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New Britain herald., 1930-12-18

fly downward. How many million bushels of wheat it has bought only Milnor, Chairman Legge of the farm board and few other high ranking government officials know. And they are not telling.
 How are things going. MT. Mil nor,' he was asked.
 Perfect" was his quiet reply, just perfect"
 Have you stabilized wheat prices?"
 Well, we believe we have for this year, anyway" in the same quiet tone.
 We don't pretend to effect world supply, demand or price. As a mat ter of fact the price of wheat in the United States is not fixed by the world market. This country is not on world basis in anything.
 If l have somebody come in here to paint my office he is not paid on the basis of what a painter receives in Europe.
 TariH Helps
 The immigration laws stop the European painter from coming in. The tariff protects the manufactur- CT. We believe the farm relief laws do the same for the farmer" MT. Minor related how on No- vember 17 with December deliveries at 73 cents, the Stabilization corpor- ation decided to strengthen the market.
 We gave orders 10 buy all offer ings at 73 cents. And we bought them; had storage facilities for them and halted the downward course" Just the fact that the agency would take all deliveries, he ex- plained. had a steadying effect Again this week Minors agents were in the pit There have been times during the past month that the Spread" be- tween Chicago and other world ma rkets was 20 to 25 cents a busheI.
 Hates Camera Minor is too busy to be casually reached for an interview. Appoint hents are rare, and once made like ly are to be postponed several times. He will not be photographed. He is middle-aged, medium size, with light brown hair, quiet. courteous. His office is quiet. Pictures of farm activities hang on the wall, yet he never lived on a farm In a corner is a ticker, but little ticker tape.
 Outside Minors office, in the Grain Stabilization corporation headquarters, stand billboards with A sheet posters urging the eating of more bread, the consumption of more wheat. And greater Consump- ton of wheat with reduction of acreage he believes will bring do- nestle supply and demand closer to- gether. and make price stabilization permanent.
 What of next year." he was | asked.
 'Oh, next year! We'll wait for that Even his smile was quiet.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
FIND BODY IN LAKE

Waterboro, Me. Dec. IS P,-The body of Frank Ramsdell. 20. who disappeared from d cottage at Lake Ossipee two weeks ago, WAS taken from the lake today by Deputy Sheriff Charles T. Kicker.
 The body which was caught by grappling irons several times yes terday was brought to the surface soon after men started work this morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18

the state commissioner of motor ve- hicies
 4Ge Pairs Christmas slippers 2DTa off, Manning Armstrong, 211 Main St.-adyt,
 A daughter was born at New Brits ain General h-sDital today to MT. and Mrs. Krikor Manoogian of 94 Talcott street. The infant died later.
 Give him Muller's Mozart cigars -advt a
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
APPEAL PRESSED IN COURT RULING
Clark Decision ArouSes Wide
 spread Legal Interest

Trepton, N. J., Dec. 1S.-(P-Fed- eral authorities moved today to ex- pedite to the Supreme Court Judge l William Clark's decision invalidating the 18th amendment
 Phillip Forman, United States at- | torney, returned from Washington where he conferred with Attorney General Mitchell and other officials.
 He said he planned to appear be- . fore Judge Clark today to have the legal machinery set in motion which will carry the case of the United States Vs. Sprague and Howey to . the highest court. The necessary steps include entering of judg- ment by Judge Clark, filing of an appeal petition and the granting of an order for the appeal by the court.
 Holds Case Up for Time
 The effect of filing an appeal will be to hold Judge Clarks decision in abeyance until it has been reviewed by the supreme court.
 Although defense attorneys in New Jersey and other states lost no time in seeking to have indictments against their clients, quashed on the basis of Judge Clark's decision, other federal judges refused to fol- low the invaldating opinion.
 Federal Judge William Runyon at Newark, in the first liquor case be- fore him after the rendering of Judge Clark's opinion, refused to dismiss the defendant on the ground that the 18th amendment was iD- valid. He said he was not bound oy Judge Clark's decision and that the supreme court had upheld the 18th Amendment
 In Boston, three former assistant United States attorneys, acting as counsel for three liquor case de- fendants, filed motions to quash the Indictments, passing their motions on the New Jersey decision that the Sth amendment was invalid. The United States attorneys office said the Clark decision was of no effect In that district.
 Chicago Tries Ruling
 The decision also was invoked in federal court in Chicago when at torneys for George Morris filed motion to quash an indictment charging violation of the prohibit ton law.
 Two cases i'll which the validity of the 18th amendment is attacked are now pending in federal courts in New York and Rhode Island.
 The New York case is under ad- visement of three judges in the United States circuit court of ap- peals. It is the case of Louis E. Thibault Of Windsor, Vt, who was found guilty of possession and sale of two pints of liquor. The case was argued before the court of ap- peals by Daniel F. Cohalan, Selden Bacon and Professor Leslie J. Tomp.- kins of New York university. who were associated in presenting the Sprague case before Judge Clark.
 Demurrer Filed
 Tn Providence, R. L, a demurrer 10 indictments against Jack Marks and his son-in-law, Tony Maurice, is before Judge Ira Lloyd Let's in federal court. The question of valid iy of the 18th amendment Was raised when the defendants were arraigned before United States Con- missioner Fred A. Otis, who referred the case to the court.
 Federal liquor raids were made in New Jersey after Colonel Amos w. Woodcock. prohibition director, wir- ed Deputy Administrator Louis J. Tut at Newark to carry on despite Judge Clark's decision,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
IT IIi,, EMBASSY

Moviegoors who SC" the swarthy complexion and bull-like physiquc of Wallace Beery as he appears in his villainous roles on the screen would probably be amazed to know what this actor is like in real life.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
Mrs. Santa Asks Divorce
 For Husbands Conduct

Chicago, Dec. Is P - Mrs. Santa Claus" is in the divorce court.
 Her real name is Mrs. Carrie Budd and she charged in an ap- plication for divorce that her hus- she put on the red and whi1e' garb and whiskers to amuse their children, that he struck her. Incidents of this nature on five successive Christmas eyes were alleged.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18
CAPT, ANDREWS ILL

Worcester, Mass, Dec. IS Rt- Captain Roland F. Andrews, man. aging editor of the Worcester Tele- gram and formerly with the Hart ford Times and Waterbury Ameri- can, was in d critical condition to- day at the Memorial hospital, suf- fering from pneumonia. He served in the Connecticut National Guard and with the army during the World War.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-18

| sE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
lacy1pt of Alice in WondeyAznd Is on NQtion-Tde Tour

children Of farm animals and Of simple FOLK
live On in peoples hearts"
1t Is well TO remember, also, as Mr. DOdg-
son says IN his Introductory poem to Through
the Looking Glass" that we older ones "aTe but
older children" OF, as expressed by another:
Men are only boys grown tall; E
Hearts don't change much, after all.
This is why we an both old and young, love
to hear and read stories, and why Aesop, Christ
and Lincoln became famed for their story tell
ing. They knew how eager the people were
to hear stories
After queen Victoria had read Alice In
Wonderland she was 30 pleased with It she
ordered complete set Of all Of Mr.. Dodgsons
works. Now and then we all like to be trans
ported back to the days when We took delight
in listening to goblin stories. nursery rhymes
and fairy tales.
MOT long ago one day age and childhood
met In branch of the Washington
Public Library. A man past 80 said to the
lady in charge that he had been told there was
a book with deep philosophy" In it, called
"Alices Adventures in Wonderland" he ought
TO read. He wanted to get It and read it, he
said. before he died. SO he got the famous
classic and read 1t. Like Queen Victoria, he
was pleased with it, for It awakened iKnagina-
ton and made him feel like o child again.
Herein lay its deep philosophy"
Association with children having and loving
animal pets, especially young animals, and
reading chKldrens story books all help 10 keep
US young Any 1iteratuse or library devoid Of
story books for children Is sadly lacking We
need the stories and the story books TO quicken
imagination and keep us young Only let them
be good stories and good story books.
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more stories about things which children love
and Hike 70 hear. Across the checkered board
Alice makes her way until she Is queen. In
every story she acts q part No wonder Mr..
DodgsOn's fairy tales were fascinating to her.
The mother Of Mr.. Dodgson was one Of those
remarkable mothers who left indelible impress
siOns for good on the minds Of her children.
To know her was to love her. Her simple faith
and love shone in all she said and did It was
said by her children that they never In all their
lives remembered hearing an impatient or
harsh word from her lips Though dead, she
stan speaks IN some Of the most beautiful and
touching passages Of Mr.. DOdgsOns works.
Tell me about his mother" asked one lady
interested In his life and writings. After listen
ing 10 the narrative, she said: "Ah, knew it
must have been 50. felt sure he must have
had good mother
After keeping her treasure for GO long years,
Alice (now Mrs Hargreaves) decided TO part
with IL and let the world see q gife she had
so long pEized. So, In April, 1923, she re-
hnquished her hold on 1t, and permitted 1t to
be put up for sale at auction. The bidding ran
high. With first copy editions, original draw
ings, letters from Mr. DodgsOn to Alice, and
from her TO him, 1t was finally purchased by
Mr. johnson for $4,000, and placed on ex-
hibitiOn, as already described. Already great
numbers have seen it. Some have been noticed
to look, with dimmed eyes, as they stood before
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the simple little book and realized they were
standing face to face with Alice.
BY this generous act, MIR. johnson has won
the gratitude Of thousands all over the country.
AS with Mr.. Barnum'S purchase of Jumbo for
$10,0Oo from the London Zoo in 1882, thousands
and millions viii now be given an opportunity 10
see this wonderful little book who would never
have seen it had It remained in England In
Alice's keeping. And all who see it win read
the book with greater interest.
While the exhibit was IN the Library Of Con-
gress, an Englishnan, with his wife, was seen
standing in front Of the glass case viewing it.
To the writer he said, ut seems pity we had
to come all the way over here to see It," But
that Is just it. Had 1t remained in England he
doubtless would never have seen 1t at all It
took American money and American push and
planning to give him an opportunity to see it.
England furnished the subject-matter. America
furnished the exhibit.
The fact that Mr.. DodgsOn Is so much bet
tern known by his pen name Lewis Carroll,
and his story books for children, than by his
own name and his works on higher nathe-
mates, is practical illustration of the fact
that often it Is the simpler things in life that
perform the greatest service, and the little
things In life that make the most lasting inn
portance. Sometimes" says writer. George
Eliot preached long sermons in her books. Her
sermons were forgotten; her pictures Of little
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hard and calling on Allah to send water. It
required distinct effort to maintain . cheer
fHl cOuntenance and to assure them that all
would be wen IN the end
Whilst lay there trying to force myself to
eat something Sakari came over from the ma
tives shelter, which was only few yards from
mine, and asked II would give him one of my
biscuits. I inquired what he wanted it for, and
he replied that it was for an Offering TO Allah
which they were all making, and they would
like the bature (master) to give something
as well.
I gave him the biscuit and watched him put
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over our predicament could not escape the
feeling that the whole situation was incOn-
GrnOus and foolish we should never have got
ourselves into such a plight. 1t was difIicnlt
to realize that three months before had been
sitting light heartedly i'm the security of mess
veranda In Nigeria, where . call Of boy"
brought you any drink you wanted.
But sore feeling in the throat and leath-
cry tongue that impelIed longing glances at
the mug containing the remaining third of my
days water rationale could have until the
evening of the morrow-fOrcibly reminded me
the same person.
Next morning We packed up and moved OF
in a NN.E. direction, following the line Of q
sandy valley bordered by hills We had to
leave two camels behind, but the precarious
position In which the whole party stood had
rather reduced thought Of them to place Of
secondary Importance. Nevertheless, it was
with the greatest reluctance that l was now
forced to leave them to their fate.
After vending our way through the hills for
m hour we saw the welcome sight Of patch
Of dried grass growing under the shelter Of q
steep-sided gap between two hills. The place
would have escaped notice had we not been
actually travelling through the gap itself. We
stopped and let the camels feed and gave
orders for as much Of the grass as could be
carried to be made into bundles.
Atahair, however, interjected a remark that
This was unnecessary, for he said he now recog-
nized some small features that he knew, and
that there was plenty of grass ahead. Never
theless demurred, for 1t seemed wisest to take
every advantage of what we were quite sure Of
rather than rely ON the Hypothetical existence
of something in front OF us; moreover, 1t struck
me as odd that he had not noticed the grass
during his excursions from camp, for he must
have ridden considerably farther afeld than
this.
But he continued to insist on the existence
Of the pasturage. and knowing that In this
broken type Of country it is easy to pass very
close to object without seeing it, decided
in the end to take the guide ct his word and
push on without wasting any more time.
So much for relying on the word of Atahairl
During the remainder Of that day not single
blade Of grass did we see. We spent the whole
Of that time marching over completely barren
country made up for the most part Of small
Semi-sand and rock hills. The faint track Of
one camel-pad, pointing in an easterly direc-
ton toward q range of hills which appeared TO
run north and south, made us swing round
until we were travelling almost due east. Pasture,
we decided, was likely TO be found growing in
the shelter Of such range, and there might be
more chance of finding water.
But sunset arrived with not q vestiee of vege-
tatiOn In sight, the only change IN the landscape
being that the hills had become larger and more
scattered. The range was still a long way on,
and It was a weary and dispirited party that
Of7-loaded the camels that night There was
not y scrap Of wood with which to kindle fire
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among mad people" WhereupOn the Cat tells
her she can't help that, because we're all mad
here. I'm mad. You're mad" When Alice
asks the Cat how she knows she is mad. the
Cat replies: you must be mad, or You wouldn't
have come here" That is proof enough. It
is the mad place.
Every now and then some bright idea" comes
into Alice's head, as when she solved why the
Duchess was 50 savage and hOt-tempered. She
put too much pepper in her soup. Therefore,
Alice declares, II won't have any pepper IN my
kitchen at ALL" She wanted everybody around
her to be sweet. So she reasoned it out that
vinegar makes people sour, camOmile makes
them bitter, but barley sugar and such things
make children sweet-tempered," she said Then
she adds, II only wish people knew that, and
they wouldn't be so stingy about It, you know"
Some Of our smart cartoOnists may have
read Alice in their youthful days. who now
and then says, Il never thought Of that before"
and possibly Mr.. Coolidge got his idea for de-
clining denomination for the presidency from
the Wise Old oyster in Alice's book who said
The did not choose" to leave the oyster bed
Into such deiectable fields Of fun and fancy
did Mr.. Dodgson take his eager, youthful listen
eTB in his trips and associations with them. He
knew that children loved stories, and he gave
them what they loved. To entertain the little
folks became one of the passions and pleasant
paStimeS of his life.
A SKED why ne wrote the book Mr.. Dodgson
said that to those for whom child's
mind Is sealed book and "see no divinity in
a child's smile" words Of explanation would be
vain, while for any one who had ever loved
one true child no words were needed for he
viii have known the awe that falls on one in
the presence Of spirit fresh from Gods hands,
ON whom no shadow Of sin and but the outer
most fringe OF the shadow Of sorrow has yet
fallen; he will have felt the bitter contrast
between the haunting selfshness that spoils his
best deeds and the life that is but an overflow
ing love, for I think a child's first attitude
to the world is a simple love for all living
things; and he will have learned that the best
work man can do is when he works for loves
sake only, with no thought Of name, or gain,
or earthly reward"
To him a child's mind was an open book
He could see divinity" in cllild's smile and
sensed. as perhaps few others have, a childs
natural inclination to love all living things"
This explains why his books, though fairy tales,
abound with stories about animals, birds and
creeping things. He even endows cards with
life, and makes pieces of cheese act their part
His books were but the response Of a great
heart 10 "a littleF girls incessa1t demand for
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it in a small calabash containing contTibuticna
from each of the natives Then they all stood
up in front Of it whilst Sakari called on ,AAah
to send us water, the whole party bowling IN
unison and giving vent to frequent cries Of
Allah! Ba mu ruwa" (Allah! Give us
waterD.'
There was something terribly pathetic about
those earnest but simple figures Is they stood
there shivering in the night wind, and could
not altogether escape q guilty feeling that it
was I who was responsible. But for me they
would never have come to this merCiless desert.
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for protection from the biting wind; not a
mouthful for the unfortunate camels 70 eat,
and we were reduced once more to tearing up
the straw saddle-pa TO give them-little bet
ter than nothing at all
The poor beasts just knelt huddled together
gazing listlesSly ct one another, and wondered
how many Of them would get through another
day such - this One Of the smaller Of them
had only Just managed to struggle in, even
though we had disposed Of its load.
nESPONDENCY was now beginning to settle
on the natives; an of them were praying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Tick Of the Watch

WHEN yOu hear the little faint tick Of your
~ watch, it seems TO be very delicate sound
yet it is sufficiently powerful TO make your
whole watch culver. The motion, of course Is
TOO slight TO allow person to feel 1t but q
watch suspended In such way that a spot Of
light may be reflected to q screen viii show q
decided motion at every beat of the balance
wheel. 'r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
AbacNS an Ancient Lsviice.

IaE abaeUs, more commonly known as the
bead frame, which is one Of the FIRST means
OF teaching the young to count, comes from
ancient times. Its use was known as far back
as the days Of the Greeks and Romans, and
f. y still In general use among the Chinese I'D
the Pefslars. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
High Vay.
By CharI0tte R0senbaNm

Who has come this qUdy before?
Who has fOIIOaVcd on this road?
Yearly zUc drop the load.
We can go no more
We have wondered long and for,
But zoe SUsN not march again
Through the sun and through the rain
On the trail of Uar.
We haze all come home at last.
NOgO the jOWyneyng is done.
Ger the hall adhere sets the san
Shall oar ranks file past
We haze fOilOsVed long and trne,
Set neSO stars esOithin the sky, .'o ,.t.a 81.
Thrust yOsW banner up on high.s
NO1V noe die for you Seof,'s a5if~ '-''ai 7''n
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28
Sens. OF REVOLUTION
TO HOLD STATE PICNIC
Patriotic Gathering to Be July 4
at Spiritwood Lake; 1. B.
Hanna to Speak

The North Dakota society of Son:
of the Ar< rican Revolution will hole
q picnic and patriotic program al
Spiritwood Lake, Stutsman county
July 4, with Compatriot Ezra G. Pot
ter, Ames, Iowa, vice president gen
eral for the north Mississippi, dis
trict, as M Of the honored guests.
The program in the Spiritwood
auditorium will commence at 1:30
o'clock with a bugle summons by
Leland 8. Burgum. Arthur, and will
be preceded by a picnic dinner.
Cap. E. Miller, Fargo, president OF
the North Dakota Sons Of American
Revolution. will preside, and the state
chaplain, Charles T. Ensign, Langdon,
will give the invocation. The colors
will be presented under the supervi-
sion Of A. H. Yoder, Grand Forks, as
sisted by Vine D. Lord, Cando, state
color guard.
H. L. Chaffee, Armenia, will lead
the singing of the national anthem,
and Compatriot Potter will lead the
pledge of allegiance to the flag, and
address the gathering, emphasizing
the future work OF the society.
A toast to President Herbert
Hoover, q member Of the organization
Will be given by B. F. Spalding, first
state president. E. D. Lum, Wahpe-
t11, VIII discuss genealogical research
Il. b. Hanna. Fargo, nationa,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-06-28
IT'S CHEAPER TO FLY
ON ISLAND OF HAITI

Port-au-Prince H~aiti.-(P-F1ytng
is the cheapest as well as the fastest
mode of travel between Port-au-
Prince and Santo Domingo, capitals
of the two republics on this island.
The standard price for a motor trip
between the two cities is $50, and the
traveller spends eight to 10 hours rid
ing. The fare by air is $26 for q
flight requiring less than two hours.
However, only 80 pounds Of baggage
is carried free by air.
Mountains-the barriers against
connection of the two cities by rail-
account partly for the advantages
offered by the airplane. An auto
must follow q road that winds for
nearly 200 miles through valleys and
around hills, but an airplane takes
the shortest route-l2O.