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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-22


b nine years old, Marston Thayer
who had broken through the
Ellis Pond, Norwood, Mass, and
|ght just IS be was going under
elder brother, Darwin, aged ten
pd held until another brother.
aged twelve years, and still
boy caught hold of Darwin,
q human chain and pulling the
81 out. The three Thsyer boys
of Mrs. Dora Thsyer, . former
oman. The boys certainly must
nended for their presence of mind
)ity to act In . case OF emergency.
it was broken up by the fire, the
Ret-together of the churches at
|gregational vestry Friday even
IN exceedingly pleasant affair.
)try was filed with representa-
the four churches. Rev. Edward
us, the pastor Of the church, pre-
the preliminaries, and happy
ernal responses TO bis remarks
ede by Rev. d. r. Faulkner of
hodist church, Rev. j. L. Wilson
aptist church, and Rev. G. G..
II the Uuiversalist church. A
gogrsm of music and readings
DO, and the gathering then de-
lself to sociability. Especially
We light esbments were serv-
De FIRE alarm put a rather sudden
btion on the evening.
/ Montreal Portland express eas,
h evening was several hours latt
hing this station, caused BY
nd derailment Of the locomotive
se's Mills. The axle Of . drive
broke causing the wheel to fAl
wing the connecting rod 70 d.
pst the boiler smashing the oil
pd breaking Q hole In the boiler
se this stalled the train. Ths
Branch train went to the rescu,
Passengers and arrived with them
tation . little after eight o'clock
Ore IN unusnal number Of pas
waiting for the train at Souti
nd the deviation Branch trail
20 extra coach to the station q
bdate them. With this coacl
to the Norway car the Norwa,
eain proceeded % Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1921-02-22
Supreme judicial Court.
CLOSING DAYS FEBRUARY TERM.

Owing to the number Of jurors OK
cused during the opening days OF court
the panels were short OF men during
49, - o c",,,,n. h.sors ths hod,.s nth
~. 49, In. % t.issm.n vsra svorr
~ drr,rw .Ss S-st vasL Int AZ tba onan.
inc ~ Ara sscnnd veaf Mondav tbsre
80 a.. d.svr ~ an nm Aha 6anietad
NAVAL.
nor IS p..n aowth ybtsris
Frank Miiiets, Norway.
I. y. Bracket, South Paris.
=. y. "Aker, soe'n rAi'..
Meesrs. hstnsw:y sno 9ean were ~ ~
signed 70 tne nres July ana 9essrs' NIL
lett and walker 70 tne second. /,
0. d. Chandler OF sumner, who had
served ~ foreman OF the tirst jury dur.
ing the opening week. had been excused
from further duty, along WITH another
member, after the CLOSE OF tnss perioo.
20 w9en the psnel mao ooe9 niea o9s
1onosy the memDel 'os'aoo ue a., ". .Se
cno'ce OF no"slo " ooy " n' 'no
vs nay plsos' - -. h.., 49,,
ino ssoo1u !uay a.u Ios .S",o v
i1ed curing tne nres Week, ,nerelote On
sne same monosy tney msoe cno'ce OF
henry n. Robinson % foreman.
A verdict for plaintiff ID the case of
Elias MoKeen VI: George Davis, which
was on trial when the Democrat went
to press last Monday, WAS given In the
afternoon.
Following this there was placed on
trial the case of Ernest L. Pike of Wood
stock vs.. Norman A. Smith OF Standish.
Messrs. w. g. Conary and Alton Q.
Whaaler aunaa rad for the Dlatntiff. and
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
TWO BIRDS AND CAT
WIN FIGHT WITH COBRA
Feline Is Deciding Factor in
Battle With Reptile That
Attacks Nest.

An extraordinary story Of the fight
OF a cobra With two birds and a cat
is told by a Madras correspondent In
The London Daily Express.
The mar was sitting In his COM
pound, reading, when he was dis
turbed by a pair of green birds chirp-
ing, as If in distress, and wheeling and
darting violently. These birds had
their nest in a low thorn tree close
by, and at the root of the tree a huge
cobra was coiled, evidently bent on
capturing the birds eggs.
Every time the snake made an at
tempt to climb the green birds swooped
on it's head, which 1t vas obliged to
hide for fear Of losing its eyes.
Then q cat, which had been watch
ing, advanced to the attack. AS she
drew near the cobra became aware OF
her and reared up to his full height,
with hood expanded, and struck out
with a hideous hiss, only to meet the
ground, for the cat side-stepped lightly,
and before her opponent had time to
withdraw his head, scored q hit with
her paw. The enraged cobra Kissed
and struck again and again, only to
be rewarded each TING with a nasty
scrape from the cats claws.
Suddenly the cobra beat a hasty re-
treat, with the cat In hot pursuit, and
the correspondent was able to get his
twelve bore into action, reducing the
snake to a heap Of writing coils.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

But the ink is hardly dry In his book
before an equally prominent lawyer
offers violent opposition, asking peril
nently who is to be the final Judge Of
those who are to be put to death, and
what standard is to be set.
The Rev. Basil G.. Bourchier, vicar
of the fashionable st. Jude-on-the-Hill
In the Hampstead Garden suburb, is a
cousin of the ~well-known actor Arthur
Bourchier, and no less dramatic,
though he speaks from the pulpit. He
has been preaching a series Of Sun
day evening sermons on marriage and
divorce, and his large church has been
crowded to the doors. In frankness
he asks no odds Of Billy Sunday,
though he does not share the ex-base-
ball players views on the evils of
alcoholic beverages. Says the vicar of
st. Jude's:
Make Marriage Harder.
SHOULD divorce be made easier?
Most certainly not. Instead of making
this horrible thing more easy let us
work to make marriage harder. To
get married today Is far too easy and
simple. am all for making marriage,
on Its legal side, purely a civil or state
affair-as on the continent-the nup.
tial mass or benediction of the church
to follow in the case Of those who
really want and appreciate 1t. AS 1t
is today, we clergy are hired hirelings
Of the civil authority so far as mar
riages are concerned. Our position Is
a. false as 1t is ~undignif1ed. II and
where and when an intended union
may be considered sacrilegious, ours
ought to be the right to refuse to
solemnize such. As things are we
possess no such right. If, therefore,
we are to continue to be state regis
surely we should be entitled to
say upon what terms people should be
married according to the rites Of the
Church Of England Infinitely better,
to transfer the legalizing Of
every marriage to the civil authority"
The Rev. Mr.. B%ourchier told his con-
gregation that he considered cruelty,
Insanity, babitual drunkenness and,
'above all, mental and spiritual In
ability" Just grounds for enforcement.
In his opinion the best way to remedy
the present unhappy situation was to
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
JAIL ITCHING POWDER JOKER
New York Mar NTH Queer Sense Of
Humor IL Locked Up.

VuttoT 10 GOCN0O Up
After he had pleaded guilty to shak-
ing itching powder down the back of
a schOolboy, a man who said he was
Edward Pierson. thirty years old, a
merchant of New York, was sentenced
to 10 days In jail.
Frank Holbauer, fourteen, told the
magistrate he was playing with other
boys when Pierson seized him and
shook the powder down his back. The
boy said the powder Immediately made
him squirm.
Policeman McGrath told the magis-
trats for three weeks complaints had
been made hat a man Of Persons de-
scription had thrown an itching pow
der on the backs Of their daughters
in the streets.
what have you to say about this
boys charger" asked the magistrate
Of the prisoner.
Il am guilty, your honor" replied
PiersOn. But I was only fooling."
"You have a queer sense Of humor,"
commented the magistrate.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

strated time after time as some game
or event was about to axe place there
M I'VE the wires and through the
mails words Of cheer and hope. One
OF these many messages was flashed
over the wires last Friday morning
to Colonel and Mrs. e. r. Chrisman
from Columbus, Georgia, and read:
Luck to Idaho. Am thinking Of you.
Idaho Fights" This message came
from Major and Mrs. Fuller, but it
speaks the sentiment OF many, many
others.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
DIVORCE WAVE
STIRS BRITAIN
War Blamed for Condition Now
Upsetting Social Structure.
SUBJECT FOR LIVELY DEBATE

propaganda Reaches Stage and Minis
try Takes Up Fight to Correct Wars
Aftermath Debate on Marriage
Spreads Through EngIand-ParIIa-
men Takes Active Part in the Dis
cussion - Some 100000 SpInsters
Must EmIQrate to Find Mates.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
Questions and Answn,s

Ny readers often ask what eUaporated milk
7Oas first used on the Pacific Coat.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
Salads and Salad Dressings
NINE
WALDORF SALAD

ad dressing to hold to- &&SLnS~
gether. Moisten well. Serve -
in cups made of bright red apples hollOwed
out, on crisp lettuce leaves, and garnish
with celery tips.
DATE AND NUT SALAD
Two cups dates, 2 cups celery, II cup wal
nut meats. Stone and cut dates in 4 pieces
each. Cut celery small and quarter walnuts.
Stir well, then mix with Cream Salad Dress
ing and serve on lettuce.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
HOARD OF GOLD IN INN
Discovered During Structural AItera-
ton in Once Popular Tavern.

A find Of gold and copper coins.
some dating back more than 100 years,
has occurred during structural altera-
lions which are being made at the
White Lion Inn, an old hotel, In the
ancient abbey village of Upholland
in England. An old fireplace in the
"snug of the inn has been taken down
and gold sovereigns and halfsover-
eigns of various dates-one of 1906
and another Of 1S53--have been found
In the rubbish heap that has been
carried from the inn to a place called
the dingle. where such debris is
tipped. A little girl playing in the
dinEle found the first yellow six
pence" as she called 1t, and people
with spades dug up others. All sorts
Of romantic stories are being woven
about the secret hoard, but Its origin
Is unknown.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

Boy Sets Church Afire to See Engines.
Frank Fullerton, eleven years old,
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, confessed that he
had set fire to a pile Of lumber out
side a church to see the rush Of fire
engines. He was tried In the juvenile
court.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

Marriage and divorce are two topics
of unusually lively debate In England
Just now To discover the reason it Is
only necessary to go back to the war,
where many hasty marriages were
made and many others wrecked. The
war, which changed political bound
aries and unsettled financial and eco
uoGnlc conditions, gave the British So
lcial system several nasty jolts, writes
Arthur S. Draper in the New York
Tribune.
In the first three months of this
year there were 75,087 weddings In
Great Britain. This number Is smaller
than the record for the, last quarter
Iof last year. Still there are some
two million spinsters In these isles
who see little hope Of finding a mate
lunless they emigrate to New Zealand.
Australia or Canada, where the male
, In the majority.
Parliament has been taking an ac-
fove part In the discussion Of marriage
and divorce. Two important measures
Aavs been under discussion at various
fdmss In the last year.. One would
make divorce easier and the other
would protect the minor maiden. Mel
~ w1uld seem there was only one side
20 the questions but actually they are
ms many sided as human nature itself.
Play Arouses Protest.
r. nA 49, a. 49,. H. Vo-lo- oo1IoH ga
Bill Of Divorcement," wherein q wOm-
an Is divorced from her. lunatic hus-
tband, falls In love with another man
and then is faced with the return Of
her husband, who has become sane.
pThis Is a so-called propaganda divorce
iplay, and incidentally 1t has aroused
many churchmen to protest. Apropos
the Rev. Clarence May:
when you talk about lunacy as a
sground for divorce, have you e.
thought Of the cruelty to the ones left
behind In the lunatic asylum? I have
been In many lunatic asylums, and
many Of the inmates are as san as
you and I are for f1ve-sixths Of the
day. Often 1t happens that the one
thing a mar in an asylum Is not mad
about Is the woman he lOves-and that
Is the one comfort and consolation In
life left to him. If we are to divorce
for madness, why not for consumption
and cancer? So-called easier divorce
VIII never get rid of the hard cases.
Perhaps If a mans whole sou and
mind were mad, and nothing really re-
malned but his body, you would have
\ cas- for divorce. But how are you
30 tell when a lunatic ear lever re-
cover, when patients are often released
from asylums after spending ten to
years lnside?"
incidentally, the discussion is fur
ther involved by the appearance Of q
book written by a prominent English
In which he urges the consid- }
of %euthanasia for the hopeless
ly Insane. He would place the lunatic
husband or wife in a lethal chamber.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

Work of repairing and kalsoming
the interior office OF the Latah coun-
ty recorder has started. The work
will probably be completed within the
next two days. Offices of the county
treasurer and tax collector have been
repainted and kalsomined.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

Parrot Gives Fire Call In Dull Town
Polly, a parrot, whose home Is In a
downtown office of Pana, Ill, appar-
emily disliked the Sunday calm In the
business district and brought sudden
activities by pulling an alarm that
summoned the fire department.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25

They Remember Idaho
Distance does not lessen the inter
est of the former students and friends
in the U. Of I. This has been demon
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-25
cs1as5ioa Home Cooking
Conducted y Lessons '.n.:y1'.z. g

These Lessons 0 milk cookery ut1 appear neeky. Mrs. Blakes counsel
Will be helpful and stimulating, because Of her practical experience n
home cooking. She nMU answer any question 0 n cookery asked By hr
readers. Address Mrs. Mary Blake, IRE Carnation Milk Prodacte CO,
1860 Stuart Bldg, Seattle.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITS

annual exhibit un
Ter auspices Of Berkeley Bureau which then
showing increased patronage would
eventually OF affair which would
not find existing would seek acomno
this prediction about to he borne out by the
arrangement exhibit this fall which will be held in big tent
under the Joint auspices OF the farm bureau
N Chamber of Commerce
This growth the exhibit has been nat
ura one regarded which has come 10
stay undertaking. but on the other hand it
thoroughly county people OF the
country sections the The premium lists in past
years onspcuausy attractive but there has always
products and friendly although IN
competition has always been evident
kindly type friends and neghbo On
that basis likely continue to hold
Its producers the country and the in
Berkeley county has ever had much
beauty and flavor which
Berkeley cGny seed
corn Potatoes for
home consumption commercial scale of quality
competitors Wheat and other
competitors In home products 1t
henand would be supeuous
do proposition that no
need of county the best that made in canned
eled goods, work or in pastry
itself by taking the place
largely county reputation in the
cess being certain attention. which
encouraged wherever possible by every one
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16
PROHIBITION LAW.
JTedgesviIle, Sept. 10. 10.

10 the Editor Of The Journal:
You were kind enough to admit a
communication on this subject q
short while ago i'll the columns OF
your valuable paper, which is read
not only by large majority of the
people Of Berkeley but by many poo
pie throughout the state,-a state
law which violators of have TO meet
in addition to the national prohibi
ton law am very anxious that all
who have been engaged in this Illicit
and degrading occupation viii dcsist
at once and engage in some honor
able pursuit or occupation that will
be a blessing to them and Il benefit
to their follOwmen.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I wish to ask tbs
public a few questions and also is
sue a challenge. Why is It You "a
vor spending money for that which
is not bread and labor, for that
which sdtistietn not?
Why do you assist to blight the
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16

In cotton made the new
and the carover nearly would
have been worth prices prevailing gambling
bears still lower but fortunately they have
being goriousy punished
This $5000O0C00 change difficult to eXaggeae VIII
atmosphere of the SouthS business ana
and business
it will nourish every industry
with new hopes of the dishearened
will put courage it will show the tremendous
administration curtaled credit ana
and it will the power for
reestabshmen the War finance
Corporation present administration
will also show the wisdom Of reduced cotton acre
this lesson the South
prosperity greater than has ever
the South will independent and rich let
heavily for all time to come and intensity the
acreage reduce the of production and
hen itself and the country Then
will enrich soils grain and grasses and cattle
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16

private citizens and former army
officers with whom he discussed the
matter. The whole situation was
laid before the legislature, which
saw the impossibjlity Of reorgan.-
cation at that moment.
The Governor will further REGAL.
that after the new Federal nation
al guard statute was passed by
congress, in which the entire eX-
pense was assumed by the Federal
government and the national
guard made the country's second
line Of defense; and when the com
mander OF the Fifth Corps Area
took up with the writer the ques-
ton of organizing the guard, he, in
turn, out of Difference to Governor
Morgan, who had then been elect
ed. and upon whom the work Of or
ganizing the new guard would fall,
called Governor Morgan into con-
ference with General Reads repre-
sentative and even went so far as
to authorize him to select the ra-
serve officers from among former
national guard officers, to be nam
ed by the Federal military forces
to aid in the work. The Governor
will probab!y recall, also, that the
delay in naming the officers was
his, not ours.
Everything possible that the
writer could do to facilitate the
reorganization Of the guard was
done. After the conference with
Governor Morgan and General
Reads representative, with Cover
nor Morgan's consent. the quota for
West Virginia was accepted and
we urged tse legislature to act
We even took steps to have prcpar-
ed for submission to the legislature
a new national guard act to con-
form to the Federal statute that
congress had passed.
It is. in view OF all this, with
bad grace that Governor Morsan
seeks to place blame at our door
for failure to have national
guard force especially when no ef-
fort was made to hurry the pas
sage Of the national guard act
through he last leg,s1e,--fa and in
Wow Of the further fact that, While
the new state guard act became o.
fecliye in July the only steps tax
en- by the Governor to reorganize
the guard prior to the recent
trouble was the appointment of an
Adiutant General.
The Governor has had Our sym
pathy. We have not been uagging
or criticising, though we confess
we have been unable to understand
his deliberateness-we do not say
dilatcriness- dealing with some
situations However. we are unwil-
ling for him to try to pass the
buck" to us TO escape the criticism
which the Secretary of War and
the President have aimed at him.
Our policy was to grapple with
the problems as they came; handle
them promptly and as seemed RIGHT
and let the criticisms go-not try
to pass them along to somebody
else. We think Governor Morgan
will find that the best course. in the
end
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16
K10ckabout
Notes
THREE FOUNTAINS

/ n Rec FCUN AIMS
1t seems that the Lord helps
them that help themselves, and to
paraphase a little more from the
Big Book, faith without works is
a dead one" The city council has
faith in a cherished position to in
stall public drinking fountains in
the main section of the city and a
prominent member states that he
is confident he has wires laid for
three OF these valuable acquis1-
lions. One is to he located at Mar
tin and Queen, another at Burke
and Queen and the third at King
and Queen. Everything is in readi-
ness underground and all that re-
mains necessary are the fountains
themselves and a sufficient quantity
of the where with all in order to
realize this ambition. But, the sit
uation would be greatly ameliori
ated if some citizen, man or WON
an, loving their fellow man and de-
voted to the old home town, would
come forward with a nice contribu-
ion and help the good cause along,
The more the merrier, and the
honorable city fathers, and the
Riddles who always get thirsty
the very minute mother wants them
to hurry along, and our country
cousins with interests so closely
Identified with us. also enjoying a
fresh drink Of water without hav'
ing to importune stores or tackle
the horse trough, will rise up and
call the benefactors blessed. Think
it over.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16
COMMENT OVER
WEST VIRGINIA
GOVERNOR MORGAN "PAeSiNt
THE BUCK"
(From tie Hampshire Review

(From the Hampshire REVIEW
A staff correspondent Of the New
York World, writing from Charles
ton to his paper Of the It'll inst
quotes Governor Morgan as fol
lows:
81 am of the opinion now and |
was of the opinion two years ago
that the State ahould have then or
ganized the militia. Governor Corn
we'll, then in office did not think so.
He did not think we were in shape
for it. He had his way
If Governor Morgan intended
that as criticism OF his predecos-
sor he is as ungerous and as unfair
as he Was in a criticism made in a
speech during his campaign, at ko-
nova, where, in discussing the in
dustrial trouble that occurred
prior to that time he said.
There is some trouble in the
state today am sorry to say. That
directly, is the fault Of the present
State administration, which has
protected a few and has operated
to its own ends. If the laws OF the
State are enforced impartially
there will be no trouble"
The speech was reported in tha
Huntington Herald-Dispatch Of Oc-
tober Goth, last. The Governor
would probably feel aggrieyed
were it charged that the recent
trouble was due to his failure to
enforce the laws impartially.
We think the Governor knows
that his predecessor did desire to
reorganize the national guard which
the Governor evidently refers to
when he says militia" That the
writer, who was then in Office, took
up the matter personally with the
proper war department officer with
view Of asking the legislature of
1919 to authorize the reorganiza
ton of the guard; that he ascertain.
ed there were no funds available
which the War Department al
Washington could use to assist il
| reorganizing our guard force, thu
| appropriation being exhausted: tina
it was further ascertained congress
was to be asked to repeal the OLE
Federal national guard statute
known as the "Dick Law" and pas
a new national guard act in It
stead, which was done when con
gress reassembled that had w
| therefore, undertaken q reorganiza
ton Of the national guard force tn
State would have had to bear tht
entire expense, the Federal Wa
Department being without funds
that it would have been necessary
to comply with the old law, to hav
created a force OF $500 men b
June 1st, last; that our nationa
guard officers, most of them wer
still in Federal service and tn
country fed up on military affairs
that, under the circumstances reol
ganization, under the conditions re
ferred to was impossible as the wri
or was advised by public official'
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16

the horizon Of it's farm
there better OBJ
jectI lesson than the present.
bales cotton the price would
probably with OF only about
that inquire
many who would have been
hopesy A crop CT IL
Of round hgures
20O00O only $60O0000o
which the entire ccttongrowing in
100000 bales at even
should hgherwould be worth $@5OOo0