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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
A TABLE OF FIGURES THAT
TELL THE STORY
the coffee that makes
the simplest meal
memorable

'The above figures show that the amount Of reserve
supply warehoused in 1919 about onehaf the average
amount of reserve carried from 1914 to 1918 inclusive As
the consumption coffee estimated at about 100000 bags
(9OO000O pound) per MONTH this supply Of 76561 bags
in the principal distributing port than safe
for the consumers of this country to draw from
producing countries demand higher prices for the major sup
plies of the world which they hold As matter of fact
this small is important factor in the present price
level
cit not policy to enter into public controversies
but seems ony fair that the people should be correctly in
formed the facts referred to above and take this
opportunity of submitting them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-08
The True Reason Why The Price of Coffee Advanced
sHIPPIEG

Many people Of the Southwest have been wondering Why
coffee present higher prices than any time previous
There are several Of this among them being heavy
storage charges high dock and large freight rates but the
biggest is the need for ships in which bring the coffee from
the South and Central American countries where grown
to the United States.
In recent statement to Edward n Hurley president Of
the United States shipping board the coffee trade committee
Of the country that despite the handcaps above
they had imported billion pounds of coffee into the
country during the y months ending last June One hun
dred million pounds used by the army alone during that
time.
However unless the prices to become exorbitan it
necessary that the merchant fleets be put into use by
this country possible and request was made Of
Mr. Hurley do much he could hasten the work Of
supplying shipping Several steamer lines are soon to
be established and they win great way alleviate condi
tons
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Early Aviation FIluht.

One may be reasonably surprised
that interest In aviation has not soon
er revived, as curiosity Of the past,
the legend of Alexander the Great
and his youthful ascent In a small
car drawn by gryphons. The legend
was widely current In the middle ages,
and many who heard 1t doubtless be-
Iieyed that Alexander's ''gryhoplane,"
as a modern headline writer cheerful
ly calls 1t, had attained an altitude
which would make the record as
cension Of modern aviation seem like
a childish experiment. Gryphons, as
those who know their "Alice In Won.
derland" will remember, were odd
birds, and Alexander, an adventurous
boy Of twelve, was said to have har-
messed two Of them to basket Of
rushes and been carried to height
Of 917.654 feet, returning to meet a
protesting parent, who asked him
"how long he expected to keep up his
infantile tricks."-Christian Science
Monitor.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Stoppage of Circulation
Causes "PinS and Needles

After being for long time In a
constrained attitude a peculiar numb
ness and prickling is often felt In the
arm, the leg, or the foot. This Is
caused by some interruption to the
circulation of the blood and can usual
ly be removed by rubbing or exer-
else. Physicians say that the reason
for this sensation, which is decidedly
uncomfortable, is that pressure for a
certain length of time deadens the
sensibility Of nerve. When this
pressure is suddenly removed Gas In
strengthening out the leg after sitting
with 1t doubled underneath the body)
sensibility gradually returns to the
nerves and as each nerve-iber COM
posing the trunk regains its normal
condition of sensibility prickling
sensation is felt, and these successive
pricklings from the successive awak-
enings of the fibers have not inaptly
been called "pins and needless"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
To Explore Earth,s Interior.

Our knowledge Of the earth from
actual contact is confined to a thin
layer of only few hundred feet, and
what exists deeper down is subject
for speculation. The idea Of exploring
further by bore-hole some ten times
as deep as any yet attempted was
again brought up in the late presi-
Dental address of Hon. Str Charles
A. Parsons to the British association.
He proposed in 1904 the sinking Of
such a shaft to depth Of IL miles,
and estimated that 1t would require
eighty-five years Of time and cost $685.
600, O,00O-an outlay about equal to that
for one frst-class battleship. Since
then Prof. f. ID. Adams has concluded
that a depth Of Is miles could be
reached In limestone before the rock
would give trouble by being crushed,
and in granite about 30 miles could be
reached. Such shaft might throw
much light on the earth's internal con-
stitution-especially as related to very
heavy minerals. In Italy, bore-holes
sunk to moderate depths In volcan-
ic district discharge great volumes
of high pressure steam, and this is be-
ing utilized to generate about 10000
horsepower by turbines.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Forty Is Sacred Number
With Respect to Weather
After st. SWithln's Day

The 40-day period Of imaginary
flood or drought following st. Swith-
in's day is now long past for this year,
and we shall hear no more of that
singular superstition, says the New
York Herald. until next summer, when
1t will doubtless bob up serenely,"
only to be discredited again as it has
Invariably been every year since the
worthy bishop of Winchester was bur-
led the second time. For, Of course,
the prophecy has never so much as
once been fulfilled. 1t requires every
day from July Is to August "a in every
year to be either rainy or rainless,
which Is something that never has
happened In any year.
Why 40 days was selected as the
period Of meteorological monotony Is an
interesting question, though 1t is prob
able that 1t was suggested by the 40
days downpour in Noah's time. At
any rate, 1t is only one of the many
noteworthy uses that have been made
Of the number 40 in fact and fiction.
After the 40 days and 40 nights Of
rain at the deluge, 1t will be recalled.
Noah waited 40 days before he opened
the window of the ark and sent forth
the raven.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Largest Shade Tree in
Country Is Sycamore; as
Feet in Circumference

The American Forestry Magazine Is
urging the planting Of sycamOres for
shade trees. II shows that they are of
rapid growth and attain large size. 1t
also calls attention to the beauty Of
the tree-a thing which many people
do not really appreciate. In the in
terest of more beautiful cities, 1t Is
desirable that sycamores be encour-
aged, the magazine urges.
The largest shade tree In this coun-
try is sycamore in Worthington, Ind.
It Is 46 feet in circumference and $50
feet in height-the most beautiful
specimen Of tree to be found at least
in the middle West. But it isn't the
only grand old sycamore" to be
found; there are thousands and thou
sands Of them in this country, says the
Columbus Dispatch.
The sycamore requires plenty Of
moisture, but moisture Is easily sup
piled in a modern city. Besides, the
tree has habit Of reaching out after
moisture, it's roots extending for long
distances and going deep into the
earth.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Rabbits Afford Good Meat
to Help Check the n. G. l.

1t seems pity that more families
who are struggling with the high cost
Of living and who are appalled, at the
price they are forced to pay for their
meat supply, do not know what a
help few rabbits In their back yard
would be. Two or three does and a
buck will afford an abundance Of the
finest meat the market Offers, and at
low price, too, especially If person
has a little garden or can get green
stuff to feed them, although the grains
they consume are Of the cheaper kinds
and they are far from expensive to
feed. Fried, stewed, roasted, pot-pie,
any old way you take them, they are
simply great eating. The meat is
white like chicken breast and of ex-
cellent flavor. Rabbits are ready to
butcher at any age from six weeks
up. growing very rapidly.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Slanina Treaties.

Signatures on treaties have become
easy to arrange now that the system
Of alphabetical order is followed, but
formerly the fight for precedence, was
cause of grievous difficulty. The or
der in which names appeared on trea-
ties used to be determined by the stat
Us Of the realms concerned. But this
device involved such interminable dis
putes that other systems were suggest.
ed, and as long ago as 1718. at the
signature Of the quadruple alliance,
each Power signed first the copy which
was to remain in its possession. Al
Aix-la-C -Chapelle, in 174S, the contract.
ing parties each signed one copy for
each of the others. Finally the pres
ent plan Of alphabetical order (ac'
cording to the French alphabet) was
adopted.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
LED IN ~ART PREsERvATlvE-
Conclusive Proof That thS Koreans
Were the First to Perceive Value
Of Movable Type.

Fifty pieces OF movable type bear.
ing the Chinese characters, being part
Of the first font of movable type ever
made, were shown In the last week In
the Museum Of Natural History, In
New York. England has the other half
Of the font, which was cast In Seoul,
Korea, In 1908, some years before the
discoveries Of Forster, Gutenberg and
the other early typemakers in Europe.
1t seems, thus. chat to the Koreans be-
longs the distinction of having invent
ed and first produced separate type
characters In metal.
Each type is cylindrically concave
cling more firmly to the bed Of bees
wax which constituted the "form."
When the type had been firmly and
evenly embedded In the wax the print
er, sitting cross-legged before the form,
covered the type with ink applied with
soft brush. Then the paper was laid
lightly on the form and a piece Of felt
was brushed gently over the paper
with one hand, after which the other
removed the printed page. 1t was pos
sible to strike Off as many as 1900
Impressions a day in this way.
Thrown aside as useless, the font
lay as rubbish on the floor Of the gov
ernment printing Office at Seoul during
the Japanese invasion Of 1592-97, and
so lay unnoticed and escaped being
carried Off into japan. Later, how
ever, the types were collected and the
font again made up and used for
printing.
Although this font was the first to
be made Of movable metal type. vari-
GUS methods of printing had already
been In vogue for centuries. DIR. Ber-
thold Laufer, anthropologist and orr
entalist, has recently drawn up an ex-
cellent reference summary of the i'm
portant dates in the history Of priting.
AS early as 175 A. ID. texts Of the Chi
nese classics were engraved on stone
tablets, and impressions were taken
on paper ~ rubbing. II 593 classical
books were printed by means of wood
en- blocks, block-printing on smaller
scale having already been practiced.
In 764 Japan adopted block-printing,
and in the tenth century there were
discovered in Fayoum. Egypt, block
printed books In Arabic.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
KILLS TREE PESTS
Doctor Woodpecker Is Natures
Chief Wood Surgeon.
In Everlasting Conflict With Millions
Of Dangerous Enemies That Would
Destroy the iSs Of the Sturdy
Forest Monarchs.

II half q thousand disease germA
should suddenly begin eating into the
ufe tissues Of your body. you would
surely need q doctor. writes r. ID.
Brimmer In the Farm Journal. Yet
more than 500 species Of insects prey
upon the oak tree, and still we wonder
at Its strength and vigor. So much.
indeed, that sturdy as an oak" has
become an advertising slogan.
The sturdy oak owes much tof its
long life to Doctor Woodpecker, ma
ture's skilled wood surgeon. One borer
would kill tree single-handed n left
Ut his deadly work long enough; so
VIII few beetles. A single mother
beetle will produce nearly 100000
young destroyers In summer Of unin-
terrupted activity. Weevils only stunt
the growth Of the tree and leave 1t
full Of holes, an easy victim to other
destroyers. Saw flies, caterpillars,
ants and moths are among the hosts of
tree pests that damage the outer part
Of the trees. Against all these the
tree is defenseless. except for the busy
surgeon. A hungry bird of any other
Kind cannot help the tree. for the pests
are hidden beneath the bark or far un-
der the surface.
Just as plaques and epIdemics wiped
out whole villages of people In the
middle ages. so II left to their enemies
Il would be only few decades before
all forests would be murdered-noth-
ing but dead. grub-bored stubs and
fallen trunks left. To prevent this
terrible condition nature sends ply
sician regularly to each patient. Some
times Doctor Woodpecker has been
known to spend as many as three days
operating on one very bad case, con-
stantly using to advantage his tree
surgery tools. Generally his incision
b only as deep as the thickness Of the
bark. Often he slides his spearbill be-
tween seams or crevices and draws out
the worm, leaving no mark or scar on
the bark to show where he did 1t. At
other times his cuttings may be deep
galleries tunnels or caverns.
A great deal of the drumming that
We hear is only for sounding purposes
much like man taps the wall with
. hammer to find studdlng. When
Doctor Woodpecker has discovered a
diseased part he directs rapid fire
of rafting beats upon the spot with
his pickax bill, raining his hammer
like blows with automatic and aston
ishing precision, until his prey is
brought to light Then he thrusts In
his barbed bill and. with sudden
backward jerk. brings forth the deadly
grub.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Short Measure In Canned
Goods to Have Attention
Of Federal Authorities

Federal food inspectors have been
instructed to watch for Interstate ship
ments Of canned foods which have
been slack-filled; that is. which con-
tain too much water and too little
solid food. Oficials Of the bureau OF
chemistry, United States department
Of agriculture. who are charged with
the enforcement Of the federal food
and drugs act. say that action under
the law will be taken against VIOLA
tors.
The practice Of slack-filling food
cans, in the opinion Of the officials. Is
demoralizing to the trade and unfair
to the consumer. To put full can in
competition with a slack-filled can
places the honest Gamer at a disad-
vantage. The consumer almost inva-
riably receives more for his money
when buying a full can than when
buying q slack-filled can even though
he pays a higher price for the full can.
In some instances. however, when the
Gamer sells his slack-filled cans to the
trade at prices lower than the market
price for full can, the consumer Is
charged as much for the slack-filled
can as for the full can. In such cases
both the Gamer and the dealer share
in unfair profits at the expense Of the
consumer.
Putting excess liquid in cans adds
unnecessary expense, In canning, stor-
ing and shipping, since the excess
liquid requires more cans and in
creases freight and storage charges all
along the line-through the hands Of
the canner, broker, the wholesale and
the retail grocer. Since this addition
al and useless expense is borne inva-
riably by the consumer, 1t adds its
part to the high cost Of living.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
pifferlna rxpes Of Marble.

In its tests of 90 different types of
marbles, the United States bureau Of
standards has found the compresslve
strength Of the dry material to range
between 1850 and 50,250 pounds per
square inch. Wet specimens were usu-
ally somewhat weaker, and In few
instances loss Of strength from soak
Ing was as great as 25 per cent. Af-
ter 30 freezings and thawings, most
specimens were much weakened,
though some were little affected, while
a few were actually strengthened. The
electrical resistance varies so greatly
that care is necessary in selecting ma
terial for switchboard. Marbles ex-
pand irregularly on heating, and part
of the increase Is permanent.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Useful Asbestos Is Found
in Most Parts Of Country

Asbestos in modern times has come
to be very extensively manufactured
Into incombustible cloth, gloves. felt,
paper and other articles Of common
use, and Is much used as covering to
steam boilers and pipes, in the manu-
facture of gas stoves, and, mixed with
metallic pigments, It is employed as q
paint for wooden structures, roofs.
partitions and the like to render them
flreproof or fire-resistant. It Is found
In most parts Of the world, chiefly In
connection with serpentlne. Scien-
tifically 1t Is described as highly
useful mineral, a fibrous variety Of
several members Of the hornblende
family, composed Of separable fiIa-
ments, with silky luster. the flbers
sometimes being delicate. flexible and
elastic and at other times stin and
brittla
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
steel Pipe Industry.

Very few persons realize the varied
applications Of the prosaic steel or
iron pipe. It has been used for many
years as conduit for water. sewage,
steam or gas. but at the present time
pipe enters into the construction Of
such varied products as agricultural
supplements, automobiles, architecture
n ironwork and grill work, building
columns, refrigerating machinery, dry
KILN. apparatus, elevator cars, wheel
bsrrows. work benches, ornamental
gstes. elevator grain spouts, safety
ladders, warship masts, lighting and
hfgh-tension poles. electric wiring, rail-
way signal apparatus, sprinkler sys-
TENS and signal towers.
A. the variety Of uses 10 tubular
products Increased and the cost OF max
NJ steel diminished. there has been .
eAnnee also IN material. Fifty years
- nearly aIl the screw Joint pipe wns
Dads of wrought Iron.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Clothing the Family
Consideration Of Real Purpose Of
Clothes viii Help IN
Economizing

Clothing the family is a business
which should be handled as systemat-
ically as any other business, declares
Laura Makepeace Of the Colorado Ag-
ricultural college.
What do you want your clothing to
do for you and what do you want 1t
to show? Do you not want these
things:
Protection from cold, heat, moisture
and rough surfaces?
Freedom in movement, breathing
and standing?
Beauty, by choosing materials, col
ors and designs suited to you and your
occupation?
Self respect, clothing which is ap-
propriate, becoming and within your
means, makes yourself and neighbors
think well of you.
Have you thought Of the different
kinds Of garments you should have?
These can be divided into three
groups: outerclothing, underclothing
and accessories. You need to think,
too, of the cost of cleaning, repairs,
renovation and remodeling.
Allowing Is per cent of the yearly
income for clothing, good proportion
is, outerclothing. 20 per cent; under
clothing 20 per cent; accessories 5 per
cent, and care, 5 per cent. Go over
the garments on hand Decide what
can be freshened or remodeled. Esti-
mate what this will cost and what new
things are needed, then make your
budget and stick to 1t.
Go shopping with a purpose.
Learn to recognize quality.
Choose slowly and thoughtfully.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
nso.and.so. and pauqht.r..

It is a welcome sight to see the
words "and daughter" as the suffix to
the name over shop. says the London
News. 1t is sign Of the times of
women's interest In business and their
recognition rs responsible helpmates.
In the west end there is more than
one emporium Of feminine attire un-
der the ownership of So-and-So and
Dau6hter--or daughters--and ] know
Of fhother which belongs officially to
father and daughters; but have never
yet come across q shop under the joint
ownership Of husband and wife, yet
We know Of countless small businesses
n which the wife Of the owner does
y Goodly share Of the work.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
BeIated ProHteer.

In Montana there is an old Indian
brave who appears each year with
quantities Of certain luscious berry
which grows wild in great profusion
and which is highly esteemed by
thrifty housewives for canning. For
many years his price has been five
cents per quart This season the same
Indian came with the same berries
which had been growing wild In the
same profusion, but he calmly an.
nounced his price as 25 cents quart
Asked why the increase, he shrugged
his shoulders and said: Heap big war
some place." Then he added: me
Just hear about um," as though to
apologize for not having increased his
price sooner.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Millions to Be Spent by
Japanese for Aviation

The Japanese government is pre-
pairing to appropriate the equivalent
of $125, 900. 900 for the development of
aviation, the amount to be expended
over four or i've years. Interest in
aviation has been stimulated there by
the special French aviation corps
which Is teaching the Japanese army.
Japan is seriously backward in avia-
tion and the fact that she Is subscrib-
Ing such large amount Of money In
dtcates her intention to try to attain
the place in aviation occupied By the
other great powers,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Had Him There.

"I am an agnostic," said the thin
man.
"And an agnostic is what?" in
quired listener.
IAN agnostic is-well. a fellow who
is not sure of anything"
swell, then, how does 1t happen
that you're sure you are an agnosticT
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
In Very Close Contact.

"Have you ever
come in contact
with the moneyed
classes?"
"Oh, yes; / was
KIN o C X e d down
once by a million
aires auto"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
The Brazil Nut Tree.

In the vast districts watered by the
Amazon grows the Brazilian tree, 100
feet to $50 feet in height with alter.
nate horizontal branches. the ends OF
which hang like great ropeR The
smooth cylindrical trunk has q dr.
cumfWence Of ~ to ~ fs1k
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
TO THE POINT.

Pointiess conversation bores
the quickest.
Lots Of men who have an aim
in life lack ambition.
Ungratefulness is one of the
meanest traits Of humanity.
Probably the easiest way to
make trouble is to look for, It.
Homely women frequently
have the most homelike homes.
A ball dress is cut low but the
bill for 1t comes high.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21

Mrs. Tungsmith-Did hear you re-
fer to me, your wife, as nothing but
talking machine?
Her Husband-I never said 1t.
Why, II you were mere talking ma.
chine you'd talk only when I wished
you to.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
1T IS TO SMILE
A Classy Yegg.

- SidSey pcS8.
Officer-How viii I know this "gen-
tleman burglar?"
t'aptain-If he shoots you with a
pearl-handled revolver it's him, me
lad.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Squaring Himself.

Squdrin9 Himseir.
II claim that
man Blump is a
born diplomat"
slows that?"
"His wife OBJ
jected to his spill
ing cigar ashes on
her rug, so he
bought her a car
pet sweeper"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Why Not7

The Caller-Is Mrs. Van Stile with
In?
The Doorman--I will see, madam
VIII you kindly step withup2
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21


United What method
3 the umgaon that meeting
the employ O dsinfection
Of
carrie in adjusted
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
Loud Raiment,

"Dld you sell that man the green
and blue checked suit you were show
ing him?" asked the proprietor of the
"Nifty Togs Shop"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-11-21
mo, SIR" replied Percy, the peerless

salesman.
"Why not?"
"He said he couldn't stand excite
ment."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-06
cHIckAsHA NOW
READY WITH CASH

Continued from page ID.
three weeks and upon his return he
expects to be able to give us a def
mite answer with regard to natural
gas for Chickasha. His private opin.
ion ~ that he expects to let you have
gas by next fall
i believe you understand our po-
sition thoroughly in. this matter, but
in case you do not. we would advise
that we would welcome natural gas
for Chickasha and we are doing
everything that we possibly can to
obtain 1t for Chickasha. However,
1t seems to us that the Oklahoma
Natural Gas Co., are the only proper
parties to obtain this gas from. To
attempt to obtain natural gas
through small private interests
would not in our judgment, assure
permanency Of supply.