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New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
SHADE OBJECTS TO
 NEW SCHOOL UNIT
Prefers to Have Addition to
 Present H. s. Plant

Disapproyal of any plan which would create another high school unit in this city was expressed to- day by Principal Louis r. Slade of the Senior High school when ques- toned as to the possibility of a new high school in the north end to"relieye the present pressure. Mir. Slade believes the plan would not be economical.
 It was his plan, he said. 10 estab- fish q cafeteria in a new school building which would be,constructed between the academic and vocation al buildings. This would go hand in hand with one session school plan, he expects. He said it was a hardship for children living in the distant parts of the city to have to go to and from school during the noon hour in all kinds of weather. He believes that it would be greater economy for tho school department to establish a cafeteria rather than to construct a building in another part of New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
TWO NEW WORKERS ARE
 MURDERED EARLY TODAY
One Is Killed In '.SpeakeaSy" and Other Is Slain Probably
 By Bandits.

New York. Dec. 21 LP> - Two men were shot to death here early today, one of them from a passing automobile. Police do not connect the two shootings however. as they happened at widely separated places.
 One of the men, Joseph Kelly, also known as "Whitey," detec- tives said, was shot after quarrel with an acquaintance in a West Sixty-Fourth street "speakeasy." His body was found on the side walk and he died an hour after being removed to a hospital.
 Jacob Bloostein, who ran a deli- catessen store, was shot to death In West 164th street. The police be- lieve he resisted hold-up men. A woman, who heard shot screamed and attracted the police. Two men were seen to run from the scene and dash into an automobile which sped away.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

ian front. and is now pastor of Trin- ity Methodist church of this city.
 State Commander Harry c. Jack son has been appointed to the chairmanship of the Post member ship committee. At a consultation of high Legion officials of the stato 1t was decided that Jackson should concentrate his efforts on member ship and accordingly, it was moved at the state executive committee, that he be chairman of the state membership committee. With the appointment. 1t is expected that Jackson will hold three membership committee chairmanships, mainly city county and state.
 The Yankee Division boys are es- pecially well pleased with the. ap- pointment Of one of their members Dr. Edwin R. Curran. to the posi- ton of post physician. Dr. Curran was "doughboy' with the Connec- ticut men in the 26th division and has legion of friends around the
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

\ rehearsal was held last night at the parish house for the play Nativity which will be given there Dec. 23 immediately after tn Christmas exercises at the park. Mrs. Jesse L. Stebbins is in charge Of the play.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
REPUBLICANS IN
 CONN. FILE LISTS
Last Campaign Cost More Than
 S5O,000

Hartford. Dec. 2l.-The republi-
 can state central committee expend- ed s50,5S6.77 during the 1926 cam paign. according to report filed yesterday at the office of the secre- tary of the state by J. Henry Rora- | back as treasurer of the state central committee. The receipts of the com
 mittee were $71.75o.25 leaving a ! balance of $21,173.4S, exclusive of $4,j which has been set aside to
 meet bills still to be presented and which was included in the total Of
 expenditures.
 The democratic state central com-
 mittee. according to report filed some time ago by Treasurer Fred P.
 Holt, spent s12,51412 and had con-
 tributions of s12,627.94, leaving a
 balance of s3S2.
 There were S26 items listed on the republican report of receipts, in- cluding contributions of s25.000 and
 $9,932 by the ways and means com
 mittee of which Morgan B. Brainard
 is treasurer. Miss Katherine Byrne,
 as treasurer of the womens com-
 mittee, turned over S1,273.75 to Mir.
 Roraback. The report shows thirty two other contributions from wom- en.
 After the contributions from the ways and means committee, ti- | largest gift 10 the campaign fund
 was s2,250 from the Stamford auXil-
 iary committee followed by contribu-
 tions of s2,000 each from Governor | Trumbull and United States Senator | Bingham, both candidates for re-
 election. From these the contribu- | tions ranged down to s2 and includ- l ed a gift of s150 from James J.
 Davis, secretary of labor in Presi- | dent Coolidge's cabinet. Included in the list of receipts was S5,750, the | balance from the 1924 campaign. During the fourteen years he has | been treasurere of the state central
 committee, MT. Rroaback said yes
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

According to the principal the present teaching accommodations would function more efficiently if the enrolment were larger. It is necessary at times to have small classes so that senior students may complete q course they started Tn their first year.
 Three important improvements need in the school, MT. Slade be- lieves, are greater auditorium ac- commodations, better bathing and gymnastic facilities, and increased library accommodations. With these mprovements in the new building the section in the rear of the academic building. which is now taken up with a boys gymnasium and the auditorium. would be re- constructed with three floors and 1s classrooms.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

terday it has had a defios in but one campaign. That amount,d to a few cents more than SIS. whf ,h he made up himself.
 As has been the cese In other years. newspaper advertising was the largest single expS7'e classifi- cation. Assistance givcx ,iy the state organization to state central com mittee members for work in theAr districts was the second largest ex- pense classification. including th:s year besides allottments for sena- torial districts, payment of $200 to Walter c. Brown. treasurer of the Ashford town committee. Contri- buttons were made by the state organization to fifteen of the thirty , five senatorial districts. Receipts this year were higher than in recent years, except for the 1924 campaign when more than sl00,OO0 was contributed to carry the state. The figures for the past three campaigns. excluding the cam- paign preceding the special election for United States senator in 1924, are:
 192O-Receipts, s66,59s.5s; ex- penses, s64.26S42; balance, s2,32S.- 16.
 1o2o-Receipts. s5e,76O.s4; ex- penses, s5A053.13; balance, s4,753.- 51.
 The detailed receipts for the 1928 campaign include:
 Over sl,000-John H. Trumbun. candidate for governor, s2,000; J. Frederick Baker, political agent for Hiram Bingham, candidate for Unit ed States senator, s2,oo0; Stamford auxiliary committee. s2,25o; Nor gan B. Brainard, treasurer repubi- Can state ways and means commit tee, s25,0O0.
 $50 to s1,0G0-Charles F. Smith, s1,00o; Francis A. Pallotti. candi- date for secretary of the state, $500; Dewitt Page, s1,000, Ernest r. Rogers. candidate for treasurer. sl,- OOo; Alfred E. Hammer. s1,o0o; re- publican town committee, Bridge port sl,ooo: Katherine Byrnc, treasurer women's committee, S674.75: Morgan B. Brainard. treasurer republican state ways and means committee, s9.952.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

of the state which cannot be Cath ollie, which absorbs and monopolizes everything. which makes citizens be- lieve the state end is again being em- phasized. It seems the ministers of worthy of tl.eir high calling.
 Tt seems that the laws and pro- visions, in themselves good. are be- ing enforced and interpreted in many cases by men who. under new names and new banners, remain ene- mics 10 society and religion"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
DENIES DRUNKEN DRIVING

Joseph F. Topa. aged 2S, Of 263 High street. charged in police court today with operating an automo' bile while under influence Of Ii, quor, pleaded not guilty and had his case continued until tomorrow morning. He was arrested at 11:45 last night by Officer Gigliotti on Grove street
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
REMINGTON NEWS

The school committee held a pub lie hearing on the petition of Joseph Angellilo. in regard to the transpor- tation of his children to and from the Center school, In the town hall last night. The members of the board present were Herbert L. Welch, H. I. Dyer. Arthur o. Ames, Mrs. E. 5. Proudman, Mrs. E. V. Woodruff, John Fish and Richard H. Erwin. Angelilo, however, did not put in an appearance and when MT. Erwin went to his home, be found that Angelilo was working nights. He claims that he did not receive a notice of the hearing. The board voted that the petitioner be given permission to withdraw his petition because the board consid- cred the distance not unreasonable. It is not known whether or not An gellio will appeal to the state board of education, which is the next step.
 At the same time the committee voted to install q coil in the heater at the Center school for heating Wa ter. A few days ago, one of the children was injured and the nurse had no hot water to use.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

Persia will build a highway e36 miles long, to divert a greater part of the exports of northern Persia from Trebizond and Constantinople to Mosul, Bagdad and Alexandretta'
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
REY. ". H. ANDERSON IS
 AGAIN LEGION CHAPLAIN
Pastor of Trinity NJ. F. Church Named Today By Post Com
 mandcr Harry Ginsburg

Commander Harry Ginsburg of Eddy y-Glover post, Number 6. Amer ican Legion. announced today that he has reappointed Rev. w. H. Ald- erson post chaplain for the coming year. Rev. Mir. Alderson served
 during the World War on the Ital-
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

city. After the war, Dr. Currau
 completed his studies at Dartmouth and numerous medical schools ana now practices medicine in this city.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21

The installation of officers of the Grange will be held Tuesday, Janu ary 1. instead of later in the month
 Robert Andrews of the Burrit' Grange of New Britain will be tst
 installing officer.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-21
100 YEARS OF SERVICE
Father and Son Round Out Century
 With New England Railroads.

"ftf1 -NCN LIE ..III ItdfITUuuS.
 Boston, Dec. q Pe-One hundred years of service with New England railroads is the records made by Asa H. Porter of this city and his father The former, who has been a train conductor and ticket agent for the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for 55 years. took occasion to call attention 10 the fam lily record in Christmas cards which he is sending 10 friends His father. A. R. Porter was passenger train conductor on the old Colony rail- road for 45 years.
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Evening star., 1926-10-23

CONTINUED in Tomorrow's Starr
Evening star., 1926-10-23
Taf1a[sszk!!E!!zs. s!!z. szEs ]!
1926. by Eugene MacIean.)

Her hands dropped Imply to the
ground beside her.
What shall I do?" she moaned. Did
you take my money, maSter?"
The man showed amusement
Have / need of your wealth." he
asked.
But you were here with your
mem" she began.
You were dreaming" he said.
But I saw your
! "You saw nothing" His tone was
stern now and his eyes were fixed
upon hers. You saw nothing" he
repeated very slowly.
Without attempting to answer, she
| got upon her feet. He watched her,
| his brilliant black eyes smiling again.
She looked at him pleadingly.
II fear you" she said. But you are
very wise. Tell me what 1 shall do
now? l am penniless and hungry
and now l dare not go back to my
home"
ing down the path up which Laila had
been dragged at midnight. She
! waited until his head disappeared be-
| hind a corner of the rock. Then
she stepped to the ledge. She could
see him, agilely moving down the
slope, his gray cloak caught about
| him, to keep it from the brambles that
lined the wav
When at last he vanished, she re-
turned with heavy sigh to the spot
where she had awakened. There
| were the bonds which had tied her.
and the scarf that covered her eyes.
Carefully she went over the space
where the fire had burned. Unscarred
rock, old leaves, well matted. and
here and there bit of green beginning
to show from the winter rains, were
all she could find. There was no
mark of the flame that had blaZed
SO high. Soft, moist clay was along
the edges of the rock, but on this
there was no trace of footsteps, save
her own, and the fresh impress
sions made by Omar as he went away.
Size sat down, her chin in her hand.
and thought. She had certainly seen
! the circle of men the night before;
seen the fire before which they
bowed; seen Omar chanting with his
arms upraised.
"A Magus-a great magician"
she said aloud.
Her back was toward Jezreel, and
idly her eyes traced a water course
far below her, in the center Of a
narrow valley that opened to the east.
The clouds hung low, like a canopy.
only little way above her head, but
below them the air was clear. She
could see the water course winding
among barren rocks, twisting and
reversing itself, until far in the dis
tance it Joined a large river. She
knew that the river was the Jordan
Evening star., 1926-10-23

the travellers who stopped to rest at
Jezreel spoke of it with intense dis
like, because of the barrenness of the
country, and the roughnesS of the
stream, and the lack Of villages where
they could stop to rest.
Between her and the river was
only a wilderness. To the north,
across the narrow valley below her,
was a village, which she had visited,
and which was called Bethshean.
She looked at it a long time. her
brow wrinkled. Then she sighed.
Bethshean was only II miles from
Jezreel. She could not go there If
she wanted to escape the people whom
she feared.
Rising again, she turned toward the
barren slope that led down to the
Jordan. At one point, the great rock
on which she had spent the night
rose only a few feet from, the soil
that was banked around it.
1t was here that she started her
journey afresh.
And here, with an exclamation, she
stopped, abruptly.
At her feet lay the linen belt that
she had taken from Antonius. Beside
it lay the small piece that she had
cut off as a container for the three
pieces of gold. Across it, as if dropped
carelessly. was Antonius' jewled
dagger.
She snatched them up and Rugged
them to her bosom, grooming over
them as a woman over her child.
You are fortunate" said a voice
behind her
Laila whirled, and looked upward
On the edge of the rock stood Jared's
slave, his arms folded, looking down
at her with a smile.
How did you come here?" she
cried, thrusting the pieces of the belt
into her bosom. A clinking sound
come from them. telling that the
money still was inside the folds
II followed your footsteps" he said
"Antonius sent me when he found
that his dagger and his money were
gone. l waited beneath the rock
last night, and clambered to the top
when Omar was safely out of the way
this morning. Here
He dived into the wallet that he
carried at his belt, and drew forth
the thigh-bone Of a lamb. with much
Of the meat still on it. Extending
it to Laila, he said: You are hungry" /"
She reached up. took the meat, and
Evening star., 1926-10-23

sank upon her heels as she gnawed
ravenously at the welcome food. The
slave produced a crumbled handful
of hard bread from his pouch, and
gave that 10 her.
Patiently he stood watching until
she had finished eating.
you must come back to your
house." he said. 1T Is the soldier S
command"
What will he do to me?" she asked,
her dark eyes wide.
II do not know" the slave said.
But he is very angry" His glance
| showed compassion. You have been
Kind to me. 1 am sorry" He extend
ed his hand, and helped her to
place beside him on the rock. 1.-THE
world is hard and cruel to those
who are lowly," he went on.
The gods are bitter" she supple
mented. "They smile only upon those
of their own land"
The two moved to the westward Of
the rock, and began their descent.
II have heard that there is a man
of Galilee, who breaches that there is
only God, and that He is very kind, !"
said. the slave. HE has been in many
places and-"
Evening star., 1926-10-23

Laila interrupted. did you see any,
thing occur on the mountain top last
night?" he asked.
He soberly inclined his head. II
saw the great stranger, and his men,
and his fire. But there was no trace
of them today"
"He told me dreamed" the woman
said, holding to bush as she slid
down steep place in the path.
The bondsman was silent for a time.
Men who come from the east say that
those who happen unaware upon the
Magi at their fire of sacrifice are put
to d.ath."
Laila shuddered. "This Omar is
mighty, and fear him." she muttered,
half aloud.
They worked their way down the
rough incline, stopping before noon to
eat again of the food the bondsman
carried. A small spring worked it's
way out through the soil Of the
Evening star., 1926-10-23

mountainside. The slave dug basin
in the mud with his hands, and they
knelt and drank before they turned
to the broken barley bread and the
bits Of meat he had provided.
Laila did not object when he sat
down with her. I'VE are ooth OF us
ontcast and sorrowful," she said. I'VE
can be companions on the mountain"
The bondsman raised his eyes re-
fectively. There has never been a
God of the poor before now, he said.
"Perchance the man of Galilee, who
breaches mercy, and
His voice dropped. Below them
through a gully, moved man on
hands and knees, raising now and
then to peer about him. Another
figure followed him, and then anotner.
"Arabians." whispered Laila, her
voice choking with excitement.
Uontinued in Tomorrow's starr
Evening star., 1926-10-23

T ALIAS eyes distended as they
beheld the stranger seated be-
side her, his arms clasping
H. his knees.
His crown of the night before
was gone. So was his gold-emlvoid
cred robe. The huge emerald, how
ever, still glittered above his forehead
in closely wound turban. The snake
bracelet was on his wrist, and his
garments were a silver-gray wool that
matched the hammered silver band
on his upper arm.
She looked around her fearful.
"The men?" she gasped.
He SURVEYED the scene slowly.
"What mem" said he. I'VE are alone
here are we not?"
Her eyes were fixed now on the rock
where the fire had blazed when she
fell asleep. The surface was yellow,
with no mark of burned embers. nor
trace of flames. AS she looked more
closely, she saw that it was strewn
with leaves, soggy with the rains, that
looked as if they had been undisturbed
for months.
1.-THE fire. she said.
Omar arose and came to her
"There is no fire." he said soothingly.
"You have been dreaming. Did you,
perchance, fall into the hands of
robbers!
He pointed to the bonds thai held
her wrists and ankles together. Stoop-
ing over, he cut them with his dirk.
and slowly she relaxed her cramped
limbs. one hand went into her bosom.
and drew forth her pouch. 1t was
empty.
My money is gone" she cried. She
felt within her dress where she had
Antonius' jeweled dagger. The weapon
was not there.
Omar was smiling.
"Assuredly you have met with
robbers" he said. What were you
doing on the mountain top?'
Il fled from Antonius." she said
DULY, her eyes still fixed on the empty
pouch that lay in her lap. Life was
too hard for me. And yesterday the
Aan who dwells in the next house.
the father of Maryam-found me
talking with the girl, and l feared
would be stoned. So l came away"
Evening star., 1926-10-23
tHrAlE OF
| THE DAYS
| q CHpIST
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

The place is the village of Jezreel in
paestine; The time is December. In the
who dwells on the edge of the village has
JUS. fed from her house where a Roman
soldier named Antonius lies with broken
1eg. She takes with her his money and his
Sssweled dagger. On mountain top in, the
she knows as Omar the Persian conducting
e strange rite around, fire. at midnight.
an unknown tongue They catch and bind
her. She awakens next morning still tied.
and cries outs Omar
Continued from Yesterdays Star.l
Evening star., 1926-10-23
CHAPTER XII.

ALIAS eyes diStended as they
beheld the stranger seated be-
side her. his arms clasping
his knees
Evening star., 1926-10-02
KNIGHTS OF ROUND TABLE
GET CONVENTION REPORT
Delegates From Local Club Tell of
Recent Session in
Toledo. Ohio.

General progress of the Knights of
the Round Table was renUrted bv Ma.
thlniel Gardner and Frederick Stel-
zor, delegates TO the international |
convention OF the order in Toledo.
Ohio, from September 10 to II. at a
luncheon of the local club in the Uni
Versity Club yesterday.
Announcement was made by A. G..
Grinnell,, vice president of the local
club, that William Knowles Cooper,
general secretary of the Young Mems
Christian Association will address
members Of the club at their luncheon
in the University Club next Friday.
TIL" local club recently was ad-
dressed by Carlos G.. White of Oak
land. calf. international governor Of
of the Loyal knights of the
Round Table, who told of the great
progress made by civic clubs in this
country. He said the first organiza-
tiOn of the kind was started 21 years
ago and that today hundreds of thou
sands of business and professional
men meet each week in practically
every country in the world, thus en-
couraging mutual understanding and
good will.
Evening star., 1926-10-02
VERA CRUZ STORM :.
KILLED TOTAL OF a.
Reliable Reports Lower List
Despite Wild Rumors-Ten
Victims indians.


MEXICO CITY. October AL
though all sort of exaggerated reports
are coming in on Mondays storm in
Vera Cruz and the surrounding re-
g!on, the government has received ap-
parently reliable information show.
ing that the death list thus far totals
only IA.
-Four persons were killed at ,Jalapa
and 10 lost their lives in the Indian
villages between Jalapa and Vera
Cruz. About a half dozen of these viii
lagos were destroyed by the hurri-
cane, the people for the most part
escaping by climbing into the hills
and mountains.
Several bridges on the Interoceanic
Railway between Jalapa and Vera
Cruz were destroyed and communica-
ton is still disrupted. This railroad
damage and that to cane, banana and
coffee crops constitutes the greatest
material losses. the total of which is
estimated at 100000 900 pesos $5,O0O,-
0O0)
The Indian villages reported de-
stroyed were built on hillsides border
ing mountain streams, or at the foot
of mountains beside rivers. The struc-
lures were principally f1imsy huts-
light wooden frames covered with
straw walls and roofs. The heavy
wind and drenching rain, combined
with the overflowing of the streams,
destroyed these houses in a short
time.
The authorities are continuing their
Investigations, but thus far it appears
that most of the inhabitants escaped.
The Vera Cruz state government
has appropriated $4,000 persuE fon' re-
lief and reconstruction work. The
Oceanic Railroad crews are
rushing repairs, so that service may
Evening star., 1926-10-02
MINERS BUREAU WOULD
COMBINE GAS MAKING
Proposes to Nix Oil and Water
Products in California
Development.

Manufacture Of combined oi, gas
and carbureted water G1s is one of
the chief recommendations by the
Bureau of Mines for developing the
gas industry Of California to meet
future conditions
recommendations made public to-
day by the bureau on completion Of
a survey Of the States gas making
and fuel problems, in cooperation
with the California Gas Research
Council. include replacement of the
oil gas equipment by coal gas ap-
paratus as the price Of oil advances
and eventually making mixed coal gas
and water gas.
The water gas would be carbureted
to such an extent only as will be
justified and determined by the rela-
tive prices of oil and coal and by
the marketability Of the coke" The
seasonal peak load, the bureau said,
could be cared for by making oil
gas, utilizing present oil gas gen
Grating equipment
I'm this Manner il added. the
oil gas equipment need not be pre-
maturely scrapped."