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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-21
FLAMES SWEEP VILLAGE.
Many HGmesless as FIRE Burns
Tenement District Near
Raltin1Cre

Baltimore. Nd. July. 2l.--With
fire raging over more than fifteen
acres of the industrial and aresiden-
tial settlement at East Brooklyn,
Wagners Point. and threatening to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-21
REDS REJECT PEACE.

,lshcvist Hordts Get Rich Harvests
in Poland.
London, July 21.-The reply Of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
PHONE MATERIAL
is SCARCE NOW
Bell Telephone System Sends Out Let
ter Showing Enormous Amount of
Supplies Needed to Run
Their Business Now.

There is IAN acute shortage of tel
ephone equipment and materials at
this time, according to the officials of
the Bell Telephone system, and in let
tiers received at the local Office recent
ly some idea of the reasons for the
shortage is given.
The yearly requirements of the
company are three and half million
telephone receiver cases, mouthpieces
and connecting blocks made of shellac
imported from East India, seventy.
five million pounds of copper, eighteen
million pounds of steel, twenty million
pounds of iron and steel wire, twenty
four million pounds of iron for cross.
arm bolts, 100 1000 900 pounds of lead,
and several hundred thousand pounds
of other chemicals; 100000 pounds Of
paper for use in condensers and 30
100000 pounds of newsprint paper for
phone directories. 100000 pounds Of
silk yarn. 100 900 pounds of cotton
yarn, II 00O, 600 board feet of lumber
for switchboards, 100000 linear feet
Of lumber for wood blocks and tonuit
construction, 1851 900 poles. 1000 900
cross arms, 300 goo locust wood pins.
10000 900 feet of clay conduits, 10000
600 glass insulators.
Strikes. shortage of labor. scarcity
of transportation and lack of fuel in
the factories last winter are few Of
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
BALL CLUBS
ARE CHANGED
Muscatine Franchise Goes to Let's
and Walter Clements Takes
Charge Of Fl. Madison Team
as New Manager.

According to word from Muscatine,
Iowa, this afternoon, the baseball
team of the Iowa State league located
at Muscatine has sold its franchise TO
Let's, Iowa, and that this town would
become associated with Burlington,
Keokuk, and FIT. Madison in the Sat
nrday and Sunday circuit. Reason
for sale is said TO be because Musca-
tine was not properly supporting the
team. 1t is understood that Colun,-
bus Junction also made a bid for the
franchise.
Signs that Muscatine was crack
ing" have been noticeable for some
time, according to local players.
Pitcher yetter fof the Muskies has
been sold to the Cedar Rapids Three
/ club.
The Fort Madison Whips have
changed hands, according to WORD
from the Prison City. Walter Glenn
ents is the new manager and it IS
announced that Pitcher Dalof, who
proved one of the most effective
hurlers against the Keokuk team,
was missing from the roster. How
ever. the Whips have signed up a
hurler by the name Of Janison ana
also Neggemeyer. and they are basing
their hopes on these twirlers.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
FLU PATIENTS
ARE WARNED
They Should See to 1t That They Do
Not Suffer From w Effects
Resulting From lllness
Of This Sort.

At the time of the tuberculosis
clinic held in Keokuk this spring at
tent was called by doctors IN
charge to the fact that there should
be strict follow-up work done,
especially in influenza cases.
Interesting data is found in the fol-
low-up work done with influenza
patients. Patients, who had never
had any symptoms of impaired lungs,
after scientific examination by the
x-ray. have been found to be in the
early stages of tuberculosis. And by
having it recognized in Its incipient
stage, wonderful results have follow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18

the Century that to achieve a fairly
complete picture on ones body meant
many months of intense suffering and
the expenditure of much wealth.
When white men were cast by ship
wreck in the islands of the far Pacif
lie or fed from duty on wha1ers or
warships and sought to stay among
the Marquesans they acceded to the
honored customs of their hosts and
adopted their facial adornnent. Once
the curious ink of the tattooer has got
ten into the skin it Is there forever
and can never be erased, like the pits
of smallpox. The white men, there
fore, of Europe and America, never
returned to their old homes after set.
Ting among these Marquesans and
having their faces tattooed.
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grain and foodstuffs. Where it comes
from is of no great moment The re
ported under-acreage and poor crop
prospects in America has only served
to accentuate ~the situation. Already
breadstuffs have taken unprecedent
ed increases here. France and Italy
are almost certain to be on ration
again this winter. OF Germany, nc
one in the entente countries except
the statesmen give a thought. But
even there conditions are bound tc
be worse than in entente countries
/ Consequently the allies are as
anxious to put Russia to work as her
proIetariat rulers themselves appear
TO be.
But even though Russia produces
they are again confronted with the
task of getting the grain to the sea.
board. What the outcome will be,
nobody knows The hopelessness OF
the outlook has driven more than one
government official into despair.
The most depiorabIe development
from the European economic view.
point, of the present year thus far,
is the Polish-Ukrainian offensive
against the boIsheviks.
Ukrania, the breadbasket of Russia
and central Europe, is facing a sum.
mer and autumn of guerilla, If not
major, warfare Cultivation of her
UNNECESSARILY rich lowlands and up.
lands even now has become myth
The spring planting season is halt
over and the fields are being utilized
as backgrounds rather than grain
production.
Most Of the parliamentary opposi-
ton to Britain's "indefinite' attitude
towards the Polish offensive Is based
upon economic necessity rather than
love for either Poland or the soviets.
Generally speaking. British labor is
not nearly as "Utopian' as painted
by leaders in commons. But it is
concerned over whether 1t is to buy
bread from the United States at an
adverse rate of exchange or from
Russia at favorable one. The wi
cious cycle" of increased wages fol
lowed by increased costs Of living has
begun to penetrate into the con
seriousness of the consumer. What
he now wants is a way out
Until the dispute between the
Ukrainians and the soyiets has been
settled. and Poland has retired to her
legitimate borders, nothing can be
accomplished Consequently, Russian
trade. which will take months TO gel
under way after political complica
tons have been removed. waits
through seemingly rmending periods
of increasing political delays.
Succintly-the beginning is not YET
in sight.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
MOVING PICTURES
Hippod rome.

Lots of thrilling action Is prom
ised in Teeth of the Tiger" new
Paramount-Artcraft picture recount
ing the adventures of Arse1e IupIn
the famous French crook. at the Hip
podrome. David Powell plays tie
title role Of Lupin. According to the
story, the clever criminal Turns de-
tective in order to solve thu r-ys' cry
of the murder of a millionaire invalid
and tracks the guilty 'erson after d
series of thrilling adventures. Sup
porting Mr.. Powell Is Marguerite
Courtot and a notable cast.
Also latest Pathe News.
Elaine Hammerstein's newest PIC.
ture, whispers" society photo
drama, will be shown at the Hippo
drome tomorrow. In this play the
star portrays the role of a girl TOR
mented on all sides by mere 3nary
relatives, unwelcome suitors, aNd
scandal-mongers.
Also Snub Pollard comedy. Regu-
lar prices.
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TATTOOING ART
LOSES ORIGIN
1t Was Practised When the Cave Man
Went Out to Club Their Neigh
bors--Reached Highest Stage
in South Sea |sls nds.

Tattooing IS an art so old that its
origin is lost to historical records,
having been practiced when the cave
men went out to club their fellows.
In the Marquesas islands, the most
distant and most mysterious of South
Sea archipelagos, tattooing reached
its highest development and there it
was the most beautiful form of art
known
For man IN the Marqnesas to lack
the tattooed stars of terror upon his
face and to have bare countenance
was to be a poltroon and despised by
the tribe. Frederick O'Brien says in
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
ION With the Dance


in prices.
ION With the Dance
George Fitzmaurice, who has
rapidly become one of the most sue.
Icessful motion picture directors n
the business, passes another mile,
stone on the road TO fame with his
first production to be released under
his own name, ION With the Dance, >
featuring Mae Murray and David
Powell. This picture. which is de.
clared to be In every respect out OF
the ordinary, will be shown at the
Grand theatre for three days com,
mencing Sunday next.
"On With the Dance" was worked
into photoplay by Ouida Bergere.
1T is story of Russian Immigrant
girl, played by Miss Murray. She is
selfish, beautiful and pleasure-loving
Temporarily yielding to temptation
that leads her into New York might
life" with vengeance, the heroine
later redeems herself and works out
"a happy destiny. David Powell has
the leading male role. 1t is released
under the Paramount-Artcraft ban
ner.
Colonial.
For absorbing drama and delicious
humor, touched with flashes Of pathos,
nothing equals Constance Binney' s
newest Realart production, The Stol-
en- Kiss which is appearing at the
Colonial theatre for the last times
today. The picture is an adapta ton
from Lucille Van Sykes heart-warm-
ing tale, Little Miss By-the-Day."
Constance Binney is seen in dual
role in this production. She portrays
both Felicia Day and her mother,
Octavia Kenneth Webb, who d.
rected this second of Miss Binney' 5
Realart vehicles, is noted for his
amazing camera work, and some re-
markable double exposure pictures
are promised
Associated with Miss Binney is a
east of players well up to the Realart
standard for excellence. Rodney La
Rogue, who has appeared opposite
many Of Americas greatest stars, is
seen in a similar capacity in 1.-THE
Stolen Kiss" Others who are promi-
nent are Frank Losee, George Backus,
Robert Schable, Bradley Barker. Ag-
nes Everett, Edyna Davies and Ada
Nevil
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the reasons for scarcity of materials,
the company states.
NO RAILROADS
TO HAUL GRAIN
Would Take TWO Years to Build Up
Russia's Transportation Sys-
tenn, With Every Locomo-
tive in Europe.
by Charles Mccain, United Press
Staff Correspondent

IBy Charles McCann, United Press
Staff Correspondent
LONDON, June 5-(By MaiD.-
s'Take every railroad engine ir
Europe to Russia and it will still
take you two years to build UP that
country's transportation system tc
normal"
This was the startling statement
made by one OF the foreign office ex
perts on the Russian trade situation
and was advanced as an argument
against those who talk optinisticauy
Of getting vast supplies of grain and
foodstuffs out of Russia in day.
Russia's transportation system
isn't. 1t simply doesn't eZist-a:
transportation systems are conceived
in countries like the United States
and Great Britain. officials we'll Ill
formed declare. Reliable Information
cleaned by the British inteiligenc
department shows that only six out
Of every hundred engines IN Russia
were in working order early in 1920
And of these six, the majority oper
ated on wood and other inferior fuel
Furthermore. whenever an engine
broke down, the worn parts were re
DIdSGt HUH dUDILlSI tUElLt- IlsSI'$Ds
rendering thar engine douDly inca
pacitated and immensely harder to
repair when materials finally became
available.
Railway cars and freight cars also
are insufficient and in bad repalr
Hundreds OF thousands Of workout
wheels which only need retiring arc
piled at the railway terminals. The
airbrake system doesn't exist, be
cause only a few cars in a train have
valves which are in working condi
ton. Naturally speed in transporta
ton is obtained only at the sacrifice
Of safety.
Another difficulty which Russia
will have TO overcome before her i'm
mense transportation system can be
re-established IS the training and re,
cruiting of a large force of railway
employees who have the interest of
the roads at heart. Since the war
the personnel Of the railways, never
much to speak about. has deterio
rated rapidly. Thousands of the best
mechanics have been killed, died OF
disease or left the country Other
thousands have gone into other in
dustries or ceased work altogether
for the more lucrative vocation OF
being a member Of the red army
The will to work, investigators re
port. is conspicuously absent among
the former laborers. Their limited
taste of a communist Utopia has
merely served to whet their appetites
for more leisure. Lenin, Trotsky &
Co. have at last realized the boom
erang effect of certain Of their doc
trines and have taken decisive steps
to remedy the situation.
The industrial army" was their
reply. What its success might have
been no one ventures an opinion
Unfortunately. the Polish offensive
forced their immediate re-transfer
ence into fighting units again.
That Great Britain, Italy and ever
France are very DESTROYS of opening
up trade with Russia is unquestioned
Europe at large desperately needs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18

ed. It Is advanced that anyone hav-
ing had the FLU" for safety first
sake to have an examination MADE
of his lungs.
Symptoms of that tired feeling tina,
comes after the exercise or exertion
of the daily routine, stomach disturb
ances, any symptom that holds on ana
does not clear up with proper care
should be an indication to one that
all is not well and more scientific
examination procured. Do not be
afraid Of physical examina ton You
should know it if there is anything
wrong, so that the enemy disease
can be combatted and you the win
ner Everyone should have yearly
physical examination whether they
feel sick or well. medical authorities
say.
Read The Daily Gate CITY.
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Grand.

whats Your Husband Dong
Was one of the funniest farces ever
presented on the speaking stage. Ano,
take our word for it, it's one of the
funniest pictures ever made It's all
about jealous wives and husbands,
and it's a solid laugh from first TO
last.
Furthermore. the stars are Douglas
MacLean and Doris May. whom you
saw in "231a Hours Leave" This
was their first starring vehicle, They
made wonderful hit in t. WHATS
Your Husband DoinG?" is just as
funny. It's Thomas H. Ince pro
duction, a ParamOunt-Artcraft pic
ture. We're showing it tonight ana
tomorrow. If you saw the other pic
ture these new stars have made you
don't have to be urged. II you didn't,
ask anyone who did Now come and
see it and you'll agree with us
Also a funny Geo Ovey COM rv.
love Sick al Sea" No advance VI
prices. The Grand IS the coolest spot
in town. Come and enjoy the better
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18

photoplsys in comfort. No advance
in prices.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
Terrible Tortures From
Itching Skin Diseases

trouble, and strikes at It's GAUGE.
Such a remedy is s. S. S., the re-
liable old blood purifier that kills
the germs Of disease, and sends
new supply of rich red blood
coursing through the veins
S. S. S. has been used success
fully in some of the worst cases
of eczema and other skin disor-
ders.
For valuable literature write to
Medical Adviser, 1os Swift Labo-
ratory, Atlanta, Ga,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
TopAYS ScHEpUl. E.
American Leaqu.

American League.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
Washington at Cleveland.
New York at Chicago.
National League.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at New York.
Cincinnati at Boston.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
No Sure Relief Until the Cause
Is Removed.

When the blood becomes in
tested with millions of tiny dis
ease germs that attack the skin,
then the fiery irritation and in
tense itching will remain with you
until these germs are removed
from the blood.
Genuine relief therefore, can
only be expected from a treatment
that goes right to the seat of the
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18

Read The Daily Gate City.
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]. w. Urschel, seventy.five years OF
age, recently returned to Toledo
Ohio, from a 1,790-mile motor jour.
ney, over which he drove himself the
entire distance
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-18
N ational League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League.

American League
ST. Louis II, Philadelphia 9.
New York z Chicago 2.
Boston 2, Detroit 1.
, Washington at Cleveland, rain.
National League.
St. Louis 1. Philadelphia 0.
All other games postponed.
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Star Crap Shooter
 Denied Exemption

Washington, D. C., Feb. 19.-In the records gathered by Provost Mar shal Gneeral Crowder's department durin the war is to be found claim for exemption from the draft by the champion negro crap shooter of South Carolina" and perhaps of the world. And it was because of this particular negro's ability to "roll the worries" that his exemption from army service was demanded.
 A. L. McCawley, Washington at torney, who was one of the twelve national inspectors who worked out of General Crowder's office, declar- ed that the exemption claim was voted by the department as the most un- usual of thousands which came from throughout the nation.
 It was not the negro who desired exemption on the grounds that he was an "expert crap shooter" but his employer, a big lumber company
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Hastings 1920
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which was working on government contracts. The president of the lum Der company, the general manager and other officials filed affidavits to the effect that the "expert crap shooter" was necessary to the con- duct of the company's business of filling contracts for the government.
 .'It appeared" said McCawley, labor almost exclusively The affi- davit set forth that without the 'ex- pert crap shooter the company could not maintain it's force of negro labor CTS and loggers.
 "The theory of the contention was that if this crap shooter on each pay day did not win all the wages of the other negroe employees, they would quit work to spend their wages.
 ''It was duly set forth that once the crap shooter was arrested and put to work on the county road gang, and that during his absence from the lumber camp the negro laborers had money and began leaving their work until the efficiency of the oraniza- tion was cut to 50 per cent.
 Officials of the company hearing of another touted crap shooter in the neighborhood, employed him, staked him to a 'roll' and instructed him to clean up.' Instead the new crap shooter lost his stake, and was fired by the company. The company of ficials then went to the county au- thorities, paid their expert crap shooters fine and gave him his job back. With his return and his ability with the 'bones,' the camp soon had its full quota of negro laborers back at work-all of them broke.
 "The district board reluctantly disallowed the claim for exemption, and it came up to General Crowder's office for final disposition. Natural ly it was disallowed by the provost marshal's office, but it was scheduled as the queerest of all exemption claims which came to Washington for action"
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FIRST WOMAN'S BANK

Clarksville, Tenn, is the home of the first woman's bank in the United States and probably in the world. The bank was incorporated recently the Salt Lake Tribune notes, as the First Woman's Bank of Tennessee. " It has a capital stock of $15,000 and an account with one of the big banks of New York City.
 The wife of Clarksville physician is president of the institution, and the wife of the county attorney is the cashier. Every office and posi- tion in the bank will be filled by a woman, and, according to announce ment, ''the special function of this bank is to afford financial conven- fences to women." The encourage ment of thrift and saving habit among women will be given especial attention.
 The idea of establishing woman's
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LITTLE ROCK LETTER
JI---------U--- -U--- (By Clio Harper.)

Little Rock, Feb. 16.-W While the nlans have not been completed, ten tatve suggestions have been made for unique excusion for the Arkan- sas Press Association, which will hold ifs annual meeting in Helena, begin ming Wednesday, June Is. The selection of Helena was unanimous on the part of the mid-winter meet ing responding to the cordial invi- tation extended by the commercial and other civic organizations of Ar kansas historic city.
 The date of the convention was fixed for the third week in June, which will follow the meeting of the National Editorial Association in Boston. A splendid program is be- ing arranged for the occasion, and an invitation is being extended, among others, to John Sharp Will jams, just over the river in Mississ- ipp, one of the greatest statesmen of the South, or of the whole country, to deliver an address.
 The good people of Helena have assured the people that they will provide one of the finest entertain ments the Association has ever had, and that the days of the convention
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bank originated with the lady who has been chosen president. During the war she was chairman of the Red Cross for the town and county, and when the war ended she felt the need of continuing something in constructive line. "Why not start bank?" she was asked, and start bank she did Clarksville business men encouraged her and her asso- ciates with advice and offers of ma terial help. The women, however,
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accepted only the former.

accepted only the former.
 There is no good reason why wo- men should not start and operate banks as well as men, and the Ten nessee venture, seems to be proof that it can be done. Naturally banks of this sort will have to proceed eau tiously and limit their fields of ac- tivity until solid foundation is laid. With time and prejudice, however, confidence and success will follow, and some day we may expect to see
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