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Evening star., 1921-04-04

be prepared at once. and given to me
as pass through the hail."
Apparently without a care In the
world the count passed down the pas
head waiter regarded complacently
the unusual appearance of an English
five-pound note.
For an appreciable moment the
count paused blythe door. and q fAan'
smile came to his lips. Then eopen-
The American was still chewing hil
toothpick; Steinemann was still
breathing hard. Only Won Gratz had
changed his occupation. and he was
thin cigar. The count closed the door
and walked over to the fireplace
We'll, gentlemen" he said quietly
what have you decided?'
It was the American who answered
1T goes. With one amendment
there must be a fourth. That will be
quarter of a million each"
The count bowed.
Have you any suggestions as to
whom the fourth should beT'
Yep" said the American shortly.
These two gentlemen agree with me
that 1T should be another Of my coun-
trymen-so that we get equal num-
bers. The man we have decided on is
coming to England In a few weeks
Hiram c. Potts If you get him in.
you can count us in, too. II not. the
deals off,
The count nodded. ana II he felt any
annoyance at this unexpected devel-
opment he showed no sign of it on
his face.
"I know of Mr.. Potts." he answer
ed quietly. "Your big shipping man,
isn't he. I agree to your reservn-
ton"
Good" said the American. Let's
discuss some details"
face the count drew up a chair to the
table. 1t was only when he sat down
that he started to play a tattoo on his
knee with his left hand .
Half an hour later he entered his
luxurious suite of rooms at the Hotel
Magn ificent..
girl. who had been lying by the
fire reading French novel. looked up
speak. for the look on his face told
her all she wanted to know.
He crossed to the sofa and smiled
down at her
Successful on our own terms.
Tomorrow. Irma, the Comte de Guy
dies and Carl Peterson and his daugh-
ter leave for England. A country gem
tleman. I think. is Carl Peterson. He
might keep hens and possibly pigs"
The girl on the sofa rose, yawning.
Mon Dieu! what a prospect! Pigs
and hens-and in England! How long
is it going to take?"
The count looked thoughtfully into
the fire.
Perhaps yea-perhaps six
months -. 1t Is on the lap Of the
gods. :"
Evening star., 1921-04-04
HOME ECONOMICS,
BIZ MRS. ELIzABETH KENT.
Cruelty in Children.

The one case whore physical pun
istrment seems just and necessary for
chilczen is where child, 10 in6sce.
ing physical pain upon some one
weaker than himself. The normal
child takes a certain pleasure in
teasing and torrnenting animals.
younger children and If he feels he
dares servants. 1t is a part of his
instinct for power, and IL not cruel
In tho grown-up sense. for the child
does not in the least realize the pai n
he is INJECTING; he merely loves the
sense Of power. being human. Tho
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bCSIEh WoOAD HASTEN AWAY.
He was quite content to leave that
part of the Green Forest to Mrs. Bear.
For his part he preferred to wander
about in search Of food which he
needn't share with another, even
though that other was Mrs Bear. You
see. Buster is sometimes selfish.
Had you been there to see you
might have noticed that Mrs. Bear
never went very far from the great
windfall where she made her home.
Nor was she gone very long at a time.
She seemed wholly satisfied with her
home and it's neighborhood. Once she
saw Old Man Coyote watching her.
She promptly rushed at him in a way
that made him take to his heels in a
hurry. After that he kept away from
that part of the Green Forest, just as
Granny Fox and Reddy Fox kept away.
So the days grew longer and warmer
and everybody grew buster and busier.
And having secrets, very precious Sc
crets. of their own the little people Of
the Green Forest and the Green Mead
ows gave no more thought to Mrs.
Bears secret Only Old Granny Fox
would once In . while think OF It and
grin. She sttn kept It.
(Cupyrght 1891, by3. W. DWDa)
Evening star., 1921-04-04

your tech are now dam-eosted. mnse OF
less. Perhaps the finn b cloudy, sothe teeth
look dim.
Look at them. Do they glisten ~ they
should7 II not, Try this new msti,od and
watch how thsy change in ten dayA
Millions Of people have done this. You sec
the results on every hand - In teeth you
envy, maybe. Do what they do-eombat tho
film. Then see how well it pay1.
Evening star., 1921-04-04
CAPTURED GERMAN GUNS SHOULD BE
SEEN BY EVERY J. T. C. MEMBER.

head docs not come to the hub Of the
wheels They look ugly to me and
they must have cost thousands Of dol
lars. l wonder who paid for them?
q building wfeA Aeroplanes in It Oh.
boy! could stE9 in that building all
day. Then right across the road is the
first areoplane that ever flew In this
country. Another thing you ought TO
SEE is the model OF the coal mine
working at cortain hours of the day.
The cars run - and out under the
make-belieye 6ils and dump coal.
Evening star., 1921-04-04

to kill each other. and I remembered
1 had some liberty bonds that helped
to pay for guns for our boys. Well, it's
a great world, and the place to see all
that has happened in history is in
Washington. Soon 1 am going to write
about other things in the Smithsonian.
and il will not be about war. j. T. {.
members are writing to me from
everywhere, and i am answering the
letters as fast as I can, so watch the
paper. RUSSELL BURKE
The Travelog Boy
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work it, but it had been shot all to
pieces by the doughboys. There are
nine scars on the barrel alone, and the
wo seats in front are all battered
wonder what happened to the poor
fellows who sat on the little seats on
either side.
see that collection of guns. There are
other big ones along the other side Of
the drive, and they are all marked
with the place where they were cap
tured. Some Of them are SO big my
Evening star., 1921-04-04

while little lights turn on and on As
signals.
In another part Of the Smithsonian
Is an exhibit of all kinds OF weapons
that people long ago used to fight
with. Seems strange, but inv all the
the people were always fighting about
something. looked at those stone
hAtchets and stone spearheads. and
then thought about the machine gun
outside that once fired hundreds of
Evening star., 1921-04-04

Washington.
Dear Girls and Boys: Down behind
the Smithsonian Institution is the
finest collection of battered guns. and
you 90 not want to miss seeing them.
no down to the grounds of the De-
partment of Agriculture and turn to
your left In behind one of the great
red buildings you will see the guns
captured from Germany. l got up on
light seventy-seven and tried to
Evening star., 1921-04-04

c1ndFen su8w h pae<1ruaH from Sbese
Alm attacks. Deutisa afvise thst Pepsodeut
b appAsd tys6ee daily from che tims thsdst
tooth appean
Man vino smoks via olsan despH seainthe
dlmA 1hey win 80 most conspicuous re-
sults 6om any film removal.
eo b al IN your family this question q
impeesan& h b dnas- TO settis b, a. millions
hsvs dane. Cut out &dik eoupan no~
Evening star., 1921-04-04
You'll quickly know

The user of Pepsodent cannot doubt the
benefits Il brings. Some results are almost
instant. A week reveals conspaeuou ekeess.
Send the coupon for lo-Day TubA Note
how clean the teeth feed afesr using Mark
the absence Of the visoous hlm. See how
teeth whiten ~ the Al meeeb &aepsak
Wstch the other good e6ects.
A book ws send VA ten dhs esasonA thaa
you win know beyond an qnsstaeo. whas =
best for you and yours.
Evening star., 1921-04-04
CHAPTER I.
In Which He Takes Tea at the
Carlton and Is Surprised.

Capt. Hugh Drummond. D.S.O., NC.
late of His Majesty's Royal Loan
shires, was whistling in his morning
bath. Being by nature of a cheerful
disposition. the symptom did not sur
prise his servant, late private Of the
Evening star., 1921-04-04
Watch the Film Go
That film which dims your teeth

sailsd Pepsodes1-a tpoeh pesas tassd On
modem sG.nee. And 10-Day THE = beins
sent to anyone who wutyk
Evening star., 1921-04-04
the. film

Yow dsue wesa yon visst hin. .mayeost
yoW seseh WITH iodino Thaf Stain xhows mp,
d. @m. 1h<n hs raposss the 6lm tHsaCpr-
a. deneal asann&
pepsodazeeanhaasEh Ehe FIN enats<Aily Il
aims 10 peeveze dhose deposkA Othevine,
bstwssn yQR dsnEd visafA the film maW do
mueh dnmaga
Evening star., 1921-04-04
Other desired effects

Modem authoeities hsse also found ths
need for helping Nature Or seaeetH dit
makes this necessary. 70 eops with On pos
sible eAects Of this Diet ~ aaoaA ssaaes
Natures teeth protecting a0en1A
So Pepsodens uzuitdip fiies ti,s sallSszy Ao~
It ur'eiphes the starch digestszk n De
saliva. That Is Natures agent for &gesting
starch deposits which may othssw1Ds cling
and form acid. s
Il nzn,ltiiplies the alllils1 ol IL salasl
That b Natures nsutzaHzr of - scads
which ea1me tooth decay.
Each NE Of Pspsodent gives u6pnsd
power 10 these toott protectiug SuEesa Asd
that alone. Il II believed, means q noU dantal
era.
Oh-time tooth pastea bassd q soap I'D
chalk, brings just opposite Effects. sush T.
fects must be avoided. ~ modern research
shows
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That film does this:

Film b that viscous coat you feel. It cings
to teeth, eets between the teeth and stays.
The ordinary tooth paste does not end II.
Brusting does not keep teeth free.
Month altar month il may nnser 10 DO a
eeassless damage Most tooth troubles are
now traced to film. And, despite the tooth
brush, they havs constantly increased. Vesy
few people escaped them.
The film ahsoEbs stains, making ta,e teeth
look dingy. It Is the basis Of tartar. It holds
food substance which fernen4s and forms
acid. It holds the acid In contact with the
teeth to cause decay.
Millions of germs breed in it They, with
tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea- Also
Of other serious troubles, local and internal
Years devoted to it
Dsntal seienee has for yeass sought to end
thst film. Its baleful effects make It 81
prsnasH important
Way have now bssn found 10 fght It.
AuEhortiiss have proved them beyond ques-
ton. Now leading dentists everywhere ad-
viss thsk dar1 usa
The methods are combined In . deudfiee
Evening star., 1921-04-04
This Test
is Free

aimrly maH the coupon for Q To-Day
Tuhe of Pepsodent Watch the effects
and Judge b BY what you see and feel
yoo wM quickly realize that It means
70 yu9 md yuaU . new ERA in teeth
<ssing. nmeans wsftsr. safer teeth
Evening star., 1921-04-04

j DO not wish TO De diStuFDed unQeF
any circumstances whatever" The
head waiter paused as he came to a
door. and the count repeated the last
few words. Under no circumstances
whatever"
'Mais certainement. Monsieur lie
comte. -. l. personally will see to
As he spoke he flung open the door
and the count entered. II cannot be
said that the atmosphere of the room
was congenial. The three occupants
were regarding one another in hoatile
silence. and as the count entered they,
with one accord. transferred their
suspicious glances to him.
For moment he stood motionless.
while he looked at each one in turn.
Then he stepped forward.
Good evening. gentlemen"-he still
spoke in French-"I arm honored at
your presence" He turned to the
head waiter. Let dinner be served
With bow the man left the room,
and the door closed.
During that FIVE minutes, gentle-
men. I propose to introduce myself to
you, and you to one another" AS he
and hat The business which l wish
permission, till after the coffee, when
we shall be undisturbed."
In silence the three guests waited
mufner: then. with undisguised curl
pearance he was striking. He had .
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02

gram This should and perhaps
will be only a legal formality. as the
necessity for such Improvement is
without question.
Now that il has been definitely de-
cided that Main street should be
paved. IL must not be thought that
this can be brought about immedia-
tely, for there are many matters in
Connection with IL TO which the viii
lage board must give their attention.
But IL seems reasonable 10 assume
that before fair time there will be a
hard surfaced road from the state
highway to Main street on the east.
half mile OF pavement through our
town, connecting again with the
state highway on the west
So mote II be,
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
MAIN STREET
TO BE PAVED

mo taxation without represen-
tation" seemed TO be the spirit that
animated the village board to call
a meeting Of the property owners on
Main street Tuesday night, TO get
from them first hand information on
the paving proposition.
A majority of the owners had
their say, and before the meeting
adjourned the paving of Filer's prin-
cipal street was assured.
There is no paving question.
That fact was well brought out
Tuesday night
1t long ago ceased TO be ques-
ton" Rather. il was a matter OF
how, when, what and who?
There was not a dissenting voice
raised at the well-attended meeting
against some kind of street improve
ment. All wanted it.
Now the village board knows
where to begin.
In effect the board members were
told this: Give us paving. Use
your own best Judgment as to the
type. We know you will give us
100 per cent value. We leave IL TO
you, and the matter is in compe
tent hands.
Voting the $4,000 bond issue for
new water mains and fire equipment
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
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= MAROA NOTES :
= . . - - 80 & . = =
LEFT over from last week.


The week ending May 3. was the
greatest In the history OF the Maroa
schools On Wednesday evening
was given the annual closing pro-
gram which drew the largest crowd
the school has ever had present at
any one time. All available seats
and standing room was used and
many were unable to get into the
building. IL is estimated that there
were four hundred people present.
One OF the big features OF the pro-
gram was the exhibits OF the boys
sewing club:
On Thursday evening. May "A. was
held the eighth grade graduating
exercises. The class consisted OF
eight members. as follows: Roy
I.andreth, Ruth Brown, LaVelle
Konkle. Vernon Grimm. yeima
Grimm. Thelma Greenwood. Elmer
Peters and Mildred Bertsch. Rev. c.
w. Tenney of Gooding college. gave
an excellent address In which he em-
phasized the need OF thorough pre-
paration in ones life work. He al.
so pointed out the fact that most OF
the big positions that carry great re-
sponsibility are filled by imported
men and women. He said this
should not be true and could be
changed IL our boys and girls would
prepare themselves 10 hold these POI
sitions.
All of the above class will attend
the nearby high schools next year.
On Friday. May. IS. community
dinner was prepared in the basement
of the sehoolhouse and about three
hundred people took part in the eat
ing. After dinner the married men
played ball with the single men and
defeated them. Following this
game the Maroa school boys played
the Curry school and were defeated.
These schools have played two
hah'of @siatoa thf anu Wi
ny one. Another game viii be play
ed soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. McAtee. Miss
Lennia Hart and Miss Neva MeDav-
III drove up to Boise Saturday. May
IA. and returned on Tuesday. May
II. Crops look good around Boise.
The Boise river is higher than II has
been for years.
The entire teaching force OF the
school has been reemployed Mr..
Doty, the ianitor. will also be here
another year.
Seventeen girls. our entire sew
ing club. took part In the parade and
banquet at Twin Falls. last Satur-
day. A number OF Maroa people
also went. 10 view the parade. A
good time was reported In spite of
the rain.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
WINFIELD SCOTT HiGGS
ANSWERS FINAL CALL
hurley Bulletin)

Winfield Scott Higgs, aged 20
years. died at local hospital Satur-
day. May IA, following a brief sick
ness. Funeral services were held
on Monday. under the auspices OF
the Presbyterian church, and the re-
mains were laid TO rest in the Pleas
ant Hill cemetery. Mr.. Higgs had
gained a wide circle of friends here
thru his kind and genial disposition
and the deep sympathy OF all goes
out to his wife and daughter In their
hour OF great Sadness.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
WHAT'S YOUR
IDEA?

How can The Record be improv-
ed2
This is a question we present to
Tour 5000 readers. with the hope OF
procuring constructive suggestions
OF betterment
A weekly home town paper such
as this is necessarily community
institution. While the paper is pub
lished and issued by its owners. and
its policies dictated by them. il is
nearly as much OF a public enter
prise as the schools and churches.
After all the readers make the pa
per. for II is their wishes and de-
sires that determine what is TO be.
printed. One of the ways of finding
out these desires is to invite con
structive criticism. suggestions. helps
and ideas for mutual benefit.
We are at your mercy.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
ORDERED COMMITTED

: Judge o. p. Duyall. of the pro-
bate court. has ordered Samuel
Shank committed TO the state men
tai institution at Blackfoot. At a
hearing held last week. DR.. ID. l..
Alexander and c. Q. McGinnis. seat
ed as commissioners. Shank was
found to be mentally irresponsible.
The patient is a resident OF the Filler
district. and is about 3 years of age.
Twin Falls News.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02

Main Street" is the most talked
OF book on the market today The
same subject has been one OF the
principal topics of conversation here
for years.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02

Among other things, this is Ma
tional Forest Protection week. Ma
tional Fathers week. National Jer-
sey week. and National Music week
What we need is national Work
week.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02

II the precipitation keeps up. the
Hundred Per Cent Clubs road signs
will have to be mounted on buoys
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02

The continued rain evidently
brought the paving proposition TO a
head.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
Father Grant Lauds Patriots.

Maintain Ideals, Rabbi Barroway Says
Rabbi Moses Barroway. during the
course of his address, said that at this
hour they should pray that those who
had made the supreme sacrifice had
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11
STATE TEACHERS
OPEN CONVENTION
Weeley Church Crowded to
Capacity by Six Hundred
Toaohovs in Attendance.

opsciai risratch TO Every Evening.
Dover. Nov. 1.-THE third annual
meeting Of tho Delaware State Teach
erv' Association. opened here. this
sasrn,na. In Wesley NJ. r.. Church.
With moro than six hundred teachers
aad educational workers In attcn-
Aarc~.
AfV~ a shirt community sing. In
vn~tion was offered by Rev. j. w.
Crlcna. pastor OF Wesley NJ. r..
Church.
Greetings were extended by State
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
n. V. Holloway q this town and Poo
fessor David A. Ward. superintcn-
dent of schools OF Wilmington. Sup
srinscndcnt Ward spoke of the moral
aide ct education as well as the physi-
cal and religious side, and stated that
the dividing line between tho school
the church and the home was very
slight. The uppcrmost need of the
school. said Mr.. Ward. was the CO.
operation OF the community. lie closed
hts greeting with n pledge of most
loyal support and hearty co-operatior
along all lines of educational work
tn tho state
letter was received from Prcsi-
dent llullihcn OF the University of
Delaware, expressing regret at not
being able 60 attend the meeting be-
cause of his necessary absence al New
Orleans, attending an educational
convention at that place.
Mrs. Burnct. State superintendent,
of immigration work in Delaware
was given short time to explain
what IN hcing done hy the state toward
tn cducatlon of the foreign born. ot
which she said there We're about
twenty thousand here. of thirty-on,
dincrcnt nationalities and speaking
tw'ntN-one different languages.
because of the crowded cnnditio,
of Wesley church. filled to capacity
somc Of the conferences scheduled {
The church have had TO he transferre,
To other buildings IN the town. includ
ing the Dover Century Clubhouse oi
Dover Green, Dover high school build
INK. and Representatives Hall in tn
State House.
Tho closing address of the mornin,
session was made by Or. William
hurdick. state supervisor Of physlca
education OF Maryland. His subiec
was What to DO I'm physical educa
ton and how 90 do Il"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-11

not died In win. He \ ID the aim OF
those who survive should be to remove
the disease which prevent the realiza-
tion OF the ideals OF humanity and for
which ideals the hero dead had given
up their lives. DIR. Barroway said In
this solemn hour the voices Of the de-
parted spoke to us all from the great
valley OF darkness to remind all that
they must not forget the ideals for
which they had died. lest the greatest
tragedy Of all history, the world war,
should be repeated. The speaker said
these ideals OF humanity must be
maintained in these gloomy days OF
and the people must
be ready and willing to take up the
iurdcns which the noble hero dead had
made the last supreme sacrifice.
Silent Prayer Offered.
The program had been 10 timed that
Just as DIR. Barroway had concluded
the factory whistles and church bells
throughout the city were sounding
the hour OF IL noon. He asked that
the entire assembly rise and stand ir
silent prayer and az he bowed his head
the sharpe notes Of the bugle sounded
the company to attention. The colors
with their guard were carried to tn,
stage and the soldiers stood at attcn'
ton. For two minutes not sound wal
to be heard throughout the theatre
The bells and whistles outside coult
| be heard but that was ALL
At the expiration cf the two minute
period there came the sound OF tap'
on the bugle, the last call sounded owe
the grave OF departed soldier. As th'
| last note died away another buRle
took up the call from remote section
of the theatre and sounded the echo
This part OF the program was mo.
impressive and solemn.
The boys choir sang the anthem
"Gloria i'm Excelsis' and Rev. Johi
| w. II. Sumwalt pronounced the bene
d.ction. The entire service surpasse
| lanythng OF the kind ever witnesse
before in this city and undoubtedly
made an impression upon those pres
Icnt that will linger in their memorie
for long time.
Afternoon and Night Plans.
This was tho first and most forma
part OF the Armistice Day program a
larranged hy those in charge. Havinl
paid their tribute of respect to tn
memory of the departed. the citizen
hin general turned their attention to tn
|, lighter side of the occasion. and thi
| afternoon and evening will be give