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New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
COLLEGE DRINKING MAY BE DECLINING
Western Educators Think So-
 Govt. SleuthS Active

Chicago, Nov. F-On the heels of an announcement that 12 Univer- stiy of Illinois students had been ex- pelled for drinking, gambling and using automobiles, story was pub lished today by the Herald and Ex- aminer that federal prohibition agents were Investigating the sale of of liquor to students at a number of colleges in Chicago territory.
 Prohibition officials declined to discuss the subject, but the news paper said women dry agents were reported working under cover at the University Of Wisconsin at Madison. that prohibition agent had depart cd to investigate at an unnamed In diana college and that under cover workers also were in Urbana and Champaign, home of the University of Illinois.
 Twelve men students were ex- pelled from the Illinois institution on Wednesday. 10 of them for drinking incident 10 football games at Ur- bana and Ann Arbor, Mich, and last night a coed was dismissed for re- maining out after hours.
 At the time of the first action, Dean Thomas Arkle Clark, secretary of the council of administration, said "the council intends to curb drinking. gambling and the use of automobiles by students and intends to deal seriously with all violations of university rules"
 Dean Clark said 1t was his cus- tom to turn over to federal authori- ties any information he obtained in regard to the sale of liquor There is no question about drinking among college students-both men and wo- men," he was quoted by the Herald and Examiner as saying, but l don't think there is as much as there was before prohibition"
 Other educators questioned by the paper also expressed the opinion that student drinking was falling off.
 pr. Maxim Mason Of the UnlVef- sity of Chicago said:
 "No students have been expelled to my knowledge since the opening of the fall term. I believe there is decidedly less drinking among col lege men and women than before prohibition"
 Dr. Walter Dill Scott, president of of Northwestern, asserted that uni versity had no liquor problem. We haven't expelled student for drink ing within the last two years. No reports of drinking have reached me since this term opened. l think there Is considerably less drinking among college men and women than before prohibition"
 A similar expression came from Dr. Clarence Little, president of the University of Michigan at Ann Ar Dor.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05

criterion, sometimes younger
 If any baking is done, mother will be very apt to do il" said one of her children this morning. Mrs. Burdick. despite her g years of age, thinks no more Of taking her mar klt basket and going 10 the corner grocery today for eggs, butter or what not, than she did before thous- ands of people 70 years her junior were born. She wields a broom or a scrubbing brush with efficiency and turns out pies, cakes, bread and cookies.
 As long as I can be useful I want to live and help bring sum shine into somebody's life" she confided to reporter. And she does bring sunshine into lives of others. One of her sons. James NJ. Burdick, general superintendent of the Stanley Rule and Level Co, plans to have some of his mothers cake tomorrow. i've been samp- ling mothers cakes for more years than care to tell,' he said today.
 Mrs Burdck was born in Crom- well, November 6, 1884. She was the oldest Of eight children. She went to the Cromwell schools and later became a teacher in the same schools. In 1853 she became the wife of NJ s. Burdick and moved to Hartford, coming to New Britain 56 years ago. She is the oldest living member of Trinity Methodist church and taught class of 40 boys more than a half century ago. Two of her former pupils Charles J. Sym onds, and her own son. J. M. Bur dick, are members of the official board of the church.
 When she observed her 91st an- niversary a year ago she cleaned three rooms, did her own sewing, and baked cakes, cookies, mince and apple pies as well as bread and oth- CT good things served at party giv- en to relatives. She is not plan ming a party tomorrow, however but friends and relatives will call during the day to pay their re- spects.
 She helps clean house, does her own marketing, and occasionally goes to Main street on shopping trips. Outside of the duties men, toned she says she lets her daugh- ter do the heavy work"
 She says her formula for long and happy life is very simple one
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
INDIAN, HERO OF WORLD WAR, NOW
 HAS JOB AS POSTAL DELIVERY MAN
''Charles Alone" Captured or Killed Ninety Ger mans Single Handed and Earned Recognition From Marshal FOch.

Washington, Nov. Rt-"Charge. Alone" the full-blooded Arikara h. dian of North Dakota who fully lived up to his name during the world war by killing or capturing 90 Germans single handed, has had fulfilled his desire to be letter car rier for Uncle Sam.
 Through executive order, Presi- dent Coolidge authorized his ap- pointment without regard to civil service rules and Postmaster Gener- al New has proudly taken him in. The war record of Charges Alone" or Thomas Rogers as he is known by his Americanized name, won prompt appointment. He has been assigned to Mandan, N. D.
 Tribute of Foch
 Marshal Foch when in North Da- kota on his American trip picked Tom out of the crowd of Indians and, placing his hand on his shoul- der, cried out: rom Rogers was the bravest soldier in France"
 Tom never talks about his war record but 1t is a noteworthy one. He was born at Fort Berthold, N. D.. June 4, 1891. attended the Santee, Neb.. Indian State Normal school for six years. and on August 1. 1917, en- listed in the Second North Dakota regular infantry. irving in France about November 27. 1917. he was as- signed 10 the First Division with the Eighteenth infantry, later being transferred to the intelligence sec ton as observer, raider and sniper.
 Let Toms major tell of his daring:
 Was a Daring Scout
 For three months prior to the battle of Soissons, Tom, who was a scout, was sent out every night to the German front to get information as to what organization was there. His manner of getting the desired information was novel one. A white lieutenant accompanied him as far as it was safe to go: Tom then wenk on alone to the front. creeping through the grass, bushes and weeds, and, when a sentinel passed, cap- tured him with his bare hands and took him back to the American camp where he was questioned. In case the sentinel attempted to give the alarm Tom crooked him and car ried his coat to camp. In ninety nights he was on this service. he did not make a single failure to bring in his man or coat. He brought in 33 of the latter"
 Tom was but one of the 12.000 1n- dians who served with the Ameri- cans during the war and of whom lS2 were killed and S7 wounded. When President Coolidge sent the thanks of the nation in the form of testimonials to the Indian tribes, Tom was designated to receive that for the Arikara tribe.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
OIAKE RECORDED

Washington, Nov. 5 P-A very sharp earthquake disturbance was registered early today on George town university seismopgraphs, be- ginning at 3:01 a, m. The tremors lasted nearly three hours, the maxi mum shock being recorded at 3:13. Director Tondorf estimated the loca- ton. In a southwesterly direction.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05

took on g more encouraging aspect late last night when the water which filled tn shaft began receding of it's own accord. Mine engineers expressed the opinion that the water had broken through to underground caverns of adjacent worked out iron mines.
 Shortly after midnight the waters in the main shaft l. d dropped to 400 feet from the surface and were still receding.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
KEEP BUSY, ADVICE
 OF WOMAN AT 92
Mrs. Burdick Does Daily Tasks
 With High Spirits

When relatives Of Mrs. Charlotte J. Burdick. former school teacher of 32 Dwight street, call at her home tomorrow to extend congratu- lations of her 92nd birthday anni- yersary, they are very likely to be invited to have some of the birth day cake made by Mrs. Burdick herself.
 Believing in the old theory that no person is any older than he feels, Mrs. Burdick, while probably the oldest or at least one of the oldest in years among S0,000 Of her neigh bors. is as young in spirit and bod fly vlEor as any of her children, and if comments by the children are
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
NO SALARY BOOST

Sioux Falls. S. D., Nov. 5 Pi- The governor and other state off cials will not get any salary increase as a result of the defeat of con- stitutional amendment proposal in Tuesdays election. The salary of s3,000 now paid the executive Is on par with New Hampshire and Yer mont. It was proposed to pay the governor s7,000.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
WORKING HARD TO GET
 INTO FLOODED MINES
Salvage Gangs Penetrating Depths Of Michigan Shafts Flooded
 By Swamp.

Ishpeming, Mich, Nov. LPl-The honeycombed workings of a number of abandoned iron mines today were lending a helping hand to the men engaged r. the difficult work of re- covering the bodies of the miners entrapped in the cave-in of the Barnes-Heckler mine here Wednes- day. ~
 The seeming i'm. ossibility of the task of ever clearing the flooded pit
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
from Queen Marie to Cali-

message from Queen Marie to Cali- fornia.
 The bird was released by the Ru- manian Queen at Maryhin Wednes- day. It was suffering from a deep gunshot wound in the breast and in the legs and feet.
 The messages, which will go to San Francisco by other carrier pig cons, says:
 T am sorry cannot come to your sunny California. I send my best wishes to my people in your state"
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
OWEN RILEY RECOVERING

Owen Riley of Grown street. who was struck by trolley car on Main street Tuesday evening, is recovering from his injuries at New Britain General hospital X-ray pictures of Eis leg injury show so fracture. it was said today.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
Carrier Pigeon Flutters
 In Despite Wounds

Portland. Oregon. Nov. P>- Wounded and bleeding from the ef- fleets of a bullet, Princess Drift Snow, a prize carrier pigeon. arriv- ed here yesterday two hours late from Maryhill, Washington. with
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05

The temperature of the moons surface, at its noon time, rises to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
Bible Student Claims
 Women Were Suppressed

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. Pl-Bible translaters suppressed the true wom- an of 2,0O0 years ago by changing the names of accomplished women to read masculine and by wrongly interpreting certain passages to suit their intolerance of the female, Dr. Anna Lee Starr, Pittsburgh, told the International Association of Women Preachers last night.
 Translaters. unable to grant equal ity to women, "jiggered" their inter pretations, consciously or uncon- sciously, to agree with their own feelings, Dr. Starr stated.
 Certain natives of Australia put hobnails in the skin of the soles of their feet.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-05

Fireman Edward H. Parker Of Co. No. is receiving congratulations on the 31st anniversary of his appoint ment to the call force which oc- CUTS tomorrow. He Is among the oldest men in the department in point of years of service. Prior to accepting regular berth in the de- partment he was employed for many years at Traut & Hines factory.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Free swimming lessons for boys II
years old and over and who have the
written consent of their parents to
take lessons will be offered by the
Y. NJ. c. A. boys department during
the Easter holidays and instructions
will be given by expert teachers In
the Y. NJ. c. A. boys swimming pool,
it was announced yesterday by the
Y. NJ. c. A.
Every year the announcement by
the Y. NJ. c. A. of its free swimming
instructions brings out a flood of ap-
plicants, according to r. A. Davis.
boys physical instructor. Last year
there were nearly 400 who applied for
the lessons, but after a wedding out
process that included boys who drop
ped out themselves. the number was
cut by about Is per cent. Every year
certain number of youngsters, ac
cording to Mr. Davis, feeling the urge
of Spring and the desire to swim in
their veins, report to the "Y' for
free lesson, posing as rank amateurs.
As soon as they get in the pool, how
ever, they give themselves away for
they can't help showing their stuff to
the other boys who really can't swim
Such ringers" will be politely re-
queSted to leave the pool.
Inc only requirement is for the ap-
pHcant to bring with him to the BOYS
department of the Y. NJ c. A., 1892
u street northwest. a. note written by
parent certifying that he has per
mission to take the course and that
he is not under II years of age The
boys are watched closely and the in
structors are on the lookout to see
that none of them overtaxes his
strength or goes beyond his depth
From past experience, Mr.. Davis
has found that of the applicants who
come to take the lessons, 40 or so
will be able to learn to swim the
length of the pool-50 feet, in the
four lessons. About half of the re-
naming boys will be able to swim
few strokes and will have rid them
selves of the fear of the water. some
thing every boy must do before he
can become a good swimmer. The re-
mainder require more time and closer
instruction and gain little from their
lessons except the real desire to learn.
Mr.. Davis advises any father who
hopes to teach his son to swim by
throwing him off q pier or rock into
deep water to abandon such tactics
Immediately The idea persists that
the quickest way to teach a boy to
swim is to put him where he will
Evening star., 1926-03-28
REAL ESTATE BILL
HEARINGS BEGUN
Organized and Independent
Operators Oppose Parts
of BIanton Measure.

Hearings We're started yesterday be
fore the judiciary subcommittee Of the
House District committee on the Blan-
ton bill to prevent fraud in real estate
transactions by establishing a com
mission to license real estate dealers
in Washington.
Roger j. Whiteford. representing
the Washington Real Estate Board;
John s. White, representing indepen-
dent real estate brokers, and John
Lewis Smith representing indepen-
dent contractors, registered their de-
sire to be heard in opposition to GER
tain provisions of the bill. The hear
ing was delayed out of courtesy to
Representative Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas, author of the measure, who
was in an executive session Of another
subcommittee.
Mr.. Blanton reviewed the history Of
the joint committee which studied the
real estate situation in the District in
the last Congress. He pointed out
that there We're five members of the
House District committee on this joint
committee and that his bill embodies
recommendations acted upon unani-
mously by the joint committee and by
the House and Senate committees in
the last Congress.
Based on McChesney Plan.
Mr. Blanton explained that his bill
has as general basis the McChesney
plan which is used by legislatures all
over the United States, but that his
bill is more stringent in some respects.
1t is against these changes which he
has worked into his bill that the real
estate men are anrearinp Thew sun
port the MCChesney plan.
Mr.. Blanton charged that pyramid
ing of mortgages has resulted in a
few firms getting rich through fictf-
tious sales, which, he said, was detri-
mental 10 the legitimate mortgage
business here and to money lending
all over the United States.
Emphasizing that he aims to protect
honeS< real estate dealers against
shysters, Mr. Blanton told the sub
committee that most frauds in the
real estate business in Washington
resulted from fictitious prices being
placed in deeds. His bill would re-
Evening star., 1926-03-28

in a heated disagreement when the
meeting closed.
The hearing will be resumed next
Friday.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Receipts of Canadian railways lasf
year were S15,0O0,00 more than ir.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
COSMOPOLITAN CLUB
PLANS SPRING DINNER
Fred !. Rice Arranging for Ban
quet and Dance to Be
Held April Is.

The Cosmopolitan Club will hold its
annual Spring banquet at Chateau lie
Paradis. Ammandale. Md, on April
13. This affair, the outstanding an
nual event Of the organization. will
be under the general craftsmanship
Of Fred j. Rice.
The new officers Of the club under
Ernest Herrell have planned a series
II social functions for the orGaniZa-
tion.
Two orchestras have been engaged
to play during the banquet and the
dance, and an elaborate entertain
ment program has been arranged.
The wives of the members and
number of guests will attend.
The various subcommittee chairmen
are: Edward Gramn, seating; recep-
tion, Michael Meister; refreshments.
George Wyne; favors, p. Davis; menu.
James Mckee; attendance, Walter
Gawler, and publicity, l.. Rubel.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

will be from to II Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday, be-
ginning on that date.
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quire the true consideration to be
stated In deeds and deeds OF trust.
Mr.. White. representing the indie
pendent real estate brokers, chal-
lenged Mr.. Blanton az to whether a
man to be considered an honest real
estate dealer must necessarily belong
to the Washington Real Estate Board.
Mr.. Blanton said certainly not" and
Representative Reid, Republican, of
Illinois, facetiously remarked: THAT
wouldn't make him an honest real
estate man, ether
Price Feature Opposed.
Although they usually disagree, Mr.
Blanton and Mr. Hammer were in
thorough accord at the hearing yes
terday. They told the subcommittee
they had made a personal eXamina-
tion and had found nine trusts on one
building In Washington. Mr.. White
ford, representing the Real Estate
Board, said they must De mistaken.
Mr.. Whiteford said the Real Estate
Board Is not opposed to a licensing
law based on the McChesney plan. as
used in 20 States and upheld by the
Supreme Court in or 8 States. He
did object vigorously to Mr.. Blanton's
provision requiring the true considera-
ton to be set forth, which he claimed
will not achieve the good purpose that
Mr.. Blanton believes 1t will. He said
that Nebraska is the only State where
the true consideration operates, and
that even there the court has ruled
that 1t is not to be taken as evidence
of the real value. He said statement
of the true consideration in a deed
would serve only as the publicity of
income tax returns had acted to Whet
the curiosity of persons interested in
other peoples affairs more than their
own. He argued that it might op-
crate when a piece of property was
sold by a man in Strengthened cir
cumstances at a low price to depre-
ciate the value of adjacent property.
Mr.. Reid and Mr.. Whiteford Were
Evening star., 1926-03-28
FREE SWIMMING INSTRUCTION
OFFERED TO BOYS BY Y. vi. C.. A.
Course of Four Lessons Will Be Given During Easter
HOLIDAYS to Those Over II Who Have Written
Consent of Their Parents.

sink or swim, with a trusted rescuer
nearby. Such an idea is erroneous,
Mr.. Davis says. and he has seen
many a boy handicapped for years,
many of them never learning 10
swim, simply because he is unable
to forget the horror of deep water.
Swimming lessons should be care
fully taught, and no effort made to
force a tlmid boy beyond his depth
until he gains confidence. it is stated.
Boys who wish to avail themselves
of the lessons will report Monday,
April 5, at the boys department of
the Y. NJ. G. a. The instructions
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Coleridge's Hat His Bank.

Coleridge, the writer had pc.
culiar way of keeping his money con
cealed in his hat and kept his manu-
scripts in his bathtub. For many
years he had little enough money and
didn't need much room for it, whereas
his manuscripts during that time re.
quired a spacious container.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Pipes Aid French Trade.

Briar root, used for making smoking
pipes Of a popular variety is so much
in demand in America that 1t is nee
essary to import huge shipments from
France to take care of the demand.
AS a result France in one year ship
ped briar root valued at 1000 900
francs to this country.
Evening star., 1926-03-28

Buy Diamond Dyes-no other kind
and tell your druggist whether the mate.
rial you wish to color is wool or silk,
or whether it is linen, cotton or mixed
goods.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
ACCUSED SHERIFF
DECLARED FRAMED
Counsel Answers Charges
Against Maine Official
Involving Women.

By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Me-, March 27.--Coun-
sci for the petitioners seeking the re
moval of Sheriff Henry h. Cummings
of Kennebec County rested their case
late today in Impeachment proceed
ings before Gov. Ralph O. Brewster
and his council here.
Concluding the evidence of "unfaith-
full and inefficient service by the
sheriff, they presented testimony that
he was a visitor at a house described
as "a very fast place" frequented by
girls of shady character; that he
gave liquor to friends, and that under
his regime drunkenness, gambling and
immortality were rampant at the jail
The hearing was adjourned to next
Friday to give counsel for the sheriff
further opportunity to prepare his de-
fense.
Judge Joseph Z. F. Connolly, attor-
ney for Cummings. said he would
Evening star., 1926-03-28

show that this investigation is mora
far-reachcing than the sheriffs office.
He believed he could obtain evidence
to prove that the sheriff had been
framed on some of the charges
The prosecutions case reached It's
climax today when witnesses told OF
visits by the sheriff to house ken
by Maud Clements. where several giris
roomed. One asserted that lawyers
sheriffs and legislative people were a.
the house at all hours of the dny and
night"
Evening star., 1926-03-28
LANDMARK STORE
IS BEING RAZED
First Woodward & Lothrop
Structure on F Street to
Be Replaced.

one OF the interesting features OF
the rapid disappearance lately OF
many. downtown landmarks before the
advance of modern commerce Is the
razing of the original Woodward x
Lothrop store building, ut Eleventh
ana f. streets.
This structure, which was the first
home of the firm on + street, mas
served for 40 years, since X was the
rst built for the department store.
On its site Woodward & Lothrop are
now erecting an eightstory mezza-
re and basement building, which
will be so constructed as to conform
10 the rest Of the store and thus give
re orga niZation n completed building
mat will occupy an entire block, with
he exception of a small red brick
building at Tenth and + streets, with
a l6-foot frontage.
viii Add $4,000 Square Feet.
The new ructure Will add approx
mately so. 900 more square feet to the
store, which in its entirety will con-
tain more than 100000 square feet.
S. W. Woodward and Alvin Nj.
I.othrop came to Washington from
Chelsea, Mass, and opened d store
here in 1880, at 705 Market space, un-
der the name of the Boston Dry
Goods House" Later they moved TO
921 Pennsylvania avenue. and in 1887
moved to the building now being
razed at Eleventh and + streets This
building was erected by Calderon
Carlisle, local attorney, who owned
The ground, especially for the firm.
Bought Orphan Asylum.
The firm grew in size. gradually TAX
ing in the surrounding property. and
finally purchasing the old St. Vincent's
orphan Asylum, which faced on G
street and ran from Tenth to Eleventh
streets. improvements and enlarge
ments came one after another until z
new addition was completed last year
doing away with the old red brick
building, which ran from Tenth TO
Eleventh street through the middle of
the store. The addition now under
way faces so feet on + street and 100
feet on Eleventh street.
If examined closely. the accompany
ing picture of the old building as il
appeared on the opening day, April /
1887. will reveal the fashions of the
period in the bustles and yards of
trailing skirts arranged on the models
in the windows. The founders of the
firm, S. w. Woodward and Alvin NJ.
Lothrop, can be seen in the front of
the building.
Evening star., 1926-03-28
Poland Dealing With Russia.

Russia under the Soviet regime is
dealing more extensively with Poland.
according to trade figures. In the
period 1924 Poland exported to
Russia goods valued at S1,713,71O.
whereas the exports had jumped in
the 1924-25 period to S7,SO3,737.