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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-05
% YEARS AGO
(July 3, 1896

custom grist mill is to be erected
at Columbus, on Cottonwood creek
this summer.
Two tons of heavy iron wipe arriv-
ed last week for the hydraulic eleva-
tor in Elk City. The lighter pieces
were taken in by China packers.
Several attempted burglaries are
reported this week. We must now be
more careful and lock up at nights.
The boom is bringing in the rankest
crowd of tOughs. who stop at nothing.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-05
YESTERDAYS
Interesting Items Of Former
Years Taken from Free
Press Files
IS YEARS AGO
July 6, 1856

duly Q, 1857
Asa Jones had collar bone broken
while riding in one of the races. yes
terday The horse fell with him ON
the home stretch.
There was big crowd here in at
tendance upon the races. and much
interest was manifested in the result.
The Fourth of July celebration pas
sed off very nicely The weather was
fine and everybody was satisfied with
the program.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-07-05
Garfield

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Ripley. MIR.
and Mrs. Leonard Howard, Mr.. and
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Easily Explained.

Whenever the Rev'ren Tobias Skiller
called on Aunt Sally. it vas her Gus
tom to place a large plate Of ginger
bread before him and then ply him
with what she called religious
~'spoundin's."
"Whaffo do de Lawd sen epidemics
unto de land?" she asked him day.
Sometimes folkses gifts so bad dey
must be removed, whe'upon de comm
of an epidemic am permitted" replied
the parson.
But" objected Aunt Sally, "dsp
huccum de good folkses gets removed
1ongside de bad ones?"
Not a race of embarrassment was
evinced by the rev'ren'.
"De good ones is summoned TO- wit
nesses." he explained. "De Lawd
aims to give every man a fair trial
American Legion Weekly.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
New Use for Mousetraps.

The mousetrap has a new govern
job. Finding English sparrows,
which have been committing serious
de%predations on the immature corn
and mungo beans growing in the ex-
perimental plats Of the federal expert
ment station at Honolulu, Hawaii, too
wary to eat poisoned grain, the mouse
trap was called into service. In the
corn plats the traps were wired to
partly eaten ears. For bait a soft
kernel is used. When the bird at
tempts tt eat the innocent-looRing bait
the trigger Is released and the pilferer
caught by the head or neck. Death
is instantaneous. For the Mungo
beans, the traps are also baited with
soft corn and laid on the ground near
the plants.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

in Yokohama" said Mr.. Myers, 'the
alarmist press was creating quite a
bit of furore with the assertions that
the American Legion was a scheme of
the American government for gaining
a military foothold In Japan. Allan
Turkey, who was at that time COM
mander of the Yokohama-Tokyo post
Of the Legion, was much concerned over
the state of affairs. He finally de-
cided that the most effective way of
overcoming the antagonism would be
by gaining nor official recognition
for the Legion's principles"
Mr.. Meyers tells how Turkey per-
suaded an attache Of the American
embassy in Yokohama to accompany
him On a formal visit to invite a
Japanese general to attend n Of the
post meetings. The general accepted,
although with reluctance.
The Legion post served dinner and
conducted their regular business meet
ing, with the general, who understood
English, present. At the conclusion
the Japanese was asked to make a
talk. This he did, explaining what a
revelation IT was to him to find a body
Of young lei gathered together for
the sole purpose of mutual h~elpfulness
and social pleasure. Organizations Of
this character are foreign to anything
in the Japanese life. he explained. In
accepting the invitation extended
through him to any Of his race to at
tend the meetings at any time.
From that time on" said MI.
Myers, 'the talk of there being an
Interior motive back Of the Legion was
silenced. A few months later an adj
miral of the Imperial navy. visiting the
Philippines, made inquiries Of the post
there as to the possibility of Japan or
ganlzing an association of its young
men along the same lines as the Amer
lean Legion
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

representative of the commander of
the Legion, it will be Mr.. Elders duty
to meet visitors from abroad at their
entry to this country, conduct them on
their tours and arrange their public
appearances-in short to be official
host for the Legion. Mr.. Elders wide
acquaintance In the United States and
his ability as a mixer" make him es-
pecially fitted for a position of trust
of this kind.
The new chairman was born in In
dianapolis in 1888 and was educated in
Chestnut Hill academy at Chestnut
Hill. Pa, and at the University Of
Pennsylvania, from where he was
graduated. In his home town, Indian
apolis, he Is prominent in local affairs,
but especially in athletics and In Ameri-
a Legion work. He is a director OF
the University club of Indianapolis,
Dramatic club, Boys Club association,
Indianapolis Telephone company and
the Indianapolis real estate board. He
also Is a member of the Zeta Psi fra
ternity, Contemporary club, Hoosier
Athletic club, Indianapolis Country
club, Union League and the Indianapo-
lis Athletic club.
Bowman Elder was commissioned a
first lieutenant in the coast artillery
at the Second officers training camp
in 1917 and now holds the rank of
major in the Coast Artillery Reserve
corps. His military service included
duty with the A. E. F. in the Seventy
first field artillery from July 80, 1913,
70 February %. 1919.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

known every person and has wit
messed most events which have CON
tributed to the Legion's development
and growth. Mr.. James has noted
these down and his book reveals many
interesting episodes which have in
fiuenced the destinies of the Legion.
The foreword to Mr.. James volume
is written by Alvin Owsley, the ma
tional commander.
Mr.. James Joined the staff of the
American Legion Weekly in August
of 1919 and in 1920 became the editor.
He left the magazine to organize the
American Legion News Service. Sub
sequently he organized the National
Speakers Bureau and the American
Legion Film Service, and was ap-
pointed National Director of Publicity,
which position he resigned in 1922 to
return to New York as a special
writer for the Weekly and for maya
zine and newspaper interests outside
the Legion organization.
Mr.. James conducted an exhaustive
investigation of wartime ~profteering
and the series of articles he wrote
under the title of who Got the
Money created a national sensation.
They resulted in renewed activity by
the War department and the Depart
ment of Justice against alleged ir-
Irregularities by contractors.
Evidence uncovered by Mr.. James
has been utilized in governmental &C
lions against contractors and mor
than S10.O00,0OO has been recovered to
the treasury.
Mr.. James is a native of Oklahoma.
During the war he was an infantry
captain. spending nineteen months
overseas. He has worked on ews
papers in Kansas City, st. Louis. New
Orleans. Chicago, New York and other
cities.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
MATTER COULD BE ARRANGED
Frankness With Which Ruth
Discussed the idea.

We had a wealthy bachelor, terribly
stingy, living across the hall in our
apartment. He came to u apart
ment frequently to play cards.
He and our little fo%ur-year-old
daughter, Ruth. became friends. He
always tried TO get her to call him
Uncle Frank"
1 remarked to my husband I would
teach her to call him uncle if 1
thought he would leave her something
in his will.
One evening in the midst of our
card game, Ruth touched him On an
elbow and said, Mother says she will
teach me to call you uncle if you
leave me some Of your will."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
JUST HAD TO ~MINGLE THEM
Task Set Before Little Erastus Could
Hardly Be CIassed as an I'm
possible One.

Erastus was dressing to go to Sun
day school. He couldn't find his
clothes and pestered his mother in
his efforts TO discover them. On this
particular Sunday he seemed worse
thar ever. Finally he was dressed ex-
cept for his feet.
Ma" he said p~laintively, does you
know Whereabouts ma shoes and stock
ms is?''
"Rastus,r said his mother, exasper-
ated, ''yo is de good-fer-nothin'-ness
chile dat 1 knows. Yo' shoes am be
hind de do. 20 stockin's an undaf
de bed and yo' fleets am on you. Now
see can you mingle en-"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

Ia, a landscape architect whose work
in city planning gave him the position
of instructor in his line at the A. e.
+. Art Training school in Paris, in
1919.
Mr.. Robinson was born January 8,
1887, and is a graduate of Dartmouth
college and Harvard university. He
enlisted as a private in the 313th
Engineers, 88th division, in July, 1918,
and was in the Meuse-Argonne often
sive. During his service he was pro-
NOTED to second lieutenant and is now
division camoufiage officer with the
S8th division, holding the rank of cap
tain.
The Memorials committee will study
all questions of the erection of me
MORALS within the boundaries of the
United States and make available the
best architectural and artistic advice
for the use of members of the Legion.
This information, together with other
data ON the general question of me-
MORALS will be prepared in pamphlet
form for the use of Legion posts
throughout the country, SO that each
community may make use of the x
p~erience of the committee in the plan
.aing and erection of such projects as
may be undertaken.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Entertained RuIaarians.

The William Peck post of the Amer
lean Legion of Minneapolis recently
acted as host to II Bulgarians, recent
arrivals in this country. The affair
was part of the posts Americanism
campaign, which calls for deeds
and not mere words. The Legion
naires found hat although their guests
understood little English they were
not IMMERSED in the mysteries Of the
fox-trot. The meetings win be held
monthly hereafter.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
II M@.9@ Gives Cheerful New Color Tone to Old curtains
~ OGlaaS PUTNAM FADElEss DYEs-dyes " tnts As you wish


He was a spectator In the lousa
during the closing hours of the legisia-
ture. He had edged his way well up
toward the front, and succeeded In
finding seat room on the corner of n
representatives desk.
The connection had reached the
point that all one could hear was 'sThs
ayes have it,
A vote was being taken on a bin.
Say, what are they voting on" ex4
citedly asked a representative of tha
visitor.
81 don't know, but ~ no.
mo-" he called out. with the loud
chorus of others.
1.-The ayes have it," came above tina
din.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

the World war
shall be both fit
ting and enduring,
architecture and
environment are
the first consider
alton of the com.
mittee on memo
rails of the ma
tional o~rganiza-
ton OF the Amer
lean Legion.
This committee
is headed by Fran
els A. Robinson
of Des Moines,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
ticvra comforts Baby's SKIN

When red, rough and itching, by hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then of that exquisitely scent
ed busting powder, Cuticura Talcum,
one of the Indispensable Cuticura
Toilet Trio.-Advertisement
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Gle
AMI :I2ICAN
@I.|:GI0N@
Copy for This Department Supplied by
the American Legion News Service.)
OFFICIAL HOST FOR LEGION
Bowman Elder, Appointed Chairman
of the Distinguished Guests Com
mittee; Represents owsley.
Bowman Elder, American Legion ma
tional executive committeeman from

Indiana, recently
has been appoint
ed chairman of
the distinguished
guests committee
of the American
Legion by Alvin
Owsley, national
commander of the
Legion. This post
is said to be one
OF the most inn
portant in the &C
tivities of the Lee
gion, as, in the ca
pacity of personal
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

better feeling be-
tween Japan and
the United States,
according to Wal
ter Myers Of In
~dianapoIis, former
national commit
teeman of the Lee
gion, who recent
ly returned from
a business trip in
the Far East, dur
ing which he took
occasion to visit
the Legion post
In Japan an d
Ekt~n
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Poor Service.

She was in a telephone booth and
had just put in toll call. She wept bit
terly as she pulled down on the hook
to attract central's attention.
"Hello?" came central's clear voice.
"H-helIo," she sobbed- IT want
my money back. Harold wouldn't
speak to me-"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Ladies Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller and walk in comfort
by using Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic, healing powder for the feet.
Shaken into the shoes Aliens Foot
Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy; gives instant relief to corns. bunions
and callouses; prevents Blisters, Callous
and Sore Spots and gives rest to tired,
aching, swollen feet. 100000 pounds of
powder for the feet were used by u
Army and Navy during the War. Sold
everywhere. For Free Sample and a
Foot-Ease Walking Doll, address
Aliens Foot-Ease, lie Roy, ~. Y.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
"A HISTORY OF THE LEGION"
Much Interest Within Ranks of
the Organization.
Marquis James, whose book "a
History of the American Legion" has

created m II c h
comment within
the organization,
has enjoyed ex-
ceptional opportu-
mites as an OBJ
server of events
and personalities
which have gone
to constitute Lee
gion history.
He has been
identified w i t b
the national or
g%anization since
1919 a n d h a S
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in a healthy con,
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss of am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get a medium or large size bottle i'm
mediately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this observation-disclosures.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Mrs. Kelsey adds her Testimony
When Hubby Agreed.

Alas" sighed the shapely wife, II
suppose I'll simply have to begin wear
ing my skirts longer"
"You will" grimly replied the hus-
band, "for / simply can't yea these
old trousers any longer. Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Real Test

Coue has had his method dose In
moving pictures. Wen, If he can get
the movies to get better and better
every day he viii have accomplished
a real trick.-Detroit Free Press
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

It's an easy thing to convince men
that honesty is the best policy when
it pays better than the other kind
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
Versatility REQUIRED.

Detroit Ad-"First-class cook-Wil
pay good wages to one who can cook
frogs legs, male or female."-Boston
Transcript.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

One who a appreciate a real land
scape is as cultured as one who can
appreciate q painted one.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

Labor produces wealth, but if the
wealth is eoconuts, it Is only climb
ing a tree.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

uchaheadache,
nosebleed backache
and pains that Icould
not do my work. At
night / could not get
my rest and nothing
seemed to do me any
good. / read some Of
your testimonials
about what Lydia E.
Pinkham' 9 Vegeta-
bic Compound had
done for others, 30 /
daridod m fry IL Z
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

Treat your tired, aching feet with 'Redoyl."
One dollar postpaid. u. T. Cook, 70 W.
Chippewa St.. Buffalo. N. Y.-Adverttsement.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
TO URGE BETTER MEMORIALS
Fitting and Enduring Monuments to
Receive Attention of Committee
Headed by Francis Robinson.

That the memorials erected in the
United States to those who served in
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
MRS. EARLS
TELLS WOMEN
How Backache and Periodic
Pains Yield to Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
IIIIIIlIlNUIIIIII

Olean, N. Y. every month my
blood would go to my head and | would
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12
JAPAN MAY ORGANIZE LEGION
American Body Is influential In Great.
ing Better Feeling Between
the TWO Countries.

The American Legion is playing an
important part in the fostering Of a
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

had only taken two bottles when 1began
to be better, and my back did not hurt
me nor my head ache. felt like anew
woman. The Vegetable Compound is
splendid medicine and ! will always rec
ommend it. Mrs. A.. D. EARLs, $50
N. 9Th ST., Clean, ". Y.
Mrs. Kelsey adds her Testimony
Copenhagen, N. Y.-"I read your
advertisement in the papers and my
husband induced me to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to get
relief from pains and weakness. / was
so weak that I could not walk at times.
Now can do my homework and help
myhusband out doors, too. / am willing
for you topublish this letter if you think
it will help others. MI HERBERT
KELSEY, RID, Copenhagen, NY.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

Probably the most popular nlustrat-
ed paper Is the bank note.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

A mans strength is estimated by
his ability to fight against odds.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-12

business Opportunity-If you would ike 70
enter q i've progressive and growing busi-
ness. where the profits are unusually attrac-
tive. and you have from 500 to $500 to finance
ticujars r r. LATHAM. Passaic. N. j.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
THERE'S NO ESCAPE
Ragtime "Banana" Plague Breaks
 Ont Al Raris

PARIS, Sept. a2.--The "yes, we have no bananas" plague has broken ont in Paris. It made it's first ap pearance in a crowded musical show house and is spreading with alarming rapidity. Paris newspapers are patti ently and exhaustivelY trying to eX- plain to puzzled reading public what the words mean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26

while 1S1 cities with a population exceeding 23 million showed a total yearly average of 1S6.23S arrests, the net decrease being 17501S.
 This would indicate that chiefly on account of prohibition, during the four years that this law has been in effect. more than 34 million individu- als who would have been arrested for intoxication under the old order have not been apprehended. This is more significant when one appreciates the fact that many "drunks," who would not have been arrested in years gone by, are now brought in, and the further fact that when whiskey and beer flowed freely a man had to drink a large amount of liquor before he was sufficiently drunk to war rant an arrest. Today due to the poor and often infamous quality of the concoctoin peddled as whisky, one does not need more than one or two drinks to be sufficiently in toxicated to cause an arrest. The survey covering 151 cities shows that during the wet period SIP per cent of all arrests were for intoxication, while during the four years of pro- hibition the average percentage for intoxication has been only 20.5 per cent Of all arrests for all causes.
 A few months ago the federal gov ernment gave out figures showing the population in all the penal insti- tutions of the country on July 1, 1917, compared with July 1, 1922. The ra tio of prisoners to 100000 population in July, 1922, was 1872, while in July, 1917, 1t was 143. The decrease in population of county jails (and is it here where one would see the first effects of prohibition) was as follows: On July l. 1917, 5S per 100000 popu- lation; July '. 1922, per 100, 900 pspu- lation. 5O.4.-Robert E. Corradini in Current History.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
CAPITOL FEAT URES.
 CONNIE TALMADGE.
"The Studio Girl" Declared Representative Portrayal
 Of The Stars Ability

Tn ..The Studio Girl" Constance Talmadge's picture to be shown al the Capitol Theatre Wednesday and Thursday. she clinches even more secureIy the high favor she has won in the hearts of Americas film audience by her delineation or cap tivating, of capricious, girls. Tnis fi picture was directed by Charles 1lD- ivn from Paul Vests adaptation or La Canine, by Plerre NeDer anu Henri de Gorsse. ,
 Celia Laird runs away from her home in Cliff Haven, tiny New England village, and loVeless 1nSI- riage with Obediah Daw deplora pie lout but the village catch, py 6na Rna- ing in the tonneau of Frazer ora wsy's car, as he motors back from n vacation in her home town to ms New York studio. He puts her on d train supposedly bound for Cliff Ha- ven, but when he gets to his apart ment that evening, ne IS.tinel mus @ asleep in his armchair. Unwittlng- ly, she aids him get out of his en- Ragement with another girl, and to- gether they elude the warrant sworn out against him by the Cliff Haven constabulary for abduction. 1ndig- nation and rage change to delight, and happiness reigns supreme.
 The management of the Capitol theatre announces that every school boy and girl who clips the ad from @The Age-Herald. either Wednesday or Friday of this week, will be ad- rnitted for five cents provided they bring the ad with them to the box office. This reduced price enables the little folks to see this wonder full picture at just half price if they will go to the small trouble of clip ping the Capitol ad
 The attraction for Friday and Sat urday will be Mark Twain's "Huckle- berry Finn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-26
.LOEW'S ID CLOSE
 DURING LAST HALF
Workmen Will RenoVate The Bijou Theatre For 0pen-
 ing Next Monday

Loew's Bijou will close Thursday to give workmen a chance to prepare the historic playhouse for a change in the Loew policy. Beginning next Monday afternoon. full week stands will take the place of the former splitweek programs.
 Immediately after the last per- formance of this first-half week bill Wednesday night, carpet men, inte- rior decorators, carpenters, painters and designers will get busy for 72 hours to put the theatre in a recep- tive mood for new things in the way of better vaudeville and the best fea- ture pictures.
 Beginning next Monday afternoon Loew's Bijou will flourish forward under new colors of the best for less in full week tests" after unique his tory in affairs theatrical. The in troduction of Loew entertainment in Birmingham was at the Bijou through the offices of E. A. Schiller, at that time directing a stock organization in the theatre and now general rep resentatiVe of Loew's, Inc.
 The management takes pride in an- nouncing that an extraordinary pro- gram has been selected for the first week under the new policy starting October 1, featuring Leona LaMar. the girl with thousand eyes" in conjunction with four other acts. On the screen the initial super photoplay will be David Belasco's play "The Gold Diggers,' featuring Hope Hamp- ton. Windham Standing and Louise Fazenda.
 Owing to the great advance in the cost of entertainment there will be slight advance in prices.
 But there is still an opportunity during this Wednesday to enjoy three more performances of the special vaudeville bill for the first half of this week, with such acts as the