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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-06
Yanks Invade Africa and
Buy Up All the Souvenirs


couldn't beg or borrow red flags
hung out homemade banners. Some
had only n dozen or so stars and an
many an two dozen stripes. In some
cases star fields had been sewn on
pieces OF redstriped cailco-with at
least so narrow Htriperi
Red ferries. sandals. pictures brass
novelties. miniature rugs, silks, pill.
low covers and other things innum-
cradle were bought American money
~aa taken as readily as francs-ani
tho shopkeeperu eannily doubled
prices overnight
Hut--after tho two day Invasion
% Africa" was over. tn. captain of
the steamer patria took all tho SOY
out Of life by presenting n bill 60
Col. Deming for 1000 francs for the
usr Of the hargcs used 20 take the
men from the ship TO the Oran pier.
The cxorhltant charge wns met by a
collection among the officers. civil.
ians and He'd Cross. Y. NJ. c. A. and
X. Of C. men. taking tho greater part
OF tho expense OF the African holiday
off the enlisted mems shoulders.
real rkyrcrnp~r wns tho firr,
thing American doughboyn saw IN
Africa nine story apartment
building. with an automobile sales
room on the frs, floor.
GOSH exclaimed an amazed
doaKhboy. 4 always thought Afri-
ca was nothing but jungies and
tigers,
Arabs In oran. Algeria. used 20
get francs go ccnts) a day for
loading and unloading ships. Ey-
erythinr IL man power.
Now the Arabs and the other
dock workers get 10 francs s2)
day And right now they're strik-
ing for more.
They work a couple OF DAYS.
gather In 20 francs. and then loaf
five days; sitting cross-le legged on
rugs or iolling In rickeiy chairs in
filthy coffee houses In the Arab
quarter.
oran is one OF the principal ports
on the north coast Of Africa. IL
is gradually ouistrIpping Algiers.
capital OF the territory. or the
$4,000 inhabitants. $1,000 are
Arabs. There are $1,000 Spaniards.
10000 Jews. mostly from Morocco.
and only 10000 Frcnch--altho AL
gcria IL a French colony.
Like sentinel guarding the
town Il a sharp tipped hill. topped
by the ruins OF Spanish fort a
couple of hundred years old and
connected by subterrancan pass
ages with n suburb five miles be-
hind the town.
few miles south Of the town il
salt lake. very narrow. but al
most 20 miles lone-when II isn't
mostly dried up. IL is the basis
for n system OF irrigation that per-
miis of tho very close cultivation
OF the land for many miles behind
oran. In Algeria the thing Ia done
by moving camps Of Arabs.
Arabs all wear sandals: they
look like bedroom slippers. The
wcarers shuttle around with such
n sliding tread that scores OF shoe
makers are kept busy. in cramped
little shops In the Arab village,
putting on new soles and heels.
All you can see OF an Arab
woman Is one eye. Sheet like robes
cover them from head TO foot. it's
fold clutched 80 that one eye re-
mains visible. Occasionally the
shroud slips and you get glimpse
OF a slim hand and arm. almost en-
tirely covered with grotesque tat
too figures. Finger nails are stain
ed n blood red.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-06

Tho shorter the Ice crop IL In the
winter. the longer tho bill u In tho
summer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

Miss bennett will take assembly duty.
az today IS the one upon which Miss
liolcomhe leaves early. She will no
doubt take the same train you do, and
! think Miss Dean will be upon il
also. as she asked me this noon for a
special d'pensa,ion TO dismiss her
class ahead Of time So you see. Mss
Puritan Conscience. that you may take
your holiday hour without qullm
There are others excused as well a,
yourself And now you will please
lBtciNtO me
In the Doorway.
The irown had broken into a
whimsical smile by the time he had
finished. but felt sternly rebuked.
nevertheless, and resolved TO interrupt
no more
"Ffop1 the way your husband spoke
over the telephone | gathered that he
didn't know you were teaching here
Am right"
] nodded assent
Don't worry didn't give YOU
away Instead, ] was the most non
commi,tal In fact, | was prepared 10
answer him, for your father had called
up Just a moment before. asking me TO
give Lieutenant Graham the impreS-
sion that YOU were simply here casu-
ally, on business Bu, mus, tell you
that n your remaining here is going
10 make trouble in your home will
Try 10 pet you released from your con-
tract although | ! ye no idea how |
am going to iill your place. 1eacher4
OF any kind arc 'carce enough, while
those OF your callber-"
He didn't finish the sentence in
which he had stressed the pronoun
ilatierlng'y Instead, his voice ran
down Ike spen, humming top.
'aw 4 great WEAKNESS IN his ewes.
realized that my acceptance OF his
chiyllrous offer would handicap him
greatly IN his years work. My reso-
luton was taken in a moment.
lnefc IS no possible chance Of my
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

setting for the fcunion--eyen n only q
telephone one -ol an American ace
and his wife is distinction enough for
one room"
Behind Il light cstravagance OF
his words ! caught the echo OF ,he
despair had once heard IN his voice
the day when the first news Of the AZ.
mls'lce came This man. whom fate
had thwaritd so cruelty IN his desire
to fight for world liberty. would al.
ways stand in almost feyefcntial aiti-
tude before those others oi his fel.
lows who had been privileged to cross
the seas
"And Now Will YOU
] had no words for either the sur
face llippancy or the deeper hurt In
stead, ! asked the obvious question:
Where are the pupils"
u sent them back 10 the assembly
hall with a written exercise to tran
scribe. ! must congratulate you. Mrs
Graham, upon keeping your work in
such shape that any one can relieve
you for an hour wlthou, loss 10 your
pupils"
| flushed with pleasure. Words
like these from Mr. Siockbfidge's lips
were rare. He glanced at me keenly
and wen, on rapidly.
"Of course, you will want TO go di.
rectly home. will you not"
my husband will be there at S
o'clock" answered.
Il though, as much, and knew you
would wish TO catch the first train
possible. The next one leaves in half
an hour. so we will have time for a
few minutes, conversation. which |
deem necessary at this time"
There was a touch OF the old formal
i,y in his voice and manner. | won
dcred what he could possibl, have to
say TO me. Embarra'sed, put an.
other question.
But have this last half-hour on
duty in the assembly room
lie frowned quickly.
IL have attended 10 everything
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
MSQde1'
Hl1Sba1I\,gd
Why Mt Stockbridgs Was a Bit
Worried.
AHQkN OaEXl4Q11

worried.
TT was hard work for me 10 walk
edaiely up the stair, 10 my class.
room after my teleohons conyersa.
ton with Dicky. Ny lee, iel, far, far
more like dancing. and the measure 10
which they would have ,ripped sang
itself over and over In my brain ali
the way.
"Dicky |, home, homei I shall
see him today--today,
| paused a momen, outside my
classroom door TO adjus, the mask oi
pedagogical dignity over the loy that
knew illuminated my face Then.
ready for the inspection of ,h. mo,t
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
Women Kick
When Grips
AreSearched
And Governor Tells Booze
SIeuths TO Use
Some Tact.

RICHMOND. Va, hpfil =
Upon complaint Of John Barton
Payne, general counsel Of the fed
ETA! railroad administration and
Mayor =. o. Moore Of Whining.
ton, n G., against conduct Of Vir.
ginia prohibition officers in
searching trains for Illicit liquor
shipments. Governor Davis ha, di.
rccted Prohibition Commissioner
Peters to tnjoin the Officers
against exceeding their authority
and to be particularly tac,iul
whtn dealing with women"
Many complaints. the letters Of
counsel Payne and Mayor Moore
declared. have arisen from pas
sengers In Virginia regarding the
activities OF the prohibition agents.
Sleeping quarters OF women. il
was stated. have been invaded
with flashing Of Warchlighs and
revolyers Men posing a. prohl.
bi,ion officers, II was charged by
Mayor Moore, have stolen article,
from passengers travelling bags.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
WORLD, FACING
POVERTY, LOOKS
TO U. S. BANKS
Dollar Exchange in South
American Trade.

NEW ORLEANS, April l.-Ad.
dresses on the possibility Of the dcyel.
'pm'n' OF uniform banking system
by Melvin A. Traylor, president Of
The First rrus, and Savings Bank,
Chicago aud David II. G.. Penny vice
president Of the National Bank OF
Commerce, New York, featured the
session here OF the seventh annual
convention Of the Association Of Re.
tyt City Bankers
!. Wr Penny, whose address wa, the
oN>y one made public. told the bank
ef' ,'at the United State, had dis.
placed England and all other pre- war
creditors IN supplying long time loan,
ior the financing of industry.
Dollar Exchange Grows.
A nominating committee wa, ar
pointed by the president, Thomas +
MeAdams, vice president OF the Mer.
chants National Bank OF Richmond
Va TO selcc, two candidates for pres
idcnt
During the war, dollars exchange
has made remarkable progrc. In
dealings in South America and the
Far East" Mr.. Penny said. 1T is
more readily negotiated In Japan and
China than any other exchange
Closely allied TO dollar exchange and
leading directly TO an extension OF
dollar exchange is what Is known as
direct exchange"
Other Coins Displaced.
For example. we are doing bus-
ness with Argentina. Greece, Japan
and other foreign countries in Their
own money now Revetsely, they
quote dollars in their markets and
make payment to US in dollars.
TO accumulate lon-time capital we
must produce more in year than We
consume in year. In saving capital
our people will no, merely be making
individual profit. but they will also
he performing services both to their
country and to humanity Of 4 vital
AoGt. Civilization must be saved from
S6erty and economic shipwreok. The
whole world looks to America"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

re,igni'". Mr. S,ockbtIdge," I said
quietly 81 viii hll out my year. II
! am well And there will be ~
trouble IN + home over H."
over his lace flashed look Of re-.
lief lie put out his hand and
gfasped mine gratefully, firmly.
You have no idea how you have
.checfcd me by this dcclsIou.' he said.
'Hnt remember # YOU find that SOU
Wish 10 reconsider u, don't hesitate TO
come 10 me The happiness Of your
home !, the first question 10 be con
sldcfed"
a slight noise behind US made Us
turn. In the doorway, startled. EN-.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

On Australia and New 2aland
horse racing l' more popular than in
any other part OF the world When
plotting OUT ney town, i, is not
nnuSnal Tor ihe fate.tfaek 10 be lid
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
One Year Ago Today IL The War.

April I. l9lS-AlIies continued 70
hold their ground in face Of Germans
big drive on western front: four per-
sons killed and nine injured by long
range bombsrdment Of Paris; Paris
estimated German losses during their
elcvcn-day offensive At nearly 10000
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
Thanxi

Private T. A. Uchiman. A. r. r,
who is located near MI. St Michel,
France, sends Us word that he recents
ly received a letter from Miss I.
kiddo. Oi Joy. lll.-Lukc McLukc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

on, first, even before the sites oi me
church and school have besp decided
upon,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

Ue Oeo'up" pssl ~ ssg1 ~ ~.
Iputt1ag on. your hat. "0sts.Ie' does
awN !crsv9 With ''contsaptions."
"wtppy" plastsrs, grsssy oIntmsnis
that rob 81, blood letting knives, and
scissors that snip into the quick"
"0ets.lt" eAses pain. Your 'jumpy"
corn shrinhs. dies. loosens from the toe.
You peei the corn painlessly from your
toe IN one complete piece. That's whore
the picnic comes in--you peel Il off %
you would . banana peel. Nothing else
but 'Oets.lt can DO IT, Get peaceful,
common. sense "Gsts-It."
"Gets'lt T." the guaranteed. money.
back corn-rsmover, the only sure way.
costs but trtns et any drug store.
Manufactured BY z. Lawrence 4 Co,
Chicago, III.
sold In OhlaAoma City and recon.
vnended ~ The worlds best corn remedy
by Westfall Drug Co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
EN10MbED men
were ALL KILLED
Rescue Crew Brings Six
Z Bodies Out.

TRINIDAD. Col. April six bodies
rave bssa brought TO the surface ana
hs bodiea OF five other dead have been
,ren located In the Empire mine OF the
''mpAre Goa company, near AKullar,
where an esplosion occurred early yes
1rday.
Two mon are s,ill unAccountcd for.
Il members OF tho relief crew believe
certain they were killed. making the
tai death list THIRTEEN.
Orr Daily Birthday Party.
Daniel c. Roper. United States com.
missioner Of internal revenue, born in
Marlboro county, South Carolina, s.
years ago today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01

hau1ved. were Alice Ilolcombe and
BeS Dean
(Copyright)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
''eets-Ir PeoIs
NY Germs on!
Any Corn or Callus Comes
Off Peacefully, Painlessly.
Never Fails,

It's almost . picnic 10 get rid Of q
corn or cAiius the '0sts-lt" way. You
spend . or = seconds putting on ! or )
drops OF '0eoo.lt," a6put as simple a.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
Observation-Disclosures

W. H. Richardson left last week for
Spokane and coast points, planning to
spend week or two attending to bus
mess matters.
e. L. Palmer, one of the proprietors
of the Boomers Ferry Meat Company
left Monday for Spokane for a three
or four days business trip
, Miss Gina Weber. teacher of the
Lenia school, has resigned. A young
man from the Lewiston State Normal
school will be engaged to finish the
term.
There will be a meeting of the st
Mary's Guild on Thursday Afternoon
at two o'clock at the home of Mrs. H
| l. Monks Election of officers will
be held and all members are urged tC
attend.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04
Local News

The members of the Entire Nous club
will be entertained this evening at
the home of Mrs. Charles O'Callaghan.
d. B. Morley filed yesterday on 100
aces of land on which he has held the
possessory right for six years He
expects to prove up on the claim in
the near future.
Attention Students-We have the
finest lines of school tablets, inks
pens, pencils and everything you need
in school work. Make our store your
headquarters all through the school
year. c. d. Simonds' Drug Store
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04

The Brody Drug Store has the agen-
cy ip this county for the Spokesman
Review. Only $500 yearly for the
daily and Sunday papers: or SO cents
per month. Only So cents per month
for the daily only. Send or bring us
your subscriptions.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-04

We will develop your rlms and
print your pictures. We make a
speciality of this kind of work ST.
monds' Drug Store.
FOR SALE-Barn on the former T.
j. Hollinger place Inquire of the
Bonners Ferry Lumber company. tx
The Washington times., 1919-01-30
HENEY SAYS PACKERS
MADE NO REAL EFFORT
TO BE GIVEN HEARING

Packers made no honest attempt to
be heard during the Federal Trade
Commissions meat investigation,
Francis J. Heney declared today.
Before the Senate Agricultural Com
mittee. Heney, who conducted the
Federal Trade Commissions inquiry.
hotly attacked packers charges that
the probe was conducted unfairly.
This attack on me has no fOunda-
tion and is unfair" Heney told Louis
F. Swift. witness before the Senate
committee 'ShOw me, if you can.
that you made any application to me.
as attorney, to be heard-either you
or any of the big packers" Hsney
challenged.
Henry veeder. Swift counsel, broke
in: II made many applications to be
heard"
"When-at the time OF the inyesti-
Sation2" Heney inquired.
prior to January, 1911 Needer an
swered.
"Oh, yes, you mean when your
friend, Mr.. Hurley, was chairman"
Heney returned.
Veeder accused Heney OF not per
The Washington times., 1919-01-30

hitting the packers 70 cross-exRmlns
witnesses appearing at the commis-
siOn's hearing.
"You couldn't come In and Obstruct
the investigation" Fetorted Hsney.
1--WE had a limited fund. and we did
not intend to let you big packers drag
out the hearing until we had spent AT
our money. You could have brought
in all the witnesses you wanted"
Veeder tried to wedge In other ae-
cusations while he was on his feet.
Il refused to permit you to searen
my vault under a void search war
rant" he shouted. shaking his hst ar
Heney.
Big packers combined to get cone
troll OF the National Meat Packers
Association by tipping" George I.
Mccarthy, secretary, declared Heney.
referring to $1,000 annual "fses" paid
secretly to Mccarthy
Swift denied he tried TO get con-
troll of the American National Live
stock Association
"Rut you attack members of its
marketing committee and It's counsel
Waiter Fisher" asserted Heney.
70 caII witnesses.
After hearing testimony from four
Of the five big meat packers. all Of
then eategoriealiy denied charges of
the Federal Trade Commission that
the packers we're combined to Ak
prices. the House Interstate Coms
merce Committee this afternoon tens
tatively decided to call upon the
commission for the names OF the wit
nesses upon whom its statements
were based. Up to the present time
the names OF these witnesses have
not been disclosed. The actual vote
on whether this course win be pur-
sued will be taken late this after
noon.
The cross-examination Of Thomas
E. Wilson. fourth Of the packers -
take the stand. was cut short By the
heated demand Of both Republicans
and Democrats that the cOmmission's
informants be called before the com
mittee to substantiate their charges,
against the packers.
The Washington times., 1919-01-30
STRANGE CASE OF
BAKERY CHILDREN

CONTINUED from First Page)
ties and that persons and per-
sOnaI deeency is violated to the
detriment OF their physical, men
tai and moral welfare.
The children taken from the home
were removed to the House of Deten-
tion, Ninth and N streets northwest
The investigation was precipitated
on December % last, when little
Agnes Dunn, one of the inmates OF
the home, ran away and sought refuge
at the home OF a neighbor.
A report was sent by the Greers to
the police Of a missing girl" At
about the same time the Red Cross
reported a girl who formerly lived
with the Greers had died in child
birth.
These reports, coming simultane-
.eusly, caused the police to make in
squiries, resulting in two charges be-
ing preferred against the Greers.
Several women, some of them now
married and well provided for, learn
ing that an investigation was under
way, reported to the police and vol
untarily offered TO appear in court
and relate their own stories.
Testimony Covers Twenty Years.
nesses in the trial, in progress dur
ing the last week in Juvenile Court
covers a period Of nearly twenty
years, during which the Greers have
had in their home scores Of children
from orphan asylums in Washington,
philadelphia, Norfolk, Boston, and
other cities.
Social service workers OF Washing
ton. aroused over reports Of sensa-
tfonal disclosures, are taking "A lively
interest in the case. There are pres
ent at each nights hearing represen-
tatfves from the Child Welfare Bu-
reau. the Associated Charities, War
camp Community Service, Red Cross
md other organizations interested IN
child welfare.
six boys, thirteen TO fifteen years
old. all formerly at the Greer home.
last night took the witness stand
and told how they lived while there.
It was nearly 10 o'clock when
fhirteen-year-old Albert Wilson, q
Trail lad. took the stand. He ap-
1.eared sleepy Attending court each
night for q week had begun q" test
his strength.
Boy Tells Of WhippinES.
Asked By Assistant Corporation
counsel George p Barse where he
washed his face each merRing. he
answered:
With the other boys in zinc
vashtub in the laundry"
How did you wipe your face md
hands?" the lawyer qUeried.
'-On anything I could get my hands
on-sometimes on my jacket the boy
replied
He was asked to tell OF the whip
ping Administered Michael Smith, one
OF the orphans in the home, late last
Hsovember.
Michael, the witness said. had
The Washington times., 1919-01-30

sworn at one OF the Other DoNs anu
Mr.. Greer thinking the oath was
meant for him. took him into the
laundry. laid him across a bench and
gave him a beating with a strap.
Michael was attired only in his night
clothes.
During the whipping, Mrs. Greer
heard the boys cries and rushed into
the laundry When she sought 10
come between Greer and the boy.
Greer struckher with the strap, the
witness said.
Escapes TO Alley.
Michael made his escape 10 the
alley and remained for some time out
If the cold, the witness said. One OF
the girls took of one OF her dresses
"she had on two, one clean and one
dirty" the lad testihed-and threw
il to Michael.
The boys later aided Michael TO re-
turn to the house, up the ladder into
the loft through a trap door, and
piled chairs. boxes, and other furni-
ture. over the door TO prevent Mr..
Greer following him in.
When Attorney Levy David coun-
sci for the GreeTs, began Cross-eXaTn-
ination Of the lad, he grew nervous.
Throughout his direct examination,
Z.
him and took notes on his testimony.
Faints on stand.
As the boy started back over his
testimony, directed by the counsel for
the defense, he grew pale, his an
swers came slower and slower. lie
spoke with an effort and suddenly his
face went white and he tainted in
the witness chair from nervous eN-
haustion.
4 court attendant and several spec
rators rushed TO tho boys side. aud
the attendant took the boy in his
arms and carried him from the room.
Il don't think that night time is
the right time 10 have these little
children down here" the court said
in the recess that followed. "ThC
nervous strain is too much for them"
The incident resulted in setting the
next hearing Of the case for this
afternoon. II is probable that no
more night sessions will be held.
No Schooling, Says Lad.
James O'Neil, aged fourteen, said
he had been at the Greer home since
early in November last. coming from
ST. Johns Orphan Asylum. Philadel-
phia.
DO you remember your father and
mother asked Attorney BarSe.
mo. indeed was the lads reply.
do you remember your fathers
and mothers uames?" was the next
query.
No, ineed." he answered
The boy testified that he had no
schooling since he went 70 the Greer
home; that ne had never been given
any money by the Greers
Admits He smoked.
on cross examination, O'Nen was
asked.
Were you A good boy?r
Sometimes" he replied
You didn't do anything bad?" he
was asked
Just smoked" the boy said, and
smiled.
lie said Mrs. Greer did not know
The Washington times., 1919-01-30
Cost of War to Britain
About ,64O,OOO,OOO,
Sir E. H. Holden Figures

LONDON, Jan. 2O.-The cost Of
the war to Great Britain was ap-
proximately $40, ,64O.OOO,OO0, de-
clared Sir z. H. Holden at the an
nual meeting at the LoDdon City
and Midland Bank, OF which he is
magaging director. or this sum
$685., ,OOO, 900 was loaned to the
allies.
Germany's war cost. he said,
was S3S,T5O. 900, 900. Of which only
s.. $50, ,OOO,OO was loaned to her
allies. In addition to this there
were the debts incurred by the
several German states.