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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
POLITICAL SPEECH AT
CHURCH CONFERENCE

Mrs. r. NJ. Bristol, Mrs II. r. MUIR
kett Mrs Maude Adams and Miss Jo-
sephine Ehrnman have returned from
Cleveland, where they went TO attend
the anniversary meeting OF the Wom-
ans Homo and Foreign Missionary So
clety OF the Holston conference, In SEES
sion there.
on wednesday evening Rev. Clarence
True Wilson, d D., was scheduled to
speak on tho program OF the anniver-
sary Of the board OF prohibition. when
ject the personalities OF tho -presiden-
tlal candidates. Gov. Cox and Senator
Harding, favorable to the latter.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
IMPORTANT FACTORS
Are Precinct Committeewomen
In Present Campaign.

New York, Oct 1b.-'Do you want TO
know what the result OF this presiden-
tlal election depends on2 II depends on
the little precinct commltteewoman.
''lf we could have a good democratic
commtteewoman in every one OF the
10000 precincts in the United States,
the republicans could have their old
$15,0000OO slush fund and welcome. We
wouldn't need to fear It,"
This Ia the firm conviction Of Mrs
Fills Meredith field organizer for the
democratic national committee who is
trying to get commit eewomen put into
ms many OF the 10000 precincts as pos
sible before election.
As Mrs. Meredith was for nve years
member OF the election commission
OF the city OF Denver, during which
time she practically managed thirteen
elections, she understands political ma
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
DON'T WE'D GENIUS, SAYS
CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S WIFE

Washington, Oct. 15.-"Do not wed n
genius II you want to be happy though
mar 'ed." Ia the advice OF Mrs. MIL
bred Harris Chaplin, who IL here today
in comm ;tion with the promotion Of
one OF her motion pictures.
do not marry too young, either"
said Mrs. Chaplin, in a discussion Of
her marital troubles with Charlie Chap
lin. II was only II when married
/ do not Know il now for that matter
"I girl should be at least rs years
old before she thinks Seriously Of mar
rage.
mo actress, either in legitimate
drama or in the motion pictures, should
marry member OF her own profess
sion II she really wants to be happy.
Charlie was simply buried in his
own genius and did not think OF mo-"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
Among The Sick

Friends will be glad to learn that
Mrs. James Nj. Trimble, who has been
quite III with bronchial pneumonia Tor
tho past week. Ia improving.
w. N. Hudiburg. who has been quite
III with la grippe at his home this week.
Is reported slightly improved today. but
stil confined to his bed and not able
to nee any one.
Charles c, Hall, the little son OF Mr'
and Mrs. Charles c. Hall, Of Collins
VILE, Ala. who has been seriously Ill
ut the homo OF his grandparents, MT
and Mrs. Franklin Harris, Is better and
now considered out OF danger.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
GIRLS PLAN CHURCH WORK
iss Anderson Entertains
Missionary Circle.

Miss Phillis Anderson entertained the
Young Girls Missionary society OF the
Second Presbyterian church Thursday
afternoon at her homo on Poplar street.
China was the subject for discussion
and Chinese refreshments were served.
Those present were: Misses Nell Craig.
Melissa Bryant. Katherine Dorst, Ger
trude Dorst, Mary Painter. Helen Freis-
Key. Evelyn Borif Gladys Grote, Mary
Virginia Avariell, Margaret Lusk, Edith
Green. Dora Mcclellan and Mrs. Herbert
Taliaferro
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
REYNOLDS NEW HEAD
Elected Golf and Country
Club President.

Mercer Reynolds was elected presi-
dent OF the Golf and Country club at
tho annual meeting Thursday evening.
The other officers are: Charles Bearden.
vice president; Tom Landress, secre-
tary. and II. s. Chamberlain. treasurer.
w. G. Oehmig, w. r. Long, T. r.
Preston, Ed Heron and J. Read Voigt
constitute the new board.
All the retiring officers were given
vote OF thanks and particular mem
tion was made of the work OF Mrs. Joe
Brown, chairman OF the house commit
tee, during the past year.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
ERY-GAY

Mr. and Mrs. John w. Gay, Of Ports
mouth. Va, have announced the mar
riago OF their daughter. John Doris. TO
Leslie L, Fry, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
II. 8. Fry, OF st. Elmo.
Tho wedding took place at the homo
Of the bride Saturday evening, Oct. ..
at o'clock.
After visit to the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs Fry win mako their homo
in Cradock, Va
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
BUSBY-GUINN

Mr. and Mrs, v. +, Quinn announce
the engagement and approaching mar
rlaRe OF their daughter, Clara Belle. to
G. j. Busby. The wedding will take
place Oct. 10 at the home OF Mrs.
Sarah Jewell on st. Elmo avenue. Rev.
o. d. Fleming. OF the st. Elmo Bap-
list church, viii officate.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
RECENT BRIDE HONORED

Miss Ruby Mansfield will entertain
afternoon at her homo at
Fort Oglethorpe with a miscellaneous
M. c. Wilkerson. A group OF Mrs. VIII
kerson's school friends have been in
vlted.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
CLUBWOMAN DROPS DEAD

Auburn, Ala. Oct. 15-Nrs P, II.
Nell. prominent resident OF Athens, Ga,
dropped dead here yesterday while
addressing meeting OF women's clubs.
She was tho widow of Prof p. II, Nell.
formerly professor OF botany at Auburn
Polytechnic institute.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
Mrs. Wilson Is 40
Years Old TODAY

Washington, Oct. lb,--Today IL
the birthday anniversary OF Mrs
Woodrow Wilson, wife OF the
president. on account OF the
Illness OF the president, II was
said at the White House, no eel
ebration will be held. Mrs. will
son will be IS years old.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
vISCOUNT TO WED AGAIN

London, Oct. 15.--Announccment Is
made that Charles Saunders Dundas
aixth vlscount. Melville, will soon marry
Miss Margaret Todd, an assistant in n
barber shop In Edinburgh, says tho
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15
PARTY FOR NEW MEMBERS
Kalasophian Society of City
High School Entertains.

tanooEa High school Is planning several
PARTIES in honor of their new members.
The first one will be matinee party
at the Bijou, which will take place this
afternoon. Each new girl Is sponsored
by an old member.
New members Sponsored by
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15

leg nearly $4,000 men. today snnountI|
Al plan for selling 100000 shares q 4
stock TO employees on the inHtalliNan|
with bonuses TO those who hold stotIl.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-15

Times. This will be the third mar I
rage OF the viscount. who IL n years
OF age.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
HIGHWAY EXCEEDS RAILWAY
MILEAGE BY RATIO OF 10 TO I

Highway mileage exceeds railway
mileage in the United States by a ra.
ito of 10 to 1. Figures compiled
show that the nation possesses Eats
552 miles of highway and 253,626
miles of railway
Texas, which leads all the states in
area, is first in both highway and
railway with 12S,960 and 1882 miles
respectively. The next states in high
way mileage, ranking in the order
named are: Kansas, Oklahoma,
Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri The
next FIVE highest to Texas in railway
mileage are: Illinois, Pennsylvania,
Iowa, Kansas and Minnesota Rhode
Island runs true to its smallest area
with least mileage 2,170 miles of
highway and 206 miles of railway
The statistics point out that almost
the entire railroad mileage of the
country could be laid on the highway
right-of-way of two states-Texas and
Kansas.
The road and rail mileage in each
state follow:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
Is East VS.. West

limited Press Leased Wire Service
FOREST HILLS, y. Y, Sept s.
Tennis experts today professed Il
foresee the east and west agan
fighting for the national singles ten
mis- Championship. They believed q
was certain that William NJ. John
ston, of San Francisco, the title
holder, would meet William T Tt;
den, of Philadelphia, last years run.
ner up, in the finals.
Johnston was hooked up with the
fast going Watson Washburn, of New
York, who eliminated Charles S. Gar,
land yesterday.
Tilden was to meet Walter West
brook, Of Detroit. The other matches
were:
Wallace F. Johnson, Philadelphia.
and Clarence J. Griffin, San Fran-
cisco, C. c. Gamer. Boston. and Irv-
ing c. Wright, Boston.
In the semi-hnals, Tnden was ex-
pected to be brackcted with the win
ner of the Johnson-GrifTfn go. while
Johnston was counted upon to clash
with the winner Of the Gamer Wright
match
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
r jutting rocks at their en-

queer juttfng rocks at their en-
frances.
Nor is this wonderful island an
impractical place to spend a few
months. There are about 120 miles
of railroads on the island. and sys
tenn of local roads which permit Of
a travellers visiting many of the
chief points of interest with ease
and comfort
These people who take life so
ileisurely are not lazy, shiftless, or
unpleasant in personal appearance or
manner. They are intelligent, honest.
capable of work, sober and economi.
cal These characteristics preserved
Throughout centuries OF uninterrupted
peace and tranquility have made
them peaceable, trusting. and home
loving. The men are of medium
height, strong. and agile They have
competed brilliantly in many of the
/, Championship sporting events held in
Spain, and wherever they have gone
on the continent their undertakings
have been marked with uscccss. And
as for the women. Colonel March. IN
writing of them says:
They possess the same lovery
skin as the women of North America.
features as if sculptured by Phidias
or Praxiteles. and they walk like god
desses.' But he laments in the NEXT
breath that they know nothing of tho
/ joy Of living. due partially, TO ances-
trial Arabic influences and to the fact
that their island has for so long been
under strict religious repression. He
calls Mallorca the love1iest cage on
the planet. its wonderful, intelligent
and gracious women being as bored
as odalisks in a hsrem without
sultan
Like many of the regions and
cities Of Italy, this island Of the
Balearic group lost amid the waters
of the Mediterranean, has many in.
teresting treasures in art, history,
archaeology, and architecture. It's
cathedral and the places of some Of
the nobility are truly enchanting.
And an all important feature,
The cost of living is cheap in NAL
lorca. Who would not be astoriished
TO know that he could become a men,
Der of the Royal Club Of Regattas.'
fully and comfortably equipped. for
about 20 cents month in dues?
Though prices have risen here as
during the war, the afore-
Spanish colonel says that
it is the spot of all Europe and
America where one could have lived
the most reasonably during these
past five years
The Balearic group, belonging 10
Spain, consists of five main islands
and several islcts. 1t is ruled as a
district, but the mother
country has been wise enough to re-
cruit the soldiers needed for dis
cipline from among the islanders
themselves, thus insuring a satisfac-
tory rule"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
Magic Island of
the Mediterranean
In the Balearic Islands Cool
Breezes Blow and the Scenery
is Magic While Life Moves
Along With Song.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept a.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept g.
amid the trials of heat, H. C. Of L..
and politics it may be restful to read
of place where cool breezes blow
and the scenery is magic, where
people are peaceable and honest and
/ there are no proflteers, where the
women are pretty, charming and
easily entertained, and life moves
along with song!" says bulletin
from the Washington, D. c., head
quarters of the National Geographic
society.
There is such a spot Ten hours
out from continental Spain on a
fairly fast and quite comforta BILE
steamer lies a little archipelago the
Balearic islands = whose largest
island called Mallorca, or Maiorica.
is perhaps the most enchanting cor
ner, one of the most interesting and
pleasing, as well as one of the most
forgotten islands of the Medterra-
mean. The following account of it's
attractions is summarized from the
description of an eyewitness, Colonel
Ernesto de Marchy de Garcia-Mesa,
Spanish army.
"A great painter and writer called
ii the island of calm for there
everyone moves, rests, talks, walks.
and conducts his courtship as If the
day had forty-eight hours. the mile
about $1,000 feet, and the span of
human life seven hundred years. so
little haste do they make in living
and enjoying life. One Malloruuin of
noble family is said to have waited
forty-five years in determining TO lead
his sweetheart TO the altar. with no
protest from her, and without having
been slain in evaporation by his
mother-in-law.
Last summer during the latte
part of July when the thermometer
in Washington and New York stood
around 80 degrees in the shade, and
in Madrid ran to blood heat, the
breezes famed these island folk to
the tune of rs degrees.
The surface Of the island is e,.
tremely varied. The fiat lands. ad-
cultivated and covered al.
most entirely with orange. lemon,
almond, and olive trees, spread out
beyond mountains four or five thou.
sand feet high. Upon the sides of
these peaks snug little villages seem
to hang. Like many of the Mediter.
ranean islands whose names are sug
Sestive Of NEUROLOGICAL lore. Mai
Iorca's littoral. especially that ex-
tending from Dragonera to Polensa
and from Soller to the extremity Of
tormentor is indeed picturesque. The
natural beauty OF its huge cliffs.
seeming to be tCuched nv hotb ypa,,o
and cloud at the same moment is
awe-irspiring and mysterious visi-
tors are apt to feel reasonably sure
that nymphs, undines, sirens, and tri-
tons once peopled its grottos. and
that Ligea combed her lovely hair
with her golden comb on some Of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
ALL READY
FOR BATTLE.
Dempsey and Miske to Fight Before
Sis, 900 House in Ten Round
Bout at Benton
Harbor.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich, Sept. 3.
Jack Dempsey was a surprised per
son today The heavyweight cham
;pion got his first glimpse of his re-
juvenated challenger, Billy Miske,
yesterday.
/ With suitable and emphatic excla-
nations, the champion remarked that
Miske was much larger person than
when they last mixed. Jack seemed
pleased, however. that the contender
is going into the fight in good condi.
ton; it helps take the edge off those
stories of fixing" bound to fit about
every important fight.
Both fighters were to let up IN
training today They milled furiously
with their sparring partners yester.
day and were still to do some boxing
but the days of chance taking have
passed,
About two thousand persons saw
Dempsey yesterday in a whirlwind
three rounds with Harry Greb. Pitts
burgh Greb fought viciously all the
way and his speed kept the cham
pion on the go.
Miske's friends were not distressed
by the showing of the champion
They We're hopeful his long lay off
had taken the sting out Of his hooks
While not making a lot of noise
these Miske hackers claimed to be
confident Billy can stay the ten
rounds and that if he gets by the
first FIVE, he has an excellent chance
to win.
Fine weather has doomed tho ticket
sale and Matchmaker FftzSimmons
has estimated a s175,OO0 house.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03

Totals .253,626 2.478,552
This tabulation when closely anal
yzed discloses valuable pointers for
the various agencies engaged in work
ing out practical plan Of transpor-
tation coordination Experts declare
that an overdevolopment Of either
rail or highway transportation in re-
lation to the other is, is ureconomical
To italicize this viewpoint, the in
creased production which invariably
follows good roads construction adds
to the traffic of the rail lines. on
the other hand, an exceptional rail-
road development causes an economic
loss because the producing areas are
not furnishing sufficient tonnage over
the highways to warrant the main
tenance of the increased rail facilities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03

are on their home grounds and Will
stay there for twenty-five OF the
twenty-eight remaining games. me
Yanks will be on the road most OF the
time. and there is no getting away
from the fact that travelling is great
efficiency reducer The Yanks, how
ever, with murderers row function
ing. can overturn a lot of things, and
dope may be one of them. The Sox
always were famous for playing their
best with the money in sight. The
Indians apparently have recovered
from their slump and the merry bat
tie is on.
The three teams were strung out
today with about half game be-
tween them.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03

Davenport Times: Last spring
when the Davenport socialists said
in effect, as a campaign promise
vote for us and ride for five cents. -
they knew full well that the powers
OF the council are limited and that
under the American constitution pri
vate property cannot be confiscated
for public use without just compen.
sation. They knew that costs were
rising and that labor was receiving
much higher wages than ever before.
They also knew that the population
Of Davenport was not growing by
leaps and bounds so as to increase
traffic. It was a clear case of prom
Using something that couldn't be de-
livered and can't be delivered so
long as prices for material and
wages Of employees remain as high
as they now are IF the members of
the council had seen fit to negotiate
with the company. instead Of taking
an arbitrary stand that forced the
company into the courts, the proba-
bilities are that the rate of fare
could have been fixed by comnr9-
mise lower than the Q cents which
the court has temporarily awarded
At least the members Of the council
could have attempted to do tho fair
thing, but the impossible campaign
promise. which a majority of the
people thought the socialists could
make good. served only TO force the
whole controversy into the courts.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03

SYDNEY. n. s. W. Sept 3.-The
long arm of the American law has
reached across the Pacific and caused
the arrest and extradition OF Edward
Pooler, alias Daley, charged with an
assault and robbery of Edward Cant
sus, at Sheboygan, Wis. some weeks
ago.
Pooler is accused Of getting away
with $500. 'Pooler will be sent back
to the United States aboard the
steamer Ventura.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
COOL WEATHER
MAY CONTINUE
Forecasters Warn People to Keep
the Blankets Handy for Another
Night at Least of This
Sort of Weather.

Cool weather is expected to con,
tinue in this vicinity tonight, and
forecasters in the local weather office
suggest keeping the blankets handy
Warmer weather probably will be
enjoyed this month. since the swine
of the pendulum Is sure to bring tenn
peratures back to normal. There is
plenty of time still to have hot
weather in September to make up tor
some of the temperature deficiencies
this year.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
Assistant Coach

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ITHACA. N. Y, Sept. 3.-Ray G.
Hunt. former star of the University
of Washington, football team, has
been appointed assistant to Gimmour
Dobie, Cornell football coach, it was
learned here today. Hunt was at one
time assistant coach at Washington
and at Annapolis.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
W3a* Is the Condition
Of Your Blood Sg,,,7,g-, e?

roy this purpose, no remedy can
qua ), S S. the fine old blood
~, ' t mat has been in constant
use 1or more than fifty years.
dr Get a bottle of S. S. S. At ronr
VI ugst0re today, and note b our
promptly it gives new ne "t no"
ana vitality. Write ior ~ 'G ,:.
Mcdics ana medical medical advice to chef
torv. At,,1 AaV's SCI. Swift Laboss-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
Is stronohurst Man

CARTHAGE, H., Sept. 3.-The man
giving his name as Davis. who was
arrested at Dallas City Saturday for
passing bad check, was found to be
George Williams, of Stronghurst. He
IS booked for forgery and viii have
his preliminary hearing today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
Mail Order saina

CHICAGO, H.. Sept g. Sales Of
Montgomery, Ward G. Co.. between
January /, 1920, and August 81 were
S74.39S.206. compared with sos, rel
2l3 for the same eight months in
1918, officials of the firm have an
nounced
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
s1ishAy Important to Keen Il rro
From LraI5ErriEieaI

-. DID yon know that ninety ner
reLt OF all human ailments deDcnd
upon the condition Of yorr bIpoJ :; ;
you should recognize The ;rno 01
,3nce' therefore, Of verv n-o ,I,'!3 VI
ss1eansTng out the system 10y !, !
keeping the blood Supply pure ana md
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
Movie Held Rnninna

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Thc resig-
nation of Samuel Goldwyn as presi
dent of the Goldwyn Pictures corpo-
ration, which he has headed since its
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03

BENTON H&RBOR, Mich. Sept 8
when Billy Miske hops through the
hemp next Monday afternoon to
4 battle Jack Dempsey for the heavy.
Weight championship of the world he
will be an unworried fellow taIally
lacking in nerves. Many ring con-
test has been lost through nerves.
in fact many a man has been beaten
before he ever got into the ring just
because. he was worried mentally.
But fake Billy Miske of today
Bill, and he claims he is new
Miske, says there's as much differ
hnce in his mental makeup today as
there is in his physical construction.
That can be believed easily too, for
the St. Paul fighter has taken on
something like twenty pounds since
nm operation for curvature OF the
spine and is now a picture of mental
rontentment and calm
Why should | worry about
Eight, said Billy while in a CONVEX
sational mood Worry never did
any fighter any good and l never
was bothered to any great extent
before | had my spine fixed up
Now, however, don't even think of
what is going to happen on Labor
day afternoon. I'm thinking only of
pleasant things.
SO that's the Miske who will battle
that tough champion, Jack Dempsey,
very shortly. /
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-03
TODAY'S SCHEDULE

National League.
Cincinnati at st. Louis.
Chicago at Pittsburgh,
Boston at New York.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.