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The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
International Expert Analyses
Probable British Course
on the Nile.

Ifht is true that Great Britain in :
tends to give independence 20 Egypt,
the white mans burden will have
been carried to another success. Az
America freed Cuba, established n
stable government in the island and
then let the Cubans work out their
own destiny. so 10 Great Britain do
Ing in Egypt.
Egypt won self determination from
Turkey under Mehemet All, who was
chosen leader OF the Egyptian people
in 1905 and who died In lS49 with his
task accomplished. The construction
OF the Suex canal In 1869 by de Les
seps for a private company was the
turning point In Egypts relations
with Europe.
In 1875, Khedive Ismaii ruled at
Cairo. He was a typical oriental
despot, extravagant and warlike. He
imposed enormous taxes on the peo-
pie. He sent armies 10 the Sudan and
Abyssinin on conquerlng missions, He
governed without thought of his coun-
try's revenues. His treasury finally
became empty. and he offered his
Suez canal shares for sale.
England Buys SueE Canal.
Disraell, then premier OF Great
Britain, heard OF the offer and paid
S20,OO0,0o0 for the stock. The British
government. thereafter. became the
majority shareholder In sthe canal
company. Thus British interest in
Egypt was made similar in impor-
lance 10 Americas present interest In
the republic OF Panama.
Thcnceforth Egyptian reforms we're
rapidly effected. Domestic peace was
restored. The khedivo's RbsolutiSt
government was replaced by minis
terini control. local scifEoVcrnment
was organized. schools were opened.
taxes were reduced, national hank
ruptcy was prevented. the Nile was
damned so that irrigation could be
scientifically controlled and the poorer
classes could gather more crops. Tho
Egyptians became more evenly pros
porous and moro domocratically gov
erned than ever before in their his
tory.
But the British did not disturb Tur-
keys status as the suzerain power
over Egypt. British control was d.
rected by financial adviser. who was
also consul general az Cairo. Lord
Cromer was the most illustrious
statesman who occupied this position,
khedive Chung 20 Turkish Side.
When the European war broke out,
however, and Turkey sided with Ger
many. the situation changed. Khcdivc
Abbas Hilmi went with Turkey and
the central empires This was an act
OF war Great Britain thorcupon de-
ciared n protectoratc over Egypt and
deposed Abbas Hllmi In favor OF the
eldest member Of the royal family,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
Becomes Mother on Train;
Refuses Medical Attention

Sunhury, pa.--u n. S)--A foreign
woman ~ Mount Carmel, on tho Pitts
hureh- Easton express. became a mother
ms the train sped between Lock Haven
and Jersey Shore,
message was wired 20 Sunhurv. and
when the train arrived here Or. Graham
aud Dr Roberts, Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad. were ON hand to give her mod
cal attention. and the ambulance was
at the station 20 remove her 60 n hos
pital
She insisted on going through 10 Mt,
however, and the phNsicians found SlW
was In normal condition,
She wrapped up the baby and was
carrying II In hcR suitcase She de-
clarcd II was dcRd With her also was
a 2-ycRr-old child.
Sc inslste on going though to Mount
Carmel, and ~ she seemed perfectly
able to do 40 she was allowed TO pro-
coed
AZ the Mount Carmel station there
was a physician whom she know, and
who knew her lie Immediately took
charge ~ the case. She allowed him
to look ~ the child, and he found that
u was still living, From all accounts.
II win develnp into luStv infant
The practice 81 wrpuping new born
babies in heavy blankets for dnv after
birth Ia declared 20 he M old custom.
brought from tho old world which num-
hers ~ forcl~n women cling to on On.
tcIlNr Anrri~a
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
HOW TO GET RID :
OF CATARR H
A Simple, Safe, Inexpensive
Method That Clears Out the
Head, Nose and Throat.

There il no disease more offensive or
disagreeable or no disease that will
lead to as much serious trouble as ca
tarrh. You can now get rid Of It by
a simple. safe, pleasant home remedy
discovered by DR.. Blosser, catarrh
specialist.
DR.. Blosser's Remedy is composed Of
medicinal herbs flowers and berries.
which you smoke in a dainty pipe or
cigarette. The smoke -vapor Is inhaled
into all the air passages Of the head,
nose. throat and lungs. It contains no,
cubebs or tobacco and may he used by
women and children, as well as plen.
This indicated smoke carries medi-
cine where sprays. douches and oint-
ments cannot possibly reach, Its effect
Is soothing and healing and is entirely
harmless. II you are sufferer from
catarrh, asthma. catarrhal deafness, or
subject to frequent colds, you should
try this Remedy without delay.
Any well-stocked drug store can sup
ply DR.. Blosser's Remedy in cigarettes
or powder for smoking In n pipe, or
will order IL for you. Satisfactory re-
suits guaranteed by a genuine. money
back offer.
A trial package will be mailed post
paid to any sufferer for ten cents (coin
or stamps) by The Blosser Co, DID 25,
Atlanta, Ga, to prove its delightful andF
remarkable veness.-(Adv)
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
OWEN ACCUSES BANKS
OF Attempting to Discredit the
Wilson Administration.

Delaware. o., Sept. 9.--Senator owen,
OF Oklahoma, In an address here last
night, accused New York banks OF at
tempting to bring about an Industrial
and financial depression and blame II on
the Wilson administration and thereby
aid the election OF Senator Harding.
These banks raised the rates on call
loans to a point which reached 80 per
cent. last November. and for tho last
eight months there has not been a sin
gle month when these rates have not
reached 15 or 20 per cent" he said. The
amount OF these loana In aggregate
has been very large"
This action, he declared, causes de-
probation OF stock and bond values and
resultant decreases In manufacturing,
all Of which republicans use as refiec-
tions upon the democratic administra-
ton,
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10
BURBERRY HARVEST
IS RECORD in MAINE

Augusta, Me--U. N. S)4N reports
received by the state commissioner OF
agriculture can be credited, Maine
farmers have no reason 10 envy the
rich oil discoveries OF California and
Texas, Many families are said 20 have
made up to $4,000 from the BURBERRY
harvests on their farms this year. II
IN believed that In York county Tho
blueberry crop will exceed Rll others
In value. More and more farmers are
cultivatng the hlueherry bushes, which
have formerly been allowed TO grow
altogether wild.
Agricultural experts from several
state colleges have been touring Maine
during the past few weeks 90 get data
on BURBERRY culture, az which COM
paratively little In go far known from
scientific standpoint
Some blackberry farmers are said 90
have made M much ms $50, 600 from
thsir BURBERRY crops during the past
few years,
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LITTLE STORIES FOR
BEDTIME
inc Billy 'Possum Comes
Home.
tey THoRNroN w. BuRoEssl

(By THORNTON w. BURGESS,
Unc' Billy Postum crept along the
darkest shadows he could md as he
drew near the great hollow tree which
Is his home. ''Ah spects Abs in TO- IL!
All spects an sho'ly Is In TO- II this
time" he kept muttering.
You see, old Mrs. Postum had sent
unc' Billy to find something for dinner.
but Unc' Billy had been so excited be-
cause he thought that he had heard the
voice OF an old friend from way down
In OF Virginney that he had forgotten
all about that dinner and had spent
the whole day hunting through the
Green Forest for the friend whose voice
ne had thought he heard. Now It was
dark and Unc' Billy was disappointed.
for he hadn't round his friend; he was.
oh, so tired; he was footsore and hun
cry. Worst of all. Unc' Billy dreaded
. 20 go home. for he knew just what old
Mrs. Postum would say. and you
know her tongue is very sharp.
So Unc' Billy crept along in the
could look up and see his own doorway.
Then he sat down and watched awhile.
All was still. There wasn't sound In
the great hollow tree.
Perhaps nah oil woman am out
calling and All can slip in and 60 to
Billy hopefully to himself as he started
to climb the great hollow tree.
But at the FIRST scratch OF his toe
nails on the bark the face OF old Mrs.
Postum appeared In the doorway.
Good evening Nah dear" said
Unc' Billy in the mildest kind OF a
voice.
Old Mrs. Postum said nothing. but
Unc' Billy felt ms II her sharp black
eyes were looking right through him.
Unc' Billy grinned sickiy kind OF grin
as he said:
"Ah hopes 70" alis am feeling good
tonight"
where's that dinner All sent 20
for'?" demanded old Mrs. Postum
sharply. Unc' Billy fgeted uneasily.
"Ah done brought yo' two eggs from
Farmer Browns hen house." he replied
"Two eggs! Two eEgsi How DO 20
think All am going 10 feed eight hum
cry mouths on two eggs?" snapped old
Mrs. Postum.
Unc' Billy hung his head. He hadn't
q word TO say. He just couldn't tell
her he had spent the whole day tramp
ing through the Green Forest Just
he had thought he heard when he
ought TO have been helping her fnd n
dinner for the. eight little possums. NO.
sir, Unc' Billy hadn't word to say.
NY. my, my, how old Mrs Possum
did scold as she came down the great
hollow tree to get the two eggs Unc'
billy had brought! Unc' Billy knew
that he deserved every bit OF II. He
felt very miserable and ne was TOO |
tired TO have n hit Of spirit left. SO he |
just sat at the foot Of the great hollow
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-10

Hussen Knmil. who ruled for -four
years as khedivc OF Egypt. He was
succeeded by Ahmed Fuad. the pres
ent ruler.
Since the establishment OF peace
Egyptians have conducted n persist
ent agitation FOR Independence. An
Egyptian nationalist delegation has
visited England. and a British COM
mission. headed by Lord Miner. has
conducted a long inquiry in Egypt.
The result of the exchanges between
The Egyptians and the British Is be-
ginning to be seen In reports that
Egypt is 10 have It's freedom. But.
II Independence comes, II will neces-
sarlly be In a qucilfied form.
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tree and said nothing while old Mrs
Possum bit hole In the end OF one
eEg and began to suck II. All the Trims
she was looking mt Unc' Billy with
those sharp eyes OF hers. When she
had finished the egg she pushed the
other over to him. "Yo' eat thatl"
she said shortly. .yo' look as II yo'
hadn't had anything to eat today
(which was true). Then yo hustle up
to bed: it's all ready TO- yo'.
Unc' Billy did as he was bid, and
as he tucked himself into his snug
warm bed he murmured slecpily:
or Mrs. Postum has q sharp. sharp
tongue.
But her bark 10 worse than her bite
For or Mrs. Postum has a soft. soft
heart
Though she hides II way out OF sight,
Next storyI Sammy jay 10 indlp.
nant.
Evening star., 1920-06-13
TACNA AND AFRICA
BASE OF DISPUTE
Regions Forming "Bone Of
Contention" for Chile, Peru
and Bolivia Described.

Tacna and africa! The words are
fast becoming as inseparable as the
Gold Dust twins, the Dolly sisters or
Mutt and Jeff.
THE regions form territorial bone
of contention among Chile. Peru and
Bolivia" says q bulletin Of the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
THE province Of Tacna, composed
of the departments Of Tacna and Ari
ca, Is shown on maps made in Chile
as the northernmost province Of that
country. and on maps made in Peru
bordered on the north by the Rio Sama
and on the east by Bolivia.
Lands Rich In Nitrate.
TITS broad uplands are rich in nj
trate, and on the Bay OF africa. at the
terminus OF one railroad leading to La
Paz and the interior of Bolivia, and
another running to ports to the south.
the delightful city Of africa is situated.
giving the possessor Of the territory
a great advantage In South American
affairs from both political and COM
mercial standpoints. Here is ample
reason why these two South Ameri-
can republics want 1t. and why Bo-
livia hopes that, in the adjustment.
she will have an outlet to the sea
accorded her.
THE trouble over this region arose
originally from the fact that, in the
days of the early Spanish settlers. the
country was so vast that a few hun
dred square miles more or less made
no difference in the affairs of a colony.
and when the colonies organized
themselves into republics. they still
were too busy with their internal
problems to bother about where their
boundaries began and where they end
ed. This condition was true not only
Evening star., 1920-06-13
The Unbreakable Chair

against you for being too beautiful.
We shall drag our ball and chain
with us-even till old age. even till
death"
Il have a grudge against you? You
are mad. In the first place. you aren't
hideous. You can never be hideous to
me-" s"
NO" he Interrupted. curtly, you
are making sport of me. Come, let us
drop all that. Go out. Amuse your
self and bring me more into derision
than ever"
The blood rose to Marines face. A
sudden gust Of wrath overcame her.
He was too ungrateful, too cruel She
couldn't endure any more OF 1t. She
ran to her bed chamber. put on her
hat and coat and got little money.
Her heart beat convulsively and the
hot blood blurred her vision.
I'm going to leavo him." she re-
peated to herself. I'm going to leave
him. He will never see me again. He
will never be able to insult me again
I'm going to leave him."
AS she crossed the ante chamber she
heard Jacques bantering voice. Her
husband appeared.
Where are you going?"
I'm going away"
"Ah! Ah"'
I'm going away" she said again,
approaching him as If she were lift
Ih6 q Poihdi u " 5lIlh6 llIIl.
I'm going away. And it's your
fault"
He looked at her with an expression
SO contemptuous that she shuddered
with whom" he hissed
She took few steps, as If the words
had failed to make any impression on
her. Then she turned about and
faced him with unutterable astonish-
ment. Her whole body trembled She
Lad to lean on one of the door posts
for support. He continued to glare at
her in the same atrocious fashion.
Very slowly she bowed her head
closed the door and re-entered the
house of suffering.
Joyous shouts still penetrated from
the neighboring apartments and arose
from the streets and squares below
The new year seemed to be coming in
Oh wave of merriment.
Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1920-06-13

of course, taken ever en- bloc. Other
borrowings now used in the parlance
Of press and street are listed: Foot
bali" with 1amily). golf" water
polo," rowing" Yachting" goal"
ers.' touring club and side car"
Composite words always carry the
hyuten Sometimes the words are
slightly Gallicized; thus draghounds
became lies drags": bowling green is
nov spelt and pronounced "boulin-
grin" Sometimes the meaning of the
word is distorted in it's 'cross-channel
passage. Thus. French people say
"Nous avons fait du footing" when
they only mean that they have been
for a walk; just as the Copenhagen
storekeeper thinks he is using per-
fectly good English when he names
his establishment English Hat Maga-
zine"
Terms relating to self-government.
party politics and the labor move
laent also have been adopted whole
sale-a significant fact. They in
clude the word self government" it
self; then meeting. leader. trade
union and poll. Strike is used. al
though a perfectly good French word
Evening star., 1920-06-13
Those Salaries.
irard in the Philadelphia Press.

Girard in the Philadelphia Press.
This comes from President Hibben
OF Princeton:
1T is not pleasant to know that
professors have been starting at
$1,000 a year. while our head mason
and plumber are getting $1,000"
Salaries of college professors have
been advancing on the back Of a snaYI.
while the things those salaries must
buy have been travelling on express
trains.
In ten years the pay at Princeton
moved only per cent, but in four
years what professors require to live
on has progressed almost 100 per
cent.
The average minimum salary paid
to professors at ninety-two leading
American colleges is only $500, which
compares with about $1,000 paid to-
American railroad employees. The
average topnotch salaries for profess
sors in those ninetytwo colleges is
1896.
The president OF a Pennsylvania
coal company tells me that the low
est wage paid to any man at his mine
is $50 a day, which Is double the pay
of the college professors on the bot
tom rung Of the ladder. And those
miners cannot ever speak the English
language or write any language.
Thus do we reward those who are
producing fuel and those who are pro-
ducing men.
Evening star., 1920-06-13

Of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, but Of most
oe the other South American repub-
lies, as indicated by the numerous
boundary questions which have been
in dispute during the last decade.
$50 matters drifted until the mid
die OF the nineteenth century. when
guano and nitrate were discovered in
this formerly ignored region. The
guano alone was then hastily esti-
mated as worth $4,000. 900, not to
mention the nitrate. What friends
could be expected to remain friendly
with such a mountain Of dollars be-
tween them? Since that time the
one OF controversies, treaties. coun-
ter-charges and plebiscites never
taken.
Chile has been administering the
affairs Of the province since the close
OF the war Of the Pacific in 1884
and its commercial development has
been great. Railroads have beer
interior with the coast. the harbo.
Of africa improved, and the nitrate
business developed. Though much OF
the land in the departments is rather
desolate. and water in barrels attach
ed TO mules by ropes. is being hauN>,
river valleys are fertile, and the cli-
mate of the city of africa and the
coastal strip is delightful.
AFRICA has been called the mos
beautiful port between Panama ant
Valparaiso Ell MORO, which towers
855 feet above sea level. shelters Its
harbor and is the stick over the
door for misunderstanding invaders
The town also is the terminus Of the
old Inca highway to La Paz.
'.The city Of Tacna, thirty-nine mile.
distant by rail, is an important com
mercial point on the trade route.fron
Bolivia to the sea.
'In the eastern part of the prov.
fnce in the Andes there are rich area.
strewn with silver. copper, tin ant
other valuable minerals. The scent,
beauty of these mountains is an as
Sc. to the country They present tn,
aspect Of a high plateau, 1900 fee
above sea level. whose sloping anc
irregular surface Is dotted here anc
there with picturesque once-turbu
lent volcanoes now wearing peaceful
looking snowcaps."
Evening star., 1920-06-13

exists-"greve": but lockout" has no
native rival. A man who has been
rejected for membership Of CLUB"
has been "blackboule."
The English writer likens this in
.vasion to the wholesale adoption Of
French military terms into English
which took place in the second half
of the seventeenth century. The Eng
lish origin of railways Is honored by
the naturalization Of words like rail-"
wagon" tunnel and "bogie": tram
way" is also good French. and there
is the ''paquebot," an obvious corrup-
tion of "packetboat."
Needless to say, not all these Eng
lish words have acquired French citi-
zenship during the war: many Of the
adoptions are Of ante-bellum origin.
But the war and the increase OF inter-
course have accelerated the movement
Evening star., 1920-06-13
"Watered Stock" !"
From the Detroit News.

From the Detroit News.
The phrase 'watered stock" is said
to be due to an inspiration OF Daniel
Drew, although some credit It to James
Fisk. who. with the late Jay Gould.
taught Wall Street few quips and.
quirks in finance that 1t had never
known before. Rumors were set
adrift that before Fisk came into the
arena of finance he had taken a fiier
in the raising of live stock. which was
sold on the hoof by weight Just
before the cattle. or horses. or hogs
were driven on the scales. Fisk con-
trived to have them gorged with
water, he in the meantime having sub
jected them to IL hours thirst.
In this way the weights shot UP in a
few minutes. and an 500 pound steer.
with five gallons Of water aboard.
weighed $40 pounds. It is said some
one discovered this plan, and there
after Fisk's plan was alluded to as
''watered stock"
Evening star., 1920-06-13
ANGLICIZED FRENCH.
English Words Taken Into the Vo-
cabulary Of Our Gallo Friends.

From the New York Tribune.
Much has been said and written
about the effect Of the war on the
English French linguistic exchange,
but mostly from the English end of
the story. French words and phrases
picked up by American. British or CO.
lonial troops in France today form
recognized if not entirely assimilated
part of our vocabulary. That a sim
liar infiltration of English terms into
French should have taken place is
only natural. 1t appears. however
that as matter of fact the linguis-
tic balance. SO to speak. is decidedly
in favor of English
writer in the London Spectator
speaks of the amazing spread of Eng
Hsh words. ]. is, perhaps, not sur
prising that the phenomenon is most
pronounced in the field of sport. "One
may come across we are told, "a
paragraph headed LIE. Boxe,' and be-
ginning: En- face du champion actuel
Sc trouvait le coming-man du ring.
Apres seize rounds lie match Sc ter
minait en- sa favour par un knock
out" If you only know that "seize"
means sixteen you will understand
this without ever having uad a lessop
in the language of Pascal and Mo
liere.
The terminology Of lawn tennis is,
Evening star., 1920-06-13
WOMAN'S BENEFIT ASSOCIA
TION-MACCABEES.

Wednesday evening, Bethesda Review,
No. 8, Bethesda, Md, elected as COM
mander Mrs. "A. b. Gingell; lieutenant
commander, Mrs. Lottie Parks; acting
past commander, Mrs. Lena Lankford !;
recorder keeper, Eleanor Kuehn; chap
lain, Mrs. Ada Darcy. lady at arms,
Lillian Linthioum: sergeant, Mrs Lii
liam Smith; sentinel, Mrs. Maud Barton !;
picket Lena Marquiard musician,
Louise Linthicum. Mrs. Lillian Beall
was recommended as collector. Installa-
ton followed the election. Plans for the
public delivery of the charter are now
being formulated. Following the busi-
ness session, Mrs Anna Gingell served
refreshments. Marathon songs were
sung and a social hour was spent. Mrs.
Fannie Walters, Miss Anna Singles, Mrs
Christine Schafer and Miss Rose Lyons
of Washington were guests Of the even
ing.
Victory Review tomorrow evening will
hold measuring social.
Mount Vernon gave housewarming
in Pythian Temple during the week, with
music, songs and refreshments
A joint committee is arranging for
the annual Chesapeake Beach excursion
The District of Columbia Union Guard
team is to give a strawberry festival
at the home of Mrs. Martha Dean, 923
LongfeloW street northwest, soon.
Mrs Rhoda Ireland, chairman, will
entertain the national juniors at the
Zoo, June "a. The juniors will be con-
veyed to the Zoo, in trucks, and basket
luncheon will be served
Evening star., 1920-06-13
Social Amenities.
am the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Mr. Borleigh was making a social
call and shortly after his arrival the
lady, who had been up late the night
before, was unable to hide the physi-
cal evidence of her fatigue.
What, yawning already" exclaimed
Boreleigh. You have doubtless re-
ceived several stupid visitors already
this afternoon"
NO" she replied. You are the first"