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Show CACHE AMERICAN. UXIAN. UTAIl yA ij advocating eons t ruction of Fear City of Churchill Will atrongly the railway, Be White Elephant Present day responsibility rest evenly upon ldh Canadian political Out. With grain lndn Ottu. aimi.kr.l III ni asKliiil an Iceberg In llmlmm alralla and went Atiter to ilia Imllotu recently. lea's uint northerly senimrt. Iorl Churchill on lltnlaon bay, received black eve Canada bad rambled to the ft tent of f.Mi'M.tMl on tbs navi r aulor trablll'y of her aubort-tldominion and He govern route, tnenl bad ul succeeded In convlno lng the slil'j'!ng Inmiranrs under writers Unit no dangers at tarbed to the Hud-o- n bay water routs and Ilia! they could cut luaiir an re rales iiittor'nlly. Tbs whole Hudson bay railway venture, together with Its ruatly ter mlnal and iirt facilities, la gen erally regarded by imllllcally veined Canadian as a a bite elephant born of pollllral exigencies Both Parties Retponslbla. The Canadian middle west Imd wanted a Hudson bay railway and port for diYudes and a few years ago when the pollllcnl balance as between I.IImtiiIb and Conservatives was finally proort limed both par-tivied with eacb other In their aupimrt of fhe demand. Thirty or forty political constituencies west of the head of the lakes would throw their siipHirt to tha party moat ,! sjN-c'.- parties, for both, alternately In power, pushed the project to romplo lion. There wai a gfl.oui.ooo blun der connected with Ih earlier lection of port Nelson a the railway terminus Charles Dunning. as minister of railways la tha old Mac-Ketie King government, found that the peculiar nature of the sub-toSt this point (irecl')ded successful dredglrg, so with fdlasi.istl si ready trying to develop Port Nelson, this slle was abandoned for Churchill, Ms Fair First Year, tiuvermneiit statistic for the pres ent grain shipping season show that the new port of Churchill has been active to Ibe extent of t,K7.713 bushels of grain shipped out. This looks fairly Impressive for It first year of operation alongside of Montreal's lil.SH.UT2 and Vancouver 4.71O.2O0 bushel. Ilul It does not consilruie a fair commercial com parlson, for the government In It effort to establish Churchill, baa been carrying Ihe grain fre of elo vatnr and other usually Incidental costs at tb new port. About alt European freighter, eacb taking away about 250.000 bushels, bav called at Churchill this year and taken out grain cargoes. German Sub Captain Honors Unknown Soldier CANADAS MEMORIAL HUDSON BAY PORT IS HANDED BLACK EYE t , V' XT y h- '"'W, LET me linger by my fireside embers Thanksgiving is no day for idle roving, I i J li .L v r, ' i - aKw k a i - u -- X'- 0' "UU d?-,- - . , - ?fm , it) L'y. , j National War mabuilt In Londoo by a number of sculptors Is shown being erected In llyde park, Loudon, prior lo Its removal to Canada. Tha Canadian wa K .FT I 1 y f, iV I ' norial which tinng HU ; F N xx I V- r - A i V st-- ' U ' f J S. i i whiten. , r e;V S'"- - 1 - T SEE old homesteads with their snoiey thatches. And from huge chimneys grayish smoke ascend- . f ing. v Y. Old friends, old days, old songs, my heart remembers, Are gathered to my side for hours of loving, I take life's book and turn its yellow pages, Before the firelight glotc I watch them brighten. Old faces of old friends of outgrown ages, Through windows, with me, watch the brown eartK K - k iUj-- ' Sheridan Blockhouse Is Tor the Gelling New Cedar Roof war at the first time sine the World war, a German naval officer paid tribute to the American dead of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington, when CapL Erwin Wassner, who was In commind Dayton, Ore. The Phil Sheridan of a submarine flotilla during the war, placed a wreath before tha marbla shrine. Captain Wassner 1 In blockhouse la being re roofed. II command of the cruiser Karlsruhe, now In American waters on a world training cruise. was built In I855. when the white people fen red an outbreak of Indians brought to the reservation. It la one of Dayton's valued relics of pioneer day. The new roof will be of cmlnr shake and will be built to resemble as nearly as the old one. Scenes and Persons in the Current News I hear the welcome sound of lifting latches. feel the warm handclasps of hands befriending. Oh, faces of the past , when life was living. Come, gather ' round this board and lift your voices Again, as yore, in one long, glad Thanksgiving, In which the heart of youth and age rejoicesl Fred Keller Dix. r't p YXIjv- - ls 'i ! IrlllSt f rX i I ' vw ' J f- - an unbounded capacity for gorging. And this for several days! After this first Thanksgiving, NOT MUCH POMP AT THAT FIRST PILGRIM FEAST - !i Ntwptptr rnlot, pos-slhl- e Bagdad Celebrates Iraqs New Freedom li lltt, Wfi 0, fc.ww briltammsnaBanA many followed, several being celebrated In one year. We of today wonder at their courage to bold ON every Thanksfeasts when there giving with Its hus- thanksgiving seems to have been so little to be tle, happy family thankful for. gatherings and subIn the mind of the Puritan, ChristV sequent chatterings, mas and Us celebration wa nothing a comes lull there U--In the activities of short of Idolatry. This was the day to be (pent In religious service. But the day. ConversaHU fwgnan Thanksgiving was tha day of family to bark turn pretion lags. Thoughts ' reunion and feasting. vious Thanksgiving. . mr i miM Eighteenth Century Thankev Let us turn our thoughts back farThe next Thanksgiving celebrations 1 St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary In Quebec province, Canada, burning after rioting convicts set It afire. ther than our own experiences. Back indeed to the first Thanksgiving In of which we read are those which 8 German cruiser Karlsruhe at Philadelphia, the first German warship to visit America since 1909. 8 - j America and there watch the prepto which of decorate Florida will touches L. the Ganlere patting the finishing The Spirit trv- Florida," George aration of the first feasL so differexhibit In a Century of Progress, Chicagos World's Fair In 1933. ent from our own. It will give us 4a close feeling of kinship with these WINNING TEN-MILEof these ours, early predecessors American homemakers. And It will bring a deeper appreciation of the dny, Helen Robertson writes In the Detroit Free Press. required days and even weeks of First Thanksgiving FeasL We read the descrippreparation. The picture of that first Thanks- tion of one table which surely must In celebrated feast Plymouth have groaned under Its weight of giving on the thirteenth day of December, deliclousness. 1621, la a striking one. Imagine the On one end of the table wag the blockhouse standing out stark and big roast turkey and on the other alone In the great wilderness. Its a goose and two pigeon pastries. rough walls, crude furniture and There was abundance of vegehuge fireplaces the Thanksgiving tables. Besides these there were tuble of long narrow boards, per huge chines of roast pork and venihaps not more than three feet wide, son. supported at either end by trestles. And still the same letter bemoans . If the first Thanksgiving feast the fact that they were unable to In were was served dishes, they have roast beef because of the made of square blocks of wood scarcity due to the war! The letabout ten to twelve inches square ter finishes with this paragraph ; and three to four Inches deep, holOur mince pies were good, lowed down Into a sort of bowl Nor though we had to use dried cherwas there one of these trenchers. ries Instead of raisins and venison Instead of beef. The pumpkin plea, . apple tarts, and big Indian paddings lacked for nothing save appetite by the time we got around to them. Do you wonder? Setting Day Aside. The celebration of a certain da for Thanksgiving was not universal nntil 1864 when President Lincoln Hoisting heavy trays of dirty dishes for waiters he once tipped or so aifsiiBinigimiaiiiiansjigigiiiggifl were each for called, they sisued a proclamation appointing $10 a throw, Albert Baron Guggenheim, scion of a wealthy New York two or children Paul Mundy, of the Nativity C. C. person. Usually the fourth Tuesday In November family and heir to $800,000, Is working as a buy boy in a Hollywood a man and wife ate from one trenchIn Philadelphia, Is shown winning with a view of having a day kept cafe. He said he was actually In want because the trustees of his grand- er. Forks were almost unknown, In national championship the thereafter fathers estate had discontinued his allowance. Albert Is a grandson of annually without Interrace at the Amateur Athletic union Bernhard Baron, fact, the first fork was Introduced ruption. The Presidents assassinaEnglish tobacco magnate, meet In New York. by Governor Wlnthrop In Boston tion the next year almost caused a twelve years later. There were suspension of his own rule until spoons, however, and drinking cups President Johnson QUITS HOOVER DAM appointed the and noggins" which were a sort of last Thursday In November. These were mug with a handle. T" Nevertheless It Is ye oyster passed from hand to hand and Up stewed, turkle," corn and pumpto lip around the board. kin which were served In the PilNo Holiday for Women. grim days that still play the leadFx ,ry '' The first Thanksgiving celebra-Mo- ing roles In our Thanksgiving menus lasted several days rather than of today. And just as In those early years. It Is still a day of family just one. It was a time of recreation and games for the men at gatherings and feasting. So while least One cannot Imagine four Thanksgiving celebrations eoaforn women and the few young girls havA with the dictates of our day there ing much time for recreation when still remain shades and shadows hey must prepare the fond for 121 of the past which enrich It and make men. 91 of whom were Indians with It the happier. W. 'r UUr - ' n as an Independent state, Great Britain surrender Above Is a street scene with one of the arches SAVANT FINDS NEW CHEMICAL ELEMENT Called Greatest Discovery of the Century. Element number xoro. Chicago. something new and rather startling In the field of science, was Intro duced to a group of Chicago chem Ists by Prof. Willinm Draper tlnrk Ins of the University of Chicago In a lecture at the Midland club. Infinitely more Important than Its anonymity Implies, the new substance Is described by Professor Harkins as the greatest scientific discovery of the present century" He predicted that It may change the whole Idea of the construction of matter. Thirteen years ago the Chicago Plant 155,000 Acres of Timber Lands Washington. More than 155. 000 acres of the United States were planted with forest trees during 1931. state reports com piled hy the forest service. United States Department of Agriculture, show. In 11)30. 138.970 acres were planted. The forest service planted more than 20.000 acres In nation a forests in 1931. State forest planting totaled 38.989 acres and new planting on other state acres. lands. 3.321 Iteported planting hy Individuals amounted to 29 024 acres. Other contributors to forests tlon Included: Industrial organ Ixations, 21.638 acres; munici11.361 acres. and palities. schools and colleges 1.114 acres. Michigan led all states In planting and putting Idle land back to work growing timber the retmrt said. Npw York wag second, and Pennsylvania third The 1931 plantings the Agrl estimated culture department brought the total area of Hrtl ftcinlh reforested lands to 1.953. 394 acres. I worlds largest battleships. Filling thimbles with neutrons la as Impossible as filling thimbles with battleships, however, as neutrons pass easily through any known sub stance. Neutrons are different from any chemist predicted Its existence His other atom, although the; may be prognostications were verified only the substance out of which all other atoms are built; little neutron ex recently, when scientists at Cam bridge university gave the new ele 1st on earth, for It has no chemical tuent a place among the select group effect on other substances. It cant be weighed, for It cannot of 92 companions. Neutron" Is the elements In be held In an; vessel, and Its ex formal name. For the past four istence Is known only through Us works. months scientists have been work lng feverishly to get acquainted Although It Is effective In build with the strange newcomer. Among lng up and disintegrating other at other things, they hnve found that: oms, the effect of neutron upon the minute atoms earth, stars and sun Is still un Neutron, comprising a neutron, are millions known. of millions of times smaller than any Professor Harkins also described other complete atom. photographing the birth of an atom. If a (hltnhle could be packed full His audience was comprised ol mem of Deutrons. the contents would bers of the American Chemical so weigh more than thirty of the clety. Aliens Take French Farms - Native Finds City Life More to His Liking. With a population of 41, 834,923. France appears gradually resigning the problem of Its re generation to Ihe foreign element, who, according to statistics, have twice as many children as the French, and who already are taking over thousands of farms aban doned hy Frenchmen moving Into Ihe cities With an increasing population in the cllies and virtually a station ary population In the country France oilers the least encumbered place in Europe for the neighboring countries sufleriug from too much politics and patriotism Spaniards. Italians. Poles. Bel gians. and even Hermans are crowd lng Into France. farms the French Moreover abandoned by broken French fam illes. are being manned hy thou In 38 sands of soil loving Italians departments ot France there has been a dimianailon ol population Furiously enough the rich agrlcnl tural departments ot the north In Brittany, In the Ardennes. In Nor Paris. mandy. and In the regions about Paris, the population has greatly diminished. But In many of these deserled regions, the foreign popu lation Is noteworthy. Id the Ar dennes there are 30,000 foreign era; Saone et Loire, 23,000; tiers 15.000: Cote dOr, 14.000; Aveyron - Descends From Riches to Dishes R When Iraq was received Into the League of Nations lng her mandate, there was a great celebration In Bagdad. erected In honor of King FelsaL T-- V'-vr ten-mil- e Prince Receives a Mt. Vernon Tree t'S r x'x.W'A n FT 13.000; etc. The population of Paris Is 2.891. with 279,111 foreigners In eluded. The foreigner Is welcome If he submits to French laws and pays his taxes. Since 1930. the birth rate among these foreign elements Is one third to native compared French The best Indication that the for elgn element has come to stay Is revealed In the fact that among eni there an ploy era and proprietors 8.403 Spaniards 14.719 Italians, 4.797 Belgians. 3,413 Swiss. 910 Lnxemhiirgers, 416 Germans, and 141 Britons. There are more than 24.000 Ital Inn farmers operating properties on the share basis; more than 20. 000 Belgians, 7.300 Spaniards and 4,700 Swiss 1 GREAT DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY 020. 3 V. Ki. two-third- s When Comptroller General ruled that MaJ. Gen. William L. Sibcrt, who helped build the Panama canal must choose between his retired pay of more than $3,000 per year and his $50 per day fee as a consulting engineer on the Hoover dam, that doughty warrior resigned bis position as chairman of the Colorado river advisory board of engineers, appointed by congress In 1928 to aid In the erection of thfc Hoover dam project. Me-Ca- rl - V Y: ' h ; ' MT ' 1. 1 I. :jl fM'i t x i : v' ts As a token of good will from American youth, Washington Boy Scouts presented Crown Prince Michael of Rumania, who Is a member of their order, with an American walnut tree grown from seed from historic ML Vernon, which he will plant on the palace grounds. The photograph shows Scout Harry Barnett presenting the tree to Frederle G Nano, charge d affaires of the Rumanian legation, for shipment to Prince MIchaeL F M VJv? Vi ,!( . 1 w i- V W-- . . ran Early New England Settlers Feasting Their Indian Friends |