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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02
Study tho Franchise

Study the Franchise
n OWN in Norfolk the petition of the
~ Virginia Railway and Power Company
for blanket franchise raining for thirty
years with privilege OF renewal or sale to
tho city. is being taken more seriously as a
matter OF public business than the same
coiupanys similar petition is regarded by
Richmond There. the City Council has en-
poyed an expert legal adviser. at rather
muniticent salary. to guide it safely through
the maze OF traffic techncalities and possible
legal snares. to the preservation OF the pub
lie interests as well as to absolute fairness
toward the pctitloning company. The Rs-
tail Merchants Association also has en-
poyed special counsel! not for the purpose
OF opposing the petition. but to study il
carefully that the public generally may be
fully advised as TO its merits or dement's
before definite and binding action is taken.
There is no air Of hostility toward the
company That old-fashioned attitude of
be!ligercncy toward any public service cor
poration which once characterized the Dub-
lie happily has disappcar red let il be hoped
iorever--in the realization that public and
corporation are partners working toward
the same end. and that the franchise which
che corporation seeks is merely a contract
With tho public through which il can render
adequate service at = Fair rate OF return on
lis investment. The public should be vitality
interested in all that this contract contains
tor under its provisions they will live for
;Agencration Norfolk seems to realize full
~ the Importance OF the decision its Council
is about 10 he called upon to make Hence
the engaging Of expert counsel by the Coun-
ell and the merchants. and the urging of the
-Dl,4t O. I,. he
i2c themselves with its terms Witness the
following from the dyer Dispatch:
Every citizen. every resident; should
taxi an active interest. Tor the reason
That M franchise vi,n!ly affects every
deed 70 AFFECT" not only all lhcse. hut
an VINO are To live in Norfolk in other
Inc word .iTanehise"' as rs nG GEi:HiiG;
rnr me ,Gs!"tinE Of priyicss to
dEHn,nJse, 4 IL pr;ncipal features ar"
tween the city aud the traction com
many %hG 1" mar contract every resi-
Gent az Norfolk and ev.fy person firm
or corporation Interested in Norfolk
VIII b. p9rty Therefore, it hehooves
not he slight. to study It's provisions
understand Them ana then express
@ar ,6Sr o63dc,ions or ocr spss !sSse
lions looking 10 Improvement.
Norfolk. whose transportation problem is
very similar 10 that OF Richmond. is setting
an example 20 this city in both expert and
pnbnc consideration OF the franchise The
Times Dispatch has urged the necessity Of
all. reasonable haste on the part OF the City
Council in the franchise matter The Cham
her of Commerce has asked that il be sy-
petitcd. and large business interests await
us settlement. Bat there should b no
haste Incompatible with general public
understanding Of this thirty-ycar contract
ftr,n u
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

hoover is 9. O. y. hcretic--to the stake
with him. lie has found fat Job that he
doesn't regard as n political appointment
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Great news. this. Russia has decided 10 al
mt American newspaper men. Hut don't SEN
flowers until further advised
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

AS we still have square mile for every
thirty-hve persons or about eighteen acrca
TOT every man. woman ANA child. II is stiii
r"'her early to speak OF the United states az
Observation-Disclosures Salem journal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

chicago April 1.-The ationa
Lumber Manufacturers Association
at it's convention here today, ammo
priatcd 100000 to be used in u ma
tional advertising campaign which.
was said. would "acGuaint the pub
lie with the truth about lumbG
prices"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

efficiency and co-opera;i ton in the Federal
government arc nicely illustrated by ad vice
Of department of Agriculture that people eat
moro onions. and War Departments ,dv.-
usement OF 100000 gas masks for sale
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

VIII Hays. the new Postmaster General
says the post office is institution for SER
vice and not for politics Bu; there ar. 81 III
some enthusiastic Republicans who interpret
service to mean service to those who hewed
tho wood and looked after the water at the
last eecton.-Kaleigh News and Observer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Connecticut man who used whisky--or III id
ne did-for horse medicine, Ec,s of with line
OF $500. III. he should have been hung
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

president Harding Is locked s7o9lG for the
three days work he lost in March bu, no
doubt he knocked 1t off his income tax
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02
Up With the Times :
nN II. o. u,

NO wonder there is discord in the Maryland
q. o. +. when Secretary Hoover refuses IN
pass plum TO MIR Harp
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Men OF India are worrying a5ou, tho high
cost OF wives. tho hest now being quoted
NJ sI'. Blu, over here it Is not the original
cost but the upkecp that causes the worry
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

There is not picture lover Il
| Richmond that Will not welcome tn
| opportunity OF seeing William s
Hart The Cradle OF Courage" vii
| he shown at the Thcato today viii
Hart III the lead. There Is no grentel
| portrayer 81 Western character
than this actor. Hart was horn an,
| raised I'm tn. West and knows hoY
| 20 put the snap in Western pictures
Many good pictures are booked fo
lncSt week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

This Is one year when the lazy ,man VIII
'ai'ed TO plant his garden early has the laugl
on his Industrious brother
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Two New York newspaper men arc con.
victed OF contempt OF court. Their error WAS
IN not trying 10 conceal It,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

)uncturc say "A-a-a-w!" In the most profano.
terrible. blood-curling m;,nner:-- Grccnsbor"
News
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Jns' walt and let Mr.. Borah get on the lob
II VIII he easy for him to make Germany send
l8trSdoii back home and release the two Amer
leans who captured him, by simple rcsuiu-
ton by Congress II Will be for him 10
establish peace with Germany through the
same simple process.-Charlotte Observer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Another Wilson policy adopted by the new.
administration IS thar OF "watchful wait.
ing 80 determine its attitude toward Mex
leo Vet when Wilson pursued tina, policy
It was vigorously denounced by Republican
leaders
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02
The Weather
FURNISHED by u. q. Weather bureau.
For.cust: Virginia.
INcMl Tcm,lmrntnrr Nn.trrIn.


ns"'n,hii hours ending H. NJ S,,,
nn.hiall - hours ending 3 r. LIZ ns
,,p"ncl"hcr since March |
EScess since January 1 =,
'M3shi Observations at = y. NJ. r.st.rJ,x
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

Headline rural romance says Bull
gets him bride" but isn't that what gets
most OF them?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

be seen on tho screen at this tho
alter. Eddie Polo viii appear Mon
day in The King or the Circus"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

fTeSs-ascnung has its Derls az wei! AZ
ol!ef '"cahons. One Of The II. IS dead In
Chicago from drinking wood alcohol.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

y I:oston minister holds that man who
svca-a while playing golf is not Mt To he a
teacher. rhis In almost equivalent to SAYING
that man who playa golf !s rot ~ TO &c =
teacher: for who has not heard stow rds
Ieacons elders vestrymen. aye minis
tiers. missing two-foot putt at critical
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

People look on government sonnet hing
vague. not their business directly. The few
VII" make 1t their business should hardly be
blamed for going their own gait long as
they can. They have the impression that no.
bohy cares much anyway, often true I'M
preston. The politician job holder does not
see why he should worry about people who
do not care enough to worry about themselves
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

According to trade journal. Easter hats
cost the women OF this country just 5000. 600
600. And yet some critics insist that Amcri-
chn women put everything on their backs
Wilmington Star.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

In his book former Secretary Lansing says:
Tho President having in the report Ton the
league of nations) declared the American
policy. his commissioned representatives were
bound to acquicsce in his decision what ever
their personal views were. AcQuicsccnce or
designation the choice" And yet Mr.
Lansing did neither one thing the other
Twin city Sentinel
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02

rCDILsiIED every day in The year 1t ~ rim...
Tenth Street, RiChu,ond, Va. By Ane A''S'
Dispatch Publishing Co.. Inc
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
THROUGHOUT THE NATION

The United States levied its first
internal revenue tax in 1891.
Lumber is made in more than 10000
sawmllls, distributed throughout 46
states.
There are about 1900 fewer post
offices in the United States today than
there were 20 years ago.
There are 539OO,379 males and ST.
S10244 females In the United States,
according to the 1920 census.
In proportion to population the
United States has 13 times as many
automobiles as Great Britain.
There are nearly 100000 bachel-
ors in the United States, counting all
unmarried males more than twenty
years old.
Five thousand tons Of tin are con
sumed In this country annually for
"tin foil" which is now employed so
extensively for wrapping chocolate,
cigarettes, and many other articles Of
merchandise. Another 1900 tons are
used for collapsible tubes that hold
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

Fortune seldom knocks at the door
Of those who are punctillious about
their at-hDme days.
The Cynical Bachelor observes that
some men can get used to anything,
except being married.
Love may be blind, but It's sense of
smell is all right when 1t comes TO
shifting orange blossoms.
Beauty is only skin deep A spring
chicken isn't as pretty as bird of
paradise, but its whole lot better to
eat.
TOmmy-Pop, when does a polltl-
clan become a statesman TOmmy's
PoI,-"When his obituary is published,
my son."
About the only time man thinks
his wife is too good for him is on Sun
day morning when she Is trying TO get
him to 90 to church with her.
Mrs. Muggins-"Do you darn your
husbands socks?" Mrs. Bugglns-
Darn Is a mild word. | use a much
stronger term of profanity on them"
BlObbs-"Pneurich is pretty raw
Isn't he? How did he make his
money! Slobbs-"In OIL Blobbs-
Crude oil, suppose. At least II
doesn't seem to have any refining in
fuence on him."
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
WOMEN DRIVE HEAVY TRUCKS
Miss Mary Mahood and Mrs. eogardis
Take Big Vehicles Safely Through
Crowded City.

During a "less speed" campaign CON
.lucted recently by the Keystone Motor
club. in Philadelphia, Miss Mary Ma
hood and Mrs A. L. BOgardls. drove
Two fiye-ton trucks through the CEN
ter of the city with perfect safety.
Miss Mahood has been driving all
kinds of cars from the time she was
sixteen years old.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 30.-
The famous Shantung controversy
between Japan and China will form
ally come before the disarmament
conference Friday, it was learned
today, following the secret session
Of the committee on Far East ques
tions, before which the issue was up
for consideration.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

Continued from Page y
years ago to have trees planted
along the highway between Med
ford and Phoenix, but the county
court refused to buy the trees. and
the farmers along the road refused
to cooperate in the planting and
care of such trees.
other speeches were made by
Mrs. o. Winter and Bert Moses, OF
Ashland, and II. c. Frobach, OF
Medford.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
SUGGESTIONS FOR INVENTORS

A nonskld soap would be a popular
article.
A few suggestions to asplrants in the
field Of invention:
The Norwegians are the longest
lived of European peoples, and the
Spaniards the shortest.
Natives Of Punjab still spear their
fish In small streams with a trident,
not unlike that depicted on English
coins.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

Betty COmpson makes her debut
as A Paramount star in AT the
End Of the World" the motion pic.
ture which also marks the advent
Of Penrhyn Stanlaws, noted artist,
as a cinema director.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
SHOULD SURVIVE

SHOULD SURVIVE
"Do you think this poem OF mine
will live?"
ut ought to. 1t seems pretty
tough"
Lo barato es caro-A bargain Is
lear.
Quien pocosable, presto 10 reza-He
who knows little soon tells it.
lr per lana, y volver trasqullado-
10 go for wool and come back shorn.
Amar y saber no puede ser-No one
can love and be wise at the same
time.
Dios me libre de hombre de un lIbro
God deliver me from a man of one
book.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
Breaking a Record.

A man down East spoke his win
ntO ptonograph. thus giving his
ielrs a chance TO break his record.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

THE WRONG
DIRECTION.
She: w h y
don't you brace
up and turn over
a new leaf?
He: / did. only
/ made a mistake
and turned II
backwards,
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

Love may be blind, but It's sense of
smell is all right when II comes TO
shifting orange blossoms.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

The Cynical Bachelor observes that
some men can get used to anything,
except being married.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
POWER OF

POWER OF
MONEY.
I went to see q
fortune teller one
time. For 3 U
cents she told me
1 had a lovely
disposition and a
handsome m a n
was crazy about
me.
Well, II that
doesn't s h o W
what money will
do.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

Fortune seldom knocks at the door
Of those who are punctillious about
their at-hDme days.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
SCENIC PRESERVATION
ASSOCIATION TO PROTEST
TIMBER DESTRUCTION

Continued from Page ~
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
The
u. S. ROYAL CORD TIRE

Unquestionably the outstanding mer.
chandising success of the year both in
the eyes of the trade and of the car,owner.
When the u. S. books close for 1921,
they will show U. S. Royal Cord sales
nearly doubled over 1920.
What U. S. Tires say and do commands
q greater audience than any other line of
tires in the world.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

The United States levied Its first
Internal revenue tax in 1891.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30

Beauty is only skin deep. A spring
chicken isn't as pretty as Il bird of
paradise, but its whole lot better to
eat.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17
NATIONAL
GUARD COMPANY
SIDNEY HAS HONOR OF HAVING
INITIAL MILITARY UNIT OF
STATE SINCE WAR
Bozeman Expected to be Next in Line
With Hayre, Roundup, Lewistown
and KaIispeI Also Making Prepar-
a%tions; General Sheridan on the
Job.

Adjutant General Charles l.. Sheri-
dan has returned to Helena from Sid
ney where the first separate company
of the national guard of Montana
was mustered into the service last
week by Captain Roger Williams of
the Twenty-first Infantry from Fort
Wright, near Spokane. 1t was ex-
pected that a company would be
mustered in at Bozeman last week,
also, but the mastering officers, up
on their arrival there, found that the
company was shy 10 men of the mini
mum required by war department
regulations. 1t is expected the COM
pany will be recruited to the neces-
sary strength within the next ten
days.
The Sidney company has 81 en-
listed men and three officers. Equip
ment, clothing, rifles, and four
Browning automatic rifles will be re-
ceived from the San Francisco depot
within six weeks, it is expected.
Until at least four companies have
been organized to compose a batta-
lion, the Montana companies will be
designated as separate companies.
When the battalion strength is re-
cruited, the companies will be des-
by initials.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17

time to communicate with the other
northern counties, but we are doing
so now and have no doubt but that
any chance of success will make them
as enthusiastic as we. Boise, u
capital, is nearly two days trip from
any part of the north.
,, '"The interests of the two sections
are closely related and Spokane is the
geographical and commercial center.
The name is the chief connection be-
tween northern and southern Idaho.
We are very anxious to cut loose and
to do this we must have eastern
Washington"
George R. Banker of Standpoint,
Idaho, newspaper man and former
secretary of state, told of the natural
barriers separating north and south
Idaho and gave reasons for the pro-
posed separation. Other members of
the committee, F. A. Schultis, ID. c.
Mcdonald and j. B.. Cowan OF Bon
ners Ferry, Boundary county, and e.
e. Elliott, R. G.. Pritchard, G. j.
Shoemaker and w. o. Hagle of Sand
point, Bonner county, Idaho, all
spoke briefly in favor of the proposed
new state.
In reply, President Phillips said:
"Only five of our trustees, all we
could get together after getting your
message yesterday that you were
coming this afternoon, are here. We
can only express our individual SEN
timents. But we will put the matter
before the board and before our
membership just as quickly as pos
sible.
"Also we will send out letters to
ascertain the sentiment through the
eastern part of the state so that you
may know this as early as possible.
Expects Keen interest
"Undoubtedly a great many COM
mercial club officials and others will
read of this in the papers and will
promptly write in their opinions and
the trend of sentiment in their COM
munities so that we should be able to
arrive at an idea of what the people
think of the proposed new state. Per
sonally, it appeals to me for the
you have given. Washing
ton has in the Cascades a similar geo.
graphical barrier to that of the Saw
tooth mountains in Idaho and the
interests east and west of the noun
tains are different"
w. G. Paine, S. e. Hedge, L. r.
Dolby and John Roberts, the other
directors present, speaking for them
selves alone, expressed their hearty
appreciation of the plan.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17
Few PLAY Hockey

The desire of Great Falls young
sters and especially boys to play
"hookey'' from school is rapidly de-
creasing as the younger generation
enter the public schools. The chill
dren may have other sins, but play
ing hockey to go fishing or skating
is not among them, according to a
report made by S. D. Largent, city
superintendent. Not so many years
ago a truant officer was a very ne
cessary part of the school manage
ment and his services were always
greatly in demand. But today the
children have become more obedient
and more kindly disposed to the
pedagogues, for only n truancy was
reported in the Great Falls schools
during the month of January.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17
No Zero Weather

Montana folks who go to Califor-
MIA to spend the winter are wasting
their money!" said Fred Stanley, in
charge of the weather bureau at
Great Falls.
The records at the station show
that January of this year was one
of the warmest in the history of the
weather bureau. No zero weather
was recorded during the past month,
the lowest temperature being -four
degrees above zero on January 16,
and the highest temperature was 81
degrees above on January 8.
During the month of January,
1919, the lowest temperature was %
below on the 23rd and the highest SIS
above on the 18th.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17

her head was a question. There were no medicines Of anv kind in the
post, not ever a decent bar of soap. We found some clay N the bank
of the river that was quite soapy and this we applied to her raw sca1n
while one of the hunters was sent into the hills to kill a mountain sheer
for its kidney fat and dressed the wound with it. In the course of a
couple of days we again dressed the wound with sheep fat. and in abo,t
a week the wound had healed SO that Mrs. Smith could sit I'D and smoke
her pipe and talk. In the meantime Captain Andrews, who acted as
time of the arrival of the steamer Importer, which arrived on Nav u
the Indian woman was a S well as ever and as fleet of foot IS she was
on the day of her race for her life. The last I heard of Mrs NTH he
was keeping a boarding house at Thomas gulch. Her recovery was
complete, but her Disagreement something fearful to look at.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17
NORTHERN IDAHO
PLANS NEW STATE
ASKS EASTERN WASHINGTON TO
JOIN IN CREATION OF A NEW
COMMONWEALTH
Delegation from Ten Northern Coun-
ties Visits Spokane to Confer With
Chamber of Commerce There N
Is Given Encouragement by the
Trustees.

Leading citizens of ten northern
counties of Idaho have started a
campaign for a new state, to be COM
posed of a territory in Idaho lying
north of Salmon river and that part
Of washington lying east of the Cas-
cade mountains. To accomplish this
the legislatures of both Washington
and Idaho must memorialize con
gress, after which congress may, or
may not, grant the required division
and set in motion the proper machln-
cry to create the new state proposed.
Such a memorial was introduced in
the Idaho legislature last week, and
it is the desire of the Idaho men in
terested that a similar memorial be
introduced in the Washington legis-
lature at the present session.
One of the leaders in the move
ment. former Lieutenant Governor
Herman H. Taylor of Sand Point,
Idaho, and ten other Idaho men last
week went to Spokane to consult
with the officials of the Spokane
chamber of commerce in regard to
the matter. The Idaho men want
Spokane as capital of the proposed
new state. The plan is said to have
met with much favor in Spokane, and
the president of the Spokane cham
Der of commerce, George Phillips, ex-
pressed himself as being in favor of
it. The movement vas started in
1917 in northern Idaho, but too late
in the legislative session to obtain
definite action.
The meeting of the Idaho delega-
ton and the trustees of the Spokane
chamber of commerce vas an infor-
NAL one, as not all of the trustees of
the chamber were in the city at the
time.
Popular in North Idaho
Earl ID. Farmin, vice president of
the Standpoint chamber of commerce
and a former member of the legisla-
ture, said: 1.-The project was breach
ed informally a short while ago.
Always popular in northern Idaho, it
has spread like wildfire. 1t has come
so suddenly that we have not had
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-02-17
cuticura for Sore Hands

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one OF the things Cuticura will do
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.-Adv.