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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
MIXED BATH 0. K.
GIRLS DEFEAT
ARGUMENTS
ne-Piecs Bathing Suit
Comes to Stay in
England.
GO TO IT, SAY
CITY FATHERS

I ONDON. England. Aug. 21--Victory
No. 8,769,152 has been chalked Up
for the one-time reliant sex in
England.
Wordy battles have ragged back
and forth since the first peep Of
spring. Pious gentlemen have feared
that their less pious fellows might be
lured to ruin Other pious gentlemen
have proclaimed that familiarity
would breed contempt and disrespect
and finally, that the future of the
race would be endangered because OF
a decline Of marriages.
But take it from the mayors OF
Mixed bathing has come to stay.
In England tbs summer miss wears
very form fitting, single piece
bathing suit Some have objected
because there has been too much
revelation OF lovely form But most
Of the kickers had adopted the COW
ardly course OF hiding behind an in
trlcate argument which ran some
Arguments OF 10 Avail.
All feminine charms aren't equally
allurinE. Even the charming miss
loses much OF her mystery and at
tractiveness when her nose is red
in a vet tangle. Mixed bathing VIII
rob unprotected youth OF all the
glamour and mystery OF the feminine
sex which has hitherto beckoned him
on TO marriage and made perpetua-
ton OF the race assured
That's the case in nutshell Seri-
Gus people have argued this seri-
Bat while they argued the trains
we're carrying bathing girls to the
seaside resorts. They were taking
their one piece suits and standing
beautifully pat on their right 70 60
bathing with the men And now
under a barraEe Of words. as Il were.
the OCCUPATION Of the mixed bathing
beaches amounts to what the French
man calls & fact accomplished"
Leave it TO the men who run the
seaside towns They know
Capt 3 T Lloyd OF Abery stVTltn,
hands the critics enc,
ssDlstorfed EiBion,n he Calls II.
The pleasure mixed bathing gives
70 families and friends more than
outweighs a predetermined moral
damage" he says. Possible III ef-
uaEnified By people OF distorted VI
Alderman Tom Blckerstaff. Of
B1ackpool, singles out Father Vaughn
from among the critics ana brands
his argument As utter piffle-"
no matter how the parsons o.
pessimista thunder against mixed
bathing" he adds, st VIII never
Mayor e Garden. o. Brighton. de-
cIzred @antiduarsd ideas do not pass
IN these DAYS" and ne issues a broad
challenge for the critics OF mixed
bathing 70 come to Brighton and find
As Brighton is the Atlantic City
and Long Beach Of England. this
sounds like a pretty bold challenge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
LUXURY PRICES
HIT TOBOGGAN
BIG SLUMP ON
From Motor Cars to Manicure
Sets. Values Take Sud
den Drop.

7 ONION. Eng. Aug. z1.-Slump
prices in all luxury goods have
hit England
Everything from motor cars 70
manicure sets are skidding on the
price tobogsan-
Six months ago premiums OF ron
500 TO $4,000 were being paid simply
for someone elss's chance 70 buy a
motor car. Today they are being Of
fsred at less than list prices
Women's finery also has struck an
economy wave on the part OF the
gentler sex. and jewelry- musical in
struments, fine furniture and ether
expensive commodities are in the dol
drums
John Bull IS watching hts private
purse with the eye OF q Scot
Extravagant governmental spend
ing. such as $3.50. geo. 900 recently IN
Russia without permission OF the
people, continues. Taxes remain high
Rents are going up. Food Is not
coming down Fruits are scarce
Tbs average Engiishrlan is lesseuing
his own personal expenses from
sheer necessity-for the income tax
man Is waiting with a bucket.
I'VE are getting back TO normal
prices" luxury goods merchants ex-
plain
I'VE are waiting for still lower
prices OF all things we can manage
70 get along without says the pub
lie.
Everyv'here signs Of less sxtrava-
CANT expenditures are 10 be noted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Disconcerting To Haze
Your Clothes Explode

London. Eng, Aug. z1--Msterial
which was specially prepared for
use in the manufacture Of cartridges
during the war has apparently
reached the open market IN the form
Times.
Recently there have been several
rather mysterious cases Of clothes
catching fire without any obvious
cause, and Il Is now stated that this
art silk" catches fire and even some
times expIodes when exposed 10 rela-
lively moderate heat
People are therefore warned against
the danger OF this material. which
comes under the explosive materials
art, and the possessors OF which are
liable 70 at least three months i'm
prisonment-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Germans Sell Advertising
Space On Postage Stamps

Berlin, Germany. Aug 1.-THE
bankrupt German state Post and
Telegraph system has entered into
competition with the national bill
posting and advertising agencies.
Postage and telegraph rates have
reached the limit; the cost OF mailing
letters Is so high that people have
cut their correspondence TO the mini
mum.
The billion-mark deficit continues
to grow The postal authorities are
looking around 70 sell OF rent any
thing which will bring in money.
Consequently they advertise that they
viii rent advertising space on the in
terror and exterior walls cf post office
buildings.
You may buy advertising space on
the backs Of postal money order
forms, telegraph blanks, or on the
margins OF postage stamps. Nail
wagons and telegraph poles will be
rented as advertising mediums. Even
the cancellation stamp viii be sold
70 the highest bidder. A postoffice
commission has been authorized to
censor the advertisements and reject
unsuitable OF undignified matter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
BOYCOTT PLEA
IS PUT ON BANK
NOTES BY TURK
Appeal Against Greeks Is Writ
ten On Bills By the Ma
6onalists.
OoNsTANTuNoPLE.


NONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey Aug
21-Natiouallsts are spreading
their propaganda for a boycott
against TIE Greeks By writing n the
flFs-plzstrs note an appeal urging
Turks TO buy from Armenians or
merchants o. allied naronalities any
article they cannot get from Turks.
There is no metal money circulat-
ing here now. 50 the small currency
notes are used generally
A mustapha kemal Rasha circular
widely distributed in Anarolia reads
TO our great regret France and
italy have associated themselves
with the Boulogne conferences de-
cision TO accept the offer OF Nenlze-
the peace treaty terms This is part
OF the British policy FOR exteruina--
ing the greatest 1Iohzumedan pow
er, Turkey. The Greeks are trying
to destroy the cradle OF our fore
fathers They have Transformed
mosques into churches They have
uassacred our brothers and plum
dered their shops in Smyrna These
events have been confirmed BY the
allied commission whose report IA
Fored Us.
The very powers that disapproved
OF the Greek atrocities are throwing
these pirates against Us We must
fight.
"A period OF training IS necessary.
Enllsti Offer your sonsi Advise de-
serters to return 70 the army We
shan smash me enemy by the aid o.
our prophet"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
France, HaOing Spent 200 Billion Francs
On Var Owes 233 Billion. MostLyAtH Home
japanese Peer Appro0es
of Korean Missionaries

Toxic. Japan. Aug 21--Dr- Senshi
Egi. a member Of the house OF peers.
on returning from an inspection OF
conditions IN Korea Is quoted as
making the following reference to
foreign missionaries:
7 have done my best to get at the
truth Of the reports that have been
circulated regarding the instiEation
OF Korean students by their mis-
sionary teachers against the Japan
csc authorities, but have found. that
with very few exceptions. the rumors
are not true The impression left
on me was that the missionaries are
honestly striving to develop the
country IN order that { may yield
good results to the Koreans. What
ever their motives. there is no reason
why the japanese should not well
come those efforts.
Dr.. Egi said that Korea has at
Gained striking progress since the
Inauguration Of the new regime.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Boy Scouts Help SerDe
During Strike In Poland

Warsaw, Poland. Aug. 2l.-Boy
scouts acted as conductors recently
during a strike OF municipal en-
uloves Of warsaw and which affected
the street car system owned BY the
civ Men volunteers from technical
schools and electrical institutions
we're on the front platforms Of the
street cars as motormen- During the
strike. for an increase IN wages Of
from so to 100 percent volunteers
operated the electric light and power
plants, the water works and the gas
Giants. the work all being done by
BOYS and men members OF the Social
self Aid society formed for just such
~ emergency. The strike was settled
BY a compromise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
American Gunbodts Stop
Chinese Brigand attacks

Shanghai. China, Aug. z1.-Brigsnds
Who have terrorizsd the upper
reaches Of the Tangtsze river in re-
cent months found a sudden cheek
upon their activities when American
and British gun boats we're dispatched
into the upper river from Shan ghai,
according TO reports that have III
tered back 20 Shanghai
The gun boats were sent up to
CLunkinE after a band OF outlaws
took possession OF the Robert Dollar
II Of the Robert Dollar company Of
SHANGHAI at Wanhsien n Szschuen
province. and were frightened away
only by the timely appearance OF the
American gun boat, Palos, which
came in response 20 distress signals.
The Robert Dollar II. on the mai
den voyage OF the new upriver serV-
Ice the Dollar company Is establish
fnE, was fired upon from shore after
the first encounter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
lIENNESE FACE
HORRORS WITH
SMILES
Capital of Austria Too Big
for the Country to
Nourish.
SUICIDES COME
BY THE-SCoRES
I JENNA. Austria, Aug. 21.-The sad |

TTIENNA, Austria, Aug. 21.-The sad
Y plight OF Vienna has often been
referred to by newspaper CORE
spoudents or explained in appeals Tor
starving children or other sufferers
There IS little outward evidence Of
the erstwhile gay and lght-hearted
capital on the Danube may even be
lured into the belief that the facts
have been grossly exaggerated But
the Strangers Vienna IS not the
Vienna Of the Vlenese.
For the bulk OF the population, and
more particularly for the middle
classes, the conditions Of life have be-
come impossible There IS no room
for them between the millstones OF
profiteering and labor.
When they have eaten up their
capital and sold their household goods
they have 10 choose between slow
starvation and voluntary death There
are scores Of suicides every week.
The depreciation OF Austrian cur
rency value and the resulting rise in
the cost OF living have not brought
about anything like a corresponding
/ increase in earnings
Conditions Are Pitiful.
A brilliant scientist, a professor Of
J astronomy, has 70 give lessons IN
( languages and mathematics at pri-
vate schools at the rate Of five
/ krouen an hour-a little over three
cents IN English money
A small government official would
( have to spend far more than year 3
Z income to buy a ready made lounge
suit and about a months income for
a pair Of cotton palamas-
To keep the wolf from the door
those who have the necessary bust
ness ability are forced 10 resort 10
Not a single clgaret or cigar. not
an ounce Of tobacco Is to be had at
I the numerous licensed tobacconists
] shops But there Is not a cafe or res
I tauraut where you cannot buy all the
] smokes you reQuire-by paying for
more than the legally fixed prices
Mix is absolutely unobtainable, eN-
I cept in very small quantities, tor the
use OF children And sugar Is almost
] as scarce, although Austria is sugar
producing country.
No Help For Them.
For the unfortunate Vienness there
/ Is no help and no escape They can
not emigrates they cannot even 50 %
l their own country districts. as the
I local authorities OF the Alpine prov
inces have set up barriers against
them 20 save their own scant food
supplies.
me Austria that has emerged from
I the disastrous war has neither coal
7 nor cereals. nor sufficient food OF any
I kind TO nourish her own population
Her credit stands so low that she
I cannot buy from abroad
She f. surrounded on three sides b
hostile races All attempts to relieve
| her distress can only be temporary
measures A country OF 100000 IN
habitznts cannot nourish a capital Of
] 1000. 900 inhabitants. And that IL why
! Vienna Is doomed
The misery is fndescrIbable even
now. What viii It be in the winter,
when the terror OF frost and snow
and ice is added 10 the constant
| threat OF Starvation
The marvel is that the Viennese,
proverbizlly easy going and light
[ hearted, viii rarely be found TO
grumble or whine They carry or as
| best they can
they laugh and joke about their
troubles And they face the end with
] q smile
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Whistling Is Barred
Under S. Fine IN Guam

Aszna. Guam. Aug. 21.-WaisuinE
is prohibited IN the city OF Asana
under penalty OF a IS fine by. order Of
Cart Gllmer, governor OF Guam and
commzndant Of the United States
naval station here. His order reads.
The practice OF whistling IS an en-
tlrely unnecessary and irritating
noise which must Be discontinued
1t is therefore ordered and de-
creed that no person shan whistle
within the limits OF the city CT Agana-
The penalty for q violation OF this
order shah be an executive fine not
70 exceed five fS5) dcllars.
Captain Gilmer has absolute 81
thority IN making the laws OF Guam.
this perhaps being the only United
states possession where one man has
this power.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
London Has Cooperative
Glasses In Spiritualism

London. Eng. Aug. 21.-Coms and
learn how 20 be a medium.
This Is the invitation held out, n
not in exact terms, IN effect BY
kindly and earnest believers" all
over London. Their circles" which
offer tuition TO neophytes are quite
different in character from the
doubtful sort OF seance run pro-
fessionally for profit The machinery.
however, has many points OF
similarity.
The students are instructed in all
the customary rites OF spiritualistic
intercourse. There are classes for
table lifting. spirit rapping. produc-
ing voices from trumpets and spirit
writing.
Advanced students reach their
goal eventually when they take les
sons in 'mztsrializing the dead
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
New Competition From America and Australia Is Told
BY Tyne Man Who Sees Vast Piles Of Fuel in Scandi-
navia; Exports From Here Grow Hugely in Year.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Eng. Aug.
N 21.-America Is threatening the
British coal monopoly OF Eu-
rope. ". J. Noble. chairman OF the
Tyne improvement commission. IN
the course OF a recent speech drew
attntion 70 new competition from the
United States ard Australia
Recently he saw in Scandinavia. he
said. vast stacks OF coal from Ameri-
ca and saw a contract concluded for
200. 900 tons Of coal from Australia
He had learned also. he said. that last
year the United States exported near
ly 21.00o.e0o tons OF coal 20 Europe
and South America. compared with
100000 the year before the war.
There was a real danger Of under
estimating the American coal compe-
tition in markets which we're once
virtually tbs monopoly OF this eoun-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Out NotD in
Fight On Jamaica Rum

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug lI--War
against John Barleycorn has been
started in the home Of jamaica rum
Two American missionaries, the van
guard OF a prohibition crusade, have
just aided in the organization OF the
Jamaica league against alcoholism
One Of the American missionaries
urged the mass meeting TO follow the
lead OF -Pussyfoot' Johnson one OF
the chief obstacles 70 making ia
maica dry Is the manufacture OF rum.
an industry which is said 10 net the
government fully 100000 in reve-
nue. annually.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
To Propose DOubLing
International Postage

Paris. France. Aug 21.-Doubling
Of most Of the international postal
rates viii be proposed by French dele
gates 70 the International Postal
union. which will meet in Madrid
October l. France recently increased
domestic first class letter postage
from IS 70 IS centimes, so that IL now
costs as much to send a letter across
the street in Paris as to send II
around the world. The French COM
mission also adopted a recommended
ton that a postal surtaL be imposed
when necessary to meet the loss in
exchanges.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
SulliUdn To AHempt
Channel Smin Apnin

London. Eng Aug. z1.-Hsnry SzIli-
van, the American long distance
swimmer, who made an attempt TO
swim from Dover 70 Calais IN 1913.
has arrived in Dover 20 complete
training for another attempt this
year.
Sullivan has carried out many
long distance sWims IN America
since he was last IN England He Is
a man OF splendid physique.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
I,277,888.OOO
Pounds External
Debt of Britain

7 ONDON. Eng Aug. 21.-Great
Britain's external debt on
March 81, last amounted TO
1877, SIS, 900 pounds according TO
a White Paper recently published
OF this amount 1.046.774. 900 pounds
Is due to the United States includ-
ing some small amounts borrowed
from continental countries which
have TO be paid back in United
States dollars
The various items below are
worked out on : par exchange
basis.
r,---hf.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Ghders Nay Shorten
Time on Suit RiCers

BuenoH Aires. Argentina. Aug. H.
The use Of glidsrs for transporting
passengers and mall On some OF the
sWift and shallow rivers OF Argsn-
tina nay result from a trial under
taken on the authority Of the minis
ter OF public works On tbs trial trip
Just made on the Berms5o river q
was hoWn that a passage which com
monty occupies 10 10 Is days BY the
ordinary steamer could Be made ragu-
larry with a glider in about 10 hours
providing no stops were made.
These glidera are a French inVer-
ton making use Of the flying prir-
clple for navigation on the surface o.
rivers The plan is 70 import parts
and manufacture the machines IN this
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Everybody Is LukewGrm
On Question of League

Hull, Eng Aug. 21-Up to the
present practical support OF the
legaue OF ations has been tepid and
no one cares 70 take any responsible
ity with regard 70 IT," Walter Runci-
man. London banker and cabinet min
lister under Asquith, declared in
speech here
"The supreme council = usuruine
its functions and I'D this respect Eng
We must set rid Of the old diplomacy
and in its place apply Christian prin-
ciples 20 international relations"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
To Clear Boundary Line
OF Canada and Alaska

Prince Rupert, B. c. Aug IL
Boundary lines between Canada and
Alaska north OF Prince Rupert are to
be determined accurately BY engineers
OF the dominion and American gov
ernments this summer. Canadian en-
gineers from Ottawa arrived here re-
Gently and have begun their survey
They viii work north until they meet
a party Of American engineers who
are working south from Inuk river
The two expeditions viii clear a
boundary trail cut IS years ago and
erect new cairns and monuments 70
mark the dividing line between the
two countries
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
British Doctors to Keep
Their Patients' Secrets

London, Eng, Aug. 21.-After two
days debate the British Medical as
ISOLATION has decreed that doctors
shall stick by tradition and not re-
veal patients secrets, even though
revelation Of those secrets might be
just the evidence required BY court
OF law to sentence a person to prison
or death.
Thus doctors will remain In the
same category with priests and law
yers respecting the confidence Of their
clientele.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
German InUentors Kept
Busy While VA Vas On

London, Eng. Aug. 2L-England is
finding that German ingenuity in
peace pursuits was not dormant dur
ing the war.
An immense number Of applications
for patents, following reopening Of
diplomatic relations, reveals the Ger
man inventive genius as active as
ever.
Among the patent applications from
across the Rhine are 90 from Krupps
fer war materials and Instruments
Toys run the heaviest. however.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21

try he declared. and gave the follow
Ing figures to Illustrate his remarks.
Shipments to Europe
Tons TorH
1913 1873
From Unltsd States. 415.ooo 1211S.10f
Shipments 70 1Iediterranezn.
T 7 Tens
From united kingdom 7o.ss1. 900 I.ST5.1c'
From unlted States 41s.q01 5.sl1. 1o1
Shipments % south America-
Tons TorH
From United KinEtom s.s91003 s03.c11
From Unlted States. i{z.110 a1tt.c1o
Increased productlon was leces-
sary 70 regain trade. said Mr. Noble.
and with the recent advance In she
United States In the price o. coal ana
the government embargo he believed
there was an opportunity to DO H.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Great Britain s Coal Monopoly OF Europe
Is Seriously Threatened By United States
Refuse Church Permit On
Ground That It's 4 Luxury

Is a luxury" by ruling CT the
Northwood council Catholics ap-
pied for permission to build q
church and the council ruled that
labor was needed for house building.
They then applied for permission to
erect a corrugated iron structure
and the council ruled this out also
under the luxury building" ban
provided under the housing scheme.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21

BELGRADE Sva Aug zl-Whaf Balkans need prevent
new wars Is strong personality and charitable tendencies
buorou don Ouixote according premier Ves1h Of JugO
Whether within the Of human intelligence to prevent the
pr.nt war nden the nszt few weeks show hosdsr aspect
the situation for central Europe the Balkan countries to be-
come great battlefield win be playing into the hands Of the Bohsvk
aeens who are believed working induiousy each country
ng war rmO fOmsnng quars for which already there too
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Thirty-Four Billions Of Immense Debt Due Outside Of
Her Own Borders; Figures Are Quoted by Senator in
His Report On 1920 Budget; Exchange Doubles It.

France from allied countries for ad-
vances during the war aggregating
s.ss0. o00.o francs. leaving the net
balance against her 100000, 000. 900
francs IN round figures.
The way expenditures grew during
the war and the ratio In which they
have decreased since 1918 are shown
by the following table:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
Shop Girls Make Wales
Present of Pajama Suit

Sydney. Australia, Aug. 21.-Slx
hundred Sydney shop girls gave the
Prince Of Wales a pair OF pajaIaas
when he was here recently. The
pajamas we're made In the shops
where the girls are employed. The
prince shyly accepted them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21

basis allowing for natural progress
sion the expenditures would have
averaged about 5,5o0,00o,o00 francs
yearly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
CANAVERT BALKANWAK
JUCO SLAYS' MINDS
ARE SET ON HAVING
CONTROL OF FIUME

Tendency Now Is Toward War, But Leader Of Strong
Personality and Charitable Tendencies Gould Do 1t,
in Opinion of Premier Vesnitch; Conflict Now
Would Mean Playing Into Hands Of Red Agents.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21

DARIs. France. Aug 21-France
I spent about 2oo,Ooo.ooo.0oo francs
on the war and now owes 255. 72s.ooo.-
200. OF whiea sz,2ss.o00.o0o IS foreign.
according to official figures quoted
by senator Douner IN his report on
the 1920 budget II she were obliged
TO pay her exterior debt at the present
rate OF exchange it would amount 20
100000 francs.
The actual figures Of the public
debt are:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-21
ALSACE DIALECT
KEPT ALIVE BY
FRANCE
Patois viii Continue to Be
Spoken in "Lost
Province. F"
HARSH BUT TELLS
ITS OWN STORY

nARIS. France. aug. 21.-France has
no intention Of trying 10 abolish
the Alsatizn dialect, or even Of