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New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
DRY CONGRESSMEN.

Hope for ameloration of the rigors of the Nolstead act lies in electing congressman willing to soften this act. Dr; Wayne E. Wheeler, general coun- gel for the Anti Saloon league is biased without a doubt: there are many who will not accept his views without proof as 10 the facts. His Views, however given during an ad- dress at Mountain Lake park Md, were as follows:
 "The vets boastcd that they
 would re-elect most members of ! the present congress and add so N new opponents of prohibition, i besides 12 new wet senators, thus II controlling the next congress. Il Primaries held in 22O congers- It sional districts in 21 states have \ resulted in 179 dry victories. Il The dry candidates won in nine I of the 10 United States senatorial primaries
 If half of this true then the future Of the wet cause is not bright. It can only be explained by the fact that either the people in such states as vote in this manner prefer the Vol eead act or ssAeient numbers of
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

lhsm de nei permit ihr sri and dry Issue Co suidr lhe a iR ihelF selections al candidates,
 ll lhr friends af personal liberty i9 not bssk up Their convictions siih lhsiE hsiluls it is sNidrm ihat they n,s,l mol eApsel iaAors lTpm lhe men rierind Co eongrtss,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
sO. .00O, ,OO0 BOOKS.

|
 want 10 buy7 Not the silkstocking
 Fifth avenue public. but the tanned
 ieather.nsted sons of toll out on the
 R. F. D. routes?
 You would cay that In the first
 place they don't buy books, and such as do hew close 10 those Of superficial contents.
 But you have guessed wrong. P. Haldeman-Juliu who runs book publishing plant in Girard. Kans- and boasts that he has sold so,ooo.ooo books in five years--all of them ex- ceedingly iow-priced pocket-size edi- tions--announces that the best sellers comprise history, then comes classic fiction, and then science. philosophy and religion.
 This Henry Ford of the book bus mess Is A young man of 35 years. He once was a New York reporter and book reviewer. He went to Kansas five years ago and took possession of the printing plant of the Appeal to Reason, a defunct socialistic publica- ton, and began to publish books. The Appeal was turned into literary journal.
 Every one of the 5000 souls in Girard thought him crazy. The editor he still prefers to be known by that title--sometime had reason to agree with them.
 The editor has reprinted 500 titles of standard works and has sold them in huge quantities. Liberal advertis- ing boosted the sales so tremendously that he was able to cut his first price in half and make more profits than before; which by the way is pretty good lesson in merchandising prac- tice.
 The editor has added titles to the series that are rare. having been out of print for decades; original works have also been added.
 The upbuilding of such an enor- nous publishing business circulating nore than 1o,ooo,Ooo volumes year and probably the figures now are nearer 10000, 0,0oo--must truly be re- ,arded as one of the greatest pub ishing feats of the age. It has been upposed that because of widespread lse of the automobile and the movies ,eople would read less of the classics; Julius has started them eading the classics more than ever. .s for hts "policy"-every book pub sher has one---listen to this:
 "There is literally no subject
 I will not give hearing. have
 no political, social or business axe to grind. no special cause to , plead, no one standpoint to -em-
 phasize. I am free to give MT. q Hughes a hearing on the Monroe f doctrine, and Emma Goloman on f anarchsm. I am publishing the Essence of Catholicism, an au- thoritative work passed upon by r priest of the Catholic church. I f am also publishing works on Dar- c winism, Socialism and the ku Klux Klan. Let Us print the truth as we'll as the best minds V can see and present it. l have .. earned the right to publish so- called sex books. That does not f mean pornography, but books passed upon by such men as Dr. Morris Fishbein, associate editor / of the Journal of the American Medical Associatinn.V
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
Observations On The Weather
Weather conditions:

The disturbance which was cen- tral over upper Michigan. It has caused local showers during the last 24 hours in the Mississippi valley and the western portion of the Lake re- zion. The front edge of the rain area this morning is as far east as Ohio. The greatest amount of rain reported was 2.5S inches at Sault Sainte Marie. Michigan. The disturbance will pass out the St. Lawrence valley late to- night and Sunday and Connecticut will be on the southern edge of it.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by local show CTS and slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

A convalescent is a patient who be- gins to think the nurse would make a fine wife.
 If you think your small son has a very poor, memory, promise to take him to the circus when it comes
 Mexico's president -elect is a queer chap. He is going abroad to study until the time comes to take his office. z It is estimated that 76 per cent of those who think the country is going to the dogs never have time to vote.
 Every decent adult must feel com- passion for little girl who is trying to remember her table manners be- cause guests are present.
 Correct this sentence: That was a very bad decision," said the umpire, and I owe you an apology" Protected byAssociated Editors, Incl
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

A man isn't really old until his favorite topic of conversation Is asthma.
 The modern girl knows more about political machines than sewing ma chimes.
 If hell is no worse than 1t is pie tured, some people are going to get of mighty light.
 No old-time party leader can for give the impudent West for having opinions of its own.
 Most of the good conyersat onalists would be ruined, however, if it wasn't for theA pronoun "I".
 If the democrats do nothing more, they have at least relieved the suffer- ing of the New York hotel bloc.
 Old Job had hard time, but there is nothing in the report to indicate that he had hay fever.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
ITALIANS IN AUSTRIA

As further proof that the war Is over and that back to normalcy is not a dream let us glimpse a dispatch from Vienna. It appears that in the big sports arena on the Hohe Warte company of ?.oee Italian opera
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
Meigll Ice Cream

Washington-1ce cream manufac- turers now and then take advantage of the fact that their product is sold by volpme rather than by weight, of- ficials of the department of agricul- ture have decided. The department purposes a tentative standard weight of A pounds gallon.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
BOY SCOUTS WIN
American Youths Gain First Place At Copenhagen "Jambouree" It Is An nOtlncesl

New York. Aug. 16.-American Boy Scouts in Copenhagen have won first place in first aid. camp construction and canoeing contests and will meet Denmark in the tug of war finals to- morrow. according to cablegram re- ceived by national headquarters today. The American boys are competing with troops from thirty nations.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
Msmhsl Auaii Hurrau Of .ireuiailan,

The 4, X, L, ts nalianal organization which fuFntshss newspansli and advsT' tlsers silh q strictly honest analysis Of .ireuislion, our sifeulalinn statisties gre ksssd upen lhis sudlt fhis iHsuIes pro, lection asainsi fraud in nssspaRsI dis, tFibuiien figures Co both national and local advertisers,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
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The Associated fiess h sEsiasiksis entitled Co ths 1ss foi republication of sll news eisdilsa 10 C oi nsf aihsrsiss credited in ,hls papsi ana slse iafsl nsNs pub lishsd herein.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

The Herald is on sale daily in New York at Hotsling's News stand, Times fqusIsl schultz News stand. EntIanes Grand Central s.nd Street,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

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New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

Hint to brides: The thing that separates the two members of a team is q tongue.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

The horse might hold his own if he didn't need filling while not being used.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

Astonishment is the emotion experi- enced by your relatives when you make good.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16
Facts and Fancies
 By ROBERT CULLEN

A natural capitalist is any man whose possessions are greater than yours.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

If he hasn't developed swell-head. he hasn't yet reached his limit Of achievement.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

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New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

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New Britain herald., 1924-08-16

All one needs 10 start q political party is a dozen men with the same groueh.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
MOUNT M'KINLEY is
SINKING INTO EARTH
Alaska Residents Say Peak
Drops Two Feet Annually.

Mckinley Park. Alaska.-Tradition
has it that Mount Mckinley, the loft
lest peak on the American continent,
sinks about two feet year from its
official altitude OF 20,3O0.
Residents of the region are con
vinced this happens. They point our
there is an average of four earthquake
shocks n year. and contend the noun
tain settles about six inches with each
tremor.
BY way of attempted confirmation.
they refer to the Aleutian islands.
According to recent reports from
scientific sources, no one can state the
location or altitude of many of the
small islands in the Aleutian archipeI-
ago. One day an island may appear
well above water and the next day il
may have vanished.
Numerous small islands, including
Bogoslov. are reported TO have disap-
without a trace. Bogoslov is
recalled as the island which suddenly
appeared while the crew Of the coast
guard cutter Bear looked on. in 1906.
For these typographical freaks the
blame Is placed on Mount Katmai and
Pavalpff volcanoes. which Intermittent
" send out dense clouds. of smoke and
flame
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
HorD to Tell Fish's Age

The age of COW Is more or less ac-
curately determined by the rings
around the horns; the horse-wise per-
son will tell the age of horse by its
teeth. The rattlesnake's age is shown
by its rattles. and tree by its rings.
Now scientist gives the information
the scales of fish bear marks which
indicate the length Of life and the rate
of growth in different years. The scale
grows in proportion with the rest OF
the fish. The fish grows Al different
seasons Of the year. Concentric ridges
form around the edge of the scale. its
marginal expansion in summer heing
more rapid than in winter. so that the
growth during each year is usually dis
Studies OF the scales OF
wbitefsh in the Great Lakes have
shown that the scale characters are so
well defined that they indicate the
age OF the individual fish and the rate
Of growth of the species.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Hotu Big Wind Storms
Are Often Developed

Wind storms of great force which
sweep over great stretches of country
are often developed in mountainous
regions on perfectly still days.
II the sun beats down steadily upon
a great perpendicular face of rock the
air Is heated and begins to rise. AS
II moves upward currents are formed
as the air PUSHES In to fill the partial
vacuum. In short time the air cur
rents are rising with considerable
force upward along the wall of rock,
gaining momentum as they 90. On
reaching the top they are likely to
sweep over the edge and either de
scend on the other side or continue
across the country. Such winds are
developed in the Rocky mountains and
travel for many miles.
The Indians were greatly mystified
by these winds, which seem to come
out of clear sky, and attributed them
to the Spirits says f. A. Collins in
Boys Life. Detroit News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Cyanide Gas Is Used to
Rout Rats in Portland

Portland, Ore.-Cyanide gas is rout-
Ing the enemy in Portland's campaign
against rats.
II. s. Speer, commander-in-chief OF
the land and sea forces In the rat
campaign, has driven the pests from
their chief breeding places. the in
cinerator dumps and the fills in Duni-
way park and Alameda.
William @. Halber. superintendent
OF garbage disposal, has reported that
there was not a rat left In the dump
or fills, where four years ago the city
expended at one time $500 on poison
without effect.
: 1--WE must still be on our guard
here" says Mr.. Speer. because occa-
sIonally a rat jumps from garbage
truck. Householders must learn to
keep covers on their garbage cans.
And the residents of South Portland
must learn not to throw refuse In the
gullies.
1--WE have splendid cooperation
from Capt. Jacob Speier, the harbor-
master, and from the dock commission.
We have worked together to make our
terminals rat-proof An evidence of
our effective effort came in our finding
sacks of flour in terminal No. l I'M
touched by rats after the fourth night
in the same location.
1--WE are responding TO good many
requests from residences. We applied
the cyanide gas, from the tank which
| carry on my back, to one Of five rat
holes on q lawn and found the gas
Dufred out from the four other holes.
The owner of the home reported the
lext week that there had been no fur
her sign of rats on the lawn"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Che Whu
Of
Superstitions
BY h lRDlNG KING
SWEEPING

THAT 1t is bad luck 10 sweep the
L house after dark is superstition
very common in the South and Is not
unknown in the North. In some OF
the New England seaports sailors
ashore do not like their friends to
sweep after dark. saying that If they
do their wages will be swept away by
sickness or other misfortune
This superstition is horn of sugges-
tion by association. In all well-regu-
lated households the sweeping is not
put or until the day has closed. II is
only the pressure of too many urgent
duties, or sheer laziness. which causes
the housewife to WELD her broom
after sunset and either reason has for
it's corollary an unhappy and unfor-
tunate household. Therefore. sweep
Ing after dark became associated IN
the mind with unpIeasantness. unhap-
piness bad luck" and the associa-
tion developed into superstition.
And back of this Is the fact that the
broom in all ages has had a tinge Of
the occult attaching to it, originating
from symbolism--as the broom sweeps
away all before IL so do the unseen
powers.
&c by Mcclure Newspaper syndicste)
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Girl Receivers Following
Operation on Her Heart

Baltimore. Md. = An operation ON
the human heart apparently successful
in every way, and in which the organ
was actually barred by the surgeons
knife, was described at the meeting Of
the American Surgical association here
recently by DIR. Elliott c. Cutler of
Harvard Medical school, who per-
formed II. He told Of having inserted
his finger in an orifice In the heart To
cure valvular disease and that the
patient is still living eleven months
later and improved.
Doctor Cutler said that the patient
was fourteen-year-old girl. One of
the orfices of her heart was so small
that II was impossible for the organ
TO function. The child was threatened
with death because Of this situation.
The sack in which the heart is in
closed WINS opened. The organ itself
was exposed While II beat, the deli
cate operation of opening the orifce
was performed The sack was closed
and the patient slowly recovered.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Ho.0 Leap Year Originated

Leap year comes every fourth year.
In those years Invisible by four with
out remainder; the exceptions are
those years which end with two ciphers
and which are not divisible by 400
Thus. 100, 1900 and 1900 were not
leap years. but 1000 will be leap year
The last eight-year skip was from 1896
10 1904. The exact length of year
or the time taken for the earth 10
travel around the sun, is fraction
over 365 days. To make up this frac-
ton. which amounts to s hours AS
minutes 46.05 seconds. astronomers hit
upon the plan of adding an extra day
10 certain years. The name was evil
IDENTIFY derived from the fact that these
years skipped or leaped day
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13

posits received by the Special Master except
that deposited by the bidders w8ose ids are
'onditionaliy accepted b. said S ecial Master.
will be returned by him Ut the conclusion Of
the sale to the bidder or bidders from whom,
they were received
The said premises will be sold subject to
redemption FRO, ided In Sections s0z6 and
30z1 Of the Compiled Statutes Of IDAHO and
sui ject To confirmation OF the sale ~ said
Court. II TIE sale be confirmed, the Court
will. in its order OF confirmation. fix the time
and manner OF payment of the balance of the
urcEase price and above the amount
deposited on any bid at the time of TIE sale.
Ulon confirmation of the sae and coin)li-
ance by the purchaser with the directions OF
the Court as 70 the payment of the balance Of
the purchase price. the Special Master will
execute and deliver certificate of sale 10 tie
4 roi erty sold 10 any bidder, and upon e.si,ira-
ton of the period OF redemption. the Special
Master will execute and deliver deed to such
iddsr. his grantees or assigns. for the prop
erty purchased
For further and better particulars as to the
hereby made TO said decree of said United
States Court for the District of Idaho. South
ern Division. which de- rec will be found on
file and of record in the Office of the Clerk OF
said Court in the Federal Building Boise
Idaho
Dated this 2sth day of Anril 1924.
HENRY MATTHEW.
Special Mas .er.
RICHARDS 4 HAGA.
Solicitors for PLAIN. If.
Residence Boise. Idaho |
First publication May 2. 1924
FINAL publication June Is. 1924.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Woman Keeps Record on
Top-of-the World Weather

servations in the land of the midnight
sun, as the United States farthest
north weather station, at Point Bar
row. Alaska, are made by woman.
-Four or five times year she sends
report to the outside world by dog
team. coast guard cutter or trading
schooner.
The forecaster and recorder is Mrs.
Mollie Ward Greist. wife Of the sur
geon In charge of the Presbyterian
hospital at Point Barrow. She has been
the governments top-of-the- world
weather observer since 1920.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
HotD Tanks Were Named

Did you ever wonder how the big.
numbering war machines called
tanks" the iron monsters which
helped turn the tide Of victory toward
the allies. got their names?
One OF the workmen in plant in
Sussex. England. where the fighting
machines were being manufactured
was asked one day by British gen
erai what he thought the fighters
looked Ike. He replied 81 don't know
what they look like. but they look
about as much unlike tank of ale as
anything can think Of"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
~cRoTEsouEv

q A LMOST as whimsical and
q ~ twisted out OF shape as is
& the word itself. the history of
B "grotesque' leads US back to
;, certain figures found in the
B subterranean apartments or
3 grottoes In ancient Rome-the
{ word Itself literally meaning
3 'partaking Of the qualities OF
grotto, though Its latter-day sig
nificauce Is distinctly different.
The connection between the
original term and Its present use
as synonym for odd or fan
tastic is apparent from a pas
sage from Memoirs" OF Ben
venuto Cellini: These foliages
have received the name gro
tesque' from the moderns. be-
cause they were found In GER
tain caverns in Rome, which in
ancient days were chambers,
baths, studies, halls and other
places Of like nature. The curl
Gus happened to discover them
in these subterranean caverns
whose low level Is due to the
raising of the ground in a series
of ages, and as these caverns in
Rome are commonly called !
'grottoes,' the objects themselves {
acquire the name grotesque." !
The ''foliages" to which Gel !
lini alludes were carved In all 4
manner OF queer and distorted 4
shapes. II was for this reason, &
therefore. that the word which !,
originally meant "grotto-lIke" /.
came to take on the new, and u &
present, the only accepted mean. B
ing. I,
90 by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc.) &
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
HolD Pals Are Made

Paper water buckets that are used
by railroads are usually made from
wood fiber reduced 10 pulp. mixed
with suitable hindsr. which Is a wa
.er-resistant glue, and nodded to proper
shape Such buckets are also some
times made from papier mache. which
is composed Of old papers macerated
10 pulp and nodded in the manner
described
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
Bears IL Tailless Pups

Sllverton, Ore.-Patsy, spaniel n
the Hague kennels, has given birth 20
II bobbed-taIled pups. She is herself
OF the clipped-tail variety. If dogs are
to be tailless, why bother with tails
In tte beginning? Not one Of the II
pups was born with n tail. SO far In
terviews with dog fanciers have pot
revealed similar case in dog history.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13

said Court in the Federal Building. Boise
Idaho
Dated this 2sth day OF April. 1924
HENRY MATTHEW.
Special Mas cr.
RICHARDS 4 HAGA.
Solicitors for Plainsih
Residence. Boise. Idaho.
First publication May 2. 1924.
Final publication June 10. 1924.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13

I "a. Township II s.. r. q z. b. NJ. and the
SEA- NEl4 Of Section 22. Township 10 s.. Il.
% f. 3. NJ. Cassia County. State OF Idaho.
together with the water rights appurtensnt
of the capital stock OF the Oakley Canal Com
lany. free from all rights. titles. interests.
liens and claims Of all parties 3, said cause. or
otherwise bound by said decree. except the
rif,rt OF REDEEM ldion.
Said sale will tie made az the front door of
1. Court House in the City OF hurley. Cassia
County. Idaho. on Saturday. the l4tn day OF
June. 1924. at gao D. m. II said day
Any party 20 said cause and any other per-
son party may bid or purchase at such
sale. and the said lands viii be sold in parcels
as above described. but the Special Master
will si.e no bid from anyone offering I,
bid. except the plaintiff or its successor in
Interest. who s. all hot have deposited Wit.
the Special Master at or before the time of
making his lid. pledge that he will make
good lis bid in case OF its acceptance the sum
Of Five Hundred Dollars tS500.0O) in money
or certified check for said amount. payable
20 the order Of the Special Master. All de-
posits received by the Secial Master. except
that deposited by the bidders wsose bids are
condtionally accepted by said Special Master,
will be returned by him at the conclusion OF
the sale to the bidder or bidders from whom
they were received.
The said premises will be sold subject to
redemption as provided in Sections 3026 and
1927 of the Compiled Statutes of Idaho. and
subject TO confirmation of the sale by said |
Court. If the sale be confirmed. the Court |
will in its order of confirmation. fix the time |
and manner of payment of the balance OF tic |
urclase price and above the amount |
deposited any bid at the time of the sale.
Uion confirmation Of tile sale and compile |
snce by the purchaser with the directions OF
he Court as to the Payment of the balance OF |
The purchase price. the Special Master viii
execute and deliver certificate of sale TO the
ro erty sold to any bidder. and upon expira-
ion of TIE period of re lenption. the Special
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