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New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
si.iRkIsG AN EPOCH.

comparatively recently, we have lived without knowing that there were passing through the air constantly waves which science would reduce, one day. to carriers of messages. Over our heads was passing information that would have informed us of many things tho knowledge Of which would have changed our lives, perhaps. When any friend or relative embarked upon a ship of the ocean and did not see land again until 5000 miles of ocean had been crossed, those friends and relatives were lost to us for the time being. They could not commun- icate with us, nor We with them.
 When some great event happened in the world if took comparatively long time for knowledge Of that event to bo spread to tho people of the world. w. v,rr ignorant, but bliss fully mr,usrIpH~ u, our own ignnr- ancc. What wr did not know, it IS true, did not hurt Us; hat on the other hand, we had no idea of how much we did not know, and Opportun- ities were lost,
 Today We do know about those messages passing above Us constant ly. We know that all We have to do is to tap those sound waves and we may hear what others are saying in far distant cities of the country. Al times there comes a feeling Of tan talking curiosity to the imaginative, ss to what words Of knowledge are flying through the air available 10 those who would make Use of the de- vices of science.
 l}ut with this knowledge comes ap- prociatien of the fact that there has been developed new world to con. qucr and 10 regulate As the ships of the air now must be driven with con sidCration for others, SO those who make usc of the atmosphere must consider the rights of others in their aso Of those sound waves. II is moi enough, today, to spread knowledge over all the earth. Knowledge must be spread through all the air.
 And when a day Of ceremonial comes in this modern time. 1t is no longer sufficient 10 sec 10 it that ob- scr>anre of it is made upon tho earth. The sound waves, word-trans- portation vehicles of the air, must be considered The world must be hushed. perhaps, in revereuce---and the air. too, must be silenced.
 This epoch is marked today when there comes the word that thc air will be cleared for fifteen minutes next Monday night wbile President Cool agc speaks to the whole nation by radio in euogy Of the late President Warren c. Harding. This will mark the commencement Of tho Harding Memorial Week. Glorious tribute has been paid to gree, men Of the past. But the messengers Of the air have never been consciously joined. There will be other tributes paid to great men, But certainly this occasion, the HYt in our knowledge when the cle- ments were considered, is unique in its marking Of a new epoch in science.
 The tribute is deserved, humauly speaking. The occasion will bc, also, d tribute to science which has made t possible to bring added impressive ness to great hours or life. added evil dcncc of respect for the memory Oi he dead.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
CHARMER ON TRIAL
Russian GiIf NlIose Deals. Aided by Her Beauty, Brought Rich Profits. ippears in Court.

Moscow. Dec. 7.--Sina sobeleva. q young woman whose charms succeed- e5 in cutting governmental red tape so quickly that she is alleged 10 have H a5e dozens of deals, profitable to herself. between various government huyinE ard selling organizations. is inc principal character in a supreme court trial here.
 The action is the first of series Of prosecutions that have grown out Of tbe heavy financial losses the govern Bent syndicate sustained iu it's first year of managing Inc manufacturing and merchandising departments
 Twenty-Five persons connected with the government universal stores have been prosecuted by Nikoiai KTyienko, president Of the supreme reFolution- sry tribunal The enterprise is said to have met with a loss Of 5000 gold rubIes in the first year.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

A study of the Leviathan suggests that VIC might build ships long enough to dock while their sterns remain out side the three-mile limit,
 No wonder a metropolis laughs at q village. A village thinks a barn lire is more important news than a div orce.
 There will be no great monument to John DaNcy. You see, he only taught us how to save trees, not how 10 butcher men,
 An ol1-timcr is one who can re. member when it was considered u dis tinction to be acquainted with d mill lionaire,
 To tho lay mind 1t appears that in- ternational diplomacy is little more than the business Of naEging at France for holding the trumps,
 Correct this sentence: Indeed you won't buy me a new winter suit" ex- claimed the wife; this one is only three years old
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
BOATS CONCENTRATED
Foreign Powers, However, Have No Details of Alleged Capture of Gus. tom House at Canton.

By The Associated Pres.
 Picking, Dec. 7.--roreign legations here today confirmed reports of the concentration Of foreign gunboats at Canton yesterday.
 Tho legations. however have no in. formation concerning the reported sci zirc oi the custom house, which is said 10 have followed a threat by Dr. Sun Nat-Sen, South China leader, that he would make Canton free port, unless lie was apportioned 13 per cent of the surplus customs revenues by the Picking government.
 The lotilla Of foreign warships at present anchored off Canton includes two American vessels, four British. one French and one Japanese. with an Italian wsrship reported en route to the port. according Co legation ad- vices.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
Reelected and
 Says Free Trade Is Too

GlssroR. Scotland. Dec. 7.-Her- berf ssaufth. former liBersl premier. who vas returned to parliament by ris paisley constituents ycSterdar. left Tor London t7,is morning 'Fr.a trade is safe rs said. when informed of the gror~~~ of the poll
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
aTTo,IOpTTI STOLEN.

Frank Jsbulak of SO Gold street re- ported to fhe police last night that his aBtomoiiIe had been stolen from the corner Uf PsrkrfeW and Pennington aseuUe. It is touring rar. seven pass Hger. and Hears the Connecticut .IIcenze aI,Szz.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
NEM SHEAR FArToRY.

Kingston. Jamaica, Dec. "A Brft- ish syndicate. headed by the Duke of Athoi, has decided 10 erect big cen- iral sugar factory in the eastern DOT ton Of the blsud. They v1li srsnd
 fully t5.a1e.eoe on the progsct
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

What Mellon says about reducing taxes probably won't have as much weight as the doughboy vote.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

swell as England's, but it can shoot a better game of pool.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Plants manufacture sugar from water. carbon dioxide gas and sun light, which they absorb.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

If you are not afraid of progress and don't hate the rich, you belong to the middle class.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

When the boosters of csuJidatc
 move quietly away. At season Of inc year when all is
 ripe for making hay. Thetr is bound to Dc tt reason for the
 csa8i1ste's request, That said boosters cesse aI action
 and gast Jet Inc matter rest" It creates rauch curiosity why
 Henrys friends are stiI. Al And refuse ta carry fodder 10 inc
 psfticiars' mill Wont some gentle soul eiucidate the
 uaandary they are in Can # te uaat Henry's pockets and his plants are out Of ting
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

The American standard of living isn fixed standard, but remains one jump ahead of the pay envelope.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

We favor breach of promise suits A declaration of love is a bona fide offer of a meal ticket.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

The chief cause of crime. however is the existence of large number oi people who are criminals.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Casus bclli: A Latin term, meaning an equal admiXture of envy and fear.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

That gentleman who says there is no more hunting to try q mans cour- age should try hunting job.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07
Facts andFancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN.

A man is old when he begins to enjoy watching himself for symptoms.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Those who would limit the supreme courts authority to veto laws have a naive faith in congress-
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

The first essential in the making of a great leader is a constituency that has Irss sense than he has.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Another dance record we wish to sec broken is the one the neighbors play until l1:30 D. m.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Ford Boosters Abandon Proposed Conference" hoadiiu" inspires tho anxious question. "Nhy.' Then. with illuminating c3earHess. echo replies Why"
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

II Adam could come back to earth now, he wouldn't recognize anything except the jokes in the comic weeklies.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

Ire only prohtat,c advertising medium in the City. Ctrrn'Rtion books and press room always open Ca advertisers
New Britain herald., 1923-12-07

rtefed at the Post 0fi..c at New nrita'n
 as Second C'ass Mail Matter
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26

of the one party to cast the straight
ticket, and for those OF the other fac
ton to scratch. the colonel rose to
adjourn the meeting.
Newton Bronson, safely concealed
behind taller people, called out, Jim
Irwin speech !"
There was a giggle, a slight sensa-
ton, and many voices Joined I n the
call for the new schoolmaster.
Colonel Woodruff felt the unwisdom
Of ignoring the demand. Probably he
relied upon Jim's discretion and ex-
pected a declination.
Jim arose. seedy and lank, and the
voices ceased, save for another sup
pressed litter.
this call upon me is a joke or not. If
II is, II isn't a practical one, for l can't
talk. l don't care much about parties
or politics. i don't know whether I'm
a Democrat. a Republican or a Pop
ulist.'
This caused a real sensation. The
nerve OF the fellowl Really, II must
III JuSlltc Dt sdlus jim was losing
himself In a desire to tell his true
feelings. He forgot ell about Jennie
and her candidacy-about everything
except his real. true feelings. This
proves that he was no politician
Il don't sec much In this county
campaign that interests me-" he went
on-and Jennie Woodruff Redeemed,
while her seasoned father covered his
mouth with his hand to conceal a
smile. 'The politicians come out into
he farming districts every campaign
get as hayseeds for anything they
want. They always have got us
got US againl They give us
fodhoppers the glad hand, a cheap
.igar, and a cheaper smile after cleo
ion and that's all. l know 1t, you
III know 1t. they know 1t. / don't
lame them so very much. The trouble
S we don't ask them to do anything
letter.
II want a new kind of rural school
ut l don't see any prospect, no matter
low this election goes, for any change
q them. We In the Woodruff dis
riot will have to work out our own
aviation. Our political ring never'll
anything but the old things. They
want to, and they haven't sense
nough to do 1t If they did. That's
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y quick

to drop his arm and busy herself Will
her skirts.
Yes" said Jim, at last; -of course
1 do"
Nothing more was said until they
reached the schoolhouse door.
well" said Jennie rather indig-
nantly. I'm glad there are plenty of
voters who are more enthusiastic
about me than you seem to bel"
More interesting to 4 keen observer
than the speeches were the unusual
things In the room itself. On the
b~lackboards, with problems In arith-
metic, were calculations as to the feed
Ing value Of various rations for live
stock, records Of laying hem and COM
putation as to the excess of value In
egg produced over the cost Of feed.
Pinned to the wall were market re-
ports on all sorts of farm products,
and especially numerous were the sta
tistics on the prices of cream and but
ter. There were files Of farm papers
piled about, and racks Of agricultural
bulletins. In one corner Of the room
was a typewriting machine, and In
another a sewing machine. Parts Of
an old telephone were scattered about
on the teachers desk. A model Of a
piggery stood on a shelf, done in card
board.
Instead Of the usual collection OF
textbooks In the desk. there were hec-
tograph copies of exercises, reading
lessons, arithmetical tables and essays
OF various matters relating to agricul-
ture, all of which were accounted for
by two or three handmade hectic
graphs-a very fair sort of printing
plant-lying on a table.
The members Of the school board
were there. looking on these evidences
Of innovation with wonder and more
or less disfavor. Things were disor-
Derby. The textbooks recently adopt
ed by the board against some popular
had evidently been pitched,
neck and crop. put of the school by
man whom Bonner had termed a
dub. 1t was a sort of contempt for
the powers that be.
Colonel Woodruff was In the chair.
the speechifying was over, and
he st~ereotyped, though rather Hog
cal, appeal had been made for voters
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26

all-and I don't suppose I should have
said al much an l havsi"
There was stark silence for 4 mo-
ment when he sat down. and then a.
many cheers for Jim az for the prin-
cipal speaker Of the evening. cheers
mingled with filters and cstcalla jim
felt a. II he had made IN ass OF him.
self. And as he walked out of the
door, the future county su~perintend-
ent passed by him In high displeasure,
and walked home with someone else.
Jim found the weather much colder
than 1t had been while coming. He
really needed an Eskimo's fur suit.
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"JIM IRWIN. sPEEcHi"

SYNOPSIS. - Jennie Woodruff
refuses to marry Jim Irwin.
young farm hand. because OF his
financial condition and Dor pros
poets. He IL intellectually above
his station. and has advanced
ideas concerning the possibilities
of school teaching and farming,
for which he is ridiculed by
many. In short. Jim 10 an on OK.
He nooks by himself and reads
books and has a philosophy of
his own. But there are latent
powers in him unsupported even
by himself and Opportunity comes
knocking at his door. Jim In
nominated for school-teaoher. as
a joke. The joke results in his
election He visits his scholars.
Jennie is nominated for county
superintendent of schools.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26

Dear Reader: This is your corner. All questions submitted will be cheer
July sd carefully answered, except those seeking medical advice ~
Names addresses Of business firms cannot be printed here, but VIII
. ssnt Il a selfaddressed, stamped envelope accompanies the request
sach letter Or n o reply an be made
All communications are held strictly confidential.
IN requesting poems and songs, the correct title, the first line, or the
nan OF tn author Is necessary in order to find them Please send stamped,
10 you.
g ADDRESS letters very plainly, with pen and ink, to Helen Brooks, Box 1b46
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"Yennie, this man Jim Irwin
needs to be lined up."
CTo BE c-oNTINuED.)
There's All the difference.

Reading the silly magazines as one
does on vacation, we note that the
best just now is articles by husbands
on How My Wife Has Hindered My
Career" You don't see women bleat.
ing about their membranes this
way. Why7 They are the practical
sex. When a woman hnds her husband
a hindrance she doesn't talk. She
acts--Chicago News
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26

Dear Friend:
/ am writing to you to request a song
which I desire. hoping you can help me
out, or If not perhaps some reader can.
1 think the title Is Common Bill" and
here are a few lines:
II will tell you of a fellow, of a fellow
1 have seen:
He is neither red nor yellow, but he's
altogether green.
And his name it isn't charming. only
Just the common Bill.
And he wishes me to marry, but I hard
ly think l will"
The next verse end with, "And I've
tho the matter over, and I guess I'll
marry Bill" Thanking you in advance,
1 remain your well wisher,
MRS. L. NJ. Utah.
I am letting your letter speak for
itself, Mrs. l.. M, hoping it may bring
song to you / have added some
to 1t as you will see, but cannot supply
complete song. The name you give
has no special meaning.
Miss Brooks:
We three are constant readers of
Between You and Me-" and we have
four questions to ask. % How old are
the following movie stars? Fannie Ward
Mcdonald. Marion Davies.
LltdiOl oOdIuIldH. 6dTTlSOn FOrQ.
McGrail and Bert LyteI? (2)
Is Vivian Martin still in the movies
(3) Who is considered the handsomest
man and the most beautiful woman on
the screen? "a Who is. in your opin-
on? We thank you very much.
THE RED HEADED LEAGUE, Utah.
% Not all actors or actresses of the
or screen give their age but I
will do the best l can for you. Fannie
is As, Marion Davies "a. Harrison
80, Walter McGrail "a and Bert
.ytell 3S. (2) Vivian Martin has not
deserted the screen. but is not making
picture just at the present writing.
81 This is a question impossible for me
o answer, I am afraid. there Is such a
of opinion. and there are so
many truly beautiful girls and women
n flmdom, and so many handsome men.
here are those who admire the dainty.
loneliness Of Claire Windsor.
Garon. Lillian Gish, Wanda
and others. while many wor-
hip such dashing and exotic beauties
s Barbara La MARI. Gloria Swanson.
lefty Blythe and Nita Naldi: and there
re still a great many Others who great
Y admire such stately and aristocratic
as Elsie Ferguson, Norma Tall
Elaine Hammerstein. Bebe
and Mary Pickford. And the
len! When there are SO many hand
ONE men on the screen. like Thomas
J. Warren Kerrigan, Rich
I'd Barthelmess. Richard DIX. Ramon
.'avarro. Antonio Moreno. Malcolm
IacGregor and. oh yes. Valentino, all
{ whom have been proclaimed many
mes by many people the 'handsomest
IAN on the screen how could anyone
ecide definitely? As for me I have
yet been able to reach this de-
sion as each picture seems to pre-
mt the various one as even more
and fascinating han the pre-
Gus one did.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26

Dear Miss Brooks:
This IL the nrst l have written to ysu-
~ What mould you say to = boy whom
he asked you IL you would go with him
and he said he loved your Whom .
boy asked you to go with him. what
should you say to him? I have been
out with every boy in this town also
in other towns. When I started going
out with boys I was ten years old Was
1 too young? 1 have been going with
them for nve years. (8> II a girl goes
with one boy for quite a while and then
goes with another boy. how can she
keep this boy from getting mad at herr
"a Does cutting the hair make 1t thick.
and II one has thick hair how can you
make 1t hin Hope you Will answer
these questions for me. From
BERT. Utah.
Let US hope 1t will not be the last
time. my dear. % Am 1 to understand
that he asked you to go with him and
said he loved you at one and the same
time? never had just such an exper-
fence. and I can understand how It
would be rather disconcerting. rather
him I'd tell him In As Indifferent .
manner as possible that I'd accept the
front part Of his proposal and go with
him-oncs anyway. but gracefully iE-
more the rest OF his rather hurried dec
laration, secretly assuring myself I
would hear more of 1t later. (2) /
could not hope to improve on you style
of accepting invitations, since you nave
been invited. and accepted invitations
from all the boys in your town and
in on the surrounding towns.
My dear, I did not start accepting In
to go out with boys at ten
years OF age, and l would not have been
allowed to do SO ever had I
nor have / known many who
have. so I am going to revert this ques-
ton back to you by asking you the
same thing. Were you too young?
Would you advise others to do the
same. and would you do It over again
II you could turn back the years and
be a child of ten again? (3) You have
more than the limit of questions.
lear. but I would truly like to help you
I could. A girl has every right to go
as many boys as she wishes to.
30 long as she holds her heart intact
ind is unpromised to any one boy. Tho
BOY has no right to be offended, and he
'hou1d forfeit your friendship by do
ng so. a. Cutting the hair is thought
o make it thicker and cause It to grow
more evenly. You can not well make
'our hair thinner. dear child. without
reating 1t so poorly that 1t thins. itself
" coming out
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close at hand. Afterward you could
toast marshmallows and pop corn. As
space will not permit the printing OF
many games my suggestion must be
limited along this line. Blindfold Zach
one in turn and place 7 lighted candles
rather close together. Take the per-
son a short distance away, turn him
around a few times and tell him to go
and blow the candles out. The number
left burning is the number of wears be-
fore he marries. For another stunt"
suspend a stick about 3 feet long from
the ceiling and on one end fasten an
apple and to the other end a small
cheesecloth bag of -four Twill the
stick aroun and each one then tries In
turn to bite the apple. This will create
much amusement.
Dear Miss Brooks:
I have two questions I would like to
ask: ID Would a person spend more
time In doing a certain thing, than they
would IL they were just dreaming of
doing 1t? (2) Could any one hold their
breath as long. IL they were using their
energy (such as swimming under
water) as they could IL they were not
using their energy? Thanking you in
advance, I remain
INQUISITIVE. Utah's Dixie.
"a In most instances, yes. Persons
been known to dream In one
fleeing a series OF events
might cover hours, days, weeks
or even longer periods of time II they
really happened. (2) No. they could
not Physical exertion increases the
circulation which is governed by the
and as the number of respira-
is in fairly definite proportion
to the number of heart beats you can
see that II one Is exerting
or using their energy their
aspirations would necessarily be more
often than II they were perfectly quiet
Or passive.
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Dear Miss Brooks:
May 1 ask for a poem? 1 believe II
is called IF We Knew" 1 know only
a few lines, as follows:
IF we knew the cares and trials hat
surround each others life
Could see the naked heart and spirit
Knew what spur the action give.
Would the grim exterior ropghness
seem. l wonder. just the same?
we help where now we hinderf
we pity where we blame?
There are several verses; I had II
once and lost 1t In a fire. have often
wished l had memorized 1t. Thanking
you in advance and wishing you .
world of success. sincerely,
LILLIAN. Idaho.
Yes, this Is the title OF the poem you
wish and the author Is anonymous, I
am unable to find the poem In its en-
and while 1 continue my search
[ am printing your request together
what you remember of the poem.
hoping some one of my readers can
the missing parts. I thank you
most sincerely for the song you sent In,
ilso for your generous good wishes.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26
Dear Miss Brooks:

Dear Miss Brooks:
VIII you please tell me the name of
the basket the indian papoose is held
INF Respectfully. RUTH. Utah.
The Indians call the cradle or basket
in which they carry the papoose a
'-pickenagun." Thank you very very
much for the song you sent. I wish
l might return the favor by sending
the one you request. but as II can be
had in the shops ] am unable to.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-10-26

SONGS REQUESTED
These songs n poems are ON the
requested and To-Be-Found list:
Poem:
When Ma Rogers Breaks Loose.
Children's Rhyme:
Near to a town in 4 cottage small
Lived Rip Van Wrinkle. known to all.
Love Me and the World Is Nine"
TN the Evening by the Moonlight
One cold winter night. as Mary came
wandering home. etc.
Then stick to your farming
You'll suffer no loss.
For the stone that keeps rolling
Won't gather no moss.