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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07

see what was causing tho dIslurs-
ahee. And all Of them, mon and
women, wanted to know what III.
eo'ored woman waH thanking Judxo
droner no profuscly for.
Martha stepped into n waiting auto.
mobile on tho north s!do OF tho build.
Ing and sped away.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07

George w. Guy, executive secretary
of the State Cooperative Education
Association, has been attending
teachers Institutes in Stanford. Rich
mond. Westmoreland. Lancaster and
northumberland Counties Miss NJ
Frieda Contz. Junior league secretary.
has attended the Institutes in Am
herst. Franklin. Nelson. Madison and
Rockingham Counties.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07
Ii>iiors at state Fair.

Representative Andrew jackson
Montague, of the Third Congressional
oistrict' state Senators w. u. Cooke
ana -" w i.ayman and Attorney
General J"hm Il. Saunders were
among the prominent visitors 70 ib.
Virginia state Fair yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07
wade Goes with American Tru,,

Hamilton S. Wade is now asso-
ciated with tho American Trust Com
pany, as assistant manager OF the
mortgage bond department. Mr.. Wade
was connected with tha American Ma
iohai Bank for some time
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07
Today and Tonight
in Richmond
se.O Fair. Hn,es opcn 0 A. NJ,

state Fair. HH,rs opcn 0 A. NJ,
Old Virginia tournament. Nir-
E!nin state Fair. 9 l.. AZ
Rsoo. Virginia state Fair. J
+. NJ.
John Marshall House. open o \.
NJ. TO L. VI,
For TheGter Calendar. see Page
Five.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Made Baspipss Useful.

An old ndventnrer who passed away
In Australia ut the age of nInety-f four.
was the only man I've known. says n
correspondent to put bngpIpes to a
useful purpose. After being captured
when the Eureka stockade fell. lie
Joined the Victoria police, md was
largely responsible for the capture of
the bushranger "Jewboy." He was then
appointed second-in-commnnd OF an
expedition that net out to find traces
of Lelcllurdt (anOther bushrnn.er).
and he used to tell that one day the
pnrty WINS surprised by 200 natives
with hostile intent. whereupon one Nc
Intosh yelled: 1.-THE pipes. Charlie. the
pipes-whlle we retreat" Tho old nd.
venturer played the pipes-and the
natives were so mystified that they
stood open-mouthed while the party
marched of.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
WHY SOME MEN GO INSANE
Kind Of Office "Hslp" With Which
Most Of Us Are More or Less
Familiar.

The Colorado building boasts the
"dumbcst' girl in all Washington, as
scrts the Post Of that city. She's n
necturine. a pippin' and II peach. Re-
Gently her boss, who is n very busy.
believing sort OF man, told her to get
Agriculture on the telephone. She
jumped for a phone directory.
Time wore on. Late afternoon
came. The boss had been engrossed
In matters of grave Importance. and
II was nearly 1870 before he suddenly
recalled that Annie hadn't reported
on his morning phone call.
Annie he Numbered. where's my
Agriculture call?"
"Why. I'm sorry, sir. but 1t hasn't
got phone"
Il "Who hasn't got n phOne?"
"W'hy, Mr.. Culture. sir. looked
through all the C's and all the KS,
sir, and | couldn't find Mr.. Agra Gull
lures name in either list, sir"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
THIS DECKHAND HAS HAD ENOUGH
said Mr.. Schultz. II had to cuddle boa
constructors In my arms and Groom

said Mr.. Schultz. II had to cuddle boa
constructors In my arms and Groom
them to sleep at night, and I've Ind
enough Of II. You don't know what
life on the bounding wave II until
you've had to walk the deck with IL
seasick gibbon or calm the. fears Of u
bull cobra. Yes. you may announce
that Jack Schultz has quit the sea
game. and add that any one Who wants
a man to take tender care Of his or her
geranium beds or yearns to engage a
miid-mannered Waterman might do
worse than to look ME up"
The Kansas cargo OF jungleers a:e
consigned to Louis Ruhe, dealer in
such merchandise.
According to Mr.. Ruhe's representa-
tive at the pier. Louis J. Beck. the
iong.legged fowls of the genus Kagus
are the nrst Of their kind to arrive In
America. Mr.. Beck and Andrew Myers,
another representative Of Mr.. Rule.
say that Albert Mems. mighty hunt
er, corralled the menagerie In tho Bur-
mese jungles. It took him more than
a year to do Il they say.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
DYSPEPSIA IS NOW
THING OF THE PAST
St. Louis Citizen Eats Anything on the
Table and Has Gained Several
Pounds In Wsisht-oIves
Taniae Full Credit

"The other medicines I tried before
didn't even bulge my troubles, but
three bottles of Tanlac have flxed me
up In fine shape" said H. Mohr. we'll
known citizen living at 112 s. Fourth
St, st. Louis, NO.
1.-TWO years ago. my stomach went
wronr and my appetite failed me. Gas
formed from what little would eat
and pressed on my heart until It pal.
plated so could hardly breathe. I
wasn't able to do regular work. be-
cause Of pains In the buck, bad head.
aches and dizzy spells.
"But have gained several pounds
now since taking Tnnlsc and eat Just
anything want without any trouble.
The pains and headaches never bother
me my more. and am only too glad
to pnss the good word along about
Tanlac. 1t is simply wonderful"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
American Bar Association Com.
mittee Expects Steady Drop
In Unlawful Deeds.
REFORMS ARE RECOMMENDED
Respect for Law Shows Increase When
Industry Picks up-orowIno Con-
tempt for the Law Not Laid
to the War Alone.

Washington.-The peak In the world
wide crime wsvs that followed the
war has been reached. and from this
time there may be expected a drop In
the number Of murders, holdups and
similar outrages, In the opinion Of the
special committee appointed by the
American Bar association to study the
reasons for the lessening Of public re-
gard for the law.
At the same time the committee be-
lieves the crime situation. particularly
in the United States, Is such az to war
rant reforms that would aid In tho
administration Of Justice. To this end
the committee II formulating pro-
gram with . view Of recommending 1t
at the next annual meeting Of the
American Bar association at San Fran
cisco in. August. These In all probn-
bility will be the essential recommended
tons:
To Offer Suggestions.
Collection by the federal government
Of crime Statistics, 80 that the extent
Of lawlessness may be fully known.
which is not now the case, when the
administration of police laws is entire
ly In the control of the states and their
subdivisions.
Restricted sales Of automatic pis-
tolls, with which the vast majority Of
crimes are committed, their manufac-
ture and distribution to be largely un-
der the control Of the War department,
20 that pistols may he kept from the
crimlnally Inclined.
Thorough revision of the grand jury
system, SO that the administration Of
Justice may be more rapid. and n
change In the laws SO that criminals
may not take refuge behind technical
tiles In indictments.
Institution of some method whereby
the potential criminal may be segre-
gated. through the machinery Of tho
criminal courts. which themselves are
In need Of coordination.
Vigorous reform in the jail system,
primarily to prevent first offenders
from falling In with hardened crimi-
nalS 20 that jails will not be 20 much
breeding place foe crime.
Speedy enactment Of federal law
to make the advocacy Of revolutinary
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
UPHELD THE FAMILY DIGNITY
Little Eths1s Brave Attempt to Con.
ceai What She Felt Must Be
Matter Of Poverty.

Little Ethel was mn only child and
one duy. when the minister called she
was told TO entertain him In the par
lOr until her mother could see him.
A few minutes Inter the mother.
On her way downstairs, heard the VS.
ltor ask Ethel how many brothers and
sisters she had, and, to her surprise
and CONSERVATION, the little miss an
swered, "Seyen."
After the minister had left, the
child was tuken 10. tnsk aad asked Why
she had snid there were scyen chIldrsn,
Ethel replied:
"Itecause didn't want that strange
gentleman to know TINT you were 70
poor that you didn't have but one
child."-Everybody's magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Idea of Killing
Opponents Old

college here. In I'm illustrated lecture
ut the college recently Professor Pc
trie described the latest excavations
ut Abydos and elsewhere in Egypt.
Ancient Tomb Explored.
He described the discovery of some
tombs Of the time Of the First Dynasty.
These were mnde In rows some 800
feet long and were covered by six feet
Of sand and rubbish. Very little stone
work was found, owing to the plumber
ing that had gone on In the past, but
a number OF fine nlabaster Jars were
unearthed. There were also found 90
or 20 skeletons and 60 skulls. In most
cases the body had been buried with
the knees drawn up to the chest. and
In the grave there had. been placed
small Jars containing grains Of wheat
for the sustennnce Of the dead.
Among the royal tombs. said the lee
turer. there was evidence that many
courtiers had been killed off at one
time on the death Of ting king. This
was an excellent system Of preventing
unstable government. for by making
sure Of the safety Of the king states
men made sure Of their own. The
result was that the kings Ind very
long reigns indeed. The courtIers who
were killed of were stunned by blow
from a ssndbag and then buried. One
or two of the victims. II appeared, Ind
not been very dexterously dealt with.
for the position of their unearthcd
skeletons strongly suggested that they
had struggled to get out OF their graves
after burial.
Some Fineiy-carved Lions-
Among other discoveries were some
finely-cnrved ivory lions, used MS pieces
In game played on circular hoard.
a comb Of ivory. many copper tools.
Including the earliest form of saw
In knife with n roughly-knotched edse)
and many flint implements. In one
grave was found n quantity Of skele-
tons Of cats.
A photograph Of grent interest was
thnt Of hermit's dwelling In cave
at the hend Of fissure In stony
Wiley. The external view of the place
exactly represented the entrance TO u
dug-out in a front-llne trench.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Peak of Crime
Wave Reached

overthrow Of the United States govern
ment q crime. this Intended primarily
to put stop to the propaganda being
spread by those Of foreign birth or OF
foreign parentage.
Other Reforms Asked.
In addition to these chief recommen-
dations 1t " expected that the commit
tee will advise that the states provide
for the payment Of crlmlnuls for their
labor In prisons, SO thut their families
may be held together and not become
public charges, and that the lawyers
adopt code that they will not neglect
their duties In obtaining Justice be-
cause Of the inability Of those seeking
counsel to pay the price-in other
words to get to the law IL luxury only
for u privileged class.
The committee held hearings in
Washington In March and another Sc
ries In Chicago In April. 1t went to
the Illinois state prison ut Joliet. where
prisoners were interviewed. Hearings
are to be continued In New York city.
Among those who have appeared to
give testimony. In addition to the pris-
oners, have been Judges Of criminal
courts. superintendents Of reformato-
riex crlminologists.' lawyers and war;
dens.
1t Is the opinion OF the committee
that while the war WINS In large part
responsible for the crime wnve there
are other reasons for growing con-
tempt for the law. chief Of which Ia
lax enforcement and the long route the
criminal has to travel from the time
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
NOT WHOLLY LOVE MATCH
Mrs. Mcintosh Had Other Reason
Than Affection for Making Second
Matrimonial Venture.

She WIS comely widow, and, more
over, she was Scotch. She mourned
Macintosh. her lnte husband. for IL
months, and then from flock OF suit
ors chose honest, homely MacIntyre
for her second.
"rm no guild enough for ye. dear !"
he whispered. 'What for did ye
choose me DOT o sae meny?"
"Ah. well. we see, your names Mac
Intyre."
ayes. but" began the bewIldered
suitor.
"An' We ken finished the widow,
'all my linen IL marked Mel that's
why. Donald"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Quits His Job Guiding Boa Con-
strictors on Ship.
Walking Deck with ssasiek Gibbons
and vaistins Elephants and Other
Products Of Jungle AbJured
BY Seaman.

New York.-JOhann Schultz, 4 thor
oughly American citizen of German
birth. quit his job as deckhand on the
steamship Hansa. which recently ar
rived at Pier SO. North river. He said
he would take his chances In poor
labor market rather than spend an
other day on q ship carrying eight ele-
plants. seven balloons (man-ktlllng. OF
cOurse). twenty-five assorted snakes
boa constructors, pythons, anacondas'
hooded cObras and Senegambfun ham
varmints; 100 accommodating apes,
$50 birds, Including parrots, love birds
and three long Legged fowl Of the
genus Kagus from Burma.
"r'm tired 0f valetinx elephsnta. y
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

of committing crime until he is pun.
lshed.
In the opinion Of lawyers studying
tlie situation. one OF the chief factors
responsible for the crime wnve has
been unemployment. II liz for this rsn.
son the assertion IL made that In oil
probability the peak Of the crime wave
has passed.
The committee believes vigorous re-
forms are required u there Ia to be
q restoration OF respect for the law.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Want Library for Every Ship.

During the recent war the American
Library association placed for the nee
of the men of the merchant marine
ships total Of 10000 books. Theas
books were mnde up into libraries and
shifted from one vessel to another.
Recently the American Merchant Ma.
rine Library association has been. ~.
gnnized for the purpose Of carrying 90
this work. under the slogan. "A II
brnry for Every Ship."-The CiasD
mate.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

Macedonia. Ia.-Nfrs. Eliza Kcast
was buried here the Other day in n
dress which she purchased IN Englnnh
81 years ago. While on visit TO her
old home In Cromwell. England. she
purchased the dress ind on arrival
home expressed n wish that 1t be- her
burial STROUD and had been carefully
kept since then.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

drought :" exclaimed the old timer,
"You folks don't know what drought
Is. Why, In the early '7Os my corn
made 18 acres to the bushel New
York Sun.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Tn. Next Best Thing.

Little Willie came home from school
the other day with black eye.
"WilIle. where did you get TINT black
eye: asked mother.
"Johnny Smith hit me-" answered
Willie.
II hope you remember whnt yonr
Sunday school teacher said about
henping cOnls on the head Of your
enemies?"
"Well. mn. I didn't have any coal.
So just stuck his head in the ash
barrel"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

First Street Railway On 6owery.
The first street railway In the world
was the New York and Harlem road
built on the BOwery In New York city
and opened for travel in 1892
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

MI1dletOwn. n. Y.-Thc historic cot.
tonwoOd tree at Goshen. n.nr here.
which was used ms gaIlows for the
execution Of Clautiius Smith. tory,
bandit and murderer. l43 years ago.
was cut down recently owing TO ifs
unsafe condition. The tree has been
protected ut great expense by the vii
laEe for many yearA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

A smart nnn never pskes the ssns
mistake. hut there are a million kinds
of mistakes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
Governments Were Maintained in
That Manner in Ancient
Times, Says Professor.
THINGS THAT were FOUND
Excavations In Egypt oiseless Some
Interesting Information Regarding
the systsn Of Government 81
GoyptIans.

London.-The idea Of maintaining .
government by killing of the members
Of the opposition Is very ancient. ac-
cording to flinders Petrie, the learned
professor Of Egyptology at University
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

Mntrimony would he all right Il
the fools could be kept out Of 1t.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08
In 1850.

81 snw n pedestrian on the rond
Yesterday"
"Whnt! A live one?"-I.ife.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

A WISE look won't cnrry n fellow
through life unless he dies Young.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-08

"This Juror seems intelligent"
LET us examine him n little before
rejecting him. Perhaps he Isn't"
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24
THE STRIKE.


which,
industrial
railroads
of their by boost that seemed almost prohibive
readily
in million
in this the transportation the which
be the principal sufferer
had
apprecabe
tainly nothing
handed him. would be
color ability and
legislation
a
golden
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24
PROGRESS AND CRIME.

~
Il of met
life been held ceap have the metropolitan daie
few
snufng
all decidedly battling ana analysis we boast living
still the orgie crime still
grind of revolving crimes recorded here is sufficient to that
codblooed murders within history
readily believe
a
of out and dogs that might
lveed public be killed William Allen
he behalf Perhaps he
being taught
with
about the
girls
nothing mothers
themselves with
The mecfuly death
being tortured slow fire
writhing painful lingering death Which of these
crminaity Which
willie
be within the possibilities the prophet
eubbie; your breath fires devour YOU"
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24

Data recently prepared by the Department Interior of it
will be understood that these figures merely esmae show that the
total valuation the national estatethe value of products when
the realized uponwoud be minimum of $15OOOO000O00
might much Of this the estimated that
the United States would royalty rental and other misce
laneous returns, would be about $12,000000,000
Needless be within valuations been
their minimum whether land of coal and pho
pha volume of oils quantities of timber The worth of
this vast wealth to the government H as follows:
Coal royalties $5900000O0O Alaska coal royalties 000000
oil royalties $750o0oO0 Alaska oil royalties O0000 oil a royal
ties $000000000 phosphate royalties $28O00000 potash royalties
S30OO00 annual Alaska and United States
SOOOO value of vacant lands subject entry no included
eate) $310000000 $000000000 value
of Indian reservation minerals $5,S0O,000,000.
The the public lands of the United States
served and unervd the end of the last fiscal
Of this the exclusive Alaska
2OO2O2S The reservations and Withdrawals including
reclamation Withdrawals, consisted of 232 944,954
approximately
the used for grazing fitted
homestead while other susceptible of cultivation
and hereafter furnish homes for population The
partmen of the Interior has jurisdiction these lands
thrown and has jurisdiction also mines and mineral claims
agricultural entries
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24
Every Activity of the Human Being Controlled
..,ms.-~ by Bureau Chief


If continue the direction in legislative
have the past years for the twenty
this house that you will destroyed the principles of
sentative government established auocay every department
Every activity of the human being will be supervised and controlled
and regulated by funconary the called bureau
hard community relying
inventive genius for solving the problems affect
their locality but the contrary they all getting up petitions
appealing pass law to do for them that which they
should do for themselves.
This tendency breeds dissatisfaction agitation and don-
And let that existed after majority OF its
became dissatisfied with workings believe form of
and the American and their good also
the price will ultimately have for thOughles folly
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24
The Story of American Wars: Gallant Deeds
and Lack of Preparation
By GEN JOHN j. PERsHING, in American Legion Week

The American gallant deeds great
the the individual and soldier but lack of
and training led of life heavy
dens
While boast of having been victorious early
due directly the weakness of the and his
elsewhere than the of forettought
superior rategca tactical ability the of forces
their leaders.
AS to the World firmly believe that substantial condition
preparedness of land backed
chant would have kept of the and would have placed
position have brought Moreover
much that under these conditions strong
ship, might have prevented the World altogether
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24
Advertising Is a Friend of Housewife in
Solving Her Buying Problems


Womans work the biggest business the world Uncle Sans
dollars annually This larger than the yearly value of all farm
mills
wife thousand dollars She
all merchandise family with
she selects so of automobiles and buys dry
goods products purchasing agent
The problems of the home buyer pepexing diff
cult-how get value for Of money?
Advertising lowers because it increases distribution and widens
demand That is why thoroughly convinced that
advertising friend the housewife and of real
my solving her buying problems Advertising continuous perma-
international exposition through which all the merchants and
ufacturers may bring their goods
The Colorado statesman., 1922-06-24

To Enable Us to Do Better as Government
Than We Have in the Past "a


The public domain is fast disappearing. The tim,
has come to determine, if only approximately, its
tent and its value. Wealth from our public domain
that is to say, wealth from our natural resources-has
been brought in the past by American initiative,
American energy, American industry. We possess
business capacity in most remarkable degree as in
dviduals 1t is essential that take Stock determine
what we have and how much of it, to enable to do
better, a government in the future than have
done in the past.
Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-06
Former Night Captain
Pueblo Police Dead

1Shn W. Bcll. age "a years. once cap
tain OF the Pueblo police department.
died late Saturday night at local hos
pifal. He had been i'll a week.
Mr.. Bell was a resident OF Pueblo for
AZ years and for the past IS years has
been n watchman at the Minncqua
plant of the Colorado Fuel and 1roi.
company. He is survived by his
widow. and grand daughter. Mrs. T..
W. Taylor OF Gil East Second street.
two brothers. I. ]. OF Tulsa, Oklahoma.
and Martin of Grantsville. Virginia.
also sister Mrs. A. J. Hathaway. OF
Charleston. Virginia. lie was a mem
her OF the Methodist church and Eu-
rcka Lodge No. 40. A. +. and A. NJ.
OF Grants-ille, Virginia.
The body is at the United Davis
Worries undertaking company and fun
eral arrangements will be announced
later.