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New Britain herald., 1923-09-28

be changed for the businessman could
know which way the tide of general
business conditions would run and
could plan to take advantage of the
current instead Of trying to run
counter to 1t. The great fundamental
forces that govern business, beyond
the control of any group of men, no
longer threatened but could be made
to do constructive work.
1t was not as easy as that for the
man who discovered it. His friends
and business acquaintances judged
him crazy. The idea that anyone could
tell what was going to happen in bust
ness, in investments or in the stock
market was prosperous! The univer-
sites scoffed and the general public
jeered.
Since then the theories have been
proved the scoffers have been con-
WINGED and the business world at large
has accepted business forecasting as
a fact.
Just now. Roger W. Babson is busy
building a great educational institu-
ton; namely, the Babson Institute
which Is to perpetuate this work. 1t
is endowed and operated under non
New Britain herald., 1923-09-28
BUSINESS FORECASTING IS
OF RECOGNIZED IMPORTANCE
abson Explains the Method and Also the Babson Chart
Which Is Printed Below

setien is believed by an equal reae'
ton Il became possible 20 Judge com
ing events nv cur present pesltien-
and business ferseastihg was born
The. tremendous Importance OF this
discovery and application Is apparent
when you realize that for hundreds
OF years business men haf been the
victims OF treaeheFous current that
favored them with prosperity only 20
turn suddenly and bring ruin and
panic upon them, Great businesses
were built up-largely by luek-only
10 be smashed like house OF cards
when caught by an unexpected de-
preston. The economic loss OF such
an uncertain system was bad enough
but the human suffering II caused was
much worse. Men spent their lives In
building a business only 10 see II car
ried down by a current beyond their
control. Falling prices mean unem-
ployment. hunger and suffering, The
history OF every depression has been
written In blood. Now all this was TO
New Britain herald., 1923-09-28

Twenty years ago . yennG mar
walked inte the once ~ hostan
banker ana resigned the job that sas
paying him sioo month, The he inls
msdistely effered 20 do the same work
for siasA a menth'
When thsbanksr haa recovered
from his establishment he found that
the young man in question proposed
10 do the same work for eleven other
bankers Al si2so month each The
deal was made and Roger w. bshsen
became statistieian for dozen Boston
bankers AZ a combined income Of $3.50
q month, Today he is the most widely
quoted man on business conditions In
America
He collected figures on general bus.
iness and financial conditions, copied
them longhand. and delivered them
daily 20 his customers, Beng a gradn.
ate engineer II was natural that he
should try 10 analyze these figures
20 chart and study them. They were
. part OF general business conditions
New Britain herald., 1923-09-28

spirit ef service. are pallins the cart,
then business Improves Hence, sEea
peer business has its silver linins,-
Il makes people see the errors 81
pleasure seeking inalfsFsaee 70 Eork
ana wssieful extrayagsHes, All Amer
tea needs now 10 hensss Industry ana
a general desire 20 sers-theA peslr
ness will be better fhan ever"
New Britain herald., 1923-09-28

Wooden ships frequently have re-
manned In service more than 100
years, but steel ship Is old Al so.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
SPLIT THREATENS COP,
Seven Who BoIted Force Vaca.
ton, Tie Up Senate
Machinery.

Observation-Disclosures of a repub-
hcan split in congress, that ultimately
would defeat the administrations en-
tire legislative program, rumbled
through the capitol sought means Of
restoring party harmony.
The legislative situation was seri-
Gus, republican leaders admitted, be-
cause of the bitterness among progress
sive insurgents in the senate, who
bolted the party to vote for a demo-
crat In the election of a chairman for
the senate interstate commerce com
mittee. This little group of senate in
surgents-seven in number--had fore
ed a two-day vacation, were threaten.
ing to permanently bolt the party, had
tied up all legislation and aroused end
less concern among administration
leaders.
Their immediate clash with the reg.
ular republicans has d~eadlocked for
three days the election of the commit
tee chairman, to which Senator Albert
B. Cummins, of Iowa, president pro
TEN of the senate, aspired.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
s. MILLION ASKED
FOR NJ. W. FARMS
Coulter Presents Plan for Re.
volvlng Fund to N. W. Con-
greSS Delegations.

Washington-Dr. John Lee CT iter,
president OF the North Dakota Agri.
cultural college, appeared before north
western senators and representatives
to explain his plan for a revolving
fund to promote diversified farming
and relieve the situation in the spring
wheat belt. The plan has been worked
out in detail by the committee named
at that time. The bill as submitted
calls for a $35, 900, 900 fund.
The plan Is to be administered by
the department of agriculture and
loans are to be made up to 81, 900 for
each farm, the stock and its increase
being security. zone to five year
terms would be allowed for repayment.
development of dairy farming and
diyersifying in the northwest is not a
forced movement" said DR.. Coulter.
'The natural development shows a
westward spread of the area produc
ing cheese and other whole milk pro
ducts. This has pushed westward the
production of butter, poultry, hogs and
other products. The government told
the farmers to raise more wheat.
Farmers went head over heels in debt
for tractors and other machinery, and
went back into wheat heavier than
ever. The war ended and all govern.
ment help was withdrawn. The far.
mers were hopelessly in debt and the
more wheat they raised the more they
went into debt"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20

same breath, she murmured, "Oh
COD, thank thee for the power OF
breath, the desire to live with which
you have invested me, and, dear Lord
for George :"
She threw back her head with ar
exalted air. George was going to hear
her sing. She must do more than her
best.
Never did she sing with such spirit
aid yigor. She seemed truly inspired
Her cup Of JOY was full. The burst OF
applause which met her ears showed
the thorough appreciation Of her audi
ence for her efforts.
She couldn't get to George fast
enough after the entertainment. Meet.
ing, they both seemed perfectly Oblivi.
Gus Of the crowds about them as he
gathered her in his arms.
Esther, you were simply divine. YouI
voice was wonderful. | never heard you
sing like hat before" Some one
tapped him OF the arm. 1t was Mary.
"But, George" said Esther, wriggling
out Of his grasp, realizing that they
were creating quite a scene. why
didn't you tell me you were coming?'
Didn't you get my telegram with all
the good news in it? Well, listen,
then" George said, e%xcitedly. "a
brought my boss along. He has heard
so much about your voice-Mr. VIII
hanson, meet Miss Esther Hislop and
her friend, Miss Mary Roner, Mr.. vii.
hanson. He is very interested in your
voice-in fact, he has a proposition "a
put before you"
Esther slipped her arm about Mary
and put her other arm through
Georges. She needed support.
My Idea was this" began Mr.. VIII
hanson, "fOr me TO send you to New
York for training for a year or so; be
ing near my place Of business, you
could report often as to your progress"
And l will be near George. too"
thought Esther. But, aloud, she said,
II will have TO take Mary. She is. my
inspiration always. | couldn't do with
out her"
Then" proceeded Mr.. Williamson,
81 want to send you abroad and finish
yOu off as an opera singer"
"All out % shouted the ~janltor, rather
peevlshly.
Come up to the house" Esther put
in. This is so wonderful, I,want to
talk it over some lore. George, isn't
il wonderful? We will be in New York
together. oh, what a glorious Christ.
mas" -a 49,.
90 1923. Western per ,Union.l
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
Made Briquets From Waste.

II is stated that the French rail,
roads alone lose 100000 tons of com
bustibfe product per annum, which
cam, however, be readily made up into
briquets or balls, and the fuel thus
obtained Is quite as good as the usual
briqHets. This product is no other
than the waste material that collects
In the smoke boxes of locomotives and
Its heating power Is no less than 1000
calOries. Conditions during the war,
with their resulting economy, led to
the use Of this substance, and ii Is said
that French manufacturers are en-
gagged In the purchase of the cOmbus.
tible from the railroad companies and
are making ~briquets by its use. A
patent was taken out for the
use of this material, one point being
that II Is neither coal (Which has been
now burned) nor coke. for ii results
in fact from distillation of coal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20

San Antonio, Texas - Insurgent
forces expect to launch the attack on
suburbs of Mexico City, the capl.al.
according to information received
here. The army at present is estimat.
ed to number $4,000 well-armed and
equipped men.
Large bodies of armed men from all
sections of the state of Vera Cruz are
Joining Gen. Guadalupe Sanchez in his
march on Mexico City, according to
private advices. The advance troops
OF General Sanchez have reached
Perote, on the lnteroceanic, a station
on the Puebla state line. The out.
posts OF this same column have
reached Esperanto and Oriental.
According to Vera Cruz advices.
travellers reaching Esperanza from
Mexico City report that more than
1000 federal trops are concentrated
at San Marcos, midway between Mex.
leo City and Vera Cruz, and on the
line OF march the revolutionists are
taking the first important battle be.
tween the rebels AND the government
forces will be between San Andres
and San Marcos.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
To the Land Of His Fathers.

Ever look at the map to see where
that place Gels is located, TO which
the crown prince has returned after
spending five years in exile? 1t is in
Silesia. That's the country his ances-
tor, Frederick the Great. grabbed
from Maria Theresa. the Austrian
empress. Note also that Wilhelm
does not live in the heart of Germany.
but there on the outskirts. The rea.
son is that region along the lnhos,
pitabie Baltic shores is the homeland
of the Hohenzollerns. From here came
the ancestors of the Great Elector.
They gradually robbed and stole their
way southwark. But they are not
Germans. They are Slavs. Prussia
was called Bo-Russia at one time and
the kaiser's ancestors could not un
derstand the people over whom they
extended their rule.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
AMERICAN "REFUSED"
GIFT FROM SULTAN
Ruler WithdraWS Offer When
Visitor HesitateS.

l had been invited to lunch at the
palace with the sultan of Zanzibar.
The ruler Of this island realm al that
time was a young man named Sayyid
Ali bin Hainoud bin MOhammed, who
had been educated at Harrow, spoke
the English of Piccadilly, kept his
court on European lines, and was
fond of travel. Though a member of
an ancient Arab family, which has
ruled In East Africa for centuries,
Ali bin Hamoud's complexion was so
dark as to suggest an admiXture of
the case.
Throughout the luncheon the sultan
prOffered mt cigarettes from a case
which was conspicuous for its size,
its unusual shape, and its magnlti-
nee Ii was of gold, designed TO hold
fifty cigarettes, and consisted of three
hinged compartments instead of the
customary two. On the cover was the
royal cipher set in diamonds, sur.
mounted by a crown in pearls. emer
aids and rubleS. so beautiful was this
piece of b%ijOuterie that | ventured to
comment on it admiringly.
DO you like it," asked the sultan,
with a pleased smile. 1T is "a trifie
that | had made from my own design
last spring when | was in Paris. Pray
accept it from me as a little souvenir
of your visit TO Zanzibar-I should
like you to have it-pleaSe take it,"
Suiting the action to the words, he
showed il toward me across the table.
Quite naturally | hesitated, as who
would not at accepting q trinket of
such great intrinsic value rendered 50
casually? But, though | fully intended
to accept the kingly gift if it were
pressed upon Inc, | felt that propriety
demanded that | show a decent
amount of hesitation. SO | mOdestly
waved the gorgeous thing aside.
II couldn't think of accepting it,
highness," | said with modest
embarrassment. 81 really couldn't"
And that was where | made an
error of judgment, for the sultan, in.
stead of insisting, as | had confidently
counted on his doing, shrugged his
shoulders and slipped the case back
into his pocket.
1T Is only a. t%rifle," he remarked.
1.-THE next time you come to Zanzi.
bar ! trust that | shall have q gift
for you that will be more fitting"
| had no appetite for the rest of the
delicious luncheon. | was too disap-
pointed to eat. My only consolation
lay in the assumption that the offer
a been but a courteous gesture, as
is the Spanish custom, and that, had
l accepted it, I should have been
guilty of a breach of etiquette.-E.
Alexander Hamilton In Harper's Mag.
azine.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
KELLIHER SLAYER GETS LIFE
Porteno Pleads Guilty to First Degree
Murder-Time Of Departure
Kept Secret.

Bemidji-Leonardo Portano of Kel.
liner. slayer OF four persons in that
village Nov, Is last, pleaded guilty to
the charge of murder in the first de.
prisonment by Judge C. w. Stanton. in
district court here.
The specific charge of murder was
in connection with the killing of James
A. Wilson, deputy sheriff. After pass.
ing sentence Judge Stanton announced
that the Beltrami county grand jury
also returned three other Indictments
against 'Portano. charging him with
the murder of John Sanders, Mrs. Johr
Sanders and Oscar Timmey.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
Power In Jelly Form.

There is obtainable in various quar-
tiers jelliss Of solidified petroleum. a
perfectly transparent product posses.
sing the same colors as the petrols
used for Its manufacture. II is made
In the form Of o jelly Of sufficient con.
sistency to be carried and handled like
any other solid body. II can easily
be cut into pieces and may be CON
veyed in cardboard boxes without
danger. The physical properties are
the same as In liquid petrol, evapor-
alton Is not easy, and with the same
heating power its infammability and
heating power is very intense, as also
is Its c~arburetting power. When liz.
nited II does not melt. but burns like
wood or coal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
PASSION PLAYERS ARE HERE
Anton Lang, Cast as christus, Heads
Oberammergau Visitors.

New York-Eleven of the simple
folk of Oberammergau in the Tyrol
csc Alps, actors in the historic Pas
sion Play given each decade in the
Bavarian village, came to America
TO earn money for the salvation OF
their beloved pageant.
At their head was the gentle-eyed
Christus of their play. Anton Lang
slight, unassuming and s~oft-spoken
Anton Lang is the only one of the
party who has ever before left Ba.
varia. To his simple fellow villagers
he is a w~ide-traveled man, having
gone to Italy once, and on another
occasion tc the Holy Land. He, too
is the only linguist of the party,
speaking good English.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
PORTUGAL CABINET RESIGNS

Retirement Laid TO Obstacles Set Up
by Hostile Majority In Parliament.
Lisbon - The Portuguese cabinet
has resigned.
II was reported that the Portuguese
cabinet had asked President Gomez
to dissolve parliament on the ground
that the hostile parliamentary ma.
jority made IT impossible to govern
The resignation of the cabinet would
indicate that the executive had decid.
ed not to do SO The ministry was
formed on Nov. Is, with Antonio Ma.
chado as premier.
Nine rebels were killed. 80 wounded
and 200 taken prisoners in the latest
revolution in Portugal, which was
promptly suppressed, and Cid not
spread from Lisbon to the provinces,
according to special dispatches from
the Portuguese capital.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
WOMEN FIGHTING SUFFRAGE
Protest Says Present Measure Distri
butes Vote UnequaIly.

Faris--Women presented a protest
to the chamber of deputies against q
suffrage bill under consideration be
cause while it would grant votes tc
women it would also give some mer
extra votes. The bill reads:
"The right of suffrage belongs to
all French citizens, men and women
aged 81.
The National Council of French Wo
men, the Union for Women Suffrage
and the League of Rights of Women
demanded that the bill be confined
to the first article or that another
bill be substituted providing for en-.
reimbursement of women of % years
or over
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
German Presidents SALARY $500.

London--As a result of the salary
cuts decided upon by the German gov
eminent, President Ebert will receive
only $500 a year and Chancellor
Marx $3.50. according to the Berlin
correspondent OF the Daily Express.
The remuneration Of ambassadors is
to be $1.750, while members Of the
reichstag win get $3.50 for their ser.
vices. In emphasizing what the re-
duction viii mean for the small off,
cials. grade crossing guards employed
by the railways will be paid 5000 for
Z years work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20

Rome-To show the world that
Italy is ruled by the will OF the ma
jority Of the Italian people and to OBJ.
tain a parliament which comedies
with the wishes OF the electorate.
Premier Mussolini. with the consent
Of the cabinet, obtained the signature
OF the king to a decree closing the
present session OF the C~hamber-an
act which inevitably leads to disso-
luton and new elections. probably In
April. The premiers step ends vol
UNFAIRLY his own dictatorship and re-
establishes the government along the
usual constitutional lines.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20

aren't artists enough to supply the de-
mand. Now you know"
yes, she wants me to sing, I SUD
pose, but | am horribly out of prac-
tee. l."
"Oh, hush! l never knew II to fail.
That is what they all start out with.
[ tool the liberty to tell her you would
be glad to do 1t, So"
II surely will do my best. will be-
gin to practice this very night. will
see Mrs. Young tomorrow about the
songs she wants me to sing. Do YOU
suppose George would come down to
hear me sing, and then maybe stay
over for ChristmasT'
1t was the night Of the entertain.
ment and the girls were putting NE fin
lshing touches TO their dressing when
Esther suddenly broke the silence.
II think 1t Is SO queer that | didn't
receive any answer from George. He
might at least have told me he
couldn't come"
Everything vas excitement and
noise in the large hail of the settle
ment house, where people of sll ma
tionalities were crowding in. The pro-
gram began nj the hour stated. Be
fore long Esther heard her name an
nonnced and stepped INTO the plat
form with her pianist.
Gazing at the audience. while she
awaited the pianist. her wandering
glance fell upon a familiar face. II
could not be, but yet, in recognition. he
smiled. 1t was Georgel
1.-The old dear" and then. in the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
LABOR SEEKS BRITISH HELM
Party viii Accept Invitation to Form
Observation-Disclosures Coalition.

London - The executive board of
The Labor party issued a communigue
saying 1t had decided in the event of
Labor being invited to form a govern
ment that the parliamentary party
should Immediately accept the full re-
sponsibility of the government of the
country without compromising itself
with any form of coalition.
The Central News says the national
executives Of the Labor party, meeting
under the Craftsmanship of ]. Ramsay
Macdonald decided, in view OF the gov.
ernment's anomalous position, to take
the first opportunity consistent with
constitutional practice to turn the
present ministry from office and to as
sumo office whenever the Labor party
is asked to take the responsibility Of
forming an alternative government.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
KELLOGG GIVEN COMMISSION

New Ambassador Receives Final In
structions-Ieaves December 22.
Washington - Frank B. Kellogg OF
st. Paul, former senator, was handed
his commission as American ambassa-
dor to England by Secretary of State
Charles E. Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg will not sail
for England until Dec. %, They viii
go oil the President Harding.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
TOURIST BUSINESS GROWING
Summer Guests Spent About s4o,o 600.
900, H~otaiine's Report Shows.

Minneapolis-More than seven hun.
dred thousand tourists visited Mime.
sofa last summer. mostly by automo.
bile. and spent nearly $4O,O 0O, 600 in
the state, H. c. Hotaling, executive
secretary of the Ten Thousand Lakes
of Minnesota association, told mem.
bers of the organization in his yearly
report, submitted at the seventh an
nual meeting.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
A Persona, One.

Don't they eve have a cleanup
week In this town. demanded the
transient who had just entered with
his suitcase.
yes replied the departing guest
az he sorrowfully paid his bill. THE
hotel seems to be conducting n
now."-American Legion Weekly.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
BANDIT ARMY BURNS TOWN
Three Thousand Chinese Brisands
Stay Magistrate and Loot Homes.

Shanghai-Three thousand bandits
under the leadership of the notorious
chieftains Chen Yen Teh and Wang
Han Wing, captured the town of Cha.
no, burning and footing the houses
and carrying off the magistrate and
education commissioner and two other
officials, together with more than 100
residents of the town, including many
women, according to dispatches re-
ceived here from Changsha.
Inhabitants fed to the nearby city
of Kweiyang. They reported that the
magistrate OF Chaho was slain after
he had been taken prisoner.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
DlSSCLVES CEMENT TRUST
United States Judge Follows First
Decree with More Drastic Order.


New York-United States District
Judge Knox signed a decree involv-
ing the Cement Manufacturers Pro
tective association.
On October %, Judge Knox ordered
dissolution of the association on the
ground that it operated in violation
Of the Sherman Antitrust law. His
decision was reached after extended
litigation by the government. In his
order, the Judge extended the disso,
luton to include all the corporate and
individual members of the associa
ton.
He also ordered the association to
discontinue the practice Of inter.
changing statistics regarding produc
ton and granted all other DEGREES
sought by the government.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-12-20
THE KINDLY STAR

THE little boy. was afraid OF
Vthe dark. but, as he looked :
out through the low window.
upon the panes of which Mr..
Frost was making his pictures,
he saw a bright star that was
winking at him with a most
friendly and assuring light. II
shone through his tears and
seemed TO say that IL would
watch over his sleep So he shut
his eyes and, sitting his sobs.
the better to hear the carol sing
ers across the street. was safely
away TO slumber and a dream
The dream lady looked like his
mother all dressed in a robe that
glistened and sparkled like snow.
and she was bringing him the
hope Of his heart. the sled that
was TO take him so delightfully."-
down the hill. And when he
woke so earl, on Christmas
morning he found that his dream
had come true!-christopher @
Hazard /.
t@ 1898. Western Newspap per Union,