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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

manded a view of the entrance hall ;
the maid had disappeared-she de-
v0utly hoped was out of earshot.
"What can do for you?" she asked
quietly, looking down at the card to
refresh her memory-"Mr. ChllversT'
Tall slender, carrying the art of his
tailor admirably, the man paused be-
fore her in an attitude of raffish ease.
With an ironic smirk, he jerked his
head toward the doorway
safe to talk here|
81 cannot imagine" Priscilla uttered
slowly, why 1t should not be-" She
met his stare steadily, calmly "Un-
fortunately do not remember you,
Mr.. Chivers. Nor am acquainted
with the Lathoms have an engage
meLt for five o'clock :"
"Really?" Mr.. Chllvers drawled.
Couldn't put 1t off, presume-now,
could your"
She lifted a wrist to consult her
watch. "If you have anything to say
to me, 2an give you two minutes"
With unblushing effrontery Mr..
Chilvers closed in. caught hold Of her
wrist and bent his head over the
watch. an exceedingly handsome af-
fair In platinum and small diamonds.
Pretty thing" he approved with a
nod, letting her wrist fall. Where
you catch him, Noraf"
She showed him face like mar
BILE, cold, hard, expressionless. But
inwardly resentment burned so hotiy
that fear of any sort was utterly con-
sumed.
my name is not Nora"
$50 I understand" Mr.. Chilvers
carefully deposited his hat, crown
down, upon the table, clipped his stick
under his arm. and with Q flourish
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
THE THREE cAMELs.

Hello said Camel One, here we
are in the big city. 1t Is quite a con-
trast from our desert home"
1T is indeed" said Camel Two.
"But i am glad the weather is little
nilder. The other night when we
We're walking down to our stable home
II was snowy and rainy and very
chilly"
ut seems strange, said Camel
Three, that they cannot get enough
people to act. 1t seems strange that
they need us too.
THAT shows how important camels
are. And they've always said we
weren't very bright If we weren't
very bright we could never have gone
on the stage"
1--WE didn't go on the stage with our
braIns," said Camel One. 1--WE walked
there with our long legs"
Now the three camels belonged to
theater which was giving play about
the desert. Every day the Camels
were walked up to the theater and
every evening after the theater was
out they were walked down to their
stable.
"Ah," said Camel Three, 1--WE must
have some brains or we couldn't have
gone on the stage. don't mean that
we couldn't have walked on 1t but we
couldn't have really acted on It,"
"We have some brains said Game.
One "but not many. They are what
you call few and far between"
Brains aren't few and far between.
What brains creature has are near
together, in the head" said Camel
Three.
"Oh, very WELL" said Camel One.
II Think said Camel Three, 1T
takes great actor to be able to walk
across the stage properly. Poor actors
and actresses look like sticks"
II have never seen one look like
stick" said Camel One "All the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
III. Mr.. CHIlVERS.

With what she later chose to think
objectionable stupidity, she perceived
utterly without misgivings, that a
maid was answering ring at the
front door; and she paused on the low
er landing. In some surprise she saw
the maid approach the foot of the
stairs with silver tray on which lay
a card
Discovering her on the landing, the
maid paused, looking up.
"A gentleman to see you, Miss"
Wondering, still unsuspecting, Pris-
ella went ON down.
A man standing near the front door,
contentedly inspecting his image in
a mirror, Strengthened up with a we'll
feigned start and came quickly toward
her.
Miss Maine!" he exclaimed In a
rather high voice, clipping his words
after fashion which he believed to
be English-and carrying 1t off fairly
WELT say what rippin' luck Fancy
findin' you in"
Completely nonplussed, she stared
blankly into his eyes, ignoring the
chamois-gloved hand he proffered.
"You don't remember me?" He ut
tered little giggle. "Why, Of course
you do! Harry Chilvers-met you at
the Lathom's a few weeks ago. Now
you remember-don't you? Saw you
on the avenue this afternoon, and
thought I'd call on the off-chance Of
findin' you in. Merely passln' through
town, got In yesterday, off to Newport
tomorrow, you know. Awfly
jolly to see you, really"
She was able to say coolly: "How
do you do?"-and with a nod aside
dismissing the maid, turned toward
the door of the drawing room. won't
you come in?"
Charmed !"
Priscilla halted in the middle of the
room, table at her back. She com
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

actors and actresses I've seen have
had arms and legs and faces and hair
too. Sticks don't have all that"
you're absurd" said Camel Three,
II mean that actors and actresses who
are poor at their work are just about
as awkward as sticks. OF course they
aren't really sticks"
"Then / WISH" said Camel One, you
wouldn't talk in that way. got quite
excited thinking about actors and ac-
tresses who looked like sticks, quite
excited. And don't wish to get ex-
cited"
"You don't have to-" said Camel
Three.
,"But If you say things like that !
must" said Camel One,
"You don't have to at ALL" said
Camel Three. Just say to yourself.
Now look here, Camel, no matter what
Camel Three says, you mustn't get
excited"
"Tll try that" said Camel One. And
he began saying over and over to him
self, Now look here. Camel, no mat
ter what Camel Three says, you
mustn't get excited"
"Ah," said Camel Three, "they
couldn't have had this play without
us. We have gone into clrcuses II Is
true, but now we have also gone on
the stage. We've been a part Of
play and most important part"
"a most important part" said
Camel Two, sometimes like the seen
cry Most important"
1--WE aren't scenery" said Camel
Three. Were camels."
"Well, | know that said Camel
Two. "No one knows better than |
do that am a camel. But still heard
some one say we were part OF the
scenery. So we must be. We are
part of the scenery as well as being
camels. We're more than we thought
we we're.
"For some one said, Those camels
are such beautiful part Of the Seen
cry Now what do you make of
thatT
81 make Of that said Camel Three,
that we made the scene much more
real. 5ust as II they were giving q
play with scene in children's nurs-
cry. 1t would be suitable, wouldn't 1t,
to have few children around now,
wouldn't It? In the same way 1t Is
suitable to have us In this play"
"What does suitable mean?" the
other camels asked.
1.-THE thlngl" said Camel Three.
'Fine," the other camels agreed, as
they trudged into their stable for q
good nights rest.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

ii was half after four while at FIVE
she was to take tea with some friends
who were leaving town the next day.
With every wish and reason to dlsap-
point them, she bestirred herself and
made ready to 60. II would never do
to let herself be cowed and overcome
by minor alarms. There was in her
mind foreboding of greater trials to
come
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

group a man whose face she had
never seen yet knew; the man whom
she knew only by the style under
"hich ne passed among his criminal
kind-"Harry the Nut"
AND he knew her, as his meaning
sheer witnessed.
NOR was this the worst; beyond his
shoulder second face showed, color
less and drawn with passionate NAL
ice; the face Of the woman Inez.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Ludwig G. A. Martens the soviet
Ambassador" recently expelled from
this country, Is telling his friends in
Russia that his expulsion twas not an
expression Of the will Of the American
people, Nevertheless the only crlti-
eism the American people have ever ut
tered In connection with the departure
Of this dangerous propagandist is that
he ought to have been sent home
months earlier than he was.--Goldheld
(Ney.) Tribune.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

The result Of the vote on the gaso-
line tax bill In the legislature demon
strates that the mining interests are In
full control In Carson City. The mining
industry is not foremost In the state
today, and pays but small percentage
Of the taxes and expenses of the state
government, but in spite Of this they
dominate and control the lawmaking
bodies, and pass or defeat any legIsla-
ton they desire.--Elko New Fres
Press.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Motion pictures Of the lower house
Of the Utah legislature have been
taken for exhibition throughout the
state. II is announced the film Is for
educational purposes. We hope the
picture will show the legislature as 1t
appears to the general public and that
no solon viii miss the opportunity to
see it in the interest Of educatlon.--
Salt Lake Telegram.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Teacher-Now, children, what Is 1t
we want most In the world 20 make
us perfectly happy
Bright Youngster-The things we
aInt got.--Stray Stories.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Champ Clark missed the White
House, but he win be remembered long
after some who have been president
are forgotten.-Nampa (Idaho) Free
Press.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

The young ladies Of Reno are wear.
ing extremely short skirts, and we are
told that II is because they believe in
freedom Of the knees. We believe In
freedom of the Sees" so everything
perfectly satisfactory on our part
Iar1nerville New Record Courier
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

And now Secretary Daniels resumes
his editorial work on his newspaper in
Raleigh, N. G., with the knowledge that
he did pretty well for an editor The
average editor, especially in the south,
does not relish so much water as a
whole ocean full.-Idaho Falls Qdaho)
Tlmes-Register.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Men who are reported wise" do
clare there is star a billion times the
size of this little globe. 1t may be
true. But we are willing to bet 1t
hasn't got taxes as big as Idaho
Eden (Idahol Eagle.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Very evident from the latest news
reports of what's doing In soviet Rus
bia that the bolshevik carbon has not
succeeded in convincing" all the Rus
slams, by any manner of means, that
soyietism, bolshevlsm or any other
kind of anarchism is panacea for
Russian national ills.-Butte (Mont)
Miner.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
GRO BE coNTNUED)
Little Pitchers.

"Mr. Smith. did you sharpen II Just
before you came hereY
SHARPEN what, sonny|
"The axe pa said you had to
grind"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

After the new administration gets
down to work, the state legislatures
adjourn, the farmers get their crops In
and the merchants display their spring
stocks, industries and pay rolls will hs-
come normal.-Price (Utah) Sun.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

The legislature adjourned Saturday
night. What a relief Now If some
scheme could be devised to keep it
from meeting again, The citizens would
rest fairly easy--there would be no
moro Normal moving, nnti-cigarette
tasc, g or highway blunders.- Rupert.
Idaho) Republican.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16
lnter-Mountain
Editorial Hilites
Selected for Western Newspaper Union
Service by X. A. C. and c. b. w.

judging from some Of the styles the
women wear, they must think all OF
our men folks are from Missouri
Hazelton Qdaho) News.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Long work days viii never again be
tolerated by the American people and
every newspaper In the nation should
take up the battle against the efforts
of the packers to force a ten-hour day
on their employees Sparks New
Tribune.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

II has been suggested that the inter-
est due on The ten billion loan made to
our allies in Che war be used to finance
the soldier bonus bill, and the idea win
meet with general approval from tho
public. If such an arrangement il
made 1t will forever settle the question
as to whether or not this loan viii be
paid. With four million service men
interested in the loan 1t goes without
saying that 1t viii be paid in full, as
well as all accumulated interest. Ely
New Record
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

Congress, says an exchange, will
soon be deprived OF Its last excuse for
doing nothing And still, there are
times when nothing is preferable to
something. Some of the bills recently
passed by the Idaho legislature, for in
stance.-Parma (Idaho) Review.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

We are in favor of the new Kansas
plan to tax bachelors for the benefit
Of schools. Dodgast him He has no
business being bachelor. And IL he
has no children to send to school, that
Is both his misfortune and his fault.
Soak him hard.--BrIgham City (Utah)
Journal.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-16

II fish bait would only grow In the
same place that the garden needs dig
glng, wiley would not need to worry
about getting that part Of the work
looked after,--Emmett udaho) Exam.
incr.
The New York herald., 1921-12-21
SANTA,S ICEBERG PALACE
is DELUGED WITH LETTERS
Little Boys and Girls Are Sending Five Times More
Than Usual Number of Pleas Because Many
Daddies Are Out of Work

Santa Claus was opening his mail
way up at the North Pole when a re-
porter found him yesterday. Stacks and
stacks Of mail---letters from all the
little boys and girls in the world, 1t
seemed. Some of them were in pink and
blue envelopes with the addresses
scrawled all over. and some weren't
addressed at all.
''Mr. Santa Claus, Toyland," and
"Mr. Santa Claus, Iceland, Alaska,
u. S. A." was how a good many had
been sent, when. of course, everybody
ought to know that Stanta Claus's toy
factory is right up at the top of the
earth in an iceberg, and the North Pole
sticks out of the roof. Santa Claus gets
his mail through the New York Post
Office and this year. the postal clerks
said, there have been between 5000 and
5000 letters, more than five times as
many as usual.
Santa Claus. Inc, which is name St.
Nicholas goes by in New York. takes
care of all OF them, no matter how many
there are.
How in the name of Aurora Bor-
calls" Santa Claus began. Here. Look
at this one"
Dear Santa Claus Please bring a
motor cycle and auto, also broom and
little chair, telephone, doll and horse
and anything you care to bring. pretty
Xmas tree and little dish. From Lor-
raine Egan. And some cards like
Daddy's, also some blocks and clock.
a big doll carriage for Aldeane. a
rocker arm chair"
The New York herald., 1921-12-21
COMPENSATION LAW
CHANGES ARE URGED
Provisions of Knight Commit
tee Bill Criticized.

The changes proposed in the workmen's
compensation law by the Knight legis-
lative committee were the SUBJECT of
open discussion yesterday in the Bar
Association, AZ West Forty-fourth street,
with member of the State Industrial
Commission, the State Federation of
Labor. New York Claim Association,
representatives of the Otis Elevator
Company and many Insurance COM
panies.
Richmond D. Moot. general counsel
for the General Electric Company,
urged change to limit an employers
liability to the result of an accident and
not for the condition of the employee
prior to his employment Members of
the committee said it would be almost
impossible to draw line In such cases.
Senator John Knight, chairman of the
committee, outlined twenty-five changes
proposed in the new act. The hearing
will be contiued to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-12-21
ROSIE NOW A BRIDE
AND ALL ARE HAPPY
What Looked Like a Tragedy
Turns Out Right by Christ
mas Magic.

If it hadn't been for the primal urge
which (as is often the case with primal
urges), caused Rosie Cantatore, who is
49, to leave her home, at 41O East
Twelfth street, and take a husband,
and for the illness which sent Tom, her
two and half year old brother to the
country, where for the first time in his
short life he had bed to himself, the
Cantatore family might have had break
fast yesterday morning. AS it was. they
had none. and that is why Tom elbowed
his way so determinedly into the front
line of the 300 children who stood about
the Christmas tree given in Tompkins
Square yesterday afternoon under the
joint auspices of the Red Cross and
Chrstodore House, at 147 avenue b.
There was a bag for each child con-
tanning toothbrush, tooth paste, soap.
a carton of crackers, dates. an apple, an
orange and small box of cereal. AS
soon as Tom got his he tore at ths
pasteboard covering of the crackers and
became speechlass through jamming
three of them into his small mouth at
once. His hunger was so apparent that
Miss Olga A. Lapge, who has charge or
the nutrition work at the Red Cross
Health Center. began an investigation,
as result OF which neither Tom, his
six brothers and sisters still at home.
nor his father and mother. are going to
be hungry again for long time.
Tony Cantatore, the father, earns s.
day, 1t was later explained by Miss
II. c. Denman of the Red Cross. When
Rosie left home her weekly pay of SIG
was taken from the family income and
father, mother and seven children had
to live on the fathers earnings Then
young Tom came down with pneumonia
and was sent to the country to recuper-
ate. On his return he refused longer to
occupy q bed with his two brothers and
his protests were so vehement that his
father had to buy new one for him.
1t cost Sc and payment was made yes
terday Besides this SIS had to so for
the rent. so there was no money left
and no breakfast for any one for two
mornings. 1t was something fierce, said
Toms seven-year-old brother Tony just
before he left last night for Montclair.
n. j., where the Red Cross got him into
the Montclair Fresh Air Home.
Celia, who is 4. was taken to the New
stadter Home at Yonkers and Mary, II,
and Lena, 10. will go there after Christ
mas, leaving only Tom and Josephine.
who Is a baby, still at home. With
what help he gets from the workers
at the Health Center their father thinks
he will be able to feed them all right
now, even IL Rosie is no longer at home
to aid.
The New York herald., 1921-12-21

Santa Claus put this letter in the Der
haps." pile. He has three piles of letters
one is for must letters from little boys
and girls wbo have been good fer
whole year and don't ask for au.o'no
biles or motor cycles or things which
take up too much room in Santa Ciaus's
sleigh; one is the never. never pile
for naughty little boys and girls, whose
one is the perhaps" pile.
Here are some of the must letters:
Dear Santa Claus: Xmas is coming
soon. Please don't forget me. l was
good girl all year around. l want a doll
carriage and bed Your loving Alma
Andriola."
Dear Santa Claus: I wish you could
get me a pare of skates, pensel shopenor
and two games becouse my mother las
two children and my mother wanted you
to get it for me. Annie Rovenski."
Deer Santa / have been very che
dent child this year. J. have heiped
mother dry the dishes. 1 would Ike
doll ard Garage. I wish you a merry
Christmas. Your friend Rose Ciszew-
sky"
Dear Santa Claus: Please send me
sweater. a pair of rubbers, oranges
apples and candy Your little friend,
Daniel"
Santa Claus said the reason his mail
was SO heavy this year was because 50
many daddes are out of work He IL
going to answer all the letters, however
even if it takes every minute from now
till Christmas.
The New York herald., 1921-12-21
ACCUSED OF CHAMPERTY.

Joseph Walters of 146 Bergen street.
Brooklyn, who said he was clerk in
the law offices of Arthur ]. Levine of
2s9 Broadway, was charged in the Fifth
Avenue Court yesterday with soliciting
business for his employer. The charge
was made by Frank l.. Arnold of 81
Park Row, representing an organization
for the prosecution of lawyers run
ners." Walters was said to have
offered to obtain counsel for persons
injured in accidents on a basis of forty
per cent. of damages awarded.
The New York herald., 1921-12-21
RESERVES RESCUE
PRIEST FROM MOB
Arrive i'm Time to Disperse
Crowd Throwing Stones
at Windows.
TRY TO GUST PASTOR
Congregation Trouble of Long
Standing Comes to Climax
at Meeting.

Several hundred persons gathered last
night in front of the Roman Catholic
Church of Our Lady of Pity. at East
15lst street and Norris avenue. The
Bronx. throwing stones at the windows
and doors and kissing and booing the
name of the pastor. the Rev. James
Mehrigi. The crowd, spurred on by
several persons who shouted against
the priest, had just begun to surge for
ward against the church when reserves
from the Morrisania station, summoned
by the priest, arrived and dispersed
them.
The trouble was the climax of an ef-
fort to have Father Mehrigi ousted that
began when he succeeded the Rev. Fran
els Oppici. founder Of the church. last
August Petitions demanding that the
priest be removed have been sent to the
Provincial of the Franciscan Order, to
which both he and Father Oppici belong,
but nothing has been done. These petit
tions are said to have been signed by
about 5000 parishioners. A letter also
has been sent to Archbishop Hayes. 1t
was said, and a reply received that the
matter was under investigation.
The campaign against Father Mehrigi
recently reached such serious proportions
with members of the church advocating
that ne De removed py Iorce tndt meet
ing was called last night of the Holy
Name Society, the St. Vincent de Paul
Society and the Society OF Our Lady Of
Mount Carmel. This meeting was held
in the Soricelli Hall, in East 150th street.
and in spite of the efforts Of Edward
Dorando and other speakers, who urged
that the church authorities handle the
matter, there was much outspoken BIT
terness against Father Mehrigi. Finally
a man in the back of the meeting jumped
to his feet and shouted:
Lets go over and throw him out
now!"
He ran from the hall. followed by
more than 200 men. This crowd was
augmented by idlers and other members
Of the parish until it numbered at least