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New Britain herald., 1925-05-23
SENATOR KING IN
 SCATHING REMARK
Might Favor Abolition Of Federal
 Trade Commission

Washington, May ?3.--tAP)--1f inc federal trade commission and the tariff commission arc to "becom" the servants of organized wealth, thu sooner they arc abolished the better it will be for the country Senator King, democrat, Of Utah, declared in a statement published yesterday, assaiing the address of Commission CT Humphrey Of the trade commi@- sion before the United states Cham Der Of Commerce convention.
 Commissioner Humphreys address In which he said tho commission had no authority 10 make many of th" investigations which congress called Tor, will be wc)comcd Senator King nsecrted, by those whose business practices come within the denonnce- mcnts Of the sherman antitrust law and inc letter and spirit Of tho fed eral trade commission act"
 The trade commission has served a useful and vital purpose in it's CT fort to preserve competition in American industry senator King said, but he added that it would be better to have no commission at all, than one which is "cnarmic and moribund or controlled by the sin istcr forces which it was organized to curb"
 Tt has been felt for some time, the senator continued, that special interests desire 10 control the tarilf commission and the federal trade commission and 10 make them as yaluclcss as jellynsh.
 "It Is believed by many that the tariff commission under present pc 1 liticaI conditions and in view of the 1 close relationship between the party in power and big business, is not , only of no advantage to legitmai" ! business and the country, but indeed i threatens 10 become serious dan ger. And the same view is main tained by many respecting the fed craI trade commission"
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New Britain herald., 1925-05-23
Windsor Beer Draws But
 5000 More Than Usual

Detroit, May 2S-(AP)-Only auout S,oQQ persons who do not us usUly go 70 Windsor Ontario, made the trip Thursday when beer went on sale there for the first time, ac- cording to figures made public today by the Detroit and Windsor Ferry company. The number of persons carried by the ferry yesterday was announced as 27o16 while 1000 persons were carried Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-23
DEATH VALLEY HOT,
 BUT THIS IS HOTTER
Sizzling AziZia in Tripoi Is
 Regular Furnace

Washington, D, C. May 25,- "Asizia hristlcs with "z's'; SO does 'slzzuug, and there you have the story O, this inland town of Italian Trlpoli In one word," says bulletin from the Washington, n, C., head quarters ot the National Geographic society,
 "7hat Azlla fully deserves the adjective is apparent continues the bulletin. from the fact that it has just shouldcred our own Death Nal- ley from first place as the world s hottest place A sheltered thcr- mometer al Greenland ranch 'n Death Valley, on July 10, 1913, reached l34.1 degrees Fahrenheit, which stood as the worlds ycriiahle record until the Azizla temperature --t56.4 degrces--reccntly announce cd, vas observed last summer
 Military Headquarters
 "Azizia is little more than d desert vinago--tha North African oquira- lent for our wide places iD the road'-hut it is stratcgicaily located about c5 miles inland from Tupol City and the Mediterranean It fig ured importantly in the guerrilla warfare between the Italians on one side and tne Turks and Arabs on the other. that went on from 1911 until recently When the Italians landed in Tripo,t and the Turks fol from that city, Azjaia, in spite or l's insiCnificance. was made tho Turk fish neadouarters. II consisted o' the Kasr bullding--a sort ot admin tstrative stronghold and several rows ot low. marrow, mud-"alloI barracks, Rut there vas also an unseen side 10 Azizia-numcrols rn- derground dwellings, of the eNtr"m"- ly poor inhabitants of the country sloptng tunnels led 10 a depth or \ or 10 feet under the surface, and through very small openings ln'o chambers lollove3 from the con- Elorrratc rocE Of 'he Icgion.
 "Azizia and the country in whjcf 1t lies have two totally different as poets. that following the rainy sea. son of winter and that during tho much longer dry season. After t0' rains large regions are coy'red witF grass v vNich supports focEs Of sheeI and numerous camF's. In summer most Of the country seems hope less desert Of golden sand gray scrub. rocks and heat
 Pleasant Refuge in Reach
 "The Italians, who now haF' ~r'noN pretty well under control have built q railway from TripoI City through Azizia and on into thu Jebel, 15 or 70 miles to the south The Jcbel is usually considered mountain range. but in reality fl | +bA cuffIike escarpment of the Sd hara plateau, broken into gigantic stems which has all the appear ance of mountain range rom m low ground 10 the north h lever levels of the Jebcl are baF and sun-baked, hut higher up IS th pleasant green of olive groves m level parts of still higher steps ar carpeted with luXuriant grass dur ing q considerable part Of the veal
 "The top Of the Jehel lies a0on n0dO feet above sea )cVan on u crest just south Of Azizia, and on long used pass, is the town or Ena rian, a place of importance in Eo man times. Nearby are the rum Of Roman villas. If Azizia increase t, in importance because Of the rail n,y Gharjan may become Its Slm'f 10 whose cooler and greeher uPp' levels those who must live ID (' desert town may fe" Aor'"s |" sizzling summer heat,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-23
sAILoR LOST NT SEN

Boston, May o3.-6AP)-Th' fish, ;rr schooner Elizabeth W. No0na' returned from the western banks vostcrday with flag half-mas''d, a"- rourcinc the loss st sea Of Thomas Fra ser. member of the crew. The crew reported that Fraser disappear ed from his dory on May l6 off Sa- h1e Island. western hanks
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

many OF her friends had. She re-
membered now how longingly he had
often looked toward the golf links
what big thing 1t would be If
Christmas would bring him the things
necessary to play the game. The city
maintained free course not far from
their home. And If she wanted SO
badly to spend twenty dollars for a
hat, surely John. who was seeing and
hearing things every day, must often
have wanted something pretty badly,
too. She thought now how wonderful
he had always been-never word Of
complaint, but always CHEEKY and
happy. She realized now, with a Bit
ter feeling at her heart, that she had
not been fair to him-she had given
their child more than her share Of the
little they had. But from now on
things were going to be different
John must have the best. Betty had
many years sIhead to enjoy things, and
besides she realized now 1t did not
take expense re gifts to please children.
With hands that trembled Ellen
reached up and took the hat from her
head and, not daring to look at 1t
again, hurriedly left the store.
That Christmas was q very happy
one for the Warmers. For. although
Betty did not get the big doll. she
seemed just as pleased and happy as
a child could well be. And Ellen felt
new glow at her heart when she
presented John with his Christmas
gift, for he was as jubilant as boy
about 1t. Her sacrifice had been In
deed worth while-what did becom-
ing hat matter when put beside the
happiness she felt just now?
But the good Christmas fairy must
have been watching all, for an hour
later Johns boss called up to wish
aim merry Christmas and to tell him
that Old Man Jinson was going to
resign and that John would have his
place. A wonderful Christmas sur
prise 1t was, for 1t meant an extra
five hundred year to the Warmers.
Which made it probable that Ellen got
her much-wanted hat, after all.
20. 1895. Western Newspaper union.l
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25
Upon
Christmas Day
BY WILLIAM LuFF, in The Christian


A STAR peeped forth upon Christ
"A mas Eve,
And told of~that other Star:
Whose beams shine bright, through
the worlds dark night,
And scatter the shadows far.
A snowdrop bloomed upon Christmas
And told OF that spotless flower:
Whose perfume pure. should all frosts
endure,
And brighten Earth's wintry hour.
The bells rang out upon Christmas
Day,
( And their message came call
To worship the Son of the Highest
Who came with good will to all.
The holly berries on Christmas Day,
Blushed red in their fadeless green:
For their coral red, showed the blood.
drops shed.
AS they shone the barbed leaves
between.
A feast was spread upon Christmas
Day,
! And mirrored the feast He spread.
who was born that He might our
Banquet be,
The True and the Living Bread.
A SON came home upon Christmas Day.
A son from a far or land:
And he told once more, of Gods open
door,
The kiss and the welcoming Hand
A babe was born upon Christmas Day,
And the speechless infant told,
OF the manager Child, that in beauty
smiled,
On that ffst glad day Of old.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

in, Arthur, who had come from Kan
sas City was having dinner with her
at the hotel the night Peter Moffat
came in from Chicago. Peter was hur-
rying down the street from the station
when he happened to look in at the
brightly lighted restaurant Z Of the
hotel and there-what? He stopped
dead still, the evil green monster ris-
ing in his breast. 1t was Melinda
with another man! His first impulse
was to rush into the hotel, punch this
impertinent stranger and carry Me-
linda off with him. But this shy
ness was stronger than his pas
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

When night fell he was eager te
ascertain the feelings Of his white
crusaders, some of them crushed.
beaten down and muddy, as a result
of their service. Some would have
thought It hard day for them.
Nobody really thought of the white
ground covering as an aggregate Of
individuals. They recognized NO per-
sonality, and thought 1t merely snow"
Yet in spite of the fact that billions
of snow crystals were manned and
soiled and melted, as result Of their
Christmas Day mission, the chief re-
ceived many replies:
eve have given a child happiness,
and would rather do that than stay
In the clouds forever" said one:
Enabled boy to play with his old
sled" said another, "and would not
come back if we could"
"Has been great Christmas. We
have given much but have received
full measure In return"
These and similar bulletins were
posted In the court Of the clouds, and
every snowflake held In reserve felt
a sense Of regret that 1t had not been
a participant In providing so much OF
the JOY and jollity Of Christmas. Only
a snowflake!
Yes. But 1t rendered service.
And this was the snowflake that
was glad.
GO. 1895. Western Newspaper union.)
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Think soberly before You make reply"
So hearty and so quick was the re-
Spouse that the results were almost
blizzard like. Twisting and turning in
fantastic ways they fell to earth, filled
high the paths, and all but capped the
fences, and almost blocked the roads.
When morning broke, truly Christ
mas day, the world lay white as I'M
touched marble. Such myriad flakes
had fallen in the night that the ablest
statistician could not guess hew many,
and, oh, what joyl Sn0wballs, snow
men and shedding. And cOasting, too.
on yonder hill. Such healthy winter
exercise. such ruddy cheeks, such
mighty appetites!
Who would have thought so much
Of good a little snow had wrought
An aggregation of tiny snOwfakes
was putting value into the sleds which
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

great D1lIOWy clouds, some OF them
thought of companions already fallen
to earth. Yes, some had fallen, and
their beauty had lasted for a while,
then disappeared.
Then the chief spoke:
Fellows" he said, with an appeal
Ing note In his voice-a voice that had
much Of the plaintive sound of the
north wind, "there is service to per-
form. This Is the night before the
birthday Of our King. Millions will
worship Him when the morrow. comes,
but more, ignorant Of It's source, will
seek to revel in the gladness which
His coming brought and many mil
lions more" he went on.
"The nations of the world wait for
that giadness. Once a year they seek
to know the spirit and the significance
Of the Christmas time. They see vague
ly what the carroling of angels and the
song Of shepherds was all about--and
then forget. Perhaps" he said, ''in
the chaotic strivings Of mans life he
Is not so much to blame"
Silence profound. A stiffness like
unto the silence Of the plains before
the angels uttered their refrain of
"Peace, on earth. good will toward
men,"
Comrades" said the chief.
aye" answered the crowd in a
note that had the shrill keeness of the
winter wind and yet was warm with
an eagerness to serve.
Down, just below us, there are boys
and girls dreaming Of Santa Claus,
and snow, and sleighs, and sleds. To
some, your going would give life and
Eest and happiness to Christmas. You
nay stay here. or go to give them joy.
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w a. ~ $50
Her glance travelled to- her dress
her shabby, mended gloves, and her
face began to burn as she thought Of
the little hat she was wearing. She
tried to shake off the feeling that was
upon her and to get her mind back on
her mission, but somehow everything
seemed different now in the light Of
the strange unrest that was filling
her heart "Was she a little fool, as
these women had said. Was she fair
to herself? Had she, in the little
mean things that were her everyday
portion and which until now had
seemed to her. veritable things of de-
light, cheated herself out Of all that
meant so much to other women? Had
she really been fair to herself In sacri-
ficing so much for her child2"
The car pulled up with jerk. She
alighted quickly and made her way
toward Harwells. Suddenly she
stopped short. A sign overhead caught
her eye: BE fair to yourself-buy
your millinery at Madam Courteau's."
Then her gaze travelled to the window
with It's array of tempting millinery.
And as she gazed her breath began
to come quickly, her hands to open
and close with nervous, twitching
movements. For little hat In a dull
shade Of blue caught her eye. She
was gazing at Il fascinated, for as the
sun outshines the stars, so to Ellen
did this particular hat eclipse all the
others In the window. Somehow, it
seemed to her at that moment as If
she had been wanting hat like that
all her life. The little pink rosebuds
that nestled around the crown seemed
to call and beckon to her, and almost
before she realized what she was do
ing she was inside the store and ask
ing to see the hat. The saleslady,
with all the art that was hers, placed
it with skillful touch on Eflen's
head. And as Ellen looked in the
great mirror she saw face that was
flushed to rose-pink with excitement,
and above it the much-wanted hat,
which seemed to be very part Of her
self, so thoroughly becoming It was.
She wanted the hat so bad! The soft,
lovely colors brought out all the charm
Of her fair loneliness and she thought
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And now she had talked John
into letting her buy the big doll
that had been in Harwell's window
since the holiday season opened.
John had tried to tell her that the
small gifts they had already pur-
chased would be enough for Betty,
but finally he had given in to her
pleading. She agreed with him that
twenty dollars was a big sum to spend
for a doll. but Betty was Betty and
deserved 1t.
For the Warmers were poor-not
poor In the utter, abject poverty that
flaunts its face to the world I'M
sharned-but poor in the poverty that
means worn and threadbare carpets.
clothing grown thin and shiny from
long usage, and careful pausing be-
fore the spending of an unnecessary
penny. Somehow, since Betty came
they had never been able to get ahead /;
there was always something needed
for Betty and she had always gotten it.
Next morning Ellen left the house
early, with the wonderful twenty dol
lars In her purse. Betty had been
left next door. all, unconscious OF the
errand her mother was on Half way
to town two women entered the Ger
and sat back Of Ellen. They were Of
the loud, overbearing type of wom-
en-, overdressed and contemptuous of
those who possessed little of material
things. Scraps Of their conversation
came to Ellen at times through the
maze Of her busy thoughts
II think It's perfectly awful, do, "
one Of them was saying, ''the way
some women do. It's really sinful in
these days to be dowdy. A wohan's
got to wear good clothes to be any
body, and believe me, it's the dbwdy
women who walk alone"
"You've just said it." her companion
answered. "As I tell George when he
kicks about the bills, woman has got
to dress nowadays or get nothing out
Of life"
The words sank into Ellen's, brain
as her eyes were scanning an adver-
tisement at a crossing: BE fair to
yourself, buy your millinery at Madam
Courteau's." And as other words of
that ilk fioated back from the women
they began to stir up a queer feeling
inside Of Ellen Warner
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

'1've come to talk to you, Melinda."
he said very seriously indeed, and
closed the door behind him. They
sat in the little parlor Of the Brown
house. "You haven't been playing a
straight game with me, Melinda" he
began. II know all about it--you
needn't try to explain. saw you last
night, and I've seen you other nights.
You have only been using me as Q
plaything while you've had these
other fellows on the side."
Melinda gasped. "Why Peter Moffat
you-you"-sh could think Of moth,
Ing to say.
II know all about IT," he repeated:
i've been watching you. Now all I've
got to say Is that I'm not man to be
trifed with. Either you marry me at
once or you never will see me again.
want an answer right. now. yes OF
no."
Melinda felt as though she had been
suddenly hurled into an avalanche.
She could not understand what had
gotten into Peter, or what he was re
ferring to. She did know, however
with an ecstahic sense Of delight that
he was proposing.
"Tll marry you whenever you say
Pete-," she said meekly.
Peter, feeling greatly triumphant
leaned over and kissed his future wife
tenderly. 'We1l be married tomor.
row." he said.
70. 1928, Western Newspaper Union.)
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span Of it's existence. Today, here,
tomorrow possibly drawn into the
moisture Of the atmosphere, depending
upon temperature, and where it
CHANGED to fall.
Some say fairies fashion snow-crys-
tails In wonderful workrooms and lab
oratories which man has not explored.
1t may be. They are more exquisitely
cut than the rarest jewels.
It was the night before Christmas.
There was the usual sense Of quiet
which comes over things when the pre-
holiday rush and confusion ends-the
sense Of peace perhaps the echo of
that old song which man has SO often
and so ruthlessly heard and forgotten.
It seems that the snowflake knew.
In the land whence snowflakey come
there is great chief. The country,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

how much John
would like to see
her as she looked
now. The thought
Of her husband
brought another
thought to her,
too. Perhaps all
these years, while
they had b Q 9 n
sacrificing and
skirnping, he, too,
had wished for
and wanted many
things. Surely he
must have! Not,
perhaps, things
like women cared
for, but other lit
tie luxuries that
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

he would give. her ring for Christ
mas, after these months of counting.
The season advanced and Christmas
Wed bringing . parcel from Mr..
land pete sent from Chicago.
Iasi heart sank when she saw
postmark. TOUT Of town for
Christmas Then It is all off," she
said sadly. She glanced at the pack
age ten inches square surely no en-
gagement ring In that" Slowly she
united It. 1t was writing paper. She
opened the letter from him and read {:
"Just a Christmas greeting, hoping
you win write to me frequently. I
shall be in Chicago for several months.
Sincerely.
'sPNTMR MOFFAT."
Furious, Melinda tore the note into
bits. Il shall never look at him
again." she breathed. "And after the
way I'VE run after hint But that's
been the trouble. I've run after him
too much. / shall never write to him.
from this out I shall never speak to
him again speak to him
Againi" she repeated emphatically.
And Melinda kept her word.
Peter Moffat was growing little
uneasy. Three months had passed and
no word from Melinda. 1t finally be-
came too much even for the patient
Mr.. Moffat. he felt his temper rising
steadily against Melinda. ''Thinks she
can play game like that. Ell? Run
after me while I'm in town and then
drop me when I go away Probably
after some other man now" This
thought brought crimson flashes Of
jealousy to the already highly colored
cheeks Of Peter Moffat. ''By George
40 woman win make a fool out Of
smei" he exploded. "I'll 60 to Spring
field tonight and I'll make her marry
,me After all these months Of court
,'ug her, tool"
It so happened that Melinda's cous
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

sion and he only
turn e d away,
grinding his teeth
and clenching his
fists, He would
see Melinda in
the morning at
her housed
The next morn
ing about nine
O'Clock Melinda
was surprised to
see Peter Moffat
at her door. She
began to tremble
nervously. Good
morning, Peter.
she said to him,
and extended a
cold, moist hand.
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If one speaks Of
1t as such, Is an
a b so l ute mon
archy. But 1t Is
diff ere mt from
those our geogra-
plies name under
Political Divi-
sions. It Is a mon
archy ruled by
love, where a de-
sire to give hap
pin g IS Is the
prevalent ambi-
tion.
So. on that
night before
Christmas, as the
8 n o W a a k Q 8
danced about In
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xOA OvOA 0AA~0
Betty had come
to them, now
nearly six years
ago, her whole
life h a d be en-
wrapped up In
the child. Hers
was such a pas
sion Of mother
love that some
times she grew
almost frightened
at its intensity.
and often when
John had laugh.
ingly leased her
about forgetting
him for Betty her
conscience smote
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80 Rer own uICl0
shome-if she ever
chad one" and to
cher 'slonely life
sat present." but
Peter only sat ST.
.Nant at such re- [.
marks. ignoring
them completely,
or stupidity tell
ing her that after
all. many people
ted more lonely
iiyes than she,
and not to be so
discontinued.
Melinda looked
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25
THE MISTLEToE

emo MISTLETOE is needed
~ If the heart is in the right
place." people say. But neither
Is there any real need for a
Christmas tree. a special Christ
mas dinner, q w0rn-Out feeling
from doing too much around the
Christmas season. There is no
actual need Of all this. Yet II
1t were not for all these there
would be less happiness and
more and more happiness is al
ways needed.
So do not discard the mistle-
toe. There may be love without
1t, but 1t lends a romance, a
charm of its own that no heart
can dispense with.-Mary Ora
ham Bonner.
&c. 1925. Western Newspaper Union-)
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Johnp Ellen said. II had no idea that
It was SO late"
That's because you were so inter-
ested, DEAR" John answered; when it
comes to making plans for Betty you
forget time and everything else"
Ellen redeemed ever SO slightly. She
knew that what John said was true,
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8 q n t a Oh a u 8
brought and max
ing Of the day a
re al Christmas,
In themselves, the
little fax 8
scarcely counted
at all, bu t In
their united de-
sire to give hap
piness to unnum-
bered boys and
girl $, they be-
G. m e a great
power.
The chief had
wireless commune
cation with each
Of his humble SUBJ
Iects, Of course.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25
Christmas Giving
and Being Happy
How Yuletide Problem Was
Solved in Most Salts
factory Manner.
BY KATHERINE EpELMAN

jim WAhNEh ana
his wife sat talk
ing in the living
room Of their little
bungalow until the
clock on the man
tel struck the mid
night hour.
"Good gracious.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-25

It's difficult for youth to reckon with
The generous Joys that make the
pulses throb.
Some day they learn that Sanity II q
myth
And that old father dear was ON ths