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, -VOL. XLIX NO. 21.
j OMAHA, SUNDAY) MORNING, NOVEMBER 9, 1919.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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LATEST OUT
GOVERNMENT
POWDER BAG
SILK GOWNS
$10,000,000 Worth of Beau-
tiful Cartridge Cloth
Will Be Sold to the
; Public.. ".',.
,.Nev York; Novt. 8. Details of
what is believed Jo beVihe largest
single transaction in textiles in the
'history of the world made to indi
vidual purchasers became known re
cently in the signing, of a contract
Between the' misn terminal com
pany, the McLane Silk company and
representatives of the .ordnance de
partment of the United States gov
ernment i , -;
The government had on hand
when the armistice , was signed ap
proximately $25,000,000 worth of silk
cartridge cloth, of which ?10,UUU,U0U
bas been released to the Terminal
company and the McLane Silk' com
.pany. Any further releases of the
material by the government are un
der option to: the sanie parties.
At Cost Prices.
ti.. o.v t.I :. '1 t-f cm.
x 1 lie u5ii a criuiucn-ivmuMc ohk
! organization is purchasing' the silk
from the government at the'prices
paid for it by the government.
The silk in question is pure silk,
analyzed by. the government bureau
of standards, and made to withstand
government tests. It was purchased
during the war by the government
from approximately 60 silk manufac
turers in this country.
' This silk fabric possesses extraor
dinary durability, because of its
wonderful teflsile strength. . Experi
mentation has proved that it can be
beautifully finished in its various
weights and textures.
It is adapted to more than 200
uses. These: include: street suits-,
sport suits, riding habits, skirts,
dress wraps (day and evening), eve
ning gowns, auto dusters, linings
for heavy wraps, petticoats, ready
made millinery, trimming supplies,
coats, caps, lamp shades, piece goods
(wall panels), fabric shoes complete,
for sports, flags, clergymen's robes,
book covers, boxes and baskets;
painters' canvas, tents, awnings, etc.
The public will soon have the op
portunity of obtaining this excellent
fabric through dealers in every city
in the country for its many needs,
and this coming season will show it
in new styles,
Airplanes May Have
Engine Rooms as Big
As Steamship's Soon
Paris, Nov. 8. Airplanes with en
gine rooms similar to those of a big
shin are an immediate possibility
and are even now being experi
mented with in France. This much
is admitted in a statement just
f-iven out by Pierre d'Aubigny, pres
ident of the iiiterministerial com
mission of civilian aeronautics and
vice president of the army commis
sfon of the chamber of deputies.
"Work on peace planes is now be
ing carried on intensively I in
France," said M. d'Aubigny. "In
the case of the war machine security
was a secondary factor. But for
peace planes security- i$. the pri
mary factor.
. "We believe safety in the air tan
best be guaranteed by the use of
multi-motor airplanes. How many
engines would give the best results
is! still a matter of experiment, but
what I mean is that if a machine
were fitted with four engines,, and
one broke - down, the othef three
should be capable of carrying the
tiilnt xafrtvttn his destination. I
think we are on the eve of rendering
this possible. ' '
"We are now working out the
plans of the- airplane fitted with' an
engine room in which a ; mechanic
would be able to repair a defective
motor during a flight while the other
engines carried the plane along. It
means the invention of a special
gearing and transmission system,
but we are getting to it-t - - ,-
"Another!- flying, novelty upon
which we Ve working is an air
plane with a variable' wing surface.
Speed, although essential to safety
during flight, is a pdsitive danger
during the landing. What we need
is a plane in which the pilot. can
shorten his wing surface when land
ing. We have built such a machine
and it is shortly to be tried."
tefanson Off to Canada
; on Reindeer Meat Scheme
New York, ' Nov. 8. Vilhaljimar
Siefausson,;,'the noted Arctic ex
plorer, left ' this city recently on a
trip to the northern section of Can
ada, to prove his Contention that
the future meat supply of this con
tinent must be sought in the
"Frozen North." Mr. Stefansson
plans to deliver lectures in Canadian
cities as well as smaller towns. In
speaking of his plans Mr.. Stefans
son said:- "I believe- the Canadian
government will adopt my scheme
and commandeer the huge herds of
reindeer which tnhabit the northern
regions of Canada. , They will then
sell them at a reasonable price to
small stock owners. Reindeer meat
is the solution of the food problem
on this continent. The dominion
government has informed nie that
it I can , convince 2j Canadian
towns of my scheme they will take
it up in earjest." r-2J",rar3JilK
1:
Palm Hut, Pot of Vegetables,
Chickens, Cow, Yard of Denim
Make' Omar Poverty Stricken
If the Hut Blows Down They Build Another,. Says
Lieutenant Wilcox Have No Style Shows, But
Revel in a Band and Movie Outfit Favorite
Household Pets Are Native Lizards.
, . The people who live on the island
of Guam, e,053 miles from San Fran
cisco, do not worry about the high
cost of suits, dresses, food or other
articles of necessity or luxury. Na
ture provides them with an abun
dance of materials for shelter, food
and clothing. It is perpetual sum
mer, so a coal strike is a thing un
known. ' "
The Stars and Stripes were raised
over the island June 20, 1898, when
Capt. Henry Glass, commanding the
U. S. S. Charleston, entered the port
of Agana and commanded the Span
ish, governor ftp surrender.
A recent government report reads:
"A native who can, obtain a diet of
vegetables for himself and his fam
ily, two or three suits of blue denim
or white-'drill Jn one year, and $50
cash annual!, considers himself
very well off indeed. He is satisfied
with a hut of woven bamboo and
palm leaves, without sanitary ar
rangement, without water beyond
what he carries home on his shoul
der in a long bamboo, with a pile of
atones under a thatched lean-to for
a kitchei, and a constant war against
insects and vermin that mutilate or
destroy a large part of his crop."
In Guam Seven Years. '
Lt. George A. Wilcox, U. S. Ni,
who has been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C; C. Cope, 941
North Twenty-seventh avenue, has
lived seven years on this island, at
the naval station. Officially the
island is known as "the Naval Gov
ernment of Guam." The navy yard
is at Agana, which is the largest
town, and W. W. Gilmer is governor
and also, commandant of the naval
station,
The (lieutenant is an Omaha "boy
who went away 20 years ago to rove
the seas with Uncle Sam's navy and
brings back interesting stories of
thisfar away island, rie lived there
lonar enousrh to liks its.tropical clime
with its strange flora and fauna, its
coral reefs and its natives with their
centuries of traditions.
The Wedding Presents.
"One of the customs among the
natives is to start every bride and
feroont on a living basis;" said Mr.
Wilcox. "The relatives of the bride
give her money, live stock and
household turnishings, and the rel
atives of the groom do likewise.
With the money thus contributed,
they gather at the home of the
bride, and then at the home of the
croom. and finally at the home of
the newlyweds, having; a celebration
that la"sts from two to three days.
"The native merchants keep no
written accounts, but have remark
able memories. They can remember
charec account item six months
and thus they keep all of their out
standing accounts in tneir neaas. n
a dispute should arise over an item,
the merchant and customer will
compare mental notes by associating
the occasion of the purchase with
the weather or some other event.
No Style Shows. ;
"The clothing problem in Guam is
a simple one. It is a common sight
:o see i woman with a loose cotton
garment, or a man wearing nothing
but a pair of short cbtton trousers.
Style shows are not popular. The
advent ot American influence, with
the establishment of schools and the
teaching of the English language,
is slowly bringing about an evolu
tion in clothes. They are learning
to speak English and their life is
being improved every year. There
is a native band and we have a mo
tion oicture show at Aaana. There
are 125 automobiles on the island."
Agana. the capital city, has a pop
ulation of 8.500. and the oresent pop
ulation of the island is about 15,000.
A compulsory school law applies to
children to 12 years old, the present
school attendance is about 2,000, and
boys who are beyond the compul
sory school age are being taugnt we
use of tools. A medical examina
tion system has been established in
the schools and the children nave
playgrounds with equipment some
what similar to the' Omaha play
grounds., The. boys have learned
the uses of kites, marblis,, tops and
are playing base ball. Sewing ma
chines 'have been introduced. . .
'v. " Masons and. Elks.
The capital citv has a Masonic
lodge, Elks club house, sewer,
water and electric light systems and
there, is a base , ball league of adult
players.
Ihe chief export is copra, which
is dried meat of the coconut, most
of which is shipped to San Fran
cisco. Frbm .copra a product is ex
tracted which is used in making
soap and other articles. One hun
dred pounds of coconut meat pro
duces about 65 pounds of copra
which sells for about. 3 cents per
pound. The United States govern
ment is assisting the natives in the
best methods of cultivation and of
drying the coconut meat so that a
minimum of deterioration in transit
will result. Native women are
skilled in the art of climbing a co
conut tree, sometimes to a height of
40 feet, -with a short pipe in their
mouths. They have taken kindly
to the j stockingless vogue, even
when climbing trees. ; " "
.Buffalo Does Plowing.
Among the principal products of
the island are: Egg plants, red pep
pers, bananas, beans, peanuts, to
matoes. lemons, oranees. limes.
rice, maize and tobacco. . The cara-
bpa or- water - buffalo, is commonly
used for plowing. "The natives have
cattle, horses, - muh)s( . goats and
poultry. There are some dogs but
they are not held in high favor.
Mosquitoes; ants, weevils and other
insect life , are encountered fre
quently. Lizards of the four-foot
variety prey upon poultry, r but
smaller lizards are household pets,
running along the ceilings as if they
belonged there.
Hookworms and Typhoons.
Hookworms also are part of the
daily life of the natives. Typhoons
and earthquakes are common. . The
last severe typhoon occurred during
1912, when the island was almost
devastated.. The Bousing problem
is not so serious, because most of
the homes are thatched with coconut
leaves or palm leaves, which are ap
plied withr native dexterity. Many
native families use only one room
for the family sleeping apartment.
Pajamas are considered profane.
Mats made of grasses are frequently
used as beds. . . . -
The island of Guam is 30 miles
long and in width it is from four to
eight miles, with a shore line of
220 miles. The highest peak rises
to an elevation of 1,334 feet. It is
the largest of a group of 17 islands
of volcanic origin. The natives are
known as "ChamorrosV and it.is be
lieved that they migrated from the
Malav Archioelazo later than the
Polynesians. They have brown skin,
straight, black hair; dark eyes, oval
face, well-formed features, and pro
minent nose and hps. .
Queen Pangelinan.
"The Guam News Letter," pub
lished at Agana by1 the naval gov
ernment of Guam, is an interesting
publication which chronicles the
events of this insular domain. A
copy of recent issue was brought to j
Omaha by Lieutenant vvneox. An
account is given of an industrial fair
held in Agana last summer, yhen
Miss Jasefina Pangelinan was
crowned queen by popular vote.
This 14-year-old native girl was at
tended by maids of honor in pink
and white and, a special color guard
selected from the ranks ot the uuam
cadets. Governor Gilmer crowned
the young queen of the fair. Re
ports tof the exhibits of the fair in
dicate that the girls' of the public
schools are being taught domestic
science, sewing and art. The boys
are being taught the manual arts.
The native idea of moving along
the lines of least resistance has been
motified by the promotion of indus
try and production under the admin
istration of Governor Gilmer. The
island is divided ;.into six districts,
each under a commissioner. .An ex
periment station has been estab
lished by the government,' with an
agricultural experirt.nt station agent
and an inspector of crops to lead
and assist in cultivation.
The following are extracts taken
from recent executive general or
ders, which are equivalent to law:
Everybody Must Work.
' "Every able-bodied male inhabi
tant of Guam over 16 years of age
and under 60 years of age whose oc
cupation is farming or who has no
regular work will be required to cul
tivate at least one hectare of land.
People who own no land must work
for those who have land or must
lease or purchase land. "
"Each family will be required to
have at least the following stock or
fowl: One bull caraboa or other
work animal, 1 cow, 2 sows,' 15 hens,
3 roosters." ;
TALES OF
Upper left: Street scene in Agana, capital city of Guam, showing improved housing conditions under the direction of Uncle Sam.
Center left: Josef ina Pangelinan, 14-year-old native girl, as she appeared last summer, when crowned queen of the island, on the occasion
of an industrial fair. ' '
Lower left: Another view of Queen Josefina, showing her ladies in waiting and maids of honor at time of her recent coronation.
'Smiling Bill' Parsons,
Noted as Film Actor,
Dead In Los Angeles
Los Angeles. "Smiling" Bill
Parsons, known as "the million dol
lar movie comedian," is dead. He
died recently at his home here, at
tended by his diminutive wife,
known professionally as Billie
Rhodes. ,
Uot more than five years ago Will;
iam Parsons was a familiar figure
m and around Chicago. He was an
insurance man, and his genial coun
tenance, his 235 pounds of happy en
ergy and his ready wit earned him
considerable popularity.
But he was keen for pleasure. . The.
insurance business was ' too sober
and serious. Somebody suggested
that he was a likely successor to the
late John Bunny, and he meditated
over the idea. Soon he left for Los
Angeles and began spreading hap
piness through a series of brief
comedies. Before long his success
was so marked that he gained the
sobriquet of "the million dollar
comedian."
The prtsent Mrs. Parsons was the
comedian's second wife. Parsons
was born in Middletown, N. Y., and
was 41 years old.
Farmer Boy Suffers
From Rare Disease
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 8. Due, phy
sicians believe, to the fact that he
occasionally chewed a wheat straw,
Curtis Witwer, a Shawnee county
farmer boy, now has lumpjaw. The
youth's head is swelled to a third
more than its normal size, and in all
probability it will be several months
before he fully recovers.
Lumpjaw, common in cattle, is
rarely, discovered in. human beings.
Upper left: Lt. George A. Wilcox, an Omaha "boy," who has spent seven years in Guam.
Lower right: Team of water buffalo, the native beasts of burden. ' '
Jap Menace No bream; 112,000 in Hawaii and
Only 12,000 Americans; California Overrun
Senator Phelan Gives Cold Facts That Are Startling
Every Man Hawaii s a German-Trained Army
'Reseryist--Japanese in California' Even Organize
Corporations to Evade Land Holding Laws Are
Diplomatic, and Even Children Work Night and
Day in Fields And Every Penny of Money Goes
'Straight to Mother Country. '
BY SENATOR TAMES D,
. ; PHELAN, .
Written (or Universal Service.
Washington, Nov. 8. We are
overawed constantly by the over
sensitiveness of the Japanese, who
are always described as a proud peo
ple, and who are seeking . racial
equality. Hence, there has been a
certain subservience on the part of
the administration and former ad
ministrations, in a' diplomatic way,,
to avoid any. conflict or irritation.
' I have very little sympathy with
the manner m which we have ap
proached the subject, but I can
understand the reason for it Japan's
peaceful penetration of America has
not had effective resistance because
of our fear of international friction.
However, we can now talk on this
subject in a perfectly free way,
whereas, before, I have felt a certain
restraint, although I saw the danger
in the encroachment upon my state
and did not make any loud protest
on account of our association with
Japan , against a common enemy.
Situation in Hawaii.
The truth is that, in the attitude
of Californians, there is no question
of, race prejudice; it is simply a
Question of self-Dreservation. 1
At this very hour, Hawaii is In'
the hands of an army of Japanese
occupation. Her reservists are in
possession of this territory, and
112.000 Taoanese outnumber the 12.-
000 Americans in the naval base of
our 'Pacific fleet. ,
In California we have an informed
opinion upon the Japanese aggres
sion. We know that 100,000 Japanese
are constantly increasing their num
bers. They are doing this by law
evasion, surreptitious entry and by
phenomenal birth rate. They are
even surpassing the history of Ha
waii by adding the peril of exten
sive land ownership and control.
. Allegiance to Japan.
These people do not amalgamate
with out own. They are irradicably
Japanese, non-assimilable, and owe
alleeiance to Japan. fThe nationals
of japan are swarming the Pacific
coast.
The gentlemen s agreement has
broken down and it is our stern
duty to consider our country before
the interests ot other nations.
"It is for this reason that J have
introduced a bill in the senate
which will exclude the Japanese,
just as the Chinese are excluded
wow, if the bill is, enacted into law.
i am not ignoraut ot tne Gan
gers which lurk iri Japan dominancy
in' the Pacific, and wcuild turn her
conquering armies back upon Asia
where they belong. It is time to
hold our ground. 4 .
, It Jlpan must expand, then her
expansion by agreement with China
and Siberia is more acceptable to
us than her expanison in America.
California Leagues.
The1 farming communities of Cali
fornia are organizing to suppress
the Japanese evil and have formed
the "Fourteen - Counties Associa
tion," embracing most of the great
Sacramento valley in the northern
part; of the' state, and the "Alien
Regulation League" in the Imperial
valley J . both organizations' have
been formed to combat the influx
of Japanese and their slogan is::
' "Keep the land in the -hands of
the white people." -
For' many reasons the operation
of the "gentlemen's agreement"
have been unsatisfactory. The
Japanese steamers have brought
great numbers to Mexico and they
have come over the border. , TKey
seek control of the land by share
of the crops, lease, hold or purchase,'
and because of their great industry,
when working 'for themselves, and
excessive hours of labor, they be
come impossible competitors. The
best agricultural lands of the state
are falling into their hands.
Directed by Tokio. ' -
The movement, .1 believe,' is di
rected from Tokio, an4 although
the advancing army comes without
martial tread, it is none the less an
army of conquest.
-In a very short time, unlesj pre
vented, Japan will control the1 agri
culturalarea of Caltfornia.- All of
the money, they make goes to Japan.
It does not circulate among the vari
ous trades and industries; it goes
from Japanese producer, wlio takes
it out of the soil, to the Japanese
middleman; to the Japanese store
keeper; to the Japanese banker, and
thence to Japan.
The health department furnishes
the information that one-third, of
the births in Los Angeles county
cutside of the cities are Japanese
and today in many California rural
district schools 60 per cent of the
enrollments are Japanese.
Are German Trained.
In addition to this large corpora
tions -with more than one-half of
the stockholders American citizens
art organized by them and consti
tute another violation of the law.
Thus the colonization goes on and
threatens to supplant the real citi
zen who has helped to develop the
resources of the Golden state.
" The Japanese are very diplomatic
and studiously ingratiate themselves.
They are growing in power. ,
They are German trained ana" in
clined. World empire is their
c'ream. The United States has dem
onstrated its power and peaceful
purpose. It should at once stop the
Japanase tide and save the Pacific
mast from certain absorntion.
Corigress will be given presently
an opportunity, to act, and California
will protect itself by legislation af
fecting land ownership. The public
opinion of the country should stand
behind these laws.
Happy British Couple
Reunited After Nine
Years of Separation
New York, 'Nov. 8.-When Wil
liam Batten; left Cornwall,' England,
to seek his fortune in this country
23 years ago, his bride, then about
20, promised to wait until he sent
for her. Through the years Batten
wanted to send for his bride, but
was not quite sure of his prospects,
and she clung to her native .village
and dreaded crossing the ocean.
Then came the war.. After it was
over Batten decided to send for his
faithful wife, and she booked pass
sage on the Adriatic, bound for New
York, after warning him that she
had changed somewhat since he last
left het weeping on the Plymouth
Hoe. When the liner reached here
Mrs. Batten eagerly scanned the
faces on the pier, but the civilians
were all employes of the company
wailing to work the baggage. Her
husband was waiting outside with
the crowd, and when she went .to
the gate the couple recognized each
other immediately. Mrs. Batten had
been ailing on the voyage, it was
said, but the Jlhought of meeting her
husband cheered her when . the
American coast was sighted.
Alpine Burglars Now
Operating On Skiis
Geneva, Nov. 8. Traces of A
pine, burglars who traveled on skiis
have been discovered in the newly
fallen snow near the hospice on the
summit of the Albula pass, 10,000
feet above sea level, which was re
cently found to have been ransacked.
The hospice belongedHo the Swiss
Dr. Clotta of Bergun. The burglars
not only took scientific instruments
of great value, but also the wooden
doors. Guides with police dogs are
searching for the criminals, follow
ing the snow tracks down to the
valley.
Alpinists are indignant at the out
, ... - .
French Bride Broke
Everything Breakable
And Left for Home
London, Nov. 8. "Agnes," who
writes of Paris and its life for the
Bystander, tells the story of the re
turn of the French brides from
America in the words of 'one of
them. -. . v .
"My husband was all" the time
parted," she said. "It was the busi
ness, the business, the business! We
would go to become rjch, and then
we would nfake the grand excursions
in automobiles and live in the grat
society. What dreams he has made
--what nonsense. 'Perhaps it is that
he will become rich. He is tres bien
my husband. He has the energie.
But for me no longer could I sup
port to stay alone and wait that we
should become rich.
"There has been one day that I
have had a crise of the nerves. One
does not rest always alone without
to suffer. I have, been terrible.
Everything, yes, everything, in-the
house that one could succeed easily
to break I have broken. C'etait un
cataclysme formidable, and when I
have finished 1 have decided that 1
could not stay one moment more;
Each one to his country, it is my
idea."
"Cow Didn't Have Tail
Light," Motorist's Excuse
Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 8. "But,
judge, the cow didn't have a tail
light," demurred Leo Brown, 25, be
lore Judge Herrod in the police
court, the other morning. Then a
wave of perplexity overspread the
judge's countenance, but quickly
changed to an expression of scorn.
"Cow doesn't need tail light.
You're fined $10 and costs," he
snapped. ,
It all came about when the cow
loomed up suddenly in the glare of
the headlights of Brown's car a few
nights ago and he failed to apply
the brakes quickly enough to pre
vent the machine knocking the ani
mal to the side of the road.
"Clogging" Willie Sure
Swings a "Wicked" Foot
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 8. When
Willie Jackson clogs he swings a
"wicked" foot and, when he takes
on a little gin "he sure acts up scan
dalous." Such at least was the com
plaint of Mrs. Anna Fisher, who
lives on the floor below Willie, to
the police a few nights ago. When
the police arrived all the plaster was
off the walls of Mrs. Fisher's room
and Willie was still clogging.
"Ah jus' felt de call of de wild"
was Willie's only excuse.
"Well, I'll have to tame you,
men, juage rieming, of the Ssouth
municipal court, replied. "You're
dogged for $25."
NATIONAL
AUTOMOBILE
THEFT LAW IS
HOW Itl EFFECT
Bill to . Provide Heavy Pen
alty for Stealing Cars
Effective, Although
' Not Signed.
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 8. The na
tional motor vehicle theft bill, in
troduced in congress by Representa
tive Dyer of St. Louis, and sup
ported by Representative Newton of
St Louis,. The measure sponsored
by the National Automobile Deal
ers association, has become a law
without the signature of President
Wilson, according to a telegram to
the National Automobile Dealers'
association headquarters by Repre
sentative Dyer.
The act provides for a punish
ment of $5,000 or up to five years
in prison or both fine and prison
for a person who steals an automo
bile in one state and drives it into
another. The act is broad enough
to catch the joyriders a$ there -need
not be proved any intent to steal the
car. : fhe offense consists of the tak
ing of the car, whether with or
without the intent of depriving the
owner of its usef ,
Ihe law reads as follows:
1. Be it , enacted by the senate
and house of representatives of the
United States of America in con
gress assembled, that this act may
be cited as the national motor ve
hicle theft act. , "
2. That when used in this act:
(a) The term "motor vehicle"
shall include an automobile, auto
mobile truck, automobile wagon,
motor cycle or any other self-pro-
peiiea vehicle not designed for run
ning on rails;
((b). The term "interstate or for
eign commerce as used in this act
shall include transportation from
one state, territory, or. thei District!
of Columbia, to another state, ter-'
ritory or the pistrict of Columbia,
or to a foreign country, or from a
foreign country to any state, terri
tory, or the distritc of Columbia.
3. "That whoever shall transport
or cause to be transported in inter
state or foreign commerce, a motor
vehicle, knowing the same to have
been stolen, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than five thousand
dollars ($5,000),' or by imprisonment
of not more than five years, or both.
4. "That whoever shall, with the
intent to deprive the owner, of the
possession thereof, received, conceal,'
store, barter, sell, or dispose of any
motor vehicle, moving as, or which
is a part of, or which constitutes
interstate or foreign commerce,
knowing the same to have been stolen
shall be punished by a fine of
not more than five thousand dollars,
($5,000), or by imprisonment of not
more than five years, or both.
5. "That any person violating'
this act my be punished in any
district in or through which such
motor vehicle has been transported
orremoved by such offender."
The various automobile trade as
sociations, including the National
Automobile1 Dealers' association.
The National Chamber of Com
merce. The American Automobile
rssociation. The Motor Accessory
Manufacturers association and the
Trailors Association of of America
are now at work designing a uniform
theft bill which can be introduced
in the various states which iave not
such a law now and which can be
correlated with the National Motor
Vehicle Theft bill to reduce tha
thefts of motor cars. ' ' -
In 21 cities of the United States,
in 1918 more than 27,000 automobiles
valued at more than $28,000,000 were -stolen.
Of this number about 5,000
automobiles, valued at more that
$5,000,000, never were recovered.
Florida Planning to
Celebrate Centennial
Of Spanish Purchase
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 8. Flor
ida will produce in 1922 an inter
national exposition celebrating the
centennial of the purchase of the
territory of Florida by the United
States from SpainV Pensacola and
Jacksonville are the only contenders
for the honor of presenting the ex
position and the Florida Centennial
commission will next week visit both
cities to inspect proposed sites and
to hear financial plans.
It is the plan of the commission
which was created by the last leg
islature to operate the exposition
12 months and to carry it through
on a world's fair scale, inviting par
ticipation by foreign countries and
all the states of the union. Jack
sonville already has raised more
than-$1,000,000 for preliminary ex
penses, and if is thought that Pen
sacola is prepared to- match this
sum.
' Shoe Polish In Beer
Chicago, Nov. 8. Regular palsied
and blear-eyed drunks still come to
Judge Stent's court, in spite of the
prohibition law. Home brew is the'
reason. ' , -
"They concoct the worst messes
in the world," said Judge Stelk, and
drink them in happy ignorance of
their unlikeness to the real stuff.
One man in here said he brewed
his with shoe nolish. tobacco luiea
Jand keroiejeV
