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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-19

how prohibition commenced In MY
area. day or two ago DR. Gra1-
fc'l had asked the high commissioner
for Newfoundland what the result hal ,
teen so far, and he replied that peg
pie everywhere in Newfoundland We
saying they were not going wet"
again, They were going to stay dry
because they were learning that they
did not want alcoholic drink
W, r.. johnson. who on rising. was
greeted with loud applause and tho
singing of For Hes Jolly Good
Fellow" said that the welcome gtvrn
him reminded him Of the words #
Hing Agrtpna to Paul. Almost thou
persuadest me To he a--Hritlsher'' A
couple of questions had been sent up
to the platform which he desired to
answer. The FIRST was whether 81 WAS
just and moral that English SHARE
holders who had invested "a vast
amount Of money in American brew
cries IN good faith should have their
VI dertakings made tatueIces at Inc
beheEt Of certain fanatics without AIDE
cuate compensation He replied thar
the greater part of this money MAS
not invested in Anglo American brew
cries, but in German American brew
erles. and these concerns had been
taken over during the war by the
American government because thtyI
had become danger 1p.thc- state IN
account Of their mischtnvoua and
trGitnrous propagandiet Influence For
th'fiE FeAfS IL mao heen tn" law OF the
ia' Il, as SET forth ny u" supreme coat
oi me thltea states, tha' the people
possessed the r3sht AT any tim" 'ra
any "nerc 10 cjoS' IN the liNHnr hn8'-
,l'S", Aha were uhder III" obi gai tnq
iteal or moral. 10 return compensation
~ q hatler OF iAct VERY investors
had not suffered The NwgH Giul f,vtH
etoSfa ON prohibition in Amers- -
'''seo IN l'i"+ ne fnaha-eH3ent vas
EVEN year IN when 10 wind A. -
u7s htSs nut Reiofe mo year ended
~" brewery was employing "trr As
many men as before and paying tne'"
aIEhef wages. MOST ~ tine A1erif"0
formed into other business Tire
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05
Entsrsd q second elass nnan mat> ter Nsvsnhar lth. I1og, . - Dsso- ofles ae Rssuss1A, Aak., un1R GAs ast of Csaupoes. Narch q 1ovo.
POLICE SCRUB BOYS TEETH
Six ofs5cers Called In ts oIlsnoe Pro- tests of Unruiy PennsyivanIa
 YounssEer.

Reading, Pa.--Yells that sounded like murder" led dweliers in the cx- elusive apartment house at Ninth and Penn streets to summon the police.
 In room on the third floor of the building six policemen found five year-old boy from whom the screams emanated. His distress was due to the fact that his mother was brushing his teeth. The policemen took . hand in the performance. While four of them formed a hollow square. the fifth seized the youngster and held him while the sixth administered a thor ough dental scrub. The policemen then made the boy promise to submit to the operation in quiet in the future.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05

especially from the frequency of dI- yorce. A man could legally divorce his wife at any minute, :hs only con- dition being the payment of he dowry which was settled upon her by the husband at the time of her marriage.
 Tn the last attempt to keep the sex in the role assigned to them by the life of the harem, very strict laws have been made to prevent all possible prog ress among them. Laws have been proclaimed over and over again for bidding Mohammedan women to at tend foreign schools. In this emer- gency they engaged governesses. Most of these governesses were aliens, and many of them were inefficient, and bad moral guidesAto so large portion of the population beginning to think and question. The goyeraess system ob-
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05
HoUsEMAlD FOR PARLIAMENT
Hatbess EngIish Lass Plans to Seek Election to Commons on
 Labor Ticket.

London. England.--Jessie Stephens, a housemaid with mass of dark hair, and who generally goes about hatless, has signified her intention of entering the race for parliament on the labor ticket. She is endeavoring to gain a seat In the local borough council of Bermondsey and will then stand as parliamentary candidate.
 She has been employed as cook, housemaid. cook-general, boss of a large common lodging house in Glas- gow, porter in chemical warehouse and driver Of three ton Iorry.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05
WOMEN IN TURKEY
Mistake to Class Them as Toys
 of the Harem.''
Under the Law They Have Absolute Control of Their Own Property, Which All Western Women
 Have Not

Some extremely modern young women, who mistake symptoms for the causes of woman's independence, should make tour of Turkey" sug- gests bulletin from the Washington headquarters of the National Geo graphic society. There women smoke. have had property rights for centuries, and divorce is easy. but who lin all respects-wants to be Turki The toys of the Turkish harems were to be pitied in many ways, 1t is true. but considerable pity for them has been misdirected For example. the Turkish women who now are to be 'emancipated' have had absolute con- trol of their own property for hun dreds of years. whereas the German wives cried in vain for such 'emanci- patton under the kaiser"
 The bulletin quotes from commun- ication by Mary Mills Patrick. which gives vivid picture of the condition of Turkish women before the world war, as follows:
 Tt is well-known fact that Roman law regarded the rights of the indi- vidual without consideration of. sex man or woman was alike citizen of the Roman world. This met the re- quirements of Mohammedan life, where no woman ever necessarily sus- tained lasting relation with any man.
 Therefore, during all the centuries or Mohammedan history, women have legally controlled their own property. They have been free to buy, sell or alienate it without consulting any male relative. This has given them in- dependence of thought and an influ- ence in business affairs that seems wholly inconsistent with their life of comparative personal slavery.
 Enter a harem and there you see Circassian beauty, who has been newly acquired by the tall. handsome pasha whc has just passed you iii the street. The air Is heavy with the odor of eastern perfume, and the black eunuch stands by the door to watch all who come and go. The beauty herself is thickly powdered with an elaborate coiffure erected by her numerous maids. Jewels half cover her arms and she wears beautifully embroi- dered negligee. There Is languorous expression in her black eyes, as she sits idly smoking cigarette and sip ping Turkish coffee.
 Would you think, to look at her. that when she draws her money from the bank that she must sign her own check? These two sides of life have been wholly at variance with each other; but, as years have gone by. the thoughtful side has predominated among the more intellectual Moham- medan women, until now they are ready to enter into the affairs of today with m understanding and vigor which the world has never accredited to them.
 Tt has been on the social side that Molfammedan women have suffered most under the oppression of the past.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05
Ancient City of Pressburg Changes Character With
 Coming of New Rulers. ]
RESULT or PEACE PknE1
Resentment ehswn Over the Employ ment of cxechs In oovernment Pc sitions Formerly Occupied by Hun
 garians--Many Arc ExpsIIsd-

Bratislava, Slovakia.-It Is only on Cxechoslovakian maps that this an cient Hungarian city of Pressburg can bs located by its new name. Ruled by Hungary for a thousand years, 1t passed under the control of the new Cxechoslovakian republic by the decie- ion of the peace conference. and a large part of its inhabitants do not take kindly to the new order of things. Its people are dominantly dermanic or Hungarian.
 The street signs are in German and Hungarian characters. and now to them is being added Czech. The old postal and telephone employees have been re- placed by Czechs and Czech high of 6cere installed In the government. Slovak regiments on duty here have been replaced by purely Czech soldiers. In city as old and conservative and routine as this. drifting through the centuries undisturbed in its social GUS toms, these things have made feeling run rather high in certain social strata.
 Many Are Expelled.
 Persons. regardless of sex, who have not acquired legal residence are being expelled. One man who told the Asso- ciated Press he had lived and done business here for forty years was ex- pelled few days ago. The list of those cited for expulsion Is said to con- tain names of dead persons.
 Some Hungarians do not hesitate to express their resentment over the em- .ployment of Czechs in government po- sitions here formerly occupied by the Hungarians. Czechs and many Sl0- walks of the educated classes who hold office under the government say this feeling is due to Hungarian and Ger man propaganda, and has no real strength or extent Also they admit the necessity of Czech oficialdom, as Slovakia has little or no educated class from which to draw executives of abil- ity.
 Hard to Upset Tradition.
 It is hard to upset rudely the tradi- tions of ten centuries, and talks with many persons, both in official and un- official circles, would indicate that the antagonism displayed toward the Czechs is natural condition of this period of transition and Is not deeply rooted. Probably 1t is stronger here In Pressburg than in the other parts of Slovakia, where the change is not so apparent.
 The school question plays a very prominent part in the situation here. The government has abolished the Ger man and Hungarian languages in the schools and this means general oust- Ing of teachers and reaction in house. holds
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05

tained so much influence after short time that laws were made forbidding women to have governesses. Yet they struggled on in an effort for mental illumination, reading, writing, talking things over among themselves, and sometimes getting help from their hus- bands and brothers. They have ac- complished much, with so heavy ham, dicap, in literature. science. com merce and politics"
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-05
Garden Stuff.

Did your garden win any prizes last summeE?v~ .ss.--s=zssz=z7zE<
 Indirectly, SsyG or'11 chickens took ffs9 : lls try show."- ;'7 "
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
C0uNTRY'S TRADE
LINES SLOW UP
DUE TO SLACK DEMAND, SAYS
RESERVE BOARD REPORT.

Washington, July 31.-Curtail-
ment of industrial activity, due to
lower demand, cancellation of orders
and general readjustment, were the
outstanding developments in the
business of the country during July,
the federal reserve board declared in
its monthly review.
I'm some districts production con-
tinues upon old orders still on the
books, despite that new business has
fallen Off" the review declared. 'In
the agricultural regions improved
crop conditions and development of
a more confident tone in business are
reported to have brought about a
turn for the better.
Speculation in commodities in
many sections is reported to have
been greatly reduced and in some
practically eliminated. There is a
general feeling that eXtravagant buy
ing is at least less extreme and dan
gerOus than it was some time ago"
The transportation problem con-
tinued unsolved during the month,
the review reported, and while some
local improvements were noted there
remained great freight congestion,
provoking "an undue and unneces-
sarily severe strain upon credit" The
steel and iron industry "is now plac-
ed in a serious condition." according
to the review, which adds that .
10000 0tons of products are tied up
in the hands of the producers
throughout the country by lack of
transportation. Likewise, the grain
movement has been retarded by car
shortage.
Commenting on the labor situation
the board declared that an increase
in the efficiency of labor was zone
notable feature" this improvement
being attributed to the development
of unemployment Increased unem-
ployment was ascribed by the boards
report TO curtailed manufacturing OPP
erations, cancellation of orders and
inability to obtain capital for con-
struction work.
GOAL pIOuuCllOn, llS ItNlS" oIhICu'
is hampered by car shortage, while
local labor troubles were said to b.
causing an undercurrent of unrest in
some districts. The coal output in
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virgin
ia. Ohio and Illinois was estimated at
one-half or less of normal, with the
country's total production averaging
100000 tons a week in comparison
with the current demands for H.
100000 tons.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
Cast Himself
Under Wheels

Redfield, July 31.-An unidenti-
fled man crawled on the railroad
track only a few feet ahead of an
approaching train north of Alpena
and was ground to pieces.
An unsealed and unsigned letter
addressed to Mrs. Fred Carstens,
Bloomfield, Neb., makes it evident
that the mans act was plain case
of suicide.
A dispatch from Bloomfield, Neb.,
states that without doubt the sui
eide was Ferd Carstens, of that place.
Carstens, who was the owner OF
a quarter section of land five miles
southeast of Bloomfield, was being
sued for divorce He attempted sui
eide about a month ago by swallow
ing poison, but quickly repented, had
the poison pumped out and recov-
cred
He left Bloomfield several days
ago, ostensibly for Omaha, to have an
operation performed. He was about
5 years old.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
TELLS HOW. To
PRESERVE EGGS
NOW is TIME TO PUT UP WIN
TER SUPPLY BEFORCE
PRICES ADVANCE.

Brookings, July 31-"Preserve
offered to South Dakota housewives
by Professor G.. l.. Stevenson, of the
department of poultry husbandry at
State college.
At present, he says, the price of
foodstuffs of like nature ETAOINN
eggs is low compared with other
foodstuffs of like nature, but from
now on the price will have a ten
dency to rise. While they may be
had at a reasonable figure it is the
part of economy to preserve the sup
ply for winter use.
There are various methods in use
but the one giving the greatest meas
ure of success is the sodium silicate
or water glass method.
This chemical hermetically seals
the pores of the egg shell and so pre-
vents the action of the decay organ
isms. If properly put down such
eggs keep perfectly and can scarcely
be distinguished from fresh eggs.
They may be used for cooking or
table purposes except when served
boiled, when the shell should be
punctured to let air escape.
To obtain best results the follow
ing directions should be followed !;
Use a clean, sweet earthware jar !;
use clean unwashed eggs; use infer
tile eggs and as fresh as can be Sc
cured; use water that has been boil
ed and then cooled; use one quart or
water glass to nine quarts of water
in five-gallon jar for Is dozen eggs;
stir water glass into water and add
eggs as gathered or all at once; place
lar in cool place and cover well with
plate or waxed paper; add more wa
ter occasionally to keep liquid two
inches deep over eggs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
PrO-German Case
Is Dismissed

Ipswich, July 31.-In the Ed
munds county circuit court what
promised to be a sensational case,
that of Charles Kuhn, a prominent
farmer, against the sheriff of tht
county and officers of the vigilance
corps of the American Defense so
ciety, came to a sudden end, when, on
motion of the attorney for the plain
tiff, it was ordered dismissed.
The case had its origin during the
world war, when a number of citi-
zens and officers, angered by the al
legged disloyal remarks of Kuhn, Went
to his home and treated him quite
roughly, promising still more severe
action if he did not cease his allee I'd
anti-American attacks.
The defendants in the action had
prepared their case for trial, and had
gone to considerable expense in Sc
curing attorneys and in making other
preparations.
1t, is now proposed that the citizens
generally of the county contribute tC
reimburse them, and it is expected
this will be done.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
SHORTAGE To
Be REMED|ED
UNCLE SAM TAKES A HAND IN
SOLVING COAL PROBLEM

Washington, ID. c., July 81
Means of averting winter coal short
ages and of defeating profiteering in
the coal trade will be discussed at a
conference in New York Monday by
representatives of four government
departments and a committee from
the coal industry. Acting Attorney
General Ames said the government
hoped to develop a program on which
the coal interests could come half
way" in solving the problem.
Mr.. Ames, who, with Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, will direct the forma-
ton of the plan, declared there was
no reason for scarcity of fuel now
and that if a shortage existed it was
through faulty distribution. He add
ed that there were no economic rea-
sons for the high coal prices which
obtain throughout the country. This
particular phase, he said, is being
given close study both by the depart
ment of justice and "by many repre-
sentatives of the coay industry, who
feel that present conditions should
undergo a change"
Although the question of an en-
barge on export coal will be dis
cussed, Mr.. Ames said, it appeared
that the embargo could be discard
ed as an effective means of increas-
ing the supply available, for domestic
use. Less than 100000 tons OF
coal have been exported during the
first six months of this year, includ-
ing shipments to Canada, he asserted
and this amount had not therefore
materially reduced the stocks here
with a production for the period esti'
mated at 255 100000 tons.
Wage questions probably also will
come up for discussion, since Secre.
tary of Labor Wilson is understood
to have recommended a reopening oi
the wage award in a prepared report
on the coal situation in general ant
strike conditions in the Illinois ant
Indiana fields in particular submit
ted today to President Wilson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
CHAIRMAN KING
WON'T RESIGN
EXECUTIVE HEAD OF REPUBII-
CAN PARTY In STATE RE
PLIES TO PETITION.

Mitchell, July 31.-W. H. King
chairman of the state republican com
mittee will not resign, as requested tC
do by petition circulated at the spe-
cial session of the legislature, OF
which he has received a copy.
Just back from two weeks trip
through the eastern and Rosebud
sections of the state, King said:
THE petition is undoubtedly fa-
thered by Lewis Benson, who is dis
gruntled because he was not named
for Lieutenant Governor. For the
action of the state proposal men Ben
son blames me"
1T had been my earnest desire to
retire from politics last fall, but so
urgent were the requests for me to
again be a candidate for state chair
man that | consented. | carried,
without personal effort and in spite
of the vicious campaign waged
against me by the same men wig
signed the petition, "a counties in the
state. This result was so gratifyine
JHdl 4 nave ldlu my pCi oOiAe"i
wishes in the matter and will assist
in putting South Dakota again in the
republican column. While Mr.. Hard
ing is not my personal choice for
president, his speech of acceptance
was so full of progressivism and he
is so far ahead of his opponents that
| will gladly work for his nomina-
ton as heartily as | would had my
choice been named.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
DAK0TANS WERE
IN QUAKE ZONE
L. &. BURNETTE, ABERDEEN
GIVES THRILLING ACCOUNT
OF HIS EXPERIENCE.

Aberdeen, July 31.-Having come
safely back from an earthquake ex-
perience, G. G. Burnette says Cali
fornia is no place for nervous peo-
pie.
He, Mrs. Burnette and Miss Lena
Schwartz came home this week from
long visit on the Pacific coast They
were in the three severe shocks that
rocked Los Angeles q fortnight ago.
Mr.. Burnette was at lunch with b.
p. Rouse, former Aberdeen resident,
eating on the thirteenth floor of the
city's skyscraper, the Investment
building 1t was a luncheon attended
by over 800 bushes men and a num-
Der of ladies, all seated at small ta-
bles in the big dining room of the
club.
When the first shock came Mr..
Burnette says the terrific noise of the
volcanic report that accompanied the
shockset everybody upon his feet and
then the room began to weave and
twist, the tables to dance about and
the dishes to fall upon the floor.
II was over in an instant, but fol-
lowing it the leader of a quartet
which had been singing, rose and as
sured them that they were all there
together; if they made a rush for the
elevators somebody would get hurt,
so he proposed that all join in sing
ing America. They did so and no
more than two left-an aged couple.
Hardly had the singing ceased
than the second and hardest quake
came. The noise as of thunder that
accompanied it was terrifying and
this time the movements of the room
and the building were sickening, as
the floors rose and fell, the walls
swayed and twisted and the tables
slipped and the dishes fell crashing.
The women screamed and the men
waited in dread Mr.. Burnett said
that his first thought, was that the
sidewalks of the building had fallen
out
Again the singing leader came TO
the front and this time proposed that
they sing the Star Spangled Banner.
They did this and sang it clear
through to the end before the crowd
sought the earth so far below.
AT the Rouse home four miles from
the business district Mrs. Burnett
and her hostess were seated at lunch
con when the quake came and the
house began to tremble. They fled
into the open of the lawn, where
they waited until the tremors ceased.
Neither was injured.
Mr.. Burnette says that there is no
particular sensation of fright at the
moment but that a great many peo-
ple suffer a feeling of nausea after
ward.
En- route to the office he passed a
ba rber shop from which all the bar
bers had fled at the first and refused
| to return.
"I's gwine somewhar, don'i
! know what, but Use gwine some
whar."
The Aberdeen visitor decided thai
the Los Angeles people themselves
| are more afraid of possible future
uuakes than the visitors
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-07-31
Young Woman
Fights Rattlel

Rapid City, July 31.-Miss Ora
Taylor, a popular young Pennington
county woman, proved herself some
thing of a heroine and performed an
unusual feat when she battled rat
tlesnake with her auto and won a
victory over his snakeship.
She was returning to Rapid City
from her claim on Box Elder creek
when the monster rattlesnake at
tempted to dispute possession of the
road with her.
She very cleverly put the rattlel
out of commission by running ovei
it several times with her car.
Miss Taylor states that the biz
snake was very coura geous and put
up a good fight before the wheels oi
the car finally killed it.