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The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
His Position,

III we listen we can hear the muir
mur1ngs Of disgust that will presently
burst into storm Of protest against
the Capitalization Of bureaucratic
power" recently declared Maj. Ira K.
Widenfuller, chief speedometer inspec-
tor. "In talking with hundreds OF the
plain people I have leaf1ed that they
are steadily growing mofe angry at
the hordes Of superfuous supervisors
Of this, that and the other, who are
continually thrusting their SHOUTS into
the affairs Of busy people-bedsheet In
spectors, house paint testers, barber in
spectors throat examiners, hymn-book
checkers, tenor inspectors, dog PETERS,
and all the rest Of the useless officials
who are continually cluttering around"
"But,-ah-h'ml Major" said hear
er. Doesn't that include yourself7"
"Oh, nor was the reply. 1.-THE in
spection of speedometers is absolutely
-Kansas City Star.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
One More River.

Great Britain has eight Jordans In.
Guiding river near Edinburgh, hill
In Dorsetshire, and sandbank off the
Lancashire coast, the other five being
county seats, villages and suburbs.
The United States has Jordan river
in Utah, emptying into the Great Salt
lake. Canada also has Jordan river
emptying into Lake Ontario through a
picturesque gorge, between Hamilton
and Niagara. Across 1t the United
States forces raced in the War Of 1912
until the overconfidence resulted In a
nasty defeat at Stony creek, where the
little Canadian army turned In a
night attack on their pursuers.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Paper Barrels.

A new paper barrel machine is
claimed to offer great possibilities in
the production Of containers. Though
made of paper, Its product is light,
strong and durable, and can be made
rapidly in a great variety of shapes.
Tough "chip board" paper is usually
used, and water-glass or silicate Of
soda, which sets so quickly that the
barrels are ready for immediate use,
is the usual adhesive; for liquids a
special neutral coating is applied in
side to prevent corrosion. Wooden
heads are commonly provided. 1t is
said that these barrels can be manu-
featured at the rate Of one minute.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Laws Against KlssIna.

kissing Is considered an unhealthy
practice by some people. A few yeat1
ago the physicians Of Milwaukee pSv-
pared bill for the absolute suppfe1-
sion Of kissing, on the ground that tn
practice was hygienically dangerous.
The bill did not become law or 4
would have made Milwaukee more ia
nous. But such laws existed IN Puf4-
tan New England. In 1865 Captain
Kemble Of Boston was "set tor two
hours In the public stocks for his lewd
and unseemly behaviour which CON
sisted in kissing his wife publiqpSly
on the Sabbath-day, upon the door.
ctao Of his house. when he had Just
returned from an absence Of three
years." Twelve years later Jonathan
and Susannah Smith were each fined
five shillings and costs for smiling on
the Lords day." The smile, II would
appear, was only less heinous than
the kiss itself. eet
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
BOSSOF LANCUACE
Apt Description Of the American
Newspaper.
Always Close to the Source From
Which tho Language DraWo
Its New Life.

No matter what our correctly named
English teachers may hope and strive
for, the well-edited magazine and the
well-edited newspaper-especially the
latter-will set the standards Of the
American language tomorrow-and re-
wise them, perhaps, for the day follow
ing. Very few American homes now
adays are not visited by newspapers.
Father and mother and the daily have
our lusty young language pretty large
ly In their hands.
And let us give the American news
paper-the good newspaper-the credit
1t deserves. 1t Is not poor teacher.
It breaches and practices more cor
rect, q more sensible and more sue
cinct style Of language than Is found
in most school and college class
rooms. It spells correctly, punctuates
much better than college professors
or stenographers, and produces sem
tence noted for its directness and
clearness, two qualities sadly missed
In colloQuial and academic American.
It may be too hurried, too slapdash
in organization after the head and the
lead, and too intolerant Of individual
style; but 1t is far enough ahead Of
the average American to serve as his
goal.
Whether the teacher likes 1t or no,
the journalist will boss our language.
He has by far the best chance at US.
He sets printed standard before US
every day. And he supplies US with
most Of our raw material Of thought.
AS nation we are much more ex-
posed to his style than we are to the
essay Of the composition teacher.
The newspaper and the review mag
azine keep peculiarly close to the
source from which language draws Its
new life. In them we find the current
cant Of government and courts, the
slang Of sports, the technical termi-
nology Of art, science and invention,
the dialectal humor Of the unlettered,
the terms Of business, and more and
more every day the rich phraseology
Of good modern verse and prose. All
Of this we find Jumbled together, Just |
about as our developing American Ian
guage finds It'll. w. Davis, Broad
cast from the Kansas City Star Radio
Station.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Best Work After Seventy

The ten most useful years Of my life
as missionary were those between
the years of seventy and eighty, says
Rev. w. F. Johnson, D. D. Sixty.three
years ago he and his wife sailed from
Boston to begin their missionary serv-
Ice In India. Doctor Johnson, who 10
now eighty-two years Of age, has con-
tributed very largely to the literature
made accessible to Indian Christians
by translation and also by authorship,
and In this field, perhaps, he has
achieved his greatest success as a mis-
sionary. During the last ten years the
simplified Hindi version Of the four
gospels was prepared and published,
and $1,000 Of these have already beAn
put into circulation.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Just a Hone.

Paul's mother desired to awaken In
him an interest In music, and took
him to musical given by a neighbor-
hood instructor where boys and girls
he knew would take part After a
few numbers he got uneasy and 1t was
necessary for his mother to remind
him several times to sit quiet. For a
few moments he did and then began
putting his hands in one pocket after
another theoretically.
His mother turned to him and said
sharply, what are you looking forT'
He answered, II amt looking for
nuthin', but hope to goodness I find
something"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
To Utilize SeaWeed.

Great masses Of seaweed, washed
up around the coast Of the Orkney's
may shortly promote an important
commercial asset. Plans have been
made to establish on the west coast
an industry for extracting from 1t a
chemical substance which, when mixed
with coal dust, is slated to produce
brick fuel of excellent quality. Col
lscting depots will be formed along
the coast, and 1t is proposed to erect
near Stromness, a factory costing
100000. The harbor commissioners Of
Stromness are stated to be prepared to
deepen the access to their piers so
that large steamers will be able to
load and discharge cargoes.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
CLOSE TO DEATH
Animal Collectors Experience
With 0rang-Utan.
Incident illustrates the Remarkable
Strength Possessed by the
Jungle Beast.

To transfer a wild animal from one
Food Is placed on the floor of the new
cage, and this Is backed up to the
open end Of the old one; the bars are
lifted and the beast walks into his
new quarters. Nothing could be easier,
and yet at the time of-which 1 am
writing I still feel twinges from an
almost fatal accident that happened
to me when l was putting an orang-
utan into larger cage at my animal
house in Singapore.
He was just short Of full-grown, Q
peaceable sort of fellow. His favor1te
food, a large onion, was in his new
home, which was pushed up against
his old cage. 1 was on top Of this,
pulling up the bars to let him move
out. The Iron sockets were rusty, and
I had some trouble in shaking the
bars loose. At last there was only one
left, but that was stuck fast.
While I was trying to shake It free
with both hands, my left hand, foftu-
nately, grasping and covering the end
Of It, suddenly the thing 4hot up andFI
my hand still covering the end-SaveI
me terrible blow, which knocked my
nose fiat against the side OF my faQe;
and sent me rolling. UNCONSCIOUS, Oh
the cage. Ny men, who did not real8s
that was hurt, roared with laughter. !
What had happened was thisi TbAi
orang, having watched me pull up nj
other bars, caught the idea Of what
1 was trying to do. He was imbatsn}
to get at that tempting onion, 80 hS
grabbed the bar and shot 1t up. II
my hand had not been over the toni
of 1t, he would have killed me.
The next time saw the orang, Hal
Chu, was feeding him boiled H&'
and talking to him In Malay. What
heard him say was something lE1
this: IF could make you work, you
wouldn't do lick fof
q year." Certainly the beast had Z
terrible strength. Ny nose II sti4
crooked as mark Of II. Charles
Mayer in Asia. ,,.kxr..l,s..s,az -,
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
ARE STRONG ON ETIQUETTE
Observance Of Cersmonlous Forms In
China 10 Considered Of the
Highest Importance.

When salesman, or person seeking
business Interviews, presents his caro-
at the entrance to a Chinese mer
chants place of business, the posi-
bility Of an audience. depends alto
gether upon how he -deports himself
while awaiting the return Of the card
bearer. Should he be so indiscreet as
to put one foot over the Pinch railing
that intervenes between the step and
the doorway, no manner Of persuasion
can prevail upon the merchant to
grant him an interview. In case he
waits patiently in the space allotted
to unknown callers, this fact is noted,
and he Is usually ushered In.
Once In, there is still more deli
cate matter to be disposed of, and In
case the newcomer Is ignorant Of the
customs, he fares Ill with his errand.
Immediately upon the callers entering
and taking seat, servant brings q
serving Of tea, which includes a small
cup for each person present. The
point Of etiquette demands that this
tCo oAAuAl A1Ot UO lOuClCu QAlA LILO
guest Is ready to depart, In case the
interview has been pleasant one, in
which event the caller Is supposed to
take up and drink his tea at parting,
and at this signal all the others do
likewise. However, should It 30 hap
pen that the Chinese Is not pleased
with his caller, and Is In any way an
noyed by him, he takes up the tea and
begins to drink at once. which act Is
direct and decided hint that the
interview is ended, and has not been
to the pleasure Of the merchant. The
caller is then expected to take his I'M
mediate departure.
When a caller has become well &C
Quainted. some Of the formallty Is
broken by the Chinese, and on cold
day cup Of tea is served Immediately
to the guest in social way. But the
formal" tea is still to be observed
and partaken Of at parting, irrespec-
tive Of the cup given to warm and
greet the caller on his arrival. This,
however, Is done only after many Wis
it's, when the business dealings have
been Of such a nature as to warrant
friendship and this hospitality.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
AROUND WORLD ON "BIKE''
pllshed II, and TheIr Experiences
Have Been Varied.

With the exception Of the North
and South poles. practically every part
Of the globe has been Travelled by the
cyclist. Mountains and deserts have
proved no bar to the bicycle. Wher.
ever the cyclist wants to go, he can.
The first man to 60 round the world
on cycle did 1t nearly forty years
ago-and his machine was a big "Or-
binary" Tor "penny-farthing." as they
were called). He met all sorts Of
difficulties on his way, but he sur
mounted them all, even managing to
escape with his life from man-eating
animals and tribes Of natives.
Several people have followed him
since (between nineteen and twenty
thousand miles is the usual cyclists
route, by the way-and three years
Is about the time IL takes).
Odd stories have some Of these
world-cycllsts to tell of their trips.
One man did forty miles through the
wsheds"-wooden tunnels-which
some Of the North American railways
put up to protect their lines from an
avalanche of snow. AS the track Is
single, only few inches spare room
was left, and into these inches the
cyclist had to tuck himself and his
machine every time a train passed.
Forty miles Of this, all In the dark,
must have been little nerve-racking.
Another man had his machine sol
EMMY cursed by the village priest as
an invention Of the devil, after which
the faithful villagers broke 1t up
and spent some hours looking for its
rider. This man, by the way, did not
complete his world trip! Instead, he
walked back to civilization!
Still another world-cyclist expert
enced great trouble with his money.
1t happened In China, where they
had coinage which worked out about |
thousand to dime, and which the |
natives usually threaded on string and !
carried round the neck. To take
enough for a month or two's trip,
therefore, meant carrying consider
able weight, and the cyclist only got
over the difficulty by "scrapping" the
rest Of his luggage.
Even then he had to take the ma
chine to pieces and literally stuff its
tubes with silver to be changed later
as he went along. When he reached
again he had spent all his
money and couldn't get a meal until
someone identified him.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
knitting needles.

HAAieSAh6 hNSNASo'
The contest was remarkable II
other ways. 1t was a great success
not only because the idea of knitting
for a prize fired the enthusiasm Of
the knitters of the United States, bu
because of the spirit of cooperation
THAT existed during the weeks when
the contest was on. The stores SELL
ing Fleisher Yarns, the newspapers
land the knitters themselves all work
ed together.
The judging was done by five Of the
best known fashion and knitting ex-
perts in America; all Of them con-
nected with the biggest women's mag
azines. They were: Miss Helen
Koues, fashion editor Good House
keeping; Miss Martha E. Dodson, As
sociate Editor Ladies' Home Journal;
Miss Christine A. Ferry, Needlework
editor Modern PRISCILLA Miss Carmel
White, Fashion editor Vogue; and
Mrs. Charlotte Boldtmann, Knitting
and Crochet editor Woman's Home
Companion.
The entries were sent into the
Fleisher factory in Philadelphia and
for weeks before the judges came
staff of workers sorted and classified
the garments by states, marking each
with letter and number The judg-
es worked from these symbols, with
no knowledge of the names and ad-
dresses Of the makers of the gar
ments. They had a task in making
their decisions, for there were many
entries of rare beauty from which to
make a selection.
Everything that could be made with
knitting needles and yarns were sent
in. There were. innumerable gar
ments to wear as we'll as many nov
elites. The entries, which in most
cases were intricate and difficult to
knit, proved that every contestant
was knitting because she loved to 10
so, and that she was patient and in
dustrious. No hard work was spared |
to make the article attractive. Men |
as we'll as women took part, and there |
were many entries from wounded war |
veterans and from the blind of the
country, many Of whom earn their |
living by knitting. Other entries were
from prominent women, wives OF
governors and naval officers, and ono
from the first lady of the land, Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge. The JUICES found so
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
NATIONAL WINNERS OF KNIT.
TING CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Rhode Islander Wins $1,000; CalifOr
MAN $500; Pennsylvania $500.
The mask is off!

The mask is off!
The woman who can knit the mos
beautiful garment has been discover
ed!
She is Mrs. e. G.. Wyman, Of Lin
coin Street, Jamestown, R. l., who II
the winner Of the $4,000 first prize ir
the great National Knitting Contest
held by the Fleisher Yarn Company
Of Philadelphia. The prize winning
garment is a sweater and scarf ser
which the judges have decided is the
most beautiful and most original
among the thousands sent in by the
contestants.
The second national prize Of $500
is awarded to Mrs. Elizabeth Potts,
81 Davis Street, Santa Cruz, Califor-
mia, who sent in a dress. The third
prize, 5000, is won by Mrs. G.. F..
Greenwood, 1929 Cadwallader Street.
Philadelphia, Pa. Her contribution
to the beautiful array of knitted gar
ments is beach robe.
oOoiuOo LhO &c AdLlOudl QTlZ6b,
there are three for every state and
territory. The first is $1OO; the Sec
ond $50; and the third $25. The
names Of these winners will be an
nounced within a few days. In all
$11,275 in cash prizes Is to be award
ed to the women who have knitted
the most beautiful garments.
The contest, which was one of the
most popular ever held, proved be-
yond a doubt that American women
love to knit, and that they excel In
the art of working out beautiful and
intricate designs with knitting need
les, and in the use Of color. The
prizes were offered for beauty, and
many interesting and original color
combinations were shown in the gar
ments sent in. Beautiful workman
ship was also shown. The result was
proof that American women have a
definite sense Of color harmony as
we'll as a great deal Of skill with
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Magnets Replace Manual Labor.

In loading pig iron on the boats at
Ashland, Wis, huge magnets have
been put In use, each magnet being
strong enough to lift ton at load.
picking up the 70-pound pigs from the
dock and loading them in the hold of
the steamers in such rapid fashion
that two magnets can do the work Of
sixty men and save fifteen hours time
in putting load on board, and nearly
as much time in unloading.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Appreolatlon.

The Young Bride docking In win
dow Of jewelry store)-George, I'd
love to have that bracelet
The Husband-I can't afford to buy
it for you, dear.
The Bride-But If you could, you
would. wouldn't your
The Husband-Tm afraid not.
The Bride-Why7
The Husband-It isn't good enough.
dear.
The BrideOOh. you darling Life.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Lonu Record Of Service.

All records for length Of service In
the same Job have been broken IN
France by Alexis Fauchon, farm
hand Of Clos, in Normandy, who has
completed seventy-six years In the
same position. Fauchon, who is eighty
five, entered the Mouton farm when
he was nine as herder. BE Is now
serving the great grandson 81 his orig
lnal employer.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-09-07
Al Dinner.

A Japanese woman who had en-
joyed her American dinner to the ex-
tent that she was unable to eat more,
was told by her hostess, ooh, you
must eat this delicious dessert"
She replied, "Please, one more
stomach"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
EMIGnANTS FROM SHIPS LADEN WITH
EUROPE FLOCkING WESTERN GRAZ n
To SOUTH AMERICA AWAIT Inc SPRING
Latin Countries Becoming the
Goal of Europe's Oppressed
People Steamship Serv-
ice Being Increased

HAMBURG, Jan. 27.-South Amer
lean countries gradually are displac-
ing the United States as lands of
promise for the European emigrant,
German shipping circles declare in
the midst of feverish enlargement in
their services to the southern half of
the western hemisphere.
The manner in which the United
States has been tightening its i'm
migration restrictions since the war
is held to be one of the chief reasons
for shift in the trek westward. At
the same time, it is pointed out, new
interest is constantly being aroused
in the vast opportunities daily
opening up in the countries to the
south of Panama. Brazil. with her
coffee and rubber, Argentina, flour
ishing in broad ranches and rolling
wheat fields; Uruguay and Paraguay
are said to be the principal destina-
tions of those who, bag and baggage(
are forsaking war torn Europe to
strike out anew in the southern con-
tinent.
Germans Leaving
Shipping lists from German ports
register every month a larger num-
Der not only of German emigrants
going to South America, but of Ger
man statesmen anxious to resume and
extend pre-war connections. The
companies operating vessels in this
service find, further, that there is a
growing demand for tourist accom-
modations.
The Hamburg American line has
rtinl,larlV apfiVa in king
readjustments whereby it can better
cater to the new conditions. Already
it has the Baden" "Teutonia,"
"Rugia," and "Galicia" carrying
mails and passengers to and from
South America. These are to be sup
plemented shortly by the Bayern"
and "Wuerttemberg." On all six
vessels the greatest attention Is
given to providing comfortable ac-
commodations for third-class passen-
gers as well as for cabin travellers.
Extend Traffic
1t is stated that the Bayern" and
"Wuerttemberg" win be replaced
next month in the North American
service by the "Thuringia" and
"Westphalia' in a reorganization by
which the line plans to extend con-
siderably it's traffic between Ham
bury and New York. Plying also in
this route will be the ALBERT BALM"
and Deutschland" The enlarged
schedule will be inaugurated on Janu-
airy IS with the sailing of the Thu
ringia," which has just reached its
final stages Of completion. 1t has ac-
commodations for 100 cabin passen-
gers and $50 third class.
The last liner of the class which
the Hamburg America line has named
after German geographical units left
the ways early this month. when the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28

dry we may even don wooden clogs
which in some places are still the
footgear of the peasant. We shall
find most of the polders, however,
as dry as a bone. They are kept so
by continual pumping, some by hum
dreds of windmills and some by the
most modern centrifugal steam
pumps. The pumping goes on day
and night, all the year through In
making a sea polder, after the dykes
have been built the sea water must
be pumped out into basins and canals
and carried away. Fresh water will
keep on seeping in and this must be
taken out right along while the land
is being built up. 1t is the same
with pond polders which are the re-
claimed lands of the swamps and the
lakes made by taking off the fresh
water from the small streams and
rivers In each case it means the