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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
MOVE ALWAYS IS WesTWAnp
-%5oW Center o. Population Shifts-Le-
Gated in indiana fer the Last
Thirty Years.

For 30 years the center OF popula.
t.on in the United States has re-
manned within the borders Of the state
Of Indiana.
The census Of 1920 gives Spencer as
the town nearest the center of popula-
ton. The exact point is S.3 miles
southeast of Spencer, in the extreme
southeast corner of Owen county.
According to the 1910 census the
center Of population was in the city
OF Bloomington.
Following are the locations Of pOpu-
lation: centers for the various census
IS, with the distance of westward
movement in each decade:
Neutrality-suspicious. miles east of
Baltimore.
1SO0-Eighteen miles west Of Balti-
more 4O.6 miles.
1S10-Forty miles northwest Of
Washington 1863 miles.
1S20-Sixteeil miles north of Wood
stock. Va; 500 miles.
1S3O-Nineteen miles southwest Of
Mooretield. w. Va. (then a part of
Nirginia) 4O.4 miles.
1S40-Sixteen miles west of ClarKs-
burg, w. Va. (then Virginia. $50
miles.
Observation-Disclosures miles southeast
Of Parkersburg. w. Va. (then Virgin
ia) /; 54.S miles.
1S6O-Twenty miles south OF Chilli
Gothic, o.; SO.6 miles.
ELECTROMAGNETIC miles east Of Gin
cinnati AL miles.
1SSO-Eight miles west Of Cincin-
natl EST miles.
1S9O-Twenty miles west of Colum-
bus, Ind. 1875 miles.
19OO-Six miles southeast Of Column
bus, Ind. LAG miles.
191O-In the city of Bloomington,
Ind. 80 miles.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
EASY TO START "HARD TIMES"
Once the Proper impetus Has
Been Given to lt,

In Paris q portrait painter sat in
his favorite cafe slipping his wine. His
first small bottle finished, he was
about to order more when his eye fell
on a headline in the Figaro. Hard
Times Are Coming" so instead Of or
dering his usual second bottle he
called for his check.
us there anything wrong with the
wine?' asked the landlord.
"The wine is good. but l did not or
der a second bottle because hard
times are coming and we must econ
omize," explained the artist.
lizard times" said the landlord.
'Then my wife must not order the
silk dress we planned. but must take
n of cotton
Hard times" repeated the dress
MAKER when the order was Cancelled.
"This is no time to expand. l must
not make the improvements I had
planned in tie place"
Hard times. eh?" said the builder
VIXEN the d~ressmaker cancelled the
building plans. "Then l cannon have
my wife's portrait painted"
So he wrote to the artist and can
celed his order.
After receiving the letter the artist
went again to his favorite cafe and or
dered a small bottle of wine to soothe
him. On a nearby chair was the pa
per in which he had read of hard
times two days before. He picked it
up to read mor closely and found it
was two years old!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
PRESERVE OLD HOUSE
Plans Made for RssterinS Structure,
Said 70 Dc the oldsst In
the NorthWest.

Plans are being laid by the vancou-
ver Historical society to preserve the
old COvingtOn house at Orchards, six
miles from this little town. The house
Is said to be the Oldest ia the north
western part Of the United States. It
is OF logs and is in q ruinous cOndi-
ton, being used as a sheepfold. The
historical society expects to restore it.
The cabin was built early in the last
century by Richard Covington. an en-
ployee Of the Hudson's Bay company,
when Fort Vancouver was the capital
OF the fur company on the western
side Of the Rocky mountains. 1t was
the first schoolhouse in the North
west. Covington taught the children
OF fur company employees and settlers
there. Mrs. Elizabeth Bird, eighty
five years Of age, still living in Clarke
county. Washington. was married in
it in 1858 by Chaplain John McCarty,
stationed at Fort Vancouver. This
was a short time after T.. s. Grant.
after his return from the Mexican
war. visited the fort.
When Fort Vancouver was owned by
the Hudson's Bay company. the com
pany was ruler of three-foufths of the
North American continent. It's do
miniOn extended from Labrador to the
Pacific and from the Arctic ocean to
the Spanish settlements in California.
1t moved its western headquarters to
Fort Victoria on Vancouver island
during the dispute between England
and the United States over the Oregon
boundary line. 1t surrendered its SOW
ereignty to Canada in 1870.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
WONDERS
OF AMERICA
@. Western Newspaper Union.
THE KING OF THE CLOCK

"A MERlCA'S largest timepiece looks
"A down upon the world from the
giant tower Of Colgate 4 Company's
FACTORY in Jersey City, N. j..
The massive hands are constructed
OF brass, in truss formation and Gov
cred with sheet copper. The minute
hand is 20 feet long and 10 inches
WIDE at the point. 1t weighs $40
pounds. The point moves half a
minute at a jump and travels more
ina half a mile in its - mara.
thons around the dial daily. The dial
Is over 40 feet in diameter and illu-
minated at night-42 electric bulbs
helng used on the minute hand alone.
The numbers on the dial are 50
feet high. The pendulum rod is
eight feet long, weighs IS pounds,
made Of zinc and steel so proportional
as to permit OF accurate compensation
and adjustment to overcome sudden
and decided changes of temperature.
The bob weighs $50 pounds. The
weights which propel the hands weigh
1900 pounds and provide ample power
to Offset all wind resistance.
This master clock is said to be
the most mechanically correct tower
clock eve constructed. 1t runs eight
days without re,sinding. Built at
ThOmaston. Connecticut, and installed
In 1908. it has operated the year round
With all average variation Of less than
o minute Z week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

- FITTING the dollar to do
double duty when it is hard
- enough to persuade it to give
one hundred cents worth of work
may sound like frenzied finance.
But it is the actual accomplishment
Of American workers of the Near
East Relief in the Lcvant, where
living costs are constantly striving
for new attitude records.
Due to high prices Of native pro-
ducts and the difficulties Of import
ing goods into interior stations,
these workers have found it cheap
or and an effective aid to child
training TO manufacture their own
supplies in the o~rphanages scattered
throughout the entire region from
Syria to the Caucasus, in which the
Americans arc caring for approx
mately one huuired and ten thous-
and children.
Not only has this method been
found to furnish superior products,
according to workers who nave
been responsible for these activities,
hut it prepares the children for oc-
equations that will eventually make
them sc!f-supporting, such as print
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

#N So &&
Il p dead easy to and trouble ana
mako excuseA-
Each cat consumes on an average
10 birds . year.
New York city has more than 100.
GOO dubwomen.
1t often happens that 4 good talker
IL a poor thinker.
The art Of pleasing is the art Of
rising In the world.
Nothing is so painful a. some mems
efforts to be funny.
Men who know 1t all are seldom able
to furnish the proof.
Jokes on marriage are funny to those
who are not married.
Yes, Cordelia, advice should be well
shaken before taken.
Honesty cannot be bought or sold
1t Is not marketable.
TO cease being a nuisance is the
wOrthiest Of reforms.
A grain OF %strychnine will embitter
100000 gallons of water.
S~eif-control does more for a man
than government control.
From 1920 to 1910 nearly 2S,OOO,O0O
immigrants came to u.s..
In Iceland the mother is always the
guardian Of her children.
When argument ceases decayed eggs
are depended on by some.
Only 8 busy man can employ his
spare time advantageously.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

Marine turtles lay their eggs on dry
land, and as SOOn as the youngsters
are Matched they make straight for
the sea. Carnegie institute men in the
Dry Tortugas sought to find the infiu-
ence that guided them to the water.
When a sheet of red or yellow paper
was placed between the baby turtle
and the sea, it would turn and go in
another direction; but a blue sheet
drew him toward it no matter where
it was placed. 1t would seem, then.
to be color, rather than instinct or
smell, that attracts the Youngsters to
the water.-Scientific American.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

Tcp-Making the Orpha mage Fnr-
niture. Right-Earnsng His Bread
and Learning a Trade. Lefs
Spinning the Cloth for Her own
Clothes.
ing, carpentering, tailoring, dress
making and a dozen other trades.
The same plan is said by these
workers to have been followed with
considerable success in the admin
istering Of general relief. Because
it was found that the indiscriinin-
ate distributions of money and food
tended to make permanent bcggars
Of those that received this form Of
relief, industrial shops have opened
where employment is given to those
in need. The products of these
shops are either sold or used in
caring for the orphans and adult
refugees.
Though suri1 methods cannot be
adopted in relieving such wide
spread suffering as now exists in
r Armenia and else-ho-e II the Cali-
easus, where far and
accompanying disease arr reported
10 lie Causing the death of thous-
all, they have been found to be
practicable ii regions where the
suffering is no. SO acute or wide
spread and have resulted in the
saving Of a large amount OF money,
which it has been possible to apply
TO ar extension Of necessary relief
activities. ).
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
LARGEST KNOWN FOSSIL BONE
Discovery Made in Northern New
Mexico 10 Interesting for More
Than One Reason.

The largest shoulder blade of any
animal OH record, ancient or modern,
has been discovered in San Juan basin
il northern New Mexico by John b.
Reside, Jr., Of the United States
geological survey. This scapula bone
is part of an immense extinct dinOsauf
estimated to be over one hundred feet
long and markedly larger than any
previously known to have existed.
Charles f. Gilmore of the National
museum in Washington has assembled
the collection Of pieces of this fossil
scapula and has +, und that the total
length Of the bone is more than five
feet, nearly as tall as a man-asThis Is
tive times the leng h of the shoulder
blade OF Il COW of today.
Tie large fossil vas found in the
part OF the earth tlat was deposited
aad formed in the Upper Cretaceous
era, and this indicates to the g%eOlOgist
that the dinosaurs lived at a later
geologic time than they had previously
Supposed. This fact has created more
stir in geological circles than the
size Of the fossil.
Dinosaurs were large reptiles with
hong npcks. little heads and brains,
and long tails. Their bodies look
somewhat like that of an diversified
elephant with hind legs longer than
fore legs. They dominated the earth
In the days when the limestone beds
We're laid. but for some reason dis
appeared from the earth to give place
TO smaller and liyelier animals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

The Crepe Hanger was horn wear
ing Blue Glasses, with a Hammer In
each Hand. He Worries, he Stews.
he Frets, he Complains, he Knocks,
he Gossips and he Views With Alarm,
but the Old Town wags on just the
Same because Nobody takes his Ad-
vice or pays any Attention TO the Old
Nuisance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

I'VE have several famous movie
aass 0afl1tawths u this syoalna,a
whispered the waiter. sWotid yo1i
Ike to have Z seat near their table"
"No," replied the sour-faced patron.
Il came in here to eat, not to star
gaze, and besides IL / were to over
hear them talking about the salaries
they got, I'd be so dissatisfied with
prospects in life l wouldn't feel
that ! could AFFORD to tip you."-
Age-Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
New Works Water Supply.

The Ashokan reservoir. from which
water is brought to New York by q
great aqueduct, lies among the Cats
kill mountains So miles from the city.
The reservoir has a water surface Of
nearly Ii square miles and a capacity
of 1872. OOO, OOO, 600 gallons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
MIRAGE Confused Fighters.

A battle between the British ami the
Turks i'll Mesopotamia. in April, 1917.
had 10 be suspended on recount Of the
confusing effects of desert mirage.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15
First Road LEGISLATION.

The first good roads legislation in
the United States was enacted in Vir-
ginia, by the house Of %burgesses in
1920.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-15

The Cut-Out Pest thinks that Noise
means Power and he likes to Go Roar
ing down the Quiet Streets after Mid
night with the or Cut-Out wide open.
He is also Fond Of Racing the Engine
early Sunday Morning. tuning up the
Old Boat while Everybody Else is
Trying to Sleep.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
Called Their Bluff.

I was sauntering along Pennsyl-
vania avenue the other night about
p. m. AS l reached Eleventh street
I noticed a young woman just ahead
of me. She was not a fiapper, just
a normal girl who evidently worked
for living. Two young fellows
noticed the girl about the same
time that I did. They were ap-
parently two boys on the lookout
for bit of fun. The girl appealed
to them and separating one from the
other they took a position on either
side of the young woman. Evident
ly they anticipated nothing but a
conquest. In this they were to be
disappointed. The girl stopped in
stantly and in a quiet, decided tone
of voice said. IF you boys don't
move on you are liable to have
smashed faces" That was all she
said. but 1t was sufficient-the boys
"vamoosed" and the young lady
sauntered along absolutely unruf-
fled.-JoHN N. QUINN. 307 Elm
avenue, Takoma Park. d. c.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
START NAVY NIGHT
AT NEWARK PLANT

Arrangements have been made by
the Navy Department and the West
inghouse Company whereby the
Newark. n. J.. will set aside one
night a month to be known as
Navy Night. On this night the
navy will be represented by distin-
Euished and well-known officers Of
the navy, such as Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Roosevelt, Admt-
raj Sims. and Admiral Gleaves who
commanded the transport service
during the war. 1t Is also hoped
Admiral Vogelgesang, who Is known
In Brazil as aide to Secretary
Hughes. and Admiral Jones, com.
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic
fleet. will be able to speak.
On Navy Night concert will be
furnished by the Navy Yard Band
or the band Of some ship that may
be In port.
The idea of having prominent
naval officers speak directly to the
people, by means OF radio, is to give
them better idea Of the large
amount of work the navy is called
upon to do In time of peace, as well
as to establish a closer relationship
between the navy and the inland
centers of population. A great
many families throughout the Mid
die West have sons in the navy.
and first-hand information about
the service from the men who di-
rect the navy's activities will be
appreciated by them.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
OPERATES TALL
RADIO STATION

A musical program will be given
between IL a. m. and IL m. and 4.30
and $40 .. m. week days over the
new radiophone broadcasting sta
tion WBAY, which was recently
erected on the Walker Street
Building of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company,
states Scientific American. A pro-
gram will also be given on Tues
day evening from 1870 p. m. to mid
night, to be later announced. Such
a station, which Is intended for
commercial broadcasting. has been
assigned. for the present, by the
United States Department of Com
merce, a wave hBgth OF $50 me-
terra. This does not permit stimuli
taneous operating with the other
broadcasting stations operating on
the same wave length in this area.
As consequence the available
hours have been assigned to the
different stations operating in the
vicinity OF New York by agree
ment. between the stations them
selves and with the approval Of
the Department OF Commerce The
above schedule Of two hours in the
daytime and four and one-half or
Thursday evenings is the tempor-
ary schedule which has been as
signed to WBAY. A. W. Drake,
general commercial manager, in
charge of the station, states that
there have been close to 100 arli-
cants for the use of this station,
and that he has taken steps to ar
range with these applicants for the
programs which they will provide.
While radio advertising has not
as yet been prohibited by laws or
regulations. 1t is considered, in the
public interest. that applicants for
the use Of this station should pro-
vide programs of general inter-
est. Tn til the details Of the sched-
uling Of private programs can be
arranged. WBAY will continue to
furnish miscellaneous musical Sc
lections.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
Man Beats Hasty Retreat as
Clashing Articles
Separate.
Started Day Wrong.

1t happened the other morning in
a street car. A we'll dressed young
man standing in the aisle came to
his corner and in leaning over to
push the stop signal. the button
on his sleeve cuff caught in the
hair net of the woman sitting i'm
mediately in front of him. She
was of the severe middle-aged
Southern type-correctly gloved,
hated. veiled, and obviously all set
for a mornings shopping. The
embarrassment Of the man and the
Indignation OF the woman did not
help in the extricating process
rather worked against 1t, in fact.
Now, as every woman knows, an
argument between a hair-net and
button. especially if it takes
place at the back or side of the
head. Is something at which Satan
himself might deign to laugh and
the traditional tragedy of a collar
button at large Is as nothing COM
pared to IL. In this instance a sit
uation more fiendish could scarcely
be imagined.
IS the parties in the struggle for
freedom became more nervous. so
involved: nor did the well-meant
efforts of those sitting next the
injured one and the lively interest
of the audience help matters to-
ward a happy ending.
Finally the lady herself located
the point of contact and laying
violent hands on both net and but
ton. they suddenly parted company.
the man muttered an apology and
made a dash for the car door; the
audience lost interest and the
Southern lady-well. she did what
she could to regain her lost dig
nity-pulled her hat from where II
was resting over one ear: adjusted
the veil, which Turkish fashion had
dropped down to her nose and
pulled up her gloves; meanwhile
glared around the car to quell with
a glance whatever inc,pient mirth
might be struggling e. expression.
But the day was utterly ruined
A. NJ. c.. tbe Ethelhurst
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
Negro Girl Sent to Jail
For Theft of Clothing

jamie Duckett. alias jamie Hawkins.
colored domestic. accused Of stealing
clothing from her last three places Of
employment. was sent to jail for fotr
months yesterday by Judge Mcmahon
on charges OF petty larceny and held
under $1,000 bond for the grand jury
on a charge of grand larceny.
According to Detective W. F. Burke,
the woman stole about 800 worth Of
clothing from Mrs. Gertrude M!sel, OF
2370 Wisconsin avenue northwest, on
September 8. While employed by Mrs
Thelma Rosenthal. 1104 Eighth street
northwest, and by Mrs. Margaret Ed
monston, 2Sls P street northwest.
Burke claimed, the accused stole
small quantities OF clothing.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
COURT RESTRAINS
SALE FOR TAXES

The sale. of the premises at 3331-33
N street northwest and of property
in Montgomery County, Nd. belong
ing to John J. O'Neill. will not take
place today as scheduled by Galen l..
Tait. collector OF Internal revenue
ard II. Clay Powell. deputy collector.
O'Seill secured restraining order
Yesterday from Justice tsfford in
Equity Court which stops action until
September %. O'Neills property was
ordered sold at public auction because
Of his refusal to pay p tax Of So. .40s.2 .26.
under section 10 OF the prohibition
laws. According to Attorneys New
myer and King. counsel for O'Neill.
the latter has already paid $4,000 in
taxes under protest and Is now being
harassed to nay more.
O'Neill claims that the demand is
unlawful because he neither makes or
sells liquor and has never been con-
victed of either
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
BITTER PROTEST
LODGED AGAINST
DC. BUDGET CUT
Stanton Park Association
Would Curtail Govern
ment Activities First.

Demand of the Budget Bureau for
material reduction In the estimated
requirements to run the District
government last night resulted In
the Stanton Park Citizens Associa-
tioh meeting at Peabody School to
Idopt resolutions urging adequate
provision FOR the public safety. the
public health and education to be
fully provided for. and II necessary
the expense of the government
activitits.
Most Of the meeting was spent dis
,oussing the removal of the Schotts
Alley School to the Fairgrounds OF
the Peabody School. A protest CT
this was proposed but after q heat
ed discussion the substitute resolu-
tion mentioned was approved.
contest will be held at the end
of this month to determine the best
lawn in the neighborhood. Mrs. c.
X. Duvall, sac ID street northeast.
will be in charge.
The association nominated JiHcsrs
as follows: 8. B. Fraot: pr.sident.
Miss NJ. G. Young, vice president; H.
N. Stull, corresponding secretary;
r. b. Beird, financial secretary; g.
Claget. treasurer; H. F. Lcwe and A.
H., Gregory the two delegates to the
federation. with the exception of
Befrd all the nominees are jncum-
bents.
Police Of the Ninth precinct con-
cluded a busy weekend yesterday
morning and as the result of their
activities turned over 500 cash col
lateral and $500 In bonds to the
f:-anc.al clerk at Police Court.
The majority Of the cases were
for traffic law violations. with a
number of intoxicat.on cases.
The patrol wagon at the station
was on the go continually Satur-
day night and its activity was
brought to a stop when 1t figured
in collision while responding TO d
fire.
Mrs. n. F. Rensch. 621 L street
northeast is visiting in Elyria,
Ohio.
Mrs Edaa Tolson. sci l. street
northeast, has returned home from
a trip through Virginia.
Master Richard Nestler. 514 C
street northeast, has recovered from
a case of typhoid fever.
Lieut.. Guy Burlingame of the
Ninth precinct. is on leave Of alb
senca
Mrs. Susie Beaupre, and her son.
Ralph. Of SIT G street northeast
have returned from . two months
trip in Tennessee.
The H Street Northeast Business
Mems Association will hold their
first fall meeting on September 26
at the Northeast Savings Bank.
DR.. D. P. Cash, 1894 H street
northeast, is spending his vacation
at Rockawsy Beach. N. Y.
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
Motorist Flees
After Collision
Police Seek Driver Whose Car
Caused Possibly Fatal
Injury.

Search is being made fer the auto
mobilist who drove away after coll
liding with the car Of Walter c. Bur
CESS. l01S @ stre.t southeast, at
Fourth and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. late Sunday night.
As a result of the acc.d ent. Mss
Dora Hartley. 80 years old, 5l3 A
street southeast, is in 4 c-itica! con-
dition at her home. s"f.er,ng from
an internal injury. Mrs. Eleanor
Burgess was badly Stocked. Roth
were passengers in the car burgess
was driving.
Persons who saw the accident say
that the driver of the col!iding car
turned off his lights and sped away
Fireman John c. Chase. of No. |
Engine Company. Communicated q
passing car and pursued the fugitive
only to lose track of it in heavy
traffic.
Inasmuch as the injury to Miss
Hartley may result f1-l'lT, Acting
Capt. y. Hodges. OF thu Fifth pre-
cinct is enlis ing t." nd of mgtor-
lists all over the city to aid in the
capture of the fugitive
The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
PetlDorth En,anon Club
To Hold Smoker Tonight

The Emanon Club. OF Petworth. will
hold its first smoker OF the season
at the residence Of Earl Dodge. 7os
Quincy street northwest tonight at
8 o'clock.
Plans for the seasons athletic and
social events will be made. The club
will give several dances to finance its
athletic program.
Earl Dodge and Andrew Loeffler
are in charge OF arrangements for the
smoker