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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
With the Bowlers

with the survivors competing in the
final round tomorrow. Contestants
remaining in the tourney are Lor.
raine Guilt. Jenny Malcolm, Doris
Goodall and Elizabeth Ackman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-30
Elimination tourney duckpinner

Elimination tourney duckpinners at
King Pin drives will get down to the
money class tonight when they re-
sumo rolling. Both championship and
consolation divisions will be reduced
to four bowlers during the session, all
to share in the generous prize distri-
button.
Championship division bowlers TO
start tonight are Ward, Wister, Good
all. F. Moore, Weideman. Jones. Slicer
and Lyons. Starters in the consola-
ton division will be Fellows. Rhine,
DAILY, Settler. Simmons, Walker, VOL
rstenholme and Meyer.
Third.rOund bowling in the down
and-out tournament at Convention
Hall tonight promises TO be of high
order. With the four survivors going
into the priZe-winning class, all will
be on their toes.
Starters tonight will be Fischer.
Rosenberg. Mulroe, Welsh. Mandley.
Iseman, Harrison and Work.
Four b0wIers will enter the semi
final round of the woman's elimination
tournament tonight at the Arcadia
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
OVER LIES HURDLES
BY LOUIS E. BlSCH
Copyright 1875. Premier synd.. Ine.

The mind is storehouse, and like
many another Of It's kind, it holds a
considerable quantity Of wares that is
useless and discarded and scarcely
merits self-room.
Don't clutter your mind with in
formation that cannot possibly be Of
any permanent value TO you.
Why try to remember telephone
numbers that you may not use once
q year, simply for the stunt Of the
thing;
Why fill your mind with a lot of
technical terms, for instance. when
you may never employ them.
Why learn big words and then use
them incorrectly or in al ingram.
NAUTICAL way?
Don't fall into the habit Of remem-
bering the names Of persons you meet
IL you feel sure you will never see or
hear Of them again.
These are but a few specimens Of
worthless mental storagel
You cannot exercise the mind, train
it AID improve it by unseryiceable
thinking.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20

It's not what you've stored in you-
mind, it's the way you use what
you've got that counts!
Hundreds, nay thousands, have
achieved the greatest success with but
meager knowledge to back them.
But they were genuine masters Of
the little they know. What they pos
sessed in the brains storehouse was
useful Information.
And best Of all, they knew how and
when 10 apply this knowledge!
One often finds college graduates,
crsmmed full Of the choicest bits of
learning. unable to make good because
Of inabil,< to syntbesize what WINS
bspbazardly stored up inside.
In the Ordinary course Of events
everyone is bound to store away a lot
Of ideas in the mind they have no
particular value.
That cannot be avoided.
Nevertheless try TO reduce mental
junk" to the minimum.
Select your memory stock-on-hand
a. carefully rs possible.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
Budding Genius
The Educator.
By H. l. Manning.

The boys father manufactured
pianos, and suggested we should send
the whole school TO visit his factory.
at would be q mistake to send
all of them: there are boys who would
get little or nothing from such a visit,
and others would get ideas from it
you would never suspect
Il really take exception 10 that
idea. Do you mean to say boys ex-
ist who would learn nothing from
such a VISIT"
practically nothing; do you want
me TO prove it to you:"
Il most certainly do"
That is how / came to select fif-
teen boys ranging from twelve to
fourteen, and send them 10 the fac
tory. These boys were obedient, in
good standing in lessons, and the kind
of students all teachers delight in;
they were an exact type as nearly
as / could select them. .
Father welcomed them at his office
door and led them through the fac
tory. Each department was visited
and every detail explained. 1t was
agreed upon that none was 10 be urged
TO visit any department unless he
would like to see it. For this reason
one boy refrained in the office "be-
cause he had a headache None
went into the varnish room; 1T
smelled too bad"
Exactly ten days later these boys
were called together. They were told
a letter Of appreciation was TO be writ
ten 70 the owner, and in it they should
repeat all they could recall about
piano construction.
With one accord they dissented
then and there: Il can't remember
anything in particular; 81 don't
know how 10 Begin; "Do we have
TO writer" Cant we just write a
letter of thanks?" 81 never expect TO
make pianos, why should l have TO
writer" Not one would take the initia-
tive.
every well, think Of something out
standing and use that as beginning.
Can you recall anything? "Ob, yes.
indeed, sure: a man with big nose"
These boys learned almost wholly
through sudition-through the ear.
They were unobservant, and only the
unusual attracted their attention.
Each Of these fifteen boys has since
graduated from college, maintaining
good standing through his whole edu-
cational career. Those who continued
in postgraduate courses have taken
up teaching; one in Paris is teach
ing Englis,i in the Sorbonne; the rest
are in clerical positions.
Yet a piano, containing 26,4s0
parts, holds no interest for them.
Copyright, 1875. International Features
Syndicate, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
Queens Counsel
By MARIE, QUEEN OF ROUMANIA.
Memories.
Registered United States Paten. Office.

In countless poems have poets sung
of memory-the beauty of memories,
and the torture they can be.
Was it Dante who said that to re-
member past happiness is hell upon
earth?
Is it? wonder.
Personally cannot help thinking
that the more beautiful memories we
have the better armed are we against
the adyersities of life and especially
against the grayness of old age.
i do not think we ought allow re-
greet for the past to clog our feet and
make US forget the mereies Of the
present. Serene old age looks smil-
ingly down upon youth with its joys
and its poignant pains, and instead
Of envying youth or being jealous
and sad, it has a gentle feeling of
sympathy and understanding because
Of the memories stored away in its
own heart which the sight of the
young ones awakes.
Time has appeascd both pain and
passion. Even sorrow fits rightly
into the plan OF things-hsd its rea-
son, was the shadow needed to make
the bright lights more luminous.
No doubt there may be torture in
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
Defective Eyes
BY Royal S. Copeland

am more and more impressed with
the idea that too many folks are going
through life half blind. One thing you
should never forget is that medical
science has made great strides during
the past twenty years. A lot of men
and women are putting up with bad
eyesight who really don't need to do it.
Just what I mean is that many
persons with defective sight can get
relief by applying for it
In this life there is too much of
this:
my eyes are just like Mr.. So and
Sos, and he did everything without
getting relief. There's no use in my
trying to be helped"
II you will forgive me for resorting
to slang, I want to say such a con-
clusion is pure bunk"
No one case is exactly like another,
any more than one person is exactly
like another. But, anyhow, how do
you know your case Is like Mr.. SO and
Sos?
Blindness or partial blindness is too
terrible a condition to be meekly &C.
cepted. / wouldn't settle down to be
blind till consultants decided that fate.
Even then / wouldn't wait long
er than a few years before / knocked
again at the door of science, to in
quire what progress, if any, had been
made in the relief Of case like mine.
Never give up, is a good rule. That
is why there are so few doctors ready
to agree that taking human ffe is ever
Unsuitable. For what now appears to
be a hopeless case, there may be found
means of relief next year.
Not so long ago a friend Of mine
had made all his plans for death. He
settled his affairs, instructed his fam
lily, and had his lawyer fully prepared
for what would soon become his duty.
Along came the knowledge Of insulin,
and the deadly diabetes was placed I'M
der control. Ny friend has made a
fortune in his business since the date
he expected to die.
What about you? Are they really
as bad AZ you think? Perhaps new
glasses would help lot. Possibly a
trifling operation would restore sight.
Isn't it worth while to find out for
sure?
One Of the greatest privileges Of my
profession is to restore sight to a blind
person. / shall never get over the
thrill Of seeing a cataract removed
and hearing the exclamation Of the pa
tient, 81 see lightr'
Perhaps your case is hopeless. 1t
may be / am exciting hope when there
is no hope. But at least. find out If 1t
really is hopeless, and pray that
science may 20 forward in its march
till it catches up to you.
Copyright, 1925. by Newspaper
Feature Service. Inc.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
Flavor of Virtues
By DR.. FRANK CRANE

1t was said Of Matthew Arnold that
in all the departments Of human life
he applied the criterion of delicacy.
"A finely touched nature" he said,
will respect in itself the sense Of deli
cacy not less than the sense of hon
esty."
Delicacy is no virtue; it is the fla
vor Of all the virtues.
1t is not goodness it is goodness fill
tered through modesty.
1t is the gentle hand of the eoura-
geous heart.
1t is that quality without which the
most efficient man cannot be gentle
man, and the most accomplished wom-
an cannot be a lady.
1t cannot be explained TO you; you
must absorb it. 1t cannot be learned I;
il must be sssimilated.
The lack of delicacy has spoiled many
a mans career. Nothing is so great
an element Of weakness in a crisis as
a certain coarseness.
Most fallen American idols owe their
collapse to the fact that in some cru
cial moment they offended the deli
cacy Of the people.
These things are fatal to delicacy :
Egotism. All thrUsting forward of
ones self, smugness, an air Of self
sufficiency, a dictatorial attitude, orac-
ular speeches, me, me, me. The con-
summate flower Of good breeding is
humility, not put on or assumed but
genuinely felt.
Undue esteem Of success, particular
ly when It implies possessions or fame.
This argues gross worldliness Of char
acter and lack of appreciation Of
the nobler human qualities.
Selfisbness, whether seeking the best
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20

past glories, past riches,
past loves, for the one who has seen
all he loved torn from him or destroy
ed. Yes, then remembrance must be
fiery torture. But we are not writ
ing of extreme cases which, thank
God, are rare. Let us speak rather
of the undramatic life of everyday.
Memories ought to be JOY for
they mean richness Of life. They
should be treasures to carry about
with us everywhere, treasures that
neither moth nor rust nor thieying
hands can take from us. They should
be warmth and brightness against the
cold dark days that come to all.
Memory is like tune that runs
through life, sometimes gay, sometimes
sad, an accompaniment TO our
thoughts, the light and shade added
TO our vision Of things. Memory helps
us to sympathize with others. We
see ourselves in them, we vibrate to
emotions not our own.
Memories should bear us good com
pany always. They are the souvenirs
of experience. And all experience is
good IL we will only see il so
Copyright, 1925. BY Famous Features
Syndicate, Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20

meats at table, the best seat in the
room, and such lapses Of the commoner
sort, or the more subtle coarsencss OF
monopolizing the conversation or max
ing ones self conspicuous by over
dressing or jewelry.
Insincerity. This is the besetting
sin Of writers who desire popularity at
any cost. The slightest deviation from
the line Of clear conviction" writes
G. w. r. Russell, "the least turning
to left or right in order TO cocker q
prejudice or please an audience or flat
ter a class, shows a want Of dellcacy,
a preference Of present favor TO per-
manent self-rcspect.
Lightly causing suffering in Others.
"Ah!" said Rivarol, "no one considers
how much pain any man Of taste has
to suffer before he inflicts any
Insolence toward interiors. Lack of
respect for the feelings Of servants.
Fawning upon or cringing toward SUI
periors.
Satisfaction with surroundings that
are ugly, uncouth, vulgar and devoid
Of taste.
All good qualities have line which
they may not pass beyond, else they
become absurd. The danger point in
delicacy is becoming finicky, Miss
Nancyish, effeminate.
This does not alter the fact, however,
that certain amount Of womanllness
marks the complete man; the will Of
steel must be gloved in velvet courtesy.
the strong courage must be tempered
with kindliness, wisdom must be sui.
fused with modesty, conviction must be
balanced with liberation.
Delicacy is "to make virtue victori-
Gus by Dracticing IT attractiycly."
Copyright. 1926. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
YE TOWNE GOSSIP ekc:s

! SETTLED for him.
IN FORTY minutes.
AND 1T seems 50 silly.
TO PAY that money.
WHEN 1 advised him.
~ .- -..-- --.
FOR JUST the price.
-'--.s ~ - S>f:N
OF A MONDAY lunch.
AND RIGHT after that.
1 WENT to the office
OF ANOTHER friend.
TO ASK his advice:
ABOUT A problem:
1 KNOW more about.
THAN HE'LL ever know.
AND HE sat right back.
AND WITHOUT IF" or but
HE TOLD me exactly.
WHAT I should do.
AND THEN I thanked him.
AND WENT on ont.
AND IF 1 ever did.
WHAT THAT bird said.
L OUGHT to do,
I'D SURE be crazy.
AND If the friend.
WHO BOUGHT my lunch.
TAKES MY advice.
IT'S MORE than likely.
IT'LL RUIN him.
But OF course he won't.
But WE had q good time.
AND WHATS the harm?
/ THANK you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
BucoGe Press

Miss Lucille Rife as flower girl
carried a basket Of roses and sweet
peas. Mr.. Robert Jones of Altoona
wore a frock of pink georgette and
acted as best man.-Lancaster (Pa.)
News.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
Daily Good Deed

Charity is a term that may be over
worked; suppose today you try 10 Wis
ualize yourself affording a little broth
erly. kindness to Beedy~ole without
a patronizing air.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20
War and peace divide the dollar. The little
man gets the little share and pays the bill

This picture by former Congressman Baer pub
shed in Labor shows you that even when at peace the
nation is paying for war.
This country spends BILLIONS not merely millions
or hundreds of Millions for government expenses every
year.
The taxpayer the little man you see sitting at the
table, pays the bill.
And out of every dollar we now pay in taxes
EIGHTY CENTS goes to war cost
The report of Secretary Mellon, of the Treasury,
shows that past and preparation for future wars
take eighty cents out of the taxpayers dollar Only
twenty cents of the dollar is spent for other things edu-
cation law making agricultural department protection
and care of national properties and all the rest of it.
We shall continue to be paying billions of dollars
for this last big war; and only in it few weeks
Heaven knows what that would have cost, and to
that extent it would have bankrupted even this rich
country if we had got into the fight at the beginning
accepting the kind invitation Of European friends.
AS it was, they managed to hand us more than ten
thousand million dollars in rather dubious foreign debts
to say nothing of the tens of BILLIONS that we spent in
our own excitement, shipping TO Europe building
ships that went to and flying machines that
never flew.
This picture ought to remind the people of the
United States that expensive even when you are
not fighting.
And it ought to persuade the government of the
United States to keep out of European entanglemens
and other things that will mean MORE WAR EXPENSE.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20

lDOut lts AMI a. OoOrs
DEAR AMI.
WHEN I opened your letter.
1 HAD just come in.
FROM HAVING lunch
WITH A friend Of nine
A MAN in business.
AND WITH cares and vorri.a
THE ALL of which.
HE TOLD to me.
AND I recalled.
WHEN I read your letter.
THAT THOUGH it's tru&
i KNOW nothing at all.
ABOUT BUSINESS ventures.
AND IN all I've tried.
I'VE DIsMALLY failed.
THAT 1 sat there.
AND GLIBLY told.
WHAT HE should do.
TO BRING relief.
FROM ALL his woes.
AND j know very well.
HE'S PAYING a lawyer.
AND A very good lawyer.
TO ADVISE with him.
ON THE very same things.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-20

DEAR X. c. B.-Whenever have
to make a decision of vital Importance
TO me it takes me days to make that
decision. Why is it, therefore, that
when l put my problem up to friend,
or total stranger, he invariably, with
out a seconds hesitation, and in very
definite terms, tells me just what to
do: Am l mentally inefficient or
what, and il so, should Il worry
about it! AMI A. GOOF.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-28
BARN CROWDS NEIGHBOR,
 OWNER TO BE ARRESTED
Gulbin Has 13 Acres of Land But Choose Site Two Feet From
 Property Line.

Although he has Is acres of land nearly all Of which is unoccupied. Charles Gulbin insists on building a barn within two feet of his neigh bor's property on South street, and repeated warnings of Building h. spector A. N. Rutherford have been ignored giving the inspector no alternative but to prosecute, he de- clared today.
 Gulbin's building has been the source of annoyance to the city de- partment for nearly a month. He was first found to be proceeding without a permit and when this difficulty was righted his insistence on building too close to the proper ty line resulted in numerous con- ferences with the inspector. Next came complaint that he was storing his lumber on the highway with no warning lanterns. An order to stop work and remodel his building plan was followed by further construc- ton, the inspector reports. He plans to confer with the prosecutor with out delay and begin court action to enforce the city order, -,-,.-..
New Britain herald., 1926-09-28
Girl Retracts Charge Which Sent
 Father to Prison for Ten Years;
 Coaxed to Tell Story, She Admits
Dr. Purney Says There Was No Evidence of Assault
 Convict Loses Fight for Daughters Custody

Roderick N. McQuarrie. now serv- ing a nine to ten year sentence in the state prison at Wethersfeld for criminal assault upon his daughters, was removed from the guardian ship of his ten year old daughter. Evangeline, by Judge B. F. Gaffney of the probate court yesterday. and Mir. and Mrs. Charles II. Plumb of l6S Steeel street were appointed guardians against the wishes of Mo Quarrie. McQuarrie, who was brought from Wethersfeld for the hearing, denied his guilt of the charge of which he was found guilty, charged the Plumbs with being his enemies, and made a blanket accu- sation that they and the local police had forced another daughter. Anna. to tell a false story to the authorities at the time of his arrest
 Joseph G. Woods acted for the board of public charities, which had brought the petition asking for the appointment of the Plumbs. and s. Gerard CaSale represented McQuar- rie. The hearing was marked by many clashes between them as to what was admissible as evidence, while Judge Gaffney frequently com- mented that he could not see what either was driving at and thought that their questions led far afeld from the core of the matter.
 John L. Doyle. superintendent Of the public charities. was the first witness called by Mr. Woods He said that at the time of McQuar- rie's arrest and conviction in July. 1925, the prisoner had been glad to have the Plumbs take care of his children. Probation Officer Edward c. Connolly stated that, due to the death of Mrs. McQuarrie. the line for year previous to the arrest of her father and had done the same for Anna for a period. He thought the Plumb home a suitable one for bringing up a child.
 Sergeant William P. McCue. who made the arrest, testified that this action had been taken after he had heard Anna's story. which involved her father and two other men, one of whom Is now serving a prison sentence.
 Dr. John NJ. Purney. called by Attorney Casale, took the stand at this point and testified that he had examined the girls at the time the
New Britain herald., 1926-09-28
MRS. MEEHAN DIES AT HER
 HOME ON WALLACE STREET
Widow of Monumental Works Founder Passes Away 16 Months
 After Her Husband

Mrs Bridget J. Meehan, 51 years old, widow of the late John F. Meehan, founder of the John F. Meehan monumental works, died this morning at 2:S0 o'clock. She was taken sick while vacationing at Bay View and was taken to St. Ra- phael's hospital In New Haven for treatment About two weeks ago she was brought to her home, 96 Wallace street where her condition had been growing worse. She sue cumbed as her family was grouped about her bedside.
 Born In Ireland, May 4, 1875, she came to this country at an early age and settled In New Haven. She married MT. Meehan in that city and after the couple had lived in Guilford for about year, they moved to New Britain where Mir. Meehan had plans for the organi- zation of a monumental works. Mir. Meehan was prominent In several fraternal organizations and In poli- tics where he was council represen- tative from 1908 until 1911. Mrs. Meehan also took a prominent part in the affairs of the city. Mir. Mee- han died In May. 1924.
 Mrs. Meehan lived in the northern section of New Britain for many years and was member of St. Mary's parish. Of late years she made her home on Wallace street. She had a host of friends through out the city. Surviving her are four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Malone. Miss Cecelia Meehan, member of the school nursing staff; Miss Julia Meehan, and Miss Josephine Mee- han. teacher in the Smalley school; two sons, John r. Meehan and Rob- ert Meehan. a preparatory school student: & grandchild. Harold Ma lone, Jr., and niece, Mrs. Bernard B. Boyle, all of this city.
 Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Joseph's church with a solemn high mass of requiem. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-28
CITY OFFERS U. s. SITE
 FOR AIR MAIL BEACON
Mayor Weld Tenders Land at Rear of Town
 Farm

Mayor Weld has written the post office department at Washington, D C., offering the use of city property to the rear of the town farm for a beacon light to serve as a land mark for air mail planes. Several weeks ago federal representatives secured the consent of a Chester street prop erty owner to place a beacon light on his property which is along the direct route to be followed by the planes, but he later changed his mind and notified Mayor Weld of the fact. The mayor feels it is desirable to have the city linked to the route in at least this degree so, after conferring with charity com missioners, he made the proposal to the post office department.