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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
lands to the spindle and distaff !"

hands to the spindle and distaff."
If we had not had looms, Goliath
could not have had a spear staff that
was live weavers BEAM" and job
might perhaps have been less mela4n-
choly if he had not known enough
about making cloth to write my days
are swifter than a weavers shuttle
and are spent without hope"
Yes, the textile industry is a very
ancient and honorable one In its be
ginning it antedates civilization, and
in its present development it gener-
ates trade that employs the physical
and mental energy of an amazingly
large number of peo. lie.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
BOYS
LEAD LEAGUE
Win Second Game in Church LEAGUE
by Defeating the Westminster
Outfit in One Sided
Game Last Night.

| The First Lutherans won their
second game in the church league
last night, defeating the Westminster
boys 70 to 2. 1t was a walk away
for the Lutherans and nearly every
runner that got on the bases had
little difficulty in scoring. The Pres.
byterians seemed to be experts at
juggling the ball and overthrows.
The score by innings follows:
r. H. E.
First Lutherans g 4 5-23 II 3
Westminster 0 O o. q 10
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
Comes Back to Iowa.

SHENANDOAH, July 21--Fred L..
Cain who resigned as county engineer
of Fremont county to go to Wyoming
has returned to Sidney. The board
of supervisors has re-electeds him as
county engineer.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
REFUSES TO
REOPEN CASE
U. S. Rail Labor Board Rejects Re-
quest of Union Heads to
Take up Wage De-
mands AGAIN.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, July 21.-The United
States rail labor board today re-
jected the request of railroad union
heads to reopen the hearing on wage
demands. Request for the rehearing
was made by committee Of five
union leaders who appeared before
the full labor board.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21
Executive Conference.

CHICAGO, July PA committee
of railroad union officials today went
into executive conference with the
railroad labor board regarding awards
of the board announced yesterday.
No intimation was given before the
meeting as to what matters would be
dis cussed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

along the Grand Trunk Pacific rail.
way have been working at top capa-
city and overtime. There is short
age of ships for the lumber carrying
trade and rafanutes not only would
decrease freightage charges, but
solve the problem of ocean transpor-
tation for British Columbia's rapidly
expanding export lumber trade.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

Coffee is the principal export of
Columbia. S2,500,000 pounds valued
at $11, 100000 were shipped from Bar
ranquilla to the United States in 1918.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

Every town in Burma covers wide
area, because persons of all ranks
have a rooted objection to buildings
of more than one story, as they cam
not endure the thought of anybody's
feet being over their heads
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

Louisiana's strawberry crop this
year was worth $780,, 800, according
to department Of agriculture esti.
mates. About 100 acres were
planted.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

In Armenia an old custom forbids
bride to speak to any man other
than her husband for seven years
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

GREAT SUMNER DRESS SALE.
$500 and $1,000 even below one
half price. Lowitz.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

In China an average of only one
child out of ten has an opportunity
to attend school.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-21

If you save enough daylight you
won't need much night light.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
SAINT JOHNS SUNDAY SCHOOL
 WINS BANNER

Word has been received from Haet- ford that the Sunday school of St. Johns Episcopal church has for the fourth consecutive time been awarded the State Sunday School Banner in The banner is awarded annually to the school having the largest Lenten and Easter offering for missions. This year the offering of the scholars of St. Johns amounted to $2,27-9s.
 The five leading classes at St. John's s . were as follows- Miss Dorothy iOg- ? kden's class, with an offering of s202-16; MT. Howard Johnstone's class, with an offering of s17&so; Deaconess Mary E. Barlow's class, with an offering of $1O1 .S4; MT. William Riker's class, with an offering of $101-12; MT. Robert Hays cfass, with an offering of ss4.41.
 The five leading girls, with their re spective offerings, were as follows: Virginia Lincoln $45; Susan Weeks, $24-9S; Eleanor Sherwood, $2o.5e; Jen- mic East, s1Ss2; Aldeda Coulter, s1s-- The five leading boys were- Henry Wheeler Parrot1, $15040; Jonathan Sherman s13717; Sturgis Hurlburt S22. .35; John Runyon, $17.47; T. Smitt MacIean, ST. Wheeler Parrot thu. leads the school with his offering o1 S15a4n
 St John's scholars won the beauti- fu1 banner presented four years agf by Mrs. Lewis B. Curtis, having beer first for three consecutive years They have started to win the second banner presented by Mrs. Curtis to the Sun day School Auxiliary of the Diocese
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
DIED.

FTYNN-In this city, May 25, 1920. HenryFlynn.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, 232 Main street, on Friday, on May 2S, at a. m, and from Sacred Heart church at 9:30 a. m-, with solemn high mass.
 Interment St Michaei's cemetery. Automobile cortege. R26b* TOBIN-In New York, May 25, 1920, Michael Tobin, brother of James Tobin of 255 William street. this city, aged 32 years
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the undertaking par lors of Mullins, Scott & Redgate, 293 Golden Fill street, on Saturday, May 29, at S-30 a. m-. and from St. Charles church at a. m-
 Inte1ment St Michaers cemetery. Autom obile cortege- a" HAGGERTY-In this city, May 2S, 1920, Elizabeth Sevick, widow of William Haggerty, aged 39 years.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence, 742 Brooks street, on Monday, May 31, at 8.30 a. n-, and from St Joseph s church at a. m-
 Ipterment St MichaeFs ceme- terry Autom Dbi1e cortege- R2Sbsp
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
ISSUE WARNING
 ON OUNTERFE|TS

In a notice sent out by the Federal Reserve bank of New York, the at tention of banking institutions is call ed to new counterfeit $10 Federal Reserve note and $5 National Bank note described by the Secret Service Division of the Treasury Department. Washington, in it's circular letters Nos. 444 and 445 as follows: Ten Dol lar Federal Reserve Note "on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Ga.; check 1etter~4B'; serial number F'7066006A; portrait of Jackson; John Burke, treasurer of the United States; w. G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury.
 ''This counterfeit is a very poor straight photographic note, no at tempt being made to color the seal and seriaIsnumbers on the face of the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
SAFE BLOWER
 WAVES RIGHT TO EXTRADITION
(Continued From Page oneo

'
 Goodwin is alleged to be the brains of the gang. After taking s2, 500 from the bank, the robbers en- gagged in a pistol battle with the po- lice and then fied-in a. river sloop. Wal- hams alias 'eWillimantic Joe" is said to be an expert worker with nitro g1ycerine.
 Information as to Goodwin's wher- abouts was secured by the Maine au- thorities from a woman in Portland with whom he was acquainted. Let ters written by Goodwin to this wom- an were seized by the police, and his Bridgeport address, 516 Water street. was disclosed. The man has been working in the city since January un- der the name of Charles Fitzpat- rick" He is said to be q drug addict and has been receiving treatment at the local clinic c oodwin has served jail sentences in Maine and in the Middle West. He will be returned to the office of the Sheriff of Hancock county, Ellsworth, Maine-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT.

MdIcn ., lSZU- Estate of Carrie Prochaska, late of the Town of Bridgeport, in said District, deceased
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 THERESA PROKOP,
 AdniniStratrix. Address, 1135 Kossuth St. R2Sssp
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
COUNTERFEIT SAVING STAMP.

A counterfeit war saving stamp of the 1919 issue, with only two defects apparent to the naked eye. is in circu- lation and local postal authorities have been notifetT by the federal pos tai authorities, t5 be on the lookout for it. When the stamp is placed un- der a microscope, seven defects can be detected. There is a slight white vertical line mar F'ranklin's left ear and another defect is that the hyphen in 'swar-savings'' 1oe<s more like a period than hyphen. War savings stamps of this issue and the. 1918 is sue will not be cashed by the post master. Warnings concerning the latter stamp were sent out some time ago and they are now being examined by experts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
SEVEW

note. The back of the note ha been co1ored with green crayon1 pencil. It has been passed in New Orleans, and is the same workman! ship the $100 note described in our circular letter No. 439, whichj note was also passed %insNewa Ord leans.'
 The $5 National Bank Notesfs de-3 scrfbed as follows: s'On the Firsti National Bank of the City of New York; check letter -L; face plate No-a 4; charter No. 29; portrait of Harri-s son; J. w. Lyons, Register of thes Treasury; Ellis R. Roberts, treasurer of the United States; series Of 1902-,
 'eThis is a fairly deceptive photo-l mechanical counterfeit note, printed on one piece of good grade of bond paper, with red and blue ink lines to initiate the silk fibre of the genuine note. The coloring of the seal and numbers on the face of the note is very good. The back of the note is very poor. This counterfeit was first passed in Philadelphia" n3y
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
TO QUIT NrER0HuRcm DRIVE.

Philadelphia, May 27-support of the Presbyterian Church was--with- drawn from the Interchurch World Movement, but it was decided to con- tinue the New Era Movement and cut the annual budget from $s00,000 to s40O,00O at to-day's session of the General Assembly. The assembly also adopted the plan providing for a contribution of $100,000 for the ensuing year to the Interchurch World Movement, when properly re- organized, "to be used for the pay ment of its current operating ex- penses as a going concern for that period and for no other purpose
 Committees of five members will attend both National Conventions with authority to confer with the Resolutions Committees against .swet" blanks. The General Assem- bly next year will be held at Winona Lake, Ind.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
wrrH1NGroN TAKES CHARGE

Cambridge, Mass, May 2s-Dr. Paul Wilmington, former all around athletic star r~at Harvard, was today given complete charge of preparing Harvard freshman crews for their race with Yale next month. With ington, who also acts as head coach of the freshman football team, wit messed his third crew defeat Middle sex school this afternoon by two lengths in, half mile race.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

One part of the "Carranza Doc trine"---a part which intending trav- elers in Mexico ought to know---is. That no individual must pretend to sdjoy Q better situation than the cit izens of the country where he goes to reside. nor make of his foreign citizen
 ship a title for special protection or
 privilege
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

~Gawe me a synonym for painful silence said the novelist, looking up from his work Well, a ta1Eative woman in a dentists chair, with a rubber dam in her mouth comes pretty c1nse fo ii" suggested the he1ufml frifrH
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
sHAD FISHING STOPS JUNE 1o

Shad fishing must stop June 10, ac- cording to John M. Champion, state superintendent of fish and game. He made this statement in reply to the report that a number of Shad fisher men intended to ask the governor for an extension of the season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

Running Expenses in 147 Cities Ex- ceeded Income DaMfng 191S-" Head line. The average city, it appears, is sharing this unpleasant experience with the average fani1y.---New Or leans Times-Picayune
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

The next Congress has something to do but distribute speeches to their constituents and pass out the garden reeds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

Talk isn't always cheap when money talks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

De D D Rad @
 EsankMnteA A&z3
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

Some p1ns are almost as pointaess as women's pencils.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28
Sweets"
for the Holiday

Wilbur Velour Chocolate Bars, for eating only,
 15 cts. Wilburettes and Wilbur Cameos, s cts. each Wilbur Buds, milk Choco- late wrapped in tinfoil. This is a good candy to use for outdoor games. $1.25 Smaller sizes,
 10, 5 and 65 cts. Marshmallows of delicious flavor, ideal for roasts,
 80 cts. a lib Motto Hearts, small sizes in assorted flavors,
 60 cts. a Ib
 Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

Moth Preventives Napthaline, Ce dar Chips, Red Cedar Com. pound and Lavendine for packing,
 15 cts a pkg. up Moth Balls. a new fresh stock, % cts a 1b
 Basement
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-28

Toilet Waters, large bot ties,
 FIeur d'Amour S4.S5 Soul of the Violet S1.56 Plaza S1.56 Wistaria S2.OS Extracts, large bottles Un Air lembaume $5.2O Quelques fleurs S5.46 Muguet S9.62 Incense Sets = containing burner and powder
 S1.56 a box Cuticle Tce-for softening the cuticle 36 cts. a box Venetian Skin Tcnic-an astringent, clears the skin, closes large pores.
 $2.OS a bottle Ambre Royal Tale.
 $1.04 a box
 Main floor.
The Bossier banner., 1920-09-09

ducks. geese and so on. November 1st
to January 3lst. and doves, October
10th to January 31st.
Miss Jeannette Hill, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Hill. expects to
leave one day next week for New Or
leans to enter college.
Mrs u. Il. Youngblood and little
son Joined MIR. Yonngblood here last
Saturday and the family is now keep
ing house in the Gayle residence.
Miss Grace Larkin expects to leave
tomorrow for Dallas, Texas, on a va
cation Of ten days or more. She will
visit at the homes of her aunt, Mrs.
j. A. Larkin, and Mrs. Wolf, an old
friend
-Mr. w. d. Smith. cashier at the
Bank of Benton, spent Sunday III
Natcllez. Miss, with relatives. He said
Yesterday that over in the sister state
he saw some Of the poorest cotton
crops he has ever seen there, on excep-
tionally fine soil. at that. The farmers
and merchants about Natchez he talked
with he found rather !. blue.'' Mr..
Smith says the best crops he has seen
this season are in Bossier Parrish
The Bossier banner., 1920-09-09
Nine Unite With Church.

The revival meeting that was con-
Quoted ut the Benton Presbyterian
4 Fhurch for ], week by Rev. Lee. IL.
Sparks. of Millden. was brought to d
close with the services held sunday
evening. During the series of meetings
there We're nine accessions to the
'clinfci,-Mr. WI Gayle. Miss Pattie
and William osilvie, Mary Sue and
Dan Logan, tiiroud and Sitlney Burt.
Hugh Abney Swords and Maxwell Hem
derson. Also, Misses Eyelyn Shin,a,ch
and Rohly Ritter professed their faith
and conversion and declared their in.
tenfion to join other branches OF the
church. Aside from this evidence Of
the success Of the meeting. the sermons
We're good aud wholesome and tile ser
vices. asa whole. were well attended.
The revival will prove of lasting ben
eff to the community.
The Bossier banner., 1920-09-09
Local School Growing.

The 1920-21 term of Benton High
School was begun Monday. with all
teachers tnamed Iii last weeks issue)
lreseiss and an enrollnlent of seventy
six p,ipils. Twelve months ago the en-
rollms 1t of pupils OH the opening day
was dlly sixty-odd. 4 feature Of the
openiR,, exercises w;ls the presence of
Il nun her Of ladies Of the community
Who ;re patrons of the school. thus
elleou' aging those iii charge. The
school has a competent and willing fac
.nlty md it would seem that another
successful term may confidently be
expected.
The ont-of-tow1l pupils in the school
are: Salerie Teasue. from some miles
east; Gladys Peace. from Dixie Gross
Reads. and ,consuI;i t;illory. of Shreve-
port. The little ones who are entering
school for the first time are: AIaryery
Hosier. AnniA Belle Shinpocll, SaIlie
Spataro. Eva lloyd. David Chapman,
Curtis yonnghhod. Willis Wyche. Ford
Stinson, Ernest Belcher, jr., and Hay
wood Montsomery, jr.
The Bossier banner., 1920-09-09
A Wolf Story, and So On.

An appreciated caller Monday was
Mr.. Y. NJ. Hilhuln, of tile Red Land
community, who lives Oh and cnltiyates
50 acres of the Nose Mays old holne-
stead tract. which he acquired some
time, ago. Mr.. Hilhnrn came iii to re
new his subscription. hut we managed
to separate him from one or two news
paragraphs as well ,lS his two dollars.
Speaking of the cotton yield of his
section lie said that the early planted
cuts would produce about Il bale to
each three acres and that the average
of the community would be Il bale
from say each three to seven acres. He
also said that Mr.. Calvin Harrington
has a siX-acre patch of cotton that has
stalk enough to put On Il hale to the
acre but i'll walking across it lie only
found three grown bolls It may aver
age 4 crown boil every hundred yards,
but. anyway. MIR. Harrington is so dis
gusted with its prospect that he has
said he doesn't expect to take i, sack
into it. The trouble seems to be that
it is late planted cotton and began to
attain size just .ts the continued sum
nler rains Cplus a big lsoli weevil crop)
came il.
According to Mr.. HilburIl. one of the
Shaver boys and Mr, Try Arnold. both
residing on the Arkansas side of the
line. recently had an exciting chase
that terminated in the killing of wolf
that stood b inches in height and
measured feet from tip to tip On
this run the two hunters were follow
ing only three dogs -ol@ old hound and
two young ones. Int they must lie good
ones. for the wolf was jumped early
ilr the night and not rum down and
killed until about 130-a six-lour
chase. The hunters say that after
reaching the lG,unts of the wolves ii
fresh trail can nearly always be found
within Is minutes lii other words. the
wolves are 10th plentiful and bold III,
that way, and their depretlations In
clude the killing of humber Of good
hopntis and other dogs
MIR. Hifburn also reported the serious
illness Of a sister Of AIr. dickson Allen
Miss Mahaly. She has swamp fever
and ut that time had been i'll nine DAYS.
her condition WAS reported to be ini-
proved and it Is expected that careful
nursing will result in her recovery.
The Bossier banner., 1920-09-09
Ill or q

Please notify me at Plain Dealing il
You see any cattle branded as above
shown. I2etfl ]. N. CoRN1sH.
The Bossier banner., 1920-09-09

six weeks-then the Parish Fair
The young people of Benton will
give a dance tomorrow night
MIR. d. L. Sorrell, of Bossier City,
was among the business visitors in
Benton Tuesday forenoon.
Rev. Lee X. Sparks has requested
the reporter to state that he expects to
preach at Banks Chapel next Sunday.
Miss Oracle Burt and two of her
sisters. Rachel and Thee, left Monday
for Shreveport to enter st. Vincent's
College as students
According to this mornings Times,
~ bales Of cotton were received in
Shreveport yesterday. The quotation
for middling was given as 271a cents
per pound.
"A Benton friend and reader re-
ported yesterday that the latest report
from Mr.. Floyd Prince, of Haughton.
is to the effect that he will recover
from his illness Of some months past
He is still under treatment in Mineral
Wells, Texas.
MIR. and Mrs. Newt Ogden. jr., Of
Baton Rouge, came in last Saturday
afternoon, making the trip in their
car, and are spending week or more
here as guests of Mrs. Ogden's broth
ers. Messrs. w. q. and J. Il. Burt, and
visiting other relatives and old friends.
Mrs. G. f. Ducllein left Monday for
her home iii Baton Rouge, after spend
ing a few days in Dixie with her sister,
Mrs. J. c. Dickson. and other relatives
and old friends. Mrs Duchein will lie
remembered as. Miss Louie Ogden.
youngest daughter of the late Hon.
H. w. ogden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nolney Whittimgton
spent Sunday in Haughton as guests
ut the home of Mrs. Whittinston's la,r-s
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Harris. Mr..
and Mrs. Harris also had as guests
TINT day and for a day or so prior Dr.
and Mrs. J. e. Calhoun, OF Rayville.
Mrs Calhoun being their daughter.
Tne Doctor had for some days been
patient. at II Shreveport sslnitarium
(because of some stomach trouble) but