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New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
QUINN CLASSIFIES
 WILSON AS MARTYR
Legion Commander Says He Died
 for Delnoeracy'S FuliIlment
MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE SAYS HE KNOCKED HER COLD
Expresses Hope That Veterans of Three Wars Have Not Died in Vain Hopes Ideals Some Day Will Be Fully Realized.

Chicago, May 29.-Woodrow Wilson died for democracy's fulfllment as if ! he had died at Chateau Thierry, John k, Quinn, commander of the Ameri- can Legion, declared in his annual Memorial Day message, made public 1 here today.
 America pauses in her stride to i honor and revere the men who died for our nations destiny" the message said. Tt is the sixth Memorial Day since the World War added thousands of lives to that long list of heroes whose blood is the mortar of our country's foundation.
 Recall Those Who Died
 Every city. town and hamlet is sending flowers 10 these graves, the white crosses which march in tragic alignment over hill and dale in France are almost hidden by flowers. It is the day when we recall the men who died, their deeds, and the ideale Gas which they gave an unstintod all.
 At home the Civil War veterans with more blank files than last year and ranks more numerous than they VIII pp H-Ai wat Hds Nhth ahiihhi tribute. The ranks are depleted, the step feebler and the eye duller. Too soon, their falterins march will be no more and only the memory of their deeds will' remain with us 10 cherish.
 The sloueh- -hatted Spanish war veterans gather 10 honor the mon who died in 1898. the heroes who wrote freedom from tyranny and protection for the weak on world his- tory with letters Of scarlet,
 With these veterans Of two great conflicts foregather the khaki club millions who fought tha fight for democracy. They fought, they be- lieved, a war to end war, there was 10 come a new peace on earth, good will 10 all men. That ideal has not vet been achieved, but on this day Of memories lot us pray that Il will someday be realized, that our dead are not sacrificed in vain.
 Tribute to Wilson.
 'slh last Memorial day, Nea.lre~ Wilson has pa ise. on. ana 1ecps with the thousands who died for democracy's fulfllmenL Our var time president died for the cause he so fcrecntly believed in. as surely as if his pain.racked frame had been hanging Imply on inc bsrbed wire of Chateau Thierry. He was our com radc, our inspired leader, with uni- versal peace as his hearts desire.
 Tn him were crystallized the ideals upon which this nation is founded. inc ideals for which veterans of three wars pay homage 10 their dead. As we make the pilgrimage 10 The graye-strewn cemeteries lct us re- member his fearless leadership and his goal-perpetuai peace.
 And in remembering the Ideals for which he and our comrades lie buried. let us pray that a way win be found 10 end all war forcyermore, so that no future generation will mourn on Memorial day for another generation of youths offered on the altar Of sacrifice in another var"
New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
FIRE RAyaGEs VILLAGE

Ottawa. May -9,-Iirs in the tiI- IsEs Of Grsceheid. 50 miles from here early today destroyed a bank. hotels, stores and 10 dwellings.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
HE MEATHER

Hartford. May 2p.-Fmes-ast for New Britain and tirinify: Unsettled. with showers tonight snd probably TritIsy: cooler Friday.
New Britain herald., 1924-05-29
ALL WAR VETERANS INVITED TO JOIN
 IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY

veterans three viii unite 70 ess holiday that Jay those sacrificed their lives their fought down their hfes In
 cherish the of sincerely urgently people the spirit participating which will be held themoning Soldiers Park and the Couro Of Homo In Hill park.
 
 affiliated organization participate parade Memorial embracing a veteran organizations Spanish invitation with the of the day.
 F.
 Commander. Eddy-Go,er Test, No E.
 American H. C. President. Council
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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
No FUory Famine

The elephant is a very useful anil
NAL, both for draft purposes and for
ivory. A few years ago 10000 were
slaughtered annually for their tusks
so that 1t seemed as though there was
good chance Of the big animals be-
coming extinct. Wise laws, however,
have checked the destruction so that
the number Is increasing The war
gave the elephants their chance and
the British authorities In East Africa
have also protected them. South of
Zambesi the elephant is virtually ex-
tinct and the Cape market for ivory
has ceased to exist. At present Mo-
zambiQue is the center Of the ivory
trade. Oddly enough the Portuguese,
through whose hands 1t comes, send
nearly oil the ivory across to Bonn
bay, where it is sorted and cut and
dispatched to the European markets.
The worlds supply of real elephant
ivory Is now about $50 tons a year
Washington Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Secret Service Tells HotO
to Detect Raised" Bills

The raising of United States cur.
rency above Its face value by unscru-
pulous individuals has become so gem
erai during the past few years that the
secret service has issued a general
warning to all who handle large sums
Of money to give close watch to all
currency accepted. Hotels, banks and
merchants are generally the ones who
receive most of the raised money.
Ninety per cent of the money in CT
culation in the United States Is in The
form Of federal reserve bank notes.
Ninety-fiye per cent of the raised cur
rency In circulation is In these same
notes. Crooks succeed in changing the
figures and the letters, but they can't
change the portraits. If bank tellers,
department store cashiers, railroad
ticket sellers and others who handle
large sums of money would memorize
the portraits which appear on the diff
ferert denominations of federal re-
serve bank notes there would be very
little passing OF raised currency. This
ought to be easy because the portraits
which appear on these bills are ones
which everyone remembers from school
days. They are: On the 81 federal
reserve bank note, Washington; on a
So, Jefferson; IS, Lincoln; $40, Jack
son: $40, Cleveland; $50, Grant; $780,
Franklin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Shaking Mop Out Window

In loud voice she was telling a
friend In the subway of Summing
trip she had recently made. "And do
you know, my DEAR" she said, "the
people are too lazy to dispose of rub
bish in the proper way. They fling 1t
from the windows into the street. It's
all your life's worth to walk down
there after dark. It's wonder some
one wouldn't teach them better"
There's law against 1t. of
course" the friend agreed. 'But even
people who know also break 1t. Up
where live 1t Is a common sight to
see housewives shaking mops out OF
the windows over the sidewalks, and
that's only one step away, don't you
think?"
But the loud-speaking one suddenly
became silent. The shot had gone
home.-New York Sun and Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05

Americas effort to preserve her
game bird supply has proved COM
plete failure, according to T. Gilbert
Pearson, president of National Assoc
citation Of Audubon Societies. He says
that many species Of birds are declin-
Ing so rapidly that they are as sure
TO pass as have the antelope and
bison.
"Some time ago." said Mr. Pearson,
prof. Henry Fairfield Osborne, head
of the American Museum Of Natural
History. issued widely quoted state
ment that the animal kingdom Is tot
tering. He said that nothing In the
history of creation has paralleled the
ravages of the fur and hide trade,
which threatens the entire vertebrate
kingdom, and he added that final
cause of the close of the age of man.
mails can only be arrested through the
creation Of sound sentiment and edu-
cation of the women and children.
''In the same manner the bird king
dom Is lettering and will fall unless
the National Association of Audubon
Societies keeps up its work of arrest
Ing the destruction Of birds"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Trustees of Church
Insure Pastors Life

A new idea in church building
finance made Its appearance In
Rochester, N. Y, recently when the
trustees of the Baptist temple, who
are putting up a combined church
and office building In that city, in,
sured the life and health of Their
pastor, the Rev. Clinton Wunder, for
100000 for the benefit Of the church
the premium to be paid out Of the
building fund
Success OF the undertaking depends
so much upon the Rev. Wunders
energy, initiative and devotion, the
trustees explained. that his death OF
disability would be an irreparable
blow to 1t, and the insurance Is taken
out to protect the plan so far as
money can do 1t.
The policy calls for fifteen pay
ments, In the event of the pastors
total disability the church will re.
ceiye $4,000 year; In case Of the
death 1t will receive the full amount
OF 100000.
At the expiration Of twelve years,
IL the church desires to surrender the
policy, 1t viii have $4,000 In cash to
apply on the payment Of It's second
mortgage bonds, which become due
at that time. The premium will
amount to approximately $4,000 a
year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
The Radioneter

An instrument by which radiant
heat and light may be directly con-
verted into mechanical energy is an
invention of Sir William Crookes. 1t
consists of an exhausted globe of glass
in which Is needle support carrying
a rotating four-disk vane, the faces
being blackened on one side. Placed
In field of light, the blackened side
of each disk absorbs more of the radi-
ant energy than the other side, and
the molecules Of residual air that
strike it are thus given greater energy.
The resulting pressure does not be-
come quickly equallzed for the two
sides, as would be the case in air of
the ordinary density, hence the vane
rotates. An adaptation of the Crookes
radiometer has been devised by Mich
OILS of sufficient sensitiveness to detect
the radiant heat Of some Of the fixed
stars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Lives of High and Lou
Influenced by Figures

A book published recently draws
attention to a remarkable table that
Seldom, the polsoner, compiled, show
ing how the number Ii influenced him
all through his life.
Murderers seem to be particularly
subject to the malign influence of fig
ures. CrIppen's unlucky number was
4e, and Charles Peace, was evilly In
1uenced by Z.
The Bible is full of references to the
potency Of certain figures, notably 8
and 7, while both Oliver Cromwell and
Napoleon had sincere convictions re-
garding the luck-bringing propensities
of certain numerals.
In connection with this superstition
there Is the well-authenticated story
that the famous Italian charlatan.
Count Cagliostro, based his famous
prediction concerning Marie Antoi-
nette's execution and Josephine's ele-
walton to empress by a calculation
based on the number of letters in their
names. -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Smoothing Concrete

Concrete in the rough was for a
long time treated with carborundum
or some other abrasive stone to re-
move from 1t Insightly surface board
marks. Concrete houses where a &C.
ment wash or paint is later used are
usually treated in this way.
An electric surfacing machine which
works dry, that is, without the appli-
cation of water, performs the task
much more quickly and produces q
more perfect surface. The cutter
discs operate Mt q speed Of 1000 rev.
olutions, under pressure. One set of
cutters will do about 5000 square
feet of surfaclng.
The discs reyolve only when pressed
upon the surface of the concrete, and
operate absolutely square to 1t.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05

Marshal Petain, one Of the outstand
ing figures Of the World war, has been
awarded a-medal by the French Agri.
cultural society for developing new
species of blue roses. This rose, II
was said. may be kept towering FOR
weeks. The marshal bought an aban.
doned farm on the Riviera, southeast.
ern France, just after the war and
his success with roses has been phe
nomenal. Perfume makers are organ
izlng to market the Petain brands.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
RuiIt Omn GuiIIotine

Isador Hespel, nicknamed "the
jackal." was for many years the ex.
ecutioner In the French penal settle
ment OF Cayenne, French Guiana
Recently ne killed convict In a quar-.
rel and was himself sentenced to be
beheaded. Not having much conf
dence In his successor he petitioned
to be allowed to build his own gull
lotine, which favor the government
granted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Anthracite Substitute

Construction of an oven that turns
Ignite into a substance with heating
properties similar TO anthracite has re-
suited from experiments conducted by
the bureau Of mines cooperating with
the University Of North Dakota and
the Canadian government. Four years
ago congress appropriated 100000 to
carry on our experiments. Ignite char
should be available In periods Of hard
coal famine that may occur In the fu.
t1vrp
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05

Alvin Geurkink, who is in charge
of the dairy herd at the River Falls
normal, stopped off in Baldwin Mon
day morning while returning to
River Falls from trip to the east
ern part of the United States. Mr..
Geurkink left River Falls recently in
charge of shipment Of Gurnseys
from herds in st. Croix county for
the National Gurnsey sale at Hins-
dale, iii. While there he was COM
missioned to deliver a consignment
Of dairy cows to Florence, South
Carolina. He returned home by way
of Washington, D. G., and reported a
very interesting trip.-Baldwin Bull
letin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Scientific Facts

Prof. w. F. Watson of Athens, Ga,
claims to have taken the eyes of in
sects and made minute lenses through
which he has made photographs of va
rious objects, thereby throwing new
light on Insect vision. Commenting
on insulln used in the treatment of
diabetes, III. A. Shonle and J. H..
Waldo of indianapolis said that this
product has yet to be obtained In
pure and isolated state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05

All wild animals have language of
their own and the only persons who
can train and handle the beasts sue
cessfully are men and women who
have learned their language and give
1t constant study. Such Is the opinion
Of Otto Seiler-Jackson, who has just
completed twenty-five years Of service
as trainer Of man-eating animals and
is now exhibiting his educated tigers
In Berlin circus.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
Explained

Farmer (showlng friend over the
farm)-How many sheep would you
guess were In that flock?
Visitor considers a moment and
ventures) About 500.
Absolutely correct! How did you
guess at it,"
WAL, / Jest counted the legs and
divided the number by four Good
Hardware.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
BY H. C. seyforth.

There is still plenty of time to
plant soybeans for emergency hay
crops if your clover or timothy
doesn't look very good. Soybeans
make the best hay substitute for the
dairyman as soybean hay ranks
with alfalfa in digestable protein.
At the same time it has beneficial
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the neighbors
and other friends of their kindness
and sympathy during the illness and
death of our husband and father;
and also to express our appreciation
of the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. L. E. Green
And Family.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1924-06-05

When in need OF anything in the
line Of printed work, remember we
can satisfy you.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

1t knocks them off their feet,
stirs up an awful dust Of vanity
in their eyes. When. a woman
offers that kind of love, Chickie,
it's just as though she held up
one. of those distorted mirrors.
The man sees himself a giant
n king, and he sees the woman a
pigmy.
"Why should girl always be
the one to bother about this and
that and pleasing a mani? It's
most contemptible!'
"She shouldn't please the man!
Please herself! Haven't l been
drumming that into your sweet
head? I'll 'larn' you yet, my dear.
Do as you want and don't give a
hang about their likes and they'll
like it-that is il the girl has
Helena's face. When have you
ever bothered to toss me your
smiles? When have you even
troubled to, entertain me ever so
little? But here l am,
She smiled but, oddly. touched,
answered: TN do better. Jake.
Maybe you think I'm very
selfish"
LET be as is! Better might be
worse! I've much more to say
on this score, Helen dear"
He said it when at. length they
had stepped into the stone man.
ch
ing them about. Chickie walked
quickly, her eyes everywhere, an
eager Tightening through every
nerve. She whispered like a
guilty thief: 1.-THE closets, Jake!
Aren't l to see seventeen rooms
full of dothes?"
"Open the doors then-qHick.
Nobody,l ketch us!'
They came into a white room
bare-not even a rug. A maid
was sorting over hats and shoes.
The doors of closets were open.
Chickie saw so many hats, it
might have been a millinery shop.
She caught a glimpse Of evening
wraps-one of green brocade with
a wide collar of chinchilla, She
pinched Jake's arm. Get it
quick! That one I must and
shall have"
He caught her hand and squeez-
ed it, his eyes flashing: Look at
yourself in that glass, my little
white darling! Now tell me the
sweet things Of life mean moth
ing to you"
Ibid I ever say that, Jake"
1--WE an awful fear you may
try to act it. And we do, yen
walk over Jake's dead body! It's
an insult to life when we don't
set the prettiest jewels in our
best carving. Ever think of
that, Chickie? Now take this
woman here-homely. I'm telling
you she has teeth like a horse.
! These clothes don't belong to
her by any right of grazing them
They should be yours. You want
to travel. too, don't you, Chickie?
Don't wear me out, asking my
j wants, sir"
eve an idea, Chickie, that it
would be riotous fun sailing round
the world with you. Haven't seen
much, have your" Hel had taken
her arm. They were now walk
! ing out to the garden. Tulips
were red and gold and pink, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

The fervor of her resolution
made her radiant; filled her with
a happy mirth. Janina observed
and made her own deductions
which she promptly conveyed
to Chickie in a note.
mot such babe in the woods,
after all, huh? Glad to see
you're not going to follow In
our dear Stella's footsteps! Have
a nice III trip and get back
as was We got your stall, ole
dear, but Mitchell didn'.. Better
look a little pale. Remember,
you were too il to work yester-
day!'
Reading this, Chickie's MOOD
dropped a few degrees from rs
rapt intensity. 1t dropped still
further when at noon, Stella
Wilson, with the selfish uncon.
Germ of those swathed in melau-
.choly, insisted on accompanying
her to lunch.
Stella's desperation had now
mellowed into q fearful sentiment
tally. She was no longer furious
against John Bluely, she was sorry
for him. She had discovered the
reason-hovr or where, she didn't
mention-for his marriage to Eva
Bowman. 1t was reason, Of
course, that puffed to huge di-
mansions Stella's pricked and suf-
fering egotism. -
John had not forsaken her.
Never of his own wish would he
have chosen another. His spirit
still was hers. He had married
Eva only because of business
complications with her father.
Dragged into it! This explanation
offered a fine, stout crutch for
Stella's vanity. She was now free
to follow John on the tragic road
of his bitter marriage to the ultf-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01
CHAPTER XIII.
COMPETITION.

AS 1 o'clock approached, the
pale nervousness that all morn.
ing held Chickie taut with ex.
citement had just mounted to
pain. She caught up the tele
phone, put it down again, biting
her lips. No-let the date stand!
She had suffered last night
lain awake long, aching hours
after Barry Dunno had gone.
Her young ardent heart, all aglow
with the consuming tender; purity
of a first deep love. drew back
to itself the flame it had of.
fered. The flame burned in
wardly with deadly hurt.
Barry didn't want her love,
Oh-he was making that gently
clear. 1t would interfere with
him. He had work to do-suc-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

what would you do, Stellar"
Take while the taking was
goodp'
In the week just passed, Chicl1ie
had found StellR's face, Stella Is,
bitter words coming into her mind
relentlessly. Especially when she
sat at lunch waiting for Barry
and Barry hadn't come. She
heard with faint clutch of terror
in her ears, Janina's cynical;
men are all alike! Take a leaf
from Stella's book, Chiclkie, or the
first thing you know 1t will be
written into your own. Get your
self planted in a beautiful jardi-
Mere while you still can grace
itr'
Now-in the present highly sen.
sitive state of her feelings she felt
Stella's misery like a load of iron
clamped on her neck. She was
in a frenzy of anxiety to see
Barry Dunno; to have her absurd
fears brushed aside by the glad
joy she would find in his eyes.
He was coming that night. She
wore her hair high on her head
because men liked it so. Jimmy
used to say it was just darn
wickedness" in her to be so at
tractive. She put on a dress OF
green. That made her eyes g, so
dark-her hair so bright.
And she rushed to the door
when he rang. With an impulsive
ar1or that seized her like sudden
breeze she raised her face, laugh.
ing to his.
When he kissed her gaily; when
he said with the Tilt in his voice:
"Ah-the fair one is glad to see
me? she felt like singing; like
fffnging out a mighty ooh, hur-
rah!
He went on breezily: "All pref
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-01

mate misery she was perfectly con-
fident would be his.
She was also free to return to
the dream of John that had
warmed her hopes for seven years.
She now took some faded snap
shots and pushed them across
the table to Chickie. There were
half adozen poses of a young
man, bonny and laughing, girl,
vivacious with the wondrous.
fresh beauty Of youth.
Chickie looked at them and
gasped.
wouldn't know me, would you?
Don't look much like that now,
do To-
The change from the lightsome
face Of the. girl in the picture to
the hardening features of the still
handsome Stella was not the
thing that shocked Chickie. 1t
was the odd resemblance she
fancied between this girlish Stella
and herself-a kind of bright Gag
erness as though her white hand
held a gift and offered it-a frank
joyousness-she didn't know
what 1t was exactly-perhap
only the love she fancied in Stel-
las eyes. Whatever the similarity,
it frightened her now to see it.
She would admit nothing in COM
mon between herself and Stella
Wilson.
She said hurriedly: "Oh, 1 don't
see much difference. You look
about the same. This is John?
You loved him terribly, didn't
your
Stella reached for the pictures.
She said grimly: "He loved me
just as much! Humph--fine for
some people the way things turn
out, isn't it? If I had it to do