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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-07-07

At the tea room the War Mothers
are to dispose of fine quilt this Sat
urday afternoon. Interested persons
are invited TO be present at the func-
ton. The serving of midday lunch
cons by this splendid Organization
brings the good women more and
more into favor.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-07-07
McKinneys in Town.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mckinney have
rented the Maydole residence prop
erty, their own home having been TAX
en- for a year by Forest Supervisor
Scribner.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-07-07

There may and doubtless will be
written in at the primaries all the
necessary candidates to fill both tick
cts. Thus it will be necessary for the
democrats to name by writing in both
legislative nominees, as well as that
of coroner and surveyor, it being their
intention not to name any candidate
for county attorney against Hall.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-07-07

Il
Evening star., 1922-02-09
ANNA P. THOMAS DIES;
PROMINENT NEWS WRITER
Corresponded for Many Papers
From Cleveland to Taft Ad-
ministrations.

The death of Miss Anna Provost
Thomas at 6 o'clock this morning at
the Belgrade apartments brought to
close the life of one of the oldest
newspaper women in Washington.
Miss Thomas was the daughter of the
late Gen. George c. Thomas of George
town. and many years ago entered
newspaper work in Washington. She
corresponded for many prominent pa
pers during the two Cleveland admin
istrations, the Harrison, Mckinley,
Roosevelt and Taft administrations.
She was a writer on the Post and the
Times Of Washington, the New York
Herald. Cincinnati Inquirer. New
York Mail and Express. Chicago Tri-
bune. Boston Herald. Town and Coun-
try, and many other newspapers and
magazines She was one OF the first
members Of the National Woman's
Party, and was assisting in it's work
at the time of her death. Miss Thomas
was also an active member of the HUI
name Society. and well known in the
humanitarian work of the city:
The funeral will take place at
o'clock Saturday afternoon in Oak
Hill cemetery, the services being held
in the chapel.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
PRESENTED WITH CUP.

Gen. Z. w Nichols. superintendent
Of Virginia Military Institute. re-
ceived a silver loving cup at the an
nual banquet of the Association of
Military Colleges and Schools at the
Washington Hotel. The occasion was
the retiring of Gen. Nichols from the
presidency of the association. He
was succeeded by Col. James Wilson
of New Mexico Institute. DR.. Z. w.
Newhall of Shattuck School and Col.
S. Beaver of Riverside Military
Academy were elected vice president
and secretary-treasurer respectively.
Addresses were made by the guests
of honor. Maj. Gen. John A. Iejeune
OF the Marine Corps, Col. Rockenback
of the Tank Corps and Col. Morrow of
the War Department.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
BIG VICTORY FOR "BL0C''

Passing yesterday by the Senate of
the House cooperative marketing bill
by vote Of 5s to was viewed by
many today as the most sweeping
victory yet attained by the farm
bloc" Before passing late yester-
day the House measure which relieves
the farmers cooperative associations
from the application Of laws pro-
hibiting trusts or unfair business
practices and places authority to de-
termine when such acts have been
committed with the Secretary Of
Agriculture the Senate rejected by a
vote of 81 to the bill reported by
its own judiciary committee. which
would have held the associations
amenable to present laws.
The single opposing vote on the bill
in the Senate was cast by Senator
Gerry, democrat. Rhode Island. The
votes of two other senator's. Brande-
gee. republican. Connecticut. and
King, democrat, Utah, who were
paired against the bill, were with
held. The measure now goes to con-
ference for adjustment Of differences
with the House.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
10000 WATCH BLAZE
on TREASURY ROOF
Continued from Fourteenth Page,

Continued from Fourteenth Page.l
small quantity of gasoline on the fire.
Instantly there was an explosion.
and gasoline in another can resting
on the floor near the stove also ex-
ploded. The policemen and several
co1ored men assisted the burned men
until the arrival of the tenth precinct
patrol, which took them to the hos
pital.
Fire in Apartment.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Caro-. apartment
26 Manor Apartments. 1924 Monroe
street, returned home last night and
were greeted with information that
there had been fire in their apart
mcnt shortly after o'clock. Failure
OF the fire alarm system in the house
was unfavorably commented upon -
occupants OF tho building. r.. &
truck and No. II engine companies
reached there in time to prevent de-
struction Of the contents Of the apart
ment.
1t developed that the fire started
in the bathroom and destroyed cloth
ing and other articles. The fire spread
through the hallway to the dining
room and did damage there. The
damage amounted to more than $500.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
MRS. M. A. PERRY DIES.
Former Evangelist Widely Known
in Christian Mission Circles.

Mrs. Mary A. Perry. former evangelist
and well known in local Christian mis-
sion circles, died suddenly Monday al
her residence. 9Q2 H street northeast
following a long illness from which she
had apparently about recovered. She
was in her seventy-sixth year.
Mrs. Perry had peen resident OF
Northeast Washington for many years
Before coming to this city she had
toured a number of large cities in an
evangelistic campaign and the earnest
ness and success Of her work won ma
tional attention in the religious world
She was interested In various local MIS-
sions at different times.
She is survived by four sons-Charles
B.. Arnett F.. Alfred c. and William T.
Perry. the last Of whom lives in Wash
ington-and by number Of grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at her late
residence. Interment was private.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
FIRST HEARS TREASURY ).
ALARM Jan. % IN TEST.
OFFICIAL LOSES "HQPE''

The night of the big snow. jan
uary 28. Chief Clerk Platt Of the
Treasury Department remained at
the Office until late. About mid
night he. heard a loud changing of
bells.
What is that?" he asked the
watchman.
That's the fire gong" the
guardian replied. 1--WE sound 1t
every night to be sure it's in
working order"
Wen, we never have bad a IRE.
in the Treasury, and / hope we
never will. But. suppose 1t is
well to test the SYSTEM" the chief
clerk commented.
The incident came back force
fully to Mr.. Plat yesterday, less
than two weeks later, when the
building caught flre.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

were presented with flowers by the
club later.
Charles w. semmes presided and
after congratulating the membership
on the success OF the recent ladies'
night" celebration, had Secretary
George Harris read communication
from Crawford w. Mccullough. presi-
dent OF International Rotary. in
which he congratulated Washington
Rotary on its splendid progress.
stressing the fact that one OF the
clubs December meetings had reached
100 per cent in attendance.
In appreciation Of standing inyi-
tation to attend Rotary meetings
Evening star., 1922-02-09
SERVICE LEGION MEETS.
Military Organization Plans for
Annual BANQUET.

The Military Service Legion Of the
District of Columbia met Tuesday
evening at the National Guard
Armory. The third Thursday Of each
month was selected to be the future
meeting dates Of the legion. 1t was
announced that Gen. Stephen had
given his permission, to use room 4O7.
National Guard Arniory
A committee was appointed to ar
range. for the annual banquet to be
held in April, full report Of which.
including the place and time. to be
ar"ounced at the March meeting.
The legion accepted the invitation Of
the Third District Officers Association
to attend the banquet at the armory
February 15. The annual election OF
officers will be held at the April
meeting. Maj. c. Eugene Edwards,
president, presided.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
T.R. INITIALS so FEET HIGH
Permanent Memorial to Roosevelt
Begun at Ancon, Panama.

PANAMA, February 8.-The erec-
ton Of a permanent memorial to
Theodore Roosevelt on Ancon hill
was begun today. The memorial con-
sists Of the letters 1T. R." in stone
and cement. each letter fifty feet
high and forty-fve feet wide. with
periods tiye feet square.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
Miniature Phone !"
OFFICE AT Meeting
Experts, in Demonstration,
Show Rotarians How
Work Is Done.

Evidently believing in the old proverb
about the mountain and Mahomet
Charles T. Clagett, division manager;
Miss Elsie Kunis. chief demonstra.or.
ana a. corps Of assistants literally took
the central office Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company to the
members OF the Rotary Club in the New
Willard Hotel yesterday afternoon, and
explained concisely Just how telephone
calls are received and transmitted.
i Preceding the demonstration on a
miniature switchboard by the young
woman. Mr. Clagett outlined the tre-
mendous growth Of the G. & P. Com
pany here in the past nineteen years.
He said that when he became identified
1000 telephone stations. or one phone
for every seventy persons. To-day"
said the manager. "there are $1,000 sta
tions. or mean average Of one tele-
phone for every five persons in the city.
an increase Of 7.150 telephones in one
year"
100000 Calls . Day.
Mr.. Clagett further said that there are
approximately 800, 900 calls made every
day in the week in Washington. and on
stormy days these increase and are be-
tween 100000 and 100000.
There are eight central Offices in
Washington" he continued. "They
house equipment costing three mil
lion dollars. and plans are under way
to establish a new central Office to
relieve the. traffic demands on Co
lumbia' and North exchanges.
THE company has invested nearly
$l3.000.000 in Washington. There are
COO miles of aerial and underground
cable in the city. This one item rep
resents an investment Of $4,000
Conduit to carry this cable. to the
value Of $2.008.000, is placed under
the streets of the city. There are
2.120 telephone manholes In the
streets"
The official gave further figures to
show that there are about 2.4O0 men
and women in the telephone COM
pany in Washington. practically all
of them living here. Their salaries,
he said. total $3,500.OO0 annually.
Twelve hundred of these are opera
tors.
Improvised Central Once.
After announcing that $l.165, 900
VIII be spent during the ensuing year
for extensions and improvements to
the local plant. Mr.. Clagett intro
duced Miss kunis, who gave an in
teresting demonstration on the impro-
vised central Office. She was assisted
by Misses Ethel Cannon, Florence
FeaSS and Clara E,Rxers all of whom
Evening star., 1922-02-09

while in the city. Robert Lawrence.
community singing leader. invited the
organisation to attend the first of a
series of community concerts at Gen.
trail High School on Sunday afternoon
at o'clock, when a portion Of the
auditorium will be roped off for Ro-
tarians. The club voted to attend in
q body.
Evening star., 1922-02-09
MASS FOR THEATER VICTIM.

brated tomorSow at St. Patrick's
Church for the repose Of t1l soul of
Miss Frances Bikle. who lost aer life
In the Knickerbocker disaster. Miss
Bikle was a member Of the St Pat
rtck's Players and played q principal
role in leave 1t to Pierre" recently.
Members of the dramatic organixat ton
will attend the mass in q body.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

Maryland Flint and Feldspar Com
pany'a property near kalmia. Md.
has been sold to Norman Marritt for
$4,000.
Evening star., 1922-02-09

1t is said that healthy horse eats
nine times its weight in food in a year;
a healthy sheep six times his weight.
The New York herald., 1922-01-08
Medal of Honor Men Still Report Their Success

THE day of my embarkation at Hoboken
my left arm was injured and my pack had
to be carried aboard the transport by my
comrades Throughout the remainder OF
my army life this arm was weak, and on
returning home / found ] could not follow
my former occupation.
Il started a small grocery business, and
did very well until all l had was destroyed
by fire without insurance. l have managed
to get into another very small business, as
this Is all i can do, as l am handicapped
by my injured arm. Manual labor is Inn
possible"
JOHN JOSEPH KELLY Of $3.50 Wood
lawn avenue writes:
Since my discharge i'm September. 1919
/ have been unable 70 work, being totally
disabled. I have been out West for one
year for my health and am at present liv-
ing with my mother at home. l was gassed
and wounded in the service. and as 20 my
future can only hope for the best"
Kelly was a private i'm the Seventy eighth
Company Sixth Regiment, Marine Corps
His record reads splendidly.
II was AT Blanc Mont Ridge. on October
O. 1918. when he ran through the American
barrage 100 yards In advance of his COM
pany and of the front lines and attacked
an enemy machine gun nest. killing the
gunner with grenade and shooting another
member Of the crew with his pistol. He
then returned through his own barrage
with eight prisoners.
Besides the navy Congressional Medal he
has received the army Congressional Medal
OF Honor the navy War Cross, the Good
Conduct Medal The blushed when he said
thisl. Medaille Militairc, two Croix de
Guerre with palm and stars Croix de Bra
veur. Montenegrin Cross from King Ncho-
las L.. Belgian Cross Victory Medal with
five bronze stars. four silver citation stars
and a Distinguished Service Cross, which
any one will admit Is q large collection.
Three brothers were also IN the service
Capt. James j., First Division; Thomas T.,
a Lieutenant in the Air Service. and Michael
A. n Sergeant Of the Blackhawk Division
The New York herald., 1922-01-08

keeper for the Rolph NaW 'ation Company
of san Francisco until was elected
Adjutant of this post of the American
Legion The legion on the coast Is very
active, wholesome, good for civic betterment,
and was glad OF the opportunity to asso-
ciate myself with this powerful influence for
good expect TO concentrate my activities
for the present and the immediate future
with the American Legion.
''The post of which / am Adjutant is the
largest on the Pacific coast and is constantly
engaged in activities tending to the care OF
the wounded men and ex-service men In
general. You will be glad to hear that the
California department OF the legion sue
ceeded In getting passed at the last session
of the Legislature the most effective and far
reaching program of legislation passed By
any State in the Union UP to the present
This program practically assures any ex-
service man who cares to take advantage OF
it's provisions an education at the expense
of the state. "A homo or ranch, civil service
preferment and other advantages.
THE legion did not indorse tho cash
bonus but were anxious to get tho homo
aid and land settlement features first They
succeeded IN their endeavors and am glad
to say that the Governor signed these bills
en Memorial Day
'The legion is also taking a very active
part In the Americanizing OF aliens out here,
and they have been successful in this Geld
also. The people in this section of the coun-
try have learned to look upon the legion as
an asset to the community, and my post is
constantly called upon for service along
wholesome and worth while lines. As an
official Of the legion my activities are, of
course. along the lines mentioned above. and
I am mighty grateful of the chance 70 serve
my country and my State and city in a
legion way, which out here has proven as
efficient In time OF peace as It was In time
Of war"
EDWARD r. TALLEY. formerly Scr
geant 117th Infantry Thrtieth Division,
sends the following letter from Appachia.
Va.
The New York herald., 1922-01-08
Watson Recalls in Person
A. Character of French History

He speaks as Robespierre must have
spoken before the Red Caps of the French
Revolution. He speaks with tongue that
knows no mercy for the many and varied
objects of his prolific prejudlces and en-
bittered enmities. His temper explodes
like pistol shots He is always bitterly full
Of his subject He own lancet-like Incl
siveness that cuts and If interfered with
or interrupted by foe or friend his rhetoric
stabs like bowie knife. Whatever the
merits of the debatable topic may be, they
who debate with Tom Watson usually
emerge dripping from wounds Of his Civ.
ing In the French Revolution, which
seems to have given vivid color to the
mans thoughts, he would have played
colorful part. He would have been figure
even upon the guillotine to which he GER
tainly would have gone rather than have
surrendered conviction. The mans mind
ia full OF the revolution which made roy
atty ridiculous. OF II and the rest OF the
story of France he has written superbly
and with a beauty Of style approached by
few historians.
Age has not mellowed Watson, whose
passion for conflict is unabated Only
little while ago he SET the Senate In up
roar with his charges that American sol
diers in France we're executed without
right or warrant, contention he con.
tinues TO maintain savagoly. This hot
and heady hostility to everything that does
not Ill In with his notions OF what is due
to the masses from Government and from
capital has ruled his course since the days
when he came out OF Mercer University In
Georgia to teach school and begin the prac-
tice of law.
His hatchet has struck at practically
every public man and measure Of his life
time, the ally Of yesterday being the en-
The New York herald., 1922-01-08
SUCCESS

culosis. a fight which commands attention
in and around Denver enlisted his sym
pathies and he founded a sanitarum. He
gave much OF his time to Tne Red Cross.
especially in financial MANAGEMENT. Three
years ago he stood for the Senate and de-
feated John f. Shafroth by close vote
and most unexpectedly in the whirl of re
sentiment against President Wilson'S de
mand for Democrats in Senate and House.
He has been most to the fore as a cham
pion of coed roads He saw that the West
particularly labored under a handicap OF
poor transportation facilities in many
places where there were large areas of un-
appropriated public lands. He introduced
and won passage for a bill which opened
up road building in areas of this kind
Phipps has been active also in the com
mittees on Post Office, Education and
Labor, Irrigation Mining and Appropria,
tions. His colleagues credit him with "a
keenly alert and discriminating mibd,
tunctioning decisively as the result OF
practical experience IN business problems.
In person he is vigorous and strong
bodied. His mustache is nearly white He
is the typical American business man who
has won through to independence.
Samuel d. Nicholson, the junior Senator
from Colorado, has worked to the top Of
the heap in an extremely varied and active
life-gold miner and coal miner, mine fore
man and superintendent, merchant, farmer
and banker. Prince Edward Island pro-
duced him and gave him his three RS.
Bay City, Mich, knew him as a lad, rest.
less for better opportunities. Then Col
orado claimed him-this was in 1SS1-and
has held to him ever since. He began as
a miner in his new locality and worked
his way up from horny handed son of
toll to satisfactory proprietorial emf
nence.
His first political experience was as
Mayor Of Leadville, but his ambition to be
Governor of the State was baked twice by
small opposition pluralities in the Repubii-
can primaries. When the war arrived
Nicholson threw himself into the neces
sary activities of older men and managed
The New York herald., 1922-01-08

like to farm for myself. but without good
health and money II would be pretty hard.
I guess I am out of luck for while and
right now my outlook for the future Is
rather hazy.
"I am not discouraged and II am needed
again would be there"
M. WALDO HALTER went across as a
buck private and was later Corporal, Ser
geant Mess Sergeant and First Sergeant,
356th Infantry. He writes to THE HERALD
"I was never wounded. but have an in
iured knee caused by extreme exposure and
an injured ear caused by the accidental
discharge of a rifle. Have tried to get COM
pensation, but have utterly failed. l have
always carried my full quota of war risk
insurance.
"As to NV present condition there is little
to he said I have a splendid real estate
business I'm my town. Neosho, Mo. I
have never been married and am still heart
whole and fancy free. The pension OF $40
a month is almost joke. as II does not
begin 10 run until a man reaches the age
of 65. This is like putting flowers on his
coffin"
GEORGE s. RoBB. First Lieutenant, Com
pany D. 369th Infantry, is living in Salna,
Kan. from where he writes saying that
he has sufficiently recovered from his wounds
so that they give him no trouble in light
work. He adds
Before joining the army was in educa-
tional work as a high school instructor.
After being discharged I took a position
with the sutter Land Auction Company Of
salIna and have since become member
of the rrm. We do an exclusive subdivision,
land auction business and operate principally
through the middle West"
PHILIP c. KATE was a sergeant in Com
pany c. 363d Infantry. Ninety-first Division.
He Is living In aneFrancisco and writes
from the Office Of the Adjutant, San Fran
cisco Post. No. 1, OF the American Legion,
Department OF California, 1888 Market
street:
II am in splendid health. Upon my dis
charge from the army I worked as book.
The New York herald., 1922-01-08

emy of tomorrow His vitriolic utterances
and actions have been excoriated from one
end of the nation to the other. He was
prosecuted indicted and acquitted for at
tacks against the Roman Catholic Hi
erarchy. His course in the recent war,
when he opposed the draft, the espionage
act and other war measures, forced the
Government to bar his newspaper from
the mails. Yet this radical of the radicals
easily defeated the will and influence OF
Woodrow Wilson in conservative Georgia
and was sent to the Senate by an over
whelming majority
While Watson has always had con-
siderable following in that State, reckoned
at 10000 votes or so. his extraordinary
Senate victory was undoubtedly due to gen.
eral resentment. even among persons who
detested Watson and the things he stands
for to Mr.. Wilson's effort to dictate the
Senatorial selection of the State and to
inflexible antagonism to the League OF
Nations proposal.
without some foreknowledge of the
mans violent career it might be difficult
to detect in him the exponent of such pas
sions. He has a face fine and sensitive.
Prompt as a hornet to resent an affront,
he is nevertheless man of singular gen
tIeness and consideration for the feelings
of those about him. II this sounds queer
it must be remembered that Watson Is
vicious only in debate, either with voice
or pen, for he writes as recklessly as he
talks. He seems literally devoid of fear.
His record as man is pure. His honor
has never been questioned.
Few men are more industrious or more
scholarly, certainly there are few finer
scholars in the halls of statesmanship. No
ordinary mind produced "The Story OF
France" 1.-THE Life of Napoleon or THE
Life and Times of Andrew Jackson. lt
is almost impossible to reconcile Tom Wat
son, savage guerrilla fighter, with Thomas
Il. Watson of the charming literary style
found in these books.
He has never suffered from the handicap
of false modesty. He does not believe in
concealing his talent in napkin or hiding
his light under bushel. When it comes
to trumpeting his achievements he will
blow the horn himself IL no other pair OF
lungs is available. Self-appreciation, II
frank. is not necessarily disagreeable.
Watson's is of that character. Bryan used
to annoy him considerably. No longer, be-