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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

OUR hoy REPORTER

Today's the 18th but it amt unlucky My Mother sed
there isn't anything in life witch is luck. She sed it's jess
what you do or don't do wich makes your life so she sed
if you get 81 millyun doller's from sum rich relashun witch
dies and leaves it to you it is because you have been good
to them and it ain t luck Lotsa times when people get a lot
of munney left TO them they spend it and go broke and rune
there sells The cheef sed he wood like to get the chanel
to have sumbuddy leave him a cool milyun s donars's to see
how he wood spend it.
My Mother likes to here Mrs Paul Case sing because she
likes to sing she sed and evrybuddy likes to here her so that
make 5 1t unanimuss my ant sed.
jim dash
Alexander's have got on a sale for mems and young men 5
suites for May for $24 dollers and 500 dollers and IS sents. !
CESS the 50 cents is all they make out of them. They don t
get much profits in mems and boys suites but it's the turn
over they are after the cheef sed he thinks.
jim dash
Mister Elmer Magee WIS here from Nampa witch is
ID. S. Game warden. My fother had a long talk with him.
l don't no what games he plays. May Dung l CESS witch is the
stle now but my fother sed they neverwill make UP no game
witch will beet drore poker and craps.
jim dash
Mrs. A. j. Peterson has went back home to Dawson wich
is in MINI witch has been visitin down to Mister VIM. Lusk S
house | CESS she is jess trends to them. l don't no if Mrs
Lusk will go and spend all summer with her but 1 CESS so.
Jim dash l.
The Chocolate soldiers goin to have full houses on Thurs
day and Friday mite if %evrybuddy goes. It's sumthin to laf
at and lissen to also. Cum wun and cum all and go to it and
spend a pleasant evenin away from home.
jim dash
Mister Frank Conroy brought in sum branches with bios
ON them from Sunny slope trees. Wum time / pulled
off sum branches with blossoms on them witch wus peeches
md got my self spanked good and hard but you forget it in
lbout ) minniti.
Jim dash
Mrs. Ross Madden had a party witch ws the I. T. club
or eats. They had apple blossoms for the deckrashuns so
bet apples will be scarce this yeer maybe Ennyhow a
leasant time wus had by all
Jim dash
Sarold Sawks has went to Portland to run the Remington
pe ritter cumpney up there from Boise. l bet he will sell
bout a milyun of them up there. He's smart as the dickens :
why. y
Jim dash
Mrs W. S. Hawks is home from Moscow butts goin back
gen to spend the summer with James witch is her SOL. / CESS
lie will stay here about a munth transacktin bizness and
len pack up and go back. My Mother tells me lotsa news
sumtimes she tells me not to put it in the paper when her
nd my fother's talkin about sumthin wich happened.
Jim dash
have got to go get 3 seet's for my Mother for the
hoclate soldier now. Wm's for my grand Mother.
thirty /
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

making any special effort for the
one thing that nigh, help the farmer
lower freight rates He only APP
peared on the scene when a business
OF his W would be helped by a
lower freight rate and then all at once
he became clamorous for a rate that
would make cheaper coal for the
people" Even yet, he is not worried
about the rate on wheat. potatoes,
fruit and the other products OF the
farm. In al candor are not the Pro-
gr%essives a trife inconsistent. Nampa
Leader Herald.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

There is some talk OF Congress in
s%'alling a radio so the people can hear
what their representatives are say
ing. What really seems to be needed
IS a device that will enable Congress
to hear what the people are saying.
Kansas City Star.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13
Book. Which Help.

The books which help you mos ar,
those which make you think the most
The hardest way Of learning Is by easy
reading.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13
Were the Good Old
Days Really Good?

XxIHEN you hear an old-timer sigh for the days of
w his forefathers, smile quietly to yourself and think
of this:
The ancients got along without automobiles, soap,
stoves, tooth-brushes, window glass, breakfast foods,
p-hones-without practically all of the things we consider
the bare essentials of life.
There has never been a time when life betterd
itself so rapidly and 50 consistently. New conveniences
and new comforts are continually being thought out and
brought out for your benefit.
In order to reap the advantages that are yours today,
you must read the advertisements. They bring you news
or all that the world of invention and discovery Is doing
to make your work easier, your home life more pleasant,
your clothing and food problems less difficult. They keep
you informed of all that is new in the markets and stores.
iney tell you not only about the goods, the styles, the
varieties and prices, but also where and when these things
are to be had.
Inc advertisements are messages from the business
world to you. Heed them.
Donf overlook the advantages that are
Yours. Read the Tribune advertisements
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

We beg - leave to differ with the
'almanacs on e~clipsei this year. At
least two total eclipses will be visible
in The United Sia,es-,hose OF VIII
liam c. McAdoo and Hiram John
son.-Bost Transcript.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

the White House and another in the
treasury department. Through dust
and through mud-slinging the people
have discerned the fact and they are
voting Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

An assembly was held Tuesday
morning at which time Margaret
Hare. Bill McHose. and Babe Boone.
all Of the College of Idaho. announced
the Chocolate Soldier. An extract
from the Charm School" was also
given.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

One candidate against Coolidge
has Cancelled hall his Cleveland hotel
reservations. When a few more states
are heard from he'll probably cancel
the rest.-Los Angeles Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13
College to Present Chocolate Soldier"

The glee clubs of the College Of
Idaho will give The Chocolate Sol
dier" at the American theatre next
Thursday and Friday. A matinee for
school children will be given Thursday
afternoon. All the scenes take place
in Bulgaria during the war between
Serbia and Bulgaria.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-05-13

There is a clear-visioned pilot in
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
AVERAGE WAGE
EXENP T|ON IS
EXPLAINED
Comptroller MccarI Shows
How Clause Affects Docket
Chiefs Case

Comptroller General McCarl to-
day made public the text Of his
decision exempting reallocated Fed
eral employees from the provisions
Of the average clause in the re-
classification act.
The case came on appeal from
the Federal Trade Commission. ].
w. Karsner, chief Of the docket
section Of the commission, applied
for a reallocation Of his position
and his application was successful.
The issue involved Is whether the
average" clause viii prevent Mr..
Karsner from obtaining an increase
OF salary In view Of the fact that
he was allocated to q higher grade,
The personnel classification board
ruled that Mr.. Karsner would have
to accept a 5000 reduction in salary
Il he desired his reallocation to q
higher grade. Comptroller General
McCarl sets aside this ruling.
If the employe was advised by
the Personnel Classification Board
that he would have to accept re-
AulhAOAlt III ndldEyp ShtQ the accession
OF the Comptroller General, 1T Is
apparent that there has been mis-.
understanding az to the meaning
and intent Of the cited decision of
this office. There is an exception
to the average provision Of the
classification act, specifically pro!
viding that no reduction in salaries
Of any persons shall be required
whose compensation ID fixed as OF
July 1, 1924"
InasTnuch as the reaIlocation n In
effect simply the correction OF an
original mistake made by the Per
sonnet Offices the salary was fixed
as OF July last and therefore comes
within the scope Of the exception,
the Comptroller General rules.
The new finding will effect a
large number OF employees who have
been reallocRted by the Personnel
Board and modified considerably the
first Interpretation Of the average
clause" Of the classification act
which automatically presents In.
creases of salaries to employees who
are transferred or promoted from
one grade to another. This section
Of the law Is now in controversy and
an attempt will be made to amend
It at the next session Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
SAW STRUGGLED
To PRISONER
IN BOOK
Frank Porter and Paul White
Held for Aiding Ralph White
to Flee D. c. Jail

Sharp steel haclxsaws, cleverly con-
cealed In the binding Of a book, al
legged to have been smuggled to a
prisoner in the District iail formed
the evidence Of a prima facie case
of prison breach charged against
Frank r. Porter and Paul White, Of
i417 Monroe street northwest, who
were, held for the action Of the
grand jury today by Judge Schuldt
In default Of bonds OF 81 900 each.
Investigation of the bars in the
cell of Ralph White, son OF one Of
the accused men, waiting trial for
housebreaking and joyriding, re-
vealed three of the bars cut in half.
Captain Peake, superintendent of
the Washington Asylum and Jail,
caused the arrest of White and Por-
ter after an interview with the
prisoner.
Piracy" was the name of the
book in which the blades were CON
cealed. 1t was a variation, accord.
Ing to the police, Of the original
plan of the prisoners, who suggest
ed the saws be struggled to him be
tween the soles Of pair Of shoes.
Each of the saws offered AS evi.
dence had been ground down to flt
the binding OF the book.
II am not in favor of the plan, /"
Paul White Is said to have ex.
claimed when informed Of the
scheme to liberate Ills son, ''the
boy may be shot and killed in an
attempt to escape"
Headquarters Detectives J. r.
Flaherty said a full confession was
first gotten from Porter ana later
from White. He said the plan had
been conceived by the prisoner OF
concealing the blades in the shoe
but, according to Porter, after q
conference with the father Of the
boy, 1t was decided the book
would offer a safer hiding place.
Porter took the books to the
JAIL" White is said to have econ.
fessed to Flaherty, "but what hap
pened after that / don't know
October 3 is the day White began
the tedious job of saving his way
to freedom through the heavy steel
barE that crossed his cell window
No explanation was offered as tC
how the plan was brought to light
through the discovery Of the sawed
bars. a
Three bars had been cut in two
and during the day while the vigil
ance Of the guards was mot inter
rupted, White kept the blades from
sight.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
MAN IS CAUGHT
BREAKING IN
STORE
Philip Davis Served Time on
Similar Charge, Police
Claim

Caught in the act, police say, Of
jimmying his way into the rear win.
dow Of d. j. Kaufman's store at 1905
Pennsylvania avenue northwest
early today, Philip Davis, who gave
his address as Vienna, Va, was ar
rested and taken to the First pre-
cinct police station where he was
charged with housebrealxing and at.
tempted HOUSEKEEPING.
When caught, police say, Davis,
had two screw drivers and flash
light in his equipment, which were
stolen from the Central Auto Sup
ply Company, 1904 Pennsylvania
avenue, the night before. On
these grounds he was charged with
in addition to the
attempted 'housebreaking charge
preferred against him for his act
last night.
Davis, who has several aliases,
was just released from the peni.
tertiary last July, after serving a
two-year term on a similar charge,
Police say they hope to connect
him with several other robberies
which have taken place here
recently.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
BUG HOLLOW NOTES.

Jim Jizzum's pet kangaroo, Nehe-
niah. has been acting mp all over here
lately. He butted Into Miss Pruoie
Pillsbury's party Friday afternoon,
where her and several lady friends was
listening to the worlds series on the
radio and partaking Of fish and tea,
and wanted to wrastle with some 0t
the girls, that being his specially, ana
q dickens Of q time was had getting
rid OF him, Jim being out to the Temp.
hlps place getting some baled hay ana
nobody else could handle him. Finally
Syl Slicklllley got him toled away with
some bananas, and Jim has him tied
up in the hack yard now. It has been
some little time since Nehemiah mas
been loose before. but he sure is one
little helibender when he gets started.
Miss Ono Naute IL here from FINK
CITY selling the Life Of Barbara lie
Mari, with pictures Of her ana All ner
husbands which are being bought ~
lots OF our folks. and part OF Wnicn ~
pretty darn interesting.
Cole Burns returned TO chicago from
his vacation here last night, being ec-
companied by his brother Wood, VINO
will work in the stoekyards there.
Issie Slick wishes to announce tnat
our foot slipped when We said u was
Ina Long nun ball team which would
NAV mere Sunday. II IL not them but
the White Falls boys, which - pee-
ter team and everything. ,..,s,.
WEIGH Beta called on MISS FluAAe
boOD iaSt GENE BLOSSOM
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
N. Y. SOCIETY TO HOLD
POLITICAL RALLY HERE

Politics and upstate" cider will
be the special attractions of the first
event Of the season to be held by
the New York State Society at the
Willard Hotel next Wednesday eve.
ming. While dancing will be the
principal part of the program New
York politics will come in for its
share OF attention. Personal mes.
sages will be read from Governor
Smith and Colonel Roosevelt, rival
candidates for governor OF the En-
pire State. 1t is estimated there are
about 1900 absentee New York State
voters in Washington.
All New Workers and friends Of
New Workers. are invited to the af.
fair Wednesday evening. Besides
the cider It is announced that there
will be plenty Of homemade dough
nuts. An eight-piece orchestra will
Furnish the music
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
GETS YEAR, IN JAIL
FOR SUITCASE THEFT

Charged with stealing a suitcase
from an automobile on the Smith.
sonian grounds, James Brooks,
colored, was given a year In Jail
today In Police Court by Judge
Schuldt upon the recommendation
Of Assistant District ATTORNEY
Given, who declared that automo.
bile thieves were among the worst
types to be commended with In
washington.
The. suitcase was the property Of
Mrs. Lillian w. Curtis, OF Lynn,
Mass. Several citizens Joined In the
chase after Brooks, who was caught
after he had thrown the property
away. 5sy
AS robberies in the park were be-
coming noticeable during the past
few. months, the park police had
placed q special officer, e. Il. Sarr,
near the monument. He made the
arrest,
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
CHILD TALKING IN SLEEP
ScAREs BURGLAR AWAY

Talking in her sleep, the little
nine-year.old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H.. A. Neff, apartment sos,
South Clifton Terrace. scared a
burglar away from the apartment
early this morning. M
The man entered by means Of
a key which did not seem to tit the
lock. but had not been in the
apartment long when he heard the
child munbling in her sleep. 1t
scared him so that he turned on the
lights in the reception room OF the
apartment to find his way out, and
the light awoke the parents Of the
child.
The man ran for the fire escape
and was gone before Mr.. Neff who
followed could catch him. Mr..
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Puts Flag To Queer
Use And Lands
In Jail

Charged with dissertation Of
the flag, Edward Harold Eaton,
forty-five, of Congress Heights,
was arrested this morning by
the police and locked up at No.
4 precinct.
Eaton, who Is q laborer, and
temporarily employed in haul
ing some iron pipes, was ex-
periencing difficulty in keeping
his load Of piping from slipping
off his truck.
To save himself trouble in
readjusting the load every few
blocks he tore up Q flag and
knotting the pieces together
tied the pipes to his truck.
He win be given a hearing
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
MELLON DENIES DRY LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS SCANDAL

Replying to Samuel Untermyer's
charge that prohibition enforcement
had resulted in a nationwide scan.
dal," Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon declared today that enforce
nent Of the Volstead Act is now
more effective than q year ago and
that steady improvement may be
expected.
Considerable time is required by
the Government, Mellon said, to
accomplish. complete enforcement,
but he expressed the belief that
the Governments efforts were
meeting with success.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
ATTY. GEN. STONE WILL
SPEAK FOR G. o. r. IN IOWA

Attorney General Stone left to.
day for the West to make politi.
cal speech Saturday hight at Des
Moines, Iowa. It will be the At
torney Generals first appearance
In the campaign on behalf Of the
Coolidge Administration.
Stone stopped at Delphi, Ind,
where he was to inspect a pro.
posed site for women's Federal
prison. He expected to be In
Chicago late Friday.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
THE OPTIMISTIC GUY.

love the merry fellow, whose
laughter IL 20 mellow,
He mover has . care, this man Of
III I should hit my finger with .
hammer, he would lingeF,
And I would Join him while he
quaIEcd with mlFth.
1 love the happy duffer, for he never
seems to suffer.
But always chortles merrily In glee3
II 1 should crank my flivvef, and the
thing refused to culver,
He'd laugh, and would Join him,
doh'4 you seel
/ like q lot Of gladness, and / shun
Oppressive sadneas,
That's why 1 love the optimistic
7 II duck,
VINO bowls In exuItatiOn when I'm
facing desperation,
He socthes me greatly when I'm out
JOE n. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Y. M. c. A. BRANCH OPENS
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU

A free employment bureau for
men and boys has been opened by
the Twelfth street branch of the
Y. M. c. A., 1t was announced
today.
Ali Of the large employers Of labor
in the city have been canvassed and
have agreed to cooperate in the
effort to give service to the colcred
men and boys Of Washington.
z. a.. Gordon. q graduate Of How
ard University and senior In the
law school Of that. institution, has
been placed In charge with the title
Of employment secretary.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
FORCED 10
III IN
SUBWAY
Mrs. Henry Thompson and
Four Children, Formerly Of
D. c., PenniIess in N. Y.

Penniless but shielding her four
children from charity institutions
for two months by living with
them in the subway stations and
parks Of New York city and feed
ing them from garbage cans and
peddlers' carts, Mrs. Mae Thomp-
son, wife Of Harry Thompson, .
former Washington advertising
man, finally lost her fight against
charity yesterday.
Under Observation.
Today she is in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, under observation, and
the four children, the youngest,
Sammy, only twenty-eight months
old, have been placed behind the
walls Of the dreaded institutions.
Mrs. Thompson's gypsy life In
Manhattan ended at daybreAk yes
terday.
Subway guards after breaking In
a door to the women's room In q
subway station-a door that was
locked for no known reason.
found the mother and her brood
asleep on the floor, blanketed with
newspapers.
A newspaper also was stuffed In
the ventilator to keep out the cold
night air and the door had been
tied shut with q string.
The mother, alarmed at the
thought that her children were to
be taken from her, beseeched the
guards to leave her alone for just
one more day.
But the mode Of living that Mrs.
Thompson had chosen just wasn't
being done-not even In New York
and the mother, hysterical and
pleading, was forced to submit to
Manhattan's laws,
At Bellevue, Mrs. Thompson told
how her husband had lost his post
ton In Washington and how cir
cumstances had forced her separa-
ton from him.
Left Without Funds,
Two months ago, she said, she
found herself without funds and
knowing no one to go to for assist
ance except charity institutions.
These she dreaded, she said, as they
would take her children from her.
So she lived as best she could.
journeying to the parks at the sub
way terminals during the day and
searching for food At night she
bundled her family back to the sub.
way and sought some little.used
station as a place to sleep.
Mrs. Thompson and her children,
she said, had obtained their food
from garbage cans and from ped,
dlers' who were willing to give her
stale bread. rotten fruits and spoiled
meats. These she cooked over tiny
fires built in the parks.
Mrs. Thompson's other three chill
dren are six, eight and nine years
old.
According to officials of the St
George Hotel, Brooklyn, Thompl on
with his wife and four children
registered there year ago. Thomp
son, 1t was said, paid but one bill
He was carried along for some time
by the management of the hotel
but eventually was asked to leave.
Mrs. Thompson told police au
thorities she did not know her hus
bands present whereabouts. One
OF her children, however, volun
teered the information that daddy
il sick in Philadelphia.
Thompson worked on severa
Washington newspapers as an ad
vertising solicitor before going t
Brooklyn to take similar position
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
MAYOR TELLS COOLIDGE
OF HoBoKEN'S LOSSES

Mayor Patrick /. Griffin. Of Ho.
boken, N. j., today told President
Coolidge that the City OF Hoboken
was losing $500 900 annually in
taxes due to the government owner.
ship of the Hobolzen docks, which
were taken over during the war.
He asked that the Government take
steps to recompense the city.
Griffin was accompanied to the
White House by A. j. Volk. presi.
dent Of the Hoboken chamber OF
commerce, and Congressman j. J..
Eagan Of New Jersc.,.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
POLICEMAN HURT IN FALL
THROUGH IRON GRATING

While patroling his beat in
front OF 1855 Wisconsin avenue
northwest, last night, Policeman
George Crisman, OF the Seventh
precinct fell into the coal shute
when the iron grating over the
Bhute gave way.
His left leg, hip and shoulders
were bruised, but not seriously.
The iron grating had worn out,
causing the policeman's fall.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
COOLIDGE AND HOOVER
TALK FLOOD CONTROL

Preparatory to his departure to.
night for Denver and the Pacific
Coast, Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover called at the White House
today where he discussed phases uf
the conference to be held in Colo.
rado, Saturday with representatives
Of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas
over the Rio Grande irrigation and
flood control project.
The Washington times., 1924-10-23
Pullman Rates to Be Probed

Charges made by the United
Commercial Travellers of America
that Pullman rates and charges are
excessive will be heard by several
members of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission at Chicago on
November 20, II was announced to.
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