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The Washington times., 1920-07-02

by being In favor OF A. Mitchell fai-
mer," j say.
How do you fgure ity Goofy says
.How do / duck other Iickings?"
"Why," / say, by not being In
favor OF John w. Davis. He 10 not
nominated even yet" / say.
The Washington times., 1920-07-02

~HANCES are, before you read this.
your neighborhood will be ringing
~ with the news Of the most sensa-
tional distribution of footwear Wash
ington has ever known.
Necessity knows no law-and this
great distribution of shoes knows no
precedent-because never have shoe
manufacturers had to face situation
so critical that all ordinary measures of
relief failed them.
The Washington times., 1920-07-02
took the "CoHsema and all "F1ahn Stores hold the
Half-Million Dollars Worth or Shoes
s." are distributing at less than Cost to 4

A nationwide series of sales
direct to the pubic-was started first in
New York, then in Boston. And now
"FAF1N'S"- S"-always on the alert in the
interest Of their customers = have
brought this great event to Washington.
The manufacturers-glad to get
from under even at great loss
have made these ridiculously low prices
possible:
The Washington times., 1920-07-02

Overstocked dealers wouldn't buy
at any price. Banks wouldn't lend
money for financing. Thousands upon
thousands of pairs of shoes cancelled or
returned by the retailers, made big
warehouses fairly burst under their
loads. There was only one thing left
and the manufacturers seized the last
straw
SELLING DIRECT TO THE PUBLIC
The Washington times., 1920-07-02
"A Extra! II O'Clock Bulletin

being at odo
handled
handled the
rood the stores usually render
The Washington times., 1920-07-02

-EIERE are few things we want to
make very plain.
Il every pair of shoes is crisp new
style This is emphatically NOT A
SALE OF ODDS AND ENDS. There
are hundreds Of pairs in practically
every style.
the sale is conducted directly under
the auspices of 'HAHNS." Every
transaction receives the full protection
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
DIFFUsING LIGHT IN ASIA
Christian Missionaries Firmly Behind.
Independenco Moyo, Though Not
Directly Responsible for It.

No picture Of the independence move
ment or OF Korean life In any aspect
is adequate that does not include the
church as one Of It's high lights, OBJ
serves Nathaniel PETER In Scrbner's.
Now, even the Japanese have with
drawn the charge that the movement
is exclusively Christian and that it was
nstigatcd by American missionaries
for American political purposes But
it Is true that the Korean Christians
are unit in its support. that the ma
jority of its leaders are Christian, and
that the originating impulse is largely
Christian.
And that is only natural: First, be-
cause the Christians are the most influ-
ential class In Korea, and. second, be
cause conversion to the church ncces-
sariiy means contact with Western
ideas and Western thought. And those
necessarily means the development OF
spirit that cannot and Will not en-
dure SllbjcctiOn to the iron military
rule Of an alien conqueror.
In that sense Christianity is rcsponsi-
bic for the unrest in Korea and in that
sense the Christian church Is the
enemy the Japanese have to fight. And
that will be increasingly true as time
goes on, for Christianity IS making
rapid strides in Korea, the more rapid
for the part the Christians have played
in the rebellion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
Her Collection of Bargains.

There had been a war wedding and
now Mr.. .Ju@SinS was busy earning
something to foot the bills with. SO
he handed all his savings over to his
wife with the remark:
Look here. IIildn. my dear, YOU go
shopping and get II home together.
New stun is very dear but you'll man
age all right if YOU 90 to sales and
things. You're good bargain hunt
er"
She was. But he had forgotten that
to the real huntrcSS Of bargains low
ness Of price appeals rather than util-
ity. Otherwise he wouldn't have been
so surprised ut the results.
In the Kitchen they have a filing
cabinet, three chairs, more or less
whole, and an old desk. The dining
room isn't bad only the chairs don t
match, and the dining table is one
leg short. In the bedroom there are
beds. Of course, and In addition a col
lapsible boat. n patent plOw, several
assorted German helmets and other
souvenirs, two stcpladderS, a Zine bath
and only one hole in 1t, and folding
settcc which won't unfold.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
CHINESE TURNING 70 SPORTS
Hoceaaity for Physical Culture 10 Be-
ginning to 30 Recognized In the
Now Republic.

Physical culture and all types of
athletics were, until very recently,
held In contempt by the Chinese, and
consequently the Shanghai boys did
not know what the JOY of induIging in
baseball and other sports meant, says
Boys Life. Ages ago chariot driving
erchery and the other classic sports
played an important part in Chinese
education. With the dawning OF
China's literary golden age, however,
the scholars could not see how mental
perfection could be attained If there
was any thought Of athletic prOwcSs.
Muscles and Drawn, they said, he
lOngcd TO the peasant and the gentle
llan of culture should show his good
breeding by a scholarly palIOr, stopped
shoulders and geperal unhealthy ap-
pearance.
This attitude toward physical dcvcl-
o1ment persisted for centuries, and 1t
has been only within the last few de-
cadcs that interest has been vOuch-
safcd In sports. With the introduc-
ton OF new educational methods and
the entrance of occidental theories
into the orient, athletics once more
came into their own and the Chinese
student tucked up his cue and his
dignity and went In for pole vaulting
and hhurlllng ''
China has now the idea that q na.
lions economic progress depends large.
Is on the healthy bodies aAd minds
Of its citizens. and missionaries find
Ilttlp difficulty I'm winning SubSCriD.
tonS for athletic fields for the schools,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
Queen Pleasures Carnival.

Al! The Protestant churches acknowl-
edge The continual diminution Of their
rnngrc cations and are earnestly en-.
drnNnrng TO discover why the great
majority abstain from public worship.
says a sydney, y. S. w, dispatch to
tlic London Times. Several novel
schemes have been propoundnd to
make services moro attractive. but the
clergy finch from any startling innO-
vationS. Recently Rev g. Black at
meeting of the Baptist union declared
that queen Pleasure holds high cArn-
VAL and continued: The churches are
unhccdrd by the mass of pleasure
tripprrS, who patter by with feet
tingling with the torch of the tango,
ears atnglc with the jingle Of the jazz,
ana hearts atlame with riotous pas
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
Simple LOGIC.

The earl Of Portarlington, who was
one Of the first to volunteer for serv.
ice during the railway strike in Eng
land, relates the following story: A
hoy scout on duty ut one of the Lon
don tcrmin, feeling the pnngS Of hun
ger about eleven O'Clock one morning,
began vigorous attack on n SubStan-
tial lunch he had brought with him.
A gentleman passing by wis moved
to remark: "AIy boy, if you eat much
now YOU won't have any appetite for
your dinner" TO which tn" smart
little fellow replied: "Wrll, ] guess
if | haven't any appetite | Shan't want
any dinner" Tho gentleman had no
more to say.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
Chinese Silk in America.

The American demand for silk In
China has greatly increased in the
last few years until at the present
time about % per cent OF the Chinese
silk is sent to the United States. This
is the result Of American enterprise
more than that Of the Chinese. The
JnpanoSe silks had been In favor for
a long time with the, manufacturers
of this country but 1t was well un
derstOOd that the quality Of the Chi
nese was superior, but it was not
adapted for use in this country be.
cause Of the manner in which it was
woven. An American manufactures
secured a moving picture reel show
ing the Japanese methods of manu-
facturc, and as result the China
men were induced to change theirs to
system to conform with the demands
of the occidental customers, and the
industry has accordingly taken great
jump.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
HAVE ANlRaALs SIXTH SENSE?
HsFd sSther.slse .c ESS!s!3 H.aS;va: H.aS;va: *4ss..::aa *4ss..::aa
! Beaste Know That tho Great
War Was Oyer.

Frightened by the noises Of hattie
the wild beasts Of East. Central and
West Central Africa went scurryIng
north anu south. travelling sometimes
hundreds of miles in their fright and
taking refuge in localities entirely new
to them
But just as the ruins OF northern
France have drawn human beings back
to them-men and women who dwell,
there before the German occupations.
home has claimed the wild animals
and most Of them are now back I'm
their native haunts.
How did the wild beast know that
the war was over?
The elephant, gorilla, giraffe. ante.
lope. buffalo, rhinoceros. lion. leopard
and porcupnc are certainly all per-
fcctly aware of the fact
Human beings have their various
avenues Of sending news, chief among
these the newspapers. the post and
the telegraph.
Whatever the method of communicn-
tlOn. the wild animals certainly got
the news quickly.
Peace was no sooner accomplished
than the African natives began to see
the homewnrd migration Of whole
companies of wild beasts through their
territories, animals never familiar
in these particular communities and
obviously passing through
-Four years previously they had
come crashing through the under
crush, bound In an opposite direction.
They were in great haste then and pos
scsscd Of fear; and pachyderms and
carnivora Travelled together, the age
old war Of the jungle forgotten in Il
common plight.
Birds may become accustomed to
the sound Of firing. but wild animals
!oathc it. Fear Of strange noises Is
instructive with them. Animals born
IN captivity invariably show this in.
stinctivc dread. And It is n we'll
known fact in geological parks that
apes can be controlled instantly by
Che display of muSkct, even when
as far as Is known they have never
seen one spit fire.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
FALL IN EUROPE's POPULATION
Estimated Loss Through Years Of War
Will Reach Total Of Thirty-Five
.r Million People. .c

=, " " yt!SY
According to 4 frD6rt made by the
Society for the Study of the Social
Consequences Of the War, which has
It's headquarters at Copenhagen, be-
tween the outbreak Of that conflict and
the middle of 1910 Europe lost about
35,0OO,OU people. OF this deficit i'm
what would have been the normal pop
ulntion of the continent ut the latter
date 2o,OOO.0OO are accounted for by
the decline i'm the birth rate and 15,-
OOO,OOO by increased mortality includ-
Ing nearly 100000 killed in battle
The surplus of the female sex in
Europe has nearly triplrd rising from
slightly more than 5,OOO.0O0 to 15,0D,-
600. Russia and Poland suffered total
losses Of l3,OOO,NO; Germany and Aus
trih together slightly less than thnt
number; France comes next with an
estimated loss Of 3.34O,OO Italy fol-
lows with 2,2S0,OOO; Great Britain and
Ireland lost about i,1S5,OOO, and little
Serbia, including war casualties, APP
preaching those of the United King
dom, lost 1.G5O,UOO. Living Age.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
WOULD MAKE EASIER REsDiN0
Boston Man Has Idea For Printing
Books That 10 interesting but
Revolutionary.

Why not print all books In such a
way that every page Is right-hand
page? asks D. I. Winslow of Boston,
who claims patent for his conception
or how to do 1t. He holds that IL one
has to read pages on one side Of D book
only, this will be held more easily, the
eyes will not wander, there will be no
necessity for changing the position OF
hcad and neck when passing from one
page to another. Thus reading, cspe-
cially Of big, heavy Volumes, will be
less fatiguing not only to the eyes
head and neck, but also to the arms
and hands.
Alr. Winslow's idea is to print a book
50 that YOU read straight ahead from
right-liand page to right-hand page,
these being Numbered consccutivcly;
then, when YOU have read through to
the last rlght-hand page, you turn the
book upside down and continue reading
as before, what in ordinary books are
lcft-hand pages now being right-hand
pages. This, Of course. involves print
ing all left hand pages. upside down
and numbering them &e0nsecutivcly
from the back Of tile book. This would
easily be arranged by the printer in
laying out the forms, though to get the
pagnation Of a large book correct
would require some nice calculation on
the printers part.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
Dub Golfer but Star casuist.

The latest yarn from the links con.
Germs golfer who took 10 In making
the third hole. and said 20 his 0ppo-
ncnt, who had g.: "rll take s here ;
10 is too many. l don't like double
Agures."
why not say 8. instead of 81" sug-
geSted the other.
Well. you see. IS ba lumber
was the reply. "You can lat with
.: tn.T. It upside down and its 6, but
is 3. no matter how you look at it,
Boston Transcript.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
Built to Withstand Arctic Riaor.


In New England shipyard york
has been begun on the Bowdoin, an
auxiliary schooner which in 1921 Is to
carry small expedition to the frozen
North. says Popular Mechanics Maga.
zine. The party, numbering only six,
will be led by Donald B. Mcmillan, re-
membered as Pearys lieutenant on
the expedition that reached the North
pole, and Will have as its object the
charting Of the 1000 miles of unex-
plOred const line along the western
shore of Bafiin land. The lttla
Bowdoln is to be modification of the
Gloucester fishing type, and will be
only 81 feet long. Obviously 1t Will
be small for such perilons work. 1t Is
being built and equipped, however.
with unusual care. The oak plankin9
will be sheathed with irOnwO0d to re-
sist thn abrasion of the ice, and will
be lined with thick insulating materi.
al.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-01
First Jap Woman Journalist.

The first Japanese woman to edit n
wnmnn'S pag" In her country. Miyo
KOhaShl is studying journalism ut Co
l,mhia university In preparation for
teaching journalism In the Tokyo
Union college next year. \ decade ago
women journalists wcr" unlrard OF
anl nnthoushl Of IN Japan. Now
many women arc growing interested In
the profession. hut very few of them
hay" had special training for the work.
That is why Miss INohnShi is preparing
TO teach the subject. "Womcn in
Japan are liking the newspaper pro-
fcsSion," says Miss Kohashi "and al
ready In Tokyo we have II club Of
twenty women journalists" Miss 10
haSh is the Japanese representative
Of an interesting, group Of women stu.
dents OF 33 nationalitics who form the
International Foyer Of the Y. w. G.. A..
mt Columbia university.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31
NEW COURSES OF STUDY
PAMPHLETS JUST OUT WILL BE
 SENT TO EVERY COUNTY.

Courses of study for use in the elementary grades of the public schools of Arkansas have just been completed by John l.. Bond, super intendent of public instruction, and will be sent to every county. The courses have been in preparation for several months, They are printed in pamphlet form, and are being mail- ed to all county superintendents and examiners. The courses arc based up- .n the textbooks adopted by the state, and are worked out ir detail for each half year for the different grades.
 A special and important feature is practical course of work and study in the subject of thrift. The out ';res for thestesching ,f thrift were f.eps red by special c,mmittee of teachers appolatea at the las meet- lng cf the State Teachers Associa- sicn.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31
R. A. WILLIE & E. T. FARRELL

We do all kinds of shoe work. If your shoes bother you tell us, we can make them right. Don't throw your old shoes away without giving us a look at them, they are too high to throw away. Just give us trial, I am sure you will be pleased, we make your feet laugh. We make speciality of ladies foot wear. Just ask our cus- toners.
 Furnish us a good upper, we do the rest at reasonable price. Located Dack of First State Bank. 1-17-7
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31
The Prescott Baay News
 Published by The News Printing Company !,

Entered as second class mail mat ter November 4th, 1905. at the posb- office at Prescott, Ark, under the act of Congress, March 8. 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31

I have heretofore said through the press That favor abolishing all useless offices and I wish to say that regard as |peIess all those temporary offices ard comn,is- kions not mentioned ia the Constitution of 1874 krsome amendment thereto, including the latest born, The Corporation Commission, the ex- Renses of which are paid with fees or taxes col Dected from the people. The necessary duties of such as are abolished to be transferred to the proper constitutional office Commissions are the spawn of Autocracy, they imply distrust of fhe people and have no proper place in Demo- tracy They are wasteful iii money, reckless method, oppressive in spirit and ruinous in ef- feet.
 If Arkansas is to be saved from impending bankruptcy she should harken back to the spirit bfher splendid organic law and rid the taxpay- ers of the many sinecures and supernumerary bodies now loaded on them.
 THOMAS c. McRAE.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31

FOR RENT-16O arce farm about 100 acres in cultivation, good land. Flowing we'll Henry Berry. 1-7dtf
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31
THOMAS c. McRAE.

Impossible to get whiskey for the Ek, says headline. Yes, and not 'uch easier for the well-Albany lgus.
The Prescott daily news., 1920-01-31

Go to church tomorrow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-01-29
SHARK TO FURNISH LEATHER
Investigation Has Shown That Skin Of
Sea Monster Has Very Def
mite Value.

Although the personal popularity of
sharks is not likely soon to increase,
their existence will be more comp1a-
Gently accepted If the work already
done through the agency Of the United
States government continues its prog
ress toward proving sharkskin good
substitute for leather. The effort was
begun in 1916, and it has been shown
that the skin of shark can be tanned
by newly discovered processes with a.
result much like superior grade of
leather. Commercial tanneries are be-
ginning to turn out the product. Shoes
made of it are being worn; and, like
the pig, of which everything is utilized
but the squeal. the shark has been
found generous in by-products. The
bureau of standards is now experiment.
Ing with shark leather to determine its
durability, tensile strength. and wear
ing and water-resisting qualities; but
enough has been done TO indicate that
many persons In the future will go shod
In shark leather. and that only those
who are told will know the difference.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-01-29

& Among many other things that alb
sorb the attention of home dress
makers, busy with spring sewing,
there are negligees to be provided for
hours of leisure. Now is the best
time for making these luxurious and
inspiring frivolities Of the wardrobe.
Gay new spring materials are here,
and the business of sewing is in hand.
January and February ought to See
undertakings for the family and negli-
gees, housedresses, service clothes for
the housewife, about disposed Of. Ger
tainly the pretty negligees should not
be overlooked.
Negligees are usually in two gar
ments, that is an underslip and coat,
or trousers and coat. These styles are
about equally popular and the trou-
sers are like those worn by Chinese
women or patterned after those Of
India. Sometimes a long skirt is so
draped as TO suggest trousers and in
any case these picturesque suits are
fascinating. In the picture trousers
of crepe-de-chine have double friIls of
narrow knife plating about the ankles.
The coat is much like a short kimono
and it is edged with wide lace. A silk
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-01-29

starvation, If nothing worse; for ii
went out, now that monsieur had key
to my fiat, he could slip in and lock
me out and stay till he found the dia-
monds. And if / took them out with
Newell that was something l sim
ply couldn't think of. Nothing had
come of the letters / had given George
to mail--he has always stuck to it that
he put them in the box Immediately;
well, he put them in the box-but not
until Saturday, as happen to know
by the postmarks on two of them. But
let that 60 On Friday morning the
one person / could positively trust to
mail letter for me popped into my
head-the postman.
i rang for George and it was SOL
emn face 1 showed in exchange for his
ivory smile.
George, seem to have lost check
in the MALL said I soberly. y want
you to bring the postman up on his
next trip so 1 can see about it."
II don't know nothin' about It," he
exclaimed excitedly. IF it come l
brung it up--that's sure thing"
"Nobodyssays you took it." l remind
ed him. ''But must see the postman
on his next trip"
.'Well, / amt take no letter and no
check" George still protested. But
I held my peace George had done
something about my letters he was
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-01-29

cord and tassel is suspended from the
coat at each side, falling from a small
bow of ribbon. These tassels and
cords have no particular reason for
being where they are, except to look
pretty; they do add to the grace of
the coat ty weighing it. There is no
attempt to follow the style that in
spires negligee with fidelity to the
original The Chinese cord and tassel
idea is used along with very pert little
ribbon bows having an American fla
vor, and ribbon rosette with long ends
at the front.
Such sensible things as the combina-
ton undergarment for little girl,
shown in the picture, must share at
,tention with beautiful negligees in the
spring sewing. The body and kn;ckers
are cut ia one, the former gathered
into an elastic band at the knee or on
a straight band that buttons. Neck
and snort sleeves are finished with
button-hole stitching over the edges of
small scallops, and the same garment
is made with lower neck and sleeve
less for midsummer wear The weight
of the muslins used varies, too, ac-
cording to the season for which the
combinations are made.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-01-29

It used to be that, to call a gar
ment practical" was about equivalent
to calling it commonplace" but that
day has gone by. More and more the
intangible element, of style is de-
manded and commands very tangi-
BILE and substantial, return in money.
The two coats shown in the picture
above will first catch the eye because
of their smart style and then will
bear study as thoroughly practical.
The suppleness of the seasons coat
ings makes it easy for designers to do
unusual things, as In the coat shown
at the left of the picture, where odd
capelike extensions are set In at the
sides and the body of the coat is
Joined to deep yoke with many rows
Of machine stitching. Everything in
the model is on a generous scale, even
the handsome buttons are extra large.
The very wide muller collar wraps
about the throat in the coolest man
ner possible. In a less flexible ma
terial these ideas could not be carried
out.