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New Britain herald., 1925-06-11

Chicago, June 11.-With the east ern intercoleg giate, western confer ence and Pacific coast champion ships now out of the way, the next track and field competition of note will be the annual national college classic.
 This will be staged at Stagg field here, June 12 and 13. And judging from present indications will De the most prctcntious of it's kind yet held. About 40 universities and colleges from all parts of the country will be represented. From the far west south, east and middle west, the stars of the athletic world will come to vie for supremacy. In word, it's Ithe piece de resistance in collegiate track and field activities. Far West Sends Entries Southern California, winner of the |roccnt eastern affair, is expected 10 bring it's team of stars, among them "Bud" Houser, sensational weight man; bye and Crumblcs, hurdIors; Norman Anderson and others of les ser calibre.
 California will he on hand with Hampton, high jumper; the Dodson Iboys. and so on. Stanford will no doubt enter Glenn IIartranft, tia great shot-putter and discus throw CT, as well as other celebrities.
 Among the eastern schools, Ponn State. Holy Cross and Georgetown are expected 10 be well represented The Nittany Lions will have Charley Moore, hurdlcr, as their outstanding figure.
 In the middle west, Michigan Wisconsin, Ohio State and other Bis Ten institutions will send their stars against the pick Of the country while Missouri, Nebraska and o'hs' Western Conference teams vii enter mon in the classic
 Michigan will Of course eyp"c great things Of Hubbard, the colorc' twinkler as will Wisconsin c Schwarzc. its stellar weight man Missouri has Richardson and kccbl among others and Ncbra ska. Locke one of the fastest sprinters in tn country
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
(By Pacific X Atlantic)

(By Pacific & Atlantic) This is the reconstructed skele- ton of a mastodon, such fellow as once roamed New York 10000 or so years ago. The bones of one of the family to which this huge beast belongs have recently been unearthed in New York.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-27
(By Pacific X Atlantic

tBy Pacific & Atlanticl
 Generalization of milk industry, so that consumers should pay less and farmers receive more, was discussed by Producers and Consumers association, which seeks to lower cost of food staples. L. to r.: William R. Wilcox, Senator Copeland, Ben jamin F. Yoakum, c. H. Tucker, Miss Alice Lakey, Mrs. Harry Burnham and William McCarroll.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15

Nowli Gargeth, of Bombay, was found guilty of murdering his wife, who was killed by the bite of veno- nous snake placed in her bed.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
Fake Call to Settle Boundary
 Draws Irish Farmers to Town

BELFAST, Sept. IA. (P)-Farmers on both sides of the Tyrone-Donegal border have been the victims of a boundary commission hoax. Letters which had been posted in Strabane summoned them to a meeting to give evidence regarding the proposed transference of this particular dis trict and instructing them to prepare statement giving particulars bear ing on the question.
 All shades of politics were repre- sented in those getting communica- tions and the recipients, foolscap sheets in hand, flocked int Strabane on the appointed day. They were greatly surprised to discover there was no one at the Town Hall to re- ceive them and it then dawned upon them that they had been hoaxed. They rapidly disappeared and their explanation to their friends was that their visit to Strabane was connect ed with something entirely differ ent
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15

Chapel, Cambridge, at the age of 12, and that Cambridge gave him a de- gree in music when, at the age of 21, he became organist to the Chap ell Royal, and these facts were talk en as disproving the Oxford claim. By accident chance searcher in the records of the City Church of Oxford has found entry of the bap- tism of Orlando Gibbons under date of December 25, 1583, and as the name is no usual one it seems cer- tain that the entry refers to the great church composer.
 In his own time Gibbons was known more as an organist than as a composer, for he had "the best hand in England" His compositions are few but they are declared un- surpassed in dignity, propriety and beauty. His anthems, "Oh, Clap Your Hands," 'Hosanna" and Almighty and Everlasting" and his madrigals, The Silver Swan and "Oh, That the Learned Poets,' are regarded the high points of the ancient, sim pie and musical art of England
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
Bullets for Camels.

BERLIN, Sept fl. (P)-In Abys- sinia camels represent the most val uable possession of the people, in many instances being used as the equivalent of money. pr. .Lutz Heck, son of the director of the Berlin Geological Garden, learned this while in quest of animals for the zoo. How ever, he found some Abyssinians who regarded rifle cartridges higher in value than the animals. He sue ceeded in getting six dromedaries, which now are in the Berlin zoo, for 15 cartridges.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
Tree That Once Was Indians
 Lookout Aids Fire Fighters

LAKE ARROWHEAD, Cal, Sept fl. (R-One of the valuable aids to the United States forestry service in this mountain resort section is pine tree nearly 200 feet high, on the north shore of Lake Arrowhead. The tree serves the ranger lookout even as it served Indian warriors scores of years ago in tribal wars. At the base of the pine signs blazed in the past by the Indians may be seen dim ly.
 Today keen-eyed rangers keep con- tinual watch in the upper branches for forest fires. They are equipped with powerful glasses and telephones, in modern contrast to the sharp eyes of the aboriginal lookout and his crude wig-wag system.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15

For killing her husband with a roll ing pin, Mrs. Ellen Edwards of Brom- wick, Eng, was convicted of man. slaughter
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
Emigration to Italy
 On the Decrease

ROME, Sept. 14. (P-Laws of the United States and other nations out side Europe which restriet immigra- ton, are advanced as the reason for decreased Italian emigration during the first four months of 1925. In that time 118,OOO Italians left to make their homes elsewhere, com pared with 146,OOO during the first four months of 1924.
 Statistics show that a larger per centage than formerly of the emi- grants are going to other European countries.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
Oldest Steamer Burned

HOPPING, Sweden, Sept. IA. (P- The steamer Fenix, which, it was claimed was the oldest in the world in active service, recently was de- stroyed by fire. Built in 1S4S at Mo tala wharf, the boat had been mak- ing regular trips between this city and Stockholm. Since it's launch ing it had been rechristened several times and was rebuilt in 1900.
 At the time of it's destruction there were 16 passengers besides the crew aboard, all of whom escaped.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
FIRE NEAR JESSE
 LEE HOME MONDAY MITE

A brush fire where clearing is uar der way, near the Jesse Lee Home site called out the fire department last night at about 10 o'clock A fast run was made to the scene of the blaze but as no apparent haz- ard was apparent. the water was not turned on. It was thought the strong wind blowing might possibly throw spark from the burning brush, into the new structures. Sev- eral watchmen were left on. the job throughout the night.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15
Two British Towns Claim
 Composer As Native Son

OXFORD, Eng, Sept. 14. (P)-Ter- centenary of Orlando Gibbons, one of the most famous of Tudor musi- cians and composers, has revived the old claims which both Oxford and Cambridge make as his native town.
 It has long been known that Gib- bons became a chorister at Kings
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15

speaking from experience friend pTites:
 sT have used CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS for many years. They keep my stomach and liver in good order, but use them more especially for constipation. I take one each night on retiring. This keeps my bowels in a natural condition. For constipation, this remedy is invaluable. 1t pays you to clear up a constipated condition quickly. Use good physic. One of the s best and easiest is CHAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS Only 25c at all drug stores
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15

Miss Mary M. Monagale, left Sew ard yesterday for Mile 7, where she will teach school. School work will be carried on in the old building until the new one, now under con struction, has been completed
Seward daily gateway., 1925-09-15

Oscar Dahl, proprietor of the Sew ard hotel, returned to town Sunday from hunting expedition spent in the wilds of the lower Lake Kenai country MT. Dahl was absent from his hotel duties for three days.
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
President Backs Mothers Aid
in D. G..
By BILL PRICE

President COOLIDGE makes earnest appeal to Congress
to enact mothers legislation for the District Of Columbia
(which will be hereafter model for all parts of the Union
More than forty States he says have enacted measures in
aid of motherhood the District capital Of this nation
sis still without such law.
IF the Presidents good wife and other prominent women
Washington will join personally in urging this legislation
in Congres-and should strongly appeal to every woman
suitable law will be passed for the relief OF suffering and
needy mothers and their dependent little ones
The President feengly that the Government ought
always to be alert the side Of the humanies and should
extend relief through its national and local agencies
What greater blessing could this Government confer
widowed deserted mothers with little ones dependent upon
them than extend reasonable financial ala that there may
no separation Of the families; farming out OF chill
dren while broken hearted mothers attempt TO make living
for themselves?
Can we justify our appeals for preservation Of home in
uences the best method Of bringing up American children
with which take from needy and helpless mothers
their own little ones?
Through the Board of Chdrens Guardians the District
for such children various ways Ene payment Of
mothers pensions would entail burdensome additional
cost though we are beow aid it should not be Of the
starvation, cIosefisted variety
The pension to be mothers In providing home for
children under sixteen years Of would depend their
financial The mothers would Of course have
be fit for the duties and their homes would have to Be salts
factory the authorities These authorities would likewise
have power take legal steps to compel the father OF child
or children separated from the mother provide support
thereby constituting an agency which would be useful in
Homes for which allowances made would be visited
by officials would offer friendly counsel and advice
mothers aid fund opportunity for good will appeal to
alike In the whole category Of public welfare there
cause closer feeling than that Of destitute mothers
left with dependent children There IS no struggle Of
Of lonely mothers
The President speaks Of the proposed aid as economic
Justice for the defensess May the President keep mind
the needs Of mothers here and use his powerful influence to
bring about this economic justice!
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
Not Much Time Left---Become
a Good Fellow Today

ago down. and almost out. At Christmas
time Good Fellow found me- helped put my feet and
I'm sitting pretty want to do the same by some one
Send the Of family Of five III show 'em real
Christmas
The above letter. with detail in the hands Of
the Good Fellow department Of The Times and it is nd
cation Of the work being done by that department
The Good Fellow movement in Washington is freefor ALL
unorganized individual expression Of Christmas spirit
founded the theory that most Of help
Of less fortunate and viii be glad to do it. if
given the Of contact The Times found Washington
full Of Good Fellows They receive from The Times Good
Fellow Department the Of deserving persons who
temporarily tout Of luck"
They the homes Of the unfortunate otherwise find
their needs and supply those needs directly and without
feathers The Times does collect any money it
doesn't deliver any goods. merely puts the Good Fellow
in touch with his temporary Tor permanently protege
Good Fellows not rich folks usually They just
good folks who make Christmas little like
Christmas for somebody who is not SO fortunate.
Think it
The Washington times., 1925-12-19

in the world OF industry. She
can complicate that life by q
THOUSAND fripperies and fusseries
If she wishes, but the actual labor
involved in being wife and part
ner to q man is child's play in
comparison to the work required
of a woman in any other industry.
For this reason, the pietous
plea that a wife grows old before
the husband and is too worn out
to accompany her husband in his
aLnusements" falls fiat.
1t is true that q woman be-
comes unfecund sooner than .
man. But this need not affect
her general health or mental con-
dition. The keen edge of her
zest for living will be dulled just
as his is after the menopause: the
woman who has kept herself fit
can find just as ripe enjoyment
in q game OF golf, q fishing trip,
q fine book, an interesting play, =
civic issue, humanitarian prob
lem or a good joke as any man.
There isn't half the excuse for
the average childless woman of
fifty to be worn out' as there
is for the average man. No mat
ter how devoted she has been.
she has never faced q ~'larter of
the strain and responsibility
which he has had to endure.
AS a matter Of fact the worn
OUT condition, of most middle
aged wives is entirely due to
their own mental and physical
laziness. They allow both brdinsN
and bodies to become flabby and
then try to pose as martyrs to
marriage.
But any woman who respects
the strength and intelligence Of
her own sex. feels bitter conF
tempt for such posing. To such
a woman alimony is mark of
shame and defeat rather than q
reward OF merit.
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
EAT FRUIT
COCKTAIL
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-
dear MRS. REEcKMAN:


NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- Will you kindly inform me
which is proper to use. spoon
or. a fork. in eating fruit cock
tail? At a wedding dinner re-
Gently in a large hotel, noticed
both used. There was no cocktail
fork. just two dinner forks. BY
using the fork for the cocktail.
there was no fork for the salad.
F. F. G.
EOR eating fruit cocktails a
II small spoon is used, unless
a very small gold-tipped fork,
about the size Of a spoon, Is pro.
vided. This is different from a.
salad fork. first since it is small
err. and second since one Of the
prongs is very thick.
Since at the dinner that you
mention there were only two din
ner forks. it would have been
better to have used a spoon for
the fruit cocktail.
Mrs. Beecln1an win be glad to
answer questions on etiquette
submitted by readers
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
L)fI IS Al
Old G)lFE?
By ELSIE ROBINSON

League, in answering Justice
Strong's statement that "childless
wives should not receive alimony,"
says:
ut is all nonsense to say that
a wife is a parasite unless she
has children. She gives up the
best years Of her life to build
her husbands success. She
grows old before he does. The
divorce generally occurs because
the man, confined to business in
his younger days, suddenly feels
it is time to begin to enjoy life,
but the woman who has made his
home is too worn out to accom-.
pany him in his amusements."
This answer will doubtless be
greeted with enthusiastic encores
from Cape Cod to the Golden
Gate. 1t Is the feminine retort,
par excellence, sanctioned by ira
dition and approved by conven-
ton. But here is one alimoniless
self-supporting female who be-
lieves that the answer is the.
bunk and resents the reflection
on her sex.
1t may be convenient for US
ladies to pose as nitwits and
martyrs, but I'm hornswoggled il
it's complimentary.
Let's analyze that answer and
see just where it let's as off.
In the first place, no one said
that the childless married woman
Is a parasite. She sometimes is
AS is the woman with children.
But that's not the fault Of her
situation. Any wife has an hon
orabIe and interesting job, II she
wants to fill it.
But that job is no SACRIFICED
stake, as Mrs. kennedy would
have us believe in her sentence.
No wife deserves a martyrs
crown for giving up the best
vears of her life to build her hus-
bands success" Shed have to
give those years up anyway.
How in heck is she going to hang
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
SAP AND SALT
Rrz Ro,.k NGnrnn

Fear never increases mans
wisdom.
Every stone quarry is full of
statues, but 1t takes a sculptor
and not a stone-cutter to find
them.
Popularity draws bigger gate
receipts than Fame.
For those who travel in high
all the time life is a short jour
ney.
Hez Heck says: "One word
goin' into a woman's ear is multi
piled by two when it comes out
o her mouth
Laziness in a man seems to
nave, no effect in keeping down
the size of his family.
While capital and labor aver
age about $3.50 in winning strikes,
the public never wins at all.
No man really begins to grow
until he realizes his Deficiencies
and starts in eliminating them.
Reformer: One who takes a
bad thing and makes it worse.
Conservative: One who is OBJ
posed to every form of radical
ism except his own.
Hez Heck says: IF dinner be-
gan with pie and worked back
to soup, the demand fer dya.
pepsia medicine woNd fall off,"
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
By Garrett p. Serviss
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest


Interest
A THOUGH Sir oliver Lodges
"A confession Of faith 50 a
spiritualist has dimmed his au-
thority among less speculatively
inclined scientists, yet his imagi-
native flights always borne upon
more or less notwithstanding
wings, continue to attract univer-
sal attention. The latest Of these
is Of inconceivably vast envergure,
comprehending all space and all
time!
Delivering the annual Huxley
lecture" in London the other
night, Sir Oliver took for his sub
ject a question that has tormented
the human mind since the days
Of the first philosophers, viz: the
origin and the end of the uni
verse, or cosmic evolution. Will
things in general ever come to
an end? Did they ever have a
beginning? Does everything re-
cur in endless cycles, so that
while there is continual change
there Is never a final termina-
ton?
1t may be a significant fact,
throwing light upon our nature
and destiny that the human mind,
or soul, has an Unborn, untaught
and irresistible longing for eter-
nifty. This is shown by the popu-
larity of all theories that repre-
sent the universe as self-reneW1ng
and consequently everlasting.
Nothing Certain
When Laplace proved mathe-
matically the stability of the
solar system, in spite of all the
perturbations to which the mo-
tions of the planets were sub
jected through their mutual at
fractions, he pleased not only the
savants, but the people. 1t was,
in its nature, popular concIu'
sion, in accordance with the opt1-
mistic tendency of at least the
main current Of human thought.
The scientific assurance that
this system of worlds in which we
live carried no seeds OF SELF.
destruction gave a great deal or
satisfaction, and the eagerness
with which it was taken up ana
utilized by religious teachers as
evidence of the providence or
God shows how well it accorded
with the general trend.
Modern discovery has enor
mously expanded the field, put
has but slightly changed the
character of speculation on TINS
subject. There is nothing essen
TALLY new in Sir oliver Lodges
idea that the life of the universe
may be an amending evolution:
After radioactivity was discovered
the thought was not long in nnd-
ing expression that everything
may be radioactive, j. e., under
going slow change and trans
mutation, without final NOR
talitW DR.. Gustav LIE Bon. IN
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON
-By Helen Rowland.
Sweet Christmas Spirit!

Sweet Christmas Spirit!
HOLA, hola, hoIa, let the joy
H bells ring! For now ap.
proacheth the season Of good viii
and brotherly love, when the
human heart melteth and over
floweth with benevolence and al
truism and charity!
When the landlord saith, Has
ten. sweet day! For next month
/ raise the rents!"
When the shopkeeper saith.
Bring forth all the seconds and
the funk from last year, Let
us sb,,g them whilst the singing
j. I'D: for January bringeth sor-
.. and bargain sales!
When the butcher saith, Let
the price of turkeys and geese
soar heavenward; for we have
them at our mercy and they must
have them!"
When the small boy saith, Now
shall / lie in wait for that old
bird, Santa, and hold him up for
that automobile, lest he insult
me with q klddle car!
When the damsel saith, "Sit
still. my heart! For now, by his
gift, shall know whether Alger-
non be a good sport or only q
false alarm; whether he be seri"
GUS or only a peter; whether he
is eligible or negligible. For on
Christmas Day every man showeth
his handp
When the Lothario saith, Now,
oh, Lord, help me to find twenty
gifts for twenty women, each
of which shall be thoughtful,
but not too costly; personal. but
not designed to raise false hopes.
For, alas, upon Christmas Day
every dansel expecteth a show
down. And I must watch my
step!'
When the florist saith. Let US
raise the price Of roses and OF
orchids and of violets. For now
must the lovers unbutton their
pockets and come across!'
When the cook saith, Let
them dig deep-or now shall /
strike, while the turkey aWaltetn
roasting"
When the family man saith,
"Hohum. This, too shall pass
away! Would. to heaven it were
Overt"
When the doctor saith, Let
them all eat, drink and be
merry-for tomorrow 1t shall be
my turn!
When only one, in all the land,
giveth freely and generously OF
all that he hath-even the roast
turkey that reposeth upon the
table, and radiateth sweetness and
lii hit upon an ungrateful world!
Oh, how beautiful, how glorious,
h,w inspiring Is the sweet Christ
mas Spirit!
Selah!
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
GARRETT P. SERVISS WRITES
OF COSMIC EVOLUTION
Will Things in General Ever Come to an End?
Did They Ever Have Beginning?

: particular, gained ilotoriety by
maintaining that all matter as a
form OF energy il condemned to
grow old and die. but that this
is only step in an endless pro-
cess which is essentially q con.
tinual rebirth. while at no point
Is there absolute or final annihila-
tion.e /.
Lodges idea is basically the
same, but he has used more re-
cent discoveries and theories to
prop 1t up. He speaks Of one Of
the rebeginnings OF the universe
as having occurred two hundred
million years ago" by the
formation Of nebula. OF course,
there is nothing certain or def
mite about such figures. They
are not of arithmetical but of
speculative origin. For some
time past biologists and astron-
omers have been expanding their
estimates OF the length Of past
time in order to suit the exigen-
cies Of growing theories. When
a good, promising theory Is once
well under way 1t seems a pity
to hamper 1t by restrictions that
may be removed by simple mul.
tiplier.
Speculation
The end of this particular cycle
to which we belong is not so
definitely dated by Sir oliver. AS
reported by cable, he said it
would apparently be marked by
disappearance Of matter Eat a
date incomparabIy remote" and
the existence once more OF ether
filled with perpetual remnants
of radiation travelling out in all
directions toward infinity with
the speed Of light"
Speculation might link this up
with Milikan's recent discovery
Of mysterious rays travelling
through space in all directions
and incidentally coming in to the
earth. Could these be preliminary
perpetual remnants of radia-
tion," announcing the beginning
Of the end Of the great cycle?
Anyhow our lot would seem to
have been cast near the middle
OF one OF these trillion-year cycles,
so that we can look upon its de-
Velopment with eQuanimity.
The Washington times., 1925-12-19
WISE SAYINGS

EVERYWHERE in life, the true
~ question is, not what we
gain, but what we do.-Carlyle.
A rational reaction against ir-
rational excuses and vagaries of
skepticism may readily degen-
crate into the rival folly of cred
ulity.-Gladstone.
Man is not the creature OF CIR
cumstances. Circumstances are
the creatures of men.-Disraeh,
Men willingly believe whal
they wish. Caesar.