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AN INDIsPUTABLE BILL.

Upon the RICH, OF America 90 re-
payment OF the fun costs Of her Army
OF Occupation there can be no qucs-
ton. IL Is clear and indlsputabl-.
hut whether 81 Is right against any
moneys that have come 10 tho hands
.of the Allies. or which may com. 20
their hands. under the Treaty OF YER
sailles Is another matter. America
refused 90 ratify that treaty, and she
has refused TO take part officially in
the several conferences and meetings
held for the purpose OF securing the
execution OF It's provisions She wax
Invited TO attend. and she declined
tho invitations. She did not sign the
Spa Agreement or the Pact OF Lon
don. although ut the time when these
agreements were made the situation
did not materially differ from the
situation today. She preferred to
make a separate Treaty OF Peace with
Germany. TO which the Allies are not
parties, and on which they were not
consulted. BY the Pact Of London,
II Will be remembered. they practical
ly relieved Germany from very heavy
payments. amounting TO twelve mil
lards OF marks. which she had pledged
herself TO pay by the Peace Treaty.
On the other hand, It IS undeniable
that the Allies requested America 10
keep her contingent on the Rhine, and
that she has kept il there, although
! great pressure has been put upon the
! Washington Government TO withdraw
IL. She took this course in order "a
show that in regard to Germany she
did not wish even to seem to detach
herself from the All es, as she had
seemed in the eyes OF some observers
TO do when she refused TO ratify the
Treaty OF Versailles. She may plausi-
bly, point out that she did not refuse
ratification because she differed from
tho Allies on German payments. Tn.
payment clauses are indeed preserved
IN tho separate treaty with Germany
OF August last. She refused becaus
she objected to certain provision
concerning the League OF Nations
She may argue that. so far as pay
ments are concerned. her moral posi-
ton, apart from the convention
signed since the Armistice, Is identi
} cal with that OF the Allies, and tina
} when Germany makes payments sh
has a fair claim TO a share.-Londo
l Times.
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A NOVEMBER POINTER.

The special election for Representa-
tive in Congress held IN the Thirty
seventh New York Congress district.
Tuesday. was attended by a most sig
nificant result. II can be set down
as q plain and unerring indication
of a strong drift OF public opinion
against the Republican party and the
Harding administration.
AS a basis OF comparison r. must be
held in view that this district is
heavily Republican. II was carried by
Democrat al the 1912 election. when
Mr.. Roosevelt had the Republican
party split in twain. but since that
time has been altogether Republican.
Representative Alanson Il. Houghton,
whose appointment as Ambassador TO
Germany caused the vacancy that was
! filed az Tuesdays special election,
was elected In 1920 by plurality of
2s.75O.
The first element OF significance in
this special election result is that
the vote WIS scarcely half Of that
cast in 1920. which indicates large
amount OF indifference. And in this
instance the Indifference must have
been largely Republican. Party
voters who are satisfied with theiI
national administration do not fai
when the opportunity comes, TO ex-
tend q vote Of confidence. The an
alysis Of the returns will show which
party suffered most from stay-at
home citizens.
The Republican candidate at Tues
days election. Lewis Henry, wa
elected by majority OF only $500
Compare this with the great majorit!
Of nearly 80. 900 at the 1920 election
and the huge Republican slump vii
be apparent. This cutting was al
most equivalent to q defeat
Also, In this election national is
sues We're brought 10 the front ant
rot ignored as they were in the recen
special election in Maine. which ais
resulted In a large Republican slump
Judge Frank Irvine. the Democrat
candidate, compelled his competito
to discuss national issues as mad
prominent by the Harding admins
tration and the grossly inefficient Re
publican Congress. Also, he attacke
the harsh features Of the Volstea
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JUST FOLKS
SELF-RESPECT.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

The man whose word was never
broken,
Whose lips lie have never spoken
Whose hand has truly earned its pay
And dealt in kindness day by day.
May not be rich or known to fame,
But all men must respect his name.
The man who bears no evil tales
Nor whispers. when another fails.
Small gossip OF the reason why.
May never rise so very high,
tie may stay poor unto the end.
But he shall never lack a friend
The man who dares for honor's sake
To spurn advantage he might take,
Who scorns tho profit he might gain
At peace with conscience To remain,
May live his life In squalor grim,
But none shall dare to sneer at him.
Not all tho good men come To skill.
Not all the brave and strong OF VIII
Attain high goals--for oft we sec
Honor In those OF low degree:
But all who do the best they can,
May walk the world and fear no man.
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immcasurably worse. they seem
to have lost their capacity for re-
s,stAnce to tho overwhelming rule
Of bureaucracy"
Wonder II people in general have
over given serious thought to tho In
sidious and astounding manner In
which We are coming to the state Of
far too much governed people. II
they have real comprehension Of how
tho duties OF government generally
considered to belong to tho States
only, and. Of oven greater tendency
to evil, OF how many functions that
pertain exclusively TO the citizen are
being absorbed by the Federal gov
eminent and the results actually
forced upon the States and the
people.
Such. n policy is bound 70 have evil
effect. 1t not only overrides state
rights and relegates State duties to
the background, but It tends to incite
Indifferent citizens to careless de-
tendency upon government for the
many duties that devolve upon them
individually. II may not be idle e
predict that this policy, II continued
VIII encourage many low calibre citi.
zens 10 an absolute dependence upor
government for food and clothing ant
other essentials OF existence. as wei
as all the facilities for education ant
general enlightenment.
Which recalls a sentient prophec.
by Edmund Burke, the great Irisl
orator and statesman: And HAVING
looked to government for bread. OF
the very first scarcity they will tur,
and bite the hand that fed them"
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TEN YEARS AFTER THE TITANIC

There comes period each spring
when ship captains traverying the
ice-risk area In the North Atlantic
dare not relax day or night. They
have received warning OF the first
iceberg OF the season and know that
any vessel of the Banks may strike
floating rock" and go down to join
the goodly company below
The coast guard cutter Seneca re-
ports 10 the photographic Office OF
the Navy that the northern foes are
breaking up earlier than usual this
year. More particularly tho report
tells of a berg almost directly in the
path OF vessels running between Eu-
ropean ports and Boston.
Men have sought TO devise deteo-
tors, intended 10 catch chance echo
! from the drifting ice or To mark sub
/ tie changes in the temperature OF
ice -chiled air. Yet science has fur
nished nothing practical in the way
OF such direct means of avoiding the
berg. -tenths Of the ice. more. or
lass, hides underneath the surface /:
danger turks out beyond the apparent
berg In the shape of heavy submerged
spurs.
The risk and disturbance to naviga-
ton may be corrected by the Navy
photographic Office. A number of
steamship companies have agreed to
follow It's suggestion when the ice
starts south. Conforming TO the drift
of the icebergs as reported by patrol
boats, the Navy Office would shift
the lanes of traffic.
Ten years ago. In the night OF
April IA, the great Titanic went down
with a company OF travellers. victims
undoubtedly of a goring mass of un-
seen ice. Patrol boats out In the first
week OF April, 1912. as they were out
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

tho first OF April this year. would
probably have saved her. Maybe the
warning already given has saved
nomc liner otherwise destined 10 be
sunk by tho berg already seen.
Risk will. one hopes. now almost
vanish. Hut still the suggestion OF a
chill In tho brcczc, or tho sixth sense
OF an old seaman who swcars no can
smell \ berg" will now and then
mean salvation 70 some flno ship
The sturdy Seneca and all her sister
vessels cannot always follow up each
OF tho CLASSY feet OF wanderers from
tho north. Majestic and glittering.
tho iceberg will still contribute its
portion OF fear 10 tho romance OF
tho sea--Baltimoro American.
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RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
PILLS.

fllINs
I take pink pills to cure my
Ills. my govt and flu and letter:
| swallow ten. and now and then
1 think I'm feeling better.
read the boast OF DIR. Host. who
does much advertising; his pile.
he claims, cure gents and DANES
with quickness most surprising.
His ads appear throughout the
year in every moral daily; his
pills viii cure the rich and poor
ne tells US. proudly, gayly. The
village doc Is prone to knock the
pills he see me taking; These
healing guys who advertise" he
saws. are always taking. Oh.
come TO me, my friend" says
ne, when you are sick and lad
ed: I'll feed you pills OF nuN
and squllls that have the Nost
pills faded" But old Doc Nost
he gets the most OF all the coin
I'm earning; no takes his stand,
throughout the land he keeps
his lanthorn burning. In every
sheet l chance to meet his pills
are recommended; day after day
we hear him say. My pills are
truly splendid. My pills are made
of junk and Jade. OF barks and
buds and simples. they'll cure
catarrh and leave no scar, they'll
Danish hollis and plmples." Ply
slcians roast this Old Doc Yost
who keeps on advertising, and
still he trills about his pills.
whose sales are most surprising,
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.

City Council
Iron Moulders' Union.
Cyrus Castle. L. c.. Z.
Delaware Saengerbund.
Du Pont Post. G.. \. K.
Eden Lodge, 1. o. Q. f.
Division No. l. A. .. II.
Clayton Lodge. X. of p.
Asylum Lodge, l. Q. o. r.
Wynema Council, d. Of p.
Camp No. 2, 2. o. S. of A.
Crusaders Temple, L. G. Il.
Patternmakers Association.
jefferson Lodge, I. o. .. +.
Windsor Lodge, Q. S. of S. @.
St Johns Commandery, *. T.
Voters Non-Partisan League.
Delaware Conclave, 1. o. Q. +.
Keokuk Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ
Loyal Order OF Moose, No. 1874
! Palestine Castle, Q. A X. NJ. 9.
! Hiawatha Tribe, Imp'd. Q. +. Nj.
! Winoma Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
| Delaware Commandery, X. G.. Z.
| Mizpah Conclave, II. or 5. w. NJ.
Volunteer Firemen's Relief Asso.
Wilmington Lodge Of Machinists.
lDelmarvia Lodge, l.. A. TO 3. X. t.
Master Horseshoers Ma. Pro. Asso.
Circle 81, Lady Foresters OF AIneric'
Lady Washington Home Communion
Washington Camp, No. "a, p. o. 5,
Court Brondywine. Foresters OF Anne
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Any reader can got Tho answer To any
S %.scS b ~ -, s, Essan n D.e
strictly TO Information. Tho bureau can:
not slvn advice on legal. medical and
sottlc domestic troubles nor 20 undertake.
exhaustive research on any subject WITT
your questions plainly and briehy. oivo
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replies are sent direct TO the inquirer.
O.-How long have VIC had SUNDAY
newspapers in this country? X. r.
A. Tho growth OF the Sunday
newspaper dates from tho Civil War,
but Il was not until many years after
tho conclusion OF the war mat the
large Sunday editions began TO make
their appearance.
O. What r. meant by the exprcs-
s,on "1oxt fricnd?" J. u. g.
A. In law a next friend IL an adult
other than a guardian who represents
In an action another person not le-
rally competent 10 maintain n suit
in his own behalf. Tho practice
originated In England in the time OF
Edward 7.
u low HhnY rinoS VI hW ~
\ thcvo7 u. z. Y
A There are abou, sT5 species OF
iris. Thoy nrs chiefly natives OF
| temperate climates. iris vcrsicolor
the large blue flag. IL common in wet
| p.ncea throughout tho United Stnte'
as far west as Minnesota and Ar
kanra1.
! q. Dh either man or beast es-
| cape in tho Custer Massacre j. j
A. or the men who rode into bat
TIC under Custer. no man .iyed 10 tel
the tale 81 tho massacre but ont
horse oscaped. and after it~ death Il
was stuffed and mounted. II n nov
AZ Fort Riley, Khnsas.
q. VIVA; II meant by csrding wool
A. r.. y
A To card wool IN 20 comb n win
a carduus or thistle. The tearel, :
plant grown expressly for This pur
pose. is thistle. The naTno i
slightly altered.
O. How long did ~ sake ~ bum
the Coliseum a. Rorne7 w w
4. y IL said that this suormou
structure was corupiuted IN one year
TIE compulsory lsbor 81 10000 jew
ard Christians being employed
q How 30 lhe various races ~ N
world compare - 20 numbersl 9. u
A The civ great racos % ms
Kind are divided a. follows: Nonxolinr
G55. 900 900. Caucasian. $50 800 900
Negro 100 100000. Semitic. 81 900 900
malayan. 100000: Red Indian, %
900 900
O. Why doe~ no United Stat.
Treasury issue two dollar Bills?
have found them q busb~ar, sin>
they are missken FOR ono or ~
dollar Bills. T. A. J
A. TIVE dollar bills were authorize
by Act OF Congress This authorize
. ION WIS made because there was
demand for bills q, such ds1omlnstso
: q. DO Nsgroee have appendixs'
D = p.
A. Human beings. both black al
a White. have Appendices II has oes
. observed that Negroes DO not SEEM
n suffer with appendicitis "a frequent
= az white persons Il IN thought III
o this ts due 20 the fact that the Neg
= oats coarser food than the white rad
d O. What IL meant by genre pair
9 lngs2
10 4. Pictures dealing with everyd
% life are known as genre, as OF
n tingu!shed from historic, heroic. T
G mantle or idealistic themes.
o q. What are the annual erpen'
h lures OF the city OF New York? Or.
II A. The city OF New--York expen
IT each year a sum appro1iuatinz $50
4. OO0. 600
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THE NEW AGE.

Az Prince Yamagata lay dying the
elected house of the Imperial Diet was
the scene OF an agitation for the re-
duction by so per cent OF the army
which gave Yamagata his career and
which hts powerful leadership made
the most masterful element in the
Japanese state.
The contrast Is symbolical. for
though the Diet agitation Will fail. It
IS the sign OF movement which has
time on its side. The old age is dying
and the new ia knocking at the door.
Japan Advertiser.
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KEYS Vigil Rewarded.

! But with the long awaited and pray
ed for dawn, Key. in the uncertain
Light. saw the stars and Stripes stiil
floating proudly over Fort AcHsnry,
land knew that his comrades were I'M
defeated.
The experience Of waiting through
the long, vet night for the news OF tn.
outcome Of the bornbardment. and the
rush Of Joy when his eyes Jaw, across
the stretch OF water in the first faint
light Of early morning, the American
aas stiIl waving over tho fort. were
, the Inspiration for the poem which ID
known by heart today by every schoo
, child throughout the land.
i Soon after the cessation Of the bonn
. bardrnent. Key was conducted ashore
again under the flag OF truce, AM
Immediately. while the glow OF inspira
ton was still fresh in his mind, pen
, ned the immortal words OF The Sta
!. Spnngled Banner" At the very tim
that Key was putting them on pape
Admiral Cockburn ordered anchor
aweigh, and the British feet. heade'
down Chesapeake Bay, away from
, Baltimore. as fast as possible.
Key sent a copy OF his poem TO
printer in Baltimore, Captain Benja
: min Edef. Capt. Edes was instructe
to have the poem printed and copie
distributed about the streets TO III
citizens Ct Baltimore. One Ferdinar
Durang. a young man, first sang II
song when 1t was just OF the pres
" The tune put TO II was that
"Anacreon in Heaven"
d Captain Edes. who had won col
siderable reputation as a soldier, roc
one of the first copies off the pre-
and dashed with It in his hand 10
little tavern kept by Mrs. Berlin
Here the soldier-printer found Ca
tains Warner and Long. Major Fraile
young Durang. and other friends
his.
First OF all Captain Edes read d
printed poem aloud, his friends chez
ing Justify at the end Of each vers
Then IL was suggested that Duran
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Bar Association to Meet

The Bar Association OF New Castle
county will meet in court room NO
Of the County Court House tomorrow
afternoon. at 1 o'clock, 70 adopt reso-
lutions on the death OF Clifford James.
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THE EVENING SMILE.
A TIME FOR ALL THINGS.

Folks like Polk Sawney, that runs
the store at the CROSSROADS. bain't
overrid with enterprise commented
a citizen OF Fiddle Creek. Ark.
"Tuther day frinstance. / went there
in the middle OF the afternoon TO buy
little something. talk a few politics.
and SO forth. When I sa'ntered in
nobody was In sight on the place. But
after I'd tramped around for a spell
sleepy voice from under the counter
sorter snarled.
1T you're a drummer than aims 10
| sell me something. I don't want II;
and IL you're a customer that is flg-
uring on buying something why IN
/ fury can't you juet as well come
around some time when ! hain't plumb
--ysw- n,--wore out?' w. Kansas
City Star.
Mrs. Perkins was reading the paper
Suddenly she exclaimed: Here's sat
news. 1t seems a Mrs. Smith, who haG
Just engaged our old cook. MARY
Casey. was run down and killed by {
motor car on her way home from th'
employment office" We'll" comment
ed Mr.. Perkins, upon due reflection
she had q narrow escape from Mary.
Elk.
well, Riddles, / hear a nice sailinl
party is in the wind. Are you going?
1--WE don't want to go!" We'll, that
queer. Why not?" Not In that wind
] heard pop say it was going to be ;
spanking breeze"
IF you do that again. Tommie. II
punish you" Really, mother, you lool
as If you'd like TO have me do It again.
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Washington, April 13.--Pfobably tho
most interesting nag in the world TO
Americans IL on exhibition I'm the Ma
tional Museum In this city--the origi-
nal Star spangled Banner" the bit
OF bunting which inspired Francis
Scott Key 10 pen tho immortal lines
now popularity accepted ms tho nation
nj anthem OF the United States.
The old battle flag. ripped and fray
cd. Ia being carefully preserved for
the eyes OF Americans OF today and
generations 10 come. An emblem OF
the many struggles through which
this young country had to 30, any
Usitor 10 Washington who falls 10 20
TO sec this inspiring flag. now over
hundred years old, Ia making re-
grettable mistake.
The way in which Key happened %
write tho hymn IN interesting. Under
= flag Of truce. young Key visited the
British feet. lying on Baltimore %
dIstiss certain features Of law snscf-
ing a proposed exchange of prisoners
The American emissary went aboard
tho "Mlnden" flagship Of the British
Admiral CcckburD.
| AS Il happened, the BRUSH baltie
plans called for n bornbsrdment o.
Baltimore. the time for the opening
gun set for shortly after tho time
Francis Key came aboard tho vessel
For Obvious reasons, tho British nava
lcornmander decided that IT would be
better 10 keep Key aboard the MIN
den" during the engagement, virtual
| ~ prisoncr.
According 20 the British plan. th'
bon, ba rdnont begun az sunrise on
September 1s, 1914. and lasted until
7 O'Clock In the morning o, tho follow
ling day. During tho time this wal
going ON tho ardentiy patriotic yours
Key was forced 20 watch MS own com
i patriots under FIRE in Fort 1cHenr,
and baltimore.
All through the night Key NATURALLY
was unable % tell which way the for
tune. Of war veereS The night was
rainy, dsrk ono. and the flashes o
gums from the ships and shore bat
lterfe- were no indication OF vhethe
lths British attackers or the American
defenders were getting tho worst o
the engagement.
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Read the classification II Of tn.
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IF you do that again. Tommie. I'll
punish you" Really, mother, you look
as If you'd like TO have me do IT again."
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The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-10-06

AZ the Office Of County Clerk F. 7.
West 10 3 sufficient number Of copies
OF tAo proposed petition for Palliative
Ne, - Tor oil voters Of Powder River
County, to be mailed to each one.
which win Be voted upon at the gen.
efal election on November z. There
10 also IN equal number Of copies Ct
referendum measure No. Is to be mail.
ed to each registered voter in this
le9uAty.
me initiative petition 10 . bill to
propoDe by initiative petitcn law en-
tiled IAN act to amend section 1l1So OF
Of the revised codes Of Montana OF 1871
relating to wagers for the purpose OF
assisting state and county fairs con-
|ducting agricultural and livestock ex-
|hibitions." This proposed legislation
10 better known as the pari-mutuel
|bill.
The referendum measure 10 an act
providing for the payment Ct equal
Used compensation to each Montana
ex.service man who served in the mill
itary or naval forces Of the United
states during the world war between
April 10, 1917. and November II. 1918
authc rising the state of Montana te
become indebted in the sum OF $4.5OO.'
900 in excess of the constitutional lin
it over and above any bonded fndebt'
edness heretofore incurred or created
and for which said state is new oblt'
gated.
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ANOTHER KNIFE SON
MISSING FROM HOME

A woman named Mrs. Mary knie. and
her son from Ridge. Mont. are In the
Black Hills seeking fer trace OF an
other son who is missing. They have
travelled several thousand miles i"l.
lowing clews between Montana ana
Nebraska. at a cost of over $2.OOo IN"
missing boy was seen at White"oeu
last January by train conductor. They
traced him to Lincoln. Neb.. and then
back to Montana, where the tran was
lost after visiting several cities. They
came here to take up the tran AZ
whitewood again. and are investlgat-
ing a report that the boy had neen a
member Of road camp near fha'
place.-Queen City Mail Spearfish, > =