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Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15
Flood of Speculation In German
 Marks Stops In U. S.; Billions
 of Dollars Belieued Already Lost
Dreams of Immense Profits Fade Away When Widest of Spectators Realize That Warnings of Bankers Were
 Based on Sound Reasoning Other Countries Plungs

cies-dolars, sterling, etc.-or to buy goods, common stock of corporations, and other things whose value would not decline with the mark.
 After the fall of the mark these spec ulators could sel small part of their purchases for enough marks to nay back their debts, retaining the greater part of the real values they had pur- chased. Hugo Stinnes is supposed to have built up much of his great for tune by this method.
 Other countries have plunged in Ger man marks. Spain is said to have put 1,00.0O0,OO0 pesetas into marks by the end of -92O.
 As recently as last week an Italian put $40 into German marks at the rate of cents a hundred, receiving 100000 marks (which before the war were worth $50,O00). At the New York bank where he bought them he was warned that he might lose his $40.
 "Ah!" he exclaimed, grinning, but I may make a millioni"
 Owners of Millions
 A small New York hotel has a bell boy, an elevator operator and a door man who own several million Polish marks, a million German marks, and several hundred thousand French francs and Italian lire.
 Meanwhile reports from Germany say that women there are protecting thei savings by putting doubtful paper money into silk stockings-somethin they can sell later!
 How widespread American specula- tion in eGrman marks has become is indicated by letter received by a New York bank from a small banker in Texas asking whether marks were good investment" He was told they were Tong shot gamble"
 Bankers believe. granting the i'm possibility of a recovery in German marks that they will either go so low that they will cease to be used as a means of barter, or else there will be official repudiation,
 In either case American spectators will have one or two billion dollars worth of wallpaper" on their hands.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15
HUMOR'S SOBER SIDE Being Interview With Will Rogers, Another of Series
 How Humorists Get That Way
By Josephine Van de Crit

The best line I ever pulled" says Will Rogers, movie actor, comedian, and virtuso with the lariat, "is this: America never lost waI-and she never won a conference"
 The line occurs as part of the an imated comment upon topics of the day which Rogers is contributing to Ziegfeld's current entertainment in New York.
 But" say Rogers, "the best line is not always the biggest laugh getter. I think the biggest laugh l ever got was this: 'Yeh, I'm one of those movie actors from Hollywood. But I'm an exceptional movie actor. i been mar ried 20 Years and I got the same wife 1 started out with"
 The hard labor of being funny, with oRgers, lies in a painstaking perusal of the newspapers. The current mur- der, the recent International compli- cation, the newest development in the prize ring, all come in for little delft garnishing at his hands. He frequent ly reads up on a story for a week or more, he admits, before he attempts to submit a gag on it.
 Takes Audience in Confidence
 He confides this indebtedness night ly to his audiences. Id sure be har up," he remarks, If you folks didn't read the papers. Last summer when I was playin' on the roof had an aw- full time. The audience was all com posed of bootleggrs and they never read I'm sure glad to get down with the consumers again"
 "A joke" according to Rogers, "has got to have it's foundation in truth i it's going to enjoy the process of get ting over to the audience.
 |, '1 haven't any use," he says, for sthat ispboie of joke where Rat t and Mike come out of at saloon and Pat says to Moke-. And the saddest ex- periences of my life are brought about by those fellows who say, Say, Rog- CTS. here's good one heard the other day. Thought maybe you could use it.. There was an Irishman and a Jew
 No" says Rogers. '1 never told that kind of joke l cant even remem- Der 'em. And what's more l never
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15
A Laugh Or Two For Ycu

Deserves the kicks He's sure to get Hastings (Nebr.) Tribune. Trombone A trombonist Folks will agree Should practice on The deep blue sea.
 Canton Daily News.
 Violin The duck who plays A violin A deep,deep well He should fall in. Tropics of the Day" Films. Mandolin The luke who tweeks A mandolin Had best be out When I come in.
 Akron Times. xxIophone The worst knocker Ever known Is the bird that plays A xylophone.
 --Bisbee Review.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15

Saxophone The bird who plays A saxaphone By all means ought To live alone.
 Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Flute He who toots upon A flute Should be beaten- Wicked BruteI Tropics of the Day Films.
 CaIliope He ought to be Towed out to sea Who plays Calliope
 Houston Chronicle
 Piano She who drums on A pianner Should surely slip On a banana. Tropics of the Day" Films.
 FIageoIet The one who plays The flageolet
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15

A mine in Ohio has been burning 3S years and that's the truth.
 Wine improves with age, but now adays all the good dies young.
 When some one else in the house has the same size head your hat is not one-mah top.
 It is proper for an actress to love her audience if she doesn't try it one at time.
 Very few boys are as good as their parents think or as bad as the neigh bors think.
 Russians Flock to Turks"-head line. Birds of a feather.
 The man who names Pullman cars names towns in Asia Minor.
 Many going to work don't do it af- ter they get there.
 Funny things happen. We saw a wreckless reckless driver.
 There is no vacation for man who likes to fish.
 Besides being school month, Sep tember has five bath nights. 
 Haynes asks $9.125,0OO to keep the U. s. dry next year. About $3.000,00O is being spent daily to keep it wet.
 Flapping tongues for women's shoes are stylish. A girl tells us they are reformers' tongues. r
 Three big U. S. life insurance firms have quit in Europe. Too risky bus mess over there.
 Marie Escobar of Mexico is doing well in grand opera. It is not true that she developed her voice while calling for help.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15
CLOTHES

MEN
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 Easily explained Dudley Sargent head of Sargent School for Physical O Girls
 His explanation that protected by layer of fat their blood protection blood crculatory system
 Individuals plan comforable--nether no 100
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15
5FHE SEER

The Boss: We need far.sighted man for that job, you know. Do you really think Jones is that sort?"
 His partner: Well, he and I belong 10 thme same church and I've attended more than dozen Sunday school pie nics with him and he's never forgotten his ubrella."
 The Boss: Hell do."
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15

A mine in Ohio has been burning 38 years and that's the truth.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-10-15
SHALL UNCLE SAM INTERFERE?


 score American missionaries ministers, welfare apparently flooded with urging alleged slaughter Chris the future o demands COnstantinope points by and who been witnesses the
  possibly hundreds of propitious could United accomplish anything other than possibly bring another might be years before America knew where she stood?
 History placed position any paramount anything that do he condemned without hearing the strength Of his past history civilization whom is willing, nay Constantine, worldenmiy factor the with the of Turkey There is very noticeable attempt being persons paint struggle Of be such conflict may later develop into such years conditions the religious in the that step align themselves antTurksh peoples the of obliteratng the Turkish
 London University the questions and government Versailles ference warning seeking the Near East:
 America is doing wonderful said, strictly humanitarian grounds rather than religious racial
 ny attempt Europe Minor situation struggle between civilization against barbarismmay aggra complicated crisis
 People neighboring the behavior depends who is the top dog.
 Armenian atrocities and
  Asia Minor when the Greeks wnning-and perperang atroci against Turkish and their wives
 personally burn villages and shoot in outrages If outcry silent the will n flame Turk Asia Minor
 "The Turks will say against  similar perpeaed by fellow Christians
 committed by both sides Musapha this he recently a good thing Ar Turkish territory and all Turkish citizens out of Flu population territory people instead conflicting
 believe this should be done And nobody could perfectly supenend American Relief Association organization everybodys territorial political ambitions that of would absolutely Americans religion were
 Transferring these populations would be eicacous than attempting critics In the friction conflict would
 
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02

believed in local self-government. In
the continued triumph of this prin-
ciple rests the hope for the future of
our country. Democracies have
arisen and flourished, and then
have gone down because of
the abandonment of the principle and
purposes of self-government 1t was
wrong, the speaker said. for people
to look to the federal government as
cure-all for the ills that atflict the
body polite. For the first time in
the history of the United States, the
urban population now outnumbers
the rural population. There is no
longer a great western frontier to be
subdued, giving opportunities of de-
velopment to people of strong wills
and stout hearts. New and complex
problems have come to us. Fathers
and sons must courageously meet the
problems of the present and the fu-
ture. A right solution of the great
questions which may arise will come
if fathers and sons maintain a high
Christian citizenship, and are guided
by the principles of justice and right
which have made us a virile self-re-
liant and self-governing people.
ADDRESS BY HON. A. w. KOPP.
Hon. A. w. Kopp of Platteville,
followed Justice Rosenberg. He
spoke for Fathers, and his address
was an admirable one. 1t was filled
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
HAYS LAUDS P. o. WORKERS
carrying on Greatest Single Business
Of Nation" Postmaster Gen.
erai Says.

Washington, Feb. 27.-An earnest ap-
peal to the country ''to render credit
to the $4,000 men and women of the
United States postal service that is
their due for carrying on the greatest
single business of the nation was
voiced by Postmaster General Hays in
an address to Washington newspaper
correspondents who assembled at the
National Press club to say "good-by"
to the postal chief who will resign his
Office March 4. In accepting employ
ment with the motion picture produc-
ers, Mr.. Hays said he was glad to get
q Job, or raise, as some friends had
put it, where everybody was on the
same side. He was tired of political
work, he said, and he would do all in
his power to make the motion pictures
national force Of high educational
and moral value to the country. An
nouncement of the new postmaster
general to succeed Mr.. Hays will be
made next Tuesday, IL is said at the
white house.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
A Word of Caution To All
Motorists.

See that your car is equipped with
good lights, and have them on after
dark. Drive slow, don't speed. Keep
the muffier closed at all times when
engine is in action. If muff1er is out
OF working order have it repaired at
once. Always park on the right
hand side of the street.
Please don't offer any excuse after
being questioned by an officer in re-
gard to your violation of the traffic
laws. There will be no free NOTICE
this year for the first offense. The
judge Of the Justice Court will here
after, take care of violators, their
misfortunes and troubles.
POLICE DEPT. !,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Found Dead in a Lonely Cabin.

The following dispatch, dated
Highland, Wis, Feb. 25th, appeared
in The Milwaukee Sunday Telegram:
Charred beyond recognition, the body
of Kate Dooley, aged and wealthy
spinster, was found today wedged
beneath kitchen stove in her lonely
cabin home two miles west of here.
The facts that $500 in gold and
$1,000 in securities were found by
investigators in a secret chimney
compartment and that there appar-
emily had been no blaze in the cabin,
led police to the theory that she was
slain with robbery as the motive, but
that robbery plan failed.
Thomas Connors, rural mail car
rier, passed the Dooley cabin for
three successive days without seeing
a sign of the occupant. This morn
ing he smashed in the door.
Miss Dooley's age is unknown to
residents of this section. She has
lived in a recluse in the cabin for
years. Her wealth has been a sub
ject for rumor.
The compartment in which the
money and securities were found
was behind loose brick in the
chimney
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02

with illustrations which both fathers
and sons could understand He did
not, however, fail to pay tr,Sute to
mothers and Joaquin Miller's lines of
''The Bravest Battle that Ever was
Fought" came unbidden to his mind
in their beauty and full import. He
said that the father should ever be q
companion to his son, and the son
reposing in that confidence, would be
in line to carry forward his fathers
efforts,-just as in a football game,
the player receiving the ball from the
quarterback should endeavor to
carry it across the goal. The speaker
said that there should always exist
between father and son the highest
degree of confidence. Every father
desired his son to become a noble and
true man. Fathers should give to
their children and to the world the
best service that they can, and the
best will come back to them in the
nobility of character of their children
RESPONSE BY EDGAR WINN.
The response For Sons" by Edgar
Winn was impromptu and a happy
one. He readily understood Mr..
Kopp's football illustration, and in
a pleasing manner told how the son
should be in line to aid in carrying
forward his fathers work
CLOSING TALKS AND PRAYER.
At the close of the program proper,
the POSTMASTER called upon Rev. Mr..
Schoenfeld and Rev. Mr.. Kirkbride
and their brief talks were well re-
ceived.
After the singing Of America" by
all present and an appropriate prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Cooke, the meeting
closed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
RAIL EMPLOYEES JOIN
WITH THE COAL MINERS
Vote "Protectiue Alliance" Which
Does Not Include a WaIkout
of Workers.

Chicago, FEB. 23.-Sixteen railway
brotherhoods refused to enter into a
sympathetic strike agreement with the
United Mine Workers of America, but
entered into protective alliance"
with the miners, pledging them their
"full moral support" The action came
after President John L. Lewis of the
miners pleaded before officials of the
brotherhoods In executive session.
Il do not ask you to strike,"R said,
''but | believe the miners should have
your moral support"
The support rendered the miners. 1T
is understood, does not call for a re-
fusal on the part of the railway men
to handle coal produced ir nonunion
mines.
The delegates unanimously adopted
the resolution to form the protective
alliance and appointed a committee of
five to draw up the agreement. No
specific recommendations were given
as to the scope the agreement should
take.
President Lewis said the mine strike
was inevitable as result of the re-
fusai of the Pittsburgh Coal Producers
association refusing to join other op-
orators in the central competitive field
in a conference with the mine union
officials. The operators. he has main-
tanned, must be unanimous in attend
ance or the union officials would not
confer with them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
JAIL 2 ANTI-SOvrET OFFICERS
Aids to Koichah and Denikine Receive
Sentences for Revolutionary
Activities.

Moscow, Feb. 23.-Two officers who
served under Admiral Kolchak and
Gen. Denikine have been found guilty
Of counter revolutionary military ac-
tivity by the Russian supreme war
tribunal. They are Col. Avanasieff and
Col. Mamuykine. and their cases were
listed among the five most important
growing out of the attempts of Kol-
chak and Denikine to overthrow the
soviet regime. Col. Avanasieff was
sentenced to death, but under the gen.
eral amnesty decree his sentence was
commuted to five years Imprisonment.
Col. Mamuykine was sentenced to five
years, but one-third Of this was COM
muted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
THE COMMUNITY GATHERING
Meeting Fathers and Sons Proves Interesting Program
Suspension of Train Service.

Train service on the Milwaukee &
st. Paul r. R. and the M. P.s& n.
was suspended several days last week
on account OF the ice jam and wash
outs at Calanine and Darlington and
other points along the line. Wire
service was also impaired on account
OF the heavy rains Wednesday and
Thursday. Weigh freight No. 92,
under charge of conductor Thomas
Brennan was substituted as a work
train and large force of men from
this city was employed to remove the
large ice-slabs piled as high as nine
feet on the track in different places.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Eightieth Birthday.

Several friends of Mrs. John Roger
Sr. gave her surprise party at her
home Wednesday evening, Feb. 23d.
in honor of her eightieth birthday
anniversary Ice cream and cake
were served. The evening was spent
in card games and was much enjoy
ed. Mrs. Roger still retains her keen
intellect, has good health and at
tends church regular when weather
permits and enjoys living in Gods
beautiful world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Fearing Smiles That Won't
Come Off.

Platteville News: Those farmers
and their friends who have been
hauling to extend hard roads further
into the country have been wearing
smiles that would not come off, the
past few days. They have made it
easier to get to town, and easier for
the doctor to get into the country
during the muddy season. That is
doing some real good.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Gives A Valuable Hint.

Milwaukee Journal, Feb. 9th:
George Crawford, the veteran editor
of The Iowa County Democrat, gives
a valuable hint to the business men
Of Mineral Point when he says they
can increase their sales by following
the example of the tradesmen of Mil
waukee who are liberal advertisers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
An Interesting Program
Able and Inspiring Addresses by Justice B. Rosenberg and
Former Congressman A. w. Kopp.

February 22d was a red letter day
for Mineral Point. 1t was the date
chosen for Father and Son" Meet
ing. The place was the Banquet
Rooms of the Masonic Temple, where
the dinner was served at $50 p. M,
under the auspices of the members of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
TOLD TO THE PRINTER

Walter v. Humbert: AS we are
going to leave Long Beach the 25th
of February, we will be on our way
to Wisconsin. So will you please not
send our paper here, but send to our
own home in Waldwick. We hate to
leave this nice sunshine country, but
we will be glad to see all our friends
in Wisconsin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Washington Birthday Party.

Miss Elizabeth Kim entertained
twelve friends, ladies and gentlemen,
at cards at her home, 133 Fountain
street, Wednesday evening. The
tables were beautiful decorated in
the national colors, red, white and
blue. A delicious luncheon was
served and the event proved one Of
much pleasure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Boy Breaks Leg.

Highland Press: Adrian, the oldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. julius Marcum,
residing southwest of the village, had
the misfortune of breaking his leg
while at play at the Snow Bottom
school Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02

Joseph NJ. Denny, Catholic
priest from Marion, o., has been ap-
pointed by President Harding as con-
sui general to Morocco. This is the
first time a Catholic priest was ever
named to an American diplomatic
post.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
Mail Items of News Early.

Items for publication in The DEM
ocrat should be mailed so as to reach
the office not later than Tuesday
noon of each week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1922-03-02
gorge Crawford, Editor.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922.
FOR THE THINGS THAT
ENDURE.

Elsewhere in this paper, we give q
report of the Meeting Of Fathers and
Sons held here in the evening of
Washington's Birthday. The date
was well chosen and the occasion
proved truly patriotic and inspiring.
Justice M. B. Rosenberg, of the Wis
consin Supreme Court, and Former
Congressman A. w. Kopp of Platte
vile, delivered excellent addresses
Each came with a message for faith
ers and sons, and each was given a
glad welcome and the closest atten-
ton. They spoke of things that peo-
pie ought to know and heed; of con-
ditions and problems which confront
fathers and sons of this present age;
and their words were full of thought,
and were very earnest words.
The purpose of this article is not
to dwell upon what the speakers said
but to call especial attention to the
Importance of holding community
gatherings similar to the gathering
of last Wednesday evening. The
speakers gladly came to us, declin-
ing either fee or reward; and they
impressed thoughts upon the listen
ers that will be remembered in the
years that are. to come; thoughts
that will greatly benefit those who
will treasure in their minds and
hearts the wise counsel impaired to
them.
The Democrat has, time and time
again, tried to impress upon it's read
ers that a community cannot afford
to be always concerned with things
of lighter vein, with sports and
passing shows which prevent the ad-
vancement of young and plastic
minds in the higher studies and pur-
poses of life. 1t is said that when
the poet laureate of England had
written the PROFESSIONAL for Queen
Victoria's golden jubilee, and the
jubilee was on in all it's pomp and
spiendor, Rudyard Kipling retired to
his room and wrote the Recessional.
LEST We Forget" is in every heart
and on every tongue, while scarcely a
word of the Professional can be re-
called. The real things of life are
the things that endure.
Service to communities is offered
by the University Extension Division,
and the community of Mineral Point
should avail itself of such service
and our fine municipal building made
use of as a community center. In
F" "A0SCASIh uuIIuS luO UISuuIuI1
191S-192O. eighteen hundred lecture
engagements were filled, and were
had simply for the asking.
Every community in Wisconsin is
helping to maintain such service and
every community should aim to Sc
cure it's benefits.
1t is useless to be continually harp
ing on the follies and frivolitfes of
the age when, no great efforts are
being made in community way to
carry forward the higher aims and
purposes of life.