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The courier-index., 1919-11-07

.y-v-a1efen VII states that a passage cut from the Panama canal some five miles through a tangled second growth of small trees and other vegetation leads to a gigantic wall of verdure, and this Is the beginning of the primeval jun gle comprising most of the eastern portion of the Republic of Panama, and extending about 300 miles in length by 50 to 100 miles in width. In this strange new world one can wander unimpeded by thorns ana cfeepers, in a climate oddly cool ana balmy. The vegetation Is most impress sive, even terrifying-giant moras, borigen, cavanillesia, ceibas, rubber and fig rising limbless 100 to POO feet. witb tops spreading to shut out the sky, and lower growth of many kinds of slender tree ferns and palms, developed jn semi-darkness, that shorten enes view without hindering progress. Hardly anywhere can one see more than 90 yards. The jungle is alive with a wonderful bird life. which is distributed in zones of alti- tude on the mountain slopes and To- cally from the ground to the tree tops quail, tinamou and pheasants being common near the earth's surface, wrens, humming birds. thrushes and other spoeies, in the lOw-bush level; doves, guans, owls and trogons, half way up, and parrots, parrakeets. ma caws, toucans and cOtingas, under the leafy roof. Tapir, deer, peccaries and other mammals, are abundant. though shy. The many serpents do little harm. the chief dangers being malaria, get ting lost and falling branches and fruits.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
Overcoming Our Failures Dreour.sement is . Menace to Happiness

; There are times when notwithstand- ing our efforts we do not seem 10 make any headway with our ambi- tions. says a writer. We set high goals for ourselves and We make the at- tempt to gain them, but even though we plod perseveringly toward them we seem to meet only with obstacles and disappointments. Then it is that we begin to feel that Encouragement which is bound to react to our un- doing unless we pull ourselves up sharply. Life is not bed of roses for anyone, for all that we envy the ap- parent ease and happiness of some or those with whom we come in con tact. They, too, have their trials and their disappointments of which we know nothing, and who knows but that t,iey- -bravely hide their real feel lgns under a show of prosperity and happiness? No one likes to wear his heart upon his sleeve, and from the proudest to the humblest, from the richest to the poorest, there is ever uppermost the determination to hidt the disappointment of ambitions. un- attained and hopes unfuifilled. 1t is only through earnest effort that we overcome our failures. whether they affect our spiritual Or cur worldly de- sires, and 1t is for this reason that Encouragement Is such a menace to happiness.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
Man With Right Attitude
 Will Keep Morale Right

High courage often runs wild. It's common thing for daring to run into the foolhardy. And when 1t does the victim often suffers such severe pun lshment that 1t is impossible for him to regain his proper balance with life problems. He loses self-confidence and becomes the lackey of those who choose to use him. So the proper morale keeps a man within his limits and helps him All them to their ca pacity. The greater the natural en- dowments the worse the ruin when morale fails. On the other hand the man with the right attitude in life is almost sure to keep his morale right and win in spite of circumstances.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
Chr Unrtipr-Jnnpx

Published on Friday of each week in Aarianna, Lee County, Arkansas. hy the Press Publishing Company. and entered in the postoffice in Marianna ns second-class mail matter under per- init from the postoffice department Subscription price $2.00 per year, in- variably in advance. H. M. Jackson. Editor-Manager.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
DEPRIVED SPARROWs woD|

A cigarette. smokin sparrow se
 A cigarette smoking sparrow s fire to Geneva College, in CoHs Hill, Beaver Falls, Pa., and ta fact will be duly recorded in q
 official report of Fire Chief Rid ard Timmons, of the Beaver Fsl fire department, when he makes to the state. A student threw t1 butt of a lighted cigarette from
 window to the grass. A spano bounced upon it and scared to nest in the caves of the dormitOr Next came the fire alarm. Not mus damage was done. = Philadelpn North American.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
FEW CONVERSATIONS

The police at Wilkes-Barrs, Pa, are looking for husky who stole 500 feet of brick paving.
 A combined electric and sand bath for treating certain ills Is the Idea of New York inventor.
 A school to teach the arts. sciences and agriculture is planned for IQuitos by the Pe- ruvian government.
 For use where current Is not available . ceiling electric light operated by a dry battery has been invented.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
seanvy Attire h Southern Russis Sewn Together by Bamboo Fiber
 and oraseee.

Paris.-PeOple in some of the vN- lages of southern Russia are wearing dresses made of leaves or grass sewn together with bamboo fiber. owing to the difficulty in obtaining cloth. says Mai. c. M. Towse, who is in charge of the Red Cross activities along the shores of the Black sea.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

Attorney General Palmer warns us of impending industrial disaster in the United States. Quite super fuous, Mir. Palmer. The whole country understands the situation and apparently doesn't care a rap. Only collapsed stomach will wake this nation up.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

drugs with criminal intent should meet with swift and drastic punish ment commensurate with the crime, and no maudlin sentiment should be permitted to interfere.
 Flirting with death has become entirely too frequent in this coun- try.
 It is time for the punishment to fit the crime.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
LEADERS DON'T LEAD.

The most telling criticism agalnss the leadership of the unions is \ inability to lead; witness the nun Der of unauthorized strikes.-B'' ton Herald.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
Ex-SOLDIERS, ATTENTION!

You who do not live in Marianna send in your name to your local post, so that you will receive the greatest of weekly magazines. "The American Legion Weekly" Address Robert McClintock, Marianna, Ark.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
Data Show Production of
 Mexican Beans and Cotton

Statistics have just been given out covering the production of Mexican beans and cotton. According to the data at hand the states producing the former fin greatest quantity were Ja- lisco and Sonora, with 37,5000OO and 1S,S78,775 kilos respectively, the total production of Mexico, according to of- ficial figures. being i01 ,979, ,3l9 klos.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07
rmy Officer Describes Animals, Birds, Reptiles of Panama
 Canal Jungle.

The blank spaces on the worlds map have been dwindling so rapidly that it is bit surprising to read ot a great wilderness-unmapped. un- Inhabited and practically unknown alongside one of the great American thoroughfares. In his account in Nat nral History. Lieut.-Co Townsend
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

The war, they tell us, is respon- sible for the decrease in the birth rate. But now that the war is over we have hopes.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

Nature is the foundation of character building, we are told. True, but in many cases the found ation is so rotten that character never makes its appearance.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

If, as we are told, ''the wages of sin is death," it is long time overtaking some of the hardened old reprobates of this world.
The courier-index., 1919-11-07

The man who exaggerates sa' "a never understand why he IS douo' ed when he speaks the truth
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
C|TY'S GROCERY
WILL Be OPENED
EARLY next WEEK
Mayor Smith Announces That
Municipal Market Will
Start Business In Few
Days.

Mayor Smith yesterday announced
he will have the municipal grocery
store in the city Auditorium doing
business early next week.
The mayor and Richard Grotte
went over price lists yesterday.
They also went to the federal gov
eminent corral and inspected the
great stores of bacon, canned goods
and other things for sale there.
They we're informed that the gov
eminent will telegraph a new and
reduced price list for these stores
next Monday. So the mayor will
make no purchases until then.
Il plan now to have each store
open only two days week" said
the mayor. The South Side store
will be open Wednesdays and Satur-
days, the Auditorium store on two
other days and the store on the
North Side two other days.
you may tell the people that the
store in the South Side city hall
Will PooltlVSiy DG oPCASu loA Ouoi
ness on Saturday of next week"
The city council Friday took
the management of the grocery
stores" from City Commissioner
Zimman, to whom it had been given
during Commissioner Ure's absence,
and turned it over to the mayor.
This was done because the mayor
criticized Mr.. Zimman's method of
conferences with COM
men, grocers and gardeners
as Soliciting the aid of the wolves
to protect the unoffending lamb"
Mayor Smith will take no counsel
from the commission men. He be
lieves they are unfriendly to the
who seeks to buy from the
producer.
Mr.. Zimman has always held that
commission men and grocers are
not profiteers, but have hard strug-
gle to get along.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
OFFICERS FIND
FRUIT R0TT|NC
IN CARS HERE
Subpoenaes Served On Men,
berS of Firms to Appear Be-
fore City Council Investi-
cation Monday.

Subpoenaes were prepared yester-
day by City Attorney Weaver and
served on members of the firms of
Gilinsky Fruit Co., Trimble Bros,
| ]. Robinson and others, who
will be called to testify before the
city council Monday to investigate
charges by Mayor Smith that large
quantities of fruit have been allowed
to rot in cars in the Omaha freight
yards.
County, state and federal authori
ties will also be present with the
city council to hear the testimony.
Assistant United States District At
torney Peterson will represent the
federal government and County At
torney ShotWell the county.
Report Nine More Cars.
Nine more cars of alleged rotting
fruit were discovered in the local
yards yesterday by Police Officers
Stolley and Sutton and a detailed
report was made to the mayor, with
location, car initials and numbers.
The officers reported eight cars of
watermelons on the tracks in the
Burlington freight yards which, they
said, were rottng.
The mayor received a report from
another source that many wagon
loads of rotten watermelons are be-
ing hauled to the dump.
Officers Stolley and Sutton report
ed carload of peaches at Fout
teenth and California streets which,
they said, had been there for nine
days. Their report on this car was
detailed as follows:
ga. R. T. car No. 10500 billed to
Trimble Bros. shipped from Null
berry, Ark, July %. Arrived here
in Missouri Pacific train No. l65,
July 81. Has stood on track at
Fourteenth and California streets
for nine days. The fruit is rotten
Says Officers Mistaken.
Charles Trimble, head of the firm
of Trimble Brothers, when asked
about this case, declared that the
officers were mistaken in saying the
fruit was rotten.
'The last l40 bushel baskets of
those peaches were sold on the side
walk here at our place of business
yesterday to grocers," he said. The
car contained $50 baskets when ii
arrived here. We keep the fruit
under refrigeration in the cars until
we sell it. That is the cheapest way.
Demurrage and refrigeration cost US
about SIS or Sc day.
Don't forget the fact that we
have to pay for this fruit before it
is shipped to us. On this particular
car we lost approximately Is cents
a basket.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
ONE more HOME
FALLS PREY TO
BURGLAR DANDY
Well Dressed Stranger Steals
$78 From James |. D0Wd
Residence and Makes
Escape.
The gentleman" burglar outwit-
ID the police again Friday night.

The gentleman" burglar outwit-
ID the police again Friday night.
While II POLICEMEN in high-pow-
cred automobiles secured the ex-
elusive west end residence district,
reporting to headquarters every few
minutes, Omaha's Raffles was blend
lng with the shadows on the Pref
test Mile.
He "jimmed' a window in the
James L. Dowd home, 5606 Florence
boulevard, found SIS in library ia
BILE drawer and pocketing it, went
upstairs.
Mrs. Dowd heard him. She
thought it was her mother, Mrs. c.
A. Dowd, coming into her bedroom.
THAT you, mother?' she called.
mo, it isn't mother" was the an
swcr as the burglar flashed his
searchlight on the dresser where
Mrs. Dowd's jewelry valued at
$1,000 was lying.
Then Mrs. Dowd screamed. Mr..
Dowd woke up, sensed the situation
and leaped from his bed toward
the dresser where a revolver was
kept.
The burglar fed. The loot be-
sides the SIS found in the library
table drawer was So taken from an
iron bank owned by Fanny Dowd
9 years old.
The burglar answers the descrip-
ton of the man who robbed the d
{. Bradford home, Wednesday
morning and the Lawrence Kearney
residence Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Flour Selling Plan
United States Grain
Corporation

The United States Grain Cor
poration is prepared to divert
from it's regular flour purchase
and sell straight wheat flour in
14O-pound jute sacks at
$1,000 PER BARREL
delivered in carload lots on track
at any point in Nebraska.
Jobbers and wholesalers pur-
chasing such flour must guar
antee to sell it at not more than
75c per barrel profit and said
wholesalers and jobbers must in
turn require that the retailers
will not sell said flour at more
than $1.25 per barrel profit when
in original packages, and at a
price not higher than 7c pound
for broken packages of any size.
Chas. T. Neal, Vice President,
United States Grain Corporation,
Grain Exchange Building will
answer any inquiries regarding
this Flour Selling Plan.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Death Of Bierbower
Result Of Accident,
Is Verdict of Jury

A coroner's jury investigating the
death Of Henry Berbower, Eight
zenith and Clark streets, yesterday
returned a verdict that the death
was due to all accident The jury
was out IS minutes.
Mr.. BierboWer was struck and ia
tally injured by an automobile driven
by r. A. Darlington, advertising
manager of The Bee, two weeks ago.
The accident occurred on Tenth
street, between Dodge and Douglas
streets, where the street railway
lines intersect railroad track, Mr..
Borrower alighted from a streer
car that had stopped while the con-
ductor tagged" the crossing.
At the time of the accident he was.
thought not to be seriously injured.
Mr.. Darlington rushed him to his
home and summoned a physician.
Relying on the physicians dag.
nosis as to the extent of the injuries,
Mr.. Darlington left for New York
on business trip. The inquest was
postponed pending Mr.. Carrington's
return.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Northwestern Road
Only Railway Still
Behind Its Schedule

Feeling that they are "in the
clear" as far as labor troubles may
interfere with the conduct of the
business, officials of all the railroads
entering Omaha, with the exception
of the Northwestern, have given no.
tice that they are prepared to handle
freight of all descriptions and in
every direction.
On account of the accumulation
of freight at terminals and jobbing
points, due to the strike of shop
men, railroad officials assert that it
will be four or five days before CON
ditions will be back to normal.
Passenger train service is about
normal and, with the exception of
the Northwestern, trains are run
ming on schedule time. Northwest
ern trains are running one-half
hour to three hours late.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10

Miss Mary Olsen left last eve
ming for New York on a buying
trip for F. W. Thorne Co. Miss
-Olsen began her business career
with Mr.. Thorne when he was
head of the Benson & Thorne Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Blue Star Aviation
Company Incorporates

The Blue Star Aviation company,
recently incorporated, will com
mence operation very soon. This
is a closed corporation organ
lzed for the purpose of commercial
and exhibition flying, and for the
purpose of doing all manner of avia-
ton repair work.
Among the officers of the COM
pany are V. w. Cuttings, president;
R. J. Low, formerly in the banking
business at Kansas City, secretary
and treasurer; w. c. Brooks, for
mer army aviator and instructor,
vice president and general manager,
and J. E. Holdroft, formerly in
charge of mechanical work for the
second pursuit squadron of the A.
E. F.
Construction work will soon be
under way on West Dodge street.
and within very short time build
ing will be erected.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Public Invited to Attend
Filming of c. of c. Picture

The filming of the Chamber of
Commerce motion picture, East
,.Ieets West" probably will be COM
Deted by the end of next week, ac.
rording to Lem F. Kennedy, direc.
5or. Members of the Chamber OF
Commerce were filmed yesterday
on the roof garden of the Athletic
club.
Monday afternoon, at the Omaha
flying field. the flying scenes will be
taken. This will be the climax of
the story.
The director promises much spec
tacular work and Omaha people who
wish to witness the flying and pho
tographing are invited to be present
at the field from to 4 Monday aft
ernoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Fifty Cities.

The average retail cost of each
food article in SO cities is shown in
the following tabulation:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Trades Council Votes
To Oppose Curb On
Height Of Buildings

Opposition to the ordinance in
troduced by Commissioner Zimman
before the city council recently,
urging the city to take some &C
ton TO limit the height of build
ings, has been expressed by the
Building Trades council, represent
ing approximately 4,500 men en-
gagged in construction work in this
city.
A resolution outlining reasons for
opposition to the ordinance has
been passed by the trades council.
The resolution recites that to lin
it the heighth of buildings would
be detrimental to the city's inter
ests and would retard its growth.
Omaha sky scrapers are cited as
having contributed materially to the
city's welfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Many Drafted Aliens Apply
For Full u. S. Citizenship

Many recently discharged soldiers
of foreign birth who took out first
citizenship papers before being
drafted into the army now are max
ing haste to become full-fedged cit
liens.
More than 200 applications were
filed in the naturalization bureau
here during the last two months.
Under a special act of congress Of
May 9, 1918, any honorably dis
charged soldier of foreign birth can,
upon presentation of his discharge
obtain full citizenship without going
through the regular formalities
Many Austrians and Germans.
who were not detained as enemy
aliens, are awaiting themselves of
this opportunity.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Motorcycle Officer Cain
Seriously Hurt In Crash

Motorcycle Officer Clifton Cain
was seriously injured yesterday when
he crashed into an automobile op-
Grated by Joseph Zinci, 29l2 North
Sixteenth street, at the intersection
of Florence boulevard and Ames
avenue. The officer had just avoid
ed another machine driven by an I'M
identified person and failed to see
Mr.. Zinci approaching. He was
taken to the Swedish Mission hos
pital.
The motorcycle operated by the
officer was demolished.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Omaha First in High Prices;
Leads so u. S. Cities With
Increase of 81 Per Cent
Cost of Living Shows Greater Gain in Nebraska Me-
tropolis During Month of July Than in Any Other
Place in Country, Report of Federal Bureau of
Labor Statistics Show.

Omaha led the nation in the
high cost of food during the month
of July, according to figures COM
piled by the United States bureau of
labor statistics, just announced.
In list of 50 of the principal
cities of the country Newark, N. J,
ranks lowest with an increase of
only per cent, while Omaha shows
an increase in the cost Of food
stuffs for July of 54 per cent.
The ranking OF the various cities
in food costs and the months ad-
vance in total cost is hown in the
following tabulation:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Assistant Secretary of the
Interior to Be Here Sunda}

Stephen Mather, assistant secre-
tary of the interior department., who
has been making a tour of the ma
t'onal parks, south and west. viii
be in Omaha Sunday night at $40.
on ONION Pacific train No. ?. He $
enroute to WASHINGTON.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-10
Seven Omaha Grocery Stores
Chanue Hands In 10 DAYS

Within the last 10 days. seven
Omaha grocery stores have changed
hands. Former owners contend
they were unable to make money in
the business and were successful in
finding purchasers for their stocks.
In each instance the business will
be continued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22
An Irregular MteruieaU
With Percy Mayma0nt

! has played in musical comedies. farces.
Drury Lane mclodramas, and plays by
Shaw, Barrie, Galsworthy and Pinero.
Just before he came to America he
appeared in Africa and Australia.
While in Africa he spent all Of his
time, when not playing, in photograph
ing the natives. One case puzzled him
extremely He still speaks of it. In
fact he produced the very picture from
his wallet. When it was passed across
the table to US we saw very brown
! little boy and a very white little girl
in the costume which prevailed in the
Garden of Eden before the serpent's
day. It appears they were brother and
sister, and their parents were dark
brown.
snow wasn't that very strange ?"
commented naive Percy.
After his tour Mr.. Marmont stoned
off for few days in New York on his
way home to England. He has been
here ever since-seven years-and has
no plans for returning to England.
During his screen experience he has
played lover to Elsie Ferguson, Alice
Brady, Geraldine Farrar and Marquee
rite Clark. Soon as a Vitagraph star
he will be making love to Alice Joyce
in "Vengeance." One of the young
mans assets remains unfortunately
lost to the public in his screen work
that is, an unusually sonorous speak
ing voice.
When not on "location" this young
Englishman lives down at his home ON
Long Island. He has a pet goat with
an uncertain disposition Beyond this
we were unable to CLEAN any informa-
ton as to his domestic arrangements.
And then, Fl. u had finished her straw
berry basket and it was time to go
to an auction, and we heard the sub
way calling us, so we tore ourselves
away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-22

ment of Public Welfare, decided that
the voters of that state were to be
given visualized report of what the
expenditure Of funds under the con-
troll of that department had brought
about. AS result of this decision
practically every public institution in
illinois will be filmed during this
week and the week following. The
pictures will show in detail improve
ments which have been introduced un-
Ger the present administration in Hi
nols in the management and operation
OF nine of the largest state institu-
tons Insane asylums, penitentiares.
reformatories, charitable institutions
for the aged and infrm and orphans
viii be pictured in the series.
State officials will also take part in
the pictures. Governor Louden has
expressed keen interest in this novel
method OF informing citizens, and will
appear in person in the picture. as
Will the Lieutenant Governor. State
auditor of public accounts, state treas
urer, superintendent of public instruc-
t'on' Attorney General and the clerk
OF the Illinois Supreme Court.
'The films, which will be several
thousand feet in length, are being
taken by the educational department
of the Universal Film Manufacturinc
Company, Under the supervision Of
Harry Levey, manager.