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The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
FLEMISH TENACITY WINNING OUT

ctons of German soldiers, buried In the
mud OF the User river banks. wheat
and barley. corn and POTATOES. flowers
and young apple trees are now flour
ishing.
For two years the Belgian peasants
lived m huts. the ruins uf their homes.
or In German concrete shelters. suffer
Ing untold hardships in winter. but i'm
bued with the spirit Of regeneration.
They worked To- remove the harbed
wire and UNEMPLOYED shells. and many
Of them lost their lives when the pillow
met some buried shell. Hut pcrScver-
ancc won. From Sl3.OOO souls Ia 1914
the population dwindled to nothing In
lai2 and back to lSI.ONo In 1919. There
l. now population 81 231,uo.
The ministry of agriculture. under
the management uf Baron Ruzctic aud
his stam IL specialists. with NJ. BOcr
cnhuom "a their head. organized the
relief work. Motor tractors were
loaned toy the government. The fields
soaked with ga salt. were revived
w!th chalk aud chemicals and Elan
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Can Open Any
Safe With Wire

said the king. Mr. y inserted the
wire. felt with the, wirt inside. deli
cately twisted IL here and there. then
opened the safe door.
Here. your majesty. your safe Is
opened"
and said: you are the most danger
Gus man ] have ever met" Mr.. y re-
piled: IL would be were I not hon.
est"
Mr.. Y is rarely In his store. as
his fame has Travelled abroad and he is
often telegraphed for to start mt a
moments notice. Before the war he
was called many times to Berlin to
open the ex-kaiser's safe and he was
recommended also 10 Francis Joseph.
who often left his keys inside his Sc
cret safe. and would allow no one but
Mr.. To open or try 10 open Ii.
Many Diplomats Call Him.
Diplomats. lawyers. doctors. all call
him when they need IA reliable doctor
for their safes. When asked how he
did the trick. Mr. y said: 1T is
purely question Of touch. am like
a specialist who. without operating.
can tell by examining patient. by
touching him what Is the matter in
side. Jammng Of safes IL like case
Of lOckjaw. With my wire ] can To-
cate the trouble inside the lock. Be
sides, my experience ! inherited from
father. who In his time was the only
lock specialist In the world"
Sometimes II takes five minutes, and
often he has to probe for 20 minutes
or half an hour. but never In his life
has he had TO damage lock In order
10 open safe. lie Is the most ex-
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
AND HE WANTED THAT COAT
the Garment, but He Didn't I'm
press Chief Justice.

Most prisoners would be content 70
escape punishment for a crime they
had committed. But not so with Jack
oLeary. He wanted his coat. How
badly he wanted il is told in the Can
adian Magazine by Col. George I.
Denison. who as a young barrister was
asked TO defend O'Leary against a
charge of burglary.
He was almost caught in the act,
says Colonel Denison. being found in
lane I'm his shirt sleeves behind the
shop that he had broken into; In the
shop was his coat.
There was little chance of getting
him OFF, but did the best l could with
the jury, making a strong point of the
fact that the crown had not proved
that the coat was his, and there was
no evidence that Ii was his coat. To
my amazement the jury acquitted him.
l left the court, and O'Leary came
after me and asked me to apply to
Chief Justice Draper for the restitu-
ton Of the coat. l refused most en-
phatically, told him to say nothing
about IT, and advised him to leave the
city at once.
The next morning I was passing
through the courthouse when Dan
Dwan came mp TO me and said:
Good morning, Mr.. Denison. was
In the court yesterday. and l heard We
pleading fer Jack OLeary. BE jab-
ersi Ye did IL well. Ye mulvathered
that jury till they didn't know where
they were at. For he was bloody
guilty."
81 am afraid he was" said |.
yes" said Dan. "But you know.
he had no business TO ask for his
coat"
81 refused to apply for it," l re-
piled.
lie then told me that O'Leary had
gone In himself. just as the court was
opening that morning, and had asked
the chief justice to order the return
Of HIS coat.
''Bm you said that 1t was not your
coat" replied the chief justice.
mo. my lord, I did not"
swell. your counsel did"
"No." said O'Leary. ''he did not.
He only said that they did not prove
II was my coat. But can prove II
Is my coat"
II think this II the most impudent
request ever made of me-" said the
chief justice. And he ordered the
coat TO be sold and the proceeds given
to a charitable institution and ordered
OTeary to be removed from the court.
do not think ever defended an.
other prisoner. was not pleased
with my experience In that case
Youths Companion.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Church at Masanpo.

The Christian church in MasaEpo,
Japan's naval base In Korea, had Its
beginning II years ago when Korean
doctor yielded to his aged mothers
plea and accepted Christ. A beautiful
stone church one OF the finest In all
Korea. capable Of seating almost 1.OO0
people. stands In a prominent site rs
a witness to his earnest and sacrificial
effort.
In addition to Sunday services and
regular Sunday school In the morning.
the church maintains several extern
sion Sunday schools IL the afternoon.
There are week-night schools for young
men. A kindergarten is attended by
one hundred children. Rev. PAX Chung
Chan is the present pastor. who made
himself famous by brief address at
the Toxic Sunday school convention.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
King Victor Emmanuel Calls Lock
Specialist Europe'S Most
Dangerous Man.
SERVICES MUCH IN DEMAND
Employed by People Of All Nations
and Professional Men to Open
Safes That Have damned
Does II by Sense Of Touch.

ROme.-The man whom King Vic
tor Emmanuel halls as the most dan
gerous man In Europe Is neither Com
munist. Socialist nor criminal. lie.
like his father and grandfather be-
fore him, keeps n store where safes
are sold. This In Itself Is not an I'M
lawful profession, but he inherited
from his father. besides the small
store of the Piazza di Spragna. the
knack Of being capable of opening any
safe In the world with the help Of
bit of stiff wire.
Never In his life has he been forced
20 break q safe open. He has been
summoned by people Of all nations and
professional men TO open safes that
had TANNED. But not only private In
dlviduals call him; the other day King
Victor Emmanuel needed his services.
The king had left his keys In his pri-
vate safe. where his wonderful collec-
ton Of coins IL kept He was worried.
as his favorlte amusement every day
Is rearranging these coins. lie was very
much worried until they told him that
n specialist for safes lived In Rome
and would be called to the royal villa.
His Real Name Withheld.
Mr.. Y (hjs real name must be kept
secret. as the tax collector would levy
a heavier income tax were II known
that he was called TO the villa)
hastened TO the villa Savoia and found
the king pacing up and down the
study.
you must not damage the safe. as
there Is my precious collection inside"
said the king.
mo. your majesty" replied Mr.. X,
II do not need even to damage the
lock" Mr.. y looked with a profess
sional air nj the safe
II am afraid you will find II a dlfii-
cult task, as II In Chubb Special"
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Regeneratine Efforts OF Peas
ants Restore Flanders Fields.
eeloians. Working 10 Rebuild Homes
and Salvage Barren Lands, Aided
BY Loans OF Motors

Brusscls.-"No Mans Land" again
belongs to the brave Belgian peas
ants. an apparent miracle having been
wrought In FLANDERS fields by these
courageous people. who. with the help
Of the Belgian government. have ~
gained the ground which once SEEMED
devastated beyond rehabilitation. Not
satisfied with the deaths III soldiers.
murders 81 women and Children aud
devastation 81 cities. the German In
vaders sought 20 wipe out nature en-
tirely. bui their efforts were In vain
On the very places where. two years
ago. the armies were rushing To- lIb-
crate Belgium. and where the sea WA
ters. reced'ng uncovered .ripning skel-
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

ders awakened from her deadly sIeen
and Is again bright with vegetation.
The farms are bigger than ever b, fore.
and the concrete shelters which. two
years ago, heard the German officers
yelling 10 the unfortunate solrers
"schweinhundc," now hear the rrunt.
Ing of little pigs. for the thrifty gl.m.
ish peasants have turned To account all
~ the salvagcd implements ~ uarfar.
which could be used.
Here and there are sacred spo,.
bright with bloody Peoples. marking
the final resting PLACES II IN. brays
Belgian. French. British and Amer,cap
soldiers. untouched 10y the rrrsu.r,t
Ing hands ~ the Flemish workers
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Not Acquainted With shyIock.

II was debt case and attorney for
the defendant made an impassione.l
plea for his client.
Like Shylock Of the Merchant or
Venice this gasping creditor de
mands his pound OF fiesh," he shouted.
Attorney for the plaintiff rose nj
once.
"WhO was this merchant OF Ennis?'
he demanded. "A little Ennis county
merchant should not be regarded as
an authority In deciding a lawsuit"
Case dismissed" gasped Judge Bar
nett.-Texas Newspaper Clipping.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Missourian Meets Man He
Thought He Had Killed in
Quarrel IA Years Ago.
LIVES IN PERPETUAL TERROR
Man Falls From Train During Fight
Which Resulted From Disagree
ment Over Dice Game and An
taponist Thought Him Dead.

Kansas City. Mo.-Iteuben Il. Hall
Of Paris, Mo-. met face to face In u
Denver (Colo.) street IA man whom he
thought he had killed II years ago
and the memory OF whose alleged
death had haunted him all these years.
A letter telling Of the remarkable
case came from Denver TO !. III.
Shatzcr, manager of the Tool Specially
company. II was from Skaters half
brother. Reuben Il. Hall.
Hall, young farmer near Paris,
Mo-. went To the Kansas harvest fields
To work In 1907. lie disappeared. The
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

pain at all. recommend your medi-
cine to everyone and you may publish
my testimonial, hoping that the Vege-
table Compound does some other girl
the good it has done me. Mrs. GEORGE
TEGARDEN, sl5 Third Street, Mounds
vile, w. Va.
How many young girls suffer ~ Mrs.
Tegarden did and do not know where to
turn for advice or help. They often are
obliged to earn their living by toiling
day in and day out no matter how hard
the pain they have to bear. Every girl
who suffers in this way should try Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
IL she does not get prompt relief write
to the Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Massachusetts, about her health.
Such letters are held In strict conf
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Deposit Of Stone Age,
Mans leavings Found

Mixnity. Austrla.--One Of the
greatest finds of relics Of pre-
historic man In Austria comes
from u cave near this place. The
Dragons Den" Is being exca-
waited for, Its enormous deposits
OF bird-tlropplng phosphates. In
side cave evidences Of human
occupation wers. uncovered.
Great quantities. OF quartz i'm
plcments and other utensils and
human bones have been taken
out.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Jailed for Beating so-Year-oId Mother.

MachIas, Wash.-Jack Vance has
been Jailed on a charge Of assaulting
his mother. who II more than eighty
years old. Finger marks were found
on the throat of his mother and bruis-
es ON her face and chest. Too much
moonshine was the explanation given
by Vance.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

Vienna.-Forc'rc his cmpIover,
safe aud finding only nh"ui SD worth
" cruwns Rudolph TWulik hanged
himself. l.aying roir that tho dis
appointment after 49, hard sob ~n,
m"re than De could stand
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

because my perioos
we're irregular, came
every two weeks,
and ] would suffer
with bearing-down
pains. A lady told
me of Lydia E. Pink
hams y eg e table
Compound and how
much good it had
done her daughter,
so ! took it and now
! am regular every
month and hova M
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Local Industry.

These automobiles Is great inven
t,ons" remarked Sheriff Honker.
"Didn't know you liked EN-"
"Yessir. They enable conscien.
tious officer of the law to do his duty
and arrest lot of people who live
too far away te pull ag'in him when
he's comm up sg'in for election"
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

pert lock specialist In Europe and
with this talent has remained always
an honest man who glories I'm his pro
fession.-New York Tribune.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Haunted Years;
Victim Is Alive

letter received by Mr.. Shatzer was
signed with II strange name. Harry X.
Thomas. II contained this story Of the
disappearance of the new name:
In Perpetual Torment
For II years Hall, under the name
Of Harry T.. Thomas of Denver, has
qunked az the sight of police officer.
lie has avoided all persons he knew
when he was Hall. lie has spent wake
full nights. fearing arrest for murder.
A wife and then "A child served TO add
to his anxieiies. What. II they should
discover he had killed a man?
But the worry Is over Thomas was
walking recently on Denver street.
lie met the man for whose murder he
believed he was hunted the letter
states. The two recognized each other
at the same time. The murdered"
man held out his hand In greeting.
81 thought killed you" Thomas
gasped.
Land. no." the victim" replied. IL
was only bruised u little"
In the IA years since his disappear.
nnce Halls family has mourned him
as dead. Relatives after a diligent
search. took steps TO collect his insur.
ance. but lacking proof Of death, were
unable TO do 50.
or what happened after Hall. with
$40 In wages. left the harvest fields
the letter has this To say:
II got into dice game. won $3.50.
One Of the heavy losers was John VII
Hanson. lie and ! fought over the
game, then patched up our differences.
Friendly. We climbed into a box car TO
20 To Kansas city. We quarrelled
again. fought. and Williamson fell
from the train in the fight.
Not Guilty Of Murder.
The next day read In "a paper
that the body Of an unidentified man
had been found on the railroad right
of way. ] was not guilty Of murder.
but Ia prove IL was a different thing.
Others had seen MS quarrel
Il went West. changed my name ia
Thomas aud grew up with the country.
Finally ! settled in Denver. was mar
ried and now have a daughter six
years old.
"lou cannot Imagine the relief now.
Williamson went home with mo and
we told my wife aud daughter. I am
the happiest man In the country. We
are coming io see you aud all the rest
OF the folks right away. ! can hardly
witt"
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
Tu,o Wsy, TO Get Rich.

Ta.tlsr- I'm getting rich now.
Masing more money!
"No. spsnc.hg less"
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

5 new lawn sWit.- can D. operated
~ hand levers - wsl' - ~. feet n
occupants
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Hay and Grain.


Corn--No. . white 6lG62c. No.
white G0aGIc. No. 4 white 5SG50c, No
3 yellow 62m63c, No. yellow coz
Gle. No. mixed 60d6lc.
Sound Hay-Timothy per ton S21 so
clover mixed $3.50.
whpat-Nn. . red Sl.2Sdl.30. No
3 rel sl25d %. No. red Sl22q124
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-w Whole milk creamery extras
&c. centralized extras IJc. firsts Zoe,
fancy dairy &c.
Eggs-Extra hrsts Sc, frsts Sic.
ordinary firsts &c.
Live Poultry-Broilers = lbs and
over 21c. fowls 4 lbs and over &c.
under 4 lbs 2oH2lc. ROSTERS lie.
Live Stock.
CattIe-Steers. good to choice 81 -
Ga50. fair TO good 81 i0d . "a. common
To fair SId6-0. heifers. good to choice
SG.50dS.15. fair to good S55OG go.
common To- fair SIE5..0: Gamers SIZE
=. stock heifers Slft1. stock steers 50
GGJo
CaIveS-Gocd e. choice $. 90 9, fair
TO coud sac SO. common and large 50
uG
Sheep-Cood to choice S3.j0dI. fair
10 good S2H3IO. common stu ~.
lambs. good 90 choice Sio1JGll. fair
TO good S5H 1919.
Uor~-Heavy Sl0d1OIO. choice
packers and butchers Slo5lGIi. me-
dunn Sl01A conl.n"n 10 choice heavy
Fat sows STA light shippers Sll.31
pigs ulO lbs aud lesS) SO ll.J0
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

Nashville The contract Tor tho
construction ~ 1885, miles % highwa,
in Henry county between Paris and the
Kentucky stale line was awarded b,
the state highway commission e. LIE
lie a Dean. 10 Sl4S. Miss.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-19

letter received by Mr.. Shatzer was
signed with u strange name. Harry X.
Thomas. II contained this story Of the
disappearance of the new name:
Evening star., 1921-08-07
U. S. POLICY UNCHANGED,
Mexico Working Hard for Recog-
milton, Is Belief Here.

The determination of at least a part
OF the Mexican congress to institute a
new endeavor to render acceptable to
foreign interests article 27 of the con-
stitution was regarded here today as
indicative of a desire in Mexico to
find some basis on which diplomatic
relations with the United States
might be restored. State Department
officials refused to comment, but it
was made plain that the policy of the
United States government had not
been changed.
The proposed legislative declaration
that article 81 shall not be construed
as retroactive was of peculiar interest
here since 1t was upon that point the
United States chiefly insisted in it's
suggestion that a treaty of amity and
commerce be signed. President Obre-
gon held that he had no right to sign
such a treaty prior to the recognition
of his government.
Officials would throw no light on
the report from Mexico City that
Charge Summerlin had presented a
new communication from this gov
ernment to the Mexican foreign of
fee. The Impression was given that
there had been an interchange of per-
sonal letters between Presidents Hard
Of these. officials, as a matter of
course, declined to talk. 1t was as
serted authoritatively. however, that
the assumption of the Mexico City
press that there had been no change
in the attitude of the United States
as to recognition was correct.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
RED CROSS HAS $350,000
FOR RELIEF AT PUEBLO
$5OO,OOO Minimum Needed for
Adequate Aid Without Help
for Building.

There is now in the hands Of the
American Red Cross treasurer $780,
900 for the relief Of the thousands
of persons rendered homeless by the
flood which swept down upon Pueblo
in June. according to announcement
from national Red Cross headquar-
ters. This amount consists of the
original $105.000 contributed by the
National Red Cross when the first
news Of the serious situation was
flashed over the country. $125.OO0
contributed by American Red Cross
chapters in response to appeals from
President Harding and national Red
Cross officials and approximately
$125.000 contributed by Colorado
cities.
AS regards rehabilitation, a mini
mum Of 100000 is needed to do the
relief work in an adequate manner,
an amount which will in no way suf-
fee to cover a building program.
Figures from the Pueblo area where
the Red Cross still is engaged in
the task of restoring the life of the
community show the total num-
Der of persons made homeless by the
flood to be 1881. There were 739
owners Of homes who were affected
by the flood. and the total number
Of homes completely destroyed is
placed at 463. The total number of
homes damaged or destroyed, in
cluding properties owned and rented,
is placed at 2.31s.
Evening star., 1921-08-07

purposes in the production of export
goods. Efficiency has been imposed
upon Germany by her competitors.
This brings me to the question of
disarmament and the prospects of ac-
complishing something in that direc-
People who realize that about eighty
cents in every dollar disbursed by the
United States treasury goes for pure
ly unproducive military purposes-and
the percentage is higher in some Euro
pean countries-can picture the i'm
To this should be added the advan-
tage of releasing men from military
service for useful work and the saw
ing of raw materials now devoted to
armament.
Feels Confident OF Success.
What are the chances for success?
So far as navies are concerned. the
decision will rest largely with our own
under taxation Japan is utterly
unable financially to maintain the
pace the United States can set. AS l
believe President Harding is sincere
in his desire to lower military costs.
l feel confident of some progress on
the naval side.
AS for land ornaments. however.
France must take the lead and from
talks have had with leading French
men / am less confident of substan-
tial accomplishment.
Frances population is under forty
millions normally. including about
eight million males OF first-class in
100000 killed in the war, while to-
tai and partial disablement makes
an aggregate of not far from three
million able men lost to industry.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
$1,000 MORE GIVEN
/. FOR FAIRGROUNDS
With This Amount Pledged
Eight Additional School
Yards Are Opened.

More than $1,000 was subscribed
last week by the citizens of the
District to the fund being raised by
Commissioner Oyster to open the
public school Fairgrounds for the
balance of the summer.
With this amount pledged Mrs.
Rhodes. supervisor Of Fairgrounds,
has opend the gates Of eight school
yards, five for white children and
three for colored.
Commissioner Oyster. while CRATE
not satisfied with the amount donated
during the first week. in view Of the
desire for more Fairgrounds being
voiced by citizens Of all sections.
The Commissioner believes the
people Of Washington are sincere in
is hopeful that during the ensuing
week they will give a practical demon
stration by contributing some small
amount to the fund.
VIII show Interest.
While the money is only intended
to provide tnssporary play space in
the school yards this summer. the
amount finally subscribed to this fund
will be taken as an indication of the
extent to which the people of the
city are interested in Fairgrounds.
District officials point out that II
a large amount is raised and scores
of school yards opened instead Of
few. Congress will see that the COM
munity really wants more play
grounds.
If the fund is properly supported and
only a few additional play spaces opened
it may have an adverse effect upon Con-
gress when that body is asked to con-
slider appropriations to buy more mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds.
Many Yards Equipped.
Many of the school yards are fully
equipped with apparatus and are used
by the children during the school year.
In summer, however. these yards are
closed. and the purpose of the present
campaign Is to raise a fund sufficient to
employ the necessary supervisors to
open the school yards.
If you believe in Fairgrounds and their
value in keeping children healthy and
safe from the increasing danger of play
ing In the streets. send your contribution
today to Commissioner Oyster at the
District building.
Those who contributed yesterday
were: Marian S. Baker. IS: Rev. Alfred
F. Barrows IS; ]. s. Gruver. $25;
Evening Star Newspaper Co., 500.