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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09
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AND NEARLY always.
1T WOULD be some mess.
ALL COVERED with goo.
AND I'D struggle with it.
AND EAT a little.
AND SAY to him.
HOW SORRY I was.
I WASN'T hungry.
AND FINALLY;
HE DROVE me away.
FROM THE restaurant.
AND YESTERDAY.
AFTER SEVEN years.
j FOUND him again.
AND WE both were glad.
AND HE said to me.
AS HE rubbed his hands.
81 KNOW just exactly.
WHAT YOU want"
AND remembered.
AND I said to him;
THE DOCTOR has put me.
"ON A very strict diet.
"AND ALL ! may eat.
"AT LUNCHEON time.
us CRACKERS and milk"
AND THAT'S what 1 ate.
WHILE HE stood there.
AND WORRIED about me.
AND lie never misses.
MY DAILY column.
AND IF that's true.
THEN WHEN ] got in.
On THIS day noon.
I'LL EXPECT him TO laugh.
AND ia I'd me the card.
/ THE..'K you.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09
Rebuilding Rome

IN RENTER MUSSOLINI told the new project of the
city of Rome, appointed by Mussolini instead Of
being elected by the people, that he must restore
Rome to its imperial grandeur within five years He
sketched for him great open spaces about the historic
monuments and churches, crowded by insignificant
buildings of all sorts. He ordered broad and
airy suburbs. All within five years
It is the sort of apocalyptic dream of city beau
tiful that all who love their home town like to
dream. If they could only be dictator :.
The matter of costs the rights of those who own the
old, crowded buildings all brushed aside. Rome
great as the Rome of Augustus is to emerge
But will it be the old Rome? And isn't there an
adage that that old Rome was not built in day" or in
five years?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09

power, on the eastern shores OF inc
Mediterranean. One of its kings was
the famous Crocsus, whose name has
come down through the ages as a
synonym for a posscssor of great
wealth.
Cyrus the Great captured Sardis,
the capital city Of Lydia, and its later
history is that Of Persia and the great
Persian war with Greece.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09

A LONG while ago.
IN ANOTHER town.
I USED to eat.
IN A restaurant:
WHERE A waiter worked.
WHOM / knew well.
AND 1T was my habit.
70 GET in late:
AND FIND a table.
st WHICH be worked.
FOR 1 liked the way.
HE'D HURRY over.
AND SPEAK my name.
AND NAME me reel
THAT OF all the men.
HE WAITED on.
/ WAS far and away.
THE MOST important.
But AFTER a while.
1 BEGAN to feel.
HAD made a mistake.
FOR HE'D hustle over.
AND SAY to me.
THAT on the bill.
THERE'D BEEN this or that.
AND HE was afraid.
1T WOULD be all gone.
BEFORE I'D come.
AND HE'D had the cook.
PUT AN order away.
TO SAVE for me.
AND WHETHER or not.
] WANTED it.
OF COURSE I'd feel.
WHAT WITH all his trouble.
I'D HAVE 70 take it.
AND so I would.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09
BucoGc Press

The Russian that was TO speak a.
Lorail Friday has been postponed
Eaton corr. Grafton (0hio) Citizen.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09
FREAKS OF NATURE
The Sea-Mat:

The sea-mat, a marine organism be-
longing 10 the order Of Polyzoa, might
be described as a floating hotel. II
is composed Of hundreds Of tiny rooms.
each one containing n living creature.
But these guests instead Of being
a cosmopolitan gathering Of the oceans
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09

flotsam and jetsam are members Of the
same family. Each one Of these or
ganisms resembles a miniature bird,
armed with a sharp beak. When bits
Of food float nearby hundreds Of heads
are thrust from windows OF the "hotel'
eagerly trying to grasp the booty.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-09
World Court Question
Calls for Honest Answer

SIX this question-insst on an honest answer:
~ "What kind of dispute could we have
= with any other nation that we would be will
ling to submit for adjudication of the World Court
of the League of Nations which would not be
willing now to submit to the already existing Hague
Tribunal for International Arbitration-and why?"
You Americans who still believe in the wisdom
Of Washington's admonition "avoid entanging alli-
ances should ask this of your friends who advo
Gates of our entering the World Court back door of
the League of Nations.
You should insist upon categorical answer and
not be satisfied with any reply that avoids the real
issue.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
Shaw Refuses to Take
 Back Christmas Views

London, Dec. 23 Pp-George Bernard Shaw refuses to withdraw his assertion that Christmas as "an unbearable nuisance" ought to be abolished.
 To Daily Express man who tried to get him to qualify his anathemat- ization, the famous writer de- nounced the Yuletide celebration as "a horrible pagan carnival"
 Not that I object 10 our being pagan-quite the contrary" he added. T have no quarrel with the Christmas feeling, but l think it should be spread over the whole year. There may of course be some who by nature are in such an en- tirely miserable condition that they require to be made merry at Christ mas. I don't"
 In his original blast, written for The New Leader Shaw advocated "a bill making the celebration of Christmas a criminal act and com pensating the shopkeepers who are enabled by the Christmas trade to pay their rents, not to mention all the other people who make money cut of it and who do not know that the landlords pocket it all in the long run"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
SANTA HAS LOAD,
 BUT NO PRESENTS
Police Find Arctic Citizen Does
 Not Regard Dry Law

Waltham, Mass. Dec. 22 Pl-A Santa Claus, whose reindeer flight from Greenland left him little time to become acquainted with prohib!- ton laws. has come to grief. and a flock of admiring youngsters are mourning for a fallen divinity.
 It all happened as Santa, garbed head to toe in regulation para phernalia, tramped his weary way through the holiday throng. On his back a not too inconspicuous sign invited the kiddies to follow Santa Claus"
 This they did, Pied Piper fashion, although their leader sagged trifle at times, indicative seemingly of a heavy load of presents for Christ mas stockings.
 But when the red mantled one finally collapsed there was conster- nation among his little friends Santa Claus dropped dead" was the way one of them described the situation, breathlessly, to a nearby policeman.
 At the police station, however, it was discovered that Santa needed only to be revived and although he insisted on his identity and rights as an Arctic citizen, he was finally discovered to be just Walter Mur- phy, 25, sandwich man for a local department store.
 Therell be no Santa Claus today.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
Killed by Bullet
 Fired From Alley

Troy, N. T., Dec. 23 Wl-George H. Mccarthy, Jr., secretary of the Stanton Brewing and Mating com pany, was shot by an unidentified assailant near his home early today. Four of the bullets took effect, one lodging in McCarthy's head. He was taken into his home where his con- dition was said to be serious.
 The man emerged from an alley as Mccarthy came along, He fired without warning.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
FOUR ARMY PLIERS
 KILLED IN CRASH
Planes Collide Had0n Over
 Illinois Field

Rantoul, H.. Dec. 23 P-Four officers at Chanute field were killed yesterday when their two airplanes crashed head on in mid-air above the field.
 The dead are: Captain Harold c. Foster. World war flier, of Chi cago; Second Lieutenant Ralph l.. Lawter and First Lieutenants Hen- " W. Kunkel and Albert J. Clay ton.
 Foster and Lawter were in one plane and Kunkel and Clayton in the other, and both planes were cruising over the field. R. c. Lee- man, a travelling salesman. was driving past the flying field when he saw the ships collide about 400 feet above the ground and a mile from the airdome.
 He apparently was the only wit ness of the accident. He hurried to the scene and retrieved two bodies, then hurried to the atrdome for aid. Neither plane caught fire when they collided. Attaches of the flying field determined that three of the four were killed in- stantly. The fourth died soon after.
 Lieut.. Kunkel was plotting one plane and took to the air ten minutes before Lieut.. 1awter, who piloted De Haviland. When the accident occurred, the planes were about one mile south and two miles west of Chanute field.
 Iawter was flying northeast. and Kunkel southwest, when Lawter at tempted to fly under Kunkers slip, and in doing so, knocked off the landing gear when his upper wing struck it. The ships were less than 400 feet in the air and crashed about 300 feet apart.
 Three of the officers were dead when picked up, but Captain Foster lived until he reached the hospital. All the officers were members of the L. S. air corps, h"-e.
 A board of officers were appointed 1T mediately after the accident to II NtSiledle. StNelA1 JtleT oilCeis attributed the accident 10 fog, and expressed the opinion Lawter dipped to try to avoid a collision. -...
 Apparently none of the flyers had time to try to save themselves by use of their parachutes. Lawter's home was in Huntington. West Va, Clayton's in Philadelphia, Pa, and Kunkel's in Columbia, Mo READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
 TOR YOIrR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
Alleged Shoplifters Are
 Arrested in New Haven

New Haven. Conn.,. Dec. 25.-R- Believed by police to haye been en- gagged for some time in shoplifting operations. Harry 0. Slater of this city and Ethel George of Hartford. both II were arrested yesterday in . local department store.
 The woman. said to be married, is claimed to have been living with Slater, and while each is now under bond of $500 on 8 technical charge of idleness, 1t is said that charges of lasciviousness will probably be pre- ferred.
 When arrested the woman protest ed her innocence of any wrong do- ing. and told of being given drug by Slater but taking only little when it made her Ill. Slater is alleg- ed to be narcotic addict.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
Ware Now Wants to Fix
 Up Taxes for Factory

Ware, Mass, Dec. 23.-LR-In an effort to cooperate with officials of the Otis company. operating the only industry in the town. directors of the Ware board of trade last night voted to seek an equitable plan of taxation flor incorporation proper ty." This action is construed as in- dicating that Ware business men have learned their lesson and are willing to urge tax reduction to fore stall the threatened removal of the Otis company to the south.
 Directors of the company and a special stockholders committee an- nounced yesterday after conference that tho proposed removal from the town had been postponed for the present but might still be made un- less tax concessions and full coop eration of employees were obtained.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
HOWARD'S SON IN
 TOLLS IN MEXICO
Entered Illegally, Is Charge
 Kidnapping Plot Claimed

Mexico City, Dec. 23 R-Frus- tration of a plot to kidnap John F. Howard, former Haverhill. Mass, salad dressing manufacturer, is seen by the Mexico City newspapers in the arrest here of one of his sons, John c. Howard. #
 The police say young Howard, with two companions, entered Mex ico a few days ago on false pass port and resisted arrest when Mexi can secret service men located him. The trio are being held pending de- cision whether to deport them or try them on charges of improper en- try. The other two are identified by the police as J. M. Cocher and Carl Gilbry. Their home addresses are not known here.
 According to newspapers, John intended to kidnap his father and carry him back to Haverhill in an automobile with Cocher and Gilbert as guards. The elder Howard left his first wife at Haverhill some months ago, came to Mexico, secur- ed a divorce, and remarried. He was followed here by his sons, John c. and Albert. They brought charges of bigamy and perjury against their father in connection with the di- vorce and second marriage. When these charges were dismissed by the Mexican courts, the sons returned to the United States, and the revel- ation, with his arrest, that one of them was again in the Mexican capital came as a general surprise.
 Young Towards friends denounce the arrest as a "frameup" and say the Kidnapping idea is ridiculous. It is recalled that during the previous controversies, in which the sons had their father arrested, the latter declared he was fearful they would kidnap him and said they were at tempting to force him to give them part of his fortune. They denied this declaring all they wanted was for him to provide properly for their mother
 The exact whereabouts of the elder Howard is unknown except to close friends, who refuse to reveal it, saying he is afraid of his sons and does not want them to know where he is. Reliable information, however, indicates that he is honey incoming with his third wife, for merly Sonora Leonor Cordero, on one of her Mexican ranches.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
SAVED FROM GAS

New Haven, Dec. 23.-fPl-Ren- dered unconscious by gas fumes which poured from leaky pipe they had sought to fix, George Isenberg, 51, and his wife, Catherine, were found in the cellar of their home last night by J. Noll, an emergency man summoned from the gas com pany by a person who noticed the smell of Illuminating gas as he pass ed the Isenberg home. Noll sue ceeded In reviving the woman and then sent the man to the Grace hos pital where he recovered sufficiently to return 10 his home a few hours later.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
CREW REFUSES TO QUIT
 DISABLED SCHOONER
Sails of "W. T. Bell" Lost But Pass
 ing Steamers OKcr of Aid is Spurned.

Boston. Dec. 23 R-News of the distressed condition of the two- masted schooner w. T. Bell, of Nor folk, has been brought here by the fishing schooner Gossoon, Captain Norris.
 The Bell was sighted last Sunday 45 miles southeast of Cape Sable with sails lost and in an apparently helpless condition. Its crew of four men refused the Gossoon's offer to take them off and announced their determination to stand by their ship.
 The Bell was bound from New York to Halifax with a load of coal. It was formerly the tail of the shoe lightship stationed for many years in Chesapeake Bay. marking the shoal of the same name.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23

floor of the bedroom. Mrs. Schmidts' death was caused by carbon mon. oxide poisoning In the opinion of Medical Examiner Henry N. Cos. tello.
 Schmidt said that he entered his home last night through the front kitchen door which he un- locked with his pass key. Hie wife was lying in the middle of the kitchen floor.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
UNIFORM CODE FOR
 BUILDING ROADS
New England States May Adopt
 Standard Specifications

Hartford, Dec. 23-As a result of q meeting of highway commission CTS and engineers at Boston last week, the six New England states have under consideration the adop- ton of a standardized code of high way construction contract specifica- tlons Some of the details of Con- necticut's system were explained at the meeting by High Commissioner John A. Macdonald. The Connec- .icut system is generally considered complete and providing for all con- tingencies, although its voluminous details are not generally known ex- cept to those actually engaged in highway construction.
 When the Connecticut department begins construction or reconstruc- ton work, 1t makes a complete sur vey of the existing roadway, plotting its cross sections at short intervals. The proposed new highway Is then plotted in similar manner and an estimate of quantities of mate rials thus obtained, The depart ment is then able to request bids not only on the entire job, but also or each separate unit of material.
 Specifications are drawn for every detail of the construction, including the amount and kind of material; equipment, such as rock crushers, cement mixers. etc; the method of construction; and the exact results expected. With the aid of these specifications, detailed proposal is put into contract form and sub rnitted publicly for bids, Sealed bids are opened at the same time and compared with the specified lions to insure conformity. Pro- vided their bids conform, a. re- sponsible firms are considered clual- ly and the contract is awarded to the lowest bidder.
 Each month, the department en- gineer or inspector assigned to every construction job from beginning to completion must report on the work completed and materials used in the previous month This is cnecxec against the specifications by the divi- sion engineers, deputy commission CT, and by the commissioner him. self. If approved by them. a voucher is drawn ordering payment to the contractor for his months work, although 15 per cent is re- tained each month as a guarantee of completion of the work.
 When the construction Is com pleted, department engineers sub init final report which is checked against the specifoatia s 4 HCW survey of tf road an Is n-H4tr- ous cross sections cor Iced with each unit 0 the new 8ighway Is superimposed upon the i'd survey and by means of engineering Astru- ments. the eritre constrH ton work and the exact mount of materials used is accura taiy measured, Again q thorough checi. is mad by Stv' sion engineers .sId by the com g. eioner and his pay v ne work passes muster they ord final certificate issued and appseos rA J. fnent of the Is per cent which vas Hithheld from month to moh'h The contractor receives his rsulunera- 70 ton after 50 day period allowed for the adjustment with the state of iustifiable but unpaid claims against the contracting firm by subcontrac- tors or supply men.
 If the department finds that the contractor has used less material than required by the specifcauoBs, he is paid only Tor the an ount
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
BALTIMORE CLEANUP

Baltimore. Dec. 23 CPD = Arrest Of "A persons within 4S hours. charged with crimes ranging from highway robbery to shooting with intent to kill, is believed by police 10 explain many of the 23 holdups and burglaries that have occurred here In the past three weeks. Five of the crimes were reportd last night.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23
HARTFORD WOMAN KILLED BY GAS
Her Infant Child Not Affected
 by Fumes

Hartford, Dec. 23 R-Fumes from a gas heater being used to heat water for her baby's bath killed Mrs. Grace Kelly Schmidt, 2S, of 722 Garden street, yesterday but failed to affect seriously her IT months old son Frederick, Jr., who is ill but will recover. Her hus- band. Fred Schmidt. returning home from work at 5:45 p. m. after an absence of twelve hours found his wife lying dead on the kitchen floor and the baby crying lustily on the
New Britain herald., 1926-12-23

actually used. On the other hand, if the builder has used too much material, unless ordered. he Is paid only for the amount of his bid, the extra cost coming from his own pocket.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
WOMEN AT BILLIARDS
Members of Fair Sex to start Out After Iaurcls of Men With the Cue and IVorieS.

Billiard players in this city are warned to watch out for their laurels, as the tender sex, the wonl- tn will have a swing at the game at Rogers Recreation alleys next week. Arrangements are being mado to stage a tournament for the women and some classy cue work is expect ed when the fair damsels start clicking the worries on the greens ward
 Some very interesting games were staged last night in the partnership billiard tournament at Rogers rooms. White and ZucChi defeated i OBrIcn and Nelson. 100 to S3. Im- mediately following this, the win ming pair Of the first game came back again 10 trim th" Kasprow- Pilarski combination 100 10 97. This was the closest game so far in the tournament and many hair raising situations cropped up during the match. Kasnrow and PilarsN hit inc skids for the second time in the evening. losing 10 Plurir and Brown by 100 10 e score.
 Several other good contests are expected to develop in the tourna- ment tonight.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
ENDS HOCKEY SEASON
New York Team Rests in Fifth Place Ahead of Toronto St. Pat riClSs and Montreal Crew.

sNcw York, March IS Hp - New York ends its first season in the National Hockey league in fifth place, ahead Of the Toronto St Patricks and Les Canadiens of Montreal,
 The New York six. which in the first half of the schedule thrcatcn- ed the leaders but .hen slumpcd to last position, passed the St. Pat ricks at the last minute by beat ing the second place Montreal Maroons at Madison Square Gar den last night, | 10 3.
 Montreal produced the best SCOT ing punch in the lcaeue, recording o1 goals while New York |as last in this category with GS, Ottawa's great defense permitted only 4o counters throughout the season while 112 were scored against inc St. Patricks.
 The final league standing fol- Iovrs.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
Only One Game Won

Philadelphia, March IS LP'--Th" phillics' "Sooncrs," Manager Art Tletcher's second team, was the only Philadelphia baseball team to emerge victorious in yesterdays practice and exhibition games, win ming from the regular team, 2 10 ., at their training camp at Bradcn- town, Florida.
 Connie Macks Athletics lost both their games. The regular nine. on q tour of Florida camps, was defeated 10 10 4. by the New York Giants at Saracota, while back at Fort Myers, the Macklets went down before the Bointer Nationals, 10 6.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
Ordered To Hospital

New York, March IS P)-Johnny Butler, high priced inficlder purchas- ed from the American Association by the Brooklyn Dodgers. has been or dered to the Johns Hopkins hospital at Baltimore from the camp at Clearwater. Butler has been i'll ever since his arrival at the training site, although he struggled through nine innings Tuesday.
 Brooklyn's swatsmen were in su- perb form yesterday, Jerry Standaert and Gus Felix registering homers in a 10 to ! rout of the St. Louis Browns,
 Urban shocker, griNled mounds man of the Yankees, served four in- nings of hitless ball against the Boston Braves at St. Petersburg and the Tanks finally won to i, through crucial drives by Dugan and Gchrig.
 Lindstrom. Frisch, Southworth, Kelly, Jackson and Tyson moldcr a string of hits for the New York Gi- ants that set back the Athletics at Sarasota, 10 to 4, a very sweet con- quest for a man named McGraW on St. Patricks day.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
SjcJ, With Colds

s,. Louis. March IS P-~Hallahan and Sherdcl, Cardinal hurlers, are on tho sick list with colds, and several other players arc complaining as a result of rain and cold during the last week at San Antonio. Texas, where the Cards are training. For inc third time within q week. rain yesterday cancelled an exhibition game. The team is booked to play today at Houston.
 Rob l.aMottn, Brown shortston, was put out of play for at least q week yesterday at Clearwater, Fla. when he was hit squarely in the eye by a ha,ted ground ball during a game with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He had 10 be assisted off the field. Brooklyn won, 10 to ,.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
(BY NEA SERNICE)

Shreveport, La, March Man. ager Eddie Collins of the Chicago White Sox is placing much of his hopes for a successful season on the two Tcds-Lyons and Blank"n- ship.
 Last year these two hurlcrs came through in stellar style. Between them they won GS games, losing l9 Each ranked near the top of the
New Britain herald., 1926-03-18
TO STAY IN LEAGUE
Milwaukee Will Not Join Football Organization Sponsored E, Rcd Grange And Pyle.

Chicago. March Is tPl~. Milwaukee. will remain in the National profes- Slonal Football league instead of joining tho new organization spon- sored by "Red' Grange and his manager Charles C. Pyle.
 President Joe Carr Of the National league closed negotiations yesterday for the sale of the Milwaukee fran chise 10 Johnny Bryan, former Uni vorsity of Chicago star. and Frank Mulkern, q Milwaukee boxing pro moter.
 Tho Milwaukee franchise vas owned by Al McGurk, who WAS found guilty of playing four Chicago high school boys against the Chicago Cardinals in championship game last fall. The league ordered Me Gurk 10 dispose Of his holdings be , fore April.