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Evening star., 1926-08-08

While Ederle swims the Channel
Jack Dempsey is leisurely considering
possible fight. The male athlete
is becoming more or less inclined
to assert himself as a fine audience.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

The test Of a great statesman in
Europe appears to lie in his ability to
persuade his country ITO pay up and
look plea sa MT" A good -natured cred
itor is always a highly valuable as
Evening star., 1926-08-08
The OvershadOwing FIiv.

The farmer heaveS a weary sigh
And wonders how the place he'll
When there are fivverS in the sky
So numerous they obscure the sun.
Jud Tunkins says instead of voting
the way he thinks man is liable to
vote the way he wants the neighbors
to think he thinks.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

Il have read the Bible through six
times, from cover TO cover"
Are you a fundamentals or a
modernist?"
I'm have TO read it a few times
more to make sure l understand pre-
cisely what they are arguing about"
Evening star., 1926-08-08

The Associated Press l. exclusivnly entitled
10 the Use for republication 81 Ill r"ws dis
patches credited TO II or not otherwise cred
ited IN this paper and also the local news
puolshed herein. All rights of publication
OF special dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

Great musical composers utilized
syncopation. The modern tunemakers
ing merit. but neglect to cultivate the
substantial qualities that went with 1t.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

Any tennis exhibition by Susanne
Lenglen i'll this country will be sure
Of liberal patronage if it can he
guaranteed that she will exhibit her
characteristics tantrums. Americans
dearly love Temperament"
Evening star., 1926-08-08

Flivver collisions are SO numerous
mat the historian of the future may
find il difficult to assign definite
position 10 Henry Ford as a prac-
teal philanthropist.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

The Hall murder mystery Is remark
able in one among many respects. II
has survived for years without call
ing in the psychoa nalysts.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

German finanCierS predict a fate
for the paper French franc similar
to that of the paper German mark.
Misery loves company.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

The farmer. like every other citi
zen, is more or less inclined to com
plicate his affairs by nursing get
rich quick" ambition.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

Almost every country club provides
a comfortable swimming pool. Yet
ladies insist on Drawing the English
Channel.
Evening star., 1926-08-08
Mutuality.

From the Racine Journal News
Wisconsin vets and drys get along
in hrotherly love inside their respec-
tive camps The vets indorse the dry
candidates and the drys the other.
Evening star., 1926-08-08
No Use i'm His Business.

DO you. believe in evolution"
Haven't studied it," answered Sen.
ator Sorghum. These secluded scien-
fists exercise no political influence
whatever
Evening star., 1926-08-08
Kind Word for Static

The music that the radio plays
Is fun of sordid grief
The static, with intrusive WAYS,
MAY prove sweet relief.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

"A prize fighter gets mo- money
dan a farmland" said Uncle Eben.
but he amt near as useful in devel.
cpin' de country's natural resources. E"
Evening star., 1926-08-08
Taking 1t Easy.

From The NashvilIe Banner,
We can't imagine anybody who has
less trouble deciding questions of
state than King Emmanuel ef na1A
Evening star., 1926-08-08
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Evening star., 1926-08-08

The Evening Star with tho Sunday morn
lng edition is delivered by carriers within
tne city al so cents per month: daily only.
30 cents per month: Sunday only. 20 cents
Fer month Orders may he sent by mail or
:slophone Main 5000. Collection is made 10y
Garner at the end of each month.
Evening star., 1926-08-08

Copyright. 1926.D
Evening star., 1926-03-31
PRESSMEN'S UNION, NO. |,
PLANS DINNER FOR BERRY
Frank B. Noyes, Chief Justice Nc
Coy. William Green and Others
to Be Guests.

Pressmen' Union No. | will hold
i banquet in honor Of George l..
Berry, president of the International
Printing Pressmen's and Assistants
Union Of North America. Saturday
evening, April 10, according TO an an
nounccment of President r. a.
Franklin of the local union. Invita-
tions have been issued for the ban
quet, which viii be preceded by a
reception c. G. Gastrock is in
charge of the arrangements
The guests Of honor will ba
George l.. Berry Frank B. Noyes,
president Of the Associated Press /.
Charles II, Garter public printer;
Representatives Calvin and Madden,
Senators Wadsworth and Moses,
Secretary of Labor James j. Davis .
Alvin w, Han. director Of the Bureau
of Printing ana EnEravinG, Chief
Justice Walter L. Mccoy and Asso-
ciate Justices Fpedrick s. Siddons:
William HitZ and j. A. Van Orsdel
OF the Supreme Court Of the District
Of Columbia, @. Z. Wright and Frank
y Howard of the Typothetae; ;
William Green, president of Ameri-
can Federation of Labor; Z. r..
Evans. president of Allied Printing
Trades Council William Sjoir,
statistician, Department of Labor;
William Grady, head of the legis-
latve department of \. f. Of j.
Luther 9. Steward, president
National Federation Of Federal
Employees. and John g. Colpoys,
editor OF the Trade Unionist-
Evening star., 1926-03-31

oxford University in England Am
brose is a junior, having missed "a
year of college.
George Ross has been a ranGer Tor
the last three Summer vacations III
the Yellowstone Park, earning f.dH
sum in guiding tourists through h1e
park. Ambrose for two Summers WSn'
a ranger, but he also has taken IL
hand at being a cowpuncher and bron-
cho buster and for Il time worked as
a brakeman. He has won several
prizes in broncho busting at Wyoming
fOdeoS
The boys are prominent in activi-
ties at the university. George being
debater and secretary of the student
body, while Ambrose is a member of
the university foot bali and wrestling
teams.
Gov. Ross declares she "is very
proud of her sons" and. like Cornelia,
she regards them "as her most pre-
cious jewels A younger son, Brad
ford, aged 13, challenges his mother
many nights on the checkerboard at
her home in Cheyenne.
Evening star., 1926-03-31

It's no good suffering in silence if
you're going to talk a lot about it
afterMard
Evening star., 1926-03-31
WOMAN, az; MAN, 29,
UP UNDER MANN ACT
Said to Admit Deserving Families
in Brockport, N, Y, and
Eloping Together.

Admitting having deserted their
families in Brockport, y. y, four
months ago, Mrs. Ethel Elma New.
A. years old a grandmother. and
Frank W. Ellinsham, % years old,
father of three children, We're located
in this city yesterday afternoon by
Detectives Kuehling and Wilson and
arrested on a statutory charge.
Ellingham was held for the action
of the grand jury in $4,000 bond today
by l.. :. Commissioner Turnage, on
a charge of violation OF the Mann
act. Suggestion was made that Mrs.
New be held in bond as Il witness in
the case, but upon her representa-
tion that she would keep in touch
with the authorities Commissioner
Turnage refused to hold her.
Ellingham was employed in a
southeast Washington store as meat
cutter, while Mrs. New and her 8
year-old child, the latter having been
brought here by her mother, We're
found at 7&l9 Fourteenth street. The
couple were known here as man and
wife
It's no good suffering in silence if
you're going to talk a lot about it
.tft t-d
Evening star., 1926-03-31
WOMAN GOVERNORS SONS
AID IN OWN EDUCATION
Wyoming Lads Work During Va
cation to Help Defray Their
College Expenses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LARAMIE, Wye, March 31.-The
principle of American democracy rules
In WyOming-even in the family of
Gov. Nellie Ross. Her two sons stu
dents in the University of Wyoming
here, for the sake of an independent
income, work each Summer vacation
to earn part of their expenses of col
lege.
The sons of Gov. Ross are twins, 81
years old, George #. and Ambrose.
George Ross graduates this Spring
and recently was awarded the Rhodes
scholarship for Wyoming to attend
Evening star., 1926-03-31
Influenza Takes 3 in Family.

Special Dispatch to The star.
KEYSEH, w. Va. March 3I.-The
third death in the family OF John J
LIkens. New Creek, near keyser
occurred in three days, when the
mother SucCumbed from influenza
which proved fatal to her son Law
renee Friday night, and her husband
Saturday morning Lola Likens. q
daughter. only survivor, has beer
quite ill.,
Evening star., 1926-03-31

For smaller boys popular TamS
ing new novelties. Styles in TIVE
wash fabrics and straWs. For larger
Hats and large variety OF Caps,
Spring fabrics.
Evening star., 1926-03-31
THOMAS COVER EXPIRES.
Winchester Man Was Retired
Leather Manufacturer.
feDisnateh to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
WINCHESTER. Va, March 31--
Thomas Cover, SO years old, retired
leather manufacturer and capitalist.
died today. lie came here from Mary
land at the close of the Civil War and
established a business which he sold
some years ago 70 the United States
Leather Co. tor more than Il million
dollars
lie was the father.o of Mrs. Harrison,
Wife Of Representative Thomas w.
Harrison, seventh Virginia district,
and Loring y. Cover. Baltimore. vice
president of the American Cement
20. Three others daughters and one
other son survive
Evening star., 1926-03-31
PLANS BUILDING DRIVE.
Virginia Teachers College to Have
Pool and Other Features.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va, March
31.~-The State Teachers, College is
planning an extensive building pro-
gram for the Summer, making use of
available funds and taking adj
vantage of the Noel Act for dormitory
construction. A large and modern
swimming pool will be constructed for
use summer and Winter: a wing will
be added to Virginia Hall, connecting
this building with the central heating
plant; an addition will be made to one
of the faculty homes; additional space
will be provided for the Campus Train
ing School. Accommodations for so
additional students will be provided
with more classroom and library space
Evening star., 1926-03-31

ment becomes law This amendment
says the speed of all vehicles except
street ears shall be governed by the
provisions of this act and the regula.
lions enacted thnrnlInael.n =
Evening star., 1926-03-31
FAILS OQUESTION
ELDRIDGES RIGHT
Mcmahon Does Not Deny His
Authority to Cut Speed
Below 22 Miles.

- La in
tinated lie would r,l,e--fhat TIufffr
Dirnrto,. II q 1sI5r;dc. ,as ~, .,,,ff,o,,.
iN- ro- re5iIaa the s,.s.si lin,i, az ,,,rtnf
vehicles i'm the District nnder - miles
pe,. bour-.Igd,e .John = NIrArahon
III T,a ffia Cnnrt 1aet NIGHT dismissed
fbe charge Of speediup against George
4. Glaseoe Of Hyattsyiue. Nd. ON The
uround that there is no provision in
ghe traffic code recurring motorists To
travel IL Il speed Of Is miles an hour
uu a certain section Of Biadenshurg
Hoad northeast
Judge Mcmahon did not question
the authority ot Mr.. EldridGe to fix
speed limits below - miles am hour
as has been indicated he would do
Instead, hc confined his decision to
The lack OF provisions in the traffic
code for Tins particular area. He
cited article T. seCtion ?, paragraph
II winch reads: me speed OF paSSen-
ger NehloleS on the above designated
attefiai hiEhWdN Shai not exceed y
hl!ieS per hoHr except Where. the per
mission - 4 greater speed Is indicated
"N an oHlciaI sign III Whleh event the
HPee4 ueSIS'',tt" on S1ch sign Silai
mo- 't '~''e'e",
NeW L'm't !" >et
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
ward NJ. Thomas prepared 10 argue
Tor Mir. Eldridees authority to HN
certain limits below the 32-miIe figure.
coucurred in the judges decision thar
the traffic director had not promul-
stated a I5-mile speed regulation. Mr..
Thomas thought the way out OF such
difficulties i'm The future would he to
specify when or whore reduced speeds
should be observed.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24
RAILS FOR TROLLFYS

Repavement of West Main street has given the Connecticut company an opportunity to improve it's roadbed along the thoroughfare, and incidentally has brought 10 light the heavy character of rails used by the trolley line in this city rails that come under the cate gory of weighing 95 pounds to the foot, and which are similar in every respect to the heaviest of rails used by steam roads. They are also of the same type as those used on steam lines, being of the regu- lation IT" variety.
 It so happens that this type of rail is not regarded as being well adapted 10 uses in city streets, and in Hartford the Connecticut com pany some years ago was forced 10 place grooved rails along the main thoroughfares The advantage of the grooved rails for use in cities lies in the fact that the grooves prevent the street pavement from wearing down below the rails con- tiguous thereto, as has invariably been the case in New Britain. There Is less expense attached to keeping the street in repair along side the rails, expense which must be borne by the trolley company eight inches 10 either side, and which in the long run amounts 10 considerable; but this in itself Is not so serious as the fact that such repairs are not always prompt ly attended to, so that the streets frequently are greatly marrcd.
 There is no doubt that the "T' rails used In New Britain last long; those along West Main street arc  expected 10 be Of good service for half q century from today, and probably will outwear half dozen new payements in the future But citizens have been heard 10 express themselves as sorry that grooved rails were not laid in place Of the TT" rails while the street is under going repairs. The groovcd rails would give a permanent, even pavement and would not in the course Of few years lead to a wearing down of the pavement be- side the rails which is the weak |
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24
Observation On Tie Weather

Washington. June 24.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, not much change in temperature, mod crate northwest winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Mostly fair tonight and Friday; ex- cept showers in north portion Fri day; rising temperature in central portion tonight and in central and southern portions Friday; moderate west winds.
 Conditions: Many local showers have occurred in the interior during the last 24 hours and along the east coast from Georgia to Maine.
 Philadelphia, Penn. Raleigh, \, C., and New York city report more than an inch of rain. The pressure is low along the northern border from the upper Mississippi valley 10 New England and high from Montana southeastward to Tenn. The temperature is rising slowly in the central and eastern sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slightly higher tenn 1crature.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24
SOFT COAL RESULTS

A commissioner of the Inter-
 state Commerce Commission is be-
 ing told all about the necessity of
 a continuation of low coal-hauling
 rates to New England from the low
 volatile bituminous fields Of West Virginia, Maryland and eastern
 Kentucky. New England manufac- turers and their representatives are
 on hand with figures and statistics
 to prove New England needs this competition with the anthracite
 monopoly, and that nothing will tend to keep the anthracite mag mates under control so effectively as this species of competition.
 The only objectors to the plan, it appears, are the anthracite in- terests and the railroads hauling the coal from West Virginia. The latter simply can't see why they should be expected to haul coal st a low rate for the benefit of New England, especially as it is part Of the I. C. C.'s business to see that they get paid properly for their work
 While trusting that no cxag- Ferated statements are permitted 10 creep into the record we are constrained to ask how many for mcr users of anthracite - those who switched to bituminous during the strike - will continue to use soft coal now that hard coal is plentiful Low joint railroad rates on soft coal from West Virginia must he prcdicated upon a large tonnage; how is a large tonnage going 10 be secured if New Eng flanders are returning to the use of anthracite?
 The facts seem to warrant the statement that the low soft coal rates will not benefit reluctant do- mesiic consumers as much as they will benefit industry, which uses soft coal. The question before the house is low railroad rates for coal used in industry, not low rates for coal used in furnaces and kitchen ranges. The kind the householder is using and will use this winter within two counties in Pennsylvania, and according to the coal trade. soft coal has no chance at all as substitute household fuel in New England so long as there ! is a plcnitude Of the hard variety. { IL is not necessary to camouflage i the situation; the facts are obtain able from your fdvorite coal man. ,
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24
POLICE PENSION FIND

City policemen who contribute two per cent of their wages to the police pension fund have apparent ly discovered that the fund is not sufficiently inclusive. The fund operates as a pension fund only when policemen are retired at half pay after having served the city to a stipulated period. In case of death no part of the fund goes to widows or children. The police men naturally have started think ing about the adHsability Of add ing death benefits to the fund, so that the widow of a policeman would receive payments for a cer- tain time.
 Inasmuch as the policemen are contributing to the fund from their wages, their wishes in the matter should have much weight. The city also contributes to the fund, and every year a baseball game is play ed by the bluecoats with team representing a neighboring city, the profits going into the fund. In this way substantial amount has been accumulated over long series of years, and the only use for the money seems to be when a police man Is retired for old age and re- ceives half pay.
 There Is said to be sufficient money accumulated in the fund to insure death payments to widows; and this being the case there should be no unnecessary delay in making the change for the benefit of the estates of the men who de- vote their lives to serving the city in most hazardous capacity. The policemen have appointed a com- mittee to investigate the possibility of the change, who will confer with the police board in due course; and this board in turn would be au- thorlzed to confer with the charter revision committee, as a change in the city charter relative to the fund would be necessary. Action could be had by the time the Legislature meets in 1927, and by that time every angle of the plan should be fully investigated and ready for legislative action.
 The police are to be commended for thinking of their interests in such a thorough going manner. Application of the pension fund is a vital matter in their careers aft CT they retire; and it is even more vital to their widows in case of death. or to surviving dependents. The fund is their money and they are justified in taking such steps as will assure its best disposition.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24

est point in any pavement on streets occupied by trolley tracks. If grooved rails were necessary in Hartford they are equally necessary in New Britain; and it may be added that grooved rails have been in use in most other cities for years.
 The upshot of the new West Main street pavement will be that the city will have a smooth artery of traffic for a few years, and then it will be marred by holes along would have been avoided with grooved rails
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24

no broken reed and continued tc
 insist. Thus 1t came about that the
 twain faced each other across a
 table in Washington. matched wits
 and weighed statistics.
 Thus we learned that it cost the
 neat little sum of SS5,ooo,00O 10
 put it over" in the hectic days
 when prohibition was in the mak-
 ing. It is probable, of course. that
 the total cost of state campaigns
 was even more. If MT, Wheeler
 were inspired with the same gift
 for explaining as the G. o. P. poli-
 ticians in Pennsylvania he could parry that s35.0O0,0OO roughly
 amounted only to around so cents
 for each man, woman and child in
 the country; and could say that
 prohibition was worth at least 30 cents a head - a diagnosis that even the vets might accept with reservations. It will be remembered that apologists for Senator Pepper and the Mellon machine in Penn- sylvania explained $10 a head for primary was cheap considering the vast extent of the state and its large population Wheeler seems to have learned little in the gentle art of explaining.
 The best thrust Wheeler made so far was one limiting that the vets also spent money lavishly; how much would be mere guessing. No doubt they did dig into the pork barrel, and perhaps the pork bar rel was as big a hogshead as the opposition bar'l in the dry cellar. At least, nobody Is surprised to learn that prohibition at bottom has been battle of money as well as of principles. In the days when horses were popular there was saying that 1t took money to make the mare gallop: and even today 1t takes coin to run the automobile. To operate a prohibition campaign, for and against, likewise eats up money; or did when the campaign was not yet over the top.
 The public has been patient; at least, it has been the collective pa tient upon which the monetary operation has been performed. Most people never belonged to the Saloon League and did not contribute to it; but almost every body has shared In its successful m!nistrations.
 More revelations are needed; who were the large contributors, is particularly worth knowing. There | have been rumors that certain | wealthy and prominent men-cap- tains of industry, as they formerly 1 were called-were assiduous con- tributors 10 the war chest of the 1 league. Such rumors ought to be | allayed quickly; if the nation has l been suffering from secret philan- throphy we at least ought to know the identity of the philanthropists, i so that we might judge whether | their motives have been as spot lessly clear as the donation of Car negie hero medals. If we don't dis cover who were the heroes of the sS5, 100000 fund the investigation will have been only partly success full.
 And now that we have got pro- hibition at a cost of 35,000,OO0 and up, what are we going to do about it? Ii has been an expensive child to bring into the world; now we've got to rear it so that it won't develop into rum-runner or a Dootlegger. [.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-24
MONEY AND PROHIBITION

IL was with a feeling Of reluc- tance that Wayne B. Wheeler consented" 10 appear before the inquisitorial glances Of Senator James A. Reed. the original man from Missouri. In truth, the field marshal of the Anti-Saloon League upon former occasion neatly side-stepped telling it to the world in testimony. but Senator Reed was