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New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
CRISIS RELIEVED

Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 25 P) The acute situation growing out of inc boundary dispute between Ni- caragua and Honduras has been re- lieved by the appointment of com missons to locate and make visible tthe old frontier markers in the vii Cinity of TeoteCaCinte.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25

Mrs Minnie r. Cunningham of Texas. prominent in the activities of the National League of Women Voters, may be named as a member of the civil service commission to succeed the late Mrs Helen Gard ner,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25

William Casey that he was under ar rest and instructed him to report at police headquarters Monday morn- ing. August 10, 1925. at which time the prosecuting attorney would prosecute him for violation of the law.
 "5. On said date Of August 10, said William Casey appeared and the prosecuting attorney, after heard the evidence on both sides. decided that there were no grounds upon which to base criminal prosecution, and as result no prosecution was had,
 "6. On said day of August at the same time said Scholl also caused the arrest Of said Raymond Casey for no valid reason at all, After a thorough investigation by said prosecuting attorney of said ar- rest, said case was also dismissed as there were no grounds upon which a prosecution could be based.
 "7. Said Scholl, by reason Of such conduct and by virtue Of said acts was guilty Of false arrest and his reputation as an efficient, competent and truthful officer was destroyed and impeachcd,
 "S. Your petitioners, therefore believe that 1t will be to the hest interests of the city Of Bristol that said scholl be permanently removed as an officer of said police depart ment and respectfully request tha your honorable body take such ac ton.
 Dated at Bristol, Connecticut this 21st day of August 1925.
 "(SiGuod)
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
Ouinion Withdraws

George Quiuun withdrew his peti-
 ton from tho city clerks office, which was presented yesterday by friends, nominating him for the of
 fec of councilman in inc coming election. Mr. Quinion said that busi- mess matters occupied his full at 'tcntion and that he did not care to
 run this year, although he appre-
 ciatcd deeply the kind remembrance
 of his friends in presenting his InamC.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
DOG PO|SON|NGS
 PUZZLE LOCALITY
Three Pets Found Dead, Other Owners Becoming Careful
CLERGYMAN WILL SPEAK
"noyhood Days of Calvin Coolidge" 10 Be subject of TaIk-Work On schools Practically Completed- Other Items of Interest,


 The mysterious poisoning of three dogs pets of Kensington residents is puzzling the community and other residents are taking care that Canines owned by them do not have too much freedom. Whether the poison- ings have been deliberate or acci- dental is not known.
 The large St. Bernard dog owned by Paul Giana of kensington was one of the dogs 10 meet his death in that manner The dog was well known to Kensington people and was a playmate of all the children A dog owned by Orson A. Moffatt also died, as did the pet of Lewis Beecher Mir. Giana is inclined to think that inc poisoning of his pet was accl- dental. He said that the dog was of an amiable disposition and was known throughout the community as a guardian of young children. He said today that he could sec no req scr why thc animal should be killed If tho dogs ate poison accidentally care should he taken to sec that other animals do not meet a similar rote and if someone deliberately pol soncd tho dogs, that person or those persons should he caught and severe ,v dealt with, is the opinion of Mr. Ciara. He has since procured two pups. also of the St. Bernard breed
 To Give Coo!idgc Talk
 "The Poyhood nays of Calvin roordge." will he the. subject of a highly interesting talk which will he delivered hy Rev. F. C. Carpenter Of New Haven at the regular weekly meeting nf the East Berlin Commun' itv club tomorrow nisht at S o'clock n the basement of the Methodist church.
 This talk reEardins the early life of the president of the United States ehou'd attract 2 large andience. Rev Mir Carpanter Is recognized as ar excellent speaker and he is vel known in Amcricanizaton work ir New Haven.
 School Work Neatly Done
 The work of repairing the Berlir schools in preparation for the open Ing of the fall term on September 3 IS practically completed, according io member of the school board to- ,lav. All of the Berlin schools have nrrn placed in first class condition aad workmrn are now finishing work at tho pcrCiNal school.
 That school has undergone man! upairs during the summer. The hgilding has been rcpainted, inside and out. new heaters have been in stalled and new plumbing has beer nlaccd in the bui5iEg. Seats have been changed around so that ad vantage may he taken of the bes lighting possible. It will be a nev building as far as comfort and ap pearance go, it is said.
 The repairs have been of per msnent nature and have lnclude' many needed improvements.
 Irish" Returns Home
 Irish. the large green psrro owned by the Glsna family of Ken sinFton. has returned to his hom in the. second district after a visi with Miss Mary Griswold, superin tendent of schools.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-25
"E \ ' NUNIl J. ASF ',
 "WIlIIAM F. CASEY" "
Oricntals Coming

With a class of about so candi- dates, the impressive ceremonial of the Oricntals will be cXemplitiCd under the auspices of Korom Sane forum of Hartford on october r in this city, Chairman William w, Thompson of the arrangements said today that this will be one of the biggest degree CercmOuials held in this city in some time. The city has been especially favored as only two of the CCrcmOnials arc worked each year and usually the larger cities have had the call. The local mem- hers are connected with the Hart ford branch of the order, which is known officially as the Ancient and Mystic Order of Samaritans.
 The program of the day will in- cJudo a parade in costume at 4 o'clock in tho afternoon and Moon feast at Red Mems hall at 5:@O o'clock. A band concert will take place from 5 until 8 o'clock, after which q patrol drill will he Aresent- ed. The degree work will occupy attention from 8 until 10 o'clock and , from that hour on. about 30 acts of
 vaudeville will complete the days events,
 About 4n local mon are members
 of tho order, several of whom are
 members of the Korom dcgreenteam
 which has won several prizes ir
 competitions about tho country. The docrco team is composed of % mem
 hnrs. Candidates for the ceremonial
 will hc received from all of nearby | places, including New Britain .Thomaston Torryyjll", Cnionville i P1ainyinc, l'orostvillo and Southing
Evening star., 1925-08-02

beach races, and In the Fall of the
same year the famed Vanderbilt cup
race was inaugurated. 1t was four
years before George Robinson, an
American. driving a Locomobile. sue
ceeded in outclassing the foreign
drivers who previously had a monop-
oily on the leadership.
While the Grand Prize race cap
tured the attention of sportsmen for
IL years, 1t, too. passed into history
in 1915. only one American, Eddie
Pullen, having won during the entire
period of the competition. Many still
remember the hair-raisinE races in
Fairmount Park. Philadelphia.
Finally. in 1909. came the Indian
apolis speedway. and until the recent
growth of the speedway idea racing
has been closed book to many. The
motorist was still further Handicapped
by the fact that of the many tracks
that have been constructed since 1909
IA have had TO be dismantled because
they did not offer satisfactory re-
turn on the investment made by their
sponsors. Perhaps the best known
of these tracks were those at Sleeps
head Bay, n. Y, Beverly Hills, Chi
cago, Unfontown and Cotati.
New speedways, however. are 70.
cusing new attention upon auto rae
ing, and now that the average motor
list is reasonably near at least one
big event year the whole subject is
taking on new interest.
Motor racing is entering new era
the era of public interest.
Copyright 1925.)
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delight in the early days of the horse
less carriage. even though the roads
were we'll dotted with thank you
mans.
Tourists Are Increasing.
Winchester. Harpers Ferry and
Frederick are names familiar to every
experienced Washington motor tourist
Each has played a conspicuous part
in the annals of its State and each
suggests to the tourist liniitless
stretches of attractive scenery. With
the development of shorter routes to
these historic rendezvous, increasingly
more motorists from the National
Capital are making these places their
goals for week end trips.
The Stars motor tours guide has
just completed a trip over the route
indicated on the accompanying map
and recommends it highly for those
who would have a glimpse of the ia
nous Shena andoah Valley at the height
of its beauty. the Blue Ridge Noun
tains, a dozen or more of Virginia S
hallowed battlef1elds, her quaint towns
CONTINUED on Seventh Page
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Beautiful Vermont Scenery
Offers 4 ppeal to Motorist
Historic Country, Full of Interesting
associations and Sights, attracts
Tourists From, All Ouer Land.

Vermont, so named for its beautiful
mountains, has much to offer the
tourist in scenery and historical as
sociations. The quiet restfulness of
Nermont's green hills has made last
Ing appeal to countless thouSa nds of
visitors, while a peculiar charm how
ers about the places connected with
the early history of the United States
Recalling events of the past, present
day realities disappear and imagina-
ton carries one back to the stirring
events of colonial and Revolutionary
DAYS
The district east of Lake Cham.
plain is especially rich in historic
recollections dealing with the early
days when the white man claimed
the country for civilization, and the
motorist now travels in ease and
comfort the paths that once knew the
march of dusky warriors and the
aching feet of captives. This region
carries us back TO the France of
Henry of Navarro, the England of
James the First, and, on this CONT
nent, the supremacy of the Five Ma
| lions of the Iroquois among the men
| of the forest.
Found by ChampIain.
The first white man TO see Vermont
was tIdlHpldlH, VINO, IN lbUS, fnaQe
| his voyage on the lake named for
| him. Later both the French and the
English attempted to occupy the
country between Lake Champlain and
| the Connecticut Valley, and this led
to frequent warfare. In 1897 treaty
| of peace between England and France
gave the cplonists a feeling of Sc
curity. but in 1902 war again broke
out. In 1857 the struggle eliminated
In the surrender of Fort William
Henry.
| When Canada was finally conquered
| by the English and the French armies
withdrew. the country lying between
Lake Champlain and the Connections
| Valley. commonly called 'the wilder
! ness was again opened for settle
ment. but the colonists were soor
| disturbed by new obstacle The
State of New York could not settle
| its boundary and intended to annex
the entire territory.
! The struggle between the two
parties was still going on when the
| Revolution began and Ethan Allen
who had organized the Green Noun
tain Boys among the mountaineers tc
resist the Governor of New York
| Joined the revolt after the battle OF
Lexington.
! Fort Ticonderoga and demanded its
| surrender. Percy Mackaye has gra
| phically described the scene in his
ballad. "Ticonderago."
Finally. in 1777. Vermont became an
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Independent commonwealth. but was
not admitted to the Union until 1871.
Vermont is universal in its appeal
to the motorists. For the sportsman.
there are fine lakes with fishing, boat
ing and yachting; many famous golf
courses are located on this route: for
the student, there are many scenes
linked with our early history; for the
nature lover, there is a variety of
mountain, lake and valley scenery that
more than satisfies the most captious.
Among the towns reached on trip
through the Green Mountains are
Bridgeport, whence one runs to STRAIT
ford, and then follows the beautiful
Nangatuck Valley, going through Der
by to Waterbury.
Bennington Monument.
Continuing into and through the
Berkshire Hills, one runs to Benning-
ton, situated almost on the New York
State border, where there is notable
monument, over $50 feet high, com
memorating the battle of Bennington
Manchester, one of the famous Sum
mer resorts of New England is sit.
uated on plateau / 900 feet high. Its
broad Main street is shaded by great
elms and the sidewalks are white
marble, reminder of the importance
Vermont's quarries. Mount Equinox.
the highest mountain in the southern
part of Vermont, is near Manchester
and there is a road to its summit from
which a magnificent view may be
had. To the southeast, lie Greylock
and Stratton Mountains: TO the east
Ascutney and Monadnock; and to the
northeast, Mounts killington and
Shrewsbury may be seen.
1t is but short run from Rutland
to Woodstock, one of the most charm.
ing of Vermont villages-with a fine
park and attractive streets.
From Rutland the route is TO Bur
lington. on Lake Champlain, the
metropolis of Vermont. William Dean
Howells once said: Burlington is
the most beautiful city in the world
II is situated on a side hill slopinc
down to Lake Champlain, which has
as background the splendid noun.
tain wall of the Adirondacks.
The buildings of the University Of
Vermont are located in the highest
Continued on Eleventh Page)
Evening star., 1925-08-02
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Stimulated by determination on
The part of engineers and car builders
to develop the automobile beyond the
brought to the doorsteps of millions of
car owners through the building of
sliper-speedways in all sections of the
country. automobile racing is taking
on new lease of life.
II is estimated conseryatively that
100000 people will view important
speed contests of one sort or another
during the current year.
Once a sport confined to the fortu-
nate few who lived close by, or who
had the time TO journey to the famous
speedway at Indianapolis, automobile
racing of the star" type has expand
ed to a point where thousands who
were denied the thrill of seeing speed
ercords smashed by human daring and
mechanical precision are now within
easy reach of at least one good race
"a year
Big-time racing is now on display
: at Indianapolis, Altoona, Kansas City,
Salem. Syracuse. Fresno, Charlotte,
! Detroit. Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Elgin and at the newest speedway, at
Laurel, Md, near the National Capt.
tai There appears to be no reason
why the sportsman, the motor-car en-
fhusiaSt. the engineer or the thrill
hunter should be denied an activity in
motordom which has been gaining
steadily in popularity for the past
quarter Of a century.
Customs Unfamiliar.
Bringing big time racing to the mo-
florists doorstep also has revealed the
! Q q % a
familiar with the customs and para:
phernalia of motor racing.
Most car owners know that in the
pit the matter of changing tires is Il
whirlwind proposition. but compare
lively few people actually have wit
messed q real automobile race and are
not likely TO know that tire change
Is made in less than twenty seconds.
Few motorists are familiar with the
work and duties OF the racing starter.
To start race is not the single func-
tion of the official starter He must
keep starting it, otherwise the cars
would go wrong in the mad race for
victory and the whole contest would
end in disaster and confusion.
An experienced starter waves a
driver to his pit when the car does not
seem to be running properly. The
driver has no opportunity to do much
besides steering his way around the
treacherous turns in safety and try.
ing TO get every ounce of power out
of his vehicle.
The most famous starter of the
day, and of yesterday as we'll, is
Fred J. Wagner. He is the Hays
end Landis of the speedway. What
he SAYS goes. and many star per
former of the track is indebted to him
for flashing him the warning that
meant escape from sure death. Wag
ner can tell when a driver should go
to the pit for a tire change. He
Evening star., 1925-08-02
RURAL VIRGINIA OFFERS RESTFUL
JOURNEYS FOR AUTO TOURISTS
Star Motor Tours Guide Maps I75-MIe Route That
Takes in Many Points of Scenic and Historic
interest-ROads Are Good.

In the picturesqueness of the Old
Dominion's naturalnesS, the quaint
ness of many of the cross roads towns
and the hospitality of the people one
finds a mellowing influence that works
like magic in erasing workaday
troubles and cares.
Here the roads are not congested
with rushing, whizZing. frightening
traffic encountered on the main boule-
wards. Here one finds that pleasure
in automobiling through the country
side that made motor touring such
Evening star., 1925-08-02

To one who has motor rambled over
the hills and through the valleys of
many delightful touring regions, both
far and near. there is a charm in the
hills of old Virginia that is still un-
approached by the vaunted beauties
and awe-inspirinG wonders of many
more popular motor detectives.
Driving leisurely through rural
Virginia one finds in the quiet. peace
full scenes on every side a satisfaction
with life that soothes tangled nerves
and calms the most turbulent mind
Evening star., 1925-08-02
Ford Once Held Record.

Many drivers of today's automobiles
are just coming to know that prior
to January, 1904, Henry Ford held the
unofficial miles record of 80 2-5 sec
onds on the ice at Lake st. Clair AS
early as 1906 a Stanley steamer
turned a mile at nearly 12S miles an
hour
Back in 1904 w. X. Vanderbilt. jr.,
broke worlds record at the Florida
Evening star., 1925-08-02
Nep Speed'ooys Bring Races
OF Stars AUTOS TO Millions
Big-Time Contests Attracting About
100000 to Tracks Al OUer Country
During Current Year.

waves a yellow flag in front of the
car in danger.
Racing starters command enviable
salaries when they reach a point
where the drivers have confidence in
their ability to guide the contest
through its many treacherous devel-
opments. Wagner is said to receive
from 500 to 81 900 for a single race
1t is a hazardous job of course, for
obvious reasons. and one of the un-
fortunate features of it is that he wit
neSses the passing of many of his
closest friends.
Unless the motorist is familiar with
track events he is not likely to appre-
ciate how much human sacrifice there
has been in order that he may enjoy
the privilege of driving a stock car
over the roads and up the steep hills
hour after hour at speeds that would
have ruined the cars of former years.
Famous Drivers Killed.
Among the famous drivers who have
lost their lives In the interests of
development of the automobile may
be mentioned CASTOR Chevrolet, Ros-
coe Sarles, George Wade, Ernie Ans
terbers, Joe Boyer, Dario Resta and
Jimmy Murphy, generally recognized
as the most daring and spectacular of
them all. -
Up until the construction of the
Baltimore Wa ashington speedway at
Laurel, Md, the speediest turns were
claimed to have been found at the
Culver City. Calf. track Curves
there are banked ht As degrees, while
on the newest track 48 degrees of
banking are employed in the con-
struction of the board course. Not
many motorists realize that in order
to hold its place on banked curve
of this sort car must be doing at
least 10 miles an hour.
\ lively interest in the history of
automobile racing in America has re-
suited from the increase in the num-
ber of motor speedways. The Amer
lean Automobile Association records
that the first American motor race
was conducted by the Automobile Club
of America on Long Island April IA,
1900. The distance was 80 miles.
a. l.. Riker did it in an electric in
hours 3 minutes 80 seconds.
Dirt tracks at Newport, Chicago.
Trenton and other cities next at
tracted the motor speedway artists.
At the Gutenberg, n. J., track a Win
ton car kicked up the dust at the rate
of 10 miles in a little more than IS
minutes. Alexander Winton himself
cut down the mile record the follow
ing year to l minute 6 2-5 seconds.
After that no record stood longer than
was required to assemble crowd and
start a race.
Ford Once Held Record.
Many drivers of today's automobiles
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Continued on Eleventh Page.)
Evening star., 1925-02-13
.ELIASON WINS TWICE
IN TRl-CLUB SWIMS

r. o. Ella son was the star perform
er Of the first of a series of swimmin g
exhibitions to be staged by Congress
sionaI Country Club in conjunction
with washington Canoe Club and the
Capitol Athletic Club.
First places in the 50-yard free
style event and the 40-yard back
stroke went to the Canoe Club man,
while Florence Skadding took first
honors in tho S0-yard breast stroke
and was tied with two others for hrst
in the 40-yard free style events. Ena
Pettingill and Karl Knight took first
In the mixed couples relay.
Summary OF Events.
s0-yard breast stroke-Florence SHADING
nrst: Katherine Pfeiher. second; Esther Tay.
lor, third.
Mixed couple relsy-Ena Pettinxin and Kari
knight, fret: Florence SHADING and Everett
Ansiey, second; Esther Taylor and Jerome
Shear third.
5o-yard free style (men)-R. o. Eliason
frat: Jerome Shear, second: Everett Ansley
third; FArnham Miller, fourth.
40-yard hack stroke-R. o. Ella son, hrst
Karl knight. second; Everett Ansiey, third.
4O-yard free style tgirls)-Florence skad
ding, Ena Pettinsill and Minerva Zelwis. tied
for first place.
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BASKET BALL RESULTS

At imore-PFincetoa, 3Ss Mary
laAl, -, MARYLAND Freshmen, 36, Bal-
timore PeIy, 20, Baltimore Y. NJ. H. A.,
30b W<steFn Maryland, II.
At Newark, Del.-Fordham, 5Oi Del
aware, 10.
At CharIottesville-Vi -;
Gallaudet, IL.
At EmnittsbarE, MA.-Moant St.
Mary's, 40b Maryland DentaI school,
II.
At Chapel Hill, N. C.-South Caro-
1lna. -, NePth Carolina. n.
At New York-Columb bia, -, Penn,
-.
At ampaign-Illinois 30; North
western, 20.
At Willinmstown, Mass.-Williams m .,
81; Dickinson, "a.
At Waynesburg, Pa-Washington
and Jefferson. 10; WaynesburK. 20.
At Newherry, 3. C-Newberry, 81 /;
Rollins, Is.
At Lexington-V. NJ. L., :s; Hamp-
den-Sidney, 16.
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Both races last night were ham
dicap affairs. Both men were tri-
umphant by decisive margins, but
Ritola's performance was the more
impressive. Setting phenomenal
pace over the eight-lap fiat track.
similar to the one on which Nurmi
set his two-mile record of 9:0s last
Saturday, at the Wilco games in
Brooklyn, Ritola covered the same
distance in the astonishing time of
9:034-5.
This mark not only was Ais sec
onds faster than Nurmi's record, but
nearly six seconds better than the
world outdoor standard. held by
Alfred Shrubb, famous Englishman
and set in 1904. Had timers been
stationed at various Intern edi a te
points up to two miles there is little
doubt Ritola would have added con-
siderably to his string of records. The
Finn Ter his nearest rival. William
Cox, Rochester schoolboy star, who
had a 75-yard handicap. to the tape
by $50 yards, after a terrific last-laI
sprint.
Nurmf was given great race for
half the distance of his event by
Jimmy Connolly, former Georgetown
star and only other scratch com
petitor. Connolly, although so yards
behind at the finish, was himself
Evening star., 1925-02-13
CHESS AND CHECKER
STAR SHOWS SKILL

Newall Banks, checker champion Of
the United States and ranked among
the first chess masters of the coun-
try. gave ar Interesting exhibition
last night At the Capitol Chess Club,
of which Sterling Kerr Is the presi-
dent
Banks figured in total of eS
games. II at checkers and a dozen
at chess and lost only once
He played two games of checkers
blindfolded. winning one and draw
ing the other; he contested dozen
checkers games over the board, cap
turing half of them and drawing the
others, and he played IL games of
chess, annexing 4, drawing and los
ing /.
Banks will return within a month
or so to give another exhibition,