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New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
LURE OF WINTER SPORTS

The lure of winter sports In Switzerland and the desire to bask in the sun of the Riviera is threatening the traditional English love of spending Christmas at home. Paris Is also at- tracing many Londoners. and the cross chan mel aviation companies have inaugurated holi- day excursion rates and put on extra arplanes to handle the traffic which began with a rush a fortnight before Christmas Day
 More English people going abroad this year for the holiday season than ever, and the popular Swiss winter sport centers have all been full for weeks. At Murren, St. Moritz and Grindelwald. many of the rooms were re- served .even during the summer Along the Riviera 1t Is estimated there will be several hundred thousand from the British Isles, among them the Duke of Connaught.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
ROBBED BY BANDITS
California Couple Lose Money And yaluables in Highway Robbery Near Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh. Dec. 26 R-A. N. Keith of Hollywood, Cal, and his wife were the victims of two bandits on the Lincoln highway near here today. The thieves escaped with iewelry worth S5,000, and $125 in cash. Keith, said to be engaged in the motion picture business, was struck on the head and rendered un- conscious by one of the hold-up men.
 They were driving In an automo- bile with R. J. Zimmerman of Pitts bureh when the bandits overlook them in another machine.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
MOUsTACHEs UNPOPULAR

Movie stars have put crimp in Pack to the Moustache" movement which had been gaining foothold in Germany. Despite the banishment of the kaiserly moustache at the same time that Wilhelm went into exile, cru saders have been declaring that the moustache is the only badge of masculinity left to men. Actresses have taken issue with them.
 Mady Christians, who started her stage career at the Irving Place theater. New York. said:
 "Ony clean shaven men for me! And the cleaner shaven the better. wouldn't give penny for all the rest whether sporting new style moustache, an imperial or side whiskers"
 Fritzi Massary. operetta star, thought the moustache had no chance of revival in any form for the simple reason that smooth shaven men achieve the illusion of youth, which gave bobbed hair its easy victory among women.
 Henny Porten, film actor, said: For won1- an the answer to this question depends entire- ly upon the man she happens to be kissing"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
Seawecd Is Del,cacv
 On IHnancea TchlcS

Tokyo, Doc. 2G I7-S av,c,d in Japan is dinner de1loacy for tA. Japanese. In fact, tho harvesting of seaweed is one Of Japan's large in lustrics.
 or the many sD.crs of laa E-'.l, gathered from the bottom ot the sea, the Japanos' T1rs.. tlamlu- aria Japonica) is mas' 9oo.ar h'- cause Of is flavor anI rsrzrlnE taste. This weed grows aawIau'Iy in the cold seas off H0I,haiJo and Ie harvested during The smm,r months. The yearly harvest of Hok- kaido alone is estimated at 200,- 000.00O pounds,
 While this soawcc' Is relatively cheap, food chemists claim f is very nutritious and contains much "vitamine A" the food element lacking in polished rice.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
INJURIES PROVE FATAL
Newtonvt1le, Mass, Woman Dies as Result of Christmas Day Automo- bile Accident.

Birmingham. Mass, Dec. 26 PS- Mrs George H. Tracey of Newton vile, died early today at the Fram- ingham hospital from injuries suf- fered in a Christmas day automobile accident The car in which Mrs. Tracey, her husband and three daughters were riding was struck and demolished by a Boston and Worcester trolley car at crossing here. The woman's skull was frac- tured, but the others escaped with minor injuries.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
MUCH CHRISTMAS MAIL
New York Office Swamped And still More Holiday Packages Are Arriving.

New York, Dec. 26 lP>-The New .ork post office succeeded in deliver ing. on time it's unprecedented mass of Christmas mail this year, Post master John Keilty said today. De- liveries today were lighter than us- ual for the day after a holiday, he asserted. Related mail still is com ing In. but is being delivered with out accumulation.
 All mail and parcels reaching the Grand Central terminal post office mp to three o'clock Thursday after noon were delivered MT. Kielty said and the main post office was in such good shape that it was able to lend aid to branch offices.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

legal sale and possession. was as- sessed $200 and costs. Bert Arm strong, accused of transporting file. gal beverages from Providence, R, l., si5o and costs, and Joseph II, Dion. Rudolph Benson and ovido Billings, alleged pony" bootleggers, S75 and costs each.
 All are Willimantic residents.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

The raids were conducted by Lieut.. Frank Mclean and Patrolmen Arthur Hurley and Roderick Lara. vlere of the Willimantic police, County Detective William E. Jack. son and Federal Prohibition en. forcement Agents William s. Cong don and stanton L. Briggs.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

entertained a family party at their home on Tominson avenue yester- day afternoon and evening.
 Miss Elizabeth Burns of Central square is spending the holidays at Morris Cove.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Judson of Hartford spent the day with Mir. Judson's mother. Mrs. K. B. Judson of Park street.
 No accidents have been reported in spite of the storm yesterday. The roads this morning are entirely free of ice.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. c. Smith of East Broad street entertained Mir. Smiths mother and brother of Forestvlle at dinner yesterday.
 For Rent--S, and tenements; all improvements. heat and hot wa ter. Apply at Neal Court.-Advt.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

Funeral services of Mrs. Nina Wa torman, who died in Nashua, N. H., Wednesday will be held at the home of her stopdaughter. Mrs. George Case of Park street. at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. S. F. Evans of Terryville will o1iiciate. Intermeni will be in West cemetery.
 Grimaldi-SCharr
 Joseph Thomas Grimaldi, son Of MT. and Mrs Diadeto Grimaldo of Southington. and Miss Frances Mary Scharr, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Schs,r of Linden street, will be married at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy at o'clock Monday morning. Miss Anna Scharr, the sister of the bride, will be brides maid, and the best man will be Thomas Tedesco of Southington.
 Catholic Church The regular services will be held at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy tororrow morning at and 10 o'clock,
 Friday, New Years Day. Is a day of holy obligation, and there will be masses at s and 9 o'clock in the morning. As it is also the first Fri day, there will be confessions Thurs day afternoon and evening. Episcopal Church Services at the Church of Our Saviour tomorrow will be as fol" lows: q. m, early celebration of the communion; 10 a. m., Sunday school; II q. m, morning prayer and sermon by the rector: 7:3o ?, m, evening service.
 Plainville M. E. Church The services in the Plainville NJ F. church tomorrow are as follows: Morning worship at 1O:45 o'clock, sermon by the pastor. Sunday school with adult Bible class at noon, Epworth league in the eve ming at s o'clock Miss Winifred Bates will he the leader her topic being "The Wisdom Of Remember ing" Song service in the evening at I o'clock. Many fayorite Christmas carols will he sung. Rev. Arthur A. Ball will give an address. All are welcome.
 Baptist Church
 Rev. J. r. Smith of Suffleld will bo inc preacher at the Baptist church for morning and evening services tomorrow Morning serv- icc. l0:45 a. m theme, What Think Ye Of Christ? ?" Sunday school following morning service. Evening service, D. m, theme, Training for Service"
 Thnrsday 7:45 p. m. prayer meeting
 Nr~. Margaret Flood Sullivan Mrs. Margaret Flood Sullivan of , Nv Britain daughter of Mrs. Mary I.oal of East street, Plainville, died .uEiu'v ycst,rday at hor home. the ..gs- of 1ot death bring given as .v-o n]ira stion. Her brother, ug,-.a'- Flood died three months .-a. Sh. is survived by two broth .s a.H two sisters in Pllinville, i,rrt.L, Hugh, Mile and Ann ll0c7.
 P. Q. Again Flooded. Tv 1ut os harl work and long .aurs. thr e'aG al th~ local post of- .t- sur."fIri in hasinC every in- .5nfsr parcel delivered by o'clock Thursday evening. This morning ao-h,r influx of packages doluE0d thc office and a start must he mado aN over again. The clerks received B welcome Christmas gift from John kosaukos. local farw,r. in tho shape of several Gczcu fresh eggs from his farm.
 Notes
 Mir. and Mrs. Richard SodegTen
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
LIKES WILD WEST YARNS

It has been revealed recently that Mir. Lloyd George is an avid reader of wild west stories There is nothing the former premier enjoys more than to get wrapped up in a thrilling tale of COW punchers or gold prospectors. He has given instructions to the book dealer who keeps him supplied with reading matter to send him all the good new yarns about the Canadian and American frontiers.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
Batavia, Illinois, Has
 Mysterious Gunman

Aurora, Ills. Dec. 26 p1Ciu- zens of Batavia, near here, were thrown into excitement last night when Frank Cross 17, a farmland, was wounded by an unidentified as sailant three miles from the point where two weeks ago Henry Jeske, bank clerk his wife and son were murdered in the doorway of their farm home near Batavia.
 Cross was shot in the arm as he stood in the yard at the Moose heart farm. Neither he nor J. A.. Bedore, manager of the farm could give a clue to the assailant.
 Sheriff Vierke of Batavia, who was summoned. declared the cir cumstances of the shooting are similar to that of the Jeskes.
 Citizens were aroused by the thought that the killer of the JeskeS may still be at large in the neigh. borhood.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
PARASOL STYLES

Parasos bearing the owners portrait paint ed in colors on the silk coverings and her name embroidered under the picture are one of the striking novelties of the promenades of Monte Carlo this season. Simple colors for parasois are the vogue this year. and such backgrounds make the new fashion all the more distinctive and striking. The pictures are of miniature size, but some of them achieve a remarkable likeness to their bearers
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
FLEES FOR SAFETY

shapurji sakIatvaa. the only communist member of the house of commons, barred from the United States last summer as a member of the Interparliamentary Unon will long re- member his recent visit to Oxford where he addressed members of the American club The meeting broke up in row and the speaker was hustled out back door to safety.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
PYRAMID OF MAIL
 QUICKLY HANDLED
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was taken by the better type of card sent in envelopes, of which there was an increase of hundreds of thou sands. Most people who mailed their cards and parcels early were lucky enough 10 have them delivered early, according to Mir Erwin but in q few instances some of the mall was caught in a last minute jam and was delivered later than 1t normally would.
 One of the big problems facing the men at tho post office today is a col lection of thouss .Ss of letters. pre- sumably containin~ Christmas cards, which have not beSA mailed because of insufficient adErass or lack of postage,
 Mathew J. Egan, general delivery clerk, has on his desk thousands of letters which he must H" through in an effort to locate tho proper ad- dress of the person to whom they are consigned. They then must go through the hands of 28 regular car riers. after which they will so back to MT. Eagen who must look up the addresse in the directory, It may be a week or even longer before the last of these cards are delivered. An illustration of the efficiency in which the U, s. mails are handled is told at the local post office py John Meehan, superintendent of car- riers which illustrates how no effort is spared to get mail to its proper destination.
 During the height of the Christ mas rush, when the office was being crowded far beyond the limits of what previously was supposed to be Its capacity letter came to this country addressed as follows: 1 Francis kulper. pastor 4l4 Christian Lane, U. S. A.
 The New York postal officials in = vestigated and reported that there was only one Christian Lane in Am erica and that was in Berlin, Conn. The letter was sent to the New Brit ain post office.
 Here 1t was found that there was no such person on that street. so a further investigation by MT. Meehan, developed the fact that the letter was intended for the Rev. Francis Kul- per. of 414 Christine Lane, Milwau- kee. Wis, and a report from the post office in that city states that the let ter was delivered correctly.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
Five Willimantic Men
 Fined for Wet Violation

Williamantic. Dec, 26 Rl-Follow- ing raids early this morning. five men were fined here today charged with violations Of the liquor law.
 Gall shambeck, charged with H.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
SCHACHT SILENT

The silence into which Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. president of the Reichsbank, has chosen to wrap himself since his return from the United States has given rise to all sorts of rumors as to what he accomplished and what he failed 10 accomplish.
 The wags of the Burgstrassse Berlin's Wall street, have started story in this connection that pr. Schacht brought back with him two fashionable American dances. They are called 'pas de credit" and "pas q urgcnt"-which may be translated either the "credit step" and "money step" or mo credits" and mo money"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
'TACE OF GOD" INDUSTRY

The German government is fostering a movement to revive the 'lacc of God" indus try in the mountain districts of Silesia which suffered extreme hardships during the war.
 The "lace of God" made by SiIesian lace makers, owes its name to folk legend that through the meshes of the lace God gives bread 10 the starving
 A German woman lace expert has asserted that much of the lace sold in international markets as Venetian, Brussels or French lace is in realty a Sesian origin. To prove her contention specimens of valuable old lace from the Berlin Museum of Arts and Crafts were thrown on the screen. The mesh and work manship were the same as in the "lace of God"
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
13 BEIUN ZERO

Duluth. Minn,. Dec, 26. Co -- A temperature of l3 below zero was recorded here at 10 o'clock. tho mercury dropping IS degrees during the day This is the coldest day of this winter.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

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New Britain herald., 1925-12-26
PLAINVIIIE NEWS
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Bristol II. s. Seconds
Referee--Dick Dillon.
 Funeral of Mrs. Waterman

Funeral services of Mrs. Nina Wa torman, who died in Nashua, N. H., Wednesday will be held at the home of her stepdaughter, Mrs. George Case of Park street. at 2:30 o'clocE this afternoon. Rev. s. F, Evans of Terryville will ofiiciate. Intermeni will be in West cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-12-26

Mir, and Mrs, Richard sodegren
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

believe, the extremes Of chivalric &C
tivity. And such extremes once
they are divorced from common
sense, can become more than ridicu-
lous, as, for example, appears to
have been the case in Poland where,
when Augustus the Strong got drunk
it was the pleasant custom for all
his loyal subjects to become and
remain as intoxicated as their king.
"And such propositions have their
inevitable corollaries. It's only fair
to assume, If women continue to adj
vance in sport and athletics as they
are now doing, that the captain of
some future Titanic, on seeing his
ship going down-or perhaps ought
to say on seeing her ship going down
will sterninly announce the newer
tangled order: Men and children
first ="
Cristina showed her impatience
by crossing her legs and getting
up from her chair.
Il don't think it's chivalrous to
joke about a serious thing like
that" she announced. men want
the race to continue, and it con-
tinues through women. You men
are really serving your own selfish
and social ends when you're chiv-
alrous to women at the time women
most need chivalry. just as farmer
has to be patient with setting
hen. You've found, Old Dear, that
it pays"
But can't we hope for a day
when men are so honest and above
board with women that
mot in as crazily-built world
as men have made it," interrupted
Cristina. "You see, If the Eliza
bethans had built better roads their
Queen Bess would never have need
ed to miss the mud by walking over
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06
Responsible Mans Changing Attitude Toward Women

emotions. It shields our sensibili-
ties-or perhaps ought to say our
personalities. Our personalities, you
see, simply can't run around the
world naked, any more than our
bodies can. We have to have pro-
lection there. So we put on ghostly
clothes and build up invisible houses
to stand between US and the forces
Of the world that keep assailing u.s.
BATTLES AND BALLADEs.
But" essayed after thinking
this over, when undue attention is
directed towards that protecting fab
ric, and when the shielding mansions
become over-ornate, can't you mag
inc an endless series of fantastic
courtesies corrupting into what the
Freudians might term narcissism?"
Cristina shrugged slender shoul-
der as she looked about for the
matches.
Don't hold us women response
bic for those diseases with the big
names" she somewhat YEARLY par
ried. "Men, it seems to me, have
always been as extravagdnt that
way as women. I've forgotten about
all the hi1tory I ever knew, but
wasn't it at the siege Of Pontoise
that the English and French stopped
fighting to exchange ballades?"
at was" reluctantly acknowl-
edged. "But while we're on that
particular subject, young lady, I'd
like to remind you that in the Crecy
campaign the astute Edward man
aged to save his army by keeping
the king of France so muddled in
the intricacies Of chivalrous deport-
ment that when all the grand ges-
lures were over the French sover-
eign woke up and found the battle
lost"
THE COMING ORDER AT SEA.
Am to infer from that" de-
manded Cristina, "that women are
in danger of losing the battle of life,
because men are still halfway decent
to them?"
"The halfway movements" I
said with dignity, were not under
discussion. We were mentioning, I
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06
Can It Be Woman Herself With Her
Greater Freedom and Larger
Interest in Business?
By ARTHUR sTRINGER

land the more I've investigated
it the more I'm persuaded it wasn't
quite so golden as modern women
and the makers of our historical
romances imagine.
"Those medieval knights mouth
ed q good deal about God and the
Ladies' and essayed frantic ex-
hibitions of personal daring, but it
rather startles the patient investi-
gator to find how frequently their
ladies were degraded by personal
violence, how these same, chival-
rous warriors retained and exer-
cised the legal right of wife-beatins
and how their false code of honor,
arbitrarily accentuating two or
three virtues at the cost Of many
others, was restricted to only wom-
en- of rank, and as such vas self
ish and self-defeating class enter
prise"
"You sound exactly like an en-
cylopedia," complained the starry
eyed Cristina. "And the Golden
Age may have had its faults. But
there's a knightly code that must
have begun away back before Mr..
Cervantes made fun of it. It's
something that doesn't change.
Every woman loves and honors it in
a man. And every woman expects
it."
"And why does 'she?" I de-
manded, rescuing my book from its
newer ash-tray avocation.
Because men are stronger than
women" retorted Cristina, after a
moments thought. "And it kind OF
eyens things up and lets the world
60 on when the strong are willing
to give a fighting-chance to the
weak"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

There was more sagacity in this
than I looked for from Cristina. But
/ resented the way in which she
was at the moment dropping her
Characteristics into my ink-well.
"Yes," I reminded the fair Girls
tina, II remember how, when the
militant suffragettes were pouring
acid in the mail boxes, they COM
planned about the London boobies
not treating them like ladies. And
I remember how we used to abstain
from smoking, after dinner, until
the Trailer sex had retired to the
drawing room, and how, in Eu-
rope, we never sat on a sofa when
a female remained within our line
of vision and never even mentioned
legs when a petticoat was about.
But you seem to be changing, my
dear. And that, in turn, seems to
threaten a corresponding change in
mans chivalrous attitude towards
women"
1--WE don't change, Old Dear,
we only pretend to-" said the girl,
carelessly crumpling my papers as
see crossed her knees. And, con-
sistently enough, I thought Of Ed
ward the Third and the Countess of
Salisbury's garter.
DEMANDING PRIVILEGES.
But you so into business and
shoulder men out of jobs" / ven
tured. "And you go on juries and
hang men for murder. You earn
your own bread and butter and vote
for Volstead amendments and carry
your own latch-key and roll your
stockings and have your own clubs
and go in for athletics and smoke
cigarettes and battle in one-piece
suits and even use swear words
and make arrests and frame plat
forms.
"And in spite of all this, you still
insist on certain special privileges
for your sex. You demand and en-
joy that chivalrous indulgence
which may be appropriately desig-
mated as the deferential differential
of the male"
zone doesn't seem to get much
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-06

GLOW do yeu like my new hat?"
. asked Cristina as she blew into
my new book lined workroom, blew
in like breath Of spring. Cristina
is my wife's younger sister. She is
%, unmarried, self-reliant, and
charming.
But the hat adorning the head so
provocatively cooked on one side i'm
pressed me as amazingly like an in
verted coal-scuttle erupting with
Brazilian orchids.
So when Cristina repeated her
question i told the truth. i told
her I thought it was terrible. Her
face clouded, but her air became
judicial again as she crossed the
room to sit on the end of my work
table.
"You might have lied like a gen.
tleman," she protested as she reached
for cigarette. And trace of the
wounded-gazelle look was still in
her eyes as she took the mirror from
her vanity case and reinspected the
orchidian coal-scuttle.
UNFOLDING THE GOLDEN AGE.
"But should a gentleman lie?" /
demanded, backing little away
from her smoke. 49,.
ale would, I think, if he had any
chivalry left" was Cristina's -etort.
"Just what" I countered, do
you mean by chivalry?"
A faint spark of contempt seemed
to lurk In Cristina's starry eyes.
"Can anyone who pretends to be a
scholar say he's never heard of the
Golden Age of Chivalry?" she asked
as she casually dropped her ashes on
the book l was reading.
ayes, Cristina, I've heard of that
Golden Age" 1 acknowledged with
more acerbity than I'd intended,