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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
CHINESE WOMEN PAWN GEMS
SIant-Eyed Beauties Buy Diamonds on
lnstalIment Plan and Then
Hock Them.

San Francisco.-"Alla same white
women. Just hook dlimond. Whatta
malla?'
Zip Shee, Lee So and Ian Sock,
Chinese women, residents of San
Francisco's oriental quarter, lisped
the foregoing, following their arrest
on a charge Of embezzlement by bailee
preferred by the Brilliam Jewelry COM
pany. Then they told their story. De-
sirous of setting off their charms they
purchased diamonds valued at $1,000
from the jewelry concern, agreeing to
pay on the installment plan. Then
the need for ready cash was expert
enced by these three slant-eyed beau
ties. A local pawnshop got the gems.
Zip Shee, Lee So and Ian Sock spent
the money. Then came the police.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
TAKE LOOT FROM HUN
-Four Billion Dollars Worth Can.
tured by British.
Immense Amount Of Stolen Property
Left Behind in Hurried Ger
man Retreat.

Namur, France.-FOur billion dol
lars is the most conservative estimate
of the value of the war loot captured
from the German army by the Brit
ish because Of the haste Of the Hun
retreat.
Eight hundred barge loads, each car
rying 800 tons, and 10000 trucks held
| part of the treasure.
Some Of the loads were coming to
supply the German army. Some were
cargoes taken from the allies and load
ed for shipment to Germany. But the
latter was the least part One barge
carried 400 tons of iron bolts.
In one small area was seized 10000
tons of chicory, 100000 candles, LOO
tons Of soda, 200 dynamos, 1000 farm
implements, 5000 shovels and pick
axes.
In one sale Of loot 10000 stoves have
been disposed of, mostly to Belgians
and French.
A cargo of rags was bid up to $3.50
ton before the auctioneer discovered
what the bidders already had learned,
that the rags covered a store Of
copper.
Here is just a partial list Of the arti-
cles seized and now being sold by the
disposing board: Brooms, buckets,
trench mirrors, dried tripe, toilet pa
per, water bottles, hammers. lamps,
pumps, blunderbuses, carbide, beds,
spring mattresses, mousetraps, bells,
rotary pumps, wheelbarrows, harness,
mosquito netting (by the 1000 yards),
churns, oil, paint, shovels, wire cut
tiers, bags, paper string, paper bags,
medical stores, huts, field FORCES, uni
forms, bells, Klaxton horns, gas alarm
sirens.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07

Charles Pergler was accredited as
the Czecho-Slovak diplomatic repre-
sentative in the United States follow
ing the departure of Thomas G..
Masaryk to Europe. For several
months he has acted as Doctor Ma
saryk's secretary and for four years
previously had been the most noted
worker for his people in this country.
Pergler was educated in the United
States, but spent much of his youth
In France. He was later engaged in
newspaper work in Chicago and then
became lawyer, practicing in Iowa.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
SEE ROYAL CL0R|ES1
Yanks AnxiousIy Ask "When Do
We Get EatS?"
Only Statue That Interests soIdi.r. I.
Statue Of Liberty in New
York Harbor.

Farls.-Standing amid the glories Of
the royal past of France, in the parl
at Versailles, an American doughbo,
burst into this apostrophe:
Say, pal, where do you get eats
around these diggin's?"
American fighting men in leave par
ties led by trained guides from the
Paris headquarters Of the Young Mems
Christian association war work coun.
Gil may be seen everywhere in Paris
ana Its environs, enjoying the monu.
ments Of the old regime and of the
empire In truly American fashion
"nlcn does not prevent the associa.
ton of the great palace Of Louis XIV
and "chow."
"Looks like decayed church." was
the deliberate estimate of another boy
In khaki as he stood before the Hotel
DIES Invalides. Then he went inside
and became enthusiastic over the mar
BILE railing about the tomb Of NAPOLEON
because it was so "white" and hadn't
a flaw.
One Of them emerged from the In.
valides and grew almost poetic about
the yellow light coming through the
stained glass windows above Napo.
Icons casket. Then he caught him.
self, and almost blushed. In the next
breath he called the Court des Inva.
Hdes the souvenir parlor of the
armies Of France" When he saw
Guynemer's airplane and learned what
1t was, he maintained a reverentlal ST.
lence Of more than minute before
ne began to determine its make"
Perhaps the reactions from Yer.
sailles are the most Illuminating.
Hating at the Fountain of Neptune.
a doughboy cast his eye apprais1Ggly
down the vista of the park.
"Gee," he said, "there must be two
miles Of fountains"
Best Of all, apparently, the soldiers
like to go and sit on the banks of
the Seine-watching the river traffic.
The one-fourth size Statue of Lib
erty presented to Paris by the Ameri-
can colonies watches over them here.
But even it is the subject Of frank
criticism.
"Huh,", said one of the critics. 1T
doesn't look as good as the old girl
will look when we steam into New
York harbor"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
BRITISH UNHEALTHY AS RACE
Analysis Of Reports Of Medical Boards
Shows DeplorabIe Condition.

London.-The analysis of the reports
Of the medical boards who dealt with
recruits shows deplorable condition
Of national health.
A summary which is more or less
typical of the whole can be quoted
as an example.
Out Of nine men examined three
were fit for service and were good
lives; two were more or less unfit, but
able to do something; four represented
wreckage of one kind or another, some
of it hopeless, most Of it preventable.
AS far as the tables have so far been
completed the average is as follows:
Fit, average for country, SO; London,
%; Scotland, a; Wales, 46. Impos-
sible, average for country, 10; London,
~; Scotland, 8; Wales. z.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Jokers Kidnap Bride
on Wedding Night

Bridgeport, Conn. - Charles
Brownell Of this town was the
victim of an impractical" joke,
in his opinion, when friends of
the young man kidnapped. his
bride following the ceremony,
took her 20 the home of one Of
the young women conspirators
and held her a prisoner until the
following morning.
Shortly after the wedding
cake had been cut an auto drew
up in front of the door and the
appearance Of the bride was the
signal for action by the kfdnap-
ers. She was hurried into the
machine, which sped away at
full speed. Not until the next
morning was she returned to the
disgruntled husband, who adj
mits he failed to see the joke.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
THIEF STEALS FROM COPS
Takes Loaded Revolver From One
y Policeman and Shoes From
Another.

Philadelphia.-To steal a police
mans shoes and then swipe another
"cop's' loaded revolver is what Sam
uel Smith put over in Lilanerch, q
suburb of this city.
Smith broke into the home of SAM
uel Love, policeman, at Lilanerch
while Love and his family were Sleep
ing, pocketed Loves revolver and
quietly evacuated the premises.
A short time later Roy jenkins, an
other policeman of the village, espied
q man acting suspiciously. The man
was carrying pair of perfectly good
shoes In his hand and keeping in the
shadows. Jenkins arrested him. The
shoes belonged to the patrolman.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
MAKES HIM POSE AS GUEST
San Francisco Husband Gets Tired
Of Notions Of Artistic
Wife.

San Francisco.-Because his wife
believed she was destined to be q
prima donna and made him pose as a
guest in his own nome, Jacob Flower
man, insurance man, was granted a
divorce here. -
Flowerman said his wife contended
a singer to be popular must be single.
Therefore they lived together secret
ly. When guests came he said he
went out the back way and later was
admitted at the front door like any
other guest. -.5
Finally, he says, he got tired Of this
deception and sent his wife b.ck East
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
TO REBUILD C0RTEZ PALACE
Famous Mexican Structure, 400 Years
Old, Has Been Allowed to Fall
Into Ruin.

New York.-The palace of Cortez, in
the suburbs of Coyoacan, is to be re-
constructed by the government and
used as a museum for relics of the
Spanish conquest.
The structure, 400 years old, has
been allowed to fall into ruins. In
the courtyard are ancient trees, under
which Herman Cortez and his familiars
were wont to rest. These are hun
dreds Of years older than the ancient
building itself. ..r.
The chapel attached to the palace is
stu in good condition.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
MexiCans Think Rebel
Chief Burst His Coffin

Chautla, Mexico.-Legends al
ready are beginning to spring up
among the superstitious and ig-
norant regarding Emiliano Zap
alta, the rebel chief who met
death here on April 10. In an
attempt to preserve the bandits
body as long as possible to give
the greatest number of his fol-
lowers a chance to see it, it
was packed in ice, in the alb
sence Of embalming fluids. The
ice burst the sides and top Of
the flimsy coffin and gave rise
to superstitious tales that the
"Attila Of the South" as Zap
alta was called, was not really
dead, but had burst his coffin
and escaped.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Can Kick II She Wants To.

New York.-No matter how tight
a women's skirt is she can kick man
If she wants to. Magistrate Douras so
ruled and he put under bond to keep
the peace Miss Jennie Berger, 33. Miss
Berger denied that she had kicked
Joseph Goldmutz and told the judge
it could not be done without splitting
the skirt she was wearing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Tab for Artificial Doq.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Squire A. A. Min
der has decided that the law in Wheel
ing does not discriminate between nat
ural and artificial dogs and James Sell
ers, music dealer, was ordered to
purchase tab and place it on the
neck Of an artificial dog that he has
standing In the window.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
CARRY SILVER SAFELY
Trains Cross Continent Without
Loss of an Ounce.
Mint Director Revealed How Wartime
Shipments to India Were
Handled.

Washington.-Now that the govern
ment has completed it's wartime shin
ments to India of silver from melted
dollars, Director of the Mint Baker
has disclosed how thousands Of tons
OF the metal were hauled from the
Philadelphia mint to San Francisco in
special trains, guarded by armed men,
without loss Of an ounce and without
general knowledge Of the procedure.
Eighteen Of these treasure trains
made the trip across the continent in
the IL months ending last April %.
with, the silver like big bricks piled
high in each Of the five express cars
composing special train.
Two men with automatic pistols at
their hips and sawed-off shotguns on
their laps sat in each car, and later
guarded the secret transfer Of the
white bars from train to ship at San
Francisco.
Each silver brick weighed about 62
pounds and was worth $1,000, and each
train carried between $5,OOO,OOO and
$1O,OOOOOO Of the bricks. Wrecking
of the trains and theft of the metal
by bandits was considered an ever
present menace to be guarded against.
Guarded shipments Of silver dollars
also were made from the United States
treasury In Washington and from
the New Orleans subtreasury in Phila-
delphia. These dollars travelled in
stout bags Of 1000 each and were
handled much like bags of sugar, ex-
cept that armed men always were
near.
More than 265,OOO,O0O silver dollars
were melted and shipped to India dur
Ing the year, to meet urgent war de-
mands for coinage.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Didn't Stop Bullet

Sharon, Pa.-Neither the New Tes.
lament nor his mothers picture ward
ed off the German bullet that pierced
the heart of Private Alexander Patter-
son. Among the personal effects re-
ceived by the family are copy of the
New Testament given by the Y. M. G.
A. overseas, photograph of his moth
er and a fountain pen, all damaged
BY one bullet.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Observation-Disclosures
Women Huskina Corn.

Rantoul, nl.-A survey Of the corn
fields Of Illinois by air shows many
women have gone out to help in the
corn husHng. One Of the aviators
here reports seeing hundreds Of wom-
en- doing their part to save the corn
crop.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Now They're Married.

San Francisco ct have loved your
dear eyes ran a letter John Metz
ner dictated to his stenographer, Miss
Rivers. "Who's it going tor" she asked.
Address it to yourself" said John.
Now they are married.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Had a Bad Nidhf.

Kansas City, Mo.-Mr. Day had a
bad night. He was driver of a livery
motor car with three "fares." Upon
arriving at given address be was re-
lteVed of 81 and his machine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07
Ohio "victory GirIs' to
Earn SIS Each for War

Kenton, O.-This city has an
organization known as "Victory
Girls" and its membership con-
, sists Of some of the most promi-
nent young ladies of the city.
Each has pledged to earn IS for
war work funds. To aid the
girls Mrs. Caresia Gilman has
opened an employment bureau
!, at her home, and the young Ia
dies are going to do real work
for their money.
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1919-06-07

A young merchant sailor on board
one Of the famous fabricated ships
built by the United States shipping
board is here pictured, showing the
blanket that keeps him warm on cold
nights at sea. The blanket, heavy,
brown, striped with red, and very
warm, is part Of the bedding furnished
by the shipping board on all vessels
operated by the board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
WHERE MEN Do
NOT STRIKE

Philadelphia, Sept. 22.-The ma
tion-wide strike Of steel workers
had little effect in Philadelphia to-
day.
Po.tsville. Pa. Sept. 22.-The
Eastern Steel company, employing
about a thousand men, was not af-
fected by the strike order. All the
men reported for work as usual.
Beaver. Pa. Sept. 22.-According
to reports the steel strike did not
greatly affect plants in Beaver
county.
Harrisburgh, Pa, Sept 22.-No
sign OF a steel strike was apparent
anywhere in the Harrisburg dis
trict today.
Duluth. Mimi. Sept. 22.-There
is no strike at the Minnesota Steel
company's plant here, according to
officials OF the company this morn
ing.
Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 22.-Ev-
cry steel plant in the Birmingham
district was operating today, most
of them practically at full capacity.
Hammond, Ind, Sept. 22.-AlT
the steel plants in Hammond were
in operation apparently about as
usual this forenoon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
PERSHING GIVES
TO WAR VICTIMS
BEFORE SAILING

Washington, Sept. 22.-General
Pershing's last days in France con-
tanned an incident which is dis
closed in a report Just reaching ma
tional headquarters of the American
Red Cross from Paris. 1t was a
gift of 94.625.40 francs, over $10,-
900, from General Pershing and the
officers of his staff to the Red Cross
TO be devoted to some deserving
work among the mothers and chill
sdren of France who suffered in the
SSar
Several weeks ago, it now is re
vealed. a chaplain attached to Gen
eral Pershing's headquarters visit
ing American Red Cross headquar-
tiers in Paris, asked to be shown the
various phases of the work being
carried on. The check, bearing
Pershing's signature, was the re-
suit, reaching the Red Cross the
day the general babe farewell to
France. A letter accompanied the
donation stipulating that the money
be placed in the STARS and Stripes
War Orphans fund" which assist
ed by the eRd Cross, has adopted"
thousands of French children
whose fathers were killed in bat
tie, insuring for them support and
the means of educating them
selves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
WHERE MEN ARE
ON STRIKE

. Milwaukee, Sept. %. - Union
steel workers claim that the plant
of the Illinois Steel company here,
a subsidiary of the United States
Steel corporation, is closed down
At 9:30 o'clock union officials
claimed that 1900 men were out.
Cleveland. Ohio, Sept 22-Union
leaders claimed that at least 49,
900 steel workers are on strike this
morning and that plants of some
of the independent mills were
closed. The 16 mills of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company, en-
pIoying 5000 men, were complete
ly closed down. The Mckinney
Steel company also shut down. The
Bourne Fuller company plant,
employing $500 men, was reported
idle.
Youngstown, Ohio. Sept 22.-
Early reports from the various
steel mill centers this morning in
Dictated that men had obeyed the
strike orders generally and that
practically all mills in the Ma
honing valley either were badly
crippled or may be forced 10 sus-
pend operation altogether
Steubenville, Ohio, Sept. 22.-
Following the lead of the La Belle
Iron works Saturday evening, the
Mingo works and Steubenyille
blast furnaces of the Carnegie
Steel company, closed down tight
at midnight, Sunday.
Canton. Ohio. Sept 22.-Reports
from Canton Mills today are that
all plants. except the United Alloy.
are operating, although many
Workmen are absent
Johnstown. Pa, Sept. 22-Twelve
thousand iron and steel workers
are on strike in the Johnstown dis
trict. union officials estimated to-
day.
Buffalo, y. Y, Sept. 22.-Union
men claimed that 70 per cent of
the workmen in the plants of the
Lackawana Steel company. the
Brown Steel company, and
the Bonner Steel company, obeyed
the strike call today. No state
ment was forthcoming from the
companies.
Joliet, Ill. Sept. 22.-Many en-
pIoyes of the Illinois Steel com
pany plant here failed to go to
work today. d. r. Matthias, super
announced that the mill
would operate as long as there
were men to work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
HEAD OF MORMON
CHURCH DENIES
LEAGUE OPPOSED

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 81.
President Heber J. Grant of the
Mormon church today took issue
with statements made recently by
United States Senator Smoot OF
Utah to the effect that the book ol
Mormon is opposed TO the League
of Nations.
The position of the Church OF
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
is that the standard works of the
church are not opposed to the
League of Nations" he said. Presi-
dent Grant announced that he has
signed a manifesto issued by For
mer President Taft, eX-Attorney
General Wickersham and other not
able figures asking for the i'm
mediate ratification of the peace
treaty and the covenant of the
League of Nations without amend
meQtS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22

rs NOTHING TO
say GARY VIEW
UPON WALKOUT
Other Chiefs On Both
Sides Optimistic Re-
garding Strike.

New York, Sept. 22.-Elbert H.
Gary, chairman OF the board of d.
rectors Of the United States Steel
corporation, declined to comment
on the steel strike today. He came
to his office about 1890 o'clock, his
usual hour, but when pressed for a
statement he declared:
There is nothing to say"
Mr.. Gary admitted that he was
receiving reports on the strike
from the various subsidiaries Of
the steel corporation, but neither
he nor any of the other officers
would make any comment upon
them.
Union Leader.
Pittsburgh, Sept eve are
agreeably surprised at the showing
made" was the announcement by
William q. Foster. secretary Of the
national committee for organizing
charge of the Pittsburgh district.
Mr.. Foster, in his review of the
situation from his early reports,
said he was agreeably surprised at
the number of men out. 1T will
be two days before the full weight
of the strike will be felt" he said.
He disputed the information given
out by the Carnegie company and
said that Homestead and Braddock
were in bad shape"
Mr.. Foster said his reports show
ed that the Carnegie plants at Do
nora and Monessen were complete
~ shut down, total of three men
for work in the two
places.
Carnegie Official
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. give
got away in good shape at most of
our plants in and about Pittsburgh
this morning." said a representa-
tive of the Carnegie Steel company
when asked for a statement on the
effect of the steel workers strike,
which went into effect today.
Summing up, the representative
Of the company said the situation
might have been worse" He said
that in all plants where men failed
to report they were nearly all for
eigners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
PARIS COUNCIL
TO ANNUL PART
OF ENEMY LAW
Section Constitution Pro.
viding Austro Union
to Be Killed

Paris, Sept. 22.-The supreme
council of the peace conference
met this morning, Frank L. Polk,
head of the American delegation
who has been spending a couple Of
days in the devastated regions, be-
ing in attendance.
The members of the supreme
council, including Mr.. Polk, will go
to Versailles this afternoon to at
tend the signing of the protocol
annulling article 81 of the German
constitution providing for Austrian
representation in the German par
lament The document certifying
to the notification of this clause
will be signed by Baron Kurt Won
Lersner, head of the German mis-
sion at Versailles, at 4 o'clock to-
day.
VIII Repatriate Troops.
The council decided upon the re-
patriatiOn of the CzechO-SlOvak
troops remaining in Siberia, about
$4,000 in number. The necessary
tonnage will be furnished by the
United States, Great Britain and
France.
1t was decided that the plebis-
cite in the Teschen district, to set
tie the question whether the re-
gion should go to Poland or
CZechO-S lOXakia, must take place
within three months.
Other action taken by the coun-
Gil was to fix the scale of salaries
of the officers on the interallied
mission to Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-22
TOSS-UP IS WON
BY CINCINNATI

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept 22.-Cin-
cinnati won the toss for the open
ing game Of the worlds series ct
the meeting of the National base
ball commission here today.
The first two games will be
played in Cincinnati, the next three
in the American League city win
ming the pennant of that league,
then two in Cincinnati, if neces-
sary. followed by one in the Ameri-
can league city. The place for the
ninth game, If necessary, is to be
decided by lot.
The first game is scheduled for
Wednesday, Oct 1.
Louis Comiskey, son of Charles
Comiskey of the Chicago White
Sox, tossed the coin for choice of
the opening game August Herr
mann selected heads" and heads
came.
The umpires who will Judge the
plays in the world series games
are:
American Lacquer. r. Nallin
and William J. Evans.
National league-Charles Rigler
and Emmett Quigley.
The business representatives Sc
lected by the commission were
Leslie F. Constans of Pittsburgh,
who will represent the National
league, and William Harridge of
hCicago, who will represent the
American league.