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The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
SEOUL MISSION
SCHOOLS CLOSE
Japanese Accuse Metho-
dists o Animosity in
Korean Outbreak.

Tokyo. April 24.-ConsiderabIe
bad feeling is being caused by the
closing by the japanese authorities
in Seoul of two missionary schools
for Koreans. namely the Baika
Seminary and the Baika Higher
and Primary School of Seoul, both
under the management of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
principals are H. ID. Appohseller
and Miss 3. A. Smith. both Ameri-
cans.
The authorities give as their
reason the alleged participation by
students of these institutions in
patriotic demonstrations carried out
by Koreans on the day of the ceIe-
bration of the Korean independence
movement. The principals are al
legged to have not only connived in
this, but to have failed to obey the
order given them by the prefecturaI
governor to punish the guilty par
ties. The report adds that in the
future the authorities will exercise
stricter watch over such schools.
Recently the authorities showed
much consideration for foreign
schools by doing away with the
regulation making instruction in
the japanese language only a
compulsory matter and by allowing
religious instruction &herein, but
the recent action has caused con-
siderable adverse comment and Bit
ter feeling.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
MESSENA LOSES
5000 TO FLU
Disease Invades Sicily in
Wake of Pestilence
And Famine.

Messina. Italy. April 2i.-Five
thousand deaths from virulent in
fiuenza have recently been sepolt-
ed in and around Messina. AftcI
suffering for hundreds of yeaI s
from pestilence, earthquakes and
famine. this part of Sicily is now
in the thrOes of the plague which
has touched almost every other part
of the world.
Messina. just begun to arise from
the disaster of 1905. when 10000
of her people were killed by the
great earthquake. will be thrown
back probably for another year in
reconstruction unless the epidemic
.fs stopped. In addition to the
deaths. hundreds have been serious
Iy afflicted. There is a great scar
city Of physicians in the poverty
stricken city, and those who are
available have been travelling night
and day to reach as many patients
as possible.
Special precautions are being
taken with the care of the chill
drcn. Scores of those in the most
squalid homes have been removed
to the tent colony on the beach out
side the city. established by the
American Red Cross for the care
of crippled and orphan children. Nc
cases of the disease have yet broken
out in this camp.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
COMBATS
VIENNA HUNGER
$1,000 Austrian Children
Cared for by Victorious
Enemy of Nation.

Trieste, April "A train bearing
the last of the $4,000 Austrian chill
dren under the care of the Junior
Red Cross of America, who are to
be helped back to health by Italy
has arrived here and the children
have been distributed among the
Italian institutions of Northern It.
ally. receiving the same care as the
orphans of Italy.
The Austrian children are largely
from Vienna, where the famine at
tending war has played havoc among
the children. Hunger has caused
scores of diseases and IL is from the
most seriously afflicted children of
the fallon enemy that Italy, selected
II 900 to be brought back to health
at the expense of the victorious ma
tion. The task was assumed in spite
of the fact that Italy is having a
hard struggle to take care of it's
own million orphans, to rebuild its
ruined schools in the North and to
provide for the children of the South
who are victims of poverty hat
came with the war.
In order to assure the Austrians
at the provision for the children is
rot a method of propaganda, Aus
trian teachers have been brought
along. so the children may not lose
their language.
Among the first groups OF children
were the little cripples who had been
victims of starvation. They were
distributed through all the Northern
cities and some have already reCoV-
cred under the expert care that is
given them. Others are showing
great improvement, and even the
latest arrivals are beginning to show
the effects of scientific feeding and
medical care.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
GOOSE GIZZARD
MINE OF GOLD
Nuggets Found in Fowls S
Crops Lead to Discovery
Of Precious Metal.

Calgary. Alberta, April 24.-Nug-
gets taken from the gizzards of
geese have led to the discovery of
gold deposits near this city and
prosperous farmers are taking pre-
captions to prevent a flush of pros
pectors by stalking off their lands
Prospectors under the Canadian
law have the right to file anywhere
on the land of a farmer for min
erals il the owner has not already
filed.
Samples of the earth submitted
the city chemist show 1t might
yield about $3.50 in gold per cubic
yard, but the farmers fear this
amount would not hold out. AL
though machinery to develop the
pockets has been ordered the land
owners trust more to grain and
livestock for a living.
The source of the gold is un-
known. 1t is not an area that de-
velops regular gold formations, and
scientists believe the nuggets found
were carried down from the Hudson
Bay country during the glacial era.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Happenings of Last Days of Edward VII
As Revealed in Diary of WIltrid Blunt
Shows Lloyd George Dishked BY King

London. April 15.-(By maiD-In-
innate details of the last days and
death of King Edward VII are given
in the remarkable diaries" of will
frid Scawen Blunt, just published.
Mr.. Blunt is one of the stormy pc
trels" of modern England. He has
been diplomat. poet, traveller. breed
er of Arabian horses-and always
merciless critic of the British ad-
ministration.
Blunt married a granddaughter of
Lord Byron, the poet, is connected
with many families of the nobility,
and has known everybody worth
knowing in the last forty years. The
second volume of his My Diaries
covers the years 1soo-1s14, and is
considered notable for the vivid
light thrown on personalities of the
pre-war period. It is regarded as
one Of the most candid books since
the famous diary of Samuel Pepys.
Last Days and Death Of King,
Here is Blunts account of the last
days and death of Edward VII:
May 6. 1910: To London, where ]
found the world in commotion with
the news of the sudden illness OF
the king, not likely'to live through
the day. as his heart was attacked
went to see Lady c., whom I found
at home. The king" she said, 'i:
not likely to get over it. He Is be.
ing treated with oxygen. The
king has for i've years had a swell
ing in his throat, which has been
sprayed twice a day. and Laking al.
ways said it might develop any time
into cancer.
When the king came home from
Biarritz the other day he insisted
upon going the very same night to
the opera, and has since been to two
theaters and to see the Royal
Academy pictures. He cannot do
without excitement. Every
thing will be changed now. There
: VIII be a regular sweep of the peo-
pie that used to be about the court
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Al the World Flashed Direct Capital By Gable
Minister Warns !,
England ofhs
ModernDangers
Present Day Pleasures Con-
demned by Great Britain $
Nonconformist.

By REV. DIR. r. b. MEYER
England. Leading Nonconformis,
London, April 24.-Our Father
land is too dear to us for any OF
her children to tear the veil away
from her blemishes and expose
them to the public gaze, unless
prompted by the sincere desire OF
arousing her to be rid OF them. II
is ones love for Britain. and ones
sense of her marvellous influence
on the world, that prompts this
effort to arrest her further drift
toward that slippery slope down
which all tie great nations of the
past have gone to their perdition.
Can any thoughtful person calmly
answer the following questions and
not confess that all is not well with
our nation at the present hour?
Women Arraisned.
Is 1t the noblest type of woman.
hood tc patronize the degrading
brutality of a prize fight and smoke
cigarettes, while two professionals
for heavy stakes Of money. bat
ter each other ito make a Roman
holiday" Would Nurse Cavell oil
Florence Nightingale or the ladie:
of the Court of Queen Victoria have
dressed as these ladies" dress anc
have taken pleasure in their ex'
travagances?
Is It the highest type of British
sport to allow 1t to become the per
quisite of professionalism, attract
ed by vast sums of money, while
the crowds stand round to watch
to. bet to applaud, to condemn?
Is II the best style Of living
which Is so set on gratifying the
inveterate craving for amusement
that the mind is diverted from the
serious business of life?
Cites Mayhower Spirit.
Was this the temper that made
the men and women of the May
flower, that built our English Com
monweath, that honored Words
worth. .Tennyson and Rossete?
Is it well, when the bulk of the
people appear to have no thought
of religion, no basis of morals. and
no sense of the other world save
that which is provided by spirit
ism? The greatest days of Eng,
lish history-the days of Drake
Frobisher, Sir Walter, Raleigh
were characterized by the fear Of
God. chivalry for woman, ant
sworn enmity for the Devil.
Existence Threatened.
S. it well for vast combines, rings
profiteers and class-war to hold vi
and arrest the entire nation, ex
tracing in many cases the lif,
blood of the national we'll being
That there should be an equalizeC
share of profit goes without saying
but we have had experiences latel!
which help to prove that there Il
mischief in the national blood
which threatens our well-being.
OF course, there is much. to b.
thankful for. We have hundreds o
+ thousands OF pure and noble mel
and women who are as salt IN tn,
midst of society. 1t would be ba'
for us all il there were not RENE
dial agencies at work. But whel
| the above questions are fairly an,
squarely faced. Is there not room
for fear that the disease ma!
Spread further through the bod,
polite and lead to its decline ant
fall?
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
SKDE IN JAPAN
CANDY STORE FIRE

Toxic. April 24.-The plant of the
Kokusui Confectionery Company,
situated at Imagawakoji.l Kanda,
has been destroyed by fire. The
business opened to the public the
morning of the fire, and by mid
night the tbree-story wooden
structure in which il was located
was a mass of smouldering ruins.
Six men lost their lives and two
others were severely injured. The
concern was floated last year with
a capital of 100000 yen. The even
ing of the opening day, celebra-
tions were held to. commemorate
the event. Sake was said to be a
prominent feature of the evenings
entertainment and it is presumed
the spluttering hibacnis set the ta-
tami on fire and thus started the
blaze.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Workings of Socialism Set Forth
In Souiet Code in Which Workers
Wages Are Fixed by Commission

work performed. the degree OF dam
ger involved. its compleXity and the
degree OF skill. education. eNpe-
rience, responsibility and oppor-
tunity for independent action in
volved.
To secure employment the worker
must register with the Department
OF Labor Distribution through which
the employers must procure their
workers
Duties Arc Prescribed.
While setting forth in great de-
tail the duties of the community
law also strictly prescribes the da-
ties Of the worker to the employer
| by providing that every worker
during the normal working day and
under normal Conditions is obliged
to execute a standard amount OF
work as determined for the particu-
lar category to which he belongs" 4"
These standards are fixed by COM
missions on the average of all tho
shops or factories of this category.
In the event a worker falls below
the standard consistently. he may
be transferred to a lower category
with a correspondingly loweI wage.
The normal conditions Of work"
refer to the quafity of the tools
used. the raw materials and their
distribution and the general condi-
tions in the place where the work
is performed.
One of the most interesting Sec
tions is the provision for unemploy-
meht pay. 1t provides that every
man who is registered and for
whom there is no work available in
his category is entitled to full wages
of the group In which he is classi-
hedS-presumably to be paid by the
state.
CUnited Pres ssrviral
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
BY WEBB MILLER.

London; April 24.-The first copies
of the new Soviet code of laws
which have reached here throw a
striking light upon the workings Of a
Socialized state in actual operation.
The laws called the Russian
Code of Labor Regulations" show
the astonishing extent to which the
Bolsheviks attempt to control and
regulate nearly every phase Of the
working mans relations to, indus
try.
At the outset the code proclains
the Socialist dictum that every
worker has the right to work. TO
fair and continuous remuneration
and to sufficient rest and leisure.
proclamation that every citizen
with certain exceptions is subject
to compulsory labor" Persons un-
der l6 and over SO years of age are
exempted from this provision while
persons suffering illness or physical
defects are prohibited from work
ing. Students are considered TO be
doing compulsory labor in the
schools.
Ench Industry Chased.
The next section announces the
principle that all citizens able to
work have the right to" apply their
labor in accordance with their spe-
cialty or talents and for pay deter
mined for such a class of work"
The workers in every trade and in
dnstry are classified into categories
for which a standard wage is deter
mined. The classifications into cate
gories are made by special local and
central commissions of the unions,
while the rate Of pay for each cate
CORY is fixed by taking into con-
sidcration the minimum necessities
to maintain life. the nature Of the
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
VIENNESE MILK
PRICE BECOMES
PRICE OF LIFE

Vienna, April 24.-Many of the
fifty thousand influenza sufferers in
this city are dying daily because of
the profiteering in milk. the most
important article in their diet. Fab
ulous sums are paid by the wealthy
classes for the milk, and dealers,
realizing that this field is more fer
tile, have refused to turn their
stock over to the poorer classes.
The authorities say they cannot
prevent the practice.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
ORPHANS GIVEN
SCHOOL BY RED
CROSS JUNIORS

Paris. April 24.-The Junior Red
Cross of America has just given
100000 francs for the establishment
of an agricultural school for 500
French war orphans. At the sug-
gestion of the Junior RA Cross, an
association of Frenchmen and
French women has been formed,
with the object of establishing the
school. The funds Contributed by
the American children will be turn
ed over to this new association.
Children between IL and 16 will be
selected for the school.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Daughter OfU.S.
Leading English
Billiard Player

London, April 2f.-Lady Bingham.
who was Mrs. Sloane Chauncey,
daughter of the late Col. H. Mont
Somery- Carr. of Kentucky. bears
the reputation of being the best
woman billiardist in English So
Cicty.
The rapid growth of ladies' clubs
is given as the reason for the in
creasing favor of billiards as a
pastime among the titled matrons
of Mayfair. and interest in them has
rivaled that taken in the scores OF
professional players.
Lady Bingham was taught by
William Cook, star professional
cueist. Other pupils OF his include
the Sultan of Zanzibar. the Duke of
Manchester. Sir Thomas Upton and
Walter and Charles Rothschild.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Women Run Trains
In Land of Mikado

Tokyo. April es.-women are
finally beginning to come into their
own in Japan. latest evidence of
this being the fact that the Tokyo
tramways are considering a plan
to solve their labor troubles by EN-
ploying women as conductors.
For some time past strikes and
disobedience on the part of tram
way employees have been very COM
mon, and recruits are hard to Sc
cure. Some months ago the cleo
trio buses operating in Tokyo began
to employ female conductors. They
have met with such success that the
municipal authorities have thought
well of plan to follow the exam
pie. The only drawback lies In the
fear that the motormen may BE up-
gallant enough TO refuse to work
hand in hand with the fair ones,
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Electric Shock
MayEnd
Heart Disease
British Physician Hopes to
Conquer Illness by Novel
Method.

London. April i4.-Much excite
ment has been caused in British
medical research circles by the an
nouncement In the House of Com
mons that far-reaching discoveries
which may reveal the secret of heart
disease are on the point Of being
made by DR.. Thomas Lewis, Of Uni
versity College Hospital. London.
who Is not yet 20 years old
In his statement in the House DR..
Walter e. Elliott said:
Man and Dog Alike.
There is one form Of palpitation
of the heart from which some 10000
pensioners from the army alone are
suffering.
Il have here diagrams showing
the heartbeat in man and the heart
beat in the dog, which are practic-
prove practically and conclusively
the cause OF heart disease.
I'm heart disease the wires are
fa uIty. the circuit is bad. and in
stead OF passing straight down
the impulse is broken up and the
heart goes into what is known as
fertilization.
Each muscle fibre begins twitch-
ing independently, and in some cases
one single muscle impulse gets loose
so to speak. and courses round and
round the heart.
To Purify Blood
I'VE suggest that the way we car
cure IL best is this: II the circuit
is faulty, improve the circuit. and by
altering the chemical composition
of the blood by means OF certain
chemical salts We hope to be able
&c improve IL, and to set this fiutter-
ing. useless, palpitating heart beat
ing strongly and steadily and regu.
( larly.
Tn regard to this impulse that
passes round the heart, breaking IL
all up, it is hoped that by an electric
shock you will be able to stop the
palpitation and set the heart beat
ing again"
Englishmen Long Lived.
DR.. Elliott, discussing national
health. declares:
"Englishmen liyf longer than the
French or Germahs, longer even
and this is noteworthy-than the
Americans.
Since 1870 science has increased
the life of the average Briton by
five years. Five years extra life has
been given to 10000. 900 people. Take
II that each would produce $500 a
year-a moderate estimate. That
runs out to $4,000, 600. 900 for 4O.-
100000 people for FIVE years-the
cost OF the war.
The healthy savage is a myth
He is an undersized. unhealthy
parasite-ridden wretch. Neither
medical nor any other science car
abolish ilI-health in the. full sense
OF the word. But that we can pro,
long the life of man by FIVE or ter
years of vigorous existence; that
we can develop the joy of life In
that sad proportion of our popula'
tion to whom the phrase is thI
merest mockery: that We can re-
duce by two-thirds our infantil,
death rate-this is no prophecy. bu
mere fact"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25

the Jews and the second-rate women
that the king preferred to his aris-
tocracy. because they amused him.
Must Have People With Him.
He would not stay at home at
night or go to bed early; he must
have people with him, and go about
to theaters. and sit up playing cards
till 2 or in the morning. The
king had been much worried about
We by Asquith and his minis
ters. He was written to about it
three times while he was at Biar-
ritz, but had evaded it, saying each
time he would attend to it when he
returned to England; but on his re-
turn they worried him, and he had
lost his temper with Asquith, when
Asquith pressed him, saying he
should resign.
"Asquith had told him the king
ought to send for Lloyd George in
his place. This reused the king.
who, as rule, had good command
over himself, for they all hate
Lloyd George. and the king was
quite upset by It.
The king rather liked Churchill,
because he is a gentleman, but Lloyd
George he could not stand. Queen
Alexandra is furious with Asquith,
and said he killed the king.
Met with Ministers.
The morning of Thursday, the
day before he was taken i'll, he had
seen some of the ministers who
were worrying him about the DO
litical crisis, and he had a bad fit OF
coughing. Mrs. Keppel came to tea
with him in the evening with the
two Keyser girls He had no idea
that he was in danger, and even the
day he died they told him nothing.
He had people to see him on BUSH
ness in the morning, and again he
had fit of coughing and choking,
which got worse and worse.
They sent for the Archbishop of
Canterbury, but he did not see him.
and he smoked a cigar. Only once,
he said: If this goes on much
longer shall be done for and soon
after became unconscious. and never
said another, word"
tCopyriglt. 1870. by Cross-AtIantic News
paper Service. Incl
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
Green Mezzotint
Sale at SI3,5OO
Is High Record

engraving by Valentine Green, A. r.
NJ, after Sir Joshua Waldegrave's
painting of the Ladies waldegrave.
has been sold by Christie's for $15.-
500. Authorities of the British
Museum believe the price is a world
record for a mezzotint.
A copy of the engraving sold for
$3.50 in 1856. and others in 1897 for
50, 500. and a third in 1901 for s2.e25.
Green engraved twenty-five plates
from canvases by Reynolds, who de-
.clared that his name would go down
Ito posterity as a result of Green's
excellent interpretations OF his
works.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
SAYS CHIC" WOMEN
SHOULD BE TABOOED
Special Gable Dispatch.

Paris, April 24.-Artistic tattooing
to replace women's bodices is the
latest reform" advocated by a
League Of Artists, headed by Van
dongen; and including Demereue,
Leo Chevallier. Genevieve Granger,
Desirat and others.
! Louis Icart was today revealed as
the author OF, the "ChantacIer"
gowns seen at the Auteuil race track
Sunday. The principle of the novel
campaign of Partisan artists is that
woman's body requires plenty of
aeration In order to allow fulh de-
velopment Of feminine beauty. Some
Of the new models leave the upper
part of the anatomy practically un-
covered. but fully tattooed.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-25
LimbIess Swimmers Compete.

Brighton.-To demonstrate that
the loss of an arm or leg doesn't in
terfere with swimming. Jabez
Wolfe. Channel swimmer. has or
ganiZed a race between the two
diers.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-11
Bryant

We are living, we Ire dwelling.
In a grand and awful time;
In an age on ages telling
To be loving is sublime.
Hark! the Weakening up of nations
Cog and Magog to the fray;
Hark!'what soundeth? Is creation
Grooming for her latter day?
Wedding bells have been ring
ing around Bryant lately. Wesley
King and Minnie Miller were
married last week.
Mrs. Verda Minor of St. Joe
is visiting her relatives around
Bryant at present.
Hicks school will close Friday
March -. The pupils are plan.
ming a good program for that
day. You are invited to came.
Preaching at Mt. Everett every
first and fourth Sundays. Sun
day school every Sunday morn.
ing at II o'clock. Come.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-03-11
To Elect Delegates

At a meeting of the Wright
County Central Republican Com.
mittee held at Hartville, March
6, 1920. Friday, March 10Th,
1920, at l p. IN. was designated
as the time and date for the, va.
rious Republican voters to meet
in their respective voting places
for the purpose of electing dele.
gates to attend the Republican
County Convention to be held in
the court house at Hartville, Mo-,
at l p. m, of Saturday, March
20, 1920.
Delegates to be elected from
each precinct as follows: Noun.
tain Grove, Is; Norwood, 6; Ma
comb, 4; Mansfield, 10: Cedar
Gap, 2; Willow Springs in Wood
Township. 2; Long School in
Wood Township, 5; Hart, II;
Gasconade, z; Van Buren,, 5;
Brush Creek, 8; Boone, 6; Mont.
gomery, Z; Elk Creek, 8; Union, 6
Saturday, March 20, was the
day designated by the commit.
tee to hold the Republican Coun-
ty Convention for the purpose of
electing 8 delegates to the Con.
gressional Convention to be held
at Mountain Grove, April 20,
1920, and 9 delegates to the State
Convention to be held in Kansas
City, May S, 1920, and for the
purpose of transacting any other
business that might come be.
fore the County Convention.
J.H. Dennis, Chairman Repub.
lican Central Committee.
G. H. Jackson, Acting Secre
tary.