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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-09
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NEW YORK, Aug S-Cott0n seed
oil WAS Qulet. with pricos sharply low
er in inc with The weak showing In
lord and allow. Final bids were nom
3' 500 ~ punt nr HWo
uomnnl i,unr sumnor ,nNaN not
1fO0
rpots 1000 bi1 tour dul anl ,al. IS.
Total aHios 1ln0 tafrela
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-09

MONEY MARKET.
LONDON Aug S.-Bar silver lSd
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-08-09

20 r as.o g', ag ''' Cultures closed 60 20
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
PLANS TO RETAIN
RULE OF RAILWAYS
GOVERNMENT TO KEEP LINES
DESPITE FAILURE OF CONGRESS
TO PROVIDE FUNDS.
Money to be Borrowed in Open Mar
ket and Advanced by Present
War Corporation, According
to Director Hines.

Washington.-Th government has
determined to retain control of the
railroads. despite failure of congress
to provide funds for the railroad ad-
ministration, and to have the roads
finance themselves for the next few
months through private loans on the
open market or through advances by
the war finance corporation.
Efforts will be made to maintain
operations. on normal scale and TO
carry on as much of the Improvement
program as possible, in order to avoid
throwing employees out of work or
otherwise disturbing industrial condi-
tons. No attempt will be made to
solve the problem by raising rates.
These assurances were given by d.
rector General Hines in public
statement and in an address to the
conference Of governors and mayors
meeting here on March 4. At the
same time, it developed that the war
finance corporation has about $751;
100000 resources available and much
of this may 60 to railroads to supple
ment the sums they can borrow until
congress meets again and has oppor-
tunity to appropriate funds.
After protracted conferences be-
tween Secretary Glass and other Off
Gals of the treasury and war finance
corporation, it was stated that means
probably would be developed to keep
the railroads off the money market
as long as possible and minimize in
reference with the Forthcoming Vic
tory Liberty loan.
Although officials appeared opti-
mistic they explained that much ma
nipulating of financial machinery
would be necessary and definite
program could not be developed for
some time. ..
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
RESOLUTIONS OF CoNDOLEN,

Whereas it has pleased the Div
Father to remove from among us q
esteemed neighbor, O. F. Smith, W
departed this life at BlackfOot, Ida
on the third day of March, A.
1919.
Whereas Neighbor Smith was.
man of noble character, true to
neighbors and friends, and fais
full member of our beloved orc
Pioneer Camp No. $3.50, Mod
Woodman of America, therefore, I
it
Resolved that we extend to 4
family our most sincere sympa.
in this, the sad hour of their
reavement.
Resolved, that as mark of our
spect to his memory, the charer
our camp be dtaped in mourning
thirty days, that these resolutions
spread ugop tie minutes OF n
camp and a o Y De sent the far
of our deceased neighbor and
Rlackf lot newspapers for publ
ton.
Pioneer Camp No. $3.50, Moo
Woodman of 4.Ilerica.
T. ]. JOHNSON
E C. Stultz,
j. NJ. Weigel,
Bal Commit
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
LAWS PRINTED IN GERMAN
How the State Of indiana Catered to
the Teuton Element In the FIfties
and Sixties.

Time was when the Indiana general
assembly directed that its laws be
printed in German as well as in Eng
lish-but never more, observes the In
dianapolis News.
In 1852 the legislature enacted
statute that its laws passed at that
session should be printed In German
and ono copy distributed to each OF
the clerks Of the judicial circuits. BY
Joint resolutions Of the senate and
house the session laws Of the special
session of 1858, the regular session OF
1859, the regular session Of 1861. the
special session of 1851, and the regu.
lar session of 1867 were printed in
the German language. The revised
statutes of 1858 were ordered printed
in German.
Mrs. Edward Franklin White Of the
law editorial department Of the Bobbs-
Merrill company, believes the print.
ing Of the acts in German was no part
of the propaganda for "kultur," which
has been so exposed of late, but she
rather believes that Indiana was max
ing a special bid for settlement by
Germans along with other foreigners
who were westward bent. She says
all sorts of inducements we're held
out in the fifties and sixties to attract
colonization in Indiana and cites, as
another of the inducements, the lax
constitutional provisions CONSTITUTION
of 1852 for obtaining citizenship, or
at least the right to vote.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11

WICKS


Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Miller re-
turned on Wednesday, after spending
several weeks with friends in Salt
Lake City and vicinity.
Mrs. H. A. Johnson and Emma
Powell were Blackfoot visitors on
Thursday evening.
The E. e. Bingham family are all
able to be around again after recover
ing from the influenza.
Anna Powell spent last week with
friends at Blackfoot.
Mrs. H. A. johnson and Mrs. H.
C, McGonagle attended the teachers
association at Blackfoot Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Albertson
and baby of Kimbal spent several
days at the w. T. Hyde home last
week.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
Vehicle Market in Siam.

Owing to the low-lying and often in
undated plains Of southern Siam, in
which most Of the rice farming Is
done and in which road making is diff
ficult, and also the fact that transpor-
tation is easily afforded by the numer-
GUS canals which traverse the country
in every direction, there is not likely
to be any extended demand for farm
wagons or other vehicles for the use
Of the Siamese farmer. It seems, how
ever, that considerable attention will
be given to road making in Slams
principal cities, notably in Bangkok,
and that therefore line of municipal
vehicles will be needed In the near
future.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
81 Bit of France
and French !:
By Mrs. Byrd Trego.

Our boys send home pictures and
cards that contain no information.
We see something that looks inter-
esting, tht we feel they have en-
joyed visiting and intend telling US
about when they return, but we are
too curious to wait so long.
Two cards posted in the Republf-
can window show something quite
wonderful and very unusual. Then
to add to the interest Corporal Frank
Carmody mailed two larger ones in
color to the writer that arrived
day or two since. These also will be
on display and the following infor.
nation given to those who desire
to know.
Mont St. Michel is spoken like
this: mon san me shell, with the Ions
sound of and slight accent on the
last syllable, shell. 1t is a granite
island in a bay with the same name
about one mile from the mainland
and perhaps 1870 miles nearly du
west from Brest. Remember l toll,
you about that city the time tn
president landed there. Well, Mon
St. Michel is a solitary granite con |
as you will see from the pictures
1t is two miles in circumference
the base and 242 feet high, crowne
by Benedictine Monastery of tn
eleventh century. Surrounded b
ramparts with towers. The bay
about fifteen miles wide and eigf
long, from north to south. 1t is lei
dry at low water and is noted for II
quicksands and rapid tides. 1t
connected with the mainland by
granite cavseway one mile long. TT
population is ESQ people. The icturt
show you one of the most curiol
monuments of nature, surmounte
by an historic structure Of gre;
value as such things go. 1t has
turn been used as fort and prisoy
The pictures show to advantage bot
at high and low tide.
Note: This column Of France al
French was started with the hol
that a letter might reach us in tin
for each issue from Fremont Kr
neWsky, while he was in France,
he could not make connections. Nc
he is back and will probably retu
from Boise during the week, VIII
he will personally conduct this c
partment. In the intervals I've do
the best l could. Fremont has
ready pen and saw much of intert
in most attractive portion of Fran
that has been untouched by the
struction of war. | know you "
enjoy his pen pictures.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
Civilization Fatal to Eskimo.

Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic ex-
plorer, to whom the Charles P. DAILY
medal was presented by the American
Geographical society for his "valua-
BILE contributions to science" pleaded
that no efforts be made to civilize the
Eskimo tribes of the far North. All
such previous efforts, he stated, had
resulted disastrously for the natives.
One tribe of 5000 discovered in 1925
by an English explorer, he said, was
now reduced to only 40 persons
through adoption of a civilized mode
Of living, which was unsuitable for the
frigid cline.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
HOME FROM EASTERN TRIP

Mrs William Bridges and Mrs.
Sam Lloyd returned Tuesday evening
from a few weeks trip to Omaha,
where they visited with their mother
and sisters.
They report that the storms in
that city during their stay were the
worst in evidence in the past several
years. All traffic was stopped on
account of the numerous fierce biz
yards. They visited with friends at
several other points before returning.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11

WHO BORROW ED MY BOOB

Ye editor has leaned somebot
book that did not come back, an.
cannot recall who it was. 1t W
good while ago, and the book W
government treatise on the geoloi
formation and creation of the s.
river plains. Size about 6X9 an
inch thick, paper bound. They
out of print, and a man at the
publican offi.e needs his old ON
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
PHONE OPERATORS STRIKE.
international Orders 10000 to Cease
Work Unless Demands Are Met

San FranciscO.-A strike of 5000
telephone operators and 5000 linemen
in California, Washington, Oregon and
Nevada has been ordered by the exec
utive committee of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in
the event that Postmaster General
BurlesOn does not speedily grant wage
demands of the brotherhood, it was
announced here March 4, by T. c..
Robbins, representative Of L. c. Gr"s-
ser, vice president of the organization.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
CLUB LEADER VISITS

w T. Mccall, state leader of Boys
and Girls club work for Idaho, is
in Kansas City at the present TIME,
attending the national conference OF
club leaders and state extension d.
rectors. He will come back full of
new ideas and plans which he will
impart to those interested in the club
work here
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
Will Release Irish Prisoners.

London.-The British government
has decided to release all Irish politi.
cal prisoners, says the Daily Mail. In
order to prevent great public demon
stration, the prisoners will return to
Ireland in small patches.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
Huohes Makes Grave Charges.

T0rOnto.-All Canada has beer
stirred by charges made in the hou"o
Of commons by Sir Sam Hughr
former minister of militia, that off
GERS commanding the dom.nion's force.
in France had naeIlessly sacrificet'
the lives of their men in order to ad
vance themselves. "
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
A LITTLE DAUGHTER

A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Hansen Friday after
noon, March 7. D..
Everyone is very happy over the
affair and mother and little daughter
are doing nicely.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
Airp!1ne to Cross Cc:an

New YOrk.-A commercial airpl;lle
which will take its place with the
tugs, barges, lighters and other neces-
sary auXiliaries of a large steamship
company is soon to make its appear
ance here, it was announced here
Wednesday.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
MEN STRIKE AT MACKAY DAM

A strike among the thirty work
men employed at the Mackay dam
was called last Saturday. The men
had been getting $4.25 for nine
hours labor. After the men started
the agitation, the company laid off
the entire number and on Monday
morning, those who returned to work
we're paid 40 cents per hour for ten
hours work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
PRIVATE OWNER
SHIP PREFERRED

In a resolution identical in it's
purport to that passed by the Idaho
wool growers, the Idaho Cattle and
Horse Growers association protests
against the government administra-
ton of roalroads and recommends
that these be turned to private
ownership as soon as possible.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
Rolsheyiki Nearly Starts Riot.

INSTRUMENTATION Frank Keddie
of Edinburgh, Scotland, undertook
defense of the Bolshevist government
of Russia before the Overman sub-com,
mittee Of the senate Wednesday, he
nearly created riot
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11

Thomas Carr Powell, vice president
Of tho Southern railway for many
years, has been appointed director Of
lthe division Of capital expenditures
Of the United States railroad admin.
'lstration, succeeding Judge Robert 9.
Lovett.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-13
Violet Rays in Next Way
German Chemists New Horor-To Blind Regiments.
Forces GambIed Upon by Erzberger

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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-13
TULSA KIWANIANS
ADVERTISED WELL
Article ~ Mn.fc CITY AZ Birmingham
Convention I,citcs Midc
Comment,

Joe A. Clarity ot Dallas. dis'ric'
governor of klwnuis clubs, Was t6a
honor ru,s, ut the luncheon ns'
week. Ile spoke g'uw.ngly ot th"
ucH.,yDmtnB of tho local club.
."At uc international convention
u Urmiurhum." ho DECLARED, "Na
southwestern district and Tulsa wcro
,np prntrr OF attraction Tho PIC.
w.. and article un Tulsa in my
district report, which was printed
ana circulated throughout the ma
run. have attracted wide comment
I have received l36 letters from *
wants clubs ON this subject aua
everyone ~ them speaks in a..
hrHc.f terms of tho forccful pre-.
sruraaon u TuIns case .n this re-
port lr VII. gotten up hy member.
ur 'ho Tulsa club ana the club ts
,uuf..I tO know what 90 hlt % made .
Garr,'y told how Albert IT. Boil
proudgH, Of ma Tulsp club, and the
1850 other acleettrs from here STAN
pr1'I tho birmingham convention
I'VE needed $1,000 cash 90 pu'
over o1 Important transaction fur
International kwunla" he cN.
planned Tho convention was 'up
uor Then TrU arose and ou
nowurd uo0oAnllnuy that the Tulsa
club would advance tho ylT.aOU
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-13
L0ndOn,S Social Season Is
But Ghost of Former Days

Hike lhr customary NE ul Sow lurN
and 'arH The war pruf'oyr" 'I'
spending rrptl,-..g boo ih'lr wIE uH'
among old tahIunol people 'u'ro BE-
IA general sentiment that d.up.H} H
not ln harmony with the 'iurH ami
for many b, would bo Impo.alh.e DO
thcy desired it
Even the restaurant Ifn lis much
rurailod Suppcrs nav" hrrn o,iWl
mated ana there ar, hardly a dufrr
places iu this largest motrupola of
the world found open later than q
clock Tho midnight Wayfrr,r sD's
womou iu evening dress with mrr
100 guards uniform ur formal b'prt
buying Cuffro and sandwiches ut p
sidewalk coffee stall elbow tu elbow
with % crowd " soldiers CArmcn and
Wlacclpurous uirht wanderers. %
picture understandable FOR tho old Ion.
don.
pMl. with its llfo war shurn of
much that was almost lH ancient
urstucra,,. England could mover bN
otherwise than picturesque and fn
riualuY The derby rtu. into lif
uwu again as tho EryutrH', popular
sporting event of thr world. H Ascot
| ls tho most pntririau iu IW ulWoh
| phcrc Tho guards ruCimcut pvt
| formed the historic ceremony ~
| troupiur the colors iH Hyde park or
| fhc kingE birthday although iu duI
/ khah instead uf the old array uI
| scarlet ana blue. Tho coach viii
The sleek fpureiu hand starts IRON
| Iicraduy for Richmond with tho
stirring flourish uf the horn. al
| Though there has been mono un ih,
! brighton road since Alirol Wander
| bit drove that course
Huatug cricket touui- and Eol
/ Iha,c hurst forrh with renewed en-
! lhusiuam after four years of spurt'
| famine Tho Thames frum London
| io oxford and beyond rs Ions
winding pageant of pleasure Graf
with white naunrilod young boat
| mon and rainbow tinted drcHsct
] everywhere.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-13

IDNUD.. juno 20 uN NUp
Tho uH summer of the arrr. me
war rIt is pr.N.. aH % mr.u ghost of
No. ull London social H'IHHu. WHICH
formerly fur furr, muu'uH .aiIrr
austrr transformed b"EraNut tTu
Mayfair into a spectacle u} dH) "ud
might
In other yrnrs. before the wa
wrought lH ,hNuErs. tho early wy'hf
~ summer saw 'ho r,tI luuiui
huusra thrown open fur enter aiming
vu H scale Wut.u uu other European
capital know lUulr blazing wiuduWt
at might told ur receptions and
dluou4 uu "a grand scale Court Wa
hold gJ buckingham palace with a.
array ut uniforms ana Jewels making
AN uuBurph show iIy dty th,
entire West end Wls packed with carr
uud carriages taking tho women Ul
society about for thoir calls and
shopping
There have been four blank years
from lDIa Co lglh. and now most Of
The establishments OF NE dural an,
old landed families who were The
pillars ~ the declining regime az,
closed. or their liyos are ordered q,
Ia quiet and Wldurd tone Not d
/ fow bear the hlgu "tor sale cor II,
/ lot' tcstltyiuE tu the devastation oI
| old fortunes through war taxation ul
| the retirement Of families IN mourn
/ ing.
Nearly all NJ the social fixtures
nrc missing thm year So courts ar,
| being held at the palace Tor tha
] pr0scnlniiuu to royalty uf dcbutuut,.
/ and others which gave hcm IN,
] formal sual OF rank among the ESQ
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-13

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no hur,t punishment may last an
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ue,,,.n ,,Soy non Arnold mc4g
s,,'U't,t, r,y. them lots OF our is.
.,.I - .,,,ottr,. tobnrrn
on u, more inspcctloua
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rin,b.. ana A hot bath. therefor,
g,f I'd of A Few coouos Ir~hcul
pnincare NJ St.naY today but
49,, -. 60 49,, MIN
% .Novci noon afiot
h..,br..t Iyorn cool morning
r,,-l",.d horJcr into nrlglum a. a
49, .rn, frst waffle Two seen ot
,,.,.b IN over A ycar and half !
t,o,gbt a, Nirion nrlrium poor
s,,ry,ny uolviumi Reach dcninu
Ion Arlon y N m Regular town
1v, hIl,tasr In a hospital best We
80 haa hcd. and mattresses our
su,,,iy trucp brokr down somcwhcr,
b,rk 40 we went out and salyhgri
a bupch OF hocho blankets After q
i,t of running nrouni down town
managed 20 get feed. Town sure
dscoratea with flags and they had
hig celebration. Got our first Ger
man money here There are NOR,
kinds of money and moro d.U'l'n
languages spoken here ihtn ] ''u''
over Imagine in ono place. 49,.
Nov % Moved from NiI"n W.
morning Crossed anolher ,,,u,'
and arrived I'm MerTch. LuNmhou,A
NIu entrance |N' Wv
Douglas Island news., 1919-05-30

l.. W. KILBURN, Clerk.
Douglas Island news., 1919-05-30
OLDEST MAN

JETTsvILLE. w. Va Claiming to be the oldest man in the United states. John Drysdalo, aged l2S, is hale and hearty end able to see eX- ceptionaly we'll without spectaclcs. The only uoticcble physical defect about Drysdole Is that he is slightly hard of hearing.
 Drysdulc fought in thc American navy through the war Of 1912 and was a cabin boy for Sir John Frank lin on the latter's first polcr cNpc- dition in iSlS-23. He was born in Scotland. which he left when 2 years of age Co come to America. Becom- ing a sailor when but lad. he says that he led a scaloring life for scy- cnty-avc years. in the course of which he visited every land whore there was a port for a ship.
 He tells a thrilling tale of his polar expedition with Franklin, dur ing which his ship was ice-bouhu for year, never sighting land in that time. He attributes his long Hfo Co thc salt sea brcezes, although he comes from long-lived ancestry, his father living Co be l2O years old. Drysdolc says that ho has a son in Scotland over 100 years old and one in Canada up In his ninetics.
 Drysdalc is as straight as an ar row. That he is in excellent phys teal condition is shown by the fact that he recently made a trip to Davy, Mercer County. a distance of over loo miles. Co visit his son. Most of tue trip was made by train. but it was necessary Co travel several miles on horseback The aged man showed no m enect of thc trip on his return to his home here