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New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Telegram from Sydney Carton to
 .Inhn Allen Pre.rntf

Received telegram saying child born to Paula Perier at Good samari- tan hospital in New York today
 EID.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Oil Cloth Covers

Don't scrub your oil cloth covers with hot water and soap suds, but wipe them off with skim milk and they will look new for long time.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Surplice Bodice

Surplice Bodice A type of frock that promises to be very much in demand this fall is the two-piece dress with a surplice bodice and a circular skirt.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
JOHN ALDEN PRESCOTT.

Telegram from John Alden Prescott to Mrs, Joseph Graves Hamilton.
 News that so1 ere on your way
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Telegram from John Alden Prescott
 to Mrs, Mary Alden Prescott,

Explain to Miss Bradford that pro- fession1l nurses are in attendance upon my wife who l5 in such preca- LOUIS condition that no strangers are allowed al bedside. Leslie's mother arrives in few hours
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16

has proved better for Leslie than anything we could do for her. Come direct to Flower hospital. Will meet you at station if by any possibility she is batter. At present she does not want me out of her sight,
 JOHN.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Telegram from John Alden Prescott
 fn ,Inhn Cranps Hamilton.

Leslie easier since she knows her mother is coming. l cannot deny her situation is grave. Am sending you special delivery letter with :U. particulars.
 rnIIN Al nEN npEccnTT
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16

Telegram from Mrs. Mary Alden
 Prescott to John Alden Prescott.
 Am greatly shocked. My health prevents me coming Priscilla Brad ford kindly profferg her services in my place if you want her. Let me know. MOTHER.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16

A crude form of taxi-meter was used as far back as 1878. a
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Telegram From Joseph Graves Ham,
 iIfon to John Alden Prescott.

Wire me every hour until Leslie i7 out of danger. You can get me at office until six o'clock. After that l shall wait at club.
 JOSEPH GRAVES HAMILTON.
New Britain herald., 1923-07-16
Telegram From John Alden Prescott to His Mother -in- Law, Mrs.
 Joseph Graves Hamilton.
eslie badly hurt in auton

to His NIother-m-Law, Mrs.
 Joseph Graves Hamilton. Leslie badly hurt in automobile ac- cident this morning. Is asking for you. Can you come. JACK. Wire From Mrs. Joseph Graves Ham, ilton to John Alden Prescott. Will start in ten minutes. Wiring from station. Telegraph me along route. MOTHER. Wire From John Alden Prescott tu His Mother, Mrs Mary Alden
 Prescott.
 Leslie very badly hurt in automo- bile accident. Have wired for her mother. Will keep you posted.
 JOHN.
, 1923-12-26
KING OF SWEDEN LOOKS LIKE DOC
HOWE, OF DENVER, WR|TS MAYOR
FARL0W, OF LANDER NOW IN LONDON
Doesn't Believe King of England Shaves-Thinks
Queen a Swell Looker-Wyoming Indian
Wrangler Gets an Eye Full

London Pavilion Theater, London,
England, November End.
Wyoming State Journal:
My dear John:-Since writing you
last we nave moved to a hotel at 52S
Guildford street, Russell Square,
where we are living in luxury, and
have one block to walk to the Tube,
where we go down and take the I'M
d%erground railroad and ride about
three miles and come up just across
the street from the theater. Like a
lot of prairie dogs, as "Goes-in-the
Lodge" says. They have spent all
their wages so far in buying beads,
bells. shells and gold and silver
braid, bright cloth and blankets. 1
have the best dressed Indians you yer
saw. Each one is trying to out
shine the other.
l am a regular information bureau.
l am asked very often each day if
they are the real North American In
dams. In fact, we are a strong COM
bination. Colonel Mccoy is the So
cial leader and actor; the Indians
paint up and pose on the stage, and
when everything is not smooth, they
put it up to me-in other words, ! am
the shock absorber. We are still 60
ing strong. The Prince of Wales has
come twice to see the picture, but has
been unable to get seats. | was asked
to come over to the st. James theater
last night and have u passports ex-
tended. | was the guest of Mr.. Louis
Nethersole, who is the manager of
the St. James theater, and the brother
of the famous Olga Nethersole. At
ter delivering to him the passports,
he invited me into the theater where
"The Green Goddess" was playing,
with George Arliss as leading man.
He gave me a nice seat in a box near
the front and the side, and pointed
across to the royal box on the oppo-
site side about 40 feet away; showed
me the king and queen Of England,
the king and queen Of Sweden, and
Prince William; amid ! had the pleas
ure of enjoying a very good play, and
when the curtain was down had a
very good look at these royal people.
The queen Of England is a fine look
ing woman. somewhat gray. The
queen Of Sweden IL n younger woman
and has a good face. The king Of
England is a good looking man with
dark whiskers trimmed. ! don't think
he shaves. The king Of Sweden looks
like Dir. Howe. Of Denver. who is in
charge Of Colorado and Wyoming for
the Bureau Of Animal Industry.
Each may feel well fiattered by the
resemblance, as the king looks TO me
, 1923-12-26

like a good man, and l know DR..
Howe is one of the best. 1t was a
splendid opportunity for me, and l
surely appreciated it.
The weather has been raining and
some fog for the last two weeks, but
not toe bad. hope to take the In
dams to Madame Tussand's wax
works some time soon, and expect
some fun, as the characters are all
exactly life size and dressed. and will
fool even a sober man. You stand
still between two of the figures and
the people will look you over and
say, What a life-like image" They
have all the kings, Dempsey, Carpen-
ter, Charlie Chaplin, Pershing, and
hundreds of others-a wonderful
place. Costs a shilling to get in and
hundreds go there each day.
My address now is London Pavilion
Theater. My regards to all the folks
of Lander, and hope you are getting
on all right. Am glad to hear that
Lander was o hurt by the big
storms this fall.
Best wishes, ! am as ever,
E. ]. FARLOW.
, 1923-12-26

building mounts; wild birds have
been recently killed which show they
are not wearing winter coats of fur,
as is usual at this time of the year,
and it is further pointed out that
geese are still to be heard and seen
flying north instead of their usual di-
rection toward the south. People
local. ywho have observed this action
on the part of the wild geese have re-
marked on this strange occurrence.
Other manifestations which are at
tracing attention, according to Mr..
Fearnall,who is a naturalist, besides
being an official of the county, his
work taking him to many parts on
various and sundry occasions, is that
the range horses are not covered
with a heavy coat of hair this fall. A
coyote which was killed recently, he
says, had no winter coat and was
worthless for commercial purposes.
Even the bees, he asserts, are sloth-
full, which is also commented upon by
of apiaries, and it is reported
that on removing the honey from the
hives it is found that the inhabitants
havenot stocked up with bee bread.
This lack of industry is said to be
attributed to but M thing, hat the
birds, bees and animals have learned
in some unknown and strange man.
e that the forthcoming winter will
be mildred Lodge Pickett.
, 1923-12-26
MATCHING IN MONTANA
ACTIONS OF ANIMALS INDICATE
WINTER UNHEARD OF MILDNESS

Unless all signs fail, the rapidly APP
preaching winter season will be mild,
according to local observers in south
eastern Montana, who are comment
ing on the fact that birds and beats
alike are indicating a happy, content
ed state, and show no fears in advance
of any rugged and cold winter time
in store for them. The opinion is
entertained that wild animals and
birds have all gone cuckoo" and are
not preparing for colder weather the
same as the members of the human
family, who are half fearful they will
experience what they anticipate.
An instance is pointed out by H.
E. Fearnall, surveyor of Custer
county, where birds are Matching out
a brood, which is an unheard of
thing at this late season of the year.
While making a survey in connection
with the changing of the curse of
B%enchley creek, northeast of Miles
City, Mr.. .Fearnall says he came
across a meadow lark sitting on a full
hatch of four eggs. The nes was
located under a big sagebrush, he
says, after his dog had flushed the
mother bird.
Beavers in the streams adjacent to
Miles City are reported to be entirely
unmindful that their houses are in
need of repairs or that dams should
be constructed; prairie dogs are not
, 1923-12-26
Whales are Threatened Nth Extinction

The example set by the British gov
eminent in beginning a definite re-
search work covering the life histories
of whales, he declares, is one that
should be extended to cover seals and
other mammals and should be prompt
ly followed by the United States.
1T is obvious" Mr.. Nelson contin-
ued,ued, "that the present uncon-
trolled wholesale slaughter of sea
mammals over most of their range and
practically throughout the year can
result only in their rapid extermina-
ton. During the last century the pur-
suit OF sea mammals was carried on
on a great scale and yielded an enor-
nous return in oil, whalebone, hides
and furs of fur seals and sea offers.
Several species have been exter-
minated by this pursuit, and others
will follow without concerted action.
"The success of the fur seal treaty,
whereby through international action,
Japan, Russia, England and the Uni
ted States safeguard the breeding
grounds of the fur seals on the fur
seal islands in Alaska, has been a prac-
teal demonstration of, the effective
ness of such action.
at is to be hoped that a similar
treaty between the maratime powers
interested may be equally effective in
saving the other mammals from thret-
tened determination.
, 1923-12-26

The killing of extraordinary num-
bers of whales from shore whaling
stations in different parts of the world
in the last few years through the use
of modern weapons and means of
transportation seriously endangers the
future of these manuals, says E. w.
Nelson. of the United States Bureau
of Biological Survey in a statemet
urging the establishment of an inter-
national agreement for protecting
them from extinction.
The present situation, coupled with
the knowledge of what has occurred
in the past to seals, sea elephants,
etc, has drawn attention, he says, to
the urgent need for taking steps to
bring about proper conservation of all
the existing valuable sea mammals.
Mr.. Nelson points out that Great
Britain already has begun to send out
expeditions to conduct researches in
problems arising in connection with
the whaling industry.
, 1923-12-26
ELECTRIC WARSH|PS
West Virginia Completes Uncle
Sans Great Electric Fleet
Of Six Vessels.

The q. S. S. West Virginia. last bat
tleship to be built by the United States
under the arms limitation agreement.
will be commissioned about December
l. 1t will be the most powerful In
the world. Its main battery consisting
OF eight ls inch guns which Ore a she'll
weighing 2.loO pounds = distance Of
20 miles.
The outstanding feature Of the West
Virginia is that II will be electrically
driven. The propellers are not driven
by main engines. as Is the case with
the ordinary steam drive, but each Is
operated by an 5000 horsepower Gen
eral Electric motor. Electric power
for the motors is supplied by two Gen
eral Electric turbine generators of
5000 horsepower each. All the aux
Hilary equipment is electrically oper
ated.
The West Virginia makes the sixth
American electric battleship, and com
pletes Uncle Sans electric fleet, the
first navy In the world to have one.
Four OF these superdreadnoughts have
been equipped by the General Electric
Company. The combined electrical
energy generated in all six of these
ships may best be realized by compari.
sons of what his energy would do IL
applied to other purposes.
Enormous Electrical Power
This electrical energy would:
supply all the electricity re-
CURED for light. heat and power for
600 towns Of 5000 population each.
2-h used to pump water. would
lower the level OF Lake Michigan at
the rate Of 10 feet a year. Lake Michi-
gan has an area OF 22.45o square feet.
ST applied to the projection Of
shells, shooting directly upwards. 200
toni a day could be shot to the moon.
Al applied to a jack. II would Jack
up q 5.000-foot mountain Of solid rock
at the rate OF more than 4 foo a day
6-This power for one hour would
light an ordinary household electric
lamp. day and night. for 657 years.
A battleship snch as the West Wiz
glnia Is about 81 per cent steel In its
construction, 100 tons Of rivets we're
used. $4,000 gallons Of paint. piping
equivalent 10 100 miles Of Y inch va
ter pipe. 400 miies Of electric wire
$500 dsctrie lights and $50 tsis
phones.
, 1923-12-26

County OF Park
This is to certify that ] have this
day inspected according to law 8 hides
being described as follows:
1 calf, tag No. 1902, no brand.
1 calf, tag No. 1903, no brand.
, 1923-12-26

To indicate historic spots on high
ways and roads in Quebec province
the Historical Monument commission
will install ornamental posts carrying
n large maple leaf, on which in Eng
lish and French, the historical points
will be mentioned. Should the gov.
eminent accede, the installation OF
these posts will be started this sum
mer.
, 1923-12-26

l calf, tag No. 1901, no brand.
l calf, tag No. 1905, no brand.
l calf, tag No. 1906, no brand.
l calf, tag No. 1907, no brand.
| calf, tag No. 33Os, no brand.
| calf, tag No. 1909, no brand.
l calf, tag No. 1910, no brand.
, 1923-12-26
Hide Inspection Certificate

Meeteetse, Wyo., Sept. 20, 1928.
The State Of Wyoming,
, 1923-12-26

Constantinople is said to be the
noisiest city in the world. At frequent
intervals night watchmen armed with
long thick clubs beat heavily upon the
stones Of the street. Cats, dogs and
wandering DRINKS make it almost i'm
possible to sleep. Just before daybreak
an army Of food peddlers begin to fill
the air with their elamor.
, 1923-12-26
CHANGE IN TIME

Commencing December 80 1923,
Train 16 will leave at 1:20 p. m.
For further information consult
T. X. Killing,
Ticket Agent.
, 1923-12-26
CATARRH

nnsnced by constitutionni condition..
CATARHH MEDICINE con-
Reiiss.o OF an Ointment which gives Quick
in,neI by. local application. and the
tise.nsi Medicine. n Tonic. which acts
tfaasough the Blood on the Mucous Sur
~ Catarrh. '""s wv" '
soid by DRUGGISTS for over 70 Years.
y J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, o.
, 1923-12-26

Steam heating in England is scarce
ly known. Even in the large hotels
a guest wanting heat lights his W
fire and pays the management from
so cents to $1.0O for the privilege.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-09-27
The Gut Ache"

Inelegant? Well, rather.
On a visit in Iowa recently we
heard merchant thus describe his
home town weekly. He advertises
extensively in that paper, and, we
later discovered, the publisher
was adept at those intimate, jolly
boosts which are the advertisers
best auxiliary ads.-locals concern
ing improvements at the stores, the
parties given by the boss and clerks,
etc., always mentioning the establish
ment in connection with the other
activities, and So on. Yet, to
stranger, the merchant, perhaps only
in fun, but nevertheless slur, thus
describes his home town paper.
Why?
It's hard to reason out, but 1t
seems to be the universal habit and
accepted procedure for country
merchants to speak in depreciatory
manner of the home paper, Perhaps
it is because the paper, always try
ing to boost the town, usually goes
into superlatives in praise of the
home merchant, and continues to do
so, year after year, in spite OF the
failure of the merchant to recripro-
cate.
One would naturally think that a
merchant who had pride in his
town and in his own establishment
would boost the paper, especially to
those in his trade territory, so that
the people whose patronage he is
after would read and have confidence
in the best medium he has for reach
ing them.
Perhaps some merchants do recon-
mend the home paper to their GUS
toners, and contribute local items and
other news to make the paper more
interesting. 1t would be much more
to the advantage of the merchant
and all concerned to have better CO.
operation between the advertiser and
the newspaper, with each boosting
| the other. Criticisms help, but those
could be confidentially exchanged in
stead of broadcasted.
The more people the merchant car
influence into reading the home paper
the better that papers service is tt
| the merchant
| Why the "Gut-Ache ?"
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this product than he would have a
year ago.
Then there is corn. What would
you say the effect Of freight rates
was on that product? On June 80,
1922, cash corn sold in Chicago at 63
cents. A year later the quotation
was 81 cents. During the year, with
freight charges remaining the same,
wheat declined 10 cents bushel IN
price, and corn improved IS cents.
If the decline in wheat price is due
to the freight rate, why not also
grant that the gain in corn is charge
able to the same influence? How
can a freight rate work in opposite
directions at the same time?
Yet the politicians are riding into
office on whoop and hurrah cam
paign in which the farmer is to get
relief from the oppression of the
railroads. Boy, the railroads may be
guilty of all the mean things said
about them, but the real niger in the
woodpile is something entirely diff
ferent. Crucifying the railroads or
shooting them at sunrise or turning
them over to the government for
operation will not alter the fact that
wheat went down 10 to Is cents a
bushel in a year and corn went up
approximately 20 to 25 cents in the
same time, and under precisely the
same transportation conditions
Editorial Urbana Qll.) Courier,
July 10, 1923.
1t is timidly suggested that the law
of supply and demand may have
hand in the price of farm products or
any other commodity.
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FREIGHT RATES ON GRAIN

If you were to believe our radical
politicians, the farmers troubles
would be forever solved if his freight
rates were reduced. None of these
ssVoices of the People" ever raises
his voice without abiding to this
stumbling block in the road to pros
perity of the farmer.
Looking up the old files of the
Courier, the market reports showed
that on June 80, 1922, cash wheat in
Chicago brought $125, and on the
same date this year it sold for $1.05.
The freight rate had not been chang
ed during that period, and the
fluctuation during that year was
greater than even the widest eyed
demagague proposes to cut freight
rates. In other words, if freight
rates had been cut in two this sum-
mer, the farmer of Illinois having
wheat to sell would still get less for
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LOCAL
HAPPENINGS

Fred Healy and family, of Mime
apolis, were guests at the Alvin
Lowell home Sunday.
Judge and Mrs. w. P. Knowles and
DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Dawson returned
Monday from an outing in Sawyer
county.
Mrs Bion Elliott and children, of
st. Croix Falls, visited with Mrs.
Chas Wilcox and Mrs. Alvin Lowell
Tuesday.
Mrs. Fred Danckwart of Lake City,
Mimi, visited at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Cliff. Symes, from Thurs
day until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keith of st.
Paul and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stur-
tevant and daughter, of Minneapolis,
spent Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Julia Healy returned Sunday
from a three weeks vacation from
her duties at the Allard store. She
visited at burlington and Hudson.
Miss Lorraine Anderson left yes
terday for West Allis, where she will
reside with her sister, Mrs. L. Bill
lings. Miss Anderson's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Anderson, plan to move
to West Allis in about month.
The pupils of Mrs. w. s Wal
bridge gave a piano recital at her
home, "The Walcon," in this city,
Wednesday evening which was great
ly enjoyed by all present. After the
program, light refreshments were
served. In addition to the local
people a number of invited guests
from Hastings and River Falls were
present, and all pronounced it a very
entertaining and enjoyable affair.
Prescott Tribune.
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The American politicians who
come back from Russia are merely
taking that way of telling that if
they had their way that's just the
sort of hell-on-earth they would in
troduce in the United States. Only
common sense of millions OF Ameri-
cans who refuse to be bunked by our
homegrown Lenines and Trotzkys
stands between this country and a
form of government which means
more power for the politicians and
less right to life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness for the people.
National Republican.
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The Hastings Gazette says among
the names of Americans who sur
vived the disastrous earthquake in the
japanese coast region two weeks ago,
as revealed in dispatches from the
stricken area this week, was that of
George H. Gillitt, the son of Mrs.
Harvey Gillitt of Hastings. Mr.. Gil
lit was a passenger on liner sup
posed to have locked &C Yokohama
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YEA, BRETHREN

ED. Note.-Articles under this
heading. which will appear from time
to time in the editorial columns of
The Journal, are in the nature of an
exchange of ideas and gossip among
brothers of the newspaper fraternity,
and more especially among members
and prospective members of The
Wisconsin Press Association. Never
theless, the public is not only invited
to look them over, but to contribute
criticisms and suggestions).
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AUCTION!

Highly improved 40-acre farm at
public auction Friday, Oct. 5, COM
mencing at 2 o'clock. Located IL
mi. south of Spring Valley. Land
level to gently rolling; heavy clay
and black loan. For terms and de-
scription write S. H. Jensen, Spring
Valley, Wis.
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shortly before the disaster and rela-
tives here have been much concerned
as to his safety. No direct COM
munication from Mr.. Gillitt has been
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-09-27

received as yet but the list of sur
vivors has greatly relieved the appre-
hension Of members of the family
here.
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If you have used car for sale, or
any other article, list it in The River
Falls Journal Classified AID. columns.
Evening star., 1923-01-01
LEADERS TO FIGHT
DELAY IN SENATE
Conference of G. O. P. Seeks
Solution of Tie-Up Men,
acing Ship Bill.

Confronted with the prospect OF a
filibuster that may prevent action on
the administration merchant marine
bill and convinced that something
must be done to make it possible for
a majority of the Senate to get action
on measures it desires put through,
tepublican leaders of the Senate Sat
urday conferred as TO the course which
should be adopted.
Earlier in the day Senator Jones
OF Washington and others fatty
charged on the floor of the Senate that
! fllibuster was in progress to defeat
the shipping bill. Senator Jones gave
Uotice that on Wednesday. when the
senate meets after the New Year
holiday, he would ask for action on
lhe resolution which he introduced u
few days ago providing for the ap-
ointment of a committee OF five SEN
itorS to recommend revision of the
senate rules SO as to make it possible
10 get things done in the Senate
which q majority Of the Senate de-
sres to do.
This committee would be composed
IF five senator's, three republicans
md two democrats, and would be
.omposed of senators who Will be
MEMBERS of the next Congress. 1t
would be directed to make it's report
At the opening of the first session of
he new Senate.