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New-York tribune., 1921-04-03

piece of paper could be made to do
for cents.
Inside stout manila envelope
the same envelope you see on the
wall there-I fitted snugly a thick
blotter. Sealing it up, I addressed
the envelope to myself in care of
the general delivery at Auckland,
New Zealand. A couple of days
later sent postcard to the post
master at Auckland, asking that any
mail for me be forwarded to the
general delivery, Peking, China.
Then l waited month in order to
give the envelope time to travel to
the latter place. Then I sent post
card to Peking asking that my mail
be forwarded to Calcutta, India.
Another month elapsed and again
sent postcard asking the Calcutta
postmaster to kindly forward mail
to .Mombasa, British East Africa.
From Mombassa thought l would
give the envelope glimpse of Lon
don life, so had it forwarded there.
From London it went to Buenos
Ayres. Then, retracing it's trips
across the Atlantic, 1t went to Stock
holm and Madrid. Next / selected
Havana. | was beginning to wonder
whether my forwarding requests ac-
tually had made connections, whether
the envelope had not been worn out
or so bedaubed with postmarks that
my name on it could be read. / was
going to order i. back home, but con-
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their determination. It is followed
to the end, be it death. But to serve
best there must be knowledge as we'll
as good will. And the government
has set up schools all over, put
teachers to work, made it easy for
scholars to be trained. After Lat
via Lithuania was the highest in lit
cracy Of all parts Of Russia, and
this though Russia did all in her
power to discourage and stamp out
all teaching. No books, no news
papers, were allowed. They were
smuggled in from America, none the
less. And nearly every peasant
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for Lithuania Is the Slogan of an Indomabe People

Not because the Poles are not great
fighters, but it was night of fright
full storm; the thunder rolled it's
mighty artillery through the lower
ing skies, and the Poles knew that
the "pagans," the Lithuanians,
would fight like demons with their
god to help them. So they ran.
It's like Graustark story, the
story of this youngest of the worlds
republics!
An ancient people, whose begin
nings are lost in the mists of time.
Always known as a free and demo-
cratic people. Governed of old by
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
Forwarded Around the Globe
IN THE wall in a little shop
just off Fifth Avenue in

Nm THE wall in a little shop
~ just off Fifth Avenue in
Forty-eighth Street hangs an
envelope marked with words written
or stamped in SO many colors of
ink and in so many languages that
an address originally written there
is quite obliterated. The envelope is
pressed between two pieces of glass
and held together by frame. This
enables the observer to see both sides
of the curiosity, for it is covered
with queer inscriptions, including
some in Chinese. The owner of the
shop is dealer in rare postage
stamps. The story OF the envelope
might be entitled, "Around the
World for Five Cents"
Fat any rate, that's what it cost
to send the envelope on a two years
circumnavigation of the globe in the
custody of responsible governments"
said the shopkeeper. "The envelopes
adventure came about quite acci-
dentally. One day ! received an
envelope which had been travelling
in many foreign lands in pursuit of
its consignee. / was impressed with
the care and the patience which the
international postal authorities ex-
hlblt in forwarding mail in return
for the price of postage stamp.
thought I would do a little expert
menting to see how much travelling a
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them in the dark room for eighteen
months.
A large audience was able to
share in his astonishment. Thew
saw a picture of a gnome hopping
onto the knee of young girl who
was sitting on the grass in a York
shire dell. The child told Mr.. Gard
ner that the gnome wore black
tights and red jacket; he also had
scarlet cap and had wings like a
moths. In his left hand he carried
a pair of Pans pipes. All this was
shown clearly enough on the screen,
and a photograph of the winged
;gnome many times enlarged from
the original also was exhibited. In
qulrers had wanted to know the
source and texture of fairy clothing.
The lecturer said it was of the SUBJ
stance of themselves.
Later one saw ring of fairies
lgamboling on grassy bank where
one of the children knelt to watch
them. One incredulous spectator
dug into his memory and recalled
such a band dancing on a poster
round night light. Another fairy
photographed alone had excellently
bobbed hair and wore a dark gown
of stylish cut.
What Are Fairies?
In further picture there was
shown band of "little people" play
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knew how to read, knew his own for.
bldden language as we'll as Russian
and German.
There are less than six million of
them IN country some forty thou
sand square miles in extent. As a
nation they are not yet three years
Old 0ut, prince or peasant, poor
or h, they have but one ideal, one
hope, one love-Lithuania. The chill
dren and the aged share in the great
effort Of the united people TO keep
what they have won, to realize
finally the hopes and prayers of 500
years.
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Roger Bacon 18th Century Fria Miracle Man of Science
Cipher Manuscript Indicates That T lie
Knew About Telescopes, Micro
scopes, Engines and Airplanes

pedic work. There were only two
men Of the time who were capable of
such a piece-Roger Bacon and AL
bertus Magnus
Early in my Investigations / dis
carded Albertus, for in his social
and political position he would not
have used cipher. Bacon, on the
other hand, had every reason to use
cipher. He was forbidden to write
by various interdictions. He was
being prosecuted as being an ex-
ponent of the Black Art. Naturally,
if he had any unusual revelations to
make, he would have chosen a me-
dium that would not have leopard
lied his life.
"But even believing that Bacon
was the author of the manuscript, /
encountered constant difficulty in
gathering documentary evidence.
With the war on, the archives of
many governments were closed to
me. But with the end of the war /
proved to my own satisfaction that
the work could be attributed to
Roger Bacon"
Transcribing the Cipher
Mr.. Voynich then began to hunt
for man who would undertake the
rather tremendous task of TRANSCRIPT
ing the cipher. He submitted the
work to twenty scientists before he
found one who would consider the
work. Finally, Professor William
Romaine Newbold, of the University
Of Pennsylvania, consented to tackle
the job.
Two years ago Professor Newbold
discovered the key to the cipher. He
found the key in the manuscript it.
self and also internal evidence con-
firming Voynich's theory that it was
Roger Bacon manuscript.
~ want to emphasize again." said
Mr.. Voynich, "that I am merely the
janitor Of the manuscript. have
had nothing to do with deciphering
it; l have worked only on the his
tory. Entire credit for discovering
the key and the method Of writing
belongs to Professor Newbold."
During the two years that Pro-
fessor Newbold has been working
he has deciphered less than per
cent Of the complete manuscript. A
detailed report of his Investigations
will be given at a convention of
scientists in Philadelphia on April
20 and 81. While many of the
secrets will be withheld until that
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the grand dukes, but governed as a
liberty-loving people, proud and
soldierly.
And then, back in the middle of
the fourteenth century, one of the
grand dukes married Polish prin-
cess. And Poland claimed Lithua-
MIA for the son of the match. Great
fighting ensued, but the Lithuanians
were outnumbered a hundred to
one, and Poland annexed them.
unquenchable Spirit
Five hundred years ago! Five
hundred years of oppression and
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from his confinement and urged J..
write whatever he had on his MINI -
For the next eighteen months ba ~
voted himself to producing gres,
sciensihc works. The Opus Main.
the Opus Minus and the on". s'
iertlum are all attributed to tb;. HI.
tlme' 3 great outpouring Of knowl'
eoge from man who had bean
muzzled for many years.
Voynich's theory is that Bacon II,
not send all that he wrote n ~
Pope While the Pope personals
might have condoned almost an,
thing, the world in general wonia
not have shown the same attitude ~
ward man suspected of pec,o
NANCY. Voynich believes that II.
recently discovered manuscript nav
be the part that Bacon wrote at ,h..
time and did not dare send n -.
Pope.
If these are the facts Of the cass
it was fortunate for Bacon that bs
chose to dissemble even with :,
friendly Pope. With the death NJ
Clement " Bacon's freedom sud
denly ceased.
Not a Mere Dreamer
Jerome of Ascoli, general Of tho
franciscan Order, became Pm.
Nicholas " in 1877. He ordered
the Imprisonment of Bacon for mia
unorthodox teachings. All NJ
Bacon's manuscripts that could he
found were taken out and nailed 70
the wall, with the hope that ths
winds and weather would do their
worst to them.
At a chapter of the Franciscan
Order, held in Paris in 1892, lust
after the death of Pope Nicholas ".
certain prisoners condemned in 1277
were set free. Roger Bacon was
probably among the number. If 50.
it was the year Of his liberation that
he wrote a tract entitled Compen-
dunn Theologie. This is the last
heard of him, but as he must have
been nearly eighty years old he
could not have lived much longer.
Bacon has been set down as a man
who was ahead Of his time chiefly
in imagination, whose thoughts trav-
eled on to surmises of inventions
that long after him were realized;
but it was not generally conceded
that he had worked his thoughts out
in scientific detail His life has been
regarded as mere medieval dream.
This view will need considerable
revision if the deciphered manu-
script lives up to the anticipations
of the men who. are poring over its
pages. With only 4 per cent of the
work accomplished and most of the
modern miracles already forecast, il
seems not beyond reason that the
full text will go on and make Of
Roger Bacon a prophet of the ages.
Even the dust of the Middle Ages
cannot obscure forever.
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Will Take Many Years to Complete
Deciphering, Which Is Being
Done by Scientist

may be enough interest shown in the
manuscript to evolve a system for
speeding up the work. DR.. Newbold
may be able to train workers to car
ry on the deciphering. But there are
many difficulties. To work over the
pages man must have a wide
knowledge of Latin and science, as
we'll as being an expert at ciphers. y
Until 1914 when several uni
versities throughout the world cele-
brated the tooth anniversary of the
birth Of Roger Bacon, little was
known of the great medievalist. His
namesake, Sir Francis Bacon, was
generally regarded as the great
Bacon of English history. Only
from prefaces to his books and an
occasional reference in a diary or
memoir is it possible to obtain any
definite information about Roger
Bacon.
The date of his birth is not
known, though it is given as 1914
at Leicester, England, and he was
known to be still alive as late as
1894. The intervening years must
be constructed chiefly through in
ference.
Various references may be found
| to Bacon as student at Oxford and
In Paris, as a Franciscan, writer,
lecturer and experimenter. Differ
ing with many Of the best minds of
the time, he was often thought
queer" and due to the nature of
many of his experiments he was
judged magician.
A vast fund of folklore and
legend has been associated with his
name. The story of the brazen
head, fictitious account of Bacon's
use of magic, has been handed down
as straight historical fact. But
Bacon himself is quoted as asking
why he should work with devils
when science could produce so much
more that was worth while.
Bacon did not join the Franciscan
Order until after he had devoted at
least twenty years of his life to
scientific research. This fact is
CLEANED from the often quoted pas
sage from his Opus Tertium, in
which he speaks of spending some
$4,000 in buying books, instruments
and other things during his twenty
years of research AS monk could
own nothing, it is apparent that this
period must have preceded his asso-
citation with the order.
Pope His Friend
He was often in difficulties with
the Franciscans. There are records
Of his having been forbidden to
write, Of his being sent to Paris
for exile and of his being dis
ciplined on a diet of bread and
water. But this treatment was not
to last. In 1855 a man who had
been interested in Bacon's work be-
came Pope Clement ".
Bacon was Immediately released
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
BY 'Torrey Ford

TIME discovery of a 700-year-
old manuscript, long buried
beneath the dust of the Mid
die Ages, seems to indicate
that Roger Bacon. Franciscan friar
of forgotten fame, lived too soon.
If the reports of the partly de-
ciphered manuscript may be credited,
Bacon knew all about telescopes,
microscopes, hydraulic engines, air
planes and other inventions of mod
ern times centuries before there were
any such things. He knew about
them, but he liscreetly kept the news
to himself. for the world of the thir-
teenth century called Roger Bacon a
necromancer.
Men have been called worse names
than necromancer and survived, but
with Bacon they went even further.
They threw him into prison and
threatened to burn him at the stake
all because he chose to differ with a
few of the leading philosophers and
scientists of the day.
For all practical purposes, Roger
Bacon went to the grave with his Sc
cret. just for luck, though, ehe tossed
part of it into cipher on the chance
that some Of his students or friends
might be able to figure the thing out
for posterity.
Bacon's Hidden Work
But Bacon either hid the manu-
script too successfully or overesti-
mated the ability of his contempora-
ries for transcribing cipher. It has
taken science seven hundred years to
catch up with Bacon and nearly that
long for some one to discover the
manuscript.
Nine years ago Wilfrid M. Voy-
mich, photographer and lecturer, of
New York and London, bought col
lection of valuable illuminated man
uscripts somewhere in Europe.
Among the lot there was one that in
terested him particularly. 1t was
not so richly executed as the others
and was illustrated only with crude
drawings, but 1t was written in a
weird cipher that demanded atten-
ton.
"By the handwriting and the quail
ity of the vellum / recognized it i'm
mediately as q product of the thir-
teenth century," said Mr.. Voynich.
"The character of the illustrations
showed it to be some great encyclo-
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Bacon's Research

Further diagrams indicate that a
wide variety of subjects is included
biology, astrology, botany, medi-
cine, chemistry, mathematics--mak-
ing great encyclopedia work.
When the entire manuscript is
Transcribed it is believed that Roger
Bacon will be established as one of
the greatest scientists of world
history.
While Mr.. Voynich would not
confirm the rumor, it appears likely
that the manuscript will show that
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~ 0 MUCH has been heard of
%M the Yorkshire fairies and so
~ little has been seen Of them,
that it was not surprising that
the display of their portraits in a
hall in London should draw an eager
and even an excited audience, says
The London Times. The pictures of
the little people" were shown with
the aid of magic lantern-surely in
this case an instrument we'll named
in the hall of the Theosophical
Society. E. L. Gardner, himself a
firm believer, after long investiga-
tion, in the reality of fairies and in
the genuineness of these photo
graphs of them, gave a short lee
ture while the pictures were shown.
In the spring an attempt is to be
made to film the fairies and so es-
tablish once and forever the hard
fact of their existence and visibil-
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Cnome Pictures

The first photographs shown were
taken in 1917, and Mr.. Gardner said
that the father-Mr. Carpenter
of the children who saw the fairies
and photographed them was so as
tonished when developing the plates
by what he saw on them that he left
New-York tribune., 1921-04-03
By Hildegarde Hawthorne

~ AGANS the Poles still call
them.
Pagans, because long after
the other nations had accepted
Christianity, they still worshiped
their ancient god, Thunder. Pa
gans, because, even to-day, the peas
ants still hold thunder in awe; still
believe, almost unconsciously, that
the god of storm is on their side.
In one of the skirmishes fought
lately against Zellgowski forty Lith-
uanians defeated two hundred Poles.
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MODERN impression of Roger Bacon aoth the Masters
at the Umuersy conceived by Claggett Wilson for
19tA century pageah held at Columbia University IN 1914
to commemorate the 7OOh anniversary of Bucons birth
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What Are Fairies?

In further picture there was
shown band of "little people" play
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TIME discovery of 700-year-
old manuscript, long buried
beneath the dust of the Mid
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
Auction of Land.

The estate Of the late Solomon Lorsch of Nrw York, pursuant to an order of the probate court of the dis trict of PlanviHc, win be sold at auc- ton to the highest bidder on Dpccm- hcr 2u. The sale will be herl at the town hall and will commence at
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

NDTiCE-first class carpentry work. small jobs u speCiatE. Tl,rcs light Call G2 Pierce Sl., evenings or Saturags.
 1c-iG-2dN
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

meet this week. The ncSt session vii. be held on January '.
 The second team of the w. A. C. de feated the Willows of New Britain by a 1o-3 score at the Town hall. last night.
 Today was recorded as the coldcst day in the year. A local man said this morning that the thermometer regis tered B degrees above zero at 7:3O o'clock this morning.
 The Boy Scouts of the COngrega tional church will meet this evening at the usual time.
 East Hsrlin Items
 Harold Clark 3nd & Marvin Hazel wood attended a Shriners' meeting and banquet at Hartford last evening
 The regular weekly old fashioned dance and social will he held at lh, Athletic hall this evening,
 Mrs, $. Hardwood of West Crom well was the guest of her daughter Mrs F. V. Read of Wilcox avenue Thursday
 There will be the regular week., P''H'i IiI' 'l'lo GU ''l' -'' lIlO'll''i church this evening.
 The sale which was to be held at the homo of Mrs. W. II. Werdeiu Saturday afternoon has been post poned indefinitely.
 Mrs. Leon Nye of Hartford is visit ing relatives in town.
 There will he an entertainment and social followed by dancing at the Athletic hall Monday evening.
 The Parents and Teachers meeting held at the school room Thursdav V evening was largely attended and a social time enjoyed after the meet ing.
 These moonlight nights are attract ing quite a number Of the local s&at- CTS to the pond on the flats which is now perfectly safe.
 The thermometer registered only [ above zero this morning.
 The Christmas festival of the Methodist Sunday school will he hetl on Thursday evening, December 29th. This is a change from the date prc viously given, as many workers will be away for the holiday.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

through the general drift of the worlds wealth from cast to west must continue to give New York far greater prominence as a financial cen ter than she had before the war, yet London's pre-war position has not been very seriously affected, nor need it be yet awhilc," the speaker went on.
 Referring to the tendency among banks to amalgamate, Mir. Hobson ob- served that high banking authorities agreed that but for this consolidation movement British hAnits would not have been able to v'tatEer the slump. The inherent souH&nt7s of the British banking system he concluded, had stood the strain and no disaster had hcuUeu il corDpurahle to the col lapse of the Mercantile Rank Of the Americas. For the noNt few years, the course of British banking, he pre- dicted, would be rather tn the direc- ton Of consolidating the position aI- ready won than of entering new fields.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
LONDON REMAINS
 FINANCE CENTER
New York Principal Free Gold
 Market Of World

Manchester, Eng. Dec. l6.-Ncw York is the principal free gold mar l>cl. and aU thn world owes hor money, but London still remains the worlds 6uaurial center. This was ihe keynote Of sH address by O, R, Hobson. Gnancial editor of the Man chester Guardian, at q meeting Of the Manchester and District Bankers ln- sttUtc.
 "rhourh Nmerica's loans Co Europe run into thousands Of millions sCrl- ing. America has not yet learned tho art oI foreign investment" Mr. Hob son said. "S'hc Is not able or willing to lend to foreigners at rates compet- ing with London rates, Again des- bite the remarkable success of the Federal Reserve system, New Eorl, has never yet been able to establish proper discount market, the smooth and economical working which has done so much to popu'drizc the bill on London all over the world.
 Although London has lost cer- tain amount of business Go New York,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16

o'clock, Maps of the layout of the land will he on file The land. situ- atod on tho north sidc of Now E"it- ain avenue, is 9 desirable place and is bounded on the east by Grant aNc- nuc for a distance of lis feet and on the south bN New Britain aNenuo for lilo feet. Moses $. Lorsch ha5 been named cXccutor of the estate.
 Platnyil,c Briefs.
 Nr. and Mrs. James |. Murphy of Whiting street, attended tn" funeral of Mr. Murphy's son-jn-iaw which w~s held in Springfield this moriug.
 Miss ltarriCtt Bennett of koarsarEo N. It, is the guest of Miss Harriet Korbcr ot East Maiu street.
 The lambda Delta society will pre- scut is ent"rtainmcnt at the COler"- Fatioua church chapel this cy'uioE.
 rythmn lodge, Knights of THhiaa, will hold its regular meeting tonight.
 The youngsters of the toWn report excellent skating at all the local ponds
 The ladies' Aid society O. the Bap- list church will continue its sa'c of fancy articles at the church this cvc- ming.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
Holiday in schools

Tho Berlin public school will close on Friday of next week at 1 o'clock for the Christmas holiday and sessions will not he resumed until January 2. This will be the first Tuesday after 4 hp Now NIDr
New Britain herald., 1921-12-16
TRAG,. SHuOOL WINS.

The New PrUlin state Trade school basketball ceam defeated the Port land High team 19 to 17 last night at the High school gym Contrary to expectations the game was somewhat ragged. both teams throwing aside team work and rcsorting to individual play to force the ball to the basket. Ahearn and Cynoske played well for Portland. while Swanson, Patrus and T.. Anderson made the playing "snap- py' for New Britain.
 Tn thn preliminary game, the Worth inEton A. (. defeated the Trade Sec onds, Ii 10 3.