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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-12-30

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Farmsrs living alons Powder rive,
complain that their barbed wire fence.
across the river are being cut by
people using the ice for a public thor.
oughfare.
The Ice on Powder river has formed
to thickness Of between four and
i've inches.
The county commissioners meet IL
regular monthly session the first three
days Of next week.
The Brcndus Chamber of Commerce
meets in regular session Monday even.
ing OF next week.
Many inquiries continue to be re.
ceived at the court house concerning
the proposed sale Of 100000 in high.
way bonds. the sale being advertised
for February s.
A recruiting officer writes the Ex.
aminer that enlistments are wanted ir
the regular army. Applicants must be
over Is years of age. Anyone inter.
ested write to the recruit officer al
Fort Missoula, Mont, for further in.
formation.
Leonard Riebe is spending Few
days with his family en- Powder rive,
near BrOadus. being temporarily thrown
out Of employment by the closing o1
the railroad shops in Miles City.
Get ycur 'Fanlac where they've go,
1t. :. \. Holt, Broadus. Mont
Charles w. johnson of Quietus has
recently returned tc, Miles City from
st. Paul. where he has been taking
treatment at hospital for disability
resulting from his service in the arm,
overseas.
Summer schools have been djscon.
tinued at both Miles City and Lew =
town, effecting a saving of IS. 600.
Mail carriers are not priyileeed tc
remain more than ten minutes at :n-
termediate pestofficers. On some routes
in this county this ruli is being is.
nored by holding the carrier sometime
as long as an hour and more unit, the
incoming mail has been distributed
The mails are made up at d O'clock
the closing hour of the postc ffice.
Mr. and Mrs w. r.. Sutter and two
children spent Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. McNey at the Y T ranch.
The worst part of the road from
Broadus TO Miles city is said to lay
between here and Olixe where The
snow was drifted hard it,,Stretches. es
pccially en- the Sand Creek grade.
j. +. Blankner has been appointed
Eroadus postmaster ana will assume
his duties the first of the week. He
was assistant postmaster the past Year
with his wife as postmaster and the
conditions are now reversed
Warren H. Holcomb on Friday 1nad,,
final proof on an S0-acre filing. He
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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-12-30
.EPSIE

EPSlE, Dec a5.--This last snow Is
| causing the ranchers to do consider
able feeding.
y. NJ. f. Knutson ate Christmas din
ner over across the Pumpkin creek di-
vide.
Charles Jesse. wife and sen We're
business callers at Epsie Wednesday.
Charlie and Ben Quebbelnan Of Sell
way were callers u this vicinity on
Thursday. av
Mrs. Albert Jesse of near Olive spent
Christmas day with Fred Trautnan
and wife.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-12-30

creek.
Urban Isaacs, the Loesch teacher,
went home Friday to spend Christmas
with home folks.
Miss Violet Price came home last
Saturday evening to spend the two
weeks vacation with ONE folks.
Henry Kolka came out frcm Miles
City Saturday and states the roads
were in bad condition.
Mr.. Filkins returned from Miles City
one day last week.
Dan Gaskill autoed to Epsle last
Thursday and had the misfortune to
break his car,
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent., 1921-12-30
RIDGE

Pete Wlloth closed his sawmil Fri
day the 1cth. for the winter and his
crew returned to their homes and other
| work.
Mrs. Ira Caldwell is staying with
Mrs. Ernest Caldwell while Ernest Is
| away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
DANCE A SUCCESS

'The dance given on armistice night for the ex-service men by the ladies' auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars was grand sue cess," said Mrs. Henry Swope, land was at tended by large number of former service men, their families and friends. Everything for the dance was donated and the auxiliary wishes to thank all firms for the soft drinks contrib uted and especially the Heber Candy company for the many boxes of candy donated for the ex-service men now in local hospitals. Thanks is also extended to the Knights of Columbus through Father Walsh for the cigarettes and games sent to wounded men in hospitals. Mem bers of the auxiliary visited the soldiers in the outh Highlands infirmary and the Robinson hospital before the armistice parade and car ried them fruit, candy and cigarettes. It really seems that the citizens would take more interest in the wounded men here in our midst and try to do little things to make life more cheerful for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
HENRY FORD AND THE TENNESSEE RIVER

It stands to reason that Henry Ford will use the Tennessee river for transportation if he secures Muscle Shoals and operates plants there. Completion of the dams means not only 600,O00 horse power of electric current, but it means an open river fromN Knoxville to the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
 Sheffield iron has heretofore gone to the Ohio river junction in barges and was moved with dispatch and economy despite the lack of modern equipment. With fast steel self pro- pellers such as MT. Ford can construct in his own shops and deeper and unobstructed river there is nothing to be added to make a success of Transportation on the Tennessee between the shoals and Ohio and Mississippi river points. This would be all the more successful in con- junction with Fords railroad operations.
 Water and rail transportation should be linked together for the betterment of each. The Jones & Laughin Steel company of Pitts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
PAUL COOK.


 the university, but permeated life from birth to death, made it into superstition as deadly as any which ever sank man into degradation un- til "Cultur" outranked Christ, for "Me und Gott" was typical of the Kaisers mode of thought. s
 Since the war; however, there has been a considerable slump in what may be called the "Blood politics. of the mitarsts of Germany. It has been seen that governemnt is an art and not science. If this were not true the Brit ish empire would have fallen apart many years ago, and yet the Anglo-Saxon has shown very genius for governing races wholly unrelated and countries scattered around the world. am willing to put my money on the English who have shown politics to be an ait It's theory is justified in the exchanges of the world for the shilling is worth many times the mark
 Let us hope we have heard the last of "blood- politics." It has been demonstrated that war produces so vast havoc among the nations of the world, both of men and money that unless relief is found mankind cannot hope to improve, and there is grave danger of being unable 70 survive another Armageddon. Let then thinking men andawomen throw our influeHce for the success of the Washington meet pray ing that the wise statesmanship of the world will turn it's attention to the art of governing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
CHILDREN AND FEAR
R. M. in the Delineator.

Mary E. Bagley, R. N., in the Delneator.
 The teachings of modern psychology partic- ularIy direct attention to two principles that should be borne in mind by those who have charge of young children One is the avoidance of suggestions that stimulate fear; the other to develop the virtues of courage and self-re- lance. And how do we begin?
 First, we must remember that the fear in stinct, since it is deeply rooted in the impulse of self-preservation, is really normal; but through training and education it must be made subservient to the will. The chief course of fear is, as we know, ignorance and lack of un- derstanding. Now, if child is afraid of some- thing the most natural way to overcome this is to explain it and thus suggest away the fear. Suppose it is the fear of dark room. To say there is not anything of which to be afraid or to force him to enter the room, does not make the child less afraid. But suppose we explain the darkness, perhaps make light in the room, afterward darkening it again. Then, when we feel he has been properly prepared for it, we take him gently by the hand and lead him into the room, or perhaps only to the door.
 The child thus has chance to demonstrate to himself that there is really not anything of which to be afraid Always children should he aided as far as possible to go on their way un- deterred by fears, frights or ugly thoughts from which may grow various nervous disorders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
------ GLASS BLOWER BEATS NATURE

From the Mentor Magazine.
 Man is outdoing nature at the American Museum of Natural History in New York Not only have museum scientists assembled one of the worlds greatest natural history collections, but they are reproducing with absolute fidelity specimens and natural settings that stand the effects of time better than the originals.
 To do this the museum has organized a staff of men skilled in curious and, in some cases, obsolete trades In one exhibit alone 100, ,000 glass parts were blown, many of them tiny threads, and then all welded to the whole. One man is artist in tin; he cuts and soldiers to- gether orchids that debutante could wear.
 Formerly it was considered unscientific to mount and set exhibits naturally. In those days animals were truly "stuffed.' The pelt was hung head down and the interior crammed with straw until it was near bursting. The finished product bore vague resemblance to the live animal Later, wire skeletons were introduced, and then came the new scientists who believed that in order to instruct they must first in terest. Accordingly, new methods were intro duced. Animals were sculptured and their skins fitted to the solid form. They were set in natural surroundings and in. natural pos lures. Today the exhibits are marvels of realism into which have gone scientific study and the skill of sculptors, taxidermists, paint CTS, metal and glass workers, carpenters, cleo tricians and less know artisans
 Fish, distorted and unpleasant to look at in jars of alcohol, are created entirely from ar tificial material. The sea-life groups of the museums are remarkable One, in which a wis itor looks through forty-nch magnifying glass at minute fraction of sea bottom, cost more than $5,000. Hundreds of sketches, the result of much study of the living animals through a water glass, color notes and photographs, were first made. Then small scale model was made for the workmen's guidance, and the exhibit proper started. Wax, glass, sheet and liquid celluloid, in addition to the natural clements, went into its construction. Stagecraft was called upon to produce with lights and glass the amazing underwater effect.
 similar exhibit, ''the Pool Group" cost S10,000 in labor alone. In one group are 300,000 pieces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
WHOLESALERS LAGNIApPE

"Here is the way it works" said o. L. Bum, manager of the Chamber of Commerce as he signed checks for refund of transportation to out-of-town merchants who had patronized Birmingham wholesalers "Here is cheek for $952, here is one for $775 and here is one for $412. The amounts are not large, but the merchants at Boligee and Patton, Ala, and at Columbus Miss, receiving these refunds to- gether with letter of appreciation will feel that much more kindly to Birmingham.
 "This is one of the practices of the Whole sale Merchants and Manufacturers association which the retail merchants now organizing will probably put in vogue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
FORFEITURE SET ASIDE
.ditor of The Age-Herald,

To the Editor of The Age-Herald,
 Under date of November 16, there appeared on page 16, column of your paper a news item from Ashville, to the effect that w.. L. Steed, charged with assault with intent to murder, did not appear and forfeiture was taken against his bondsmen.
 As attorney for MT. Steed, and reader for years of your splendid paper I wish this cor rected. When this case was called state ment was shown the court from reputable physician of Roswell, New Mexico, stating that MT. Steed was physically unable to stand a trip back to Alabama, as he was running tempera- ture, and suffering from tuberculosis of both lungs. It was also shown to the court that at the time MT. Steed went to New Mexico for his health that he had round trip ticket back to St. Clair county to appear in the case against him, and damage suit against J. c. Wilbanks, for an alleged assault upon him. Because the statement was not sworn to it was not accepted, but the forfeiture was upon motion set aside, correctly so. Judge Steele ruled in this case.
 Will you please make the above correction Yours, FRANK B. EMERY,
 Pell City, November IT, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
THE WAY TO oPERATIo FAME
Gilbert W. Gabriel, in Leslie'a Weekly.

Gilbert W. Gabriel, in Leslie's Weekly.
 The story of Rosa Ponsee one of the Met ropolitan's chief sopranos, is a never-failing wonder. One spring she was singing in vaude- vlle and cabaret in New Haven, Conn.,; the next autumn she was a prima donna, the target of corsages tossed by diamonded dowagers In the horseshoe, the marvel about the opera club, her picture bonibardng the Sunday supplements and placarding all the music shops. In the short interim she had studied with the teacher of Galli-Curci. >It he remember, who so placed that coloratura's voice that, after years of only passable success in mediocre places, she took Chicago utterly by storm, swept New York to similar demonstration, and climbed to af- most lonely regions of popularity. Blame it on what you will-and many lay the blame so su- peratively clever managership- Galli- Curci's first nigt before New York public remains a memory turbulently bright. Now,she is at the Metropolitan, and they are saying there, along The Purple Road, "The tenor is dead; long live the coloratura
 A year ago the late Sylvester Rawling, who was music critic for the New York Evening World, went with some friends to dine at Broadway restaurant. There was young French girl dancing there, Yvonne D'Arle by name. He was coaxed to hear her sing, though she made no profession of it and had no ann bitions of that sort He asked her to go up to Galli- Curci's teacher, who had been responsible for the coming into major opera of Anna Fitziu, once soubrette in Chicago farce, as well as of Ponselle and Galli-Curci. Now Yvonne D'Arle is member of the Metropolitan company, signed to sing leading roles and ex- pected to make one of the seasons sensations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
M EN, w o M FEN
 A N D T H I N c s

I believe that politics is an art and not a science. This may seem a very fine distinc- tion and the splitting of hairs, but it divided the world into two great warning camps only a few years back and the nations which wrought on the basis that politics, in the high sense of government, was a science, had to acknow- ledge after a four years bloody struggle that those who held it to be an art had won on the field of battle
 The belief that government is science is what led Germany to set up "blood politics. as a fetish The Prussan doctrine of efficiency converted the state into idol and every Ger man man, woman and child was taught to bow down to it from the cradle to the grave. It was not a part, but the whole credo of the German people and in the end brought them from their high estate to low one
 The value of superstition and idolatry in government was recognized in the very dawn of history, and the upwal progress of man has been barred by it from time immemorial. An instinct to worship idols of some sort seems to have been an early and most useful character stic of men, useful since it was so easy for the superior person to select the idol, to dec crate it with the trappngs he desired, and then to manipulate it for his own ends.
 Never was theory so thoroughly worked and tried out as was state idolatry under the Machiaveian handling of the Hohenzolerns and their superman, Bismarck, who in the end fell beneath it's Hateful power when William II turned him out like a wornout servant, with warm pretenses of friendship and honor, but nevertheless as unfitted to longer be even a member of the house which he had done SD much to build up and make secure. It was pol itics as science carried to the Nth power.
 In Germany we found the deification of the state with God left out. It was the taking boldly over of the Caesarian idea and linking It up with the divine right of a twentieth ceE- tury Kaiser. It was the elevation of natural despotism into theory of government which was made palatable to the people under the modern theory of "efficiency' which was macs to take the place of which religious reverence had under the old theocratic system of Moses.
 The Hohenzollerns were able in modern times to put over some very old and wornout theories of rule. They re-adapted state idola- try and by an organized propaganda which be- gan at the kindergarten and did not even end in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
FIVE YEARS HENCE

''Where will the children play five years hence?" asked former mayor J. A. Van Hoose. 'sEvery time I see newsboy ask myself that question. It makes me enthusiastic over the pledge of the Optimist club to exert it's efforts to bring Green Springs park to the people.
 "There are fine domains for private parties at Roebuck, the Country club and in Edge wood but where is the park free to the boys and girls of Birmingham? We must have them. Parks are the lungs of a city. We should reach out for more parks and we should certainly bring to the people such an ideal one as is Green Springs.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the ChicagoNNew
 Pensions are the silver Innings of war clouds.
 Don't look for fruit a tree that never bore a blossom. erect enemy.
 The moral of dog's tail is that it invariably points to the past.
 The man who snores in sleeping car is apt to wake and find himself famous.
 As long as you refrain from. saying anything you keep the other fellow guessing.
 If man ever indulges in mature delibera- tion it is when. he has note to meet.
 If the day breaks before you get up you should not expect to find the whole day before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
CHINESE DELEGATES PRESENT
 VIEWS TO CONFERENCE

China sent her representatives to the con- ference to limit armaments in the hope that she would at last get justice. It will be se- rious reflection on every power represented at the conference if her claims denied Mans inhumanity to man" has, been given striking illustration in the treatment of China by stronger nations who have exploited her shamefhlly because China was helpless to stop their aggressions.
 The Chinese delegates in. Washington lost no time in setting their views before the con ference They want their territorial integrity and political and administrative independence guaranteed, Spheres of influence" abandoned and no treaties made affecting China unless she is first consulted and is given voice in the negotiations. In return, China promises to maintain the "open door" for all nations.
 These are the outstanding features of the Chinese proposals. They are eminently fair Would America, for instance, Great Britain or Japan, submit for one moment to the tactics, little short of international burglary, which have made China vassal to other powers and have robbed her of her political entity? They most certainly would not And if China had been strong nation, such as Germany was be- fore the war, would any other powers have dared to seize her territory, interfere with her domestic affairs and set themselves up as masters over a sovereign people? That ques- ton requires no answer.
 The disarmament conference will not be a success unless there is a new deal and square deal for China At present China is badly disorganized, yet she passed through the de- bacle of royalty and became republic with far less disastrous consequences than Russia is now experiencing. From the dawn of history the Chinese have been "a great nation. The pos abilities of China's future development indus trially are infinite. Had she not possessed such rich store of natural resources she never would have aroused the cupidity of other powers who have made her pawn in the game of international politics.
 It is predicted that China will not get all she asks of the conference. Japan has more at stake in China than any other nation and is watching every move with jealous eye. Japan claims by virtue of her economic condition and her geographical position that she is largely de- pendent on China for raw materials. That is true, but China can be treated with more even- handed justice without crippling Japan. If the conference fails to reach agreement that will restore China to the status of an independ- ent nation, it will leave one of it's most impor- tant tasks unfinished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
WIFELY PRIDE
From Wayside Tales.

From Wayside Tales
 A mission worker says that, while waiting for the occupant of the first floor of tene- ment house to admit him, he chanced to over hear two women conversing on the stairs.
 One remarked that her husband always wofe a clean shirt every Sunday morning
 "Well, now responded the other. q never cares much about. Sunday, but always sees that my man has clean shirt Saturday after moons, because that's the time he's generally fightin', and when he does take his coat off to fight I likes to know he lookAnice an clean"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-18
TO MAKE BIRMINGHAM
 A COTTON CENTER

An informal luncheon given the cotton deal CTS of Birmingham by one of their number revealed the fact that there are more than two score in that business here This led to a sug- gestion that they form an association to ad- vance the interests of Birmingham as a cotton center, which will be done.
 Attention was called to the strategic position of Birmingham in the cotton business with respect to the Port of Birmingham. Especially favorable rates for shipping to the gulf via the Warrior have been established for wide ter ritory. Birmingham would be the convenient point of assemblage for cotton moving down the river.
 There are first-rate bonded warehouse facl- ities here and strong and reputable cotton firms.
 Secretary Davis says if turkey goes up to 70 cents pound he'll eat corned heef and cabbage for Thanksgiving And in that case many another citizen will follow his illustrious ex- ample.
 Kentucky farmer dropped dead when told the price of pair of shoes. We feared that sooner or later this would happen and far mer would be the man to drop dead. Ring Lardner says when he met H. G. Wells they soon found out that one of them had never heard of the other. We can't expect Ring to know all the British writers
 Lou is quoted as saying he was slapped and beaten continually by the fair Geraldine o, Love, what crimes are committed in thy name Commissioner Haynes is pleased with the work of Michigan's dry agents He's prob ably convinced that the poor devils are doing the best they can.
 Son birds who leap from cabarets to the Metropolitan company may well have some dii . ficulty in controlling their temperaments. It takes something more than silk hat, the appropriate coat and trousers and pair of pearl gray spats to make diplomat.
 New Orleans bakers are said to be advertis- ing old fashioned fruit cake for Christmas. Further explanations are unnecessary. It's just as well that Henry Ford is not a delegate to the disarmament conference. He and the naval experts never would agree.
 
 Since war debts have been so widely discussed it takes long row of figures to stagger the imagination of the average citizen.
 
 Now that it is proposed to scrap battleships, we are just beginning to discover how nseless they are except for war
 Hon. Babe" Ruth has made his debut on the stage. There is only way to describe his tact" It's scream
 Thus far Mr. Wells output on the disarma- ment conference has considerably exceeded that of MT. Bryan.
 
 Disarmament delegates who have to depend on interpreters are at a great disadvantage in a talkfest.
 
 We are forced to the melancholy conclusion that Judge Anderson is not popular with union labor.
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 The Chinese delegates, you will please ob- serve, have just begun to talk.