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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
CATS DO NOT RECOGNIZE MILK
Refuse to Drink Strange Liquid in
Hungary-Pet Dogs Turn
Migrants.

Budapest.-Even the cats and dogs
Of Central Europe have degenerated
as result of the war, says Professor
Balkanyi, director of the veterinary
schools here, who is investigating how
the habits Of domestic animals have
been influenced by that couse. ..
Most Of the town-bred cats in this
part of the world refuse to drink milk,
because it is unknown to them, due to
the lack Of milk during the war, the
professor asserts. -
Both cats and dogs are relapsing to
the savage ways Of their untamed an
cestors," he says. 1.-THE vagrancy of
dogs is startling. Pet dogs elope from
heart-broken mistresses, joining packs
Of NANCY village dogs, where they live
in communist equality"
The same authority stated that, be-
sides hydrophObia, nervous diseases
are very frequent among animals, and
that stock must be replenished from
overseas. -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
CHERoKEEs FORGET OLD ROW
Indian Nation Reunited After Split
Over Slavery at Time of
Civil War.

-.
Talequah, Okla.-Tribal differences
dating back to the Civil war, when the
powerful Cherokee Indian nation broke
into factions over the question of slav-
cry, were wiped out here when several
hundred delegates met and unani-
mously elected Levi Gritts of Musko-
gee, a fullblood, as principal chief.
Levi Cookson, a mixed blood, living
near Gore, Okla, was chosen assistant
chief.
For the first time in the history of
the nation white men, members
through intermarriage, sat at the coun-
Gil and voted. Many of them were un-
able to speak Cherokee and the pro-
ceedings frequently were halted while
translations were made.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
SNEEZE, STUDENTS GET GATE
Offenders in Boston School Sent Di-
rect to Physicians for Examina-
ton and Treatment.

misunderstanding in classroom at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
draws the gate for the offender.
Orders from DR.. George w. Morse,
head Of Techs new medical depart
ment, instructed members Of the fac
'ulty to send sneezers and cougbers d.
rectly to the school clinic, where they
can be taken care of.
The epidemic Of infectious colds, the
order says, has brought the doctors to
this drastic step. Not only those who
give audible evidence of the possession
OF a cold through cough or sneeze,
but even those who, perhaps through
an over-red nose, apparently are in the
grip of the thing are to be sent to Doc
tor Morse. s,@@
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
TIPSY CAT LEADS TO LIQUOR
New York Revenue Officers Trail Inc
briated "Tom" to the Source
of Supply. -

New York.-Confounding those who
say cats will not drink hard liquor,
Harold B. Dobbs, internal revenue
agent, AYERS that tipsy ''Tom'' reel
ing along the street led him and BROTH
er officers to cache Of so gallons Of
alcohol and other Intoxicating bev-
erages in the cellar of a saloon at
Sixth avenue and Forty-fourth street.
I In the place, according to Dobbs,
were several more cats, and all hflart-
GUS. Moreover, there was a deter
mined effort made by each cat to OBJ
tain share Of a dark brown liquid
that had leaked from an overturned
demijohn on the floor.
Thomas Fitzgerald, proprietor Of the
saloon, and his bartender, Hugh Lee
key, were arrested by Dobbs and
charged with violating the prohibition
amendment.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
SPEED CRAZE HITS INDIA
Three Carloads Of Motorcycles Arrive
at JeIIaIabad for Dispatch
Service.

Bombay:-Life in Afghanistan is
speeding up, writes frontier CORE
spendent Of the Times Of India.
Three carloads of motorcycles have
recently arrived at Jellalabad for
Prince Kasir Jan, the director Of COM
munications, who intends to organize
a dispatch rider service throughout the
country.
Orders have been issued by the
Amir's government for contracts to
construct macadamized roads through
the country to the capital, and for the
Importation Of automobile vehicles
Firms are also invited to establish
wooden mills and sugar refneries at
Kabul, the capital.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
YANKEES like
WESTERN TALES
Doughboys on the Rhine Show
Preference for Stories of
Adventure in the West.
JULIUS CAESAR A FAV0RITE
Activity of Caesar in Rhine Valley
Makes TRANSACTIONS of His Gallo
Wars of Interest to Soldiers
Legends Also Popular. s

COblenZ.-Tales Of adventure in the
American West are the favorite read
ing matter of the American forces in
Germany, and Zane Grey is the most
popular author.
Strangely enough, julius Caesar
runs a close second with the. dough-
boys, who are very keen about trans
1ations Of Caesars activities in the
Rhine valley and the ruins of bridge
he built across the Rhine, which lifts
Caesars work out of the schoolbook
class and makes it a guidebook that
carries the Americans back nearly
1000 years.
Books which describe the legends
centering about the Rhine are also
popular, especially with the soldiers
who are unsteady inclined and who
attend the Wagnerian performances
given by the various German grand
opera companies which play in Co
logne, Coblenz, Wiesbaden and the
other cities near the Rhine frequented
by soldiers on leave.
Like Story Magazines.
All-story magazines which special
ize in adventures are more popular
with the American soldiers than any
other periodicals, and the American
Library association has been unable
to supply the demand for publications
Of this sort.
With the assistance Of the Young
Mems Christian association, which
aids in the distribution Of reading ma
terial in the American area, Miss Ala
Weyth, who is in charge of the Amer
lean Library associations reading
rooms, has been able to make a gen.
eral poll Of the reading taste Of the
army and finds that foreign residence
has not won the young Americans
away from fiction laid in America, par
ticularly in the West
The American Library association
has about 10000 books available for
Americans, French, Belgians and Eng
fish residents Of the occupied area, and
also has circulated many books by
mail to Americans living in other parts
Of Germany. Three hundred copies
ScANA OL w ]11dCIlSOu WCCh1y duu
monthly publications, in addition to
large number of newspapers, have
been taken by the organization and
circulated through the branch Ii
braries at Andernach and Mayen, as
well as through the American base
hospital and the main library in
Coblenz.
Turned Over to Y. M. c. A.
With the beginning of 1921, the
American Library association turned
it's books over to the Y. M. G. A. and
is no longer supporting the work.
The main library in Coblenz was
formerly German officers club and
is ideally suited to library purposes.
1t has great ballroom, which makes
an excellent reading room, and also
has sun parlors and large drawing
rooms, with many windows. Many
Germans have asked for the privilege
Of using the library, but this has been
denied, as the army did no, think it
advisable. One German told the H.
brarian he had lived many years in
America and should really be allowed
to have books, because he was an
American ''in principle"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
BOY SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE
New York Lad Wiggles in School and
the Matches in His Pocket
Are ignited.

Little Falls, N. PEDRO Sacherel-
II, a boy in the eighth grade in the Lit
tie Fails high school, was sitting at
his desk, wrigglirg, as boys do. An
other boy. sitting near him, saw a col
unn of smoke ascending along Pedro's
backbone and circling toward the cell
ing. A quick look revealed the fact
that matches in Pedro's pocket had
been rubbed violently enough to set
them on fire.
Other pupils and the teacher jumped
to the rescue and Pedro's sweater was
jerked of, the fire beat out and tn.
small boy returned to his seat. "a con-
siderable hole was burned through Pc
dro's clothes and he was not hurt,
though the fire extinguishers shook
him up consid erably.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
TOXIC CANDLES
AS WAR WEAPON
Dipheny|chlorarsine Develops Va
por Which Penetrates Gas
Masks, Says Expert.
SMOKE CANDLES ARE USEFUL
Conceal Movements of Small Groups
of Men Close at Hand-British De-
veloped Candles Which Were
Used by All the Allies.

elphia.-Toxic smoke. candles,
recently developed, will have an ex-
tensive use in future wars, in the opin-
ion Of L. I. Shaw of the internal bu-
reau of mines, who recently spoke on
Smoke and Incendiary Material" be-
fore the Franklin institute.
'Smoke candles, so called" he said,
ARE small cylindrical boxes which are
ignited by some sort of friction de-
vice, and which contains smoke pro-
ducing mixtures. Their use is in set
ting up a smoke screen close at hand,
for after ignition they are simply set
on the ground, not being thrown or
projected in any way. The need is
very apparent to make the movements
of small groups Of men close at hand
possible.
Tried by British.
1.-THE British, early in the war, de-
veloped very satisfactory smoke can
dies which were used by all the al
lies. The Americans also developed a
candle which was satisfactory, but
which did not get into production and
use in France before the armistice.
The smoke is normally white, must
have maximum capacity and be cool
enough to prevent the setting up of
air currents and thus rise from the
ground. It must be heavy so as to be
displaced by the minimum amount of
wind at low velocity. These require
ments are admirably met by candles
which produce a smoke consisting of
zinc chloride.
LAS regards the future of incendiary
material, my own opinion, which opin-
ion, however, is substantiated by at
least some of the military critics, is
that lncendiary material, except for
small arms and long range shell and
drop bombs, will have at least linn
tied and, perhaps, no use. The fame
projectors will probably never be used
in future war. Smoke material, on
the other hand, will have a very extern
sive and ever-increasing use. By the
use Of the smoke screen during an at
tack the casualties can be largely re-
duced.
New Use of Smoke.
There was in progress Of develop
ment by the British and Americans
during the latter part Of the war smoke
candles which would give a toxic
smoke. The toxic material en-
ployed was diphenylchlorarsine. Di-
phenylchlorarsine is solid which va
porizes in the heat of the candle and
Is obtained in such a state Of division
that it will penetrate most gas masks.
Such toxic smokes, of which there will
probably be others developed, will find
very extensive use in the future. It
is the greatest step made thus far in
the new use Of smoke
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
U. S. TRADE INCREASE
Report Shows notwithstanding
Foreign Business in 1920.
Exports to the Leading Allies in the
War Fell Off Sharply, Says
Commerce Department.

Washin gtOn, D. C.-Increased trade
with Germany, South America, the ORR
ent, West Indies and North America
accounted in large measure for the
record breaking foreign business OF
the United States in 1920.
A compilation of American exports
and imports last year by countries. is
sued by the department Of commerce,
shows that exports to Great Britain,
France and Italy fell OFF sharply. Those
countries, however, increased their
shipments to the United States, as did
practically all the other important ma
tons. IS
American trade with the four prin-
cipal South American countries-Bra-
I'll, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay
totaled approximately $1,O44,OOO,OOO,
as compared with $917, 100000 in 1919.
American exports to these countries
increased more than $lOO, 100000 dur
ing 1920, totaling $457, 100000, whereas
imports from these countries increased
only about $25,0OO,OOO, the total being
$587,0OO,OOO.
Trade with Germany during the year
nearly quadrupled, aggregating $780,.
100000, but fell far short of that be.
fore the war. Exports to Germany
reached $311, 100000, against $89, OOO,.
600 the year before, and imports from
that country totaled $92,OOO,OOO, as
compared with $1O,OOOOOO the year be.
fore.
American trade with Cuba alone in
1920 exceeded $1,2OO,OOO,OOO, increas.
ing nearly $50O,OOO,OOO when compared
with 1919. Exports of $515, 100000 to
the island republic showed an increase
of $247, 100000, while imports of $751;
100000 from the republic presented an
increase of $303, 5000
Spain was the only principal Euro.
pean country which increased it's pur-
chases of goods in the American mar.
ket. So
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
GERMAN LIVING
COST IS HIGH.
Food Necessaries Show Ad-
vances Up to 1000 Per Cent
Since 1914.
CLOTHING and SHOES Up
Official Report From Berlin Declares
That Middle-cIass Struggle for
Existence Is HopeIess-Suqar


Washington.-A report received here
through official channels from Berlin
outlines by comparative tables of
prices of essential commodities in 1914
and 1920 the advance in the cost of
living in Germany since the outbreak
of the European war.
According to the figures, the cost Of
living for an unmarried clerk living
away from home has risen from liz
marks a month in 1914 to 500 marks
this year.
+ The actual cost Of the essential ar
ticles of food for family of four at
present is estimated at $50 marks a
month. >. .-- 8.
Clothing Out Of Question.
Clothing, the report says, is impos-
sible to purchase at present prices. A
suit which in 1914 cost 80 marks is
now reported to sell for 1000 marks, a
price increase Of 1,15O per cent. The
cost of shoes has increased over 1000
per cent. Shoes which in 1914 sold at
10 marks pair are row bringing It's
marks. Mems shirts which could for
merly be bought for TX marks each
are now being sold for IS marks, rise
of 1,166 per cent.
Similar price increases prevail for
all essential commodities the increases
ranging from 225 per cent for electric
current to 1856 per cent for soan a
piece Of soap which before the war
cost 80 pfennigs. now selling for 5
marks. IL. ~.
The increase in the cost Of food es-
sentials, according to the figures given
In the report is even more startling.
The cost Of eggs has risen 1905 per
cent, one egg now costing 211a marks.
Lard comes next, with a percentage
increase Of 1888. Rice, cereals, butter
and bacon have increased in price
more than 1000 per cent.
Sugar Increases Least.
The article Of food which has in
creased least in price since 1914 is
sugar, which has gone up the compar-
atively small amount of 316 per cent.
Before the war sugar sold in Germany
for 25 pfennigs a pound. It now
brings, the report says, 1O4 marks.
Milk also has retained a low cost in
comparison with the tremendous in
creases prevailing in most commodi-
ties. It's cost has risen 320 per cent.
According to the report, the average
monthly earnings Of the German mid:
die classes are only from 300 to 600
marks. Taking the needs as outlined
for existence, the report says, examina-
ton of the tables gives some concep-
ton Of the present hopeless struggle
of the middle classes for existence on
the meager return of their work.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
FIND LATENT TALENT
Psychology Used in Tests at
University of Wisconsin.
Experts Hunt Among Freshmen for
Material for Likely Journalists .
and Machinists.

Madison, Wis.-Psychologic tests
OF ability for machine shop work evil
denced by freshmen in the college Of
engineering are being undertaken: by
the department of psychology at the
University of. Wisconsin. f..
The results of the tests are being
computed by students in vocational
psychology as part of their work in
preparing to become employment
managers. - ..... .<.
Another set of tests designed to
gauge Journalistic ability is to be CIV
en- to freshmen in the course of jour-
nalism in conjunction with schools Of
Journalism in other universities. These
tests will be given for several success
sive years to determine whether it is
possible to discover latent newspaper
talent through psychology tests.
The system of giving psychological
tests, instead of regular entrance ex-
aminations to students who wish to
enter a university, has been tried in
several universities. The idea is that
a student who has a good mind, but
has insufficient or inferior high school
training, may be advised as to the
lines of study for which he is best
fitted.
In this regard, the University of
Wisconsin is giving more specific tests
than most other universities. By CIV
ing a dozen or more tests for the same
results, the psychologists at the uni
versity are determining which tests
are best. In a small series of tests
already conducted, however, the re-
suits do not correspond well with the
scholastic records Of. the students
tested,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Mans Gold Tooth Stolen
by Expert Pickpocket

New Orleans. There is in
New Orleans pickpocket who
is expert enough to fulfill the
time-honored specification test
Of being liable to steal mans
gold teeth" He demonstrated
this when he stole a gold tooth
which had previously been the
property of Adrien A. Chazui,e,
1920 st. Philip street. However,
the tooth happened to be in Mr..
Chazulle's purse at the time,
and it was the purse which the
pickpocket took while it's owner
was a passenger in the Louis
lana avenue street car.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
GERMANS POUR INTO JAPAN
Number There Before War Practically
Doubled, According to Tokyo
Paper,

Tokyo.-German residents in this
country are steadily increasing in
number, the Yamato reports. AS COM
pared with pre-war days the number
has already been practically doubled,
it is said.
Most of the newcomers are employed
by japanese firms as engineers or
technicians. According to the same au-
thority, toys, chemicals and dyestuffs
worth more than 100000 yen have
been imported from Germany since the
peace.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19

This young woman is an officer of
the United States forest service and
her post is high on one Of the moun-
tain peaks in the National forest in
Colorado. Many women are now dis
placing men as fire observers. The
work is interesting and light and the
women are filling the jobs satisfac,
torily. Of course they have other du-
ties besides watching for fires, but as
most of them are natives of the coun-
try in which they are stationed, they
can easily qualify as foresters, hav-
Ing studied the woods from child
hood.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Noisy Geese Give Fire Alarm.

New York.-Two thousand geese,
ducks and chickens, awaiting death in
poultry shop, chorused an alarm for
fire that caused heavy property loss
in eleven retail clothing and food
stores in the Bronx.
The unusual squawking awakened
residents of the neighborhood and at
tracted policeman, who telephoned
fire headquarters. The blaze was con-
trolled by firemen after two-hour
fight.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Insisted on Courtesy.

Jasper, Ind.-Judge John L. Bretz,
who while on the bench had a set Of
rules which barred discourtesy, is dead.
His rules read as follows: witnesses
and parties will be required to treat
attorneys with proper respect and
likewise attorneys will be required to
treat witnesses and parties with de-
cency and respect, both In examina-
ton and argument. Use Of words
liar, perjurer, scoundrel,' etc, In ar
gument is forbidden"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Let's Go" Is Foremost
Among Slogans of War

Washington.-'Let's co." was
the chief battle slogan Of the
American army in the world war.
There were other popular and
effective phrases used by the
troops-"Where do we go from
here?" and "When do we eat?"
for instance, but in the opinion
Of Col. Edward L. Munson, chief
of morale, general staff, made
public recently, ''for everyday
use, in rest, or in battle, the slo-
gan let's go stands foremost"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Girl Sneezed So Hard
Eye Popped From Head

Sneezing with such violence as
to cause her eye to fall out was
the experience of Miss Marjorie
Pryor Of Chester, Pa. The optic
was replaced.
According to the hospital au-
thorities, it is not unusual for
the eye to be removed for some
operations, but to have it forced
out by coughing or sneezing is
unique in medical annals. Miss
Pryor has left the hospital, suf-
fering no serious effects from
the peculiar experience.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
There Was She. Waitina.

Flora, Ind.-Fred Rhodes awOke at
his home several miles out in the coun-
try to find the roads blocked by snow
drifts. He was to marry Miss Vera
Gardner 80 miles away, but by the
time he had cleaned path through
the snow and had made horseback
trip to Elkhart, his train was gone
and he was nine hours late reaching
the brides home. She was still wait
ing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Doe Wanders Ihrouoh Town.

Beavertown, Pa. large doe chased
BY dogs came down the main street
here and taking a flying leap, landed
in the garden of Fulmer's hotel.
After a few minutes she again
jumped the fence and rotted through
the business streets, often stopping to
look in windows. The doe returned to
the garden and then to the woods.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Stow Clock Costs Railroad Money.

Decatur, Ala.-Because the clock in
a railroad station was slow, causing
her to miss the train on which the
body Of her dead son was. being con-
veyed, Mrs. Ellen. Carey has been
awarded $500 damages against the
Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Twin Sisters Become
Mothers on Same Day-

Delmonte, Cal.-Mrs. Mildred
Jacques, wife of Claude Jacques
Of Delmonte, and Mrs. Maud
Pierson, wife of Monterey bust
ness man, twin sisters, are proud
mothers Of girl babies born the
same day. The baby cousins
weighed respectively the same
as their mothers at birth.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Seeks to Calm Married Life.

0SeK5 10 Cd1n1 MdFFIeo II1e.
Seattle, Wash.-Justice of the Peace
@. G. Dalton announced his purpose
to establish court of domestic rela-
tons for adjustment Of family trou-
bles under the Washington "lazy hus-
band" act and cases of desertion and
.nonsupport.
It will be the first domestic relations
court in Washington.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Mennonites 10 Settle in Mississippi.

Mennonites to Settle in Mississippi.
Winnipe An agreement has been
concluded between representatives Of
an American land syndicate and 81. M.
Kaussen, representing Mennonites Of
Manitoba, Canada, whereby they will
purchase 125.OOO acres in Mississippi
for colonization, newspaper in Vim
nipeg has announced.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Active a century Dies A. 100

Active a Century, Dies at 1902.
Davenport, Ia.-Aaron 81. Guzeman,
who would have reached the age Of
1O3 on May 2 had he lived, died at
his home in Washington, Ia, near here
after being unconscious two days with
an attack Of the grippe.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-02-19
Take a Joy Ride to the &c,

Take Joy Ride to the Cemetery.
Louisville, Ky.-Funeral directors
Of Kentucky have appealed to Gov. e.
p. Morrow to have hearses classified
as pleasure vehicles and not as
trucks. There's difference Of So In
the license.