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The Press., 1922-07-20
MOUTH HOLDS FEW BACTERIA
Saliva and Muscular Action, 1t Is An. nounced, Work Quickly to Clear
 the Oral Cavity.

It has hitherto been assumed by pathOlOgists that the bacteria which are known to lodge in the cavity of the mouth in seething masses are disease producing, and that they are always present to take advantage of any un- fortunate lowering of the powers of resistance in the human body.
 It has now been demonstrated by professor at Johns Hopkins univer- sity that although the oral cavity has no elaborate system of hairy mem- branes like tie nose and air passages, to rid it of bacteria and foreign par ticles, nevertbeless it does the same thing by mechanicat- action of the muscular structures around the mouth that set up suction currents which re- move any bacteria or foreign par ticles from the mouth in from fifteen to thirty minutes. These suction cur rents carry the bacteria uniformly to- ward the rear of the mouth, without any lateral or forward dissemination, and pass them on without lodging on the tOnsils or the walls of the pharynx.-POpular Mechanics Maga- zine.
The Press., 1922-07-20
ANCIENT FORESTS OF AMERICA
Continuous Growth of cOnifers once Known to Have Covered the
 Whole Northern Continent.

Long ago, in the early Cretaceous period, according to Prof. J. E, Kirk wood of the University of Montana, a continuous forest of cOniferS and cy- cads covered the North American con tinent. In the late Cretaceous the land became divided by an arm of the sea which extended north from the Gulf to the Arctic, through what is now Texas and Montana. During this period was the beginning of the marked differentiation of the eastern flora from that of the West. In the East are the elm, hickory, chestnut, persimmon, sassafras, tulip, Osage or ange, and magnolia, which are not found on the Pacific coast in the West are the SeQuOias, cypress, and giant cactus, which do not occur East of the Rocky mountains. Oaks are on both coasts, but not the same species of oaks; the same to a large extent is true of naples, alders, pines, frs, and many others. Toward the close of the CretaceOus there entered many hard wood types of modern form.
The Press., 1922-07-20
Mo SIGNIFICANCE IN coLoR
Idea Long Held by Horse Breeders Has Been Proved to Be Without
 Foundation.

For more years than man can not unkindly toward, horse with three white feet. There is an ancient rhyme which runs something like this !: One white foot, buy him:
 Two white feet, try him;
 Three white feet deny him;
 Four white feet, skin him and give him
 to the crows.
 Not true; nothing in 1t; facts dis prove it. A fair proportion of the fastest, strongest, toughest and most faithful horses have had and still have two, three and four white feet. Dur bar II, a Derby winner a few years back, had three white feet.
 Another deep-rOOted prejudice con- cerns the color of horses. A gray has been generally esteemed as a tough and staying" horse, and a black horse has been suspected of lack of stamina. A roan horse, either steel rOan or strawberry rOan, has always been sized up as a hardy horse. A dun horse was thought to be the last word in feebleness. A am-cOlOred horse was suspected of inability to. go the pace, and a white horse, besides be- ing hard to keep clean, was believed to be of delicate constitution. Bays browns and sorrels have generally been judged on points" and conforms ti"n, independent of the color ques- tiOn.
 All this is wrong, according to ex. periments at a government station. A government bulletin has said that The color of a horse is no indication of the real value of the animal and the statement cannot be made toO em phatic that speed, intelligence, vigOI and other good traits are inherited in dependently of cOIOr"
The Press., 1922-07-20
RuiIdinos of Old Rome.

Lanciani, the archeologist, has shown that in the Rome. of the Caesars trouble was experienced with high buildings. A law was passed restrict ing the height of fronts to sixty feet. In order to evade it, builders adopted the practice of carrying up the rear portions several stories more. Other laws bearing on the height of the buildings were passed in early times. There was a tendency to diminish the height of stories as the buildings in creased in size, and a height of 13O feet was probably attained It is be- lieved that the ceilings were so low a man could not stand upright in the <, rooms.
 Fish That SwIms on Its Back.
 The globefsh, an inhabitant of tropical waters, is said to be the only member of the fnny tribe that swtmS 0 its back.
The Press., 1922-07-20
Formality.

John Smith, the furnace man, was extremely proud of his garden. The lady of the house had long listened to beautiful descriptions of it from John, always followed by cordial invitations to come and see for herself Although not especially fond of searching for beets in their native habitat, John seemed to feel hurt when she never came to see his pride and joy. So the lady of the house ventured forth one day and went to see Johns prize vege- tables.
 When the tour was over the lady of the house went into the parlOr to be entertained by Johns wife and sample her cake. John had offered some grapes fresh from the garden, and when he came in with his basket over flowing with purple grapes, the lady of the house said: "Oh what wonderful grapes! Thank you so much, John v
 "John?" repeated Mrs. Smith, indig- nantly drawing herself up to full height, "I always call my husband Mir. Smith !''-ChicagO Journal.
The Press., 1922-07-20
WILLIMANTIC

Harry Broadway Reade and Miss Louise May Johnson were married July 10th at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs Augustus H, Johnson, of No. II Bridge street, by Rev. Walter F. Borchert, rector of St. Pauls Episcopal church. Louis K. Cation of Bogota, N. J., was best man and Miss Mildren Johnson, sister of the bride, was bridemaid. Miss Gladys s. Robbins of Bristol, a cous- in of the bride, played the wedding march. The groom is a graduate of Windham High school and is em- ployed by the Travellers Insurance Company, Hartford The bride is al- SO a graduate of Windham High school and was employed as cashier at the local office of the Southern New England Telephone Company. MT. and Mrs. Reade are spending their honeymoon at Oak Bluffs, Mass. On their return they will live at No. 217 Windham Road.
The Press., 1922-07-20
SOMERS

John Buckley of Hartford was at home for the weekend.
 Dr. Henry w. Gillett is spending several days in New York City.
 P. E. Tyler is spending a week with relatives in Boston, Lynn and Wales.
 Mrs. Fred c. Davis has been enter taining her cousin, Miss Dorothy Smith.
 Mrs. Hattie Phillips of Southbridge is spending a few days with relatives on Marcy Hill. .7-.
 Miss May DessO has been a guest in the home of her sister, Mrs. Leon Pease in Springfield.
 Mrs. Forest May and children of Shrewsbury spent few days the past week with her mother, Mrs. H. G. Horton. >.-
 Miss Mabelle P. Gager is in New York City, where she is taking a course in the Columbia University summer school.
 Miss Orpha Wood is cOnvalescing after an operation for appendicitis in the Johnson Memorial hospital, Stafford Springs. ....
 Rev Levi Rees of Stafford Springs will occupy the pulpit of the Con- gregational church Sunday and G. T. Bochman Field, secretary of the Connecticut Temperance Union, will speak July 30.
 Miss Elsie Hatstat of Elizabeth, N J., is spending July and August in the home of Mrs. Edward s. Lyman and in September she will be the CupSt Of her cOuSin Mrs Walter Bliss. ,-
 MT. and Mrs Willard Prior of Wor- cester are spending their vacation with their parents, MT. and Mrs. Hen ry Prior. Allyn Prior who had been their guest for several weeks accom- panied them home.
The Press., 1922-07-20
Diamonds TerritOry's Only Asset.

The territory known before the war as German Southwest Africa is of lit- tie value to the British, who have ac- quired it, inasmuch as it Is mostly des- ert. It does, however, produce many diamonds, which are picked up in the sands along the coast.
 The desert diamonds have evidently been disturbed by water and wind, and doubtless. were brought from a not distant source by ancient and van ished rivers. Presumably they were originally derived from volcanic pipes" like those which produce dia- monds in the Kimberly field of South - Africa Experts are inclined to think that all of them came from a single pipe, because they are so much alike in quality, appearance and crystalltza- tion. In the Kimberly field the dia- monds from no two pipes are alike. Accordingly, an anxious search is be- ing made for the source of the stones Pipes, a number of them, have been found, but, alas ]! none of them con , tains any diamonds.
The Press., 1922-07-20
City Is Properly tndianant.

The Corporation of Sheffield, Eng land is too old-fashiOned and con servative. In choosing the wedding gift of Sheffield cutlery for the Princess Mary, the corporation chose the time honored carbon steel upon which the fame of Sheffield was based. This selection has raised storm of pro test from those who maintain that stainless steel would more fittingly have represented Shef1eld's senti- ments to the recipients, and at the same time expressed in an official man. ner the city's confidence in this it's latest product to win worldwide fame. The great demand for stainless steel has prevented the industrial slump from seriously crippling the cutlery industry of Sheffield.
The Press., 1922-07-20
WELLINGTON West WilIilnpfnn

The directors of the Wilmington Cemetery Association held a special meeting in the town clerks office at West Wilmington, Monday evening, July 17th To meet the cost of grading for the new lots and other expenses, it was voted to fix the price of the new lots as follows: Whole lot $5O.O .OO half lot $SO.OO, quarter lot $15.OO. Some very desirable burial lots will soon be sold. The matter of further improving all of the cemeteries in the town was carefully considered, and it was the unanimous opinion that they should be improved as much as the association funds will permit, also that continued efforts be made to get the descendants of old residents of Will l1ngton interested, and if possible more contributions for permanent inn proyement and up-keep of the various family lots, many of which are still neglected.
The Press., 1922-07-20
Atmospheric Phenomenon.

A singular atmospheric phenomenon recently noted along the western coast of South America, is a bank or band of cloud extending for 2,OOO miles, from Ecuador to the center of Chilli, and following the trend of the coast range of hills. The cloud band is between 10 and 20 miles broad, floats at alG elevation between 2,OOO and 5000 feet, and has vertical thickness of not less than 1000 feet.
 This curious phenomenon is as cribed to the prevalence of cool south erly and sOuthwesterly winds blow ing .obliquely along shore, and having their moisture condensed by the coast hill range just sufficiently to produce clouds without rain.
The Press., 1922-07-20
Lono.Lived Scottish Farmers.

The oldest farmer in West Scotland, MT. John Gray, has just died, breaking an unusual record of longevity. Five farming brothers, all well over eighty, attended the funeral, which took place at Tarbolton, Ayrshire, under the shadow of the inn in which Robert Burns was made a Freemason. Mir. Gray's death is the first in the family for over fifty years.
The Press., 1922-07-20
RATED SKIRTS CD EO MADE TO MEASURE PS.OO

OUR SKIRT MAKING SALE EXTENDED for another week. owing to many requests, and we are daily receiving many patterns in brunei Ia stripes have decided to let every woman want. ing Fall Skirt to get it made to measure for S9.5O complete.
 Choice of best alwool Prunella stripes, sponged, shrunk and pleated to stay. Two full lengths insures deep pleates and every skirt guar anteed for fit and workmanship. Color choice gives combination, stripes of blue and tan brown and tan, black and white, blue and Copen, black and grey, and others Quality Skirts for S0.5O each
The Press., 1922-07-20
Goats Exceed Sheep.

The annual value of goat products in British Columbia now exceeds that of sheep, and goat raising is now looked upon as an important indus try of the province. The milk yield during the past year increased 40 per cent over 1920, and still the supply is inadequate to meet the steady demand for this product.
The Press., 1922-07-20
ASHFORD WeStfOrd

Miss Mildred Chism is on a vacation at the seashore.
 Most of the farmers have finished having and have a good crop.
 Mrs. Minnie Robbins of Norwich is a guest at the Wilbur Homestead.
 Be sure to attend the Drobney auc- tion Saturday. A lunch will be served at noon.
 J. H. Reed and wife and Mir. and Mrs. Gilbert Willis were guests at Will lis Reeds Sunday
 Through the kindness of Nathan Ar mitage we listened to a Radio prayer meeting in Springfield, Mass, Sunday evening.
 Clifford French, of North. Ashford, who was recently married, has moved here and is living in the HHntley house. We always welcome the young people and are very glad to have them settle here.
 WeStfOrd Hill
 Miss Lois Gowdy of Somersville has been the guest of Miss Clara Armitage MT. and Mrs. Kunupka, who used to live here have moved back from New York and are stopping at Mathew Ziachek's
The Press., 1922-07-20
ELLINGTON Crystal Lake

Take advantage of the Saturday Specials the Lane Variety Store is offering. Known, wanted, timely goods at very special prices indeed.
 MT and Mrs. Harry C. Charter of South LeeShave been spending a few days with relatives in the place.
 Mrs T. F. Darcey and son, Owen, of Rockville spent the day Tuesday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. U. Char ter. "a
 Mrs. Wilbur F. Charter and daugh- ter, Gertrude, of Wethersfield spent the first of the wNNk with MT. and Mrs A. U. Charter.
The Press., 1922-07-20
INFANTS DEPT.

', STORK SHOWERS are quite the fad, and every ex- pectant mother enjoys of the following for gifts for her Lay cite Chests.
 We offer nd-painted Toilet Sets of 2, 3 or 4 pieces, Carriage Clamps, Record Books, Scales, Water Bottles, Rattles, Teeth ing Rings, Goat Hangers, Oar riage Robes, Jackets, Capss, Bonnets, Bootees, Moccasins, Baby Buntings, Dresses, Ger trudes, Hosiery, Bands, Vests, Towels, Wash Cloths, Bath Apron, Sweaters, and hundreds of other useful and pretty gifts.
The Press., 1922-07-20
HOME NEWS.

Take advantage of the Saturday Specials the Lane Variety Store is offering. Known, wanted, timely goods at very special, prices indeed.
The Press., 1922-07-20
WALES

A clambake will be run at White Sandy Beach next Saturday afternoon rom 5.3O p. m., to 7.30 D. m. If stormy 1t will be postponed until Sunday.
The Press., 1922-07-20
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

HENRY HAITH, Shoe Repairing To aIl Branches. Hand Sewing work 6 spec isity. Hsrwood block,
 M. D. 0'C0NNELL, Attorney at law Gsry's Block, E, Main street, CHRIS NATUSCHKA, Merchant TalI- or, Room l, Warren's Block, Stafford Springs.
 MICHAEL ROBERTS, Auctioneer At your service. Residence. West Stafford.
The Press., 1922-07-20
Hosiery Specials
 FOR Friday and Saturday

Ladies Pure Silk Hose, Nude shade, with Clocks, $1.75 Nude shade, plain, $1.5O
 Children's Wide Ribbed Hose, either full length or roll top, Champagne color, 200
 Children's Three quarter Mer- cerized Lisle Hose, Brown and Blue, 39c
 Children's English Rib Hall Hose, Yellow, 35C
 Children's Fancy Silk and Lisl' Sox, 25t
 Children's Fancy Lisle Sox, l9C
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Deposits Under Mexican Debt Agree
ment

The call for deposit Of Mexican gov
eminent and railroad securities in as
sent to the agreement arranged by
Minister of Finance de la Huerta and
the international committee of bank
ers Is expected to be issued about the
first Of next month. The reason for
delay in issuance Of this cali has been
the difficulty experienced in drafting q
form Of receipt meeting the require
nents Of the various countries where
these securities are held.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Stock Prices
Irregular or,
Profit Taking
A Few Special Issues Com
spicuously Strong, but
Majority Show Slight De-
cline; Early Trading Dull

Speculative prices fuctuased yester-
day with little regard to the news Of
the world outside. vacillations rep
resented readjustments in the inter
nal technical position of the markets.
DuIlness in the stock market yester-
day morning, suggesting hesitation
concerning the immediate price out
look. was followed by heayiness in
the afternoon. While few special
issues were eonspicuously strong. the
majority declined slightly on profit
taking sales.
Before realizing transactions checked
the rise in the cotton market, the ac-
tive months. soaring above 90 cents
pound, reached the highest levels
thus far this year. The present in
fation of cotton quotations should go
q long way toward making 1t possible
for the farmers and merchants of the
South to free themselves from over
hanging Indebtedness incurred dur
ing the period of drastic defation.
The ticker of cotton prices measures
the changing purchasing power Of the
South, and is an important general
business influence.
Sterling cables continued TO rise up
close to the highest level Of the re-
covery movement, reaching SAT. The
striking strength of the pound
sterling, simultaneous with the sharp
decline Of francs, indicated French
buying Of sterling to take care of cur
rent international payments. The
other Continental exchanges fiuctuated
within narrow boundary posts. Sterling
has been helped not only sentimentally
by the payment Of $50000,000 Of In
terest by the British government to
the United States Treasury, but also
by the apparent discontinuance Of the
sale Of sterling to get dollars for this
purpose. Great Britain expects to
make another payment in November,
and it will be interesting to watch the
effect Of the new accumulation Of
funds on exchange rates. The
strength of sterling comes in the face
of Political uncertainties in England.
Further selling Of bonds was re-
1ected in slightly easier quotations.
Call money was available at per
cent through the day.
A late reaction In the wheat mar
ket, rejecting the wave Of proflt-tak-
ing In the other markets, effaced the
earlier gains and caused net losses for
the day.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
What's Behind
Actipe Stocks !?
t27New Haven

~ New York, New Haven q Ha RI
!ord Railroad is a prominent Illus
tration of the truth that earning
power and not tangible asset yalua-
ton 7! determines the worth of stocks
! len years ago New Haven was one
Of the leading investment stocks.
To-day, with earnings reduced to q
ngure barely sufficient to paw fxed
charges, the stock rates as d specu-.
aatlon. Net operating income Of
So,6Ib,o00 for eight months of oaa
compared with deficit Of S3.6s7..
uoO IN the same period Of 1921 IN
taicates that fiyed charges for the
1pil year may be covered. In the
years 1918-'21, inclusive, earnings
STeH 1 TAR short of interest charges.
Dsregarding government compen-
satlon during the control and
guaranty periods the net result Of
operations daring the four years
ending with 1921 was deficit OF
more than $4,000, 900 after interest
charges. At the end of 1921 the
company showed profit and loss
deficit Of s45, ,98s 900. as connared
with balance Of Sf4.0oo 600 ten
years previous. Ahead Of the $685.
s0d,247 capital tock comes q funded
debt tataling s2s8. sos .0e0, Of which
S157 $4,000 "a made an Of debeii-
lures issued in the prospe rous
period OF expansion On December
"a, 1921, road and eu iipments were
carried at S278, ,855,0o and stocks,
bonds and notes at $197,S77 900. i
4 The New Haven was Incorporated
IN 1872 Rs a consolidation Of two
4 systems, dating back to 1883 and
!. 1874, re pectively. Ii operates
,s86 miles Of road IN New England
h and has an entry into New York
{ City The last dividend was paid
IN 1913. Previous to that year the
company had an unbroken dividend
/ record dating back to 1874. Range.
eof stock sincs 1901 High, 255 IN
1902 4; iow, ls ssisss 1921; yesterday's
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
London Metal Market

LONDON. Oct. 1s.-Standard copper,
spot, f62 Is Cd; futures. s62 IT'S Sd;
Electro ,yfic, spot. $40 los; futures,
SIls TIM spot, 2171 Is cd; futures,
Si5l ITS sd; lead. spot. f25 5s; fu-
1ses. fza as; zinek spot, as4 Is Cd;
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Rail Executives Here

Executives Of the Great Northern, the
Northern Pacific and the Chicago, Bur-
Iington & Quincy railroads were in
New York yesterday holding confer
ences preliminary to the hearings that
are to start III Washington on Novem-
ber II regarding merger Of the three
properties. Among tn executives here
were Ralph Budd, president of the
Great Northern; Hale Holden. presi-
Donnelly, president of the Northern
Pacific. Efforts to obtain any official
statement from any Of the three were
unsuccessful.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
In w all Street
Tho pennsylvania ,DiyIdend

Notice has been given BY the PENN
syIvania Railroad that any quarterly
dividend declared at the meeting sched-
uled for October rs will be payable No.
vember 90 to stockholders Of record
November /. A director said yesterday
that though every indication pointed t.
restoration Of the old 6 per cent divi-
whether such action would be taken OF
the meeting later in the month.
Southern Pacific's Application
Southern Pacific's application TO the
Interstate Commerce Com mission TO ac-
'quire and control the Central Pacific
by lease pending the consummation OF
cofsoI.d .dation plans involves no con-
fiict with the decision Of the Supreme
Court separating the two roads, &C.
cording to j. p. Blair, general counsel
Of the S ,uthern Pacific. "The want Of
antagonisin between the application to
the commission and the decision OF the
court becomes clear" said Mr.. Blair
yesterday, when it is understood that
under the transportation act the COM
mission can authorize control by one
carrier Of another or o consolidation OF
two or more carriers whose union
without such authority would be pro-
hibited by the Sherman law. It is self
evident that the consolidation Of Eli
existing railway properties into ap-
proximately twenty systems could not
be accomplished IL .he commission
were to be controlled by the prohibi-
tions of the Sherman act. The wide
departure between the policy Of the old
law ard that Of the new is shown by
the fact that the commission's tenta-
tive plan Of consolidation provides for
the continued common control Of the
Reading Railway and the Central of
Jersey, which had been declared by the
Supreme Court on April 2s, 1920, to be
in violation Of the Sherman law; for the
common control Of the Burlington and
Northern Pacific, two of the companies
whose common control was declared by
the Supreme Court in the Northern Se-
curities case to be in violation Of the
Sherman law, and for the consolidation
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul
and Great Northern Railroad, although
those two great systems are parallel
and competing throughout"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
New York Metal Market

Tin was firm with Straits quoted at
34.50@35c, Straits shipments 1850
@35.50c Standard 34.50c and 80 per
cent 34@3475c asked, Copper dull,
standard spot, Oct. and Nov. 1880
1926 and electrolytic spot, Oct. and
Nov. 1892. @13.s7hc. Lead steady,
New York spot 6.70@6.S5c and East st.
Louis spot 6.25@6.35c.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Transactions Yesterday in Listed Stocks
Summary of Stock Exch.nge Dealings
Januar. : 70 date

Newy Tribune
STOCKS
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Paris Market Irregular

PARIS, Oct. 18.-Prices moved r.
regularly on the Bourse to-day. Three
per cent rentes, So francs s5 centimes.
Exchange on London, SO francs Sc CEN
times. Five per cent loan, rs francs
IS centimes. The dollar was quoted at
13 francs 411z centimes.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
Money and Credit

Call money ruled throughout the
session yesterday at per cent, this
marking the first day of the week on
which the rate was not advanced TO
level was regarded as testifying to
the waning influence of Mondays pay
ments. Time money was quiet and
unaltered as to rate. Demand centered
chiefly on over-the-year-end accom-
modations and for these per cent was