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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-12-13
SOURCE OF THE EXPENSE

1T keeps me poor
'eWhat does p
Trying to make other people
think I'm rich" Boston Tran
script.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-12-13
THURSDAY. DEC. 20
10 HE d HOR S ]

/ black horse VT. 400, age 7
| black mare VT. 1900, age 8
| sorrel mare VT. 400, age 9
/ black mare VT. 400, age Ii
| gray horse VT. 1900, age IA
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-12-13

| Gin. Mitchell wagon
| 3 Id in. Mitchell wagon
/ SIT. Deering binder
| Oliver 2-bottom gang pillow
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-12-13

8 Poland China brood sows
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-12-13
FARM MACHINERY

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The Washington times., 1923-12-14
VISITORS ARE TRAPPED
IN MONUMENT ELEVATOR

A group Of sightseers were treated
to more than the ordinary thrills OF
that business yesterday when they
found that half way down in the
elevator in the monument the con
traption would neither go up nor
down. And there they stayed
rather more thankful that they
didn't go down.
Something broke In the elevator
rfggings and that something took all
the repairmen who could be sum.
moned more than an hour to fix.
Meantime, the passengers were not
entirely cut off from the outside
world, for the small phone In the
elevator could be utilized to talk to
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
House Names Members
Of Committees; Begins
on legislative Grind

The House completed its organiza-
ton today by electing members of
its various committees and put
itself in shape for the legislative
grind Of the session.
These committees will meet next
week and begin study Of the many
bills that have been dropped into
the House hopper by its AS mem
bers. 1t is not likely that any of
the bills will be reported from
committee for House action until
after the Christmas recess.
Republican Leader Longworth
conferred today with Minority
Leader Garrett to reach agreement
for a recess from December 81 to
January 2. It Is probable this will
be the recess program.
The Ways and Means Committee
and the Appropriations Committee
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
PENSIONS OVER
S20,000,O0O
IN MONTH
Uncle Sam Now Has SAC, 900
on His RolIs-Last Year
Paid $263, 900, 900.
By WTTLTAM PTCKETT HELM.

By WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.
Twenty million dollars r. shown
here going out in the mails to
Uncle Sans $4,000 pensioners.
The shipment represents the De-
cember payment made by the Gov
eminent to civil and other war YETI
erans-except those Of the world
war-their widows and dependents.
Tightly compressed and wrapped
in great bundles, the SAC, 900 letters
fill several hundred mail bags, ana
they, In turn, just about filI q mail
car. The average for all the checks
is $37, but many exceed that figure,
and q still greater number fall be-
low IL. All told, the Government
distributed more than $2e3 900. 900
in pensions during the past fiscal
year.
More than four.fifths Of the
checks are sent to veterans Of the
civil war, their dependents or
Widows. Since 1919, however, the
civil war pension rolls have been
reduced by more than 135, 900
names. The total stands today at
about 425,OOO names. On the other
hand, the pension rolls Of veterans
Of the war with Spain are growing,
having increased since 1919 from
20 900 to $1,000 names.
Once a month the Government
mails out check to each person
on the roll. It is the Governments
desire to- ye each check reach its,
destinati6 m the first day Of the,
month. ch check is timed for
mailing, - the entire $4,000 are
not sent out at once. Pension
checks go to every corner Of the
globe. No land, civilized or bar
barrie, fails to hold veteran Of an
American war.
One check, for instance, goes to
the Seychelles Islands, another to
Tasmania.
(Copyright, 1898. william Pickett Esim.)
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
HOPE LOST FOR
j. S.FL|ER IN
CHANNEL
Sperry's Jacket and Chart
Found Floating Far
From Wreckage.

DOVER, England, Dec. 14.-Hope
that Lawrence B. Sperry, young
American aviator, escaped death
when his airplane fell into English
channel, was abandoned today.
Searchers have not yet found the
body, but they picked up Sperry's
air jacket a mile distant from the
wreckage Of the machine.
When Sperry flew out over the
channel near Rye his machine was
about 500 feet in the air. Eye
witnesses said the craft suddenly
crumpled and then shot downward
with great speed. The motor evil
IDENTIFY fell from the machine as 1t
was not found in the wreckage.
In addition to the jacket, searchers
picked up the airman's chart and a
parcel bearing the words: ''This is
the property Of l.. B. Sperry."
Sperry departed from Croydon
yesterday morning to fly to Amster-
dam. The accident took place about
3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
PARIS PARLEYS
DIRECT WITH
BERLIN
Normal Relations Restored
Through Pacts With Ruhr
Magnates.
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proposals from Germany regarding
an accord over the Ruhr and
Rhineland.
Direct Negotiations Asked.
Before the foreign office state.
ment was issued, the political
newspaper Garnet De La Sc.
maine" had appeared with an ar.
ticle saying the Norwegian min
lister to France, acting in behalf
OF Germany, had requested direct
negotiations between Paris and
Berlin.
The official information that
normal relations can be resumed
between Paris and Berlin" took
most Of the newspapers by sur
prise.
The Matin commented:
THE moment has arrived to re-
establish peace. But precautions
should be taken against propa-
ganda. All the allies should par
ticipate in the widest possible ne
gotiations, relating not only to the
Ruhr and Rhineland. but to Ger
man disarmament and allied mill.
tary control over Germany"
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
LANG DECLARES
GERMANS
STARvE
Passion Play Christ Weeps as
He Tells of ChiIdren's
Condition at Home.

Continued from First Page.)
unshorn and tousled. With a rough
hand Anton Lang dabbed his face
and regained his composure.
DenOunces ''Vile'' Germany.
81 have come here to help the
children of Bavaria, as Christ Him.
self would have come, in their he
half" he said. 1.-TWO million Of
them are starving slowly. prey to
ricketts,. tuberculosis and other dis
eases Of undernourishment.
my six children, my sister and
two helpers in my pottery have not
eaten a good meal In many years.
And we, Of course, have been great
~ helped by your committee here
headed by Mr.. George Gordon Battle.
Think Of the millions Of children
and old men without friends.
Americans who visit Germany go
to our cities. They live at hotels
and meet those vtlely wealthy Ger
mans who coined money during the
war, and who continue to mint it of
our blood in peace. They live off
the souls and the bodies OF our suf-
fering children. They are like so
many images of Baal. They are like
the money changers In the Temple"
Lang's voice trembled and again
he broke down, as he bewailed his
impotence to rid his people of the
scourge. His affinity to the Prince
of Peace never seemed greater. He
looks like the Da Vina portrait of
Him.
America has helped us. But
how long can a people live on
charity. We Of Oberammergau are
here to get work. We are going to
and paintings, and hope the Ameri-
can people will order many thoh.
sands from us, so our work shops
will be busy.
Germans More Religious.
when a man doesn't work he
becomes like a wild animal. Wild
animals have no religion. They are
immoral. They kill without mercy.
They fight each other and steal
each others substance.
Germany, in her time Of bitter
attrition has become more religious
than ever. But, those who had
scant faith in the Lord before, are
now become atheists.
Our people ask, as the Jews of
old, prayed: How long, Oh Lord,
how Iong?'"
The Passion Players are to. give
the first exhibition of their handi-
craft here, beginning tomorrow, un-
til January /. Then they will go to
Cleveland, Chicago. Milwaukee, St.
Louis, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Bal
timore, Washington, Philadelphia
and Boston. They brought with
them not only many specimens of
their work, but complete outfit Of
tools and work benches so that
they will not be idle a moment of
their stay here.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
ALL STATE EMPLOYEES GET
5-DAY XMAS VACATION

HAIR RIS B U RIG, Dec. IA
Christmas vacation extending from
noon December % to the morning
of December q has been granted
all State employees by the executive
board at its meeting. This action
was taken, 1t was explained, to give
every employe the opportunity Of
spending Christmas at home.
The board also approved the
opening of a branch employment
office at Williamsport under the de-
partment Of labor and industry,
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
INSANITY To BE
PLEA Of KHAN
EDITOR
Witnesses to Testify That Phil
r. Fox's Brother Died
Violently Crazy.
By B. v. STURDIvANT,
International News Service.


ATLANTA, Ca, Dec. 14.-As
court reconvened today in the
trial Of Phil F. Fox, Khan editor,
who November 5 shot and killed
Attorney w. S. Coburn, his hopes
of escape from the gallows rested
on his dead brother, "Jack," his
queer" father, and his "eccen-
trio" mother. "Jack," according
to a death certificate introduced
as evidence, died violently in
sane"
Insanity Is Plea.
It was through these members Of
the Fox family that defense attor-
neys were attempting to establish
a hereditary insanity, contending that
the crime for which he is being
tried was committed while he was
wholly irresponsible for his action.
They maintained that their client
didn't even know his victim-that
Attorney Coburn happened to be
the one who fell at the hands Of an
"obsession" which at times threat
ened the \best friends Of Fox.
The same defense witnesses. who
came all the way from Texas to
testify in behalf of the Khan editor,
admitted that he was a genius"
at writing and was a brilliant news.
paper man. They all added. how
ever. that he was subject to hallu-
cinations and moods.
They pictured him as a man who
constantly worried for fear that
some time that insanity would
strike him as it did his brother:
that he might be queer" as his
father, or eccentric" as his mother.
Retaliation Attempted.
AS a refutation state attorneys
pointed out that 1t was rather un.
usual that Fox killed a man who
had conducted an investigation
against him. They asked why, a
few minutes after the fatal shoot
ing, he said, IT had to do it, I
had to do 1t. He has some dope
on me that would ruin me. I would
rather be an angel than ruined"
The movement Of Fox from the
time he was borr at Montgomery,
Ala, on through the period of his
hoyhood in Boston. his career as a
newspaper man in Texas, and his
movements since being connected
with the Ku Klux Khan in Atlanta,
have been reviewed in detail.
Fox Is Indifferent.
He has maintained the same at
titude throughout the trial. Since
rushing blindly to his seat at the
defense table on the first day he
has displayed a complete indiffer-
ence to court procedures.
Witnesses and their testimony
mean nothing to him. He recog-
nizes no one and stares vacantly.
His facial features twitch, every
muscle in his body is continually
Jerking, and the least disturbance
causes him to jump like some
frightened animal.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
WooLvVINE, ILL IN PARIS,
BELIEVED OUT OF DANGER

PARIS, Dec. 14-Thomas Lee
Woolwine, a candidate for gov
ernor of California, who was taken
i'll while stopping at the Hotel
Lord Byron, was believed to be out
Of danger today.
He suffered an internal hem
orrhage. A blood TRANSMISSION oper-
alton was performed, the blood be-
ing furnished by Jack Barber, of
Los Angeles.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
Senate Block to Elect
COuzens or Smith
to Cummins' Place
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON,
international News Service.


A break in the Senate deadlock
over election of a chairman for the
Interstate Commerce Committee ap
peared certain today from peace
negotiations launched by the insur
gent group of Progressives.
The insurgents were reported will
ing to compromise their fight against
Senator Albert B. Cummins OF Iowa,
by the election of Senator James
.Couzens, Republican of Michigan, to
the Craftsmanship. This offer, sent
through diplomatic channels" was
being considered by Republican lead
ers.
Threatens Smiths Election.
If accepted, the Progressives will
abandon their fight against Republi-
can organization Of the Senate when
balIoting on the craftsmanship is re-
sumed Monday. II rejected, the Pro-
gressives say they will vote solidly
Tor Senator Ellison D. Smith, of
South Carolina. a Democrat, thus
insuring his election and giving
nominal control of railroad 1egisla-
ton to the Democrats.
have created two camps within the
regular Republican ranks. One
group was opposed to acceptance of
CouZens because it would necessitate
waving Of the traditional seniority
rule" as Couzens ranks eighth on
the list Of Republican members of
the committee. The second group
favored acceptance Of the offer be-
cause II would end the Senate dead
lock with the election of a Republi-
can.
This faction contended CousN,ns
would make safe and sane" chair.
man Of the committee and would
continue the Republican party in
control Of the committee.
COuzenS Practical Man.
The insurgents were said to have
dropped Senator Robert M. La Fol-
lette Of Wisconsin, their original
candidate, only when they became
certain he could not be elected The
offer to support Couzens was de.
termined upon, 1t was added, in the
hope Of keeping the Republicans in
power while insuring the selection
Of a liberal" to head the Interstate
Commerce Committee.
While some Republican Senators
scoffed at the offer, Administration
leaders were known to be giving it
serious consideration. They looked
upon Couzens as legislator thor
0ughly familiar with all phases of
railroad operation.
AS a youth, his friends pointed
out. Couzens worked as a car
checker, switchman and roundhouse
employe in railroad yards before he
entered business to amass a fortune
now estimated at S30,000,00O.
COuzens or Smith Certain.
Couzens also had practical ex-
perience with public utilities while
mayor of Detroit when he took
over the street railway and placed
it under municipal operation.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
No OmeIet; Kills Wife.

MOSCOW. Dec. 14.-After living
with his wife for more than fifty
years, Ivan Yashinkin, a rich peas
ant OF the Tver Province, killed her
because she refused to make him
an omelet. Yashinkin was sent
enced to six years in prison, but
the supreme court has ordered q
review Of his case.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
FIVE CONVICTED
IN DILL DEALS
ESCAPE
EIude Guards in Night and
Jump From Train on Way
to LeaVenWorth.
By InternatIonal News service.

CALDWELL. Kan, Dec. IA
Five Federal prisoners. convicted
recently in Fort Worth for misuse
of the malls In oil promotion
schemes, escaped from their guards
during the night, it was learned
today.
The men were being taken to the
Federal prison at Leavenworth on
Rock Island train. The train
stopped here shortly before mid
night, and it is believed they made
their escape from the guards dur.
ing the stop.
Two other prisoners in the party
failed to get away.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
Increase Cabinet Powers.

BERLIN, Dec. a4.-The govern
ments OF the states Of Bavaria and
Wurttemberg are preparing measures
comforting extraordinary powers
upon their respective cabinets, said
dispatch from Munich today.
THESE measures, which are similar
to the one recently passed by The
Reichstag. will be introduced in the
BaVarian and Wurttemberg Diets.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14

will hold sessions during the recess
to advance work on the important
legislation now before them. Chair
man Green, of the Ways and Means
Committee, is DESTROYS OF getting
out his resolution for a constitu.
tional amendment to stop the flood
Of tax-exempt securities and the
bill for a soldiers bonus. Appro-
priation bills for the next fiscal
year will be rushed as they are de-
layed.
The House Rules Committee will
start at once it's consideration of
liberalization. Of the rules to meet
objections by the Progressives and
a number Of Democratic members.
It's members hope 10 have the
changes desired ready for action
by the House Immediately after the
Christmas recess. The present
rules of the House will control lis
proceedings only until January 4.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
| 7 H IS
SECOND
CHOICE

Continued on Page Q, Column 60
thrown him. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Esch- Cummins law,
which the President defends. voted
hundreds of millions of dollars into
the pockets Of the railroad owners
in direct subsidies. the President
tells Congress there be no resort to
the public treasury to help the
farmer.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
HUNDREDS SEEK
GOOD FELLOW
XMAS AID
Disabled Vets Plea for Chill
dren Meets With
Response.
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offer to thirty pairs. That will
start the ball rolling at least"
So now the Christmas morning
horizon Of ten more youngsters will
be frightened, horizons that up to
now have been darkened because
of the possibility that these needy
ones would be kept indoors for lack
of decent shoes. These youngsters
may not be able to pronounce the
name of the man in another far-off
city who frightened their Christmas
morning, but the patter of thirty
pairs Of tiny feet on Christmas Day
Will be as sweet a carol as will peal
forth from sacred chancel.
Work OF Commission.
Work Of the Christmas Toy Com
mission, which secured headquarters
through the generosity of the Sal
walton Army in the latter's build
early this morning.
Persons who have discarded toys
which they wish to distribute
among children should deliver them
to the commissions headquarters
as soon as possible Those requir.
ing mending will be attended to by
volunteers offering to contribute
their time to such work. There is
a demand for such assistance and
any one willing to assist in the
work Will be given an opportunity
to do so by the commission.
At the Salvation Army head
quarters preparations are being
made to carry out an elaborate
Christmas program. Hundreds of
Washington families will owe their
Christmas happiness to the Saliva
ton Army workers who have been
preparing for Christmas for several
weeks.
Many Seek Clothing.
The Good Fellow Editor has many
appeals on file for clothing for
children. Names OF those where
such contributions will be gladly
received on Christmas will be sup
piled Good Fellows desiring to
meet such a demand. In writing
the Good Fellow Editor state the
ages Of the children for whom
clothing can be supplied, and a
list will be sent Of children of the
desired age.
The number OF aged men and
women asking for Christmas din
ners HAS increased materially during
the past few days. Almost with
out exception it is a single in
dividual who is to be supplied,
Among them are many who are
confined to their rooms. Some are
cripples, others invalids, and others
again, apparently in destitute cir.
cumstances, picking up a scant
living by various part-time activi.
ties.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14

the guard at. the foot of the shaft
Which, in itself, was soothing.
Charles w. Henke, Minnesots
game and fish commissioner, his as
sistant, and about ten others were
among those who were caught in
the stalled elevator.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
Mrs. sper7y Is Hopeful.

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, Dec. a.
Despite fears Of his death, Mrs.
Wfnifred Sperry, wife Of the civ
YER plane" inventor, today had faith
that he is safe somewhere"
Mr.. Sperry has been through so
many things that / don't believe
anything has happened to him" She
said. IF, after his plane fell into
the water, he swan to some little
village, news of him would not
reach London until after the story
Of the accident had arrived"
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
Noted speciaIist Dies.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14.-Dr. Harold
N. Meyer, one Of Americas best
known physiciatrists. q nationally
known authority on nervous and
mental diseases, died here suddenly
today from acute dilation OF the
heart.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
Not in Cook Party.

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. a.
Advices received by the United
States marshal's office here today
were that the convicted oil pro-
motors who escaped their guards
near Caldwell, Kan, while en- route
to Leavenworth prison, were not
members of the DR.. Frederick A.
Cook party.
Names of the escaping promoters
were given as follows:
Charles Fowler, e. N. Lindsey,
Earl Baker, s. Turner and H. G..
Amons.
Their terms of sentence ranged
from one to seven years.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
QuelIing Red Disorders.

BERLIN, Dec. 14.-Strong police
precautions were taken this after
noon to suppress red disorders.
Communist leaders planned demon
STATIONS on a large scale. The
police were ordered to quell them at
any cost.
The Washington times., 1923-12-14

Headaches From eliRht Colds.
Laxative BROAfO oUININE Tablets relieve the
Headache By curing the Cold. A tnnie laxative
and germ destroyer. The box besrs the olDna-
ture Of e. w. Grove. S0c.-AdyG
The Washington times., 1923-12-14
For Such Flavor,
It's Worth The Price

Good things always cost little bit more-for
nothing really better was ever made for "less."
That's why Auth Sausage Meat is mot the
Cheapest, but the Best" We take great pains
in selecting only the finest portland AUTH'S
is all pork. Then the splicing is different-de-
liciously differentiated kept that way by Sc
cret process of blending.
Using only the finest, highest-grade ingre-
dients possible to secure costs us more. But
then, we're able to bring to you product that's
exceedingly better. The hundreds of thousands
of pounds sold annually prove that for such
flavor folks are really willing to pay the price.
For your next "big' breakfast, serve sausage
meat cakes-of AUTH'S Sausage
The Washington times., 1923-12-14

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unshorn and tousled. With a rough
hand Anton Lang dabbed his face
and regained his composure.
DonOunces 'sVile'' Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05
High Court Decisions
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU ]
 THE AGE-HERAE.n
Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 4

mOnIkOInSTys fAldss DCCs - J Decisions handed down by the court of appeals Tuesday follow
 On Rehearing-Mobile and Ohio Railroad company vs. Borden Coal company, Walker circuit court; ap- plication overruled. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company vs. J. w Childers, Morgan circuit court; ap- vs. Homer Ogle, Marshall circuit court; application overruled. w. A Irwin ct al vs. S. M. Winton, Morgan county court; application overruled.
 BRICKEN, P. J.--G. L. Harbin vs state, Cullman circuit court; re- verSed and remanded.
 Caro Mangino pro ami vs. L. T Todd ct als., Franklin circuit court reversed and remanded. with direc- tions.
 Bob Sullivan vs. state. Washington circuit court; reversed and rendered Henry Cofield vs. state, Cullmal circuit court, appeal dismissed.
 Mckinley Tucker .vs. state, Fayett, circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 SANFORD. J.-F'rank Camilleri vs state, Mobile circuit court; affirmed
 Mart Harris, alias, vs. state, Mobil circuit court; reversed and remanded Morgan, Montgomery circuit court reversed and ren.anded.
 Jack Dunn vs. state, Walker ctrcui court; appeal dismissed.
 Newton Taylor vs. state. Winston circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 FOSTER J.-John Greek, alias JohI Lemons, vs. state. Mobile ciroui court; affirmed.
 Amos Glass vs. state, Chiffon oir cult court; affirmed
 Charlie Hill, alias Juno Hill, Le, circuit Caonrt. rAvarsAd fla
 Wheeler Tucker vs. state, Fayett, circuit court; appeal dismissed.
 Dudley Wilkerson vs. state, Jeffer son circuit court; appeal dismissed.