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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
From Old Tins, 100000.

A conference, representative of mu-
nicipal and other local authorities in
the Midlands, was held at Birmingham
recently by arrangement with the ma
tional war salvage council to consid-
er the question Of the utilization Of
waste.
The lord mayor of Birmingham, who
presided, stated that in Birmingham
500 tons of old tins were collected an
nually by the refuse disposal depart
ment, and that the recovered tin was
sold at 81, 800 ton. The sum of $780,.
900 was obtained from the sale of re-
covered waste paper. Food for poul.
try and pigs was made from material
from the corporation slaughter houses /;
condemned fish and meat were con-
verified into valuable manures; fat was
utilized for soapmaS;cSS.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
ORIGIN Claimed by Turks.

According to the Osmanli historians,
the original Turk was a grandson Of
Noah. Though there were only eight
people in the ark when it was first
f1oated, there were nine, it is asserted,
when it landed at Mount Arrat. The
additional one was the eldest son of
Japhet born during the flood. His
name was Turk. A descendant in the
fourth generation, one Alindje Khan,
had two sons (twins) who were named
Tartar-Khan and Mogul-Khan. Tartar
was the father Of the Turks; MGgui
was the father Of the Mongols. Turks
and Mongols were thus closely related
by birth, and the wars which at once
broke out between them, and the rec"
onciliations that speedily enSued, had
much of the nature Of family quarrols.
The Turks were the more frequently
triumphant, one Mongol throne after
another yielding to their arms. Not till
the Christian era was well advanced
did the chronological name of these chill
dren of Japhet appear in history.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
WORK UF OLD MEN IN WAR
Geniuses Who Did Not dag Super
fIuous On the Stage" During the
Present Conflict.

"Old men for counsel" is the saying |;
"young men for war" But this war
rather falsifies the old adage. At sew
enty-seven Clemenceau of France re-
mains so energetic that he still de-
serves His cognomen Of the "tiger."
Joffre wis an old man when he won
the battle of the Marine. Lloyd George
is not exactly young. Woodrow Will
son is past sixty. But none Of them
seems to require the Osler method Of
being chJoroformed out of existence,
says the Spokane Spokesman Review.
These veterans do not flag superfluous
on the stage" Cato learned GreeE at
eighty. Chaucer composed his Can
terbury Tales" at sixty. Goethe toilcd
to the end and his "Faust" was not
completed till he had overlived eighty.
Simonides won prize for poetry and
Sophocles wrote "Oedipus" when each
had passed fourscore. Theophrastus
outdid them all, for he was ninety
when he commenced his Characters Of
Men,"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
TURK FIGHTS WITH FISTS
Story of a GaIipoli "Scrap" That
Speaks Well for the Gun
= speakable."

There is a tale of Gallipoli that
deals with a fight in the open and ex-
hibits the "unspeakable" Turk as a
fair and worthy enemy. This is the
story
young English officer, doing OBJ
servation work alone, was suddenly
confronted by a Turkish officer, SINH
larly engaged. The Turk was as sur
prised as the Briton, but came forward
revolver in hand. The Englishman
had no revolvers. He stood his ground,
his hands in the large pockets Of his
tunic.
Seeing that his adversary was I'M
armed, the Turk, much to the surprise
of the Briton, threw down his gun and
put up his fists in approved prize ring
style. The Englishman put himself
on guard, and the next moment the
Turk flung himself on him, and the
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
CANNOT MATCH THE BIRLE
Great Men Can Find No Other Book
That Combines IT'S Literary or
Historical Merits.

The bulk of the people-business
men, lawyers, doctors and others
don't read the Bible, but writer's uni
versally recognize 1t as the greatest
book, Prof. William Lyon Phelps OF
Yale university said in recent adj
dress.
H''Being q serious book, it is weak in
humor," Professor Phelps said. "But ]
think Job intended grim joke when
he said, Would that mine adversary
had written book
mo narrative writer's can match the
style Of the Bibles Old Testament
stories-Hume, Gibbon, Rose-they are
all inferior. This Is the day of the
short story writer, Kipling, De Maupas
SAINT, o. Henry, but their best efforts
fall short of the stories of the Bible
So it is with its poetry in the Psalms
Its wisdom of the Proverbs is just as
up to date as the morning paper, ant
there is no political economy equal II
the Book of Gospels.
ut is possible to overestlmate tn
Bibles influence on English literature
Bunyan wrote great book because h
was saturated with the Bible, and i
trickled out when he wrote.
Lincoln knew only two books-th
Bible and Shakespeare-and yet h
was a splendidly educated man. Il
know the Bible is to be educated. On
of the finest metaphors in Keats 'Od
to a Nightingale is taken direct
from the Bible; Nearer My God t
Thee is simply paraphrase of tn
Bible."-Detroit News.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
Britain's New Star.

Opportunity is not confined to the
United States. Some Of Great Brit
aims greatest men rose from the ranks.
The newest star to shed its effulgence
over the empire is Lord Beaverbrook,
who has a seat in the cabinet as min
lister of information.
He is not yet forty years old and IS
the son of Max Aitken, a poor New
Brunswick clergyman. he first
amassed a fortune in Canada, went to
England eight years ago, was elected
to parliament, was knighted under Pre-
mier Asquith, was made peer under
Lloyd George, and is now one of the
brainiest and most influential mem
bers Of the George cabinet.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
pGir began 70 FIGHT Desperately.

PAIR began TO llSnl desperately.
The men were about the same age
the same weight and had adequate
knowledge of the art Of boxing. They
fought without stopping for about ten
minutes. BY that time each was ex-
hausted and then paused for brlef
rest, only to continue their little private
accounting when they had found their
breath.
Round after round the fight went on,
while out in the Gulf of Saros the
ships fired automatically, and back
of each of them the field artillery
Numbered. Neither seemed to be able
to get any decisive advantage over the
other, and at last Turk and English
man rolled over on the ground and
laughed and laughed.
Just then the Englishman's hand
touched something. 1t was the Turks
pistol. He picked it up and handed 1t
to his enemy. Then the two young
men shook hands and each returned
to his own lines.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
d, Water Brooks.

There was a pool by which we
stopped one day to look at q great
dragon fly in golden mail lighting on
lily pad. 1 suppose that he did not
live the season through, but his race
has not lost scintilla of his radiance.
and there is a curious comfort in
thinking that even in days like these,
when mankind seems to have gone
mad, and "when but to think is to be
full of SORROW" have only to go to the
same pool to see creature as beauti-
full, lighting on lily pad as green.
floating on water as pure. Nor is this
mere sentimentality. To become aware
Of the fleeing permanency of all these
bright Short-liyed things. their inces
SAINT change with essential changelesS-
ness, their passing beauties but per-
siStent, beauty, brings health to the
spirit of man. After his wars and
revolutions he always returns to the
brooks, and is surprised but happy to
find them still dancing and singing
Robert NJ. Gay in the Atlantic Monthly.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
WARM WELCOME FOR TWINS
Their Arrival in an English Hon'
Meant Two Extra Sugar Rations
for Family.

Capt. Norman Thwaites of the Bri,
ish intelligence department said tbs
other day:
''The sugar shortage is felt keeni;
over the water. It's odd how yG;
miss your sugar over there. You loE;
for it as you'd long for tobacco.
"a BaySwater special constable hui.
ried home from his beat at the Mar
BILE Arch the other evening to be pres
ent On a very interesting occasion
and, us he sat in his library in the
small hours, the nurse came to hin
and said:
"Tt's albright, sir
"The Bayswater man swallowed; he
moistened his dry lips; then he asked
is it boy?
THE nurse smiled soothingly.
"'One of ems boy, sir she said
"And the. Bayswater man, instead
of turning pale or smothering an oath
as he'd probably done in peace time
uttered glad cry Of JOY.
"Thank heavenr he exclaimed
that gives US two extra sugar ra-
tions.'"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
HOW WAR BONDS
CD Up IN VALUE
History of All Loans for a Gen.
fury Shows That Advance
Has Always Come with
Peace. -

will history repeat itself? That
question is in the minds Of many bond
buyers these days. Records show tina,
the prices of bonds were way down
during war times of the past but soon
after peace was declared advanced
rapidly.
During Napoleonic wars prices OF
English 8 per cent. consols ranged
from 671k, the high and 541s, the low
in 1914 to 96B the high and SAN the
low, in 1924. During the same perioo
French 5 per cent. rentes rose from
80, the high, in 1914 to 104.S in 1924
They also went as low as As in 1914
French per cent. rentes during the
Franco-Prussian war ranged in price
from ISL to S7.3 and sos to 81.
United States bonds during the Con-
federate war sold for e5a, the high
and SO, the low, in 1861, but from then
on they had practically steady rise
until 1873, at which time the high was
123k and the. low 111k. The ten
forty-year bonds, put out in 1854 adj
vanced from 1872 to 1161s i'll ten
years.
Four series of Liberty Bonds have
been issued and the fifth-to be
known as the Victory Liberty Loan
will soon be offered. These securities
have behind them the mightiest pro-
lection ever devised-the resources
and the pledge and the faith Ut one
of the great nations OF the world.
The investment value Of the bonds
can never decrease, for the interest
will always be paid and the bonds
Will be redeemed at full face val4e
at maturity:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
Of Course.

A young author said to William Dean
Howells at a reception in the latter's
honor in Miami:
"That was Astorbilt who just asked
you for your autograph, sir. You don't
seem much impressed"
II can never understand" said Mr..
Howells, "why people should be i'm
pressed by millionaires. My own ex-
perience has been that whenever you
lunch with them they always let you
pay"
The young author laughed gaily.
-"That, of course, is how they become
millionaires, isn't it?' he said.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
MELTING POT FAILS TO MELT
Trouble Is, According to Writer, That
the Stocking of the Fires, Is
Neglected.

This melting pot of ours has been
asked to melt up more different kinds
Of stuff than the department of min
eralogy ever heard of. It's got more
things in it than New England boiled
dinner, or rummage sale, Porter En-
erson Browne writes in McClure's.
And to have gotten all these ingredi.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
FARMERS ASKED
TO TAKE BONDS
Special Appeal on Behalf Of
Liberty Loan Issue is Sent
Out by Washington Repre-
sentative of National Grange.

Every farmer in America is eGr
pected to support the Victory Liberty
Loan, says Thomas G. Atkeson, the
Washington representative of the Ma
tional Grange Patrons of Husbandry,
who has sent the following letter to
the officers of every farm grange in
the United States:
Victory Liberty is the slogan for
the new loan. The drive is to begin
April q, for the sale Of six billion
dollars in Victory Liberty Bonds.
These two words visualize all that is
best in American spirit. American
farmers must respond to this appeal
what the farmers of America did
n sacrifice and in accomplishment, IN
food production and in bond buying
Turing the war is-a part Of the record
It is a war record of which any class
may be proud. It must be made good
low by meeting the obligations which
result from the outpouring Of Ameri
,an strength which conquered the
enemies of Liberty and civilization
Time to Get Ready.
at is time to get into this Victory
Liberty Bond campaign. No appeal OF
he war has gone unanswered to the
tull limit when brought to the atten.
| ion of the farmers. Men, money,
wheat, other food-no matter what
he obstacles or the difficulties-the
|. answer has been full and certain. The
answer must be the same in this com
ing drive
millions of soldiers must be brought
home; thousands of sick .Must be cared
FOR: thousands Of wounded and mutt
lated must be made ready for future
usefulness. We armed nation and
modified it's resources into war ma
chine Of such tremendous potential
power that our enemies surrendered
rather than face it, and thereby
months or years Of fighting and thous
ands of lives, were saved. Now we
must pay the obligations created by
this effort. Who can neglect to pay
his just part for that which prevented
so great a sacrifice of life and blood.
World Wants Products.
There lies just outside the doors OF
the American farmer hungry world, a
world which needs all our products
American farming rests on the safe
basis of need and service. The invest
ment of the hard earned dollars OF
American farmers in Victory Liberty
Bonds is a safe investment with a
certainty Of fair return, and the
money will come back unto circulation
making more business, increasing the
market and the demand for farm pro
ducts, and increasing prosperity. Buy
ing Victory Liberty Bonds will
make farmers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ity-men. Do your part to put the Vic
tory Liberty Loan over the top.
make your investment in Victory
Liberty Bonds the measure of your
confidence in American institutions
and that democracy for which your
sons offered the supreme sacrifice; a
symbol of your determination that the
war shall not have been fought in
vain; al offering OF thanksgiving fol
peace"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-04-18
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
University, Va.

Special War Courses are offered in
addition to the usual courses in the
College, Graduate, Law, Medical and
Engineering Departments. Ten dol
lars covers all costs to Virginia stu
dents in the Academic Departments.
Send for catalogue.
Howard Winston, Registrar.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
Tells Of Husbands Murder.

,IITnited Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, July 23-Mrs
John w. Correll today told the house
ales committee investigating Mexican n
conditions, the story of The murder OF
her husband, killed by Mexican pan
dts at Tamp1co. s-Hz
Her sixteen year old son. Joseph
who also testified before the commit
tee narrowly escanol being Killed by
the bandits.
Correll. an American citizen, was
killed June 10.
Mrs. Correll, native Chickasa
indian. said the bandits first demanded
all the firearms on the place, then
robbed the house and shot her hls'
hand as he was defending her.
The leader Of the band wore an
American army uniform, she said.
Young Correll said he believed the
bandit leader was a German who MAD
stolen an American uniform. After
the attack, he said, Mexican authorl-
Ties sent a few men. but they I'M
m ediately left without doing anything,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
CITY NEWS.

-Leisy's dark Temp Brew is just
what you need this hot weather Order
case. Telephone 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Smith are
the parents of son, born at St
Joseph's hospital Monday Afternoon.
classified advertising must be
paid for in advance. Telephone or
ders are accepted at the risk of the
patron.
Mrs. r. J. Schenk who was In
Jured in an automobile accident on
July IL, and who later had an arm
amputated, is recovering nicely.
Everything is fresh and clean and
white, ready for the opening of the
new Federal Bakery at sos Main St
Folks will want to see the bread made
and baked in the sanitary glass ovens.
Sure it's pure.
Built by P. D. Kennedy-the
stamp Of honest cement work. EST.
mates furnished on all kinds of ce-
ment work Write 1907 Palean or
call Red 1861.
Only fresh dairy milk and home
ibutchered lard will be used in the
baking Of breads and rolls at the new
Federal Bakery, sos Main st. No
wonder 1t will taste like mother used
to bake. Sure it's pure.
Subscribers to the Gate City
should notify the business Office i:
their paper is not delivered promptly.
All complaints should reach this Of
fee before 6 o'clock as the business
office closes at that hour.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
GREEK MEETS
GREEK AGAIN
Pete Tetrottus is Amazed at the Talk
Of Pete ActaIis So Much That
He Causes Arrest Of
tho Latter.

Pete Tetrottus is garment cutter
and we'll behaved Greek He says
he was still in bed this morning
when Pete Actalis, a Greek who is
digging trenches for the Keokuk
Electric company gas department,
came to his room and started to
talk.
The talk was so abusive that Tet-
rottus went down to the superior
court and filed an information
against Actalis for disturbing his
peace and warrant was issued for
the latter's arrest.
There was some innocent talk
about a watch, but Tetrottus says
he was amazed at the intrusion Of
Actalis and has no idea what 1t was
all about.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
BLAME NOW
ON RETAILERS
Wholesale Grocers Charged with
Propaganda to Push Kenyon
Packer Bill Through
Congress.
by Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent

by Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July "a propa-
ganda is being conducted to force
through congress the Kenyon bill regu-
lating big packers, it was charged on
the senate floor today.
While Senator Kenyon was prepar-
ing to make speech simplifying his
assertion that the packers instituted
a propaganda against this measure.
Senators Sherman, Illinois, and Smoot,
Utah, made the counter charge.
A lively debate of the food situation
and cost of living resulted. Sherman
and Smoot asserted that the National
Wholesale Grocers association was re-
sponsible for the propaganda in favor
of regulating the packers.
Smoot asserted that If wholesale
grocers would be content with profits
made by packers and If retailers
would accept even one-tenth of these
profits, the cost of living would be
greatly reduced.
Senator Harris, Georgia, formerly
chairman Of the federal trade commits
sion, declared that the packers are
more dangerous than the Standard
Oil.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23

labor situation as outlined by Judge
Gary yesterday. Crucible rose to
1401a, a gain Of 31a over the open.
ing. Bethlehem advanced " point
in early turnovers. Sinclair took
the leadership in an advance in oils,
moving up 13s at 1872.
Selling pressure was brought to
bear after noon, but the effect was
scarcely noticeable. Some issues
made new highs for the day. United
States Steel touching 1113s. Tire
stocks were strong. Oil stocks were
still the object Of strong support.
The market closed strong.
New highs for the day were made
during the last half hour. United
States Steel went above 112, closing
at 1111a, up / Is. Bethlehem B closed
1041s, up 3B; Crucible at 141B, up
71a. Baldwin closed 113k, up 2B;
Marine at SO, up 1; United Cigars
at 1879, up 5h; American Tobacco at
24S1a, up 9A, and Central Leather
IAN. up 25s.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
Daily Stock Letter.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, July 23.-The New
York Evening Suns financial review
today said:
There was an orderly and well dis
tributed advance of prices during the
greater part of the session with trad
ing slightly curtailed in volume.
There was a moderate but general
recovery in foreign exchange quota
tions, the call money held relative
easy at six percent for mixed col
lateral.
AS was the case yesterday many of
the best prices were made just be-
fore the close. The buying of U. S.
Steel which lifted it above Ill in the
final hour encouraged bullish opera
lions and there was some activity
repurchase Of stocks sold on Mon
days break.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
CORN AVERAGE
is FAVORABLE
Normal Temperature and Rainfall
During Next Three Weeks
Will Assure Iowa
Crop.

The Iowa weathe rand crop bulletin
for the week ending July % has just
been issued as follows:
Corn averages well along in its
most critical period-the tasseling and
silking period, though unusually var
liable in it's development in some Sec
lions. With normal temperatures and
rainfall during the next twenty days
this crop will be practically assured.
II would be benefited by rain now in
all sections, particularly in the centra!
and southern counties.
Early threshing returns show winter
wheat yields of ten to thirty-nve
bushels per acre, weighing fifty-seven
to fifty-eight pounds per bushel. The
average yield will not be far from
that of the last ten years. Spring
wheat ranges from considerable
acreage not worth harvesting to pos
sibly fifteen or twenty bushels per
acre, averaging not more than half OF
the sixteen-bushel normal on the acre
age seeded. This crop is the poorest
ir the western counties, which have
heretofore been the heaviest wheat
PRODUCERS in the state. Oats are light
in yield and quality and the average
will be considerably under that OF the
last ten years which is thirty-seven
bushels
Excellent weather for haying has
resulted in a large crop of excellent
ouality. Second crop alfalfa is being
cut and shows good yields. The quail
ity is much superior to that OF the
first crop due to better weather for
curing. More than the usual acreage
OF timothy is being cut or reserved
for seed and large crop is expected.
Potatoes, both early and late nave
suffered seriously from lack OF rain;
also garden truck.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
sOI,DIER FATHER
I CAN'T BE FOUND
,,t,n. Daughter Of keokuk Soldier
Dead and Father Does Not
/ Even Know OF
/ Birth.

Virginia Violet Ferryman, the two
xeoks aid daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Garner Ferryman, Of S14 Timea
.treet died this morning. The child
vas one Of a pair Of twins.
Tho father does not know either
A the birth or the death of his
daughter, as he is a soldier, and IS
In bis way home from France. Word
was received that he had arrived in
tbe United States, but his present
|lu alton Is unknown, and no word
lean be made to reach him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
,..,n the Construction OF Steel
- brick Building to Take the
place Of Present Wooden
Structure.
10 COST ABOUT $4,000
~ Take over TWO OF the
buildings Now Used by the
River Smelling and
Refining Co.

-, United Lead company is be-
lus Of once to construct steel
lu y hrick building to replace their
aau ou, wooden structure. The
p'ad,ng will be Of steel framework
s satlplb BRICK curtain walls and will be
sl'n fire-resisting construction
N |,ss,roushout. In addition to this they
a " adding twenty feet to the end of
, y nresent building to make stor-
Y. we, space for their Increased capa-
|ety. . ..h,r. oxer two NJ
- bindings of the River Smelling
W W Refining company, but will leave
! $50 ~ where they now stand. The
s LIZA and other improvements
ssioh are contemplated will cost in
N, ss''u ueighborhood of s5o.ooo.oo and
s w he completed by November 80.
1910
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-23
Dinner for keokuk Guests.

Robert S. Casey entertained
company Of Keokuk young people at
dinner last night at his home in
TT. Madison. The table was laid on
the porch with covers for ten aud
was decorated in field and garden
flowers in many colors. A beautiful
appointed menu was served. Miss
Isabel Seymour of New Orleans, ard
Miss Jane Carpenter Of Chicago,
were among the guests Following
the dinner the young people attend
ed the dance at Bluff Park.