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Evening star., 1926-09-18
Park View Citizens Associa.

ton.
Mr.. Henderson has advised Jesse c.
Suter, president of the federation, that
he would withdraw from the race, be
cause of the lack of time to devote to
the council work, leaving slate of 10
candidates.
Following the election. the fedora.
tion will act on report Of a special
committee appointed to map out a
preliminary plan for a general mem
bership drive during the Fall.
Evening star., 1926-09-18

A Sussex, England. farmer takes a
tame fox as companion on fishing
trips.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
HALF MILLION IN
 LIQUOR IS SEIZED
Supply Of Belgian Alcohol Taken
 at Boston

Boston, July S LP}-Liquor valued in excess of $500 900 was in poses sion Of customs authorities here to- day in the largest seizure ever made at this port.
 The stuff. principally Belgian al- cohol was discovered last night in the hold of the steamer Cretan. after gang Of 50 longshoremen working under customs officers had Iabored for hours to remove a cam oufage cargo of waste paper.
 The men were to return to the search today since raiding officers were convinced that even more liquor remained to be found,
 Captain August Alksne and his crew of 22 men who spent the night in the harbor police station were awaiting arraignment today on charges of violating the customs laws. The Cretan, itself, was seized pending forfeiture proceedings,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
READING COMPANY WANTS
 LONG TERM R. R, LEASE
Asks Right to Take Over Lehigh and New England Railroad for
 999 Years.

Washington, July 8 Rt-The Reading company applied to the in terstate commerce commission to- day for authority to acquire control by a 999 year lease of the Lehigh and New England railroad, dating from January 1, 1927.
 Acquisition of the road, which op- crates 155 miles of line in Pcnnsyl- vania, New Jersey and New York, the application said, would enable the Reading to operate through and shorter routes for the transporta- ton of anthracite for the Schuyllsill regions of Pennsylvania and north ern New York and New England.
 It also would permit improvement of through routes now existing and the opening Of additional routes for l the handling of traffic between the northeastern states and southern western. southwestern and south ! eastern points.
 The Reading would pay an annual rental, payable quarterly of $1,0G9.' | 06O. and would assume liability ot
 equipment trusts obligations on cer- 1 tain mortgages of the road.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
MUST REMOVE GAS PUMPS

City Engineer Joseph D. Williams has found that there are still i gasoline filling companies that h.. not compiled with the law against curb gas tations and the threat of prosecution which was sounded seY- eral weeks ago has been brought to the attention of these companies.
 At the time the law became ef- fective in June, the Herald pub lished a list of about 20 companies that maintained gas pumps on the street curb. Since that time all but Harry Alex on Arch street, Hon. neyman on Arch street, Handy Garage at Seymour and Elm streets, and Kaminsky Bros, at II Farm ington avenue have compiled with the law.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Whatever the cause of your lack Of normal weight, whether loss of appetite, indigestion, nervous weak ness, fatigue or overwork, or worry, stop fretting about it. There is q sure pleasant way to quickly gain
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 knows the wonderful effects of Cod
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 And now science has removed all the unpleasant features of Cod Liv- CTS by giving you their vital food factors in the form of pleasant-tast-
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
PRISONERS SERVE
 AS PRACTITIONERS
Fellow COnYiCtS GarrOte Man in
 Havana FEiSOn

Santiago. Cuba, Jaly 8 Pl-salva- tore Aguilera was put to death by the garrote today f~~ the murder of his aunt in March. As24. It was the first execution in Cuba in 20 years
 The garrote, which breaks the spinal column at the base of the neck by the turning Of a screw. was operated by Francisco Paula Romero a convict. Frank Davis, 59 year old Negro of Savannah, Ga, and a yeter- an of the battle Of San Juan Hf1l, who is serving a two year sentence for robbery, was the assistant eXecu- tioner.
 Aguilera died eleven minutes after the garrote was applied. He broke down as the time for the execution approached, and it was necessary to administer restoratives before he could be placed in the chair and the brass collar adjusted about his neck.
 Aguilera's execution is the twenty first in the history of the Cuban re- public. The last previous one was on June 12, 1908, in Havana.
 About seven years ago the Cuba senate passed a bill abolishing capital punishment, but if was never fully ratified. Last year the house of representatives resurrccted the bin from mass or tabled legisla- tion, but no action has been taken on it.
 The Garrote is a 'relic of the Spanish regime in Cuba. The brass collar about the neck effects strangu- lation, at the same time a sharp spike enters the back of the neck, breaking the spinal column.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
Thin Men and Women Add Healthy Flesh New WayQuickly
| No Matter What the Cause Thinness Here Is
 Improve Figure.

ing, sngar-coated tablets called Me Coys Cod Liver Oil Compound Tab lets.
 Just a few weeks treatment with McCoy's Tablets and you gain weight and with it better health. In fact, they have been so successful in lit- erally thousands of cases that you can go to your favorite druggist and buy McCoy's Tablets with the speci- fife guarantee that if you do not add lat least | pounds within 90 days your money is to be instantly re- funded. Start today rounding out your hollow spots, and mark how much better you feel generally after just a few days treatment, 60 tablets GO cents.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
RAN EXPORT OF LIRE

Rome, July s Pl-Attcmpts 10 export lire will be punished by heavy fines and confscation of the money involved. under a new gov- ernmental decree. The decree. fur ther restric ing the movemnt of Italian currency, permits persons in tending to make long trips abroad to carry a maximum of 10000 lire. Proportionately smaller sums are allowed for shorter trips,
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
ASKS SCIENTISTS
 ID INSPECT RELICS
Prof. OpsjOn Insists Morse
 Visited Far West

Spokane, Wash, July s GPl-Dis- covery of another group Of runics dated 1010 A. D.. describing Morse men swimming for their lives across the Columbia to escape from h. dians, was revealed here late yester- day by Professor Oluf Opsion in connection with his invitation to scientists to investigate such mark ings found in this region.
 The story Of how eight Of ten Morse vikings crossed the river to safety and then starved beneath the river cliffs where they sought ref uge from Indians. was told by the author of numerous Morse history articles who last Monday announced the discovery Of runic inscriptions near here.
 Mr. Opsjon declared the Norsomen were members of two expeditions which explored several sections of the Pacific northwest in 1910. The carvings described the swim as To- cated in Grant county, Washington, and have the same characteristics as the paintings found near here tell ing of battle between Indians and Norsemen in 1910.
 Other records of the expeditions have been found in upper Little Lady Frazeer river in British Columbia, on the Columbia river near Vantage Ferry. Washington, and in TiIamook county. Oregon, he said. "The boulder found in Brit tsh Columbia is now in a park at Vancouver, B. C." he continued.
 Carved pictures of the Teutonic gods, Odin and Thor and the Teu- tonic goddess. Freya, with three horns, were found with the story Of the swim across the Columbia.
 The inscriptions are exactly the same as those found on two large gold horns plowed up at Mogenten- der, Gotland, Denmark. The first horn was plowed up during the tif- teenth century and the second horn was found nearby 101 years later,
 "A facsimile of silver horns was made and they are now in the Northern Royal museum Of Den mark.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Jessup, comprised the team which captured the Wightman cup, also plan to be here the week after next. Original plans called for a women's singles tournament at Longwood but this has been can- celled and their practice will coin eide with the mems singles event for the historic Longwood bowl which has been designated as the first official tryout for American Davis cup stars.
 It Is believed that Miss Wills will figure in some exhibition matches during the bowl tournament and wide interest will attach to her de- cision to participate inasmuch as her play probably would indicate her form for the forthcoming bat tie to retain the national champion ship in the title tournament at New York starting August 16.
 Many of the country's leading players are expected to compete in the women's invitation tournament at the Essex Country club, Man chester, starting July 26, and the California star will tune up for it at LongWood.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

These impressions on the Colum- bla river prove that the carvers knew the old religious teachings Of the Morse, A stack of hay and other characters indicate that the Norsemen trapped by Indians had only hay to eat and starved translated these inscriptions two years ago. but have made no pTevi- ous announcement Of them"
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
FLASHES OF LIFE: ILLICIT STILLS
 LOCATED FROM AERIAL PICTURES

Smith is a good governor. While he usually plays in order to have an excuse for a bath. he did have to confess to a thrill in sinking a fif- teen foot putt against Governor Sil- ger of New Jersey, especially be- cause he had just missed the ball entirely trying to wallop it from the tee.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
Rehm Named Life Guard
 At Willow Brook POOI

Howard Rehm has been appoint ed life guard at the Willow Brook bathing pool.
 Rehm is a student at Springfield Y. M. c. A. college and was former- ly an assistant physical director of the local "Y". The position he oc- cupies was created last year with Bliss w, Clark the first named.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
HELEN WILLS TO RESUME
 PRACTICE ON JULY l9
National Lawn Tennis Champion to Defend Her Title Against
 Big Field Soon.

Brookline, Mass, July 8 (F9 - Helen Wills, national lawn tennis champion for the past three years, viii resume practice July 19, on the grass courts of the Longwood Cricket club, Chestnut Hill,
 Miss Wills with Miss Elizabeth Ryan and Miss Mary K. Browne sailed from Southampton, England, for home today. Her fellow Cali fornians, who, with Mrs. Marion
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
RAI.PH INCE MEDS

Hollywood, Cal, July Pi- Ralph Ince. film director and actor, and Lucille Mendez, former chorus girl and now film actress, were married here yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

London Another notable yaca-
 tionist could triumph over presidents jand governors and princes easily on one respect. Alfonso of Spain is go- ing to a big dinner at Buckingham palace next week and he will no sooner be rid of the soup and fish
 than it will nearly be time for him
 to put on his polo togs for match at Birmingham.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Hartford-Steps taken for estab- lishment of sixth free employment bureau in Danbury district; E. A. PIatt of Sherman named field agent.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 London - From a bookmaker's - a real bookmaker's - point or view, in the words of Rudyard Kip ling, the odds are not attractive as to authors, since only quite dozen writers have achieved i'm mortality in the past 2,5O0 years" Columbus, O. - From the point of view of another type of book maker, the odds against various gentlemen. some of them writers of a sort, attaining transient fame on the links this week range from , to 1 upwards.
 Washington - Uncle Sam is hav- ing great success locating illicit stills by taking photographs from planes, enlarging them and putting them under magnifying glass,
 New York - Prohibition agents are going to school. They will learn 10 be courteous as well as how to testify and otherwise perform their
 duties.
 West New York, N. J. Paul Bcthaman, a weaver with a family, woke up in cell and shrieked out
 his curiosity as to the reason for
 being there. Shut up" yelled an-
 other prisoner, you're in for mur-
 der" There was prolonged silence and Bethaman was found to have stranglod himself. He had been put into q cell 10 sleep off his intoxica- tion.
 New York - One reason for loose morals of the younger genera ton Of New York is subway jams. in the view of Justice Jacob Pan- ken. If this is correct, perhaps there 1 has been improvement during the ! strike.
 Teton, Wvo. - Piscatorial honors for the summer so far among notables are with Crown Prince i Gustavus Adolphus. He caught 20
 trout, or 19 more fish than the
 president of the U. S. A, did on the first day of his vacation. But the prince has been at play some time. | Plainfield, \. J. - As golfer Al
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

any town can adopt building code regulating construction, alteration or repair of buildings within zoning district, attorney general rules.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Philadelphia - One crying need of the times is q pronoun meaning either he or she. Dr. Josiah II. Penniman, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, wants such q word
 coined, as the increasing number of Igirls at colleges and in business causes awkward circumlocutions.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

London - Die hards of the liber- Ials must express themselves. Por- traits of Lloyd George and Church. ill no longer adorn the walls Of the
 National Liberal club. They have been put into the cellar.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Winsted- Consolidation of pin companies of Derby Winsted and Detroit, Michigan, ratified.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

East Litchfield-Home and garage of Ernest Goodwin destroyed by fire with loss estimated at S6,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Hartford - Checks aggregating S145.000 sent hy one bank 10 Chica- go by airmail show saving of almost S24 in interest.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Stamford--George Watson, 70, of Halifax, struck by automobile on June g, dies in hospital.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Hartford-Nictor Zimmerman, 16. honor pupil in high school, drowned while bathing at Capitol park.
 Hartford-Zoning commissions in
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

New York - Prohibition agents are going to school. They will learn 10 be courteous as well as how to testify and otherwise perform their duties.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-08

Washington - Uncle Sam is hav- ing great success locating illicit stills by taking photographs from planes, enlarging them and putting them under a magnifying glass.
Evening star., 1926-09-12

Mrs. Emma c. Mabie. a 76-year-old
widow, and her invalid son, with a
pick and shovel, make a comfortable
living from one of California's famous
abandoned gold mines near DeadWood.
Evening star., 1926-09-12
HOLLYWOOD HOLDS
SURFE|T OF BEAUTY
Disappointed Home Town
Favorites Have to Take
Other Jobs in Film City.
By Consolidated Press.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, September
11.-Back in, the old home town she
was the winner of a beauty contest.
The prize was a trip to Hollywood.
Today she is selling hosiery and
gloves behind the counter in a Holly
wood department store, and during
the three years she has lived in sight
Of the walls of half a dozen motion
picture studios, she never has been
able to pass the door in the rear Of
the casting directors office.
Also, she has 10000 sisters here in
the same predicament. Some have
become typists, others are mattresses;
many are cashiers in drug stores; a
few work in laundries. There prob
ably is more feminine beauty to the
square inch behind the counters of
department stores of Hollywood and
Los Angeles than in any other COM
munity Of the world. Beautiful
blondes, fascinating brunettes, state
ly Dianas. perfect Venuses mingle
here in the city of blasted hopes.
The visiting beauty discovers that
other girls, equally attractive, swarm
the studios and she finally realizes
she must seek employment elsewhere.
AS rule she eventually quits think
ing about the movies.
The night cashier in g. big drug
store on Hollywood Boulevard came
from a Kansas town IS months ago.
She has bronze hair, a glorious com
pleXion, perfect features and a figure
that would delight a sculptor. She
was the queen of beauty" in her
Evening star., 1926-09-12

than $50, with the prospect Of a sub
stantial increase the coming season.
A picnic at Benedict, Md, given
within the month, called out large
number, while a dance given in May
taxed the capacity Of the smaller
ballroom Of the Raleigh. The place
Of meeting has not been fixed, but
the Tennesseeans favors some def
mite place for the banquet and the
ball, both Of which have become an
annual feature, with a small place for
the general monthly meetings, when
literary and musical programs, dane
ing and cards occupy the evening.
An address by some good speaker
of the State invariably forms part
of the entertainments. and all of the
official circle in Washington, the two
justices, the Senators and members
Of the House and such as occupy
other posts under the Government
may always be counted. on to fill In
that part of the program.
Evening star., 1926-09-12
OFFICERS OF TENNESSEE STATE SOCIETY

function given to inspire interest and
enthusiasm among the members.
Wardman Park Hotel was the scene
of this amenity and about 300 mem
bers and guests were in attendance.
Gull Barber of Laurel, Nd, freqently
has been the host of the society and
the picnic to which he invited nearly
900 Tennesseeans and their friends
is the peak of the hospitalities which
the society has enjoyed. Mr.. Barber,
with old Southern generosity, fur
nished all the refreshments and
these took the acceptable form of
barbecued beef, chicken roasted on
spit in the yard. baked sweet potatoes
and corn roasted in the huskS, with
peaches, melons and such delicious
fruit as could be brought from the
State in an acceptable condition. Mr..
Barber is a member of the association
andAhis beautiful home in Laurel has
been freely proffered for picnics and
1t very often is used.
Past Season Notable.
me past season was one OF the
most active and successful In the as
sociaticns chronicles. Lemuel Reece,
brother OF the Representative, was
chosen president at the annual meet
ing and Maj j. Z. Sims wee preSl-
dent. Malcolm l.. Woods is secre-
tary, and treasurer. Three standing
committees were appointed about
three years ago, and their chairmen
are: OF membership. Samuel II.
Thompson; executive. all the former
presidents, headed by Rufus w. Pear
son. and entertainment by Mrs. Myr-
tie l.. Pohlmann. The Christmas tree
celebration. which now is an annual
feature. Is the form taken by the
December meeting, and 1t is proposed
to have this the most elaborate or
the assemblies, but for Tennesseeans
only, while to all others guests may
be invited. The Christmas fete of
1925 was a brilliant success and no
citizen Of the State, and especially
Tennessee students within the city
and without opportunity to return
home for the holidays, lacked a good
dinner, a present and an evening OF
good cheer.
Masked Ball Attractive.
An outstanding feature Of the Win
ter and Spring season was masked
ball given at carnival time and at
the Willard Nearly 400 persons
masked and froltcked and prizes were
awarded for the best costumes. The
society, which began eight years ago
with so members. now has more
Evening star., 1926-09-12

community. Though beautiful she is
not dumb. She offers good advice to
small-town beauties.
II thought l was the most beauti-
full IN In the world before 1 left
honlE. Everybody agreed that 1 ought
to be in the movies. 1t was a pretty
dream while it lasted. 1t took me
two months to learn that the beauty
supply exceeds the demand here.
IF 1 could reach all the small-town
beauties whose eyes are turned toward
FINLAND I'd tell them to stay at home.
It's much more pleasant to be the
prettiest girl in Jones Crossing than
l of 10000 beauties in Hollywood"
(Copyright. 1920
Evening star., 1926-09-12
SEDATE MODELS SOUGHT

PARIS. September IL R.-"The
more sedate and refined models are
the keener American buyers are To
purchase them this year" says one
of the leading dressmakars.
The day of eccentricitieS better suit
ed to the musical halls is over" he
added. There is a general agreement
that the models being shown represent
a high order of taste as they are free
from exaggeration of any kind.
Evening star., 1926-09-12

RANNOCH MOOR, Scotland, Sep
tember 1.-THE most picturesque
tramps of the United Kingdom are
Scotsmen who ply the broad high
road which runs along Loch Lomond
and across the wild and desolate
Rannoch Moor to Inverness.
Probably the best known is Long
Jock" For half a century this to-
tally blind mendicant has fiddled his
way along the Perthshire roads, ac-
companied by two dogs. He shares
all his meals with the dogs and at
night wraps his 16-foot tartan plaid
about them and himself and sleeps
out under a tree.
Eighty-Year veteran.
"Old Johnson" is another. He's a
genial fellow in a Balmoral bonnet
and tattered frock coat. He has a
wealth of humor and is known to be
Evening star., 1926-09-12

him in his automobile toward his
home. asserting his young daughter
was dangerously ill and was crying
to see Isabel. Mrs. Barnes decided
to accompany her daughter.
Circuit Court Judge Vanderwerp
sentenced Woodward. remarking he
regretted murder does not entail the
death penalty in Michigan. Wood
ward heard him without emotion.
officers Immediately started for
Marquette Branch of the Michigan
State prison with the slayer.
Evening star., 1926-09-12
BANK PROBE RECESSED.
Inquiry in South Carolina Expect
ed to Take All Next Week.

COLUMBIA. S, c., September II
DIFFERENTIATION of witnesses in the
grand jury's investigation Of the fail
IRE of the American Bank & Trust
Co. of Columbia will consume all OF
next week, it was indicated To-Day
when a recess was taken at noon
until Monday morning. NO session
will be held on Tuesday, because OF
the Democratic primary that day.
James S. F'arr, a director of the
bank, was the only witness questioned
today. Two assistant bank eXaua1n
ers were examined yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-09-12
SLAYER OF WOMAN
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
Man Admits He Killed Victim
When She Attempted to Save
Child From Attack.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MUSHROOM, Mich, September II.
Elmer Woodward, 29, Muskegon
Heights, today began a life sentence
for the murder Thursday of Mrs.
John J. Barnes of Muskegon.
He admitted having dubbed her
to death with an automobile jack
when she attempted to save her
daughter, Isabel. Is, from his at
tack. The girl succeeded in beating
him off. He fled but was captured
by a posse.
He had induced Isabel to go with
Evening star., 1926-09-12
MOST PICTURESQUE TRAMPS
IN WORLD ROAM IN SCOTLAND
Men and Women, Some Old, Are Well
Known to Natives and Have Own Clan,
Keeping Sabbath and Obeying Leader.

a master of repartee. He has been
on the road for so years.
Highland tramps, or thinkers" as
they are called around Rannoch
Moor, speak the Gaelic language.
They move in clans and are known
by the family names which often go
back for centuries. The oldest mem
ber of the clan is the chief and his
word is law. They are strict Sab
batarians and will not even blow
their bagpipeS for aims on Sunday.
Special Privileges Enjoyed.
One old woman who has been on
the tramp in the Western Highlands
for rs years boasts that she has never
slept in a bed. She has brought up
a family on the Kings highway and
wears a wedding ring that has been
handed down from mother to daugh-
ter in her clan for 800 years.
They have a jolly life. Every five
or six miles along the road is a
"tramp's hoteP'-a barn or hut where
they can rest for the night or find
shelter from the storms. The High
land farmers and shepherds know
them by name and exchange greet
ings whenever they meet.
Taxes and bank failures never
worry them and at the end there Is
a tramps' cemetery in Stirlingshire
called mo Mans Land"