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Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
FERTILE VALLEYS ONCE SEAS
NaturaIists Of Opinion They Wera
Laid Bare by Great Con-
vulsions Of Nature.

Many Of the most fertile valleys
and plains in the world appear to be
the bottoms of ancient lakes laid dry.
an exit having been opened by some
cOnvulsion of nature, in some in
stances by mere gradual operations,
for the waters that were previously
enclosed by iInpenetrable barriers.
Most of the great rivers were
formerly SUGGESTIONS of lakes. like
the st. Lawrence river in North
America. The level spaces between
the Allegheny mountains and other
parallel chains appear to have been
inlasd lakes, until the rivers which
descend from these heights formed
for themselves exists.
The Euxine and Caspian seas, a.
we'll us Lake Aral and several 9th.
ers, are the remains Of an extensive
sea, which covered the great part
Of the north of Asia, according to
the belief Of Peter Simon Pallas. II
has been conjectured that the open.
ing Of the Bosporous was the occasion
Of the draining Of this ocean in the
midst Of Europe and Asia, the memory
Of this disruption Of the two cont.
ents being preserved in the tradi
tions Of Greece.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15

Observation-Disclosures of the activ-
ity of Industrial Workers of the World
toward melting and maintaining the
unauthorized railway strike continue
to accumulate at the Department of
Justice, and officials admitted that
they saw signs of an attempt to ex-
pand the railroad strike into "one
phase of world revolution"
Reports from field agents of the de-
partment were not as yet complete
enough to permit determination of the
governments course in dealing with
the situation.
Propaganda of /. w. w. origin call
ing upon all railroad workers to join
in asserting their power and tempting
them with the statement that "the
golden opportunity for which you have
been looking has arrived,"> has been
found by federal agents. Officials said
they believed this unseen power had
been pushing the strikers forward and
now threatened to expand the walk
out, months and months of I. w. w.
campaigning to that end having been
disclosed.
Reports told of inrOads into the
ranks of shOpmen in many centers and
of unrest in all. They also uncovered
the nature of l. w. w. propaganda in
process of distribution, some described
as being ''as dangerous as the commu-
mist literature" All of it advocated
the zone big union idea and urged the
strikers and faint hearted" to secede
from affiliation with the four great
railway brOtherhoods.
The American Federation of Labor
was characterized in these documents
as having "fifty-seven varieties Of
unionism and none of them any good"
One argument made against the four
brotherhoods was that they ''do not
stand together and thereby brand
themselves as 'scabs' by staying on the
job when their fellows quit"
The department has moved further
in the direction of prosecution of
strike leaders by requesting the eXecu-
tives of the Pennsylvania and New
York Central roads to furnish it with
the names of all men on strike and to
designate those who apparently were
directing it.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Wheat Moving Is Delayed.

Minneapolis, Minn.-In the face Of a
congested railway transportation sltu-
alton, the United States Grain Corpor
alton Is confronted with the problem
Of moving before May 81 nearly 1,O0O,-
600 bushels of government owned
wheat stored in Minneapolis elevators.
according to Frank l.. Carey. Not
more than 250,OO0 bushels of this
wheat have been moved since last No
vember, and at tho present rate of
shipment, the remainder will not be
disposed Of till next November.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
EASTERN LIVE STOCK.
At Chicago.

Chicago.-Cattle-To STATS: other
btef steers and she stock about rs
cents higher. Bulk. steers. sl1.50@
1850: best heavy steers. S14.25: best
heavy steers. sli.25: butcher cows,
largely sS.50T 1000: Gamers. around
$500; bulls, steady to lower: demand
er: bulk to packers. sl2.00m1250. no
trade in stocScrs and feeders.
HoRs-Bulk. 20 to so cents higher
heavyweight gaining most: top, Si525;
bulk. s1i.iOm 1926: closed strong: pigs
25 to so cents higher. light pigs largely
S12.50Q 1900.
Shccp-Shorn lambs at Sl6.0OQl7.35;
good woolcd owes. Sli 90
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
DYES HER GARMENTS
: BUT NONE CAN TELL
"Olamond Dyes" Turn Faded, Shabby
Apparel Into New.

Don't worry about perfect reSuls<
Use "Diamond Dyes" guaranteed to
give a new, rich, fadeless color to any
fabric, whether it be wool, silk. linen.
cotton or mixed goods,-dresses,
blouses. stockings, skirts, children's
coats, feathers-everythingi
Direction Book in package tells how
to diamond dye over any color. To
match any material, have dealer show
you Diamond Dye" Color Card.-Adv,
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Doesn't hurt a bit and costs only

Magicl Just drop little Freezone
On that touchy corn, instantly it stops
aching, then you lift the corn off with
the fingers! Trulyi No humbug!
Try Freezone! Your druggist sells
tiny bottle for a few cents. sufficient
to rid your feet of every hard corn,
scft corn, or corn between the toes,
and calluses, without one particle of
pain. soreness or irritation. Freezone
Is the discovery of a noted Cincinnati
genius.-Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Catarrh is a Real Enemy
and REQUIRES Vigorous Treatment

Throw these makeshift remedies
to the winds, and get on the right
treatment. Get bottle Of s. s: S..
and begin q. treatment that has
been praised by sufferers for
half century.
s. s. S. gets right at the source
Of Catarrh, and forces from the
blood the germs which cause the
disease. Special medical advice
regarding your own case free. Ad-
dress Medical Director, 106 Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
viii Build Worlds Largest smeIter

Denver.-Plans have been completed
for the development of the largest cleo
trio smelling and refining works in the
world, to be located In the vicinity of
Denver, according TO officials of the
Mineral, Metal and By-Products Com
pany. capitalized at .S20,0O0,000, with
the ultimate object to construct plants
In every mining center in the West.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Cn.h GraIn d. Ch,c,ro.

Chicago.-Whrat-- I Northern
spring. s2.t5.
Corn-.No. 3 mixed. si.67h: No. 2
yellow. Sill.
Oats--No. . white. sl.0lR: No. 3
white. 9Shc4<i.00.
Ryc-No. 9. $1.S7&.
Barley-$1.62
Timothy Secd-s9.009
Glover Seod-S40 90 a $500
Pork-Nominal
LANDSLIDE.
Ribs-$17.7bM a. 1852.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Do Not Ne0lect It,

When you use sprays, atomizers
and douches for your Catarrh, you
may succeed in unstoppinE the
choked-up air passages for the
time being, but this annoying con-
dition returns, and you have to do
the same thing over and over
again.
Catarrh has never yet been
cured by these local applications.
Have you ever experienced any real
benefit from such treatmentf
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Eight sailor. Die in Explosion.

Havana.-Eight American sailors
were drowned in Manzanillo harbOr
when an explosion set fire to the
launch in which they were riding, ac-
cording to message to the Cuban war
department from Lieut.. ROsillO, sta
toned at ManzanillO.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
ChicngO Produce.

Chicago.-Butter - Lower: creamery,
<5V 60c.
Eggs-Lower. receipts. 12.259 cases;
firsts, 40c; ordinary firsts. 35h @36hc:
at mark. cases included. 37q39Mc
Poultry-Alive. steady: springs. $50:
fowls. Ale.
Potatocs-Steady. Receipts. 6s cars:
northern white: sacked. $7.0007.26; 40,
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Bomb. Thrown Into Crowd.

MISUNDERSTANDING persons were
wounded when three bombs were
thrown into n crowd in demonstra-
tion here in Il protest against the high
cost of foodstuffs. Two syndicalist
wOrkmen were arrested
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Steam Never Visible.

Actual steam Is not visible. The
visible white vapor which is frequent
ly referred to as steam Is In reality
collection of fine moisture particles
which are formed by the condensation
of true steam.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Oh. No! Not to Eat.

"Mayl have one more jelly, please7"
entreated Bobby at the party.
"But do you think you can eat it,"
asked the hostess.
"Oh, MOI" answered Bobby. IT
could not eat any more, but I wanted
to drop It down Peters neckl"
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
METAL. MAIsI<ETS.

Colorado settlement prices;
Bar silver. $1.26.
Copper pound. 100 zoe.
Lend. s9.25.
Spelter, $S.42.
Tungsten. per unit, $3.50 a 1900.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15

Just say to your grocer Red Gross
Bag Blue when buying bluing. You
will be more than repaid by the ne
suits. Once tried always used. &c.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
AGENTS OF GOVERNMENT RAID
STRIKERS MEETING IN NEW
ORLEANS AND ARREST SIX.
!. ". ". IS IMPLICATED
UNAUTHORIZED RAIL STRIKE 10
TERMED LONE PHASE OF
REVOLUTION"
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

New Orleans, April 14.-Forest G:
Pendelton, Department Of Justice
agent here at the head of a squad Of
department operators, raided hall in
which meeting Of 200 members Of
the local yardmen's association was
being held here and arrested six of the
leaders on federal warrants charging
them with interfering with the United
States mails.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15

Appropriate Path.
"This Is a complicated sort of place
to get anywhere. How can l find the
needle bathsT
you'll have to thread your way"
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15

Fumes Make Her Fums.
Doctor, does tobacco make Q man
n-lv ous7" Its very apt to, II his wife
objects to his smoking"
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15

1t doesn't take self-conceit long to
put bashfulness out Of business.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Daily Thought.

A few more smiles of silent SYM
pathy, few more tender words, a
little more restraint on temper may
make all the difference in our lives.
Gilpin observer., 1920-04-15
Dressed Poultry.
Live Poultry.
Legs.
IIutter.
q v O r ITO

HSSs. strictly fresh. case
count ........ ........ sII.25VlI5t
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
Another Misrepresentation.

Des Moines Capital: Another good
example of German perfidy has been
called to the attention of Americans
by DR.. A. E. Taylor of the University
of Pennsylvania, who recently re-
turned from Europe where he made
extensive Investigations for the United
States department of agriculture.
The scientist states that the Ger
mans exaggerated from Is to 90 per
cent. the value of their fertilizers in
the production of increased crops. As
a result all calculations viii have to
be thrown out and new research will
be required to determine the real
merits of fertilizers in this country.
as German standards were used as a
basis for American tests.
The sole reason for the deliberate
policy of misrepresentation on the
part of the Germans was that it en-
abled them to dispose of their large
deposits of potassium salts all over
the world
Fortunately the Hun lie will have
little effect upon Iowa The soil of
the Hawkeye state requires as little
fertilizer as any spot in America.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
Let us at all times remember that all Amer
lean citizens are brothers of a common coun-
try-Abraham Lincoln
LENINE LOSING ONE or HIS NEEDS.

From summary OF production statistics In
Russia furnished by the British government
during the negotiations between hrassn, the
Russian representative, and Lloyd George this
bit of information is gathered. The production
OF print paper for the current year has not only
fallen 45 per cent. below that Of 1919, but 30
per cent below that forecast by the soviet gov
eminent The Russian paper mills are crippled
by broken-down transportation
Now of all the ammunition which Lenine has
used and is using he probably values his propa-
ganda means most. And if public prints Inust
he curtailed sharply IN Russia, he faces hkeEi-
hood of being unable to continue his bolshevist
publicity at anything ike its former and pres
cnt speed and volume. As.trade with Russia Is
resumed, Lenine loses one Of his chief argu-
1lcnts in appealing for support; namely, that
the world is leagued to starve the Russian peo-
Pie. With trade will come new avenues OF ap-
preach to the Russians by west Europe and this
nation Lenine will need his propaganda most
Just when it is failing him
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26

ward by the Bahamas into the north
ward gulf stream. Unnoted so long
by the eye Of man, this mute witness
of an objectionable crime gives its
evidence at last
There is certain fitness in its
appearance now. when the memory
of that crime has grown dim in too
many hearts, when all the pacifist
mob is demanding oblivion for Of
lenses that smell to heaven. 1t is a
just sentiment which makes the
sinking of the Lusitania a pre-emi-
nent symbol of the German idea-to
make war with no regard for hui
manity. to strike down the helpless.
to fight women and children The
outburst Of noble rage which greeted
the deed was creditable to human
nature. That a president of the
United States should suggest that the
nation was too proud to fight in
such a cause is blot upon our honor
we would fain wipe out.
Yet 1t is a candidate for the presi
dency whose newspaper sought to
Justify and defend Germany almost
up to the very moment OF our long
delayed entrance into the war. It is
the so-called .sliberal-minded men,
who are still pleading the German
cause and endeavoring to avert the
punishment which Germany so richly
merits. That life belt floating into
an American port is cry from the
dead not to forget: ii pleads like
angels trumpet-tongued against the
deep damnation OF their taking off
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
MJUDICIOUS HENRI YITIES

as the down and cut" He de-
scribed them in a literary form
corresponding to thumb-naii
sketches. He could not grapple
with the tragic side of existence
OF which Maupassaht was a mas
ter. He had no vision OF the mys-
FERROUS invisible world in which
man, while attending his woraa-
day occupations is a dweller. and
so he cannot be compared with
Hawthorne. He utterly lacks
Poe's ingenuity in the construc-
ton Of story. Many of Q.
Henry's little narratives are de-
iberstely Intended TO mislead Us
by their unexpected BINDINGS.
This process, so familiar to his
readers, is only a trick. Most OF
the stories do not end naturally
One of his most serious efforts
is ELSIE in New York" A girl
is looking for work in the great
city. She fails. and only receives
offers of assistance from organi-
cations which provide her with
no employment She finally falls
into the hands of an unscrupu-
lous libertine. If Hawthorne had
beer. dealing with this subject,
he would have handled it so deli
cately as to fill us with profound
pity for the Inflated girl. But 0.
Henry does nothing of the kind.
The story, as he tells it, is merely
episode. and it leaves no endur.
ing impression on the readers
mind THE Guilty Party" is a
tale showing how drab exist
ence may drive girl to the
streets. Here again 0. Henry
shows his fncapacfty for either
depicting the enigmatic side OF
woman or exciting sympathy for
her weakness.
The Trimmed Lamp" as a
study CT two shop girls and the
man who is in love with both OF
them, deserves attention But o.
Henry lays too much stress on
the shop girls passion for clothes
and iewelry. One feels that even
this humble type of femininity he
does not understand
1t is in his treatment Of the
commonplace aspects of New
York life that o. Henry is most
successful. Past One al Roo
ney's" is exceedingly interesting.
But where subtle psychology is
demanded, O'Henry cannot supply
it.
In short this clever writer Of
short stories lacks substance,
analytic power and Imagination.
To speak OF him as a great genius
is to misuse language. He had
no style. He is as crude as
Rudyard Kipling without Mr..
Kpling's special knowledge OF
certain subjects. His popularity
which has been intense since his
death is bound to pass. The
oddly of some of his tales and
sketches may for some time have
an attraction for those who want
subjects for motion picture plays.
But as literature they scarcely
count
We cannot look upon writer
as a manufacturer of toys, and it
is as such that o. Henry Is now
viewed by those who are exploit
ing him. PosteTity will see him
in his true light as one of the
most sprishtly of Americas minor
humorists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26

and moreover he saw that she smiled
behind her yasmak, for her eyelids
moved up and down. He followed the
lady to the street when she went
away, but he did not have courage TO
speak 10 her.
When he reached his home in the
evening, his wife met him at the door
and began TO question him as to his
sorrow. for indeed anyone could see
he was nos himself.
To-day q woman of SURPRISING
beauty and stateliness and richness
OF dress came TO my shop. A wo-
man above price, without doubt-la-
mentations upon 1t! But she left,
by accident this little black bag con-
tanning twelve grains OF wheat, and
l know not why she should be car
rying such tr5fie about with her
The wife OF Hadji took the bag. and
examined it and said, Alas, thou
man OF little wit The woman left
this miserable bit OF rubbish for you,
and the meaning of it is very plain.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
A CRY FROM THE DEAD.

View York Tribune: Drifting UP the
Delaware river with the incoming
tide. 2 dark object that looked at 2
title distance like a human body
0ozted 10 q pier along the Phila-
6eIphfa waterfront and was picked
ND there. II was a life belt that had
Travelled many thousand miles for
,-sore than five years; on II was the
fatal name LHsitania- The magma
ton dzrklv follows that journey. The
fJyfrographic Office explains that the
belt. thrown overheard on that sew
enth Of May. 1915; to some sinking
victim. was probably carried by the
ocean currents past Spain and Glib
rsItar, down the African coast west
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26

The fate of an author after his
death is of some consequence TO
literature. Some years have pass
ed since o. Henry died, and al
ready his reputation has '.fallen
upon evil days" He has become
mere material for ''moyie"
scenarios. 1t is a terrible de-
scent for any decent writer OF
fiction.
Stephen Leacock praised 0.
Henry far too much. But Profess
sor Leacock's real meter" is 10
deliver prosy lectures upon politi-
cal economy. He is no authority
upon literature and his 'humor''
is not humor.
The career of o. Henry. or, to
call him by his real name, Will
liam Sydney Porter, was cheQuer-
ed and unfortunate. He was born
ffty-eight years ago in Green's
borough, n. c., and after attend.
ing school, worked in drug
store. He appears TO have been
an omnivorans reader, but that
is a bad practice. In his eigh-
teenth year he was, on account
of his tendency towards con-
sumption. sent to Texas, where
he lived on a ranch. Two years
experience of ranching made him
restless for fresh woods and
pastures new" He went to Aus
tin. where, after taking and losing
or abandoning several jobs. he
became paying teller in a bank
He vas untitled for banking
duties, and his unfitness rather
than any actual dishonesty led to
his imprisonment for three years.
While Id prison ne wrote some Of
his best short stories. He was
married twice. In Houston, Texas.
he edited paper called "fhe
Rolling Stone" which was
broke" in a year Then he got
a position on the staff of the
Houston Daily Post. It was while
he was working on this news
paper that the charge OF en-
bezzlement in the Austin bank
was made against him.
He invaded New York in 1902.
He took a fancy to New York
IdiiOG Slo ASA10S~t
on the Subway" and other
peculiar names. His volume en-
titled 1.-THE Four Millions" deals
almost entirely with New York
life. He died on June 8, 1909.
Some injudicious and indeed
incompetent critics have declared
that o. Henry had all Guy dc
MauDassant's distinctive quail
ties except his eroticism. This,
OF course, is ridiculous. One
might as well compare news
paper joke with the finest speCi-
mems of Sterne's humor IN 'Tris-
tram Shandy" Maupassant is a
consumnate artist, and o. Henry
is not an artist at all. There IS
no resemblance between the
French and the American writer.
That o. Henry is a humorist car
not be denied. But his huTnor Is
superficial 1t is not deep or true,
like the humor of Fielding and
Trackeray and Lowell AMI Marx
Twain. His gift consisted in his
capacity for catching vivid
glimpses of the background CT
American life. These glimpses iio
embodied in his stories. He was
mere anecdotist. He was in
terested in shop-girls. tramps,
and that nondescript class known
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
PUBLIC WoULDN STAND FOR IT.

i 1t is interesting to reflect that the reaction
from unwarrantedly high prices, which current
Il news dispatches and advertisements IN the
large city newspapers are disclosing, IS caused,
not by government regulations nor statutes, but
by popular attitude and conduct, which always
move in the mass In accordance with economic
PRINCIPLES and laws-in fact, such principles
and laws are merely embodiment of popular at
Ititude and conduct in words which are capable
Iof being known and understood. So far as they
are expressed in governmental regulations and
statutes the latter becomes true and efficient,
and so far as they are ignored or transgressed,
regulations and statutes become imperative and
inefficient This is the reason why the host OF
policies and enactments, which have been put
forth TO satisfy the popular demand and to WIN
political favor for their proponents, have Meth
er frightened the rogues nor helped the public.
Current experience is showing that the public
is itsf the source and custodian also, of the only
laws which viii work for public protection and
benefit; and that though regulations and stat
utes may serve temporarily personal OF partisan
purposes, they can only serve wide and endur-I
ing public purposes In q free government and
az they eIlbody the principles of Individual
rights and general belief and conduct. The
current lower price operations of those who
planned to get the start of the people by profit
eering and to enrich themselves by building up
on the sands of public weakness and vanity,
show that they realize that their foundations are
insecure and that they are trying to save what
they from the wrecks which are imminent.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
TO DOG.

The curate thinks you have no soul;
know that he has none But you.
Dear Friend whose solemn selfcoatroi
In our four square, familiar pew
Was pattern TO my youth-E1oss bark
Called me in Summer dawns to rove
Have you gone down into the DARK
Where none is welco1l-noas may love?
] will not think those good brown eyes
Have spent their light OF truth so soon;
But in some canine Paradise
Your wrath know. reoukes the moon
AND quarters every pl2in and HILL
Seeking It's master. As for me
This prayer ar least the gods fulfill
That when pass the flood and see
Old Charon By Stygian coast
Take toll of all tee shades who land,
Your little, faithful barking ghost
May leap to lick my phontom hand
st Joh1 L1ca
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26

She lives in the wheat market, IN ln s
twelfth house. which has a door PAM !,
ed black. Go there and tell me
l am not right"
Hadji did not believe this, for II wa. va
indeed too simple to have much tra.a
in it. Besides, o company Oh NV
faithful, when did truth come iium
the mouth OF a woman? Neyerln ~.
less, Hadji went at once TO seek iO'
the house in the wheat market
When he returned. his wife met mn
and said, 20 Hadji, what she say !,
And he answered. 1T was even -
you told me. o Beloved"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-26
III. VII Of wnr,en

Katherine A Porter, in Asia: One
day in midsummer, when Hadji was
seated beside bis wares in the great
bazaar, tall woman came to him and
bought spices. Hadii perceived. in
stantly that she was the most beauti-
full and desirable woman in the world.