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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
A Left-Oyer.

T. G. Luther of Mechanicsville, al
ready the worlds champion tree plant
er, will begin on his sixty-third birth
day to plant ten million trees.
Tree planting" he said to a report
.er, benefits others, but it. specially
benefits the planter himself. 1t keeps
him from getting discouraged as he
gets old-keeps him from giving up.
old Sol Perkins ought to go in for
tree planting. Old Sol, you know, com
planned:
81 was born at the wrong time.
When l was young, young men were
of no account; and now l am Old old
men are of no account
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE
TC A LsNNET.

Though poets praise the merry note
You pipe at evening, little linnet,
1t sounds to me more like gloat
With just a bit of malice in it.
While 1 at dawn, my mind on work,
Must to a dingy office hurry.
Amid the leafy boughs you lurk
Without a single care or worry.
All day you breath the country air
Upon the slender branches swinging,
Or idly flutter here and there,
No wonder that you feel like sing
ing!
AS soon as dinner time comes round
You merely sweep a little closer
To the green grub-supplying ground
Which is your butcher and your
grocer.
With tranquil slumber you are blessed,
No fears of unpaid debts distress
There is no mortgage on your nest,
Nor can landlord disposses you.
And when your children once have
learned
The useful art of aviation,
You need not blow in all you've earn
ed
Endeavoring to educate them.
You see me struggling to maintain
What 1 am pleased to call my free
dom,
You see me hurry forth to gain
The dollars-and I sorely need EN-.
You watch my back, which with the
years
Becomes more nearly bended double
And raise your voice, and give three
cheers
Because YOU feel quite free from
trouble.
Your song does not appeal to me
AS blithe and gay and sweetly cheer
ing,
1t may perhaps express your glee,
But it to me sounds more like sneer-
ing!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
Low visibility.

Dolly L don't see why my vanish
ing cream should disappear.
Molly: It's behind those invisible
hairnets.-Bife.
The Lessor Evil.
MY girl is going to give me a pres
ent for my birthday that she made
with herr own hands,"
Something to eat or wear?"
II hope to Heaven it's the former.
I'd sooner have indigestion for a week
than be the laughing stock of the boys
for an entire season. Boston Tran
script.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
CORPORATION COMMISSION
COLLECTIONS S5,23273
(By Dispatch A. P. Wirc)

by DSpatch a. T. Nlre)
PHOENIX, April 16.-All depart
ments of the corporation commission
collected $5,232.7S during the first half
of April, Loren Vaughn chairman of
the commission, announces. The in
surance department had the most
money to it's credit, $2,012.71
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
Water on the Brain.

James F. O'Malley, noted diver, said
to New York reporter the other day:
81 had funny experience last week
with an elderly woman visitor. l was
down on the sea bottom at the time
and she asked the men if she could
talk to me over our sea telephone.
They said she could, and 80 this was
the talk we had:
"'Hello, divert!
"'Hello ma'am
What are you doing down there"
"'Just now I'm sitting down having
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
ABE MARTIN

IT, mix with th' gaiety o. Mianmy
you'd think th' Ten Command
memts WIZ all dumped an fer
gotten at Albany, Georgia. It's
jest about got so th' only safe
way T. reach th' other side o. tn
street is [, crOSS with 4 cow.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
Back Home and Broke.

If Lady Cathcart decides to write a
movie of her recent American expe-
riences, the best title for it was used
some years ago.
Copyright, 1926, Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
So This Is California!

There are 26 ways of pronouncing
Los Angeles, all wrong
The new state grew so fast that
they had to divide it into two parts.
called northern California and south
ern California. And they had to put
two deserts and mountain range in
between them to keep them from
fighting.
The celestial-named city was made
the capital of the southern, and the
sanity named town to the north the
capital of the northern end of the
state
In '55 a law was passed forbidding
earthquakes inside the city limits.
There are more beautiful women in
Los Angeles than in any other city OH
earth. But they all come from some
where else.-From Will Cressy's His
tory of California.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
PZucked From the Plains

a rest
GOOD gracious! What are you sit
ting on?
On some rocks
'Oh, divert Surely you're not sit
ting on those damp rocks! DO you
want to catch your death of cold?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
a GIuttoD for PubIicitv.

"Thaw Interferes With Polar Flight"
Headline. Are we never going to
hear the last of that man?
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-17
UnhiASed.

Mr.. Dempsey having no prejudice
against Mr.. Wills, naturally has no
desire to lick him.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
RORAbACK RULE IS
 STRONGLY PLAYED
Morris Calls on Voters to End Personal Dominance" Of State

Danielson. Oct. 2l LP - Charles IG Morris, democratic nominee, for governor, speaking at a rally last might attacked what he characteriz-
 cd as the "centralized. personal dominating government that J. Henry Roraback stands for and ex- Iemplifies."
 Aim At Roraback"
 "A few days ago." MT. Morris said, T had cssage from an old time friend of mine. He has been prominent in his home town in re- publican politics but I believe that he is sincere in wishing for my suc- cess. The message was in effect, i Knock J. Hen all you wish and you won" hurt anybody's feelings livery badly, but if you knock the re- publican party you'll lose lot of votes that otherwise you'd get. Now. I'm not a politician in the ordinary sense of the word and I'm going to be free to say to you that I don't want your vote unless you want 10 end not merely Mir. Rora- back as governor in fact, but | sort Of government that Mir. Fora- back stands for and exemplifes-
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
HOLD ARMY PILOTS
 FOR KILLING VETERAN
Army Men Whose Plane Struck Aged Confederate, Arrested
 In Alabama.

Montgomery, Ala. Oct. 21 P- Three army aviators were under ar- rest here today. accused of killing an aged Confederate veteran by sweeping down from the clouds and striking him with sn airplane.
 The three are Lieut. A. J. Leh- man of Indiana, J. c. A. Dennison of Rhode Island. and Claire Stroh. Maj. II. c. Richa. IS, commander of the Maxwell flying field. ordered them in arrest last night, pending arrival today from Atlanta of Col. Henry S. Wagner. inspector of the fourth corps area They are charg- ed with oluntary manslau"hter. and probably will courtmartialed.
 Frank G. Browder. S3. was slain yesterday while inspecting one of the fields in his cotton plantation. Also, Clarke Henry. a negro who stood nearby, was injured wher plane dropped from the skies. presumably for the purpose of frightening the negro cotton pickers as joke.
 The plane went on. leaving no trace, and it was ] armed at Max well field that nearly every aviator at the post was in the air at the time of the killing. Mechanics de- nied that any of the planes had dip- ped or flown low. A search for 1n- jured wings or struts was made, and the arrests followed.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

from partial loss of memory. When he returned home the following year, however. he was the surprised one, for none of the allowance from his five months pay had been received and his parents were in need. Lhe father having been crippled by rheu- matism.
 The government has indicated 1t will make good the false payments. Meanwhile inspectors are trying to find out who received the Holt all lotments by mistake. forged the checks and cashed them. Photo static copies of the checks have been compared with Mrs. Holt's handwriting and pronounced for geries. The inspectors are working on the theory that some one with the family name Holt received the young soldiers allotments.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

child. of whom Wright contends he is the father. The divorced hus- band of the dancer has a writ of habeas corpus demanding that Svetlana be produced in superior court in Chicago.
 Wright and his companion were held without charge for police in Wisconsin, where both are wanted on charges of adultery preferred by Valdemar Hinzenberg, the dan cers former husband. Other legal complications include 8 suit for sl00,000 for alienation of affection brought against Mime. Milanoff by Miriam Noel Wright, estranged wife of the architect.
 When police entered the cottage at Wildhurst, 20 miles from here, where the architect lived under the | name Of "Richardson." he was en- gagged in dictating to a stenograph- CT the last chapter of the first vol 1 ume of an autobiography. l When asked concerning his es- 1 tranged wife, Miriam Noel Wright, the architect, questioned. My wife? My wife? She's in the next room," pointing 10 the room in which the dancer was at the time. Mrs. Wright, who is in Chicago. expressed herself as very happy,
 of course" to learn that the fugi-
 tives were in custody. H.nzenberg
 left Chicago at once for Minnea po- l lis.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
GOVT. TO MAKE GOOD ON
 SOLDIERS PAY STOLEN
Springfield Mans Army Allotment Had Been Torged-Parents
 Were in Want

Springfield, Mass. Oct. q Pl-A Springfield mothers six-year losing fight to recover the allotments sent to her by her soldier son while with the army of occupation in Germany. and the discovery after an appeal to United States Senator Gillett, that the allotment checks had gone astray and been forged and cashed in Springfield, were brought to light here last night.
 James E. Holt, sent to Germany in May, 1919, arranged to surprise his parents by sending home half of his pay. While in Germany he was sent to a hospital. suffering
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
OSBORNE, PRISON
 REFORMER, DEAD
Drops Dead on Street. Was
 Once Auburn Mayor

Auburn. N. r. Oct. q P,-This city today is mourning its best known citizen.
 Thomas Mott Osborne. interna- tionally famous for his activities in behalf of prison reform, was found dead on the sidewalk near the Second Presbyterian church here last evening, where he had been stricken by heart disease.
 Those who found his body failed to recognize 1t an not until 1t had been taken to an undertaking estab- lshment was it identified. The little metal check with the name Tom Brown" engraved upon 1t which MT. Osborne received when he voluntar- fly entered Auburn prison as a pris- oner, 10 study the actual life of the convicts as a means of furthering his work or prison reform and which he still wore. furnished the first clue to his identity.
 His experience within the walls suggested many reforms. some Of which MT. Osborne had an oppor- tunity to put into effect as warden of Sing Sing prison. an appointment given by former Governor Martin Glynn, and in charge of the naval prison at Portsmouth. N. H., during the war.
 While Mr. Osborne won his chief note in formation of the mutual well fare leagues for convicts and hls other activities for the prison popu- Iation, he was also active in political and civic affairs.
 An independent democrat in pol ities, he served as mayor of Auburn and was once candidate for lieuten- ant governor. He was for many years owner and publisher of the Auburn Citizen. He wrote two books Within Prison V'alls," and So clety and Prisons"
 MT. Osborne was born at Auburn September 2S, 1859. He vas grad uated from Harvard with the de- gree of A. B., in 1884.
 Mir. Osborne's survivors are his sons, David M. Charles D., Lithgow and Robert Osborne of Auburn and his sister, Mrs. J. J, Storrow Of Bos- ton. His wife, who was Agnes Dev- ems of Cambridge, Mass, died 30 years ago.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
LOCATE MESSING GIRLS"

London, Oct q GP-Two thou sand London girls are reported as missing" every year, but only one In 500 remains untraced and less than 10 per cent remain unfound for more than a fortnight Special officials are always engaged on the task of tracing these missing girls, and it'is said that 50 per cent should never have been reported missing. Of the total of missing persons in the whole of England, less than two In every thousa~d are never heard of again.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
WRIGHT AND PARAMOUR
 BOTH UNDER ARREST
Noted Architect and Montenesrin Dancer Are Located Near
 Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 2l Pl-- Frank Lloyd Wright, famous archi- tect, and his housekeeper com- panion, Mme. Olga Milanoff, a Mon- tenegrin dancer, both wanted by Wisconsin authorities as an out growth of the architects difficult ties with his estranged wife, were in the county jail today.
 In the chldren's ward are Mime. Milanoffs nine year old daughter Svetlana and an eight old
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Sea bathing was held scandalous in England until the beginning of the ninth century, and persons who took a dip in the ocean were apt to be forcibly "retrievedr by those who thought they had gone mad.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

The curved sword of scimitar is the favorite weapon of war of the Druses. The knife comes next. All warriors wield the scimitar with tremendous skill and strength.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
FLASHES OF LIFE: WILL PROVIDES
 FOR THROWING DIAMONDS INTO SEA

dress the Federation of Cremation authorities.
 Glasgow-There are too many Irish in Scotland. some Scotch think and they plan to ask parliament to do something about it. In five years there have been 45,0o0 immigrants from the Free state.
 New York-Mrs. E. L. King, Of Winona. Minn.. who is petite and thinks she has shot the biggest ele- phant ever brought down by a woman or a man either, Is on he, way to Africa with husband and son for more big game. Two years ago she shot an elephant II feet inches high and 27 or more feet from end to end.
 anbury-Merton A. Robinson New Haven firearm expert, has been 1 called to testify in Hall Mills case in New Jersey.
 Stamford-Police arrest Mrs Francis Lamb for alleged theft in New Haven where her sister Mrs Lillian McHugh was arrested or similar charge.
 | Hartford Right Rev. Arthur Foley Wilmington Ingram, lord bishop of London. plays Is holes Of golf in driving rain.
 Hartford-Peter Drago, 43, Is ar rested in hospital where he is al- leged to have administered narcotics to a patieat taking the cure"
 New Haven--West Point cadets l plan 15-minute parade on New Haven green when hero for Yale Army game October 30.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

For the first time the Black Sea and Mediterranean ports of Asiatic Turkey are 10 be linked up by tele- phone. The whole of Anatolia is to have a network of phones.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Hull. Eng.-Having had 2 narrow escape from being cremated George Bernard Shaw feels he must go slow ly in the matter of public speaking and has declined an invitation to ad-
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

New Yorll-This Is the wedding day of Ann Harding, whose home is in and who plays on Broadway in The Woman Disputed" The for tunate man is Harry c. Bannister Of Holland, Mich. police inspector in Yellow. and the place is the Little Church Around the Corner.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Berlin--New one cent stamps bearing the likeness of Frederick the Great are regarded by communists as a provocation to the working classes, and they demand suppression of the issue.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
centralized. personal, dominating

centralized. personal, dominating governme
 Admire J. HIS Skill
 "I cannot but admire him for his capacity and organizing ability from an abstract viewpoint, but as a governmental institution, he and all that he represents as condition of autocracy in fact, is hateful to me. I am q free American with all most inherited memories of the liberties that our forefathers fought to recover from rulers of his type. All my ncturi instincts rebel against invasion of those rights
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21
By the Associated Pres,

By the Associated Press
 Atlantic City, N. J. - James H. Maurer, head of the Pennsylvania A. r. of L. has way to make coal miners and bank clerks healthier and happier. Just let the clerks play golf on a hot day while the miner sits under a tree reading or listen ing to a band concert.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Cambridge, Mass.-The will of Mrs. James H. Woods, wife of a Harvard professor, stipulates that her diamonds shall be cast into the sea Her body was found in the Atlantic, after she had vanished from steamship.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Hartford-Peter Drago, 43, is ar
 rested in hospital where he is al- legged to have administered narcotics to patieat taking the cure"
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

New York--A 150-mile swim is Just lark for greased venus. Soon after completing her trip from AL bany to New York in a costume of wool fat and on a diet of sugar Jumps soaked in whiskey, Mrs. Lot tie Moore Schoemmel went to dance and did quite bit of Charles toning.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

New Haven--West Point cadets plan 15-minute parade on New Haven green when hero for Yale Army game October 30.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

New York-Nina Wilcox Putnam's 500 is that the plaintiff, John J, Schwartz. an attorney represented
 he could obtain for her a divorce in New York from E. J. Sanderson by collusion. Schwartz denies this. She finally obtained divorce in Florida after decree was vacated in Rhode Island.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Portland, Me.-Babe Ruth and a lot of girls named Ruth are in- scribers of the Book of Ruth in a manuscript Bible sponsored by the Bible society Of Maine. The hand writing of President Coolidge tGen- esis 1:D appears first. The Babes is the last, but not the least of 7S, l73 specimens, one to verse.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Hartford Right Rev. Arthur Foley Wilmington Ingram, lord
 bishop of London. plays IS holes of golf in driving rain.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

dress the Federation of Cremation authorities.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-21

Danbury-Merton A. Robinson New Haven firearm expert, has been called to testify in Hall Mills case in New Jersey.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-01-28
HE WANTS MEN HUMAN

For a few days we read great
deal about Rupert Hughes remarks
concerning Washington, taken as a
criticism of the Father of His
Country" by some folks. In less
han week the storm of protest has
been reduced to a drizzle, or mist.
The whole affair was a tempest in a
teapot.
1t was no crime and certainly did
not reflect seriouly on the morals
of Washington that he played cards,
danced, took drink or even indul-
ged in profanity in tense moments
He. was Giving up to his lights
These things were not frowned upon
in the Generals day, and are not
very seriously today, although gam
ing, drinking and profanity are not
being commended. Most men, it is
said. did all of those things in
Washington's day and even today
they hardly justify charge that the
man doing them is a moral pervert
and may not be a good, useful
patriotic citizen. Some of our most
admired and revered men in com
paratively recent days have done all
of these things, and in spite of it
were really great men and deserve
the plaudits of the public for their
many useful services and worthy
examples. -Doylestown Intelligencer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-01-28
AN APPEAL TO SANTA CLAUS"

The New Jersey Power and Light Company which
supplies electricity thru this section of New Jersey has
recently taken the Washington, N. j. Gas Com
pany Shortly before that they took the Boonton,
NJ j. Gas Company, and both of them have benefited
thereby with marked improvements
1t is understood these companies woefuly lack
ing in efficient service, and in the parance of slang,
the N. ]. Power & Light has been wonderful little
Santa Claus to the communities served. For they are
developing them in the e~-"i e -r;-~-vv 's"i-
acterizing the Company.
Residents of Lambertville, Stockton, Pennington and
Hopewe might fervently pray that the Company would
take the N. ]. Northern Gas Company. Perhaps
they might it efficiently and economically enough
to reduce the exhorbtant rate being paid for
in these towns. In the great city of New York gas
pay only $25 per thousand for gas, and in en-
ton is only slightly above that But in the above towns
served by the N. J. Northern, (Big-soundng name,
isn't ito the victims have to pay $275 per thousand
for their gas.
Residents of these towns would rise up and call
them blessed if the N. j. Power and Light Company
would take this gas company. 1t would be little
"Santa Claus" act in all truth
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-01-28
EDITORIALS
MAKING IT EASIER TO GET ABOUT

The proposal Of a group of men connected with the
Reading Railroad operate buses between New Hope
and Philadelphia should be hailed with approval. And
this is the general acceptance of the news
But some prophesy curtailed train service this
branch Of the Reading as soon as the buses begin
operation Perhaps So But remember that the Reading
Company is not in business for its health. They
working for what they just you or anyone
else And if they can make money by serving the
people better with busses then buses will doubt
plant some of the trains.
Without doubt the automobile has already cut
into the passenger traffic of railroads everywhere
Likewise the truck has seriously curailed its freight
business. Then it is up to the railroads to compete
with themselves rather than have others do it. And
certainly railroad operatives know about trans
portation than green bus operators.
If some of the people look with alarm at the posi-
bty Of reduced train service the Reading when the
begin operation then they should remember that
because the majority of the public has not patron
lied the railroad If people prefer buses with their
more frequent schedules, then they will ride them And
that's all there is to it.
If the people preferred trains buses, the buses
would be uncaled for. But the Reading Company, like
any individual look out for itself. And in looking
out for themselves they must give the public what il
wants Their prosperity depends upon how well they
the public.
Then too the chances are that the buses will &C
tualy help the train service. For in the routes lat
down for their operation of the buses they will hrea
and out the adjacent territory to the railroad max
ing regular connections with their railroad stations
all along the line. By making train connections NOR
convenient to outlying territory the traffic the
passenger trains may also be improved
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-01-28
ANDREWS LAMENTS DRY LAW BRIBERY
Prohibition Chief Warns Against Wild Statements On
Prohibition Success

NEW YORK, Jan. 22-Lncoln c. Andrews, Asst
ant Sec of the Treasury in charge of prohibition enforce
men, addressing the annual dinner of the Citizens Com
mttee of 1000 last night, admitted that the bootleg
gng industry is corruptng law enforcement officers
condemned the Federal courts for failure to cooperate
and babe prohbitionists to refrain from wild state
ments" about of the 18th amendment.
"The biggest part of the money that you pay to
booteggers goes for bribery General Andrews told his
audience.
"How any reputable citizen, matter how
much he wished to join a Boston Tea party against
the Volstead law, matter how he may cite the fugi-
tive slave law justification, help with the of
corrupng all the agents of the Government? he asked
Among the obstacles to law Endorsement he said
later are the wild statements of the friends of
hibton, who don't know anything about the thing
cept their experience and those of friends This
is big country and its hard enough to know what
is going in locality, let alone what is true
the country over"