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New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
CLIMB THAT REQUIRED NERVE
English Workman Went 45O Feet in
Air to Make Repairs to Marconi
Wireless Mast.

The Morning Post Of London gives
the description of a climb performed
by workman in the employ Of the
Marconi company at their works in
Chelmsford. A short time ago the
highest part of wireless mast $50
feet high. higher than the cross on
lthe top Of ST. Paul's, was broken by a
gale. How was it to be repaired?
Ladders were out Of the question. But
the difficulties did not daunt one OF
the workmen, who noticed that the
mast was made Of Quarter-sections
bOlted tOgetherNand then fitted one on
top of the other. He asked and was
given permission, to try the climb. He
made himself belt, at the two ends
Of which were rings that would slip
over the ends of the bolts. Thus
equipped he started to mount on high.
the bolts being his only means Of
support. On the first day he swarmed
up 200 feet, fitted the tackle, and
descended to earth, for 1T was too cold
to proceed farther. On the second day
he was Roisted up the 200 feet, and
then, hand over hand by means of his
rings and bolts, he got to the top Of
the smast, where he effected the neces-
sary repairs. The last $50 feet OF
climbing was done in an hour. The
mans name was Post. 1
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
The Defeat of Poland.

Kiev, Rovno, Lemberg, Minsk, Vii
na-these names tell the tale of Polish
defeat, of the end of the latest boomer
ang campaign against Soviet Russia.
Along a sevenhundred mile front.
against Polish troops eqpipped with
| British and American guns and uni-
forms, fed in part-we are told-by
the American Young Women's Christ
ian Association, commanded and adj
| vised by some thousand French officers,
the soldiers of Russia have pushed
steadily on. But the outcome of the
story is not yet known. On July II
the Supreme Council sent to Russia
a note suggesting an armistice with
Poland, and promised at the same time
full assistance" to Poland if the
Russians should refuse The Poles
have felt obliged to accept" the terms
of the proposal, but no answer has. yet
come from Moscow. If the Poles can
bring themselves to look back at the
history of the last two years instead of
contemplating solely the glories of
1772, they will note the fate of the
other "buffers'' and ''bulwarks against
| bolsehvism." One and all, at the in
stigation of the Allies, they have at
tempted the impossible, failed, and
then been abandoned by those who led
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
BIGGEST OF EARTH's VALLEYS
Giant Crack in Surface Extends Over
one-sixth Of the circumference
of the World.

81 The Great Rift valley, as it is called
by Prof. j. w. Gregory, extends over
one-siNth Of the circumference Of the
earth, remarks the London Times.
It begins in Lebanon, follows the
canyon of the Jordan and the Dead
sea and crosses high divide" to be-
come the deep fjord of the Gulf of
Akaba between the highland of Edon
and Sinai. The Red sea, az great
trough 1000 feet deep, measured
from. the summit Of it's rocky wall to
the sea bottom, continues it between
the high deserts of Nubia and Arabia
to the narrow neck of -el-Mandeb.
1t strikes across Abyssinia to Lake
Rudolph, runs almost due south
through British East Africa and
traverses range 1000 feet high to
Lake Natron, in what was German
East Africa. Where it crosses the
Uganda railway its walls are so steep
that the trains used to be hauled UP
or lowered by cables. 1t is continued
by the rift which holds Lake Nyasa,
an inland ocean, whose surface is 1900
feet above sea level, with a depth OF
700 below sea level
From Nyasa it runs down the Shir
valley, crosses the Zambesi and ends
in the Indian ocean at the Sabi river
In GaZaland. A minor branch FORMS the
lower end and a gigantic arm stretches
from the upper end Of Nyasa through
Ianganyika, the second deepest Lake
IN the world, its bottom 1900 feet be-
low sea level, to the upper Nile.
We are accustomed to think Of val
leys as having been formed by erosion
but the Rift valley is clearly the result
of some more catastrophe agency
There have been differences of opinion
as to the mode of its formation within
the historical period. But the discov
cry of fossil mammals, of types Ions
extinct, makes it impossible to regarC
the laundering of: the Dead sea as CO
incident with the destruction Of Sod
ON and Gomorrah.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
Insect Life in Winter.

In the dead wood of the old snags
are many insects that live through the
winter regardless Of how cold it gets
creatures whose weak bodies seem to
defy the frigid temperature. Pull off
pit Of old bark from snag and note
that there is life beneath it; little peo-
pie that try to scurry for cover when
their home is wrecked. They arc not
so agile as when the weather is warm,
but they are not in state of torpor.
The fish do not hibernate during the
winter. Some species find homes in
holes or beneath rocks and roots and
get along very well without food dur
ing the cold weather, but they are not
torpid like the bears and groundhogs
that hibernate. Most of the fish swim
about in the cold water and gather a
living in winter just as they do in
summer, but none of them require so
much food when the water is cold.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11

federal treasury. Again quoting the
veteran Wisconsin senator! "Acting
in vicious accord, dictated by their
finicial masters through the creates st
lobby ever assembled in Washingto n.
the Democratic and Republican parties
joined in the enactment of the in famous
Esch- Cummins Railroad bill, the crime
of 1920, which has paralyzed transport
tation, stagnated industry, demoralize d
credit and thrown hundred of thous-
ands of workers out of employment. -
Under their joint sanction, profiteering
has fiourished and notorious profiteers
have gone unpunished.
There is but one hope fora peaceful
return to the position once held by the
United States among the nations and
that is the enactment of programs
similar to those proposed by the Non
partisan League and the Plumb Plan
league. ...
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
In Praise Of Violets.

There are about a hundred different
species of violets, of which there are
five species in England, and few SUBJ
species. One Of these is the viola tri-
color, from which is descended the
garden pansy, or Love-in-Idleness.
But in all the passages in which
Shakespeare names the violet, he al
ludes to the purple sweet-scented Vi
olet, of which he was evidently very
fond, and which is said to be very
abundant in the neighborhood Of
Stratford-on-A Avon. For. all the eight
cen passages tell of some point Of
beauty or sweetness that attracted
him. And so 1t is with all the poets
from Chaucer downward-the violet
is noticed by all, and by all with at
fection.- Christian Science Monitor.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
Shipping Rule Looks Queer.

Shippers of live stock along the
Northwestern Line west of Mankato
are beginning to investigate an order
said to have been issued by the freigt
traffic managers of that road. The
order relates to the routing of live
stock consigned to the Farmers Term
inal Packing Company at Newport,
directing shipments to that point
routed by the way of Winona. Just
what the object of the railway officials
| is, must be conjectured, but to man
up the tree it looks like queer business.
| Newport is located few miles from
! St. Paul on three main lines of railway
and the distance from Mankato is
less than a hundred miles. Under the
/ new routing order stock would travel
to Winona some 1S0 miles east and
| then northwest again over ITO miles,
| travelling total distance of $50 miles
to reach point less than a hundred
miles away. Shippers are asking the
| question what justification can the
! railroad company have in issuing an
order of that kind. Why should stock
be shunted along on the rails for 800
miles when the destination could be
reached by travelling less than a
! hundred. Of course some one might
say that the Swifts and Armours at
South St. Paul have an agreeable
working understanding with the rial
road officials. Suffice it to say that the
Terminal Packing company at New
port is cooperative concern, the
stock being owned by the farmers and
shippers and if it should happen that
; live stock routed in the manner out
lined above should arrive at themarket
in delapidated condition why Armour
and Swift would not be the losers any,
way. We don't know whether the order
referred to has the sanction of the state
railway and warehouse commission,
but it would not surprise us if even
that august body made things as un-
comfortable as possible for any farmer
owned institution. Oh, its a GREAT
country and GREAT state-and we
| own it too-but the gang of manipula-
tors now at the helm are running both
to suit themselves and not for the
benefit of its people, IN a,skato Union
| Ne7vs.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
The Groundhoo.

Nobody knows where the groundhog
got it's ''rep" as weather forecaster
but belief in its powers in this regard
seems to be very ancient.
1t is kind of marmot therefore
related to the prairie dog) and makes
Its home in a burrow 20 or 30 feet
long, which descends obliquely four or
five feet, and then gradually rises to q
large round chamber, where the
grounding family sleeps and brings up
the young ones.
In the daytime tile woodchuck (as ii
is otherwise called) never gets far
from its burrow. When angry OF
alarmed It makes a chattering noise
or sometimes utters a shrill whistle.
Its bite is severe, and 1T will make a
desperate figlH against dog.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DOT
New Yorker Saw Only One Way to
Settle Problem Of street.car Eth
quette Confronting Him.

A business man who was raised far
enough away from New York still to
say "ma'am" when he speaks to q
strange woman was recently confront
ed with new angle Of one of the
major transportation problems Of city
life.
His theory is that since women have
sought and found equal opportunity in
business and in politics, tired man
should have an equal opportunity in
the seat lottery on the way home at
night. It isn't fixed rule, but lie
has the exceptions to it pretty well 4
mind. He will not take seat If there
Is woman standing near it. He will
yield his seat to an elderly woman,
and--this is a cardinal except1On-tO
"a woman with baby.
But he did not have the answer
ready the other night when he looked
up from his paper to find clinging to
the strap before him handsome
young woman with q poodle under her
arm.
The hero Of this experience is q
quick thinker, but also set in his con-
victions. OF course, he, reasoned, a
dog isn't baby; woman who will
carry one on the subway in the rush
hour isn't "tired working girl" it
l gave up my seat to a woman with a
baby should be doing only what is
right, but if I give my seat to this
woman with the pup every man in the
car will laugh and shall feel silly
myself
Being a diplomat he got off at the
next station and waited Tor another
train.-New York Sun.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
Official paper of New Ulm,s MINI,
Reacta0nary Leo sIatlOn

nedcU0ndfY Leg StdttON.
The legislation passed by Congress
in some of its last sessions puts this
nation in the list of the backward
nations. Every other great nation
has provided for old age pensions,
mither's pensions, national aid to
farmers, housing facilities for the poor
of the cities. On the other hand we
alone of all the big nations engaged in
the recent war persist in keeping in
Jail men and women whose only crime
is. thoughts they have thought or
words they have spoken in the interest
of the common people.
1t is not in generalties or omissions
alone that our Congress has failed to
keep faith with the forces of world
progress but there are also some spe
cific flagrant attacks upon the rights
and liberties of our people which will
leave blot upon our history hard to
efface. The Espionage Act which
was used not only during the war,
but under which many were convicted
after the signing of the armistice is
one of the pieces of legislation which
gives the lie to our politicians when
they prate about the democracy of
America
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
the great champion of civil rights for
our people, refers to the Cummins-
Esch bill as the "Crime of 1920" and
a crime it is. A law which patronized
an already overfed industry and laid
the burden of the patronage upon the
backs of the people is crime against
the people for which its perpetrators
must some day atone. Congress was
elected by a people who had faith in it..
1t was generally believed that when
great problems of the order of the
transportation question came before
that body that they would be con-
sdered from the standpoint of the
people. How different was the action
taken!
The railway systems were broken
down because of the looting of the
treasures of . the companies. Some
thing must be done to insure proper
transportation facilities. What does
Congress do, however? Instead Of
passing legislation striking at the cause
of the chaos in the railroad industry,
it deliberately allows the railroads to
go on looting their own treasures and
besides gives them the privilege of
dipping with both hands into the
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
GalIlc Eeryor.

What's become of that new clerk
you got from Psris?"
I had to discharge him. said the
proprietor of an American hotel.
wasn't he efficient?''
TOO efficient. Every time guest
turned up who had been at the hotel
before, Theophile tried to kiss him on
both cheeks. Birmingham Age Her
aid.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
History

How far history is to be trusted Is
question. Victor Hugo says all his
tory is an epic. Epics always are en-
bellished. Shelly calls Herodatus' en-
bellishments the living images which
poet has the right to employ. They
make his verse breathe, and history
must breathe too, we suppose. Mod
ern historians, Unless they are mere
copyists of archives or dismal statis-
ticians, must give us touches here
and there. They call 1t anecdote or IL
lustraticn, but we suspect it is 4he
Herodotus method toned down little
for less credulous age.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
In Sutherland

One big profteer has, been caught,
anyhow. He was fined $2,600,000
on enormous profits made during the
war on which he failed to declare in
paying his taxes. Jules Bloch is his
name The case has been pending
since the armistice was signed. Bloch
is multi-millionaire company pro-
motor and fnancier. ....
What court imposed the fine?
Oh, it was the federal commission at
Berne, Switzerland!
Over there they do it. .-
Wonder how they manage it?
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11

them into the adventure. The Job of
whipping-boy for Allied imperialism is
always open, but it is thankless task.
Whether the Bolseheviki accept or re-
ject the terms advanced to them de-
pends upon whether they covet peace
and trade more than military triumph.
If the Bolsheviki are willing to make
terms of any sort, the Poles would do
we'll to accept them lest in the end they
get no terms at all. r
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
And the. World Goes Around.

Plodding Pete-Dis here paper says
dat down In South America dere's q
plant what arres.s laziness.
Rambling Eddie--Yes, and up here
it's copper with club what arrests
lazineSs.
New Ulm review., 1920-08-11
August:

The month Of August is
with us again with it's Hot
days and cool nights.
This month is considered
a slow one in a business
way, but we have made up
our mind to make it the
: biggest month of the year
: so far. We know we will
: have to 60 some to beat
: some Of the big months we
have had this year and so
you can step in any time
this month and find bar
gains.
Have you seen our
Z new 10c counter?
If, you haven't you have
missed something. One
: thing on this counter that
: will interest the men folks
: is a a foot folding rule
: and the price is 10c.
Some people won't be-
heve that some of the
: things are only 10c. Well
: we wouldn't believe it eth
: er if we hadn't put them
: there ourselves.
We are having a sale
: on underwear now, such as
: Ladies Vests at 315c 19c
and 29c.
3 Ladies Union Suits at
ACC and SEC.
When you are in need of
! Enameled ware, TinWare
or Aluminium ware you
will find all kinds of it
:. in our down stairs store.
] Saturday and Mon
J day Special
] Any Straw hat nat in the
] Store for only ~ price
This includes Mems Wo-
mems and Childrenis straw
J hats. Now lis the time
to get a school hat for
] your little boy or girl.
For the two days only
8 ONE HALF PRICE
| WONDER STORE.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
ADOLF TOROVSKY
JOINS BENEDICTS

Adolf Torovsky. son Of Lieut.
Adolph Toroysky. bandmaster OF the
Naval Academy. joined the rank Of
benedicts on Saturday when he took
for his bride Miss Vivian Fowler, OF
Washington
Miss Fowler and Mr. Toroysky were
married quietly at the Church of the
Epiphany, washington, d. c., on satur-
day afternoon. The ceremony was
performed by the rector
The groom is we'll known local
musician, and has several classes in
piano music here, which he will con-
tinue to instruct. coming over from
washington for the purpose as for
merly. He is a graduate of the Pea
body Conservatory of Music. Balti-
more, and has taken special courses
besides Prof. Torovsky is skilled
musician and composer. and has been
organist for several years at Epiphany
Church. Mr. and Mrs. Torovsky will
reside In washington His parents in
this city were notified of the marriage
by telegram on Saturday afternoon
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
nFMOCRATIC WOMEN OF
COUNTY HAVE ORGANIZED
APPLICATIONS FOR
VICTORY MEDALS

The American Legion has made ar
rangements with the Army Recruiting
ONCE 80 that applications for Victory
Medals may be submitted here In An
napolis and all the necessary blanks
have been received 50 that II viii not
be necessary to send your discharge
away
Arrangements haze been made with
a Notary Public so that no cost will
be entailed In making the application
The next of kin Of those who died
In the service. or who died since their
discharge from the service. may make
application for tile medal
A representative OF the American
Legion will be at the Armory, Bladen
street tonight and succeeding nights.
and it is hoped that all who are en-
titled to the Victory Medal and tho
several battle and service clasps will
file their applications promptly
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
CHANGE IN ROOD
SCREEN IN ST. ANNE s

Worshippers in st. Anne's Church
yesterday we're much impressed by the
change caused by the removal of the
Rood Screen. Since the completion OF
the Chancel by the placing Of the Ran
dan Memorial Reredos, 1t has been
felt generally that the screen should
be altered so that the view Of the
chancel would not be cut of
AT the late morning service yester-
day, DR.. Johnson explained the plan
as prepared by Woldernar n. Ritter
the designer of the Reredos, to change
the screen into beam and to raise il
several feet higher. AS preliminary
the screen has been removed entirely
The changes suggested by the archi-
tect were approved by the donor Of
the screen, Mrs. Buchanan Henry. and
voted by the vestry OF ST. Anne's.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
MEETINGS POSTPONED
ACCT MELVIN DEATH

Meetings Of two public bodies Of
importance the Board Of Directors of
the Annapolis Water Company, and
the County Board OF Education, Of
both OF which he was president, have
reen postponed, out OF respect TO the
memory OF George T. Melvin, whose
death occurred this morning.
The meeting of the directorate of
the Water Company was scheduled to
be held tonight to FIJI the vacancy IN
the position of engineer at the water
works. The meeting, It IL now an
nounced will be held on Thursday
night. A number OF applications have
been filed for consideration
Tomorrow is the regular monthly
meeting today OF the County Board
of Education, but 1t has been post
poned until Tuesday OF next week.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
EUROPE HAS hot
LOST ITS FAITH
IN The LEAGUE
On Contrary. She Looks To En-
trance OF United States To
Furnish capstone Of Success
Rev. Mcfarland Summarizes
Situation
PEOPLE THERE ARE
CONFUSED. HE SAYS

NEW YORK. Oct. 4 Europe s
faith In the League Of Nations has not
waned, but she looks hopefully to the
entrance Of the United States to give it
the capstone of success and mean
while Is working energetica1ly to re-
pair the ravages Of war and TO solve
the problems Of reconstruction This
summary of the situation overseas is
given by the Rev. Charles S. MacFar-
land, General Secretary of the Federal
Council OF the Churches OF Christ in
America, who has just returned from
a sories of religious conferences in
switzerland and from a speaking lour
.of the larger cities Of Europe.
For an American to be in Europe
at this time is humiliating and some
times almost disheartening. said Mr.
MacFarland Il found the people
there were confused; they do not know
what to make of Americas present
aloofness. It seems to them in such
sharp contrast to our former attitude
during the war Any expression Of
hope that America ultimately would
assume her place in the League Of Ma
tons was received with tremendous
enthusiasm aid with evident salts
faction.
For the peoples of Europe as a
whole are doing magnificently. They
ali are setting themselves Industrious
", seriously to their terrific problems
cf rebuilding and reconstructing.
While. of course. their economic
needs are Very great. one OF their
greatest needs at the present moment
is that Of moral support and encour-
sCantInued on page ~
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
NEARLY 200 CONFIRMED
At St. MARY'S CHURCH

One of the largest classes was con
tlrmed yesterday at ST. Mary's Church
~ Cardinal Gibbons The class mum.
hered some $50 children. and some
80 or more adults.
The Cardinal arrived here on Sal
urday afternoon and spent the nigh
With the Redemptorist Fathers at ST
alary's. The confirmation service
gas at the High Mass yesterday morn
ing, and the church. the largest III
sslae city. was taxed to its utmost ca
Dacity. many worshippers being
obliged to kneel m the rear OF tf6
edifice
The scene Of administering the
sacred rite OF confirmation was dis
tinctly religious and as imposing al
It was impressive The little girls
wore white dresses with wreaths oi
smilax and bows of white ribbon
The class Of boys and men was
first presented for confirmation by Til
Rev. Father Donohue. the girls ant
women by Miss Agnes FIimmelheber
The confirmation sermon waf
preached BY the Cardinal. who dwell
upon the Fatherhood OF God" EN-
piasizing that man owes all soyer
eighty and worship to the Heavenly
Father
The CARDINAL who II 85 years old
was too feeble to hold bis usual pub
lie reception after the confirmation
service. which he usually does on such
occasions, but which had to be dis
pensed with yesterday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-10-04
SECOND CHANCE FOR
WOMEN TO ENROLL
AS VOTERS

Tomorrow the registration
officials will hold their second
sitting for the registration Of
voters throughout the county
Women voters, especially
should see to it that their
names are enrolled Ii is an
urgent duty incumbent upon
them.
All women who did not reg
ister last week should do so.
And so should ali young men
just OF age. or who viii be of
age by election say. and VINO
did not register last week
Men who registered In the
past need noa register again
this time. for tie county reg
istratlon is supplemental as 10
male voters.
The registration Offices in
the city and rural precincts
will be open from 8 A. NJ. un-
til 3 p. NJ. There are two or
more precincts in each cleo
ton district.
Women who have moved to
the county from other States
may register this year with
out complying with the Dec
laration OF Intention act, pro-
vided they have lived here
year or more and are other
wise qualified.