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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-24

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The govern
ment has appointed his men to receg-
nize the national guard in Iowa. With
true political instinct he avoided APP
pointment Of some of the best SOL
diers in the state. For example, he
forgot Gen. H. A. Allen, whose record
as a soldier is unexcelled bys any man
Of his rank, in or out of the regular
army. But Gen. Allen is not a poll
tician. '....,r
What Cheer Patriot Why fill your
son with high aspirations? Why
send him to college SO that he may
become a doctor, a lawyer or a profess
sor? He will not be able 81 to earn
enough to keep up with the high cost
of living if he is a professional man.
Send him to the city and let him drive
a milk wagon or empty garbage cans
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Bountifu1
40 Il /
b JESSIE E. SHERwIN
1Ceo0yi6hA 1919. BY the Western News
Z pAper Unio1.)

lcssgyishs. 1919. BY the western News.
pApsr Union)
i was q matter Of no small won.
derment when, after mysterious alb.
sence' from his accustomed haunts,
Derby Dan reappeared attired respect
ably and with money to treat his
friends royalty.
LEFT a legacy?" "struck new
layF ''Found a pockethool? and like
expressions hailed Dan, but he only
smiled wisely and, as his money finally
gave out, ceased to be an object OF
comment and interest to all except
Baldy Moss, who was his chosen chum
1ns famine and plenty alike, and one
dGy Dan confided his secret to Badly.
Tell you, partner" he recited. Il
struck queer snap. A young fellow
made a bargain with me at three dol
lars day to keep sober, report at his
room every evening from seven to nine
and answer his questions?"
About what7" propounded Badly
Skeptically. hf
S"Oh, how we fellows of the tomato
can and the rope belt live. Human in
forest information, was the way he
rnt It. / told him all knew. One
day he says: I guess we will cancel
the engagement, Dan, must confess
ID being disappointed in you. It's the
pathetic and pitiful, the real struggles
md misery Of the poor and unfortu-
rite I have been looking for"
"Why, whatever was he after"
"He's story writer, or tries or
hopes to be. He was looking for real
experience and characters"
n see, see," nodded Badly mus
insiy. "Say, Dan, if ever we run
across him point him out, will you?"
It was about week after that
whom Dan. suddenly seized Baldy's
arm and pointed to young man cross
ilg the street.
That's him." he spoke quickly.
"Leave the rest to me-" directed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-12-24

fitness inspired. - Y
Merrill fell i'll and never knew who
had aided in nursing him until he was
back to normal. It was his landlady
who told him Of the visits Of Miss
Lisle to, assist her in caring for the
delirious patient:
"'And OH" she said, show you raved,
and all about Rer, and how you were
going to write her In a lovely story.
And she blushed so beautifully when
In your fever you began to talk about
love, and how she should be your own
when you sold your book and-and
here she comes now" lg
), And, flushing from self-conscious-
ness, Alice Lisle entered the room. It
was the beginning of pleasant asso-
citation mutually cherished, and few
weeks later, well and strong again.
Merrill told his love and all the story
Of his object in coming to the tene-
ment.
"We will have to wait till my book
brings in returns" he told the recip-
rocally happy girl, who smiled strange
" and added a bewildering conn.
dence. S'7 aSs
She was the owner of the tenement
and had fortune Of her own, and
had assumed the role Of poor girl to
get closer to the lives Of the needy
and lowly. "
1--WE must share what have to.
gether, DEAR" she whispered to Mer
rili, "for oh! the good we may do fol
these poor people whom we have takeI
into our lives"
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PRESBYTERIAN Church Notes
num- [IIa lNII lIlI IIIID IIID HNU IIII

You WILDE glad to know that through
the able management of the fuel admin
istrator and the faithful work of num-
Der OF men of the church that begin
ming with next Sunday we will resume
all the regular church activities.
Sermon subjects: At 1880, "Then
Cometh jesus 1880, New Year Mess
age" Splendid special music at both
these services. Solo last Sunday by
Mrs. Dibb was so pleasing that she has
received numerous requests to repeat
It.
Junior Endeavor at 6:15 with Miss
Leona Witt as leader. intermediate
leader Robert Cochran. Senior meet
ing at 6:15, conducted by Mrs: w. r..
Terry.
Sunday school is progressing most
encouragingly, with attendance of 157.
record to date.
Prayer meeting and teacher training
Wednesday beginning at 1880 p. m. =.
You are cordially invited to worship
with us, and requested to intercede for
the coming into life Of those who have
not yet become acquainted with the
New Born King. e..
sS Robert Kari, Minister.
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&
Marvellous Memories.

, II Is claimed for Mr.. Timmins, TIE
Shakespearean scholar who has Just
died, that at the age Of twenty-one he
recited the whole Of ''Hamlet" frtun
memory. Among the professional nc
citers such a feat would not be re-
garded as very remarkable.
The late Samuel Brandram know.
by heart practically the whole Of
Shakespeare, and Shakespeare WIS
only one Of his many favorites.
In his "Nights With the Poets and
Humorists'' Brandram drew from all
sources, read nothing and was never
known to forget line.-London ChroG-
lcle. ss
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~ Church,
EsAnnounlglllgn
~
rlml,u lIv u,U lIIa ,]u lHNu uDu ln|D NIu M
Meth0dist EpiscopaI Church

Splendid services AL day last Sab
bath. The congregation greatly appre
ciated the splendid music rendered by
Miss Winifred Wright, who has just
come from study at the American Con.
/ servatory of Music in Chicago, to spend
the holidays with old time friends anc
! relatives
! Glass meeting next Sabbath 10 o'clock
Morning worship at 10:30-New Years
sermon. g.
Sunday school at 70. This is the
time to turn over that new leaf" and
come to Sunday school. We need ev,
cry one that has no other church home.
Two hundred should be reached easily
next Sunday.
Epworth League service at $50. Top
ic: How to make next year better than
this one. Also there will be the con-
clusion of Vandyke's beautiful little
story of The Other Wise Man." Miss
Eva May Gable is the leader.
Special service at 1880, leading up to
the evangelistic campaign. All men,
bers urged to attend all these services.
Holiday guests especially invited.
Plans are being made for watch
night service on next Wednesday night.
Tonight wednesday, will be held the
Sunday school Christmas program at
tbs. All are welcome. ~
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roads f...... ,.....sE.... ..:... 'o'oo
Carl Storjohann, dragging coun-
ty roads oZ.Vo
Theo. Munster, dragging county
roads ........ ...... 3U.oU
Sac county, u cost of filing
bridge on county line ...... 1885
.On motion the contract of Ed Sash
for construction Of road work, said con-
tract having been previously approved
by the state highway, commission, is
now approved by the board of supervis-
ors OF Crawford county, Iowa.
I On motion the bond covering the work
Of Ed Sash was approved. $3.50
Resolved by the board of supervisors
Of Crawford county, Iowa, that where
as it is proposed to relocate county
road through the south half of section
35-s3-39, in order to straighten road
and cut off dangerous corners, beginning
at point 1875 #. west of the northeast
corner of the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter Of section .35-83-39,
and running thence
list, 40 degrees 80 minutes w 244.3 TT.
I'd S 81 degrees 6 minutes w 1894 TT.
Sd - 4 degrees 43 minutes w 1865 TT.
4th S 25 degrees % minutes w 223 fit.
5th S 4S degrees 8 minutesiW 1852 TT.
9th S 25 degrees minutes w $751; #.
and terminating at a point 1915 TT. east
Of the southwest corner of section 35-
$3.50, the said proposed relocation of
county road having been recommended
by the county engineer II. B. Fishel,
Aug. IS, 1919, and his report filed Oct.
16, 1919, and whereas said board is I'M
able to acquire the necessary right of
way for said proposed relocation of,
county road by agreement with the own
ers of the land through whose land the
said proposed relocation will run, there
fore be it resolved by the board Of su-
pervisors that P. J. PortZ, county audit
or of Crawford county, Iowa, be and he
is hereby directed to appoint three dis
interested appraisers who shall appraise
the damages sustained by the land
owners through whose lands said pro-
posed right of, way for said relocation
shall extend, said appraisers to make
appraisement and report within ten days
from the date of their appointment. j
The petition of the trustees Of Boyer
township for a sub drainage ditch was
filed and bond was filed and approved. 4
Board adjourned at, 5 o'clock p. M tod
meet Friday, Oct. II, 1919, at 10 o'clock
a. m. 81. ~ q. 5ti, 4 i
p J. .PoRTz, MARTIN NEHLs. I
County Auditor. Chairman.
l.. .r.t 70. H
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10
ITAlI AN-AhERICAN
SCIENCE INSTITUTE

The beautiful and noble idea of es-
tahlishing in Rome an italian Ameri-
can Science Institute as a gift to
America Is meeting with ever growing
enthusiasm in Italy.
A subscription has already been
started which has the first day reached
half million lire ts100,000l. The
committee in charge has now pub
lished the following appeal
Italians: We appeal to your heart
to your sentiment of civil greatness.
that you may accomplish an action
which will honor the nobility of our
race and the conscience of our nation.
THE people of the United States of
America, which for so many years has
welcomed our emigrants with brother
ly affection and provided them with
the means of prospecting by work. has
given Italy, in our great war. the I'M
forgettable proofs of its faith
The desire TO reciprocate a friend
ship SO great, not simnly with a gift
but with an offer which shall perpet-
uate these ties of our hearts. with n
bond worthy Of our high civiiiza ton
and our bond is that of science.
"a com mittee has been formed and
1t has decided to donate to great
America, through contributions from
all the italian people. an institute OF
science in Rome.
{ From this live monument OF our
union will dart a bright light for the
future Of the world We invite you
/ to contribute, that the gift be reall,
worthy OF our people. Any offer, how
ever small. is welcome; 1t Is your heart
that must speak in your name, the
heart OF all those who are proud o,
the italian name in their country ant
In the world. Italians. contribute Il
the offer which shall tie together witt
even stronger bonds two civilization.
which have before the world asserted
the power of right"
This appeal bears the signatures o.
Premier Orlando. Prince Coionna
mayor of Rome, and Senator Ruffin
as honorary presidents The executive
committee includes the best public
names Of Italy and Us presided by Hon
Arton, deputy to tho italian parlia
ment and president Of the italian
Colonial institute
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"puTe,I prirkn Sti,s

Oakland. Cal. March Q-"PufYed
brick ships will soon he sailing the
Seven Seas. and Uncle sam will be
back Of thcm.
They are the latest wrinkle in the
program me of the United States Ship.
ping Board. The ,fiFst> one of these
boats will be launched from Govern,
ment Island In Oakland inner harbor
about March 8.
When the pouring ~ two 1000
ton oil tankers began at the San
Francisco shiphuilding plant it was
made gala event by the citizens of
Oakland. The second vessel la ex-
pected to leave the ways II day or two
after the first launching.
The local yard has introduced sew
eral innovations IN concrete ship con-
struction, chief Of which Is the use of
"puffed brick" This is made like or
binary brick of peculiar clay con-
taininG low percentage OF cilicate
When subjected to intense heat the
bricks pun up like popcorn in pop
per. The product looks rnuch Ike
coke and ia as light The "puffed
brick" are then ground up and mike 4
with cement. Instead of using
crushed rock, as IN ordinary concrete
construction, about 40 per cent is
gained In lightness OF the ships walls
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Their aggregate was 100000. A
better appreciation of their necessity
and Importance to the government
and the general public Mt q time when
some stimulus to business end indus
try Is requisite will be obtained from
IL statement of their purposes"
Measures sidetrackod.
The statement then takes up each
OF the me tsures prevented of passage
by tho Republicans and explains It's
provisions. They included the army
appropriation bin, naval Appropria-
ton bill. general deficiency bin, sun
dry civil Sill. Secretary Lanes rccla-
mation hin. designed to provide work
and homes for discharged soldiers;
mine al lands leasing bill. Indian ap-
preparation bin. water power bill.
civil service retirement b.ll and public
buildings bill
Every one Of these appropriations
was necessary In the operation Of the
government" Chairman Cummings
declared. He added that the Repub-
licans conceded this when they per-
nitted them to reach the final stages
OF ena 9tnent," but Incidentally they
would have been OF immense advan-
'age TO the country by assisting in the
employment OF labor and furnishing q
market for large quantities OF cup
plies and materials.
The oppor unity to pass ali OF
these measures was as plain as the
necessity for their passage. The Re-
publican leaders, surely cannot claim
that they were opposed to the appro-
pc.ation lis providing the govern
rnent with funds for the orderly trans
action OF business. They mus, have
been deterrSined. II possible, to create
"A situation In, which the government
would suffer. and thereby cosrce the
executive INTO immediate calling OF an
extra session OF congress.
They know that II an extra ses
sion of congress- should be called at
once. the president could not return
TO complete his great work at the
peace cohfe renee"
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a. nnv, - - anaA dcgS ars mors
6nTUros1o thar Aehttn9 dogs.
q sIsut France herself II unable TO
80 IA feeding the enemy countries
Il Aocnssne she has most serious PROC
leme Of hey own in the devss'aeca
districts.
sFrom America, from the wheas
Ael0s Of Canada, Australia ana Arsen
tine. must come the weapons 10 sup.
rraGs the Bolshevist menace--mus'
como N British and American snips,-
however, reluctant Germany may &c &c
70 forego temporarily her dreams Oh
recapturinx the world trade.
.aThA release from control by the
euvernment Of food commodities IN
Britain II progressing as fsst as we
Aarp run the risk OF food shipments
ALREADY we are docontrolling uiarga- .
rine ard soon te~i will be released
y ~, AN iHlJ' rs7~tr@t fTnsr Hon1s.
0narssrs 'hecAdse Sereaas are'srsh s"l'S
troliSd. The government has tre-
Usndous store OF wheat IN Australia,
yysrt n Ia hard to realize a million tons
nom that country because there are
no shipping facilities.
Ell the control were removed, cou'd
private traders lower the wheat price
could they find the shipping when
the government Is nnatle to dis-
ssver?"
HOSTILITY CERTAIN.
II IL safe to prophesy thai When
Controller Roberts returns from faris
with q program OF British partcipa-
ton In the feeding OF the balkans.
Germany and Austria, he WIN encoun~
ter an active and organized hostliity'
Though In the house or loros las,
week the Marquis of Lanedowne SAID
- at HiEw1GE uS1T
the conditions OF central Europe, and
Lord wirnborne iuterrellated 10 as
what action the government had
5 taken TO feed Germany and thus avert
Bpseheyisn the opponen ms OF IN
government bitterly resent giving .
single pound of food to German
when the British iaoorer cannot feed
his own fam ~.
.'whose fault ia 1t II Germany i
hungry" asks the Morning fost
.tDid the lies sink ,1.''ions of toms o
.hinpinr. drowr Is. a00 unar ned civil
fa,7e and lay r'e $40 square mile
of fertile Aeld
~-te la sar ,hhrges that thes ant
persons VINO are now urging that GeN
many must he red were rank pacifst
In time of war.
It Is perfectly evident TINT the tlna
& arbiter in the question u feeding Ger
mary will be the working man, ~noS'
" chief anxiety now in making both era
meet, and who does not possess IN
Vide vision given TO statesmen II
Knows that every pound of bacon AM
sugar sent to Germany viii mean
fraction of a penny added to his gro
!. Gerry bill. o..
Last week Lord Summers commit
4 tee Investigating the high cost of iiV
Ting a. effecting the working GLASSES
y slated that the total food cxpend'tur
for a family Of five or six person
shows an increase of 80 per cent sine
1914. After accounting for reduc
ton. in the price of meat. margarine
milk, eggs and cheese, inevitable he
rofe April Lord Sumner promise
before summer weekly reduction q
four shillinrs In the high cost OF liV
ing.
N How much OF this hypothetical fou
n ehil1.ngs viii the British laborer b
willing 10 dona~ 20 feed Fritz.
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Secret Covenants,
Secretly Entered Into
Rule OF Conference
se
.ar LANES J. MoNTAGEE.

New York. March Ain common
with Atty or sixty other correspondents.
went to tho peace conferer2 70 much
Impressed by the phrase open COW
enantr, openly entered into" Th!E
rhrase had been made by Mr.. Wilson
fsftie while before II seemed to us
optimistic newswriters to mean that
she world. through us. was TO know All
that WAS going on at the peace tanie'
When we got to Paris we were as
stred by a member of the American
corr mission 10 negotiate peace that
there would be no censorship.
s'The French have promised that the
cables shall be free" said this Off
clai. rcassuringiy. IF you hear OF any
c1se of censorship Of any kind what
II is stopped"
well. we speedily heard Of case %
censorship and then another ard
another, ard then 30 many that they
soon get beyond reckoning.
Early in the session hll the English
rapers printed in Paris and three or
four Of the French papers appeared
with large white spaces in them whore
rs,vs had but lately bean ,pTsatsa. In
vesttgatinE. we found that the same
thing had happened TO our dtspatches.
The censored news recited that the
Enxiian had made proposal TO In
wife all the Russian governments. in
scented at the peace conference. Ii ap-
parently did not please the French, al
least for the time being. for II did not
get out Of Paris that night. One
French paper for some reason printed
IT. The next dav all OF them printed
II. but in modified form.
sim Gufielexsly Trustfrf.
Three or four weeks afterward.
when the fact OF the proposal had been
specifically denied by some Of the con-
ferees, II was allowed 10 be published
and discussed OF course. being etill
guileicssfy trustful Of our friend in
the mission. awe made a howl about
this muzxle on the news. The ofTi-
cieI said he would take II ur with
tho French. He may have done so. II
~ ala he got snubhed for tho censor
shir continued unabated.
Soon after that. correspondent OF
one OF the New York papers wrote and
dted at the cable dispatch 3 statement
Of what Mr.. wilson had told the French
+ regarding American Intentions. II may
or NAV not have been true. never
saw IL. GO I don't know.
The point Of the matter was that
With all the talk about the iiftirs OF
the censorship, this dispatch went d.
rectty to Premier Clemencea eau from the
cable office. Mr.. ClemenceAu took Il to
Mr.. Wilson who denied IL. either IN
whole or in part Mr.. Clemenceau then
took II to the house of deputies, where
ne reps ated Nr. Wilson's denial and
h the paper far v~fiicn the dispatches was
Intended Ses che denial without ever
getting the dirpatch.
Y Disxuistiax EvfAenee.
That is the sort OF thing that is going
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10
KIN OF DIOGENTs FINbs
HONEST MAN. RUE

Chicago, March 9.---Proof continues
that they ere born every often. steve
kianka possessed $50 In cash and
$3.50 In Liberty bonds. The other
night Steve mel q man In the street
weeping as If his heart were about to
break. The man had much trouble.
lie had a lot of money 10 leave to an
honest man. but Diogsnes was off on
vacation and he couldn't hnd an
honest man, so he wept.
Was Steve honest7 Sure. Steve
was honest. So he and Steve put all
heir wealth into the same hand
kcrchief and Steve got the bundle.
Wnen Steve looked---well, you know
nothing but paper.
Now Stove is doing the weeping.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10
EMBARGO
NEWS TO DEPARTMENT

New York. March s.--Announce-
nent OF an embargo by the govern-
ment of Australia on the importation
of all goods other than those OF Brit
ish manufacture or origin. was mye-
tifying to Henry r Braddon. somnia-
sioner for Australia In the United
States Mr.. Braddon said today he
had received 20 notice of such an em-
barge.
Il received cable from Melbourne
Saturday" he said. which men
toned an embargo on anflene dyes.
but nothing else. II does not seem
plausible that the government would
send such a message II a general en-
barge had been declared.
Evidently there has been some
Misunderstanding. have cabled
Melbourne asking for official infor-
nation"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10

American Red Cross activities in
Italy covered period Of fourteen
months during which time q constant
stream Of supplies was kept at the
back OF the army OF the italian front,
and was distributed to tho needy fam
lilies Of the nghtink soldiers scattered
throughout italy. From the Adriatic
coast near the delta Of the Piavc. across
the plains and the mountains to tho
Swiss border, 4 string Of canfeens
where tired italian soldiers could get
hot coffee, swes tiers, cigarettes. and
chance to wri,e homo. were main
tanned Experienced men we'll known
In the business world were under
Major Lowelrs direction: they included
Reginald waterbury. clifford Cochran,
A. 8. Dafney. the famous Boston lawn
tennis player; Carl 8. stiilman. OF Bos-
ton: John Beach. the American COM
poser; and Nelson Erhart. These can
teens -tfftesn in numheT) served some
thrse quarters Of million spldters
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10
Baker and Crowder
on Court Martial

Washington. March Gin corre-
spondence between Secretary OF
W ar Baker and Major General VI.
IL. CrOwder, Judge advocate-Hcn-
erai, made public today, both off,
eials stoutiy deny that anpy In
Justice has been done tn soldiers"
by unduly severe sentences IAN
peaea by recent court martial.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10
s1ccanare.s h Champion.

Chicago. March s.--Dave McCandless.
OF the Illinois A. A.. won the national
amateur balk line championship here
tonight 800 to los contesting with
Percy Collins. The championship game
followed the hnal game Of the regular
schedule which was won this afternoon
by Collins. of the Fihuois 4. G. and
tied the players.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10

Washington, March e.-Fore cast:
virginie--Fair Monday, colder In
east portion. Tuesday, increas sing
probably followed by rain
In southwest
North Carolina--Fair and cooler
Monday. Tuesday. probably rain
Local Temperature Yesterday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-10

GERMAN WOMEN WHO REPRE-
SCENTED INTERESTS OF WOMEN
OF GERMAN . ---F'raulein Marie Ju-
chaez and klara Bohm- Schuch, who
were elected to the national conven-
ton at Weimar to speak in behalf Of
the women OF the new German repub-
lie