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Evening star., 1921-08-11

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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-19
HISTORY REVEALED BY DEBTS
Interesting to Speculate What Future
Explorers Will Think OF That
of the Present Day.

When the archeOlogist wishes TO
know which Of two civilizations is the
older he seeks place where the debris
of one is piled upon that of the other
-superpOsition, he calls it, Clark
Wissler writes in Harper's. Again, II
he wishes to determine the periods In
the development Of a single city he
seeks out the places where the daily
refuse was dumped. Naturally, the
bottom of the dump is the older, the
top the most recent. Experience has
shown that pottery decorations and
styles are subject to frequent changes
and that where pottery is made numer-
Gus fragments find their way to the
dump, where they form successive lay
ers in order of their dates.
The first effective use of this method
was in the valley of the Nile, where
lies the refuse of the ages, In the
strata Of which was found the key to
the history of early Egypt. The same
method has been applied to the valley
of the San Juan in New Mexico, in
which lies the Animas river and this
ruin, and to the neighbOring valleys
where similar ruins are found. The
extensive researches of Kidder, Nor
ris and Nelson have established rela-
tive chronology for the pottery types
In this valley.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-19
WANTS TO LOSE HIS LIONS
Trainer Asks Court to Rid Him Of
Animals Taken for
Debt.

New Haven, Conn.-Instead Of hav-
ing q white elephant on his hands,
Felix o. Rustand, a former circus and
CObey Island animal trainer, has
fions, but he insists that there Is no
difference in respect to the ooase-
'Quences.
Rustand attached the lions and took
them from Bridgeport to his Short
Bench shore home to satisfy a claim
against Mime. Irene CASTILLO, per
former, who was exhibiting them. He
appeared before Judge John Booth to
seek relief through court order, al
IegiBg that 1t was costing more to
keep the animals than to lose the
claim against Nine. CASTILLO, as the
lions were "eating their heads Of"
He insisted that they should be
Chased ms "perishable." subject to
emergency court orders.
Judge Booth reserved decision.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-19
FUNERAL UNDER HUGE TREE
Services for HIinoisan Held In Shade
of irmense blackberry He Owned
for Forty Years.

Assumption, nl.-FOrty years Of care
Cor blackberry tree that grew In
his front yard provided DR.. r. W..
johnson, who died here, with one OF
the most unique places for funeral
'vervfee that this state has ever pro-
xidcd- His request was that the fu-
neral be held in the old trees shade.
Hundreds Of friends who gathered
at the funeral from Christian and
nearby counties found that the trees
tInmeDsity was not exaggerated. II
rises about 800 feet in the az and
spreads over the entire yard In Which
the homestead is located.
Its size has baked all efforts Ut
friends Of tae late Doctor Johnson to
measure 1t with exactitude. Both
Nxites and toy balloons have been used
without satisfaction.
Seven years ago the trees height
was over 225 feet, and 1t Is said to
hase grown phenomenally since. Old
settlers Of Christian county say 1t Is
about the same age as Doctor John
son, who died at the age Of seventy
one. Forty years ago he acquired the
= property upon which the tree grew,
= and built home. 1t had already been
growing then for 80 years, they said.
Under the doctors care 1t has be-
come not only a landmark, but one
OF the most beautiful and immense
trees Of the state.
Doctor Johnson was one Of the pi0-
-ueer physicians Of central Illinois, hav-
Ing practiced In Christian county As
years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-19
JOINT SCHOOL PLANT
Kansas Town Has Most EIabor-
ate Affair of the Kind.
1T Cost $225,oo0 and Pupils From
Seven Districts Are Trans
ported in Motor Buses.

Garsieu City, Kan.-What is de-
wcribed as one of the most elaborate
and complete consolidated school
plaDis I'm America has just been dedi-
GATED Mt HolcOmb, seven miles west
OF Garden City on the western Kan
sas prairie The plant cost $225,OO0.
Seven school districts Joined to
construct the single plant where the
pupils may have the advantage OF a
city school, including manual train
ing, domestic science and scientific
trimming of several varieties.
Six one-room schools of the old
type and three-room school at HOl-
comb were abandoned in favor of the
consolidated project.
The pupils are transported to the
school by motor buses driven by
teachers, who receive $40 a month for
ehis extra work. The buses have a
capacity Of 30 to 40 pupils each.
The Holcomb consolidated school
district has an area Of 124H square
miles. The school population at pres
cot is 575. The new plant has a capa-
city Of Cos grade and high school pu-
pills.
The consolidated school group con-
sists Of seven buildings in all, with
others to be added later, a first-elass
farm for instruction in practical
agriculture, and large athletic field.
In addition to the main high school
building and a grade school building.
there is large garage for housing
the motor~busses, cottage for the
superintendent, and cottage for the
Sanitor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-19

In the matter of the estate of Wilbert Harrison
Carson, deceased
We, the undersigned. having been appointed by
the Hon. Matthew Bush. Judge of Probate in and
for the County of Shiawassee. State of Michigan.
Commissioners to receive. examine and adjust all
claims and demands of all persons against said
estate do hereby give notice that we will meet at
the Citizens Savings Bank in the City of Owosso
in said county. Saturday. the 10Th day of Octo-
ber A. d. 1921. and on Friday. the 18th day OF De-
cember A. ID. 1921. at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of each of said days. for the purpose of receiving
and adjusting all claims against said estate, and
that four months from the 18th day of August
A. ID. 1921 allowed to creditors to present their
claims to said Commissioners for adjustment and
allowance.
Dated the 18th day of August. A. d. 1921.
FRANK MCCARTNEY.
MASON GETMAN.
22.25 Commissioners
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-08-19
Tests Wine in Divorce
Case, Asks Nominal Fee

Omaha, Neb.-J. Z. Bohan,
Omaha real estate man, was re-
Quired to sample 700 gallons Of
old wine. Acting as referee" In
the divorce case Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Henos, he was requested
by attorneys to ascertain II the
wine was in good condition. In
the divorce case Henas, accord
ing to attorneys. had agreed at
the time Of an out-of-court prop
erty settlement to take every
thing in the cellar" The wine,
which the Henas couple had
made together, was Ave years
old. Some of Ii was seven
years. Bohan reported the wine
In excellent condition" and
stated that his fee would be
nominal"
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. c, Rockwell and J. S. Young:

To G. c, Rockwell and J. S. Young:
 You, and each of you, your heirs and assigns, are hereby notified that dur ing the years 1918 1919 have recorded the intention to hold and during the year 1920 1 have expended the sum of one hundred dollars.l Sl00 00) upon As sociated claim, adjoining and below Discovery claim, known as and called No. One Below Assoclat on Little Greek. tributary of Canes creek, Inoka Recording Precinct, Alaska, in order to hold said claim under the pro- visions Of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States of Amer ica, and the amendments thereto, con- corning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount necessary to hold said claims for the period ending December 3l, 1920.
 A nd if within ninety days after the publication of this notice you, or either of you, fai to contribute your .prepor- tion of said expenditures. as co-owners, as we'll as the costs of recording lhe same, and the costs of this advertise
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16
Notice of Forfeiture.

To John Turtiauen. his heirs, executors and assigns:>
 You are hereby notified that during the year 1920 have expended the sum lot one hundred dollars ($lOOO OO) upon Discovery placer mining claim. situated on Dodge creek, in the Inoka Mining and Recording Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and the further sum of two hunered dollars lS200.00) upon the New Years Association placer mining claim, npon the same creek, in the same pre- cinct, in order to hold said claims under the provisions Uf Section ,2324 of the
 Revised Statutes of the United States of America and the amendments there to eoncerping annaal labor upon mir ing claims. being the amount required to hold said cla ms for the period end ing December 31st. la3O. and if within ninety days after the publication of this notice you faia to conhribute your proportion of said expenditures as CO owner as well as the cost sof this ad- vertisement and recording fees, your interest in said claims will sbecOme the proper of the unders gned. your cO- owner who has made the he,reuuired ex- ponditures, under the terms Of said section nf the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 MIKE MYNTI. Date of first publica ion. Feb. 2. 1921 Date of last pnbIlcat 0a, May 4. 1921
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16
LINCOLN DAY
 AT SCHOOL
Sand Table Replica of Lincoln HOme---The
 KuskO Cash Store.

McGrath school celebrated Lincoln's biathday on Mo0daz, as the 18th fell on Saturday.
 The sand table was arranged es 6 model of Lincoln's Jog cabin home, with rail fences, we'll curb, wiph wheel and bucket for drawing water.
 The cabin was a replica of the Lin- home, even to fireplace.
 Among other interesting features noted was the Kusk0 Cash Store con ducted by children, the pupils taking their turn n acting as merchant. The various articles on sale were taken from advertisements in magazines, the illustrated counterfeit looking like the genuine article, these limitations being mounted on heavy paper for supplies. Vegeta bles and fruits, breakfast foods, hams, bacon. juices, extracts, and 8 thousand and one other articles were seemingly in stock-the work of the children.
 The storekeeper uses sales slips and keeps cash account. like othe:" we'll regulated concerns, and on the day of our visit the merchant, Master Melvin Heino, was having considera ble trouble accounting far 30 cents over, but, even like some grownups, was inclined to argue that it was better to be over than short. forgetting for the moment that the ''money'' of some ''poor" pur- chaser might b7 resting in the till of the KuskO Cash Store.
 The pupils were put through their ppces in reading. arithmetic. etc, in all of which exercises they did remark ably we'll In the minor mathematical problems given on the "black board" the little ones had their answers just about as soon as the visiting newspaper map.
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16
HARDING SAYS
 MORE SHIPS
Would Make U. $. Greater Maritime
 Power.

Norfolk, Va.-One of the first acts of Presidcnt-elect Harding after his arr rival here was to go to the people dl- rectly, and in an address at the Acad- emy of Music at Newport News he asked for help in solving the peculiarly difficult problems which he said con- fronted the incoming administration. He said frankly he did not blame the outgoing administration for the her. itage of such problems; these were the heritage of a world in tumult for five years.
 He emphasized in his addresses today also the importance of America bend- ing all her energies toward becoming a greater maritime nation. This has been impressed upon him in his travels in southern waters and in his study of the canal zone possibilities. InLerwoven in the development of trade routes to the sea, he thinks, is the greater influ- ence which America can exert toward Fraternity and peace among the nations. He said he wanted this country to give its influence toward such ends, but re- liberated his old campaign pledge that he never would mortgage this country or permit any ofher nation to dictate sn matters of national conscience. His view of the navy yard ships in the bay and recent study of the defects in canal zone defenses led him to say today that while he stood for partial disarmament and hoped the common sense of the nations would lead in this way. he would insist on a navy strong enough to defend at all times the commerce whish he sees in the future for this country.
 The league of nations idea still ap- pears to be secohdary in his mind to the task of building a greater self reliant A merica. He asked for help in formulating the international policy of his administration in the building of a new league, and said again he was willing to have America take the lead An such world movr.
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16

ment, your interest in said claim will become the property of the under signed, your co-owner. who has made the required expenditures under the terms of said section Of .tlse Revised Statutes of the United States of Amer ica. VIM. F. SCHNEIZLA.
 Dato of first publication, Feb. Is, 1921.
 Date of last publication, May IS, 1921.
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16

J. H. Peterson, who came iD to at tend to some business matters, left for home this'moruing.
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16

Nels Pearson spent one day in town, leaving for home on Tuesday.
The Kusko times., 1921-02-16

To, John Turtiauen. his heirs, executors <. : and assigns
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-30
RIPPING RHYMES
By walt Mason
THE BACK SEAT

I often rode with Stephen Stuss, in
his green super-eight; it was a large
and powerful bus. and strictly up to
date. and was admired by every cuss
who marked its easy gait / do not
like to beef or knock, it doesn't seem
refined; but 1 would say, on every
block, ut aggravates my mind, the
way you turn your head to talk with
those who sit behind. The man who
drives a motor car should always
look ahead. and know just where the
culverts are, and shun the mudhole
dread. or he may ditch us, with a jar,
and leave US lying dead. The people
in the seal behind would feel much
better. too. IL you would keep your
feeble mind on what you have to do,
and make your boat in safety grind,
until this jaunt is through" But
Steve kept turning round to say
his bright and witty things, and ran
into a load of hay. and busted all the
springs; they took us home upon a
dray, in plaster casts and sings. And
foolish Stephen Stuss was hurt the
worst of all, it's said: he landed
squarely in the dirt upon his bony
head, and ruined his twe~lve-dollar
shirt. all striped with green and red.
And as I said to that poor toad, / say
to every gent: When you are driv-
ing, on the road keep all your glances
bent. or you may oon have your
abode beneath a monument.
Copyright, George Matthew Adams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-30
NO "BEsT MNDsn IN MIDDLEsEx

1t is to be regretted that former Governor
Edward C. Stokes, chairman of the Republican
State COMMITTEES. could not ind one Of the best
minds" in the Republican party in Middlesex
county. The state chairman has called together
some of the state leaders to consider a program
FOR the party this fall. Middlesex Republicans
are entirely ignored. Apparently. Middlesex
carries little influence in Republican party cir
cles as far as the state is concerned.
The fact that this is always good fighting ter
ritory-the outcome in Middlesex seldom being
definitely determined until the last district is
heard trom-would ordinarily command atten-
ton from both political parties. Likewise, Mid
dlesex has three votes in the assembly, being
exceeded in representation only by Essex, Hud-
son and Passaic. These three votes count big
when the division between the parties is close,
as 1t sometimes is.
Yet, when it comes to adopting a policy for
the Republican party, Middlesex is utterly ig-
nored in the matter of representation. The fact
that there is to be a state convention next week
at which all the candidates nominated at the
primary Tuesday will be delegates does not
mean anything in particular when such a con-
ference of best minds as Chairman Stokes has
called is held before the convention assemblies.
Everyone at all familiar with politics knows
that the convention, being an unwieldly thing,
will adopt anything the leaders place before it;
that is what the conference of best minds is
for. Apparently, then, Middlesex Republicans
are to have no say whatever in the original
draft ct the party platform to be adopted this
year. 1t is a slight that the party workers
here would be justified in resenting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-30
MOOD FOR RussIA-ANp THE MARKET

THE American Relief Commission is already
hpsv with the famine problem in Russia Mot'
than thirty agents to handle the enormous 'aeN
nj distribution have gone forward. ana aireaos
. soo tons of food stufhs have been started on
the way to Moscow and 1000 toward Pe,ro-
crad.-ail from the base at Danzig.
co,,e ( o0oa tons Of food stuffs are still held
IN storage in various foreign reserve depots IN
Europeal cities and this supply VIII De NAV"
anon next. The Relief Commission is still IL
norant OIL the food requirements OF huhse'-
stricke.. Russia, but 1t is laying plans ior ~
feeding of at least one million chiioreh' =
Ne, haps of many more. American agents 0 III II
pronnd are having much difficulty In untansnne
and collating reports on the SITUATION oo'h as
ooncarns affected areas, and crops In more iof-
.,,.ta districts. 1t becomes increasingly appar-
at however. that the famine is due not oniy u
4 oron failure and food shortage but aiso
.ha oo,onlete breakdown of transportation
soviet rrle. 1t is simply another result
~ complete industrial collapse under the 'o
muris. system. .
rbe food stuffs now being sent into hussia
,nclude rice, beans, cocoa, fats fiour' sueai =.
MILK and the commission makes pam ina -
does not contemplate large purchases
stocks. 1t is, indeed, unlikely that At ""A
tood in anv larger volume than IN the wv
nast since the rehabilitation of other as
.,a.. i ron,dlv reducing the demands upon fs
assistance su 90 hull
rnare bas been a well-organized effort TO pun
mar;can food market on the strength "a
!. ob.ritable work in Russia, but the unscrup-
ulous disseminators OF rumors OIL
chases have apparently wasted thef "' -.
effort to exploit the woes Of millions anu
,ympathies OF millions more.
The nations work in Russia reflects every
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-30
rHE ARMY

1t was stated by the War Department on Aug
ust 10 that the strength of the army was 155, 600
men, and applications for discharge already on
record would bring it down to the 10000 re-
quired by act of congress.
This is interesting, especially when it is re-
membered how impossible the reduction in the
eyes of the big army men when it was first pro-
posed. They wera quite sure that $4,000 soldiers
could not be demobilized within many months,
and that even if they could, it would be a vio-
lent and dishonorable act on the part of the
government. involving a virtual breach of con-
tract with the enlisted men. 1t was regarded,
too, as a menace to the national safety.
To the great surprise of the critics. the men
themselves solved the problem by asking for
discharge. The entire reduction has been as
voluntary as the enlistment was. Regardless OF
hard times and the difficulty Of getting civilian
employment, the men wanted to get out OF the
army. Military service, it appears, lacks charm
for Americans in time of peace, just as 1t always
has in the past.
Furthermore, nobody seems much worried
about the national safety. There is no longer
any serious argument that the United States
cannot protect itself, in the present state OF the
world, with a regular army OF l50,ooo men,
There are millions of trained soldiers in the
country who could be called to arms and WHIP
ned into shape for service in a few weeks IL
occasion required. Never, unless just after the
Civil War, has the country been so self-sufhcient
in a military sense.
Government economy usually proves feasible
lust, as it has in this case, when public servants
once set about it in earnest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-30

ANY other country would be nom
plussed to awake some fine morning
with two wars on Its hands; U
such a predicament is but an cpl
sode in Albania's brief but stormy
history" says a bulletin of the Ma
tional Geographic Society ncern
ing the skirmishes between Alban-
ians and Greeks in northern Eplrus
and the reported attack of Serb1ans
upon Albanian towns along the Rlv-
err Drin. 49,.
1.-The country vas created In 1912
to avert a World War, ana wnen
| World War did come the troops OF
five countries occupied various sec
lions of 1t. Germans, Austrians and
Bulgarians were in control in the
northern districts where Serbians
now are making attacks, while
| France and Italy held the u IN
| Guiding the area about korltza,
| which now forms the bone OF con-
tention with Greece. Durazzo, chief
Albanian port, was seized by dan
nunzio.
Began Remaking E;urope's Map
"Perhaps history will recognize
Koritza as the scene of the first de-
finite step toward remaking the
man of Europe. For there in De-
cember 1916, was set up a govern
ment. generally referred to as the
R~epublic of Koritza. While most
| of Albania was in Austrian hands
this little republic, under French
military protection, started TO
function as an Albanian republic,
issued paper money, postage stamps
and established a national army
with a fighting strength OF 6Oo.
Before 1914 Albania was the
newest country of the Old world
and it Is peopled by the most an
Gent race of southeast Europe. Ed
ward Gibbon called it "a country
within sight of Italy, which Is less
known than the interior of Amer
lea And more than a century at
ter that characterization, before the
war helped introduce the Balkans
Ito America, a letter addressed AL
bania' was sent from England to
the United States and was returned
from Albany, N. T., with the nota-
ton Not for Albany, try Europe
Few travellers visit Albania and
information about the present day
aspects of the country is meager.'
Some First Hand Impressions
The bulletin then quotes the first
hand impressions of Brig. Gen.
| George +. ScflVen, y. o. A. wiz
was in Albania during the war, and
wrote to the National Geographic
Society as follows:
The towns of southern Albania
are few and. though strange and
picturesque in appearance, are in
reality poor in comfort. OF cities
there are not my. Koritza, with
some 10000 people. is the largest
place. but it is far from being a
city. However. if the towns are
somewhat mean and squalid, they
are interesting to the eye and have
the charm of old-world quaintness.
There are but four worth mention
irg: Arjirokastro, so old, at least in
appearance, that its origin falls
back into the mists Of time; the
pheasant village of Premati, lying in
LA fertile valley along the river