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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
BLASTS OPEN CANAL
Prince Connects Lake CaproIace
With Mediterranean.
Noted Italian Engineer Uses so Tons
Of Explosives ane 1900 Bombs
in Undertaking.,

Rome.-DOn Gelasio Caetani. d
brother of Prince Caetani, the Ameri-
can trained engineer who laid the
mine which blew off the top of the
mountain Col di Lana during the war,
burying hundreds of Australian SOL
dlers beneath it, has just dynamited a
canal into existence from Lake Capro-
lace to the Mediterranean sea.
The work was undertaken by direc-
ton of the prince, alsoSknown as the
duke Of Sermoneta, head of the
Roman Campagna and Terracina, a
region which the prince has labored
for years to reclaim. On the seashore
Of this strange volcanic region there
are three lakes or lagoons, called Fog
Hano, Monaco and Caprolace, COM
municating with each other, into which
at high tide all kinds Of fish find their
way, remaining there to breed and
fatten for the Roman market, to which
every day some ten to forty hundred
weight are shipped.
Only one, that of Fogliano, is di-
rectly connected with the sea, and in
order to unite that of Caprolace with
the neighboring Mediterranean, and to
greatly increase the yield of fish,
Prince Caetani decided to explode a
series Of mines so as to form a canal
between this lake and the sea.
The undertaking took fifty tons Of
explosives and 1900 large bombs, or
five times as much as was required
to destroy the mountain top. It was
successful, opening a channel to the
sea.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
1900 DOG TEAMS PASS POST
832 Men Sheltered at Manitoba Stop.
ping Place During the Past
Winter.

The Pas, Manitoba.-Sixteen hun
dred freight teams and 1900 dog teams
passed stopping place at Rocky lake
during the winter, according to the
landlord Of the stopping place.
This is the main trail to Flin-F1on
mine. The landlord, Sam Cook, an
Indian war veteran, adds that 1872 men
stopped with him overnight. He COL
lects Is cents from each team that puts
up there and 25 cents from each rav-
eler who eats there. Sam furnishes
the dishes, water and fire only, and
his wife looks after these items while
Samuel gamers in the fees.
If there is any grub left the mush-
ers usually leave it for their host, and
in this way his expenses for feeding
himself, wife, two children and tribe
Of relatives are kept down materially.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
X-RAYS SHOW ART TAMPER
Examination Reveals Changes Made
in Valuable London
Paintings.

LOndOn.-Examinati of old mas
tiers is the latest use to which the
X-rays have been put: At the royal in
stitution Maj. G. M. G. Rays showed
two pictures by Dutch masters, one
representing the Madonna and another
the CruciflXiOn.
In the former the Madonna ap4
peared to be looking at something
which was non-existent on the canvas,
but a Photograph examination. proved
that the missing something was IA
child, which a former owner of the
picture had evidently disapproved and
had painted out.
In the second picture a woman in
an attitude of prayer was discovered
to have been painted over what was
the original figure of a man in monk
ish garb.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
ENDS 150-YEAR FEUD
Trouble Started by Dog Has Just
Been Settled.
Egyptian Authorities Interfere When
Two Villages Engage in Bloody
Battle,

Ca1rO.-An aSsize case has ended
which is one of the most remarkable
held IN Egypt for years. It originated
IN vendetta, not between families
put between two whole villags, Hami.
DAT and Ashraf, near Keneh, IInnar
Egypt, northeast of the ruins of
Thebes.
One hundred and fifty years ago
a dog from the village of Hamidat
bit an Ashraf man, who died. A
quarrel followed between his relatives
and the owner of the Hamidat dog,
which developed till all the inhabi-
tants Of Ashraf considered that all
persons of Hamidat blood were guilty
of the death. The hatred of one vii
lage for the other became hereditary,
and assassination was common be-
tween them whenever the conditions
OF the country favored disorder.
Last spring Ashraf attacked Ham
1dat in force. A score of Hamida-
tians were killed, 100 houses were
burned and harvests were carried
off.
Hamidat remembered the dog and
bit back, killing 16 Of the assailants.
These slayers have just been tried,
Il accused being brought up and one
lawyer briefed for every five persons
by the defense. Twenty-one received
sentence of 10 years penal servitude.
1t is noteworthy that the vendetta
did not include women, who during
l5O years had INDUCED only in YER
bal warfare.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
FORMER GERMAN
LINERS MARKED
Crafts Which Once Flew the
Double Eagle Crippled by
PIOtters.
IMPERATOR IS ONE VICTIM
Giant Vessel Develops List at Sea-
Bombs Found on Washington
Moccasin Sunk and CaIlao
Disabled.

View YOrk.-FOrmer German liners
ana cargo ships, now being operated
under the United States flag appear
to have become the objects of sabotage
by Germans or ''reds," who are de-
termlned that the craft that formerly
lew the double eagle shall not prove
or great value to a nation that helped
TO overthrow Germany. Great Britain
is said to be following similar clews,
some OF which Indicate that the at
tacks on shipping may be the result
OF the spreal of communism and soviet
teachings to the ranks of the Interim
tIonal Seamen's union, which controls
the men on the ships under the Ameri-
can and other allied flags.
The four most aggravated cases
which are being considered involve
three American vessels and the I'm
perator, which is flying the flag of the
Cunard line since she was turned over
TO England by the United States. The
United States ships are George Wash
lngton, on which President Wilson
Travelled to and from the peace con-
>>i>ANS, tlIiI lllc CuISO curriers' MOO
casin and Callao.
Attempts to Damage Ships.
The lmperatOr, while on a trip to
Europe early in March, developed a
mysterious list while at sea, which her
officers and crew were unable to rem
edy. 1t is held to have been caused
by deliberate attempt to disable the
giant liner.
The MOccasin turned turtle in the
Erie basin several months ago. When
divers investigated they found her sea-
cocks had been opened and so tam
pcred with that it was impossible to
close them. Several bombs were found
on the George Washington several
weeks ago just before she was sched-
uled to sail for Europe. The Callao,
on her recent arrival at Rio de JaneirO,
was found in an unseaworthy condi-
ton as the result of deliberate tamper-
ing with her machinery,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
SEND US OIL FRANCE APPEAL
Twice President Wilson Saved Coun-
try From Grave Danger, 1t
Is Shown.

Paris.-Importations Of oil would be
subjected to government control and
oil would be sold in France at prices
fixed by the cabinet under the terms
Of a section Of the tax bill being con-
sidered in the chamber Of deputies.
The limited monopoly in Oil now
held by the government would be ex-
tended until the first Of next year.
Discussion of the proposal in the
chamber this week has brought out
the fact that France was in grave dan
ger during the war Of a shortage of
fuel and lubricating oils and that Pre-.
mier Clemenceau had to appeal direct
ly to President Wilson on two occa-
sions.
Profits on Oil imported during the
war were very large, it was charged,
and there was sharp criticism of the
Standard Oil company and the Brit
ish Shell corporation in this connec-
ton.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
BUILDS GIANT PLANE
Caproni's Latest Machine Will
Carry 100 Passengers.
eeapfane Is Now Almost Ready In
Italy for Its Trial
Flights.

New York.-An enormous seaplane
to carry 100 persons is the latest
project Of Gianni Caproni, famed Ital-
Ian constructor, now in this city. =,
All except the finishing touches
have been put to the machine, and
when Caproni returns to his native
land in about six weeks he expects
to find the plane completed and ready
for its experimental flights. These
will be made on Lake Maggiere, near
Milan, where the airship is being
built.
In this venture the Italian inventor
has been forced to summon American
genius to his aid. For the seaplane'
will be driven by eight Liberty en-
gines, developing a total of nearly
5000 horse power.
"This will greatly increase the co-ef-
ficient of safety" Caproni said to me,
"for it will be possible for the plane
to fly with only five of the engines 60
ing"
Comfortable seats will be provided
for passengers in this gigantic flying
machine, which, if the plans of it's
designers are successful, should be
able to cross the Atlantic with ease.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
CURE FOR PLANT DISEASES
Botanists at Cambridge University,
England, Claim to Make Vegeta-
ton Immune.

Cambridge, England.-Cambridg
university botanists claim that it is
now possible to breed disease-proof
plants.
A special body of investigators who
have been devoting themselves to the
practical testing Of the Mendelian he
redity law are engaged in immunizing
wheat, oats, barley, potatoes and roots,
the results of which will be shown in
the summer to a distinguished assem-
bly, Of medical men.
The "plant DOCTORS" as they are
called, have already succeeded in
breeding a new wheat known as "yeo-
man. which has yielded u quarters
(96 bushels) to the acre-three times
an ordinary crop.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Concrete Home for Birds

Philadelphia.-Dr. B. II. Warren is
having a concrete tree built on his
lawn at West Chester, Pa, to provide
homes for birds. The tree is upon a
wire frame Is feet high. Holes of diff
ferent sizes will lure the birds to nest
and rest. At the base of the tree will
be large concrete bath to provide the
guests with running water at all
times. Imitation limbs on the tree"
will give perching accommodations.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Farmer, Flowing Up Snake
Den, Killed az Reptiles.

Peter Neyen, while blowing on
a farm near Upton, Ia, turned
over a den Of snakes. Neyen
ran for a grabbing hoe, which
was nearby, and with it dispatch
ed the reptiles. There were Is
snakes in the bunch, and they
were Of every kind and color.
Making another round Of the
field and coming to the same
place, Neyen turned over an
other big roll of snakes, which
he Immediately killed, and this
time the number was 80, making
a total of Al snakes in the bunch.
The snakes measured from Is to
IS inches in length. The only
kind missing was the rattle
snake.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
FOOD COSTS MORE SINCE 1918
England, Italy and Germany Have
Greater Increase Than United
States,

Washington.-The family food budg-
ct last February was exactly twice
the sum expended for the same arti-
cles Of food in February, 1913, &C.
cording to department of labor statis-
tics.
During the same period in Great
Britain the increase was 100 per cent,
while in Italy it was 1877 per cent.
Germany outranked all countries emu
merated, with an increase of 224 per
cent.
Increase in prices Of clothing in
Germany exceeded 1000 per cent. A
mans suit which before the war cost
500, now sells for S23S.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Thieves Stripped DistiIlery.

Gausville, Md.-On their sixteenth
visit to the warehouse Of the Fair
chance distillery thieves took the last
drop of As barrels of liquor left at the
distillery at the time wartime prohibit
ton became effective. It is believed
that the distillery was the most robbed
whisky warehouse in the United
States. It is located in a rather lone
ly spot. The whisky taken is valued
at between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Movie Theater for Church,

Reading, Pa.-Plans for changing
moving picture theater into church
one day in the week are being worked
out by Rev. Edward F. K. Curran.
The priest was sent to this city to
take charge of a new parish being
formed in the northwestern part of
Reading. The first mass will proba-
bly, be celebrated soon there. The
new church will be known as St. Mar
garet's. Rev. Mr.. Curran comes from
Philadelphia, where he was formerly
Of the Church of st. Anthony of Pad
ia, Grays Ferry road and Fitzwater
street. IT,. .ss-. 49, .:~. =
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Vicar on War SIano

LONDONDERRY. J. Cartmel-Robinson
vicar Of Bedford Park, favors the use
of war slang. In his parish magazine
he cites 1ead-swinger," "funkhole,"
and "skrimshanker" as good examples.
1--WE church folk, engaged in the
holy war, are more polite than ex-
pressive," he said. eve prefer archaic
language which has lost it's point by
long use. We cling to responsibility
even if it means nothing, and can
neither curse nor bless"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Wolves in Manitoba
Meet Trains, Claim

Winnipeg, Manufacturing to
Christopher Possett, station
agent at Gunton Village, a short
distance from here, the only
thing wolves don't insist on do
ing in his town is voting.
Possett was here to get pro-
vincial permission to carry a gun
and says the wolves know the
railroad timetables as we'll as
the chief dispatcher and come
in droves to meet the incoming
trains.
He was given the permit,
bought a gun and loaded up
with enough ammunition to last
him a year or two.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Mine in His Back Xard

Webb City, Mo.-Back yards here
are being turned into mining fields as
a result Of the operations of Joseph
Lewis. at the rear of his Liberty street
home: Sinking shaft so feet deep
Lewis uncovered both lead and zinc
deposits. The lead alone pays ex-
penses. In the last week he shipped
carload of zinc ore.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
"CrocodiIe" Eggs Cause
Rush for Antid0te,

London.-Practical jokers find
the English easy prey. A large
number of persons, mostly wom-
en-, in Newcastle were hoaxed
by. a stranger who started the
report that eggs of a peculiar
color, which had been sold over
the weekend in local shops, for
5 cents apiece, were crocodile
eggs from Egypt, and poison
Gus.
The only cure for those having
eaten the eggs, he said, was pep
permint, and there was a rush
for the city drugstores. One
chemist was visited by fifty wom-
en- who would not leave until
they had each been given a dose
Of peppermint. The eggs came
from Denmark.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Maqpies Attack Cattle.

Deadwood, S. D.-Reports from the
Limestone district Of the northern
Black hills, say magpies prove a real
menace to the live stock. Magpies
prefer fresh meat to carrion and when
carcasses of dead animals are not to
be obtained will attack sheep and cat
tie. It is said that hundreds Of these
miniature vultures will circle in the
air and then alight on the animal in
hundreds and ferociously eat holes in
the most tender places.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Returns Watch.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Another "honest"
thief has made his appearance here.
This time a watch taken from a hold
up victim was returned to him. Ac-
cording to j. S. Miller, he was held up
and robbed of 81 in cash and watch
and chain which was family heir
loom. A few days later Miller noticed
something hanging from the knob of
his front door and upon investiga-
ton discovered that it was his watch
and chain.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Yes, It Was a "Strad."

Parrottsville, Tenn.-H. G. Blazer
found an old violin in the garnet Of
his home here, where it had been IN
disturbed for half century. He
found it was a Stradivari and was
made in 1719. Dust had covered the
name on the inside. Blazer doesn't
know how the violin came into his
family's possession.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
Finish of a Monkev Faced Owl

Bardstown, Ky.-A fine specimen Of
the monkey faced owl was killed here
in a battle with crows. It measured
three feet, tip to tip, and was of
bright golden plumage notified with
gray, it's eyes being surrounded with
long silky feathers of white.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
A Brown Sfudv

Portsmouth, O.-When commence
ment is held at the Stockdale (Pike
county, school. five Of the eight stu
dents will answer to the name of
Brown. There's Hazel, Robert, John,
Ethel and Margaret.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22
No Harps and VioIs for Her.

Princeton, Ind-Mrs. Johanna lib
bets wants band music at her funeral.
II like band music" she says, "and ]
like it loud" She has just celebrated
her ninety-ninth birthday. Hundreds
visited her to offer congratulations.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22

The "two point side carry" A
splendid method Of carrying an ex-
hausted swimmer to safety, as demon
strated by the American Red Cross,
whose "Water Safety" throughout the
United States will, they feel, be a
means Of saving many persons who
otherwise might pay the penalty of
carelessness or ignorance in the treach-
erous waters Of our lakes, rivers and
oceans. Through every waters port
organization the Red Cross seeks to
spread the gospel, "Everyboly SWIM
mer-every swimmer q life-saver."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22

Miss Bessie Agnes Dwyer, lawyer,
librarian and lecturer on the Philip
pines, who has been named as dele
gate to the national Democratic con-
vention at San Francisco by the Dem
ocratic party Of the Philippines. She
spent 16 years in the Philippines in
the service of the insular bureau.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1920-05-22

IN business, fortunes are not realized
Unless your goods are amply advertised.
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
FARMERS SAY
STRIKE CRIME
GRANGE DECLARES mo SET OF
MEN HAS RIGHT TO DESTROY
PROPERTY"
MEMORIAL TOCONCRESS
-FOUR FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS
JOIN IN PROTEST AGAINST
STRIKE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, Feb. 12.-Denial that
any group of organized labor pos
sesses an inherent right to strike 10
contained in a memorial to Congress,
formulated at the conference here OF
representatives of four large farm
ers' organizations - the National
Grange, the American Farm Bureau
Federation, the Cotton States Board
and the Association of State Farm
ers' Union Presidents.
In view of recent events and hap
penings," representatives of the four
organizations said, 1t was agreed that
the attitude of the farmer member
ship of their associations on the right
to strike should be made plain to
Congress and to the country.
The memorial points out that the
city population Of the country is de-
pendent on the farmer for food and
that interruption of this supply can
be brought about through strikes Of
railroad or other transportation
unions.
"Those who believe that labor has
an inherent right to organize q
strike, believe that such organiza-
tions have right to starve the peo-
pie of the cities to death, on the one
hand, and to destroy the property of
the farmers on the other.
mo such right has ever existed and
no such right exists now. 1t is eco
nomically unsound and the American
mt
other method for the settlement of
such controversy.
mo set Of men has ever had the
moral or legal right to destroy prop
erty or cause suffering by conspir-
ing together, and the welfare of the
people must ever remain superior to
that Of any class or group of people.
What would be the verdict of the
people II the farmers of the United
States should suddenly decide to 60
on a strike and refuse to supply the
In a position to produce food and
clothing for themselves? They would
be condemned from one end of the
country to the other, and the fact
would be pointed out that they, as
the owners and tillers of the land, had
no right, either moral or legal, to
bring about such calamity.
IF the farmers who own and Oc-
cupy the land, have no such moral or
legal right, then why should it be con-
ceded by anyone that those who han
die the farmers products have right
to block the transportation or indus
trial facilities of the country and thus
jeOpardize the food and clothing sup
ply of the nation? If the farmers have
no such rights. those who handle their
products have no such rights"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
JUST THE THING FOR PRINCE
Conditions Being In Europe What
They Are, Press Agent Had De-
eIdedIy Good Idea.

assisted the other day at what
may prove to be the springs and origin
Of the next great international mar
riage. The press agent for an organi-
zation which deals In philanthropy for
Europe was talking:
II want to bring Prince Doalotski
over here next year." said he. Il think
I can marry him to some nice Ameri
can girl"
'Thatn be NICE" said. Especially
for the prince"
THAT'S right" said the press agent.
seriously. There isn't royal family
In Europe that is open to him just
now. He could not get into some of
them-he amt such a much of a
prince, you know-and 1t would not
pay him to marry into some Of the
others. They have no money cr thrones
or palaces or anything left"
$50 you think 1t would be a good
idea for him to marry into some we'll
to-do factory family ever here7"
Sure" said the press agent.-New
York correspondence Of the Kansas
City Star.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
Proved His Deep Love.

A remarkable will has just been ad-
mitted to probate in England. 1t Is
that of a British soldier. Lieut.. Frank
R. Kirkley, wounded in action. and
who died at the Twenty-fourth cas-
ualty station. Italy. The will is writ
ten upon the back of small photo
graph, autographed 'Muriel," and con-
tains only the words: II leave all to
her. Frank e. Kirkley, 18th July,
1917" The identity of "Mufiel" was
easily established as Miss Annie Mu-
riel Kyrke Smith of Larkhill, Sails
bury Plain. The value of the property
was about 81 800, but 1t causes heart
throb to realize that the last thought
of the dying lieutenant was for the
woman Of his heart.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
Polish Patriot Slain by Huns.

Warsaw.-Polish press advices from
Scanowice, 1913 miles southwest of
Warsaw, report the killing of miner
named Nisdurny by German soldiers
leaving the plebiscite area in Upper
Silesia. Nisdurny was known as
Polish patriot. The miners funeral
was made the occasion of a Polish ma
tiOnal manifestation. ut Is clear that
the reason for the murder of Nisdurny
was political" the Polish press asso-
ciation says.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
eaby pesIys Is Dead.

Paris. Gaby Deslys, the French
actress and dancer, is dead. Gaby Des-
lys had recently undergone several op-
erations for an infection of the throat.
Early in December she was considered
to be in a grave condition and her rel
atives were summoned from America
The name of Gaby Deslys became
known after former King Manuel of
Portugal displayed his infatuation for
her The throat affection from which
the actress suffered is said to have
been a complication of influenza.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
Fiery Itching and Burning Of
Skin Is a Most Cruel Torture

the test of 50 years as one Of the
greatest blood cleansers known. It
IS guaranteed entirely free from
minerals of any kind.
, The experience of others has
established the unfailing merits of
S. S. S., and there's no question
about the wisdom of your giving it
a thorough trial. All reputable
druggists sell it. If in doubt as to
your case write to Medical Ad-
visor, Swift Specific Co., Dept. s.
Atlanta. Ga.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-02-13
ATabor Diamond. is Stolen.

Another interesting chapter has
been added to the history of the fam
Gus Isabella diamond, formerly the
property of the late Senator H A w.
Tabor and purchased by Mrs. Joseph
Danz of Seattle, Wash, last May. for
$4,000. The diamond was among jew
elry valued at $4,000 taken from Mrs.
Danz by armed robbers as she was
about to enter the private garage Of
her home in Seattle.