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New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
BEAR RAID STARTS
 SELLING MOVEMENT
Speculative Sentiment in Wall
 Street Still Unsettled

New York, Feb. s N - Prices churned about nervously on the New York stock exchange today. as yesterdays sharp break and another increase in brokerage loans, amount ing to 1e.oOo. 900 left speculative sentiment completely unsettled.
 A pronounced rally developed during the forenoon. with a number of copper, steel, motor and merchan- dising shares regaining from S2 to S10 of the previous days losses, but . bear" raid soon after midday precipitated a rush to sell. wiped out most of the gains. and depressed several issues s2 to s under yester- days closing prices.
 Renewed pressure on U. s. Steel. after it had gained about $1.50. caused great uneasiness. By early afternoon the stock, had dropped s from i.s best level of the day. Chrys- Ter also turned heavy. selling oil about $2.50.
 Radio Is Up and Down
 In the forenoon rally. Radio mounted $1O, but lost most of its gain later. Johns Manville mounted $7, only to fall back $9. Allied Chemical, Midland Steel Products preferred. Otis Elevator. Adams EX- press, Safeway Stores, and Union Pacific suffered met losses of s to S.
 A scarcity of call money, at the renewal rate of 6 per cent resulting from the weekend banking require- ments, aided the bear drive. Trad ing was comparatively moderate.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
WaN Street Briefs

New York. Feb. . N-January sales of 2l chain store systems to- tailed S74.3:3.746 against S60,57S.- 194 in January. 1928. an increase of 2e.7 per cent. Safeway Stores. with sales of $1:.SS9.s99 against $6.s03.:s7. reported . gain of SC per cent and American Department Stores sales increased 9e per cent. totaling 31,517,167 compared with $7S9,S5l in January, 1928.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
La Guardia Calls for
 Amnesty Proclamation

Washington. Feb. . (UP)-Restor- ation of the civil rights of all per- sons convicted of utterances against the United States during the Werid War was recommended today h . resolution introduced by Rep. LA Guardia. republican. \. Y.
 He said war dangers wero over and peace is assured, therefere the president should issue . procaaaa- tion of pardon and amnoofy for those convicted of unfriendline0 te- ward America during the wa1.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Heavy melting scrap steel has been reduced S1 to $1.5O a ton in the Youngstown district to $1S q ton for immediate shipment and $1s.5O for March shipment.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08
TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance. ef3l,ss1.47e.

READ HERALD 0.Asm1W ADo
New Britain herald., 1929-02-08

Negotiations are pending between directors of the Boston & Maine railroad and holders of $9,5ee,6O0 of non-assenting unstamped first pre- ferred stock. series A to E, for pay ment Of dividends accumulated since July 1, 1927, through a bond issue of $2,656,239.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Rust Ravages Costly.

The fact chat rust costs home own
ers of this country some $575,0OO,OOO
a year, or about five times as much AZ
their loss through fire, is causing more
and more people to seek protection
against this drain. Builders and own
ers who overlook the ravages which
rust will wreak upon corrodible metals
eventually find themselves under a
mortgage not anticipated. Wise build
ers and owners are on guard against
what has been called the fourth mort
gage that rust will create.
The present cost of house will be
proportionate to it's size, its material,
the cost Of labor and it's excellence
of detail. The ultimate cost, by far
the more important Of the two, de-
ponds upon the wise choice of the
materials used in what may be termed
the vitals Of the home; in the roof,
sheet metal work, plumbing and heat
ing plant.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Town Forest Big Asset

In Europe town forests have ca
listed for many years. In some in
stances the forest yields have been
material help In reducing the town
taxes says the American Tree asso-
citation. Many eastern states have
special legislation regarding municipal
forests. These include Massachusetts.
Minnesota. New Hampshire. New Jer-
sey. New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and Vermont. With the large amount
Of cheap land adjacent t, many Of the
Pacific Northwest towns which Is not
suited for agriculture the opportuni-
ties for establishing town forests are
exceptionally good. The idea of town
forests Is just beginning to receive
attention among the people of the
West.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Arctic Region Rival of
Ivory Coast of Africa

The ivory coast of Africa has sub.
stitute in the Arctic coast and islands
of Bering sea. The schooner Boxer,
arriving recently brought nearly $1O,.
600 worth of fossil tusks of ancient
mastodons, walrus and sea elephants
collected during the past year by Es'
kimOs.
Large quantities Of walrus tuska
ages old, but of excellent quality,
were dug out of the Pribilof islands
by Aleut Indians, several tons Of mas.
todon ivory came from st. Lawrence
island and large shipment from
King island. The small colony on
Wrangeli island has collected large
quantity Of mastodon ivory which will
be picked up by Arctic trading ships
and brought to Puget sound markets.
On some islands ivory is mined.
The buried supply represents the
kitchen dumps Of age-old civilization
which used walrus for food. There
was no value attached to the tusks
and they were cast aside. Now they
are sought for the hundreds Of uses
ivory Is put to over the world.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Some Suggestions for
"Fire-Prexention Week"

Business men who hold a meeting
Of their employees during Fire Pre-
vention Week" and draw up rules to
guide the organization to greater
safety from fire, will benefit them
selves as well as the community. This
should be followed by the use Of self.
inspection blanks, which the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters will pro-
vide on request. At regular intervals
a competent employee should inspect
the premises and record all hazardous
conditions disclosed by the self-inspec-
tion blank. These blanks should be
filed and the conditions corrected.
Business men can also be of assist
ance by hanging fire-prevention post
ers in their offices, putting stickers on
packages and letters. and inserting an
appropriate message in their advertis
ing. Good use can he made of display
windows. In one town several down
town stores contained exhibits show
ing the causes of the worst fires that
have occurred in the last ten years.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
How II Started
By JEAN NEWTON
THE LIFEBoAT

TT MAY seem to travellers on great
ocean liners, observing the lifeboats
fastened to the upper deck, that such
small craft would stand slight chances
of Drawing the open sea. The fact is,
however, that although it looks like a
shell, lifeboat is specially con-
structed with various contrivances for
saving people from wrecked or i'm
periled vessels in storms or heavy
seas when an ordinary open boat
would be impractical and dangerous.
And unless boat is provided with
some distinctive properties such as
self-bailing, and self-righting, 1t is not
a lifeboat IN the strict sense of the
word 1t would be merely ''surf
boat" the name applied to small open
boats that are launched from the beach
to take fishermen through the surf.
The invention and the origin Of the
lifeboat as we know it today, are cred
tied to an Englishman, Lionel Lukin.
In 1855, Lukin, a coachmaker Of an
inland town near London put afloat on
the Thames boat which was the re-
suit of some years Of experiment with
water tight compartments and other
essentials Of buoyancy and stability
which are the cardinal requisites and
the feature Of the modern lifeboat.
Because Of several defects, however,
Lukin did not succeed in bringing his
invention into practical use. 1t was
not until after his death, through i'm
provements on his product made by
expert boat builders of English har-
Dor towns, that the middle Of the last
century saw the evolution of the mod
ern lifeboat. And though practically
every coast town in this country is
equipped with lifeboats of the most
approved types. 1t was from the Eng
lish models that they were built and
1t is as British contribution to In
vention that the lifeboat must be
credited.
(Copyright)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Garden City of Future

Some day, no doubt, the garden city
of the future will be born In some
American subdivision. The streets will
be wide and clean, but they will be
mere highways for traffic. The dwell
ers will turn their backs to the thor
oughfare, and direct their attention
to the lawns, the gardens, the play.
grounds, the tennis courts, the bowling
greens, the putting greens Of the cen
trail park toward which the houses will
face. The garage will be where IT
ought to be-on the street, instead Of
behind the house. This will help solve
the parking problem. The children will
no longer play in the streets.
What's the matter with such n
scheme? Think it over.-Kansas City
Times.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
By H. IRVING KING
SHRINKING PORK

THAT pork killed during the wane
1 Of the moon shrinks unduly in
cooking is stated by the American
Folklore society to be general SUI
perstition in the United States. We
have here something of the magic of
association, the waning moon, the wan
ing pork, but the superstition appears
to be mainly an inheritance Of those
ideas which, since the moon goddess
was first worshiped, have connected
the different phases of the moon with
terrestrial affairs.
But why is the pig selected as the
animal whose flesh would shrink In
cooking if killed in the wane of the
moon? it may be asked. Herodotus
answers that when he states that 1t
was unlawful to sacrifice pig to any
god but the moon and Cacchus and
then only at the full moon. And ex-
cept on these occasions people were
forbidden to eat Of it's flesh.
We kill pig to eat its pork-we
sacrifice to the moon. But the moon
Is not full-we have sacrificed unlaw-
fully. Something will happen to that
pork therefore What? The moon is
waning-the pork which we cook to
eat will do likewise.
Of course, the farmer is not aware
Of the law as laid down by Herodotus,
but he has inherited from unnumbered
opes the belief that the pOrk will
shrink, and he believes 1t to be
fact.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

Danger lies in careless selection
of laxatives! By taking the first
thing that comes to mind when bad
breath, headaches, dizziness, nausea,
biliousness, gas on stomach and
bowels, lack of appetite or energy
warns of constipation, you risk
forming the laxative habit.
Depend on a doctors judgment
in choosing your laxative. Here's
one made from the prescription of
a specialist in bowel and stomach
disorders. Its originator tried it
in thousands of cases; found it safe
for women, children and old folks;
thoroughly effective for the most
robust man. Today, DR.. Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin, as it is called, is the
worlds most popular laxative. It
is composed of fresh herbs and
other pure ingredients. You can
get it, in generous bottles and ready
for use, at any drugstore.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

the stars from the earth is therefore
wholly matter of conjecture.
The earliest scientific study of the
stars was made by Hipparchus who
lived 160,105 B. c., and who became
the founder Of the science Of astron.
omy. The word astronomy literally
means, "star arranging"
A star seen through telescope ap-
pears like d huge mass of energy, COM
posed of heat and light waves. 1t ap.
pears round in shape rather than five
pointed, as 1t usually appears to the
naked eye. The reason for this Is
that our vision is defective. II we
had perfect vision all the stars would
appear round instead Of five-pointed.
A notion which at one time was very
popular, and is still believed by some
persons, is that the stars have an in.
fluence upon ones life and. destiny.
Even persons disposition as we'll as
his good or bad luck, was attributable
to the effect of the stars.
Surely the stars convey deeper
uedDilS " US IMAM lhey uiu " lioSo
who knew very little of astronomy.
A starry heaven Is majestic sight.
We lose ourselves in contemplation Of
the beauty and grandeur of the stars.
They convince us of the creative pow
err of an Infinite energy.
The heavens declare the glory of God,
And the armament showeth His ha ndi.
work.
(@. 1929. Western Newspa per Union)
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

- :; Buildinq'
Builders Must Guard
Against Fire Menace


In making awards in the national
ire-waste competition among American
cities it was developed that the aver
age decrease in fire losses in the more
than 200 cities participating exceeded
20 per cent. Finally 1t seems that
America is gradually awakening to the
fire menace, which has increased an
nualiy for the last quarter century
last year being the first to show a
substantial decrease from the record
Of its predecessor.
Future home construction Is certain
to give more consideration than ever
before to fire danger and depreciation
The two go hand in hand as the chief
menaces to home ownership. And both
are being opposed vigorously, the one
by the various agencies seeking tc
reduce fire losses, the other by the
men who dictate to whom money shall
be lent for the building of homes. In
their respective fields both are inf1u
entail and powerful.
The protection agencies are urg.
ing more fire-safe construction, declar
ing rightly that the place to provide
against fire is at the draughting board
The bankers and building and loan as
sociations are scanning with increasing
care the plans submitted for the homes
upon which they are asked to make
loans. They, too, are insisting upon
morep recaution against fire and are
urging more permanent types Of con.
struction.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

ize that alone do not do all this.
have to be helped by the matches and
the<wood and the coal and the matches
must be strucf by the people.
"But SO 1t always u.s. Every one must
have help. Creatures must work to-
gether.
"Even a doctor must have help. He
may suggest the right medicine, but
he needs the medicines assistance.
"Only, Flatiron, don't believe you
know that am always filled with am
bition."
"Is that another word for water?"
asked the Flatiron-the Flatiron
hadn't much intelligence.
mo" said the Kettle, ''it's not. Am.
bition is hoping to get on and amount
to more than one already does"
would you like to amount to some
thing like boiler?" the Flatiron
asked 'srhat amounts to more"
"Oh, no. the Kettle said. "When
creature has ambition 1t doesn't
mean the creature wants to be bigger
in size-but bigger in brains and
achievements. and SUCH"
"Grand words" said Flatiron, but
they mean nothing to me-"
II will explain" said the Kettle.
"Years and years and years ago a
kettle-an old ancestor of mine-was
boiling, as the saying is, The water
inside was boiling, you see.
"a fine gentleman named James
Watt saw that the steam coming forth
was strong enough to move the lid.
He decided that If steam could do
this in such small way it could be
made far more powerful. And SO all
because of my ancestor he invented
the steam engine!
1--WE Kettles have never forgotten
about it. And always, while we're will
ing enough and glad enough to give
comfort to all, we're hoping that
some one will discover some other
talent about 1t that will make us even
more highly regarded.
"Ah, I'm proud" the Kettle con.
cluded, but I'm always hopeful of more
fame.
"They say that that is the way
with the great-they're never quite
satisfied"
And with that the Kettle spiuttered
excitedly, but the Flatiron showed no
excitement.
fCopyrightl
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Valuable Turtle Specie.

The Smithsonian institution says
that the loggerhead turtle in the sea,
when 1t reaches maximum size, is said
to be invulnerable. However, 1t may
occasionally be attacked by the sword
fish, which fights anything. 1t is also
possible that when the loggerhead tur-
tie IL young 1t may be swallowed by
large fish. The greatest enemy Of this
turtle Is the human race The logger
head turtle Is caught and sold for
food; also its eggs are dug up and
are Of great value for their oil con.
tent.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Crowd to Lincoln Memorial

Since June /, when the Lincoln me
mortal, in Washington, was first kept
open at night. records kept by the
United States park police show II to
be the most attractive to sightseers
Between the hours of 4:30 and 9:3tl
p. M, guards reported the daily aver.
age number of visitors exceeded 500
and the record high was reached Au-
gust II when 1000 viewed the impres-
siye statue of Abraham Lincoln.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

waves In the Wild
est state of con-
fusion" They con.
stantly create both
light and heat, the
temperature at the
center of the star
being about seven
ty million degrees,
and is many thou.
sand times as re-
mote as the sun.
The III & hit OF
some stars has not
yet reached our
earth. Light trav.
els at the rate of
10000 miles per
second; the dis
tanno of cnuno Of
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Furnishing the Guilty

There was pawky humor-or was II
ready within the remark of boy
who, coming home one Sunday after.
noon with string Of trout, was sud
denly confronted by the minister.
There was no way of escape; but the
boy rose to the occasion. Minister"
he exclaimed, dye see what thae
troots got for nabbin' worms on a
Sunday?'
The minister went on his way re
ioicing.-The Christian Advocate
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
FLATIRoN AND KETTLE

aV OU'RE a comforting old thing,
Kettle" said the Flatiron on
the kitchen stove to the Kettle.
Everyone will be rushing In soon
and say:
"'Ah, the Kettle is boiling. Now
Tor hot cup of tea
Eyes, Kettle" the Flatiron con-
tinued, you really are comforting
old thing"
"Flataron," said the Kettle, I'm
grateful to you for your kind words.
II particularly appreciate them be-
cause i know you much prefer fatten-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Wells Cool Oregon Theater

Natures own cooling system has
been harnessed by Portland (Ore.)
theater which drilled artesan wells
tapping subterranean lakes $50 feet
beneath the surface, to obtain sup
ply of water which Is consistently SO
degrees, says Popular Science Monthly.
This naturally cooled water supply Is
pumped to three banks of sprays.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
For Meditation
100000
| BY LEONARD A. BARRETT
81 LABORATORIES OF TIE
SKY"

n T A recent meeting of the Amer.
1 \ lean Astronomical society, a not
ed astronomer called the stars Huge
Laboratories Of the sky: statement
indicating marked advance from the
conceptions of the ancients, who
thought the stars were windows
through which God let glimpse Of
the shining glory Of heaven.
"The interior Of the stars Is mix
ture of atoms, electrons and ether
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Hedge Always Attractive

Where there Is formal terrace
adjacent to the house, a hedge
planted along the edge Of this ter
race will greatly enhance the appear.
ance Of this terrace. Often, In the
case OF small houses. terrace with
hedge planting Is all that is needed
to tie the house to the grounds.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Make More Money
This Easy Way
"A Few Cents INFESTED in sDafa.
delion Butter Color" Will Put
Dollars in Your Pocket.

Top prices for your
butter are possible the
year round with the
help Of "Dandelion But.
ter Color Put in just
a halfteaspoonful for
each gallon Of cream
before churning and out
comes butter Of that
Golden June Shade. It's
purely vegetable, whole
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
"A Sour.
Stomach

In the same time 1t takes dose Of
soda to bring little temporary relief
of gas and sour stomach, Phillips
Milk Of Magnesia has acidity complete
~ checked, and the digestive organs
all tranquilized. Once you have tried
this form of relief you will cease to
worry about your diet and experience
q new freedom In eating.
This pleasant preparation is just as
good for children, too. Use it when.
ever coated tongue or fetid breath
signals need Of a sweetener. Physi.
clans will tell you that every spoon.
full of Phillips Milk Of Magnesia neu.
tralizes many times its volume in acid
Get the genuine, the name Phillips is
important. limitations do not act the
same!
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15


ing things out than making them
puffed up with pride.
81 know you press down in very
smooth. decided fashion. So 1t is nice
to hear you speak to me so cordially.
"Yes, l am comforting. know
that delight, too. in the comfort l
give Others
ut pleases me that can mean so
much warm happiness to people.
"And I am always thankful when
can fill hot water bottle and drive
away pain feel so like success
full doctor then.
This very last week cured one
earache and three very bad cases Of
cold feet!"
"Good," said the FIatiron.
sand yet" the Kettle said, II real
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

SOH0 uHu me0IS iii
State and National Food Laws. ALI
large creameries use it to keep their
product uniform. It's tasteless and
doesn't color buttermilk. Large bot
ties cost only 35 cents at all drug or
grocery stores. Write for FREE
SAMPLE. Wells and Richardson Co.,
inc, Burlington, Vermont.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
find "FRIEND
IN need"
Mother and Daughter Praise
Vegetable Compound
Johnson City, N. Y. MY daughter
was only 20 years old, but for two

years SIG WOrkoU
In misery. She was
all rundown, nerv.
GUS, had aches and
pains and no appe.
tite. I was taking
Lydia p. Pinkham's
We g q t a b | o Com
pound with good
results so she de-
cided to try It. Be-
fore she had taken
two bottles her APP
petite was better.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Think What THEY'D Miss

If more young men would spend
their time embracing opportunities in
stead of sweeties they wouldn't be
so dependent upon dad for spending
money.-Springfeld News.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

she was more cheerful and was able to
work. I cannot praise your medicine
too highly. It is wonderful for mothers
and for daughters. It's surely q
friend in need'."-MRs. L. E. HAIL.
a23 Floral Avenue. Johnson City, N. z.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

Russ Ball Blue, want Insist, don't
accept substitutes. Grocers sell coast
to coast.-Adv.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

Some men grumble because they can
find nothing to grumble about.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

How trying to undertake heart to
heart talk with man who appears
to have no inside at all.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

A reliable function f flowers In.
doors is to brighten up rainy day.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

He who thinks himself wise, oh
heavens lis a great fool.-Voltaire.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15

Have a purpose and keep after it.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1929-11-15
Can't Feel Awfully Good

Can't Feel Awfully Good
Mrs. Prim-I think a woman looks
good even when she is approaching
middle age, don't you, John?
Mr.. -Well-er-yes, looks
good, but she can't feel SO awfully
good.-New Bedford Standard.