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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15
July 20, 1893

admirers here. but that gold plat
lorm would draw only three men in
town that we have heard Of.
Mrs. A M. Watson and Mrs. T. w.
Warner were called to Idaho Falls
last week to see their mother who
was seriously i'll.
Mrs. Wowmen, of Evanston, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Carrick
this week.
John Warren and family OF Gran
ger, and Mrs. John Brennan and
Miss Mary Murphy left last week for
months outing in the National
Park.
An infant child of Byron Nelson
of Nuphur. died yesterday while
being brought to town for medical
treatment. The funeral took place
today.
M. r. Wells is back from Salt
Lake and will remain a few days in
stalling his successor Mr.. Fife, into
the business of the Coop w. & M. CO
at his point. The latter came vi
from Ogden Thursday.
Mrs. Alex Beckman gave girth to G
baby girl last Monday morning. The
little one, however, lived only few
thours. Mrs. Beckman Id getting
lalong splendid.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15
Pirates Of 1921

Washington, d. C.-The theory
that pirates are again infesting At
lantic waters has been put forward
in connectinon with the grounding
of the Carroll Deeripg and the my
sterious disappeDrances OF three
other American steamships.
AN epidemic of piracy has fol-
lowed in the wake Of nearly all Of
the great wars. Even as recently
as 1915 restless souls who had smell
ed the blood OF. battle and felt the
intoxication of danger became loath
to settle down into the peaceful ways
OF men and commerce, and chose the
wide seas as an asylum because they
refused to live under the law" says
a bulletin of the National Geograph-
ical Society from its Washington,
ID. G., headquarters.
Some Famous Pirates Bases
Besides the broad oceans which
offered infinite chance for escape
there always have been the island
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15

some day. but in SO cases out of 100
that day never arrives.
Let any reader of these lines ask
himself whether, within his own do
main, there is not mass-or mess
of stuff that he would be better
off without. 1t might DO of some
use to somebody. but it will never be
to him. 1t will simply serve to clut-
ter up the house, and to occupy
space that might better be devoted
to something else, or to nothing at
all. The saving habit is all right up
to a certain point, but it can be car
ried too far.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15

dotted areas which furnish excel
lent lurking-places from which these
opponents OF absolute freedom might
direct their efforts and to which
they might take their quarry for ex-
animation and long division among
them. The Greek Archipelago, the
Barbary Coast, the East Indies the
China shores and the Spanish Main,
within the shadow OF our own doors,
have been pirate bases for centuries
and given to the world a wealth of
stories of breathles interest.
I'm ancient times these sea rob-
bers off the coast Of Greece, Italy.
and Asia Minor with their thousands
of light, swift vessels, or sea mice
as they were called, taxed merch-
and shipping sa heavily that they
lightly and rightly termed their base
OF operations the Golden Cuff.
They Haunted their black flag in the
face OF mighty Rome, which remain
ed impotent against them until Pom
pye with almost unlimited resources
at his command curbed their OPP
erations.
Pandora's Box Of Piracy
Ferdinand and Isabella. unwit.
tingly in their decision to drive the
Moors from Spanish soil, let loose
upon the world and particularly up
ON Spanish shipping, then at the
height OF its pride. fearful horde
OF daring and unserupulus avengers.
In the early days Of Moslem pow
or one OF the Kalif's wrote to his
/ general and asked him what the sea
was like. The general answered,
The sea is huge beast which silly
folk ride like worms on logs Con
sequently the KaIlf gave orders that
no Moslem should voyage upon it.
but they soon learned that they must
conquer It IL they were to hold their
own among other people and they
subsequently furnished some OF the
most audacious and picturesque Of
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15
Official,
Hlnh eaaa.

The rule OF international law Is that
every country bordering on the sea has
the exclusive sovereignty over such
sea to the extent Of only three miles
from lts shores All beyond not with
IN three miles Of some other country
ts open or common to all countries.
High seas" means the open sea, In.
Guiding the whole extent Of sea SO far
as q Is not the exclusive propeAy Of
any particular country.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15
Harold Toomer
says:

Any tire advertisement viii
tell you what tire ought to be
This advertisement is merely
to tell you the name of a tire
that is everything a tire ought
to be Kelly Springfield.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15

Because the hollow tbres of cotton
are loaded with oxygen they burn with
a quick. fash. When you add to cot
ton, which Is already loaded with oxy-
gen, oil. which Is also loaded with oxy
gen. the excess. of oxygen Is likely soon
er or later to make the cotton | Irst
into flame. That is how spontaneous
combustion occurs among oily rags.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15

Bryan and Silver seem to be walk
ing off with the baggage this fear.
The only way to remedy the exist
ing evils in the couhty officials pay is
to reyise the constitution SO that a
salary law can be passed. It's use-
less to cry against high taxes unless
you vote for men pledged to help
this matter along.
We would like to see an attempt
made to start a Mckinley club in
Montpelier. Mckinley has enough
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15
Have vaIuahle sead colIeo4lors.

Probably the choicest and most val
liable beads IN the world are thoss
possessed by the natives on Borneo
Ia many cases they are very old and
have been kept for centuries in one
family. A rich chief may possess 3
collection OF old beads worth mann
thousands OF dollars
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15
THR COLLABORATION

Yesterday was Montpelier's banner
day.
Some time ago the citizens OF
Montpelier concluded they would cell
citrate Pioneer Day In becoming
manner. A meeting was called and
"a committee on arrangements was
appointed. Advertising matters was
literally distributed, program ar
ranged and other necessary steps
taken.
Yesterday the people had the sat
isfaction of seeing something like
three thousand or more OF Bear
Lakes and the surrounding country's
population assemble in this city to
take part in the exercises.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15

A travelling man tells Us he asked
an old New Hampshire resident how
he felt and received the reply: "Oh,
pretty well but kind O. gitless."-Bos-
ton Transcript
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-15

Promissory notes carried in stock
at the Examiner office. II
Evening journal., 1921-05-06
TOMMY FAILS
TO CLAIM OIL
Fortune in Oklahoma is
Put Under Cloud by
Court
THREE WOMEN SAY
THEY'RE MOTHER

MUSKoGEE, Okla--Titie 10 the
oil lands OF Tommy Atkins, OF the
Creek Indian tribe. who. so far as the
courts know, never heard OF his vast
wealth, was again placed under a
cloud when Judge l.. b. Wright, of
the Creek County District Court at
Sapulpa held that Sally Atkins was
"Tommy's' mother.
Former Federal Judge II. L. Camp
bell, now deceased. had held after
several years of litigation, in which
three women. Nancy. Minnie and
Sally Atkins, claimed mothership of
the Tommy" whose valuable oil
land was to pass to his mother, that
Minnie was "Tommy's" mother. f1is
decision is now on appeal in the
United States Supreme Court.
Charles Page, a Tulsa millionaire.
took from Minnie Atkins a lease upon
'aTommys" allotment OF Creek lands,
in the Cushing oil field. The lease has
produced approximately S1,500,OOO
in oil. according to estimates. The
records of the old Dawes Commission
show Minnie as "Tommys' mother.
Attorneys for Sally say they have
won their case through testimony OF
Mrs. n. b. Moore member OF the
old Dawes Commission and sister OF
Evening journal., 1921-05-06

Miss Alice Robertson. congresswom-
an from Oklahoma
She testified that Minnie Atkins
appeared before her In 1895, and
upon her word she changed the
names OF three OF Minnie's children.
No Thomas was mentioned. she said,
although Minnie claimed pay for the
other three children.
Sally's Tommy" lived and died IN
Wagner, Okla. The name Tommy
Atkins was placedon the rolls. but he
did not appear to claim, and waspre-
sented a rocky, barren corner. one OF
the last allotments, but which later
became famous as the Cushing oil
field. Minnie's Tommy" was born
at Leavenworth, she said, but he dis
appeared when a young boy and has
not been found since.
Evening journal., 1921-05-06
IIArPINs.

The fashion for hatpins f. being
taken from fits lavender and old lace
and once more appropriated. How
ever. now they are truly ornamental
things. They firt a circlet or two,
or maybe three. and are sometimes
set with Jewels.
Evening journal., 1921-05-06

column OF steel would pierce a solid
body OF rock says Brophy. The coll
umn OF steel would then pass into
the reservoir Of heat and be con-
sumed.
THE heat at the source would be
not less than 1900 to 1000 degrees.
said Brophy in explaining his plan.
Heat units would decrease in
transit TO the surface. but a steady
flow would regulate that.
"Steam generated at the source
OF heat supply would be used 10
generate electricity which could be
metered out 10 great distances"
Evening journal., 1921-05-06
nor POTATO SALAD.

Use small potatoes that are not
mealy. Boil. pour cold water over
when finished. drain and peel For
the dressing mix two parts oil and
one part vinegar, salt and pepper 20
taste. using a little onion juice as
we'll and poor over the sliced po-
tatOes.
Evening journal., 1921-05-06

A working plan for the drilling
Of a 12-mile hole in the ground In
order to tap the immense reservoir
OF heat and power in the bowels Of
the earth has been developed by J..
p. Brophy. general manager OF the
Cleveland Automatic Machine Com
pany OF Cleveland.
Brophy evolved his plan after Sir
Charles Parsons. inventor OF the
marine turbine, declared that such
a tapping OF subterranean resources
would end human drudgery.
Scientists were interested in Par
sons theory but smiled at its prac-
ticaIity. No cable - miles long.
such as would be required for the
operation. could bear its own weight,
they said.
one and quarter miles is the
greatest depth the earth was ever
penetrated. The cable used then
broke OF its own weight
Brophy suggests a rolled wire
steel cable made from small strands
OF manganese rolled steel, which
has a greater tensile strength than
any other known metal This cable
would be in six sizes, graded from
one inch at the start to four inches
when the hole is completed.
This plan, he says, would give the
cable a tensile strength OF 1000 per
cent. more than needed.
The drill and cable would be lifted
BY a pully arrangement with a lift
ing power Of 600 tons. The power
for drilling would be generated from
a plant on wheels. This plant would
be on a track u miles long, allow
ing for maneuvers OF the cable at
any stage OF the drilling.
Brophy takes into account the
fusing Of metal at great depths.
When the heat becomes so great
that the drill would meet, he would
drop bars OF steel into the tube.
These bars would be OF smaller
diameter than the tube so that air
could escape around them. Five
thousand feet of steel bars 2 inches
in diameter would weigh $50 tons.
The crushing weight OF such a
Evening star., 1921-11-26
ADMIRAL JONES ASSERTS
DEMAND MUST BE OBEYED
Incumbent Upon Navy to Recog-
nize Reduction in Arms and Bow
Heads, He, Declares,

NEW YORK. November 26.-Admiral
Hilary P. Jones. U. S. N. commander
of the Atlantic fleet, told the guests
at a dinner given in his honor last
night that the demand for Limitation
OF armament must be obeyed.
1T is incumbent upon US of the
Navy to recognize it and bow our
heads" he said. I'VE of the Navy
must make up. our minds that that
is what we must work to. The will
of our country is always what we are
going to- work to. We will do it"
The diners, members Of the War So
ciety of the Cruiser and Transport
Force. were reminded by the admiral
that the Navy was not going to be
wiped out or abolished. for though
ships might be reduced, he said, the
ratio Of world navies lett the same
premium to be placed upon efficiency.
I'VE must keep alive the spirit
handed down to us by John Paul
JONES'" he said.
A message was read from President
Harding, which said, in part:
while expressing the hope that our
Navy may never be called upon to
perform a similar service to that
which is commemorated by the War
Society of the Cruiser and Transport
Force. 1 feel sure that our country
may still count upon the same zeal
and unself1sh performance of duty
displayed by your members during the
recent war. and of which, unfortu-
nately. SO little has been made known
to the country"
Evening star., 1921-11-26
H. M. LUCKETT RESIGNS
FROM SHIPPING BOARD
Quits Position a. Assistant Treas
urer-Was One of Oldest En-
ployes of Fleet Corporation.

Harry M. Luckett has resigned a.
assistant treasurer of the United|
States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corporation.
In point of service Mr.. Luckett was
one of the Oldest employees connected
with the fleet corporation. he having
been appointed disbursing officer by
Gen. Goethals, at that time general
manager. in April, 1917.
The first account from which money
was disburSed for the feet corporation
was established by Mr.. Luckett in the
District National Bank of this city, in
May, 1917. and Mr.. Luckett, as dis
bursing officer, drew and signed the
first check against that fund.
Mr.. Luckett personally disbursed
more than. two billions of dollars for
the construction of ships, and was re-
warded with promotions from time to
time until he became assistant treas
urer, in which position he served un-
der five different treasurers of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation
As a mark of esteem and friendship
he was, on his retirement from active
service, presented with a handsome
travelling bag in behalf of fellow
workers.
Mr.. Luckett is a Washingtonian.
and a graduate of the Business High
School. this city. He will engage in
private business in this city.
Evening star., 1921-11-26

A mortgage that has been hanging
over Naval Lodge. No. 4. F. A. A. NJ.
for the past twerty-seven years was
burned with elaborate ceremonies last
night at the lodge, 4th street and
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The
lodgeroom was packed to the doors
with members Of the Grand Lodge, a
few invited guests and members OF
the lodge.
Worshipful Master Richard Titlow
presided at the ceremonies incident
to the destroying Of the mortgage. He
made an address of welcome, in which
he outlined the history of the lodge up
until 1893. when the present building
was erected, the corner stone of which
was laid July "a, 1894. He paid spe-
cial tribute to several members Of the
lodge, who, at that time, he said, made
personal sacrifices in order that the
lodge could be safely carried through
it's indebtedness.
Participate in Burning.
The mortgage was burned by Louis
A. Dellwig.s oldest living member of
the lodge; Past Master Joseph H.
Hartley. Past Master Millard T.
Dixon and Master Richard T. Titlow.
Past Grand Master Joseph H. Milans
ucilN cI Gu dH duuIcSS III Hc
praised the work of Naval Lodge
for the upbuilding of Masonry and
paid special tribute to Worshipful
Master Titlow for his efforts during
the past year in clearing the lodge
of debt Past Master Joseph Hodg-
son was presented with a solid gold
life membership card by Past Master
Frank Campbell.
With the closing of the lodge the
guests and members went to the
Raleigh Hotel, where a banquet was
held. Maurice Otterback acted as
POSTMASTER.
Deliver Addresses.
Grand Master of Masons of the
District of Columbia, Charles G.
ONeill, Deputy Grand Master of
Masons Charles c. Combs and George
F. Hoover, president of the Worship
full Masters Association of 1921, made
addresses.
Nick Altrock of the Washington
base ball team and a member Of the
lodge, entertained with several Jokes
and gave an amusing recitation Sew
eral vaudeville numbers also were
presented.
Evening star., 1921-11-26
THE WEATHER

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland, probably rain tonight and
tomorrow morning, followed by
cloudy during tomorrow; warmer to-
night; moderate southerly winds
For Virginia, cloudy, with probably
local rains tonight and tomorrow;
warmer tonight; moderate southerly
winds.
For West Virginia. rain tonight; to-
morrow partly cloudyand cooler.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-4 pm, So; pm, As;
IL midnight, SO; 4 am, "a; 8 am,
80; noon, so.
Barometer-4 PM, 3o.2s; 8 p.m.,
1890; IL midnight. 30.29; 4 am, 1927;
s am, 1928; noon, 30.15.
Highest temperature, 81, occurred
at $3.50 pm. yesterday; lowest tenn
perature, 33, occurred at am. to-
day.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 4s; lowest. 35.
Condition of the Water,
Temperature and condition of the
water at am. Great Falls-Tem-
perature, 46 condition clear.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States coast
and geodetic survey.)
Today-Low tide, 1887 am; high
tide, 500 am. and 5:36 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1918 am. and
1928 pm; high tide, 6:04 am. and
6:28 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 1903 a.m; sun sets
:48 pm. Moon rises 3:46 am; sets
3:06 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star., 1921-11-26

Possibly because some of my re-
mote forbears came from that part
Of the country, am especially fond
of New England stories. Some years
ago went back to the ancestral
haunts in Farther Yankeeland, and
while there I heard of a thing which
happened on the occasion when
Swiftly, the high diver. was imported
to give his performance as a crown
ing feature on the last day of the an.
nual fair and races in a certain small
county seat of interior Vermont.
Those who remember the late Swiftly
may recall that it was his custom,
clad in silken tights, to ascend to the
top of slender ladder which reared
nearly ninety feet aloft, and after
posing himself there for a moment.
to leap forth headlong into air. de-
scribing graceful curve In his
splatter and splash, to strike in a
tank of water but little larger and
wider and deeper than the average
well filled family bathtub. and i'm
mediately thereafter to emerge from
IT, in his glittering spangles, amid
the plaudits of the admiring multi
tude. That is to say. he did this
until the sad and tragic afternoon
when. just as Swiftly jumped, some
tank
But on this particular occasion no
mishap marred the splendor of the
feat, and naturally enough that night,
when the community loafers assem-
bled at their favorite general store.
Evening star., 1921-11-26
SOUTHERN HISTORY TALK
AT Meeting OF U. D. C.
Judge Charles Howry Pays Tribute
to Organizations Work and Dis
cusses Its Responsibilities.

Historical items of the south formed
the topic of discussion and exhibition
at a historical meeting of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy last
night at the Confederate Memorial
Hall, 1892 Vermont avenue, under the
auspices Of Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Mil
ton, state historian.
Judge Charles Howry delivered the
principal address, in which he paid
tribute to the work of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and re-
ferred to responsibilities vested in
that organization. He also described
the tribute paid to the memory of Gen.
Robert E. Lee by Marshal Ferdinand
Foch when the latter placed a wreath
on the equestrian statue Of Lee in
Richmond.
Mrs. Charles F. Taylor, historian Of
the r. E. Lee Chapter, U. D. c., read a
historical paper. in which she described
the Proclamation TO the Confederate
Museum, in Richmond of a piece Of
home at Arlington, and also of one Of
the shells which were fired as a salute
at the burial of Sir Moses Ezekiel at
the foot Of the Confederate monument in
Arlington cemetery; She also exhibited
a piece of one Of the searchlights from
the Olympia, flagship Of Dewey during
the Spanish war, which was smashed
in q storm encountered during the trip
on which the vessel brought back to
America the unknown soldier who was
buried in Arlington on Armistice day.
C. Barnes of Virginia displayed an
original book Of records of the state
of Virginia and piece Of the flag which
was floating over Richmond during the
civil war. He also exhibited a piece of
tapestry from the chair Of Jefferson
Davis.
Miss Helen Hill Hopkins rendered
several southern melodies, accompanied
by Miss Margaret Rippy. Mrs. G. d.
Ellsworth, historian Of Dixie Chapter,
U. D. c., read a paper from the Stone-
wall Jackson Chapter, in. which inter-
esting events in the life Of Jefferson
Davis were depicted.
The meeting closed with the singing
of Dixie" by the assembled guests.
Evening star., 1921-11-26
AMERICAN GROUP MEETS.
Tangled Situation Discussed and
China May Again Get Offer.

NEW YORK, November 26.-Mem-
bers of the American group of the
Chinese consortium met at the Office
of J. p. Morgan & Co. yesterday and
discussed the status of the tangled
Chinese financial situation. Thomas
w. Lamont. chairman of the group,
who presided, later declared that no
action had been taken at the meet
ing.
1t was reported. however. that the
bankers had under consideration a
plan for the resubmission to the Chi
nese government of loan terms iden-
tical with those of the old offering.
This loan, offered to China by cable
on the last day Of October, was for
$16.000.000. which would have met it's
now defaulted loan of $5.500,000 to
the Continental and Commercial Trust
and Savings Bank of Chicago, its loan
Of $500, 900, due on December 1 to
the Pacific Development Company,
and it's interest payments on the
block Of Hu Kuang bonds in switch
it is in default.
Evening star., 1921-11-26
HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE.

Alleging misconduct and charging
that his wife neglected their home
and abandoned their child to the
care of neighbors, Carroll Thomas
Mattingly, an employe of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, today petitioned the District
Supreme Court to award him an alb
solute divorce from Olivia E. Mat
tingly.
The petition of the husband was
supplemental to the answer he filed
to the original action instituted
against him last summer by Mrs.
Mattingly for a limited divorce. At
torneys Raymond Neudecker and
Bertrand Emerson, jr., appear for
the husband.
Evening star., 1921-11-26
NEW MAIL TRUCK WILL SET UP
UNCEASZVG CLAMOR FATTA CKED

A mail truck that defects bullets
from its glass windows and sets up
an unceasing clamor for help which
no one can stop is in process of
building at the Post Office Depart
ment.
Tests made today indicated that
the armored truck will perhaps be
a complete success. and soon will
be in operation in every large city
of the country where large sums Of
money are handled by the mails.
Bullets fired point blank at the
glass windows which are set in at
an angle Of Is degrees, failed to
penetrate the glass until several
shots had been fired. The last
bullet broke the glass, but was de-
fiected