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The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Salt Cash in Abyssinia.

j. In portions Of Abyssinia bars of salt and
rifle cartridges are the only small change In
circulation The bars 10 inches long and
inches in breadth Five or eight salts"
make one dollar, depending on the distance
of the source of supply, Three cartridges
navL the value of one salt
The only coin in general circulation in
Abyssinia is the Austrian Maria Theresa dol
lar of silver 1t is also the principal money
in Arabia 49,. l.s. .H
More than a century ago trading Arabs
got hold OF some Of these dollars and found
the cffigy of the Queen so attractive that
they sought to obtain more of them, for sale
as jeweiry Later on they became highly popu-
lar as A. medium OF exchange In mercantile
Transactions In Arabia, and when at intervals
the Turkish Government prohibited their
transportation a large and profitable business
was done in smugglying them through Alden
and other seaports.
Bankers and merchants in the Red Sen
region import the Maria Theresa dollars In
bulk from Trieste selling them at good
profit, or exchanging them for native mer-
chandise,
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
FROM THE PUBLIC
THE PACKERS PROFITS.
,,or of The Times:

To tie Editor OF the Times:
An article in The Washington Times OF sep
,onher I5 headed. Packers in 1919 Make Voo
MilIions~ has come to our attention. -
This article reports speech by Ihomas n
Wilson Of Chicago, president OF the institute
of American Meat Packers. before the annua,
convention of the institute held recently at
Atlantic City. N. j. -.
The headline in question is grossly inaccurate
and not In accord with. the article, which states
that Mr. Wilson made public the prohts ana
sales of eighty-one corporations.
The article then quotes Mr. wilson as SAYING
that the combined business OF the hve packers
included in the eighty-one corporations was
n bout 3.5O0, 100000 with an aggregate net
profit of n little more than S34.00o0oo The
combined business of the other seventy-six cor
porations (non -packers) was about s6,ooo,-
900 900, or double that of the five packers. with
an aggregate net profit of 55o00.0oo. as COM
pared with S3I,329,4I1 for the FIVE packers.
Apparently the head writer confused the
profits of all eRhty-one corporations, which
approached 5000 600, 900, with those OF the Ave
packers, which amounted TO only little more
than $4,000 900, and represent less than a cent
on each dollar OF sales and 800 cents on each
dollar invested.
BUREAU OF PUBLIC RELATIONS.
w. w. WOODS. Director
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Beatrice Fairfax
GIVES
Advice.
A Chance for Philosophy.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


For six months. / have been going about
with young years my senior,
whom love very much. and from what ne
tells me. my love is reciprocated. However. IT
is not all smooth sailing. as have a problem
before me and hope that you will help me
solve IL.
Although my friend and are free to go out
with whom please, / have voluntarily
given up all my male friends because Of him.
! have told him all about my previous boy
friends and also that have given them up.
Through mutual acquaintance find that
he continues to go about with another glri
whom he knew before we became friends.
What hurts me Is this: Why hasn't he told me
about this girl? Especially after had so TO
speak, made a clean breast of everything.
doubt very much whether he has told the
other girl about me. you can readily see
that we are both cropping in the dark IT
Is quite impossible for me to broach the SUB
iect as he does not know i know anything OF
his other friend MUSE
Possibly you take the young man and his love
too seriously. Possibly you do not trust MN
enough Either accept the situation phiiosophi'
cally and resume your friendly relations Win
other men, or accept it and go on hoping that
Won will come som- day to be the only giri, III
Won find that doubt and questions are changing
YOU and your attitude toward the man. why not
have a frank and perfectly good natured tax
about itY You needn't be me'odramatic ana
give the third party away.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
A Violation of Propriety.
90 EAIRFAN

DEAR MISS FAlHrAN'
lis IL right for a girl OF nineteen and young
man of twenty Friendship starting IN h'sn
school and graduating together) 10 go away
TO a resort and stay overnight without their
parents but with the parents consent
o.. 4 FRIEND.
No What reason is there TOT so"hs ina'
"a o,rl IN fIv in the face of practical common
sense and good tasteT The world mas tes.eo
and proven it's law against having young tolks
go meanderng off like this without chapeIuns , .
WI, hreak II? There are penalties. Parents
should be more circumspect
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Montana Travellers Find Way to
Save Money on r. R.

HELENA, Mont. Oct, 16.--Mauy travelling
men and others who railroads frequently in
Montana are buvinE tickets to points just
within the boundary lines OF the State. stop
ping over between trains and buying new
tickets to destinations outside the State.
The result has been to increase sales OF
railroad tickets at all points In Montana for
local hauls and cut down the sales of tickets
outside OF the state.
: Travellers discovered the big saving when
the Montana railroad commission refused 70
grant the railroads a 20 per cent increase in
rates the grounds that state law win
not permit tho increase. The commission also
denied the applications of carriers to incraese
Pullman and parlor car fares 30 per cent ~
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
.IAZZ

H. S.---Whoever praised DUTCH
WALEN'S orchestra never heard Nc
WILLIAMS Orchestra, at Columbus
Country Club, Thursday night, with
the following unbeatable combination:
Blum. at the plano; LEWIS 1aZzing
the catgut: EDESON and WILLIAMS
on the saXophone Zone saxophone-
Ed and McWILLIAMS thimself) the
best drummer in Washington.
I'VE ALSO HEARD.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Dear Editor!

Dear Editor:
After reading your column for some
time, have at last decided to try
my luck and see if you will print
this:
SO much Is said in your column
about good looking fellows, but Jest
YOU gaze around the corner OF
22d and N streets. They have got
the real looks and they are jest
bunch OF real boys. | name these:
=. r. L. s., s. ", A. D., w. II. II. IT.,
w. w, u. s., V. c., ]. ID. They are
tbo real boys FITZER.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Salty Lake.

One hundred and eighty miles northeast OF
Calgary. Alberta. is lake that contains % to
80 per cent OF salt as compared with 1o1 per
cent in Salt Lake, Utah. A solar plant has been
established to obtain the salt and an evaporation
plant is being erected. The present output Is
ten tons day. but this will be largely In
creased Five Alberta men own the lake which
IL 1s7 acres In area.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Editor Heard and Seen:

Editor Heard and Seen:
The best argument against the
League OF Nations that can be
found around Washington is on
the Andrew Jackson statue, di-
rectly in front of the White
House, in Lafayette square,
which reads: "Our Federal
Union, II must be preserved
And his name as carved thereon
shows he was a square man.
HICKORY NUT.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

r. s. SIS chain problem called for
straight chain of thirty-five links to
be made out OF seven chains of Ave
links, each with the least possible
links cut. Not an endless chain. II.
Il. r. and others, try again.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
ENGLISH AS SHE'S SPOKE.

II. and S.--A colored woman told
my mother: 81 amt riz no sweet po-
tatoes this year cause they all freq
MRS. |, +. c.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
HEP HEP!

Dear Bill's Aide-de- -Campe:
Harlow, Murphy and Petrone win
the crocheted bicycles for being the
funniest guys in the ID. c. N. G. outfit.
PRIVATE DINGBATs
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
! THANK you.
Scholarship For Porto RiCans.

f. Through thei Initiative OF Hon. Juan II.
Huyke, speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives OF Porto Rico. institution was organ
lied I'm Porto Rico several months ago known
as the Sociedad Protectors de la Juventud, the
object of which was TO raise funds to support
deserving young men and women In colleges and
universities of tho United states. This year eleven
scholarships have been established with amounts
ranging from $500 81 900. Ten boys and one
girl recently left for the United states TO enter
colleges and universities selected by the COM
mission
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
Sidereal Noon Tonight in Heavens.

About o;:45 o'clock tonight the First OF
Aries" that point the celestial equator
where the sun crosses II at the beginning OF
spring and which serves as the Astronomical
mark on the dial OF the sky, viii be on
the meridian.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

IT WAS in q store.
AND ! almost collided.
WITH A woman
friend.
AND IN the
excitement.
THIS WOMAN friend.
WAS SAYING to me.
81 WANT you to meet.
miss JUANlTA
Fletcher"
AND IF you don't
know.
WHO JUANiTA is.
I'll HAVE to tell you.
SHE'S THE leading
lady.
IN LITTLE Miss
Charity"
At THE Belmont
Theatre.
AND EVERY night.
SHE LAYS her plans.
FOR GIVING away.
SEVEN MILLION
dollars.
WHICH is quite all
right.
BECAUSE REALLY
and truly.
SHE HASN'T any
money.
EXCEPT HER salary.
BUT ANYWAY
SHE HELD my hand.
AND SAID to me.
WONT YOU please
write something.
"ABOUT OUR play.
BECAUSE EVERY
night.
THERE ARE tan or
twelve seats.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
UNIQUE OCCUPATIONS.

/ have a friend employed in Wheel
ing West Virginia. and another en-
gagged in Flushing Long Island.
II. SMITH.
'Snuthin'; we know doctor en-
gagged in Lansing Michigan.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
GAk1nfARD4 4nSEErf -

DEAR Editor.
THE OTHER night
WHEN READING The Times,
] NOTICED
THAT several
OLD grouches
ARE pannings
THE YOUNG people
FOR flirting
AND I want
TO KNOW
WHY IL is
THAT THESE
OLD grouches
MAKE so much
FUSS
WHEN THEY did
THE SAME thing themselves
WHEN THEY were young.
ONE WHO KNOWS o
The world amt as bad as Boil
shevikis would have us believe. j
amt paid war tax on near beer yet.
+. w. T.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
LET US PROTECT OUR MEN.

Fair maids OF r street
Lend me your ears
The "copettes" OF -. C.
Are hot on our heels:
SO pull back your hair, girls,
Drag 10 back tight
10 ALL you can, girls,
To look like fright; -
Cut out the powder, the rouge. ana ND
stick.
Wear coored specs girls.
Your eyes to conceal;
Iengthon your skirts girls.
Discard that handbag
Carry your money around In yotr mana
Law OF that mincing walk;
Take nice long strides.
80 nice men may get
Home nlghts~eafs
To their wives.
NATL
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
OF CORES NOT.

We blame old Adam for all our woes,
And Eve-when he did meet her;
But give the poor old chan his dues
He wasn't a CAKE eater.
SAM ALLEN.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
ANSWERING W. ID. PAYNE.

Dear Biii---The letter ar" is always
at the head of a riot and always !r
order. G. II. McCARTUi.
Boston, Mass.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Il Resistsred o. 3. Patent onnos.
X C.
BY X. C.. B.

. "WIrH NOBODY in
them.
land I can look righ
at them.
ACROSS THE
footlights.
land IT'S such q
little theatre.
"lT's LIKE eating
dinner.
with VACANT
chairs.
"oF MISSING guests.
AND THERE ! stood
WITH HER hand in
mine.
AND NY N.rtte wasn't
with me.
AND WHAT could
l do?
AND ! said l would.
AND I'M telling you.
AND IF you'll help.
rLL BE very glad.
AND YOU'LL be glad
AND LITTLE Miss
Charity"
WILL MAKE you
laugh.
AND WANT to dance
a,Jr sFsT of all.
IT WILL warm your
heart.
AND YOU'LL envy
me.
IN THAT crowded
store.
WITH JuANITA's
hand.
PRESSED CLOSE in
mine
BUT I'M getting sill,
AND 10 better be
going.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

Lincoln was
right. You
can fool
all the people
some Of the
time and
some Of the
people all the
time, but
you can't fool
ALL the
people ALL
the time.
Some Of the
people are
still fooled by
the false
promise Of
Wilson's
League that it
will bring
world peace.
But their
number is
growing less
day by day.
The bulk Of
the people
clearly see
that it is not
q Peace
League, but a
War League.
Uncle Sam
will NOT
step of the
brink to be
impaled on
bristling
British
! bayonets.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
cRouCHY Ar THE CROTCH.

Dear Bill--That Crouch in Park
View who constantly reports chill
drens disturbances TO the police
ought to be put on n desert island
where there are no children.
A HUMAN BEING.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

]. S. e. is proud to find himself mon
toned in print. The papers said there
were 1o5,700,oo0 persons in continen-
tai u. S. and he's one of them.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
SPEAKING OF GOOD SINGERS

You should hear the quartet COM
posed of JACK LYNCH, RAY BISHOP.
GEORGE CLARK and HENRY
BROWN, the boys who are keeping
the War Risk Bureau tuned up to the
minute.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
ONE IN THE BUREAU.
Seven to one! why not keep
the unescorted MEN off the
streets? They have seven chances
to one to have company. c.
THAT CRUEL "ALSO.-.

H. and S.-This ad. was in The
Times: al supply all kinds of reliable
help also chauffeurs.' BELINDA.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

The noted Petworth has three cake
eaters They are w. H., A. l.. and
III. Il. w. ". has just come out In
Patent leather shoes, while A. l..
wears a higher cut up his back than
the other two. VIII anyone whe
knows II. B. and A. L. tell us II they
dance or not. L. r., M. III.
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
II. B. ROsSELL sends this transla

tion of the Latin verse OF
BETTY S.:
"T say, Bill, here's n go
Forty busses In row;
What is in 'em7 Peas and ducks7
OH no, Bill, them Is trucks"
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
WATT DO YOU MEANs

II. & S.-How many volts will II
take to kill a watt?
4 BLISTER
The Washington times., 1920-10-18
BILLS PETS.

Dear Editor: Before closing up the
subject of cake-eaters, don't overlook
TODDY AND FATTY X, of the Mo-
hawk bunch at Fifteenth and Penns.
=. e. PAL
The Washington times., 1920-10-18

sNuGGIE Ur. b
"Cold. dear7"
"pout 20 freesc"
want nv cost'"
Just the sleeves"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
BANDIT IS
SLAIN, 100000 IN
LOOT RECOVERED
After Successfully RObbing
Train, Policemen Question
Him; One Slain and He Dies
in His Room.
(By Associated Press)


CHICAGO, May 14.-One of the
most daring train robberies of the
west in recent years ended this morn
ing in the death of lone bandit who
looted the Illinois Contra! New Or
leans limited train last night. Cur
rency estimated at 100000 was re-
covered.
One policeman was shot by the BAN
dit; he died early this morning; an
other was seriously wounded.
The bandit was identified as Horace
Watson, age 80, of st. Joseph, Mo-,
who was mail clerk up until month
ago. when he resigned. The man fell
with four bullets in his body after
fighting pitched battle with hum
dred policemen.
He boarded the train near Kankallee
last night and told the mail clerks
that he was postal inspector then
held up the FIVE employees, making one
tie the others. He then tied the fifth
and rushed for the mail sacks, and left
the train south of Chicago.
Fifteen minutes later he met two
policemen who stopped him and ques-
toned him why he was out so late.
He shot and killed Patrolman Roberts,
and fled to his room where he harri-
caded himself until killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
AUTOS POPULAR IN
PHILIPPINE ISLES
(Bv Associated Press)

MANILA, p. l., May 14.-During
the first six months of 1919, a total
of 5612 passenger automobiles were
imported into the Philippine Islands,
compared with 1855 for the entire
year of 1918. according to reports to
the bureau of commerce and industry.
Through high prices received for
sugar, hemp, rice, copra. pineapples
and other products of the islands,
many of the natives have largely in
creased their resources and they are
demanding the high priced cars. From
the products of the soil it is said
more than a dozen millionaires among
the natives have developed within the
last three years. t~8A
Within the next 60 days 1900 pass
enger ears and automobile trucks are
expected to arrive, and dealers say
virtually all of them have already
been sold.
In 1910 only 72 per cent of the au-
tomobiles came from America, while
last year that country furnished them
all
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
S.D.&A. BLOCKED
FOR FIVE WEEKS

Blasting for the purpose of break
ing up an incipient landslide at the
west end of tunnel No. z, Carriso
Gorge, on the S. d. & A. railway. will
completely block the line, it is an
nounced today, for period of about
five weeks.
General Manager D. w. Pontius of
the S. d. & A. returned to San Diego
last night from trip of inspection to
this point land reported that drastic
engineering measures are being un-
dertaken to effect permanent remedy
'or the situation. A big steam shovel
with a force of about 100 men is at
work at the west end of the slide.
while another shovel with its crew,
has been started to the gorge via
Cotton and FL Centro to be put at
work on the east side.
According to Mr.. Pontius, a rift in
the rock formation caused the shift
of huge mass of rock and earth,
bearing down on the west end of
tunnel No. Z and making it necessary
to break down practically the entire
side of the mountain. The compile
tion of this tremendous task, however,
will make impossible any recurrence
of the trouble, and the engineers de-
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
RUMORS RESULT
IN NEAR PANIC
IN CANTU LAND
Fear of Revolt Causes Partial
Closing of Line; Coz. Cantu
Spends Night With Soldiers
in Quartet; city Armed.

The tenseness of the present situa-
tion in Baja California, and the pow
der keg upon which Governor Esteban
Cantu is apparently sitting, resulted
in big scare in Mexicali last eve
ming. Although there was nothing
but rumors upon which to base con-
clusions, fear gripped large share
of the population across the line and
trouble was threatened.
Governor Cantu's continued declina-
ton to join the rebel movement which
has so successfully swept through all
of Mexico but three small states and
the northern district of Lower Cali
fornia. was apparently at the bottom
of the whole affair.
The appearance of former Secre-
tary of State Jacinto Barrero in Cal
exico yesterday afternoon and two
STRANGERS who were described as look
ing like Germans and who were ap-
parently very anxious to secure one
day passports, aroused the curious.
Continued on page 2.)
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
AID MEN TO VISIT
YOSEMITE IN MAY

STOCKTON, CAL, May 14.--A trip
to the Yosemite Valley will conclude
the seventh annual Pacific Coast Ad
Club convention here May 23 to 25.
All phases Of advertising are to be
discussed.
Among those scheduled to speak
are Reuben H. Donnelly, president of
the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the World; William D. Stephens, gov
ernorf of California;; DR.. David Bar
rows. president of the University of
California; DR.. Aurelia Rinehart,
president of Mills College, and Chas.
Meill of the United States treasury
department.
The woman's department will be in
charge of Hazel Campbell JeselsOn of
Portland, Ore.
Carl Brockhagen of Oakland will
discuss newspaper advertising.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
1000 TROOPS
c D n 7 | NUE.
TO BATTLE
REBELS
International Incident Fore
shadOwed by Holding of
British Consul in Carran-
"a Camp; To Choose Pres
ident.

Mexican rebel forces have appar-
emily won the first phase of the bat
tie against the troops still loyal to
President Carranza which have
been fighting a desperate battle
north Of San Marcos Puebla for the
past four days.
Vera Cruz advices indicate break
in the lines of the Carranza troops and
an effort on the part of the Carranza
forces to break through the rebel
lines and march northward.
The struggle is continuing and rebel
reinforcements are reported to have
reached the scene from the south.
An international incident is possibly
foreshadowed in the fact that w. A
Body. British consul at Vera Cruz is
in a Carranza camp. He probably ac-
companied President Carranza in his
flight from the capital.
British and American authorities
have arranged for Mexican naval
force to go by train to the battlefield
to attempt the rescue Of the English
man.
French and British warships have
appeared at the harbor of Vera Cruz.
Four American fighting vessels are
anchored there.
Negotiations for the surrender of
MatamOras, across the border from
Brownsville, are under way and it is
expected the CarranZistas there will
surrender without fighting today.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
TO MOVE
FOR RE-TR|AL
M0NDAYSAYS
WILSON
State Well Satisfied with
Jury's Verdict; Lake is
Closest to Any Imperial
Man in History to Moose.

The state is we'll satisfied with
the verdict of the jury last night
in the Fred Lake murder trial. which
was guilty of first degree MURDER"
with life Imprisonment recommend
ed, according to District Attorney
f. r. Simon this morning. Deputy
District Attorney Charles Scott who
assisted MIR. Simon, also agreed.
Harry Ellison of the firm of Wilson
& Ellison, attorneys for the defendant,
stated today that when Lake is
brought up for sentence Monday. ten
days stay of sentence will be asked
and motion for re-trial will be
made.
The state will oppose this motion,
Mr.. Simon announced today.
In this connection it developed this
morning that Lake came the closest
to hanging Of any man in the history
Lof Imperial county. No convicted
criminal in this county has ever been
hung, but for four hours last night
the jury stood to 8 for hanging. The
first ballot taken before O'Clock had
been unanimous in finding Lake guilty
of murder in the first degree.
Later compromise of life impris-
onment was agreed on. Lakes physi-
cal condition is such that it is ex-
pected he can not long survive prison
life. M fst4
theikspot-r. neutrality-suspicious.
"We have no interest in the case
other than to see that justice is done"
declared District Attorney Simon this
morning, "and we feel that Lake re-
ceived justice at the hands Of the
jury"
The case went to the jury last eve
ming at 6:30 after arguments by both
sides had taken up the greater part
of three hours.
That the jury believed the unbreak-
able chain of evidence which the state
had built up was evident when the first
ballot found Lake guilty.
When on the stand yesterday per-
spiration poure ddown his face and it
was evident to the jury that the grill
ing given him on cross-examination
was telling.
Although Attorney 0. V. Wilson
made masterful plea to the jury,
Messrs. Simon and Scott for the prose-
cution, picked Lakes story to pieces
and the decision of the jury was gen.
orally expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-14
BLUEBEARD NOT
GUILTY OF NEW
RIVER MURDER
Sheriff ApplestilL Announces
Positively that Super-Biga-
mist Cannot be Connected
lUith This Mystery.

For the first time since the begin.
ming of the famous Bluebeard case il
has been definitely declared that J. P
Watson, alias Joseph Gillian, was not
the murderer of the woman at New
River on January 20. 1919.
Sheriff Applestill stated this morn
ing that while Watson was resting or
a cot in the county Jail, following the
finding of the body of Nino Lee De-
loney, he held hold a long conver-
sation with Bluebeard, and cross-eX-
amined him for nearly an hour, hoping
at last to solve the mystery that has
baffled Imperial Valley officials fol
more than year. Watson emphatic
ally denied that he had anything to
do with the case, and further than
that it was conclusively proven that
he was in Washington, Oregon and
Canada for two months previous to
and following the crime at New River
Mr.. Applestill also stated that he
believed at the time of the murder
and believes yet that the crime was
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