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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
House With the
Green Door
u HELEN WAITE MUNRO

- 1879. By Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
10 think that 1t should be sold Just
- We were getting together enough
mney to buy 1t ourselyesW Adele
PRESTON looked ruefully at the little
white house with the green door,
nolled cozily among the budding trees
80 shrubbery.
II Is a shame!" her husband re-
Ap1nded. ITS been on the market
OetR two years, and we've planned
an figured on it until it sure seemed
Ike our own. Dir. Larkin, the real es-
fato man, says a lawyer bought II for
Z client whose name he would not
Eivo-seems to be something mysteri-
ous about It."
Think of some perfectly dreadful
family occupying that big living room
~ know It's big, though I've never
BEEN In it-and somebody else's baby
having q sand pile in our back yard !"
Adele sighed as they turned to walk
the remaining distance to the fiat
which was their present home. I'm
ep1ng to watch, anyway, and see what
kind Of people they are, Ward. You
must notice as you go by to work
whether they've come or not"
The days went by, however, and the
n0W owners of the little house did not
appear, and take possession The
Ghades remained closely drawn, the
kfass on the lawn grew to waving
Nights and the green door remained
haMingly closed. The careful watch
inT of Adele and Ward Preston was in
vain until one evening some time later
- the two walked slowly homeward
past the house after an hour at the
Hovies he was startled by an e1clama-
t1on of amazement from her.
'Look, Ward" she cried, grabbing
H arm. Look at the side window,
Nndsr the shade! There's a light in
tAe ,house-the people must have
Goved in"
-Sure, enough" Ward was evil
.Aontly puzzled. That's queer, for 1
vas noticing the place as came home
~ supper, and there was not a sign
- life about It"
''Ha'nts-must be-" Adele laughed
noftly. "Or the mystery. Well watch
and see what Wen see"
All was as usual about the house as
Ward went back and forth to his work
tAe following day, as also when Adele
vent In town for shopping In the after
noon. But that night, when the inter
O6ted couple walked down purposely
- see what they could see, the CLEAN
u light was once more visible. Adele,
Rrly bursting With curiosity, lmag-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28

the keynote to the whole combination.
We will have put It over the other
fellow this time all right"
Adele, breathless with excitement.
proud Of her husband. could think q
no word to say.
"Now, as 1 understand II" Mr..
Wentworth went on, you were Just
ready to buy this house when got II.
Well, l don't see but II has done its
work as far az am concerned Now.
II you still want It. think can at
ford to discount 4 bit on the price,
and the terms will be easy"
"Oh," Adele found her voice at last
"Oh, do we want it, This burglar
business surely has been 4 lucky
thing all around"
THE only question In my mind,
Mr.. Wentworth's eyes twtnkled, II
which Of US u the burglar"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
Fitted Several Into Place.

( IIeo SSNefai INV r'@S-
Not q burglar, surely, was the we'll
dressed man inside. Coatless, collar
/ less, he was striding eIcitedly up and
| down the room. After a moment he
seated himself before a table filed
with innumerable small wheels and
gears and shafts some of which were
combined in machine formation, evil
IDENTIFY small part of large machine
close by. Handling the small parts
lovingly he fitted several into place,
leaning close with eyes half closed In
the intensity of his interest Then
taking them apart again he threw
them down before him, jumped up and
resumed his walk.
Crazy ~ whispered Adele In Wards
ear.
Its a machine" returned Ward,
but the last part Of the word was
drawn out in an unexpected and eI-
plosive sneeze, kissing loudly out in
the silence.
In an instant the shade was raised.
The lower sash went up before they
could turn away and the glaring eyes
of the man inside met theirs Then
he went out through the open window.
March on through the back door
or I'll call the police" he said
gruff1y.
Like two guilty children they
stepped through the doorway and into
the lighted room. Then surprise and
embarrassment on Wards part turned
to establishment.
Mr.. Wentworth % he exclaimed.
Young Prestonl Head Of our draft
ing room, upon my word" The old
er man sat down helplessly.
Then followed hasty explanations on
both sides. Adele, listening to the two
men, had hard work to grasp the stu
alton. Mr.. Wentworth must be the
Mr.. Wentworth where Ward worked
And this machine was one he was per
fecting and would put the firm ahead
Of its competitors. These competitors,
Mr.. Wentworth was explaining, were
hard after the idea-actually spying
to get hold Of it Taking house Sc
cretly seemed to be the only way to
keep clear Of them-in the shop even
some of the regular men might not be
loyal-here he stopped and looked
sharply at Ward.
But Ward was not paying attention.
He was lingering parts Of the machine.
In the office he had seen TO drawing
up all the small pieces, but knew moth
ing of the assembled machine. In 4
moment the two men had their heads
together and were bending intently
forward.
Adele slipped quietly away to e1-
plore the house that was hers and yet
not hers. When she came back, the
scene had changed. A motor was
busily working and the connected ma
chine was whirring smoothly. Sir.
Wentworth was putting on his coat
his face beaming with satisfaction.
swell, Mrs. Preston" he said. this
burglar business is lucky thing for
me. That husband of yours has man
aged to dig up the very idea that Is
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28

lned every possible solution Of the
mystery" ably seconded by her hus-
band
Three days passed Still no signs
Of life about the place by daylight
but the steady light far into the night,
as Adele and Ward took pains to as
certain. That third evening Adele
reached the limit Of endurance.
tits our house." she said. We've
adopted It even II 1t does belong to
someone else. won't have burglars
and thieves and-and maybe small
poI patients desecrating that nice
dining room-if IT Is the dining room
Come. Ward, wen go very softly, but
wen have a peek under that window
shade II It's the last act Of our young
lives"
Ward hesitated and looked up and
down the street. All was qulet-not
a soul In sight. Curiosity is not a
trait belonging exclusively to women.
Adele was tip-toeing up the walk and
be followed her around into the shad-
ow Of the syringa bush. then close to
the wall until they reached the win
dow where the bafiing light was.
A place where light may shine does
not necessarily mean an opening large
enough to look within, as Ward and
Adele soon found. A tiny glimpse of
polished windOw-sill was all that re-
warded their efforts
Not to be discouraged, Adele started
on, motioning Ward to follow. Around
the corner Of the house she led the
way to a back window where the in
mates had evidently used less care.
A good two inches Of space remained
below the drawn shade. Crouching
low in the darkness the whole room
inside was revealed to the watchers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
Iron cl.th.. wIth u. e..

i've tailoring establishments irOA
clothes with their feet. Except fer
the long handle, the irons are shaped
like an ordinary nat-iron, but are
larger. A solid block Of wood rests
on the top Of the Iron, and on this
the men place one foot, guiding the
iron In the desired direction by means
of the handle. For the sake Of con-
yenience, ironing boards are raised
only 4 few inches from the ground,
and, however strange the method may
seem, the work Is done well and s1-
pedltiously.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
TT IS WITHOUT AN
EQUAL HE SAYS
Contractor Realizes He Couldn't
Hold Out Much Longer
Praises Tanlac.

81 hadn't been taking Tanlae quite
three weeks when found / had gain
ed thirteen pounds in weight" said
James K. Flynn, well-known contrac-
tor Of 300 North Broadway, Los An
geles, Calf.
1.-TWO years ago." said Mr.. Flynn,
81 had an accident which kept me in
bed for some time, and when | was
able to get about again l found my
self in a badly rundown condition
and my stomach all out Of order. Ny
appetite failed and the little / did
force down made me feel miserable.
At night dull, heavy pain started
up and / could get but little sleep.
Ny nerves were in wretehed state,
! tell OF twenty pounds and realized
I couldn't hold out much longe:.
II got bottle of Tanlac and in two
or three days my appetite picked up
and by the time | had finished my
second bottle / had gained thirteen
pounds. The Indigestion left me en-
tirely and my nerves steadied down
so that had restful sleep at night.
THAT was four years ago and l
have been in absolutely the best Of
health ever since until about four
weeks ago, when I had touch Of the
grip. / started in on Tanlac again
and today l am in as fine health A.
l ever was in my life"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28

rhursday the -Unlueky' Day.
In Scandinavia Thursday 10 consid-
cred the unlucky day Of the week, In
stead Of Friday. ~ In most other
landA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
Indigestion and Con.tipation

"Prior TO using Chamberlain's Tab
lets, l suffered dreadfully from indi-
gestion. Nothing ate agreed with
me and / lost flesh and ran down in
health. Chamberlain's Tablets siren
gthened my digestion and cured me OF
constipation writes Mrs. George
Stroup, Solvay, N. Y.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
The Road to Happiness

You must keep well if you wish to
be happy. When constipated take
one or two of Chamberlain's Tablets
Immediately after supper. They
cause a gentle movement Of the bow
els.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
preserllna Balance.

In adversely be spirited and frm
and with equal prudence lessen youi
sail whea filed with q too-fortunata
gale OF prnSperity.-Horaee.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
Lu.ciou.. lust II. s.m..

The average watermelon contains
about 90 per cent water and 2 per cent
Rn1aP
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28
True

BisisgfstS say that mas II the saly
and animal that can alag. And most
II him can't
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-28

Carbon paper-the kind that won't
smut-at The Index office.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
"A Princes
Business

THE program Of the Prince Of
Wales tour when he visits
81 India gives food for thought.
He will visit about fifty places.
He will speak to the Sepoys who
fought during the Great War and
will also visit Jullundur, Jhelum,
Rawal Pindi and Sialkot, the mill
tary centers of the Punjab.
For his amusement also provision
has been made. He will go to the
Lawrence Gardens at Lahore, where
160 acres of arid waste land have
been transformed into a garden
which has come to be known as
paradise for birds. Then there will
be tiger hunting in Bengal, horse
Saces in Calcutta, following visit
tb Bur1nah.
On his return to India the Prince
viii be the guest of the rulers Of the
principal Indian States, where en-
tertainments are being planned on
an oriental scale.
This is for the man who is to be
the titular head of the greatest
group of civilized countries in the
world.
A glance at the program will
show it's amazing nature to any re-
Elective mind.
There is nothing in it that can
properly be of service to him in
his business. He is to be guarded,
restricted and kept exclusive,
while he goes about and visits his
people. All information concerning
them will be filtered through Off
cialdom.
1t is all a hold-over from the
medieval nonsense Of royalty that
has come down to US from the past.
i He is being made to conceive Of
himself as a being apart from the
world. If he had any true sort of
education he would be made to con-
ceive of himself as the responsible
head Of a vast business concern
which has to do with the happi-
ness or misery of his fellow-men.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
ShuU Tells the Truth
= EORGE BERNARD SHAW is today

~
Il lands greatest living publicst He is also of
not only has fear of telling the truth but he apparently
delights to tell it when there is considerable risk in it for
himself.
Mr. Shaw in recent public statement takes precisely
the position that the Hearst newspapers have taken the
question of Great Britan's preense to control the
Mr. Shaw shows how Lloyd Georges public acceptance
of the invitation Great Britain to attend conference
to limit armaments is nued by the explicit statement
that British Imperial interests require her to control the
Mr. Shaw denounces that statement declaration of
war against the United States within twenty years
He calls attention to the fact that the verge
of with Great Britain during the last great when
she insisted upon the right to seize vessels bound for
Italy and taxa out of them copper destined to Italy but
which Britain feared Nigh go ultimately to Germany be-
fore Italy declared against Germany Mr. Shaw
"Lethal command Of the sea is not right, it has
only to be nakedy stated to show that it is power
and nothing else To defend herself against it. Amer
lea began building fleet just Germany had done
at the end Of the last century"
Mr. Shaw declares that self respecting, intelligent
nation which has the power to prevent it will permit
another nation to have the power to command her the
sea- He gives it his opinion that it President Will
sacrifice of that of his fourteen points providing
for freedom of the which broke his influence in this
country.
There is substitute for intelligent preparedness.
Armies be mprovised Navies cannot The United
States must again be in position where her peace
full neutral commerce. in 1914, 1915 and 1916 be
swept from the by superior force seized and i'm
pounded to suit alien purposes the cannot be made
free by agreement they will have to be kept Free far
American s concerned, by the power of
manding American navy.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
We TOWNE GOSSIP
REGISTERED u. 8. Patent Offics.
BY X. c. B.

DEAR X. C. B.-With the papers full Of
stories of marital troubles, it is good to read
that somewhere there is a couple that has
come down through twenty-five years of
married life, and that, at least, the man in
the case has courage enough to stand up and
brag about it as you did the other day.
And in the absence Of any expression from
Mrs. K C. B., assume that if she were
conducting a newspaper column she also
might be inclined to brag. In any event, X.
C. B., send you my heartiest congratu-
lations. JOHN H. WILSON.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
THEY'RE HUMAN
Athert0n Du Puy-

]. E. Edgerton, president Of the National As
socation Of Manufacturers, was talking with Ern-
est Greenwood, American representative Of the
International Labor Organization which studies
industrial relations for the League Of Nations.
The fact that the United States Is not working
with other nations the problems that affect
the world reminded Mr.. Edgerton of a story.
He said that a farmer. having lost one Of his
team of oxen, decided that he would hitch him.
self to his cart alongside the other to take his
produce to town. This somewhat awkward idea
carried out and the journey was begun.
The cavalcade had not gone far. however. until
the OK decided he would run away. Down the
road he galloped frantically and the farmer found
1t necessary to keep pace or find himself dragging
humatngly in the mud.
AS he passed the front gate of a neighbor that
individual called to him loudly
Where are you all going2"
The reply to which. Mr.. Edgerton says, is much
like that which industrial America is forced to
make under it's present condition of aloofness.
The hurried farmer answered:
II don't know Ask the OK"
Did you ever hear c. real estate going into
storage?
Were you aware OF the fact that real estate
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor, a member Of the
rent commission, states that much of the short
age in living quarters, not only IN Washington,
but throughout the Nation, in due to the fact that
houses are wearing out and that real estate is
going into storage. There is a good deal Of build
ing going just now says Mrs. Taylor, but
there Is not yet enough OF 1t to balance the houses
that being removed from the market because
Of the fact that they the road to decay,
for houses wear out, just as do clothes. There
will be Improvement In the situation. she says,
until new construction more than balances the
abandonment of old houses.
BY real estate storage Mrs. TAYLOR means those
houses which are closed up and held for specula
ton, whose owners. for various reasons, do not
to rent them, and those houses which are
held for sale or at rent at price high to be
prohibitive. Despite the shortage in living quar-
In all Cities there great numbers OF these
houses which are thus in real estate storage.
General Pershng, Brig. Gen. Charles @. Dawes
director Of the budget; Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
and Lieut. Edwin DENLY. Secretary of the Navy,
are all members Of the National Press Club Post
Of the American Legion.
Former Senator Albert Jeremiah Beveridge OF
Indiana, who is training for comeback to that
post, used, in his youth, to work by the day as a
mule skinner.
Copyright, 1921.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
Washington as a Manu-
featuring City
By BILL PRICE.


Business from every section of the country fire.
quenty express surprise that more encouragement is
not given to light manufacturing in the District-not
the class of industries that would bring dirt and grlm
but those carried on by electricity, gas, etc.
IL would surprise of these critics if they knew
just how much manufacturing there is within the Dis
trict The figures show 600 manufacturing
establishments here, some Of them doing business in
all parts of the world.
But there could be great deal more manufacturing
without detracting from the ideally beautiful CIT.
which the nation and Washington people desire. And
this manufacturing could be brought here through
systematic, persistent campaign by Washington bust
men, who primarily interested in and charged
with the development of the city's population and
industries.
Our trade bodies have for years answered out town
inquiries to sites prospects, etc. but this work has
been part of the regular routine of these bodies with
occasionally fresh squirt to win the attention of pro-
spective manufacturers.
The one way to success is an ORGANIZED, UNITED
CAMPAIGN BY THE TRADE BODIES, backed by
sufficient finances to keep Washington definitely before
the industrial world Once the tide starts this way it
will not turn back
The regular resources of the trade bodies not
sufficient to carry the campaign required. We quick
ly raise funds in this city for almost any purpose and
we do it literally and unstintedly
Suppose we decided to raise INDUSTRY FUND
to do this job well do othersf Is there any
doubt that it would succeed Such fund would provide
a husting staff which would go after manufacturing
and keep after it to the end Some advertising would
be necessary and this would cost money, but wouldn't
it pay in the endi
It could not be expected that the regular officials of
the trade bodies could do such work in connection
with all their other duties. 1t is onetrack job, with
a special train and special engineers fremen, conduc
tors, in charge.
The transportation facilities of Washington of
the best Six great railroads enter and leave this city,
and the fine water transportation would be increased
with enlarged shipping Raw materials could be
brought in easily, and the finished products sent out
under advantageous circumstances Washington is the
gateway to the South. Why not keep the gatekeeper
busyi
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
Indid's Saloons

~ ANDHI is rapidly closing the
In drinking saloons in India
through his extraordinary per-
sonal influence.
The revenue derived from the
sale of liquor and opium goes into
British hands. So Gandhi urges
total abstinence as part of the
program of universal boycott of
all things British by which the
people of India hope to gain free
dom.
All saloons are picketed by men
who ask people not to drink, for
midas sake. In retaliation British
police and soldiers beat and shoot
pickets and break up total absti-
r,ence meetings with bullets and
bayonets.
The Indian patriots argue that a
Government which thus tries to i'm
pose liquor and opium upon an un-
willing people by the brutal use of
military power is not fit to gov
ern.
To most Americans the argument
seems to be sound and unanswer-
able.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
Greek Defeat
~ HE defeat of the Greek army in
Anatolia put an end to the
dream of Venizelos, which

uClCdI VI Iuc NIcch Ill
Anatolia put an end to the
dream of Venizelos, which
Constantine was compelled to at
tempt to carry out. The King was
under no delusion as to the risk of
this military adventure into Asia
Minor. But he found war of
conquest ready-made by Venizelos,
and nothing to do but to go on with
it at any risk.
7 A concerted propaganda to be-
little Constantine and exalt Veni-
zelos is making its appearance in
many American papers and maga-
zines. But the facts are that Con-
stantine would have kept Greece out
of the war, and that Greece would
now be prosperous and happy had
not the Allies backed Venizelos in
overthrowing the King and forcing
the Hellenes into a conflict which
has impoverished the nation.
The Washington times., 1921-10-12
Island Builder.

The mansrove tree is island builder and
an island may be the foundation of a continent.
The mangrove tree grows at the waters edge,
and when II drops it's fruit the latter has already
sent out a rootlet with which II locates itself
at once beside the parent tree. In the course
of years, this operation is repeated, the group
of trees soon form island. Occasionally some
OF the seeds will be carried away by the current
before taking hold, and II will start the island
building business at other point.