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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-06

1.-THE LOST CITY"
rhe most sensational serial
ever made-isiImed in the Al
riean jungIes amid savaSes
and wiucb ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ard wild beasts.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-06

Missionary &oc:eiy Meets Friday
The Wosnan's Missionary Society Of
The First Baptist church viii meet in
the auditorium OF church Friday al
ternoon at ESQ with Mrs. r NJ. Wells
as hostess and MIS-. L. P. Evans
leader Of the programmes All mem
bcr5 are urged 10 be present.
Gieszi-Trasior
The following clipping from the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
CATS DISRUPTED THE zoo
Released to Clean Up Despised Rats,
They Terrorized Lions, Leopards
and Tigers Alike.

An army of cats, turned loose in the
zoo at Highland park, Pittsburgh, Pa,
to clean out the rats, has shown the
fallacy of many tales of ~ferocity told
of wild deniZens of the jungle.
Rats had become so numerous at the
big zoo that it was found necessary to
take some means Of Kidding the build
ing of the pests, and the head keeper
decided on cats-just the plain alley
breed. An advertisement brought
them in droves, and they were turned
loose in the cages, cellars, supply
rooms and lofts.
No sooner had the cages been invad-
ed than pandemonium broke loose.
Lions, tigers, panthers, pumas and
leOpards failed to recognize a distant
relationship, and many Of them went
clear frantic with fear. Other ami
mails including the elephants, were not
so timorous, but hippo and rhino were
only a few seconds in making up their
minds that discretion was the better
part Of valor.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
BLAME DISASTER TO CARL
Austrian Collapse Charged to Emper.
ors Conflicting War Orders,
Says Commission.

Vienna.-Chief blame for the col
lapse OF the Austrian forces on the
Piave river, in the Austro-Italian cam
paign, is placed on the former EN-
peror Carl by the report Of a commits
sion appointed to investigate war de
linquencies.
On the fateful November 2, 1913, the
report says, the then emperor ISSUED
three conflicting orders within a few
hours. The first was for the conclu
sion OF an armistice. Forty-five min
utes later this was revoked and 81
minutes afterward 1t was issued again.
During this period, 1t was said, the
emperor consulted no one on the mat
ter.
"We must ask the report says,
whether the emperor and his advisers
were not guided by the fear Of the
army flooding back on Vienna rather
than by any other circumstances. II
may be, perhaps, not by express inten-
ton but rather subcOnsciously, that
the desire prevailed with more than
one of these men that the troops had
better not return home at all
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
SEEMED LIKE AN IMPOSITION
Parvenu Couldn't Understand Why
Musicians Hadn't Come With
instruments Tuned.

Herman Finck, the noted English
composer, tells the following amusing
story OF a somewhat ambitious at.
tempt OF n member of the newly rich
TO grasp matters musical. He said:
"My grandfather used to direct q
small orchestra of about half Il dozen,
which could be hired for dances, par
ties and weddings, and even Con n
occasion only for funerals, but that's
another yarn. Well, the orchestra one
night made its appearance at the
house Of The type of parvenu we
should call nowadays a war prOfiteer.
The guests were assembled, and the
fiddlers and so on were crowded up
in the usual cOrne with the ferns and
things. Suddenly the host approached.
"'Whatever's this horrible noise
you're making? he said. Rotten
piece, l call it!
"'This isn't a piece replied my
grandfather; we're tuning up, that's
ALL
"'Tuning up? l engaged you over
two months ago, and you're tuning up
now?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
Economic Bureau Looks Ate,
Electric, Steel and Aluminium
Plants.
But EXTENSION IS DELAYED
Naturalization of Coal Mines May
Have to Wait Change In Makeup
of Reichstag-Holding Com
pany Formed.

Washington.-Since the conclusion
Of the Spa conference, at which Ger
many agreed to increase it's coal out
put in order to bring the deliveries to
France up to approximately 100000
tons per month, there has been re-
newed agitation among the miners for
the naturalization of the mining In
dustry In the hope that better work
ing conditions and pay may be OBJ
tanned under such a condition than
with the mines owned and operated by
Hugo SHINES and his few associate
coal barOns. Other sections Of Ger
man industrial life are also likely to
be ultimately u by the state, al
though it will probably be necessary
for the German people to elect a more
radical reichstag to effect these
changes, as the present cabinet Is not
pledged to any great extension Of the
principle Of public ownership and OPP
GRAFTON.
In the meantime, however, rs the re-
suit Of earlier agitation for govern
ment control and operation Of the lead
ing industries, the national economic
bureau of the German treasury de-
partment has quite a few important
government controlled industrial
plants to look after. according to q
summary of it's activities recently pub
lished In the German press and quoted
from In m reports. The o
important of the government factories
are the arsenals and naval construc-
ton yards, which are now engaged on
nOn-military construction. This In
cludes the manufacture of steel, he
making Of all sorts and descriptions
Of machinery in large quantities,
especially for agricultural and do
nestle purposes, and the repairing OF
rolling stock and locomotives. Small
arms works are being maintained as
such so far as Is consistent with the
provisions of the peace treaty.
State In Control.
"In order to consolidate the govern
ment interests in these different un-
dertakings Il company. was formed In
December, 1919, called the German In
dustrial Stock company, with a capt.
tai of 100 600 1000 marks (nominally
500, 800, 900; at current exchange, about
5 $3.50, OOO) the whole Of the shares
being in the hands of the government.
The state thrs exercises either full or
partial control, according to he num-
Der Of electrical, electrochemical and
other undertakings.
The huge generating station at
Z~schOrnewitz, near Bitterfeld, belong
ing to the Electric Plant company, is
controlled. 1t provides the current for
the state nitrogen works in Witten-
berg, obtaining the necessary fuel
from adjacent Ignite mines. 1t has m
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
Works
Run By State

output % 100000 kilowatts and, be-
sides running the nitrogen plant, sup
plies current to the Berlin Electric
works, and will shortly extend this
supply of energy to Leipsic and the
province Of SaXOny. The Central Ger
man Power Works company comprises
the central power station at Senften-
berg, formerly belonging to the Alum
mum works, Lauta, with an output of
$4,000 kilOWattS; and the Niederlau-
sitter Power plant, near %Spremberg,
with adjacent Ignite mines, and with
an output Of 10000 kilowatts. Up to
the present the electric energy devel-
Oped by these two plants has been utll-
lied In the manufacture Of aluminium
and nitrogen. In the future it will also
be employed to supply electricity for
the surrounding industrial districts.
The East Prussia central station,
which vas recently erected to provide
the province Of East Prussia with
electric power, is controlled, as also
is the ALI works, Munich, which was
formed in 1913, in conjunction with
the DR.. Wacker Alexander company,
for electrOchemical manufacturing, to
utilize the water power Of the lower
ALI. The output is, roughly, 10000
kilowatts. The Wsrttemberg Rural
Electric company was reorganiZed IN
1919 to enable the state, with the on
sent Of the Wurttemberg government,
to take q dominant interest in the
supply of electricity to the province Of
Wurttemberg.
Great efforts we're made during the
war to put the manufacture of alum
mum on q firm footing, in order to
make Germany independent Of foreign
supplies. Plants were erected and the
manufacture started at HOrrem, Bit
terfeld and johannesburg, each factory
having an output of 5000 tons Of alum
mum per annum. In 1916 the Erft-
werk company was taken We by the
government and recognized with a
capital Of 25,OOO,OOO marks. The
branch works of this company, in Gre
venbroich Clover Rhine), have been
fitted up to produce $4,000 tons Of
aluminium per annum.
Iron and Steel Mills.
In regard to iron and steel mills the
Ilseder Smelling company and the
Peiner Rolling Mills company are con
trolled. These works have a capital
, Of 100000 marks, Of which the gov
ernment holds 20 per cent. The chief
features of this undertaking are that
the mines producing the ore are in
close proximity to the smelling and
rolling plant, and that, situated as
they are in central Germany, they have
an advantage over the competing
works in Westphalia in placing their
output in adjacent districts. In pre-
war days their yearly output Of ore
amounted to 100000 tons.
The Bavarian Lloyd Shipping com
pany in RegenSburg with a capital Of
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17

jCOO0,0OO marks, a large portion Of
which belongs TO the state, is also rep
sented on the board Of the Govern
ment Holding company. The Bavar-
ian Lloyd held a commanding position
in transport work on the Danube ana
n~elghbOring rivers, but lost the great
er part of its vessels at The end Of the
war. Negotiations are, however, pro-
ceeding between the different govern
ment departments and others inter
eSted TO put the company once more
on a commercial footing. The German
Ship-salvage company "Odin," Berlin,
with a capital OF 100000 marks, was
originally formed to carry out work
in connection with the salvage of
transports AVID other shipping in the
Baltic. The company was not very
successful owing to the unsuitable
methods of salvage adopted. 1t is now
proposed to divert the cOmpany's ac-
tivities TO tOwage and lighterage work.
According to a resolution adopted by
the German Meta Economic league,
reported by the Wolff Telegraph Blu
reau, the export of 80 per cent of all
pig metals coming from German mines
during May, June, July and August,
is to be permitted. No limit is placed
upon the export Of all partly manu-
featured metal products, provided they
are not sold at prices under the do
nestle rates. German manufacturers
may import raw metals, if they do
not pay moro than the standard prices
in the world market. German export
prices on Semi-manufactured iron and
steel products have been materially
lowered during the last few months.
Bar iron selling at 6,336 marks in
April has been cut to 1000 marks per
ton for export to Holland and SwitZer
land and to $3.50 to Denmark, the lat
ter being the same as the domestic
rate in Germany. The iron industry
is protesting against further payment
Of export duties.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
Before the Time of the Automobile.

What is probably the Oldest produc-
ing oil well in the world is located at
McClintOckville, near here, and is
owned by Joseph E. Robinson, this
city. The well was completed in 1861,
and had an initial production of 175
barrels a day. 1t is still producing at
the rate Of O%ne-quarter Of a barrel a
day, which at the present price Of
Pennsylvania crude, $6.1O, makes it
still a paying proposition. The year
the we'll was drilled the average price
of oil was 80 cents a barrel.-Oii City
Correspondence Public Ledger.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
ssCold in the Head''

y an acute attack OF Nasal Catarrh.
Those subject to frequent colds In the
head will find that the use Of HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE will build w the
System. cleanse the Blood and render
them less liable to colds. Repeated at
tacks Of Acute Catarrh may lead to
Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Sys-
tem, thus reducing the. Inflammation and
regtoring normal conditions.
mn Druggists. Circulars free.
b. ]. Cheney q Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17

This probably as much as anything
else will give some idea of the state
of mind of the Western Canada farm
er, as he watches the tally from the
thrashing machine while his wheat is
being carried to the elevator.
From all sections of the country,
the most optimistic reports are re-
Ceived. the local and city papers are
filled with reports from twenty to thir-
ty bushels Of wheat to the acre, while
In some places oats are showing n rec
ord Of as high as 100 bushels to the
acre.
Referring to Saskatchewan, it is CON
f1dently expected that the wheat yield
will be nearly 125 million bushels.
Heavy rains which fell in districts that
did not promise so well in July, had
greatly improved the prospects there,
and there is no question that paying
yields will be produced. The yields
In the eastern part Of the province
may not show to the advantage that
will those Of the western part, but
too much cannot be said Of this, for II
Is the results as they come from the
machine, and often these prove happily
deceptive.
There is now every reason to believe
that the wheat crop Of the three prai-
RE provinces will approach $50 mil
lion bushels.
Alberta will exceed the 70 million
bushels that had been looked for. The
average yield will be considerably
higher than it has been in the province
In any Of the last four years.
The Department Of Agriculture in a
recent report gave the opinion that 1t
cannot fall below twenty-five bushels
to the acre, and that 1t might easily
pass the twenty-five bushel mark,
Most Of the wheat in the province
when the report was written, stood
well up to three feet high, and on
some fields was still higher. The re-
port goes on that In parts of South
ern Alberta forty and fifty bushels to
the acre yields will not be uncommon,
while there will be a good many yields
Of from thirty to thirty-ive bushels
70 the acre.
/. In the northwest part of the prov
1nce, in the country surrounding Bat
tleford and adjacent to the Canadian
National Railway line to LlOydminster,
and south the crops are excellent and
the yield will be heavy.
A larger than average wheat crop
Il being thrashed In Manitoba. 1t has
been estimated that the total yield
Of the three provinces will not be less
than ODE, 100000 bushels, and 1t may
be that somewhere between 25O,OOO,-
600 and 300, 600, 900 bushels will be the
tlnal figure.
Oats is a good crop in all three
provinces. This crop has also grown
rapidly during the last two or three
weeks. Excepting from those fields
which were sown late for green feed,
the yield will be heavy and the grain
excellent. Barley and rye are above
the average. There was sufficient help
20 harvest the crOp.-Advertisement.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
AS Told in Greenfield.

Back in the dim distant years when
the high cost Of living was not an ever
present problem and some things we're
cheap, James WhitcOmb Riley walked
into Il barber shop at Greenfield for a
scent shave. The proprietor of the
shop was an old negro.
"Well Sam, how are you getting
along?" Mr.. Riley asked.
"AIr. jim, ] had a very good day."
Sam replied. IF | could make IS
cents between now and quittin' time
I'd have ST."
Such is the story as told in Green
Acknowledgements News.
It's no trouble for a man to brag
of his good judgment when he makes
q good guess.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
The bub's Opinion.

$50 you watched VardOn play
golf"
"Yes."
s'How did he impress your"
mot particularly. It's an easy
game the way he plays It."
"That so? / thought he was re-
markable."
Remarkable? / didn't see anything
remarkable about mis- game. His ball
was always straight down the course,
and the second shot always put him
on the green. / could do that, too. II
II weren't for the trouble l always
get into. I'd like to see vardon shoot
the course In par with my slice. Then
he'd be doing something"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
Separated for al Years,
Then Kiss and Make Up

When Mrs. Mary Walrad and
Charles l.. Walrad, each seven
ty-six years old, met at the Sol
diers' home at Leavenworth.
Kan, recently, it was the first
time they had seer each other In
Al years. 1t was also the first
time Walrad had seen his
daughter since she was five
months old. Mrs. Walrad lives
at North Miami, Okla. She and
her husband separated In Joplin,
Mo-, In 1879. Three weeks ago
Walrad located his wife. the
meeting was arranged, they
kissed and made up and will live
. together again.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17

Lawyer-You went In the house
while the prisoner was disputing with
hie wife whom he accuses of aggra-
waiting him into the assault. How did
che strike you?
Witness-I think the frying pan was
the frst thing which came handy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-09-17
OF Little Use.

"The lady amt got no old clothes
grass rug"
"It will be Of but little use to me.
I'm no Hawaiian dancer"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22
Price IF Shoes
is to Go Still
Higher, Report
There is to be No Let-up in
Soaring Cost of Footwear,
Says Association.
ny rnltel Pres

rs United Press
NEW YORK. Jan 21.-The price
of footwear viii continue to increase
for an indefinite period. according to
the prediction Of officials Of the Ma
tionaI Boot and Shoe Manufactur-
ers' association In convention here
today.
To what great height the prices
would soar no one would hazard a
guess but all agreed that there was
no let-up IN sight
THE public IS 20 blame" one big
shoe manufactured said The Ia
boring class is dressing better today
than ever before. They demand the
best and lots of il. We must supply
them.
Ratification Of the treaty and re-
sumption Of trade with foreign ma
tions viii increase the market value
OF footwear by establishing new for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22
PUBLISHERS WIDOW
FILES COURT ANSWER

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Mrs. Maud
Gordon Bennett wife of the late
publisher filed an answer in the su-
preme court in the suit by Rodman
Wanamaker and the Guaranty Trust
Co. as executors under her hus-
bands viii. disposing OF his prop
erty in America. regarding the COM
plications between the wills dis
tributing the property in France
and the property in America. Mrs.
Bennett claims all of the property
abroad with the exception Of the
Paris Herald stock. She also OBJ
jeCts TO the payment OF requests UNI
der the American Will from her
property in France.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22
NEW YORK PAPER
OUT FOR HOOVER
Would Advocate Former Food
Administrator For Candi-
date For President.
ny United Press

y tuANeA lFt1n
NEW YORK. Jan. 2i.-The New
York World, in its leading editorial
today. declared for Herbert C..
Hoover for president. The World. a
democratic paper. has been a strong
supporter OF Pres't Wilson.
we should be glad 90 support
Mr Hoover as the democratic can-
didate FOR president" tho editoria'
said. ION q platform that represent
ed the historical principles OF the
democratic party We should be-
glad to support him as sn udepend-
ent candidate on platform OF pro-
gressive liberalism. We should not
hesitate to support him as the re-
publican candidate on a platform
representing the kind Of government
which Mr. Hoover has exemplihed
in his public career
l. Tired OF Professionals.
The World declared partisan OBJ
fections 10 Hoover are arguments
IN his favor. adding THE Ameri-
can people are tired OF professional
politicians and Disguised with party
politics. The old party lines have
been broken down and ir
respect 70 principles both parties are
bankrupt"
Most Of the presidential candidates
~ both parties. the World says.
are so inadequate ion view of the
issues that the next president must
meet. that their aspirations are lit
tie short Of ridiculous. OF
an the men whose names have been
mentioned the World believes Mr..
Hoover alone measures up to the
presidency In the fullest sense"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22

tors organization with the board Of
education VIII be held tom borrow to
determine the amounts OF the raise.
Announcement of the increase was
made on the eve OF the start OF an
inv stCation by the city council into
teachers salaries compared with liv-
ing costs.
The teachers employed advertis-
ing in their campaign for increased
wages. A display ad in morning pa
pers today bore the line The teach
ers are not striking-they are sim
ply quitting" The advertisement
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22
Dim?

If your eyesight is dim, your vis'
ion blurred; if your eyes ache, itch,
burn or feel dry, get bottle OF Bon
Optic tablets from your druggist,
dissolve one IN a fourth of a glass
Of water and use to battle the eyes
from two to four times a day Bon
Optic has given stronger e.es,
clearer, sharper vision and relief to
thousands.
Note: Doctors saT BOn-Opto strengthens eye
sight 5oTe in a weeks time In many instAnce1
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22
JAPAN POSTP0NES
SHANTUNG ACTION
By United Press

Bv United Press:
TOXIC. Jan. 2t.-Japan's deci-
sion regarding the return Of the
ShauJunE peninsula 20 China has
been postponed. according to ar
Asahi report Wednesday.
The diplomatic advisory council
acting on the advice of Torikichi
Obata. director of the political
bureau Of the foreign Office, today
decided TO postpone for the present
the decision with regard to the set
Element OF the Shantung question.
The action OF the Japanese gov
eminent apparently means that
nothing has been done i'm the way
of opening negotiations with China
for the settlement OF the disputed
territory.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-22

eign markets. another zaanufactur-
or believed
The only consolation the shoe men
could offer came from the expert on
styles. lie said that men were in
clined 10 disregard the extreme in
styles for the more conservative and
serviceab bic.
But" he added. women as usu-
al. have gone in just the opposite
direction and are demanding the
most radical OF footwear"