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The Harrison times., 1920-05-01
Let Mrs, Mary Graves Tell You
Her Poultry Raising Experience

Three years ago bought an lncub.
alor this year I've made money Rats
stole my baby chicks Didn't know
until a friend gave me a cake OF RAT.
SNAP. Next morning found TWO dead
rats in hennery Kept finding them.
Suddenly they disappeared altogether.
us the only sure rat killer" Take
Mrs, Graves advice Three sizes. 25c.
oOc, Sl.Oo. Sold and guaranteed by
City Drug Store.
The Harrison times., 1920-05-01

OF days to think it over, and make ND
your mind that you will stick il out.
II you come to such a decision / will
DO all ! can to put you ahead" Two
days later agreed to accept his offer
and went to work. He took me To- his
homeland made me member OF his
family That was more than thirty
years ago and the Newman family
are like one of my own to this day.
although many miles separate us. Nv
old friend and benefactor has crossed
the river but his memory will alwavs
be enshrined in my heart spent
two years in the Times Office. and
finally when bid Harrison good bve
! went straight to New York City and
qualified for a position on the New
York Times, one of the leading papers
Of the country.
Now | am going to tell you some
thing Of the people and events OF those
days. OF course the first thing had
to do after joined the Times force
was to join the Harrison Band. Il
could not play horn so they made
me bass drummer, and the way I |
made that old drum suffer was pity
Then | started to play the tenor horn |
and had everybody in the neighbor.
hood by the ears when | practi,ed.
but finally the agony was over ad
there was another tenor player in tie
band.
OF the boys | remember who pla,
ed with me there were, Tom Cory, IA
Trentham, Faus Baines, Charlie Nc
MILAN, Bud Wilson, Ben Andrews,
Ben Johnson, Vara Page, Siegel lie,
Bow Charlie Morris, Robert Talburt.
The Harrison Band was one of the |
most active organizations in town
then and had a Dramatic Company
too. | remember my debut as actor
we'll They <had cast a play entitled
MY Turn Next" The rehearsals
were under way and everything going
lovely, when Charlie @. Mcmillan,
their leading comedian was taken sud
denly i'll, and the play only ten days
off Mr. Newman, the stage manager,
decided to coach me for the part.
This didn't suit the leading lady, Miss
Lou Routh (now Mrs. Lewis She
was sure that | would not fill the bill
and that everything would be spoiled
Her opposition was the one thing that
put the pep into me, and | made up
my mind to make good and win over
the Belle of Harrison" Well the
show was a success and if you wish
to know what part | played, ask Mrs.
Lewis. | think she will remember
It is enough to say that we were al
ways good friends after that and
got a part in nearly every play,
Among other performers We're Mr.
Newman, Mrs Penn and Miss Brown
The rest | have forgotten, The play
was given in Gordon's Hall on the
west side of the square, On the sec
ond night we gave It a man spoiled
my act by burSiag INTO The hall and
announcing that George Thorn's house
was on fire. The audience bolted for
the fire. Poor George was cleaned
cut, lost everything, Mr NcN an
took his family in.
| was always fond of the girls and
made many friends. The young lad
les who composed the social set in
Harrison thirty years ago as near as
! | can remember we're Misses Nellie
Kraft, Nora Kirby, Ida Baines Oman
Mccormick, Osa Allen, frankie and
Minnie Armitage, Lou Routh, Annie
and Lulu Murphy, and the Walker
-
The Harrison times., 1920-05-01

O -
girls.
Sam Tyson was the "Bea.
mel Of the town. used to f. ID N'u'''
his tailor made clothes. r '''' A'l
and latest shirts But then "y ,y ''''
was in business and he ha6.n MS '''ne'
pace for the rest Of the ~ '' 'ne
was some boy take II D. Gam
| was Doctor Andrews He
was anyways a good sport and I puoss
n, ne Is Is still living up to his reputation
'" r. Gordon was known as the hand.
Sontst man in Harrison.
'-Orr's Garvin and the King Broth
er7 were the fnanciers Of the tou,n
pa kept everybody from starving
90 you remember Schweitzer can
hear his high tenor voice even now
'nucAiihg and laughing, as he hailed /
you or told you funny story.
Iom Cory used to help count the !
oaSh up IN the old Boone County Bank
Tom and were always good nails
ana ne was some cornet player too
Inc present Editor of the Harriso,
times | used to carry around in nv
arms when he was baby. was >
sort OF foster father to him. and the
strange part of the whole matter is
Inat II we met face to face we wonId
not recognize one another.
VI the young matrons of the TOWN
WIS Morris Garvin and Mrs. DR.. Vance
we're the leaders, and many social
JUNCTION was not complete unless they
we're present.
must not forget Mrs. George
-Fump, Tony youthful mind 7 had
iF enshrined as the Queen of Har.
l'n, She reminded me so much of
"yown mother. Her queenly manner
anu Kind words won me over at the
starr ~ ''''
emember DR.. Baines and his
l"h'f very well. Faus was in tbe
Im' Office, and Schwartz. can see
"''inow in his big sombrero He
wasome feIler
n' and Perry Andrews were
alIol my friends. Perry and rsod
10 seut back Of the Boone County
banKnt on the gloves and proceed
70 oeaach other up. That was part
OF ourlily exercise.
mar n has changed much in the
past 'h years and only the old resi-
ue"'S understand what am driy-
ing "'' some day l am going to
Oi0p "'toWn and get acquainted
all over ain.
My iifes baer uo,.;oa o,,, ..
'ne ''n'0eft Harrison But | am
''"' 'i',7 in fair health, having
'"i 'i'oN the Spanish-American
anu "0''u lrs. When | come to
o0o you 0Sends, | will tell you
.ne ie''' Luck and God speed
Harrison
NHN D. Dewitt.
q North SeN Street
Newark,
The Harrison times., 1920-05-01
We Picked Up Seven Large De-
Rats First Morning Using Rat

49,
So writes Mr. b. f. c. sman
Woodbridge. y. j. we lost rats.
chicks one night Kill | picked
Bought some RAT SNA - ,,ornini
up Z large dead rats q singl
and in two weeks didn' "A sure
rat RAT-SNAP is goo Thr,
Comes in cake ready tC sA-
sizes, 25c, soc, Sl.OO. So ann
anteed by City Drug Sto sr.
The Harrison times., 1920-05-01
NHN D. Dewitt.
q North SeN Street,
Newark, 7

When you der these argu.
ments over LIE 49,,
Liquor and Livtouu bovo to,
nit there's lots or, :. ,.,.
these days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-20
LITTLE BEING DONE TO RELIEVE
ACUTE HOUSING SITUATION

4 BIZ The Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 2O:-Delay In
relieving the housing shortage al
yer the country is greater than In
any other form Of building. construc-
ton, according to a review of con-
tracts issued today by the +. w
Dodge company. Public works, in
dustrial buildings and public utilities
are being constructed much faster
than residences and are less affected
by high prices, high wages and short
age of material.
Contracts awarded for residential
buildings in the first three months
this year vary from IA to 29 per cent.
of total building contracts in differ
ent sections of the country. Normal
ly residences account for bou 80
per cent. of the contracts. and in
view of existing needs, the review
says, residences should represent
about 40 per cent. of the total CEN
In New York state and northern
New Jersey IA per cent. of the con-
tracts in the first quarter of the year
represented residential buildings, "A
matter of serious concern" says the
review. "as it is probable that the
housing shortage is more acute IN
this territory than anywhere else
In the territory east of the MISS
our river and north of the Ohio res
dental construction was 10 per cent.
of the total, in New England 20 per
cent, in the district of Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington 2S per
cent; IL the Pittsburgh district ~
per cent, in the central west 10 per
cent. and in the northwest ~ per
cent.
In no district is contemplated
construction as high as 80
Der cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-20
AFTER MAN IN N. Y.
FOR. ROBBERlES HERE
BIZ Staf Correspondence.

NEW BRUNSWICK, April 20
Cunty Detective Ferd david Is in New
York today with an exemplifed copy
OF an indictment against James b.
Roy, one of the men arrested In New
York on Saturday believed to be con-
nected with the robberies in this county
for the past year or so.
An exempliied copy of the indict-
ment against Arnold Busch another
one of the men arrested was served
on the New York authorities but 1t
Is not known whether the Middlesex
county authorities will succeed in Sc
curing ~extradition papers for this man
or not, inasmuch as he Is being held
in New York on an attempted robbery
charge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-20
PUT STOMACH IN
FINE CONDITION
Says Indigestion Results From
IN Excess Of Hydrochlorio
Acid


Undigested food delayed In the stom-
ach decays or rather, ferments the
same as FOOD left in the open air. says
O noted authority. He also tells us that
indigestion Is caused by Hypsr-acidlty,
meaning. there is an ecess of hydro
chloric acid in the stomach which pre-
vents complete digestion and starts
food fermentation. Thus everything
eaten sours In the tomac much like
garbage sours in a can. forming acrid
fluids and gases which initiate the stom.
aoh like a toy balloon. Then we feel
q heavy. lumpy misery In the chest,
we belch up gas, we eructate sour food
or have heartburn. hatutence, water
brash or nausea.
He tells us to lay aside all digestive
aids and instead. get from airy phar-
macy -four ounces of Jad Salts and take
a Tablespoonful IN a glass % water
before breakfast and drink willie Il 10
efervesciag and furthermore. to tom
tinue this for a week. While relief
follows tn frst dose, II is inoartant
To reutrslize the acldity, remove the
gab- making mass. start the liver. slim
rrlatA the kidneys and thus promote a
free fow Of pure digestive juices.
Jad Salts is Inexpensive and Is made
from the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia and sodium
phosphate. This harmless salts 10 used
by thousands of people for stomach
trouble with excellent resulta- !
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-31
Bennie's Notebook
The Park Ave News

Weather, Free for all but no, an.
preciated by some.
ENterl ENter! Sid Hun, Corfi,.,
To His Bed! ! sid Hunt was con-
fined to his bed late Wensday All,
noon and wasent allowed t1 s.,bs.
get up for suppir Or eat DC iu b,i
on account OF sassing his father bscp
during a argewment about po.ng ~
the movies.
Bisness Notes. Artie AlIyap5..
VINO was In partnership with To,ns
ShooSter, to go wacky on eyp-vthir.
each Of them found. has d.s5,I,a5
partnership on account OF hin. fi1t
Ing 50 mulch and Leroy Shoo,tsr ra,
finding hardly enythinr. '0'
Heeve Hoi
Pome by skinny Martin
There was a ship "A sailing
A sailing cross the sea
But did It ever get there
Sertch me.
Sissiety. A new gerl with shoe,
brown cerls has moved lu raf go.
TO Miss Mary Watkinscs hons, h,.
nobody knows her name ypf ,r az
count Of Miss Mary Wa,k.us .s,',.
NO every time enybody asks fe to
interdOosed to her. 'e
wy be robbed wen IT'S no. nocss.
sery2 For 10 scnts "a mun,n Vo MN
watch your back fonts and p4rie.
windows for bcrClcrs going r y.
coming out The Lew Davis ,,5
Ed Wernik Bersler lusuraul. ro,r'
pinny.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-31

NorsaIies ~ throttling race conscousuess and
arouslnE class consciousness That is evident to
every observing statesman In the world, II N
now understood with the very greatest alarm
thot the propcIlnE force Of civilization has been
racial pride. which s only another name for
patriotism. And that IN reaching out for the
n'bulous idea of International brotherhood.
which ignorcs national lines. the offer has been
deliberately mhdc to trado racial consciousness
for class consclousncss
II is this conviction that is forcing men of
all nations 20 condemn the Vorvolca pact, that
defeated Clomcnocau. and will defeat every Rcn-
tlcman who ant In ~ Voruilos Not only de
feat them. but dlscrodit them both as statesmen
and political economists.
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The Horoscope

Saturday. january 81. 1920.

This is not an important 9av ip
planetary direction, according Do as.
trology. Mars dominates In adverse
rule.
All the signs seems to indicate fl
focusing Of attention on the wars
aftermath and upon the men who
served in the army.
While Officers Of high rank will
be much prai ised and even pypfot.
ed for political rewards. Mars mon.
aces and they can hardly hope for
success.
There seems to be indication that
there will he a movement of tr5ops
or at least preparation to move then
in the early spring
The sway today IS not cucourag.
ing 10 domestic harmony and read.
Jusiments in families are foreshaw.
owed. This may mean that econo.
mic changes alter the status OF the
wife.
Physicians arc subject ,o sway
OF the stars that seems 10 be unfay.
orable, Hospitals will need money
and VIII be overcruwded.
The upheaval Of labor will affect
all the learned professions. the seers
prophesy, ana doctors VIII form
unions as a protest against exces-
sive service required for charity
Writers and even preachers will
organize within the year, II the in
depreciation OF the stars il correct
The movement of women In the
United states to form national as
sociations will cause a surprise in
the presidential campaign. astrolor-
ers declare for union will become
weakness instead OF strength, the
scers predict.
Beauty again Is heraldod as
coming force in public affairs and
women will succeed I'm bringing
about n wide Improvement in art
as applied 10 civic affairs
The death OF a famous sclentis,
Is foreshadowed by the stars. This
Will be followed by the passing Of
distinguished woman.
\ queen or princess OF Europe
VIII suddenly end her life and there
viii be unusual mortality among
Persons whose birthdate Il is have
royalties as the winter advances.
the forecast OF a quiet, uneyentful
year. They should safeguard their
money.
Children born on this day are
likely to be proud, gifted and ener-
getic. These subjects Of Aquarus
usually find It difficult to be econo-
mical.
CcOsrshi, 1919, by the Mcclure N,uypapo- syutlsn.rl
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barometer of Public OpiniOn
Now, Take This.

Editor World:
want 20 write a few words and got EN- printed,
About those buIldin' trades unions and the
groC'ry man.
Tho editor. the draftsman, and the bookkeepcr
All slry men, pay the bills--sometimes
For the masons. carpenters and plastcrers
few
An raise their wages before they are through
And the plumbers and tho painters. amalga-
mated men,
Call for raise ev'ry now and then.
So the Job costs 80 much the owner hikes the
r"nt as ne can,
And the hike passes M to tho grocery man
But the editor the craftsman, ana the book
We all have to eat Now ani that true
Well, we stand the raises made from day day.
And we have 20 do Il same old pay.
Tho man up AZ the bank. be he solemn or gay.
Says We don't lay UP much for the rainy day"
Now, editor, please how else could IT be
Whom we have to work for the same salaree :?
I've about concluded tho best thing to do
For you and mo and the bookkeeper too,
Is back to tho woods. sir down on the farm
Get clean away from this closed shop alarm.
I'm tired Of this "raisin'" " and the tin can food
And from what YOU said Of McCutcheon you're
In the same mood
Come on! You and me and bookkceper Dan
Let's leave the town to the unions and the
There'll be May apple blossoms after this Jan
udry snow
sundays We can hitch up your goold old gray
Ana drive over on Caucy creek to spend the
uay.
There's n fine little church there-lt's shady
and cool
It's a splendid place 10 go 10 Sunday school.
An oy'ry fourth Sunday The preacher Is due
Hell pray for you ana me. and the book
keeper too,
An Wen ask him to pray. as we all know he can.
FOR them back In the unions and the groc'ry
man.
lheh' when were done producin' (perhaps
supply equals dclnandD
You've put away utenslls-I'vn ceas,a o, ho ,
hand
Well, ihoy'l put us in the graveyard close by
the way -
And thercll always be the roses-oveu when
we're clay '
lhem putyln tools Why? well they might
be handled by the union clan
hut "e won't be bothered by no Frocry man.
mi a., JOE STONE.
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THE DEFEAT or CIEMENCEAU.

The defeat OF Premier Clemcnceau was
scarcely repudiatIon of his record ii tho Yer
sailles peace treaty matter Clcmoncoau was
old A man who has turned the oightieth mile
stone, matter what hold he has ON the nf-
fections Of people, suffers a handicap in his
aspira lions to become chief magistrate OF "A
turbulent nation
Then, too, Clemcnceau suffered because OF
the opposition OF the ultra radical element OF tho
French electorate. But there was somo dis
satisfaction with his peace treaty attitude bc-
cause he did not secure more for the French
nation.
But II C1emenceau, the ono avowod practical
economist and ultra nationalist OF all who
participated In constructing the Versailles docu-
ment, was refused further nonors or confidence
because he did not more zealously protect tho
interests Of his people. what has certain other
gentlemen to expect?
1t is not surprising 10 hear that in English
politics a rebellion is forming against the great
est compromsor and demogogue that ever
headed tho British government Not because
Ensland's interests were not zealously guarded,
but because Englishmen like all other nationals,
aespise hypocrisy and insincerity, And because
Enrlshmen are not content that their own coun-
trv should pool on terms OF equality those things
which Englishmen throughout three centuries
have been trading their ablest and best 10 pro-
cure
The sentiment turned loose on the world at
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-31
AGAINST FINANCIAL pAnL,,y.

We find 1t in our heart TO think well Of Score
tary Glass for his bolR opposition to an In
ternational financial parlqy We are reassured
by the sccretary's stand, because it was unox-
pcctcd We had come TO believe It to be the
fixed policy OF the official family al Washington
that the American people possess nothing that
they are not willing to share to the uttermost
with the ncighbors Therefore Mr. Glass posi-
ton is u pleasing surprise.
But It Is sound. "such a parley would cnuse
confusion ana arouse hopes doomed to dlsap-
pointment OF further government funds wrote
tho secretary That's the time, Mr.. Secretary.
Don't let em get to us taxpayers again;
They've darned near got the last feather right
nowl
In his opposition 60 further government con
troll OF foreign trade and finance. and speaking
with serious dignity, the secretary OF the treas
ury renders distinct service to the American
public. Foreign trade and foreign commerce
alike suitable subjects for private enter
prise. and even then scarcely to be monOpollzed
or controlled" Because the whole world Is
mad with the control idea does not Justify 1t
in the least
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llzs'A.aMHuShand1 lzs' , I
andl "a
&O By Jane Phelps
and /
By Jane Phelps

lock-" | replied in hesitating man
ner Il have visitor. a girl friend
from nay old home has just arrived.
and of course | couldn't leave her.
Bring her right along. The
more the merrier on these parties.
"Oh, how nice! Thank you so
much. l know she'll enjoy it," l re-
piled, then wondered as / hung up
the phone what was suitable to
wear,
"Peggy's going tool" I told mother.
then turned to Peggy TO explain.
What fun.' she exclaimed, i've
read about Summing parties, but l
never expected to go on one. What
shall l wear
That seems to be a very vital
question in New York" mother
broke in, Tom tol1 sue to dress
very plainly. II IS not a lashionaJl lie
party as | understand it,
"NO-tho probably fashionable
people Will go" | added, Just wear
a tailor suit, or a dark dress and a
coat. Tom says no one dresses up
An Appropriate Gown.
I've got Just the thing, then. Just
as soon as father said | could come
/ sent for catalogue of ready made
dresses. This is the one I mean"
and she held up q lovely dark blue
serge one piece dress with head en-
broidery, and the new big pOcke
on the sides. Father kicked like a
steer when he got the bill for II.
You see | put 1t over on him; | told
him It couldn't be returned unless
he wanted to WASTE a lot of money
paying excess charges"
felt a little Jealous twinge as
took the lovely dress and looked
closely at It. / had seen just such
models in the store windows, and
thought how much l should like one.
But Tom had said couldn't have
anything more until We paid for the
rose one, and goodness only knew
when that would be, or how / was
to get the $50 to augment what Tom
would give me for 1t.
All the afternoon we talked Of
| little else but the summing party.
Better eat blte'' Tom said
when he came in. I'm going to,
| The food In those places isn't Al
and the stuff they serve TO wash II
down with is sometimes atrocious.
couldn't eat a mouthful | was so
excited. But both Peggy and Tom
ate good dinner. | hated to leave
mother because she was going back
| home in "a day or two, but nothing
in the world would have made me
give up tho party.
When the car came for US we were
all ready and waiting; tho / still felt
| that ! should have worn a better
| dress, But | had made the mistake
of being overdressed once, 1 didn {
want to do II again.
Tomorrow--A Good Impression.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-31

Oopyr,-ht 1890 by Edgar \ Guest
The things that are, were the dreams Of old
The work OF the few brave men ana bold.
There's little We own and enjoy today,
Not hulb OF light or level way,
Hut stands as proof OF tho faithful few
who dared to dream OF what men might do.
Never hoy many are mnrvcls wrought,
By one or two are tho dreams first caught
The throng VIII follow the easy way
Content to live with Ito yesterday
And the dreamer. shaping a better plan,
Must bear The jccrs OF his fellow man.
The dreamer must toll whom odds are great
Must stand To failure and work aud wait.
lie must keep his faith, though ne stand
alone
Unul the truth OF his dream is known.
For the crowd must follow It's we'll fixed
groove.
1t is hard to change ana rs hard to move.
Dreamcrs have charted the open seas
Ana broken the vaults OF the centuries:
And conquered In spite ot the men who
leered
For the Joys that are and the things we
know.
Were the dreams Of the few IN the long ago
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4 GcncIrll klCl. .

Editor world: It looks as II the present man
ayers Of the Wilson democracy are about TO
make an assignment in favor Of the liberal
party and tina; the chairman OF the republican
national committee has named himself re-
ceiyer Of that over popular and patriotic organi-
cation with fun power to select associates to
determine whether to hold n national conven-
ton AZ all and II whom TO nominate and
upon what platform.
Is there anybody At all who does not want TO
change everything Is whatever is or was ever
lustinsly wrong And having relegated VIII
helm, or at least put him in Holland, Is this
United States left no other alternative than to
turn over It's affairs To other kaisers2
/ told YOU once before twas "A mad world
mad does not quite express n
a. T., SWEENEY.