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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

FRANKLIN FIELD, PHILADEL-
PHIA. Oct. 31.-This man Red
Grange of Illinois is three or four
men and a horse, rolled into one for
football purposes.
he is Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth,
AL Jolson, Paavo Nurmi and Man
, O'War. Put them all together and
they spell Grange.
At 2:O5 o'clock Saturday after
noon, by the watch. this man, Red
Grange broke out against the Uni,
versity of Pennsylvania football
eleven, and at 4 80 he had $4,000
men, women and little children sit
ting positively dumbfounded by his
performances.
They finally reached the conclusion
that this man Red Grange is some
thing more, or perhaps we should
say less, the human, perhaps throw
back TO some saurian age when they
played football in the ooze and slime.
LIKE BALL OF FIRE.
1t was rumored in the East that
Red Grange couldn't play in the
mud. but for two hours or more the
flaming orange helmet of Illinois
pulled over his thatch of red hair
flared along the swampy surface OF
Franklin Field like a ball of fire.
The final score of the game was
a to 2 in favor of Illinois: four
touchdowns and Red Grange made
three.
The echoes of the first whistle had
scarcely died away before the Illinois
thunderbolt had the ball and was rip
ping and tearing through the might
lest team in the East for a touch
down. The crowd was just COM
mencing to get well settled for the
game when that flaming orange he'll
met came lifting out of the muddy
mass on the field like a tinted torch.
Grange carried the ball 30 times
for Illinois and gained 331 yards over
a puddly field.
What a football player?
Saw IL again.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

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New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
SPEAK AT MERIDEN
Bible Class Officials from New Brit ain Motor to Silver City to AL Corners Class.

A delegation of members and officers of Eyeryman's Bible class of New Britain motored 10 Mcriden yesterday and spoke at q meeting Of the All-Comers Bible class of that city. The meeting of the Meriden class was turned over to the New Britain delegation and the visitors did all the speaking. Dr. J. F. Conger, vice president Of the Fed eration of Mems Bible classes, act ed as chairman. Among those who spoke were Dr. Conger, Walter w Gould, general of the Red army; w. A. McDaniel, Charles A. R.. Cooper. former general Of the White army; James H, Dyer, Rob- ert Van Tine, Fred J. l.. Ensworth. William C, Hotchkiss, general of the White army; Clarence C. Palmer, adiutant of the Blue army, E. J. ! Gooby, and Ernest F. Dechant, gen eral Of the Blue army.
 The meeting was in the interests Of T state convention of the Fed . eration of Mems Bible classes. which will be held in Bridgeport noNt fall.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
Observations On The Weather

Washington, May 25--tArD-Thc weather bureau 'oday issued the following storm warning;
 Advisory northW est storm warning ordered 1Q;30 a. m. Bos'on, Mass. to Sandy Hook, \. J. Disturbance off North Carolina coast moving northeastward will cause strong northeast and north winds, possibly reaching gale force al times this at- ternoon and tonight
 Forecast for Southern Arw Eng land: Unsettled tonight probably showers Tuesday. Partly cloudy; not much change in temperature. Strong northcrly winds,
 Forecast for Eastern New York; Partly cloudy tonight, heavy to killing frost in west portion if weather clears; Tuesday fair, not much change in temperature; fresh to strong nortAeriy winds
 Conditions Pressure is high in the interior Of the country and low on the south Atlantic coast. Show CTS were general during he past 24 hours in the middle Atlantic and New England states Temperatures are below the normal for the season east of the Rocky mountains Frosts were reported as far south as Missouri and kontucky
 Conditions favor for this ,icnr'y unsettled weather probably followed by clearing toniTh. With frost.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
President Recovers
 From His Indigestion

Washington, May 9. (AP)-- President Coolidge apparently re- covered from aH attack Of indiges- ton suffered Saturday. returned 10 the White House today from a week. end cruise on the Mayfower and plunged immediately into his daily routine of work.
 The president and Mrs. Coolidge. with a party of friends and the White House physicians, left Wash ington Saturday afternoon, Last might the Mayfower anchored in the river near Washington and docked early today The party had break fast aboard, after which Mir. and Mrs. Coolidge returned 10 the eXe- ,Cutive mansion.
 President Coolidge vas described as feeling well and this was altested by a long engagement list, including many visitors who wished 10 shake hands with him.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
X BAD PRECEDENT IN 4 GOOD CAUSE

Passage by both houses Of the Legislature last week of the Bridge port ripper bill in all probability was but a beginning of state inter ference in local affairs on larger scale. Legislative observers say such interference has been gaining momentum for several sessions and the Bridgeport bill was but the cul- mination of this tendency.
 Admittedly there were two sides to the question:; this paper has no intention Of claiming there were no fairly good arguments favoring in- reference in Bridgeport The chief contention justifying the movement was that the Bridgeport city council was Tax, easy and induIgent" in it's custom ot abattng taxes, Senator Cronin put the contention in pungent light when he said that, al- though the people Of Bridgeport may have nothing 10 say" under tho bill they never did have any thing to say under the Bridgeport system.
 This was the contention Of those who passed the bill, t must be re- membered, contention which the governor is expected to support by yielding his signature,
 Although conditions in Bridgeport may have been highly obnoxious to many people, it was doubtful whether tho actin Of the Legislature would entail all good and no lad. It was a serious prccoden, and 'm- bodied a principle that ought 10 re- main inviolate under all ctrcam- Hances-the principle ol homo ru'-
 It was difficult 70 believe had the people of Bridgeport hopn male well aware Of the conditions com plained of, that they would have re- trained from purifying their city government. l. may have taken longer. but it could have been done Publicity would have been al et- fective medicine as Legislative law-making and would have aFo'ded forming a dangerous precedent tl dangle over other towns and cities in the state.
 The contention that il vas neces, sary for the Legislature 10 purify local tax matters in BrIigepor- hal q pleasant tinkHng sound, but tho facts were that had there not been vigorous anti-organization politca faction in Bridgeport there wouIl have been no such bill. If Bridge ports politicians had remained up on the reservation and not offered SC much cantankerous opposition 10 thu Hartford ring nobody in inc statt capital would have cared a bel buckle what kind of a taN system was employed in Bridgeport
 Scratch under the surfac, nf al most everything done in th. L'Els isturs nowadays sns eae usuail!
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
Tabs Minstrel Overture
 To Be Given Next Month

James w. Manning is chairman of a committee of the Y. NJ. T, A, & B. society under whose auspices a minstrel overture will be present. ed at the Palace theater in the lat ter part of next month. The show will be made up of some Of the leading minstrel entertainers who have appeared before the public in the last so years and will be brought up-to- date with several of the pres ent day blackface entertainers. Songsters from several states will be assembled, including former local men who have moved 10 other cities. The old tim" melodies will be in terpersed with modern day .azz, and the show will probably mark the last public appearance of many of the 'old timers" Rehearsals for the show will begin next week.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
AN IMPARTIAL PROBE OF OUINN'S CHARGES

Investigation of the charge of John P. Quinn that he was dis erimlnated against by the city and refused employment because of his labor affiliations is quite proper. If his statement Is true, the condition should be remedied; if the charge is false 1t should be proven SO with out delay.
 Labor organizations which have taken up the matter showed q dis position to be fair in the selection of the committee. James Montgom- cry is not a politician, nor has he aspired to public office. James w. Manning is a Democrat and a con- stable. Since the present admlnis- tration is Democratic and the board against which discrimination is charged by Mir. Quinn is headed by
 
 Democrat, Frank L. ConIon. and composed of majority Of Demo- crats, 1t is evident there is no desire to infuse politics into the discussion.
 Mayor Paonessa has shown the same bipartisan disposition in the selection of the city's committee. Commissioner John Pagan is not an employer Of labor and cannot be materially interested in questions sometimes at issue. Commissioner John Ohlson is an employer of union labor
 It is apparent that an impartial probe will result.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
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covery? Professor Langley? or the Wright brothers? Secretary Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution claims it for, the former. Orville Wright claims 1t for himself and his broth CT, Wilbur. IL belongs to neither, ac- cording to friends of Augustus Nj. Herring. whose application for patelt on q workable hcavier-than- air flying machine Is on record in the patent office under date December II. 1898.
 F. C. Huffaker, who was Lang ley's assistant in all his experi ments, is authority for the state ment that the professors machine which, after his death. proved a successful flyer, post-dsted Her rings "hy more than year" The Wrights did not begin their cX- periments al all until 1901.
 Herring didn't get his patent, however. The examiner refused it, on the ground that he regarded the apparatus, as a whole, as in- capable of practical use"
 As good an authority as James V. Miller, world record holder for airplane efficiency, contends that it vas perfectly practical, The ma chine flew, at any rate. Many wit nesses testify 10 it. We have hard ly been able 10 improve today" says Martin, upon Hrrring's disclosure in his 1896 patent office application"
 old and i'll, Herring is spending his last years in poverty.
 Jacques DalCroZc of Paris, Gene>a 1 and London, expects tJ visit Amer ica soon. He's an educator. founder of the school of "rythmic express sion" which seeks to train mind, voice and body simultaneously. In Europe, where his method has q wide vogue, he's a famous man, Here he isn't known so welt. but his ! expected visit, on the invitation of the Maret French School, in Wash i ington, where his system Is foioN'l | may make him so.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
Smoked Out

By J. D. Wheeler I've smoked tobacco many years
 'tis true. But now I'm of the stuff; I'm done;
 I'm through! I never did my smoking just for
 fun, l took the habit up to get a gun. For in each pack of makins that
 I bought There was a little coupon that I
 sought. I needed just a thousand; then, you
 see, They'd send that peachy shotgun
 on to me. I smoked and saved and puffed' and
 saved and smoked, Till with a racking cough I nearly
 choked. At length I had nine hundred nine
 ty-nine, And with the last one went home
 feeling fine, And found my wife had sent them
 all away To get herself some gosh alarmed
 lingerie.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
RURRITT CHAPEL NOTES

This is the last week for the present contest at thr Baby Confer ence at Burritt Chapel.
 The library hour will he held on Wednesday afternoon this week. in- stead of Friday. The time will be the same, 4-S o'clock.
 The program for the week fol- lows:
 Tuesday, baby conference, 2:S0. 4:S0 ?. m.
 Wednesday, library hour, 4-5 p. m.
 Wednesday. Boy Scouts, D. m.
 Thursday, Girls Junior Achieve ment club. ?. m.
 Friday. Boys Junior Achievement Club, p. m.
 Saturday. Little Girls club, 2;30 ?. III.
 Sunday, story hour, D. m,
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25

practices by the public, The drain upon the government and the ex- pense attached is getting so onerous that something has 10 be done about it, The drain upon the pub lto Is just as enomous, incon- vcnicnce and thwartcd Intentions considered.
 All the trouble could be avoided it the letter writers cultivated the habit of placing their names and addresses on the upper left hand part of letters. or on the reverse side; and a similar rule would hold good for packages, This is the prac- tee that the post office department wishes 10 sce become universal. It already is universal among business firms and scarcely any Of the 21,- oAo,nQg letters which go into the g0N ernmcut discard are from busi- ness firms ac a result. Misdirected letters for the most part constitute the intimate, personal correspond cnce of private persons, who fail cd to place their addresses upon the lIpDnr left hand corner after being careless in writing the directing ad- dresses
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
Gold Star Mothers Visit
 Cemetery in France

Paris, May 25.--(AP)-.A group Of American Gold Star Mothers visited the Suresnes military cemetery to- day. going down the river SIene by boat from the Concorde bridge.
 The party now is at full strength, those arriving on the steamer George Washington having joined the dele gation which made the transatlantic trip on the Republic
 They are returning to Paris this afternoon for q reception 10 be ten dered at the American embassy by Ambassador Herrick, who plans 10 present them to President Deumer- que at the Elysee Palace tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
25 Fears Ago Today
 From Paper Of That Date

There will be a total eclipse Of the sun on Monday morning, May ss. 1t will be about seven-eighths visible here.
 Recovering from their defeat by the Waterbury High school team yesterday. the local High school team went out to Electric Field this afternoon to meet Bristol. There were only about 20 spectators pres ent when the game began. The score of yesterdays game was Si-9.
 The New Britain Shriners arrived home from Washington last evening They are George W. Klett, Edward Stebbins, Eugene Porter. George Cryne and Town Clerk Penfield. They brought with them an eSten- sive' collection of badges, including one from Watertown, N r., reading; T hail from a town where prefix
 is water,
 I love not the prefix as much as l
 orter,
 Now prithee be kind, as you've been
 in the past,
 Lead me to some place where water
 comes last"
 A young son Of Barnes, the coal man. heated a piece of iron in the fire in the furnace yesterday until 1t was red hot. He then stuck 1t through a piece of board, and the boys little sister, not knowing it was hot, seized the end of the iron and was badly burned.
 w. H. Caldwell and D. V. Edwards made a fine catch of trout last week in the Adirondacks. One of them weighed eight pounds.
 The epsakers at the coming semi centennial celebration of the High school will be President Hadley Of Yale, President Markley of the school board, R. G. Hubbard, c. S. Landers. A. J. slopsr and B. r. Gaff- ney who are representative citizens and alumni.
 George Rapelye recently sold some goods to man, who paid a small deposit on them. The man then prepared 10 move out of town and take these goods. including three stoves, a refrigerator, and some tin ware, with him. Mir. Rapelye got wind of this and had the goods at tached. The man. however, is in Boston, 80 he will not be prosecuted.
 The committee on ice tanks is made up of Councilmen Parker, Reynolds and Patrick. The tank at the Burritt school will be restored and the pump in Central park put in working condition.
 The factory league officers have been elected. They are as follows: President. A. L. Thompson; vice. president, John A. Fades; secretary. Everett Hoffman. The teams in the league are Russell & Erwin, Stanley Rule. Stanley Works, Vulcan Iron Works, Traut & Hine and Landers, Frary X Clark.
 It will not be long before an au- tomobile can be hired in New Britain by the day or hour. It is intended to have them to rent the game as livery stable keeper has 1 his teams. It Is understood that the cost of hiring them will be slO a day. Automobiles are now be- coming common sights on the strnets. Soma u1,ka prculiar ', oI,, as they go along and frighten more horses than did the big road roller used here a while ago. Again, they are propelled at a speed which is absolutely dangerous on a street which is crowded. Some have three wheels, and one Of these, which | comes in from Hartford every day, 1 comes around the corner at the Strickland house at a twolve-milo clip. Some day it will collide with something there.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
By CHARLES P. STEWART
 NEA Service Writer,


 Washington, May 25-A horse cab vas passing. Just to see what it felt like to ride behind a horse again, fIaggcd it and go in. Home, James," l told the driver, mentioning the ad- dress
 The cab was of the phacton pat tern and no rattle-trap, but spurce- ly kept, with a fat, sleek horse be- tween the shafts and a dignined white-haired, plug-hatted old darky on the box. As we jogged along, he gave me some information.
 "Dey's eight os us lef' in Wash in'ton." he told me, "out O a vas mutt tude. In summa we does ve'y well. Num -oua pussons rides with us jes' fo' tn expe'ience, like you all's doin. An deys fai'ly lib'al mos gen. ly, seein', eal'late, as yves a novel; ty, an dey reckon as we oughta be rewa' ded commensu'ately.
 But in wfnta things gits toPable oleaginous fo' us. Fist place. Va cain't heat dis yeah specie O vee- hicles, An second place, q faction O dis yeah asphalt on hoss's feet gifts teIble when it's col an slippy.
 Ain hossmanship ve'y dan geous, you ast, with all desc yeah mota cahs? Well suh, it's 8 fac dey's certain type O homogeniety acts tol-able reckless an some of 'em I s'pect O right down m'lig- nancy. But gently speakin', folks regahds IFS as dyin' genus an takes middlin' good care Of us,
 Why don't l get me a taAicab- you all asts me. Lawdy boss, Is too old to degen-ate into no shoofa. Foty-seven yeahs bin d'ivin' hoss cabs in Washinton. l rockons I'll keep at Ions linga in dis yeah vale O synthetic righteousness"
 Who's entitled to credit for dis
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
TheftS Over Week-Ed
 Reported to Police

A sneak thief is believed by the police to be responsible for the thefl of s42 in cash from the room of Abraham Walters at 170 Winter street. sometime yesterday afternoon. Walters reported the theft 10 the police.
 A gold watch and s2. in cash were stolen from the room of Patsy Bar. hour, 37l Main street, sometim" Saturday night, according 10 a ro port received by the police.
 Thieves succeeded in making oil with s35 in cash after they gained entrance 10 the store of Thomas Ro dek of l60 West street Saturda night. according 10 complai made 10 the police yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
WHY NOT MISSIONARIES
 FROM AFRICA?

Among tho unenlightened and harbarous pagan tribes Of tho Afri- can iungIcs. travellers tell us the children are protected from GA plDi.uion, They live happy, inno- cent lie, even inc orphans being cared for anu slfeguarded by the co. operative spirit Of the native con- muni'icS, Why not send 10 these tribes for a few missionaries for the Tinted statasG'-- Boston Globe,
 Harsh words, fhrscr yet it IS when N contemplate what caused them to bo written that ve sec their point,
 The nau5na conference upon cALJ Nc5lore hc'l in New York q few days ago, brought out some un- ro,a able facts which appeared to be w.N substantia,eI
 Mrs. Bennett smith. delegate from Texas, reported tha, thousands of children have been shipped from foundllng homes in New York to Texas, A "tag" was placed on each child. containing the mama Of the irrespective parent" The Ie;ter "adoptcd' the enid upon arrival and could do what he or she wanted with the child usually putting the hoy or girl 70 work at heayy farm labor from daylight to dark.
 Then arose the delegate from Spo- kane, Washington, She said agents from farming regions in he north west went to the east to arrange for shipments Of orphan children. These were put 70 work on the farms, and the iuega. "adontton' enabled the parent to keep the child from school
 Dr. II. R. Hart Of the Russell Sage Foundation then arose and cor roborated the statements of the two women. aluding to the records of wha. the Foundation had discovered along similar lines. He pungently added that the children "are dis posed of like chickens and puppy dogs"
 No. they don't do like that in the African jungles, The benighted sayages actually think an orphan child in its tender years should be allowed to play and not work.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
SOCIALISTS FAVOR CREDIT

Paris, May 25.-tAP)-At a eau GUS of the Socialist part today. to discuss tho party's attitude toward voting credits 10 continue th' French military campaign agains' Abd Fl -Krim's invading lribesmcI in French Morocco. a ma lority O tho Socialists werr reported to Ina, expressed opposition 10 voting fc the pronosed credits.
 4 delegation from the Socialist party was appointed 10 confer wit Premier PaiEleve in an attempt [ reach an aEy, ement before the qu' ten comes up in the Chamber rrrutrr. when it rtconNenss th. attel noon.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
SIX pIRTHs AT HOSPITAL,

S,v hir'hs were recorded at the Now Britain general hospital during fhr weekend. Sons were born 10 Nr. and Mrs. Waiter Popilcarz of 6' Broad street and Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Spencer Of 537 East street. Daugh- te~s were born to Mr. and Mrs Wal trr Nettoy or 46 Union street MT. and Mrs. William J. Donohue Of 90 Garlan street Mir, and Mrs, Walter Martin Of Hartford road and Mr. and Mrs. David syohln of 29 City aEcnue.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25

street furnished shelter from the rain to intruders over the week -end and also the means. in the shape Of an umbrella. to proceed 10 their home with proper protection from the heavy downpour. Tomko r"pOli. ed 10 the police this morning tha' the shop had been broken into ar' the umbrella stolen.
New Britain herald., 1925-05-25
MECCA Is DANGEROUS

Cairo, May 95,-(AP)-Thc EEyp- tian government has issucd q com munique avowing that, after consult ing various religious heads, it is un- able to advise intending pilgrims 10 proceed 10 Mecca, the Mohammcdan Holy City, this year, owing to the absence of security and facilities.