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New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
work is under way No detours

work is under way. No detours necessary. Route No. Ill Scotland Canterbury road is un- der construction. Open traffic.
 Route No. 1i2 Woodstock Mass. line road is un- der construction, open to traffic.
 Route No. IA Bridge over Quinebaug river at Wauregan is under construction. open to traffic.
 Route NO. 15S Newtown Bethel road. Macad dam construction is completed. The con- tractor is working on the shoulders. No detour necessary.
 Route No. 176 Westport Wilton road is under construction. No delay 10 traffic.
 Route No. 179 Preston Hallvile road is open to traffic; but shoulders are incom- plete.
 Route No. 1S4 New Canaan Poundridge road is under construction. Slight delay to traffic.
 Route No. 322 Torrington, Torrington Norfolk road. Bridge Is under construction. open for travel.
 Route No. 3o3 Waterbury and Cheshire, Chesh- ire Waterbury road shoulders un- der construction. No delay to traffic.
 No Route Numbers Bolton, Bolton Center road is un- der construction, but is open to traf- fic.
 Burlington Center road is under construction, Open to traffic. Eastford Kenyonville road is un- der construction. Open to traffic. Fairfield old Kings highway is under construction. Slight delay to traffic.
 Pennington, Scott Swamp road is under construction. Pennington end Of road is closed. Detour posted. Harwinton Burlington road Is under construction. Short detour around bridges.
 Harwinton Plymouth. Poland Brook road is under construction. traffic passing through. Nevincton and West Hartford. Willard street and Newington road are under construction, but Is open 10 traffic.
 NewinEton. Newington New
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17
Koat, Conditions
 In Connecticut

Eoad conditions and detours in the state of Connecticut made neces- sary by highway constructions and repairs announced by the State Highway department as of Decem- Der Is. are as follows:-
 Route No. 1
 East Lyme on the Post Road the Golden Spur Bridge is being recon structed. Temporary bridge is in use. Old Saybrook--onc way traffic for one-half mile.
 Westport and Fairfield Boston Post road. grading is under contract from Blacksmith Shop to Round House. No delay 10 traffic.
 Westport and Fairfield Buikley bridge is under construction. no de- lay to traffic.
 Fairfield Mill river bridge is un- der construction. No delay to traffic. West Haven. Milford and Orange Milford turnpike. shoulders are un- der construction. No delay 10 traffic. Branford East Haven, Boston Post road, grading started. No delay to traffic.
 Westbrook Patchogue river bridge. work on approach span. No delay to traffic.
 Route No. ?
 East Windsor bridge is under con- struction. No delay to traffic. Berlin Beckley crossing is under construction. No delay to traffic.
 Route No. 3
 Manchester Center street is un- der construction, open to traffic.
 Route No, s
 Thomaston, approaches to Rey- holds bridge is under construction. No detours.
 Route No. 10
 Middletown- Haddam, grading is under way, slight delay where shovel is working.
 Bloomfield road is open to traffic. Shoulders incomplete.
 Route No. 12
 Norwich New London road in towns of Waterford and Montville is under construction. Open to traffic. Through traffic will avoid this work by using the Norwich Groton roa q on the east side of the Thames river.
 Route No. 11
 Norfolk. Norfolk West Norfolk
New Britain herald., 1926-12-17

Britain road is under construction, but is open to traffic.
 Plymouth. Bull Head road, bridges are under construction Short detour around bridges.
 Vernon and Holland, Holland turnpike IS under construction. Road closed in Holland.
 West Woodstock South Wood stock road is under construction, grading is being done, open to traf- fic.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
BY RICHARD HALLIBURTON.

nv 7 ERF,'S a stowaway, cap
~ tain. What shall we do
with him." The skipper
Il 4 looking at me sternlN;
Evening star., 1926-06-13
THE electric current that shoots

THE electric current that shoots
along a nerve fiber has been d.
tected by means OF a three-tube radio
apparatus. according to DR.. E. D.
Adrian of Cambridge University.
II had long been known, he said,
that the passing Of messages down a
nerve caused an electrical disturbance.
But 1t had only been possible to record
the effects from large number Of
fibers at once, for example. the thou
sands of f1bers from an eye, or 70 a
muscle. The results obtained were
therefore as confused as would be the
superimposed records from all the
telegraph wires between London ant
Manchester. DIR. Adrian's new apnA-
ratus. SAYS Science Magazine, makes
IL possible for the first time to Oh
tain records in q rapidly NOV ing photu-
graphic plate Of the impulses pa ssing
along a single fiber
In conjunction with DIR. ZotterIna nm :,
a Norwegian neurologist. DIR. Adrian
recorded the results of stimulating u
sense organ connected to the brain by
a single fiber. The sense organs in
the skin which give infnrrna tiOn as 10
touch, pain and temperature. are too
near together for this to lie easy
Those I'm the muscles subscribing the
so-called muscular sense are fart her
apart md by stretching frogs mus
Gle it was found possible 10 Stimulat a
single one. The impulses were all
of the Sa me size. hut as the muscle
was stretched their frequency was in
creased from 10 to 30 per second.
Differences OF intensity are in fact
transmitted through the nerves as
differences OF rhythm.
This is the first occa sion on which
the message passing along nerve has
been decoded. and the experiment
opens up q new field of neurology. In
the opinion Of psychologists. Within
the next few years il should he posi-
bic to read the main types Of MESA ge-
entering and leaving the nervous srS-
TEN. and the time has been brought
mea surably nearer when il will he pos
sibie to record the actual events in The
brain which are the physical correiate g
! of consciousness.
Evening star., 1926-06-13

traverse that tourists. by a little in
vestigation of opportunities for un-
usual and pleasant camping places.
may enjoy the finest scenery of every
State they pass through on their trips
to the Western National parks or to
any other objective. And thiss with
out losing much time in detouring or
in risking bad roads, for highway sys-
TENS are improving SO much every
where that dozens of good routes
North and South. East and West are
to be found where only a few existed
ten years ago.
For example. take the trip. which
thousa nds of tourists make every year,
from New York to the Western ma.
tional preserves. Most of them take
the Lincoln Highway because Of it's
fame and its general good surfacing.
From Philadelphia it goes westward
through York and Hagerstown. and
just beyond, near Chambersburg. are
several of the State forests and forest
parks of Pennsylvania, which invite to
overnight stops in woods and hills.
Following 1t through Ohio. one may
pause at the State park lakes in Ohio
near Akron and Lima. and in Indiana,
by detOuring bit on good State roads.
may enjoy the State park at Lake
James, in the northeast corner.
Leaving Chicago. one may stop at
Starved Rock State Park, on the ILL
nois River near La Sale. Crossing
Iowa, the Lincoln Highway passes
close to several of the State parks. IN
Guiding very scenic one at The
Ledges. near Boone.
Going through Nebrask on the
same highway, it would be worth while
to turn north at Bridgeport and stop
q night in Chadron State Park. and
from there to 60 on. via Hot Springs
and the Wind Cave National Park. to
the magnificent Custer State Park,
one of the finest in the whole country,
on which South Dakota has expended
s2.ooo,o00. Thence the Black and
Yellow Trail takes one directly to
Yellowstone.
Or, turning off the Lincoln Highway
In southern Pennsylvania, one may
take the National Old Trails road
through Wheeling. and after passing
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. turn south and en-
plOre some of the beautiful caves and
gorges in Hooking County, which have
been lately acquired as State forest
parks.
Leaving this highway at Indianapo-
lis and taking the Dixie Highway to
Charlottesville, one is within r. few
miles Of Turkey Run State Park one
Of the finest remaining examples of
original heavy, river-bottom forest and
gorge scenery in the Midwest.
If the exploring tourist wishes to
turn north into Michigan. either the
east or west branches of the Dixie
Highway or excellent State roads be-
tween them. will take him past dozens
OF attractive State parks. along the
shores Of Lake Michigan and Lake
Evening star., 1926-06-13

Huron and on the interior lakes.
Crossing the Straits Of Mackinac. the
Theodore Roosevelt International
Highway will take him by State
parks in the upper peninsula. and
on into northern Wisconsin, which
has similar preserves near Ashland
and Superior. Other State parks in
southern and central Wisconsin. such
as the uniquely beautiful Devils Lake
at Baraboo, are on the Yellowstone
trail from Chicago. Minnesota has
is State parks Of varied charms. the
finest of all. Itasca Lake, at the
headwaters of the Mississippi. being
on the Jefferson Highway.
Texas has 50 State parks scattered
through its vast domain. and the parks
board is linking them up by a circuit
| highway scheme. Missouri's highway
acquired State park inclosing the
great springs of the Ozarks.
! Consideration for parks in connec-
ton with highway development is de-
! veloping everywhere in the South.
| West and Southwest. Along the Pa
cific Highway State parks are found
in Washington: in Oregon the State
! highway department is acquiring
parks and camping places on the
| Pacific. Columbia River and Roosevelt
Coast highways and in California the
Lee highway. entering San Francisco
| from the south, passes close to the
finest of the preserves Of the Golden
State. including the giant redwoods
| in Big Basin, in the Santa Cruz
Mountains.
In New York and New England
! State and through highways pass
| many parks and forests. and in New
/ York alone a delightful trip of at least
week might be enjoyed by making
circuit of the State park system,
| from the S2lisades Interstate Park.
to Finger Lakes. to Allegany Park.
to Niagara reservation, back east
through the St. Lawrence reservation.
through the Adirondack Park and
| southwark home again via the Catskill
| Park. In New Hampshire the APP
| palachian scenic highway passes. in
| Crawford Notch. one of the most pop
ular camping places in the State
! forests.
The provision of such facilities for
| wholesome and unrestricted outdoor
| recreation. such as National and State
parks supply, is more and more recog
nized by public officials and by philan-
| thropic citizens as one of the best
! means for increasing health, happi-
ness and contentment of the people.
And for such values preserves which
are within an hour or two by motor
| or steamboat, or train Of a large
metropolitan center or crowded In.
dustrial district are Of incalcrlable
/ value in putting into practical form
| the ideals of our system of govern.
ment for the greatest possible dis
tribution Of happiness.
| In Is years of service the Hartman
! section of the Palisades Interstate
Evening star., 1926-06-13

lIonGkonE. he appropriated these also.
The coat removed. my broad leather
belt with an intriguing silver buckle
caught his eye. aud off that came.
our captors were nothing il not
thorough. Suspecting some of us
mi.ht be hiding or Withholding Halii-
apIes, We We're all ordered To our state
rooms, there to await IL second ana
more sociable hold-up.
From cabin to cabin the pirates
went. threa tening the pa assengers with
smoking pistols and demanding In
bloodthirsty tones the watch or wallet
that was known to have escaped the
initial search. Nine times ont OF 10
nothing of the sort was known. II
was only a ruse. but n very successful
| one for those who had secreted valU-
| ahles felt sure their treachery had
| been discovered and in terror of their
| lives, banded over their last cent.
| Our bandits had particular liking
| for European hats and shoes. Having
seized al jewels and money, they
added insult to injury by ordering
their prey to hand over most Of their
clothes, so that later we stocking
footed and bareheaded passengers saw
several pirates disembark tottering
under & great tower of hats worn one
on top Of the other, or perSpiring
under the weight of six OvercOats.
Meanwhile the Sui An, part OF the
| time in utter darkness. was not stand
ing still. In keeping with their fault
| less plan, the brigandS stood guard
| over the engine-room. and, removing
| the rightful quartermasters, forced u
| passenger to take the wheel and steer
| to d rendezvous on the mainland.
| Again they showed sportsmanship, for
on disembarking they offered the en-
| shaved passenger 800 for his services.
Guided by II bright fire on a prom
| OntOry, we sailed close in to shore,
| and there were met al once by a num-
ber of allied iunks, which pulled along
side to receive the forty thousa nd dol
! lars worth of loot stripped from the
unfortunate ship. When the stacks
Of hats. bundles of overcoats, silver
ware, rugs. furniture, dishes. supplies
| every removable thing, in fact--ha 4
been ira nsferred to the junks, the 60
pirates. bea airing their wounded queen,
followed suit and had the audacity to
send long cheers after us as the Sui
An limped away. boiling with rage and
| humiliation. toward Hongkong.
II was nearly noon Monday before
she crept in TO the harbor, to the
enormous relief of her owners, for
when this ferryboat of long tested re.
liability. in calm weather, failed TO
come home all night from Il 3-hour
| voyage. the widest rumors as to her
fate began to fly thick over the city
AS our little ship moved painfully
toward her dock | was standing on
! deck in my shirt sleeves beside an un
Evening star., 1926-06-13

completely, and perhaps saved the
ship.
However, whatever heroics We're in
our minds were never expressed, for
the second-clasS Chinese. Wild-eyed
and squealing. began to pour into the
saloon and along with them another
dozen bandits came to the aid or the
Wavering first-class pirate contingent.
Any resistance now was hopeless, and
being 10 miles at sea on a boat with
out wireless, there was no escape.
TIE systematic, orderly plundering
of the Sui An now began. We
We're crowded pell.mell into a. narrow
passage leading to the saloon. and as
we squeezed through the entrance. one
at n time were thoroughly searched
and relieved Of whatever valua5les we
were guilty Of possessing.
would have tried to hide my gam
bling gains fortunately the S10ore-
serve was still safe at Hongkong) in
Evening star., 1926-06-13

my shoe. but the bandits didn't give
me a chance to lower my arms. When
my turn came they reached into my
pocket and drew out the wallet and
then seized my wriSt-watch that mad
given such faithful service through all
the vicissitides of my trip.
They were welcome to tn" fantan
money, but the watch they could not
have. Not stopping to think that /
might get bullet in any ribs for my
inpetuosity, l suddenly dropped my
arms and snatched the beloved old
watch from the pirates hands.
don't know why he didn't resent
such impudence. Perhaps it was be-
cause the watch was small and bat
tered and rusty. with my name and
navy record engraved on the back.
Anyway he let me keep it.
The wallet and money We're not all
lost. My cap was so becoming TO
one of the gang he decided to wear 1t,
and taking a liking to my coat and
vest. bought not three days before in
Evening star., 1926-06-13

to Macao more out of curiosity than
anything else.
At luncheon time we were all very
merry, talking OF the systems by
which we planned to make our
fortunes. 1t was well that everybody
ate rather heartily just before land
ing, for it was the last food we were
to have for "a hours.
AS far back as 1850 the Macao area
was the happy hunting ground for
Chinese pirates. ct still isI In that
year, as a reward for temporarily ex-
pellinC the marauders. the city was
ceded by a grateful emperor to the
Portuguese. who have held possession
ever since. waxing rich on the reve-
nues received from the gambling and
opium houses. 1t is quaint little
port--medieval Portuguese in archi-
lecture and Asiatic in population.
This was the place. then. where our
$40 passengers disembarked from the
Sui An and scattered to the various
fan-tan casinos, with the understand.
ing that we must be on board at j
if we wished to return with the ship
to tIongkonE.
While fan-tan is simple same, il is
at the same time absorbing. One wins
as often as one loses. almost, so that
it is very fair and very popular. The
house might not he able to meet de.
mands were it not for the 10 per cent
commission it takes out of every dol.
lar won.
In place of wheel spun to de:
termine the winning number, as in
roulette, a small pile of copper rings is
dumped on the table, and drawn away
four rings at a time, until only four
o,, less are left This number rema in
ing decides ones fate.
The Chinese players stand about the
table on the ground floor. the Euro
peans sit on balcony above and send
their stakes below in a basket. The
house ia always rich enough to pa SIS
around tea and candy gratis. enabling
all your money.
X x 4
ENTERING a reasonably vespecta BILE
IL looking establishment, ! soon go,
to understand the method of play, and
placing my coins at reckless random
won oftener than / lost with begin
ner's usual good luck. AS O'Clock
approa ched | was S45 ahead, and
beginning to have visions of going
back to America in my private yacht
The all-aboard warning came from
the Sui.An. Just one more play. ther
I'd rush out and jump on. l placed
S. on the fourth number-and lost
Had | won that time l would have he
come fantan tiend and not gone
back to Hongkong till next day.
But I lost. and, snspecting that m,
streak of good luck had changed
rushed out of the casino, clutchins
Evening star., 1926-06-13

After many neutrality-suspicious..
amusing and romantic-we now
find Mr.. Halliburton--in this, the
fourth of a series of five articles
preparing 10 set forth again on his
vagabond way around the world.
And, as on other occasions, lack of
funds for transportation did not
deter him.
Mr.. Halliburton had just spent
several idle weeks upon the idyllic
island of Bali, in the Dutch East
Indies. Previously, as related in
other articles, he had the narrowest
escape from death after stepping
upon a cobra S nest in crossing the
Malay peninsula; had visited the
ruins of Ankor. the greatest mys-
terry in history; spent one glorious
moonlight night at the Tai Mahal,
and another night on the pyramid
of Kheops; and had climbed the
Matterhorn.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Detects Nerve Current.

Copyright. 1928.
Evening star., 1926-06-13
Sixty Chinese Pirates Led by Girl Tey Passengers Vess

fortunate American tourist who had
lost most of his 5000.
Lord. I'm hungry he growled to
me.
"Oh. everybodyA hungry" I replied
unsynpat thetics,lly. But IT'S worth it
having such 1t 1ollvedven1 ure."
Jelly adventu ure.' he sasped.
why. of course. I've. never had
such a good time"
Idiot" he burst out.
Fossil | retorted
Copyright 1926)
Evening star., 1926-06-13

Shipload Is Helpless Only Short
Distance From Land-Yo Youthful Ameri-
can Is Seized as a Stowaway-From
Tramp Life to the Whirl of Society,"
The Fateful Brass Ring in Fan-Tan-
Murder and Plumber.
Evening star., 1926-06-13

forty.ninth State Of the
Union" is now nearly as
large as assachusettS.
i The forty ninth state
has been built out of AZ
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
THOMPSON

Mr olney Brott MS in town for the week end.
 Miss Prudence Paine spent the weekend in town.
 Mrs. Brunette spent last Friday night in Providence.
 Kingsbury Livingston is at home for his spring vaeatIon
 Miss Benedict of Providence will be the guest of Mrs Burnett on tri- day.
 Mrs. George Ii Nichols went to Washington last Friday to attend the annual congress of the D. A. k.
 The Primrose Tea House will open on Friday. April g. For the present owing to weather conditions the Tea House will have its quarters in the residence of Mrs. Dexter Elliott,
 The Thimble Club was entertain ed by Mrs Charles Chase on Thurs day. Mrs Oscar Munyan and Mrs. Charles Knight were responsible for the program which was most interest ing the subject being Thompson and it's early settlers.
 ms week n dppaitHtis ita A~1aN week The Stratton Shoppe will open on Saturday, April 24 at the residence of Mir. George Vaughan. Antiques and attractive gifts of various kinds will be on sale and lunches and tea will be served from i2 to o'clock, day light saving time.
 There was a most interesting meet ing at the Town Hall Monday evening Mir. ]. E Riley, Jr., assistant patholo- gist for the state of Connecticut gave talk on that menace Co our trees the pine blister. The talk was illustrated by moving pictures Mir. Riley was sent here by the govern ment. The affair was under the aus piees of the Quinnatisset Grange.
 While 1t Is many years since Mrs Richard Arnold was resident Of Thompson the news of her death on Wednesday at her home in Brooklyn was great shock All her friends here will long remember her gracious hospitality and the place she held in the social life of the town. Her fu- neral will be held at the Thompson cemetery on Friday.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
EAST WOODSTOCK

Howard Fenner and family of Springfield, Mass. were guests of l.. H. Lindeman and wife on Monday.
 Mir and Mrs. Edwin Gould and four children and Mrs Webber of Norees- ter called on George Neely and fam fly on Monday.
 The monthly meeting of the League of Women Voters will be held with the secretary, Mrs. F. 4. Jordan, next Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 O.. clock.
 Owing to Mrs Daniel Dodge teach ing at the Red White school this week the Missionary meeting scheduled for Nednesday was postponed until Saturday.
 Wendell Bosworth, wife and daugh- ter Irene spent the weekend with Harry Bosworth and family in We thersfield Mir and Mrs. Everett k. May accompanied them as far as South Manchester, visiting relatives. All returned Monday.
 Mrs. Everett E. May and Mrs A. II. Hubbard, Misses Ethel Upham, An nette May. Ruth Murray, Anne Phil brick and Mrs. N. r White, attend ed the Library Institute al the Braek- en Memorial Library last Friday, the teachers attending the afternoon ses- sion Miss May reported for the To- cal library.
Putnam patriot., 1926-04-23
WOODSTOCK BRIEFS
WOODSTOCK

Lloyd Williams has been ii with the influenza
 The Junior Prom Is being held this Friday evening iu Academy Hail
 The junior class of the Academy presented their play, "The Clodhop- Der, at Abingdon last week.
 Mir. Fuller of Putnam occupied the pulpit at the First Congregational church last Sunday morning.
 Miss Helen Perley of Boston has been spending several days with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. George Perley.
 The Woodstock Republican Club will hold it's annual meeting at the home of George Sampson on this com ing Saturday evening at 7.30.
 A meeting was held at the library on Monday evening to discuss the problem of fire prevention for the Hill section. A committee was appointed and plans made for buying necessary equipment in case of fires.
 Morning service of worship at the First Congregational church begins at i6.30. Church school at li.45. Eve nlng service at 7.30. This coming Sunday evening the pastor will con duct another question box service.
 Mrs. Gendreau, who has lived in Sprucedale for several years, passed away last Friday night at St. Vim. cent s Hospital in Worcester. Funeral services were conducted at St. Mary s church in Putnam on Monday morn. ing. Burial was in St. Mary's ceme- tery.