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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

chairman OF the Leglons reoraan-
lied Americanism commission, head
quarters of which is at national head
quarters at indianapolis.
When the war broke out Mr.. Ryan
attempted to enlist several times in
the army, but was refused because of
his defective eyesight. At last the
navy accepted him, but he was ordered
TO remain on shore duty. During the
various drives for Liberty loans and
war funds the newly appointed chair
man acquired national reputation as
IN orator, especially on subjects in
volving patriotism and Americanism.
Other members of the commission are
To serve one year, Fiorella ii. LaGuar-
dia, New York city; William b. Fol
lett, Portland, Ore. e. X. Bixby, Mus
kogee, Okla; Edgar I'll. Baird, Phila-
delphia; Garland w. Powell, Gumber-
land, Md; Richard r. Beirns, Rich
mond, Va. To serve two years, Pey-
ton FL. Hoge, Jr., Louisville, KY; A.
Fl. Gansser, Bay City, Mich; Col Cor
don Johnson, u S. A., chief of staff to
Gen. Leonard Wood, Fort Sheridan,
Ill. To serve three years, WIN Percy,
Greenville, Miss. Dwight Davis, St.
Louis; Il. o. Horton, Des Moines, Ia. (;
Lindsey Blayney, Houston, Tex, and
Leonard Wilmington, Honolulu, Ha-
wall.
It will be the Legion's aim under
Mr.. Ryan to coordinate and CONSOLE
date the activities for the promotion
Of Amerieanism of the Y. M. C. A., Red
Cross, Knights Of Columbus, Masons,
Salvation Army, National Security
league and many other organizations.
To this end a conference will be held
IN Washington soon.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

voices Of the Wilderness Lennox had
not been mistaken In thinking him
natural woodsman. He had magma
ton and insight and sympathy; but
most of all he had heritage of wood
lore from his frontiersmen ancestors
Two months before he had been a
resident of cities. Now the wilder
ness had claimed him, body and soul.
These had been rare days. AT first
he had to limit his expeditions to a
few miles each day, and even then he
would come in at night staggering
from WEAKNESS. He climbed hills
that seemed to tear his diseased lungs
to shreds. Lennox wouldn't have been
afraid, in crisis, to trust his marks
manship now. He had the natural
cold nerve Of q marksman, and one
twilight he brought the body of a lynx
tumbling through the branches of
pine at a distance Of two hundred
yards. He got so he could shatter
grouse out of the air In the half of
second or so in which Its bronze wings
glinted in the shrubbery; and when
a man may do this fair number of
times out of ten he is on the straight
road toward greatness.
Then there came day when Dan
caught his first steelhead in the North
Fork. There is no more beautiful
thing in the wilderness world than a
steelhead trout in action. He simply
seems to dance on the surface of the
water leaping again and again, and
racing at an unheard-of speed down
the ripples. He weighs only from
three to fifteen pounds. But now and
again amateur fishermen without souls
have tried TO pull him In with main
strength. and are still somewhat
dazed by the result. 1t might be done
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

Warned by his physician that he
has not more than six months to
live, Dan Failing sits despondently
on park bench. wondering where
he should spend those six months.
Memories Of his grandfather and a
deep love for all things of the
wild help him in reaching a deci-
sion. In large southern Oregon
city he meets people who had
known and loved his grandfather,
a famous frontiersman. He makes
his home with Silas Lennox, a typ
zeal westerner. The only other
members of the household are
LennoX's son, BILL" and daugh-
ter, ''Snowbird. Their abode is
In the Umpqua divide, and there
Failing plans to live out the short
span of life which he has been
told is his. From the first Failing's
health shows marked improve
ment, and in the companionship of
Lennox and his son and daughter
he fits into the woods life as If he
had been born to 1t. BY quick
thinking and a remarkable display
of nerve" he saves Lennox's life
and his own when they are at
tackled by mad coyote. Lennox
declares he Is reincarnation of
his grandfather, Dan Failing /,
whose fame al woodsman is
household word. Dan learns that
an organized band of outlaws, of
which Bert Cranston Is the leader,
is making trouble in the vicinity.
Landry Hildreth, former member
of the gang. has been induced to
turn states evidence.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
BOOK TWO
The Debt.
CHAPTER |.

September was at its last days on
the Umpqua divide-that far wilder
ness of endless, tree-clad ridges where
Dan Failing had gone for his last
days. Everywhere the forest people
were preparing for the winter that
would fall so quickly when these gold
en- September days were done. The
Under Plane of the forest-those
smaller peoples that live In the dust
and have beautiful, tropical forests in
the ferns-found themselves digging
holes and filling them with stores of
food, OF course they had no idea on
earth why they were doing it, except
that culver at the end Of their tails
told them to do so but the result was
entirely the same. They would have
a shelter for the winter.
But the most noticeable change of
all, in these days of summer, was a
distinct tone Of sadness that sound
ed throughout the forest OF course
the wilderness note Is always some
what sad but now, as the leaves fell
and the grasses died, 1t seemed par
ticularly pronounced. All the forest
voices added to 1.-THE wall of the
geese, the sad fiuttering Of fallen
leaves, and even the whisper of the
north wind. OF course all the tones
and voices of the wilderness sound
clearest at night-for that is the time
that the forest really comes to life
and Dan Failing, sitting in front of
Lennox's house, watching the late
September moon rise over Bald noun
tain, could hear them yery plainly.
It was true that in the two months
he had spent in the mountains he had
learned to be very receptive to the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
CONGRESS is URGED TO ACT
Five Provisions Requested In Aid OF
Disabled Veterans, Amending
Vocational Training Law.

Amendment of the law under which
disabled veterans OF the World war
are given vocational training, so as
to provide Ave things demanded by
the last convention of the American
Legion at Cleveland was urged in
congress by Legion representatives.
The five provisions requested by
the Legion are:
/. Vocational training for American
citizens who served with the allied
armies, who were disabled and who
are not entitled 10 training under the
present law.
.. Training with pay for all dis
abled veterans with 10 per cent or
more disability, instead Of training
with pay for some and training with
out pay for others, as now provided.
3, Vocational training for the wild.
ows and orphans OF all Eaan who died
In the service.
A. The right OF the federal board
for vocational education to give all
disabled men in training such medical
care and treatment as Is necessary
to keep them at their courses.
8. That all disabled men In train
ing shall receive 500 a month txom
the government while in training and
those with dependents $120 month
instead of different sums based upor
the cost Of living In different local
tiles as now provided.
A special plea was made by JOIN
Thomas Taylor of the national legis
lative committee of the Legion fol-
vocational training for the widows
and orphans of the American dead Of
the World war. he said that un
doubtedly the 10000 American chill
dren whose fathers slept In Flanders
fields were entitled to the same edu
cational advantages that they would
have had, were their fathers alive ant
able to provide for them. The wild
ows of the men who died In France
he added. were likewise entitled, the
bread-winnlng member OF the family
having been killed In defense of the
country. to be taught some kind Of
work OF trade.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Armed with a college degree in 1912
he started out to see the world. What
part of it he missed in civilian pur-
suits was made up to him when he
joined the Three Hundred and Fifty
third infantry regiment of the famous
Eighty-ninth division and served In
all the battles 10 which that outfit
participated.
Samuel, on his return to civil life,
became assistant state adjutant of
the Legion In Kansas and was made
adjutant in September, 1919. He was
recently reelected for two-year
term.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

he served as machine gun officer
with the Thirty-ffth division In the
Vosges mountains and In the Argonne-
Mouse drive After the armistice, he
served as instructor In the A. 70. II.
university ut Beaune and later assist
ed In publicity In connection with the
interallied games.
Mr.. Williams, who Is a member Of
Robert s.. Thurman post 10. Joplin,
Mo-, served as post commander and
state master-at-arms previously to his
election as department head. He La
editor of the Joplin News Herald.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

former service men.
Mrs. Clarence K. Edwards, his wife,
Is now placed ia similar position by
the mothers, wives, sisters and daugh-
ters of these veterans, for Mrs. Ed
wards was elected president Of the
Massachusetts department of the
womens auxiliary Of the American
Legion at recent state convention
of that organization.
The newly elected president is a
resident of Newton, Mass. She has
been active In work for the benefit Of
New England members Of the An,erl-
can Legion and other former service
uan.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

"a, Europe and
Asia, Frank u.
Samuel has set
lled down into a
busy life as adju-
Eant Of the Amer
lcan Legion. de-
partment Of Kan
as, with head
quarters in Tope-
IA.
S q m uel was
born in Downing.
Mo-, In 1889.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

vision through lts
training period in
the States, In
quiet defensive
sectors and in its
later partlcipa-
ton In almost ev-
cry major often
sive Of the war,
is the idol Of
thousands of New
England members
Of the American
Legion and other
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
CTO BE CONTINUED
Folly Came Home to Him.

When Charles V abdicated bis
throne and retired to the monastery OF
st. Juste, he amused himself by trying
to learn matchmaking, After some
time he remarked one day: what an
egregious fool must l have been to
have squandered so much blood and
treasure in an absurd attempt to make
men think alike, when | cannot even
make a few watches keep time to-
gether."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

organization divi-
sion at national
headquarters of
the American Lee
gion. He sue
ceeds Russell q.
Creviston, who is
now assistant ma
tional adJutant.
Mr.. Prell served
overseas with the
One Hundred and
Forty sixth field
artillery and par
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
EDITOR WAS ON FIRING LINE
Commander of Missouri Department
OF Legion One Of Many Newspa-
per Men Who Heard Call.
John Francis Williams, commander
Of the Missouri department Of the

Legion, Is one or
[ h 0 u s a n d s OF
newspaper m e n
who left / h e ir
typewriters when
the war bro k e
out. Enlisting us
a private In the
Missouri National
Guard, Mr.. viii
liams rose to the
rank Of first lieu
tenant.
In the A. II. r..
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

ticipated In two major offenslyes of the
World war. After his discharge from
the army, Mr.. Prell was active In the
early organization of the Legion in his
state. The supervision and direction
of the Legion's 1921 campaign to enroll
every eligible former service man In
its ranks will be In the hands of the
new director.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

right now; I'm going to make you live.
Wen fight that disease to finish
and wini"
And that Is the way that Dan Fail
ing came into his heritage in the land
OF his own people, and in which a
new spirit was born in him to fight
and win-and live.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Right now there is nothing funda.
mentally wrong with the United
States from an economical standpoint.
We are world creditors, the nation In
money and products was never
Weather, our exports continue In SUI.
ficient volume to give us comfort
able trade balance. There Is no eco
nomic reason why we should not re-
sumo normal business activities on a
safe and sane basis Only one thing
prevents and that is a lack of public
confidence.--Caldwell (Idaho) Trib.
une.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Just as we feared, 1t appears that
Greece got S15,000000 of our money
and that since 1910 that Is, after the
war was over. Our government has
undertaken to finance any one deemed
needy-and the people who pay the
taxes have had little TO say about
what was done with their moneys
Goldfield (Nev.) Tribune.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Henry ], Ryan Of
Boston, Mass, a
former apprentice
seaman in the
navy, to succeed
Arthur Woods of
New York, who
was a colonel In
the army and for
lner police COM
missioner Of New
Y ork city, a s
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

High over the door in the Job office
CT the Press-Bulletin for years and
years has been pasted pungent para
graph, perhaps the handlwork Of
tramp printer, which reads as followsi
''The idea Is advanced that the lack OF
equipment tends to keep peaee--for-
getting that 1t was not the absence Of
equipment which gave the charm to
the Garden Of Eden, but the presence
Of innocence" Bingham (utah)
Press Bulletin.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

There is always room for improve
ment--nnd It's about the only room
you dent have to pay any rent for
Las Vegas New Age.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Postmaster General BurlesOn's esti-
mates We're cut $11,000,000 by the
committee before the postofflce APP
preparation bill was reported to the
house, which was letting the depart
ment off rather lightly considering
that many members would like to cut
off the postmaster gensral. --Idaho
Falls Qdaho) Times-Eegister.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

lean L egio n.
started the Leg
ion cam paig n
which raised $780,
900 for Christ.
mas entertain
ments for sick
and disabled vet
Grams In Illinois
h ospitals. he
called upon Miss
Floe Bert, a WELL
known actress, to
assist in making
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

the undertaking success.
Miss Bert gave large number of
entertainments In Illinois cities, the
proceeds Of which were applied to the
Legion's fund.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

If the war had not been won In 1913,
what would have been your income
tax for 1920? Pay 1t with thankful
ness.-Cambridge (Edaho) News.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

A Meridian man says the most
precious things In life are those that
amt be bought This thought came
70 him when he realized he had money
10 buy things to I'LL the Christmas
stockings, but no children to find the
stockings after they We're filled
Meridian (Idaho) Times.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
Inter Mountain
Editorial Hilites
Selected for Western Newspaper Union
Service by r. A. C. and G. b. w.

Long prayers are going out OF date.
Toe many people fail 10 wake up
promptly at their close. Parma
(Idaho1 Review.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Back in the east several large coal
companies have reduced the price OF
coal. Similar action In this snow-cov,
cred, heavy coal consuming section
would be nightly appreciated
City (Utah) Record.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Eight Chicago girls were recently
awarded In court 81 each for hug
apiece. If they could close out their
stock at that price they would be pur~
sued by titled foreigners Emmett
Idaho) Examiner
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

The Reds In this country claim thar
bolshevism. is the best government in
the world, but how they do scream
when we deport bunch of them to
Sussia.-Logan (utah) Journal
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Because the building could not BIO
leased on acceptable terms for another
year, the Weiser General hospital was
closed Saturday, This leaves popu-
lation of approximately twenty thou
sand without hospital facilities. This
is probably condition that exists
nowhere else In the United States
Weiser Qdaho) American.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

A lecal dairy manager has an
nounced that the price of milk to the
patrons in Twin Falls win be cut to
12h cents quart beginning Febru-
nry |. Maybe the old COW is returning
to earth again after her Jump over
the moon, Twin Falls udaho) Times.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

The politicians don't want Herbert
Hoover In the cabinet, as he would
hand out food to the starving children
of Europe rathor than plums to the
aungry office seekers at home. Rich
field (Utah) Reaper,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Wonder If the time will come when
a Teller will ask for the kind of beer
his mother used to make. -Glenns
Ferry tIdaho) Gazette.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

If prohibition endures, the price or
wine grapes win soon enable CaIlfor-
MIA to buy Japan and settle the ques-
tion.--Virginla City (Ney) Chronicle.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
RAISED BIG CHRISTMAS FUND
Adjutant Of Illinois Department of
Legion Had Aid Of Actress in Rails
ing Christmas Money.

When William @. Setliffe, adjutant
of the Illinois department Of the Amer
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
GENERALS WIFE NEW LEADER
Mrs. Clarence Edwards Is Chosen
President Of Massachusetts, De-
partment of Auxiliary.

Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards,
who commanded the Twenty-sixth d.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
G76e
AMERICAN
0!L.I::;Gk)IV0!
Copy for This Department Supplied ub
the American Legion News Servioe,)
HEAD OF AMERlCANISM BOARD
Henry ]. Ryan of Boston, Mass, Is
Named Chairman of Legion's
Reorganized Commission.

Typical of the spirit of the Amerl-
can Legion is the appointment Of
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
ORGANIZATION is HIS TASK
Spokane (Wash.) Man viii Supervise
Work of Enrolling Every Former
Service Buddle.

Edward II. Prell of Spokane, Wash,
was recently appointed director Of the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12
MAN OF TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
BamueI, Adjutant of Legion, Depart
ment Of Kansas, Has Seen Much
of Broad World.

After travelling over pretty much
all of the continents Of North Ameri-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Most remarkable thing about the
communist literature is how those fel,
lows overcome their constitutional OBJ
jections to work sufficiently to run
their stuff off on printing press
Elko (Nev1 Fsee Press
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

In the next installment of
"The Voice of the Pack" the
outlaw bands activity de-
velops, resulting in the murder
of a former member Of the
gang who turned states evil
dence.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-02-12

Experts In the business world as
sure us that the worst is over, and
that 1921 will see Il strong revival OF
business and d steady forward move
mont to continued prosperity. That
sounds good, and 1t will be even bet
ter when II materiallzes.- Winnie
mucca (Ney) Star.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-27

Jack Denscy played the accompaniment 10 Jcss willard
swan snng m july 1919 a. Toledo q II an n the
ir round Joss 100000 for performance many tmea
the amount auso earns "a whole opera Dempsey ga s21
The champion feil down and np many nrs The first
round hat the referee became dizzy counting and failed a.
hear the bell This the fifth asuu Willard and
the floor
The sounded ferby the count hat Referee
lerord continued eVppne the Willard When he had
finished he informed Dempsey that there had been knockout
and the champion left the ring only hs manager COME
running after him with The information there ha been
mistake
That first round was awful But prepared everybody for
re worst and no one was surprised when Willard
third round
Dempsey opened the fight hy accepting some taps on the
face Then he hauled OFF and busted Willard omaeh 80
hard that daled oyersprad champion counte
ance Dempsey then landed several blows jaw and Wnan
dropped 70 the floor for SIX ony fan again wh bou
that greeted his nose
AZ ne got np second time he turned his bn The
oan KILLER struck him twice and he fe hands aud knees
Arising once more Willard eornered by Dempsey ehn
pounded him q the mat with rights ~ The face Agan
he got up aud once more he was knocked down
somehow the giant CROPPED his SECOND roun
suffering nothing hunlatug f partly through the
rones Dempsey tore into him when third round opn
willard was ffogey and weak will eye shape and
esffhnR gone wrong Ills sseonds threw into the
ring and called II a day
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-06-27
OKLAHOMA BREEDERS COM
PETE IN $4,000 PRIZE
Twenty Two Poland China Herds
Are Entered At State
Fair For Exhibiting
Swine

The Poland chiaa Fasafliy Il ths
Kf~as American splan eiasaic.
WHAT The flturlsY meant 70 horse.
mem Ii shs haiHty days q the turf.
lhs iusuHty shoNs a. tweaiy ona
a.ate fairs this tali viii hlenlfy aa-
pFemaey ia ihe Development of ths
only tafm animal that IL purely
Amerlean la ancestry aua wholly
Ameflsaa ia perfected typa.
Tbs Poland Chlna bfesasrs on the
unlted States wlll Show this ysar
f0s total of over $4,000 IN cash
prices ain oser alx hundred exhibits
eompeIins Tor awards and fos tho
honor or representation 81 peofia. lli.
10 October. At ths National noand Up
Fnsufily NJ the National 8Slns shuw
The 1890 show in Oklahoma waa
one of tho beat. The Agricultural
College has been of great Asslaianes
to the breeders The air MANAGE
ment haa been Of great aid aud ths
very live association OF the breeders
IN Oklahoma Il due Ia LARGE meaa-
nfe 20 the aid given By thsae two or-
Eanlaatlons The shou SEASON "A
every way gives promise of bslas tho
best Ia historf
The entries Tor the Oklahoma eias-
sic aFe. Howard Amss. W Cromwell
and u Mendsnhall Purcell. Ayers
aud Lehman weathsrsord n A.
iionham. koola, y. B0aehan. Ed
mond; G d. Carr and son. Pleasant
Valley; Center yleN Farm. Jones: c.
Floyd. Ada: Gray, yukon; Frsd
crotf. Brlston. d. y kraase and
sons. pustins Paul Nslsblt. Daush
ertyi " Nolen. MeAlestsr. Agri-
cultural College, Phillips Brothers.
NowaIla; Ray Ruthland and sons.
oksmah; NJ l.. Thomas. chlckasha.
M. Al Watkins. Tuiza: u. v. VIII
-iiams, spencer. X, J. Wilson. spen-
cor and w. Ia wllton. Oklahoma
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