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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
TRIES TO TRACE ARMY SLANG
"Doughboy," am Tell the World" and
"out Of Luck" "old Stuff" New
Yorker Says.

If the American 'doughboy' who
started 'I'll tell the world as a char
acterstic expression of the A. Il. f.
took pride in having coined a new ex-
preston he was "out of luck" accord
ing to Henry Dwight, Yonkers, N. T.,
who has been trying to trace army
slang to its source.
In relating his uncertain success and
asking the assistance of the demobil-
lied world at large. Mr.. Dwight de-
clares that each of the three supposed
innovations Is time-worn.
Referring to the expressions quoted
above, he claims that General Custer
the Indian fighter, used "doughboy' in
letters to his wife, and that Arthur
Young, writer and traveller, announced
himself as being 'out of luck" when
hunting for mail at DIXON, France, In
1889
an tell the world" remains un
traced. II is thought to be very old
and verticaton of this belief is now
sought.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

of his shoes. When the recruiting Of
ficer asked him how old he was, TIL
man replied: "Pm over eighteen"
They swore him In.
Being a trife smaller than a regula-
ton army rife, he was detailed as a
bugler. He went to the Mexican bor-
der with his company, 'B" of the Third
d. G. infantry. Coming back from the
border as the United States entered
the World war, he did guard duty
along Conduct road, Washington,
where several hundred attractive
young women were taking an intensive
training course. But he was only six
teen years old then.
Now he Is sergeant-at-arms OF
George Washington Post No. of the
American Legion, Washington, the
first Legion post organized. His IA
rher Is retired cavalry officer.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Carrying On With the
American Legion

Government controlled institutions
are schooling 10000 former service
men and are directed by the veterans
bureau.
Legion Park named after the
local post In Bucyrus, o., contains a
tree In memory of the unknown dead
In the war.
Abraham Krotoshinsky, the Lost
Battalion" messenger who was cited
for his deed, has gone to Palestine to
accept an offered farm.
A building worth $4,000 and
pledge for $4,000 for Its renovation
have been given Lee G. Prentice post
of the American Legion by the people
of Fairmont, MINI.
Twenty-four dodgers were rescued
from the burning Y. NJ. c. A. at Somer-
Vile, Mass, by the American Legion
which clothed and lodged them In the
posts club
The success of the Centralia Qll.)
post of the American Legion last
summer in giving outdoor dances has
led to a series of indoor dances for
the winter. The series Is sponsored
by the post.
A year elapsed after George Reid,
Montevideo, MIMI, was discharged
before his friends discovered that he
had the d. S c. Reid, an artillery
man of the Rainbow division, con-
tinued to fire his piece after being
wounded and routed the Germans.
A pulmotor has been added to the
equipment of the McMnnville, Ore.
fire department. The department had
pledged itself as security for a loan
when the American Legion post heard
of 1t. They turned over half their pro
ceeds from the Armistice Day show.
OF the $4,000 men In the army, Is,
| 900 are officers, the American Legion
has learned. But the War department
explains that the reason Is that We
must have an army which will mush
room overnight. In other words, there
ire seven men to each officer extant
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

Judge Davis of Oregon and Hamilton
Fish, Jr., of New York.
Mr.. Fish Is now in congress help
ing to put into effect the policies re-
cited by the preamble he helped write.
He has a bill pending to increase the
compensation from $50 to $50 for the
nurses of blind legless, armless and
totally disabled ex-soldiers. He is an
ardent advocate of reclamation of land
through irrigation, to encourage ex-
service men to take up farming as a
vocation.
At Harvard he was captain OF the
varsity football team. In France he
led a company of negro soldiers In the
Fifteenth New York Infantry and re-
ceived the Croix de Guerre for bravery
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
prssidents as Military Men

More than half of the presidents OF
the United States have held some mil
itary rank, according to The American
Legion Weekly. OF the whole line OF
twenty. eight presidents sixteen were
military men, and of the succession
following the Civil war Grant, Hayes,
Garfield, Arthur and Harrison were
generals; Roosevelt was colonel and
Mckinley was major.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

daughters were all In uniform. When
war was declared, Mr.. Traylor closed
up his general store, donned the uni.
form of a buck private In the quarter
master corps and did his bit well, de-
spite his fifty-three years. Mother and
the sisters were on active duty with
the Red Cross.
OF the four sons, Charles was with
the Eighty-ninth division and was
wourfled. Frank was an aviator. Or
Vile served with the adtutant gen.
erals department and Roy was with
the Thirty-frst railway engineers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Unto the End.

"How's this?" asked the lawyer.
"Youve named six bankers IN your
will to be pall-bearers Of course, It's
all right, but wouldn't you rather
choose some friends with whom you
are on better termsT
mo, Judge, that's all right. Those
fellows have carried me for so long
they might as well finish the job
American Legion Weekly.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

beautiful Odontoglossum Crispum'
which comes from New Granada, Is
only about ESQ per thousand.
The value of this orchid depends en-
tirely upon the markings on Its petals.
While a common white Crispum IS
worth shilling or two only, as much
as 800 gulneas has been paid for q
plant with deliberately marked flowers.
1t is on record that n private col
lector bought an orchid from firm Of
growers for half crown and when II
lowered and showed itself to be q
new variety sold 1t back for f40O.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

writing history, Miss Wilson is adver-
Using manager of the post newspaper,
and was a delegate to the Legion ma
tional convention. During the war she
served in the navy at the government
hospital in San Diego, Cal. In popu-
lar contest in the San Diego Legion
post she was chosen queen without OPP
position.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
City of verdun Medal Approved.

Approval of the medal to be pre-
sented the City of Verdun by the
United States has been given by Presl-
dent Harding. Designed by John
Flanagan, New York, the diverse
shows two struggling giants and the
reverse depicts the city as seen
through Port Chaussee. Ills ne passe-
ront pas" is on the one side. From
the People of the United States to the
CITY of yerdun" on the other. 1t was
struck off at the Philadelphia mint
where government coins are made.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Hard Tasks of Orchid Hunter

wired to sticks and packed In boxes to
be carried to the coast, The worst risk
comes when the precious cargo has
been put aboard ship. If slowed too
near the boilers or to sunlight, or II
not provided with sufficient air. every
plant will probably die.
Nor do the plants fetch as much In
the wholesale market as might be ex-
pected unless definitely known to be
rarlties. The price. for instance, Of the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

for a new club
house for the city,
II turned to a girl
holding the unln-
spring job of
post historian.
Miss Myrtle Will
son { h ere upon
made and wrote
post history by
securing pledges
amounting to $751;
600 for the club
house.
In addition TO
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

lily or trenton,
Mo-, m ay step
forward and nd
nit t h 1t they
helped. The COM
handing officer of
the family that
was 100 per cent
In active service
was the father,
w. s. Trayl0r,
rank-private.
Mr.. Trayl or,
his W wife, four
sons an d t w o
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
Snort and unanort.

"what do you do when a professed
friend double-crosses your"
"Nothlng," replied Senator Sor-
ghum. "Double-crossing Is like prize
fightlng. Sooner or later the most con.
fident performer finds that he has met
more than his match"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

Gods Standard of Measurement.

Let us lay to heart Gods standard
of measurement. He measures the
worshiper not by inches, for then prize-
fighters might be the most important
persons in the kingdom of God; not
by rank, for then heaven would be
full of kings and princes and lacking
In the common people to whom Jesus
belonged; not in wealth, for the poor
would indeed be miserable In this
world and the next. But He meas
ures the Christian by his likeness TO
Jesus Christ. Measured by this high
standard, how small are even the most
spiritual Of us. and yet, lot US praise
God for the lofty ideal and the per.
'ect life He hath given unto the world
His beloved Son.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

An orchid hunter, NJ. Hamelin,
seeking rarities in Madagascar, found
that his only possible life insurance
was to become blood brother to a
native chieftain. Incidentally, this
process involved the risk, II the blood
brother died, of the other having to
marry the dead mans wife and lake
charge Of his entire family.
To find the plants Is one thing, to
carry them another The plants are
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

one Of the sim
plest, most effec.
tive and beautiful
pronouncements IN
the English Ian
guage.
4 hree m e n
wrote 1t in ST.
Louis, Mo-, In 1919
and 1t never has
been. nor probably
never will be,
changed. The men
were John Green
way of Arizona,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
@! TIE @!
AMERICAN
LEGl0N
Copy for This Department Supplied ~
the American Legion News serviceD
IN ARMY AT THE AGE OF "A
Stephen S. TiIIman OF Washington
Now Sergeant-at-Arms Of George
Washington Post.
Stephen S. Tillman, Washington, d.
c., served as a private in the army dur

ing the world
war at the mature
age of fourteen
years. He was
regularly enlisted
and sworn In and
didn't have to lie
about his age.
Just before he
went to the re-
crulting office he
cut the numerals
"1S" out of a cal.
endar and pasted
them I'm the heels
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

In the United States there are ap-
proximately 1000 firms manufacturing
annually 100000 tires, valued at ST.
100000.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
GETS FUNDS FOR CLUBHOUSE
Spokane (Wash.) Girl, Post Historian,
Successful In Procuring Cash Tor
Comrades Headquarters.

When the Legion post Of Spokane,
Wash, needed help in raising funds
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
THE TRAYL0R FAMILY HELPED
Father, Mother, Four Sons and Two
Daughters In Uniform During
the World War.

When the old question of "who won
the war;" comes up, the Traylor fam
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27
LEGION WORKER IN CONGRESS
Hamilton Fish, Jr., One Of Writers Of
Preamble to Constitution, Seeks
Increase In Compensation.

The preamble to the constitution OF
the American Legion has been called
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1922-01-27

Y DEAR SIR, would you not IKE
some clothes to wear and some.
thing to eat, free OF oil cost'
~ wouldn't mind it, replied
the little ragged, unshaved, cold
and hungary wonderer.
"Well them" said the tall
slim gentlemen with the hleh
forhead and sharp features,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09
MuSSELSHELL COUNTY
TAXPAYERS ORGANIZE
Association Starts With Mem.
bership of SO; Plan Drive to
Increase Membership.

. Roundup - Following the County
Taxpayers association meeting last
week. the board of directors of the
new association met and elected l. r.
Carroll, president, y. j. Raths. vice
president, and Chris Jensvold, secre-
tary. About 50 members have signed
the roll and a countrywide campaign
win now be held to secure the mem
bership of several hundred more.
Committees viii he appointed to In
vestigate the city, county and school
expenditures OF the county, In the in.
terest of Il more efficient aud econ
omical administration OF local affairs.
The new organization win cooperate
with state organizations having the
same aims, and will be a non-poIitical
association. having the backing of both
business men and farmers, as well as
the endorsement of the Farmers union.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09
FLATHEAD LAKE W
PROJECT is PROTESTED

kaiiSpell.-Protests were entered by
the Kalispeil Chamber of Commerce
farmers and others at the hearing con.
Quoted here by Colonel Edward II
Schultz on the application OF the
Mountain Power company for power
development rights on Flathead lake
Witnesses declared that raising of the
lake would cause floods In the city of
kaiispell, submerge 10000 acres OF
farm land and also submerge a portion
Of the Great Northern railway.
p. n. Bernard. representing the Kali.
lspell Chamber of Commerce, present.
ed data showing that 10000 acres OF
land. comprising 10 farms, would be
flooded. He submitted figures estf
mating the damage TO agriculture and
business In kalispcll at over $4,000.
600 annually should the lake be raised.
J. Is. Mcintyre, appearing for the
Montana Water Power company, pre-
sented a claim for prior rights.
Colonel Schultz announced that be
fore a license was granted the inter.
est OF all concerned would be- eeHsid-
cred. No permit. he said. would be
granted which would be detrimental 10
the community.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09

Lewistown.-Owlng TO the deer
snowdrifts. the result Of the successive
storms of the last few days. ending
Wednesday night. the Chicago. Nil.
wnukee & ST. Paul railway was unable
to get it's trains through between Lew.
Istown and Harlowton. Snowplows
were sen out to buck the drifts buf
were unequal to the task. and the pas
senger train from this city got as far
as Straw and returned here.
A freight train consisting of % cars
stuck In the nov a few miles from
Hariowtan but was dug ont. The train
from Great Falls was also unable 10
get through and was turned back to
that city. Rotary plows will be used
and. II Is expected. Will quickly open
up the lines.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09

BIiIings.--Governor Dixon and Frank
Woody OF Helena have accepted invi.
tasions to speak In Billings at the con.
vention Of taxpayers associations &c
be held On February Is and 10. accord.
ing to Wayland l.. Beers. state presi:
dent Of the Farmers union, which or.
g~anization is sponsoring the conven.
ton.
The governor, 1t Is understood, will
speak on taxation problems of the
state. with special emphasis on the
need OF a tax commissioner, such ar
was urged by him during the last SEES
sion of the legislature.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09
COMPANIES MUST SERVE
AMERICAN PLAN cArEs

Great FaIls.-The city council has
notified the World and Cneeds mes
senger companies that their licenses
would he revoked II they persisted tn
their alleged refusal to serve the rec
iaurants and cafes operating under the
American plan Alderman r. r.. John
san. bssing his statements on four af-
fldavits. told the cowDcii that the two
ness<nxer services had given employees
orders not to serve any az the cafes DE-
eiared unfair tn ~orxansx~d lshor
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09
Moore to Manage Rsssrv. Bank

Helena.-B. V. Moore. cashier of the
federal reserve bank for the Ninth dis
trict, arrived here friday morning
from Minneapolis 10 become manager
Of the Helena branch bank of the fed
eral reserve. succeeding O. A. Carlson,
who win be vice president OF a Great
Falls bank. Announcement that Mr..
Moore would be manager was made by
Norman b. Hotter of Helena. member
of the board OF directors for the Ninth
district.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09
H.vrs May Be Training nssdqusrs.r.

Hsvre May Be Training Headquarters
Hsvre.-James r. WHISKY. training
officer for the United States Veterans
bureau In the Great Falls district. re
ports that plans are under way to es-
tabiish headquarters for n northern
district at Havre.
Mr.. WHISKY reports that nine dis
abled ex-service men from Hsvre alone
are now being rehabilitated In vocn-
t1onal trimming The new training Of
ficer win probably be Lewis Undefp
of Boxernan.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09

Hsvre.-Articles Of incorporation OF
the Bear Paw Production company
Incorporated. n motion picture con.
Germ. have been filed at the county
clerk and recorders office. The Ill.
rectors chosen for the new moving pic.
ture company are Frank Browne
Joseph Gussenhoven. W. s. Hodge,
Sidney Hirshberg and A. F. Lamey.
Offices will he established In the Havre
National Bank building and stock viii
soon he on sale.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09

and IN act of piracy. This treaty will
be supported by the greatest power
known TO history. IL crystailizes IN
simple and concrete terms the opinion
of the civilized world that already ex-
lists In order that hereafter no nation
shall dare to do what was done when
the women and children OF the Lush
tania went TO their death by wanton
murder on the high seas"
In completing a wonderful days
work, the conference gave its approval
TO resolutions relating to China. to be
embodied In treaties, Including deela~
ration of the open door. publication
OF existing treaties, agreements and
commitments with China, radio estab-
lishments in China, Chinese railways,
withdrawal OF foreign postofices. with
drawal of foreign troops from Chi
ness territory. and reduction OF Chi
nese military forces In the interest
Of economy and internal tranquility.
These treaties. not yet drafted, are TO
be reported TO the next plenary SEES
sion OF the conference, which prob
ably will be its last.
The question OF reducing their land
forces by one~half was presented TO
the governments OF two nations. BY
oue II was rejected. and the same nc-
tion In expected In the other case. To
the central executive committee OF
the Russian soviet government, Lenin
proposed that the Russian army be
cut In half, with a view to meeting
the wishes OF the United States. Leon
Trotxky spoke In opposition and the
rejected the plan. In the
Japanese diet the Kokuminto party
brought forward the same PROPOSE
ton. The wal once opposed IL. hav-
Ing a plan Of It's own which contem-
plates reductions In personnel and the
strengthening OF ornaments and equip
ment. The minister OF war says the
idea OF having the army Is prepos-
ferrous In view of the fact TINT the
Russian army is still a million strong
and can be transported easily with
the restoration of the Trans Siberian
II was considered that
reasons would prevent the
adoption of the Kokumlnto resolu-
ion.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-02-09

TO stand for better laws for home ant
country and for the enforcement o
such laws.
Antoine Caldwell. civil wal veteran
a resident of Teton county for 30 years
was buried at Choteau last Thursday
by the American legion with full mill
tary honors.
A 15-day open eason on prairie
chickens In Cascade county has been
recommended by the Great Falls Rod
and Gun club Il the state game and
fish commission.
w. r. Day, assistant superintendent
of the Montana state grain laboratory
at Boxeman. has resigned his position
TO take up work as a lay missionary
In the Episcopal church.
With the opening of several new
wagon coal mines In the vicinity OF
Roundup coal prices have dropped al
o to pre-war prices. One mine Of
fers TO deliver Its coal for 81 per ton.
James M. Weldon. noted Montana
pioneer who arrived In the state July
4, 1882, died at his home at Lewis
town. He was q prominent member Of
the chief society OF Montana Pioneers.
More than 5000 has been cub
scribed by Pientywood business men
for the proposed hospital at Plenty
wood and the list Is reported to he
gradually growing through a subscrip-
tion list campaign.
Disbnrment proceedings against At
torney III. Lowndes Maury OF Butte,
charging him with professional mis-
conduct, have been filed with the clerk
of the supreme court at Helena. No
for hearing has been set.
O
G. w. Blackley OF Livingston has
made application to the state land
board for n lease which will permit
a company 10 dredge for gold In the
Yellowstone river from Columbus 10
the Park, a distance OF $50 miles.
10 o
Work has been resumed at the Penn
mine of the Anaconda Cop.
per Mining company with a shift of
400 men. Approximately 5000 men are
employed In the Butte mines,
is about half the normal figure.
Two breaks In the pipe line Of the
Elk Basin company, between Cat
Creek fields and Winnett. caused a
oes Of more than 200 barrels Of petro-
cum. The breaks were said to have
,een caused by excessive cold weather.
o o
George Lambert, Joe Wilson and Ell
ion Clark were arrested by Deputy
Bert Howard at Huntiey Fri.
and are now In the county Jail at
Billings, facing charges of transporting
liquor
Pleas for the life OF Assad Juhray.
enfenced to be hanged February IL
or the murder of Hugh Gibson Of
!utte. have been made by a delegation
( Butte, headed by Mayor Cooking.
efore Governor Dixon and the state
GARD of pardons. |
Livingston Is to be added to the list
4 cities having Kiwanis clubs. A
smpeFafy organization has been !
,rmed and as soon as a membership !
efficiently large enough 10 comply '
18th International Kiwanls regulations {
recruited, application Will be made !
,r a charter. J
Miss Alice Meclinfock Of Joliet. n y
udent In agriculture af the Montana /.
College af Bozeman has been =
n cash scholarship by the {
National Farm and Garden !.
of Chicago. The award :.
Miss McCfintock's winning OF =
rst place among agricultural students =
the fitting of animals for the show i.
ne. r.
The Baker fire department has re- n
nfly been reorgsnlzed. 2,
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