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New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

history ot ih.s l.rgest et all inland gtas.
 'ln thc rarlIo~ periods of rc. ol ftmr tt Caspian Scu WIS thought 10 he part ot tho great stream Of ocean surrounding IL. habitablc earth" says bulletin from the Washington, D. C.. head. quarter Of the National Gcograph- 'c Society, "Herodot g, he Greek 'H 'N,."r. .2ntions q visit to 1t in B, C, i5', "Aen it was an even greater mystery than today. for then TO one knew its o&'an'
 Part Of An Ancient Sea?
 Some authorities claim that tht Caspian had its origin in great In lund sea, an Asiatic Mediterranean, with an outlet to the Arctic Ocean. In support Of the Arctic outlet it Is pointed out that seals are stll, hunted In the Caspian and there are other forms Of life which show evi- dence of Arctic ancestry. It Is argu- cd that the Caspian owes its present size 10 climatic changes and evapo- ration.
 "That the sea has reached other levels is evident by the number of terraces that can be seen back from the coast. However, to complicate matters, the weak development of the terraces indicates that the sea did not stand at any one level for n lCng time. Walls and cities, such as those just discovered. have been found in many sections underneath tho surface. an indication that the level of the water wns even lower at one period tan fl is now.
 Shifting shore lines are not the only eccentricities Of the Caspian. Although s5 fe9t below the level 0: Its neighhor. the Black Sea, and with no known or possible outlet, the Caspian Is less than half as salty, IL is only three -eighths as salty as the ocean. Furthermore the northern part. which receives large quantities of fresh water from tho Volga, Urai. and Terek Rivers, is so slightly salty the water is quite drinkable.
 The Black Sea, with approxi an equal surface and almost the same climatic conditions, not
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
DOINGS IN FOREIGN CAPITALS
Irving Berlin's Next Song Hit Ought to Be Please Say We Are
 Supremely Happy

London, Jan 23-IrTing Berlns next song hit should have as chorus the refrain: Please say we are supremely happy" for that seems all that the shy jazz composer and his bride seemed to say when they arrived here for their honeymoon.
 Like the haunting sentiment of the Berlin ballads of the last year or so, this thought runs through everything the worlds most talked-of newlyWeds told the French. British and American reporters who focked to meet them at Cherbourg and Southampton.
 Even the big cockney lackey who guarded their suite in London hotel caught the spirit of the Berlin Mackay romance. For the first few days he was beseged by callers of all kinds reporters, song writer's theatrical agents and movie men-but whenever propos- ns were made about interviewing the tuneful Irving and his bride. the gold braided dgni- tary was sure 1t would be "himpossihe, sir.'
 "HG can assure you, sir" he always added. That they're suprcmcly appy."
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
THE FRENCH SMOKER

The French smoker, as represented by The National League for the Defense of Smokers " began the new year with the traditional reso- luhon~makng It WAS not the sterootyped re- solve 10 abjure tobacco that he made however but dotcrmnation not to submit mildly to the designs of each successive finance minister 10 make him the gold mine from which rev enuo Is 10 be dug for replenishing the treas Ery's empty colfcrs.
 The council of the league held meeting to consider the governments proposal to raise to- hacco prices to five times the pre-war level A resolution was voted warning the government that these prohihitive rates' would defeat their own ends and pointing that the last in- crease in the prices of tobacco supplied hy the state monopoly, which was made in May, 1895. had resulted in diminishing receipts to S2, 000,- ooo francs below the budget estimates The governments proposals were attacked cs "vex- atious" and 'fatal' to it's own plans
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
PRAISE DEAD POET

The Paris press has been generous with its tibutes to the memory of Sergc Yessnin. the Tonng Russian poet who was the husband of Isadora Duncan and who committed suicide in Moscow recently Yesslnin was long one of he most familiar figures in Paris. where his ieath Is regarded as the tragic ending Of n Har"er which, but for the ruin wrought by rink and drugs. might have been a brilliant me. He is characterized as one who might nave been inc Russian Virgil and written slav "Georgics" had his life been turned Into differ mt channels
 One Of his last poems has just been pub tshed here, showing how bitterly he wns dis Ulnsioned when he returned 10 his native land rom Paris: T no longer understand the lan- gfiaEe or nay own people; 1 have become stranger in my own country-I, who once was over bawling out what friends we were, and the people. No one here has any further need of my poetry, and In truth no one here has any further need of me
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
TEST WEEK BEGINS
 TOMORROW NIGHT
Stations Plan for Special Broad
 casts Starting Sunday

International Test Week begins tomorrow evening and New Britain radio fans are living in high hopes of hearing one or more of the sta tions across the water. which will transmit especially for American people at stated periods each day during the coming week. The schedule of the activities. telling just when the continents will broad. cast and when they will be silent will be found elsewhere in this edi- ton of the Herald"
 All stations in the United States, Canada and Cuba will take part in the tests and many Of them have been making special preparations for the big event WGY at Schen- ectady will use so kilowatts Of pow CT in broadcasting the special pro grams WTIC at Hartford will also attempt to broadcast 10 the world at large and will present special pro grams during the fifteen minute periods allotted. Many stations will give announcements in foreign lam guages. among them WOR. WGY and associated stations. and woe. Fifteen languages will be sent ou. rom the Davenport station alone.
 WRC at Washington has arranged for a special feature. the Metropoli- tan Theater Symphony orchestra. to De presented during its fifteen min ute period on January 30. An ad- dress delivered by seven speakers in seven different languages will be featured at KFuo. st. Louis, tomor- row night These are only a few examples, but every station will vie Ttth its ne!ghhor in arranging a
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
'REAT WtIKrR hT 70

Miss Gertrude Richards. 7o yra-s old, is 'hallen~ng tho pedestrian rcord ct Edward p1yson Weston, tho veteran American walker. She recently completed q walking four of 1,64t 1.ies fhrouGh Scotland and England.
 lad weather n7e checked Miss rickard's 'o.r ho, ~Io will ~.r-n t u"sl spring When h" sold her country home in 1o23 she tool; Gp "alhirc 10 umUso herself
 'i started a' Lanl's End and sci out for Y"'k af rha LeeiDu.ng of my tour but went 10" htrA"ays and hy'ya}s oul not by main rs'is. N.sf lHrElrj7 explained. "I went to Nn -n"1 roruieh coast, Ev"tnr Bnrh Clou- '"st.r Warwick, Rugby, Drhham, Grantham. 'irsoir ar1 bnnr1eter, studying Torn ana @rna. Tn 192i wont to Iv'r0,ss by way ol Edinburgh. and rhIs summer I reached John ,}roat's nu"tinc in SC days of actual walEinr."
 Miss Richards always }nnchci on chroA. an: biscuit whilS on her tour and rad her other TneN's in inns. She says sha noylr oNp"riencci the slightest loneliness and always knitted or embroidered while che was resting ty th" roadside at lunch time
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

the inhabitants must bring drinklnl water freq long distances or con ! doI } & water, One of the dis. tingulshing features of towns alone this part Of the Caspian Sea is ths floating ,ondenser plant usuall, some worn-out steamer or sailing vessel, Sometimes the watre is pip, cd ashore, sometimes it Is carried fir tank harges and then peddled around tho streets, as is milk In oth, cr cities.
 Da'.u, Near East Tampico
 "Baku, capitol Of the new Soviet | Republic Of Azerbaiian, Is the largest city on the sea and the cen. ter of prosperous, busy oil region Its surroundings arc like those ot the nitrate towns along tho coast oi Chile, only the settlements are more numerous and better built. Before the war Baku was one of the most Important cities in the Russian Em- pire. although its population was composed principally Of Persians and Armenians. The damage it sut fered during the conflict has been repaired and it Is rapidly rcgainine It's place among the great petroleum conters Of the world. Baku also is the home port for most of the great merchant fleet. on the sen, and, since the construction of the Trans caucasian railroad, has been the chief trans-shipment point on routes to northern Persia and Tur- kcstan.
 Projects to connect the Caspian with the Black Sea, or its adjunct, the Sea of Azoy have been present. cd almost as often as those for tun nels or bridges In the English Chan ncl, Peter the Great had plan 10 cut canal between tho Volga an1 the Don rivers. where only a slight
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
NTI. NIGHT SESSIONS

All night sittlngs Of the Chamber Of Depu- ties, Wl.ich have become quite usual in recent months are ham and cheese" nights to the chamber attendants. As soon as 1t Is known that session is to go on. the refreshment manager sends out for extra provisions, and hetween and In the evening great baskets of bread, butter, rcd and white wine, and above all nam and cheese" make their appearance.
 Hungry deputies wash down dry speeches with beer. coffee or chocolate In the news papermens buffet and fortify themselves with great sandwiches of ham and cheese,
 There used 10 he q restaurant in the Cham her, bn' 'he proprietor lost so much money hat he finally gave it up
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

ouartet-"Cast Thy Burden on tho Lord" Trio-"I.ift Thine Eyes" Baritone Aria--"Lord God Of Abra- ham"
 Spencer Terry Tenor Aria-'If With All Your Hearts"
 Maurice Wallen Double Quartet--"He Watching over Irael,"
 Part II ouartet-"The Fining Pot" Soprano Solo--"'rhese Are They"
 Miss Ida Yudowitch Barton Solo and Quartet--"Behold I Create" Spencer Terry and tho Travellers
 Double Quartet Contralto Aria--"Eye Hath Not Seen.'
 Mrs, Gertrude McAuliffe. Tenor Ario-"My Soul Is Athirst For God"
 Maurice Wallen Quartet and Solos--"List the Che ruhic Host" Signing off,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
GrARTED AS STENOGRApHEE

The Earl Of Dirkerhoad, secretary Of state for India, started out carly in life 10 be ~tcnogro phcr, but he dld not get very far. He made this re, elaton in an address 10 the graduating class of commercial college.
 T thought I would rather be a shorthand reporter than anything in the world and l worked like a beaver" be said. 'I was a won ,ler. I broke all speed records My teachers had never seen anyone who developed such gpeed. But there was rude awakening No- body else could read my notes, and l couldn't read thom myself go my shorthand amb1- ions came 10 a sudden end"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
FOREIGN ART INVASION

No invasion Of foreign art has ever provok- ed A volume of conflicting criticism equal to that aroused by the exhibition of American architecture at the Academy Of Arts under tn" direction of Max Liebermann.
 Assailcd by some as "art soulltss," the American skyscraper fig accepted by others as m aesthetic development born Of economic necessity. Tho adverse criticism is inspired by the traditional German aversion 10 fall build ings which obstrurt full view of the sky.
 Willie some of the critics praise the cXhibi- lion as exhilarating and typifying American energy. others compare tho "skyscraper com petition" 10 that between theatrical producers which might cause one revue 10 advertise 500 pretty chorus girls and its Compctror 1000.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

i only retains constant level but ls rout!nually discharging at tho Da. , ,danellos, Yet the volumc Of water poured Into the Black sea is not noprly so great as that which the Ca plan receives, The Volga, alone, drains almost hnlf q million square miles.
 Fresh anu Salt Water Fishes
 No other inland body of water is SO richly stocked with fish. nor has as wide a range of species. The Caspian presents an intciminging Of salt end fresh water forms, Before the World War he annual catch. h. i icluding Il seals of Krasnovodsk nay, was valued at nore than fi"o million dollars.
 With an area equal 10 that of the State Of California, or more than all he Great Lakes combined. the Caspian today occupies the deepest part of a great depression situated 10 tho west md south Of the Ural Mountains The northern or fresh water half is shallow, nowhere reaching a depth of more than 1lS feet The southern half, however, is cut by two deep deprcssions and sorndings have reached 3,600 feet. Both the north and the east coasts are flat and hard to approach. The Caucasus Mountains on the west and thc Elburz on the southern, or Persian, shore are close to the sea and leave only a narrow coastal strip. On this strip are most of tha important cities of the region.
 Taken as a whole the Caspian is not an attra tive body of water. Its shores are as barren as the gran ite boulders of its bordering noun tains, As there is no fresh water above or below the surface of the ground near the southern coasts,
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

the association arc owners Of the smaller Or lower power stations.
 Stressing he Slatemfnt that many Of the programs or tho smaller sta tions have familiar and homo hEy atmosphere Norman Barker of sta ton RTNT, president of the asso citation, pointed out that many ot the smaller stations have been pla0. cd In wave band ranging from 2on 10 27b meters. giving as many as 26 stations the same wave length and increasing intersta,ion inter ference.
 "other stations" he added, have been favored by putting only one or two on wave length. The American Rroadcasters are in favor of the chain stations going on ono wave length 80 as not 10 monopoli2c the entira dial Of the receiver"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
.ORATORIO NUMBERS
 AT WTIC TOMORROW
Double Quartet Will Be Featured
 on Travellers Program

An organ recital from Woolsoy hall, New Haven. and studio pro- gram Of excerpts from famous ora torios, by the Travellers double quar- let, will form the entertainment foa- lures to be presented by WTIC at Hartford tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 The detailed program is
 ?, m,-organ recital by Protes- sor Harry R, Jepson from Woolsey hall, Yale university, New Haven. Conn.
 p. m,---Silent.
 p, m.---Studio program Ex- cerpts from Famous Oratorios- Travellers Double Quartet.
 Part I Excehpts from "Elijah"--Mendols-
 son.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
LINK WITH EOYNLTY

The radio has brought h. Rritlsh public loser 10 tho royal family. Tor the first time n history q lady-in-waiimg to Queen Mary las appeared before the miarophone and been leard by millions of }ietcucrs,
 The speaker was Iady Bertha DawlHns an lctVe charity worker, who issued an appeal in thaN of a homo for Fantlewomcn. Speeches f the King the Prince oF Wales and the Duke If York have hCon hro9icnst from time 10 inc, but Queen Marys voice has never yet Gen heard or the radio althouEh there Is hostility that it may be in the near future. Roth the King and QHcon are radio enthu- lasts and have their own wireless sets nt Buckingham Palace an1 their castles in th' ountry
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
MAKES MUSICAL HIT

I.ondon's first hanjuIele band composed of society leaders hos made q pronounced hit Tue leader is Lady Churst on. whose husband vas formerly an aide c-dc-camp to tho Iceroy If India. other members being her daughter loan Yarde- Butler Lady Diana King and Lady Clifton.
 The bQnjulelists have original costumes for thelr appearances at private homes and public performances in aid of charity wearing at ractive velvet trousers with white turn back collars and foppy artists bows.
 Joan Yarde- Butler is considered the best all- around musician Of the group, playing not only the banjulcle, a combination Of banjo and ulu- lele popul9 rized here by the Prince of Wales. hut also the piano and the violin. She also has fine voice.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

rise in the iand pr, vent the Volga from turning west, instead Of south
 east, as now. In 1900 Russian en- gineers discussed | more direct canal, from Astrakhan. the great city at the mouth of the volga and the Taganrog, on the Sea of Azov, But so far these projects have gone no farther than the round-table,"
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
KING CARNIVAL

King Carnival, the 18th of his line. makes state entry into Nice on February 4 His Majesty's tastes are so cxactirg that workmer have been kept busy for weeks preparing for the event The decorations this year are go elaborate that the three weeks allotted for the work will hardly be sufficient to complete them and erect the grandstands along the line Of march.
 Battles Of Flowers take place on February i 1 and IS and March II. The biggest night fete will be Roman In character and will be called "An Evening with Pctronlus" Only costumes Of the Roman era will be worn
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
THE CASPIAN IS
 REAL MYSTERY SEA
Submerged City Recently Found
 Near Shore

Washington, D. C., Jan. 23.-~Men- ton the Caspian, and Baku and its famous oil field is generally the ncx, thought. The discovery of an ancient submerged city near the great pet D
 'oleum center recently, however. dl. ftcts attention 10 .hc lonG-staIding enigma eonce-Iing the o.;-in and
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
SMALL RADIO MEN
 FORMING COMBINE
These Br0adcaSterS Want Air
 Always Free

Muscatine, Ia. Jan. 23 R-ro protest against what 1t contends is developing Into . monopoly of the air by high power broadcasting sta. tions, the American Broadcasters Association, newly organized. has announced that it planned to keep tho air always free" Members of
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

has hcen moro ar less neglected during the re rent shinglng craze for women. and arn plan ming 10 remedy this by insttuting technical classes in Blackburn and other towns for high CT learning in connection with tonsorial serv. lees for mes.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
ARTISTS AT ROREING

Having achieved what they consider Some
 thing near perfection in inc art Of hobhnr and shinrling womens hair mainly through technical classes in most of the large ccnters Lancashire hairdressers are turning their nt- tsntion to mere man. They consider that man
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

program of usual merit
 It will be a gala occasion for DX hounds and for their information the following list of European broadcasting stations together with their wave lengths, has heen com.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23
DEAD IN HOTEL ROOM

Winsted, Jan. 2S R,-FranE o'Kecfe, 42. who conducted barber shop on Main street. died suddenly in a room In the Hotel Winchester here last night, where he was visit ing q brother, who arrived here this week. Dr. (. D. Cudworth, report ing the death to the coroner, said that o'Kecfe died of heart failure. He leaves a wife. son and daughter.
New Britain herald., 1926-01-23

Bulk fuel oil vapor when mixed with air is explosive.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-24
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed Proposals for building one
section of State Highway between
Snow Hill and Wilton for distance
of LIS miles (Concrete) will. be re.
ceived by the State Roads Commis1
sion at it's offices, COL Garrett Build
ing, Baltimore, Maryland until IL M.
on the 4th day of May, 1926 at which
time and place they will be publicly
opened and read.
Bids must be made upon the blank
proposal form which, with specifica-
tions and plans will be furnished by
the Commission upon application and
cash payment of $1.Q0, as hereafter
no charges will be permitted.
No bids will be received unless ac-
companied by certified check for the
sum of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars,
payable to the State Roads Commits
sion. ven
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give bond, and comply with
the Acts of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, respecting contracts.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
By order of the State Roads Com
mission this 18th day of April, 1926.
JOHN N. MACKALL, Chairman.
L. H. STEUART, Secretary.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-24
ANNOUNCEMENT

To the Voters of Worcester County:
After due deliberation and because
of much urging on the part of my
friends and associates, I have decided
to become a candidate for the office
of Clerk of the Circuit Court for Wor-
cester County, subject to the wishes
of the voters to be expressed in the
coming Democratic Primary Election.
. Believing that my experience of
nineteen years as Assistant Deputy,
and of two years as Chief Deputy
Clerk have properly qualified me for
the positinon, and believing further
that the people appreciate the cour-
teous and efficient service which l
have always endeavored to- render, l
am convinced that they are fairmind-
ed enough to reward faithfulness
without regard to sex.
Should I be nominated and elected,
pledge to the office my full time
and attention as heretofore given, and
to the people my best efforts to serve
them well. Respectfully,
BESSIE BOWEN,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-24

DER near q cOpSe OF marked Dlack
birch; thence running near ditch or
stream of Water North 80 degrees
4S minutes East II poles and two
fifths Of a pole, North 83 degrees 10
minutes East z poles and one-fifth of
a pole, East poles, South 72 degrees
40 minutes East OK poles, South 81
degrees 18 minutes East poles and
eighty-four' one hundredths of pole
to an old marked black gum tree,
North rs degrees 48 minutes East
eight poles and one-third of pole,
North 65 degrees 81 minutes East IL
poles and three-fifths of pole to, a
marked black gum tree, North SO de-
grees 40 minutes East Is poles and
three-fifths Of a pole, North 81 de-
grees 4S minutes East 81 poles,
North 40 degrees 26 minutes East
3N poles to stone bounder, North
81 degrees 10 minutes East, by and
with line of old marked trees 20
poles to marked white gum tree;
thence by and with the land conveyed
by deed from Thomas Gather, Sep
TENDER 8, 1901 to Painter D. West,
North z degrees East 81 poles to the
beginning Of the 10TH line Of said deed;
thence by and with line of marked
trees and said 10th line of said deed
(giving the course in said deed) South
1914 degrees West so far as to inter-
sect line drawn North 46% degrees
West from the beginning and thence
reversing said line) running South
46% degrees East to the place of be-
ginning, containing 240 acres of land,
more or less, and .MM
THIRD: All that tract or parcel of
land in the First Election District Of
Worcester County, Maryland, being a
part of tract of land called Beverly,
be ginning at end of ninth course Of a
deed from said Francis M. Wilson and
wife to John T. Hall duly recorded a.
mong the Land Records of said Coun-
ty and running thence the following
courses and distances reversing the
courses in said deed to Hall): South
Sc degrees 10 minutes West 4S poles
and three-fifths of a pole, North 81
degrees 40 minutes West TX poles,
South SO degrees 10 minutes West 80
poles and four-fifths Of pole South
8 degrees S. minutes East 51s
poles, South 50 degrees 20 minutes
West 6 poles and four-fifths of pole
to a marked pine, corner in John i.
Halls deed; thence running North 80
degrees % minutes West 26 poles to
ditch; thence North 43 degrees 20
minutes West 36h poles to a marked
white oak; thence South SO degrees
East 411s poles; thence North TN
degrees East 811s poles to stone
thence South 43 degrees East
80 poles to a ditch and thence South
80 degrees East Is poles, by and with
a ditch to the place of beginning,
containing So acres, more or less.
Each of these tracts of land is well
set in real timber, ready for cutting,
and of nearly every marketable size.
There is very little tillable land in
either of these tracts of, land; they
are nearly all woodland.
Plats of these lands are being made
and may be seen at the office of the
Executor, in Pocomoke City, Md, and
will be exhibited at the sale. The Ex-
ecutor will be pleased to show the
property to prospective buyers.