ly Lewis county has reached her
quota, but last years record has
been surpassed and it is hoped
that the final showing will be at
least treble that.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Union Pacific System Now Con
soidated.

The announcement has just
been made by the traffic authori
ties of the Union Pacific System
of a complete reorganization Of
that department. The news was
somewhat startling at first
glance, especially to those whose
business relations with that big
concern have been more or less
friendly and intimate for lone
time.
But, as explained by S. A. Ed
monds, assistant traffic manager.
who has just returned from a big
conference meeting in the east
the move is not in any sense revo,
lutionarrv Indeed, it rather con,
templates unified in place of unit
control, and is really in line with
what nearly all the big railroad
systems have found after years OF
experience to be the most salts
factory.
z Until this announcement was
made the Union Pacific System
operated under the unit plan,
That is. the Union Pacific Rail
road Company, Oregon Short
Line and Oregon Washington
Railroad & Navigation Co., while
comprising the System, were still
doing business under their indi-
vidual titles. In a technical
sense this rather limited the ac-
tivities of its various officers, and
to overcome that situation and
place all parts of the System in
position to deal with the traffic
world as a system rather than as
three units this reorganization
was decided upon.
Under the new arrangement
Mr.. Edmonds became assistant
traffic manager of the Union Pa
cific System, with headquarters
at Portland, instead of traffic
manager Of the O.-W. R. R. & N.
VIM. McMurray, general passen-
ger agent and H. E. Lounsbrry,
general freight agent Of the
O.-W., are now general passen-
ger agent and general freight
agent. respectively, of the Union
Pacific System and are in posi-
ton to handle System matters as
freely as they formerly did O.-W.
matters.
While Mr.. Edmonds was in the
east in conference with the traf-
fic authorities at headquarters eff
fecting this reorganization, he al
SO attended the agricultural in
quiry conducted in Congress and
several meetings of the Trans
continental Rate Bureau as well.
He feels that the new regime was
the only logical procedure. The
Union Pacific System will now
hold the same relation to the traf.
fic world as that of the New
York Central, Big Four, Pennsyl-
vania and other big lines compos-
ed of a long list of units.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Christian Church Services.

Hot or cold, summer or winter,
sunshine or snow-every Sunday
at 10 o clock we are engaged in
business for our King and we
earnestly crave your help in our
splendid Sunday school work.
Helpful lessons Fine fellowship
Come. We are in a contest which
netted 67 points last Sunday,
while Grangeville made IA. Shall
we let this happen again? You
can keep it from happening by
being there ON time, with your
Bible and a studied lesson.
Morning worship at IL a. m.
Sermon, "Soldiers of the Cross. "
Anthem by the choir. i.
Juniors at 3 p. m.
intermediate endeavor at 6 80.
Evening worship at 7 80. Ser
mon, "The Way" Mrs. M. j.
Olsen will sing.
Harmon and Gates meeting be-
ginning Dec. IL. Keep the road
clear so you can attend all of
these meetings.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Rebekahs and Odd Fellows Re

A big marker in our commun
ity social life was the hard time:
social given at the Fraternal Hal
last Friday evening by the Rebe
kahs, assisted by their brother
Odd Fellows-in the usual way
that the mighty man sex assists
when dinings and such are under
consideration.
The evenings bill was opened
Loyalty with the singing of Amer.
lea by the assemblage of 81 mem
bers of both orders.
A wedding march and dialogue
of twelve old maids and bachelors
was the next feature, and it brot
to the surface the jolly, jovial
spirit of the crowd, which good
humor continued uppermost thru
out the evening. Then six girls
did Gossip" in a clever dia-
logue. Mrs. Blanche Kennedy s
piano solo was typically fine and
we'll received, and likewise the
vioin solo by Miss Marguerite
O'Comor. The "queertet" Choir
us was a novelty that made hit,
and the Dutch lunch supplied a
much felt want most fillingly.
Cards and dancing then carried
the evening hours well over into
the morning of another day.
The hall was tastily decorated
in pink and green and red, white
and purple, the colors of the two
orders, which colof,ing softened
the sombre tone of the hard times
costumes.
Prizes were given to the lady
and gentleman wearing the cos
tune most appropriate for the
and G. /. Lynn and Mrs
j. r. Dunham carried these off.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
COMPLETING cHEcK-UP.
Report On Closed Union State
Bank Soon Be Ready for
Commissioner.-Reor-
ganization Looms.
ganization Looms.

The preliminary check-up or
the Union Stae Bank, recently
closed by order of the board OF
directors, is progressing as rap
idly rs conditions warrant, and
Deputy State Bank Commission
er Beck viii have a report ready
for Commissioner Fralick in an.
other week or ten days. In the
meantime nothing regarding the
banks internal status is avail
able.
Plans for reorganization are
still being pushed by those inter
ested and the outlook for favor
able results grows stronger with
each succeeding day and with the
gathering Of reports ON public
sentiment in this regard. A feel
ing Of optimism is apparent thru
out the community to such an ex-
tent that local business impair
ment has been much less than
would naturally have been expec-
ted through the closing Of this
central artery, which had such
large bearing on most of our COM
mercial activity.
With Mr.. Beck s report in the
hands of the State Department of
Finance and available by those
behind the reorganization plan, a
program of action will doubtless
soon be arranged and this fact
will augment the optimistic feel
ing and materially aid in bring
ing conditions hereabouts back to
normal.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
The Birdman Good.

A fair sized audience attended
Gorst, the birdman entertain
ment, the first of the current ly-
ceum course, at the school audi
torium last Thursday evening
and all reports are to the effect
that it was very good. In his pic
lures of bird life in forest and
field, in his mimicry of their
songs and chatter, in his descrip-
tions of their actions and habits
he displayed an intimacy of ac-
quaintanceship with them that
gave wonderful realism to his. en-
tertainment and engendered a
better and friendlier feeling for
the denizens of the air among the
folks who heard him. His aud
ience knew much more about
birds than it had before his en-
tertainment.
The next lyceum number is
the Rondoliers, five talented
young artists who give high
speed musical program, and they
are said to be the lyceum hveli-
est entertainers. They will be
here Thursday, Dec. Is.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
oh, You Coyotes |!

Guy Chiesman, Of Lewiston
representing the Big-Five, recent
ly attended disarmament meet
ing of the coyotes in Lawyer 5
canyon. However. the conference
was not so much of a success as
the one now being held in Wash.
ington, d. c., and the meeting
broke up in a row with the fol.
lowing edict from the facile pen
of the aforesaid Mr.. Chiesman
being issued as the unanimous
sentiment of the Big Five:
BEWARE, Mr.. Coyote Whose
existence as a menace to all ex-
isting life; whose course through
field and forest is bloody with
wanton slaughter; whose sneak
ing approach and snarling re.
treat through the night have inn
poverished the stockman and
made the name "coyote" a curse ;
whose leading and loning trail
and wolf-like features are famil-
lar to all Nezpercers; whose lean
ness reminds one Of the dread
spectre of famine and desolation
Ito you, the outcast of the ami
NAL kingdom, brother of the
jackal and hyena YOU wild dog
you sneak of the four-footers--
crafty, silent, willy, elusive-you
vagrant, cheat, noiseless ,shrewd
and clever, beside whom the fox
is honorable-you outlaw, lean,
honey, scragoy, thief and mur-
derer-to you, Mr.. Coyote, lack
ing one redeeming trait to you,
violater Of all laws regarding
killing-to you, whose name sym
bols all degrading qualities and
expresses the hatred of mankind
TO you, whose pups are Uttered
only to perpetuate the traits of
your ancestors; you skulking,
dismal-voiced marauding, NOR
bid, NANCY, mournful masticator
of fresh flesh-to you, Mr.. Coy
ote, Bill Fuller, Doctor L. L.
Crocler, Capt. Chancey Wallace,
Andrew Stellmon and Guy Chies-
man have declared UNENDING
VENGEANCE AND WARFARE
TO DIFFERENTIATION
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Grangeville May Get Teacher !
Institute.

Joint institute for public school
teachers of Idaho and Lewis coun-
ties may be held in Grangeville
next year, in place of an institute
held in Lewiston, at which teach
ers from six counties assemble.
The matter Of holding an insti-
tute in Grangeville was taken up
at the recent institute in Lewis
ton, by Leonard Case, county sup
erintendent Of schools. Mr.. Case
has been promised the coopera-
ton Of Lewis county, through
Mrs. Belts, superintendent of
schools there, in an institute in
Grangeville.-Free Press.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Death Calls H. C. stellmon.

Henry Green Stellmon died las
Thursday night at his old home
in Decatur, Arkansas, after al
illness of five days of pneumon
ia. Prior to the attack of this
dread ailment he had been in nor
NAL health and about his daily af
fairs as usual. When it was not.
ed that his condition was serious
his two sons residing at this
place, John and Andrew Stell
mon, were notified by wire, but
before they could make arrange
ments to go to his bedside. the an.
nouncement of his passing was
received.
The deceased was well known
to this community, he having re-
sided among us some five years
prior to returning to Arkansas
six wears ago. He was of the rug
ged pioneer type, and had been
a sturdy member of the Metho-
dist church since reaching man
hood. He was born in North Car
olina, moving thence to Tennes-
see at the age of Is, and there
married his first wife at the age
of 20. To them eight children
were born and six of these sur
vive: Mrs. Della Hughes, OF
Spokane; John and Andrew
Stellmon, of this community !;
Melvin and William Stellmon, of
Ft. Benton. Mont, and Charles
of Decatur, Ark. The
late Geo. Stellmon of this section
was also a son of the subject of
this skeA,h. AT the age of 80 the
deceased moved with his family
to Decatur Ark, and made that
his home e.cept during the few
years spent III the west. He mar;
ried his second wife some 80
years ago and she survives him.
They had no children.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Community Church.

Sunday school and Bible class
at 10 a. m.
IL a. m. sermon. Thanksgiv-
ing message taken from the paint
ing, "Hope." f" Violin solo by Miss
O'Connor. solo by Helen Buchan-
an, children s talk. snow flakes.
Orchestra in attendance.
A Sunday Thanksgiving din
ner will be served at noon in the
social hall. The people of the
church and friends are asked to
bring their baskets. Strangers
are cordially invited. Commur-
ity church lives for your needs.
Don It forget.
Epworth league at 6:45 p. m.
Good program.
Sermon, Z 80 p. m, "a Ragged
Boy in a Pho Sty."
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Handed Cheer.

A very enjoyable time was
spent Monday evening the 21st
at the annex of the Christian
church, by the Young Peoples
class of the Sunday school. The
nature Of the party was cleft
handed cheer" and much mcrri-
ment was afforded in the using
of left hands in carrying out the
evenings program. The roonI
was decorated in autumn leaves
and Thanksgiving trimmings and
a dainty lunch, consisting of ap-
pie pie la mode, and coffee was
served by the entertaining COM
mittee.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Trading Company Continues Bus
mess.

s. L. Shoemaker, who was the
individual owner of the Nezperce
Trading Co., as purchaser there
of from Ernst Wienss, and was
last week compelled to make an
assignment ON account of Wienss
mishandling Of contract notes
given him by Mr. Shoemaker, has
been continued in charge of this
big general merchandising es-
tablishment by the creditors and
the business is being carried
right along as though nothing un-
toward had happened.
What future arrangement viii
be made regarding the store is
unknown at this time, but it
seems possible that the business
may be carried on indefinitely as
at present, for Mr.. Shoemaker s
part i'll the affair has been and is
clear and satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
New Administration Building
State Normal Dedicated.

OF most impressive and appro
pirate character were the cere.
monies that marked the occasion
Friday of the dedication of the
new administration building o!
1.-THE Lewiston State Normal school
While the inclement weather pre-.
vented the outdoor parade and
campus features, the fine auditor.
ium of the new building was com
pletely filled by an audience OF
students, citizens and friends
who listened with intense inter,
est to the several able addresses
given by the educators and other
public officials who took part in
the dedication program.
Regret was expressed that il
was not possible to have present
every former teacher, trustee and
president of the institution, to see
the growth of the institution to
which they had so largely con-
tributed, and to have as many as
possible of the legislators who
had supported it in attendance,
One of these personages especial
ly remembered was George f.
Knepper, now of Boise and act
ing as secretary of the Masonic
grand lodge of Idaho. Mr.. Knep-
per was the first president of the
Lewiston State Normal school,
occupying that position for about
eight years. He was an organizer
and necessarily much Of the work
was of an academic character. He
organized and established the
school on a sound academic basis.
After him came President Georoe
II. Black, from 1903 to 1916, dur
ing whose administration the
school changed from almost Who'll
ly academic work to a sound pro-
fessional basis. Following him,
President Elliott's work has been
further development of the pro-
fessional work, and it is note
worthy that President Elliott has
accomplished this during three
most trying periods: that of the
fire, which burned building and
partially disabled the school /;
that of the war, which took away
many of the young men and wom-
es who would otherwise have
been in training in the school {;
and that Of the influenza epidem-
ic which ragged for several wears
and caused much delay of work
In the program Friday morn
ing there were fortunately par
ticipants who represented not os-
ly the present, but the former, adj
ministration of the school; also
those who represented the state
government, the state board of
education, the state university,
and the faculty, students and
alumni of the school itself.
Miss Ethel +. Redfield, the
state superintendent, presided.
and in he ropening remarks said
that the state honored itself III
the erection of such a building.
so admirable in both character
and purpose.-Lewiston Tribune.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Marketing Cattle.

Fifteen ears Of stock was ship
ped out Tuesday, the stock being
loaded at Grangeville, Fem and
Cottonwood. While feed is good
throughout the range country,
stockmen, are selling all the cat
tie which are fat enough for beef
or good feeders, in anticipation
of a late spring.-Grangeville
Globe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
I. o. o. F. Homecoming FridAy

The Odd Fellows Homecoming
aud annual roll call will be duly
observed at the regular meeting
of the Nezperce Lodge on Fri
day night. Nov. 25. A good pro-
gram, including e banquet, will
be ser1 ed the many brethren i'll
attendance, and all members are
expected.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Auctioneer Cranke Hurt.

Auctioneer Harry Cranke had
a narrow escape in an auto acci-
dent in Spokane on Wednesday
night of last week, when his car
skidded and went over a six-foot
embankment. He was thrown
out, but managed to get off with
a badly cut cheek and long cash
in his left hand. He is getting
over the damage satisfactorily.
The car received little injury.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
WINTER Is HERE.
Snow and Lowering Tempera
lures Starting Early Last
Week Continue Local
and General.

Nezperce and Camas prairies
have been under daily snow fall
Isince Monday of last week and
freezing or slightly lower tenn
peratures were prevalent during
the intervening period, with
Chinook wind following the sleety
condition Monday and reducing
much Of the snow to water; tho
succeeding squalls of snow have
largely replaced that thawed and
now the ground is covered to a
depth of a foot in this section to
eighteen inches and two feet in
the Grangeville and Winchester
districts, with indications good
for 4 continuation Of this same
SORT Of wintry weather.
Wlile this abrupt advent Of
winter followed one of the most
pleasant autumns the prairie has
known, it was not unlocked for
and due preparation had been
made for its coming, and there is
little resultant distress.
As is generally the case, how
ever, other sections of the coun-
try and particularly the North
west, have been more sever1y
dealt with by the storm king
than this prairie.
On Saturday Spokane report
ed heavy snow and a temperature
of one degree below zero, while
10 below was registered at Sand
point, Idaho, "a below at Lewis
town, Mont, 20 below at Billings,
Mont, and the wintry storms
were playing havoc with things
throughout Oregon and Wash
ington. A Saturday report fronl
Portland said, at La Grande, in
the Blue mountain district of
eastern Oregon, 18 inches of snow
ON the level had fallen in "a
hours and tonight it was still
showing.
An automobile caravan on the
home stretch of round trip from
The Dalles to Klamath Falls to
advertise The Dalles-C California
highway project, was showed in
at Madras, Ore, between Bend
and The Dalles.
All points in eastern Oregon
and Washington within reach of
wire communication today re-
ported snow or freezing weather
or both. Yakima, Walla Walla
and other points reported snow.
On the Oregon side Pendleton,
The Dalles and even Hood River,
which is only 60 miles east of
Portland, reported heavy snow
storms.
Rotary snow plows tonight
were endeavoirng to keep the
Oregon Washington Railroad &
Navigation tracks between Cas-
cade Locks and Hood River clear
of snow, but with only partial
success. Through trains from
the east over the Union Pacific
arrived here several hours late to-
night. The snow at some points
on the tracks was 20 inches deep.
Seattle on Sunday reported
that Western Washington is to-
day in the grip of one of the most
severe snow and sleet storms in
ifs history. From points in all
parts of the state come reports
Of heavy snow fall and resultant
tie-ups in train service, telephone
and telegraph communication,
street car and automobile traffic.
Ellensburg reports the Kittitas
valley covered to the depth of 20
inches, with the snowfall contin-
uing tonight. Eighteen inches
are reported at Prosser and over
The Lower Yakima valley, the
heaviest November fall on record
H.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
Christmas Bazaar.

Many nice things for Christ
mas will be offered at the bazaar
and sale to be held by the ladies
of the Christian church at the an
mex on December 8. Here can be
had articles of clever handwork
that you'd nay much more for at
an art or craft store.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24
No School Till Monday.

The Nezperce public schools
will take Thanksgiving holiday
till next Monday, it being consid-
cred that following today's vaca-
tion little effective work could be
done on Friday.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1921-11-24

Bad weather interfered with
the Legion turkey shoot at this
place yesterday, but; several Of
the harder nimords weathered
the storm and vii lenjoy the re-
suits of their good luck today.