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The Jasper news., 1920-02-19

he is q wise man who makes the
mistake Of giving womnn's age too
young.
The Jasper news., 1920-02-19
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1ORGE WASHlNGTONS
will and that Of Martha
Washington. are side by
side in the century-old
brick courthouse at
Fairfax, the capital of
Fairfax county, Virgin
la. They are presum-
ably secure against
thieves and fire and, so
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12

cally no cattle, only sheep and goats
You havp To be content with srcorri-
rate wife IL that's all you can offer.
Thcrc isn't much growing of mcalies,
M among the Batlapin Bcchtlnnas in
the Taungs district. Natives plow and
SOW, but tho crops are meagcr. Only
once in blue mooIt-n notably IN 1908
19O9--thc harvest ls so plentiful that
the natives nrc almost swampcd by it,.
Mafcking, which is 225 miles north
Of Kimberley and 100 miles west Of
Johannesburg. il in the top corner ~
British Bechuanaland. But il Is the
scat Of government for thc ndjoning
Bechuanoland Protcctorate. The latter
is stll British colony and not n part
Of the British dominion government of
the South African Union.
resident commissioner, appointed
by the King md responsible To the Colon
iol Office in London, rules the protcctorate
through the chiefs Of the various tribes.
The protectorate extends early GOO miles
north tn Victoria Falls, an area Of 275,-
900 square miles, including a large part
Of the vast Kalahari desert. There are
only 1902 white inhabitants, compared
with l25,O0O natives.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
TURKISH WOMEN EREEST
OF THE FAIR, SAYS WRITER
New Freedom Not So Great a
Change as One is Led to
Imagine.

| "Some extremely modern young women
who mistake symptoms for the causes oi
women's independence, should mako a
tour of Turkey"
This is suggested in bulletin from the
National Geographic Society. II adds
There women smoke, have had proper.
ty rights for centuries, and divorce is easy.
But who wants to be Turk?
THE toys of the Turkish harcms were
to be pitied in many ways, it is true, but
considerable pity for them has been mis-
directed. For example, the Turkish
women who now are to be emancipated
have had absolute control Of their own
property for hundreds of years, where
the German wives cried in vain for such
emancipation under the Kaiser"
The bulletin quotes from "a communi-
cation by Mary Mills Patrick, which gives
a vivid picture of the condition of Turkish
women before the world war. II says:
ut is q well-known fact Roman law re-
garded the rights of the individual without
consideration of sex; man or woman
was alike citizen of the Roman world
This met the requirements Of Moham-
medan life, where no woman ever neces-
sarily sustained lasting relation with
any man.
''During all the centuries Of Moham-
medan history, women have legally con-
troled their ewn property They have
been free TO buy, sell or ALLEVIATE it with
out consulting any male relative. This
has given them Independence of thought
and an influence in business affairs that
seems wholly inconsistent with their life
or comparative personal slavery.
Enter harem andI you see Circas-
sian beauty, who has been newly acquired
by the tall, handsome Pasha who has just
passed you in the street. The mir is
heavy with the odor of Eastern perfume.
and black eunuch stands by the door TO
watch all who come and go. The
beauty herself is thickly powdered, with
an elaborate coffure erected by her nu-
morous maids Jewels half cover her arms,
and she wears beautifully embroidered
negligee. There is languorous EXPIRES
sion in her black eyes. as she sits idly
smoking n cigarette and slipping Turkish
coffee.
Would YOU think. to look at her, that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12

when she draws her money from the
bank she must sign her own check?
"Thcse two sides Of life have boon wholly
at variance with each other; but, ~ yearr
have gone by, tho thoughtful side has
prcdominatcd among the more intellectual
Mohammedan women. They are ready
to enter into the affairs Of today with an
understanding and vigor which the world
never has accredited to thcm.
"It has been on the social side that
Mohammedan women have suffered most
under tho oppression Of the last 30 years,
especially from tho frequency Of divorce.
A man legally could divorce his wife at
any minute, the only condition being the
payment Of the dowry which was settled
upon her by the husband at the time Of
her marriage.
'ln the last attempt 10 keep tho sex
in the role assigned TO them by the life
OF the harcm, very strict laws have been
made 10 prevent all possible progress.
Laws have been proclaimed over and over
again forbidding Mohammedan women
To attend foreign schools.
'1n this emergency they engaged gov
erncsses. Most of these govcrnesses
were alien, and many OF them were in
efficient and bad moral guides TO so large
a portion of the population beginning TO
think and question. The governeas sys-
tenn obtained so much influence, after
short time, that laws were made forbidding
women to have governessses. Yet they
struggled on in an effort for mental illumi-
nation, reading, writing, talking things
over among themselves. and sometimes
getting help from their husbands and
brothers. They have accomplished much
with so heavy handicap, in literature,
science, commerce and politics"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
TEACHERS JOIN UNIONS.
80 Per Cent of st. Louis High Schoo
staff Seek Membership.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 12-Chnrlee
r. zimmerman, chairman of the High
School Teachers Committee, following
a meeting of the ST. Louis school teachers
Tuesday, dec Jared that fully 0pcr cent
OF them voted to affiliate with the labor
unions, and have sent in their applications
for membership. Notice to this effect,
together with renewal of their demands
for wage increase of 33 1-3 per cent inn
mediately, was sent to Superintendent
Withers.
Eve intend to get all that is coming
TO us, and we feel that with the sup
port of organized labor we will be enabled
to accomplish this more readily" AM
norman declared.
He said that the teachers are pre-
pairing to present to the Central Trades
Labor Union their applications for. af-
filiation during the latter part of the
week.
Jesse Mcdonald, president of the Board
of Education, and Superintendent OF
instruction Withers both expressed them
selves as strongly opposed to the proposed
alliance of the teachers with the labor
unions and condemned them for their ac-
tlop
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
FASHION SHOW At
! THE HOTEL DU POhT
Magnificent Gowns, Shoes, &C.,
TO be Shown Tomorrow Alter
noon and Evening.

Tomorrow afternoon in the Hotel
au Pont ballroom, a fashion show, under
the direction of John T.. Hatch Of Phila-
aa,,,h;a will be opened to the public at
a4S O'clock, and again at s.45 in the even
ing. Dancing will follow each showing, and
music will be furnished.
The display will include the very latest
sprinr fashions, comprising hats and shoes,
from the following well-known Philadcl-
phia firms,
Benguier's Woman's Fashion Shop,
Cline's Baby Shop, Blaylock 4 Blynn's,
Joseph Andrasse, Madame Gabrielle,
Taylor q Astel, Shchab's Shop. Louis
Sterling, The French Shop, Madame
Selma.
The gowns shown will be models of
spring-like beauty, while the hats will be
creations lovely enough to set many a
matron and maid dreaming OF Easter
toggery. These will be shown on handsome
living models and in the same striking
way as given in New York and at the
Belevue-Stratford in Philadelphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
Birth of Son.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Luff announce
the birth of a son on February %. He
WAS christened Charles Francis Luff, Jr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12

Lost something Try classified nd.
ycrtiscpont IN Every Evening ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
BUY WIVES ON CREDIT.
Women Worth About as Much as
Ten Cows in British
Bechuanaland.

Mafeking, British Bcch,lannland -
Wealth OF A. native IL measured by the
number Of cattle he owns.
A rich man has big herd Of cattle:
poor man is lucky To have sheep or
goats. These form medium Of exchange.
Wives are bought with cattle.
Present market quotations for wives
are 10 or ~ head Of cattle.
Cattle rnising is the chief industry
among l25,O00 members of the Bara-
long, Bangwakctsi, Bakwcna and Bema-
lete tribes Of the Bechuanas living in
the vicinity Of Mafcking and the vast
Bcchuanaland protcetornte TO tho north
and west.
A good many husbands with families
OF grown children are still in "hock" for
their wives.
Buying wives on the instalment plan
was the only way to make the wedding
bells ring after the rinderpest plague
in 1896, Rindcrpcst, n peculiar animal
disease, almost exterrninnted all the cat
tic, over million head pcrishing
Wives were bought on longtime cred
it. And many haven't been paid for yet
Poverty-stricken chaps have practi-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
TURKISH BEAUTY FOUND.
800, ,OOO, 900 Heiress Deserted by u. s..
Sailor Located in New York.

New York, March I2. ben Mahomet
brother of the amir of Hedjaz," has com
pleted the Arabian Night tale he began
Sunday, when he announced he had mr.
rived in New York in quest of "Sari
Hadahlsamo, seventeen-year-old beauty,
daughter of the Rockefeller Of Turkey
and iancee of the amir" whom he
feared had been abducted by an American
sailor at Constantinople last November.
Ben Mahomet evidently has realized
the American public's desire for happy
ending, for he announced last hight that
the 500, 100000 heiress had been found
in a hotel in New York Armenian quar-
ter, forty-eight hours after his arrival in
America.
The announcement was made through
adjective agency employed in the world
wide quest"
Deserted by the sailor-one John
Sheldon" starving after having been
held prisoner" 'hysterical with Joy
at reunion with her future brother-in-
law" were some of the details supplied
No arrests have been made, and il
was said none was contemplated,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
QUAINT CHINESE pORT|A
FOUGHT FOR. REPUBLIC
Mile. Tcheng, Lawyer, Reported
Paris Peace Conference for
Home Newspapers.

'Mademoiselle Tcheng, Licencie en-
Droit," are the words on the personal
card of young Chinese woman who
recently passed through New York on
her way TO Paris. lie Petit Parisien,
Excelsior and the Paris edition of the
London Mail all announced in long
articles Mile. Tchengs arrival. showing
her picture in a French toilette ele-
geante." The Paris papers welcomed
her as Parisian, for il was there that she
studied law and took her degree.
Mile. Tcheng, while she was in New
York. revealed the fact that she is a
patriot, and took part in the revolution
which brought about the republic in
China. She went TO Paris to report the
conference for the Chinese papers and
act as propagandist working to interest
the world In China as a great future power
if allowed to work out her salvation.
A tiny person with much of the vivacitv
of French woma in her manner and
gestures and with great earnestness of
purpose, Mile. Tchengs interest and
work fer the Chinese Republic is the more
remarkable because her father was a
high official in the Manchu government,
Mandarin. Mile. Tcheng tells Incl
dentally how she was brought up. The
family WAS little social unit by itself.
There were 40 or more people in it
the uncles. the a,Ints, the coJlsins-and
their whole life was lived among them
selves They had their own amusements,
their town theatre, their games, their
outdoor pleasures, their feasts and fates
Instructors came TO educate them.
1t was beautiful home with its marble
pillars and its fine old carved furniture
which had been in the family hundreds
1f1 'h., lfslo { fh.,ooo
not think Of this until she had been
away and returned again.
+ "Then," she said, 81 thought that
nowhere had j seen anything more beau
tiful than my own home"
The family was not Manchu and Mile
Tchengs father was broad-minded and
she was able to obtain more varied
education than most Chinese women, in
'cluding a course at mission school,
'Nhen the work for the republic be-
gan" she said, Il was able to do a great
deal for it, because as | apparently belong
cd to the Manchus no one would suspect
me. After we got the republic knew that
we must understand law and international
law and so / decided to 60 away and study.
| chose France, because France was
republic and had become one by a revo-
lution, and in Paris / studied five years
and took the degree which enables me to
practice law there.
'Now we wish to have the liberty re-
stored to lis that we lost through the
Manchu government. The government
through 800 years kept China down. 1t
was as if we were asleep. We were slaves.
There was no progress OF any kind; there
was no scientific advance. The government
shut the door to all foreign nations for
fear that we should be awakened. 1t has
been said that we are now too old and that
we are revolution'sts. China is such an
old country that 1000 years ago our
people saw the folly of wars and the phil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
SMALLEST BABY IN WORLD.
Child Which Weighed Half Pound nj
Birth Expected To Live.

New York, March l2-Mr and Mrs.
Louis Ousset of 229 East Thirty-6fth
street, are proud of being the parents of
the smallest baby in New York She is
Jeanne Ousset, and when she and her
twin brother, Louis, were born February
"A she weighed just under half pound
Louis was bigger, tipping the scales at
the vitality of his sister and died few
hours after birth
At Bellevue Hospital the doctors and
nurses believe the baby will live.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
FIR E CKLES S
March Brings Out Unsightly
Spots. How to Remove
Easily

The woman with tender skin breads
March because il is likely TO cover her
face with ugly frecklcs No matter how
thick her veil, the sun and winds have
strong tendency to make her freckle.
Fortunately for her peace Of mind.
Othine--double strength, makes II pos
sible for even those most susceptible To
freckles 10 keep tlfeir skin clear and white.
No matter how stubborn n case of freckles
YOU have, the double strength Othine
should remove them.
Get an ounce from your druggist and
Danish the freckles Money back II it fails
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
How You Can Quickly
Remove Hairy Crowths
fAlfIs to Ronllirl

well known beauty specialist advises
this treatment for the removal gf hair
from the face. Mix into pssfo some
powdered dolstone and water. npply 10
hairy surface and after about 2 minute
rub off, wash the skin and every trace
Of hair bss vanished This method u
quick and entirely safe. TO avoid dis
appointment, however, il is well o. make
certain you get genuine delatone.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12

oecphy Of republican ideals, and we lived
under those ideals until we were subdued
by the Manchus. And we are not rcvolu-
tlonists, but one cannot change to re-
public without some trouble. Otherwise
It would be forced republic. York
Timea
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-12
WOULD HAVE WOMEN voTE.

DIR. J. Duncan Spaeth Of Pripcetop
considers y gross injustice 20 disfranchiss
any one because ~ sex or color. Hs
spoke at the New Century Club last night
ON ''Thc Responsibilities of Citixenship
in Democracy"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
YOUNG LADIES WILL
ENTERTAIN EX|RA|TES
Trio from Yankton Univer.
sity to Render Musical
Program Thursday

The following program will be
rendered next Thursday evening,
September End at the Christian
church by a trio of young ladies Of
Yankton University. The enter
talnment will be given under the
auspices of Mrs. Small's Sunday
School class and the proceeds will
be donated toward the fixing up
of the playground just south Of
the Congregational church which is
now under way:
Hush My Little One Beuignani
Skylark, Pretty Rover Handel
Miss Barr
Reading, when Men Propose"
Miss Bowen
One Fine Day Madame Butterfly
Miss Barr
Forest Elves Schytte
Butterfly Mcrkel
Miss Connrardy
Reading "Billy Brad and the Big
Lie" Ellis Parker Butler
Miss Bowen
Open the Gates Knapp
By the Waters of Minnetonka with
violin obligato)- Licurance
Misses Barr, Bowen 4 Connrardy
Musical readings America for Me"
"Li'l Ole Brown Cabin l.. Cox
Miss Bowen
The Star ROGERS
The Winds in the South Scott
Miss Barr
Dialect Readings
Miss Bowen
Goodbye with violin obligato)
Misses Barr, Bowen, Connrardy
Admission, Adults so cents; all
children under twelve, 25 cents.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
Rural Carrier Exams.

The United States Civil Service
commission has announced an ex-
animation for the county of Audu-
bon, Iowa, to be held at Audubon,
Iowa, on September 25, 1920 to fill
the position Of rural carrier at Au-
dubon and Extra, Iowa and vacan-
cles that may later occur on rural
routes from other postoffices in the
above mentioned county. The sal
ary OF q rural carrier on standard
daily route of "a miles is $500 per
annum, with an additional $50 per
mile per annum for each mile or
major fraction thereof in excess of
"a miles. The examination will be
open only to citizens who are ac-
tually domiciled in the territory of
a postofice in the county and who
meet the other requirements set
forth In Form No. 1877. Both
men and women, if qualified, may
enter this examination, but ap-
pointing officers have the legal
right to specify the sex desired in
requesting certifcation of eligibles.
Women will not be considered for
rural carrier appointment unless
they are the widows of u. S. SOL
dlers, sailors or marines, or the
wives Of U. S. soldiers, sailors OF
marines who are physically disqual-
flied for examination by reason of
injuries received in the line of mill
tary duty. Form No. 1877 and
application blanks may be obtained
from the offices mentioned above
or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington
! ID. c. Applications should be for.
warded to the Commission at
Washington at the earliest practi.
cable date.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
VISITS EXTRA AFTER
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS

Mrs. Belle Sadler of Homer, Hi
nois, and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Spriggs Of Pittsburo, Indiana, have
been in our vicinity the past week
visiting relatives. The ladies are
sisters of Mrs. Perry Bruner. This
is the first visit made here by Mrs
Sadler and Mrs Spriggs bad not
been here for thirty-fve years
They visited in Casey with the
Henry Phippen family, and in
Greenfield at the Milt Brune,
home and at the Jack Coe anc
Mrs. Bruner homes in Extra. They
left for home Friday.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
RETURNED FROM
SUMMER SCHOOL

Miss Vera .Wissler arrived satur-
day and her sister, Helen, came
Tuesday for a few weeks vacation
at their parental home, before
leaving for their school duties.
They have been attending Cedar
Falls college during the summer
months. Miss Helen has posi-
tionin the Toledo schools, and will
leave here to take up her work on
Monday, September 18th. Miss
Vera expects to teach fall term
near Extra and will attend college
this winter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26

and Young Peoples work were
pleased with the services of Mr..
Paul Rains of Omaha, who came
to us last Sunday. Many naughty
problems concerning our Sunday
school organization were solved and
some suggestions made will be put
into effect in the very near future.
Some interesting announcements
are due for Sunday morning. Don't
forget the hour is 9:45.
The Committee on Community
Welfare, under whose auspices the
Sunday evening pictures are shown,
wish to announce the beautiful
story of "Evangeline" for next
Sunday evening. This is picture
which follows closely the poem by
the same name by H. w. Longfel-
low, and those who have seen it
are eXtravagant in their praise Of
this wonderful film. 1t is a six
reel film and will start as soon as
it is dark enough to permit the
picture on the screen.
SPIRITUAL DEPARTMENT
Mrs. w. F. Williams, Chairman
The committee on Public Wor-
ship announces the selection of
Merle Terhune to serve as Head
Usher. He will appoint the re-
mainder of the ushers in the near
future and very desirable feature
OF our public worship will now be
efficiently cared for.
The regular preaching service at
the Christian church at III a. m.
The pastor will occupy the pulpit
for the first time in two weeks.
Special music.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
Wednesday, Sept. 1st.
THE BRAMBLE BUSH"
BY
COR|MNE GRIFFITH

The Bramble Bush a new
picture, reveals practice of in
trigue at the Nations Capital
A U. s. Senator who did not,
wish his name revealed was
an official visitor recently at
the Vitagraph, Brooklyn stu
dio helping to direct certain
scenesin the "Bramble Bush"
In this picture Miss Corinne
Griffith wears fourteen:differ-
ent gowns every one designed
by a Fifth avenue modiste es-
pecially for her, and are an
advance on the fall styl 8.
Show starts SAT. at 7:45
Admission, l5c and SOC
Show starts WE'D. at 7:15
Admission, LOG and 25e
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
PURCHASED LAND
in CALIFORNIA

Ed Cotton, John Rendleman and
two daughters, Flora and Carrie,
returned the last Of last week from
a few weeks trip through Califor-
MIA. They visited many places
and while there MIR. Cotton in
vested in l20 acres of land in An
telope Valley near Lancaster.
Mr.. Cotton, daughter, Halle,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joy Cotton will
leave in a few weeks for that state
to make their home but as yet they
have not decided just where they
will locate.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
FARM BUREAU PICNIC
A GRAND SUCCESS
Twelve Hundred Gathered
at HallOck Park Near
Oakfield Tuesday

The Oakfield and Extra Town
ship Farm Bureaus held Joint
basket picnic at the Hallock park
near Oakfield Tuesday of this week
and about twelve hundred people
assembled to attend the joyous
affair.
A basket dinner was partaken of
by the guests and ton of thirty
five pound watermelons, which
were donated by the Brayton Lum-
Der Company, Audubon County's
oldest and most successful farmers
enterprise, We're served. Immedi-
ately following the big dinner a fine
program was executed. A. P.
Hansen, chairman of the Oakfield
township Farm Bureau, was presi-
dent of the day. O. f. Ide, chair
man of the Extra township Farm
Bureau, delivered an address on
The Farmers Problems of Recon-
struction MIR. Palmer of the Ex-
tension department of Ames was
then introduced, who discussed the
work and plans of the Farm Bureau
for the future. Instrumental music
was furnished by the Brayton Cor
ne Band. Vocal music was rem
dered by double mixed quartet
from Extra and also by a ladies'
double quartet from Brayton. At
ter the conclusion of the speaking
and singing, the sport program
commenced when a boxing bout
took place between George Charl.
ton and Arel Sykes; this was fol.
lowed by wrestling match be.
tween Arnold Jensen of Oakfielo
township and Jake Thielen of Exi-
IA township. The purse amounted
to $50 to the winner and $40 to
the loser, and Oakfield township
carried away the honors,
Arnold Jensen winning two falls
out OF three. There was tug OF
\
war, foot racing and horseshoe
pitching. Ice cream and confetti
we're there in abundance. At SIX
O'Clock the crowd was still reluc.
tant to leave, many spreading then
tables again upon the grass te
make finish of what was left from
the noontide meal. The affair wa:
a grand success, the day being per
feet, and the crowd voted unani
mously to repeat it again mex
year.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-08-26
With Best Wishes,
Peter schwab.
DEATH OF SISTER
IN OKLAHOMA

Mr.. and Mrs. Will yarney and
two children drove into Extra, Sat
urday evening from their trip thru
Minnesota nd Iowa. They report
a pleasant trip but their pleasure
was marred by the news of the
death of Mr.. Varney's sister, Mrs
Bush, which occurred at her home
in Oklahoma. DR.. and Mrs. Lass
of Ocheyedan accompanied the
Varneys to Extra for short visit.