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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
TREASURE HIDDEN IN RUSSIA
Fortunes in Gold and Jewels Success
fully Concealed From Soviet
Officials.

Treasures of gold and jewels are
still hidden In Russia, secure from
soviet acquisitions and robberies, their
estimated value mounting into the
hundreds of millions of gold rubles.
Russian families, especially in Jewel
collections, were far more wealthy
than families of corresponding means
IN other countries, and ii is certain
that neither the soviet nor refugees
have taken all these gems for sale
abroad. On several occasions, fami-
lies have told the correspondent how
they outwitted the soviet agents. In
one family, diamond and pearl neck
laces were broken up and the parts
hidden, at dead of night, in bed posts,
in the tubing of electric light conduits,
In garbage pals and even In paper
weights lying exposed on u table.
When soviet agents came to make in
spections they tapped the walls, tore
up the floors and dug in the gardens,
but found nothing. With free trade,
many Of these hidden treasures are
coming out, to be sold In the market,
to tide the owners through the win
ter.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
HAVE NOT tanned" LIGHTNING
Expression is Common Since Frank
Inns Famous Experiment, but
II is Not Accurate.

When we wish to speak figuratively
Of our achievements in electricity we
are accustomed TO boast that we have
tanned the lightning" or something Of
the kind. But in reality we have done
no such thing. Lightning is we'll
known natural electrical phenomenon;
but the electricity that we use is
drawn from another source-it was
tame" TO start with. To catch a
lightning discharge and reduce its
voltage so that it may be utilized is
a different matter. 1t may be sug-
gested that the result might not be
worth the trouble.
Ever since Franklin's famous kite
was sent upon its flight certain OPP
timistic individuals have thought
that this pretty experiment was the
key to untold power and wealth. The
tuMaf caused by severe thunder
storm has evidently led thell to be-
lieve that vast quantities of electricity
are tumbling about In the upper air,
and TO render these available to man
needs only some method of tapping
the invisible reservoir. Now it has
been said that the quantity of electric
ity taking part in a flash of light
ming could be collected on a thimble
but the handling and restraining of
this thimbleful of electricity present
problem which few electrical engi-
neers would care TO undertake. 1t is a
great achievement to use the water at
Niagara to drive a dynamo; but most
of US would hesitate at the thought OF
employing stream of rifle bullets for
the same purpose.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
BLIND TO GREAT INVENTION
French Emperor Missed Opportunity
When He Turned Down" Eriesson's
Offer to Build Monitors.

March 8, 1902; August, 1921. These
dates comprise the history of ironclad
monitors, the first Of which. invented
by John Ericsson, met and defeated
the Merrimac at Hampton Roads on
the date first named. The last Of the
British monitors, after seeing minor
service In, the World war, was con-
signed to the scrap heap by the ad-
miralty last August.
The history of the monitors goes
back to the days Of Napoleon III, when
Great Britain was In ferment, appre-
bending invasion from across the
channel. Ericsson, a Swedish engi-
neer. urged the French emperor In
1854 to build. according to his design,
armored vessels of low freehcard, with
big guns In revolving shot-proof
cupolas, placed centrally on the decks.
Such a type Of armor-clad ship, he de-
clared. would revolutionize naval war
fare. The idea was not carried out,
and Great Britain's wooden ships
never had to face the ordeal of the
Merrimac.
But Ericsson prevailed on the Union
leaders Of the American Civil war
to give his idea a trial. In 100 days
his ship was built, armed and
equipped, and 1t soon fulfilled the in
ventor's hope that 1t would serve as
q monitor" or lesson. to the Confed-
eracy.
Even before this. however, the Brit
ish admiralty had taken up the idea
and had built a vessel Of a similar
type. At the time Of the armistice
the British navy had 81 Of them.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

President Harding's endorsement
Of Senator Frelinhuysen, Of New Jer-
sey, in his candidacy for renomina-
ton, after the President had an
nounced that he would take no part
in the primary contest, will surprise
no one who has followed the shift
ings and turnings and about facings
of the Executive on many of the
questions with which he has had to
deal.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

After coming into control Of Con-
gress-both Senate and House-on
March 4, 1919, the Republicans per-
mitted two years to pass without any
attempt to revise the tariff. Since
coming into control in all branches
Of the Government on March 4, 1921,
they have taken more than year to
frame a tariff bill. II is therefore
amusing to hear Republican leaders
charge that their Democratic col
leagues are delaying consideration
of the pending bill, after only few
weeks debate.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
Black Hawk in Boston.

For some years Black Hawk lived
quietly on small reservation near
Des Moines. In 1887 the peace-loving
keokuk took HIM with a party Of Sank
and Fox chiefs again to Washington,
and on this trip he made a visit to
Boston. The officials of the city re-
ceived the august warrior and his COM
panions In Faneuil hall, and the gov
ernor of the commonwealth paid them
similar honor at the statehouse.
Some war-dances were performed on
the Common for the amusement of the
populace, and afterward the party
was taken to see performance by
Edwin Forrest at the fremont thea
ter. Here all went well, except that
at an exciting point In the play the
Indians Ourst into a warwhoop, to
the considerable CONSERVATION Of the
women apd children present.-Frederic
Austin 0gg.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
LAST FATALITY IN DISPUTE
When Determined, Monument VIII BE
Erected on Spot Where unfertu-
nate Soldier Died.

When was the last man killed In
the war; This Is the latest question
asked by the French literary journal,
Renaissance. II promises to be taken
up seriously by the allied nations. each
Of which has hitherto considered that
the honor belonged to IT. The British
declare that . few minutes before
eleven O'Clock on the morning Of the
armistice . colonel Of machine gunners
In the British army received q stray
bullet. but II is doubtful whether this
bullet came from German sniper or
from q party Of moppeB up. At any
rate. the British case Is considered
outclassed. Veterans associations In
allied countries are being asked 10
send In corroborated details Of inch
dents likely to aid In solving the prob
lem, which the Renaissance assures Its
readers II just as important as Is the
ident;ty of she firsf man Lll:ed In ths
wnr. the later honor. 81 course W
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
starlines Renew War.

Following the frost line down from
Canada and the Maine mountains, the
starlings are beginning to return and
droves Of them may be seen flying
about the suburbs. says the New York
Sun. From their posts In the trees
and along the telephone wires they
whistle to their fellows and huri de-
nance 10 the English sparrow.
The starlings, introduced into this
country several years ago from north
en Europe, have proven popular
birds. They are industrious bug
catchers and are said TO be the only
bird that win pick fight with the
sparrow. The latter, learning through
htfer. experience, give their dark
sshossd sissAs Wide berth.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
That Fellow Feeling.

"You admit you were speedingr
Eyes. your honor"
"A frank confession goes long
way In this court. What excuse have
you to offer for exceeding the speed
limitf"
"a man In a little old rattletrap
fiivver drove up behind me and
bawled TO me to get out Of the way
and let somebody use the street who
could get more out Of one cylinder
than ! could get out Of SIX"
"Umph do little motoring my
self I'll let you on with the minimum
fine this time."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

longing to the French soldier who
crossed the German frontier without
knowing war had been declared and
was shot during an alteration with
German customs agent and a squad
Of German infantry. Once the iden-
tity Of the last man killed In the war
Is established, monument will be
raised to commemorate the fatality
and the soldier who lost his life at
the moment of victory.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

Entered according to law at the
Postoffice, Hartford, KY, as mail
matter of the second class.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24
Telephones
TRIBUTE TO TEACHERS

w
Fordney millionaire Republican
Chairman of the Ways and Means
CommiNee, made his ill-mannered
attack upon former President Will
son, he included a contemptuous
slur upon the school teachers of
America in general.
No better reply has been made to
the Fordney doggerel and diatribe
than the remarks of Representative
Lowrey (Dem., Miss.,), who protest
ed against ridiculing school teachers
on the floor of the American Congress
and paid high tribute to the "conse-
Grated service" rendered by the
country school teachers of America.
MIR. Lowrey said:
81 wanted especially to express re-
greet that the usually genial gentle
man from Michigan (Mr. Fordney)
in the exercise of his customary ar
dor for the abuse of Woodrow Will
son should have INDUCED in a vici-
Gus attack upon members of the
honorable profession from which Mr..
Wilson came. He asserts that "a
school teacher is not much man out
side of his profession" and regales
Us with the riba,d doggerel;
'Good-by scholars, good-by school,
Good-by teacher, you darned old
fool
at is to be lamented that a man
who gives himself TO business and
makes money or who gains political
honors sometimes becomes SO en-
crossed in these things as TO speak
scornfully of the men and women as
a class who give their lives to the
work of building character and pro-
noting culture in the world. The
teachers Of this country are dedicat-
ing their lives 10 making the men
and women who must make every
thing else that is worth while. Why
then, tell me, should they be ridi-
culed on the floor of the American
Congress?
"If teacher is not much man,
then certainly we must have some
very shoddy men disgraeing the
floor OF this House; some OF them,
strange to say, members of the party |
which the gentleman from Michigan |
champions. Fess, OF Ohio; Fair
child, of Indiana; Andrews, of Ne
braska; Brooks, of Illinois; Temple.
OF Pennsylvania; Towner, of Iowa, |
and others, all former educators,
and most OF them former college
professors or presidents. Likewise,
there are a few. of the despised
minority, such as Aswell, of Louisi-
ana; Oliver. OF Alabama, and Till
man OF Arkansas. Does the gentle
man from Michigan consider that be-
cause they come from the teaching
profession, forsooth, these men are
'darned old fools?'
Again, the biographies OF the Pres
dents Of the United States show that
woodrow Wilson was not the only
teacher among them. ! think the
gentleman will find, II he will in
'orm himself. that II is the rule
'sther than the exception for Presi-
Ie,its to be -pedagogues. Some
hing like three-fourths Of the men
Who have been raised TO that high
osition once taught school. And
elleve that similar proportion of
LENDERS OF Congress and of the SUI
RENE Court have likewise been
,achers at some time in their lives.
'But above all. are the counfU
'sehafs, WHO have ever bssnl thei
,ross and the martyrs Of oar sdn-
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ADVERTISING RATES

Local Advertising, loo per line for
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Rates for Display Advertising made
known on application.
All political advertising, cash in adj
vance,
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

cational work. and before whose con-
secrated service the college president
and the high political official should
alike stand with uncovered head
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-05-24

Cards OF Thanks. Resolutions OF
Respect, Obituaries and Obituary
Poetry, 1 cent per word. Headlines
and signatures cents each.
Notices OF Church Services Free
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-29
Machine Devised to Test Gravel for
Road Building

To aid the Bureau Of Public Roads.
United States Department OF Agri-
culture. in giving particular attention
to the use Of local material for road
construction wherever possible, a
simple portable apparatus has been
devised for testing graveY to determ-
inc its suitability for concrete. Tho
device consists OF two steel balls ar
ranged SO that a piece Of gravel can
be placed on top Of one of the balls
and the other ball allowed TO
fall from different heights and
strike the gravel. The height of fall
required to break the gravel is an in
dication OF its suitability to with
stand the blows Of traffic. a,
Heretofore there has been no satis-
factory test of gravel as there has
been for stone, with the result that in
some instances more costly material
las been used when a suitable gray
Ell was available close at hand.
Along this line the bureau 10 con-
Quoting wear tests on concrete made
Of many different materials to de-
termine just how far it is safe to 20
when the quality Of material il
doubtful .------------- -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-29
RICHMOND

The Enterprise Grange will not put
on their play at Richmond Corner
this week but will announce a date
later.
The dance at Enterprise Grange
hall Monday evening was we'll at
tended. there being nearly 20 couple
present.
Mrs. Stanley +. Mari returned to
Waterville Tuesday after passing tho
week with her sister, Mrs. Frank T..
Preble.
Ernest H. Stewart has purchased
the local coal bushes Of E. d. Bull
lock. Mr.. Bullock has been in the
coal business for the past eight years.
Walter W. Densmore has returned
from Florida where he has been pass-
ing the winter.
At the annual caucus of the Re
publican town voters held Saturday
afternoon at the town office the fol-
lowing delegates to the State conven-
ton at Bangor were elected: William
+. Durham. Anna w. Durham,
George A. Hawkes. Annie l.. Hawkes.,
Henry G. Reed. Philena p. Reed.
District convention delegates: J. q.
Peabody. Margaret b. Peabody; Seth
NJ. Watson and Ida NJ. Watson, c. e.
Hewitt and George Yeaton.
A calico ball will he held in the an
mex OF Richmond hotel Wednesday
evening. Music By Pomroy's orches-
ira.
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ate and was opposed actively by
President Harding
The assertions of Senator Hitch
cock regarding the Presidents atti-
tude were denied by Senator Kellogg.
Republican. Minnesota. who said Mr..
Harding had been anxious for an in
tornational meeting of minds, al
though he might have withheld ap-
prov&l from some of the specific pro-
posa!s iii that direction considered in
Congress. The discussion finally re-
solved itself into a League of Nations
argument in which Senator Williams.
Democrat. Mississippi. predicted that
the league would remain political
issue until the United States had be-
come member OF il.
Making his only observation dur
ing the debate. Senator Borah. au-
thor of tie conference resolution,
asked how it could remain n political
issue with one party going in the
front door and the other in the back
door
In tic course Of his address Sena-
tpi hoCSt repllcu III uetdll W Charges
recently made by Senator Reed,
Democrat. Missouri. that the treaty
would not in fact establish a five
fire-three naval ratio between the
nited States. Great Britain and
Japan. Such a conclusion MIR. Lodge
debated. vas based entirely on mis-
information. Senator Reed. the only
senator who has made general at
tack on the naval treaty. is absent
from Washington and is not expect
Cd to return in time for tomorrow s
ratification vote.
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cate with Nome. ALASKA, and Nom will
relay to the powerful station at St
Paul on the Behrng sea. st. Paul will
send the messages directly to Washing
ton.
Amundscn said he would take 10
men with him when lie sets out for
Nome TO drift to Spit=bergcn. with
food sufficient for seven years Be
cause of the ice and dangerous cur
rents in the north Polar basin the OK
plorer believes the only Investigation
possible there will be from tic air.
Besides Omdcl. Amundscn viii take
with him another pilot, odd Dahl also
a Norwegian. who will have charge Of
the Avro and who now is proceeding
to Seattle by way Of the Panama canal.
Captain Oscar Whisting will COM
mand the Maude and Golonkin will be
chief engineer. DR.. II. L. SvcrGrup
will be the scientist attached 10 the
expedition. The rest OF the personnel
will be Scameu.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-29
CLINTON

oohn Davis, whose Woodworking
pant was recently destroyed by fire
was In Hartland Monday insnectine
some machinery which il for sale
Mrs. William Lawler and son Jobn
were visitors in Waterville veetor1
day. '''e See'eF-
Mrs. Evelyn McNelly of Baker
street is in Skowhegan, where She
was called by the death of her aunt
Mrs. Joshua Williams.
MIS-. Charles H. Newcomb returned
from Dexter Tuesday afternoon
linton Grange was represented at
.'ie last kennebec Pomona at Ben
ION tuesday by the following MEM
uers' W. +. Knight, master. Fred
I1atch' Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marcia
tienry Roundy. Miss Nellie Roundv
AUSTIN Hersey, Mrs. Belle Merrill,
ocncca Jones' an cmploye at Whit
man refrigerator factory, was in
Juled tuesday afternoon. He stood
On poX to reach the shafting and
,ost ms balance. In striving to save
himself from falling. he threw ont
HIS arm, which hit with great force
against the iron guard of a nearby
,i!"ciiihe' resulting in a bad cash in
Ills wrist and forearm. He walked
10 the Office of DR.. G. IL. Newcomh
Mhere ether was administered and
the wound dressed
zine Cone Woman's club ohsor,.od
us annual guest night in keene,s
nan last evening. The pa,tv was
gwen for the families and ,nvi,ed
friends of the members. Tho aWa;r
vas III charge of the social commit
zee OF the club. Mrs. Blanche Simon
son, MIS-. Sabra Stinchield and Mrs.
Nillam Tapley. and they spared no
'iiort TO make the evening a social
success. The hall was made attrac.
i've with decorations of the nine
needles and cones, the club emblem
ana WIN fcstoons of green creme
paper. Rugs and easy chairs lent :.
.''iiicilhe AR to the room and added
~ Inc ollect OF the cordial reception
an received from the president and
social committee. The president
MIS- Grace Stratton, welcomed tha
''ueStS IN a graceful speech and an
'e.ld active program Of readings.
@o'lsS ana N!ctrola music followed.
Games OF various kinds We're en-
Joycd. Fruit punch. cake. saltdnos
ana homemade candies were served
blstrict Deputy President Willis
H.. Knight, Rucl +. Lamb. noble
grand. Carroll W. Robinson. vice
grand Adelbcrt Young, Herbert
a,rant and w. !. Dixon, all of Pine
Tree Lodge, I. @. @. f., paid a fra
c cerhal visit to Fairfield Lodge, No.
c3, Monday evening.
At the Fourth Quarterly Confer
onee of Brown Memorial Methodist
church held Saturday evening. an Of
liclal invitation was extended to Rev.
H. j. Weber to remain as pastor for
ahothcr year. Mr.. Wcb0cr is about
10 close the second year of his pas
torate' during which time he and his
family have made many friends in
Town, who will join with the parish
oners in hoping for his rcapDoint.
mont.
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BOWDOIN

Cecil, Henry and William Woods
spent Friday at Emery Purinton's
sugar camp. Mr.. PurintOn has been
making syrup and sugar for so
years.
When he was Is years old he cut
two hemlock trees and made 80 sap
troughs. He carried the sap in pals
from the woods and boiled 1t on the
kitchen stove for several years.
From that small beginning he has
increased his business until today he
has every facility for making maple
syrup and sugar.
He catches the sap in 1000 pals
has it hauled to his camp in a five
barrel gathering tank. has storage
room for Fl barrels Of sap in gal
vanized iron tanks.
These tanks are connected by a
regulator to q G. II. Grim evaDor-
ator whose capacity is one gallon of
syrup per hour.
Stella and Emery X. Purinton are
visiting their grandparents at East
Bowdoin.
The monthly conference of the
East Bowdoin church will be held
next Sunday at o'clock p. NJ.
Harriet Woods who has been at
tending school at Rumford is spend
ing her vacation at home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-29

Joshua 7. Flanders died at his
home on Summer street Monday
evening after an illness of about a
months duration. Up to the last of
February he had worked in his bar
Der shop on Main street every day,
and had just completed his 57th year
at that trade in Winthrop. Born in
Garland IS years ago. he came to
this town when only % years of age
and bought out the old time barber
shop of Benjamin Lane. The shop
was near to where the present one
now stands but the implements were
few and crude and quite unlike the
modern establishment Of later years.
Mr.. Flanders was a man of sterling
character and man who will lie
greatly missed on the street where he
has been a familiar figure for so
many years He is survived by a
widow, by one brother Henry. who
lives in Oldtown. by three Srandchll-
Gren and two great grandchildren,
living in Rumford
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home of Mrs. D. NJ. Marshall on
Church stree; has been postponed.
Walter Sullivan. principal OF the
Brewer High school. is passing :he va
cation a his home in town.
Seats were reserved Tuesday morn
ing at Martins store for the Grange
play entitled The Time of His Life"
which will be presented this evening
and tomorrow evening in Memorial
hall. A large number of tickets have
been sold and everything points to
successful entertainment. The enter
tainmcnt Thursday evening will be
followed by a social dance. On We'd
nesday evening ice cream will be on
sale and Thursday evening there will
be a sale of homemade candy. All
members not solicited from are re-
questcd to bring candy.
The Night Owls will meet this We'd
nesday evening at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Morrow.
Bert Decker Of Mercer was guest
Tuesday Of his sister, Mrs. Alden
Savage.
Guy Mosher who has been quite i'll
at his home on the W'aterville road
with an attack of grip is reported to
be improving.
Miss Nina MacMahon who has been
visiting Miss Ruth Savage, has re-
turned to her home in Mercer.
Mrs. Annie NORM who has been WIS.,
ting her brother Fred Lessard, has
returned to her home in Watervile.
Richard Bubier who is attending
the Y. NJ. G. A. college at Springfield,
Mass. is passing the Easter vacation
at the home of his father, Alonzo Bu-
bier on Water street.
Arthur Brimestine. principal Of the
High school at Berwick. is passing
the vacation at the home Of his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston Brine
stinc.
The Harry G.. Decker Post, Amer
lean Legion. and their Auxiliary will
hold a public Whist party this We'd
nesday evening in the Legion hail..
Refreshments will be served and
there will be prizes.
Mrs. Una Leavitt and daughter Dor
othea. who have been visiting Mrs.
icaNitlS HotheT, MTS. LAY ana nCr
sister. Miss Agnes Day, will return to-
day to their home in Lawrence, Mass.
They will be accompanied home by
Mrs. Day, who will be their guest for
time.
The Lakeshore Sewing society will
hold an ll-day meeting this Wednes-
DAY at the home of Mrs. Walter
Gleason.
Mrs. Jay Morrow. who has been
critically i'll with pneumonia. is re-
ported to be slightly improved.