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New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
PLIERS REACH GOAL

Panama, Dec. 2s.-The three army aviators who left France field. the Canal zone. for San Jose, Costa Rica- yesterday morning, reached that city early yesterday afternoon. They will return on January 2.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
\ Modern Child.

Child Movie Fan-Is that you, santa Claus
 Father--Ycs, Lie still,
 C. M. F.-nrop the whole sack and fade out. or I'll turn my gun on you'
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28

mouth of the Black Sea were a par ticularIy favored haunt of pirates, be cause the numerous islands Of the Aegean furnished maze of straits and inlets in which they could escape from pursuit. just as the West Indies and the Windward Islands of the Caribbean did for the buccaneers of the seventeenth century in America, and through the Mediterranean lay most Of the established trade routes Of the world
 But the Black Sea itself, though il offered them few of the advantages they desired, Was an. excellent home base from which to operate and in which to store their ships. It has almost no harhors and its southern shores Were skirtcd with mountains, with few days or access 10 the in- terior. The buccaneers of the south ern coast. however, used to pick up their boats when the winter season set in and take them on their shoul- ders into the mountains out Of the way of harm.
 Whence lis Name.
 "Thc carly Greek nayigators dubbed it ANcnus, meaning unfriend- ly to strangers. hut when small Gre elan cities began to spring up on it's shores the sobriquet was changed to EuNinus. meaning friendly 10 strang- CTS, and under that name, the Euxine, it has figured in history and mythol- 0gy for centuries,
 The waters of the Black sea are unique among oceans and seas of the earth; indeed. the EuXinc may al- most be said to be sinister. Its depths are lifeless. and higher forms of life do not exist below 600 feet It has a strong surface current toward the Bosporus. and an uudcrcurrcnt flowing from the Aegean and the Sea 1t Marmora, to the east, The latter s heavy and saline. Though the ! Dnieper, Dniester, Bug, Don ahd Danube rivers. from Europe. and the | (uban, Tchoruk. Sakaria, Yeshr IT, nak and Kizil Kimall from Asia have been pouring their fresh waters into l [, that mighty undercurrent is re- 'ponsible for the nearly two per cent [ of salt found in the waters of the 1 Slack Sea. At great depths the i ainity reaches 2.25 per cent
 \ Biological Surmi~c.
 One biologist believes that when, .
New Britain herald., 1923-12-28
ST. ELMO LODGE OFFICERS.

The following officers have beer elected by St. Elmo lodge. Knights oi Fythias: Chancellor Commander, z A. Ffnkelstein: vice-ehancellor. Abra- ham Schacht; prelate, Barney kra- mer: master of work, Earl Futile; keeper of records and seals, Waldo h. Gilbert: master of finance, William Tickle: master of eNchequer, Thomas Spence; master at arms, Max Aprams' inside guard, NJ. J. Schontz; trustee for three years. A. P. Marsh.
 Muscles of the average person. de- voloped by the work of chewing food, nosscss power enough to lift a man inc size of Jack Dempsey.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
BRYAN EXPECTED TO STIR UP STRIFE AT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
 OF PRESBYTERIANS IN EAST

INDIANAPOLIS, May 19.-The Presbyterians, in the annual session here, yesterday afternoon completed the organization of the 135th General Assembly with the appointment of J. Spencer Chapman, of Philadelphia, as Vice-Moderator. Dr. Charles F. Wishart, president of Wooster, Ohio, University, was elected Moderator over William Jennings Bryan late Thursday afternoon.
 Moderator Wishart yesterday fore noon appointed Bryan chairman of the Home Missions committee, ignor- ing the precedent which would slate him for the chairman of the steering committee.
 Last night Bryan announced he re- fused the chairmanship of the Home Missions committee and it is expected that he will precSpitate battle be- tween the Liberals and Fundamen- taMsts.
 The steering committee. the chair manship of which Bryan passed up, is expected to deal with the attacks on the orthodoxy of Rev. Harry Elm erson Fosdisck
 Bryan announced he declined to serve on the committee so he could fight on the floor against the doc urine that man is descended from a fbeast."
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
TEMPERAMENT NATIVES
 WRECK FARM MACHINERY

CHICAGO, May 19.-The introduc- tion of modern farming methods and implements into South Africa has done great deal to advance agricul- ture, according to the National lnsti- tute of Progressive Farming, but Am erican farm machinery for use on the African continent needs to be "built like a battleshlp" to withstand the rigors of South African life and the temperament of the native laborer.
 Oxen also are an enemy. It is the habit sometimes to yoke 16 head to two furrow gang blows. and the animals are untrained and unsteady in working together.
 '"The native laborers are danger ous to machinery" an official of the institute says, flor however good natured and willing these 'boys may appear, one never can tell when they suddenly may decide to take a yaca- tion or determine upon some childish prank The boys on a certain farm make take a dislike to a certain i'm plement. If they make up their minds not to work with it. the farmer is obliged to change either his i'm plement or his help"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Australian Gold Surplus
 To Go Into Circulation

SYDNEY, N. s. w.. May. 19-Gold coinage is likely to be in circulation again in Australia within 12 months, according to financial experts. when exchange will reach parity again The embargo on the export of gold still Is operative, and it is pointed out that Australia could not allow free shipment of her gold if Great Britain lid not do the same
 It is believed here that the agree nent for funding the British debt to he United States will hasten the re- sumption of gold payments in the United Kingdom. and it is under stood that as soon as the example Is set in England, it will be followed immediately in Australia.
 Gold production has declined heav- fly in Australia, but the gold reserve against paper circulation stands among the highest in the world. The latest note. issue returns show that the value of notes in circulation is f52,651 ,000, with f24, ,436, ,000 in gold, or AGA per cent, held against it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

PARIS, May 1S.-Thc movie fan is coming forward as a dominant fig- lrrc in French thcater life.
 At first the French didn't take to tho movies. More than anything else in the world the people of France fikc to ,indulge in conversation on worthwhile subjects, and at an aver age French dinner the foreigner who is shy on his French has a hard time following the conversational phrases eff his Collie friends as they are shot back and forth with amazing rapidity. And next to verbal exchange of thought the Frepchman loves to list en to well wri.ten dialogue enun- ctated by competent French actors on the stage. That Is why. he didn't take to the movies. There was no dialogue too much silence
 Then came the appealing movie
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
MEXICAN BOMBS FOR AMERICANS
 IN MEXICO CITY
Two Bomb Explosions on
 American Property Have !
 Occurred During Month. COMMISSIONERS ARE
 WARNED ANONYMOUSLY
Guards Are Increased Around American Embassy and
 U. 5. Consulate.

MEXICO CITY, May ts.--Newsps- permen investigating yesterdays bombing of the American Consulate here learned today that Charles B. Warren and John Barton Payne, American Commissioners to Mexico, received anonymous warnings shortly after their arrival.
 Last Thursday night the police dis covered men attempting to climb monument presumably with the inten- ton of throwing a bomb or bombs from the pedestal.
 The guard of secret service men about the Consulate and Embassy has been increased.
 Two bomb explosions have occurred so far this month on American prop erty here.
 Yesterday bomb exploded in the building housing the American Con suIate General. f On May 4 bomb was hurled Into the garden of the Embassy at 3 o'clock In the morning but no dam age was done.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
CRIME OF TODAY HAS HELPFUL X.
 ALLY IN MODERN AUTOMOBILE

CHICAGO, May 19-The motor car of today, in the hands of thieves and robbers. has far outstripped the stolen horse of pioneer dlys as an aid to crime, says the Chicago Crime Commission, in its latest bulletin.
 While the horse thief in the days when justice was stern and swift might see himself dangling from a halter, the auto criminal has a dHfer- ent mental picture tn the event of capture, according to the commis- sion His modern view includes ar rest, release on bond. conferences in the well furnished offices of the criminal lawyer. trips to court, de lays, possible conviction, new bond, appeal to- the Supreme Court, the ."fixing" of witnesses and escape.
 Motor cars were a factor in S55 felony cases in Chicago in 1922. the commission points out. but the crim-
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

fnal court increased the percentage of defendants penalized in 1922 to g per cent. as compared to 25 per cont in 1921.
 Ninety per cent of Chicago rob- berries, m the opinion of these ex- perts, are preceded by the theft of an automobile. and in 1922. FOOT rob- berries were committed These in- volved 115 defendants charged with robbery with gun in cases where automobiles were taken from their possessors. Of these 115, only 12 suffered penalties, seven going to the penitentiary, four to the reform atory and one to the house of cor rection
 Duning the year 15 manslaughte. cases were called in criminal court and only one of the defendants was penalized. He received reformatory sentence, according to these records.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
"DOOMED' SAYS
 AMERICAN NOW
 H E | ) CAPTIVE
Letter from Leon Friedman Stirs Up Public Feel ing in China.

SHANGHAI, May 19.-UnIess the foreign governments united in fore ina the Chinese government to realize the Suchow bandits are ready to for. felt their lives and those of their captives in the determination to ob- tain their demands, we are doomed"
 This is the message received from Leon Friedman, one of the Americans held by the brlgands.
 The letter has stirred up public feeling here and the China Press, an American newspaper. has called a mass meeting for this afternoon to make representations to Washington.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
NATIONAL PARKS
 TOURIST MECCA

OGDEN, Utah, May 19.-More peo. pie visited the national forests in the intermouni.ain states last year than ever before and as result there was a marked increase in the num- Der of fires. according to R. H. Rut- vice office. IStationing of additional fire guards is a move that MT. Rut- ledge has under consideration. He estimated that upward of 300,000 per sons visited the forests during 1922 and said he expected that number to be greatly increased this summer as more people are taking advantage of opportunities to camp, fish and hunt on the forest reserves.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
ISLAND HAS
 DISAPPEARED

MELBOURNE. May 19.-A wire lless message, apparently from steamer. has been picked up here saying Easter Island. off the coast of Chile, has disappeared
 Easter Island had a population of about 200.
 Reports of tho disappearance of Easter Island have ibcen prevalent since the disastrous earthquake off the coast of Chile last November.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
FRENCH ARE. CAPT|vATED BY
 STARS OF AMERICAN MOVIES

message of American Western life. The picturesque cowboy riding. the wide range of prairie, hsli and noun tain-thc great human story of Amer scan lffe in the Far West.
 Tho Frenchman was captured by the American movie. His captivity became willing and he began making films himself. At first French-made films were wearisome. The episodes were too long drawn out. They lack ed the snap and action of the Amerd- can film But now the Frenchman has learned that to hold his public he must make it short and snappy.
 1t is becoming quite fashion now to go to the French cinema shows, and many millions of francs are spent yearly by the people of this country in that form of entertain ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
PREDICTS COAL AND IRON
 MINING FIVE MILES AT SEA

SYDNEY, N S. w. May 19.-En- gineeu's in time will be able to take coal and iron ore from under the sea at distances of five miles or more from shore, according to F. w. Gray, an executive of the British Empire Steel Corporation. Work ngs already extend two and a quar- ter miles to sea at Sydney mines, and 70 per cent of the coal pro duced in Nova Scotia comes from be- meath the ocean
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
WOMAN PROPHET ARRESTER

BERGEN, Norway. May 19--The latest dream preacher" one Maria Akerblom. has been arrested in Fin land. The woman caused such q furor among the working classes that the authorities felt forced to take action.
 Going from place to place on horseback, with flowing hair, Maria foretold the immediate end of the world She declared that in view of this to own a house or land, to save money or do any kind of work. was useless. As result Of her preaching all of her large following of peasants, if is said., have fbeen economically ruined.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
PRAISES PRESENT GENERATION.

BATTLE CREEK. Mich.. May 19. Mrs Charlotte Bennett, 99 years old. Michigan pioneer and believed to be the only surviving mother of a Civil War veteran residing in this state. declares her opinion that "the world is no worse today than it was when was girl
 Mrs. Bennett, however. deplores what she calls "a lack of neighbor- Illness" on the part of present-day Americans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
USES IMITATION REvOL YER MADE
 FROM NEWSPAPER AND GETS AWAY

NORTH BAY, Ont, May 19.--Lee Rogers, a young, who escaped from a court room last Wednesday, where he was on trial on charge of carrying concealed lweapons. afas wounded a constable and killed another man.
 After Rogers escape poosse was organized and he was surrounded 2S hours later in a barn. He wounded a constable and shot and killed Fred LeFevrc and again escaped
 Rogers escaped from the court room by cowing the crowd with an imitation revolver made from news paper. 4k
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
U. s. COMMISSIONERS SENT TO
 MEXICO ARE GIVEN WARNINGS
Motherless, F Fatherless, Boy Is Left With Small Family
 to Care For; Result of Fire

CAMDEN, N. C., May 1e.-Thomas Davis. aged 17 years. stood in the Beuiah Methodist Church yard yes terday surrounded by sheet-covered charred bodies.
 He was asked what he knew about the fire which destroyed the cleve- land school house with the loss of "a lives.
 Young Davis said:
 "l don't know very much. "l was not there, but ] lost my moth CT, my father, and my two eldest sisters.
 "At home there is a brother, nine months old. There are three sisters, aged two years, five years and six years.
 "They are all that's left.
 "But guess l can help some and keep us all together.
 Davis reluctantly took the money which men who heard his story thrust upon him.
 One old man said:
 Boy, you've got big load to carry"
 Davis replied:
 "I'II do my best, sir, to carry it."
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
STEEL SUPPLANTS FLINT
 IN CHANGING OF ROCK

CHICAGO, May 19-Just as iron gave way to isteel decade ago. now flint bows ito the superiority of this competitor and steps gracefully out
 Importation of flint pebbles from France and Denmark for use in in dustries dependent on fine grinding of rock, has practically been aban- daned. due to the development of steel balls for this purpose, accord. ing to the Structural Materials Re search Laboratory of Lewis Insti- tlIte here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
CANNOT JOIN
 WORLD COURT
Senator Borah Makes Speech Denouncing Latest Pro-
 posal of Harding.

ST. LOUIS, May 19-U. s. Sena. tor Hiram Johnson, of California, in speech here declared the Limited States cannot join the International Court of Justice and remain out of the League of Nations as both institu- lions are bound by shackles that can not be broken"
 Senator Johnson said the recent events in Europe proved the League of Nations could not stop wars
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Foreign Language Schools Must Go In California

SACRAMENTO Cal. May l9-The biennial session of the state legisla- ture adjourned last night. The legis- lature adopted series of motor bills, including one taxing gasoline 7 cents a gallon and one aimed to prevent theft by double registration. A bill to regulate foreign language schools was introduced to abolish thcm by 1890 and it was finally passed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
LAW
 VERY ILL MAN

LONDON, May 19.-British Premier A. Bonar Law. who has been voyag- ing for his health, looked tired and i'll and failed to respond to the cheers of the croowd when he arrived here today.
 Premier Law did not go to the Downing Street residence, but was taken to a private house where he will have treatment under noted specialist
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Found Guilty of
 Murder in 2 Hours; Death Is Penalty

SEATTLE. May 19.-Kakuzo Qua mai, a cook, was convicted of mur. der in less than two hours yesterday afternoon by jury in the Superior Court. The jury recommended the death penalty
 Quanai shot and killed Fred Klana- zawa. pool hall proprietor. follow ing a quarrel over the charges for a game.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
TRIAL BY JURY WINS IN JAPAN

TOKYO, May 19.--Both houses of the Diet have passed bill for the introduction of trial by jury throughout Japan. The system. how ever. will not come into effect until 1928. The lower house unanimously supported the measure. but the peers had a prolonged debate before passing on it. number of the mem bers declaring that Japan was not yet ripe for trial by jury
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Socialist Party Wants ;
 Impeachment of Taft

NEW YORK. May 19--A resolu- tIon was introduced ait the Socialist Party convention this afternoon de- mandrg the impeachment of William Howard Taft because of his alleged acceptance of Sf0000 annuity from the Carnegie Corporation which is described as obviously for services rendered."
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
RADIO TO REPLACE SIGNAL GUN

LONDON, May 19.-Trinity House authorities, wfho have charge of light ships and lighthouses around the coast, have decided 10 fit all import ant lightship5 with wireless appara- tus, thus displacing the signal gun which has been used for so many years to call the lifeboat or warn ships of their danger.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
INDIA OPPOSES SALT TAX

DELHI. India. May 19.f-The new tax on salt. proposed as a means of removing the deficit in the Indian imperial budget, is meeting with gen eral opposition on the part of Indian legislators and their constituents. The bill now being sponsored by rhe administration provides for doubling the present tax ~
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Given $5O,OOO Verdict Against Two Big Unions

BOULDER, Colo, May 19.--A jury in the District Court today awarded R. F. Jones $5O,O00 against the Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood Of Railway Traiinmen.
 Jones alleged the unions got him discharged from run eight years ago and prevented him obtaining regular employ ment since then.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Lenine and Trotzky Are Denounced Before Socialists

NEW YORK. My 19.--Abra- ham Cahan, editor of tho Jewish Daily Forward, addressing the annual national convention of the Socialist Party today, de- nounced Leninc as moral and physical failure" and Trotzky as a great bombastie windbag."
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Detectives Ready to
 Bring Murderess Back

TBGUCILGAI.PA, May 19.--Ameri- can detectives have arrived here to under arrest here as Clara Phillips. Los Angeles hammer murderess," who escaped from the county jail there last December.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

 SEIZE MINES

DUSSELDORF. May l9-Commun- isit bands which have been terrorizing sections of the Ruhr have taken pos session of the Kaisertuehl mines near Dontmund and stand guard armed with wooden pick handles at the of the mines, preventing the miners from going to work
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
Automobile Overturns;
 Four Are Incinerated

CAIRO. H., May 19.-Four persons were burned to death last night when an automobile ran off county road. overturned and burned to the frame. siiH
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
cIAsHEs REPORTED

ESSEN, May 19.-One Communist was killed, 10 were wounded and nine policemen were hurt in a clash today between Communists and police. The Communists were seek ing to force the miners to strike.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
CASE STUDENTS OFFERED
 WORK IN BIG STEEL MILLS

CLEVELAND, May 19.-Students of Case School of Applied Science have been offered work in all lines this summer by the Bethlehem Steel Com pany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
ExrRAoRpINARY DEMANDS

PEKING, May 19.-Telegrams to the Chinese government from Esao Chwang indicate tho government rep resentativcs are at tho point Of abandoning negotiations for the re-
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
e2 ARE BURIED

CAMDEN, N C., May 19.-The bodies of 62 unidentified dad of the disaster at Cleveland were buried in one grave in the Beulah Methodist Church yard late yesterday afternoon Gov Thomas G. Mcleod and others tended the services.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19
DEATH TOLL NOW 75

CAMDEN, N. C.. May 19.-The death toll as the result of the school house fire ait Cleveland was today placed at 75 men, women and chill dren.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-19

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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-02-15
WILL EXPLORE NEW GUINEA


Mr.. Neal Mcneil has organized
an expedition to explore the interior
of British New Guinea, and TO
lovers of excitement he offers
tempting opportunity. "Pygmles
with tails have been spoken of as IN
habiting the INTERIOR" he says. No
British administrator or resident
magistrate who has penetrated New
Guinea would youch for the tailed
pygmy. But a hunt to track the
missing link" to its lair has pow
erful fascination. 81 am certain"
saws Mr.. Mcneil, "there are gold
lodes in the mountains, but whether
we shall find gold is matter OF
doubt. 2 There has been a good deal
of prospecting for gold in New
Guinea. Steam-panning has pro-
duced "color," but it is not posi-
tive sign of lodes in the back coun-
try. There are streams in the New
England hills where a painstaking
panner may obtain fine grains of
gold, but he would make vastly more
by working in the harvest field.
"Pythons and alligators," says Mr..
Mcneil, "are other dangers we have
to face This would amuse Doctor
Hornaday, who has lived two years
in the jungles of India, Java and
Borneo and enjoyed the experience.
New York Times.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-02-15
FAMOUS STONE

Talbot Mundy tells this in Ad-
venture magazine:
'The English coronation stone in
Westminster abbey is the stone on
which Jacob laid his head at Bethel.
when he had that famous dream,
which some thinkers say explains
the whole metaphysical foundation
Of the universe, and Others say was
probably produced by dope. (My-
self, like Disraeli, am on the side
of the angels.)
In the stone there are still the
iron rings, which Moses caused to
be fixed in it SO that the men who
carried the Ark and other temple
paraphernalia could pass rods
through the rings and handle it cas-
lily. 1t also has crack in it, which
is asserted, not plausibly / think,
10 confirm the story of one Of Moses
miracles. ! believe that the Ark of
the Covenant is certainly in Ireland,
and that it viii one day be found
there, at or near Mount Tara