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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-13
TALES OF TOWN
WHAT BECOME OF A LIE,

i First, nobody told 1t,
4 Then the room wouldn't hold it,
i So the busy tongues rolled it,
/ Till they got it outside;
When che crowd came across 1t,
And never once lost it,
But tossed ii and tossed it,
Till it grew long and wide.
From the very small lie, sir,
It grew deep and high, sir,
TIL it reached to the sky, sir,
And frightened the moon,
For she hid her sweet face, cir,
In the veil Of cloud-lace, sir,
At the dreadful disgrace, sir,
That happened At noon.
This lie brought forth others,
Dark sisters and brothers,
And fathers and mothers
And terribly grew,
And while headlong they hurried,
The people they flurried,
And troubled and worried.
A lies always do.
And 10, ovil-boded.
This rnonstrous lie goaded,
Till 1t last It exploded,
In smoke and in shame:
While from mud and from mire,
The pieces flew higher,
And hit the sad liar
And killed his good name.
There's no one 10 homely rs man
when his wife Ii giving party.
= = =
Just think of one old Cannon that's
been Aired but twice in % yeArsl
It's Uncle Joe.
4 q q
Prices seem to be coming down All
,vcr the world. Good looking wives
IRE quoted Is low - $1.85 ia THrhsy. |
4 4 =
We never rec the picture Of man
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-13

THE foreshadowed recovery of Car
dinal Gibbons from an illness
which bore a fatal stamp, recalls a
statement he made during the war
relative to the joint obligations of
religion and patriotism. "By the
grace Of Jesus Christ" declared the
cardinal, II am a Christian. BY the
providence Of God am an American
citizen. God has put this double
yoke upon me-fealty to Christ and
loyalty to my country. They are one
and inseparable. What God has
Joined together let no man put asun-
der
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-13

THE recent mseting Of the Caiifor-
mia producers Of fruits and vege-
tables to devise some means for meet
ing the burdens Of increased freight
rates that have been put on them is
a reminder of the large part trans
portation charges are playing in keep
ing up the cost Of living to the con-
sumner ut time when the producer
Is receiving little or none Of the re-
wards Of the high prices. The ef-
feet Of the enormous increase in
freight rates will be ruinous to the
fruit grower ind general farmer and
in the West. According |
% r. B. Shaw, manager Of the EN-
nett Fruit Growers Association, the
,harges for transporting : carload
i apples to Eastern markets Is $500.
This with the picking and packing
harges brings the cost to $1.70 per
'ox. It will be seen that almost half
he cost Of the shipment Is represent
d by the freight charge. On top of
his the grower has the cost Of spray
~, cultivating, pruning and other
.bor. SO what Is in sight for the or
HARDEST? IA situation In which the
transportation agencies get IS much
i more out Of produce than the pro-
acer receives is satisfactory neither
, the producer nor consumer, but {
sere Is little hope Of remedying it /
ntil the cost of operating railroads {
reduced along with the reduction :
other costs. The outlook is admit
dly not bright for either the pro-
lcer or consumer standpoint at pres a
Il. a
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
By MARK SULLIVAN.

In the reports. necessarily unof-
hcial. OF what transpired at the Cab
met meeting this week there is a
strong promise Of something Of the
highest importance to business
which is just ahead OF US. In the
Cabinet meeting President Harding
is reported to have directed Cabi-
net discussion to the consideration
of definite policies for fostering the
expansion of domestic and foreign
commerce. and indicated that he
favors a greater degree of co-opera-
tion between the government and
the business activities of the coun-
try" In the field Of foreign COM
merce the President cited the fact
that the lack of government coop
Grafton had served to place Ameri-
can business at disadvantage with
foreigners. whose governments are
extremely paternalistic in the pro-
motion of foreign trade.
1Hese, VI course' are expressions
of fundamental policy on the part
of the administration toward busi-
ness. The more pregnant promise
of something definite and under way
is found in Secretary of Commerce
Hoover's description to the other
Cabinet members of his PLAN for
advisory committees of the nrincinal I
industries of the country. which will
cooperate with the government in
developing the production and
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
TROTzKY LEADS
10000 TO ROUT
Report Says Reds Suffered
Heavy Losses in krons-
tadt Drive.
Or EUGENE szArMARY.

HANGo, Finland. March. 10
with 10000 men hastily gathered
Trotsy last night attacked the anti
Bolshevists holding kronstadt. The
attack. which was made from ora
nieabaum, H. reported to have lailed
completely, the Reds suffering heavy
losses.
Kronstadt and krasnaya Gorka
were bomba riding each other today.
According to an intercepted wire
less message sent by TrOtsky TO Tho
Moscow war council, the Bolshevisi
forces have lost many in killed dur
ing the lighting of the last few
days. II is reported in Finland that
5000 Reds went over to the hron-
stadt revolutionists.
Kronstadt is suffering from a
shortage of food and ammunition
but hopes TO secure supplies from
Sweden.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Trade Chief to Speak
At Unity Service Today

Having been called from the city,
Senator Spencer viii not make the
address at the 4a5 o'clock unity
service at st. Johns Episcopal Church
today. as announced. but his place
will be taken by Houston Thomp-
son, chairman of the Federal Trade
Commission, who will speak on
Something We Have Lost"
Rev. Charles Wood, pasttr OF the
Church of the Covenant spoke at the
service yesterday afternoon, taking
for his topic Supremacy of Spiritual
Forces"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Mayor Bunks
With Jobless;
Works to Eqt
Shou0s Up at Boston CITY
Hall In Shabby Attire
And Is Unrec0gnized.

BOSTON, March 16.-Aftired
like . sdewn-and-outer.n Mayer
Peters showed mp at City Hall
after spending the night at Way
farers' Lodge. sleeping In the
dornitery with seventy-hve Ren
ent Of work, TO get in close
touch with the unemployment
situation. When he attenpted
10 enter his office he was held
~ by PatreIman Joseph Smith,
who failed to see In the niser-
sbIy clad man the erstwhiIe i'm
naesiAtely dressed head Of the
>city who paid 4 tag last year Of
100000, an owner and trustee
Of various properties.
As John Stevens, lis honor
was not reeeGnised sy any Of
the officials st the lodge. His
clothes were deloused. He was
ASsss - t1At snO"tE Dat3.
He was swakened at 5 .. m. to-
day and forced to esrn his
breakfast and lodging BY chop
ping wood. He stpuek ~
friendship with Maine wood
chopper.
The mayor praised the con-
duet Of the lodge and declared
bis experience had shown him
the unemployment situation In
serious. His hands were bIis-
tered from Arst-hand contact
with . wood pile. "The men at
the lodge were for the most part
young men," said the mayor.
Many had worked I'm Northern
lumber camps. Some came from
New York. All said ID waS dir
ncult to ind work In Boston,
Mayor Peters was attired I'm
'an old sIouch hat. stained rain
coat, gray shirt and khaki hand
kerchief knotted under his chin,
nm old suit and n days rrovth
OF beard.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
POLNDEXTER EDICT
RETARDINC SENATE
Refuses to Make Room on
Two COMMITTEES for
New Members.

The election of Senator Poindex-
ter. Of Washington. to fill the va
cancy on the Senate Foreign ReIs.
tions Committee left by the resig-
nation OF Senator Fall, when he
became Secretary of the Interior,
provided the Republican Committee
on Committees with it's first real
problem yesterday.
The committee. which is reorsan-
lzing committees which will have
charge of the important legislation
In the Senate in the new Congress,
elected Senator Poindexter. with the
understanding that he should re-
lnquish his place on either the Ma
val Affairs Committee or the Inter-
state Commerce Committee.
This condition was made because
the committee is having difficulty in
hnding assignments for all the new
Republican Senators. BY a rule
adopted last year. the standing COM
mittees of the Senate were reduced
from seventy to thirty-four, and
the membership of the major COM
mittees limited to fifteen.
the was a0ODte1, Re-
publican leaders did not anticipate
that the majority membership in
the Senate would be increased TO
ffty-nine. AS a result a l0-to-5 5
ratio may be substituted on the
major committees in order to find
places for the new as well as the
old members.
Senator Poindexter says that he
cause of the interests of the State
which he represents he cannot re-
linquish his place on either the In
terstate Commerce Committee or The
Naval Affairs Committee. He Of
fered. however. to give up his ,mem-
bership on the Postoffice Commit
tee as well as his place on several
minor committees.
The reorganization committee
took the proposal under advise
ment. Should the committee reject
it and insist on it's original deci.
sion, the place on the Foreign Re-
lations Committee will go to either
Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota. or
Senator Mccormick, of Illinois. with
the likelihood that it will be the
latter.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
ship BOARD TO Aid
U.S.. ATLANTICL
Benson Afrees 10 Modify
Contract for Use of
German Boats.
WILLIAM w. THOMAS,

The United States Shipping Board
will go to the relief Of the United
states Malt Steamship Company.
tn "rIy american line operating
passenger ships in the North At
Iantic. Admiral W. s. Benson. chair
man Of the board. announced yes
terday.
Following conference with
President Francis Mayer and T. Il.
Burns. vice president and general
counsel Of the steamship company,
Admiral Benson said the ShippinG
Boards contract with the United
States Mail Steamship Company
would be modified.
The operating company has a
contract with the board under
which it pays sS.5O per desdweight
tone per month for the use of
fifteen former German vessels and
two shipping Board vessels. The
officials of the steamship line con-
tended that the operating company
is facing a big loss unless the board
modifies the contract
Admiral Benson said that tho
Shipping Board will pay the cost Of
reconditioning the former German
vessels. lie fsvors modifying the
boards contract with the line 50
that tho vessels will De operated on
the bare boat charter basis.
Joseph n. Teal. Of Oregon. yes
terdsy resigned as a trustee Of tho
Emergency Fleet Corporation. r.
II. Bailey. assistant to Chairman
Benson, was appointed in his place
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Will Devote Two or Three
Days to Hearing Both
Sides in Dispute.
PROTECTIVE ISSUES
MAY BE PUT AHEAD
Fordney Confident Presi-
dent Will Adhere to
Views of Committee.

President Harding will DEVOTE Two
or three, days 10 hearing both sides
to the controversy over the order
Of precedence CT the tax and tariff
legislation before finally approving
the program of Congressional lead
ers. He talked to a number of men,
bers of Congress yesterday and will
have conferences with others today.
Representative Fordney, chairman
Of the House Ways and Means
Committee continues to be confident
that the President will approve 60
ing ahead with a permanent tariff
LIll before taking up tax legislation.
This program has the support OF
thirteen of the fifteen Republica n
members Of the Ways and Means
Committee and also of a majority Of
the Republican. members Of the SEN
ate Finance Committee.
The question of a temporary tariff
is no longer AL issue, all concerned
having accepted the verdict of the
conference held on Monday, at which
it was decided that it would be ir-
practical to attempt the enactment
of any kind OF emergency legisla-
tion. other than the passage of an
antidumping bill and a measure
Tor the fixing of duties on domestic
values of imports instead of on for
tign values.
Notwithstanding the sentiment OF
majority OF the members Of the
two committees which will frame
the legislation those who have becn
insistent that tax legislation os
given precedence have redoublcd
their activities.
A delegation of Republican mem
bers of the Ways and Means Com
mittee is planning to visit President
Harding to urge their views upon
him. Among those who probably
will be in theSdelegation are Repre-
sentstives Green of Iowa, Frear of
Wisconsin, Young of North Dakota,
Timber lake of Colorado. Hawley Of
oregon and Hadley of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
MASTER MIND"
SOUGHT IN WEIRD
FRAUD MURDER
Partial Confession of Boy
Sends Officers After
Mysterious Friend.

WARSAW, Ind, March 16.-with a
partial confession obtained from
Virgil Decker. 1s-year-old farmer
boy,-wbo is the leading figure in
the murder Saturday d LIE Roy
Lovett at Atwood, officials of Mar
shall and Kosciusko counties were
tonight searching for another man
declared to have been the master
mind" In a fraud plot unequaled in
the annals of the State.
Decker, who was arrested in
Marion. Ind, last night, was brought
to Warsaw today.
He has admitted so far that he
accompanied the Lovett boy from
his home in Elkhart, to Goshen, Ind,
thence to Warsaw and finally to the
cabin on the banks Of the Tippe-
canoe River where the murder was
committed.
He still denies having killed
Lovett. He declared he doesn't re-
member" who committed the crime
and then took Lovett's body to the
railroad crossing and left it in a
dilapidated buggy for passing
Pennsylvania train to mangle to
bits.
Decker named a third party in the
AFFAIR." mysterious guy" He does
not know the last name, he said.
Guy" accompanied the party to the
shack. Decker declares. and Lovett
and Guy" were al me there. Decker
asserts he spent the greater part of
the afternoonin Warsaw. Witness.
however, saw Decker at the river
bank shack as late as 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Decker's brother. Arthur. 16 years
old. was being held by the Kosciusko o
County authorities this afternoon.
The actual details of the crime
and the motive for it are shrouded
in mystery. Circumstantial evidence
points to Virgil Decker as the mur-
derer. This same evidence points to
an attempted fraud of four insur-
ance companies as the motive. The
body of Lovett was identified as that
of Decker by four of Decker's rela-
tives Immediately after its discovery.
II that Identification had been al
lowed to stick and burial of the
body made, Fred Decker, brother of
Virgil, would have benefited by
nearly $4,000 as the result of acci-
dent insurance carried by Virgil
Decker
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Grand Jury Detains
Youths for Mans Death

The grand jury yesterday filed
presentments charging first degree
murder against William Albert
Payne, &c, Of 9S6 f street southwest
and walter wracks. 90, of so Francis
street southeast. in connection with
the shooting and killing of MaS
Lieberman, grocer, in his store at 2ls
M street southwest, on March 3, last
The presentments are practically the
same as indictments.
Lieberman was shot, police say, as
he turned his back to hunt for mer-
chandise asked for by his slayefs,
whom the police have since claimed
to be wracks and Payne. Each Is
said to have accused the other of
firing the fatal shot.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Delaluare Senate Passes
Maternity Welfare Bill

DOVER Del, March 16.-The SEN
ate today passed the Robertson bill
providing aid for working women
during periods of child birth. The
measure has been advocated by
women's organizations.
The act forbids employment of
women in mercantile, mechanical.
transportation, manufacturing es-
tablishments. laundries, baking or
printing, shops. places of amuse-
ment or dressmaking establishments
for two months and three weeks
after child birth. II the mother has
been a resident of the State three
years, she shall be paid $40 week
by the state. as compensation for
seven weeks. A mothers pension
commission win control payments.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
"BIG 5" WAGE FIGHT
PROBLEM TO DAVIS

Secretary Davis, of the Depart
ment OF Labor, was giving much of
his time yesterday to a study of the
facts in the packers wage dispute
in order to act as mediator at g
meeting her Monday next of repre-
sentatives of the Big Five" and
their employees.
As the settlement of this contro-
versy may govern wage fights of
equal extent. IL has taken first place
in the affairs of Secretary Davis.
The conference next week viii
bring a strong delegation of OFF,
cials of the five big packing plants.
and probably a dozen leaders of
labor branches involved will attend.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
OkIaEomans Hear Talks
By Olrn Representatives

Impromptu talks by Representa-
tives Alice Robertson and j. Y. Nc
Clintic. of Oklahoma. were given to
members of the Oklahoma state So
ciety last night in the, Thomson
School.
Discussing politics. Miss Robert
son DECLARED that party lines
should h" second to the integrity
of the. State and " the people of
the United States wanted better
government they should first see
that the political regime was not
unclean.
Representative McClintic told Of
early days in oklahoma.
DR.. Elizabeth Johnson presided.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Enters Suit for S., 900,
Charging False Arrest

Alleging false arrest. Mrs. Edna
Fellows, nee McDsniels, filed suit
in the District Supreme
Court for $1,000 damages against
Isabella Robson.
Through Attorney f. c. r. Hum,
phries,. the plaintiff claims that on
May } last she was arrested on COM
plant of the defendant and falsely
with grand larceny to, the
great detriment of her reputation
and then released without "a trial.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
MILITARY Order Asks
! Harding to be Member

Plans for date to initiate Pres
ident Harding as an active member
of the Presidents Own Garrison OF
the Army and Navy Union will be
discussed tonight at the Grand Army
Hall.
Former Presidents McKinley
Roosevelt and Taft Joined the or
'ganization during their respective
administrations. Woodrow Wilson
declined saying that he had no real
military status.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
ELks Initiate Class
OF 80 NelD Members

More than 600 Washington Elks
attended the initiation Of thirty
three new members last night.
Abe Dressner was chairman of the
entertainment committee. Some of
the entertainers were Prof. V. U.
Wang, Miss Dorothy Dodd, Tony
Lewis, Miss Camille Little, Jack
Mullane, and L. G. Brown, musical
director. Judge Robert E. Mating
ly gave the IL o'clock toast.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Says British Don't Want
u. s. to Cancel War Debt

CHICAGO, March 16.-Sir Arthur
Steel-Maitland, NJ. p, undersecre-
tary of state for foreign affairs in
Great Britain during the war, who
Is delivering series of lectures at
Northwestern University, declared
today that England had no inten-
ton or desire to allow the Unittd
states to cancel the Anglo-Ameri-
can war debt.
We prefer to pay our Debts" he
said: then we can look our friends
In the face. Britain Is able to pay
her debts. Mutual respect does not
come from begging favors"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Daugherty Asks G0f
Be Named as Assistant

Attorney General Daughtery yes
terday recommended to President
Harding the appointment of Guy ID.
Goff, of Racine, Wis, as Assistant
Attorney General.
Goff was made a member of the
Shipping Board by former President
Wilson, but never confirmed.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
8 NeID Y0rkers Admit
Violating Antitrust Act

NEW YORK, March 16.-Eight in
dividuals and four corporations.
members of the Master Plumbers
Association. pleaded guilty today to
violating the State antitrust act.
Sentence was suspended until
others indicted following the Lock-
wood Investigations appear in court.
The. men were continued under bail
of $4,000 each. ..-
Those who pleaded were: v. s.
Bernase, d. w. Rodd, Patrick r.
Tulley, John Richmond, John HI.
Donohue, Harry Salzman, Albert
Deiseheil and Jacob d. Miller.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
BRITISH OFFER AID
TOWARD NAVY CUT

LONDON. March 16.-A definite
British offer to work with the
United states to stop destructive
naval rivalry was given tonight.
Lord Lee. first lord of the British
admiralty. speaking before a gath
ering q naval architects at their
dinner in London definitely made
the offer to cooperate with America
to put an end to competition in
battleship building.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Water Power Board to Meet,

Secretary of War Weeks an
nounced yesterday that the Federal
water power commission will hold
"a hearing on March Is of protests
against the rules and regulations of
the commission. These rules, adopt :
ed shortly before the change of ad-
minisfration have been subject %
criticism on the grounds that they
make difficult the raising of funds
to carry ON water power develop
ment work. =
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Facts of Deb's Case
Put Before HARDING

Attorney General Daugherty yes
terday put before President Harding
the facts in the case of Eugene p.
Debs. Socialist leader. serving ten
years in the Atlanta Penitentiary on
a conviction of a wartime violation
of the espionage act. He made no
recommendation to the President for
Communication Of the sentence.
In the course, of an hours con-
ference at the White House. the At
torney General went over the entire
case. including the Socialists plans
for picketing the White House as a
means of hurrying the pardon twice
denied by former President Wilson.
He suggested the policy the admin
istration should pursue in the Debs
matter.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Department Changes.

There was a reduction of but 41S
in the civilian personnel of the ex-
ecutive branch of the Federal gov
ernment in the District during the
of February. according to
statistics made public last night.
totaled 1,1s5 and separa-
tons 1903. The greatest reduction.
as usual, was in the ranks Of the
War Department, where 1ss en-
ployes' designations were asked.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
TEUTON TROOPS FILL
SILESIA, POLES SAY

WARSAW, March 16.-Formal de-
mand that the allies compel Ger
many to reduce her forces in upper
Silesia is expected hourly.
With a plebiscite to be held Sun
day to decide whether the rich coun-
try goes to Poland or Germany, Po-
lish authorities declared Germany
was insuring violence by packing
the area with troops.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Illegal Cash Receipt
Laid to ViscOust KafO

TOKYO, March Threat of
court action against viscount Kato
was made today in an open letter
from the secretary of the Kenseikai
party in which he charges Kato had
received largo sums OF money IL
legally. The letter declared action
In court will be. started unless Kato
confesses receipt Of the. mohey be-
fore Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Bandits Loot Konas
Bank as Citizens Shoot

lola. Kans-. March 1s.-The State
Bank of Uniontown. Kans.. thirty
miles east OF here. was looted, Of
thousands of dollars early today by
armed bandits.
Townspeople aroused engaged in
a gun battle with the bandits, two
OF whom calmly continued looting
the bank while their confederates
stood on the citizens.
The gang then escaped In motor
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Chair Company Bankrupt.

The washington Chair Company.
Of sf5 % street northwest, was ad-
Indicated a bankrupt YESTERDAY by
Justice Stafford in Equity Court.
Jehp puer and Sons, of Baltimore,
Nd, and the Bedell Manufacturing
Company and Beden and, Company,
Of this cits, requested the adjudiea-
ton and claimed that they Had
claims against the bankrupt con-
cern In excess Of $500 which they
were unab8 to collect
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Open Door Policy.

A clerk with a grievance. real or
fancied, cannot maintain full eff
cheney. declared William Mckinley
Mooney yesterday after being sworn
in as chief clerk of the Postoffice
Department and announcing an
"open door policy in respect to his
subordinates4
The Washington herald., 1921-03-17
Says Gems Worth $4,000
Disappeared in Subway

NEW YORK, March 16.-Loss or
robbery of $4,000 worth of jewelry
was reported today by Mrs. Frances
L. Dixon, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Dixon said the Jewels were
in handbag which disappeared
while she was in a subway crowd
last night.