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Evening star., 1926-03-18
S. A. L. EARNINGS HIGHER.
Road Has Not Yet Suffered From
Any Change in Florida Boom.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 18.-Gross
earnings of the Seaboard Air Line for
January and February approximated
$l2 2,000.0 900 against S9.753, 900 III the
corresponding period last year. Load
ings for the first II days of March
totaled 93.702 cars, the roads highest
daily average on record.
The manner in which March traffic
has been going ahead was regarded as
indicating at least that Seaboard had
not yet suffered from any change for
the worse in the Florida situation.
Land Company OF Florida stock, 4
Seaboard subsidiary, has been hard
hit, however, by reports of a collapse
of the land boom. This stock sold at
"a on the curb Tuesday compared
with a figure around 80 only a few
months ago.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
POTATO TRADING SLOW.

CHICAGO, March IS CD.-PotatOes
Receipts. O. cars; total United
States shipments. 744: 3 Cuba; 13
Canadian; trading low: market about
steady: Wisconsin, sacked, round
whites. 390a4I0; mostly 4.00a410;
fancy shade higher: sacked, kings,
400: Minnesota, sacked, round whites.
375a4 90; sacked. russets, Burbanks,
365a4.0 90; Idaho. sacked, russets, 3.90a
410
Evening star., 1926-03-18
STEEL SALES DECLINE.

NEW YORK. March IS P).-Sales
Of structural steel in the last week
declined sharply from the volume OF
the week before, total of approx
mately 10000 tons. against 10000
tons. The American Bridge Co. re
ceived orders for 1,470 tons from the
Louisville and Nashville and $50 tons
from the Delaware. LackaWanna and
Western.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, March 1S.-The sell
ing side of the Curb Market con-
tinued TO offer the line of least re-
sistance today. and the professional
elements favoring a further reaction
was quick to take advantage when
opportunities presented themselves.
Despite the spectacular declines
which already had taken place in the
public utility group, most of these
stocks declined again. This was par
ticularly true of United Light A,
United Gas and Improvement and
oven shares of companies which re-
Gently have put through recapitaliza-
tion plans, which resulted in the split
Evening star., 1926-03-18
,alee in INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s-S100 at l02 u.
Washington Gas Light-lo at - r. al
Potomac Elec Pow. pfd.--5 at 107 "a. D
" Nerrenthaler linotype at 20S u.
District National Bank--5 at 2lO.
Money-Call loans. and per cent.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

SAN FRANCISCO.-Following in
corporation of the Pacific Dairy
Products Co. a $5.000,0O0 concern, to
take over National Ice Cream Co.,
this company and the Acme Ice
Cream Co: are working out plans for
cooperation in production and dis
tribution. A merger of the companies
is not contemplated. officials state.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

start your bowels. Then you viii
feel fine, your head becomes clear,
stomach sweet, tongue pink, skin
rosy.
"Cascarets" gently cleanse, sweeten
and refresh the entire system. They
never gripe, overact or sicken. Di-
rections for men, women and chill
dren on each box, any drug store.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Automobiles have become so popu-
lar in CZechoslovakia that all fac
tories there are rushed to capacity
and are unable to supply the demand.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Snake shooting is a fayorite
pastime of the Bedouin inhabitants
of Palestine
Evening star., 1926-03-18

Spain has more than 100000 titled
persons. or about l to every 38 in
habitants.
Evening star., 1926-03-18

NEW YORK, March 1S.-Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
kat today.
Evening star., 1926-03-18
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
MISCELLANEOU
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

pot Joint stock Id Blk. 5s. 101
Southern Bldg. i y s........ 1Ol
Wash. Mkt Cold Storage 5s.. 80
Evening star., 1926-03-18
New Orleans Quotations.

NEW ORLEANS. March 19 N).-
Cotton futures opened steady. March,
1885; May. 1897; July, 1855; October,
l6 81 bid: December, 1890 asked.
The market opened quiet, but as
Liverpool cables were about as due,
first trades showed gains of | to 3
points. There was little disposition to
trade in advance of the final Ginnings
report of the season, due Saturday,
which Is expected to be bearish.
Prices eased off slightly after the
call to 1894 for May, 1854 for July
and 1885 for October, or . to 3 points
down from the opening figures. At
the end of the first half hour the mar
ket was quiet.
Noon Price Steady.
NEW ORLEANS. March IS R).--
Cotton futures noon bids steady
March, 1885: May. 1900; July, 1850;
October, 1888; December, 1853.
NEW YORK. March IS R).-Cot-
ton futures-11:45 am. bids STEADY;
May, 1858: July. 1921; October, 1853;
December, 1920; January, l7.l6.
Evening star., 1926-03-18


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Nothing else relieves
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= rets." Take one or
two of these pleasant
laxative tablets any
time, to gently stimu-
late your liver and
Evening star., 1926-03-18

A. ABIEMAN. 48O9 Ga Ave NV
q. g. BRADLEY, Bethesda, Md.
W. J. CANDY, IlO8 18th ST NV.
CARR BROS. & BOSWELL
GEO. N. CASPER. 1918 y. C. Ave. ST.
COBI.ENTZ PHARMACY.
y. Cap: st: & Fla: Ave.
COLUMBIA HARDWARE CO..
Columbia Pike. Arlington. Va.
II. r. DISMER, 1924 14th 81. NV.
W. A. FINCH. ?416 18th 1t. NV.
A. GORDON. 2212 I4th st. NV.
ABE. GREENBLATT.
44th st. g. Dean Ave. NE.
W. j. HAGLE. Olney. Md.
FRED NJ. HAAS. zoos X. !. Ave Ne.
HUNTER BROS. Silver Spring. Md.
6. II. LANDY. 1880 Georgia Ave. NV.
JOHN MEENEHAN. 2OI0 I4th st. NV.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
ON POLICE BIOTTER

The police are investigating a complaint by Patrick Naples of 11S Beaver street that his house was robbed about a month ago and a bracelet, pearl beads, and necklace taken, Saturday, garage tenant broke the lock and drove away. he said.
 An automobile reported by Max Honeyman as stolen from Wolcott street, was recovered in Waterbury,
 Sidney Steinberg reported the theft of two bicycles from a store at 54a Arch street.
 Louis Moore of 107 Hartford avenue reported the theft of a calf from the municipal abattoir. The police were asked to notify C.. IF. Michacls of 165 Woodland street that James Norris died in Bridge port. The police were unable to To- cate Michaels.
 Ernest Konnciczuk of 55 Austin street complained that boys in the ncighborhood annoy him and among other pranks, they hung several snakes on his gate. James Chute of 321 Washington street complained that a man wear ing a badge pointed a revolver at him late Sunday night.
 An alleged prowler was reported in the vicinity of Rhodes and Mar kct streets Sunday night
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
FRENCH TAKELAST DRUSE STRONGHOLD
Gateway to Mountain Region
 Falls in Six Hour Battle

Beirut, Syria, April 26 P'-- Soueida, the gateway to the noun tainous region in which the Druse tribesmen have their last strong holds. has been captured from the Druses by the French forces. This principal stronghold of the tribes men was taken after six-hour bat tie Sunday morning.
 The tribesmen are said 10 have suffered heavy casualties during the fighting and to have abandoned two field guns. They numbered 6,00O and offered stubborn resistance. The French threw into the offensive two columns, composed of il battalions of infantry, four batteries of artil- lery and a number of tanks and in addition used airplanes.
 The offensive started last Thurs day simultaneously from Ezraa and Bosra. After q certain amount of resistance the two forces effected q junction near Soueida early Sunday morning ard shortly afterwards de-
 
 livered the attack agains the town, which was the headquarters of the tribal leader, Sultan Atrash, General Andrea, known as skilled stratc- gist, commanded the French.
 This was the first large scale of- fensive against the insurgents since M. Dc Jouvenel. took over the high ccmmissioncrship of Syria from General Sarrail. It was at Soucida last September that the French slf- fored a severe reverse at the hands of the tribesmen and shortly after wards withdrew from the Diebcl Druse district and concentrated all the forces of Damascus.
 The French troops already are preparing for the task of sallying into the mountains in an endeavor to clean lip the territory before thc defeated Druses have a chance to reorganize,
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Hundred and Ten Men Are Caught at Cooking Main

White Plains, N. r., April 26 Rl-- One hundred and ten men were arr rested when state police Of Troop K raided a cooking main in a barn on the Snwmll river road at Eimford, near here, yesterday. Twenty-two game cocks were seized. One cock was found dead.
 Officers of the society for the pre- vention of cruelty to animals parti- .cipated in the raid.
 A fight for the championship of New York and New Jersey" was in progress when the troopers entered the barn, which was owned by Peter J. McMann. Bets amounting 10 more than $l,00O had been placed on the fight, 1t was said After surrounding the barn the troopers herded the spectators into group but none of the men was armed and no resist lance was made. Many of the men. they said, were from New Jersey.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
RIOT AT CHURCH
White Mob Drives Colored People From House of Worship-Build- ing Then Burned.

Carteret, N. j., April 26 Pl-The church of the First Baptist negro congregation, from which negroes were driven by a white mob, was burned to the ground early today,
 Race riots were threatened when Robert Ducacft, q negro, was ar rested late yesterday. and charged with the fatal stahbing of John Car rOl, a white boxer,
 Shortly after the Rev. George II. Reed, pastor began the usual Sun day evening services in the negro church. bricks and stones were hurled through the windows. When the worshippors fed from the building, several were struck by stones thrown by the pursuing whites.
 Early today the church was dIs- covered in flames. Fircmcn from several towns joined in attempting to save it but were hampered by lack of water.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Gardner Spent S4 in
 Quest of Nomination

Henry F. Gardiner, unsuccessful candidate for the republican nomin- alton for mayor last month, spent s4 in his quest for the honor of heading the G. o. P. ticket.
 His statement of expenses, filed at tho office of Town Clerk Alfred L. Thompson shows that amount eX- pended for postage and printing,
 Three of the five who were mayor alty aspirants this year have not yet compiled with the state law requir- ing a statement of receipts and ex- penditures during their campaigns, Ex-mayor George A. Quigley has submitted his, but Mayor Gardner C. Weld, ex-Mayor A. M. Paonessa and Stanley Uchalik have not
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Bristol Man Found Dead
 At His RO0ming House

tSperlaI to IHe llCiAI1)
 Bristol, April 26 P)--t1ans Law son, aged 66, an employe at the Eagle Lock Co.,. Terryvilc, since May IS, 1922. was found dead at I11:05 o'clock this morning in q North street rooming house. Medi- cal Examiner Arthur s, Bracket was called in and pronounced death due to heart failure,
 MT. Lawson failed to rise al his usual time this morning and when he had not put in an appearance nt Ii o'clock police headquarters was notified. Sergeant Daniel McGilli- cuddy was dispatched to the scene and after breaking in the door, found MT. Lawson dead in bed. The body was turned over 10 the Thomas I. O'Brien undertaking parlors. As far as can be learned, Lawson has no immediate relatives.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
BURGLAR CAUGHT,
 WEEPS AND WALLS
Fails to Practice Daring That
 He Wrote About

Chicago, April 26 GP---The up-to- date robber remains self-possessed when captured and cooly talks his way to freedom. Vincent De Pascal wrote in an article found in his pocket, but when he was caught rob- ping the home of an Evanston brok- CT De Pascal became hysterical and. when the police arrived, broke down and sobbed.
 De Pascal, who gained some publ city year ago while in the Elmira state reformatory in New York when an essay won for him first prize In a contest was captured last night in the home of George B. Williams, who found him hiding in a bath room.
 In De Pascal's hotel room police found s2o,o0o in bonds which the prisoner admitted were stolen in one of several Evanston robberies.
 De Pascal's prize winning essay obtained shortening of his sentence for burglary at Elmira.
 Many manuscripts were found among Dc Pascal's effects, and also a large quantity of jewelry from which the stones had been removed
 De Pascal's young wife, whom he married in St Louis, Is In a Chicago hospital suffering from appendicitis He said he was trying to rob Will Hams home to obtain money to de- fray her hospital expenses.
 In the article on crime, called Thugs of Yesterday and Today" De Pascal wrote that old methods of robbery now were out of date. h. stead of the bludgeon and cap and mask. he related that ire modern robber is a suave, wcll-dressed. level. headed man who never loses his self possession irrespective of what close quarters he may find himself in.
 Keep cool" was the chief element he urged for the super-criminal which he said he essayed to be.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
MAKES DARING RESCUE

Vancouver, Wash, April 26 Pl- James c. White. 29 winner of tho first prize for first aid in the an nual awards of the Rcd Cross, an nounced yesterday in Washington, is an employe of the Western Electric company here. He rescued q fellow employe, Charles Dcnham, from the coils of q radio aerial that had fall en across q Portland Electric Pow CT company cable carrying 110oJ volts November 20, 1925, at the risk of his own life.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
US. STUDENTS MAY
 STUDY IN EUROPE
Universities Are Open for Stu-
 dents From America

New York, April 26 Pl-several old world universities. for centuries the mecca of the Abelards and Bras. muses of every country, will this summer throw open their gates to bands of western pilgrims.
 Oxford will take under the shad- ow Of it's dreaming spires" 450 American women, teachers and col lege graduates. A summer school on the American plan, will offer courses in English literature and his. tory at four of the women's colleges
 Trinity College, Dublin, will re- cetve up to 120 men and women who may study the social sciences the humanities or languages. in cluding Gaelic. It will be held July 15 to August 26.
 Berlin offers to an unlimited number Of Americans courses ir German language and culture, or ir the country's educational and socia problems.
 Our applications have come from every part of the country" said Mist Florence Lowell. international secrc tary of the American Association O. University Women, who in conjunc ton with the Institute of 1ntcrna Itional Education and the English college authorities have arranged for these first European summer schools.
 "Belfry, Montana, and Las Vegas New Mexico, have responded along with New York and New England
 "Women of all ages, from those who have been teaching fifty years to this years college graduates have shown themselves eager tc journey to Oxford"
 These summer schools are a new departure in the whole plan of es- tablishing international educationa' relations, said Miss Katherine S Lowell, secretary of the Students Bureau of the Institute of 1nterna. tional Education.
 "The plan has meant since its start immediately after the War, the exchange of scholarship and fellow ship students. first between this country and France, then also with Germany, Czechoslovallia and Hun. gary.
 "Thcse summer schools, as they are not on a scholarship and there fore competitive basis, offer on q less limited scale the samc sort ot opportunities of foreign study tc American students.
 With the foreign exchanges SC favorable to Americans. the prico oi these summer schools is extremely moderate"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
HOLD THEORY BOY
 SHOT BY MISTAKE
Others Think Shot Killing Coles
 Came From Ambush

Brldgeton. N. J., April 26 LRl-Po- lice Investigating the staying of Lansing Coles, Bridgeton high school student, were working today on the theory that he was shot from be- hind. One of the detectives said he was convinced the youth had been shot in mistake for another man.
 William Hanby. outside of whose home Coles was fatally wounded early Saturday, is held without bail In connection with the case. Coles, with his uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Souder, had taken Mrs. Hanby to her home from Bridgeton in their motor car and the shooting occurred while they were trying to arouse the young woman's husband to un- lock the door. Hanby, the police said. admitted having fired the shot, asserting that he believed burglars were attempting to enter his home and that he had discharged his gun through the window when he stumbled over a chair.
 We tried to awaken him by knocking on tho window Of his bed room," said Mrs. Hanby, but ho would not awaken. Then wc tore off the screen and opened the window. I got a pitcher of water and threw it on my husband. Then there was q shot"
 Investigators expressed the belief that Coles assailant was secreted in a clump Of bushes directly behind tho window which the young wife had opened. They declined to state on what grounds the theory was based or what led them to believe the youth was mistaken for some one else.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Boston Store Style Show
 To Have Living Models

Starting tonight at 7:3o o'clock the Boston Store (H. J. Donnelly Co., will display q beautiful line of dresses on living models. With tho cooperation Of ono Of Americas s leading manufacturers, the Boston Store is giving New Britain women ono of the greatest treats Of the spring season. All the dresses dis played by these models will be or sale at the store Tuesday and We'd Lesday.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Early Hearing Asked on
 TeapOt Dome Appeals

Washington, April 26 Py--Tho su- preme court was asked today hy Atlee Pomernc, of the govern ss> t's oil counsel to advance for hearing carly in the next term beginning in October, inc appeal granted Edward L. Doheny. against the lower courts decision cancelling contracts and leases made In the Elkhills naval re serve.
 Tho governments appeal in the Teapot Dome case involving leases made with Harry r. Sinclair will be argued at St. Paul before the circuit court of appeals on May r.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Il TO 1 SHOT WINS

London, April 2G R,-White Park, starting at odds of eleven to four against, won inc great international steeplechase at Sandown Park to- day by q head from Great Span. which startel at four to one against. Winall, ten to one against, was third by eight lengths. The race was of a distance of three miles and five furlongs,
 Tho winner was ridden by F. Eos ter, Dannis rode Great Span and r. Rees had the mount on Winnall. Fourteen ran.
 The race feature of the one-dav meeting at Sandown. had a value of about $2,000.
 White Park. is chestnut selding by Redmond-Lady Alwyne.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26

months making propaganda speeches against the World war.
 When the Russian revolution broke out in 1917 Madame Kollantay returned home and soon became a prominent member of the Bolshcvist party,
 In 1922, she came to Norway as head of Russia's Commercial delega- ton and two years later. when Nor way recognized the Russian Soviet Republic, Madame Kollantay was made minister, the first woman min ister in history.
 King Haakon received her with the same -formality accorded to male ministers, and there was nothing about tho Russian Legation in Oslo which would indicate that 1t was not presided over by man.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26

countered with a statement saying he had letters and literauro showing that the vets 'ask for S300,000 for this identical purpose in addition to the $SOO,000 which they claim they have regularly" The leagues legls- latiye committee. he added. "has sent out an appeal for S50,000 10 offset this" feeling that we can make one dollar so about as far us l2 of theirs"
 United States Attorney Buckner Of New York. whose estimates of the cost of enforcing prohibition in that state drew fro from the drys, for warlcd to the committee detailed memoranda to support his figures, on the basis of these he calculated that, with trial by jury eliminated, the cost would ho $20,02l,750, or, with jury trial continued, 1t would be $7U,076,125.
 Bucltncr's Figures
 He also defended his estimate that q bootleg business of more than $3,000, ,000,00Q n year was based on diversion of industrial alcohol alone. Taking the amount of denatured al- Cohol produced in the fiscal year ending June 30. 1925, and subtract ing from 1t the output of n pre-war year multiplied by the normal rate of increase established in that pc- rlod, he showed a difference of CO., 000,000 gallons, which he held was not reasonably required by industry.
 The National Student federation, with members of 400 colleges, mean while, has announced that it will poll GOO institutions on the prohibi- ton question through the Harvard Liberal club. Lewis Fox of Prince. ton. president of the federation, made public tho ballot, asking tho following questions:
 Do you favor prohibition in its present form?
 DO you favor the repeal of laws relating to prohibition?
 Do you favor changes to allow the sale of light wines and beers?
 What are your reasons for opin. Ions given?
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
OPPOSES ALI DANCING

Ossian, Ind, April 26 LP-Para- phrasing his text If eating meat make my brother offend. I will cat no meat" and If dancing causes people to offend against righteous laws, it is our duty as Christians to stay away" the Rev. Preston Potha- mus, of the Methodist church. open cd here Sunday q crusade 10 rid os- sian Of the "contaminating influ- CnCc" of square dances.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
Cemetery Keeper Dies
 After Being Hit by Car

Concord, Mass, April 26 P)-In- juries received in lodging an auto mobile caused the death of John l.. Gilmore, 76. son of the late Gov ernor Joseph A. Gilmore of New Hampshire and for many years su- perintendent of the Sleepy Hollow cemetery here. In his haste to avoid being run down, the aged man fell and fractured his skull, A charge of manslaughtcr was made by the police against Charles F. Larsen, 19. Of this town, driver of the machine.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
NEW MURDER MYSTERY

Quincy, Mass, April 26 Rl-The body of Joseph Barry of South Quincy, laborer, was found today in a brook on a public playground here. There were wounds about the face and head, and marks on the grass indicated that the body had been dragged from a park bench 10 the brook. Medical Examiner Fred E, Jones WIS 10 hold an autopsy later in the day.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26

following young women will take part: Anne Nave, Dorothy Latham. Anna Foberg, Ruth Anderson. Ruth Larson, Margaret Collins. Dorothy Mccrann. Anna Olsen, Helen Bren- nan. Grace Schmidt. Margaret Pc- ters, Helen Nelson. Loretta McKeon. | Charlotte scymolian. Ruth Schadc. Mabel Wallen, Susan Gustafson, Ellen Johnson, Fannie Holmes, Marion Hoar, and Helen Philips.
 Miss Philips will be interlocutor. position she has filled in pre- vlous productions.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
New Britain Picked to
 Send Musicians to PhiIa.

New Britain has been selected by the committee in charge of the Sesquicentennial at Philadelphia to name eight singers 10 participate in the Chorus of the Nations" on July 15. The invitation. which came to inc local Chamber of Commerce, is thought by Secretary Ralph L. Gould to be the only one to come to Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-26
FIRE DESTROYS AUTOMOBILE

An automobile owned by hoberI Dixon was destroyed by fire on Hartford avenue Saturday afternoon. A short circuit is thought to have caused the fire.
 An automobile owned by Mrs. Luke Meehan of Garden street took fire near the freight depot on Whit ing street yesterday afternoon and the fire department was called by an alarm from Box 22s at 3255 o'clock. 4 railroad brakeman extin- guished the blaze with a pail of sand,