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New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT HERE

The statement of the Mayor to the effect that no one in this city need have been hungry, cold or suffering at this time was accurate and in no way inconsistent with his support of the work of the Salvation Army.
 The statement of a local clergy man at the Christmas service Sunday to the effect that never had he seen such generosity displayed in the city at this season as that shown this year was substantiated by his assertion that he actually had to search for needy persons in order that he might dispose of the funds placed in his hands for charitable purposes wisely. He said that never had such a large amount of money been given him for Christmas aid to the poor and sick as he had received this year.
 Neither the statement of the Mayor nor that of the clergyman need mean that the cases unearthed by Salvation Army were not deserving cases. Neith- CT comment upon the situation in New Britain need take away one iota from the credit due the workers oi the army or that due any other char itably inclined body or persons who makes 1t his or it's business to search for the victims of poverty, cold or ill health. No man, mayor, clergyman or Salvation Army worker is in a posi- ton to say There is no suffering in such a thing. Each is aware of the fact that there may be men or women These must be found and aided even against their wills if the matter is one of the welfare of the sick or old or disabled or if the lives of little chil- dren are jeopardized by that pride.
 There are people hidden away, per haps in novels, too ignorant to know of the hands ready to help them, too ignorant to realize that the city makes 1t its business to care for its needy And there may be those too i'll to communicate with others who would make their wants known.
 Such are the cases sought and found by the church workers of the city, the clergymen, the Salvation Army, the agents of the city depart ment whence comes aid and by other individuals always on the watch to bring aid to the suffering, to brighten lives less fortunate than their own.
 The feeling of gladness that there was material comfort for all in New Britain Christmas day goes joined with the wish that we might know every unfortunate person or family was discovered in time to partake of the generous bounty so eagerly fur nished.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
FACTS AND FANCIES
BY ROBERT QUILLEN--

While there are men under arms, there will be men under foot.
 You cant always trust the diction- arY In the dictionary, romance fol- lows matrimony.
 Most of the New York shows that go on the road present the original cast offs
 Some relatives. love you, some are neutral, and some send your small boy n horn for Christmas.
 Nearly everything has improved in the last four thousand years except methods of taxation.
 Fable; once there was an author who recognized some scenes in the screen version of his book.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
WISE, SMITH & CO.'S
 INVENTORY SALE.

Commencing Wednesday, December 2Sth, Wise, Smith S Co. offer during their big inventory sale, everything in their entire mammoth stocks at cut prices except a few unimportant re stritted articles. Certainly if there is anyone who has waited for price cut ting after the holidays Wise, Smith & Co.'S Inventory Sale will appeal to them. Practically everything in the four buildings now occupied by Wise, Smith x Co. is marked down--Home- furnishings women's wear and dry goods in general, all at the lowest prices of the entire year.
 Coats, suits and dresses as well as furs. All have been drastioally re- duced. Mems and boys clothing,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
CONFERENCE AFFAIRS

Looking back over three days of
 the conference at Washington it is
 possible to note, as from an airplane living above the earth whence the ,ver-changing sight of the land below merges Into one continuous, monoton- ous scene. the one trend presistently there toward postponing the decision
 on the submarine question.
 The news of Sunday was that Japan had rejected the compromise suggest ed by Secretary Hughes; that France
 was not in favor of it and that Great Britain agreed to a one-third cut
 which would apply to the United States as well. The plan was to reduce
 the American and English tonnage from 90, ,000 to 0,00o and leave Japan,
 France and Italy as now situated with 31,5OO, 31,5OO and 21,25O tons re- spectively.
 Monday reports came that France
 
 verbal monkey wrench often thrown into machinery. and Italy comes along insisting on being allowed to stand on
 ! footing equal to that of France. France wants a greater tonnage, and Japan hesitates to agree to any limit, This morning the same tendency toward postponment of the question is seen in the reports. The London press, wondering at the insstence of France on a greater tonnage than possessed
 1t present, fails to see against what
 nation that country wishes to be arm ed, and against what nation, in purely defensive warfare she would be able
 to use the underseas craft.
 With matters in this unsettled con- lition, and remembering the name given to the conference when it was called, namely the "Conference on the
 Limitation of Armament that the aim
 of the gathering may not be lost sight of completely the feeling is that the plan for a reduction of the submarine tonnage of the United States and Great Britain by one-third and the | leaving of the tonnage of Japan, Italy and France as at present would be a happy solution. This only because the total abolition of the submarine seems out of the question at this conference, By this plan there would be some re- duction, even though this country was one of the unselfish ones and there would be, if not a reduction all around
 at least limitation.
 But it is predicted again that the submarine matter will not be settled at this conference. The belief is strengthened by the insistence of the rumor that a later gathering is being talked of, unofficial as such discussion
 is admitted to be- Moreover rumor
 seems to have set a date The popular
 number seven has been selected, and
 the date forsthe future conferenc,
 when the matter of submarines, poison
 easses, air-bombing and the like will
 be taken up in seven years hence, If such plan is adopted the imagination
 may scarcely conceive the new devices and war inventions that will by that time. take their places by the side of those known and tried at the present time,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
MONTHLY MEETINGS.

Prominent speakers, among them being Francis Sissons, vice-president of the Guarantee Trust Co.,, of New York city, will be among the speak CTS at the monthly meetings of the Chamber of Commerce, to be held next year. Mr. Sissons will address the January meeting. Among the other speakers scheduled Is prom inent mercantile official of Boston.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
DEBS LEAVES TONIGHT.

Washington, Dec. 27.-In order to confer with friends here, Eugene V, Debs, the socialist leader whose ten years prison sentence for violation of the espionage act was commuted on Christmas bay. spent another day in Washington before leaving tonight for his home at Terre Haute, Ind.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

housewares, furniture, rugs and gen. eral home outf1ttings, in fact every thing except a few restricted articles has been greatly underpriced for the Inventory Sale which will continue all this week and until further notice.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

Announcement of the engagement of Miss Louise Ida Rittner, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Fred Rittner of 30 Florence street, to Herman Schroedel, Jr., of Division street.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

Bad taste consists in buying costly things that look cheap. Good taste consist in buying cheap things that look expensive.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

In each group of 100 people, there are ? who are interested in interna- tional affairs and 9S who are interested in their neighbors' affairs
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

Our idea of the natural-b born con- servative is a dentist who te11s you 1t is going to hurt q little
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
Member of The Associntcd Pres.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the uso for republication of all news credited to lt or not otherwise ,redit' d fin this paper and also local news ab- Hshpd heToin.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

A scientist says there is little al cohol in everything. In these bootleg days, there is a little of everything in Ialcohol.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

The proverhial Governor of North Carolina to the historical Governor of South Carolina: T have nothing to say"
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

We may be a wicked and cynical people, but the sins of a movie star are visited on the box office
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

Starting a 1915 model on cold morning makes a valuable contribution to profane history
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

When nations cast their bread or the waters, they expect it to come bacl in the form of dough.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

When you smell perfume on q man, vou are safe in asking him how he !s getting along with his tatting.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation

The A. B. C. Is a national organization which furnishes newspapers and aQver tlsers with a strictly honest unnlytis of circulation. our circulation statsiics aro based upon this audit. This insures | roc tection against fraud in newspaper dis trlbutou figures 10 both national and lor cal advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

The only spirit whose hang -oyer' is to be cultivated is the spirit of Christmas.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

The only people who live up to your idea of the way q great man should look and act are people who don't amount to- a darn.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

Why not convert the battleships in- to iitneys2 Most of the Victory Bonds were converted into pleasure cars,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

The only way to get something for nothing is to give yourself away.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

A lot of people think they are taking the matter under adviacment when they simply are killing time
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

Let's see, how was it small towns financed themselves before they be- gan to arrest tourists from the city?
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

If there isn't a hell, what becomes of the man who whi2zes past you and then slows down to let you eat his dust?
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

The only profitable advertising moAium i'm the City, Circulation books and press room always open to advortlsors
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

About the only insect pest peculiar to the winter season is the one who goes out and fails to close the door.
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

Entered at the Post Onlco nt %uw Britain
 as Second Glass Mall Matter,
New Britain herald., 1921-12-27

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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10
CHAPTER TX.
What crusoe and / Found.

When after those poignant moments
In the boat met Dugald Shaw in
commonplace fashion at the table, a
sudden, queer, altogether unpreee-
dented shyness seized me. sat look
ing down at my plate with the
g~aucherie Of a silly child.
During the meal Mr.. Shaw asked
Captain Magnus II he had had good
sport on the other side of the island,
Captain Magnus, as usual, had seemed
10 feel that time consecrated to eat
ing was wasted In conversation. AT
this point-blank question he started con
fusedly, suffered, and finally ex-
planned that though he had taken n rifle
he had carried along pistol cartridges,
so had come home with an empty bag.
At this moment | happened to be
looking ut Cookie, who was setting
down Il dish before Mr.. Tubbs. The
negro started visibly, and rolled his
eyes at Captain Magnus With aston
ishment depicted in every dusky fea-
ture. He said nothing, although wont
to take part In our conversation as II
suited him, but | saw him shake his
great grizzled head in a disturbed and
puzzled fashion as he turned away.
After this a chill settled on the Ia
BILE. You felt a disturbance In the air,
as though wireless currents were
crossing and %recrossing in general con.
fusion.
AS ! passed Cookie ut his dlshpan
after dinner, a sudden thought struck
me.
Cookie" | remarked, you had 9
frightfuly queer look just now wher
Captain Magnus told about having
taken the wrong cartridges. WhaI
was the matterY
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10

Mr.. Tnbbs. | got the story from
Cuthbert Vane, and / must say ! was
unpleasantly struck by the facility
with which my aunt seemed to have
fallen into Mr.. Tubs emDrace-as IL
with the ease of habit. MIR. Tubbs, 1t
appeared, had staggered u little UNI
der his fair burden, which was not to
lie wondered at, for Aunt Jane is Of
mn overlooking style of figure and Mr..
Tubbs more remarkable for brain than
Drawn. Violet, however, remained adj
inirably calm, and exhorted Aunt Jane
10 remember that whatever happened
1t wa all for the best.
"Poor Violet" / commented. ITO
think that, after all, 1t didn't happen y
A slow flush rose to the cheeks Of
the beautiful youth. He was sitting
beside the hammock, where | was sup
posed to be recuperatlng,
1T would have happened, though"
said the Honorable Cuthbert solemn
ly, ''lf 1t hadn't been for old Shaw. |
can't get over it, Vir-Miss Virginia,
that I wasn't on deck myself, you
know. Here's old Dugald been doing
the heroic all his life, and nov he
gets his chance again while I'm sleep
Ing off those bally coconuts. It's hard
on a chap. III wish 1t had been me-"
However dubious his grammar, there
was no mlstaking the look that bright
ened like the dawn In the depths Of
his clear eyes. MY breath went from
me suddenly.
.Oh," / cried excitedly, "lsn't that
yes, l thought 1t was the dinner
gong"
For, as IL In response to my dire
need. the clang of Cookies gong
echoed through the island sllences.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10

to be a way down the cliffs. | re-
solved to visit the sloop again. The
terrible practicahillty of the beautiful
youth made il difficult to indulge In ro-
mantle musings in his presence. And
to me a dereliet brings a keener tang
Of romance than any other relic of
mans multitudinous and futile striv-
ings.
The descent Of the gully proved an
| easy matter, and soon | was % the
| sand beside the derelict. Sand had
heaped up around her hull, and filed
her cockpit level with the rail, and
drifted down the companion, stuffing
the little cabin nearly to the roof.
| Only the bow rose free from the
white smother of sand, Whatever
wounds there were in her buried sides
were hidden. You felt that some wild
caprice of the storm had lifted her
and set her down here, not too rough
ly, then whirled away and left her
to the sand.
Crusoe slipped into the narrow space
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10
Blind Man Is
Good MachiniSf

and with the help of his fingers he
reads quicker than some of the men
who have their sight. He uses every
machine In the shop except the dry
grinder, and expect every day to hear
him demand that. He operates the cy-
lindrical grinder, milling machines, en-
CINE and turret lathes, drill presses,
shapers and planners. His work is a
marvel of neatless, and he Is chain
lightning for speed"
While a student In the state school
for the blind Ensing played guard on
the schools football team.
"There Is no reason why a blind
man with a normal brain can't work
and enjoy himself as well as the man
who can see,' Ensing says. "True,
we miss the great blessing Of sight,
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10
Interesting Researches Made by
the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
CHANGES GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Mountain Masses Found to BE Due
70 the Presence of Lighter Mate
rial in Earth's Crust IN
der Them.

Observation-Disclosures float. Gu
h;c ward for cubic yard. mountains
weigh less, not more, than the val
Jews, The mountains are held up Dy
the lighter material Of the earth's
crust flowing under them. This nus
been proved by researches conducted
by The division of geodesy OF the a
and geodetic survey. under I'M difec-
tion Of Or. william Bowie, chief OF the
division. and his predecessor, Prof'
John F. Hayford. now with NoHth-
western university.
II has been found that the eartns
crust il about sixty miles In thick
ness, and near that depth. probably
below. the material of the earth Is
Welding to forces which act for long
times. -,
The earth's crust floats on this yieio-
ing material. II the earth's
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10
SPANISH BY T4M555A
l ;: ; ::::::= ..

Cookie took his hands out of the wa
ter and wiped Off the suds, casting
about stealthy and mysterious glances
Then he rolled a dubious eye at me.
what was 1t, Cooker" | urged.
WAR am .Cap'n now?"
Down on the beach; he can't posi-
bly, hear you"
You won't say nothin' to git Cookie
in a rumpus?'
Gross my heart to die, Cookie"
"Well, den"-Cookie spoke In O
hoarse whisper-"Cap'n say he forgit
to take his gun cartridges. Miss jimmy
when he come back, ! e him empty
his gun cartridges out'n his belt and
put back his pistol cartridges. SO dere
now I"
turned from Cookie, too surprised to
speak. Why had Captain Magnus
been at pains to invent a lie about SC
trivial a matter? | recalled, too, that
Mr.. Shaw's question had confused him
that he had hesitated and stammered
before answering 1t. Whyi Was he
d bad shot and ashamed of 1t? Had
he preferred to say that he had taken
the wrong ammunition rather than ad.
NIT that he could get no bag? That
must be the explanation, because there
was no other. Certainly no magma.
BILE errand but the one assigned could
have taken the captain to the other
side of the island.
Several days went by. and still the
treasure was unbound. OF course, as
the unexplored space In the cave con.
tracted, so daily the probability grew
stronger that Fortune would shed her
golden smile upon us before night
Nevertheless, II seemed to me that the
optimistic spirits of most were begin.
ming to flag a little. Only Mr.. Shaw.
though banned as a confirmed doubter
and pessimist, now by the exercise OF
will kept the others to their task. As
for Captain Magnus, his restlessness
was manifest. Several times he had
suggested blowing the lid off the island
with dynamite as the shortest method
Of getting at the gold. He was always
vanishing IN solitary excursions in
land.
Mr.. Tubbs remarked, scornfully,
that a man with a nose for money
ought to have smelled out the chest
before this, but II his own nasal pow
ers were Of that character he did not
offer to employ them In the service of
the expedition. Miss Higglesby-
Browne. however, had taken to retir.
ing to the hut for long private sessions
with herself. My aunt r~everentially
explained their purpose. The hiding
place Of the chest being Of course
known to the Universal Wisdom, all
Violet had to do was to put herself
in harmony and the knowledge would
be hers. The difficulty was that you
had first to overcome your Mundane
Consciousness. To accomplish this
Violet was struggling In the hut.
After my meeting with Captain Mag
nus In the forest, Lookout ridge was
barred to me. Crusoe and | must do
our rambling in other directions.
This being so, / %bethought me again
of the wrecked sloop lying under the
cliffs on the north shore of the cove
| remembered that there had seemed
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10

ana none Of us but long for u sight
but I sometimes wonder II the blind
have not a keener sense OF enjoyment
Of the things they can and do enjoy
than have those who can see."
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10
Cite Lords Prayer
in Legal Brief

st. Louisa petition In the
Lords Prayer was quoted In a
brief filed by counsel for nine
bakeries who are attempting to
enjoin the enforcement Of an or
dinance requiring bakeries to be
closed after 8 a. m. on Sundays.
Advocates of this law are
guilty of hypocrisy and fly In
the face of a divine mandate"
said the brief. SIN the Lords
Prayer we find the petition:
Give us this day our daily
bread Bread Is needed on Sun
day as much as on any other
day, wen though legislative
Holy Rollers make that prayer
a mockery and try to prevent
the Lord from acceding to our
request"
The brief also asserts that the
closing ordinance is In conflict
with a state law which permits
the Sunday sale of drugs and
provisions.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10

A. N. Sheldon of Ventura, Cal- .
ffty-two-year-old farmer, is shown
walking across San Francisco bay
on his 4water,ski." Two light wood
en- pontoons are arranged to slide
back and forth In a strong wooden
frame. Sheldon's feet are slipped In
to straps, and by moving his feet he
"walks' on the water.
Golf caddy Sues for Loss Of Eye.
East Orange. N. IA suit for $780,
900 for the loss of his right eye, blinded
by a blow from a golf ball, was
brought by Cornelius Toohey, Jul
~teen-year-old caddy, against FRANKLIN
Webster.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-10
Mountains Float
Like IcebergS

we're cut into blocks by vertical planes,
with the base Of each block at a depth
of sixty miles below sea level, and the
area of the bases of the blocks were
the same and as large as 100 miles
square, these blocks would have the
same mass; that Is, they would weigh
the same.
Weight Is Equal.
By means of the geodetic observa-
lions by the United States coast and
eeodetic survey. the weight of these
blocks have been found to be approx
mately equal. This result had been
suspected for. decades, but Doctors
Bowie and Hayford have proved it.
Geological science will be profound'
Iy, changed by this discovery, for now
we know the mountain masses are due
to the presence of lighter material In
the earth's crust under them, and that
the ocean bottoms are low because
the material under them is denser or
heavier than the average.
Doctor Bowie concludes that there
Is no tendency for the mountain
masses to break down through the
earth's crust. as they are not extra
loads. They are like the portions Of
icebergs projecting out Of the water
which are held up by the ice which
Is below or In the water. The Ice.
berg floats, and SO does the noun.
tain.
Doctor Bowie also holds that, as
| mountain system are In areas which
were once very low In elevation, moun.
tains are caused by a swelling Of the
material In the earth's crust under
them. A lessening Of the density Of
three per cent In a column 60 miles
long will elevate the area about 5000
feet. Such a change In density, due
10 physical or chemical changes, is
within reasonable limits.
Flow Is Below Crust.
/ As the mountains, ~plateaus, valleys
and the ocean areas are In equilibrium
| there must have been a transference
of material from the column of the
earth's crust under al area where sedi-
ments are deposited, back to the area
from which the material was eroded
by water aud wind. Doctor Bowie
believes that the flow of material takes
place just below the crust, that Is
somewhat below 60 miles. The ex-
act depth at which the flow from one
column to another takes place NAV
never be discovered.
Doctor Bowie states that, as ma
terial is eroded from a mountain area.
the new material pushed In at the
bottom will tend to keep the aver
age elevation of the mountain system
approximately constant. When ma
teriai is pushed into the column under
a mountain system to counter-balance
the eroded matter, every particle of
the column Is carried upward into n
colder zone. Under areas of beavv
sedimentation, the material of the
earth's crust is pushed down into hot.
FER regions. A piece of material NAV
thus be raised up or carried down as
much as six miles and, at times. more.
The great changes In temperature ara
probably the cause of the upljft of
a mountain system In an area OF sedl-
mentation, and of the sinking of the
surface where erosion has been great.