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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

Telephs ne companies in New York City
want an increase Ct 25 to 80 per cent in
rates II they are as long getting the raise as
patrons are IN getting an answer to their
calls, the "hello" concerns viii be far
behind IN the high cost procession.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED.

Register Of Wills Isaac r. Brown has
granted letters of administration on the
estate Of Elizabeth Nj. MoGinley to
George L. mckinley,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
Community Service Meeting.

A meeting OF the Community Service
i. announced for this afternoon at 4.3O.
IL will be held in the Council chamber.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
EVENING SMILE.
EXPERIENCE TELLS.


Sunday school had just begun when
the teacher turned TO nine-year-oid
Edward and asked him why he had
been absent from Sunday school last
Sunday. His answer came pro fnptiy
and clearly, Pop and me went black
Deriving last Sunday"
Teacher was nonpflssed why, Ed
ward" she exclaimed Don't you have
any idea what will happen to little boys
who pick blackberries on on Sundays
yes, ma am his answer was again
prompt They'll get chiggers on them.
Indianapolis News.
Little Jack Horner he sat in corner,
Eating his booze mince pie;
He knew its neat trick as he tasted its kick
And said, What nice jag have.
Baltimore American.
Extra nickel-plated open-faced men
watch, So 10. ADV. IN Naltimore paper
Crash, goes another resolution with the
announcement herein made that oan
Wood is manager Of Thomas 4. Coale
lumber dealer, North Philadelphia
New York Tribune.
The Tri Kappas met last Tuesday
night At the home OF their president
Miss Idrisse Williams in East Chicago
and enjoyed a delightful evening. Chop
suey and watermelon we're served VII
City lind Sentinel.
have seen peasant women wresthns
bundled up in enormous sheepskIn cost
and yalenkies. and after q while on
would throw the other on her back, theI
proceed TO SIT upon her stomach. botl
women laughing and having a glorious
time-Tourist's Letter to Capper
Weakiv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02

Extra nickeI-plated open-faced men $
watch, x3.fg. ADV. in Valtimore paper.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
WEAVING FOR sTAY-AT-HoMES.
,y Jessie Roberts

Copyright. 1920. BY Wheeler Syndicate In'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-02
The rNEyIrABLE CURIo SHOP.

Connected with the cave, Of course, is
the usual curio shop. Its temperature
seems to be lowering around $40 degrees
after the cool, damp atmosphere Of the
cave, SO that 1t holds only the iieeting
attention of the tourists. At its door the
rubberneck wagon was waiting, and
the party was soon seated and on its way,
the chauffeur taking mp the business OF
interpreting the landscape where the
guide in the cave left off.
See that square hole IN that cliff over
there, he said, as the car slid cluInSlly
down the HILL That's st, Peters gate
as close as you'll ever get there.
The Garden Of the Gods Is really a park
containing many weird-shaped, red rocks.
1t used to be worshipping ground for
Indians, but later was owned by prom
inent Colorado family who gave it TO the
city OF Colorado Springs. just before
reaching the foremost Of the garden
rocks, however, the rubberpeek wagon
climbs small hill to tiny pavilion
which has on sale view Of the great
balance rock-the only one of its kind m
existence, The rock does not balance any
more, ii, indeed, il ever did, but the tour
lists are compensated by look through
high-powered telescopes and the presence
OF gorgeously dressed Pueblo Indian,
who is ready to war whoop and dance at
the slightest indication on the-part OF the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01

Hope blooms Eternal in the Spring and
so do Weeds, which Is why the Enthusi-
astic Gardener Is Going To 1t so Hard.
Let Single LII Spear Of Grass raise
its Head and he Massacres 1t. Later,
when the Automebiling gets Good, he
will Consult that Sterling Work, 'sHow
to Tell the Garden Truck from the
Weeds"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
HGHT IT'S OWN REWARD

No matter how hard you work in
the peoples interest they are often
unappreeiative and will often turn
and smite the hand that strikes for
them on any provocation, on with no
provocation. Little dependence can
be placed upon the support of the
people usually, and no reward can be
hoped for, for there will be small sup
port and no reward. Only the OPP
pressers of the people get by safely,
for they keep them under subsection
by one means OF another, and the pc
ople, being afraid as a general rule,
and taken as whole, fear them and
sringe.
No student and writer who seeks
to do good to mankind and his coun-
try, however, should consider these
CALLING facts, only as he considers
any other facts. He must Simply
mark out what his duty to his fell
low man is, and hew to the line, let
IliS Tue cHips lall WHere Uney Will.
Fe must look for and be content with
his reward being only in the knowl-
edge that he has accomplished some
thing good in the way of education,
in the way of trife Illumination of
prejudices, in the stimulation of
equality and justice, all Of which may,
and does, bear good fruit, especially
for the coming generations, who will
be just that much less selfish, less
prejudiced and more lust towar'
those who work in their interests
more tolerant, anl a bit moro willing
themselves to do q Astle wort. in the
peoples interest
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
Eagle as an Emblem.

They are two different species Of
eagle. The American eagle is the
white-headed or bald eagle, while the
German is known as the imperial
eagle, probably identically original
With the golden eagle of Europe. Our
American eagle first appeared as an
emblem on the great seal of the United
States, adopted June 20. 1882; it's de-
sign was Il shield on the breast of an
American bald eagle The device is
stated to have been largely suggested
to John Adams when minister to Great
Britain by Sir John Rrestwich, Eng
fish antiquary. The eagle was first
used on United States coins in 1883.
The PerSfans, Etruscans, Romans,
French under Napoleon, Austrians,
Russians and Prussians have all used
on their standards the imperial eagle,
emblem of power; the double-headed
eagle of Austria and of Russia signi-
fed power east and west. The Ger-
man yeagle is the single-headed black
eagle, with red claws and tongue and
the crown of Charlemagne over the
head.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
Love as a camoufIaae Artist.

To fall in love means the surrender
ing of ones normal capacity for judg-
ment says modern novelist. 1t is
impossible both to love and criticize.
Love turns every goose into swan.
Love is the greatest Of all camou-
lage artists. 1t makes ugliness APP
pear beauty, cruelty seem like kind
ness, inanity has sort of genius.
When you fall in love with an ass
or cad or an empty-heaaed young
woman with very moderate looks Gas
you frequently do) and your friends
point out the truth to you (as they
certainly wilD, you either lose your
temper or your friends, or spend your
whole life in inventing mitigating cir
cumstances. In either case, you are
inevitably and quite properly regarded
as fool. Do not imagine that you
can love with discretion, win the
thrills, at the same time retaining the
reputation Of well-balanced sanity.
That is MISUNDERSTANDING
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
DIDN'T TELL ALL THE STORY
Man Really Had Performed Remark.
able Feat, but He Had Great
Reason for Hurry.

One of the very substantial men Of
a thriving town ip the West is named
Garry Mcintyre. One day, in CONVERSE
ton with number of soldiers from q
military post near by, he said:
II understand you lads are going
on hike. When you reach Snake
river, take good look at it. It's full
of undercurrents and eddies Boys, !
am the only living man who ever SWAIN
that river"
Several days later the men crossed
the Snake river on cable ferry. The
ferryman CHANGED to inquire, quite cas-
ually, of waiting soldier:
DO you know man down in your
country by the name Of Garry Nc
Intyre? They tell me he has accumu.
lated lot of money"
II was talking to him only the OF: er
day" said the soldier. "He told me
he swan Snake river once"
That's right, he did" said the ferry
man. "He sure did; but we were all
shooting at him. Ledg-
er.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
WEAR BELLS ON THEIR roEs
Men Of Dakar, French West Africa.
Also Carry Surprising Assortment :
of Other TrInkets.

~
Men of Dakar, the seat Of French
West African administration. literally
wear rings on their fingers and bells
on their toes, not to mention amulets,
beads. coins and a surprising assort-
ment Of trinkets, mostly regarded as
charms. The natives, however, are
not to be regarded as savage, except in
their ability to fight.
OF the West African tribes, the Der.
bers are believed by some experts to
have been at one time masters Of the
Mediterranean. They have many times
been conquered and driven out Of
their homesteads, but always main
tain their racial identity, their physi.
cal characteristics and persistent
love of~freedom.
The Berber women have fought by
their husbands sides, and their moral
ity is of high character. In Dakar
can also be seen the Serers, tribe
of natives that worship the snake and
believe in the transmig:ation Of souls.
A height of six feet and six inches
is not uncommon among the men Of
the Serers.
Among the most intelligent Of the
natives are the Fulahs, whose folk
tales hetray lofty ideals aud poetic
imaginary that is comparable with
early Greek and Morse lore. Their
horsemanship is famous, and their
cavalry is noted for daring and valor.
The intelligence of their wMhan ard
the respect accorded them is attested
by the proverb: Let female slave
enter q household and she soon be-
comes mistress"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
TT g.sA oGRArIs
Do net \ a cutter


With ear within your heart;
And 20 MOI be starter
e. h;ngs lA4 .lould not start.
Work i rs hrd as worry, and
as an average oposition, it pays
better.
To a natural loafer, anyone who
wants him to do a good days work
is tyrant.
If elairvoyant can fool you, you
won't stand any chance with book
agent.
You will not be popular if you
kaaew good deal and are willing to
admit it.
The man who arises to make few
brief remarks is generally poor
judge of time.
A man who is just half crazy is
more of a nuisance than man wlio
| is wholly insane.
There are so many married men it
| is wonder the peace at any price
isn't larger.
The people who imagine they are
| the government, are fooled in several
ether ways
Life is made up Of trifes. When a
fellow has only one back suspender
button, whole lot of responsibility
rests upon it.
\ Mind reading is a difficult perform
ance, as anyone who ever took out 9
stack of chips will tell you.
i The H. C. l.. at least makes us
thankful our appetites and digestions
are not what they were when we were
boys.
i Artemus Wa,d said, "Be We wise az
serpents and harmless as doves.
;. then when anyone comes fooline
$And your dove you can set YOU
kerpent on him.
~ Some women wear fine clothes t,
) please the men while others pleas,
the men in order to wear fine clothes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
PRESBYTERIAN PICNIC

The members of the Presbyterian
church will hold a picnic from 5 to 8
p. M, Friday, at the Fair grounds in
honor of Mr.. Bradley and family,
Mrs. Newton and family, Mr.. Glen
and family and Mrs. Robertson. If
those having ears will assist in taking
folks to the grounds it will be appre-
ciated. Bring well-filled baskets and
dishes for your own family
Start from church at p. m. Sup
per will be served at 6:3O p. m.
Should it rain, supper will be served.
in the church dining room.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
METHODIST ITEMS

Services Sunday at the Methodist
church as usual. Sunday school at
10 a. m. sharp. The pastor will
preach on the subject "The Glory Of
the Common Place" In this sermon
an effort is made to put worth
while estimate on all labor faithfully
performed. You will want to hear
this sermon.
Please take notice that the ev-
ening services are under the auspices
of the Epworth League at p. m.
See program elsewhere.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
sHER1FF's SALE

BY VIRTUE OF A SPECIAL Elk
ECUTION, to me directed from the
Clerk of the District Court of Harri-
son County, Iowa, on judgment OBJ
tanned in said court on the 18th day
of June, 1920 in favor of T. Foss as
Plaintiff, and against j. H. Bonsall
as Defendant, for the sum Of Six
Thousand, Six Hundred Thirty One
and 2O10O Dollars, and costs, taxed at
Two Hundred Seventy One and
4Ol100 Dollars, upon which judgment
there is now a balance due Of Six
Thousand Six Hundred Thirty One
and 2O|1OO Dollars, and Two Hundred
Seventy One and 4O1OO Dollars costs,
I have levied upon the following Real
Estate taken as the property Of the
defendant to satisfy said execution to-
wit:
Lots 1-4-5-6 and the east 10 acres
Of Lot all in section No. 2, Twp.
70 North Range AZ, West of the 9Th
=. M. III I1alIlsoA Souuty, AoWd, Gull
tanning 1902 acres more or less.
And will offer the same for sale to
the highest bidder for cash in hand
on the 10th day Of July A. D., 1920,
at the front door of the court house
in Logan, Harrison county, Iowa, at
the hour Of 10 o'clock A. NJ, of said
day, when and where due attendance
will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Logan, Iowa, this 18th
day of June, 1920.
w. R. Milliman,
Sheriff, Harrison County, Iowa.
J24 JC1
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
BabyIonian Relics.

The collection Of clay tablets and
bricks in the Babylonian section of
Yale university numbers now more
than ten thousand and it is being
steadily added to by judicious purchase.
1t is the second largest collection Of
Babylonian tablet records in the world,
Oxford's being first. In the matter Of
undeciphered and unpublished mate
rial, Professor Clay makes for it thu
claim of the most important collection.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
Touch Iron Instezd of Wood.

Investigation discloses the fact that
in many districts of England the Gus
tom of touching wood still prevails jus
as il did among past generations. In
Scotland the superstition of the touch
is not unknown, although in their case
1t is iron that is believed to possess
the charm of averting evil. For in
eance. the fisher people of Scotland
who regard the sight OF mention of a
pig as bad omen, are accustomed to
touch iron.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
Even Dirt Is No Longer Cheap.
ITS as cheap as dirt"
"As cheap as dirt! Say have yot
tried to buy any fine black dirt lately1'
Oddities Of Chinese Market pav.

Market day in China usually affords
many quaint sights to the foreigner.
AS the country is one largely devoid
of vehicles, the commodities to be of
fered for sale are carried to the mar
ket places in many odd ways; by
wheelbarrow, on hanback,. poised or
the heads of women, or swung to- a
pole borne on the shoulders of two
carriers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
Wanted Blame Properly placed.

Rosemary. aged four, and her twin
sisters. aged two. were left in the care
Of friend who also had three chill
dren Of about the same ages. Dur
ing the afternoon the friend heard
one Of the children in her pantry and.
thinking to brighten the child out Of
the pantry without going in. said: 81
hear some one in my pantry Rose
mary quickly walked over to her and
said: Its not any Of ours; it's one
Of your own"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-07-01
DIR. E. A. HOEFER
TELEPHONE so
Ice over Doty & Peterson's Store.
transparent Soap.

Transparent soap is prepared by
drying ordinary soap. dissovlng it in
alcohol, allowing the solution to re-
main at rest so long as any impurities
settle to the bottom, and then pouring
OF the alcoholic liquid and evapor-
ating 1t until 1t is of such consistency
as to become solid when cooled in
molds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
10000 Bronx
Tenants Join
Rent Strike
Movement in Brownsville
to Hold Up Payments
on May / Is Spreading;
$4,000 Families Listed
Sabotage Charge Made
Landlord SAYS Property
Is Willfully Damaged:
Policeman Assails Judge

Preparations for a rent strike on
May 1, which already includes about
ten thousand tenants in Brownsville,
have been extended to the Bronx,
Chairman A. ]. W. Hilly, of the May
or's Committee on Rent Profteering,
announced yesterday. Already about
one thousand tenements in the Bronx.
housing about twenty thousand fami-
lies, have been secretly organized, he
said, and there is talk of a general re-
fusal to pay any rents, fair or unfair,
after May /.
The Bronx organizers hope to double
the number of members of the Ten
ants League by May /. Those in
Brownsville count on $4,000, which
would make total of $4,000 tenants
prepared to strike.
The strike is being organized by So
cialists, Mr.. Hilly says he is informed,
and many of the tenants already are
practicing sabotage. In Brownsville, he
points out, the organizers are collect
ing 81 each from members of the league
to pay counsel fees" for services
which the Mayors committee is offer
ing free.
"Hell to the Landlords"
"The motto of the strikers is Hell
to the landlords, free houses for ten
ants;'' said Mr.. Hilly yesterday. II
am Informed that the organizers are
Socialists and that the intention is to
stop paying any rent whatever I have
word that more than thousand houses,
fV1yor fvy
have already been organized and that
the work is being pushed rapidly.
"ln Brownsville, understand, the
organizer is collecting So head from
the tenants for counsel fees. This is
money wasted. The best legal talen+
is being provided by the Majors COM
mittee. 1t doesn't cost the tenants .
five-cent piece. Anybody is foolish
who pays any money to any one for
that purpose.
"This same Bronx League was active
IN an abortive strike last fall. At that
time 1T collected SIS from each member
but when the cases came to court 49,
lawyers were not there and the
Mayors committee had to step in. At
that time our counsel moved for i'm
mediate election of any member of the
union. '"0
1--WE will have counsel in all the
courts when the present trouble
breaks and will fully protect the ten
ants rights, but only on the basis that
the tenant is willing to abide bv the
mandate of the court.
"A remarkable case of sabotage bv
members of the league has been
;nrought to my attention: The house
has twenty-four tenants. The land
lord has been summoned to the Mu-
nlclpal Court on charges of violations
OF the tenement house law, and his de-
tense is that the tenants will not per-
mt him to comply with the law.
he says they steal the ropes from
the dumbwalter faster than he can put
them on, and that they dump garbage
and other refuse down the shaft with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24
Wife Assails
Paris Divorce
OF F. J. Gould
CONTINUED from page one)

tically every one admits confidentially
Maison LATTE, France, defendant had
an attack Of delirium tremens and was
taken to sanatorium, where he re-
manned two months"
Mrs. Gould goes on to say that two
weeks after her husband left the sana-
forum he resumed drinking, and soon
was back in the institution. This time
he remained for two weeks. When he
came out the second time Mr. Gould
drank again, she alleges. The COM
plant further rectes:
cat Maisons Latittc, in May, 1918,
plaintiff was compelled to leave de-
PENDANT. While greatly intoxicated he
broke down the door of the plaintiffs
bedroom and forcibly dragged her from
her bed by the hair, and struck her in
the face with his hand. Later on the
same night he threatened to kill plain
tiff and tried to force her to drink a
vial containing some liquid which he
said was poison. Failing in this, he
threw the contents of bottle of water
over plaintiff"
About two months before she left the
Gould residence, said Mrs. Gould, her
husband issued orders to their fourteen
servants that they must not take orders
from his wife, at the same time in
structing his two chauffeurs that Mrs
Gould was not to Tide in the automo-
bies of the household. To trades peo-
Pile, says Mrs. Gould, her husband sent
notice that they were not to extend her
any credit.
Another part of the complaint is de-
voted to Mr.. Gould's alleged relations
with various women. From 1918, says
Mrs. Gould, her husband was constantly
and habitually unfaithful to her; the
first occasion being in New York. the
woman Of this alleged escapade being
unknown to the wife
Mrs. Gould adds that her millionaire
husband was "familarly known" in al
most every house of bad reputation in
Paris.
In 1913 Mr.. Gould, his wife alleges,
rented an apartment in which he main
tanned a woman named Sonia, giving
her 5000 francs a month, an automo-
bile and jewelry. This alleged laison
continued for two years, during which
time Sonia would visit Mr.. Gould in his
home at Robilliard, even while Mrs
Gould was present. On one occasion
Mrs. Gould, entering her husband's
apartment after he had preceded her
there, caught fleeting glance of Sonia
leaving the apartment.
Leone Ritz, or Leonie Rouquis, who
is mentioned as correspondent in the
divorce suit, according to Mrs. Gould,
occupied an apartment at the Hotel Ed
ward VII in Paris, where, it is alleged,
Mr.. Gould maintained her until the
management ordered him to move,
whereupon, it is alleged, Mr.. Gould cs-
tablished Mile. Ritz in the Hotel
Meurce, where she continued to live
until February, 1918. At the same
time two other women figured in the
life Of Mr.. Gould, his wife charges.
Mrs Gould alleges that at one time
her husbands misconduct caused her
to be i'll for month
Before marrying Edith Kelly in Edin-
burgh, Scotland, Mr.. Gould was divorced
by Ethel Kelly Gould.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-24

contracts with the railroads would be
j. P. Foley. of the Cleveland Yard
mems Association, said elections for a
grand lodge would be held in Novem-
Der. Spokesman for the New York
and New Jersey strikers declared they
ton.
Meantime, representatives of the
strikers have perfected a working
agreement under which they will unite
in an effort to get their case before
the Railroad Labor Board
The high cost Of living should not
form the only basis for increasing the
wages of railroad workers, Warren S.
Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, told the rail-
road labor board to-day in presenting
the wage demands Of the engineers.
A living wage, he said, should be meas
ured by the American standard of
living.
Declaring it was generally known
what muddle" the government had
made in trying to reduce living costs,
Mr.. Stone said that had President Will
sons health continued good living
conditions would be different.
The board was told that the workers
were entitled to sufficient pay to enable
them to live decently and to save
enough for their old age. Citing the
prices of overalls as one of an
engineers increased expenses, Mr..
Stone said suit which formerly cost
from $1.50 to So now sold for from 81
to &c.