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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15
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INTERESTING READING AND INFORMATION
GATHERED FROM MANY SOURCES
By Scissors
Bombay.
Gum resins form the chief ingredients
of incense.
Guinea hens are hunted as game birds
in Jamaica.
The Chinese begin dinner with the
dessert and end it with the soup.
Two-thirds of the wine in Italy is man
ufactured in Sicily.
A ton of SCOT results from the buring
of 100 tons of coal.
A pheasant nest is usually mere litter
of grasses and leaves.
A female physician practiced in May
ence in the 18th century.
The surgeons air bladder is the princi-
pal source of isinglass.
Feathers are believed to have evolved
from the reptillian scale.
A grain of strychnine will embitter
100000 grains of water.
British coal and iron sources, it is esti-
mated, will last only another 200 years.
Gladstone firmly believed that Homer was
a real man describing historical events.
The only remnant of old Germanic poe
try is found in the Anglo-Saxon Boewulf.
Gazelles, though extremely shy can be
easily domesticated if captured when
young.
No traces of the settlements established
in 9S6 in Greenland have ever been dis
covered.
The population of Washington, D. c.,
is now 437,414 increasing from $4,000
in ten years.
Yellow pine and oak are the best woods
to resist the action of steam with the least
amount of warping.
The rhea, or South American ostrich,
has three toes instead of two, as is the case
with the true ostrich.
The Jail at Ottawa, Illinois, will be
turned into a hotel. Prohibition took its
former usefulness away.
The barking of dog on the earth can,
it is said, be distinctly heard by balloonists
at an elevation of four miles.
A female alligator lays its eggs to be
Matched by the sun, but watches them
closely until they are Matched.
Bulgaria is gradually reducing rose cul-
ture for the altar of roses industry, and is
going more heavily into tobacco-raising
The Chinese are yer fond of an ex-
traorlinary dish called "milhi," which is
made of live newborn mice dipped in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15

France. Twelve persons were killed near
Cambria from such cause.
One of the German doctors wanted for
cruelty to prisoners in German prison
camps, committed suicide by taking a vir-
ulent poison rather than stand trial.
1t is possible that the otherwise idle
persons who are endeavoring to call up
Mars are those who have despaired of
getting the attention of their fellows on
this planet.
In parts of rural England it is a mar
riage custom for the cox to pour hot water
over the threshold after the bridal couple
have gone in order to keep it warm for
another bride.
Manageable young women in China
usually wear their hair in long single
plait in which is entwined bright scar
let thread. The thread indicates that the
maiden is awaiting life partner.
The first known mention of sugar in
history or literature was in the first CEN
fury A. D., when some explorers brought
sugar from India to Rome Before that
the Romans had used honey for sweeten-
ing.
So many blind students are at British
universities that provision has been made
for Braille examination papers and writ
ing machines, as well as stenographers for
blind scholars who may wish to dictate
their answers.
The new Secretary for Ireland is Cana
dian-born but he has something of Irish
quickness. Heckled recently with the
question, "Why do you wear American
made shoes?" he replied, Because my
feet were made in America"
The annual production of wheat in the
world prior to the war amounted to about
1O0,OOO,OO0 tons, the largest producers be-
ing Russia, with an output of 100000
tons, and the United States, which pro-
vided nearly 100000 tons.
Many hundreds of demobilized "W. A.
A. C.'s," the women's army auxiliary of
Great Britain, are taking advantage of
the governments offer of free transporta-
ton to Canada where they may marry
successful young Canadian farmers.
George Messick, IS years of age, re-
tired railroad man, has made a practice
of reading the Bible through, once year,
for the last twenty-five years. Usually he
starts on the first of the year, and has so
divided the chapters as to finish at the
end of the year.
To aid young men and women who
live IN hall bedrooms to get acquainted
under proper conditions, Emmanuel Bap-
fist church, Chicago, has equipped par
lors which will be open all day and until
reasonable hour at night as community
cozy hooks for young people.
A new wizard is discovered in Cali
fornia-Richard Diener, who has grown
$50 bushels of wheat from 20 pounds of
seed on one acre, corn whose ears weigh
2H pounds each, potatoes of which
single one will feed IS persons, beans as
large as birds eggs and chickens twice
the normal size.
BASEBALL
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15
France. Twelve persons were killed near
Cambria from such cause.

One of the German doctors wanted for
cruelty to prisoners in German prison
camps, committed suicide by taking a vir-
ulent poison rather than stand trial.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15

1t is possible that the otherwise idle
persons who are endeavoring to call up
Mars are those who have despaired of
getting the attention of their fellows on
this planet.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15
LEAGUE CLUB STANDINGS

Corrected July IA, 1920
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15

In parts of rural England it is mar
riage custom for the COX to pour hot water
over the threshold after the bridal couple
have gone in order to keep it warm for
another bride.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15

Manageable young women in China
usually wear their hair in long single
plat, in which is entwined bright scar
let thread. The thread indicates that the
maiden is awaiting life partner.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15

So many blind students are at British
universities that provision has been made
for Braille examination papers and writ
ing machines, as well as stenographers for
blind scholars who may wish to dictate
their answers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-07-15

The new Secretary for Ireland is Cana
dian-born but he has something of Irish
quickness. Heckled recently with the
question, "Why do you wear American
made shoes?" he replied, Because my
feet were made in America"
Evening star., 1920-06-15
SAYS D. C. POPULATION
TO STAY ABOVE 100000
Head of Mercantile Agency De-
clares Danger to Business Lies
in Overstocking.

Total population of the National
Capital will not be reduced to less
than 10000. including a permanent
government force Of at least 10000
employees. by next fall. according to
statistics compiled by William r.
Stone president of Stones Mercantile
Agency, Inc.
The danger to business lies in over
stocking and orercreditng. Mr. Stone
warns. He discusses the department
service $ follows:
The statistical records of the Civil
Service Commission show that the ex
ecutive branch of the United States
governemnt had. April 1. 1917. Just
prior to the late declaration of war.
April :. 1917. 1927 classified and un-
classified employees assigned to duty
in the District of Columbia: that this
force had been augmented until the
signing of the armistice. November IL.
1918. when it numbered 111,760. and
that subsequent dismissa!s. aggre-
eating 21.523 net. reduced this figure
to 96.237 by April 80, 1920. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 more employees will
have been discharged by October /.
1920 starting with about 1900 in May.
Close to 5000 of the total are listed
from the War Department. about 1000
from the Treasury Department. and
the remaining 2,out from tne otner
departments.
This would leave approximately
S6o37. October /. 1920. or 4S.010 in
excess of the 3S,227 on the rolls prior
to the war. April 1. 1917. The latter
figure, however. probably never again
will be regarded as the normal force
for a peace basis. since the War.
Navy and Treasury departments alone
have sufficiently increased business TO
warrant the retention of many thou
sands of additional employees. Esti-
mates from what seem TO be the most
reliable sources. after allowing for
economic reductions consistent with
efficiency. indicate that the services
of not more than 10000 or $4,000 EN-
ployes can be dispensed with after
October 1, 1920, and that it is reason
ABLY safe to reckon with permanent
force of at least 10000. or $4,000 more
than the pre-war normal hgure' Wncn
would he 47.7s0 less than the maxi
mum force of 1l7.76o November H.
1915"
Evening star., 1920-06-15
Y .W1|I|LMETH PRES|DES
AS TAKOMA MAYOR
Sanitary Commission Men,
bers Explain Responsibility
for Extension.

James L. Wilmeth, installed as
mayor of Takoma Park. Md. last
week, presided over the newly organ
lied town council last night. in the
presence of an unusually large at
tendance of residents and taxpayers
of the town.
At the invitation of the council
three members of the Washington
suburban sanitary commission were
present and enlightened the council
on the management and intentions Of
the commission relative to proposed
extensions and responsibility in con-
nection with damage suits. The mem
bers present were Howard Duckett.
William T. S. Curtis and Robert Il.
Morse. chief engineer of the COM
mission.
1t was stated that the commission
would be responsible for damages re-
sulting from failure to properly fill
in excavations. the town authorities
being requested to report all such
conditions until the commission is
thoroughly organized with field
forces. A plumbing inspection de
partment is now being organized. and
upon completion will assume TIE in
spection of all plumbing in the town.
probably after July l. The council is
also to cooperate with the commits
sion in connection with the change of
grades of streets and the opening of
new throughfares, in order that prop
er grades may be established. The
town is also to establish: grades in
advance of the laying of water mains
by the commission.
Town Being Classified.
The council stated that tie town
IL now being classified into resi-
Dental. business and acreage proper
ty in order to make the proper front
foot assessments. which. under the
law. is to be Is cents-9 cents for
water per foot and sewer cents.
The first $50 feet of a tract to
dwelling will assume the high rate.
the next 100 feet reduced rate and
over 900 feet the rate will be cents
per foot. The new rates will go into
effect on July l and are to run the
length of the bond issue. which is
fifty years. The members of the COM
mission expressed desire to CO.
operate in every manner possible
with the town authorities and attend
any hearings requested. The Wash
ington suburban sanitary commission
recently purchased the entire water
and sewer system of the town. to-
gether with that of several other
suburban towns bordering the Dis
trict line. and assumed control under
the Maryland law of such systems.
Many Petitions Received
A number of petitions were received
from residents of the park. including
one from taxpayers on Sherman. Han
cock and Sheridan avenues. request
ing the improvement of those ave-
nues: property owners on Denwood
avenue, for the paving with concrete
of that thoroughfare, and the paving
of Flower avenue from Carroll to the
junction with Glen avenue at Sligo
creek.
Former Councilman F. l.. Lewton
chairman of the civic betterment COM
mittee, reported that contributions
had been received for Spring Park
amounting to 5000 and for North
Evening star., 1920-06-15

was requested to continue its effort
and also arrange for the children's
playground equipment.
The re?,rt of the town treasurer,
Ben G.. Davis. for the month of May
was submitted and approved by the
council 1t showed receipts from gen.
erai and special taxes. deposits. per-
mitss etc. amounting to $260.33,
which. with the balance on hand,
amounting to s69,377.I1. made a total of
$6963804. The disbursements during
the same period amounted to s2,017.05.
leaving a net balance on hand of
S67.6209a.
In addition to Mayor Wilmeth. the
following were present: Councilmen
II. F. Taft. II. Z. Rogers. Prof. Louis
ID. Bliss, Or. II. w. Miller. H. b. Hen
drick. J. w. Shade. Town Clerk Ben G..
Davis. Superintendent of Public Works
f.. Il. Blodgett.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
CITIES SHOW GROWTH.
Census Bureau Reports Number of
Increases in Population. H.

Population figures announced today
by the census bureau follow:
Johnstown, Pa, 67.327: increase, H.
S45. or 21.3 per cent.
York, Pa. 47.499; increase. 2.74s. or
6.1 per cent.
Haverhill. Mass, 53.sS4: increase.
9.169. or 22.1 per cent.
Aberdeen. S. D.. 1857; increase.
3,7S4, or 35.2 per cent.
Mishawaka, Ind. 1915: increase,
3.309, or 27.S per cent.
Fremont. Ohio. 12.46S: increase.
2,529. or 25.4 per cent.
West Allis, Wis. 1876: increase,
1920. or 1911 jer cent.
Columbus, Miss, 10,501; increase,
1913, or 16S per cent.
Pascagoula. Miss, 6,0S2; increase,
2,703. or so per cent.
Dyersburg, Tenn, 6.444: increase,
1896, or 55.3 per cent.
Miss X. NJ Olgar Of Guernsey. Eng
land. has introduced the style of
wearing Dutch shoes at Barberton.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
CONCESSIONS TO EGYPT.
Britain Makes Progressive Nego-
tiations Toward Partial Autonomy.

tions being carried on here between
the Egyptian delega tion headed by
Zighlul Pasha and Viscount Miner.
secretary for the colonies. are re-
ported to be making satisfactory
progress.
1t is stated that England has offered
Egypt a large degree of autonomy on
certain conditions, which include
maintenance Of the capitulations.
1t was found impossible to hold
these negotiations in Cairo. owing to
the boycott proclaimed against the
Miner mission by Egyptian nation
alists.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
LIFT DUTY ON U. S. CATTLE.

OTTAWA. June 15.-An order in
council virtually removing the duty
on cattle entering the Dominion from
the United States until February 1.
1871 has been made public. This
action was taken. il was explained. to
assist in the restocking OF Canadian
farms which have suffered through
excessive drought during the last two
Evening star., 1920-06-15
FOR EQUAL GERMAN STATES.

BERLIN, June 11.-Division of new
Germany into states of equal size and
Importance was advocated by Mat
thias ErZberger. former vice premier
and minister of finance, in the course
of a campaign address at Biberach.
Wuerttemburg, says the Lokal An
zeiRer.
Evening star., 1920-06-15
FIXES SPANISH PAPER PRICES

MADRID, June IA royal decree
fixes the maximum price for news
papers in Spain at 10 centimes from
June Is. In the event the cost OF
1so pesetas for 100 Kilograms the
nrice will go to Is centimes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-02
THREE NAMES
ON BALLOTS
Candidates For School Board Direc-
tors Exceed Number to Be
Chosen-No Opposition
For Treasurer.

Yesterday was the. last day for
filing nomination petitions for tho
coming school election, on Monday,
March g.
There will be three candidates for
director, and two to be chosen. The
candidates whose names go on the
official ballot are:
J. O. Boyd, Frank M Jones and
J. F. Lutz. Mr.. Boyd and Mr.. Lutz
are present directors.
There is no contest for treasurer.
o. IS. Stanbro present incumbent,
will be the only candidate at the
election Monday, and his name is the
only one on the treasurer's part OF
the ticket.
The polls will open at l o'clock in
the afternoon next Monday and close
at Z o'clock. The polling place will
be the George Washington school
basement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-02

was only one Of the steel group which
did not lose on the opening, being
up 1s at SSH.
Crucible opened at 1876, off n; Re-
public, 81, off Is; American Locomo-
tive, 931a, off Hs; Texas, 1771h, I'M
changed; Southern Pacific, 95h, off
": Baldwin, 109A, off Is; Pan
American, S2A. unchanged; U. S.
Rubber, 94%, off Is; Mexican Petro-
leum. 1853, unchanged; Pennsylvania,
43, up Il; American Can, SO, up u;
American Wooden, 11S, off Is.
Bankers and brokers asserted the
reason the steel decision did not
stimulate public buying was because
the public is not in the market. U. S.
Steel sold at 94ss, off 1h from yes
terday's high.
American Wooden, after opening at
11Sk, lost 31a to lis. Directors are
to meet for dividend action early
next week.
Call money again opened and re.
newed at 10 per cent.
Endicott-J stock made a
new low on the decline, selling below
10O
The whole list firmed up around
noon and Southern Pacific was up
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-02
CITY NEWS.

--Elks' dance Friday. March 5.
--Kiser's parcel delivery. R-l6IV.
The condition of Mrs. Fruehimg,
who is at Graham hospital, Is re-
ported as satisfactory.
A marriage license has been is
sued to Walter E. Nichols and Heien
Pond, both of Keokuk.
DIR. H. l.. COPYRIGHT, who has
been i'll for the last three weeks, IS
able to be out again,
Funeral services were held this
morning for the late John Bailey,
from the Pilgrims Rest Baptist
church, with the Rev. ]. Sterling
Moore officiating. The interment
was in Belfast cemetery.
George N. Clossin, of Rock Island,
met with a painful accident last week.
when three fingers of his right hand
were caught in machine and cut on.
He is foreman of plant in Moline.
Don't miss the, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday art exhibit at
the George Washington school. Good
evening programs.
-Kiser's parcel delivery. Rl670.
See the very attractive art display
at the George Washington school.
Put on by the Lincoln Fine Arts shop,
of Lincoln, Nebraska.
"A big brush fire over at Hamilton
near the depot caused sufficient re-
Election in the sky to be visible IN
many parts of Keokuk last night ana
people were wondering If Hamilton
buildings were being consumed by a
conflagration.
A thousand feet of hose has been
purchased for the fire department, ana
was being given a testxhis afternoon.
The hose sections are subjected 10
pressure of 400 pounds.
Six year old Helen Hummer, the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Hummer of 140S Des Moines street
died this afternoon at her home from
gangrene in the throat which was
caused from injuries the child recelv.
ed when she fell on a flag stick and
hurt her throat five days ago.
There is position open at VII
kinson & Co.'s drug store for de-
livery boy. Good job and good pay
for a hustling boy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-02

around. He says he discovered that
under the guise of superheated reyo-
lutionary propaganda it was attempt
ing nothing more than the conserya-
tive labor unions, and with less sue
cess. And the cause is this" said
the former l. w. w. agitator, "the
masses of this country are not reyo-
lutionary. They are not interested
in revolutions"
1.-The trouble with the revolution
airy thinker is that he has no histori.
cal sense. In his impetuous, fanati-
cal ardor to realize an ideal he does
not attempt to understand the insu-
tutions of today. He does not glimpse
the agony of the ages which have
brought us up to our present system.
He blinks his eyes to the awful gull
which is waiting to swallow US if our
delicate artificial system should
crumble.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-02
BEET SUGAR
PROFITEERING
Charge Has Been Made Which is Be-
lieved to be Sufficient for FMng
Suits Against Re-
finerS.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 2.-District
Attorney Percy B. Tedrow, of Denver.
today was expected here to confer
with Attorney General Palmer regard
ing his Investigations of alleged profit.
eering by several Colorado beet sugar
refiners.
Tedrow, it was understood, has evil
dence which he believes sufficient for
filing of suits.
Beet sugar growers week ago
protested to Palmer that their profit
on an acre was less than IS whereas
the refiners made profit, they charge,
of approximately $s4 on an acre OF
beetS.
The beet producers asked Palmer
for permission to raise their price OF
SIP ton. Palmer told them he had
no authority to fix the price they
should charge and that getting more
money for their product was CUES
ton of making individual contracts
with the refiners at a higher rate.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-02
SENATE VOTES
ON RESERVATION
Lodge Proposition Providing Y. s.
Shall Decide What are Domestic
Questions, Accepted
by Sc to rs.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
senate today adopted the original
Lodge reservation providing that the
United States reserves to itself the
right to decide what are domestic
questions and will not permit the
league of nations to have jurisdiction
in matters affecting any such mat.
tiers.
The senate rejected substitute
for the Lodge reservation proposed
by Senator Hitchcock and providing
that the United States is not re-
ouired to submit to the league any
domestic question.
The vote was SO to A.
The vote on the Lodge reservation
was Sc to 25.
The senate at once took up the
Lodge reservation on the Monroe
doctrine and Lodge moved its adop-
ton without amendment.
Senator MaLean, Connecticut, IN a
speech to the senate on the treaty
today, urged compromise on reserva-
lions. Unless the United States gets
into the league of nations, he said,
Russia and Germany and other ma
tons might turn bolshevik.
After Mclean spoke the senate
engaged in long, involved and tech
nical debate on the reservation COW
ering domestic questions.
The senate began voting on the
various proposals for a reservation
on domestic questions by taking up
an amendment proposed by Hoke
Smith. Georgia, to strike the word
from the list of things
excluded from the jurisdiction of the
league Of nations by the Lodge reser.
walton. This was defeated "a to "A.
Hitchcock, democratic leader,
urged support Of the Smith amend
ment. Lenroot republican reserva-
ZIONIST, thereupon said that this is
part of a plan by Senator Hitchcock
to defeat all reservations"
Lenroot's charge was a repetition
of that made a week before by Kei-
losg, Minnesota, to the effect that
Hitchcock and Borah have formed
an unholy alliance for the purpose
of defeating the treaty.