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The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
DIVjLGED SECRET OF PAPA'S
Small Daughter Of Story Writer Quite
unwlttlnoIy Made Exhibition Of
Family Skeleton.

A little girl, whose father is widely
known as writer Of humorous stories,
was recently approached by a visitor.
who said;
"It must be nice to have papa who
knows SO many fine stories"
The little girl blushed and hung her
head.
AREN'T you proud Of your papar"
the visitor asked.
YES" the little girl answered. "but
I think ought to tell you something"
"What Is itf
"The stories by my papa aren't
stories at ALL"
"Not storiesT
"No."
And in deep, hoarse whisper, the
child confessed:
"He makes them all up out Of his
own head"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

brass bands when he dropped in to
visit the American Legion. The next
day. he charged over to New York
city where, as guest of Supreme Court
Judge McCook, he was welcomed from
the Bronx TO the Battery.
WoodfilI says of his soldler-father
''that he learned about shootln' from
him." And he shifts all the credit for
his heroic deeds to the government.
ut was Just the efficient training Of
the regular army" he explains. He
claims that his twenty years as "regu-
lar. should qualify him to speak,
The sergeant wears his laurels well.
He Is striking In appearance and
somewhat serious In manner. He
values even more highly than decora-
tlOns the tribute of his vivacious little
wife, who claims he is peerless at
kitchen police duty"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

Of Uncle Sam that he needs no make
up to make him the most attractive
figure in a pageant or q parade.
To keep up with the times, Campbell
has adopted the George Washington
post No. 1 of the American Legion,
the first post to be organized. He is
the official grandfather of the unit,
and takes great pleasure In fighting
over the Civil war for the benefit of
his younger buddles.
Born in Ireland, Campbell was
brought to America as an infant. Dur
ing the Civil war he served with the
Seventeenth Infantry. Nowadays
nothing pleases him more than to don
his red, white. and blue costume and
iead:a parade.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
The silver Lining.

Joseph Letter was talking to a
Washington reporter about the wicked
theft Of $5000O0 worth OF fine wines
and liquors from his country house.
'oh. WELL" said the young million
aire pluckily. "thIs theft win relieve
me of a lot Of bores, anyhow.
Prohibition hadn't been in force
a week when the worst bore In Amer
lea buttonholed me one morning and
said:
".Joe, hear you've got mag
nlnccnt stock stored away In your
cellar. Is II trueY
a'oh,' 1 said. I've got a little put
by In case OF illness
"'Good. very good" said the bore.
I'll call every Saturday evening tEiI
further notice to be IN"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

Legion in the state of Oregon.
One of the proud moments in Eiver's
life was when, before a crowd Of 1000
people. he presented Marshal Foch
the little gold badge of the order--box-
car, horse and all.
Elvers began his military career In
1910 in the National Guard During
the war he served 10 months overseas
as captain of the machine-gun COM
pany of the One Hundred and Sixty
second infantry. which was not, as he
says, q fun-maklng society.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Twenty hospitals in three years Ii
the record Of one disabled fighter dis
covered by the American Legion.
Ex-soldlers who have lost their dis
charge papers will be able-to obtain
duplicates under bill now before
congress,
Posts o. the American Legion are
helping stem the crime wave by put
ting their unemployed Legionnaires to
work as special police officers.
Fifteen per cent Of vocationalized
ex-soldlers of the Pacific northwest
have gone ''back to the farm" pre-
ferrIng agriculture to other vocations.
Fasteners wa be given "view OF
America" when they join the second
annual ascent Of Mount Hood. TO be
conducted by the Hood River tOre.)
post Of the American Legion.
American soldiers In the German 0c.
cupied area now carry engraved call
ing cards, with the name Of their out
At, and sometimes, the name Of their
home town in the States. At the low
rate of exchange, 100 cards. includ-
ing plate. cost about so or 90 cents.
Frederick F. Peters, Fort Worth,
Tex, was unconscious when he was
handed over to the American Legion
post In that city. Diagnosis revealed
that what ne needed most was ham
and eggs.
North CarolIna's two main roads
have been named after divisions OF the
A. f. F. The Asheville- Moorehead
and the observation-disclosures high
ways have been respectively desig
mated "Old Hickory" and the "wild
cat" highways.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
NAN iIan for Ola cInnk.

Little brass or fancy clocks, which
were very popular a while back, but
which have lost their "going" powers
and stay stopped, the face Indicating
time that Is wholly wrong oil the
time, can be saved for new purpose
by taking out the glass crystal with
ease, inserting a picture and pressing
1t back In. Thus tho little clock viii
be transformed into picture frame
and its prettiness will stu adorn the
mantel shelf.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

fun-making So
clety of the Amer
lean Legion. finds
that the, duties as
head of q funny"
organization are
IN ore pressing
than any serious
work. Making fun
took so much Of
his time that he
was forced TO re-
sign his former
position as state
adjutant of the
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
FootIesa Hunt.

"Whoofi" painted Dottie Dlmple-
knees as she sank into chair In the
theatrical agency office. eve simply
run my legs on trying to see the mana.
ger OF this show about Job In the
chorus"
Lady" said Otis, the once boy. Il
amt seen the manager, but II that's
the case you nights well 80 back
me."-American Legion Weekly.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

he is given "tne
freedom of the
city" 1t is no
ger possible
for him to travel
merely as a per
son." The man
who cleaned out
three machine
gun nests and
killed 10 Germans
as a mornings
Job found Jersey
City, N. j., wait
ing for him with
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
Unklnd sopposItIon.

Jud Tunlrins says the man who
started the story about George Wash
Ington not being abIs to tell a false
hood was probably looking for some
kind Of an appointment under Wash
ington's administration.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

person Of George
Campbell, former
private in the
Civil war, who Is
spending his lat
ter days at the
United States
Soldiers Home In
Washington, d. G.
With his steel
blue eyes, white
goatee. Campbell
Is such a perfect
incarnation of the
artists conception
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
Ha.lrd LUCK.

81 took my wife to the opera last
night"
"Did she enjoy It?"
"She wanted me to demand my
money back. Half the people whose
names were on the program as box
holders were not there at ali."-Ex.
change.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

/ find that fcan work IN the laundry al
through the time and do my housework,
too. Last month was 90 surprised at
myself % be up and around and feeling
90 good while before used 70 feel COM
pletely lifoless. / have told some of the
girls who work with me and have such
troubles 70 try Lydia E. Pinkham'sVege-
table Compound, and tell them how L
has helped me. You can use my testi-
rnoniai for the good Of others. Mrs.
BLANCHE SILVIA, 50 Grant ST.. Taunton,
Mass.
It's the same story-one friend telling
another Of the value Of LydiA e. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

q state, its prod
ucts are unsur-
passed anywhere
in the world. Miss
Patterson won a
mid W e estern
b eauty contest,
and has subse-
quently been
crowned the most
beautiful girl in
America by crlti-
cal members OF
the Roy KInard
post of the Amer
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

In buying poultry In the market re
member that the good always dl'
young.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
Hls slr,hrloht.

Proud Father--He's fine baby. He
lnherits his looks from me.
His Wlfe--I've been thinking Of that
myself. Can't you see q lawyer about
disinheritlng him7
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

|IfOuulto tuHt WOMEN
sometineshave,t that
my doctor ordered
me to stay in bed q
week IN everymonth.
It didn't do me much
good, !, 80 one day after
talking with a friend
who took Lydia e.
Pinkham's VeReta-
bic Compound for
about the same trou-
bles I had, | thought
/ would try Il also.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

In marriage he who hesItates Is
bossed.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
On the InstaIIment Plan.

"Does your future husband know
your age, Myrtlef"
"Well--partly." = American Legion
Weekly
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
CHIEF FUM-MAKER BUSY MAN
President Eivers Of 40 Homrnes ct 9
chevaux," Forced to Resign as
State Adlutant.

Edward J. Elvers, national presi-
dent Of 40 hommes ct chevaux"-
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
Making Sure.

Druggist, can you sell me some al.
cohol to rub horse wlthT
"T1l ask the law clerk"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
FiINKLEG EG'ED
cl.z:saDA
NJ. h. y. KAMsAs clTY. No. s-te22.

A face that cannot smile IS seldom
worth while.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
LEGION POST PICKS BEAUTY
Miss Edith Patterson Crowned by Ar.
kansas Body as Most Beautiful
Girl In America.

Arkansas comes forth with Miss
Edith Mae Patterson to prove that, as
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
PLAYS PART OF UNCLE SAM
Former Private In Civil War Needs
No Makeup to Participate In
Papeants and parades.

Uncle Sam, long the product Of
cartoonlsts, exists In the flesh in the
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23

A blush aso is not beautiful be.
cause It overdoes It.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
DOESLAUNDRY
WORK and
hOUSEWORK TOO
Surprised to Find Her
self Feeling So Well

Taunton. Mass. = 'Tused to have pains
in my back and legs 90 badly, with other
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
We'll Ecuipped.

"Nl Gaul Is divided into three
parts. - eaa}s5 -
'sYeaY"
"Yea. and you got three of EN-"
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1922-02-23
O HIE o.
AMERICAN
LEGIC(N
-Is
wpoDFILL WON HIS EMBLEMs
Honors Everywhere for Sergeant Who
Extermlnated Machine Gun
Nests and Many Germans.
Copy for This Department Supplied BY
the American Legion News service.)

When Sergt. Samuel woodfill pays
casual call on friend nowadays,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03

actor. or because OF II. he possessed.
she felt. great distinction. The
straight backward sweep OF his hair:
the sharp clcarncss OF his profile !:
the steady serenity Of his gray eyes:
the ease and suppleness and INDECENT
strength Of his tail thin hgure-ail
these physical details expressed the
reserves and inhibitiOns OF genera
,ions The only flaw that she could
detect was that dryncss Of soul that
Ehc had noticed before. as OF goIl
that has been too heavily drained.
She knew that he cxcclled in all
TIC virtues that are monumental and
public. that he was an honorable OBJ
poncnt. scrupulous defender OF cs-
tablishcd rules and presidents. He
would always reach the goai. but his
race would never carry him beyond
The end or the course: he would Al,
ways fulfill the law. but he would
never give more than the ex-
act measure: no would always
hsht for the risen Chris,
but he would never have followed
the humbl" bearer 81 the Cross. His
strength and weakness were the kind
which had profoundly Influenced her
HE. he represented in her world the
conservative principle. the accepted
standard. and tho Acknowledged au-
thority. custom. stability. reason. and
mode ration
AZ he sat down In front Of the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03

whiio she asked the question she
raised lump Of sugar in the quaint
old sugar tongs she had brought
home from Florence.
He shook his head II am denied
sugar. Has II ever occurred 10 YOU
that middle age ought ~ DC called
the age OF denial" Then his tone
changed. But / wonder II YOU be-
E!n /" realiZ" how fortunate you
are? You have the collectors IN
stnct and the means 10 crafty it,
10 discover with you Is to possess
don't YOU understand the blessing OF
mat; You love beauty as favored
e'aoshtcr' not ms one Of the disin-
herited who can only peer through
the windows Of her place"
But you aiso-you love beauty as
I do"
But I can, own it-not as you
do" He was speaking frankly. 81
haven't the means. AT least what
1 nave nave made myself. and
therefore. guard it more carefully
1t is only those who have once been
poor who are really under the curse
or money. for that curse ia the ina
oility to understand that money is
Tess valuable than anything else on
earth that you happen To need or
desire. Now 20 me the most terrible
thing on earth is not 10 be without
henutE. but 20 bc withou, money"
She smiled. You arc talking like
Gideon Nctch"
II" cauGh; at the name quickly.
i-iHe GIDEON Eetch? You mean that
sound ignoble?"
The laughter In his eyes made him
LOOK almost boyish. and she felt
mat she had come suddenly close
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03

fire. he looked at her with gentle
possessive gaze.
cot course. you have never sold a
print" he remarked In laughing
tone. and she responded as nippan,-
~.
"Of course"
WHY didn't you call 1t a collec-
tion?"
because people wouldn't come"
Then why didn't you keep them
Mt home where you have so mich
that Is fine?"
She laughed. Because pcople
couldn't come. mean the people
don't know. have fancy for
the people | have never met
"on the principle that the un-
known is tho desirable"
She nodded. And that the de-
sirabic is the unattaInabie."
His gray eyes were warmed by a
fugitive glow. IL shouldn't have
put 1t that way In your case You
appear to have everything"
DO l? Well. that twists the sem
tenee backward. Shall We say that
the attainable Is the undesirable7"
surely not. Can you have ceased
already to desire these lovely things?
Could tina, piece of tapestry lose it's
charm for you. or that Spanish desk.
or those English prints. or the old
morocco OF that binding? DO YOU
feel that the colors In that brocade
~ your back could ever become
incaning!css?"
u am not sure. WouIdnt II he
possible to look at IL whit. you were
seeing something else. something SO
drab that II would take the color
out OF al! beauty" She wuq Iook
ing NJ him over the tea table and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03
After all he was very at.

to him. After all he was very at
tractiv..
is he ignoaic?" she asked Il
have seen him only once. and that
was AZ the dinner a week ago
lie looked at her iutcntiy. "I
should like to know what you
think"
II hardly know-but-weil.I must
confess that vas disappointed"
You expected something better?"
She hesitatcd over her answer. Il
expected something different sup
pose looked FOR the dash OF purple
or at least Of red-in HIS appear
;nc"."
And he seemed ordinary"
In way-y"s. his features are
not striking. and yet when he talks
10 you and gets Interested In his own
Ideas. ne sheds kind OF warmth
mat Is like magnetism couldn' I
ana!yze It. but it is there"
That. | suppose, is tho charm of
which 'hey talk. Warmth. or per
maps neat. is better word for II.
Fortunately I'm proof agains, il be-
cause OF what You might call nm as
hest"s tcmpcrament; but I've seen
/; catch fire In crowd. and #,
sweeps over an audience like u blaze
over prairie. Il is cheap kind
OF oratory. yet il is "A power in un-
scru2ulous hands-snd Vctch is un.
scrupuious"
You believe that"
Il know it, IT has been proved
again and again that he Will stoop
20 any means in order to advance his
ideas. which mean. course. his am
tliion ON. I'm not denying tina, in
the main he IL sincere, tina, he be-
!icvcs in his phrases. As matter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03
me Man In His Time:
Ky Ellen GInnEo,y,
ontinucd From Yesterday,

Continued From Yesterday
hadow darkcned the window.
moment aftcrward there was
OF tho old silver knocker on
DOR. She thought at hrst-,hc
Nv had seemed so young-that
las stephen: but when she
III the door, she saw, with a
flush, that 1t was John Ben
|u expected MOI" no asked.
|g her hand to his lips.
Is. knew that you would
she answered. and the flush
way slowly as she turned back
fire. In the moment OF recog-
all the dependency had van
30 utterly that II had not lief,
Il memory. lie had brought not
peace. but youth and happiness
to her eyes.
cam" In aa lmprehsIvely as he
hted himself 10 an audience.
"ith the glow OF pleasure sim
heart. she found her keen and
want mind watching him al
as II he were n stranger. This
cen her misfortune aiways tho
I heart Joined to the critica,
1ent. the spectator chained
iily TO tho protagonlst. She
cd swift impression that he
repaired MS words and even his
reg. the kiss on her fingers W,
i'e or this suggestion of In.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03
Octobcr Good IIcaI,h Mani,

iiiic and healthy was October. &C
cordinS to the monthly statement of
Or {. {. Hudson. chief health officer
OF thc city Bureau of Health. The
number of deaths will hardly exceed
40 allowing for few DELAYED re-
ports. D!phthcria led in the lia, OF
serious maladics. and Or. Hudson
urges all persons Immediately to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03

OF Tact. one has only TO look at his
appointments. those that he liz able
10 make by his own authority. There
isn't doubt In the world that he
deliberately sold his office In ex-
change for his clcction--."
Go Re Continued Tomorrow
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03

october. many OF whom were sup
pied through tho activities OF tho
bureau Seventy-nine firms reported
1883 on their pay rolls as compared
with 1876 in September.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03
To nurld 5000 Inns.

j. Fred hasten yesterday fled an
application with Inspector Harrison
Tor permit TO build a brick Nat
house at 1923 Patterson Avenue. to
cost $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03
Employment nnrcnu ncpo,t

Manager r. j Conway. of the City
t.npl"ym"nt bureau, states in his
monthly report. Just issued. that 697
persons were added to pay rolls In the
cttys Industries during the month of
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-03

| consult the family phyhician upon
the appearance OF the slightest symp-
tom Of diphthcria or any other dis
ease.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-15

was a better inquiry and ne mark
ct strengthened IN most cases show
ing a 10 20 Is cent advance. The
top price was Ss95 and bulk of
sales $3.50 20 $500. The extreme
advance prevailed on the close. Pigs
were quoted stronger. top Ss.75.
Sheep and Lambs
Utah lambs sold up 20 si2.75. and
native lambs up to Si2.60. The
general market. though quoted rs
cents lower was relatively high com
pared with more Eastern markets
and higher than al upriver points.
Sheep were in light supply and
steady.
Horses and Mules
Trade in horses and mules has
improved some in the past two
weeks. Prices are slightly higher
than early In August and demand
Is about double compared with that
period.
CHAS. NJ. PIPKlN,
Market Correspondent.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-09-15
An Interesting Discussion Of the
Needs and Requirements Of the State
University, by a University Student

building Is no better than the
clumsy wooden shacks which are
crowded about the campus Only
last year the cafeteria and two lab
oratories were demolished by fire,
and others are IN as great danger
of the same thing. These shacks
are used for class rooms and labora-
tories. There is no room elsewhere.
Consequently there is valuable
equipment kept in constant danger
of fire Moreover, the most of the
shacks are sultry hot in the sum-
mer, and sometimes cold and poorly
ventilated in the winter.
am not knocking on the Uni
versity for ! am not chronic
kicker. ! am merely trying TO
arouse your conscience to sense
Of duty to your University. ! am
proud to say that | think the Uni
yersity of Texas ranks first in
standing among the colleges and uni
versities of the South. The Uni
versity has an excellent faculty,
even though they are poorly paid
by the Legislature / think that
you should know these facts about
the University, So that if you have
the welfare of the State at heart
and nave any influence, you may
use it DO make Texas first among
the states in education, rather than
So near the bottom of the list. Al
though Texas has had "a well equip
ped university in the past, 1t is be-
coming deficient as the mass of the
student body increases. The things
/ have mentioned would make an
excellent beginning at telling you
what the University really needs. /
would 20 further. but the main pur-
pose Of this article is to let you
know that the student body is fully
aware Of the urgent needs Of the
University.
A Texas Union has been talked
for some years, but not until this
year has there been any definite
steps taken 10 get the movement
under way. Al the request of the
student committee elected TO get the
Union movement under way. Prcsi-
dent Ninson suspended classes in
order to hold a Convocation. At
this meeting the proposal for n Tex
a. Memorial Union was presented
to the student body and they voted
unanimously 90 launch q campaign
for "a Texas Union building. and
pledged their moral and financial
support o. the movement. This cou-
vocation elected a committee which
was empowered t0 organise and
c0ndurt the campaign. 80 this time
Organization work s being pushed
on ihc campus. and ID ll expected O.
rli over thf campaign IH iho Cab
session of l11i-31
Tho University PROFESSOR. a.
whole. realise 90 Importance I'd
OH. movement Ih0N have given
their approval IN ihe following r..o.