New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1914, Page 5

" one of these ~ =5 ¥ warmer winds * sél had no headway, we S v o v NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914 ). & BEALE TELLS ABOUT ICEBERGS S Interesting Talk Given Beforc Hart- ford Organizatien. J. B. Beale of this city gave the second talk in a series of reminis- cences of the sea before the Laymen's association of Christ church, Hart- ford, this week, his subject being: “The Iceberg.” His talk in part was as follows: 3 Since the foundering of the great ocean steamship Titanic, which struck wandering Polar ice continents on her maiden voyage to this country some two years ago, and by which more than 1,600 human beings went to a sudden and untimely ocean grave, the iceberg has come into the public mind as a terrible menace te the seafarer amd his ship. Seen, however, under happier and safer conditions, on a clear day or bright moonlight night, in all its indescrib- { able complex splendor, at a safe dis- \tance, in all its majestic greatness, it lis & sight never to be forgotten. 5 Cause of the Iceberg. { These icebergs are parts of the Greenland and other Arctic glaciers, practically parts of frozen rivers, 8ections of ice and snow formed in the valleys and depressions between the mountains, where, for everlast- ing ages the winter snows are turned to ice by the summer suns, and these {ce walls continuously formed back in the interior, are driven down to the sea by the continuous pressure be- ind,: where, reaching the sea they break, off and are brought by the north winds. and strong currents down to the Atlantic, where, meeting the and still warmer waters of the Gulf Stream, they founder and melt from sight. There is said to be an attraction, a magnetism about these great ice mensters that draws vessels toward them. On several occasions while on the ‘upper coast of Labrador, where the icebergs are quite numerous in carly summer, when the weather has been perfectly calm, so that our ves- have been compelled to take to our boats and ¥ow to a safe distance till the berg drifted by. This precaution was not 80 much from the fear of a scraping acquaintance with the monster, but more to escape the possibility of the berg’s foundering and ourselves and cur vessel's being crushed out of existence. Their Dissolution, As they come into currents of warmer air and water they become pbrous, and rot, creating great fissures and cracks in them. A portion of one of these monsters will suddenly be- ¢ome detached from the top, perhaps, when it will come thundering, crash- ing and Yoaring down, breaking and sending” great sections, thousands of tens in its descent until it strikes the sea, throwing up volumes of water as high as itself and sufficient to swamp an ordinary ship should she be near enough. Occasionally they will break and become separated beneath surface, down hundreds of feet toward their base, for when it 1Is known that there are eight parts be- neath the water to every one above, and that many of them are from two to four hundred feet high, some idea ©of their immensity may be formed. I have witnessed one of these sub- marine ' upheavals when the whole mass. that was above the surface came toppling, turning, thundering, oft the V. crashing down, sending the foam ana ¥ n Of one of these great < spray hundreds of feet into the air, great sections of what was beneath the water rising up as it was liber- ated, meeting other huge masses as they fell, only to smash them into hundreds of lesser pieces, the scene presented giving the impression that some tremendous upheaval of the ocean’s volcanoes had broken loose, sénding up millions of tons of ice and water in place of the fiery lava. So great is the agitation of the sea at such a time and so pronounced the swell caused by this eruption that it is felt for miles away, causing a ship to Toll almost rails under. Thus I have seen the entire disintegration icebergs, the rémains strewing the sea for miles with broken ‘ice. Description of the Berg. But to see one of . these floating white monsters in all its glistening glory it should be viewed on a clear modnlit night. Its chasmsand valleys are thrown into the deepest shade «, and the myriad minarets, steeples and “ pinnagcles, like those crowning some gold-finished mosque, glittering ev- ery color of the rainbow, from the deepest blue in the shade to a daz- zling effulgence of color, all bathed and flooded in the fascinating shim- mer of a gloriously full and resplen- dent moon, that never seems to shine with such brilliancy as it does at sea. The beauty and surpassing grand- eur, the sublimity of the scene' is wholly beyond my feeble power to describe. It is awe-inspiring in the majesty of its immensity. ‘Weather conditions are not always favorable to see them at their best for the reason that they nearly always cre- ate fog in their immediate vicinity, the contact of this enormous mass of ice cooling and condensing the air in such manner as to create the fog. It is during these conditions that col- lisions occur. The Aurora Borealis. It was my great pleasure and priv- {lege, on one gloriously clear night when every condition was most fav- "} orable, when wé were becalmed and quite close to a gigantic iceberg, to witness a marvelous display of the Aurora Borealls in conjunctidn with it. It was a picture rarely seen ana never. to be forgotten. Picture to yourself such a the sky cloudless, PRI e, « of the deepest blue, millions, apparently, of stars, brilllant as diamonds, studding the arch, an iceberg hundreds of feet high, sharply outlined, as the center of such a setting. Then the gradual appearance low down on the northern horizon of the wonderful Aurora, as it rose and expanded, fan-shaped, as a background, throwing up shafts ot every shade of changing color, start- ing low down, shooting up long arms of ribbon-like streamers of varl- colored light, ever changing in form from the slender luminous rays of frilled drapery; then hissing ana snapping and curling like huge snakes, changing suddenly to the gor- geous shape of an exquisite, delicate- ly formed fan, every feather of a dif- ferent tint, then as quickly changing from the feathery tips and circling the fan with the most intricate pat- terns of embroidery, then for an in- stant lapsing into an unbroken flame of crimson that overspreads the en- tire heavens; again sending out slen- der streams of light from every point of the fan that reached almost down to the southern horizon, and as a grand conclusion and in an instant, shooting, hissing and exploding thou- sands of streamers of living fire, leaving trails of color as from a rocket or Roman candle. This as a background for that great ice monster. of the deep—the splen- dor, the evanescent glorification of the flashing coruscations, the awe-inspir- ing magnificence of this ocean pic- ture, baffles description, or the brush of the most gifted artist to portray. TO INSPECT INSTITUTIONS, Duke of Connaught Interested ‘Work of Dr. Wilfrid T. Grenfell. St. Anthony, N. F., July 11.—An in- spection of the hospital, schools ana other establishments here conducted by Dr, Wilfrid T. Grenfell was ar- ranged today for the Duke of Con- naught, governor general of Canada, who is visiting various ports along the Newfoundland coast on the Brit- ish warship Essex. The duke has taken much interest in Dr. Grenfell's work. Later in the day the duke plannea to go to Botwood, skipping port of the large paper and pulp mills at Grand Falls, where he was to be re- ceived by Governor and Lady Davia- son of Newfoundland. After deliver- ing a brief address at Connaught Hall, erected last year by the Ma- sonic fraternity, he purposed to pro- ceed to Grand Falls to visit the mills. GETS PURSE OF MONEY. Mrs. Robert Andrew of Canal street, Farmington, was pleasantly surprised Thursday afternoon when about thirty friends visited her unexpected- ly and presented her with a purse of money. About a dozen from this city made the trip in an auto truck and the presentation ‘speech made by Mrs. Ida Strom of’ New ain. Guests were present also “rom Unionville and Farmington. The oc- casion proved to be very pleasant for all concerned. Lunch was served an;in social program was carried out. in Brit- .years gratis. was | EXPEDITION TO HUNT DOUBTFUL PLACES $X Years Voyags Planncd by British Expiorers. London, July 11.—Six years at sea and a voyage of 210,000 miles to hunt and chart islands, reefs and banks of doubtful location is what the British Antarctic and Oceano- graphical Expedition now proposes to do for the benefit of the world’s mer- chant marine. Originally Sir Ernest Shackleton and J. Foster intended only to survey and chart the coast of the Antarctic contineat, looking for such menaces to shipping as might lie on their voyage down and back. But the charts disclose so many points marked D., P. D. and E. D.—doubtful, position doubtful and existence doubtful—that the explor- ers have added two and a half years to their projected voyage, which starts next December in the ‘‘Discov- ery.” Never Accurately Charted. The seven seas have never heen accurately charted because, says Mr. Stackhouse, ‘“being everyhody’s “usi- ness it was nobody's business to do it.” Even the north Atlantic has its doubtful islands and sunken rocks. Four different mariners, previous to the Titanic disaster, rocks near the point where the : went down, and this is one of first things to be investigated by the Discovery. Polynesia, Melanesia ana Malaysia are notorious for volcanic and coral obstructions, and the Pan- ama canal will open new routes through these dangerous seas. The South American and African coasts have their doubtful rocks. Mr. Stack- house considers it just as jmportant to find out that a menace does not exist as that it does. The new sea charting expedition is financed by public ' contributions. Its fifteen officers and scientists have given their work for the next six The only expense né- sides the equipment are those inci- dental to running the ship and the pay of the crew of nineteen men. The foremost hydrographer of Great Britain, Capt. J. A. Rupert-Jones, will have charge of the surround- ings and Lieutenant Humphreys will do the land surveying. Various other kinds of scientific work are planned including observations as to the mag- netic pole. Disclose Disturbing Facts. Existing charts disclose facts which have a disturbing .influence on trai- fic, such as the presence of shallow surroundings in areas of deep water. Such places will be carefully searcned for submerged rocks. All corners of the world will be visited and studied by the expedition, = | 1 | Stackhouse | reported seeing | AT MORRIN’S CLEAN UP GARAGE 200 EAST AUTOMOBILE SALE During Next Week, July 13th to July 18th, We Offer the Best Automobile Values of the Year. OUR CARS MUST BE SOLD Sale wiil include used Ford Runabouts, Ford Touring Carsy Ford Demonstrators, Studebaker Demonstrators fours and sixes, Maxwells, Ford Delivery Cars and several others. Saie starts at 9 o’clock Monday morning. Cars at prices that will astonish you. Come early and take your pick, rain or shine. "HINE, MORRIN & ZIMMERMAN CO0. MAIN STREET The Discovery is a wooden ship with steam auxiliary, especially de- signed for work in icy waters, and she will carry the latest sounding machinery. While the voyage is planned to last six years, the offi- cers and crew are signed on for iev- en in event of delays. First Actual Pictures From Zacatecas Showing Carnage of the Awful Fight L ORCATECALECASBLOWN U, BY REBETS-"2 DEAD SOLD) These are the first authentic ones to pass the Mexican censors and reach sight; the United States from Zacatecas, where the rebels recently won a telling and decisive victory over the federals. They were taken by a war AS, photographer while stray bullets still whizzed in the air, but after the rebels had won. One of them shows dead soldiers and horses in one of the streets. Most of the city was thus strewn with dead, and the gutters ran CIATION red with gore. The other shows rebels carting away some of the. dead on a small dray drawn by horses. These hodies were carted to big pits on the outskirts and. dumped in. Later they were burned, WILL INVESTIGATE RIGHTS OF JAPAN irquiry Commission Appointed by Charchss of Christ. New Haven, July 11.—A notable step has been taken by the federal council of the Churches of Christ in | America. The executive committee of this church federation, represent- ing thirty denominations, 136,000 con- gregations and seventeen million church members, has appointed a commission on American Relations with Japan. The general scope of its service is defined as the *study of the entire question of the application of the teachings of Christ to our Trelations with Japan, and the promotion of such influences and activities as shali lead to the right relationship between the peoples of these two countries.” Response to Memorials. This action has been taken in re- sponse ,to memorials received from American missionaries in Japan anda after due deliberation by a prelimin- ary committee of twenty appointed last December at the annual meeting of the ecxecutive committee acting jointly with the administrative com- mittee, The memorial dated June 6, 1913, from the Japan mission of the Amer- ican board, reads as follows: “Whereas, the universal establish- ment of the kingdom of God requires the attainment of right relations be- tween nations on a basis of justice and equality, and “Whereas, the effective proclama- tion of the gospel of the kingdom In Japan depends closely on the main- tenance of friendly relations between the peoples of Japan and the Unitea States, and Cause of Difficulty, “Whereas, the presence on the Pa- cific coast of a large number of Jap- anese laborers is the cause of diffi- culties that from time to time give rise to discriminating race legislation tending to disturb the historical friendship .of these two countries; ana “Whereas, unfriendly race legisla- tion is likely to be repeatedly at- tempted so long as the difficulty is not met by some thorough-going solu- tion; therefore, “Resolved, That to the Federal Churches of Christ gesting— “(1) That it appoint a commission to study this whole question in its re- lation to the teaching of Christ: and “(2) That it seek to rally the Chris- tian forces of the United States for the solution of this problem and for the promoting of such measures as are in accord with the highest stand- ards of Christian statesmanship.” Dr. Gulick's Speeches, Although the memorial from the missionaries of Japan was received last summer, the first opportunity for its serious consideration did not come until the regular annual meeting of this mission ap- Council of the in America, sug- ! given Professor Gulick to speak r f the executive committee last Decem- ber, At that time Professor Sidney L. Gulick of the American Board's Japan Mission presented the situation from the standpoint of missionaries in Japan. Without waliting for the final decision of the Federal Council executive committee, a temporary committee of three (Drs, Charles S. Macfarland, Robert E. Speer and W. B. Millar) was at once appointed, un- der whose auspices arrangements were made enabling Professor Gulick to speak before representative bodies in many of our leading cities (Wash- ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, New Haven, Hartford, Spring- field, Northampton, Boston, Syracuse, Buffalo, Cleveland, Oberlin, Toledo, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Du- luth, Superior, Kansas City and St. Louis), several cities being visited more than once. Between the first of January and the thirtieth of April he made over one hundred addresses, many of them before chambers of commeyce, trade associations and men’'s clubs, as well as in churches and colleges, He was also granted personal interviews by leading citi- zens, among them being President Wilson, Secretary Bryan, and Sen- ators Dillingham, Burton and Smith. Special mention should be made of the courtesy of the senate committee on immigration for the opportunity on the he America’s Oriental problem and new immigration proporal which is making. His experiences during these months show that the responsible leaders of our national life desire earnestly to place our international relations with the Orient, and just now with Japan, on a satisfactory and friendly basis. The seriousness of our Oriental prob- lem due to the awakening of Asia is widely appreciated. The Commission Named. The commission on Japan as thus far appointed consists of the follow- ing persons: Rev. Charles R. Brown, Prof. Charles R. Henderson, Hamil- ton Holt, Rev. Albert G. Lawson, Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Rev. Frank Mason North, Robert E. Speer, Rev. William 1. Haven, Bishop E. R. Hendrix, Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks, Rev. Frederick Lynch, John R. Motz, Rev. Doremus Scudder, President George E. Vincent, Hon. Amos P. Wilder. Not only has the federal council appointed this new commission, but it has arranged with the American board for the release of Professor Gulick in order that he may continue this work from now on under the su- pervision of the new commission of fifteen. The federal council, through its commission on relations with Jap- an, proposes to study the whole ques- tion of our relations with Japan from the standpoint of the teachings of Christ, in order to find out what steps if any should be taken to put our two peoples in right relations. The first duty of the commission is to get at the exact facts. Only are ter careful examination will it at. tempt to formulate a policy or a pro- gram, should such seem to be need- ed. Only One Phase, The so-called Japanese problemi 1s but one phase of the vastly larger ana more important question of the con- tact of the races. The commission proposes to look at this whole ques- tion in the largest and most states- manlike manner. These actions of are the more the federal coune cil opportune because the churches and n\l-lonl of have just started on'a three-year tion-wide, union evangelistic paign. Not only will this new ui taking of the federal council be comed by the Christians of Japan, Japanese statesmen, educators, tors, and indeed the rank and filg the people will welcome it as a of the earnest intention of the | elements of our nation, first to kn the vexact situation, and then to the right thing. It will be reg: thus as an evidence of real ship between our peoples. Ebents En{ght Keeney's theater, vaudeville motion pictures. 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