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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
o. : ~~situatIon."

When a statesman runs into 0 brick
wall and sees no way to get over or
under. he emits . few sharp yelps saS
calls it a crisIa-Baltimore Sun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17

The fable OF the tortoise and the
hare teaches us that perseverance
usually gets the gate receipts.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
No News 10 Mother.

Sultor = "Your daughters little
hands were never made TO work." Her
Mother-"So1 discovered long ago."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
is WOUNDED IN RACE RIOT
Two Policemen and IA Negroes Shot
In Springfield Disorders.

In Springfield Disorders.
Springfield, Ohio-Two policemen
and IA Negroes were shot here in dis
orders following an attack by a Negro
last Monday on an 1~1-year-old girl.
Two machine gun companies which
had been held in readiness since early
in the evening were called put.
Following the shooting a large crowd
started for the city jail, but was
headed off.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17

Storm Hits Louisiana Town; I Dead.
Shreveport. La.-one life was lost.
four persons were seriously injured
and damage estimated at more than
100000 was done by a storm which
suddenly swept tine town of Homer,
La, and the oil fields nearby.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17

Any brand OF hops may be used for
brewing trouble.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-17
Minnesota Wonran Tells
Of Experience

Minneapolis, Minn. Isl have always
had the Utmost confidence IN DR.. Pierce's
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-04

del tcniente Santamarfa, companero
hcri(o en- el combate. V apretandOsela
carifosamcnte, lc dijo: Amigo del
alma, lie diccs Il mis- c0mpaneroS de
armas que el valor, donde sc acredita
mas que on la Inca de fuASo. es ante
la realidad de la muerte pr6Xima, que
abre la INcSta para comparecer y
juicio Ell el Tribunal dc Dies. Les
dices que 81 rezaba cl Rosario. 81 con-
fesaba Y comulgaba. que 81 me apar-
taba del vicio Y del pccado, era pre-
pardndome l'lra mo"ir duIuemente
y tranquilo. bios rccogi0 mis- de-
scos''.
Tn liltimo favor pid;6 Il su padre:
NO llCNs mas 10 Girico que pucde
iiacerEc sufrir pnr Cristo. eS no re-
%,rigcrar mi srd abraSadora, y te su-
plico me deics Sufrir con Crist0."..: ::
alicia de mi el aqua y no mcjes mas
mis- labios: conccdedmc csc tormcnto.
p0rque mi agonia sCrfa inefablcmentp
tlulce....." Sc mirabAn tod0s at0nitos
ante aquel herofsmo cristiano.
Durante las veintiruatro horas 81
guicntcs continue pllcitIo Y c0ntento.
aguantando I'll martirio dc LII sed.
haSta que sinti0 la aproXimaci0n de
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-04

coniones sanita
para cenfco de todas las enfeme
dades curabesIemosa hgienica suacnComoddad esmado
servioio-Cuerpo medico residente ell Sanatoro
Sc admen tatamiento enermos de otro sexo
dendo atendd medcos los 6e la Socedad
Departamentos especiales Senoras
esrecial banos de luz de hdro
electco hidroerapos X, Fulguracon etc,
.quitativamene convencionalcs.
PERSONAL CIENTIFIC0
DIRECTOR del SANATORIO DR.. don Amaio Rodan,
DIRECTOR del CONSULTORIO Manuel Quevedo Baez
CIRUJANO GENERAL: Dr. don Rafael Veez Lopez.
GANTA OJOS: DR.. Agustin R. Laugier.
RADIOLOGO: DR.. dor Manuel Soto Rivera
Dr.. donP Apone DR.. don Castor L. Rivera.
Dr.. .donM Dr.. don Ramon Ruiz Nazario
CIRUJANO DENTISTA: Dr. don Lorenzo r. Noa.
PRACTICANTE don Enrique Fernandez
Asenca aculatva seindada hcazente 10 as de Ia Carr
Tiuadas de competa aptud pcca larga expernc
CONSULTAS.
En- Sanatorio-Po da laboa
$1,000 Consulas $500.
Ciujano GneTal:A Pculares de 10 II de la anan
l.. Rivera
En- q Consultoro:- DR. Ve1ez de 3 A,
Director Quevedo S. auxiado los Doc
torres Rivera Aponte, Pavia.
Especiasta, Consutorio San Jusso A. de 3 T.
Po Ciuano Conutorio ODonel III lPlaza de
Colon de II de la tarde
pagan $500 tenendo derecho
los dcados presentation
del ultmo recbo
PRESIDENC1A Apartado 241. TESORER1A. Aparado 2cl
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-04

la muer;e. para aQuclia hora ag1ar-
do III rcconiC .idaci6n del alma. "Ha-
blame, padre mio...." Y contest0 di-
cicndo: VA he pertlitro cl sentido
del dido: Y. miranda Il t0daS parties
prosigi0: VA no Veo NADIA: llalnad
al capclldn para que ycnGa y crlebre
la AIisa de agolfa." La qViso Dir de-
votamente pcro i5a paraizindosc su
crrebro. Y e.! el precise momento de
terminar ell sant0 Sacrifice. el mGdico
dei0 de pcrci,ir los latidos de aquel
corazjn. cllya sangre habfa cscritO
tan "lG'ios;' p1gina en Ia historic
dol EiGrcito cspaaol cI la historic
gloriCSa del CatoliciSlno
La cicmplaridad de su mUerte con-
movi5 la ciudad toda de Larachc.
v y0. por ser Sacerd0te militar. me
vco impulsado por el deber V por la
admiration al Official her0icO joven
Santo a predicar estos rasgos subli-
mes de fc religiosa de glorioso pa
triotismo Ell nuestros tiempos de flu
nestO csccplicismo Y de asqueroso
cgofsmo, que todo 10 degrade Y ami
quila.
Jose PldHds,
Capelldn de Infanterfa.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-04
San )usto 10, = Esquina a Fortaleza.
Ell X Como PrOfilaCtiC O,

considerarse deber medicosocia adminstrar
el X2 todas las spOsas de SIFIIITCOSO EX-SFIITCOS,
t0dOs los estad0s de embarazo SFLTCO segurOs de
que evitaremOs nmena mayora de frecurtes ab0r
tOs parOs feO mucrtO nOs que demuesran
Y revelan ev:dene degeneration fisica moral.
Pidanse fOlletos expIicavOs JUAN A. PEREZ, +. o.
Box 42 de Odas las buenas farmacas de San Juan
y La Isa
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-04

UndOs Hace
oreos traba pubca uasta ante una
Las buenas cuadades de los
induiale
prccamadas tai taaa dc
mueb tai Urban edoux abajado de ntmentot
vndicta pubca
del obrerO americana mones
terrible elOs
pederon bena
defender la democraa del
los honrado obreros
sin traha
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30

NEWS[ETS

Floods following heavy rains were
reported by Dallas from sections of
east Texas, suspending railway traffic
and damaging farms.
Wages in the garment industry at
Cleveland, o., will be reduced 91a to
1919 per cent, effective May 1, under a
decision handed down by a board Of
referees.
Heavy damage was done by a tor
nado 80 miles southeast of Pine Bluff,
Ark Several farmhouses near Dumas
were destroyed and a church at Gould
was demolished.
Harry r. Gibbons, late county
treasurer at Chicago, who died last
week in West BadeE, Ind, left an es-
tate estimated to be worth almost ST.
100000, all of which goes to his widow,
Mary E. Gibbons.
Andrew Corey, human fly" was
killed when he fell from the sixth
floor Of Baltimore (Md) hotel, which
he was climbing for the benefit of a
local orphanage. A large crowd of
persons saw him fall.
w. E. Bodman, special agent for the
Columbia National Life Insurance
company, a bachelor, and an unidenti-
fed maid were found dead in a poison
mystery at his bungalow home at Chi
cagO.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30
Personal

On his return to his home at Gin
cinnati following an address, Congress
man Fess was notified of the death of
his mother, Mrs. Barbara Fess-Richey,
eighty-nine, at the home of her daugh-
ter in Lima, o.
James Flanagan, eighty-four years
old, said to be the last surviving white
scout of Clusters Seventh cavalry,
died at Mandan, N. d. Flanagan also
was a Civil war veteran.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30

County Commissioner Albert No
wax, has made and is making a good
public record. He is careful and
painstaking, and makes friends every
day by his courteous treatment of
the public and his attention to duty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30

Adam Wolf, the popular county as
SCISSOR, is an ideal public official
George L. Schein is one Of the ablest
and most highly respected members
Of the Chicago bar. His many friends
would like to see him on the bench
William F. QuIn1an, the father of
Edgewater," has a host of friends all
over Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30
Domestic

Interurban telephone services in
central Illinois were crippled by Mon
day nights heavy wind and rain. Tel
ephone poles blocked interurban tracks
south of Springfield for hours.
Forty thousand harvest hands will
be needed in Kansas to harvest the
wheat crop, state employment bureau
managers, who met at Topeka, Kan,
announced.
Regular army troops are to guard
all government property in Chicago
until such time as the daring and sue
cessful operations of the city's crimi-
nails are checked by the local authori-
ties.
A verdict for $23,O41.74 was returned
by jury in the United States District
court at Providence, r. l., in favor of
King George of England, who sued the
Taft-Pierce Manufacturing company.
Clyde Moore, a farmer living two
miles west of Morton, ILL.,, was instant
ly killed at the Frankfort crossing, one
mile east of Morton, when his auto
mobile was struck by an interurban
train.
James VulcanO, twenty-eight years
old, and his two daughters, Mary, two,
and Louisa, three, were killed in fire
which destroyed their home at Des
Moines, Ia.
Frank Rio and Alfred Rasso were
| positively identified at the detective
bureau at Chicago as two of the rob
bers who boarded an Illinois Central
| train and stole checks valued at $685.
900.
| Eighty-seven years old, Chauncey
Depew said at his home in New York
that he didn't think the occasion
| worthy Of much comment, but that he
looked forward with much enthusf
asm" to entering his one hundredtf
year.
| Diamonds valued at $235,OOO were
| SIOIcu Ill d udTlHS TdlU on the JeWclTy
shop Of j. J. Reingold on the fifteenth
floor of the Kesner building, Nortl
! Wabash avenue, at Chicago.
|
The new bill which places parochia
schools under the supervision of thu
state board of education was passed
by the house of representatives a
Lansing, Mich.
Two men, believed from cards II
their pockets to be DR.. Joseph M. Du
rand and MyrOn G. MacCauley, wer
found shot to death in an overturne,
automobile in an outlying district o
Los Angeles.
Completing an aerial journey of NOR
than 5,OOO~miles to the Dominican re
public and return two marine corps all
planes which left Washington Marc
arrived safely at Boiling field
| The post office at Summerset, La, wa
broken into and robbed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30
Foreign

Telegraph and postal connections
opened between Great Britain and
soviet Russia. Great Britain is or
ganizing trade mission, which will
leave London for Russia within fort
night.
Several extreme nationalists, or
fascist, and communists were killed
and others wounded in Turin as a re-
suit of clash between the two fac
lions, says a Turin correspondent of
the Rome Tempo.
The American steamer Wenatchee,
bringing Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood to
Japan on his way to the Philippines,
arrived at Yokohama in tow of the
steamer Edmore, after series of mis-
haps to her machinery.
Lady Gilbert, known to the world of
literature as Rosa Mulholland," is
dead, according to announcement at
known of the modern writer's of fic-
ton.
RiOting occurred at ConstantinOple
between Greeks and Jews in which
several persons were injured. British
police interfered and stopped the
fighting.
Acting on the advice of his physi-
clan at London, Sir Edward Carson is
definitely abandoning politics. He is
said to be suffering from hardening of
the arteries.
Baron Sakatani, leader Of the bar
Ons in the house of peers at Tokyo,
declares for a naval holiday, world
disarmament and America behind the
Philippines.
Charles Surugue, ''the oldest soldier
Of France" veteran of both the Fran
co-Prussian and the World war, died
at Paris, aged eighty-two years. Su-
rugue served as a volunteer in both
wars.
The British and French premiers
reached no final decision upon German
reparations at their conference al
| Hythe and the allied supreme council
| has been summoned to meet next Sat
urday.
Several boats carrying the bodies Of
| $50 American soldiers who fell at st
Mihiel passed Namur, Belgium. They
| were covered with flowers thrown BY
people living along the Mouse.
| The Scottish Trades Union congress
| at Aberdeen, Scotland, by a narrow
| margin voted to affiliate with the Third
| International.
A 4O-year task has ended at London
| With the word "Zyxt" Fourth cen
fury Kentish dialect for thou seest"
and a final flourish the compilation O
the Oxford new English dictionary i
| finished.
| A Paris dispatch says French ex
ports for the first quarter of 1921 ex
| ceeded imports by more than SZ0,OOO,
600. The export for the three month
surpassed the same period of 1920 b,
nearly $2OO,OOO,OOO.
Opinion at Paris considers Berlin
offer unworthy even of discussion
Premier BRAND declared that unless
suitable offer is made by May / tn
Ruhr will be occupied, and won a.
overwhelming vote of confidence Il
the chamber of deputies.
| The general amnesty bill, GOVERN
offenses committed during the wal
was passed by the chamber at Paris
The vote was 528 for the measure t
IA against it, High treason, desertio
and mutiny Is excepted.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30
Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
w Washington

Washington
The Mccormick budget bill was
passed by the senate at Washington
after brief debate.
Secretary Hughes at Washington
sounded allied ambassadors on Ger
man PREPARATIONS proposals. They pro-
nounced the terms unacceptable.
Former Brig. Gen. John II. Sher
burne of Boston was named at Wash
ingtOn as special counsel by the house
committee appointed to investigate the
escape of Grover Cleveland BergdOll,
Philadelphia draft dodger.
Fair-price lists may be published by
the government as a consumers guide
on the cost of commodities, Secretary
Hoover announced at Washington.
Raw material imports during March
exceeded exports by more than $1O,-
100000. while foodstuff exports were
about $2S,OOO,0OO in excess of imports,
Department of Commerce figures at
Washington disclose.
Albert 1, prince of Monaco, who is
in Washington to receive the Agassiz
medal in recognition of his researches
in the science of oceanography, was
received by President Harding.
Negotiations with Great Britain for
funding of her $5,OOO,OOO,0OO war
debt TO the United States will he re-
sumed soon, Secretary Mellon an
nOunced at Washington.
A bill to prohibit doctors from issu-
ing prescriptions for beer as a medi-
cine was introduced at Washington by
Chairman Volstead of the house judi
ciary committee.
The foreign-born population Of the
| United States in 1920 totaled 1903,
997, an increase of SAP, or &c pei
| cent, over 1910, the census bureau al
| Washington announces.
The house at Washington passed
| the per cent immigration restriction
| bill, after defeating all amendments
| designed to admit undesirable aliens.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30

Judge William r. Fetzer is making
a fine record on the Municipal bench.
Fair-minded and just and conceded
on all sides to be an able lawyer, the
public and the Bar are alike pleased
with, him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30

Guy Cramer, Secretary to the presi-
dent of the County Board is popular
official. Mr.. Cramer who was one of
the stars of Chicago Newspaperdom
for years served with distinction as
private secretary to Mayor Dunno.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-04-30

Joseph A ODonnell, former legis-
lator and park commissioner, is one
of the most popular members of the
Chicago Bar.
Evening star., 1921-10-23

marble mantel. Benny took a step
into the hall and peered into the
parlor The furniture was of black
walnut with few odd pieces of
gilded carved wood. The room was
surprisingly large. The distances
were lost in shadows.
Opposite the door of this parlor
was similar door. but it was closed
by heavy portieres. Benny took the
few steps necessary to carry him to it
and knocked on the door frame. No
one bade him enter. but. for that
matter. no one bade him stay out, and
he drew one of the portierss slightly
aside. At the sight that met his eyes
he stepped back ready to utter cry
of excuse.
The room was a dining room-a
splendid room, quite as large as the
parlor-and down it's center stood the
dining table. dressed in snowy
cloth. set with china, crystal and
silver. At equal distances along the
tables length stood lighted wax
candles in silver candlesticks and
upon the plates We're viands. Wine
bottles stood in silver buckets on
the floor. all packed with ice, ready
to be opened. On the sideboard stood
tray of cocktail glasses. each filled
with liquor nearly to the brim. 1t
was a banquet ready for the guests.
but it was not this that made Benny
step backward so quickly. The
guests were there.
In his first surprise Benny closed
Evening star., 1921-10-23

BENNY the Book Agent Takes Look In-By

now. I have to sit down and take
long rest, because pretty soon I'm
going to laugh. I'm going to laugh
SO hard it will almost kill me. I'll
dear old Haddy into the parlor and
finds that Cousin Susan hasn't come
to life, but I'll laugh real big
laugh when he takes dear old Haddy
back into the dining room and springs
that funny stuff about the girl In
the steel-blue gown. I'll try to hold
in until dear old Haddy puts his hand
on the steel-blue lady's cheek, but
then you'll have to excuse me-Tm
going to laugh myself to death"
There was an angry silence in the
room.
well. I'd like to know who you
are to butt in like this" cried Miss
May after a moment
"Me?" said Benny ungrammatically.
Why. I'm nobody but dear old
Haddy's best book peddler. I'm no
body but the guy that gets 80 cents
a copy for selling Aunt James Cook
Book. I'm the fresh guy. But. say.
do you want to know who l am go
ing to be?"
Two Of the girls in the room gig
gled
"Yes. Who?" they asked
why" said Benny. between puffs
of his cigarette, eff I win that half
thousand bet for dear old Haddy by
keeping the living Wax-workS shut IN
this room I'm going to be the real
fresh kid that strikes dear old Haddy
to raise my commission to 81 per copy
on all the Aunt James Cook Books
sell"
And he did win the bet for Haddy.
and he did strike him for the raise.
He got it before he left the house.
He got IT while Haddy's friends were
beating Hal Harker on the back and
shouting that Hal was certainly q
lemon when it came to pulling off a
good trick.
"And, Benny" said Haddon Ross,
"just to show there is no hard feel
ing. meet the girl that tried to put
one over on me. Mr.. Barr. Miss Gray
thorne, my wife-to- be-
And, speaking Of wives. Miss Gray
thorne, permit me to show you the
most valuable book any wife can have
Aunt James Cook Book, price $3.50
down and the balance on delivery of
the book. Now, this volume. compiled
by
1.-THE idea exclaimed Miss Gray
| thorne. why. Haddon can bring home
a thousa nd of them"
But he might forget" said Benny
hastily. And a work of this sort.
compiled by twent;y-four of the mos,
I'm take one if you'll only go away
said Miss Graythorne in desperation:
cant you see Haddon wants to kiss
me?"
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-10-23

now have believed the figure In the
steel-blue gown was alive. This was
no place for Benny Barr! At the
Vandergould." She had not moved,
not even to follow him with her eyes.
Benny looked at her a bit through
the portieres. He could make moth
ing Of it. Already he was beginning
to think his sense of touch had be-
fooled him. He let the portiers drop
together and walked across the hail
and into the parlor to retrieve his
sample copy. The mystery Of the wax
figures might be what 1t chose, he
was through with this house. He
crossed the paror to where Cousin
Susan still bent above Aunt James
Cook Book. He put out his hand to
take the. book and his hand touched
the hand of the wax figure. It was a
soft, warm, human hand! He stepped
back, jerking his hand away He
made a sudden dive for his sample
copy and rescued 1t and backed away.
He backed all the way to the hall,
keeping his eye on the motionless
figure of Cousin Susan" He turned
and wrenched the doorknob Of the
entrance door. 1t would not turn!
With both his hands Benny twisted
at the knob and jerked at the door,
but it would not open. He was locked
in. Either some one had locked the
door-a feat easy enough while he
was playing fool at the table-or the
catch was old and out of order. OF one
Evening star., 1921-10-23

Susan" seemed to be standing there.
studying the cook book, a smile OF
pleasure on her waXen lips.
Benny was enjoying every moment
of this Waxen adventure. What 1t
all meant he did not know. and he
did not care. 1t was Il lark and
good one. He meant to see 1t
through. and in case-just in case
any one seemed likely to make
trouble because he had injected him
self into the strange affair. he had
given Cousin Susan" the cook book
to read. That was his anchor to
windward. If whoever had concocted
this huge joke returned and seemed
likely to be mean about it. Benny
meant to say he had done nothing
but try to sell Cousin Susan cook
book. Perfectly legitimate business.
just what he did all day long. And il
he had swallowed cocktail and
eaten few viands while waiting for
Cousin Susan" to make up her mind.
what of it" Cousin Susan" had asked
him TO do it. Cousin Susan" had
That's what he would say.
Benny went back to the dining
room. He walked to the sideboard.
raised a glass. uttered CHEEKY
Here's looking!" and swallowed the
cocktail. He put his hat on the floor
and seated himself on the chair at
the end CT. the table.
well. folks" he said, you'll ex-
cuse me If 1 begin. No standing on
Evening star., 1921-10-23
Natural Magnets.
TN Nevada are found curious miners

TN Nevada are found curious mineral
specimens known as "sociable
stones" No better name could be
given them. since when few are dis
tributed over a level floor two or
three feet apart they will begin to
move toward one another to q COM
mon center with an alacrity that Is
ludicrous.
Campers first noticed these stones.
They had used wrapping paper for
a tablecloth and weighted the cor
ners with some of the stones spread
over the level top of boulder. A
few moments later, one Of the men
noticed that the paper was NAoping
in the breeze and that the four or
five stones were huddled in a group
in the middle of the paper like q
nest full of eggs. He thought the
wind was responsible, Strengthened
them and added more stones.
The next time he looked around
the stones were back in the heap
again. Once more he replaced the
stones and sat down to watch them.
They began to roll and hitch along
toward one another until they were
IN . pllA