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New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
State Spending S6,220,475
 On Roads and Bridges

Hartford. Sept. 26.-Roads and brides. being built at an estimated cost of s6.22o,47b are under con- struotion In Connecticut at the pres ent time, it is shown by statement Issued yesterday by the state high way department.
 A total of 1S0 miles of roads is in various stages of completion in all parts of the state, the summary re- veals The cost Of the road work will be approximately s6,os0,f5 or about $47,000 n mile, The amount being expended on bridges Is about sl40,000.
 Macadam surfaeing and reinforced concrete paving are the types Of construction being used on the bulk of inc work. Of the 130 miles being built. 49.o arc Of macadam, costing s1,733,0TG. Concrete roads agsrcrat- ing 41.s miles will cost sS,aoo,635, The figures also show that bitumin- ous macadam surfacing is being used on o1 miles of new roadway and will cost ss5o,oss.
 Asphalt paving on 1.Ss miles or roads vii, cost s7s,7s2 and grading and drainage work on A.2 miles will be done at a cost Of s22o,oon.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
INDIANS FIGHT | ID GET MESCAL
Garry Their Contest Into J. s.
 Courts
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Helena, Sept 2G (E0 -- Whether the Bible is sufficient authority for the use of mescal In religious cerc- monials by the Crow Indians is a question 10 be determined by the Montana supreme court this fall.
 Big Sheep, Crow Indian. was arrested and convicted in the dis trict court for Big Horn county, charged with possession Of nar- cotics. Federal agents found in his possession sack containing SC mescal buttons,
 Big Sheep explained that he is leader of the congregation of the Native American church and that tho decoction from the buttons is q necessary part of the ritual of the church. State and federal laws say ii is a prohibited narcotic. The Indian appealed from the decision of the district court, citing three scriptural references which he al- legged as his authority for posses sion of the buttons and use of the liquor made from them,
 These include tho second verse Of Romans XIV, the seventeenth verse Of Revelations II. and the entire chapter of Isaiah LII. Big Sheep declares that he own ed the 56 mescal buttons before 1923, when the Montana law be- came effective and that the liquor prepared by slowing and boiling the buttons was taken only in ac- cordance with teachings and doc 1 trines of the Bible and for nc other purpose.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
SHORT CALENDAR DOCKET

Commencing next Monday "t ? o'clock inc short calondar sc,'siou of tho city court will b. held every Monday regularly instead of semi monthly as has been ins effect since early in the summer. The docket for ncSt H{onday contains q eases as follows; John Hoffman against Sophie Ewasnik, judgment. s. !. Tracrski for the plaintiff: Eliza beth Ncyeriak against Joseph Safran ct ux. pleading by dofend- ant. Thomas F. McDonough for inc plaintiff. Morris s. Talk for the defendant: Toros M krikoriau against Lily N. Atashian and others, default anl judgment lr- vin l. Rachlin for the plaintiff. T. r. NcDonough for Mrs. Atashan. Alfred lc Witt for John Jacob; the Euthcnian Crock Catholic Church of the Immaculate Con cHrtion against Peter Goss'in, r'aading by plaintiff E. ]. Mon .aioz fnr the plaintiff, Thomas r Nrporough for the defendants;
 d S'ates Rubber company !" inst s Oshana. Judcmrnt,
 b. f Crlclue for tho plaintiff: " r'e ocHowo:skv aE iTst Mich f-' Wr1insky. judgment Edward \ Mag for the plaintiff; Henry Srhupack against Sam Naples, judgment. Edward A. Mag for the p'ainiiT; Frank knwalc2ib ct uX, a~ainst Michael Domhrauskas and others. Alfred l.c Witt for in" plaintiff; Sc,erino Maltioi against Andrew ]. naly and others, iudg- mrnt, Elins r. RinErcsc for tho plaintiff: paicr Strigcr against AL peri < Brill permission to take dispositions, Roche X TaI"ms for the plaintiff Edward A. Mag for the defendant.
 City of New Britain board of wa fer iommissionors against A Cor itath and others, John IT, Kirk h-no frr fhe n'ainfiF. F Can n,s, grr ihr d. '.o4ant: "i,y nt N. l7rnsn board Of water comme sionsrs against [ Q. Kilbourne
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
TAFT REALTY CO.
 DEAL IS CLOSED
Takes Over Valuable Property
 in New Haven

New Haven. Sept. g6 R-- Stock holders of the New Haven Hotel company and New Haven House company unanimously approved ac- ceptance of the offer of tho Taft Realty company to take over the Hotel Taft, Taft apartments and Shubert theater, at meeting held hero yesterday. Details of the mel ger will be carried out In the neaI future, 1t was said by F. $. Bronson president of thc hotel company. ait CT a meeting of directors of both companies today.
 The transaction means retirement of the stock of the separate com panies. The incorporators of the Taft Realty company represent vir- tually tho same interests in control
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
Musician HOnOred

.4a.,i \rnold, New York com poser and a pupil of Anton DHorak, has been honored by having his String Quartet in G." accepted for production this winter by the Essay Barmas quartet in Berlin and the Zimmerman quartet in Amsterdam.
 His violin concerto also is to be produced by Fritz Kerkhoff in Am sterdam.
 The quartet abounds in American motifs and humor. especially in the scherzo part, but in form follows Brahms and on the whole is an eX- position of the Romantic school of composing.
 Arnold ascribes his case in pac- ing the quartet 10 Inc fact that there is definite revision in Germany and Holland from extreme futnrism In music, as cxemplificd by StraHinskE, to more conservative and molodious forms.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
GAS CELLS MAY . HAVE BEEN BROKEN
This Is Latest Testimony Re
 gardins Shenandoah

Lakehurst, N. J., Sept. c6 Pl-- Chief attention of the naval court of inquiry here was directed today to the testimony of the remaining sur viyors of the airship Shenandoah as 10 the condition of the helium gas cells just before or at the time Of the wrecking of that craft. One witness, James H. Collier, chief rigger who had supervision over the cells, created a mild sensa- ton late yesterday, with the state- ment that there was a failure of sev- eral of the gas bags before the ship foundered.
 It was the first testimony of this character to be adluced and was in direct conflict with that of a dozen or more others, who had declared that they neither heard nor saw any, thing indicating that there had been such failure.
 Collier, who was awakened from sleep just before the crash. was very positive in his declarations and was l uncertain on the long cross-e&ami- nation. He said he was satisfied when bags deflated about 30 per cent that the ship was doomed, adding that he so told another of the crew in q bunk nearby.
 More than half a dozen survivors were called today for reeXaminatlon, among them Lieutenants Bauch and
 Mayor, who assisted. in bringing down different parts of the ship. The examinations conducted yes- ! terday developed some rather sharp conflicts as to the sequence ill which l the ship broke, but this was not Con- sidered unusual, taking into account | the stress of the time and the differ unt location of the men on the craft. There was agreement that the ship i actually broke in two forward ol
 amidships, but whether this hap
 pcned before or at the same time or , after tho control car fell furnished
 the main points of differences in the i narratives.
 Although only one session of the
 court was arranged for today. Judge l Advocate Foley was hopeful that the
 remaining survivors who have been | here since the first ot the inquiry could be heard before adjournment.
 so that Monday might be given over ! 10 the examination of Lieut. J. B.
 Anderson, the only survivor whose
 s.ory has not been told.
 This officer arrived here last night from Ono where he has been con ducting an Investigation to determine , just what were tEe weather condi- | .,r" and at the time of the catas- { trophc.
 { Lieut.. Anderson was the aerologi- cal officer of the Shenandoah and is regarded as one ot the foremost au- 1 thorties on this subjest in the navy. | He has, had long training both in this country and abroad and is con- siderud as an expert witness before i the court,
 Lieut.. Anderson probably had the
 most thrilling experience of all of the suryn ors. He was leaving the control car just as it fell and caught the keel of the ship by his hands.
 He swung in that position for sev
 eral minutes until Lieut.. Mayer could pass him rope and haul him 10 sate place in the bow of the ship. which had broken away then and was free balloonirg at a very { high attitude.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
MERCENARY WIVES
 PLAYED BY JUDGE
UndeserYins Women Seeking Aim0ny Called "GoId Disgers''
By GEORGE BRITT NEA Service Writer

New York, Sept. .6 -- All the gold-diggers are not engaged in showing a good lime to the visit ing butter and egg men" on Broad way. Thousands of them, according to the experience Of Supreme Court Justice selah B, Strong, are quiet home women who take pride in displaying their wedding rings.
 The gold-digging method of the latter type Is alimony.
 "Aimony and separate mainte- nance money enables many a woman who has only hatred and revenge in her heart toward her husband to hold him In virtual slavery" says Justice Strong after an extended term Of hearing all. mony cases.
 T am opposed 10 awarding ali- mony except for definite and ex- traordinary reasons.
 T do not believe childless wives should receive alimony. Where there are children to be supported, Of course that is different mat ter. But in this day when the sexes are theoretically equal before the law, women should not cling to their old privileges so hard that they evade their responsibilities The mother of children. however ts the last person to appear in the divorce court. Childless women are the great seekers of alimony.
 Judges are allowed so little dis cretion that they are required b, the law in this state to grant ali. mony in about so per cent of the cases. I think the facts would mol justify 1t in more than 10 pei cent"
 Justice Strong doesn't propose tt have wives pay alimony to hus bands, or any such extreme ab surdity. He simply wants to dis pense justice without the inter ference Of romantic sentimentality And men in court today, he finds are in need of protection.
 Just last week a woman came in who was making s45 a week and her husband only $S0," the judge recalls. "She didn't get an, alimony. There was another case when a jury brought in a verdict for a woman in the face of evi- dence most conclusively against , her. She got up and began tc thank the court Don't thank me- I interrupted, for I am going to
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26

and others, argument for more specific statement, John II, Kirk ham for the plaintiff, B. r. Calf ney for the defendant; Giuseppe Leonardo against Baba Jacob and others, non-snit for failure to com ply with order of the court, Alfred Le Witt for the plaintiff. Michael A. Sexton for the defendant: Nor IT'S Cohn against John F. Conrey and others, disclosure of defense default against non-appearing de- fendants and judgment, l. I, Rach- lin for the plaintiff; Max Busker against Dave Man, pleading by de- fendant, or default. Nair & Nair for the plaintiff, defendant for self; New Britain Trust Co, against pasquale P, Giannotta. default for failure 10 appear and judgment, Kirkham. Cooper, Hungerford X Camp for the plaintiff; George w. Dunn against Eugene Albro. de- fault and judgment, Donald Calf ney for the plaintiff; Paul Pianos against Margaret Sullivan, default for failure 10 plead, Harry H. Mill kowitz for the plaintiff, William F. Mangan for the defendant; the Italian Book Store against James Truscia, default for failure 10 plead, Donald Gaffney for the plaintiff, s. G. Casale for the de- fendant; city of New Britain board of water commissioners against H. C. Doolltte and others, pleading or default. John II. Kirkham for the plaintiff, Michael A. Sexton for Doolittle and skritulslsy; Harry Bronstein against John Cofey ct ux. motion to restore to docket, Alfred Le Witt for the plaintiff; M. Lastauskas against Roger F. Smith, pleading by defendant, Roche and Cabelus for the plain tiff. Nair and Nair for the defend ant
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26

of the properties at the present tlme' Under the plan accepted today the stockholders of the preferred stock stock will receive an amount equal to s1O0 share and holders or lhe common stock Sl0 share, The NC" Haven Hotel company stock out standing IS s6OO 900 preferred anu s1, ,u00, ,00O common, and the New Haven House company, %l'oVV'VoV nreferred and $75,a00 common.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
HUNES-STEDMAN
William Henry HumcS and Miss TIsic Lorraine Stehnan United ta Marriage at Noon Today.

Miss Elsie Lorraine S.cdman of Holyoke, and William H>nry Humes. manager Of the Nolz Floral Co, were married at noon today ny the Rev. Dr. George W. (. Hill at tle South church rectory. The r.1rul" was unattended and after the ceremony left on a two weeks Ia for trip.
 The. bride is the daughter Of Mir, and Mrs. Robert B. Stcdman Of 2 Cottage avenue. IIolyoke, and tho groom par,ntS are MT. and Mrs Ira J. llumcs of l37 Oak street. Holyokc. Both are graduates Of the Holyoku high school, inc groom completing his education al Willis ion seminary and Sheffield Scienti- flc school. On il-e return from ihe
 iing Trip. "r Fnd Mrs. Humrs
 E na' ,> ihoir In 70 at IT EIa~' Rock avenue. where taey vill be at home to friends after Nov. i5,
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
Steele Street School .
 Plans Are Approved

The plans of Architect Walter r. Crabtrce for the new school on Steele street have been approved ny inc school accommodations commit ice of the school board and bids will be asked shortly on the bni'oing contract. .,,
 Tho building, when complote' will accommodate 1,200 children in ." rooms, but this year only ls rooms will be provided, the plan being 10 add to the structure whenever neces- sary. There will be an anlitor'u'n' gymnasium and all modern equ'p- ment installed,
 The average person inhales apout c GOo r,alIons of air daily.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26

set aside this verdict
 'There are many cases in which woman marries just because she is tired Of earning her own living, and she clings 10 her husband for support tonaciously. The husband is almost powerless when she starts her suit for temporary ali- mony. case arose recently in which wife had been collecting for five years, pending the trial, and the husband was impoverished. Yet she would never willingly re- linquish her grip.
 Court records in New York show there arc twenty suits for separation to one for divorce Women fire Of their husbands and get rid of them, but hold out their hands for money. When alimony becomes an issue, there is almost no chance for reconciliation"
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
Makes His Debut

Prince Louis Ferdinand, second son of the former Grown Prince Fred crick William, has made his debut as NioIinist and a concertmeistcr. He recently left for tour of "cstpha- Han cities with the orchestra of the Potsdam Rcalygmnasium. the prep school in which he is student. and he will play the first violin and act as concertmeister. The Potsdam Madrigal chorus also is taking part f this tour.
 Prince Louis Ferdinand is proving :: student of more than average ahil- ity. Recently he surprisd members of his family by learning Spanish in few weeks A little later he gave a public lecture on the impressions of a visit he had made 10 Spain.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
BENNY KNOWS

Now, Bennie, can you tell me what an island is""
 "Yes, Maam. An island is a place you cant leave without boat t."--Answers.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
Not Daunted

Sebastian scheidl, a Bavarian sol dier who lost leg in the World war. wants to demonstrate that 8 one-legged hiser can be as good as those having two legs. He has start ed on walking tour of Germany, and within a year hopes to cover a route running throughout the coun- try. with length of 5000 miles.
 scheid claims that many days he is able to walk as much as 20 miles He started from Munich and his route lay first through SaXony' silesia. Brandenburg. Pomerania and Necklenburg. He was last seen pass ing through Kiel. having already gone through Hamburg and Altona.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26

The state of Indiana has 33 vil- lages and towns with names contain ing but three letters.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26

The ah''e budget is respectfully submitted hv inc Finance Committee,
 FRANCIS DEAfrNC
 CLAUDE w STEVENS
 JOHANNA MURRAY
 JAMES FITZSIMONs
 BERNARD r. MOORE
 Majority of the Eoard The Town owes in outstanding bonds Sso, 900 So two loans to the Commercial Trust Company of s1o,- 00n.00 each and bill of $1S50T to the City of New Britain for expenses of the Probate Court.
 ARTHCR L. WOODRUFF,
 Treasurer, Berlin Conn.,, Sept 24. 1925.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
A RachelOT's Dream

T will sell my sole possession viz. my golden bachelors freedom. to the highest bidder" Is the frank matrimonial advertisement recently Inserted by Henrich Eisler n1er- chant of Altona, In the Hamburger Fremdenblatt.
 Eisler describes himself n So years old, of an open and trust. worthy character. q lover of art and nature. He announced that bids from women up to 40 years of age would be considered.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-26
BACHELOR OFFERS
 ID SELL HIMSELF
German Takes Novel Way Of
 Getting Funds

Berlin. Sept. 26 Rl-The acorbities aroused by the celebrated Dayton, Tenn, revolution trial' appear to have been transferred to Germany where a sharp debate on the Dar- winian theory has been raging among scientists. The trouble start ed when Professor Albert G. r, Fleischmann, professor of embry- ology at the University of Erlangen' Bavaria, and a noted writer on Oar winism. claimed recently in the Munich Neueste Nachricten that the Daryinlan theory of the origin Of species has been contradicted by later researches of science, and that but few scientists still accept 1t.
 This led 12 professors of palaeont ology and zoology in the University of Munich to issue public state ment, declaring that now. as for merly, they regard the formulation of the doctrine of the origin Of species as among the highest achievements of their respective sciences. They expressed the opin- ion that this viewpoint is shared by almost all representative of their branches of learning.
 The controversy promises to con tinue Justify, drawing an increasing number of debaters into its scope,
Phoenix tribune., 1925-12-05

Page TWenty-one

we're all on the verge of going nutty.
Al. Yes, sir, statistics are sure
hard on popular delusions. In fact l
never have seen a single idea yet that
could stay in the ring three rounds
with a good, fast statistic.
AZ. And now that our generation
has passed on, it seems to me that the
Negroes in it have at LEAST meas
ured up to the Caucasians in seeking
after knowledge, bettering ones eco
nomic condition, providing for a fam
ily, and caring for ones spiritual life.
And what does this mean? Why, it
means nothing at all, if not that they
have their due share of:
43. PATIENCE, COURAGE, IN
DUSTRY, SOUND JUDGMENT,
LOVE OF CHILDREN, CAPACITY
FOR SELF SACRIFICE.
Al. And if they are not high in
the qualities that make REAL men
Gas listed by a CAUCASIAN writer)
do you mean to tell me that they
would run out of any old war, or
sneak off anybody's battlefield?
45, SAY, don't make me LAUGH.
And with this sage remark Bill
staggered out, having expressed ex-
actly what l was thinking of a lot
,;x-i<1 7 I, f111ri <Nf
expressing it.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-12-05

that Negroes are indolent. Not lazy,
just INDOLENT. The difference is
that you're not supposed to get so
mad when they call you indolent as
when they call you LAZY. And here
l come to find out that a little less
than fifty per cent of Negroes are
engaged in gainful occupations as
against a little more than forty-four
per cent of the Caucasians.
35. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
Sc. And what's more, 389 per cent
of colored women are wage earners to
21.1 per cent of the whites.
81. Now, of course, some one could
say that's because we have to. But
that having to stuff doesn't make the
shift any easier to bring. Now, does
it?
49, TELL THE TRUTH.
&c. Now our generation is we'll in
to the fiftieth, and last year, and
they'd better be thinking about pass
ing out of the picture. How have
they gone about preparing for the
hereafter? Well, if it means any
thing to you there are about forty-six
per cent of the Caucasians belong to
the leading denominations as against
fifty per cent of the Negroes in the
same class.
40. And how many times have l
been told that colored felix's are fan
atics on religion. Well, if a four per
cent increase in church attendance is
all it takes to make a fanatic, then
Phoenix tribune., 1925-12-05
KEEP CLIMBING

Watch aeropane day and climbs toward
the zenith accompanied by the of it's powerful motor
Smaller and smaller it Fainter and fainter becomes
the hum of the Higher and higher the pilot Climbs
Then silence. The motor is stopped.
Sailing gracefully hawk the machine remain
the heights for time How beautifully she banks the
How cleverly the pilot holds his elevation
But like everything in this world she must either climb
higher drop lower Gradually she begins larger and
larger until finally she points her toward the earth and
gracefully aights again terra firma.
The life of and the life of community be lik
the flight of this machine When stop the
of individual effort community initiative you Immediately
begin descent to a dead level Of mediocrity
If desire improve opportunities after
must devote leisure time those intellectual
tai pursuits which will make efficient If want
Phoenix stand forth better community than the
must do part to create community spirit For
individual effort and community enthusiasm the motors
which keep the his city constantly climbing to higher
and better things.
Phoenix tribune., 1925-12-05

10 O.Z per
%. Now wipe off your slate and
We'll do some figuring. 42.9 per cent
is to 93.8 per cent as 5 years are to
As years. Just to speed things up
I'll give you the answer:
%. The colored folks reduce their
illiteracy about four times as fast as
the white folks do. But don't take my
word for it. Dope it out for yourself.
"a. Now some Nordic (more or
less) will hop up and yelp. But they
learn everything from u.s." Maybe.
But just run your optics over this:
25. You Caucasians had been edu-
eating yourselves for centuries when
you came here. While the Negroes, as
far as education goes, were an abso-
lutte zero. Does that even things up?"
26. 1T DON'T MISS 1T.
81. And anyhow, where do you get
that stuff about the Negroes learning
everything from ALL the Nordics?
It's comparatively few men that are
always in advance of the rest, and
the many learn from the few. Does it
make you any smarter to learn from
one of your own race than from one
of another, just so long as you
LEARN.
%. 1T DOES NOT.
20. In the next four years the
Negroes of our generation do little
more than slice their percentage of
illiteracy in half. The Caucasians do
the same. Still, half of 57.1 is
bigger slice than a half of 62 any
way you look at it.
80. Now our generation of men is
49 years old. Certainly old enough
to marry Well, what about their
family life, then?
81. First, we find that there are
just as many families among the col
ored as among the white members of
the generation. And then, we learn
the surprising fact that the average
number OF children per family for
both groups is 40. And so, after all,
Negroes do not have gangs of kids
more than do Caucasians, popular
jokes to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
32. But there's one thing about
that number, 40, that l can't quite
make out. It's the nine-tenths of the
fifth kid. Still, l suppose ??????
member is apt to bob up in the best
of families. In fact, now that I've
thought it over, | concede that nine
tenths is quite a generous allowance.
I've run across members Of perfectly
good families with a darn sight more
Phoenix tribune., 1925-12-05

Most men know of some high salar-
led political job that they might be
persuaded to accept.