New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1924, Page 3

AMERICA’S WORST QUAKE WAS N MISS It Occurred in Heart of River Valley in 1811 Washington, Feb. Valley telling of slight shocks are unusual; extraordinary, 15.—~Reports from various points in the Mississippi earthquake but they geem like extremes of tem- ulation and development all the way Ito the Pacific. Destruction in Pioneer Settlements, “The center of the disturbances was almost exactly in the bed of the Mississippi river, about 50 miles south {of the mouth of ‘the Ohio. The little | |town of Caruthersville, in what |now the southeast corner of Mis- |souri, lay where the quakes were |greatest. It was totally destroyed, |though its inhabitants escaped both |falling timbers and river waves and } |found refuge on a nearby hill. New | Madrid, on the river a few miles to the north, suffered almost as much. “This region has practically no |hard rocks, but consists of beds of clay and sand several thousand feet deep. It is in such formations that damage is | Ready to use GULDEN'S Mustard Just remember this— Culden’s always im- perature and other out-of-the-way weather phenomena, only because man's memory is short, says a bulle- tin from the Washington, D. C., head- quarters of the National Geographic | Bociety. “One of the world's greatest earth- quakes, and certainly the most severe in America since the days of Colum- bus, occurred in the heart of the Mississippi Valley in 1811 and 1812, continues the bulletin, - “Fortunately there were few towns and no bridges and dams and railroads to be de- stroyed in those days, for the pio- neers had just begun the westward push that wis quickly to spread pop- earthquakes cause greatest |since the relatively loose ground leasily moved, roll, and cracks form. has lain so quietly, to the knowledge of the past two generations, was mo- |huge mentarily New |thrown, and which become apparent | Madrid. {upstream and sloshed from side side, destroying numerous boats |that river emporium. opened in the and jets of sand spouted out as they |Souri and Arkansas. did in another disastrous American |ical examination still discloses traces of deep fissures that were opened up earthquake at 75 | not |In 1811, and which time, weather and years later. Seismographs did exist in those davs, but the tremors Vegefation have not of the Great Mississippi Valley earth- |hide.” quake were actually felt as far north | is great earth billows | Made Mississippi Run Backward. “The bed of the Mississippl, which obstructed Tts waters flowed near to at surrounding Charleston, 8. €., proves the or of meat, fish or cheese, Tasting is believing. billows into which it was violently |When the section is viewed from an | airplane. “Numerois Great fissures formed by the earthquake west of country | the Mississippi, in what is now Mis- smaller lakes Careful geolog- been able to were | as the Canadian border and as far to the unfamiliarity of the newly em- ployed personnel and the constant changing of schedules. Chicago Workmen I;urchxse A Number of New Homes Chicago, Feb. 15.-—S8eventy-five per cent of the residences buiit in Chi- cago during the past year are owned by *“overall” people, according to John M. Glenn, secretary of the | Manufacturers' assoclation, | “There were 7,852 residences buflt in Chicago in 1923,” said Mr, Glenn. “Of these, 5,889, all costing under $10,000, are owned by working peo- ple, families in which the heads of the house wear overalls and work in “The average wearer of overalls { cannot afford to pay $50 a month for rent when he has a 'family to support. When we know that the average working man has foresight enough to be thrifty and save in order to pur. | chase his home, we need have no fear for his civic and social attitude.” DIREOCTS RUSSIAN OPERA Dresden, Feb. 15.—Fritz Busch, general musie conductor of the Dres- den opera, has been invited by the | Bolshevist government to direct four symphony concerts in Moscow with the former imperial band. He aiso ‘has been asked to direet ten opera performances and concerts in Petro- | grad. | tactories and other industrial plants. |over the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1924. TOWN OF " WEST IS SLIPPING \ gEvon Trains Now Pass by Mon- ’ dak, Montana Iilinots | ‘Washington, D, C., Feb. 15.—The }tou(hen town of the west has passed. | The wonder is it survived so many | iyears after the 18th amendment took |effect, Mondak station, on the main line of the Great Northern railway, just North Dakota line in Mon- tana, has been closed, the”Montana Rallroad Commiasion officially informs the Interstate Commerce officials of ‘Washington Train crews that always worried | over their proximity to death while in that vicinity now wave a “light hand” at the barred station doors and aimost deplete population of a one-time wild and wooly Western burgh. The notori- ety of the town was so wide-spread that former Indian commiesioners at Washington used to offer thanks that the Glacier Nations! Park Indian re. servation and the Fort Peck agency were situated far enough in the west. ern part of Montana to be out of /harm's way of Mondak's untamed workers, returning to their camps and flelds after a sproe in Mondak Today there is not enough traffic to warrant keeping a walting room open URGES CAYUSES KILLED Humane Soclety Official Says Would be a Humane and Profitable Act—Indians Voice Obections. Beattle, Wash., Feb. 15.—The King County Humane soclety has started a campaign to persuade the I'nited Btates government to slay 15,000 cay- uses on the Yakima Indian Reserva- tion, the other side of the Cascade mountains from here and northward from the Columbia river “From a few culls turned out by the Indians the horses have grad- ually multiplied,” said Charles M. executive secretary of the ao ‘The range is fenced with wire for the most part, and bunches of t ponles have got into the lanes be- tween the fences and been run down automob: Because they raid ranches, angry ranchers shoot them The wounded struggle off to die, but often before they do so crows, mag- pies and coyotes pounee upon them.” Mr. Farrar explained that if the ponies were done away with the gov- ernment could rent the range for grazing stock, thus producing an in- come of several t sand dollars an- nually for the Indian wards of the It government on the feservation. | An arrangement seversl years ago | to kill the cayuses and make chicken | feed and fertilizer of them fell through because the Indians demand- jed §8 a head instead of $5. | eyt | NEW DOCK IN GLASGOW. | Glasgow, Feb. 15.—Glasgow is to have the largest dock in Great Brit- ain, It will cost $10,000,000, cover 40 acres of water and will accommo- date the largest vessels touching this port. KONDON'Snfot gld in Hesd, Throat, Influenza. RO DD-Oulywl recommend it. Ask for sample frea. A PON Have your eyes examined and glasses fitted by one who knows. Ruhr Railway Travel Is s night life Tt was a typical swaggering bully of | a town spraddied across the railway tracks, a clearing house for aill the | |booze, vice and crime for the mur- rounding country. Hundreds of gamblers used ts make | Mondak their headquarters for it was the town that supplied “dry” North | | Dakota as far east as Devil's Lake | [ with its recreation in the form of | TABLETS ery 3 Hours BREAKS THAT COLD Heavy Zylo-shell spectacle lsouth as New Orl i g gl it S iyl it i Still in State of Chaos frames; special price $3.50. miles to east |shaken from mountain cliffs | Created Numerous Lakes, | “The earthquake of 1811.1812 —_— askfor Horlick’s The ORIGINAL Maited Milk Mayenee, Feb. 15—Progress toward menl functjoning of the railway | 18 | system of the occupier Ruhr territory {not merely a dfm memory. Tt left|fs indicated by official statistics, but | {its marks deep in the countryside. |is barely visible to the naked - eve of Hill's Cascara Bromide Quinine will Reelfoot Lake. 14 miles long and | the passenger who must travel over | ;brukywrecldlnmedny. Taken |four or more wide, In the northwest | the tributary lines | promptly it prevents colds, la grippt The official figures show that the 'md?numu. Pemmdredbux freight-carrying efficiency of the roads | bearing Mr, Hill's portrait. All forested section sank to form this|has now increased to about 30 per | 0 Price30c. [ | games of chance and “bar beoze.” Qily The conductors of trains that stop new body of water, and the gaunt|cent of normal, and the through pas- | | c‘sc‘m Q“I"INE ip"d in Mondak had to qualify as fisf | | fighters as well as railroad men for | Smwore, wic, stumps of thousands of trees protrud- | senger trains on the main lines run { ing from parts of the lake tell the |with fair regularity; but traveling v.umn.'w [the struggle for tickets was a critical one in the mobs of drunken, hilarious | story to this day. The land about [aver branch lines is stil! considerably the lake retains the forms of the|a matter of luck, mostiy bad, owing | | A wonderful new internal [N ‘ treatment for Asthmaallays violent spasms in 30 min- utes, and is to fully relieve all forms of chronic Asthma in 24 hours =—or it costs you nothing. It is called Br. Platt’s Rinex pre- scription and is_taken internally in simple eapsule form. Science now proves that all Asthma fs due to fnternal Infection. Rinex direct to this infection and neutralizes t—without narcoties or toxic drugs. Get Rinex today and just try it. Money nstantly refunded if notrelieved. On salein this city at all good stores Lenses and Examination Extra. Lewis A. Hines, Ref.D. Eyesight Specialist 57 PRATT ST. Rooms 504 and 505 Hartford For Infants, Invalide, Children, @ The Aged Rich Milk, Malted Grain ext. in powder form,makes The Feod-Drink for All Ages. Digestible ~No Cooking. A light Lunch always at hand. Also in Tablet form. Ask for “Horlick’s,” at all Fountains. 8@" Avoid Imitations = Substitutes |corner of Tennessee, was its greatest | geographic contribution A heavily ®- UR PIANO Closes Tomorrow THE END IS NEAR COME AT ONCE The Rush 1s On Don’t Be Too Late You May Never Get This Opportunity Again The vemainder of our stock will be sold to first callers. Any reasonable offer will be accepted as we want to sell this stock completely. If you want a bargain, come to our store today. You can make a tremendous saving on an instrument by acting quickly. There is a big rush here. This sale has caused great excitement among buy- ers. They have experienced nothing like #. A call at our store will convince you. Don’t miss this opportunity. Come in now—come in before it is too late. We have a stock of good Pianos. They are all for sale. Used Upright Pianos as low as $41. Prices have been reduced on used Player Pianos as low at $165. New Player Pianos as low as $245. First come, first served. We will not play favorites. One man’s money is as good as another’s. The best bargains will naturally go first. Be here early—don't delay—or you may be too late. Make your selection. Tell us how yon wish to pay. This is the letter and spirit of this sale. Remember, this sale closes this weefi. The following is a list of our Pianos: Sterling, Cable Nelson, Hunting- ton, Cameron, Radecliffe, Stanley, Lakeside, Ario, De Kalb and other standard makes. These Prices Good Only During This Sale We kindly ask those who have purchased Pianos with promise of immediate delivery to be patient, as our shipping department has been swamped. THE FINAL CUT HAS BEEN MADE THIS 1S YOUR LAST CHANCE—DON'T BE TOO LATE NEW PLAYERS ON SALE AT $245 Bench and 12 Rolls Music We have cut the price of this New Player to the ridiculous figure of $374. We do not belleve you can duplicate this particular value Come here and be convinced. Ask any of the malespeople to play this Plager for you. TERMS—OUR STORE IS CROWDED—HURRY PECIAL—PLAYER This used Piano Player will be on sale at a price and terms letad Berewith——2 rolis, aleo bench. If you have ever thought of buying » Player-Plano, this 18 your chanee. Don't be too $2.00 Nnly & few Instruments teft ate Terme per wask Old Pianos Taken in Exchange Open Saturday Evenir Until 9 0'clock OHN A. ANDREWS & C 132 MAIN STREET The Big Furniture Store Siightly used Plano from this vast stocrk. Note the prics. Steol acecompanies the instrument 3mall payment down and $2.00 & week We are going to make a quiek sale of this stock— we have cut the price on this used Upright Plane to only $150 TERMS: PAYMENT DOWY, $1.00 A WEER The Best + Place To Buy Your This used instrument is for sale the price and terms listed. Terms: Payment Down, §1.50 a week Ask to be shown this particular used instrument Stool Included. Small payment down and $1.50 . week This great Sale offers you a chance to buy your Piano at a very low price—Investigate this great offer. ALL INSTRU- MENTS ARE NOT EXACTLY LIKE CUTS SHOWN.