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The Lamar register., 1922-08-02

quhrtered, and her popularity at the
American Legion post, which bears her
brothers name, is often remarked
Further honor WAS recently paid the
memory Of Lieutenant Luke when the
Italian Croce di Guerre was awarded
him posthumously. The cross, with u
certificate of award signed by General
Diaz, il now Ia possession of the late
officers family, together with II Con
gressiOnal Medal Of Honor. Distin-
guished Service Cross with oak leaf
cluster. and several minor decorations.
The lieutenant was one OF the besI
known and most picturesque flyers In
The Lamar register., 1922-08-02

The greatest piece OF legislation
that has ever been drawn for the farm
er, the livestock grower and the min
err
That is the manner in which Rep
resentative Charles 3. Timberlake Of
Sterling. who returned home last week
during the recess of the House. sum-
marizes the permanent tariff bill now
being considered by the Senate. Mr.
Timberlake. who is member OF the
committee Of ways and means of the
House. declared that the present ses-
sion Of Congress "has enacted moro
beneficial legislation than any other
Congress Of the last twenty-five
years"
"The tariff bill VIII prove OF par
ocular benefit to the agricultural re-
gion Of the west" Mr.. Timberleke
said THE returning prosperity IN ag-
-'cultural districts is largely due to
the temporary tariff measure. the bene-
fits Of which will be increased and
made lasting by the permanent bill.
Mining in Colorado should receive
quick and decided benefits from the
.arif law. Manganese, which is an
important item to Colorado, should
prove profitable as a result of the
,arif Of 2 cents pound which is in
iluded in the measure as now drawn.
This item was inserted by the sub-com-
nlttee Of the committee of ways and
means of the House, was stricken out
oy the Senate finance committee. and
as re-inserted by vote of the Senate
principally through the efforts of SEN
tor Samuel d. Nicholson of Colora-
do"
Mr.. Undertake preducted that the
tariff bill would pass the Senate by
September LIST.
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The last troops have been withdrawn
from the Colorado coal fields ami
peace prevails with the state rangers
on duty. Order throughout the strike
district in Colorado today is in strik-
ing contrast to the insurrection which
disgraced the state during a similar
strike during democratic administra-
ton. and to the horrors which have
terrified residents of other states
which did not have the advantage of
strong state government pledged and
able to preserve life and property.
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Then there are the boy scout par
ties, adept at everything pertaining
to 'shanks mare" travelling and wood
craft The e1-service man and the
boy scout are pioneers in the hiking
game. Listen to one Of them right
of the train and making ready for
twelve mile jaunt: Get that can
teen over to the side, Jimmie, and
It won't keep bouncing on your leg
every step. Is it nlled? Well. then,
we drink. How about the eats? Lets
check 'eIn on. You got the spuds.
Bill; the bacon Jimmie. Who has the
coffee and the Borden tin cowr
Right here" announces a freckled
comrade of the road, pattlng his KNAPP
sack Switched the mocha and the
can of milk when Sis wasn't looking"
well, then, let's gol' snaps the
commander OF the expedition.
This party is travelling light for real
distance. Another must expect to
make shorter hitch or else be count
ing greatly on Its power Of endur-
unce Perhaps the camp is not far
off because the group is equipped for
an overnight stay with heavy blanket
rolls, hatchets, lanterns, canvas wa
terpails. rubber ponchOs, kettles, pots,
new tangled firestand, etc, etc. The
blankets are laid out for 4 better
packing uf the bags and cans OF food.
When the party commences TO losd
up the members brlstle all over with
camp tools and equipment.
Back to the Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
tenements has found a new territory
to roam and one almost unknown TO
his associates He IL introducing them
TO this newly discovered land and
teaching them how to be Independent
Of any transportation but their ewn
good legs and Of any subsistence but
what they can carry and prepare.
Walk. and cook your own" h his
motto.
who win say the leaven thus fer
mentlng in the city crowds will net
bear fruit In keener appreciation of
country delights, especially as these
are added to by increased comforts
on the farm. With his radio hitched
up, the farmer listens in on the best
entertainment the country has to
offer. Modern home devices wipe out
many hardships formerly Imposed
upon Isolated dwellers. There Is. in
short, rapid cutting down of the
differential between farm and city
life
In the meantime. knowledge mus
precede a true appreciation OF what
the country holds and this Is what
the hike supplies. There is more ap-
peal in one apple tree in blossom than
in reams of printed matter put out to
induce the citizen of the city TO
change his abode to the country. The
mixers constitute growing army,
equipped with bacon. spuds. coffee
and tin COW for merely days outing
but nevertheless seeing sights that
make them yearn To be among them
all the time. II Is NOT loo much 10
assume that the army may one day
recruit the open places
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American ace who
so calamity gave
his life one day in
the early autumn
Of 1918 found the
same Joy In serv-
Ice to his country
that Anna Marie
Luke now finds
In serving ex-sol-
diers in the hos
pitsls OF Phoenix,
Ariz. Her songs
are known wher-
ever veterans are
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went. Known by reputation to every
man In the A. E. r., he represented all
that WAS romantic In modern warfare
lie fell In action with enemy airmen
near MurvauI, after a forced landing
uf his plane. He had previously shot
down three German balloons while un-
der terrific fire from ground batteries.
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any Amy. Work
Ing for the most
part without or
ders. lie pructl-
cally fought his
own war. He
would load up
with bombs, fly
far back into Ger
man territory.
take on any odds
that happened to
fall TO him. and
work destruction
" h ere yer h e
The Lamar register., 1922-08-02
FOR SALE

500 note, secured by first lein on
l60 acres land Prowers Co. Due Nov.
1924, drawing 8 per cent viii dis
count. G. A. Eberle, Wakita, Okla.
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MONEY TO LOAN

We are now able to take care of
your farm loans. Drop in and see us
Taylor & Frick. Eli W. Gregg. Mgr.
The Lamar register., 1922-08-02
Call for Republican Assembly 25th
Senatorial District.

As authorized by the 25th Senator
ial District Republican Central Com
mittee, a Republican Assembly for
said district of the State of Colorado,
is hereby called to convene at the
court house in Lamar, Colorado, at
400 p. NJ, on Monday, August z,
1922, for the purpose of designating
candidates for State Senator from the
25th Senatorial District, and for the
transaction of such other business as
shall lawfully come before the as
sembly.
Said assembly shall consist of dele
gates from the various counties Of the
district on the same basis as in the
call for the state assembly, as follows:
Baca ----------......--.--.-. -----------
DShb -----------.----------. -----------------.-
hAONst ------------..-- --------------------
CAREY TROUPE,
GRANBY HILLYER, Chairman.
Secretary.
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LUKE FOUGHT HIS OWN WAR
Young Lieutenants Devotion Lives on
in Sister Now Cheering Es-Ssl-
diers In HospItais.

Frank Lukes devotion to duty lives
on I'm the character Of his sister. The
The Lamar register., 1922-08-02
Call for Republican Assembly for
Baca- Prowers Legislative District
GRANBY HILLYER,
Secretary.

AS authorized by the Republican
Central Committee for the Raca-Prow-
ers Counties Legislative District, a
Republican Assembly for said district
is hereby called to convene at the
court house in Lamar, Colorado. at
200 p. NJ, on Monday, August Z, 1922,
for the purpose of designating cand-
idates for Representative in the Colo
RADIO General Assembly for said dis
trict, and for the transaction of such
other business as shall lawfully come
before the assembly.
Said assembly shall consist Of dele
gates from the two counties on the
same basis as the call for the state
assembly, as follows:
Baca .-.--...-.......-..-...- --..-..---.-.----
Prowers .--.-..--...---.-...---------. 10
E EMERSON,
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and married your
girl7 No. that
didn't happen to
Sergeant William
Mettlen OF Oma-
ha. Neb.. but he
was told to lnn-
agine that II did
while signal corps
p h o t o & raphers
were taking his
picture to repre-
sent the typical
American fighting
man" The pho
The Lamar register., 1922-08-02
THE TYPICAL YAhK FIGHTER
Sergeant William MettIen, Omaha,
Stacks Up With All the Required
Dimensions.

How would you look II u Stacker
back In the States had taken your job
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boys are not abaShed, they are not
forward. They are merely cofindeat
and know the President is heartily in
sympathy with their movement. and
besides, that he, too, is a soldier. for
is he not the Communicated chief of
the Army and Navy. The President s
eyes light up. 1t is pleasing relief
from the group that has just passed.
and politics disappears from his mind.
He sees before him honest, upright.
unselfsh Americans.
The troop passes. Do your eyes de-
cetve you? Has a complete transit
tion taken place? A moment before
and you saw the uniform Of the
scout; here again you see the uni
foim, but this time the scouts are
girls. The President pauses; a word
to one Of his aides and the Boy Scouts
are halted before they leave the
building. The President turns and
welcomes the little misses. his atti-
tude like that of great big brother.
He chats with them and seems loath
to have them pass.
Another whispered word and one
Of the attaches takes them TO where
the Boy Scouts have been halted.
Word is sent over to the White
House proper-the place where Mr..
and Mrs. Harding live-and the
troops of scouts. boys and girls. are
on their way to meet the first lady
of the land, who incidentally is an
honorary member of tho Girl Scouts
Then comes an old gentleman with
long, gray hair and a beard Of the
same hue reaching way down upor
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knows. are as great as your talent,
and it is with the certainty of being
well received that we have ventured
to disturb you"
The painter Destranges made a
polite and benevolent gesture Of pro-
test. They didn't disturb him at ALL
He invited his visitors to take seats
in a comfortable corner tf his big,
sumptuous studio. They were both
art critics-Sergy, with an estab-
lished influence. and Belt. younger
and less able, but still highly useful
They were people we'll worth culti-
vating. He offered them cigarettes.
took one himself. lighted it. leaned
back in his chair, and. looking at
Sergy, who seemed to be acting as
spokesman, asked:
what can do for your
my dear master. our errand con-
Germs a case Of suffering which must
be relieved at once. An artist. vet
eran. who twenty years ago was do
ing very interesting work. Is now in
desperate condition sick. almost
blind, stripped of everything. l. he
has not already starved-1 an, Hat
exaggerating. my dear master-it Is
due to the wonderful devotion of his
wife, a heroic creature. who. to keep
the wolf from the door. has accepted
the toughest sort Of WORK.
But human forces have their lin
its. This unfortunate woman is worn
out. The husbands condition Is get
ting worse. She can no longer leave
him and there Is nothing more In
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their miserable lodging in Montrouge
to sell or to pawn. But both of them
are too proud to ask assistance.
Some knowledge of this pitifui
drama came accidentally to my friend
and confrere, Belt He was much
touched and consulted me. Thess
people must be helped without delay.
We ask your aid in doing something
for them. We were thinking of or
ganizing a sale Of this poor fellows
works, and that sort of disguised
charity would not offend his pride
But for some years he has produced
almost nothing and. little by little.
he has sold all his canvases at
wretched prices to nobody knows
whom"
Il am entirely at your service"
Destranges answered, with the same
polite benevolence. And believe me,
gentlemen. l am grateful to you for
calling this unfortunate case to my
attention. But don't you think that
some Immediate relief
Undoubtedly. We have collected
little money, but only in the form
Of loans. must go tomorrow to
Montrouge. But I have neglected to
tell you the name of our protege.
who will now have in you a much
more powerful protector. Perhaps
you remember him? Some sof his
canvasses, l repeat, attracted notice
twenry years ago, about .ta same
time that ycn -narseif were making
your mark. His name is Louis Chan.
dier. Do you know him. my dear
master?'
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| who make the request. have been
actuated by motives entirely unselfish
OF course, some Of the pleas have
come from students and painters who
have not yet arrived"
Then again. there are the hundred
odd requests for an autographed
| photograph that some one wants to
have raffled of at some fair or bazaar.
Those who make this request are gen.
orally sincere in their motive and
frankly honest as to the reason they
desire the picture with the Presidents
signature thereon.
Requests have filtered in from time
to time, asking the secretary il it
will not be possible to have the
President accept a new make or style
of golf club or golf ball, and while.
of course, the proposed donors state
that no advertising matter will be
issued apprfsing the public of the
fact that the President uses their
products, the communications contain
no promises that the statesmen for the
firms will not conf1dentially whisper
it in the ear Of the dealer that this
Is the kind the President uses"
Neither do the letters promise that
some paid golfer will not visit diff
ferent courses throughout. the country
and casually remark that he and the
President both use the same kind of
club or golf ball. p
While figures are not available. one
| can easily imagine that If all those
who want to give golf clubs to the
President could have their way about
it, the Hon. Warren G. Harding
would have enough sticks to build
picket fence around both sides Of
the speedway. -.
Another form Of request. made both
cations, is that Secretary Christian
| use his good Offices in securing the
Presidents promise to make speech
at this or that gathering, and many
publicity men throughout the coun-
try herald, during the summer
| months, the momentous news which
runs in screaming headlines through
out the local papers as follows: =
president Harding asked to make
opening speech at the blankVaIie
| county fair"
.. X 1t is a one days news Hash.
! j..n \ X +
REQUEST that may come In At
4 any moment is the one asking
| IL 1t is possible to secure list OF
the weekly menus used at the White
House, SO that Harding dinner
week. may be put on by the organi-
| 7zation as q drawing card in its en-
deaver to raise money to pay on =
mortgage on the edihce in which the
society, club or what not holds Its
weekly or monthly meetings. This
request emphasizes the fact that
there are. numerous people through
J. out the length and breadth Of the
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medium, Christian makes a note OF
the plea and tells the visitor that
the matter will be taken up at as
early a date as possible. In fact.
upon many occasions where IT has
been found feasible to present a re.
quest to the President his secretary
has taken the matter up with him
during the early morning hours or
some time after the lunch period
X =
COME of the requests made Indicate
y a mental condition that calls for
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fused UP with formal calling gar.
same being the term by which expo
sition officials designate silk hats. As
4 rule they understand but little
English, and upon being presented to
the President stand like a miniature
army on review. When the moment
CONES. however. for them to shake
hands with the President they bow
and then back or At the time of
their departure they bow individually
and collectively. personally and off,
cially. 1t is splendid exercises for
reducing.
THE next visitor in line is very
likely to be the bronzed and
very often bearded person who is on
an around the-world hike. He usual
ly carries with him an autograph
book, knapsack and a Gnarled walk
Ing stick. Following him may be
two fair young hikers. sometimes in
knickers. who are walking from coast
to coast with a message from the
mayor Of Portland, Me-. or OF New
York to the mayor of San Francisco
or the mayor of Los Angeles. These
fair walkers are confidAnt that the
President will give them an extra
warm handclasp, because they have
read how fond he is Of all athletic
sports. Generally, as they emerge
from the room in which the Presi-
dent receives them, they pause for
moment and jot down just what Pres
ident Harding said to them. and as
they leave the executive Offices they
hesitate just a moment, not that they
desire the waiting army of camera
men, both movies and stills, should
be given the impression that they de-
sire to be photographed, but of course
II the camera kings insist, why they
would not be rude enough to refuse.
The next in line may be a dancer
from a vaudeville house. and snugly
tucked under her arm is yip. yfp-
ping little dog that she probably
brought for the purpose of introduce
ing 1t to Laddie Boy, the canine king
of the White House. VIII she be in
terviewed as to what the President
said to her and what she said to the
President? No, thousand times no,
for she is the greatest dreader Of
publicity the world knows.
The next to be presented Is a dele
CATION that has come to poy its re-
spects and also to leave with the
President a memorial for the abolish
ment of smoking in the rear seats Of
an open trolley car. or perhaps the
printed request may contain the
statement that they are violently op-
posed to the use Of sulphur matches
on Thursdays. But no matter what
the memorial may contain, these per-
sons are sincere in their belief. and
after they have presented the cocu-
ment to the head Of the nation they
feel, to a great extent, that they
have performed heirSlabors and dis
charged. their, duties faithfully and
well. "">
of a senator bringing In three leading
politicians Of his state. one of them
"self-groomed" for a Job in the con-
sular service. The temptation is too
great: he just simply can't hold IL In
any longer; and he finally blurts out
that he was the man in his state dets-
cation that first urged the nominat
tion Of warren q. Harding for Prssi-
dent OF the Omitted States. Just what
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President Hears All Sorts of Pleas From OutofT Foil

reply the President makes one can
not say, for it is not considered good
form to directly quote the Presiden.
Of the United States.
NEXT you think you see an army
~ of little soldiers, but looking a
second time you find that it is a COM
pany of Boy Scouts-clear- eyed,
clean-limbed youngsters that wear
the uniform with the ease and grace
Of seasoned troopers. While these
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think that with the aid Of few more
dollars they can solve the problem
of perpetual motion. Requests of this
character are few and far between.
Formerly they were 1fnVerous.
Requests for a lock pf the Presi-
dents hair, either to se used as a.
talisman by some ronlantic young
girl or by some committee that
wants to rattle it off. are generally
made during the first year or two Of
his administration. just why q lock
Of the Presidents hair Is more valu-
able during the first or second year
of his term than in the third or
fourth year is a question for psy-
biologists to answer.
Other requests have come from
different parts of the United States
stating in each instance that the
writer of the letter would greatly
appreciate having a piece Of cake
from the White House mailed to her
so she could put it under her pillow
at, night, conndingly stating that she
had been told that with such piece
of cake under her pillow for ten
nights a proposal would occur, dur
ing the year.
Numerous persons. some OF them
absolutely sincere In their intentions,
and others merely desirous of having
the Presidents name for the purpose
of attracting others. write in. asking
IL it is not possible to have the chief
executive of the nation accept some
stock in an enterprise and be an
honorary president or director. Many
of those who make requests OF this
character do SO not for the advertise
ing value 1t gives. but because they
as Americans. want to take this
means Of showing the high regard
they have for the office that the oc-
cupant is filing Others make the
request, without doubt, for the cold.
selfish purpose of inducing others to
purchase shares in a company.
At the beginning Of q Presidents
first term, he receives many letters
from people who would like to be the
official tailor to the President of the
United States. Some Of these letters
deHcateIy intimate that there will be
no charge for the Presidents suits, II
they can but serve him. Others mildly
suggest reduction in price. while
still others are content with claiming
that they can give him a perfect ut
and that they use only the finest
goods in their finished product.
+ 4 X
THIS same condition obtains as to
= the Presidents other needs. The
artistic temperament. in the past. did
not prevent certain persons from ask
ing the privilege of painting the
Presidents portrait. Some Of these
requests have been granted and others
necessarily have. been refused Some
Of the artists. IN fast. one would be
safe In saying that many Of those