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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-21

In Liberia wives quoted at $24.a3 each. But
that is only the first cost.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30

HE has lectured In and around
Kane county at farmers clubs on such
subjects as the fallacy and purpose OF
the popular evolutionary theory.
HE is profound student Of nature
and draws away from the crowd. This
is the reason he IL not popularity
known.
HE owns his own home and has for
the last IL years been taxpayer.
He is, therefore, interested In taxes
and civic betterment.
HE is a friend of labor, though not
an enemy of capital.
HE has excelled In every under
taking and believes he Is able to give
Aurora better government.
HE is at present conducting bar
Der shop while he continues to expert
ment with cats, dogs, pigeons, rats.
mice. chickens and canaries."
Apparently cities, as well as repub-
lies. are ungrateful.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30

HHICAGO.-YOung Winston Phillips,
y nineteen, slipped. into patitude
and said he and Mrs. Phillips, who is
forty, were married down in Shelby
vile, KY, the other day "just to
show them that we are free'
white, and twenty-one." MIR. and
Mrs. Phillips came to Chicago from
Louisville, Ky. In their wake came
dispatches from Louisville stating that
Phillips, son of DIR. William Phillips,
a prominent Louisville dentist, had
first courted Susan, the daughter OF
Mrs. Tuella Gaines, but had suddenly
transferred his affections TO the rich
mother.
ut was this way" Phillips said. Il
was sort of going around with Mrs.
Gaines'-that is, Mrs. Phillips'-dauSh-
ter, Susan, for IA while, but I'm quite
sure I never asked her to marry rpe.
I met the Gaines girl about month
before l married her mother. l called
on Susan for a while, but she fell i'll,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30
Aurora Has No Ewes for Its Borealis

n URORA, ILL.-Alas and alack!
~ Aurora has turned down its barber
candidate for mayor, Wilson A. Gro
shans. Charles A. Townsend, present
mayor of Aurora, won the primary
election with 4,142 votes. Col. Charles
Green, formerly of the One Hundred
and Twenty-ninth infantry, received
B,311 votes. The barber received 351.
Mayor Townsend and Col. Green will
fight it out at the regular election.
Just before the election Mr.. Gro
shans published in local newspaper
a full-page advertisement. Citizens.
II you would have a man for mayor.
and not an automaton, then vote for
William A. Groshans. Who Is this
man Groshans and what has he ever
doneY' inquiries the advertisement, and
Mr.. Groshans is right there with the
answer:
HE has become, at the age of thirty,
one of the worlds foremost checker
players. Checkers is q brain game.
"He discovered the cause Of bald
ness-a thing the scientific world for
centuries has failed to do.
"He discovered the secret of select
ing laying hens from nonlayers.
"He has written more official scien-
tific works than any man in the state.
"He has lectured in Chicago before
four university groups and live stock
breeders on such subjects as heredity
and eugenics.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30
sfIe Learned About Women From Her.

EVANSTON, ILL.-Just what are tie
e provisions inferred in the. YER
bal contract OF betrothal? This
legal question troubled Harold Nc
Kinzie of the Northwestern university
as he nervously fingered diamond en-
gagement ring. His ears are still
burning from the caustic words Of his
former fiancee, Miss Elsie Nye, a
senior coed. In fact. those immortal
words have been passed along until
they are the talk of the campus.
Here's your old ring! Because We
were betrothed didn't warrant your as
suming entire control Of me-"
Harold wonders just how far he was
within his legal rights when he as
sumed that his fiancee would accom-
pany him to the senior dance without
any formal invitation. Here's the new
idea in refrigeration.
Harold IL calling for Miss Nye on
the eve of the dance.
.Wonderful r. he exclaims. devoted
+ II. "You sure look like. one million
dollars. Let's go!'
Cor queries the fair one. front.
eaily. You didn't ask me to % with
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ST0R]ES %ssz herr:
To Show Thew Are Free, White and zl'

ond then / got to going out with her
mother | don't know just how il
came about, but Mrs. Phillips and L
had such good times together we JUST
decided to get married.
"Iast Saturday We went TO Mrs
pb;,Ijps' home and told her daughters
ya had decided to get married at once
The girls made terrible scene. There
are four Of them. Susan, the one !
went around with, is nineteen. IheI
tbere are Helen, eighteen; Russe'-wt
called her Babe-fifteen, and Julia
twelve. Well, none OF them wanted
their mother to marry me. IN the fuss
+bev made Helen and Babe tainted
and all that.
DTben we went to my mother anc
father and told them. They objected.
roo but. gave in when they saw we
were determined SO we drove down
to SheIbyviIfe, 30 miles. and did II.
ST created sensation. There was
talk Of horsewhipping me, and it got
so unpleasant we decided to go away.
We came here Now, I'm going to
Los Angeles, to get into the real estate
'husfness. and Mrs. Phillips Is going
with me-"
"Of course, l understand that this
is bit unusual as marriages go, and
7 don't want to he thought a silly olf
woman" Mrs. Phillips said. "But we
,,..r,.iod for love and not for the rea
son Winston gave
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30

MILWAUKEE. WIS.-An attempt to
vi extOrt $4,000 from Mrs. A. Schle-
singer. reputed WiscOnsin's wealthiest
woman, is revealed. Continued threats
have beer made that unless the money
was forthcoming members of the Schle-
singer family would be killed and
bombs set at the door of the palatlal
Schlesinger residence ut All Lafayette
place. One suspect has been arrested.
but after a two-dax grilling was re-
leased. 1t is said that the Schlesinger
family decided not to prosecute, to
avoid publicity.
About a month ago letters began TO
arrive at the Schlesinger homestead.
The first, mailed to Mrs. Schlesinger,
demanded that $4,000 be placed in a
store at Eighteenth and Vilet streets:
The letter closed with the statement:
"Unless payment is made l will kill
one of your sons. l demand imme-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30
Charges Brought Against Americans by
Other Peoples Are Startling.
By LINDSAY RUSSELL, New York Lawyer.

charges brought against the United States by other peoples are
startling We charged With being international meddes They say
vtabe Don Quxote fitting at alien WIND
min.
principle Of sedetemnaton it applied
our country the nation What about the Fpno
Negroes and Indians?
Again. Europeans that want to fo our form OF
upon world gnoran set ourselves up as models OF
perfection They innocent arrogant naive and con-
ceited.
We charged with being milarsic 1t is charged generally
throughout United States aggressive We have taken
Span Pacific and Texas from Mexico We have
Hawaii and the Philippines We fomened revolution Pan
of taking the territory that desired We have as
sued an overordsp through the Monroe Doctrine
We charged with being captac Deals rather than ideals
average American We went to for the benefit OF
humanity with humanitys gold.
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Somebody in Milwaukee Needs $4,000

diately. and keep still, otherwise
DEATH"
Since that time the two sons, Armin
and Henry J., have been uEder the
eye of day and night guards. A watch
also was placed on the Schlesinger
home
The day after the first missive was
received Mrs. Schlesinger was called
to the phone. A mans voice threat.
ened her for not paying the money
and demanded that payment be made.
at once.
Each day the letters appeared in
the same handwriting and making the
same demands. Then letter came
stating hat the price had been raised
to $50 coo. The money, in cash. was
to be left in the store at Eighteenth
and Vilet streets.
A box was prepared, filed with pa
per, and. left at the store. Detectives
on watch saw a man enter the place
and ask for the package. He was
taken info custody, but insisted tina,
1t was his habit to call at the store
frequently for packages. The store
keeper corrObOrated his statement.
After two days of third degree meth
DDS the suspect was released, but has
been under surveillance.
Ferdinand A. Schlesinger died re-
Gently AT Albuquerque while en- route
to California.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30
We Are Controlled by Bureaucratic
Officials in Private Business
By FRANK N. BRIGGS. Denver Banker

Our Pilgrim Fathers this land 800 get
from that nterfered with rel
education private business individual initiative and personal liberty
country has moved farther and farther from the
fundamental principles freedom and liberty until the most
redy earth instead of the least
rights small the United States of America In
days We supervised neogated inspected nvest
gated controlled and directed by bureaucratic officials in every depart
ent Of private and business Largely because of the bu-
reaus with such would have appalled,
generation preceding this.
bureaucratic autocc oppression and corruption that
Russia today country rapidly sdng with
certain steps into the machine that
Russia had before the revolution there.
destroy bureaus commissions and boards
branch horn and hoo with their destructive nqustora IL
reference.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30

Foeonnguage papers and fregnanguage preaching only ad
Amecanon promote cannishne Except for few gifted in
diydua such thing bnga culture The heart the
Outstanding and loyalty truly home language only
American schools hitherto taught much about American
divisions henceo ought emphasize the things that unite
This does not should asy history still less that they
houd foster pride and contempt for the foreigner
Americans hope that the America will remain E purbus
mum and carry all that best the old should It that
.uy schools make fuller critical Of the noble American ad
RATIONAL sober statemanSe and awyerlke discussion q grave
Radical pcAles And with they should encourage the OF the
$3.50 ~ il snr purs reaasd iSteIgnt Mt sapremsy great
fun donGiaA literature
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you. I've accepted another invita-.
tiOn."
"WhatY exclaimed Harold. "Why,
we're engaged. You have on my ring
naturally supposed he faltered.
Hind on your ring. you mean"
she responded. registering around s
below zero, and calmly returning the
article In question. John Newcomer,
a senior, enters and escorts Miss Nye
to q waiting taxicab.
s'WOmen are not mere chattels."
she flashed back to the bewildered
youth.
And Harold learned about women
from her.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30

Alain Rene lie
Sage, author of
one of the worlds
most remarkable
books, was born
ON Dec. 13, 166S.
in a small town of
western France.
He died nearly
eighty years later,
in 174S.
Unlike m a n y
men of genius, lie
Sage did not go
through life do
ing spectacular
things. His ia
Their, who held
some responsible
leg al positions,
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left a considerable fortune when lie
Sage became an orphan a child. His
guardians either stole or invested with
criminal carelessness the lads money,
but he was given a good education and
slowly and lie Sage faced extreme pow
erty. Yet he dared to marry and turned
to the stage for means of support.
For years he wrote, never really sue
cessful, but never actually in want.
He was nearly forty years of age when
a comedy gave him a Partisan reputa-
tion, and a novel made him known to
Blas" were published in 1918, but they
were not liked well his earlier
story. lie Sage, however. knew how
good II was, and he labOred over 1T as
devotedly as a great sculptor over a
block of marble. The third part was
not publishcd until 1924, and not until
1875 was the last part put forth. Dur
ing these twenty years he had also
turned out play after play. and numer-
Gus books. He did not cease to write
until his seventeen birthday had
Dassed.
Outside Of France Re Sage will al
ways live because Of his one book that
ranks among the worlds masterpieces.
"Gn Bias" In life itself, an animated
picture Of Spain In lts most colorful
period. at II . work." says Sir Walter
Scott, (which renders the reader pleased
with hinself and mankind"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30
Americanization Is Retarded by the
Foreign-Language Newspapers

B. DIR. PAUL sHoREY. University Of Chicago
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30


~ age of seventeen when his
uncle, the village priest. who had
taught him a little Latin. Greek and
logic, sent him off with 40 ducats and
a bad mule to study divinity at Sala-
manca.
His adventures began Immediately.
At his first stop he was cheated out
Of his mule; as he was eating his din
ner q willy fiatterer invited himself to
be his guest and showed his gratitude
by the good advice never to be taken
In by praise. He had to pay an exor-
bitant reckoning and went on his way,
giving to as many devils as there are
saints in the calendar, the parasite,
the landlord and the inn"
He soon fell into the hands of BAN
dts, who made him join them on their
raids. In one of them they captured
Dona Mencia, wife of the Marques de
la Guardiia, and brought her to their
cavern. Gil Bias pretended to be Ill
and escaped with the grateful lady.
He was arrested as one of the ban
dts and as he was wearing clothes
recognized by one of their victims. and
his pockets were full of money. he
was thrown into Jail. After several
weeks Imprisonment his innocence
was established, but the jailer had
robbed him Of everything.
At Burgos he sought out Dona Men
cia who presented him with hun
dred ducats and q costly ring.
He bought pretentious outfit for
twice it's value and decided that in
stead of becoming a licentiate. "he
would make his way in this world
rather than think of the next" A
second gift of thousand ducats from
Dona Mencia confirmed him to his re-
solve.
He bought two mules and hiring a
servant, set forth for Madrid. His
servant conspired with several rogues
to make fool of him. One OF them.
Camilla. pretended to he related TO
Dona Mencia, invited him to hired
lodgings as If to her own home. and
there he was Toasted and flattered. AS
a mark of special favor she exchanged
her ruby ring, which she declared was
worth 300 pistoles. for his. and pro
cured him an invitation to great
country seat for hunting and fishing.
But when he arose in the morning.
| his servant, his two mules. his port
!! manteau and Dona Mencia's pre-
tended relatives had vanished. The
| ruby ring WIS a cheat.
j; Fortunately he fell in with a boy.
hood friend, Fabricio. at Valladolid
| and by his advice became a servant
| to clergyman, the canon Sedillo. al
whose house he led an easy life. The
/ canon soon died, leaving him his
worthless library. and the good for
| rune Of becoming assistant to his physi
clan, the famous Doctor Sangrado. Un
der him Gil Bias became particular.
/ proficient in his method of practice
which consisted of nothing but blood
letting and "drenching of water" Ht
declared that he made as many wild
ows ard orphans as the siege of Troy
one Of his victims was the betrothed
OF q giant Biscayan, who threatened
him with dire vengeance, and he fiet
to Madrid, where he became valet Z
Z mysterious and wealthy Don Der
nardo, his only duty being to keel
the wardrobe brushed and to tent
ioor. But he happened to fall In witt
fsolando. captain OF the brigands; and
VOC Bernardo, seeing blu In such sus
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laws it is the business OF the courts OF
Of the Department individuals who have broken the
law
Another congress that they did not WISH 10
the attendant dancing school, buildings
Again granting that have moral right to use the scho ouu
ing Them whether we listen TO
Socialist speeches whether dance? 1t was even suggested '
the of should not be allowed to talk poll
tics in centers Isn't that amazing?
Suppose that should initiate nationwide referendum 10 MAKE
rules for discussions What cutlery there would o II
would not be lawful procedure know and therefore o
logical make rules limiting
the accountable than that they should
make rules for meetings?
The community peoples machine 1t works the open
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-30
is It the Business of Congress to
Supervise the Social Centers?


l speak in behalf of community center work.
Community workers are impatient with Representa-
tive Wood Of Indiana for denouncing the centers as
'hotbeds of socialism, and the of school buildings
for community dances as waste OF public money.
Is it any of the business of congress to supervise
the activities speech of those they represent! one
reason that was given in the senate for cutting our
appropriation was that centers in Washington had
been breeding unrest. I know Of nothing that could
uphold that statement but granting 1t, even II
, 1921-08-20
Publication.

IT is hereby made knoW n, that WhefeaS
the following Member of the Colonial
= Council elected by the Voters OF FRED
eriksted Country District, viz: 2nd Mem
her G. NORDBY, has recently become
DISQUALIFIED to sit in said Council ana
hold said office, because Of the passage
nv Congress- of an Act which was APP
proved on July IL, 1921. it is resolved:
bv virtue of paragraph "a, Section s, OF
fhe Colonial Law, that q special election
of q Member to the Council III lieu or
the said gentleman, shall take place IN
the Courthouse in trederlkSteQ On
THURSDAY THE 18TH DAY OF AU-
GUST 1921.
The polling will commence at l O'Clock
o. m. and in accordance with Paragraph
so of the Colonial Law, will close at 4
D. M. at the earliest.
At the election no one can be consld-
cred unless he has announced hlmSell as
a candidate, or has been so
by one of the electors OF the Elector9l
District. The announcement OF canol-
dature shall either be made IN writing
or by personal attendance OF the an
nouncer before the Electoral BOARD
The written announcement signed Dy
the ~(announcersl must NC
sent to the undersigned Chairman at
his oficiaI office not later than 4 @o'clock
D. m. on the 21sr DAY OF AUGUST
1921, and for receiving announcements
made personally, the Electoral Board
will meet at the place where the ELECTION
is to be held at 8 o'clock p. m. on MON
DAY PHE 22ND DAY OF AUGUST 1871.
The Electoral Board for the Country
Jurisdiction of Frederiksted, st. CrolX,
V I. u. S. A. Aug. IL, 1921.
C.. H. PAYNE.
, 1921-08-20
Publication.

IT is hereby made known, that whereas
the following Member of the Colonial
= Council elected by the voters OF Chris
tiansted Country District, viz: 1st Mem
Der A. E. STAKEMANN, has recently
become disqualified to sit in said Coun-
Gil and hold said office. because OF the
passage by Congress of an Act which
was approved on July IL, 1921, it is re-
solved, by virtue of Paragraph "a. Sec
ton 3, of the Colonial Law, that a spe-,
cial election of a Member to the Colonial
Council in lieu of the said gentleman. shall
take place in the Courthouse in Chris
tiansted on FRIDAY THE 18TH DAY
OF AUGUST 1921.
The polling will commence at l O'Clock
n. M. and in accordance with Paragraph
, 1921-08-20
NOTICE.

DARTIES having claims against MR.; q
{ MRS. T. LUNNEY of EST. ANGUlL-
LA are requested to present them for
settlement to either of the undersigned
Attorneys by the expiration of this
month.
D. H. LUNNEY.
Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. |, U. S.
Is August 1921.
, 1921-08-20

30 of the Colonial Law, will close at 4
o'clock D. a.. at the earliest.
At the election no one can De con
sidered unless he has ammo 1nced MIN
self as a candidate, or has been 80 an
~nounced by one of the electors OF the
electoral District. The encouragement OF
c~andidature shall either be made IN writ
ing. or by personal attendance nt the
announcer, before the electoral b0ard.
The written announcement , slgn lee 10y D{
the announcer ~(announcers) must De sen
to the undersigned Chairman at ms
official office not later than 4 o'clock
p. NJ. on the 22nd day of August 1871,
and for, receiving announcements mace
personally, the Electoral Board VIII meet
at tn. place where the election Is to De
held at 3 o'clock p. m. on tuesday 23rd
August 1921.
The Electoral Board for the Country
Jurisdiction of Christiansted, st. Crolx,
V.I.U.S.A. August II. 1921.
C. H. PAYNE,
Chairman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-15
WHAT is A CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE ANYWAY9
BY HUGH A. CARROLL
Member OF Walters (Okla.) Chamber
of Commerce.

OF commerce..
A chamber of commerce, composed
of fallible human beings, must neces-
sarily reflect the spirit, the enterprise,
the energy and the aspirations OF the
component membership. 1t is, there
fore, human and subject to failings
and successes, and whether it be fall
ings or succese that predominant de-
pend on the combined determined VIII
of such membership.
A chamber of commerce is not a
place to produce hot air, visionary
schemes or to go OFF on the imprac-
teal chasings of the rainbow's end
1t is not a political organization nor
a place to crafty selfish desires mol to
! vent personal spleen.
1t Is, on the other hand, a coopera-
tive society, wherein each Individual
benefits. You cannot take out of the
basket until you have put something
in. "He profits most who serves best.
1t is the organization wherein bust
ness competitors drop their scramble
for business for the moment and merge
their resources and yower for the up
building of the community.
It is the savior of business in time'
of depression.
1t fosters civic pride; it u tn
latent talents of its citizens, awakenin
? within them a desire to make thei
town, your town and my town a bet
? ter place to do business in, to live |
. and really to enjoy life in, untrammel
, ed on the one hand by puritanic re
strictions or on the other hand unsul
lied, at HON or abroad, by unbridle
. license.
Summing up, a chamber of commerce
is the concentrated brains, efforts, an
billions and progressive desire of th
business, professional. social, relit
ious and educational forces of the con
@ munity.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-04-15
ABOUT THE CITY
ELECTION.

With two city tickets In the field
soliciting the support OF the voting
populace we can expect considerable
campaigning. There will be numer-
GUS charges OF connivance. and quest
tionable polite. Defies will be hurled
and many misstatement made. Pos
IDLY a few axes will be sharpened and
sen will be dulled. That is part OF
the game. -.
From the sldelines II appears that
both tickets are a bit lacking as Tar as
true representation OF all factions IN
the city are concerned. A combination
of both would make a satisfactory al
1ustment to the populace at large. Az
This early date It appears that the wise
citizen, the one with the best inter
,ests of the city truly at heart woulc
deposit n scratched ticket in the balloI
box, April 26th.
What the wise citizen VIII do o
course Is q matter OF cosjecture, i
he feels that someone has tried TO I'm
pose upon him he may show his dis
pleasure at the polls by marking hi
ballot straight. Or II he feels that b
can win regardless OF the best inter
ests Of all factions In the city he ma
again vote II straight.
Both tickets contain capable rel
able men who can be depended on I
serve the municipality In any ooneei'
able crises. The victory OF eitht
ticket will not be a loss to good, eff
Client government In American fails.