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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28
BIDS WANTED.

The Shelby County Commissioners
will receive bids at their office up to
noon Tuesday. June 1. for coal in car
lots for the different county institutions
for the year 1920. Shipping instructions
can be had on application to this office.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION.
BY f. w. HALE. Secretary.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28
M TT5cnDead VIZ

HUNTSVILLE. Ala.-Mrs, Fannie
Scruggs Matthews died at the cry
hospital Thursday. She was nlelI llV'o
81 one OF the old and prominet iamlhes
Of This section. and was the widow OF
Il r.. Matthews, for many years clerk
Of the city Of Huntsville. she Is sur
viyed by four sons, j. Waddy Mat
thews. Of Atlanta; Il; r. Matthews; y,
francisco, and Frank Matthews oil
Denver.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28

SEARCY. Ark.-Robcrt r Harvillo,
Of Augusta. and Mrs, Minta watkins
sharp, OF SearCy. We're married here
Thursday at the home Of the bride, by
the Rev. r. Y. Ramsey, pastor OF the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28
BIDS WANTED.

Shelby County Commissioners will re-
celve bids at their office up to noon
Tuesday, June l. for one five-passenger
Ford touring car. The right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION.
Rv Il w HALE SncretarY
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28

SrOOBA. Miss-Miss Clara Bcasley,
eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam Beasley, and Lloyd Williamson. en-
ploye at the Kemper bank, In Scooha.
were married by the Rev. j T. Abncy,
pastor OF the Methodist church, at the
home OF the bride, five miles west OF
SCooba, on Tuesday afternoon,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28
Join the c. Of c.!

Boost your CITY and join today, Smoke
SamelsOn's Flor de Mclha cigars adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28
ggikIgI9RE AGEsM

SCOOBA. Miss.-Miss Scvera Boyd
and Ernest Graham, both OF Porter
Vile. were married at the brides home,
The bride Is recent graduate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28

prominent In the county. She leaves
husband. several children and a brother.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-28
TRUSTEES SALE.

F. W. FAXON. Trustee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
RurIeson,s private Views,

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO,
June 28.-The Texas delegation to the
democratic national convention today
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
PAY WEDDINGS
QUITE COMMON
Guests Took in the Wedding Only
After They Had Purchased
Tickets-Proceeds Help
Furnish Home.

In the rural districts OF Germany,
not so many years ago, "pay we'd
dings" were quite common, says an
exchange. These peculiar entertain
ments were arranged for the pecuni'
airy benefit of the bridal pair, for
the guests each paid an admittance
fee. The "takings" went towards
furnishing home for the newlyweds.
French wedding ceremonies, even
amongst the poorest, are occasions
for reckless extravaganza. In Brit
any they are said to be more gorgeous
than in Paris. At pre-war wedding
in the former place, we are told that
three bullocks, thirty-six calves and
five sheep were slaughtered, and. IN
addition to wines and liquors, over
forty barrels of cider were emptied.
Swedish brides fill their pockets
with bread, which they give away to
those they meet on their journey to
the church. Their belief is that every
piece so disposed Of brings so much
good fortune for the future.
The oldest love letter proposing
marriage was written on brick!
This was $500 years ago, when the
hand Of an Egyptian princess was
sought, and this substantial specimen
is said to be the only thing OF It's
kind in the world
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
HELLO GIRL
RETIRES AT 80
Oldest Telephone Girl in England Has
Abandoned Switch Board After
Many Years OF
Service.

HULL, England. (By Mail. Eng
lands oldest telephone girl has just
put aside her receiver and abandoned
her switchboard, at the age Of 80.
For twenty-one years Mrs. Elizabeth
Andrews has been on the exchange
and during that time she has contem.
plated much on the wisdom of "old
man Andrews" According to the
tale she told, it happened this wise:
"Twenty-one years ago the National
Telephone company came to our cot
tage and asked my late husband If we
would have the exchange here. AT
first he refused, but at last he consent
ed and signed the agreement.
But he would never attend to the
switchboard and he wouldn't even
learn how to work the plugs, because
he said if he did he would always
have to do it."
Here the old lady smiled reminfs-
centl3 as she recalled the smartness
of her spouse in taking the appoint
ment and leaving her to do all the
work. However, she had no grum-
BILE on that score.
AT first there we're only six sub
scribers" she explained. But later,
the thing grew until now we have 100
subscribers. For about ten years
had to do all the calls, night and day.
II was very bad when the military
were here and worst of all on Zeppe-
lin alarm nights. There was no bed
for me then. One week there were
alarms every night and had to re-
main at the switchboard, only going
- ~ tho rnnrninQ'
Then she explained what eventually
made her kick over the traces.
'It has never been a very good pay
ing lob" she said. Before received
the war bonus 1 was only getting Us
1Od. q week (about $500 and out OF
that I had to find Goals and oil for a
paraffin lamp, as well as clean away
the dirt made by people who came TO
the call office"
: Then closing the door so that the
new Young operator in the parior
switchroom should not hear, she con-
tinued:
~ don't know what the authorities
are going to do. I have sent my no
tice in and they can do what they
like They wrote me letter saying
they were going to reduce my money
TO los. a week (about S2). That mad.
denned me and I sent in my notice"
Then the old lady leaned forward
and confided:
~ should have kept it on if it had
not heen for my eyes II my sight
were as good as my hearing 1t would
have been all right, but things are
growing DINNER and | feel Ia Ike a
rest"
Meanwhile, the exchange remains at
the cottage, and the corporation are
weaving plans whereby Mrs. Andrews
shall receive a goodly pension without
any hurt to her pride.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
Four Employees, Three Carriers and a
Clerk Will be Retired on the
Ace Limit In
August.
NEED MEN FOR VACANCY
Chance Is Offered for Practically Per.
mansnt Work with Entrance Sal
aries at $1,4oo and Suhsti-
tute Scale at 60 Cents.

Young men who want to work for
the government will have golden
opportunity to get on the postoffice
departments pay roll soon. Four
employees, three carriers and one
clerk, will be retired from the Keo-
kuk office August. II. special ex.
animation to fill these vacancies will
be held probably July 81 The en-.
trance salary will be $1,4o0 and there
is advancement each year until the
maximum of 81 800 is reached.
This offers splendid opportunity
to young men, local postoffice Off
cial says, and it is hoped that the
eligible list will be swelled by several
names as the result Of this examina-
ton. AS 1t stands now, there is only
one subs titute. The substitutes are
paid 60 cents an hour and are assured
of practically steady work, SO that
the salary is really adequate and at
tractive, postoffice officials say.
Under the new basis for retirement,
sixty-five years, four go out Of the
Keokuk office. The postoffice de-
partment heads refuse to allow any
communications, so it will be inn
possible for any Of these four to be
put back on substitute basis or
anything of that nature. 1t will be
necessary to fill the vacancies from
the eligible list, and that at present
is exhausted.
The entrance salary under the old
schedule was rather Inadequate, with
clerks and carriers getting only
$1,000. Under the new status, how
ever, it is now $1,400. with advance
ment each year until the maximum of
81 800 is reached.
The substitutes will get 60 cents
an hour, and on account Of the short
age OF eligibles, and the extra work,
the substitutes have been making
good money and have been getting
from SIPS to $50 per month. Under
the new regulations, credit will be
given for time put in as substitute.
This means that man who has put
in two or three years as substitute,
when he becomes regular he starts
in at the grade which his years as
substitute give him credit for
A special examination has been
asked for by Postmaster Elder and
may be held July 81.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

passed q resolution declaring Post.
master General Burleson's alleged
statement favoring light wines and
beers represented his personal views
and not those of the delegation.
The resolution adopted by the Texas
delegation follows:
"The planks upon the liquor ques-
ton proposed by Postmaster Burleson
and given to the press represent his
views and not those Of the delegation
and are contrary to the state platform
which says:
by constitutional amendments,
state and national, the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes is prohibited and
we favor the maintenance and enact
ment of all proper or necessary laws
for the enforcement Of these provis-
ions, in letter and spirit and instruct
our delegates to vote against any
platform plank or candidate favoring
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
HAVANA is
VERY PROSPEROUS
City is Busy, Happy and Carefre'
These Days, Enjoying Best
Year Of Her
History.
TBy a. staff Correspondent

| HAVANA, June 19.-Havana is
happy and carefree these days. II
ought to be. 1t never was SO pros
iperOuS.
And while thousands upon thou.
sands of dollars were left in Cuba by
American and European tourists last
winter-dollars freely spent by opu-
lent business man and sportsmen-
the island republic has not been salts
fled to pocket that amount and bask
| in it's tropical sunshine in idleness'
lit has been at work. It is working
hard today.
Hardly does a visitor to beautiful
iHavana-so Spanish to the core a
tradition and ppearance-pass ola
MORO castle and enter the harbor
before he gets the lasting impression
that Cuba is prosperous-but busy.
Tugs, launches, lighters and ferries
are constantly scurrying across. the
water from pier to ship and ship 20
pier. Cranes are busy loading and
unloading the big vessels crowded
into the heretofore ample harbor.
Ashore it is the same. The city's
real population of about 425,00O ap-
pears double that number as people
rush through the narrow streets that
form the old-town section. Neatly
uniformed and polite traffic officers
direct the steady stream of pedes-
trians and automobiles and street
cars up one street and down another
in a fashion that puts New York and
Chicago in the "piker" class. Shops,
banks, restaurants, saloons are
crowded.
! There is the same rat-tattat-tat III
the electric rvet drivers on steel
skeletons that later will be modern
business houses. Old churches, stores
and residences-relics of an ancient
Spanish period-are coming down.
New and roomier structures are TAX.
ing their places. But with all the
commercial spell that has come over
the pearl of the Antilles it still
clings stubbornly to its picturesque
settings, appearance, customs and
manner of life.
1t would take dozen generations
of "civiliZacion americana" to change
Cuba. They will trade with us, in
wife US TO drink their 'salvisa" and
boch cadi" with them and will sit with
us around their roulette wheels. But
they insists on remaining Cuban-with
all the trimmin's of Latin culture and
habits
Today more than three-quarters of
Cuba's foreign commerce is with the
United States. In 1918 Cuba's total
foreign trade was $685., 403,0O0. or
this amount $499, $4,000 was with
the United States The balance OF
trade is in favor of Cuba, in it's deal
ings with the world. The islands
total imports in the same year
amounted to 1902, 1000, while its
exports totaled 1919, 900.
In comparison with twenty years
ago. Cuba's foreign trade has in.
creased about 700 percent, while in
the last ten years it has tripled in
value. In 1900 the total OF imports
and exports was s116,910, 900. In
1910 it was $217,485 900.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

A woman's fondest hope is to stay
young. She often resorts to paints,
powders and cosmetics to hide her
years. Some women pay large sums to
so-called "Beauty Doctors' in the be-
lief that money will buy youth. Others
wear girlish dresses, thinking they can
fool the world about their age. But
no one is deceived. The more you try
to hide your age, the more it shows.
There is but one thing that holds old
age back, and that is health. Sickness
and weakness bring old age early in
life. DR.. Pierce's Fayorite Prescrip-
ton is q building-up medicine for
women. It makes them healthy and
strong when they suffer from women 3
troubles. It keeps them looking young
by keeping them well. It is a woman g
tonic for the frai1, the delicate and
those who are nervous, dizzy and who
have backache and dragging pains.
Favorite Prescription is altogether
vegetable and without q particle Of
alcohol. It is safe to take. Try it
nor. In tablet or liquid form at all
druggists, or send 1oc for trial package
Of the tablets to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel in Buffalo, N. 7.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

two miles long. and the Strawberry
tunuel i'll the Wasatch mo2n.G'ns il
fifty nii-es long.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
ALBERG TUNNEL
is THE LONGEST
It Measures Six and Three-Quarters
Miles in Length-Located Un-
der the AEps-Water Tun-
nels Arc Longer.

Among the longest tunnels in the
world is the Alberg tunnel under the
Alps, which is six and three-quar-
tiers miles long, the Detroit News
states. The Gunnison tunnel in Colo
RADIO is six miles long and the Hoosic
tunnel in Massachusetts is four and
three-uuarter miles long. The Monte
Gents, in italy and France, is eight
miles long.
The Croton water tunnel in New
York is thirty-three and one-eighth
miles long, while the tunnel which
drains the Freiberg mines, in Sayony,
is tnirty-one and half miles long.
The st. Clair tunnel, connecting Sar.
MIA, Ont, with Port Huron. Mich, is
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
REAL SPIRIT
SHOWN HERE
Retired keokuk Business Man Sends
in His Check for Industrial As
ISOLATION Subscription with
Booster Letter.

Here's the spirit that is making the
Keokuk Industrial association drive
q success.
A retired business man was solicited
for meuberhip at one dollar pei
month and he sent a check for $50 fol
the full amount of the subscription fol
three years.
In his letter he says:
1--WE make no pledges for the
future The past is pleasant
memory. We are reminded of the
following:
"-Twixt optimist and pessimist,
The difference very droll,
The optimist, the doughnut
sees.
The pessimist the hole"
Other subscriptions are being turn
ed in to the association in rapid fash
ion and many Of the subscribers are
paying their pledges in full.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
GERM Am BONDS

Offer 900 Per Cent Profit
Possibilities
Now actively traded in on
N. Y. CURB MARKET
Wire your orders to Buy at
the Market" for cash or car
ried on conservative margins.
Write for full information
and ask for complete list No. II
HENRI G. BERNHARD WOLF
e. CO, ING.
Foreign Bonds and Foreign
Exchange
$50 Madison Avenue
New York City
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
PERSONALS.

Mrss G. Frischknecht and daughter.
Ester, Of Hicksville, N. Y, are visiting
nt the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Teeters. Mrs. Frischknecht was Miss
Lillian Teeters before her marriage.
Mrs. E. G.. Vaughan has returned
from Greenville, H., where she has
oeen visiting her son, Leslie Vaughan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Barth Of Poor
Ia, H., have returned home after a
three weeks visit with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barth and Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Schneider.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

the notification of these provisions b,
the sale Of light wines and beers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

Motto for gossips: Look up, Let up
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
Iowa State Board Of Health Represen.
tative Here Today to Confer
with Doctors over Giving
Serum.
IMMUNITY Is GIVEN
Three Years Is Length of Time That
Effectiveness Of the Shots
10 Said to
Last

Keokuk people, along with the rest
OF the citizens of Iowa, are to have
an opportunity given them to arm
themselves against typhoid fever this
summer, which disease is becoming a
serious epidemic in the state at this
time, and prevalent in nearly every
community.
A representative from the Iowa
state board Of health is in the city
today comforting with local doctors,
the hospitals and the Keokuk labo.
ratory in regard to the placing Of
typhoid vaccine here at the hospitals,
where 1t will be at the disposal Of
the practicing physicians to admins.
ter to their patients in the prevention
of typhoid.
This typhoid vaccine is given by
the state board Of health to Keokuk,
absolutely free Of charge. and the
physicians will be privileged to use
any amount OF 1t they need free.
Patients who are vaccinated for ty-
phoid will pay their doctors for the
administering of the vaccine only,
and persons who cannot afford to pay
for it will be able to take the vacci-
nation from the city physician as
usual. .
s. In Three Shots.
The vaccine is given in three shots
from five to seven days apart, and
it is not severe enough to fncapaci-
tate its victims after the shot has
been administered. A person taking
the vaccine will be able to continue
his work Immediately following 1t.
The vaccination is said to be an
absolute protection for anyone taking
it for at least three years, and the
state board of health is doing every
thing within its power to provide this
means Of Safeguarding the people
against this fever, which Is 50 COM
mon in Iowa, and especially for the
cities along the Mississippi river.
And the state board Of health is
urging everyone to avail himself Of
this opportunity to be vaccinated and
to lessen his chances, and perhaps
his neighbors', Of taking the fever or
giving it to someone else. The local
physicians win no doubt be prepared
In a short time to administer the
vaccine to their patients II the pa.
tents will inquire for it. g.
The idea is that persons going
from a community which is practi-
cally free from typhoid fever may 60
into communities where the disease
is raging and contract It and take It
back to the healthful community
from which they came, and, likewise.
persons, leaving a district which is
infected with the disease may carry
it into district where there was
none formerly.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28

One OF the very first to sign petit.
itions for woman suffrage in England
was Charles Darwin, the eminent
naturalist.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-06-28
importance Of Vaccine.

importance OF vaccine.
Or. Guilford H. Sumner. secretary
] executive officer Of the Iowa state
! board Of health, says in his bulletin
on the Importance Of <Tmmunization
Against Typhoid and Paratyphoid
Fever:
1t can be accepted without contro.
versy that vaccination with typhoid
vaccine, either plain or combined,
prevents sickness and saves lives.
The experience of our army, as we'll
as those OF foreign countries, has alb
solute1y demonstrated that typhoid
fever can be presented to an almost
negligible point by the use of anti
typhoid vaccine. It's use was first
begun in the American army in 1908,
and the results OF the first inocula-
lions were so striking that 1t is now
compulsory.
During the Spanish-American war
in 1898, among 147,795 troops under
arms. there were 1926 case Of ty-
phoid fever, with 1892 deaths. In
other words, one soldier out of seven
had typhoid fever, and one out of
sixty-seven died If the same preva'
lence of typhoid fever had existed
among the four million modified
during the great war by the United
States, there would have been ap-
proximately 100000 cases of typhoid
fever, with 10000 deaths. The actual
number Of cases has been less than
500, and these few cases have been
traced to cases developed immedi-
ately after vaccination or before I'M
munity had been reached, or were
due to extremely heavy infections re-
ceived in various ways.
These results with typhoid vaccine
are closely comparable to the results
with smallpox vaccine, which protects
against smallpox.
II is not necessary to give statistics
as to the value Of typhoid vaccine in
the civilian population, but the re-
suits are equally as striking as those
obtained among the military forces.
Vaccination against typhoid fever
consists of three NEGOTIATIONS, given
at intervals of from five to seven
DAYS. The vaccination consists OF
either the plain typhoid. which pro-
tects only against typhoid fever due
to bacillus typhosns, or the combined
vaccine, consisting Of a combination
OF the typhoid bacillus and para
typhoid A and paratyphoid B bacilli.
The latter vaccine is prepared ac-
cording to the formula used by the
u. S. army, and protects against all
three types of typhoid fever.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-10

Hats in the political ring will ha 10
!, be moved over trifle to make
poom for Champ Clsrks houn' dawC
AIR. Clark announces that Ne does not
mean to lift finger to get the Dem.
ocratic nomination for president. but
ne adds that Barkis is willin.' The
kiark entry brings no new element
Alto the national situation. He has
been candidate for president be
t,re. In his autobiography he says
stat the nomination was stolen from
Linn at Baltimore. It is not expect
si that the national army men will
egin forming Clark clubs at onre
y he said that in Missouri con-
cripted man was regarded as litt.e
better than convict.-Indianapolis
News.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-10

Early yesterday morning people
were waiting ON the streets OF Loga.
for the doors OF the business house,
to be thrown open. a great man,
who did window shopping Tuesda,
night were preared with many dol
lars in their hands at attend the
sales and by noon the bargains a.
different stores were pretty scarce.
II had been rumored that this Dol
lar day would not amount to much
as necessities Of life were SO high
that the merchant would not ne able
to sell many articles for one dollar
However. the local merchants show
ed tha. they were true to the cause
and that Dollar day would still be
made an annual affair. Therefore,
the WINDOWS long Main street yes
terday morning were filled with q
great many real bargains which were
picked UP by the poole of Logan ADD
Cache ounty. &c.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-10
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