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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
Floors-Refnish Yours Yourself
with paint or varnish. We tell how

ishes called "Fifteen-for-Floors"
and "Fullerwear."
They are Fuller's Specifica-
tons for home Aoors-each for
a particular effect.
We make also a special line
of paints, varnishes, enamels,
ETC., for all kinds of interior
decorating. And we maintain
Free Advice Department that
will tell you in detail how to
use them. You simply describe
the article, how finished now,
and the effect you want to get.
We've specified these ma
terials and methods for you
after Y years experience with
paints and painting practice.
We are one of the largest paint
manufacturers in the United
States.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
LABOR LEADERS
VISIT HARDING
IN WHITE HOUSE

Organized labor Monday renewed
its plea for release of political
prisoners.
Samuel Gompers, head ~ the AM
erican federation of labor, and a
delegation of labor sofIicials called
at the White House and urged Presi-
dent Harding to pardon all persons
who were sentenced because of their
views on the war
The most conspicuous of these is
Eugene V. Debs, now in Atlanta
penitentiary whose case is now un
der review by Attorney General
Daugherty.
Another delegation composed
largely of Socialists is to cali at the
White House on the same mission
April 13.
The labor delegation is restricting
its appeal 60 those who are serving
sentences because OF their opinions
regarding the war The draft
evaders and those convicted of
activity designed to hinder the pro-
secution of the war are not included
in the category OF political prison
ers in the opinion of Gompers.
Before his election, Harding ex-
pressed the opinion that all of these
cases should be considered indiyid-
ually on their merits. An impress,
sion is current in Washington,
without any definite statement to
bear it out, that Debs is to be par
doned shortly. President Harding
approved the suggestion of Attorney
General Daugherty that Debs be all
lowed to come to Washington with
out guard recently to discuss his
case.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
Our Talk Not Cohesive.

For hours group Of men will
talk, and all problems fall like ducks
on a rifle range before their we'll
aimed epigrams. 1t may be a bril-
liant session, but we cannot forbear
thinking that not many serious
thoughts are expressed with feryor,
that few honest emotions have
adequate utterance. A gathering
often is devoted to anecdotes, quips
and the cracking of jokes, like the
biblical thorns, under the converse
tional pot. OF course, much con-
servation is necessarily anecdotal;
but two travellers who Meet in the
smoker Of a train crossing our Am
erican plains do not tell anecdotes
merely. There the anecdotes take
on more meat and grow in length
they become tales. Again, however
learned we are, we forget our pc
dantry when we talk in smoker
Yet over a meal among those we
know and will meet again we slough
off our impulse to modesty and sin
eere self-expression and launch
forth in all our drab erudition on
else we sparkle in anecdote and say
nothing to the point; forgetting
that the best jest, aside the point,
seems pointless. In short, there Is
not always enough confessive con
versation between Americans. In
France and in Latin America, the
art of conversation has become an
art of confessional the confession
indeed, OF ones faiths, foibles ane
fancies AS for us, We feel that nc
one is so sympathetic, perhaps az
to merit listening to our personal
accompaniment of these histories
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
Page Three.

tic red hot stove" application to
frozen ear. :
Growers are spraying well and
the fruit men have been encouraged
by the reported failure OF the fruit
crop in the central states. Idaho
fruit men will raise large fruit
crops to provide the increased de-
mand provided by the fruit failure
in the central states.
During the past week growers of
the Boise valley have cleaned up the
shipment of Winesaps. The move
ment of this variety of apple was
from 81 to $3.50 per box, faced
iand filled pack. Properly graded
and packed, extra fancy Winesap
apples, had a market of from So to
-235 per box.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
idaho TO Send
Large EXHIBITS EXHIBITS
TO SPORT FAIR

daho's exhibits at the second an
nual sportsmen 's4Tourist fair, which
Is to be held at Spokane from April
Is to Is inclusive, are second only
in nynber to Washington's, it was
announced Monday by Otto M.
Jones, state game warden.
Nine districts in the northern
mart of the state will have entries
at the fair and the state game war
den will have a Photographic ex-
bibit covering that section of the
state generally, which promises to
attract much attention.
Many special features are in store
for the visitors who, it is estimated
by the committee in charge, will
number about $4,000. National
forest supervisors will have exhibits
explaining the status of the great
stretches of scenic woods under di-
rection. The motive in these eX-
hibits is to convey to the public the
idea that the national forests are
the peoples playground, that the
tourists who visit the national far
ests is on his own property and
that he win be aided and assisted
by all the resources of the forest
service.
Perhaps the most unique feature
Of the fair, according to Mr., Jones,
Will be the fish exhibit. Practi~
cally all Of the inhabitants Of the
brooks and lakes will be frozen in
solid cakes of crystal ice which will
show the FISH in all their colors.
From the little trout to one giant
fish tipping the scales at so pounds
all will be frozen. Several dis
plays will require 600 pounds Of
ice will be used for the exhibits.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

trees is the same as a frozen ear or
part OF the human body. according
to local fruit men. If one tries to
thaw out a frozen ear or finger at a
red hot fire the results are more
likely to be disastrous but no seri-
Gus results are occasioned II the ear
or frozen part of the body is thawed
out gradually by the application of
cold water.
SO in the fruit game" Mondays
damp and cloudy weather has gent
ly thawed out the fruit that was
frost bitten on Sunday night and
Monday morning. The big danger
from frost is the possible combina-
ton of subsequent weather. II the
sun shines brightly after cold wealth
er the result is the same as the dras-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
Market Conditions,

Favorable eastern markets have
occasioned the shipping of practi-
cally all Idaho apples with the ex-
ception of certain varieties for home
consumption, according to reports
from local fruit warehouse com
panies. At present the demand Tor
new fruits, such as earlier fruits in
Guiding berries, has eclipsed the de-
mand for apples. Practically all
the apple growers took advantage
of the favorable eastern markets
and have shipped their products.
Reports from inspectors and fruit
men show that Sunday afternoons
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

snow and Sunday nights cold snap
has done little or no damage to Ida
no fruit. The only damage done
was to the apricot crop and this dam
age was minimized as only in few
cases were growers OF apricots in
jured by the cold weather.
Generally speaking the cold
weather has had a good effect in the
fruit industry. The snow had an
excellent effect in that it retarded
the coming out of fruit buds and in
this way cut down the danger from
frost later in the budding season.
Danger from the cold weather was
done away with by the large amount
of precipitation in the air and the
weather on Monday,
The principle of frost on fruit
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

ITS a simple matter, if you
Il cannot get a painter, to re-
finish any floor-fun, in fact,
to do the work yourself.
We make the finest finishes.
They dry over night, so you
can walk on them in the MORN
ing.
They are made for laymen's
use as well as painters - they
flow and spread easily and cover
well. The result is a smooth
and lustrous finish - just the
one you want to get, although
you - an amateur - do the
work.
Women can apply these prod
ucts as we'll as men.
Fuller makes a famous floor
paint-Rubber Cement Floor
Paint and two famous warm
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
knowledge is the Password,

No man can hope to have all the
the information that is avilable. But
today the sum (of material for
knoWledge) seems SO immense, so
much has been discovered and col
lated, that a man must spend near
~ all his life learning what is al
ready Known; he is about ready to
die by the time he knows enough
to contribute anything new to the
great common store. You hear it
deplored that we today have lanquid
intellects; we are not full Of lresh
beautiful enthusiasm. How can 1t
be so? How can we thirst after
knowledge? The shelves are full
of encyclopaedia, the newspapers
forestall our Imagination and refec-
ton, education is not only free but
compulsory, books deluge us; know
ledge seems a hopeless task, and
must get ever more hopeless, III til
we at last give it up altogether.
How strange a prospect. We shall
shortly have gathered so much
knowledge that we shall have made
it impossible for an ordinary man
to know anything.
Impossible to know anything?
Perhaps, better, Impossible to get
at the essential things, 20 dig them
out of the mass of knowledge like
specks of radium out of mountain.
We make ourselve believe we know
some things, we dig out our petty
little piles Of information, and find
they. have in them many things that
no one else has CHANGED to dig out.
When we set about to use them we
find we are not on common ground
with the rest of humanity. Yet we
insist upon talking about our own
little fund of knowledge, recounting
our personal experiences in acquir-
ing them, until we are very much
bored with one another.
1t is that way with what we call
education; but not with what we
call the wisdom of our great wise
men. Wisdom never bores, If 1t
bores you, then it is not wisdom.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
PERSHING MAY
GO TO TOXIC

Secretary Weeks statement that
he would shortly announce detail
to duty for General Pershing, COM
mensurate with his rank" has caused
considerable interest and specula-
ton in the war department. Sew
eral possible assignments for the
general, whose rank as general of
the army places him above any
routine detail, have been discussed
by officials, it was said Tuesday
1t has been rumored he would re-
tire to accept a diplomatic post,
probably that of ambassador to
Japan to succeed Roland Morris,
whose resignation President Hard
ing accepted. 1t is understood this
would be the most acceptable dlplo-
matte post General Pershing could
be offered. His service there years
ago as military attache would tend
to qualify him for the position, IL
has been pointed out. Another dip
lomat1c post mentioned is Paris
but it is believed that if given his
choice he would prefer Toxic.
On the other hand many army Of
ficers believe General Pershing VIII
either be made chief of staff to sue
coed Mai. Cen. Peyton G. March,
or that Secretary Weeks viii seek
from congress legislation placing
the army on a field basis with him
as general of the army at the head
of the organization. In that event.
it was pointed out the general
would have a chief of staff exactly
as he Fad Mai. Gen. Harboard as
his principal assistant and CHIEF OF
staff in directing the A. e. F. dur
ing the war,
Another assignment frequently
mentioned in connection with Cen
eral Pershihg is that Of governor
general of the Philippines but it is
not believed such detail would De
acceptable to him. A tour Of the
world as an envoy extraordinary
similar to the tours made by other
allied leaders after the war also
has been mentioned,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

Don't think you can't do
work like this simply because
you haven't ever done it. Fol-
low Fuller Specifications and
you'll get the right effect.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

"Rastus," demanded the Judge
sternly, ARE you guilty or not
guilty? In other words. did you or
did you not steal those chickens?a
Rastus squirmed uneasily.
wait until All heads dc evil
dence," he finally answered
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09
Where to Buy

Important that
you get the right
material so be sure
TO go to the right
store for Fuller
Products. Cut out
the coupon below as
a memo to direct
NOII
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

"How's yer boy down at college?"
Not very good, guess. He
wrote he was halfback an now tells
us he's fullback."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

Women are buying more clothes
than men. but men continue to wear
more clothes than women.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

After all, fellow has a fair ex-
cuse for sleeping late in the morn
ing. The hand of the CLOCK IS
quicker than his mind.
A really great man can go INTO /"
store. purchase his groceries, and
depart lust like an ordinary human
being. 1t is the imitator who makes
a big noise.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

did the burglars overlook any
thing of value?" inquired the re-
porter.
I'D rather not say" returned the
victim.
"Why?"
Because they'll be watching the
papers for day or two to find out
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-04-09

We frankly admit, brethren, that
prohibition has its good points. 1t
furnishes a lot of good newspaper
ctorfpc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02

home by Mr. and Mrs. L. A, Har-
mon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph c. Bean have
closed their home here and they left
Thnursday morning for Auburn
where they will remain for d feWdayS
with Mrs Beans arents before re-
turning to their home in Wakefield.
Mass. Mr.. Bean is a science teacher
in the Girls High school in Boston.
Miss Zoie Clifford and Miss Helen
Arey of Dorchester, Mass have been
guests for a few days of Mrs Rssa
Church. They are touring the state
by auto andleave today for Bar Har-
Dor and Rockland accompanied by
Mrs. Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. u. Howard of Dow
er- FoXcroft have returned home af-
ter d visit at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Croker.
Miss Ruth Campbell who has been
at the home of Mrs. Rosa Church for
three weeks, left Wednesday for
Lewiston where she will train to be
come nurse in Central Maine Gen
eral hospital
Ross Holt. Shepherd GaIusha. Les
ter and Herbert left Thursday morn
ing in the Roundy car for "a trip to
Pemaquid.
Mrs. Mae Hodgedon is in Water
Vile where she is the guest OF Miss
Alice Osborne for a few days.
Clinton people who We're at the fair
grounds when telephone calls came
asking that they be notified of the
fire W ednesday afternoon. are loud in
praise OF the promptness with which
the messages were handled by the
operator, Miss Clara F'lye of WinsloW.
Her friendly interest in spreading the
news and apparent desire to be of all
possible service is greatly appreciat-
ed by all concerned
At the meeting Of Laurel Lodge of
Rebekahs last evening the sum of
1921 was reported as the proceeds of
the dinner and supper furnished Old
Home Week. 1t was voted to donate
SO to the Odd Fellows and Orphans
Home fund. Mrs. Florence Files,
Miss Dora Kinsley, and Ruel Lamb
were appointed TO draw up resolutions
on the death of Harold c. Bremner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruel Lamb extended an
invitation to the members of Laurel
Lodge and their families to a corn
roast at the Lamb home on Main
street. Monday evening next Those
who partook of their hospitality on
a similar occasion last year are look
ing forward with much enthusiasm
to the evenings enjoyment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02
GIVEN A CALL"
Continued from Page One)

i Charles 5. Thomas, of Colorado. in an
address he delivered before the as
sociation here today to arouse public
opinion TO what he described as
i"sinister conditions" in the methods
/ Of federal legislation. He appealed
! to the lawyers to combat q riot of
waste and profiigacy which," he said,
has long disstaced the countly's
affairs"
| He urged the association to show
the people how they had departed
/ from the principles of impartial en-
forcemcnt of laws and equality of
rights and to warn them OF. the dan
gers of paternalism and that the gov
eminent must perish when con-
= Nerted into 4 colossal agency for the
hestowal of privileges and the dis
! tribution of its revenues to those Sc
curing its control and welding its
authority"
| Mr., Thomas is q Democrat, whose
second term in the Senate expired
| last March
The former Senatof criticized the
| development of Federal at the ex-
pense Of state authority and enumer-
! ated many ways in which the legis-
lative ercroachments of the Federal
government had invaded state au-
! thority, He declared that IF the
range Of political authority be ulti-
| mately covered into the central sys-
TEN, the results may fully justify the
assertion that it is impossible for a
q n n ON nj
| Federal aid for numerous projects
! such as improvement of rivers and
: harbors. he declared. is now to be
supplemented by the grant of billions
TO the service men and women Of
the recent war, subordination of the
resources and administration of the
Federal reserve banks to the ext
gencies of speculation, agriculture
and labor, and by the proposed crea-
ton of national corporation CAPT
talized from the Treasury for the
purchase and storage of surplus COM
modities unable to find an immediate
market.
, Revenue, he said, is raised as ex-
tensively as possible by levies i'm
posed upon specific interests frankly
designed to impress the voter with
the conviction that the public burden
is placed upon other shoulders than
his. Taxes. he added, are dictated by
political exigencies and controlled by
political considerations
Statutes especially favoring groups
or classes of people had become a
feature OF congressional action, he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02

A great deal of credit is due the
committee in charge, of whom f. S.
Mack, proprietor of the Sunbeam
Bakery, is chairman. The other
members of the committee are
George A. Macomber, Lester Hart
and Alfred tacasse.
This camp is the result of Co
operative effort on the part of the
business men of Augusta. The
amount to be subscribed was set at
$500 per person. no more no less
Within one hour Mr.. Mack, who
conducted the canvass for funds was
able to report total of 500 and his
final figures were $50. He has d
dozen or fifteen other men to call
upon and assures his colleagues
that he intends to omit no one. In
other words it is not too late to have
a share in the good work. Besides
the amount raised by Chairman
Mack the chamber of Commerce
has appropriated $3.50 for the work
The brick and gravel for the fire
places were donated by j. NJ.
Nichols. The Augusta Lumber COM
pany supplied two tables for the
convenience of the campers. The
Augusta Water District donated Il
portion of the pipe for the water
system, Cross bars for the grid
irons We're cut and given by Taber
81 Reid. The Central Maine Power
company co-operated by giving
quick service in the setting of poles
for the electric lighting. Everything
is now in readiness for the campers.
including plenty OF sood ROAD signs
pointing the way to Augusta. with
the words. Augusta, Capital of
Maine. Offers Free Camp for Auto
mobile Tourists"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02

The free automobile tourists
camp promised by the Augusta
Chamber of Commerce is now a
reality. Thus Augusta is brought
into the list of progressive cities
having accommodations for visitors
who desire to camp out and enjoy
their vacation days to the fullest.
The accompanying Illustration will
show the general arrangement of the
camp site where 1ireplaces of ample
capacity have been provided. where
pure running water is availa BILE
from the city system, and where
adequate electric lighting gives both
service and protection. Capital park.
where the camp site is located has
ample room to accomm odate any
number of visitors, and is just far
enough away from the center of the
city to give that degree of isolation
most desired by the tourist. Yet,
within five minutes, the campers can
reach the business center with IA
cilities for shopping unexcelled in
Central Maine.
The camp site has been equipped
with modern chemical toilets as re-
quircd by the board of Education.
Free fuel will be supplied by the
merchants who will donate boxes
and barrels for this purpose. A
register will be provided so that all
visitors will be given "a chance to
leave their names and addresses for
future reference. They will receive
an invitation annually from the
Chamber of Commerce to again visit
Augusta and to them will be sent all
future publications of the Cham Der
of Commerce regarding the city and
vicinity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02

The following merchants contri-
free auto camp: John Coughlin,
FullerH olway Company, j, H. Co.
gan Co, Swift 6 Turner Company,
f II. Beale e Co. H. G. Barker Co,
G. A. Ellnwood Co, f. w. Church,
Geo. w. Merrill, Merrill Bros, G. A.
Thompson, Daylight Store. j. f.
Turner, B. L. Bither, F. l.. Hersey,
+. +. Davis Co, Sunbeam Bakery,
H. Fl. Pierce, Beane & Cross, c. +.
Bilodeau, w. p. Perry, Taber &;
Reid, Brooks Hardware Co, Lowell
& Nicholson, Rand & Stearns, Swift
4 Company, G. A. Beckett, Hersom
& Bonsall, Macomber, Farr & Whit
ten, j. f. Bilodeau. the Holmes Swift
Co, Fifield Bros. Co, Capital Gar
age Co, Purinton Bros, A. L.>Grant,
J. NORM & Sons, Melville Smith q
Son, f. Locke, l.. S. Young. Robert
Miller, WebbeT's Auto Electric Ser
vice, n. +. Goodrich. John p. Squire
60, Fl, Chernowsky. j. B. Farrell
Co, with others pending.
A plan has been proposed for
giving the camp u suitable opening.
The new fireplaces offer splendid
opportunity for a real corn roast and
50 Sept. nth has been set tentatively
as II date for such an event with a
corn roast, bacon roast and frank
fort roast all rolled in one and in
Nitatlons viii be sent to all mem
ber5 Cf the Chamber of Commerce.
all who have contributed to the
camp and to their friends a royal
good time should result. Incident
ally report Of the proceedings to-
gether with a description of the
camp itself Will be sent to all parts
of Tho country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02
Eight Bankruptcy Petitions

In the United States district court
in Bangor the following petitions in
bankruptcy have been filed: Ash
land Grange Corporation of Ashland.
Secured claims, 1885; unsecured, SPA
6@S9. Notes and bills which should
be paid by other signers thereto are
listed as s2,745.S9. There are many
items in the list of unsecured claims,
but no single item exceeds the sum of
$4,000. Rodney L. Baker of Pittsfield.
Secured claims. none: unsecured.
1897. Samuel W. Adams of Houlton
Secured claims. none: unsecured, 1890
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-02
Mrs. Eliza D. CUMMINGS

-. hiiza u. Cummings. widow of
NJ. 'd'e Otis u. Cummings passed
r ' away at 1890 p. NJ,
80 ',so aH at the home of her daush-
l,., "fs' Fred L. Garland of the Bal
lon. a road at the age of SIS years. fol-
p,,n ns brief illness. Mrs. Cum
NJ was former member of the
usa TO-" augusta Methodist church, she
ono "Fahie. christian woman, an /
f,,o. mat will be missed by many
crr,,,,, BESIDES her daughter. Mrs.
Mr. innings is survived by two nieces;
Nrs Everett Lowell of Augusta, and
tRo "es'iey Clark of Belgrade, and
hephews, f. NJ. Dudley of Man
tbron and T. ]. Dudley of Win
az w. Funeral services will be held
Rail "e nome of her daughter on the
CStans road at p. M. Saturday