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New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
Elm City Man Near Death
 From Illuminating Gas

New Haven. Sept. 27 (P) - liar ris I.apides, president of the United Smciting and Aluminium company, Inc. of this city, is a patient at Milford hospital but exact informal ton as 10 his illness is withheld. His condition was said today to be q bit more hopeful for recovery.
 MT. Lapides is said to have been found unconscious In a room at his summer home at Fair View on the Milford shore yesterday and was taken to the hospital. For a time it was thought he would die.
 His condition was said to have been caused by inhaling illuminat- ing gas.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
REPUBLICAN, PARTY M EMPIRE
 STATE TO IA HE AN ENFORCEMENT
 PLANK; 70 NAME VOLSTEAD ACT
WRITING WAR MEMOIRS AS HE WEARS NINETY Rev. Lyman s. Johnson Will Be SS Years Old
 Thursday

Rev. Lyman s. Johnson will ob- serve his SSth birthday Thursday and will spend the day working on a collection Of "reminiscences of the Civil War which he has been compil- ing for several months.
 The venerable clergyman who in addition to his work in the ministry was intimately associated with well fare work in the early days Of New Britain's charity department and probation offoce, is enjoying re- markable health in spite of his ad- vanced age. Commenting on this fact on the occasion of his S5th birthday, three years ago, the min lster declared his healthy condition is attributable to regular habits, tenn perate living and leading a Christian life.
 Mir. Johnson came to New Britain as probation officer after resigning his pastorate in St, Albans, Canada. He executed the duties of that office for 12 years and for a part of that period was also superintendent of charities. Although welfare work re- qulred much of his time he found opportunity to assist in religious work as superintendent of the Bap- list church Sunday school. During his F years service in the organi- zation of the courts he was assisted by Edward c. Connolly, who suc- cceded him as probation officer.
 Since giving up his official duties, Mr. Johnson has lived a life of study, being particularly interested in searching back through the records of old towns throughout the state for traces of his early ancestors who are of revolutionary stock. One of his ancestors was the first settler to build and sail vessel out of Weth- ersfield harbor.
 Mir. Johnson is native of Win sted. When he was five years of age his family moved to New Britain, at that time village of 5000 people. Completing his training in a district school he entered the employ Of the stanley Rule and Level Co. as a rule maker. The call of the Civil War brought him from his bench to the ranks of Company A, Seventh Regi4 ment Connecticut Volunteers.
 Toward the close of the war, Mir. Johnson fell into the hands of Con- federate soldiers and spent four months in an army prison. When he was discharged from the army he studied for the ministry under Dr. Chase Of Middletown.
 It was while Mr. Johnson was pre- pairing for his work in religion that the First Congregational church was built. To place it on the desired site, q house was moved into meadow, only to be removed again to convert the meadow into a highway. which is now Church street, Mr. Johnson recalls.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
NINE KNOWN DEAD; 5 HURT AS EXPRESS CRASHES INTO
 OTHER TRAIN ON CROSSING
WAS IN SAME SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR S3 YEARS John Tracey, 90 Years Old, of East Haddam,
 Dies Today

Middletown, Sept. 27 Pl-John I. Tracey, aged 90, who had been a member of the Congregational church Sunday school at East Had dam for S3 years died at the Middle sex hospital yesterday after four years illness,
 Much of the time of his stay in the hospital was spent in his room as he had suffered from paralysis.
 MT. Tracey was better known as Deacon Tracey among his friends be- cause he had been in the office in his church for more than twenty-five years. He had also been Sunday school treasurer for forty years.
 Mir. Tracey was one of the oldest mail carriers in the state, having served from the days of President Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan down until 20 years ago when he retired. He had route which took him to Guilford and there was a period of eight years in which he did not miss daily trip.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
Court Refuses to Bar
 Beer Referendum in Wis.

Madison, Wis, Sept. 27 P-The state supreme court today denied an application for an injunction to prevent the proposed referendum on beer at the November election in Wisconsin,.
 The courts action will permit Wisconsin voters on November 2 to say whether they favor amendment of the Volstead act by congress to lcgalize beer of 2.75 per cent alco- holic content, with the provision that the beverage must not be con- sumed on the premises where pur- chased.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
THOMPSON UNoPPosED

Middletown, Conn.,, Sept. 27 P- Sheriff Bert G. Thompson. of Had- dam was renominated by acclama- ton at q republican county caucus held here today, His name was of- fered to the convention by Mrs. Harriet Hubbard of Middletown. Calvin c. Fairbanks of Old saybrook was chairman.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
RECORD TAX INCREASE

Paxton, Mass, Sept. 27 R - What is believed 10 be record jump in the tax rate was reported here today when town officials an nounced a rate of s43, an increase Of SIS over that of last year. The officials said heavy expenditures for road repairs and extension of the electric lighting system was responsible,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27

Kirk then managed to get a hold upon the prostrate form to keep 1t from falling from the machine. which for several moments sped along virtually without a pilots con- trol.
 Kirk then manipulated foot levers and held the stick" under his left arm and braced his right arm against the instrument board to hold Ashby in his plane.
 'I made a landing, but how I cant say. We got down. That's all can tell you"
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
New Radio Tube Throws
 Human Voice Ten Miles

Chicago, Sept. 27 P-Perfection of a radio amplification circuit which, under normal conditions is capable of throwing the human voice ten miles without distortion. was an nounced today by A. J. Musselman, Chicago radio inventor. The amph- fer. he said, consists of a circuit which utilizes a new type of tube.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
GLENNA COLLETT WITH
 SI IS POINTING WAY
National Woman's Golf Champ Leads Early
 Qualifiers at MeriOn

Hayerford, Pa, Sept. 27 R- Clenna Collett, defending her title as national womens golf champion. today showed the way to the early qualifiers with a low score of S1 over the difficult Merion course.
 The champions cards:
 Par Out ......4J45444S2-42.
 Miss Collett out 5G36G5543-43.
 Par In .........455355545-4l.
 Miss Collctt in 445345544-3S-S1.
 Rallying for a fine 3S on the homeward journey after requiring 43 to the turn, the titleholdcr brought in card two under wo- mems par. She posted birdies on the eleventh. fourteenth and eigh- teenth and kept pace with regula- tion figures on all the other holes.
 Mrs. Wright D. Goss, Jr., of Short Hills, N. J., came in behind the champion with an S2, while Mrs. Cortland Smith, another New Jersey player, was in third place among the morning starters with an S4.
 Mrs. Cortland Smith, Glen Ridge, x. J., 40-44-S4.
 Mrs. D, S. Raymond, Baton Rouge, La, 44-5l-95.
 Mrs. Thomas Hucknan, Ridge wood, N. J., 4S-45-93.
 Mrs. J. w. Taylor, Evanston Ills, 46-45-91.
 Mrs, II. Austin Pardue, Chicago, 4G-4S-94.
 Mrs. Edgar c. Felton, Philadel- phia, 49-46-95.
 Miss Marion Turpie, New Orleans. 45-49-94.
 Miss Maureen Orcutt, Englewood, N. J., 46-45-91.
 Mrs. Dorothy C. Hurd, Philadel- phia, 46-44-9O.
 Mrs. Jay Lee, Hackensack, N. J., 51-47-9S.
 Helen Payson, Portland Me, 4S- 42-S9.
 Mrs. George Austin, Hartford, Conn, 4S-4S-96.
 Mrs. E. E. Harwood, Chicago. 45- 41-S6.
 Louise Fordice. Youngstown, Ohio, 51-49-10l.
 Mrs. J. H. Barlow, Philadelphia, 56-41-96.
 Marie Jenny, Hampstead, N. Y, 49-47-96.
 Frances Hadfeld, Wauwatosa. Wis, 46-5O-96.
 Glenna Collett, Providence, R. l., 
 Bernice Wall. Oshkosh. 47-42-So.
 Kathleen German, Parkersburg. w. Va. 49-4S-97.
 Helen Meehan, Philadelphia, 4S 42-90.
 Mrs. o. s, Hill Kansas City, 46- 
 Virginia Van Vie, Chicago, 46-45 .91.
 Mrs, Wright D. Class, Short Hills, N. l., 43-39-S2.
 Ruth Perry, Philadelphia, 4S-So .9S
 Mrs. K. c. Allen. Winnipeg, 5o-44 -94.
 Ada Mackenzie, Toronto, 4S-4S- 91.
 Mrs. G. H. stetson, Noble, Pa, 42-43-S5.
 Edith Cummings, Chicago, 4s-S6 -S4.
 Mrs. E. II. Baker, Jr,. Watertown, Mass, 47-43--90.
 Mrs. Mary MayberrY scarboro, Maine, 4S-47-a5.
 Naomi Hull, Kendalville, Ind, A. 50-94.
 Mrs. Stewart Hanley, Detroit, 45- 4G-91.
 Mrs. J. L. Anderson, Garden City, N. Y. 47-43-90.
 Mrs. Norman Loerge, Glen Cove, N. Y, 4S-42-S5.
 Mrs. John Renwick, Bedford, N. Y, 43-44-1oS.
 Mrs. Caleb Fox, Philadelphia, 5O-
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27
WORLD SERIES TICKET
 PRICES ARE sI TO $6
Landis Also Announces List of Eligible Players
 Today

Chicago, Sept. 27 Rl-Baseba Commissioner K. M. Landis today announced the players eligible for the worlds series beginning In New
 I ork on Oct. 2. The list includes 2S men on the New York club, win ner of the American league pen nant and 26 on the St. Louis Cardinals, National league cham pions.
 Names of the players are: New York Americans: Manager Higgins, Charles O'Leary and Fred Merkle. coaches; Adams Beall, Bengough, Braxton, Carlyle. Collins, Combs, Dugan, Gazella, Gehrig, Hoyt, Jones, Koenig. Lazzeri, Me Quaid, Meusel, Pashal, Pennock, Reuther, Ruth, severeid, Shawkey, Shocker Thomas, Ward.
 St. Louis. Nationals: Manager Hornsby; William Killifer and Will Hams. coaches; Alexander. Herman Bell, Lester Bell, Blades, Bottomley Clough, Douthit, Flowers, Hafey. Haines, Hallahan, Holm. Johnson, Keen, O'Farrell, Reinhart. Rhem Sherdcl, Sothorn, Southworth, They enow, Toporcer. Vick.
 Commissioner Landis also an nounced the following schedule of prices for the games: Box seats, s6; reserved seats, s5; general admission. unreserved, s3; bleachers, unre- served, S1. These prices are sub ject to a 10 per cent war tax.
 mpires will be selected by the presidents of the two leagues. Presi- dent John A. Heydler of the Ma tional and Ban Johnson of the American, subject to approval of Commissioner Landis. James A. Gould, president of the Baseball Writers association, was appointed chief scorer with power to name his assistants from the New York and St. Louis chapters of the asso- citation.
 Assignment of press seats will be in the hands of the respective chap ters of the Writers organization, subject to the approval of the com- missioner.
 Applications for tickets for the New York games should be made to the New York chapter and those for St. Louis to the St. Louis or ganization.
 Commissioner Landis will leave for New York tomorrow.
 Chicago, Sept. 27 P-President Ban Johnson of the American league today announced that Tommy Con- molly and George Hildeband had been appointed American league umpires in the world series, with Clarence Rowland as substitute.
 St. Louis, Sept. 27 P,-The pro- posed seating capacity of Sports mans park, for the Worlds Series games here Oct. 5, 6 and was cut from approximately 10000 to 36,5O0 today by decision of President sam Breadon of the Cardinals to abandon his plans for temporary bleacher seats on the field. As a result, no ground rules will be necessary.
 Temporary bleachers might cost the St. Louis club a worlds cham pionship," Breadon said in comment ing on his decision.
 The only seats on the field for the games here will be boxes, which will run to within three feet of the foul lines.'
 President Breadon said the task of out 2S,o00 box and reserved grandstand seat tickets would start this afternoon.
 The Pennsylvania railroad today announced a special train for the World Series games in New York would leave here at 9 a. m. Friday. On the return trip the Cardinals and Yankees will take this train, leaving after Sundays game.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-27

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The trains were running very slowly and came together at a point where they were in plain view Of each other. People stand ing at the station waiting to board
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
a WORTHWHILE EXPERIMENT

There IS NO great hurry IN deciding what to do with
The Volstead The time may come soon enough Pro
hibtion is great experiment, well worthy OF thorough
trial under tie eighteenth amendment The United States
is learning the evils of iptenpeace in some respects bet
ter now than in the days when the old sot fingered ten
nights bar We are at least learning what good
whisky is not.
Sweden repealed prohibition. The province of On
talio made change for the wetter 1t is well to watch
wait and learn In the meantime enforce prohibition for
it is step toward attaining temperance in theory at least
Time may bring the theory to fact If it does not it is
time enough then to change the method Temperance and
moderation are what the human after matter
what the bame of The stt2tion that brings them These
virtues ravcome by law by education by both 1t is the
destination we are afer not the vehicle of transport so
long as that vehicle the legitimate couresies of
the road while the way The first nation or government
that obains 100 per cert successful prohibition OF drunk
cnress viii have rendered service Of world magnitude
Civilization warrants sincere effort to reach reasonable
regulation.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
THE DAY
In WASHINGTON

Congress recessed to January 3.
The interior supply bill passed
the Senate.
The Boulder Canyon dam bill
was approved by the. House irriga-
ton committee a5
The Senate ordered an investiga-
tion of. the Lausanne treaty nego-
tiations zrf
A House bill for the manufacture
of medicinal Whiskey was introduc-
ed by Representative Green.
The McCarl report on alien pEop-
erty administration was sent to
congress by President Coolidge.
Congress received Carmi Thomp-
sons report recommending delay
in granting absolute independence
to the Philippines,
Senator Borah charged that THEFT
and graft existed over period OF
years in the alien property GUS
todian's office.
A resolution was introduced in
the Senate which would call on the
president for information concern
ing what aid, had or could be Civ
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
WAITING AT THE CHURCH
By Tessie Outlet

BY oSSlc GuII6L
. Ii was just before I met my sec
ond husband (the Stacombed ras-
cab thatsI was first interested in
psychic things. | have bedn stung
by a bumblebee, have had my taxes
lowered by the board of sipervis-
ors without the use of anything
more than half-nelsons and a
sInall-bore shotgun, l have opened
a bottle Of olives on the first at
tempt, but l have never had such
a thrill as ! had from my first con
claw with the spirits. Father kept
them under lock and key, but not
under control, and one night when
he had done little too much spirit
ual research, he went to sleep with
the bottle in his pocket Honest
as / am, had all a young girls
curiosity about things, and that is
why 1 am where / am today. 1t
was all his fault. All | can remem-
Der is that l remembered nothing
for six days.
(TO Be Continued1
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23

catch ourselves talking about how
much the kids owe us. Christmas
is mighty valuable corrective.
1t sets us right; reminds us that
our children, and our neighbors
children, are, the most important
people sOn earth; jogS our memory
about the little matter of seeing
| TO .it that they get just a little eN-
ltra bit OF happiness now, and thea
l. But, need ywe admit that children
are the only ones who can still
enjoy Christmas ?i1j,t onh sulol3e
, Lets put it this way you have
Ito hayei4a little bit of, the child
LIN, NQur heart tQ,oeRteA into The,
spirit Of the, holiday, .< = =,
Is. that spirit, being ground out
fof us by the rush, of modern life?
It is not, The more complex. and
hurried life beeomes,i the more does
does each man retain, jeaIously and
a.f:dfentI ", that little, shy spark of
,child-like faith and hope and fresh
ness in his. heart. If that is not the
case, why is it that little Willie's
father always manages to play
with WillieIs new train of cars
about three times as much ,as Will
lie does the first few days after
Christmas? utu
There's something else about
Christmas, too, that has not been
and never Wulube commercialized
That is the spirit Of kindness and
unselfishness that the day brings.
1t is something, we need desperate
ly. Once a year is not too often
for us to forget about ourselves
land think of others. 1t is not too
often for us to, remember that
there are such things, as neighbor-
liness and brotherhood and love
and Christian fforgetfulness
This need is particularly notice
able in Tucson when it is conSid
cred that the community chest was
a failure failure to the extent
that the budget or goal set was
not attained, The largest check
Ireceived was8 for $500, and the
three persons who gave $500 each
are not Tucsonans. Have we no
citizens who could give the same
amount; have we only SO citizens
who can give 800 each? Appar-
emily SO. 80
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
REsULTs OF FIkE PREyENTION WEEK-

In order to ascortanhe practical effect Of The Fire Pre-
vontion Week Observance upon fire losses throughout the
country The National Board Of Fire Underwriters sent
ouestonyairo to the d chiefs Of all cities with populations
of 30 900 and upwards The RETURNS from 279 cities show
that during Fire Prevention Week. 80 municipalities, or 28
per suffered fire loss whatever, and that during the
following week 81 escaped loss by burning the figures cover
inc all buildings and coents but not automobile fires oc
clrng in The open All Of the eighty cities, jointly had
en- averaqe~ weekly fire loss in 1925, of S173646
In addition there were 35 cities with losses amounting
to not than $25 and 22 others which reported that no
more than $50 worth Of property had succumbed to flames
These favorable records show the results of the educational
campaigns that were staged by the fire Chiefs chambers of
commerce. local agents. newspapers, ASSOCIATIONS and other
bodies. If 8E4#f E3 tEEMta
What would the result be If the same cafeiulness WeIe
exercised the year round? 8,I+ s,u ..Y4.a ,,....
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
WESTINGHOUSE
:. ....LETT|[ERMS'
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEAl Services Writer }

z p
tWAs II ! N GToN-secretary Of
w State !, Frank b. Kellogg. de-
spite his 20, years. still man.
ages to get around golf course
an credftable) ia shiun.i hHe returned
. from ,Pinehurst ecently, telling of
first round made ,in3S6, which is not
SO good Cor a Bobby Jones but rot
SO bad for a white!haired secretary
oftstate. 'uta ~
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon.
however, is a better preserved specis
men than, kellogg. Mellon is a7255
but he looks younger, and is more
active than his fellow cabinet mem.
ber. : g1St 0.9'
Both men recently have been the
subject of resignation rumors, but
there is no surface. evidence that
these are well-founded. AS 1928
draws near, with the important
taxation problems which must be
worked out in the interim, President
Coolidge and his party will need
Mellon more than ever.
Kellogg is by no means tired of his
post and if he intends to resign be-
fore March a.. 1929, he presumably
would prefer to. wait until he has had
opportunity to achieve some i'm
portant strokes in international rela
tions. ~
CECRETAEIES to Vice Presidcnt
y Charles G.. Dawes are prepar::n;.
for the generals annual crop
of gavel8 and pipes, Dawes probably
has the. finest collection of each ir
the capital.
More than dozen gavels have
been presented to him since he be
came president of the Senate. nj
though the 6one he uses in the uppe.
house is not really a gavel at all, btu
only the ivory head of u gavel. which
DaWas GINS in III ho~ >
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
INTEREss,TtEi1fNttGG INTEREsTi1fNttGG "'AlDss

We have been readjpg. pyoQfs Of the Christmas shop
ping "ads" Of Wnsow stores -
They are as interesene- sayhing that may per
these DAVIS for they sga E ohkiof g 3 i
rapid growth Of the city and its development.
Sonoetmeslwo apt to think of the modern city in
terms only of population and Of public improvements
paving PARIS public Fairgrounds and dozen other items of
the kind
But the real earna of the progressive city sts stores
The read badge of prosperity the type Of retail stores
a city boasts.
The advertsing columns Of the newspaper of today dem
onstrae heac that Wnsow has stores of which any city
may pro and metropolitan those of many boasting
larger population And the stores themselves in
tcresting aSthe "ads'
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
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.ygI9l..E .Eaitors r..
TRUCK COMPETITION AND
THE RAILRODS ''.". -, /.
(Arizona Republican,

The railroads in narrating their
woes which they advance as basis
for increasing their rates, or for
not lowering them, list the compe-
tition of trucks as carriers in pro-
fitable short hauls. But, after all,
1t appears that the automotive in
dustry, of which the trucks are a
part, contributes more to railway
earnings than the trucks divert.
They are often valuable to the roads
as feeders, carrying to the rail
roads from isolated points, commo-
dities which would not otherwise
reach them in SO great volumne,
That added traffic must in con-
siderable part Offset the losses of
the road from competition by par
aallel lines OF trucks or passenger
busscs.
/ But the amount Of new business
the automobile industry has
brought to the roads is almost in
calcuable. There are 10000. .OO0
automobiles in use in the United
States and millions Of trucks.
Practically all of these have been
distributed by rail from points of
manufacture. Likewise, automo-
bile tires and other accessories
form a considerable part of freight
traffic. This is business which
is increasing year by year, what
with the growing number of new
automobile owners and replace
ments.
Outside of materials used in the
building trades and farm products,
there is probably no other such
contribution from any one source
to railroad traffic as the automo-
bile industry supplies. -"
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
IS CHRISTMAS COMMERCIAL!

(Arizona Daily STAR a
Christmas" said the man at the
next desk, with a -seowl, lis lot
of bunk. It's fine for the, kids
of course. But it's about played
out for grownups, and it's com
mercialized out of sight"
Sour words those, to hear at this
season. They make you uneasy:
set you to wondering if we, in this
speedy twentieth century, should
really pay much attention to old
Santa Claus and his jingling bells.
Let's look into it. How about il.
anyway; is Christmas "a lot of
bunk?" 1t is about played OUT
as far as grownups go?'
AS the grouchy man admitted,
it's fine for the kids. And, after
all, that alone is plenty of excuse
for continuing it. We don't always
remember just how much we owe
the kids; indeed, We sometime
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23

Two of Europes liquor kings arr
in this country Studying American
methods Of merchandising?
Famous fallacies When 80
carry an umbrella. you know.
never rains.
Gloria Swanson wants to find som,
nice quiet spot for vacation. How
about the SeSquicentennial grounds
I, OF all places 10 invent coal bur-
ing autom0bile-Pittsb
Mary Garden suggests pajamas a
a street fashion for men. In som
places bed sheets used to he p"pula]
Vanishing Americans: the motnc
who used 10 tie a sack of asafoetld
around the boys neck to keep awaE
sickness.
Copyright. 1926. NEA Service. Inc
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
The
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BY
TODAY'S CONFESSION
q. ~. & a ~ s :.

Latest developments in the SER
les being run daily under the sig
nature of Tessie Outlet, our cor
respondent from Horsecollar, Ari-
zona, center around Miss Outlets
Unexplained disappearance from her
home Immediately following the
converting of the Navajo county
Grand Jury. Today's episode was
mailed from Guatemala, which has
no extradition treaty with the U. S.
The envelope was addressed in dis
guised handwriting.