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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Bread Baked 4 400 Years
Ago Found on the Nile

A loaf of brown famine" bread sole
during the Peninsuiar war has beer
presented to Coventry City Guild mu
scum, together with small and faded
notebook in which the owner wrote
that he intended to keep the bread a.
memento Of the high price Of corr
at that time.
But this loaf is hew when compared
with others that have been discovered
at different times. Few people, for In
stance, would care to put their teeth
into the loaf which is still preserved
at Ambaston, Derbyshire. 1t Is 700
years old, and was given to the Soar
family with grant Of land by King
John.
Several years ago, French explorer
found an Assyrian loaf, which, IT was
estimated, had been baked In the year
900 B. O., and was, therefore, about
1900 years old. In shape it resembled
bun 1t was discovered, wrapped Ia
cloth, In an ancient tomb where II
had probably been put by the super.
stitious Assyrians to be used as food
by the dead person during his journey
to another world.
Many years ago an oven was found,
at Pompeii, containing several loaves,
slightly charred. but all bearing the
bakers name. What is easily the old
est loaf IN existence, however, Is the
one discovered by an Egyptian ex-
plorer on the banks of the Nile in 1905.
Il was baked In the year $500 B. c.,
and Is. therefore. over 400 years old.
Answers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Locate Leaks

An automatic leak indicator fol-
ships consists Of a number Of small
cast-iron boxes screwed to the bulk.
head OF each compartment and set Of
predetermined distances, one above an
other. In each box there Is an cleo.
trical contrivance connected with an
indicator board. either on the bridge
on In some other convenient place.
The board Is fitted with q number Of
small glow lamps of different coIors.
and Is connected with an alarm ben.
When water rises to the level Of the
lowest box 1t makes an electrical con-
tact, by which the lamp correspond
Ing TO the height Of the bulkhead that
the box indicates is lighted and so
remains until the next box Is reached
by the water. when the second lamp
e lighted. Meanwhile tho bell rfnes
continuously until shut Of
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Thrilling Adventure
at the Wifching Hour

The clock on the dining-room man
telpiece had just struck midnight.
AS the last stroke merged into ST.
lence the watcher looked up from his
meal and listened intently. The fire
had died down almost to extinction
and the full moon, shining through the
French windows, threw eerie shadows
across the deserted room.
A slight sound, hardly discernible tc
ordinary ears, came from the outside
of the window, as If something were
scraping on the stonework underneath
the window.
Instantly the watcher was on his
feet, crouching in the shadow Of a
big armchair, his head on one side.
every sense on the alert.
While he was listening thus the
moon disappeared behind cloud
When it appeared again shadow was
silhouetted against the window; and
even as the watcher, his heart palpi-
tating, decried the mysterious appear
ance, the window slowly began to open
noiselessly. Family, almost fmper-
ceptibly, the opening grew larger, a
black shadow silently protruded Itself
dropped quietly to the ground, and
faded into the darkness of the recess.
There followed a deathly silence,
broken only by the faint sound OF
trees swaying in the night breeze,
Suddenly black shadow detached it.
self from the darkness around the
walls and steadily crossed the path OF
moonlight near the fireplace.
A slight noise caused the watcher
to turn. AS he did so he became
aware Of two shining green lights
| glaring uncannily at him, about foot
away, from out of the darkness. With
despairing shrek of terror he fed
for the sideboard. The black shadow
sprang. "A brief scuffle, a sharp
scream Of pain-and silence.
Five minutes later the black tom.
cat left by the way he had entered
the still warm body Of the newly-slain
mouse In his jaws.-London Answers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Woman Witness Gets
Lawyer All Tangled IN

The lawyer for the defense was
conducting a cross-examination. The
witness was woman, and In reply
to the first two or three questions she
always qualified with "They say" or
I've heard" until the lawyer eau
toned her:
Now, madam. hearsay testimony Is
not acceptable In this court. If YOU
cannot answer question from your
own personal knowledge, then you
cannot answer 1t at all. We do not
want to find out what you have heard
about the case. but what you actually
know at first hand"
Then the lawyer continued with the
preliminary questions.
You live here In Curryvale, / be-
lieveY
@Yes, SIR"
How long have you lived herer
About five years"
where did you live before that7-
AT Stockton
Where before THAR?
! have lived only In the two towns
stockton and Curryvale."
All! So you were born In Stock
ton When were you bornr
The witness was silent.
i say, when were you bornrv the
lawyer repeated.
4 can't answer the question:. the
witness replied.
But you must answerl When were
you bornr
But l can't" the witness insisted.
IAN ! know about the matter Of my
Dirth is mere hearsay. and you jusf
said I couldn't give that kind of1nfer.
mationw
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Ankie-leen

O'Iialloran rushed up 10 cottage
shoutings Lend re spadel Lend
me spade!'
~, vat fort" asked the owner of the
cabin.
ITO dig my friend out Of the bog.
replied OHalloran. He's just fallen
In and he's up to his anklesl
up to his anklesr' replied the
other. "Then you don't need spade.
I'll lend You a rope"
"Begorrah, but ropes no good,
replied the would-be rescuer. "He
couldn't catch hold of itf'
.Why mott"
For several reasons" replied
o'Halloran; but the chief one is thar
he went In head first.a--Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Next Thing to 1t

She had told the district charity
visitor long story Of her troubles
and trials: no money, many mouths
TO feed. an Idle, dissolute husband.
She was very emphatic about the hus-
band, who "knocked her about II she
said word"
II am very sorry for you," said the
visitor. but always remember to re-
turn good for evil Remember that
soft answer turneth away wrath. Meet
his violence with gentleness. and In
that way you will be heaping Goals Of
fire on his head Have you ever tried
thatfr
"Well, mum. not exactly" said the
woman, but I ave 1t i'm on the cad
with saucepan OF boiling water"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
JOB PRINTING
Executed Promptly AT The
HERALD OFFICE
The opnosite

The teacher had spent two solid
nours giving the class lesson in Eng.
nsh grammar. The particular point
she wished to impress upon her pupils
on this occasion was that of words
and their opposites.
She gave them numerous EXAMPLES
and then thought she would apply :
little test to see If they understood
what she had been talking about.
NOW. tell me-" she began. swhat In
the opposite of misery?"
"Happiness!" said the class In mai.
son.
And sadnessf" she asked.
"Gladness ~ came the answeriu.
chorus, and the teacher smiled az she
saw what good fruit the lesson had
borne.
And the opposite of woer' she
asked as the bell rang to signal din
ner time.
"Gee-upi" responded the enthusias
tic class.-Kansas City Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
10 OlIK SUBSCRIBERS

The Post Office is again makingde
mands on publishers of newspapers to
revise their mailing lists. Under the
ruling of the Department the publisher
will not be allowed to mail papers as
second-class matter to subscribers who
owe for more than one year, unless
the subscriber has given instructions
to continue sending it for a definite
time and bona fide promise to pay.
Because of this law, we are compelled
to communicate with all orr subscrib-
|ers and ask them to cooperate with us
that we may put our mailing list in he
shape required.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15

The telephone rang ana q voice
Duzzed; Say, Blanche. IL Eat your
Yes
Say, Blanche, ] called you up 70
tell Jon someDin important
Just : minute. Mite. Wait until
take tho eggs on the IRE. Now what
= II, dearier
Hold the wire. Ny soup,s scorcb.
Ing"
Insrs was long pause. ana then
sHe1lo. Blanche"
Halo Mittie. What was II you
wantsd to tell mel Somepin impor-
lAnt you said
= dnnno nov. BlanchA ~ hfeez<.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
The Congressional Reeo,1

The Congressional Record, a printed
journal of the daily proceedings n
CONGRESS, has been issued since 1899
Up to that time only secret sessions
were held by the senate, but after that
date all regular sessions were omen
70 the public and publication was RI.
Quired except in the case Of executive
sessions Until 1924 this publication
was known as the Annals of Con-
gress" from 1925 to 1887 as the reg
lister Of Debates: from 1887 to 1874
as the Congressional Globe" In the
latter year it became the "Congrav-
sional Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15

The teacher was trying to explain to
her pupils the meaning Of the word
perseverance"
what Is It." she asked. shat carries
a man along rough roads and smooth
roads, Up hills and down. through fun
giles and swamps and raging torrentsF'
There was silence, and then Tommy,
whose father was an automobile deal
er, spoke up. Please. miss" he said.
there amt no such car."-Youth's
Hn->A.kAa
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Cautious Horse.

Harris prided himself on thorougH
knowledge of horses and their habits
and so he was interested when, on q
visit to the country. he saw a farmer
having some trouble with his mount,
1t would start, amble along slowly
for q short distance and then ston
Then the farmer would have great
difficulty In getting II started again.
Finally Harris approached the farmer
and asked kindly:
is your horse sickYs
Not as know off, was the shore
reply.
rs he balky7"
mo. But he's so afraid I'll sax
Whoa 7 and he won't hear ne fkaf is
stops every once In while to iisf6ak
Kansas City Times
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Woy Our of II

The little boy was fond Of nursery
rhymes and fairy tales, and was al.
ways asking questions about them.
one day he asked his mother: "Why
dldnt the man in the nursery rhyme
put up notice to Keep Off the
Grass? Then he wouldn't have been
cruel to the maiden"
which man, dear?" said his moth
er; land to whom was he cruel?"
Well" said the little fellow, nurse
often tells me about the man all tar
tered and torn who kicked the maiden
off the lawn!"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15

Healing medicines and deadly evnlo.
sives lie latent in every lump Of coal,
ana science is extracting one or the
other In a thousand laboratories over
tne world each day. Half the drugs In
the pharmacopia probably are coal-tar
products. While one laboratory may
De extracting salicylic acid, for govt.
Tor instance, or aspirin for congestion
and rheumatism, another chemist will
0e oistiiiing the products from which
INT is made or even lyddite, the pow.
erful explosive first used in the Sudan.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Desirable Edinburg
Residence For Sale

An exceptional opportunity to buy
one OF the most attractive residential
properties in Edinburg. Excellent
nine room frame house in first-class
condition. Porches ON three sides,
running water, good cellar, all neces-
sary outbuildings, fruit.trees, an album
dance of fine grapes, fifty feet front
OF beautiful lawn, in center of town,
opposite Christian Church. This is
one of the most desirable homes in
fsdinburg and will be priced reason
|ably with favorable terms. Possession
|given on short notice. Call at resi-
dence or write.
is. p. HoLLINGSWoRTH,
May p Edinburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
What She win RaI....

Geneva soon will be four years osd
and she is a most precocious young.
ster. She overheard daddy telling
grandmother that his little girl woul,i
soon be four years old and It would
not be long until she must enter
school Geneva interrupted:
TIN too smart now
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15

That everything
ket today
the
than selling
The premium fresathered frsts New York
During February
In
in
reached with
little and takes lot
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-08-15
Practical
Nurse Tells

Mrs. N. E. Snow, of Route
1, near Paris, Tenn, tells the
story of her experience as
follows:
"I am 81 years old and !
have been a practical nurse
for more than 20 years, TAX
ing mostly maternity cases:
One of my daughters suffered
from cramping at ). She
would just bend double and
have to go to bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Presbyterians OF
Two States Meet
at Glendale, Cal.

GLENDALE, Calf, July 20
From theology to baseball-that is
the scope of discussions and activi-
ties outlined by the Presbyterian
Svdos of Arizona and California
which opened their sessions here yes
terday, to continue until July 81.
With special meetings arranged
for various branches of church
work, leaders of the Presbyterian
church in the United States will
take part in the sessions.
DIR. John Timothy Stone of Chi
cago will deliver the principal ad-
dress today. The Federated Wo-
mems Aid Society of the Los Ange-
les presbytery will be hostess to
all women of tile two synods.
Beginning tomorrow, the Wo-
mems Synodical Society of Home
Missions will hold its sessions for
six days, it was stated. A series
.of baseball matches between the
ministers will be staged for three
days and tomorrow is the first day
of bah playing.
rhe Arizona and California dele
gates will hold separate sessions
for committee business, and meet
Jointly for the general program.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
POLICE CHIEF
IINVOLV E ID IN
LIQUOR CASE

LOS ANGELES, July ga ham
die broken from suitcase led to
The discharge Of Chief of Police
HAST cad at Avalon, Catalina, and
liquor scandal of such magnitude
it. took George Contreras, county
prohibition chief, and four investi-
gators to the mystic isle today.
They are under instructions from
District Attorney Kcyes to make n
complete inquiry.
One Of the Officers under Chief
Halstead saw man leaving house
with II suitcase. The inquisitive
mind of the officer was satisfied
when an odor of spiritus frumenti,
reminiscent Of prev NOlstead days as
sailed the air, after the suitcase
pect was then placed under arrest.
Chief Halstead and the officer
visited the house from which the
man had come and confiscated nine
cases of Scotch whiskey and scores
of other bottles. Justice of the
Peace Ernest Windle granted the
owner of the liquor a warrant charg-
ing Halstead with robbery.
The city council convened hur-
riedly to APPOINT a new chief of po-
lice. who could serve the warrant.
Halstead has refused to yield the
liquor and is said to be guarding
il closely.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.--
F'Oh, for home where the buffalo
roam, sang the pioneers of the
fiftles, but San Francisco people Of
1924 want the police to keep the
buffalo in the park paddock where
they belong.
A herd of % of these swiftly van
ishing animals appeared on the land
scape in the Richmond district last
night and for hours mounted police
tried in vain to herd them back to
the paddock in Golden Gate park.
This morning more than half the
herd was still roaming at large.
The first cry of "buffalo" the
stirring food cry of the Indian and
the p'ainsmen of years gone by,
sounded at 10 o clock last night.
"There's a funny looking cow
grazing o. my lawn and more Of
'em coming down the street, - fran
tic householder informed police head
quarters.
The shotgun squad, the morals
squad and all the mounted traffic
department of the police bureau inn
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
BY ED L. KEEN
(Gen. European Mgr. United PreSs)

LONDON, July 25.-The entire
experts report is based upon the
conviction that reparations settle
ment is impossible without economic
rehabilitation of Germany. rms
latter, it is agreed is Impossible
without the immediate assistance OF
n large international loan and the
assurance that Germany will not
be hampered in the future in car
rying out her reparations obliga-
tions by any Independent action OF
any powder such as Frances pre-
sent economic control of the Ruhr.
This 5000, 900 loan. which IS
the cardinal feature of the experts
plan, necessarily fails if the Anglo
American bankers do not obtain
from the London conference salts
factory security for the loan.
Now the bankers claim there will
be no such security and that they
therefore are unable to float the
loan in question, if the question OF
Germany 5 default in any of the
provisions of the expert s repara-
tions scheme and application OF
PENALTIES for such default Is left
TO the decision of the reparations
commission, which would mean the
decision of France, for q French
chairman holds the deciding vote on
the commission.
Say Plan Is Complex
Hence the present difficulties Of
the London conference.
While Premier Herriot has given
verbal assurances that France never
will repeat her Ruhr experiment,
the bankers demand safer guar
antee, insisting that the prospective
loan investors only security lies
in the authority of an absolutely
impartial and Independent body as
regards the questions of default and
penalties.
The Dawes plan is exceedingly
complex and intricate, wherefore
many difficulties are foreseen in
its practical application. 1t is
pointed out that if any such diff
culties at any time should be made
anu tAcuSt lOl illt CH'il St ih'tt pNi
many had wilfully defaulted ant
and excuse for renewal OF indepen
dent action by France, the whole
scheme would break down, carrying
with it not only the loss of the
original investors money but also
collapse of the economic system of
Germany which it was the intention
of General Dawes and his colleagues
to rchabilitatc.
The conference s first committee,
which is charged with, solution of
that question, adjourned today to
permit the allied premiers and Am
bassador Kellogg to attempt to find
u solution.
r. A luncheon engagement of Secre-
tary of State Hughes with Premier
Herriot was expected to assist:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Costs $7O.61 Per
Capita to Run
San Francisco

WASHINGTON, d. c., July %
The Department of Commerce an
nounces that the total payments for
expenses, interest, and outlays for
the city government of san Fran
cisco, for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1923, amounted to $37, 1876
226, or $7C.6l per capita. or this
total $1S,617,774 represents the eX-
penses of operating the general de-
partments of the city government;
$2,413,4SO, expenses of operating
the public service enterprises, such
as waterworks, markets, and SINH
lar enterprises; $3,422,779, interest
ON debt; and $13,2S2, 1913, outlays
for permanent improvements, in'
cmding those for public service en-
terprises, $S,l33,7 7S0 having been ex-
pended on waterworks extension
alone. In 1922 the total payments
for the city were $33,130,043 and
in 1918, sol 1868, Jos, Il per capita
Of $63.0S and $43.76, respectively.
The totals include all payments for
the year, whether made from cur
rent revenues or from the proceeds
of bond issues.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
GCODCELL GOES
TO WASHINGTON

los ANGELES, July 25.-Col f.
lector of Internal Revenue Rex B..
Goodccll has gone to Washington to
confer with Commissioner Blair and
other treasury officials regarding
increases in the personnel of the
hos Angeles district made necessary
by the rapid growth in the number
of income returns filed and n the
increasing volume of business handl-
ed by his office.
M Collector Goodcell takes with him
data to submit to the treasury de-
partment showing that the Souths
ern California district is the most
rapidly advancing federal collee-
tion unit in the United States. He
will point out that the Los Angeles
district alone furnished practically
half of the increase in the number
Of income returns filed last year
in the entire country and that the
increase GO per cent of the city of
Los Angeles not only led all cities
in the United States but put Los
Angeles in class by itself.
Further data to be submitted
shows that although the June in
come tax instalment was cut in
half by the new revenue act, the
collections were greater than in
June of last year. when the full tax
was paid.
While in Washington Collector
Goodcell will confer with President
Coolidge. lie will also visit New
York returning to Los Angeles the
latter part Of August
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
SHENANDOAH in
24-H0UR FLIGHT

1.AKEHuRsT, N, u, July p.
The naval dirigible Shenandoah
was landed safely at the air field
here at $3.50 4. m. today after hay
ing remained aloft more than "a
nGurs. fts
The big air 'crniser made 2 7oo,
mile flight over Scranton, Pa, aud
Birglamrton, N. Yesterday, but
was unable to land when she reach
ed her home station because of un-
favorable weather. She cruised six
hours above the air field before fin
ally being brought down and got
under control Of landing crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Entire Police Department Out
to Capture Is Funny Looking
Cows" That Escape from Zoo

mediately departed for the scene
and the great buffalo hunt was on.
For five hours the battle ragged.
Once the entire herd was almost
corralled and then Big Tim, leader
of the insurrection, Knocked down
another section Of fence and hostil-
tiles were resumed as the herd seat
tered through the darkness.
At an early hour today buffalo
and men, civilians and police, were
still at it,.
Each animal, to be subdued, must
be double roped and that takes time.
The police found last night that
the animals would not herd like
steers.
Two mounted officers tried herd
ing Big Tim and he chased them for
six blocks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
HERE'S WHAT IS
HOLDING UP THE
LONDON PARLEY
Bankers Insist on Safer
Guarantee Than Now
Given

EDITORS NOTE-The dead
lock which is delaying the in
ter-allied reparations conference
at London is due to differences
between France and a group OF
international bankers who pro-
pose to float the loan to Ger
many called for by the experts
plan. The following interpre-
tative cable from Ed. L. Keen,
general European manager Of
the United Press, explain where
in these differences lie.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Hurrah! Big L. A.
Tunnel Is Done
At Last

LOS ANGELES, July 25.-
They're putting out extras'
on his bit Of news, The second
street tunnel, the butt of Jokes
for many months, will be open
for trave: at 2 p. M today,
according to an official an
nouncement by the board of pub
lie works. The tunnel, supposed
to be q. year job, has been more
than three years in the making.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
SEN HOWELL TO COVER
i NEB. FOR COOLIDGE

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Se4a
tor Howell, Nebraska, a member OF
the Progressive bloc in the Senate
will campaign in his state for Pre-
sident Coolidge, he announced to-
day. Following conference with
the president at the White House.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25
Mac Laren Reaches
Siberi an Point

TOXIC, July 25.--Major A.
Stuart MacLaren, British world
flyer, arrived today at Petro-
pavlovsk in the Kamchatkan
peninsula, Siberia, on his flight
across the Pacific from japan
to Alaska.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-25

LOS A'NGELES.-1ne Southern
California Funeral Directors Asso-
citation, win meet in annual conven-
tion here next month. One dav S
session will be held in an outlying
cemetery.