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Evening star., 1926-04-04
CHANGES PLANNED
IN THEATER PACT
Minimum Basis Agreement Be-
tween Managers and Guild Is
Being Revised.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 3.--The original
minimum basis agreement between
the DramatistS' Guild and theater
managers IS being revised in three
particulars, Arthur Garfield Hays,
counsel for the dramatists. said
yesterday.
The revision viii include pro-
vision to appoint an agent. who will
act for both the author and man
ager, to decide in the case of NOV
ing picture rights. The original
agreement provided that the author
should make the contract and collect
the royalties, paying not mere than
so per cent of them to the manager.
Another new provision will be that
the guild will not be permitted to
declare a manager in bad standing
because of an assumed breach of
contract stipulation, and the matter
will be submitted to arbitration by
three men, one to represent the
guild another the managers and
the third to be chosen by these two.
The third expected change will
cover the basic period of production.
This will be run of three weeks in
New York, exclusive of the Bronx
and Brooklyn. and Is days outside
of New York. instead of weeks in
New York and 60 days outside.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
POCKETBOOK SWINDLES
LAID TO MAN ARRESTED
Negro, Brought Back From New
York City, Accused by Four
of Taking $3.50

Capers Mann, colored, &c years old
arrested in New York City on infor-
nation furnished by Detectives Jack.
son and Jones, was brought here
Friday for investigation in connec-
ton with numerous pocketbook swim
dies.
Two men participate in such swim
dies, one claiming to pick up a pocket
book containing a large sum of money
and expressing a willingness to di.
vide with the victim if the latter is
able to produce a sum of money to
be used as change.
Mann, who had no money in his
possession when arrested, denies haV-
ing penetrated the swindle in this
city However, the following persons
have identified him: Mary King, 1410
Corcoran street. who lost $555: Callie
Morgan, 1915 Military road, $140; vii
liam Stackhouse 426 New Jersey ave.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
Bird Houses Given
School i'm Memory
OfYoungCoolidge
By the Associated Press.


AS memorials to Calvin Cool
idGe, jr., 20 prize bird houses made
by Pittsburgh schoolhouSes We're
presented here Friday to Off
cials of Mercersburg, Pa, Acad-
emy, where the Presidents son
was a student The bird houses
will be placed in some of the
larger trees on the academy cam
pus. The presentation was made
on the steps of the Senate by
Joseph NJ Speer. director of indus
trial education in the Pittsburgh
public schools. The houses were
accepted by j. f. Middour, assist
ant TO DIR. William Mann Ervine,
he;,umasler at Mercersburg.
The boys who made the bird
houses came to Washington for
the exercises as the guests of the
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph,
which conducted the contest III
which $4,000 students took part.
Each prize house bears an alumni
mum tablet with the inscription
Presented to Mercersburg Acad-
emy in remembrance of Calvin
Coolidge, jr." Then follows the
name of the boy builders, with the
date of the presentation.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
WIFE DENIES CHARGES.
Mrs. Evelyn G. Foxwell Asks Dis
missal of Doctors Cross Bill.

Mrs Evelyn G. Foxwell, wife of DR..
Raymond X. FoXwell, yesterday filed
in the District Supreme Court her
answer to the physicians charges that
she has been guilty Of misconduct
since instituting suit against him last
September for absolute divorce.
The wife averred that she at no time
ever visited the correspondent men
toned by DR.. FoXwell in his apart.
ment or permitted him to visit her in
her apartment. She brands the charge
as ridiculous. and asks that the court
dismiss the cross bill filed by her 'hus
band and award her the relief she
originally asked in the suit against
her husband.
Attorney Raymond Neudecker ap.
pears for the wife.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
Batting the Bailif.

From the Boston Transcript.
The water bailiff. discovering a
stranger angling on a strictly pre-
served stretch of water, ordered the
offender to draw his cast. The
angler complied and it was seen that
his hook was baited with a piece of
carrot. The bailiff burst into laughter
and said, IF that's the bait you use,
guv'nor. go aheadr'
Several hours later the two met
again. Pointing to the anglers full
basket, the keeper said aghast: Good
heavens! You didn't catch all those
trout with a piece of carrot, did
you?"
No" replied the sportsman; II
caught you with that
Evening star., 1926-04-04
New u . for Celluloid.

From the Com csscd Air Magazine
Celluloid j. now extensively used as
a substitute for tracing cloth and is
found to BE- especially useful for rec
ord data. maps. diagrams, etc, sub
ject to frequent revision and much
handling. The material as employed
for this purpose is about .0l5-inCh
thick and has a mat surface on one
side. The celluloid is not rolled. but
is kept fiat and may be stored in
cabinets without putting separators
between the sheets.
Evening star., 1926-04-04

nue., SIPS. and Sylvia Bradley, 1924
Thirteenth street, $1,000.
Sylvia Bradley had her expensive
experience in June last, while Callie
Morgan gave up her cash in Novem-
ber. The others told police they were
robbed last month.
Evening star., 1926-04-04
MODERN MEDICINE
| HELD MAGIC BOON
u. S. Aids in Saving Lives of
i 789 Children in Chilean
Hospital.

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should a Ife sweep oiltousli q C,in tii,,
dren ho'pltai III odh'laeol ooo III ~
ana SnulI' out lie hNtS u % iiI'ie
children mllilohs Wonlu leei Neeiiea. HsiIt1Tt
sympathy anu PleHiueti'S lii't..>i.l ",I4 Nili7
"ou'" Sellu hiesS[iSt9 pt rl',. s'
less Si'ectacuiaI' puI laI il'ot ,eo g
cf'|Ilile' Is the a'tl5'l iieN9 @ @,ii'l 90, '9y
iNtS ot chlIdren ulldet one year olI
have been saved III SlH-hlonlh perlou
IN mat one cltE.
ANA the United states nad an I'M,
pertant part IN TINS magic boon OF
modern medlclne.
The circumstances emerge INTO the
news because of the announcement
Of the new sanitary code regulations
and the decision of the United States
Public Health Service to permit DR..
) -. Long OF its STAFF TO remain in
.biloa7 ,fi,,i.,r,. lis II,.[rio,," ~ NV
Repa9hS MedIcilaI FaVorS.
1t seems only a bit of poetic JUS
iIcc that the United States should
minister to the land whose deserts
make the worlds gardens grow, bind
the sores and wounds of mankind
and alleviate the nain of intense slIf
fnring in hospitals from New York
t. Stngapore-f those are the effects
OF The nitrateS. the iodine and the 90.
caine that chile exports J" saws ! hnI.
letin Of the National Ceogranric So
Ciety.
Medicine has yvroucbt no,varf,,I
changes in the sreooranh,. If +he
world " the hlileti,, cn,7fipnes "O,,i
nira. for eyannIe has heen mar 9
ChicI ally i'm c6noIaIinr, fha +roni,.s
And recent annlications of medical
science have been estimated to have
saved more lives among the allied ma
tiuns since the World War than were
lost i'm that titanic struggle
Now Chile. by the creation of its
national health service. with the as.
Kistance OF the expert from our coun-
try, has embarked upon a program
which she believes, at a conservative
estimate, will save her nearly 10000
lives a year.
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's 'i'
9uch program, through the
N5lSth OF her z''oo mics ifom the
nitrate peas or Iarapaca TO the lorestS
O. lleTra oel + ueso' ana Ier rItI Ill IN
and the only sizable coal deposits in
South America, Will have an lmpor-
lant bearing upon her Lutuie SeoSL ."
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- 9lie ~ ~ the
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G,.a1in,iration camnairn
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~ ,,,.,I.isinrs ,nsultad in
c,,+t;,r do,,.r The infant mortality
go 5,,ri,,e tho 1aet civ months of
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oc 1903 ana showed a falling of 3l.4
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I14o7 unde, those of 1924
..,-h, elongated ren,1blic with its
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Evening star., 1926-04-04

Chile is the one arid region of the
world which doesn't want more rain
If the climate cha 9ged and heavy
rains fell periodical the water would
gradually dissolv, the nitrate and
wash away tn country's unique
reservoir of we H."
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
A satisfying summer beverage.

ond. The Philharmonic band played
 throughout the afternoon in the bandstand until lunch was announc- ed whereupon everybody adjourned to the pavilion by the lake shore and the huge boxes of food were set upon the table.
 The children sang the Star Spangled Banner first and then were silent under the onslaught that was made on the sandwiches, cakes. fruit and popcorn that was placed at every chnd's plate At the end of
 the meal the kiddies gave three cheers for the band and three for the police escort that had been pro- vided them.
 Following the meal, Leroy and Appleton, comedy acrobats, put on an act that proved entertaining to both kiddies and grown-ups. The clown attracted the eyes of the chil. dren and was the recipient of many and sundry gifts from the little ones including peanuts, whistles and tis- sue hats.
 The party left the lake at 5:30 p. m.. the long line of cars not breaking their order all the way in. The flags still waved and the horns still footed but here and there a tow head could be seen, sound asleep, on the shoulder of one of the members of the Exchange club who had enjoyed the outing almost as much as the child himself.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
FRENCH AMATEUR SPORTS
 FOLLOWERS REGRETFUL
Expross Sorrow That Lenglen Should Decide to Become Pro-
 feSsionaI

Paris, Aug. Rl-"I am greatly distressed. It is deplorable that Suzanne should turn professional"
 Thus spoke M. Canet. president of the French Tennis Federation in an interview printed in L'Auto today concerning Suzanne Lenglen's com ing tour of America and Mexico as a professional tennis player.
 Tt will be a considerable loss for the amateur sport" M. Canet added. Suzanne always was the benefactor of'small clubs. Thanks to her entry in their tournaments they often were able to balance their budgets"
 M. Canet said he could not un- derstand what Mile. Lenglen was going to do in America since no amateur could play against her and a match between professionals, in his opinion, would create no interest.
 Exactly the same observation was made by Pierre Gillou, captain of the French Davis cup team which will sail shortly for the United States.
 T don't understand it at all," de- clared M. Gillou. Against whom will she play? There are no women professionals in the United States. It all seems very strange to me-"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
WILLIAMS AND HAYNES
 WINNERS IN MISSOURI
Two St. Louis Men of Differing Political Faith Apparently
 Victorious.

St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 4 P-Sena- tor George H Williams, republican incumbent and Congressman Harry B. Hawes, democrat, both of St. Louis, apparently received their party's nomination for United States senator for both the long and short terms in yesterdays primary elec- ton in Missouri.
 Incomplete returns from the state early today indicated that Williams had overwhelmed both wet and dry opposition in his party and Hawes had succeeded in defeatingtwo dry candidates.
 Williams, although never officially being endorsed by either wet or dry organizations. has taken stand against prohibition, despite his party pledge to work for the enforcement of the 1Sth amendment and the Vol. stead act. Hawes is an avowed wet, having frankly advocated modifica- ton of the Volstead measure.
 Returns from 1,6S3 precincts out of 4,O95 in Missouri for the repub- lican nomination for United States senator, short term gave: William 97.2S2; Blodgett Priest. St. Louis, a wet, 29,96S. In the long term race. 1916 precincts of the state gave: Williams 93,690; Priest 25,1S9; David M. Proctor. Kansas City, an avowed dry, 45,S05.'
 Willis H. Meredith, Poplar Bluff. and oRbert I. Young, St Joseph, both drys, offeerd TO great opposi- ton to Congressman Hawes, in the short term race. Returns from 1.766 precincts gave Hawes 75,S82; Mere dith 47.620; Young, 16,2S5.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
REMINGTON NEWS

Miss Helen Ingham of Stuart street is spending two weeks with relatives in Ivoryton.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
YOUNGSTERS ROMP AT COMPOUNCE
Children'S Home Children Are
 Guests Of Exchange Club

The hills that surround Lake
 Compounce were busy yesterday aft ernoon sending back echoes to the happy shouts that came from the
 12O children of the children's home that were given an outing by the Exchange club of New Britain in connection with the national Sun shine Special'' that is given by Ex- change clubs throughout the coun- try on Sunshine Special" day.
 Celebrations started from Frank lin Square yesterday noon at 12:45 o'clock. AS cars rolled down Main street preceded by the Philharmonic band and d police escort. The chil- .dren were provided with paper hats, horns and rattlers and they made the noon day pedestrians stare with the tumult they made. The parade turned into West Main street and at the Memorial arch the band separ- ated from the line of machines and played Valiantly as the kiddies were whirled through Walnut Hill park and thence to Lake Compounce.
 The procession reached the lake at 1880 o'clock and instantly the field was covered with an enthusias- tic mass of children, clamoring for games and action. The sun did not discourage them in the least. Un- der the fiercest rays of old Sol, the children scampered hither and yon in a way that made the older mem- bers of the group wonder how they stood it. Miss Bernadine Walker rounded them up with the announce ment of the Theell lrrow race or boys and soon the starting line was crowded with aspirants for the ' rizes that were offered The start, ing whistle blew and the pairs O wheelbarrow specialists wabhled town to the finish line. It %as a
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington | Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are l-Editor. c. What should be done with a baseball bat to keep it in good con- dition when not in use?
 A. A small amount of natural oil should be applied to the bat and rubbed in thoroughly with a bone The bat should be stored in a cool place.
 Q, How many homes and how many farms are there in the United States?
 A. 24,351,676 homes and 6,448.- S4S farms.
 Q. Does cows milk contain al- cohol?
 A. There is no alcohol in fresh milk. The composition is as fol- lows; Water SLY per cent sugar ASS; fat S.69; protein 3.5S; and mineral matter Fl. The per centages vary depending on the time of the year and the breed of COW as well as on the individual COW from which the milk is drawn. It is possible to ferment milk in order to produce a certain amount of alcohol, but it does not appear normally in any kind of milk.
 Horatius at the Bridge
 In this column July 20, it was
 stated in error that the pooem
 "Horatius at the Bridge" was
 the work of John Milton in his
 Lays of Ancient Rome" This
 should have been, of course,
 Macaulay's Lays of Ancient
 Rome" The Washington Bu-
 reau regrets the error.
 Q. Who played the part of the man who saved William Boyds life in the movie "The Volga Boatman"?
 A. Arthur Rankin.
 Q. When did the munitions ex- plosion at Black Tom Island occur?
 A. July 29, 1916.
 Q. Where is President Buchanan buried?
 A. Woodward Hill cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 Q. What Is the largest hog on record?
 A. A Poland China boar ex- hibited at the first national farm show in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1916. This hog weighed LAO pounds. There are many others approach ing that same weight.
 Q. What is the value of a large penny dated 1922?
 A. From to 25 cents.
 Q. What causes the dew on the grass in the early morning?
 A. When the air is clear, at mospheric moisture condences in the form of dew on cool objects near the surface of the earth-such as grass, plants, trees, rocks and roofs of buildings. Dew is not usually formed when the wind is
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

blowing unless the weather is damp.
 c. What was the score of the last game of the 1925 world base ball series?
 A. Pittsburgh g, Washington T. Pittsburgh did not bat in the ninth inning.
 Q. What are the distinctions in che meanings of the words "grami- niferous," 'graminivorus" and gramineous"
 A. "Graminiferous" means grass bearing; 'graminicorus, means feeding upon grass, and "gramine- ous" means resembling or abound ing in grass.
 Q. From what is the word Esperanto" derived? Has that language or any other attained uni versal usage?
 A. The meaning of Esperanto is ''one who hopes" Dr. L. L. Za- menhof, inventor of the language used the pen name 'Dr. Esperanto" and thus the name became fixed. As yet no language has become uni versal in the world. although several have been proposed. The most successful mechanically contrived languages such as Volapuk, Esper- anto, Bolak and Idiom Neutral are met with the fundamental objec- tion that they are based on modern European tongues and are unfit as universal languages because they do not contain the characteristic ele- ments of any of the important groups of languages spoken in other continents.
 Q. Do bats develop from mice?
 A. No.
 Q. Who publishes the World Almanac and what is the price?
 A. It is published by the New York World. Pulitzer Building, 53- 6S Park Row, New York City. The price is 90 cents per copy in cloth binding and 60 cents in paper.
 Q. What is ''The Christ of the Andes?
 A. One of the famous peace monuments of the world. It stands high in the Andes mountains on the border line between Chile and Ar gentina, and commemorates a treaty between those two nations made in 1903. Matteo Ayonso, a young Ar gentina sculptor created the design. The statue was cast from an old Argentine cannon. In February 1904, 1t was carried by rail to Man doza, and from there up the noun tain by mules, soldiers and sailors accompanying it and helping to carry It over dangerous places. It was placed on the highest practical point between Argentine and Chile and dedicated on March IS. 1904 with appropriate ceremonies. If stands on an octagonal granite column 22 feet high upon which rests hemisphere of granite with partial representation of the world in outline. On this in turn stands the erect bronze figure of the Christ 26 feet high, holding a cross which eXtnds five feet above. Bronze tablets are fastened to the granite base, on one of which are statistics and dates and on the other the fol- lowing inscription: Sooner shall these mountains crumble into dust than Argentines and Chileans break the peace to which they have pledged themselves at the feet of Christ, the Redeemer."
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
MANY SAFEGUARDS
 fOR SEA AVIATORS
New York-PariS Trip Being
 Carefully Planned

New York. Aug. 1 PHIf Rene Fonck's transatlantic airplane should De forced Into the sea dur ing 'ts forthcoming New York to PartE t!sh' ,he crew will be able to Keep 'iry outside and wet inside.
 Lieutenant Alan P. Snody, U. S. N, United States representative on the flight. told today of various safe guards to be taken along in case of accident.
 For one thing, he said, each man will be equipped with a sort of a mask that acts like a still for mak- ing drinking water. This has pre- viousiy been described as life saving water cup"
 The plane also will carry a sort Of pneumatic batlltub, weighing only three pounds when defated, but when blown up it's a raft like giant doughnut with sides and rubber floor. Five men can ride in it, high and dry. It even has oars.
 Besides, the gasoline tanks can be emptied and sealed to form pontons. and there's to be a rubberized bag in the fuselage, so that the plane it. self would float indefinitely unless battered to pieces by the waves.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

Miss Sally Rowley is spending ; week at Indian Neck, Branford.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

close race and merry one--pairs
 Kept b"mpir into each ottc- ol
 coll&psing from laughter md the
 winner was never a certainty until
 Fred Johnson and William Johnson
 crossed the tape fiIst. These, by the
 way are not brothers, sin ply team
 mates The prizes were htxes Of candy.
 The girls fifty yard dash was next
 with Alice Anderron capturing first
 prize and Ruth Lindquist retting
 second place. The time wa not taken but 't is believed somcwf ere up near the collegiate record. The
 boys fifty yard dash was next and
 William Johnson again came for ward 10 win first prize. Henry Sara
 vano placed second in this event.
 Miss Walker then announced game called Big Brother" This was a new one on most of those present but resolved itself to be an amusing entertainment consisting of much running and screeching and falling down. Stella Smith and Christina Carlson were the last in the field and received the prizes. The little tots then executed Tn and Out the Window" very prettily. A suitcase relay race was then an- nounced, the race demanding that each contestant open a suit case. dress in a coat and hat, open an umbrella and dash to the halfway point where the process was revers- ed, and the return trip made with the umbrella closed The girls beat the boys hands down in this effort and prizes went to Alice Anderson. Lillian Nero, Ruth Lindquist, Elsie Melander and Esther Peterson.
 The band, which had rejoined the outing at the lake, opened up and led the children to the grove where they enjoyed the antics of the for Mir. Punch and the much maligned Mrs. Judy. The members of the Exchange club were not above i cheering loudly when Mir. Punch 1 finally conquered his satanic ma jesty. the Devil, and the curtain went down to the little puppets 1 bows. Tickets for the various con- sessions were then distributed and i, the children trooped off to the en- tertainments that the precious paste 1 boards entitled them 10. The merry | go-round was much the most popu- | lar with the boat trip a close sec
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
JUST SWING HARD

Chicago, Aug. LP-The secret behind Babe Ruth's power to smack home runs is out. The formula is simple, Its just matter Of swing ing hard" Ruth told the young men of the Holy Name society at a parish meeting here The Bambino said nothing could stop the Yankees from winning the American league pennant.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
U. 6. SAILORS GUESTS

Santander, Spain, Aug. 4 LP-King Alfonso has sent dispatch to President Coolidge, thanking him for a message which was conveyed to him by the commander of the United States cruiser Memphis. which is visiting this port. The king in his message congratulates Presi- dent Coolidge on the wonderful con- dition of the Memphis and the splendid appearance Of her crew.
 Last night the crew Of the Mem phis were guests of honor at a dance given at Magdalena palace.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04

Sunshine Special" day is a na- tional feature of the club. Hartford delegates brought down some 200 children and Meriden took a large group to Hammonasset beach. Nash vile, Tennessee, makes a legal holi- day of the day and the whole city stops its work to turn over the town to the kiddies. New Britain chill dren will not forget Sunshine Spe- cial' day quickly. The look on their faces yesterday proved that. Spaulding Warner was the chair man in charge of the committee.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-04
TWO FILTERS KILLED

Mexico City. Aug, 4 tR, - Two army aviators, Roque Campos and Rodolfo Brito, were killed yesterday when their airplanes collided at an altitude of 5000 feet during army aerial maneuvers near here.