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Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
Gibraltar Monkeys Doomed.

Gibraltar.-The small peninsula of Gibraltar is the only part of Europe where wild monkeys live. They were numerous until decimated by an cpl demic early in this century. In 1908 only five females were left A male monkey was brought from North Af rica and within ten years hundreds of monkeys raded the vegetable gar dens, entered houses at all hours of the day, and even interfered with some artillery drills.
 So the governor of Gibraltar ordered the monkeys eXterminated
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
Coal Will Last 5000 Years.

Washington.-Worry over the ex- haustion of coal supplies may be put off for 6,o0o years, according to George H. Gushing, managing dmec- tor, American Wholesale Coal associa- ton.
 We have four trillion tons of coal under our soil,' Cushing declared in an address. Half of this will supply this country and support our export trade for at least 5000 years"
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
Bio Coon Played Bear

Falmouth, O.-Frank Rider and Fra zier Tatton had a coon almost as large as bear, and one day they de. cided to have bear hunt They turned the coon loose at the south border of town and after giving him a half-hour's start, they turned their pack of charging bear dogs on the trail The dogs put the bear" up a tree about two miles up the river. The boys shook him out of the tree and the dogs did the rest.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
S24,OOO Radium Needles
 Found in 2 Day Search

Philadelphia. - Two radium needles valued at SPA, ,OO0 were found today in rubbish at the Medical Arts building here. They had been missing since Wednes- day, when they were inadvert- ently swept fran table in an operating room. The office force joined the buildings pOrters in an all-day search of the base ment before they were found.
 The needles are three-quarters of an inch long and one six teenth of an inch in diameter. They possess slender aperture at one end into which the pre- eious element Is poured.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
Qon Saves Master.

McArthur, O.-While A. B. Tucker man lay sleeping at his home at Rad. cliff the other day, a man evidently intent on robbery, started to strike Tuckerman with an ax handle. Tuck ermans watch dog seized the would be assailant and saved his master from injury. The man later was cap tured and turned over to the sheriff of Vinton county.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14

hang on to the railing of the balcony to keep from slipping off on the rocks below as I made things shipshape for the night. It was good to shut the door against the gale and see Aunt Mary cooking the dinner in our cozy little kitchen. I had to shout to make her hear, the wind was bowling so loudly and with every gust the light house would sway like a boat The harbor was so ice-blocked that not ship had passed for over week, and being so far from shore made me a bit anxious. We ate supper rather
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
Income Tax Four Cents;
 He Pays in InstaIAments

Augusta, Ga.-A taxpayer whose total tax Is 4 cents and who insists on his right to pay in four installments and who bought 1-cent money order for which he paid 8 cents was re- vealed here today. The taxpay- CT, a tall, lanky farmer. who gave his address as Lincoln coun- ty, but whose name was not di- vulged. personally submitted his return to the deputy collector of internal revenue, using the 1-cent money order to pay the first in Stallment.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
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MOTORCYCLES

CHORTLY after the introduction of O the bicycle an attempt was made to propel two-wheeled vehicles by power other than man. w. w. Austin of Winthrop, Mass, in 1868, made the first motorcycle-a crude machine, propelled by steam. Others followed, but it was not until 1895 that the first gasoline cycle, constructed by E. J. Pennington of Cleveland, was pro duced.
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Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
Cuts Down Old Tree.

Morganville, Kan.-A catalpa tree planted by John H. Merten of Nor panville in 1881 was cut down one day recently by him and he obtained 6S good fence posts from 1t. The tres was 2 feet in diameter.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
RoIsheviki confiscate Gold.

Honolulu.-The Boshevik govern ment of Chita has issued a proclama- ton confiscating all gold and silver iE the possession of the inhabitants, ac- cording to special Tokyo cable gram.
Cleveland County herald., 1921-04-14
A LINE O. CHEER By John kendrick Bangs.
BLAM BLESS.

r SHALL not chide the Winter
 blast,
 Nor chilling clouds that overcast The heavens high, nor icy drip That holds me in it's arctic grip, For these forsooth are Winters ways, And Winter must have wintry days, And none hold any call to chide
 The wintertide That it hath not the smiling grace We find on Spring or Summers face, No more than we should blame the clod That he is no Olynpian god, And Spring and Summer to my mind, Are sweeter for the Winters wind So here's to Winter and her snow, And for her winds. why, let 'em blow, And thank our stars that Winters true
 Unto the task it has to do.
 (0pyright9
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Guarding the Mails.

The Post Office Department has ap-
proved the conduct of Private CARL
w. MAYS of the Marine Corps, de
tailed to duty protecting the mails,
who on December II shot and
wounded two college students near
Denmark, South Carolina, because,
in disregard of warnings, they per-
sisted in boarding mail cars on which
MAYS was serving.
THE New York HERALD cannot see
how the Department could reach any
other decision with regard to Private
MAYS if it is intended to make the
Marine guard on mail trains and mail
trucks effective. The Marines cannot
distinguish between mere trespassers
and dangerous criminals. Defiance
of the guards on duty is an invita-
tion to them to shoot. Defense of the
property intrusted to the care of the
Marines is their first obligation.
That skylarking young men should
so comport themselves as to feel Ma
rines' bullets is regrettable, but it
may have one good effect, at least, in
teaching people generally that the
Marines mean business.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

can look at life through the same
knothole. In sports they both detest
a one sided contest and would rather
lose at play than win by default. In
business both are guided by the same
principles of equality and fairness,
never forgetting that somebody else's
neglect is their opportunity. With
neither of them is woman gilded
goddess in public society and a chat
tel in the homo. They respond to
the same moral influences, they think
identically with regard to education,
they share equal honors as bores at
after dinner speechmaking.
Englishmen and Americans ap-
plaud the same style of heroism in
war and in peace, they are born in
the same traditional beliefs as to
civilization, and they die with COM
mon hope concerning the future.
Lord RIDDELL says Americans are
courteous to foreign visitors. This
unquestionably came to his notice, as
a similar impression comes to an
in London. because at home
and Americans are not
given to an exuberance of courtesy
among themselves.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Men Who Remember.
A Doughboy Of 1918 Who Recalled a
Johnny Reb OF 1861.

To THE New YORK HERALD: My best
Christmas gift was a autographed card
of snow scene with these words writ
ten in small, neat hand. From one
of the doughboys who appreciated your
kindness in August. 1918"
The name conveyed no hint of who
the sender was, but ~ August, 1918,
forty or fifty lads about to go overseas
came over every Saturday and Sunday
from the camps around Mineola for a
swim in the sea from our little bunga-
low here. We got the idea Of asking
the boys to have a dip because the only
bathing house was charging them 81
and native Long Island sons 25 cents
for the privilege.
When told my mother of the dough-
boys card she recalled that for many
years after the war she received each
Christmas a box Of oranges from Flor
ida. The sender was a wounded Con-
federate soldier who received from her,
a visiting nurse at Bellevue. the Same
treatment as did the Union men on
nearby cots.
In these days of commercialism, when
values OF Christmas gifts are all too
carefully appraised, feel that these
two Incidents deserve more than passing
notice. T.. d.
POINT LOOKOUT, December "a.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

moving pictures OF NORMAN McCLrN-
Took and WILLIAM l.. FINLEY for
whose entrance into this field Mr..
SHIRAs was largely responsible.
Describing one of his night hunt
ing expeditions in boat rowed
noiselessly toward deer which was
as intently watching 1t as the hunter
watched the animals blue, translu-
cent eyes, Mr.. SHIRAs says:
Fifteen yards and the tension is
becoming great. Suddenly there Is
a click, and a white wave of light
breaks out from the bow of the boat
deer. hills. trees. everything stands
out for moment in the white glare
Of MONDAY A dull report, and then
a veil of inlSy darkness descends.
Just twenty fifth of second has
elapsed. but it has been long enough
to trace the deer on the camera"
No wonder that Mr.. SHIRAs, who
has sought game with both gun and
nashlight, says that the true sports
man should find greater satisfaction
and more permanent happiness in
night hunting with the camera than
in killing harmless and inoffensive
animals.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
No Broken Sword.

1t is gratifying to learn from
Washington that the new silver dol
lar, about to be minted in commemo-
ration of the Conference on Limita-
tion of Armament, will not have upon
it the design Of a broken sword.
The protest made by THE NEW
YORK HERALD last Wednesday against
the use on an American coin of some
thing generally accepted as the SYM
Dol of defeat, disgrace or abjuration
may have called the attention of the
responsible authorities to grave
error. If such was the case THE New
York HERALD is glad to have pre-
vented the issue of a coin which
would have misled foreigners as to
the attitude of this peace loving but
not pacifistic nation.
Congratulations are due to those
in Washington who were quick to
acknowledge that it would be a mis-
take to represent the sword of the
United States as broken.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
A Walk on Christmas Morning.

Before high sun-peer let us go
Across the unfiawed sweep of snow!
The distant line OF frs will seem
Like Druid warders in a dream
Guarding some white domain wherein
There is no memory of sin.
With us. in silvern fall and swell
The soul of music from bell
win float, ethereal and pure.
The crystal sky will lift and lure
Our spirits upward ceaselessly.
A delicate low harmony
The hidden rll will breathe, and while
No bird note will our ears beguile,
\ murmurous bough-whispering
Will sound a presage of the spring
A oriftcd dip, q turn, and 10,
Upon a virgin slope Of snow
A holly tree. full foliaged. set
In green and scarlet silhouette
\ holly tree whose fadeless cheer
Symbols the Yuletide Of the year
Berry and leaf-perennial sign
OF holy love---will we entwine;
Gerry and leaf. ah. joyous glow
Back win we bear across the snow;
And IL upon some old oak tree
The mistletoe we chance TO see
A spray we'll pluck that mirth may rule
And cap the ancient rites of Yule!
CLINTON ScoLLARp.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
where shall be extended to the threat

where shall be extended to the threat
ened area.
Blister rust is spread through cur
rant and gooseberry bushes, wild or
cultivated. These carriers are found
in all our forests. Cultivated black
currants are particularly hospitable
to the scourge. Their destruction is
the only known means to check the
spread of the pest.
Much of the timber threatened on
the Pacific is in the national forests.
The area endangered contains more
than $1,000, 100000 feet of lumber,
having market value of more than
$22S, 100000. The territory already
infested is in the region of Sumas
City and Mount Vernon and is COM
paratively small.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Lord Riddell Looks Us Through.

Coming here to observe proceedings
ht the armament conference and to
act as press representative of the
British delegation, Lord RIDDELL,
London publisher, did not neglect to
take unofficial notes on the Ameri-
can people. When he divulged the
results of his observations Of Ameri-
can habits and manners the news
paper correspondents were as will
ing to print what he said as they
would have been IL he had been dis
closing important news of the con-
ference. He was asked in what way
average Americans differed most con-
spicuously from average Englishmen.
lie replied:
They don't. The Englishman and
the American are surprisingly alike
Lord RIDDEfL was correct. Eng
iishmen do not wear rubbers; Ameri-
cans do. In the English vocabulary
braces denote the article OF utility
known in America as suspenders,
while suspenders denote to the Eng
jishman what answers in America to
The name garters. Englishmen drink
tea on the slightest provocation;
Americans imbibe ice cream sodas
with equal enthusiasm.
An Englishman insists on paying
his own fare on the underground,
oven IL it's only penny; he handles
his fork and spoon with the left hand
exclusively when eating; driving his
automobile. he keeps to the left; he
wears his collar and tie in the bar
ber's chair; he insists on plural
verb after a collective noun, and no
exceptions allowed; he spells alumni
mum with the aid of an before the
nnal "um" and puts the accent on
the min
In more basic affairs the average
Englishman and the average Ameri-
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Ghosts.

My mind IL filled with wlstfu ghosts
that hide
Behind the fabric of each passing
thought
Ghosts OF the songs that long dead
poets wrought.
Ghosts of great loves, that time and
space defed.
And ghosts of deeds that won coun-
trys pride.
Ghosts of sweet music. tlnklng faint
and clear
The sentient harmonies Of yesteryear,
And ghosts Of high beliefs that famed
and died
They hunger to come back to life again,
1f only in one single lovely line
OF vagrant song IL any words OF miro
Should glow with vision, delicate and
plain,
1t 10 the urge Of these frail wraiths
that yearn
vor one brief breath Of beauty to re-
CHARLOTTE DECKER,
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
School History.
The Author of the Pending Charges
Explains His Motive.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In an
article in reference to school histories
! was quite concerned to read that one
of the publishers is quoted as saying:
Historians are not going to write books
to please certain political party or
religious denomination.
As author of the charges which the
Board of Education committee is now
considering ] must take emphatic ex-
eeption to such a statement.
l began my investigation of school
histories after an address by Major
George Haven Putnam in Erasmus High
School last October. in which he urged
that American school histories should
be rewritten with a different point Of
view since the world war. In my in
vestigation found tnat number or
cur school history text books had been
revised to an astounding degree. Many
OF the glorious facts OF American his
tory had been emasculated or modified
in such way as to deprive the coming
generations of American boys and girls
of some of their most precious patriotic
heritages. / submitted official charges
to the Board Of Education.
In doing so i was actuated by no
Political or religious sentiment whatso-
ever. AS an American school principal
in charge Of a school in which 5000
boys Of diverse nationalities are being
trained to become Americans l decid-
eoly object to our history being rewrit-
ten in favor cf any foreign friendship.
JOSEPH T. GRIFFIN,
Principal Public School ia.
NEW YORK, December "a.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Blister Rust on the Pacific Coast.

Blister rust, scourge OF the white
pine, which was unknown in this
country until twenty years ago and
which was confined TO the eastern
United States and the eastern prov
lnccs of Canada until it spread to
Minnesota and Wisconsin few years
ago, has now developed in British
Columbia and the northeastern part
of Washington state.
The region in which it has most
recently appeared is of great impor-
tance in the timber industry. There
is to be a public hearing in Wash
ington before the Federal Horticul-
tural Board Of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture on January
% to determine whether the Federal
quarantine against the blight else
The New York herald., 1921-12-25

The poet MAsEFIELD said that trav>
elers, with few exceptions, had never
seen anything wonderful. The excep-
tions were HERoDoTUs, MARCO Polo
and the Three Wise Men. What He
BoDoTUs and Polo saw is ashes be-
meath the fire of history, but what
the Three Wise Men saw is newer
to-day in the hearts of mankind than
ever it has been since the star led
to Bethlehem in Judea.
That which to-day stands for is so
wonderful, SC universal in Christen-
dom, that it is difficult to realize that
Christmas is not as old as the relig-
ion it breathes. One of the marvel
Gus things about this shining mani
festation of the spirit which the Magi
felt is that it was three centuries
coming into the world. 1t is marvel
Gus too that the festival should have
been built on the ruins of pagan
things. The Roman saturnalia is
something very distant and dead;
the merrymakiug of to-day is what
killed it Nnd took it's place. The bar
barrie Yu feast of the German tribes
mon is IN antiquity; but the fule
log burn.) on Christian hearths this
morning. Wodin is forever in Val
halla, but his successor, the saint
with the white beard, comes down
the chimney still.
SO the spirit has progressed
through the centuries, destroying
evil to replace it with good. Under
the influence of the Cross men have
done mighty deeds of piety and valor,
but in memory of the Manger they
have particularly done acts Of love
and kindness. Only the recording
Christmas has accomplished some
thing in which laws and logic, power
and gold, have failed. No scientist
can tell you why whole continents
glow over the celebration OF an event
of nearly twenty centuries ago; it is
wiser to seek the answer in child's
illumined face.
And Christmas is no longer the
sole property of the individual. Its
essence is gradually permeating the
governments. The soul of the Wash
ington conference is the soul Of
Christmas. The soul Of the Ameri-
can gift of millions of bushels of
grain to the starving Russians is the
soul of Christmas. Little by little
the governments come closer to the
tree where burn the candles of hu-
manity's desire. There hang gifts
for all if they will but reach out and
take them in the spirit that satu-
rates the Christian world to-day.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Americas Unbroken Sword Typiies
Spiritual Power.

To THE New York HERALD: ! note
your splendid editorial article The
Broken sword" II must meet re-
sponse in the hearts OF Americans.
We are a mighty nation. Our sword
has never been trailed in the dust. much
less been broken. which implies defeat
and dishonor. The sword typihes spir-
itual power for which our nation stands.
The design is not in keeping with the
early ideals upon which our nation and
its Constitution were founded. much less
does it truly represent the people.
NEW YORK. December "a. II. s. ID.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
Christmas Good Cheer.
This Holiday Season Has Seen a
Notable Display Of Generosity.

To THE New York HERALD: The
splendid work OF the newspapers in
stimulating the spirit Of Christmas Civ
ing and good fellowship will make the
Christmas of 1891 long remembered In
the hearts OF the sick, poor and friend
less. This society has been made the
agent for many OF those who are maxi
ing others happy at this season, and for
this We wish to make grateful aclnowl-
edgment through your columns.
Never In its ninety years ministra-
lions has the Episcopal City Mission
Society been able to do so much at
Christmas as this year. It's chaplains
and workers have been able to give
candy. oranges. small gifts, toys and
Christmas cards TO the Inmates OF
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
The Olympic Theater.
Famous Actors and Plays Long Pop.
ular Were Seen There.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In an
swer to Olympus" would inform him,
that the Olympic Theater was situated
at e24 Broadway between Houston and
Bleecker streets and was owned by
James Meinell. Frenchman living at
Oyster Bay. Long Island
Beginning November IS, 1856, Laura
Keene, an English actress, greatly ad-
mired. was the first lessee, and durin;
her tenancy she produced number OF
notable plays among them being "Our
American Cousin" "A Midsummer
Nights Dream" "The Heart of Midlo-
THAN" and The Colleen Bawn," which
met with great success. The elder So
thern appeared there as Lord Dpadreary
and the elder Holland c. w. Couldock
and Joseph jefferson, then comparatively
unknown. were seen there.
In 1863 Laura Keene vacated the the
alter. which was acquired by Mrs. John
Wood. Next it was known as the Olym-
pic Theater. John Duff, son-in-law of
Augustin DAILY, subsequently assumed
control and produced Under the Gas
light" Charles r. Parsloe being in the
cast. The railroad scene was notably
realistic. George Jordan in THE Sea
of Ice" and "a Maiden's Prayer" met
with great success.
In 1866 and 1868 George l.. Fox ap-
peared in "Humpty Dumpty," which had
the phenomenal run OF 943 perform
ances Mrs. Annie Yeamans of Harri-
gan and Hart fame was in the cast.
This is but a brief history of a one
time beautiful temple of amusement and
the many popular actors who appeared
there. WILLIAM HARRISON RODGERS.
OAKLAND. n. j., December "a.
The New York herald., 1921-12-25
General Diaz Welcomed Home.

To his countrymen General Ar
MANDo DIAz is a hero of peace as
we'll as of war. Upon his return to
Italy from his attendance ON the
armament conference and his peace
full conquest of the American heart
he was received at Naples with
popular acclaim as great as when he
rode through the same streets as vic
tor of the Piave and vanquisher of
the Austrian armies.
General DIAz carried home with
him very convincing evidence of the
price of his conquest. The cordiality
of the great American handshake,
causing a lasting bruise, had left
its mark upon him. Otherwise in
his triumph he had escaped un-
scathed. He had lived through
rounds of public and private dinners
from Boston to the Pacific coast,
through military salutes and deafen-
ing rolls of applause, through hun
dreds of addresses Of enthusiastic
welcome and responses equally heart
felt. He took back as material tro-
phies college and university honors,
certificates of adoption into the
towns of our finest and oldest citi-
zens, jeweled swords and golden keys
of our cities. With these too went
the high regard and deep respect of 4
people who had delighted to honor
him as a distinguished guest.
America found in General DIAz an
able and modest commander, mill
tary man who could rank high in
land which has produced famous SOL
diers. He reflected in himself his ideal
of his troops, soldiers such as are the
Italian people. children with deeply
generous hearts and feelings" To a
man moved by such sentiments the
task of inspiring nation to redeem
the disaster OF Caporetto was well in
trusted. He had the faith which
would not waver, the confidence
which knew nothing of defeat. Cap
oretto was forgotten in the victory OF
Veneto Venezia. Field Marshal Bo-
REovrcHs veterans found an impass.
able barrier in General DTAz's rejuve-
mated army. The Austrians' vaunted
strength crumbled in the plains OF
Venetia and the valley of the Piave.
DIAz struck the hard blow that
opened the way for the final armis-
tice and made the Allies and Amer
lea victors in the world war.
America saw too the other side
of General DIAz and in him found
man whom Italy needs in her days
of peace. He seeks closer union
of the two nations through more
thorough mutual understanding. He
asks that America come to see Italy,
not only the reminders of the an
cient glories of Rome, the palaces Of
the Renaissance and the stores of
priceless art treasures but the reviv-
ing industries OF the nation, the pro
gressive spirit of the people, the
sturdiness OF faithful and loyal
peasantry.
Italy understands herself when she
pays tribute to General DIAz as a
hero of peace as we'll as Of war.