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The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07
REGISTERED PARCEL
 TAKEN FROM MESSENGER

ST. LOUIS, Feb. z (by Associated Press).-Five bandits captured Chas. Thornhill, mail messenger, near St. Charles, 20 miles west of here stole registered parcel containing approximately $10O,OO0 and made their escape.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07

The salt springs of Halle, Prussia, have been worked since before the seventh century.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07

The English quart contains more than two cubic inches more than the United States quart.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07

The finest iron in the world is ob- tained from the mines of Dannamore, Sweden
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07

The words in English which begin with the letter 2 are all derived from other languages, principally from the Greek.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07

Hipparchus, a Greek philosopher, began to catalogue the stars in the year 134.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-07

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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
TEMPERATURE CHANGES
CURL CONCRETE ROADS

That the edges of concrete roads
curl up and down in response tQ
changes in temperature is the discov-
cry recently made by the Bureau of
Public Roads of the United States
Department of Agriculture in the
course OF experiments at the depart
ment's experimental farm at Airing
ton. Va.
Curling is caused by the unequal
expansion and contraction of the up
per and lower sides of the concrete
slab under the influence OF heat. II
has been observed during the middle
of the day when the surface of the
road becomes hot il expands more
than the cooler underside and causes
the sides TO emove downward. Al
night when the surface is cool the
contraction causes the edges to rise
slightly. The extreme movement may
be as much as one-tenth of an inch.
While the warping of the concrete
is not in itself detrimental to the road,
II may lead to failure of the surface
under the wheels of vehicles which
travel over ii when parts of it are not
resting on the ground.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
General NeuUs
of the Navy
Opposes Navy Reduction

In the opinion OF naval experts OF
high rank. the present effective
strength of the United States should
not be reduced and the existing build
ing program adopted in 1916 should
be completed.
II the advice OF these experts is fol-
lowed the American delegation 10 the
conference on limitation OF arma-
ments and Pacific aud Far Eastern
questions will not enter that gather
ing with a specific proposal from the
Navy Department calling for any re-
dnctions
Naval experts are inclined TO favor
limitations OF future building OF sea
ornaments, and II is expected they
viii submit recommendations along
this line
So far as the American Army is
concerned some military experts take
the ground that with a limit of 100000
placed upon its personnel il already
has been reduced to "a point as low as
or lower than is consistent with ma
iional safety. They feel that America
already has "disarmed' so far as It's
land forces are concerned and Ad-
ADMINISTRATION officials do not entertain
The slightest expectation that any for
eign government will suggest that our
army be further reduced
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07

\ long program has been arranged
for the benefit OF the members of The
Army Ordnance association. the So
eiety OF Auiomoiiye Engineers and the
American Society OF Mechanical En-
gineers and military and naval ord
nance experts who will be present.
Beginning at $50 m, the program
calls for the firing OF the new big
Browning rapid ire gun. followed by
tests OF large and small ordnance. in
Guiding bombs. tractors tracer am
munition. nashless powder and other
postwar ordnance developments.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
TWO MARINES FINED
FOR GENERAL DISORDER

On charges OF disorderly conduct
and resisting arrest. two marines.
John Fisher and Frederick Conkling.
We're. fined $40 and So. and costs. re-
spectively. following a hearing before
Police Justice William s. WEIGH this
morning. The two soldier-sailors
started in the Maryland Restaurant on
Main street, from which they were
elected. They continued their disorder
in the street. Patrolmen Frantum ana
Jackson who came along had much
difficulty with the men and they were
placed under arrest only after exer-
else of force.
There were several other marines
who became embroiled in the ARRAY
but they managed to get away. More
serious trouble threatened for a time
as number of other marines fol-
lowed the officers, asserting their IN
tention of getting their comrades out
OF the police station. No attempt in
that direction was made. however.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
Big Gun Test Today

Ordnance experts expect to shatter
all naval fAifge records at, the iAber-
deem / Md,. proving grounds today
wheh NE first tests will be heidi of
the new Anefdcaif l6-inchs 5O-caliber
rife. Mounted on barbette carriage,
peTIDIrl1ng an elevation OF s5' degrees.
The recently developed weapon is ex-
peeted TO outdistance any gun now
Qhpst, ! or under construction for
wppiing on naval craft .I'''el'q =.
"a range Of 80 miles Mas been car
cdiated by the designers This wot1d
carry the 2.4OO-pound projectiles from
The prbSing grountis Into chesapeake
RsS near Love Point officers in OBJ
saEYaiion towers will be stationed at
tke latter place to note the hits and
To establish the exact range by tri-
Snngnniaa,iina,,, teoh1g YsIhot -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
Fleets May Not Maneuyer

The possibility that the winter ma
neugers Of the combined Atlantic and
Pacific fleets may have to be Cancelled
because OF lack of an adequate supply
OF fuel oil has been considered by the
Navy Department, ii has been learned
A decision by officials on the ques-
ton OF abandoning the carefully
planned trials in the Pacific. or of re-
questing further appropriation from
Congress for fuel, is expected within
few days.
Naval estimates for fuel for the cur
rent year were cut in half i'm the APP
proved bill and the supply thus made
available. according to naval officials.
Is not sufficient to permit the depart
ment to carry out its program.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
open SEASON"

What does this convey 10 the aver
age mind? Sport. the joy OF kiliins
some harmless. helpless creature that
the law has protected and allowed 10
grow to certain period-for what
The horrors of hunting have no par
allel in cruelty. unless the sanctioned
vivisection, conducted in medical col
leges. is excepted.
Tyranny over speeches. animals
chaTaeterizes the barbarity OF nations,
marking them as being less civilized
and cultured than nations where hu-
maneness prevails.
America is a long way from rs
Wanted culture and Christianity when
ii permits such pastimes. We have
game laws. societies for prevention OF
cruelty to animals. rant about bird
love. institute bird sanctuaries am
teach children to be humane 10 ami
mails, with such examples before them.
Game laws save animals only later
to he MANNED or killed Birds are
saved to strip of their plumage, deer
allowed to roam the woods until TT TO
eat and often domestic animals are
petted until ready for the spit. when
all are ruthlessly condemned to
slaughter
For three months bird life in field
and wood will be in constant terror.
The little creatures that have pro
tected the farmers crops and prevent
ed our land from being devastated by
insect life. are cruelty hunted and
killed. not because food is needed, but
for the pleasure of killing. robbing an
other creature of that which no man
can return.
Can we call ourselves a Christian
people. civilized nation, society fiji
to make laws and govern each other,
in the face of such cruel inconsistent
cies?
/ Is the ethics of vegc.o- .-;s.sm need
ed. the force of humane influence nee
essary to reform church and state. So
/ ciety and individuals?
! Certain ii is, if all were living up
to the highest principles of -vegetari-
anism hunting would be a lost crime
and killing everywhere unknown
Adv.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
NJ. johns Crippled

With Tickey the find at fullback
for ST. Johns, confined TO Emergency
Hospital. where he is being treated
for an infection Of the foot. and Staus
4 halfback. suffering of sprained
shoulder. ST. Johns prospects for to-
morrow's game with Washington Col
lege do not look quite as bright as
had been expected. However, the
cadets are full of fight and determined
TO win. and thereby dispose OF another
contender for the State intercollegiate
title
The game will be staged on the
grounds of Washington College at
Chestertown, and many of the stud
ents are planning to make the trip To
the Shore 10 witness it, The football
party. under charge of Coach Krebs
will make the trip in automobiles,
leaving via The Claiborne-Annapoli
ferry at s O'Clock in the morning. and
will drive from Claiborne 10 Chester
town
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
INDICT BANK PRESIDENT
FOR $3OO.OO6 EMBEZZLEMENT

OMAHA. NEB., Oct. Willard c.
Mathews, president of the now defunct
Pioneer State Bank. of Omaha. has
been indicted by special grand jury
on a charge of embezzling 5000,
it became known today. Mr.. Mathews,
who was one of number indicted
during a grand jury investigation of
stock and other speculations in Ne
braska. furnished bond.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
OFFICI:LS AND ROBBED
MEN EXCHANGE SHOTS


DURANT. OKLA. Oct Several
shots were exchanged by group of
county officers and band OF nine
masked. white-robed men, whom the
officers discovered in a pasture north
OF the city last night. The robed men
fed after tho shooting. and Sheriff
Taylor. one OF the officers in the
party. said he thought one of them
was wounded.
The sherifl's party suffered no
casualties.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
The Dark Cloud

1t is not surprising that clouds
They live high, are often dissipated,
and can usually be classed with the
wets-JopIin Globe.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
Is He Consistent!

An interested correspondent of the
New York Times, writing from Lon
don. Ontario, wants TO know if Rep
resentative Herrick has such hor-
ror of Kings and Queens that he re-
fuses TO wear hat with a crown to it.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
LUCKY NUMBER 141O
WINS KITCHEN CABINET

Drawings for the kitchen cabinet
and victrola given to the Water Witch
carnival were held yesterday after
noon in William L. McCready's store
where they have been on exhibition
for some time The drawings were
made by Mr. McCready's seven-year-
old daughter Wade, who was blind
folded. The winning number for the
kitchen cabinet was 1410. held by Will
liam Halland. while that of the vic
trola was 205. held by Baltimorean
OF the name of Mulzel.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
NAME ENGLISH DELEGATES
FOR IRISH CONFERENCE



IGNDoN. Oct. - The personnel OF
the English delegation 10 the confer
ence with Irish leaders here next
Tuesday was officially announced to-
day as follows: Premier Lloyd
George, Lord Birkenhead, Sir Hamar
Greenwood, Chief Secretary Austen
Chamberlain. Government leader n
the House Of Commons; Sir Lamar
wotrhing Evans. Secretary of War
and Winston Churchill, Secretary Tor
the Colonies.
Automobiles are making no head
way in their disputes with locomo-
t;ves for the right of way al the road
crossings. Detroit Journal,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07

w. Hallam Claude, member of the
County Central Committee. called the
meeting to order, and Mayor Samuel
Jones. who was made chairman. in
troduced Mr. Metzerott.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07

The only place where competition
is absolutely eliminated is in the
graveyard Rutland Herald
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07
WESTERN RESERVE
HERE TOMORROW TO
PLAY MIDSHIPMEN

CONTINUED From Page l.,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07

When a woman says that she has
seen better days. it means that she
knows cut glass when she sees it.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-10-07

same as yesterday as TO the other
positions
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Her9esheimer Unveils Havana
BOOK REVIEWS
In That City Of Barred Windows
Not Many Other Things Are Barred

even in my own memory. in the Virginia
highlands shotguns had been out for a differ
ence of principles; but patriotism OF that
stamp had fallen away before civilization, as
it was optimistically termed-the end finally
brought about by prohibition. Discussion in
general that rose in such volume on tho
Cuban night had little part further north.
my own friends, the men specially. almost
never said anything except as direct state
ment; we never met to talk"
Mr.. Hergesheimer has succeeded also in
revealing with historic certainty the secrets
of the naniguisimo in Cuba. The customs
incident to this religion of horror are Sc
prohfbtdo to-day there. yet I witnessed the
unforgettable ceremonial of one of their
street parades In Havana only last August,
on night when all the city swooned with
the heat. This ceremonial held even in its
initial phases such as the public procession
Ito quote again. "the appeal of a portentous
secret, bound In blood, the fascination, the
fetishism, of orgtastic rituals, and under
that, stronger still. delirious barbarity." It
was Africa In Havana, w1tchery mystery.
charm emotions In the raw, lusts harsh
and voluptuous, the subtle complexity Of
beauty with brain but no spiritual planes,
with ardor shallow as the waters that
simmer over coral reefs at low tide and as
dangerous, with tropical passions expressed
in glances that burn. yet that steep the soul
III Lear duu UeTTOr the ClrCean, lnS1S-
tent rhythm of music as violent as its color
ing, the somber sadness of a melancholy,
medieval figure in mourning robes, cast
into this sparkling picture by bereaved
devotee.
Look upon this faithful picture of the
ddnSon, native Cuban dance, at the Ma
tional Theatre-danced as well in Cuban
society circles. WITH however less abandon
and more self-conscious restraint: "The
nd aft tiro oIo
notes taken from the Moors, splitting
quavers of Iberian traditions, shakes and
cadences that might have been the agonzed
voice of the first Cubefos, with an unspeak-
able distortion, crazy adaptation of scraps
of to-day. Nothing like it would have
been possible in writing, allowed in painting
nothing but music could have con-
veyed the inarticulate cries of the stirred
rire that flooded the marble space of that
opera house. 1t had lost the simplicity
OF It's appropriate years, the spring orgies
In the clearings of early forests; time had
made 1T hfdeously menacing, cynical and
corrupt. II. Personally hadn't the de-
sire, like Samson. to pull down the pillars
or the roof on their debased heads :"
/ am sure Mr.. Hergesheimer is right: II
is impossible not to surrender to the lure of
the jewelled city of the Antilles, to some
extent at least. Some part Of It, the weather.
the foliage or the customs of life will grasp
and engulf one; 1t may even be with their
contrasts. This comparison stands out:
THE difference between Havana and West
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
Prolonged Applause
and Loud Laughter
GOMPERS-ALLEN DEBATE. e P. Dutton
& Co.
Reviewed by EDWIN H. BLANCHARD.

GoMPERs-ALLEN DEBATE e. p Dutton
& Co.
Reviewed by EDWIN H. BLANCHARD.
TT is no doubt the height of fippancy to
find humor in serious debate con-
Quoted by two men so prominent in
public life as Samuel Gompers president of
the American Federation of Labor, and
Henry ]. Allen, Governor of Kansas on so
serious question as whether the Govern
ment has the right-or should have the right
to protect it's people against the disas-
trous results of strikes, or whether 1t should
stand severely aside and let the matter at
issue be fought out to the end between
labor and capital. This debate took place on
May 2s, 1920. at Carnegie Hall, was reported
verbatim by the Press Debates Association,
and is now brought out in book form.
II the debate had not been reported word
for word. II. Mr.. Solon Fieldman of the
Press Debates Association said in his mimi
table manner. there had not been "a staff
of the most expert stenographers working
In relays that have taken down every word
as well as the psychology of the audience"
reviewer might have been able to treat
this book with the solemnity that 1t deserves
But verbatim! One gets curious impress
sion Of two men talking aloud from a plat
form. One is saying: MY opponent has
just asked me to answer question. l have
been answering questions all my life.
Laughter) Let me tell him that under the
folds OF the American flag, in the greatest
republic that the world has ever seen, &c.
&C." prolonged applause)
The other man rises My opponent he
says, has referred to Henry K Piffenpoof
as an authority. Let me tell him that in
1895 this Henry X. Piffenpoof borrowed
IS Of me which he has not yet paid back
CLaughter) But what want to make clear
Is that not for a moment do intend to sur
render the liberty for which the great Wash
ington fought and which the great Lincoln
preserved cloud and prolonged cheering)
No doubt great injustice is done to the
cause OF labor. represented by Mr. Gompers,
and the cause of the plain people, repre-
sented by Gov. Allen, by such a summary OF
their efforts. but II is unavoidable. Debating
is an Indigenous sport, which occasionally
rises to the fascination of prize fight or a
hockey match. But neither debating nor
waffies can be warmed over to advantage
particularly when the participants In the
debate have been allowed the privilege OF
rejoinder rebutta1.
Both men started out reasonably enough,
Mr.. Gompers with shade too much par
tialty for figures of speech having to do
with our grand old republic: Gov. Allen
with an admirable intent to explain the
workings of the Court of Industrial Rela-
tions In his own State. But once these two
main speeches were finished the time for
the rejoinders came along, and both debaters
began to do lot of spontaneous thinking
and speaking of which they must have been
rather ashamed afterward Gov Allen comes
out with whatever honors there are in this
contest. Mr.. Gompers quoted more poetry
and alluded to the flag and our national
heroes more frequently than his opponent,
but Gov. Aliens facts seem to be sounder.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

Chester was exactly that difference in their
foliage. in the low April green Of one and
the harsh high fronds of the other. The
quality, the weather, that made the trees.
made equally the men, just as 1t dictated
their lives. the houses they lived in their
industries and planted grains. This was truo
not only Of the country but of the city,
too. The slightest impression Of Ha-
vana must be founded on a sensitive recog-
milton Of the crystal light and printed
shadows which. In addition to its architec-
ture Of fact, brought another Of sweeping
illusion. In the morning the plazas glittered
In a complete revelation of every hard carv-
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

ing and leaf and painted kiosk, but later
detail merged in airy diagonal structures OF
shade Modified, infrequently, by the gor-
geous cumulous clouds drifting from the up
ward thrust the anchorage of the Andes
the entire process of the hours was upset.
The binding day, the city folded in a
sparkling night, like vision in blanched
satin with f1refies in her hair. were nothing
more than meteorological. -
This record of San Cristobal de la Habana
will be translated into Spanish and read by
Cubefos as well as Americans-perhaps after
Mr.. Hergesheimers other seven books are
out of print.
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

TON q co.
Reviewed by STANTON A. coBLENTz.
TAVE you ever gone house hunting in
tt New York or in any large city?
= = And have you had to make your
choice between several almost miniature
apartments safely immured from the sun
light and air and renting at a price propor-
tional to their lack of conveniences? Then
have you wondered whether it was not com
ing to be considered luxury to have place
to live? If SO, you will find "The Housing
Famine" book that will grip your interest.
what is the reason for the housing fam
ine? is 1t temporary or permanent? Are
its causes deep rooted superficial? How
can we set about to remedy it? These and
many kindred subjects are discussed from
at least three points of view, for the volume
consists of a triangular debate between John
j. Murphy. former Tenement House Com
missioner of New York; Edith Elmer Wood,
we'll known writer on housing problems and
Frederick l.. Ackerman, architect and hous-
ing expert. Mr.. Murphy writes from
strictly individualistic standpoint and Mr..
Ackerman from wider social point of view
while Mrs. Wood has entrenched herself half
way between
On practically every point the three de-
baters are at variance. For example, Mr..
Murphy believes the housing famine merely
temporary in its nature. due to the disor-
ganizaton of the building industry during
the war; Mrs. Wood points out that 1t ex-
listed Tor years preceding the war; while
Mr.. Ackerman contends that the present
evils are deeply rooted In our economic or
der, and necessarily incidental to the system
or price competition, which values capacity
10 produce earnings rather than to produce
goods. For generations Mr.. Ackerman
reminds us. Europe has been struggling
with the problem of slums, shortage and
congestion-the housing problem" due to
the fact that there follows from the present
economic order "a series of wastes duplca-
tions. cancellations of efforts, distractions
OF one sort or another, which may be rated
as equal, IL not much larger. In amount than
is the effort required to carry on the process
OF producing goods" And Mr.. Ackerman is
not inclined to look for relief until our pres
ent industrial order has been transformed:
until we have not only eliminated waste, but
have freed land from speculative use and
production from the possibility of being a
medium of investment for profit.
Needless to say since the three debaters
conflict SO strikingly at the outset, we can
expect no trace of harmony in their later
arguments. Mrs. Wood, for instance, pro-
poses State housing loans at a low rate Of
interest to worlSingmen and non-commercial
housing companies; Mr.. Murphy objects, on
the ground that Il Is unnecessary, III Gov
ernment will cease penallzing private build
Ing enterprise by excessive taxation;" AMI
Mr.. Alderman also disagrees on the very
different principle that application of public
credit Is an admission of the inadequacy of
our present system. and an artificial prop to
crumbling economic order. Likewise, when
Mrs. Wood recommends that municipalities
The New York herald., 1921-01-16
The Individualistic VS..
The Social Viewpoint

THE HOUSING FAMINE. A triangular de-
bate between John j. Murphy, Edith Elmer
Wood and Frederick Ackerman. E. p Dut-
ton & Co.
Reviewed by STANTON A. COBLENTZ.
T TAvE you ever gone house hunting in
New York or in any large city?
And have you had to make your
The New York herald., 1921-01-16

TER great past lives forever in th'
n present of living France. Th'
L nemes Of otir poets and princes ar,
New Britain herald., 1921-07-12
SUMMER RESORTS.

TO RENT-A shore cottage of 2 rooms at
 Saybrook Heights. Inquire R. c. Rudolph, 123 Cherry St. Phone 2O51. 7-11-6dx
New Britain herald., 1921-07-12

TO RENT-Tenement of four room at go
 North St. Estate Louis Cobey. 7-9-3dx