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Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
WISHED THE LADY HAD ACTED
Probably Youngsters Comment Found
Echo in the Minds Of Others In
the Audience.

A politician was making a speech
at one Of the towns school houses.
Naturally, he was telling Of all the
accomplishments of his administration.
And always after he had told one
he turned toward his wife, who was
In the audience, and said:
my wife will bear me out In what
/ have Just told"
Over and over he repeated his rather
long-drawn-out boasts, despite his
yawning audience, always bringing the
lady in at the finish.
But at last he stopped.
Then an irrepressible high-school
youngster turned to his companion
and said in a tone loud enough to be
heard by those in his vicinity.
I'm so tired that wish his wife
had borne him out the first time he
suggested it,
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Dismal Forebodinqs.

Arbuthnot Browne, the Boston mil
lionaire, was talking about masterful
wives.
"Masterful wives" he said, "were
in the minority heretofore, but with
the coming Of universal suffrage the
majority Of wives are getting pretty
masterful.
'eBelieve me-" Mr.. Brown con-
cluded, 1T won't be only in his office
that the husband of the future, when
he starts to dictate, will be taken
down."
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pains in my back which used to trou>
BILE me every day have almost disap-
peared, and l am going to keep on
taking Tanlac until they leave me en-
tirely. I have lots of energy now, and
am not only able to do my house,
work, but get through the day with
out feeling the least bit tired am
no longer nervous like I was, and I
sleep well at night.
II shall always be thankful for
what Tanlac has done for me-"
Tanlac is sold by leading druggist,
eVeryWhere-AdV. ,ri-
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DARLING baby
BR|GHTENS HOME.
Children's Laughter a Pleasing Sound

Altoona, Pa.-"I am writ
ing to tell you what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. We
had six children die almost ct
birth. From one hour to nine
teen days is Ill they have
lived. Before my next one
was born I took . dozen bot
ties Of your Veg etable Com
pound, and / can say that It is
the greatest medicine on
earth, for this baby is now
four months old, and .
healthier baby you would not
want. I am sending you q
picture Of her. Everybody
says THAT is q very healthy
looking baby You have my
consent to show these few
lines to anybody. Mrs.
C. w. BENZ, l31 Srd Avenue,
Altoona, Pa.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
LOOKED LIKE PROMISED MAN
Victim Of Careiessness Came Back
With Pointed Remark Concerning
Companion's Immediate Future.

Two negroes were working in a
coal bin in Mississippi town, one
down in the bin throwing out the coal
and the other welding a shovel. The
one inside picked up large lump and
l,eaved it carelessly into the air, struck
the other a resounding blow on the
head.
As soon as the victim had recovered
from his momentary daze he walked
over to the edge of the bin and, peer
ing down at his mate, said:
"Nigger, how come you don't watch
where you throws dat coal? You done
hit me smack on the haid."
The other looked surprised.
did l hit you. nigger?"
You sho' did," came the answer.
And jes want to tell you, Use been
promising the debil a man a long
time. and you certainly does resemble
my promise. York Evening
Post.
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Gift Of Historic Textbooks.

The Holland Holton collection Of
textbooks, numbering more than 1000
volumes, has been given to Trinity
college in North Carolina, on behalf
Of the grandchildren of Martin Rowan
Chafin, who taught school in Davie
and Yadkin counties, North Carolina,
beginning in 1850. Fifty Of the vol
umes were used In the schools Of the
state from 1920 to the Civil war. The
Holton collection is intended primari-
~ for the use Of the department Of
education at Trinity college, but. the
books will be readily accessible to the
public and private school teachers Of
Durham and Durham county.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12
LIVE STOCK
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CHICAGO. - Cattle - Bulk, sS.50@
1925; butcher stock, bulls, stockers
and feeders steady; bulk butcher she
stock, $6@725; bulls mostly $500
6.25; calves steady to CSC lower; bulk
vealers, $11@12; stocker and feeder
steers mostly $7@8.5O.
Hogs-Bulk 200 pounds down, s1O.7O
@1Q90: bulk 220 pounds up, 500
1850; pigs mostly 10c to 15c higher;
bulk desirable 80 to 120 pounds pigs
$10@10.5O.
Sheep-Lamb, top, $1O65; shorn
lamb, top, 1925; bulk fat lambs, $9.75
@10.50; yearlings, top, $3.50; ewes,
top. $6.25; bulk fat ewes, $5.5O@6.
NEW YORK.-Cattle- S7.5c
@1o.5o; bulls. $5.5o@7.75; cows, 1925
OTIS.
calves-veals, $11@17; culls. $50
10; little calves. s6@6.5O.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep (ewes),
s4@6.75; culls. $3@s.5O; lambs, $50
IL.
Hogs-Steaay; light to medium
weights, including pigs, $11.5O; heavy
hogs. $10.50@11; roughs, $3.50.
KANSAS CITY, MO.-Cattle-Top
1,475-pound steers, $10.25; several
loads, $9.50@10; best vealers, $1I;
choice, heavy cows, $7.25.
PITTSBURGH. - Hogs - Heavtes,
$1O.50; heavy Workers, light do, and
Digs. $11.90@12.
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Precious Materials,

"The fact that gown is not large
does not prevent it from being expen-
sive." .-
Il should not be surprised" re3oine6
Miss Cayenne, IF we planned our
method of buying fabrics and used
weights instead of measures. Some
Of the weaves are so precious that
they might as well be sold by the
karat"
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Will Rheumatism Again
Bind You Hand and Foot?


II you had rheumatism last year
and treated only the pains Of the
disease by rubbing with iniments
and lotions, you can be sure that
soon again you will be in the shack
les Of this relentless foe. You may
get some slight temporary relief
from the pains Of the disease by
the use of these local remedies, but
Rheumatism is too real and relent-
less q disease to be rubbed away.
So many cases Of Rheumatism
come from . tiny germ in the
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

Few owners pay the attention to the
ball-bearings that these latter deserve
They usually wait until the garage
man calls attention to the injury done
by breakage.
BY means Of unique system for
keeping in touch with distant points
through the use of postcards; telephone
and telegraph. the San Antonio cham
Der Of commerce is prepared to tell
motorists the condition Of roads, hunt.
ing and fishing throughout The state
of Texas
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

gasoline hose of small diameter an
swers the purpose very well. With
this sort Of tubing, the light and mir
ror may be put into almost inaccessi-
BILE places and conditions inspected.
The second point to be considered is
the location Of the light bulb. If the
bulb is located below the mirror, on
the tube, it will shine in the eyes Of
the operator. The best location is
shown, at the top of the mirror, where
it can be shielded from the operators
eyes, yet give maximum illumination.
Popular Science Monthly.
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blood, that you should try a rem
edy that has proven so thoroughly
satisfactory in these cases. S.S.S.,
the fine old blood remedy eleanses
the blood of all impurities. and re-
moves all disease germs that may
creep into the blood. Begin taking
S.S.S. today, and if you will write q
complete history Of your case, our
medical director will give you ex-
pert advice, without charge. Ad-
dress Chief Medical Adviser, 167
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Go.
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Willing to Make Sacrifice.

Willing to Make Sacrifice.
"Well, daughter, Robert has asked
your hand in marriage"
But, papa, don't want to leave
mother"
"Oh, don't worry about that. Take
her along with you."-Boston Tran
script.
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There is no excuse for the dyspeptic with
Garfield Tea accessible at every drug store
ADV.
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Satire is a good-natured joke that is
always half "ire."
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Those who marry for love are just
as likely to bump into disappointment
as those who marry for money.
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lubrieation II Needed.

One part which requires fabrication.
but which is oftentimes neglected, is
the interior Of the flexible speedome-
ter drive shaft, to which part an elus-
i've squeak can ha traced
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Sore Eyes. Blood Shot Eyes. watery Eyea
Sticky Eyes. all healed promptly with night
IL applications Of Roman Eye Balsan---Adv
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OF Course,

"Why is the hour glass made small
in the middler ITO show the waste
Of time."-Cartoons Magazine.
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He who has conferred kindness
should be silent; he who has received
one should speak Of it.-Seneca.
Middletown transcript., 1921-03-12

Many a man wears a thinking car
under his old fedora.
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Sympathy's Cheaper.

ITS ali right to sympathize with
the under dog in a fight" remarked
the Observer of Events and Things,
"but a fellow would be fool to bet
on him."
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Surely the equity Of Providence has
balanced peculiar sufferings with pc
culiar enjOyments.-Doctor johnson.
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"Glad to see YOU is one Of the lit
tie white lies that are working over
time.
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One thorn of experience is worth a
dozen roses of theory.
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Seat Covers.

Seat covers may usually be cleaned
very well with nonalkaline soap and
warm water. The best way to carry
out this Job is to take the covers off
and give them q good scrubbing on the
board,
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Here car made in Germany which the manufacturers
revolutonze
entirely design having
gallon Of
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
u. S. Embassy Notified
OF ItaIy's acceptance
Plan for Limitation Of Arnaa-
rser,ts Meets With Full Ap-
proudI of tie Government

ROME, July IL BY The Associated
Press).-The Foreign Minister officially
notified the American Embassy tonight
that President Ec-ding's plan for a
conference for the limitation of arma-
ments meets with the full approval of
the Italian government.
L. is recalled that Italy was the first
nation to adhere to the idea of limita
tion of ornaments when it was proposed
in December, 1920, at a plenary meeting
of the League of Nations at Geneva.
This, however, the Messaggero remarks
does not mean that the problem of re-
duction OF armameEts is certain to be
solved by the Washington conference.
The newspaper Paese says: at is
rot the first tire the reduction Of ar
lnaments has been talked of, but each
time armaments are increased. Presi-
dent Harding's proposition is certainly
made in perfect good faith"
The Popolo Romano says that Presi-
dent Harding's invitation concerns
Cheat Britain and Japan especially.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
10000 Ask Discharge
From Army in 10 DAYS

From The Tribmno's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Applica-
tions for discharge from 10000 enlisted
men were received by the War Depart
ment during the first ten days of
July, and $4,000 men already have been
discharged, Secretary of War Weeks
announced day.
The bulk of the requests came from
the area in which the Mexican line is
located and the largest percentage of
requests for discharges came from the
troops actually stationed on the bor-
der
Secretary Weeks said he thought
that the July applications for discharge
represented the peak of the demands
for release. Indicating an absence of
desire to leave the service, Secretary
Weeks instanced the Second Army
Corps area, of which Governors Island
is headquarters. Out of total strength
of 1928 troops in this area, only ZIG
applications for discharge have been
received.
Under the provisions of the army
appropriation bill, the forces must be
reduced to 10000 by October l.. This
means that a reduction of 10000 men
must be made. Secretary Weeks is not
sanguine of accomplishing this result
although he said that the normal re-
ductions through termination of enlist
ments can be depended upon to reduce
the force between 5000 and 5000 &
month
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Loss of League Means
New Treaty, Says Balfou1

LONDON. July IA. j. Balfour,
Lord President of the Council, speak
ing on the League of Nations before
tie imperial conference on July 8-his
speech. however, not being given out
for publication until after this morn
irgs meeting of the CONFERENCE.-THE: :
"1f the league were to dissolve a
new peace treaty would have to be
framed and new machinery would have
to be devised for carrying out the
duties with which the league has been
intrusted. The most serious differ
ence between the league as it was
planned and the league as it exists
is the absence of America and Russia"
Mr.. Balfour expressed the hope that
Germany soon would become a member.
There were other embarrassm ents,
among which he cited reluctance of
members to subscribe money for the
schemes advocated by the league, but
he asserted that the league had oc-
complished in some cases what the old
diplomacy would have failed in.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Women to Talk Politics
At f. A. Vanderlip HON.
More Than 1000 Asked IN e.
ference on Efficiency and
Equal Rights To-norro,.

More than 1000 invitation, :,
been issued to women promjr.,. s'' y
politics and clubs 70 attend q 49,, II
enec on political efficiency. to h. L'..
tomorrow at the home Of Fra. ae,a
Vanderiip, in Scarborough. "A a
The gathering Is in accordance 49,,
the new program Of the Ns.;sl's ;Sl's
League Of Women Voters. vh;cl alal
made government efficiency ons - Gus
suhiects for agitation. Repubjicss ~
Democratic leaders Of Assembj,.H sh
state groups, heads Of stats ., asd
Nomen's organizations and eha,e,@ ,@las
eieties have been invited to ths ra.sa 50
.ng. u'ee'
The program will include dis.,.
sion Of equal representation in sI poI;,,
cal parties, for which the speaker rN,,s' ssS
be Mrs. Lewis S. Thompson, ~ S sla
Jersey, who was influential in b.H ses
the equal representation law passas sas'as =
her state this spring. u
Other speakers will be ". n. n..,.
and Professor A. +. Hatton, Of 6ia.a,s
land, both Of the National Mnniass.s, 80
League; Mrs. Carrie Chapman '''S.psi ~.
Walter Arndt, executive seeretsr,.
the Citizens Union; Raymond I...o q
soil, executive secretary of fbs r.
Club; Albert Bard. chairman =,
Honest Ballot Association. ~, ",
Folks, executive secretary Of the s.as' s,,s
Charities Aid; Henry Curran pa. .san
dent Of the Borough OF Manhattan s., 81,
Miss Mabel Carney, assistant nro:aa aAa
sor of rural education at Teaches hOe.s r.i
lege. 00i-
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Peace Proclamation IL
Discussed by Cabinet
Members Contend 1t Should Be
Issued TO Clarity After
War Situation
From The Ttibu,,e's Washing oton Euroau

From. The Tribuac's Wash,noton Euroau
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE ad-
visibility Of issuing peace proclama-
tion by the President and its bearing
upon domestic affairs was taken up al
to-day's meeting Of the President and
his Cabinet. Attorney General Daugh-
erty reported progress by the Depart
ment Of Justice in drawing UP the pro-
posed peace proclamation. 1t will not
be reaay for submission to the Presi-
dent, however, for several days
1t was felt by the members of the
Cabinet that in order to clarity the
situation existing in regard to the
Presidents wartime powers, a peace
proclamation must Of necessity be is
sued. IT was pointed out that the
Emergency Fleet Corporation exists by
virtue of wartime legislation and it
has not yet been determined by the De-
partment of Justice whether the corpo-
ration legally can continue under the
present status. The issuing of peace
proclamation by the President would
take care of such cases.
The Cabinet went into the budget
and reorganization questions also and
discussed progress made and problems
of reorga anization affecting different
bureaus. "The changing of a barnacled
public service into a live one" as one
Cabinet member termed il, is resulting
in problems arising every day calling
for immediate decisions.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13

Strike Darkens Chicago
Streets for Six Hours

CHICAGO, July 12. - Chicagoans
groped their way through darkened
streets for six hours tonight as the re-
suit of strike of the city electricians,
while 5000 policemen and fremen
were held in reserve at their stations
to prevent any outbreak of crime or dis
order. Shortly before midnight the
walkout was declared off and the lights
turned on again.
The strike was called this afternoon,
although the city had offered to meet
the demands for wage increases of all
of the 800 electrical workers involved in
the dispute with the exception of forty.
Not a street light was burning any
where in the city and in the outlying
districts pedestrians found considerable e
difficulty in making their way about.
Policemen patrolled the city in squads
instead of singly. The strike had COM
pleteiy tied up both the police and
fire alarm systems which drew their
current from sub stations.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
He Takes Actresses $55,
But Fails TO Get Goat
Acrobat Obtained Money to
Buy Property Animal, Then
Purchases Gaudv Raiynent

Sydney Marion, short, red haired
acrobat, who lives at lao West Forty
ninth Street, was convicted of petty
larceny in just two minutes by jury
before Judge Talley IN General Ses-
sioAs yesterday.
Flourney Snyder who is blond and
twenty, sings IN vaudeville and lives
at 5000 Broadway, charged that Sydney
had taken $55 belonging to her
Flourney met Sydney through an ad-
vertsement in a theatrical paper. They
were to do an act in vaudeville The
piece was prepared and everything
was ready with one exception. A goat,
regular goat-one that could cry
Ma-a-a-a-a at the proper time-was
needed. Flourney had $55 and Snyder
said he could get the goat. He took
the money and departed.
He had not gone far when he decided
that a good suit of clothes worn by him
self would make a bigger hit with an
audience than would his appearance
behind a wheelbarrow containing the
goat while his partner was singing a
sentimental song. He cot the suit.
Flourney demanded that he produce
either the goat or the money under the
threat of being arrested He was ar
rested.
Sydney admitted getting the money.
He told Judge Talley that he would
make restitution. After the jury found
him guilty Judge Talley suspended sem
tence and advised him not to get Flour
ney's goat again.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Foreign Liquors Shipped
Here Declared Forfeited
Seizure Order Issued, Effective
July Is, Under Ruling
of Daugherty

WASHINGTON, July 12.--All car
goes of Intoxicating liquors shipped
into this country from foreign coun-
tiles without prohibition permit have
been ordered seized and forfeited,
George w. Ashworth, chief Of the
Treasury customs division, announced
to- day. Orders to all customs collec-
tcrs arc effective July 15, Mr.. Ash
worth said, under the recent opinion
of Attorney General Daugherty affirm
ing previous ruling by former At
torncy General Palmer that shipment
of liquor from one foreign country
into this country for transshipmcnt
to n foreign destination was in viola
ton Of the prohibition laws.
The orders apply, Mr. Ashworth cx-
planned, only to cargocs of liquor
aboard foreign vessels and do not
affect the bar supplies on board for
eign passenger liners sealed as "shp
stores in American ports. 1t was in
dicated, however, that Mr. Daugherty
would be asked for al opinion upon
the specific point of bar supplies, as
only cargoes of liquor we're dealt with
directly in his recent opinion.
Attorney General Daugherty, how
ever, said that his opinion applied to
ali intoxicating liquors entering this
country without a permit and the rul-
ing included the beverages contained
in bars on board foreign passenger
liners. But if the Treasury Department
should ask for separate opinion on
the specific question, he added, the re-
quest would be granted
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Wood Mission Is Told
Of Corrupt Elections
Warm Welcome Is Received on
Visit to Cebu, Second
City i'm PHILIPPINES

CEBU, P. l., July 12-The Wood
Forbes mission to the Philippines, at
public meeting yesterday in the plaza,
listened to denunciations of the Ma
cionalista party and Sergus Osmena,
speaker of the Philippine House of
Representatives by his fellow citizens
OF the Democratic party.
Cebu is the second city in the Philip
pines, and the mission was welcomed
warmly by large crowd.
The president and vice. president of
the Cebu Democratic organization as
serted that elections were corrupt and
that no Democratic had chance of cleo
ton. The prosecuting attorney, who is
a Nacionalista, refused, they said. to
lay before the court evidence offered
by Democratas showing that corruption
existed.
Another Democratic speaker asserted
that two Nacionalista officials who
were under suspicion, were suspended
as soon as the Wood Forbes mission ar
rived. but were assured they would be
rIelnstated as soon as the mission had
left.
Although severely criticising Nacional-
lstas, all Democratic speakers urged inn
mediate independence in any form for
the Philippines.
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13
Investigation Ordered
OF Western Railroads
Commission Authorizes Denver
and Rio Grande Stock Issue
at Same Time

WASHINGTON, July 12.--An inves-
tigation into the financial operations,
accounts and practices of the West
ern Pacific Railway Company, the
Denver g. Rio Grande Railroad Com
pany and the Denver & Rio Grande
Western Railroad Company was or
dercd to-day by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
The investigation, the commission
announced, will undertake to establish
the relations of the roads with one
another and determine the manner and
methods in which the business" Of the
companies has been conducted with a
view to making a report and issuing
orders that may be proper IN connec-
ton with the issue of securities by
the companies.
An order authorizing the Denver &
shares of common capital stock was
issued at the same time as the investi-
eating order.
The proposed acquisition by the
Western Pacific Railroad Corporation
of the outstanding capital stock Of the
Denver & Rio Grande Western and
the proposed acquisition and opera
ton by the Denver & Rio Grande West
ern of the Denver & Rio Grande Rail
road Company were held not to be
within the commissions jurisdiction, as
this did not extend to holding com
panies.
Similarly, the commissions an
nouncenent said, the proposed acqusi-
tion and operation by the Denver &
Rio Grande Western Railroad Com
pany of the properties Of the old Den
yer & Rio Grande Railroad COMPANY
YVES not within the scope of the trans
action
New-York tribune., 1921-07-13

nitely whether the Premier would go
to Washington for all or part of the
conference sittings, but that it was
quite possible" that he would make
the trip. If only to attend the final
plenary sitting after the details of the
proposed international agreement had
been worked out with the assistance
of the Premier's representative Wis
count Grey's name figures promiWnlly
in the conjecture as to whJ might be
intrusted with this task.
Much interest is shown in tho uucs-
I'm as to whether Germany and Rus
- will be invited to send delegates
~ the, conference.
The Central News says it learns that
General Jan G. Smuts, the South Afri-
can Premier, has been approached on
behalf of the United States government
with the view of having him partici-
pate in the conference. General Smuts
has not yet decided whether he will ac-
cept, tho Central News adds.
The Times, which is severe critic
of the Premier, says that neither the
Premier nor the Foreign Minister "is
fitted by his position, his temperament
and his past career to take direct
part in these negotiations. The news
paper continues:
IL 10 loA tHe ISdSoH Ol dRViulHS
suspicion that the attendance of Pre-
mier Lloyd George and Lord Curzon
in Washington seems particularly un-
desirable. The great qualih-
cation needed by the representatives of
this empire is character for conspic-
nous straightforwardness and honor.
Mr.. Lloyd George does not possess this
character. OF all statesmen in Europe
he probably is most distrusted In
America he is widely regarded as the
man who encompassed President Will
son with his 'wizardry.'"
The paper then turns to Lord Cur
zon, alleging that his "pompous and
the responsible duties the mission
would impose"