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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28

The critical public is complain
ing about the new peace dollars
because the bas-relief design on
them prevents the possessor from
piling them up. That has been
the trouble with any old kind of
dollars J ever owned.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28

One Broadway theater is to have
smoking room exclusively for
women All we need now are some
good plays.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28

The sound of the Irish harp will
seen a little strange now that they
are no longer harping on the same
string.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28
STRONG CAST APPEARS IN
NEILAN'S "BITS OF LIFE

The largest and strongest cas-
OF players ever called together foI
a Marshall Neilan picture is an
nounced for Neilan latest Firsl
National feature attraction, bits
of Life" which will be the screen
offering at the Liberty theater
commencing Sunday.
Among the screen faVorites ia
be seen in "Bits OF Life" are Wes-
ley Barry, Lon Chaney, john
Bowers, Harriet Hammond, Rock
eliffe Fellowes, Anna May Wong
Teddy Sampson, James Neil, Fred
erick Burton, Edythe Chapman
and Dorothy Mackail.
And Bits OF Life is a decided
novelty in the way Of motion pic
ture entertainment, inasmuch as
1t presents four separate and dis
tinct stories, which are combined
in such a way that the same
strong dramatic theme runs
through the entire production.
The first episode presents "The
Bad Samaritan, story by Thorn
as McMorrow, which was publish
ed in the Popular Magazine. The
second story is a film version OF
"The Man Who Heard Every
thing" by Walter Trumbull,
which appeared in Smart Set. The
third episode is a perturbation OF
the Saturday Evening Post story.
Hop" by Hugh Wiley. And the
fourth is Marshall Neilan's owns
original story THE Strange Ad-
venture"
Some OF the scene for bits OF
Life" were taken in New York,
while others were filmed on the
Pacific coast. The finished result
is distinctly unique.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28

The solgan is raised, stop max
ing joke of prohibition!" While
directed at the paragraphers. does
it not apply to the prohibition
agents?
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28

1t may be well to remember that
we can't kill the dogs OF war by
trimming off their ears or cutting
off their tails.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-28

A tour-sided alliance to insure
world peace is all right if it's
square.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23
differ IN THEIR MERRIMENT
Boys Smoker, and the incident Ia
Closed, but Girls Will GiggIe
for Days Afterwaro.

The question often arises, do girls
g1ggle more often than boys?" They
do, for the reason that boys do not
giggle. They smoker. The giggle is Of
nervous or hysterical origin, a condi-
ton largely given over to femininity.
The boy sees something that appeals
to his reasoning as funny and under
circumstances that the hearty laugh
Is not entirely in place, he smokers.
Having snickered, that is the end of it.
But the gigsle goes on forever, or
nearly so. A class Of schoolgirls sees
something which arouses their risi
bilities, and for>hours or perhaps days
afterward, they continue to giggle. The
incident itself may have passed into
obscurity, but at odd or unexpected
moments there will be outbursts of
giggling.
The boys reason smokers at the in
cident, whereas the girls instincts gig
gle at the memory. It must be said,
however, in behalf Of giggling, that it
is an unselfish pastime, for the giggle
alone Is next to impossible. It takes
at least two to make a giggle.-Ex-
change.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23

hutn mad to laugh in spite of the real
tragedy in his forlorn face.
"You really do care q great deal for
Cert, don't you? Tell me about it,
Larry" Misery loves company, and
Larry spilled his woes
comes engaged to you within a
month";"
Anything you like"
"Chocolates, then. And 1 shall Sc
lect the biggest box in town."
"The biggest and best, Ruthie-half
it?"
Leave it to me. You don't know
Ruthie like I do! Ruthless got brains,
even if she doesn't look it! Seriously,
it looks very simple, Larry-only-Tn
have to tell Nan, and perhaps one or
two Others"
1t all hinged, Ruth figured, on
Gert's being born leader. AS truly
as she loved Nan and Ruth, she liked
to be first, but she wanted them to
follow. Nan agreed that Ruth's plan
would be ridiculously easy.
With the aid of Mans cousin Dick,
who had always thought Ruthie pref
ty nice, and his friend, Bob, who was
quite delighted to "beau" Nan around,
there came a change, subtle at first,
then most pronounced. Nan and Ruth
mentioned Bob and Dick more and
more often before Cert, at first ridi-
culing their invitations, then admit
ting their attractive qualities, until
finally Cert, assured that it would not
be long before she would be practi-
cally deserted for the two men, passed
from uneasiness to decision.
"1'll just have to beat them to it,"
she determined, and to Larry's great
Joy, accepted his invitation to the
Fourth Of July celebration and dance.
Then she accepted other ones, also
books and candy, and wonder Of won
ders invited him to supper one Sun
day. When Larry went home that
night he left kiss on Gert's lips
and a ring on her finger.
"Three weeks" he murmured admir-
1ngly. Gosh, Ruth is sure some girl ~
It wasn't long before Nan, and
Ruth, too, we're engaged, and that fall
there was triple wedding.
They kept their becoming bobbed
hair, but the walking sticks were dis
carded, to Belleville's satisfaction, and
the cigarette cases were attached to
masculine watch chains And there
were confessions ones, which
would have Mortified Belleville.
1--WE tried to smoke" shyly, "once.
Gee! but weren't we ill?" There were
deep masculine chuclkles, perhaps at
remembering personal experiences,
perhaps not.
"And we tried to learn to s-s-swear-
real casually, you know, just for fun.
But the most we could manage with
out feeling wicked was darn" 80
"Haw! haW,!" exploded the cruel
husbands. "Some t1appers!"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23

Anne'S meekneSS evapOrated as she
toyously exclaimed, "How fine! You
know have been trying for week tc
get into the proper mood to write
poem on my impressions of how a
person must feel when the light has
gone out of the windows of the soul.
when I walked into Auntie's parlor
and there you sat, with your eyes all
bandaged, it startled me so that I
said: oh, N.Y. so suddenly in Polly's
ear that she screeched and grabbed
my ear In her beak. 1t hurt so that
lost my grip on my basket of kittens
and my POEMS" Here her voice lost
it's joyous note.
While he suppressed his desire to
laugh, Nat explained how his blamed
old eyes broke down" on him and in
her sympathy over his misfortune,
Anne forgot her. unfortunate arrival
on the scene and confded to him how
hard it was to keep her poems out of
sight Of her ridiculing relatives, and
OF course no one could get the proper
effect of their lines unless she read
them aloud, so naturally Polly made
fine assistant when trained to say,
'"That is exquisite"
When Auntie arrived, she was much
pleased with the state of affairs, and
tiny hope stirred in her matchmaking
heart that these two would be attract
ed to each other. Nat was progressing
In his profession and Anne might be
walked out Of that abstract manner
which fixed on her the handicap of
awkwardness.
Auntie approved Of the long after
moons down in the orchard which fol-
lowed, with Anne reading to Nat in an
earnest manner, while Nat sat with
his lap full Of sleepy kittens, and Polly
with her sage head on one side, offered
her compliments.
Anne posted big, mysterious, bust
ness-like envelopes and Nat was fairly
caught with his bandages pushed up
over his forehead, writing feverishly
in a notebook on his knees. When dis
covered, Nat begged her to keep his Sc
cret, but her curiosity became acute
WITCH lCIuEllcu one Ol MS
trips to the city to see his specialist
with a large parcel under one arm.
After supper he called Auntie and
Anne into the sitting room, where he
opened the package, displaying two
slim, blue covered books with the title,
Poems of Already, by Anne Brown"
While Auntie gazed in wonder at her
copy, recollecting the afternoons in the
orchard, Anne exclaimed; oh. my, if
could only help you in your lifework
as you have helped me-" to which Nat
made the astonishing reply, "You have,
Anne" and forthwith offered for her
inspection compact, brown-covered
book entitled, personal Experiments
In Overcoming the Handicap of
Nerves, by N. NJ. Thayer, NJ. D."
But, as Auntie said, Anne needn't
have been so indignant at being used
as subject for Mats experiments, for
it was all going to be in the family
now, anyway: Il.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23
FLAP! FLAP! FLAP!
BY DORRlS CAMPBELL.

WI AS1S' oy Mcclure Newspaper Synd1cate.)
Anna, serious, authenticated, is the
middle one Of the trio-midway in
complexion, age and height between
Gertrude, their brunette leader, and the
petite and very blonde Ruth.
When Cert blew herself to a tweed
suit, Nan and Ruth did likewise.
So when Cert bobbed her hair. in
vested in some low-heeled, broad
strapped pumps, walking stick and
cigarette case, Nan and Ruth followed
suit as matter of course.
FLAP! Flap! Flap!
Belleville was scandalized. "Bold"
and shameless" were about the mild
est words used to describe them. Were
their folks crazy to let them carry on
so! No, no one had actually seen
them smoking. But of course they did.
And Ruth had slipped on banana
skin, and when she fell you could see,
with only one eye, that her stockings
didn't cover up her knees!!! Scan
dalous, that's what,
Flap! Flap!! Flap!!
But more about that banana skin-a
most important item. The girls had
started for a dressmaker's, on the out
skirts of the town, but Ruth got such
bang when she fell that she decided
to sit in the park and wait for them.
SO over she hobbled to a seat nearly
hidden by shrubbery, after buying a
magazine.
Larry had begged Girt that morning
to meet him in the park that after
noon, to hear something important.
But Cert was a tease, and she only
laughed and said not to expect her
till he saw her. Larry was really serl-
GUS, and though he had no idea of be-
ing fortunate enough to find her, he
walked through the park.
Sauntering along gloomily, he saw a
flash Of green that nature never pro-
duced: Moving closer, he saw, through
the Stats in the back Of the bench, a
pert green dress, ruh1ing and billow.
ing over the seat. The wearer was
almost hidden by a monstrous and
dropping hat.
"She Gamer he exu1ted, his heart
pounding furiously with Joy. "She does
care, after ALL"
Silently he approached the seat;
leaning over till it seemed he would
lose his balance, and land in her lap,
he boldly embraced and kissed her.
Slap! Slap!! Sob, Larryl!! It's
only you'll" with relief. "But what do
you mean by kissing me?"
'Ruthie! I thought it was Cert. I
asked her to meet me here today. She
didn't say she would, but I thought
she had come-and it's only you'll"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23
MADE TO ORDER
BY DORA MUTE
9]]]1oo01o00'110111 Observation-Disclosures
%. 1922. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)

II am sorry to leave you this after
noon, Nathaniel" Mrs. Haynes was
saying, but, you see, our Sewing
Circle is way behind in their work for
the South Sea Islanders. Anyway,
Anne will be here soon and she can
sit with you until I get back" AS an
afterthought she added, Don't encour-
age her to do:anything for you, as she
is sure to have an accident-you
know we call her Awkward Anne'"
Nat smilingly acquiesced, and when
his aunt had trotted off to her circle
Nat drifted into light nap.
BE was brought abruptly back from
dreamland by an exclamation of "Oh,
my" followed by an avalanche of mis-
siles, some Of which landed on his
knees, while more of the same lodged
on his chest. The air seemed to be full
of wild squawks of Murder! Muir
der!" AS he endeavored to sit up and
speak, a warm, furry object was thrust
into his mouth, while frantic mewing
arose, accompanied by wrigglings and
sQuirmings about his neck and chin
"Oh, my!' continued the human
voice, while it's owner stumbled over
his feet. Now fully awakened, Nat in
quired of the voice, "Who are you and
what is this?" struggling with several
objects. Then, with a laugh, he re-
membered his aunt's warning. "Are
you Anne?" and a faint "Yes' was his
answer.
SWELL am sorry, but you will have
to dig me out of this avalanche, for
you see my eyes are off duty for a
while.''
Hurriedly, hands worked to relieve
him of his burden, the mewing died
down and the rasping cry of Murder"
was changed to an approving Every
fine, you are progressing" To break
Anne's embarrassed silence, Nat asked
"What. is this?" lifting a fiat, bulky
object.
"My poems," answered the meek
voice again, with touch Of pride.
A flash Of wonder crossed Mats
mind as he tried to construct the pic
ture in his mind Of Awkward Anne"
about whom he had heard countless
laughable tales, in the role of poetess.
In an interested way, intended to be
soothing, he said, "Well, now, guess
we can spend a pleasant afternoon
waiting for auntie to return from her
Sewing Circle if you are willing to
hear my complaints Of the way fate
has laid me low with strained eyes,
and would be delighted If you would
read me some of your poems, although
L could only offer an amateurs judg-
ment on them"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23

ment compensation and aid to which
he is entitled. The extension of this
work to the families of such men
proves to them that the Red Cross
has lost none Of It's sympathy nor will
to service manifested in wartime. Sim
ilarly the service goes out to the men
still in the Army and Navy, 11,O87 Of
whom were under treatment in Gov
eminent hospitals on June 1, 1922.
Greater Domestic Program
This year-after five years OF con-
structive effort during the war and
otter the armistice-brings with it
greater responsibility for domestic
service to the American Red Cross.
The budget for foreign operations,
however, totals $3,4O4, 900, but of this
amount $1,834,O0O is for medical re-
lief and hospital supplies for Russia,
which is part Of the gift made by
the American Red Cross in 1921 to
the Russian famine relief work Of the
American Relief Administration pro-
gram. The child health service in En-
rope continues, moreover, and $685.
600 is appropriated for this work un-
dertaken in 1920. Other items in the
stringently diminished foreign pro-
gram include 100000 to support the
League of Red Cross Societies, $22,-
600 for nurses training schools insti-
tuted by the Red Cross abroad, and
100000 for liquidation of the general
Red Cross foreign relief program.
Prepared for Emergencies
For disaster relief the Red Cross
has set aside $75o,000, and for emer-
gencies in Chapter work $5OO,OOO
to be available for domestic, insular
and foreign demands. This is more
than 1896, 900 above last years expen-
ditures. For service and assistance
to the $500 Chapters and their
branches $1,293,0O0 is provided by the
National organization.
Other budget items of Importance
in the domestic program include $780,
600 for assistance to other organiza-
items and education institutions for
training Red Cross nurses and work
ers; $4,000 for Roll Call assistance
furnished to Chapters; 100000 for
unforeseen contingencies.
OF the total budget less than $780,
600 is allotted for management in the
National organization. No cash esti-
mate, Of course, is possible to weigh
the value Of the service by volunteers
in the Chapters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23
Rare Edition of Bible.

The only known copy of the first
Protestant Bible printed In Latin has
recently come into the possession of
the public library at Cambridge Mass,
says Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1t
Is valued at 100000 by the library au-
thorities, which seems reasonable in
view of some book transactions. The
printing of this edition was done in
1927, at Cologne, by Peter Quentel,
who shortly before had printed an
edition Of the New Testament for Tyn-
dale. The text is In black letter, with
numerous woodcuts by Anthony Of
Worms, some of which had been used
in the Grenville edition of Tyndale's
English New Testament, published in
1925.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23
RED CROSS PUTS
UP $9,739,872
Years Budget Stresses Relief
and Services at Home
and Overseas.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID
Over 100000 Allotted. to the
Disabled Foreign Work
Lessons.
MILLIONS FOR VETERAN AID

Observation-Disclosures totaling
$9,739,S72.47 for. carrying through its
program of services and relief during
the fiscal year in the United States
and overseas are authorized in the
budget Of the American Red Cross, ef-
fective July 1, 1922. This total Is ST.
735,975 less than the expenditures for
the last fiscal year, when disburse-
,nents reached $12,475,S47.69, it is an
nounced at National Headquarters in
a statement emphasizing the necessity
Of continued support Of the organiza-
ton by enrolment during the annual
Roll Call, November 11-November 80
inclusive. This total for the budget
is exclusive of the large financial Op.
erations Of the $500 active Red Cross
Chapters, which, it is estimated, will
more than double the total
War Veterans Have First Call
First call on Red Cross funds is for
the disabled ex-service men, of whom
2',4S7 were receiving treatment from
the Government on June 1 last This
work for veterans and their families
In wide variety of service that the
Government is not authorized to rem
Ger and for which it has neither
funds nor facilities has the call on
$3,O3O,692.90 during the current year,
or about $366,O0O more than was ex-
pended last year for soldier service.
Adding the funds disbursed in this
humanitarian work of physical recon-
stitution following the World War by
the Chapters throughout the country
will approximate total for the cur
rent year approaching $1O,OOO,OOO.
This work, in the opinion Of the Sur
geon Generals Office, will not reach
Its peak before 1926.
Through its Chapters the American
Red Cross is equipped to find the in
diyidual ex-service man, help him in
his problems and difficulties, provide
Immediately for his necessities, and
open the way for him to the Govern
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-11-23
rakina an Interest.

Farmer A-So your boys got home
from college. Does he take any inter
est in the farm?
Farmer B-He's beginning to. He's
been shown me where we could have
a dandy golf course an how easy
'twould be to turn the barn into a
garage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
ABANDON SALES
TAX TO PAY BONUS
Republicans OF Middle and Far West OPP
pose IL Leaning Toward Using
Foreign Debts.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 (Associated
Press Republican house leaders are
understood virtually to have abandoned
the idea of financing the soldiers bonus
bv means of a general sales tax. Oppo-
Sition. among the majority members.
mostly from the Middle and Far West,
is SAID to be 81 strong as to threaten de
fcet IF such Il program
Developments at further hearings sat
urdav before the house WAYS and means
committee disclosed that in spite of Sec
rctalg Melons opposition a number of
the ma iority members favor the use Of
part OF tho proceeds from the refunded
British debt. They believe this would
meet with greater measure OF public
approval than would a program involv-
ing the raising of the entire amount by
mems of special taxes.
Representative Ramseycr. Republican.
of Iowa. advocates increased inheritance
taxes He thought the present return of
&fJ4.C O00OO from this source could be
increased by 500 100000 q year without
imposing any hardship.
Now that the arms conference has APP
proved the naval limitation treaty some
committeeman are studying the subject
Of naval and army reduction as one
means of providing revenue for the
bonus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
VERMONT ACADEMY
HAS A CARNIVAL
Many Visitors Saw Events at SaXtons
River Saturday Afternoon
No Ski Jumping.

SANTONS RIVER. Feb G.-The
first winter carnival of the new Vermont
academy reached a most successful cit
max Saturday afternoon, visitors from
far and near hocklng about the academy
campus where all sorts Of SnowSh0e anu
ski competitions were decided. Owing
to the imperfect conditions of the ski
jump the performances scheduled there
were omitted.
The chief feature Of the afternoon was
the final event, quarter-milc ski-jorlng
race Two of the fastest horses in town
pulled Mel Samson, Russell Black. Philip
Ransom and Hastings around the campus
track at brcakneck speed. The races
were run off III three heats. Black and
Ransom being the first two contestants,
Of which race Black was by far the vie
tor.
The second heat between Samson and
Hastings was won by Samson. then came
the final between Black and Samson,
which was the most interesting of the
day The two horses ran neck to neck
throughout the whole course up to the
last two yards. when Blacks steed gave
last burst of speed. smashing over the
line a few feet ahead of Samson in Il
most thrilling finish. The summaries:
Boys snowshoe 100-yard daSh-First,
Tupper; second, Skinner; third, Rich
second event. girls Ski 1O0-yard dash
-First, Parmelee; second Lombard :;
third, Martin.
Third event boys snowshoe half-mile
raca-First. Williams; second, Young ;
third Moral.
Fourth event. Girls ski obstacle race
First. Lombard; second, Fuller; third.
Parmelcc.
Fifth event. bows snowshoe potato
race-First. II. Richard; second, y.
Richardson; third. Wyman.
Sixth event. girls snowshoe 22O-yard
dash First, Mcfarland; second, LON
bard: third, Wyman.
Seventh event, boys ski 220-yard dash
First, Samson; second, Cox; third,
Taft.
Eighth event, girls snowshoe 100-yard
da~h-First, Mcfarland; second, Lom-
Ninth event. boys ski 1Oo-yard dash
First, Cox; second, Wyman; third.
Fuller.
Tenth event. girls snowshoe potato
raco-Fir<t. PormeIcc; second, Wyman {;
third Mcfarland.
Eleventh event. boys ski obstacle
racn-First, Camp; second, Cox; third
Samson.
Twelfth event. girls ski -200-yard dash
First Parmclec; second, Lombard :;
third. Martin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
NO EPIDEMIC
DANGER IN SEEN
Public Health Service Makes Announce
ment Regarding Influenza In
the Country

WASHINGTON, Feb G.-Reports to
the United States public health service
indicate little danger of a recurrence of
an epidemic of influenza in any of the
30 states from which the service receives
regular weekly returns. it was announced
last night New York was the only state
reporting a decided increase in influenza
cases during recent weeks, and officials
were inclined to attribute this largely to
seasonal conditions which were said to
have been conducive to an abnormal
number of catarrhal eases
Surgeon General Cumming said last
night that at the beginning of the season
there had been some apprehension that
the country faced an unusually severe
visitation Of influenza. bat later reports
had entirely dissipated their fear. Re
ports from consular officials abroad, he
said, indicated a recent decided abate-
ment in the epidemicS reported in Eng
land, Scandinavia and some parts of
Germany. DIR. Cummins said the serv-
ice did not believe the disease in New
York had come from Europe" and
added that precautions were being token
at all ports of entry to guard against
such a possibility.