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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
RAILROADS
ARE HARD UP
Increased Rates DisappOint as TO
Volume of Return i'm Revenue
Relief Needed to Effect Sci
tlement of Railroad
Claims

Washington. Jan. 1I-Increased
rates granted the railroads have
talIrd TO Yield anticipated revenues
ana many roads are in a precarious
financial condition, in some instances
without funds to purchase supplies,
"A group Of railway executives de-
clared today before the house COM
mcrce committee
NrSina amendments Of the trans
portatlon act to enable the carriers
TO obtain partial settlements for
losses sustained during the six
months guarantee period after gov
eminent control ended, the delega-
ton, which included Daniel Willard.
president Of the Baltimore & Ohio,
and Samuel Rea, head of the Penn
sylvania, told the committee that re-
lief must be granted Immediately if
the transportation system of the
country is to function effectively.
Others who urged quick action on
relief legislation were William ].
Hobbs, vice president of the Boston
& Maine; NJ. l.. Bell, general counsel
for the Chicago, Rock Island & Paci-
fic, and 7. Dewitt Curler and Alfred.
P. Thorn, chairman and general coun-
sci, respectively of the Association
of Railway Executives. Chairman
Clark of the interstate commerce
commission also advocated amend
ment on the transportation act TO
permit partial settlement of the rail-
roads claims.
Mr.. Willard declared that the Bal
timore 4 Ohio has practically stop
ped purchasing supplies because it's
officials do not see how they will be
able to pay for them"
The company at present, he added.
is not even earning on its invest
ment.
Mr.. Rea said the earnings of the
roads since they were granted higher
rates had not been as great as an
| ticipated, while Mr.. Thorn explained
TINT there had been an appreciable
slump in traffic, resulting, he added,
in considerable decrease in revenue.
The situation was characterized by
Mr.. Hobbs as exceedingly acute"
The railroads, the executives con-
tended, have been una BILE to file COM
| plete statements of their losses with
the Interstate commerce commission
as required in order to obtain pay
ment Of the amount due them because
many claims against the carriers have
not been filed and they are unable
to determine just what their losses
will be.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

County superintendent OF Educa-
tion Haynsworth Is In receipt OF a
limited number OF packages contain
ing garden and flower seed which
have been sent him by the govern
ment for free distribution. The seed
nre preferably given TO school chill
dren who will apply at the superin-
fendents Office and express their de-
sire To plant garden. They have
been on hand for about a week and a
number OF packages have been dis
posed OF. Among the vegetable seed
are beets. peas. lettuce. carrots. rad.
ish. beans and onions The flower
seed are calonduia, Candytuft, cos
mos. dianthus and poppies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
Admiral MGowan May Practice Inv

Washington. Jan. 14.-Rear Ad-
miral Samuel McGowan. retired.
prominent sou'h Carolinian residing
In Washington. will soon be an ac-
credited attorney of the District OF
Columbia bar. lie will be presented
Co all the courts. including the Su-
prcnne court OF the United States. by
Charles Douglass. iocai attorney. who
~ another distinguished South Caro-
linian.
Admiral McGowsn was admitted 10
the South Carolina bar In 1891. but
he has never practiced. 1t Is not an
tieipated that he intends actively 10
practice. =.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Washington, Jan. 15.-The war
finance corporation revived over the
presidents veto and is now function
ing. 1t was announced today that it
is prepared to consider applications
for loans TO finance exports. In the
same manner it considered advances
prior TO suspension of operations last
Nav
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Washington, Jan. 14.-At the close
Of recounting ballots OF 945 of 2,200
Michigan precincts today, Henry
Ford had gained 1.103 votes over Sen
ator Newberry in the senate privi-
leges and election committee can
vas Of the controversy. Senator New
berry's plurality was around 7,700.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

cess for the Greeks in their offensive
against Turkish nationalists in the
Brussell sector are reported in the
latest Greek army communique.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Mexico City, Jan. 15.--President
Obregon contemplates the immediate
of his cabinet which
will affect at least seven portfolios,
newspapers here declare.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

London, Jan. 15.-Russian bolshe-
visit agents who have been engaged
in enlsting German workers for
emigration to Russia, have been or
dercd to leave Germany, Berlin
wireless message declares.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Chicago, Jan. IA petition pro-
testing against the employment OF
Judge X. NJ. LaudiS as national base
kall commissioner has been sent to
nicrlhrrs of congress from illinois by
NhomaI Sutherland, Il Chicago at
torncy. The petition demands ac-
tion relative to Lands serving both as
Judge and as the agent Of the base
ball commission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Pittsburgh, Jan. l5.-Herbert Hoov-,
cr'S plea for funds for European ra<
lief al the dinner here tonight w
be flashed by wireless telephone
amateur radio operators within a.
dius Of one Thousand miles OF Pi1
hurgh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

san Francisco, Jan. l5.-All twelve
OF the F-5-L scaplaneS that were
making flights from san Diego, Cal,
to the Canal Zone arrived in the Ca
nal Zone Yesterday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19

Washington, Jan. 14.-Payment OF
$4,000 to the Atlantic & ST. Andrews
Bay Railway company under the
guaranty provisions of the trans
portation act was announced today
by the treasury. This makes a total
Of $171 ,645,937 paid over 10 railroads
under various sections of the act to
date.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22

ITO say that 1 feel twenty-five
years younger, twenty-five years
healthier and twenty-five years
stronger expresses what Tanlac has
done for me better than any other
way l can put IT," said George D.
Shaw, veteran Of the Civil War, who
now lives at 81 Walnut street,
Springfield, Mass.
81 am now seventy-eight years old
and I don't hesitate to say have
never known a medicine to equal Tan
lac. For fifteen years I was subject
to attacks of indigestion that were
so bad at times l would have to lay
up for a week or two For long
time l lived ON crackers and milk
alone as nothing else agreed with
me.
when l started on Tanlac weigh
ed only one hundred and seventeen
pounds and nay days were thought to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22
LITTLE ROCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Sims and daughter
Nilda and Mrs. Hale made a trip to
Caldwell last week to have Nilda's
tonsils removed
Mrs. Wampler attended the Ladies'
Aid at Mrs. Youtsler's of Letha on
Thursday.
Mrs. Allen Thompson is recovering
from serious attack of heart trou-
BILE.
Word received from Lyman Wamp-
Ter by his parents states that he is
well and has steady employment.
Samuel Sanderson passed away on
Wednesday evening at the home of
his son Dave Sanderson, after lin
gering illness caused by cancer. The
funeral was held at the residence on
Friday morning. lnterment was in
Canyon Hill cemetery at Caldwell,
The community join in expressing
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Irl Bishop made business trip to
New Plymouth Saturday.
Miss Mira Olsen has returned home
after an absence Of four weeks in En-
nett.
Mrs. Myrtle Abbie of Payette spent
Saturday and Sunday with her sister
and family, Mrs. Van Bushkirk.
Mrs. Claude Mems and daughter
Bernice left Monday to join her hus-
band in Oregon.
Nora, Ethel and Roy Fishback spent
Sunday with hsme folks.
c, A. Mills and Ed Van Bushkirk
left Monday with their trucks for
New Plymouth, where they have en-
ployment hauling apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Blayden spent
Monday at the Mills home.
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LINCOLN LINES

This melon-c0lic days have come.
The baddest Of the year.
OF gripping pains and stomach
strains,
It's pins-in- oursitis, ! fear.
Quotation from Bill c. Bryant
with apologies.
The autumn days are with us.
The leaves are turning fast.
Soon will cease the caravans
OF pr1ne haulers going past.
Quotation from Bill Worthless
Shortfeller, without apologies.
A. ali our friends can plainly read,
we believe in keeping right up to date
en- current poetry, and il we can't
get any contributions we try to start
. little current Of not over so thinks
Of brain power; more than this would
probably burn our fuse or spear plug
and render the entire outfit an abso-
Lutte failure. The rain Monday gave
W time to generate = little power
and we almost had an idea once. The
rain was = good thing we think for
many reasons, most of which we can
not think Of at this time. Anyway,
II helped TO moisten our hay some
that we started to put away, so that
the old cows will not need to have
their grinders sharpened to masticate
their cuda.
II seems that with some, II not all,
OF our nsighbors 1t is about like it
was with the old boy who was going
to have sale Of his farm and access
series. The auctioneer asked him
what he had from pigs and potatoes,
and apples to artichokes. The old
farmer finally had list made Of the
things he had and 1t so surprised him
he told the auctioneer to declare the
the sale on as he had changed his
mind Thus are the minds Of our
neighbors changed by trips through
other states and other communities.
They would groan and curse their
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22

be numbered. I've been so wonder
fully built up, ! now weigh one hun
dred and forty-three pounds and my
| stomach is as sound as a dollar. In
fact, believe could eat the old army
rations again without it hurting me
in the least.
II never miss chance Of Saying
good word for Tanlac and / would
like to urge the boys of the "Sixties"
who are not feeling right to give it
trial, for l am sure it would put them
in line again just as it has me. For
man of my age to have no physical
ailment, to be well and strong and
enjoy life as l did twenty-five years
ago, is certainly something to be
thankful for and there is nothing too
good to say for Tanlac.
Tanlac is sold in Emmett by H. I.
Davis and by leading druggists every
where.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22

well and put through a sieve, as any
frozen bits are undesirable In an ice
or cream.
Peach cobbIer.-Butter the outside
OF handleless teacup and place In
the center Of a deep pudding dish In
verted. Fill the space around the cup
with fresh sliced peaches sprinkled
! thickly with sugar. For the crust,
take two cupfuls Of -four, four tea
spoonfuls Of baking powder, one salt
! spoonful Of salt; slft and rub In two
tablespoonfuls Of butter. To three
quarters OF a cupfu OF milk add one
beaten egg mix well and roll out to
| cover the peaches Bake one-half hour
In hot oven. Invert on deep plate
and the cup will be full Of delicious
sirup, which may be used as sauce.
Any other juicy fruit may be used in
place OF the peaches
Chocolate Sirup.-For those who Ike
the chocolate drinks. this recipe will
he treasured. as it is one used by con-
PETITIONERS and druggists For home
use One-half this recipe will make q
good supply. Bottle and keep In a
cool pIace. Take eight ounces Of
cocoa. six pounds of sugar, two quarts
OF water, and heat until well mixed
and dissolved, or heat sugar and Wa
ter until dissolved. then to six ounces
Of glycerin add the cocos and add both
to the sirup; heat and stir. but do
not bolt. When using. add the choco-
late sirup TO hot milk ov water. In
making ssotlas, add tn taste.
New Potatoes With Meat Gravy
Select small. round, even-sized pota-
toes, remove very thin peeung, ar
range In casserole, season with salt
and pepper, add an onion, three
branches of parsley, then pour on the
hot meat broth boiling hot. Set the
dish In the oven and cook until the
potatoes are tender and the broth alb
sorbed- Beef extract may be used
with water If no broth is 1T hand.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY

luck about the way things have beer
with them for some time, but just lei
em take little vacation away from
toll and trouble long enuf to see Their
neighbor at work or play, then they
are mighty ready to hasten on their
homeward way.
Breathes there man with soul so
dead who never to himself hath said,
This is my own my native land?'
/ We understand that is what our
neighbor and friend William c.
Tucker said about home, sweet home,
when he and the rest OF the family
arrived Sunday evening from their
six weeks tour Of the entire west.
Theirs was trip deluxe, camping in
tourist parks wherever the darkness
Of night overlook them, and living
with all the comforts and pleasures
Of home, combined with all the vari-
cites and sensations of billion dol
lar tour Of the states lying to the
west and south. We could enumer-
ate many remarks that Bill said,
which would lead you to believe he
was mighty proud Of Idaho and his
own little native land here, but that
would require too much time and pa
thence on your part to read it put up
In my style, so you want to get ". w.
TO tell you the history Of their TOUR
in his own interesting and inimitable
way. We can state that the Tucker
family spared no time, money, or
tires to see the wonders of nature
set before the eys Of man, They |
witnessed one-piece bathing suits at
Long Beach, gas well catch fire,
Crater lake, and many articles too
numerous to mention. Anyhow, VIII |
is sure glad to get back, and said
when they crossed the ferry on Snake
river to the Idaho side coming home
the old Ford just laid back it's ears
and run like a scared rabbit for the |
haunts familiar in it's life. "BacL |
where the skies are little bluer and
the handclasp little truer," back to
Idaho.
Bill Surber left Monday for the hills
between here and Pearl to locate and
bring back some cayuses that have
been out on summer range. Bill has
been picking prunes on the Westiake
tracts, but the rain stopped the wheels
of progress from turning around any
more for day or so, therefore he took
advantage Of this spell Of inclement
weather to round up his nags for win
ter.
Lake Ivie and Gene Honey are cut
ting corn for man by the name of
Brummiet on the old Nerve hawthorn
ranch across the river. They are
filling the two big silos with ensilage,
so Lake said, But rain and break
downs have delayed them.
Amos Helmick is making ready to
pillow for fall sowing Of wheat. He
contemplates planting about 10 acres,
Mrs. Amos Helmick has started |,
movement in this community to or
ganize all the egg growers that wish
to market their produce commercially.
This is a fine idea and very worthy
cause and should have the hearty sup
port Of all our poultry breeders. In
union there is strength; by this mot
to let us guide our actions heneeforth.
You win see Mrs, Helmicks announce
ment in last weeks paper.
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prenoune.a s.inoins...

was visiting friend In her new
farm home. Her nearest nelghber WA
mllltonaire's son, trying practical
farming on a well-improved farm. He
had q large peach orchard. small fruits
and beautiful roses He brought Us
two roses one day and two peaches
the next day. Nelghbor women Of
tered to put up his berries on shares,
but as no was afraid they would be
getting the best OF the bargain. he LEI
the fruit dry up on the vlnes.-Ex-
change
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22

i WalIace Cannon took IL Monday
Punkin Vine for New Plymouth u
See gentleman 1t thst place ON bus
iness. He was expected back on
Tuesday, If the train didn't jump the
track.
| Bert. Wright had the pleasure Of
= visit from one Of his old time Long
valley friends and his pal last week.
Bert's friend is Bob Nelson and lives
now near or in Stockton, Calf. Bert
had not seen Bob for about II years
or so and it was very agreeable
meeting for them both. Mr.. Nelson
and hie friend drove through in car,
taking in most Of the scehes of inter-
est along the road as they came.
They arrived here on Wednesday and
left on Thursday of last week.
Ed Tyler's mashed digit is conval-
escing as fast as hard work and the
injury will permit. He is assisting
at remodeling the Peterson sisters
Bungalow this week. He and Ellis
Walters will soon start a job on the
Letha schoolhouse to remodel this
building to accommodate more pupils.
Mrs. Will Beutler is expecting her
mother, Mrs. Lake Of Hagerman, on
a visit this week.
Charlie Rynearson and Neil Oak
ley motored to Middleton Sunday to
visit Chicks brother Clarence. They
also took in Caldwell and Nampa be-
fore they returned.
Mrs. John Rynearson was Sun
day caller at the Waite Hunter home
Mrs. Rynearson's friends, Mesdames
Dillon and Bellvue, called on a visit
at the same time.
Amos Kersey expects to be in our
midst to thresh in few days, the
Rynearsons report having engaged
lin to do theirs this year.
Will Thompson came over from
3oise last week and paid his rela-
ives, the Howard Harper family, /
'isit. Will has been to Boise from ,
to have some dental work {
lone. {
Charlie Gaylord has been assisting c
With the prune harvest for Walter
tone the past few days The work !
) about wound up and those who have
cen helping will start picking apples :
nd other things. n
Miss Ida May Coonrod, who has /,
eer helping with the Stone prunes, n
tarted to school Monday.
Reville Lundt and wife and Elmer S
iurray left Monday for New Ply t.
,outh or Payette to start work in the n
pple gathering. q
Houston Hit and Merle Dillon have :
cen doing some very fine road drag =
ing the last day or so, filling up the !,
ollows and scraping down the bumps 3,
. the road is beginning to take on "
andpapered effect. :
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22
NlI4 No. reao
u You FAN. Shell Clean !:

" you FaII, Shell Clean &c
The comments made by ladies upon
pipes often shows curious unaware
ness Of the true virtue and function
Of that soothing implement. Said
Titania, when we exhibited oor mag.
nificent new briar. That's lovely
How nice II smells Now DO try to
keep II clean."-New York Evening
Post.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22

us, for the delight
full flavor only
whets the appetite
for more. Very
ripe peaches add
ed to the freezer
Of cream makes "a
m ost delectable
frozen dish. Mash
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22
suMMERY GOOD THINGS.

Peaches In thousand ways would
never become HOMOGENEOUS to most Of
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- - - = = - - 49,
81 ir FEE

1 heard the proud strawberry saying,
only look what q ruby I've made"
u forgot how the bees In their May
ing
Had brought 1t the stun for it,
trade -LoYell.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-09-22

OLD papers for sale at The Index
office, Csc per 100.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-18
CHIEF OF WOMEN
DOCTORS SPEAKS
Says Fair U. S. Physicians
Are Still in Europe Be-
cause of Fighting.

Dr. Esther Lovejoy. president Of the
International Women's Medical Asso-
citation. told the Women's City Club
at their weekly luncheon yesterday
that many American women physi-
clans were still working in Europe
because fighting continues in the
southern countries and the need is
still urgent. D..
DR.. Lovejoy discussed the political
condition OF women OF Size Balkans
and declared that the gaining of their
independence would be a long step
toward peace there.
The luncheon was presided over by
the president. Mrs. Lyman 3. SWORN
stedt At the guest table were DR..
Valera Parker. DR.. Edith Coale, DR..
ANY Rule. DIR. Frames Foye, DR..
Ada Thomas. Mrs. L Icia EIaes
Meade. Mrs. Louis Post, Mrs. Ellis
Meridith. Mrs. z. NJ. Ashley. Mrs.
Theodore Cole. Mrs. Mary North. Mrs
A l. Holder and Judge Kathryn
Sellers.
Or. Lovejoy will speak at he Col
.lege Women's Club. 1922 | street
northwest, Monday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-18
CLAIM THREE MEN
CAVE BAD CHECKS
District Police Chased One
For More Than Six
Months.

Three men fell into the tolls OF
police yesterday. charged with hav-
ing passed worthless checks. the to-
tai OF which approximates more
than $1,000. In one case police
traced the offender for two months
and then followed his baggage to
all parts of the country for four
months. He was finally landed in
New York City. He is Charles II.
Brady. SO years old, OF New York
City. wanted here for passing an al
legged bad check for $500 on the Dis
trict National Bank
Said to be a fugitive from Deco
guam since last September, where
he was sentenced to serve 40 days
for passing four worthless checks
to the extent OF $50. Paul Carroll
Dodge. % years old. of Richmond.
Va. was arrested in Mineola, n. Y.
yesterday. He was brought here
last evening by Headquarters Detec-
tive Fleet Hughlett and will be
turned over to the Occoquan au-
thorities.
Sigmund L. Reiss a former resi-
dent of Washington, who is accused
by local police with passing worth
less checks to the extent of $40,
was arrested in Chicago yesterday
and is being held. Police are en-
deavoring to have him returned.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-18
Law Class Smoker
Proves Success
Members of the Georgetown
School Provide Much Live
ly Entertainment.

Attended by a crowd which filled
the Crystal room of the New Epbitt
Hotel the smoker of the Junior
Glass, Georgetown University Law
School, was staged last night.
]. r. Herbert delivered Nthe open
ing address, pointing out the OPP
portunities offered young men TO-
day.
Entertainment was furnished by
the class and several. professionals
The orchestra, composed of S. Gar
rity, ]. Daley. Z. Daley, c. Damrell
]. Morrissey and c. Mulroney proved
to be one of the features. Jack
White, the Midget Mccormack.
and Emmett ]. Daley. Irish tenor
received applause for several Irish
melodies. Dave Norwood's char
acterizstion of a dope user" was
well received. Brick" Shovlin, II
eccentric dances: ]. Cooney's buch
dance, and James Curtain were the
hits Of the smoker.
The entertainment committee wa'
composed of A. ]. Kane. chairman
II. E. Alprovis, S. c. Burke, ]. +
Carney, E. Dennisen, J. F. Driscoll
G. L. Feaster, L. ]. p. Fitchthorn
J. S. Higgins. w. J. Hogan, II. A
Kelley. E. F. Mccarthy. A. J. Nc
Laughlin, ]. ]. Shaunessy and w
A. Swift.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-18
Veterans Elect Officers.

The Second Division Veterans met
at National Guard Armory last
night for their annual smoker, and
elected these officers: President Mai.
Gen. Wendell c. Neville: vice presi-
dent. Lieut.. Col. Joel T. Bose;
secretary, Dean c. Barnum; treas
urer. W. E Clevenstine; chaplain,
Dr. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of
the First Congregational Church.
col William F. Herringshaw pre-
sided. and one of the guests was
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejuene.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-18
MCCORMACK TO SING
IN AID OF ST. ROSES

Impressed by the good work that has
been accomplished by St. Roses Tech
meal School for girls and young wom-
On at California street and Phelps
place, and learning of its need for
funds to carry forward the work. John
Mccormack, the well-known local
tenor. has offered his service and that
Of his associates for a recital to be
held at the New National Theater on
the afternoon Of January at 4
o'clock
The gross proceeds OF the concert
will be devoted to the needs Of this
local institution.