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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
$500 Lingerie in a Month
Detroit Husband Thought II Little
Too Strong, So He Gets
Divorce.

Detroit. Mich.-How much woman
may reasonably spend on lingerie is a
question which has been brought to
the Wayne county courts
Because. according to his statement.
his wife. Lorain. spent $500 on fine
lingerie in five weeks Judge Root
granted divorce TO John r. Bebee
of Crosse Pointe. Miss Bessie c. Lee.
head of the Visiting Housekeepers' as
ISOLATION. says that a frugal house
wife who makes her-own clothes, buys
reasonably and abjures frivols, can
supply herself with underwear for a
year at cost of not more than $25
Miss Lees estimate Of essentials In
underwear is Ms follows: Two heavy
union suits. $464; three Hight suits.
&279; two corset covers, $1-58: one
corset cover. 41.e5: two flannelette
petficoots. e206: one muslin. petticoat.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
STOP WORK AS CAT IS ByRI-J
Animal Had Been at Station Ten
Years and Was on Payroll
Eight Years.

Amarillo. Tex.-All activities In the
Fort Worth & Denver City railway of
fees and shops here stopped for three
minutes while the funeral services
were held for the Office cat. She has
been In\ the railways passenger sta
ton here for ten years and has been
on the payroIls Of the railroad for
eight years
Before the war the official rat
catcher of Denver used TO receive
her monthly pay check of $50 regu-
.larly. After the war the salary of
Puss was boosted to $3.50. The pay
was for feed
At the hour of the funeral every
wheel IN the shops stopped for three
minutes. The ONCE force gathered
about the grave ii the, station yard
while the burial service was read. A
narble slab win mark the grave.
I.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

avoid debts or ans demands. agnin~.
you. Then you have notice of the
change Of name printed in q local
newspaper once q week for three
weeks. At the end Of that time. II
nobody comes forward to object-and
nobody ever does-fhe court formally
grants your petition and ron 60 forth
with whatever name you have picked
out Considering how easy 1t is. we
wonder that there are SO many people
with names that are unmelodious to
say the least.-Frederic A. Haskin. In
Chicago Daily News.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

eral months and tried other remedies.
i had read of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and decided to try it.
After taking twelve bottles found
myself much improved and I took six
more. have never had any more
trouble in that respect since; 1 have
am an attendant at state Hospital
and am feeling fine. / have recon-
mended your Vegetable Compound to
dozens of my friends and shall always
recommend it. LILLIAN THARP, 824
S. 9th St., Carrollton, KY.
If you have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to the
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Tombstone Druggist Fears Juror
Will Founder HisseIf."
Peculiar Tastes Developed by Jurors
When Court Gives BaiIif
Carte Blanche.

Tombstone, AriZ.-"I gotta have an
other of them cornucopias." inpatient
" remarked an elderly gentleman to
the keeper of Tombstone's only soda
fountain, located in Tombstone's COM
bination drug store. cabaret. concert
hall. news stand and cigar emporium.
III that old fellow donst quit chas-
ing me over here after cornucopias
he's goin' to founder hisself." the
elderly gentleman went on.
It was the bailiff carrying out the
courts instructions with regard to the
care of the Bigbee deportation" jury.
"You gentlemen are TO see that
every want of these jurors is filed"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Detectives Hat
Stolen in Courtroom

Atlanta. Ga.-First 1t was an
automobile taken by thieves
while two members of the force
were Investigating a case. Now
1t is Detective Howell. whose
new So hat has attached itself
to some unidentified person.
The hat disappeared from SUI
perior courtroom while Detec-
tive Howell was on the witness
stand. He placed his overcoat
and hat on a nearby seat and
began his answers to the prose
cutor's quiz. When he got ready
to leave he found his overcoat
as he had left ii. but his hat was
gone and another. not SO good,
was there in its place.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
S1.34; one sateen petticoat. 1922; two
| night dresses. So: total. $20.5S.
DOG REMEMBERED IN WILL
Colorado Man Pays Tribute to Com.
partnership and Devotion of
Shepherd Dog.

Denver. Colp.-The faithful service,
devotion and companionship of his
shepherd dog are remembered In the
will of the late Louis Ferrari, who
died at Albuquerque. N NJ. en- route
to his mountain home in Bear Creek
canyon, where he hoped that his last
breath would be OF the pure. pine
scented mountain air.
Maggie. a beautiful, wonderfully
intelligent shepherd dog, was Fer
rari's constant companion for the last
IL years. and In his will he set aside
$500 for her care and for her burial.
When she dies she Is to be laid to
rest under q giant pine tree on the
sunny slope Of Bro0kvale.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Income of Fake Cripple
Rated at S69, 600 a Year

With perfectly good right
arm bandaged, Arthur Harrison.
beggar. admitted in New York
city court he had received S13 in
a half hour from sympathetic
passerSby.
Magistrate Steers estimated
this income TO be at the rate of
$4,000 Il year. He sent the
beggar TO the penitentiary for
six months.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
100000 of the Pests Are Killed
in Utah.
Statewide Campaign Results in Saw
ing of More Than 100000 for
the Farmerc.

Neutrality-suspicious. hundred thou
sand English sparrows. each eating six
quarts Of wheat year. would mean a
feed bill Of more than $131, 900. There
fore the killing of 100000 English SPAR
rows means that amount of money
saved for the farmers concerned. And
nearly 100000 sparows were killed in
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
SWINE SWARM IN DETROIT
Driven In Herds Through Streets on
Account of the SWitchmen's
Strike.

Detroit, Mich.-City ordinances and
custom both went by the boards here
because of the switchmen's strike.
Squealing pigs-1.5OO OF them-had to
be removed from cars in railroad yards
and driven for some distance through
the streets to the packing houses.
They scattered in all directions. de-
moralizing traffic and furnished amuSe-
ment for almost everybody except the
street car mOtormen.
Some Of the porkers we're caught
under street cars. but were recovered
without serious damage.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

"One of them vanilla cornncopias,"
he says.
AT noon he appears again. And
twice in the evening-before and after
the movie Show-its lice cream cones
for one" and the bailiff disappears
behind the swinging doors of the
courtroom.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
90 OUT OF 100

OF the little ills and hurts, such as
Toothache. nervous Headache, or sore
ness anywhere may be quickly relieved
by applying Vacher-Balm. which is
harmless. Keep it handy, and avoid
limitations
If you cannot buy vacher-Balm To-
cally, send soc in stamps for tube.
to E. w. vacher. Inc, New Orleans.
La.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed
goods.
Buy Diamond Dyes''-no other
kind-then perfect results are guaran-
teed even If you have never dyed be
fore Druggist has color card
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

Each package of Diamond Dyes
contains directions so simple that any
woman can acknowledge new, rich,
fadeless color into worn, shabby gar
ments. draperies, coverings. whether
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

Intended to kill wasps. but working
as we'll with other insects, is an imple-
ment that squeeZeS them between
plates as a trigger is pulled.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

could not Walk any
d is tame re, ride or
take any exercise at
all without resting.
If ! swept the floor
or did any kind Of
work it would bring
my sickness on. ]
was weak and lang
|uid, had no energy,
and lifewasa misery
to me. 81 was under
the care of a good
phvsician for sev.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Modern Poetry Of Motion.

Modern Poetry of Motion.
The orchestra softly played
kiss Me Again"
She gaZed into his eyes
And breathed a sigh.
Your dancing is like a poem"
She said.
Yes. yes, go on" he
Murmured.
IAN Amy Lowell poem;
The feet
Are all mixed up"
She answered. Record.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

Indulgence in buttermilk may make
a man healthier Il It doesn't make him
happier.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Golden Opportunity

Judge-Haven't l seen the defend
ant some place before?
Lawyer-Yes, your honor; he taught
your wife how TO sing like grand OPP
era star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Naturally.

1.-THE hygienic experts set their faces
against kissing"
"Who doeSn't?'
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
BETTER
DEAD

Life is q burden when the body
Is racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
respondent and downhearted. To
bring back the sunshine take
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
A Jawbreaker.

A JaWbreaker.
"Whar dreadful name are you apply
ingfto that man?'
Merely his own" responded the
Russian courteously.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
LIFE WAS A
MISERY TO HER
Says this Woman Until Re-
ieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Carrollton, Ky.-"I suffered almost
two years with female weakness.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
Exaes Copy Of Wsappes.
After the Rent?

After the Rent?
Hewttt-May l see you apart?
Jewett-No, I'm not broke yet.-Car-
tOonS.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

Ignorance may be bliss, but ones
knowledge of ones ignorance is what
bliSters.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

The noblest pursuit of woman is
an honest man.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

THAT who specialize Infant ailments you know All
Physicians Infant troubles all Physicians Them
profession Duty human ills from the S the Great Beyond
he calls in the Specialist Why7 He
Mother knows ought Baby baby needing special
ment special remedies
Mother be less thoughtful Can Mother try relieve Baby with
remedy herse7 YOURSELF honesy
Always remember that Baby just baby And remembering this you
will remember Fletches Ctora made especially Infants and
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

A bird in the hand is vulgar. Use a
knife and fork.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
GET READY
FOR flu
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
ightful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advis-
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfect
working order az . protection against
the return Of influenza. They know
that . clogged up system and . lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications.
To cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with q swallow Of
,water-that's all No salts, no nausea,
mo gripping, no sickening after effects.
Next morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri-
fed and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please-no danger.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-fve cents.
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.-(Adv.)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07

Uhak = to -: 4 verb. Of course.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-07
GoIDMEDAl
pRl EMI,@

The national remedy Of Holland for over
400 years; IL 10 m enemy of all pains re-
sulting from kidney, liver and uric acid
troubles. All druggists, three sizes.
Leek Fee The aane Gold Medal - every boa
and oeeope - knieakisa
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05
SAGE TEA TURNS
GRAY HAIR DARK
It's GRANDMOTHER Recipe to
Bring Back Color and
Lustre to Hair.

That beautiful, even shade Of dark,
glossy hair can. only be had by brew
ing a mixture of Sage Tea and Sui
phur. Your hair Is your charm. IL
makes or mars the face. When 1t
fades, turns gray or streaked, just an
application or two of Sage and Sui
phur enhances its appearance a hun
dredfold.
Don't bother to prepare the plx-
ture: you can get this famous old
recipe improved by the addition OF
other ingredients at q small cost, an
ready for use. 1t is called Wyeths
Sage and Sulphur Compound. This can
always be depended upon to bring
back the natural color and lustre OF
your hair.
Everybody uses "Wyeth's" Sage and
Sulphur Compound now because u
darkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell 1t has been applied.
You simply dampen a sponge or SOFT
brush with IL and draw this through
the hair, taking one small strand at 2
thine, by morning the gray hair has
disappeared. and afterS another aQpii-
cation It becomes beautifully dark ana
appears glossy and iiIstrous.. This
res dy -to-use preparation is a delight
full toilet requisite for those who DO
sire dark hair and youthful appear
sncA. It is not intended for the cure
nlitiestion or prevention OF disease.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05
HAPPY WOMEN
Plenty OF Them in Brunswick, and
Good Reason For it

Wculdnt any woman Be happy.
After years of backache suffering.
Days OF Elisery, nights OF unrest.
The distress Of urinary troubles.
Whan she finds freedom?
Many readers will profit BY the fol
lowing:
Mrs. ]. NJ. Mullins, 1920 Og!ethorpe
street, Brunswick, says Il was sub
ject to attacks of backache and misef-
able pains in the region OF my kid
ney3; in fact. aehed all over and
had headaches. My kidneys acted
irregularly. too started using
Doan's Kidney Pills from Roberts
Pharmacy and they brought relief.
Ny back get stronger my kidneys act
ed regularly and | felt better in every
way
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't simp-
ly ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Mullins had. Foster ilbun Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, n Y.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05

z. K. BrieseIick, an Old Brunswick
ian, now OF Derby, Conn, is spending
a lew days in the city and is being
cordially greeted " his brunswick
friends.
r. M. STANLEY. Of Jacksonville. WAS
aircnS the visitors 10 the city ysaGer-
day.
=. D. Aiken Returns this evening
from business trip 10 Pensacola.
r. }, Henderson, Of pousl;4s, sDen.
Yesterday in the c;ty.
]. p. 4hoiaaa. Of |a'dosta, was in
re city yesterday
Col. F. e. Twitty spent yesterday in
..acon.
Kharioum, an elephant III the Bronx
zoo. drinks sc gallons OF water at oae
time.
Soant! waves car be seen ~ Prop
rly Illuminating ;he air Win ga eiec-
trio spark.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05
TAX NOTICE 1920

For the purpose of collecting the
state and county tax for the year 1920
/ will be at the following named pre-
cincts on the dates mentioned;
st. Simons, Oct. 10, Nov. and Nov
10.
Sterling. Oct. 20, Nov. and Nov. II
Baden, Oct. 81 Nov. s and Nov. is.
Brocklnan, Oct. %, Nov. and Nov.
10.
All intervening dates at Courthouse
until close of books, Dec. 9Th
Fl. j. Reed. Tax Collector.
Glynn co. Ca
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05

Did YOU ever stop to consider
What q tremendous task is placed
upon your human system every
Your heart is constantly pump
ing life and vitality to every part
lof your body. This is being rap,
idly consumed after being turned
into energy and strength that
keeps your system performing its
various functions.
Every day there is certain
amount of wear and tear that must
be replaced. if you are, to ENJOY
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05
You Must Replace the Wear
and Tear ON the Human System

good health.
Many people have found S. s. S.
a great aid in keeping their system
in good condition. Being such a
fine blood tonic and system-builder
s. S. S. strengthens, and enriches
the blood suEply, and gives new
vigor and vitality ito the whole
body.
S. S. S. islsold by all druggists;
Write for free literature and full
information to Chief Medical Adj
wiser, 1872 Swift Laboratory, At
lanta, Ga.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05

Take GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC.
Ii destroys all malaria! germs N the
blood anG removes tie impurities.
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONG
Strengthens and Builds up the system by
Purifying and Enr;ching the Blood. You
can soon feel it's Strengthening, lnvigor-
atine i.ffePt Gic
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05

The weight of the earths atmos-
phere is the same as that OF an ocean
of mercury covering the entire earth
to a depth of rs centimeters.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-11-05

There aare 1900, 900 negroe- in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26

Ths Preps<ssAss Of BsaquesS
1914 F.--Adst
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
TEXASREPUBL|CANS'
BO[T;FAvOR WOOD
Teddy" and Lincoln Men Don't
Believe Lilly Whites
Should Boss En-.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. May 20
Cheering for TEDDY" and Lincoln,
negro and white delegates belonging
TO the Green-Mccarthy faction bolted
the State Republican convention yes
terday. They were joined by dele
gates who lost their contests with the
Lilly whites"
The bolt was featured by two fist
fights and mud singing. The split
came when the regulars" refused
to adopt a minority report intro
duced by William Mcdonald. Fort
Worth negro banker.
Some one yelled "all Teddy Rooss-
Welt men outside" The bolters
rushed the sergeant-at- arms. They
set up their own platform and pro
ceeded to elect twenty-three dele
gates to the Chicago convention. BY
a straw vote the rebels favored
Wood.
After tho storm the Lilly Whites
elected uninstructed delegates TO the
national convention.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
H|GHBALLSAND|NK
FIGURE IN DIVORCE.
She Marries Another While
Drunk and He Fakes Suicide
Following Scrap.

BALTIMORE. May ga hiKhban
marriage and a red Ink suicide have
led to an everyday divorce suit In
the case OF William c. Deale who
has applied for an absolute divorce
from MIRA Blanche Melvin Deale In
the Circuit Court.
After going off 10 the war and
nghting Hun subs. Deale came back
to fnd out that his wife had drank
too many highballs and married
"Charlie" Lee without knowing IL.
She claims that this Is but the
natural complement of her husband
committing suicide without being
aware OF IL.
Back in Newport r. L. Deale and
friend wife staged a little scrap. AZ
Mrs. Deale left the room. there was
the roar OF a navy pistol. She
rushed back to find her sailor hus-
band spread over the floor In a
don't t-he-look- natural pose. On his
shirt front was a crimson stain. But
when she "piped" a hole in the bu-
reau, horror gave way TO curiosity,
Back she went TO the crimsoned
shirt and gave IL double-eStra o. o,
"Red inkr she shrieked- AHA
That's your ga:ne. Is IT,"
"He tried to, make US believe that
he was killing himself" she said.
But we found out he wasn't dead
and fired at the bureau instead OF
himself"
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
B|CELOW PICKED TO :
NOMINATE PALMER
Other Democratic Candidates
Select Chief Orators for Con-
vention at San Francisco.

Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmsr's name will be put in nomina-
tion at the San Francisco convention
by John II. Bigelow. of Hazleton. Pa,
II was stated here today. Bigelow Is
Ia lawyer and a lifetime friend of the
Attorney Generals.
Gov Edward /. Edwards OF New
Jersey will be nominated by Charles
+. Y. O'Brien. OF Jersey City, director
OF the department Of public safety.
Former Gov. A. c. Shallenberger OF
Nebraska will nominate Senator Gil
bert NJ Hitchcock, while Claude
Porter, chief counsel OF the Federal
Trade Commission, will perform
similar service for Y. T. Meredith.
Secretary of Agriculture. OF Iowa.
Who will nominate McAdoo Is not
definitely known.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
BRITAIN POURSO|L
ON TROUBLED SEAS
Geddes Declares His Nation Is
Trying Merely to Restore
Peace Reign.

NEW YORK. May 26.-Pourins oil
on the troubled waters OF Europe IL
Great Britaln's chief occupation at
present, according TO Sir Auckland
Geddes. British ambassador, who was
the principal speaker at the Pilgrims
dinner here last night While ad-
hitting by inference that his nation
may have a monopoly on this ns-
urative use OF the precious MUD, Slr
Auckland vehemently denied England
is seeking TO gain control or the
worlds fuel oil supply.
The ambassador also denied the
charge that Great Britain Is militar-
istic. and branded as false the reports
she Is trying TO pool the war debts
of Europe and drag the United States
into the pool.
II say without fear OF informed
criticism" Sir Auckland told the Pil-
grims after he had been introduced
by Chauncey M. Depew, president OF
the organization and toastmaster,
that British foreign policy Is d.
rected against no man, but Is In
spired by the desire TO seek peace,
to bring order out OF chaos, to extend
the boundaries OF freedom, to i'm
prove the lot of the oppressed and TO
increase the material prosperity OF
the world. That Is our program
those are the principles by which i.
as British representative in this land,
am guided from day to day"
Referring to the reports of the
worlds debts pool, Sir Auckland said
You may seek far and wide for
evidence on which that statement
could be based. You will not fnd IL.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
WOMEN OF PARKVIEW
WILL ENTERTAIN YANKS

Mrs. Orlena B. Hitler, chairman Of
the Park View Red Cross Auxiliary.
announced yesterday that the aux
iliary will entertain twenty-five ex-
service men from st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital every month at the Park View
School. The ladies have already
acted as hostesses at twelve of these
monthly affairs, at which an excel
lent supper is served. followed by
music. games, and dancing.
Those who are in charge OF the
supper arrangements are Mrs. Helen
C. Grady, Mrs. Lulu Mount. Mrs. Re-
becca Meiners and Mrs. Paula K.
HeIlbach; those in charge OF the en-
tertainment are Mrs. Ruth b. 1vers.
Mrs. Maude Hutchison and Mrs. Emma
Prescott The suppers are provided
by the auxiliary, as well as by the
friends of the auxiliary. and the par
ties have proved OF great beneft TO
the patients
The Washington times., 1920-05-26

II you look closely you viii ma my
government tryinE 40 pOnr ou ON the
troubled waters OF Europe. and you
viii also nnd .onlookers who seize the
oil as II is poured and throw IL on
the nres OF anti British feeling here"
In denying the attempt 10 monopo-
lixe the worlds fuel oil supply. the
ambassador quoted statistics freely.
He declared 10 per cent OF the worlds
oil output was from United States
soil, and 10 per cent from Mexico.
and that Americans are seeking oil
In ten other countries. AS against
this. he declared that Britain controls
only about per cent OF the worlds
supply.