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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
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Fathers of Triplets
Report to White House

Inc White House files. ACCORDING 70
tnose who keep them. contain what
"ust De a good census of the trinlats
porn In the United States When this
extraordinary event takes place in a
iainliy, frequently the proud-or as
tonished and bewildered-fatber sits
down and writes to headouarters
about IT.. vi >
Letters OF this kind became the ems
TOM during the administration of
president Roosevelt, because of h,s
advocacy of large families. In this
Tune there was story, probably
apocryphal, that went the rounds
writes James O. Derioux In the Ameri.
can Magazine. A man notified the
president that triplets had been born
In ms house, and in answer Mr.. Roose-
welt was said to have sent a, loving
cup. But the man knew that a Gun of
tnis nature is not, as rule, per,na-
nently In the possession of anyone who
won 1t but one time. SO he wrote
back to ask: SIS the cup mine ont
right, or do have to win It three
times?"
While Mr.. Harding was President
ne received. among other triplet an
nouncements. one which told of two
boys and a girl baby having been born
all at once. The boys were named
Warren and Harding and the girl was
christened Florence, in honor of Mrs.
Harding. That family received fine
letter from the White Housed
Twins, also, are frequently reported
to the White House, and the chief ex-
ecutive hears of large families, too.
The largest family reported recently
had 10 children.
Another quaint custom Is to tell the
president of the men and women who
live to be one hundred years old. The
relatives of centenarians often write
to ask that the president send letter
Of congratulations, and generally the
president does. Not long before Pres
ident Harding died he wrote letter
to a man who was one hundred and
one, and who was a veteran of the
Mexican war of 1848. In reply the
White House received a letter from
the old gentleman himself, written In
a firm hand, and stating that he was
seeking no favors, but that he was
mighty proud to have letter from his
chief executive.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Call for War on Rat /.

Seldom do people realize the dam
ger Of the rat as being the destroyer
OF food and property and spreader OF
disease. Certain it is they must eat
to live and they are very vicious when
unable to obtain food.
Although during the winter months,
due no doubt to the fact that the Sc
we're weather drives hungry rats into
the homes. the spring is usually the
worst time for these pests. They
sometimes attack children and even
grownpps. Rats can and should be
Killed by all citizens cooperating IN
Ehe Necessary work Of determination.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Beat at Her DUN Game

Robert LaFollette Smith, of George
town, Ind, Is an eight-year-old boy
with vivid imagination. His mother
often takes advantage Of that fact
when she wishes him to obey.
One morning he was too slow In
getting ready for school, so his mother
said: Robert, you are getting ready
to meet the morning train and 1t is al
most duel Hurry, or you will miss 1t J"
AS was expected, he Immediately be-
gan to make that train and Mrs. Smith
was congratulating herself for having
solved difficult problem when Robert
suddenly lapsed into the old habit.
"Robert, you'll miss that train,
surer' she exclaimed with much con-
Germ.
mo, mother" was the young hope
fuls reply. 81 have just heard that
my train is an hour late l-Indianap-
oils News.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Solid BRIDGES

In building highways through the
mountainous regions of Colorado a
queer bridge Is being used in spanning
the arroyos-the dry creeks that carry
water only after rains, which often
overflow on short notice. The ordinary
type of concrete and-steel bridge poor
ly wristbands these foods. To do away
with this the highway engineers. In
stead of bridging the creek in the usual
way, are building solid base of con-
crete to the bottom Of the arroyo and
laying the grade on top of 1t. Culverts
are built through the concrete Of suf-
fclent capacity to carry off ordinary
drainage. s
At food, periods the water, as It
RACES down the arroyos and meets one
Of. these concrete walls, simply goes
over the top of it, the solid concrete
base offering so firm a resistance that
the risk of its being carried away ID
hardly to be considered. After the
food has subsidized the debris Is cleared
off the bridge and the crossing Is as
good as ever.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Honors in Store

The dignities that confront the elder
brother are usually appalling to the
small sister, and there is little girl
In Baltimore who has been giving the
subject much careful attention. She
electrified the family at breakfast on
one occasion by announcing:
"Next year Samuel will be lawn
mower. wonder why they call him
that"
"A lawn-mowerT echoed the aston
ished mother. What do you meanr'
"That is what you told me-" replied
the little maid, gravely. "This year
he was a freshman. Next year neil
be a lawn-mower, and then a janitor
and then senior. And then he'll
graduate. "-Baltlmor Sun.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Old Romany Patteron
Thing of the Past

pomany patteran lis a gypsy phrase
mat IA seen only occasionally in print.
r,nIing, Jack London and few other
s,r;ters have used 1t to describe the
s,sns or trails left by gypsies. While
nc phrase is used only occasionally,
y IL used probably more In the United
states where gypsies are abandoning
heir red wardos for speedier though
,sss romantic automobiles,
patteran. patrin, and patten are
.hree words In Romanes, or the gypsy
language, which signify the. signs
which one gypsy leaves In the road to
show the route he has taken to friends
wbo are following. The sign, or pat
,sran. Is usually found at the forks of
road. It may be a handful Of grass
~ leaves thrown down at the head of
road. a bit of colored cloth tied to
,euce. a cross mark on the ground, or
!. branch Of d, tree stuck in the ground
~ the roadside. However, the true
Datteran is a handful of leaves; for the
word in the gypsy language means the
leaf of tree.
The use of patteran is understood,
INT not extensively practiced by gyp-
sies. American gypsies probably use
n less than those of some other coun-
tries. Highways and automobiles make
the leaving of a trail impracticable,
and the Romany patteran is even now
spoken of by modern gypsies as a
method used by the puro folkies drey
the puro cheeros; that is, the old peo-
ple in the old days.-George Gatlin in
Adventure Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
OLD WESTERN TRAIL
is SCENIC HIGHWAY
Stretches From, Salt Lake
City to Alden Gulch.

One of the attractive northwestern
routes which is being improved for the
increasing summer travel to the Yell
iowstone and Glacier National parks,
traverses the old stage route of pio-
neer days known as the Corinne trail,
leading from Salt Lake City to Alder
gnlch, near Dillon, Mont. The road
from Salt Lake City, starting from the
Brigham Young monument, has been
paved with concrete from that point
through Ogden, the second largest city
Of Utah, and continuing % miles fur
ther to Brigham. few miles beyond
there is another concrete surface
through Logan to Smithfield.
Crossing into Idaho, the country be-
comes rolling and is chiefly adapted to
dry farming and stock raising. Be-
yond Pocatello, the great Fort Hill In
dian reservation Is reached, where the
ruins of the first settlement in Idaho
may yet be seen, the site being an old
Hudson's Bay trading post. AT Idaho
Falls, in the Snake River valley, the
road leads toward Yellowstone park by
way Of Rexburg. This Is the region
which was explored by Lewis and
Clark In 1905, and is the original home
of the Blackfoot tribe of Shoshone In
dams.
The road then enters the mountains,
according to description In the Con-
crete Highway Magazine winding
through the Targhee National forest
and excellent trout streams to West
Yellowstone. Toward the west is
magnificent wilderness where the head
waters of the Missouri river have their
origin. Following the Centennial val
ley to Monida and Dillon, the town
of Armstead is passed, where there is
a fine memorial erected by the women
Of Montana in memory Of the squaw.
Sacajewea, who piloted Lewis and
Clark through the territory.
Just beyond Dillon, the site of the
State Normal college, is Bannack, the
first capital of Montana. At this spot
gold was discovered and at Hangman's
gulch the Vigllants rid the state OF
bandits.
Through the Big Hole valley, then
across the Continental divide into the
beautiful Bitter Root valley, the high
way continues to Missoula, the center
Of western Montana and the home OF
the state university. Northward, the
road crosses the Flathead Indian re-
serve, where buffalo still range, and
penetrates the land of the Selfish,
peace-loving Indians who still live In
native picturesqueness. A splendid
road follows the western shore of Fiat
head lake, the largest body of fresh
water In the United States, excepting
the Great Lakes. Beyond the lake are
the stupendous, snow-capped peaks OF
the Lingalenim and then Kalispell Is
reached, the gateway to the Glacier
National park.
( A few miles beyond the boundary
line is crossed in Canada and the road
continues north along the recently
completed Banff- Windemere road
through virgin mountain and forest
country to Lake Louise and Banff, the
Switzerland Of America.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31

The book of Richard Strauss new
comic opera, "Intermezzo," has been
based by its librettist upon an Incl
dent in the composers life.
One day Strauss was playing cards
when he was advised Of his wife's In
tentions to sue for a divorce. He at
once made inquiries and discovered
that he was accused Of being over
friendly with a pretty girl. who al
legged to the lawyers that she had ar
ranged to meet the composer In care
the next afternoon. Strauss denied
the appointment, but turned up at the
cafe, where he learned that young
musical conductor had been imperson-
ating him.
Domestic harmony was restored,
and Hermann Bahr, the librettist, util-
lied the story for the new opera
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Oldest Medical Book

The Edwin Smith papyrus, the old
est medical book I'm the world, is In
process of translation. This valuable
document, now in the possession OF
the New York Historical society. lay
for ages In the coffin Of an Egyptian
physician.
II contains prescriptions and clinical
renorts and also notes from a still
older book, "The Book OF Surgery ana
External Medicine :.
Some Of the prescriptions, says M.
p T,eyick In the Mentor, are veterin-
ary. Among the ingredients mentioned
are the rose, the lotus, goose rat ana
some drugs used by pharmacists today,
including magnesia and iron.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Smoke and Sunlight

Recent tests in Paris with an instru-
ment that measures accurately the
amount of sunlight received from mo-
ment to moment have shown that when
the smoke of the city blows over the
place of observation the intensity OF
the sunlight is cut down more than 20
per cent below its value when the wind
blows the smoke in the other direction
Sunlight is so valuable to health that
this Is matter of considerable imporA
lance to city communities. 1t Is an
other argument, possibly the best one,
for careful attention to smoke proven
ton.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Letter From the Sec

A letter which had been tossed
about in the Atlantic for three weeks
was recently received by Plymouth
resident. His son, an engineer on a
steamer bound for Vancouver, placed
the letter in a sealed tin with a flag
attached, and dropped it overheard.
Three weeks later the tin was washed
ashore on the Azores islands. where 1t
was found by fishermen, who for
warded the letter by post.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Anne and Airplane

Four-year-old Anne has only seen an
airplane when it has been high in the
air. A few days ago she was pen
siyely watching one as 1t scared far
above her, when she remarked: i
wish God would come down and take
me for ride"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
His choice

sWho is your favorite poet, Mr..
GloomY' asked Tennyson j. Daft, the
versatile yersificationist.
"Any of the dead onesP snapped J.
Fuller Gloom, the human hyena.--
Kansas City Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-07-31
Cos Piped Long Distance

twenty-five years ago the city OF
Toledo, o., obtained its natural gas
from points within radius of about
thirty-fiye miles. Now, the nearby
wells having become exhausted, the
supply is piped from West Virginia,
distance of 700 miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
VEECK TRYING
To SETTLE
RABBIT
May Bring MaranviIIe to Earth
BY Responsibility
~, Cure

William Veeck, president of the
Chicago Cubs, was a newspaper
man for many years. He received
his early training under a city edi.
tor who could growl like a bear and
snarl like wolf. but who was q
very Solomon for justice and fair
ness.
One of the lessons Bill learned
was that of responsibility, and since
becoming a major league magnate
he has sought to drive that lesson
into his players. And Rabbit
Meanwhile is the one whom he
hopes, to impress most.
Meanwhile has just come to the
Cubs. For ten happy years he
batted around the National League
circuit-a great player, but one
whose too great joyousness, coupled
with an entire lack of responsibility,
hurt his team time and again. 1.-THE
Rabbit did whatever pleased him
best. and results could take care of
themselves.
Veeck is trying the responsible
ity" cure. He has made Maranville
captain of the Cubs. This means
honor and bit Of extra money. It
also means that Maranville must be
circumspect and play harder as an
example to, his men.
The cure has worked before. If
1t is successful this time the Cubs
will become al vital factor in the
1925 championship chase.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
IS
NOT LOOKING
FRIGHT
That's Deschanlps' Answer to
Rumor SpalIa Wants to
Take on Georges

Francois Descamps. when in.
formed that Ermino Spalla, the
Italian heavyweight, was seeKing a
match with Georges Carpenter for
next spring, said that as far as he
knew Carpenter did not want to
box any one next spring or at any
other time. He said that the last
conference he had with Carpenter
ended with the understanding that
the French boxer did not want TO
engage in match any time in the
near future and that he probably
had entered the ring for the last
time. ...k
Reports in Italy indicated that
the proposed bout was to be hell
in Monte Carlo. where a large at
tendance was assured On the Other
hand, the French manager stated
that he was not so sure that Monte
Carlo would support q Carpenter
Spalla match. but that he would
await developments and. IL the
prospects looked as good as he
hoped, it was barely possible that
Carpenter could be. persuaded to
put on gloves once more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT
FEATURES BUSY WEEK

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-=A busy
week in boxing will be terminated
on Friday with the first world
championship bout held in a New
York ring during the current indoor
season. On that occasion, Able Gold
stein, bantamweight champion, will
defend his title against Eddie Can
nonball Martin, the Brooklyn con-
tender. Martin is granted. better
than an even chance. to win by
the critics. ~
The weeks activities will be in
augurated tonight when Charley
Weinert, recent conqueror Of Firpo,
will meet Jack Sharkey,. Boston
heavyweight in Newark and Tony
Vacarrelli win take on Lew Paluso,
Salt Lake featherweight, at the
Lenox Sports Club.
On Wednesday, the garden ring
will see Joe SiIvani attempt to get
revenge from Mike Ferrara, Of
Chill, known as the little Firpo.
Ferrara won on questionable
knockout the last time out, many
claiming the blow was foul.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
ABEL KIVIAT TO DEFEND
HIS NEWLY-WoN HONoRs

NEW YORK. Dec. 15.-Abel
Kiviat. the athlete who defied pre-.
cedent and made a successful
Comeback" last winter after an
absence from running of seven
years, will defend one of the metro
politan championship titles which
he won last fear, at the Finnish
American A. C. at Madison Square
Garden on January 6. ~
He filed his entry for the metro
politan three-fourths mile cham
pionship, one of the feature events
of. the games, with Hugo Quist
chairman of the games committee
of that organization yesterday, and
assured the chairman, that he lei:
confident he would successfully de-
fend this, title on the Garden track
where he is very much at home
and where he also won the 1000
yard championship title last winter
Kiviat- was the Nurmi of the
cinder track and board floor about
twelve years ago, and some of the
records which he established al
that time still stand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15

to, ignored those it didn't care so
much for. This lack Of system Great
ed hard feeling. caused general dis.
satisfaction. and failed to give to any
team the title OF District Champions.
Everyone dislikes hard feeling, de-
plores' dissatisfaction, and desires
some goal toward which to work.
Therefore, the sport did not flourish
as 1t should have.
From now on things will be diff.
ferent. The council was formed by
most every organization and indivi.
dual actively interested In the, wei.
fare of athletics and of those partIci.
pating in them. At the meeting two
weeks ago league was formed in
which will play the following teams:
Capital, Washington, Princess, Met
ropolitan. West Washington; Stray
er's Business College, Acacia, Mar.
iorie Webster School, Walter Reed
Hospital, and the Interior Depart.
Tnent. S te go
Although eleven teams are row
principals in the league. it expected
that by tomorrow there will be at
least fifteen teams who have made
arrangements with the council FOR
a try for the District championship.
Heretofore the regular fee for a
referee or an umpire has been five
perfectly good iron men. With that
amount added to the costs of a
gym, coach, and other general ex.
penses, the teams found playing
lust about prohibitive. In an effort
to rectify this retarding condition,
the council has made a standard
referee and umpire fee Of So.
The question Of eligibility of
players will be Of much Importance
as the sport becomes more. popular.
So in order to put things on a
good base now and to eliminate
later Observation-Disclosures, some
rulings regarding this phase of the
game have been acted upon and the
remaining action win be passed to-
night
Many say that athletics should be
played only for the fun of 1t. Pos.
sibly they are right, but it would
seem very much more American to
play toward a goal for the fun Of it.
Isaac. Cans has presented the
council with a cup which will be
presented to the winning team in
the league, and on that cup will be
inscribed, Champions OF the Dis
trict of Columbia"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15

The recent campaign OF the
Hilltoppers was wasted, as far as
Washington was concerned. NO
real attraction was billed in
November, the Marines being
played too early. Interest, weak
in the beginning, died altogether,
Washington apparently concluding
that the Hilltoppers offered moth
ing in the way of varsity football.
First, Lou Titles appointment
as athletic director for three
wears was announced. Then a
vastly improved football schedule
was announced. There is hope for
Beginning with October "a,
Georgetown's football campaign
of 1926 should show rapidly in
creasing interest for Washington >
football fans. On that day the
big Bucknell eleven will appear
here. A week later comes King
College as sort, of "breather
before the stiff battles Of No
vember.
Georgetown has not offered
Washington such good November
attractions in years as are on the
1925 program. Lehigh, coached
by Percy Wendell, recent success
full coach of the Williams eleven,
opens the month. Centre College,
the 1924 Southern champion,
comes next. The following week
sees Georgetown battling Ford
ham in New York.
Thanksgiving Day, great foot.
ball holiday everywhere, will find
Lou Titles lads tackling ths
/ Quantico Marines at the Clark
Griffith Stadium. It is planned
to have Georgetown's alumni
make a football spread that day,
coming to Washington for meet
ings and an opportunity to see a
real football contest.
Coach Little has the unanimous
support of the Undergraduates at
Georgetown. Before next fall
rolls around the alumni will know
a.whole lot about him. Plans are
under way to have every George
town man, grad or undergrad,
solidly behind the athletic pro-
gram at the Hilltop, with heavy
emphasis. on football, leading
sport in American colleges.
Washington's alumni are to
hold a get-together meeting next
Thursday night at the City Club.
President Lyons, of the university,
will address the meeting, and it
is expected that Lou Little will
be there to outline the situation
as it looks to him.
At last Georgetown is under
way. 1t seems to be going some
where.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
| FAMOUS
BOX SCORES
Ed ReulbGch Holds Sox
to One Hit in
Cnno~J H
Second Game.

SOUTH SIDE PARK american
League), OCTOBER 10, 19O6.-The
Sox again sent in left-hander, Doc
White, who was hit hard, and
driven to cover in three innings,
Ed Reulbach, although wild, pitch.
ed a classic Of worlds series, al
lowing the Sox but one solitary
hit, that coming in the sixth in
ming. The Nationals settled the
game in the second inning, when
they tailed three times, assisted
by a wild throw. In the fourth
they scored again, and this ended
Whites regime on the mound.
The Sox scored their only run
in the fifth. Donohue walked, and
was forced by Dougherty, who then
took second on a wild pitch, fl
nally coming home on miscue by
Tinker. Several times they had
men on the bases as a result of
Reulbach's witness, but their ef-
forts to push runs across the plat
ter were fruitless. Before the game,
Manager Fielder Jones, of the
American Leaguers, was presented
with a $500 silver service by his
club The score.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
BRITISH PROFESSIONALS +,
ON WAY TO DALLAS

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Dec. 49,
Abe Mitchell and George Duncan,
British golf professionals, today sped
toward Texas on another leg of their
tour through this country with an.
other victory over American tucked
under their sporting belt. They won
the S6-hole match over Walter Hagen
and Gene Sarazen here yesterday
by rather comfortable margin OF
four up and three to play.
The Britons were invincible both
morning and afternoon. 1t was the
consistency Of both Britishers and
the driving skill of Mitchell that
enabled them to so ably defeat
two of Americas foremost profes
SIGNALS. ~
A gallery of between four and
five hundred followed the four.
The touring Britons are scheduled
to be in Dallas, Wednesday and in
California December 20.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-15
NAV Be Fun Yet

66T WOULD like an opportunity
to say to Johnson's face
what l think of his coward
ly insinuations regarding the New
York National League club
through the newspapers on the
eve of the championship games
last October" says John J. Nc
Graw. "Mr. Comiskey, / under
stand, told him a few things IN
the American League meeting last
Wednesday. I'can tell him some
Others" :"
Thus does the boss of the
Giants speak on the eve of going
to Chicago for the joint meeting
of the major leagues. There may
be some fun yet, though johnson
is on record as agreeing to keep
quiet and be a good boy.
There is this to be said. how
ever. The National League can
go too far in its heckling of Ban
Johnson. Down >at the bottom
there is small love between the
organizations and, if the american
League lnagnates conclude that
McGraw wants to give them
pointers on their own affairs,
they may be found rallying behind
Ban johnson, if only for the mere
OCCASION n
The situation really is in the