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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-01

NOV enters, with assurance, the
' trim and handsome all-day, one
piece froclS for fall made of the same
cloths as suits, and equal to playing
their part. In their company are other
day,imc dresses. more elaborate. ces-
tined 10 share responsibilities with the
formal suit in the winter wardrobe
but they are another story. The all
day dress makes a strong appeal to
busy American women, who have no
inclination or time for changing often
and primping. but are determined,
nevertheless, 10 be wel-drcsscd in
their utility clothes.
Nearly all these ono piece dresses are
cut In the straight-line style, but there
are some very handsome models among
them with picturesque flare In their
skirts In this case We are more than
likely 10 find them handsomely en-
broidercd The newly arrived frock
shown in the picture, strikes "a happy
medium with very slight flare IN the
skirt portion. II announces its sup
port OF certain new features in fall
styles by adapting them 10 IT'S own
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-01

Miss Charlotte Greer Of Vestaburg
is the guest of her sister Mrs. Ken
meth Owen this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar IIoltcn enter
tanned the following guests at dinner
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs VIM. Jack
man Of Mt Pleasant, Mrs Lydia Won
Thurn and daughter Miss Ruth and
Howard and Willard Axe Of Alma
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wcavcsling and
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Won Thurn of
ST. Louis.
Miss Thelma Post was the guest Of
Miss Glenna IIanlcy Friday and Sat
urday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-01

use-namely. the narrow strap belt,
made Of the material, the bc.l-shaped
three qunrter-lcngth sleeve and panels
inseniNtsly continued in the skirt by
means of inverted plaits.
Rows Of braid border the sleeves and
bottom Of the skirt, aud this braid ap-
pears in whorls on bodice and skirt
The collGr is that most becoming type
which is high ut the back. with "V''
shaped opening at the front and wide
rcvcrs A vesiec Of plain satin is de
tachable and may be replaced by one
Of lace, or net when the wcarer IS in
cined TO furnish up this adaptable
frock That is one Of It's many good
points IL is n dress that VIII stand
the test Of continuous wear in all
wcathcrs, and Il will prove becoming
70 most figures. 1t should be made In
dark colOrs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-01
MRS. REACH TELLS HOW SUE
GOT TO KNOW RAT-SNAP

Have always feared rats. Lately
noticed many on my farm. 4 neigh
Dor said he just got rid Of droves
with RAT-SNAP This started mo
thinking Tried RAT-SNAP myself
1t killed II and scared tho rest
away"
Three sizes-35c, G5c, $1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by c. h. Murphy and
Winslow Bros. Drug Stores.
Strand Thoater open every night
beginning next advertisement
Auto Races, Saginaw, Labor Day
Advertisement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-01
AUGUST WEATHER SUMMARY
Temperature

u
Temperature
Mean maXimum-S2
Mean minimum-59. Mean 70.5.
MaXimum-90, date 3lst.
Minimum-lA, date 21s.t
Precipitation
Total-4.95 inches.
Greatest in n hrs.-2.10, date 9th.
Total Snowflake.
Number of days on which OF" or
more precipitation fcll-10
Number of clear days-19.
Number partly cloudy.
Number cloudy.
+. J.. Dclavan,
Cooperative Observer.
Auto Races, Saginaw, Labor Day
Advertisement.
Tom Mix-Strand, Saturday-ad-
vertisemcnt, e.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-09-01

Tom Mix-Strand, Saturday-ad-
vertisemcnt, e.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-10-15
which have their regular patrons increasing yearly.

which have their regular patrons increasing yearly
Besides the Rio Grande river have choice of other
places attractive The South Fork of the Rio Gande
Is favored by fishermen who believe it to be the
best trout stream in the country and the the
Wolf Creek road-which alternative
Of the National Old Trails- the sublime of
route in the Rocky mountains No wonder that
% viewing this for the first time compare it with Switzer
land other of the worlds famous places of interest
Then there is the Alamosa river, which take
the dizzy Switchback road and travel the
the mining towns of Jasper and Sumner This always
offers something in the varying shades and blue
panorama and the elusive avenda color of the
cessul mountain painters OFF from the Alamosa
few miles located the Silver Lakes veabe beauty spot
yielding at recreation and rest compacency and npra
on The cabins of the stockholders Silver Lakes
occupied almost from the time the leaves in the
spring until again in the fall The lakes stocked
with trout and furnish good sport At all times.
The small streams such Rock creek Pinos creek.
Shaw and Beaver creek provide fishing and ideal
for picnic short camping trips
Among the early and late fishing places the La lara
reservoir Il perhaps visited by the most people.
All of these places directly and easily accessible
from Monte Vista and camping and fishing trips enjoyed
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-10-15

Immense Reservoir q Head Of Rio Crande River
Last week many parties spent profitable day in catch
others gathered pnon while the
mcnt of being out in the hills asuffcient large
ber This week. the deer hunting finds many
sportsmen tramping the hills and cautiously working
their through the spruce and aspen timber trying get
shot at a buck.
Nowhere in the west-or esewhere-has Nature arrang-
finer Fairgrounds the mountain contiguous
Monte Vista. Scenic waterfalls
lakes fores-rom the nowcapped peaks the higher
vatons to the innumerabe minor mountains edgng
ley inexhaustbe attractions nature lovers
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1921-10-15

The 1921 has been the enjoyable for the
recreatonoving people who have visited the San Luis val
ley and larger number of tourists have their vacations
in the beauty spots the mountains surrounding Especial
ly noticeable have been the automobiles bearing licenses from
states far remote.
Perhaps the most popular field for camping parties has
been the Rio Grande river owing its fine fish
ing and large territory raversed All the from
South Fork the Farmers Union Reservoir the white tents
and the CHEEKY fires of have dotted the road sides
Think of sixtyfve seventy miles of grounds
along stream Included in the community
like the Masonic park, the Texas club, Kan
club the Wright ranch Spar City and others
The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-02

settlement OF the Pacific const OF the
United States, the building of the
Panama railroad, and later the con
structlon OF trans-Mexican railway,
the Panama canal, and railways
across Guatemala and Costa Rlca,
Central America has become easily
accessible.
Shortly before the construction Of
the Panama railroad, coffee was In
troduced into Central America from
the West Indies, and was found to
grow to perfection in the lava soil on
the slopes of the volcanic mountains
along the Pacific coast of most of the
region. Coffee soon became an export
of prime Importance and has brought
much money into Central America.
The remainder OF Central Americas
horticultural romance has as its mo-
tif, the banana. In order that the
great American hunger for that slen-
der golden fruit might be appeased,
large fruit growing and distributing
corporations from the United States
acquired extensive tracts of land In
the Atlantic plain, reclaimed 1t from
the Jungle, and planted great banana
groves which produce millions Of
punches OF bananas yearly.
The by-products Of this development
have been as valuable to Central
America as the money that has flowed
directly to laborers and to the gov
ernment. Important cities have
sprung up along the Atlantic coast
railroads have been built, and what
is probably most important of all. lines
of fast, well-eQuipped steamers, carry
ing both passengers and freight have
been established between the Atlantic
ports and those of the United states
In effect the banana has shifted Cen
tral America thousands Of miles clos
er to the outside world.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-02
PACIFIC ISLAND GARDEN
SPOT

with the shifting of ownership that
has taken place among the lslanus OIL
the Pacific and the growing lmpor-
tance of that great body of water IN
international affairs, the holdings OF
tbe various nations in the Pacific are
taking on new value. One of the most
important of the French PACING pos
sessions is Tahiti, or the Society IS
lands, with steamship connection 10
San Francisco and New zealand.
They are described in the following
communication to the National Geo
graphic society from II. w. Smith:
Like the Samoans, the Society Is
lands are of volcanic origin, rising
from the low bed of the ocean, whlch
has depths near the Islands OF l'ooo
TO 1900 feet, while the highest peak,
in the center of the island of Iahlu'
reaches an altitude of 1900 feet
Near Papeete the beautiful ta-
tauua valley may be visited In an
afternoon. For a good part or the
way q carriage road leads up the val
ley, offering changing vistas.
"Why, indeed should the Tahitian
toll? There are great leaves OF the
wild 'taro' growing by the roadside !;
the young leaves are delicious boiled,
and the curious stranger Will hnd
many other new delicacies of
the table-the alligator pear, the
baked papya, the Mantis crab, the raw
fish, as good as the best oyster
In Tahiti, as well as in most OF
the South Sea Islands, great numbers
of coconuts are grown. The meat, af-
ter being dried into copra, Is shipped
In large quantities to Europe. we
were much Interested in the different
methods of gathering the nuts in va
rious islands. In Tahiti the natives
climb the trees with the help Of a
strip of green, fibrous bark torn OF
the stem of a hibiscus tree. After
knotting the two ends together, the
climber slips his feet half through the
circle, and standing with his legs
apart. so as to stretch the thong tight,
ascends the tree In series of leaps
with q foot on each side of the trunk
"In it's fresh, green state the COCO
nut provides a most refreshing drink,
but as 1t grows older the milk hard
ers and forms the white inner rind
with which we are all familiar. When
dried this is the celebrated copra and
Is commercially put to many different
uses. In Tahiti 1t Is used for sauces
and for coconut OIL. One sauce, which
was served with fish, at a very enjoy
able picnic, although compounded OF
scraped nut and sea-water. was pal
atable."
The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-02
A ROMANCE OF BANANAS
AND COFFEE

When the American small boy eats
his daily quota of bananas, and wheh
his father and mother sip their break
fost luncheon, or dinner coffee, they
are making important contributions TO
the prosperity of fellow Americans
of whom they know very little -the
residents of the five Central American
republics which have lately reacheu
preliminary decision for the lorlha-
ton of n sort of "United States OF
Central America"
Central America illustrates striking
ly the effects of geographic Iactors on
a regions development. All the n'e
renublics lie on the relatively harro"
tsthmus between the narrow rloDoh
of Panama on the south and Mexico
IN tho north. The Spanish settle
ments made soon after the discovery
oP America we're all on the Paclnc
side of the isthmus, for the most parl
on tho nlateaus and mountain slopes
and In the mountain valleys of that
region, which temper an o'lei "i9e
tronical climate. Practically the Ell
tire Atlantic side of the isthmus was
q low plain, covered with a uehse
Jungle: -,
A. tho time of the throwing OH OF
+be Spanish yoke in 1921, the CenIrai
American settlements were as ehec
+,aIlv cut off from the United States
&C ,f they had been many thousands
- ,,i,as away instead of being only
across the Caribbean sea- with the
The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-02
IN TURKEY REFORM
SPRINGS ETERNAL


Turkey bids fair to come back,
in a limited sense at least, us IA re-
suit of the proposed revision Of the
Sevres treaty that dismenber4d the
Ottoman empire after the World war
1t will be changed Turkey, to be
sure, but change Is not new In the
country that inherited Mohammed >
religious empire. ParadoXlcally, Iur-
key, though 1t has tradition of ma
tionnl inertia also is land of kalei-
doscopic reform, and may be SAIL TO
react to reforms more discriminat-
Ingly than any other country In or out
of Christendom. The Turks have
adopted some reforms bodily and some
partially, and have rejected others
fatty even when the prestige Of tho
Caliph and Allahs ministers was be-
hind them.
Turkey began its existence in a
foundation of reform, the empire In
heriting the comprehensive reshaping
of the religious and social world IN
stItuted by Mohammed. 1t went
dry" Just 620 years before the United
States. for its eighteenth amend
ment" was not an amendment at all.
but part. so to speak, Of the organic
act when the empire came into exist
ence in 1909.
Even In the matter of polygnmy,
looked at askance by the western
world, Mohammed and the government
which took up his mantel were re-
formers. The legal maximum number
of wives was placed at four.
Even the jokes of coffee and tooac-
co prohibition that have gone the
rounds of the American vaudeville
stage came near being reality ln
Turkey. Mohammedan scholars ful-
minated against the steap1ing cup :
and one sultan went so far as to pro-
hibit the use of tobacco, fearing that
it was taking too firm a hold on MS
people. But the pOpulace refused 10
have the prophets convenant chahgeu
and the ban was raised.
Though the reported passing OF the
fez is looked upon as reform WHICH
to western eyes would remove some
thing as distinctively Turkish as the
star and crescent, the introduction OF
the gaudy skull cap was itself a re-
form effected less than hundreu
wears ago; and staunch old Moslems
of that time wagged their heads IN
warning as the reckless reformers cast
aside their dignitied turbans for the
new bauble. To the Turkish Iorles
of those days the fez Travelled in COM
pany sufficiently disreputable to damn
if utterly. 1t was introduced forcloly
into the army by the Sultan Mahmoud
II in the early part of the nineteenth
century along with tight European
trousers and frock coats.
The fez and turban types OF heau
coverings have a definite reason for
existence in Turkey, and 1t Is to DE
doubted that they will be discardeu
entirely, especially for the brilnmeu
hats and visored caps of Europeans.
Mohammedan rules and customs cali
for covered heads at prayer; ana theS
also REQUIRE that at one stage of pray
er the votary shall touch his nose ana
forehead to the ground, feat that Is
impossible If he wears a hat with
protruding brlm.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25
IRONTON MO-, THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1921.

allied debts to us is making it posi-
BILE for France to be today far more
thoroughly militarized nation than
Germany ever was, even in 1914; that
England can keep up her far-fung
battle line of $4,000 red soldiers is
largely due to our generosity. We
have heard much these last two weeks
as to the question of the allied debts
to us. We trust nothing has been
done or promised, or will be, that will
keep us from using those debts for
the advancement of humanity. We
should lose not one moment in saying
to the allies that our people decline
longer to finance the armament mad
ness ofEurope which today is RESPONSE
BILE for more thon 100000 of men
withdrawn from gainful pursuits and
idling in the calling of war. This is
an intolerable state of affairs for a
sane world.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25
The Abandoned Shrine.

There's little old church at the
forks of the road,-a landmark, dis
mantled and grey; where once the
warm fires of humanity glowed there's
a column of ashes-today. Yes an
old country church, where the ravage
of Time its plan of destruction pur-
sues. Where the pulpit deserted,
pathetic, sublime, looks down on the
wormeaten pews.
And the old congregation lies,
sleeping serene, where the spread of
"God's Acre" enthralls. They hear
not the roar of Humanity's tide, nor
the plant when the whippoorwill
calls.
Thus, the little old church, at the
forks of the road, divinely yet mutely
holds sway,-till Time with his sickle,
and Tide with his goad, shall have
swept her last fragment away.
This house was the Mecca of sinner
and saint, in the halcyon days of her
youth. From her Holy of Holes to
vestibule quaint they quaffed at the
Fountain of Truth,-but the spire in
the City hath crowned in it's might, a
greater and grander abode-till only
the Angels may pause in their fight,
o'er the church at the forks of the
road Selected.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25
Missouri's Population.

The ''rural population" of Missouri
is 1917, ,l52, of which 3s9,71I live in
cities, towns and villages of less than
$500 inhabitants, and 1,427 ,441 reside
in the rural territory outside of any
town or village.
The percentage Of the present
population of Missouri is "urban" 1855
per cent and "rural" Giving in the
country or in towns of less than 2,50O)
534 per cent. The urban or city
population increased from 1858 per
cent in 1900 to 45.2 per cent in 1910
and to 46.6 per cent in 1920.
The United States Census Bureau
defines "urban population" as those
residing in cities and other incorpora-
ted places having $500 inhabitants or
more, and "rural population" as those
residing outside of such. .incorporat-
ed places.
The population of Missouri on Janu-
airy 1, 1920, was 8, ,4O4,0 ,055, an increase
OF 110,72 or 34 per cent since 1910.
During this same period the popula-
tion of the United States increased
149 per cent.
The population of st. Louis is 772,
s97, and Kansas City 824, ,4lO persons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25
The SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE.

located at Cape Girardeau, was estab-
lished to develop higher education
in this section, and especially was it
established to give thorough train
ing to provide competent teachers
for approved schools.
1t aims to give better training in
Agriculture, in Home Economies, and
in all the Industrial Arts that improve
the conditions of living. Instruction
in Commerce and Business is given.
1t is the aim of the institution to
create an interest in Music and the
Fine Arts, and its excellent library
offers an opportunity for higher cul-
ture.
Every young man and young won
an in Southeast Missouri will find an
opportunity in this College for good
and thorough education close at home.
The fall term will open September
II, 1921. For catalog and further in
formation write
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS
COLLEGE, Cape Girardeau, Mo
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25

our prosperity and creating profound
distrust and discomfort among the
people.
"The President has assumed more
power than any of his predecessors
and tells Congress what bills to pass
and what not to pass. Bills concoct-
ed at secret conferences are intro
duced without being referred to re-
eponsible committees.
"The Ways and Means Committee
has demonstrated it's utter untitness
to deal intelligently with the great
financial measures on which to great
degree the prosperity of the country
depends.
"There are rules of taxation just as
we'll established as the laws of mathe-
matics. But instead of calling in
competent experts, the Ways and
Means Committee seeks the advice of
a multimillionaire Cabinet officer.
=. He suggests repeal of the ex-
cess profits tax, reduction of the
higher surtax rates on individual in
comes, increase Of the corporation
tax, retention of the ruinous trans
portation tax and the nuisance taxes,
with new impositions on automobiles
and bank checks and increased rates
on first class postage.
"This policy will further depress
industry and fail to raise sufficient
revenue for the governments needs.
/. Less than 5000 persons-m ost
of them war profiteers-pay the high
er surtaxes on incomes of more than
800, 900 annually, yet Secretary Mel
Ion wants to ut'in half the $500, ,000,-
900 which they contributed to the up
keep of the government and throw
the additional burden upon small
manufacturers, jobbers, merchants
and workers and farmers.
"Most members of the House want
to carry out the peoples wishes, but
a little dominant minority has tied
down the safety valve of free discus
sion until an explosion impends which
will scatter the Republican party
from Maine to California"
And the Harding administration is
not yet six months old.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25
Brewing May Be Legalized.

Washington, August 16.-It will be
legal to brew and distill in your. own
home for personal consumption If
Congress accepts the terms of an
amendment made by the House today
in the so called aptibeer bill with the
approval of Representative Volstead,
author of the prohibition enforcement
act.
This is the Interpretation made up
on the amendment, sponsored by
Volstead, to the Stanley amendment,
which the Senate inserted in the bill.
The Stanley amendment prohibited
prohibition agents from searching
without warrant property and dwell
ings," and as such would have pre-
vented agents searching automobiles
and travelling bags. 1t fully protect
ed bootleggers, Representative Vol
stead declared, and his amendment,
which the House adopted today and
sent to conference, would require
federal agents to have warrants be-
fore entering homes in search of liquor.
and contains clause to protect the
brewing of beer with innocent inten-
ton.
The substitute reads, in part: That
no officer or agent, while engaged in
the enforcement of this act, the ma
tional prohibitional act or any law in
reference to the manufacture or taxa
tion of, or traffic in, intoxicating Ii
quor, shall search any private dwell
ing without warrant directing such
search, and no such warrant shall is
sue unless there is reason to believe
such dwelling is used as place where
liquor is manufactured for sale or is
sold. The term private dwelling
shall be construed to include the room
or rooms occupied not transiently,
but solely as residence in any apart
ment house, hotel or boarding house.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-08-25
Cutting Expenses for the Benefit of the
Rich.
missouri state Jcurnal.)

missouri state Jcurnal.)
The announced reductions in feder-
al taxation, appearing in Washington
press dispatches, are very much like
the sreductions' made in Missouri by
the special session of the Legislature.
Secretary Mellon asked for $4,6O0,-
900, 1000, but the Ways and Means
Committee of the House has Topped
off about $500,00O,O0O. How? By
eliminating the excess profits tax,
surtaxes on large incomes and by re-
ducing the called luxury taxes.
Still they adhere to the program Of
letting the poor man pay. Wherein
will the elimination of the excess
profits tax, or surtaxes on incomes in
excess of $4,000 a year reduce the
tax burdens of the masses?
Representative Garner of Texas,
acting head of the minority member
ship on the Ways and Means Com
mittee, proposes that all OF the taxes
on transportation be lifted, that the
ten per cent tax on soft drinks be
abolished, that all taxes on wearing
apparel be removed, and then reduce
the expenses of the government, &c
as to bring governmental expenditure
within governmental income. Mr.
Garner has declared an excellen
doctrine, but he is out of date; he i
preaching Jeffersonian democracy, a
a time when the government is con
trolled by those who believe in othe
principles.
4 There Is one encouraging sign, an,