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New Britain herald., 1924-04-01
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ENCcfSIOTI How remarkable for such young girl to become a famous dancing star in such a short time!" Well, she put her best foot for ward and aimed high.",
 --Edmund J. kiefer.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-01

A spinster may truthfully say that such a thing as marriage never oc- cured to her.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-01

As She Likes It Agent: Madam, you will sink nearly out of sight in the luxurius cushions in this new car. Lady tdecisiyely): No, When I ride in new car I want to be plainly visible"
 Frank Crosby.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
June Drinks.

An Associated Press dispatch says
that special plans to suppress the sale
of alcoholic liquors in New York dur
ing the Democratic national conven-
tion will be announced, Palmer Can
field, prohibition director, said today"
Farther along in the message is this
qualification: New York will not be
entirely dry" said Mr.. Garfield, "as
no combination of agents could dry up
New York in day or a year, but it
is hoped to reduce the traffic in liquor
to as low point as possible
The phrase alcoholic liquors. is
used, and probably means what is
commonly called hard liquor" Beer
Is legally and in fact an alcoholic
beverage, but for a long time men
made a distinction between hard liquor
and malt liquor. What the prohibition
director no doubt has in mind is sup.
preston of the sale of super alcoholic
liquor.
If delegates to the New York con-
vention and the thousands of visitors
who will assist at that memorable
meeting have any disposition toward
super-alcoholic drinks in weather such
as this they must be hard-boiled and
accomplished politicians. The common
run of men who have not been trained
in politics show in these June days
a slant toward ginger pop, sarsa-
parilla, ice water, soda, lemonade and
watermelon. No matter what a mans
taste may be when February SHOWS
fall and March winds blow. it is be.
lieved that now he inclines toward a
drink that is soft and cooling If a
man thirsts and pants for something
super alcoholic under present weather
conditions he surely has a thirst that
marks him apart from wise and rea.
sonable men.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
Justice Works Swiftly.

Two young men were yesterday SEN
fenced in this city to spend ten years
each in prison for robbery. They, with
years sentence because of his COM
parative youth and his smaller degree
of completely, held up the employees of
mercantile establishment three
months ago and stole $13,S47. They,
OF course, thought to escape scot free
with their loot, but within a week one
of them had been caught and con-
fessed. Two of the others of the orig
inal quartet were later arrested in
New York The fourth man is still at
large. but he is known, and will doubt
less also eventually be caught.
This case reflects credit upon the
police, and its prompt disposition is
likewise creditable to the prosecuting
officers and the court The speed with
which justice has been administered
should have a wholesome effect. 1t
demonstrates that there is no safety
in crime, however daringly skillful in
execution.
A few days ago a mail train was
held up by robbers in the neighbor-
hood of Chicago and loot worth mil
lions was taken. Friday ten persons
were indicted for the crime. Again,
speedy work by the police and by the
same degree of energy it is possible
that these miscreants will be serving
prison terms before the close of the
year.
Crime is rife in this country, but it
is not as safe an enterprise as it has
been. Not even the agency Of the mo-
tor car has availed to prevent detec-
ton. In the case of the Diamond
brothers and their pals, who held up
and killed two bank messengers in
Brooklyn last autumn and got away
in fast machines, the law in short
order had them in custody, and now
four men are in prison awaiting execu-
ton.
These young men who held up the
grocery clerks here in Washington
undoubtedly thought that they were
going to escape altogether. Now they
are on their way to prison for ten
years, and their situation may well be
considered as a warning by any others
who may be contemplating the "easy
money" Of crime. There is no "easy
money" The chances are against the
criminal. He may escape for a time,
but eventually he is caught. Let the
swiftness of justice in the cases of
these men be understood as an assur-
ance that the tide has turned and the
way of the transgressor has indeed
become hard.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
"White Indians" !"

From the Isthmus of Darien have
come many stories Of strange people.
There have been reports of white saw
ages living in the country southerly
from the Canal Zone and between the
Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Pan
anna, and now an American exploring
expedition comes from that country,
arrives at Colon and brings several
white Indians" In the published cor
respondence from the Canal Zone these
people are written of as appearing to
be primitive Nordics." "Nordic" is a
term Of anthropologists meaning a
person characterized by tall stature,
blonde hair, blue eyes and elongated
head, evidently descended from the
early people Of northern Europe.
These people are described from Colon
as having "fine faxen hair, blue-green
eyes and white SKINS" They are COM
ing to the United States. and there
will be much curiosity among certain
groups of scientists and among vulgar
people to see them.
What the answer is to be must
come from the men of science. Scien-
fists have never come to agreement as
to the origin Of American Indians or
the origin Of what seem to be different
races which we Jumped under the
term Indian" The Mongolian origin
Evening star., 1924-06-21
a wave of confidence in the usually
unresponsive atmosphere.

a wave of confidence in the usually
unresponsive atmosphere
Nobody knows, Of course, how much
money is put up in the course of a
presidential campaign as bets. In cer-
tain quarters, like the betting corner
of Wall street, books are kept and
totals may be available before election
day. But scattered throughout the
land are thousands of other bettors,
who make their wagers privately.
Their financial contests cannot con-
ceivably affect the judgment Of peo-
pie by swaying them to the side of
the favorite. In the definite betting
centers. such as Wall street. the post
ing of odds may have an effect.
Singularly enough, most political
bettors ask or give odds. Usually odds
are first asked, and after some dicker.
ing are given, perhaps with a COM
promise. Sometimes. however, enthu-
siasm dominates judgment, and odds
are offered as a means of inducing re-
sponse. The offerer of odds is likely
to overstate the proportion, just as
the demander Of odds is likely to un-
derstate it. If bets are published or
bulletined odds prevail; that is, are
the guiding signs of the betting mar
ket. just like the stock quotations.
But there is large difference between
political bets and stock quotations.
The latter represent in d certain de-
gree the relations between supply and
demand of particular securities. The
betting odds represent the relationship
of enthusiasm, belief and hope on the
part of respective bettors.
Now is the time for highly specula-
tive bets. Nobody knows who will be
the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent. Nevertheless there are at pres
ent odds of to in favor Of Presi-
dent Coolidge's election. They have
prevailed at practically the same point
for several weeks. The real "line" on
the case cannot be drawn until after
the Democratic convention has done
its work. Then the political betting
quotations will serve as a guide to at
least the judgment of enthusiasts who
are willing to capitalize their beliefs.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
Thick Weather in New York.

Little light falls upon the situation
at New York. where the atmosphere
on the eve Of the Democratic national
convention is decidedly murky. These
last few days before the assembly of
the delegates to go through the tradi-
uonal procedure of selecting candi-
dates for their party for the two high
est federal offices are marked by fog
obscured maneuverings by leaders.
with occasional shouts of confidence.
The real manipulative work is hidden.
But 1t is going on, nevertheless, and
nobody can tell the outcome.
From the question of the rules that
are to prevail in the convention, cen
tering upon the traditional two-thirds-
Denomination requirement, the pre-
convention debate shifts to the plat
form. Certain specific demands are
made by the heads of one faction and
resisted by those of the chief con-
tender. The klan question dominates
in this discussion. Shall the Demo
cratic party go specifically on record
in direct denunciation of the hooded
organization? The religious question
obtrudes, having been put forth by the
faith of one of the leading candidates.
The liquor issue is not now so much
in evidence, but it may soon come into
the focus of the fight. Bone-dry advo-
Gates will doubtless desire a distinct
demand for full enforcement and no
nlt
upon a demand for modification.
There are the makings of a stiff fight
on this matter.
Foreign relations will certainly re-
quire delicate handling. Woodrow
Wilson's will" is being offered for pro-
bate by the party. The pro-leaguers
will seek to have it accepted as the
mandate of the organization. Less
strenuous party men look back to the
campaign of 1920 and the seven-million
majority cast for Harding and shy off
from the league question as from
something fearsome.
All these questions are being talked
over, behind closed doors and even in
the open, while the mist settles down
and lifts and drops again. The candi-
dates or their managers hold court,
issue orders. give interviews, make
claims and watch the trains for early
delegates. Not many Of those who will
cast votes in the convention are yet
on the ground. They will not begin
to come much before Monday evening.
Hotel rates are not low enough to war.
rant long stays, and the convention
is likely to be protracted.
And while these hectic conditions
prevail a human touch is given to the
situation by Gov. Smiths anxiety over
his lost dog.
Evening star., 1924-06-21

of North American Indians is IA
vored. 1t has been held that the
Maya, Aztec and other races may have
been OF Phoenician or Carthagenian
| origin. Some scientists have held that
carvings on monuments left by those
races show relationship to Egyptian,
Chaldean or Babylonian characters.
There is also the question Of an earlier
race or races dwelling on our con-
tinent than those found by the first
explorers of record.
So far as a layman recalls we have
never found so-called "aborigines"
| who show descent from the neolithic
tribes, or tribes of the stone-implement
age of Northern Europe.
And now comes DIR. Ales Hrdlicka,
head Of the division of anthropology
of the National Museum, who says
that white Indian" in the jungles
Of Darien is impossible, and that
| there is not a bit of scientific evil
dence to back up the claim, there can
be none and if the expedition is bring
ing back white Indians they are al
binos." This is a hard blow to the
Nordic claim.
The indications are that the ex-
plorers have not made so rich a find
as was reported. A great many strange
peoples, faithfully believed in,' have
been disproved. We have never been
able to get a real scientific clew to the
Cyclops who had but one eye in the
middle of the forehead. We have
never been able to lay hands on the
'men whose heads do grow beneath
their shoulders" We have had re-
ports for tens of centuries about
pygmies, but the best we have found
in that line are the Negritos. and these
are represented in lay groups in the
anthropological section Of the National
Museum. Every now and then some
scientist finds the bones of the earliest
form of primitive man, and then other
scientists take the matter up and find
that after all there may not be so
much in the Pithecanthropus Erectus,
the NeanderthaI man and the bones
Of the Piltsdown man.
Evening star., 1924-06-21

ing. If there were a Dawes vote it
was already for Coolidge. Dawes has
been for years the head of one of
the greatest banks in Chicago. The
Coolidge ticket was not in sore need
of such additional banking and finan-
cial connections as Gen. Dawes brings
TO it,; furthermore, I'VE shall hear
much in derogation of Gen. Dawes
from organized labor" Another thing,
the Reading Tribune Gndependent)
suggests, 1T will stamp the party as
anti-farmer and lose for it the vast
voting strength lying west of the
The other independent viewpoint is
expressed by the Lansing State Jour
nal independently. which says that
what one lacks the other possesses
IN personality and both have records
OF efficiency and accomplishments
back of them" From a popular a.
vel as efficiency point of view, the
oaIt Lake Deseret News Gnde-
edly be regarded as a strong team
mate Tor President Coolidge
The Democratic papers are also di-
vided into two classes-those who
take the Republican ticket seriously
and those who do not The latter
view Is pointedly put by the New York
World independent Democratic), which
feels Gen. Dawes is the ideal man for
the ticket. because "he can advertise
their goods He can jazz the plati-
tudes. He can mix with the bows at
the downtown luncheon clubs and
make them feel that it is not only a.
DUTY put something of a pleasure to
vote the regular ticket. He will not
ntGaHnofad 1ah
Republicans. He will not recapture
the west. But he will warm up con
s1derably the vote that would have
gone to Mr.. Coolidge any way. All
which is not on the inside of big busi.
ness, but does it's best to make a
noise as If it were, will find in Cen
Dawes a man around whom it can
rally"
The serious attitude Of the Demo-
cratic papers is voiced by the Hart
ford Times Independent Democratic).
which maintains, "Such a ticket COM
mands respect and it will command
many votes. 1t cannot be assailed
upon either the basis of character or
of ability. Its nomination makes it
necessary. for the Democracy to nom
the running. The ticket of Coolidge
and Dawes will be beaten only BY
rallying the highest ideals and the
best ability the Democracy com
mands." The Democrats will not find
the ticket an easy one to beat. as
sents the Brooklyn Eagle independ-
ent Democratic), because Gen. Dawes
makes a good running mate for the
President-he, too, Is a man of cour-
age and candor, and one who will not
be a negligible factor in the cam
paign." The Roanoke World-News
(Democratic) also observes "in Dawes
they have added a remarkably able,
vigorous and picturesque man to the
ticket, and they have secured for
Coolidge a running mate who will
bring thousands Of votes to the party"
Evening star., 1924-06-21
Political Betting.

There is nobody much more foolish
than the man who bets on a political
proposition merely as a matter of
sentiment. He is simply saying: II be-
lieve, or hope, that So-and-so will be
elected President, or governor, or SEN
ator, and believe and hope so strong
bunch Of money if am wrong" AS a
matter of fact, he ought to be willing
to sacrifice his money as means Of
making So-and-so President, governor
or senator. His bet does So-and-so no
good. Its tender as forfeit If the elec-
ton goes the other way is a gesture,
Evening star., 1924-06-21
Republican National Ticket
Subject of Press Discussion

The nomination by the Republicans
ceed himself was accepted as a mat
ter Of course. The nation was pre-
pared for it and the editorial COM
ment inspired by it reflects the po-
litical viewpoint of most of the writ
ers. Not so the selection of Brig.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes as the Coolidge
running mate. Dawes has been a
astic praise ever since he aired his
views on war costs before a congress
sional committee. His labor opinions,
his banking affiliations and the man
ner in which he was forced on the
ticket seemingly over the protest of
the administration leaders at Cleve-
land all lend picturesqueness to the
The characteristics of the two lead
view are aptly summed up by the
Kansas City journal (Republican),
which says: Coolidge is solid, sub
stantial, dependable, with a great
record OF accomplishment, conserva-
tive, safe and possessing the un-
bounded confidence of the American
neople. Dawes is dynamic, pictur-
esque, many sided, with an experience
which fairly runs the gamut OF pub
lie service, with a wonderfully varied
record of achievement in a wide va
riety of effort, and yet with a re-
serve of gifts not often called upon
Thus the admirable qualities of
Coolidge" the Portland Express. Gre
nublican) adds, "are most admirably
supplemented by the equally admirable
qualities of Dawes"
No "sounder two pieces of Ameri-
can manhood" says the Boston
Transcript independent Republican,,
"haye ever been put together-they
are brave enough to do what they
think is right in any and every sit
uation." In the character Of these
two men, the Buffalo News (Repub-
i;csnI declares, "are combined the
elements that make for success In
the election and in the admlnlStra-
ton of the affairs of the nation"
They will, the Pittsburgh Gazette,
Times (Republican) believes, appeai
are concerned for the common well
fare" other Republican papers
which follow the same line OF thought
are the Scranton Republican AlDany
News, Butte Post, st. Paul Pioneer
press. Topeka Capital, Grand Rapids
Herald. Cincinnati Times-Star, Min
neanoiis Tribune, Philadelphia Bule-
tin and Sioux City Journal
X X X
The opinions of the Independent
newspapers are divided into two dis
tinct classes. One follows the thought
of the Springfield Republican dnde-
pendent), which maintains: The
country's reaction to the combination
of Coolidge and Dawes is not yet
entirely clear; however, Gen. Dawes
can add no strength to the ticket
where the ticket needed strengthen.
Evening star., 1924-06-21
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

Q. How many editions does The
Evening Star run each day?-A Z. r.
A. There are three editions daily
the mail edition, at 2:30; home edi-
ton, at $40; regular news edition,
4:45. When there is base ball game
there is a base ball edition at about
$40.
@. How are radios grounded that
are on busses and~trains?-M. J. G.
A. They are connected with the
axle Of the wheel. The wheel is in
constant contact with the ground.
O. Where are most of the silk goods
Of the world made?-W. G. p.
A. The United States produces 80
per cent of the worlds finished silk
products.
g. What is the Biblia Pauperum?
A. This Bible of the Poor was a
medieval picture book representing
the chief events of mans salvation
through Christ 1t was meant for
those who were unable to read
@. Why is court-plaster so called
A F. G.
A. Court-plaster was thus named
because it was first applied by ladies
Of the court as beauty patches on the
face.
Q. am receiving compensation
from the Veterans Bureau. viii this
be stopped II receive adjusted com
pensation? ?-F. A. G.
A Compensation or insurance re-
ceived through the Veterans Bureau
will not be affected in any way by
the adjusted compensation
Q. Over the entrance of Ell To-
var Hotel, overlooking the Grand
Canyon of Arizona, is the quotation:
Dreams OF mountains. as in their
sleep they brood on things eternal" ;"
Who is the authorize. f. w.
A. 1t is from the pen of c. A Hig-
gins, who until his death was con-
nected with the Santa Fe Railroad
Company.
Q. Did Columbus carry a map on
his first voyage across the Atlantic? &?
IT. c. G.
A Ferdinand, son of Columbus, in
biography of the latter, tells of a
copy of a map by Toscanelli which
the Genoese discoverer carried with
him. The map was prepared by a ia
nous Florentine doctor. 1t indica ted
the proximity Of ASIA to the western
coast of Europe and showed in favor
able positions mid-Atlantic islands
which proved to be mythical
Q. How many children had Robert
and Elizabeth Browning?-A. R.
A. The poets had but one child. q
SON, Robert Wiedemann Barret
Browning, who died a few years ago.
Q. Were there any lives of Ameri-
can soldiers lost during the transport
to Europe during the world war ex-
cept by diseaSe?-H H. S
A No lives were lost by the United
States cruisers and transport force in
carrying the soldiers. One cargo boat
was torpedoed and sunk, with a loss
OF 102 Army men, and 622 lives of
American soldiers were lost on Brit
ism ships. The total number of lives
lost, United States troops, being
transported to Europe, amounted to
724.
Q. When was the first buffalo
nickel issued; when and why was
the die changed and is there a pre-
MUM on the first issue?-E. P.
A. The first issue of buffalo nickels
was in February, 1913. In May, 1913,
the die was changed, in order to bring
out the words five cents" more plain
ly. There is no premium on the first
nickels.
g, g; What It was the reform bill of
A. 1t was measure passed by the
British Parliament in England for
the purpose of increasing the cleo
torate for the House Of Commons and
removing certain inequalities of rep