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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-03
Fur Pieces: oh, What a
DISPLAY GreenbldH Has

Any woman would be made per-
fectly happy If she were to receive
@ fur coat for Christmas or in fact,
any piece o. fur would delight just
as long as il came from Greenblatt's
at 232 5. Michigan 81.
The most exquisite coats in SPUR
rel. mink and seal are being shown.
For the more moderate priced coat
there IS the marmOt and muskrat.
But all OF their stock is not CON
fined 10 coats for some very good
looking fur sets may be found A
very good repair department is
carried on with the store. One is
perfectly sure of having the furs
looked after well.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-03
Golf Ball Is DriUen
Into Ear of DOnke,

CORK. Ireland. Dec 2.-Izaak
Walton has no modern champion.
and so fish stories are giving way
to golf stories.
J. w. McEYoy drove off the third
tee at the Middleton links. and his
ball entered the ear OF a donkey on
the course. The donkey stood still
for a time. but when the players
were within a few yards the animal
took to it's heels and tossed its
head and the ball came rolling to
the ground
1t cost McEvoy one stroke when
the argument had ended.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-03
Lawyer Gets ST, 900 Damages
for Poor Phone Service

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. George
=. Grimes. prominent attorney IS
elated today over a verdict OF 81 600
damages given him by jury IN what
ne claims IL the only case OF the
lxud on record In the country. where
bv a telephone company has been
found guilty OF. giving a subscriber
poor service and been ordered 90 pay
the subsc- Der for loss OF time and
annoyance"
For the past six years I have
been hearing the same old words
such as the line is busy they don
answer. sorry but the party huns
up and other phrases repeated 10
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
Currency TermlnoIoQy.

Our currency Technology is de-
rived from various sources The five
cent coin, long designated as a
nickel" because 1t is of nickel alloy,
has in recent years become known as
"jitney." The dime has a more an
cient lineage. Its remote ancestor Is
the Latin term "decem," signifying
ten. In early times this Latin term
was adopted in England via France
and the Norman conquest The spell
Ing was corrupted into "disme." In
those days the church was supported
chiefly by tithes consisting of one
tenth Of each mans income, SO disme
came to be used for the word tithe.
Long after the spelling was changed
to "dime"
The term quarter" signifying 25
cents, grew out of a practice of ne
cessity in the early days in the West.
There was hardly any fractional cur
rency in circulation. The standard
silver coin was the old Spanish pillar
dollar When small change was need
ed the dollar was taken to a black
smith shop and cut into halves, quar-
ters and eighths. The eighth fraction
of the dollar was so small that II
came to be known as a bit" and
that term is still used for one shilling
on the Pacific coast.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
re .>new the Country.

An American negro from Mississippi,
known simply as Thomas" is the pro-
prietor of the chief outdoor pleasure
resort for foreigners at Constantinople.
Before the Russian revolution Thomas
owned string of restaurants and the
aters in Moscow, where he lived lux
uriously. He has shad, In all, three
Russian wives, white women. He Is
now a refugee on the Bosphorus, the
Bolsheviki having robbed him of every
thing, including his American pass
port. he was very anxious to get
another passport, not with the idea
of returning to America, but because
at would help him In his business" ;"
But the American consulate refused
him the paper, on the ground that it
had no record of his citizenship. One
day I said: Thomas, why don't you
send to the United States and get a
certified copy of your birth certificate
from your old nome?" Thomas leaned
over the chair on which ] was sitting
in his theater garden and whispered
in my ear with the true negro candor:
"Say, Misto Dunn, you know jes' as
well as All does dat us niggers down
In Mississippi amt never got no birth
certificates. Robert Dunn In the New
York World
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
DEATHS IN BABYHOOD

New York.-"The first month is by
all odds the most hazardous in the en-
tire span of human life" according to
the statistical bulletin of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company,
which states that it is easier to sur
vive year at the age of 65 than for
newborn infant to reach the age of
one month.
Each year in the United States
more than 105,000 babies die before
they are month old Together, the
still births and the deaths of infants
under one month account for the
deaths of more than 100000 children.
"The remarkable fact about this
enormous loss of life is that little
has been accomplished in the recent
decade or two in controlling it. In
FAINT mortality, after the first month,
has been reduced one-half through
such work as better feeding and care
of babies But the still-births and
early infant deaths stay just about
where they were Is or 20 years ago."
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
ON BAND WAGON
Old Guard Senators Hop
Aboard

Washington.-The rear guard of
the old guard senators have read the
returns from the recent election. They
have hoped on the progressive band
wagon, or are attempting to, and de-
clare they are friends of the farmer"
and are deadly enemies of old man
H. c. of L.
Henceforth no one will shout louder
than the old guard for the horny
handed son of toll and other common
people.
The group of popular defenders in
the senate, however, refuse to become
enthusiastic over the old guards sud-
den conversion. 1t is shown that this
conversion and the election returns
are too closely related to indicate sim
cere repentance.
The progressive members of the
senate suggest that the eleventh-hour
converts sit on the mourners' bench
for spell.
So again is verified the claim that
privilege always attempts to capture
and compromise movements that it
cannot corrupt or crush.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
ONE OF MANS OLDEST ARTS
Velvet Has Been Made Since the Earii-
est Days of Which History
Has Record.

The art of velvet making was prac-
ticed In the legendary days of Indo-
China. 1t Is one of the Oldest of arts,
since 1t was the first imitation of
mans first garment, fur. Even after
spinning and weaving had become
known, the ocellated pelt of the great
felines killed in hunting was the dress
for important occasions, and the most
beautiful of ancient fabrics shows that
the ambition of the weaver was to sur
pass his model and copy the fur of
the animal in something finer by far.
The discovery of silk substituted soft
threads for hair, and the threads took
the dyes as no fur could take them.
Asia kept the art of velvet making
secret for centuries, an exchange
states. No one wore velvet but royal
personages, and it was for the most
part seen only In the professions of
the rajahs. Even In these times the
Chinese and the japanese rasp their
threads with knives in order TO give
the tissue the aspect of real fur. In
dian velvet ripping with pearls as
large as birds eggs, diamond dewdrops
and cloudy, red corundrum, was seen
in the professions of the durbar.
The Arabs were the first to exhibit
velvet to the lands bordering on the
Mediterranean. The first caliphs were
simple, pious, and savage people; they
were not tempted by Asatic luxury.
But the Islam that came after the ca
liphs drove Its roots into the heart of
Aryan lands of the Hindus and the
Ganges. The Arabs boasted of their
commercial zeal. Their caravans of
camels crossed the desert and wound
through the mountain passes of Iran,
carrying rare tissues, jewels, and per-
fumes and now and then carefully
protected piece of velvet lay under
the folds of a praying-rug.
The splendid court of the Abbasside
caliphs loved the silken pile of fabrics
Of India. Bagdad was a city of silk
and velvet, and the conquerors of
Africa and Spain contrasted strangely
with the iron-clad warriors OF the
Cross. In all the ages velvet was held
sacred by the Mussulmans. At Me-
dina, In Damascus, and in Stamboul.
they employed it to drape the tombs
Of their caliphs and their saints; and
when their warriors set out to die up
on the fields of battle that part of
their trappings that did not gleam was
covered with velvet
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
PITTSBURGH PLUS"
Proves a Great Aid to Steel
Trust

Chicago.-If Pittsburgh plus" is a
good thing for steel, as claimed by
Judge Gary, why not apply the sys-
TEN to labor and to all industry :?
asks the American Contractor.
Under Pittsburgh plus" a steel
manufacturer adds the freight cost of
steel from Pittsburgh to his mills,
no matter where the latter is located.
This puts the trusts Pittsburgh mills
on the same plane as competitors who
are near the raw material Judge
Gary assured the federal trade COM
mission that the system is an element
of stability
"The Pittsburgh producer of steel
is stabilized because his competitors
can not undersell him." says Ameri-
can Contractor. 'The competitors
are stabilized in having their profits
guaranteed to the extent of the
| plus AS for the consumer, he is
stabilized in knowing that he will
have to pay uniformly high prices for
steel wherever he buys it.
"a stablizer, indeed, is Pittsburgh
plus Many more of US, as pro-
ducers, would like in our own indus
tries the sort of stability it confers.
1t makes for a comfortable way of
doing business. Is it. good for the
country as a whole@ That is the
question. If it is, why not apply the
method to every industry and to every
occupation? Why should not the
Michigan peach grower sell his
peaches on the basis of San Fran
cisco plus? Or the Wisconsin wool
grower his wool on the basis of San
Antonio plus?
"Why should not Judge Gary's own
workmen, though they sprang from
the soil of Indiana, sell their services
on the basis of New York plus?
Because this plus, be it applied tc
labor, to peaches, or to steel, is tax
That is the answer"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
WANT CONTENTED
FARMERS

New York.-At conference of
bankers and others in this city Presi-
dent Cromwell, of the New York
stock exchange, expressed alarm over
the discomfort of farmers. Mr..
Cromwell suggested that investment
bankers bend their efforts toward
cultivating the confidence of the
farmers" He said this sort of bust
ness might not be profitable at first,
"but bankers are in honor bound to
do something for the rural people" !"
The speaker said there exists "a
strong suspicion" on the part of the
farmers that they have been handed
the hot end of the poker. This sus-
picion, it was declared, was founded
"almost" entirely upon misunder-
standing.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
APPROVED BY Use
Words Really incorrect Properly
Part of Language.
Charles A. Dana unquestionabIy
Right in His Contentious, but
He Has Been Overruled.

Charles A. Dana (of the old New
York SUM had no patience with
slovenly writing. He knew his Greek
and Latin and half a score Of other
languages so well that the deriva-
tion of an English word came to him
almost instantly, and he objected to
Its misuse The plea that word
was in common use did not appeal to
him. He did not heed the dictionary
definition. He knew the origin of the
word as well as did the maker of the
dictionary.
He objected to saying of middle
aged man that he was In the prime of
life, for the reason that prime" Is
from the Latin word "primus," which
means first A man In the prime OF
life must be very young man, he
said, man in the first part of his
life, writes Chester S. Lord In the
Saturday Evening Post.
Likewise, he stirred us up one day
by criticizing the use writer had
made of the word manufactured in
describing something made by ma
chinery. Manufacture he said,
comes from the Latin 'manus,' the
hand, and 'facio,' / make; manufac-
ture means to make by hand, not by
machinery or In any other way"
He objected to the use of dexter
ity" In the sense of skill, adroitness,
aptitude, either physical or mental.
al
the right, and correctly speaking,
"dexterous movements" means right
hand movements, was the plea.
"Where is your Latin?" he asked a
writer who had said that political
convention had indorsed a candidate.
"You cannot indorse a man; you in
dorse a note or a document by writ
ing on its back. Indorse is from
the Latin 'in,' on, and fdorsum,' the
back. 1t is incorrect to use it in the
sense of general approval" Some
one spoke up to say that under that
strict meaning you might indorse a
man by hitting him on the back with
a club, and the critical lesson ended
In laughter.
These criticisms of Mr.. Dana's were
made and needed forty or fifty years
ago. But like many other words Of
Latin origin they have come into gen
eral use In the ways to which he OBJ
jected Usage is amplifying the serv-
ice of many Latin roots, Is giving
them wider and more general mean
ing. "Dexterous" and "dexterity"
have come by common consent to
mean alert, nimble, physical or mental
service of various kinds. We use the
word manufacture for the making
of anything, by machinery or chem
ical processes or almost any way. We
indorse mems sentiments or conduct
the action of conventions or anything
to which we wish to give the stamp
of approval
prime" Is In constant use to ex
press vigor, beauty, power, fullness
Of perfection, maturity.
These uses attest the constant
change, the expansion of our Ian
guage. There is less inclination to
hold the language to rigidity of root
meaning
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
How He Escaped.

"And you are ninety-five years DID,"
she exclaimed. How wonderful ! You
have you managed to do it?" "My
method Is very simple" the venerable
gentleman replied. 81 have never let
any of my friends know it if 1 didn't
happen to be feeling well, consequent
ly I've never had to take any of the
things they would have recommended
IL they had known was ailing. -
Pickup.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
Good for Eddie.

The story is being told In England
that a short time ago a celebrated
duke was supping with the prince of
Wales, and drinking rather freely he
gave for toast "a speedy corona
tion." The young princes eyes flashed
and selling his own glass he dashed
its contents in the dukes face.-Bos-
ton Evening Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
NEW TEXTILE COMBINE

New York. - The wooden trust
known as the American Wooden Com
pany, and the biggest distributor OF
cotton textiles, known as the consoli-
dated textile corporation, are getting
together. The official announcement
denies that the combine is trust
but that the relations are "onIy per-
sonal" and that they have directors in
common.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
HUGE STOCK DIVIDEND

Philadelphia.-The Victor Talking
Machine Company will declare divi-
dend of 900 per cent. The common
stock has been increased from $5,O0O,-
600 to $35, 100000 and stockholders
will receive six shares for each one
now held.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
FIRST IN ILLITERACY

Washington.-Amazing as it may
seem, the United States has the larg-
est percentage of illiteracy of any of
the leading nations of the world, says
DR.. j. w. Crabtree, secretary of the
National Educational Association, in
a speech in this city. He said the
figures show per cent of illiteracy as
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
Natural Wonder.

Dorothy for the first tinfe in her
young life saw triplets.
She stood perfectly spellbound for
some time and finally exclaimed: "Oh,
mother! Come quick. Look at the
twins and a half"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
Preachers to Race.

London (Eng.) minister has been
denouncing his colleagues as "too eff
Terminate" One OF them has taken
umbrage at the remark and chal-
lenged the offender to a 2O-mile hike
to see who is and who isn't soft"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
TAX DODGERS FLEECE U. S.

Washington. A treasury an
nouncement states that the govern
ment has been defrauded of $100,000,-
600 in taxes. The principal offenders
are munitions manufacturers and
makers of other necessary war sup
plies. A rigid prosecution will be
started, says the statement.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
Greece produces Much olive OH.

0EScSS G'ou0S0S "NSH 0HvG 0tss
In recent years Greece has become
one of the most important olive oil
producers In the world. Its produc-
tion In 1921 was onesixth that of all
countries (final estimates placed the
total world production Of olive oil at
100000 metric tonsI, about one-third
that of Spain and Italy combined, and a
little more than $4,000 metric tons
larger than that of Tunis, Portugal
and France put together.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
Life Boat to Carry $50.

A motor life boat being built in Eng
land will be driven by engines of $50
horsepower and will be able to carry
$50 persons, 80 of them in cabins
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15

A big turkey given away free al
the Labor Temple Bazaar, December
Il and %.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15

Get your goose at the Labor Tenn.
pie Bazaar next Thursday and Friday
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
RHEUMATISM RELIEVED

Dr. Lappner has suffered with Rheumatism
for years. After lifes study and expert
menting he discovered complete relief
Write him about your case and ask for his
FREE QUESTIONABLE. ALSO FREE MEDICAL
ADVICE.
mt. CLEMENTS CONCENTRATED
SALT BATHS"
Brought into your own home. Write to
2Ol E. l02nd st. N. Y. City. N. Y.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15

against less than 2 per cent for such
nations as England, Germany, Nor
way and Sweden.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15
SLIPPERS

A nice pair of Slippers for
Sister or Brother, Father or
Mother is a very useful gift,
or nice pair of shoes for the
boy or girl. Nice Brown or
Black Boots for the young La
dies or Miss. A good pair of
good Shoes in all the different
feathers and latest styles.
Overshoes and Rubber Boots
of all kinds.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1922-12-15

CAPS and SCARF SETS
SHIRTS
Fancy Suspenders, Hose and
Supporters in fancy boxes.
Ties, Umbrellas for ladies,
men and children, and Neck
wear.
HANDKERCHIEFS
For Boys and Girls, Ladies
and Men; a big assortment to
select from.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-20

graph wires before Il reached the
place for which Il was intended. the
box car and It's men who came and
went. eager for the slightest word
from the fsrnway. yet grudEing OF
their time. lest darkness attn ind
them IN the SHOWS, and night come
upon them struggling 10 reach the NJ
lie town and send them into wander.
Ing. almless journeys that might end
Ia death. For the SHOWS still
swirlcd. the storms aiili cam. and
went. the red ball of the sun s,ill
refused 10 come forth IN its beaming
strength. And u was during this
period Of uncertainty that Houston
met Bafiste Rcnaud. returning from
cruising expedition far In the lake
region, 20 find him raging. his fists
clenched. his eyes blazing.
rs Get that the world Is all un.
tust7" he roared AZ ne faced Houston.
rs Get that some OF ia do our part.
while Others store up for emergency
Eh7 Bah, am the mad enough 10
tear them spartr'
"Who7 what's gone wrong7"
Il am the mad, You have no seen
the M'sieur Thayer during all the
Storm"
mo"
Nor the Mheur Blackburn? Nor
the men who work for them. Eh7
You have no seen them7"
NO, not once"
"Ahi I pass today the Blackburn
mill. They have shovel out about the
snwshed They have the saw going
they keep ut work when there are
the women and babies who Htarve.
when there are the cattle who are
dying. when there Is the country that
~ like broken thing. But they
work--for themaelfl They saw the
log into the tie~-thcy work from the
piles OF timber which they have
about tho sawmill. 10 store up the
supply. They know that We do not
get our machinery They have think
they have a chancellor the con.
tractv'
n brought Houston 20 sharp
knowledge Of the conditions. They
had given. that the rest Of the coun-
try might not suffer Their enemies
had worked on. fired with the new
hope that the road over the noun.
tains would not be opened; that the
machinery 10 necessary 10 the carry.
ing out OF Houston's contract would
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-20
"That so9v said DR.. Snuffles.

half bottle left and you're welcome
70 IL. I'm sure"
The Twins slipped away and told
the fairy doctor all about IL.
a'n. said that gentlcman
thoughtfuIly. IT'S bad business for
people TO take other folks medicinei
I'll have TO give her n little lesson. =
Next day Or. snuffies presented
himself at Mrs. Frogs front door
and asked about the pollywog chill.
dren.
They're fine. thank you" said
Mrs. Frog. only their legs don't
grow very fast"
THAT so7" said Or. snufflcs.
well. WE'LL I'll have TO give them
some leg medicine. ! gave Mrs.
Robins children SOME feather medI.
cine. and you ought TO see 'em
noww
Feather medlcinef' shrieked Mrs.
Frog. WAS that feather medicine
she gave me? Coodnessl They'll
have feathers ali over theml Oh.
doctor. what shall dor
Then Dr. Snuffles kindly, but
firmly. gave her a piece OF his mind.
He told her what not TO do there.
after And tkat was not TO borrow
medicine from n neighbor.
Also he said 10 let her poIlywogs
alone and they'd grow all the legs
they needed and lose their tails as
well.
Which fhey did.
ITO BE Continued
Copyright, 1922, by Seattle STAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-20

not arrive tn time TO be Of aid. For
without the ability 10 carry out the
frat necessities Of that agreement.
the rest must surely and certainly
fail Long before. Houston had re.
aiized the danger that the storm
meant. there had been no emergency
clause In the contract. Now his
hands were clenched. his teeth grit.
ted
III almost seems that there's a
premium on being crooked. Ba'tistc. ="
came NJ last. 1T
Then he ceased. A shout had come
from the distance. Family thru tho
sitting snow they could see figures
running. Then the words came
faint. far.nwny, ahrill shouts forcing
their way thru the veil Of the storm
They're going to open the road
They're going 10 open the roadr'
Here. there and back again u
came. men calling 20 men. the few
women Of the little settlement hrav.
Ing the storm that they too might
add 20 the Riadful cry. Already. &C
cordlng 10 the telegram, snow fight.
ing machinery and men were being
assembled I'm Denver for the first
squirt toward Tollifer. and from there
thru the drifts and slides OF the hills
toward crestiIne. Ba'tistc and Hous.
ton were running now. as fast as
their snowshocs would allow. obIivi.
Gus for once OF the cut Of the wind
and the Icy particles Of It's frigid
breath.
'They open tho roadr' doomed Ba'.
tiste In chorus with the rest Of tho
little town. "Ah, oui! They open the
ROAD. The Crestline railroad. he have
heart after all. he have A."
ANY old timer II was a mes
sage bearer coming from the shack
OF station. They're not going to
do tits the NJ. r. n s. L."
Thru the tunnel7'
mo. Over the hill. According TO
the message, the papers hammered
the stuffing out OF the Crestline road
But you've got TO admit that they
haven't got either the motivc power
or the money. The road saw great
chance 10 step In and make Itself
solid with this country over here. IT'S
lending the men and tho rolling
stock They're going TO open an.
other fellows rond. for the, publicity
and the good will that's in ~"
Continued Tomorrow