Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, January 2, 1920, Page 5

ij iJ ——— re rm ‘ » exceptionally LATE HOUR NOT THE CAUSE John Leaned Against Bell-Push and Kept the Whole Family Awake. They were standing outside the front door having a final chat after bis eve ning call, He was leaning against the dvor- post, talking in low, dulcet tones, She was listening and gazing up rapturously into his eyes. Suddenly she turned round. The door had opened; and there, just inside, stood her father, clad in a dressing gown, “My dear father,” she asked, “what is the matter?” Her dear father ignored her ques- tion, “John,” he said, addressing the young man, “you know I've never com- plained about your staying late, and I'm not going to complain now; but for goodness’ sake, stop leaning against the bell-push. Other people Want sowe sleep, even if you don't.” STAMPS BY LUNAR MEASURE Government's Stickers for One Year's Use Would Make Strip 763,220 Miles Long. Until within very recent years all of our postage stamps were. printed ! for the government by a private con cern under contract by the year. Now adays they are turned out at the big fuctory in Washington that’ mak Uncle Sam's paper money. The work is better done and at a great saving. The (which is made there is saving in gum (likewise of home manufacture), and there is sav ing of the profit that formerly went to the contractor. It is a huge job. During the last year the bureau engraving printed 50,000,000,000° postage stamps. That (approximately) was the number re- quired by the 110,000,000 people of the United States for mailing letters and parcels—an average of 454 stamps for every man, Woman and child. If all these 50,000,000,000 were placed end to end in one strip, how far would the latter extend? A small calculation will show. If you started at one end of the strip ip a railroad train and traveled contin- uopisly day and night at a speed of » is a saving in ink on the premises) ; stamps sixty miles an hour, it would take you nearly a year and a half to reach the other end. You would get there in 12,- 720 hours, or 530 days. This strip would be 763,220 miles Jong. In other words, it would extend from the earth to the moon, back to the earth, then back to the moon again, with enough of its lenZth left to en circle the globe nearly twice at the equator, Spread out fn a single sheet, the 50,000,000,000 stamps (representing our annual requirement for mailing purpose) would cover 2,375 acres, or fourteen and two-thirds square miles. To make that number of postage stamps requires 1,750 tons of ink and 2,125 tons of gum. BRN ROOF 1 IN DEAR OLD ENGLAND. A clergyman who was not dis inclined toward an occasional glass hired an Irishman to clean out his cellar. He brought out a number of empty whisky bot- tles and, as he lifted each one, looked to see if there was any thing in it. The clergyman, who was walking on the lawn, noticed him and said: “They are all dead ones, Mike.” “They are," answered Mike. “But there is one good thing about it, they all had the minis- ter with them when they passed away."—Tit-Bits. Soap Bubbles Are Thin. Prof. J. Perrin has made a study of soap bubbles—just the kind that lit- tle folks blow with clay pipes—and he announces that they are five millimi- crons thick. This means thut it would take more than 5,000,000 films of a soap bubble to make one inch in thick- ness, While this Its getting things down pretty fine, still the elementary leaflet of mica is finer. Mica can be split down to a thickness of one molecule. which is thinner than the thicknes: the skin of a soap bubble, which sug- gests that the latter must be crystal- Hine ip structure. Just before a soap bubble bursts dark spots form on ft. 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All letters, however, must be signed by the writer and while we do not assume responsibility for the opinions expressed it is simply affording a means for voicing theepinions of residents of this immediate section.—} Editor. THE AMERICAN LEGION Every true American can give undivided allegiance to the lofty principles and purpose for which the legion has been created and so long as the legion keeps free from the odium of being the tool | of political manipulators or the medium of sinister elements it| will hold the respect of the Am- erican people and no longer. That the rank and file intend to do so and will try to maintain it for no other purpose than those expressed in its constitution goes unchallenged. | There is no doubt, however, | | that certain powerful interests and politicians are attempting to control and use the American Legion and it is just as certain | that a large part of the member- | ship is combating these evil in- fluences. We intend to give whole hearted support to those | forces within the legion that want to keep it out of politics | and that will fight every effort |of sinister interests to use the |legion for propaganda against | the peace and dignity of Ameri-! | can citizens in various parts of | the country. However, every American must be painfully aroused to the dangerous drift most patriotic blood in the coun- try and have joined the organi- | zation for no other purpose than | those expressed in its constitu- tion and will fight just as bit- terly any sinister influence with- jin its own ranks as it did the enemies of our country. It is only necessary“to point out to ~ them the niisdirected purpose for which’the legion is being us- ed and they will refute the inner clique that is bringing dissension within their own ranks and which is certain to destroy the structure of this patriotic or- ganization. Every member of the order owes it to himsef and to the legion to see to it that it is kept free from politics and to prevent any future over-zealous, thoughtless or unfair acts that would weaken the legion’s in- fluence for national betterment. Many such acts have been re- vorted by the papers from time to time, due entirely to over- zealousness on the part of a few that in no wise represented the true spirit of the organization. We feel a just pride in the ini- tiative and patriotic equilibrium maintained by our local post. They were the first to protest against the use of a composite statute for a Soldier’s Memorial modeled after a living soldier when this honor fittingly be- longs to the dead. There would be other very good reasons for objecting but the one given is sufficient. No other matter was contained in the resolutions. No condemnations of political parties or dictums as to what they want done with I. W. W.’s or who they think is the proper man to prosecute them, in other words a strict adherence to their avowed principles of pure Am- ericanism, no favoyjtism or poli- tical interference. We believe the majority of the members of the Grangeville Post are just as patriotic, but that they have already been misdi- rected either trough over-zealous leaders or through political in- fluence. Their action as ex- pressed in a recent resolution denouncing the Nonpartizan League and advising the State Commissioner of Law Enforce- ment as to whom to engage to prosecute I. W. W.’s in Idaho County smacks of the rankest sort of partizanship and favorit- ism that will bring the members into controversy among them- selves and will minimize its in- fluence if not finally disrupt the whole structure. Every ex- service man should join the le- gion which should be publicly supported and will be if it keeps free from the odium of playing politics. W. B, Hussman. 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