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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25

province of private enterprise. We
have carried regulation Of indus
try, In many instances, to SO great
an extreme that to all intents and
purposes the government is the
manager, directing head and final
court of appeal. There never was
time in American history when
politics and government played so
great a role in our lives.
1t is true that in times of crisis
government must be given certain
emergency powers. 1t is equally
true that these powers should au-
tomatically end when the emergen-
cy ends. If we prize democracy, no
new power should be given to gov.
ernment, which is not absolutely
necessary. There can be no ex-
cuse whatsoever for the entry of
government into business SO long
as private Initiative, backed with
private money, can do the Job. Sta
tistics show that, given a reason
able chance to expand, private en-
teFprise can meet defense no less
than normal demands.
To sum up we have passed bill
giving the President unprecedented
to aid other governments
in their war against alien dictator
ship and slavery and at the same
time we are spending some $30,-
600 100000 on our own defense
against aggression. While we are
doing this. we must not permit
domestic brand of dictatOrship,
which has already gained a foot
hold, to grow unnoticed and un-
recognized for what it is, here at
home.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25

ed that when he exceeds the speed
limits that he, is in fact merely add
ing emphasis to the underlying
Views Of the President. There
fore, Bullitts-are-b bullets when Bull
lit compares French and American
attitudes:
Boiled down II few words;
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Bull
litt seem to be absolutely certain
that there is trouble ahead, and
therefore the United States must
be ready to gosto war, ss
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN CHURCH
South DOfer Heights
Dover Delaware
George Horn. Past0r

Sunday school each Sunday at
$3.50 A. M.
Divine service (in Englishl each
Sunday at 10:45 and on second
Sunday OF the month at 1880 P. M.
German service on first Sunday
of the month at $3.50 A. M
Children's service on Christmas
Eve at 1880 P. M.
German Christmas service on
Christmas Day at $3.50 A. NJ.
English Christmas service on
Christmas Day at 10:45 A. M.
English service on New Years
Eve at 1880.
This church extends a cordial
welcome to visitors, especially to
such as have no other definite
church connections. I'VE preach
Christ crucifed."
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
THE CHURCH OF GOD
Second & Pear SITS, North Milford
Rev. ROlen ]. Dunn, Pastor
sunday. April 27, 1941

Sunday, April q, 1941
Sunday School 1000 A. M.
Lester Bennett, Superintendent.
Preaching at 1900 "A. M.
Evening Service at 500 o'clock.
Willing Workers to be announ-
ced. Mrs. E. T. Kelly, President.
Prayer meeting Thursday even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
The Church of God stands for the
whole Bible. rightly divided. The
New Testament is the only rule
for government and discipline. ,S,t
Regardless Of your church con
nection, remember. good seat and
hearty welcome awaits you at "The
Church of God"
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
CHURCHES in MILFORD
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
West Second Street
Clifford C. Greiner, Pastor

Friday, April 25
Business and social meeting of
the Philathea Glass and Missionary
Society at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Lynch.
Sunday, April q. 1941
1890 A. M.-Bible School. Les
son: "The Early Church Meeting
Human Needs"
HOO A. M.-Morning Worship
Service.
$3.50 P. M. - Baptist Training
Union.
1880 P. M.-Evening worship
Service.
Wednesday. April 30.
1880 P. M. - Midweek Prayer
Meeting.
WELCOME
"He asked for power that he
might have the praise of men; he
was given weakness that he might
feel the need of God"
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25

about.
"tethink It is OF the utmost irnr
poftance that we; draw a. lesson
from France and get into prodhc-
ton at the same speed as If I'VE
were at war. There are certain
analogies between the situation
he told Committee of Congress.
as he compared the conditions in
France leading up. to its downfall
and the situation in 1.-THE United
States. Buiiitt said the fAli Of
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
ST. JOHNS r. C. CHURCH
Rev. E. ]. Mccarthy, Phi. D., Pastor

Sunday, April %, 1941
Milford (St. Johns church, $50.
Seaford (st. Mary's church, 800.
Rehoboth Est. Agnes church, IL.
Georgetown (Redden Camp II.
Confessions-Before Mass.
Religious Instruction-After Mass
Holy Day and Other Services.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
BULLITT TALKS
ATTITUDES

william g. Bullitt was the Uni-
ted States Ambassador to France
and lived in Paris for, many years
and stuck Loyalty TO his post
through the troubled times when
the Germans defeated France. He
ought to know what he is talking
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
THE AVENUE METHODIST CHURCH
1.-THE House Of Happiness"
Frank HersOn, d. D., Minister
SUNDAY, APRIL q, 1941

y,
Missionary Sunday.
opportunity to help the churches at home and
abroad.
M-Nornng worship Asbury
superintendent District will
preacher merit by the chancel choirs. We in
vite always.
MYoung Friendly Hour Pleasant Sunday evenings
with pointed
M-Evenng The minister will preach
Subject, The Delayed Crowning Sixty minutes of inter
esting worship with opportunity meet friends
N1idweek Church Service Thursday evening 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25

One of the dramatic BLAME 1T ON LOVE- when
Virginia Frances televson radio audi
by Hotpoint while
wrapped nammable eelophane without causing fire. BLAME
ON LOVE" Hotpont feaurelength sound motion picture
starring John King The film is appearing locally
Community Building under the auspices Of Poore and
Hotpoint Appliance dealers Free tickets avail
able located at South Walnut Street. Milford
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
East Front Street
Rev. Charles Baker, Pastor

Sunday, April q, 1941
$3.50 A. M.-Sunday School.
1900 A. M.-Preaching.
1900 P. M.-Evening Service.
1880 P. M.-Wednesday Service.
A hearty welcome extended to
Ill.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Branch of The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
Services every Sunday at IL a. m.
Sunday School at same hour.
Wednesday evening meeting, first
in each month at 8 p. m.
in Grange Hall, Milford, Del.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01

BIO action sale now going on during re-
modelling: save up 20 T0@ on all furni-
ture and appliances. Gardner Furniture,
SOS w Vernon highway only.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01

BENJAAIIN'S

1892 Livernois. bl. ". Fenkell
OPEN EVERY EvENfNG TILL 10 p. 81.
ELECTRoMAsTER Esrgc table 'op used
SD en- Carlson Appliance. s0a7 Gratiot
rear Harper
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01
<nNM REAL ESTATE CORNER <A4ADS
4skk1 1sX FOR RENT FOR SALE 2lfA5s$
Board and Room

lCOLORED-Room. kitehenette, furnished.
unfurnished. adults. liIs East Milwau-
kee. Temple i-7255;
BIRwooD. s922-Refined gentleman; pri-
vate family. privileges; excellent trans
portation. Hogarh 1913
BOULEVARD. EAST GRAND. s23-Large
first floor room. two men twin becs)
81. 50: three meals.
FAIRvIEW, Ass warren Mackl-Com
Portable room; excellent meals. Reason
able. lvanhoe 5000.
FOREST WESTri32l- fTruEnbulll Clean
beds. home cooking; transportation.
Temple 1887.
HELEN, i76s = Quiet, comfortable. best
food. $3.50 single. Call Saturday. Sunday
TWELFTH. 1870 = Comfortable. clean
bedroom excellent meals reasonable.
Mrs. Art Pldas
CONSULT the enlarged Real Estate listings
in the big Sunday Times Want Ad
Section,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01
Houses for Sale
(Easf of Wooduoydl

A GROOM and bath home; garage; large
lot; 81. 900. 1910 down. S22 per month.
2ooo0 East Jefferson, near lo-Aile road,
or 2f700 Harper.
BALFoUR, mr. Whittier. Soft. lot. 5-rm.
b. " bung. oil heat. 2-cAr gar; awnings,
screens. etc. mr.. church. schools. 81, 300.
TU. 2-45oo. i6oo7 Harper. at Whittier.
cANoSBURY. i3030 = Large, four bed
room; brick, breakfast neck, steam heat.
large lot. garage. vacant; $1,000 down.
7-BEDRooM pIecemeaI home, water and
electric In 81. $50 full price. s22 month.
20eii Harper. near Smile.
CROSSE PT.--Dandy. mod s rms, gar.
$4,000. $1,000 dn. i542s Mack Tu. 2-7s7s
WASHINGTON RID, Crosse Pte.-4 bed
rooms. tiled kitchen and nook: sun rm.
2-car gar, recr. room stoker steam
screens. awnings etc. 50. 500. TU. 2-4500
CoLoRED
Stockton, mr.. Ryan I'd. 5 rms. full base
ment, newly painted and decorated. SO, $50.
terms. Roy Mandy. UN. 2-3Ts5.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01

FLFC RANGE Westinghouse 1850; real
bargain sac Superior 1899 Cd River.
GAS ranges. Grated. na,rcd. an makes.
sacract Superior 1929 Grand River
WESTINGHOUSE FLFC used $40.
nthsHa-- IsH1,e-l APi1.tal4e.- '''''42 Eensellt
$3.50 TAPpAN
DIVIDED TOP WITH LIGHT
SIS rs CRATES
Win neat r7uG0i, nl61 tpced puTfNrst
fIuy Insulated.
80 DOWN FIRST PAYMENT SEPT. ]
RFEJANIN-S APPLIANCE SHOP
fF7l2 fTVT REQTS ~ or FENkELL
OpFN EVERY EVENING TILL 80 J.. "
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Committee 10 Confer
On Train Service

Mayor Harry p. Cain and sorns
members Of Ma local fast train
COMMITTEES viii 70 10 Seattle
Thursday 70 meet with west coast
executives Of ths three northern
railroads.
The meeting was called BY
Mayor Earl hllllkln Of Seattle
and Cain jointly after heads Of
the three companies promised 20
give confederation 10 pleas Of
Puget souncsrs for high-spesd
service.
Northern Pacific. Great North
srn and Milwaukee roads now give
5s-hour service from the Sound
10 Chicago while Portland mas
streamlins ss-hour service.
II IA planned 10 hold q similar
meeting later IN Tacoma 80 more
local persons interested in the
service can express their opinions
before the railroad executives.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Lloyd Spencer Dies
F GLOWING Stroke

Funeral Seryicss for Lloyd
Spencer. Seattle advertising man
widely-knoTn In Tacoma and Puv.
sllup. were being arranged In Seat
tie Monday.
Spencer. 81 years old. died sat
urday night Of a stroks suffered
during the third quarter ~ the
Wsshingion-oregon football game
In the Washington stadium that
afternoon.
For many years Spencer was
the publicity director os tina
Western Washington fair in Puy-
allup. lie had been = Snowman
before entering the advertising
business. toured The country ~ .
vaudeville comedian and msnsFsd
thsatsrs. Re operated one In
Olympia In 1908
spencer Was known best ~ .
toastmastsr and after dinner
speaker and had given his famous
humorous talks before thousands
u parsons In the Pacific North
west.
Mrs Spencer survive. him.
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Unavoidable,
Chief Believes

Chief a FoIlcs Einar i.Ansmt1
said Monday the police dspert'
menf would conduct IN lnssseiss.
ton Into the Sunday tvaf5e seot'
dent that cost three lives. hst -
pfssssd The personal epsstse u
vas uasvosdshis.
Both ssnsrgeney calls seans h
about The same time" ~ ssiA
Our esf. contacted ~ se1ts.
called for the nshss and got them.
In the rpesusims. tbs sssstfrs eas.
starting cut sa iss cell. turned ~
iss radss. bit psenebiy u 6s1a't
warm up ~ time for The 1sp<sy
shsriffs 10 hsss tlss call fer Tyeet
and Joyce. whss thsy spevueeeed
me Intersection ssd 800 The iIghts
hurnsae. they un1Duhss1ly -
sumsd their Office ~ esIts1 ~
The lights.
Both ~ess astns nseas - ~
sound ~ nns drvwns4 ovt ~
ssund ~ ~ sthss. nsth sesssme1
the lights vsss sostsoijssG trnS.
ne for tbslr bsneftt ~ nstthes
realized the sthsr wss sepfoaeh-
ing the inssrpsetlos uneiI - ieoe
10 avert Ne eoslssssa. ~ Wee ~
the fact both wsrs tsavslisG ~
high spss<iss
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Both Infantry At
Fl. Lewis Aqain

rOeT 14wls Mars than .fs0t
men Of the s0th u. r. Infantry
san franchises Own regiment.
were rolling Into FORT L~~ss MN
day 10 rstoln IN. Third division
for more field training.
Col William ~ Hobssn. com
handing officer. arrived here sst.
urdsy. an advance detachment ~.
rived Sunday ard tho motor con
yoy poured In Monday until late
afternoon.
Three rife tsttsilsss. more than
1000 men. viii arrive BY train
In time for the noon rassi Ned
sssdsy.
In the convoy of motor equip
nsnt arriving Monday vsfs the
headquarters. service and anti
aircraft companies and three heavy
weapons companies
Ths s0fh Infantry viii ~
qusrtsrsf IN WOODEN barracks
north and cas-, ~ Gray Field
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

serious from a possible skull frac-
ture. possible internal injuries and
bruises and decorations.
Mullins said syeis. driving west,
apparently attempted to swing his
car into a service station on the
south side Of the road and grszed
the back end Of car which was
being driven east by clifford Cor
dier, of 202i IA. 37th at After
striking the Gordier machins.
svela lost control Of his car and
became involved in a semi-head-on
collision with a car driven by
Lester &. Mommsen. Of 1tIs So.
Ainsworth ave. who also was driv-
ing east sysla was placed under
technical arrest. pending inyssti-
CATION Of the accident.
Neither Gordier nor Aommssn
was injured. Mullins said.
yarco was q native Of Wisr.
Kans., and bsd lived In Tacoma 70
years. He was a member u
Evergreen lodge No. 81. " 4 A.
NJ: Tacoma Council No. 20. Uni
versa Craftsmen Of Engineers.
Frstenr1l order Of Eagles, and
N. Baptis; church.
Besides his wife. Ruth II, be
leaves one son, Richard Matthews
Of San Frsnelsco. and one daush-
ter. Wilma Matthews. u the home.
Tn. body will lie IN state At
Bscklsy-kins Tuesday evening.
Funeral arrangements will b. an
nouncsd later.
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opinion the other victim. were
dead.
officer n. J. Drost, first official
To arrive on the accident scene.
said he was in Court A when he
heard the bells ringing. He drove
to 9th and Pacific ave, where he
heard the sound OF the collision.
1T was an awful roar" he
said. II thought the front Of
the Peoples store had fallen
In. whipped m, car around
and drove down there. arriving
On the scene Is or 20 seconds
after II happened. Pat WAS ON
the sidewalk and citizens had
just taken Marty out of the
car. Our car WAS starting to
burn and ! gave n fire extin-
guisher Ia n sailor and ask him
to put II out and stand by. I
contacted Desk sergeant sher-
man Lyons by radio and he
sent down our ambulance and
also two other private ambu-
lances. II WAS n horrible ac-
cident."
Capt. T. q. Ross Monday ex-
pressed his thanks TO the United
States sailors who aided police in
directing traffic after the acct
dent and requested them TO get
in touch with the department.
The fire department. summoned
to the scene Of the accident. sup
piled rope to block off traffic and
washed gasoline and broken glass
off the street.
Deaths of the three officers
brings Tacoma's traffic toll To Al
since first Of the year, and Pierce
county's TO -.
The original alarms were an
swered by the state patrol.
Mrs. Netzel shot herself To death
about IL a. m. in a small room sd-
joining the front room OF the
family home on No. Verde At. Po-
lice said she had been In III health
for some time. and that she had
threatened suicide before.
A Mrs. Elkins OF Rt. /. Box
$50. employed by the Netzels to
take care Of the children, told
State Patrolmsn Ed Esteb she was
in the basement washing when she
heard the shot. She Investigated
and found Mrs. NetzeL After dis
covering the body. she notified the
womsn's husband, who in turn con-
tseted police.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs.
Netzel are in charge Of Tuell
mortusry.
Injured in the automobile &C.
cident on the River road Was Earl
Ing sveia- 81, Of Rt. !, Box 81,
Puysilup. He was taken by state
Pstrolmsn l. ID. Mullins 10 Puysl-
lup General hospital
Attendants said his condition Ia
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25
Many Relieved
OF Commands
Holt Guard Division
Chiefs Replaced

WASHINGTON Half the com
rnsnders of the Is National Guard
divisions called 70 the colors with
IN the past year have been relieved
~ their commands and others soon
viii be replaced. the authoritative
Army and Navy Register reported
today.
The changes were aScribed to
Illness. new regulations putting
nahum age limits On officers in
the field and various causes"
The REGISTER listed the follow
Ing guard officers as having been
replaced by regulars for various
causes:
Brig. Gen. Walter r. Pyron.
commander Of the 56th Cavalry
brigade. replaced by Brig Gen.
c. II. Gerhardt; Mai Gen. Ellard
A. Walsh, saith Division, replaced
BY Brig. Gen. Russell p. Hartle.
Maj. Gen. Ralph f. Truman, 35th
Division. replaced BY Mai Gen.
William II. Simpson: Mai. Gen.
Claude V. Rirkhead. Seth Divi-
sion. replaced by Brig Gen. Fred
L. Walker. Maj. Gen. Robert II.
Tyndall. 3sth Division. replaced by
Maj. Gen. Daniel I. Sultan. Maj.
Gen. Morris B. Payne, 43d Divi-
sion. replaced by Brig Gen. John
X. Hester, and Maj. Gen. Clifford
r. Powell. 44th Division. replaced
by Brig. Gen. James l. Muir.
Relieved and awaiting replace
nents were:
Maj. Gen. William n. Haskell.
commander of the 2Tth Division.
who IL over age. and Maj. Gen.
Walter P. Story, of the 10th Divi-
sion. who is i'll
Mai. Gen. Edward Martin, COM
rnander Of the 2sth, and Maj Gen.
Milton A Reckord. the 29th. are
over age and are to be relieved
soon.
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though II was right over the old
cable tracks about the center Of
the street. At the same time we
heard another siren going loudly.
I could hear the bells on the signal
above the intersection of 18th and
Pacific ringing very distinctly. ]
made remark to Mr.. Sehoek,
saying, Here they come now
The next thing happened was an
impact in which the sheriffs car
was involved. At this time things
so quickly 1t was almost
to get a clear picture
as To what did transpire.
THE sheriffs car was
thrown up In the air and came
TO rest on top Of q taxi cab
and knocked the light pole
over. Both cars, that Ia the
sheriffs car and the police
car, were In the big mass when
they came 10 rest or stop on
the northeast corner Of 18th
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

and Pacific sse. ne <keriffs
car was fseing East ard The
pelice car sss facing se<t.
uphill
scheck suestantisted Parks
statement. adding no noticed the
signal lights wsre rcd.
The broken light poie crashed
through the front window Of the
Washington cigar stare. Driver
q the taxi was not in the vehicle
AZ the time % the accident
DIR. y. A. Cosxa. whe was
standing on the corner Of iith
and broadway. ran down the
hill after the crash and sp-
piled FIRST aid % Officer
Joyce he said 10 was his
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Probe Ordered in Downtown
Crash That Takes Three Lives

Continued From Page onsl
we're in = malt shop a. 18th ant
Pacific sVe. when they heard the
sirens blowing and the bells ring
ing.
i saw the Pierce county sher-
ifs car coming down 18th 81 hill. :"
he said IT appeared 70 me as
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

bankruptcy actions we're on fils
in federal court Monday BY WI
lard G. atsbbins. Kelss. listing
debts 81 sf.s2s and asssffs 81 $40.
al exempt; clifford ". Burns 80
go st. listing dsDis ~ sz<z -.
and ssss,s ~ ti.isz45. Of which
s5z$ "a are claimed exempt.
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

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tssh =. vss destroyed BY fire 81
las q m. Monday. the fire a.
partrnsnt reported f>oss - build
ing and eonfsnss. Including ~
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-25

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25

LONDON, England
HEADERS of The American Weekly will rennem-
X Der my story last year about the great dead
" cities of the Matte Crosse in BrazA and other
inaccessible parts of South America l know they
will remember SO many have written to ask what
could possibly have forced the worlds first great
civilization to abandon its mighty, walled cities,
unsecured by fire and sword, and just vanish.
And we'll they might ask, for it is perhaps
the greatest mystery connected with humanity.
Some 10000 years ago as the previous article
showed, race that should have been the most
secure the world ever knew, left its splendid homes
with place to 60 and seemingly went nowhere
except into oblivion.
Was it a hurried flight? These lords and
masters of their day left behind alphabet, fine
statuary, buried treasure and dropped some OF
their gold coins yet not a stick of furniture
mains. Strangest of all, it might be said that they
left their lights on.
Some of those mysterious eternal lights are
still glowing IN their crumbhng, Jungle towers.
Yet the men who invented them seem to have
stepped off the face of the earth.
Where are their descendants?
Where are their bones
Where could they have gone?
Individuals, suffering from amnesia, some
times leave a happy home that way. Ships have
been found, with nothing wrong, evidence of
disorder on board, yet no clue of what became Of
the missing crew.
But great races do not have amnesia nor take
TO lfeboats in a panic
Did l imagine that a pestilence could have
wiped out all the inhabitants Of all those cities or
did ! really believe in flood that could drown
the mountain ranges on which some of those cities
stood? If so where did all the water come from?
1t was this last question which bothered me.
/ had reason TO believe from the construction OF
the city walls that the dreaded enemy of these pre-
historic builders was water and that this was the
foe that had wiped them out
But the supposition called for enough water to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-25

continents and accounted for Noahs cruise
But any such volcanic upheaval in recent times
would be stamped all over the face of the earth.
Geology records nothing of the kind. 1t did not
happen that way. Then how did it happen?
Well, had been collecting evidence here and
there as to what that force could be- and these
letters made me devote myself almost exclusively
to solving this most gigantic of all murder mys-
teries. Not until the evidence almost all in
did get the track of the monster that did it all
and probably within a few hours of
terminating the human race completely.
When a sheriff, investigating the murder of
an isolated household by someone, evidently of
gigantic strength, learns that on the day of the
crime tramp of gigantic size passed the house,
he knows he has probably got the answer.
That is what found-evidence of a tramp
celestial tramp, a dead, frozen SUM- dark star
that wandered through our happy, tidy little solar
system, almost destroying the member of the
suns family on which we live Such the infer
nal havoc wrought by the sky-wanderer on this
earth, that the maddened survivors have not
tirely recovered their reason to this day.
portent in the sky, such as a harmless comet,
little more than a Whit of hydrogen, circling the
sun, is enough to instructive dread that the
end of the world is coming. Small wonder-for
we are sheeshocked race
Among other things, this dreadful visitation
probably created the theory of atoncment which
is really theory of appcascmcnt. The survivors