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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-12

There is a lot Of good sense in the
statement of Charles Piez, of the Link
Belt company, of Chicago, who said
that Bringing in foreign labor, to.
meet the peak demand, will but swell
the list Of unemployed during the re-
Gel sion that is bound to follow" Mr.
PAz suggests a policy that minimizes
the danger of a recession and lessons
the severity of such a recession if it
comes. He says:
"There would be no labor shortage,
no towering prices, no serious and
continued unemployment, if some Of
the demand at the peak were post
poned to swell the volume during the
recession that is bound to follow"
A few people have been following
advice such as this. When building
costs in some of the large eastern
cities scared to fabulous heights, peO-
pie Cancelled their building contracts
and postponed operations until labor
and materials are more plentiful,
| When ar alarm was spread over a
supposed shortage of sugar, and
prices bounded skyward, a lot of so
ber-minded people cut down their con.
sumption of sugar and the prices be-
gan to drop to reasonable levels. We
have had demands for official actor
in the effort to regulate building
costs, prices Of sugar, etc., but exper
fence has demonstrated that all tha'
is necessary is the exercise of com
mon sense on the part of the people
Mr.. Piez has expressed some of Thu
common sense.
1t is also very appropriately AM
truthfully asserted by Mr.. Pietz tina
the health of the state is of more i'm
portance than prosperity of business
and this health of the body politi
cannot be attained by removing re
!, strictions on immigration, but it ca,
be improved by wiser selection. In
viting more extensive immigratio
e would releieve a labor shortage no1
7 and would throw upon US the task Q
E handling a labor surplus if and whe
a slump comes in industrial a~ctivit.
But, worse than that, an extension
immigration would bring into on
midst an alien population that "
cannot absorb satisfactorily. On
great need is to Americanize tt
immigrants we already have and a
nit in the future only those who wi
become loyal and useful America
citizens.
Ill AS Mr.. Piez says, the chief profile
now is the adoption of a wiser sy
4 tenn of selection. Our laws on Il
subject seem adequate to shut out u
desirables. What we need is an i
ri spection service abroad which W
pass upon the qualifications of INN
grants before they leave their natl
lands for our shores. Sympathy f
the unfortunate has caused US to a
y nit many undesirables for the sc
\ reason that we do not wish to Sc
them back after they have sever
their connections at home and ha
incurred the expense of transport
ton across the Atlantic.
We can afford to be a haven for t
oppressed; we can not afford to
an asylum for the vicious, the d
eased, the mentally deficient or
paupers.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-12
THE COOLIDGE Myth

A good deal of perturbation IS Wis
ible these days among the politicians
of Washington. They call upon Mr..
Coolidge and talk their hearts out;
they are listened to intently and o
idally; but they come away without
the faintest suggestions of a hint as
to what the president thinks or means
to do. They had heard of the Cool
idge capacity for silence, but they had
never supposed it was the real, insatl-
BILE thing.
Meantime, Mr.. Coolidge, while not
crossing any bridges before he comes
to them, has acted unhesitatingly in
the matters where action was called
for. He chose his secretary, sensibly
in the general view. He let Mr..
| Hughes restate u European policy
to prevent dangerous misunderstand-
ings. He is standing back of the coal
commission in the most important
single problem of the hour. No
threat has come from him. He has
carefully avoided interfering with the
labors of the commission, apparently
preferring to leave his subOrdinates
unimpaired authority. Yet there is a
confidence throughout the country
that he will act, and act effectively,
the instant it is his duty to act.
Whence m this confidence ?
Chiefly, we think, from the fact that
Mr.. Coolidge consistently acts in a
very American way. Lying low and
saying nothing" until action is called
for is an old national trait. Bunker
Hill was fought on that principle, il
may be recalled. There is none OF
the air of a superman about Mr.. Cool
idge. But he plainly has that pres
cious gift of poise. Whatever hap
pens, he will not go off half cooked.
and he will fire when ready.
The radical journals of the country
attracted unusual attention to them
selves when Mr.. Harding died by be
ing alone in damning Mr.. Coolidge
Especially "The Nation attacked
Mr.. Coolidge as a president made b!
a "myth," the same being his part il
the Boston police strike. AS the Trib
une's rehearsal Of the facts of tina
strike has shown, there is no popula
misunderstanding of that episod
whatever. Mr.. Coolidge did not rid
upon the scene and settle the troubl
like Napoleon. He sat in his offic
and quietly backed his subordinate t
the limit, and when the law permitte
took charge. Having taken charge, h
threw his political future out of tn
: window, as he supposed, and with pc
! lice strikes threatening in a humble
of cities throughout the country bes
9 them all single-handed by a resolut
stand and a few sentences of trench
ant English addressed to Mr.. Gompe1
that are just as alive today when
coal strike threatens as they wei
then.
If there is a Coolidge myth" in IL
h minds of the American people tods
i, it might be fairly summed up as tt
view that he is a silent man who do
his duty and is not afraid. 1t is hal
to see how any estimate of a publ
man could stick more closely to Il
truth.-New York Tribune.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-12
BACK TO NORMAL.

The fact that the cost of the fed
eral government has been brought
down to almost the pre-war figure
means that efficiency has been placed
on a far higher plane than the pre-
war standard. If labor and materils
could be bought today for pre-war
prices, the cost of government would
be way below the cid figure.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-12
A WHAT CAESAR DID.

When Caesar took a westward ride
And grabbed the Gauls for Rome,
What was the thing he did
To make them feel at home?
Did he increase the peoples loads,
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g 'HanFber Overr
CHAPTER l.
On the Face of the Waters.

ABOVE, an arch of blue, pallid and stainless
~ below, floor Of blue, furrowed and mineral
dark. And that furrowed floor flake of
white
1t might have been flower petal adrift-with all
its freight OF myriad minute Iives-upon the SEEM
ing shoreless current of meadow stream Or
sphere, pale and shining adrft on the infinite dark
stream Of space, carrying onward its throng Of cos
mic captives to goal unguessabe as that of the
noang petal to its pathetic insect crew The differ
ence would be only Of degree-n either case vessel
ffeighted with hates and loves precariousIv ahoat
upon the tide of mystery
The square, beached sail of the small galley bulped
strongly outward and she was making good pace: her
motion resembling that of smoothly cantering horse
At the prov carved wooden fgurehead had once
represented a woman-some female deity. but now.
save for the contour of the breasts it might have
been weathered replica of almost anything Tn the
waist of the galley and encircling the base of the
mast, which from round hole cut in it. was a
striped awning. Side pieces depended from it. held
taut by cords attached to rings in the panking so
that it formed very low, square, shut-in tent.
Inside the tent the light tempered to a semi
dmness. It impossible to stand upright for the
awning was pitched too low. The smooth shaft of
the mast vibrated like the trunk of tree in gale
"Oh, gods! I wish the ship would sinki Oh, nv
headp
The voice quavered. The girl, who had raised her
self her elbow to the spasm of the sickness
OF the sea, subsidized again upon the mattress. She
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was blonde, her blue eyes, aswim now with tears
distilled by her physical distress
Il feel as though were going to die! / wish
could"-
you'll be better SOON"
This othervoice was low sweet in quality but me-
chanical 1t like the utterance Of an autonnaton
pitched in a soothing key. Like the action of an
automaton also was the motion of the palnleaf fan
that waved backward and forward-backward and
forward-above The PROSTATE blonde.
The girl who piled the fan sat by the head Of the
mattress She looked straight before her with wide
open eyes that seemed to nothing that was there
She was quite young with rather narrow sloping
shoulders, slender arms, narrow, arched feet and
charmingly modelled ankles that showed breeding as
clearly as the pasterns of Arabian Ally Her black
hair that had evidently been twisted into low heavy
knot on the nape of her neck, had loosened, and
great coil Of it rested idly in the hollow of her right
shoulder.
Her fixed eyes seemed black ALSO but that was
owing to the dilation Of the pupils Actually they
were amber-brown, with CLEAN Of gold-the splen-
did vital eyes that daken under the stress of passion
agony or excitement The beautifully cut lips were
sensitive, indicating a curious mixture of abandon
and restraint. The chin firm, the contour of the
face almost perfect the texture of the skin very fine
and smooth and shade too warm to be matched with
the cold whiteness Of northern women It would
have been like matching ivory against aabastAr On
n
The Washington times., 1923-01-09
The Patient Lover.
YEAR VIRGINIA LEE:

hEAh t11G1N1A LEES
She is twenty-one and I
twenty-four. I have taken her
out for four years. and we have
been secretly engaged two
years. We were planning to
marry this spring. but her fam
fly persuaded her to go to
school for q year, telling her
if she would everything would
be all right. Now she tells
me she is not ready to be mar.
ried in the spring, and doesn't
know when she will be. AS she
says she still loves me, don't
you think as I have sacrificed
this year for her that she
should sacrifice q little for
me? 1 really love this girl
and long for a home and chill.
dren. Do you think after she
broke her promise / could ever
trust her again? III. WI.
You cannot logically expect
this girl to ignore the view
point Of her family. The girl
says she loves you. Merit this
love by faith and honest belief
If she is worth winning, she il
worth waiting for. Prove your,
self a fine man and her family
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THE STRANGER = 1 5ssi,',"'
STORY OF MYSTERY. LURE AND INTRfGUE

He pressed his lips to hers, and
released her, leading her to tho
entrance. Emmie came out swiftly
through the swinging aoors and
taking Joan by the hands, kissed
her on the forehead.
Take her away, SIR" she said.
s right away out Of 1t allan God
bless you both"
She held her hand out suddenly
to him. He gripped the freckIed
paw and held II.
Thank you. little friend" he
said simply.
Joan found herself led quickly
across the pavement. The old four
wheeler was gone; in its place
$1,000 small, neat closed car, with
the driver sitting in front like q
craven image.
FROM out the thinning fog tall.
clean-shaven man who looked like
superior type Of loafer, came
suddenly and opened the door Of
the car. Joan was too far inn
mersed in wonderland to notice
nlm' put Philip, after helping her
into the car, looked up and recor.
nized Goodenough, the footnan Of
hnayth. His face was hag9ard
and white as death, but there was
q light almost Of triumph in his
deep-set eyes. - 0
You" said Philip slowly. He
stared at the ex-footman. What
are you doing here-honest manp'
1 have found what sought.
owe you, sir, deep apology" said
the rootman with bowed head. He
neld the door a little wider. Philip.
utterly puzzled, got in.
Goodenough closed the door
quietly and watched the car drive
away.
Thank God. he murmured I'm.
der his breath.
Emmie Clegg came forth from
the registry office singing. She
saw the tall man standing on the
curb, and thought she heard what
he said.
"Hullol" she said who's this?"
Goodenough, without looking at
her or moving, replied with two
lines from singer unknown to
fame:
Damned from here to eternity.
Lord have mercy on such as
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Syndicate. Inc.)
CTO. Be Continued Tomorrow
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FOR DAINTY WOMEN
ACCESSORIES FOR EVENING WEAR

instead of the fiat pastel flowers
and the grapes should hang close
to the face.
Laurel leaves are lovely for the
type OF couture dressed low on
the neck; they are worn outside
the hair and hooked in the back.
One Of the newest headdresses
il made Of silver tissue and em-
broidered IN brilliants and cover
ing the entire forehead. This is
worn with the low knot on the
back Of the neck.
A gird1e win often add con-
siderable charm to an evening
gown, and, IL colorful. win fresh
en- an old frocl. silver cloth
or ribbon Of q broad width beau
tifully tinted is exquisite for q
fancy girdle.
A tafteta bag to carry the
toilet articles. kerchief, perfume
and perhaps even slippers Is
smart. Changeable silk is used,
with petal cut tops ana q silk
cord draw-string tasseled at the
ends. Small silk crocheted bags
are dainty for the powder puff,
and a silk-covered comb-case will
be appreciated by the bobbed-
haired girl.
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WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN?

1. What was the first State to
ratify the Federal Constitution?
2. When and where was fought
the first battle of the War for
American Independence?
3. When was the famous Lima
earthquake?
4. When were the Arcadians
exiled?
s. When was the first play
performed in America by a regu-
lar company?
Answers to these queries will
be printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
1. In 1904, the Boston News
Letter was published.
2. Cuba became a republic in
1902.
3. William Mckinley was Presi.
dent Of the United States from
1896 to 1901.
4. Thomas A. Edison announced
the invention of the megaphone in
1878.
s. Chloroform was first used as
an anaesthetic in 1847.
6. The Rhodes scholarships were
established under the will Of Cecil
Rhodes in 1902.
Z. "The Wandering Jew" a
novel by Eugene Sue, was pub
lished in 1874.
8. The Sorosis Club, first wom-
ans club in the United States,
was founded In New York, 1853.
9. The Great Wall of China was
built in the third century B. C.
10. Napoleon was defeated at
the Battle Of Waterloo on June
IS, 1915.
Copyright, 1898, by King Feature
syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1923-01-09
By Rita Stuyvesant.

TyHIs is the height Of the
winter social season and
evening gowns are especial
" attractive with their dainty
accessories.
To accompany a frock Of old
time crisp taffeta. there Is a band
of silver ribbon almost three
inches wide, finished with pretty
pastel flowers. TO make this
interesting head dress, only q
quarter. of a yard of silver rib
bon is required. and a quarter Of
a yard OF narrow elastic, either
black (forbrunetteO or white tfor
blondes).
The ribbon is pleated into the
elastic at the. ends, and sewed
to place. The flat spray is ar
ranged at the front, and when
the bandeau is worn the elastic
is Slipped under the hair at
the back, behind the ears. This
is especially clever on bobbed
hair.
Another variation Of the hair
bandeau is small bunch OF
silver grapes at the right side
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TELL THESE AT
DINNER

A tourist passing through a
country village found that his
watch had stopped. Seeing a little
boy standing outside the village
shop, he went up to him and said:
Can you tell me the time,
sonny?""
Just IL O'clock" was the re
ply.
only 49," said the tourist. II
thought it was more than that"
tits never any more than that
in these parts. sir" answered the
boy. "It goes up to IL o'clock
and then commences again at l."
AT times" said Agnes, 'you
seem to be manly enough, and
then at other times you're alb
surdly effenninate. Why on earth
is it?''
"Er-ah-heredity," Edgar .an.
swered.
"Heredity?"
Yes. You see, half my ances-
tors were men and the other half
were women"
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WHO SAID 1T AND WHERE

OF its music, is made Of a certain
wood which must be absolutely
free of defects. The slightest flaw
spoils the effect.
"HOni soft qui NAL y pense."
Evil to him who evil thinks"
was the motto of the order Of the
garter instituted by King Edward,
III.
tits an iii wind that blows
nobody good"
So Thomas Tusser wrote in the
sixteenth century.
"TO Knuclkle Under"
Observation OF the manner in
which the knuckles bend at the
command Of the brain Is evidently
the basis of this phrase denoting
entire submission. 1t In used FIRE.
quentIy by writer's Of all periods.
Copyright, 1929, King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
The Washington times., 1923-01-09
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING RECIPES

(These recipes tested by Good
housekeeping Institute, are re-
patblished here by special ar
TGsgensent gOith Good House
keeping, the nations greatest
magazine of the home.)
Mock Pumpkin Pie.
Add one-half cupful OF graham
cracker crumbs to two cupfuls of
hot milk. Beat two eggs slight
ly; add one and one-eighth tea
spoonfuls each Of cinnamon and
nutmeg, one-fourth teaspoonful of
ginger, one-half teaspoonful Of
salt, one.fourth teaspoonful Of all.
spice, one-eighth teaspoonful of
cloves, two tablespoonful of mo-
lasses and one-fourth cupful Of
brown sugar. Combine the two
mixtures and pour into q pastry
lined pie pan. Bake for ten min
utes in q $50 Dig. r. oven. then
reduce the heat to S25 DE-. r. and
continue the baking until the Gen.
ter il firm-anOut thirty minutes
The Washington times., 1923-01-09
By John Goodman.

kkfA LF" she said. II am here.
90 "a / thought could do
IA this-but can't. VIII
ia not let me go? And yet
e you keep me to it'll win not
hrkak my word
mo. he answered, f'you shall
not break your word.
1doan shrank back with a little
cry Of fear.
;; s,,ssYou," she said, panic stricken,
what are you doing here?'
He was between her and the
door. His eyes looked into hers
- with an infinite tenderness; there
was half smile nhis lips.
am wearing the coat OF a
good, sound fellow" he said, but
an just-Philip."
All" he said quietly, "all honor
TO him-bids you go where your
& MART is. Where is that, Joan?"
-r,6he trembled violently. His
band was on her shoulder, steady
z Some day." he said, you shall
understand. It is good story Of
q good man. In his place, Lord
help us, could not have given
yUu up. They are waiting to
marry US, Joan"
z.Her face famed pink, and grew
pale again.
tNow-after this?" she whis-
pered, 'Philip'-she tried to draw
= aYay-'I viii not! dare notr'
But dare" he said, land I
efIl. Gomez
= si.:Power Of speech and will failed
her. From that moment she real
ized only vaguely what was hap
pening. The passage was left be-
Mind; she stood by Philips side
> before disk in a dark, drab room.
There was only one color point in
the room-the flaming red hair Of
EffImie, who was close by her;
, silent, prim little witness.
TO. The registrar, an elderly man,
with features like parchment and
q pair Of steel.rimmed spectacles,
peered with kindly wonder at
Ghe face OF the bride. To Joan It
was all like some amazing dream.
A mist Of words reached her. And
gradually the words took shape
ss0iId meaning. She heard her own
voice answering.
81, Joan, take thee, Philip"
The drab room seemed to fill
with golden light. A holy joy
zzWe1led up in Joan's heart; her
xoice, that had faltered. grew
clear and strong:
for better, for worse:
ss9Or richer, for poorer.
Outside the fog was lifting a
struggling sun-ray, the richer for
its 'shroud of thinning smoke, stole
through the window and fell upon
the couple who stood with bowed
heads. >,
Slowly the wonder-dream came
to an end. Joan heard. the kindly
old man with the steel spectacles
= talking in a subdued but. hearten-
ing voice. a pen was in her
fingers; she signed with a steady
hand. The room faded, she found
&c herself in the white-washed pass
age. Philip drew her to him and
looked into her eyes.
sits.My wife" he said, "let those
aaSsail you now who dare! Joan
are you happy2
Happyp' she breathed. Phillip
Fam yours-yours"
szsHMine," he said, from the begin
ming, now, and for all time. Out
into the world together, Joan. yol
and I. The greatest gift in life il
0tfrs, we shall love each other al
the sea loves the wind and thu
night loves the stars, Joan-my
joan"
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A1 Engrossing Story of Life and Love,
Thrilling Episodes and Unique Situa-
tons From the Master Pen of One
1 1..s Of the World Greatest NOvelists.

; promenade him around to the
most beautiful spots on the Rivi-
era, and treated him to the finest
wartime foods and pastry that
they could find.
With his lungs injured by Ger
man poison gases, he had also re-
ceived q hand grenade wound on
his head, and suffered from time
to time from nervous trouble,
which caused him to fall to the
ground unconscious. The doctors
talked despairingly of his condi-
ton.
So AffectiOnate.
Perhaps he would live for years,
perhaps he would die in one iof
these crises; the important thing
was that he should live a quiet life,
without any deep emotion, And
the two ladies, who knew the real
state Of his health, lamented it
when he was not present. He was
so young. so affectionate. and 30
timid! On the breast Of his mus
tard-colored uniform attached BY
red ribbons. as a symbol Of bra
very given to the foreign battal-
ions, were the War Cross and the
Legion of Honor.
One afternoon Dona Clorinda,
with all the natural boldness Of her
character, took Lieutenant Marti-
nez to Villa sirena. It was q
shame that the handsome building
and its vast Ngardens should be
given over to five men who did
nothing for humanity at all!
As long as it was impossible to
occupy the villa with a band OF
eonvalescents. she took the Span
ish officer to see the gardens,
without first asking permission.
So in his own garden Michael met
Tor the first time the young hero
who had so fascinated Alicia and
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BY Ann Isle,
Whose Present Gerial Has scored
: Big Popular Success.
Copyright, 1898, ~ King Features
Syndicate. Incl

tCopyright. 1898. ~ King Features
Syndicate Incl
- IsS MAY came III from lunch
Ia very short time after
In Rosa Cordova teiephoned
her summons for me to meet her
It Jsnn's office. started Tor my
hat and coat at once, delaying only
long enough to reproach my little
partner for not allowing herself
enough tiIne at noon.
''oh. b the way" said with 9
mite Of great casua1ness, II I
ahouldn't Be hack At please shut
up shop promptly and SO home
ahead Of the rush. The boys VIII
can FOR me ct 7:sO f they stick To-
yesterdays plans, and then wen
On come for YOU st shout i quar-
ter % 5. Were having 3 fashion
ably late dinner, aren't We.
Then I hurried downstairs, hall
"a taxi and had myself whisked
over 70 Jinn's office. When I en-
tered the inner sanctum 1 found
Rosa Cordova already established
there, and IN Jim's chair at that.
fEello, Annel'' Rosa called, q
twinkle III her eye ct her own
canaaraderie. II present 10 YOU,
Mrs. HARRISON. my 50 good friend
and paisano. Manuelo Ortiz y zu-
bran.
While I was stumbling about n
my own mind trying to decide how
10 address the flashing Keyed, red
Tipped, skinned stripping be-
fore me Rosa went on with an
elaborate air which seemed to ap-
peal to the man as gloriously
charming.
asenor Ortiz, Mrs Harrison.
This IL my good friend 'NeIlo. my
White Lilac
ssenor Ortiz, mtIrnuTek.
am glad to welcome you to my
country. hope you win feel that
it il yours also"
Al READY WEI COME.
I felt as stilted as q Jane Aus
ten novel. But Senior Ortiz almost
compelled such mode Of address.
ne was the most flashingiy exotic
looking man I'd ever seen. His
blue-biack hair was long and thick
ana waved hack like q name from
q broad. low forehead. His eye
brows were thick and dark and
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Enjoying Himself.

A ploughman, who knew very
little of the game of football,
recently witnessed a match. It
was a close game and the efforts
for supremacy were so great on
both sides that charging and
rough play were INDUCED in. The
rustic was greatly interested,
and once, when the ball was
kicked over the sidelines, involv-
ing q little delay, he got impa-
tient and shouted excitedly:
Never mind the ball, get on
with the game!"