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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-03
THRIFT-A SIMPLE THING

One of the most fatal fallacies in
America today, is the belief that
things will right themselves" )"
One hears it on every hand. Every
one knows that the cost of living is
exceedingly high, still our people are
investing in luxuries and being unable
to afford them it creates unrest, and
unrest is becoming all too common.
Another thing that is becoming too
common is the hopeless shrug of the
shoulders and the belief that "things
will come out right in the end"
They won't unless you make them
right.
There is a grave responsibility rest
ing on you-the responsibility of
making things right, and that re-
sponsibility comes at a time when a
lc1 of us are lulled by sense of un-
eNampled prosperity and false sense
of security.
Most of US are unable to afford
more comforts at this time. Some of
us have temporarily forgotten the
word THRIFT, in the belief that times
never will change for the worse and
that luXuries are more essential than
anything else.
How many Of use realize that the
remedy is very easy to find.
WE MUST PRACTICE THRIFT
SERIOUSLY.
Thrift denotes more than the mere
saving of money.
1t means economy in spending,
careful management of income, and
expenditure. Thrift is the means by
which we gain financial independence.
Unless we are thrifty the chances of
acquiring a comfortable surplus is
infiniteSlmal.
- No one can afford not to be thrifty.
Only the poor are wasteful. Thrift
is such a simple thing-and it means
so much-that the American Fedora
tion of Labor is asking every one of
its five million members to open a
savings, account, no matter how small
to start with. Go to any savings
bank or building and loan association
and-joi the great army now march
ing to victory under the banner OF
Thrift.
Thrift requires that money be used
and not abused. Extravaganza in eX-
penditures is its greatest abuse. EX-
cess payments for luXuries, over-pay-
ment for necessities, these all enter
into extravaganza. &
Your short rt-comings in this respect
is not overlooked Your employer,
your friends, are awake to them. To
the employer this is dangerous sign.
To your friends the best they can
hope for is that you will outlive your
extravaganza.
On the other hand the thrifty per-
son holds the high esteem of his en-
ployer and his friends. His opportu-
mites for self advancement are sub
stantial. His employer is forced to
a greater appreciation of his value.
Employers are pleased to have asso-
ciated with them persons of thrifty
nature. They know that Thrift de-
notes the right character. Therefore,
they welcome the thrifty.
GET YOURSELF A LITTLE saw
INGS BANK BOOK-NOW is THE
TIME TO START.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-03
FAITHFUL ANYWAY

Brown, a newly welded suburban
ite, had promised to be home from
town at 6 o'clock. At midnight his
wife frantically sent six kilograms to
as many of his friends living in town,
asking each if her husband was stop
ping with them over night.
Toward morning hubby and his
broken down motor car were ap-
preaching the house when a messen-
ger boy rushed up with six kilograms.
All of them read: eyes, John is
spending the night with me. !"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-03
LOngshOremen Strike

Montreal, Can.-About 400 long
shoremen, members of the Miramichi
local of the international Longshore-
mems Association, have gone on strike
for a 55 cents an hour wage and a
nine-hour day. They have been re-
ceiving SO cents an hour and working
ten hours a day.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-08-03

The object of true Americanism is
the welfare of the American people,
and nothing else.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Fourth Term Day
Dac IL 1923 t.

4 OtI- III, lC-O
Saturday, Dec. 10, 1923, 8 a. m. board
Fl pursuant to adjournment of the
n day Of December, 1928. Present,
B. Pettibone, chairman, August
kbroeder and T. @. LYDIA, commits
bners, William Ingram, assessor and
enry Telcher, clerk.
Place of meeting, commissioners
I)om in the county courthouse.
Minutes of last meeting read and
bproyed, whereupon the following
bsiness was had:
1 1t appearing to the board that Earl
richardson has paid the tax on certain
trsOnal property, which has been as
kssed to T. A. Long, and that it APP
ears that such assessment should
ghtfully lay against the real estate
! 7. A. Long, it is hereby ordered
pat the tax paid by said Earl Rich
FdsOn as extended on the personal
y roll be refunded and that the
aim filed herein in the sum Of $19.75,
be amount of said tax, and filed for
be refund Of said tax, is hereby or
pred paid by warrant drawn on the
ersonal property tax fund for the year
The following tax ON the personal
Foperty tax roll for the year 1923
las found to be a lien on real es-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
SPECIAL MEETING

On this 18th day of December 1923,
at 2 O'Clock p. M, board met in ac-
cordance with notice given for special
meeting dated Dec S, 1923, to be held
for the purpose of passing on the suf-
ficiency of such depository bonds as
are offered to secure the county money
deposited in various repositories OF
the county. S&
Present: n. B. Pettibone, Chairman,
r. G. LYDIA, August Schroeder, commits
sioners and Henry Telcher, clerk.
There being no business coming be-
fore the board to be transacted pur-
suant to the call of special meeting
the board here adjourned sine die.
N. b. PETTIBONE, Chairman.
Attest: Henry Telcher, Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
|RDCEEDINGS 0F: BOARD
| COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

tate assessed to the owners thereon on
the real ROLL and is hereby ordered
transferred as follows:
Personal property assessed to Musiel
Bros, on Page IA, line u, of the per-
sonal roll, is hereby transferred to
book 4, page 81, line % of the 1923
real roll, and assessed to Musiel bro
theirs.
The county assessor here presented
his report of all taxes extended on the
1923 personal tax roll showing total
Of $20,677.24 tax extended and that
he collected an excess of $10.4S on ac-
count of computing certain tax on the
1922 levy, making a total for which
he is charged of $20,6S7.72.
The collection of the said tax is
accounted for as follows:
Cash collection as per treasurer s
receipts, $19,972.6S.
Transferred to the real roll by or
der of commissioners, $267.3S.
Tax uncollected, $447.66.
Total, $20,6S7.72.
1t appearing to the board that the
county assessor has used due diligence,
and has worked to the best interest Of
the county in attempting to collect the
uncollected portion of the personal tax,
and that said amount, tO-wit, $447.66
cannot be collected without legal pro-
ceedings, it is hereby ordered that said
amount as itemiZed on the roll be
placed in the hands of the county at
torney for collection, and that he use
his best judgment as to the time and
manner of collecting such tax, work
ing in all for the best interest of the
county, and that the county assessor
be relieved from further responsibility
in the collection thereof.
Board here adjourned sine die.
n. B. PETTIBONE, Chairman.
Attest Henry Telcher, Clerk.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20

by the said mortgage be sold, subject
however, to the said mortgage of
$1,000, (which is recorded in Book "a
of mortgages, at pages IA to II in
elusive in said recorders office, and
the proceeds thereof applied to the
payment of said sums with interest,
attorneys fees and costs; and that
the said defendants and all persons
claiming by, through or under them
may be barred and foreclOsed of all
right, title, claim, lien, equity of re-
demption and interest in and to said
mortgaged premises, which said prem
Uses are situated in Idaho county,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
SUMMONS

In the District Court of the Tenth
Judicial District of the State of
Idaho, in and for the County of
Idaho.
Vermont Loan & Trust Company,
Plaintiff, VS.. Jesse B. McComas, as
administrator of the estate of George
P. McComas, deceased, and Jesse
B. McComas. Francis V. McComas,
Claud A. McComas, William ii. Nc
Comas, Melissa Pearl Alteman, Ber-
tina Cosand and Raymond Cosand,
Defendants.
The State of Idaho sends greetings
to the above named defendants.
You are hereby notified that COM
plant has been filed against you IN
the District Court of the Tenth
Judicial District of the State
of Idaho in and for the County of Ida
no. by the above named plaintiff, ana
YOU are hereby directed to appear and
answer said complaint within twenty
days of the service of this summons
if served within said Judicial District,
and within forty days if served else
where; and you are further notified
that unless you so appear and answer
said complaint within the time herein
specified, the plaintiff will take Judg
ment against you as prayed IN SAID
complaint.
This action is brought to obtain
Judgment and decree of this court
for the foreclosure of certain mort
gage described in the complaint, ex-
ecnted by George P. McComas, deceas-
Cd dated on February 9, 1870, ana
recorded in Book "a of Mortgages
page n, in the office of the recorder
of Idaho County, Idaho, to secure the
of five certain, promlssory
notes of $3S each, aggregating sl9o'
made by the said George p. McComas
TO the plaintiff and payable March l,
1921. March 1, 1922. March l, 1923,
March 1, 1924 and March /, 1925 re
spectiyely. with interest from matur-
itv at the rate of ten per cent per
annum and no part Of which have been
maid except the first two notes and
on which there remains unpaid three
of said notes, aggregating STA, with
interest on s3S thereof from March l,
1929. and on $40 from September ~,
1923. the date of filing the complaint,
all at the rate of ten per cent per
annum: and also $114, advanced 10
nav interest on prior mortgage OF
$1,000. made by the said George r.
McComas upon the said land, with
interest thereon at ten per cent per
annum from March 1, 1923, and for
$50 attorneys fees and costs OIL TINS
action: and for all of which sums
Judgment is sought. And that the said
premises so conveyed and mortgaged
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
Relieved Of Catarrh
Due to La Grippe
Thanks
| To
|PE.RU-NA

Mfs Laura Berberick, over 70
E {Ists OF age, los Willow Ave,
..,,o s, n. j., writes: "a severe
I S"a OF La Grippe left me with
sr adOs a and slime in the head
f !, .hro@t. | had chronic catarrh.
q, s ,, worse. could not lie down
So.s neep at night. l was always
S Ss,Is!ed by the slime, pain in the
Morning. Heau~@ne e'e'y
finally ! bought a bottle OF
Fl Una !. which was of great bene-
Ib,n, gave me blood and strength.
nor r' We no pains in head or back.
bas NOISES in the head. The slime
weigSs. gone and I can sleep. Ny
hi s snd mas increased. I am cheer
wbis sho happy, thanks to Pe-ru-ra.
tou,aa l shall always keep in the
irisnSd. j and recommend to NV
Ps TOT every form of catarrh
Coldsa "a meets the need. Coughs.
Bowsl nasal nasal Catarrh, Indigestion,
catarrb disorders are all forms Of
Ie MY fn It any where in tablet or
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
PATENT ON FLUE TOP

Cottonwood Chronicle: Lewis BOW
man, of Fem, was issued patent on
July 81 for a self adjustable rotary
fiue top. The contrivance as patented
looks very practical and according 10
its inventor does away with all the
fiue trouble caused on old-time nues.
The fue top is made of tin in sort
of half circle and is so attached thar
it shifts with the wind so that at no
time can the wind blow directly INTO
the chimney. 1t also gives the chim-
ney a much better draft The inven-
ton of the flue top came about in a
peculiar manner. Mr.. Bowman nau
been continually troubled by his CHM
ney on his farm home and as result
he began experimenting. So success
fully did the contrivance work tiiat
he decided to have it patented
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
YESTERDAYS
Interesting Items of Former
Years Taken from Free
Press Files
IS YEARS AGO

hOO
(Dec. u, 1889
Two surveyors of the Idaho Tran
sit company were in town Tuesday.
The brass band has been reOrganized
and promises to treat our people to
some fine music in the near future.
Billy Shuck is up from his ranch OPP
posite the mouth of Whitebird to take
in the holiday festivities with his
friends on the prairie.
The Grangeville postoffiee transact
ed S1100 worth of money order bust
ness last week.
The youngest soldier in the Union
army during the war was Edward
Beck, our Grangeville postmaster.
81 YEARS AGO
(Dec. Is, 1896
Henry Elfers was in town from
John Day this week with two 4-horse
teams after supplies.
The proposition to tap the mines of
Florence by a tunnel from Salmon
river is premature. The deepest work
ings in the camp at present do not
exceed $50 feet.
Frank Hogan is down with an at
tack of Guinsy so severe that he can
breathe only through a tube inserted
in his throat.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20

and that the said defendant, Jesse b.
McComas, was duly appointed admin
istrator of the estate Of the said George
p. McComas, and that they and each
of them, have or claim to have some
interest in or to the said premises,
subsequent to and subject to the said
mortgage.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said District Court, this 10th day Of
September, 1923.
(seaD HENRY TELCHER, Clerk.
A. S. Hardy, Attorney for Plaintiff,
Residence and Postoffice address,
Grangeville Idaho. 1915
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20
Idaho, and described as follows, to-

Idaho, and described as follows, to-
wit:
West half of southeast quarter,
and east half of southwest quar-
ter of section 10, township 80,
n. R. d. B. NJ.
it being alleged in the complaint that
the said George p. McComas died in
testate at Idaho County, Idaho, and
left surviving him as his only heirs
Jesse B. McComas, Francis V. Nc
Comas, Claud A. McComas, William H.
McComas, Melissa Pearl Alteman
formerly Melissa Pearl McComas) I,
Bertha Cosand and Raymond Cosand,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20

A new shipment Of typewriter rib
bons at 20 cents each at the free
Press.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1923-12-20

Don't overlook the beautiful holiday
Gift stationery at the Free Press OFFICE
Evening star., 1923-12-09
Let's Have Serviterias.

1t was practical psychologist who
discovered that if a restaurant man
could strip his establishment of all
the frills and overhead, get right down
to bushes. offer good food and quick
service at low prices the public would
go out to more meals and indirectly
acquire the desire to patronize the
best eating places. Hence the cafe
terra. And hence the following sug-
gestion:
Thousands of cars go about the
streets falling apart rapidly simply
because the average car owner is
reluctant to send his car to the repair
shop or service station until he has
no other choice
The average car owner knows the
service stations have heavy over,
the frills-the idea of blowing him
self to big spread of repair work
that helps to keep him away. And
When some enterprising repairer
hits on the idea of a practical "Serv-
iteria," where good repair work can
he had promptly. the average car own
er is going to be an enthusiastic Gus
tCmer. He'll DO a little of the work
himself. holding the mechanics as he
goes.
1t won't be a royal spread of serv-
ice, but a lot of ailments will be re-
moved and the ear will be lot better
off for it,
Acquiring the habit of having
things attended to when they should
be. the ear owner will rapidly grow to
appreciate the Importance of having
Il square meal of service now and
again at the more complete shops.
Purely a case of getting the right re-
suits from pulling the right psychology
ical wires
Evening star., 1923-12-09
TODEALERSP Plan.
SALE OF USED CARS,
Point Out Buyers Can Save
Money by Purchasing Be-
-
fore Spring Season.

That the So-called used car problem
is really the problem of the unused
car is the opinion offered by members
of the Washington Automotivc Trade
Association in announcing a unique
method of graphing with what is de-
clared to be motordoms most aggra-
waiting question.
Under this plan the dealers will
offer their complete stocks Of used
cars at figures that will save buyers
the fiat rate charges. ranging from
s69 to $2S2.5o. which, it is said, must
be added to the cost of used ears car
ried by the dealers throughout the
winter.
The plan is TO be effective for one
week, commencing tomorrow morning
and continuing until midnight Satur-
day. Dur ing this period the dealers
participating will move their stock s
OF used cars into their salesroomS for
eayy inspection, and each car Will
carry a special tag. giving pertinent
information regarding the car. in
Guiding the price and the saving.
The plan is the result of Il thorough
investigation OF the used car Situa-
tion by the used car committee OF
the association. and conforms to the
idea that the public has an important
part to play in this work of stimulat-
ing the demand for guaranteed used
cars.
Storage Increases Price.
Heretofore. ii is pointed out. it has
been the custom for the public to hold
off on the purchase of used cars until
spring in the belief that the saving
of garage charges through the winter
represented real economy. The deal
ers are therefore prepard. they say. TO
81 a. il. l,nr 20
in the spring the motorist must pay
the dealer a carrying charge for
keeping the car stored. insured and
cared for during the lay-up. and that
this charge is necessarily far in eX-
cess of what II would cost the motor
ist 10 keep the car himself through
out the winter
When the motorist keeps the car
It pays for itself in the service it
gives" explains Rudolph Jose. chair
mittee. when the dealer keeps it
the extra cost of the car in the spring
simply represents Il dead loss"
cars selling this month at prices
out for example, cost s1S2 to be held
over for five months and must be
repriced accordingly. Thus. he says.
in buying now the motoriSt saves this
carrying charge, and while he has
certain expenses TO be considered in
opera ting the car they are. in reality,
investments that will yield dividends
of utility.
saves Money Now.
In effect" Mr.. Jose said. the
plan is such that if a motori$t has
his mind set upon spending $1,000
for a used car in April he can buy
the machine he wants now for $SlN.'
Those who have studied and COM
mcnted upon this plan express the
belief that it will not only say" thou
sands of dollars for local motorists
who actually purchase their cars now,
Evening star., 1923-12-09

rim fanges are ordinarily little
thought of, yet they cause u goodly
percentage of tire trouble.
When the wheel hits a frog or
a switch of a street car track or a
hole in the road there is a tendency
to fatten the rim, especially II the
tire is underinflated. The rims sup
port, however. Is essential to the life
of a tire. If IL is bent SO that 1t does
not fit the tire and allows the side
walls to bulge. the motorist may
know that trouble is to be expected
unless he takes Immediate precau
tions.
BY truing-up their rims motorists,
according to the Miller Rubber Com
pany rim experts. may prevent much
tire trouble. And half the pleasure
of motoring is freedom from tire
trouble. A good rule to follow IS
to have both tires and rims inspected
fortnightly. When rim trouble is
found it may usually be corrected
by careful tapping with ball ham
mer.
To guard against such a condi-
tion. keep out of car tracks and holes
where the depression allows the
weight of the car to rest on the
rims. 1t is also advisable to avoid
quick. sIanting jolts Of the wheels
against curbs. Especially is it i'm
portant to carefully cross intersec-
tions of car tracks.
Evening star., 1923-12-09
Is Your Horn Safe =?

No motorist is any safer than his
horn. If it doesn't blow when he
needs it most he is as helpless as
though his brakes failed him. A
short circuit in the horn wiring, of
course, may take the driver unawares.
though he can largely obviate the
danger of this possibility by always
sounding his horn before there is real
urgent need to do SO. His early at
tempt to warn the pedestrian or the
motoriSt furnishes him margin of
safety which he can make use of with
his brakes.
kind that does not respond promptly
to the touch of the button. and its
failure in this connection is invaria-
bly, due to need for slight adjust
ment that can be attended to in five
minutes time. When the horn does
not respond the instant it is needed
the remedy Is to turn the adjusting
screw cup so that the motor shaft
presses tighter against the horn di-
aphragm. Otherwise the motor has
to spin over awhile before it gets up
speed enough to press against the
diaphragm and produce sound. 1t is
in this interval that all the trouble
brews.
1t is important when making the
adjustment to set the adjusting screw
will be likely to fail at the very time
when ii is needed most. Also If the
motor shaft is pressed too tightly
against the diaphragm the horn may
stick until it is Jared into a new
position or forced TO change it's posi-
tion when the battery's strength
raises. This is not likely to happen
Evening star., 1923-12-09

Prospective buyers of motor cars
are always advised to look around
carefully before rushing to the
dotted line. This Is undoubtedly good
advice. but for the wide-awake clti-
zen it's Superf1uous. The streets of
today are the best sort of saIesrooms
Tor they show the latest models in
actual operation; and the wise pros
pect is always unconsciously shopping
as he walks along the street, Stop
ping now and again to admire and
inspect.
Much time in the actual process of
buying a car could be saved by using
some system In this preliminary in
spection of the cars on the street
Proud owners of new cars are always
glad of the opportunity to explain the
high points of the best buy In Amer
ica"; and even where there is no one
to conduct the tour personally the
prospect is likely to see many things
which might escape his attention
when lulled by the soothing murmur
of the dapper salesman.
You're always shopping for a car
whether you already own the best car
in America or none at all. SO make
your inspections worth the time spent
and you'll come pretty close to de-
Gliding just what you should have
the next time you buy.
Most drivers are always looking
high and low for "secOnd."
Evening star., 1923-12-09
Wipe Off Chalk
On Tires Before
Leaving Garage

In many cities it is a rule of the
police department to decorate the
tires of cars with chalk marks as a
means of checking up parking viola
tions.
The officer on the beat makes a
periodic round of the neighborhood
chalking cars which appear to need
watching
III the chalk mark on the tire of a
car matches that on the curb 80, 40
or 90 minutes later. whatever the
regulations are, the owner of the car
Is presented with a summons.
1t is good plan. therefore. to erase
chalk marks on the tires each morn
ing before setting out for traffic. A
tire that is covered with marks OF
previous days not only increases the
chanceS of a summons through error,
put leads cop to believe that the car
is the sort that needs watching.