The Cedarville Herald, Volume 53, Numbers 1-26

— XHK CEDARYILLE HKRAU*. M.VKCH U, 10 " 0 . oOwnsAntarctica? Rike-Kumler Co* Observes Anniversary The 77th. Anniversary Sale o f the Rike-Kumler Company, Dayton, Ohio, celebrates the inception and progress of one o f the largest and moat widely approved stores in Southern Ohio. Emerging from their 77th year o f successful serving this hugh store stands as a monument to the service that made it popular with our fathers . . . the service that has assured its success, ■ Realizing that their growth has boon made possible by the public’s response to the company’s efforts to constantly please, the officials plan at each Anniyersary to repay this patron­ age by offering unusual values. This yearly event is known sb the Rike- Kumler Anniversary Sale, this year’s being the 77th, Preparations for this event have been under way for some time. An i unusually large stock o f select mer- ‘ chandise has been assembled ' all of i which will be available at surprisingly ’ low prices in this store-wide sale. SE '‘GLADTOTELL WHATKONJOLA DIDFORME” Cleveland M*n Banlahed Stom­ ach III of Long Standing Through New Medicine ‘ Coming as it does, in the midst o f the By ELMO SCOTT WATSON — SP“ "»NL) when Commander 'Rich* a ard IS, Byrd of the United JB l States navy in his giant three - motored .airplane, U & tne NX4342, flew over 1 A the South pole on Novem­ ber 29, 1929, his feat did more- than merely add to a brilliant record the achievement of being the first man to reach the South pole by air, and the over both the North and During his iiistory-mah- c a p rn o M D &rtzm2)<s£'/y first td fly South poles. Ing- flight he discovered 40,000 square miles of'Ice-blanketed lands never be­ fore seen by man and claimed them in the name of the United States. And thereby hangs the tale of a dis­ pute between nations as to who owns Antarctica, dispute which would seem to the casual observer to be a silly one. For, as he would naturally think, what ‘ difference . does if make who “owns” that .40,000 square miles of Ice and sn,o\v, so fur as practical value to the possessor is concerned? But what if It should be discovered that that vast territory contains vast stores, of oil, .gold and other mineral wealth? that would b e something else again I While- the dispute so far lias not readied anything approaching a criti­ cal stage, it Is, nevertheless, one Which offers Some interesting possibilities. For Uncle Sam and John Bull are"the two would-be “owners” of Antarctica. When It became known tliatConimaud- er Byrd was planning an Antarctic expedition, the British government filed with the State department of this country a communication offerlug to lend ’ any assistance possible while Byrd was “In British territory” and defining |hnt territory by quoting a resolution of the imperial conference . in 1929, promulgated at the request of Australia. *' ITlils note was received by the State department on November 17, 1928, but ' the department did not give Its official answer until November, 1929, just a short time before Byrd made his epic flight That reply, it is said unofficial­ ly, was a courteous ’’thank you” for England’s expression of interest; in Byrd’s activities “In the Ross depend­ ency and the Falkland island depend­ ency,” but was strictly noncommittal in either conceding o r denying British claims to sovereignty over the areas enumerated in the British note. British claims to sovereignty in Ant-, arctica go hack for their beginnings to an event which took place just 137 years ago. That was on January 17, ■1773, when CapL James Cook, later famous for ills discovery of the Ha­ waiian islands, in his ship, Resolu­ tion, accompanied by the Atlven- ■tare, crossed the Antarctic circle for the first time in hi.jtory. A year later he reached what was then “farthest south” (even though it was 1,318 miles from the South pole!) and discovered a land which ho named the Isle of Georgia, in honor o f George III* and Sandwich Land, in honor o f the fourth Earl o f Sandwich, first lord o f the aft- jnir&lty during the American Revolu­ tion. In 1823 James Weddell of the Brit­ ish Royal navy discovered the sea which now bears his name and set a new “farthest South” record or 1,102 miles from.the pole. Boon after that the famous whaling firm o f Enderby in Dondon became Interested in Ant­ arctic exploration and sent out sev­ eral expeditions. In one o f them in 1830 James Briscoe of the British navy discovered and named Kemp Hand, and in 1839 John Balleny discovered and named the Balleny islands.- By this time the United States had become Interested in South polar ex­ ploration also, and in 1830 congress authorized an expedition which was to make discoveries, upon which our prin­ cipal claims to ownership Of land in Antarctica were to be based. Com­ mand o f the expedition was given to Limit, Charles Wilkes o f the United Stated navy and in command o f six ships, the sloops Vincennes and Peacock, the storeship Relief, the brig Porpoise *and . the tenders Sea Gull and Flying Fish, he set sail from Hampton Roads,’ Vo., for the polar, regions on August 18, 1838, His long wanderings in the Antarc­ tic regions are recorded in detail In the flve:volume narrntive of the expe­ dition written by Wilkes himself, so only a brief summary of wlmt he ac­ complished can be given here. Em­ barking from Sydney, Australia, on December 26, 1889, Wilkes made Mac­ quarie island the first rendezvous. He had already lost the Sea Gull and all its crew In the South Pacific below South America, and within a week aft­ er leaving Sydney the Flying Fish and the Peacock dropped out of sight in the. fog. Then tiie Porpoise disap­ peared but Wilkes pushed on south- ward In. the Vincennes.- By January 1C, 1840, he had reached <56 degrees south latitude and had found the Peacock and the Porpoise. They were how confronted by an Ice barrier, but the crews of the remain- ing ships reported that appearances ' beyond the barrier seemed to indicate land, and In .his report Wilkes sets January 16, 1840, as the date of the discovery of a new continent. Fqr the next two weeks the. ships cruised about independently and repeatedly saw "appearances of land.” On Jan­ uary 30 the Vincennes entered an in­ dentation o f the Ice-bound const which Was named PIner’s Bay. “ We ap­ proached within half a mile o f the dark volcanic rocks which appeared on both sides of us, and saw the land gradually rising beyond the ice to the height of 3,000 feet,” says Wlikes. “It could be seen distinctly extending to the east and west of our position fully sixty miles. I gave the land the name of the Antarctic Continent.” ' After skirting the Antarctic’ coast for some 1,700 miles and reaching a point 66 degrees, 1 minute, south, Wilkes turned north and set sail for Australia.. He had discovered the seg­ ment o f Antarctica, which now bears his name, Wilkes Land, and inter ex­ plorations have proved what he be­ lieved he had discovered—a vast An­ tarctic continent. In the meantime a British expe­ dition was in the Antarctic, led by Capt. James Clark Ross of the British Royal navy, He had planned to visit the very region where Wilkes was ex­ ploring, and when he learned that the American was ahead of him, he was very much chagrined. So ho changed his plans and this resulted in his dis­ covery of Victoria land and Ross sea. While lie was stopping at Hobart Town in November, 1840, he received a letter from Wilkes describing his re­ cent voyage and enclosing a chart. There were sent with the friendliest intention of aiding fi fellow explorer, but it had tiie Unexpected result of Starting a long controversy with Ross and discrediting Wilkes’ discoveries in tiie eyes of the British. On the chart which Wilkes sent lie had set down the supposed position of land found in 1839 by Balleny, and Iden­ tified it with land seen by men on one of the American vessels. He neglect­ ed to indicate that this land was not one o f his own discoveries, When Itoss later sailed directly over this spot* he decided that If Wilkes was wrong In tills regard lie was' wrong In others, and Ross in his report de­ voted fifteen pages, to discrediting Wilkes’ discoveries. It Is true that Wilkes did make some mistakes in his, locations, because he could'not land his instruments and check his lo­ cations magnetically so that . they would be free from error due to tiie attraction of his instruments by the metal on board his ship. But, for all such errors, he cannot in justice he denied his .right to having discovered and described tiie Antarctic continent, thereby giving his conotvy/a claim to it by right of “ discovery.” Ross crossed the Antarctic circle on January 1,1841, and during tiie course of ,his exploration tlipt year and the nest, he discovered two volcanoes, which lie named after his ships, tiie Erebus anti Terror.; he saw a chnin of high mountains, naming one peak for Lord Melbourne, the. British premier; and lie landed on an island which he called Possession island, and took for. mal possession o f the continent, which he called Victoria Land, in the name of Queen Victoria, Unfortunately for Wilkes’ fame, the doubt which had been cast upon ids explorations l>y Ross, and later Brit­ ish writers was shared by many Amer­ icans. After he returned from ids. trip to the Antarctic.he was involved in a series o f courts-martial, Instigated by some of ids officers, who had disap­ proved of his management of the ex­ pedition. Great Britain’s further clnlrhs to Ant­ arctica are based upon explorations made under their auspices by Nares in 1S74, Borchgrevlnk in 1900, Bruce In 190-4* Scott in 1902 and 1912 (tiie lat­ ter date being the one in which he readied the South pole) and Slmckle- ton in 1909 and 1913. One curious fact is that Wilkes’ discovery of Wilkes land and the rightfulness of attaching his name to that territory was confirmed by a Briton In 1912. In 1911-1914 Sir Douglas Mawson lnnd- ed two parties at the opposite ends of the Antarctic continent Writing of this expedition in 19 12, Dr. W. S, Bruce, the Scotch explorer and geo­ grapher, said that It had "proved, over a distance of more or less 1,200 miles, the existence of Wilkes land, which lms been disputed during the past seventy-two years.” But Great Britain and the United States are not the only nations which have claims, based upon discovery and exploration, in Antarctica, There is Russia which took a hand in the game as far back as 1819, when Czar Alex­ ander I fitted out-an expedition under Fabian von Belllnghausen, who discov­ ered Traversa Islands in December, 1819, and two years later found two other Islands which lie named after Peter I and Alexander I. There is France which sent out the Dumont d’Urville expedition, which In 1840 when Wilkes and Itoss were sailing the south polar sens, discovered land which was called Adelle Land, and a high Ice barrier which was called Clarle Coast There Is Norway, which sent out a series of expeditions from 3892 to 3893, including the expedition of Captain Christensen, who on Janu­ ary 23, 1893, landed on the Antarctic continent near Cape Adare, the first humnn beings to set foot on that land. And, of course, It was a Norweglun, •Capt. Roald Amundsen who first reached the South pole on December 14, 1911. And even Argentina comes Into the picture by declaring that she has the Imst right to Antarctica, not by “ exploration" or “discovery," but geographically — because, she asserts the Antarctic continent Is simply an extension of the Falkland archipelago, which by right belong to her, even though she lias been deprived of them, by British occupation, and by right o f peaceful and continuous occupation of lands nearest to the polar territories. Spring season, this sale event offers an unusual opportunity for thrifty shoppers to save on Spring purchases, The sale will continue from March 13th to 29th giving everyone ample time, to take advantage o f this sea­ sonable offering. The same quality merchandise that has made the Rike- Kumler Company famous, and that has made this 77th Anniversary possi­ ble will be sold during this Sale at substantial savings, In commenting upon this celebration one of the executives said today, "It naturally gives The Rike Kumlev Company groat, pleasure to begin our 77th year with the realization that its efforts to be of genuine service have been so enthusiastically received by the citizens o f Dayton and of the Miami Valley. It"1has been our con­ stant aim to offer only fine merchan­ dise at reasonable prices and to com­ bine it with a courteous service. This 77th Anniversary Sale is’ an earnest attempt to repay those countless cus­ tomers who have made it possible to reach this ripe age. Shorts and Middlings Qf 10 livestock maladies o f major importance in the world, the United States is entirely free from five, is rapidly eradicating two others, has two more under effective control and the tenth under partial-control.' Insects are among the oldest qf all animal organisms which have living representatives on the earth today. Fossil remains o f insects going hack as far as 300 million years have been discovered. L, Soybean mdal is widely used as fertilizer in southern China, Java, Japan. ‘ Manchuria, and Other Asiatic countries, Get our prices on Alcohol and Glycerin for your radiator, McCarop- bell’s Exchangef/ Starting and Growing Mash. For sale at McCampbell’s Exchange. FOR RENT: 140 acres of good level black corn ground near Bowersville, Ohio.. Address W. O. Custis, Xenia, Ohio. When you see the car with the GOLDEN ROCKET ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION MR. HARRY FRITCH “ I am glad to tell what Konjola did for me,” said Mr, Harry Fritch, 3904 West Nineteenth street, Cleveland. “ I suffered terribly for several years with indigestion. .My color was bad and I was subject to frequent and severe dizzy spells. It seemed that everything l ate caused gas accumula­ tion in my stomach and the bloated condition which followed was painful and weakened my heart action. No medicines I tided helped me. “ Just three bottles of this splendid medicine, Konjola, did the work in my case. Today I eat what I please o f the heartiest foods and suffer no discomfort. I no longer bloat and the pains have disappeared. My appetite has improved and th e dizzy, spells and nausea never occur. I am in better health than I was before my stomach tailed me. I owe all this to Konjola.” Konjola is sold in Cedarville at Prowant & Brown drug store, and by all the best druggists in all towns throughout this entire section. THE NEW OAKLAN D (1045 Product of Ganaral Motor* JEAN PATTON NORTHUP HATCHERY We are now hatching and can take your orders for HIGH GRADE BLOOD TESTED CHICKS Custom Hatching. Phone 13-16 Clifton Exchange R. F. D. 1, Yellow Springa.Ohio TOO OLD TO WORK S om e d a y Y O U w ill b e to o o ld to w ork . 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