New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1921, Page 12

SPEE lNG UP OCEAN Postmaster General Hays and other department officials witnessed the inauguration, at New York, of Hays' plan for speeding up foreign malils. Hays is shown pointing to the canvas chute by which pouches are speedily transferred from incoming liners to the mail boats. PROHIBITION CAUSE NOW WORLD MATTER Economic Anxiety Felt in More Than One Dry Country By Movement of Wets To Blacklist Imports. Copenhagen, Aug. 5.—Spain’s anti- prohibition attitude is causing economic anxiety in more than one ‘‘dry”’ or partly dry country. pressure, trade boycotts and other steps in behalf of the manufacturer and sale of Spanish wiges are having their ef- feet, notably in Iceland and Finland. Norway alone seems impervious to for- eign ‘‘wet’” attacks. The Icelanders are worried, accord- ing to the Politiken, by the decision of Spain to increase’customs duties on Icelandia fish unléss the prohibition law is altered to allow the importation and consumption of Spanish wines be- low 21 per cent of alcohol. Spain’s decision spells ruin to the Icelandiac fish unlesa the prohibition ken's Iceland correspondent,’ who savs he understands the government of [re- land intends to introduce a bill allow- ing the importation and consumption of wine below the stipulated alcoholic con- tent. Prohibitionists have already start- ed a political campaign in. Iceland against such a policy, It is reported that the Helsingfors government. intends shortly to intro” duce a bill which will greatly curtail the powers of the present Finnish pro- hibition act. The Norwegian govern- ment, however, is taking an exactly op- posite attitude in expediting their pro- hibition bill and the government mon- opoly bill, independent of commercial treaty negotiations now going on with France, Spain and Portugal. Spain has already clgsed.her frontiers against Norwegian goods and Portugal will take a similar step beginning this month. MECHANICAL CUTTER Invention For Gathering of Sugar Cane Expected To Solve Labor Difficultied of Planters. London, Aug. 5—A mechanical sugar ecane cutter which is expected to solve the labor difficulties of planters the world over, has been invented by Sir Percy Scott, the gunnery expert. The machine is hand propelled, ‘weighs about 200 pounds and has a pro- Jjecting knife which makes 3,000 revolu- tions a minute. ““In the trials,’”” said Sir Percy to the Daily Mail, ‘I have used pieces of very hard bamboo, two inches in ‘di- ameter, which I consider offer two or three times the resistance of sugar canes. In each instance the knifg went through the bunches like butter.’’ SEEK LOW RENTS Cuban Demonstrants Petition Goverh- ment In Asking For Lower Pricea In Rents—Aid Is Assured. Havana, Cuba, rents through government action wera sought in a petition recently presented to President Alfredo Zayas by leaders of an orderly crow@ which the president addressed from a bal- cony of the national palacé. He promised the demonstranta that he would give their claims carcful con- sideration but that they should not forget that landlords had rights which could not be legally ignored. it the promptly in their behali, the chiel executive added, he promised reme- %, dial measures through presidential “Jecree. “Among the charges made were that = erful combination of agents has -e?\}{? long term leases to thousands of resiances in Havana and that mmanding rents for sub- ve the prices they are lords. One. of tha d in congresi and aimed at reducing™ya cost of living, provides for construc by the gov- ernment of thousands ofamall houses in the suburba which wouls_ba sold to the working classes on the rtial moyment plan, Aug. 5. — Lower Threats of tariffi municipality did not act’| OH WHAT A SCARE. Buck Privates Swimming in Royal Pool Get Enough Excitement When Six Crocodiles Appear. Versailles, Aug. 5.—The beautitul marble swimming pool created by Louis XIV between ‘the Trianon Palace and the ‘Neptune Basin so that the pages of the king’ might enjoy a dip on hot days is now used by private soldiers stationed in the barracks near by. During one recent torrid spell about 50 buck privates were recuperating in the pool from two hours’ drill in the morning before the noon day meal Suddenly, with a terrified shriek, a soldier sprang out of the baths: “‘Crocodiles, Lieutenant, there are crocodiles in “the pool!”” ‘“‘Put a blanket around this man and take him' to the guardhouse. He is crazy with lhe heat,”” said the Lieu- tenant. Then with a concerted rush which equalled anything ever shown against the Germans, the other 49 bathers leaped out. “‘Crocodiles, crocodiles!"” they shrieked. The lieutenant, a veteran of many battles, looked closer at the water and there with jaws set-and eyes staring at him, surely enough were six large cro- codiles. The lieutenant's face ‘blanched and he wondered whether he too had become_ affected . by. the .heat) or per- haps, the red wine. Just then two men bearing an, instrument which resembled’] a machine gun on high stilts came along. “‘Don’t hurt our crocodiles,” they begged the lieutenant. ‘‘They’re harmless and we need them in our films."” METHODIST REPORT Total Ministerial Support for Past Year Was $24,988,323; Improve- $10,000,000 Chicago, Aug. 5.—The total min- isterial support of the Methodist Epis- copal church for. 1920 was $24,948,- 523, according to a survey made pub- lic today by Dr. C. M. Barton of the Division of Appropriations of the -Methodist Commtitee on Conserva- tion and Advance. Of this amount, pastors salares, including house rent, were $21,944,613; the District Super- intendents’ salaries, $1,369,221; Bish- ops’ salaries, $314,080; and for Con- ference Claimants or for preachers’ pensions, $1,360,409. For building and improvements, the church spent $10,655,179; and on all indebtedness, $4,636,796; and for all indebtedness, $4,636,796; and for all current expenses $11,210,835; a total of $51,481,133. Centenary and other benkvolences' for the church - were $16,089,675; woman’'s missionary so- ~ieties and Children’s Day Funds, $3,- 072,672; a total of $19,163,344. Dr. Barton said that this gives a total disbursement for the Methodis Eriscopal church for the above pur. ecses in 1920 of $70,644,480. 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