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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
NOMINEE Of DRYS
ATTACKS HARDING
Says g. o. P. Choice Voted
Wet Thirty Times and
Dodged 1853 Roll Calls.

CHICAGO Aug, 2s.-Prohibtion ma :
uonal headquarters last night issued
statement by Aaron =. Watkins, pro-
hinltion nominee for president, at
lacking the record Of Senator Warren
ton
MI, Mr' watkins declares he Is unable to
Ilnd any instance of Senator Harding
voting for the drys, and cites figures
designed to show that the Republican
, nominee voted with the vets on 80 oc-
casions and as absent or lodged /. 1853
ron calls and quorum calls"
Ihe statement said:
" seems quite clear to me TINT the
friends OF Senator Harding have over
Mv,heI ms meager prohibition record
ana nave left In idle inefhciencv a
perfectly good and healthy herd OF wet
votes which decorate his congressional
record, For instance, he voted against
prohibition in the District of Column
pa; he also voted against prohibition
ii Porto Rico. Moreover, he cast sew
erai votes against wartime prohibition
spoke at length against IL and / have
been unable 10 find any case in which
he supported it,
IN August 1917. he supported the
Reed amendment. which provided ihat
congress should have no power to en- :
!orSe the eighteenth amendment until
~ mad made provision for Compensat-
ing liquor manufacturers and dealers
for the loss sustained by them through
The closing OF their business. 1t was
Senator Harding who introduced the
six-year clause. which the vets con
fidently prophesied would defeat the
measure, his vote for the submission
OF the amendment was ACCOMPANIED b.
speech, in which he announced his
opposition to IL, and his vote was mere
ly his consent 10 allow the people of
the several states to settle the question.
Lynn HRines Of Washington, Ia
review OF Senator Hardings cOngrss-
sional record, credits him with 30 wet
votes during his incumhency OF the
senatorshp, and incidentally states that
he was absent or lodged l.i63 roll calls
and quorum calls.
Mr.. Haines also pointed out that he
has voted against every amendment to
the revenue bill TO increase the tax on
profiteering and large incomes, and OPP
posed publicity Of profiteering figures
He further records him as voting with
capital and against labor In every inn
portant test on that issue. and also as
opposing public ownership in every
form, He spoke and voted for con-
scription as permanent policy, OPP
posed a referendum as to future wars,
opposed adequate appropriations for the
Federal trade commission opposed the
abolition OF secret sessions Of the SEN
ate; opposed Philippine independence,
and supported woman suffrage only aft
er much reluctance and indecision He
seemed 10 be permanently parked with
Lodge, Penrose, Smoot and Brandegee
on most OF the issues or outstanding IN
terest to the nation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
PLEA FOR LORD MAYOR
IS MADE TO PRESIDENT

DUBLIN. Aug. 26,--Arthur Griffith
acting president OF the Irish repub-
lie" has sent the following cablegram
all the governments:
Il inform you that the lord mayor OF
Cork and duly elected deputy for the
county of Cork, Ireland, was recently
seized by the armed forces of England
arraigned before English military Off
GERS and forcibly deported from this
country in an English war vessel. and
he is now In imminent danger OF death
In Brixton prison. London. recall to
your excellency the declaration made by
the heads OF the allied and neutral
states when the burgomaster OF Brus-
sells was treated with lesser indignity
and harshness,"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

ts nc on account OF the anti-Japanese All +.
ffhson on the Pacific eoaat ~ me
snr,'sdi states. Members OF the as
~, oU r,s In taking the alleged luke
ward 1fhtuae Of the foreign office to-
clare that differences of race and re-
a5,jp "a must be at the bottom OF the
a"''-'apanese movement.
WAsHINGToN-nad. oa..,, II.
containing the city OF Mia t.a,s all all
counties In the United stntes ~ lgaa Which a.,
POPULATION thus far has been announced
~ Ns rate OF growth during the last
e evm years; II has now more than three
N 1910. It's percentage OF Increase bav-
ing been 1881.
MEN .foRk.--Four United States
I nav OFFICERS sailed on the Santa Eliza
Tor Peru to direct REORGANIZATION Of
The navy of that country. Commander
rank Is. Freyer was in command OF
me party which included Comma der
Lewis u. Causey and Lieut.. Command
sim Tmsr'es v q; ,Da,yey and Paul Fi!z.
Ff,lltEsimmons was HIS wife, who was
Elsie French Vanderbilt.
ASHEVILLE, N. C.-In an airplane
IA Isli near Flat Rock today, Arthur s.
Truck manager OF the Hendersonville
Telephone company, and Lieut.. libel
hausen, pilot. were injured seriously
and the machine was wrecked. At an
altitude of 1000 feet. witnesses said
the plane dropped in a nose dive but
the pilot succeeded In righting il 500
feet from the ground. II then went
into another nose dive and struck the
earth.
>LONDON.-Lithuan troops have
occupied wilma, says a dispatch to the
London Times from Koyno The dis
patch adds that the Lithuanian govern
ment has informed the Moscow
government of this, explaining that the
action was necessary TO prevent the
town from falling into the hands OF
the Poles.
DUBLIN. -Outrages continue to be
reported from various places Armed
civilians attacked party of Cameron
outside Queenstown. over
powered them and made off with their
arms. One soldier was fatally injured
Three other soldiers were slightly
wounded. A constable was shot dead
at West Meath. Two attacks on mem
bers Of the constabulary were made
near Bantry, and Constables Hough and
were shot dead and severa,
others were wounded.
LONDON.-The Serbian government
has dispatched a strongly worded note
TO the Albanian government concerning
recent attacks on Serbian frontier |
troops by Albanian bands, according
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
EXPRESS RATES RAISED.

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 2e.-The Texas
railroad commission late yesterda )
granted the application Of the Ameri-
can Railway Express company for an
advance Of i2h per cent In intrastate
express rates, with the reservation that
the case Is held open for fnodiftcat ton
OF particular rates which may hereafter
be found unreasonable, in the opinion
Of the commission.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

ceived Saturday. which gave the woni-
ANS name as Mrs. Bostwlck, and said
she was a Canadian.
BERLIN.--Order has been re-estab-
lished In Kattowitz, Upper Silesia.
where recently there were clashes be-
tween the rival factions. according TO
dispatches received here. The allied
flags are again floating over the Of
fices Of the interallied commission the
dispatches say.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
PRINCE ENTERTAINED.

NEW YORK. Aug. 26,--Prince Carol
OF Rumania, seeing New York "incog-
nito" after tour Of the country. yes
terday was the guest OF Abram !.
Elkus former United States ambassa-
dor to Turkey at an Informal luncheon
at the Bankers club. James w. Ger
ard, former ambassador to Germany,
and George White. chairman OF the
Democratic national committee, were
pragpnf
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
PLANES ARE CURIOSITY.

NOME, Alaska. Aug. 26.-Prospectors,
miners and natives from villages for
miles around Nome greeted the four
United States army aYlators when they
landed on the famous cold Beach I"
Many OF them had never seen an air
plane. Captain St Clair Street. head
Of the airplane expedition, was enthu
siastic over the flight.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

News in London.
BONDON.--P Persian Cossacks have re-
captured Resht. Persia, on the Caspian
sea- from the Bolsheviki, according to
an official dispatch which has reached
London. The Bolsheviki made only
slight resistance. 10y
WATERFOWL, N. Y.-Announcement
was made Of the formation OF a law
partnership between Robert Lansing.
OF this city former secretary Of state.
and Lester H. Woolsey. solicitor OF
the department when Mr.. Lansing was
secretary. Their office will be in Wash
| ington.
JERSEY CITY. n. IA second
anonymous letter received by the, police
purports to Identify the woman whose
torso was found in the Hudson river
here, Aug. I, as Mrs. De Costick,"
whose husband NOW lives in Windsor
Canada The letter ,corroborates to
some extent. police said. the letter re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

WASHINGTON,-- Bids were asked by
the shipping boards emergency fleet
corporation for the purchase Of plant
machinery, equipment and. shipbuilding
materials at the yard formerly operat-
ed BY the National Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock company In Savannah Ga.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

NEW YORK. Federal authorities
raided the Greek steamship Themisto-
Giles and reported they had found hidden
aboard her $50, 900 worth of cocaine,
morphine and opium and 30 cases OF
whisky, Ship officials and members of
the crew professed ignorance OF the
presence OF drugs or liquor, which the
raiding party found concealed beneath
trap door in the engine room
WASHINGTON. --- A shortage of cir
culating medium in Peru has created
serious credit situation in that
country and arrangements have been
made for gold importations to cover
an issue OF currency for one million
Peruvian pounds, according to advices
to the department OF commerce.
NEW YORK.--All records since the
war for numbers Of passengers and sea-
men awaiting examination by immigra-
ton inspectors at the port of New
York, were broken. with total OF 49,
42S persons to be passed upon-lnclud-
ing $500 quarantined on ships in the
stream--it was announced at Ellis Is
land.
TOKIO.-The Association for the
study OF foreign policy" has decided
according to the newspapers, to hold
a mass meeting and appeal TO the pub
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-26

lamation, invited all the political par
ties to submit loyalty to disarmament
The proclamation said severe penalties
would be inflicted in case Of failure to
comply.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
u. S. THREATENS TO CUT
WESTERN UNION CABLES
Government May Revoke Permit
Granted Corporation for Landing
Its Lines in America.

Washington, Nov. 18.-A yelled
threat that permits granted for the
landing of Western Union cables in the
United States will be revoked. unless
the company continues to accord the
American government the same priv
ileges that it accordS the British and
other governments in handling cable
messages is contained in a formal
statement issued by the State depart
ment.
The company, says the announce
ment, not only has refused to accept
out prepayment of tolls, but also has
refused to carry at the reduced gov
eminent rate messages originating out
side of the United States.
OBVIOUSLY" said the departments
statement, "the United States could
not be expected to allow the West
ern Union company, an American
corporation, to charge for its messages
twice the rate charged, for example.
the British government, nor to accede
to a requirement that the ordinary
| practice of business with respect to
periodical settlement of accounts. shall
| be set aside in dealings with our gov
| eminent"
This was the first statement by the
department regarding its controversy
with the telegraph company, which is
of several months standing and which
eliminated with the notice from the
company to the department that cable
messages offered it for transmission
after November 10 would have to be
paid for in advance and also that the
government would no longer be grant
ed the reduced rate on messages orig
| mating abroad.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
DECLARES THE ARMY
is SLOW IN PAYING
Owes the Shipping Board $178,ooo0oo,
Witness Tells the Congressional
Probe Committee.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Of a total of
$20S, 243, 795 in United States shipping
board claims against the army, only
$30000,O00 had been collected on ac-
count up to last September, Martin j.
Gillen, who was special assistant to
John Barton Payne of Chicago, former
chairman of the shipping board, teS-
titled before the congressional com
mittee investigating board affairs
here.
Brig. Gen. Frank T.. Hines, former
director of transportation for the
army, seemed togtake special delight
in blocking efforts to collect shipping
board money from the War depart
ment He declared that there Was
Every little trouble with the navy"
The army claims arose through sup
plying ships for army use, the army
having to pay for converting but not
for chartering them, Mr.. Cullen ex-
planned.
Mr.. Gillen testified that the claim
situation was a ''very bad condition.
and that claims were not charted or
analysed as to their nature. The TO-
tai ran Unto billions of dollars" he
said
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
A Feeling of Security

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such d medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard OF purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulane and il taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t is not recommended for everything.
1t is natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, ~ Y, for
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention THIS paper.-Adv.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
CONGRESSMAN DIES IN CRASH
Aid Killed in Auto Wreck-Con-
gresham Garland Dies.

Pomona, Cal, Nov. 22.-Congress
man-elect Charles F. Vandewater. a
Republican of Long Beach, Cal, and
his secretary, Miss Jammess Leuvin.
also of Long Beach, were killed at
Walnut, u miles from here, when the
automobile in which they were riding
struck a motor truck.
Washington, Nov. 22.-Congress-
man Mahlon NJ. Garland of Pittsburgh.
Republican representative at large
from Pennsylvania, was found dead in
the bathroom of his home here. Death
was due to heart disease. Mr.. Gar
land, who was ga years old, served in
congress three sessions and prior to
that time was collector of customs in
Pittsburgh for II years.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
CRIMEA REFUGEES STARVING
At Least a Thousand Women and Chill
dren Are Succumbing, Says
Report.

Paris. Nov. 22.-Pitiable conditions
surround the refugees from the Cri-
mea who fled to Constantinople follow
ing the debacle of the forces of Gen.
Baron Wrangel
At least a thousand women and
children are succumbing to starvation
and exhaustion. say latest reports.
Altogether 100000 refugees are in the
most abject misery. There is food for
only one meal every 4S hours.
II was announced here that 81. 00O.-
600 worth of Red Cross supplies were
captured by the soviets in the wake of
the Wrangei armies.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
FARMERS ASKED
\ To HOLD FOODS
Nationwide Strike Urged to
Combat Falling Prices.
FEAR BILLION DOLLAR LOSS
National Farmers Union Orders Ban
on Sales Until Prices Reach "Prof-
it-Making" Level-Demand
Adjustment of Prices.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. ia nation
wide producers strike to combat the
falling prices of farm products was
urged in call sent out by the Ma
tlonal Farmers union to it's local
unions throughout the country.
The call, in the form of a resolution
adopted at the national convention of
the organization here, went forward
to secretaries of local branches of the
organization, which represent produc-
ers OF grain, cotton, wool and live
stock, said to number 100000.
See BilIion-Doliar Loss.
The proposed strike was urged in
retaliation for what the convention
considered abnormal def1ation in
prices of farm products, through
which it was asserted American farm
ers have been robbed Of $1,000, 100000
IN reduced value of products now
On hand. All farmers were appealed
to to hold this years production from
the markets until "proft-making lev
els' were restored.
union was in line with wheat strike"
called several weeks ago by the Wheat
Growers Association of the United
States. Delegates asserted consider
able quantity of this year's>wheat crop
was being held off the market by farm
erS
Threat to Cut Production.
Reduction of production in the fu-
ture was threatened unless the prices
of our products are fairly readjusted
to the end that we may obtain just
returns for our labors and invest
ments" is another resolution approved
by the convention.
Officials of the organization pointed
out that members were not under obli-
cation to obey the terms of the strike,
but expressed the belief that such a
mOvment would be effective.
A conference of representatives of
all farmers organizations of the coun-
try was called to meet in St. Louis De-
cember Is to consider the creation of
a national farm marketing board.
Urge Wartime Control.
Des Moines, Ia, Nov. ia move
ment to restore the war finance corpor-
alton, with $1,OO0,000,O0O capitaliza-
ton, as a positive and immediate way
of restoring grain prices, was inaugu-
rated by the board of directors Of the
Des Moines chamber of commerce.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
DRYS TO CONTINUE WORK
Virgil G. Hinshaw Says Workers Must
Prevent Counterattack
by Foes.

Chicago. Nov. 17.-Notice that the
Prohibition party will continue activi-
ties for the next two years at least
was given by Virgil G. Hinshaw, CHAIR
man of the Prohibition national COM
mittee at national headquarters in
Chicago. Mr.. Hinshaw said the tenn
perance workers must continue to pre-
vent a counterattack by persons seek
ing to modify the eighteenth amend
ment. 1--WE have mission STILL" Mr..
Hinshaw said. IF any one of the
major temperance organizations were
to stop now it would give a chance 30
the vets to come back and possibly
pass a beer and wine amendment"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
HARDING WON'T GO TO MEXICO
Decides Against Making Coast Stop
Would Disrupt Schedule of
Shipping Company.

New Orleans, Nov. 19.-Presidelat-
elect Harding will not stop at Mexi-
can port on his voyage to the Canal
Zone as he had been urged to do by
Mexican officials.
No official announcement on the sub
iect was made by Mr.. Harding or
those who arrived here with him to
take ship for Cristobal, but it is I'M
derstood that he found it impossible
to arrange for call at any point on
the Mexican coast without seriously
disrupting the schedule of the ship
ping company. President-elect Hard
ing and party sailed at Ito on the
steamship Parismina for Panama.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
"NIGHT RIDERS" BURN SIGN
Band of Masked Men in Automobile
Wreck Billboard in New
York Park.

New York, Nov. 22.-Detectives
sought for a band of motorized might
riders" who burned a huge signboard
in Van Cortland park. Protest against
erection of the signboard in city
mark had been expressed by nearby
residents and led TO the placing of a
guard before the structure. The
guard was lured away at night and
masked might riders dashed up in
an automobile, set fire to the sign and
disappeared.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
ANOTHER MAIL TRAIN ROBBED
Report Says Men Rif!ed Two Insured
Pouches on Rock Island
Train.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. 19.-Mail robbers
are reported to have boarded Chicago
e. Rock Island train No. at some
Mace between Des Moines and Omaha
and rified two insured parcel post
mail sacks in a storage" car. No
estimate of the amount of the loot
has been obtained. Government Off
Gals in Council Bluffs and Omaha, en-
gagged in investigating the $3,500,0OO
robbery refuse to affirm or deny it.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
$500 TIN PLATE MEN IDLE
YorkviIle, Ohio, Plant Shuts Down
Owing to Conditions in Trade
May Open Soon.

Wheeling, w. Va Nov. 22.-Indefi-
mite suspension of work at the York
vile (OD tin plate plant of the Wheel
ing Steel and Iron company is an
nounced by officials of the concern
here. The suspension, effective i'm
mediately, will affect $500 men en-
ployed at the plant. The officials said
they expected that conditions in the
trade would permit resumption at the
plant within a short time.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
u. S. RAIDS OHIO BREWERlI:S
Plants at Cincinnati Face Seizure If
Tests Prove Violation of Pro-
hibton Law.

Cincinnati, O., Nov. 20.-Important
developments are expected to follow
raids made by federal prohibition
agents on eight Cincinnati breweries
and approximately 100 saloons.
The raids were conducted by 35
prohibition agents brought here from
northern Ohio points by Supervising
Federal Prohibition Agent Thomas E.
Stone of Baltimore, officer in charge
of the Ohio Maryland division.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
Odious Comparison.

The particular stretch of road was
probably worse than any other in all
France, If such a thing were posi-
BILE, and the weary and footsore COM
pany was of one mind concerning it.
Private Red Long, at one of the In
frequent rests, turned disgustedly to
his buddy and asked: "Say, Jack,
what's that road that's paved with
good intentions?"
Road to hell" replied the other.
"WeH," said Private Long, "all I
gotta say is that even that has got this
licked mile. The American Legion
Weekly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
HOUSE HAS 3O2 REPUBLICANS
Clerk Says New Congress Will Con-
tain Only 1872 Democrats and
One Socialist.

Washington, Nov. IA revised
LIST of members of the new house of
representatives prepared by the clerk
Of the house and based on unofficial
renorts of the elections shows BOP Re-
nublicans, 132 Democrats and one So
ciaIist. First reports TO the clerk a
week ago indicated that the next
house would be composed Of BOT Re-
nublicans, 127 Democrats and one So
cialiSt.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
MRS. M'SWlNEY SAILS NOV. "a
Widow of Cork Mayor to Embark for
United States at Queens
town.

London, Nov. 10. - Mrs. Terence
MacSwiney, widow of the lord mayor
Of Cork. will be accompanied to the
United States by Mary MacSwiney
who obtained a passport. They are
leaving for Cork Immediately and will
embark at Queenstown November "a
The health of Mrs. MacSwiney is de-
clared to have improved, though she
suffers from spells of extreme depres-
sionS.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26
One Thing. Anyhow.

Teacher-Now, who can tell just
what is meant by the saying: "All men
are created equal?" We all know that
Some of US are born with wealth and
many other advantages not shared by
all.
I'VE are all created with an equal
need for Clothes suggested Johnny