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Evening star., 1926-02-02
Out of Sight.
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The speaker on the fourth dimen-
sion had asked the audience to ques-
ton anything they couldn't under
stand. Suddenly a man rose to his
feet and. in loud voice. remarked:
"The trouble with you occults Is
that you believe in things you can't
see. l don't. 1 am a man of common
sense"
"Oh, are you" retorted the speaker
without hesitation. well, let us be-
lieve the things we can see. Put your
common sense on the table, and then
We'll believe you have It,"
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United States and
Europe in an op-
era Of his own
production. H e
said so yesterday
shortly after his
arrival for. a con-
cert appearance.
Long ago." he
said, II conceived
the idea Of touring
in a single opera,
appearing not only
in the big cities,
but in the smaller
places as well. But
the producers TO
whom l went Of
fered me old seem
erS-and old sing
org With C,,cb II
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capacity resulting from injuries in
civil occupations similar to the occu-
patton Of the injured man at the time
of enlistment
The rates are based on the theory
that there should be no reductions In
ratings of compensation for individual
success in overcoming the handicap
of an injury.
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t h e S w e d ! S h
liquor law s to
r e sc ue fro m
drowning and re-
vive an American
sailor has just be
m Q public. in
spite of tn g
princes express
orders that IT be
kept secret.
While the crown
prince and his
aide were walking
along the water
front they saw a
m an fall over
board. The prince
jumped in after
him, and, being a
,n~
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Planes in Cienfuegos.

HAVANA, February LP.-The
American seaplane squadrons on their
way to Guantanamo Bay for Winter
maneuvers, have arrived at Glen
fuegos. They probably will resume
their journey tomorrow
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got him into a boat tied alongside
the wharf. >
When he regained the shore the
prince took the sailor to the nearest
public house, a rough seaman's cafe,
and saw that the man was served
stiff drink of brandy.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
$38, ,250,0 900 ESTIMATED
FOR VETERANS BUREAU

A supplemental estimate of $38.250,-
600 for the Veterans Bureau to take
care of increased disability ratings
made effective January l was trans
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Uncle Sans Employees in D. c. Now
Number 61,5O9.

With a decrease Of Government per-
sonnel of 242 persons for the month
of December, Uncle Sam started 1926
with a civilian pay roll containing
81 500 names in the District Of Column
bia.
Commission in it's regular report of
personnel status, made public last
night. The State Department led the
list in reductions with 123, while the
Government Printing Office added the
largest number, "a.
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Grating for automobiles to be ship
ped from this to other countries this
year will require more than $4,000. 900
feet of lumber
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PRINCE SAVES SAILOR
FROM ICY WATERS
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Res.
cues American, Then Breaks
Liquor Law.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, February THE
story of how the Swedish Crown
Prince Gustavus Adolphus braved the
icy waters of Stockholm Harbor and
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mitted to the House yesterday by
President Coolidge.
Under the new ratings, which were
not prepared when the original bureau
appropriation for 1926-27 was submit
ted, veterans will be accorded a more
liberal treatment, the compensability
being based as far as practicable upon
the average impairment Of earning
Evening star., 1926-02-02

would be impossible. / insist upon
youth. No worn-out sopranos and
tenors for me. / will be the oldest in
my company-and I will be the boss.
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WOULD
STAGE OWN OPERA
Desires to Tour U. S. and Eu-
rope With Company of
His Choosing.
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT. February 2.-Before the
end of 1926 Feodor Chaliapin, the
Russian basso, hopes TO realize an am
bition of two decadeS-a tour of the
Evening star., 1926-02-02

The Buyer had been at lunch with this Salesman
many times before.
"This lunch will cost you more today, Bill"
he said to his visitor.
"How is that?" the other smiled.
"WeI, I've found way to fix that old indiges-
ton Of mine-by eating Life Saver Pep-o-mints.
They've certainly helped me lot"
Indigestion is miserable thing. So many people
suffer this way. If they only knew that simple old
method grandfathers used-peppermint.
And now it is available in a and really conve
nent form-Pep-o mint Life Savers; the little candy
mints with the hole.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
FESS TO ADDRESS
j OLDEST RESIDENTS
Senator Chosen as Speaker
! at Washington Birthday
| r. Meeting.

WaShington'S Oldest patriotic organ
Ia ton. the Association of Oldest In
habitantS, viii pay its annual tribute
to the memory of George Washing
ton on February %. Every year for
many years past this association OF
memberS of families who have help
ed to make the National Capital IA
nous in every line of activity in past
decades along with the present has
met on Washington'S birthday to pay
its need of respect in keeping with
the day. This year program of
simple. respectful commemoration has
been arranged and the meeting will be
conspicuous among the events that
mark the day.
Senator Simeon d. F'eSS of Ohio
will be the principal speaker. He will
open the program at noon sharp with
an address on Washington.
Theodore w. Noyes. president of the
association, will preside. Washington
Topham. chairman of the entertain
ment committee. has charge of the
program. which among other features
will include the reading of Washing
tons farewell address by Fred \.
Emery, historical paper by John
ClaSett Proctor. the organization :
historian, and music by the Washing
ton Quartet. There will be refresh
ments.
The meeting will he held in the
First Congregational Church, at Tenth
and G. streets. at noon. and there Will
be Il business meeting of the mem
hers ut IL O'Clock in the same place.
Several hundred people are expected
to participate in the general meeting
Al noon. The association meets an
nually in the hall of the old Nolun-
teer Fire Engine House. at Nineteenth
and II streets. which is too small TO
accommodate the expected attendance
this year. Many members of the
Society Of Natives will join in patriotic
observance of the day at this meeting.
The committees of the association
are as follows:
Entertainment - Washington Top
ham. chairman; Henry l.. Bryan, DR..
b. w. SUNNY. John Clagett Proctor,
J. Eliot Wright. Fred A. Emery, Al
bert Harper.
Memhershtp-F'rank w. Dowling.
chairman; Percy Z. Israel, George
Spransy. Alfred Holmead
Building hall and archives-John 3.
Sunny. Frank w. bowling Charles
jacobsen. Joseph l. keefer
Sick-J. Eliot Wright. chairman;
Washington Topham. Edward Kern,
]. ID. Simpson. Max Kohner.
F'inance-Albion X. Paris, chair
man; James +. Duhamel. Albert
Harper. George a. King, William NJ.
Dove.
Special building committe-Wash-
ington Topham. chairman; II. l..
Bryan, John JOY Edison. DR. 3. W.
Sunny. DIR. William Tindall. Mat
thew Trimble, Henry X. Willard.
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CHILD WELFARE DAY.
IS DULY CELEBRATED
Twenty-Ninth Anniversary o
Parent-Teacher Associa ton
Founding Is Observed.

Child Welfare day. marking the
twenty ninth anniversary of the found
ing of the Parent-Teacher Association
movement. was celebrated by the Dis
trict of Columbia Congress of Parent
Teacher Associations in the Hamilton
Hotel yesterday afternoon. Similar
celebrations were held in various
cities throughout the United States by
the home organizations.
The parent-teacher movement
which has now grown to vast proper
tons throughout the country. was
founded by Mrs. Theodore w. Birney
and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, and the first
organization was known as the Con
gresS of Mothers. The latter organi-
zation. which was founded in this city,
is now known as the National Con-
gresS of Parent-Teacher Associations.
The local Congress of Parent-Teacher
Associations was founded in 1905 and
was known for many years as the
District of Columbia Congress OF
Mothers and Parent-Teacher AsSocia-
tions. Mrs. Hoffman Tolson, a char
ter member of the first Congress of
Mothers, was present at yesterday S
meeting.
Placed in the center of birthday
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Weds SOn-in-Law's
Daughter, Is, and
Tangles 2 Homes
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FREDERICKSBUR Va. Feb
ruary 17.-When John Jett 4S-
year-old farmer of Stafford, mar
ried Miss Anna Woodell, aged Is,
Monday, he became the son-in-law
of his own son-in-law. husband of
his stepgranddaughter and son-in-
law of his own daughter, who be-
came the stepdaughter of her ovsH
stepdaughter. Woodell, the bride S
father. now is Jett'S father-in-
law and >son-in-law. and stepson-in-
law of his own daughter. There
are many other peculiar relation.
ships in the matrimonial tangle,
which tax the brains of the geneal-
ogist. Jett was a widower. His
daughter married Woodell, also a
widower with a daughter. Jett, in
marrying Miss Woodell, completes
Il circle within circle. The present
Mrs. Jet. who becomes stepmoth-
er-in-law of her own father, was
married with the consent of her
parent.
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Asks Damages of $4,000.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme
Court by Frank G. McCrlm of Chi
cago against Theodore Lerch. The
plaintiff says he was riding d motor
cycle June 20 at Fourteenth and II
streets northeast when an automobile
of the defendant collided with him and
inflicted serious injury. He is repre-
sented by Attorneys Laskey and
NyarC
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ticles on credit on the strength of
their alleged connection with the Post
Office Department have come to his
attention, Postmaster General New
announced today I
These impostors have been able to
put over deals whereby in many in
stances they have run up hotel bills,
received medical attention, purchased
rifles, stamps and other articles for
which they have not paid, the Post
master General said
Postal INSPECTORS are bending every
Evening star., 1926-02-17

London will have a new railway
station capable of handling 35.000,O00
passengers a year.
Evening star., 1926-02-17

cake were various cash offerings, to-
falling more than $40, to be expended
for parent teacher work. Ana tne
cake, which was made by Mrs. Ed
ward F. Flanagan, was sold to Mrs.
Otto Veerhoff. the proceeds to be
used in the furtherance of work OF
the organization.
An address on child welfare, IN
which was stressed the Importance
of the proper early environment Tor
children, was delivered by DIR. Lois
Meek of the American Association OF
University Women. MANY traits or
personality can be traced directly TO
the early home environment she
said.
Miss Richie Mclean sang the
Mothers Hymn written by Helen
Grinnell Mears, national chairman OF
Child Welfare day. Mrs. j. {. Gill
bert. chairman of the local Child
Welfare day committee, presided.
London will have a new railway
station capable of handling 35 900 900
Evening star., 1926-02-17
SEVEN MINERS KILLED.
Three Others Seriously Hurt il
Mine Blast at Nelson, KY.

CENTRAL CITY. Ky. February
II P).-Seven miners were killed and
three seriously injured in an explosion
in the Nelson Creek Coal Co. mine at
Nelson. seven miles from here, late
yesterday.
Two of the men We're killed when
a. solid shot went off and five We're
asphyXiated by gas. All Of the bodies
have been recovered.
Evening star., 1926-02-17

effort toward the capture of these in
dividuals and the Postmaster General
has issued a warming to all merchants
and other tradesmen to be on the look
out for them
Evening star., 1926-02-17
MEN LIKE 1T FOR
EVERY BREAKFAST
And Women Gladly Serve
Delicious, Time saving Food

Hot cereal every morning. Not the
usual soggy, mushy, gluey kind. Hot
cereal that is always light, always per-
feet in texture, always just melting in
your mouth. Hot cereal that takes just
three minutes to prepare You can
have this by simply asking your grocer
today for package of New Data.
New Data is the latest achievement
of the Kellogg kitchens. A hot cereal
for cool mornings. 1t is a blend of
oats and wheat, those two delicious
grains that everybody enjoys so. These
Kellogg folks have succeeded in taking
all the exquisite favor and goodness of
each and merging them to create a
marvellous new flavor. It's a wonder
full combination. The first real i'm
provement in oat foods in fifty years.
New Data comes to you ready
cooked, through and through, so that
you get every bit of the marvellous
favor and texture. All you need do
is heat it three minutes in boiling
water before serving. It makes ban
quet of breakfast. Try a package to-
day. 1t will be a revelation.
,Mlassss {: !'l'
Ready cooked for You
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German Brides Older.

The average age OF the German
bride is now q years, whereas before
the war it was "a.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
WARNED OF IMPOSTORS.
Postmaster General Informed Of Al
legged Fraud Practices.

Several instances in various Sec
tions of the country of persons repre-
senting themselves to be air mail car
riers or in some way connected with
the air mail service and Their attempt
ing to cash checks or purchase ar
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
BUSINESS SERVICE
Moving. Storing, Grating

EILARS-Cleaned ashes removed. VIII contract for reasonable rates. General trucking. Bill Doughertys Express, Main St Office Park Cigar store. Tel. 46-3 Call any time during day, after D, m call 1147-4.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17

JOHNSON BROS.-Furnture and piano moving Special rates for long distance Office, 79 Roberts St. Phone 3373-i.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
BUSINESS SERVICE
Barbers, Hairdresscrs, Mas>euse IS

spects, We specialize in ladies hair cut Excellent service. 7S Church St. c. A. Blancoti
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17

THEIR CREDIT IS Al GA true story) A married couple had been forced to delay payment of their bills until their credit standing had been hurt. We ad- vanced them $500 to pay off their bills. They have repaid the greater part or their loan and their credit ts Al. We Lend Up to $500 to Housekeepers
 Call, write or phone
 BENEFICIAL LOAN SOCIETY 10l RAPHAEL BLDG. SECOND FLOOR
 s9 WEST MAIN STREET between Washington and High Sts
 TEL. 1-9-4-3. OPEN to 5:30 SATURDAYS 9 to l Licensed by the State and Bonded to
 the Public.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17

BOARD-And room by American gs11Js- man In private family, west end peo- ferred. Address Box 1o-A AerAll
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
Farms For Sale

25 ACRE-Farm, brand new house, horse wagon. tools, etc. Price reason- able. Agenzia Italiana, 1os Lafayette
 ] St
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
LIVE STOCK

Dogs, Cats, Pets 51 GUARANTEED-s cauaries, bird cages and supplies. Goldfish. fish globes. castles. mermaids. Fererts $500 each at N B. Bird & Feed Co.,. 172 Arch St.
 Eggs, Poultry Supplies o2 CORN Fed geese and poultry for Thanksgiving. Reasonable prices. Tel, 25i-l2, \. ". Baldwin, Kenslngton. LIVE-Turkeys for sale. Price reason- able. s. r Avery. 29S Shuttle Meadow Ave. Tel. 9l9.
 MfLK-And grain fed roasting fowl. 4-6 lbs. at soc per h. for your Thanks giving dinner. Spring chickens. Drop postal to Leonard Kurtz, Woodruff and Pleasant Sts,. S0uthngton, Conn. OLD NEWSPAPER MATS-linug for chicken coops 50 cents a hundred. For PLACE ORDERS NOW-for Dec and Jan. broiler chicks. Ask for price list. N. B. Bird and Feed Co.,. 172 Arch street. sale at Herald Onice 67 Church street.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
FINANCIAL
Wanted-To Borrow

WANTED First mortgag e, s1O. 00o. Wanted. second mortgage. SEQ, 0l0. (Second mortgage in one year pay menD. Also for sale. 5000 second mortgage. NJ. M. hrikorian. l64 Glen St.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-17
EDUCATIONAL
Dancing ICaCtiD.' :


 EMERSON STUDIO IS THE PLACE-To learn dancing or elocution. Clog, bal let, Russian, eXhibition-and the latest ballroom steps. Lower rates and better instruction. Private lessons or class. Adults or children. Open 10 a. m.-9 p. m. Tel. SIS or 1865. Visitors vel come. I.EARN-to daif,e at Stenhaus Dancing Academy. Our methods of teaching be- ginners are easy to learn. Our fourth successful season of teaching Fox Trot Collegiate, Valencia. Balconade. Instruc- tors for men; instructors for women. Glass or private. Phone. a. m-2 D. m. 39l0-J- or 37l6-W Studio open 10 A. M.-l0 P. NJ. 3OS Main St. United Bldg, one flight up,
 Local and Private Instructors g RIDE-wlth New Britain's foremost people at the New Britain Riding School Horses bought. sold traded and boarded Stop out and see us. Foot of kensinS- ton Hill. Phone.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
EMPLOYER BAILED
AFTER DEATH PROBE
Held for Grand Jury in Killing of
Child by Unlicensed
Driver.

Charles D. Fowler. contractor, Of
1922 Kenyon street, who was held
with his employe. w. w. Everhart,
colored, II years old, for action Of
the grand jury, by a .coroner's jury
at an inquest yesterday into the
death of S-year-old Joan Terry, col.
ored, struck by a truck at Eleventh
and Kenyon streets, Friday, was re-
leased on $1,000 bond late yesterday
afternoon.
Everhart was remanded to jail to
await action of the grand jury.
The coroner's jury held the en-
ployer after testimony had been pre-
sented tending to show that the IT.
vear.old colored boy had been driving
4 truck owned by Fowler for month,
although the boy had no permit to
operate an automobile.
Detective Paul Jones testified that
detectives encountered difficulty when
they besought Fowler for co-opera-
ton in testing brakes of the automo-
bile truck and that as result the
brakes had not been tested EefOre
the inquest.
The girl was killed crossing the In
tersection, while looking for her
brother, who had just left their nome
at 3217 Eleventh street.
Everhart disputed the testimony
of witnesses that he was DRIVING the
truck that killed the child.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
PUBLIC LIBRARY ISSUES
NEW MONTHLY BULLETIN
First Number Contains Lists of
Books for All Types, With In
teresting Suggestions.

The Public Library has just issued
the initial copy of a bulletin that will
be published monthly, containing lists
of books to whet the literary appetites
of all degrees Of book lovers.
G. F. Bowerman, the librarian, sale
that no effort will be made in so little
space to attempt full listing of the
new books received each month.
1--WE do hope, however" he said, ito
use the bulletin to tell something OF
the service the library is prepared to
give, and to feature from time to time
some of the. more important new books
that are or ought to be read by IL
brary users"
An instance of what the bulletin
contemplates is found in the current
issue. First it suggests some excel
lent books for persons who would
like to obtain accurate and interesting
knowledge about the progress of this
Nation from 1876 to 1926. Then, as an
inspirational suggestion, the Life OF
Sir William OSler" is recommended.
On the opposite page the books ap-
propriate to three separate schools of
literary thought are listed, while the
other column on that page contains
suggestions for those who disagree
with those lines of thought and writ
ing. There is an especially interesting
list of books for newcomers to Wash
ington who would like to get some
accurate local color" about their new
home.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
APPROVES TRACTION
DEPRECIATION PLAN
Utility Commission Gives Company
Right to Use Method Pend
ing Change.

The Washington Rapid Transit Co.
was given permission by the Public
Utilities Commission yesterday tenn
porarily to- continue charging off
depreciation from income according
to it's present plan, although the prac-
tice was adopted without first being
submitted to the commission for ap-
proval.
The right of the company to change
it's method of accruing depreciation
without the commissions sanction
was questioned at the same time that
the legality of the acquisition of con-
troll of the company by the North
American Co. was raised by William
Nick. Clayton.
E. D. Merrill, president OF the COM
pany, asked the commission last week
Evening star., 1926-11-28
ELECTRIC RATE CUT
MOVE TOBE TAKEN
Utilities Commission Awaits
Pepco Return-WiII Consid-
er Traction Merger Bill.

The first step toward reducing the
electric current rates in the District,
expected to become effective January
l, will be taken this week by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission. The commits
sion also has planned to give initial
consideration to the tentative bill
drafted by it's attaches and it's special
legal adviser, William NICK. Clayton,
to force the two Washington traction
companies to enter into voluntary
merger.
Figures Are Awaited.
The amount of the reduction to be
ordered in the electric rates will not
be determined until after the commits
sion learns the return of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., for the current
calendar year in excess of 71A per cent
on it's valuation. This information is
expected to be in hand this week.
Under an agreement between the COM
mission and the power company, cleo
trio rates would be reduced automat-
ically. The agreement stipulates that
If the rate of return yields more than
7h per cent on the valuation, one-half
Of the excess shall be used in a reduc-
ton of rates.
Reduction Looked For.
The present rate of cents kilo-
watt hour for residential use was put
into effect last January. At least one
half a cent reduction is expected for
the next year.
The proposed merger bill will be con-
sidered by the commission at a meet
ing Tuesday. In it's present form, it
provides penalties for the car COM
panies if they fail to merge and re-
wards if they do so voluntarily.
Evening star., 1926-11-28
EARLY CHRISTMAS
! DISPLAYS PRAISED
Gen. Stephan Lauds Stores
for Moving Shopping
Season Ahead.

The action of Washington merchants
in placing their holiday merchan-
disc on display earlier than usual
this year to encourage earlier Christ
mas shopping was commended yester-
day by Gen. Anton Stephan, president
uf the City Club. in a letter to the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
ciation. He predicted that the fore
sight of the Washington merchants
would be rewarded by the most order
~ Yuletide shopping ever experienced.
The old custom of universally
postpOning Christmas shopping until
- week or 10 days before the holiday
threw a serious overload on the en-
tire Industrial and commercial machin.
cry" Gen. Stephan wrote. with a
tremendous volume of holiday sales
reaching a sudden peak, the produc-
lion facilities Of the country were
1aced with difficult problem. 1t was
probably more acute in the retail
stores, which We're subjected to a
tremendous overload, but the entire
'abric of production and distribution
vas affected. The new attitude Of
The buying public will prove bene-
fetal to almost every branch OF pro-
G'lction in industry.
Shoppers, fortunately, have forced
this change on industry. Women.
who are the keenest BUYERS, seem sud
denly to have realized that postpone
ment of their Christmas shopping
Until the last possible moment is
foolish and expensive process. They
have found that by starting their
hopping in November they have the
advantage of making their selections
from complete merchandise stocks.
They have the pleasure Of dealing
with regular store employees, who are
rot too rushed to give them the in
formation and service which they re-
quire.
They have found that in recent
years, since our distribution methods
joave changed in this country. it has
i,een impossible for our merchants to
keep their holiday stocks complete
and up to the minute during the final
}'ush Of Christmas buying. Under
nodern merchandising methods these
christmas stocks are purchased
months in advance of the time they
IRE placed on sale. and it has become
increasingly difficult for merchants to
place the necessary fill-in orders at
the last moment"
Evening star., 1926-11-28
THREE TO TRY SWIM.

NEW YORK, November q R).-
An attempt by three New York wom-
en-, two of whom braved the waters
of the English Channel. will be made
to win the $4,000 swim from Catalina
Island to California on January Is.
Plans for participation in the 23-mile
race by Mrs. Mile Gade Corson. first
mother to swim the Channel; Clara
belle Barrett, New Rochelle school
teacher, who came within a mile and
a half of crossing the same waterway,
and Mrs. Lottie Schoemmell, who re-
Gently SWAN from Albany to New
York, were revealed today.
Gertrude T1derle also may join In
the contest