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New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Two Die in Shipyard Blast
Eight Others Injured When Gas
Tank Explodes

DETROIT, Feb. 24.--Two men were
killed and eight others injured by the
explosion of an acetylene gas tank on.
the deck of vessel being built in the
yards of the Great Lakes Engineering
Works at Ecorse, a suburb, at noon
to-day.
All the victims were workmen en-
ployed in the shipyards. The force
of the explosion was so great that win
dows in the shipyard Offices two blocks
away were shattered.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
France Won't Cede Islands
Premier Denies u. S. Will Get
Martinique and Cuadeloupe

.cdazR;S: rARis Feb; n ~ s4premisr Millefand
letter to Senator Henry Berenger, of
Guadeloupe, declaring that the gov
ernment has never contemplated ced-
ing the islands of Martinique and Guade-
loupe to any country, for any reason
whatever.
M. Millerand's letter is in reply to
one from Senator Berenger, quoting q
morning newspaper as stating that not
only were the French tobacco and match
monopolies to be farmed out to Amer
leans, but that Martinique and Gaude-
loupe were to be ceded to the United
States in return for loan
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25

Tn, the same concerto at Carnegia Hall.
inns young man appeared one Sunday
evening about ten years ago at Oscar
hammerstcin's Manhattan Opera House,
wherc Sunday evening concerts were a
feature of the season. Mr.. Bron's
chief characteristic is sensuous tone,
which was pleasantly exhibited in the
concerto, Handel's sonata in A major,
an ana group of shorter pieces by
lschaikowsky, Sarasate, Handel -Hubay
ana Paganlni -Auer. His intonation was
pure, his technique smooth, his bowing
easy, but in the Saint-Saens number
his playing lacked poise and the last
Two movements were unduly hurried.
Richard Hageman was the pianist. n
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Russian War Loss
l6 Billion Dollars

LlBAU, Lettonia, Feb. 14-Rus-
sian Soviet newspapers received
here estimate the Russian losses
through the war at 32 billion
rubles ($16,ooo,ooO,O O,OoO). Russia,
the newspapers say, is unable to
export anything at the present
time, but, on the other hand, finds
1t necessary to import provisions
valued at one billion rubles
($5oo,ooo,Oo0
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Kotlarsky Gives Recital
Young Niolinist Displays Good
Tone and Technique

Serge Kotlarsky, a former mem
Der of the Berkshire Quartet, gave his
first recital at Aeolian Hall last even
ing He is a serious young violinist
with a good tone which, however, is
not drenched in temperament. Assist
ed by his brother, Max, he played Bee
thoven's Kreutzer Sonata with a good
deal of musical understanding. This
was followed by Saint-Saens's concerto
No. 8 in B minor.
At the same moment, Jascha Bron
another young violinist, was playing
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Urge Suffrage Rejection
MARYLAND to Send Delegates te
Plead With w. virginia

>. ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 24-The
licuse of Delegates to-day voted, Sd to
"a, TO send d delegation of seven anti
suffrage members of the Legislature to
west Virginia to urge the General AS
Sembly of chat state to follow the
course Of Maryland in rejecting the
fcderal woman suffrage amendment
ne action was taken on a joint
ate.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Polish Demands Include
lndemnities From Soviet
Diet Examines Peace Terms To
Be Submitted to Russian
Government
Government

WARSAW, Feb. 24.-The govern
ment's note to the Allies. setting forth
the peace terms Poland proposes to
submit to the Russian Soviet govern
ment, is being examined by the For
eign Affairs Committee Of the Diet.
The Polish demands include renun-
citation by Russia of the territory west
of Poland'a frontier of 1772 and Rus
sian recognition of the independence
IF the Baltic states.
Poland declares her interest in the
Ukraine, asks guarantees against Boil
shevik propaganda and demands war
indemnities from the soviet govern
ment.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25
Philadelphia Wage Scale
Raised I20 Per Cent in 1913

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.-Philadel-
Fhia wage scale increased 1870 per
cent IN 1918 over 1917, while the value
of production in all classes of industry
N increased 80 per cent. according to NJ
noke Gottschall, of the State Depart
ment n, Of Internal Affairs. The value Of
'hiladelphia's products for 1918 is
n'aced at S1,o13,S52, 400. as compared
10 Sl,559, ,1d8, 200 in 1917.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-25

ployee of the Swiss Consul is in charge
there and spends his time receiving
applications for passports from Ger
mans wishing to return to the father
land.
The Offices Of Mr.. Junod are at 100
Firth Avenue. There the affairs of his
emoroldery business and of the Swiss
Consulate are transacted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Reveals Seas Bottom.

A two-inch section of sea bottom,
with its tiny animal and plant life,
maenified 10000 times, has been re-
produced in glass and wax at the
American Museum of Natural History
at New York.
1t is called the Bryozoan group.
taking its name from the minute sea
animals popularity called sea mats
and sea MOSES. that it depicts.
Their shells are incrusted on sea-
weeds, pebbles and the shells of larg-
er animals. and are said to he ex-
tremely beautiful in their intricate
form and cooring. The "plnmed
worm," with it's gay colors and other
strange microscopic creatures. Of
which the average person seldom
dreams. complete the group.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Poison Gas for Whales.

A campaign against the Beluga or
white whale was recently inaugurated
from Dougarnenez to Concarneau, in
Brittany, by the French Oceanograph
society, in which nets and poison
tubes were used.
The Beluga. pest of the fisherman,
is generally cream white in color,
feeds mainly on marine fish and COM
mits ravages among the shoals. The
average length of the adult male is
about is or 20 feet.
TO hunt down the white whale net
LOO yards long, was set up at Douar-
nenez while another was placed in q
suitable position by the fishermen at
Concarneau Furthermore, the skip
pers of the sardine boats used 1000
Yves Delage poison tubes against the
Belugas.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
STRANGE TO WESTERN EYES
Habits and Customs Of "Hermit King
dom" Of Korea Hard for Travel.
ers to Understand.

Out into the Yellow sea and the
Eastern sea juts peninsula of more
than $4,000 square miles. 1t is an ex-
tension of Manchuria. and for CEN
turtles was under the suzerainty OF
China.
In old aliases the peninsula Is called
Korea. For years it was known as
'"The Hermit Kingdom" For after
the China-Japanese war the land be-
came an independent kingdom. al
though even then Japan claimed juris-
diction over the country. But Korea
enjoyed her freedom only short
time as an independent nation.
1t was on August %, 1918, that
Japan formally annexed Korea, as an
Integral part of the kingdom. The
old name was changed to Chosen. In
japanese this name is divided into two
syllables-Cho Sen. This means 1.-The
Land of the Morning Calm"
I Perhaps no other name would better
suit the land which was once called
the Hermit kingdom, for its people
are indeed very calm. So calm have
they been considered by Japan that It
isn't generally known there was some
opposition to the annexation of the
kingdom. and that republic was
formed and a president elected. The
president. it is said, was compelled to
flee the country.
Many are the strange customs Of
this old little land. AT one time the
king ordered all men to wear broad
brinmed hats made of material so
brittle the men couldn't "get their
heads together" without nicking their
hats. And so. the story runs con-
spiracy was prevented.
But the mileposts of Chosen are not
made of brittle material. They are
painstakingly hewn out of wood and
are set up along the highways. carved
with Chosen characters, which give
the traveller the information he re-
quires for a safe journey.
To the eyes Of many a western
traveller these mileposts look more like
images intended to brighten than
soothingly to inform. OF course, the
particular demon that should be pla.
Gated in each spot is properly pla.
Gated by the posts. And so these
1 Chosen mileposts serve the double
purpose of Informing human travellers
and warning off those demons who
might trouble the highway. = Temple
Manning in Columbus Dispatch.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Gathering Up the Wreckaae.

The uprising Of wrecking companies
since the war is one Of the curiosities
of the time. These concerns buy
anything that is discarded for the pur-
poses for which it was constructed,
from a small shack to battleship or
a locomotive or even an entire rail-
road. Companies which conduct such
business on large scale are said to
make immense profits and there is
Just sufficient element of chance to
make it more or less exciting. It is
simply the business of the old junk
man glorified and enlarged in way
to produce fortunes in the retaining
of waste material and the salvaging Of
what is considered valueless.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
china's Needs Are Great.

Sydney Greenbie writes in the
Worlds Work:
China needs assistance. Railroads
are the worlds salvation and China's
sorrow. But for the lack of railroads,
China would today he the most pow
erful nation on earth-financially and
politically. And the fact that her rail-
roads are short While those of other
countries are long makes her prey
to those tentacles of trade against
which she is helpless. China has to-
day only about $500 miles of railroad;
she needs 100000 She who built the
rambling walls has still only foot
paths. She needs 100000 miles of
highway. Her canals, which thou
sand years ago kept the country open
| to trade and partially free from famine
have fallen into disrepair. She needs
telegraphs, telephones, wireless. If
only the money she borrowed went
into such enterprises China would re-
pay the world thousand fold.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
possihilities Hard

An officer of the British army. Mat.
Frederick de T. Craven. would not
only increase the kinds and quality Of
game animals in the United States,
but would add humor to sport. He
suggests that the yak be transplanted
from the Hmalayas to the Rocky
mountains. and that river buck. wart
hogs and swamp hogs be brought from
Africa and released in the swamps Of
Mississippi and Louisiana. The wa
ter buffalo of the Orient. he thinks,
would also thrive there. He would
stock regions that are now useless
with game animals of considerable
value. But think of the fun that the
newspapers would have with the yak
and the wart hog !-Youth's Com
panion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Few American Linqulsts.

According to the Interchurch World
movement, thirty-two different Ian
guages besides English are spoken in
New York city by some 100000 peo-
pie; but, in spite Of our polyglot city
populations, native Americans are sell
dom gifted as linguists. The lines Of
class distinction in America. although
elastic, are more of handicap in that
respect than they are in Europe. The
European who lives near an interna-
tional boundary comes frequently in
to contact with foreigners of his own
social and intellectual interests. but
most Americans see little of the for
eigners among our people and neither
inherit nor get by constant practice .
facility in using other tongues. =
Youths Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Sea serpenta Numerous.

There are plenty of sea serpents,
and of all snakes they are the most
venomous. In tropical waters they are
vastly numerous, especially in the In
dian ocean, where they are often seem
literally by hundreds. swimming at the
surface of the wat>r. They are six
to eight feet long, very fierce and will
commonly attack human beings. Their
bodies are fiat, and almost wholly filled
by the lungs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

News Item.
"Pearls have gone up"
whats that?" inquired his wife.
THE pearl necklace that cost $1,000
four years ago now costs 5000 OF
more"
'There. now, John. You see what
You missed by not buying me one
then"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
"shin Plaster" Currency.

The name ''shin plaster was applied
to all forms Of currency issued by the
United States government during the
Civil war, but more especially to the
notes for less than 81. They were and
are redeemed by the government on
presentation. Several million dollars
of them are still outstanding and are
carried on the national treasury books
as part Of the debt bearing no interest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Monkeys Numerous as BIRDS.

American Y w C. A. secretaries
IN India looking for camp ground
for their girl guides, have been
unused at the hundreds of monkeys
that chase about their week end bun
salow. Instead of hird-hunts we can
indulge in monkey-hunts." writes one
Of them. Indian girls. like the Amer
lean school girls, are fond of week
end tramps with swimming boating
and lnafing thrown in.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

Clle wlo cv'lnntiy speaks from ex
perianee Says Il girls surprise in get
ting her first Kiss is to find that there
is no taste TO il. Taste. indeed! The
palate is property nunb at such an inn
pact. y kiss isn't II matter of flavor.
IF it were. the Lord knows there are
onions enough. Whore there are thrill.
tickle, throh, Utilization and tremors,
who in the tais"hef can think of taste7
louisville re
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Teaching Music to tho youno

Children are now taking in the mu-
steal work In the Roman choirs as
early as seven years of age, says a
writer in the Etude in discussing tho
Importance Of early training in music
for church purposes. They are not
merely taught in the music they are to
sing. but are given very thorough
drill in solfeggio, and, when necessary,
at the proper time in harmony and IN
music in general.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
con.ene with I,4tIe.

1T seems to me-" said Marthe, with
The wisdom that the simple in heart
acquire with pain and travail, "that In
this world woman's only chance Of
happiness Is II she loves. Being loved
doesn't make her so. Loves
a fire, 80 1t must have fuel to keep It
nlight, but woman's fire needs very
little, and that is rather a good thing
perhaps. for she seldom gets much
The Journey Home" by Sybil Leth-
bridge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
conslderate.

conslderate.
Il hope the movie stars you employ
Try to make your business as pleasant
for you as possible?"
"Oh. yes" replied the producer, iron
ically. '4They seem to have an idea
that the larger the salaries they de-
mand the easier 1t is for me to figure
out my income tax"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Heard on state street.

Heard on State Street.
sour dentist friend has purchased q
mining prospectY
Eyes,"
"Well. he ought to win out. That
fellow can hit pay streak with tho
least drilling Of anybody know"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

Hard to Judge.
HAS Blithersby sense Of humorr'
= don't know whether he has or
net" replied Jobson. 'But am con-
WINGED Of one thing"
sWhat 10 that3''
Hes never laughed enough at one
Of my Jokes to Justify me in asking
him for q loan"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
A Clash Of Methods

n Clash OF Methods.
You say that you often find your
work confusing" said the visitor.
II do" replied the discouraged
weather forecaster. Frequently when
my scientific calculations point to fine
weather. my corns tell me 1t is going to
rain"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Handicapped.

Handicapped.
"Didn't young 0rabcoin 60 away %
college last yearr'
sYes. He went to Harvard" ..
sTine institution"
$50 It is, but young Grabcoin car
rled along Japanese valet, a motor
car and a bulldog. He may have
picked up few crumbs Of knowl-
edge, but doubt It."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Domestic Problem,

Domestic Problem.
sHave you ever considered what
would be the result Of serious break
IN China7"
"Well, according to my experience,
you wouldn't dare to take 1t out Of
the cooks wages"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
AIxaxa Hannah.

Always Happens.
Sometimes I bring my lunch with
me-"
sWell9"
"Those are the days you get invit-
"a out"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Maybe.

The cherry tree was once revered."
.And IL yet, trust. What you driv-
ing att"
Maybe in these days we pay too
much attention to the plum tree"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
.euo5 eAuu ll!.M Yu! 10 eor

ouUO dAUQ IT!.n 2Iu! 10 o"1
lIB pue 10 eSuods u9uL .lnou JleQ
quo lnoqB 9Av5l PUG u!Bls oul leAu
pIulsnm apum GlqseIJ pEolds uou!I
alqGl MoIJ suIgls Nu! paI eAouoI OIL
'su!elS Hui psH
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

Always Way.
my husband won't buy me a Jew
eled dog collar"
-There's a way to get It"
sHuhF'
Keep growing"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

Real Joy.
sWas Maude really glad to see you
when you came homer
"Glad7 Why, when she came rush
ing In to greet me I saw at once she'd
forgotten to powder ner nose."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

Why MOTT
sWhat are you working on7'
"You remember those old remedies
advertised as good for man or beast7''
"Yes."
"Tm working on an anti-freezing
mixture. good for man or motor"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
His Argument,

His Argument.
why have you turned footpadr
"Your honor, used to be panhan-
der"
II know that"
But nobody would listen to hard
luck story in these times"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

He has no need Of greater pride
Nor bigger work to brag
Who keeps his conscience for his Guide
And serves his country's flag.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
Depends on Value,

"How would you class the deferred
payment for navy?"
u suppose, according to the kind
q q navy, 1t would be either sinking
fund or floating debt"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

HER IDEA
Hollow would you like to live IN
cottage by tho seat
Shelly the sea. yes. but why Q
cottage?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16
su!e4S 4uI Ps8

Optimistic Thought.
1t is silly to bestow TOO much labor
on triaes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-09-16

HER IDEA
ae-How would you like to live IN
. cottage by tho seat
she-By the sea. yes. but why Q
cottage?
American.
He has no need Of greater pride
Nor bigger work to brag
Who keeps his conscience for his guide
And serves his country's flag. 1
Why Mott
What are you working on1'
"You remember those old remedies
advertised as good for man or beastfs
'Yes."
.rm working on an anti-freezing
mixture, good for man or motor"
HE Argument.
why have you turned footpadr'
"Your honor, I used to be panhan-
der"
II know that"
sBut nobody would listen to hard
luck story in these times"
Heard on State Street.
sour dentist friend has purchased q
mining prospectY
Eyes,"
'well. he ought to win out. That
fellow can hit a pay streak with tho
least drilling Of anybody know"
Domestic Problem.
~Have you ever considered what
would be the result Of serious break
in Gilman"
swell, according to my experience,
you wouldn't dare to take 1t out Of
the cooks wages"
Real Joy.
"Was Maude really glad to see you
when you came homer
"Glad7 Why, when she came rush
ing In to greet me saw at once she'd
forgotten to powder ner nose."
Always q Way.
my husband won't buy me a Jew
eled dog collar"
There's q way to get It"
sHuhr'
Keep growing"
Always Happens.
Sometimes bring my lunch with
me"
"Well1'
'.Those are the days you get invit-
"a out"
Maybe.
The cherry tree was once revered."
.And Is Jet, trust. What you driv-
ing att"
Maybe in these days we pay too
much attention to the plum tree"
Depends on Value.
"How would you class the deferred
payment for navy1"
II suppose, according to the kind
q navy, 1t would be either sinking
fund or floating debt"
Content With Little.
st seems to me-" said Marthe. with
The wisdom that the simple in heart
aOnu1ro with po(n ond sSthn< 1v,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-08
POSTMASTER TELLS
HOW TO MAI

Continued from page u
where transfers are made during the
! holiday season. Early mailing will ov-
ercome this condition to a great eX-
| tent.
Do not use tissue or soft paper for
wrapping paper.
Address Plainly.
Two-thirds of the losses of parcels
is due to carelessness in addressing
them. Do not use a pencil for this
purpose, use pen and ink. Place your
name and address on the upper left
hand corner and the address near the
center of the parcel. 1t is very
good idea to place a card or slip of
paper in the parcel bearing the name
Of the addressee. Always give the
full address stating street number,
route number, general delivery or in
care of, as the case may be.
Cut flowers, eggs and matter of a
very fragile nature are conveyed as
outside mail and are not put in the
mail sacks.
The rural carriers will serve their
patrons on Christmas day.
The city carriers will make one de-
livery in the afternoon and all par
cells will be delivered as far as posi-
BILE. An automobile will be used for
this purpose if the weather permits.
The general delivery windows will be
open until 1000 a. m. and from 400
to 600 p. m.
Remember to mail early, wrap Sc
curely and address plainly and you'll
find the postal employees anxious and
willing to serve you properly.
c. A. Lauterbach,
Postmaster.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-12-08

and is the more important. The dough-
boy in France often found himself IN
able to exchange words-beyond the
briefest greeting or the expression of
the elemental needs of life-With those
among whom he came, from a far,
strange land. But actions were louder
and more Ineligible than speech.
The people knew from his kindly face
and his outheld hand that they had
nothing to fear from this American
soldier. He came not to steal or de-
strOy; he came to help and to play
the part of a friend.
The traveller in d land held by saw
ages is under a constant surveillance.
The aboriginal folk are wondering
whether he is the advance agent of a
great many more, who are coming to
take what through the ages has be-
longed to them and to their forbears.
He is on trial, and the burden of
proof rests with him. If he goes
with the modest, courteous, consider
ate demeanor of a Farabee travelling
through Amazonia, he has nothing to
fear-for he has done nothing to Gre
ate fear. When Stanley went to At
RIGA or Roosevelt travelled South
America or Kinglake made his jour
ney in the East, each of these voyag-
ers encountered unfamiliar tongues;
but there are always ways in which
one human being makes himself un-
derstood by another, no matter how
distant the points from which they
came.