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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
CHAPTER XVI


letfie the Inventor.
4 The young PenfeIds were In coun
ell Christmas was only q week of,
and II was no longer to be ignored
They had been craftily watching for
signs Of mystery. but the testimony OF
all three was nat and without hope.
Il haint never had q Christmas"
contributed Thad.
Il hain't, neither" countered Let
tie shortly, "and I'm twice as old as
you-mebbe more We haIn't none
Of us had . Christmas"
Yes, ! had one" admitted Crink,
proud Of the fact and yet regretful to
detract from the record Of woe. II
was with PenzIe last year, and we
had a pretty good time, but there
wasn't no tree. Seems as IT," he
added. with a sidelong glance at Let
tie. seems as II now there's three of |
US. we'd ougbter have 4 tree" He |
had the greatest faith in Lettie, hav-
Ing seen her put through more than
one scheme that gave little promise
Of success.
And Immediately she caught the In
'vitable connection between three
and the spreading branches
" FIR. She shook her black curIs
'iolently. 1--WE GOTTA" she declared.
Yes, we GOTTA" echoed Crink, with
trengthened hope.
Boys. we're gonta.' continued Let
lie vehemently.
Yes, we're gonta," chirruped Crink.
Were gonta," piped Thad joyousIy.
What's the big plan, chlldrenY' In
uired Mrs. Penfeld. coming in with 8
delicate blouse, freshly ironed, q
hich she adjusted on a newspaper s
anger tied to a line across the corner o
Christmas exploded Lettie.
"Oh" Mrs. Penfeld rested her b
eight YEARLY on one foot and gave s.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
DAIRY NOTES

It's as Improbable to OVERHEAD q
poor COW as to underfeed a good one
Cows need as much care for .h.
summer as for the winter. Only of
different nature.
me mix pail and other containers
pave been found 10 be the Creates
source or contamination.
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green feed as they can handle. CautIon
should always be taken thaf thev IA
io' gorge themselves when they are
iNaeeustonlsd ~ green FEED.
i'"tf animals rellsL green swes,
on exceedingly q bas wonderful
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
CHILDREN CRY
FOR "cAsToR|l,
Especially Prepared for lDt,,,.
and Children of All Ace,

Motherl Fletcher's cssto..
been In use for over 30 VOC as'ona Ia
babies and children of Con ~ reiler
Fiatulency, Wind Cole and n,: :pata
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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
SeIf-Conscious

She-What are you thinking OF
He-Nothing.
"Oh, do take your mind of your.
self !"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10

There are times when the brave le-
serve immunity from the fair.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

taking It q week began to improve,
and now / feel fine and am doing all Of
my housework, including washing, sew
ing and house cleaning. have recon-
mended your medicine to my friends,
and l am willing for you to use thisletter
as testimonial, as would like to help
any one suffering the way did from such
weakness. Mrs. DELLA HICKEY, 4
S. Ludlow St.. Worcester, Mass.
Lydia p. Pinkham's Private Text Book
upon Ailments Peculiar to Women -
will be sent you free upon request.
Write to The Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass. This book con-
tains valuable information.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

TXTHAT France will do in this crisis
w Is problematical at this writing.
In the senate Thursday Premier Poin-
care said: 81 am confident; I am not
worried. If England breaks away from
us she will soon be back at our side.
Germany will wait in vain for single
moment of weakness on our part.
France will finish what she has begun !;
she will continue until the collapse of
German resistance. We cannot accept
any mediation between France and
Germany"
Italy, it is believed, will give its ap-
proval to the British plan. and it may
be that the little entente and Poland
will back it up, though France has been
trying earnestly to hold them to their
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

4 TLANTA last week swarmed with
1 \ Elks who were attending the an
nual grand lodge convention and re-
union. James G. Mcfarland of South
Dakota was elected grand exalted ruler
and then some eight thousand Elks
paraded the streets with many floats
and bands.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

and got so rundown
and weak from it.
that I could hardly
stand or walk across
the floor. The doctor
gave me all kinds of
pills, but nothing
helped me. / hap
pened to meet a.
friend who had taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's
I've ge ia BILE Com
Ipound, so / thought
d would try it. After.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27
Britain Offers to Draft an Allied
Reply to Germany, and
May Act Alone.
CONDEMNS RUHR OCCUPATION
Poincare Still Insists on Complete Sub
mission and Payment by Berlin
America Disturbed by Slump In
Wheat Price-France Ratifies
Washington Treaties.
THOMAS r. MARSHALL, for

THOMAS r. MARSHALL, for
l. mer vice president, has writ
ten to Edward w. Box, donor of
a 100000 prize for the best plan
for avoiding wars, suggesting
that the people who do the fight
ing and pay the bills be permit
ted to decide whether or not a
war shall be Waged. Of course
this is an old idea, but is not the
pIan for such a referendum
worth considering7
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

DRESIDENT HARDING, after a
pleasant voyage up the coast, visit
ed Juneau and Skagway and, passing
through Icy strait and Cross sound,
proceeded to Seward. Their itinerary
then took them to Fairbanks, terminus
of the Alaska railroad, and it was the
intention to go from thence to Chitina,
on the Copper River and Northwestern
railroad overland
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

sells will continue to be dry, as no devt
alton from that policy is contemplated |:
but informally it was given out that
passengers could carry their own IL
quor aboard, for the board will not un-
dertake to exercise police powers.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

adherence to her policies. One CORE
spondent says Poland and Rumania
have borrowed all they can from
France and are now eager to get from
under her control. Belgium is not in
a position to break away from France,
whatever may be her desires.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27
BABIES CRY
FOR ''CASTORIA"
Prepared Especially for Infants
and Children of All ACES

Mother! Fletchers Castoria has
oeen in use for over 80 years as
pleasant, harmless substitute for Cas-
tor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops and
Soothing Syrups. Contains no narcot-
les. Proven directions are on each
package. Physicians recommend it.
The genuine bears signature Of
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

THAT American dyes are now made
L in quantity and quality to supply
all the countrys demands is the graft
flying statement made by the federal
tariff commission. In this respect, the
report says, the United States is now
independent of the rest of the world.
Our domestic dyes are as good as
these of Germany before the war and
the price is being reduced steadily.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27

A woman thinks that her husband is
the wiSest man on earth the day he
leads her to the altar.
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27
MRS. HICKEY
SO WEAK COULD
HARDLY STAND
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Restored Her Health
Observation-Disclosures

Worcester, Mass. - "I had some
trouble caused by a female weakneaa
The Winslow mail., 1923-07-27
"TF FRANCE and Italy are willing,

SGT F FRANCE and Italy are willing,
i Great Britain will assume the
responsibility of preparing a reply for
the allies to the latest German repa-
rations note. The government aims
solely at = the pacification of Europe
and the recovery of the exhausted
world. We, like our allies, are deter
can; but we feel that to seek to force
her to pay in excess of her capacity is
futile. We said the French occupa-
ton of the Ruhr would not be finan-
cial success, and it isn't. Europe is
alarmed by the thyeatened total col
lapse of Germany. The recovery of the
world is in danger. Peace is at stake"
That, briefly summarized, Is the
statement made to the house of COM
mons by Premier Baldwin and to the
house of lords by Marquis Curzon last
Thursday afternoon. 1t was made clear
that Great Britain, while earnestly de-
string unified action by the allies,
would act alone if that extreme course
were necessary. What the British pro-
posalS in the contemplated note will
be is not stated.
Mr.. Baldwin, while admitting that
the German proposals set forth in the
recent note were unsatisfactory and in
sufficient, declared they should not be
ignored, but should be examined and
explored. He was especially out
spoken concerning the Ruhr situation,
asserting that indefinite occupation by
one country of the territory of another
in time of peace was a rare and regret
table phenomenon, an honorable end
for which should be found as speedily
as possible.
Debate on the statement in the house
of commons it was decided by the
parliamentary leaders, should be post
poned until July 16 in order that the
attitude of other countries toward the
pronouncement might be learned. Dur
ing the discussion, it is expected, the
plan of an international commission of
experts to determine Germany's fnan-
ctal resources, as suggested by Secre-
sary Of State Hughes, will be brought
forward.
Pressure from business and labor
practically forced the Baldwin cabinet
to take the course announced. 1t has
the warm support of the Labor party
in parliament and of most of the in
fuential newspapers.
WHAT France will do in this crisis
Evening star., 1923-08-14
A Fateful Day.

Pity the anxieties of the devoted
heads of government departments to-
day, for this is the day when Gen.
self down to allocate to the depart
mentS the amount of the appropria
tions he will recommend to Congress
for them. And tomorrow Gen. Lord
goes on his vacation and leaves the
department heads TO face the fact that
their estimates have been woefullly
slashed, and to worry over how they
are to get along" in the next fiscal
year.
The sum total OF the ALLEGATIONS
Gen. Lord will make today is $126, 900 -
600 less than the appropriations for
ordinary expenditures this fiscal year
This reduction is said to be required
in order to avoid a deficit. A cut Of
sl26 900 900 under current appropria-
tions represents tremendous slash
ing in expenditures, but it has to be
made. President Harding demanded il,
and President Coolidge reitcrates the
insiStence.
President Cooldge's first declara-
tion of policy is found in his instruc-
tionS to Gen. Lord yesterday. that the
most rigid economy must be exercised
in all governmental expenditures. The
President is represented as having
fully approved Gen. Lords course
thus far in scaling estimates of ap-
preparations, and stress was laid upon
the statement that there will be no
deviation from this policy during
President Coolidge's term Of office.
To take in sail to the tune OF $l26.-
100000 may be a difficult task for the
departmental heads and chiefs OF bu-
reaus, hut the cry to shorten has
come from the captain. and all hands
will have to buckle TO il.
Evening star., 1923-08-14
The District Estimates.

An official of the budget bureau and
a corps of assistants are going over
the District estimates for the next fis-
cal year Ito determine what recon-
mendations the bureau shall make in
returning the preliminary figures to
the Commissioners" With the pre-
liminary estimates before it the
budget bureau is making an inspec-
tion Of streets, schools, sewers and
other needs of the District for which
the Commissioners ask appropriations.
IT will find that the District au-
thorities have not exaggerated in rep
resenting the rundown state of many
things in the Capital, and that they
have not been too enthusiastic in
pressing for appropriations to bring
various departments of the District
government in line with the growth of
population in the District and the
spread of building over what was sub
urban territory and farm land one or
two years ago.
Matters relating to the extension of
streets, sewers and water mains, the
strength Of the police and fire depart
ments and the enlargement OF the
Evening star., 1923-08-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Calvin Coolidge for the first time in
his life is receipt of an adequate in
come. AS Governor of Massachu-
AS Vice President of the United
States he could just about make both
ends meet on $4,000. Today, with a
princely emolument of $4,000 and a
travelling allowance of $4,000. Mr..
Coolidge is making his first acquaint-
ance with Easy street. There is no
incumbency upon the President to
use up the travelling fund. When the
Fffty-hfth Congress established 1t
In 1907. II was provided that the
money is Ito be expended at his dis
cretion and accounted for by his GER
tificate solely" While Vice President.
Mr.. Coolidge had an opportunity to
double his official income by writing.
but decided 1t was not compatible with
his public duties.
Senator Hiram w. Johnson was TAX
en- completely by surprise by Senator
Moses action in launching the Cool
idge for President boom. The friends
of the two irreconcilable comrades
in-arms aver that the incident has
been clothed with undue Importance
They assert. on the one hand, that
Johnson has never formally avowed
his candidacy, and. on the other. that
Moses is not publicly on record as
ever having favored II. The accession
of Coolidge to the presidency has re-
VlSed an avalanche of stories In con-
nection with Johnson's rejection of
the vice presidential nomination at
Chicago in 1920. Long before the con-
vention. and before his own prostra-
tion. Boise Penrose told Johnson that
the Californian could have second
place on "a ticket'to be headed by PHI
lander c. Knox. Take it," said PEN
rose. Knox has Il weak heart and
can't survive his term johnson
sCOrned the offer. as he did others of
a similar nature. Since knox's death
Gin October. 192D, Johnson is said
ment. that "a heartbeat is all that
stood between me and the presi-
denCy.
Joseph F. Tumulty was sojourning
Coolidge became President Some OF
the local newspapers asked him to
write about il, and Woodrow Wilson's
long Tins first lieutenant penned the
following little essay:
THE little scene enacted in a sim
pie farmers homestead in Plymouth
was the stage upon which simple ac-
tors came. detantly to answer the
silly insinuations OF those who say
that no one but the select few can
come to office and power in America
Behold that scene enacted there-a
little thatched cottage in the quiet
hills of Vermont. an old farmer un-
shaven and clad I'm simple farmers
Evening star., 1923-08-14
White Lines and Safety.

New York city is starting a street
safety campaign. and has begun by
painting broad white crossing lines at
the intersections of the streets, with
arrows to Indicate the direction of the
traffic. The present effort of the po-
lice commissioner and the head of the
public safety bureau, noting the fact
that 964 persons were killed in the
New York streets by vehicles in 1922,
and over 25,0oO were injured. says that
extraordinary efforts are being made
to educate the public and the drivers,
particularly stressing the latter. He
says:
often machine will approach a
crossing at high speed footing the
horn for people to get out of the way
y loudly sCreeching horn is often evil
dence that some one is driving reck-
| leSsly.
This official might we'll have dropped
the word often" \ loudly screech-
ing horn is almost sure evidence of
reckless driving. Certain vehicles like
fire engines and ambulances and po-
lice cars in pursuit Of lawbreakers
have, as il We're, a right of way at
high speed through the streets, and
must sound their sirens. But no pri-
vate car has right to such a speed
that loud horn is essential. The
screeching horn is almost always a
signal that the driver is expecting d
clearance of the way: is. in fact. de-
manding passage. Stop, or jump. or
he hL" is the message that such a
horn conveys.
Painting of white lines in the streets
will not prevent accidents by keeping
the public out Of danger if the drivers
will not respect their rights at the
crossing points. Concentration of
pedestrians at these points between
, the lines imposes an obligation on the
part of the. vehicle driver to give all
! within the lines a fair chance to cross.
| Under the impulse system, with the
guidance of a traffic officer. alternat-
ing movements are possible, and the
white lines serve then as not only
guides but safety marks. Where there
is no traffic control the crossing lines
are of no value as securing those afoOt
from danger through reckless driving.
Evening star., 1923-08-14

safe. Americans are not spelling very
well In these decadent days and it is
believed that few of us ever knew
much about this intricate subject. 1t
may be fair to, say that nobody Is
much of a speller unless he is a spell.
ing bee champion or a fellow who
keeps his dictionary busy. 1t may be
that some bookish fellows with heavy
spectacles know few things about
spelling, but they know nothing about
automobiles, moving pictures. base
ball and the other essentials of life.
And it is said by the International
Association of Masters of Dancing
that the old-fashioned waltz is coming
back. Happy memories! Another
hopeful sign of the times is that in
some of the suburbs of Washington
young persons are playing croquet. 1t
is splendid sport. More girls have
caught a husband on forty-foot
croquet lot than on a twenty-acre
golf course. The man does not have
so much of a chance to get away.
Evening star., 1923-08-14

school plant have been gone over with
care and deliberation, and the Com
missioners have kept down the esti-
mates to what they and the people OF
the District believe to be a reasonable
figure. They have had in mind the
necessity for economy in public ex-
penditures. and they have all along
known that the budget bureau can
and will cut down estimates for main
tenance and extension of public works,
where such estimates appear to the
bureau as not being justified. They
have done everything within their
power toward recovering ground lost
during the war and immediate post
war periods. and it now rests with the
budget bureau whether the estimates
for the next fiscal year will be ap-
proved as they have been submitted or
whether they will be reduced.
1t is said that 1.-The figure of S32.
100000 submitted as a preliminary
estimate for the next fiscal year is
higher by several million dollars than
the appropriations for the present
year, and the prospects are that the
bureau will ask the Commissioners to
pare down their figures" To reduce
the estimates will be to postpone the
extensions and improvements which
we need, and for which the people of
the District are ready to pay their
share. This is not pleasant prospect.
But. whatever befalls us in the matter
of estimate. pairing, we must carry on
toward bringing the government of
the District and the public services
such as schools, sewers, fire and police
protection, streets and the like up to
the requirements of the people.
Evening star., 1923-08-14

garb. holding in his withered hand
the Bible, while he proceeded to IN
augurate his son and induct him into
the highest office within the gift Of
the people of the United States. God
moves in a mysterious way His Won
ders to perform. Who knows but by
this simple scene we are to be drawn
back to the old ways. the old ideals?
What lesson to hearten America
and what an inspiration to the youth
Of our landn
y ~
Farmer labor statesmen soon ac
custom themselves to the ways of re-
dictionaries and aristocrats. When
Henrik Shipstead. one of Minnesota's
twain of new United States senators,
arrived in Washington for the Hard
ing funeral he was accompanied by
an aide camp in cleaning regi
mentals. The aide had the rank of
general, being Adjt. Gen. Rhinow of
Minnesota, who was assigned to dance
attendance upon Shipstead by Gov.
Preus. The sangfroid with which the
dentist-statesman from st. Paul per-
mitted his general to "sir" him and
have been a sight for the rural gods.
Another Washingtonian, Laurence
c. Hills, now wears the priced rosette
of the French Legion OF Honor. Hills
for the past three years has repre-
sented the Munsey newspaper inter-
ests at Paris, and in that period has
become one of the shining journaliS-
tic lights of the boulevards. Mark
Twain used 70 make merry every time
Yankee received the legion deCora-
tion. He once was asked to respond
TO a toast at a dinner organized by
American members of the order
When his turn came. Mark lifted his
glass and said, in his inimitable
drawl: ITO the Legion of Honor
few escape it,
Allegations that Americans arc not
interested In foreign affairs are be-
lied by the success OF the Institute Of
Politics at Williamstown. Mass. The
institute. sponsored by Williams Col
lege. and in particular by it's brilliant
president. DR. Harry A. Garfield. is in
the midst of It's third annual season.
The attendance and the interest are
the greatest on record. The institutes
permanence as regular feature of
summer intellectual life in the United
States is assured. No other country
in the world has anything to match
il. Its record ought to acquit US Of
the charge of provincialism. Bernard
NJ. Baruch's munificence in endowing
the institute in perpetuity relieves
Williams College of all financial
worry in connection with IT, AmerI-
can foreign policy some day may be
nodded by these searching discussions
in the Berkshires. The Department of
state unofficially observes them.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-14
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON
Return of the Lightning Rnd

Va IbOu.
The lightning rod is coming back
Now science gives us proof
That he who hasn't one will lack
Protection for his roof.
They told us in a bygone day
That lightning rod was bunk.
And only fit to go the way
OF decorative junk.
What other things will we revive
That ancient friends enjoyed?
VIII paper collars neatly thrive.
Or maybe celluloid?
Will dudes and dandies reappear
In gay apparel dressed,
Each wearing, with a style severe.
A "dicky" on his chest.
When we refer to violet rays"
In laboratory lore,
Will We renew the blue glass craze
That healed our sires of yore?
The lightning rod is coming back
And with it will we try
The other things that got the sack"
In good old days gone by?