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The Washington times., 1923-11-10
POISON PEN LETTERS ARE
RECEIVED IN DELAWARE

WILMINGTON, Nov. 10I-''Poison.
pen'' letters are being received by
business men in this city, and police
and postal authorities are striving
to learn the identity OF the writer.
They are signed in the corner with
the letters 'sK. X. K" Leaders of
three khan units in this city, who
were questioned, denied any connec-
ton.
The Washington times., 1923-11-10
American Clinic Banned.

CONsTANTINOPLE, Nov. TO-
The Stamboul clinic Of the Ameri-
can hospital has been closed by order
Of the Kurdish police. The reason
given for this action is that the
the Angora ministry of health.
The Washington times., 1923-11-10
Failures Increase.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Business
failures for the week ending NoveTn'
Der 8 IA holiday week., number 1885,
which compare with $40 last week.
374 in the like week Of 1922, 404
in 1921, 211 in 1920 and 12S.!n 1915
according to Bradstreet's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
Thirty-Year Dread Of Savages Is
 Ended

TACO PAGO, American Samoa, August 5.-(By Associated Press )- The capture of the last of four wild man-eating savages wh9 escapen 1890 and landed on the Island of Tu- tuila on a raft, ends the thirty year dread of the island natives here for the man-eaters. The wild man was captured by an escaped prisoner who, being filled with remorse for his again to face his fellow man, said he took to the hills of Pago Pago where he had planned to commit suicide.
 While the escaped prisoner was making preparations to carry out his suicidal intent, he was confronted by the black savage; The convict got the drop" on the wild man, bound him. and held him prisoner over night. The next day the pris- oner brought his savage captive to the TutuilS naval station here, where the two took their stand Tn dramatic fashion under the Stars and Stripes Samoans gathered, but, ap- parently, feared to attack the saV- age they had hunted for many years.
 Robert Louis Stevenson, in one of his books, told of the escape of four black recruited laborers from Ger man plantation in New Hebrides. The men, Stevenson wrote, fled owing to their i'll treatment, and escaped to Tutuila on a raft. One was killed.
 The three remaining blacks haunt ed the bush not far from Pago Pago, towards the eastern end of Tutuila, and were occasionally seen by hunt CTS. In the year 1900 one was caught by a young samoan chiet. ana tho captured savage said that ono of tho other two had died, leaving only ono at large This fs the man who has just been brought in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
LAST OF MAN-EATERS7 BOOKS AID TO PILLS
 CAPTURED IN SAM0A|IN EXPECTING CURES
Right Kind Of Reading Helps
 Patients Get We'll

CHICAGO, August l.-(By Associ- ated Presse.-Books as well as pills for curing the sick are now being used In the principal hospitals of the country, according to Miss Louise Sinsley. district manager for the American Library association.
 Robinson Crusoe won't cure a case of tuberculosis, but reading does keep a patients mind off his trou- bles' Miss Singley said. "Efforts are made to put the right book in sick mans hands. A librarian in hespitaI studies her patrons some what as a doctor does. Everything depends on the individual case.
 some books depress and others excite. Many librarians say that whole classes of books should be ta- booed from hospitals for these very reasons: But if & librarian studies her patients like the doctor, she can prescribe books for him without dan ger. A book that would hurt a per son with a certain ailment or with certain temperament will be all right for another.
 "The psychology of tho patient must be taken into consideration. A tuberculosis patient can undertake more serious reading than most of the other sick people because his conyalesceneece covers a longer pe- riod of time.
 "A librarian cannot tell . patient he must take one novel week in large doses. However( she has to steer her readers without them know ing 1t. Later on the patient gets in teTested in some particular line of work, and after that he takes care of himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
WORLD NJ LONGE ER
 UNUSUAL NOVELTY ID WORLD OUTSIDE
Week-End Visitors Find Europe Little Interested
 In Observations

RIGA, August 4.-(By Associated Press.-Latvia has ceased to be the sole gateway to Russia for investi- gators from all over the world. Berlin is now the chief diving board for politicians, educators, concession chasers and relief workers who are about to plunge into red Russia Many of them go by aeroplane. Some travel from Berlin to Moscow by way of Warsaw, and others enter through Finland and Esthonia. But most of the foregign visitors emerge from British, American and German, with a sprinkling of Italians. Czechs and Scandinavians.
 No Longer Novel.
 Visitors coming out of Moscow in breathless haste to tell the world the real truth" about Russia are much surprised, frequently to find that their hurried observations do not at tract much attention. Since the be- ginning of international relief work In famine stricken Russia there has been such a large number of visitors that 1t Is no novelty for Riga to have scores of passengers out of Russia in a single day. and diplomats and narratives of enthusiasts who expect the world to be surprised that they were not killed.
 It Is no longer novel to hear that the opera in Moscow Is the most wonderful in all the world;" that the soviet government Is more se- curely established than any In Eu- rope;" that Moscow "is safer place to be than New ork city" and that "illiteracy has been stamped out in the red army" The statement that perfectly clean sleeping cars are operated between Moscow and Petro- grad and between Moscow and Riga, also has lost its novelty"
 Correspondents who have been listening for two years to the tales
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

no new construction going on.
 The local authorities, recognizing the desperate nature of the situation, are struggling to ameliorate condi- tions. The municipal council has created a committee tC confer with the minister of transportation and the agriculture committee of the Sem ate to seek a solution of the prob lem.
 The street fairs which were estab- lished in every section of the city . little more than year ago have be- come tremendously popular institu- tions. Ft cd staples and articles of clothing and household use are sold at these fairs at prices considerably lower than prevail in the stores. Rich as well as poor are patrons. It Is no uncommon sight to see 8 richly dressed lady loading limousine with her purchases at a street fair.
 Stories Of Poverty.
 Two or three of the popular news papers have been conducting. cam paigns against what they term "The Daily Tragedy" in which for weeks they have covered their front pages with pict res and heartrending stor- ies of the poverty and misery that Is found In all parts of the city, and with which they assert has not been equaled here in modern times.
 In contrast to these gloomy pie lures. however. Is the undeniabie fact that never In Rios history has there been such display of wealth and luxury on t.. city's downtown streets as at present. The Avenida Rio Branco, on any pleasant afte- -.oon is almost impossible because of the fashionably dressed crowds that throng its sidewalks, Silks and jewels are conspicuous, and high priced automobiles pass in endless procession. The shop windows are lavish in their displays of luxuries sold at fabulous prices. Motion pic- ture shows, theatres. and amusement clubs are crowded to capacity by pleasure seekers.
 There is little unemployment, and while wages have not increased in proportion to prices, there have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
POVERTY WAG|NG
 BATTLE TO LIVE IN LATIN CAPITAL
Cost Of Food And Clothes h. Creases Rapidly In
 Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 4-(By Associated Press.)-The million and a quarter citizens of this city are fighting a gallant but losing battle against the constantly increasing cost of living. The besieging army of spectators, profiteers, corner ma nipulatLrs, and "middlemen" are pushing the attack with relentless vigor, while the desperate populace Is making feeble but bitter resist ance.
 It Is estimated that the cost of liv- ing here has increased 100 per cent within tho last 12 months. At the beginning of that period 1t was nearly double what 1t was five years ago. Many considered necessities a few short months ago are now looked upon as luxuries.
 Quality Goes.
 Not Lnly have prices doubled and tripled on food, clothing and housing but the quality of all these things has deteriorated just as rapidly. Imitation. Justification and adultera- tion have become so common that they no longer cause comment. Ow- ing to the cost of materials. only un- avoidable repairs have been made on all buildings. and there Is practically
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
64 EARTHQUAKES ROCK TOKYO IN TWO WEEKS
Scientist Assures Citizens City Is In
 No Great Danger

TOXIC, August 5.-tBy Associated Press.)-Tokio had a surfeit of earth ouakes during June. Between the 2d and the 14th of the month 64 were recorded on the seismograph. many of them of sufficient force to waken the hardened citizens of the capital and send them scurryiDg un- der door jambs, which are consid- cred the safest places when mother earth decides to readJust herself. Most of these shocks originated in Kashima bay, which is the earth quake zone, and fortunately did no damage.
 Dr. Fusakichi Omori, authority on earthquakes and volcanoes, has as sured the people that, despite the re- cent restlessness of the earth which will continue for some time, Tokio is a region comparatively free from danger. The shape and formation of Japan, according to Dr. Dmori, make es it peculiarly susceptible to under ground disturbances. The volcanic zone lies along the inner Japan sea side of the arc formed by the islands. with an offshoot at right angles in the direction of Mount FuJi. The earthquake zone lies along the outer. Pacific slope of Japan--the border of the Pacific on all sides being the scene of greatest earthquakes.
 The superstitious believe that Japan rests on huge fish and earth quakes are caused by this fish be- coming restless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
VALUES IN HOURS
Food In Austria Now Costs More
 Minutes Labor

VIENNA, August 5.-(By Associ- ated Press.) Austrian government employees, fighting to gain payment for their labors, sufficient to maintain their families, have presented their case in novel way. Instead of re- lating that In the old days they could buy for five crowns what now costs them 5o,0oo, they have used min utes Of labor as a measuring unit, and produced an interesting table.
 In 1914 a loaf of bread cost 12h minutes of labor; today the cost is 49 minutes. A measure of sugar that cost 26 minutes nine years ago, now calls for 102 minutes. Coal has risen from l hour and IS minutes to 12 hours and 36 minutes, and a pair of shoes from 6 hours and IS minutes to 19 hours and 30 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
BRITAIN UNITES EMPIRE
Far-Flung Possessions Joined B,
 Submarine Cable

LONDON, August 4.-(By Associ- ated ess.)-During the war Great Britain seized a German submarine cable running from Emden to the United States, and at the conclusion of hostilities one end of the line was drawn up to England and the other diverted to Halifax.
 Today at Halifax the wire joins the telegraph system which extends from Halifax across Canada to Van couver and thence under the sea to Fiji, Norfolk Island, Australia and New Zealand.
 As a result, messages can now be sent from London to the Antipodes In 30 minutes. Thus are the far flung parts of the British empire held together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05

no strikes nor serious talk of strikes for more than two years. Despite the increasing flow of immigrant ation from Europe, bot. manufacturers and agricultural interests complain that they are unable to maintain or ex- pand their activities because If la bor shortage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
PRELATE SEEKS AID TO SAVE HOLY PLACES
Archbishop Of Jerusalem Would
 Save A1tars In Palestine

NEW YORK, August 4.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-The sacred places Of the Holy Land, the places hallowed by the human presence of the Savior arc in danger of becoming shabby and neglected. That Is the word is- sued by Archbishop Panteleimon. representative of the patriarchate of Jerusalem, who has come to this country to interest the Christians ot America in saving these places and maintaining them in the dignity to which their sacred associations en- title them.
 The locations include the Holy Sepulchre, Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Mount of Olives, and others woven into the life of the Lord. They have been maintained in the past by the patrlarchate of Jerusalem, one of the four great branches of the Orthodox Eastern church. But today the pa triarchate faces the rapid exhaustion of its funds as result of conditions following the World war, and the archbishop Is here to cooperate with the American committee on the pres ervation of the sacred places In the Holy Land in making good the de- ficiency.
 The committee Is under the joint chairmanship of the Rt. Rev. William T. Naming. bishop of the Episcopal diocese of New York, and the Rev. A retary of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
 of visitors to Russia, who have spent a few days In the great Russian cities, know exactly what most of them will say. If they disclosed their sympathy with bolishevism before they entered they generally come out with words of high praise. If they were critical before they went in. they are general ly more critical when they come out Tn other words, the week. enders In Russia generally have their minds made up before they go in. and theil statements on emerging are about as monotonous as oft-repeated phono graph rolls.
 Of course, there are many visitors to Russia who remain there for q considerable time and give thought and study to the situation. These usually have little to say when they go in and less when they come out They generally are not in politics they are not about to take the stumT on the Russian question, and they art not rushing into print with thei1 views on every phase of the Russ.ar situation.
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
SLAMS KING VISITS TEMPLES
He Spends Two Weeks Each Year
Worshipino at the Buddhist
Shrines Of Bangkok.

Each year when the rainy season I.
over. the king of Siam spends about
two weeks making his customary
round of visits to the different Bud.
dhist temples OF Bangkok. On. these
occasions the king goes in a boat,
manned by 60 rowers on each
side. each clad In uniform of
red, and using long oar. The royal
seat Is near the stern. raised on four
pillars. and surmounted by highly
ornate. tOwer-like canopy. In front
and behind the royal seat stand at.
tendants holding up large umbrellas.
which look like golden cones.
On landing at an appointed place,
the king rides In a sedan-chalr to the
temple. when all along the way the
people PROSTATE themselves on the
ground. keeping silent as mark OF
supreme respect. For about half an
hour the king occupies himself with
the ceremony Of worship In tire temple.
into which the public Is not admitted.
To the temples outside Bangkok the
King dispatches deputies. his personal
pilgrimage being confined to the tenn.
pies OF the city.
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
sAER,FE,s SALE

aY Virtue OF Ffer;i, raelHs issued out
OF the Clerks office OF the District Court
of Phillips County and State of Colo
RADIO, and to me directed, whereby am
commanded to make the sum of Tive
Hundred Forty Seven and 31-1oO Dol
lars, (S247.3D and costs of suit the
an cunt of u certain judgment recently
obtained against Harry Nj. Gclvin in
favor of Henry Hagemnn out of the
lands, tenemants goods and chattels OF
the said Harry Nj, Gelvin ! have levied
on the following property, to-wit:
All Of the interest of Harry NJ. Gelvin
in and to the South East Quarter of
section Thirty-siN (36), Township Eight
(s) North, Range Irorty-fve (45). west
of the, Sixth p. NJ. in Phillips County
Colorado.
Therefore. according to said command,
shah expose for sale. at Public Auc-
;ion, all the right, title and interest of
the above named Harry NJ Gelvin in
and to the above described property. on
Saturday the goth day of October. 1923,
at Ten O'Clock A. NJ, Mt the West Front
door of the Court House in Holyolle,
Phillips Cunty, Colorado.
Dated at Holyoke.o this cath day of
September 1923. .''tt
w. r. BEvARD,
Sheriff of Phillips County.
w. ID. Kelsey. Attorney.
Date of first publication Sept. 81. 1928.
Date of last publication Oct. 1S 1923.
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
TIME TO VIEW WITH ALARM
Startling Exploit Of Pennsylvania Girl
Whose Flanoe Was in the
Sheriff's Custody.

Had nm Oppenheim. a Chambers or
McGrath written q tale n few years
ago OF cir, who forced her way INTO
n sheriffs home and then. single-hand,
ed. freed her fisnce from the nearby
Jail with the aid OF the keys and re-
yolver She obtained In her housebresk
ing. readers would have been amused
at the Idea a girl could do such a
thing.
But truth continues TO make fiction
look silly. And times have changed.
The Warren (PaD girl who did that
thing Is type that the writer's Of
shockcrs have not caught up with as
yet There are pollcewomcn and
women deputy sherifrs today-also girl
bandits. Milady In her cmancipntes
state boih rnforces the laws ana
breaks them. No task Is too much for
her.
II the facts In this case were as they
are told. here was love laughing nj the
locksmlihs and the sheriff and all the
embnttled army Of the forces or Law
and order That's the way the movie
scenario writer's would look at t.
Many other persons will tnke that IN
judicial attitude toward the exploit OF
this lnss. too.
But are not the ladies going BIT
too fnri Nobody. not even Judges and
jurles, have objected very strenuousiy
80 far TO women shooting ny their hus
bands nt odd lines. even to their
shooting up other peoples husbands
But II they are to he permitted Ia
break open the Jnils to get their
chosen ones out Of durnnce OF what
use VII be jalls or policemen or laws
evenf-Buffalo Evening News
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
NOTICE FOR PuRLlcA1loN

$50 A. tSerial No. 02S199 Addl)
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Sterling Colorado, Sep.
tember 26. 1928
Notice is hereby given that Shannon
Woodcock, of Holyoke. Colorado, vino
on April 90, 1920, made Additional
Stock-raising Homestead Entry, Serial
No. 02S199, for the SWA Section IS,
Township North, Range 45 West
Sixth Principal Meridian. has filed
notice of intention to make final three
year Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described before G. B.
Weir. County Judge of Phillips Coun'
ty. at Holyoke. Colorado. on the 10th
day of November, 1928.
Claimant names as witnesses
James Brophy. Patrick Loughman
Henry Eichel David Clarkson. all OF
Holyoke, Colorado.
f. 7. CONQUEST.
s.s. Register.
Pub. Sept. %, Oct. 4, 11,1S,25, 1923
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
'sHeR,FF's NOTICE OF SALE

By virtue of q Speciai Execution issued
out OF the Clerks oilice OF the District
Court of Ph Hips Go inty. and the State
% Colorado. aud to ME erected. where :
by am commando 10 make thc sum
of Nine thousand Three hun,lred.SeN an-
.y-two Dollars tSs37z. z.p1, and COSTS Of
suit. the ano ~. ~ -a-'diu ,t,ic
nent recently ohtained against ~ Y.
Hudspeth and Katherine Hudspetn III
favor of Fred Peperkorn which snid
Judgment was declared 10 be lien
noon the following described properly.
to-wit:
The East half (Eh). and the South
west quarter tSWil of Section rnirts'
f30). Township nine t9) North of Range
forty four liD West OF the 9Th Prin-
cipal Meridian. Phillips County. Cpior-
ado together with all and singular the
tenements. hereditaments and appur-
tenanceSf thereunto belonging or in any
wise appertaining: subject to paramount
liens OF record. tll5
Therefore. according to said command.
I shall expose for safe. at Public Auc-
ton. subject to .nararount liens Of
record the above described property on
Saturday. tho eth day of October, l"a3.
at ten O'Clock A. NJ. at the Wes; front
yoke. Phillips County, Colorado.
Dated 81 ,dts. Heiyoke. this SRI day @;
= w. p. BEvARp.
va Sheriff OF Phillius County.
BEN l.. GARMAN.
ATTORNEY
.pate Of arst Publication. oc'ober ) ia.l.
Date Of last Publication. OCTOBER 20. 1924
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
Marking Time

A negro called upon nm old friend
who received him In rocking chair
and continued 10 rock himself to and
fro In most curious way.
"fo' ain't sick. is yo'. Harrison -
asked the caller. anxiously.
NO. | amt sick. Nose" snid Har.
rison.
There was moments silence. dur.
Ing which the caller gazed wide-eyed
nj the rocking figure.
Den" continued Nose. "why does
yo' rock yo'aelf dat way all de timer
Harrison explained:
"Yo' know Bin Blott7 Well. he sold
me a silver watch cheap. an if !
stops moving like dis. dat watch don't
go."-Tld Bits.
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
snEe,FF.s NOTICE OF SALE

By virtue OF Special Execution In
Judgment by Attachment Issued out of
the ri"rit's Office of tn" Tonn'~ Court
OF Phillips County. and the State of
Colorado. and to me directed. whereby
I am commanded to make the sum OF
Thirteen Hundred, Six and 2e-i0a Dol
lars tff506.22). and costs OF suit. the
amount of a certain Judgment recent
" obtained against j. Ellison. also
called Jeremiah Ellison In favor OF The
Farmers State Bank OF Liberty Neb-
r,siSa which said Judgment WAS de-
ciared to be a lien upon the following
"a. ->-,nad ,rnpertv. to-wit:
South Half tSn) lof Section Saven-
teen 1O in Township Eight q, North
Of Rance Forty-four uil West OF the
9Th p. NJ. and q tract OF land desc.il'eii
ne 7sxth0 feet in Block Six .fsi West
Subdivision Of. Hoiyoke. Phillips Coun :
N;rheosiors' according to said, cammand.
shall expose for sale. at Publie Aic-
tion. all OF the right title and interest.
OF the said j Ellison. also called ler-
eminh Ellison. In the above describe
nropertv. on Monday the 5th day OF
November, 1929. nt Ten o'clock A. "
nj the West Front Door of the Court
House in Holyoke. Phillips County, CT
Dated ., Hoiyoiie this snG day OF
4 W. II. BEyARp.
Sheriff Of PhillpH County.
CLAUDE II. WAlHop.
nate OF first Publication. October 4. iess.
Date of last Publication. Nov. LIST. iH'i.
Phillips County herald., 1923-10-04
SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL ERA
Utilitarianism, It Seems, Must ulti,
mately XIII the Pure Desire for
knowledge.

Wireless is of great practical i'm
portance. 1t facilitates slaughter in
war, the dissemination of journalistic
falSehood in time of peace, and the
broadcasting of trivialities to relieve
the tedium of evening hours not de-
voted to success But the men who
made it possible-Faraday Maxwell
and HertZ-were none of them the
least interested in furthering this re-
markable enrichment of human life;
they were men solely Interested in
trying to understand physical proc
esses, and it can hardly be said that
the existence Of industrialism helped
them even indirectly. The modern
study of the structure of the atom
may have profound effect upon in
dustrial processes. but those who are
engaged upon 1t are very little inter-
ested In this possible future effect OF
their work. II seems likely that the
utilitarianism Of commercial indus
try must ultimately kill the pure de-
sire for knowledge just as 1t kills
the very analogous artistic impulse. In
America. where the more utilita.
rian aspects of science are keenly ap-
preciated. no great advance In pure
theory has been made. None of the
fundamental discoveries upon which
practical applications depend have
been made in America. 1t seems prob
able that, as the point of view appro-
pirate to commercial industry spreads.
utilitarianism will make such funda-
mental discoveries more and more
rare, until at last those who love
knowledge for its own sake come to
be classified In youth as "morons' and
kept in Institutions for harmless
lunatics.-The Dial.